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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
MIGHTY POWER
or the Great Niagara Falls must Ssow
Earn Its Own Living.


BUFFALO, N. ", Nov. l5.-At
midnight tonight the turning of a
switch in the big power house at Nj
agara Falls completed circuit which
caused the Niagara river to fall up
hill, so to speak, by returning frac-
ton Of its resistless energy, which
had already swept the gates of Buffa-
| 10, back into the city twenty-seyen
miles distant. The harness was
buckled that bitches the factory
wheels OF Buffalo to the greatest cata-
ract on earth. Monday morning the
street cars Of this city will move by
falls power. Hereafter the falls must
work enough to earn its own living.
The buckling OF the harness could
have been done as well twelve hours
earlier, but owing TO the fact that the
father of William B. Rankine, OF New
York, secretary Of the Niagara Falls
Power company, is a Clergyman, in
Difference to his wishes, the Niagara
Falls power was not turned into the
transmitting system at noon today as
had been expected. The connections
were made at midnight tonight. The
force of experts having the work in
charge were busy all of last night and
until late this evening, testing the
various connections and going over
the machinery to make sure that
everything was in proper order.
When everything was in readiness for
the switch to be thrown over. the
electricians were confident that there
need be no cessation of the current
set flowing over the wires of the Buff
falo street railway system.
The distance covered by the line
between Buffalo and the falls is TWEEN
ty-seyen miles and the expert electro
clans who have the work in charge es-
innate that the loss of energy will be
less than 10 per cent. and NAV not
much exceed five. Careful tests are
to be made in this connection, the
tests covering both night and day and
clear as well as rainy weather. The
electricians are paving particular at
tention to this test. as on the perfec t
Insulation of the carving line de
ponds much of the future success o 1
| the undertaking.
The line that has been built car.
nv the current bearing wires is of a
most substantial nature. Unlike the
ordinary telegraph line. the poles are
PLACED very close together and are
braced in such manner as to be proof
against heavy storms. At curves the
poles are set double and are guyed To
numerous smaller poles to proven
sagging. The overhead line extend s
from the power house at the falls To
the city limits of Buffalo where the
wires enter cement conduits. On the
overhead line glass insulators are
found UNEQUAL to the strain. and por-
celain insulators were made especially
to hold the wires. These insulators
were subjected to current of 80, 900
volts before being put in use. There
are at present on the poles eight ca
bles. each with a carving CAPACITY of
5, 600 horse power, OF 40. 900 horse
power in all. The poles are of such a
substantial character, however, that
the number of cables can be doubled
without subiecting them to greater
strain than is considered safe
The only contract made so far for
the delivery of power In Buffalo by
the power company is that with the
Buffalo street railway company for
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
ssThat Glorious Climate. y

Send for Sights and Scenes in Cali
fornia published by the Passenger De
partment Of the Union Pacific Sys-
tenn at Omaha, or ask your nearest
Union Pacific Agent for one. This
little book will tell you of the beau
ties and wonders of California-the
grandest winter resort in America.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
South Morgantown.

A spark of fire recently fell on Mr..
Tim Hurley's neck, burning him Sc
verely.
Mrs. w. d. Guseman Is suffering
from rheumatism.
Miss Nora Madagan is acting as
agent for some very excellent Christ
mas books.
VIM. Andcrson's son is better.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
Bryan Gets 0ne-The Electoral vete Of
Kentucky Split.

FRANKFORT, KY, Nov 13.-Tho
official counting of the vote shows
that Cash, the first elector on the
ticket for Mckinley and Hobart, has
2ls,054 Smith, the highest of tn,
Bryan and Sewall electors, has 217
1876. Smith defeats the lowest Me
Kinley elector McKinley's plurali
ty is 25S, taking the two highest
votes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Prevent sickness and save doctor s
bills at this season by keeping your
blood rich and pure with Hood s
Sarsaparilla.
Trenchard, Yost and Osborne were
members of the celebrated"All Star"
team that was recently assembled in
Pittsburg to defend the Chronicle
Telegraph silver cup. Probably new
er before in the history of the game
had such collection of star players
been ON the same train. They
defeated the crack Pittsburg teams
with the greatest of ease. 1t is quite
an honor to w. v. U. to furnish SO
many men to such on organization.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

PosTEN's Cash Store is headquar-
tiers for Preston Co. buckwhcat -four.
GIVE your order to Posten for
your Thanksgiving turkey.
THOSE 49c. Boys suits that
Hirschman's are selling were never
made for that price. Boys pants &c.
Better goods for only a little more
money.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The faculty of Ohio State Univer
sity recently expelled student fol
deyoting all his time to football. 1t
is supposed that the students incit
ed by this high handed outrage viii
at once suspend the entire faculty in
definitely.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Last Saturdays Cincinnati Post
contained notice of an increase of
2i0 men in three factories located at
Parlersburg. These factories are
not in existence and this cruel fact
has destroyed another evidence of
returning prosperity"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Senator John NJ Palmer Senator
Blackburn and Senator Hill being
lost in the shuttle would naturally
cause nervous people great uncertainty
about the practical workings of poetic
Justice.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The Normal foot ball team have
received a challenge from the Prep
team at the University and a game
will be played in the near future.
The Gilbert Opera Company will
appear at the Opera House on
Thanksgiving evening. This is a
superb company and will be warmly
greeted here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
Susie Shot A Deer.

RoMNEy, w. VA, Nov. l5.-This
section of West Virginia has many
expert deer hunters, and many wom-
en- who are crack shots with the rife.
Till yesterday, however, there was nc
record of a woman killing a deer, the
wild turkey being the acme of femin-
inc effort In the hunting line.
Such record was established, how
ever, by Miss Susie Harness, of War
densville. She is the daughter OF
Hon. B. M. Harness, and is an ac-
complished and handsome young wom-
an, well known here, where she grad
uated from the Potomac Seminary
two years ago. Her fathers home is
located at the edge of fine stretch OF
forest, on the Potomac river, where
deer frequently camet to drink before
the country was SO thickly settled.
Yesterday Miss Harness was stand
ing on the front piazza, when fine
buck came down to the river, about
200 yards away. She went into the
house, got her fathers Winchester RI
ie, and the first shot crippled the
buck. A second shot put him out of
his misery The skin win make a
hearth rug for Miss Harness. room.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The number of men who lay claim
to having made McKinley's election
possible grows daily, and will contin-
nc TO grow until the pie counter gets
as bare as Mother Hubbard's cupboard
WAS
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Now that the row in Kentucky is
in fair way to be settled Henri
Watterson is coming home.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

That famine trouble in India would
probably soon peacefully settled if
those hungry stomachs would stop
their agitation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, has
lost, through his own fault, the
chance to continue to represent his
state in the Senate by wearing
socks and stand-up collars.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Some gentlemen will find out after
awhile that prepaid telegram Of con-
graduation to Mckinley isn't all that
is required to put them in touch with
a fat salary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
NEW COMMISSIONER
Vim. 8. FOrman will Take Joe Miller s
Place.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 16.-Th,
president to-day appointed w. S
Forman, of Illinois, commissioner o.
internal revenue, vice Jos. S. Miller
resigned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The People around here are Sc
worked up over it that even the pious
people wish that the river may be
damned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The colored brother is getting I'M
easy about the part he is to play in
the Mckinley administration. We
hazard the guess that it will be very
small part.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The A. P. A. isn't doing much
Dragging about what it accomplished
in the campaign, and that isn't strange
either. Its two most prominent and
out spoken members of the House
Linton, of Michigan, and Hainer, of
Nebraska, were defeated for re-elec-
ton, and in the Sixth Maryland dis
trict Mudd was elected, although the
entire power of the A. p. A. was open
lyused against him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Nemesis has at last overtaken
Mark Hanna. His face now adorns
patent medicine advertisements.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Mr.. Bryan deserves credit for refus-
ing to be used as an advertisement by
New York department store.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

That snow storm at Canton last
Saturday seems from recent events
somewhat out of place.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
Important Game.

Saturday afternoon In Pittsburl
will be played one of the most impor-
tant games that the local team will
likely engage in this year. There arr
three teams between which the title
to the championship of Ohio, Western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia is In
dispute. These are Duquesne, w.
and ]. and w. V. U. So far this yeal
w. and ]. has steadily refused all rea-
sonable offers to meet us on the grid
iron. However they have a game
with Duquesne scheduled for Thanks
giving. The game there Saturday be-
tween Duquesne and w. V. U. will
be one of two which will decide the
championship. We have already play
ed them tie game and the prospects
of successful issue to the second con-
test are very bright. Then as w. and
J. has not played really first class
team this year it may be equally as
likely that they will defeat the Wash
ington lads. Should these two pro-
phesies prove true w. v. q. will
proudly wear the title for one year and
will during that time not follow the
skulking example of its present pos
SCISSORS but will gladly meet all wor-
thy contestants for the right to it,
The boys are practicing hard and the
outcome Of Saturdays struggle is
awaited with great confidence. A
large crowd OF rooters will accompany
the team as very favorable rates will
be obtained.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

We have not recently heard any
thing about Mark Hanna's love for
the poor laboring man.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

If Hanna will only wink the pie
will be passed to him with great
celebrity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The feud season in this state is in
full blast according to advices from
Logan.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

No, brethren the democratic party
isn't dead, nor is it even sleeping: it's
wide awake and kicking, but it hap
pened to be in a minority the other
day when noses were counted. 1t has
been there before, and afterwards won
great victories, just as it will again.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The Gilbert Opera Company will
appear at the Opera House here in
the Mascot on Thursday evening,
Nov. 20.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Hanna says he will not take an Of
flee for himself, but he hasn't said that
he will not distribute offices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

lis better not to have bet at all
than to have bet and lost. You bet.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The latest thing in Fall styles is
slippery sidewalk.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

Now will Spain rush in where
Britain dassnt?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

The best place in town to buy
-four is at Posten's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
Kill d the Peacemaker.

RoNcEvE RTE, w. Va, Nov. 16.-
News reached here to-day from Sweet
Chalybeate Springs, near the Mon
roe count, line of a murder which
has caused great excitement and
may result n a lynching.
At a corn husking bee Frank
Worsham got into a quarrel with
some Of the huskers, who had been
teasing Worsham about young la
dy. Wors lam became so enraged
that he lreatened to shoot, and
drew rev liver.
George ] ong, a friend of Worsham
who knew his ugly temper, and who
had not taken part in the guying of
his friend, ried to act as peacemak-
er. This sc med to enrage Worsham
still more, md he pointed his pistol
at Long. Long threw his arm up to
get the pis Of out of range, when the
weapon discharged, and the bullet
passed through Longs head, making
a wound from which he died in an
hour
Worshan escaped, but sheriff s
posse is after him, and If he is cap
Jared and broaght back to the
Spring, be is likely to suffer imme-
date punishment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
IMMIGRATION
Commissioner Stump Makes An Inter
esting Annual Report.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE an
nual report of the commissioner gen.
eral of immigration, made public to-
day, shows that the total arrivals dur
ing the fiscal year aggregated 343, 267,
an increase of "a, 70S over the preced-
ing year. OF this total $40, 46S were
landed and 2,799 were debarred and
deported at the expense of the various
steamship lines by which they came
to this country. OF those deported
776 were under contract to perform
labor in the United States made prior
to their arrival and 2,023 were return
ed as belonging to the classes of aliens
prohibited admittance by the act of
March 8, 1891.
In addition to the above debarred
immigrants there were returned dur
ing the same period to the countries
whence they respectively came 23S
who had become public charges with
in one year after their arrival in the
United States. As to occupations,
most of the arrivals were of the clas-
SEES designated as skilled and unskilled
laborers, with some professionals.
The amount of money brought into
the country by immigrants was at
least $4,917,31S and probably was
largely in excess of these figures, since
only those having less than $50 are
required to disclose the exact amounts
they have respectively,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
TwENrY-oNE PER CENT.

A comparison of the figures of the
past year with the average annual inn
migration for the preceding ten years
discloses decrease of over 81 per cent
and the large number who annually
return to their own country leads
Commissioner Stump to doubt SER
iously that there has been material
increase in our foreign born pspula-
tion since 1893. From accompanying
tables it appears that the education
of the masses is neglected to the great
est extent in Italy, Austria Hungary
and Russia, while the largest proper
tion of those who can read and write
come from Switzerland, France, Den
mark, Sweden and Germany. Recon-
mendations are made for the revision
Of the alien contract laws and the
statute bearing upon immigration in
general with the end of making them
more comprehensive, certain and ex-
plicjt, giving additional remedies to
insure their enforcement and, at the
same time remove many features
which render the enforcement of them
oppressive in many cases without aid
ing the purpose for which they were
enacted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

WE have seen a great many pretty
Shoes for ladies', but nothing that
can come up to the line Hirschman's
are showing for style, comfort and
lowncss Of price.
IT is a positive fact that Hirsch-
mans show one Of the largest stocks
Eof Carpets in the State and their
prices are away below others.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21
Now Is the Time to Make your Wife
a Present Of a
HIGH-ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE
Over 5000, 900 Now in Use and All
Purchasers Are Happy.

Easy pay nents, and the humblest as
well as the richest family can afford TO
own the 81 NIGER MACHINE. They
are. guaranteed to be kept in order ire
spective Of time.
The SING ER COMPANY Is the only
responsible firm in the United States,
that employs 5000 hands the year
around and pays $685. a day to its
working ha IDS.
If you wa ut good machine get the
Latest Imp owed High Arm Singer.
N. e. SHAI Err, Morgantown. w. Va,
Ager for Monongalia Co.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
y THAT coNFoUNDED# PARRoT
II Was Revengeful Creature and Broke
Up Marriage Engagement.

/ . s5F{g
| It Was Reyengeful Creature and Broke
Upsa Marriage Engagement.
| One Of the brightest and most att
tractive young women in Buffalo is the
owner OF an unusually precocious par
| rot, incidentally she thought a great
deal of a young farmer Of the neighbor-
hood, SO much in fact that they were
betrothed. But this young farmer has
always hated parrots, and that has been
| the one sore spot between him and his
| promised wife. He has especially hated
the parrot in question, and has repeat
edly warned the young lady that the
thing was not SO green as it looked, and
| that it would surely cause trouble be-
tween them. We can easily believe
| that the bird, being beloved by his mis-
tress,s was at hand during these little
talks, and it as easy to believe that
| no well-ordered, intelligent parrot
| would put up long with such sighting
remarks as the young farmer was in
the habit of making IF memory serves
Alright, the bird did once rebuke his
mistress sweetheart, but very mildly,
simply calling him a sassy thing" On
that occasion Polly was promptly pun-
ished by his mistress, who snapped his
head with a piece of whalebone and
covered his cage with paper for an en-
tire day. This was added insult, but
| nothing was to be done except wait
| patiently for an opportunity to get even.
| The opportunity soon came. A few
nights ago the young farmer entered
the house of his life's light, and asked
| for the flame. She was prinking, but
would be down in a short time, and
would Frank try to meAe friends with
| Polly? So Frank turned into the room
where Polly sat on his perch munching
! cracker and grooming a jungle ditty:
Extracting chocolate caramel from
his his pocket Frank moved toward the
cage. There are tides in the affairs of
men and likewise parrots, !. and this
bright if green pet realized that the
| aheod Of his tide had come
@ low GUN 8 y,gead sAe shouted.
There was a moment Of intense ST.
ilence. Then the cage was struck to the.
moor and the room was filled with
feathers and hair. A moment later
! Polly,s mistress entered the room. :
What is the trouble, Frank p ~ a.
Some one has taught this parrot to
call me young hayseed,' answered
her lover, flushed and angry, '.and will
| not stand it." ~ r.
| Did yon hurt poor Polly?'' picking
up the MANNED creature.
I tried to kill the thing
The young woman vigorously up
braided her lover, and hurriedly Slip
ping her engagement ring from her fin
ger and handing it back, said:
A man who loses his temper on such
slight provocation cannot be my com
| panlon for life. The engagement is
broken and you need not call again.,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

The slight pressure of her hands as
she seized his took his memory bach
TO a year ago, when her charms an6
her aattery had been wine to him.
Hope you are well and having a
good time, Mrs. Jack" he replied. .sHow
is eve. body? I've been away, you
know
rs that an explanation of your de-
sertion ?''~
He nodded. -" ~
''Oh! heard another tale.''
He moved uneasily. you hear
everything. Is Jack at homer"
Hes gone to the club. Did you come
to see Jack? ?'' -. .zs.%. ss<: 'r.>
| No, I came to see you.'' a., -
She smiled. You may smoke if you
like. Shall give you cup Of tea?''
Yes, please" He was i'll at ease;
the old atmosphere stifed him, and her
evident pleasure at getting him back
made him realize that he had come
back, and it brought a queer, uncom-
Portable feeling of shame.
You were riding in the Row yes
terday,'' she remarked, as she handed
him a cup. ss $s..
$4"Ye es. Were you there?'' HUH
Il was, but you didn't see me. You
were too much engaged to waste time
or eyes on an old friend.
Don't talk like that. He spoke
brusquely. Where was I?'' ..s
.Y on were following Miss Barnes, the
girl everyone has gone mad about. . ..
Have they 2"
What a question! AS if you had no
ears. Draw your chair nearer mine
I mean nearer the fire. Now we are
quite coy. You look very well and
horribly young, whereas I wear more
shabby every day. Z 5.i
He laughed. What rubbish, Ber-
thar 8.35s q
She smiled and looked at his eyes.
ST shall bleach my hair white and
take to something 6 antique like morals,
or a tirara. shall go in for church
work, distribute tracts, admit 7 have a
girl of 16, and become a chaperon, in
purple velvet and old lace. ! 's. '8s.5
Ny dear Bertha!
Don't you like the picture? do.
After all, it will be a new role, and ]
am tired Of pretending to be more fast
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
FOR LADIES ONLY.

Some of the new bonnets have a
close-itting skull-cap crown, with a
tulrrnled-back rll.e coronet-shaped piece.
The fashionable leg-o'-mutton and
Queen Anne sleeves are cut much
tighter from elbow to waist than form
erly, and many of them are buttoned.
| Stylish felt hats are Of good proper
tions, some being folded over so as to
form a double brim over the face, and
finished with an enormous osprey
feather and four plumes.
A favorite way Of arranging the hair
for evening is to turn the hair back
from the face in soft puffs, the 1ufier
the better, and mass it in an oval twist
at the back of the head, while a loose
curl of two should fall over the fore
head and behind the ear. .
There is movement toward skirt
draping, not a revival, however, Of the
detached loopings and ungraceful drap-
cries Of the last reign Of double skirt,
for the new fashion is a slashed over
dress, opening enough to show the con-
trasting petticoat Underneath.
The correct collar, although it may be
of the turnover variety, is quite as tall
as the ordinary standing collar, and
its corners have as little slant as posi-
Bile, the opening in front being "a mere
slit. VIZ .s s
An abundance Of royal purple velvet
is to be used this season. A hat Of this
is bordered with a fringe Of ostrich
feathers, and has for trimming very
large outstanding bows of black satin,
while the bonnets have strings, but not
the toques, and the strings are often
the only distinction.
Plaid ties, both in the bow and four
in-hand style. form part Of every we'll
regulated tailor-made girls fall ward
robe, and they are better adapted to
fall than summer wear because Of the
| brillancy of their hues, and they are
prettier in the smaller than in the
larger plaids