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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06
Ladies, Attention!
Spring Opening.
Easter JeWelry.
Geo. c. Hayes 4 Co.,
Leading jewelers..
Latest Novelties, Waist
Sets, Collar and Waist
Buckles, Lace and Skirt
Pins.

Col. GILMORE has begun the
grading Oh the athletic grounds at
the University and hopes to have
the job completed some time this
spring if the rain will hold off long
enough The work has been de-
layed and hindered SO much by the
weather that there is no telling when
it will be finished. 1t is hoped to
have the grounds in shape for the
first game of the season which takes
place on April fifteenth
PILLOW sale at w. G. T. U. recep-
tion at School of Music (Hoffman res
idence) Thursday night. All are in
vited.
BUY the seamless shoe for boys at
Waters Shoe Store; none better in the
city.
For the best oysters go to S. V.
Thompson's.
SEE the new line of hats and ties
at Waters before buying.
ADVERTISING contest at the w. G.
Il. q. reception at School of Music
Thursday night, April 6. Door open
ed at O'Clock p. M.
JUDGE Farr of West Union, has es-
tabished as rule of practice that no
injunction will be granted without
notice to the defendants, unless some
reason appears why notice cannot or
should not be given.
If they do not have what you want
in the shoe line at Waters shoe store
they will get it for you in two days.
TEN cents a week gets you the best
small daily in the state. Why don't
you take it yourself and quit borrow
ing your neighbors paper?
A ST. Louis girl is suffering from
reading an account of case of spinal
meningitis, and the doctors say she
took it from super sensitiveness.
This is just the way perhaps that
Sampson caught the idea he won the
Santiago fight.
IHE SWEETEST line of Shirts are to
be seen at Whittington's
The old platform below the depot
which was formerly used as a stor-
age place for oil and gas we'll sup
plies has been removed. 1t has
stood there, for many years and is
remembered by all the larger growth
of the boys Of town as it used to be
famous rendezvous. 1t has given
place to tool house.
A YOUNG man who had taken his
job work else where called this
morning and wanted great free
blow of an event in which he was
interested. He stated that he had
taken the work for which he expect
ed to be paid elsewhere with out
even asking an estimate from us on
il. He may be surprised to know
that he will get no free advertise
ment after chat sort of conduct but
that is what he will find cut to be
the state Of affairs.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06

A NEW line of kid gloves: if we
haven't the size and color you want.
we will order for you.
Miss MARY SEMANs.
FEW people who have any OF the
fisherman sporting blood in their veins
can resist the temptation brought by
these fine days and they are going out
to the creek banks in great numbers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06

THE state board of examiners is
now passing on the young men who
want to practice medicine in this
state. The examination is being
held in Wheeling. Only one APP
plication is from Morgantown and
he is J. F. Trippett He has made
a very good record IN college and
will have no trouble in getting the
coveted permission topractice.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06
NORTH MORGAN
is

The new name given the famous
WILES' ADDITION. To the hun
dreds who have written me. / will say
that it does not embrace a single foot
of either Seneca or the Hoffman Addi-
tion. 1t is town in itself. Write
me postal and get large map, now
ready. j. W. W1LES.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06
FOR 1899
a line of Photos

We are showing a line of Photos
and Frames that for Beauty, Style,
Finish, Workmanship and Prices
are Matchless.
.PROTZMAN.
The Photographer,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-06
ABOUT OuR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention of Prominent People
Wherv they are and How they are.

Personal Mention of Prominent People
Wherv they are and How they are.
Rev. George O'kelly is visiting
his brother DR. Charles O'Kelly.
Miss Effie Posten of Fairmont Is
here to visit her father Homer Poster.
|. G. Lazzelle has gone to his old
home near Vaudeville for short
visit.
Jesse f. Trippett came in on Thurs
day morning to spend his vacation in
Margantown. He has been attending
school at Nashville Tenn.
Jake Wharton has bought another
pair of mules which he will place in
the hauling business. He thinks
that they are the best pair of mules
in the state as a matter of course.
E. b. Stewart has returned from
Parkersburg where he went to look
after the interests of a client in the
case of VIM. NJ. Carr and others
against the Battelle Oil Company of
this place.
Daddy Shivers who lives near
the Hogback sp the creek is very
sick and many people expected him
to succumb to the attack with which
he is suffering. He has gangrene
and is in a very bad shape.
USE A. Bowers Dandruff cure.
One application cures itching of the
scalp.
A. l.. NYE's phone is No. IS.
Orders for any of the excellent line of
goods he keeps will receive prompt
attention.
THE eurbing on Front street is
being dressed up and rounded off as
it should be by a stone cutter who
will complete the job in day or So
ATTORNEY Charles Goodwin has
moved over from South Morgantown
into the new Poster building and now
has one Of the best appointed offices
in town where he will be glad to meet
his clients.
THE county is having the bridge
cleaned of the accumulation of mud
which has been piling UP on it for
some time. The dust is very thick
and raises great clouds as it is
dumped over board
MAIN street is very dusty and will
soon show people how much it can
raise ia the way of a dust if we do
not have it fixed. This cannot be
done very well before the paving OF
the side streets is accomplished and
when this will be done cannot be
told.
THE indiscriminate throwing of pa
per on the street by every one should
be stopped. The paper gets into the
mouths of the sewers and clogs them
up. 1t is contrary to law to throw
any thing into the streets and the
street commission is going to see to 1T
that there are some prosecutions for
the practice in case it is not stopped.
The paving contractors have not
turned up yet but the council has a
letter from them stating that they
will be here in few days to take
hold of things and start them to GO
ing We hope that they will not de-
lay any longer than it is absolutely
necessary and that no more time will
be lost. We don't think that there
will he either.
THE " G / u. will give most
novel entertainment to night at the
School of Music All are cordially
invited to attend and help the Union
in the plans for the advancement of
the town. They want to raise money
to pay the prizes which are offered
for ESSAYS on subjects to be assigned
by the Union. They will charge a
small admission fee. Refreshments
will be served and a number of very
interesting articles will be sold dur
ing the course OF the evening.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
A Beneiiceut Club Idea.

Decidedly unique among women's
clubs is the as yet unnamed blind-wO-
woman's club of New York city. Pro-
jected by few big-hearted women, it
is intended that II shall offer opportu-
mites 10 this unfortunate class, who,
because of their sightlessness are apt
to wander ''over the hills to the poor
house" In two ways this club will be
Il gOdsend to the sightless. In club
house fitted mp 10 suit their special
needs instruction will be given in occu-
pations that will make them self-sup-
porting. At the same time this central
club may be place Of exchange or
sale of their handiwork. The social
and intellectual culture of these blind
women, on the other hand, will not be
overlooked. There Is Il scheme where
by reading aloud of newspapers and
books Is to be pleasant diversion
while the women work, or = course Of
study is to offer systemat,c improve
ment in the hours Of leisure
With all these novel advantages these
blind club-women may doubly console
themselves with the saying, ''If eyes
were the windows of the soul there
would be more women who squint''-
Woman's Home Companion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
Confetti As a Hair Decoration.

One of the noval features of the re-
cent floral fete at Saratoga was the APP
Dearance in the ballroom, on the prom
enade, and even on the streets-given
over to carnival mirth--of pretty girls,
whose wavy, fluffy pompadours were
sprinkled with the parti-colored con-
retti thrown indiscriminately at any
given mark by the passer-by,- and of
Ten, it may be remarked en- PEASANT, by
each other, when beauty observed how
attractive this addition to her couture
was.
Silver spangled girls marched about,
their pretty heads literally sprinkled
with red, blue. green and yellow parti-
lies; staid matrons, with soft, gray
.olls, added n not unpicturesque item
to the artistic effect. More than one
expressed regret that the fashion was
as fleeting as the mirth which inspired
It's appearance. An agreeable feature
If the confetti is the fact Of its readi-
ness TO be brushed away, differing
from powder or gold dust, which re-
1uires careful manipulation to remove
It. after the ball is over. - New York
Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
QUALITY AND NEWS,
Fame and Excellence Are Determining
Factors In Successful Development.
ONE oF.THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
OF HIGH-CLAsS NEWSPAPERS.

In presenting interesting phases of scien-
tiflc and economic problems, high-class
newspapers frequently give Information Of
as great value In their advertising columns
as In those devoted to the publication OF
the principal events of the day, and when
the fame OF product Is extended beyond
large demand created throughout Great
Britain and her Colonies and the principal
sea-ports and cities OF Europe, Asia and
Africa, 1t becomes a pleasant duty to note
the fact and to tell of the points OF excel
lence on which so great a success Is based.
We refer TO the now world famed laxative
remedy, Syrup of Figs. the product OF the
California Fig Syrup Company. The merits
of this well-known excellent laxative were
first made known to the world through tho
medical journals and newspapers of the
United States; and is one oil the distinct
achievements OF the press. It Is now VIII
known that Syrup OF Figs Is an ethical
proprietary remedy, approved by the most
eminent physicians everywhere, because 1t
Is simple and effective, yet pleasant to
the taste and acceptable to the system, and
not only prompt In its beneficial effects,
after effects. 1t is frequently referred to as
the remedy of the healthy, because 1t is
used by people who enjoy good health and
who live we'll and feel well and are well
informed on all subjects generally, includ-
ing laxatives. In order to get its beneficial
effects, 1t Is necessary to get the genuine
Syrup OF Figs, which Is manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
spanish cave jewellers of To-day

We commonly refer the cave dwell
era to prehistoric times, but thors
are still some of these people IN parts
Of Europe that are considered civiliz-
ed. Their primitive dwellings are, In
some cases, natural caves, and in 9TH
era have been hewn out of the rocks
Some OF theae homes in Spain are de-
seribe6 by writer. He says: There
is no need OF an aims house In Alcala.
One side Of the hill above the tewn Is
heney-combed with caves, which are
used by the poor IS dwellings,, free Of
rent and taxes. These caves run In
tiers, with paths between them. and
before each is garden in which grow
the prickly pear, flg, villas. maize and
vegetables. The combination Of rock
and foliage gives the whole hillside
that singular appearance Of rocky
fertility seen only in southern lands,
and particularly In the presence Of
cactus growth. The people seemed
quite az comfortably situated as many
who lived In houses, and in general
appearance the aims house hill of Alca-
Ia was more attn active than the gypsy
quarter of Granada. Doubtless these
caves have the advantage over ordi.
nary houses Of being warmer in win.
ter and cooler In summer"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
The Prison Bird.

In the Paris Museum OF Natural His
tory at present there Is to be seen the
only living captive specimen OF what
African explorers have called tho "pris-
on bird" The popularity OF this
feathersd beauty 10 that he L. the most
tyrannical and Jealous Of husbands.
imprisoning his mate throughout her
nesting time. Livingstone watched the
birds habits while in Monpour, and In
his subsequent observations referred to
the nest as prison and the female
bird as slave. The neat Ia built In
the hollow Of tree through an open
ing in the bark. As soon as 1t is COM
pleted the mother bird enters carefully
and fearfully and settles down In 1t.
Then papa walls up the opening. leav-
ing only just space enough for air and
food to pass through. He keeps faith
full guard and brings food at regular
intervals. without fail. The female
thrives under her enforced retirement.
But IL the prison bird is killed, or In
any other way prevented from fulnll-
ing his duties. the mother and her little
ones must die Of starvation, for she
cannot free herself from bondage. Nor
mally the imprisonment lasts until the
chicks are old enough to fly. Then the
male bird destroys the barrier with his
beak and liberates his family. 'It is
charming" writes Livingstone, "to see
the Joy with which the little prisoners
greet tie light and the unknown
world"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
STRAUSS DEATH.
ne succumbed TO Exhaustion from
Services to Charity.

Ne 6Cccumbcd 10 Exnaustion HUN
Services to Charity.
Vienna Special to the London Tele-
graph: The Vienna opera house every
year stages "F1edermaus" with its best
artists, as does also the Berlin opera
house. Unfortunately this MASTERPIECES
was the indirect cause Of its compos-
er's sickness and death. On Whit
Monday "Fledermaus" was played ct
the opera. and Strauss was persuaded
10 conduct the overture himself, as the
representation was for charitable pur-
poses. Doctors had forbidden him to
undergo any fatigue, as he suffered
rom chronic affection OF the bronchial
tubes. The master Was always excited
while conducting, and had been espe-
cially warned against any sudden
change In temperature. He left thu
opera in heated state, took cold and
felt III on returning homo. Although
establishment filed the opera house at
the freshness and yivacity of Herr
Strauss, who was "A years old. and the
vigor with which he handled his baton.
It soon appeared how weak he was. and
how little fitted his nerves were any
longer to bear the fatigue and excite
ment of public appearance. He was
soon afterward seized with general
feebleness, and was unable after that
day to leave his room, but nothing
serious was apprehended. He worked,
according to his custom, during the
night, sometimes till the morning, ct
the composition of ballet, "Cinder-
ella" to be acted at the opera house.
This work gave Strauss much pleasure,
and he caused the first act, which he
had just concluded, to be played be-
fore him by his stepson, the pianist
Herr Epstein. He intended to finish
the two other acts at Ischl, Salzkam-
mergut, to which place he was to have
removed soon afted for the summer. On
a Friday he was seized with shivering
and pronounced inflammation OF the
lungs. which pursued such a rapid
course that the doctors declared the
case hopeless on Saturday morning.
During his delirium the great composer
talked of his music, but when he partly
recovered consciousness he expressed
hopes for recovery and entertained no
Idea OF death, of which he always dur
ing his lifetime was so afraid that iae
word was never pronounced before
him. His last words to the doctors
were "Auf wiedersehen." He died
painlessly. surrounded by his friends.
His last thoughts were devoted to the
progress of his music.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

From the Philadelphia Record: A
lady in PariD is reported to have lost
her purse In a dressmaker's establish
ment. She had all the young ladies Of
the establishment called In, % It II So
riously reported. and demanded from
each one q lock Of her hair. The tok-
ems wer0 then pinned to pieces OF pa
per bsaring the owners names, and q
the customer left the establishment
she remarked: my purse has been
stolen. but as DO not wish to subject
innocent girls to the humiliation Of
being searched. intend early tomor-
row morning to subject your hair and
handwriting to a somnambulist and
clairvoyant, who will tell mo which
of you Is the thief" In the course 0,
the evening the lady received An
anonymous parcel containing intact
her purse with its contents.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

IVORY wears out more people than
work does, and fretting causes more
unhappiness in families than either
sickness or poverty" writes Mrs. Mo-
SEES p. Handy in the Woman's Home
Companion. Indeed, the secret of
happiness may almost be said TO be
making the best OF everything. and
good humor under all circumstances
the most useful virtue which man, and
more especially woman, can possess.
There are good women who to-day
would peril life and limb for husband
and children. yet who daily render
their dear ones uncomfortable by going
forth TO meet trouble half way, and by
grieving over that which is past and
irremediable. If a thing can be helped
by any effort of yours, go to work
promptly and help 1t; if not, waste no
time in vain repining. When your hus
band has made a mistake in business
and times are hard do not wall over
the mistake. Gather up the fragments
and stand by to help him. II you can
do nothing else you can ut least pre-
tend that you do not mind; can show
him that you believe in him still. and
prophesy that better times are coming.
Nothing so chills mans courage as
the damp spray of wife's tears. Did
you never try to run your sewing ma
chine without oil? Don't you know
how the surfaces grind upon each
other, and how hard the work is? Well,
just as one hour of that scraping will
injure the machinery more than a
whole days use would If properly
oiled, just so one days worry will dig
more wrinkles in your face and sprin-
kle more gray in your hair than will
months Of patient, trusting labor
Worrying is an essentially feminine
failing, and there are women who do
it in spite of themselves. II you chance
to be such one, fret all to yourself in
the privacy Of your chamber, provided
you have any privacy. But under any
circumstances do not empty your ba-
sin Of cold water-or worse, your bot
tie of tears-oyer the sitting room fire."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
5.sER g oErTINo soARcR.
For That nsasea Ola nisysls rirss Ar
Being NnAs Over.

Being MaAs Over.
The popularity Of bicycling has Gre
sted great demand for rubber and -
a consequence the commodity IL be-
coming scarce and the need OF econ
omy in its use Is imperative. 1t may
not be generally known that the india
rubber dolls. animals and other toys
used by children in many cases begs1
their commercial existence in the form
Of bicycle tires. All our indta-rubber
toys come from Germany. and several
enterprising English shippers have
found that the shipment of old, worn
out tires to the German factories Is q
very profitable business During the
past two years tons Of old rubber, that
used formerly to be thrown away, or
remade into cheap doormats, have
been shipped to Germany, and sent
back transformee into elaborate and
gaudy sQueaki's dolls, elephants and
other toys. though rubber Is used for
wider variety OF articles than any
other material, more rubber was used
last year in the manufacture Of bicycle
tires tan for any other purpose, and
the demand for rubber Is now perma-
nently In excess Of the supply. More
than 100000 pairs of tires were made
in England during the last season, and
It Is impossible to make them Of any
but the very lest rubber.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
A Cultured Monarch.

King Oscar II. king OF Norway
and Sweden, is one Of the most cultur-
I'd men In Europe. He IL remarka BILE
h literature, bis works comprising
musical compositions. verse, fiction.
and many volumes on technical sub
Iects. and he has also translated into
swedish Gothe's Faust, which alone
s very great undertaking. He ia a
ine speaker, and in his youth had
mch a remarkably fine and well train
ID voice that 1t wss considered one of
his greatest gifts. The king, though
aow an old man, has a splendid pres
.nce. and in manner is simple and un-
Effected. He spends many months Of
The year at Tullgarn, his grand old
,astlo On the edge Of the cliffs over
hanging the sea, and one OF his great
lst pleasures IS drilling his little
trandsons.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30

It IL difficult to realize that 60 fra
gle looking a concern as a SPIDERS
web is proportionatsly one OF the
strongest things in existence. The Or
dinary spiders thread would support
without breaking a weight Of three
grains. Now bar Of steel one inch
In diameter will sustain fifty tons. II
you take the diameter Of spider's
thread, and calculate what weight the
same thread an inch in diameter
would support, the conclusion arrived
at is no less than ssventy-four tons.
which rsaans that the strength Of the
seemingly feeb,s thread II. as near as
possible. as much as one and half
times that of the steel.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-30
South Africa's First Lady.

Mrs. Hamburg Williams is the first
lady of the land in South Africa. AS
sister to His Excellency Sir Alfred Mil
ner, her position would credit her
with this title. Sir Alfred is n bache-
Tor, and devoted to the closest study
Of finance and craftsmanship, and
tares little for social gayety, and, were
1t not for his accomplished sister, the
hristocracy of Cape Colony would fare
Ill in entertainment at the government
mansion. AS 1t is, there has never be-
Tore been such charming hostess to
grace the white House" of Cape Col
bny. A beautiful woman of the most
highly cultured English type, Mrs.
Williams simply radiates feminine
grace and loneliness, and has become
popular beyond description. This is
not an easy matter at the tip end Of
the African continent, for one is sup
posed to walk in the straight and mar
row path prescribed by the customs Pc
culiar to the country. Shortly after ar
irving there, two years ago, Mrs. Will
lams infringed on one of these laws in
way that made her the talk wherever
English women congregated, and an
attempt was made to socially ostracize
her. The racial feeling in Cape Colony
Is intense. and not being acquainted
with this fact, Mrs. Williams. when
giving prizes to the children of the
public schools, after kissing a little
white girl, stopped down and touched
the lips of little Ksfiir girl who had
achieved equal distinction with her
white sister.
n gasp of horror on the part of all
the ladies present followed the move,
and a clergyman leaned over and &C.
quainted Mrs. Williams how she had
shocked the audience. 1t was rather
trying moment, but instincts Of JUS
Tee prevailed over taste, and when the
next colorcd girl came along, the first
lady il the land kissed her as though
It was the customary thing to do, and
she found that it reacted only to her
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bazar.