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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
The Hungry SpoiIsmep,

The Republican Senators who de-
nounced civil service reform illus
trated their belief in the cynical
confession that platforms are "made
not to stand on, but to get in on"
The Republican national platform
has this plank:
The Civil-Service law was placed
on the statute book by the Republican
party, which has always sustained
it, and we renew our repeated decla-
ration that it shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced, and extended
wherever practicable.
OF course, everybody remembers
the rush for offices and the clean
sweep after Harrison's Inauguration,
which George William Curtis de-
scribed as "a carnival of spoils."
Some trusting souls have evidently
thought that the Republican politi-
clans have grown prudent, if not
honest. But the mad rush to Wash
ington for offices shows that the
party has the same old appetite. 1t
is still "very hungry and very thirs-
ty.'
Senator Gallinger denounced the
law as monumental humbug" He
favored blotting it out, and "return-
ing to condition of things that
would give to every man and woman
an equal chance to get office"
This is just what the reform system
insures and what the spoil system
denies Senator Gallinger knows
perfectly well that under the condi-
ton to which he would return no
man or woman in New Hampshire
could get even the smallest clerk,
ship in Washington or the least of
fee at home without the indorse-
ment of either Boss Chandler or
himself or one of the Representatives
Of the State. This is the bestowal
of offices as rewards or favors, 1t is
purely autocratic, not Democratic or
Republican. Open competition on
the basis Of fitness is the only sys-
tenn that gives to every man an
equal chance to hold office
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
NUMBER 81.
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreadful disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby des-
troying the foundation Of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisung nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
Addres, f. J. CHENEY s Co., To-
ledo, O.
D6srSold by Druggists, Toe.
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ssFiye-sixths Of the voters of the
country favor revision of corporation
laws limiting the purposes for which
corporations may be organized, super
vising the issues of stocks any bonds
and putting other restraints upon
them. Even larger proportion Of
our people would give emphatic sup
port to the proposition that tax
burdens should fall equally upon all
property. They do not now as every
one knows. !"
This would be the rankest anarchy
il taken from Democratic campaign
speech but as it is one of Benjamin
Harrison's utterances it is possibly the
views Of patriotic, law-abiding, God
fearing statesman. Its all in name.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

If it be illegal to conduct one sort
of a lottery it should be illegal to
conduct any sort OF lottery. That
is apparently the view that Senator
Hansbrough, takes as he has intro
duced bill making it criminal
offense for any patent solicitor to
give or offer to give any prize or pre-
MUM in connection with alleged
competitions of inventors.
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INSPECTORS,
For West Virginia Mines, Named BY
Governor Atkinson.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April g.
The Governor this afternoon announc.
ed the appointment of State mine in.
spectors as follows:
For chief inspector, James Paul, Of
Tucker county.
For First district, which embraces
the entire region north of the Little
Kanawha, S. A. Lewis. of Mason
county.
For the Second district, composed
of Fayette, Raleigh and the upper
half of Kanawha county, John |.
Absalom, of Fayette county.
For the Third district, composed OF
Mercer, Mcdowell, Logan and Minge
counties, j. L. Preece, Of Mercer
county.
For the Fourth district, composed
of the lower half of Kanawha county,
Putnam, Mason and Wayne counties,
Jerry Mead, Of Ohio county.
All OF these men are experienced
miners, and fall within the require.
ments of the new mine law, that they
shall have been coal diggers for a
period of at least six years.
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al. If the government accepts i

al. If the government accepts it
he will be satisfied. A number OF
other river men were of opinion the
award was just one. The only peo-
pie who appeared dissatisfied sswere
the Brownsville Packet Company,
Capt NJ. A. Cox, oneof the directors
Of the company, said if the river is
free it would mean a great deal of
competition. He believed, however,
the award was a good one.
COAL SHIPPERS BENEFIT.
Pittsburg coal shippers will re-
ceiye the immediate benefit from the
purchase of the Monongahela dams
and locks. The concerns using a
great tonnage of coal will also be
benefited, but the consumers using
coal as fuel in their homes will
scarcely find any difference in the
price per bushel. The southern buy
ers maybe benefited somewhat if
competition is keen enough, but at
present combination of Pittsburg
operators will maintain the present
price in southern markets.
About the only operator who
could be found to express an upin-
ton on the subject was W. j. Wood
of the Wood Coal Company. He said
that the operators cannot reduce
the present price because it is too
low now. He said:
The immediate benefit the people
will gain will be in steadier work
for the miners. We can afford to
pay better rate of wages, and also
come into closer competition with
the Kanawha river trade, which of
late years has cut considerable into
Pittsburgs trade
w. w. O'Neil and several other
operators could not see where cutting
prices would benefit anybody, as
they claimed that to benefit the mi
ner prices must be maintained. Riv-
ermen will also be largely benefited,
as the cheaper the transportation
the greater the tonnage, and a re-
sultant increase of workmen and riv
ermen to handle the increase.
Several members of the board of
directors of the Monongahela Navi-
cation Company, when asked if the
viewers award would be appealed,
refused to give an opinion, stating
they would rather wait until meet
ing Of the board-eould be held, when
the question will be decided. 1t is
popularity believed that no appeal
will be made,
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Ready to Break Jail.

KINGwooD, w. Va, April s.
When Sheriff Shaffer went to let the
prisoners in jail here out of their cells
this morning he found that they had
made all arrangements to escape as
soon as he had gone to court. Last
evening one of the prisoners got a
Ratchet from the sheriff's little daugh-
ter to cut kindling wood and with it
cut off some of the bars over a window.
Then the bars only needed to be bent
to permit them to escape, which they
soon would have done had not their
work been discovered.
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Gen. Weyler said last winter that

Gen. Weyler said last winter that
the last vestige of the Cuban rebel
lion would be crushed before the
opening of the rainy season in Cuba.
Friends of Cuba said then that he
was merely trying to stave off action
by. Congress, and that is just the
way it now looks. Unless all news
is wrong, Weyler is much nearer be-
ing crushed than the rebellion is.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Ex-senator Ingalls, merely follow
ed his natural craving for notoriety
when he reported that prize fight.
He had dropped almost entirely out
of sight, and that is where he should
be allowed to stay. He isn't pretty
to look at and says little that is
pleasant to hear.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

About Hoods Sarsaparilla and
advised me to try it. This is the
kind of advertising which gives
Hoods Sarsaparilla the largest sales
in the world. Friend tells friend
that Hoods Sarsaparilla cures;
that it gives strength, health, vital
ty and yigor, and whole neighbor-
hoods use it as a family medicine
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

A telegram in daily paper says
people are watching and working
and praying along the levees of
the swollen Mississippi River We
haven't word to say against the
watchers and prayers, but it is the
workers that we should bank most
upon, if our belongings were in dan
ger
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Congressman Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, Republican of course
says trusts are the products of a
higher civilization. Perhaps that is
why they are always pushing prices
up on those who have not learned to
appreciate the benefits of that kind
of higher civilization.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Suppose the country members of
the New York Legislature should
spring little surprise on the poll
ticians who are engineering the
scheme to make a separate State out
of Greater New York by giving their
support to the scheme. Stranger
things have been done.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

The Shakers have madessa discov-
cry which is destined to accomplish
much good. Realizing that three
fourths of all our sutferings arise
from stomach troubles, that the
country is literally filed with peo-
pie who cannot eat and digest food,
without subsequently suffering pain
and distress, and that many are
starving, wasting to mere skeletons,
because their food does them no
good, they have devoted much study
and thought to the subject, and the
result is this discovery of their Di-
gestive Cordial
A little book can be obtained from
your druggist that will point out
the way of relief at once. An inves-
tigation will cost nothing and will
result in much good.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

The action of the Riverside Iron
Works in Wheeling in cutting their
men ten per cent. with the added in
formation that steady work even at
the present wages could not be prom-
ised is expected to give the promo
tiers ofprosperity and advance agents
quite frost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Germany has followed England's
example in Withdrawing from the
blockade of Crete and will as far as
she is concerned see with satisfac-
ton Greece administer well earned
licking to Turky.
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have been studying more and working
harder than Tor years and the good effects
that have resulted seem TO- be permanent"
Or. Niles Remedies are sold ~ all drug
gists Under q poeitsye GUARANTEES. nrst bottle
benefits o. money refunded. Book On
Heart And essent free tc ~ aDplicant4.
pr MJLrs MxDIcAL o., Hlkhart ~
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Three Opinions:

1.-THE CHICAGO RECORD Is model
newspaper i'm every sense of the WORD" -
Harrisburg Pa Call
'.There is no paper published in America
that SO nearly approaches the true Journal
isfic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD. -
From "Newspaperdom" New York..
81 have come TO the firm conclusion, after
a long fest and after a wide comparison
with the Journals of many cities and cOun-
fries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes
as near being the ideal daily Journal as we
are for some time likely to find on these
mortal shores. PROT. j. 7. Hatfield In
The Evanston (IH.) Index.
Sold by newsdeaIers everywhere and subscriptions
received BY all postmasters. address THE CHI
CAGO RECORD, ISL Madison-st
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

There are Republicans in the
House who oppose the Mckinley tar
if bill number two, but they didn't
have the nerve to say SO out loud by
voting against it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Senator Allen may help some of
the Republicans to put up a little
civil service bluff, but it will end,
with that. The Republicans do not
dare to repeal the law.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Carry Tom Reeds new method of
legislation, as exemplified by the
passage of the appropriation bills
which failed at the last session, to
it's logical conclusion and the House
can be abolished as needless body.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
Spriug Requires

That the impurities which have ac-
cumulated in your blood during the
winter shall be promptly and thor
oughly expelled If good health Is ex-
pected. When the warmer weather
comes these impurities are liable to
manifest themselves in various ways
and often lead to serious illness. I'm
less the blood is rich and pure that
tired feeling will affiict you, your APP
petite will fail and you will find your
self call run down" Hoods Sarsap.
arilla tones and strengthens the sys-
ten, drives out all impurities and
makes pure, rich, healthy blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the one true
blood purifier and the best spring medi.
cine. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Although Mckinley was an 'ex''
himself he has jumped upon the fra
ternity by saying that those who
held the big offices under Harrison
would not get them again.
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With the aid of paltry $4,000 a
month from the sale of his book,
Hon. w. J. Bryan ought to be able
to worry along even without the
Presidential salary.
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under treatment for
nervous troubles. and
changed climates FREE
quently without avail.
Last February / be-
gan taking DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine
and Nerve and Liver
pills and since then /
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Boss Quay seems to have captured
more pie at. Washington than any
other man who opposed Mckinley
nomination at St..Louis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
DR.. Miles Nervine Triunphs.
Excessive Nervousness from Childhood.
La Grippe Brings on Heart Weakness.

NHEV. B, F. SEAKEH, PASTOR n. 3
IA church, Buchanan, Ga. writes
Dec. 10. 1895: I'm childhood / was
afflicted with excessive nervousness. which,
almost developed into St. vitus dance.
partially recovered, but at college it gradu-
ally grew worse. Close study aggravated
the trouble; any unusual exertion caused
trembling all over. In 1880 / had severe
attack Of La Grippe which brought on heart
weakness l had been almost constantly
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Dan Lannon'S good luck is still
chasing him. He is said to be slated
for the presidency of one of the big
railroads.
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DIVISION,

Ii you want fresh and first class gro
tceries go to A. L. Nye's.
Buy at Posten's Cash Store and
save money.
LADIES misses and childrens
wraps of all discriptions-new styles
opened twice week at Hirschman's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
VOLUME xxx.

And the eolored brother is also
growing FESTIVE because he has re-
ceived no pie.
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real estate admitted 10 record III Tic
county clerks Office since our last re-
port:
UNION DISTRICT.
Hannaniah Hunter and wife 1904
acres, S32l7.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Samuel Corrothers TO Diederan Cor
rothers 1873 acres by will.
James E. Holland ct ux ct al to
Mary Chips IA acres by partition.
Helen Deyault to DR.. r. B. Ogden,
all her interest in estate Of Theophilus
Devault, $3.50.
MORGAN DISTRICT.
George c. Baker, special com'r to
Chrisman and Hayes two lots on
Beechurst, $500.
Belle Brand and husband to Charles
Cox, acres, rood and 20 poles, $l7s.-
121.
G. r. Hayes TO Frank SchimiSliger
two lots ON Reechurst $40
J. w. Wiles and wife to L. l.. Barth-
low, lot in Sunnyside, $135.
b. & /. Co. to Huston & Domain,
two lots on Beechurst $3.50.
Huston 4 Domain to S. A. Level
len lot on Beechurst, $780,
S. A. Lewellen to NJ. ii. Carraco
house and lot In Hoffman's addition,
$ll00.
Peter OFT and wife to Jacob Schenck
lot on Beechurst $3.50.
b. & l. Co. lot on Beechurst to By
ron Clark $210.
Moorhead & Wood to Ida f. Koontz
lot on Beechurst $3.50.
b. & l. Co. to S. S. Wade four lots
on Beechurst $1,000.
II. W. Protzman and wife to Chaun-
eey w. Huston. tract of land acres not
given $780,
S. S. Wade and wife to Congordlo
Morrelli lot ON Beechurst, $205.
Louvary G. Myers to II. II. Davis,
40 acres, $780,
GRANT DISTRICT.
A. II. Fox to John Patton Fox, 20
acres, $1400.
z. M. Barker and wife to T. ID.
Michael 20 acres lot one-eighth OF an
acre, one half Pittsburg vein of coal
reserved, $500.
T. j. Miller and husband to G. j.
Michael acre, 2 roods and 80 poles,
$77.35.
Cyrus ]. Wallace ct ux to Thirza
J. Miller, one-eighth of 106 acres,
Aaron Barker land, $500.
John G. Coombs and wife to Jesse
e. Coombs, 50 acres, exchange Of lands.
Mary A. Rinehart and husband to
James B. Wisman los acres and 10
poles, 5000. s73.
James B. Wisman and wife to La
fayette Ralphsnyder, acres and 33
poles, part of above tract, 1920.
cAss DISTRICT.
William e. Craig, ct ux to John
Sutton acres and 80 poles, $3.50.
Frank Cox, special commissioner, to
Susanna Bowlby, one-half interest in
GA acres and one-fourth interest in AZ
acres $135.
Lucinda Mcclure ct al to Phebe NJ.
Steele 253 acres &c. J. Bowlby land)
exchange of lands.
Phebe M. Steele ct al to Nancy c..
Holbert 343 acres exchange of lands.
Lucinda A. Mcclure ct al to Joel
Bowlby So and ninety seven hundredth
acres, $2630. 80.
Nancy G. HolbeIt ct al to Lucinda
A. Mcclure 30 acres, exchange of
lands.
CLAY DISTRICT.
John W. Wright to George Wright
10 acres, roods and SO poles, $780,
BATTELLE DISTRICT.
Solomon ii. Shriver and wife to +.
NJ. Efaw and wife l56 acres, $4545.
Robert Pethtel to William and Ke-
zia Hostutler, ~ acres and one acre
for divers considerations.
Peter Taught and wife to Edward
Taught undivided interest in Jacob
Taught land $512.
Isaac Taught and wife to same,
part of same land 800.
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The course of true love will prob
ably prove somewhat smoother now
since a wcsterner has cornercd th
onion market.
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Have You Had the Grip!

If you have, you probably need a
reliable medicine like Foley's Honey
aud Tar to heal your lungs and stop
the racking cough incidental to this
disease. For sale by II. b. Lazier g.
Son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10
Life for s0c.

Many people have been cured Of
Kidney diseases by taking q SOC. hot
tie Of Foley's Kidney Cure.
For sale by II. b. L8z;er 3 Son.
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To ConsumptIyes.

As an honest remedy Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
In advanced stages, hut truthfully
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases, and in the early
stages to effect cure. For sale by
II. y. Lazier & Son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

HOOPS Pills act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cure sick headache.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

That tired feeling is due to i'm
poverished blood. Enrich the blood
with Hoods Sarssparilla and be
strong and vigorous.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Children all hate to take Castor
Oil, but not LAxor.. which is palat-
able.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

Gen. Peyton Wise, of Virginia,
has recently died at an advanced
age
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

In Yorkshire, England, 1t is COM
paratiyely rare thing 10 find man
whose sons are scattered through the
other countries; let us say, for Illus
tration, in Kent, Cornwall and
Northumberland; but of our old
American families, both rich and
poor, there are thousands, conditioned
like an editor of my acquaintance,
whose blood relations are spread from
Vermont to California, and down 20
Louisiana. The unconscious influ-
ence OF such connections works upon
the imagination of the child so situa-
ted--they are legion--until its fervid
fancy overleaps the farm fences, the
valley walls, the rolling prairies, the
beetling mountain sides and our coun-
try becomes my Country" to him in
much wider sense than with the
child whose relations are grouped close
around him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

SUGAR, sranulated, SC at Posten's
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-10

ALL the Nobby things in Mems
Neckwear at Hirschman's.
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100 POUNDS white lake herring 81
dt Fosten's.
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The wise will consider these things
in their hearts as well as their heads.
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But the extension of territory and
the forward movement Of the people
will come to an end. In fact the end
already is in sight, and the tide Of
the population is setting back upon
the older states like the backwater of
a food. A new century and new con-
ditions confront us. The call is for
those who feel deeply and think broad
ly, to guide our destinies as we stretch
forward to the unknown.
Now territory alone is insufficient
for the continued greatness Of any
country. A concrete example is China
with vast area and teeming millions;
all holding together like pile Of
brick, simply by reason Of weight and
not because of any actual union be-
tween them. Wealth also is no guar
tee; for If so why are we called ON
to record the almost complete decay
of Spain, though wealthy beyond
hearts desire two centuries ago. The
Hindoo princes, puppets in power,
swaddled in the lap of wealth and
surrounded by the flashing glories Of
gems illustrate again the f0olishness
of resting on wealth for perpetuity.
Territory is nothing without national
character. Wealth is as much. Fur
thermore, they that have relied upon
the sword have persisted by it. Alex
ander the Great, made no permanent
enlargement of Grecian territory; the
Hebrews under David gained the full
limits Of their territory and enjoyed it
only during one reign; the Roman EN-
pire crumbled from mere weight as
soon as unseliish devotion was with
drawn. Any widely read reader can
multiply confirmation.
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