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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
i, Prayer Granted.

A Mrs. Gates, OF Chicago, lately
applied for divorce from her hus-
band upon the ground Of drunken
ness, squandering his property, in
capacity for transacting business,
refusal to stop drinking, and his
declared intention to bring his son
up to drink as soon as he became
old enough to accompany him to
the dens of the destroyer. We give
the decision of Judge Jameson and
hope it may strengthen the hands
of temperance laborers everywhere.
~ suppose no witness followed
this defendant from day to day, here
and in the country, so as to be able
to swear that he was drunk
every day. Four witnesses
have testified to excessive drunken
ness a good deal of the time Two
or three of them have expressed
the opinion that his habits affected
his capacity for business. 1t is
probable that out of a hundred wit
nesses not one would testify that
the defendant was drunk all the
time, if such were the fact; each
would say that he had seen him
drunk many times, once a month
or once week or, as stated by one
witness, one hundred times in three
or four years. All agree that he
drank too much and sometimes, by
his own confession, he was not able
to do business. In weighing this
testimony, one fact ought to be
taken into account Persons called
ON to testify as to the drinking hab-
its of a neighbor, perhapsa genial
and generous man, commonly APP
pearunwillingly, and express them
selves in a guarded manner, | dis
cover here a desire not to say too
much, but from all the evidence, it
is clear that the defendant has for
many years had the habit of drink
ing SO much as to render him unfit
to attend properly to his duties as
q husband.
THE question here is, or ought
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
License a Crime.

No man has natural right to
sell anything to his neighbor that
will injure him. Liquor, pure or
adulterated, much more the adul ter
ated, will do this. No man, then,
has Il natural right to sell liquor to
his neighbor. MORGAN law give him
such Alright. 1t may give him the
power, but not the right.
Whatever disturbs the well being
Of society ought to be INSTRUCTED
and opposed by law. This the liquor
traffic does. 1t imbrutea men, cor
rupts society, and is a very hot bed
of vice and crime. Is it not strange
that the law licenses instead of OPP
poses this terrible enemy of socie-
ty? Law should not damage socie-
ty. Liquor laws, by every act Of
license, damage society.
The licensed dram-seller is the
legal agent of the people. He does
what our votes authorize him to do,
or what the legislators whom we
make, authorize him to do, We
are abettors of this great crime of
the nineteenth century, if we do
not oppose the whole license bust
ness
Authority to license implies to
interdict. To permit implies the
power to prohibit License is itself
a partial prohibition. 1t restricts at
the same time it sanctions. Up men,
and demand a suppression of this
mighty evil. The great battle
between temperance and intemper-
ance is to be fought on the license
question, License is the pivotal
point in the whole matter. AS
long as there is license law,
liquor-selling will be held to be
honorable and respectable. The
first and most imperative step in
any permanent temperance move
ment Is to make the traffic unlaw-
ful. Do away with license. Let
temperance men make this the
watchword Of the warfare.
Let there be no postponement of
the question at issue. Everything
is to be gained and nothing lost by
discussion. Keep it before the peo-
pie, Arouse the public conscience.
Set forth the crying evils of intern
perance. 1t is the old struggle over
again, We but renew and carry on
the work that the early Washing
tonlans began and left unfinished.
The demand for agitation is press
ing. The rum fcnd carries a bold
front, Point out his murderous
deeds. Appeal the case to the peo-
pie, They with enlightened judg-
ment will write out a righteous
verdict against him. Erchanqe.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
Men with Claims"

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
number of men here who have
Claims on Garfield are sufficient
to carry on o successful war with
Mexico if they were brigaded and
would fight. The way to make
them fight, however, would proba-
bly, be to get between them and an
office. We have heard so much
about these men with claims" that
your correspondent, with proper
assistance, has made out an inven-
tory embracing all classes of men
with various classes of claims. The
result is as follows:
Number of men who attended
school and college with Car
field. ...................1,9 $50
Number of men who held him
in their laps while an infant 329
Number of men who gave him
good advice. observation-disclosures. 43O
Number Of men who loaned
him money in the happy
days of his youth. ............. 742
Number of men who recollect
rescuing him from drowning 80
Number of men who pulled
him out of a sink-hole, into
which he had rolled when
an infant...................,...... l3
Number of men who loaned
him horses to ride to church 140
Number of men who "knew
him when he was a boy" ....8, $50
Number of those who recollec-
ted to have predicted that he
would some day be Presidents 1923
Number Of Captains of canal
boats under whom Garfield
worked Us driver Of thc lead
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Number Of men who worked
with him in the canal-boat
business. ....... l32
Number of editors who 'first
nominated" him for the
Presidency. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Numbered writer's who had ed
itorials written nominating,
but left out by pressure Of
other matter" Observation-Disclosures. "a
This is US near accurate as such
a list can be made at this date.
New men are constantly coming
to the front, however, with various
claims" but generally covered in
the enumeration above given.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
WESTVIRGINIAF FREEMAN.
Is it Right!

Is what right, Mr.. Editor? We
answer, is it right to take a dram at
all? One of the pleas that 5o-called
Christians put in for not signing
the tee-total pledge is, that they
are not going to be deprived Of the
privilege of taking a dram when
they feel like doing 30. We were
once appointed by an ecclesiastical
body, to talk to German brother
about going TO town, and while
there tre1ucnting a grog-shop, and
in the presence Of the enemies OF
the Church and the enemies of NOR
Atty and decency, taking his dram.
He plead guilty Of the charge, and
seemed very penitent. He also
promised that he would not repeat
the ofFense. We had spent a half
day with him talking to him about
such bad example, besides the sin
of dram-drinking. We felt relieved
to think that we had accomplished
the purpose of ourmission. But we
were liable to disappointment, for
Just as we were taking leave of the
brother; said he to US: "Now,
Brother G., goes no more to the
saloon to get mine drinks; but you
shust must let me have my tram"
Of course, drink it behind the door
and shame the Devil. at ~
Said an old gentleman once, when
asked to sign the Murphy pledge,
I'Sir, l will sell my liberty to no
one" Liberty! yes, bondage he
should have said. ..4 ......
An old story, which has been
often told of a couple in an East
ern county in this State, seems APP
propriatc to relate here:
A Dutchman who owned a dis
tillery, was fond Of a dram, and 50
was his better half" Domestic
troubles would sometimes arise and
the aged couple would vent their
spleen upon one another at q fear
full rate on such occasions. One
morning the old man seemed to get
the last word, which Of course Is
calculated to break the most pious
woman's heart; and the lady began
to whimper and cry, and to spite
the old man said q wish | was tet
and in heffenH' The old man wish
ing to put in an appropriate rejoin-
der, said: 81 wish | vas tet drunk
on top of the still-house." "I'll pc
pount." said the old woman, "you al
ways want to be in the pest blaze"
How appropriate to modern dram
drinkers; and especially dram
drinking church members! As
this old lady said, to them the still
house, or grog-shop, or social dram,
is better than heaven itself. Dram
drinking is wicked and wrong in
every sense Of the word.
s 7 G.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
SMITH a. E1OGAN's;
NEW
Hard Store
Is the place to buy goods cheap for
Cash.


Wekeep full and complete line OF Geher"
Hardware, Lime, Cement, Plaster, FitebEcE'
tiue Pipe, Glass, Sash, Doors, Oils pah'@
Putty, Nails, Horse Shoes, Bar Iron, &c.
We are handling pure Mixed Paint OF Le"V
and Oil, which We guarantee to be as gooa az
can be mixed, and those wishing to pant !"
the spring will save money by calling to see
us.
In connection we are handling the OLD anu
reliable
BUCKEYE MOWERS AND REAPERS
Sweep-Stake Threshers,
Beverly Flows,
Furst & Bradley Chilled Plows,
Malta Double Shovel PloES
Eagle Corn Planters,
with fertilizer attachment
Sulkey Rakes, and
Victor Corn Planters
We are prepared to fill orders pfoi'f''
and will not be undersold by anybody
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30

list can be made at this date
New men are constantly coming
to the front, however, with various
claims" but generally covered in
the enumeration above given.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20

The Cincinnati Commercial gives the fol-
lowing information to correspondent who
asks, "what is the meaning of the term salt
river?" "Tho answer TO your question
opens up very interesting bit of Ohio river
pioneer history. Prof. Sehele De We're gives
the origin OF the phrase in his book called
'Americanisms The English of the New
World Before the day of steam, all nsva-
CATION of the Ohio river was carried on by
hat-boats and keel-bosts. It was necessary
to row the keel-boats up strea m. The labor
was painful and exsustipg. There were
slaves all along the Kentucky side ofthe river
in those days. When negro had been
refractory or 'saesa,' ii WAS the custom..to pun
ish him by hiring him out to row keel-boats
up the river. This punishment was called
rowing up In time it..became the popular
slave term for scolding or punishment of
any sort all over the country, much rs the
term blow up is applied nowadays Prof.
De We're quotes this sentence from the New
York Herald Of May Z, 1856: we hope the
president gave his secretary good rowing up
for his imbeclity.' Salt river wal, and is, lit
tic tributary Of the 0hio,in Kentucky. II was
so crooked and dangerous, that rowing a
keel.boat up ito waters was about the hardest
labor man cosld undertake. Hence, to row
man up salt river was as severe punish
mant as could be imposed on him. The
expression became provorbisl. One day, on
the floor OF congress, a member from Ken
lucky made use of the phrase
in happy allusion. The eI-
preston was thence crystallized In the
popular speech of the country. From that
day till this, the person or party that has
been badly defeated in an election Is cent up
salt river"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
two DAYS.


A dowery day, when the heart Is sad,
Though the eye be dry and fearless,
when we feel no traee OF joys we've had,
Andlife seem. g Id and cleerless.
And the sun may shine. the birds may sing,
Butws 20 IN them nc beauty,
And the day itself is sOullsss thing,
Vita It's em Impress otdu,y.
Another DAY end the Gun shines not,
But Wells itself in sadness,
Yet the heart brltns DER with It's happy lot,
In tender Atrains OF gladness
We perceive the cares we osunotdefy,
AEd smi le. in the sweet forElvinE;
We AJAX not how, wherefore, Sr why,
Content in tho pleasure " living
All, mys deal soul, tha. enters the strife,
With pltiful praiss for its gainiugl
Or tskes on itselt the beauty of life,
with never pause for explaining;
And the days that are dark, or fruitfully grand
Are beautifully blended toye .hor,
In way We do uOt, rs yet, understand,
The one hts the soul for the OTHER.
WAxAHACIuG, Feb. 1881.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
DOCTOR LANE.
SOME OF DOCTOR LANES SPECIAL
TIES.

Everybody knows thai the sciences of med
ioine and surgery have advanced 80 rap
idly that II Ia beyond the power Of Rny one
man TO become proficient In oil OF their many
branches. Hence want has long been felt by
the medical profession for special sts0Y and
preparation. DR.. Lane, recognizing this fact
early ia his student life, prepared himself
accordingly. Throwing aside then and for
ever, all idea OF genaral practice, DIR. Lane
makes II specially Of private diseases of both
sexes, such AS syphilis, elect Structures, etc !;
skin diseases, as Acne, or plmply eruptons /;
badness, ScrOiulOus diseases Of the bones,
Varicose veins, Variecole, diseases of the ner-
yOus system. Believing with the latest au-
thOrllles that Neurasthenia, or seminal weak
ness Is In q great many instances a real and
not a fancled disease, the Doctor has baen to
considerable expense In procuring the latest
improved appliances, such as are used by the
most eminent OF European specialists for treat
ing this troublel scientifically
skilled aud educated assistant always at
the ofllce TO aleist in the more di1icult opera
tiOns that are daily performed. The finest In
srumcnts and galvanic battery in the State.
Lung troubles treated by the use Of atomiZing
steam spray and powder blowers.
No cure promised Tor al lucurvble disease.
DispeSsatOry Practice.
AS has always been the D0ctlr custom, he
will devote two hours OF his time daily for the
benefit of those who are worthy, and who are
too poor 10 undergo courae OF treatment with
him, during which time he Will prescribe
gratis. The boon Of health Il just as dear to the
poor AZ TO he wealthy. Free hours fron IL
a. IN. to IL m, and from to s .. m. Better
work guaranteed than can be procured out
side OF the lsrgeSt cities.
Consultation rooms and Office 1903 Main st.,
second door from corner of Poydras street,
over D.. Meyers Connors drug store.
n. B. The Doctor Is % regular graduate Of
medicine, and holds licenses from several y
the most stringent boards OF medical eI am
liners In America.
The Doctor Is no travelling humbug, but has
OOn.a IN stav
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
The Old Reliable.

George Rick, the Oldest furniture dealer in
the city, has one of the largest and most ele-
giant stocks of furniture oV sr ooeneo N DIAL
las, And, while he ;eens lie lower grades,
at either Wholesale or retail, he prides him
self on keeping the latest styles and patterns
and elegant designs of new furniture. What
Sanger Bros. are to the dry goods trade,
George Rick is TO the furniture trade. Both
are old firms, and both hsvo the confidence of
the people. Those who know Rick will buy
of no other person. When furniture ia wanted
call and see him, make his acquaintance, and
buy your furniture from him, if you want to
be pleased in goods and prices.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
CITY BEEvITIEs.

Everything neat at Zimmerman g. Co.
The best tailoring in the southwest at Zim-
norman u Co.
AT cost, this overwhelmingly len--
tines. Mason SERB.
Call early at Zimmerman & Co. and see if
you want a good selection.
Spring goods. New and beautiful designs
in piece good lust received at Zimmerman s.
Co.
The nobbiest suitings are to be seen at II.
Zimmerman u Co., the already well known
tailors.
Henry Cohn notifies the public that all
past due pledges must be redeemed prior to
to his departure for New York, for which
place he leaves Saturday.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
J. S. DAUGHERTY,
lili lgllt lti Stlig l,lAtr,
DALAAS, TEXAS.
OFFERS

FOR sALE-Forty seotlops OF fine prairie
land In Crosby, Floyd, Hale and Lubbock
countie6, In AMI adjoining to growing
colony; very cheap.
FOR SA 4E-A farm of 80 acres. half mile
southeast OF FOrnay, on the 7. u Z. railroad;
80 acres in cultivation, 1870 In meadow; two
tenar houses, good water, etc
FOR SALE farm half o mile southwest
from Forney; 81 acres In the tract, l5 acres
under iencs 'and In cultivation; good tom
ant house and good wen of water.
FOR SALE $50 pieces Of property at East
land the countryside Of Eastlanl count, and
on the line OF the T a 2. railroad, oOnslstlng
OF choice bueiuess and residence lots and
tracts Of from five b. twenty acres each, FOR
fruit growing anu gardening purposes.
FOR Rem IA isrlH of 81 ncrse, so acres Ia
cultivation, 10 acreA Ia meadow. Mesquite,
on .heT & z. Railroad. Good house, stables,
FoR Neutrality-suspicious. acres of land,
out OF the Sanrs homestead, "a miles norths
east from Dallas
have county maps of Eastlsnd, Callahan
Taylor, Jones and stephens counties, free to
those Who Wish 70 visit those counties with 8,
view Of Investing In lands. And desire TINA
ali pnrti95 who have lands In those countie-
thai tney. Wish to sell to send noe - lisl OF
them. Having had surveying corps on the
frontier loceting lands Tor the last seven years,
l am well acquainted with the lands uf north
ern, western and northwestern Texas, and So
liclt correspondence with all parties who wRh
tOpuJ AhAeHt 'lbASi Aol iitTHuDs UT BLOCK
raising purposes, or who have money thoy
wish to invest where they can he satisfied that
the Investment VIII rotum handsome profit
The recent report Of the com IN ssioner of
tho general land ONCE gives the vacant lands
IN Pecos and Prasldlo counties at between six
and seven million acres. And the Southern
Pacific railway company are survey, the line
OF their road from rl Paso TO san Antonio
through these countles, and all the vacant
lands there ore subject 10 location with rail-
road scrip, and can be obtained nj n coat of n
few CENTS per acre, aud, in my Judgment, Of
ters an excellent opportunity for Investment.
j. s. DAUGHERTY,
Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
MANS DUTY to Grow


Jalles freeman ClsfSe.
We grow only when Wa become more and
more ourselves, our best selves, our truest
selves, the selves thst God made us to be.
We do not grow when we try to be like this
man or that. to serve for this mans wit or
that mans scope, to become like this saint
or that genius. The rose grows when it
uniolds into q rose not when it tries to be-
come any other shrub or flower The palm
springs erect 10 heaven, and grows up &
palm; the vine creeps and hangs and swings
in the air, asd pours fragrance on the
breeze, and grows into vine. Thus God
has made each of US TO bFsomething, to
have a real place, and do real work in
this world, and that our own work, which 10
one else can do. If we are faithful to tho
inner light of our own conviction, and do
the daily duties which God sends to US, we
shall grow. With glad surprise we shall
md ourselves becoming genuine and real
plants, of use or beauty in the garden of our
God.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
SPECIAL LAW.

NOTICE ie herr by given that af,,r th,r,,
~ days publication hereof, appl,catio4
VIII be made to tho Legislature OF FexSs S,r
tne passage OF Dill amending the citv char.
ter, IN substance As follows: "
10 repeal s0ctlOEs2 4 and of am ndaa
charter, they not complying with law,
10 amend section III OF charter and provlda
iol building and repairing sidewalks and
Furnishing u failure by fine.
10 amend section l6S OF charter by chang
ing the manner of selecting board of aprTni a.
ment aud the number OF said board, 10 act In
streets, etc.
70 amend section 30 so as to crease Che poll
TAX 10 be used for school purposes and BRO.
Vide penalty for non-payment, ~
the jurisdiction of the Msyor's court and In.
crease maximum of fine and imprisonment
under charter and give city Jurisdiction oi
disorderly houses, etc
JOHN j. Good, Mayor.
DALLAS, January -, ISL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
Notice TO Tax.Pavers

The state and county al valorem taxes Tor
iSSO VIII become delinquent on the st day of
March next, at which time the olIcs will be
closed until delinquent lists are ma lie out we
arc required by Jaw TO make 1nal settlement
ny July LIST, and the present law requires that
an personal property be exhausted before
lands can be advertised 10 taxes. Therelor
In view OF the large amour, OF work to be
done, and the short time allotted ia which TO
perform the same it will be impossible TO ex-
tenu the time FOR payment beyond March Ist.
M persons VINO owe the stata and county taN
Tor above year viii con sult their interest by
settlement OF the same e fore expiration OF
tue tiMe, and thereby savb cost.
Respectfully, We II. PRATHER
Tax Collect or of DALAI countv
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
Beauty, health, and happiness for ladies
in "WlNE OF CARDUl."
For sale by all druggists.


Kent is always kneading and turns out the
best bread, the most delicious pies, cakes and
hcknaeks ever ooncoct cd or compounded
In Texas.
lilo delivers bread and alrhe manufactures
to any part OF the city. A household which
does not buy from Kent can never be happy
one.
Leave orders at 500 Main street, at Kent
hotel, which, BY the way, is hotel and tn
beet fare In the city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
To the seyen Wise Fools.

In reply to your invitation, rendered to oui
beloved King Kokolorum,to attend q mssque-
rade ball on Msrdi Gras, Tuesday, March Isl, al
Turner hall, l have tho pleasure to inform
you that his majesty will comply with you
request, and he and his staff will reach Dial
las in due time. (Signed),
QUACK QUACK, Premier Minister.
Tickets for the masquerade ball 81. Fol-
sale by II. r. EisenlohF, Market drug store
D. Goslin's China hall and Trinity cigar
factory. Tickets not transferable.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
Co-partnership.

WE, the undersigned, have this day formed
w co-partnerrhip, for the purpose OF
conducting "a general commission aud grain
business, under the Arm style of Curtls n
Garrett. We pay the higheht cash prices for
Al kinds ofGraIn. bones, iron, etc, and make
liberal advances on conslgnments.
O. Z. CURTIS,
A. @. GARRETT, in.
DALLAS, Texas, January 81, 1881.
Thanking my numerous customers fer their
patronage while In the late firm of Curtis q
Robinson, and while alone, respectfully So
lict continuation ftheir business.
C.P CURTIS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
70 TRADE 0R SELL.

Ono 2ud hand buggy, extra good.
Four head OF horaes; some very fine.
Five pianos.
Two fine gold watches.
one kiln good, hard brick.
One case fine English guns.
VIII trade any or all of the above for country
produce at cash pricos.
| have also several tracts OF good land in
this and other counties for sale low.
y l. kEEkGS Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20

The Mckinney Enquirer has a column and
over about manufacturing, which was writ
ten by the editor after visiting the boot and
shoe factory of A. 81 w. Hunstable in that
place. He thinks they deserve credit for
building up an industry like that in their
lively little city. The Advocate also speaks
of the enterprise of this firm, and predicts
that they will be rival of some of the
largest eastern factories in claiming Texas
trade.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
Retail Cigar Dealers Attention.

Special inducements offered by Fl
E'psnoPs cigar store, of fine New Orleans
hand inside and imported cigars, also of the
leading brands Of chewing and smoking
tobaceos, cigarettes, etc Write for price.
Corner Main and Poydras streets, Dallas
Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
POISON III A ROOT.

1--WE Boys Meet Their Death i'm "a Sin.
gUlar way, After Suffering tIbe
AgOnies of Hy
ing the Bark Of Root
and Dyihg Almost
Immediately,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
Mardi Gros Proclamation.

/ do hereby command all my subjects,
both resident of Dallas and surrounding
country, to attend the odds and end sale at
Goldsmith &c Bros, ia Elm street. Know
ing this to be a legimate clearing sale of odds
and etds, do herewith sci my hand and seal
this, 17Sh of February, in the year Of our
Lord, 1881. REX.