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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
The talk Abandoned.

Sunday afternoon the talk at the
Methodist church was to have been
perhaps the most interesting of the
series, but the weather was so bad
that a postponement was taken until
next Sunday. The subject will then
be the proper observance of the Sab
bath and every one will be allowed to
have his say as to what he considers
the way in which the day should be
kept. These talks are becoming very
popular and the interest in them is
growing from week to week
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
AS SEEN ABROAD.
Morgantown Men and Matters
as Viewed from Fairmont.

The Index remarks few Of Interest
here-Tim and his Kick-Mr. Mont.
gomery and HIS new plant--The Elks
Here Universities new Location-Dr
White and the Senatorship--High
Price for horse In an auction New
Electric railroad Demoralizing the
Horse market at Fairmont.
Mrs. John Hood, of Louisville, was
the guest of friends here this week.
Morgantown' new town sergeant
is making kick for $50 u month
salary and ought to get it.
Mr.. and Mrs G W Heavier, were
here this week en- route to Morgan
town to visit DR.. and Mrs. Coombs.
Mrs. Martha Eakin and son.
Frank, We're the guests of friends at
Duke. Mononaalia county, this week.
w ). Montgomery has purchased
the plant of the Tygarts Manutact
urlng Company, at Morgantown, and
will assume charge alter April /.
success is assured the new firm.
Among the lawyers in this place
who signed the petition opposing
Dayton judicial bill were: G. NJ
Alexander, Patrick NJ. Hoge, j. p.
Kirby and George NJ Ralphsnyder.
The new lodge of Elks, at Nor
gantown, will be instituted next Fri
day night unless the plans are
changed. The Fairmont Lodge will
have charge Of the ceremonies. Dis
triet Deputy Exalted Ruler Man
ming, of Wheeling, will be present.
Morgantown can no longer claim
to be the seat of the West Virginia
University. The University grounds
and buildings are located just out
side of the limits of Morgantown,
and are in the corporation of the
new town of Seneca, which last Sat
urday voted itself into existence.
"Herbie' Barnes, son of Rev. /.
A. Barnes, of Morgantown. and
grandson, of Robert Linn, Esq, Of
Benton's Ferry, was struck in the
face with baseball bat IN the hands
OF a companion last Saturday. The
blow caused his face to swell up con
siderably and was very painful He
was out again, however, Tuesday,
nearly as good as new.
Dr. G. White, of Morgantown, is
favorably mentioned as candidate
for United States Senator DR.. White
Has the ability, is as good Repub-
lican as any of them, but has not
gotten down as deep into the mire
of politics as some of the other as
pirants for the position If the Doc
tor really enters the race, it will add
new interest to the contest.
A Worthington man came to town
Tuesday night and auctioned off his
horse with crowd of young men for
spectators. Some one after consult
ing with his two friends bought the
horse for three dollars in partner
ship. Now they have it and don't
know what TO do with it. The Worth
ington man took his saddle home on
the morning train Wednesday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
Uncle Toms Cabin"

Stetson's ssUncle Toms Cabin
company appeared at Music Hall Sat
urday afternoon and evening and
gave two excellent performances to
large audiences. The company is a
very good one and the bands which
appeared in the parade Saturday noon
gave fine music. The band concert
i'll front of the theatre Saturday even
ing attracted great crowd Of people.
Lewiston (Me.) Daily Sun. Sept
2Sth.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
THE MILITARY BALL.
All the Preparations are Com
plete for the Event tonight.

Decorations, the music, the Floor, the
Number of Visitors and the Refresh
ments are all that could be Desired
Dancing begins at 3 o'clock aud will
Continue all night--All the Principal
towns of the state are Represented
Committee deserve great Credit for
their Efforts for the Good Name OF
the Corps.
Everything is in readiness for the
Military ball to night This event
is one OF the chief society events of
the state. The attendance is larger
this year from other towns than it
has ever been and the indications
are that the ball Will be the finest
that has ever been given by the
corps and that is saying much. The
decorations are all in place. The
notices are such as soldiers love
and reflect the sentiments of the
war like lads, Tie corps colors and
the University and National colors
lend themselves to make the Biologi-
cal Hall veritable bower of beauty.
The floor is in perfect shape. The
orchestra will be here from Pitts.
burg The caterer will have every
thing ready and there is nothing
lacking to make the affair perfect
success.
The members of the committee are
to be commended for the fight they
have made for the honor of the corps
But one of them is dancing man
and the rest are in 1t merely to up
hold the credit of the cadet corps.
That they have done so well in the
face of the obstacles which they have
met and overcome is very great
victory for them
The dancing will begin at nine
O'Clock and continue until about four
tomorrow morning, with an inter
mission for supper some time after
midnight. The refreshments served
will be the best ever set before those
in attendance on the balls at the Uni
versity. 1t will be the effort in every
department to outshine all previous
events of this kind and they will sue
coed in most of the things they try to.
The orchestra will be stationed In the
alcove at the end of the room. The
refreshments will be served in one of
the rooms on the second floor. The
cadet guards will be on duty in larger
numbers than formerly and will add
much to the picturesqueness of the
scene.
Those who are here from d distance
whose names could be secured are;
b. III. Hall, Uniontown; Mrs. Moore
Jackson, Miss Wallace, Carl Vance
and Dr. Robert Ramsey, of Clarks-
burg; CDR. Ramsey is the guest of b.
II. Morgan) Miss Meigs, of Parkers-
burg: Miss Stewart, of Martinsburg;
H. II. Moss, of Parkersburg; FL. II.
Emmert, of Martinsuurg; Alb. Pat
terson of Allegheny; Mr.. Tigert, of
Allegheny.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
Why not Cackle?

The Greenbrier Independent
speaks of a pupil of unusual prom
Use at the Lewisburg Female Insti-
tute. The young lady's especial
talent is for drawing, and she re-
Gently drew hen so true to life that
when she threw it into the waste
basket it LAID there. This is some
thing to crow over, nnquestionably.
ScoTCH granite ware, the finest
thing in the cooking line ever
brought to Morgantown at H. G..
ker's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
To Hold Confirmation.

Bishop Pcterkin will arrive from
Parkersburg to-day and tonight at
the Episcopal church will hold con-
tirmation services and deliver SER
mon. a number Of persons will be
confirmed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
Dir. and Mrs. Cameron entertain in
Honor OF the Bishop.

Dr. and Mrs. Cameron entertained
a number of their friends in honor of
the visit Of the Bishop who was
their guest over Sunday. He left on
the noon train Monday much pleased
with his reception in Morgantown
and with the hospitality which was
shown him while here, The form of
entertainment was dinner on Sun
day and breakfast Oil Monday. On
both these occasions the table was
beautifully decorated with white
lilies and carnations and presented
very pleasing appearance. Those
who attended on Sunday were:
Judge Hagans, Rev. Miller, Prof.
Armstrong, Miss Brock, Miss Coyle,
Mrs. Isaiah Aldrich, Mrs. Hubbard.
Senator Wiley was invited but on
account of illness was prevented
from attending. The guests at
breakfast were: DR.. and Mrs. Ray
mond, Hon. and Mrs. Geo. c. Stur-
giss, Pref. and Mrs Wiley, Mr.. and
Mrs. |. G. Lazzelle, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Stewart, DR.. and Mrs.
Brock, Prof and Mrs. Aldrich.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
Official Board.

The official board of the NJ. Z.
Church will meet on Tuesday
night. This is postponed meeting
and some business of Importance is
to be considered by them
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
No Paper tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the birthday of the
father of his country and there will
be no paper issued from this office
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
For Rent.

Two houses on Bumbo Lane, east
of Spruce street. Each has rooms
and cellar; porches front and rear.
Bath room and water closet in each
house. ID. G. HOFFMAN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
Which is Untrne 2

The University is to have $40, 900
pipe organ at the expense of the tax
payers of the state West Union
Record.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21
WORDS OF PRAISE.
The Wheeling Intelligencer
Says Some Very Nice
Things

About the University and the Town
Notable persons to Lecture Here
Next Summer, Great Chance for
Teachers.-So Excuse for Not TAX
ing Advantage of Them. Arti-
Gle the Ont Growth of the Visit of
Mr.. Barbe TO wheeling In the In
terests of the School.
Mailman Z. Barbe, the genial
field agent of West Virginia Univer
sity, was in the city several days dur
ing the week, visiting quite number
of our schools including the high
school, from which the university
expects to draw what students it
hereafter gets from this city. He
expressed himself a. highly pleased
with everything he saw while among
u.s. He is always welcome visitor,
being well known of all the teachers,
and as he always has something good
to say to the pupils, they are glad to
have him come. He speaks in glow
ing terms Of the present standing and
the future prospects of the Univer-
sity. There are now over 500 in at
tendance, about ninety being ladies'
or s'co-eds," as they are called. The
University now has four sessions each /
year. the summer session begins July
lst. Those attending the summer
school will have the privilege of pur-
suing whatever studies they wish. as
thirty of the professors will furnish a
substitute if they cannot be there in
person. In addition to the regular
work there.will be courses of lectures
given by the most profound scholars
of the land on their specialties.
DR.. A. e. Winship, editor of the
New England Journal of Education,
will be present ten days and will de-
liver two lectures on education each
day. He has no peer as an educator.
DR.. Lester F. Ward, of Washing
ton, D. c., considered the greatest
American sociologist, will deliver
fifty-two lectures on sociology.
Professor Hoag, Of Throop Polytec-
mic Institute, California, will deliver
a course of lectures on Bacteriology,
and also one on HISTOLOGY.
Miss Jane Adams, of the sHull
House Social Settlement, in Chicago,
will give eight or ten lectures on the
social questions. The fame of Miss
Adams is worldwide on account of
the work she has done in Chicago.
Professor Zuelein, of the University
of Chicago, will deliver course of
lectures He has the reputation of
being one of the leading lecturers of
our country. I
All these lectures will be free to
the students attending the regular
departments of the University.
There will be no excuse for those /
teachers who wish to become more
proficient in their work, for saying
have no opportunity for self-improve-
ment during the summer vacation.
This will furnish them an ample OPP i
portunity for broadening their views
on all the living questions of the day.
Some may say they are too much worn /
out after a years work to take a |
course of study in vacation But
such course as can be had carries /
with it the very rest that the teacher
needs to prepare for the work of the
coming year. Morgantown and Vi
cinity is delightful place in which /
to spend the summer, and we predict
great success 10 these II eeff SEES
sions of the University.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21

STANDARD Pittsburg tobies and
Humans Little Havana cigars, 3 for
5 at the Acme.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-21

DROP in to-day and try the new
tobies at the Athens.
THE prettiest store in town is the
Athens.
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
AIDS WOMEN TO SWIM.
A New Invention Is a Pneumatic Cor
set Which Prevents It's Wear
er from Sinking,

Tinkd women can now be taught
swimming in q very easy manner. An
eastern professor has invented a pneu-
matte corset for beginners to wear,
which, he says, greatly facilitates the
untutored in acquiring the different
strokes. This corset is cut on the same
general lines as all corsets and made
double, so that the air space between
The two thicknesses may be blown up
and serve not only to present neat
appearance to the figure but also to
buoy it up and give confidence to the
timid. A lack of confidence is respon-
sible for the slowness with which this
accomplishDess is learned by women.
and this corset should prove boon to
women who delight in aquatic sports
but have no hardihood for them. The
very knowledge that they cannot sink
leaves their brain clear enough to
think of the proper strokes for hands
and feet, and as soon as they find they
can move through the water from one
place to another and become accus-
toned to these movements the corset
may be discarded. 1t is much more
shapely than the big rubber rings and
cork life preservers, and, in fact, does
not show at all, as it conforms to the
shape of the wearer. The corset has
been seen on several women bathers
at the eastern resorts this season, and
it bids fair to become very popular.
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
GROWTH OF FLAX IN INDIA.
The Plant Is Reared Exclusively for
the Seed and Not for
Fiber.

Consul-Genera1 Patterson, at CAL
cutta, in a report to the department of
state, notes a curious fact about fax
growing. reports the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. He writes SIN answer to
an inquiry from a Chicago firm relative
to the quantity of fax produced and
exported from India, would say that
fax is grown in India exclusively for
the seed. In no part of the country is
the fiber produced. Experiments have
beep made for many years with the
same result, viz, that it is no proof
that plant can be made to yield a
fiber because it can be grown in
country. Flax, hemp and china grass
are admirable samples of this fact.
The possible area of fiber production
of any Of these in India is extremely
narrow. Hemp yields fiber in Russia
and other countries and cannot be
made-to produce the narcotic. In In
a. dia the very reverse is the case, except
in a small portion of the Hipalayas,
where it yields admirable fiber. and no
narcotic to speak of. While large areas
of fiax are cultivated in almost every
part of India and Durmah, it is grown
: only for the seed. of which large guam
titles are exported, and not for fiber,
and there is no fax exported from In
dia."
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
SHIPS RANGE IN ACTION.
The Huge DestrOyers Rarely Seek an
Engagement at Less Than
Two Miles.

''The pictures in some of the burnt
orange newspapers of battleships in
action are about as funny as the Jap
anese idea of perspective" said naval
officer to a Washington Star reporter.
These pictures represent the oppos-
ing ships blazing away at each other
with 13-inch rifles at q range of about
100 feet, and the artists certainly work
up the thing to make it look terrible
enough, in all conscience. It's won
der to me they don't represent the
crews of the opposing ships in the acl
of using graphing irons, as they did
in engagements at close quarters in
the days of the old 7O-gun frigates.
"As a matter of fact, if either battle
ship in an engagement between vessels
of to-day goes within such a range of
another, or anything like it, it would
simply be a matter of the first shot.
ORe big shell delivered at such range
would leave only debris of the struck
ship floating on the surface of the
water.
Modern ships of war are not devised
te get within any such range of each
other in action. The nearest that any
of the opposing ships in the great ma
gal battle on the Yalu got TO each other
was a trifle under two miles, and what
one pattleship can DO to another a t.
that range is something beyond calcu-
iation,"
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
LENGTH OF MEXICAN WAR.
HOstiIities Were Waged for Two
Years Before Peace Was
Declared.

The Mexican war is the best example
and instruction in the time it takes
TO fight small wars. That took two
years and the present war is moving
at express speed by it's side, as might
be expected after SO years, says the
Philadelphia Press. Hostilit:cs began
March 18, 1915. Gen. Mejia. at Mata-
moras, called out the Mexican troops.
A month later, April &c, 1916, Gen. Tay-
lor called for 5000 militia. A fortnight
later. May 13, congress officially rec
ognized the war and called for volun-
teers. Mexico declared war May 23
1S46, Mexico had no feet and no army
on the frontier except some desultory
levies. Monterey was not taken until
four months later, September %, and
Buena Vista was not fought until eight
months after the war begun, February
%, l847.
After nearly one year of hostilities,
in which our forces had been drilled
and disciplined in camp and by months
of campaigning, Gen. Scott sailed for
Mexico and captured Vera Cruz, ten
months after hostilities began, March
30, 1847. 1t took Ak months, to Sep
tember IA, 1847, before the City Of Mex
leo was taken, 16 months after hostil
tiles opened. Peace only came in two
years, in June, 1848. Yet the Mexican
was quoted as great case Of quick
work in fighting.
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
CHAMPION SNEEZER.
small Sized Kentucky Ran Could
Break Up Camp Meeting
with Ease.

Did you ever know man who could
sneeze lou1 enough to break up
camp meeting, to stop the taking of
testimony in court and cause a bel
lowing cow to stop in disgust and won
Ter what the noise was that was
drowning its tnunderous voice ?" said
an old fisherman one night recently.
On being informed that his sneezer
was entitled to cake and all the ac-
cessories necessary to conduct an up
to-date bakery the gentleman consent
ed to tell more of his sneezing friend,
says the Louisville Post. He said:
while fishing in mountain town in
eastern Kentucky last fall 1 went to
the village near by one rainy morning
to attend circuit court. The Judge was
delivering an impressive charge to the
grand jury, and every ear was listen
ing to catch each word, when the still
ness of the court was broken by an un-
earthly ker-chew, ker-chew, ker-chew,
etc., ETC., etc. The judge was thunder
struck, and instantly every eye was
turned toward the rear of the room.
where little unobtrusive looking old
farmer sat sneezing as if his head were
coming off. The judge ordered the
sheriff to bring the intruder before the
bench. The offender came forward
and the judge had fine entered
against the innocent cause OF the dis
turbance.
1.-TWO of the sneezer's friends were
called, who testified to the mans good
character and high standing, but said
they could hear him sneeze three miles
any day in the year. One said that the
sneezer once broke up camp meet
ing with sneezing SPELL and that he
saw an enraged bovine stop thunder
Gus believing fit to look in wonder at
the human who could make mere noise
than mad bull. But the old fellow
couldn't help it, and the fine was re-.
mitted,"
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
A VETERANS PRIVATE FORT.
Being Always Ready for Spnniards,
He RepuIsed Il Midnight At 8
----- tack by -HoodIums.

Back on the hills overlooking Che
mango Forks stands frowning fort
whose guns menace the valley and
from whose ramparts floats the Amer
lean flag. This is probably the only
private fort in the United States, be-
ing owned by Abraham Hinkley, a
veteran of the civil war and a queer
character, who makes his living by
gathering herbs and roots in the sum-
mer time and trapping and fishing the
rest of the year.
Since the beginning of the Spanish
American difficulty Hinkley manifest
ed intense interest in the progress of
affairs. Previous to that time he was
seldom seen in public, but after the
blowing up of the Maine he made fire.
quent trips to Binghamton to obtain
the latest news, and the subject so
worked On his mind that he became
convinced that the spaniards would
sail up the Chenango and Susquehanna
rivers, and accordingly began to pre-
pare for defense.
When persons whom he met laughed
at him, Hinkley likened himself to
Noah and warned them that they
would all be fleeing to his ark for pro.
lection.
The fort is simply an earthwork
thrown up on the side hill. Rife holes
are made in the side walls, from which
protrude the muzzles of several old
muskets. An excavation in one cor
ner, which resembles a cave, and which
Hinkley says is bomb proof, is filled
with provisions, principally potatoes,
and half-barrel of pork. Hinkley has
a dog of mongrel breed that keeps
watch on the Notifications from sun
set until midnight, when it is relieved
by it's master, who watches until morn
ing.
Recently several boys in the neigh
borhood thought to have some fun
with the old man and arranged mid
night raid on the fort. A Acloudy night,
lit only by flashes CT heat lightning,
was selected. The lads crept near the
fort and then with shout made dash
up the hill. There was the howl of
dog and then the fort blazed with
light and three charges of bird shot
went whistling overhead.
Frightened nearly into fits, the boys
flew down the hill, yelling: Don't
shoot!" Since that episode Hinkley's
fort has been left severely alone, and
the old soldier is telling tall stories
of the manner in which he repelled
the invasion of a regiment of Spanish
infantry.-N. Y. Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
Spanish Cruelty.

The cruelty of the Spaniard, or rath-
er his callousness, his recklessness of
the lives of others, and even of his own
is another medieval and oriental sur
yival; and then, too, there underlies
the Spanish temperament / know not
what vein of primitive Iberian say
agery Nine. d'Aulnoy relates that on
a certain day of the year it was Gus
tomary for court gallants to run along
one of the main streets of Madrid,
Iashing furiously their bare shoulders;
and when one of these penitents passed
the lady of his choice among the spec
tators, he bespattered her with his
blood as a special mark of his favor.
Insensibility to the suffering of ami
mails, though general in Spain, is not
any greater, so far as my own observa-
ton goes, than inthe other Latin coun-
tries. Possibly. medieval religions, in
so exalting man above other creatures,
in refusing to recognize his relation to
the rest of nature, tended to increase
this lack of sympathy with brute crea-
ton. The Spanish peasant belabors
his ass for the same reason that Male
branche kicked his dog-becanse he
has not learned to see in. it a being
organized to feel pain in the same way
as himself.-Irying Babbitt, in Allan
tic
The Winslow mail., 1898-09-03
HEADS OF GREAT BRITONS.
Gladstone Had a Larger Uranium
Than BeaconsGeId, Bright
Or Russell.

Mr.. Gladstone's head was, it is we'll
known, of exceptional size. The story
he told at Lord Ripon's once about the
man who could not get q hat large
enough till at last the halter called il
desperation for an Aberdeen hat may
well enough have been his own ex-
perience, says the London Daily News.
The compliment to Aberdeen was, no
doubt, relished in the granite city. DR..
Collins once gave to the world the re-
suit of special study in hats, in the
course of which ii was mentioned that
Mr.. Gladstone's number in hats was
7%. The hatters' number is arrived
at by taking the mean of the length
and breadth. Thus hat 71hx6% is a
No. hat, which is the average English
size. Lord Beaconsfeld's hat was this
size, John Bright's ~, Lord John Rus
sells III, all smaller than Mr. Glad
stones. But the Gladstone hat was
exceeded in size by that of DR.. Chal-
mers' III, and Joseph Hune's was en-
phatically abnormal-814. DIR. Collins
had 1876 hats measured at meeting of
Convocation Of London university, and
found that between 40 and Al per cent.
were above the British average, No. z;
between rs and 26 per cent. were just
the average size, and "a per cent. were
under the average.