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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

A GENERAL NELAsGE-

~How is the cadet corps prosper
ingT was asked of Lieut.. Wilson
Saturday evening.
~Very well indeed; l think l never
saw corps that took more interest
in military matters than this does.
How many cadets have your"
There are IS now and one or two
new men appointed who are not here
yet"
"How many is the State entitled
to?.
'Sixty-fve."
The corps will be full next year.
Don't you think sos"
Il have no doubt of it. 1t should
be. We need gymnasium and a
hall in which to drill during the win
ter months, but all these things will
come by and by"
Will you take the boys out on any
jaunts this spring."
perhaps so. We expect to take
part in the Decoration Day exercises
at Grafton if favorable arrangements
can be made, and l think there will
be but little difficulty in the way.
l have already written Capt. Dunlap
concerning the matter of transporta-
ton"
Are you going to show at Fair
month was feeler put out to Mr..
Luce, of the Swiss Bell Ringers com
pany.
"Fairmont? Fairmont? No, stree;
not any if you please. Fairmontf
Why, that's a yaller dog town.
Nothing but circus will take in
that town"
We tried to demonstrate, and said
something about its being very
good place ETC., etc.
at is, Ell? Why, first-class en-
tertainment can do better in Nor
gantown in one night than it could
do in Fairmont in 16 years. When
we want to say that any town is
snide we say it's very Fairmonty
No, we're not going to show at Fair
mont. Good day"
-
"Mr. Shisler, do you feel any per-
-ceptible improvement in the hard
ware business since the opening up
of the railroad?"
None whatever" replied that gen.
ial gentleman. THE only direct
benefit it is to me at present is the
reduction in freight which it has
brought about. According to the
present train schedule Fairmont
gets all of the trade along the
line"
what do you think of this talk
about the w. Va Il Pa. railroad?"
81 am little skeptical at that
point, but of course would like to
see it built"
**#
"Have you. any candidates for
Town Council for the approaching
electionY was queried of an up
street business man.
mo, but it's time to begin looking
about. / have no objections to the
present council except that it ought
to contain little more young blood.
Job Swindler, j. NJ. Reed, Dick Fast
and Tom Anderson are good men
and / think we would do well to elect
one or two of them. And then there
are Others just as good. There will
be no trouble about finding good men
but let us have sprinkling of young
blood"
~
One of the leading Merchants of
Morgantown expressed himself very
forcibly on the Town Hall question
Saturday night to New DOMINION
man. He said:
''It's disgrace to this town not
to have a public hall in which to
hold conventions, entertainments ETC.,
A little enterprise would soon find
enough money to build a suitable
hall, but enterprise seems to be in the
minus quantity here.
~
"Mr. Moreland, wonder if the
wheat and fruit crops aren't killed."
Il suppose SO; they generally are
about this time in the year-accord-
ing to the usual complaint"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

In SEARCH OF A CORRESPONDENT OF
THE ''THREE STATES. "A good many
citizens of Morgantown know how
to appreciate the following para
graph which is taken from the King
wood Journal:
Rowlesburg is all torn up over the
Three States. The town between
the hills has been discussing the
advisability of going into mourning.
Tar and feathers have been in de-
mand, and | heard several boys and
girls express desire to see the cor
respondent of the Three States stand
on nothing and pull hemp. This is
cruel. In fact this kind of an enter
tainment belongs to the wild West
where a fellow borrews horse and
forgets to return it. The correspond
ent of the States told me he had no
hankering or longing to go to that
land from whence no scribe sends
items to the Three States, and had
fully made up his mind to tarry in
the River City for an indefinite
time,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13


DYE HEAH Dem BELLS A RINGIN'?
THE SWISS BELL RINGERS AT AcAD-
ENVY HALL.-Two of the best received
entertainments that have been given
in Morgantown for long time were
those given in Academy Hall Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, by the
"Kempshall Swiss Bell Ringers and
Parlor Comedy Company" When
the performance began Monday
evening the hall was completely
packed, even standing room being
above par, and the audience was not
disappointed, if one may judge by
the enthusiastic applause and the
number of encores. The most at
tractive features were the bell ring
ing, which alone was worth the price
of admission, and the violin solos of
Miss Emma Atkinson accompanied
by Miss May Atkinson. The little
lady soloist was heartily applauded,
and her skill and winning ways will
be remembered by all with much
pleasure.
The entertainment was a very
amusing one, and the audience was
laughing almost continually. Mr..
W. F. Kempshall, as a farm hand in
''The Fool of the Family" is great,
and Mr.. G. H. Kempshall personates
the Emerald Islander with decided
ability. Mrs. Kempshall, as Betty,
the cook, brought down the house.
The Atkinson sisters are both grace
full dancers and creditable singers,
"by hedgehog"
The performance was repeated last
night with change of programme,
and in many particulars was even
superior to Monday evenings enter
tainment. There was good house
and everybody was delighted
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

oIate OF west virginia, &C
County of Monongalia. %
John Il. Hoffman, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN H. HOFFMAN, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 9th day of March, 1885,
JOSEPH MORELAND, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
f. SHIsLER,
r. c. BERKELEY, Directors.
w. B. LONG,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

The Methodist Episcopal Mite So
ciety will hold its next meeting to-
morrow Thursday evening at Miss
Gertie Hayes. Everybody is very
cordially invited to attend.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

Thursday tomorrow evening, at
Mrs. Drabells, on Main street, the
Presbyterian Mite Society will meet.
There will be several interesting fea-
lures, and good housefull is antici-
pated.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

: A NICE pocket map of West Vir-
ginia, Virginia and Maryland, to be
had at the News Store.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

INHABITANTS OF THE MUD-Ex-
PLOTS OF SOME KNIGHTS OF THE Hook
AND SPEAR.-The region about Gar
rison McClure's, in Clinton district,
has long been noted as the favorite
hiding place of mud-turtles, large
and fat. On Aaron's creek and Co
buns creek turtles have been caught
as large as-as--as large as bushel
basket; and all of the big ones al
ways got away.
For several days past Messrs.
William Hill and A. j. Beckett, of
Uniontown, have been in that region
thrusting the spear into the turtles
mailed backs and gathering up more
fun than any other two men in the
State. They have caught one that
weighed 20 pounds. In two days
they managed to bag $50 worth.
They contemplate writing a history
of their lives, in which this expedi-
ton would be given the most con-
spicuous part.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

FRESH lot Of oranges, lemons, can
dies and peanuts just received at the
News Store.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

By leaving your order at the News
Store You can get any kind Of fashion
book you want.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

For SWEET CHARITY's SAKE
Many little unostentatious act Of
kindness is performed in our midst
which is never heard of by anyone
except the thankful recipients. A
little case of charity ''for sweet char
ity's sake has accidentally come to
our knowledge which is worthy of
public mention.
THERE'S poor unfortunate woman
confined in our county jail, lunatic
whose condition is indeed pitiful.
Mrs. Pierce, having heard of her, at
once became interested and set about
doing what she could for her. She
frequently visits the poor woman's
cell and endeavors to comfort her
and by little kindly deeds to re
lieve her distress. She tried to
have her sent to Weston where ar
rangements exist by which such
persons can be properly cared for,
but the asylum seems to be full, at
least her efforts in that direction
were fruitless. She spoke to Lieut..
Wilson about the matter, and he.
also, has manifested the spirit of
practical charity. The other day
he had the insane woman moved
to a better room, had the stove
so arranged that she could not
reach it, and in several ways added
to her comfort, and paid the ex-
penses out of his own pocket. He
and Mrs. Pierce still continue to
visit her cell and do what can be
done for her.
There is no intimation whatever
that the jailer, Mr.. Bailey, is not en-
tirely doing his duty as custodian of
the building and its inmates, but
everybody knows that such unfor-
Inmates cannot be properly cared for
in a county Jail.
Little deeds of charity like these
we have here mentioned can never
go without their reward.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13
NO. 2A5s.

NO. 245S.
d eport of the Condition of the SEC
NOND NATIONAL BANK of Nor
gantown, at Morgantown, in the State
of West Virginia, at the close of business
March 1sf 1890
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

FROM 25 cents to 81 saved to per-
sons who leave their orders at this
office for any paper or periodical.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

one MORE UsFoRTUSATE.-The
case of Thomas Steele, Of Clinton
district, is sad one. He has been
confined in Jail here for some time as
lunatic, because there does not
seem to be room for him at Weston.
He has been knocking around in his
cell until he has broken a knee-cap
and mashed and broken the knuck-
les of one of his hands SO badly that
one OF two fingers will perhaps have
to be amputated.
A few nights ago he came to the
conclusion that his stove must be
suffering from cold. Straightway
he wrapped it up well and carefully
in the bed quilts and blankets and
thought that he had done charita-
BILE deed. The result was that the
quilts and blankets were burned, the
room was filled with smoke and Steele
was almost suffocated. His throat
was badly affected by breathing the
foul atmosphere, and altogether his
condition is a pitiable one DIR.
Wade is doing for him all that can
be done, but county jail is not the
place for such patients.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13


RAILWAY MAIL SERvscE-OUR
MAILS TO BE CARRIED BY THE RAIL
ROAD AFTER THE 18TH INsT.-The
following is a copy Of letter re-
ceived by the postmaster at Morgan
town from the postoffice department
at Washington, concerning our mail
service:
Railway mail service is authorized
by the Postmaster General on route
No. 1907 from Morgantown to Fair
mont, w. Va, ria Ellington, Little
Falls, townsville, Catawba and
Whiteday, from Mar. 18th, by the
b. d 0. Railroad Co.
The department will provide for
the carriage of mails to and from
the intermediate postoffices only.
AT all other points where mail trains
do not make regular stops, the speed
Of trains carrying the mails must be
slackened to admit the exchange of
mails with safety.
The Railroad Company will pro-
vide for receipt and delivery of halls
at your Office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

morrow Thursday evening at Miss
Gertie Hayes. Everybody is very
cordially invited to attend.
Thursday (to-morrow) evening, at
Mrs. DrabelPs, on Main street, the
Presbyterian Mite Society will meet.
There will be several interesting fea-
lures, and good housefull is antici-
pated.
The Baptist Mite society met last
night at Mrs. Bowman's and spent a
delightful evening. There was the
usual melange of music, games, &c,
and the meeting was in every way a
success.
We learn from our Little Falls
correspondent that Mr.. A. J. Frum, s.
birthday was recently celebrated in
elegant style. A turkey roast was
the main feature of the surprise
PARTY, and being prepared by Mrs.
Frum and her daughters, it could
not help being success.
A little social party of young la
dies and gentlemen enjoyed last
Thursday evening at Miss Lille Pick
enpaugh's and the same party will
meet again in two weeks at Miss
Kate Pierce's. They were: Miss
Lille Pickenpaugh, Miss Mary Gregg
Miss Kate Pierce, Miss Alice Ait
man and Miss Dora Dorsey; and
Messrs. N. M. Waters, J. Allen Craw-
ford, R. A. Armstrong and Thos. G..
Rector.
The Presbyterian church tea party
and social entertainment Thursday
evening at the Seminary was a great
success, not only as to the number
of people present but also as to the
nature of the exercises. There were
games, music and various other at
tractive features besides the elegant
lunch. The entertainment succeeded
in what it designed to accomplish
it brought the members of the church
together and established a more
friendly and cordial feeling.
The L. M. M. is indeed success.
The creditable manner in which
were rendered the performances of
last evening, the number present and
the jolly good humor of all is of this
sufficient evidence. These perform
ances and the performers of this last
meeting, at Miss Lucy Johnson's
parlor, were as follows:
LIST. Piano lo-"Mountain Tor
rent" by Miss Jessie Coombs.
End. Declamation-"Gone with a
handsomer Man" w. J. White.
3rd. Piano Solo-"Hypatia Waltz"
Miss Lucy Johnson.
4th. Select Reading-"Ken1ucky
Belle" Miss Flora Fast.
9Th. Music-"Mae and Josie Waltz
es," the sTrio."
9th. Topic for discussion-Uses
and abuses of Mite societies.
7th. Plays and social converse
ton, after which, the program for
next meeting was read by the Presi-
dent and on motion the Society ad-
journed to meet in two weeks at the
parlor of Miss Jessie Coombs,
through her kind invitation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

HE FREE NAVIGATION FIGHT, AND
ITS RELATION TO THE INTERESTS OF
MoRGANTowN.-Johh f. bravo, of
the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce,
made a ringing speech before the
River and Harbor Committee at
Washington, the other day, concern
ing the free navigation of the Mo-
nongahela from Pittsburg to Nor
gantown. We quote the following
paragraphs:
''Let me call your special atten-
ton to another phase of the question,
a somewhat remarkable fact. Some
four or five miles below Pittsburg,
on the Ohio river, the government
has constructed the Davis Island
dam, backing the water to the depth
of five or six feet at the mouth of
Lock No. l, of the Monongahela
Navigation Company, ON the Monon-
gahela river; and commencing at
the State line, between Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, at the point
where the Monongahela Navigation
Company's improvement terminates,
the government has and is now con-
structing system of locks and dams
which, when completed, will pool
the waters to Morgantown, West
Virginia. Thus it so happens that,
on this natural highway, there is
wedged in between these government
Improvements private corporation
taxing the commerce of these ma
tional waters an absolute barrier to
Interstate traffic. The products of
West Virginia are as much COMPEL
ed to pay duties in passing beyond
the limits of State lines as if enter
ing the ports of a foreign country;
in fact, and we emphasize the fact,
all the tax on coal passing through
these locks is in the nature of an ex-
port duty, as all the coal so passing
is exported to other States"
The Connellsville Courier, com
menting ON Mr.. Dravo's speech,
says:
President bravo, of the Pittsburg
chamber of commerce, makes good
point in his argument before the
Rivers and Harbors Committee of
the lower House of Congress in favor
of free lockage on the Monongahela
river. After enumerating the bur-
densome tolls imposed and the dis
elimination they involve to the coal
trade of the Monongahela and Kan
awha valleys, he calls attention to
the fact that the government has al
ready improved the Monongahela
river above and below the system of
dams and locks owned by the Mo-
nongahela Navigation Company, and
that the irresistible logic of the sit
uation calls for the completion of the
work by the purchase of the fran
chises of that corporation.
The matter involves a question of
interstate commerce. Here is a
private corporation standing over
against the commerce of two States,
occupying water way which the
government has already declared
free by having made extensive i'm
proyements thereon, becoming in
fact barrier to free commerce
between West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

The Baptist Mite society met last
night at Mrs. Bowman's and spent a
delightful evening. There was the
usual melange of music, games, &C.,
and the meeting was in every way a
success.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

"Mr. Moreland, wonder if the
wheat and fruit crops aren't killed."
Il suppose SO; they generally are
about this time in the year-accord-
ing to the usual complaint"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07

are like roses, and your eyes as bright as
stars. | never saw you look so we'll"
THANK you. Ny horse has got over
his pet now. think will start on
Not until you have promised me. Alb
bic, that you will return home with me
Tomorrow"
II cannot promise. You may give my
regards to mother, Mabel, and your wife,
but that is ALL
My wife why, Abbie, am not mar
ried."
81 thought you were Maud's husband"
81 am not, nor do intend to be-"
Then don't see what you are after
me for''
81 do. am after you for my wife"
Mr.. and Mrs. Bravley were astonished
to see me return with a gay cavalier by
my side. and handsome horse drawing
a silver mounted dog-cart tied behind my
wagon.
They always knew it would turn out so,
they said, joyously happy because my
friends had sought me out. They had
seen papa's advertisement, and knew me
to be the lost girl, long before Mr. Inger-
soil came
They were all very kind to me at home
when l returned. but very anxious to for
get my experience as an egg gatherer, but
l have always believed it was because |
was Mrs. Ingersoll and a Financial Sue
cess"
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Feeding Horses.

As rule the horse requires about two
per cent of his weight in food daily,a 1000
pound horse eating 20 pounds. which
should be about half hay and half grain,
lessening the quantity when standing idle.
The hores's stomach being the smallest
known to comparative anatomy,he should
have his three meals day Do not feed
horse as you would COW with her Sc
ries of large stomachs designed for stOr-
ing away surplus TODD. Oats are too lit
tie appreciated by horse owners. Corn is
not a natural food for the horse; it is too
fattening. and fat horse is not useful
horse. The street car horses of Boston
are we'll fed and last better than the aver
age horse on the farm. Thirteen mi es is
about the extent of days work for a
horse that is in harness seven days in the
week, and the car owners have learned
this and do not try to exceed it. ANY man
who attempts to make his horse do more
than this and follows it will fail. In driv-
ing on the road it is speed that kills. Driv-
ing five miles in 10 minutes less time than
it ought to take gives pain and shortens
life. Some horses eat like some men, too
fast. For curing the habit; keep peck
OF cobble stones in the manger among
which the cats are poured. and the horse
will require time for separating the grain
from the rocks. Crushed oats make the
best feed in the world for a horse and
would be in demand if procurable
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A Boys Recommendation

A gentleman advertised for boy. and
nearly fifty applicants presented themselves
to him Out Of the whole number he sci, CT
ed one sad dismissed the rest.
Il should like to know" said friend .'or
what ground you selected that boy who had
not single accommodating"
You are mistaken" said the gentleman
che had a great many. He wiped his feet
when he came in, and closed the door aft, I
him, showing that he WAS careful. He gave
his seat instantly to that lame old msn,show-
ing that he was thoughtful. He took off his
cap when he came in, and answered my ques-
tons promptly. showing that he was gentle
manly. He picked up the book which | had
purposely laid on the floor and replaced ii up-
it upon the table, and he waited quietly for
his turn, instead of pushing and crowding,
showing that he was honorable and orderly.
When | talked to him | noticed that his
clothes were brushed, his hair in order when be
wrote his name noticed that his finger nails
were clean. Don't YOU call these things let
tiers of recommendation? l do; and | would
give more for what can tell about a boy BY
using my eyes ten minutes then all the letters
he can bring me."-Ou, Home
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ID" DC Instant relief. Final cure in ~
4 4A1IC days. and never returns. No
Of simple remedy Free, by addressing C. J. MA
SON. ~ Nassau St.. N. Y. mchi6deod6m
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DafIu Kennebrr 3nurnal.
GFor the Woman's Column.
Fretting. /

How we fill up our lives with frettlng
over things that canA and cannot be
helped: and how needless in either case.
If the thing cannot be helped in any way.
WHY make ourselves and everybody else
miserable by fretting over it And if it
can be helped, how much more sensible
to at once act at work. and persevere un-
til it is accomplished.
1t seems almost part of our lives to do
up Just about the same amount OF fretting
every day. We fret over our work. be-
cause we are not doing exactly the
We expend vast amount of it over men.
and their acts that do not meet our ap-
proval.
What has drawn those lines upon the
once smooth brow, and penciled them so
deeply around the mouth? What has bent
the once erect form, sered the heart, and
warped the nature, until it appears dark
| and unlovely, even to our dearest friends.
Care and sorrow will do much to
draw them, but fret and worry will
do more. Sorrow is ottentimes the
burning fiery furnace" from out OF
which we NAV come "as gold tried in the
! fire." We may even come out without so
much as the smell of fire upon our gar
ments."
! This, then, is the difference between
furnaces OF our own making and that of
the Lords.
1t IS written in the Book ''Fret not thy
SELF but Rest in the Lord and wait
patiently tor Him. How many of us,
His protested followers, live as if this was
the rule that guided our lIvesP All well.
we perceive our failings, we strive patient
ly to overcome, and perhaps in the very
next trial tail entirely. Shall we ever
reach in this life higher ground where we
NAV rest. rest in the Lord, and wait in
patience for the final unfolding, and in
glad surprise behold what He has been
preparing for us while we have been MUIR
murng IN the nights of our discourage
ments, A sunny disposition, that makes
light of petty trials and slips over hard
places with a laugh, is a blessing to its
possessor. All do not possess it, but all
may have calm and steadtast faith, that
will lift from out our lives much of fret
and worry; and if we do not always dwell
IN the sunshine, we may not always be in
absolute gloom. BERTHA BELL.
Albion.