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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
A Shepherds Dog.

A San Antonio (Texas) cores
pendent catalogues the accomplish
ments of colly pug as follows: |
have seen him at word from the
shepherd, round up and put be-
tween sixteen and seventeen hun
dred sheep in pen (many of them
wild Mexicaus), and not chase nor
crowd any of them. The little
chap would mass this large flock
of scattered sheep and direct them
toward the pen in half the time
that several men could do it.
When penning the sheep he had to
work them down long hill that
sloped to fiat that the pen was
built upon. When close in upon
any portion of the flock he could
not see over them, and would scam
per back up the hill and locate the
position of the pen and then flank
his sheep according to his bear
ings, and when the last sheep and.
frisky lamb was inside, he would
sit down at the gate and flap the
dust with his tail until the shep-
herd commenced putting up the
poles that formed the gate, and /
have seen him attempt to assist in
that work by trying to drag the
poles to the gate. At night he.
would keep the sheep in the pen
which consisted of brush--or if
they broke out, would promptly
put them back. / have herded
these sheep myself and slept in a
small tent few yards from the
pen. In case of the moon rising
full, sheep appeared to take it for
sunrise and would break out. The
first time it occurred during Dicks
administration, Dick put his paws
on my breast and licked my face
and awoke me. / said, go for EN-.
Dick, and he did it, and put the.
sheep back in the pen, and then
came back and tried 20 tell me that
all was right. After that night he
needed no further hints, but took
the business into his own hands,
or paws. He had but little tut
ton, but he guarded that sheep pen
as well as though he we're five
years Of age instead of FIVE months.
If he had been guilty of any mis-
behavior for which he knew he de-
served punishment, he would rush
off and round off his flock of sheep
as though he wished to show some
work to atone for his misconduct.
He had a nose like a bloodhound's
and could follow persons foot
steps as well. | have left him
asleep on the prairie more than
once stolen away and hidden my
self and watched him following
nay footsteps He would trace
every step until he found me, and
then would culver for joy.-Foyest
and Stream.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Home Making.

Rev. J. R. Miller, in his little.
book on Home Making, observes
very sensibly:
"When young people marry,
they are rarely troubled with many
thoughts about the details of house
keeping. Their dreams are high
above ALI such commonplaces. The
mere mention of such things as
cooking, baking, sweeping, dust
ing, mending, ironing, jars upon
the poetic rhythm of conversation.
1t never enters the brains of these
happy lovers that it can make
any difference in the world in their
home life whether the bread is
sweet or sour, whether the oatmeal
is well cooked or scorched, whether
the meals are punctual or tardy.
They come down from the clouds
when the daily routine begins,
aud touch the common soil on
which the feet of other mortals
walk. Then they find that they
are dependent, just ike ordinary
people, on some prosaic conditions.
One of the very first things they
discover is the intimate relation
between the kitchen and welded
happiness. The foundation of the
home palace is good housekeeping.
In other words, good breakfasts,
good dinners and suppers, a well
kept house, order, system, promp-
ness, punctuality, good cheer. Far
more than any young lovers dream,
does happiness in married life de-
pend upon such commonplace
things as these.
Bad housekeeping will soon
drive the last vestige of romance
out of any home"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Selection of Hymns.

Sometimes ministers are not for
tunate in the selection of hymns to
be sung at given times and places.
An exchange of pulpits was made
by pastor in one of the most fruit
full and beautiful towns in Western
New York, and in the month of
June, when everything was at its
loveliest. He opened the service,
to the, disgust of one of the non-pro-
Tossing trustees, by reading the
hymn beginning with the lines:
Lord, what a wretched land is this,
That yields us no supply
In another instance, a pastor
thought it would be well to open
church marriage service by sing
ing a hymn, and the first line of
his selection read
"Mistal1en souls that dream of bliss'-
Sometimes hymns are used for 9th
er purposes than to awaken devo-
tional feeling, In sharp church
meeting controversy, where the
pastor had very decided convic-
tions of what should be done, the
SEXTON, who was himself a singer
and sympathized strongly with the
pastors view of things, asked all to
join in singing the hymn begin
ming:
"What various hindrances we meet
IN coming to the mercy seat"
On another occasion,in a large meet
ing where the spirit of disagree
ment and controversy ran high, a
member arose and quickly suggest
ed that the services be suspended
long enough to sing the old hymn
beginning:
"Whence doth this union arise?"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
A Rogue.

Grandma was nodding, rather think;
Harry was sly and quick as a wink;
He climbed on the back of her great arm
chair,
And nestled himself very snugly there;
Grandma's dark locks were mingled with
white,
And quick this little fact came to his sight:
A sharp twinge soon she felt at her hair,
And woke, with a start, to find Harry there
.sWhy, what are you doing, my child?" she
said.
He answered: Use pulling a basting-
thread ~
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Is Your Mother Dead?

A little girl, nine or ten years
old, sat on the curbstone, one sum
mer's day, in the city of Chicago.
They called her Tabb. [ suppose
her real name was Tabitha. She
was so busy with poor little rag
baby, that she seemed not to mind
the heat or the glare One of the
baby's arms had been torn off. and
it's head fell over on one side, and
every time it was moved the saw
dust fell out from hole in its foot.
AS the child sat there, trying to
make the poor baby whole again
with "a darning needle and some
string, a boy about twelve or thir-
teen years Of age came along, and
stopped to look at her. He knew
Tabb, for ne lived on the same
street. Presently he said, in a
sneering kind of way:
"That dolls been sunstruck, and
all the doctors in town can't save
her life"
The girl made no reply. Then
the boy snatched the doll out of her
hand, in spite of her efforts to pre-
vent him, and threw it out into the
middle of the street.
The eyes of the poor girl filled
with tears and her chin quivered
as she said:
as your mother dead p
"Not as | knows on"
"But mine is, and she made that
dolly for me, when her hands trem-
bled so much, and her eyes were so
full of tears, that had to cut the
clothes for her. That's why the
baby looks so bad ,
"Whewp whistled the boy, in a
low, soft way. Then he ran and
picked up the doll. He dustod it
carefully, and laid it gently down
on the girls lap.
II remember now bout seein'
the Grape on your door. I'm awful
sorry I was rough. This ere linin'
in my cap will make that baby
hull dress, and if you won't say
nothin' to nobody about how | &C
ted, I'll give it to ye."
Out came the lining with one
pull. He laid it down by the doll,
and then put two coat buttons
down with it. These were all he
had in his pockets and he went on,
saying:
IsWhen a gals mothers dead that
beats me clean out. And any time
that ERE dolly is taken sick you
can count on me to run for the doc
tor, or sit up nights, or do anything
I can for it, or for you. Goodbye,
Tabb.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

Have you class in Sunday
School? Do you spend six hours
each day, for five days in the week,
In the school-room? Have you
brothers? Can you not call to mind
more than one young man in your
circle Of acquaintance upon whom
YOU know you exert more or
less influence?
Then never say again, 81 have
no responsibility, and no interest
in this temperance work" You
have responsibility-you ought to
have interest.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

The world moves. Fifty years
ago people talked temperance.
twenty-five years ago total abstl-
nence. To-day the watchword IS
prohibition.-C Conflict.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

Good Upright Piano, slightly
soiled, for sale at bargain by W..
F. kttkissou.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

Subscribe for the FREEMAN. Sl.5o
a year-50 cents to July l.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

G. L. SPENCE am not only
the largest Music Dealer in the
State, but lead them all in selling
first-class Sewing Machines.
Singer and New Home Machines
sold on monthly payments.
GIL. SPENCE, Agent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

Let there be some one to set a
tuft of Mignonette by every sick
mans pillow, and plant Fuchsia
in every workingman's yard, and
place Geranium in every sewing
girls window, and may there come
upon US the blessing of Him whose
footsteps the Moses mark, and
whose breath is the redolence of
fowers.-Out-of Doors.
National Republican., 1883-01-25

provision for tho construction by contract
under the supervision of board of three OIL
GERS, of steel steam frigate Of $500 tons dis
placement and steel steam corvette of d,5OO
tons displacement. The substitute details
elaborately the duties of the board, provides
that no money shall be paid until the vessels
shall be accepted by the board, and fixes ST.
10000 as the maximum cost of the frigate,
and 81 100000 as the maximum cost of the
corvette.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment to the
original text, so as to provide that the new
cruisers shall be built by contract with the
lowest and best responsible builder, made
after sixty days advertisement in five Of the
leading papers of the United States, inviting
proposals for constructing said vessels subject
to such rules, regulations, and provisions as
to bonds and security for the due completion
of the work as the secretary Of the navy may
prescribe and no such vessel shall be ac'
cepted unless completed in strict conformity
with the contract. Adopted.
The substitutes offered by Mr.. Harris and
Mr.. Whitthorne were lost.
On motion of Mr.. Robson, the requisite
number of tons displacement for the largest
cruiser was increased from 1000 to 1890.
The clause, approprating 10000 for testini
the practicability of defective armor, havinl
been reached it was amended, on motion o
Mr.. Harris, so as to apply only to the deflec
tive turrets designed by Passed Assistant En-
ginoer N. B. Clark.
Mr.. Thomas as an additional section, of
fered an amendment providing that any per
son in the pay corps of the navy who shal
receive any present or gratuity Of any kind
or value whatever by reason of any purchas
| or payment made by him on account of tn
naval service, shall be dismissed the service
| imprisoned for n term of not less than one o
more than ten years, and fined not less thai
500, or more than $4,000. Adopted.
The committee then rose, reported the bill
| TO the house and the previous question wa
ordered on the bill and amendments.
The amendments were adopted in bulk ex
cept that providing that chiefs of bureau
shall receive no additional pay and that re
lating to the appropriation for torpedocs.
Pending action on these amendments tn
house at 5:35 adjourned.
National Republican., 1883-01-25
ARMY AND NAVY.

First Lieut.. Frank l., Hobbs OF the ordnance
department has been relieved from further duty
as acting signal oihcer.
The United States steamer Alaska, at the Mare
Island navy yard, was.put out of commission yes
terday, as extensive repairs are required
Master William II. Slack, U. s. N, Of Washing
ton son Of Mai William B. Slack, Of the marine
corps has rendered his resignation, to take effect
on the twentieth Of July next
Tho Navy department is informed that the Lam
caster will start on cruise along the coast OF
Spain and France on the twenty ninth instant
and that the Pensacola has left Panama for the
coast of Peru.
The army ordnance board, now in session In
New York city has been authorized TO visit Troy,
NJ Y. To inquire into the subject of the manuiact-
ure of Steel, with view TO its application in
making steel field guns for the use Of the army.
There arc upwards Of thirty mates in tho navy
They get no longevity pay whatever, and some OF
years. Every officer and enlisted man in the navy
but mates get an increase of pay for length OF SER
vice
Mai Frederick W. Benteen, ninth cavalry, re-
Gently promoted from captain, seventh cavalry
has been relieved from recruiting duty, aud or
dered to report To the commanding general, de-
partment of tho Missouri for assignment TO q
| station,
Lieut. william Watts has been ordered TO an
pear before the retiring board Ensign IL. M
| iIooley TO examination for promotiOni Cadet Enr
gineer Frank o. MaxsOn TO the navy yard, New
| York; Lieut.. Isaac J. Yates, detached from the
ceiYipg ship Franklin and ordered 10 the Pinta,
National Republican., 1883-01-25
Chinese Forbenrance.


The Dai.In Kun, father Of the king of
Corea, and the ringleader in the late rebellion,
has been condemned by the emperor of China
to reside in the city of Pao Ting Flu, and
"never to all eternity to be allowed to return
to his native country" In the face of the
offenses charged against him this sentence ap-
pears to be peculiarly mild for il is set forth
in the imperial decree that he had incurred
universal execration as being the head OF
the mutineers and the evil genius of the
whole gang" and further as having, "by his
treason, treachery, and usurpation nearly
brought his country to the brink of ruin" by
all which it is observed that he has mcrited
:" tho severest and most rigorous punish
ment.' Taking into account, however, the
feelings of the youthful king of Corea, the
emperor orders that Iii KGven-ying-ying
(such is the name Of this atrocious person.
shall be "dealt with lieniently," and shall be
freed from the inhction of punishment
Accordingly the viceroy of the province OF
Chill is commanded to provide him with {
regular allowance and keep strict surveillance
over him,
National Republican., 1883-01-25
The steamboat INSPECTORS.

At yesterdays meeting of the board of SUI
pervising inspectors of steam vessels commu-
nications were received from John NJ Sweeney,
of A. j. Sweeney & Son, of Wheoling,W. Va, in
relation to hue formula; from Richie Bros, of
Philadelphia, Pa, in relation to the Richie
wedge clamp; from Messrs. A. Van SAINT
wood, for New York and Albany Day line,
w. p. Prentice and w. w. Everett, presi
dent of the Peoples line, asking to be
heard in relation to the number of boats
steamboats, are by law compelled to car
ry, and asking change in the existing
law, reducing the number Of boats to be car
ried Messrs. Van Santwood and Prentice
then addressed the board, Mr. II. @. Calkins,
of New York city, appeared before the board
in relation to life RATS.
National Republican., 1883-01-25
LAWYERS VS.. JOURNALISTS.
Two Professions Comparcd-How Both
are Paid-SometIiihS About Fees.
"H J. r." In PhRadelphia Press.

"H j. r." In Philadelphia Press
Let us for q moment take the two profess
sions, law and journalism. Tho journalist
spends years of hard work, with untold hours
of watchlulness and care, to establish HIM
self in the confidence of great men--we will
say in Washington. He does this by never
betraying n confidence and by treating ques-
tions intelligently. In even my obscure life
in Washington have had secrets that the
Press or tho New York Herald would have
given 81 900 for. But to betray those secrets
would have lost the confidence and friendship
of some great man, and Il do not pretend to
be honester than my fellows) it was not worth
it, let alone the point of honesty A lawyer
could have done it and put IL all on the ground
that he was counsel" Ifa journalist, with all
his knowledge, his acquaintanceship and his
smartness, should take fee TO argue and help
any scheme, he would be disgraced before an
investigating committee, while a lawyer
might bribe congressman and distribute
money and 60 scot free. IL is not necessary
there should be any law question involved.
| The journalist goes and presents arguments to
q congressman. Ho understands the subject.
| The congressman believes in him because he
knows him, and he listens and is influenced,
For this the Journalist gets paid and yet If ii
comes out in an investigation the journalist
| Is disgraced, and probably discharged from his
paper. If lawyer makes an argument, on
even uses dsreputable means, it is all right,
because he is n lawyer.
III take journalist merely for example, and
not because there is any quarrel between the
bar and the newspapers, No reputable news-
paper man can be bought TO make arguments
or try to influence members of congress- fol
public sentiment is sagainst IL but a journalist
might do il as honorable as u lawyer might dc
it, How many times do we sec every yeal
members and senators appearing before the SUI
preme court, or other courts, or in departments
rs paid attorneys on matters that must CONF
before them in congress! There Is no use ar
guing the question. 1t is all wrong.
National Republican., 1883-01-25

The delegation from the Iroquois Indians of
New York to inquire into the claims of that
people for money alleged to be due them on
account of the Green bay (Wis.) cession in
1886 arrived in this city yesterday, and held
an interview with the commissioner of In
dian affairs. A conference was arranged to
be held between them and the commissioner
and the secretary of the interior this morning
at $3.50 o'clock. The delegation represents the
five tribes resident in New York, and COM
prises Andrew John, Harrison Halftown,
Moses Lay, Peter Shongo, Noah Twoguns,
Lester Bishop, Alexander John, Herman Grow,
and Elias johnson.
National Republican., 1883-01-25
Ksntnclsy,s cron OF Candidate.

Kentucky will present the following list OF
candidates for offices at the organization OF
the next democratic house of representatives
Blackburn and Carlisle for speaker G. NJ
Adams for clerk, James Wintersmith for door
keeper, and McCord for postmaster. This is
not all democratic Kentucky will ask of {
democratic house, A few appointments ~
pages, messengers, and labOrers, with Ton
Petit for reading clerk will about make the
make.up of her quoto Of offices.
National Republican., 1883-01-25
GEO. 4. KENNEDY & son,

whltman's Candies and carumcls. de2eem
National Republican., 1883-01-25
srAr1sr1cs OF MANUFACTURES.
Intere..lng Elgurc. EnrnL.hsd by ono cen.us BI

Figures Census Bureau
ssuedBu manufacturing
the at
consideration in oil
order their
and the products a the industry gas
returned at the OF Issue
National Republican., 1883-01-25

PIERCE's pleasant Purgative Pellets" arc
perfect preventives of constipation. lnclosed
in glass bottles, always fresh. BY all drug
gists.
National Republican., 1883-01-25
Numc Supplies.

Some Supplies.
- oLDEN GATE PACKING COMPANY'S
" CALIFORNIA CANNED FlUITS
GREEN GAGE PLUMs, APRICors, GRAPES,
WHITE oN-uEART CHERRIES, GOLDEN
DROP pLUMs, PEARS, EGG PLUMS.
GEO. Z. KENNEDY & son,
1909 + street northwest
whltmans Candies and Caramels. de2p6m
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-11
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Ether spray; in the practice OF DR.
McColganan, has not only Immediately
relieved facial neuralgia, but has ef-
fected permanent cure. The intense
cold produced is considered to have act
cd on the affected nerve so rs to have
produced a complete change in the nu-
triton and its action.
Dugong-oil, which is yielded by an
hcrbivorous cetaccan Of the waters Of
Australia and the Easten Archipelago,
has all the medicinal qualities Of cod
liver oil, wihout the repulsivc taste
and odor and the tendency TO decay.
The dose is the same in quantity as
cod-Iivcr oil.
In the ncighborhood Of the Thurn-
glan town Of Kosen there are some dis
used saltworks with considerable
watcr-power. The latter is now to be
utilized for thc electric lighting Of the
town. and KOscn will thus be the first
German town to introduce the electric
light for illuminating the whole town.
Mr.. G. III. Darwin maintains that
while there is some evidence Of yield
ing Of the body Of the earth TO the
tidal forces cXcrtcd by the attraction
Of the sun and moon, that yielding is
very small indeed, and that the rigidity
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-11
4 Iuni { ourts hin.

There were two unmarried members
of the h@us" a nephew and an adopted
girl The nephew was an oycr-grown,
hcayy-faced, thick-lipped, yellow
haired. hmc-oycd bloudc-a specimen
pf the tribal alb.uism, a dandy, and the
darling OF the whitc-haircd "Old Ten"
one day, after | had presented the lat
ter with a pane of ruined negative
glass. sae ycuturcd 10 compare her IA
yorito with me. MyGattcring acknowl-
edgmcu;s of this compliment made de-
cldei winnings Of the old woman's
hitherto restrained affections Tho
governor spared this youth no more
than the others With characteristic
IRONY hc callcihim The Family Milk
mar" or The Night Bird" the latter
term referring to his eyes, (which"
the governor usually added, "wigrlcl
like those Of an owl in strong sun
light"
The maiden was jolly. pretty, and
coquettish-tAe belle Of Riverside
street" Her lovers were many, but
soon, Of Tho long row who waited under
the moanllt caves. only one was admit
tc,l-tho governors Younger brother,
my sympathetic friend There was but
one room in The house in which the two
could hope to be left 10 Themselves
mine. Here they came night after
night. They paid no attention to the
nelly Ne-lk in his hammock, but sat
rpes.tc in the darkness On the low
labn bench. hour after hour. strokinc
Zach others hands, gjgg'ing and cooling
tn low tones inst like So many Of my
own people of the same age, only in a
different language. An occasional
smack. followed hy feminine indigna-
ton. taught me the meaning Of stop
that r. in Zuni. and the pcculiaritics Of
the Pueblo kiss. If the blissful pair
remained too late. the slab door would
rumble on its wooden hinges. and the
governor, preceded by lighted torch
IF cedar spliutg, would stalk in, and. as
near as I could make out. rate the
young man soundly for his want Of re-
spcct to tho HGsIiUgtoua Nc-lf-baHG.
whereupon the pair would vanish, the
maiden giggling and the young man
cursing.--F'rank II. Gushing. in the
Century.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-11
introduced Animals.

The bare enumeration Of the animal
organisms that have in various ways
enlarged the area of occupation through
the direct or indirect agency of civilized
man would occupy the greater portion,
If not the whole Of the columns Of an
issue of the Record, aud II TO this were
added the more or less exactly known
data respecting the date and circum-
stances Of their introduction, the
various countries they are distributed
in. and other facts of interest, a thick
quarto volume would not suffice to
contain all. 50, leaving out insects
and invertebrates generally. rs well as
fishes and reptiles, many species of tho
former of which classes have lately
been transplanted with success. we will
condne ourselves to a short mention OF
some of the mammala and birds taat
have been brought into the hemisphere
we live in. Our domestic dog. cat.
sheep, goat, OK, pig. ass. horse. fowl.
guinea-fowl, peacock, goose and canary.
are all natives Of the Eastern hemis-
phere; only the turkey is a native.
taken eastward. domesticatel and re-
introduced, just as tho spaniards rein
troduced the cultivated Indian fig or
prickly pear "a cactus) All these
and more man brought, but with them
came the black and brown rats and the
common mouse-creatures which live
with man and At his cost In spite Of
all his efforts, aided though he may be
By cats. dogs. auxiliarics Of other car.
niyerons tribes. and al tho parapher.
malta Of traps and poisonous fool- =
Phi'aGelFhig,- ,-Ett9rd.