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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30

How to Abolish "C0xeyism.'

AS fer the so called industrial
hosts, it is not difficult to find work
already in demand for every one of
that rank and file. In 1865 refugees
and freedmen, utterly destitute and
without employment, fled to the
nearest cities eager for food and
shelter In May of that year about
10000 of them were thus collected,
and mostly feeding on rations daily
issued to them. Within three months
the ration-list was reduced to within
10000, and before the end of that
year but handful of the aged and
decrepit were left to be cared for by
the General Government. From
Washington alone more than ten
thousand were sent away to homes
found for them, and private employ
ment secured. This was systemati-
eally effected by the use of agencies
and transportation. If the burden
which is already upon the District
of Columbia, and thus upon the
United States Government, is too
great to be borne, such a sitting
method as was adopted for white
men and black men in 1865 might
again be resorted to. But | am
strongly hoping that there will be
a gradual dissipation as the journals
of to day claim of the crowds gath
cred and there, demanding methods
that cannot be adopted and legisla
tion that would be at best inadequate
and suicidal. Probably so far as
the executive departments are con
cerned, the best possible methods
have been pursued. They are to do
as little as possible. Whenever the
Jaw is broken in capturing train,
in violating private or public promis-
es-put in the restraint as strongly
and gently as possible! "Coxeymen"
and all such hosts thus far readily
bend individually to the decision of
the courts. This demonstration has
rendered the fact clear to them
through the intelligent and univer-
sal exploiting of the press,-the fact
that our government is representa-
tive, and that no self constituted
bodies are the representatives of the
people, and that on the elections we
must all depend for remedying, when
it is faulty, the personnel of repre-
sentation.-F'rom THE MENACE OF
CoxEYIsM," by MAJ Gen. o. o. How
ARD, IN North AMERICAN REVIEW
for June.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30

Ohio and West Virginia have had
to call out the troops for a similar
purpose. They lie ON opposite sides
of the Ohio river and virtually in the
same locality. The Ohio enlisted
men receive two dollars a day while
they are in service; they are not on
ly promised their pay, but they get
it. They have also an allowance of
forty cents day for rations.
The West Virginia enlisted men
are paid eighty cents a day, al
though those who were out some
time ago in the southern part of the
State have not yet been paid for
their services. Their allowance for
rations is thirty five cents a day.
The contrast in treatment does not
end here. In every way Ohio takes
better care of her national guard
than West Virginia does. West
Virginia cannot expect to have as
numerous body of troops as Ohio
has but she can be expected to &C
cord as good treatment to those she
has.
The prompt response of the men
who are stationed in Marshall coun-
ty has not only preserved the peace,
but has undoubtedly prevented de-
struction of property. Our boys in
blue are entitled to better treat
ment.- Wheeling Inteligence2.
The Intelligencer is right when it
says that the boys are entitled to
better treatment. They are entitled
to better treatment not only in the
field but during the annual encamp-
ment, and because they did not get
it our home company refused several
months ago to serve. There is as
much patriotism in Morgantown as
in any town in the State, but young
men with families and working for
meagre wages can not afford to serve
their state when she is too parsimon-
ious to give in return for their ser
vices, sufficient sum to keep the
wolf from the door OF their homes
while they are risking their lives to
protect private property and the
peace of the state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
The State University.

The State University has just
closed an unusually prosperous year,
and the board of Regents, after dis
playing disposition to meddle need
lessly with affairs, wisely concluded
to leave well enough alone, and try
practically the same men under the
same management for another year.
1t is regretable fact. that there is
an element in the board of Regents
that is far more intent on having its
own way, than in building up the
school The peculiar persistency of
this particular element nearly pre-
cipltated another fight this year,
and the fact that such fight did
not occur was due rather to it's weak
ness than its discretion. 1t is sin
cerely to be hoped, that sooner or
later the University will be put un-
der a management that will encour-
age and cultivate scholarship
among its professors, rather than
make their chairs opportunities for
rewarding personal friends or wreak-
ing petty spites on personal enemies.
WheeLiuq NeWS.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat-A
Bushel for Every Inhabitant of the
United States. The Kansas Crop Of


Never in the history of Kansas has
that state had such bountiful crops as
this year. The farmers cannot get
enough hands to harvest the great
crop, and the Santa Fe Railroad has
made special rates from Kansas City
and other Missouri River towns, to
induce harvest hands to go into the
state. The wheat crop of the state
will be from sixty to sixty-fve million
bushels, and the quality is high.
The grass crop is made, and is very
large one; the early potatoes, rye,
barley and oats crops are made, and
are all large. The weather has been
propitious for corn, and it is the
cleanest, best looking corn to be found
in the country today Cheap rates
will be made from Chicago, st.
Louis and all points on the Santa Fe
east of the Missouri River, to all Kan
sas points, on August 80 and Septem-
Der 81, and these excursions will give
a chance for eastern farmers to see
what the great Sunflower State can do.
A good map of Kansas will be mailed
free upon application to Jno. J. Byrne,
1928 Monadnock Block, Chicago, ILL.,,
together with reliable statistics and
information about Kansas land.
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For sale by J. M. REED & Co.
Guess for $1,000.

The Weekly Courier-J Journal has an
nounced another of its popular guess
ing contests, taking the temperature
at Louisville during the month of Au-
gust as the basis. One thousand dol
lars in cash will be given free as pres
ents to the new or old renewing sub
scribers who guess the hottest day, at
Louisville, during August, and give
the closest guess to the highest tenn
perature the Weather Bureau Their
mometer will reach on that day The
subscription price of the Weekly Cour-
ier-Journal is 81 year. Each guess
must be accompanied by one yearly
subscription. No newspaper publish
ed in the United States has been so
liberal to its subscribers, or has offer
ed such liberal prices to secure new
subscribers, as the Courier-Journal.
During the past eighteen months it
has given away in presents, absolutely
free, ST., 400 in money, not to mention
such premium articles as sewing ma
chimes, watches, guns, etc. This in
spite of the business depression, that
is felt as much or More in newspaper
offices than in any other business. The
Weekly Courier-Journal has just an
nounced the lucky guessers in its May
rainfall contest. There were 222 of
these guessers, distributed over the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Ken
lucky, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, Louisia-
ma, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Nebraska, Indian Territory, Michigan,
South Carolina, South Dakota, West
Virginia, New York, California, Flor
ida, Washington and Oklahoma. No
better indicator of the circulation of
the Weekly Courier-Journal could be
had than this list Sample copies Of
the paper, with full details and blanks
may be had by sending a request on
a postal card. Address Weekly Cour-
ier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. The con-
test closes July 31st.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
A Year Of Democratic Administration

The May number of The Forum,
New York, opens with a paper with
the above caption, in which xGov-
ernor VILLAIN E. Russell extols the
Democratic Party for a steady and
persistent effort to redeem the pledg-
es on which it was elected to power
1t is admitted by the Governor that
Democratic Administration, after
year of full power and responsible
ity, and of most bitter and unjust
opposition, aided by some internal
dissensions, finds itself harassed, and
the people disconnected and it is to
its credit that it stands true to the
principles and policy which the peo-
pie demanded of it: to the mandate
which charged it with the RESPONSE
bility of Graduating abuses. of re-
versing policy which was believed
to be hostile to the people, and of
establishing the Government on
principles of justice, equality, and
enonomy. If, he continues, the Dem
ocratic Party is 10 be arraigned upon
petty charges, or for offenses it did
not commit; or for the misfortune of
receiving a bankrupt treasury, an
unstable currency, destructive and
discredited economic and financial
policies, internal troubles tempered
only by "Jingoism, and the burden
of extravaganza fastened by the past
on the future its defense is easy and
ready. An Administration and
President taking country stripped,
embarrassed, on the verge of a finan-
cial crisis have with characteristic
courage, fidelity, and patriotism
planned for its relief The people
were weary of burdensome taxation,
which oppressed the many to enrich
the few They determined that, if
such policy was not contrary to
law, they could make it so, and the
Democratic Party was made the in
strument to do their will. The will
of the people was to change the tar
if policy OF the country. AS this
was the chief duty of the Democrat
ic Administration, fidelity to this
duty is the vital test of success.
Tested and measured by this stand
ard, continues Governor Russell, the
Democratic Administration thus far
has been faithful and successful. In
its proposed Tariff Legislation it may
not meet the extreme wishes of many
within its ranks; it may not strictly
follow its own principles to their
full and legitimate conclusions.
The Tariff Bill is not radical or
wholly logical; but it is dealing with
a policy which for many years has
ruled the country, and has encour-
aged many men and interests to be-
lieve that they were dependent upon
it. The Wilson Bill, however, is a
repeal of McKinleyism; and this be-
ing the main purpose it is compare
lively unimportant that some of its
details like other minor acts of the
Administration, are open to objec-
tiOn and criticism
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Saving of Many Millions.

That is a big showing for one de-
partment of the federal government,
yet it is an exhibit that the pension
bureau will make for the fiscal year
ending on the LIST of July. The semi
official announcement is made of the
fact that on that date Commissioner
Lochren will be able to return to the
treasury department nearly $25000,-
600, being the unexpended balance
of the $165, 100000 appropriated by
congress a year ago for the needs of
the pension bureau. The law pro-
vides that all such unexpended bal
ances shall be covered into the treas
ury as part of the general revenues
of the government. 1t comes at a
very fortunate time, this great saw
ing. The receipts from all sources
are not sufficient at this time to meet
current expenditures, and the deficit
for the fiscal year will not be much
if any less than $75,000,00O, which,
singularly enough, is about equal to
the sugar revenues RENTED by the
Mckinley law, with the sugar boun-
ties drained from the treasury added.
This saving shows what it is to
have the executive departments ad-
ministered on the economic princi-
pies laid down by President Cleve-
land, in which work he found so able
coadjutor in Captain Lochren.
There is no complaint that honest
pensioners have not been fairly dealt
with, while innumerable abuses that
grew up under. Tanner and Raum
have been dispensed with. Frauds
on the treasury have been checked,
and in almost every pension district
there have been prosecutions of
scamps who set out to swindle the
government by taking advantage of
its great generosity to the Union sol
diers. Stealing under the guise of
patriotism, and on the pretense of
caring for disabled veterans, is about
the meanest of all kinds of thieving,
and there has been plenty Of that
going on. Commissioner Lochren
has managed to check it and intro
duce many other reforms, with the
result he shows saving of $25,000,-
900 in the expected disbursements
for the year, ard for which congress
appropriated the money.-Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Tariff of Wives.


In the earliest times of purchase
woman was bartered for useful
goods or for services rendered to her
father. In this latter way Jacob pur-
chased Rachel and her sister Leah.
This was Beena marriage, where
man, as in Genesis, leaves his
father and his mother and cleaves
unto his wife, and they become one
flesh or kin-the woman's. The
price Of a bride in British Column ia
and Vancouver island varies from
EGO to f40 worth of articles. In
Oregon an Indian gives for her
horses, blankets or buffalo robes; in
California, shell money or horses; in
Africa, cattle.
A poor Damara will sell daugh-
ter for cow. A richer Kaffir ex-
poets from three to 80. With the
Banyai, if nothing be given, her fam
lily claim her children. In Uganda,
where no marriage recently existed,
she may be obtained for half a
dozen needles, or coat, or pair of
shoes. An ordinary price is box
of percussion caps. In other parts
a goat or couple of buckskins will
buy a girl. Passing to Asia, we
find her price is sometimes to so
rnbles, or at others CARLOAD of
wood or hay. A princess may be
purchased for 5000 rubles.
In Tartary woman can be OBJ
tanned for few pounds of butter, or
where rich man gives 20 small
oxen a poor man may succeed with
a pig. In Fiji her equivalent is a
whales tooth or musket. These
and similar prices elsewhere are elo-
quent testimony to the little value
savage sets on his wife. Her charms
vanish with her girlhood. She is
usually married while a child, and
through her cruel slavery and bitter
life she often becomes old and repul-
sive at %.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Through To MorgantoWn, W
Va, by Water.

Pittsburgh, Brownsville & Geneva
Packet Co., comprising three fine side
wheel steamers are now Offering extra
inducements to parties desiring to
making a delightful trip by water.
Steamers:
Adam Jacobs, M. A. Cox, Master;
Germania, d. BUGHER, Master; Jas.
G.. Blaine, ADAM JACOBS, Master.
Time of departure from Company
Wharf Boat, foot of Smithfield street,
going through to Morgantown: Daily
3 p. NJ, except Sunday, at $50 A. NJ.
Fare for the round trip, including
meals, $500. Time of departure from
Morgantown, daily $50 A. NJ. Round
trip tickets sold to all points.
All boats leaving Pittsburgh go
through to Morgantown. For further
information concerning the line apply
on beard of steamers or to
S. S. GRAHAM, Gen'l Agt.,
Brownsville, Pa.
z. w. CARMACK, Agent,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30

The prospects for developing an
oil field in Greene county received a
black eye last week. The Carnegie
Gas Company and W. S. Guffey and
Emmett Queen have been jointly
prospecting for gas and oil down in
that country, and have just com
pleted two deep wells. Their we'll
on the Grimes farm was drilled to a
depth of $3.50 feet, and is a rank
failure in all sands. The Woodruff
well has been drilled to q depth of
5000 feet, and aside from fair gas
pressure developed in what is sup
posed to be the Nineveh sand, at a
depth of 1880 feet is total failure.
Mr.. Gutfey stated that their name
was dennis" so far as finding oil in
either of the wells mentioned was
concerned.
The same parties have a well
down $3.50 feet on the Ross farm
and feel confident they will get an
oil well when drilled deeper. Should
the Ross well, however, come in dry
it will condemn a large scope of ter
ritory.-Dispatch.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
The Seventeen Year Locust Plague.

The 17year locusts of the north
and the 13-year locusts of the south
ern broods which appeared in 1877
and 1881 respectively will visit this
country this year and the authorities
of the Agricultural Department of
Washington are anxiously awaiting
the full glow of the cicada or locust
plague breaking out all over the coun-
try. The floods in the West and the
untimely cold weather in the East
have tended to defer the coming of
these buzzing armies but in almost
all the States they are beginning to
form their line of battle, and the PEG
pie apprehend the beginning of a
seige The year 1868 when two other
great broods of the north and south
came together it was said to be the
most notable locust season since
l647, and the bug prophets have
fixed the next equally severe out
break as late as 20S9, but they agree
that 1894 will not be far behind in
its record of the mischief expected.
West Virginia will not be visited
with very great many as it is not
in the line that the insects cross.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Protection to American Labor.

1t is the kind of protection that
doesn't protect. 1t is the same kind
of protection the lion gives the lamb.
They lie down together but the
lamb is inside of the lion. Referring
to the way Americon labor is pro-
tected one of our best exchanges
sums it up thus:
The grand objects of high tariff
are: First to make foreigners pay
for the support of our Government,
and, second, to secure better wages
to the working classes of our coun-
try.
This is the theory. What are
the practical workings? Admitting
that the tariff increases wages, what
are the results? The lowest, most
ignorant and most undesirable popu
lation from Russia, Austria, Hun
gary and Italy are flocking to our
shores to get work. They have
learned that wages in the United
States are more than double what
they are in their own land. They
can live on what an American would
throw away. They come here upon
the invitation of our advocates of a
high tariff to scale down the wages
of American labor. They will GO
into the mines or the factories, and
are glad to get one half the wages al
lowed here.
What protection to American
labor to invite the offscourings of
the old world to come and become
competitors with the intelligent and
educated American workingman to
the manner born?
They do not come here because
they love liberty and hate oppres-
sion, but they come to un6erbid the
American workers and take their
places in every department of pro-
ductive industry. The tariff enables
manufacturers to get cheaper labor.
1t must be borne in mind that pau
per labor comes to US free, without
the payment of duty. 1t is very
strange that, with knowledge OF
the facts, American workingmen will
vote to continue system that in
vites ruinous competition in the
home labor market.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
Pointers for Testing Husbands Sobrie-
fy.


Make the suspected man read the
following aloud, repeating the short
er ones quickly half a dozen times
in succession:
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried frying fish.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth
us.
High roller, low roller, rover.
A box of mixed biscuits, mixed
biscuit box.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six, sickly silky
snakes.
Swan swan over the sea; swim,
swan swim; swan swan back again
well swum, swan.
It's a shame, Sam; these are the
same; Sam. IT'S all sham, Sam,
and shame it is to sham so, Sam.
A growing CLEAN glowing green.
The bleak breeze blighted the
bright broom blossoms.
Susan shines shoes and socks
socks and shoes shine Susan. Susan
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
Robert Rowley rolled round roll
round; a round roll Robert Rowley
rolled round. Where rolled the
round roll Robert Rowlev rolled
roundP
Oliver Oglethorpe ogled an owl
and oyster. Did Oliver Oglethorpe
ogle an owl and oyster? If Oliver
Oglethorpe ogled an owl and oyster,
where are the owl and oyster Oliver
Oglethorpe ogled2
Hobbs meets Snobbs and hobbs !;
Hobbs hobs to Snobs and Nobbs
Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and robs
Nobb's fob. THAT isl says hobbs,
"the worse for Hobbs jobs" and
Snobbs sobs.
Sammy Shoesmith saw a shrek
ing songster. Did Sammy Shoe
smith see shrieking songster? If
Sammy Shoesmith saw shrieking
songster, where's the shrieking
songster Sammy Shoesmith saw?
l went into the garden to gather
some blades, and there l saw two
pretty babes. "Ah, babes, is that
you, babes, braiding of blades,
babes? If you braid any blades at
all, braid broad blades, babes, or
braid no blades at all, babes"
You snuff shop snuff, snuff box
snuff.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30

Smiles.

Sunday School Teacher: What
kind of boys go to heaven? Small
Boy: Dead ones.
AS a rule, the woman who would
not make a good wife for poor man
would make poor wife for a good
man.
key Vat do you think oaf my
birthday inviGashuns? Mr.. Gilt
berg: Seradch oud Adie Cohen. He
will cad blendy and pring you no
present.
1t is great deal easier to believe
the returned anglers story when he
sends you round a goodly portion of
the fish.
Guest: Aren't the registers leak
ing in this room? | smell steam.
Honest Bellbov: De's been scaldin'
de bedstid, sab.
She Am | the first woman you
ever loved? He: Yes. Am | the
first man who ever loved you? She
(tempestuously): You are insult
ing.
She: Really, now aren't you
married man2 He No. Why? She:
Oh, you have such settled look.
He: Yes; Eve been refused by Is
girls.
Dashaway: | have been taking
horseback lessons for the last week.
Cleverton: How are you getting on2
Dashaway: I've got so l can sit
down.
Farmer Tibbets: Hang that COW!
| always have to club her fore can
make her stand still. Little Nephew
from the city,: Is that the one
that gives the whipped cream2
The Suitor (bitterly): You re
ject me? Why, some months ago |
consented to wait until you could
learn to know me better. The Girl:
Yes; that's where you made your
mistake.
Squildig: Poor Spudkins is disap-
pointed in marriage McSwilligen:
How is that? Didn't Miss Roxy have
as much smeney as he thought she
had7 Squildig: Yes; but she won't
let him have any Of it.
"Of course, you believe in the
millennium, said the irritable mans
friend. ITO be sure" what is
your idea of it?'' 9TH be time
when every lawn mower will have
music-box attachment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
HOw's This!

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, To-
ledo, o.
We the undersigned have known F..
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN
& MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30
ELECTROPOISE
TWO MONTHS RENT $500

A limited number Of instruments
will be rented at this nominal price,
simply as an advertisement. You can
not afford to miss this opportunity, it
has never been made before, and will
not last long. See advertisement else
where Address Dubois & Webb,
Louisville, Ky.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-30

For biliousness and all
other conditions resulting
from constipation, go by the
book on Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills a5c. AT
drugstores, or write to B F
Allen Co, SOS Canal st, New
York.