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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
News of the Week.

CHICAGo's PRIzE.-The next Re-
public National Convention has
been fixed for Chicago in June, and
now are the two great parties ar
raying the lines for another fierce
contest for political mastery.
THEATER BURNED,-The recent
bu rning of the Standard Theatre,
New York, was narrow escape
from another horror, The entire
building went up like flash just
before the time when it would
have been crowded with people.
CHOLERA. = Official Statistics
show over $4,000 deaths from Chol-
era during the recent epidemic in
Egypt.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
War of the Judges.

Another conflict Of Jurisdiction
is agitating judicial quarters this
time between two United States
Judges.
His Honor Judge J. J. ckson,
sitting at Charleston, appointed
Col. E. B. Sharp receiver of the O.
c. r. extending from Corning, O.,
to Charleston, w. Va. His other
Honor, Judge Baxter, at Column
bus, 0. appointed Mr.. J. E. Martin,
receiver for the same road, and
hence the war waxeth warm.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
Maryland's State Lecturer.

Rev. E. B. Newman, whose acquain-
lance we were happy to make at the
Mountain Lake Park Convention,
we see from the Baltimore Weekly,
has been appointed as State Lee
turer for Maryland by the INDIE
pent Order of Good Templars of
that State.
After hearing Brother Newman
at the Convention we can heartily
congratulate our Maryland friends
on their good fortune in securing.
his valuable services.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
CHRISTMAS and the CRUSADE.
WOman's Memorial Days.
The Womon's Crusade, born of Soa.s
Agony and Graded az Prayer.

BALTIMORE, Nh, Dec. %, 'S3.
DEAR FREEMAN
Tomorrow will be Memorial Day
and Christmas-tide will be to the
Women of the w. C. T. U. double.
festival.
They send a glad thought
through the centuries gone by to
the blessed night, when on Judah's
plains, the watching Shepherds,
saw the star of Bethlehem, that
heralded the Saviour of the World,
and then of time not long ago,
they think with thanksgiving,
when light was kindled, a cru
SADIE fire, that gave light to those
sitting among the shadows OF sim
blighted homes.
In Hillsboro, Ohio, Dec, 1883.
the Woman's Crusade was born OF
soul agony, and Graded in
prayer.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Judge Thompson, hundreds Of 7
Christian women, arrayed them
selves against the foe that was lay
ing desolate their homes, and send
ing down to drunkards' graves,
their brightest and best belo we'd.
Only ten years ago, and the little
band that went out with prayers
and tears, has grown to be an or
ganization of tens of thousands,
powerful as an army with ban
ners.
The Crusade fire has not died
out. All along the lines, from
Maine to Florida, from old Long
Islands sea-girt shore to the far
West, the rallying cry is echoed,
"For God and Home, and Native
Land"
In every State and Territory the
23rd of Dec, the Tenth Anniversa-
ry of the Crusade in the West, win
be celebrated with praise, and
thanksgiving.
The busy notes of preparations
are sounding in Maryland. In Bal
timore a Mass Meeting will be held
in the church in which the first
assembly of women met for organ
ization.
Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith of
Philadelphia, will give a Bible
Lesson, and a number of clergy
men OF the Protestant Episcopal,
Presbyterian, and Methodists, will
take part in the services.
| congratulate through your col.
umns, the citizens of Petersburg
on the great pleasure of visit
from our National President, Fran.
ces E. Willard. Her presence is al
ways benediction. In the whole
South, loyal hearts lovingly shrine
her and true lips say "God bless
her p
The greetings of the season, with
prayer for every Christmas bless.
ings, please receive from,
Your coworker,
Georgia FL ulse Mcleod.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
Across the Mountains.
DR.. Warmers Organizing Notes


The alarm clock was more than
success. 1t not only awakened
me, but kept on alarming after |
was awake. Fit had known every
thing about the train it could have
waited an hour before beginning
such an outlandish noise. But a
truce to this.
At four o'clock, in the midst of q
binding snow storm, the train
pulled out from the depot, at Par
kersburg, and tried to hurry away
to the east. The snow was at least
twelve inches deep about High
Dit and Der Park, and much
drifted on the track, causing loss
of time, SO it was two o'clock when
it reached Martinsburg. Here
was met on leaving the cars, by
Rev. M. T. Keiter, the genial Pas
tor of the U. B. Church. A good
dinner at the home Of Rev. r. H.
Whitlock was soon dispatched and
work was commenced. Major
Brister was the first man arrested.
By him / was guided to the home
of DR.. Leach, Pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. He kind
ly accompanied me to the homes
of DR.. Hollen, Lutheran Church,
DR.. Wood, Presbyterian Church,
DR.. Landstreet, Methods: Episco.
pal Church South, and Rev. Mr..
Hoffhines, German Reformed
Church.
Unfortunately, these were all
absent from home, except Dr. Hol-
len. These men are all intelli-
gent, staunch temperance men,
and anxious to do something TO
stay the tide of death sent out by
the liquor traffic. The meeting
was held in the y. B. Church and
was full. DR.. Leach and Rev. Mr.
Keiter taking part, DR.. Hollen
being prevented by a business en-
gagement. Circumstances seemed
to be against organizing; so a
meeting was appointed for this
purpose Tor tuesday, at p. m. at
which time good organization
was effected.
At night another meeting was
held at the hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association and
was full of interest.
| had a pleasant night with Rev
H. B. Mohn, formerly U. B. pas
tor, now local preacher A few
months ago there was a reunion
Of TIE Mohn family in Pennsylva-
MIA. More than three hundred of
them were present and all of them
were "teetotalers." A rather re
markable fact.
A thorough canvass of Berkeley
county under the direction of the
County Committee, will do much
good. This will be done in a short
time. w,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

GREENBRIER SHEEP-TheG Green
brier Independent reports that two
gentlemen, from the county of
Rockingham, purchased and ship
ped 1900 fat sheep from the County
of Greenbrier short time since
Lincoln Clipper.
INsANE.-The Tucker Pioneer
says: M. Wood White, the publish
er of Whites map Of W. Va, has
gone insane, supposed to be occas-
Toned from a sunstroke he received
last summer.
FATAL PLAY,-Last Thursday,
little johnny Ziegler, an eight-year-
old stepson of Peter Hall, who lives
about mile back of Red House,
was instantly chrushed to death by
log. The children were playing
on the log in the yard, when it
rolled over little Johnny.-Irre-
presSible.
HALE HoUsE.-The Hale House,
in addition to its other improve
ments, is to have an elevator
among it's comforts Tribune.
CHR1sTMAs-The Star announced
a Christmas entertainment by the
M. E. Sunday School of Middle
bourne.
HAPPY New YEAR.-Our exists
ter Mrs. Fague formerly of the Key
ser Echo, was recently married to a
prominent Keyser merchant, Mr..
Nine.
The Echo extends especial con-
CALCULATIONS, forasmuch as having
lost one husband she has taken
Nine. We are very sure the edi-
tors of West Virginia will all with
one accord join in wishing the
Nine plus one Happy New Year.
JUMPED THE TRAcK.-A passen-
ger train on the B. & O. drawn by
two engines jumped the track at
Bolton last Thursday
The engines and all the cars but
the sleeper were badly wrecked
but strange to say not one of the
many passengers was seriously
hurt.
MIRACULOUS EscAPE.-The Hin
ton Republican has a thrilling ac-
count of a team belonging to Mr.
David Watts going down the side
of Written Mountain. Mr. Watts
was coming to Hinton with load
of apples when the wagon sliding
from the road, the whole team went
rolling down the Mountain, bring
ing up wreck against tree, for
tunately with no loss Of life.
ANoTHER.-A railroad up Cheat
River from Rowlesburg to Chesa-
peake would pay any capitalists
who will invest. Tucker Democrat
BIG BLAzE.-Pt. Pleasant had
big fire recently destroying several
business ouses-loss from $4,000
to $4,000
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
Religious News.

Rev. B. Cade will leave for Al
derson soon. We are sorry to lose
him, but our loss is others GAIN
Putnam Democrat
Rev. J. B. milford has closed
his work with the Wheeling Bap-
fist church, end goes to Atchison.
Kansas, in response to hearty
call from that city.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-12-26
Fiduciary Accounts for Settle
ment

a list of fiduciares, whose accounts are be-
fore tn undersigned, one OF the Commits.
sioners of Wood county cour for settlement.
". P. and F. H. Mckinney, Administra-
tors of the estate of William Mckinney,
decd.
Given under my hand as Commissio'er of
the said Court, this 18th day of December,
1888 K. SNODGRASS,
Commissioner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

Boonvlie Enquirer.
This morning at sbout eight o'clock
George Holdimoro fell from the separa-
Tor of thrcehing machine and the
wheels passing over bic body he was in
stantly killed. The accident occurred
near the farm Of John a. Reynoli, east
of BoonvilIe. The deceased waa we'll
known IN B0onvillc. and was IL the en-
pIoy Of Gurley Taylor q the time Of bic
death.
Smallpox has again broken ont among
the colorcd population or Boonville and
the feeling Of security which for 90 brief
: time had possessed our citizena, since
the members or the Dixie family had
either gotten well Or died, has been rude
y shaken and turned to one OF fear and
a paper works for iis own town !;
does something every week 70 build up
The place. advance The interests Of its cit
'zens, draws trade. puts money into the
pockets OF The business men, and adds 10
lhe well-being and prosperity of all. BY
somc this is appreciated. Widc-awake,
liberal minded business men reciprocato
for al general and epecial favors BY :
liberal patronage. Occasionally, how
ever, may Be found small-souicd individ-
nails who prefer 70 sponge or their
pick up what trade they can
hat v drawn 20 their place By their en-
Ierprising competitors and pay nothing
For IL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

A Young friend OF ours at Dusseldorf,
was pestercd to fight duel BY German
companion, foR. no reason except that
the German thought the Yankee should
make record, finally accepted. The
American was an expert with that most
deadly Of missiles, tho base ball, and 70
the amusement of the whole college
chose Il IS bis weapon. and prescribed
thc ordinary pitching distance for the
fight, leaving biz rival 10 chose what
weapon he pleased. Amer the word was
given the challenger was carried from
The field, not fatally wounded, but doub-
led up like onc with the cholera. and
Ike stuck pig The Yankee
received no more challenges ID that 10.
stitution, ,- Detroit News.
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4 Talk About the Teachers Insti-


Enron corsikn :-s-h-h-b! Hush
shut The door quietly. Don't sAy !
word. Come easy. Lets 20 10 The ear.
ret. Up among the cobwcbs where y.
one will hear us. There. that win do
Keep quiet. SIT down on This ioiet
Just spit on the pinstering Il viii no,
run through. Say. did you read sis
minutes of the Dubois County Tcacher',
Institute in the Argus? Don't they beat
anything you ever saw? why, they are
written In worse language than ten
year old school boys essay. They dis
play more ignorance than Ariemus
Ward could have imagined. II must
have been pleasant 10 be there when the
'Instituie WAS being opened bv music
Iof the choir" The writer Of these min
lutcs should have observed Prof San.
Iders' lesson on language. and then fhe
nervous system would not have become
1.-THE point Of interest" 10 the reader 81
them, 20 much O. DR.. Wertz made II he
come % the Institute. Don't you think
'so! Were YOU 4 the Insiituie? No
fice-the minutes say: "The Larvnx
was then taken up BY Dr. Wells, and
shown BY actual demonstration the man.
ner in which voide IA Produced Did
the lnstiiute analyze this sentence? N
wonder II the Iarynx that the doctor took
up WA an artificu one. No. that can
not Be because larynx must have been
the fubject or the doctors discourse, and
HE subject wae delivered actually de
iivered IL an able Manner 80 sav ;he
minutes. wonder II II was 4 difficult
travail? What Il Il that the minutes
ineans twas shown in an excellent man
ncr" By Mr.. Morganthalcr's paper. The
minutes abound IN sentences that are
meaningless. For instance III
-peakIng Of one Of Prof. Sanders suh-
jects which "was taken np,~ like all the
other euhjects. the record says: "Snb-
jtci, Aritlmetical Progression. was well
shown By first doing the work and then
developing the rule" Look here! The
minutes say . resolution VISA adopted
and then they discussed Il. That Is 4
queer parliamentary proceeding. @RInzi's|
Address," That's Z good one il reminds
one Of Mark Twain's %. 8. Greannt.'
IlieOzl did not want % live III posterity y
70 Il makes 10 difference. | wonder
where Mr. Trippct got HE "SeIections
from An Old CurioeIty Shop" Did you
ever see the like? The Institute was re-
Earded succees BY those who attended,
but what will The people think who did
not attend, but yet their information b,
reading this record These minutes
were adopted IN this condition BY the
teachers Of the institute. q, shame 4
where is Thy blush? Disgracel where
nv sting? Now. don't you sav any,
hing about our little talk. for wsm 10 |
submit some Of the sentences III these
minutes TO the Institute next year FOR
analysis, because ! will then be-
a TEACHER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

|uL vsrnsa STAR
Capt.J. .. TIirch hss soId ont bic boot
and shoe storc and retired 10 private
llfe. The captain will probably again
take ths road Tor some Eastern house.
En- Star Having noticed n the last
Issue of The Democrat that g. y. Causev
threehed ZOO bushels Of wheat from -
acres Of land. We wish 60 state that hIs
next neIehbor, with joining Isnds,
"snowed' him under. Il was John
Decker, he boss farmer IN this section.
who leads out with 1.752 bushels Of
wheat from 70 acrea with the same
quality of land.
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The indianapolis Sentinel has Al iast
yot iiyeyc~ open. aud sees The pops,larisv y
I9f old ''sja ddIe-baV,." T.ass week Il con-
's'ned tl'e follow ;"g editorial. bns not \.
vord Of recommendation. Now lct i, roll
'Irp ~ sleeves and 20 70 work for success
~ she horest !.no-icr candidate:
"For weeks past there Las been 4 gen :
rrai dlscu-si"n of probabilities as 10 he
lnexf Na'ionl Democratic tirkef.
The sentinel has hitherto expressed
no opinion upon the subject. prcfcrrin.
% wslt and noto Tho develnpment and
co''clufion Of 1.-The Democrasic mind 81 tko
c"nntry, and especially that OF our own
Whether wisc Or IN wise. ~ s~ason
lof sitof senson. Il hsa been evident nom
l'1e -fat that pronounced EXPRESSION
|oi public sentiment would he the resnlr
joi ne discussion. IL fhis 1iecu~.jon ~,
Wisdom or The nominating Tor 1874 the
i'cket of 1876 has been prominent
lieafnre.
There were special reasons for anfici-
lpa'lng that there would be moss thor
I"nxh canvass md positive exnres@jon Or
Views BY ne Democrats or Indiana ~
|Ibi~ Interesting question.
n.
! ,u &C. sns, 1''u so's'nx ~ ne public
sn5 ~ ,~ s,'sn 'n''y accomplished
MI '. .d w \, '"' !, Z. ,ne 'smocrscy deter
'.eo HappArrnf indeed. that 'he
|sns,e a,.' n1,s' =, rres'nen''a! Qualities has
ncs.;h,a 49,. .snus sxan'nen rom cvfrv
|,s..sss.',.' I'''nt ana 'ne suoject SUD
..1.hn N"',~'ro' s'.
~ naS p'ncen y beyond 2
|.;cr',es 80 "'uo' s"ns .ne 20 called
..;.,. r., = IL movement nss NOS met
'sn ~. - ~ rsss oI me ie'n"cracv:
se..';', ~. VII 'ne measure o. fsvor
.-.s 's' nsr' y" nPprovAi ~ the Demo
- = ."~'""s'
NJ. ~.. ~" rsn come o. : uiscussion ot
NJ. "u'cn p'eva'ieu ana 100 -
a. 49,. eo"o'os'on or q even suggesting
-. \.
qu.e cnolgn 1or ~ practical
"st,oser - know 'nht srfe prepon-
ne.~nce q -ne democratic minn y look
,eze az esswne.s r snen - me direction ot
20 -. 'or ~ .ncset o. too>.
~, ~. W. Is :sssas aaoso Win squeI certainty
enss s",s onsversst conviction ana Judg-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

George Fields Or Mitcheltrce "a ownship
had ffty-throo acres OF wheat this year
that averaged seventeen and cne.half
bushels 20 the acre.
Martin county hse 10 s8-l 100 miles 81
railroad on which The total tax assess
ment foots up $2l7 $40. and improve
mcnts on right-oi-way S2.O29.
Recorder Field placed on record this
week : deed of trust for tl6. 100000
made BY the q. b M. road % Inc Union
Trust Company, or New York. and
Cyrus g. Hines, 81 indianapolis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

The fsst fruit and vegetable trains or
the I1oulsvjIIe q Nashville brought 10
Cincinnati laet month TAT cars OF water
melons and 92,6lo barrels or potatoes,
while the Cincinnati Southern brought
In the same month SEA cars or water
melons and 66,6so barrels of potatoes.
Az will Be seen. the L. q N. II away
ahead On The fruit and vegetable busi-
ness -- Cincinnati News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

After ballotlng for ok weeks The New
Hampshire Legislature elected Austin
n Pike 10 succeed Rollins Ii the United
States Senate. Secretary Chandler, like
his navy. was unable % remain aflost
during the contest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-10

A. the opening ~ The Brook /, hrisl u
Mr. Abrnm y. Hewitt. iii VII able an,
admirable speech, pointed out the eiu
'ifcnni TACT that the lnb0rera on fIa
<rtat structure rec,ivrd on ~ AYERS "
~ % per day, while the builders of fh'
l'srnn'idf must hnve receiyed shou,
rnss ~ our money in purchasing pow ef
With the At vance then or snerl,aniral 81,
genuity, giving " q better confrcl Owe
nnfure, sayr m exchange. aud better ad
Jusiment 70 surroundings, has follow ~
- increase ~ wages ant necessary III
'rease Of life duration. II II = snpi,
'ruIsm 20 as4eft the more happiness ~
more life. The struggle OF cxfsipnce I.
70 get the most with ihe least wear md
lear Of body and mind. No one ,lv,',i,
that ne mass ofihe people ge' more no y
for their labor and get L easier. Hence
more happiness and - consequences
more life. There ARE croakers. who ~.
noring broad genera lizaiion Of thi.
kind. sny we are aegenera ting; ti,ai crime
and infempcrAnce are on the Increase
and that the keen st,uggIe sor wealth II
|~haftering Our nervous systems This II
true Ia large measure. but il is more
individual than general. We have
wrestIers.who might have copod wif b
Anlseos, and college athletes " Ito wouis q
not have been behind Grecian Ampl,i- y
theater - circus club swngers whc
could toy with Warwick's famous battle
axe and q Sullivan who could play wifh
Roman gladiator. But this IS more
assertion than argument. figures src
supposed not 70 he. and experic nee con-
firms the truth Of the adnxe.
From nIifc table that has Just appeared
IN England, Il seems that since ls72. the
longevity Of the English people las SEN !
s;bly increaf ed. The mean rnortalit )
from epidemic diaeases has declined, 30
that the death rate, which betw cen e2s
- had been 22.6 per thousand, dropped
IN ls76-8Oto x00. and Il dropping stiIi. !.
The mean death rate OF 18si-82 beinU
only 1873, total improve ement or very
nearly one-seventh.
Strange 70 say this Increased Longevity y
= mot equally divided among the sexes.
II seems that femAles benefit most BY ion i
provemente ~ the art OF living. sanItary y
regulations, ETC., for wiiIo men live w O
pears longer than they did thirty years.
sgo, women live three years and four II
months longer. All this 81 spite Of corr
Fets, high heels. house life. infreq uent ex Y
crciso and piano playing. Il seems II
strange this, but these English ngures|
point L ont. The total progress IN liv-| |
ing which this liFs table points out feI
further stated - ioll0ws: The very old
live longer, that Il, OF course, they ~ =
stronger, lees liable 20 thaf senIlc feeblc-l
ness and degcneracy which struck ourI
ancestors % their natural condition
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Josh Billings Il : native or Lanssboro,
IN. Ia, and there he hopes 10 b buried.
He has directed biz children % mark tho
grave with : rough stone frcm The quarry
|near ~.
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Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-07
THos. DICKERsoN. W. R. HUFF
DickERsoN 4 CO.,
Real Estate & Money Brokers,

Los An1eie5, CA. r, o. BOX z5S
Once In Western Union Telegraph Building,
Baker Block. viii give attention to sSles Of city
and country property; rent dwellings,; free
conveyance for the use Of patrons TO examine
properties. Parties having property for sale will
find II to their interest to call and give us the
selling Of thei places d6tf
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- +. Aitl.I
At the last meeting Of the Napa Grape
Growers Association there was dis
cussion upon the advisability of remov-
ing the bark OF the vine at this time Of
the year and washing it. Mr.. Fisher
stated in removing the bark he had dis.
covered what appeared to him to
be the phylloxera, in Hy state, above
the ground and just under the outer
bark; that he had destroyed II by TAX
ing off the outer bark and washing
the stock Of the vine with solution
Of lime, kerosene oil and sulphur.
He thought this was the first state and
that they were breeding there. Professor
Hussman said that scraping the vine was
very beneficial to it, as il would destroy
other mischieyous insects. He said that
he thought the phylloxera always stayed
under the ground, and, therefore, was
very hard to combat with. but there
were number of different insects that
came on the vine, and that this washing
would kill them, where, II they were not
disturbed, they would kill the vine.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-07

BADEN BADEN, March 9Th. Prince
Gortschakoff, ex Chancellor of Russia,
is dangerously i'll here.
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LIVERPOOL, March 9 = The Police
seized number Of rifles and bayonets
on the premises of shopkeeper here.
The discovery was effected while the
officers were making inquiries concern.
ing doings OF Fenians.