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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
Friend Of the Veterans.
Doylestown Democrat.

No assistant Secretary of the In
terror, previous to the present Adj
ministration, has taken o deeper in
terest in the soldier, living or dead,
than Mr.. Reynolds, the present in
eumbeGt This he has done in num-
erous instances, but he has just de-
cided case that emphasizes his in
terest in the defender of the Union,
after he is powerless to speak for
himself, and by his action, prevents
the authorities of a city being paid
a premium by the government for
pauperizing dead soldier. The case
is given as follows in Washington
dispatch, under date of July %:
Assistant Secretary of the Inter
Tor John NJ. Reynolds to-day decid-
ed that a municipal corporation
which cares for a sick soldier and
buries him as a pauper in Potter's
Field has no right to reimbursement
under the pension laws. Had the
corporation cared for and buried
him decently then the claim would
have been allowed. The ease in
point was that of Edwin Haskins,
of Company F. Thirty-third New
York Infantry, who died in jail at
St. Cloud, MINI, where he had been
confined, the result of Il spree. He
left no property, and the city buried
him as IL pauper and asked the Inter
Tor Department to reimburse it,
Judge Reynolds disallowed the claim.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds de-
serves, and will receive, the thanks
of all old soldiers for thus caring for
the reputation of one of their com
rades, after he had answered the last
roll call ST. Cloud is a very cheeky
corporation, to ask the government
to pay it premium for pauperizing
defender of the Union. 1t is well
there was Reynolds in the path.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
DIR. GOODNIGHT.
A Brief Sketch of the Life of the New
President,

A short time after the election of
DR.. Goodnight to the Presidency of
the University the Waynesburg
Democrat among other good things
gave the following brief sketch Of
his life:
Rev. J. L. Goodnight, D. D., was
born in Allen county, Kentucky
His father was born in Lincoln coun-
ty, KY, and the Doctors middle
name is to perpetuate that fact
There were eight children in his own
family; three brothers and a sister
are still living. Hon l. H. Good
knight, a congressman for three
years, is one Of the brothers. Hon.
I. Nj. Goodnight, Chief Secretary
in the bureau of State Education,
in Kentucky, is another. The other
brother is an extensive farmer and
rancaman in Texas, and the sister
lives in Arkansas. His literary ed
ucation began in log school house
in KY, and was completed at Cum
berland University, Lebanon, Ten
nessee. He taught and preached
for four and one half years TO coun-
try churches in southern Kentucky.
He says that in this church work,
the farthest charge from his home
was 35 miles and yet in the four and
one half years he was never absent
or tardy a single time.
He took his Theological training
at the Union Theological Seminary,
in New York City He then entered
the pastorate at Coyington. He came
to the congregation in its weakness
and divisions. They had some $50
resident members, and a little 40 by
50 brick church. He left them with
the finest church property in the
county at that time, and a mem Der
ship of something near 500. He was
member of the Presbyterian eoun-
ell which met in Belfast, Ireland, in
1884. Was a delegate to the Worlds
Sunday School Convention which
met in London in 1889. After this
he remained in Europe for over two
years, in etudy and travel. He spent
one term in Edinburg University.
Scotland. Here he took first honors
with six Others in Moral Philosophy
out of a class Of 1874 After this he
went to Jena, Germany, and entered
the University there for a Universe
ty year Here he was under Prof.
Renie, who leads in Pedagogy in all
south Germany. Studied under
Prof Haeckel, the greatest living hi
ologist in Europe He also took
Psychology under Prof Liepmann,
one Of the foremost young men in
Philosophy in Germany. On com
pleting his study here, he travelled
in Germany and visited the German
Universities of Halle, Leipsig, Der
lin, Vienna, Zurich and Geneva,
Switzerland, previously Visiting Ok
ford and Cambridge and all the
Scotch Universities, He then took
a tour through Egypt, Syria, Tur-
key, Greece, Sicily and Italy and
through Europe, reaching the IT, 5.
in July 1891 While in Europe lie
was solicited by the Church Session
of the G, F. Church here, to consider
settling over them as pastor Final
arrangements were entered into be
tween him and the Church Session
in Sept. 1891, and he began his work
here as pastor Of the c. p. Church
the LIST Sunday in Oct 1891.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
THE RACING PROGRAMME.
At the State Fair Will be the Best Ever
Seen ON the Grounds.

The speed programme prepared by
the Speed Committee of the State Fair
and Exposition Association, is by all
odds the most attractive ever gotten
up for the Wheeling Fair, and the
large cash prizes and the fame of the
new race course will attract more and
better horses than ever before.
The races will open Tuesday, Sep
TENDER Sd, with three events, trot,
pace and a run, the purses aggrega-
ting an even 81, 600. On Wednesday
there will be four great races, for an
aggregate Of 81, 400, and four also on
Thursday, when the purses offered
reach $500. The free-for all pace on
this day, for $500, and the 224 trot
for $500, will be exciting contests.
Fridays contests will be three in num-
Der, for an aggregate of 81, 100, and
the free-for-all trot on that day, for
$500, will also attract large share of
attention from owners of fast horses.
The inquiries from owners of horses
began to come in very early and in
large numbers, as to the races and as
the date of the Fair approaches they
have greatly increased, indicating a
very large number of entries. Every
lover of turf sports should make it a
point to attend the West Virginia
State Fair this year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
''OH LORD SAVE THE STATE"
The Minister'S Petition Which Caused
His People TO Smile.
'arkersburg sentinel.

The presence of Governor Mac.
Gorkle recalls an incident which &c.
Cured in Charleston shortly after
his inauguration The general con.
vention Of the Episcopal church had
been held short time previous to
his Inauguration and some changes
had been made in the prayer book,
with which the Charleston eongrega
ton was not yet familiar The re,
vised prayer books were not in gen
eral use when on the first Sunday af-
ter the Governor had taken the oath
of Office the Rector began to use the
new service The inaugural cere
nonies were still fresh in the minds
of the entire congregation and tx
Gov. Fleming, who had just turned
over the reins Of government to Gov
MaeCorkle, had walked up the cen.
ter aisle to his pew in the front row
when the Rector, in the midst Of a
fervent appeal to the Almighty, ex.
claimed, to the surprise of the con
gregation "Oh, Lord, Save the State -
A smile spread over the faces of the
congregation. the response was
scarcely audible and it was some
time before it was discovered that
this was merely new form of petit.
ton Incorporated in the prayer hook
along with the other changes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous lin
ing Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inhamed you have a rumb-
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness
is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure, Send for circu-
lars: free.
f. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.,
g@Sold by Druggists, 75c,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
THROUGH THE HEART.
sad Fate of Prominent Young Man of
Gharlest0n-Was Once a Student at
the University Here.

The following telegram sent out
from Charleston Aug. 18th will be
of painful interest to the people here
who remember Percy W. Laidley
who was once a student at the Uni
versity.
While examining a loaded revolver
this morning Percy w Laidey,
aged 27, one of the best known Young
men in Kanawha county, was acct
dentally shot and MORALLY wounded,
dying two honrs after the shooting.
He was employed at the Boggs drug
store and was examining the cylin
der OF his A ealibre Colt revolver
when it exploded. The pail entering
his left breast plowed its way through
the heart and lung chambers out
through his left shoulder blade.
Medical aid was summoned and pow
erful stimulants administered hut
despite the most heroic efforts on the
part of the physicians, the wounded
man died about two hours after the
accident Mr Laidley is connected
with the best families of this county
and for several years served the state
in the Treasurer's office He leaves
a wife and two small children.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
AN ANCIENT DAM.
Remarkable Discovery of a Farmer in
West Virginia Of Wonder
fal Formation Found

TERRA ALTA, w. Va, Aug. IL
While William T White was cican
ing out a drain and laying some
sewer pipes Friday from a spring a
mile west of town, he discovered
some nicely dressed stones that at
tracted his attention, and Oh un
earthing quite a lot of ground he
found the top wall He at once set
men to work to find out what the
curiosity was. After removing sew
eral tons of earth it was found that
the wall was built for dem, and
hal been completely covered up 1t
stood eight feet nigh thirty feet
wide, AID backs the water up to the
spring distance Of thirty feet. 1t
is made Of six layers Of stone, which
makes il four feet thick. The last
LAYER next 10 the ~ater the stone is
made in the shape Of wedge and
set in, and in front Of that is found
fire clay There is none of the clay
to be found within a mile Of the
place. 1t is creating quite a lot OF
exciten n, sd bringing hundreds
of visitors. The oldest settlers never
knew Of such dam, and it is un-
doubtedly the work of mound build
ers
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
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 ole
may escape summer heat no less than
winter cold, New Mexico is rapidly be-
coming famous. Averaging through
out the entire territory $500 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 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 a specific for pulmonary
complaints, and the medicinal Hot
Springs at Las Vegas are noted fol
their curative virtues. The most
sumptuous hotel in the west, the
MonteZuma, is located 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 anC
romantic in the United States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
The Tide has Turned.
Pittsburg Post.

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The wisest of the Republican lead
ers admit that the political tide
which set so strong in their direc
ton in the contests of 1898 and 90
has turned. 1t may not have set in
strongly in the Democratic direction
as yet, but the fact cannot be dis
puted that the voluntary advance of
the wages of over million of work
ingmen-something unprecedented
in the history of the country the
general revival of business, the pros
perity of manufactures and the pros
pect of hountiful crops have radical
ly changed the political situation.
Republicans were sure Of rything
a few months ago as to next year s
contest, but they are no longer san
guine, and admit they have to fight,
and fight hard Democrats few
months ago were ready to surrender
everything, but an astonishing re-
vival Of hope and confidence is BOW
going on. These are facts anyone can
attest for himself. The admission
Of Senator Lexow, of New York,
quite recently covers the case. With
the tariff issue gone, because, as be
says, prosperity and increasing wa
ges have proved the Republican
party to have been wrong all the
time and wrong now. the Republi-
can leaders see that they have hard
work ahead. This incident is re-
lated by New York paper, which
has its counterparts wherever the
politics of the near future is dis
cussed:
what does the senator think of
the political situation?" asked a
traveller of an intimate and conf
Dental friend of one of the Republi-
can leaders at Washington. "He is
very sorry" was the frank reply,
that this wave of prosperity has
come so soon. While he does not
regret that the people are more pros
porous, he thinks it would have been
better for the party if the revival in
business could have been delayed a
year or so longer" What does he
think of the political outlook2" was
the next question. The answer was
He is much disturbed about it. A
few months ago he thought the Re.
publicans were going to have things
all their own way, but Eow he fears
that this revival in business, and
especially the general increase in
wages, will blind the people to the
real facts in the situation
1t does not appear that there is
that unity in the Republican party
that helped the tidal wave of the
last two years. In Pennsylvania the
Republicans are fighting tooth and
nail. In New York conditions are
very little better, while in Massa
chusetts Senator Hoar is put to his
best efforts to prevent tho A. P. A
swallowing Republicanism in the 10
cal concerns Of the state. Democrats
unquestionably have their embar
easements, the legacies Of past dis
cords, but the soadition of the party
| is improving every week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24

The tide of prosperity which is
now visiting the country has wrought
wonderful change in the two great
political parties. A few months ago
the Democrats of the nation were
dsheartened and discouraged, the
Republicans hopeful and boastful.
The Democrats saw no hope for vic
tory. however good their candidates
might be; the Republicans anticipat-
ed no defeats, however unfit men
they put forward. 1t does not need
particularly an acute political ohser-
yer TO catch the drift of sentiment.
The Democrats now have behind
them the tide of returning prosper
ity, and, just as it seems impossible
for political party in this country
to retain power when "times are
hard, so it has always been exceed
ingly difficult to get a party out of
power when times are good" The
voters are really conservative and
believe in letting well enough alone.
And so it has come about that in
many States of the Union where the
Republicans expected victories to be
won even with yellow dog" candi.
dates they find that they will have
to put forward their best men and
their best efforts to win.-NeUs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24

Last Sunday we rode over to
Jackman' Hill to pay a fraternal
visit to the editor and proprietor OF
the Waterman, weekly established
last month From the three copies
of the paper which had reached oGr
office we had made up our mind that
Mr.. Judson was not the man for the
place, and as we rode into town our
convictions were greatly strength
ened. A cross eyed, bowlegged, in
significant looking critter was lead
ing the editor up and down the
street by the nose, while half a doz-
en- others were cutting the office OF
his papers By the time we had res
cued Mr.. Judson and driven the mob
out his plant had been nearly de
stroyed. AS a special favor to him
that lie might leave the country al
once we gave him $75 in cash for the
ruins and then sent them over to The
Kicker office The Waterman will
he issued no more. Mr.. Judson was
a good writer, but had no sand He
honestly meant to grow up with the
country, but didn't know one end o.
gun from the other Instead Of
killing three or four of the crowd
when the boys came to TRY him on,
and thereby establishing his reputa
lion and popularizing his paper, hi
crawfshed and put an end to what
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24

When a person is losing flesh and
wasting away there is cause for alarm.
Nothing so worries a physician. Con-
sumptlyes would never die if they
could regain their usual weight In
fact there would be no consumption
if there were no wasting of the sHs-
TEN. The cause Of this loss Of flesh
is failure to properly digest the toad
eaten. Nine-tenths Of all our diseases
date back to some arrangement Of the
stomach.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial Will
stop this wasting of the body. 1t acts
by causing the food we eat to be d.
gested so as to do good, for undigest-
ed food does more harm than good.
The Cordial contains food already di-
gested and a digester Of foods as well.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
PITTSBURG DIVISION
"The Only" For 1895.

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The Sunday Post twenty pages ey'
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The Semi-weekly Post and the New
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Just think Of it, The Post twice
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price of one, Write US for sample
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24

News from the West as to the corn
crop, as noted by the Washington
Star, is most encouraging; in fact,
there is every reason for believing
that the production of corn will be
greater this year than any that has
ever up to this time blessed the coun
try. Western railroad men say that
the crop will surely exceed 1885,
100000 bushels; some of the more
hopeful statisticans insist that the
total will be above 100000 600
bushels. The yield of oats will also
be very large indeed How much
these things mean to the nation gen
orally is insufficiently realized by the
great mass of the people. Heavey
crops of corn and oats will put in the
farmers pockets more money than
they have held for several years, and
and with more money the farmers
can liquidate burdensome indebted
ness and buy what they and their
families need to consume during the
coming winter and spring. Big
crops always make certain increased
grain traffic, and as an almost imme-
date consequence there is tremen-
dous gEowth of business in all sorts
of merchandise and manufactures.
Already have these reciprocative
movements started; there is steady
expansion. Rolling stock all over
the country is being repaired so that
it may be ready for the rush, while
quite a number Of roads are buying
cars, so as to be In a position to
transport the vast quantities of raw
food material to places where there
Is either storage or purchasing de-
mand. The outlook is, therefore,
that hard times will soon be merely
uncomfortable "reminiscences.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
AFTER THIRTY-TWO YEARS
John Sammons Finds His Finger Joints
Which He Left at Chiekamauga.
Spokane Spokesinan-Reyiew.

John Sammous Is a responsible
man, good farmer, who stands high
among his neighbors, and whose re-
liability has never been brought into
question. He was brave soldier in
the Confederate army, and was one
of those who participated in that
bloody tragedy on the banks Of
Chickamaugs creek on the 18th Of
September, 1868 During the hottest
of the engagement Sammons found
himself in an exposed position, with
shot and shell playing high reyel
around him, and he sought such shell
ter as was afforded by large oak
tree which was in direct line of the
fire While handling his piece bul
let struck the gun.lock and cut off
the two first joints of the forefBeer
of his right hand rs clean as a knife
would have done it. The dismem-
bered finger dropped among the
leaves, and as be was more particu-
lar about saving the balance Of his
body than about rescuing az little
tn ny as Il missing finger, be made
his way out of the fight, stanching
the bleeding hand as best he could.
The war was fought TO a finish and
Sammons came back home and went
to work, charging up bis manned
hand to the losses of the confederacv
Some time ago he decided to revisit
the battlefield which he had not
seen in thirty two years nearly, and
so be betook himself to Chickamau
ga and started to stroll over the bat
tlefeld The tree whore he stood
when wounded occupied such Goa
spicuous position that he found iitlle
difficulty in locating it, With all the
scars and knots on it's rugged trunk
caused by the flying missiles Of death.
Having found the tree he put him
self in the same position in which be
was standing when wounded. and
then ii occurred to him to look for
/ the bones of his missing finger.
Scratching around among the leaves.
much 10 his establishment. he found
the bones where the finger had TAI
len, and they correspondent exactly
with the finger he had lost They
had lain there undisturbed ever since
that dread day, and it was with
strange feeling that he took them.
and after establishing their identity
to his perfect satisfaction, wrapped
/ them up and took them away with
him as a strange souvenir of bis war
time experiences Mr.. Summons has
them in his possession now, and will
preserve them as an evidence of the
fact that be found them on the bat
tlefeld after the lapse Of 81 many
years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
Richest Man in Congress.

The richest man in Congress is
Representative Sorg, Of Ohio. He is
said to be worth about $l5, 100000
and has an income of fully 81, 000,-
900 year Nearly all of it comes
out of his plug tobacco factory at
Middleton. Mr. Sorg is an unob
trusiye man, who has few acquaint
ances in Washington. He had DC
particular desire to go to Congress
but was elected in spite Of his pas
sive protests He has introduced :
few bills. bnt has made no speech.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-24
Grows i'm Wisdom.

Al twenty five, when a man is
young, he thinks he knows it all, he
likes to wag his active tongue and
exercise his gall; he struts around
in noble rage-the world is all his
own, he laughs to scorn the world Of
age and lists Of self aloneS He wears
window in his eye, to see his whis
kers grow, he thinks the ladies pine
and die because they love him so. At
forty, as you may suppose, he's
knuckled down to biz, butts not till
sixty that he knows how big a
chump he is.