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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
A Resolution That Meant "Bus-
ineSS."

1t had been the custom in j,
N. Y, for the churches once every
year to hold a union meeting, and
7Whereas" and "Resolve" that
rum was a curse it made paupers;
it filled the prisons, ETC.. then ad-
iourn, with the conclusion they
had struck a terrible blow at the
traffic. The usual yearly meeting
was called. The church was full
of people. A committe was appoint
ed to "Whereas and Resolve"
They brought in the usual report.
A member of the committee NOV
ed the adoption of the resolution.
Just as they were about to call for
a vote, man in the audience said,
"Mr. Chairman, / have some reso-
lutions | desire to su bstitute for the
ones before this meeting; can l be
heard ?" The Chairman, in re-
luctant way, said, eyes, sir"
~ submit the following:
"'WHEREAs, In this village there
are twenty-three places where in
toxicating liquors are sold; and,
"WHEREAs, Each place is violat-
ing each and every provision of the
excise law, selling on Sunday and
to small boys; therefore be it
ReSolved, That we demand the
enforcement of the law, requiring
every officer in this town to do his
duty in the arrest, trial and con-
viction of these criminals; that we
procure the services of some attor-
ney to prevent the violation of the
law, and that we promise to stand
by all officers in the honest dis
charge of their duties"
"Mr. Chairman, | offer these as a
substitute for the ones just read,
and with these resolutions l give
my check for two hundred dollars
We need something substantial"
They were passed. The result
was, that in six months every Ii
cense in the town but four, had
been Cancelled. The next town
meeting no licenses were granted,
and for five years it has had no
selling of strong drink, under the
shadow of law; no legal murders
are permitted.
These are the resolutions that
tell. Have you the moral heroism
to do this in your town ?-Sl
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Commend WelI-DOlng.

1t is wise to recognize well-doing
and say the right word of common
dation, 1t may give just the en-
couragement and assurance of sym
patty that is needed to secure con
tinuance in good cause, The "Min-
isterial Union" of Philadelphia,
composed of pastors of all evangel-
ical churches, acted on this princi-
pie at their last meeting, in pass
ing a hearty resolution of common
dation of the City Council for refus-
ing to vote supplies to the Park
Commission until they cease allow
ing liquor to be sold in the park.
They also requested the Council
not to vote the supplies Of public
money to the Mayor for the pay of
the police force, unless he would
endeavor to enforce existing laws
in relation to the opening of liquor
saloons and sale Of intoxicants en-
Sunday.-Golden Rule.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Waxing Great.

A dispatch from Washington to
the Boston Journal, August 23d,
says: THE rapid spread of the pro-
hibition movement and its aggres-
siveness confuse and alarm polite
ians here. They do not know
what to make of it or how to treat
it. All popular movements resting
on moral and sentimental grounds
are objects of annoyance to the
practical politician. The reports
from the West show that the move
ment is assuming formidable pro-
portions, and is injecting large dis
tricts. That it will play an i'm
portant part in determining the re-
suit of the campaigns in the COM
ing elections is acknowledged, and
the movement is looked upon as
one that will not expend its
strength in the immediate future"
TEMPERANCE Cause.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
A Legislator Convinced, by
Liquor Dealers Argument.

Ansley Gray, the temperance Or
ator, says it won't do to brand a
man dishonest because he disagrees
with you. Why" says he, II
was opposed not only to Prohibi
ton, but to restrictive legislation,
until three years ago. I was edu-
Gated, SO to speak, in that direction.
Three years ago high license was
introduced into the Dakota Legis-
lature. [ was a member of that
body, and made up my mind to
vote against it. A committee Of
ladies, headed by good old Mrs.
Governor Howard, God bless her,
called on me to try to induce me
to change my mind. They did not
succeed, though finally promised
not to make speech against the
bill, Before it came to final pass
age little Jew named Alter, a
wholesale liquor dealer, came to me
to urge me to speak. | told him |
had promised the ladies l would
not. He urged and urged, and be-
came much excited finally he said,
We'll, [ tell you what is the mat
ter. If we don't look out it wont
De ten years before we have so con-
founded many churches in Dakota,
that we will have Prohibition
This opened my eyes. [ began to
ponder the matter and became a
Prohlbitionist "-SigndE
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
1t Don't Pay.

1t don't pay to hang one citizen,
because another citizen sells him
liquor.
1t don't pay to have one citizen
in the lunatic asylum, because an
other citizen sold him liquor,
In don't pay to have one citizen
in the county Jail, because another
citizen sells him liquor,
1t don't pay to have fifty work
ingmen ragged to have one saloon
keeper dressed in broadcloth and
flush Of money.
1t don't pay to have ten smart,
active, intelligent boys transform
ed to thieves to enable one man to
lead an easy life by selling them
liquor.
1t don't pay to have fifty work.
ingmen and their families live on
bone soup and half rations, in or
der that one saloon-keeper may
flourish on roast turky and cham
payne.
1t don't pay to have one thous-
and homes blasted, ruined, defled
and turned into a hell of discord
and misery, in order that one whole
sale liquor dealer may amass a
large fortune.
1t don't pay to give man for
500 a year, a license to sell
liquor, and then spend $500 on tri-
al of another man.for buying that
liquor, and committing murder I'M
der its influence.
1t don't pay to have town run
by saloons, simply to put money in
the pockets of the saloon men and
their attorneys.
1t don't pay to have saloons to
control officers, stock juries and
override the laws of the land
Exchange.
By their votes eleven of'our Sen
ators and fourteen of our Delegates
take issue with the above, and say
all these things do pay.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

STATE TREASURER EPIDEMIC
Right on the heels of Tennessee's
less of 100000 by the defalcation
of Treasurer Polk, another State
Treasurer has eloped, and his cash
is short something over two hun
bred thousand dollars. Alabama is
the State that has suffered, and the
fugitive probably bent his steps to
New York. He seems to have been
using public money to speculate
with, and instead of making a for
tune, he made losses, and has
come to grief.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Laurel Fork 4 Sand Hill Railroad.

w. Va. Transportation Co., Lessee.
VOLCANO, w. Va, May "a, 1850.
ON an after this date trains will run as
Ofollows:
No. leaves Volcano at 9:l5am, connecting
with Express mail West.
No. leaves Laurel Fork Junction at 10 l5am,
No. leaves Volcano at pm, connecting
with Express mail East.
No. leaves Laurel Fork June. at 6:l5pm.
Extra.-Monday mornings only. Leaves
Volcano at :40am. Leaves l.. 4. Junction at
S:25am.
No. will wait 80 minutes for delayed Elk
press from the East.
No. will wait hour for deayed Express
from the West.
M.C.C. CHURCH, Secretary.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Marietta e. Cincinnati Railroad.

TN effect November u, 1882. The Quickest
l. Time and Fewest Changes, to ali points
West and Northwest.
The popular line to ST. Louis, Chicago, om-
aha and Kansas City.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

/ Stop on signal.
Nos. / and and No. 8 east of Chillicothe,
stop at all stations
Train 36 VIII carry passengers be-
tween Chillicothe and Parkersburg.
Trains Nos. 80 and 80 will carry passengers
between Athens and Chillicothe.
Trains Nos. Q and have Palace cars TO
Cincinnati and st. Louis without change.
Trainn No. 10 has Palace Cars to Cincinnati.
No trains on Hillsboro or Portsmouth
branches on Sunday.
THos: P. BARRY, Gent Pass. & Ticket Ag't.
J. e. ROSE, M. Oft.
JOHN ADAIR, Agent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Campaign ISS3-Freeman soc.

FREEMAN. Parkersburg, w. Va
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

Send in names by ones, twos,
fves and tens, for the FREEMAN,
from now till July 1, 'S3, for SOC,
This will take readers through
the session of the Legisla-
ture, with four months to figure on
what it failed to do.
FREEMAN from now till July l,
'83, for SOC.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14

ance elements are all burned out
in the Satanic fires. None but
fallen angels consolidate with sin.
-Delaware Signal.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
Freeman Free.

To all Ministers, the FREEMAN will be sent
for Sl.OO year, in advance. Better still-to
any Minister sending $500 with the names of
two yearly subscribers, the FREEMAN will
be sent, free, for one year.
Regular Terms-Sl.50 year-same rate for
shorter time. Address,
FREEMAN Park ersburg w Va
National Republican., 1883-12-07
ax dlvldond-2l highest, lO76 lowest.


Following are opening, highest. lowest and clos
inE prices on Chicago board OF trade as corrected
byspecial wire reports to Cooke 4 Co., brokers
National Republican., 1883-12-07
THE TWO TURKEYS.
How Wise Bird Got Left--The Story OF
Barnyard.
Truth.

JfuW.
A certain man near Railroad avenue, in
fremont, had large number of turkeys
which had hard luck in getting enough to
cat through the summer months.
Ono of the turkeys was good natured,
happy follow, and very respectable. He
always kept out Of bad society and never as
sociated with Frog Hollow poultry. An
other ono of the turkeys prlded himself on
his wisdom, and among his associates in the
barnyard was considered very sly" bird.
About three weeks ago tho good-naturod
turkey mot the wise turkey and said to him: (:
~ can't understand how it is that our
master has commenced to feed us 80 literally.
Why he nearly starved us last summer"
Cant you understand it?" replied tho
wise turkey, winking his left eye.
mo, | can't"
"Well," said the wise one, you're pretty
good -natured sort of gobbler, SO l will give
you tho straight tip. Thanksgiving day is
duo in three weeks"
"What has that to do with it?"
"Everything, my dear bird; our master
wishes to fatten us up"-here the wise turkey,
in low voice, whispered in the thin turkeys
ear these horrible words "and kill US for
market"
The good-natured turkey turned pale, and,
when he recovered himself, said he did not
believe it,
"Well do as you like" said his companion,
''eat aud get fat, and bo killed. AS for my
self, / don't intend to cat anything, and
grow thin. When your head is chopped Off
you will remomber what l have told YOU"
Thoy shook claws and separated.
Time passed on. Tho good-natured turkey
cat all he could get and grow fat, while tho
wise turkey took just enough to sustain life
and trained himself down to u shadow.
Early yesterday morning the man got up,
caught all his turkeys and began to chop their
heads Off. The good.natured turkey resigned
himself to fate, his last words were i've
had q good time" and ho died without COB
bio. The wise, thin turkey smiled to him
self, but he was suddenly seized and his head
cut Off
Thenthe man got brick, put it in tho thin,
wise turkey, and made him weigh moro than
any other turkey no owned, and then sold all
the lot to a butcher.
MoRAL.-As we journey through life lot US
lsliYe bNSheWAyf's ---,--.,..->a.r "a
National Republican., 1883-12-07
DEATH DEALING WIRES.
An Essay Written for New York that
Has Local Application.
NeO York World

NtU 1WH WOtu'
The accident on Fifth avenue last Monday
evening shows the deadly peril that lies hid
don in the electric light wires with which our
streets are now crowded. Two horses wero
killed through stepping on the broken wires
of the Brush company, as they lay on tho
road and two or three men received severe
injur les.
Expert testimony has shown that in a va
riety of ways life is endangered by these
wires. Not only are tho workmen who
handle them in peril, but slight abrasion of
II wire, such as would readily be caused by
rubbing ag ainst pole or another wire opens
tho way to variety of accidents. A froman
going over the roof of building might catch
hold of such wire and meet instant death.
If stream of water thrown from an engine
should touch an abrased wiro the electric cur
rent would pass down tho stream and provo
fatal to tho men directing II. Property, is not
safe any more than life while these wires are
allowed to run along tho streets and over tho
roofs of houses.
1t Is outrageous that such wires should be
allowed to remain a day or an hour IN the
streets of the city. The companies ought to
be compelled to put them underground or to
remove them altogether.
What city authority dares TO imperial life
and property for the benefit of a privileged
corporation? What right have these electric
light companies to the use of the streets, any
way?
Even in the erection Of their poles the
corporations have shown gross disregard Of
tho public safety. If ono of til EN- can be
broken OFF short by q hack dashed against it
by runaway horse. 1t cannot be of sufficient
strength to bear up the death-dealing wires
But light poles are cheaper and more easily
handled than heavy ones
Without any delay these electric light
wires ought to be driven from the streets
The stringlng of ono additional wire ought
TO be prohibited from this time forever, even
if those now existing should be temporarily
tolerated until they can be put underground,
REMARKARLB for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water decayipg VegetAtiOn
National Republican., 1883-12-07

REMARKABLE for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water, decayipg vegetation,
et0gjaR RT9gHl IEVnzRittegs1 ~
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lion an single Nun1ber
Drawings.

m Every ticket holder hia own supervisors can
call out the number on bis ticket and see the coTrO
spending number on the tag placed In the wheel III
his presence. These drawings Will occur on tho las
Thursday OF every month. Read the Inagnlllcent
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whole Tickets. ag,
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Remit Money or Bank u
Express. DON'T SEND ID
TER or POSTOFFICE ORR
ORDERS of o. and upward
al our expense Address al
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JoIinsou'sN New IlHIVcrsaI CycIOpndia;

HB-speoal announcement-From now on until
further notice our establishment Will be kept open
every evening until 10 +, M.
National Republican., 1883-12-07

BALTIMORE, Dec, 6.virginia 6s, consolidated
l6; do. second SERIES 3S new 10-l0s, 5Ij North
Carolina 6s old, 100 bid to-day
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HENRY COLLEGE
LOTTERY.
Thursday, Dec. 27, 1883

a Lawful Lottery aud Fair DrawIngh,
chartered by the legislature Of Kentucky and twice
declared legal by the highest court IN tho State. Bond
given 10 Henry county In the sum of slOOO0) for tho
prompt payment of all prizes sold.
A Hev0Iuaanu a., SlnRLe Nunalsr
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bb Tickets, 500.

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by REGISrERED LEU
DER until further notloe.I
d by Express can be sent
III orders to j. j, DOuQI
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20
&C. H. Etter. representing Herr

&C. H. Etter, representing Herr
man Bros. u Co., Nashville, was here
day or two this week. He requests
us to say to his cutomers in this section
that he was unexpectedly called home,
but will return early in next week, and
will positively make it to their interest
to wait for him.
John w. Hawkins, who is run.
ming small American fruit evapora-'
tor, sold to Mead q Ritchey this week,
some of the prettiest evaporated fruit
we have seen this season. We be.
lieve the American takes the blue ribs
bon oyer all othersrin making pretty
fruit. Mr.. Hawkins says he wants
nothing better than the American. a
We are requested to announce that
the Rev. E. G. Preston, of Woodbury.,
and Rev. M. V. jackson, Of Bell
Buckle, Tenn, will commence series
of meetings in the Christian church
three miles East of McMinnviile, at
the Nunley school house, on Saturday
before the fourth Sunday in this month.
Mr.. Preston and Mr.. jackson are able
and eloquent preachers, and the public
are cordially invited to attend and
hear them. 4 ..T
Our South Warren correspondent
writes us that 7. H. Etter, who was re-
ported gone to the mountains last week,
has returned home and seems to be
over his scare, since he has found that
it is only a baby, and cannot bite.
This correspondent also wishes the
young man who killed the 500 squir.
rels to give his name, and the young
lady who ate the IA heads for supper
to tell how many she could eat in a
day. 'aa" 1'aio sol
The first number of the Cannon
County Courier, edited and published
by /. Warren Newman, late of the
Alexandria Enterprise, has been re-
ceived. 1t is bright, ,newsy paper,
and will doubtless rank among our
best county papers. We can see nc
reason why the people Of Cannon
should not have frst-class
paper. 1t is one Of the best farming
and stock growing counties in the state,
and as the Courier is to be devoted
mainly to the agricultural interests Of
that and adjoining counties it should
be and doubtless will be we'll sustained
by the people, especially the farmers
We wish the Courier success, and have
placed it on our list of exchanges.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20
PERSONAL MENTION.

T. I. Peay Esq, was in the city
one day this week.
Rev l. q. Woodward returned from
Texas last Thursday.
Robt. Capshaw, Esq, of CookviIle,
was here Thursday. Ii
Rey. H. B. Reams is attending con.
ference at Shelbyville this week.
S. j. Elkins made business trip to
Sequatchee Valley this week.
@. A, Mcdaniel, Nose Curtis and
j. W. Gulley, of Chalybeate, were in
town Monday.
Judge Craft, of Memphis, came up
Wednesday, and is stopping at the
Warren House.
Col. j. III. French left Wednesday
morning for Beech Grove and Nash.
vile to be absent about ten days.
Col. d. NJ. Donnell, who has been
spending some time surveying his
lands on the mountain was in town
this week. o
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20

his life fairly started and under head
way. While Mr.. Faulkner has made
money for himself, his life has been
eminently useful to Others, as hum
dreds of widows and orphans can testify
to whom he has furnished profitable
employment at remunerative wages.
Having been a poor man he could ap-
preciate the condition of the poor, and
has always been their friend, especially
the widow and the orphan.
Although Mr.. Faulkner began life
without money or education, both of
which are essential to success, he pos,
sessed other qualifications more valu,
able. His strong native intellect
his mechanical genius, with temperate,
industrious habits, supported by fixed
determination to succeed, enabled him
to overcome poverty and every other
obstacle in his way, Another advan-
tage. At the age Of 25 he was mar
ried to Miss Anne Wolfe, "a woman Of
excellence and industry" who was a
great help to him in his struggle for
success. None but those who have q
good wife can appreciate her value.
1t may be noted as a fact that few
men succeed in any business who do
not have the assistance and counsels
of a good wife. They are indispensa-
BILE, and to every young man starting
in life, we say one Of the first steps to
success is to get good wife. Mr..
Faulkner has six grown sons, FIVE OF
whom are successfully engaged in
manufacturing, the other merchant.
They were thoroughly educated as
machinists and skilled mechanics, and
understand we'll the business in which
they are engaged. In the various
manufacturing interests at and near
McMinnville, Mr.. Faulkner and his
sons give constant employment tc
about $50 hands, many Of whom are
dependent upon their daily labor fol
support.
For more than 80 years Mr.. Faulk'
ner has been actively engaged in man
ufacturing, the good results of which
have been seen and felt all over the
country. To him the people of Ten
nessee, and especially of Warren coun'
ty, owe a debt of gratitude they car
never pay. '"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20
The Carl Carrousel.

This show got under tull headway
Wednesday night, and large crowd
was in attendance, The trapeze per-
formance by Prof. Juan ]. Zamora was
pronounced by all who saw it as very
fine. There will be a grand balloon
ascension Saturday evening. Prof.
Zamora will go up on a trapeze bar
attached to the ballcn. The trapeze
and perpendicular bar performance will
be given every night, and is free to all.
Go and see it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20
HON. ASA FAULKNER.

Many Of our readers are as familiar
with the life and character of the SUBJ
ject of this sketch as the writer, and
will readily recognize the portrait as
that of the man to whom the country
is indebted for the early introduction of
manufactures.
Mr.. Faulkner was born in Edge6eld
District, s. G., in the year 1902. In
the year 1903 his father moved to this
state, and located on Hickory Creek,
nine miles south of McMinnville, where
young Asa spent bis boyhood days un-
til he was apprenticed to Mr.. Bidleman
to learn the machinist's trade, Bidle-
man then owning and living on the
place which Mr.. Faulkner now owns
and occupies. There being some mis-
understanding between the parties, Mr..
Faulkner returned to his old home on
Hickory Creek and built the first wool
carding machine ever built in Warren
county, which he operated in connec-
tion with glist mill until 184l, when
he bought the place where he now
lives, where he erected a wool carding
machine and cotton gin. There being
surplus of water power, he proposed
to erect a cotton mill (184O, but be.
ing short of funds he succeeded in in
teresting, as partners, Messrs. VIM. and
Alexander Black, two successful mer-
chants of McMinnville, who furnished
the capital to purchase machinery for
the proposed mill. Mr.. Faulkner fur
nished the power and house for ma
chinery, to be made equal partner in a
$4,000 cotton mill, to manufacture
cotton yarn. This mill was run sue
cessfully for 5 years, when MIR. Faulk-
ner bought out the Messrs. Black, and
ran the mill successfully until 1867.
About 1860 or 81 Weodman Cotton
Mills were built, on the south side Of
the Barren Fork, near the railroad, J
mile south of McMinnville, at cost OF
about 100000 In the erection Of
this mill Mr.. Faulkner was the princi-
pal mover and zone of the largest stock.
holders. This had only been in opera
ton for few years when, in 1868,
some Federal troops belonging to Gen.
Wilder's command, set fire to and
burned the factory. In 1867 Mr..
Faulkner purchased the site on which
the former mill Stood, and in connec'
ton with his son, ". P. Faulkner, re-
built the mills which he named "Anni'
Cotton Mills" in honor of his wife,
Anne. These mills are now and have
been since their erection, in successful
operation under the supervision Of Mr.
w. P. Faulkner, having in operation
.2,O16 spindles, 65 looms, employing 81
hands, and turn out daily about 5000
yards of excellent brown sheetiDg.
Mr.. Faulkner is now preparing t
build a cotton mill on his splendid site
at Caney Fork Falls, on the Warrer
side of the river. Although Mr
Faulkner is now an old man in hi
eighty-second year, heis still actively
engaged, and we hope may hive to see
his last, but not the least, enterprise o
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-20
Killing of W. G. Stepp.

William Q. Stepp was shot and
killed at his home in Grundy county
on Tuesday the 18th inst, by Monroe
Watson, who married a sister ofStepp.
The difficulty was an old fued over
some land. 1t was an unfortunate af-
fair, and much regretted by. the law
abiding, orderloving citizens of the
neighbOrhOod. Watson made good
his escape. rr ila .u9i