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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
LOGICAL ABsU RDITtEs.
Given Certain Facts, Then Rational
Reasoning Has to Come to The0ret-
ically Correct Conclusions.

A great many interesting inven-
tions that look well on paper will be
put to practical test If we do have
fight with the Spaniards. Theo-
retically, modern warfare would seem
to present many original embarrass-
ments. Iu the first place, the new
guns carry so far that your enemy's
shots begin to arrive before he comes
in sight, and as he uses smokeless
powder you have not even the smoke
of his guns to tell you where he is.
1t is necessary however, to begin fir
ing at him while he is still long way
off, say two miles: if you wait till he
gets near, it is very hard to hurt
him.
An old-fashioned bullet, when it
hit man in the arm or leg, for in
stance, would usually disable him;
the new rifle ball simply makes a
clean hole right through the limb
without any damage, unless it hap
pens to strike something vital, and
the man goes along as though moth
ing had happened. If you wait till
you can see the whites of his eyes,
you will simply fire through him.
This at least, is the theory; it may
not work just that way in practice
In the navy, the guns carry so far
that if you know where the enemy's
ship is you can fire at it while it is
still below the horizon, or while you
are below its horizon, to put it the
other way. This makes naval bat
tie on paper very interesting. But
this is one of the least of the untest-
ed theories of the modern navy. The
battleship, as is known, is covered
with impenetrable armor. Against
this the enemy's projectiles are hurled
with irresistible force. Here we have,
in concrete form, the most famous
problem in physics, observes the
Philadelphia "Times.
The battleship, Furthermore, can
be easily blown up by a torpedo; but
she carries guns especially adapted to
blowing up the torpedo boat, 50 that
it is equally impossible, in theory,
for either to escape. OF course a
battleship can stand away off and
lombard fort, but the fort can send
a shot that will sink the ship. And
so it goes. Nobody really knows how
any of these theories will work out.
But Que thing is reasonably clear,
that any engagement with modern
arms, either by sea or land, must re-
suit in disabling one side or the other,
if not both, and that a real grown-up
war in these days is likely to be short,
sharp and decisive.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

Judge J. NJ. Hagans has returned
from Wheeling where he attended the
meeting of the Sons of the Revolution
of the state. He was reelected pres,
ident of the organization, an honor
in everyway well bestowed.
Aaron Carlow has gone back tC
Rosedale after spending day in towr
on business.
Mrs. L. ]. Henneu, Of Fairmon {,
waJrecently the guest OF her daughter
Mrs. Mestrezat, in South Morgantown.
M. S Garrison, of Wadestown is in
the city on business.
George Alexander, of Fairmont, ar.
rived on the afternoon train on Mon
day to visit relatives here and to
transact legal business. He is prose
cutting attorney of Marion county and
one OF the young men Of whom this
county has much reason to be proud
TO claim as her son.
Major II. G. Flesher, Of WEIGH, has
returned home after a short stay here
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Hop
kins.
Rev. Ross Ward is here to visit rel
atives. He Is pastor of the Baptist
church at Terra Alta and is doing
very well in his new home. Since he
left here he has passed through a
severe seige of sickness but he has re-
covered from the effects of that now
and is looking very we'll indeed.
Judge Okey johnson has gone to
Wheeling where he viii attend the
meeting OF the state grand lodge
Knights OF Honor, which is now in
session there. Hon. Joseph Moreland
viii also likely attend, leaving for
Wheeling this evening.
Miss Allie Wade, of Randall, is
back from Athens, Ohio, where she
spent the winter in school.
Friend Clark has gone to Phila
deiphia where he will attend the
meeting OF the grand council Of his
fraternity, The Phi Kappa Psi.
Tom Protzman, of Morris Cross
Roads, was up TO see the show Mon
day night. This is the first time he
has been here for several months.
Mr.. Alfred Barker, one of our oldest
citizens who resides on the old Fair
mont turnpike eight miles from town,
Is very i'll and his physician has no
hope of his recovery. Mr.. Barker is
widely known and universally esteem
ed. This announcement will be
learned with regret by great many
people.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY.

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started and there may be some Con.
nection between these Circumstances.
What there is may be found out and
then again II may never come to light
An interesting discovery was made
by Alvin Barthlow and L. w. 10
seph while they were scratching
around in the ruins of the shooting
gallery in the rear of Miller's resi-
dence. They found the lock on the
door was minus the bolt. This lock
is Yale and the bolt was gone out
of it. The rest of the lock was found.
To have gotten lost from the rest
would show that there had been vio-
lence used in breaking in the door
and that the bolt had been taken
out of the lock.
There was a chest in one corner
of the gallery and the lock ON this
was found to be broken. 1t was a
very strong Yale lock and the hasp
was broken squarely in two. This
could not have been done by the
heat as the hasp was not bent in the
slightest but was broken cleanly
across. Nothing was taken from the
chest which contained lot of tools
belonging to Barthlow. None of the
guns were taken although at first it
was thought that one of these was
gone and it was in search of tn is
that the broken locks were found.
che locks being in the condition
that they are might show that some
one had been in the building and
had found nothing that they could
carry off without detection. The
guns are all of different kind to
any in the country and no one could
keep it concealed If they had taken
any of them
There was box of old targets,
cartridge boxes and other trash
which would collect in shooting
gallery in one corner OF the gallery
and from match thrown in this
the fire might have started. The
floor under the stove was not burned
up and had been protected from the
blaze by the pieces of the stove.
There had been no fire in the latter
since in the afternoon of the day be-
fore the fire was discovered.
There is no doubt that the fire
started in the gallery. Witnesses
who first saw the blaze and gave the
alarm said that it was there and
that it was going up under the res
taurant and up fight of stairs in
to the latter like up the draft of
chimney they saw it. What connec-
ton the broken locks had to the fire
is one in which there can be much
speculation and but little certainly
known. Probably there is a very
close connection and little detec-
tive work may reveal the connec-
tion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Pleasant and Profitable Time Antic-
mated.

The next meeting of the West Vir-
ginia Editorial Association will be
held at Morgantown. commencing
Wednesday, May 18th and remaining
in session three days. Special rates
have been secured at all the best no.
tells. The session will close with a
banquet at the Wallace House. A
splendid program has been mapped
out by President Brown and pleas
ant and profitable time is anticipated.
Every editor in the state who possibly
can should attend the May meeting
at Morgantown.- Wetzel Democrat
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
WRECK AT yANyOORHIs.
North bound Freight on Saturday night
strikes a slide and is Derailed-Sun-
day papers Delayed a Couple of hours
and Everyone is very much wrought
INFLOW the news struck the people
here when they did get il.

A landslide at Vanvoorhis or
rather some distance below there on
Sunday delayed the noon train for
more than two hours. A freight
struck the slide about midnight and
went off the track tearing up the
road bed for some distance. The
engine and several cars left the track.
No one was hurt and the damage
will not be very considerable but it
took long time to get the track
clear of obstruction. Everyone here
was very anxious to see the Sunday
papers and read the war news and
the delay to the train was very vex-
atious. There were fully one thous-
and papers received here on Sunday
and they were quickly gobbled up
by the people who wanted to find
out how the war situation was.
Needless to say those who were in
search of horrors were disappointed.
The attitude of Spain was real dis
appointment. Everyone was afraid
that her granting the armistic put
the date for her thrashing Just a
little further off and they thought
that this was just another step in
her policy of delay and equivoea-
ton,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
A TERRIBLE FALL.
Little Charles White Falls from the At
tic Of the new Hodges Building he
Fall fully twenty-five feet-How he
Escaped Instant Death wonder.
Very slight Injuries Experienced

Charles White, the little son of DR..
l. G. White had a miraculous escape
from death Sunday afternoon. He
fell from the attic of the new Hodges
building on Main street to the ground,
a distance of about twenty-five feet OF
more. He had beon playing there
with a number of children, and fol-
lowing one of his companions in a
merry chase through the building he
lost his foothold and fell to the
ground from the lower side of the
building.
The fall was frightful one and how
he escaped death at once is very hard
to see. There was lot of trash
where he alighted and had he fallen a
few feet on either side he would have
alighted ON paling fence. DIR. Brock
and Prof. Whitehill were passing and
saw him fall. They ran to his assis-
lance and found him unconscious.
He was carried into Hough's residence
and In few minutes he revived and
was taken home.
There were no bones broken and
after short time he had recovered
from the shock. There were no injur.
les received aside from the conclusion
of the brain which caused the FIRST at
tack of Inconsistencies.
To-day he is apparently all right
aside from the effects OF such fall in
the way Of soreness and bruises and
will be fully recovered In day or so.
There is no danger anticipated by the
physicians, " there Is not any sudden
change owing to remote causes which
have not as yet showed themselves.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Two Mormon Missionaries.

There are couple of Mormon mis-
sionaries in town. They have been
engaged in PROSECUTING in this sec
ton of the State for sometime but to
the credit of this county be it said
that they have gained no converts.
They expect to remain here for
some time and will do active work.
We hope that our people will be
very shy of them. This is not a
very good community for Mormon
doctrines and our people can do no
more than give them the go by.
There are plenty of churches here
that can do all that is iseeded in the
religious line without the dark and
bloody record that is the legacy of
the Church Of Latter Day Saints.
The Saints have been badly treated
in many cases but they have more
than repaid that by the massacres of
innocent woman and children with
which they are justly charged
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Sympathy from our Neighbor.

A fire broke out last night in the
square opposite the Wallace House,
Morgantown. Two buildings are so
badly damaged that they will have
to be removed, while another was
totally destroyed. The loss to the
owners of the buildings and to the
merchants will reach fully $4,000
while others suffer more or less from
the effects of the heat. The fire was
in the business portion of the town.
There were no lives lost and no one
hurt during the fighting OF the fire.
We regret this heavy loss to our
nelghhors, but they are fully stirred
up to the push and get there STYLE"
and in few months the burned
district will have been replaced with
'auch larger aud better buildings
Fdirm0nt Free Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Private Dalzell.

The famous orator and writer will
be the speaker of the occasion here
May 30th. Private DalzelI has fig
ured eonspicuously before the coun-
try tor many years and his presence
here will no doubt attract large
number of people. The committee
of arrangements will soon have the
program completed and when it is
done the whole matter will be
promptly laid before our readers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
FIFTY GRADUATES.
From the public schools of this
county during last year.

The best showing ever made-the best
work done this year and the fewest
cases Of trouble ever known--the
County superintendent is very proud
OF the splendid record made by the
young people under his Charge But
one more school to examine and the
work for the year is done-Miss Ade-
lila Tenant, Of Clay District the best
graduate in the Connty-A Nathemat-
zeal prodigy and she is all right In
other branches.
County Superintendent of Free
Schools d. B. Waters is back from a
trip over the county in which he has
been engaged holding the final ex-
aminations for those who are candi-
dates for graduation from the pub
lie schools of the county this year.
He was seen by representative of
this paper and asked about how
things were progressing in the pub
lie schools this year and the re-
Spouse was perfect shout for that
department OF education.
"We have had the very best year
in the history of the county. / have
just come back from a trip over the
county looking after the graduates
and everywhere found evidences
that the very best year we have ever
had had just been completed There
has been no trouble of any moment
thing that is almost unprecedent-
ed. We always have more or less
but this year it was almost entirely
absent The schools all did better
work than common and the pupils
seemed to be determined to get ev-
erything that there was to be OBJ
tanned in the way of profit from the
session.
I'VE have fifty or more graduates.
l don't know just how many but
there is larger number this year
than we have ever had. All the
schools except one have been ex-
amined and there was but two fail
ures in the whole number examined.
This is very much better showing
than we have ever had.
There is one more school to be ex-
amined and that is the one at
Georgetown. This school will be
examined on the coming Saturday"
The best showing made by any
graduate in the county was made by
a Clay district girl. She is the best
pupil graduated this year and will
make her mark in the educational
world if she keeps up her studies.
She completed the examination in
arithmetic making one hundred in
fifteen minutes. 1t was hard ex-
animation and took the majority of
the graduates an hour and halt
and many of them more than that
and few got it right then. She did
nearly as well in other things. Her
name is Adelia Tenant and she
heads anything that l ever saw"
The showing made by the public
schools is very gratifying to all who
are interested in education and re-
fleets no small credit to the public
school teachers whose faithful work
has made the result possible. This
county has the finest corps of teach
ers in the state and that is the rec
ord which their pupils has made
this year. 1t is not equalled in the
state. 1t should make the teachers
feel very proud over the success
which has attended their efforts and
it should be very gratifying to the
pupils whose cooperation has also
helped wonderfully in gaining this
desirable result.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Fresh Swindlers.

A set of swindlers are sending
out circulars promising in "order to
introduce its goods to send to any
address, postage prepaid, ten yards
of red. brown or green silk for $1-00
The victims, who are many, receive
ten yards of silk thread cut from
the spool.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
W. G. Z. II. Meeting.

The local branch of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union held a
meeting in the M. E. church on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs Mary Hen
non. Of Palatine, was present and
gave very nice talk to the members.
The occasion was very well enjoyed
by all who were there. The attend
ance was quite good but was not as
large as was expected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
We are Also Paving.

Two years ago Sam Small said
Fairmont was paving her way to hell,
when she paved her streets with whis-
ky money. Sans quit preaching
and Morgantown has begun to pave
her streets from bonds. It's hell in
Morgantown and Warrington to try
to get around till they are paved.
Let the good work go on. --Expositor
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
10 Horn PLAYERS Eyerywhere.

All who desire to join the military
band here even If they do not live in
Morgantown should send their names
to the director, Prof. Ellenberger
There will likely be an opening for a
few good musicians. The members
of the band receive while in the ser
vice one dollar day
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
National Guard Ready for Service.

Two of the national guard compan
les in the southern part of the state,
those at Huntington and Kenova
have received orders to get ready to
move at three hours. What the i'm
port of this is no one knows. 1t GER
tainly betokens a grave apprehension
on the part of the officers of the guard.
These have been in consultation ac-
cording to a special published in an
other column, and every indication is
that they are preparing for the worst.
There may not be any war, but II
there is West Virginia will be ready
to respond to the first call for men.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
OF Cnurse they Will.

The proposition to issue bonds was
endorsed by the voters of Morgan
town list Saturday almost unani-
mously And when the work is
done and the streets of the town are
nicely paved with brick the few who
did vote against the measure will be
heartily ashamed of liberation
Lender.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Clothing and Gents furnishing Goods

We are prepared to supply your
wants in the above line. In mems
clothing we can sell you suit from
four dollars to fifteen dollars; and
children's from 75c to six dollars. Our
line of shirts and ties, wool and
straw hats never was so complete.
Also shoes for everybody from the
smallest to the largest and at bottom
prices. See them at HUTCHINSON &
JACOBS, Little Falls, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Dry Goods. Dry Goods!

Don't fail to see this line, in Brown
Muslins-they go at 5, 6, 7 & cents
per I'd: in calico 5, 6 & cents per yd.
Don't fail to see our line of Novelty
Dress Goods, India Linens, Dotted
Swiss PercaIes, Lawns, Mulls; also
Shirtings. Cottonedes, Stockings, in
fact anything in the dry goods and
notion line we have, and at the low
est legitimate prices. See US both
early and often.
HUTCHINGToN & JACOBS,
Little Falls, W. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
The Famous Guard.

Richard Ely, the famous guard Of
the Washington Jefferson foot ball
team, who has made Fairmont spec
tatofs whoop and yell on several oc-
casions, has become a resident Of
this city, being employed in the Office
of the Fairmont Drug and Chemical
Company. -ExpositOr.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
Window shades and Wall paner,

We have the largest stock we ever
bought in this line and can sell you a
shade for 10, Is, 40, so cents each.
Wall papers ranging from s to Is cents
bolt Remember also, when you get
ready to fix up your houses. that we
have ready mixed paints, all colors,
also white lead, linseed oil, brushes,
etc. So don't forget us. -HUTcHTNsoN
& JACOBS, Little Falls, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
ladies' Hats.

We have them both trimed and
untrimed and the prettiest line you
ever looked at, and the price is about
one-half what you will pay other
places for them. See them at
HUTCHINSON & JACOBS,
Little Falls, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
This Department is In xorgantown

Miss Nellie Albright left yester-
day morning to enter the musical
department at the West Virginia
University, at Seneca Preston
County Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

Even hell is paved, but we hope
they will use some other material
here.-MoRGASrowN NEW DOMINION.
What is the matter? Has the
bottom fallen out of Morgantownf---
MdrfiaSbxrs Independcnf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

''JosHUA SrMPKINsr drew good
house On Monday night and pleased
everyone who attended The play ii
4 Now Nneland comedy and Ii laugh.
muir n lquHho0t s7l}c U1ayl6t III
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

DoNLEY Bros, tobacconlsts, have
dissolved partnership. Tho business
viii r. continued BIZ p 2 Donley'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
Mailed for 25c by G. I, Hood & Co.,
Lowell. Mass.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13
What the Physician Said.

'tWhen my little boy was two years
old eruptions appeared on Che back of
his ears which physician said was
caused by scrofula. His face became
a mass of sores. The doctor prescrib-
ed Hoods Sarsaparilla and he took it
until he was cured and entirely free
from eruptions. "A. J. Salter, Poca,
w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

A MARRIAGE license has been
granted to John NJ. Strosnider rs. and
Chatty Chaplin %, both of this coun-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
MRS. SARAH TERRY.
of the Revolution, and Proud
of Her 1OS Years.

Sarah Terry is 108 years old, and she
has just celebrated the anniversary
of her birth by joining the Daughters
of the Revolution. She is the only mem
Der of that honorable body who is not
alCne a daughter of the revolution but
a wife of the revolution as well. Mrs.
Terry lives with her granddaughter
at 545 North Sixteenth street, Philadel-
phia. She personally knew George
Washington and La Fayctte, and says
that the father of his country had
twinkling eyes and that La Fayette
had rosy checks. She remembers very
distinctly when Queen Victoria was 12
years old, and recalls, as if it were yes
teTday, the return of the her from
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter I-D'AuriaC, commanding out
post where scene is laid tells the story.
De Gomeron has been appointed by Gen.
de Rome to examine into a charge made
against him. Nicholas, a sergeant, brings
In two prisoners, a man and a woman, who
are from the kings camp at lie Fere.
D'Auriac "a angered by insulting manner Of de
Gomeron toward the woman, strikes him.
duel follows, and during the commotion
the prisoners escape. De Rome happens on
the disorderly scene, and d d'Auriac, upon
giving his parole not 10 attempt escape
hears this remarkable sentence: "To-mor-
row....you must die on the field. Win or
lose. If l Itch you at the close of the day,
will hang you as high as Haman."
Chapter II-D'Auriac next morning takes
mis- place as usual on de Rone's staff. In
the course of his ride over the field he saves
the life of Nicholas, the sergeant, who,
victim of de Gomeron's malice, is found in
Imminent danger of almost instant death
Chapter III-After the BATTLE in which
King Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces,
dA'uriac, lying severely wounded sees
the forms of a man and woman moving
under cover of the night among the dead
and wounded. They find a golden collar
on de Leyva's corpse, and Babette stabs
Mauginot cher partner to gain possession
OF the prize. After this hideouS scene
Henry with a retinue, among whom is the
fair prisoner who had escaped from the
hand of de Gomeron, rides over the field.
Chapter IV-D' Auriac in the hospital Of
Ste. Genevieve discovers his unknown
friend is the heress of Bidache. She Wis
its him daily, and when he is well enough
Is taken to her Normandy chateau where
arrives shortly before noon.