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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
Prepare for the Census.

Robert l.. Porter, the recently APP
pointed superintendent of the next
census, is, with commendable fore
sight and enterprise, putting into
operation means whereby more cor
rect and fuller returns can be secur-
ed when enumerators make their
visits next year. In circular just
issued he urges the great Importance
of correct returns in regard to farm
products and live stock, and sug-
gests that farmers throughout the
country keep account of their var
ious products and live stock for the
census year, which began June |,
1889, and ends May 81, 1890, We
would urge every reader to adopt
this suggestion at once. The first
of June has passed, but so recently
that every one can remember what
has been produced since that date.
Get small blank book and use it
especially for this purpose Record
the number of acres you have in var
ious crops, in pasture, and meadow
and woodland; the number of head
of each of the different kinds of live
stock, and their value. Keep an ac-
curate account of the products of the
farm-the number of pounds of wool
shorn, maple sugar and syrup, and
gallons of milk, pounds of honey and
wax, etc. Don't forget the chickens;
enumerate them and keep account
of eggs secured and sold, and the
price, chickens Matched, poultry sold,
etc. AS the various crops are secur-
ed, record the number of bushels,
tons, etc, of each, and their cash
value. In short, keep a complete
and accurate account of the years
transactions. Ifevery farmer in the
land would do this the figures of the
next census would be reliable. Sta
tistics are useful in proportion to
their accuracy. When inaccurate
they are misleading and do not ac.
complish the object sought. The
fault lies, as rule, with the farmer
and not with the censustaker The
return the farmer makes is too often
mere guess-work. Keep these ac-
counts this year for your own benefit,
if nothing else. 1t will give you an
insight into your business you can
never obtain otherwise. 1t is the
duty of the agricultural press to
urge this matter upon the attention
of farmers everywhere, so that the
agricultural statistics of the next
census may be as full and complete
as it is possible to get them.
Mr.. Porter announces in circu-
lar that the census office will furnish
to the medical profession through
out the country, physicians regis
ter" in which all births and deaths
during the census year, under the
physicians observation, are to be
recorded, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the birth and death rates of
our population. These registers will
be sent to all physicians who apply
for them, and all are urged to apply,
and thus assist in the work. If a
similar register could be supplied to
every farmer in this country, with
instructions how to use it, the prob
lem of how to secure complete agri-
cultural statistics would be solved.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY,
1T WAS PROPERLY BUILT.
Views OF Colonel Roberts and Charles
Davis on the South Fork Dam.

The Engineers Society of Western
Pennsylvania held meeting last
night at its rooms in the Penn build
ing. President Broshear presided
1t was announced that Colonel I. p.
Roberts would read paper on the
South Fork dam, but the Colonel said
he had not been so advised ami had
no special report prepared He had
made visit to the dam since the
Hood, and was willing to give as far
as he could the result of his investi-
cations. He said he wished to deny
the statement accredited to him that
the rain fall had nothing to do with
the breaking of the dam. This was
an error.
From drawing of the dam, Col.
onel Roberts explained in detail its
proportions. The waste wier. be
said, was rs feet wide, and from what
he could learn depth OF % feet of
water had been flowing through this
outlet for hours before the dam gave
way. Up in the mountain there We're
evidences of a heavy RAINFALL
cloud burst-and the waste wier was
not sufficient to carry the water
which flowed in the dam. An over
flow was the result, and this was the
cause of the dam giving away. Col
onel Roberts said he had no fault
whatever to find with the workman
ship and the general construction of
the dam. He regarded it first class
in every respect-at least that por-
ton Of it still standing. 1t was new
er intended, however, that an earth
dam should overflow.
Mr. Charles Davis had also visited
the dam. He made a lengthy report
as to the terrible force of the water
The character of the work on the
dam, he said, was much better than
he had expected. The dam was
originally constructed under the su-
pervision of State engineers, and it
was undoubtedly first class. Stats
tics were given to prove that earth
dams had stood the test better than
any other They ranged in proper
ton of l to 4 made of stone and to
IL made of timber
President Brashear stated in con
clusion that from the opinions of the
engineers who had examined the
dam, and other evidence relating
thereto, the dam was well enough
constructed. The drain was not suf-
iicient to prevent an overflow.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
A BOYS Ingenuity.

Croton, Conn, can boast of a boy
who is full of pure Yankee ingenui-
ty. In the past he has been obliged
to rise in the morning about five
o'clock and feed a horse which is
kept in the barn near his place of
residence. Finding this a little too
monotouous and irksome he invent
ed way in which he could fulfill
his mission and enjoy blissful rest
simultaneously. He arranged a
small box in the upper part of the
barn directly over the manager in
such way that by pulling a cord
the box was tipped or dumped, de-
posting she grain in the feed box.
The other end of the cord was car
ried through the window of his room
and attached to the bedstead.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
800 Reward. 800.

The readers of the New DOMINION
will be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only posi-
tive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
reetly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work.
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials. Address F. j.
Cheney q Co., Toledo, 0.
- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
A Safe Investment.


Is one which is guaranteed to
bring you satisfactory results, or in
case of failure return of purchase
price. On this safe plan you can
buy from our advertised Druggist a
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. 1t is guaranteed
to bring relief in every case, when
used for any affection of Throat,
Lungs or Chest, such as Consump-
ton, Inflammation Of Lungs, Bron-
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Group, etc, etc. 1t is pleasant and
agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and
can always be depended upon. Trial
bottles free at J. M. Reed & CO. s
Drug store
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
AS If TWICE DEAD.
The Horrible Experience ola Mounds
vile Girl.
Moundsville Herald.

Moundsville Herald.
Pretty Katie Patten, of this city,
has passed through horrible expe-
rience, which, in connection with the
excitement over Mind Reader Bish-
ops death, has aroused no little in
terest in medical circles. Miss Pat.
ten. who is % years of age, after snf-
fering -four days with the most ma
lignant type of diptheria, died to-
day, or rather was pronounced dead
by the physicians who attended her.
She ceased TO breathe and the heart
discontinued its action.
just as the physicians were leav-
ing the room after Strengthening her
limbs, the patient began to show
signs of life, and in short time was
able TO converse with her relatives.
Though very weak, she was able TO
say in low voice, II am not dead. "
She was made comfortable, and no
more alarming symptoms presenting
themselves, the physicians departed,
only TO be summoned few hours
later, when the same strange pro.
ceedings on the part of the patient
was gone through
This time, however, the physicians
were more convinced than ever that
the woman was dead, and declared
that heart failure was the immediate
cause and no hope could now be en-
tertained of the pstient again rcviv-
ing. But contrary to the expecta
ton of the doctors, and without any
assistance from them, for they con
sdercd 1t was entirely useless to
make the attempt. Miss Pattcn
again showed signs OF animation,
and came out of her trance-likc
sleep as before.
The final attack, however. was
more prolonged than either of the
previous ones, and even the family
of the girl were reluctantly compel,
ed to believe that she had really de.
parted. Her j,w dropped, every
sign that usually marks tho presence
of death was present, and prepare
tiors for the laying out of the body
were made. The bandages were adj
justed about the head, and every
thing made in readiness for the un-
dertaker
The patient had been in this state
for at least an hour when she again
showed signs of life, and shortly af-
Ter the doctor pronounced her com.
paratively out Of danger and in
hopeful condition.
Mr.. Patton stated To reporter
that Ills family were subject to ner-
vousness, but the entire absence of
the signs of this trouble convinced
him that the cause of her seeming
demise was due 10 what the ply 81
cians said was heart failure He has
a morbid fear of burial alive. and
says he has made provision in his
will that in case Of his own death he
shall be cremated.
DIR. Stone stated that when he was
called to the case on Sunday the Pat.
ten girl was suffering from what was
supposed to be TO tonsolitis. On close
examination he discovered signs of
diptheria. When she began to have
spells he considered her to be dying,
and summoned the family to the bed
side. Each time she was IN the trance
- l. . D. l. 4 4
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
A Presidential Family Picture.

In the Red Parlor of the White
House on Thursday Washington
photographer took picture of four
generations of the Harrison family.
The Rev. Dr. Scott sat on the ex-
treme right Of the group. Mrs.
Harrison and Mrs. Mckee came next
and the famous Baby Mckee com
pleted the gathering. The latter
did his best to make the affair a
failure, and if it had not been for
what is known as "the instantaneous
process" he would have succeeded.
There is difference of 8S years be-
tween the generations represented in
the picture. Dr. Scott is 90 and
Baby Mckee only 2 years of age
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

Many a child goes astray, not be-
cause there is want of prayer or vir-
tue at home, but simply because
home lacks sunshine. A child needs
smiles as much as flowers need sun
beams. Children look little beyond
the present moment. If thing
pleases, they are apt to see it. If
home is the place where faces are
sour and words harsh, and fault find
ing is ever in the ascendant, they
will spend as many hours as posi-
BILE elsewhere. Let every father and
mother then try to be happy. Let
them talk to their children, especially
the little ones, in such a way as to
make them happy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens,
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have n !, yer handled. rene
dies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time. and we stand ready
to refund the purchase price, if salts
factory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their
merits, J. NJ. Reed h Co.'S, Drug
gists
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
errihle ForeMarning.

Cough in the morning, hurried or diff
cult breathing raising phlegm, tightness
in the chest, quickening pulse, chill
Hess In the evening or sweats at night,
all Or any of these things are the first
stagesof consumption. Acker's English
Cough Remedy will cure these fearful
symptoms, and Is sold under positive
guarantee by J M. Reed Il Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

80 you want place on the
staff?' inquired the editor of com
ic paper. "Have you had any ex-
perience?
Not on regular paper" replied
the applicant; "but l have been
cracking jokes all my life"
'Umph!" returned the editor.
"Any references?
Nobody, except Miss Giggie,p he
replied, with blush; "she, once said
| was too funny for anything"
I'm that case, | guess you're too
funny for u.s.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
Robbed by Rats.

An Allegheny butcher has discov-
cred that rats have been stealing from
his till for the last year. Recently a
$40 dollar bill disappeared, and So
which he then placed in the drawer
as bait, was also soon among the
missing. He made an examination
and found part ofthe five dollar note
in rat hole leading from the back
of the drawer to the ice box. This
encouraged him and he made further
searches, opened side of the box,
where he found enough fragments of
currency to fill half-peck measure.
He took the Find to the Custom
House and the officials there in a
short time succeeded in matching
bits to the extent of SIG.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

A teacher in Western town, who
asked one of her pupils to procure u
grammar, received the following note
from the girls mother: Il do not de-
sire that Matte shall engage in
grammar, as ] prefer her to ingage in
more yousful studies, and can learn
her to speak and write proper myself.
/ have went through two grammers,
and can't say as they did me no
good prefer Matte to ingage in
German and drawing and vokal mu-
sic on the piano
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

Several leading citizens of Johns
town are threatened with arrest on
the charge Of pillaging among the
wreckage. The Conemaugh horror
developed much that was heroic and
noble, but the bad side of human ma
tire continues to reveal itself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
CareIest Mothers.

Many mothers have permitted their
children to die before their eyes when
they might have been saved Any
mother who keeps house without bot
tie of Acker's English Baby Soother at
hand, runs risk which she may some
time regret Ithas saved the lives of
thousands of children, and is doing so
every year. For sale by J. M. Reed d
Co
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

The Democrats of Illinois and
Ohio have some hopes of carrying
those States this fall. The issue in
which they expect to gain votes,
strange to say, is the tariff. Time
and reflection are believed to be
making votes for the democracy in
the West.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
Flaming Fire In the Veins,

We hold positive proof that Ackers
English Blood Elixir cures ell blood
poisons where cheap sarsaparillas and
so-called purifiers fail. Knowing this
we will sell 1t to all who call at J. M,
Reed n Co. on positive guarantee.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
English Capital in American Trade.

One of the most noteworthy signs
of the times is the rush by English
capitalists to invest in business of
different kinds in the United States
First it was in American breweries,
which is going on at q greater rate
than ever, and promises to continue
until the business has wholly passed
into foreign hands. Then came the
idea of an immense English syndi-
cate to obtain control of a number
of the largest dry goods houses, with
view to extending the control of
that branch OF trade throughout the
country, which idea is being worked
up at the present moment on the 9th
er side Now we hear that Ameri-
can watches have attracted similar
attention and that $l0,000,000 has
been offered for the Elgin plant.
American watches meet with ready
sale all over the world, and the whole
world is calling for them, China in
cluded. The African market is ex-
pected to be opened up in due time,
when the exchange of Yankee watch
es and clocks for ivory will become
great feature of trade. Other syndi-
Gates engaged in other specialtics
will doubtless spring up. We ex-
pect to hear that English capitalists
have been similarly attracted to
Pittsburg on account of its incom-
parable facilities, not only for great
manufactures, but smaller in one
observation-disclosures.
Farmers should take common
sense view of the situation. You
must bear in mind that we are now
under the high protective tariff sys-
TEN, the great blessing that the
stump speaker and advocates of this
system told you would result from
it in your favor You are now en-
joying the fruits of it, if there are
any benefits in it. You were told
that it would advance the prices of
your grain, your produce, and in
fact everything you have to sell.
You were told that your store goods
would be cheaper You were also
told that wages would be much
higher, and many other things. But
is it SO? Isn't your produce, your
live stock and everything you have
to sell lower now than for many
years and still getting lower. Isn't
the price of store goods and every
thing you have to buy gradually
raising all the time? And are not
wages lower now than they have been
for many years, and getting lower?
These things are all very apparent
and can be discerned by any think
ing mind who will reflect seriously
over the matter. Why is it
that farming is recognized by
SO many Of our people as beg
carly employment? Why is the
farmer required to toll hard from
early morn till close of day in order
make scanty living for himself and
family? Was it so ordained by the
Providence Of God that the farmer
should be the worst oppressed ofany
of His creatures here? Not so my
friends. The farmer should be the
freest and most independent of all.
- Vest Union Record
tTrjble FOreWarning.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
JULIAN E. FLEMING,

In the United States there are TO-,
900 lawyers, about one lawyer to ev-
cry 900 inhabitants. In France there
is only one lawyer to over 5000. In
Germany the proportion is about the
same as in France.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

Conduct is the great profession;
behavior is constantly revealing us /;
what a man does tells what he Is.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

The advisability of holding an ex-
ira session of Congress in October is
now being discussed by prominent
Republican leaders. The politicians
are divided on the subject, but the
people are not The fewer Congress
sional sessions there are the better
the people will be pleased.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

These are the actual steps which fol-
low indigestion. Acker's English Dys-
pepsia Tablets will both check and cure
this most fearful of diseases. Guaran-
feed by J. NJ. Reed Il Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

prohibition in Pennsylvania last
Tuesday resulted in victory for
those opposing the amendment by a
majority in the state of 1S9,056. and
so the liquor business in that state
will still be conducted under the
provisions of the Brooks high license
law. Our neighbors, Greene and
Fayette, voted a majority in favor of
prohibition, the former 324 and the
latter 3,005 majority. Philadelphia
gave SO, $50 majority against it and
Allegheny county voting the same
way to the tune of 24,950 In cleo
tions for the past two years in every
state where the question was an is
sue it has been defeated.
President Harrison is having bad
luck with his appointments. Some
of them are SO notoriously unfit as
TO provoke protests in his own party.
Recently one Paul Vandervort was
made Superintendent Of Mails at
Omaha, Neb., in reward for political
services. The reputation of this man
was so disgraceful, his appointment
to an important post in the mail SER
vice so scandalous, that Republican
newspapers who knew the man pro-
tested vigorously and demanded his
immediate dismissal in the interest
of the public service and for the
credit of the Administration. Paul
Vandervort has pull and he still
controls the mail service in his di-
vision. No wonder it is demoralized
-Cieveland Plaindedler.
The press along the Ohio river is
beginning to advocate the crema-
ton of the bodies found along the
river. Humanity to the dead would
dictate otherwise, but for the benefit
OF the living this plan is good one
Danger of great epidemic threat
ems the people all along the river. Sc
many decomposed bodies in the
river and covered up in the mud or
its banks cannot fail to bring disease
of the most dangerous kind. Justice
to the living demands that these
irightful causes Of disease and death
should be obliterated by the mos
speedy process AS it is those now
found are swollen and mutilated be
You'd possible recognition and it ap
pears to us that cremation would bt
goi send even TO the friends Of th,
dead There is great alarm al
along the river, lest the water may
become so tainted as TO engender un
told horrors in the way of disease
Many cities in the Ohio valley ge
their supply of water from the Ohi'
river and no process Of iltering viii
be sufficient to cleasc it to such :
state of purity as to render it SAT-
from disease
IlvspnpSta noeoofr Hath
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

Senator John f. Kenna thinks
there will be no extra session of the
Legislature this year. Probably
there wont, but we doubt it, because
it is fair and right that Gov. Elem
ing should be seated this year, and,
we think short session of the state
law makers would be the proper
thing in accomplishing that.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

The Cambria county coroner's in
quest report is u model in its way of
an effort at show not to say it" 1t
is to the effect, with much guarded
verbiage, that on their oaths they
found that the bodies before them
'scame to their deaths from the break
age of certain dam" but as to who
is responsible for the breakage they
cautiously express no opinion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29


In the collection of census matter
next year farmers will be interroga-
ted concerning crop and stock sta
tistics. The figures of the crops rails
cd this year will be the ones used, so
farmers should from this time on
carefully note down accounts of all
their crops. Thus they will be pre-
pared to answer the questions readi-
ly and will greatly aid in making
the census reports accurate and use
full.
And now the papers of the coun-
try want flower adopted as our
national emblem, but different local
tiles want different specimen, for
instance, Pennsylvanians never will
consent to anything but the water
lily, Southern people are loud in
their praise of the gorgeous magno-
liza, and New England wont listen to
anything but trailing arbutus and
golden rod, but remember that West
Virginia will cling till death to the
honeysuckle. So it don't look like
Il national emblem can be chosen in
a flower.