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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
ACTIVE INTEREST
Being Taken in new Bill to Reorganize
the National Guard

A special from Washington says:
AT the instance OF the members of
the West Virginia national guard,
the members OF the delegation inciud-
ing the senators are taking an active
interest in the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Dick, OF Ohio, president
of the national guard association OF
the United States. Col Dicks bill
is the measure adopted at the recent
conference OF the adjutant generals Of
the various states. It provides for
the reorganization of State guard on
more comprehensive plans than as at
present constituted. The committee
on militia OF which Col. Dick Is chair
man, has already ordered favorable
report on the measure which will be
presented TO the House this week. A
rule for the consideration of the bill
will be reported the latter part Of next
week Adlutant General Baker re.
Gently had conference with Repre-
sentative Dick In regard TO the bill.
General Baker took an active part In
the recent conference Of adjutant
generals and was able 10 give Col
Dick a number of valuable suggestions
as TO certain amendments TO be offered
TO the bill when 1t comes up for con-
sideration.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
COUNCIL MET.
Resolutions Of sympathy Passed
Building Permit Granted.

A special meeting Of council was
held on Wednesday evening. Resolu-
tions ofsympathy for Recorder w. e.
Arnett were passed by council on
account of the death of Mrs. Arnett.
A building permit was granted to
Mrs. Harry Williams Of South Nor
gantown. No other business was
transacted
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
New President of Western Union.

New YORK, March 13.-At the
quarterly meeting of the Western
Union Telegraph company, held yes
terday, General Thomas t. Eckert
was elected chairman of the board Of
directors. and Colonel r. c. Clowry,
now vice president and general SUI.
perintendenc &C the western division
at Chicago, was elected president ami
general manager of the company.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
Bank Robbed of LARGE sum.

New Castle, KY, March 13.-The
Bank Of New Castle was robbed early
yesterday of $4,000 cash, lot of Jew
elry belonging to Isaac w. Kelly, its
president, and $500 worth of stamps
deposited ~ the postmaster. Citi-
zens We're aroused, but were held at
bay until the six burglars made their
escape.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
REAL ESTATE MATTERS
Some of the Many Changes Be
ing Made.
q. B. Stewart Buys two Small Tracts
Of Land-Husten and McDermott
have Sold the Hawthorne Coal-Coal
Man says Investment has just Begun
Transfers Recorded.

have Sold the Hawthorne CoaI-Coal
Man says Investment has just Begun
Transfers Recorded.
E. B. Stewart has bought two
pieces of real estate near town that
are very desirable and that will be-
come even more so during the next
few years. One of these tracts was
the one owned by Robert Hamilton
deceased. 1t contaius two acres and
was bought for 800. The other one
belonged to Mrs. Jerome Meeks. 1t
lies between the Hamilton property
and the road which passes the Elk
pertinent Station. There is little
less than four acres in this piece and
IL was also bought for 500 A sum
mer home would be a fine thing on
this property.
Huston and McDermott have sold
the coal under the Hawthorne farm
to S. B. Elkins for $4,000. There
are three hundred acres in the farm.
The coal is Freeport. It lies up
Deekers creek above town Elkins
owns lot of coal in that part of the
county but recently has not been
adding to his holdings until this
purchase was made.
John Robinson of Fairchance has
been in town. He is a capitalist
and investor in coal lands being as
sociated with the Uniontown crowd
of coal buyers. Mr.. Robinson stated
while here that the investment made
by the Pennsylvanians in West Vir-
ginia coal while very large were only
begun.
He said that during the next five
years the amount of money that
would be invested in this state in
coal lands would be very much
greater than any one of us has any
: idea. Considerable of the Pittsburg
vein of coal is being bought in this
county now. Several tracts in Clay
district have recently been bought
s as will be seen by a glance at the
real estate transfers recorded dur
ing the past twenty four hours.
The following transfers have been
recorded since our last report:
MORGAN DISTRICT
Anna M. Adamson and husband to
J. Harper Adams lot Block e. So, 600.
j. Harper Adams and wife to D. G.
Hoffman lot Block e 81 800.
L. j. Gilmore and wife TO Mamie
Rich lots / and S275.
Mamie Rich to oliver II. Ollie lots
l and 81 and other considerations.
J. w. Wiles and wife to Lizzie B.
Lawson lot Block 1925.
Susan B. Meeks and husband to Ed
gar B. Stewart ct al ga ! r 80 p 500.
GRANT DISTRICT
Matte e. Stewart ct al to Lula
Stewart 373 A Exchange oflands.
Same to VIM. b. Stewart 1874 and
10 Exchange of land.
Lula Stewart ct al to Matte E.
Stewart 26 1-10A and J of la of coal
Exchange of land
CLAY DISTRICT
Presley Shriver ct al to R. S. Eddy
ALA.
Uriah Taught and wife to Syrena
Tenant 125A 81 and love etc,
Geo. w. Fox and wife to j. S. Pat
( terson b A Pittsburg vein of coal $50.
Elizabeth A. Lemley and husband
to same SO. 40 A Pittsburg vein of
coal ST, 312.
James G. Downey and wife to same
35A 1R ZAP and 3R POP Pittsburg
vein of coal $905. %.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
Books Turned Oyer to Receiver.

e. B. Stewart the special receiver
for the Iron City OH and Gas Com
pany has received the books Of the
company. He is now in full charge
and all business with the company
must be transacted through him.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
. NOTHING DOING.
Report that Bell Telnphone Company
and Merchants had agreed is I'm.
founded.

A report has been IN circulation
that The Bell telephone people had
agreed to come down the bush and
that an agreement had been made
with the Merchants of town to retain
the phones. Inquiry of Secretary
Pell elected the information that no
answer whatever had been received
from the company.
They claim that they can do
nothing until after their new Presi-
uent is installed on the 18th of this
month. In the meantime nothing
whatever has been heard from them in
regard to the matter
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
Music Pupils Wanted.

Miss Rhoda Crumrine will take
pupils in piano or reed organ during
the spring and summer. For terms
call or address No. 244 Walnut street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13

Miss MARY Il. SEMANs has annouc-
ed an opening OF Spring and Summer
pattern hats for Wed. Thurs. and
Fri, March 10, 20 and 81.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
For Sale

A three III. p. Bookwalter steam
engine. Engine is in fair condition
and may be seen in use every day in
this ONCE. VIII sell at a merely nom
inal price.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13

All persons who have not paid their
city taxe- viii please call at City Hall
on Saturday and settle.
T. BENNETT,
Collector
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
For Sale.

An engine and boiler, small hoist
ing engine, derrick and guys. In.
qurie of Dean d Hoffman.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
Hagans Restaurant

AT Uniontown is receiving many
comments. 1t is said to be the most
modern outside the largest cities.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
Lest-Embr0idery.

Lost-A package of all over EN-
broiderv. Finder will return to
Mrs. L. K. Hodges.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13
The Menfner

Fair tonight with colder Ia east
portion. Friday fair
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-13

Charleroi Selected as the Place for
the Final Manager Skips aud
Leaves Them in the Hole Member,
Sign with other Companies Other
Theatrical Notes.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Courtinq In Holland.

Holland is a place where primitive
customs abound. Traditions are sa-
credly handed down and observed,
and this veneration for ancient things
has kept alive in the country what
are known as courting Sundays.
Throughout Holland the four Sundays
of November are kept as fete days.
They are named severally Review, De-
cision, Purchase and Possession Sum
days. On Review Sunday every one
goes to church, and after service
there is church parade, when all the
young men and maidens look at each
other but forbear speaking. On De-
cision Sunday each would-be benedict
approaches the maiden of his choice
with a ceremonious bow. and from
her response judges whether he is &C.
ceptable as suitor or not. On Pur-
chase Sunday the consent of parents
and guardians is sought. If the wooing
during the week has been happy.
Possession Sunday witnesses the first
appearance of the various lovers be-
fore the world as actual or prospec-
tive brides and bridegrooms.-Pear
sons Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Bold New York Robbers.

Swinging on the side of a car to
steal a ride on the Third avenue troll
ley line were two urchins about eight
or nine years old. The woman who
sat at the end of the seat next to one
of them looked at them apprehen-
sively, fearing they would be hurt
Her solicitude met with an ill return.
Just as one Of the boys swung off he
snatched at her pocketbook, and If
she had not by chance had a much
firmer grip on it than usual, he would
have made way with it before she
could have stopped the car and pur-
sued him. That is the boldest at
tempt at highway robbery I ever have
seen in New York." said the man who
sat next to her.-New York Press.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
LIFE AFTER DEcAPITATIoN.
French Physician Asserts That Death
Is Not instantaneous.

Considerable attention has lately
been given in France to the old ques-
tion as to whether death follows in.
simultaneously upon decapitation. A
French physician asserts that 1t does
not. In his opinion the blood which
flows after decapitation comes from
the large vessels of the neck and there
is hardly any call upon the circulation
of the Uranium, says the London News.
The brain remains intact. nourishing
itself with the blood retained by the
pressure of the air. when the blood
remaining in the head at the moment
of separation is exhausted there COM
mences state, not of death, but of
inertia. which lasts up to the moment
when the organ, no longer fed,
ceases to exist. 1t is estimated by the
physician in question that the brain
finds nourishment in the residuary
blood for about an hour after decapi.
tation. The period of inertia would
last for about two hours, he thinks,
and absolute death would not ensue
till after the space of three hours al
together. Possibly this may be some
consolation to those about to be gull.
lotined.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17

Thought He Could Gather "Posies."
The provincial taxpayer who comes
to Washington knowing that the cap
ital is partly maintained by the ma
tional government, regards it as his
own personal property and feels him
self at liberty not only to make him
self at home, but also to appropriate
anything he sees lying around loose.
The other day stalwart countryman
was found cutting a generous bouquet
in one of tho parks, and when re-
monstrated with by tn, guard, he said
Indignantly: Look yer, sab, 1 reckon
you don't know who you're talkin'
to. own 400 acres of land down In
West Virginia and reckon my taxes
on that thar land more an pays for
the raisin' of these few posies. Then,
who's got a better right to 'em?" And
only the threat to carry him to the
station house caused the taxpayer to
desist from plucking his own "posies." !"
New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Prince Gets an Ancestral Relic.

Prince Henry Of Prussia recently re-
covered an old relic OF his family in a
singular manner On board a Ger.
man warship cabin boy showed him
watch belonging to Queen Louise.
the princes great grandmother, to-.
gether with document attesting its
authenticity. Fleeing from the French
troops in 1906. the queen had staid
with ancestors Of the boys family.
and had given. them the watch, which
the boy respectfully presented to the
prince. Prince Henry accepted 1t, and
besides making money payment. has
had the boy admitted to the Hamburg
School OF Navigation.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Deadly Enec. Of Fear.

Fear causes more disease than do
microbes. more deaths than famine.
more failures than panics: 1t costs
more than war. is always failure,
and is never necessary. Fear weak
enes the hearts action. induces con.
gestion.i invites Indigestion, produces
poison through decomposing foods.
and is thus the mother OF auto-pois-
oning. which either directly causes
or greatly aids In the production OF
quite 30 per cent Of all our diseases.
q. F. Meacham, M. D.. in Health.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Queen wiIheImIna's Crown.

Queen WiIhelmina's crown Is very
gorgeous. 1t is of dull gold. only the
edges being polished. II consists of a
crimson velvet cap inclosed In circle
set with sapphires and emeralds. The
imperial arches terminate In sixteen
points. eight OF which are surmounted
by large single pearls. and the other
eight. bent toward the center and
there crowned with the globe and
cross. are set with nine pearls each.
which are graduated in size. the
smallest being placed at the top.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
WHY SHE WAS SORRY.
Unpopular Preacher Regretted Hav.
ina Asked the Question.

A certain author, having explained
the nature of his occupation to an old
Manx woman. was hardly prepared
for the comment: well. well, what
does it matter SO long as body
makes his living honestly?" the words
being evidently meant to put him on
better terms with himself. But worse
still Jared an English clergyman, for
some time vicar of Manx parish and
from ignorance of the people and
their ways. not very popular one.
Having received preferment else.
where. he started on round of fare.
well visits. but without hearing a
single regret, says the London Satur.
day Review.
Az lest one old woman told him she
was mortal sorry" In his delight the
vicar let curiosity outrun discretion.
and he asked for her reason. WELL"
she said. with touching candor. we've
had a lot o. pass'ns over here from
England. and each one has been
worse than the last. and after you're
gone I'm afcared they'll be sen'in us
the devil himself"
The vicar left hurriedly.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
POE AS A SOLDIER.
Poet Served With Distinction
United States Army,

Edgar Allan Poe, author and poet,
according to the records of the war
department, enlisted as private in
the United States army, served near
ly two years with distinction-attain-
ing the rank of sergeant-maj jor-and
was honorably discharged. His en-
listment, which took place three
years after Byron's death in Greece,
was boyish freak, prompted, per-
haps, by reading books of military ad-
venture. Poe served under the name
Of E. A. Perry, his right name coming
into the record only in connection
with his offer of substitute. The
enlistment was at Fort Independence.
Boston harbor, May rs, 1927.
Poe is described by Lieut.. Griswold,
who enlisted him, as % years old, 5
feet 8 inches in height, gray eyes,
brown hair and fair complexion. He
was assigned to Battery H, First ar
tillery, which was soon afterward
transferred to Fortress Monroe, Va.
Nearly two years after entering the
army Poe was advanced to the non
commissioned staff, having, while at
Fortress Monroe, shown ability that
attracted attention. On April IA, 1929,
he offered substitute, and was hon
orably discharged, having at that
time the rank of sergeant-major.
On July 1. 1880, he was admitted
to the Military academy at West
Point, and on March 5, of the follow
ing year was dismissed by order of
court-martial, he having grown tired
of military life and purposely violat-
ed rules and regulations which he
knew would cause his dismissal.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
FOUND REMAINS OF ST. JUSTIN.
Skeleton of One of the Early Martyrs
Discovered in Italy.

Discovered in italy.
Some children while playing in a
storeroom attached to the parish
church of Monticello, near Vicenza, in
Italy, discovered large old box, and,
breaking it open, they found in it a
skeleton and several sacerdotal orna-
ments.
The parish priest was informed of
the discovery, and he soon obtained
convincing proof that the skeleton was
that of st. Justin, who lived about $50
years after Christ, and who was killed
during the prosecutions of the Chris
tians, which were authorized by the
Roman emperors of that era.
The body of st. Justin was removed
from the catacombs in 1906 by order
Of Pope Paul w., and three years later
Antonio Thieno obtained permission
to remove it to Monticello. For more
than century no one has known
where the body was and its discovery
is therefore very welcome.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
o.triches Are Lono.Iiv.d.

Ostriches live to the age of about
60 years; it has been found that the
climate of the Pacific states south Of
Cape Conception is admirably adapted
to the African ostrich. The balmy
climate of California permits the
birds to remain in the open all the
year round. The feathers are always
In demand and range in value from
$40 to 800 a pound. No more easy
occupation can be entered into, and
few more profitable in the raising
of live stock, than the raising of the
domesticated ostrich. On the nour.
ishing alfalfa that grows so readily
and so plentifully in California the
ostriches thrive. They will eat all
kinds of grain and vegetables. .
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
As to Teeth OF Horses.

"The popular idea that the age of q
horse can always be told by looking
at his teeth says veterinary sur
geon, ''is not entirely correct. After
the eighth year the horse has no
more new teeth. SO that the tooth
method is useless for telling the age
of a horse which is more than eight
years old. AS soon as the set of
teeth is complete, however. a wrinkle
begins to appear on the upper edge
of the lower eyelid, and new wrinkle
is added each year. SO that to get at
the age Of horse more than eight
years old you must figure the teeth
plus the wrinkles"
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
ROMANCE or THE HOSPITAL.
Original of "John Ridd" Dies In an
Enolish Poorhouse,

English Poorhouse.
Readers of Lorna Doone" put the
volume down with sigh of satisfac-
ton, for is not the burly and athletic
Devonshire yeoman at length safely
welded to the Exmoor maiden of his
choice, and has not the king himself
dubbed plain John Ridd "Sir John?"
Yet how few of those who have read
and re-read Blackmore's popular ro-
nance know the fate of the real John
Ridd. He died in a London hospital
the Royal Hospital for Incurables at
Wandsworth. He was none other
than John Barwell of Lynmouth, a
strappinG fellow who, stricken down
with paralysis. sought refuge in 1896
in one of those homes for the afflicted
which the benevolence of the age has
dotted in and about London. At the
time the hospital authorities did not
know that they had in their kindly
keeping the man whose acquaintance
with the lore of Exmoor was turned
to such brilliant account by Black
more. 1t was not until after Barwell's
death in 1899 that his identity with
the hero in Lorna Doone" was casu-
ally discovered.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Ntl5at~tnrsBAEsslhSS

Health will
hon rghtvng
the
beneal
gSupCo
With
the and would
stped condition
headaches
remember that the gratifying
the beneficial effects
and also from the method
from the to the advanced
beneficial effects
titacge
jectonae
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Long List Of Candidates.

There are thirty-fve candidates In
the Democratic race for state officers
in South Carolina and thirty.two OF
them were present and took active
part in the first public meeting of
the campaign. which was held at
Sumter. The meeting began at 11:15
In the morning. The candidates for
governor began the speaking In al
phabetical order each being allowed
thirty minutes.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
GAMBLER CAsHED IN
PATHETIC TALE OF AN OLD
TIME MINING CAMP.
Reduced Sport, Old and PenniIess,
but Nothing Behind the Deal,
6ravely Joins the Ranks of the
Great Majority.

In 1897 there were flush times in
the SLOGAN. The overflow of the
Rossland boom swished through the
silver camps and coated them with
gold. The wash struck Sandon the
hardest. and for months the town had
it's Cairo-like streets literally paved
with dollars and playing cards. San
don is built in gulch between high
mountains over which the sun occa-
sionally peeps at the burg. In those
days it was a hot locality. All night
long the pianos were thumped be
low the dead line," while above it
the booze factories had no keys and
the clinking of glasses kept time
to the rattle of chips and the cries
of That's good!" I'm pot!" Put in
with you'll" etc.
These were the days when it often
cost many a plunk to look at your
hole card and chubbers were under
the table. Gamblers were thicker
than coons at cake walk and a
flash of sunlight made the lower end
of the camp look like railroad
switch yard with all danger signals
up; it was one long carnival of wine,
women and cards. When one shift
went flowery another took its place,
and Canada's Monte Carlo never
blinked an eye.
About this time Morris Butterman
hailed the camp. Morris had no
yellow in him and packed more than
sixty years on his broad back. He
had been a gambler for nearly half
a century. He had faced the tigers
in Montana, shot craps in New Or
leans. dealt stud on the old Missis-
sippi and peeped from behind fours
in many draw game. So when he
hit the camp he was not afraid of
anything in sight. He dealt faro in
the Bucket of Blood saloon and kept
his shirt bosom ever white. For a
long time his meal ticket made San
don look like dirty deuce in a new
deck. and the old gambler went up
the hill to cook for while, but he
did not suit and wandered back to
town again, broke, but sad, silent and
proud.
Several of the boys noticed that he
him aid. but he shook his head and
stood pat. One day. about o'clock
in the afternoon. he passed through
the Bucket of Blood to the stairway
at the rear on the way to his room.
AS he mounted the steps he turned
and took long look at the bar and
Handsome Jack. Late the next after
noon Jack went upstairs to the old
mans room and found him dead. He
had put on his best clothes, got under
the blankets. took swallow of poi
son and cashed in.
And thus Morris quit the game "a
philosopher.
Old, broke and nothing behind the
deal. he preferred to pass up rather
than burden his friends. Just dash
of tragedy in the fever of mining
camp life.-Denver (B. c. Claim.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE SAVED.
Servant Girls Answer Not FIatterins
to Methodist Divine,

Servant Girls Answer Not FIattering
to Methodist Divine.
This story is told of the Rev. c. w.
Millard, who is presiding elder of the
New York conference.
For several years he had a servant
in his family who was a devoted Ro-
man Catholic. Her love and devotion
to them made the question of saliva
tion serious one.
One day as Mary passed through
the doctors study he looked up and
said:
IF should die tonight, Mary, what
would become of me?"
And thinking seriously for some
minutes. she replied:
IAN, shure, don't know, but
think the Lord would save you for
your ignorance"
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
Warn. Ambition, Yovtb..

Mayor McNamee Of Cambridge.
Mass. told the scholars at Webster
grammar school the other day that he
hoped none OF the boys would ever
become a mayor and none Of the girls
the wife OF mayor He said he could
wish them no greater injury than that
any of the boys should become a Dem
ocratic mayor Of Republican city.
Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
DELIGHTFUL EASTERN TRIPS.

The Lake Shore & Michigan South.
ern Ry. has just issued a new sum-
mer book, Lake Shore Tours" show
ing selected list of eastern resorts,
with routes and rates. Copy will be
sent on application to C. F. DAILY,
Chief A. G. p. A., Chicago.