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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
Silk Culture in Brooke County.

The business of silk culture is
assuming q position of more i'm
portance than that it has here
tofore occupied among the business
interests of this country. 1t has
been shown by repeated trials, that
it can be made not only pleasant
and easy pursuit but profitable
one also; and that the silk worm,
with only ordinary care, will flour
ish in almost every part of this
country. The silk worm being
without eyes, has no disposition to
wander about, but devotes its days
to eating, and will remain in any
shallow receptacle where the mul-
berry leaves upon which it feeds
are strewn, until the time arrives
for it to begin spinning its cocoon,
when it climbs upon the rack or
lattice which is placed above It's
feeding place, and spins its web
around itself until it is completely
inclosed within it's silken tomb
There it remains until it changes
from a worm to moth, and comes
out and deposits the eggs, from
which are Matched the young
worms. A there are about forty
thousand of these eggs in single
ounce there is no great difficulty
in finding place to store them
The eggs are placed in cool place
and kept until the following year
when the mulberry leaves come
then they may be brought out into
warmth, and will soon begin their
work of feeding and spinoing.
Miss Maggie Hervey, who is the
pioneer in the business of silk cul-
ture in this section of counsry, has
raised this year about five thousand
five hundred worms. The eocoons
are as fine as can be seem any
where. The worms were vigorous
and free from any disease, showing
beyond question that silk can be
cultivated successfully, and If un-
dertaken on large scale, profta-
bly, in Brooke eounty.-PdnhGmdle
Neaos.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
A Grand Petition.

Here is petition that ought to
to have aoetght with the British
parliament. 1t is said that the
combined efforts of four policemen
were required to carry it into the
House ofCommons, April 10th, the
petition in favor of closing public
houses on Sunday-one of the larg-
est documents of the kind ever
presented to parliament. 1t con-
tanned 590,332 signatures upon a
continuous roll of paper, which was
4 1872 yards long. and weighed three
hundred and fifty pounds.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
Rhyme for Coffee.

Detroit Free Press.
Having learned that somebody
had affirmed that there was no
rhyme for coffee, r. J, Burdette inn
mediately composed the following
dimes
To drown the drear perfume of
beer
He drank a quart of coffee;
And when that night his boots
were tight
And couldn't be pulled off, he
Left them on and
Slept
On the floor.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
THE HOME FOLKS.

HnxR1TY HoLLENBAcK, Housekeeper.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05

AS one result of the blue-ribbon
movement in England, it is stated
that 1000 less barrels of beer were
orewed in Chester in 1882 than in
1881, which means that $4,000
l'ss money was spent for beer.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05

All the churches in the world
are spending less money for foreign
missions annually than the thea
ters of the single city of New York
receive every year from their pat
rons.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05


President-MG.S. Il. l.. KENDALL.
Wee PRESIDENTS
Mrs. s, r. Stapleton, Mrs. S. Marlos..
Miss Annie Taylor, Mrs. ". B. Casyyell,
Mrs. L. y. Logan, Mrs. c. f. Scott.
Mrs. Ralph Covert, Mrs. Josephine Robb.
Recording Se.retdry-Mrs. s. NJ. Pollock.
Corresponding SecretaIY-Mcs. c. D. Mer-
rick.
TreaSuyer,A8trs. R. A. Jones.
Petersburg Young Ladies' C. T. u.
Prestdent-AMIsS FLORA COOPER
Vice PresidextS-
Miss Bette Devol, Miss Eva V. Johnson.
Miss Annie Ebert, Miss Lulu Gilasert.
Superdatendsnt-Mrs H. X. Jones,
Secretoly-kIiss Mollie Virts.
IrcdSurer-Aiiss Maud Kendall.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
West Virginia W. c. T. U.

President-MIss A. TAYLOR, Wheeling, w.
Va.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. j. B. Thomp-
son, Grafton.
Recording ,See1etdry-Mrs. S. S. Esoten,
Grafton.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05
W.. C. II. c.
4EoR COP AND HOME AND NATIVE
LAND"
National Woman7s Christian Temper
ancc Union.

pyesident-MIss FRANCES e. WILLARD, of
Illinois; with MKs ANNA GORDON, Private
secretary.
Corresponding Sesretdry-Mrs. C. B. Buell., Sc
Bible House, n. Y.
Recording Secrescrgr-Mrs. Mary A. Wood
bridge, RavennafO.
assistant Recording Secretary-Mrs. l.. ". n
stevens, Stroudwater, Me.
TreasureJ-Mrs. Esther Pugh, 1863 Ws5n ut
street, Cincinnat,O
Southern Secrehry-Mrs. G. L. Mcleod .2s7
Mosher street, Baltimore, Md.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
RAIL AND RIVER.

The q. L. II. authorities Heny the South
eastern Rail,cay Impeachment.
Messrs. George Stephen, Donald A.
Smith and Duncan Mcintyre write as fol-
lows to the Montreal Witness: "We OBJ
serve in your paper an article headed "The
Southeastern Railway" in which, efter
describing the alleged agreement with the
Canadian Pacific Railway company, you
state it was further agreed between us and
Messrs. Barlow and Chaffee that the South
eastern should be sold to the Canadian
Pacific for $5,OOO,O0O, the difference be-
tween the price paid Mr.. Barlow and that
sum to be divided between US, Mr.. Bar
low and Mr.. Chaffee. Without discussing
the correctness or incorrectness of the
other portions of your article, we have to
state as to this that it is absolutely false in
every particular, and that we never made
or contemplated any such arrangement or
any arrangement by which any profit
would have accrued to US from the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company out of any
transaction in connection with the South
eastern"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
Rail Notes,


The travel on the roads is rather light,
especially from the east.
Col. Flournoy, of the lumber line, left
esterday afternoon for Kansas and
Nebraska, to be absent six or eight days.
Mr.. W. H. Lowe, general baggage agent
of the Northern Pacific road, has taken up
his quarters in the basement of the general
office building in st. Paul. Heretofore
Mr.. Lowe has made his headquarters at
Brainerd.
Harvesting is progressing on the
Northern Pacific, road very satisfactory,
and the yield will be very much larger
than was expected. Many fields will yield
twenty-three bushels to the acre and even
more, and the general average will be not
less than twenty bushels.
A meeting of railroad officials repre-
senting the Grand Trunk, Central Yer
mont, Northern, Concord & Lowell rail-
roads has been held at st. Adams, VT, to
arrange for a fast freight and passenger
service between Boston and Chicago. The
arrangement goes into eject August 20,
and passenger trains will run through in
forty hours.
The railroads in the state should bear in
mind the law in regard to transporting
game out of the state. It reads as follows
ut is unlawful for any person or cerpor-
alton to carry out of the state, or have in
possession for the purpose of carrying out
OF the state, any game, bird or animal,
under penalty, on conviction, of imprison-
ment or fine of 500 for each offense."
Mr.. Jerome Mecusker, formerly passen-
ger conductor On the n. Y. P. & O., and
theI Long Island railroads, and one of
the most efficient and thorough railroad
men in the country, is visiting friends in
this city. He will take a trip over the
Northern Pacific line, and it is probable
that he will transfer his residence to this
section of the country, his. impressions of
st. Paul and surroundings being most
favorable.
Helena (Montana) Independent, Aug.
10: Col. Lamborn arrived last evening.
and will remain here to-day. The special
object of his visit is to leok for a site for
the location of the hotel which the North
ern Pacific Railroad company propose to
have erected at Helena. If the citizens
who are interested in this matter land
what property owner is not0 will coop
crate with the company and show that
they take direct interest in the matter
by subscribing for portion of the stock.
we are assured that large hotel, such as
Helena needs and such as will be a credit
to our city, will be built ready to accom-
modate the travel of next year. The COM
pany propose to erect a hotel to cost
100000.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22

A CHICAGO friend of Mr.. Conkling
claims to have got that gentleman's op.n
ion of Mr.. Arthur and his cabinet. Being
asked what he thought of the president,
Mr.. Conkling replied:
President Arthur is very amiable gen.
tleman."
That is non-committal enough.
The friend says, in regard to Mr.. Conk-
ling's opinion of the cabinet: Gle thinks
Folger an old fogy, Brewster an old fool,
Lincoln worthy but unsatisfactory young
man, Chandler a small trickster, while
with Teller and Gresham he finds nc
fault"
If Conkling did not express such an
opinion of the cabinet, he might have ex-
pressed it with truth.
What paltry set of shysters to govern
1the United States!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
ARTHUR rs Il POSSIBILITY.

The newspapers generally have engaged
ice discussion as to the claims of Presi-
dent Arthur to the Republican nomination
forthe presidency next year, and as mat
ter Of course there is much diversity of
opinion on the subject. AS time progress
es, however, and one after another of the
available men" in the party disappear
from. view-some buried by circumstances
over which they had no control and Others
by their own indiscretions-Mr. Ar
thur comes to be looked upon with more
favor, and is now discussed with great
deal of earnestness not only as a possibili-
ity but a probability for 1884.
What Mr.. Arthur's qualifications for the
Office of chief executive of the nation are
it will puzzle most discriminating people
to discover. It is not what he has done
during his incumbency of the Office that is
urged in his behalf, but what he has left
undone-his negative rather than his posi-
tive qualities. 1t is urged that he has had
ample opportunities to commit many
serious if not fatal blunders, but has
avoided them by doing nothing. There
nave OOOu CudSu1 W UrluS0, duU uc Has
bridged them by simply permitting the
torrents of i'll feeling that ragged between
their banks to dry up or exhaust them
selves in fruitless lashing On the shores.
Such qualities may adapt a man for the
administration of affairs of state in the
eyes of few, but will not commend him
to majority of intelligent American citi-
zens. We do not want man in the first
place in the nation who is merely pas
sive instrument of circumstances, but a
man possessed of positive personal force
of character; one who meeting events can
control them; one who can bend circum-
stances to purpose and that purpose the
well-being of the whole people. Mr..
Arthur has shown no ability while in Office
that should commend him for a second
term. He has devoted his days to the
routine business of the Office and his
nights to carousals with few
boon companions. he has been too COW
ardly to meet the dissensions in his own
party, and save in the veto of the infa-
nous river and harbor bill of two years
ago, he has manifested but little regard
for the public interests. He has been
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
LOUiIIO the IRON.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

LSP0O1eA AeAeeIdin 10 the OIoDe.J
RUSH CITY, Mimi, Aug. 21.-Rosd-
master NJ. D. Kelly, of the st. Paul & d.
kota railroad, began active operations at
this place to-day laying iron On the Grants
burg branch, and will at an early day COM
plete the same to the ST Croix river. five
miles distant, where the contract for a
combination wood and iron bridge is let
to Raymond and Campbell of Saltwater,
to be finished September %, when the iron
will be laid at once into Grantsburg, Wis.
distance of twenty miles, where it will
open up large hardwood and farming
country
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22

simply dummy-a puppet controlled by
men of stronger intellectual force. If he
should be elected for another term there
is no guarantee that he would manifest
any more force of character than he has
would be permitted to continne in its
course, managed by subordiDates and
with only a nominal head. What we need
in the Office of president is strong man,
independent of all political factions and
with force of character enough to assert
his right, to discharge his trust in such a
manner as would conduce to the best in
terest of the whole people.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
Base Ball This Afternoon,

What should prove the most interesting
game of base ball played at Bed Cap park
is arranged for this afternoon, the oppo-
nents of the home club being the Union
Pacifies, of Omaha. The pitcher of this
club is Salisbury, who filed that position
for the old Red Caps, when that club was
in its prime. The club with which he is
now connected is strong or
ganization, as shown by their easy
defeat the other day of the Chicago
Unions, whose fame and strong play dur
ing their late visit to st. Paul and Mime
apolis, won for them enthusiastic praise
from admirers of the game. With the
addition to the playing strength of the
Reds, by the acquisition of Koran, for
merly of the Unions, as the regular
pitcher, the home team are playing
strong game, and whether they lose or not,
will do their part to make the game ex-
citing from beginning to end.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22

and was clipped and shaved, and after
braciDg up he came in yesterday and paid
his fine.
J. Lemon was charged with having been
blind full on tanglefoot. He was squeezed
TO the extent of SIS.
Frank Gross was charged with peddling
snide finger rings. He buys them for
about 81 gross and sells them at any
price. He was sent up for sixty days.
George Birmingh cabbaged coat from
livery stable and borrowed g case note on
it from mine uncle. He was up on the
charge of larceny, and the October days
will be here when he is released from du-
rance again, his term being sixty days.
James Butcher, charged with stealing a
COW, was discharged.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
The COMING Conrentia,,.

A large number of prominent politi-
clans from various localities in north
Dakota are arriving on every train to at
tend the convention here tomorrow. Mar
qu1s DeMores, from the trans Missouri
country, Alex Mckenzie, of Bismarck: w.
+. Steele, of Kidder county; E. P. Wells.
johnson Nickens and j. j. Flint, of James
town; George Walsh and DR.. Scott. of
Grand Forks; Col. o. NJ. Towner, of Nell
son county, and many others from various
places have signifed an intention to be
present, and have either arrived this even
ing, or will bs here on the morning trains.
From the general makeup of the crowd
1t is believed the convention
will oppose the division of
theterritory, as most of them stand in
with Governor Ordway, who is outspoken
against division. Still it is impossible to
Tell what will be the outcome of the con-
Vention, and it is probable that the real
objects at issue have yet to be stated.
What they are will doubtless come to light
in few days.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22

ONE has often to go long way from
home to hear the news. The New York
Sun of recent date contains the follow
ing:
st. Paul gamblers and other offenders against
public morality, wishing to get the countenance
and protection of the police, apply to the chief,
ard an arrangement is made providing for the
payment of a monthly fine, varying from $25
to 500 for the proprietor and $40 to $25 for
each inmate. The prosecuting attorney is a
party to this. Mayor O'Brien has put his foot
down upon it, however, and the peculiar license
system will have to be abandoned.
If the chief of police of st. Paul has
ever made such an arrangement as is re-
ferred to in the above paragraph, he has
Gone it very quietly, SO quietly in fact,
that neither the public nor the gamblers
themselves are cognizant of the fact.
Mayor OBrien has not had an opportunity
to put his foot down upon any such
system.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
BIERMAN,s ACCEPTANCE.

Hon. A. Bierman, the Democratic nom
inee for Governor, was in the city in con-
9sultation with friends yesterday. He has
decided to accept the nomination rendered
him and in due time will formally respond
to the official notice of the chairman of
the State Central committee of his nomi-
nation. Mr.. Bierman will make an earnest
canvass and if he is given practical work
ing assistance the result may prove quite
surprise. But it will be an agreeable
surprise.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
Hard Cases.

Some people don't know their luck
which is the same as to say that they can.
not bask in the sunshine of prosperity
without receiving moral sun stroke. One
of these is Frank Winslow, festive pea
nut and candy butcher on the train. He
lived gay life and blowed in his surplus
stuff in buying red chips. Yesterday he
was before the court on the charge of
swindling. His employer explained that
he had appropriated little money while
under the influence of liquor and that he
did not care to prosecute the case. He
was discharged.
John Pargeson was fined SIS for having
been drunk and disorderly. He went to
the workhouse. had the hose turned on him
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
Il COnCelltiO1l

A call was issued some days ago for a
north Dakota convention to meet in Fargo
soon, to consider questions naturally arts
ing out of the effort at division on the
part of south Dakota. The most stress is
laid on tie appropriation of the name Da-
kota by the southern half, and that fact in
itself will have tendency to bring a large
representation, a majority of whom Will
probably oppose division on that ground.
Besides 1t is considered desirable to have
several questions of public policy settled.
and some questions of ring policy will
doubtless come before certain portions of
the representation.
The papers of north Dakota look at the
convention from various points, but nearly
all urge an attendance, and the adoption
OF such peculiar issues as may suit their
locality. 1t is improbable, however. that
much will be accomplished except to bring
various rings into better working shape.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
Mr.. Hughes, Danner.

Alex Hughes has been indulging in a
sheer at the delegates elected to the con-
stitutional convention, and is reported to
have said the vote was a very light one,
not one in ten voting. Well, Mr.. Hughes,
your opinion wasn't asked, and 1t is g.
matter of very little consequence anyhow.
All you can say or do won't stop the pro-
cession, and you are likely to get stepped
on right hard if you get in the way.-Alex-
andria Herald.
1t would be hard to tell where the point
was, were it not for the fact that at tina
time of the Minneapolis fair last year the
Argus charged Bismarck, which took the
banner for the finest display of agricul-
tural production, with coming to Fargo
and other points in the Red river valley
and purchasing the products with which
to make the display. Will somebody rise.
and explain the facts in the case?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
The N. p. Passenger Department.

The GLOBE of yesterday noted the pro-
posed promotion and extension of the
duties of Geo. K. Barnes, Esq, the general
passenger agent of the Northern Pacific.
This change involves the division of the
labor of the department and renders
an assistant an imperative necessity. The
GLOBE also noted that the position of
superintendent of passenger traffic from
Helena east had been rendered to Mr..
W. H. Dixon, Northwestern passenger
agent of the Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
Mr.. Dixon returned from Milwaukee yes
terday, where he went to consult the man
agement of his road, and has decided to
decline the very fattering offer. There
was report that the position had been
rendered Mr.. H.C.Davis, assistant general
passenger agent of the Manitoba, but in
vestigation proved that the report was
utterly without the slightest foundation.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
TaG ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 22 1883

lions have already been made. 1t is also
expected that Commodore N W. Kittson's
great stallion Won Arnim, and his mare
Astoria, full sister to the great Dexter and
Dictator, the sire of Jay Eye See, Phallas
and Director, the sensational horses of the
year, will appear in an exhibition trot 1t
is also expected that there will be one or
more other special events, and probably a
running race. In fact, the programme
will include more good sport than ever
given on Minnesota track IN one after
noon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
THE HARVESr.

Progress of the Harvest Along the Lines
of the st. Paul, Minneapolis s. Manitoba
and st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail
roads.
Fergus-Fine crops; cloudy, cool; corn
improving.
Barnesville-Nearly all farmers have
commenced harvesting now, md nearly
all will get about an average crop; clear
and fine.
Glyndon-Weather clear and warm:
farmers are cutting grain, everything
favorable for good yield as to quantity
and quality.
Beltrami-Farmers are beginning to
think they have over estimated the
yield of wheat, think it will not be more
than, average crop; clear and cool.
Euclid-Harvest has begun on some of
the farms, grain turning out nicely.
Stephen-All farmers cutting wheat; this
morning party cloudy and cool.
Kennedy-Crops maturing fast; cloudy
and cool.
st. misunderstanding has commenced
in this county; clear and cool.
Moorhead-No rain past twenty-four
hours; harvest begun; crops reported in
fair condition.
Hillsboro-Crop Is looking fine; no rain
last night; some farmers are cutting here
clear, windy and pleasant.
Grand Forks-Crops doing fine; nc
rain the past twenty-four hours; clear and
fine.
Larimore-Crops in fine shape; cutting
will commence soon; clear and pleasant.
Fishers = No rain past twenty four
hours; harvest begun; crops looking fine
no reports of any damage; cloudy and
cool.
Delano-Weather clear and cool; crop:
in good condition.
Howard Lake-Clear and warm; crops
in good condition.
Litchfeld-C and cool; crops il
good shape.
Willmar-Clear and cool; harvest pro
crossing.
Benson-Clear and cool; crops in good
shape.
Morris-Clear and cool; harvest abou
half over.
Herman-Harvest progressing finely
clear and cool.
Walcott- cloudy and cool; har
vest in full blast; grain in good condi-
ton.
Dwight-Wheat all ripe and being
cut.
Hope-Clear and cool; wheat looking
fine.
Osseo-Past twentyfour hours windy
and cool; no rain; corn doing well.
Monticello-Clear and cool; no rain
corn and potatoes doing well.
Clearwater-Clear and warm; crops in
good condition.
Anoka-Harvest about all finished, anc
under most favorable weather since last
report; clear and cool; prospects for E
good corn crop are good.
st. Joe-Wheat nearly all cut;good crop
oats most ripe; fine weather.
Sank Center-Crops in good condition
harvest in progress; clear, windy and
pleasant.
Big Lake-Harvesting nearly finished
wheat will be fair crop; weather cloudy
and cool.
Observation-Disclosures clear and pleasant
harvest progressing faverably.
Albany-Weather clear, fine; harvest
progressing finely.
Clear Lake-Harvest all finished and
some threshing done; corn some backward
owing to the cool weather for the past
week but looking we'll.
Evansville and very warm; har.
vesting almost finished; crops splendid.