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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1882.
What Next?

In his recent article in this paper
on the action of the Legislature,
Mr. Baylus Cade said, "There is
nothing left us but to surrender, or
make Prohibition an issue at the
polls. The one we dare not do; the
other we dare not leave undone."
We are we'll assured that this is the
feeling and sentiment of nine
tenths of the temperance people of
the State. All this being admit
ted, still we have the inquiry,
"What next?" If an issue, in what
shape? How, and by whom made ?
An issue will not wriggle itself into
shape and fight itself out. In the
line of this inquiry read the most
excellent article by Prof. Reynolds,
in this number. Read it, digest it,
and still the question comes up,
"What next?"
We are glad to tell you that we
have for next week a second article
from the vigorous and incisive pen
of Prof Reynolds, which in answer
to the inquiry, we believe will call
forth hearty amens from the wait
ing temperance hearts all over the
State Look for it, read it and pass
it around.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

to do, and surely its friends could
desire for it no higher destiny than
to be worthy and to reach that glo-
rious contamination, when itmlght
exclaim without irreverence, as
did one of old, "now lettest thou
thy servant depart in peace, for
mine eyes have seen" the salvation
of the people of West Virginia from
the curse of the liquor traffic.
The WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN is
one year old. 1t has made its inf1u-
ence precept!bly felt for good in this
State.-Ritchie Ga2ptte.
The Parkersburg FREEMAN is one
year old May her already large
subscription list still increase, and
may the cause Of temperance never
wane.-Tyler Independent
AMEN
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
Our Appeals.

We have good authority for per-
severance in our appeals, and the
more they are answered the more
we are encouraged in our importu-
mites. Justice was wrung from a
Judge that feared not God nor re-
garded man. by the continual
coming" of the humble woman, and
may we not hope to be heard by
those who do fear God and sympa-
thize with humanity in our appeals
to them to help us in extending
the already wide circulation of the
FREEMAN.
This is but the third nu mber OF
our second volume, and we are glad
to say we are delighted with our
every day frightening prospects
for the new year. Our active
friends in different parts of the
State are sending in renewals and
new subscribers more rapidly than
before, and many ministers are re-
spending to our proposition Of 81 a
year or two subscribers.
We send this issue to a large
number Of ministers not now get
ting the paper, and earnestly ask
each Of you to comply with the
terms appended. We want your
active sympathy, Influence and
help.
For One Dollar a0e will send the
FREEMAN 1 yr. to any Minister Of the
Gospel; or, better still, to any Minister
sending us taoo yeorly subscribers, at
$3.50 each, aoe will send a copy free one
gear.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
Legislative Notes.

Senator McGregor introduced
joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution,
providing for the right of suffrage
to women at school elections.
The resolution limiting speeches
to ten minutes, may clip some ora
torical feathers, but it will enable
the soarers to alight on adjourn
ment sooner.
Among bills passed by the House
was one to prevent the spread OF
the Canadian thistle
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
Enforcing the Laws.

The frequent whisky killings
among our neighbors over the river,
have awakened one Judge at least to
the necessity of enforcing the law,
so as to save remnant of the popu-
lation. Judge Kelly, Of St. Glars
vile, last week fined a number of
saloon men from $50 to 500 each.
The Judge in addition to the fines,
ordered that all places where liquor
was sold in violation of law should
be closed, or bond given in the sum
of $1,000 that hereafter no liquors
will be sold contrary to law, and in
default of such requisition of the
court all persons so violating will
be held to be in contempt and dealt
with accordingly. This latter part
of the order is the subject of corsid-
cradle comment among those who
have appeared before the Court, and
seems to be the most Objectionable
part of the order Judge Kelley an
nounced that while this might be
considered pretty severe, III was the
law as he understood it, and would
be enforced to the letter. Judge
Kelley starts off on his judicial ca
reer as though he meant business
and no foolishness, in all matters
brought before him, and thus far
has sustained the anticipations of
his most sanguine supporters that
he would dispose of business with
promptness.-W ellsbatrq Herald.
Judge McGinnis is stirring up
the same sort of comment in the
Kanawha Valley in our State. All
law-abiding citizens will stand at
the back of such men.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
The Chester Disaster.

The verdict Of the Coroner's jury
on the recent explosion in Chester,
Pa, by which eighteen lives were
lost, was that the explosive m ateri-
al kept in the Porter building was
in amount greater than the Ordi-
nance permits, and the city author
tiles were highly censurable in per-
hitting such manufacture in the
city limits. The jury recommend
that Prof, Samuel Jackson, for
maintaining the dangerous institu-
ton in Il populated district, and
Chas. Vanhorne, for leading the
fremen into danger by assuring
them there was none, be held to the
next term of the court.
The verdict of that jury was
doubtless a righteous one, and the
great mass Of the people will say,
Amen! And yet there are articles
kept, handled and sold, right in the
heart of our city, that are infinitely
more dangerous to life and property
than powder, nitro-giycerine, dy-
Mantle or any other explosives
known to science. Moreover, our
people are constantly being wound
en- and killed, our homes ruined,
and our property destroyed by the
liberation Of these articles in our
midst; and yet certain Of our citi-
zens will soon be asking our City
Council for license to continue to
menace and harrass us with these
perpetual dangers.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
The Freeman's Birth Day.

The notice that the Parkersburg
FREEMAN had passed the first mile
stone was inadvertently left out
last week, but it is probably not too
late now to announce the fact.
Bro. johnson is making paper of
which he may well be proud, and
one that deserves to have an ex-
tensive circulation Wetzel Messen-
ger.
Thank you, Bro. Hart; for right
proud are we to have the good
opinion of our good neighbors.
The West Virginia FREEMAN,the
prohibition organ of the State, has
commenced its second volume. We
wish it success Tucker Pioneer.
From a small boy we always had
a profound reverence for "Old Dan
Tucker" and now we are glad for
this kind mention by one of the
Tucker family,
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.-The
Prohibition cause finds staunch
advocate in the above named paper.
1t is just commencing its End vol
ume, under circumstances peculiar
ly gratifying and encouraging to
it's publishers. If you desire to read
an able, earnest, and uncompromis-
ing exposition of Temperance prin-
ciples, see Bro. Johnson's crisp,
sparkling articles in the FREEMAN
South Branch Gazette.
With the help Of many excellent
temperance correspondents and
contributors, whose "sparkling ar
ticles" our good brother has doubt
less been enjoying, we are doing
what we can to make live, wide
awake paper in the cause we advo-
cate and we assure our brethren it
is more than gratifying and encour-
aging to us to have their common
dations and good wishes.
A paper published at Parkers-
burg, West Virginia, is just one
year old, and yet it claims to be a
FREEMAN. There is absolutely no
accounting for the cheek of some
editors. Down this way, Brother
Ike, we don't get out of long dresses
at that age.--Central Methodist
If your new head represents
your short dress allow us to say
it is wondrously becoming and a
great improvement on the long one
you've been struggling along in.
We're so glad you're rid of it.
The Parkersburg FREEMAN enters
it's second volume this week. This
paper has done an immense amount
of sound temperance work during
the past twelve months, and has
been drawing to its support host
of friends. We trust it may keep
on until it will have talked itself
out of business, .. e., until whisky
disappears.-R Radical.
That's what the FREEMAN set out
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
A Venerable Church.
Its 150th Anniversary.

The Philadelphia Times mentions
the celebration by the Market
square Presbyterian church, IN
Germantown avenue, of its both
anniversary. The Rev. f. P. Cow
an, the twentieth pastor who has
ministered in the church and is
the present incumbent, preached a
commemorative sermon. The first
services of the church were held in
1873, in lowly stone structure. In
1862 additions were built which
doubled it's size. At the latter time
Washington, who lived in a house
opposite the church, now occupied
by Ellison P. Morris, was daily
worshiper, and his familiar figure,
in white perique, buff waistcoat,
velvet knee-breeches, and silver
shoe-buckles, is said to have greatly
awed the unruly boys Of the con-
gregation. During the exciting
Revolutionary times the gilded
weathercock which rose above the
gabled roof, became target, if not
for the enemy's bullets at least for
the jealous sons Of the town who
were bent upon perfecting their
craftsmanship ;and several ofthese,
having been dug from the wood
work of the roof, are now treasured
ND us curiosities. The older mem
bers point also with great pride to
misunderstanding bronze bell,
which was cast in Germany in 1923,
and for many years was rung in the
old belfry, In 1888, to suit the
more modern ideas of the people,
the original stone building was re-
placed by brick structure,
which in 1857 was enlarged to ac-
commodate the growing congrega-
ton.
Our readers will pardon us for
taking special interest in the
foregoing item, when we tell them
that Rev, E. P. Cowan, the present
pastor of this church of two centu-
ries, was formerly young minister
in Central Missouri, and that it was
through his kindly office and cere-
monial act that we were transport
ed, one early November morning,
from single wretchedness to our
double blessedness of the past six
teen years.
Since that remembered morning,
once only have we seen Bro. Cowan,
and that was in 1876, when we had
the pleasure of finding him in that
same venerable church in German
town, busily engaged with
the'good women of his congregation
planning and arranging for some
special enterprise for the advance
ment of the Masters work. From
the church he took us into his
pleasant home and REMARKED us to
himself and family with ties that
shall never be severed.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

ANOTHER STEP.-The Iowa Leg
islature passed the Prohibitory
Amendment few days ago, by a
vote OF &c to 20, with 4 absentees.
AS the Amendment had passed a
former Legislature, the question
now goes to the people.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

ACTIVE FRIENDs.-We want an
active friend in every neighborhood,
to get subscribers. Won't our
readers send us names of such, that
we may write them and send them
sample copies?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

Come in, friends, write in, send
in-anyway to get in your renewals
and subscriptions for the FREEMAN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

NEW VIRGINIA INDUsTRIEs.-A
Chair factory has been started in
Culpepper, WOODEN mill at Cor
louisville, a cotton factory at Dan
vile, a new cotton factory at Nor
folk, paper-bag factory at Lynch
burg, a straw hat factory at Rich
mond, sasafras oil distillery at
Charlottesville and an extensive
wheat-fan factory is to be started at
Staunton.
This is the way our venerable
old mother is driving ahead. Shall
her buxom daughter show less of
vigor and enterprise? AT least
three of the above-named industries
would be at once profitable in Par
kersburg, viz: chair, wooden and
paper-bag factories If not, why
not?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

FLooDs.-Incalcuable losses and
distress have resulted from the re-
cent floods on the Lower Ohio and
Mississippi. The waters have been
unusually high, overlooking entire
districts and counties, with i'm
mense destruction of stock and all
kinds of property, and in many
cases, loss of life.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

The Garfield Memorial Services
held Feb. 9th, in the House of
Representatives, were largely at
tended by distinguished persons
from all parts of the country, and
drew forth universal interest. The
eloquent tribute to the memory of
the murdered President, by Mr..
Blaine, has been an universal
theme of conversation throughout
the nation. In this number, will
be found the latter half of the ora
ton, which none should fail to read.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-08
A VALUABLE cow.
N Animal Tint Was sold for $4,000 In
Pennsylvania.

Wawa Farm, at Junction Station. fifteen
miles west of Philadelphia, ON the West
Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, recently
received special distinction from one of the
best judges Of fine bred cattle in all Canada.
Mr. Edward Worth, the proprietor of Wawa.
liz Philadelphian and an admirer OF Jersey
cattle. He has collected quite choice herd,
headed by grandly bred bull, son Of Regina
H., one of the best COWS ever bred upon the
Isle Of Jersey. Another one of the animals
was Bertha Morgan, whose get promises to
be in considerable demand. The latter COW
Mr.. Worth highly priced. Tempting offers
have frequently been made for her, but they
were as often refused Mr.. v. E. Fuller,
president of the Cattle Club, of Canada,
however, saw in Bertha Morgan qualities
rarely possessed by any Jersey. Negotia-
tons were at once made for her purchase,
and finally the COW was sold to him for g.
900. The family antecedents of Bertha
Morgan are rather remarkable. Her dam
has record of eighteen pounds Of butter in
seven days her sister, Molly Brown, 10
pounds her daughter, Lydia Darrach, 16
pounds while Bertha, in full test, made 10
pounds ounces butter in seven days and
gave "A pounds of milk day. The whole
family are alike in soft, thin skins, silky
hair, deep carcass aud well formed udders,
and are undoubtedly deep, rich mixers.
Bertha Morgan is about nine years old, Of
solid color. Her sire was Lopez, a bull I'M
ported by Lopez Barnes, of Connecticut and
her dam was Patterson's Beauty, owned by
Mr.. John Patterson, of this city, and pro-
nrietc- of the Glen Gavin farm, in Wallace
-ownship, Chester county. The dam Is an
unusually fine COW. Beauty was sired BY
imported Bijou (65, II. j. II. b, dam inn
ported Arlene. The latter was imported by
Colonel Patterson, of Baltimore, about if-
teen years ago, and with Beauty, who was
imported in dam, was sold to Mr.. John Pat
teyson for 81, 900. Philadelphia Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-08
A STRANGE STORY.

Assassination by silence" is the latest
Gallicism. 1t was the verdict of the medi-
cal men and of society in the case of French
woman recently deceased and coroner's
jury would probably have rendered the
same verdict if the case had not been kept
fronilthe coroner. Noble by birth she was,
and very rich; but she was hopelessly plain,
husband, a duke, married her for her money,
and hated her for her ugliness A fortnight
after her wedding her martyrdom began,
but not as other coniugal martyrdoms have
done. The duke lavished attentions on her
in public he was Observation-Disclosures the
servants it was darling and "beloved,"
and smy little cat"--when any one was
present but in private changed, and only
one old nurse was in the secret He pre-.
tended to be jealous of her, and so played
the 0thello. He had the hinges of all the
doors SO carefully oiled that they could be
opened without croak, the domestics were
trained to move about noiselessly, suares
were set in the vast gardens of their hote
so that never the chirp of sparrow
was heard. The poor woman was
forced to live in the midst of silence,
and when they went to gether into SO.
cety he scowled SO fearfully that little by
little people ceased to make the effort And
then after they had returned, and she had
gone to bed, he would enter with list shoes
on his feet, so as not to announce his com.
ing, and would simulate a scene of jealousy
That is to say, he would pace up and down
like one in a fury who is about to burst into
.reproaches words of anger would seem ON
the point of issuing from his mouth; then
he would stop by the bedside and raise his
hand in threat, but he never struck, he never
spoke, and, resuming his walk, would GO
through the same scene over and over again
until, overcome by fatigue and horror, the
duchess swooned. Every night for ten years
his victim watched for menaces which he
seemed about to pronfer, but to which he
never gave vent. The doctors were sum-
moned at last, but the utmost they could shy
was that they were in the presence of some
horrible mystery which could not be fathom-
ed without killing the husband. And when
the poor woman died and the old nurse told
her story, they rendered the verdict above
recorded
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-08
THE suNFLowER..

The Springfield Republican has dsooy cred
the practical as well as the esthetical utility
of the sunAower. The blossoms will feed
the bees, and its seeds are the most excel
lent food for poultry in winter on account of
the oil they contain, while the leaves are
said to make good fodder, if dried in the
sun, cut up fine and mixed with bran, for
mich cows. In England large quantities of
sunhowers are raised solely for the purpose
of feeding stock and hens. In Russia the
sunhower is extensively cultivated for the
oil the seeds contain. The oil is paIatable,
clear and havorless, and it is used for adul-
terating olive oil, being exported from st.
Petersburg TO the shores of the Medterra-
mean sea. Next to poppyseed OIL sunAower
oil burns the clearest and longest so that
the peasants apply it to household purposes.
From the stalks of the plants they also make
a good quality OF potash, and the residue
OF the seeds, after the oil is extracted, is
made into oil cake for feeding to stock.
Sheep, pigs, rabbits and oil sorts OF poultry
viii also fattea rapidly upon the oil cake,
and will eat the seeds with rs good a relish
as they eat corn. The sunfiower viii grow
anywhere, and il il ain excellent plant to ab-
sorb bad air and prevent malarial diseases
It should therefore be planted about pig
pens, barnyards and henroosts, and serve
double purpose. The seeds should be
planted twelve inches apart, and when ten
or twelve inches high earth them up like
corn hills, and they will ask no further at
tention at your hands. Each plant will
produce at the lowest estimate 1000 seeds.
The centre flower often produces that
amount, and the lateral flowers several hum
dred Six pounds of seeds will plant an
acre. and it can be planted after the crop of
early potatoes has been harvested. The oil
extracted from the seeds is most excellent
for making the incest kinds of toilet soap !;
aud if the stalks are treated like flax they
will produce silky, fine fibre, which, it is
said, the Chinese use to adulterate their silk
manufactures. They raise large quantities
of sunAowers, and with them originated tho
| double varieties. The stalks can also be
used in manufacturing paper. In New
Mexico and some other sections of the
Western country the sunhower grows indig-
enous to the SOIL and thousands of square
miles are covered with u luxuriaut growth
| of what is, 1t appears, a really valuable
stalk.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-08
A TEXAS RAMcHEno,s LOVE.

Oconomowoc, the fashionable resort in
Wisconsin, had among its guests until few
weeks ago little Milwaukee beauty of
seventeen years and young Apollo in the
person of n Texas youth. The mnid and
man met for the first time during picnic OF
archers and il is averred that within three
hours after their presentation to each other
they were engaged to be married. The
ranchero, an extremely handsome youth,
boughta pair of ponies for his sweetheart
that afternoon, and, in order to secure a boat
to suit him, purchased one outright, that the
girl might enjoy II sail on the lake. Though
they waltzed upon the piazza until after
midnight they were up with the lark TO carry
on what the guests thought 20 be the fastest
love-making on record. But Psyche's wings
were to be singed ers midday and Cupid was
to tread upon n thorn at exactly mt 1928 A.
M. At that minute the train from Milwau-
kee brought an excited matron, who arrived
just in dme TO prevent the marriage of tho
lovers. The transporting doves were get
ting into the baroriche to drive TO the par
sons when the girls mother came down
upon them like an Iowa cyclone. A friend
had telegraphed to mamma on the previous
evening of the dashing courtship and she
had hurried to 0couomowoc by the first
train. That afternoon firm mother and sob
bling daughter boarded car for home, when
the ranchero stood upon the platform aud
blew a kiss and n cloud of cigarette smoke in
their wake.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-08
SOMETHING ABOUT HATS.

Among the strange scenes found in New
York, says the Metropolitan scribe of the
Troy Times, is the synagogue Of the ortho.
dox Jews, who wear their hnts during SER
vice. This is in obedience to the Mosaic
prohibition, "They shall not make badness
ON their heads" The most remarkable in
stance of going barcheadod, however, of
famous DIR. Johnson, the photographer. II
is stated that very late in life ho visited his
native town, and while there WAS missed by
his associates. They subsequently learned
that his absence was occasioned by his stand
ing bareheaded in the market place for arI
hour to atone for an act of un6lial conduct
to his father fifty years previous. This may
be explained by the fact that penanco is al
ways done with the uncovered head, and the
photographer had great deal of the ascetic
in his nature. Hats enter widely into the
small talk of common life A hat is q "cady"
on tile !" to bet new hat is q popular
style of wager, and the expression, "I'll take
your hat" indicates getting joke in the
speakers favor. 'What shocking bad
hat was once frequent wtticism of low
comedy. The hat is common indicator Of
mans feelings. Should he be in state OF
excitement from stimulus, he is said to havo
ga brick in his hat, while on the other hand
weed surrounding the latter suggests that
the bearer is supposed to be in sorrowful
frame. The hat is thus the signbonrd of that
f.I i1I "