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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
Temperance.

The Chicago Alliance writes thus
on the Temperance question: "This
is a free country for discussion, but
it is not to be a zee country for sa-
looms. The agitation against free
whisky and no Sabbath, is to go
on with increased power. We
learn by experience and we profit
by adversely. The intensity of the
opposition aroused and the tireless
warfare waged by rIm-sellers testi-
fly to the increased influence of the
temperance force. But the good
work Of agitation goes on, and the
steady gains for temperance work
ers are marked year by year. En-
gland feels it in Parliament. The
secretary Of the trea 'ury there has
called the attention of the govern
ment to the fact th,t the consump-
ton of liquor has So fallen off as to
seriously affect the revenue from
that source"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
General Wolseley On Alcohol.

Replying to a deputation Of the
Blackburn Temperance Mission at
the residence of Major-General
Fielden on the 18th instant, he
said that he had always employed
the opportunities afforded him to
impress the necessity of temper
,ance on those under his command.
In the Red River expedition,
against the advice even Of the
medical men who accompanied the
expedition, he decided that no
spirituous liquors should be taken
with the force; and yet no men
ever did harder work or behaved
better than those on that expedi-
ton. In South Africa his personal
body guard consisted almost ex-
clusively of temperance men and
there too the doctors, who had pre-
dicted all manner of ills from the
absence of grog, had absolutely
nothing to do. In Egypt, again,
the doctors told him that it was
very necessary the men should
have grog, and he was obliged,
owing to the great pressure put on
him, to allow it occasionally; but
it was given in very small quanti-
ties and rarely, and yet the troops
in Egypt were admirable in their
behavior. He had long held that
drink was the great source of
crime, disobedience, and other evils
in the army.-.ScientJic american,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
Editors Still Talking.

Thirty West Virginia editors
condemn the refusal to submit the
Prohibi lion Amendment.
The majority Of the people of
the entire fifty-four counties of the
State will endorse the views of the
thirty editors The voters will
continue to agitate the theme till
opportunity is granted for a full
and fair expression. The unfaith-
full representatives will hereafter
become political wall flowers.
State Tribune.
And like other flowers they'll
soon fade away.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
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but with all other christians here,
and we all regret very much to part
with him, and wish him happiness
and success IN his new field of la
Dor, which is to be at Clarksburg,
w. Va.
The ladies of the M. E. Church,
South, are making extensive prep
arations for festival and bazaar to
come off on next Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings. They will have
everything that is good to eat, and
everything that is nice to cell.
Now if you wish to change your
diet and have something good to
eat, Just get on a boat and come
down and you will have chance of
getting it.
The members of the Episcopal
church are raising a subscription
to build parsonage in Ravens
wood this coming summer.
Tell all home-seekers that if they
wish to live in the most moral and
religious town to be found between
Pittsburg and Cairo, they should
come to RavenswoOd. We are will
ing to compare morals with any
other town Of the same size on the
American continent. But don't
think we claim absolute perfection.
We are not az good as we might be
not SO good as we would be if we
-Wern better. JOAB.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

To REMoNE STAINs.-A dimes
worth of salts of lemon, dissolved
in a pint of cold water, will remove
all ordinary stains from white
clothing also from black or colored.
Care must be taken to rinse thor
oughly in several waters as soon as
the stains are removed. It may
require two or three applications
to complete the erasure. This is
also a very useful article for the
toilet, to remove stains from the
hands or from beneath the nails
Selected.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
Root Pruning.

The experiments were made on
the apple and pear. A vigorous
apple tree, eight or ten years old,
which had scarcely made any fruit
buds, has done best when about
half the roots were cut in one sea-
son and half three years later, by
going half way round on opposite
sides in one year, and finishing at
the next pruning, working two
feet underneath, to sever down
ward roots. 1t has always an
swered well also, to cut from such
trees all the larger and longer
roots about two and half feet from
the stem, leaving the small and
weaker ones longer, and going
half way round, as already stated.
The operation was repeated three
or four years later, by extending
the cut circle foot or two further
away from the tree. By this OPP
Grafton, unproductive fruit trees
became thickly studded with fruit
spurs, and afterward bore profuse-
ly This shortening of the roots
has been continued in these exper-
iments for twenty years with
much success, the circle Of roots
remaining greatly circumscribed.
The best time for the work has
'been found to be in the latter part
of August and beginning of Sep
temoer, when growth has nearly
ceased, and while the leaves are
yet on the trees, causing greater
Increase of bloom buds the follow
ing year than when performed af-
ter the leaves had fallen.-London
Garden.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

FIGHTING THE SALooNs.-GREEN-
FIELD, IND, March 14.-The great
temperance fight against granting
a license to saloons closed to-day in
a complete victory for the temper
ance ladies. The cases have occu-
pied nearly a week, and were han.
died by the ablest attorneys in the
county, Frank Bauer and Richard
Paxley were each refused a license.
No cases in Court have attracted
such attention. All the saloons are
to be fought with renewed energy.
Knightstown, east of here, has
caught the boom, and will fight her
saloons,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
The Backing of the Boots.

1t has been said, and very truly
said, that if man can be per-
suaded to black his boots, 1t is the
beginning Of a change; that if one
can institute an improved state of
things in but one particular, it is
like the little portion of leaven
that eventually leavens the
whole lump. The boots being
BACKED. the incongruity Of torn,
solled or inappropriate attire be-
comes apparent, and gradually
there is reconstruction from the
basis of the shining boots.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

A large number of the friends
of Rev. T. S. Wade and wife treat
ed them to a surprise party one
evening recently. The tables were
loaded were loaded with delica-
ries, and pure, as a testimonial of
their love and appreciation, was
made up by the guests.-Ashland
Independent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

SoMETHIN' ABOUT SPEAKIN'.-An
exchange give the following sug-
gustive advice:
When you're leadin' prayer
meetin' an want 'em all to speak
short an right to the pint, don't
take up more'n twenty minutes in
tellin' 'em SO. @ When you're one
O. six or eight speakers for one ev-
enir' an each speakers strictly
limited to ten minits, don't use up
the first five minits in tellin' how
hard tits to du justis to subjeck in
such short space. 3. When you
hain't got nothin' to say, don't say
nothin'. 4. When we have got
somethin' to say, jest say that an
nothin' else. 5. When you're dun,
stop.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

G. L. SpENcE.--I am not only
the largest Music Dealer in the
State, but lead them all in selling
.frst-class Sewing Machines.
Singer and New Home Machines
sold on monthly payments.
G.L. SPENCE, Agent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21

We all of us complain Of the
shortness of time, and yet have
much more than we know what to
do with. Our lives are passed
either In doing nothing at all, or
doing nothing othe purpose, or in
doing nothing that we ought to
do. We are always complaining
that our days are few, and acting
as though there would be no end
of them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
The Com. -Gdzette saws:

Commissioner Dudley holds that
an increase of pension can be Sc
cured without the intervention of
pension agents.
The head of woman was found
by some drift wood catchers in
the Ohio river, near Paducah.
Matte Wright, a colored wo-
man, bravely rescued a child
from burning building on Plum
street, Cincinnati, recently.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-21
REMEMBER
81 a Box. 6 Boxes for SIS.

Sent Tree by mail on receipt of money.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR 1T.
But do not be deluded into taking limitations
AS 'sjust as goodn' Insist on the genuine
with the name of WASHBURNE & co, on
each box, which is guaranteed chemically
pure under our signature, an indispensable
requisite to insure success in the treatment.
Take no other, or send to US.
WASHBURNE & CO., Proprietors:
2S7 Broadway, cor. Reade st. NEW YORK.
For sale by j. N. Murdoch, VIM. 1. Bore
man ms d Co., A. N. Williams, Parkersburg
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13


Rev J. L. Barnes sold his house snt
lot to J. B. Rucker, for 81 900
Died, on the sth, Mrs. Lins Smith
Our Doctors say that there IL a great des
Of sickness through the country.
"A horse belonging TO a gentleman o.
color, was run over by train No. 81, Fri
day evening, and had both foie legs bro
ken.
Mr. Albert Pullins vas on his way
from Lancaster, Saturday evening, wher
his horse become frightened, ran OF and
completely demolished his buggy.
"A gentleman Of color has been borrow
Jog fence rails from Mr.. Gideon Rothwell
for Ere wood. A few nights sgo he went
out to get load of rails but went back
with load Of shot lie suspcioned Mr.
Rothwell OF doing the shooting, bad him
arrested and tried Saturday evening, but
the proof was not strong enough and be
was acquitted.
"A young Mr.. Marei, a few evenings
ago, having too much bug juice aboard,
was running his horse a: break-neck speed,
when the horse stopped in front Of Mr.. Ike
Arnold's blacksmith shop and the young
man went on over the horses head and
struck the pike and was knocked insensible.
Mr.. Arnold went out and worked With him
awhile and got him up anil started him
home, but before he got there he conclu-
ded to take a nap Of slerp on the railroad
Just a little before train time he was found
BY a negro and taken of the track.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

The total amount Of outstanding
three-per-ccnt Government bonds is S2e7,.
SOC 600
According TO the lac, census, $50 sea
persons died In the United States during
1850. The death rate for the whole Union
was therefore 10 10 the thousand.
Col. George NJ Edgar, Of Bowling
Green, announces himself AZ candidate
for Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
State Convention.
The steamer Navarro, bound from Co
penhagen to Leiih, foundered during a
gale Thursday Only 10 out Of 81 persons
on board we're saved The passengers we're
mostly immigrants.
Hon. David Davis will be married At
Fayetteville. N. c., this morning. The
bridal party will start Tor California the
same afternoon, stopping few days in
Bloomington, III en- route.
AT the democratic primary held in
Fsyette county, Saturday, j.. II. Mulligan
was nominated to represent the city Of Lex.
inston in the next Legislature and w. p
kimball to represent the county.
Reports from the Southern floods indl.
cate that the worst is over at Memphis and
Helena. At Arkansas City the water lie
still rising. The damage has been pretty
heavy and the distress considerable.
-Ex.Gov. Vim. Sprsgue, Of Rhode IL.
land, was married Thursday night at
S,aun,on, Va, to Mrs Dora Msz Calvert,
Of Greenbrier county, w. Va. The Ex-
Gov. IL going to run for governor sgsin
this year.
In round numbers $50 .0OO, 5000 was
appropriated for public buildings from
March 4, rs to June so, 80 OF this
about So, 900 600 has been expended. This
includes custom. houses, court. houses and
post Offices only.
"A man near Lancaster, O., who was
known for his licentious habits and who
carried on his disgraceful intrigues openly
and shamelessly, was taken from his home
the other night and the horrible operation
Of cas,ratiou performed on him.
The laborious search for human bodies
beneath the debris Of the Southern Rail.
way depot, resulted in the finding Saturday
Of the body Of Wm. II. Burdick. 1t had
been carried 500 feet from the place where
the deceased is supposed to have stood
when the wreck occurred.
Virgins storm came and came on
time. The fercest storm known for years
was felt at Quebec Saturday, including two
shocks Of earthquake that caused great
alarm. A heavy snow storm is reported
throughout the Dominion. Twelve inches
Of snow fell at Whitehall, N. Y, Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Virgins storm was a mere breath
compared to the blizzard he predicted, bat
il came from the direction be said il would
and the signal service said IL wouldn't.
This leaves it difficult to decide which is
the greater meteorologist, Virgins or Ha-
zen. The question is respectfully submit
ted to country school debating societies.
Cincinnati News.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13
Garrard County
DEPARTMENT..
RoBT. II. WEST. Editor
LANCASTER.

LANCASTER.
Mr.. - Allen has accepted position
in the store Of J. Wesley West.
Prof. Irwin has organized a debating
and literary society in his school. Each
student is a member. The society ia sue
ceeding beyond the most sanguine expecta
tions Of the Professor.
The damage suit Of r. B. Ward W.
Z. Best, &c, in the United States Court
has been compromised, and Ward has given
up his temporary residence in Jefferson
vile, Indiana, and moved back to Ken
lucky, locating at Crab Orchard.
The protracted meeting at the Presby-
terrain Church is still in progress, and will
continue through the week. DR.. Mckee
is favorite preacher here, not only in hii
own church, but all christian people love
TO listen to his earnest feeling sermons
The meeting is doing much good. lie
made quite an interesting talk to the
children Sunday afternoon. Rev. ]. NJ
Bruce did not preach at the BaplistChurch
Sunday night on account Of throat trouble.
Mr. Campbell, who has been for some
time telegraph operator and railroad AE'.,
al this place, was informed last Thursday
alter the train had left, that his services
we're no longer needed. Mr.. Campbell has
made many friends among our business
men during his stay here, who will be sor-
ny to have him leave. No notice Of COM
plant was given Mr., Campbell, and no
reason assigned by the Railroad authori-
ties for this action. A Mr.. Rice, from
Richmond, succeeds him.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13
PULASKI COUNTY.
Somerset


Sheriff Tate has paid $500 on the
Courthouse bonds.
Mrs. Carrie Dill. Of Lebsnon. o., Il
the guest Of Miss Mamie Perkins.
"A company has been formed 10 erect
telephone line from Monticello to Burn
side
The increase Of valuation Of property
in Somerset ia about 100000 over that Of
last year.
Stock hogs are selling at cent?.
Cholera is fast thinningo out the hog crop in
many parts Of the county.
Miss Mamie Richardson, daughter Of
our popular druggist, is to marry Mr.. L.
ID. s Patton IN a short time.
Mary Harmon asks the courts to legal.
ize the separation between herself and hus-
band. John Harmon, on the grounds Of de
sertion. He has left for parts unknown
with younger woman.
The April Circuit Court docket con-
tains PIP criminal cases. Of which "a are
for felony, "a for violation Of whisky laws,
and 80 for carrying concealed weapons.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, Of this place, assist
ed by Rev. Mr.. Hill, Of Danville, has been
conducting protracted meeting at the NJ
E. Church and have been several confess
ions
The mysterious disappearance Of Miss
EIvira Duncan, Of Wayne aounty, ia caus-
ing much concern here She left home a
few days ago to visit neiGhbor, but fall
ed to go there and all efforts to find her
have been unaysiing
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

"THE true inwardness of the Gov
ernor's late wholesale pardoniDg of the
demi monde of Lexington is gradual
ly beginning to leak out. A leading
'lady, who was among the recent sin.
ners liberated from paying a heavy fine
stated to a gentleman last night that,
had the cases come TO trial, peniten-
tial tears would have flowed from the
dropping eyelids of number of State
officials, and there would also be a
weeping and wailing and crashing of
teeth amongst some very aristocratic
people OF Lexington. Hence, the
Governors interference to save all
these tears, and doubtless some expo
sure of the acts of Distinguished heads
Of families" The above is from the
Lexington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Ne,cs and shows what an
amount of pressure must have been
brought to bear on the "dear old
Gov"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

The Hartford Herald has come to
the conclusion that Gov. Blackburn
gets filthy lucre for Issuing pardOus.
Il can account for his motive in per
sistently overriding the law and the
peoples will on no other hypothesis.
Tue Cstlettsburg Democrat copies
some complimentary illusions to
Judge Owsley, and adds, 1--WE have
known the Judge for a number Of
years and fully endorse every good
thing said of him."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13


The Internal revenue collected last
year amounted to SAG. 523,273. II
is estimated that the recent act will
reduce this amount some $40, 900, 900.
The banks, the proprietors of patent
medicines, perfumery, cosmetics, and
tobacco are the beneficiaries of the
changes. 1t costs over five millions a
year to collect these taxet, and there is
a standing army of four thousand Of
fceholders, most of whom render par.
tisan service. Not one of these office.
holders is disturbed, and the cost of
collection goes on just as if there had
been no reduction at all. In other
words, the persons best able to pay the
taxes are relieved, while the general
taxation which has so long burdened
the people for the support of the afro
cious system is maintained under the
name of a pretended reduction. This
is the way the republicans meet the
popular demand tor reform in taxa
ton. 1t is confession Of incompe-
tency and defiance of public opin.
ion, which adds to the belief that IFS
days as a party is fast coming to an
end, and that the doom which was par
TALLY sealed at the last election will be
finally stamped at the next.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

A FEW years ago New York man
was divorced from his wife, the de-
cree forbidding. him to marry again.
He tired however of single cussedness
and during last year took to himself
another wife. He was arrested and
on being tried for higamy was SEN
fenced to the State prison. An ap-
peal was taken and the Court of APP
peals has just disposed of the case by
setting aside the verdict of the lower
Court, holding that after the dissolu-
ton of the first marriage the relation
Of husband and wife no longer exist.
ed between the parties, and therefore
it was not bigamy for either to marry
again. The violation of the sentence
prohibiting re-marriage is simply a
misdemeanor and must be proceeded
against as other misdemeanors.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

The Sunday Argus, an avowed
Knott paper, is getting scared about
Louisville and advises his friends to
organize at once, else Owsley will gel
away with the instructions. Up here
it is stated and on good authority too,
that Owsley will carry Louisville, or
ganize the Knott or any other men,
never so lively.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13
IA Nof be Dece,yed.

In these times Of quaek edioine advertise
ments every where. IL Is truly gratifying 10 Ind
one remedy that Is worthy Of praise, and which
really does as recommended. Electric Biiiers We
can vouch for as being q true and reliable remedy
end one that viii do as recon meuded. They In
variably ouie stomach and Liver Complaints,
Diseases Of the kidneys and Urinary dineuliies.
We know whereof We speak, and can readily say,
give them trial. sold at any cents bottle BY
Penny A McAlister.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

Ir is some consolation to the coun-
try 10 remember the fact that over
$40 members who warmed seats in the
last Congress will warm them no more
forever. They give up their lease Of
power fearfully hard and cling like
drowning men to straws TO hold them
up. Over a hundred of them are said
to be applicants for federal appoint
ments and Arthur is doing his best to
make places for their support. He
appointed three TO be Registers Of
Land offices in one day.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

The next number OF the NORTH
American Review will contain an arti
Gle by a prominent Canadian, giving
the reasons for the growing feeling in
the Dominion in favor of annexation
10 the United States.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

In is suggested that the prerOg a.
tives Of the Governor of Kentucky
are SO limited that unless they distin.
guish or disgrace themselves in the
pardoDing business it would hardly
be known who occupied the position.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13
against as other misdemeanors.

CANDDATEs for the Legislature
should leave the valley of dry-bones
and stop discussing the tariff and 9th.
er National issues and turn their at
tention to the wants of the State.
Better roads, better schools, better ia
cilities for cheaper transportation of
freights and better methods for the
the enforcement of the law, are few
of the subjects which should demand
their consideration. -[Greenville Ech.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

II there were no laws for the collec-
ton of debts, this country would be a
vast deal better of. No body but
men of undoubted honor would then
DO credited. and the business man
would not rely upon the Courts to aid
him to find that reliance in vain.
The lawyers of course would oppose
the repeal Of the present laws, for
without them their occupation, like
Otbello's, would be gone, but it can
not be denied that the credit system
is the balm of business. Even our lit.
tie books show accounts aggregsting
several thousands Of dollars ON men,
who havn't the honor to pay them,
and think we will not, because of the
smallness of the individual amounts,
try to force their payment. But the
newspaper man who credits that class
of cattle ought TO lose his debts, we
suppose.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

In is said that President Arthur is
quite III and has had a premonition
that he will not live long. Poor fel.
low, it would be pity for him to
die and leave the fat Office Guiteau
gave him to be filed by such an old
granny as Edmunds.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-13

A BILL to permit the inter marriage
Of persons Of different races has been
favorably reported in the Maine Leg
islature and will no doubt become a
law. Well, if any body up there
wants 70 marry "nagur" we shall
raise no objection, besides, if all the
Yankee women get husbands, some Of
them will necessarily have to take a
'nagur."