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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-22
Horrible Nonsense.

general intelligence and political
common sense, are sometimes gull
ty of it to most intolerable extent.
In the discussion of the Prohib-
tory Amendment, recently passed
by the Iowa Legislature, one Senator
Bills opened his mouth, chat
should have been cleaner and
emitted volumes of the offensive
stuff above named. After bewail-
ing the prospective loss of $1,000
900 of beer and whisky property
that was to be ruthlessly confsca-
ted by the measure, he had the au-
dacity to defend the traffic and sa-
looms on moral grounds. Don't
laugh, supplemented reader, for
there are prominent men in this
city, to-day-actually yet alive in
this latter part of the nineteenth
century, who are uttering the same
horrible nonsense.
This honored Senator insisted
on the necessity Of the existence
of temptation in the interest of
the highest development of man
hood. Let us have saloons, and
then let public sentiment keep
men out of them. Reform must
be left to moral agencies. They
alone can accomplish it.
Now if that isn't horrible non
sense, in the name of common sense
what is it? That it is nonsense
would be readily declared by every
child and pupil in every school and
asylum for idiots, as well, in the
land; and a moments reflection
will convince the commonest intel
ligence of the horribleness of the
ideas, to any clean mind and pure
heart. Look at it-think Of it.
Teach that "reform must be left to
moral agencies" and then by law
license an Immoral teacher, and
put him in charge of the school,
eighteen hours out of the twenty
four, and two full days of the week
while you by the same law employ
peorat teacher six hours out of
five days in the week.
Have saloons, indeed, and then
let public sentiment keep men out
of them? Why the saloons, if
all are to be kept out of them ?
Must we court temptation to de-
velop manhood? Is there a man,
husband-head of a family in all
the land, base, devilish enough to
publicly advocate such an unnat-
ural doctrine? If so, will he be
honest enough in his debasement
and diabolism to practice what he
breaches? Will he employ a har-
lot in his family, to give his chill
drcn the necessary schooling in
TEN ptation, along with the Christ
ian goTerncss he has to teach them
pure morals? viii he in faith of
his theory, establish on either side
of his mansion, bar-rooms, with
pool rooms, gaming tables and all
their attendant scenes of debauch'
ery, shame and crime, where his
sons may revcl at will and season
themselves by contact with temp
tation. while he at the same time,
zealously aids and supports the
minister, the church and Sunday
School, in keeping alive and vigor-
Gus tile moral agencies that are to
reform his boys? But we forbear.
/ The idea is alike debasing in it.
inception and conclusion, May the
Lord have mercy Oh the parpetra-
tor and propagutor Of all such ter
rible and revolving nonsense.
i'i,::ITAAN, ON TRIAL NOW
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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-22

i'i,:IEAAN, ON TRIAL NOW
T..l ~INE lS~T, . CTS.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-11
Silent, but wholly unconvlnced, he

Silent, but wholly unconvlnced, he
sat down in the hall to think what ii
might behoove him to say or do next.
While the junior officer hustled about
in q restless fashion, setting refresh
ments before him, and awkwardly en-.
deavoring to turn the conversation
into another channel. The Colonel
answered ut random, for his thoughts
were perplexing.
Mystified, and righteously set on
convicting the offender as he doubtless
was, he could not help, nevertheless,
feeling perception of the comical
side of the question. He felt, too,
that however fully persuaded he
might be in his own mind # Capt :
Kendal's offence, it would perhs ps
oe difficult matter to prove it. AT
length he cleared his throat porten-
tously, and returned to the charge:
''Look here, Captain Kendall" he
said, in accents which somehow had
taken q mildsr sound from the bent
of his cogitations, lit is no use beating
about the bush; / could stake my
existence that I saw you at the ball
But how you come to be here now is
another matter, and I don't pretend to
understand how you mansse y.
You had better make q clea. breast
of it, and though it would be ~ duty
to take proceedings against ) il-yet
if you will explain, it is possible thai
I may just for once, considering the
peculiar features of the case. be IL,
duced to take lenient view of a very
grave nisdemeanor, sir.n
Thus encouraged. the culprit, who
detected kindly twinkle in the
usually stern gray eye which was
fixed upon him, made afuH and free
confession of his fault, and OF tht
causes which led thereto.
The Colonel. though well advanced
in the vale of years, had not outlived
the memory of youthful hopes, and
was a kindly man, though strict
disciplinarian. The young lady
whose fair itn4pe had lured the lover
from his duty, was rather favorite
with hiu, and considering, as he had
said, the peculiar features of the case,
he consented to overlook the offences
and inflicted no worse punishment
on the delinquent than a reprimand,
which was received in dutiful silence,
and with all due contrition. Six
months later the Colonel made an
eloquent speech at the wedding of two
happy young people, on which occa-
sion Captain Brereton acted as best
man. Then two sweet blue eyes
looked playfully into his, as the
pretty bride thanked him, in 8 mvs-
terious whisper, for the solitary and
memorable occasion when he had
TO overlook an condone q
signal breach of discipline. Temple
R0F
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LIKE THE IVY.

wlue love IL like the Ivy bold.
That slings each day With 1rmer hold
That growcth on through good and Ill,
And mid the tempest cIingeth still.
What though the wall on which 1t climbs
Have lost the grace OF former times,
VIII then the ivy loose its hold,
Morget the sunny days of oldf
Nay, rather 1t will cloeer cling
With loving clasp, remembering
That II had hardly lived at ali
gNfthoxt the kindly sheit'ri 1g wall.
True love is Ike the ivy bold,
That clings each day with 1rmer hold
rbat groweth on through good and Ill,
And mid the tempest clingeth still-
True love Is Ike the ivy green,
That pe'er forgetteth what hath been,
And so. TIL life itself be gone,
Until the end 1t ciingeth on.
What .hough the tree where II may cling
Snail hardly know another spring?
What thorg:, It's boughs be dead and bare?
Tie twining ivy climbeth there,
And clasps it with f1rmer hold,
With stronger love than that of old.
And lends 1t grace it never had
" hen time was young aud lie was glad.
True love is like tn ivy green,
hat ne'er forgetteth what hath been,
And SO, till life itself be gone,
Until the end it clingeth on.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-11
Dramatic Education.

The London Dramatic School has
commenced work. There are thirty
five pupils, ladies and gentlemen.
Two of the ladies are from Boston,
having gone over specially to take
the course of instruction. It is neces-
ssry that each pupil should give refer
ences as to position and respectability.
The two young American ladies are
indorsed by bishop and q, congress-
man. Mrs. Chippendale, one of the
Professor Ate. was, it is said, privately
engaged with them prior to the classes
In explaining the difference betwe. n
"Amurlcan" and American, q point
in pronunciation which John Bull ia
supposed generally to score against
Jonathan. The subscriptions sent in
to endow the school by the eminent
people who made speeches about 1t at
public meetings DO not amount to
e3O0, The School OF Dramatic Art
may be self-supporting that, a, all
events, should be the aim of the pro.
motors, and it seems as il thew were
resolved to give 1t fair chance. The
most active workers on the committee
are the Earl of Wharncliffe. Mr.. A
Dubourg (the dramatist), Mr.. Alfred
Scott Gatty, Capt. Hozier, Mr.. Z.
Pigott EXAMINER of Plays), Mr.. Lio-
mel Tennyson (son of the Poet Ian
reste), and Mr.. Edmund Routledoa
0he publisher). Tney are supported
oy number of other distinguished
men. The committee of ladies in.
cludes some eminent names. The or.
engagements are excellent. The lea :.
ing branches of study are stage GEES.
lure and department, dancing (uot
ballet, but merely ballroom dancing,
and fencing. At the end of the frat
or second terms pieces will be cast
and played, the rehsarsaIs being con.
Quoted by well-known actor, and
stage managers. The Professorate in
ciudes Mrs. Sterling, Mrs. Chippen-
dale, Mr.. Vein, Mr.. George Neville
the Rev. A. J. D'Orsay, and Mr.. G. +
Plumtree (of Kings College,. Fen
eng Will be taught by M. Angelo
stage gesture by M. Marinetti. and
dancing by M. Micheau. Public in
terest and curiosity are felt in the
progress of the school, the more 40
that at present it cannot no so;d -
popular" with the profession.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-11

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and VII AND ELECTRIC Appliances
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: anu manhood, and kindred tr9nh f1os'
Of a9Fhteeing speedy and complete restora'
We Sai6h ana manly vigor. Address az
s. trial is allowed. - 7o' as be.rty
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
That's Just Me !"

Years ago into wholesale grocery
store in Boston walked tall, muscular
man evidently n fresh conner from some
backwoods town in Maine or New
Hampshire Accosting the first person
he met, who happened to be the mer-
chant himself, he asked:
You don't want to hire man in
your store, do you?"
Well, " said the merchant. Il don't
know. What can you do?"
DOW said the man, I" l rather guess
l can turn my hand to almost any,
thing. What do you want done?"
" Well, if | was to hire a man. if
would be one that could lift well. a
strong, wiry fellow; one, for instance.
that could lift a sack of coffee like that
yonder, and carry it across the store
and never lay it down."
There, now, cap'n," said the coun-
tryman, that's just me. can lift
anything | hitch to. You can't suit
me better. What will you give a man
that suits you ?"
"Pll tell yOu," said the merchant. "if
you shoulder that sack of coffee. and
carry it across the store twice, and
never lay it down, / will hire you for
one year at 800 month"
Done" said the stranger.
BY. this time every clerk in the store
had gathered around, and was waiting
to join in the laugh against the man,
who threw the sack across his should
ers with perfect case, and carrying it
twice across the floor, went to large
hook which was fastened to the wall, |
and hung it up, then turned to the
merchant, and said:
There, now, it may hang there till |
doomsday. l shall never lay it down.
What shall go about, misterP Just
give me plenty to do and 800 month,
and it's all right"
The clerks broke into a laugh, and
the merchant, discomfitted yet salts
lied, kept his agreement, and to-day
The green countryman is the senior
partner in the firm and worth million
lollars.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
Current Comment.
PHILADELPHIA EVENING NEWS.

lDe average number of persons in
American families is estimated at five
and One-fourth. The man oftbe bousa
Is the One-fOurth.
A New York girl died the other day
after eating plate of icecream. It is
very wicked for girls to risk their pre-
cious lives in that way.
Inc ocean steamer passage books
SHOW that the words "When was in
Europe will issue from GO.OOO addi-
tI0nal mouths next autumn.
Judge TOurgee says the live man is
always to be found in front, but Judge
Iourgee evidently fOrgets that at
funerals the dead man ALWAYS heads
the procession.
There Is great deal of nonsense
advertised about the excellence of
the cuisine" at Summer hotels. AS a
general thing, the less said about the
cuisine the better.
Coal has begun its annual advance
in price, the companies evidently
thinking that by starting the ball roll
ing now consumers will get used to big
prices by the time they want to buy it.
West Virginia produces nearly one
quarter of all the nails made in the Uni
ted States. That State is fearfully hot in
and when you miss a nail and
hit your thumb, just calculate "West
Said the Texas sheriff, as he was
about to spring the trap: "Kick and
squirm as much as you can. There's
about four thousand people present
and We want 'em to have all the fun
possible"
DO you think it would be possible
to get congregation to church in tic'~
without ringing a big bell ?"-Prp'cfe''.
We do not know; but fine mdslc, pure
air, comfortable pews and good SER
mons might be worth irving.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
Iowa for Prohibition.

Inc friends of Temperance have won
signal victory in Iowa. That State
has committed itself by probably 40 OOO
majority in favor Ofabsolute prohibition
OF both the manufacture and sale or
intoxicating liquors. The vote was
taken on proposition to amend the
constitution of the State as follows:
No person shall manufacture for
sale, or sell or keep for sale as a bever-
age any Intoxicating liquors whatever
including ale, wine and beer Tbo
General Assembly shall by law nre-
scribe regulations for the enforce
ment OF the prohibition herein contain
ed, and shall hereby provide snitobje
penalties for the violation of the nro-
vision thereof. '''0 lio-
The proposal to submit sucb =,
amendment to the people was made
hrst by the Republicans of the State at
their convention in 1879. 1t at once
met with general favor, as both parties
were eager to have the troublesome
question removed from politics. There
mas been no partisanship in its adyo-
cacy during the past few months in
which 1t has been before the people
leaders and newspapers of both politi-
cal parties cordially advocating its
adoption. The size of the vote in its
favor surprises even its friends. As
might have been expected, the majority
comes almost entirely from the rural
portions of the State. The cities. with
the exception of Des MoineS. voted
strongly against it.
This significant result ought to en-
courage the Republicans of Ohio in
Their efforts to defeat the Democratic
struggle for Free Whiskey. and No
sunday. In every State the masses
OF the people, outside the cities. are in
favor of a peaceful Sunday and against
the unlimited flow of intoxicatino
liquor, and on "A direct issue they can
be depended upon to roll up a sure
majority. We believe that this will h,.
the result in Ohio.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
How a Little Girl Suggested the
Invention Of the Telescope.

some OF the most important discov-
erles have been made accidentlv. and
1t has happened to more than one in
VentOr, who mad long been searcbino
after some new combination or material
iof carrying out pet idea, to hit up-
on the right thing at last bv mere
chance. \ lucky instance of this kind
was the discovery of the principle of
the telescope.
Nearly three hundred years ago.
there was living in the town of Middel-
burg, on the island of Walcberen in
the Netherlands, a poor optician named
1ians Llppersheim. One day. in the
year 1908, he was working in his sbon
his children helping him in various
small ways, or rOmping about and
amusing themselves with the tools and
objects lying on his workbench. when
suddenly his little girl exclaimed:
"Oh, Papa! See how near the stecple
comes "
Halt-startled by this announcement
the honest Hans looked up from his
work, curious to know the cause of the
enid $ amazement. Turning toward
her' he saw that she was LOOKING
through two lenses, one held close to
her eye, and the other at arms length.
and calling his daughter to his side he
noticed that the eye-lens was nlono-
conclave Tor flat on one side and bol-
lowed out on the other, while the ono
held at Il distance was plano-convex
TOR Hat ON one side and bulging on the
othef). Then, taking the two glasses
ne repeated his daughters experiment
and soon discovered that she had
chanced to hold the lenses apart at
thelr exact focus, and this had produc-
ed the wonderful effect that she had
observed. His quick wit and skilled
invention saw in this accident a won
ueriul discovery. He immediately set
about making use ofhis new knowledge
OF lenses, and ere long he had fashion
ed tube of pasteboard, in which ne
set the glasses firmly at their exact
focus.
This rough tube was the germ of
that great instrument the telescope to
which modern science owes so much
And was on October -. 1908. that
Llppersheim sent to his government
three telescopes made by himself, call
ing them instruments by means of
which to see at distance"
Not long afterward another man. |
Jacob Adriansz, or Metius, of Alkmaar.
n town about twenty miles from Am |
claimed to have discovered
the principal of the telescope two wears
earlier than Hans Lippersheim and it
IS generally acknowledged that to one
Of these two men belongs the honor of
nVentlng the instrument. But if
seems certain that Hans Lippersheim
had never known nor heard of the dis
'overy made by Adriansz, and so, if
Adriansz had not lived we still should
'we to Hans Lippersheim's quick wit.
md his little daughters lucky med
ling, one of the most valuable and
of human inventions.--,T.
Nicholas for February, 1882.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

Long visits, long stories, long pray
ers' and long editorials seldom profit
those who have to do with them.
Life sshort. Time is short. Moments
are short. Learn, then, to condense.
abridge and intensity. We can endure
many an ache and ill, if it is soon over
while even pleasure grows insipid and
pain uncomfortable if they are protract-
ed beyond the limits of reason and CON-
venience. Learn to be short. Lop off
branches; stick to the main facts in
your case, If you speak, tell your
message and hold your peace; boil
down two words into one and three
into two. Always learn to be short.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

1t was perhaps to be expected that
Senator Bayard would express in his
Grafton on Daniel Webster at Dart
mouth College his admiration of the
orators connsels ofamity, during the
antl-slavery agitation. Southern poll
tlcians always have approved of the
doughface policy of the Northern
members of Congress up to 1860. Yet
1t might well seem that the result of
thirty years of concessions to and COM
promises with the South was so disas.
trous that no one at this late day would
think Mr.. Webster's part in promoting
that policy worthy of special.eulogy.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
JULY

When the scarlet cardinal tells
Her dreams to the dragon-hy,
And the lazy breeze makes a nest i'm the trees
And murmurs a lullaby,
1t is July.
When the tangled cObweb pulls
The corn-tlOwer's blue cap awry.
And the lilies tall lean over the wall
To bow to the butterfly.
II is July.
When the heat like mist-veils floats
And poppies flame in the rye
Ana the silver note in the streamlet's throat
HAS softened almost to sigh,
1t is July.
When the hours are so still that Time
FOrgets them, and lets them lie
Meath petals pink till the night stars wink
At the sunset in the sky,
1t is July
When each fingerpost by the way
says that slumbertown is nigh:
"hen the grass is tall, and the roses fall,
And nobody wonders why,
1t is July.
Susan Hartley SweR, in 81. Nicholas
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05
Government Collusion with Crime,

TOT some years past there has been q
gang of skilful and bold counterfeiter,
IN TINS country. Some of them are en-.
graVers equal to any in the government
employ, and others are men who arc
masters of ali the tricks by which
spurious bonds and bills can be put
into circulation. Every one of these
men is known by name to the govern.
ment detectives, and can be found at
any time. Their methods of operation
are we'll known, and it is safe to saw
that for some time they have been
unable to make or circulate counter
Ielts except by the connivance of
officials.
But 1t is not only the detectives who
nave thus cOnnived at their crimes
Within few weeks it has been discoy-
cred that dangerous counterfeit of a
$1,000 bond is in circulation. and il was
morally certain that these men wera
concerned in it. They were arrested .
evidence was found in their possession
sufficient to fasten the crime unon
them, and the confession of some Of
Their number completed the evidence
1t turned out that the bond was not n
counterfeit, in the ordinary sense Of
that term, but fraudulent issue
by collusion with somebody in the
Government Bureau of Engraving the
rascals had obtained temporary possess
ION OF the genuine plate, and made n
duplicate from it. How many of these
bonds there are in the market is not
yet known. They can be detected only
at the Treasury, and there only bv their
numbers-these, it is said. not cores
ponding to those of the genuine issues
One would suppose that nothing
could await these men bnt condion
punishment. But hardly had the pub
lie been informed of the crime and its
discovery, when it was also informed
That the cOunterfeiters had been re-
leased. The same men have been ar
rested many times, and always with
this result. Their guilt is always clear
but somehow they escape. The reason
for this lastrelease has not been officially
announced, but it is darkly limited that
there is some good and sufficient rea-
son behind, which may not be revealed
without detriment to the public inter-
est. 1t is a considerable trial of ones
1alth to believe this, but no further
satisfaction is likely to be given. Some
lrreverent scoffers whisper that the
treasury officials dare not prosecute
these offenders, because to do so would
reveal shocking state of corruption or
lneillciency in the department but
this is doubtless slander. Rut tho
reasons of state must be strong indeed
than most poor mortals who know
Ilttie OF statecraft can appreciate-to
Justify the continued failure to punish
these offenders, and those treacherous
who aid and abet their crimes
1t ought not to be possible for any gang
1f rascals to continue for years a career
)f crime with no worse results than tho |
inconvenience of an occasional arrest
md few days Incarceration. If this
state OF things prevails much longer.
'he ranks of the noble profession of |
will be overcrowded
with men who are on the lookout for n
genteel and safe method of getting a
wing without hard work.-N. Y.
Examiner.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

The Pennsylvania Democrats Thurs
day nominated Controller Robert F..
Fattison, of Philadelphia, for Governor.
On the whole this is perhaps the best
choice they could have made, although
Mr.. Pattisop is unpopular with many
OF the recognized bosses of the party in
his own city and throughout the State.
He does not possess a corpulent bar'l,
and he has shown disposition to favor
economy and reform in administration
for their own sake.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

The people who have been raising
such howl about race prejudice, re-
hgious persecution and all that may
be interested in knowing that the New
York Hebrews are disgusted with the
Russian Jews, which they have been
welcoming at the rate of a thousand
week, and wish to gracious they could
drive them back. They are said to be
lazy, insolent, unreliable, and in fact
as worthless as human beings can be-
COme
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

One feature of the railway disaster is,
we presume, fated to take its place in
history. When General Grant was
pulled up through the window of the
car, near Long Branch, on Thursday,
he was still smoking his cigar. Then he
stood on the wreck (still smoking) and
directed the work of rescuing the
Others. This attitude will allow a
variety in the monuments erected to
his memory.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

Oscar Wild remarked that he could
forget the pleasure of indulging his
astronomical propensities for three
days, if necessary, to indulge the pleas
urable sensation created through his
visual organs by the constant Obser-
vatiOn of the Lilly. Isn't this too
utterly utter.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

temperance circles in Philadelphia
are joyous over the triumph of prohibi-
ton in Iowa. 1t has been determined
to hold rejoicing mass meetings an
over the State, at which Constitutional
amendment Clubs will be formed, with
a view to making an aggressive cam
paign on this issue.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-05

Owing to the falling Off in the ship
ping of freight from Philapelphia to
Europe the American Steamship Com
pany has determined to diminish for a
time the carrying power by fifty per
cent, thus taking off five steamships
from the line. Several of these vessels
have been run of late at an actual loss.