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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
Hung Itself-Mr. John r. Ra

Hung IlseIf-Mr. John Z. Ray
recently lost very valuable colt by a
somewhat novel accident. The colt had
been separated from its mother, and
sometime during the night it tried to
jump over a picket gate. 1t only got
half way oyer, where it hung until next
morning. The colt was very badly
hurt, one side being terribly lacerated,
and although Dr.. A. 5. Reynolds sewed
up the gashes and tried to save the ami
mails life, it was SO badly injured it
died a few days after.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
Just Received

An extensive assortment OF Fall and Winter
Clothing, which will be sold at prices to suit
the times.
DAYLIGHT CLOTHING HOUSE,
Martinsburg w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
N0hhy Hats

We have the nobbiest Stiff and SLOUGH hats
that were ever brought to this market.
DAYLIGHT CLOTHING HOUSE,
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
READ THIS

II you want Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mating
Looking Glasses, Lace Curtains, &C., go 10
Bsaohiey's and see the best stock In Hagers-
town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
CENTRAL HorEL.-MRs. n. D. LEE, Pro

CENTRAL HOTEL.-MKs y u. LEE, fKU.
S. B. Bisham, 5. 5. Stone, G. NJ. Shir-
ley, Baltimore; C. A. Hopkins, Alexan-
dria, Va; ID. s. Hughes, Charlestown,
w. Va; B. F. Crow, Charleston, w.
Va; NJ. l.. Page, Clarke Co., Va; j.
P. Mullen, Roanoke, Va; Ed. Fisher,
5. Fisher, Sharpsburg, Nd. Rev. Faith
err Wilson, w. w. Wentzel!, Harper's
Ferry, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
DR.. BULLS COUGH SYRUP

For the cure Of Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Group. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Whooping Cough, Incipient Con-
sumption, and for the relief Of con-
sumptive persons in advanced stages
of the Disease. For Sale by all Drug
gists. Price, IS cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

ENrLER HoTEL-JoHN II. DUKE, PROP,
G.. w. Kitsmiller, Geneva, n. Y; II
G. Parrish, w. d. Jones, F. White, II.
B. Lockwood, Baltimore; c. Fisher, T
c. Percival, Harper's Ferry, w. Va.
II. J. Duke, G. X. Duke, Z. J. Myers,
J. C. McCun, Z. c. Mcclure, Shippens.
burg. Pa; J. A. Cage, ID. Fl. Murphy
NJ. l.. Schindel, Hagerstown, Nd; s.
Needy, Waynes5oro, Pa; Chas. Shultz
Frederick, Md; G. B. Keim, j. 5. Pat
terson, Philadelphia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

Supreme Court.-ln the Supreme
Court, i'm session at Charlestown, last
. week, In the case of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company vs.. Shepherd.
from this county, judgment was re-
yersed and new trial awarded. In
the case Of Sadler's administrator VS..
KenneGy's administrator, also from this
county, decree was affirmed. The court
adjourned or Friday, to meet in special
term at Charleston October 2lst.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

you are wasting away from age, dissipa-
ton or any disease or weakness. and require
n stimulant. take PAKKEE's TOXIC ~ once /:
~ will invigorate and build you up from the
first dose, but will never intoxicate. IL has
saved hundreds Of lives, u may save your.
HIscoX A Co. New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

ylrANTED-Agenfs In every section Of the
w country 90 sell HON. \. =. COXis great
book, Three Decades Of Federal LEGISLATION"
Illustrated with Steel Piafe<- Outfits now
ready. Agents are making so 10 90 day.
Write 10 the publishers for terms. J. ~.
sToDDABT CO., sSs 18th ~. Washington,
ID. e.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

Killed His Own SOn.-Reuben
Rice, employed rs brakeman on the
tram-road ut Elk Garden mines, on the
West Virginia Central Railroad, about
ten miles from Piedmont, was run over
and killed instantly last Monday after
noon. He attempted TO cross the track
ahead of the engine to change a switch.
He was young unmarried man, about
twenty-one years Of age, and son OF
the engineer who was running the en-
zine at the lime,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09

PersOmai.-Mr. q. L. Licklider and
daughter, Miss Bette, started on Tues
day last for an extended visit to friends
in Missouri. They expect to be absent
six or eight weeks. We wish them a
most pleasant trip.
Mrs. j. A. Secrist, of Franklin Grove,
H., Mrs. Samuel Nicodemus of Waynes-
boro. Pa, and Mrs. j. B. Black of Me-
chanicstown, Nd, are visiting the FAM
lily of Mr.. John r. Ray, in this place.
We were pleased 20 have call from
our agreeable friend, Mr.. Charles j.
Roberts, Of Shenandoah Junction, on
Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. S. McClanahan, OF Salem,
Va, is in Shepherdstown visiting her
father, Mr.. william Rightstine.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

knobs it to be only curse, ruin
ing our young men and sending
young and old to drunkards'
graves and to drunkard's hell,
then let him vote and work tor
Prohibition. In so doing he Will
not oGly have the approval OF MS
own conscience, but will have the
prayers and blessings of those who
have suffered the untold m'series
which this awful sc'tirs' has
brought to many otherwise happy
homes. The Liquor traffic must
go. 1t has cursed women, de-
bauched men, ruined homes, I'M
poverished children, entailed de-
PRAYED appetites upon the new
born and now it seeks sovereign
power in the country. 1t is enough.
1t must goI And every Intelligent
voter will by his ballot in the fu-
ture, put in practical, Amen.
Yours, &c,
D. Mel.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
Brewers and the Treaty.

The Brewers are moving
nightly for the ratification of the
Spanish Treaty. They have issued
a circular which says;
"The fact that ale and beer
would, under she provisions of the
treaty, be put on the free list, will
open us wide field in Cuba and
Porto Rico, it being one of the
staple articles of consumption. 1t
is, therefore, greatly to the interest
of the trade Europe alone sup
plies yearly an immense qU.2tstv
of ale and beer, which must nos
fall to the share of tae brewers o.
the United States. Your kind md
immediate attention to canvasslng
your district in the interest Of the
trade will greatly assist the meas
ure. Each paper requires signing
and forwarding, without delay, to
your Representative in Congress-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

You spoke in your paper about
the churches having less power
than the saloons. / am afraid that
these weak churches furnish some
OF the men and women to carry on
this gambling These seem to
have power but not of God. o.,
it is a sad, sad state of things
But, readers Of the FREEMAN, |
ask you to think about it. Count
and see if the gambling traps and
dems do not out number the saloons.
And count the church members
who are really living, and working
for Christ and against all the pow
ers of darkness.
Then count the church members
who work for the gambling shops.
Count and see how they stand
But do not despair, even if those
working under the powers of dark
ness should out number the work
ers for Jesus; for if God be for us
who shall be against us?
Let US work and wait, well know
ing that if we are on the Lords
side we shall succeed.
PILGRIM.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
LET US GO FORWARD.
No Time to Quarrel Over Politics.

Mr. EDITOR: 1t is with pleasure
[ read the FREEMAN every week,
and am very sorry that some of the
Republicans are so bitter towards
the Prohi bitionists since the cleo
ton.
| am personally acquainted with
each of the twelve men who voted
for st. John here at West Warren,
and know that if there had been
no st. John ticket, just six of them
would have voted for Blaine and
six for Cleveland So here, neither
party got hurt by the Prohibition
lists, and | believe this is the case
throughout our State. So let none
of US go about grieVing over party
defeat The liquor traffic is cost
ing US many times the difference be-
tween the cost of administrations.
The nations drink bill is now 3d.
600, 600 more than its bill for
bread. bet us so for ward in broth
erly love in solid phalanx against
the worst enemy of our govern
ment and our homes. Let us hear
these waMing echos from dungeon
walls; let us view these wrecked
and deserted homes; let our hearts
follow these cou ntless fgneral pro-
cessions to drunkard's graves-O;
let us consider that Drink is the
towards courage, the gam bler's in
centive, ahe harlot's ahield. the
assassin's inspiration and then let
US gather ap the bitter tears that
are shed by woe-stricken mothers,
broken-h:asted wives and despair
ing fathers. over the suffering, ruin
and death in their homes by the
hand of this monster crime-I say,
dear friends, let us look at all this
think Of all those, and for Heav-
EMS sake let as not stop to quarrel
over parity politics, but let us as
one man 60 forward, and see to it
that our homes and children and
friends are protected and saved
from this awful curse. May the
time soon be when our loved ones
shall not be tempted into these
legalizea death traps by those.
protesting TO be their friends.
Yours sincerely,
EUGENUs BARB.
Wadestown, w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
WHAT WE WANT.
More Charity and More Work

January %, 1885.
Dear FREEMAN, Enclosed please
find So 90 which set to my credit
| cannot afford to do without the
FREEMAN. | do not like all it says
yet like much that it does say.
If we did not err ourselves we would
have more grounds for complaint
What we want is more charity and
more work. Why any will re-
fuse to put their names to the pc
titions to the Legislature, simply
because their candidate was not
elected last Fall, is a strange bit of
logic.
The cause is just as righteous
now as it was then. If intern per-
ence was destructive, then, it is
now.
For ministers who have been
pronounced on the question to turn
away now, and declare their pur-
pose to vote against Prohibition, if
submitted, deserves, in my estima-
ton, the condemnation of all low
ers of good order Let us stand by
the right though the Heavens fall
We must meet the issues: may we
be wise and strong to do it.
Yours,
NOTE. We are sorry our good
Brother and friend added that P.
S; "Do not care to have my name
used"
The thing we especially desire, is
more of the thoughts and names of
these tried and true friends of the
cause. Write US the brave sosid
truth, Brethren, and let us printit
over your well known Names Ed.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
Florida Letter.
BLACk WATER, FLORIDA,
January &c, 1885.

January 70, 1883.
ED. FREEMAN: Yoa will please
find enclosed a p O. order for S150
to pay ray subscription. The
FREEMAN is a good and truthful
paper for the TEN perance Cause,
and all friends Of Temperance
should subscribe for it. If
every friend of Oar Cause would
just say, 1.-THE days are over when
liquor sellers shah control the cleo
ton Of officers in this free country
of ours" then would the matter be
soon settled. l would urge on
every voter to consider we'll the re-
sponsibility in this matter. If he
honestly believes the liquor bust
ness to be a blessing and a benefit
to the country, then vote against
the Temperance cause, But if he
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
Salo0n-keepers and Preachers.

Thsre are about 100000 liquor
SELLERS in the United States, but
only about 10000 ministers of the
gospel. The saloons. run till the
the "vee sma' hours" of the night,
if not all night. The churches are
opened a few hours on Sunday and
once or twice a week for an hour or
more. Many more persons come
under the influence of the saloons
than come under the influence of
the churches. In view of these
facts, which are undisputed, about
when may we expect the millen-
mum? Certainly not until the
Prohibition party comes into pow
er.-Gerda Spr. (Kas.) NeDs.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
TOUCH THE REART
And The POcketbo0k Flies Open,
(The Caption is ours.-ED)
COAL VALLEY, w VA,
.Tanuarv 81 1885

=
ED. FREEMAN Here's my check.
for So Please give us the worth
of it in good, substantial Prohibi-
ton and say to our late polite al
companions that we admit it. was
hard to sever old party ties; for we
had a deep personal feeling for old
party friends and it Was like draw
ing blood to leave them, but the
commands Of patriotism, were i'm
perative. And tell then. also that,
their vilifying and abusing us who,
voted the Prohibition ticket, only
strengthens us and opens our peck
etbooSs, and tell them farther that
when we joined the Prohibition,
ranks we come to stag until this
great question is transferred fronaA
parties to fundamental law, and.
victory perches on ous righteous
banners. F. j. MATS.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
A Hearty God Speed.

NoRwALK, CAL, Jan. % 'S5,
DEAR FREEMAN Please find
money order enclosed for my sub
scription.
/ open the FREEMAN week by
week with anxious interest. 1t is
the messenger of Temperance and
Purity from my beloved West Vir-
ginia.
And now 1 send you from the
Golden Sands of the Pacific a hear
ty God Speed in your work.
Respectfully yours,
Miss R. J. McKUsICK.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
THINGS To THINK ABOUT.
Parkersburg Saloons and Gam
ngDens.

DEAR FREEMAN In late issue
you gave US some startling facts,
under the head of Something to
Think about" And from the same
facts we can find Something more
to think about. You say there are
twelve churches, and forty-fve
saloons in Parkersburg, And
s'that the saloons have more power
than the churches" Let me ask,
Can that be so?
Is the devil str, niger than God I?
Or can it be that the churches are
trying to get along without God,
depending on themselves, or their
number, their responsibility &C., :?
But the AZ saloons are not stronger
than one living church OF God,
w hose every member lives in
Christ, lives for Christ. And
when the church thus lives 1t aoiil
conquer, not only the grog shops
but other works of the devil lying
thick around. Look at the gamb-
ling-shops, the selling of chances,
&c. Are there not more than forty
five places in Parkersburg where
you are invited to try for a prize or
take a chance in watch, a clock
a tablc-cloth or something? Where
you are invited to gamble in some
shape, with or without a lottery
scheme, you may be sure that Satan
is at the bottom of all this gamb.
ling business, whether it be for 8
prize box of candy or the prize
number in lottery scheme, o.
with cards.
Bat who help to carry this on
Who are the human agents
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
'TiSn't We-uns.

John Hall, of Richie county, was
recently convicted of perjury IN
the U. S. Court at Parkersburg'
Now, we want it distinctly under
stood that it isn't we-uns. IL
couldn't be for two reasons. In the
first place we are modern George
Washington; and secondly-well
we are an editor of newspaper
st. Marys Oracle,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
CORRESPOND
Sunday Selling in Fayette.

ED. FREEMAN I wish to say
through your live and newsy pa
per. few things about some things
in our (Fayette) County.
You know that Fayette is no.
license County, yet much whisky
has been sold in many parts Of the
County for all these years. Be-
cause of this, some say grant license
and thus replenish the treasury
and lessen the tax. This would be
doing evil that good( p might
come of it. Then again what
would become Of the conscience of
the County Commissioners? If
they refuse to grant license because
it would infict great moral wrong
on the County, and other sworn Of
fcers of the County will perjure
themselves, and stultify their con
science by not enforcing the law,
the sin rests on the latter and not
on the former
The book keeper of certain sa-
loon in our County, a short time
ago, was footing up his accounts for
1884, and seeing that the whisky
sold and charged on Sundays
amounted to SO much, he became
curious to know precisely what the
Sunday sales did amount to. So
he footed them up separately and
found the sum to be 81 500. How
much was sold for cash, Sundays,
and therefore did not get to the
books, | did not learn. At any
rate it is reasonable to suppose that
the cash sales equaled the credit;
and we have the sum of $1,000
worth of whisky sold by one saloon
-on the Lords day, in a county that
claims to be part of q great civil:z-
ed and Christian Nation, whose
laws, wise and godly, protect the
Sabbath from dissertation. There
is no doubt but that the financial
life of the whisky business
throughout the whole country de-
ponds largely on the dissertation of
the Sabbath. [ know Of saloons,
not a few, that would not live for
year but for their Sunday sales,
There is no influence, that [ know
of, that tends more to rob the
world of the Christian Sabbath |
than whisky.
There was political turn-round
in our county last October, but
what this change will do for the
suppression of lawlessness, and for
the establishment Of Sobriety and
good order, is yet to be seen. The
representatives of the party now
in power have good |
opportunity to make themselves
very conspicuous as true patriotic
citizens and officers of the law, if
they will only enforce the law
against the lawless Of the county.
Please find S100 enclosed for the
FREEMAN. Send it to me at Ra-
ven's Eye, Fayette County, W. Va.
RAVENS EYE, Jan. 9th 1885.
W. H. ADAMS.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

CHILD BURNED. "A three year
old child of John Browns, at Hunt
ington, was burned to death last
Wednesday, by its clothing catch
ing fire from the stove. The moth
er, leaving the room few minutes
returned and found her darling
writhing in agony with its cloth,
ing burned of. Death soon relieved
the sufferer and left the dotlng
parents almost distracted.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

P. & w. VA. R. RAT a meet
ing of the stock holders of the Pitts
burg & West Virginia r. r., Jas
G. Blaine presided. The following
Board of Directors was elected :
James G. Blaine, Henry G. DAVIS
Stephen B. Elkins, johnson N
Camden, Arthur 2. German, VIM
H. Barnum, Alex. Shaw, J. Ham
bleton and VIM. Keyser.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
THE ISSUE.
Personal Rights VS.. Personal
Liberty.

There is great deal said about
personal liberty, particularly IN
the discussion of the temperance
question. 1t is a pity that more is
not said about personal rights. so
far from being identical, the two
are incom patible, as long as we are
on this side of the millennium; If
personal liberty is granted, then,
SO long as there is d single man
who cares more for his own comfort
than for his neighbours, personal
rights will be violated. The idea
of personal liberty is, that every
man has right to do as he pleases.
The idea of personal rights is, that
every man has a right to do moth
ing that infringes on any other
mans right. The saloon.keeper is
an ardent advocate of personal lib,
ertv; we are ardent advocates OF
personal rights, and! we would care
Cor nothing better than to fight the
question out on that very line.
We are told the spirit of the age
is against Prohibition, because that
spirit is for personal liberty, We
don't believe it. The spirit of the
age and the spirit of the American
people in particular is for personal
rights. The idea of fair play will
set the great American eagles
wings to Tapping at any time OF
the day or night; and what is the
idea of fair play but the idea that
I am bound to respect my neigh
boris rights as much as my own,
and if | don't l shall be made to
Our Teuton brothers who delight
to pirate Of personal liberty think
no doubt, that they are placing
themselves in the closest harmony
with the genius OF Americanism,"
whatever they may mean. They
are wofully mistaken. This Re-
publican Government Of ours is one
organized protest against personal
liberty and in behalf of personal
rights. Too much personal liberty
in England was what sent the
Mayhower off upon her voyage for
land where personal rights should
reign supreme. The whole history
of mankind is a history Of the
struggle between personal liberty
and personal rights. Every step
inward has hnen victory for the
latter. The great throes that are
agitating the old world from St,
Petersburg to Dublin. are because
personal liberty has been so long
dominant. Upheld by czars and
mobiles, by emperors and marquises,
by kings and lords, it required
nothing less than French Revo-
luton to break its sway. Louis
XIV. believed in personal liberty
so did Philip II. of Spain; so did
Charles 1. of England. So has
every tyrant from Peisistratus to
the King of Dahomey. And it is
rather surprising if this land of
Fourth of July orators is heading
In that erection.
The dram-shop is a constant
threat to personal rights. No man
can driak himself irresponsible
without infringing on the rights of
others. No man can sell to anoth-
er what shall make him brute or
a maniac, without trespassing on
the rights of every man, woman
and child in the community.
Every license issued is victory of
PERSONAL liberty over personal
rights. If the spirit of the age is
in favor of the former, heaven help
our posterity, for we are faced to-
ward medic valism and are march
ing along the back track The
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
OUR LIQUOR BILL
Compared with other Accounts.

Home & Form Missions $,5, 100000.
Public Education, IS, 100000.
Sugar and Molasses, 155, 100000.
Boots and Shoes, 1876 100000
Cotton Goods, 21O,OOO,OOO.
Sawed Lumber, 233, 100000
Iron and Steel, 29O,OOO,O0O
Meat, 3O3, OOO,OOO
Bread, 5O5, 100000.
Tobacco, 6O0,O00,OOO.
Liquor, 9OO,OO0,OOO
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

Theionly $500 house in Wheel
ing with elevator is the New S..
James.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11

3 Lots at the corner of Pike ana
Market Streets, and 4 Lots on PIKE
street, for sale by Atkinson.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
The Penitentiary.

The following list shows ;,
number of State prisoners no, we y
the penitentiary from the sa vm II
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-02-11
Our Puzzle.

The first one sending US a prac-
tical solution of the above puzzle
will receive our autograph on
handsome paper.