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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-02-23
A Calm view of Temperance.

Rev. DR.. A, j. Gordon, as chairman
of the Boston Monday Lecture Com
mittee, has addressed to the Boston
Traveller the following vigorous dis
claimer, concerning DIR. Howard
Crosby's recent lecture in their
course entitled "a Calm View of
Temperance:
GAS considerable comment has
been passed on the recent Monday
lecture of Dr. Howard Crosby, it
may not be improper that, as chair
man of the committee having charge
of these lectures, | should make the
following statement
"These lectures were designed to
be religio-scientifc. Eminent men
among college presidents and theo-
logical professors were invited to
participate in them. AS Chancel-
lor of the University of New York,
DR.. Crosby was engaged as one
of the speakers, So far as | am
aware of, it was expected when he
was asked to lecture that he would
appear in some subject of a scien-
tific Or theological nature, in which
his scholarship would enable him
to shine so conspicuously. That he
chose to come before us in the char
acter of a belated reformer, advoca-
ting views that belong to the dark
ages Of the temperance reform, was
his own responsibility. 1t is GER
tainly to be regretted that so emil
nent a preacher and teacher should
be found giving utterance to opin-
ions that were calm only in their
cold and dogmatic contempt Of SEN
timents which the great mass of
temperance workers hold to be alb
solutely vital to any real success in
battling against intemperance, and
healthful only through the violent
revolt which they must awaken in
the minds of hundreds who will
read them. Such sentiments will
be sure of enthusiastic applause
from every bar and liquor-saloon in
the city. They who sell intoxica-
ting drinks, from high to low, dis
of drunkenness as strongly
as the eminent divine, holding
equally with him that moderation
should be the rule. 1t is grateful
to be able to say tothe credit Of the
Christian and temperance senti-
ment of our city that the views ev-
identity met with almost no sympa-
Thy from the audience to which |
hey were addressed, SO that while
he lecturer was pursuing his an
bounced purpose Of carrying the
var into Africa he stood among his
hearers a solitary sentinel pacing
lround the deserted citadel of his
'wn opinions. "-National Temper
nee Advocdte.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-02-23
FARMERS COLUMN.

from the country to call at the FREEMAN Of
flee over Vaughan & Co.'S store, Market ST.,
and after telling us what kind of weather 1t
is, give us items for this department Drop
us postals, noting lots of cattle sheep, hogs
hay, corn, &C., that yourselves or neighbors
want to buy or have for sale. Give us also
all items of news of interest to yourselves
that others may be interesteel
John Page desires to buy 20 head
of 2 and 3-year-old stock cattle.
John S. Mead, Davisville, Wood
county, has 80 head of fat hogs for
sale.
VIM. Beckett, Lee Creek, wants
% head of stock cattle and so head
of sheep to Craze.
c. E. Tracewell, Washington
Bottom, is baling ready for sale
about Is tons of hay.
J.K. Tracewell, near Parkersburg,
base IS or 16 head, good, heavy
steers for sale.
B. S. Morgan, of Shilo, TYLER Co.,
wants to buy from so to 100 head of
sheep-coarse wool or medium
grade.
Charles Humphrey, Belleville, fed
16 head of fat cattle through the
winter. He had not sold them a
few days ago.
Charles Humphrey, of Belleville
Bottom, has large quantity of hay
for sale-so also has Sardis Guthrie,
on the same farm.
On Washington Bottom below
Parkersburg are some fine heavy
cattle, fed through the winter.
John w. Stout has 10 head, James
McMechen Is head.
S. S. Stone and A. l. Spencer OF
Vienna Bottom, are anxious to buy
200 head of coarse wool sheep. AID.
dress, Parkersburg, w. Va.
OF medium grade wool gathered
in the vicinity, the Shilo wooden
mills manufactured 1900 pairs Of
blankets, last season, and no mills
in the country make better blankets
Selmon Wells, J. S. Wells and 81
mon Parker, on the river, anc
Clark Smith, on Middle Islanc
Creek, Tyler county, each have lots
of fat cattle on hand, which they
have been feeding through the win
ter.
A. J. and James r. Ireland, O.
Joseph's Mills, are now the princi
pal buyers and shippers of cattle il
Tyler. They deal in cattle, sheer
and hogs, and are always ready tC
buy. The farmers above Middle
bourne on the creek are wintering
many lots Of young cattle.
D. B. Greer, on the River Bottom
above the city, lost two valuable
cows few days ago. One commit
ted suicide by hanging-the other
died of too much straw on her stom-
ach. The stack fell over on her
Farmers should look well to the
condition of their stacks at which
tbair ctock food and shelter.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-02-23
Select Brevities.
There are SO, l03 Presbyterians in
New Zealand.

There are SO, 103 Presbyterians in
New Zealand.
The .fuitdge must come from the
rootdge-Dr, Henson Phil. Pa.
1t is good sign when man is
glad that God sees him.
Believers have life that death
can never touch.-Romaine.
Search others for their virtues and
thyself for thy vices.
Contentment without the world,
is better than the world without con-
tentment.
Sir Garnet Wolsey has given !,
large tract of land in South Africa
to be used for missionary purposes.
When alone guard your thoughts !;
when in the family guard your
temper; when in company guard
your words.
GIVE THEN GET.-If we would
get we must first give. When the
pump will not work, we pour a
little water into it, and that enables
1t to bring up more.
The Bird Grove (colored) Baptist
Church Fluvanna Co. Va. recently
excluded twenty-five members for
dancing. SO says the Religious Her
aid.
A gifted contributor sends us a
poem beginning "Open the door to
the children" You'd better if you
don't want all the paint kicked off
the panels.-Burlington Hapkeye.
Rev. P. D. Gold, editor of Zions
Landmark. the hardshell Baptist,
organ of North Carolina, defining
his position on the doctrine of feet
washing, says, "My conviction has
long been that it is right to wash feet
in some way"
We don't think it would be dele
terious to the health of the commu-
nifty of the brothers conviction was
a little more general than it is.
1t is sad weakness in us after all
that a thought of a mans death hal
lows him anew to us, as if life were
not sacred too-as if it were com.
paratively light thing to fall in
love and reverence the brother who
has to climb the whole tiresome
steps with us, and all our tears and
tenderness were due to the one who
is spared the hard journey.-Georg'
| Elliot.
YOUNG MANI! You must remem
Der it isn't only laying hold Of a rope
you must go for pulling. Its tho
mistake you lads make that have
got nothing, either in your brains
or your pocket, to think you've got
a start in the world if you stick
yourselves in a place where yon can
keep your coats clean and have the
shop-wenches take you for fine gen
tlemen. That was mt the way start
ed, young man. I'll tell you how
l got on. 1t wasn't by getting
astride a stick and thinking it
would turn into horse if | sat on
it long enough. kept my eyes
and my ears open, sir, and | wasn't
too fond of my own back, and !
made my masters interest my own
When I was sixteen my jacket
smelt of tar, and | wasn't afraid of
handling cheese. That's the rea-
son l wear good broadcloth now,
and have, my legs under the same
table with the heads of the best
firms in st. Oggs.-George Elliot
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-02-23
MAUD AND MADGE.


Their long bright tresses, one by one,
AS they laughed and talked, in their chamber
there,
After the revel was done.
Idly they talked of waltz and quadrille
Idly they laughed like other girls,
Who over the fire, when all is STILL
Comb out their braids and curls:
Robes of satin and Brussels lace,
And knots of flowers, and ribbons, too,
Scattered about in every place,
For the revel is through.
And Maud and Madge in robes of white,
The prettiest night-gowns under the sun,
Stockingless, slipperless, sit in the night,
For the revel was done:-
Sit and comb their beautiful hair,
Those wonderful waves of brown and gold,
Till the fire is out in the chamber there,
And the little bare feet are cold:
Then out OF the gathering winter chill,
All out OF the bitter st. Agnes weather,
While the fire is out and the house is chill,
Maud and Madge together
Maud and Madge in robes of white,
The prettiest night-gowns under the sun,
Curtained away from the chilly night,
After the revel is done.
Float along in splendid dream,
TO golden gittern IS tinkling tune,
While thousand lusters Shimmerine
strain,
In a palaces grand:saloon,
Flashing of jewels and fiutter of laces,
Tropical odors sweeter than musk,
Men and women with beautiful faces,
And eyes of tropical dusk.
And one face shining out like star,
one face haunting the dreams of each,
And one voice, sweeter than others are,
Breaking in silvery speech;
Telling through lips of bearded bloom
An old, ugly story over again,
AS down the royal hammered room,
10 the golden gitterns strain,
Two and two they dreamily walk,
"h1le an unseen spirit walks beside,
ana, all unheard in the lovers talk,
He claimeth one for his bride.
. Maud and Madge, dream on together,
with never pang of jealous fear!
r. or, ere the bitter st. Agnes weather
snail whiten another year,
Rooed for the bridal and robed for the tomb,
BRAIDED brown hair and golden tress,
1herell be only one of you left for the bloom,
VI the bearded lips to press.
only one for the bridal pearls,
me robe of satin and Brussels lace
only one to blush through her curls
At the sight of lovers face.
ON beautiful Madge, in your bridal white!
FOR you the revel has just begun;
but Tor her who sleeps in your arms tonight
Inc reyel of Life is done!
but robed and crowned with your isaintly
bliss,
queen of Heaven and bride of the sun,
beautiful Maud, you'll never miss,
Inc Kisses another hath won!
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JOURNALISTIC PENMEN,

Among journalists and literary fellers Z"
generally, one is prepared to look for re-
markedly illegible scrawls. That this is
not always the case numerous autographs
prove. The late Bayard Taylor was fine
penman. George William Curtis sigma
ture, although showing some signs of un-
usual care, is written in an easy, running
hand, as legible as print. Whitelaw Reed,
gives his compositors no trouble. Admir-
ers of Charles A. Dana would hardly imag-
inc that his fine editorials are written in a
small, neat hand, and with pen dipped
in violet ink, instead of in gall William
Cullen Bryant wrote legibly in an old.
fashioned style, though rather nervously
towards the last. That A. Oakley Hail
could write well, even under trying circum-
stances, appears from a polite note of his,
dated about week before he thought fit
to disappear suddenly from New York
some years ago. Eli Perkins is better
penman than any one would believe upon
his own unbacked assertion. Bob Burdette.
of the Burlington Hdwkeye, could, with
the necessary knowledge of mathematics,
obtain position in any mercantile house
as book-keeper. Longfellow writes in a
really beautiful Italian hand, and Whittier
and Holmes rival him in their own peculiar
styles. George Washington Childs has a
style of penmanship which would appear
as well at the bottom of check as in the
verses of one of his far-famed elegies.
Murat Halstead is certainly the worst
writer in the whole world, and the sight of
what purports to be his signature would
lead one to doubt the truth of this whole
paragraph.
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SENSIBLE WORDS TO OLD PEOPLE.

At no period of life is o careful observ-
| ance of the laws of health of so imperious
Importance as in advanced age. The vital
machinery is worn and weakened, the
vitality at low ebb; and it is Of paramount
Importance that all unnecessary hindrances
should be removed, that every removable
obstacle to the healthy performance of the
| bodily functions should be taken out of
| the way. Thousands of lives are annually
sacrificed through the mistaken idea
| that hygienic rules which are acknowl-
edged to apply to young persons and
adults are not to be observed by those in
| advanced age. For example, many popu-
| lar writers maintain that while the use of
wine as beverage by youth and adults
cannot be condemned too strongly, it is
necessary for the aged, as means of
stimulating the declining forces. Another
writer condemns bathing by the aged be-
cause, it is claimed, it uses up the animal
heat. The error of the first theory is
apparent when the fact is recalled that
stimulating lessons, instead of reinforcing,
vital strength, thus weakening the hold
on life and shortening its duration. The
fallacy of the second theory is equally
apparent when we take into consideration
the fact that in old age the wastes of the
body are greatly increased. The dis
charges from all the outlets of the body
are more heavily laden with organic i'm
purities than during youth and adult age.
The breath is laden with the poisonous
products of disintegration and the perspira-
ton with effete matter. 1t is for this
reason that a sudden obstruction of any of
these outlets is so speedily followed by
fatal results. If frequent bathing is neg.
lected, the skin becomes INSTRUCTED and
the kidneys are overworked. The urine
becomes irritating in character, and infam-
nation or congestion of the bladder is
likely to be the result. We have met
scores of cases of irritable bladder in ED.
erly men which could be traced, in great
part at least, to the neglect of the bath.
Old persons should recollect. also, that
the bath is to them particularly nec-
essary as a sanitary measure. As
the waste of the body preponderates
over the repair, the skin, if unwashed
soon becomes covered with a film of the
most intensely poisonous and readily
decomposable matter. A few days &C
cumulation is enough to produce con-
dition not only in the highest degree
detrimental to the individual himself, but
Extensively injurious to all persons of acute
olfactory sensibilities who may be closely
associated with him. 1t is true that cold
bathing may be, and generally is, in high
degree injurious to aged persons but
bathing in water at or near the temper
ature of the body cannot be more produc-
tive of harm than putting on clean suit
of clothes. Cleanliness is enforced by one
of the first laws of the " code of health, p"
and is binding at all times and at all ages.
The greatest enemy of health is dirt and
the worst of all kinds of dirt is that which
arises from the destructive processes at
work in the body Good Health.
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TINS KIT.

1t surprised the sinners and newsbovs
around the Posteffice the other day TO see
Limpy Tim" come among them in a quiet
way. and hear him say:
"Boys, ! want to sell nv kit. Here's
two brushes, hull box of backing. good
stout box, and the outfit goes for two
shillin's!"
"Goin' away, Tim - queried one.
mot 'zactly, boys, but want quarter
the awfulest kind just now
"Goin' on 'scursion p asked another.
"Not to-day, but l must have quar-
ter, !" he answered.
One of the lads passed over the change,
and took the kit, and Tim walked straight
TO the counting-room of a daily paper, put
down his money, and said /:
81 guess kin write it if you give me a
pencil"
With slow.moving fingers he wrote a
death notice. 1t went into the pape-
almost as he wrote it, but you might no,
have seen it. He wrote
DIED.-Litul Ted-of scarlet fever N,ed .hree
yere. Funeral tomorrer, gone up. 20 Heyin: left
won bruther.
WAS it your brother." asked tbs
cashier.
Tim trie!s to brace up. but he couldn't
The big tears came up, his chin quivered
and ne pointed to the counter and gasped
II had to sell my kit to do it, b.
bu.d he had his arms aroun' my neck wher
de d-died p
( He hurried away home, bnt the news
went to the boys, and they gathered in &
group and talked. Tim had not been home
an hour before barefooted boy left the XII
on the doorstep, and in the box was bou.
quet of flowers which had been purchased
in the market by pennies contributed by
the crowd of ragged, but big-hearted boys
Did God ever make heart which woult
not respond if the right chord was touched
| Detroit Free Press.
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elevated to the bench of the Court of Ap-
peals.
tits said that Lord O'Hagan, Lord Chan.
cellor of Ireland, will shortly resign on ac-
count of his health, and that Attorney-Gen-
eral Law will succeed him.
Another Ocean Disaster.
LONDON, October 2Sth. = The British
steamer Calliope, from Odessa for Bremen,
has been totally lost on the Spanish coast.
Only one person was saved.
Affairs I'm funis.
PARIS, October 2Sth.-A semi-oficial dis
patch announces that column from Susa,
under Colonel Etienne, entered Kairowan
Wednesday without opposition. The in
surgents retreated southwark after pillaging
the city.
Freedom Of the Press In Egypt.
ALEXANDRIA, October 2Ssh.-The Egyptian
Government informs the local European press
that they must cease publishing articles cal.
culated to wound the national feeling, under
pain of Suppression. The Arab press is sim
ilarly instructed relative to articles against
foreigners.
The Telephone In Europe.
LONDON, October 2Ssh.-A company for
working the telephone do the principal coun-
tries OF Europe is registered under the title
of the Edison.Gower Bell Telephone Com
pany of Europe. Capital, $500. 000 Colonel
Gourad, the Chairman, says there will be no
public issue of shares the whole capital being
privately supplied.
Ten Years in Siberia.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 2Sth. The Wo-
lacyzyski Court martial has sentenced two
leaders of the anti-Jewish rioters of June last
to ten years exile in Siberia.
Demonstration OF Respect.
PANAMA, October 19th.-A proce sion in
Buenos Ayres in honor of Preside C Garfield
numbered over 10, 600 persons. I'll along the
west coast the demonstrations were solemn
and profound.
Early and Severe Winter.
QUEBEC, October 2Ssh.-It is extremely COLI
here. Late grain and potatoes suffer greatly
Steamer Burned.
CARDINAL (Ontl October 2Sth.-The
American steamer Island Dove and cargo OIL
hay was burned in the canal to-day.
| Ships Driven Ashore.
MONTREAL, October 2Sth.-In the terrible
gales on the gulf and river below Quebec
three ships loading for Europe were driver
| ashore.
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GRAMMATICAL ERRORS CORRECTED.

Professor A. P. Peabody furnishes the
following list of words and phrases that
are, in his opinion, incorrectly used by
many writers:
l. Separating the sign to" from the
infinite to which it belongs, as To greatly
DESIRE" No standard English writer COM
mits this mistake, and, so far as know,
it occurs frequently with but one respect
able American writer.
3 GAS to whether, g as to how" Sin
so far" and the like. In all these cases
the proposition is superfiuous and useless.
Gas to whether" is an Americanism and
vulgarism. SIN so far" is frequently
used by John Stuart Mill, and occasionally
by other good writers; but it is of recent
origin, and deserves to have but brief
currency.
3. "Gotten," "proven, etc., once
legitimate, now obsolete, and indicating
the affectation of quaintness in him who
uses them.
4. Sis being, "are being" ETC., as My
coat is being made" Ii not ungrammati.
cal. always clumsy and inelegant.
5. Placing g only, either, neither, "
and similar limiting words, too early in a
cede the clause to which they belong.
6. Realize" in the sense of "imagine"
1 realize my hopes, when they are fulfilled
or made real. l do not realize what
have never seen or experienced, however
wildly it may present itself to my thought
7. "Reliable, "reliableness, "etc. These
words have but lately, and illegitimately,
come into good usage. By the analogy OF
similarly formed words, reliable would
denote that which may be relied, which is
unmeaning. Rely.uponable," if any,
would be the proper word.
S, each other for "one another, !"
and vice versa. The former is to be used
with reference to two persons or things !;
the latter, to more than two.
9. Mixing of metaphors. As an extreme
case, might quote from young writer,
who is justly, but in defiance of all rhetori-
cal fitness, speaking of the vantage ground
inadvertently given by an antagonist in
argument: .'He has contributed these
points to the treasury of weapons on our
side"
10. The use of a pluperfect after an i'm
perfect, as 6 He wanted to have gone, for
'sHe wanted to GO"
IL. "Was" instead Of "were," after if.
Thus, "If | was philosopher, ! would
engage in this controversy" l am told
that some recent school grammars author
ize this usage, and it has become not un-
common among respectable second-rate
writers but I should be surprised to find
it in any book where its use would give it
authority. -[Good Literature.
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The families of Loves and Stills, con-
spicuous in the Indian Territory, have
long been divided by deadly feud. Lately
Love and Still became matrimonially
engaged, and it was agreed on all hands
that the wedding should be the occasion of
making lasting peace. The gathering
was large, and at first greatly given to
smiles, kindly words, and hand shaking
but it was soon observed that nearly every
male guest carried pistol, and before
night weapons came into general use. Two
men were killed and several wounded.
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GENERAL NEWS.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
The Question of the speakership of
the Next House.
, THE IOWA STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Another Damaging Break in the Missis-
sippi Levees.
PUBLIC HANGING OF A TEXAS MURDERER.
A Burglar summarilY Disposed of in
Philadelphia.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
British Steamer Totally Wrecked on the
Spanish Coast.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..."........ Etc.
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The story Of Junius Henri Bro,ene, en-
titled 1.-THE Ways OF THE WORLD"
wiU be published only IN the WEEKLY UNION
and the DAILY RECORD UNION. Tie first
chapter aciU appear Norember l, 1881.
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DIED

Sacramento, October 27-James NJ. Ripley, a native
of Michigan, SO years, 3 months and q days.
(Michigan papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintance respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
his late residence, on Ninth street, between G
and H, tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock
Dry Creek, October Is Mary, wife of Phillip
Forsyth As years.
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UNUSUALLY GOODAMEN'S STIFF
HATS, acith fashionable round or square
crOacps. Price, 81 go M0nWf0ctatred of
Far, and acelJ lined and finished.
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MARRIED.

Sacramento, October 13-Robert H. CARD to Delora
Search maine papers please copy.)
Upper Stockton road October 26-By Rev. II. II.
Rice, at the residence Of Peter Miller, Napoleon
Miner, of Dayisyille, Yolo county, to Louisa
Wolf, of Keokuk, Iowa.
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The CHILDREN,S SEIZED SHOES,
scith solar tips, at 81 35, are 0ppreci0ted;
IN f0ct, they are so good 1t could hardly be
otherwise. Sizes, 8 to 10 1-'2
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BORN.

Sacramento, October 2s- Wife of G. R. Billion, a
son.
Sacramento, October 27-wife of Add. curtiss, a
son.
Sacramento, October 2s-wife Of Frank Hogeboom,
a son.
Sacramento. October 27-wife OF Andy j. Graham,
OF Gold Hill, Nevada, a son.
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A Sunday Science School at Edinburgh
has an average attendance of sixty.