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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
A Little Timely Advice.
Moundsville Herald.

The President of the State Univer-
sity has been severely criticised lately,
SO much so that the President of the
board of regents, Hon. Geo. G. Stur-
giss, feels called upon to come to his
defense in the public prints. We
fear that the main effect of Mr.. Stur-
giss' defense will be to more widely
advertise the charges against Presi-
dent Raymond. He says Mr.. Ray
mond never called West Virginians
shaw eaters" and people out this way
never heard him charged with making
any sighting remarks about their
diet. II he did so it was in extreme
ly bad taste and reflects far more dis
credit on himself than it does upon the
West Virginians who have weak
ness for the luscious fruit of the fes-
tive haw tree. What is there discred-
liable about eating haws? Is there
anything in the laws of the state or
the rules of the church forbidding it2
Many men who have attained to
considerable prominence in this coun-
try, one of them at least becoming a
college president, were very fond of
haws. In their boyhood days Abraham
Lincoln, Horace Greeley, James A.
Garfield and host of others loved to
gather beneath the spreading branch
of the stately haw tree and scram-
BILE with the other kids for share
of the rich red juicy fruit that came
raining down. Yet this fact was
never made an issue against these
men when they came out for pub
lie place. In the early settlement
of this country some very good
people often had nothing for din
ner but parched corn yet this never
resulted in the founding of class
known as the corn eaters and the
stigma(?)neyer attached to their chill
dren Why should it be any more
discreditable for West Virginians to
eat haws than for the learned doctors
and professors of Ohio, Illinois and
Pennsylvania to stuff themselves with
the tear-starting onion or the cast
iron breath manufacturing limburger?
This is big subject and we must
not get into it too deeply, SO we will
leave it by asking if these gentlemen
want to ruin the great haw interests
of the state by creating prejudice
against it? Another charge is that
one of the lecturers at the university
summer school is opposed to that old,
we'll known and quite popular institu-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in favor of free
love. Here again it will not do to dis
claim too loudly. This doctrine
might not be distasJeful to large
and growing class of our people. We
have heard number of old maids
grieving that love is not free enough.
So you see there is really two sides
to most of these questions after all
and it may possibly be wiser plan
for the regents to pay strict attention
to the school and to ignore these silly
little stories that the gossips manu-
facture.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
MORGANTOwN WINS
An uninteresting Game from California
by a Score of 1913.

After several postponements the
base ball game between California
and Morgantown took place yester-
day. The excursion from California
with 300 rooters'' which was re-
duced to thirty when they got here
arrived about o'clock. At three
o'clock Pete Shanks cried play ball
and the game was on. The visitors
were poor set of ball players and
put up most uninteresting game.
Our boys played fairly we'll. Dent
did good work in the box striking
out nine men. Pastorius played d
star game at short and had three
hits to his credit. In the sixth in
ming California left the field. The
spectators lost no time in following
them Score Morgantown, 12;Cal-
ifornia 3.
Two base hits Beeson, Bowman,
Hayes 2; base on balls-Of Dent 2;
off HUMPHREYS 5; hit by pitched ball,
Gibbons; struck out by Dent O; BY
Humphries 8: double plays, Shelby
and Beeson; wild pitches, Humph-
ries 2; time of game, 1:25; umpire,
7. Shanks; scorer, Lindsay.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
THE GENTLE ART
Of Buncoing said to have a Hold
in Wheeling.
Complaint made to Police and Graft
er is Ordered to Leave T0wn-Catch
Tokels ON the Wharf.
Wheeling News.


The merry game of bunco as
played on the wharf was talked
about in police court this morning.
1t has been asserted several times
that Wheeling possesses some very
clever amateur steerers, and that
the gold brick, and three-shell in
dustries have been fourishing on
small scale within the confines of
the town. The buncoing is said to
be done on very quiet, modest un-
assuming basis in order to avoid
publicity.
The principal complaints about
buncoing come from the wharf.
There, it is said, the members of
Wheeling local No. l Amateur Bun
coers' association of West Virginia,
assemble and greet the gentle yokels
as they disembark from the steam
boats and Chamber up the bank to
mingle in the wiekedness and gilded
pleasures Of Wheeling. The Sisters
vile and Darlington boats bring in
a fresh load of good, raw material
every day and it is delivered right
into the hands of the fraternity.
Yesterday Alfred Brandon, a
stranger from down the river, made
complaint at police headquarters to
the effect that Howard Irwin had
induced him to part with his good
coin on the strength and promise OF
ten-fold returns. Irwin was arrest
ed and brought before Mayor Butts
this morning, but Brandon did not
appear The chief of police told the
mayor that he had heard complaints
of buneoing ON the wharf, and that
also a certain gang were steering
agriculturists and oil men into
gambling dens.
Irwin said he didn't know any
thing about it. He claimed to be
from Smithfeld, Wetzel county, and
to know nothing about buncoing or
buncoers. II met this man yester-
day. he said, land he asked me to
take a glass of beer with him. We
went into the saloon there and got
to shaking dice with some parties.
| lost about SIS and he lost two or
three dollars. Then he seemed to
think ought to have given him his
money back, for he made an awful
boiler | was worse loser than he,
but he didn't look at it that way"
well, you were in bad company"
replied the mayor ''you ought to
keep away from gamblers. l haven't
a bit Of use for the whole gang, and
if anything more like this happens
some one is going to the hill or per-
haps to Moundsville. You had bet
ter get out of town. I'll let you go
if you leave town at once. Remem-
Der, you have to leave now.
Irwin promised to leave the vii
lage. and was discharged.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS.
A Large Gathering of Leading
Democrats at Parkersburg.

Nearly all the State Senatorial district
were Represented and besides, Prom
inent Members OF this Party were
preSent-C0mmittees were Prepared
for an Energetic Campaign this Fall
Feeling General that Victory will
Crown Democratic effort this Year.
PARKERsBURe, w. Va, August
16.-The Democratic State Executive
Committee met at the Blennerhasset
Hotel to-day, pursuant to call. The
meeting was very fully attended. All
the senatorial districts were represent
ed but two or three. The following
is list Of the committee present:
First district-James b. fancy,
proxy for r. S. Kinchellce, Wheeling.
Second district-Col. Joe Gallager,
Moundsville.
Third districts. B. Davis, Clarks-
burg, absent.
Fourth district-R. f. Kidd, Glen
Vile.
Fifth district-H. r. Howard, PIT.
Pleasant.
Sixth district-George l. NealHun-
tington.
Seventh district-James a. Holly,
absent.
Eighth district-Thomas III. Den
mis- absent.
Ninth district-C. c. Watts, proxy
for w. e. Chiffon, Charleston.
Tenth district-Andrew Edmiston
Weston.
Eleventh district-Johh r. Nc
Graw, Grafton.
Twelfth district Thomas B. Da-
Wis, Piedmont.
Thirteenth district-Stuart w.
Walker. proxy for r. M. Fisher.
w. a. Ohley, secretary,
Among the prominent gentlemen
from different parts of the State who
were present and participated in the
deliberations of the Committee were:
Ex-senator Camden, Hon. James
Capehart, Point Pleasant; Hon. w.
B. Corhwell Romney; Gen. c. G.
Watts and Col. Bob Carr, Charleston;
Senator Rankin Wiley and George w.
Tippett. Point Pleasant; LHon Sam V.
Woods, Phillippi; Spencer Collins and
Hon. r. f. Kidd, Chenille; Holly G.
Armstrong, Jackson; Senator Hender-
son, II. S. Wilson, Senator Dotson,
Harry P. Camden, Judge Stealey, DR..
Rowe and others of Clarksburg; John
A. Howard, Thomas M. Darrah and
Charles Fl. fancy, of Wheeling.
The Committee mapped out plan
of campaign, appointed several auxil-
larry committees and arranged for an
active campaign.
There was a general feeling among
those present that victory awaited
the Democracy of this state next fall.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Lawn Festival.

THE young ladies of Greenmont will
hold a lawn fete on the old fair ground
on Thursday evening August 25th.
The proceeds to be used in extending
the board walk a half mile farther
The girls are to be commended for
their enterprise and it is safe to say
the walk will be extended.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
To the Public.

Having determined to devote all
my time to the cattle trade l have
sold my meat market to VIM. Nc
Feely and G. w. Dill. You have my
most sincere thanks for your very
liberal and constant patronage
Hoping that my successors may
prosper
Yours &c,
j. l.. KEENER.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Reason of American Superiority.

The European powers, for an hun
dred years have been trying to discov
er what circumstances gave the Amer
lean soldier and sailor his unquestion-
ed superiority. The practical Napo-
leon thought it was in the guns, and
had some sent to him for examination,
only to find they were no better than
his own. England attributed it to a
superior method of firing. On Octo-
Der 10, 1913, the London Times edi-
tortlly said:
The fact seems but too clearly es-
tablished, that the Americans have
some superior mode of firing, and we
cannot be too anxiously employed in
discovering to what circumstance
that superiority is owing
Briton and Frenchman both missed
their marks The superiority of the
American soldier and sailor lies neith-
er in his weapon nor his gunnery
Were it true, other nations could
arm their nayies and armies with onr
guns and train their gunners and ar
tillerists to as high a degree Of accur-
acy as has America The cause lies
deeper. Freedom is the right answer.
1t has given the American soldier and
sailor spirit that no army or navy
possesses. He is fighting not only for
his flag and his home, but for per-
sonal advancement and recognition
that no other nation can give him.
The future OF every individual is in
his own hands; it rests with him just
how high he shall advance on the lad
der of Fame. Each man knows this
and it has developed in the body the
esprit de corps that other nations seek
for in vain. 1t has developed an in
teligence in the ranks, the keenest
spirit OF friendly rivalry to excel his
fellowship, that men of no other ma
tions know.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Major Keener,s Successors.

VIM. McFeely and George w. Dill
have bought Major Keener's meat
market. They are skilled in the
business and are sure they will please
every customer. They will always
keep full stock of first class goods
in their line. Give them your or
ders. tt.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Notice to Bicycle Riders.

Bicycle riders who desire to make
use of my driving track on the Flats
can do so for the season for one dollar
Those who do not have the privilege
are notified to keep off the the track.
JAMES c. WALLACE.
7-18 | mo
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Lecture.

Tonight Wednesday, Aug. 18th,
at o'clock in Commencement Hall,
Miss Jane Addams will give lee
ture on ethical Survivals in the
Development of the Labor Move
ment." The lecture is free and all
the students and public generally
are invited.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17

Miss Lieu Baker is home from Pitts
burg to remain for couple of weeks.
Miss Lieu's numerous friend are glad
to see her.
LADIES who have seen Queen
Quality, buy it and recommend it to
others. Hirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
Before the Wedding

Said she, "This promise to obey
Seems clearly an atrocity,
But You must let me have my way,
And wear Hirschman's Queen
Quality.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
TO THE HOLDERS OF THE
VIRGINIA DEFERRED CERTIFI-
Gates.


The undersigned, at the request of
the holders of a large amount OF vir-
ginia Deferred Certificates, have
agreed to act as Il committee to re-
ceive the deposit of the said Certifi-
Gates and to take measures In connec-
tion with eminent citizens of West
Virginia and Virginia to ascertain
the amount of the debt due from
West Virginia and to submit q plan
for the compromise and settlement or
the same TO an advisory board compos-
ed Of Hon. THos. N. BAYARD, Hon.
e. j. PHELPS, Hon. PINKNEY WHITE
and GEO. G. WILLIAMS. esq, and
there after TO the holders OF the
Certificates. Certificates, or trust re-
ceipts therefore, should be deposited
with the committee at Messrs. BROWN
BROTHERS & CoMPANY's, 80 WALL
STREET, NEW YORK cry, as soon as
possible in order that action may be
taken before the coming session of
the Legislature Of West Virginia.
Negotiable Receipts will be issued
for Certificates, or for the Trust Re
ceipts representing them.
Copies of the agreement under
which the same are to he received
will be furnished upon application at
the Depository.
JOHN CROSBY Brown, Chairman.
GRoRGE CoPPELL,
j. KENNEDY TOD, Committee.
CLARENCE CARY,
ROBERT L. HARRISON, Secretary.
CARY q WnITRIDGE. Counsel, so
Wall Street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-17
VIRGINIA DEBT.
The Effort to Saddle it on West
Virginia.

The Plan of Wall Street Syndicate.
Who are These Eminent Citizens OF
West Vat
In the advertising columns of the
New York World the following notice
appears outlining briefly the steps to
be taken, looking to the assumption
by West Virginia OF part of the
Virginia debt:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
DUTIES FOR sTAY.AT.HOME
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Since only an inconsiderable fraction
of the American people is needed for MILL
tary service a few suggestions are III
order for the vast majority to whom the
privilege has not been given of serving
in the field. They can refrain from hasty
and ill-tempered criticism of the gov
ernment Such criticism is not only un-
just and ungenerous, but 1t sometimes
throws serious embarrassments in the
way of the government in carrying out
it's plans. They can pay their addiuonai
taxes cheerfully, and help in other ways
TO supply the needed sinews OF war.
They can attend more strictly than ever
to their own occupations; they can be
prudent, vigilant, and energetic In these
lines, and thus help keep the business
interests OF the country vigorous ana
healthy. They can attend more scrup-
ulously than ever to their civic and polit-
ical duties, and thus prevent the country
from suffering not only from the inevit-
able misfortunes of war, but also from
the SIN greater misfortune of the rule
% corrupt and inefficient men In legls-
latures, municipalities. and other places
of power. They can contribute promptly
and generously. as opportunity offers. of
time and means to the various funds used
for the care of sick and wounded soldiers
They can see that the families of thosL
who have been called to the front do not
suffer from want or neglect. They can
be patriotic. patient. and prayerful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
The Fifty-fifth Congress.

the attention of our readers Is in
yited to the interesting review of the
work to date Of the present congress
which is reproduced on this page from
the Washington correspondence of the
Philadelphia Press. 1t is necessarily a
oursory summary of dIlicult and i'm
portant labors worthily performed, but
rerusal OF it will do much to clear away
the false notion, sedulously disseminate
ed by careless or vicious critics, that
lbe American congress has become a
degenerate body untrue to it's honor
able traditions.
No congress since the American ma
tions birth has had to deal with
greater number and variety of difficult
and enormous problems than the con-
gress which yesterday brought to an
en- end its first regular session; and
despite it's embarrassing bulk and nee
essarily conflicting interests, no con-
gress has shown a better average per-
centage of good results. We are not
afraid to invite comparisons between
the results of this congress and those
Of any other parliamentary body in
the world. Our congress has it's faults
and criticism of them is necessary to
their improvement, but let us in pre-
senting this criticism strive always to
be fair and just. While condemning. as
we we'll may. the part which petty par
tisan manoeuverng often plays in
delaying necessary legislation or
in causing broad national inter-
ests to be viewed through OBJ
scuring spectacles; and especially while
censuring with severity the ignoble
use in the senate by obstrererous min
oPities of the filibuster TO vent Sec
tional or personal spite, let US also rec
ognize with gratitude the courage. the
patriotism and the high order of con-
structive craftsmanship which in the
end always triumph over these obsta-
Giles and drawbacks, to the growing
power profit and glory of the Ameri-
can PEOPLE.
The Fifty-ilfth congress had in il
many Democratic members who, like
loyal Americans. stood shoulder to
shoulder with the administration for
the upholdng of its broad and honor
able policies, and to these the people
should accord unstinted thanks. But
it is only stating the obvious fact to
say that in its mair work and progress
it represented the superior administra-
tive ability of the Republican party
which will be rewarded at the ap.
preaching congressional elections by ar
overwhelming popular expression OF
confidence
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
Colonel BRYAN.

The Tribune never made any deroga-
tory remarks on Mr. Bryan's public
department, nor has it doubted his pa
triotism. 1t has, however, questioned
the wisdom of allowing him to COM
mand a regiment, even if he has been
instrumental in raising one. First and
foremost, he so far forgot himself at
to identify the troops under his COM
mand with certain political phases of
his candidacy for the presidency of the
United States We have not heard
that he has yet retracted this unfortu-
nate subordination of duty to politics.
committed merely an indiscretion,
which his proper department" since
the opening of the Omaha exposition,
has fully eXpiated, there remains the
larger and intellectually more important
fact that Mr.. Bryan has no military
his previous habits of life, nor the cir
cumstances under which his regiment
was recruited would lead us TO expect
that Colonel" Bryan would prove an
acquisition to the fighting strength Of
the army, and he might possibly be a
source of danger to himself and his
followers. All this is quite independ-
ent of Mr.. Bryan's position in the po-
lltical world; of his prospects of up
holding the banner of the PopuIist
Democracy at the next presidential
election. which is quite too remote a
contingency to speculate upon just at
present; or of his courage. II 1t is ever
put to the test.
The "dudes" who entered Theodore
Roosevelt's Rough Riders entered the
ranks to obey. not to command. Al
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
COURTESY AND WAR.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
War is brutal, yet among civilized peo-
pie it develops a chivalrous sense tnat
goes far to mitigate its brutality. we
have an example of this III the uniNer-
sally kindly feeling toward Admiral Ger
vera. His courteous treatment IN the
American fleet-where he was received
aboard the Iowa with all the honors due
an admiral ana escorted to the admiral
cabin as a distinguished guest-was only
what was to be expected of the gentle
men of the ravy, who are quick to appre-
ciate the gallantry of an adversary. I1e
courteous Captain Eulate, of the Vizcaya,
had been received on the same ship with
corresponding honors, and the efforts of
the officers and sailors to protect ana
succor their vsnquished foes make
fine chapter ir the history OF war.
But what is still mere impressive is the
readiness of everybody to treat CerVerd
with distinguished honor, as brave and
chivalrous opponent who had proved his
courage and his skill and was vanquished
through no fault of his own. Through all
the time that he kept our own navy
guessing, we learL ed to respect him IS an
accomplished sailor; his ready recosni-
ton of Hobscn's daring showed him
gentleman; this last desperate sortie, IN
obedience TO orders, teStlHeu HIS pIdN-
cry, and there is universal demand that
as a prisoner of war, he and his gallant
associates shall receive the highest con-
sideration.
This is a worthy and honorable senti-
ment that is among the compensations OF
war. 1t typfies. we think, the general
feeling of Americans toward the Spanish
nation. Our antagonisms are intense
and there have been manifestations CT
Spanish character that are abhorrent to
u.s. But we respect the desperate courage
that Spain has shown, we are sorry for
her sufferings, and when she has brought
herself to acknowledge defeat, there Will
be an instant end of all bitterness on our
side. Meantime we have nothing but ap-
probation for the gallant officer and gem
tleman, wherever he may be, who strives
to do the full measure of his duty under
adverse conditions, and as we would
have our own heroes treated, so we VIII
treat the heroes that we recognize among
our adversaries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
STONES PLATFORM

1t will be my purpose when elected TO
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as those who have given me
their support ] shall be the governor
of the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown UP IN the lesis-
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other, but rather the
growth of custom. Unnecessary investi-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees. resulting in unnecessary expense to
the state. 1t will be my care and pur-
pose TO correct these and other evils In 80
far as l have the power. 1t viii be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
as il has been my purpose in the public
positions that l have held. with God s
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties to
which they belong. l am only jealous OF
their favor l shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest modest, daily discharge Of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-09
ONE LEFT OUT.

She pronounced in sounding platitude
Her universal gratitude
For men of every latitude,
From the Tropics to the Poles;
She felt consanguinity,
A sisterly affinity,
A kind of kith-and-kinity
For all these foreign souls.
For .Caledonian Highlanders.
For brutal South Sea Islanders.
For wet and thirsty dry-landers,
For Gentle, Greek and Jew;
For Firms and for Siberlans,
For Arabs and Algerians,
For Terra a-del-Fuegians,
She was In a constant stew.
oh, II worried Miss Sophrcnia
Lest the men of Patagonia
Should all die of pneumonia,
With the phthisis or the chills!
Yes. indeed. she worried daily
Least a Group or cold should waylay
Some poor Soudanese or Malay
Dying from the lack of pills.
And she toiled on without measure,
And with most unstinted pleasure
For the good of Central Asia
And the pagan people there.
But meanwhile her little sister
Died of a neglected blister;
But Sophronia hardly missed her,
For she had no time to spare!
~Tit-Bits.