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The Irish standard., 1886-10-23
Flannel. !. 8 CLOTH
Department..

One Of the largest and most conspic
uous departments in the house, OCCUPY
ing over rs feet Of shelving space, il
toward the rear of the store on the righ1
hand side, stocked with the most COM
plete assortment of everything thau
can make man, woman Or child co1g
Portable in its line, and prices here ala
based On the closest cash margins.
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NIL. l.. l.. .INE:-RY.

Occupying nearly as much space as the Cloak,
dealer here is so favored in this regard This
department is new this season, has no last
years goods to palm OFF, is under exceptionally
able management, shows stock of rare n crit,
and can save the customers from oue-third to
one-halfon ali purchases made.
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..'s1.s AID Muslin vsIaV|' " 1at.

Attraetiye department.. IT,, with ample space and and
known brand Of corsets are kept, and sold at
very lowest inside prices Winter Skirts, Chill
dren's Lace Caps and Infants Robes in large
variety ct bottom prices.
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House FURNISHINGS

Takes up one-fourth of the entire floor, and is
in itself an exclusive and new feature. Aside
from III extra superb stock ofthe better brands
Of White and Colored Blankets, ready made
Comforts. Lap Robes and Rugs, is also shown
a complete stock Of Toilet Quilts, Lace Cur
rains, all kinds of the choicest curtain mate
rial, fixtures and poles. all at lower prices than
ever before made in the city.
Mail Order Department has fine quarters on
this floor, and invites correspondence with all
non-residents. Samples and goods sent to any
part of the United States.
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Buttons GE2of2 Notions

Occupy all the balance OF the space OH
this side Of center section, and this is
the busiest department of the house.
Customers haye discovered the vast
difference between the prices here
charged and those exacted elsewhere.
The fact that this house does not sell
some things cheap TO make 1t up Oh
others is truly exemplified in the low
prices in this depa rtment.
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OF all kinds occupy large space in front
Oh the left; hand. ALL The new things
are shown ;ss quick as they are 'sout, y
and this department is doing all enor-
NOUS business.
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On this floor are Waiting
exclusive patrons
Magohany Grand Upright Piano,
b S X ss ety. f @ s s ZEE
pstIons q
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C OFT ON GOODS
Department..

The department for Domestics is in
same section, beyond The linen depart't,
where the best brands of Muslins, Tick
ings, Cotton Shirtings, Cotton Battings,
ETC., are kept, and. as every patron Of
the house so we'll knows. are always
offered at the very lowest prices the
market affords.
The Irish standard., 1886-10-23

Turning to the left OH entering the
store you are at once i'll front of the
Glove counter. This department. has
sprung into prominence and popularity
in a remarkably short time, distancing
that Of every house in the city. This is
due to the superior and honest quality
OF goods offered, the extremely low
prices and the general excellence Oh
the part of the management.
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Ge1ats' furnishings,

Occupies the last space on that side. is
one of tbs most; important departme ents
in the house, carrying full lines Of all
grades OF goods, and can ft out gen.
tleman according to his taste at the
condition of his purse, and save him
big money at same time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
A Child With Head Shaped Like
Frog.

Register.l
Several weeks ago the father of a
young girl, who lives in the East
End, noticed that his daughter was
unwell and requested DR.. Ulrich to
attend her, having no suspicion that
there was anything out of place
about his daughters illness, as she
was but IA years of age. The doc
tor did not enlighten him regarding
the true state of affairs, but on last
Friday the girl was delivered of a
child which may well be classed in
the category of monstrosities. The
eyes are in their natural place, but
the head above them is entirely miss
ing, while the brain is almost absent.
The cerebrum is of course not pres
ent, while but very small portion
of the cerebellum was found, being
covered with thin skin. The eyes
are large and the mouth abnormally
developed, while the nostrils are
quite small. The head has every
appearance of that of frog, and is
certainly great curiosity. The
body and legs are perfectly formed.
The child only lived short time
after it's birth, and the doctor has
its body preserved in alcohol. He
stated to reporter that this was
the second case of the kind he had
ever known to exist in the history
of medical science. The girls father
and mother are Bohemians, and live
on the East Side. There is no ex-
PLANTATION as to the cause of the phe-
nomenal mal-formation, and it will
probably give the medical profession
something to ponder over.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
Halleck.

HALLEcK, April 26.--Farmers arc
very busy this beautiful weather
sowing oats, planting potatoes, and
preparing to plant corn. People are
about done sowing oats, but no corn
has been planted in this community.
They will begin this week.
Wheat looks well, and the present
prospect for fruit of all kind is
great.
Much sickness prevails in this
section. Among the indisposed are
Harrison Jacobs, Chas. Boyle, Elijah
Summers, Mrs. Lucretia Philips,
Mrs. Jemima McRa, Mrs. VIM. Aus
tin and Mrs. G. N. King.
Elijah Jacobs, of the Flats, and
Jacob Jacobs, of Little Falls, were
visiting their brother Harrison ia
cobs Saturday and Sunday.
Clark Smith has large clearing
nearly ready for corn.
People are pealing considerable
tan-bark.
The singing convention at Sum-
mers church was a success.
Rev. Mr.. Welsh preached at Hal
leck yesterday, and Rev. Mr.. Curry
at Kinkaid school house last night.
Singing school at Thos. McBee's
last night.
We are glad to report the Sunday
Schools of this section in good
condition for the summer work.
Baptizing at Clinton four weeks
from yesterday. The third quarter
ly meeting of the Halleck circuit
will be held at Gordon's June 26th
and 9th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
Prepared for a Riot.

New YORK, April 27.-It seems
that the local authorities have not
been SO idle during the last week or
ten days in arranging to cope with
riot as many people have sup
posed. Preparations have been made
at most of the armories for sudden
call out, and there has been a great
deal of activity behind the walls of
the State arsenal at Seventh avenue
and Thirty fifth street. The Forty
seventh Regiment of Brooklyn was
under arms the night of the riot at
Green Point and the day after. 1t
has leaked out also that squad of
Earle's Battery, whose headquarters
have been in the armory of the
Twelfth Regiment, at Broadway and
Fortysixth street, was put on duty
night and day as long ago as Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week. The
Calling gun was transferred night
or two ago, under strong guard of
police, to the arsenal, and the bat
terry has since had it's rendezvous
there
There is an effort ON the part of
the authorities to keep the whole
matter quiet. The officer in charge
of the arsenal says that he 10 not al
lowed to give out information.
The Third avenue road ran an in
creased number of cars on its vari-
GUS lines to-day, and many of the
strikers pickets were driven off the
street by the rain. 1t has been de-
cided by the company to fix a day
after which none of the strikers will
be taken back under any considera-
ton. 1t has also been decided to
run night cars, starting tomorrow
night.
This afternoon the strikers started
stage from Eighty sixth street and
Third avenue and run it to the post
office. On the sides were signs read
ing Free from postoffice to Harlem
bridge" The strikers will run more
stages If they can procure horses to
pull them.
The grand jury to-day took evil
dence concerning matters connected
with the Third avenue street car
strike, including that of the man
who tried to wreck the cable car last
night, and with the case of Mrs.
Landgraff. the boycotted baker, but
no return was made to the court at
the time of adjournment
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
CHAT ABOUT MISS FOLSOM.
Early History ofthe Buffalo Belle Whom
Mr.. Cleveland is to Marry.

The statement of the Rev. VIM.
Cleveland, brother of the President,
that the latter will marry Miss
Frances Folsom, the lovely daughter
of the late Oscar Folsom, leaves no
doubt of the fact that the White
House wedding will take place
There has been romantic episode
in Miss Folsom's life which is worth
narrating, not only ON account of its
interest, but because it shows her
rare good common sense on trying
occasion. Miss Folsom father was
killed in 1875 on Grand Island bv
being thrown from a buggy in run
away accident She was at that
time only eleven years of age, and
her first appearance in public was
some years later.
The appearance of Miss Folsom
referred to was at the celebrated
authors carnival. held in 1879 in
the Pearl Street Rink, which was
one of the most brilliant and resplen-
dent affairs of the kind which the
monde of Buffalo have any recolec-
ton. Miss Folsom was an attend
ant at the Robert Burns booth and
wore the character costume of High
land lassie, with plaid dress, Kilt
and all accessories Her rare beauty
and amiability made her tremen-
dous fayorite with everybody, and
in contest of beauty, in which all
the bellies participated, Miss Folsom
was first prize winner About IF
teen thousand ballots were cast in
this competition, and the fatherless
beauty had large plurality, her
vote nearly equaling that of all the
other beauties put together. De
spite her youth and modest, retiring
and sensitive disposition, Miss Fol
som went more and more in society,
but did not neglect her studies. She
was able to pass the Regents exam
ination about this time, and spent
two years in the Central High school
in preparation for the four years
course, which she subsequently took
in Wells College, at Aurora, where
she was graduated last year, the
star in the class, In the Central
High school Miss Folsom did not
display any brilliancy of talent, but
she possessed a remarkable ability
to thoroughly imbibe instruction,
retaining what she learned and un-
derstanding it better than some pu-
pills who seemed more bright, but
whose attachments were more ephem-
eral
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
A Feat In Pennmanship.

Mr.. Joseph English, who is in the
employ of the Boston Button compa-
ny, has written upon postal card
the entire address of the Hon. H. b
Metcalf, of Pawtucket, r. l., deli v.
cred before the General Convention
of Universalists at their session OF
1885 in Brooklyn, N. Y. This ad
dress contains, counting all com
pound hyphenated words such as
self-salvation, self faithfulness, etc -
as two, total of 4,162 words; but
if these compound words are counted
at one each, the address land card
contains 4,157 words.
To form some idea of the wonder.
full character Of this performance it
may be stated that this card con-
tains 166 lines of writing, each line
averaging fraction over twenty.
five words. The number of lines
written within the space of / and g.
40 inches, contain lob words, and
leave half line to spare.
Mr.. English used no magnifying
glass or any auxiliary to his eyesight
did the work by gaslight, used what
is known as 'crow quill' steel pen
and at various sittings took in all
about 10 and l-2 hours to finish the
card. The writing is regular and
legible and can be read by the naked
eve
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
The Indians as Landholders.

The Forty-ninth Congress viii
soon be called upon to adopt a pol
icy for the civilization and care o
the Indians. The statistics of th,
Department of the Interior show
that the sixty tribes, bands
and nations possess an estate in land
of l34, 100000 acres, worth on ar
average at least a dollar an acre
They have also an aggregate of ST..
900, 900 in money invested, besides
valuable property in horses, cattle
and sheep. Nevertheless, the cost
of taking care of these wealthy land
owners is six millions year, besides
the expense of troops to guard them.
This incongruous state of things
constitutes the real Indian problem
of to-day. The occasional outbreak
of band like Geronimo's is the re-
suit of bad administration, military
or civil, for which there is no longer
excuse. There are troops enough to
guard the few Indians that need
guarding, if properly placed, while
most of the rem men have enough
wealth in land to make peace their
interest, if this wealth can only be
turned to account.
Several plans are before Congress
for bringing the Indians into a more
beneficial contact with civilization.
One is that of Gen. Sheridan, which
sets apart for each family 800 acres
of land. and buys the rest with gov
eminent bonds at $1.25 an acre.
which is liberal price though a
safe one, as he shows, for the govern
ment. Another is that of Mr..
Dawes, which is founded on Gen.
Sheridan's, fixing the same price for
lands bought, and placing a similar
period of twenty-five years for hold
ing the individual titles to lands in
trust for the Indians, but in addi-
ton comforting citizenship ON every
Indian who receives an allotment
under the new system We find
also two different bills for creating
the Territory of Oklahoma, with
rights of travel and residence for
whites as in other Territories. We
have Mr.. Holman's plan for reduc-
ing the number of reservations, and
particularly for concentrating the
Indians of the western part of In
dian Territory upon the eastern part;
so as to dispose of the former to
settlers. Then we find Representa-
tive Aliens general bill to grant
railroad rights of way through In
dian Territory, as substitute for
twelve special bills of various com
panies now before the Committee on
Indian Affairs. This bill proposes
to protect the rights of Indian land
holders, while facilitating the ac-
QUESTION of railroad routes which,
it is believed, must eventually be
granted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TARIFF
He FayOrs JudiciOus Tariff Reform,
But Has no COercive Policy.

A special from Washington says:
All reports sent out from here
about President Cleveland employ
ing either his personal influence or
patronage in favor of the passage of
the new Morrison Tariff bill are
purely sensational and unfounded;
and all rumors of a rupture or any
measure of estrangement between
Randall and the President are equal
ly false. The President is earnestly
DESTROYS that the Democratic House
should pass a revision of the Tariff
in accordance with the pledge of the
Democratic National platform. He
believes in fulfilling all promises to
the people; but he does not assume
to dictate to Congressman what
measure they shall support or oppose.
He has neither done nor said any
thing ON the subject that has not
been open as day. He urges upon
all, generous concessions among
Democrats to pass fair Tariff bill
that will reduce OF repeal all oppres-
siye taxes and eliminate every mo-
nopoly feature from our Tariff laws.
The chief obstacle to the passage of
the Morrison Tariff bill is free wool,
and if that feature of it could be
stricken out, it would doubtless com
mand a majority vote in the House;
but the obstacle to striking out free
wool is the demand of such Republi-
can protectionists as Thomas Dolan,
James Dobson, the Bullocks and 9TH
ers from Philadelphia, for free wool.
They are on record here in the letter
of the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers to the Secretary of
the Treasury, declaring that free
wool is necessary to the success of
our wool manufacturers. 1t seems
probable that the differences between
the Democrats may be SO adjusted
as to practically unite them on a
new Tariff bill; but even when pas
sed by the House it will fail in the
Senate, as the Republicans have
madly resolved that they will disre-
gard the pledge Of their National
convention to revise the Tariff and
reduce the revenues. The whole
battle is, therefore, for party re-
cord on both sides, and no revision
of the tariff will pass both branches
of the present Congress, certainly
not this session.
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payers over grievances that do not
legally exist.

payers over grievances that do not
legally exist.
In conclusion, desire to say that
|, in issuing my assessment order,
discharged plain duty imposed
upon me by my oath of office. The
order was in the interest of all the
people of the State. Instead of OPP
pressing the farmer it Injured to his
benefit by putting upon the asses
sors' books a large amount of taxa
BILE property which, under the guise
of exemptions, was escaping its pro-
portion of the burthen of govern
ment. 1t was an attempt to relieve
the agricultural interests of the
State from the burthen unjustly
borne by them and place it on rich
corporations and manufacturers,
who were able to pay, but escaped
taxation. To the extent that such
property was unearthed and taxed,
to that extent were the farmers ben
Gifted and the burthen taken off the
land. The farmers themselves while
at first they were of the opinion they
were wronged) began to see the ben
eft to them Of the order, and were
well satisfied to have it remain.
What may have been Governor Will
sons object in overruling me do not
know; nor do l care. l am more
than ever impressed with the convic-
ton that | was right, and that he is
| am content to leave the
matter to an intelligent public sen
timent and to the unbiased judgment
of all the people who are not pander-
ing to political prejudices or seeking
for transient popularity"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08

WHAT Is 1T!
Tell us and YOu May Have IL.

That wild and wasteful liar" is
loose once more. He turned up the
other day in jackson county. The
following is his story:
Some time last fall peculiar ami
NAL, a sort of lusus nature, was re-
ported to have been seen in the
woods Of jackson county by Il farm
er's boy The animal was reported
resembling in a wonderful degree the
form and general appearance of a
minute human being. The report
excited, at the time, considerable
curiosity and comment, but died out
for want of verification. A few days
ago the story was revived by the dis
covery of the whereabouts of several
animals or creatures fully answering
the above description, in the woods
near Sandyville. Mr.. Joseph Carts,
well known citizen of the neighbor-
hood, after considerable trouble sue
ceeded in capturing one of them. 1t
is alive at this time and is kept as a
curiosity. A reliable gentleman who
saw it few days ago and inspected
its peculiarities, describes it as fol-
lows: at is little larger than the
common rabbit, perfectly devoid of
hair on its body or limbs, has rather
short hind legs, with feet which look
almost precisely like those of an in
FAINT; its fore-legs or arms are like
those of child, but the most pecu-
liar feature of the animal is its head
and face. Its nose, eyes, mouth and
even ears resemble those of minute
human being in wonderful degree,
and the resemblance is greatly en-
HANGED by an appearance of general
intelligence in its general expression.
1t will eat almost anything, and will
take kindly to almost anyone. l be-
lieve it origin, however, was a gram
niverous animal, as it seems speci-
ally fond of grain and vegetables.
When asked what he thought the
creature really was, the gentleman
replied that the general conforma-
ton, as well as it's human-like APP
pearance was something on the order
of the American marmot. But to
sum up his idea of it he said he be-
ieved it to be a lusus nature, which
had become pandemic by interbreed-
ing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08

The Devil and Tom Walker.
Tillman, of South Carolina.

Congressman Tillman, of South Carolina.
You may ask, who was Tom
Walker? He was Il Boston man,
who was meaner than the devil, as
was proven in this wise According
to Washington Irving, our Ameri-
can Walter Scott, Tom Walker was
Boston usurer who formed part
nership with the devil to discover
Captain Kids treasure and open a
brokers' Office in Boston on condi-
ton that they should divide the
profits for a long term of years, at
the end of which time Tom was to
deliver himself up, heart, body and
soul, to the devil as part of the con-
tract Tom had a wonderful run of
business and made immense sums
of filthy lucre, but some time before
the contract expired he was driving
such hard bargain with a poor,
helpless debtor that the devil him
self got enraged that anyone should
be meaner than he was, and in his
wrathful Indignation he mounted a
big black horse during dark,
bowling storm, dashed up the bro
ker's office, and, snatching Tom by
the hair of the head, bore him off to
hell. When, man is phenomenally
successful and adroit in any business
that requires subtlety and skill, we
say "he beats. the devil and Tom
Walker
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08
FAIRMONT.
All the News of the Mountain City

BY our Special Correspondent.
lour last weeks Fairmont letter was received too
late for duplication in that ISSUE but part Of it is
subjoined-ED. New DoaIsIoN.l
Easter services were held in nearly
all the churches last Sunday.
Mr.. Will Steele is in Allegheny
City again, where he expects to spend
the summer at bricklaying.
Mr.. Bruce Watkins came up from
Morgantown last Wednesday to at
tend the marriage of his sister, Miss
LYDIA.
Mr.. H. f. Smith, of Uniontown,
Pa, has been circulating among
friends in this place for several
days.
John Hamilton and his lady friend,
who attended the Hutchinson-Wa
kins reception at Smithtown, have
started huckster wagon, to be run
between here and Smithtown. The
highest market prices will be paid
for chickens and eggs. They offer a
liberal reward for the capture of an
old setting" hen left at Smithtown
on the evening of the 22d.
Misses Mary Burns and Dora Ar
nett, who just closed a successful
term of school in Palatine, went to
Grafton on Monday to visit the
schools in that place. The latter
will go from Grafton to Aurora,
Preston county, to visit friends.
That genial attorney, Lonnie "
Keck, of Morgantown, was circulat-
ing among his host of friends in this
place last Friday and Saturday.
Attorney A. G. Davis, of Morgan
town, was in this place day or two
last week.
Mr.. S. A. Posten and DR.. j. A.
Jamison, of Arnettsville, were circu-
lating among their many friends in
Fairmont last Friday.
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Pleasant Ridge.

PLEASANT RIDGE, GRANT DIsTRIcr.
April 26-Easter passed Off quietly.
and not many eggs left in this sec
ton. Wonder if eggs are palatablc
to r. +. yet?
The literary reunion which met
at Laurel Point on the evening of
the Oath, was a grand success. We
think the debate was ably discussed
and, no doubt the rest of the per
formers were much benefited. Ex-
cellent music was furnished by
Fishers" string band. Why not
have another entertainment of Il
similar kind in the near future?
Oakley Henry and family were
visiting at w. A. Fishers Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. linn, of Preston county, held
services at the Union Church Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. J. b. Gray has been indispos-
ed the past two weeks; and also
little son of Columbus Fisher has
been quite sick.
Miss Nina Waters, a charming
young lady of your town, was visit
ing at her home the past week, and
of course, spent several enjoyable
evenings on the Ridge. She antici-
pates going West to visit her brother,
in short time. Sorry to have her
depart from our midst.
Mr.. S. II. Fisher will teach Sc
lect school at No. IL, the coming
summer.
The stock men are very busy buy
ing up young stock in this commun-
ity.
Several parties, of this vicinity,
contemplate attending the show at
your town on the Both.