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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
Fayette County Letter.

BRO. EDITOR: You asked me for
temperance news. | have been
talking up prohibition, and find
the majority Of our people in favor
Of it. AS evidence Of this, Fayette
county grants no license. Yet the
county is cursed with intemper-
ance. 1t makes me sad to return
to the vicinity Of my old home.
Three or four years ago, but little
whiskey was used here. What a
sudden change has taken place.
Some Of my old schoolmates are
drunkards. Homes that were hap
ply, have been brought to want and
woe. Blasted hopes and broken
hearts are on the increase. AS |
speak Of the prospects Of prohibi-
ton glow leaps to the cheeks
of many sisters and wives and gray
headed fathers and mothers.
Last Sunday | held a prohibition
meeting with the Mt. Pleasant
Church, in Nicholas County. The
brethren were called upon to eX-
press their sentiments. None OPP
posed the movement. One opposed
it at first for the sake Of calling out
others. Another was so fond Of
whisky that he wanted it made i'm
possible for him to get it. He also
had an incorporate friend, and
was in favor of prohibition for the
benefit of that single individual, if
it did no other good.
| have found out that there are
temperance men who are not temper
ate men. | recently heard u
preacher CD say that he was going
to take the stump for prohibition,
and shortly after | saw him beastly
drunk! There are temperate men
who are not temperance men. They
are Inconsistency personified.
Then there are men who are very
temperately for temperance. They
are afraid Of hurting somebody's
feelings or losing somebody's
friendship. Whisky is sold here
on the sly. and the temperance peo-
pie haven't backbone enough to
seek out and expose the offenders,
Judging from this some people say
prohibition won't prohibit It's
because they haven't courage
enough to make it prohibit
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20

creek is in record, no injunction
will be granted in this suit restrain
ing such appropriation, but as to
that particular branch of the case
the bill will be dismissed without
prejudice.
10. The plaintiff should pay one one
half the costs of this suit, and the
defendants the other half.
IL. Unless the parties can agree
upon the line Of the top Of the bank
which has not been heretofore Tx
ed, the cause may be referred to a
master to take further testimony
and report thereon.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
THE B. & o. r. r. VS.. THE z.
w. & KY. r. II.

AS the railroad fever is raging in
this State, and as it will be matter
of interest to many of our readers,
and especially to the legal fraterni-
ty, we publish in full the Opinion
of Chief Justice Waite, delivered
in the United States Circuit Court
at Parkersb in the case Of
THE BALTrI)RH & OHIO RAILROAD
COMPANY
VS..
THE PITTsBrRG, WHEELING q KEN
lucky RAILROAD COMPANY AND
The CITY OF WHEELING.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20

One year the time to decorate the
graves of the soldiers came on the
regular day for the prayer-meeting
in Methodist church. 1t was
dull and rainy day, one Of the most
unpleasant Imaginable; yet many
turned out in procession, and went
through the storm to the graves of
the dead heroes. Toward evening
the rain increased, and when the
pastor went to the prayer-meeting
he found only the faithful few.
Among them was plain woman
who was in feeble health. She
rose to give her experience, and
said "My friends, while 50 many
thousand have been out in all the
storm to decorate the graves of our
soldiers, | felt as the storm increas-
ed that I would like to come out to
the prayer-meeting, and throw a
few flowers on my Saviour's grave.
Much as we owe to those who saved
our country, we owe more to him
who saves our souls! p This was
one of the gems of eloquence which,
in religious meetings, as gems in
nature, are often found when least
expected.-N Y. Christian Aduocate
The large addition to the White
Sulphur Springs hotel-four hun
dred by two hundred feet and four
stories high-will soon be compile
ted, 1t adds one hundred and forty
six rooms to the present number
The company also has had erected
a kitchen at cost Of $4,000, and
added two hundred and sixty acres
to the extensive domain, by the
purchase of the Beauregard farm
at $4,000. Upon this tract will
be constructed a race course, which
will add greatly to the attractions
Of the famous resort. Upon the
farm is chalybeate spring, two
swimming baths and numerous
drives, walks, etc. The electric
lights will be introduced during the
season. The Springs were opened
on the 18th of June.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
Sewing Machine,
{" IT h e White p

They would like to tell you Of its
Merits, but have not the time to
write it out; they will in future
editions tell you of it, but bow all
they can say is to try it, and if not
THE BEST, don't buy it,
They are LEADERS also in the
sale of Pianos, Organs, Stools, Mu-
sic Books, &C., at the very Lowest
Prices, and on Terms to suit their
customers.
We advise you to call on them
and see their stock, at
rs Market Street.
Parkersburg, W. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad
w. Va. Transportation Co., Iessoo

VOLCANO, w. Va, MAY "a 1SSn
ON an after this date trains will r,,,
Ofollows: -0il as
No. l leaves Volcano at 9:l5am. CONNECT.
with Express mail West lung
No. 2 leaves Laurel Fork junction at 1A.l5o,.
No. leaves Volcano at 5:l0pm. connno+inI
with Express mail East ing
No. leaves Laurel Fork June at 6;l5pm
EXtra.-Monday mornings only. Teovas
S:25am. At
No will wait 50 minutes for DELAYED Fr
press from the East
No. will wait hour for delayed Fxuro,,
from the West.
NJ. C. c. CHURCH, Secretary
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
Farm for Sale.

OOc ACRES of Land within MIR M from Ma
OUOkersburg and same dlstan oI, he River
rietta, one mile from Ohio river 5I,i U Of which
is in grass rest in woods; Two-st9 g9Eod i' new
dwelling good cellar & &c If zoo to so
barn and out-buildings; orchard o. We'll wa
bearing trees; acres in Ylhea narts, if de-
sired. For the whole, $40 per acre,
cash, balance in one and two Se'i''
Enquire of AttkisSOn'
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-20
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad.

TN effect May %, 1881. The Shortest,
L Quickest and Best Route to all points West
and Northwest.
The popular line to st. Louis Chicago, ON
aha and Kansas City.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

woodworking business or 60 to keeping store,
and commence anew with the town, and let the
children grow up and get all the advantages of the
rise in land, the disadvantages Of living in new
country? What better are we than they? Your
air castles are borne away on the evening breeze by
stout "All aboard for Rugby" and you find your
self and satchel facing strong Kentucky four-mue
team, hltched to twelve-seated Robinson spring
wagon and away you clatter for the New Rugby
Up pleasant rise of fifty to hundred feet, you
come to where the nice houses of the growing village
OF Sedgemoor will soon stand, and you commence
your truly winding way to the village Woods
woods! woods! Up and down the easiest, shortest,
prettiest grades that wagon ever rolled over-seven
miles-down on to heavy timbered, modern built
bridge crossing dark deep cut, narrow stream,
with buegreen waters breaking and murmuring in
the deep abyss below. Up sharp, rocky pitch of
macadamized hill, on to of the prettiest table
pateaux into by ravines, short and long, shallow
and Deep in all directions, and you come to what
will soon be one Of the most picturesque villages in
America.
Now that we are here on the spot, our ebay
dreams" take wings and fly away, and leave us
face to face with the stern realities of life We see
by the Pickering lights, from board cabins and
shelter tents that we are in the village and in few
minutes the mules draw up in front Of brilliantly
lighted cottage hotel, and mine host, Herbert of the
"Tabard," is quickly at the front to give you cor
dial welcome to Rugby" You are ushered into
warm waitingroom, not wholly free from the odors
of the pipe of peace and, when ready, into coy
dning-room, pleasantly warmed with an open wood
fire. A generous supply of good things and the
pleasant faces and CHEEKY voices of the roomfu of
Anglo Americans ali around you, soon restore you to
your former SELF and you say again: Well, after all,
perhaps, have just fallen into the niche that nature
designed for me. A night of sweet repose brings
you refreshed to the Threshold of another day, and
perhaps, to entire new era in your life. AS you
step out into the open morning air to catch the first
glimpse, and form your first impressions, of The New
Rugby, we will, by your leave part company, with
permission to gather up the fragments that may re-
main, and place them before our readers in another
number.
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

IT quite natural that the people of Rugby should
take special pride in the Cincinnati Southern Rail
way - their selfinterest alone would and should
prompt them to do SO. But apart from that we feel
it of our privileges as journalist, to call the at
tenton of the general travelling public to the superb
or accommodations and 4n4ntments of this road
Right straight through from end to end we challenge
any person in the United States to produce any line
of three hundred and thirty-6ve miles in length
showing better track, rolling stock, or management,
from brakemen to President We speak thus en-
phatcaly, because it has long been confirmed opin-
ion with that the present corporate stock manage
ment of the railway system of the United States is
defective in principle, while the stock managers,
on their part, have insisted that no road owned
and controlled by the people, and run by managers
in trust, could ever be successful. TO great extent
the present good management of the Cincinnati
Southern is satisfactorily answering these questions;
and we sincerely hope that there may yet be some
change effected that will enable the people of the
city of Cincinnati to retain their ownership of the
"Southern" and empty its earnings into their city
treasury forever and thereby prove to the world that
'the people have the power to compel honest man.
agement in all matters under their control
DR.. AcNEws interesting letter will be published in
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
Guiteau Guilty of High Treason.

ll'Ab'''Hl'l' S'h'iuNs
A person attempting to kill the pres.
ident of the United States, is not gull
ty of high treason; but person as
saulting a man with intent to kill be-
cause he is president of the United
States, is considered a criminal guilty
of high treason, even though it is not
expressly declared in the constitution
of the United States.
For high treason, according to its
nature and common acceptance, is an
attack directed against legitimate eX-
ecutive authority, threatening its very
existence and attacking the fundamen-
tai organization of the government.
According to the constitution of the
United States, the executive power of
the United States is vested in the per-
son legitimately chosen as its president;
therefore, an assault with intent to
kill the president, because he is presi-
dent, is an attack on the executive
power of the government of the United
States itself, threatening its funda.
mental organization, and consequently
an act of high treason under the pen
atty of high treason, and punishable as
such.
The circumstance that such an act
is not explicitly mentioned in the con-
stitution of the United States does not
disprove what we have said; because an
act which by its very nature belongs to a
certain crime is impliedly condemned by
the class of crime to which it belongs.
Consequently Guiteau, declaring that
he made the assault on Garfield for no
other reason than that he was presi-
dent of the United States, is guilty of
high treason and subject TO its penalty.
Besides, the government of the Uni,
ted States has right to punish the at
tempt made by Guiteau with capital
punishment on the ground of self
defense, in order to prevent in the
most eillcacious way the repetition Of
such a crime in the future by another
would-be-assassin. Such public foes
have to be deferred by the severest
punishment inflicted in the most terri
BILE way.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
An American Desert.

Reno new Gazette
Twenty years ago the Great Ameri-
can Desert was the terror of the over
land emigrant. 1t was impossible to
90 around it, for it extended from the
Colorado TO the Cascades. All the
routes that led to the land of promise
crossed it, and it was soon covered with
the bleaching bones of stock and dotted
with human graves. 1t is about forty
miles from the lower end of the Hum
bOldt Sink to the Truckee River at
Wadsworth, and the name "FOrty Mile
Desert" given to the stretch has become
known the world over. There is no
water fit to drink on the whole dis
tance. The road lies through a sandy
sage brush plain, extending several
miles west of the lake, where it strikes
an alkali desert, in the center of which
the railroad has a station that it appro-
priately calls "White Plains" This is
the lowest point east of the mountains.
Eight miles further is Mirage Station,
which might serve as memorial to the
unfortunates who have been betrayed
from their proper course by the picture
of running water, waving trees and
fields that existed only in the deceptive
air. In the middle OF the journey is a
boiling hot spring at the foot of the
mountain and large beds of salt lie
near, from which B. +. Leete and the
Bonanza mines put up and ship large
quantities to market. The deposit has
killed all vegetation for long distance
around, leaving the flat old lake bed as
bare as a floor.
Between there and Wadsworth are
some very odd formations, The body
of the country seems to be light yell
low substance, probably diatomous,
over which lie high ridges of brown
hills. The level places are strewn with
heavy rocks of all sizes, as black as
coal. There is no timber anywhere in
sight, and even the sage brush is of in
ferior size. On either side is the mo-
notonous brown mountains, carved and
grooved by centuries of wear and frost
into fringes of stony lace. The rail-
road has made frequent attempts to get
water for its engines, but without sue.
cess. They bored 1900 feet at Hot
Springs, but got only brackish mix
ture if liquid all ali. They haul water
in tank cars for their section men be,
tween Lovelock's and Wadsworth, and
the engines make the run with ono
thankful, a distance of sixty-one miles
They formerly carried an extra car be.
hind the engine withtWo wooden tanks
to draw from, but new engines have
been built with tanks that hold 3,7OC
gallons. They frequei4 4tly run seventy
FIVE miles without stepping. and Nick
Cole made a hundred mile run once
1t is a very pleasant Comparison for tn,
rich Aver VINO rides III the palace cal
over the ground where he walked alonl
with sore and tired feet, urging hi
oxen out of the thirsty desert. half ;
life time ago.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15

w. i. Strong, the new president of
the Atclison, Topeka and Santa Fe COM
pany, began his experience with 1.-THE
boys" on the lower rings of the ladder
and his rise has been steady and rapid
His only aids TO upward progress have
been intelligence, energy and capacity
for hard work. With such an equip
ment any railroad cmploye, however
humble his position at the start, may
attain power and prosperity in the ser.
vice. The requisite intelligence is a
commoner possession than the quail
ties of energy and application, without
which success need not be looked for
Mr.. Strong's brilliant career presents a
bright example to all young railroaders
After rising through various subordi'
nate positions, he first attracted partic-
ular attention by his work as general
agent for the Chicago and Northwest
ern, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. He ther
filled in quick succession the positions
of division superintendent of the Chi
cago and Northwestern, general super
intendent Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, and general superintend
ent of the Michigan Central. He was
then induced to return to the c., b. &
@. at a greatly increased salary. His
next move was to that remarkable sys
tenn of roads known as the Atchison
u'onol;a and Santa En whera he wae on
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
TAKING A LONG JOURNEY.
We've a Long Journey to Go, and
Grandpa's Baby Mustn't Get Tired.

STdHupd odDI "uStn Set ! lTeu
Detroit Post and Tribune.
When one of the trains of this cit
came in at midnight a few nights age
an old man was found sleeping in on
of the seats; the conductor flashed hi
lantern in his face; the brakeman
stirred him up, and one or two passen
gers looked at him carelessly, but II,
one seemed to belong to him. lie wa
neat and clean, but thin and wasted by
old age or privatiOn. All sorts of trou
bles were mapped out on his clean
withered face, but the main thing jus
then was to get him awake and on hi!
feet and out of the car.
81 say, old man, yelled the conduct
or, in Il seven-league voice, get out Of
this; do you hear? This is Detroit. II
you've got any friends they'll be look
ing for YOU"
He opened his eyes 80 wide and sud
den that the brakeman and conductor
and the curious passengers fell back
on each other in Il heap, but only his
lips moved:
"Where's Gracic?"
"Who?" asked the conductor, recov-
ering his official voice.
Little Oracle -grandpa's little pet
| brought her with me. Is she-is she
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Comdroinrs " oro ovnor, :, ho,,ino
roorIo to tIoir coot dnd ,,,;a onn ,,ao
M rc eycentinn to tho rmi" % m iIo tnoL J o t%o
old mann NV his coot coii,r ord vI' s,onJ 1.J
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thoro ~" "Ir,i % "" direction on ~ II @ hmt
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ho stood ~, fooh,y nTato mo thoro %
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bnt Il don't soor, nc 7 Is tna1, S tho ,,,:,,
riabt oloarn u" "''o" WV ""'
Tho fool, him into tho dorot ord
laid LIN, ov % oro Of ,ho % Torc%o. v p"I anT ' nmt
%is old r carnet U J hog ~ nndor his h"aT % h"t "t
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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
Wise Words of a Willing Witness.

At the close Of a mass meeting &C
cording to the report of the same pub
lished in La Grange paper, reference
was made to the phenomenal efficacy
of st. Jacobs Oil in the many painful,
diseases to which mankind is subject
We refer to the above as showing how
strong a hold the Old German Remedy
for Rheumatism, ,Shas on the experience
and good wishes of the great public
Wdld Wdl,d Wdtchmdn.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
Curative Uses Of Charcoal.

lthnCA JOuful.
The value of charcoal for other pur.
poses than fuel is hardly understood by
the public. When laid flat, while cold,
on a burn, il causes the pain to abate
immediately; by leaving it on for in
hour the burn seems almost healed
when the wound is superficial. Taint-
ed meat, surrounded with it, is sweet
ened. Strewn over heaps Of decom-
posed pelts or over dead animals, char
coal prevents any unpleasant Odor.
Foul water is purified by 1t. Its a
great disinfectant and sweetens Often
sive air if placed in shallow trays
around the apartment. 1t is so very
porous that it absorbs and condenses
gasses rapidly. One cubic inch of
fresh charcoal will absorb nearly l0C
cubic inches of gaseous ammonia
Charcoal forms an excellent poultice
for malignant wounds and sores. In
case of what is called proud flesh, it is
invaluable. 1t gives no disagreeable
odor, corrodes no metal, hurts no text.
ure, injuries no color, is simple and
safe sweetener and disinfectant. A
teaspoonful of charcoal in half glass
Of water often relieves sick headache
1t absorbs the gases and relieves the
distended stomach, pressing against the
nerves which extend from the stomach
to the head.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
LITERATUR AS A BUSINESS.
Past and Present Examples, and the
Part journalism Has Played.

| London Daily News.
The stories of Otway, Chatterton
and Savage prove that the misery o
even distinguished men of letters wa
some thing more than a myth, suggest
ed by Pope's hatred of Grub street
The vast increase in the number o
readers has raised literature from th,
gutter, and even enabled her to shar,
the crumbs that fall from civic tables
ChattertOn and Otway, and even Say
age, could scarcely manage to staryt
in our time. To be sure, if they hat
insisted on writing poetry, and moth
ing but poetry, they might have made
acquaintance with hunger, bankrupt
cy, and the work-house. But The
times would have taught them wisdom
There is only one recorded instance Of
a poet who refused TO write even an
ordinary letter in prose, and he was ,
Frenchman of 1880. In Chatterton'S
days the most degraded failures in lit
erature, the poets whose lines would
neither sean nor rhyme, turned "glzet.
tcers." Pope describes them as nun
berless and namelcss rs blind puppies
drowned before they can see. Doubt.
less Chatterton and Otway would have
stopped to this rather than hayestarycd
or begged,
Rut if lhe mndoru ,nn,ti,o r,r.r,
rio1icoI litcrat,rn LomrIIoss ,,l IN.
sati,to 40 If 10 Los rosn,,oJ Ii,",.,,,..
from hmnge, if is rnt ccri,in II, u
nroture lac hcnn tboreI,y cInr,toI. ,.
orf If as wrll og journalism Las
roma , nrofossiom nmJ ~ nrncosainr
which tho mnn,hnrs nre ont to Lo,atI,
or hrrrind in their wnrl, ryen in tLo
middle oC ,I,o Inst nontuw Iitor.,nro
w,s tnrninr in t6is Jirnc;ion Innr-
son's greatest niocos woro dana ,s ,o,,-
mar i9bs for CLn hnoIsoliors Gn,I.
smith w,s gereraIly mid IN odyamo,
for Lis "cony" and wns canstartIy in
arrears 4 cert,in bosto and ncrr,rc.
torinnss a cortain Iayity or stvln nro
anti to he tLe defects If - Iiterat,wo
which is tnrnod ont aso rioon ~ i,rsi
ness to moot n riven IenanJ itnr,.
tnrn which has much of tLis Joract cnn
bardly hocnnn % ci,osicni o s,'i' "nJ "O' I"n i'''
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of Iottors 90 nirtoI H., Wv" ,,h,,,an Wv ,n;,i, .;,'
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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
The Eyesight Of Readers.

','' writor % I ;m Tho r;tor,rr r,,,.,n,
ooiIs oiton,;nn 70 ha 'J,! Jn':o,. "U",i, ,,,,iot
"a5or" ,I ",.o'lV ,,, 40 ] ~ t,e T",i5'i tt mi.I
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.ti'o o.%o cisl",eis, @ WHoo',lll"Ncls, al,u ~,
thn; I,t.I " ",io t"io "Io C,G we oI'iS,"t,y III
the ti,err %UlM Vno eHC'% i % J'n 10 eIGaHt
aoi ~ 9vi'''s s v,,' 1Ia' M if oS''o1 tis,I
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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-15
Is il Possible

That remedy made of such common,
simple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake,
Dandellon, &C., make so many and such
marvellous and wonderful cures as Hop
Bitters do? 1t must be, for when old and
Lawyer and Editor, ali testify to have
been cured by them, we must believe and
doubt no longer. See other column.-PoSt