davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
II wrote to
Or. Pierce for
advice though I
thought surely
I would die. -

vAfter my baby came in January 1907 write:
Mrs Nancy Abner, of st. Paul, Ark, III suffered
the following May, when read one of your
pamphlets treating on female diseases. wrote
to DR.. Pierce for advice, although thought
.rsy wGn aSe a q. s.RR q
fatheriy advice caused my health to be restored.
I took five bottles of Dr. Pierces Favorite Pre-.
scspton three Of Golden Msaiesi D,iie s cry,
work. q
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free, and
90 obtain without charge or fee the
advice of a specialist upon diseases
peculiar to women. All correspondence
Is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address DIR. R. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The invitation to consult DIR. Pierce,
by letter, free, is not to be confused
with offers of cfree medical advice y
made by irresponsible persons who are
not physicians and are professionally
and legally disqualified for the practice
of medicine.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is .
safe and reliable remedy for the cnre Of
| womanly ills. It establishes regularity
dries weakening drains, heals infiamma
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sens,
Medical Adviser is cent tree on receip
| Of stamps to pay expense Of mailing only
Send u one.csnt stamps for the book i
paper covers. or x ltsdaps for the cloth
boynq volume. AddFese DR.. nv. Pierce
Dua&lo, N. y,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
TRIP OF INSPECTION.
Distinguished Party Went Over
M. & X. This Morning.
Senator Davis as "Chaper0ne"-Mr.
Kerens One Of the Party-Haye Been
In Fairm0nt and Returned to That
Place-LOcal Men We're Guests.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, and a
distinguished party OF guests arrived
here Ia special car attached to No.
81 TUESDAY afternoon and spent the
evening jn the CITY. They were on a
tour of inspection and went up the
M. & X. this morning, to Masontown,
visiting the Elkins mines, and other
industrial enterprises along the route.
The personnel OF the party is worthy
of note. With the venerable ex-sen-
ator, were r. G. Kerens, theSt. Louis
millionaire, who is interested in many
OF the Davis-Elkins enterprises, his
sons, r. c. Kerens Jr. and Vincent
Kerens, Il. Fl. Donnewald. another
well known st. Louis capitalists,
Harry Warfield, OF Elkins, Howard
Sutherland, Senator Elkins' right-of-
way man, and Arthur Lee, Mr.. Davis
son-in-law, Davis Elkins.
Judge Joseph Moreland, Frank Cox,
Mr.. Sturgiss, and others were guests
OF Senator Davis for the trip over the
M. & X. this morning. The distin-
guished party left al noon on No. so
for Fairmont.
The trip was purely one OF inspec-
tion, and the Decker's Creek Valley
was one of the many points visited.
Senator Davis was asked about. the
significance Of the trip by NEW Do
MINIoN man. He replied genially
enough: III ara chaperoning the party
and believe chaperones are not ex-
pected to talk" That was all the in
formation he cared to give, however
about the trip.
He said that he was In good health,
and had recently made trip Of 27S
miles overland, without feeling any
bad effects. He looks very robust for
one Of his years.
Mr.. Sutherland, however, stated
that the trip was to inspect the rail-
roads and mines 10 which Senator e.
kins and Senator Davis are interested.
They had spent Tuesday In the Fair
region and had gone over the Fair
mont and Clarksburg trolley line.
The party returned to Fairmont at
noon today, and will make a run over
the Monongahela road, aud also in
spect some of the coal fields held by
the Davis Elkins syndicate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
BIG TLLK.
Turning Down of Harrison County
Pedagogues Leads the Telegram TO
Get Excited.


Turning Down of Harrison County
Pedag0gues Leads the Telegram TO
Get Excited.
The state board which examined
and graded the manuscripts of the
teachers OF the state ought to be
taken out and tarred and feathered.
They may be very wise guys, but
they show but little wisdom in the
matter, and the indication is that
they have not even cut their wisdom
teeth, says the Clarksburg Telegram.
They ought TO be summarily re-
moved. There is no reason to go
into any trial of the case. Their
own actions condemn them rs guilty,
either OF unfitness or desire to do
the state harm, and bring the public
school system of West Virginia to
ridicule. just think of it! Only
one No. l certificate for Harrison
county out Of II applicants. and yet
many of them have taught for years
and are recognized educators. If
such conditions are to prevail, there
should be an extra session of the
legislature at once to repeal the
uniform examination law. That
there should be universal indigna
tior over the matter is not at all
surprising, and 1t will not be sur
prise either to see the schools of the
state, and especially Of this county
close down for want of instructors
Thu teachers of Harrison county
should throw up their jobs and go to
digging coal, splitting rails~or do
something else. They cannot afford
to submit quietly to this outl ageous
attempt to destroy their influence
whether it be intentional ornot.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
Corporation Cormorants.

1t is reported on excellent author
ity that the corporations of the state
are uniting for the purpose of de-
feating the tax commission bills.
These bills were framed by non
partisan board and are designed to
remove the burden of taxation from
the small tax payer and place it on
the shoulders of the corporation who
are able t. pay more taxes.
They were defeated in the last
legislature by the Cry that there
was not time enough in which to
consider them as their Importance
merited at regular session.
Since the legislature adjourned
there has been a persistent fight
against calling together in special
session to consider them. The plea
is made that it will cost the state an
immense sum to have the legislature
in session. 1t is also asserted that
the members are not competent to
pass on such weighty questions.
All this time the corporations
have been getting together and the
man who has a small amount of mon
ey has been feeling the inequitable
burden.
The tax laws of this state must
be amended. At present the Repub.
licans have possession of the sta tie
government. They can amend the
laws. Gov. White is doing all he
can to carry through the reform and
he has been the target for all kinds
of unjust attacks. Among others is
the refusal of the B. & o. to run ex-
curslons to Parkersburg on the oc-
casion of Governors day on August
IL.
However the corporations of the
state may treat the Governor he
should feel that the l'eople who are
on the side Of the best interests of
the state are with him. They back
him up in his demands for more
equitable taxation. They may be
denied for a season but an awakened
public sentiment will see that they
are crowned with success.
In case the delay is made intolera-
BILE by the blindness of these soulless
cormorants who are opposed to pay
ing what they should pay there
will be some lively events in affairs
political
1t is up to the Republicans who
have the power In case they see
fit to ignore the call OF the people
there will be an opportunity afford
ed the Democrats who will give
them the needed relief.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
GHOST STORY EXPLAINED.
Four well Known People Hide
in the Library.
story Started by Accident Then II
Was too good to Explaia-Watchman
said to have been a party to the hoax
How ID was Worked.

The ghost story has been solved.
There were four ghosts atleast and
probably more in the library. They
were on one occasion, at least, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hough. Mrs Hattie Hop
kins and Mr.. Crane.
For some time II. Hoffman who was
night Waterman has been relating
thrilling ghost stories that in some
cases badly ratified those who heard
them.
One man after listening to the stor-
les saw ghost come out on the upper
reaches OF the library and fly through
space over TO the tower. Hesaid that
he would take oath that he saw 1t do
this.
Nothing can make him believe that
this was imagination. He AYERS
that be knows what he saw and don't
want any one disputing his word.
Robert Jenkins said that he did not
believe any thing about it until his
boy saw and heard some strang things
in the library He says that the boy
never told him lie and that he be-
lieves what the bey says.
Other interesting and hair raising
stories have been told. They all grew
out OF one thing, and 1t began as an
accident.
One night young fellow happened
to be locked Ia without knowing that
the Library was closed. He was try
ing to get out when some one saw him.
This started the drst story. Others
added to 1t until finally the Waterman
is said 70 have become party to the
deception.
The party named above besides
Others may have been 10 the Library.
they did various stunts to startle
those who nigh. see them and aided
by the yarns told by the Waterman
they worked up rather respectable
thrill over the town and state
Most OF the papers in the state have
published the ghost story with in
cendiary headlines. They now have a
chance to publish the explanation Of
the story.
Hoffman is at his home on short
vacation. Since be went away, the
matter has been sifted to the bottom
by outsiders and Crane confessed to
his part In it and to those who were
with him.
1t may be that when Hoffman re-
turns he will have bad quarter OF an
hour explaining matters to those in
authority.
The Library is now being guarded
by matter OF fact young man who
says that he has seen nothing out of
the way and that the ghost which
tackles him had better be prepared to
do some tall serapping.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
jim JAM FACTORY
To be Located Near Clarksburg-Abun
dance of Raw Material at Hand.

The following speciaffrom Clarks-
burg shows that the Clarksburg liar
has not taken vacation yet:
III. U. Crummit states that he is
possessor of well that may make
him millionaire. 1t is located at
his summer homo at Adamston and
was drilled in only few days ago.
He intended it for water well, but
it is something else. The fluid tastes
and looks like whiskey, he says,
and he is of the opinion that it is
whiskey. 1t is his intention to have
the fluid analysed unless he dis
covers in some other way whether it
is water or not. The story may seem
strange, but he declares it is the
truth. Considerable attention has
already been attracted to the we'll
and all who have examined it are at
loss to know just what to make
of it.
1t will he in order for the Clarks-
burg Ba.s~. o. Trade to organize a
jim-jam factory with steen million
capitaf and employing the entire
adult population of Harrison county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
PROFOUND SENSATION.
Only One Out Of Seventy. One Harrison
County Teachers Secured First. Class
Certificates.

CLARKsBURG, July ga pro
found sensation was caused her,
this morning by the announcement
by County Superintendent L w
Ogden that only one of the II teach,
ers who passed the first,uniform ex-
animation held here some weeks ago
had received a number one certifi-
cate. u I he County board had just re.
ceive the certificates from the state
board at Charleston and was itself
very much surprised, when the envel-
opes containing the certificates were
opened. The lucky man was c
Rich ard Davis of Wyatt, and he
barely passed, his general average
being only 80 per cent. Many of
the applicants are educators of re-
pute in the county and have taught
for years. Great indignation pre-
walls and in all probability the teach
ers of this county will refuse to teach
this year, and as consequence the
schools of the county will have to
be abandoned. Twenty-three twos
were issued and % threes. There
were 10 failures. No cause has been
assigned as yet for the low grades.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
THE WABASH OFFICIALS
Will Ask for Bids for Belipgton Line
will Push All Work at Once.

A dispatch from Pittsburg in con
nection with the meeting of Pres
Jos. Ramsey, Pres. j. T. Blair and
other Wabash officials, which was
held in pittsbury says:
"The gathering of these men is an
indication of determination ON the
part of George j. Gould to hasten
all his projects to an early compile
tion for the line into Plttsburg and
thence to the seaboard. No con-
tracts were let yesterday, but ar
rangements were furthered toward
asking bids for portions of the line
from Pittsbuig to Belington Bids
for the line from Waynesburg south
may be asked on next Monday. Mr..
Ramsey inspected the brogress made
on the station and the Monongahela
river bridge and expressed himself
veil pleaced with work on the whole
extension. He lett for st. Louis
last evening over the Fl. Wayne"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05

To RUN newspaper all a fellow
has to do is to- be able to write
poems, discuss the tariff and money
questions umpire a baseball game,
report a wedding, saw wood, de-
scribe a fire so that the readers will
shed their wraps, make dollar do
the work of ten, shine at a dance,
measure calico, abuse the liquor
habit, test whisky, subscribe to
charity, 60 without meals, attack
free silver, defend blmetalism, sneel
at snobbery, wear diamonds, invent
advertisements, over look scandal
appralse babies, delight pumpkin
raisers, minister to the afflicted, heal
the disgrunted, fight to finish, sci
type, mold opinions, sweep the Office
speak At prayer meetings, stand II
with everybody and everything
There are few other requirement.
that we have not time to think o
just now, our services being required
in the cellar to wash the press rel
lers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
How's Thisl

We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case OF catarrh that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
IF. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last fifteen year
and belive him perfectly honorable IL
all business transactions and finan
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm. West & Traux
wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.; Wal
ding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesal,
druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly on the blood an(
mucous surfaces Of the system. Pric,
75c per bottle. Sold by Druggists
Testimonials free. m
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
GLASS FACTORY MAY START.
Seneca and MOrgantown are Both
Waiting Signing OF the Scale.

The annual vacation of the glass
workers expires on August third, but
it is not known definitely whether
either the Morgantow OF Seneca fac
tories will start on that date.
The Seneca factory was called up
by phone this morning, and in re-
Spouse to the question as to when they
would start, the answer came they
did not know. When asked for the
reason, the reply was there was none
to give.
Mr.. Frey, Of the Morgantown, said
that SO far as he knew, the factory
would start off on time. The only
thing that could Interfere was the
signing of the scale. A conference
was being held at Star Island, above
Detroit, and so far as be knew, every
thing was harmonious. The only
hitch had been on the mould-makers
scale. This was left to vote of the
manufacturers, and If this was settled
satisfactorily, the factory would start.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
HER HUSBANDS MISTAKE
Is What Caused Mrs. Coleman
Shoeman' Suicide.
He Claimed that IShe was Unfaithful-
Published Notices In Fairment Pa
pers that He would not support Her
she Asserted her Innocence and
Killed Herself when he Left.

A Fairmont special says:
A husbands mistake was the cause
of wife committing suicide at Nc
Curdysville, small town north OF
here, Friday, the details OF which
have just been learned from the Cor
oner, Squire Google, OF Rivesville.
Last week Coleman Shuman came
to Fairmont, and to the newspapers
he stated that his wife was proving
untrue to him and that he was going
to leave her. He caused to be pub
lished notices stating that he was no
longer responsible fer her debts, etc.
These notices appeared In the county
press and were read by Mrs. Shuman
Friday. She at once accosted her
husband about them. A quarrel fol-
lowed and Shuman left the room.
Mrs. Shuman followed him to the
door and he saw that she had a re-
volver In her hand.
'If you leave me now, thinking l
am guilty, / will kill myself before
you return" said the wife to Shuman
who was some distance from the
house.
He did not turn, but went toward
the home of a neighbor He had
gone but short distance when he
heard shot. Turning he saw his
wife lying across the porch steps.
She was dead when he reached her.
Squire Google says that while at the
inquest he ascertained that Mr.. Shu-
man was wrong in his belief that his
wife was false to him. 1t was the
husbands mistake that caused the
wife to kill herself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
NUMBER II.
WEST VIRGINIA DAY
At the St. Louis Fair to be q
Notable Occasion.
Event May be Set for June 20 which
is the States Birthday = Editorial
Association May Join In Celebrating
The Affair.

Event May be Set for June 20 which
is the states Birthday Editorial
Association May Join In Celebrating
The Affair.
Col. A. II. Winchester, Secretary
of the West Virginia Commission
to the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton, is in receipt of letters from
the management of the exposition,
asking him to designate day for
the dedication of the West Virginia
building, and if possible, to have a
day designated as the "West Virgin
ia Editorial Association Day" Col.
Winchester, in communication with
the Governor, has the sugg stion
from him, and conceded in his views,
that the West Virginia building
ought to be dedicated on the States
birthday, June 20. 1t is probable
that this date will be fixed for the
dedication day and the management
of the exposition so notified. As to
the other days, it seems to be the
opinion of the commission that it
would not be wise TO attempt to have
too many days of interest to West
Virginians; but that it would Q bet
ter to concentrate the efforts on one
day. With that in view it is the in
tention of the Commission to have as
many State gatherings as possible
on that one day. 1t is now the in
tention to celebrate the West Vir.
ginia Day. the dedication of the
West Virginia building and as many
other events of interest to West Vir-
ginians as possible on that date
Col. Winchester wrote To Prcsi-
dent j. Slidell Brown. of he Editor
ial Association, to see whether he will
not favor the holding of the 1904
meeting of the association at st.
Louis, June 20, instead of in this
state in the fall 1t is argued that
1904 being political year, and every
editor in the State taking an interest
in political matters, it will be impos-
sible to hold a meeting OF the associ-
alton after the last of June. For
that reason. and because every editor
will want to see the exposition any
way, it might be well for the associ-
alton to meet at that place and time.
Other bodies, fraternal, relig-
ious and civic societies, might also
held their anual meetings at that
time and place and make a big State
event of it. Ample provision will
be made at st. Louis for convention
halls in which these bodies may meet
free of charge, and several of them
will be requested to consider the
matter of meeting at st. Louis, at
time which will permit Of their being
there on the West Virginia Day,
June 20, 1904.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Another Busy Session Held on
Monday Night.
Estimates Of Cost Of Paving Beechurst
and Street Fast Library Submitted
Sewering Ordered to be Laid-Build-
ing Permits 6rantcd--Other Bust.
ness.


ing Permits 6ranted-Other Bust.
ness.
Becorder NJ. T. Sisler to whom
was referred the matter OF making
estimate of the cost of paving on
Beechurst Avenue through the Uni.
versity grounds, and on the street
that passes the Library and Mechan-
ical Hall, made his report. He was
based on the report of city engineer
r. L. Morris on the amount of work
and materials required.
The recorders estimate of the
cost on Beechurst, exclusive of five
feet between street car tracks al
ready paved is $3403 81; for that
section past the library $2,154.75.
He was directed to report these fig
ures to the President of the Univer-
sity together with the fact that
council passed an order last year,
appropriating sufficient money to
pay one third the cost OF paving the
Beecnurst section, and that order
still stands.
A protest against the erection o..
stable by o. W. Waters ON Sunny
side was filed and the matter was
continued in the hands OF the build
ing committee to make a report at .
future meeting.
An order was passed for contin-
uance Of sanitary sewer on Bridge
street in First ward through proper
ty of John Long to an outlet at the
river, and at the south it is to be
extended to near the residence of
Taylor Hess. There will be from
900 to ZOO feet Of new sewer.
Mayor McGrew is authorized to
let the contract tor laying this at
once.
A six inch sanitary sewer and
fifteen inch storm sewer we're order
ed to be laid on Stewart street from
Jones avenue to Lorentz avenue.
This will connect with sewers on
Beverly avenue. About 1000 feet of
each size of sewer will be required.
This is the section of sewer which
precipitated such warm discussion
in Council recently, and the whole
body went to view the premises last
Thursday.
Property owners on Beechurst
avenue are required to lay brick
pavement in place of old board walk
which has to be torn up. They are
allowed to use as much as may be
required of the beard 10 lay u walk
from Beechurst to the new depot.
Two street lights we're ordered put
up, one on north Front street near
the stone quarry and one near Tim
othy Bennetts-on Wiley Driveway.
The matter of removing hump on
Praife Avenue near S. s. Wade's
residence was referred to street CON-
mittee.
The following building permits
were granted last night. Some OF
these applications were filed two weeks
ago:
Ida M. Davis, frame dwelling on
farm of Ben Rice
Ida M. Baker, chicken house In
First ward.
Cornelius A. Moon, residence on
Cobun Avenue.
Anton Roemisch, frame laundry on
McLane. Avenue.
E. f. Selby, frame dwelling on Co.
bun Avenue.
John Edwards, frame dwelling on
White Avenue.
Isaac Hamilton, single porch at
residence on Overhill street.
st. Francis Catholic church, tower
to church on McLane Avenue.
The following applications were
filed:
Mrs. ]. M. Shaw, frame dwelling on
Arch street.
Werner, Fortney and Company
dwelling on Park Avenue.
w. Fl. Ross, frame store room on
White Avenue.