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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
How About the Petitions?

Only little more than one
month remains now, before the
Legislature of West Va. will con-
vene. The fate of the Prohibition
Amendment to the State Constitu-
ton will depend, largely, upon the
number of petitioners asking for it's
submission to vote of the people.
Petitions were sent to every county
in the State. Have they been thor
oughly circulated? If 50 we know
the people have signed them.
If this falls under the eye of any
one, committeeman or otherwise,
whose duty it has been, as a COM
mittee man, as a citizen, as min
lister, as friend of temperance and
prohibition, to circulate these petit
tions, let me urge that if you have
not performed that duty, do 1t nog,
AT ONCE. The petitions must be
mailed to me by the fifth Of January
at the very outside. If they are de-
tanned day longer than that
they will be too late. TAcy must be
IN ny hands By the tenth.
Let the remaining time be used
industriously, and may God give us
the victory.
DAVE D. JOHNSON,
Ch'rm'n State Tenn. Elk. Com.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DEC. Z, 1881.
5000 Subscribers 900 Read
ers-The Freeman Ought to
Have Them. Can Have
Them, Must Have
Them.
TO THE END OF VOL. 1, 25 CTS.
NOW, FRIENDS, FOR FRESH THOUs-
AND THIS MONTH.

Determined that all the friends
of Temperance in West Virginia
shall have an opportunity to form
the acquaintance of the FREEMAN
before it Isl yearling, we will send
it from now until the end of the
first volume, completed March 1st,
1882,
FOR THE SMALL SUM OF Is CENTS.
Now won't every subscriber go
promptly to work and help to secure
us at least 1 900 new names and re-
newals before the end of December =?
We can have them, we ought to
have them, we will have them if
our many good friends all over the
State will only say so.
The elections in families where
the FREEMAN subscriptions expired
last week, were successfully held
with a full vote, and the returns
are coming in rapidly, almost in
variably in favor of the FREEMAN.
When it gets into a family it stays.
LEU our lIlcllolS St6 W ~ GLdG IL lS
introduce in a thousand new homes
before the end of the holidays.
Remember, those subscribing at
once will get the paper three
months for Is cents; those subscr:b-
ing any time during December or
the first week in January will get
it till March LIST, two months or
more according to date Of subscrip-
ton.
Remember, also, free to Jan. LIST,
'S2, or till Jan. LIST, SO, for $3.50, 8
months, for S1.OO, 6 months, for IS
cts, 4 months, so cts, and till
March LIST, % cents.
Sums less than $500 enclose
currency or postage stamps by let
ter at our risk.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
The Boss Deer.

On Friday Of last week, ex-Sheriff
G. f. Sims killed the boss buck
near Frankfort. The hunter was
watching on the creek bank when
the aforesaid king of the forest
recklessly dashed into the water,
and, while shaking his thirst, Sims
poured a broad-sider into him,
causing instant death. 1t weighed
1875 pounds gross, after bleeding
about 10 gallons. The creek was
died in crimson for miles below
where they stuck the mammoth
horned stag. The shootist didn't
take the buck ague, as some might
suppose.
We guess Bro. Fa-gue must have
had tie ague, and we are sorry for
it, too. Just think what buck he
would have had, if he had been
steady enough to have secured all
of that wonderful deer and its ap-
purtenances, and given the result
in pounds, hundreds and tons. We
would have had the weight of those
10 gallons Of blood, even if it had
been necessary to cut off into sec
tions and put on the scales the
"miles of the creek that was died in
crimson"
When we have big thing we
believe in having it in all it's full
est and insurmountable bigness.
New York City raised over $780,
900 for the Michigan sufferers.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
Odds Against Him.

According to Mayor Harrison, of
Chicago, the difference between
whisky and beer is this: When
man goes home full of whisky he
beats his wife, but when he gets
full of beer he goes home stupid and
his wife beats him,-Er.
If this be the true distinction be-
tween the whisky and beer-drink-
err, Mayor Harrison runs no risk Of
being beaten by a woman, as he de-
serves to be.
A mayor of great city like Chi
cage, who can so far forget his
manhood and the dignity of his Of
flee, as to 60, while all his decent
constituents are at church on
Sunday, and harangue a conven-
ton of the advocates of the drink
traffic in garden, ought to be
chased to the ends Of the earth UNI
der the whips Of scorn in the hands
of every true woman in his wicked
city.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
How Shall we Have 1t!

Shall we have a square set-to be-
tween the two leading parties, a
three-cornered fight, or game OF
gouging and political throwing of
heads and tails?
AS for us, we are free to proclaim
our notion as to the situation, for
what it is worth, in answer to the
inquiry. We much prefer square
'set-to," if either of the two parties
will be honest enough to nominate
true representatives of the senti-
ments of the great mass of its con-
stituents, on the issues of the day.
r. both are brave and honest enough
to do this, we'll gladly hold both
their hats, and say, "go in, laddies,
and may the best man win. If but
one will do it, we'll help that one
to the best of our ability if neither,
then there'll be some healthy boys
around to see that honest voters
have show, let the blows fall
where they may. AS to the ''goug-
ing" and resolution" business,
goodness knows we've had enough
Of it, and we utterly disgust" it,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
From the Top Down.

The Fayette Enterprise copies
with much praise some observa-
tions of the Meau Dominion, in which
ground is taken in favor of prohi-
bition whenever prohibition be-
comes national and universal.
The Enterprise, speaking of the
question ola prohibitory law, says !:
"Whenever it becomes national we
will support it, but so long as it is
local we cannot give it political
endorsement" and proceeds to ar
que that SO long as liquor is sold in
adjoining States it will be brought
into West Virginia and sold.
Going on, Bro. Brazie quotes
with much relish the Dominion's
appeal for the happy time when
["We, the people of the United
States, shall proclaim prohibition
with voice that will command the
admiration of the world, and bring
to this whole nation that true NOR
al uplifting and progress that
comes to stay, because sustained by
the moral sentiments of the whole
people. Let prohibition be nation
al, not local. Let national power
enforce it and then another re-
bellion will not come because some
of the States may get it into their
heads and hearts to annul the laws
of Congress to open the pathway of
moral popular progress"
1t were indeed amusing, if so be
that the ridiculous can ever be
truly amusing, to hear these mould
ers of public opinion discoursing 50
beautifully on the exquisite feat
ures and harmonious proportions of
that perfect model Of popular senti-
ment they set up for the admira-
ton of future generations, and OBJ
serve them in the next instant turn
about and kick their nice model
into fragments because, forsooth,
the ignorant, lawless and criminal
classes of the present time do not
endorse it as perfect. They an
nounce in advance that they will
be in favor of and advocate reform
which they admit is imperatively
demanded, whenever that reform
becomes established and universal
and needs no advocate.
In all their arguments they adj
NIT the righteousness, disturbances,
practicability, and even the neces-
sity of prohibition, but are opposed
to laboring for it until it becomes
national and permanent. Wise
reformers and philosophers, these,
indeed!
Let US imagine them applying
their pet policy and programme in
relation to the prohibition Of the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

Dignity thinks of itself now. Won
der what Mr.. johnson and the 9TH
er liquor-sellers think Of it. Won
der what its market value would be
to-day. It's rise was rapid and daz-
cling, but its fall was just dreadful.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07
The Rise and Fall of Dignity.

The record of our City Council in
vigorously resolving to revoke, and
then not daring to revoke, is short,
sad chapter on Dignity. 1t shows
us two extremes of dignity-digni-
ty on the mountain height and
dignity in the ditch dignity in it's
loftiest flight, and dignity in its
longest, lowest fall.
First, We saw dignity in it's glo-
ry. 1t was vigorous and aggressive.
1t had the freshness and enthusiasm
of youth, 1t was rampant and war
like; threatening and imperious.
1t put on airs. 1t spread itself 'like
a green bay tree" 1t struck a ma
jestic attitude, drew itself up to its
full height, looked its bravest, and
invited the public to behold and
admire it. 1t resolved that the
license of any liquor-seller who dar-
ed to violate the law should be
promptly revoked. 1t seemed al
most anxious to findsome law-break-
ing liquor-seller, that it might
squelch him utterly and make a
notable example of him. But this
period didn't last long.
Second. We have dignity it it's
old age. Then it was cross and
crusty. 1t was looking out for
something to scold about. 1t was
fretful and anxious. A petition
asking it to keep its own promise
was declared to be an insult and
resented as an impertinence AL
ready its courage was failing, its
back was weakening, and its head
was beginning to swim. 1t felt it.
self in danger.
Third. We beheld dignity in its
abject humiliation. 1t fell-fell
totally-"and great was the fall Of
it." Liquor-sellers, who had not
the fear of official dignity before
their eyes, violated the law and
were found guilty; and-the Coun-
Gil didn't revoke. One who had
been convicted and fined by the
Recorder on his own confession, was
acquitted by the Council, but
scarcely was his acquittal pronoun-
ced, when he was, tried by the
Court for the same offense and con-
victed by jury of freemen. What
a collapse there was Of dignity! 1t
had said that it would, and it didn't
because it was afraid. 1t had proud
! ly tapped its wings in the faces OF
the liquor-dealers and told them
that they must behave themselves
but now they've got it down, spit in
its face, choked it well, and stamp
ed upon it in their contempt for it.
And all the poor, ragged, forlorn
thing, in its utter hopelessness can
do is to sit still, look sullen, and
gnaw its finger-nails for mortifca-
ton.
! Wonder what this once naughty
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

Since coming west, we have wish,
ed "a thousand times that we had
been born a girl instead of an editor
so that we could have been indie
pendent. Greeley (Col) Chronicle
Now, how would you feel if your
wife should say that?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

If any of those prohibition petit
tions were ever sent to this county,
they have been kept very still
Tucker Pioneer.
Petitions have been sent to Tuck
er, and we hope they'll not be Kept
still. We will be glad to send pc
titions to any lady or gentleman
who will circulate them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

In order to counterbalance our
own ideas, we have added new ,,
devil to our office.-MarshaU Herdl0'
And how does the new devil ge'
along with the old one?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

Bro. johnson has got 'em again
". Va. Radical.
Yes, and he's going to keep got
ting 'em" right along until they 10
all "got" or "git."
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

Our friend Ike johnson does not
want TO lock horns with the 1cSe-
gram. Clarksborg Telegram
What! Lock horns with
mule-v?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-07

New York City raised over $780,
900 for the Michigan sufferers.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20
Atrial Of IniideIlty.


There was once an evil hour when
slipped the anchor Of my faith / cut
the cable of my belief; no longer
moored myself hard by the coast of
revelation; I allowed my vessel to
drift before the wind. / said TO nv
own brain, abe thou my rudder p
and started on my mad voyage
Thank God it is all over now! but
/ will tell you its brief history. II
was hurried sailing over the tenn
pestuous ocean of free thought. l
went on, and as / went the skies
began to darken; but to make ND that
deficiency, the waters were brilliant
with cOruscauons of brilliancy. |
saw sparks flying upward that pleased
me, and | thought If this be free
thought 1t is a happy thing. NV
thoughts seemed gems, and / scat
tered stars with both my hands.
But anon instead Of these corusca-
tons Of glory saw grim liends fierce
and horrible start up from the waters.
and as dashed on they CRASHED
their teeth and grinned upon me
they seized the prov of my shin and
dragged me on, while in part giorled
at the rapidity OF the motion, but
yet shuddered at tue terrific rate with
which I passed the old land marks Of
my faith.
As ] hurried forward with an awful
speed began to doubt my very ex
istence. | doubted il there was a
world. went to the very verge of
the dreary realm of unbellef went to
the very bottom of the sea of lnddeh.
". just when / saw the bottom of
the sea, there came a voice which
said "and can this doubt be true p
At this moment / awoke, started
from my death dream, which would
have ruined my soul il / had not
awoke. Whea | arose Faith took
the helm From that moment /
doubted not. Faith steered me back
Faith cried away away! I cast
anchor on Calvary; lifted my eye
70 God ! have sailed that perilous
voyage, ] have come safe TO land /
Ask me again to be an inldel No, /
! have felt It, it was sweet at first
bat bitter aitervard Now lashed 10
Gods Gospel more firmly than ever
standing on arOek Of adamani, I DEFY
The argument Of hell to move me, for
.'LknoW whom I have believed, and
Nm persuaded that he ia able to keen
hat which ] have committed INTO
lim."-Spurgeon. !
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

Jesse Wright, a colored man living
on the ReimaD place in this county,
was going home from this place last
Monday night on a wagon, and by
some means he fell from it, the
wheels passing over him, and injur-
ing him so that he died in about
thirty-six hours thereafter. He was
a hard working, trustworthy manr
and all who CHANGED to know him
regret his death.
We. have to record another serious
accident, the same happening 10 q
colored man living on Wallachee-
bouge, and named Henry Green, Sr.
The subject of this mention saw a
boy standing too near the machinery
Of a gin, aud believing he was in
great danger Of being hurt, rashed to
his rescue, and in the performance o.
this noble deed was killed himself
The boy WIS saved, but atlthe saori
fee of his rescurer's lIfe.-Yazoo
Herald m 1I
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

Eighty thousand very poor Bap-
lists, lately converted from heather
ism, gave last year thirty-one thou
sand dollars for the support Of the
Gospel which had brought such hap
piness to them American christians
should blush, but-they should do
more than blush He who is truly
converted desires to see Others ex-
perience the same power that brought
him from bondage. His heart is
enlisted and with it bis treasure, and
by daily Offering to God he not
only enjoys religion himself but sends
it to others. There is no duty pre-
scribed in the Scripture the perform.
ance Of which brings greater joy to
the heart than supporting missionary
enterprises. There will be an ex-
pansion of heart, an increase OF
faith, and q Frightening Of christian
hope. He who performs this duty
feels that be is Identified with the
aggressive movements Of the church,
and has right to rejoice in all her
victims. He has embarked ia her
enterprises and feels personally in
terested in her successes. The inter
est which one takes in missions is
always measured the amount by be
invests, ana Uice cersd.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

ThesuggestiOn that Senator Bruce,
OF Mississippi, be called into the
Cabinet Of Garfield, writes Redaeld,
has been suggested to The President.
elect, and be thinks well OF it, but is
reported as sayingthat eHefe Is plen-
81 81 time for reflection. Il has
been represented to Senator Bruce
that certain parties have told Gen.
Garfield that bis (Bruce'sl appoint
mens to the Cabinet would make a
row in the South, and iajure the Re.
publican party there as a step to-
wards social equality. Senator
Bruce thinks this a very unmanly
warfare that be has been long in
public life, and never yet vent any
where be wasn't invited. lie wishes
q distinction drawn between equality
before the law and social equality
It is a singular fact, and illustrates
the high standing Of Senator Bruce.
that a majority Of the Mississippi
delegation say they would prefer
Bruoe 10 the Cabinet to any white
Republican in that State. Senator
Lamar is reported as saYiag that The
white people ofhis State sould ralh
er see Bruce in the Cabinet than any
white Republican in all Mississippi
Bruce stands we'll, and lie on good
terms with All the Democrats IN the
delegation. Influential Southern
Democrats IN this city have written
several letters 70 Gen. Garfield with
in the past few days Suggesting van
Gus names as suitable for him TO
making up biz Cabinet
The Southern Republicans ell say
that they don't want their section
omitted from the Cabinet simply
because it happens to be temporarily
Democratic.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

From q correspondent at Marcella,
We learn that on the evening Of the
2lst of December last, Mr.. James
Reed, who had been guarding con-
viets there for a. year a more, lost
hi life BY q very distressing acct
dent. Mr.. Reed was on guard duty
at the time, and having laid bis gun
on a log, fer some cause bis pistol
fell and struck the gun, causing the
pistol to FIRE, and the bah took ef-
feet in his breast, killing him almost
instantly. The other guards and
conyicts rendered all the aid in theiI
power, but it was Of no avail, 1t is
Supposed that the deceased had rela
ftives near Wesson, 10 this State
Lexington Advertiser
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

On Thursday, 9TH inst, at Lauder
dale Station, a female child Of the
cook Of Mr. Cohen caught fire while
around the cook room. The flames
mounted up and we're inhaled by the
child, and it was otherwise so badly
burned that it died within twenty
four hours A negro woman, next
doy, who was a neighbOr and friend
left her house to 60 and get help to
prepare the dead child for burial,
leaving her 6 or 8 year old child
alone in her house. While absent
the clothes Of her child caught FIRE
and she was so badly burned that
sire too died in about the same length
of time.-Mercury
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

The weather during the last weel
was little the worst ever experienced
in this climate, so sayeth the "oldest
inhabitant" Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday the ground YVES frozen
and small bayous frozen over
During Thursday night a slight sleei
fell, and for a few hours next DAY
the ground was rather slick The
thermometer went down to l6 de-
grees, and the atmosphere was rather
sharp, Il was thought at first. that
the orange trees would ell be killed,
but Monday and Tuesday Of this
week it rained very hard since which
time the trees look better. We do
not believethe trees are killed, yet
the leaves and new wood formed are
killed and will fall Of.--Pascagoula
Democrat.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

Lay aside all your bad habits at
the beginning Of this year, and live
a better life than you lived last year.
Do not swear any more, for it does
not make any one think more Of you.
II is against the law of your State to
swear publicly, and why do you wish
to say bad words when the law for
bids it ? Not only one code but q
higher law is "Swear not at ALL
Do not Islander your neighhor this
year Last year you said a great
many things about him which you
now regret. lie has his faults but
so have you, and it will not cure hin
for you to make him the topic o
conversation Remember he ha,
some heavy burdens 60 hear, ant
may become discouraged and on thai
account may not do just what YOU
want him 10 do, bat instead Of sink
ing him lower, cheer him by kline
words and make the year a happ,
one.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

The editor OF the Winona Advance
interviewed Judge George, recently,
and learned from him that he would
resign his seat on the Supreme bench
about the first Of February, and leave
for Washington about the 10th, 50 as
to be present atthe executive session
OF The Senate, that will take place al
ter the 4th Of March.-Meridian
Homestead.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20
ADEgssss
SIS

PERRY, .HoUsToS Co., GA, JAN. rs, 80.
In the year.lS73, there we're two
negro prisoners confined in the jai
Of this county, who we're very badly
afflicted with that loathsome disease
Syphilis. Inmy official capacity al
Ordinary, / employed Capt. c. I
Swift. then a resident OF this place
10 cure them, under a contract, "aC
cure, no pay" He administered &c
them his celebrated Syphilitie Specif
ic ,7and il a few weeks l felt bound,
under nv contract, to pay him out Of
the countyltreasury, as he effected q
complete and radical care.
In testimony hereunto set my Of
49,. fetal signature and seal.
Seal. A. S. GILES,
= - > Ordinary, Houston Co, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn Feb, IA, 70,
We take pleasure in saying that the
S. S S. is giving good satisfaction.
We have had excellent results from
a number of cases One gentleman
who had bees confined to bis bed
sic oeeks with Syphiitic Rheumatism
has been cured entirely, and speaks
in the highest praise OF it. It also
acts as well in primary as in second.
airy Snd tertiary cases.
CHILES & BERRY.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Pre-
prietors, Atlanta Ga.
old by all Druggist's.
Call for copy OF "Youug Mems Friend"
Nsv. 18th. 1880.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

It's expected that in few days,
in accordance with the petition TO
hat effect, that the counties Of Win.
stoa, Noxubee aud Alfalfa, will be
transferred from The Northern to The
Southern u. $. Court District. When
his transfer shall have been made,
our people win attend this court at
Jacb son, instead or Oxford, 81
heretofore. Signal,
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

A dead negro was found on the
track Of The A. G. S. Railroad very
near Boligee station night before
last, evidently having come to bis
deate by being run over. The con
duetor could miss no nagro passen-
ger, and there Is mystery about it
The engineer remembers that 3 ne
gro came and asked 20 ride on thu
engine and was refused, tits sup
posed he may have tried to jump OF
the train somewhere aud fell and WI
crushed 10 death.-Mercury.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20

Many cavil over Scripture, and
unfairly pronounce the Bible to be q
mere human invention, without sub
hitting it to the proper test. The
Bible proposes its own tests aud
promises a demonstration Of its truth
upon the application these tests: I'll
any man will do his will he shall know
Of the doctrine whether it be Of God
or whether | speak Of myself" @
you doubling, eaviling one, here is
the infallible test. Do you wan
to know whether the Scriptures
are>anything more than a cunningly
devised fable Do the will Of God
and you shall know.