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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Bad Arithmetic.

Senator Kenna, in a recent
speech in the Third District, was
complaining Of the Indifference of
the Democracy, and said that of the
$4,000 Democratic majority in the
State, 1890 of them stayed at home
last Fall in the First District, and
permitted the election of Gen. Golf.
The Senator may be good judge
of pups and other matters of ma
tional concern, but he is not we'll
up in the political arithmetic of
the first district. There are hun
dreds of Democratic temperance
boys up here that can beat him
sail hollow in the campaign arith-
metic of last Fall.
The Register tried hard to figure
out the result up here so as to elm
mate the temperance factor, and
please the whisky chaps and po-
litical truants, and it got the "sum"
SO mixed up,thatin "pet" it's slate
was broken to pieces and sent to
Master Click for repairs.
Hereafter, when the Democratic
party dominates whisky man in
this end of the State, and the bal
lots don't "tally" out on that side,
it will be very chad arithmetic"
to set down the Democrats as
"stay -at-homes."
1t isn't in the nature of Demo-
crat to stay at home when there's
an election on hand.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Indian VS.. White Man.

If the United States Government
only considered the white man Of
as much value and Importance as
the Indian, our country would soon
be free from the impudence and
insolence OF the liquor traffic.
The Government prohibits the
manufacture of or traffic in intoxi
cants on all Indian lands, and the
selling OF liquor to an Indian is
felony.
Thus Uncle Sam protects the In
dian from this universal foe, while he
permits and shares in the profits of
the enemy's work of death among
the whites.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
State s. s. Convention.

Special effort is being put forth
by West Virginia's leading Sunday
School workers, to make the State
Sunday School Convention, at
Moundsville, next week, May 70
and "a, the best ever held in practi-
cal good for the general work.
The opening session at 10 a. M,
on Wednesday, will be devoted to
an address of welcome, the response
and general notes from the field.
Wednesday afternoon will be
given to the Sunday School, its
growth, its value, its needs.
Wednesday evening will be
made a grand rally for temperance,
in platform meeting led off by an
address from Rev. DR.. J. E. Smith,
of Wheeling, followed by short adj
dresses from prominent workers in
the State.
Thursday will continue with
general business, &c. [See pro-
gramme in another column.
The General Review Thursday
evening will be opened by Rev. S.
B. Barnitz, so well known in this
State.
REDUCED FARE.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road will sell round-trip tickets
from all principal stations for &c
mile each way-and like courte-
sy is extended by the boats to
delegates coming by river Every
school ought to be represented if
possible.
Send card notifying Rev. J. S.
Pomeroy of your coming; but
come at all events.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
The Prohibition Gun.

Pennsylvania spikes the prohibi-
ton gun. 1t has made no new
conquests this year.--Regjster.
Spike, indeedl What! Silence
the rumbling of volcano by send
ing servile slave up to drive a
spike in the crater!
The best thing for the Register to
do is to begin burrowing itself out
of sight before the Prohibition Gun
is wheeled into position for the
next broadside of red-hot ballots
better get into another district
at least.
As to Prohibition making no con-
quests this year-it is advancing
VIGOROUSLY all along the line and
making conquests every day. 1t is
compelling it's skulking enemy to
come out from its dens and fight in
the open field, and that itself is the
last conquest before final and COM
complete victory. F
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
The State Convention.

The subcommittee to whom
was submitted the matter of fixing
the exact date and place for hold
ing the State Temperance Conven-
ton, have decided that the Conven-
ton shall be held at CLARKS-
BURG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20,
at II a. M, continuing probably
till Thursday afternoon.
Let the people of the State take
notice accordingly, and let every
county be represented,
By order of the State Temper
ance Executive Committee.
DAVE D. JOHNSON, Chm.
GEO. c. WELDING, Sec'y.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Sound Doctrine.

Whatever may be the position
of Hon. Sam Randall, on Tariff, FL
nance, &C., we heard him announce
one sentiment in his recent talk at
Coal Valley, that will do for West
Virginians to remember at the
next election.
He said this: "No matter who or
what the name of the representa-
tive, so that he shall truly repre-
sent the voice of the people"
We all know what the voice of
the people is in West Virginia on
the question of the right Of the PEG
pie to make their own laws. Let
us see to it that this voice has a
true representative in the next
Legislature from every county and
district, and let party politicians
trim their rotten sails accordingly
or reef them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Bloody Murder! $500 Reward !
Never Mind The Principal! We Want
the agent!

A bloody murder committed on
our streets, and still no effort is made
to hunt the murderer down. The
slayer of Kann, who was murdered a
few weeks ago and his body thrown
into the river, remains unknown,
all on account of an in
sufficient number of police.
Our County Commissioners ut
terly fail to offer any reward. x
A reward of five hundred dollars
is very small item, when such an
outrage, committed upon young
Kann, stares them in the face. 4 x
We want more police, and we
want the murderer hunted down.
Charleston Leader.
Let's see how this is. What are the
facts? Twenty-four saloons are IL
censed in Charleston. Twenty
four men, not having the fear of
God or the love of man before them,
are sold the privilege of selling
murderous poison by day and
night. In consideration of 500
each, to the city in hand paid,
these men are authorized to fill the
community with debauchery, riot,
crime and bloodshed and then
forsooth, when a man whom
they have burned alive and driven
to frenzy and reckless madness, is
found dead in the streets or in the
cold waters, great "hue and cry"
is raised to hunt down the last man
that was seen with the unfortunate
victim.
Five hundred dollars reward
must be offered for the "bloody
murderer" when the bloodthirsty
principal in the everyday crimes,
stalks the streets of the city and
impudently slaps decent people in
face with a Incense Tor his work OF
death, signed it may be and often is,
by professedly Christian officers Of
the city and county. O, shame !
outrageous shamel that such
things can be-
No need of wasting five hundred
dollars of the city's money, Bro.
Leader, by way Of reward in the
above case.
Any intelligent citizen of Char
lesion will tell you for the asking,
who are the really guilty parties in
the murder of young Kann.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Exchange Notes.

The Phillippi Plaindealer GENES
out SO much larger and handsomer
of late, we doubt if it hardly knows
itself. Allow US to congratulate
you, Bro. Gall, and if need be, to
introduce you to your new and bet
ter-looking self.
The Prohibition Banner super
cedes the Adudnce at PITTSBURGH
and comes to US bright-faced, with
it's Prohibition armor glistening in
the morning light, and every col,
umn full of righteous indignation
and fight against the red-faced foe
Under this Banner let the true
Pennsylvanians march on to vic
tory.
We are glad to place the Kansas
Prohibitionist of Columbus, Kansas,
on our table among our very
best temperance exchanges.
We do like the spirit and pluck
of our Kansas brethren. The de-
feat of Gov. St. John has only
served to arouse them to a double
diligence for double victory.
Our thanks are especially due
Madam "Pocahontas" for sending
us her Times.
The Piedmont Dispatch having
suspended itself, it may be in order
to inquire whether a woman had
any connection with its taking
off" Can it be possible that the
editress of the Keyser Echo DIS
patched the Dispatch2
We are glad to learn from the
Free Press that the Senior editor
who has been seriously i'll, is con-
valescent, with prospects favora-
BILE for recovery.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Wetzel County.
Temperance Mass Meetimgs-Let Ec-
erybody Turn Ont.

The following announcements APP
pears in both the Messenger and
Democrat of last week, and we hope
the temperance people Of Wetzel
county will fill the town of New
Martinsville on the evenings nam
ed, and that all who would hear
some live facts on a live issue,
with plenty of salt and pepper, as
a true Irishman knows how to ap-
ply them, will be in attendance at
these meetings:
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rev. Richard Grogan, who has
been appointed by the State Tenn
perance Executive Committee to
organize the temperance host in
the counties of West Virginia, has
come among us, and on Thursday
and Saturday evenings of next
week, MAY 18th and 19th) will
convene mass meetings in New
Martinsville, for the purpose of
thorough organization, The meet
ings will be addressed by the Rev.
gentleman, who has so long been
acting in this capacity. Let all
the friends of temperance in Wet
eel county awake; and let every
one be in attendance upon the
evenings of the 18th and 10Th.
FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE.
NoTE-See also an appeal to
the temperance friends Of Wetzel
county on an inside page.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16

and urged in furthering the inter
ests of other trades and industries ?
We hope this matter will be Sc
riously considered and that no i'm
portant industry in our midst, es-
pecially one having the cordial
support of our worthy county and
city Legislators, shall be left out Of
the exhibitions at our next Fair.
Let the legitimate fruits OF all in
dustry come into open, honest and
fair competition, with liberal
premiums for the best specimens in
every department and class.
Among the many different
classes Of tradesmen and manu-
facturers, let the saloonists have
large room and especial attention in
view of the fact that their business
is exalted above all other trades,
both in the eyes of the law and in
the matter of furnishing revenue for
carrying on the government, as it
is claimed.
AS with other trades, let liberal
premiums be offered for the best
specimens of their work.
Say $50, s25 and $40 be given for
the most complete wreck of a neigh
boris boy in one year, three years
and five years, starting from So
briefly and standing.
Then it would be well to have
graduated premiums for happy and
prosperous homes reduced to pow
erty and wretchedness, taking into
consideration time, condition and
circumstances.
And then, to these there might
be supplemented special premiums,
medals and complimentary rib
bons to the saloonists showing the
greatest number Of quarrels, fights,
murders, &C., produced in a given
time by liquors dispensed over
their respective bar-counters; and
so on and so on.
All this would attract public at
tehtion to the paramount impor-
lance of this great industry in our
midst and tend especially to en-
tighten the people as to its real val
ue to the community.
We do sincerely hope and trust
that matter of such vital interest
to every individual Of every home
in our city and county, may have
that immediate and earnest atten-
ton that it's Importance demands.
1t should be the
BUSINESS OF THE PRESS
to aid in furthering all branches of
honorable trade and honest indus
try in every community, and may
we not hope that our public spirit
ed brethren of the West Virginia
Press throughout the State, will
take up our suggestions, and when
ever County Fair is proposed,
insist that this great industry of the
legalized Liquor Traffic, an indus
try protected and fostsred as is
none other by the Legislature and
by the county and city govern
ments insist, we say, that this pet
industry Of the Nation and the
States shall have proper "exposi-
ton" and fair competition at all
State and County Fairs.
- ,,o la,,o fo,o, E,;,o
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16

If anybody was elected School
Superintendent yesterday, it was
by very slight effort On the part
of the people.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
Prohibition Anniversary.

The Kansas Prohibit5onist says;
Y esterday the "First Day of May"
the second anniversary of the Pro
hibition law was celebrated in this
city in proper and suitable man
ner. Everything went off nicely.
Judge Webb, Col. True and Rev.
Campbell were with us and spoke.
Over three hundred and fifty dol
lars was contributed to the cause OF
of temperance. x x
In years to come, the First Day
of May will be the day of days to
the happy people of Kansas. All
that the people of West Virginia
need to do is to stand together for
their deliverance, and we too shall
soon have d ''Day of Freedom"
worthy to be celebrated.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16

And now the ambitious town of
Hinton is crying out for water
works.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16

There is eternal war between
the home and the saloon. On
which side are you fighting?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16

O. V. R. R-Our over-the-river
neighbors seem determined not to
give up. The Darlington Iadeperl-
dent Of recent date, says:
Gen. Warner, David Okey, Esq,
and H. r. Muhleman were at work
Tuesday and Wednesday, securing
rights of way for the Ohio Valley
Railroad.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1883.

ALWA vs. In Driti1g as about subscrip-
tons, Arrays giUe p o. at Wilich you receive the
paper. This a0iU save much trouble.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.-Let eUery Jrtend
into aOhOse hands a Sample Copy Of the FREE
NAN comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
guest TO subscribe.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-16
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
60 Competition the Life of Trade

Some Practical Suggestions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-03
Good Prints, 5 cents, at
A. Williams.
In REPLY TO C. w. A.

BowLrNG GREEN, O., July 81, 1888.
EDITOR JouRNAL-Dear Sir Permit
me to say few words in reference to Job
No. 2, Road No. 90 in which &c. w. A." is
so much interested. The work was not
being done and Mr.. Zimmerman was noti-
fed of his neglect last year, that he should
put more teams on the work, and this spring
the work was in good condition and he did
nothing 10 it. After repeated complaints
the Commissioners told me to get the work
done. / wrote to Mr.. q. that would have
to resell his job il he did not do it. had
given him an estimate in full for all he had
done, because knew he needed the money.
/ thought he would at the earliest opportu-
nifty try and finish the work as it was along
his land. / am of the opinion that the
resale will result IN great good TO Mr..
Zm norman, as the work is nearly COM
pleted and furnishes perfect drain to his
land. If Mr.. Y. had kept the work and
should hired teams to help him out with
| it, it would in all probability cost more and
L am confident he would not have done it.
He told me the reason he did nothing dur
ing the spring was, that he had other work.
In addition TO the above Mr.. Van Camp
had job No. l, which could not be done on
account of water until No. 2 was done. No.
8 was partly finished last fall and the con
tractor was notified, and having no team
Of his own, at once hired and completed
his work. acted in accordance with my
best Judgement, subject to final action OF
commissioners, and the result was to let the
sale stand MS | had made il. All my sales
and all sales of any Engineer have 10 be
confirmed. Ii the commissioners keep on
as they have started out to get work done
by resale or otherwise, there will be room
for comment by those who are in no hurry
to finish their work.
AZ to Mr.. Evers having control over me
is all in the imagination of &c. w. A.
who seems to take delight in calling names
without trying TO ascertain facts in full.
Yours,
w. IT. WooD, Engineer,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-03

Disgracefui Uomici ide.-0wing TO sick
ness las. week we we're prevented from giving
the news OF another murder or homicide, which
occurred in jackson township, this county, on
the Friday previous, to disgrace tho fair name
and fame OF Wood county and add another load
Of debt upon the taxpayers. AS the main facts
are pretty generally known, we will be
brief in stating the circumstance now.
A fewd seems to have existed for some years
between o willie o. Bu,terield and John Fureu-
son, who own adjoining farms in jackson town
ship, which culminatedin general row on
Friday, July 20, over q fence that Ferguso
had constructed across a road in dispute which
was an obstr uction 10 Bulterfeld's cattle going
| 10 their accustomed pasture.
Butteraeld, seeing the fence up, armed him
self with pitchfork, his daugh ter with re-
volver and accompanied by the hired man with
an axe, wen, out TO tear the feno down. Fer
guson, armed with repeating rife, and accom-
panied by his sonin.law, app cared to defend
the fence. Jerry Bowman, bachelor, VIII,
owned tract OF and near by and was working
his corn went to Ferguson s house, where h'
boarded, to got drink, and bearing the row
wen, down and took aides with Ferguson. II,
,tooped to nick nm A rail when Bu,,erfiel,
prodded him with the fork Bowman a,tempte,
To wrench Tho fork awev from Butte rfield bu
Bu,,er6.ld rreoohsd Il from Bowman's grasf
and knocked him down with 1t. The -in-lav
struck Butterfeld with root while Bowmal
asked Ferguson if he was going to look on an,
see him murdered. AT this momen, he took til
gun from Ferguson and Butter fields daughte
handed him the revolver. Both fred near ii,
;.,.,..,, p,,,a,s.,,i,. .ho, ,.t;,o efr.c, /;
' '''' ,..o',,
| Tie abdomen OF BOwm,n, whiie butterne'u es
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-03
(ContmuedJrom idst speek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is a fact not generally known that the
James BOSE Gold Watch Cdscs really con-
tain more pure gold than many "solids
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of very
poor grade of solid gold watch cases.
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from Al to 10 karats,
and 5 or karat case is often sold for IL
or IA karats. 1t is NOT economy to buy q
watch case 80 poor in quality that it will
soon lose its color, or one SO soft that it will
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one SO thin that slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
1t is economy to buy james Boss Gold
Watch Case, in which NONE of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an erpcri-
ment-it has been made nearly thirty years.
HAzLrros, PA. Oct ~. 1881
sold two James Boss Gold Watch Cases thirty
Year, ago, when they first out. and they In
good condition yet One Of them is carried by .
shows the wear in one or two places; the other by
Mr. Bowman, of Cunningham, Pa; aud can pro-
ducc one or both Of these at any time.
SYLVESTER EsGLK, Jsssfer.
s<ud cent stamp to Ketone Watch Gas. faetore. PHs~
deirhia Pa for hanasr Illustrated Pamphlet showing hsw
Jales Bess' and key,iou. watch ta,c> made.
ITO be Continued.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

For dentistry read DIR. Munson's card.
-Defance is to have city water works.
Remarkable cool weather for len DAYS
past.
Corn is tosscling ont too near the
ground for good crop.
-Harvesting is about over aud the
thrashing machine has commenced work.
Don't forget Jos place, the Leaf
House Barber Shop. Give him n call.
If vour chid has worms give Rine--
harris worm Lozenges. Taylor & Miller.
Mis-. Mary Tyler will please accept our
thanks for handsome hoquet.
bargains in Parasols-h. WILLIAMS.
Toledo paws upwards Of 5000 90 per
dsy interest on her bonded Indebtedness.
That city can not we'll afford to replace her
bridges every year.
Try u box OF Sweet Cream Toilet Soap
-Pri. Haskell, formerly nf the Bowling
Green Sclo,s. has decided To give nl'
Touching aud l,asarranged 10 read law with
Prosecutor Tronp.
Letters addressed to Lewis Smith, Dell
aware CO., Ohio, and Seamore Jackson,
Baulden Gill, Ohio, are held at Perrys-
burg Posiolfice for better address.
Summer Lawns and Bun,ngs a, Cost.
A. WILLIAMS.
MIR. John II. Thornton has abonl
completed his brick kil's and expects to
start the fires to-day. He will have AZ, ,00C
brick in the market shortly.
The Toledo base ball club lms got lc
the top of the heap in the Northwestern
League, md were gwen banque, upoI
their return home on Sunday evening
School Examiners Spencer, Donnell,
aud Barnes met Saturday and organized y;
elec,ing DIR. Spencer president and Don
nelly clerk. There will be an examination
here August l7ih.-Sentinci.
straw Hais-For Men, Bays and Children
at Cost, A. WILLIAMS
Mr.. S. u. Westcott has removed th
express Office 10 the vacant room adJoinin
the barber shop in Mr.. Leafs block, and
fitted up in good shape for the transaction
OF express business.
Just In, another lot of White Bed Spread
for 81 25-Worth Sl.75, A. WILLIAMS.
Mrs. DR.. Bowels and little daughter, Int
of GreenvilIe, Ohio, was the guest OF MIR
D. NJ. Morse last week. She reports M
Henry Crabb we'll pleased with Greenvill
and with his situation.
The LAWS OF BooK-KEEPINa is an IL
valuable book for book keepers and tho'
who intend to learn accounts. Full II
structions given. Testimonials from tho'
who use them, free. Price, so cts.
DAVID VooEL, Po'keepsie, N, \.
MIR. James johnson, one OF the ol
pioneer farmers near Haskins, died at b
home on Wednesday evening, and the fu
eral services will take place at the Unie
Hill Cemetery at IL o'clock to-day.
and you will use no other.
TAYLOR q MILLER.
--Perrysburgs Fashionable Hat, c.
and Gents Furnishing Goods Dealer,
Chris. Finkbeiner, where you can alwa
fnd the latest novelties at the very Lows
Prices.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-03
SAD ACCIDENT.
MIR. OSCAR CRAIGG Blown mp by a
Premature Blast In the KosendeIe
of an EYE-Its Subsequent Re-
movai by Surgical Opera
tinu.

Mr.. Oscar Cralgg was foreman IN a cement
quarry at Resemble, Ulster Co., N. Y. BY an
explosion one day In the quarry he lost an eye
lost II totally. Under the impression that the
matter was less serious tho LEGAL physician
told MIR. Craigg that his eye vas no. lost wholly
but could be saved BY treatment. The expert
ment was tried and failed. Worse remain ed
behind, for he was IN danger oflosing the other
also, through sympathetic inflammation, In this
ntrait he consulted DIR. David Kennedy, Of
Rondout, N. Y, who told him the injured eye
must be taken out TO save the other. To this
Mr.. CrsiRg demurred, and went back home In
doubt. His local physician said "Go TO New
York." To New York the patient went and
one Of the most eminent oculists in the country,
having looked at the case, said; "You have
lost one eye entirely go back and do what you
can TO save the other" Briefly, DR.. X en- me-
dy removed the ruined eye and treated Mr,
Craigg with Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy'to build up the system. and the result
was successful.
DIR. X cnn cdy's great successas Surgeon
10 due to the use of"Favorite Remedy" in
the after treatment.
Are you troubled with Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint, Constipation or arrangement OF the
Kidneys and Bladier7 Then use DR.. Ken
ncdy's" Favorite Remedy" II will moi
dsnppoint you. Dr. s"Favorite
Remedy" for sale by all druggists.