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DEADLIEST SNAKE.
The Fer-De- Lance the Most Venom.
Gus Reptile Known.

New YORK Sun.
The recent experiments with
snake venom made by DIR. Calmette,
of Paris, have demonstrated the ven-
ON of the West Indian Fer-De- Lance
and places that reptile at the head of
the list of North and South Ameri-
can deadly snakes. This reptile
thrives in the greatest numbers on
the island of Martinique, where it at
tains length of eight feet and is
much dreaded by the many persons
exposed to its fangs on the sugar
plantations.
When alarmed this creature
throws its body into a coil, and in
fiating itself with air glares at the
object of its anger. At this time it
vibrates its tail rapidly, as do most
of the yenomous snakes of this
group, a habit probably due to its
close relation to the rattlesnake. If
still further annoyed, it draws back
the head and strikes, with widely
distended jaws, and the fangs, stand
ing upright on the upper jaw, stabs
its tormentor if the blow is true, at
the same time inoculating the victim
with their venom. This operation is
performed in the fraction of second,
too quickly for the eye to follow it,
and the victim into whose body the
fluid has been injected staggeIs
blindly forward and falls gasping to
the ground, overcome by an inability
to breathe, as the venom acts upon
set Of nerves controlling the mus
cles of respiration. In the course of
few moments all life has left his
body, the system being permeated
by the venom.
History records this occurrence
in Martinique: A wealthy resident
near the coast, being visited by some
foreign guests, decided to give a
banquet in their honor.
His spacious grounds we're
illuminated for the occasion with
many fancy lanterns. The guests
assembled for the occasion, and soon
their conversation and laughter,
mingling with the music of string
orchestra, changed the silent grounds
into scene of festivity.
But among the branches of the
trees and in the thick foliage of the
palms other guests were surveying
the scene with menacing eyes.
These guests were not clad in
broadclotn, or fine silk, but in coats
of velvety green scales, and their
catlike eyes watched every move
ment of the merry party.
When the musicians announced
the beginning of the banquet, the
men and women went indoors and
the unlimited guests took sole pos
session of the gardens. They were
soon gliding slowly up and down the
leafy paths and coiling their scaly
bodies upon the rustic benches.
When the men and women re-
turned for stroll in the cool night
air they found on all sides the
dreaded fer-de-lance, and before suf
ficient warning could be given sew
enteen had been stabbed with tn
fangs of these dreaded creatures.
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Letters from Farmers

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
Blood Poison

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap.
propriately called the curse of mankind
It is the one disease that physicians can.
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, a proninen,
ieve1er at o26 Pennsylvania Ave. Wash.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
No Humbug.

Foley's Honey and Tar does not
claim to perform miracles. 1t does
not claim to cure all cases of consump-
ton or asthma, But it does claim to
give comfort and relief in advanced
stages of these diseases and to usually
cure early stages. 1t is certainly
worth trying by those afflicted OF
threatened with these dread diseases.
For sale by II. b. Lazier & Son.
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"That Glorious Climate. .

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
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grandest winter resort in America.
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DR.. sadler in Florida Until March 5th.

DR.. Sadler in Florida Until March 5th.
The doctor takes his vacation in
what he considers the worst season of
the year, and consequently the least
Inconvenience as to his patients. He
will put in his time at Mt. Dora, Fla,
where he has some As acres of orange
grove, and where his family resides
most of the year on account of the
much better health Mrs. Sadler enjoys
there. That section is the highest
in the state, very rolling, timbered
with long leaf pine, interspersed with
palmetto and deciduous trees in ra-
vines and along creeks and around
springs and lakes. Lakes with clear,
sandy bottoms and pure water, and so
thickly interspersed as to give the
name-Lake county. The doctor would
be living there now were it not s'too
healthy" for his business. When you
want to visit Florida don't forget
Lake county. When your eyes and
ears remind you of Dr. Sadler, remem-
Der his return, March 5th.
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what Was ON her Mind.

Mertie--I despise that Specie girl.
She never meets me but she tells me
about the lovers and the number Of
proposals she has had. She makes
me tired. Marie-Me too. / do hate
to hear person talk shop.
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1t is Thought by Many

when the Creator said to woman
ain sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that a curse was pro
nounced. but the Joy felt by every
Mother when she first presses to
her heart her babe. proves the
contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk In
the pathway of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour
when the hope of her heart is to
be realized. in full Vigor and
strength.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
Don't Patrouize PedIars.

You ought to know that when snf-
fering from any kidney trouble that a
safe, sure remedy is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed or money refunded.
For sale by ii. b. Lazier & Son.
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1897. THE SUN. 1897.
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ington, &c, says:
l was for a long
time under treat
nent of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
! fact that they
charged me three
; hundred dollars.
My mouth was
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
HIS SPECULATIONS.
Caused Bank Teller Mcfarland, of Par.
kersburg, to be q Defaulter.

hci SDui 81 W uO u DCiduItCIs
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Feb. s.
Lee b. Mcfarland of the Second Ma
tional Bank is defaulter to the
tune of $4,000. For years he had
been implicitly trusted. He was a
churchman, a middle aged married
man and one of the most prominent
and respected business men in the
city. He has had charge of the in
diyidual ledger and recent promo
ton caused this to pass out of his
hands. He refused to yield it and
an investigation revealing the de-
falcation followed. He confessed
and turned over his property amount
ing to $4,000 to the bank His rel
atives who are wealthy will make up
the balance He has not and will
not be arrested. Speculation caused
him to commit the deed. The affair
is causing tremendous excitement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13

A heavy cold may lead to pneumonis
or consumption. Foley's Honey and
Tar taken In time affords perfect Sc
curlty from serious results.
For sale by "A. B. Laxier y Son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
Wants Supplied,

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For Pneumonia,

DR.. j. G. Bishop, of Agnew Mich.
says: 81 have used Foley's Honey aid
Tar in the very severe cases OF :pneu-
monia the past month, with good re-s
suits. For sale by II. b. Lazier &
Son
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HON. C. I. CALDWELL,
or Petersburg, W. Va, Recommends
Wrght's Celery Capsules.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA,

Jan. 26, 1895.
The Wright Med. Co.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen:-I have been using
Wright's Celery Capsules since Nov.
1894, and find them to be as recon-
mended. l first began taking them
while at Hot Springs, Ark, under
treatment for Sciatic Rheumatism,
Liver and Stomach trouble with
which l had been long suffere,
found the Celery Capules gave me
great relief from the beginning and
have used them ever since. With
pleasure, and unsolicited, l recon-
mend them to any and all suffering
with like Affections or either Of them.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES T. CALDWELL.
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Farm And Garden Notes.

Chopped onions are beneficial IL fed
to your poultry occasionally.
Beans make good feed for hogs and
horned cattle. They should be ground
before feeding.
The 'best COW" must be one that
will properly assimilate and convert
her food into milk.
Squads are ready for market as soon
as they are well feathered just before
they leave their nests.
Provide your poultry with warm
coop and good scratching place II
you want eggs this winter.
White Wyandottes lay brown shelled
eggs as rule. They are equal to Ply
mouth Rocks in this respect.
In order to secure satisfactory re-
suits it is customary to mate cockerels
with hens, and cocks with pullets.
Never use kerosene Oh the body of
fowl Lard alone is sufficient. All
greasy substances will soil the feathers
The Plymoth Rock, according to
the Standard, should have five points
on the comb, but six points are allow
ed.
A horn colored beak does not dis.
qualify a Plymouth Rock pullet. There
are but few females of that variety
free from such beaks.
Many dairymen have succeeded il
getting their herds up to an average
year. All should strive for. it.
Careful analysis and digestion tests
made at the Massachusetts, State Elk.
pertinent Station have failed to note
any material difference in the feeding
value of selected spring and winter
wheat barn.
In the corn belt corn is the cheapest
dairy food, but it can't be used exclu-
sively. 1t has too large proportion
of the starchy elements, and should b.
fed with bran, oats, and other flesh
! forming fosds.
Brahma Bantams are most delight
full birds to keep. They are OF a hap.
| Ply and contented disposition, capita
layers and settlers and most careful and
attentive mothers The chicks are
robust and easy to rear.
Look out for those commission firms
that solicit consignments of butter,
cheese and other farm products offer.
| ing a price above the market. They
often prove to be frauds that fail tc
make any returns rather than bigger
ones.
Cows must be examined as to theil
individual qualifications. 1t is not
always the heaviest mixer that is the
most valuable. There is marked
difference in the amount of milk and
butter different cows will make from
100 pounds of food.
In the creameries of Australia and
New Zealand it is the general rule to
heat the milk before separating tt
from 100 to 1870 degrees. This is
practically pasteuring both the cream
aud the skim milk before Swimming
and may be one reason why Australian
butter is so satisfactory to the English
markets.
A warm, convenient "barn base.
ment" furnished with water, and an
adjoining silo, and containing one
thousand bushels of beets and man.
Colds, some for every animal on the
farm, except the dog and eat, and not
even excluding the chickens, "wil
make COW laugh in winter" as my
grandfather used to say in regard tt
the wisp of hay his hand rake would
CLEAN while crossing the hay field.
And if herd of cattle laugh often
you may be sure they will grow fat.
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How to Prevent a Cold.
a cold coming on. take dose of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. 1t never fails.
For Sale by III. B. Lazier & Son.
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pnes, pi,as, ltoh,ne Piles.

SYMPTOMS Moisture; intense itching and sting
ing most at night; worse by scratching. IL al
lowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed
and uicerate, becoming very sore. Swayne's ONT
stops the itching and bleeding, heals ulcera-
ton, and in most cases removes the tumors. At
druggists, or by mail, for so cents. DIR. Swayne &
Son, Philadelphia.
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T. A. Slocum, M. c., the Great Chemist
and Scientist, will send Free, Three
Bottles Of His Newly discovered
Remedies to Sufferers.

EDITOR NEW DoMINIoN:-I have
discovered reliable cure for Consump
tion and all Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Diseases, General Decline, Loss
of Flesh and all conditions Of Wasting
Away. BY its timely use thousands
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afflicted reader of your paper, three
bottles Of my Newly Discovered Rem.
edies upon receipt Of Express and
Postofilce address. T. A. SLoCUM, M.
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Our insurance is protected by bank.
able paper on the Capital City Bank
of Columbus, o. There can be nc
stronger guaraetee given ysu. VIZ
dare not use banks name without
authority, il you doubt it, write them
Good health is the best life insurance
Wright's Celery Capsules give yor
good health, they cure Liver, Kidney
and Stomach trouble. Rheumatism,
Constipation and Sick Headaches.
100 days treatment costs 1c. day. A
sight draft on above bank, in every 81
box, which brings your money back il
they all to cure you. Sold by j. M
Reed, Druggist.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13

and at the trying hour makes
Childbirth easy as so many hap
py mothers have experienced.
Nothing but Mothers Friend"
does this. Don't be deceived.
"Mother'a Friend" is tho greatest remedy ever
put on the lnarket,and all my customers praise it
highly Nv e KING & Co., Whitewright, Tex
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filed with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, SO that for three
months l was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and was in horrible fix. had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when friend recommended
S.S.S. After had taken four bottles,
began to get better, and when I had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and we'll, my skin was without a
blemish, and have had no return of
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
of misery" SIS. Guaranteed purely
segefabie) will cure any case of blood
poiso Books on til e d disease
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BURGLARS

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nHou tn Cure Avn skIn piseases..

Simply apply "Swayne's Ointment" No inter-
nal medicine required. Cures letter, eczema, itch,
all eruptions the face, hands, nose &C., leaving
the skin clear, white and healthy. Its great heal
ing and curative powers possessed by no other
remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne's ONT
ment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13

Buy at Posten's Cash Store and
save money.
LADIES misses and children's
wraps of all discriptions-new styles
opened twice week at Hirschman's
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Kaye Snowy Linen.

HaYe Snowy Linen.
A man may be dressed in an elegant
suit, but unless be has glossy and
white linen it goes ior nothing. A
Morgantowp man has no excuse for
this. Adam Bower is the agent for
the ZGnesville Star steam laundry.
He sends your goods, paying express
charges both ways, and makes you
the same price you would pay did
you live next door to the laundry.
Leave your orders with him.
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READ Hirchman's big Advertise
mont.
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Sent by Msil, on receipt of price, 90 PER BOTTLE
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THE BaarFlEtp REGULATOR co. ,ArLANrA, Ca.
solp AZ AL DRUGGISTS
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When bilious or costive, eat Cas-
caret, candy cathartic, cure guaran
teed, 10c, 25c.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
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THE DREADED CONSUMPTION CAN
BE CURED.