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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Congresses at Atlanta.

The drift of all the world toward
association is ihown in the great
number of societies that will hold
conventions at Atlanta during the
exposition Civilization is passing
through club period. Beyond
doubt it will result in the spread Of
fraternal feeling and union among
men, and in unity of feeling there is
always strength.
Many national associations and
some international ones will convene
during the fair The National Ifri.
CATION congress, Oct. 7 to 8, is one Of
the most important. Before many
years the science Of irrigation viii be
so well understood that agriculture
will be Independent of drought.
When nature refuses a bountiful
supply of. water, mans skill will
come abundantly to fill the need even
in regions where the rainfall is
deemed sufficient Man will conquer
al nature from drought to light
ming.
Equal in interest to the irrigation
convention will be the Farmers Ma,
tional congress, Oct. 10 to l6. The
object of this convention is to fur.
Their the financial interests of agri
culturists. Improved methods Of
culture anu live stock raising, legis-
lation favorable to the agricultural
class, the improvement Of the social
life Of farm people and economic
questions so far as they affect the
tiller of the soil will be among the
questions discussed. There, toe,
Oct II and Is, will be the Road
Parliament, to the furthering Of
whose aims all the people Of this
country wish a godspeed.
The ladies, bless them, will meet
10 the Women's National Council
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
a Unique Country where the Skies are
almost Never ClOuded, while the
air is Cool and Bracing,
like Perpetual Spring.

AS an anomalous southern resort,
by reason of the fact that there one
may escape summer heat no less than
winter cold, New Mexico is rapidly be-
coming famous. Averaging through
out the entire territory s. 600 feet in
altitude above sea-level, and charac-
terized by dry air which, unlike a
humid atmosphere, is incapable of
communicating heat, the temperature
in midsummer remains at a delight
fully comfortable degree through the
day, and at night becomes invariably
brisk and bracing. The sunshine is
almost constant, yet the most violent
out-of-door eXertion may be undertake
en- without fear of distressful conSe-
quences. Sunstroke or prostration
are absolutely unknown there. 1t is
an ideal land for summer outing.
Its climate is prescribed by reputable
physicians as specific for pulmonary
complaints, and the medicinal Hot
Springs at Las Vegas are noted for
their curative virtues. The most
sumptuous hotel in the west, the
Montezuma, islocated at these springs
Write to Jno. j. Byrne, 1923 Monadnock
Block, Chicago, for "The Land of
Sunshine, an entertaining and pro-
fusely illustrated book descriptive Of
this region, the most picturesque and
romantic in the United States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Silver Dollars on Storage.

The following from the Philadel-
phia Times is excellent mental food
for our free and unlimited coinage
friends:
"A count just taken shows that
there are now stored in the vaults of
the United States Mint in this city
1890, 367-in round numbers, So,
600, 000-of silver dollars. They are
packed away just as they were
coined and all efforts to get them in
circulation have been futile. The
people do not want them. They are
willing to take the paper certificates
issued to represent them, because
these are Interchangeable with
greonbaeks and greenbacks are re
deemahle in gold; but the silver dol.
lars themselves the Government has
to keep, issuing in their stead what
is practically a eoli currency OF
twice their value
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07

Oct 10 to II, read long and learned
papers to one another and enjoy
them immensely and have a sweet
time socially. Then they will dis
band to meet somewhere else next
year, when some more Of them will
read long and learned papers. and
they will all have a delightful time
as before.
The American Institute Of Mining
Engineers meets Oct s; The Bank.
ars' association Oct Is; Get -
comes he south and west trade and
grain congress; Oct, % the educa-
,ional congress; Oct 80 meets one
of the most useful of all the societies
the National Association of House
hold Economics. If people knew
how to administer household eco
nomics-well, there would not be so
much trouble with national econom
les. Nov. Is will assemble from all
parts Of the Union members OF that
great and jolly organization, the
Inter national League of 7 Press
Clubs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Quay Thrashes the Combine.

The honors of victory are with
Senator Quay, no matter how it was
accomplished. 1t is quite possible
the apparent majority at the Quay
caucus on Tuesday night, which de
moralized and broke the combine,
was secured by the Senator's pledge
to nominate the Hastings slate of
superior court judges, including the
hombastic Orlady and the treacher-
GUS Willard. And this, by the way,
was hard dose for many of his fol
lowers to swallow, and is not spe
cially encouraging to the Senator's
new role as reformer. But this
aside, his victory was unquestionably
one of the most pronounced ever
achieved in party conflicts for per-
sonal supremacy. AT the outset when
Quay took the field the poreine com
bine had over a hundred delegates,
sure. They had only to gather As
more Quay in the only test vote
taken, on temporary chairman, had
l66, and would have had more if a
vote had been taken between him
and Gilkeson. There is no question
the Senator handled his campaign in
a mastery manner, aud his oppon-
ents, instead of damaging his repu-
tation as political leader, as they
promised themselves they would do,
have only enhanced It. Few sympa-
thize with them in their defeat.
Their insolence and arrogance have
met their just retribution. Their
campaign was largely one of fraud,
false pretenses and unceasing brag.
But Senator Quay in this campaign
had moral backing and support
which had fully as much to do with
Ills triumph as MS own sagaclty and
skill in leading. There is a rising
storm in Pennsylvania, pervading all
parties and sections, against the
brigands who have stolen away the
control of the cities Of the State from
the people, using their stolen power
for purposes of plumber This more
than anything else gave the Senator
his victory over the combined Phila-
delphia and Pittsburg machines, with
their vast resources, aided, as they
were in this instance, by all the
patronage, judicial and otherwise, an
asinine and laundering Governor was
capable of using in the corruption OF
delegates. Pitsburg Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
What the Workers are Compelled to Do.

The problem Of what to do with
the shiftless and non producing elias
ses is question that has baffled So
ciety ever since we knew what civil
ization was. It apparently is no
nearer solution now than centuries
ago. 1t is discussed by thinking
men in all generations. Referring
to our own country the St. Louis Re-
public says:
In the United States there are to-
day not more than 25,000000 income
earning workers of all classes.
Few Of these workers calculate the
weight which the lazlness and mis-
takes of the non producing lay upon
their energies.
Suppose that there are 10000 more
lawyers than the business of the
country requires. They must be sup
ported by their families or the pub
lie. At 81 600 apiece they cost $40,
100000 An equal number of IN
necessary doctors run up the cost to
$40,000,000.
Improyident and shiftless persons
are everywhere more or less plenti-
full Their support costs a great deal
more than do the State Governments.
In the South alone the energies of
the whites and more industrious ne
groes are not only interfered with
but taxed to the amount Of hundreds
of millions Tor the support Of the
mass Of negroes. This does not APP
pear in the official leves, but can be
found in innumerable small debts
never paid; in food, clothing, medi-
cines and rents furnished in small
amounts but constantly and in dep
relations on properly.
returning 10 the professional de
pendent, it is scientific pity that
we cannot know exactly the huge
cost Of would be lawyers, doctors,
painters, musicians, noyelists, poets
and politicians. The supertluous are
not as bad as the incompetent. A
superiority of ability takes pretty
good care of itself But those who
never can be worth the salt they eat
in the limited professions they try
to enter-who can compute their
weight upon the income earnels2
These are but a few hints as to the
cost of the idle and misapplied
strength Of the nation.
One Of the strange incidents of the
case is that little grumbling arises
from that source 1t is one Of the
chronic diseases we bear because we
have never dreamed a cure and new
err knew aa iutefmission.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07

There is more Catarrh in this
section of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few it years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it a local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
coGs surfaces of the skin. The voffel
One hundred dollars for any case ii
fails to cure, Send for circulars and
testimonials Address,
F. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.,
B6s~ Sold by Druggists, 75c,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Good I'm on the Preacher.
ShelbYville Democrat.

We heard of a preacher this morn
ing, speaking of the unreliability OF
the newspapers and their tendency
to exaggerate and misrepresent, re.
ferring to the little boy who was
badly injured at the fair ground a
few days ago, and whose father re
ported the item as given in the Dem
ocrat. Not more than year ago We
heard this same minister preaching
the funeral sermon of one of the
meanest men in town-a man who
was noted for being lazy, worthless
and dishonest and generally no &C
count Yet this minister referred tc
him as a useful, honored and beloved
citizen, and intimated that he was
going to a place where all good PEG
pie 90.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Points for the Lawyers.

About three weeks ago three col
ored mee were hanged on one scat
fold in Mississippi They hanged
until they were all pronounced dead,
and the sheriff certified to the exc
cution of tue sentence. Now one of
the three is as much alive as any
body. He regained consciousness
while he was being taken home in
his coffin, attracted the attention
of the driver, and in few hours was
himself again except that he had
lost the power of speech.
In law the man is as dead as a door
nail, and cannot be hanged any more
for the same offense. Suppose now
ever, that he were to commit anoth
er murder, what then2 Upon being
arraigned for trial he would have no
trouble to prove that Grant Wilson
was convicted, sentenced, hanged
and duly certified, dead. Would the
law permit dead man to be tried
for his life? Can the law hang a
dead man? On the other hand,
would the law permit dead man to
go about numbering and saving his
neck by fiction? Wilson's case
opens up fruitful field of specula-
tion which should be very attrac.
tive TO the lawyers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
c. B. RoUsS NEARLY BLIND.
The FemOus New York Millionaire Who
Is So Aifeetienately Known in this
State Severely Afflicted.

]
The keen eyes of Charles Broad
way Rouss, the millionaire auction
dry goods merchant, have, sad to
say, failed him, and the specialists
who stated three months ago that
he would soon De sightiess evident.
T " diagonosa r!sGtIy The reported
partial blindness The well know n
merchant was made three months
ago, 1t being then said that the ner
chants ewes were so bad that he had
I to be led about his establishment.
Mr.. Rouss eyes began to fail four
months age. Since then he has
been unable to read bis correspon
dence Not long ago the late DR..
LOOMS warned hin, bat he would
not listen
Those eyes had made and earned
millions, and have been forced to
work early and late, at last rebelling
and Rouss is paying the penalty in
partial blindness The family and
friends gave up all hopes of saving
Mr., Rouss' eyes long ago, and the
energy and efforts Of the doctors
were directed toward keeping it from
getting worse But even expert
specialists failed, and in spite of
their efforts nature had her say,
with the result that the noted mer
chants eyes are almost sightless
Charles Broadway Rouss was
born fifty years ago. In 1867 he went
to New York city from Winchester,
Va. penniless, friendless and alone
in the world He had no friend 10
whom he could turn for shelter or
/ protection, and the first night he
slept in a box wagon, none the worse
for his experience the next morning
During the war Rouss had fought
bravely and manfully on the Con
federate side, his regiment being an
der command Of Gen. "Stonewall'
jackson, At one time be was in bus
ness at No. l49 Duane street. He
failed in 1875 but later paid of his
debts amounting TO $5l, 900, and TO
lay although he is unable to see his
wealth he is easily worth $4,000,
600. Up to four years ago he worked
twenty hours a day in his store, Ne
$40 Broadway. He reaches there at
6 a. NJ. after an hours drive through
the park behind his superb team Of
horses. He stays there until six.
eight and nine o'clock When a
man enters his Office he looks up aud
says in his curious deadened mono
tone voice: We'll, what can | do
for you? my time is worth 800 a
minute, how mnch do you want2"
And soon after be will tell YOU about
the son who was the apple Of his eve
and in whom eentcred his ambition
and hope, and who died in the first
flush Of manhood After Reuss leaves
the store he drives home behind his
speedy horses His home No. 632
Fifth avenue Is hounded en- enc side
~ D. . Mis- residence aud on the
o5he Is Jaa Huabes of Haebes.
/ Hilton 8 H#a lie said to Mr.
Hilton Shat au lae stuart millions
could not bay his house
Mr. Roass's son, Peter Rouss, has
also D promising career. He is great
/ " shocked ever bis fathers Attic
ton. but bears he matter manfully.
In tile store whore Rouss has spent
the best years OF bis life, he has all
his letters read To- him by trusted
secretary. He recognizes the mem
bers of his family only by their
voices
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
Height Of the AIleshenles.


A very large number Of the ridges
and peaks Of West Virginia are over
5000 feet, the highest in the State
being 4730; very many are over 4,
COO A very great many Of the val
leys have elevations Of from 2000 70
$500 feet. giving what I believe 10
be the most delightful summer eli
mate in the world. Hills the height
] have mentioned may, 10 seems 70
me, fairly be called mountains,
whether opportunities fog "diseTimi-
nation exist or net
Going farther southwest, there
are lin the Black Moaatsiue of
North Cardinal large number Of
peaks exceeding the height of Mount
Washington by several hundred feet
Black Dome is 6766 feet, Balsom
Cone 666S. Black Brother G67I. Cat
Tail peak $685., Hairy Bear 6597.
These are the only peaks whose
heights | am able to verify ut the
moment. Mount Washington is but
62Ss.
] have used the words "a large
number as / believe it is well es
tablished that there are many more
surprising Mount Washington |
heard a most excellent authority Il
few days ago state that there were
thirty seven | admit that was a
surprise to myself, as it must be to
most people
This wonderful mountain country
of The Virginias, North Carolina and
Tennessee is an almost unknown
land TO most Northern people It is
in many parts = region of exquisite
beauty, the charm Of it being great
~ enhanced by the splendid timber
which clothes the mountains 10 their
SUBMITS. This, alas will not, / fear,
last many years longer; the spoilia
ton has begun, and one can only
look forward 70 rapidly increasing
slaughter of these noble forests.
The New River Canyon is perhaps
the most beautiful Of all the many
beauties OF this charming region.
For fifty miles the river tears
through this cleft Of thousand feet
in depth, the river itself narrowed
from width Of a thousand feet or
more to a hundred or to fifty-a riv
er set on edge, SO to speak a scene
Of picturesque sablimity the like of
which does not exist elsewhere east
Of the Rocky Mountains.
/ may add that reference to Bulle
tin No. 5, Of the United States Geo
logical Survey 1850 shows TWEEN
ty-six SUBMITS in North Carolina
and Tennessee higher than Mount
Washington, the highest being Cling
mans Mountain, 6707 feet Tie
bulletin shows forty five SUBMITS in
this region over 6000 The meas
urements assigned Mount Washing
vary from 62S5 to 6293
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07

The Shakers made a great hit.
Their Digestive Cordial is said to be
the most successful remedy for stom-
ach troubles ever introduced. II im-
mediately relieves all pain and dis
tress after eating, builds Up the fec
bic system and makes the weak
strong.
The fact is. foods properly digested
are better than so-called tonies The
Cordial not only contains food already
digested but is a digester Of other
foods. Food that is not digested does
more harm than good. People who
use the Cordial insure the digestion ei
what food they eat and in this way
get the benefit Of it and grow strong
The little pamphlets which the
Shakers have sent druggists for free
distribution, contain much interest
ing information on the subject of dys-
pepsia.
LAXoL is not "A mixture Of drugs.
1t is nothing but Castor Oil made
palatable
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PITTSBURG DIVISION
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Just think Of it, The Post twice a
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
MoRGANTOwN VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1896
rhe Cheap Money Lesson.

It seems necessary for each gener-
alton to learn its own Lessons. Each
appears unable to profit by the ex-
/ perience of its predecessors in many
kinds of matters. Thus the cheap
money lesson appears to be unlearn
ed by the present generation, al
though many past generations, in
different countries, have experiment
ed with cheap money, and always
with the same general effect. Every
Nation that has attempted, on a large
scale, to make money from cheap
materials and to stamp uncovered
paper On cheap metals into the same
denominations formerly used only
With full value money metals, has
not only failed to keep the cheap
money on par with the good but
has gone on making more and more
money until its cheap money has be
come worthless. Industrial depres-
sion and panic have followed, until
confidence has been restored by the
establishment OF better monetary
system.
Each generation of each Nation
will not believe that fire will burn
until it has stuck its fingers into the
fiat money fire. The present genera
ton in the United States is playing
with this fire as carelessly as if pre-
ceding generations had not been
burned by it.
Texas had an experience Of Der
own before she became one of the
United States. The following quo.
tation from Gouge's Fiscal History
of Texas well describes the result:
In all, from first to last (l835 to
lS4l J, the amount of notes, bills,
drafts, bonds, etc, issued by the
Treasury of the Republic OF Texas,
and serving to a greater or less ex-
tent as a circulating medium,
amounted to S13, 31S,145, or at the
rate Of more than two hundred and
sixty dollars per head Of the entire
population, If paper issues serving
as money could have made a people
rich, the Texans ought to have been
the richest people in the universe.
In January, 1889, Texas treasury
notes were worth no more than forty
cents on the dollar; in the spring of
1889 they were worth thirty seven
and a half cents in 1871, from twelve
to fifteen cents, and in 1912 it re-
/ quIred, in the characteristic language
of the times, fifteen dollars in treas
ury notes To buy three glasses Of
brandy aud water without sugar.
BY this time there was little eircula-
ting medium Of any kind in Texas,
but this was NJ great calamity, as
the people had but little Jeff to cir
eaiate. The evils the system did
were immense, and such as for which,
even were II so disposed, the Govern
ment could afford no compensation
! to the sufferers
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
To Make Pure Blood

There is no medicine before the
people equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla.
1t is the standard spring medicine
and blood purifier and it possesses
peculiar merit which others try in
vain to reach. It really makes the
weak strong. Do not neglect to
purify your blood this spring. Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla now.