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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08

Pursuant to the requirements of a decree
of the Circuit Court of Wood county, rem
decree at the September Term, 1877, and
a decree amendatory thereto, rendered at the
December Term, 1881, in the chancery cause
of p. H and f. NJ. Roots VS.. NJ. j. Leese & Co.,
and others, and Lawrence Kincheloe VS.. said
NJ. J. Leese and others upon II cross bill,
the undersigned Special Commissioners
will, on the
10th Day Of April, 1882,
that being court day, at the front door of
the Court House of Wood county, W. Va,
proceed to sell at public sale all that certain
real estate in the city of Parkersburg, in said
county, on which portion of the old Foun-
dry andsMachine Shops, lately belonging to
M. J. LeeSe & Co., now stand, to-wit:
Part of In-lot No. 70, fronting IS feet on
Williams Court Alley and extending toward
Market street s. feet deep.
Also part of In-lot No. &C. adjoining the
above lot, and fronting 81 feet on Williams
Court Alley and extending toward Market
street So feet deep. Being in all ll6 feet on
the said alley by 50 feet in depth, and situate
IS feet distant from KanaWha street.
Together with the standing walls, blast
cupola, and other appurtenances thereon.
TERMS OF SALE.-Sufficlent cash in
hand to pay the costs of said suit and ex-
penses of sale; the residue to be paid in four
equal installmentS on a credit of six, twelve,
eighteen and tWenty-four months, the pur
chaser giving bonds bearing interest with
good security for the deferred payments.
DAVE d. JOHNSON,
JNO. A. HUTCHINSON.
Special Commissioners.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
Pork vs.. Religion.

In Japan the use of nearly every kind
of animal flesh as food is prohibited by
religion. 1t seems that the flesh of the
deer and the wild boar are excepted, but
these animals are found only in remote
regions and in small numbers, 80 that
but few of the people are benefited by
the exception. The population of Japan
is 36, ,000, 900. Reliable statistics show
there are, in the whole country, but
about ], 1,000, 900 head of cattle. Nearly
half of these are bulls, whose emascula-
ton is not pei mitted. and whose flesh is,
therefore, unfit for food This leaves
about 600, 900 cows, not more than half
of which are fit for beef. making less
than one head to every 100 people, while
in the United States there are seventy
three head to 100 people. Last year
Sc 900 cattle were slaughtered, more
than half of which were used by foreign
ers in the cities and on the ships in the
harbors. From these facts it is clear
that among the masses of the people
beef is almost unknown. Mutton and
pork are still more scarce, and are never
seen except in the ports where treaties
with other countries permit their inn
portation.
The religious inhibition does not ex-
tend to fish or to poultry. The latter is
abundant, but so high in price that only
the rich can afford its use, and it forms
no part Of the diet of the common peo-
pie. Fish is abundant in great varieties
in all the streams of the country. and is
the only article, not of vegetable nature,
| which forms staple of daily food.
The great peculity of the japanese,
| among all the nations OF the earth, is
| that they are vegetarians. Full 90 per
cent. of all the food consists of yegeta-.
BILE productions. Rice is the great
staple, barley is next, and then follows
millet, wheat, rye and Indian corn. They
have many vegetables of the highest
/ value as articles of diet, which are un
known to us, and efforts are now in pro-
| gress to introduce some eff these into this
| country.
Until within few years past, Japan
| has stubbornIy refused to admit foreign
| commerce to her ports, or to permit any
| kind of commercial intercourse with
| her people and those OF other nations.
Even yet, but few of her ports are open
| to the world, but the advantages of re-
ciprocal trade will soon unlock the rest.
She affords vast field for commercial
enterprise, and it remains to be seen
whether her religious scruples can with
| stand the Establishments of savory cheap
| meats, which other countries, and es-
pecially our own, will rapidly supply.
| There is an impending conflict between.
religion aud pork, and unless there is
| interference by the villainous trichina
| pork is certain to win Indianapolis
| Herald.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
little group inst as the marqnis is in the

little group just as the marqnis is in the
act of saying to Saint ":
'sSee here, Saint ", with queen of
spades second, and two trumps, what
would you do with four aces in your
han9?"
why, my dear fellow, there could be
no question what to do-you must play
IN such case?"
'sThen it is all right. I made mis-
take, but couldn't help it. Well, it is
strange, my dear Saint ", I would have
wagered
At this moment break with:
Monsieur, will you permit me to offer
you my humblest excuses?"
sDont mention it, my dear fellow,
he answers, taking my hand, ''you were
perfectly right; You had to play"
must acknowledge that in returning,
think the colors of the sunset were an
usually exquisite. I feel that my heart
is full; I feel an inexpressible esire of
self expansion gayety even more arti.
fetal, perhaps, than what I had felt on
tie way out. George moderates me,
keeps me down with side glance. They
talk about the details of the duel.
Doctor, do you think that the mar
quis will be laid up for any length of
time?"
'sPoohl-have to keep his arm in a
sling for. fortnight or three weeks
that's all!'
''Did you notice." George asks me,
''how awfully serious St. v. WASP"
MY dear fellow, I saw nothing of
him, except his red gloves.
Well, since that day, have often had
visit early in the morning from a
couple of gentlemen, who came to awake
me with cartel at that hour when only
washer women and servants are up.
But I never again experienced the
strange sensational once replete with
fear and pleasnre-of the first duel
Never again did feel those nervous i'm
pulses, those fits of impatience, those
feyerish ardors and strange sinkings of
the heart which I felt upon my first visit
to lie Vesinet.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
A lady lately looking at a printing

A lady lately looking at printing
press at work, turned to her companion,
and in most earnest manner inquired:
"Well, Charley, an them's the things as
writes the papers. Be's them what they
call editors?'
The Herald SAYS the Egyptians will be
lucky if they have even fence to sit
upon "when this cruel war is over. "
Naturally it would occur to the Herald
that to be without fence to sit upon
would be terrible situation. Boston
Pilot.
Pugilistic:' A gentleman talking the
other day TO bright little five-year old
boy who lives up the street somewhere,
asked him; Do yon ever fight at homer
"Oh, yes, said the boy. We'll, who
whips?" ''Oh, mamma whips.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
A Touching Story.

This touching story was told by East
man Johnson to q correspondent in Nan
tucket: On narrow island near the
New England coast, where the crier goes
about the streets by day and the watch
man by night, where they dispose OF
surplus meat by. auction, and the merry
maiden and the tar go junketing together
in an ancient calash, lives an old lady,
Auntie B.. The same roof has shell
tered three generations of her family,
and it would require little less than an
earthquake to dislodge her from her
seat BY the old fashioned fireplace.
There she sits, picture of peace and
contentment.
Haven't you single regret in your
life?" we asked her once.
She dropped her Knitting, and
dreamy look crept over her placid eyes.
Yes, she said at length, ssI have.
Ten years ago, when my dear, dead sis
ter was alive. man with a hand organ
came to this island by the steamer. Oh,
he could play beautifully He came
near our street, and my sister says to
me, Let's go down to the corner and see
him play. Well, do you know I didn't
go, after all, but she said it was just
splendid; and suppose shall regret
not hearing that hand organ to my dying
day
And the dear old soul dropped a tear
on the half-heeIed stocking,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given, to whom it may concern fnat
the uudersig eed has been awarded the contract lot
keeuing the Dol county Pauper for tne period OF
two years All persons ia need Of assist ncs from ana
county must arst procure certificate TO that enec
from an, member of the County Board aud present II
to one of the following persons, who are author
zed TO- and will those presenting sueh
W. l. Butten Roseburg L. L. Kellogg, Oakland MIS-
Brown Looking Glass DR.. Scroggs IN authorized 70
furnish medical aid to all persons in need OF the tame
Eho have been declared paupers of Douglas county.
WM. E. CLARKE, supt. of Poor.
RnsEBuRa Or. Feb. 10. 1880
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01

Madame Materna, the great Ger
man vocalist now in this country, Is the
daughter of q poor school teacher nj
Wildon, in Steiermark.
DR.. Lawrence Washington, the
grandnephew and nearest living rela-
i've of George Washington. is a farmer
and fruit-grower near Denison, Tex.
Mrs Esther A. Cooley, of Bingham,
Me-, has received a commission from
Governor Plaisted to solemnize mar
riages, administer oaths and take &C.
acknowledgements of deeds. -BoStoa Post.
Lord Rosebery. who is said to have
sown his wild oats in the United States,
contemplates visit 10 America next
autumn with Lady RoSebery. Perhaps
with view of showing her the CROP
Detroit Post.
Isaac Ward, father Of the Ward
brothers. the famous oarsmen. died nj
Cornwall, n. Y, recently, aged eighty.
four wears. He had been 4 North River
fisherman all his life. He leaves four
teen children.-N !. Herald
-Labouchere, the English novelist. il
writing a satirical novel. based on the
insane desire of about half of England
10 marry its deceased wife's sister. Mrs.
Craik, the author of John Halifax.
Gentlemen" wrote story on the same
subject years ago.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers. who
died at Washington recently. first de-
monstrated the sea-going quality Of the
monitor class of vessels when. in 1863.
he had command of the Weehawken on
the South Atlantic blockading squadron.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
-" Don has had many advantages.
said old Simon Cameron, talking of his
son, the Pennsylvania Senator, the
| other day; "but | had one that Is worth
more TO any man starting in life than
/ all he ever had What is that Gen.
| eral?n The advantage OF starting
| poor
/ Miss Florence Toole, the fourteen.
vear-old daughter of the comedian, il
/ described a the possessor of remarkable
literary ability, and il is thought that
her father viii presently be able 10 gel
his pieces written for him at home.
There's nothing like having the Tooles
in the house when one wants to con-
struct play.
Robert Browning has no apprecia'
ton of his own incomprehcnsibility,
Several years ago he informed an Amer
lean publisher that he had written .
new poem that was very simple and
clear-that cuerybody could understand
The pleased and excited publisher
begged the poet to forward 1t immedi
atciy. When it came ii turned out 4
be /" The Red Cotton Night-Cap Coun
try perhaps the most puzzling OF al
Browning's mystic productions. - Chtcd
90 Tribune.
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01

sent the money, which must have
proved a windfall. Of course none OF
the several second cousins got anything.
Had they been next of kin it would not
have gone to the eldest, but would have
been equally divided among ALL"
do You ever have cases in which
considerable money is left and nc
claimants appear?"
sometimes. That of Eleanor Mary
Kleenan is case in point. She was
nurse in the New York Institution for
the Blind. and died leaving no relatives
and -, 600 in various savings banks.
The money has been turned over to the
City Chamberlain, and may never be
claimed, or may be claimed 100 years
hence. When it is paid over, if it ever
is, it will be without interest. BY law
the interest on such money is kept by
the city.
Those very small estates you asked
about are rarely inquired after" the
assistant continued. "They are very
often the effects of sailors whose people
know that they have no money, or OF
that class of women who live undeRas
sumed names and never tell their friends
or acquaintances their true names. Con
sequentlv, if, as is not often the case,
they leave bank account or jewelry OF
value, nobody ever asks for it, for THEN
own people do not know their dead IN.
der the false name that is recorded
But for this department the property
left behind by those who die intestate
or while away from their relatives would
often be treated as wrecked ships are
among the people on coasts where law
does not prevail. Such estates would
be very speedily administered by neigh.
bors, friends, or even strangers. AS il
is, it often happens that a dying per
son, aware of his approaching end, says
to friend or acquaintance: Do this Oh
that with my property. Give this tC
So-and-so, and do this or that with the
rest of my things The friend, una
ware Of the law, promises to do as hC
is bid, but the boarding house keeper
undertaken, Coroner, or some one hold:
the property and notifies us. The frien(
finds it necessary to 60 to the Surrogate
who explains that after the relatives tht
Public Administrator is next in order. ;
~ Y. Sun.
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01
HUMOROUS.

1t is estimated that at least 4.OW
acres are being planted with melons IN
Scott County. Mo. The question now
is: How many ache-ahs will those
1000 acres produce? - Lcdrcnworh
Times.
What made the mule kick your
they asked of n gentleman who had been
seen flvinc through the roof Of barn.
And he answered: "Do you think was
fool enough 10 20 back and inquirer -
C0uricr-J0urndi.
A darkev, after falling from two.
story window, and striking his head
first on the pavement, got mp and said
to an alarmed spectator; ~ 81 ar to
goodness. If | fell anoder story Id
broke dat stone"
An old lady in Texas was taxing
her first ride i'm the cars the other Gay
when the train ran off the track 1ou
fetch up rather sudden, don't ye' she
asked Of bystander. a she brushed inc
dirt from her garments
1t having been found that the an
eient fish-like taste Of Boston water
1uc TO the decay Of something wiih .
very long and intricate Latin name INC
Boctonians now drink II with great gus
10. Phiiadelphia Netcs.
The hustle il about to assume pro
portions again. but. man alive. fon
mustn't cali it a hustle. The ne"-ian-
yled idea j. "tournure T. SIT :.
made Of newspapers. same ~ the old
,tyle Send in your subscriptions now
-Nc,c Haccn ReglsteT.
A lecturer was once in dilemma
which he viii probably never iofge',
F While talking about art he venture"
+ The assertion: "ATt can never improve
naturer' Al that moment some "''.
! the ardience cried out In grnh
/ goicc. Can't he2 Well, then. %"
/ 10 YOU think You would look "itn"a'
F gour wig?'
Oscar Redingote was Adelbert Ma-
haffy's adoySed son. iears ago. Hhsh
,ywendoIen was but habf. an IA
nrond father had gone ont one evening
for another bucket ri soothing sarnp N
{ keep her from bowling The rooi ~ &c
sou.e off he had found Oscar. then
boz of seven. irving u ROB blind man
he had taken the little sal home:
brought him up - hls own child 80
,osg A. twenty-five. 0scar As on ~
gnard of Trade. He hzd resumed 70
Sd business -~ La4<gJo 4Fa2@Ae-
The following memorandum -
clicked 40 n . dry-goois store u Il ~
he Cher dav. We -sFe = FrEn2ts :. :,
f.th.r fetch from trov. one hoE - -
-. sevrn varl. eT yassag caatAri
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01
His Tongue Cut Ont.

No better illustration of the ferocity
of the Russian mObS, in their attacks or
harmless Jews, can be had than the
case of John Natika, now at Castle Gar
den, where he arrived in company with
thirteen of his co-religionists on boarc
the steamer Greece last Saturday. The
unfortunate man is completely dumb.
his tongue having been cut out at 1t;
roots by band of drunken marauder5
He is pitiable object to see, especially
when he attempts to make himself un
dersto0d BY dull nasal sounds and gcs.
ticulations. Yesterday morning his nm
fortunate condition was brought to the
attention of Captain Heintzman, who
requested him to make a written state,
ment of his terrible experience. In &C
corlance with this request, John Natiks
wrote a story, four fOolScap sheets long
in Russian. Translated by an official
Interpreter, the same read in part as
follows:
My name is John Natika. | cannot
speak, because nv tongue was cut oul
in Russia | lived in the neighbOrhOoO
of Kictf, my business being that of .
clothier. Last October the peasants be
came very abusive to us Jews and many
were brutally ill-treated, At first they
let me alone, but in December band OF
peasants burned down one of my out
houses. | complained to the pristaI
(police captain), but no one was arrested
| accumulated n little money, n fact which
the mouiiks soon learned. On Jan. /;
| was aroused by number OF then
breaking into my room. They dragged
me ont of bed, and beat and kicked me
badly. They wanted to get my money
and asked me for it. When | pleaded
poverty they took me out into the
garden, clad as | was in my night shirt
and putting a rope around my neck
hung me up to the limb of a tree
When ] was half sutfocated they let mt
down again and asked me ii | woulc
disclose the place where the money
was hidden. Again | refused, upor
which. without further ado. one of the
men forced open my mouth, and, while
the others held me, cut out my tongue
with pair of shears. They al
then ran away. while | almost bled Il
death. subsequently, recovered in th'
hospital, and furnished the police will
. the names anu uc>Cll stttJtI vi my assam
ants. who were. however. released ol
the trial =
Here Natika's narrative ends. Som
of his companions furnished to Irut
reporter the remainder of the harrow
inc tale. II seems that according 10 til
Russian criminal code. no person can b
convicted of an assault unless the corr
plainant testifes to the facts in persc
and bv word of mouth. In Natika
case there could naturally he no que:
ton of verbal testimony, inaSmuch 9.
having lost his tongue, the complaina1
was DUMB. This quibble was imme't
ately taken hold OF by the lawyer for + n
plaintiffs. and. to the surprise OF every
hodv. the President of the court oTdere
the prisoners-four in number-to b
discharged. The day after this declt
ion took place another Jew was nut
lated II manner similar 20 N2uka.
one OF the suburbs OF kie1-E !
I~ a.
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01

Those who would learn how to run a
political caucus had better take note OF
General Sherman's style of presiding
and conducting the machine at the
Army Reunion. Here it is:
The meeting will come to order.
All. YES modding To an officer about TO
rise(. General Hickenlooper moves the
appointment of a Committee on Crcdcn-
tials (taking paper from his left vest
pockeO. The Committee will consist
Of General Hickenlooper, Colonel A.
and Major b. We must be speedy,
gentlemen. in arranging these details. y
General Smith; did see General
Smith rise?' q voice: He's gone out
for momcntO "Well. never mind;
il : all the same. General Smith moves
the appointment of a Committee on
Resolutions. and it viii consist Of Oak-
inc list from his right vest pocket
General So and SO Qooks bank That :
not the committee. either. That list
lust read i another committee. and II
will be moved later. Here's the right
one (reads IT'D You see, gentlemen.
we get our Young staff officers who have
nothing else to do TO fix up these things
IN advance.
A voice. Move To adjourn The
Chair: 80. no Use putting that motion.
We must fix these preliminaries first
have three more committees prepared
mere.
And so on. in cheerful disregard oi
ordinary Parliamentary practice, tho
General announces the details fixed ny
II advance. puts motions prearranged
.Enores impromptu motions. and rum
. ne convention till il gets going. and
they allows other voices TO be- heard
AMI it Is amusing TO him thus to plal
caucus char
F The General has a horror Of second
wind oratory. Upon the occasion o
one reunion. where q political orato
caught mis- seventh wind and occupied
. tq-o hours. General sherman, wbo FOL
lowed aim. said Il have listened VIII
intense patJ~ace to the eloquent gentle
mau who has row sat down O.
>quivocal compliment the General sub
ESD. a-n,3~ desired to amend - So lntens
.rt.-..-- ''->k. Leafe site-DeUDcrai
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01

in Baltimore, according to the Day
the advent of summer is generally
marked by the number Of baby car
races. refrigerators and loafers on the
sidewalks. Relative TO the latter the
Dny saws: There is nothing like them
IN the heavens above. the earth beneath
nor the waters under the earth. They
toll not. neither do they spin. and. rs
the poet said of Satan: they must sure sure
~ be allowed to exist for some reason
not clearly understood;' but when: NE
Caesars slaves on the AppIan way
they come between the wind ana our
nobility, the law, in the shape 81 po-
liceman, might rid us OF their pres
ence."
The colored patriot., 1882-06-01
.STTH1Fo N = TIE LE A41RlA0-
NAL WAY

faco Color and tone
Y, 10 accompaniments
az 7 Really homegrown
r..os--here | hesitate
Eye Rather like blue;
p,ock not an Obstacle'
go If the Grecian types
No0e Not to seem prouu'
same little latitude
eoll0 Herein allowed.
r,,re that's squeezable-
flsui plump, but not fat
aor clear of scragginess,
SIeel 9onld not stand that.
ouietand lady-llke,
Qui dresses with taste;
Ankle displayable,.
AliAiN Neat little waist.
po,,nd IF home duties, her
Element qulte;
pie-crust especially
Warranted light.
c.,rnon accomplishments;
But, in q word,
rhoee If the useful kln1d
80 Greatly preferred.
Little bit mus cal,
Able to sing
rIarihqI. Gabriel
That sort Of thing
Cbatty and soc able
Likes a cigar;
Pleasant old people, pa
Pa land mamma.
ii Gentle and kind;
Toocb in the Sunday-schooI
If she's mind.
LADY Of such q stamp
Wanting a beau,
Strictly in confidence
Knows where to go.
-Hdrper'S Bdzdr
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-28

The employees of jordan. Marsh
& Co, of Boston, whose expenses
during Il Journey through Europe
we're generally paid by the firm,
have arrived home. Their trip
was throughout a pleasant
one and every where they made
friends. 1t is related that during
a visit to the House OF Commons
tone of the gentlemen to whom
they were presented asked how
the scene compared with hat at
the Capitol in Washington. One
of the ladies made the comparison
for him, giving him quitea graph
ic description ofthe building and
of n scene in the House OF Repr-
esentatives in Congress. The
gentleman was much surprised
and entertained, and was especial
ly astonished at the knowledge of
English history which the lady
evinced. And this is one of your
workingwomen?' he asked Mr.
Jordan; she has the n and bril-
liancy of a society woman The
expenses ofthe party have been at
the rate Ct S250t0r achindividual
the two-months Journey"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-28
Favored the roInIer

Two clerks in the Treasury de-
partment were applicants for pro-
motion. One had served two
years two years longer than the
other, and as they were about
equally worthy, it was decided
that seniority should govern.
The one who was cleft" under
this arrangement sought an inter
view with the Secretary and said
he did not want to say a word
against the other, who was
worthy of promotion. All he
wanted was a proper understand
ing of the case. He said: 81
would like to say that the two
years he had the start of me in
the department was while / was
was down in front OF Richmond
fighting for the flag" and point
ing to one of his legs the old sol
der showed where a rebel bullet
had crippled him for life. Sec
rotary Folger listened to the sto-
ry, and remarked that where the
two applicants were both good
clerks, and as in this case, one
had been a soldier in the war for
the Union, he was bound to de-
eide in favor of the soldier.