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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-05
TUHNzNG THRICE FOUND yOUX
CHAIR.

If a gambler has the notion (Which
seems to the student of science to i'm
ply something little sort Of imbecility
OF minD that turning round thrice i'll
his chair will change the luck, he is by
no means corrected of the superstition
by finding the process fail on any par
tlcular occasion. But if the bad luck
which has hitherto pursued him chances
(Which it is quite as likely to do as not
to be replaced by good or even by
moderate luck, after the gambler has
gone through the mystic process de-
scribed, or some other equally absurd
and irrelevant vancouver, then the su-
perstition is confirmed. Yet all the
time there is no real faith in it. Such
practices are like the absurd invoca-
tions Of Indian medicine men," there
is sort Of vain hope that something
good may come Of them-no real faith
in their efficacy. The best proof of the
utter absence of real faith in supersti-
tons about luck, even among gambling
men, the most superstitious of mankind,
may be found in the incongruity OF
their two leading ideas. Ii there are
two forms Of expression more frequently
than any others in the mouths of
gambling men, they are those which
relate to being III luck or out OF luck
on the one hand, and to the idea that
luck must change on the other. Pro-
fessional gamblers, like Steinmetz and
his kind, have become so satisfied that
these ideas are sound, whatever else
may be unsound, in regard to luck, that
they have invented technical express
sions to present these theories of theirs,
failing utterly to notice that the ideas
are inconsistent with each other, and
cannot both be right-though both may
be wrong, and are so. A player is said
to he Gin the vein" when he has for
some time been fortunate. He should
only go on playing, if he is wise, at such
time, and at such time only should
he be backed. Having been lucky he
is likely, according to this notion, to
continue lucky. But, on the other
hand, the theory called "the maturity
Of the chances" teaches that the luck
cannot continue more than certain
time in one direction: when it has
reached maturity in that direction it
must change. Therefore, when man
has been Gin the vein" for a certain
time unfortunately no Steinmetz can
say precisely how long), it is unsafe to
back him, for lie must be on the verge
of change Of luck. OF course the
gambler is confirmed in his superstition
whichever event may befall in such
cases. When he wins he applauds
himself for following the luck, or for
duly anticipating q change of luck, as
the case may be; when he loses he
simply regrets his folly in not seeing
that the luck must change, or in not
standing by the winner.-.Longma7a's
Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-05
spEAn1NG BY tn CARD.

penelope, said a New York lady to
her little Boston niece, will you see
how high the thermometer is, please?"
eyes, auntie, it is just even with the
mantel-piece."
"Thank you," said little Penelope's
aunt, who was equal to the occasion ;
"and now will you see how high the
mercury is"
Seventy degrees, Fahrenheit,
auntie, +" replied the Boston miss.-Li.te.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-05

The word liberty has been falsely
usel.by persons who, being degenerately
prohigate in private life and mischievous
in public, had no hope left but in TO-
menting tliscord.-Tacit24a.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

A Peculiar Incident.

DR.. Nelan, of Brownsville, tells of
a remarkable coincidence that hap
pened during his recent trip west.
He says that at a station in Indiana
an elderly gentleman and lady of in
telligent and respectable appearance
came aboard Of the train and took
seats near where he and his lady
were sitting. They had not been
seated long before the gentleman
spoke to him and they were soon en-
gagged in familiar conversation, which
continued until the train stopped at
a town where they were to remain an
hour or so. When the doctor said
he would take walk and see if he
could find some good eating apples,
the stranger remarked that if the
doctor had no objections he would
accompany him. The doctor said
certainly not" and the two started.
They soon found some good apples
and were walking along eating when
the stranger jocularly remarked:
"This reminds me Of when was a
boy and lived in Brownsville, Penn
sylvania, and used to go out to old
Thomas Nelan's and steal apples"
The doctor said the remark shocked
him, as they were entire strangers
and had never seen each other be-
fore, and after he had time to think
how ludicrous the whole affair APP
peared, he could not restrain himself
and laughed heartily. But the stran-
ger did not suspect anything and
kept on telling the doctor about
when he lived in Brownsville, etc,
and when he. had gotten about
through the doctor told him that he
claimed to be grandson of the
Thos. Nelan whom he had stolen the
apples from, and asked if he did not
think it was about time that he was
settling for them. The stranger was
incredulous at first, but when he
found that the doctor was really
from Brownsville and knew some of
his relatives he was delighted, and
.enquired of everybody that he had
known in his boyhood days, which
was forty five years ago.
The stranger was a Mr.. James
Reynolds, a son of Joseph Reynolds,
once one of the leading citizens of
Bridgeport. Mrs. Cannon, of our
town, who is cousin of James Rey-
nolds, received letter from him
telling her about meeting the doctor
and of the pleasant acquaintance he
had made and the strange meeting
of the two. He also mentioned sew
eral other things that were rather
complimentary to the doctor that l
will not mention.- Uniontown Stand
ard fti...tt s5r
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
OUTIN THE COLD
Connellsyille Miners Turned
Out of House and Home
by Officers.

CoNNEHsvmLE, Pa, Feb. 1.-The
work of evicting striking miners
and coke-drawers in this region COM
menced this afternoon, and tonight
the household goods of seven fami-
lies lay alongside of public roads.
The evictions were made at the in
stance of the Ii. c. Frick Company
by Sheriff Sterling and number of
deputies from Uniontown. Four
families were evicted at Broadford,
one at the Summit works and two at
the Valley works. All others oecu-
plying the company's houses at these
works were notified to-day again
that if they do not vacate the houses
or resume work until Thursday they
will be evicted. There was no troub-
lie followed the evictions to-day.
The Sheriff and his deputies took
the. tenants by surprise and had
their work finished before the report
got abroad of what they were doing.
Preparations will likely be made now
by the men to defend themselves
since ,hey nave reee''eo ho''ee VI
Wha' they can expect
MORE EvIcTloNs TO FOLLOW.
The Sheriff informed your cores
pondent to night that they will evict
a number at the Leith works above
Uniontown, tomorrow forenoon, and
in the afternoon they will throw a
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

great misery, for he was moaning at
great rate. The doctor, in his kind
way, stopped and enquired the cause
of his apparent suffering, and was
told that it was toothache. By re-
quest the doctor alighted and was
proceeding to examine the tooth
when the mischevious rascal, who
was only feigning his suffering, clos
ed his huge jaws upon the doctors
fingers and held on like bull
dog He thought it smart joke to
thus punish the doctor for his kind
ness, but he mistook his man. The
Adam" was reused in the old doc
tor, and he leveled left handed
blow at the butt of his ear that re-
Taxed the jaws of the "smart Alex"
in hurry, and sent him end over
end into the creek. This anecdote
furnishes sample of the sort of
people the early practitioner came
in contact with.
DIR. j was once prominent
physician and merchant of Morgan
town. A man named Jake s.
once came to the office of Dr. j,
stated the nature of his indisposition,
and was furnished with medicine,
which he took with him to his home
in the country. The next day R,
one of the greatest wags in the world,
on his way to town met with Jake,
who told him Of his having been in
town on the preceding day and get
ting medicine from DR.. j, which
he said he had taken according to
directions and was much relieved.
R. fastened on to Morgantown
and went direct to DIR. is store.
The doctor was himself behind the
counter, and R stepping up said,
''Dock, l came in for some burial
clothes for Jake S.. / suppose
you heard of his death9'' "Why,
no. replied the doctor, recalling the
recent visit and prescription, when
did he diey' R replied gravely,
"Last night. Sudden DEATH "Ah,
indeedp' said the doctor what in
the world was the matter with him?"
swell" said R, still maintaining
his seriousness, at is not known.
He came to town yesterday evening
and got some medicine from some
body, and on going home he took
dose Of it and sat down in front of
the fire, and the first the family no
ticed he had fallen over and was in
spasms He tried to tell them some
thing about the medicine, and where
he got it; but, poor fellow, he was
too far gone He choked up and
died without being able to speak"
The doctors mind began to fill with
visions of prosecution for criminal
carelessness, DC, as he enquired if
there was anything on the medicine
to indicate where it came from.
NO." replied R., Il believe not.
They have some of the medicine and
will have it analysed, but they have
no idea where he got it," "Ain't it
astonishing" said the doctor, "that
people will give medicine in that
reckless way? Such carelessness is
criminal" "Dock, did Jake get any
medicine of you yesterday" enquir-
ed R. At this point the doctor
caught the smile on Rs face,
and R, unable to control his
visibility, left the store room in time
to escape the doctors yard stick.
ITO be continued
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The Druid Hill Park ground log,
which retired last November, came
forth yesterday to make his Candle
mas observations. A number of cur
ious people were awaiting the result,
and they saw the creature quickly
go back into his hole when the noon
day sun cast his shadow on the
ground. The park keepers consider
the act of retirement an official sig
MITIGATION that "for the next six
weeks there will be foul weather."
In his retirement it is believed the
grounding will be engaged in origi-
nal research to find out the exact
connection between his shadow on
Candlemas day and the six succeed
ing weeks of bad weather which re-
suit therefrom.- Baltimore Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

C0plous Fall In MARYLAND, vir.
gfmia and Tennessee.
Four Inches fn
Mexico.

BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. "a blind
ing snow-storm has prevailed in this
city and vicinity since l o'clock this
morning and there is no indication
of an abatement. There is heavy
fall of snow, obstructing street cars
and causing almost cessation OF
ordinary business. With additional
ice in the river and harbor, naviga-
ton is most difficult in consequence
of the thick snowfall.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-The Sc
verest snow storm for several years
prevailed here all day. The snow
tonight is from six to eight inches
deep. The thermometer has fallen
% degrees in the last twenty -four
hours.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.-The
snow storm of yesterday and last
night was one of the seyerest ever
experienced in this State, 1t con
tinued from daylight Tuesday till
daylight to-day, and prevailed
throughout the State. The turn
pixies and roads in every direction
are impossible. The snow at Mem
phis, Knoxville and Chattanooga is
not as deep as it is in Nashville.
Reports from points in Upper Ten
nessee say the snow drifted badly in
that section, effcctually stopping all
travel generally. All stage-coaches
are snow bound and do not hope to
be able to travel for several days.
All the city schools adjourned to-
day, it being impossible for the chill
dren to reach the buildings. The
average depth of the snow is twenty
inches. Business was practically
suspended during the day. Railroad
traffic is almost completely blocked
in every direction, including the
Louisville Il Nashville, Nashville d
Northwestern and Cincinnati South
ern. In various parts of West Ten
nessee the snow is reported from
twenty-five to thirty inches deep.
CRY OF MEXICO, Feb. 3.-Snow fell
to the depth of four inches at Mexi-
caleingo, four miles from this city,
yesterday afternoon. This is the
first snow that has fallen in this vi
cinity since 1856. The tops of all
the adjacent mountains were also
whitened. The weather is much
cooler than is generally experienced
in this latitude.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
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West Virginia Bills.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 3.-The
following West Virginia bills have
been introduced: eos Eat
By Mr.. Golf: A bill granting a
pension to Mrs. Octavia Pavy. A
bill granting a pension to Mrs. II. S.
Gardiner A bill granting pension
to Mrs. HI. w. Cross. A bill grant
ing pension to Bales C..Dewecce,
late private in Company G, Elev.
enth Regiment N. Y. Regulars, in
the war with Mexico. A bill grant
ing relief to William C. McCrosky,
A bill granting a pension to Harriet
Murphey. A bill granting a pen
sion to Daniel NJ. Miller. A bill
granting gension to Emanuel Fran
els.
BY Mr.. Wilson; A bill appropria-
ting $5l2 Is to enable the Secretary
of the Treasury to make certain re-
pairs to certain Government property
at Harper's Ferry. -
BY Mr.. Gibson: The bill to class
ify labor and equalize the, pay Of
Government employees.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
NEW DUDs


A writer in the Pittsburgh Com
mercial Gazette has evidently been
trying to break in new pair of boots
and has not succeeded very well.
He muses. in this style:
Debuts are generally trying Or
deals; a reputation is made or mar
red; success assured or threatened;
it is crisis of fear, anxiety and I'M
certainty. You can readily fancy
the feelings Of the debutant, when
the rigid scrutiny has been success
fully undergone and an entrance eff
fected upon the highway of success.
But the uncertainties and annoyance
incident to this test are insignificant
compared with the agony endured
by the young man who wears, for the
first time, new suit of clothes en-
phasized by pair of squeaking
shoes and new hat, and is compelled
to walk up some central church aisle
to the family pew, which in such in
stances seems to have been removed
several seats ahead. Some of us
who have not-as Beecher says
been used as pegs on which to hang
the WORKOUT parental buds, can i'm
agine his state of mind.
To begin, there seems to be a lull
just as the noisy shoes announce
you at the entrance There is no de-
Walton from this, you might almost
call it rule. Squeak! squeak .every
time you put down your foot, with
painful distinctness. You have start
ed now and are obliged to proceed.
The family pew never seemed so dis
tant before or church attendance so
obnoxious. You try to hide your
hat, but it won't hide. 1t wasn't
made for that purpose and you have
never since then realized a truth so
certainly as that fact. If a new suit
was an ordinary occurrence instead
of an event showing in such painful
relief against the background of rus
tier garments, then one might not
show such embarrassing conscious
ness of being dressed. But in this
uncomfortable instance one is apt to
go through great many ridiculous
performances to give evidence Of an
aristocratic unconcern. But no mat
ter what the impression you may
give, you are indescribably wretched.
You do not want to look at the floor.
lest people think you are gazing at
your trowsers. You will not look up,
for fear they will presume you are
looking for admiring glances. If you
look directly ahead, you dread they
will think you proud. You want to
thrust your unoccupied hand in your
pocket to stop it's uncomfortable
swing, but that won't do, at that
time. Those abominable shoes, like
perverse imps, squeak out "brand
new! brand new.'
Thank heaven. you say, as you
drop into the seat. But you are
nearly as uncomfortable here, for
you think the attention attracted
during your march up the aisle con-
times. Then you must stand up
during the singing. You would like
to remain seated, but the tormenting
spirit whispers in your ear that folks
will think you believe yourself blue
blooded unless you do as the rest.
So up you bob, an uncomfortable,
unhappy, irreligious creature.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

1t is rumored that the b. Il O..
will fight the bill for free navigation
of the Monongahela. Possibly this
may be so. II would be very nat
ural for them to oppose any measure
that would take freight out of their
hands, but we hope that nothing, not
even the b. 4 O., will be able to de-
feat the ends of justice. The Ka-
nawha is free and there is no reason
under the sun why the Monongahela
should not be free also.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
New Clarksbul'g.

CLARKsBuRe, Feb. 6.-The pro
tracted meeting is still in progress
at Rock Forge. Up to the present
writing there have been nine CONVEX
sions, and five still seeking.
William S. Fleming, from near
Dunbar, is visiting parents and
other relatives in this vicinity.
John Clark took flying trip to
Fairchance one day last week.
Marshall Travis, Of Smithtown, is
canvassing this section in the inter
est Of the fruit tree business.
George Pool bought one Of the
finest dairy cows in the State, of
DANES Kidwell recently, so he in
forms us.
A Quarterly meeting will be held
at MELONS Chapel Saturday and
Sunday, the 9th and 7th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The canvass for the new directory
of McKeesport was finished last
Monday, and the population of that
city was found to be over $4,000.
The largest number of business men
are grocers, and over 5000 men were
found to be employed in the National
Tube Works.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
Fairy Stories about the Capital.

New York SUM-
Washington society is certainly
going the pace, and at such rail
road speed as to leave all the other
cities of the Union stunned and help
less in the background. Time was
when New York claimed to be the
great center of Vanity Fair, and the
jewellers in it's broad avenues and
under its stately roof trees honestly
believed that every law governing
dress and fashion must necessarily
emanate from them. But New York
wakes up one morning to find herself
not famous, but absolutely eclipsed
"Millionaire's Row. in Washington
has larger, handsomer and more sump-
tuouslymounted residences than any
that Fifth avenue can boast. The
entertainments given by their owners
are on a scale of regal magnificence,
INTRODUCED by foreign ministers, who
model them after what they have
seen at their own courts, and with
which we could not attempt to COM
pete And then we hear of dia-
monds in comparison with which the
Astor jewels are spoken of as shit
andmiss gems" collected with no
attention to uniformity. We fatter-
ed our dense ignorance that s'the
Astors" had money to buy and taste
to select jewels, but evidently we
were mistaken. One lady in Wash
ington has diamonds estimated to
be worth $l,000,000, and the tale
that is told of their yellow pink, blue,
and pure white light" reads like
page from the arabian Nights
Another has just received a necklace
costing an incredible sum, the
diamonds of which have been years
in process of selection, and every one
of which is faultless gem" And
collarette has just been ordered for
another fair one-to consist of eleven
diamonds-for which no limit is
given as to price or time consumed
in the selection. The broker NAV
60 from India to Peru and back
again to India to fill the order, If only
he fill it satisfactorily. New York
women must hide their modest heads
and modest jewel boxes after this.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

If the Wheeling papers would give
us a days rest on politics, on Cam
den, Gibson, Golf ct al, and talk
about something clse-anything else,
good Lord, will do-the entire State
would heave sigh of relief.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The man who can invent some way
to get subscribers topay their SUBJ
scriptions to county papers, will find
a fortune awaiting him when he
shows up. Delinquent subscribers
are the bane of a country publishers
life.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

There is quiet under-current in
business matters about Morgantown
that indicates considerable activity
with the approach of spring Many
persons are quietly engineering en-
terprises of various kinds that we
trust will develop into something.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

When You hire servant in Mex
leo it is with the understanding that
her entire family live with you. In
this country there is no understand
ing, but the result is the same.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The present is an excellent time to
call and pay your subscription. If
you cannot come in person, enclose
it in a letter., or send by some neigh
Dor who is coming to town.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

Hello, Central. Gimme Fairmont.
Is that Fairmont? Well, our rail
road is now completed and you can
have that old hack you were asking
us about on which to move your
village and all your goods and chat
tells down to the junction. We don't
need the hack anymore. Good bye.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

Hon. J. +. Pennybacker, of Pen
dleton county, thinks he could fill
VIM. l.. Wilson's seat in Congress.
Wilson is a little man, but he is
much bigger than some others of
twice his size.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The city of Cleveland has figured
and figured, and has finally come to
the sage conclusion: Either the
contractor can clean the streets or
he can not" We don't see any
great chance for argument there.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
OUR PENNSYLVANIA NEIGHBoRs
What the Scissors Find I'm the
keystone Papers

The Monongahela river is clear of
ice, formed several weeks ago, from
Lock No. 5, down. No damage was
done Brownsville.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

General Golf has officially an
nounced himself candidate for the
United States Senate. He seems to
have forgotten that the little Noun
tain State is somewhat Democratic
in its political faith.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

The arctomys mona1 (called
grounding by common people) saw
his ugly shadow the other day and
retired to private life for six weeks
longer "Ah, there, etc."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

Dear Correspondent: Please don't
comment on the weather. We have
patent on that subject and don't
like to have it infringed upon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

Have you paid for this paper; or,
are you reading it at the publishers
expense? If the latter, don't you
feel a little mean over it?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

George II. Flagg has been nomi-
mated by the President for postmas-
ter at Charlestown, and the appoint
ment is very satisfactory to every
body. Mr.. Flagg is said to have
had his eye on that slice of cake ever
since the nomination Of Cleveland in
'S4.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

If Kingwood wants a nice little
ride on our road perhaps we might
let her have it, We can afford to be
charitable toward our unfortunate
sisters. fl 'l7al
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

In Washington county the Court
sentenced a nun to 8 months in the
Allegheny wori-house for stealing a
minister's breeches.