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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Thrifty Lucinda.

Miss Lucinda Washburn, q native
Of Kingston, Mass, died in this city,
aged 7S years 2 months and 10 days.
She camo to Sacramento in tho early
tifties, was an Industrious woman, a
good financier, and at her death was
one of the wealthicst individuals in
the city. The bulk of her property
consists Of good paying real estate in
many portions of this city. She was
somewhat eccentric, and went about
looking after her diversified interests
dressed in cheap calico and a white
apron, while her headgcar was inva-
riably an old fashioned sunbonnet of
some light colored material. Her es-
tate will appraise up into the hundreds
Of thousands, and it Is doubtful if
many women in America by their in
dividual efforts have amaSscd so largo
q fortune. e.-Sacramento Record Union.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
A Fascinating Young Lady.

In Upton county, Tenn, lives a
young lady, who exercises a fascinat-
ing power over animals. The Journal
of Man says that she is able to conquer
been ablo to handle. The most savage
dog in the ncighborhood quails before
her. Squirrels and birds como tc
her in the woods and cat from her
hand, and many times she has been
known to pick up a rabbit in the path.
She says that from infancy she has
had this remarkable power over wild
animals, but only within the past few
years was she aware that she was also
"horse tanner" She says she is not
conscious Of putting forth any effort
in this
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

3 Rudolph Stang, Of Dusseldorf, has
lately completed, after more than ten
years work, a copper plate engraving
OF Leonardo da Vincis great fresco.
1t Is believed that this is the first timo
the famous picture has been directly
studied by the engraver. Raphael
Morghen's splendid engraving was
made from a drawing of copy of the
original painting, and all other plates
issued since its publication in 1900
hssse been more or less limitations
of it
The history Of Morghen's work is
instructive. The monks at Castelazzo
hearing of the fame of the fresco in
the refectory of the monks Of Santa
Maria dele Grazie, at Milan, commits
stoned Marco d'Oggiono, q pupil of
Leonardo, to paint them a copy for
their refectory. But being himself q
distinguished artist he could hardly be
expected to abstain from introducing
some variations Of his own. A draw
ing Of Oggiono's copy, Which was in
far better preservation than the origf-
nal, was mado for Morghen by Mat
teini, himself an excellent artist, who
was moro intent on the artistic perfcc-
ton of his work than on it's fidelity to
the original. Then came tho engraver,
who is credited with having produced
a work of consummate technical ex-
cellence, but which cannot claim to
be an exact reproduction of Leonardo's
picture.
Stang betook himself to tho spot,
studied the fresco in its present state,
anu made use of oil available sketches
and original sketches made by the
painter for his work, some of which
were to be found in England. The re-
suit is what he believes to be repro
duction in copper of the work as it
came from Leonardo's pencil, executed
as perfectly as modern art can effect.
The engraving has been much praised
by German art critics.-London Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Tho Baby King of Spnin.

Stories of the cccentricities of the
baby king of Spain continue to amuse
Europe. The continent is laughing at
his latest escapade, which came near
to involving his country in serious
trouble. A newly appointed minister
to Spain from an influential European
country reached Madrid, and after q
time was presented to tho young po-
tentate. The minister is bald headed,
but wears long, flowing beard. "Oh,
motherp exclaimed Alfonso when no
caught sight of the diplomat, hes
combed his hair the wrong way"
The relations between Spain and tho
minister's country arc somewhat
strained at present, but q settlement Of
the misunderstanding is hoped for
New York World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Dissipation OF Vital Enercy.

Truly did Emerson designate dissi-
patton as the greatest evil In life. IIo
did not mean dissipation in the narrow
and common sense of excess Of drink
ing. He meant dissipation of all sorts
the dissipation of vital energy in
the pursuit Of trivial objects, social
dissipation, waste of time, waste Of
money, waste in general Social dis
sipation is one of tho most harmful
forms Of dissipation, because it is so
insidious, apparently SO innocent. We
arc commanded to love our neighbors,
but we are not commanded to call on
them two or three times q week The
amount of timo consumed in supcrhu-
Gus and purposeless social intercourse
In this world Is something positively
appalling. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Controller Morau,s Compinat,os

Controller Moran is mathematician
Of no small attainmcnts in that branch
OF abstract thought, and lie can juggle
with figures, in their intricate pcrmu-
tations and combinations, after the
most approved style. His attention
was not long since attracted TO date
In last November which included four
ones and four eights, viz: 1l-1Sth- 1888.
Curiosity led him to expand the doc
trine of possibilities involved in this
odd combination, and he has demon
stratcd that similar combination can
not occur again till tho remote geo
logical period expressed in the year
6S8t-f1-1sth. Detroit Free Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
improving N Proyerb.

"Ivo always admired proverbs, my
dear" Mr.. Dusenberry said, as he
rubbed his chin in contcmplativo
way. ''They are chock full of sig
niticance. They are laconic and logi-
CAL Now, for instance, thcro is tho
saying, 'Straws show which way tho
wind blows What could more
terscly"-
Yes, interrupted Mrs. Dusenberry,
with twinkle in her starboard eye
IF you'd sift tho ashes every morn
ing, instead Of letting mo sift them,
you'd know moro about the direction
OF the wind than all tho straws in
creation would show you. detroit
FREQ Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
An Odd Dining Organization.

A very odd dining organization in
Philadelphia is knowa as the Ishmacl-
ties. The apartment in which the
feast is held is always decorated in the
oriental fashion, some Of the features
stahs bsrag bSsng esc 1esson Ssro
q muezain who presides and rules tho
feast, and who also delivers a mock
prayer and has a peculiar song. All
wear turbans or fez caps, with long
robes and ornaments around their
necks. Chicago Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

The constitution of Costa Rica pre-
scribes hospitality to strangers as
sacred duty, and declares citizenship
to DO forfeited By ingratitude to pa
rents, ABANDONMENT Of wife or chill
dren and neglect Of tho obligations
duo to the family.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

There has been consecrated In Phila-
delphia church for the exclusive use
Of the deaf 1t is the first and only
place Of worship in this country, if not
in the world, that is managed entirely
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08
Does Duty for All.

In dozens Of restaurants one kind Of
.'stock" continues to do duty for many
differently named soups, tho great
variety of names astonishing tho un-
sophisticated country cousin.-Boston
True Flag.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-08

The main strength of American
wrought iron is 45,9 pounds; Eng
Gsh. IA.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The citizens Of Morgantown should
60 to work vigorously to hurry our
long hoped for boom. There is al
ways great amount of preliminary
talk to start any public movement
OF Importance and we could at least
begin that. Let us hold meetings
or let the Chamber of Commerce
hold them, and devise ways and
means to bringl capital and men to
MOrgantown. There are no towns in
she State that can offer as great in
duccments. We have the greatest
supply Of natural gas in the world,
we have transportation facilities by
river and by rail, thus guaranteeing
to shippers very favorable terms on
freights. We have great quantities
Of timber near. This commodity has
been shipped from Morgantown dur
ing the past summer to Europe.
This being 80 could we not manu-
fpcture it into something and ship
the manufactured goods much cheap
er, thus insuring great profit? Let
% 90 to work and do something |
Providence helps those who help
shemseIves.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

A Murder Mt ROWIesburg.

On Saturday last number of men
got into quarrel at Rowlesburg, the
result of drunken brawl, in which
Thos. E. Dunn shot and killed Geo.
H. Moore. The two had INDUCED in
fight before the shooting occurred
and Moore had his collar bone and
his jaw broken. There were few
more words and Dunn drew revol-
yer and fired, killing Moore instant
ly. Dunn fed to the woods and af-
ter wandering about a half day re-
turned and gave himself up. A cor
oner's jury found verdict against
Dunn without justification. Dunn
was taken to Kingwood on Monday
and will have his hearing there to-
day. His friends claim that he did
the deed in self defense, but there is
little hope that this plea will save
him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Great foresight was shown by Dom
orest's Family Magazine in publish
ing, ten years ago, when an inter
national exhibition was talked of,
map of the identical site that has
now been chosen by the New York
Committee for the Worlds Fair of
1892. In the November number of
this famous Magazine Cjust issued)
this plan is reproduced, handsomely
executed, and on extra fine paper.
1t includes all the buildings and the
laying-out Of the grounds, and, to
make it more comprehensive, a map
of New York city is also given The
description that accompanies these
designs gives better idea of the site
than anything that has yet been
published. Everybody should pos
scss this number, if only for this
feature. The same enterprise is
shown throughout the entire Maya
zine. women Novelists of Ameri-
ca contains some fine portraits of
those with whose names and books
we are so familiar. The opening
chapters Of a serial ("Fiend or
Fool?") by J. ii. Connolly, are given,
promising to develop into one of the
best of that well-known authors
wonderful stories. An interesting
article on pearls" is beautifully IL
Illustrated by j. Carter Beard; and
there are, besides, numerous other
excellent articles and stories. Fine
illustrations constitute feature of
this Magazine; and in the November
number there are over one hundred
of them. 1t is certainly the cheap
est $500 Magazine in the market.
Published by W. Jennings Denorest,
Is East 18th street, New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

When potatoes sell at one dollar
per bushel the farmer can get fair
every day overcoat for ten dollars
When potatoes sell for thirty seven
or fifty cents he pays the same
amount-ten dollars for the same
coat. Here the farmer should put
on his thinking cap and figure out
that some one else fixes both the
price of his potatoes and his coat,
and then see wherein the tariff bene-
fits him. The farmer is wheedled
or scared into voting for tariff
every four years that does anything
in che world but protect him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

NEW YoRK, October 13.-The fa-
nous Tabernacle Of which Rev. I.
Dewitt Talmage is pastor, was to-
day, for the second time in its his
tory, totally destroyed by fire. AT
2:15 o'clock this morning police
man discovered flames issuing from
the small windows over the main en-
trance, and rushing to the nearest
signal box, sent in an alarm. The
firemen found the fire had assumed
large proportions and additional
alarms, calling all available appar-
atus, were at once sent in. 1t be-
come evident that the edifice was
doomed to destruction.
1t burned like finder box, and
the firemen, despairing of saving it,
directed their efforts to the adjoin-
ing property. Many of the occu-
pants of the neighboring dwellings
were already awake and the police
proceeded to arouse those who were
sleeping. The three-story frame
structure, No. 1853 Schermerhorn
street, adjoining the church on the
east, was the first to take fire, and
No. 1855, similar structure, follow
ed No 357 was also damaged. On
the west side of the church the
flames extended 10 two brick. dwell
ings, and on the opposite side, a
row of three-story brick dwellings,
Nos, 33S to 34S, suffered from the
intense heat. Window glass was
broken and woodwork scorched
Fortunately there was no loss of life
or limbs. DIR. Talmage was on the
scene soon after the fire alarm and
did not leave until he had seen the
cdifice which had been his pride,
laid in ashes. Then he returned
sorrowfully home. All day to-day
crowds visited the spot and gazed
upon the ruins. No services were
held to-day. Edison's men were in
the church building until $50 p. m.
yesterday arranging new electric
plant, and it is thought that during
the thunder shower which prevailed
during the night lightning had been
carried into the building by the
wires. The loss on the church
building including the organ, which
was one of the finest in the country,
is $4,000. 1t is said to be covered
by insurance.
TALMAGE APPEALS FOR HELP.
The trustees were in session at
the house of DR.. Talmage tonight
and stated the insurance amounted
to $12S,450. The building originally
cost $1lS,000, to which improve
ments costing $4,000 have been
added. The organ cost $4,000;
church furniture, $26,S00; new car
pets, etc $500. DIR. Talmage has
issued an appeal to the public for
help saying that the church has
never confined its work to its own
locality. The church, he says, has
never been large enough for the
people who came, and he wants $780,
900 besides the insurance to build a
larger and more suitable structure.
The fire forces DR.. Talmage to
postpone a trip to the Holy Land.
Services will be held hereafter in
the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The Northwestern Farmer a pa
per of republican antecedents, has
declared against the tariff and blunt
~ says that protection does not
represent the Western idea among
Western republicans" 1t denies that
the republicans won the election on
the tariff issue, and says the great
West, in its own interest, is for a
low tariff.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Michigan is noted for her large
Republican majority and her prom
ises to protect" the workingman.
One Of the largest iron mills in the
country is being built at Marquette
and the owners have bargained for
the convict labor of the state to run
them. This is protection to Ameri-
can labor with vengeance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Montana Democrats have reason
to be proud Of their achievement in
the late election. They wiped out
She Republican majority of 5000 and
elected their Governor and other
state officers. And this in the face
of barrels of Republican money and
all the force that Federal patronage
could give to the opposition.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
General Insurance Agency.
I.G. LA ZEII.

MOrgant0wn, w. Va,
Writes Policies of Insurance in the
following companies:
FIRE INSURANCE.
UNION, of San Francisco, Cal. Cash
assets, $1,3l9,063.2S.
NIAGARA, Of New York. Cash as
sets, $1,000, 1857.
INSURANCE. co. OF NORTH
AMERICA, Philadelphia, Pa. Organ
lied A. d. 1904. Cash assets, S., 1885,
1856.
All reliable and First Glass Com.
panies.
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE ETNA. Of Hartford. Conn.
Cash assets, $3S. sl9, 0S4. 87.
All kinds Of policies issued at lowest
rates. The financial standing Of this
company has never been questioned.
d.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The st. Louis Globe Democrat il
q very sensible Republican paper
and it remarks that Governor For.
aker, Of Ohio, doesn't care how
great an ass he makes of himself as
long as he can make sensation
that he "is:called bag of wind by
sensible men" and admired only by
those "who mistake impudence fol-
bravery and swagger for genius"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
ONLY ONE LEFT.
Death Of the Eleventh Juror in the Gel.
ebrated Ossawatomie RrOwn Trial
In 1883.

SUMMIT POINT, w. VA, Oct. H.
John c. Mcclure died after long
illness at his farm house near here
this morning in his S5th year. He
was a member of the jury which
convicted John Brown, Of insurrec-
tion fame, in 1859, at Charlestown,
this county. BY the death of Mr..
Mcclure there is but one of that eel
ebrated jury left living. Mr. Right
slime, of Shepherdstown. Only one
of the jury, Wallace Shirley has died
a violent or accidental death. He
was thrown from his horse a few
years AGO aud killed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The New York World says:
"The modified Australian reform
system was used in the city election
az Chattanooga on Tuesday. The
dispatches said that it was the
quietest election ever known in the
city. Less money was used at the
polls and there was less illegal vo-
ting than in any previous election
This is the result wherever the re-
form system is applied, and it is
bound to prevail in all the States
eventually"
A little of it in this state would
be great boon to the people. The
desperate efforts of the Republican
corruptionists in the last election
are all the proof needed for this.
The people of West Virginia need
some protection against the corrup-
tion Of the ballot and the day is
not far distant when the better class
will demand the Australian or some
other system that will uphold the
sacredness of the ballot box.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Our Pennsylvania contemporaries
continue to publish accounts of MUIR
ders, robberies, kidnapping, arson
and other lawlessness. There GER
tainlv can be little truth in these
stories as about all the crimes in the
country, arc committed in West Vir-
Qinia,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
WILL BE HERE SOON.
A Pittsburg Announcement of the Open.
ing of the River.

PIrTsBuRG, Oct 14-The opening
of the Monongahela river for navi-
cation to Morgantown within two
weeks is certain. The dam and lock
are completed and a dredge boat ar
rived on the ground to-day to clear
the lock channel. The sheeting on
the upper side of the dam is in and
the pool is filling with water. The
Brownsville Packet Company will ar
range an excursion to the headwa-
tiers on the day of the opening. and
Morgantown will have demonstra-
ton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
Four Generations Present.

A pleasant meeting occurred Sep.
10Th, at the residence of Charles
Nicholson, near New Geneva, between
Mary A. Nicholson and her grand
children, Mrs. May Boughner of
Baltimore, Mrs. Jessie Black of
Greensboro, G. b. Nicholson of Pitts
burg and ]. w. Nicholson, and great
grandchildren, Arthur G. Boughner,
Nellie M. Boughner, Emma A. Black,
Asia M. Black, Bessie N. Black,
Albert c. Black and May Nicholson.
r. c. Brown and Mrs. A T. Barlow
of Iowa were also present Union
tot0n Standard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The Gubernatorial committee was
called to meet in Wheeling yesterday
70 make its final report. 1t may be
near the 4th or March next before
Governor Fleming will be Inaugural
ted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
FERTILIZERS

Messrs. J. r. Weaver and Thomas R.
Evans have on hand large amount of
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS,
that they are ready to supply on the
shortest notice.
Both gentlemen have had much ex-
perience both in the use and sale of fer
tilizers and only handle the very best
brands.
The prices are the lowest that reliable
dealers offer.
Any brands wanted not in stock will
be ordereti promptly
WEAVER & EVANS,
Morgantown and Easton
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The Preston county Journal has q
timely article on the insurance ques
ton. 1t is right when it says that
to cut down the payment to twenty
five per cent. less than the amount
named in policy, as many compa-
MES do in their SO called adjustments,
is a fraud on the people. If an in
surance company insures hundred
dollar shanty for ten thousand dol
lars, it ought to be made pay the full
amount. 1t is true, too, that this
State badly needs some law on this
matter, and if there is not too much
politics abroad, it may get it in the
course of the next hundred years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19
Increase Of Money i'm Circula.
tfOn,

e1Oms
There have been several decided
changes in the amount and charac-
ter of the circulating medium dur
ing the past year. In the first place
the circulation has increased from
81, 1884, 34O,280 October l, 1883, to
Laos, 018,00O October l, 1889, or
$20,677, 720. The principal change
in the character of the money in the
hands of the people is in silver GER
tificates. Their circulation is now
$276,619,715 or $5S,05S,114 greater
than a year ago. This increase is
attributed more to the withdrawal
from circulation of national bank
notes than to any other one cause
although the increasing business de-
mands of the country contributed
materially to the result. The rednc-
tion of national bank note circula-
ton since October last is $37, $780,
229. The total amount outstanding
on the first instant was $199, ITO, oil.
There has also been a decided
decrease in the circulation of gold
certificates, which has declined from
$134, 1888, 100 in October, 1888, to
$l16,675,349 on the first instant. The
circulation OF gold coin is now $685.
947, 715, or 1882, 149 less than it
was last October. There are about
half million less silver dollars and
nearly million dollars more of sub
sidiary silver in circulation now than
at the same time last year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The Cincinnati Times Stars lead
ing Republican paper, says the
Ohio campaign is in badly damag-
ed condition and it calls for new
deal. The mud-slinging campaign
conducted by the party in that State
has been a boomerang indeed.
Many of the party leaders now pre-
dict the election of Hon. James Z.
Campbell, the democratic candidate
for Governor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Three members of the newspaper
Paternity of West Virginia, have died
within the last few months. They
were S. p. Mccormick, of the Graf
ton Eagle; F. c. Glass, of the Pan
Handle Nescs, and j. w. Barnes, of
the Tyler Star.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

President Eliot, of Harvard. has
renowned his allegiance to the re-
publican party and enrolled himself
with the Democratic party. Presi-
dent Eliot being a concientious man
could not stand the crowd he was in.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

The destruction of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, DR.. Talmage's church on
last Sunday morning will be source
Of regret all over the country. This
will not, however, stop the publica-
tion Of his sermons. He will hold
services as usual in one of the Brook
lyn theatres until the church can be
rebuilt.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-19

Murat Halstead has habit of
going off too soon generally. He
recently published an apology and a
retraction of some ISLANDERS publish
ed in his paper against Hon. James
E. Campbell, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Ohio.