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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
DEATH Is NEAR.
Harry Pool is Dying from an
Apparently Trivial Hurt.

In Romp he Got Push which sent
Him OFF his Chair.---No Attention
was Paid to the Accident which
was regarded as ofno Consequence.
However the pain grew worse
and he is now about to die.---There
is no Hope for Him Say his Physi.
cians.---He is well known in town.
Harry Pool has been given up by
the doctors who are in attendance
on his case. His case is a very
strange and peculiar one. Some
time ago he was romping at home
and received a push which sent him
oil of the chair onto the floor He
got u fall which apparently did no
damage aside from light jar He
jumped up at once and felt no hurt
except slight pain which soon was
forgotten, in fact not noticed
until later developments recalled it
to his mind.
lie came TO town and the pain con
tinued. While here he helped I'M
load some corn from the wagon he
came in ON but did not hurt himself
any during the operation. On his
return home however the pain in his
bowels grew worse and a doctor was
summoned. The case grew worse
and worse and finally the symptoms
Of peritonitis fully developed.
The young man has been hovering
between life and death for several
days and cannot recover The en-
tire peritoneum is affected and there
is perforation of the bowels. There
is nothing that can be done to pre-
vent the coming of his dissolution.
The doctors have ceased giving him
medicine and are awaiting the end.
The word to day was that he was
still alive although his death has
been expected for several days.
Harry is well known in town, be
ing member of several secret or
ders and is very well respected
young fellow. His many friends
will be shocked to learn of his pres
ent grave condition He is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pool and lives
near the Dorsey school house. We
are certainly sorry to hear of the
sad affair and hope that the fears of
the physicians may prove to have
been worse than the circumstances
of the case would warrant.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
Editors in Council.

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Editorial Association was in
session Monday and Tuesday at the
Palmer House, Chicago, between sixty
and seventy editors from Massachu-
setts to California being present.
The officers are Louis Hoffman, of
Indiana, president; j. NJ. Page, of
Illinois, and A. f. Pierce, of Colora-
do, secretaries, and James G. Gibbs,
of Ohio, treasurer 1t was decided
that the annual meeting of the asso-
citation will be held September 6 to
8 at Denver.
Mr.. J E Fleming, of the New
DOMINION and Mr. NJ. S. Wiley, Of
the Wetzel Democrat, represented
West Virginia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
AMBLER INVITED.
He Will deliver an address before the
Law Glass at the University.

Hon. b. NJ Amber, of Parkers.
burg, has been invited TO deliver an
address before the law class at the
University and a letter of acceptance
has been received from him. He
will be here April 18th and will
speak on "Higher Education as a
requisite for Admission to the Bar
of West Virginia" He is one of the
most prominent members OF the bar
in the state and is very eloquent
speaker, The subject is one full of
interest to tha law students and in
fact to every one who is interest
ed in the development of the
state in every direction and will
doubtless be heard by a large crowd.
This is but one of the lectures which
will be given to the students ia that
department before school closes in
the spring.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
THE ANTAGONISTS
Will be Here in Full Force In Juue--A
Letter Which il Being Sent Out.

The following letter is being sent out
by the Hartigan Anatomical society
Of the University. The society is de-
termined TO have as many Of the old
students here as possible. The anat-
omist referred TO is Flint, OF New
York, who is the most celebrated Of
his profession He and Mckinley
were present at the University of
Pennsylvania last year and delivered
addresses. The letter is as follows:
Believing that any one who has
ever been student at the w. Va.
University will Away be interested
in its prosperity, we address you this
letter in order TO call your attention
to some Of the more important move
ments that are being inaugurated for
the increase Of its effectiveness, and
the broadening Of the scope OF its
work.
The attendance. of students is larger
than at any previous time, and COM
mencement week, this year, promises
to be the most eventful in the history
of the University. The president OF
the United States and other distin-
guished persons are expected TO par
ticipate in the exercises Of commence
ment week
The Biological department is ar
ranging TO have one or more Of the
most noted anatomists OF America to
deliver addresses at public meeting
some time during commencement.
The object Of these addresses will be
to secure a larger recognition Of the
Importance Of the work of this de-
partment by the general public.
In this movement we desire your
hearty cooperation, and mosa ear
nestly request you to lend to it the
influence of your personal presence.
If there is probability that you
can be present, will you please notify
our secretary, at your earliest con-
venience.
BY order of the Hartigan Anatomi-
cal society, w. V. u.
FRED b. MOORE, President.
a. l.. SwARTzwELDER, Sec'y.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
:
A TOUCHING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
j. sldell Browns Write up Of Himself
i'm the Argus-iIe was Recently elect
ed Recorder of his Town.


The following sketch of the editor
of the Argus written by himself re
Gently appeared in the Argus:
The subject of this sketch was
born at an early period of his exist
ence in historic old Fairfax Manor
near Kingwood. As his right toy ote
and hold office is unquestioned, it
is not necess ary to give the exact
date, and being bachelor and still
at large, he prefers to let by cones
be by-gones. The new Recorder be-
gan life very young and compare
lively poor. In fact, did not have a
shirt to his back when he came into
this world. Since then he has man
aged to acquire tooth brush, a pair
of socks and straw hat. He has
also managed to keep out of Jail, the
penitentiary and the Legislature, on
the theory that it is better for ninety
nine guilty men to escape than for one
innocent man to be punished. The
modesty of the writer forbids saying
any more on the subject, and we
only publish the above picture as
an example of what boy may come
to if he begins life early enough.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
Are You Prospective Wheel Rider!

Then you are interested in the sub
ject of good wheels. You should buy
a standard wheel. The cheap bargain
counter wheel will cost you more in
one season in repairs than good
wheel will as long as you have it.
One season usually does a cheap one
while high grade wheel will last for
years. There is no better wheel for
use than the Rambler. It's a beauty
too. It's price puts it in the reach of
all and it is built to last. It's grade
is as high as the highest. / have the
agency for it in Morgantown and
would be glad to talk to you before
you make up your mind what you ride
next year. A '9S model, up to date
in every particular, $50.
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
A Few D0n'ts

Don't steal another mans good
name, even il your own is worn out.
Don't raise your hand against your
husband-broomhandles are plenty.
Don't pattern after the busy little
bee. It's the other fellow that eats
the honey.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
Sad death in CIarhsburg.

1t is said that Mike Kelley's dog
ssDago Buck got behind the coun-
ter of one of our city's speakeasies
and drank some of the stuff kept
on tap, from which he died few
hours afterwards.-Neaos.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
A Dollar taken from Mrs. Jefferson Da-
yis At the Capture of Her Husbands
Party The property of Joseph Hol-
land of Clinton District.

land of Clinton District.
Joseph Holland, of Clinton dis
trict, has a great curiosity which he
has been showing to a number of
our citizens. 1t is a dollar coined
in the year 1859 at the New Orleans
mint. The history of the coin is
what makes it a valuable relic.
1t was taken from Mrs. Jefferson
Davis when she and her husband
were captured in their flight south
after the fall of Richmond and the
confederacy. The coin was one Of a
number taken at the time and was
given to the present owner by the
man who took it. Mr.. Holland has
carried the piece for years and in
tends to preserve it as relic of the
days of conflict which are now but
memories. The coin was viewed
with interest by number of people.
1t is in fair state of preservation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16

Cheat River Road-Suryeyors at Work.
Report that Part of the Line is Under
Contract = 1t is not Generally Be
lieyed-The p V. & on the West side.
BlackbOttle i'm Various FOrms-Noth-
ing Likely to be Done soon In any
Case-Cheat read Will Probably be
the First to be Constructed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16

Don't monopolize the color in your
make up. A ruby nose spoils the
effect of ruby lips.
Don't bet your wife, unless you are
prepared to lose, whether you win or
not.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
SERVANTS IN THE NAVY.
They Form a Large Part of the Pow
der Division.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The lot Of the stewards cooks and wait
ers in the navy is not a happy one; neither
is that of the officers who come in contact
with them, and, like all other human be-
ings. naval officers must eat.
AS the navy has grown, many improve
ments have been made in all branches Of
the service excepting this one. The pres
ent condition of the supply of men to fill
the places of stewards, cooks and walters
is chaotic All colors. races and ages are
represented, and 1t has become necessary
adjunct to a naval officers education 20
be master of at least four languages to
get a boiled egg and piece of toast
1t is of great Importance to the depart
ment to have men who hold these places
understand and speak the English IAN
guage These men not only cook, serve
and take care of the food supply, but they
are also to perform service in one OF the
most important divisions on board of the
modern warship. They form large part
of the powder division.
II has been necessary for the officers in
command of these divisions on more than
one occasion to have a knowledge of sew
eral foreign languages, for as one of the
division officers attached TO one of the
largest and most powerful battleships in
the service said recently: The languages
that one must know on some occasions
when we are drilling or getting ready for
target practice would only be exceeded by
those which the boss brickmason at the
building of the tower of Babel must have
understood. An officer is never sure of
what will happen or be done during his
absence. The astounded officer at the
guns may receive anything from a ward
room steward from bottle of beer to a
charge OF powder and a package of cfga-
rettes, and one can never tell what will
happen next"
The stewards and servants on the ships
to-day are mostly japanese or Chinese.
They are superior to any other class of
men for this purpose. They are handler
smaller. generally cleaner, and most tract
able than any other class. But few of
them speak English.
The question has arisen whether the
supply should not be efficient not only as
servants, but as a part of the force of
the ship To have this servants must
be kept in the service, and there is only
one way in which that can be done, and
that is to increase their pay for servi-
tude. The pay, it has been recommended
should be proportioned to that of servants
in civil life The servants i'm the navy
should receive good pay from the begin
ming and it should be increased every
enlistment as a reward and inducement
for faithful service.
1t has also been recommended that
school of instruction be established on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. in
which cooks and servants should be in
etructed before being sent on board the
ships for general service, and only those
should be enlisted who are suitable for
service in the powder divisions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
How Il Dromedary Smoked "A Cigar
From Tit-Biis.

Dromedaries are said 20 be particularly
fond of tobacco smoke, and can be made
to do almost anything under its influence
Travellers i'm Egypt, it is asserted, rely
more on tobacco smoke for their control
over these huge beasts than anything
else. When travelling on long journeys
The dromedaries are in many cases re-
ouired to travel night and day without rest
and the beasts are kept up to their tasks
by smoking cigars. The driver carries
triangular piece of wood. which is pierced
at one point like a cigar holder This is
inserted in the mouth of the beast. the ci-
gar being ut and pressed into the hole in
the same fashion followed by man. The
dromedary Immediately closes its eyes and
puffs away through its nostrils until the
cigar is burned away. The Indulgence an
pears to refresh it. and the keeper has no
difficulty in persuading the animal to
plod on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-.
Cabin, limited 4 days, $780, Cabin. IN.
limited 5000. Excursion, limited q
months, $32. Second class, limited DAYS,
$1475 '7'
TO BOSTON-Steamer-Ca limited q
days, so. Excursion, limited months, ssS.
Second class, limited days, ST.
TO WESTINGHOUSE and rail-
Cabin. unlimited, $500. Second class.
limited days. $11.2O.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, linz
tied months $780, Second class. umI.
ted days $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin.
unlimited, 81. Second class, limited 1
days, $l1.5O.
TO BALTIMORE-Cabi limit DAYS.
$15 Excursion, limited 6 months. s25. In.
termediate, limit days, $3.50. Interme-
date, excursion, limited months, 500.
Steerage limit days, 80
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah TO BaltI-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ITASCA, Capt. James, WEDNESDAY.
Jan. 5, at 400 p. m.
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, SATURDAY. Jan.
8, at 6 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY,
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga,
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ.
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
ATTACKED BY A DEER.
Experience of Texas Hunter Who
Was Hunted.
From the San Antonio Express.


From the San Antonio Express.
DIR. +. Petzold, a German doctor and far
mer, who lives within six miles of Uvalde,
near the Nueces river, related the follow
ing exciting affair, which took place on the
18th inst The doctor is well and favorably
known, his character is good, his standing
for truth and veracity is unimpeached. In
company with a friend of mine, Mr. Her
man." began the doctor I'VE went out
quail hunting, and had nothing but a gun
and butcher knife along for shooting and
protection. As it happened night overlook
us when we were near the Cato, a creek
running through our county, SO we decided
to camp out for the night.
AFTER our scanty supper we smoked our
pipes and spent the time telling stories,
etc. Finally we prepared our beds, fell as
leep and dreamed of the new currency
scheme of the middle-of-t he-roaders and
the future success Of the erstwhile 16 to
l silver party. All went on nicely, when
suddenly was aroused by some kind of
strange noise, and thinking an old COW
or a $l5 yearling was after us, or al least
some pieces of harness or an old pair of
pants to chew, l watched, and intended to
run off the object.
Last night being quite dark, l could
not Aully anu 10 my Satisfaction QlSlll-
guish the beast in question. Now, them
as long as it takes to tell this suddenly
and without warning a great big buck
(deer) was attacking me. l held on to his
horns for dear life and called my friend
for assistance. The buck in the mean
while kept pushing me until l tumbled and
fell, the buck continuing to go for me with
all his force and rage For once l tried
one hand on his mouth, this, however, be-
ing fun of foam and very slippery the
doctor says, l let go and again took ho'd
of his horn.
I'm the meantime my companion was up
and about. He had his gun ready and
was going to shoot at something, perhaps
me, when L called out no. 10 shoot, for
Gods sake, but come, and come p. d. q,
too, else | was about to lose my strength
and gave up my hold on the bucks horn.
with one great effort and push my
friend few up in the air and coming down
on terra firma halloed out painful shrieks
for life. Again, without any special de-
sire, l had TO take hold of the buck s
horn, and now, thinking of my butcher
knife which l carried in my leather belle.
/ once more made a determined effort and
got a sort of twist on the bucks neck
out came the big knife and cut away at
his neck at a fearful rate until the brute
tumbed over, a lifeless form. Being dress
In light attire, / was black and blue all
over my body, besides being covered with
blood
II honestly do believe had it not been
for the timely assistance of my friend my
life would have been in imminent danger.
My friend says he will not go hunting with
me another time"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05

come back at noon, when my time would
be up. He did so, matronly woman with
MIN. saw her put her hand in her pocket
and take from it a big, ripe. yellow peach
and give II to him. ! suppose she was his
mother. Then the little fellow trotted over
to where l sat, and an immense crowd
looked on as / grabbed 1t from his hand
and took one big. long. juicy bite from It,
Inc memory of that flavor fingers with
me yet. ] devoured every bit of the fruit.
The general supposition is thet my first
eatable after the fast was a watermelon.
This arose from the fact that l had al
ways declared that / would begin on a
melon. Not long after the peach incident
they brought me three pints Of milk, which
l drank, and an immense Georgia water
melon, weighing forty pounds. Between
that time and midnight / had devoured
all of 1t, and felt much refreshed. I did
not care to put more solid food into my
stomach. In due time l came 10 eat meat
and vegetables, and became, to all intents
and purposes. "a rational human being.
Yes, the practice of medicine derived
some good from my achievement. The
physicians learned that the use of alco-
holic stlmulants was not necessary to ar
rest the wasting of tissue. l used none IN
my fast, and ever since then the use OF
the stuff in the sick room has been great
ly decreased"
When miners are immured in a mine and
ship-wrecked sailors are marooned on a
barren isiand-nothing TO eat in either
case-they usually last about twelve days
The doctor says this is because they have
been accustomed to hear of that being the
limit of life without sustenance, so they
give up and allow death to take posses
sion of them. whereas, had they the viii
power, they could stave 1t off as long as
he did, and perhaps longer, and give 9th
ers a chance 10 save them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
A THIRD FAST.
DIR. Henry $. Tanner Says He May Try
Ii Again.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
White-haired and 65 years old, DR. Henry
S. Tanner, the famous faster is paying his
first visit to Detroit. The doctor u.s. how
ever, in full possession of mental and ply
steal health and says he would be ready
and willing to make the attempt to beat
or equal his record at any time
THE fact Isl he said in a semi-j ocular
way, II have my back up over the boast
of that woman in New York that she can
beat me- She seems to think 1 am a no.
body, but she has yet to prove by some
thing better than talk that she is ahead
of me-"
The doctor, II will be remembered fast
ed forty days and nights in New York city.
In the first fourteen days he abstained from
using even water. But he felt that he
could not continue longer on that line, and
began to walk every day to Central park
to drink from spring.
NO." he continued, 81 felt not the
slightest ill-effects from the fast. on the
other hand, / think it rather refreshed
me, once 1 had begun to eat and sleep In
normal allowances. / first tasted in Min
neapois a few years before 1880, the year
of the celebrated fast. l was a sufferer
from cardiac rheumatism, and attempted
days / kept it up and the action of the
heart actually resumed its healthy tone
and ali pain passed from that region.
did not break the fast after l felt this eff
feet, however, and determined to continue
it as long as 1 could. At the end of for
ty-two days l felt that l had enough.
However, this IS not accepted as a record
as only my friends knew of il.
THE New York fast was held under the
eyes of several physicians. During the
forty days ! lost only thirty-eight pounds.
When l started, everybody predicted that
/ could not last more than twelve days At
the end Of my fast l received a cable mes
sage from the queens physician, advis-
ing me to take not more than five drops
of milk at my first meal. One doctor in
New York advised me to take as a square
meal a lick at a postage stamp. Still an
other thought this would overtax my stom-
ach, and advised q good, long smell at some
well-done toast. One and all predicted
that my stomach would prove to be a
wreck. My digestive apparatus. they
claimed. was irretrievably ruined. | might
consider that my days were numbered few
"On the morning of the last day of the
fast small boy came up TO me nibbling
a ripe peach. ! asked him to let me hold
IT, | put ii to my lips l wanted to taste
of II, but that would give everybody a
chance to say | had weakened. and I
wanted 10 last the forty days as | had
promised. You can imagine that Il re-
CURED some exertion Of the Will 10 hand II
back to him; but did it. / asked him TO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
Why Ice Is More slippery Than Glass
From the Brooklyn Times.

From the brooklyn Times.
Ice has the property-peculiar TO bodies
which expand on freezing-of liquefying
under pressure and rsoidifying again
when the pressure is removed. COnse-
quently, the weight of any body moving
upon a sheet of ice causes the formation
of a thin layer of water, which separates
it from the ice, and thus by reducing the
friction TO a minimum. enables it to move
smoothly over the surface, i. e., makes the
ice more slippery" On glass, on the con-
trary, this liquid medium is wanting, so
that the two solid and unyielding bodies
come into actual physical contcast, caus-
ing a friction which. in spite of the
smoothness of the glass, considerably re-
tards the motion of the body. If two
smooth sheets of glass be taken and few
drops of water sprinkled over the one and
the other placed upon it, a thin layer of
water will be formed, and until this layer
has been pressed out the upper glass will
move on the other as smoothly as if on
ice. This peculiar property of ice is due
to the effect of pressure in lowering the
freezing point of water so that whenever
ice Is subjected to great pressure it par
TALLY melts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
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