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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
"PrOhibitOry Ulcers

The Washington organ of the
brewers, intensely Democratic, is
distressed that in some legislative
districts, especially in Illinois,
"prohibition Democrats" have been
nominated. 1t says:
"Now in all such cases we, as an
old Democrat, advise our friends to
have such Democratic candidates
defeated by all means, even if the
Republican opponents should not
be a bit better. The bulk OF the
Democracy is for personal liberty
No prohibition ulcers must be per-
mitted to infect the Democratic
party. Though it may pain a lit
tie they must be cut out, and that
without hesitation"
Though the proposed remedy is
heroic, it will not avail. Numer-
Gus Democrats, especially in South
ern States, are already committed
to prohibition, and many more are
preparing to follow.-Natjonal Tenn.
AdUocdte.
Now suppose we imagine these
political brewers in consultation,
and after diagnosing the case in
West Virginia Democracy, sending
their surgeon to cut out the "pro-
hibitory ulcers" found in the Dem
ocratic party in this State
wouldn't it be an interesting body
after the operation. So far from
there being enough of the corpse
left to make a "stiff' for the dissect-
ing-room, there wouldn't be whole
bones and sound flesh enough to put
together for a funeral.
Let the surgeon come on, howev-
er, if the brewers want to see fun.
When he comes we are quite sure
the patient will stoutly protest,
and if there be any cutting it is
safe to say the anati-prohibitory parts
will have to go, and then we may
hope for a healthier body for the
future.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01

feet, 4 feet and 80 inches. vo
could accept, but the iron wedoes
to get the tree to fall after If wo
cut DOM, well, that rather throw.
us off our base.
Morris, of the Richie Gazetto
lights into some of the Democrat;1
papers with a vengeance, for ahns
ing Ike Johnson's Freeman. for IT,
course pursued in the LIST District
Congressional race.-Ravens,rooJ
Neaos.
Just never do you mind abo,t
Bro. Morris. He pretty much gen.
orally most always knows what he's
about. We notice that when folko
need lighting into pretty bad they ara
reasonably certain to be lat into, if
the Gazette is around. So breth.
rem and folks, we advise you all to
behave or look a leedle out.
The political pot is boiling in
Indiana.--Ceredo Enterprise.
Well, we should say so-and
why? Why, don't you know, when
the Democracy met to "poke-upn
the campaign fires, how the BOYS
fell to quarrelling as to what sort
O wood they should use in firing
up; and how in the fuss thew
chucked the temperance stick in
crosswise, tipped the pot and
spilled the fat in the fire, and high
%! how things have been sizzinq
ever since!
The Independent Citizens meet
ing last night at Turner Hall re-
solved to establish branches
throughout the State, in order to
combat every movement Of the ad-
vocates of temperance Cincinnati
Daily.
And some good men claiming to
be ardent friends of Temperance,
keep up the rally cry, "Keep it out
of politics
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
WOndrOus Discovery

The FREEMAN has at last assum-
ed it's proper place among newspa-
pers, and become an outspoken pc
litical paper.-Se,,tinel.
What wondrous discovery, to
be sure! And did the Sentinel i'm
agine that tho FREEMAN was being
published for fun? Or did Bro.
Horner suppose that all the friends
of the FREEMAN proposed to do was
to 60 around oiling the wounds of
the victims Of LOCALIZED robbery,
with never a word to. say of the pe-
,itical jobbers that share in the
booty?'
If our neighbor has been nursing
this delusive folly to his bosom, it
were surely most empty delu-
sion
Why, dear, good neighbor, the
FREEMAN was born Of political s,eces-
sity;. it was solemnly and seriously
christened political journal, and
sent forth on a political mission,
specially commissioned for specific
and intensely practical political
a0ork.
Voting, making laws and enforc
ing them is political business; and
the FREEMAN expects ever to be
found diligently engaged in the
advocacy Of right voting, and Of the
enacting and enforcing Of righteous
laws, and is, and will always be,
proud to be known as an "outspok-
en- political paper"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Kicking Capacity.

The grasshopper has 100 times
the kicking power Of man, taking
size into account, What failure
man is, when you come to think it
over.-EG.
Yes-ordinarily that would seem
to be pretty rough on us miserable
worms of the dust.
But then we are sure the author
of the above didn't know about the
action Of our last Legislature on the
question of submitting the Amend
ment to the people.
The retroactive results of that
vote against the will of the people,
have proved more than 100 times
as disastrous to the voters than the
combined kicking of 720 grasshop-
pers, even were every several
grasshopper as big as a two-ton mule
with kicking capacity in geometri-
cal ratio.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Fighting the Machine.

The defeat of Folger in New
York, as matters stand, would be
better for the future Of the Repub-
lican party than his election, be-
cause he, Notwithstanding his high
personal character, represents the
machine in it's most odious shape.
Gin. Gazette.
We clip this simply as fair ex.
ample of the manner in which
leading papers of the two leading
parties are rapidly turning their
batteries against their own ranks,
with the determination tohelp the
independent Freemen of the coun-
try to batter down the hateful ma
chinery of modern politics. The
popular prayer now is, 'From rings
and bosses, Good Lord deliver US"
and all the independent scratcherS
say "Amenp
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Yankee Beats Yankee.

The law in Boston forbids the
sale Of liquor in any building with
in 400 feet of school on the same
street. To evade this prohibition,
dealers whose barrooms were on
corners within the limits, put the
entrances on the side street, and
the Police Commissioners granted
them licenses. But the Supreme
Court decides that the plan will
not do"
And so the Yankee lawyer beats
the Yankee liquor-dealer. 1t should
be observed that the resort to dis
graceful subterfuges and contempt
IDLE evasions, is peculiar to this
business Of making drunkards. Men
don't enlist genius and spend mon
ey to defeat the wise provisions of
law in reference to any other bus
mess in the world, as in this.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Keep it Out.

The wonder Of the day is that
men who ought to know better may
still be heard crying, "Keep the
temperance questions out OF poll
tics" when the liquor men are fore
ing it as an issue into every cam
paign. Here's how the anti-pro-
hibitionists recently in convention
in Nebraska, propose to keep 1t
out Of politics:
"Resolued, That in season and out
of season, and at all times, we will,
without regard to party or party
lines, oppose any and every meas
ure that leads to prohibition.
"Resolved, That we will not sup
port any man for any office who
will not satisfactorily pledge him
self to oppose any and all attempts
to force upon this people a prohib-
tory law"
The notorious Rev. G. G. Burnet,
of Iowa, who paraded that State in
the pay of the liquor dealers, was
present and addressed the conven-
ton.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Can you SWIM ?

Said a friend of temperance toa
Western politician, "The temper
ance wave coming East is a mile
high, and only mile off.
The politician whose brimg'mg-p
has not made him familiar with
water, would do we'll to betake
himself to lessons in swimming at
once; and as a double precaution,
we advise him to buckle on pro-
hibition life-preserver.
The floods coming, and it's
much too high and wide to be dodg-
ed. Better get ready for bath.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
Twins, Both of Them.

The Huntington Neaos says the
senior editor of that paper steps
"high" now. The great cause is a
little girl baby at his house.-Cere-
do Enterprise.
Well, if one girl baby causes the
editor of the Neaos to step SO high,
surely our proud neighbor of the
Journal, Bro. White, ought to sur
mount and straddle successive
planets, stars and comets in his
vaulting strides, being the happy
father Of two girl babies, and twins
at that, both of them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
A Mistake.

We are very sure the Sentinel
will presently be ready to admit
it's mistake in decrying against the
facilities our excellent schools are
afording to families desiring to
come amongst us for their advan-
tages,
And whether these come from
other counties in our own State,
from Ohio or Texas, certainly moth
ing could be more desirable than
to secure such immigration. Fam
lilies that come to dwell in our city
for the advantages of our schools
are certainly class we desire, and
the more of them we can draw the
better, and it is certainly a wise
provision of law that gives to all
resident children within the school
age, the free advantages of the
schools.
Let us make our schools such as
will draw seekers after school priv
ileges and facilities, to our midst by
hundreds.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
State Temperance Executive Com
mittee Meeting.

Pursuant to call, the State lem
perance Executive Committee met
last Thursday afternoon at the Of
flee of the Chairman, Dave D.
johnson, with more than usually
good attendance. After a free in
terchange of opinions, on motion,
the Chairman was in substance di-
rected to prepare petition on be-
half of the temperance people, with
a statement setting forth the gener-
al sentiment Of the citizens as ex-
pressed by petitions, by resolutions
adopted by churches, conferences,
associations, synods, and other re-
ligious bodies; by sunday School
conventions, temperance mass
meetings, and by the various polit-
ical conventions of all parties, held
throughout the State-all evincing
the general and urgent demand that
the proposed prohibitory amend
ment be submitted to the people
for their ratification or rejection :
and it was ordered that such petit
ton or memorial be signed by the
several members of the committee
and be respectfully presented in
due form to the Legislature elect,
at the earliest convenient day of it's
session.
1t was decided, as the sense of the
Committee, not to again memoir
aiize the Legislature by general pc
titions to be circulated through
out the State for signers, foras-
much as the sentiment of the peo-
pie in favor Of the submission of
the question is now well known to
all.
A resolution was passed earnest
ly commencing the efficient work
of the Woman's Temperance Chris
tian Union, and urging the women
throughout our State to organize at
once for temperance work.
The meeting was at once harmo-
NOUS and enthusiastic throughout,
the discussions upon the various
matters before the Committee be-
ing heartily entered into by Hon.
ID. McGregor, DR.. Warner, Revs.
g. Wilding, and w. c. Snodgrass,
Prof. A. Purinton, and others.
After carefully canvassing the
members elect to both houses, and
comparing notes of the best inform
alton as to their sentiments, the
committee expressed most sanguine
hopes that the prayers of the peo-
pie would be heard and answered by
the Legislature at its coming ses-
sion, and all the good people Of the
State say, Amaen!
Committee adjourned to meet at
the call of the Chairman.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
National Convention, w. N. c. L. u.

The women of the National Tenn
perance Christian Union, held
their ninth annual convention IN
Louisville, Kentucky, last week,
adjourning on Saturday. The
convention was largely attended
and enthusiastic, and much prac-
tical and excellent work was done
during the four days sessions;
Miss Frances E. Willard presided
over the body and was unanimous
ly reelected to the position OF
President.
Our readers shall have some
what extended report of the pro-
ceedings next week.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
WEDNESDAY, NOV. l., 1882.
WINTER CAMPAIGN.
Five Months for Fifty Cents.

This will take the readers thro'
the next Legislative session, and
land them at All Fools Day, April l.,
Send in tbs lists, friends, by
twos or by dozens-50, cents from
now till April 1st, 1882 months
on trial, 25 cents; $3.50 a year.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01

OHIo's VoTE.-The official vote
for Secretary of State at the Octo-
Der election is as follows: Newman,
Democrat, 316,S74; Townsend, Re-
publican, 297,759; Schumacher
Prohibitlonist, 12,2O2; Hafer'
Greenback, 5,345; Newman over
Townsend, 9,115; Newman over
all, 1868.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01

Chester A. Arthur wants to DO
'lected President in 1884.-E1.
And if he calls that wanting but
little, he'll "want that little long"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-01
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Their Notions and Ours.

Inmates that large number OF
Greenbackers in Harrison county,
supported Gen. Golf at the last
election. If such was the case we
repudiate their action.
But will the Sentinel rise and ex-
plain why 1000 Democrats gave
Gen. Golf their support ?-Stondard.
A fair inquiry, Bro. Horner.
Tell the Standard how it was.
A lady friend who is an ardent
Republican, requests us, now that
the election is over, to stop saying
such "mean things in our paper
about Gen. Gof." Stop! Well
never stop until the General and
all other Republicans take the oath
of allegiance to the Democratic
party, which will not be until af-
ter the November election Met-
eel Democrat.
Well not be outdone in liberal
ity by the Depocrat. Whenever
the Democrats and Republicans all
become consistent Prohibitionists,
we'll quit saying "mean things"
about them," so far as that ques-
ton is concerned, because there'll
no longer be anything "mean"
about them in that respect.
Col. Barbee who had made a rec
ord in the Senate as an unhinching
temperance man, received not as
much as a notice from the FREE
MAN, during the late canvass.-Stan-
dard.
And now we're getting it from
the Greenbackers. Like some 9TH
ers of our brethren, Brother Pier
sol forgets or didn't read carefully.
When Col. Barbee was nominated,
we heartily commended him as
sound on the temperance issues, re-
ferring to his aggressive record in
the Legislature.
Ike johnson claims he did it with
his little FREEMAN You helped,
Ike, you helped. Be modest
Ritchie Gazette.
Be modest, indeed! You see
our brother files a fat claim in our
name, and then appealingly whis-
pers to US to be modest. No use,
Presley; can't divide glory with
you: you wasn't fighting up there.
Pugs and Poodles, to be in style,
must have blankets made to match
their mistress dresses.-E9.
How lucky they don't have to
furnish the poodle brains, to make
it match it's mistress in that re-
spect.
There are at present no fewer
than ten establishments in France
devoted to the propagation of bait
for the use Of anglers, and one of
these breeders sells from 100000
to 100000 of worms per annum,
deriving handsome income from
the business
Now we do hope Brother Morris
won't drop his pencil and straight
way proceed to plant his entire
garden in fishing worms.
The editor Of the personal Lib
erty" organ in Iowa estimates that
twenty thousand Democrats voted
for the constitutional amendment
in that State.-Tem. Advocate.
With 10000 righteous voters
who have not bowed the knee to
the Whisky Baal, there is hope for
the Democratic party of Iowa.
SLY OLD CooN.-While the Dem
ocratic 'possums in the Second Dis
trict were up in the branches quar-
reling about wno owned the tree,
the Republican coon just slipped
out and raked in the persimmons.
E-WEsT VA. FREEMAN.
Our coon HASN'T come in with
any perslmmons, yet.-Echo.
No, he didn't quite get 'em, but
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27
A Gentle ReprOof.

A woman, who was riding in rail
way Car. was greatly annoyed by the
profane language Of two young men
who occupied the seat in front Of her.
one Of whom seemed to be a college
student. An exchange tells how she
stopped tie profanity.
She thought she wonld rebuke him,
and on begging pardon for interrupt
ing them asked the young student If he
mad studied the languages.
Yes madame, I have mastered The
languages quite we'll.
DO YOU read and speak Hebrew
'Qmite auently.
will you be 30 kind as TO do me b
small favor?
With great pleasure; l am at your
service
will you be 40 kind as to do your
swearing in Hebrew
We may we'll suppose the lady wsa
not annoved any more by the ungen-
tlemanIy language Of this would.be
gentleman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27
/. RATES OF ADVERTISING,

One Of the stall keepers at the Cen.
trnl market had basket Of veget4
bles to 60 to house on Fourth street,
and calling whitswashsr whe was
banging around for ajob he said to
him:
Here old man, take this basket to
No. IA Fourth street, and I will give
you a wstermelon.'
The colored brother closed his bar
gain at once. and upon bis return, af.
er uuspiciously brief absence, the
man handed him two hslvea of greco
melon.
I promised you melon and hers
it is, he said, as be clspped the halves
together.
But dat mellyon amt ripe boss
Cant help that. didn't specify
that would give you a ripe one
'Dat's so boss but didn't specify
what time lis summer | should tote
Dat basketup dar either, and I kin
der reckoned dat it VAS best to leave
it in a lumber yard till aaw de size
and color Of de watormellyonl Pears
like hain't much behind in div
trade
He had ripe melon under his arm
az LIE started of to finish his errand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27

IN April. GIRL.

The girl that is born on an April day.
Has . right to be merry, lightsome, CAV;
Aud that is the reason I dance and play
And frisk like IN tie in sunny ray
Wouldn't you
Do il, too. s..
II you had been born on an April day
The g,rl that is born on an April day
Has also right to cry, they SAY;
And 20 sometimes do give way
When things get crooked or all astray-
Wouldn't you
Do it, too.
Ifyou bad been born on an April day.
The girls Of March love noise and fray,
And sweet as blossoms are girls 0f May;
But I belong to the time midway
and ~ rejoice in sunny spray
Ofsmiles aud tears and hap a-iay-
Wouldn't you
Do It, too,
If you had been born on an April day !
Helgh0! p! and hurrall for an April day,
Its clouds. its sparkle, its skip aud stay.
l mean to be happy whenever | may,
And cry when l must; for that's my way.
Wouldn't you
Do il, too
If you had Men born on al April dayY
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27
A Michigan Liar.

Let 8 see They raise some wheat in
Minnesota, don't they asked Scho,
h4rie granger ola Michigander.
Raise wheat Who raises wheat ?
No, sir; decidedly no, sir. 1t raises
itself. Why. il we undertake to cul'
tivate wheat in that state it would
run us cut. There wouldn't be any
place TO put our houses
But I've been told that grasshop.
pers take a good deal oft.
OF course they do. Ifthey didn't
don know what we would do. The
curseh stuff would run all over the
state and drive us out-choke US up.
These grasshoppers are God send
only there amt half enough Of them.
Is that wheat nice and plump2'
'fIumpl Why, l don't know what
you call plump wheat. but there are
seventeen in our family, including ten
servants, and when we want bread we
just go out and fetch in a kernel Of
wheat and bake it.
Do you ever soak it in water frst?'
oh, no; that wouldn't do. II would
swell little and then we couldn't get
it in our range oven.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27
CHANGE OF TIME,
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD.
"A s7 -.
eon and after Thursday Dec. I, 1881, Pas
AJsengcr Trains will run rs follows:
~r1,~,r,

Hon and after Thursday Dec. I, 1881, Pas
Jsengcr Trains will run rs follows
LEAVE MECnANlCsTOWN
,ror Baltimore and Westminster at
and 8 lOa. m, and 8 50 p m. For Hagers.
town and Williamsport at 10 20 a. m. and
6 ~ p. m. For Blue Ridge on Saturday
~
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at 10 20
n M. and 6 81 and From Will
liamsport and Hsgerssown at 0 10 a: m,
and 9 30 p. M. From Blue Ridge on Mon.
day u
EMMITTSBURG ROAD.
Trims south will leave Enmitshurg at
ESQ. =. m. and 8 80 p. M, arriving at Rocky
Ridge at . 90 a. m. and A 90 p. m. Trans
porth will leave Rocky Ridge at 10 03 a. m.
End 8 20 D M, arriving at Emmittsburg at
10 80 .. IN. and 9 50 p. III.
TRAINS FOR FREDERICK
Trains for Frederick leave Junction ut
bh6 and . IS a nj, and ! %. 3 33 and 10
IN. Trims for Tansytown. Littlestown
aud ! ork leave junction at 8 ~ IA, and
43x p m.
H. & G. ". R. R.
Trains east leave Shippensburg, Pa, at
$40 q. ms and / 90 and 8 30 p. m.
Arrive at Edgenicnt at 782 q. M and II 10
end 7 50 .. M.
Arrive At Shippensburg at 20 a m and
"a 70 scG '9p. m.
J. NJ. HOOD
Gen Manager.
Nh. GRISwC' d
GspJ Tscke> Agent
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27

] tske great pleasure 10 Informing the
.dtazvss nf Frederick county that have
heeu authorized to sell the Matckless Estcy
lroaAs a, the lowest prices tor cash or
easy payments. Also orders Tor sheet mu'
sis aud musical merchandise will he
promptly filed Call and see me at Me
ca,abicstAun Md.
GEO. II. g. WELLER, Teacher
ofVocsl and Instrumental music.
Jolly 14-3ine
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-04-27

NOBODY BUT JOHN.

Some one is coming said as the
clack Of the shutting gate fell on my
ears. and l looked At Maggie's so!led
uutidy dress and tumbled hair.
Maggie started and glanced hastily
from the window; she sat down again
in a careless way, remarking. as she
did 50:
ITS nobody bnt John I
Nobody but John?' And who do
you think John was? Only her hus-
band.
Nobody but John
4 A few morents afterward John
Fairbnrn came into the room where
we were sitting. and gave me one OF
his frank; cordial greetings. l had
known him for many years, and long
tefors h,s marriage. I noticed that
be gave an arnoyed glance at his wife
but did not speak to her The mean
ing Of his annoyance and indifference
was plain to me; John bad come from
a neat and tidy family. His mother s
housekeeping had always been nota
bic. She was poor, but as time and
water are to be had for nothing -
this was one of her sayings-Sbe al.
ways managed to have things about
ber clean and orderly.
Maggie Lee had pretty face
bright eyes and charming little ways
that were taking with t.e young men
and 30 was quite bell before she got
out of her teens. She had "A knack o
fixing ribbons or tying scarf, or ar
ranging her hair, shawl or dress in a
way to give grace and charm to her
person. None but her most intimate
friends knew of the untidiness that
pervaded her room and person when
at home and away from common OBJ
servation.
Poor John Fairburn was taken wher
he married Maggie Lee. He thought
that he was getting the sweetest ane
most orderly girl in town; but dicov
cred too soon that he was united tot
careless slattern. She could dress fol
other peoples eyes because she had 4
natural love for admiration; but a
home, and for her husband, she pu
on an old dud and went often looking
like the old scratch, as the saying is
% this particular occasion OF which
am speaking-it was after she ant
John had been married over year
her appearance was almost disgusting
She did not have on even mornlne
dress; only a. faded and tum b'ee
chintz sack above solled skirt, slip
pers down in the heels, and DIRT,
stockings. Her hair looked like
burrah's nest if any one knows wha
that Isl don't, but ! suppose it i
the perfection Of disorder. No ont
| could lovs such looking creature
That is simply impossible.
Nobody but Johnr I looked a
the bright, handsome Young man, ane
wondered. He ate his dinner almos
in silence, and then went back to hi
work. ! had never seen him so moo
dy.
What's come over John? I asked
! ~ he went out.