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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
REINFORCEMENT PASSED.
for the Presidents Signature.
Army Bill Debated.

Washington. Jan. 12.-During the
senate session a vigorous attack
was made upon that portion of
are army reorganization bill which
confers upon the president discretion
airy power to increase the strength of
the army to the maximum limit fixed
by the bill. Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia,
began the attack and Mr.. Platt, of
Connecticut, replying, maintained
that discretionary power ought to be
conferred upon the president. and ex-
pressed establishment that anybody
should entertain a fear that the pow
er ever would be abused Mr.. Bacon
declared he would rather see his
party condemned to universal and
never-ending Punishment from politi-
cal power than to see such authority
placed in the hands of the president
An amendment opening the way to
the appointment of volunteer officers
to grades as high as that of captain
in the regular establishment was
adopted.
lust before adjournment Mr. Car
ter, of Montana. called up the bill ap-
portioning the representatives of the
United States among the several
states. Without debate it was passed
precisely as it came from the house.
1t now goes to the president for his
signature.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
QUAY REACHED HARRISBURG.
Pennsylvania Legislature Expected to
Reconyene Monday Evening.

Pennsylvania Legislature Expected to
Reconvene Monday Evening
Harrisburg, Jan. 12-Colonei NJ s
Quay returned from Washington with
United States Senator Penrose and
may remain in Harrisburg until after
the senate and house ballot separate
on Tuesday for United States senator
Mr.. Quay declined to discuss the sit
uation, except to repeat his previous
declaration that he would be elected
on the first ballot and that it would
not be necessary for the two bodies
TO ballot Jointly on Wednesday.
Insurance Commissioner Durham
and Representatives Voorhees,, of
Philadelphia and Bliss, of Delaware
are also here to assist Colonel Quay
in the direction of his campaign. The
senate and house will reconvene on
Monday evening and 1t is expected
that a majority of the members will
reach here Sunday night.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
Nor New Philippines Naval station.

Washington, Jan. To- Secretary
Long received cable dispatch from
Admiral Remey, announcing that the
board of officers convened to select
the most suitable site in the Philip
pines for permanent naval station,
fixed upon Olongapo. on Subig Say.
As a result of this recommendation
Mr.. Long sent to congress a recon-
mendation that 81 100000 be appro-
priated for beginning work on the
proposed new naval station.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

II the opinions of vario0s WasA
ington correspondents are Aeeii
grounded, there is reason 10 tear
that, IN the pressure Of other tmpar
tant measures, and more particular
ly of special and local bills, 80 le@is
lation for reducing the war revenue
will get through the present Coz
gress Such an outcome Of the shat
session would not only be an inJus-
tice to the business interests 81 TIE
country, but it would result il
swelling an unnecessary surplus ia
yiting extravaganza. 1t is devontlY
to be hoped that present signs Of a
disposition to let this bill "go over
to the new Congress are misleading
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
LIVELY BUSINESS

At the MorgantoWn Planning
Mill Beechurst Ave. They
have several carloads of yell
low pine, consisting ofFIoor-
ing, Ceiling, Casing, Base
and Finishing Lumber of all
descriptions. They have on
hand and can furnish on short
notice anything in the House
Building line. Call and see.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

Everyone familiar with the work
ings OF the Z. S Patent Office knows
that there are vast number Of ap-
plieations rejected Some Of these
are righttully SO, but there are 9th
ers which would be allowed as pat.
ents if the proper efforts were used
IN prosecuting the applications.
None Of them should be given up IN
til f. G. siggers, Patent Lawyer,
Washington, d. G, has had an OPP
portunity to examine the rejected
application and report thereon. This
he will do tree Of charge, and it le
accepts the case, will prosecute it
with his fee contingent on s6etess.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

The Congressional wheels 90
around fast enough. Since the tough
legislative propositions heye been
tackled the progress has not been
rapid enough to make the country
dizzy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

Concentration of wealth and pow
er in this country was accentuated
by the purchase of big railroad in
the Northwest by Jim" Hill, and
of two in the East by PierPont Nor
gan Every deal of this sort IN
creases the number of those who be
lieve that all the transportation
lines should be owned by the gov
eminent and operated in the inter
est of the people.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
PROTESTED TO VENEZUELA.
United States Desire Venezuelan Court
to Decide Asphalt Squabble

to Decide Asphalt Squabble.
Washington. Jan. 12.-This govern
ment demonstrated against the seem
ing determination of the Venezuelan
authorities to take executive cogniz
anee of the asphalt rights. instead OF
leaving them to the decision of the
judicial branch.
The desire of this government from
the outset has been that the matter
be left to the court, and it has sought
to impress this view upon the vene-
zuelan government. But the latest
advices have indicated to officials that
Venezuela inclines to take executive
authority over the subject. The Unit
ed States has therefore demonstrated
against such exercise of executive au
tbority
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
The President Was Better.

Washington. JAN Pit was stated
at the white house that the president
continued to improve and that no
fever or other unfavorable conditions
had appeared.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

It would be interesting to know
whether the English capitalists who
are preparing to make paper out Of
one of the waste prodacts OF Louisi-
ana sugar cane have secured the
permission of the paper trust.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
no SPECIAL PENSION BILLS.
Most Important Passed In the House wa.
to Increase General Rice's Pension.

Washington, Jan. 12-One hundred
and seventy special pension bills
were passed during the session Of the
house. The most important was one
to increase the pension Of General
Americas Y Rice from S36 to 500.
General Rice was wounded several
times during the Civil War and lost
a leg ut Nicksburg. He was formerly
a member Of congress from Ohio and
was the author of the arrearages of
pensions act. The senate had passed
bill to increase his pension to $50
and the house raised the amount to
500
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

One very good reason why those
who are "ono paid no attention to
the story that Ben Harrison was us
ing his influence in Congress to an
tagonize administration measures,
was that Ben had no influence in
Congress when he was President and
has less now. He is quite smart,
but he can't use what he hasn't got.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
West Virginia Senate.

Charleston. w Va. Jan. 12-In the
state senate, President Smith and
Clerk Harris announced appoint.
ments. Nearly % bills were intro.
duced.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

When two good Republicans ike
Congressman Hopkins. Of Illinois
and Littlefeld, Of Maine. called eas i
other bad pames. there vas nothing
for Democrats to do bat to enjoy the
show
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
For Rent.

Three furnished or unfinished
rooms. Suitable for light housekeep-
ing. Call on or address b.. G. Printz.
East MorgantOwn.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12

This is the year Of on Lord
"Naught one We sincerely hope
that it viii not be such ID good earn-
est.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-12
Y ARRANT FOR RUHLIN
His Case May Be Brought Be.
fore Grand Jury.
POOR PROSPECTS FOR PRIZE FIGHT

aiiamfsa, vomen's clubs and other
Organizations Active at Cincinnati.
Prominent Lawyers assert Fight would
BE Illegal Reason For Buhliu Warrant.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
THIS AND THAT.

The first observatory was located
at Williamstown, Mass, in 1886.
Some large business houses have
system of keeping books with
typewriting machines.
When sleet and snow cover the
asphalt streets in Hartford, Conn.
the authorities have them sprinkleJ
with sand.
A tablet has been placed in ono
of the buildings of Rugby school il
memory of William Webb Ellis, the
originator of Rugby football, OF
which the American game is a de-
velopment.
The army toast, ''Here's how
which came from the western In
dians, is now popular in Washing.
ton. 1t is often abbreviated tc
''How." The Indians never said
''Here's how" but only "How?"
Steps have been taken in Wis.
consin for the establishment of q
home for needy and aged lawyers
and their wives. The home is in
tended primarily for Wisconsin law
yers, but will also be accessible to
lawyers outside of the state.
The sixty-sixth wedding anniver-
sary of James and Mary Lewis oc-
CURED recently at Miami, Ind, and
comprised a reunion of five genera
tions. Mr.. Lewis is SO years old
and his wife is Sc. There were II
children, 26 grandchildren, 81 great.
grandchildren and four great
great-grandchildren in attendance.
The Oregon Historical society
proposes that a commemorative eel
ebration of the centenary of the
Lewis and Clarke expedition to the
Pacific coast shall be held at Port
land in 1905. Invitations will be
extended to the governors of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming to share in the inter
estihg historical festival.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
WONDERFUL CHINESE BALLS.
Little Spheres Which Revolvs Each In
side of Another.

A Chinaman in San Francisco
showed me once an ivory ball as big as
your two fists, with six smaller balls
inside it. 1t was the most wonderful
thing | ever saw. The Chinaman
said that the balls had been begun by
his grandfather, and that he was the
third generation to work on them.
1t begins with solid block OF
ivory. which is turned into ball, and
then carved into a lattice pattern
with tiny saw-toothed knives.
Through the latter, with other
knives that are bent in various
shapes, the second ball is carved, but
is kept fast to the first one by thin
strip of ivory left at the top, and by
another left at the bottom.
Then the third ball, with still
finer knives, is tackled through the
first and second ones, and so the work
goes on until all the balls are finished
when the strips that hold them firH
are cut away, and they all revolvS
freely, one inside the other. \
This Chinaman said it was coma
mon thing for families to have suck
balls for hundreds of years-grand.
father, father, son and grandson
working on them when they had
nothing else to do. They are price
less, of course. According to the
Philadelphia Record some cheap
balls are made of vegetable ivory, be-
ing carved while the material is soft,
likes potato. These, though, are not
worth more than few dollars at the
most
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
Layinw tor n,~.

One Of the clerks employed at the Rad.
ing terminal, who. is something Of Z prNo.
tical Joker, had the tables turned on him
ing that two afternoon newspapers Aad r.
Gently Suspended publication, It has been
his custom upon leaving his Office in The
evening to call newsboy and say: Heres
2 nickel. Keep the change and dive me .
the eager hands clutch Intellectually ~ he
nickel, and then to note the disappointed a,
pression Of the youngsters face., But As
tried il once too often. He greeted . boy q
evening with his usual witticism, and, much
to his astonishment, the little fellow sho~ed
2 Call into his hands and grabbed the coin
before the astonished clerk knew what wa
up. Then there was nothing for the joker
to do but take his medicine. Tive been ..
layin' fer dat guy" remarked the boy. '.Hs
wanted Call, an he got it. Dat paper wa
six mont's old."-PhiladelphiA Record.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
READING FOR BOYS.
The Old STANDARD Books and Authors
the Best.

A boy writes to ask what st. Mich
olas thinks 'sof us young folks reading
books by everyday boys authors, /"
andssays: "It seems to me that great
many of your lists are made up of
books too old for children" We
will answer frankly, says the editor,
though some of the authors he names
are our personal friends. We think
you can do better. These very men
you name would recommend the read
ing Of standard books in preference
to their own. You will like the 9TH
ers better. There is no harm in read
ing the everyday boys authors" " az
you call them. Some of their books
are excellent, others amount to little.
AZ the standard books are worth
while. Read both, if you like, until
you prefer the best; but don't read
the Easy b50ks until your mind
becomes too lazy to read harder ones.
Give the two kinds a fair trial by q
comparison. Compare Cooper's
"Spy" or Pilot" with some boys
book dealing with a similar subject
and see which is the better book. Il
you do not prefer the standard book
try to find out why. 1t may be thd
you are not yet ready for It; and
so, read whatever is the best you Cd
read until YOU are older.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23

Medical science grows apace with civilixa-
ton and among the leading remedies, one
that combines all the results of scientific
study up to the present time and is put up in
convenient and economical form, easy to
Evs easy 10 Is ine ~ famous
of the first box. Last year the sale reached
the enormous total of over SIX million boxes.
In this hustling, every day, busy life Of ours
people need just this kind of a medicine to
stimulate their bowels and keep them reg
ular. Cascar.ts act on the liver just enough
sick, weakening feeling that usually follows
the taking of Calomel and violent purges.
Readers who have never tested the merits
Of Cascarets should give them a good trial.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
WHERE ALL THE ART IS FREE.
New York Has Many Places Where Fine
Painting Are Exhibited.


New York Herald, we are ''citizens
OF no mean city" For instance, in
addition to the great public art gal
leries-like the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, the American art gall
Heries, and other free or semi-public
Anesorts for the lovers of pictures
there are no less than 76 dealers in
paintings and objects dart in the
metropolis, whose places are always
open to the lover of the beautiful,
whether he comes intent upon
spending money or merely to graf
ify his penchant for admiring the
imner's productions.
| From Madison square to Central
park one may stroll into gallery aft
er gallery and feasts ones eyes from
dawn till twilight upon ancient and
Smodern works of art, paintings,
raquarelles, photographers, platinum
prints and the like, without let or
= indrance. Courteous treatment a.
!. se hands of dealers and their as
stants is the inevitable rule. In
iced, the dealers are shrewd enough
I to know that if the art lover has
not the wherewithal himself to pur-
chase this, that or the other ex-
hibit he or she most probably has
friends who may buy chef d'oeuvre.
/ Many an onlooker is delicately in
fprmed that commissions are not
unknown largess for those who sue
lGessfully negotiate the sale of a new
Importation to a connoisseur who
has not the time mayhap to haunt
the galleries and acquaint himself
With the newest treasures there dis
lplayed.
As matter of fact, few of the
Nell-known buyers of costly paint
lings make it practice to purchase
pictures directly. Their presence
a a store or gallery might incite
The dealer to inordinate cupidity
md inflated prices. But the COM
| Missioner, who is usually man who
/ hows his business, duly inspects
be stock and makes his report to
i lis patron, gets an option, perhaps,
shd finally effects sale. Still, most
j Il those who drop into the art deal
/ IS shops go to satisfy their longing
i br artistic things. Many visitors
4 rom Boston or Cincinnati or San
| Francisco who are in New York a
ew days spend part of their time
booking at the pictures exposed
kratuitously by these dealers.
Schoolgirls fsom the normal col
ege often stop to admire and ado
lescently criticise the exhibits, their
arms full of text books and their
seals full of ''high art" and sstrue
issals." They are always assured
a cordial welcome, for their bright
eyes, ruddy cheeks and enthusiastic
remarks add piquancy to the gen.
eral run of habitues.
4 Then there is the old-timer, who
j had Gin years agone wonderfully
/ fine collection, sir" He haunts the
galleries of the dealers con amore
and vents his inner longings andret-
Prospective views in picturesque
phrases, albeit a trife sadly reminis-
cent He, too, is treated circum-
specify by the statesmen, even though
they may be prone to set his older
knowledge down as inconsequential.
i Altogether, the free art museums
/ Of the city afford as good a field to
exploit the philosophers truism,
sThe proper study Of mankind is
man, as the hurrying, heteroge-
neous mob at big railway depot
Or the idlers in the parks and BY.
ways.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
ARE POOR LINGUISTS.
Americans Do Not Take Readily to
Foreign Language.

"The average American is a poor
linguist," said customs official, who
speaks several modern languages and
sometimes acts as interpreter, to a
New Orleans Times-Democrat re-
porter. at doesn't come natural to
us, as it does to the Latin races and
to most Germans. They will pick
TIP other tongues with an ease and fa-
cility that is perfectly amazing; but,
as usual thing, an American has
to be absolutely driven to it before he
will make the attempt. l had that
fact forcibly impressed upon my
mind during visit l made to old
Mexico early last spring. One would
say, at first blush, that knowledge of
Spanish would be simply indispensa-
BILE to anybody who proposed to reside
in the City of Mexico, especially with
the intention of going into business;
yet / found any number of Americans
there who managed to get along with
out it, and who declared frankly that
it was too much trouble to acquire.
These easy-going gentlemen simply
insisted on using English, regardless
of the fact that Castillian was the cur
rent language of the country. When
they entered a store or restaurant
they would say: Send along
somebody who talks United States,
and then wait placidly for the inter
prefer to appear. Of course, they
were badly handicapped in the trans
action of all their affairs, but they
insisted, laughingly, that the annoy
ance was preferable to learning
Spanish, and that they would eventu-
ally succeed in making the Mexieans
discard their native lingo. This sys-
tematic forcing of ones own lam
guage upon people is amusingly char
acteristic of Americans" continued
the custom house official, "and is no
doubt responsible for the rapid
spread of English as business medi-
um in all the great foreign capitals.
To return to my point, it goes to
prove that we are poor linguists, as a
race, and are deficient in the peculiar
qualities, whatever they may be, that
constitute gift for languages. 1t
goes without saying, however, that
there are plenty of exceptions, and
as matter of fact, the most remark
able linguist l ever met in my life
was man named Scott, who was born
at Montgomery, Ala. He was edu-
Gated abroad, and spoke four or five
continental languages; but his finally
phenomenal achievement was his
complete mastery of French and Ger
man. He could converse in both
without a trace of accent, was per-
fectly familiar with their slang and
colloquialisms, and could pass un-
suspected for a native of either coun-
try. You often read of people speak
ing foreign tongue without accent,
but, believe me, it is one Of the rarest
things in the world, while to learn
two with such precision is next door
to a miracle. Inever heard of paral-
lei case. Picking up a working
knowledge of a language is horse Of
quite another color. 1t can be done
by anybody in about the same length
Of time it takes to learn shorthand.
How long is that, did you ask? Well,
that depends on the individual, and
ranges between three months and 20
years."
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23

His Most Useful Book.
First Passenger-What book has helped
you most in life?
Second Passenger-The city directory.
The city directory?"
AID
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23

The woman who Is in the habit of telling
her troubles makes more calls than she re-
seives-Town Topics.
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23
NICKEL IN CANADA.
Mines Discovered in 1887 Furnish Nearly
Half the Worlds Supply.


1 Nickel was first found in paying
in Canada in the year 1887,
the pincipal deposits being in what
is known as the Sudbury district.
Since then, the industry has devel-
soped until it is claimed that Canada
furnishes over 40 per cent. Of the
nickel of the world.
The district in which the ore il
found is near Sudbury, in Ontario,
and is about 70 miles long by 40 miles
vide
The deposits are irregular in char
acter and range from small pockets to
acres in extent, rising in places to
ridges and hills of solid ore. 1t is es-
timated that there is enough nickel
now located to supply the world for
the next hundred years at the present
rate of consumption. There are now
less than a dozen mines equipped
with plants, with an output of about
700 tons Of ore per day. The deep
est mine goes down about l 900 feet,
and others from SO to 400 feet.
The ore usually runs about three
per cent. in nickel to the ton, or q
little less, and about the same in cop
per, with large proportion Of sui
phur and iron in almost equal parts.
No ore is at tpresent reduced to the
pure nickel and copper in Canada;
most Of it being shipped in the shape
Of matte to company in New Jersey
for refinement.
Htakes, as a rule, seven tons Of ore
to make one ton Of matte. Reducing
ore TO matte is ! very simple process.
Dry split wood is placed on level
ground to the height Of about one
foot, and ore is placed on top Of this
to }he height Of about six Of. aight
feet Fire is applied, and III q
soo1 ignites the sulphuf g ri orS.
it vll burn from six to fE1, ~
ducipg the stlphur, n 4 Spealk-
ipg from 20 per een sexsn per
q; iI;'':; ';';:' !: !; c |; = ::
Water Valley progress., 1901-02-23

II young man goes into . jewelry store
TO look at ladies' rings, the worst gossip n
town is sure to step in and catch him at IT,
Atchison Globe,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-24
FOR THE GIRL GRADUATE.
The Frock and Pretty Details of the
vi Imnnrtnnt TniIrr

The illustration AMI 4 r.,.. h.- Il s--
gestons from The view IDEA Na-aza
will give any respective -.-l gradual
correct Information in regard til wle.
Is good style for Ler gown ard a.l t.a
pretty hut perplex.us details If 4er
let.
Anything elaborate " especially RI.
and snowy Is considered bad form
graduating frocks. They are model
somewhat after the plan If tile le
tante's gown, simple and IN fash
suitable for lots Of summer time wear
The college girl graduate comes to--a
in gown somewhat dressier than tie
high school girl or tie girl in an exc.a-
sive private school
A lovely new gown for a college girl
Is of fine white point d'esprit trimmed
with renaissance lace and white satin
ribbon. The skirt is full. as are many
of the newest skirts Of gauzy stuffs.
and worn over a plain silk drop skirt
lining. The full yoke aud sleeves are
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-24

Subj hear that Falcon is going to
stop writing poetry
Penn lp> The position in which The
paper brought out his sonnet discouraged
him
Stubb-Did they run it on the chit
irens paget
Penn-Worse than that. 1t appeared
In the puzzle Observation-Disclosures
Record.