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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
Maidsville.

MAlpsvILLE, May Little Jcs-
sic Hunt, of this place fell and broke
one bone of his right arm few days
ago. But is doing very well at pres
ent under the care of DR.. Hood.
Mr. n. J. Hunt, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is not
much better, but is able TO get out
buggy riding on nice days, which he
enjoys very much.
Fishing is the order of the day
with the boys of this place.
Our old friend Bart. Phillips, for
merly of this place. but now Of
Greensboro, was up here few days
ago. He will engage in the sheep
shearing business here the coming
season.
The road boss, Mr.. l.. Davis, call
ed out the hands three days this
week to work on the roads, but as 1T
rained each day they did not work.
We do hope the people will take
more interest in working the roads
than they have been doing here in
the past, for surely we need better
roads, for some are hardly hit to
drive over with an OK cart.
The Sabbath school is doing good
work here as we have a larger school
than we have had for years. The
scholars and officers both seem to
take great interest in trying to make
it both pleasant and interesting for
all. The school is making prepars-
tions to observe Children's Day on
the last Saturday and Sunday Of
this month. A good time is expect
ed as there will be some good speak
ers present, and among them, the
Rev. Mr.. Cowan, of Pittsburg.
Miss Loo Sanders, of Fairmont, is
visiting relatives at this place.
Miss Lizzie Morris, of Manning
ton, is visiting her old friends at
this place.
We take much interest in reading
the letters from the teachers OF our
schools in reply to the Supcrintend-
ent's letter Of few weeks ago. Now,
not being a teacher, of course we
have no right to say anything, but
we will keep up mighty thinking
! all the same.
The most pleasant weekly visitor
at our homes is the New DOMINION.
We have watched her growth from
her infancy up to the present date
and we can freely say, Long may
I sha wave over hearts of the free and
homes of the brave"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
Bill Nye On Hales.

James -the halo which you say
you see in so many pictures is not
worn at the present time anywhere,
especially in this climate. In the
early history Of the world people
went bareheaded, then they began
to wear the halo, and after that
gradually adopted the laurel wreath,
and later on the plug hat.
People seem to have grown less
and less robust as the country grew
older and civilization advanced
farther and farther. A cherut
would fly for. days with a pair o.
light summer wings and never. fee
the cold, but gradually people begar
to leave their measure for clothes
and then the next jump was ches
protectors and fur overcoats. IT,
all habit; and yet man win
would attend winter carnival \
St. Paul wearing nothing but an olt
| fashioned halo with a hole in !
would attract attention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
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INDEPENDENCE, w. Va. May IS
Mrs. Mamie Fream, of Cincinnati,
was visiting at Mr. J. Fream,s last
week.
Will Phillips, of Tyrconnell, was
visiting the parental roof last sun
day.
Rev. +. NJ. Sapp preached an ex-
cellent sermon in the Baptist church
last Sunday morning.
Miss Hettie Church is on the sick
list.
Miss Icie Waters was visiting
friends in Newburg and Indepcnd
ence last week.
Miss Mollie Rogers was the guest
of Miss Mary Snider, of Newburg,
last Sunday week.
Mr.. 7. l.. Purinton, of Reedsyille.
was circulating among his many
friends at this place last Sabbath.
Charlie Jenkins and Willie Sharps
were visiting friends" in Evansville
last Sunday evening.
Miss Lena Wright took flying
trip to Newburg last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. William Waters and
daughter Flota were the guests of
Mr. T. Bayles last Sabbath.
Miss Nancy Smith left this
place last Wednesday for West I'm
ion. After stopping there few
days she expected to start to Kan
sas. which place she intends to make
her future home.
Miss Jessie Purinton Of Tunnel
ton spent last Sunday in our town
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Harrington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Herbit, Matte
Harrington and Ethel Herbit were
visiting William Sharps, last Sun.
day. =z==. s=s=.sa,...#=s
Mr.Frank Wright accompanied by
his sister Miss Lena attended the
quarterly meeting at Concord last
Sunday week.
The ordinance of baptism was
administered to sixteen persons by
the Rev. G. Davis of the United
Brethren church at Irondale Furnace
last Sunday.
Col. Nimegye has not started
the furnace yet. 1t is thought that
he will not start until something
definite is known about the grca,
labor question that is agitating the
country. If work is not resumed
: at the Furnace it will make times
very dull here, as a great many de
pend upon it for their livelihood.
Mr.. viii J. Martin, formerly o
Boothsville w. Va, who has spen
the last year in California, was Wis
, ting his many friends in lndepend
ence last week. Will intends to g
! to Iowa in u short time where h
] will have a position as editor of
paper. will is SPLENDID fellow
' and we wish him success.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

That MonOngalfa Coke Field
Again.

As published in the NEW DoMIN-
ION two weeks ago there are very
strong indications that hundred or
more coke ovens will be set up be-
fore long near Cheat river in this
county. Concerning this matter the
Gonnellsville Courier says:
Charles Davidson, executor of the
Davidson estate. being questioned
about the matter yesterday, said:
The Davidson estate owns 1000
acres Of coal mt the mouth of Cheat,
and has two third interest in 500
acres more. | received a letter from
Hon. George C. Sturgiss, of Morgan
town, some time ago, stating that
the BALTIC. and Ohio people would
extend their road if we would erect
100 ovens, but | have done nothing
in the matter yet. The coal is
about the same as that around I'm
iontown. The vein is of the same
size. 1t can be mined by the draft
plan and all mines will drain them
selves. We will open it out some
day. There's no hurry"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
ApiPTICULT OPERATION.



On Saturday last, DIR. G. c. Jacob,
of Frostburg, assisted by Drs. Fitch,
Price, Mason, Michael and White Of
Frostburg, and Porter Of Homecoming
removed from the arm of Charles
Wilhelm, malignant tumor meas
uring two and a half feet in circum-
ference and weighing l6 pounds.
The tumor was the result of a blow
received in playing base ball about
two years ago. 1t extended from
the elbow to the shoulder, and it was
found necessary to disarticulste
the arm at the shoulder joint. The
boy is now fourteen years Of
age, and is the son Of solomon G..
Wilhelm, who lives near Wellers-
burg, Pa. He stood the operation
admirably and is now getting along
we'll. The tumor, which is regarded
as q, rare pathological specimen, has
been sent to the Carnegie LabOra-
tory. Bellevue College, n. Y.---1sm.
berfoRd Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

it's most ardent friends had grave
doubts whether it would not go
down in the night. But standing in
the light of the last four centuries,
and looking at the splendid religious
movements of this age, no thoughtful
man can doubt whether Protestant
Christianity is rising or a setting
sun. Every year it clothes itself
with new light, and pours its blessed
illumination upon new millions Of
earth's blighted children: How mar
yelous the advances Of Christs king
dom in our time! Yet much remains
to be done. Heavy duties and ar
duous tolls are before us. Stern
battles are to he fought All along
the vast lines the conflict new RACES.
But above the storm of battle hangs
the bright bow of promise, and It'd
ings of mighty conquests from far
and near cheer us. The rapidly ac-
cumulating treasures of humanity
are being cheerfully laid at the feet
of the Son of God More and more
the forces Of evil are being crowded
off of the field. And may the war
wage between che power Of the flesh
and selfishness, and the power Of the
spirit and beneficence, till ignorance,
and violence. and all false religion
have ceased their rayages upon the
earth.
What is Gods call saying to us
to-day, to those across the sea, to all
the nations Of Christendom, to the
church of our Lord Jesus Christ?
What is the cry, but Civilization,
education, and the knowledge Of
Christi The whole earth il calling
to the church, Come over into Mac
edonia and help us. Send US the
light of Christianity--the word Of
God. Teach us! Teach usr' And
what, 10 our own homeland, 80 large
and far-reaching toward the oceans
and toward the poles; what, in that
wonderful infowing among US of i'm
migration; what, in the midst Of the
population that spreads itself from
shore to shore of the continent, and
whose great energies are felt every
where-what here is the call? 1t il
to activity, to practical work. to be
nevolcnce. Our mission Is evange
lization, civilization, giving an in
telligence that will be reinforced by
the Christian conscience, inspiring
holy and sanctified lives, spreading
the light of truth abroad every where
That we may be assisted in this
work, God is letting down streams
of light in every direction, and start
, ing forces to work for us all arount
, the globe Oh, tell me not tina
darkness is to rule the world in tn
time to come! Tell me not that tn
, Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ i
not vet to fill the whole horizon O
, humanity with faith, and hope, AM
love, and the true knowledge of God
+ The word of God standeth sure, ant
} it's promise is that earth shall b
} filled with the knowledge of tn
: Lord as the waters will the channel
: of the deep. May that promise unit
: us, and prepare us for the work Q
: God at home, and abroad, and every
e where; and may the signs and token
: which we behold encourage us t
duty, to purity of life, to more powe
e of faith, to more generous liberia
}. ity, to greater hopefulness for oul
e selves and the cause we love. An
' at last may we come to joy unspeaI
8 able and full of glory in the kins
n dom Of God in heaven. Amen.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
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The Train Wreckers Guilty.

CLARKsBrnG. May l9.--Thc
trial of the three train wreckers was
completed this rveneng. They were
prosecuted by Messrs. G. w. Lynch
and Hon. John i,assell. charles
ribl,s and John Murphey were de-
tended by y G. Ice, Esq. The jury
returned ycr.Iiet in each case OF
guilty. anil the judge sentenced them
each to ten years Imprisonment.
Marccllas Thompson, Esq. defended
John Tibbs. who has been sentenced
for two wears. Gilbert. II negro. WAS
convicted of grand larceny and i'm
prisoned three years. Jacob Giles
was trie,l TODAY for emitting with in.
tent to kill .rr t'Ilaiicy Wilson. III
was defender ~ .'r Thompson
Verdict not entity Hsaisfer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
Nere's Your lee Cream !

Debolt's ice cream parlors will be
opened to the public on Friday
night, April 2Srd, for the season
The purcst and best creams and
cakes will be served to all customers
Strawberries in their season. Es
pecial attention given to supplying
festivals, parties, sappers, &c. Th,
high rcputAtioa Of these parlors vii
be kept up this summer. They AZ
located in the Odd Fellow's build
ing. second door, opposite the Sec
cpd National Bank
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

MANY suffering people drag them
selves about with failing strength,
feeling that they are steadily sink
ing into the grave, when by using
Parker's Tonic they would find a
cure commencing with the first dose,
and vitality and strenth surely com
ing back to them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

Wood county voted against the
"Black Diamond railroad PROPOSE
ton last Wednesday. Parkersburg
stood up for it with 1885 votes to
1O3 against, but the country pre-
cincts killed it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
Instantly Killed.

+. NJ. Derry, freight brakeman on
the Parkcrsburg branch of the Bal
timorc u Ohio, was instantly killed
Wednesday at Lang ton bridge near
Bridgeport, Harrison county, by his
head striking the cross beams of the
bridge. He was struck on the top
Of his head and knocked down on tor
Of the car His conductor saw him
fall and went over the train to him
He was dead when his conductor got
to him. Mr.. Derry had been rail
reading only few months. lie was
about 80 wears old, and leaves .
wife and three children who reside
ia West Grafton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
How the Eakirs work.

The fakirs who followed the Unit
ed States Circus" were not allowed
to work their tricks at Connellsville.
The Courier says:
A fakir informed reporter that
this was the first town they had
struck this year where they were not
allowed to work their games, and in
some cases for big money. "Ovcr in
Morgantown," said he, I'VE cleaned
an old hayseed out Of $505, but the
sucker squealed and followed us into
Ohio. He was getting ready to
make it real warm for us when we
give him back his money and also
$40 for expenses.
"What was the game you beat the
Morgantown man on?"
Nothing more or less than three
card monte, game that is old as
the hills, but in the end the surest
for the dealer"
do You pay the managers OF
shows anything for travelling with
them?"
"You bet we do, and big price
too. BY paying for the privilege We
have ali the showmen to back us,
and see us through when we get into
trouble. That is part Of the con
tract. Some fakirs pay as high as
$25 per day reg'lar, whether they
work or not. Others pay a certain
percentage Of their winnings. DC
casionally chap or two follows the
show on some racket or other ON his
own responsibility. They never
travel far. Us fellows who pay the
management make it mighty un
healthy for them. If by NO oths'
means. there are travelling with III
roustabouts who would prepare any
of them for the hospital some darl
night for a dollar or two and thinl
nothing more about it. You see, w
are made up Of all classes and con
ditions Of people, and must comics,
the drivers and canvass men will
this show are a tough crowd"
"Those travelling with the sllos
; make use of some queer words II
! their conversation notice. viii
you explain the meaning of somef'
was next asked the gambler.
THE queer words you speak Q
have been used for years by show
men. Everybody is denominated
guy except persons Of importanc
who are styled main guys. W
speak Of countrymen as Jays
: sblokes,' .hayseeds, or suckers l
I calling attention to lady, she
: spoken of as dame, and a girl,
' moll.' Money is dubbed blunt
tin or cases, and drink Of an
! kind is commonly called lush III
eyes are known as 'ogles, clothes q
.togs' or harness and the word 'wet
ding means conversation every tim
When l want a partner to win none
= from me ON a game in order to dra
! some sucker on, ask him to coils
y some cases, and ii to lose l ask hi
! in NV conversation while explainin
!. the game, to .hlow in several casct
7 ItAnk Dllte are Aho"o - "~-
/ TO CUFF is to argue, and whenever
= think man has talked long enoug
!. l ask him to cheese his craker
!" This 1 have done, therefore, l sha
., cheese it, and, If ] do not see W
{ again why, hello.'
I About 4.OOO,OO0 tons OF potato
= are used annually in Great Britai
. and most Of these are home grow
g The average production il 14S bus
NJ els per acrr. The large usc Of pot
q toes is Of comparatively recent orig
=, Two HUNDRED years ago the pots
{" food was almost unknown. For
Years ngo potatoes were much Il
o. extensively used than ia the case
IN present,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

The towboat Thomas w. Means,
of Cincinnati, which has been in
harbor for some time awaiting a
stage of barge water, was recently
engaged in the Kanawha river trade,
but since the strike, has been en-
ployed by Cincinnati parties in job
towing. Capt. Burnside, her master,
will take trip to the headwaters OF
the Monongahela river this week,
with the intention of thoroughly ia
miliarizing himself with those EN-.
ployed by Pittsburg coal operators
Capt. Burnside says that so far as
he can see the kanawha operators
have no advantages which are not
more than counter-balanced by tn,
superior quality of the coal mined
Repiew and Examiner.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29

Foreign immigration is again on
the decline, contrary to the confident
anticipations of the steamship COM
panies earlier in the season. At
Castle Garden the falling off during
the past fortnight is about 10000,
compared with the arrivals last year,
and the superintendent attributes
the fact to the existing labor troub-
les in this country. intending
immigrants in Germany and other
countries" he says, hesitate to
come to the United States while
the strikes are in progress. People
in foreign countries keep a close
watch upon events here, and what
ever disarranges our labor market
has an immediate effect over there
and no doubt this is true.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
Good Candidates and Organization
viii Win.


The time is rapidly drawing near
when the campaign for the election
Of four members Of Congress and a
State Legislature willbeg in in earn
est, and Democratic voters will do
well to consider who the candidates
of their party shall be. The contest
promises to be very earnest and
active one on the part of the Repub-
licans. If there had ever been any
doubt upon this point it is now dis
PEELED by the action of the Republi-
can Congressional Executive Com
mittce in selecting General Golf as
its chairman This means warm
work in West Virginia, from the day
the candidates are named until the
polls close on the 4th of November.
General Golf is an avowed candidate
for the United States Senate, en-
couraged by the smallness of the
Democratic majority in the last
Legislature, and hoping to profit by
the dissensions of the Democracy,
he is inspired to put forth unusual
efforts to carry a majority of the
next Legislature. His political
methods are well known; and the
material support he needs will be
supplied in unstinted measure, and
it will require vigilance, close organ
ization, and great prudence in the
selection of candidates on the part
of the Democrats to successfully
meet the array that this man will
sci in the field. The primaries will
sooh be held, and every Democrat
who has not already done so should
at once make up his mind to go to
the district and county conventions
and vote for the man of his choice.
No business engagement should be
allowed to interfere with this impor-
tant duty. Every good citizen
should be interested in trying tt
secure good government for the
State, and that can only be done BY
bearing his part in the labor and
trouble of selecting candidates who
arc honest, capable and faithful.
The first step to success in thu
approaching fight is to select goot
candidates, men whose high charac
ter, broad intelligence and mani.
virtues will secure the united sup
port of their own party and commend
them to the fair minded citizen, o
whatever name or party.
The next important step to max
the election of our candidates sur
is close and thorough organization
throughout the State, beginning wit
school district and going up to con
gressional district.
When these two necessary step
are taken we can by united effOr
and earnest work elect four Cor
grcssmen and majority of the mex
decentralization Adr.
Foreivu Immigration is again O
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13
The Importation of Weeds.

Americans inform US that about eco
species of weeds have been imported into
their country. mostly from the British
Islands. In 1887 there were said TO be
only 1877. The common plantain is
known among the Indians as the Eng
lishman's foot, rs though following the
steps Of the white settlers. The common
yellow toadhax was, it is said, intro
duced by a Mr. Ranstead as garden
flower, and is now known as the Ran
stead weed In 17Ss it had overrun the
pastures in the Inhabited parts OF Penn
sylvania, and was the cause Of bitter
complaints. Chickwced is said to have
been introduced as brd-secd, and the
Scotch thistle arrived in a cdtick filed
with thistle-down. Feathers being
cheap, the bed of down was replaced by
feathers, ana the former thrown BY the
wayside The seed soon found con-
genial home There is a troublesome
American water weed, however (Ana-
charts a}sinastrum), which has avenged
our transatlantic cousins thr"cfo!d, by
choking our poads, rivers and canals,
Another little intruder from tie Cape
(4Fo.(a ptnnata) may be troublesome. 1t
is 4 charming little aquatic, Aand most in
tercsting under the microscope. Some
one had thrown handful Of Il on a pond
we wot Of. where the common duck
weed Qemna) fourishcd, but azolla
quickly monopolized the whole surface
and crowded out the duckweed -
Chambers Journd}.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13

The richest co!ored man = the United
States probably IS TOME Latoa. . quail
room o. creole Il sceE; - 10 say o.
French Louisian;aa blood suppo@,,
saws writer in the Chicago Tons. lie
best and shortest definition o. the word
creole would be ''co,oay- born, and !.
originally meant pe-soa o. pure .seaca !
or Spanish blood, bu, born il oae o. the
colonies Extended gradually By use, II :
has come 10 mean any native of Louisi-
ana, and one even hears occasionally Of
creole cattle ard creole oranges. Tho
lowest estimate Of T. Lafon's wealth is
81, 900, 900, and many rate him al double
that amount He inherited q moderate
fortune, specu(ated successfully IN real
estate and passed gradually 10 the con-
dition of money-leuder and note broker.
Like most men OF that class he can not
be said to popular, anil the co!ored
people do not rely upon him as
political leader Indeed he IS IN
po!ltlCs rainier IliotS SSA>Ci v a.
tive than an old-fashioncd white plan
ter, and not al all desirous Of seeing the
colored people rule the State, Aud
tat he is seventy three years old, and
anxious to increase hi, wealth, and it
will BE- apparent that he Is not force IN
politics.
Louis Mathe, French quadroon, is less
wealthy and far more popular. He is
probably worth $500, 900, lives in a
handsome cottage bnilt residence on lr-
suline street, is Il most Gcnlal gentleman,
and enjoys life in the most moler Amer,
lean style He acquired nearly all las
wealth, inhcritiny but little; began by
keeping feel store, AMI grew gradually
into a real estate broker Socially, h'
stands very high, and on the street i
rated as good as any gentleman in tn
city of any color. He is of n rathe
happy, hopeful nature, liberal to tn
churches, and quick TO encourage an.
rising young man of his race.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13

How would growI No: like the vine.
Though beautiful a. full o. gracs,
& ,e clagiaS 70 its resting pass,
whe-s leaf and bloSso Il inte-.vna
Fer tendr,ls break when winds ara high,
The bes; supports in time, will fail,
Aui what can weak. vine strength avail
When bruised aad torn on Garth lei
But ike the tree on tall and fair,
With roots deep reaching through tbs
g~ound.
With branches far around.
Drawing al good from earth and air.
Drawing al good that NAV give
OF nv abundance friendly aid
To ali who seek my pleasant shade,
Or in my screening branches live,
That when his term Of life is past,
AMI am severed from tie ground,
Nv growth nlav alsn firm be found
That much Of good will life outlast.
Laura Garland Carr.