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The Republican., 1899-10-05

AT the twenty-siXth national conven-
ton of Charities and Corrections, held
in Cincinnati Il few days since, an ad-
dress was made by George Terrence,
of Pontiac, H., superintendent of the
state reformatory, on The Relation of
the Cigarette to Crime" After reciting
his own experience with boys coming to
his institution, Mr.. Terrence said: II
am sure cigarettes are destroying and
making criminals of more of them than
the saloons" In his reformatory there
are 21S boys. OF 63, averaging - years
of age, So were cigarette smokers OF
133. averaging IA years of age, 125 were
cigarette smokers. OF 50, averaging Is
years, 13 were cigarette smokers. This
demonstrates that 90 per cent. of the
whole number We're cigarette fiends at
the time of committing crimes for
which they were committed to the re-
formatory. The general discussion de-
veloped a similar experience with
others connected with reformatories
for boys.-Presby byterian.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
A HONEYMOON INCIDENT.
Saloon RObS n Young woman of Her
Husband and Him of His
Manhood.

A happy young couple, married only
the night before, came to Holyoke last
Tuesday morning from Easthampton
to spend their honeymoon. They ar
rived at the depot and the husband eX-
cused himself a few minutes to go and
get hack to take them uptown to a
hotel.
AS soon as he gets outside of the de-
pot he faces one of these man-traps, a
saloon. He perhaps says to himself:
"Pll just step in here and get a glass of
beer" He goes in and gets a glass,
and that is so tempting, he thinks he
will have another, and he takes an
other, and another, and another, and
before he realizes it he is drunk.
He has forgotten all about the bride
and the marriage altar the evening be-
fore, when he promised to love her,
comfort her, honor and keep her.
Now she walks nervously and anXiously
up and down the depot platform, every
moment expecting her husband to re-
turn. She waits hour after hour
throughout That long day-dOubtless
to her the longest of all her life. But
where is he? Oh! he is drunk. Sleep
ing off the effects of his liquor in the
police station.
Toward the next morning he begins
to sober off and to wake up, The first
glimmerings of light begin to stream
in through the grated windows. He
looks around, but somehow everything
looks strangely new and unfamiliar
He says to himself: Where am !.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
G%e&@&@y.%2-0We&-94e2e
s LOttie'S Blue Eyes ,
SA0ASA. O. A&ASMSa 4AS

THE narrowing conviction was fore
ing itself upon Miss Sophias mind
that her brother, Rev. Harmon Pen
Jleton, at the mature age of A, had
actually fallen in love. This fact was
in itself an otfense to Miss Sophia, but
II was not all, for the minister had
committed the supreme folly of losing
his heart to a chit of girl, and most
Objectionable young person altogether
in Miss Sophia'S eyes.
"Now, if he had only fallen in love
with Mary" mused Sophia. She is a
most estimable young woman. But
that doll-faced, vain, frivolous Lottie-'
and Miss Sophia groaned. a man of his
age and minister of the Gospel to lose
his wits over pink and white complex
ion and yellow hair! Oh, it is too bad.
If L only knew of some way to olsen
chant him
just then two girls and a young man
passed along the street. One of the
girls was tall, dark-haired and stately;
the other was pink-cheeked and yellow
haired. Her hands were full of roses
and her laughing eyes were uplifted
in the face Of the young man by her
side.
Miss Sophia snorted with disgust.
''Flirting, as usual, the shameless
piece!" she ejaculated. "A nice min
istsr's wife she would make! Harmon's
an idiot"
Then Miss Sophia suddenly awole to
the that the hirfd girl had been
left too long al ser own devices,
and rose hastily to hc* Feet. In so do
ing she tripped over Il stool and gave
her ankle severe -tFench.
A little later Re-. Harmon Pendleton
returned home and found Miss Sophia
with her foot on a stool and her ankle
swathed in bandages.
why, Sophia, what has happened 90
asked the minister.
1--WE sprained my ankle replied
Miss Sophia, with grim disgust. Il
cant so much as put my foot on the
floor"
"Whew, this is indeed bad!" mur-
INJURED Rev. Harmon.
'And it is not all" added Miss So
rhia Martha has just had word that
her mother is very i'll and TO come home
Immediately. What tC do l can't imag-
inc"
why, get another gisl."
Since when has It bf1some so easy to
get help in Westonvil'e at a moments
notice." calculated Miss Sophia, with
supreme scorn.
II met Miss Armiger down the
street." said the minister, with sudden
inspiration. "She intends stopping on
her way home. Perhaps she can think
of way out of the difficulty"
81 don't DOUBT it; Mary Armiger is
most superior young woman said
Miss Sophia, with emphasis.
"Yes, she is, indeed, d" readily assented
the minister.
$50 Utterly unlike her sister Lottie,' -
supplemented Miss Sophia.
"Yes. they are quite unlike, certain
ly," said the minister, quietly.
"Did you meet Lottie, also?" asked
Miss Sophia. fnrtivcly watching her
brothers face. "She passed with Char
lie Saunders. making eyes at him as
usual. What an audacious firt that
girl is
The Republican., 1899-10-05
HOT WAVE PHILOSOPHY.

When all the sky seems blazing down and
sunshine curls the bricks
And General Humidity puts in his biggest
licks,
l welcome to my eyre with moist and
dripping palm
A placid old philosopher who runs little
farm,
Who says imagination helps deal in keep
ing cool,
And who to comfort other men makes this
his simple rule:
To talk of piping. biting days, and drifting
winter storm
Whene'er the weather pipes it up and gets
too thunderin warm.
They're better far than fiZZ or smash or
juleps, sure's you're born,
The honest little narratives of Frigid
Weather John.
For though the sizzling summer time may
boil and steam and hiss,
Who'd ever, ever think of it while listening
to this?
81 never seed a winter have darnder,
sharper aidge
Than in the year of siXty-one, the year that
| drove stage.
/ never had so hard a job attendn' to my
biz
For everything twas frizzable that year
you bet was frZ
At last l done caper that l hadn't done
for years,
I got a little careless and l friz up both
my ears.
The roads was awful drifted and trod ten
miles of snow
And all the time that thund'r rim wind did
nothin', sab, but blow.
Them ears of mine was froze so hard,
stuck out so bloomin' straight
l thought the wind would snap em off, it
blew a such a rate.
And when at last | hauled up home, the
missus bust in tears
And hollered: John, oh massy me, you're
going to lose your ears
But I-why, land O. goodness, ! was cooler'n
l be now"
And he passed his read bandanna up across
his steaming brow
81 jest got out my hatchet, and chopped
two cakes of ice
And held 'em on my friz-up ears-'twas
Granny Jones' advice.
/ didn't dare so in the house. but set there
in the shed
A-holdin them two junks of ice to either
side my head.
The chunks weighed fifty pounds apiece
that doCtorin' didn't cost,
And so | got 'em big enough to take out
all the frost.
My wife at last came out to see what made
me keep so still
And there | was, sab, sound asleep and
snorn' fit to kill
She got me in and gave me tea and helped
me inter bed
With that ere ice a-frozen tight and solid
to my head.
Twas sort of curtis, I confess, but still
slept complete,
A crystal palace on my head and soap
stones on my feet,
1t wasn't what you really call a calm and
restfu night
But when the ice peeled off next day them
ears came out all right"
They're better far than fizz or smash or
juleps, sure's you're born,
These honest little narratives from Frig;d
Weather John.
Lewiston (Me) Journal.
The Republican., 1899-10-05

Record, about three o'clock every aft
ernoon during the rainy season. The
rest of the day and evening after six
o'clock is delightful, and no one thinks
of carrying an umbrella, but at Colon
ii rains all the time, and, according to
the old proverb, it never rains but it
pours. 1t is the real thing by the buck
etful. 1t seems as if the bottom had
dropped out of the sky. Colon and
Panama are Al miles apart. The rain
fall at Panama is about 90 inches annu-
ally, or about eight feet. The rainfall
at Colon is 250 inches annually, or about
81 feet, and the people get it all in five
months, an average of four feet a
month precipitation, while in Arizona
they only have few inches. 1t takes
AL the rest of the year for the people
to get dry.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
RATTLESNAKE EATER.
A Georgia Negro Who Captures ana
Sells the Reptiles Sometimes
Makes Meal of Them.

Moses Henderson is a sable son of
Africa and lives two miles from Ameri-
Gus in a rocky field where rattlesnakes
are most plentiful, says the Savannah
News. Moses makes a living by cap
turing snakes and selling them. This
is the truth, strange as it may seem.
One day lately he killed large one
with II rattles on it. This was a fat
snake and Moses ate it. The other day
he brought very large snake to the
city, trying to sell its hide. There were
% rattles on it. The snake was very
poor, and Moses said it would not do to
eat, and he stuffed its hide and sold it
for a good price. Every year Moses
makes a good deal of money selling
The Republican., 1899-10-05
THIS CAT REFUSED TO DIE.
How an Intelligent Pussy Put a stop
to University Professors
Demonstration.

Students of one of the big universi-
ties in this city have a cat that has
utterly .efused to become a martyr to
science. Its history is another instance
Of the refining and elevating influence
of science, says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid
Prof. Blank asked ]. P. Morgan, the
Janitor to get a cat for him, as he
wished to illustrate his lecture on ''Res-
piration" by experiments upon the ami
NAL. Mr. Morgan succeeded in getting
one with the aid of some small boys.
When his students had assembled the
professor put the cat into the glass
receiver of the air pump and began to
pump out the air. Before the piston had
The Republican., 1899-10-05
A Minister'S TcstImonx

Before | became an abstainer | suf-
fered from fainting fits. even tainted
in the pulpit, and my life was bur
den. My physician came from London,
and said: If you do not drink you will
lie L said: Very we'll, doctor, then
I'll die My health rapidly improved.
[ met this physician three days ago.
lie said: You utterly surprise me.
Let me tell you, if there was no such
thing as alcohol, | should have TO put
up my shutters Canon Wilberforce.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
To Make nm Ice POuItIce.

An ice poultice is made by mixing
cracked ice with sawdust, putting the
mixture into a flannel bag and wrap
ping this in oiled silk or thin India rub
Der cloth. 1t is sometimes used to re-
duce the temperature in children in
cases of fever when the head is bot,
but its application requires great care.
ladies Home Journal
The Republican., 1899-10-05
Protest Against Drink Evil.

Delegates of the Dutch Reformed
church assembled in Pretoria, South
Africa, for the purpose of protesting
against the drink evil. which was de-
ciared to be undermining the national
character, and affecting Beers as well
as natives. a deputation afterwards
waited upon the president and urged
the strict enforcement of the law,
The Republican., 1899-10-05

courts as formal proof of marriage.
"You are lawyer, | think, Col. Bell, "
remarked the judge. "Well, no, sir"
replied the colonel, with Mark Twain
like drawl; 81 was once, but | have re-
formed When the laughter had sub
sided the bench settled the matter with
the dictum: 'Once a lawyer, always a
lawyer" The colonel then pronounced
the certificates valid from the legal
American standDoint.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
Permanency of Profession.

Col. Bell, the United States consul at
Sydney, recently appeared as a witness
in the divorce court in that city on the
point whether a certain certificate
would be accepted in the American
The Republican., 1899-10-05
A Mans Enemies.

The man who is his own worst en-
emy usually has nunber of other
enemies who run a close second.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Republican., 1899-10-05

More herrings are eaten than any
other kind of fish.
The Republican., 1899-10-05
Where 1t Rains Forever.

You can expect shower at Panama,
says a correspondent in the Chicago
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
MUST SAVE FUEL.
Instructions issued to fireman and en-
gineers of the Baltimore & Ohio
aiiroad-Abatement of smoke.


Instructions nave peen issued TO the
brennan Oh ene baltimore ana ONO
lailfoau looking 10 lne economical
use vi iuei and an aoateunenb OF the
smoke nuisance. Inc instructions
were prepared py an expert ana state
IhaC the iormauioh OF smoke can be
pre'euleu py careful hrihg. Inc IN
sGfuctions state that "one shoVeltul
Vi coal aU Time scattered over tne
Hre' win Inc doof lett partly open a
le" secohus 10 adihlt ar TO MIX with
one gases ol one green coal VIII cause
ehe smoke 10 DE consumed.
Inc practice OF charging several
shoveiluls OF coal al a Time should be
AVOIDED ana frequent nrlng practlced
WIN no chance OF mixing with sur
nclent quantities OF ar TO insure per-
lect combustion, ana the temperature
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
FIFTY YEARS In ONE CHOIR.
Three Men at Age of 20 Give up Their
Places.

After having sung for so years in
the same church choir continuously,
missing very few services, Daniel
Shaaber, Jacob Shaaber and James
Hill sent in their designations because
their voices were possibly not as good
as the large congregation had a reas-
enable right to expect. These singers
are now nearly 10 years old, but are
still young and active in mind and
body, and they still can sing in a
manner that is wonderful to those
who hear them. The brothers Shaa-
Der say that the vocal organs of the
throat hold out as well, possibly better
than the eyes, ears, arms or limbs of
the human body if they are properly
exercised and taken care Of They
experience no difficulty in singing
right along with the younger folks in
the choir, but they now desire to quit
because they imagine the congregation
may want to hear new voices, writes
Reading, Pa, correspondent Of the
New York Sun.
They have sung to five generations
in the church and have kept it up so
regularly that thousands of people
have been more than surprised. The
Shaabers sang tenor and Mr. Hill bass.
Beside singing in the choir for half
century Of years they also sang at
church festivals and private gather
ings of the congregation, always with
out charge, as the church had no paid
choir, and the singers officiated as
labor of love. Being comfortably sit
uated 10 life, they desire no reward
from the church.
The church officers held meeting,
refused to accept their designations
and consented to relieve them of &C
tive service in the choir, but reserving
their places as long as they live, SO
that whenever they wish to occupy
seats in the choir gallery their chairs
will be there and their services will be
gladly received. The semi-centennial
Of their connection with the choir will
be celebrated on December next, and
the occasion promises to be notable.
The brothers Shaaber in reality Joined
the choir 54 years ago. Daniel Shaa-
Der was leader for 80 years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
Funeral of VIM. p. Burt.

MANNINGToN, W. Va, Jan. 49,
Yesterday forenoon all the banks OF
this city were closed on account of
the funeral of Mr. VIM. P. Burt, who
died suddenly last Sunday. For the
past 35 years Mr.. Burt has been
prominently identified with the city,
having served as member of city
council, secretary of the Burt Oil
and manufacturing companies, and
at the time the Bank of Warrington
was organized he was elected vice
president, which Office he held until
his death. The deceased was about
As years of age and leaves wife and
four children. The funeral services
were held at his late residence on
Main street, at 1870 a. m, DR.. Elan
agan, of Grafton, officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Trach, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of this city
while the music was rendered by an
old time choir, led by U. A. Clayton,
of Fairmont, of which the deceased
was a member.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
A ROUND OF PLEASURE
A number Of very pleasant affairs in
honor of Mrs. J.R.Eliis Of Grafton.

Mrs. J. r. Ellis, of Grafton, ar
rived on Thursday afternoon and is
the guest of Mrs. S. G. Chadwick.
Mrs. Chadwick gave a theater party
honor of Mrs. Ellis Thursday night.
Those who made up the party
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Barbe, Miss
Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. Chadwick,
Sam Chadwick, and Mrs. Ell
lis. A luncheon was served after
the play at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chadwick. Those in addition
to the party who attended the play
were Director and Mrs. JAS. H. Stew
art and Prof and Mrs. r. l.. Morris.
Friday night Mrs. Ellis was enter
tanned at whist party which was
attended by all of the prominent
society people of town and on Sat
urday night Prof. and Mrs. r. L.
Morris received in honor of Mrs.
Ellis. She is very popular young
lady and has many friends here. She
formerly visited Morgantown fire.
quently. She is daughter of COL
Thomas E. Davis, of Grafton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
Union District Institute.

Program for teachers institute to be
held at Pleasant Hill Feb. A, 1899, ex-
ercises to begin at O'Clock.
Devotional exercises by Rev J. P.
Warner.
Address Of welcome, by President.
Parents duty, by l.. r. Hildebrand
and William Hartman. General dis
cussion.
Importance of little things, by Miss
Wilson, Benjamin Grow and Cans Ross.
Should man who has no children DO
trustee, j. w. Fowler and j. T. Stewart.
Narcotics, by ]. p. Warner.
Teachers duty, B. Rexroad aud w.
III. Shroyer,
Teacher in society, w. F. Warner and
Quinter johnson.
Should teachers be paid for attending
district institutes, by ]. G. Morris, J. f.
Ross and z. w. Stellar.
Present needs of our schools, bv D.B.
Waters and T. J. Colebank
Queries.
NIGHT skssIoN.
Home study, by 0. o. Colehss,a and
Harry st. Clair.
To what extent should the teacher MS
sist the pupil, by James German and
Miss Simpson.
Recitation by Ida johnson and Ida
Conwell.
Paper. by Cora Colebank.
How to raise the standard of the Free
School System, by Austin Davis.
Defamation by Joseph Martin.
Recitation, by Ada Reppert, Ray
Swindler and Myrtle Robinson.
Paper, by Mary Costello.
Closing talk, by Supt. Waters.
Program will be Interpreted with
music and Rotations.
All are cordially invited to attend
and make the institute success.
COMMITTEE.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
WILES
Leads While others
Follow.
He owns lots both Ia and out
OF the two corporations and
can sell them to you from
500
to
1000
On monthly payments.
On monthly payments.

LOCAL interest In the action of the
legislature has warmed up and if some
Morgantown people get into the game
as candidates it will be still more
warm. The Monongalia members
are OF course taking an active part in
what is going on and they will do
much toward directing the work of
that body while it is in session.
LOCAL sportsmen say that this
winter so far has been a very hard one
on such game as turkey, quail, pleas
ants, and other game birds. This in
formation comes from the country
districts through the farmers, who re-
port larger number of dead game
birds found than ever before. The
weather in this section has not been
so hard on them as in some other
parts Of the state where there has
been considerable more snow.-News
Standard. The same conditions are
said to prevail here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
NOT THE END OF THE CENTURY.
But People Continue to Hold Wrong
Ideas About this Year.

Lest anyone be tempted to follow
the saddening example of an es-
teemed contemporary, which joyously
proclaims this as the last year of the
century, let the understood once for
all that this is not the last, but the
next to the last, year of the century.
The first year of our reckoning of
time was not completed until Dec.
81 of the year l The first decade
was not closed until the last day OF
the 10th year; the first century was
not finished and filed away for his
toric reference until the last day OF
the Tooth year The second centu-
ny, therefore, began January l, 1O1,
or just 100 years after the year / be-
gan. The Goth century begins on
the first day of the year 1901, and
the 10th century does not pass into
history until the last day of the year
1900.
Which is all easy to remember ii
one only keeps in mind that at the
beginning of the Doth year only 9s
years actually have elapsed, and a,
the beginning of the Tooth year only
SO years have elapsed. When tht
Tooth year has expired, or at mid
night on Dec. 81, 1900, the new cen
tury will begin, and not until then
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
DR.. RAYMOND.
OF the State University, in the city
Talks about the school.

Or. jerome Hall Raymond presi-
dent of the West Virginia State Uni
versity at Morgantown, was pleasant
caller at the Register Office yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Raymond was in the
city to deliver lecture last night, a
report of which is found elsewhere in
this ISSUE
DR.. Raymond is full of enthusiasm
about the University and it's work,
and while he feels flattered by the
success which has attended the insti-
tuition the past year, he is hopeful
that the next year will see greater
strides forward. DR.. Raymond be-
lieves that If the Legislature now in
session will deal with the University
and its needs in business like way,
it will soon become one of the best
schools in the country. He believes
that thoroughly efficient faculty has
been secured, and that all departments
are in position to move forward rapid
ly. He is particularly enthusiastic
over the summer quarter, instituted
last summer, and in his report to the
Regents, urges that provision be made
for continuing and extending this
work.-Wheeling Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
AN UNIQUE AFFAIR.
Grand Colonial Reception by the Wo-
mans League-All the Girls
will dress in costume.

What promises to be the most
elaborate social affair given in Nor
gantown, is being planned by the
active and associate members of the
Woman's League Of the University.
1t will be a magnificent colonial
reception. All the ladies will dress in
costumes belonging to time long
ago. The most elaborate and quaint
costumes are being planned, and ev-
cry girl belonging to the University
will take part. A number of very
interesting features will be a part
of the reception, but the details of
these features will not be made pub
lie until the night of the reception.
There are hundred and sixty wo
men attending the University, and
about fifty town ladies who are as
sociate members of the League, and
when these are dressed in quaint
old costumes, they will present a
most captivating appearance The
greatest enthusiasm is being mani
tested in the affair.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18
Died.

JoNEs-Agnes Jessie Jones, daugh-
ter Of Henry Jones the head waiter at
the Wallace House, died on Friday,
January 18th, 1898, aged 3 years.
The funeral took place in Oak Grove
on Saturday.
STANsBERRY-Mrs. Alvey STAINS
berry, of near Smithtown, was taken
home yesterday from Pittsburg
where she had been for some time
and where she had died on Sunday.
She had gone there on December
thietieth to submit to an operation
and had recovered from il splendid
ly when typhoid fever was contract
ed and she died from the attack.
She was tweuty-eigh years old and
leaves two children. She was a
daughter of George Gaskins. The
funeral took place at Mount Nebo in
Marion county on Tuesday after
noon