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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

on the prairie again just In time to meet
the hounds and troopers who have an
ticipated the move.
Now he is wild and demoralized.
Once more he dives into the ravine and
sends the dust flying into the very faces
of his pursuers. for now the leading
hounds are so close that the foremost
jaws are swapping the air at his every
bound. A quick turn to the right and
up the slope throws these leaders far
too far-beyond; they sweep around in
long curve; but, though he has thrown
them off. the hunted, senseless, helpless
wretch has forgotten the trailers in the
rear; they spring across the angle he has
made, and are close as the original pur-
suers, and much the fresher. Wildly,
madly now he twists and turns, first up
one bank, then the other. Far to the
rear the coming riders see the signs Of
his breaking down, mark the scurrying
to and fro of horse and hound "Come
onr they shout. He's gone now, and
we can be in at the deathl'' Mrs. Law
renee on one side of the ravine is as far
to the front as Mrs Belknap on the
other. One of them must lose the brush;
he cannot die on both sides at once
The dark beauty has had more than one
rasping disappointment in the last two
days; it would be intolerable now that,
after all. Mrs. Lawrence, and not she,
should prove the victor.
Bunny makes one frantic rush up the
E0I
hounds at his very heels, spins in front
of her eyes, catches sight of two fresh
antagonists fronting him, whirls sud-
denly about to the right, and almost
dives under her horses heaving barrel as
he once more plunges into the ravine,
down the rugged slope, up the gentle
ascent to the other side. There half
dozen long. lean muzzles CLEAN close be-
hind him; he falters, wavers; sharp
nose is thrust underneath him as heruns,
a quick toss sends him kicking, strug
Cling into the air, and in another instant,
with piteous but Intellectual squeak and
pleading. he is the center of a turnb-
ling, swapping, fang gnashing group Of
hounds, and his little life is torn out al
most before Graham can leap from his
saddle, beat them back with the visor of
his cap, then, seizing the still quivering
body by the legs that would have saved
could that empty head only have direct
ed, holds poor Bunny aloft in front Of
Mrs. Lawrences snorting steed and pro-
claims her Queen of the Chase.
And this, too, has Mrs Belknap to see
and strive to smile; while down in her
happened had Perry come.
ITO BE CoNTINUED.3
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18
Consistency.

Pater 40 p. m.)eWife, this will never
do. You will drive me to bankruptcy.
Three boxes of candy in Sweet & Cara
melle's last bill. This must stop.
The Same 40 a. M, to office boy
Here, Frank, go to Puff & Litem's and
tell them to send better lot OF Per-
fectos than the last, and that $50 hum
dred entitles me to good cigar.-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
West Virginia.

West Virginia is healthy State.
West Virginia has no State debt
West Virginia is well supplied
with churches.
West Virginia has a progressive
system of free schools.
West Virginia as a grazing State
is unsurpassed.
West Virginia has more coal to
the area than any other State in the
Union.
West Virginia has the finest quail
ity of building stone.
West Virginia's cheap lands and
coal, timber and iron ores invite the
capitalist and the settler.
West Virginia's fertile valleys and
healthful mountain resorts, her noble
rivers and dashing brooks Of spark
ling water, and her railroads tray
ersing her borders North, East, South
and West are the pride of her people,
and strangers seeking homes are ex-
tended warm and hearty welcome
to come and share her hospitalities
and partake of all she possesses.
The place to make a start in life.
Hesitate no longer but come and
abide with us.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
HE SHOWED THE QUEER.
A Green Goods Man Handsomely Taken
in at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia green
goods man who gave his name as
Edward White and his residence
Ninth avenue, New York, was this
afternoon committed by a United
States Commissioner in default of
$4,000 bail for a further hearing on
the charge of using the mails for il
legal purposes. Several days ago
w. H. Agey, a hotel proprietor at
Tylersburg, Pa, received letter
signed William Duncan, No. 1913
Montgomery street, Jersey City, in
which the writer offered to furnish
Agey with a large amount of coun-
terfeit money for small sum of
good money and assuring him that
the counterfeits were so well execut-
ed that there was no danger of de-
lection. Agey communicated with
Chief of Detectives Woods of this
city, and correspondence was open,
ed with Duncan. 1t was arranged
that he should meet Agey in Phila-
delphia, and last evening when he
arrived at the Colonnade Hotel and
inquired for Agey he was taken into
custody by detective.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
A Mortgage of $50, 200, 900 Placed on
the C. e. o.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 16-
The largest mortgage ever placed on
record in this county was that of the
c. & 0. Railroad made to the Cen
trail Mortgage Company, of New
York, and placed upon the records
to-day. 1t is for thirty millions of
dollars and is on the property of the
road from point on the James river,
below Richmond, Va, to Hunting
ton, this State; thence to point of
connection with the Elizabeth, Lex
ington & Big SANDY road; also
on the extension from Richmond,
Va, to Newport News, and thence to
Pharbus, near Norfolk, Va; also
upon the line from Ashland. KY,
to Covington, KY, and on the bridge
between Covington, KY, and Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
A LAWLEsS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Where They Make Moonshine Whisky
and go Cunning for Each Other.
Charleston Star.

A letter just received by the Star
from Logan county, gives the partic-
ulars of the murder of Floyd Dingess
by William Hall, which occurred at
the mouth of the Rock House fork
of Hart creek, in Lincoln county a
short time ago. Hall was brother
in-law of Dingess but they had not
been on good terms for several years
and on meeting in the road an old
quarrel between them was resumed,
eliminating in Dingess striking at
Hall with handspike, which flew
out of his hand. AS he stopped to
pick it up, Hall drew revolver and
shot him, the ball stricking him in
the upper lip, ranging upward and
lodging in his brain. Dingess' faith
er and brother came up short time
afterwards and finding his body ly
ing in the road, went through his
pockets, and found pint bottle of
whisky, from which they coolly wip-
ed the blood, pulled the stopper and
drank its contents. Henderson Din
CESS, Floyd's father is said to be run
ming a moonshine d;stilery in the
neighborhood, and about eight miles
further south on the waters of Mar
row bone creek, another one is locat-
ed Both are run in defiance of law,
and the owners have gathered about
them a body of men, all under oath
to stand by each other, and they run
the neighborhood pretty much ac-
cording to their own fancy, the law
abiding citizens fearing to do any,
thing or give any information that
might get the moonshiners into
trouble The trouble between Din
CESS and Hall originally arose about
a married woman in the neighbor-
hood, to whom they had both been
paying more attention than she could
consistently receive, according to her
marriage vows. The general opin-
ion is that Hall was justifable in his
action, but the Dingess family are
searching everywhere, threatening
to make short work Of him If they
succeed IN catching him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
THE NEW ASYLUM.
HOW THE WORK PROGRESSES AT
SPENCER.
A Good Location and Promise Of Good
Urgent Need for These
Additional Accommodations

SPENCER, w. Va, January 19.--
Your correspondent in company
with Capt. Kidd, had the pleasure Of
visiting the Asylum grounds recent
ly. The day was bright and sunny,
and the calm, ETHEREAL azure sky lent
additional charms which recreation
brings to the close confinement ofof-
fee hours.
The Asylum grounds, where the
Asylum is in progress of erection, lie
southeast of Spencer. Spring creek,
a continual flowing stream, is the
dividing line between the Asylum
grounds and the town. The grounds
are at an elevation of about fifty
feet above the level of Spring creek,
mildly receding away from the creek,
in gentle undulations, insuring
health and comfort.
The building under construction
is 300 feet long by 80 feet wide w.
j. Kitson has the contract for the.
work to be done as provSffdtccdf by the
last Legislature, and has an excellent
corps of assistants.
The institution is now State af-
fair, AT first, the fact Of the Fourth
Congressional District having had
no public buildings, as each Of the/
other districts had, was an argument
for its present location. Tho natu
al facilities of the grounds for heaItn
and comfort which Roanc county at
great expense donated the State for
the express purpose hat the second
Asylum be located at Spencer, was
another weighty consideration for
its location.
The work goes rapidly on. The
condition of the unfortunate ones of
our State makes it an imperative
duty Of our Legislature to push it to
rapid completion There are more
people at this time in Weston than
can possibly insure the peace and
quietness necessary to successfully
doctor such diseases as insanity.
Less than 100000 Of an appropri-
alton for the next two years would
be treating the unfortunate ones Of
our State with Indifference and I'M
becoming the promptings Of our bet-~
ter humanity.
The well-being Of our State dc.
mands liberal and hearty appropri
alton.
A splendid location! A healthy
location. And pleasant location;
first, as to health, convenience and,
abundance of building material.
Experts have made the most critical
examination Of the stone that is on
one side Of the grounds and have
pronounced it to be Of the best quail
ty in the country. The wisdom OF
the committee in selecting the
grounds is at once apparent
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
A Ten Thousand Dollar Lawsuit.
State Journal.

John t. Harris went to Friendly,
Tyler county, yesterday to take dep
ositions in big case. 1t is that of
W. N. Walton, agent, against the
Marietta Chair Company. Walton
is agent for an Eastern company that
has control of a large tract of timber
land in Peasants county, and it is
alleged in the suit that lot of tim
Der thieves have cut valuable timber
from these lands and have sold it to
the Marietta Chair Company. These
thieves being irresponsible them
selves, the land company, through
its agent, Mr.. Walton, has brought
suit for ten thousand dollars against
the Chair company for the recovery
of the value of the timber. Eighty
or one hundred witnesses are to be
examined, and the case will be de-
cided later by the U. S. Circuit Court
of the United States, for the South
ern District of Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

cording to their designs. At the
very important season of the year
when the council should be perfect
ing their plans for the work to be
done during the summer, everything
is uncertainty until after the May
election. If the charter election
took place, say in January, the whole
of the working season would be be-
fore the new council. The amend
sment of the charter would be very
simple and comparatively inexpen-
sive proceeding.
THE wHIPPING-PosT.
Whenever an amendment of the
charter is undertaken, it is scarcely
necessary to say that the relic of
barbarism and serfdom, which re
lates to corporal punishment by
stripes when other than white per-
sons are the Offenders" should be
stricken out as a disgrace in the
charter of town in the light of our
present civilization.
REVISION OF ORDINANCES.
A committee has been appointed
to compile, revise and print the or
dinances of the town.
LEASING STREETS.
The conditions upon which lease
was executed upon a portion OF the
eastern end of Walnut street not
having been complied with, you have
refused to recognize the validity Of
such lease. The retaining of this
portion Of Walnut street gives to tho
town a great quantity of hard stone
for matchmaking purposes. In this
matter the simple question which
presented itself was, whether this
town should pay out hundreds upon
hundreds of dollars for inferior stone
with which to macadamize streets,
or should reclaim the use, at not
more than one-fourth the expense of
the latter, great quantity of stone
it already possesses, almost equal in
quality to limestone, and superior to
some limestone that has been used
ON the streets at enormous expense?
In view Of the benefits to be derived
by the public and the money to be
saved to taxpayers in the future, l
think you owe no apology to any one
for your action in refusing to recog-
nize the lease.
NUN noon
There is no one now entirely de-
pendent upon the town for support.
Three persons are deriving a partial
support at an expense aggregating
$1l0 per annum.
THE POLICE.
By your advice and consent have
maintained special night police
since about the first of June last. l
recommend, however, in order to in
sure efficiency in the police service,
that an alarm for calling a police
man be established somewhere near
the public square. This would in
sure attention on the part of the pc
lice, and the public would know
where to go to call policeman when
his services were required.
GAS AND WATER.
The laying of mains for the intro
duction of natural gas for fuel and
street-lights, already commenced,
and the assurance that within Il few
months bountiful quantity of pure
soft water, supplied by springs in
the mountains at an elevation of sew
eral hundred feet above the town,
promise much for the future growth |
and prosperity of Morgantown. 1t
is to be hoped that our public spirit
will keep abreast Of these elements
Of progress and prosperity which we
have long desired.
R. E. FAST, Mayor.
Jan. ID, 1889.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

A bill has been introduced in the
Illinois Legislature to regulate sleep
ing car companies by prohibiting a
charge of more than one dollar for
twenty-four hours sole occupation of
a lower berth or seventy-fve cents
for an upper berth. The bill also
prohibits greater charge than $1.50
for section or $500 for stateroom
for the same period. Bills were also
introduced reducing railroad fares
to two cents per mile; preventing
public officials from receiving rail
road passes; preventing railroad
employees from giving free passage
to any person. and repeating the
stringent conspiracy law passed last
year as result of the anarchist
riots in Chicago.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
NUMBER 40.
DANIEL BOONE AND HIS DOG.
Bricks Found In the Old Cont House
Bearing Queer Footprints.

CnnaleSton star.
Yesterday in cleaning Off the
bricks used in the construction OF
the old court house, several were
found bearing the impressions of
queer looking tracks, some of which
were said to be of deer and others, of
wolves. More practically inclined
people, however, turned up their
noses at these theories and said, in
tones of contempt for their more i'm.
aginative friends, that the tracks
were those of hogs and dogs Some
went so far as to tell story about
Daniel Boone and famous dog he
had, named "Kentuck," saying that
when the bricks were being made,
"Kentuck" started = deer somewhere
in the neighberhood, chased him
through the brick yard and caught
him before he reached the mouth of
Elk river. AS two bricks had just
been found, one bearing the imprint
of the a cloven foot and the other of
a heavy paw, looking like that of a
dog, they drew the inference that
these impressions were made by
"Kentuck" and the deer which he
was pursuing. Attorney A. B. Lit
tlepage took possession of these relies
and carried them away to his office
in triumph, firmly believing in the
story Of Boone, Kentuck and the deer
However, as the records show that
Daniel Boone had left Kanawha coun-
ty several years before the court
house was even thought of this story
was soon exploded. More bricks
with similar marks were found later
in the day and were eagerly taken
possession Of by relic hunters, among
whom the Star man was one, his
brick being one with ''wolf' track
Several other "deer" tracks were also
found, so many in fact as to indicate
that "Kentuck" and his game had
made the trip around the brick yard
several times before they made their
final dash to the river. The Star
mans "wolf' track is now on exhibit
ton at the Office and if any of our
readers are experts enough to dis
tinguish between the track of wolf
and that of dog, we will be glad to
have them call around and express
their opinion. We are real sorry
that the "Kentuck" and deer story
was found to be incorrect, as, if it
had not been the relies would have
been of greater value, but they are
well worthy of preservation, never
theless.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as Mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucus surfaces. Such
articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from re-
putable physicians, as the damage
they will do are ten fold to the good
you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine, it
is taken internally and made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
"Sold by Druggists, price rs
cents per bottle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

Some enterprising party might
make a spec by establishing a steam
laundry here. A lease on very ia
vorable terms we are told can be had
for the right to put up a suitable
building and the privilege Of using
the gas and water from the well on
the creek.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
The Arizona Kicker.

The last issue of the Arizona
Kicker contains the following:
ONLY Our WAIVE under
stand that Col. Colfax feels aggriev-
ed because we referred to him last
week as a dead beat bum who ought
to be given dose of White CAP
medicine. The Colonel should not
be so thin skinned. It's only our
way Of keeping. track OF the leaders
Of society.
NEARING THE LIMIr.-Wc have
been repeatedly asked why we did
not open on the G. and s. railroad
for its slow time, miserable old cars,
rough road, high rates and generally
incompetent service. 1t is because
we have been expecting an annual
pass from the road. We applied for
it three months ago. but have heard
nothing as yet. We are nearing the
limit. If that pass is not here inside
a fortnight we shall sound our buglc
in manner to make the officials Of
the road wish they had never been
born.
WE CONE DowN.-We stated our
belief last week that our contempor-
airy, which is eternally Dragging
about its increase of circulation, did
not print $50 copies weekly. We
were honest in what we said. The
old bristle-back hyena who claims to
be editor and publisher, sent for us
yesterday to examine his books and
figure up his circulation. We made
the astounding discovery that he
has bona fide circulation Of 1853
copies. When we are right we stick
to the limbs at all hazards. When
we are wrong we let go and come
down. We were wrong in this case.
We come down. The Hoaoling Coy
ote and Weekly Wssh- Wash will
please accept our humble apology.
A FALSE ALBANIA Chicago
Times correspondent dropped in ON
US the other day for brief visit,
and after showing him our Washing
ton hand press, six varieties Of job
type and two whole bundles of print
paper, we took him out for a survey
of the town. The news had gone
abroad that he was Chicago detec-
tive, and it was laughable to note the
effect upon our leading citizens, A
dozen or more broke for the sage
brush without stopping for clean
shirts, and so many others cut on
their whiskers or donned false ones
that we walked the whole length Of
Apache avenue without meeting a
man we could recognize at first
glance.
While there is nothing mean about
us, this is feature we are going to
work about twice a month on Il
town. 1t will keep the boys unset(
tied and anxious, and may be the
means of converting some from the
error of their ways. It's an awful
good feeling to feel that you are the
only man in town Of 1900 people
whose liver don't kick the breath out
Of him every time stranger comes
along and takes second look at the
bridge Of your nose Detroit Free
Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

An Iowa newspaper foreman is
now in danger Of his life for putting
together the following: The first is
a portion of an account of concert
and the last partial report Of cat
tie show. The sentences appear as
follows: "The concert given last
night by sixteen of Storm Lakes
most beautiful and fascinating young
ladies was highly appreciated. They
were elegantly dressed and sang in
charming manner, winning tho
plaudits of the entire audience who
pronounced them the finest breeds
Of short horns in the country. A few
of them are of : rich brown co1hr<
but the majority are sn6I
and white. Severs
are fine bodied, ti6
mails, and promise -
property"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

The Point Pleasant Register is a
very interesting paper. 1t cribs the
greater part of its matter from the
columns of the New DOMINION. The
editor shows good taste in his selec-
tons anyway.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

1t is said that in eight cases out
of ten if man gets $4,000 all of
sudden he will either go cracked in
the headsor make laughing stock
of himself. That's doubtless the
reason why Providence keeps $50, 900
away from SO many Of US.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

In another column may be found
the Message delivered by Mayor
Fast to the council at it's last meet
ing. The document is very compre-
hensive, touching upon the condition
and needs of the borough, reviewing
the work done by the council during
the past year and making some
timely recommendations for the fu
ture. If the policy as indicated is
carried out, numerous important
progressive steps will be taken. 1t
contains in addition some important
information relative to our borough.
Read it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

On June IS, the people of Penn
sylvsnia will vote on Prohibition
the Legislature having decided to
submit the question.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
PUBLISHER and PROPRIETOR. !.


The circulation Of the New DOMINION
steadily increases and is larger now than
ever before.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
) cents per 800 on

Levy of 10 cents per 500 on
real and personal property
valued at 1863, $500 $3.50. 1864 SO
Capitations ..s............... 200 90
Town scales (estimated) ...... $50 90
License taxes (estimated) -. 80 90
Fines (estimated) ............ so 90
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 3,014 80
The valuation for the year 1888,
on which the levy for the year end
ing 31st May, 1889, is based, makes
q decrease of $10,343.00 This may
be accounted for by the removal of
bank stock and some. other person
atty from the town.
To meet the estimated expendi-
lures for the current year ending
next May, the following levies and
estimates have been made:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26
1904 SO
Levy of so cents on each 500
CLEANLINESS OF STREETS,

The streets are now in very clean
condition for the time of year. Dur
ing the last summer they were kept
free from accumulation of dirt and
vegetable growths. A little work at
the right time makes it an easy mat
ter to keep the streets in fair condi-
ton, and need not entail great deal
of expense A little more pride end
care on the part of property owners
and their tenants in some localities,
however, would improve the condi-
ton of the streets in this respect
and add to the cleanliness of the
town.