The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-08-15

litical purpose that ~Mr. Blaine was
in as firm q state of health as any
man of bis age could hope TO be-
One Mcknight edits ''son Rus
sells" paper, or did before he went
to Jail. He was committed for Con-
tempt of Court a few days ago, hav-
ing published the gist Of an inter
view with IAN old Montanian'' ar
raigning the Judiciary of the State
in unmeasured terms and then re-
fused to divulge the name of bis in
formant.
AS we drove to concert at Hotel
Broadwater few evenings since we
looked up at the rocky ramparts of
Mount Helena frowning hundreds of
feet above our heads and on the side
of one of the hills near by noticed a
high derrick and engine house.
asked had some one been boring for
oilY' But was told that "Dr. Brooke
formerly of Morgantown had started
an artesian we'll there but died be
fore its completion"
An elegant stone mansion on a
commanding site on the "West Side
was pointed out as the family resi-
dence. He seems to have had some
what unusual matrimonial expert
ence. Having married and reared a
rather numerous family he and his
wife separated, divorce was gran
ted, and after living apart two years
they met and were remarked A
son who was formerly a student at
the West Virginia University is q
resident of this place, but from all
hear is never likely to reflect any
great amount of credit ON his nina
mater.
Last Sabbath we attended divine
service at the Episcopal church where
we found large congregation Of
ladies. Heaven is going to be a
mighty lonesome place for the wo-
men if the presence of men there is
to be proportional upon their attend
ance upon church here
Services were conducted by an
English tourist Canon, and the SER
mon preached by visiting bishop.
AS the benediction was pronounced
and we turned to leave the church
was confronted by the smiling face
of an old St. Louis friend last seen
in 1880.
There are Is Protestant churches
in the city of Helena and six of them
are Methodist. The handsomest
church building belongs to them a
beautiful stone structure in the
Gothic style of architecture
They have fine school five miles
down the valley called the Montana
University which started out last
September under very promising aus
pices. The only other important
sectarian schools here are under
Catholic control, one for boys and
one for girls. The Methodist Con-
ferenceconvened here last week. The
Methodist church is leading the van
guard in the struggle for supremacy
between Professionalism and Cathol-
ocism in educational matters in the
United States few years ago, Cath
Ollie shoots were largely patronized
by Protestant parents, but when the
great Catholic University was estab-
lished at Washington the Methodists
sounded the note of alarm and now
one of the certainties of the near fu-
ture is school there that shall equal
in cost and it is hoped excel in in
fiuence and patronage all that was
ever expected from the other by its
friends. The same policy was pur-
sued in Baltimore by the Methodists
and as result, they have a very sue
cessful Womans College there.
The National Educational Asso-
citation will meet in this city next
July. Your teachers could not dc
better than to elect Miss Coyle a
delegate. Cant you see that it is
done?
l will go visiting in a few days to
a place where the Postoffice is ten
miles distant so if the New DOMINION
fails to get a letter that will be the
reason. NJ. A. Y.