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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
DIR. Smiths Lecture.

Let every W. c. 7. U. woman
make it her business, make it her
individual and special business, to
secure crowded houses for DR..
Smiths lecture, "Woman as Polit-
icaI Factor" Places and dates
Huntington, Wednesday evening,
Sept. %; Charleston, Monday even
ing, Sept, %; Parkersburg, Friday
evening, Oct. 2, See W. G. T. U.
notes on local page.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1885.
Third District,
". G. T. U. CONVENTION !
Charleston, W. Va, Oct. IL.

Charleston, w. Va, Oct. IL.
The Charleston w. G. T. U. are
making every preparation to give
all delegates and visitors a royal
welcome.
Mrs. G. B. Buell., of New York,
will assist in conducting the work
of the Convention.
ALI Temperance women,and men
too. of the Kanawha Valley should
be there.
For entertainment, send your
names to
Mrs. W. L. MOORE.
Charleston, w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
West Virginia w. @. T. U.

Prestdent-Mrs. i. III. JOHNSON, Parkers
burg, w. Va.
Vice President-Mdss Lucy Shaw, Parkers-
burg. xu,,.,
Rec. Sec.-Mrs. Isaiah Warren, wheeling.
Cor. Sec.-Miss Emma A. Fowler, 936 MAI n
st., Wheeling.
Treas-Mrs. Henry Hubbard, Wheeling.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF DEPARTMENTS.
Literature-Miss Lucy Shaw, Parkersburg
Evaugelistfc-Mrs. M. M. Love, Grafton.
Young Ladies' Work-Miss Bette DeVol,
Juvenile Work-Miss Ida Taylor, West
Columbia. ,
railroad Work-Mrs. Emily Chambers,
Prison Work-Miss Amanda List, 22O1
,Chapline ST., Wheeling.
Sabbath School Work-Miss Emma row.
Ter, $50 Main St., Wheeling.
Legislature-Mrs. Gen. L. III. Duval, Wells
burg 1,,u,,,x,
Influencing the Pregs-Mrs. EllenThomp-
CON, Keyser. w.
scientific Instruction-Mrs. Isaiah War
rem, Wheeling. co,
Hygiene and Heredity-Mrs. M. L. Chal-
6ant Jane Lew. r,,,
Unfermented Wine-Mrs. r. Il. Kendall,
Rarkers5urg.
; Flower Missions issHattie Hagans, Nor
E&ntown. MI,
State and County Fairs-Mrs. E. F. Nine,
Work among Colored.People-Mrs Isaiah
Warren, Wheeling.
WEST VA. FREEMAN and Union Signal
Mrs. 9. d. Merrick, Parkersburg, w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23

Z. L. u. must commend to others.
No other Vice-Presidents having
anything to submit, the
Corresponding Secretary
Reported.
In response to the Presidents in.
quiry, whether the Corresponding
Secretary had anything of interest
to report, Miss List replied, that
she thought she had something of
interest, and startled the Union by
reading the following letters:
LETTER FROM REV. JOSHUA JONES.
SwAMPTowN, Md, June 20. 'S5.
Mss amanda List, Cor. &c.,, MT.
Lake Pork, ". G. T. q.
My DEAR SISTER:
Your note requesting the use of
our church for your public meeting
next week has been received. |
am sorry that it becomes my duty
to refuse your request. | am a firm
advocate of Temperance, as you
know, land shall rejoice in the down
fall of the terrible liquor traffic.
But fear the womenFof our coun-
try are taking a position in this
matter all too prominent for the
modesty of their sex. And my con-
science forbids me allowing the use
of our church for any of their meet
ings, especially as the w. G. T. U.
has now entered the domain of
politics.
Yours in sympathy with all
proper and non-partisan Temper
ance work, JOSHUA JONES,
Pastor Pond St. Church.
This pointed letter elected ear
nest remarks from the members,
and it was decided to make Brother
Jones a subject of special prayer,
and that the President should visit
the family and if possible get both
the Pastor and Sister Jones to be
present at the next cottage prayer
meeting.
LETTER FROM MR.. MUNDoRF.
Mss 4. E. List,
Cor. Sec. W. G. T. U.
Your letter has been re-
ceived asking a contribution for
your Temperance work. I would
just say that, since the action of
the Temperance party last fall,
| would not contribute fve cents
to save the cause of Temperance.
[ think, as you say, the distribution
Of good literature is an important
matter, but l beg to be allowed to
decline helping on anything so
fanaticaL as the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Very Resp'y,
ROBERT R. MUNDoRF.
1t was decided to invite Mr..
Mundorf to our next Parlor Meet.
ing and labor with him till his post
election fever subsidies.
LETTER FROM ZEPHANIAH JONES.
Mt. Lake Park,
July the Oncet.
Mis- List
i hev bin recievin sum
tracts and things that are all chuck
full of temperance and nothin else
and gist maid up my mind i won't
hev EN-, so gist sent EN- all back
and don't you send me no more.
think women folks better stay to
hum and not 60 galivantin around
town tryin to upset every thing,
and i hev gist made up my mind
my wife shan't hev nothin to do
with them are Christian Womans
parties or what ever you call EN-,
when she amt nothin else to do, I'll
gist find somethin and don't you
send me no more of them temper
ance things.
Yours Truly,
ZEPHANIAH JONES.
At this points member rose to
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
Reports From Vice Presi
dents.

In response to the Presidents
call, written reports were submit
ted and read by the following Vice
Presidents, representing the sever
al churches named:
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23

We have no need to apologize to
our W. G.. T. U. friends this week,
except for the delay in giving
them the Model Union so long
wished for. We ask them all, now
that they have it, to study it well,
and appropriate all it's valuable
suggestions and lessons. We are
sure our workers will find much in
this to delight as well as instruct.
See w. G. t. U. Free Lecture
Bureau appointments on the local
napa
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.

| lOoAy w W. observation-disclosures W. o
mess was taken up.
Five new members were report.
ed. Mrs. Malcom Gray invited the
Union to attend a parlor meeting
at her home, on Thursday evening,
atswhich time she expects DR.. Jas.
King1 to read paper on Heredity
and Hygiene. The invitation was
cordially accepted. The Union was
delighted by the promise Of Chalk
Talk by Mrs. Nelly Bayley, some
time before the next meeting.
Adjourned to meet at the regu-
lar time and place.
EMMA A. FOWLER, Sec,
There being no corrections or
suggestions, the minutes were ap-
proved as read.
On motion of Mrs. Weatherly, it
was ordered that during this spe-
cial meeting of the Union, all re-
ports be read from the platform,
that the visitors who have honored
us with their presence may all
hear.
1t was also moved and carried
that, during this meeting, remarks
on reports and on any questions
that may arise be limited to five
minutes, and that 40 speaker be
allowed more than two minutes on
any question,
First in the regular order came
the
Reports From Vice Presi-
dents.
In response to the Presidents
cal, written reports were submit
ted and read by the following Vice
Presidents, representing the sever
al churches named:
METHODIST CHURCH.
Mrs. r. D. Wilson, of the Metho-
dist Church, reported:
At Picnic given by our Sunday
School, met and was enabled to
secure the names of several ladies
as members Of our Union. I also
called on the wife of our new min
lister, and found she had belonged
to the w. G. T.U. in the town from
which they came. She at once
gave me her name, and expressed
desire that her children should
join the Juvenile Union.
| also met and talked with some
Of the teachers in our public school,
telling them of our work. Of these,
| secured the name of one, and
promise from others that they
would join in the future.
Mr.. James Blunden gave me his
name as an honorary member. Be
sides the names l have handed to
the Secretary, several others have
given me assurances that they will
join US soon.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Mss Jennie Smith, Of the Presbyterian
Church reported:
/ have succeeded in securing in
our church one evening month
when our prayer meeting is to be
devoted entirely to the interest of
Temperance. Our minister urges
upon the people the Importance of
this work, not only as it affects our
selves but that we may reach 9TH
ers by our examample.
We have also obtained promise
from our Sabbath School Supt.,
that he will at least once a quar-
ter devote the entire session to
Temperance instruction, We have
secured the Leaflets, and I feel we
cannot too earnestly use the mo-
ments allotted to us for this depart
ment of Sabbath work.
L have not yet succeeded in per-
suading the Elders to use infer
mented wine at the Sacrament, but
Mrs. Thomas has offered to furnish
1t as an experiment, so we have
some hope that the poisoned stuff
now used may soon be given up.
BY lncessant effort | have obtain
ed the names of twenty ladies of
our church for membership in our
w. G. 7. U.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Mrs. Laura Winston, of the Episcopnl
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
Reading of the Minutes.

The Secretary, Mrs. Emma A
Fowler, read the minutes of the
last meeting, as follows;
Mt. Lake Park W. G. T. u,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Model Union
Mt. Lake Park W. G. T. y.

Mt. Lake Park W. G. T. y.
Friday Evening, July 3, '85.
The Union met at usual time, at
Headquarters, and was called to or
der by the President, Mrs. G. Blu
ell.
After the reading of Scripture,
and prayer by the President, the
following members were noted as
present:
MEMBERS PRESENT.
Mrs. President, Caroline B. Buell.,
and Mrs. R. A. Emmons, of New
York Mrs. S. F. Chaplin, of South
Carolina; Mrs. Nelly Bayley, Of
Chicago; Mrs. S. w. Tudor, e. A.
Robinson, S. H. Martin, S.H, Man
ny and Miss Minnie Dougherty, of
Baltimore Mrs, R. D. Wilson and
Miss Sarah G. Harris, of Virginia;
Mrs. J. O. Thompson, Mrs. G. w.
Parsons, Mrs. Isaiah Warren, Mrs,
1. H.Johnson and Misses E.A. Fow-
Ter and A. e. List,of West Virginia;
Misses Adelaide Sherman aad. Jen-
ME Smith, of Mt. Lake Park Mrs.
Laura A. Winston and Mamie
Weatherly,o of North Carolina; Mrs.
Josiah Cooper and Mrs. J. FL. Best,
of Pennsylvania. CAS- it was an
extra" occasion, am not sure |
have the names of all present,
Seq
Reading of the Minutes.
The Secretary, Mrs. Emma A.
Fowler, read the minutes of the
last meeting, as follows;
Mt. Lake Park W. G. T. u,
Friday, June 3, 1885.
The Union met at the regular
time and place, the President, Mrs
G. B. Buell.. in the Chair.
After devotional exercises, Min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved. Roll was called-35
members present.
superintendent Reports.
Most excellent reports were made
by several of the Superintendent
of Departments.
All but four Churches have
agreed to use unfermented wine.
Six School superintendent and
Principals have endorsed the Sci
entific Temperance Bill, and num-
Der of teachers have promised on
every practical occasion, to teach
Temperance, whether the Bill is
passed or not, Eight teachers have
promised to hang the "The Over
shadowing Curse" in their school
rooms, and let it teach for them.
Report on Railroad Work showed
it to be more than usually success
full. 1t was suggested that spe-
cial prayer meeting be he'd for the
Pennsylvania Central, as it was
not as interested and earnest in
this work as it should be.
The Superintendent of Flower
Missions gave a delightful report,
and told of the great good being
done in this department.
The blue Forget-me-not,t the dark
eyed Pansy and the fragrant Lily
of the Valley had told to more than
one soul the story of a Savior's
love.
The Superintendent Of Sunday
School Work was in the very
depths of despair. She reported
that several Ministers and Sunday
School Superintendent thought it
very presumptuous and unwoman-
ly in our w. G. T. U. women to
imagine they knew what was need
ed in the land better than those
wise men who had made the sub
ject a life study.
The sick-hearted Sunerintend-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23
NatGomeI Woman Christian Tempe,
aoce Union.

Prestdent-MIss FRANCES E. WILLARD, OF
Evanston, III. "
Cor, See.-Mrs. @. B. Buell., So Bible House,
ny. ,,
Rec. See.-Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, ka-
Asst, Rec Sec.--Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens,
Stroud water, Me.
Treas,-Mies Esther Pugh, 1861 Walnut
Southern Sec.-Mrs. G. H, Mcleod, 287
Mosher St., Ealto., Md.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23

Friday Evening, July 3, '85.
The Union met at usual time, at
Headquarters, and was called to or
der by the President, Mrs. G. Blu
ell.
After the reading of Scripture,
and prayer by the President, the
following members were noted as
present:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-23
CANCER OF TONGUE.
A Case Resembling that OF Gen. Grant

Some ten Yeas ago L had q scro fuIous sore on
my right hand which gave me great trouble, and
supposed l was well. / found however, it had
only been driven into the system by the use OF
potash and mercury, and in March, lSs2, it broke
out in my throat, and concentrated in what so me
of tho doctors denominated cancer. was placed
under treatment for this disease. Some six or
seven of the best Physicians in the country had
me at different times under their charge, among
them three specialists in this line: hut one after
another would exhaust their skill and drop me,
for grew worse continually. The cancer had eaten
through my cheek, destroying the roof of my
mouth and upper lip, then attacked my tongue,
palate and lower lip, destroying the palate and
under lip entirely and half my tongue, ealing
out to the top of my left cheek bone and to the
LETT eye. From hearty, r0bustwOman Of $50
pounds, was reduced 70 nero frame Of skin
and boneg, almost unable 10 turn myself in bed.
/ could not eat any solid food, but subsisted on
liquids, and my tongue was so far gone l could
not talk. The anguish Of mind and the horrible
sufferings of body which I experienced never can
be revealed. Given up by physicians to die, with
no hope Of recovery upon the part of friends who
sat around my bedside expecting every moment
70 be my last; in fact, my husband would place
his hand on me every now and then to see whether
was alive or not, and at one time all decided
that life was extinct, and lay death was reported
Such was my wretched and helpless condition
the frat Of last October 1ssl. when my friends
than a months the eating places stopped and
healing commenced. and the fearful aperture in
my cheek has been closed and firmly knitted to-
gether. process of new under lip is progress
ing finely. and the tongue, which was almost do
suo5eu, Is pSiDB recovered, ana II seems tnat ma
ture is supplying new tongue. l can talk so
that my friends can readily understand me, and
can eat solid food again. i am able to walk about
wherever please without the assistance Of any
one, and have gained fifty pounds of fesh. All
this under the blessing of merciful Heavenly
Father is due to Swift's SPECIFIC. | am a wonder
and q marvel to all my friends, hundreds of whom
have known of my intense sutferings, and have
visited me in my Affections. While am not en-
tirey well, yet my gratitude is none the less de-
vout, and am confident that a perfect recovery
is now in sight. f any doubt these facts would
refer them to the Hon. John II. Traylor, State
Senator of this district, who is my neighbor, DR..
I. 5. Bradheld, of Lagrange, Ca, or to any other
persons living in the southern part Of Troupe
county, Ga. MRS. MARY L. CONFER.
Lagrange, Ga May Il. 1885.
Sold by all druggists. Treaties on Blood and
Skin Diseases mailed free.
Call on our Physc an, No. l57 W. 23d street. n
Y. Consultation freel trKE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer g. Atlanta, Ga
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-23
usrrED STATES mINERALs.

TIE mining interest Of the United
States has grown to be one Of vast i'm
portance, involving the employment of
an army Of WOrkingmen. and the expen-
diture and receipt Of vast sums OF money.
Albert Williams, jr., chief Of division in
the United States department having
such matters in hand, has in press a re-
port upon the mineral products of the
United States for the years 1888 and
1884, advanced sheets from which now
lie before US, from which we learn the
following respecting our metallic and
non-metallic natural products. Of coal,
the total product In 1884 was l0G,906,-
295 long tons, having value of s443, 49,
578. The total output Of all Goals
showed a net gain over 1888, in tonnage
of 4,038, 326 long tons, and a decline
in value of SIS, 726,277 owing to twenty
five cents a ton decrease in
the spot price. There were 4,673, 500
short tons Of coke made in 1884, worth
S7,242,S7S at the ovens. This produc-
ton consumed 1851 ,974 short tons Of
coal. The amount Of coke made was
59O,916 tons less than in 1888, and the
value was SS78, 729 less. The production
Of crude petroleum In 1884 was was "a
O89,758 barrels of 42 gallons each. The
total value, at an average spot price of
IS cents, was so, 476, 294. As compared
with 1888 the production was $50, 529
barrels greater; but the total value was
s5,263,959 less, the average spot price
having fallen from 81 10. or % cents per
barrel The estimated value of the
natural gas used in the United States in
1884 was 81 AGO 900, as against sl75, O00
in 1888 The value is computed from
that Of the coal superseded by natural
gas. Iron ore mined, 300, 900 long tons;
Eslue at mine, 81. 550,OOO. Domestic
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-23
PRESIDENT PORTER'S
BaceaIaureate--Marcus AureIius and the
Early Christians-6eOrge Eii.
OTIS Greed

New HAVEN, Conn, June 21.-Presi-
dent Porter, of Yale, preached his bac-
calaureate sermon at Battell Chapel yes
terday morning. His text was the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth verses of the
first chapter of Second Peter. Among
other things President Porter said:
Matthew Arnold, in his essay on Mar
Gus Aurelius, raised the question
whether that stole had ever seen the
Christian sect which was prosecuted
during his reign in any such way as to
understand its characteristic views and
spirit. He thought it impossible other
wise that his attention would have been
called and his heart touched by the
nobleness and gentleness of the Christian
character. Had Christian stole have
met the Emperor he would have ex-
pounded the new faith in terms not I'm
like those we find in the first chapter of
the epistle from which the text is taken.
We call this philosophy of life, and yet
1t is none the less a gospel, because it is
philosophy. 1t is full of good news
for mans comfort and hope and over
flows with instruction for his guidance.
The Christian idea of living begins with
and presupposes religion or a personal
trust and love toward Christ, as the OBJ
ject of love and confidence. Theo-
dore Parker also scorned to find
in Chist anything more than the
worlds ideal man, says this man
(Christ) has consummated the world 5
idea, and there can never be anything
higher or better. George Eliot, whose
| early life seems to have been stepped in
zeal for the name and cause of Christ,
but who afterward denied His personal
power, could find nothing to give His
inspiration or comfort in the gloomy de-
preston Of her later creed which could
take place of Thomas Kempis and the
crucifix.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-23
RIOTS AT MADRID.
A Serious Outbreak Caused by the OPpO-
sitiOn Of the People to Sanitary
Measures.
The Military Called Ont to Quen the Dis
turbance--A Number Ofthe Riot
ers Arrested.
Fearful Results Of the Earthquakes In
the Vale of Cashmere-FOr-
eign Miscellany.

MADRID, June 22.-King Alfonso,
having determined to visit the cholera
infected districts, although the Ministry
threatened to resign, immense crowds
gathered on the streets on Saturday and
made demonstration In favor OF the
King and Queen as against the Ministry
and the municipal authorities. The
crowd becoming riotous, the Civic Guard
was called out any fired upon the mob,
who thereupon stoned the soldiers. The
disorder continued throughout the night
with slight abatement, but the crowd
was finally dispersed yesterday. 1t Is re-
ported that two Workmen were shot
dead and several were wounded. Many
of the rioters were arrested. Some OF
them had revolutionary proelamations in
their possession. The King, after con-
sulting with the Ministers, finally de-
cided to abandon the proposed tour, and
the Ministry was reinstated Yesterday.
The official returns from the cholera
infected districts of Spain are as follows:
Valencia (city), new cases, %; deaths, 20;
Valencia (provinee), new cases, $50;
deaths, n; Murcia (city), new cases, IS;
deaths, z; in the remainder of the pro-
vince of Murcia, news cases, co. deaths,
q; Cartagen, new cases, 2; deaths, none /;
Castellon de la Plana (city), new cases,
6; deaths, 3; Castellon de la Plana (pro-
vinee), new cases, &C.; deaths, AZ Huesca
(province), new cases, Z; deaths, 3; in the
town of Glen Pazuelos, twenty miles from
Madrid, new cases, 8; deaths, 1.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
The PreSIdeilCs Views as Given BIZ a
Prominent Official

Prominent Official.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Suaday
Herald yesterday published an interview
with a member of the government, who
will have more or less to do with carry
ing out the Presidents views upon Cen
trail American affairs. The Herald SAYS
that the parsonage interviewed is OF the
highest official rank and too good diplo-
matist to say anything that ought not to
be told. His remarks, in fact, were as
folloyJ:
Admiral Jouett's last dispatches in
dictate that there will be trouble in Cen
trail America very soon unless something
is done to prevent it. The matter has
not come before the Executive for con-
sideration because there has been no &C.
casion for it. But | can say this much,
the principle enunciated by the Presii
dent In his Instructions TO the Secretary
of the Navy touching the occupation of
Aspinwall and Panama viii be strictly
adhered to. The United States will not
permit irresr onsible parties in any coun-
try to endanger the lives and property of
our own citizens by revolutionary organ
lzations against the local government.
To put down Restan we made great
departure from the usages of the country
IN respect 10 our ulplOmaJlc relations
with other nations. II similar condi-
ton occurs again the same authority will
DO used. 1t may as well be known now
that while there is no annexation scheme
intended, nor has any system of perma-
nent. garrisons in the troubled States
been considered, whatever the emer-
gency demands will be DONE Beyond
that do not wish to say, tor it would be
the merest speculation. The American
nation must maintain the dignity Of its
position. That is true democratic DOC
trine. The only thing / wish to state
positively touching the policy of the gcv-
ernmsnt in regard to its foreign relations
is this: 1t proposes TO exercise proper
influence in the affairs of other States
wherever that influence is required,
That should be commensurate With our
position among the nations. Circum-
stances will develop our foreign policy.
1t will be regulated by the necessities of
the events, and will be guided and direc-
ted upon tho highest humanitarian prin-
pies and in accordance with the needs