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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22

three feet awayj this trench should be
four feet long, more or less, according
TO environment, and three feet deep
or more. In it place a stick of durable
timber (A) the length of the trench,
and, say, exc. A wire cable tW) can
by put from post to ''deadman" "a as
in Fig. 4, which will hold all securely.
But the way like best, as easier and
neater, is to bore holes through end
post (P) and run each horizontal wire
through the post and down to the
''deadmann A, around which it should
be fastened and no dependence put in
staples to hold it. Fig. needs no ex-
PLANTATION. When wires are fast the
hole must be filed and earth firmly
packed over the deadman when no
strain will move it,
When one end of fence is anchored
like Fig. 3, of course the stretching is
done from the other end. Observe one
cast iron rule: Never build a wire
fence without some sort of rachel for
taking up slack.
| used the "loyal lock-" and lately
the tightener advertised by Homer
Steel Fence company. Many other
good devices are on the market.
But no matter how tightly you may
stretch your wires they will be-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22
FARM PHILOSOPHY

THEORY is not equal to corn as hog
fattener.
WHEN the plowman counts the clouds
he neglects the corn.
THE man with grievance is often
a grievance to his friends.
DoN'T scold the cook about the
victuals for which you have thanked
God.
II it impossible to cultivate a good
disposition in horse by swearing at
him.
The effect of mules kick does not
depend upon the soundness of his
brain.
IT is hard for some church people
to learn that shouting will not pay
debts.
THE still-house worm destroys more
corn than ali the cut-worms put to-
gether.
MANY men, If they possessed title
clear to mansion in the Skies" would
mortgage it.
STEALING horse is not much great
err sin than working one hard on star
walton rations.
IT looks to me like an attempted
swindle to try to get plenty of milk
from a poorly fed COW,
If the weather would go out of bust
ness the corner loafter would go out of
business, too, from lack of an excuse.
Rev. Marion Rambo, in American Ag-
riculturist.
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come slack with time aud the eff
cheney of the fence largely destroyed,
think am going to like the Homer
Steel Fence company's ratchet, as it
goes on the wire anywhere and may
be put on any time Use heavy wire
No. is good size. Use plenty of
them eight or nine for farm fence
intended to restrain all stock but
| chickens. Put intermediate posts from
20 to 80 feet apart. 1t is no advantage
to have them closer than 20 feet,
For vertical stays to keep wires from
spreading, if fence is to control cattle,
horses and grown sheep, it may not be
necessary to use any. l have much
fence without any stays with posts 20
feet apart, and nothing has ever run
through Pigs and lambs would go
through, however, before they realized
it was meant to be a fence. Wooden
stays, 1x2 by feet long. are cheap and
may be stapled to wire without in-
fringing anyonc's patent; or most any
of the legion of patent stays are good.
] like twisted wire stay, and when
used your fence is ali steel and fire and
decay have no terrors.
mention this stay and these peo-
pie because they do not ask you to buy
| their goods and then buy right to
use them-a process too common in
/ the fence business, and with which
| have no patience. Put stays for small
/ pigs four feet apart, and for other
stock six feet. Keep your fence wires
| tight.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22
ELECTROPOISE
CURES DISEASE.

The Electropoise gave me complete
relief from excruciating pain in three
applications. | also find it good for
treating children for their numerous
ailments re-. T. Soden, with Bridge
ford & Co., Louisville, Ky.
Mr. G.. w. Flint, of Skylight. KY,
says: 81 suffered for years with my
kidneys, Inflammation of the bladder
and enlargement of the prostate
gland After a short trial of the
Electropoise ! am entirely relieved,
and feel twenty years younger.
| have derived more benefit from
the use Of Electropoise than from all
other remedies combined. l think
it the grandest invention of the age.
1t cannot be praised too highly
Mrs. NJ. E. German, Sadieyille, Ky.
John II. Davis, ESQ, of Barbours-
vile, Ky. ''The Elec-ropoise is the
best aIl-around doctor | know of. My
wife suffered from effects of la grippe
for several years, also complication
of other ailments. Now she is entire
ly well Indigestion bothered me ID
great deal; am now well. One of my
neighbors is using it for lung trouble
and reports improvement"
As a curative agent the Electro
poise can not be equaled. Nearly l.
600 have been put out from this office
in the last three months.
DUBOIS & WEBB.
500 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky,
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Telephoning Along Wire Fences

Down in Texas" said an electrical
salesman, 81 think there is good de-
mand for telephone that can talk
over one hundred miles of barbed wire
fence. On the ranches cowboys are
kept riding the fence, that is, riding
up and down section of barbed wire
fence, inspecting it and keeping it in
order. Many ranches are twenty,
thirty and fifty miles square, and if a
serious break in the fence is found the
cowboy must ride back to the ranch to
report. Now if good telephone could
be provided for each section it would
save all that riding. The staples hold
ing the two top wires to the posts
could be removed, insulators put in
their places, and q man would have a
complete metallic telephone circuit
around his ranch. n-Electrical Review,
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LEAVES AS FODDER.
Interesting and Valuable Tests Made by
French Farmers.

Interesting and Valuable Tests Made by
French Farmers.
About year ago M. Girard created
great interest in agricultural circles
by his strenuous advocacy of tree
leaves as cattle food. He held that
the leaves of trees, as compared with
other folders, showed high nourish-
Ing ratio, whether fresh or dried, and
that certain tree leaves are not sur
passed as fodder by the products of
natural prairies or pasture lands.
European farmers, among whom the
French have taken the lead, have been
Systematically testing M. Girard's
IDEAS by placing their cattle on tree
leaf diet. The results are said to be
most encouraging. The leaves after
being picked are spread on the barn
floor to the depth of or 4 inches, and
are turned once day. The process of
drying takes from three to five days,
according to the weather, and when
dried the leaves are piled up ready for
use. 1t is found advisable to prepare
each days supply twenty-four hours
beforehand, when a small quantity of
chopped turnips is mixed with the
leaves, and the whole is left to fer
ment. Mich cows thrive surprisingly
on this fodder. The degree of nutri-
ton afforded by different trees varies
considerably; in fact, some trees were
entirely rejected. The final selection
of the French farmers was narrowed
down to the leaves of five trees, the
hazel, aspen, ash, elm and willow.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22
GAVE ADVICE.
4 Man Who Planned His Daughters
EIOnemenf.


The proprietor Of one Of the prin-
cipal firms of Norristown had re-
marked that his bead clerk, for
whom he had real liking, had for
some reason fallen into great mel
ancholy, and though he tried his
best he could not find out what was
the matter with the young man, says
the New York Press
One day at last the sufferer owned
that he was in love.
well, marry her" said the chief
"Oh, but here the young man
nearly broke down "she belongs
to one of TIE best families 10 town
the parents will never consent"
Pooh your position is good, your
name honorable; they won't refuse
| will demand the girl for you. Does
she love your
"Yes, bnt it's no use; her par
ents won't listen"
"Well, then, elnpe with her. Do
| know the girlY'
Eyes, she will be at your bali next
Tuesday; awfully pretty"
Perfect Now, listen to me, said
the employer Leave the bali qui
city with her. Joseph, my coach
man, will wait for you at the door
and drive you to the station He
will ask nc questions When YOU
are out Of the was ! all see the
father and settle everything for
YOU
is that r. ally your advice?a gle,-
fully exclaimed the youth. DO YOU
want rue % do It?'
Eyes. | command YOU to do it,.
Now, cheer up"
The pext day the clerk proposed
the scheme TO his sweetheart, who
made some objections at first, but
overcome by his reasons she said at
last: "Well, if he really orders it, |
must obey"
What was the general stupefaction
when after the ball the daughter of
the house was missing
Mad fool that / was" exclaimed
the enraged parent. 1T was my own
daughter The next day he wrote:
Come back all will be forgiven. y
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22
California as n Sanitarinm

In an article written for the Califor-
MAN, Lieutenant John p. Finley, OF
the United States Weather Bureau
makes the, following statement,
Theoretically California should fur
nish the best and the most varied
health resorts and sanitarium in the
United States. Within her borders
almost every form of wasting disease
should find the means Of temporary,
if not permanent relief"
This theoretical statement, from all
unbiased, scientific standpoints, i.
fully and abundantly confirmed by
actual experience. The cool and brac-
ing coast climate, devoid Of any trace
of malaria. extends from the northern
part of the State to the extreme south.
There is the choice between this cool,
humid atmosphere and the dry, warm
atmosphere of the inland valleys.
In the matter Of altitude there is a
yet greater difference. From Palm
Valley, 300 feet below sea level, to the
upper Sierras, 1000 or 5000 above,
any altitude can be selected, and
comfortable homes be founded.
The popularity of an almost rain
less summer, during which the injur-
ious germs of animal and vegetable
decay are destroyed by thorough desi.
cation, is one OF the striking features
of California climate.
During the rainy season it is usual
ly too cool to facilitate fermentation,
and the result is, except along some
of the river valleys, an absolutely pure
atmosphere. The ocean winds enter
! ing through the several coast openings
are tempered by the intermediate area
passed over and often receive desira-
BILE healing properties by taking uI
the resinous odors Of the pines and
redwoods on the Coast Range.
The skillful physician, acquainted
with the climatic conditions, should
find little difficulty in selecting To-
cality where climate environment will
do all that these agencies can ever dc
toward the restoration Of health.
There is enough of vii lness to keep
the mind constantly engaged, and
enough of civilization to satisfy the
most eXacting.
Sufferes from pulmonary diseases
people whose systems are charged
with malaria, or are ''run down. by
over work, find immediate and in
many cases permanent relief in this
invigorating climate, establishing
anew the fact recognized by all intel
ligent persons, whether physicians or
laymen, that "Nature II 1ile best
healer"
For full and complete information
about California, or any particular
locality therein, such as guides; maps,
and descriptive literature of all kinds,
call upon or address the following
named officers of the Southern Pacific
Company: e. HAwLEY, Asst. Gener-
al Traffic Manager, 343 Broadway
New York, N. Y.
E.E.CuRRIER, New England Agent,
1872 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
w. G. Neimyer, G.. w. II. & p. a..
230 Clark Street, Chicago III.
w. G. WATSON; General Passenger
Agent, New Orleans, La.
n II. GOODMAN, General Passenger
Agent, San Francisco Cal.
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Pearls Of Theaght.

Sincerity ans truth are the bases
Of every virtue
The man who knows the least
n VS. It the most.
The msu who leans on his bless
inss cannot walk straight.
Don swear off in the morning and
swear on hefore night
Good people don't get half the
sympathy bad ones do.
Evil in the heart, like fire in =
closet, will burn his way out,
A mistake is apt to attract more
attention to us than virtue
The easiest thing for fool to do
is to tell how little he knows.
Helping the poor with profusion
pnts premium on poverty
A man is more apt than woman
to go crazy when he falls in love
No woman dislikes other women
until she falls in love.
There is no better capital than
good nature. 1t lasts enc lifetime.
Woman's moral support is as val
liable tn man as his material sup,
port is necessary to her
When a man loves money, a
woman may expeat very little of his
love and less of his money.
A woman may know man is ly
ing when he tells her she is pretty,
but she wonld not have him pun
ished for the fault.
Most rich people do not try to
make themselves attractive, because
they are led to believe that their
money does that for them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-22
OLDEST DEMOCRAT.
lie Lives in Tennessee and Takes His
Whisky Straight.

Two photographs stuck up in a
mirror at Democratic campaign
headquarters never fail to attract
the attention of callers. They rep
resent one of the oldest Democratic
campaigners in the country taken in
different positions The pictures
are those Of tall, thin man, with a
fall ulster, infantry shoes and "a bat
terei white Cleveland hat. Two
large google spectacles and a stray
CLING white beard, that projects into
view from some remote section be
tween the tip Of the chin and the
collar bone, lend interest TO the Tout
ensemble of The old veteran The
pictures are the counterfeit present
ment Of George Hinson, who was
born in 1906 and is So years If age.
He now lives in Hickman county.
Tennessee, but he was born in the
historic county of Mecklenburg,
North Carolina, a gunsmitb by trade
and an Andrew jackson Democrat
in politics.
According to the biographical
sketch on The hack Of one of the
pictures, he takes his whisky like
he dos his Democracy, straig bt. "
bis is quotation Of the old cam
paigner's own statement. made on
the occasion OF grand Publication
at Nashville in January 1898 The
faithful Boswell, whose biographical
record on The back of the picture
chronicles mnutely The old mans
history, among other incidents men
tioDs he fact that he weighs I40
pounds. is 5 iert 10 inches in height
cuts his avn wood, goes 70 mill, runs
his larm and rode tn tue station,
'our miles, when he went TO the joll
tication above referred to, but
walked back. IL Is further chroni
cled Of him that he voted for Cleve
land first, because he was the regu-
lar nominee, and second, because he
is true and honest, sand one, Of the
greatest men in the world"
AS an example OF the longevity of
Democrats who take their whisky
and their party politics straight,
there could be no better niche for
the picture than the Democratic Ma
tinnal Campaign Headquarters. 1t
is constant reminder chat the old
school Democracy is better than a
toutine policy in life insurance
policy.
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MATCHED FLOOR, WITH INSERTED TONGUE.

MATCHED FLOOR, WITH INSERTED TONGUE.
possible, use those two and half or
three inches thick, and be certain that
they are well seasoned. Obtain them
a year in advance, pile up under shell
ter, and as far from the ground as con-
venient Both edges OF plank should
be jointed and grooved, and a tongue
of some soft wood used as shown in
the engraving. The manner of laying
the floor is also clearly shown. The
ends of the planks should be spiked,
unless there is some doubt about their
shrinking, in which case lay them
loose, driving them firmly together
during dry time. If not practicable
to obtain thick plank, lay floor double.
The lower course may be of well seas
oned inch boards, for the upper one
use one and half inch plank jointed,
but not grooved being nailed in place
when thoroughly shrunken. The joints
or cracks in the two floors should not
match.-American Agriculurist.
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PROGRESSIVE FARMING.
Why Draining Is Much More Effectiv,
Than Omen Dftchee.

Why Draining Is Much More Effective
Than Open bitches.
Drainage is being studied now by
farmers as never before, and in all sec
lions of the country it is becoming a
mattsr of first Importance. There are
very few farms upon which more or
less tiles could not be used with great
profit, and as rule the farmer who
begins to drain his farm viii be so
fully convinced of the benefits derived
therefrom that he viii continue put
ting In drains until he has finished the
work on the whole farm. A heavy clay
soil can never be farmed to the best
purpose unless it is drained and except
for special crops, most of mucky and
low-lying lands are benefited BY a
thorough system of drainage. A very
few sections of the country have sub
soil that is in such condition that
drainage is not necessary. These are
the sections where the soil rests on a
stratum of gravel that allows the sur
face water TO pass away through I'M
derground channels In some places a
stratum of clay lies above the gravel,
and this must be cut through before
the water can reach its outlet. These
places are SO few and limited in
area that in comparison with the
whole country or that part of it where
drainage is needed, that they are of
little Importance in considering the
subject.
Drainage acts in two ways. 1t al
lows the surplus water to run away
quickly, leaving the soil in shape to
be titled in a short time after heavy
rains. and paradoxical as it may seem,
1t keeps the soil in condition to re-
tain more moisture than it would
II undrained. A hard, compact clay
soil that in dry times will become
baked and lumpy If not drained, will,
when proper system of drainage is
in operation, become loose and friable
and retain moisture enough to with
stand drought that viii wither crops
on low black lands. This is because
the drains running through the land
are not only pipes for carrying off wa
ter but they also allow air to pene-
trate every part of the soil and this
air carries the moisture with il and re-
suits in benefit to the growing crop.
1t took long time to convince farm
ers that draining was cheaper than
open bitches and much more effective,
but in these days there are few who
will dispute the fact, and these few
are among the unprogressive who do
not read the papers. - American
Farmer
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Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach. DiarrhOas.. Eructaticr,
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
4" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shah always continue 70
do SO as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN r. pARpRE, NJ D.,
"The Winthrop, is5th Street and It'll Ave-,
New York City.
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We watch the grain, hay and feed
market closely, buy by Geographic
borders, siezing the lowest markets for
buying and have just got great bar
gain in fifteen cars of grain &c. which
we offer you at lowest prices prevail
ing here for neary forty years. Come
and see, Victor Mills Co.
LOOK here. Do you want a bar
gain? Then buy grain, hay, feed,
meal and -four at Victor Mills where
fifteen cars have just arrived all
bought at the lowest point reached
in the recent great decline in prices.
For the next thirty days will give you
the benefit of these low prices. Mark
ct is now moving upward. Take
time by the forelock and buy now.
CHEAPER than ever can you now
buy grain, hay feed, chop, flour and
meal. Biggest lot of these supplies
ever brought to Morgantown just re-
ceived by Victor Mills, all bought on
the lowest market for thirty years and
now offered you at correspondingly
low prices. Go and see and believe,
and buy at once.
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RELIEF OF HEAVES.
There Are Several Ways of Alternating
This Painful Disease.


This Painful Disease.
Heaves, the common name for broken
wind In the horse, is susceptible Of
great alienation by attention to the
character and quantity of food to be
eaten by the animal, as everyone
knows. If horse suffering from this
disease is allowed to distend his stom-
ach at his pleasure, with dry food en-
tirely, and then to drink cold water ad
libitum, he is nearly worthless. But
If his food be meistened and he be
allowed to drink only moderate guam
tity at time, the disease is much less
troublesome A still farther allevia-
ton may be obtained from the use of
balsam of fir and balsam of copaiba,
four ounces each, and mix with cal
cined magnesia, sufficiently thick to
make it into balls, and give middling
sized ball night and morning for a
week or ten days. This gives good sat
isfaction. Lobelia, wild turnip, ele-
campane and skunk cabbage, equal
parts of each. Make into balls of COM
mon size, and give one for dose, or
make tincture by putting four ounces
Of the mixture into two quarts of
spirits; and, after a week, put two
tablespoonfuls in their feed once day
for month or two. This remedy Is
also good. Voice.
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r~ cs,r.qa corr.vv, = ,uaa.r srurr-, Srw yoas.
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DURABLE CELLAR STAIRS.

the stairs of this material thoroughly
imbedded in mortar, making the steps
Of the needed height. When this is
done, cut plank step of the proper
width and length for each step, and
place them on top of the stone step,
as shown in the accompanying illus.
tration. Upon each side ft retain
ing board, and the result will be steps
that are durable and generally salts
factory. If possible, make the steps
from two-inch pine plank, covering
the whole with folding doors, in the
usual manner. -i.American Agricul-
f,,r.iS+
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rhE FENCE PRoaLEM.
Some Cardinal Principles Which II
Stood the Test of Time.

Some Cardinal Principles Which Have
Stood the Test of Time.
First, let me say that the wooden
fence, as farm fence, Is entirely out
Of the question. No bone who has tried
wire seriously considers using wood
again, Wire will restrain all stock,
from bulls to chickens, as well as
wood, with the advantage that the
fence, or its materials, may be be-
queathed to your grandchildren.
am competent to speak of wire
fencing, as 1 have built a good many
miles and tried several ways for years
/ have finally settled on some princi-
Piles that stand the test of time. Let
us begin with the post. Iron posts
are, some of them. good, but in gen.
eral wood posts are better and
cheaper. Let the end post be of good
size-sxs is right. Let it be ~ feet
long or more. II ground is apt to be
soft, frame into post near the bottom
3 cross of durable wood three feet
long, as in Fig. /. This will hold post
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Have Snowy Linen.

A man may be dressed in an elegant
suit, bat unless he has glossy and
white linen it goes for nothing. A
Morgantown man has no excuse fol
this Adam Bower is the agent fol
the GAINESVILLE Star steam laundry
He sends your goods, paying express
charges both ways, and makes You
the same price you would pay did
you live next door to the laundry
Leave your orders with him.
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o. SOC
FLOORS FOR BARNS.
Common White Pine the Best Material
for Several Reasons.


The floors of barn are very i'm
portant portion of the structure, and
considerable care should be exercised
in choosing the material and placing
1t in position. For durability, non-lia-
bility to warp, and one on which the
team can get foothold, there is moth
ing better than the common white
pine. Most of the hard woods will
warp when the sides are unequaly
dampened, and horses find it difficult
obtaining a firm foothoid to haul in
heavy loads. The plank upon the
driveway floor should always extend
crosswise. 1t makes but little differ
ence about the direction of the portion
under the remainder of the building.
If the joists are heavy and placed two
and half feet apart, two-inch plank
will be strong enough. However, If