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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-12
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
CORRESPONDENCE.
Fifth Division b. & @. Notes.

Engineer Anderson's Mogul No.
Sol is Just out of the shops at Graf
ton.
Conductor Alex Butler is off on
two-weeks' visit to relatives
East.
Conductor Kane laid off sick last
week.
A little child of brakeman Pat
Fahey died in Parkersburg last
Friday.
A little child of Will Hatcher,
Depot Street, has been very low
for some time of fux.
A nine-pound baby-girl was pre-
sented to Conductor Osborn a few
days ago and Jimmy is much
larger man since the event.
Brakeman Newton has got to
work again. He had two ribs
broken when he fell from his train
two months ago.
Engineer W. Carr, of Depot
Street, Parkersburg, has never
seen all of his family yet. He went
to the C. & O. R. R., about two
months ago, and part of his family
has come since.
The aged mother Of brakeman
Will Myers, died Of cancer, near
VOLTS Summit short time ago.
The local stock trade is coming
on very lively. West Virginia
will ship great deal of stock this
season.
The B. & O. Company are work
ing on a pretty new station house
at Ellenboro.
A gang of masons are putting IN
new culvert under the road just
east of Toll Gate.
Geo. James, Of Toll Gate has sold
out and will start in few days
with his family and brother for
Nebraska to locate permanently.
Last Saturday thirjy-three new
coal and fiat cars came into Par
kersburg, for the O. R. R, and they
are good strong cars and well
built.
At Parkersburg the B. & O..
shops are still building new box
cars. Mr.. H. G, Ogden, the boss
carpenter, is down sick again.
Mr.. Hiram Farrow, Of Depot
Street, who has been laid up sick,
some weeks, is better. He is boss
blacksmith at the B. & O. shops.
Mr.. Miller a frs-class workman,
is putting up a double two-story
frame dwelling on George Street,
Parxersburg, for Mr.. S: B. Craw-
ford. of Grafton. Mr.. Miller has
lust built a pretty frame dwelling
on Sith Street, for your cores
pendent, into which the gentle
manly Junior editor of the State
Journal has just moved his little
family fran Lafayette, Indiana,
Mr., A. J. Hare, a graduate OF
Morgantown, has just closed the
summer shoot at Mineral Wells,
and will soon take up fall term
st SINE place. Mr.. Hare taught
in the Grafton free schools last year:
The free schools Of Grafton opened
September 3.
Mrs. Lucas, wife Of Engineer
Lucas, was badly hurt at her home
in Grafton, a few days ago, while
picking grapes, by small build
ing falling on her,
A great many Graftonians went
to Mountain Lake last Sunday, and
were we'll pleased with the exer-
cisss, more especially with the
SPLENDID lectures of Mrs. Foster.
Sept. 5. HILDRETH'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
NEW YORK,
TOLEDO.
The Streets of Cairo,
From ReYel'a Egypt.l


The most populous streets of Cairo
are more populous and more crowded
than any street in Paris, but their life
is of q different kind. There is no reg
ularity in it; in one place the street is
blocked up by a group of musicians,
around whom group idlers gather; in
another a peddler attracts the crowd,
showing the stuffs which he carries on
his shoulders; another man, his fingers
covered with rings for sale, displays
them In the eyes of customers. Often
we are stopped on our way by hocks of
sheep and goats, or camels laden with
great stones or beams of timber that we
encounter as we pass. The greater part
of the passengers in the streets are
mounted on donkeys. How often in the
streets of Cairo have l seen the we'll
known picture of the "Flight into
Egypt reproduced! Upon donkey is
a aveiled woman, with child in her arms;
by her side man with white beard
wearing long robe, holding IN one
hand stick and resting the other upon
the neck of the beast, to guide and urge
him. But there is one point in which
the tableaux vivant of which am speak
ing differs from that of the pictures; that
is, that in the East the women do not
sit on the animal they ride, as ours do,
but bestride them like men. When
they go on foot they generally carry
their children astride upon their shoul-
ders, the little creatures leaning with
both hands upon the head of its mother.
1t is picture less familiar to us than
the other, but not less attractive.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
CHEAP POSTAGE,

The history of our postal service very
strongly encourages the hope that the
recent reduction of letter postage to two
cents will not result in loss of revenue
by the department. Prior to the reduc-
ton In 1845 the revenues of the depart
ment had shown no increase for nine
years. The change to lower rate
caused falling off in the receipts for
the next two years, but the third year
brought the revenue above the former
sum, and thereafter it increased rapidly.
Following the reduction, in 1851, to
three cents for prepaid half ounce let
ter for 5000 miles, the revenue con-
tinued to increase the first year, fell off
the second year, and then came up
again to the level of 1S50-51. From
that time on the growth was constant
and large until 1872 3, when the three
cent rate was made uniform all over the
country; and, as every one knows, this
liberalization of the postal system has
resulted in vast development and great
ly increased revenues. In the light of
experience, therefore, 1t appears alto
gether probable that the reduction of
the letter rate from thres cents to two
cents, although the immediate effect
may be reduction of receipts, will in a
short time so augment the business of
the post Office department. that its regu-
lar revenue will be greater than ever.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
The Paper Archives.
From the Pail Mall Gazette. \

trrom Tue fail hall Gazette
The papal archives, which Leo XIII,
recommended to the attention of Car
dlnals Lucca, Pitra, and Hergenrother
a few days ago as furnishing invaluable
materials for the defense and justifica-
ton OF the papacy, are stored in the
three floors of one of the Vatican build
ings called the "Specola," the lower
portion of which was the residence of
the pope's brother before he became a
cardinal. The first floor, consisting of
eight rooms, is called the department
OF Avignon," and it is entirely taken up
with the receipts, bulls, briefs, apostolic
letters, etc., collected by the popes of
Avignor during the period of the schism.
The four large rooms into which the
second floor is divided contain what are
called the Archieves "del Castello," a
collection of documents referring to the
temporal power. The collection derives
its name from the fact that it was for
merly kept in the castle of st. Angelo.
The space on the third floor is entirely
devoted to the correspondence of the
popes With nuncios accredited to the Diff
ferent foreign powers. Among the
/" miscellaneous f" papers deposited in
one room of the building, is said to be
the original manuscript of Dante's
F." Divina Commedia." Reference to the
papal archieves is no easy matter, as
there isno catalogue. They are clas sed and
arranged, however, according to The diff
ferent countries to which they refer, and
this affords some help to the explorer in
his researches.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18

Troy, N. Y, Octohey "a party of
sportsmen returning from a rabbit hun. nj
in the woods near Chestertown, Warren
County, Sunday were attracted to Edo.
by the barking of their dogs. Thew
came to where he was snufiing about
pile of leaves, and discovered the tinyfoo.
of dead infant that had evidently
been there but short time. Hastily
scattering the leaves the party found
the little body perfectly preserved from
decay and unmarked by animals. Tbs
news of the discovery had scarcely al.
tanned circulation when two boys hunt.
ing in the woods came across the
goods and pack of jew peddler.
who had been vending his wares in
the vicinity, concealed under heap Of
leaves. a number Of villagers inspect.
ing the woods found another package
containing !able-cloths, oil-cloths, and o
variety Of wares usually carried by ped
dlers. A trail, appearing to have been
made by drawing some heavy
body, led from near the place
of concealment to stream that
joins the Schroon River at n point TWO
miles below. A hat, recognized as one
worn by the peddler. was found near
the stream, and leads to the belief that
the peddlar was murdered and thrown
into the water. The presence of the
dead child cannot be account for. There
is great excitement in the ne!ghborhood.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
A NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.

The recent heavy failures in New York
following close upon those Of Boston and
others in different parts of the country,
must have the effect of directing public
attention anew to the importance of
national law of bankruptcy.
There has been considerable difference
of opinion as to what kind of bankrupt
law congress should pass, but hespre-
vailing sentiment of the commercial
world appears to be that one of some
kind or other is needed. In fact, uni
form system of bankruptcy Is anecessity
in great merchantile nation. Especial
ly is this true in this country, where,
unless there is q uniform national law,
there must be nearly forty varying and
conflicting state statutes. The failure
of an extensive house in New York may
affect creditors in every state of the
union. The assets, which are the prop
erty of all the creditors, should be col
lected, guarded and distributed under
uniform law which secures to the debtor
and to every creditor their just rights.
Congress has been dallying with this
subject for-2years. It should take up
the matter in earnest at the next session
and give the. country the bankrupt law
that it urgently needs.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
Work of the Practical Joker.


A good joke, perpetrated one day last
week, In certain dry goods store in this
city, upon well-known local believer
in Spiritualism, has just come to light,
and is too funny to keep. This indivi.
dual, who claims to hold periodical in
terviews with inhabitants of the unseen
world, dropped into the store above re-
ferred to, and at once began to harp up.
on his favorite theme. The clerks in
this particular establishment can stand
good deal without retaliating, but
when man talks for an indefinite
period OF time about something they
don't take any stock in, they get weary,
and when they get weary they begin to
fix up some scheme, and when they
begin to fix up some scheme there is
bound to be some fun in the atmosphere.
Therefore, when the spiritualistic bore
had taken his second wind and set out
to convert his hearers to his particular
faith, one Of the clerks slipped to the
rear of the store and secured long tin
pipe, and, while the orator of the occa.
sion wasn't looking, the practical Joker
laid the conductor along the counter be-
tween piles Of goods from the point
where the Spiritualist stood in the back
end of the store. Then throwing coat
carelessly over the end of the pipe at its
terminus, the clerk hied himself to the
other eud and placed his mouth at the
opening. He telephoned up to the as
tonished spiritualistic bore, and asked
him how all the folks were on this miser-
able mundane sphere. The victim of
the Joke suspected nothing, and for a
short time an animated conversation was
carried on between the spiritualist and
his spirit friend. When the fun had
been carried on long enough, and the
onlookers were in danger of bursting
several buttons and blood vessels in
their attempt to maintain an Indifferent
exterior, the coat was removed from the
end OF the tin pipe and the trick lay ex-
posed. The denouement can be better
imagined than described. The victim
thinks Just as much of spiritualism as
ever, but he will probably not talk to
much about it, in the future.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
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A Parrot With a Pious Wink.

In our cabin we had quite menagerie
of tame birds and animals, writes Mon
cure ID. Conway, referring to his recent
voyage from Honolulu to San Francisco.
When l was spoken to by this parrot,
while passing, turned and closely in
spected its face. 1t winked. There was
something in its mere wink so pious and
something 30 unctuous in its voice that
| feel confirmed in my suspicion that
this is penitent parrot. Without being
in the least annoyed by any one. and
while seemingly looking out in dreamy
mood over the deep blue sen, this bird
would suddenly break out VITA volley
OF mariners patois and oaths enough to
turn the air purple around it. At length,
when it was learned that some ladies had
declared they would never again sail on
ship with such bird, and it was re-
solved that the parrot must be cured of
its bad habits And it was. Its oaths
were invariably followed by ducking
A large bucket OF salt water was emptied
on the roor BIRDS head, each splash ac-
companied with the remark, You've
been swearing" Polly was thoroughly
cured of this. Once, when the boat
shipped heavy sea which gave the re
formed bird severe ducking, the bird,
conscious OF its own innocence, descend
ed from its perch aud repaired to the
place of poultry. There it walked up
and down before the deluged fowls, say
ing to them "You've been swearing!
You've been swearinpl'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
MORTALITY AMONG AUTHORS.

The last ten years, says the London
Saturday Review, have been marked by
what we may venture to call an unpre-
cedented mortality among the repre-
sentative novelists of Europe. The ia
tai decade opened with the death of
Manzoni, loss which Italy has not
ceased to lament. In 1875 Denmark
parted from one who was not the great
est, but certainly by far the most cele-
brated of her writer's, Hans Christian
Andersen. The death of George Sand
in 1876 was speedily followed by that of
a woman, Fernan Caballero, who was,
if possible, moro to Spain than Nine.
Dudevant was to France. In 1880
George Eliot passed away from us, and
Auerbach from the Germans III 1882.
Scarcely month ago Russia expert.
enced the loss of genius perhaps great
or than that of any we have mentioned,
and the ashes of Tourgenef are scarcely
cold before Belgium is called upon to
mourn Henri Conscience, the only man
in whose person her literature has ever
succeeded in winning the car OF Eu.
rope,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
Advice Which Was Taken,
From the Boston Gazette.l


The story has been kept very quiet,
but thus much of it has leaked ont. A
young gentleman, moving in good
soci ty, but whose bank account is by
no means plethoric, sought out one
of our wealthy citizens about a
month ago and told him he wanted
to speak to him on very i'm
portant affair. Cresus said to his visi.
tor: / am busy just now, and must re-
quest you to be brief. What is it
business ?" The young gentleman,
thoroughly embarrassed by the brus.
queness of the other, could only STAN
mer. Very important business. I"
"Well," !" said Cresus, "let me give you
this advice: Don't put it off till to-mor-
row, if you can do it to-day. That has
been the theory on which have made
my success in life" The young gentle
man stammered his thanks, departed.
and thatvery day went be fore magistrate
with the daughter of Cresus, and married
her then and there. When the old gentle
man found it out, he, for the first time,
began to doubt the universal applicable.
ty OF his theory. However, it is under
stood that all has been forgiven.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
Minor Mention.

Two professional burglars and fine kit of
tools were captured by the police of Fond du
Lyc on the night of the 18th.
Twenty.three horses were killed by the ex-
plosion of pipe used to convey ammoniacal
gas to brewery at Cincinnati, on the night of
the 14th.j
Three men named Martin kroch, Chas.
Schwashorn and Henry Carson were instantly
killed at CASTILLO, Ohio, on the night of the
18th, while endeayoring to drive across rail
road track ahead OF an Indiana, Bloomington
and Western train. A boy named Thomas
Lamar, who was in the wagon with the men,
was badly hurt
Spain has got new ministry.
William Phillips fell on saw in mill at
Etna Green, Ind, and had his body severed in
twain.on the 18th.
canal boat with an unpronounceable name
and cargo of corn was sent to the bottom Of
Chicago River by collision with the steambarge
Dunbar on the 18th inst.
The bark Sarah NJ. Smith, of st. John, n. b.,
was run down and sunk by the steamship
Salier, on the 11th. Her crew was rescued and
taken to New York.
Pine Polish students were arrested on the
18th, charged with writing for the Socialist
paper, Proletorial.
The Spanish ambassador to France has re-
signed.
A Russian has been arrested for sketching
forts on the German frontier.
Twelve cars were wrecked and fireman kill
ed by collision on the North Western road
near Hanover Junction, Wis.,, on the 18th inst.
Secretary Folger has accepted the offer of
.let ing. of Chicago, to compromise the $50, 900
whisAy ring Judgment against him for S27, 900.
carp enter named George Cromer fell be-
tween the lafters OF a building at Lancaster,
Pa, en- the HUI inst, and was caught by the
neck and strangltd.
Edgar A. Marble, commissioner of patents,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
SP0RTiNG.

AT Albany, N. Y, on the 5th inst. i,
heats. Time, 2:1s, 2:181, 2:23s.
The national horse show to be held in
New York city on the 22d, 23d, Oath,
25th and 26th insts., promises to be a
successful event. The entrees agere.
gate 800.
The working boat race between Ward
brothers and McDermott brothers, at
Peekskill, N. Y, three miles with turn,
was won by Ward brothers; time, 22t
minutes; McDermott's time, "a minutes.
The first annual meet of the Pennsyl-
vania Division of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen was held in Fairmount
Park on the 29th ult. Fully. 4, 900 men
mounted on bicycles were in line in the
procession through the park.
Six THOUSAND persons witnessed the
bicycle races at Boston on the Sd inst.
B. Burnham won the two. mile race in
6:l2; A. Fl. Robinson of England, the
half-mile race in 1:30, and Chas. Hazen
the two-mile race in 7:0S. The tricycle.
race, mile, was won by E. B. Burn
ham in 1897. The half. mile race. with
out hands, was won by Burt Bessy in
1877.
In the Pittsburg regatta on the 29th
ult., the four-oared race was won by the
Bostons, Queen Citys second, Mutuals
third; time 1905. The final heat of the
consolation race was won Ten Eyck in
21:55. Faulkres won the veteran
race on the 1st; Weber second, Tay.
lor third and Coulter last. The pro-
fessional race, the closing event Of
the regatta, was won by Teemer in
20:ll, Hamm second, Conley third.
Hosmer's boat sprung leak at the buoy
and he stopped rowing.
A RACE at Hartford for 1876 for foals
of 1879, by stations whose get had
never beaten 2:40 at four years old, was
won by Victor Clay in 2:33, 2:3l4.
2:3Ct. G. Breckman's bay colt by Mes
sepger Duroe won the national stallion
stakes for foals of 1880; time 2:421. In
the Wall stakes, value $4,000, for foals
OF 1880, Palo Alto stock farms, Sinda
Rose, by Electioneer, beat the best
3.year-o)d record, 2:21, making the mile
without a skip in 2:2O. There was a
heavy track and high wind. For the
Sequel stakes, value 800, for mares
never having beaten 2:4O, G. Fl. Wood
nutts Smuggler's Daughter, by Snug.
eler, had walk-over in 2:29a. The
only nomination for the Standard stakes,
value 5000, was Marshaland's stock
farms Troublesome, by Messenger. The
animal was given the purse and excused
from trotting.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
A Solution Of the Mormon Problem.

triol INC new YORK commercial Advertiser1
Certain philanthropists in Chicago.
known as the New West Educational
Commission have scheme for fighting
Mormon polygamy that is far more
promising OF success than the work of
the Utah Commission, which Senator
Edmunds brought into existence. The
plan Is to attack the evil through the
medium of education, and already thir.
ty-seven schools presided over by east
ern teachers of the best quality have
been established on a permanent basis
IN Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. the
latter territories having been invaded
also by the Mormons. The schools are
welcomed by some of the Mormon peo-
pie, while the Mormon Church as an or
ganization opposes the innovation, Still
the desire for education is such that the
schools are well attended and the de-.
mand for moreincreasing. Funds to the
amount OF 100000 were expended dnr.
ing the past year, and more are freely
coming in. The Congregational Church
Is the leader of this particular missiona-
ry work, although the Catholic Cbnrch
was In the field first. Let all the church.
es establish just such missionary fields
IN Utah, and the problem that is pnz-
zllng the councils of the nation will ba
GOlYed " w
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
Topnoody.

tFrom the Cincinnati Merchant Traveler.l
Mr.. Topnoody pushed back his chair
from the supper table, and looking at
his wife, remarked:
"My dear, l understand the ladies
have formed some kind of an association
for the furtherance of the prohibition
ticket. Do you know anything about
it ?"
I" Yes, l was at the meeting"
"Oh, | didn't know you believed in
temperance"
'' L believe in the kind I believe in,
Topnoody, and if want to talk, I'll
talk. and all the hints you may hint
won't amountto hill of BEANS"
"Of course not, my dear, but what
did they do?"
Attended to their business, which
some men l know don't always do"
What was their business ?"
Well, they met to send out speakers
to stump the state"
"They had to select men, of course. :"
"l'm sorry to say they did, and the
worst part Of 1t was your name was sug-
gested."
Sab, iudeed?" and Topnoody smiled
III au exceedingly sell lI-satlsheu way; "
am glad | have some reputation among
the ladies'"
"Don't be proud, Topnoody."
"But, my dear, there is something to
be proud of in that, 1 think"
81 suggested it myself"
"You don't say ?"
8 Yes, Topnoody, 1 got up and said
that thought if Mr.. Topnoody's nose
could be secured for the campaign, it
could be carried around and shown up
during the day as an awful result of in
temperance, and at night it would do
for red light to hang out in front of
the hall. The question was voted on
and lost, because 1t was thought by the
entire meeting that the nose couldn't be
secured without the man, and the en-
tirety would be such load on the cause
as to make the whole party get drunk to
drown its sorrows. Now let me see YOU
smile when you think the women are
complimenting you, will you |"
Topnoody didn't let her see.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
Wisconsin Wind.

A terrific cyclone struck Arcadia, Trempea
leau County, Wis, on the 9th inst, lasting
about three minutes People were driven from
their beds to their cellars to avoid the most de.
structive wind ever known there Barns, chin
neys and outhouses were torn to fragments
and scattered promscuously over the country,
The large belfry of the graded school building
was taken OFT and twisted into shapeless mass
ofFktndng wood. lightning struck the south
end OF building and tore down brick wall
twenty-five feet wiue by thirty feet high. The
M q. Church spire, on the southwest corner of
the building was twisted off and hurled to the
ground. large barn belonging to John BiDg-
ham was blown into atoms and four valuable
horses killed. The damage is upwards of So
500. Robertson's barn Is total wreck, as are
also number of smaller barns east of the
town.. Broken boards, trees, brick and stones
were flying through the air in every direction,
pelting through the houses and in some in.
stances injuring inhabitants. Stacks of hay
and grain were taken up and no traces of them
can be found. Many people were manned and
fearfuliy crippled by houses falling upon them.
while they were quietly sleeping. Reports of
destruction are coming in rapidly. but the dam
age to property cannot as yet be estimated.
The path Of the cyclone was narrow and ex-
tended from southwest to northeast. In three
minutes from the time it struck the town all
was calm and the stars shone brightly.