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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

Social events seem to be the order
OF the day and one OF the daintiest
and most elaborate OF dinners was
given on Tuesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. G. Chadwick tG number OF
friends.
The table was beautifully decorated
with chrysanthemums, twelve covers
were laid and the dinner served in
courses. The guests present were,
Prof. and Mrs. w p Wiley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Wiley of Washington. Miss
Hattie Hagans OF Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Evans and daughter
Lide and the venerable mother of Mr..
Chadwick.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
The University Bridge.

The subscribers to the University
bridge fund met at Woodson's store
Monday evening Nov. 7. DIR. Rev
nolds acted as chairman, and j. L.
Stoneking as secretary. John Sam
sci, j. w. >Wiles and ID. B. Waters
were appointed as a committee to
let the contract and superintend the
building Of said bridge.
The committee was instructed to
use all possible haste in letting the
contract and building the bridge.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
5035
1912

Majority for Dayton 1928
The returns from this district
which is Of more interest to the citi-
zens of this place than those from
any other district give Dayton a ma
jority over McGraw of 500. This
is the decision of democrats at con
gressional headquarters at Grafton
and was obtained from them by this
paper at noon to-day
The earlier returns showed ire
mendous democratic gains and had
these been supplemented with the
majorities that the party should
have received in the South Branch
valley McGraw would have been a
winner. Here came the surprise of
the campaign to both sides Each
had been expecting the democrats to
gain here and when the first returns
showed that they had gained else
where the election of their candi-
date seemed certain.
The republicans were ready to
concede defeat and some had even
gone that far when the returns from
the first precincts came in from the
South Branch valley. Here were
great and unexpected republican
gains.
These held up and the majority
melted away giving place to sub
stantial one for Dayton and insuring
his election.
1t is claimed that Henry G.. Davis
gave the democratic leader the throw
down and there are many facts that
point to that conclusion Had he
and his brother not done so it is
hard to see how McGraw could have
been defeated.
The First district elects Dovener
by majority of 1900 and the 4th
district gives Freer about the same
figures over Neal. The third is
very close but the republicans think
that the chances favor johnson,
democrat, for election.
Both sides are claiming the legis-
lature but the democrats have the
best show apparently for that. A
special from the Wheeling Register
at noon gives them the majority that
they need to elect a senator At
any rate it will be very close as the
democrats have made heavy gains
on that body all over the state.
The fact remains however that
with all the gains the slump was
hardly as great as was expected or
as usually occurs on off years. The
war had its influence and it worked
to the advantage of the party in
power whono matter what the mer.
it's of the case were got the benefit
of what had been done by the uni
ted country.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
Temperance Column.
Edited BY the ". C. 7. u

Mrs. Jerome Hall Raymond, the
President of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union entertained the
Onion on Friday afternoon in her usu-
al gracious and hospitable manner.
The feature of the afternoon was an
address by Mrs Engle of Fairmont on
Parenthood and Purity; a difficult
topic, most skillfully handled. The
Union gains in strength and it is
doubly hoped that it may be a pow
er for good in the community.
TESTIMONY Of ATHLETES. A visitor
to the great athletic clubs of New
York city found that with a single
exception all these men emphatically
insist that even moderate drinking is
a positive injury to an athlete and
that the total abstainer is the
better physical man from every point
of view. The director of the New
York Athletic Club, one OF the larg-
est in the city. whose speciality is
rowing, says: "Alcholic liquors as a
beverage, moderate or otherwise, are
entirely prohibited by athletic train.
ers everywhere. y
THE CONTRAST. The contrast be-
tween the path of folly and the path
Of the just was illustrated in city
hospital the other day. A physician
on the staff was called to see a man
dying with delirium tremens. The
doctor recognized in that friendless
tramp his boyhood chum, a bril-
liant fellow, with better opportuni-
ties than his own had been. And
there they were, the one an honored
| Christian physician, with the pros
pect of useful life and heaven at
the end; the other a dirty, ragged,
disappearing drunkard in the agonies
of delirium tremens, having already
had foretaste of perdition.
GENERAL SKATER.
When Santiago was entered by the
American troops. General Shafter
issued proclamation, ordering gen.
eral resumption of business, except
| the saloons, so that for the present
wholesale and retail liquor stores are
closed.
Finding a large quantity Of red
wine in one of the mansions vacated
by the Spaniards, the General ordered
| it all destroyed.
What commentary on the liquor
business.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
SPELLBINDER ]. KEMPLE
Scored the Success of his Political Ca
i'm New York.

The following from the New York
World concerning Jake Kemple, the
erstwhile Wheeling lawyer and politi-
clan, will be appreciated by his
friends:
Spellbinder Jake Kemple is one of
the ablest campaigners among Repub-
lican orators. He has talked to Re-
publicans national and State commit
tees from Passamoquaddy Bay to the
Golden Gate, and never told the same
story twice in the same place in the
same year. He went down into the
Eleventh Congressional district
couple of nights ago to make speech
for VIM. Vokel, George billiards can
didate for Congress. 1t was a German
meeting. The hall was filed with
Germans. German notices and Ger
man illuminated verses in German
text adorned the walls. Quaint por-
celain pipes and oddly decorated stems
filled various inches in the walls A
little German band rendered such pa
triotic airs as ''Wacht am Rheinn
and Leiber Augustin. The chairman
introduced Mr.. Kemple and the little
fat orator arose, put his hands in his
pockets and prepared to get in action.
"Hoch!" Hoch!n came from the
rear of the hall, followed by a loud
commotion. In came four stalwart
men, each carrying a keg of beer
They were followed by four more car
rying bungstarters and trays Of
stems.
"ThTee cheers for Hilliardl | bet
he have more as a thousand majoritym
yelled man in the rear.
1t was plain to see where the beer
came rom. Everybody cheered and
the chairman. leaned over to the ora
tor, and said.
81 a'int it is better as you don'd
make some speech, yed. Trink tree
four glass peer and you dalks PETER.
The "t'ree, four glass peer were
drunk, the band played, and then the
chairman raped the table with a
bungstarter and Orator Kemple got
ready.
The din increased. Some one start
ed to sing and every one joined in the
chorus and followed it with shouts of
"More peerl Three cheers for Hilliardl
He gets already yet some as ten "tou-
sand majority"
"You peter, t'ink, not speak as
yet. Tring tree. four glass peer ind
let 'em a little quiet down alretty
yet," whispered the chairman to
Kemple.
Again pause while the ''t'ree,
four glass peer" were drunk, again the
spellbinder essayed TO earn his money,
and again came the outbreak, with
it's songs and its cheers for Hilliard.
While the audience was singing
'iMein Lieber Freund," the chairman
once more leaned over to the nonpluss-
ed orator and remarked:
II t'ink it is peter as you trink
tree, four glass peer and helm gehen
und come some udder time
The orator took the advice, and as
he left the hall he heard the unani-
nous declaration that Hilliard would
have 'smore as one hundred tousand
majority"
He thinks that if he had spoken
half an hour longer in the same way
Hillard's election would have been
unanimous.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
DAYTON'S MAJORITY.
Figures given on the Result by
the Republicans.

What each County did-DaytOn gets
Nine Counties and McGraw gets six.
Fall down iu Randolph and ether
Counties in that secti0n-Jefferso
does well-All the Figures.
The official returns from the diff
ferent counties as given by the Re-
publican committee for publication
are as follows. The Democrats have
not given any figures but admit that
their man is defeated by about the
majority that is claimed for the 9TH
er man. The counties in one or two
instances are not correct but they
are too nearly so to afford any com
fort to the Democrats from that fact.
The majorities tor the two men
and the totals are as follows:
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

The average woman does most Of
her thinking before she gets married
and most Of her talking afterwaYd.
New fiannels and small boys are apt
to shrink from washing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
For Rent.

Dwelling on East Bumbo Lane
5 rooms. Also bath room and cellar.
Pleasant location.
d. c.. HOFFMAN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

The man who is unable to make a
new record is apt to dispute the old
ones,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
For Rent.

Three large, unfinished rooms
for light housekeeping.
RUEUs WEST, Sunnyside.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

NoBBY Neekwear received new ev-
cry week at HIRscHMAN's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

Headache bada GetDr. Miles Pain pills,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10

In the University The New Iiepar-
ture Caused Little Opposition Mt the
Time and the Splendid Success of the
Experiment Has Attracted Much At.
tention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
FnlI of Husincss.

The following old time handbill is
sued near Lancaster, England, must
have come from one who was emulating
the example of the man who had five
talents and made of themlfve talents
more. Let US hope he was rewarded:
James Williams, parish clerk, sex
ton, town crier and bellman, makes and
sells all sorts haberdasheries, groceries,
etc.; likewise hair and wigs drest and
cut on shortest notice. n. B.-I keep
an evening school where 1 teach at
humble rates reading, rlting and rlth-
metic and singing. N. B.-1 play an
hooboy occasionally if wanted. N. b
By shop next door see where l bleed,
draw teeth and shoe horses with great
est sell. n. B.-Children taught to
dance by me, J. Williams, who buy and
sell old iron and coats; boots and shoes
cleaned and mended. A ball on Wednes-
days and Tuesdays. >
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
The Opium Cannots.

"Well, now, can you, from your ex-
tensive experience, give US your opinion
as to toe state of Chinese opinion in re-
gard to the opium habit, looking at the
state Of things not only among the
working classes, but also the merchants,
the literati, the official classes, and also
can you tell US what you saw during
your sojourn in the interior which
would give you an opportunity of form
ing an opinion as to how the Chinese
regard this question:
GAS regards Chinese popular opinion
in respect to the opium habit, it is de-
cidedly against it. There is a common
Cantonese saying which sums up rather
appbsiteIy the ten cannots' with regard
to the opium sot. It says, First, give
up the habit; second, enjoy sleep; taird,
wait for his turn when sharing his pipe
with his friends; fourth, rise early;
fifth, be cured if sick; sixth, help rela-
tions in need; seventh, enjoy wealth;
eighth, plan anything; ninth, get cred
it, even when an old customer; tenth,
walk any long distance. That, I think,
sums up the popular view of the Chi
nese with regard to the opium habit.
Opium Commission Report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
How Calvin Caught Ward Mapping.

"There never was a pitcher in this
country who could excel old Jimmy
Calvin in catching base runners nap
ping,'' said Jack Crooks. 81 remember
seeing the old fellow catch the foxlest
base runners in the country asleep on
the bags with the quickest kind OF a
motion. There was one occasion when
'Gavie' played a star trick Of this kind
on Johnny Ward. The Pittsburgs were
playing the New Yorks, and the score
was very close, in favor Of the former.
The New Yorks had two men on bases,
and Ward at the bat, with two out.
Calvin signaled to George Miller to step
to one side of the plate and deliberately
gave four balls to Ward. Johnny trot-
ted to first, and the next instant Calvin
caught him mapping, big Beckley block
ing him of. 1t was a put up job, and
old 'Gavie' didn't do thing to Lawyer
Ward but laugh at him all the way to
the bench. It was feather III the Old
mans cap, for Ward at that time was
the star base runner Of the League. -
New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
GENERAL A. r. CHAFFEE.

would not give in. General Chaffee SAID
to Spanish officer who had given him.
self up, "Call Oh your men to surrender
or they will all be shot With shrug
of his shoulders the Spaniard exclaimed
cynically, 1T is the fortune of war;!
Chaffee then said: "All right! Fortune
of war goes!" And the Americans went
on killing until the last don was dead
or had grounded arms. The general says
he saw 25 or 80 Spaniards shot in the
village while trying to get away.
Colonel Daggett said that from the
general appearance Of the FL Caney for
tifcations and their capacity be judged
that the garrison numbered ,. 900. The
Spanish estimate was 1900. The colo
mel said that the lesson of FL Caney is
that in modern warfare places may be
made absolutely impregnable, and that
numbers in a assault eXaggerate slaugh-
ter, but do not add to strength. An Off
cial Spanish estimate gave the loss at
Ell Caney as 4G0; killed and wounded
in Lawton S division about 800.
After tho battle the dead and wound
ed were gathered, and at Z p. m. the
division marched toward Santiago.
GEORGE L. KIIMER
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
Wonderful Figure.

One Of the most marvellous workmen
il the world is Hanauuma Masakichi
Of Tokyo, who has carved figure in
wood so like himself that when the two
are placed side by side it is said to be
almost impossible to tell which lives
and breathes and which does not.
By several connoissears in art this
wooden figure has been pronounced the
most perfect and human image of man
ever made Masakichi has faithfully
reproduced every scar, vein and wrinkle
to be seen on his own body. The figure
is composed Of 1900 pieces of wood,
dovetailed and jointed with such won-
derful skill that no seams can be de-
tected.
Tiny holes were drilled for the recep-
ton of hairs, and the wooden figure has
glass eyes and eyelashes in which no
dissimilarity to Masak:;chi sown can be
detected.
The japanese artist posed between
two mirrors while modelling this figure,
and for some time after its completion
he posed frequently beside it, to the
confusion of spectators, who were often
entirely at loss as to which was the
artist. The figure stands with little
mask in one hand and an instrument
for carving in the other. The lifelike
eyes are apparently gazing at the mask,
and the face wears lock of intense alb
s0rDtion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
Tramps and Hoboes.

A tramp is not hobo ); a hobo is
not tramp; vagrant is neither !;
criminal is none of these. x K
A tramp is man of such mental
make Up that he has no higher aim
than to exist and have "a little fun''
occasionally; avoiding responsibility
and restraint and all manner of
mental concentration. says writer
in the Forum ae will walk only
when he cannot ride, and will work
himself tired going from house to
house rather than accept a job on the
promise of meal.
The term "hobo" was not original
ly of evil significance. 1t originated
in the west, when the great tide of
humanity swept in that direction /;
and it was applied to the many who.
failing of their first hopes. were
forced to the necessity of tramping
from community to community In
quest of employment. A hobo is a
better sort of man than tramp, has
more selfrespect, is usually young,
and may, believe, be called tramp
in the first stage Many hoboes are
mere men out Of work who were
forced to the road by circumstances
which they could not control.
a vagrant loafs around town az
long as be can. he does not jump
trains-he lacks the spirit to do
that-but be may sneak into box
car. He is cfsen "grafter"-tbat
is, be blisters his arm, pretends to be
paralyzed, sells pencils, tells pitiful
tales Of former brilliant prospects, or
what not and, very likely. has tue
whiskey or opium habit Hoboes are
never "grafters," though they may
or may not have the habits juss
mentioned. Very few genuine tramps
resort to the grating scheme. x
Hoboes are products of industrial
conditions and of the attitude of
society toward unfortunate able
bodied men. 1t would be interesting
to inquire how many hobees have
drifted into our regular army aud
made good soldiers and how many
responded to the Presidents call for
volunteers. Tramps are tramps by
natural bent, seconded by early
training. You seldom find an old
hobo-tbere are many old tramps.
A hobo will not become tramp if he
can help it. x x You can
hardly save the tramp-he is too far
gone Let him alone and save the
hoboes, and the tramp problem will
be, 10 large extent, solved. Most
of the 100000 men on the road to-
day are hoboes They Can be saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
The Paris Bill Poster.

The bill poster of Paris is a more
picturesque parsonage than his brother
of New York. He plies his trade in all
winds and weather, and he is nothing
daunted by the assignment of bleak
suburban district on rainy day.
He ties his posters-incased III wa
terproof cover-across his back. He
fastens on his paste pot. He mounts his
bicycle. Then he opens his umbrella
for he is an expert wheelman and can
manage it and his wheel at once. All
over the umbrella are advertisements
in little form ct the article or the event
which he intends to advertise III large
by his posters, SO his entire route is
placarded, and he himself isa living
Observation-Disclosures Correspondent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23

The battery, which consisted of four
breechioading field rifles, fred shrapnel
at the trenches around the stone fort,
which was 2.4o0 yards distant The ar
fiIlery Ere was kept mp at intervals un-
Ia Il O'clock. directed by General Law
ION himself who staid with the battery.
sAt times Che fire was on the fort. again
at the loopholed church, the stone build
ings around it and the blockhouses on
She outskirts Of the village.
Il was supposed that the artillery fire
would practically reduce Ell Caney.
leaving TO the infantry the work Of
rounding up the fleeing Spsniards. It
Was not known to the American leaders
how large force the Spaniards had at
81 Ganev. At the first shot of the bat
terry, the straw hats of Spanish infantry
appeared along the ground northeast,
east and south of the blockhouse and
also around the village The buildings
ia the village were loopholed, even the
tall church belfry, and the streets were
barricaded, behind which Spanish in
fantry found cover The blockhouses
and the trenches there, and also all the
approaches to the village were hedged
IN with barbed wire fences. AZ first the:
movement of the infantry in position
ION three sides Of the stronghold was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
A Travelling Postomce.

The postoaice department has de-
cided to make new experiment II
the rural free delivery system. which
is. in effect, the establishment
of travelling postofice Some
time ago resident of West
minister, Md. wrote to the de,
partmemt Offering to build such
a postoffce, to De drawn by two
horses, and to establish system be,
tween Westminster and the surround.
ing villages, covering distance Of
thirty miles, for sl,375 a year.
The plan has been accepted.
The wagon will be similar to the
postofice wagons in use in the cities.
The postman will start from West
minister in the morning and visit
nomber of small towns in the vlcln
ity, collecting and delivering mail
en- route. Any farmer living within
two miles of the road along which
the wagon passes will be allowed to
place letter bOX on the rOaoeioe. in
which his mail Can be deposited by
the carrier, and from which tue
carrier will take the outgoing mail
At several smal! places where
there is no postofices a number OF
boxes will be put up. which will
practically form an automatic post
Office
The inventor of the scheme will
act as postmaster, and will sci!
stamps, money orders. etc, stamp
letters and assort them for the mails.
While driving out in the morning ne
will assert the nail for delivery, and.
when returning he will prepare it to
be placed on the train be expects
to barely make expenses, bat
the government will pay him a
royalty or ali similar wagons should
the scheme be put in general opera
ton. 1t is believed that by this
method much mere work can De
done bv siugle carrier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
Court of Inquiry Ordered

Washington. Nov. l7,-Tbe SeeFe-
tarv If the Navy has ordered coost
of inquiry to meet a: the aavy yard at
Nor:eik uext Tuesday for the purpose
o Investigating the circumstances
tepding 'be abandonment of tee
>.a.i.n cruiser Maria Teresa with a
s;ss # determining the Necessity aud
possibility toere'nr.
The cetails Cor he court s:e as tos-
ows Capt. Day Copmapoer Schuyler
a Coumancer Tiliey, With Cap'.
Waller, Marine Corps, as jodgs sdva-
cate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23

Aoorew Carnegie has p:eseutec to
The Museum cf the Pi:tseurg institute
RI. bones of the largest mas,odon ever
ioursi The skeleton was discovered
eighteen mon:ts ago 80 an lpdiaca
reat bog. 1t took seventeen bcxes to
held the bones AID be weigh, Of the
shipment was $500 popuds. The
,vo.y rusks. Eve eet long. are 10 gccd
condition, and the who'e skeleton is ia
remarkable state of ptesesvatina.
Wbso placed upon its OVID legs TIE
msstcdeo will be about fifteen fee, h!ga.
Itis nated that the booes have lain
in the bog from 5000 to 10000 yssss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-23
Cries the Hours.

In Ely place, Hciborn, the old Gus
tom of crying the hours Of the night
by Charley" still exists Charley, bet
ter known nowadays as the night
watchinan, has to call the hours IN this
spot from II p. m till a. N. Wet or
fine, he must not neglect his duty.
London Globe