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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Wheat and Prosperity.

at is an i'll wind that blows no
body good" is an old but true max
i'm. That one mans prosperity is
due largely to another mans adver-
sity, is about as true. No better IL
lustratlon of these things need be
given that the recent rise in the
price of wheat.
A few weeks ago wheat was sell
ing for fifty cents per bushel. One
day last week wheat sold in New
York for $1.06. While the increase
is in no small measure due to Pills
bury, Armour, Pierpont Morgan and
others who have cornered the mar
ket and made from one quarter to
three quarters OF million dollars
each, by the transaction, yet the
prime cause Of the high price is due
to natural reasons.
India, one Of the greatest wheat
raising countries of the world, has
been swept by droughts, and ravish-
cd by famine and plague until she
no longer has wheat with which to
supply the markets of Europe, but
the people of that country must de-
pend on other countries for their
bread stuff. The chinch bug has
destroyed the crops in Argentina;
unfavorable seasons in Australia
and Western Europe have brought
distress upon the great mass Of peo-
pie of those countries, but it is
bringing unexpected prosperity to
American wheat growers and specu-
lators. Wheat is going out OF this
country in perfect stream, while
the price continues to rise. The in
creased price of this cereal naturally
carries upward with it the price OF
other grains. The abundant harvest
throughout all sections of this coun-
try, too, is cause for rejoicing and
thanksgiving among the American
people.
While we cannot rejoice at the
misfortune of our neighbors across
the waters, in foreign countries, yet
we can rejoice in the bountiful crops
with which nature has blessed oul
land in this time of advanced prices
However, under the financial sys
TEN that formerly prevailed in this
country, the double standard Of
values, the farmers of Americs
would to-day be receiving two dol
lars per bushel for their wheat in
stead of one dollar and correspon
dinghy high price for all other pro
ducts.-Hampshire Revie,c.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
ANOTHER BLUNDER.
The Republican Legislature OF Course
Made II.

Every time law passed by the
last legislature is looked at blum
der of some kind is apparent. Some
people, while the aggregation of
Junk heads were IN session, were sor-
ry that they were not passing more
laws but now everyone is happy that
no further damage was done. The
situation would be laughable were
it not fraught with such serious
consequences. The last feat of as
ininity which has been discovered
is indeed brilliant one. All the
circuit courts in the state have been
abolished probably All their acts
since the adjournment of the legisla-
ture are null. This comes from a
curious blunder.
Section 2, chapter 1l2 of the code
provides for the establishment of
the circuit courts of this state, as
they now exist, and have existed.
Section IL, of chapter l12, provides
for the appointment Of special judges
when regular judges, for reasons,
cannot sit in cases.
The last Legislature passed an
act providing for a new way of
choosing special judges, thus intend
ing, apparently, to amend and re-
peal section IL of chapter 1l2. In
stead, according to the act, section
two, of chapter 112 is amended and
repealed. The question now is will
this act concerning section II, and
special judges and evidently meant
for that, have the effect of repeating
section two. which provides for cir
cult courts.
This is creating deal of excite
ment among the lawyers and may
lead TO serious results. The law
is not what is intended but what is
said. The intentions Of the learned
gentlemen who introduced and
passed this bill may have been per-
fectly honorable but the undisguis-
ed fact is that what they have
done is plenty. The case will be
thoroughly sifted. 1t will prove an
other aid in helping the people Of
the state to the laudable resolve that
if it is possible to obtain forgiveness
for having elected Republican leg
islature never to be guilty of the
worse than indiscretion again.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
DIR. j. II. RAYMOND,
of the West Virginia
University.

of unusual gifts and attachments by
his co-laborers of the Faculty Of the
Wisconsin University. He is i'm
mensely popular among the students.
His personality is magnetic and every
student that meets him is given the
impression that he has made an espe-
cial intimate friend. This is one Sc
cret of his success as a teacher. He is
scientific up-to-date student and has
had more varied experience and seen
more of the world than M any scholar
twice his age.n
"Mrs. Raymond was fellow student
of her husband at college and during
the past two years has pursued post
graduate work in the University Of
Wisconsin. She is a woman of rare
culture, has also a winning personality
and is keeping abreast with her hus-
band in his special studies. She is a
writer of great merit and occasionally
appears in the magazines.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Counterfeit Mileage Tickets.-B. & D.
r. II.

Recently there appeared in Pitts
burg, man giving the name of R.
G. Lucas, accompanied by a woman
calling herself May Anderson, who
attempted to dispose Of counterfeit
B. q o. Mileage Books. They did
succeed in selling some to the bro
kers, and then departed for Cleve-
land, where they registered at the
American House as r. c. Lucas and
wife.
In their efforts to dispose of the
spurious tickets, they aroused sus-
picions, which were at once COM
municated to the B. 4 O. Agent,
who Immediately took such action
as led to the arrest and conviction of
the woman, who was found guilty OF
selling counterfeit tickets, and SEN
fenced to six months in the work
house, and to pay fine of $500 and
costs.
The man succeeded in making his
escape, but as he is known to the
railroad people and the police, his
arrest is only question Of time.
The B. q 0. officials have taken
every precaution to prevent the sale
or use of these spurious tickets, and
have expressed a determination to
prosecute to the fullest extent of the
law anyone caught attempting to
use counterfeit mileage or other boz
gus forms Of transportation, and will
be especially vigorous against br4-
kers found offering them for sale.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Same in West Virginia.
Connellsvillc Courier

The Elizabeth Herald says
"Some time the Legislature of this
State will awaken to the inconsis-
tency of expecting people to observe
laws that they know nothing of.
This State should follow the exam
pie set by number of others and
provide for the publication of the
laws of the State as enacted, in rep
resentative newspapers of the sever
al counties"
The legislation of the past year is
now in force. At the present NOM
ent it is binding upon every citizen
of Pennsylvania. Yet the text of
the laws will not be printed for
weeks or months, and even then the
circulation will be limited to judges,
justices and lawyers.
Is it right that people should be
punished for not obeying laws of
which they have absolutely no no.
tice?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
NO DAMS THIS YEAR.
Some Other Year They Will Be
Built.
Contractor McCarron's Bond Rejected
By the War Departmental Will be
Too Late to Begin This Fall by the
Time a New Contract can be Made.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-It is now
probable that no work will be done
this season on the proposed improve
ment of the upper Monongahela riv
err by the construction of the six
locks and dams which were author
lied by the river and harbor bill
passed in the Fifyty-fourth Con-
gress. Acting Secretary of War
Meiklejohn to-day notified Contrac-
tor McCarron, of Philadelphia, that
the war department could grant him
no more time to find bondsmen sat
isfactory to the department who
would guarantee the fulfllment by
him of the contract for constructing
the dams, for which work McCarron
was the lowest bidder.
The bids for the work, which
called for the expenditure of about
5000, 900, were opened over month
ago, and "a days ago McCarron was
notified that his bid would be ac-
cepted. But when he came to file
his bond it was found that the sure
ties offered included in their assets
lot of claims against the govern
ment. These were not regarded by
the war department as desirable col
lateral, and Mr.. McCarron was in
formed he would have to provide
other sureties. This he failed to do,
although he was granted two extern
sions of time.
Yesterday the second extension
terminated, and to-day Acting Sec
rotary Meiklejohn took the action
stated above. 1t is not improbable
the latter will now make further eff
forts to induce the department to
give McCarron still further time,
but it is unlikely the departm, mt
will consent to do so.
New proposals for bids to con-
struct the locks and dams will have
to be advertised for, and it will be a
month or six weeks before the bids
can be opened and the contract
awarded. Another month will elapse
afterward before the contractor can
give his bond and arrange the pre-
liminaries for beginning work on the
improvement, and by that time the
fall will be well advanced, so that
actual operations cannot be com
menced before next spring.
There is said to be chance that
delay may be averted by giving the
contract to the next lowest bidder
for the work, although this is rarely
done by the war department. The
firm that put in the next lowest bid
to McCarron's was Heldmeier & New
of Chicago. Their bid was $692, 600
while McCarron's bid was 1920, 600
This question will not be decided
until General Wilson, chief of engi-
neers, returns to the city.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The New York Times hits the
bulls eye this time: "The farmer is
the blood of life to protection. Once
let him find out that he is a poor de-
luded wight, that it is not the 81
per cent tariff, but his wheat and
corn and hay and cotton that make
this country rich and prosperous,
and he will refuse any longer TO tax
himself in order that the manufac-
tuners may make money enough to
build fine houses and draw big
checks to the order of the treasurer
of the Republican national commit
tee"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

In another column appears a por-
trait and a brief sketch of the life of
DR.. ]. II. Raymond, the newly elected
President of the University and also of
Hon. James Fl. Stewart, the new Di-
rector of the Experiment Station. The
references to these gentlemen are not
made with the gush frequently used
under similar circumstances, but af-
ter carefully considering the charar-
acters of the men and their work in
the past. They take their new fields
of labor under very favorable circum-
stances with the good will, good wish
es and cooperation of everyone.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Rea, Estate Transfers.

Below is list of the transfers OF
real estate admitted to record in the
county clerks Office since our last re-
port:
MORGAN DISTRICT.
Artha Mathers ct al to A. j. Hicks,
a part of lot in Morgantown, 5000.
Walter Hough ct al to f. B. Ban
mister, part of lot 10, $500.
]. w. Wiles and wife to Drusilla
Jones, amount of land not given,
Wiles addition, $40.
The M. B. & l. Co. to Turn Verein
Concordia, lot I, block %, Beechurst,
$3.50.
Same to John A. Myers, lots IA and
10, block 38, 1920.
John A. Myers and wife to Robt. A.
Armstrong, house and part of lots SO
and "a, $500.
UNION DISTRICT.
VIM. l.. Jaco and wife to Laura V.
Ridgway, one acre, $40.
Arlington p. Field ct al to Daniel
Tarr, no area given, $35.
JOSEPH s. Clemmer and wife to
James Foster, 272 acres, 1925.
Arlington p. Field and wife to Mel.
vim J. Field, 153 acres and 2 acres
and 10 Is, as three tracts, 1852.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Michael Prices heirs to z. T. Price,
s acre lot 1, partition.
Same to Nancy G. Crago, 16a acres,
lot same.
Same to Cornelia Price IL acre lot 3
same.
Same to Mary H. Price, acres, lot
4, same.
Same to George NJ, Price, acres,
lot 5, same.
Same to Sallie II. Price, 100 acres,
lot 6, same.
Same to Ida B. Price, 10a acres,
lot 7, same.
CLAY DISTRICT.
d. e. Cordray and wife to M. L.
Cordray, IS acres, Sarah Cordray land,
exchange of land.
Albert Thomas and wife to Minnie
Bell, acres, 2 r. and~5 p. interest in
land, $500.
BATTELLE DISTRICT.
Anna S. Titus and husband to Peter
Gump and Elihu Tuttle, acres, con-
sideration not given.
Ida G. Utt ct al to same, acres,
consideration not given. These two
deeds are of record.
GRANT DISTRICT.
P. II. Keck and wife to Clarence 1.
Keck, number of acres not given,
1901. SO,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Wetzcl Democrat.


Although the rooster and the eagle
are the adopted party emblems, the
carcaturists have settled upon the
donkey as the emblem of the demo-
cratic party and the elephant as the
emblem of the republican party.
Come to think Of it, this is not as
bad as it looks. There is no more
patient, honest and useful beast than
the donkey, although his voice lacks
cultivation. He is not handsome, but
he is picturesque. He is seldom ex-
hibited in a circus, except to clean out
the fellows in the ring who try to ride
him, and this he does most effectual-
ly. He is sociable, domestic, sure
footed, clearly and decent, and has
more sense than ten horses. He has
been honored above all other beasts,
for on his back Christ rode into Jeru-
salem. He lives to good old age and
dies. the death of the righteous.
Now as to the elephant was there
ever an uglier, dirtier and more un-
calmly beast? He uses his spare time
in squirting dirty water over people
he don't like. In this he bears a
strong resemblance to some of the re-
publican press. In religion he is a
Hindoo and not a christian like the
donkey. 1t takes two men with pitch
forks and cotton hooks to keep him
from trespassing upon peoples proper
ty wherever he goes, and he will steal
peanuts out of blind nigger's pocket.
He comes into the circus ring and dis
gusts the whole show by his measly
look and clumsy gait. He isn't worth
cent to anybody. He can't pillow
corn, but he can eat more hay than
would cover a ten acre field. He
would live to be a hundred years old
were it not that his mean disposition
so controls him that he has to be shot
and chloroformed or blown up with
dynamite pills. We never knew an
elephant to die natural death.
So upon the whole, we think it is
better to be donkey than an ele-
plant And we believe caricaturists
are all right. The donkey is demo-
craft and the elephant is republican
If our description goes, and we think
it does.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

HARVEY HovEY, of Salem, was ar
rested during the progress of a
camp meeting, near Weston. and
placed in the Jail at Clarksburg for
stealing a horse and buggy from
Johnson, Salem liveryman. Hovey
was brought to Clarksburg and
jailed. Shortly after his incarcera-
ton Miss Alice Medscar, petite
miss from West Milford, appeared
at the Jail with Rev. DR.. Forrest, of
the Episcopal church, and asked
permission to wed Hovey. Sheriff
Lang refused and the girl was sent
h ONE.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

1.-THE Problem of the Twentieth
Century City" forms the theme of a
practical article in the North Amer
lean Review for September, from the
pen of the Rev. Josiah Strong, D. d.
If the rate of growth from 1880 to
1890 continues, in 1920 the cities of
the United States will contain TO-
100000 more than one-h half of the
population. The city will then con-
troll State and nation, and this fact
emphasizes the necessity of taking
special means to educate city chill
dren in the duties of citizenship.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Don't Die Y0ung.

Cascarets, Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery of
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, act gently and positively on
kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipa-
tion and biliousness. Please buy and
try a box of c. c. G. to-day; 10, %, 80
cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure
by all druggists.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The Mcdowell Recorders defense
of Congressman Dorr who is accused
of gross misconduct on a Pullman
car, leaves him in about the same
position as the famous defendant
whom the jury found not guilty but
recommended that he not do it any
more.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The Dingley bill, by making crop
failures throughout the world which
raises the price of American pro
ducts, had better keep right on and
make new world wherein all man
kind can be happy thing this
tariff, Ding
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Sales
With Hoods sarsapa- ~
rilla, "Sales Talk, "and aH
show that this medi- - - = IA

cine has enjoyed public confidence and
patronage to greater extent than accord
ed any other proprietary medicine. This
is simply because 1t possesses greater
merit and produces greater cures than
any other. 1t is not what we say, but
what Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that tells
the story. All advertisements of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, like Hoods Sarsaparilla it
self, are honest. We have never deceived
the public, and this with its superlative
medicinal merit, is why the people have
abiding confidence in it, and buy
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

SPALDINes official football guide
for 81 just published contains pic
ture of F. II. Yost w. v. us IA
nous tackle. This is the first time
= member Of the University team has
had his likeness in this book.
WIS. MoNrGoEERY is building \
two story frame house on Pfioe
stree alfred Protxman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The man who sells ponies to the
props will experience the annual Klon-
dyke mote next week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

If the Republicans keep up their
assertions in Ohio at the present
rate it won't be long until Mark will
find it impossible to buy Populists
fast enough to make up the deficit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The supposed lowest limit on the
speed of race horse has been equall-
ed and excelled. Star Pointer at
Readville, Mass, made the mile in
l59I. This is the greatest event in
racing circles of the century.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The dollar is about the same size,
but the heartaches of suffering hui
mainly is settling the difference be-
tween what it once bought and what
it buys now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
w. II. Gilmore
Livery, Sale and Feed Stable,
BEECHURST AVENUE.

Buggies, Teams, Carriages and any
thing else in the livery line furnished
promptly and at moderate prices.
Special attention given to outing
parties. Drivers furnished when de-
sired. Give me call.
w. III. GILMORE,
Beechurst.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The record breaking appointment
of 466 new fourth-class postmasters
last Saturday means that an equal
number of Democrats will have to
hunt new jobs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
If VIII 10 YOu Good!

Are you constipated? Do you
have Sick Headaches? Is you nerv-
GUS system, Liver or Kidneys out of
order? If so, cure yourself by using
Wright's Celery Tea. 1t improves
the complexion. Price 25c., sold by
j. NJ. Reed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

More than two hundred people
were poisoned by drinking circus
lemonade in Indiana last week.
Thus one by one our delights are
being snatched from us.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
The Pittsburg Post very pertinentl

The Pittsburg Post very pertinently
inquiries: "Will not some one rise up
and explain to the people what par
ticular advantage at this crisis in the
coal trade is the 81 cents ton duty
imposed by the Dingley bill on i'm
portations of bituminous coal? The
miners are called on to go to work at
81 cents ton by the operators, some
of whom detained that such tariff
advance was necessary to the payment
of living wages. What protection is
there in a -cents-a-ton duty with
the miners getting only 81 cents ton
for mining.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Col. Sellars, Of Missouri, who organ
lied new political party last week
evidently thinks that "there's millions
in it,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The Maryland Republican fight is
becoming so warm that the icicle
ness of Senator Germans face is
melting into broad smile.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The Hanna Populists of Ohio are
rather cheap lot; they cost less
than an ordinary ward politician.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The heart Of the average Morgan
town girl is filled with bright antici-
pations. For next week, dear Willie.
you know will be back with us.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Do YOU you need a suit, coat and
vest or pair Of pants? Then by all
means attend Hirschman's Clearance
Sale. You can get good serviceable
goods for very little money.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

A week has passed without George
Wesley doing any thing idiotic. Won
der what can be the matter?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Mr.. Mary Ellen Lease has ANNOUNCE
ed that he will support Mrs. Mary Ell
len for governor. So we supposed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Congressman G. 2. Dorr seems de-
termined to prove that he is as great
a BLACKBOARD as the Democrats said
he was last fall.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

With the approach of the grape
season the appendicitis fad is ex-
pected to break out with renewed
violence.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

HIRsCHMAN's Clearance Sale is the
talk Of the town. Such low prices
on good first class goods have never
been heard of in Morgantown. Go in
and see them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
, saturday, September 4, 1897.

The teachers are here in full force
and everyone is glad to see them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Hoeod' s
SarsapariIla

Almost to the exclusion of all others. Try 1t.
Prepared only by c. /. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
:, 49,, are the only pills to take
Hoods Pills with Hoods Sarsaparlla.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

The birch wielders are themselves
passing under the rod this week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Made expressly for Hirschman's, In
black, brown and green. The very
latest, new est and nobbiest hat out
this season. You want 70 see II.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Wonderful! Marvellous!

are expressions frequently heard about
cures effected by Foley's Kidney Cure.
Do not fail to try this great remedy
for any kidney trouble. H. B. Lazier
& Son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

Below is list of the transfers Of
real estate admitted to record in the
county clerks Office since our last re-
port: