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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Uncle Sam.

Why is the United States called
Uncle Sam and how did it originate?
Immediately after the last declara-
tion of war with England, Ebert An
derson, New York contractor, visit
ed Troy, where he purchased large
quantities of provisions. One of the
food inspectors at this place was NAM
ed Samuel Wilson and known wherever
he was known at all as "Uncle Sam. /"
This gentleman in person superin-
tended a number of workman employ
ed in overhauling the provisions pur-
chased by the contractor for the
Ia Ted States army. The casks con-
tanning the provisions were marked
'E. A.-U. s." and a facetious fell
low being asked the meaning of the
mark said GILBERT Anderson and
Uncle Sam," having no reference at
all to the United States, but abiding
exclusively to the contractor and
'sUncle Sam" Wilson. The joke took
well, passed around among the other
workmen and became local saying.
Many of these workmen entered the
army and encountering the very food
they had packed in casks and marked,
started the joke in the army. 1t ap-
peared in print, gained favor rapidly
and penetrated to every part of the
civilized world. Mr.. Wilson died at
the age Of eighty-four years in 1854
and the above circumstance was re-
ferred to as the origin of the popular
sobriquet of Uncle Sam.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
CHILTON'S PAYMENT.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, March %
Attorney General Racker, the only
member of the State administration
who seems to know anything about
the $4,000 paid by ex-Secretary Of
State Chiffon on his shortage, re-
turned to-day from Lewisburg, where
he has been since last Saturday. He
says that Chiffon did not give him
collateral as was reported. but that
f. B. Enslow, one of Chilton's bonds
men, showed him some negotiable
paper which he says he could within
few days convert into So, soc in cash
and would apply it to Chilton's short
age on the account of sale of books
and tax On State seal. Mr.. Chiffon
says he expects to pay up his entire
shortage by the first of June next.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

There are more than three hundred
and fifty voters in the borough and a
corresponding number of ways in
which the paving ought to be done.
The way that the council has pro-
posed is the only practicable one and
represents the best interests OF the
greatest number. You should work
and vote for it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30


Two recent large fires in Fayettt
county destroyed the Ravens Ely,
Baptist church and the So, 900 resi-
dence of DR.. Dickerman, at Anstead
SINCE January 1907 tramps hav,
been taken in at police headquarter.
at Parkersburg. Prosperity has its
woes as well as its advantages.
PARKERsBURG attorneys presented
rules to Judge Tavener for the gov
erning of the court. The crusty
Judge turned them down and said hi
was fully able to run the court with
out assistance.
HIRscHMAN's have opened bril-
liant assortment of stylish Neck
wear, all the nobby things; also new
Hats, all shades and shapes. Yor
went to see their Spring stock be
fore buying.
WHEELING may capture the in ter
national encampment of the knights
of ST. John for 1897. AS this is 9
uniformed body Of Is, 900 members
which will be entertained this yeal
at Detroit, Michigan, Wheeling may
be said to be reaching out, as it were,
s'OLD AUNT SANTA" servant Of
the second wife OF General Zachary
Taylor, and widow of the proprietor
OF the first barbour shop ever estab.
lished in Richmond. died in Hun.
tington last week. She was over lO(
years old and had been identified
with the Burlington family, who
brought her from Virginia for ovel
so years.
A TEMPERANCE organization neal
Wheeling, has recently disbanded
under distressing circumstances,
When nearly all Of the announcements
for a gathering under the auspices 81
the society lad been distributed, Il
was discovered that the invitation
committee was heralded as the Mn
toxlcation committee. Following
this painSgl discovery II may be I'M.
sglned that temporarily confusion
ro1Nn66 unnr01n6 .'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
| have been afrljcted with rheuma-

| have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed to give any relief | was
able to be around all the time but
constantly suffering. / had tried
everything i could hear of and at
last was told to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, which | did, and was i'm
mediately relieved and in short time
cured. am happy to say that it has
not since returned. Josh. Edgar,
Germantown, Cal. For sale by J. NJ.
Reed Druggist. m
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
IT'S SETTLED.
Some o! the Rooms at the Pub
lie Schools Will Keep Right on

The others, the leases on which expire
the First Of April will step then
They will Keep ON next week until
the time Is up-a few days more than
seven months - Misses Boughner,
Simpson and WotriDg will Have ia
Close their rooms-Chiidren Involved
Are Mostly In the Primary Grades,
and IL Was Not Thought Necessary Ia
Case the Whole thing Just for them.
Regular Commencement will be Held
Next Month.
From Fridays Daily.
The public school matter has been
decided. Those rooms which can be
kept for the remainder of the time
necessary TO have eight months school
will be kept running, and those which
are not available will be closed.
These latter are only two In town and
one on the Avenue. The first are the
second and third years of the primary
and are taught by Misses Boughner
and Simpson. The oneon the avenue
is Taught by Miss Wotring.
The leases on the rooms will expire
on the first of April, and the board
have been unable TO have them re-
newed. They are rented to other
parties and these latter demand that
the property be turned over to them
at the time their leases call for them.
No other rooms can be obtained In the
town without great deal of trouble,
II at all, and the board has decided
that they will be discontinued. The
children are tired of school and any
way the additional instruction would
not amount to much They will be
run up until the first of April and will
then close.
The other rooms will run on until
the eight months are up and they will
have the regular closing. The matter
of commencement exercises has been
left to Prof. Brand, the city superin-
tendent, and they will be held then.
There are six members In the senior
class. Their names were given yester-
day. Last year there were no grad
yates and consequently no closing ex-
ercises. This year the omission will
be made up in the excellence of the
commencement, which will likely be
an elaborate affair.
The members Of the board now say
that there never was any intention OF
closing the rest of the rooms for the
sake OF those who had TO shut down
anyway, but yesterday some Of them
said something directly opposite.
There is great deal Of misunder-
standing about the matter, but they
have undoubtedly acted for the very
best under the circumstance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Statue OF Senator Kenna.
From the Washir oton Post.

The statue Of former Senator Ken
ma, of West Virginia, will be removed
from the capitol within a few days,
and Sculptor Doyle will undertake
to make certain changes in the feat
ures. Gov. MacCorkle, of West Vir-
gina, ard Senator Faulkner, of the
commission appointed to pass upon
the statue, after being given full au-
thority to act. have informed Mr..
Doyle that the work is not satisfactory
in its present form, and that the
changes for the better must be made
or the statue will not be accepted fol
the State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
SEPTEMBER FIRST.
The New School Building
Should Be Completed Says
The Architect.

Bnt No One thinks for a Minute tn,
Building will be done By that time. :
The contractor will have to get {
move on.-The Board will take NJ
Foolishness.-The Contractor will
do every thing from the Gronnd nj
that needs attention. Conference
was held OH Tues day night which The
Architect and the heater man at.
tended.
The school board held another
meeting Tuesday night and had a
consultation with the architect and
the representative of the heater com
pany. The main thing to be decided
was whether or not the work on the
basement should be let now or tbs
work should wait until the con-
tractor was ready to take the rest
of the building and let him do it all
from start to finish.
1t was decided to have the con-
tractor do a turn key job and do ev-
erything that there is on the build
ing from the ground up. There is
a number of inside walls which have
to go in in consequence of the change
in the heating plans and the con
tractor will have to do this. Some
time might be saved b. having this
done in time for the contractor to
begin something else when he takes
hold but this is the best course
which must go on and while that Is
being done the walls can be built.
1t will take about the same time any
how and one man can be looked af-
ter better than two.
Mr.. Peoples talked very encour
agingly in regard to the time when
the building would be completed.
He did not think there was any rea-
son why it should not be finished
and ready for occupancy by the LIST
of September The right kind of a
contractor who would put force
enough on the building and should
keep right at the job could have
it done by that time all right. The
board however does not think that
it can be done by the time he stated
but they viii! insist on the eontrac-
tor getting move on himself and
that it can be done by the LIST of
November at the latest
They will give plenty of time for
the contract to be done and will in
slst that it be done when it should be
otherwise the man who has the con-
tract must pay for the delay. This
decision is very encouraging to the
people and they will endorse this
intention heartily. They want the
school building done and will back
the board in having 1T done right
and at the proper time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
about the same.

The fact that English capitalists
have been investing heavily of late
in Cuban railways and tobacco plan
tations is significant. A boom is
likely on the island as soon as its in
dependence is established.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Mr.. Mckinley will do well to pay
little attention to the would be po-
litical government contractors, who
are said to be getting quite numer-
Gus in Washington; they care
nothing for his reputation, so long
as they can pocket large profit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The Richie county Klondyke is
not so alluring in the way of gold
as the Alaska one but if the news
paper war continues out there the
hardships on the prospectors will be
about the same.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Candidates like John Wanamaker
have been steadily raising the Re
publican ''ante", until they have al
most succeeded in freezing out ev-
erybody who is not a millionaire.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
THE JUDICIAL BILL.
Argument For and Against 1t Begun.
"A Lively Fight.

WASHINGTON, March, 25.--The
argument before the house on the bill
to divide the state of West Virginia
into two districts for the holding OF
United States courts commenced
Wednesday Senator Faulkner was
first heard in opposition, and he will
be answered by Representative Day
ton, the author of the bill, and by
Messrs. John A. Howard, B. M. Am
bier and d. G. Westenhaver, and
possibly others of the state bar as
sociations. The bill has the support
of the West Virginia delegation in
the house. The discussion promises
to be very entertaining. The merits
of the bill will be presented in theiI
strongest light, while of course the
senator will do his best for the other
side.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
Elizabeth. N. j.. Oct. 10. ,ee-

111I1ttOOOf1s N q OCUs ~, JO.
ELY Bros, Dear Sirs:-Please ac-
cept my thanks for your favor in the
gift of bottle of Cream Balm. Let
me say | have used it for years and
can thoroughly recommend it for
what it claims, if directions are fol-
lowed. Yours truly,
Crew W. II. HALFWAY.
No clergyman should be without it.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists1
Full size soc. Trial size 1Oc. We
mail it. ELY BROS. Sc Warren St.,
IN. Y. City.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30


The Musgrave case will not be tried
at special term in April as was the
intention OF every one concerned. The
lawyers and the court had agreed to
have it then 90 get it out OF the way
of the regular term in June, if any
one could be found who would pre-
side. Judge Hagans felt unequal to
the strain of holding the session
along with the regular work he has to
do and felt that it was beyond his
power.
The statement was made and it
went all over the state that it had
been definitely decided to hold the
trial at that time and put an end, if
possible TO this case which has been
before the courts SO long. This was
in justice to the defendant and to all
parties concerned. An investigation
has shown that there is not single
judge that can be obtained who can
come here during next month to hold
court. and so the trial will be con-
tinued until the regular June term.
The lawyers will then try to have
tne case 1nlshed FOR good, although
there will have to be lots of work
done to get ready for the trial by that
time even. Some say that they could
not have been ready any how in April
for the trial, even had the special
term been arranged for. But they
will try and get ready for it in June.
There is very great amount of work
to be done and all the ground covered
in the first trial must be covered care
fully again.
Every one hopes that the case may
be disposed of as they feel that a
further continuance is not just to any
one concerned to have it postponed
any longer. Should the case be tried
ID June there is likely to be very
good attendance of people as the case
is the most notable ever On trial in
the county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
POOR FELLOW VS..
II they wonld Only stay at home and
Drudge for wages Life would be a
Prolonged Picnic.

Drudge for wages Life would be 4
Prolonged Picnic.
"What could be more pathetic, )
asks the Spokane spokesman Re.
view" 'sthan the spectacle daily pre-.
sented In this city, when the overland
trains move through with their bur
den Of eager, joyous and deluded hu.
manity making for the hardships and
the perils of the Klondyke? These
happy gold seekers are passing through
Spokane at the rate of from 300 tc
500 daily For the most part they
are young men, often mere boys, from
the farm, the counter and the factory
Many of them never beheld noun.
tain until they entered upon theil
present journey. Few of them have
borne burdens upon their backs, OIL
waded icy streams, or navigated the
tempestuous lakes. At the undertak.
ing they are facing they are worse
than tyros. They are mere children.
Not one in hundred knows what he
is going against. The pathos will
come in the undeceiving hope
has burned low and the ugly truth
is before them; when many OF
them shall break down ON the ter
rible trials, and some OF them shall
die far from their home and kindred. =
The South Pen Oil Company has
paid $40. 900 for an oil farm of 81
acres in the Henderson, field, Wood
county
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

.sFor five weeks / have lived on
cold water, SO to speak, !" writes a man
who suffered terribly from indigestion.
He could hardly keep anything on
his stomach. What stayed, wasn't
properly digested and gave him terri
BILE pangs.
This is not an uncommon case.
Dyspeptics don't get much nourish-
ment. They are generally thin and
weak.
They may eat enough but they
don't digest enough. Much of what
they eat turns into poison. If this
keeps n.there is no telling what dis
ease they may get next.
That's why it is best to take Shak-
err Digestive Cordial as soon as symp-
toms of Indigestion appear.
1t cures all the evils of indigestion,
and prevents all the evils which in
digestion causes.
Sold by druggists, price Toe to 5 1
per bolt G.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Gov. Black displayed more sense
than some of the older politicians
when he sat down on that bill to
curtail the liberty of the press in
New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Gladstone's physicians have said
that it is only a matter Of time until
the grand old man is dead, He is
now in his last illness. and the end
is not very far off.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The effort of summer to break in
on the winter month OF March has
met with a frost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The six hundred mark has been
passed. On Tuesday the enrolment
at the University was SOC.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

If the 'new woman" wants to en-
list there will not be much mascu-
line objection, provided that the
whole tribe be made to 90 with her.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The recent warm weather has en-
abled the hens to get ready for the
regular Easter rush.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The taste is the only way our
drinking water can be told off hand
from beer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

General Miles saysthat New York
can't be captured but Croker knows
better than that.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
A Few From "pucko.

Man was made to mourn and wo-
man was made to make him.
All the world does not love lover;
certain portion Of it considers him
chump
People who think everything should
be run to suit them have big ma
jority; but they can't agree on pol
icy.
When man is his own worst enc
my it Is generally a rather one-sided
fight.
AS nearly as we can learn, by talk
| ing with different people, man who
goes to the Klondike Is u fool, and q
man who stays at home Is stick-in.
the-mud.
PrEpMoHT ore mines viii be opened
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The young idea will be taught in
the finest school building in this neck
Of the woods here next winter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The greater includes the less.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures scrofula and
may be depended upon to cure boils
and pimpleS,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

March will endeavor TO square her.
self and regain her lost reputation ia
the remaining nine days which she
hae-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

In case OF war there are lots of
loud voiced warriors who will want
to be mounted on disappearing car
riages.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
The Commercial Gazette watc::..


Have you seen the watch the Pitts
burgh Commercial Gazette offers for
new readers? Man or boy, you should
have one. You get it by sending two
new subscriptions to the Commercial
Gazette daily for a year, or four fol-
six months, or six four months, the
SO. 90 subscription price TO accompany
the subscriptions. The watch is not
a toy, but an excellent nickel time
keeper, and Is guaranteed for one year.
This is the best Offer for subscriptions
ever made BY a newspaper and it Ii
increasing the subscription list Of the
Commercial Gazette very fast. Re.
member the terms: 1900 worth ii
subscriptions gets the watch.
ARMY kraSnt kha Eu651cor 6av1s,>u Z.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
THE EDITORS.
The President in His Paper
Tells About Them.

And Their Visit here in May. Slidell
| Brown Of the Argus Gives us the
Glad ws--Arrangements That are
Being Made---They Will Be here
In Fine Force Reasons Why the
Association Should come to Morgan
town.
The next Annual Session of the
State Editorial Association viii be
held in Morgantown In May of this
year. The Executive Committee of
the Association has decided in favor
of Morgantown, and the exact date
will be given out next week. The
University officials have been specially
active in securing the coming session,
recognizing the fact that the press
and our leading Institution should
go hand in hand In the education OF
our people and the dissemination of
knowledge
The President of the Association
has received earnest and cordial let
tiers in regard to the matter from DIR.
Raymond, President of the Univer-
sity, and from Mr.. Waitman Barrie,
Field Agent, and from Prof. S. b.
Brown, Chairman of the Committee
ON the part of the University, and
also from Prof r. A. Armstrong.
The matter of inviting the Assoc
citation to Morgantown was brought
before Faculty meeting some time
ago and a committee appointed com
posed OF Judge Okey Johnson, Prof.
w. p. Wiley, editor OF the West
Va. Bar, Prof. S. B. Brown, Prof. II.
A. Armstrong and Prof. T. G. Alike
son. This committee has conferred
with the business men OF the town
and the editors and leading citizens
generally, and IL was unanimously
agreed to invite the Association TO
come in May, and the President of
the Committee, Prof. Brown, at once
notified President Brown, of the AS
ISOLATION, and formally invited the
press to come.
In the meantime, the Executive
Officer of the Association is cores
ponding with the other officers, com
mittee, railroads and prominent news
paper people in different parts of the
State, trying to make full and COM
plete arrangements in regard to an
interesting program, transportation
new members, aud good attend
ence generally.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30
T. w. ANDERSON,
Real Estate & Insurance Agent.
HAS FOR SALE.

A Hotel and Livery Stable large lot oaxl44), and
very desirable frame residence with lot extending the rail-
road on Front Street.
large nearly frame residence and two desirable
business houses, Main Street
Two frame and two brick residences Spruce street.
Three frame residences Wiley street.
A good business location with residence Walnut ST.
large and very desirable brick residence and neat
frame cottage Pleasant street.
A frame cottage with large lot on Hoffman street.
Three desirable homes on Sunnyside.
A large boarding house University driveway, conyen-
lent to the University and Glass Works.
A new boarding house Beechurst Avenue near the
Glass Works.
Also other residences and building lots ID the townon
Sunnysde and in the Beechurst Addition to Morgnnton
Also FARMS coal and timber lands.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

President Kruger, of the Trans
vaal Republic, who removes judges
and otherwise intimidates courts, is
known az he Gar Reed, of a frica.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

The report of the Maine commits
sion is seen in as many parts of the
country at the same time as those
air ships last summer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Two surprising things have hap
pened in Charleston recently The
city went Democratic and Chiffon
paid part of that money back.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Since the board of inquiry seems
to be in some doubt that the Maine
was blown up it is evident that the
members don't read the newspapers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

No matter what you would have
preferred you. should accept the ordi-
nance offered as the best one which
the circumstances warranted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

After mature consideration ST.
John Wanamaker has decided to
make another cash assault ON the
Quay bargain counter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-30

Every editor in the country ought
to be able to endorse the motto which
the Boston Post has adopted-"Peace
with honor or war with victory"