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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
A Question For Farmers.

Now that the season is approach
ing when the agricultural districts
will find their communication with
the markets sporadically cut off by
the impassability of the country
roads, it will be profitable for them
to ask themselves how much gain
there is for them in the opposition to
improved country roads ON theground
that it involves largely increased
expenditure.
One of the greatest obstacles to
road improvement consists of the
stubborn idea of the agricultural
classes that it costs more to have
good roads than poor ones. This is
a most curious error. 1t is the case
on the other hand that the money
spent in patching the roads each
summer in way which causes them
to return to their regular bottomless
condition each winter would, if ap-
piled scientifically for a series of
years, supply the country districts
with durable highways on which
their products could be hauled to
market at all seasons.
True, 'consummation could be
fastened by increased expenditures.
If any sections should adopt that
policy the outlay would be amply re-
paid by the increased facilities of
communication, the saving in horse
power and wea, of vehicles and the
increased value of their farms. But
the point upon which it is well to
have a clear understanding is that,
with intelligent direction, an expen-
diture no greater than that made
necessary DOW by the system Of patch
work would gradually establish sub
stantial and lasting highways con-
Meeting all the country districts with
their most important markets.
These facts are good ones for. farm
ers to ponder during the hours of en-
forced leisure caused by their inabil-
ity to haul products to market. AT
ter they have considered the subject
all winter they may in the spring be
qualified to give an intelligent an
swer to the question. Does the pres
ent system, or lack of system, in road
mending pay?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
Judge Waxem IS Political Proverbs.

The Amerikin Eagel kin live on
glory, but patriots amt abel to.
A man that's got good offs is a
plum fool that won't fife fer it tooth
and toe nail.
Pensions is powerful argument
in favor of patriotism.
You kin fairly hear this CRATE and
gloryious Republic of ours sproutin'
and CROWN
Petticoats amt cuts to fit ballet
boxes.
Candidates as rule air the most
politest men on earth.
Some men have heep site more
intrust in politicks than prinsiple.
Uncle Sam jist amt afeerd Of no
body, that's what.
Pollititishans that kin lie and
wont lie air gittin skeercer every
yer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
Serious Danger

Threatens every man, woman OF
child living in region of country
where fever and ague is prevalent
since the germs of malarial disease
are inhaled from the air and are
swallowed from the water of such a
region. Medicinal safeguard is alb
solutely necessary to nullify this
danger. As means of fortifyine
and acclimating the system so as tc
be able to resist the malarial poison
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is in
comparably the best and the mos,
popular. Irregularities of the stom
ach, liver and bowels encourage ma
laria; but these are speedily rectified
by the Bitters. The function of di
gestion and secretion are assisted BY
it's use, and vigorous as well al
regular condition of the system pro
NOTED by it. Constitution and ply
sique are thus defended against thu
inroads of malaria by this matchlesi
preventive, which is also certain
and thorough remedy in the wors
cases of intermittent and remittent
fevers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

ERIE, Pa, Oct. 16.-The late Hon.
William L. Scotts will leaves the
use of all or the bulk of his estate,
valued at between $20,000,000 and
$25, 100000, to his widow and chill
dren during their lives and after their
death to their children and their
children's children.
The estate yields an annual in
come of 81, 100000, and this is to be
very nearly equally divided in the
family. The exact terms of the will
are not yet disclosed.
Mr.. Scott stipulated in this in
strument that Matthew Taylor
should have the active management
of his big business interests. His
salary is fixed at $4,000 per year
Mr.. Taylor was once poor railroad
clerk in Mr. Scott's employ, and was
promoted solely upon his merits.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
The Passing of the Buffalo.

Strictly speaking, it is not the buff
falo, but the bison, of which we talk
In historic times there have been nc
buffaloes upon this Western Hemis-
phere. But, yielding to the popular
nomenclature, it remains to state
that the American buffalo is mostly
gone.
Those who carefully studied the
magnificent exhibit made by the
United States Government, at Gin.
cinnati's Centennial Exposition Of
1887, will clearly recall the pictured
explanations of why the buffalo was
going; but now, alas, it seems to be
gone.
Twenty years ago over 10000, 00(
of them roamed about the Western
prairies. Now not a one is to be
found, save in menageries and "pre
serves There are $50 in the Vel
lowstone National Park. A wealthy
private land owner in Oklahoma has
a herd of about seventy five. The nex'
largest collection is in the Geological
Garden of Philadelphia, and mum
hers sixteen Aside from these there
are perhaps a dozen scattered ovei
the land. The Cincinnati Zoologi
cal Garden has two.
The effort has been made will
these few remnants to preserve thu
species to America, but it is in peri
Of failure through the strange fac
that all, or nearly all, the births arr
males. Last week, in the Philadel
phia Garden, two female calves wer'
born, but both weak and sickly. Il
the Yellowstone there has not beef
a female calf for five years.
1t looks as if the buffalo must &c
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
DIR. J. WESLEY WEBB
Gives His Reasons for Withdrawing
from the NJ. E. Conference.
Huntington Advertiser.

huntington AuNcfuScI.
Rev. DR.. j. Wesley Webb, than
whom there is no better known di.
vine in the state, is in the city.
Methodists all over the state were
surprised a few days ago to read
that he had withdrawn from the
church and from the conference,
and this surprise was intensified by
the fact that no cause was assigned
for his withdrawal.
The Advertiser met that reverend
gentleman this morning and in the
course of conversation DR.. Webb
gave his reason. The inference gain
ed was affecting, in that it showed
that he thought that there might
possibly be some dissatisfaction from
certain quarters with his further
membership. He said:
IL have not Withdrawn from the
Methodist church; / expect to be a
Methodist and religious man as
long as live. A minister is only
member of the church by being a
member OF the conference, and by
my withdrawal from the conference
was the only manner of severance
from the church. 1t is wrong i'm
preston for the papers to say | am
no longer Methodist. My reasons
for withdrawing from the conference
are many. did it, not that / wish
ed to, but because | was continually
annoyed, first one thing and then an
other. am Democrat, a strong
one, and the conference is as strong
Republican. Then | am getting old,
and l could get no regular passionate,
for why know not. i am poor also
and must either; have work or try
and live by some other means. Real
ly, l can't tell you all that prompted
my resignation, though regretted do
ing it, but felt that it was the only
course.open to me-"
II expect to remain in Huntington
for time, probably permanently,
and in that event l shall become a
member of the First church. l was
the pastor here for seven years, and
hope that / am remembered kindly
l am now selling books for living.
My wife is here with me, and in all
probability we shall make this our
home"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
Catarrh Can't be Cnred

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarr is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
have to take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is no quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years,
and is regular prescription. 1t is
composed of the best toncs known,
combined with the best blood purifi-
ers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in cur
ing catarrh. Send for testimonials
free
f. j. CHENEY q Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
A Cistern Full of Cider.

At Mason City lives a man named
Edward Schwartz. He raised apples
this year until he could not rest
peacefully of nights, because he did
not know what to do with them
there being so many. He concluded
to make them into cider vinegar. He
filled all the barrels be could get
and still he had apples left. Then
he took his head in his hand and
thought out solution of the prob
lem. He bailed the water out of his
cistern and is now filling that with
cider. He will have cistern full
of vinegar when it gets ripe enough
if it does not fill the ground with es
Gaping gas and cause an earthquake
We shall keep an eye on Scwartz
and his vinegar reservoir.-Pomeros
Tribune.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
1.
Those Babies.

The Charleston Gazette hauls q
bachelor editor over the Goals, for
trying to dampen the public interest
in Baby Mckee and Baby Ruth, in
the following manner:
The dyspeptic old bachelor 1--WE
suppose he is bachelor and is suf-
fering from dyspepsia) who presides
over the editorial columns of the
Lynchburg Ne,cs undertakes to
throw cold water upon the universal
homage accorded Baby Mckee and
the first born of Grover Cleveland.
Those babies he says, "are of no
more Importance to the public than
millions OF other babies that have
been born into the world and are be
ing born every day, and we can't see
why they should be made the subject
of so much newspaper gossiping to
the disgust of the sensible public"
This crusty old bachelor of the Ne,cs
has evidently never discovered the
strong elements Of power in Ameri
can politics, or he would know some.
thing of the influence exerted by GER
tain babies in shaping the destinies
of the nation. Suppose, for mo-
ment, that Miss Ruth Cleveland had
been born four years earlier, and
that Grover had gone into the cam
paign of 1888 wheeling baby car
riage. Does the Lynchburg Neps
suppose that he would not have
swept the country and to-day have
been the President of baby wor-
shipping nation, that the Mckinley
bill, with its long train of concomi.
tant evils would have passed the
White House; that the pension jobs
of the billion dollar Congress would
not have been dumped into the waste
basket and the deficit in the U. S.
Treasury avoided; that Tanner and
Raum, or men of that stamp, would
have been invited into the pension
bureau to scandalize the Depart
ment of the Interior? "Of no i'm
portance," indeed 1t depends large
ly upon whose baby tits whether the
birth ia of any special moment to the
public. Nominate Grover Cleveland
in 1892, and, our word for it, Ruth
will make him President.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
STATE NEWS.
Items OF Interest Clipped from Our
West Virginia Exchanges.


The Hobbs glass factory of Wheel
ing which has been using natural
gas for for fuel has gone back to the
use of coal
Miss Jennie Milligan while walk
ing on the c. & p. r. r. track neal
her home at Burlington was run over
by a train and instantly killed.
Mrs. John Fischer highly re-
spected old lady, of Parkersburg
drowned herself in barrel of wa.
ter Friday. She had been i'll and
became Respondent
A remarkable midget child is at
tracing attention In Charleston. The
child was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Perkins a month ago, and now
weighs but two pounds and half
1t is but seven inches high and can
be put in quart bucket with ease.
Mrs. Jane Schoolcraft, of Kanawha
county, a gay young widow of but
fifty years, has just launched her
bark for the eighth time upon the
sea of matrimony. She has buried
seven husbands, but believes in per-
severence, and tonight was welded
to Philip Adkins, sprightly youth
of sixty-one years.
A horrible accident occurred at
Tannersville. A child of Levi Gar
ner, less than two years old, was left
alone in a room with an open CRATE
fire. The little one was hardly able
to walk, but it climbed upon a chair
near the fire place and fell headlong
into the CRATE among the red hot
Goals and was literally roasted.
A CHASTITY discovery was made at
Sutton Tuesday. The heshless
bones of four human skeletons, in
tered in one gave, were exhumed by
workmen who were engaged in max
ing an excavation. 1t is supposed
that the victims were murdered dur
ing the war. The affair is shround-
ed in deep mystery and little is
known of the facts.
There is great deal of excite
ment at Hinton over a most out
rageous robbery and attempted MUIR
der committed by Green Gill and
James Long upon one VIM. Meador.
They enticed Meador, country man
to go with them to the reservoir TO
see some desolute women. When
there they demanded his money at
the point of a pistol, and having re-
ceived his all, the beggarly sum of
$6.75, shot him. The thickness of
his clothing saved his life, and he is
painfully but not dangerously wound
ed in the side. The robbers have
been apprehended and lodged injail.
Had the result been more serious,
they would have been lynched.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
They Don't Speak as They Pass.


Manor Letter IN Irwin Standard.
Two old friends at this place are
on the outs and don't speak. A few
days ago John Kunkle was taken
with a severe cold. Some one advis-
ed him to take an alcohol sweat. The
way that it is given is to place sau
Ger containing some alcohol under Il
chair, then let the patient undress,
and drawing blanket around him,
sit down in the chair, spreading the
blanket, so it will envelop his entire
person as well as the chair, and then
have some one set the alcohol on fire.
In few minutes copious perspira-
ton will set in which will relieve the
cold. John resolved to try it and
Cy. Zimmerman offered to boss the
job, assisted by Jess Kistler. At the
last moment they discovered they
had no alcohol. CIV. declared that
carbon oil would do just as well, and
pouring about pint in tin pan,
placed it under John, who, Invested
of his clothing, sat enveloped in a
heavy blanket on the chair. Cy.
touched a match to the oil and the
next instant John was seen to rise
with an alacrity never witnessed in
this neck of the woods Had the
ceiling been higher, he would have
added at least eight feet to his jump.
His yell broke several panes of glass
in the windows and tore off a consid-
cradle part of the roof His Ian
guage was warm, in fact clustering,
and the adjectives he used were all
of the superlative degree. A few
buckets of water extingnished the
fire, after which Cy. and Jess depar-
ted for their homes, bordering deep
ly and trying to remember all the
circumstances of the case The doc
tor thinks that in couple Of weeks
it will not be necessary for John te
est off the mantel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

In accepting Grandmother Blair's
resignation as minister to China
President Harrison says, II have
after inquiry found nothing that re-
fleets on your charactet This is,
to put it coarsely, a little tough.
Blair was for years United
States Senator, and a pretty well
known one, too, and was appointed
to represent us at China, but the
Chinese wouldn't have him, and no
body blames them for it, but now, to
have the President refuse to accept
his resignation till after inquiries
are made as to his character is hard
1t seems that the proper time to
have inquired as to his character
was before the appointment was
made.-Pdrkersburg Sentinel
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

The following transfers of real es
tate have been admitted to record il
the county clerks Office since oul
fast report:
MORGAN DISTRICT.
Smith A. Posten to Olive M. Og
den, part of lot in Morgantown
1880.
A. 6. Baker and wife to VIM. II
Bricker, part of lot No 10l in Nor
gantown, $500
p. B. d L. Association to A. E
Lazier, 22S acres, $500.
A. f. Lazier and wife to Sanford
Barrickman, 22s acres, same land
1890.
NJ J. Hagedorn and wife to Mary
Weining, acre and poles $40.
UNION DISTRICT.
Geo. w. Smith and wife to w. II
Hart, IL acres, $3.50.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
John w. Goodwin to j. and j. D.
Dolton two tracts aggregating III
acres, 500
GRANT DISTRICT.
Geo. G. Sturgiss and wife to Geo
5. Vance, about l acre, $780,
VIM. b. Stewart to Lulu Stewart
undivided interest in about 40 acres
of land, $3.50.
CASS DISTRICT.
James Sanders and wife to Eras-
mus NJ. Cushman 35l poles, $2S.
BATTELLE DISTRICT.
A. Tenant and wife to Z. L. Ten.
nant, 474 acres, l425.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
The Award Of the Gods.

The New York and Ohio elections
being over, and being filled with adj
miration at the boldness and dexter
ity with which the Republicans had
manufactured campaign lies, and
used them in defence of failing
cause. Jupiter called a meeting on
the highest crag Of Olympus, and an
nounced that he would give SPLEEN
did prize to the man who would pro
duce the champion campaign lie OF
course, there was a great attendance.
All the gods and goddesses were pres
ent, anxious to see the American poll
ticians, of whom they had heard so
much. Mercury, who is said to have
been something of liar himself, even
in his earliest youth, was there, but
took a back seat, well knowing that
he would meet men, mere mortals
though they were, who could give
him odds at his own speciality and
beat him out of sight. Mars, looking
very much like German Uhlan,
made himself comfortable on large
bowlder and conversed with Vulcan
about the latest improvements the
mortals had made in smokeless pow
der, while Juno, Venus and the other
ladies of Jupiter's court, attired in
the latest triumphs of Olympian
dressmaking, graced the occasion
with their presence. Jupiter himself
looked very fine with few thunder
bolts lying handy at his right hand,
and large bowl of nectar still hand
Ter at his left hand.
Soon the mortals arrived in a great
throng, and grand and gorgeous
sight it was to see. There were Re-
publican orators, editors, practical
workers and others of whom we hear
every day. Each had with him his
pet lie, and was confident that he
would win the prize. The competi-
ton began Immediately, and one by
one they trotted out their wares,
bringing to view many a familiar, old
face. That favorite lie about the
manufacture of tin-plate in America
was exhibited with great gusto. Then
came the lie that the tariff keeps up
the wages of workmen, all the bloody
shirt lies, the lie that the farmer is
interested in maintaining the tariff,
the various wool lies and whole
host of other lies which had done
service, hard and often.
The competition was almost over.
Jupiter sat opened mouthed in his
admiration of the ingenuity of NOR
tails. He had never told such lies
himself, even when he was counting
those fair Greek maids, Danae and
Semele, when love made all things
Legitimate, but so many of them had
such great and distinguished merits
that he felt unable to come to de-
cision, and feared that he would not
rightly award the prize. AS he sat
perpleXed a little man with ink stains
on his hands and pen stuck over
his ear, evidently an editor, came out
of the throng, approached and said
20, mightiest Olympian Jove,
Ruler of the lightning and Hurler OF
the Thunderbolt, l am the man who
started the lie that the Golden Club
had sent over a million dollars to
carry Ohio for the Democrats.
AS he finished, all the gods and
goddesses, headed by Jupiter himself
rushed forward, seized the prize and
placed it in the hands of the editor
Courier Journal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

SOME of the farmers along the
Monongahela river are selling their
apples at from four to six cents per
bushel, on the trees. One man sold
his crop of 5000 bushels for 5000.
These apples are being sold to apple
Jack distillers. The owners should
pick and ship them to Pittsburg
where they would bring from 40 to so
cents per bushel.
A LITTLE attention directed toward
your chimneys and back walls may
save the house from burning down.
YOUNG Satterfeld who was to be
tried at this term of court for bur-
blary is down with the typhoid fe-
yer at his home in Marion county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
The Priest and Best

Articles known to medical science
are used in preparing Hoods Sarsa.
parilla Every ingredient is care
fully selected, personally examined,
and only the best retained. The
medicine is prepared under the su-
pervision of thoroughly competent
pharmacists, and ever step in the
process of manufacture lis carefully
watched with view to securing in
Hoods Sarsaparilla the best posi-
Bile result.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

When the hair shows signs of fall
ing, begin at once to use Ayers Hair
Vigor. This preparation strength
ems the scalp, promotes the growth
of new hair, restores the natural col
or to gray and faded hair, and rem
ders it soft, plant, and glossy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

mot all is gold that glitters" is a
true saying; it is equally true that
not all is Sarsaparilla that is so la
belled If you would be sure of the
genuine article, ask for Ayers Sar-
saparilla, and take no other. Health
is too precious to be trified With.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

In the Solomon Islands you can
buy a wife for ten thousand cocoa
nuts and the fact that she is a wo-
man warrants the supposition that
if you play it right you can get her
to go out and pick the cocoanuts for
you.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
California Farm Products!

Cost OF Production: Net Profits
given by thousand Farmers. Also
hundreds of questions answered
about California. Sent free on APP
plication to A. Phillips d Co, 104
Clark Street, Chicago, ILL.,, or 296
Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

MONEY can be earned in spare
time by good reliable men and wo-
men as local agents for the warranted
fruits, flowers and trees of j. E.
Whitney, Rochester, N. Y. Yearly
salary is paid for steady work and a
permanent honorable business is
quickly built up. IT,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
DELEGATES APPOINTED
To the Convention for the improvement
Of Western Waterways.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, October TO-
The Governor late tonight appointed
delegates to the convention for the
Improvement of Western waterways,
to be held at Evansville, Ind, Octo-
Der IA and Is. Their commissions
have gone out tonight. The dele
gates are Hullihen Quarter, and +.
J. Sweeney. Wheeling; j. Bright,
Point Pleasant; Addison NJ. Scott
and Samuel Mstheson. Charleston;
o. S. Mckinney, Fairmont; David
B. Burns and E. p. Oh ncellor, Park
ersburg; f. Shisler, Morgantown;
and William M. Corners, Summit
Point
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
arious governments nav

Various governments pay their
chiefs as follows: The United
States $4,000 a year; Persia, $780,
100000; Russia, $4,000, 5000; Siam,
$10,000,0O0; Spain. So, 900, 900; Italy,
$4,000 900; Great Rritain, $4,000, 600
Morocco, $4,000, 900; Japan, $780,
600; Egypt. $1,575,000; Germany,
81, 100000; Saxony. 100000; Port
ugal, Sweden and Brazil. each 5000,
900; France, 100000; Hayti, $240-
600; Switzerland, $4,000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24
POSTMASTER AT HARRINGTON.
1t Becomes Presidential Office-JOhn
M. Milan Gets it..

WASHINGTON, d. c., October s.
The President today appointed
John NJ. Milan postmaster of Man
nington, w. Va. The office becomes
Presidential one on the first in
slant.