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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
The Beckett Boy Trial.

The trial of the thirteen year old
boy, Willie Beckett,for killing Clay
Neal, aged IA, has been in progress
since yesterday morning. Tine
Court House is crowded with cltl'
zens and great interest is taken In
the proceedings,
The facts will prove to be about
as stated in last weeks FREEMAN
An unfortunate boyish quarrel ana
the throwing of a stone, throws two
families into agonies of remorse
and grief and clouds a whole COM
munity in gloom.
Whatever the result of the trial
may be, the sad lesson to parents
and children should not be with
out its influence and Wholesome
effects on the matter of boYlsH
controversies and quarreling.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Prohibition Pups.

Our readers have oubtless heard
of the boy who was trying to sell
his Democratic and Republican
pups. A man told him if he would
bring some Prohibition pups he'd
buy them. The next time he met
the boy, he had the same pups for
sale insisting that they were Pro-
hibition pups. The gentleman
protested that they were the same
Democratic and Republican pups.
"No they aim't," persisted the boy.
"They wuz Democratic and Repub-
lican pups, when you seed 'em
tother day, but they's Prohibition
pups now-they's got their eyes open.
1t really looks as if the CONNER
cial Gazette might after all turn
out to be Prohibition pup. 1t
is getting its eyes open.just little
bit at least. Listen what it says
in a recent issue:
"The question of prohibit ion is
doing good in Atlanta. 1t will be
remem bered that there is good
deal OF prohibition in the South
ern States, The Prohibiticnists
take i out in local option, and
the first thing they Dc is not to in
sist upon making war upon the
existing political parties. The
city of Atlanta is wres thing with
local option, and the good is done
by the obliteration of race and
party lines"
Hurrah! Hurrah, for the Prohi
bition pup!
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Death of Mr.. I. I'll. StrickIer.
The Grafton Eagle says:

Isaac H. Stricken, an old and
prominent citizen of Philippi, and
a brother-in-law of Judge Ice, was
buried at that place on Sunday
last. The deceased had been cit,
izen of Philippi since 1913; he was
a member of the orders of Odd Eel
lows and Good Templars, and was
buried with the honors of both fra
ternities. Grafton Lodge No. 81, l.
O. 0. F., chartered a train on the
G. d. F. Sunday, and over fifty
members of the Lodge went up and
assisted their Philippi brethren in
the burial ceremonies"
In Mr.. Strickler's death, Barbour
county loses one Of its very best
citizens, and especially does the
Temperance cause lose brave de-
fender and advocate, and its
friends will sadly miss the counsels
and help of a faithful and able CO.
worker.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
The Way to do 1t.

Brooke is by no means the only
county where the way Of the bad
whisky seller is hard. Out in
Washington this week, four were
found guilty in Court of violating
the liquor law, and each was SEN
fenced to fine and costs, $3.50, and
thirty days in Jail. That thirty
days is the hard part of the busi-
ness. The parties were fron Nc
Donald Wellsburg Herald.
We do wish the courts of our
State would get above the old farci-
cal way of playing reinforcing the
law" with the lawless liquor
traffickers.
We give the above item as sam
pile Of the way to DO it.
So long as our courts allow men
who violate the law every day, to
come in at each term and enjoy the
farce of paying $40 in one case
and having the rest quashed and
continued, the liquor traffic will
continue to laugh at law and
despise all authority.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Victory in Dakota.

The latest we have seen from Da-
kota, is the following dispatch to
to the VOICE:
YANKToN, OAK, The vote on Pro-
hibition is close and still uncer-
tain. In total vote Of 10000, the
majority will probably be not over
1000 either way.
H. J. CAMPBELL.
The Associated Press dispatches
announcing briefly the result of
the election, said: "Prohibition is
carried"
We have as yet, nowhere seen
the result of the official canvass of
the vote.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
"Getting Close to Politics."

The following are the resolutions
adopted by the Baptists General
Association held in Grafton last
week:
"Resolved, That as an Association
representing the interests OF the
Baptist denomination of this State,
we place ourselves squarely against
the whisky traffic.
Resolved, That the Baptists OF
West Virginia do most earnestly
and respectfully petition the next
Legislature to submit to vote OF
the people the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution prohibit
ing the manufacture and sale OF in
toxicating liquors as beverage
within the limits of this State.
ResoIved, Especially, that we de-
clare we will vote for no candidate
for the next Legislature who will
not pledge himself to vote for the
submission of said proposed amend
ment to vote of the people,"
1t will be seen that the church
did not endorse the Third Party
movement, but did commit itself
against any candidate for the Leg
islature who will not pledge him
self to vote for submitting prohl-
hilton amendment. This was tax
ing quite as long a stride as the
"Third Party" men could ask the
church to do. 1t is getting pretty
close to politics. Grafton Eagle.
The Third Party men were not
asking the Association or "the
church, to do anything. However,
the church will do what is right on
the quest ton of Prohibition with
out worrying about it ''getting pref
ty close to politics."
But, by the way, when the Eagle
says "the following are the resolu-
tions," &C.. it ought to give the
resolutions. Here is one of the
series adopted by the same vote as
those selected above by the Eagle. 1t
may possibly be considered even a
little closer to "politics" than those
quoted. But that's not the ques-
ton. The only inquiry should be,
Does it set forth the true principle
and sound Christian policy?
But here it is:
Resolved, That the Legallzed Liz
uor Traffic in its war against Home
Church and Humanity, is at once
the crime of the centuries and curse
of the ages, and that to grapple
with and destroy it is the impera-
tive duty of both Church and State,
and that we as W. Va. Baptists
will not shrink from this our duty,
but will put heart, hand and purse
into this righteous conf let; and to
this end we pledge our prayers, la
bors, influence and votes with such
means and measures, candidates
and parties as shall be arrayed
against this monster iniquity, and
as shall give us surest promise of
Prohibition for the Liquor Traffic
and Protection for our homes.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
This is Hopeful.
bition pup

If it takes Citizens movement
to get good government, that course
will have to be taken. AS citizens
we ought to be more interested at
this particular time in low taxes,
an economical and successful man
agement Of the water works, and
rigid economy in city affairs, than
in aquestion ofparty politics. If such
politics IS to stand IN the aoay OF good
governn,ent.-Stote Journal.
We submit that the above has
the true ring, and is a most hope
full symptom. The FREEMAN has
for years stood ready to second any
honorable movement for breaking
down the miserable farce of run
ming straight Republican and Dem
ocratic municipal tickets, while
one half of each ticket trades and
sells the other half in the interest
of saloon and hummer rule, and to
the utter Generalization of city
government.
The citizens movement last year
was in the right direction and only
lacked one of being a success. Had
all the elected members on the
citizens ticket stood firm and true
to the spirit of their original NOM
ination, the city had been saved
much shame and the interests of
the whole people been much better
subserved. There are good men
in the present council, but they
have been handicapped and fore
stalled by their supposed obliga-
tions to party
We say with the Journal, the cit
liens ought to be far more interest
ed in economical, and good govern
ment, than in "a question of party
politics." and especially in such
abominable politics as we have in
Parkersburg, where the old trick
Of putting good men Oh party tick
cts, to be traded and sold out in the
interests of party hangers-on
and schemers, has been played
over and over again, TO the disgust
of all honest citizens.
Both the old parties in Parkers-
burg are honeycombed with treas
enable rings, so that there can be
no such thing as an honest,
straightforward party campaign by
either OF them.
Let US have a citizens ticket; a
ticket whose tail will not gamble
its head away; a ticket for which
honest citizens can trustingly cast
their honest ballots.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
ORGANIZE

Organize Now!!
The Saloon must go!
Let US unite our forces.
Organize Prohibition Clubs.
The War is inevitable and ire
pressible.
Let all true men and women en-
list for three years or during the
war.
There is no such thing as honor
able neutrality in this conflict.
This is a controversy in which
every man, woman and child must
be for the Home or for the Saloon.
They that are not for the Home,
are for the Liquor Traffic in all it's
highway roberies and piracies upon
the community.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
THE PEOPLE ARE READY.
Let us Have an Organizer in the
Field.
MANNINGToN, Nov. IA.

MANNINGToN, Nov. IA.
ED. FREEMAN
DEAR SIR: You will have ac-
count of organization at Glover's
Gap.
Mr.. Ford and myself have held
other meetings with marked sue
cess. We have appointments
ahead and calls for meetings more
than we can attend to at present.
The people are heartily sick of the
political clap-trap of the old parties
and desire to vote for principle.
We should have an organizer in the
field at once, who should 60 through
the State by counties.
Yours truly,
FRANK BURT.
NOTE. We have received the
stirring account of the meetings,
but too late for this ;sue Will De
as good next week. Send us more
of the same so"-!
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Canadian Vengeance.

A mob of 10000 French sympath'
izers, on hearing of RiePs hanging
marched through the streets VI y
Montreal terrorizing all officers anu
declaring vengeance against bris-
ish authorities. The telegraph an,
nounces riotous demonstrations III
many parts OF the Dominion.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
w. G. T. u.
Free LectureBurea,
APPOINTMENTS FOR
MRS. CAROLINE B. BUEL
OF New York,
Corresponding Secretary Nation
W. @. T. u.

Mrs. G. B. Buell. of New Yo,L|
the Corresponding Secretary of III
National Woman's Christian TAU
perance Union, has been secnra,
by the West Virginia W. C. TT
to spend several weeks in the IL
terests of the work in our Ststs
She arrives in Grafton, Nov. 21st
and will fill engagements arranceG
for and deliver addresses at the FIJI.
lowing times and places:
GRArroN, Saturday evening and
Sunday, Nov. 81 and l2.
WASHINGTON, Marion Co., Mondo,,
evening, Nov. %
FA1RMoNT, Tuesday evening, Non
"a. " ''
MoRGANTowN, Wednesday euen;no
and Thursday Nov. 25 and 26. "
PALATINE, Marion Co., Frido,,
evening, Nov. 81.
WHEELING, Saturday eveniing and
Sunday, Nov. % and %.
WELLsBURG, Brooke Co., Mondav
evening, Nov. 80.
New CUMBERLAND, Tuesday Eve.,
Dec. LIST.
MoUNDsvILLE, Wednesday ersn.
ing, December 2.
CAMERON, Thursday Eve'g, De-. 3,
PARKERsBURG, SATURDAY. and Sim.
day, Dec. 5 and 6.
ELIZABETH, Writ Co., Tussdqv
evening, Dec. 8.
CAIRO, Ritchie Co., "Wednesday
evening, Dec. 9.
HARRISBURG, Thursday eueninq,
December 10.
NEwBURG, Friday evemimg, Deem,
Der II.
KEYsER, Saturday evening and
Sunday, Dec. II and Is.
PIEDMONT, Monday evening, and
Tuesday, Dec. IA and Is.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, THURSDAY
everaing, Dec. 16.
All friends Of the Temperance
cause, in the communities above
named, and all who wish well to the
w. c. T. U. in their organized work
for God, Home and Native Land,
are especially urged to unite in max
ing successive successes of all these
meetings. Announce, circulate and
talk up the appointments, cordially
inviting everybody to attend, and
especially see to it that the meet
ings are announced in the Sabbh
Schools, Public Schools and Churcha
Mrs. Buell. has National repu
tation as one of the leading Tenn.
perance workers of the land. She
has delighted and stirred the hearts
Of the people, North, South, East
West--in all parts of the country
and West Virginia is most fortu-
nate in securing a month Of her
most valuable services.
Wherever she comes, let the pso-
pie all come together and hear an
earnest, eloquent woman's plea for
the Home.
n
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
What is a Mugwump!

Mr.. Editor.-What is q Mug
wump? l DO not find it in the die
tionary. ok"
Perhaps you didn't look in the
"Injun" dictionary. A Mugwump
is a reformer when he is with you,
pharisee when he is against you.
- WetzeL Democrat.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Would He be Non Partisan!

We put it to any honest, sensi-
BILE farmer in West Virginia, if he
should get into Yellow Jackets
nest and have swarms of the vicious
little scamps putting in their work
up his trousers legs, would he be a
"non-partisan" on the Yellow Jack
ct question
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18
Bloody War.

A bloody battle was fought yes!:e eb
day at Dragoman Pass, in WHY WHY
the Bulgarians were defeated WIZ WIZ
heavy loss, the victorious Servla ahe
taking complete possession OF 'n'
Pass.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

The Methodist Witness, comes to
US now with even more life and
vigor than before, from Grafton,
with Revs. J. A. Fullerton and S..
B. D. Pricket as editors.
We wish the FITNESS all health
and prosperity as it goes out from
it's new home.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

DIR, A. B. Leonard of Ohio, will
address the People of Parkersburg
and vicinity on "The Liquor
Crime" Tuesday evening, Deem
Der %.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

The G. W, e B. railroad will sell
round trip tickets to Marietta Fri
day-to attend the kellogg Concert
at one fare, torty-fve cents, for
the round trip. Apply to Park
Andrews, ticket agent, at depot.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

The Ladies of the M. E. Church,
South, will give one of their old
fashion lunches all day tomorrow
and evening, at the Church.
The hungry know where to get
good dinner when these ladies
announce a Ilunch.N
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

Last Saturday was a busy day
with Especial commissioners" in
front of the Court House. A num-
Der of farms were sold under Court
DEGREES.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

There will not be a house in
Parkersburg big enough to hold
the people who will want to hear
DR.. Leonard on The Liquor Crime,
Dec. %.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

The Clara Louise Kellogg con-
cert in Marietta, Friday will have
"boom" from Parkersburg. 1t was
announced on Monday that over
sixty Parkersburgers had already
secured seats.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

Marion County is organizing for
the War. A Prohibition Club is
being organized nearly every even
Ing. Accounts of meetings just re-
ceived will appear in next FREE
MAN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

Al WA YS.-In ,Orittng US about snbscrtp-
stons al,Oays give P. o. at Whiah you recetOe inc
paper. This aDiU sase as much trouble.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

ACQUITTED.-As We go to press
the jury brings in verdict acquit-
ting the boy Willie Beckett, on trial
for killing the boy Clay Neal.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

o, for Frank Burt, just now, in
every county in West Virginia.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-18

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.-Let every friend
into a0hose hands a Sample Copy Of the FREE
NAN comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
guest to subscribe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10

The salary of the United States
Consul at Zanzibar is 500. He 10 al
lowed te have o-aer business. Y.
Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10
GAVE IL UP.
Why Bookseller win Hereafter KEGS
No Illustrated SehoolBooi

Why Bookseller win Hereafter Keep
No Illustrated school-BooiSs.
A wan school teacher entered book.
store near Greenville, Miss, few days
since, dragging after her small fat
boy. who held in one little paw a mutt
lated ''frst reader" and with the other
wiped his weeping eyes and pug nose.
Have you any first readers except
;heseP" asked the school teacher.
ANY except these?'' repeated the
book,man. ''Why, ma'am, these are
the nice little books 1 sold you the other
day, surely you haven't any objection
to them?'
''They have pictures in them and the
boys can't learn anything from them, "
said the fearful teacher.
'tNot learn because of the pictures;
impossible! Why, ma'am the pictures
are put there for the purpose of helping
the scholars to learn. Allow me to give
you lesson in the art" Then turning
to the boy: "Come. sit in this chair.
my man, and let me see if you are not
a wise fellow; take your book and begin
here on this page, now look at the
picture, then spell the word.
The boy, having cleared away suffi
cient tears and dirt to enable him TO
see, sat upon chair with his stumped-
toed boots two feet from the floor, and
taking the book began:
Dog, dog"
"Ah, " said the bookseller; ''you see,
ma'am. Now, my man. he added,
sitting down and closing his eyes com.
placently, ''now, my man, proceed" +"
Rat, mouse. Pig, hog" pro-
ceeded the boy.
mo, no, not so fast" cried the book
seller, startled. ''Why, you see this
fellow eating cheese is too large to be
a mouse, so we call him rat; and this
animal eating potato parings is too
small to be hog. so we call him G pig;
understand? Well, go on, then, aud
look attentively at the pictures. -
"P-a-i-l. bucket. Ink. inkstaud, y
spelled the boy, gazing at the pictures.
mo, no. cried the book seller, and
began to explain. The explanation
lasted some twenty minutes, after which
the bookseller said again:
Understand. now? Well, then gc
on again and be sure to look close al
the pictures so you will know what they
are. +" The boy began again with his
nose almost touching the page.
''V-a-t, tub. Quill, feather. Ok,
cow"
''Stop!" roared the book. seller.
The boy stopped, put down the book
and took up a howl
MADAME" said the bookseller tc
the school teacher, Il will order lot
of unillustrated first readers to-mer'
row. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10
NUMBER 40.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A young lady school teacher al
Swiss Station. Sacramento County,
CAL. threw an unruly boy of thirteen to
the floor with such force as to break hi
leg.
An old regulation at Yale is that
student shall lift his hat at a distance
of ten rods from the president, eight
from professor and five from tutor,
Hartford Post.
-Andover theological Seminary will
receive $4,000 from the estate of the
late Mrs. William Richardson. of Man
chester, N. H. The American Bible
Society receives about the same amount,
according to the lady's will.
Writing to young collegian many
years ago. Ruskin said: ITO do as much
as you can healthily and happily do
each day in a well-determined direc-
ton, with view to far-off results, and
with present enjoyment of ones work..
is the only proper, the only essentially
profitable way"
The American Medical Missionary
Association held its first annual meeting
recently. It was voted that young men
wishing to be medical missionaries will
have to be earnest Christians. sound
physically, of liberal education, and
take full course of lectures in an ap-
proved college of medicine.-M 7. Er-
Gnli7er.
Methodist girls are assured by the
official journal of their church that they
can not dance without breaking that
solemn vow which they made at the
altar, "in the presence of God and His
angels, to renounce the devil and all his
works" The assertion is further made
that truly good Christians are never
dancers. .-C Chicago Times.
Some statistlcan asserts that among
the 'verts to Romanism-a " vert" may
mean convert" or a ''pervert, " and
is adopted as an ambiguous and salts
flying term for general use by British
conversationalists--that have gone over
since the beginning of the Oxford move.
ment are enumerated 36 lords, 25 baro-
nets. 302 graduates of Oxford, lag
graduates of Cambridge 142 army off,
GERS. 92 lawyers. 48 doctors and 1,010
ladies of aristocratic stations.-Chris.
tian Union.
The Church Missionary Society
represents the evangelical element in
the Church of England. Its income
was 81, ,162, 243. and it supports 228 or.
dained missionaries, 81 lay missionaries,
Is women, II ordained Eurasians, 246
ordained natives, 10 Eurasian teachers.
3.511 native teachers and helpers, and
has 40, 757 communicates in iss mission
churches. The work of this society
reaches nearly all parts of the world.
and its missions in Pagan lands are
among the most benefcent and success.
ful.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10
Statistics of the Jews.


The Bulletin of the Geographical
Society of Marseilles estimates the total
number Of Jews in the world at 6,377.-
5O2; that is, 5, 4O7, ,6O7 in Europe. 245.0O0
in Asia. 5000 in Africa. 100000 IN
America, and 12, 900 in Oceanica. The
European Jews are distributed as fol-
lows: 1,643, 708 in Austria Hungary,
sol, 1,612 in Germany. 10000 in Great
Britain. 5000 in Belgium. 3,946 in Dem
mark, 1900 in Spain, 10000 in France.
1862 In Greece, 1873 in Switzerland,
8,69S in Holland, 36.28g in Italy. 600 in
Luxemburg, 200 in Portugal, 260, 1000 in
Roumania, 2,552. las in Russia, 3,492 in
Servia, 5000 in Sweden and Norway,
and 116, 900 in European Turkey. There
are about $50, 600 in the Asiatic prov
inces of Turkey, $1,000 in Persia, AZ, 600
in Asiatic Russia. in India and China
$4,000, and $4,000 in Turkestan and
Afghanistan. In Africa there are about
$4,000. in Algeria 100000. in Morocco
55, 600, in Tunis &, 900, in Iripoli 200. 600
in Abyssinia 5000, in Egypt 5000
scattered over the desert. and about
1000 at the Cape Of Good Hope.