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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13

A SINGING contest is one OF the pro-
posed dgressions of the near future,
in store for the Elkins people. The
choir OF the colored church of Ran
dolph will sing in competition with
choirs from Morgantown, and other
places in the State, for handsome
Bible. The date Of the contest will
be announced later.
A BIG ice gorge has formed on the
Monongahela river between Morgan
town and Lock No. 8 and the break
ing up of the cold weather has caused
fear among river interests that the
ice will let go and destroy property.
1t is feared that when the ice softens
it will break away and be forced down
the river by the large volume Of water
accumulated above the gorge. Maj.
Charles +. Powell local United States
engineer has sent out warnings to
prepare for the break up. Much dam
age has been done to Lock No. and
river property during past winters by
ice gorges which formed at this point.
The lines holding all the coal crafts
at Pittsburg OF the river coal combine
are being made more secure. The
company has about 20. 900, 900 bush
els OF coal loaded and ready for ship
ment. A big rush Of ice might prove
serious should 1t strike the fleets.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13

THE Kappa Alphas have large
bob sled and are waiting for favor
able opportunity to put it on the
track.
MOZART symphony Club at the Uni-
versily on Monday evening. This
notable musical organization will be
a treat to Music lovers of Morgan
town.
THE music to be furnished BY the
Mozart Symphony club on next Mon
day viii be very fine aud all who can
20 should be at Commencement hall
To hear them.
4 series Of revival meetings begin
at the NJ. p. church this evening aud
continue irdefinitely. The pastor
will be assisted by Rev. Mr. MeMani-
min OF Stenbenville, Ohio. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend and
the church people are especially urged
10 be present.
SENECA has granted a franchise to
the Morgantown Oil and Gas com
pany to lay mains and pipes in their
town for the purpose OF supplying
the people down there with gas.
There was some opposition on the
part Of those who were interested in
the Iron City Company. The coun
ell in case they graft one should
grant all that come along and offer
any reasonable evidences that they
mean business.
ALL odds and ends in mems, wo-
mems and chiidren's shoes going now
at cut prices at Hirschmans.
The Morgantown council has rails
ed the salary Of the chief ten dollars
ard of the policemen five dollars a
month.
MORE small houses for rent is what
is wanted in Morgantown more than
any thing else. There isn't day but
that some one is inquiring for house
to rent. The prices on the larger
houses are too high for people OF mod
est means and they want something
smaller. Those who have money to
invest could not do better than to
build lot of small houses The per
cent Of return in many cases would be
larger than that received from the
more pfetentious residences which are
rented in town.
The remainder of our stock of
ladies and children's wraps go now
at unheard of low prices.
SHOES suitable for winter and
early spring wear, broken sizes and
broken prices, at Hirsehmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18TH.

ITs about time for all of the little
two by -four newspapers who have
been lighting the friends Of the Uni
versitv and disappearing their
opposition to DR.. Raymond to admit
that they have been all wrong Many
Of them have done this for pay OF
one kind or another and they have
lost much of the small respect that
the public has heretofore entertain
ed for them. There is one of the
little fellows not thousand miles
from Morgantown that is now en-.
gagged in busily masticating crow
He was told what his bill of fare
would be many times hut he couldn't
see it until the mess was showed
right under his nose He will soon
drop it and try to climb on the band
wagon.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13
Take a Look Anyway.

Both the intended purchaser andS
the person who sis just shcp-t
ping" are equally welcome here.
We like to show our goods
we're proud of them. We knowS
!, there's no more elegant. worthy,
, np-to-date jeweiry stock anywhere
in this vicinity, and we know our
prices are the lowest of the low
Whether you are in the buying
mood or not come ip and take
I look anyway-all the latest fads
and novelties in the jewelry line.
Geo. c. Hayes & Co,
|Leading jewelers.. {
R. A. HAYES, Optician. (
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13

and school gir,s to come
here for the little things in stationery
they use in school. We have line
that will make selection easy, our
goods will give them satisfaction, and
our prices make the pennies and nick
les go a long ways. We wish they
would bring their parents along too.
We have everything in stationery
whether for home or office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13

SOUTH Morgantown has new POI
liceman having elected James Blair
to that position
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13
VALENTINES.

From lie up. Comic and
Fancy ones. Books--Our
Motto; A good book for
toe. Our stock of groceries
is fresh, clean and sold at
the lowest prices. Oil f2c
a gallon.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13
Acme Book Store.

t75 Walnut St.-Dering Building.
Fl. L. SWISTiER, Proprietor.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-13

THIS morning was probably the
coolest morning of the winter. The
mercury at seven thirty marked two
degrees above. 1t is taken for grant
ed that it was lower than this dur
ing the night. The air was still
however and the chill did not strike
one as torcibly as it would had the
wind been blowing. Reports from
the mountain are to the effect that
it is very cold out there and that
there is great deal of snow.
YOU ARE SORRY
you did not see and hear Cable.
YOU CANNOT SAY
you did not know that
THE MOZART SYMPHONY
CLUB
will be at Commencement Hall
Oh
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18TH.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Aas been any on the part of the admin istration, or rather of the power behind the throne, to bring these precious ras- calls to triaI and to justice. Their re- tention is device. They are to be released as soon as the state of public sentiment will permit.
 Philander knox, ex-attorney of the steel trust, and at present serving as attorney-general, is tob much absorbed in heavier matters to give the Nicely and Rathbone cases attention. No one connected with the administration has any time to give to the prosecution of cases that have powerful influences behind them. There is no one who does not understand the situation. They are plain simple cases of whole sale embezzlement of Cuban postal funds. The two cases are doubly dis graceful to this country, in that they ohOW LO bhC OuOunS lhot 1ALiOi iSoa CAA cial integrity is very poor article in- deed, and tAat influential embezzlers cannot even be brought to trial.
 The two men may as well be turned loose. They know too much, and they are not to be punished. They know so much and have so much Influence" behind them that they are not even to be tried. Mark Hanna scores again, and Nicely and -.athbone will both be home in time to take a hand in the stirring campaign of 1904, when Mark proposes to become the figure head as well as the power behind the throne. He needs both of the Havana embez- zlers in his business.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
POSTERS IN BELGIUM.
,m the New York Tribune.

The Belgians lead the world in their att tention to municipal art. Where we think it necessary to cover buildings with gar ish and montrous signs, they exercise in- genuity and taste and announce their business by decorative advertisements which add to the beauty and picturesque ness of their chaming towns. Nor does their business prosperity suffer from this regard for esthetic effect. The merchants and advertisers who have entered into the spirit of the reform which has made such progress in that busy country nave themselves become convinced by exper- fence that they sacrifice nothing by the exercise of moderation in the search for publicity. Competition in the production of attractive signs to be displayed on the premises where the announced business Is conducted has had admirable results and created among business men desire to display to the best advantage the ar obitectural character of their buildings instead of covering them with vast ex- panses of painted boards. For the resu- lation of that other class of signs which are scattered broadcast apart from the advertisers place of business tax IS imposed
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
TIE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Permanent Census Bureau.

The country Is beginning to think that money ana time could be saved and accuracy promoted by providing a permanent census bureau in the in- terior department, instead of creating a new, raw and huge concern every ten years. A small and well framed force would under this plan be retain ed, and this force would have every, thing in hand when census year comes again. In the meanwhile much of the statistical work now done by this department could be transferred to the new bureau.
 A temporary census force is never Q highly efficient force, and from the nature of its makeup cannot be. Few If any of such force are trained or well adapted to the work in hand, and the censuses of the United States lack therefore the accuracy and thorough. ness of those of other countries. This can be remedied under a permanent bureau at no greater expense to the government, or at least at no consider able increase in expenditure.
 Expenditure, however, should not be considered in this matter, for 1t would be but a drop in the national bucket. What is important is accuracy. Accu- Tacy can come at the hands only of men trained to the work. The Age Herald agrees with the Boston Post, a staunch Democratic paper, when it saysnsiat "a permanent bureau would Undoubtedly be good thing"
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Macaroni Wheat.

The severity of the drouth is said to have defeated Secretary of the Agri- culture Wilson's plans for raising ma caroni wheat in the arid regions of the far West. These regions are not un- like the hot districts of the Mediterra- mean regions in which such wheat Is grown, but doubtless he and his farm CTS will try again.
 Macaroni wheat differs from bread wheat in several respects. It Is high in gluten and low in starch. In the field it looks more like barley. The heads are fiat, compressed and beard ed. the beard often being black; the chaff Is usually golden yellow, but sometimes black; and the grains are large, hard, yellowish white, and clear, or. in wheats of the best quality, some times translucent. There are also oc- casionally velvet chaff variety. In Flu rope they are known simply as hard wheats, or durum wheats. The grain is so much harder than that of the hardest bread wheats, and in the best varieties contains an unusual amount of nitrogen and corresponding small amount of starch. The quantity and quality of the gluten make them ex- ceedingly valuable for making maca- roni. They are extremely resistant to drouth and resist the attacks of leaf rust and smuts to an unusual degree.
 About 15,O0O,000 pounds of macaroni are imported each year, made from pure macaroni wheat instead of ordi- nary wheat. Secretary Wilson desires to grow this amount of wheat at home, and also to grow enough to sup ply the other macaroni consuming countries. Macaroni is the staple food of all Mediterranean countries, and is largely consumed in Russia and other countries as well. A wheat rich in gluten is very desirable, and there is no reason why it cannot be grown in some sections of this country.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
GEORGIA IS A BATTLE GROUND

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal
 Georgia fancies she may have an op- portunity of witnessing contest be- tween two topnotchers in the prize ring Jeffries and Ruhlin are scheduled to meet at an early date for the purpose or ex- changing the compliments of the season. and as there is no law against prize fight ing in Georgia they can have 1t out.
 There will be an outcry against per hitting the pugs to meet and possibly de- mands for an extra session of the Legis- lature, but in the opinion of the knowing ones excitement is unnecessary, as the parties have no ieda of meeting. The average puglist nowadays believes more in windy talk and space in the newspa- pers than in actual fighting The John l.. Sullivans are all gone and they are sue ceeded by a gang of worm atmosphere merchants and 'panhandlers," who ought to be on the rockpils.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Adventurers and Boers.

A careful census of the 4,700 Boer prisoners who fought under Conje, and who are now confined on the island of St. Helena, discloses the fact that only 17 per cent of them are Boers. The other four-fifths are adventurers from all parts of the world, possessing but one common trait, namely, hatred of England. The Russian is there of course-in fact, it Is easier to say who is not there than to say who is. Adventurers from all parts of the world hurried to South Africa, the most of them impelled by petty anger and tle rest impelled by hope of personal gain. They intended to capture the diamond and gold mines of that re- markable country.
 It is conceded that the adventurer has been weeded out of the contest, and that the men under Botha and De wet are Boers wno deeply love inde- pendence and their country. They are men of Dutch blood, and they are vast ly better in every way sense than the adventurers of the earlier stages of the war.
 These men are thoroughly honest but thoroughly mistaken as to their power. The guerrilla war they are waging brings untold misery upon their own families, and 1t is of an ut terly helpless nature. The Boer does not see this. He dreams of some im- possible help that will never come, and he struggles on. Unless peace soon comes, the Boer element will be lost in the two republics, and they will be- come at once Anglicised and will for ever remain so. This struggle goes to show that people can be so determin- ed and brave that they lose sight of their broader interests, and drift into practical annihilation. This seems to be what is coming to the Boers. They were misled by AAruger, and Dewet Is implacable, and no clear-sighted lead CT is in sight. There is more hope of a reasonable settlement of the cruel war through General Botha than through and other of the leaders.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
HOW COLD IS ICE.

IS Ice any colder in winter than in sum. mer? Most people suppose not. They un- derstand that Ice Is Ice and cannot ba any colder or warmer.
 1T the thermometer Is buried in ice in summer it will indicate 32 degrees. If vol, throw a piece of ice Into boiling water and leave 1t there till 1t is almost gone what Is left will still be at s2 desrees Ice can never be gotten above that tenn perature
 But while ice can never be warmed above g degrees, 1t will go as much be- low that as the weather does. An ice man delivering ice one zero day in January was asked whether his ice was any cold CT than in July. He thought not. But as matter of fact piece of summer Ice if he had had it, would have been some- thing of a foot warmer for him, as 1t would have been 30 degrees warmer than the air of the bottom of his wagon.
 Mixing salt with ice makes 1t much cooler The ice in an ice cream freezer goes down to about zero. This is why the point zero on our common thermom- eters was fixed where 1t is. It was sup posed to be the lowest point which could be reached by artificial means. Since then we have reached about 3S3 degrees be- low zero. by chemical processes.
 Ice will cool down with everything else, on cold night to zero or below. What should prevent 1t? On a day when 1t is just freezing a block of iron and a block of ice outdoors will stand at 32 degrees If the weather grows warmer the iron will warm up with the weather, but the ice will stay at 32 degrees and melt away. But if the weather grows colder the iron and the ice will cool off too, and one just as much as the other.
 As the Ice grows colder 1t gets harder and more brittle. There can be no nick ory bend" on the skating pond on zero day, for ice is then too brittle. Slivers of ice dipped in liquid air becomes so hard that they will cut glass. Water thrown on ice in the arctic regions will shiver it like pouring boiling water upon cold glass. This Is because the ice is so much colder than the water.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Nicely and Rathbone Safe.

Rathbone's known relations to Mark Hanna particularly in the campaign in which the latter purchased a senatorial seat, and Neely's threat that if he were punished for embezzlement he would pull others down with him, have re suited as all expected them to result and both of the well known embezzlers of Cuban postal funds remain untried and will probably soon be discharged Honorably discharged, of course. The excuse will be that evidence against them could not be procured.
 The administration has an abun dance of. testimony against these men, and all the dust that is raised over the lack of this or that deposition under the old Spanish law misleads nc one. There is no intention, and never
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
THE sTAY.AT.HoME HUSBANDS.

From the Indianapolis News.
 The summer widower is ubiquitous, and while his family is away he mops his brow, takes his meals at the clubs. opens his stuffy house at night, sprinkles his lawn, and sees to 1t that the burglars keep away from his property. It is quite the fashion for the men of the family to stay at home and the wife and children to hie themselves to some place suppos- edly cooler. It Is not necessary for the man to have too much vacation; 1t makes him lazy. If his family should remain at home. the members would simply die they have to do Is to stay at home, sip cool drinks, put on as few clothes as pos sible, and dawdle away days and even ings. So 1t Is necessary for them to get away. The husband may walk the blis- tering asphalt and ponder over accounts, but the more he keeps his nose to the grindstone the better 1t is for him.
 The summer widower does not have such gloomy time of 1t after all, even If his family is away. While there may be discomforts about having no one at home to attend to things, there Is also some recompense in the fact that he Is accountable only to himself for his time. If he wishes to spend his evening on the front seat of the car, in company with the motorman, or some other widower of his own kind and ride until the last trip, he needs no explanation as to where he has been or what he has been doing He may go out to Broad Ripple with friend or two and ride up and down the river, talking, smoking and enjoying the only cool spot he can find. The summer widoweri if he has horses, jogs over the pavements under the cool of the stars. He Is not in a hurry to turn in at night. even If he has to turn out early in the morning. He Is quite likely to have his whole house to himself, and If he is wise and puts all of his valuables in some safety vault, het may sleep with all the windows wide open.
 Possibly his wife worries about him. but she does not worry enough to stay at nome and take care of him. She may save her feelings. for he can always find some congeniaI spirit to go with him to iuncneon, and there are other summer Widowers that frequent the clubs. The summer widower f1ourishes mostly in the cities' and in July and August he is more numerous than at any other time.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
GENERAL SoRREL DEAD.
Famous Confederate General Passes
 Away in Virginia.

Roanoke, Va, August 11-Gen. Moxley Sorrel, aged GA, of Savannah, Ga., died at the home of his brother near Roanoke last midnight. General sorrel entered the Confederate army at Savannah as volunteer aide on Longstreet's staff at the outbreak of the civil war. He was promoted several times for gallantry and in the third year of the war was made a brigadier general on Longstreet's staff. He was shot through the lungs at the battle of Sharpsburg After the war he was made superintendent of the Central Railroad of Georgia. He relinquished that position seven years ago to accept the general management of the steamboat line plying between Savannah, New York and Liverpool, which office he held at the time of his death.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
PHTHlsls ON THE DECLINE.

From the London Polyclinic
 Mortality statistics collected In different countries seem to concur In giving evi- dence of a steady reduction in the num- Der of deaths from consumption during the past half century.
 It may be plausibly suspected that the whole of the apparent gain Is not real and that greater exactitude of diagnosis and a more precise use of the term 'phihisis pulmona.lis" may explain away some of it. Still, we may thankfully be- lieve that large part Is real We obtain support in that conclusion by the general impressions formed by intelligent old peo- pie. who, almost without exception, as- consumption" now than they did in the days of their youth.
 It is of great interest to determine the influences which have been at work in bringing about this result It may be said at once that attention to the now so fashionable doctrine of contagion has had no material share in 1t since until the last few years no sort of precautions on that score had been taken. It is pos
 
 the inspection of butchers meat may have been influential in some slight degree. By far the most probable hypothesis is that the gain has accrued from the improve ment in the general prosperity of the race which the nineteenth century witnessed. During it mankind were, on the whole, prosperous and in most civilized coun- tries the houses, the clothing and. above all, the food of the community were im- proved.
 To speak of England alone, those who can remember what 1t was sixty years ago assure us that the advance in the condition of the working classes has been very great. The food whcih is now ob tained by all Is more nutritious, more varied and less exclusively vegetable than 1t formerly was. The clothes are better and the houses are better. In spite of the fact that the age has witnessed the influx of population into cities and large towns and partial abandonment of the country, the facilities for locomotion and outdoor pursuits have probably secured without diminuition the advantages of fresh air.
 As regards the use of alcoholic bever- ages the age has witnessed vast improve ment. While there has been no diminu- ton in the quantity taken, 1t has been spread over a large number. Excess has become disgraceful and is far less com mon than it was, while what may be call ed the dietetic use, has been maintained.