The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

SEVERAL large, juicy streaks of
profanity seen lowering over town
last week were due to combina-
ton of the beautiful and the small
boy with sled, producing a combi-
nation which brings 'em everytime.
Prominent citizens in different parts
Of the town sat down so violently on
the sidewalks that large expense
will be incurred in fixing them.
A YOUNG man who was inconsider-
ate enough to 'come i'm after he
had escorted his girl home from
church Sunday evening, was obliged
to listen to family prayers, which
came on very soon, but when the
pious householder prayed that the
''young man who, for the time being,
is one of our number, may be direct
ed to his Fathers house, he took
his hat and went without ceremony.
MoRGANTowN has more buildings
in course of construction than any 9TH
er town in the state. There is not
single empty house in the town and
many more could be instantly rented
if available. Let our business men
bestir themselves some more and re-
lieye the pressure. The size of the
boom is certainly encouraging and the
few croakers are buried out of sight
by the huge masses of evidence of it's
stability.
GRIPPE and bad colds are preva-
lent everywhere. 1t seems to be a
question not of who is sick but who
is well enough to take care of the
sick. Scarcely family in the com.
munity but has one or more under
the Doctors care And many are
considered seriously ILL., A physi-
clan remarked yesterday that he had
never known as great a proportion
of the people to be complaining as
at this time. 1t is to be hoped the
wave will pass over soon.
THE postofiice has been treated to
fresh coat of paint receiving part
Of it on Sunday. This was the lower
parts of the walls and boxes and
they were painted ON Sunday in Or
der to keep people from rubbing the
paint off as they would on week
days. Signs galore were posted on
the walls warning people to avoid
the paint but large number got in
it in spite of the warnings and more
than a hundred rubbed their fingers
over the wall in order to see if the
paint was really fresh. This was
quite exasperating te the painters
as it viii have to be gone over again
in order to remove the evidences of
the thoughtlessness of these people.
The bubonic plague that is Great
ing such havoc with human life in
Bombay is an aggravated fever, fire.
quently epidemic in the eastern
countries. Its characteristic is the
appearance of glandular swellings,
commonly in the groin and armpits,
and more rarely in the neck. Its
last visitation to England was in
1865. Marseilles and Moscow suf-
fered from it in the last century, and
| in Southern Italy-it was known ear
~ in this century. 1t is developed
by hot, moist air, crowded tenements
and an accumulation OF animal and
vegetable matter in a state of de-
composition. Onc-half the million
population of Bombay is reported to
have fled from the stricken city, all
those who were able seeking
healthier cline, and others safety in
the suburbs. The fatality Of the
disease Is shown by the fact that
tout Of 1894 cases officially reported
In Bombay there have been 1896
deaths. The scenes il ~ city ne.
call the t<xfibIe pict = xiye6 W.
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