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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
CAMPAIGN RALLIES.
DR.. Warmers Appointments.

Let the friends in these localities
be assured that DR.. Warner will be
present, and let arrangements be
made for rousing meetings at every
point.
Barbour County, Bealington, Fri
day night, Aug. 10.
Phillip, Wednesday night, Aug.
Randolph County, Beverly, Mon
day night, Aug. Is.
Tucker County, ST, George, Tues
day night, Aug. 10.
Grant County, Seymoursville.
Saturday night, Aug. %.
Hardy County, Moorefield, Mon
day night, Aug. Is.
Hampshire County, Romney,
Tuesday night, Aug. 26.
Jefferson County, Shepherdstown.
Wednesday night, Aug. 81.
Charlestown, Thursday night,
Aug. %.
Let the People come out and hear
the question Of all questions ably dis.
catssgd.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
To Your Tents, 0, Israel.

The agony is over SO far as the
two State Conventions are concern
ed, and the question of the submits
sion of the Prohibitery Amend
ment has been carefully excluded
from the resolutions adopted by
both of them.
The eight hundred and thirty
distillers, brewer and saloon-keep-
ers of the State have achieved
another triumph, and the convic-
tions and desires of more than one
hundred thousand Christians of
the State have been ignored.
Both parties are before the peo-
pie unpledged on the subject of
the peoples right to vote on a pro-
hibitory amendment, and can say
next winter, when asked to send
the question of the liquor traffic
down to the people, that they have
made no promises, and the record
of each will bear them out in such
statement. There are many true
men in both parties who haze the
iiiiSS9or traffic and who never will
be reconciled to Its existence as
the policy of the State. These
men are not yet powerless. They
have the ballot Of this year still in
their hands. That ballot has all
power on election day, and should
be cast only for those who are men
of honor and known to be in favor
of our cause.
Having been ignored by conven-
tions, we must interrogate imme-
diately all candidates on the sub
ject of the Amendment and waste
no votes. The Legislature alone
has the power to do what we want.
The temperance people all over
the State should make contract
with each man who desires to rep
resent them in the next Legisla-
ture.
If the State conventions had
agreed to do this there would be no
necessity for exacting pledges
from individual candidates.
There is a splendid prohibition
sentiment in the State and it must
not be squandered at the ballot
box. Our cause is sacred and
should be vindicated in such a way
as to cause men to feel that it does
not pay to serve the devil.
q. WARNER,
State Ag't.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
After the Battle.
KEYsER.W. VA.

AE1 SEN. w "A.
ED. FREEMAN After anxiously
considering the great mistake OF
the Republican Convention, I am
constrained as one Of the State Tenn
perance Executive Committee to
drop you thought as to the situa-
ton.
After the impartial efforts of the
FREEMAN, the Chairman of our
committee and friends of both par
ties TO get the two State Conven-
tions to squarely meet the issue
and endorse Submission, it is most
humiliating to contemplate the
cowardice that caused the peoples
overtures to be rejected, after the
promises and assurances from lead
ers of both parties.
But there is no time to waste in
the valley OF humiliation. Let the
action of the conventions be con-
demned in no uncertain terms, with
all honor to those who stood nobly
for the right, and then urge all
temperance friends in their county
and Senatorial Conventions to COM
pell candidates to come out square
ly on on the question of Submis-
sion and beg all good men 10 vote
against any candidate who will not
in writing promise to vote to sub
NIT. And may God bless and en-
courage you in this glorious work
in which you are laboring so hard
amid the jeers and SCOTS of not on
ly those who worship Baal, but of
many who profess to be the follow.
ers of Him whose great apostle rea-
soned SO eloquently of "Righteous-
ness, temperance and a Judgment
to come," which judgment Of eter-
nal condemnation is rapidly COM
ing to this soul destroying traffic
in rum. Hastily and sincerely,
T. R. CARsKADDoN.
Mem. State Tenn, Elk. Com,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
B. & O. Relief.

The B. & O. Relief Association
has reduced it's plans and workings
to the most perfect system, for
bringing to its members the largest
possible benefits.
1t is very interesting to exam
inc the monthly mammoth sheets
sent out, setting forth in detail the
names with amounts paid to each
in the various road departments.
We have before us the last sheet,
showing 841 benefits paid during
the month of June.
The success of this Association
has been a marvel and of vast ben
eft to the employees.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
Nicholas for Prohibition

ED. FREEMAN Our fourth Quar-
terly Meeting of the M. e. church
for Nicholas Circuit, was held Ju-
ly 26and2 81 at Glad Tidings church.
In Conference there was Pro-
hibition resolution adopted,
Sunday afternoon was devoted
to temperance. There was large
audience addressed by Revs. J. N.
Griffith and George Fl. Williams
Both of them made rousing Pro-
hibition speeches.
Nicholas has few men outspoken
against Prohibition.
JAMES G. RAMSEY.
Pool, w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
w. VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

AccIDENT.-The Dominion notes
that our friend, Mr.. E. G. Allen
der, of Morgantown, was seriously
hurt by getting entangled in the
machinery in his mill. We are
glad to hope he will soon recover.
PRoHIBITIoN.-Rev. E. P. Brand
will deliver an address on Prohibit
ton at Laurel Point, August 7,
under auspices of the Law and Order
Association. All are invited.
DROWNED Michael Mcclure.
aged 43, was drowned at Piedmont,
July %, while in bathing.
II YEARs.-Little Bill Kinney
was sentenced the other day to II
years imprisonment for the MUIR
der of the Doyle family. Big Bill
Kinney is on trial now for the
same crime.
STABBED Win Auburn, col
ored, was stabbed, Monday night,
by an unknown assassin. The
wound may not prove fatal
Charleston Times.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
A Horrible Death.

On last Saturday, most horri-
BILE accident occurred on Taylor's
Ridge, Marshall county. Mr.. The
odore Cats, who has relatives in
this vicinity, was preparing to
thresh, and sent his little son up
into the barn loft for a pitchfork.
The innocent boy threw down the
fork, when to his horror, the tine
struck his father in the temple, en-
tering the brain and killing him
instantly. The horror-stricken
son, with all the sorrowing rela-
tives and friends, have the deep
est sympathy of the entire COM
munity in this calamity.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
West Virginia Barbarism.

Most disgracetul scenes OF bar
barism were witnessed last week
at Coal Valley, Fayette county.
Large crowds gathered to see
brutal fights between a wild cat
and dogs, inewhich three dogs were
killed, with gambling on the re-
suits of the contests.
Have they no officers of the
peace in that part of the State :?
Such exhibitions are disgrace to
civilization.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
Anchor Mills, CIarksburg.

We had the pleasure a day or
two since of looking through the
new steam Touring mills of John
E. Stealey & Co., Clarksburg. They
were doing a lively business with
custom and trade to the full capac-
ity of the mills. They are but en-
Toying the fruits OF their business
enterprise and courtesy.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06
Location Wanted.

A physician wishes to locate in
a town in West Virginia where
there is no other doctor a town or
village back from railroad prefer
red. Address L. Eschbach, M. D.,
P. O. Box SO, Thurston, Fairfield
Co., Ohio.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Der Old Songs.

Der old songs vas condain good
much chenuine melody. Der ''Rol
out Silver-plated Moon, FUND 'Old Sour
Buttercup. und der Lay of der Last
MINSTREL .Sour Violets, :" der Gar
den Vail Over" und good many oder
old songs / vas lofe to her, but now der
singers in der uptown churches have
completely discouraged der melodious
elements of goot old songs.
Der man vat viii revive 'em, viii, when
he goes died, haze good abetite on his
tombstone. und his name viii been dock
down to integrity NIT Tweed's, Wash
ington's, Pretzels, Mrs. Livermore, und
der odder boys.
vas hate music in mine soul, u
vas know dot, for ven teller vas shtep
on my toes, right away vas commence
to tanz.
Who could tanz NIT out moosic?
1t vas iofely like der duce, to wake
your bed out uni hear shweet voices
your window out CLING you lemon
ade. How dherc voices vas beautifully
blend, und vas contrast so strangely
nit der huns of der muskeedler,
vat hafe been keeping your ears from
Citing closed, so dot you could vent to
shleep.
l lofe singing, expressly in der long
summer morning, When der air vas
heavily laden nit der perfumes of der
rich and fragrant flowers, ind While der
summer sun vas shweetly breathing der
shleeping valleys ofer, und While you
vas shweetly and calmly shleeping der
dream of innocence, to have der old
man at der foot of dher sthairs sing to
you out, ''Got dot bed out, young ras-
kill, SO quicker like litenin', or nit dis
shtick Tie beguile thee.-Pretzeps Ma
| iO7saL Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Singing Stones.

A very curious musical instrument is
now on view in the French Department
of the Amsterdam Exhibition. 1t con-
sists of twenty-five large flints, sus-
pended, harmonicon fashion, from two
par lei wooden rods, and struck by
tw smaller fiints by way of hammers.
IT, peculiarly of the instrument con-
sists in the fact that the stones are not
cut down to any particular weight or
form, but are virgin flints of various
shapes and sizes, rough as when first
dug out of mother earth. The in
yentor, M. Baudree, a Frenchman, of
st. Florent, in the Department of Cher,
states that it has taken him thirty years
to perfect his collection for which he
asks the modest sum of $4,000 francs,
being at the rate of nearly f100 per
stone. The stones when struck give
out a clear metallic sound, like the
note of very heightened bell. Strange
to say, the note produced appears to
have no direct relation to the size or
shape of the stone, two of the stones
being pointed out which are exactly
alike in weight, and yet there is more
than an octave interval between theiI
respective tones. Similar paradoxical
relations may be noted between others
of the series.
Sundry eminent persons have in
spected this musical curiosity. and
among others Cardinal de Bennechose,
Archbishop of Rouen, who suggested
to NJ. Baudre, a scriptural quotation
duke xix SO, 40) by way of motto for
his invention. NJ. Baudre has christ
ened his curious organ La Mltsique
avant le DeEuge, OF les Pierres qati chan
tent
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
A Fair Offer.

A few days ago farmer drove up to
the door of a Springwells saloon and
called out to several men standing
around that neighbor of his living
about four miles away had fallen into
the family well and probably killed
himself.
"Well, what of it?" asked one of the
men.
''Why, l want two or three of you to
ride out with me and help get the body
out.
For how much?"
''You don't pretend to want pay for
such an action as that!' gasped the
farmer, but they said they did, and he
entered the saloon to see if the owner
was not more tender-hearted.
Il tells you how it vhas -" began
the saloonist, but he was interrupted
with:
Don't tell me that you won't lend
hand in such a case as this!,'
81 can't 90, my frendt, but [ tells.
you how it vhas. | let you drink beer
until you doan' care two cents for all
der farmers und all der wells in
America, und den | hire q poy for two
shillings to drive you home. Dot vhas
der pest | can do to-day"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
4 Celestial Tramp.

The Chinaman in New York is never
out at the elbows. He usually wears a
staid and contented expression of coun-
tenance, as though he were on the best
of terms VIII the current coin of the
country. But last evening one was oh
served walking along Sixth avenue, in
the midst of the snow and rain, who
had lost all sickness except that which
the storm had given him by saturating
his clothing. He was ragged and alb
solutely forlorn. He was walking on
the uppers of his sandals and covered
his hands carefully in the battered
folds of his sleeves. But it was not
for long. A liquor store confronted
him and on his right flank there was a
row of kegs. He eyed them wistfully
for moment and then gGded across
the slippery pavement toward them.
He drew one of his hands from his
sleeves and with it came an ancient to-
mato can. He tipped a key in the most
approved fashion, received the dregs in
his can, and stole into the area of a
house in an adjoining street and re-
called himself in peace. He was q
Chinese tramp, but he had fallen deep
into the wicked ways of his American
brother.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
Mod.jeska's Callers.

Nine. Modjeska was relating the
other night to a select circle of ac-
quaintances an experience which befell
her early in the season in a distant
Western town. One afternoon she re-
ceived summons to attend upon two
lady callers in the reception-room, aud,
as the summons was couched in rather
imperative tones, Nine. Modieska went
down. There was one elderly female
and one youngish girl. The eldest was
tall and stout, and obviously the moth
er of her companion, who struck Mime.
Modjeska as chronic invalid. The
conversation, as deliciously mimicked
by the actress, was as follows:
''Are YOU Modjesky?"
Yes
1.-The play actress? Well, my
daughter, here, wants to 90 on the
stage
''Indeed? What are her acquire
ments?"
.'Eh? Well, madam, you'll have to
speak little louder than that, because,
you see, my daughter is rather hard of
hearing"
Nine. Modjeska spoke louder The
young lady answered rather thickly and
with difficulty.
HAS she ever acted?" asked Mod
jeska.
NO" responded the woman. 81
can't say as she has ever acted, but
we've tried her at pretty much every
thing else and couldn't do nothing
with her, so we thought she might do
for the stage
Oh" said Modjeska.
Yes, smiled the woman.
''She seems ill., said Modjeska.
"What is the matter with her?"
Nothing only epilepsy ma am. She
has that now and then, but it amt a
very bad case
Nine. Modjeska gasped slightly.
Then she arose with dignity and said
something about the stage being neith-
er hospital nor refuge for people
who were good for nothing at anything
else. After having thus delivered her
self, she departed, leaving the mater
nal caller in great Indignation as to
''stuck up folks. "-NeaU York Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01

A correspondent of the Boston
Journal says of the Florida Ever
glades: eff he deserves praise who
makes two blades of grass grow where
one was before, what shall be said of
the men who bring as by new crea-
ton territory larger than some of the
States from beneath TIE waters?
Strangest of all is that this pestilential
swamp, this breeder of fever and
home of the alligator and rattlesnake,
is in fact a perfect sanitarium, swept
by fresh and constant breezes, Their
mometer never rising above Sc degrees
in the shade, and in a gang of $50 men
employed in the swamp constantly two
has occurred"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
A Guilty Conscience.

Whar's dat roos' er l fotch home las
nite?" growled Nose, as he entered his
little hut.
Dunno" answered his wife, "but
eff de preacher spoke de trufe, you'll
nebber see i'm no mo-"
Nose wheeled quickly and gasped:
"Whut did he sap
He sed las Sunday dat chickun' sd
kun home to roos'; an l specs he
knowed what he wuz talkin' bout"
How'd he know whar l got dat
roos'er?"
Dunno dat needer; I jes' tell you
his own words"
Nose walked suddenly off, growl-
ing: EFF things keep gwine on dis
wa, dar amt no chance lef' fer de POI
niger, an l bets dollar dat some
slabsided preacher am fixin' hisself
fer a fus' class funeral, kase 1 amt de
man to stan an hab my karacter
spilled, an in de chu' ch, too"
Thus talking he strolled out in
search of another roost-Attanta Con-
StitXtlOn.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01

There must have been ten of US sit
ting on our trunks in dismal passenger
station in Arkansas, waiting for the III
evitable night train. Some of the
drummers tried to tell funny stories,
but it was no 60. and those who were
not nodding and doing were mad
enough to fight, when negro came in
and flung a lot of wet coal on the fire,
extinguishing the little we had been
shivering over.
See here, you internal niger you
ought to be shot!' growled a man in
the county map business.
Who's 'fernal nigger?'
"You arer'
Better look ont, white mani I'm a
better man than you is!'
The prospect of another civil war
woke everybody up in a second, and il
didn't seem as if the clock had licked
fifteen times before the map man had
his coat and vest off and his ears
working for business.
What you gwine to do, sahr' asked
the negro. as he stood gazing at him.
I'm going to see who is the best
man. Boys, look out for splinters!'
'Hole on, sab! Hole on. sahr' called
the other. ''Ize de bettah man, an
kin prove it! See heah, sahr'
He pulled from the pocket of his old
coat q fair-sized cocoanut, the bark OF
which was highly polished up, and
opening his mouth tossed the nut into
the cavity, ratified it around his back
teeth and then dropped it into his hand
with the remark.
''White man come to tawi If you
am de bettah man let's see you circum-
locute dat cokernut around in your
mouf like | didp'
The proposed bloody struggle ended
right there. The map man put on his
garments, the whole crowd rose up,
and during the next twenty minutes
that ''nigger" scooped in 95 cents by
rafting that cocoanut and adding to il
any punches of keys or pocket-knives
the boys could hunt up or hand over
Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
manitouof 11tlot.
THURSDAY, MAY l, 1884.
Lace-Making Slaves.

A report by NJ Scalquin, a member
of the school commission of inquiry on
the schools of lace-makers in which
young girls are employed, has just ap-
peared, and makes most painful reve-
lations of the manner in which these
schools are conducted. In the prov
ince of East Flanders there were in
1910 only eighty-four Ecoles Dentel-
Heres; now there are more than 800.
They mostly belong to different relig-
ious communities, such as the Apostle
lines, the Maricoles, the Collectines,
the Seurs de Marie, and Seurs de
Charlie. The age of admission is as
low rs five or six years. In many of
the schools they are taught nothing ex-
cept to work. In some an hour, in
some less is devoted to reading and
writing. Besides this there is nothing
but the catechism, the Gtany, and the
loom. What is much more serious is
the time they are kept at school. In
general the gates open at $50 in sum-
mer, and at z in winter, and the chill
dren are kept at work till $50 in sum-
mer and till eight in winter. The reg
ulations issued by the bishop of Bruges
fix the school hours from 6 o'clock in
the morning till six in the evening,
but these limits of time are seldom OBJ
served, and nearly always exceeded.
The effects on the health of those so
employed cannot be otherwise than
most injurious. From continually
STOPPING over their work the girls, es-
pecially those who begin very young,
contract deformities; this attitude,
combined with the use of cbaufersttes
| (foot-stoves). make them subject to
chest complaints, and nearly all those
| who begin early become short-si9hted
from having to keep their work close
to their eyes.
This is not all. The unfortunate
creatures, who ruin their health, and
work without intermission, are misera-
bly, paid. A portion, estimated at 20
per cent, of their wages is retained by
the nuns, who pay the young children
as little as they like, and this has been
a frequent subject of complaint from
the parents A nun who had been
connected with one of these schools
is quoted as having acknowledged that
clever and experienced workwomen
| who continued to go to the school
could not, by working fifteen hours a
day, earn more than l franc 80 GEN.
times or francs day; of these there
might be four or five to hundred who
| earned merely a trifie. A child is
| mentioned who, after two months, took
home 80 confines as her wages, or al
the rate of one-half centime a day.
Another, twelve years old, had for
three years work received 5 francs, or
less than l centime a day. Their
earnings went TO the convent, and
what the converts had gained from the
work of these poor girls must amount
| annually to q very large sum, which
there is no means of calculating
| Brussels Cor. London Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01

A correspondent writes from Paris:
''But of all the balls, the most Curl
Gus are the beggars' balls. Notwith-
standing the troubles and trials they
have to endure through the day, when
evening comes they dance, and are as
as happy and merry as though they
were rich and perfectly free. They
have their halls, ard meet for pleasure
three times a week; and, contrary to
the general belief, they are reported to
be exceedingly moderate in eating and
drinking, even those whose pockets are
well filled with pennies gathered during
the day. The medley of blind, lame,
paralyZed, one-armed and deformed
persons at these balls is one of the
sights of Paris.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-05-01
First National Bank Of Manit0WOC
SCR0FULA

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To cure these diseases the blood must be
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complete master of all scrofulous diseases.
A Recent Cure of Scrofulous Sores.
"Some months ago l was troubled with
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1 feel very grateful for the good your
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143 Sullivan ST., New York, June "A, 1882.
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The well-knoWn lcriLer on the Boston Herald,
Il. w. BALL, of Rochester, Nh, writes, June
Z, 1889:
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THE merits of Atholophoros as a spe
cific for Rheumatic and Neuralgia affec-
tons have been proved over a range OF
territory as wide as our Continent. Ii
never fails, no matter what the climate
or atmospheric conditions. Here is a
significant voice from the Northwest.
MIR. John S. Helwick writes from Brrier
Springs, Mich, to say: "Athlophoros
is doing my wife, sufferer from severe
Rheumatism, great deal of good, more
good than any other medicine she has
ever taken"