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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
Wine and-Water.

drinking, drinking, drinking,
ir;nking and housing with jolly boys
three,
tie
80 loaned to the board 'twixt the goblet
and me.
Saws he, "You're not wise, sir,
ri be your adviser.
To drink is q blunder, it reddens the nose,
It fills up the dimples,
With blotches and pimples,
I'D hours the hot govt like a tide to our
toes"
"Who cares?" l said, gayly,
~ drain my glass daily,
And feel none the worse; and know, Isup-
pose"
,,,in sat drinking, a drinking, a drinking,
ninking and boasting with jolly boys
four,
uben out from the bottle there started de-
mon,
With eyes like live Goals when the furna-
ces roar.
With gesture and antic,
He screams as if frantic,
,-ris poison you're drinking, the warm and
the cool.
Shall warning be in vain, sir?
You're spelling your brain, sir,
And burning your stomach, you idiot and
fool"
looked at him, smiling,
pray cease your reviling!
never get drunk, moderation's my ruler'
Once m)re | sat drinking, alone and con-
tented,
The clear crystal water that flowed from
the well,
When 10! at my side stood q luminous an
gel
With eyes full of love that no language can
tell.
She silently blessed me,
Her wisdom possessed me,
felt was true to the vow that swore,
knew that no madness
Would come of my gladness-
But health and contentment in bountiful
store.
0, angel of beauty!
The law is my duty!
The bottle and l shall be friends nevermore!
-Belgrdvid.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
SlOuchy Wives.

AS to slouchy wives, | have no
charity for them. | would ignore
their existence if / could. Many
wonder at the great reluctance on
the part of young men of to-day
marrying; but when l see the frow-
sy heads, the untidy, unbecoming
dresses of those young men who are
married, | cease to wonder.
1t is little singular that women
think it necessary before marriage
20 "fix up" and look always their
best to win and keep the loves of
sweethearts, but they think it alto
gether unnecessary after marriage.
Were women as particular to
keep themselves looking becoming
and to be always in the best humor
when wives as when sweethearts,
we would have fewer sighted and
misused wives in our land. And a
tidy, painstaking wife will always
make husband less careless and
slouchy. A man with slouchy
wife, be he naturally ever so
"starchy," never cares much for his
own appearance Professor Payne.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
The Consistent Christian.

He daily engages in secret prayer,
not as habit merely, but to ac-
knowledge Gods goodness and Sc
cure the supply of his wants
He reads the Bible frequently in
order to receive its comfort, to learn
its teachings, and find out what the
Lord would have him to do.
He attends all the services of the
church as regularly as he can, and
takes whatever part he can to make
them interesting and profitable.
He keeps out of bad company
and will not be seen in disrepu-
table places,unless duty brings him
there for some good purpose.
He abstains from those pleasures
that are condemned by the great
body of the best Christian people,
even though he may not see any
harm in them himself.
He lives an upright life, and en-
deavors to maintain a character
that is above reproach.
He lets his light shine by exem-
plifying those noble precepts of the
Gospel, which find no place in the
life of the mere moralist.
He does what he can in every way
to lead others to the Savior and tc
a better life.
We are glad to believe that ther,
are many such Christians. But,
alas there are so many who are in
consistent. "He that saith he
abideth in Him, ought himself also
so to walk, even as He walked. y
Otive Branch.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
Vulgar Language.

A distinguished author says: 81
resolved when | was Child never
to use a word which / could not pro-
nounce before my mother without
offending her."
His rlle and example are worthy
of imitation. Boys readily learn IA
class of low, vulgar words and ex-
pressions that are never heard in
respectable circles. The utmost
care of the parents will scarcely
prevent it. Of course, we cannot
think of girls being exposed to the
peril. We cannot imagine a girl
using words she would not give ut
terance to before her father or
mother. Such vulgarity is thought
by some boys to be Smart; y the
"next thing to swearing, and yet,
not SO wicked" But it is habit
which leads to profanity, and fills
the mind with evil thoughts. 1t
vulgarizes and degrades the soul,
and prepares the way for many of
the gross and fearful sins which
now corruptsociety Religious Her.
aid.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18

ened on his shoulder Mr.. Lincoln
then said, "The soldier that could
carrya sick comrades baggage, and
die for the act so uncomplainingly,
deserves we'll of his country"
Then Bonnie and Blossom took
their way to their green mountain
home. A crowd gathered at the
railway station to welcome them
back; and as Farmer Ovens hand
grasped that of his boy, tears flow
ed down his cheeks, and he was
heard to say, fervently, "The Lord
be praised. H-Erchanue.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18

attentive, and then feel overioved
because an old man takes n;tv .,
her, and"-
Il have been through it all },
Miss Baer kindly interrupted II
understand it, as you could not
make one understand who had not
had the same experience. I will
tell you what helped me. l am
very plain, you see, and when a
girl l was painfully conscious of
this fact, the more so, perhaps, be-
cause my sister was very beautiful
and much sought after. I grew 50
envlous that almost hated her,
and yet she was kind to me. Her
death brought me face to face with
my wicked thoughts, and if she
could look down from her Fathers
mansion, she knew that, when too
late, | repented my conduct toward
her, in sackcloth. l said then,
God helping me, l will try to make
others happy, whether joy comes to
my own heart or not If my own
peace of mind is the test of nv
faithfulness to the vow, think |
have kept it."
[ saw it all through her expert
ence. | had expected to sit still
and draw crowds of admiring friends
without being gifted by nature with
those graces that attract, and with
out making the slightest effort to be
lovable.
| expected everybody else tomake
special efforts for my enjoyment
while | was utterly Indifferent tc
theirs, and so l said, "Miss Baer,
understand, can be pleasant if
can't be beautiful, and l can try tc
keep others from suffering what
did to-night-and l tell you, girls
no matter how awkward I have
looked, l have never felt SO, long al
a time, and it's good deal, you
know, not to feel awkward. l have
enjoyed myself wherever l have
been. try to forget myself and
think of what will be most pleasant
and entertaining to my next neigh
Dor.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18

To MEND CHINA.-Take a very
thick solution of gum arabic in wa
ter, and stir into it plaster of Paris
til the mixture becomes of a proper
consistency. Apply it with a brush
to the fractured edges ofthe china
and stick them together. In three
days the articles can not be broken
in the same place. The whiteness
of the cement renders it doubly
valuable.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT.

Farmer OWENS son had been
found asleep when doing sentinel
duty, and he was sentenced to be
shot. A telegram had been receiv.
ed by his father, saying that the
sentence would be carried out in
twenty-four hours. Mr.. Allan, the
minister, called to do what he could
to comfort the suffering family.
During his visit a letter arrived.
Blossom, the farmers little daugh-
ter, opened the door to receive it.
1T is from him." was all she said.
1t was like message from the
dead. Mr.. Owen took the letter,
but could not break the nvelope, on
account of his trembling fingers,
and held it towards Mr.. Allan,
with the helplessness of child.
The minister opened it and read
as follows:
"DEAR FATHER When this
reaches you-I-shall- be-in-
eternity. At first it seemed awful
to me; but I have thought about it
SO much now, that it has no terror.
They say they will not bind me
nor blind me, but that | may meet
my death like man. I thought,
father, that | might have been on
the battlefield for my country, and
that when / fell it would be fight
ing gloriously; but to be shot down
like dog for nearly betraying it
to die for neglect of duty-O father,
I wonder the very thought does not
kill me! But l shall not disgrace
you. I am going to write you all
about it, and when | am gone, you
may tell my comrades. You know
I promised Jimmie Cars mother |
would look after her boy, and when
he fell sick I did all | could for
him. He was not strong when Or
dered back into the ranks, and the
day before that night | carried all
his luggage, besides my own, on
our march. Towards night we
went in On double-quick, and tho
the luggage began to feel very
heavy, everybody else was tired too.
And as for Jimmie, if | had not
lent him an arm now and then, he
would have dropped by the way. l
was all tired out when we went IN
to camp, and then it was Jimmie's
turn to be sentry, and I would take
his place; but was too tired, faith
er. / could not have kept awake
though a gun had been pointed at ]
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-18
A CURE FOR AWKWARDNESS.

lnever see a young girl in a So
cial gathering, suffering from awk-
wardness and bashfulness, but that
feel like spiriting her away into
some corner, and giving her an un-
failing remedy that a dear friend
and teacher of mine gave me years
ago.
| had been spending the evening
with gay company of young peo-
pie and upon returning to my room
threw myself upon the lounge and
burst into passionate tears Of cha
grin and modification.
What is the matter, DEAR" ask
ed Miss Baer, laying her cool hand
'enderly upon my hot cheeks
didn't you have a pleasant even
ingw
"Oh, mol" l answered, land I am
perfectly miserable. I shall never
go to an evening party again"
why, did you say anything to
wound anybody's feelings or make
'nem unhappy in any way?"
Looked up in amazement. What
could she mean2 1 had heard
some OF the girls call her cross old
mald' but only the beautiful side of
nef life had been turned to me, and
nad longed for the loveliness that
made her so welcome and sought
alter by all that knew her.
vi course not" was my astonish-
ed reply.
Then why need you feel SO mis-
cradle? Did you do or say anything
" nj anybody happy ?"
by this time I thought she was
!y ~ and half Indignantly I re-
pllSd' mo! neither did anyone do
VI say anything to make me
u"ppy' stood or sat against the
wall nearly the whole evening and
pu7n supper was announced would
nave walked alone to the table, but
wat my host offered me his arm
Nuu saved me that notification"
I'm sure that should have given
'V ~ pleasure" she said gently.
oh, suppose it ought, only l
. ". I come to the place yet where
s, Slrl can be sighted and made the
W. Dlec' OF remark by other girls to
D0ln nature has been mere kind,
consequently, gentlemen more
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21

The Greenback idiotic idea that meny
il mere matter of legislation has lod the
national house OF representatives into un-
fat homable depths of absurdity In con-
sidering the refunding bill When it 10
set down rs a financial principle that
money can be created by mere edict of
o legislative body. it is not surprising
that it is imagined that congress
can declare by mere resolution at
what rate peopls shall lend the govern
ment money. "a the country il not quite
ready for an act Of coufiscatiou. however,
We fear that it will be found that the
lender will have something to say about
the rate of interest. even when the bor-
rover happens to be the government
Louis Republican.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21

Of all medicines advertised to cure
any affection of the Throat, Chest OF
Lungs, we know of none we can re.
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Hoarseness, Tickling of the Thoat, loss
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21
The g 9ailg Ars,'s.
When the obel,sk viii be set up.


The work at tina obelisk goes on steadily
though little progress is apparent to those
not engaged in it. What remains TO be
done requires extreme care, as a turn
more or less of single bolt might undo
the work of months, or evsn risk the safe
ty of the obslisk itself. Two thirds of the
trestlework have been taken down. and as
the work is nearing the end. Lieutenant
Commander Gorringe has determined.
weather permitting to swing tho obelisk
into position on Saturday, the 22d of this
month. At noon Of that day the monolith,
then held by the trunuioDs in sockets, In q
horizontal position on perfect balance
will easily be swung into an upright po-
sition and will again be seen az it stood
for centuries before the Temple of He'll.
opolis and afterwards at Alexandria. The
work will be brief and simple, unattended
with any ceremonies. but will doubtless be
Witnessed by thousands of citizens. After
the obelisk is thus placed in position on the
base already prepared for it, the work of
securing it and ofinally removing all the
surrounding Implements. and machinery
will occupy but short time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21
Simmons LIVER REGULATOR |

which he did, and in short time was
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21

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Fact God Liver OH is conceded to be the Con-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21
STOCK SPECULATION.

JOHN A. DoDaE & Co., Bankers and Brokers, -
Wall Street, New York, buy stocks on reasonable
margin and, when desired. will advise when and
what to buy. Also Stock Privileges in which $25
to 800 be probably invested Opportunities
for good prodls are constantly occurring. Full in
formation on application, and Weekly Report sent
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-21
LIVER REGULATOR,
WILL II cURB nh !?

Said man. whose woebegone counte-
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plainly showed traces of disease suf-
ferer with Nervous Dyspepsia, in
whose stomach the most delicate morse1
lay like lead. Refreshing sleep and
Quiet nerves were strangers to him, and
he dispaired of ever being well.
We adviaaa him to take
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

WASHINGTON SOCIETY is jjust now seen
under one of its most pleasant aspects. The
crowded assemblies, necessarily bound by
stringent rules of cards, coaches and COM
pliments have disappeared and intimate
friends, relieved of the heavy pressure of
social requirements, now hasten to renew
the pleasing and easy intercourse inter
rupted by the demands of the season. In
the lovely gardens, beneath wide-spreading
trees, charming reunions are held beneath
the restful rays of the moon. The sweet
ness and quiet of these sylvan scenes could
hardly be realized by the strangers who
have only known Washington in the noise
and whirl of its winter life. The simple
and unstudied costumes suited to summer,
the wearcrs reclining upon the easy chairs
the dainty rugs spread beneath dainty slip
pered feet, the merry chat enjoyed as the
luxury of hard-earned leisure with the
mild moonlight sitting through the over
arching trees, compose n picture TO be long
remembered as one of the many phases of
Washington life.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

Mr.. BRADLEY, the stalwart hero in the
Albany Legislature, who made Il dramatic
display of his parity in that little matter of
$1,000 was asked yesterday whether he had
heard ofany other cases oflcgislative bribery
He said that his wife used to read him
about some in English history during Fox's
time From this we infer that the Pomeroy
incident in the Kansas Legislature, occurred
during Mr.. Badley's residence at the
Binghampton Asylum. He should send for
hack files
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

OUR ESTEEMED CONTEMPORARY, the World,
notes that the Republican Governor of New
Hampshire has been urging the Legislature
to take steps to stamp out bribery in the
Granite State, rcmarking in plain language:
"The improper use of money to influence
popular elections is II crying evil of our
times. 1t has become so general that little
or no secrecy is made of it and that we'll
meaning men assume to justify it," (Laugh-
tcr.l
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

ACCORDING to our kilograms from Con-
cord there seems to be another case of the
prevailing epidemic of Republican har-
mony" in New Hampshire. All the fac
tions up there appear to have caught the in
fecton of the ezra of good feeling"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

THE NEW YORK Commercial Adrcrtiser,
Conkling-and- organ, refers to the or
gans of the Administration as "'The menda-
cious Tribune, the feeble Times and the can't
ing Erening Post" denounccs their shame
less countcnancc of the Sessions bribery,
and calls them "Apologists of Crimew
"All the factions are being rapidly char
monizcd"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

THE Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Post says
One OF the reasons why the Census Bureau
is short of funds has not been publicly an
nounced. The amount of blank fol ms and
circulars and tabular statements which it
has been necessary to have printed are
enormous. This printing has been done by
the Government ESTABLISHING mt, which Is az
extravagant and as corrupt concern as
ever existed In the District of Columbia. 1t
isn't ut all surprising that Cen Walker
should estimate that ifhe had had his print
in gdone under contract with private parties
he could have already saved ut least SGO,O00
The General is no doubt perfectly correct
in this. The Government generally man
ages to pay more for what it gets, whether
in the shape Of brains or property, than any
business concern in the country II is al
ways the case too, not only with the Cen
sus, but with every other bureau Of the De-
partments, that bulletins of very small in
terest, and generally consigned to the waste
basket, are distributed by the thousands.
This leak might be stopped with the aid of
judicious discrimination. This item OF
100000, however, is a mere bagatelle, and
very slightly accounts for the expenditure
over and above Gen Walkers estimate.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

THE New York Tribune says that Scna-
tor Conkling chad no right TO resign" Per-
haps not; but why do you discourage the
delusion2 IL was one of those cases where
the end ustifes the means
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14
TUESDAY, JUNE ID, 1881.

SOUTH CAROLINA is on the high road to
reform. The papers down there come out
with display headlines when q man makes
an honest return to the tax gathercr of his
personal effects.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

DIFFER AS PEOPLE will on questions of
law, religion and politics, all must unite in
the opinion that Il lady and her trunks
should never be parted. Seven Saratogas
seems to be the sweet sum of feminine t0g-
gerry; it is II chosen and sacred number
that satisfies the female heart. Several sad
instances have been just related by SYM
pathetic press of the SORROWS of American
ladies returning from European tours who
by the reckless cruelty of the steamship
companies have been torn temporarily from
their luggage. Fancy can paint u lady so
sea-sick in her stateroom that she cannot
hand out her checks, and narrowing us the
scene may be- we are sustained by the
thought that she does not care Just at that
moment where her packs are. But there is
another and, If possible, sadder scene to
be imagined, when that same lady stands
landed all safe and sound, ready primed
with illusions to dear, delightful Paris, and
is tortured by the need of that essential in
dorsement OF genuine. worth only to be
found in the scissors Of that mighty man
milliner.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

INDIANA seems to be again enjoying a
boom. She possesses one Samuel Elliot, a
five-ycar-old convict from Wayne county,
who came (like every other man of dis
tinction) from Ohio, and who has just loft
the prison with an ingenious machine
which he calls perpetual motion. 1t is
termed ball motion, consisting of eight
BRAS. balls moving over inclined planes,
striking four levers, each eight inches high,
after striking the levers, drop down and
are carried up on Il hollow screw. The ma
chine worked well in the prison. Indiana
should not be premature in her rejoicings.
The machine, like Elliot, may work better
on the inside of a Jail than when it gets
out.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-14

THE National Fair Association has decid-
ed that the fall meeting and fair in October
shall continue from the 18th to the 2Sth.
The running races, for which liberal purses
will be offered, are to be tho. finest ever
conducted here. At last nights meeting it
was decided to begin preparations at once
for the coming event, and that expense
should be the least consideration.