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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Vexation of Spirit.

1t may take a long time to learn
that all under the sun is vanity !;
but we soon discover that there is
much vexation of spirit connected
with it. And it isn't the big
things that worries us, but the lit
tie things. The ten thousand tri-
t1es connected with our daily duties
may each be the occasion of dis
turbing our peace Of mind. Some
times our spirits are in mood to
be vexed. We are tired, or half
sick, or blue, or in a hurry, or dis
appointed, and we are good ready
to snap at our shadow. If the door
doesn't go to with a gentle push, ii
will go with slam. If the cat
gets in the way, it will land with
yowl against the wall. 1.-THE child
asks for piece of bread and butter
he'll get his ears boxed. In fact,
nothing in the world is pleasing
to one in such u state. But the
Trouble is within, and not without.
The spirit is to blame, and not its
surroundings. Or, rather, the spir
it is infamed and extremely sensi-
tive, and needs some soothing and
modifying medicine, If you have
time, and probably it is best to
take time, you should lay aside
your duties awhile and rest. Get
off by yourself and be quiet. Battle
your sore and sensitive heart in
! tears if you can; and, above all,
weary and heavy laden as you are,
go in prayer to Jesus, and he will
give you rest. He knows your
frame; He remembers that you are
dust. And then go forth to your
work again, resolved, that by His
help, you will possess your soul in
patience.
But there are times when your
own spirit seems healthy and tran
quill enough, but Satan seems to
take possession of almost every
thing. You can't get the fire kim
died. The stove smokes after you
do. The bread gets burned. The
sewing-machine won't run. The
servants get cranky. The child
rem are cross. You tear your dress
on a nail; hit your finger with a
hammer; bump your head against
the door, and scores Of other things,
that eventually lash your spirits
tranquil sea into fury and if you
don swear, you feel a remarkable
sympathy for those that do. Bat
it is wicked to be profane even in
thought; and if getting angry were
not wrong, experience teaches us
that it is worse than useless in such
cases. We can't always explain
the causes Of these seasons of bad
luck and would likely be seldom
able to remove them if we could
50 must take them as they come,
and get through with them as best
We can. The best way is to get
firm grip on your temper, move
slowly and deliberately, and resolve
to keep cool if everything goes
wrong You can often succeed in
turning the most aggravating
things into real first-class fun. Gle
that is slow to anger is better than
the mighty; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh a
ri tu y OI1o,o Prnnob
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Young Ladies' c. L. Z. Have 1
Happy Social.

Our Young Ladies' Union had a
most delightful Social" at the res
idence Of Mr.. Joe Cole, on Tuesday
evening of last week. More than
fifty of the membership were pres
emit, including of course the "honor-
airy membership" so necessary to
make a Social social The I'm
ion admits young gentlemen to
honorary membership.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Bev. W. A. Powell, Pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian
Church.
The exercises of the evening were
happily arranged and most enioya-
Die throughout.
There was an address by Rev Mr..
Powell, and recitations by Misses
Bette Devol and Clara Taggart,
with instrumental and vocal music
mterSpersed; and then there was
the inviting yefreshment table, that
added to the gest of all other enjoy
ments.
After supper, Miss Dis, Mr.. Cook
l1pV0l anl Of ba,o oo4or+aino1 + n a
party with songs, and there was a
happy and profitable time all
around.
A beautiful new pledge album
Was produced and largely patroniz-
&C. containing the regular member
pledge of total abstinence, the asso-
clate member, modified pledge, and
We antl-treating pledge.
A number of new members were
received, and we're happy to know
The total" pledge was most popu-
lar.
This Union was a success from
the start; its membership now
numbers nearly IS, and we are sure
II will accomplish grand work
among the young people of Park
ersburg,
We learn that public social en-
'ertalnment will be given at an
early day, and we are perfectly safe
IN saying that whatever these
young ladies plan and put their
|nearts and hands to, will be made
every whit a success.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Sensitive People.

A good bishop of the English
church, whose writings have given
help and comfort to many souls,
once said, 81 am always doubly
watchfuf over myself when ex.
perience great exaltation of devo-
tional feeling, for when the rapture
has passed | invariably am fretful
and i'll ten pered"
There seems to be a strange contra
diction in the Fact that when a man
is lifted through strong emotion to
those heights of his being on which
he comes closest to God, and catches
a far-off CLEAN Of the hills Of Beu-
lab, he should descend to be cap
tious and irritable with his fam
! ily yet it is a fact. AS long ago
as the days Of the Pharaohs we are
told that Moses, when he came down
from Mount Sinai, his face shin
ing with the heavenly vision, was
enraged at the idolatries of the PEG
pie, but he was provoked to right
eous anger.
1t is not the soul of the man
which is in fault here, but his body.
The nervous system reacts under
any great strain, and shows its ex-
haustion and WEAKNESS through
the temper Hence, men and wo
men of fine sensibilities and strong
imaginative power are too apt to
be 50 peevish and exacting in do
nestle life that zone had need be
very much their friend indeed to
pardon or to bear it,"
There is in almost every family
young boy or girl Of more intel
lectual activity than the others, of
more refined tastes and keener
sympathies. Almost invariably
this member of the household, gift
ed with the temperament of gen
Jus, if not it's creative power, i'm
AGNES himself lonely and unappre-
ciated by commonplace souls around
him, and longs for some purer air
and wider life where he could find
the affection and recognition which
his soul Graves. He has usually no
idea of the fact that he, with his NOR
bid fancies and exactions, his irrl-
liability, his thin-skinned sensitive
ness to sights has become dead
weight upon the good, affectionate
souls about him, has dragged them
to lower levels instead of lifting
them upward.
At an exhibition Of pictures in
Paris lately, a crowd was gathered
about one, the work of an artist
who probably possessed more of the
subtitle quality called genius than
any other of this century.
"Ah!" cried an enthusiastic wo-
man, II should like to have been the
wife Of such a man"
"Iknow him." said physician,
standing near. ellis first wife died
after ten years care of him. The
other is in an insane asylum. Such |
a man would drain the life out of
any woman"
@The work he has given the
world is cheaply paid for by their
lives" exclaimed the fervent adj
mirer.
The doctor expressed his doubt +,
by shrug.
Whether a great work done for
the world atones for the torture
which an irritable temper causes
its possessor and those about him is
doubtful. But it would be well for
nervous people to re-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Beautiful Hands and Feet.

Beautiful hands are they that do
The work of the noble, good and true,
Busy for them the long day through.
Beautiful feet are they that go
Swiftly to tighten another's woe,
Thro' summers heat or winters snow.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Loss of Enthusiasm.
BY REV. JOHN LOVE, JR.

In his address to the church at
Ephesus the inspired amanuensis
is enioined to write, "Thou hast
left thy first love" The rebuke is
cou pied with enconiums, but new
theiess is one of the most severe
that can be brought against dis
ciple or the church, 1t is a charge OF
disloyalty-of voluntary bankrupt
CIV. It is wound offered to the Mas
ter sin the house of his friends. "
No one can doubt that many in the
church to-day, unexceptionable
perhaps III their outward life, must
vet plead guilty to this same indict-
ment. Of the entire army of Gid
con, but one-tenth could be entrus-
ted with the grave responsibilities
incident to the conflict with the
Midianites. The history is a
prophecy as well. The details be-
long to the annals Of Scripture.
The principle involved has num-
berless illustrations in all time.
Only a few choice Sp112tS were found
as allies for Gideon. SGch are the
exceptions rather than the rule In
the church to-day, AS in the past
SO now-"God works by minorities.
One secret Of faithlessness, one sign
of spiritual delusion is the loss Of
Enthusiasm. Service if performed
at all is in many cases but perfume
tory-the offering of the Se1Jf, not
the tribute of the i0ver; under the
compulsion of duty, not theinspira-
ton of pririIege.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11

member that their irritability
makes them burden to their
friends, and that they have, as
rule, produced no great work to
atone for it. Companion.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Petersburg ". C, T. .

P7fsjdeltt-MRS. GEORGE LOOMS.
F5ec PreSidents-
Mrs. 5, T. Stapleton, Mrs, ]. H. Spence,
Miss Annie Taylor, Mrs. ". b. CasweIl,
Mrs. L. n. Logan Mrs. r. l.. Kendall.
Ms Ralph Covert, Mrs. Josephine Robb
Recording .Secretdry-Nrs. o. G.. Scofield.
CorrcqpoRdiag SecretGaY-M IS. c. d. Mer-
rex.
TIeaSlu'er-Mrs. r. A. Jones.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11

White Ribbon Advocate is the
pane OF a new four-page monthly
by the Washington Y.
]" e. I. T., Auxiliary No. 4, at so
cents a year.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
w. C. T. e.
aFoR GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE
LAND"
Natioaal Won,an's Christian Temper
dnce Union.

p,esident-MIss FRANCES f. WILLARD, of
rI,rois: with Miss ANNA GORDON, Private
secretary.
Corresponding SecJetdty-Mrs. C. B. Buell., So
bible House, N. Y.
Recording Secretdry-Mrs. Mary \. Wood
bridge, Ravenna, o.
assistant Recording Secretdry-Mrs. l.. NJ. n.
stevens, Stroudwater, Me.
T,sasurer-Mrs. Esther Pugh, 1861 Walnut
street. Cincinnati, %.
Southern Secretary-Mrs. G. L. Mcleod, 2S7
Nosher street, Baltimore, Md.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Nest Yirqinia ". c. Z. Z.

President Miss A. TAYLOR, Wheeling, w
Va.
Corresponding Secretdry-Mrs. j. E, Thomp-
son, Grafton.
Recording Secretdry-Mrs. S, $. Hooten,
Grafton.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Petersburg Young Ladies' C. T. u

Preside1it-MIss CARRIE SCoFIELD.
Vice PresidentS-
Miss Bette Devol Miss Eva V. Johnson
Miss Annie Ebert, Miss Lulu Gilbert.
Supcj1teadent-Mr H. X. Jones,
&cetuY-Miss Flora Cooper.
T,casprSA-Miss Maud Kendall.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11

Miss F. E. Willard and Miss An
ma Gordon are announced to visit
California this month in the inter
est of the w. c. 1. U.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
THE HOME FOLKS.

Hrr ARITY HoLLENBAcK, Housekeeper.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Quarterly Meetings.

The following is a list of the
Quarterly Meetings to be held in
the month of March, on the Par
kersburg District, NJ. E. Church
Geo. G. Wilding, P, E.:
Volcano Station, March 3, 4.
B9lleville Circuit, at Murray.
vile, March 3, 4.
Harrisville Circuit,at Huntsville
March 10, II
Lnbeck Circuit, at Lubbock
March II, Is,
Ravenswood Circuit, at Pleasant
View, March II, Is.
Parkersburg Circuit, at Rock.
port, March "a, %.
Petroleum Circuit, at Petroleum.
March 81 and April 1.
West Union Circuit, at Duck.
worth Summit, March 81 and
April 1.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Marion County.
HEADsNILLE. Feb. %.

HEADsvILLE, Feb, %.
ED. FREEMAN | send below a
list of names, to whom please send
sample copies, as you proposed.
We, in this community, are 60
ing to work now in real earnest
Cor the temperance cause, which is
the cause Of God and humanity. |
for one, will not be found in line
with whisky sellers and drinkers,
even if the President of the United
States is found there with seven
kinds of wine on his tables.
"Wine is mocker." All honor
to the true men of all parties who
voted for the Amendment.
ELLIOT MORRIS.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
A Mountain DemOcrat-Prays and
ExhOrts.
RALEIGH. ". Va.

ED. FREEMAN: Our prayer to God
is that the FREEMAN may live long,
that it may continue to be what it
is, and that it may even Advance
in might and truth. We would
invoke the blessings Of God on all
friends of temperance, and espe-
cially on our good sisters who man
fest so much anxiety in this mat
ter, and who have been so shame
fully insulted. May we all feel
and know that right will prevail
and victory will soon be ours. AS
to the &c, we would offer prayers
for them, were we advised as to the
nature of their malady. But wheth-
err it be lack Of information, that
the people are and should be the
sovereigns, whether they possess
an evil spirit and are naturally in
clined to do wrong, or whether 1t
be gross ignorance, we do not attempt
to say. That 26 men would have
the hardihood, the presumption, to
attempt to protect the interests of
the rumseller, the DEVILS chief
agent, against the better judgment
Of "a of their peers, in opposition
to the prayers, petitions and pro-
tests of the good people of the State
should make their public record
black as night, and cause the righ-
teous Indignation Of the people to
be poured upon them so fast and
thick, that they would think them
selves better fitted to occupy the
position of "bar-kecpers," and associ-
ate with tiplers, rather than fill
seats in the Legislative halls, and
serve the people a second time IN
this capacity. Men who have
been so fast to deny parents the
privilege to assert that they are
themselves the righteous guardians
of their children, who have denied
society the rig ht to move from
their midst damnable nuisance
and curse, deserve to die an igno-
minious political death.
Because thousands Of good people
wish to protect society, their homes
and their children, they are called
fanatics; and in the face of all this
the insignificant number of %,
would-be men Of notoriety, have
the audacity to set themselves up
as the Constitutional guardians Of
the State, and have US call them
sages. The Regjsterman is placed
at the tail-end of this 2G, as kind
of stern-wheel, to shove along the
craft
But we would not forget the GA.
May the people laud their good
names! May they live to see their
children with happy homes, free
from the curse! May they ever be
prompted from pure motives to do
right, be abundantly blessed of God,
and their names be held in sacred
memory by our posterity.
MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
jackson. County.
KENTuCK, Feb. u.

KENTUcK, Feb. 81.
DEAR FREEMAN May | have
few lines in your valuable col
umns?
In this, our free and fruitful
country, it is a shame that we have
SO many to advocate and defend the
liquor traffic-so many who cry
out that to take whisky from them
would be robbing them of their
liberties. Ny prayer is, that God
may hasten the happy time when
such liberties shall be taken from
all such men.
1t is a sad fact that we have men
in our churches, claiming be to
good Christians, who oppose the
Prohibition Amendment.
say shame on such men as these.
They well know that the traffic
sends thousands tc their graves an
nually, and that no drunkard can
enter Heaven. My dear Christian
friends, let us be in earnest about
this matter. Let US stand together
and firm for the right. Brethren,
let us all who profess to love the
Lord, be on the Lords side! We
cannot serve two Masters. "Who is
on the Lords side ?"
| want to say to these members
of the Legislature who stood firm
for the Amendment, "Stand at your
posts, and
WE, THE PEOPLE,
will stand firm by you" But
shame on those who voted against
the peoples will! I hope the tenn,
perance people will remember
them, if they ever again ask for Of
fee / am glad Mr.. Armstrong
and Mr.. Brown Of my county voted
like true men.
To the Editor of the FREEMAN, |
want to say, I have been taking
your paper for about a year. 1t
comes to me every week, and | am
glad it does come. | don't see how
| could do without it, and | am not
going to do without it so long as it
can be had for love or money. |
have been getting it for love for
some time back, and now | send
some money. (S1,50 enclosed for
self and so cents for another. Ed
| hope that we who read and enjoy
the FREEMAN will do more for it
in the future.
May the Lord help us in this
good cause, is my prayer.
JOHN II. SKEEN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Well Done, Faithful Servants.
GRAFTON, Feb. 16, 1883.

GRAFTON, Feb. 16, 1888.
ED. FREEMAN The defeat Of the
Amendment by the eleven taithless
Senators Of West Virginia, has put
new life and more energy than ever
into every temperance man and
woman in Grafton. And what is
more encouraging than all is that
a great many who were opposed to
the Amendment are now favorable
to it from the fact that the rights of
the people to be heard at the ballot
box have been disregarded, and this
class of voters will not only vote for
Senators and Delegates who are
in favor Of submission two years
hence, but will work faithfully for
their election If an issue is made
on this question at the next cleo
ton in this county, it will give
from eight hundred to one thous-
and majority in favor Of submission.
Also, this Senatorial District will
give an increased majority. All
honor to our Senator, Hon. Mar
shall w. Coburn, and our Delegate,
Rev. David Powell, as representa-
tives Of the people. We will say
to them two years hence, go back,
good servants, we cannot spare
you"
The Y. NJ. G. A. is increasing
rapidly in membership, and are do
ing a good work. Also the W. c..
r. U. ELUR.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
Nicholas County.

NICHOLAS G. H.
ED. FREEMAN Enclosed find Is
cents for FREEMAN. l hope to take
it longer.
A Baptist minister said to me
that the FREEMAN had too much
temperance in it for him but if
you change it to suit him you need
not count on me-so there it is.
JACOB KEAGG.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

Is acres of level land, in good
state Of cultivation, in one mile of
the Little Kanawha Bridge. Good
frame house in nice grove, out
buildings, &c. Price, $1,000. On
Lubbock road.
Thirty acres more can be added,
at $50 per acre, Enquire of
w. F. ATTKIssoN,
Real Estate Broker and Notary
Public.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
PROHIBITION.
PURsLEY, TYLER Co., Feb. IA.

PURsLEY, TYLER Co., Feb. IA.
Enclosed $3.50 for the three
names as follows x <
Will get other names and send
them in.
Another defeat is only the pre-
cursor of certain victory, Long
live the FREEMAN.
Yours, &C.,
J. T. HICKMAN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

BIG PURCHAsE.-Gov. J. F. Hart
ranft, of Pennsylvania, has pur-
chased the Quinnimont furnace,
paying $4,000 for it.-Raleigh
Index.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
JACKSON C. H., Feb. "a.

JACKSON z. H., FeD. "a.
Enclosed find 81 to my credit.
Also two new names as follows.
q !;
The FREEMAN is doing good.
Keep up the fire all along the line,
and the victory surely is ours.
Yours,
E. D. w. KING.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-10

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-10

V. B Galusha, Morris, ILL.,, recon-
mends that for ell kinds of berries
on the farm the rows should be laid
oct wide enough to allow the plants
to occupy all the space needed and
leave ample room for cultivation
with horse between; and to make
this work more expeditions the rows
should be as long as may be, and, of
course, less in mum Der than if shorter.
For strawberries, mark out the
ground three and half or four feet !;
for currents or gooseberries, four to
five feet; for black berries, six feet {;
for red rsspberries, seven feet; and
for blackberries, eight feet apart
The red rsspberries and black berries
should not be placed among the other
sorts, as the sproutiug from the roots,
when go planted or when close along
side other plants, is serious annoy
anoe, and the 'sucker are quite liza,
BILE to take possession of the whole
ground Therefore leave q clear
space of six or seven feet between
other sorts and those which can easily
be kept clear of those usurpers by
occasional blowing with a sharp
shire pillow. > Courier Journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-10
A GREAT CAUSE OF HUMAN: MISERY
Is The Loss OF
MANHOOD

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-10
NOT IN ONE YEAR.

1t is often urged upon our young
men that agriculture offers them
more assured rewards than in any
vocation in which they can engage
We believe this is true and we
wish many Of those who are standing
behind counters for the most moder-
ate wages could be induced to think
so. But there is danger of over es
timating what one may do on farm.
1t is not a business at which a man
may lie down at night poor and get
up in the morning rich. The young
man who lays out a few hundred
dollars of his earnings, or of bis pat
rimony IN stocking farm, mIst not
expect to become wealthy in one
year. If indeed he starts out with
that idea that he is 20 realize imme-
diately an income and begins to in
dulge expensive tastes, the chances
are much against his ever beco ming
wealthy. Instead of this, he must
exercise great economy, and even
With economy, his accuWulationS
will be small for several years. -
Perhaps be will be passing into mid
die age before the profits of his bus
mess will authorize him to make
much expenditure in the way of dis
play. But with judicious manage"
ment there will be an increase of his
substance. His lands will improve.
His cattle will multiply. He will
gradually collect mechanical impleo
ments that will lessen the labor of
husbandry. With no sudden &C.
cession he will after q time find him
self in the possession of the comforts
and many of the luxuries of life.
All this will follow as the result of
patient aud assiduous attention to
the details of farming. The picture
should be an attractive one to the
young man who lie full of energy and
is looking for some business in which
he may exer! it to an advantage -
Madison Madisonian.