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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08
500
to
$1,000
On mOnJillY payments.

THE line Of Dolls the Novelty Com
pany are showing is the finest in
town. They have dolls from l cent
to $3.50. ~ M
THE Epworth League will hold one
Of its very pleasant socials In the
lecture room of the church this even
ing. A general invitation to the
young people of the church including
the students is extended. That the
occasion will be a delightful goes with
out saying. The League always has
pleasant entertainments. Light re-
freshments will be served and various
amusements provided. Mr.. George
M. John is chairman of the commit
tee on games so we will expect some,
thing great in that line for everyone
knows that George is game. The
members of the League will be glad
to see their friends.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08
The Children will be Delighted

A good bluffs often more effective
than bad act.
TOYS of all kinds at the Novelty
Co.'S Their prices are right
CHRISTMAS opening at MADEIRA Bros.
today.
You make mistake if you don't
buy your groceries at Posten's.
THE celebrated Howard hat for men
at$2. 50a Waters and Whittington's.
You can always get fresh fish and
oysters at S. V. Thompson's.
Iris estimated that 10000 rabbits
have gone into Pittsburg on the
Kanawha river and Pittsburg pack
cts this fall. The West Virginia
hunters get five cents piece for
them, and they retail at Pittsburg
for % and 35 cents a pair.
SANTA CLAUS has left a fine line
of Dolls, Toys, Picture Books, ETC.,
at the Novelty Company's. All the
little boys and girls in town are in
vited to see them.
ABE COHEN will have a share of
business as long as there is any. He
is one of the most active and enter
prising men in town. Read his big
advertisement on our fourth page and
see if there is not somethingthere you
need.
The silver novelties kept by Geo. C.
Hayes & Co. are of the best and can be
had only of first class jewelers..
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08
For
First-Class

Mr.. RIDDLES readings called for
a great variety Of style, abrupt tran
sition and instant adaptability. This
use of his voice reminded one of the
rapid movements of a skilled pianist,
in other words, it was under his
control to respond to the moods and
whims of his Interpretation even as
perfectly. 1t was not reading-it
was acting and acting in high
sense.-Galesburg Republican Reg
lister.
MADEIRA Bros. will get you any
book you want for christmas at less
figure than anyone else.
HAVE you seen the beautiful Wat
er Sets the Novelty Company are
showing.
W1LGUs is agent for patent floor
dressing, saves scrubbing, kills organ
ic matter, keeps down dust. See
Steeles, Rogers, Wells and McVick-
er's stores, $3.50 to$2.5 SO will do "a store
room.
~. " DUN > lCS anu 10
the place in town to eat. Oysters
served in every style.
j. G. Vicker's Silver Novelties for
Holidays are grand.
j. C. McYicker, Druggist, has the
largest line of Holiday Goods i'm town
You can get most anything in the
Xmas goods line at the Novelty
Company's. They will save you
money.
WATERS and WHITTINGToN have
the finest line of Holiday slippers in
town all colors and prices.
Go to j. G. McVicker's Pharmacy
for silver novelties of all kinds.
ANOTHER lot of those comfortable
leather lined shoes for ladies, re-
ceived by Waters q Wilmington.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08

OUR stock of toys, games, dolls
MADEIRA Bros.
WE can't help speaking of the
taste displayed by Mr.. Jones in the
decorating of his show window 1t
is by far the prettiest one in town.
THE long pipes on exhibition in Mil
ler's cigar store window have attract
ed a good deal of attention and nearly
everyone who passes has to stop and
examine them.
FEW opportunities TO get fine din
ing room and kitchen furniture very
cheap are offered as will be the case at
Mrs. Golay's sale on Saturday, begin
ming at 10 o'clock. If you need any
thing in that line you had better at
tend.
THE hotels of Morgantown have
always been its boast and they are
maintaining the splendid regulations
which they have borne for such long
time. The travelling public recog
nizes this fact and they are all loud in
their praises of the hotels here.
IT is said by people who ought to
know that the red shale brick made
by the new plant in Seneca are equal
to those used for paving large sections
OF New York City Material that
gives satisfaction there would certain
ly do SO anywhere.
THE Shakesperean readings on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
evenings will no doubt attract great
many of our cultured people and es-
pecially students of Shakespeare.
Tickets for the course may be had for
$1.00
The students who did not go to
the base ball benefit can have the sat-
isfaction of knowing that If the world
was composed in general OF as short
skates as they are that we would still
be living in caves and modern civiliza-
tion would never be an accomplished
fact.
The executive committee of the
university board OF regents having in
charge the Montgomery branch of the
university, have inspected the work Of
the construction of the new dormitory
at Montgomery, and have decided to
accept the same on behalf Of the
State.
THE South Penn oil company's No.
10, on the Hough- Walker farm, in the
FTIat run extension, Monongalia coun-
| ty W. Va, is holding up at 20 barrels
an hour. In the northeast extension
| OF the Campbells run development the
same company has drilled In test Cd
the Mary A. Tustii farm, and has
good producer. The we'll produced
| so barrels the first "a hours and is
still drilling.
The r. j. Erwood Stock Co. has
been here sveral times and no better
indication of its merits could be
given than was manifested by the
audience that filed every inch OF
available space in the Royal last
night, and the enthusiasm displayed.
The water scene in the fourth act
brought the entire audience to their
feet with excitement Montreal Ga
zette. At the Opera House one solid
week commencing Monday, Dec. IL.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention of Prominent People
sShere they are and How they are.


Where they are and How they are.
Benson Jacobs came down to town
TO day on some business. He is one
OF the solid men of the county and
every one is glad to see him.
THE oldest inhabitant can now
have chance to tell what q winter
he had when he was a boy and how
badly the present one would suffer
from comparison.
Mrs. Waitman Barbe has gone to
her home in Parkersburg to remain
until after Christmas. She will
probably spend part of the time in
Cincinnati.
A. Brown Boughner who has been
city editor of tine Parkersbure News
is at his home here having resigned
his position. He may return to Par
kersburg as he has good offer from
the Journal of that city.
Earl Smith will leave Morgantown
shortly and will go with his father
and the rest of the family to Cuba
when the regiment moves to that
island. He will remain there as long
as the regiment is there and will have
a great many interesting experiences.
The trip will be worth a great deal to
any one.
Henry NJ. Leps who has been with
the Asiatic squadron since the break
ing out of the war is now on detached
shore duty in China. He writes that
he enjoys the new life immensely and
that he has constantly new scenes and
excitement to keep the interest at
fever heat. From what the people
here know of him he is making rec
ord that we may all be proud of.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08
It Must Be Plain to You

That when it comes to stock of books,
we have the largest in town. We have
added to our already large stock nearly
one thousand volumes of standard liter
ature, to say nothing of our endless va
riety of books in paper and boards for
children.
The Children will be Delighted
to see how careful we have been to pre-
pare something nice for them. We
have games, toys, dolls, etc. in endless
variety. When it comes to juvenal
books we can please the most fastidi-
Gus. We have the toy books in paper
and board we have boys books and
girls books we have the Elsie books,
the Little Women books, the Pepper
books If there is some special book
you want for Christmas, let us order it
for you.
The Acme Book Store.
H. L. SwIsHER. Prop'r. Dering Building
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-08

That I never never praised the poe
try of my female friends.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30
MET TIE WRONG GIRL.
And as = Consequence the Ardent
Swain Got In an Unfortun-
ate Complication.

Comedy is not confined to the stage.
A Second avenue belle who graduated at
an eastern seminary has former school
chum visiting her. 1t goes for the say
ing that they are carried back to the
days OF their comradeship and having
lots of fun, says the Detroit Free Press.
The other evening after dinner the
visitor threw on the cape and hat of her
hostess just to run to the nearest store
and procure supply of bright ribbon
she wanted to complete her wardrobe
for party that night. AS she nenred
the house on her return the dusk was
deepening and she was startled at the
approach of gentlemanly looking
young man who lifted his hat and said.
pleadinGly: Cant you walk for just
five minutes. little onep''
She sprang past him with a scream
and rushed for the front door, from
which emerged on the run the father
and brother of the chum. The youth in
front took to his heels and there was e
stern chase covering several blocks.
The old gentleman examined he tracks
in the snow the next morning and
vowed that the villain" must have had
wings. as. he only touched the pave
ments at street crossings.
Both the laughing girls knew by this
time that he fleeing youth was he resi-
dent girls favored beau. who was not
in the good graces of the father and had
tc carry on a catch-as-can court ship.
That hat and tha, cape misled him.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

II General Brooke does not
place an iron hand on the rioting
element in Havana, it will be be-
cause he has lost that great nerve
and ferceness displayed in the
Wilderness campaign Of the civil
war. We believe, from what we
know of the stock from which he
comes that, he has not lost that
sustaining nerve.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

shawl to cover them more warmly. She
sits down by fireless hearth. and sobs.
ALAS. my poor Reginald: had YOU not
perished in the Klondike, we would not
now be starving" There is knock
at the door. and enters bearded man
1t is the long-lost Reginald, with 81 900.
ooo OF gold dust in each pocket. A de-
lightful sequel of plum pudding, turkey
and general rejoicing follows. Or else
the story may be the veracious ard
probable narrative of the waywa11l son
who has ruined his father and broken
his mothers heart by his wild life.
Again 1t is Christmas eve. and he sits
curousing in the saloon. He lifts the
glass OF liquor to his lips, but, bark.
what sound is that? tits the Chr istmas
hymn the Salvation Army is singing in
the street 1t reminds the young des-
pemdo Of home and mother He sets
down the glass. wipes his eyes on tn.
butt Of his revolver. and starts home
on new rendition OF the prodigal son
act. OF course, all of us have read these
stories over thousand times but what
of that2 Does the great Christmas
story of all-the Divine story--eve"
grow old and tiresome with repeating?
There have been many Christmases
since the first Christmas star shonc
above a baby's rude cradle. but the
Christmas spirit and the Christmas
cheer are just as true and just as real
now as they ever were. We like To
think that at such a time hard hearts
are touched with unaccustomed ten
derness, that stingy hands relax their
closeness Pnd give to some less fortu-
nate, tina, wanderers on land and sea
turn, in memory. at least. to the old
home where they We're children, and
that at Christmas some thought of in
nocence, some tear of repentance aud
regret must come to the hardened and
degraded. 1t is this thought of Christ
mas that runs through the homely and
familiar little Christmas story. and
we are better for it. We can do without
finely critical essays. and orchids hut
leave us at Christmas time the Christ.
mas story, and the holly and the mirth
and cheer and synpathy that never
grow old or out OF date.-N. O Plea
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30
They May Not Be Art, Hut Their In
Nuence Is Good.


1t is quite the custom nowadays,
among those who pose as being cu,ti-
waited and critical, to express profound
contempt for many things we have
been in the habit of enjoying. Among
these in the Christmas story. which
seems in a fair way of being ridicnied
off the face of the earth. Critics have
assailed il from every point of view. de
claring that il was Il monStrosny and
an offense in the sight of art, and an
abomination in literature. Rules and
recipes have been given by which the
most inexperienced could not fail to
compound Christmas story thaF WOULD
be as orthodox us the traditional plum
pudding. 1t is only necessary 10 take
n cold and bitter night, a Earret with
he wind whistling through the holes
in the wall. and within a woman with
starving children clinging to her
skirts. 1t is the night before Christ
mas. and the little ones ask itifaiy
If Santa Claus will come. The mot he.
makes an evasive reply, and tuc;s then,
at last in bed and takes Off !Ier poor
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

in it is in line with the action
she always takes. 1t is a well
known fact that, sugar beets, con-
tanning the same amount of sac
charine matter as in the Grand vail
lev, cannot be raised in the vicin>
ity Of Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

Ex-senator Morrill, had not ac-
complished his life's work at the
time of his death, no one can ac-
cuse him OF not remaining in the
harness till the end came. His
was noble and well spent life.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30
SPARROWS SLAY A POLECAT
The Unique COntsst witnessed By a
Hunter on the Hanks of the
Ohio River.

you have often heard OF the ferocity
of birds. no doubt. said William Ander-
son, n hardy old woods uiau who lives
on the lower Ohio, reports the Louis
vile Post, but doubt ii NnH ever heard
of birds attacking and killing an animal
that one would imagine could whip
three or four fierce ours. While hunt
ing down in the fats near the mouth of
Green river several years ago | saw a
large and fierce skunk beatan ignomin-
ious retreat after trying in vain to bes,
several English sparrows, and later,
when the skunk had screwed his cour-
age up to the sticking point again,
saw these same t-looking
little birds tear the animal to shreds.
When my attention was first attracted
the sparrows were flying from one side
of the ti.tc,.ei to the other. :iltering
like n..d when | went 80 .tarn the
cause ht u..li badly fl - 'rItd. was
dodG 1He 'iF tr be ..her of
lc- ., ." - t-: -r .s age at
tao. ii. a;h' iiisv. ltr birds
didi ,"i., e.l .sp, Cn,i.ra ;.ejr
littl .,> i.la IL uuE'> ur..-uunc-
ture niir, Uhei he skunk ,:aited
across nn open space to the cover o.
near !. driftwoo.. his torueutors
pounced upon him aAd riGdled the poor
cats hide"
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

Denver has her fangs out to
stab the beet sugar proposition. 1t
is asserted that. her rich men have
been told that if they have any
money to invest in beet sugar
factory. they should build it near
home.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30
sustaining nerve.

The amount of expense attached
to the remodeling of our ramshack
lie court house, would, within few
thousand dollars have built an en-
tirely new one. On guess we
will say it has cost the county
about $1,000 and under forced
sale it would not bring over $500
Great fnancering has been accom-
plished IN this county in late years,
Under Pap Anderson, Squire Lane
and c. p. holland, the debt OF the
county was reduced and the rate OF
taxation lessened, 1t could and
should be done again.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

1t is a fortunate thing for the
city that, the weather bureau was
not located through private enter
prise. Had it been it would have
doubtless been hoodooed before
this. This policy of backcapping
any and everything which don't
exactly meet the private views of
certain people should he stopped.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30
Grow. sixteen r.., /. Y..r.

The eucalyptus tree. which is being
planted extensively in California for
windbreaks and other purposes. grows
to height of fifty feet in three years
after the seed is planted. When raised
for cordwood and cut once every fifth
year, 1t brings abou, $50 an acre.
The daily sentinel., 1898-12-30

The hoggishness of Denver, in
attempting to restrain her wealthy
capitalists from investing in beet
sugar factory, is not at all surpris-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-22
CUBANS AND AMERICAN
SOLDIERS.

It is uot we'll to place too much re-
lance on the stories that come from
Cuba to the effect that there is consid-
cradle friction between the Cuban pa
triots and the Americans, though it is
probable there is some foundation for
them, because there is so much per-
sistence in the rumors. If the Cubans
want to rule the island as fast as the
United States overthrow Spanish au-
thority, they are very unwise, indeed;
the thing would be impossible. Before
anything looking to the settlement of
the question of a government for Cuba
is done, Spanish authority throughout
the island must be overthrown and
Spain's claim to sovereignty aban-
doned. If the Cubans do not like it
because Spanish officials at Santiago
are continued in Office for the purpose
OF administering the law, it is a mat
ter of regret. but for the present it
cannot be helped.
If, SPANS sovereignty over Cuba.
gone and the United States in control
through military occupation, there
should arise a conflict between the Gu
bans and the United States, what
would be the consequence? 1t would
be the most anomalous state of affairs
that ever was. The Cubans have dem
onstrated their ability to prolong an
armed conflict, and nearly 200, 600 Span
ish soldiers in the island have not been
able to suppress them.
That there viii be any conflict be-
tween Cuban patriots and American
soldiers is the most remote contingency
in the world. One source of trouble is,
no doubt, lack of common language
whereby Americans and Cubans can
communicate with each other and so
exchange ideas and become better ac-
quainted.
The man who would wilfully breed
bad feelings between the Cubans and
Americans is villain
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-22
USING ToRAL FOR A scAPE-
GOAT.
No gold bonds for Utah!

Americans might as well abandon all
attempts to understand the Spaniards'
character. to comprehend their meth
DDS OF procedure in all things, and fin
ally make up their minds that Span
iards are not as others are.
According to Madrid advises, they
are now engaged in the perhaps pleas
ant but certainly profitless task OF split
ting hairs over the surrender of San
tiago. 1t appears that according to
Spanish military law, a commander can
only surrender the troops he personally
commands. and is unable to oblige
other commanders at distant points,
even when they are under his author
ity. to surrender the troops under them.
AS the result of reasoning based on
this law. the Spaniards, it seems, have
convinced themselves that Torars sur
render only includes the 1000 troops
actually at Santiago. A beautiful the
DRY, only marred by the facts in the
case being squarely against it.
In view of all this, it is not at all
surprising that an attempt is being
made in Madrid to make a scapegoat of
Toral. In this respect the Spanish ma
ton is very much like other nations
that suffer defeat; it is nothing more
than the human instinct that is in
most me2 to blame some one for our
own faults. Had our own fleets and
armies suffered defeat, it is not at all
unlikely that the commanders under
whom they occurred would have been
severely blamed and censured by the
people, while possibly Investigations
would have been Instituted.
All this Spanish hair-splitting has its
lesson for American commanders who
may be called upon in future to ar
range the terms for the surrender of
Spanish soldiers. They cannot be too
wary cor too much upon their guard
against trickery and deceit. The Span
iards are perfect masters of diplomacy,
and never for an instant do they lay it
aside. This should always be borne in
mind by American commanders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-22
THE SILVER CAUSE GROWING.

The Provo Enquirer is an unmiti cat ID
goldbug. It has championed the party
of Hanna ever since the st. Louis con-
vertion. It has had the courage of its
convictions when other Republicans of
Utah We're in hiding, praying for and
anXiously awaiting some new issue to
be used as a pretext for crawling back
into the gold camp.
And, while no one expects the En-
quirer to say good word for a silver
party, there is no excuse for the mis-
representations which appear in its col
uIrns from time to time; neither is it
becoming in the Enquirer to set itself
up as a greater Republican authority
than the Commercial Advertiser, Mail
and Express. New York Tribune and
other administration organs published
right in the stronghold of the single
standard.
Our Provo contemporary seems to
have taken that old adage about "a lie
well stuck to" as a serious admonition,
rather than a satirical bit of humor.
For. in the face of every credible au-
thcrity, viewing the matter from its
OAn SlduupolAiN, IL oSFAS lLS Ipiii eilAii
Enterprise:
How about the Pennsylvania conven-
ton. which refused TO endorse the Chi
cag9 platform?
Now. the Mail and Express says that
the PENNSYLVANIA Democrats did en-
dorse the Chicago platform. And the
Provo Enquirer. itself, admits that the
Bryan forces. silver men, controlled the
Pennsylvania state convention by "a
vote OF 2SS to 1874"
The Commercial Advertiser takes eX-
actly the same view. The Washington
Star and the Washington Post, and all
the leading goldbug papers of the coun-
try, excepting the Enquirer, hold to
this opinion.
But there are other eastern states
out for silver far more earnestly
and unequivocaliy than they did two
years ago.
The Vermont state Democratic con-
vention has just adjourned. 1t endorsed !
the Chicago platform. too, and ex-
pressed unanimous confidence in VIII
liam j. Bryan. This was in the hide
bound. conservative state OF Vermont.
But on the very day it took the action /
referred TO. our Provo contemporary
undertook to claim again that silver !
was losing ground among the Demo- |
Gratis of the east
1t would not be practicable to go
further east than Maine. and here is