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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
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 5000 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 a 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, 1928 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, 1895-08-03
Word History.

Fairy was once a beautiful woman.
Goodbye is an abbreviation of an
old English form of parting, God
be with you until we meet"
Adieu formerly signified to God.
1t was an abbreviation of benedic-
tion used by friends when parting.
Starve was once to die any man
ner of death. Wycliffe's sermons
tell how "Christ starved on the cross
for the redemption of men,
Acre once meant any field. 1t is
still used with this significance by
the Germans, who speak of Gods
acre, abiding to the cemetery.
Town originally signified a farm
or farm house. 1t is used in Wy
cliffe in this sense, "and they went
their ways, one to his own town, an
other to his merchandise"
Meat once meant any kind of food.
In one old English edition of the
Lords prayer the well-known petit
tion is rendered: "Give US this day
our daily meat"
Corpse once meant body, wheth-
err living or dead. Many old writs
are eXtant in which the Sheriff or
his deputy is commanded to bring
the corpse of such man into court
Tariff was the name of the Moor
ish chieftain, Abou al Tarifa, who
had fortress near the Straits OF
Gibraltar, and levied toll on ships
and merchandise passing through.
Tabby, the name of a well-known
species of cat, was formerly atabi
which was term used to designate
peculiar pattern in the silks manu-.
featured in Persia. The markings
in the fur of the cat resemble the
pattern in the silk, hence the double
application Of the name.
The word prevaricator is from the
Latin and originally meant a strad
dler with distorted or misshapeu
legs. In the Roman courts of law
the expression was applied to the
one who in suit was discovered
to be in collision with his opponent
to compass some dishonesty. As
falsehood was the necessary part Of
such performance, the word by and
by came to have the significance a,
present attached to it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
1t Was A Rank Failure.

The less said about the late unla-
mented Republican Legislature the
better. The Clarksburg Telegram
has been sounding its praises far and
wide and some of its misleading and
illogical assertions have been shown
up and exploded by the Fairmont
Index. That paper SAYS:
The Clarksburg Telegram insists
that the Legislative session of 1895
cost little bit less than the session
of 1898. We don't think the facts
justify this conclusion, but for the
sake of argument let US suppose it
is true. Judged by the result of its
labors the session of 1895 would
have been dear if it had cost nothing
The only law of any general impor-
lance that it succeeded in passing
was the Cigarette law, which has
just been declared unconstitutional
by Judge Golf. Important matters
requiring legislation were neglected,
the care of the insane was overlook
ed, the cost of criminal prosecutions
was unprovided for, just claims
against the State were repudiated,
and altogether the Legislature of
1895 will pass into history as the
most useless that ever assembled in
the State. 1t wasn't even able to get
up a gerrymandering bill in the in
terest of the Republican party,
though the judiciary redistricting
was thing of absolute necessity at
that session, and under our Consti-
tuition no subsequent Legislature
which may convene prior to the next
census can redistrict the State into
judicial circuits; and there was a
positive hunger among many Of the
faithful to arrange the Circuits for
partisan advantage, but though the
inclination was there, the ability
was lacking to carry the party plans
to a successful conclusion. The Tele-
gram may split its sides in vain
effort to blow up the excellent points
of the late Republican Legislature,
but the measure of that body has
been taken by the people 1t has
been weighed in the balance and
found entirely wanting.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
A WARY TEXAN.
He Received Sound Money Circular
and Thought 1t Was a "Swindle."

New YORK, July 27.-Texas pee-
pie have been the victims of green
goods men to such an extent as to
make them extremely careful. This
is evidenced by a letter that reached
Postmaster Dayton to-day, and
which was dated Henrietta, Texas,
and reads as follows:
POSTMASTER, New York City
Dear Sir:-Inclosed | send you a
letter just received, which, from it's
appearance, take to be some kind
of swindle that your office may deem
proper to investigate Yours truly,
"W. G. EUsTIs."
From the letter head used it seem 8
that Mr. Eustis is an attorney in
Henrietta, Texas. What amused
Postmaster Dayton was the letter re-
ferred to in Eustis's note, and which
he inclosed. 1t was printed circu-
lar sent out by the Reform Club of
this city, on the subject of what that
club is pleased to term "sound cur
rency," and which, of course, means
anti silver At the head of the cir
cular appeared the we'll known
names of Charles S. Fairchild, chair
man; Calvin Tompkins, Secretary !;
and John Dewitt Warner, Wallace,
McFarlan, Lawrence E. Sexton, Ev
erett P. Wheeler, the Civil Service
Commissioner: Horace White, Will
liam S. Opdyke, Fred p Powers,
James Speyer and E, Ellery Ander
son.
1t is unnecessary to explain the
prominence and stability of those
Democrats whose names are con-
nected with the Reform Club of New
| York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Head Crushed Nv Fall from a Third
Story.

WESTON, July 27.-H. 5. Holcomb,
president of the county court OF
Webster county, met with dread
full death last night at Weston
where he had been conducting some
important cases in the circuit court
in session there. He went to his
room about II o'clock, in the third
story of the Bailey House, and after
he got there began quarreling with
some boys below on the street. In
some manner he lost his balance
and fell to the pavement alighting
on his head His skull was fearful
~ crushed and be lived only about
an hour, Mr.. Holcomb is a well
known and prominent man through.
out the state and his death will be
deplored by his MANY friends. He
leaves a wife and seven children to
mourn his untimely death. He was
AZ years of age.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
The Country Editor.

There is no man on earth who
does more for the community in
which he lives than the editor of
country newspaper. Toiling cease
lessly from one years end to another,
often with insufficient help and un-
able to secure assistance, he man
ages to issue regularly his weekly
paper.
No entertainment is projected by
the church that he is not called on
to give it free puff. If citizen
dies. his columns are thrown open
to liberal obituaries, while births
and weddings are all noticed and are
of considerable length. For any en-
terprise of any kind the community
looks for booming.
In thousand ways he helps his
county, and every issue of his paper
is worth a great deal to his commun-
ity. But few people appreciate the
difficulties he must oveicome to get
his paper out He is about as hard
working and as poorly paid as an
average laborer in the country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
ONE LETTER
Will Cost the Western Union Many
Thousands of Dollars.
Seattle, Wash Post-Intelligeneer

Seattle, Wash acknowledgement.
The insertion of the letter ''rn in
the name of H. w Baker promises
to cost the Western Union Telegraph
Company about $4,000. In the suit
brought by Baker to recover $7,l60,
loss caused by the delivery of dis
patch from Australia to Abram Bar
ker, a jury in the United States
Court yesterday returned a verdict
for the plaintiff for $5,S4l.51, after
celebrating about an hour.
Judge Hanford instructed the jury
that telegraph company was
charged with the duty of exercising
high degree of care as to prompt.
ness, and that any neglect entitled
the parties injured to damage. Ba.
ker's measure of damage was the
amount he would have realized had
he accepted a cable offer, less the
amount he received.
The defense moved for nonsuit
on the ground that the terms Of the
telegraph blank especially exempted
the company from any damages
either for mistake or delay, and also
as the error was made in Australia
by connecting line, no responsible.
ity could attach, particularly as the
cablegram was addressed Barker. -
Mr.. Lewis, for Baker, insisted thai
conditions in telegraphic message
exempting the company from losses
could only apply to the sender, not
to one receiving the cablei also, that
though the error was made in Aus
tralia, the Western Union was liable
as it contracted with the Australian
company as its agent, and that the
mere fact that the message was ad
dressed Barker could not excuse
the failure to deliver to Baker, where
the contents of the message coulC
show it was for the commission mer
chant The nonsuit was refused
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
THE BLACK BOTTLE ROUTE.
How the Decker's Greek Railroad Got
Its Peculiar Name.

The story given below is known
to many of our people but it will
bear repeating. The Pittsburg Post
has this version of it:
A contemplated 20-mile railway
between Kingwood and Morgantown
is known by the curious name
of the Black Bottle line. Moreover,
the people are anxious to have it
built. particularly residents in and
about Kingwood; because it will put
them in direct communication with
Pittsburg. Everywhere in West Vir-
ginia people talk about getting rail
way connection with Pittsburg.
Pittsburg is never out of their minds
when railways are talked about.
They want to buy in Pittsburg, and
they want to sell in Pittsburg. They
take a keen interest in Greater Pitts
burg and at Kingwood they hope it
will soon become great enough to
provide the capital that will build
the Black Bottle road A Post re
porter was there the other day, and
during conversation in which
Judge Hoke, Senator Worley, w. NJ.
o. Dawson, Editor Slidell Brown
and some others were participating,
the question was asked how the
Black Bottle got it's name.
81 guess Senator Morley can tell
as much about that as anybody
else" said Judge Hoke, with a smile
which indicated a good story was
involved.
YES" said Mr.. Morley, Il guess
can state the facts in the case.
The directors of the company used
to meet at Iron6ale Furnace, which
is on the route of the proposed road
Among them was the owner of the
furnace, a Hungarian named Meme
geyie, an active, broad minded, en-
terprising man. | have heard that
political difficulties drove him from
his native land, and like many an
other Hungarian, he sought an asy-
lum in this country. A railroad to
Irondaie would of course be of al
most inestimable value to Meme
geyie, and he took a deep interest in
it. 1t was his custom at every meet
ing of the directors to set before
them a big, long necked black bottle
with a number of glasses. The bot
tie was not empty, either. And the
directors can testify that its con
tents always merited the discrimi-
mating attention paid it. AS there
were a good many meetings the
black bottle made good many APP
pearances. 1t was fruitful of ideas
and suggestions. With its assist
ance nothing was easier than to de
wise ways and means for building
the road, and any number of other
roads. So long as it existed the en-
terprise enjoyed fourishing exis-
tence. But finally the black bottle
disappeared. Nemegeyie was dropped
from the directory. He corked UP
the red eyed genii of Irondale Fur
mace and took it away with him
Since then the enterprise has drop.
ped, and has threatened to die, and
for fear that mortality may ulti.
mately overtake it am not unwill-
ing the black bottle shall be re
stored to its once potent place on the
board of directors"
And that is how the Black Bottle
railroad got its name.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
PITTSBURG DIVISION
ssThe Only" For 1895.
- Passenger trains will leave fair

We are pleased to announce our
clubbing arrangement with The
Pittsburg Post, the great home
newspaper of Pennsylvania, and to
persons who want the best daily OF
semi-weekly paper published in the
city, we recommend The Post.
The Daily Post, large eight-page
paper, and the New DOMINION one
year both for 1915. The price of The
Post alone is $500. Send us your or
der at once and get seven papers week
for the price you formerly paid for one.
The Sunday Post, twenty pages ey-
cry Sunday, containing as much read.
ing as any of the monthly magazines,
and the New DOMINION one year each
for only 1915.
The Semi-weekly Post and the New
DOMINION one year each for only 50. %.
Just think of it, The Post twice a
week, and your county paper for the
price OF one, Write us for sample
copies.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
Like a Brave Man.

John Wetzel was one of the bold
est pioneers of West Virginia. "a
man absolutely without fear" the
chronicles of those times call him
The manner of his death was worthy
of that eulogy. In the pursuit OF
his occupation, that of hunter and
surveyor, he often undertook long
journeys alone along the Ohio river
"a reckless proceeding, when time
and place are considered-and was
never accompanied by more than one
or two friends. One day while re-
turning in canoe with one compan,
ion from an excursion to Middle Is
land creek, he was hailed by large
party of Indians and ordered to put
ashore Without making any reply
he headed the boat for the middle OF
the stream and with his companion
made every effort to escape. The
Indians fired on the instant, and one
Of the bullets struck Wetzel in the
body. Seeing at once that the wound
was mortal, he ordered the other
man to lie down in the canoe, and
then though his life was ebbing fast
with renewed vigor he pulled for the
opposite shore. The Indians fred
another volley but without effect
and before they could reload the
boat was out of range. Wetzel ex
pired soon after reaching the bank
and was buried on high ground by
his companion. His grave may still
be seen, marked by rough stone
on which is traced in rude charac
tiers, 81. W., 1887"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03

Edward, the four year old son of
b. c. Nelkins, living near Fort Wayne
Ind, had very narrow escape from
death a few days since The little
fellow had pet hen of which he was
very fond, and recently this hen stole
a nest under the house and Matched
out brood Of young chicks. 1t be-
came Edwards daily duty thereafter
to feed the old hen and her little
family, and he found infinite delight
in playing about with his chickens
under the house in the shade.
The other day, after Edward had
been some time gone with the food
for his chicks, his father heard him
screaming, and ran out to find that a
coachwhip snake had beaten the child
almost within an inch of its life.
Nelkins lost no time in demolishing
the reptile, but it was quite a while
before Edward could be restored,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
Profit from an Acre.

While one hundred hens are not
too many for one acre of land, better
proportionate results will be secured
with fifty hens. If the farmer finds
that fifty hens pay on one acre, he
can use other acres in the same man
ner. Few farmers have ever really
tried to make poultry pay. Gener-
ally, if hens have paid at all on the
farm they deserve all the credit
There are no fabulous profits in
poultry, nor is the capital required
much less than for other stock, but
the losses are sooner recuperated,
and better prices are obtained
There is another advantage which is
important: The returns from the
sales of poultry and eggs are con
slant. There is no waiting until
harvest-time for crops to mature
nor being governed and regulated by
corners or spectators, There is
always a retail demand which the
farmer himself can regulate and sup
ply.
The most careful experiments
have demonstrated that each hen in
large flock should give a profit OF
one dollar per year. Some of the
hens will pay nearly twice as much
while some will not lay at all. The
cost and the profit are regulated by
circumstances, as is the case with
all industries. All risks must be en-.
countered, including losses from dis
ease and mismanagement, but with
all the allowance for drawbacks, the
hen will give profit of one dollar
per year in eggs and chicks.
There is no more labor required
in managing flock of fifty hens
than in managing a COW, or in
blowing, seeding, cultivating and
harvesting a one-aere crop, and the
larger the crop the smaller the cost
proportionately for each hen or bush
ell of produce.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
TWO INTERNATIONAL TRAMPs.
Long Journey AfOOt Being Made by
Engineers.

just before sunset Monday eve
ming there arrived in St. Louis two
men who closely resembled tramps-
and tramps in the proper sense of
the word they are-but who in reality
are far from the genus to whom that
name is commonly applied. The
men referred to are Antonio BEN
and Louis Budinich, gentlemen ped
estrains from Hungary, and the
journey which they are making on
foot began in Buenos Ayres, the cap
ital of the Argentine Republic, and
will end in Chicago. The start was
made August 7, 1892, and they hope
to complete the journey by Aug 5.
The entire distance traversed by
Messrs BEN and Budinich is 10, 400
miles in round numbers. Their av-
erage trip per day has been 81 miles
when they walked. But many days
they have been unable to walk at
all, owing to the obstacles, in the
way of bandits, snowy mountain
peaks, floods and animal terrors.
which have DISTRACTED their path.
They have fallen over precipices in
the Andes and have swum innumer-
able rivers. They have fought gnats
and mosquitoes on the Isthmus of
Panama and run the risk of yellow
fever on the low lands of Nicaragua.
They have braved brigands in Pres
ident Diaz's native state of Oawaca,
Mexico, and finally escaped, after
inducing the bandit chief to give
them a couple of dollars. In short,
they have undergone all sorts of adj
ventures, and are now on the home
stretch of their long journey,
The gentlemen are both of the
same age, 80 years, and are both
stalwart and hearty. They speak
several languages fluently, Mr.. BEN
being especially proficient in the
Spanish American lingua and Mr.,
Budinich being the most accomplish
ed English and German scholar.
They are educated in civil and me-
chanical engineering, and are most
agreeable companions. In explain
ing the causes leading to their long
tramp, Mr. BEN said:
eve started out to see if it were
possible to make the trip. We had
both read of other long journeys on
foot, and we just thought we would
see what we could do. We have tax
en- exhaustive notes on the trip, and
will return to Hungary from Chica-
go and publish book on what we
have seen. We will give not only
our experiences, but will publish
much interesting data on the flora
and the fauna of the Central Ameri-
can states. We are especially well
posted on the insect life of the 18th
mus, as we came near being killed
by the gnats in the swamps while
coming across. With the exception
of the bandits, we have been treated
with universal kindness by everyone
The gentlemen have letters from
the governors of numerous states
through which they have passed,
showing how they were received and
when they passed through various
localities. They lett for Chicago
Tuesday
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03

Rattlesnakes are getting to be
troublesome to the contractors that
are doing the grading on the c. c.
d S. railroad. Last week one OF
these reptiles attacked a number OF
Italians at Big Sycamore and bit
one on the left arm. The man suf-
fered excruciating pain, and after
trying all the remedies suggested,
and each man had one, DR.. Meadows
was called in, and cauterized his
arm. He is now able to be out again.
Several miles above this place a ne
gro was seriously bitten after setting
off blast to blow out some rock, the
report arousing the snake. This man
being barefooted got excited and in
trying to escape from the snake
jumped on it with his right foot and
then with his left Before medical
assistance was obtained, the poor
fellow died in great agony. Several
other serious injuries from snake
bites are reported.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
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
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have 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 hut 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.
T. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.,
nay" Sold by Druggists, Toe,
Those who can command themsel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03

Notwithstanding the great benefit
conferred upon the United States by
free wool, the Republicans are al
ready scheming to put duty upon
it again. There is one consolation.
No bill taking wool from the free
list will ever receive the signature
of President Cleveland.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
Browns
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03

Senator Sherman says he will do
all he can to put Foraker in the
Senate, because he believes the Re
publicans Of Ohio want him there.
When John talks like that he is
most dangerous. Let Foraker be
ware
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-03
The Genuine Merit

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla wins
friends wherever it is fairly and
honestly tried. To have perfect
health, you must have pure blood
and the best way to have pure blood
is to take Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
best blood purifier ana strength
builder. 1t expels all faint of scrof
ula, salt rheum and all other hu.
mors, and at the same time builds
up the whole system.