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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
THE MOTHER OF SHIPS.
NOah's Ark Was the First Vessel
Within Human Sympathy
It's Structure.

The Ark is the first ship, then, to ap-
peal to human sympathy. Let her be
called the mother of ships. Though
we need not too curiously consider
her, it is a strange fact, nevertheless,
that the dimensions Of the ship (tak-
ing the cubit about IS iDches) CORE
spOnd very nearly with the proper
lions of a sailing ship of to-day. Her
burden was 1900 tons. The Great
Eastern was 1000 tons larger than the
Ark. Noah, when he laid his keel, de-
signed with strict reference to the
animals and to the living sheets Of wa
ter that were to descend from the
heavens. He would have need to build
with great caution. nevertheless, for
unless animals were stalled a sudden
panic among them would occasion a
dangerous "list.' Noah seems to have
provided against this by building his
extraordinary stables upon a gigantic
spoon-shaped hull He required nei-
Their sails nor helm. When the Ark
was once awash she lifted easily to The
tremendous weight Of rain and float
ed of into the gray vapors Of steam,
which rose Kissing midway to heaven
from the fierce stroke of Gods pitiless
storm.
Sir Thomas Browne, a genius OF
gIoriousIy quainU imaginatiOns, who
saw things, as Coleridge puts 1T, by the
light of the halo Of genius that shOne
about his head, wonders whether Noah
might not have been the first man that
comprised the globe. 'Since,' says he,
elf the food covered the whole earth
and no lands appeared to hinder the
current, Noah must be carried With
the wind and current according to the
sun. and so in the space % the deluge,
might even make the tour of the globe.
And since. If there were Do continent
of America, and all that tract sea, a
ship setting out from Africa without
help would at last fall upon some part
d India or China. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
II HUNG CHANCES BIBLE.
The VicerOy Had n New Testament IN
Els Library and Was Mich
Interested in 1t.

DR.. COltman, in ''The East Asiatic
Lloyd's," relates an interesting con
versatiOn he had lately with Ii Hung
Chang on the subject of the Bible.
he says that one day when he called
on the aged statesman he found him
reading n beautifully bound New Tes-
lament, which had recently been sent
him by a missionary connected with
the London mission. The old man
was so deep in the book that for some
minutes he did not see his visitor.
After awhile he raised his eyes and
gazed at DR.. COltman with piercing
look, and said: Or. Coltman, do you
believe this bOok?'
He answered: your excellency, If
did not believe il I should not have
the honor Of being your physician
(medical missionary. 1 believe it with
my whole heart"
Are you sure that this is not ali
bearsay and human talk?" he asked
again.
''Quite sure"
How do you know II? % he went on.
by a sign that the book itself men
tions. Is IL not written that a bad
tree can bring forth no good fruit,
and a good tree no bad fruit? Your
excelle1ey has already admitted that
the condition of the people in western
lands IS far better than in the orient,
and I can assure you that the pros
peIity and happiness Of the various
nations that you recently visited cor
respond exactly TO the degree in
which they follow the pTecepts Of this
book. Would to Cod your excellency
believed It, too"
"Why, I believe you would like to
make a Christian of me-" said he, half
joking, half seriously.
Not only you," answered COltman-
but also Of your young emperor and
all his people"
eve have Confucius,' said he. You
have Jesus. Are they not in many re-
spects alike?"
here the viceroy was interrupted by
important news, but when his servant
took his Bible from his hands to carry
It to his bookcase he said: Don't
put. it in the bookcase; lay il on the
table in my bedroom. want to look
at it again."-N Y. Tribune.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

b nsil, Daily sas saassy. SO Year
Fbe Weekly. Oss Year - eaA
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
SITE FoR SANITARIUM.
At Ashby Heights, Clay County, Dona-
ted by the NJ. Il. Conference
Association.
State Journal

The executive committee of the M i.
E. conference camp meeting associa-
ton which met here Monday author
lied the president of the associa-
ton to deed the land necessary to
furnish site and grounds for the
proposed sanitarium at Asbury
Heights near Clay Court House
Work will begin on the building at
once, and they expect to have it com
pleted this summer. 1t will cost
about $4,000. A railroad will be
built from Clay-C H., to the Chau-
tauqua assembly grounds, and the
sanitarium.
The schedule of dates for the an
nual assemblies at Asbury Heights
has been decided on and is as fol
lows:
Sunday school assembly, August
1918; Chautauqua meetings, July
22-August IL, Camp-meeting, Aug
1929.
This years camp meeting season
promises to be very profitable and
instructive. This will be the second
year it has been held and it will be
even better attended than last yeal
when it was new thing Lots are
being sold, and number of cottages
will be erected before the season
opens. The conference owns 400
acres in this beautiful spot.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
The Vow Of a Boy Nemesis.

Bring to me my large revolver and
my keen Damascus blade and the rub
Der boots I'm used to when in gore /
freely wade. Hither bring my trusty
sandbag, bring the snickersnee, / say,
for my day has come for murder, and
I'm going forth to stay. l shall go
forth to the slaughter like BRIDE
groom to his joys, and I'll I'LL the
nearest graveyard with string Of
gifted boys. / shall brain the boy
attorney with a spasm of delight, and
the boy who breaches Sundays he
shall fall before my might. On the
trail of boy physicians gayly, gladly
shall camp. Let the boy pianists
tremble when they hear my roaring
tramp. When l strike the boyish
statesman, he must say his prayer
and die. When the boy reporter
meets me, mark we how the fur shall
fly, for I'm weary and disguised and
my mind has lost it's poise; l have
read such beastly twaddle treati ng
of the gifted boys.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Pointed Paragraphs.

The colored girl baby is born to
blush unseen.
Whitewashing mans character
doesn't wash it white.
When man marries mute wife
he takes in silent partner.
College men never graduate in a
hurry they do it by degrees
Many good resolution has been
shattered by single ''smile"
1t is difficult to count the beats in
the heart Of a great city.
The judge never sits on the jury,
but he frequently does on the attor-
ney.
1t is IA wise infant that goes to
sleep when its mother begins TO sing
to it.
The banana peel is said to be an ex-
cellent substitute for ice-on the side
walk.
An old bachelor says that marriage
is permanent injury resulting from
falling in love.
History spends half its time in re-
peating itself and the other half in
getting itself revised.
Some people think three or four
times before speaking once, and then
never say anything worth listening
| to.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

On April 9Th and 9th 1868, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y
will sell round-trip excursion tickets
good 81 days. from Chicago, Mil
waukee and other points on its line,
to great many points in South and
North Dakota and other western and
southwestern states, at greatly re-
duced rates. Take a trip west and
see what an amount Of good land can
be purchased for the least money.
Further information as TO rates,
routes, prices Of farm lands, etc, may
be obtained on application to any cou-
pom ticket agent or by addressing the
following named persons; w. r..
Powell. Genl Immigration agent, 40
Old Colony Building, Chicago; H. f..
Hunter, Immigration All, for South
Dakota, 281 Dearborn st, Chicago, or
George II. HealRfd, General passon'
~ Aren't ohics5p Illinols
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
A PoNToON BRIDGE.

Would be the proper caper while the
Durbannah Bridge is down. advan-
tages over any other plan 1.-The people
want it. How it could be done.
Work has been stopped ON the de
inolition of the Durbannah bridge as
the water is too high to allow any
work to be done on the foundation
and before the bridge is down they
want some way fixed to cross the
creek. 1t has been suggested that
a pontoon bridge be built. This
could be placed short distance
above the place where the present
bridge is and could at little ex-
pense be made strong enough to sup
port teams as well as foot passen-
gers 1t need not cost much and
would save a very tedious detour for
the travel that will have use tor it,
The material is all there that
would be needed and road could
be cut down to the bank of the
creek near the stone quarry and a
short road built from this side to the
road If this can he done and there
does not seem to be any reason why
it can't very much could be saved
Such bridge would be safer than a
temporary structure such ash as been
proposed to be built for footmen and
besides il would accommodate teams
also. Those who have the work in
charge are respectfully asked to con
slider the suggestion which has the
endorsement of every one from the
other side Of the creek who has been
seen on the subject.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
A. NJ. +. Appointments.

The sessions of the Washington A.
NJ. Il. church conference at Cumber'
land have ended and the following ap
pointments for Wheeling district are
included in the list announced by the
bishop:
j. p Owens, P. E., Buckhannon;
B. B. Martin, Jr., Carnegie, Pa; A.
M. Bower, Charleston: ID. w. Shaw,
Clarksburg; J. II. Watson, Cumber-
land, Md; james. Wheeler, Frost
burg, Md; r. H. Adams, Grafton;
S. w. T. Wilson, Washington CIV.
Va.); Robert Steel, Keyser; G. H.
Mathews, Montgomery; Alexander
Hyatt, Morgantown: G. J. Cummings,
Parkersburg; W. II. Draper, Pitts
burg, Pa; c. f. Withrow, Mount
Pleasant, Pa; William Smith, Rom.
ney; S. P. Huskins, Wheeling, Viii,
liam J. w. Walters and w. A. G.
Hughes eft without appointment to
attend college.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Country Rows Look Here.

Country boys and likewise country.
men should get Pittsburgh CONNER.
clal Gazette watch. Five new sub
scriptions to the Weekly Commercial
Gazette, accompanied by the subscrip.
tion price $500 secures the watch.
1t is a nickel, stem winding watch,
famous as timekeeper, and is guar
anteed for one year. No newspaper
or periodical ever offered as fine a pre-.
MUM.
Two new subscriptions to the Daily
for year, four for six months and six
for four months will also get the
watch.
IL Is not a toy for children, but a
seryiceablc titnekeeper that man car
carry with satisfaction.
Send the subscriptions with thu
money TO the Commercial Gazette Of
ficc and you viii Get she watch BY re-
turn mall
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
TWO CON MENrs.
Pedagogue in the intalligencer Notices
some things About the University.

some things About the University.
In Saturdays issue of the Intelli-
gencer Pedagogue says some nice
things abeut the University and Mr.
Barbe. They are true and we are
glad to publish them so that our read
ers may see how things are looked at
abroad.
A letter from w. T. Barbe conveys
the information that the enrolment
of students at the University this year
has reached 600, and it is expected to
far pass that mark in few days.
This is surely gratifying to the friends
of the University everywhere. Were
it not for the fact that it might make
him vain, we would say that great
deal of the prosperity of our leading
educational institution as far, at least,
as numbers of students is concerned,
is largely due to the untiring efforts
of Mr.. Barbe himself. He is surely
the right man in the right place.
Ne one will say to the contrary. May
our University prosper until it not
only becomes the pride of the state,
but also the entire nation. Why
should it not do so.
Bulletin No 5, issued by the West
Virginia University, gives all who
read it an idea of the rare treat in
store for those who attend its first
summer session held during the
months of July and August. 1t will
surely be grand opportunity for
those who cannot attend school the
entire year. 1t will be especially a
grand opportunity for those teachers
who wish to improve as they go along
with their work from year to year.
Too many OF our teachers are satisfied
with present. attachments, but it au-
ours well for the future of the cause
| of education in our state to know
that there are some who are looking
for higher attachments in the prepare
tion for the great work in which
they are engaged. AS our teachers
seek for higher attainments and reach
them so well, our schools rise to a
higher plane.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
THE SIX HUNDRED MARK.
In the attendance at tine Uni
versity reached and passed.

COG are getting wisdom here--A tre-
mendous increase-The enrolment
more than we hoped for--Every one
is gratified, school people and
Town people also. The more the
merrier. The increase IN good
places and not among the props
and law students. The Branch at
Montgomery helping the cause
Wonderfully
The six hundred mark has been
reached and passed at the University.
The authorities, when they set this
limit last fall hardly thought that
they would reach it, but they thought
that they would give the matter a
full trial anyway, and to that end
bent every nerve. Their hopes are
now realized.
There are six hundred and six
names en the register. This is the
largest enrolment that the Univer-
sity ever had and the increase over
last year, when the largest enrolment
heretofore was had, is the largest in
increase ever made in one year. All
these things are very gratifying
Not only have the University peo-
pie IA right to feel good over this mat
ter, but the town people should be
glad to know that the excellence of
the splendid institution should be so
generally recognized. If the enroll
ment of the branch ut Montgomery
should be counted together with the
number of students who are here, the
enrolment would be .nuch larger.
They will come here later and will
then swell the number. The branch
will prove most valuable feeder and
it will send students who are prepared
to enter the higher classes.
The enrolment here has chiefly in
creased in the college classes. Neither
the law class nor the prep. depe~t-
ment has felt the impulse like p
college department has. This is also
a good sign and one that helps add
to the feeling of citation experienced.
The past of the University is full of
splendid achievements, and the future
holds out only the most brilliant pros
poets Of continue success. Everyone
rejoices at the outlook.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Why.

Why is it that fast colors never
run.
Why isn't finding a diamond hard
luck.
Why doesn't some actor attempt
the rule of a steamship?
Why does one man ask another
what time it is, if time will tell.
Why is it impossible to meet an
old lady who never had a love affair?
Why don't women use fishing
smacks when they are angling for
husbands?
Why shouldn't beer-drinkers be ar
rested for blowing the tops off schoon-
ers?
Why don't girls employed in match
factories get married sooner than
other girls?
Why is it that men always look at
the face Of a bride and women at
her clothes?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
KILLED in CUBA.
Morgantown Man Said to Have
Been Killed While Fight
ing for.Cuban Liberty.

A Letter from Ansonia Connecticut
Tells how Earnest Zeising went TO
Cuba and was kilIed--A divorce
suit was brought by his wife after
He had been gone fer Some Months.
He Married Clara UT and after
few Months Deserted Her, --She has
a Divorce from bed and board from
the Court and death has given her
An Absolute Divorce for him.--
However the Ear Marks of a Fake
Arc Plainly OBSERVABLE In the let
/ ter.--It may be so but we don't
kuow--First blood for Cuban Lib
crty If not a fake.
A letter was received at this office
this morning supposed to be from
Ansonia, Connecticut, although there
is no postmark and no name signed
to it, II gave the alleged facts con
corning the death of Ernest Zeising
who left here some months ago. The
letter stated that the writer had
been with Zeising when the latter
\ had been killed in the rebel army in
Cuba. There is every reason TO be-
lieye that the letter is bald faced
fake but we give it for what it is
worth.
The letter is as follows: -
EDITOR MoRGANTowN DAILY.
DEAR SRI went to Cuba from
Key West last fall with man by
the name of Ernest Zeising who
claims he was from Morgantown his
description is as follows black hair
black eyes fair complexion smooth
face, weight 1870 lbs. german, womans
head and two lions tatooed with red
and blue ink on left arm. 20 years
old if he has any relatives in Nor
gantown they can learn of his death
by writing to Ed Daily Ansonia,
Conn, he was killed in the rebel
army in Cuba"
Leising came here more than
year ago and was employed at the
glass factory. Soon after his arrival
he married Mary UT daughter of
Capt. James UT. They lived to-
gether for about six months. He
went to work one morning and when
he did not return at dinner his wife
asked about him and found that he
had boarded freight train and was
gone no one knew where, She made
every effort to locate him but only
heard of his going through Fairmont.
After that nothing was heard and
the time heightened into months.
| Ghn hoaanon rnuinnn1 that mka
abandoned and sued for divorce.
Moreland and Glasscock were her
counsel. The divorce from bed and
on the ground of abandonment was
granted at the last term of court
and the divorce from the bonds of
matrimony would have followed
when the required two years had
elapsed. Now if the letter is true
there will be no necessity for that.
However there is no way of finding
out whether or not there is any truth
in the report
The gentleman referred to Editor
of the Daily at Anscnie, Conn,
might throw some light on the mat
ter If there is any one who is inter-
ested enough in the affair to write
| him.
If the death occurred as the latter
states this the first Morgantown
man who has given his blood to
help free Cuba but If there is war
it will not prove the last one who
stands ready to shed it in behalf Of
the oppressed and down trodden of
that isle. However his life may
have departed from the accepted
standard his death cleared away the
stains. A hero's death like charity
covers multitude of sins.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The sober, second thought of the
voters has now passed judgment on
the action of the Town Council, and
from every quarter is heard the voice
OF approval for the paving ordinance.
The one conclusive objection to
the two-thirds plan, was, that it
would not have passed.
We need not discuss it further.
The several conclusive reasons for
the plan Of the town paying the
! whole bill, are these:
/. That it will pass.
2. The cost will be distributed
among all the taxpayers in exact
proportion to their property inter
ests.
3. 1t will not all have to be paid
by the presene population, but the
coming generation, which will share
it's benefits with US, will help pay
for it.
a. The payments are distributed
through "a years, so that 1t will not
hurt anybody, and we will never
miss the money.
5. All our main streets can be
paved out of the proceeds Of the
bonds, and we can pave the balance
out of the annual revenues without
paying interest on the whole cost.
6. And last but not least, the
plan is equal and uniform in ac-
cordance with the fundamental
principle of taxati n.
We hear of no single kicker.
Everybody is happy and the goose
hangs high.
Sound the hewgag, beat the huzzy
fuzzy, wake the gong quong and fall
in with the procession.
Well all go to the polls very early
in the morning on End day of April.
And we'll be happy yet.
You bet.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
In the Supreme Court.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 81
The Supreme Court met yesterday
morning and the following opinions
were handed down
Smith VS.. Brown, from Harrison
county, opinion by McWhorter re-
versed.
Susan G. Dent VS.. Deyer Pickens,
ct al from Barbour county, opinion
by McWhorter, reversed.
State for Beniah Depue vs. W. b.
Mathews, from Roane county, opin-
ion by English, affirmed
Casio, ct al, vs. Greer, from Jack
son county, opinion by Dent, re
versed
Parsons, ct al. VS. the Baltimore
Building q Loan Association, from
Cabell county, opinion by Dent, af-
firmed.
Thompson VS.. Halstead, from Mer.
Ger county, opinion by English, af-
6rmed
Walker d Burgess VS. Napier, from
Wayne county, opinion by Brannon,
reversed.
A writ of error was refused in the
case of Skidmore vs.. West Virginia
& Pittsburg Railroad, from Braxton
county. Same order in case of State
OF West Virginia VS. Beney Bateman,
from Summers county.
An appeal was refused in the case
of Sarah Borgess. VS. Mary r. Golf
from Harrison county Same order
in case of F. G. linn, ct al, VS. James
b, Elsea, from Randolph county
A rehearing was refused in the
Kanawha Coal Company VS. Ballard
q Welch, from Kanawha county.
Same order in case of Snodgrass VS.,
county court of Wetzel county.
A certiorari was awarded in the
case of Hotter VS. MARROW.
Adjourned until Friday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
LECTURE BY MRS. MORROW.
Second Entertainment in the Woman's
League Course.

University students and town peo-
Pile alike are looking forward to a
most delightful event which will
take place on the evening of March
31st. This is lecture on ''The
Passion Play of Oberammergan," by
Mrs. N. R. G. Morrow, of Fairmont.
Mrs. Morrow witnessed this wonder
full drama, almost the last surviving
monument of the old miracle play
while in Europe in 1890. The play
is given only once in ten years, and
it is the privilege of life time to
witness it,
In arranging for entertainments,
the program committee of the v O.
mans League did not propose to
omit West yirginia's talent. Mrs.
Morrow is one of West Virginia S
brightest women. and most pleas
ant speaker. All Morgantown ought
to turn out to hear one of the bright
est daughters of her own state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
Reduced Freight Rates For Settlers.

In order to encourage the move
ment Of settlers and land buyers from
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the
eastern states to Western Minnesota,
South Dakota and North Dakota, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Paul Ry.
Co. has very materially reduced it,
carload rates for emigrant movables
so that farmers who have purchased
lands in Western Minnesota, South
Dakota and North Dakota can take
all of their belongings with them to
their new homes at small expense,
which inducement upon the part of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul
Ry. will no doubt be greatly appreci-
ated by those who are thus benefited.
For further information apply to
any representative of the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. St. Paul Ry., or address
j. II. Hiland, General Freight Agent,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.