West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-14


covered with diamonds, that rest
IN idleness in the jewel room of
the Kremlin, not one is good
enough for the brows of Mrs. Foster
and Miss Willard"
Miss Mary A. Wadsworth is do
Ing brave, good work in Virginia
organizing Unions where noIe ex-
listed.
The Signal has this:
Miss Alcott says so well what
we all feel, that it is pleasure to
say it over after her:
ut is discouraging to see so many
excellent women. blessed with
plenty of time, money and brains,
content with trifies when so much
grand work is waiting to be done.
and IN the doing of it they would
find the genuine culture, happiness
and success which so ennobles life. ,
Easter Cards.
Easter approaches. The cards
In the shop windows already sug-
gest its loving greetings. Would
it not be well to couple temperance
with the celebration of this great
church festival? Miss Colman
has thought of this and has on
hand all ready for the approaching
holiday beautiful assortment of
Temperance Easter Cards.
Time would fail us to tell of all
the beauties Miss Colman has pre-
pared at so much expense and la
Dor. Send to her at 76 Bible House,
New York, for the entire lot. One
dollar will 60 great ways in her
hands, and come back to you IN
blessings.-U Union Signal.
Outgeneraled.
Hoao the Good Women of Grant City,
No., Gained the day.
A little city in Missouri, which
has kept the saloon wolf from its
doors for many years has been stir
red to its outermost rim by a pc
tition to the county court for a H.
censed dram shop.
The excitement was intensified
on learning that majority of the
tax-paying citizens were on the pc
tition, and were confident of sue
cess, for the man who was asking
for license proposed to pay thous-
and dollars a year toward the city
expenses. But the women of the
w. C. T. u, believing that this
blood money would be a curse and
not blessing to the town, circulat-
ed a remonstrance against said Pc
tition.
The county court met on the 10Th
Of January, and it was understood
they would pass on this petition.
So, on Saturday morning, the wom-
en- we're seen marching, two and
two, to the temple of justice, to file
their remonstrance, and plead with
the honorable judges not to license
this most fruitful source of sorrow,
poverty and death. The attorney
for the saloon men said it would
not suit him to present their pc
tition until two o'clock in the af-
ternOOn.
So the women returned to their
homes, and at the appointed hour
were in their places in the court
room, and after long and patient
waiting for the presentation of the
petition, the court adjourned to
meet on Monday morning at ten
o'clock. The women held short
council of war, and determined to
put off their washing until Tues
day, or rather until the adjourn
ment of court.
At the appointed hour on Mon
day they were all on hand, armed
with their knitting and sewing,
determined to stay with the court
to the bitter end After quite a
waiting, the attorney for the saloon
said to the judges that they would
not be ready to present their pc
tition until one o'clock.
The women adjourned for dinner,
and returned to the court house at
the hour named, armed as before.
After another period of waiting
and knitting, another attorney for
the saloon men arose and said they
aonld nat he rnadu To nreSent their