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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28
THE SCHOOL FUND QUESTION.

THE SCHOOL FUND QUESTION.
So far as we are advised, this
count refers to an alleged shortage
of few thousands of dollars in the
public school fund of the State, and
the only issue in the matter is, that
partisan journals Of the two leading
parties are -quarreling over the
matter, to fix the fault and respon-
sibility on the officials Of the oppos-
ing party.
While theJourmal is busy in these
questions of words" and party"cus-
TOMS" concerning few thousands,
the FREEMAN ceases not to hold up
before the people the huge cormor-
rant of the Liquor Traffic, that robs
our Public Schools of millions Of
dollars, and starves and murders
thousands of their pupils, every
year.
The total cost of all the schools,
public and private, in the United
States, is but sos, 100000, while the
miserable, murderous, crin,e-breed-
ing liquor traffic octopus swallows
up 81 ,000,0OO,00O annually.
This direst enemy of the schools,
neither the Journal nor its party
has the courage" to oppose.
Second. ...
THE TAXATION ISSUE.
We are not advised that there is
any special tanation tissue" before
the people of the State. If there is,
we shall be pleased to have it stat
ed, so that the FREEMAN may be
found and heard on the right side
of the "issue.,' We have recolec-
ton that some time ago there were
columns and columns and voLumeS
and volumes in the Journal about
double assessments" and Cripple
assessments" taxing "hens" and
"chickens" and "eggs," and all
that, but we are not informed that
any issue was Matched out of all
this desperate incubation. If there
was, it must have died of gapes,
as we havn't heard "cluck" over
the fedgeling for many months
past
There is, however, taxation issue,
at the very front of all issues, press
ing and clamoring for settlement,
THIS issue the FREEMAN has most
assiduously kept before its readers,
The liquor traffic is drawing from
the pockets of tax payers generally
and everywhere, more than the ag-
gregate of all the revenues of the
country combined, including all
National, State, County, District
andMunicipal taxes. Because OF the
infamous, licensed saloon, farmers,
mechanics and business men have
their taxes quadrupled for the cost of
criminal court expenses, trebled for
the support of paupers, doubled for
the expense of police, caring for
insane and convicts, and SO, large
ly increased as we go on through
the long catalogue of curses and
evils inflicted upon society by this
monstrous legalized piracy against
the homes of the country.
Here IS q "ta1ation issue" indeed
an issue pulsing and quivering
with the urgent questions of plenty
and poverty, hope and despair, life
and death. And yet, here is an issue,
upon which the Journal, as a party
organ, "has neither convictions
nor courage enough to express
ITSELF"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28


courage to express ITSELF.
And we may remark in passin G.
that the Journal can hardly hope
to acquire this needful COURAGE
while it persists in aiding and
abetting and commencing, one Of
the most notorious and palpable
frauds and swindles of the country,
in its villainous work of filching
hundreds of dollars monthly from
the citizens of Parkersburg and
vicinity.
Fourth.
THE COUNTY COURT AND CLERK.
AS for this last Of the Journals
alleged "issues," we may observe
briefly, for the present, that the
time was, more than year ago,
when the Journal had capital OPP
portunity to make this an issue !
but from some mysterious party or
personal complications or consider
tions, the Republican organ, had
then "neither the convictions nor
courage to express ITSELF" although
it then had brought to it's knowl-
edge the same extraordinary allow
ances to the clerk, which it recent
ly published with such righteously
indignant array and display. At
that time, when the clerk and
member of the County Court
were candidates for reelection,
was the time to make this last
tissue" effective for the public
good. te
However, leaving the Journal
with it's own reasons for not press
ing this tissue" during the cam
paign, we are frank to say that its
recent charges against the County
Clerk have been SO pointed and
specific as to demand prompt refu-
tation or explanation on the part
of this high County official, or 9TH
erwise, prompt and searching in
vestigation on the part of the
County Court. The people of the
county will demand this and will
be satisfied with nothing less.
Finally.
"CoNCLUDE"
And now, as to that last, or sup
Elemental count in the indictment,
that the FREEMAN is Gan organ
with one tune" &c.
So far as the essence of this
charge can be materialized, the
FREEMAN has naught to say either
in defense or palliation.
IT it could but play and play aoeU,
that grand new national refrain,
"For God and Home and Native
Land" rendering even in an accept.
able degree, it's accompanying
concords and attendant harmonies,
it certainly could aspire to no loft
Ter accomplishment.
1t was the heart-stirring and
soul-inspiring strains of "Home,
Sweet Home" that caused the
FREEMAN to spring into life and
being; and it were an ill-mannered
and ungrateful child indeed, were
it to cease to swell with the har-
monies of its birth and sound forth
the music Of it's natal day. And
SO is it the FREEMAN's highest am
bition to keep right on, playing
this gloriously inspiring National
Air, till all lovers of God and hu-
manity shall take up the universal
strain to celebrate Homes trium-
plant victory over the saloon.
OF course this music will not be
in accord with the partisan jigs and
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28

1t will be the baldest presump-
ton for the Journal to take all of
our somewhat extended remarks
this week, to Itself, Our observa-
tions are purposely general, and are
intended to take in all that colicky
class of journals, that are so doubled
up with partisan cramps as not to
be able to draw generous breath,
when in the presence of an indie
pendent citizen who has the man
hood to vote as he pleases.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28
WEDNESDAY, OCT. %, 1885.
ORGANS AND THEIR USES.
A Prelude, InterIude and "COn-
cIude." ...

cIude." ..
The FREEMAN is the organ of a
political party, but it has neither
convictions or courage enough to
express itself on the school fund
Question, the taxation question,
election frauds, the Coun-
ty Court and Clerk, or any other
issue except Prohibocracy. 1t is
an organ with one tune, and it
plays that mechanically. - State
Joawmdl
In this bustling, busy world, of
music and misery, concords and
discords, harmonies and horrors,
there are organs, and organs, and
organs-the grand ,groaning church
organs, the sweet, swelling parlor
organs, and the pert, piping, pusil-
luminous street hand-organs, all
of which have their uses and abus-
es,
And then we have their coun-
terparts in the great beer and bum
mer organs OF the day, that play to
the whims of political fashion,
fraud and folly, the heart -attuned
organs of the religious press, dis
pensing soul-harmonies,to allay the
sorrows, inspire the hopes and
quicken the joys of the Home cir
Gle, and then the pestiferous troops
of piping, political partisan hand
organettes that chip in their tin
tinnabulation of discordant accom-
paniments every time one of the
big beer and hummer concerns
strikes slanderous strain or sounds
a false note.
This, as a brief prelude, is all we
now have to say about Organs in
general.
INTERLUDE.
The text quoted at the outset,
taken as the foundation of a few
remarks on this occasion, seems to
comprehend two alleged organs,
the Journal and the FREEMAN, and
it is complained by the one that
the other plays but one tune, and
plays that mechanically"
Without stopping to consider, at
length, the Introductory clause of
the text, it is proper to observe in
passing, that for FIVE years it has
been the FEEEMAN's province to
voice the hopes and aspirations and
purposes of the Temperance people
Of West Virginia, especially, and to
keep in tune With the music Of the
advanced lines, in the universal
march of true Progress and Reform
and that this is still its purpose and
ambition.
But the text charges that the
FREEMAN has "neither conviction
nor courage" to express itself" OF
four specified tissues" For the
present, it were well to consider in
order the counts in the indictment
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28

PLEASE SUBSCRLBE.-Let every Jrte'ad
snto aotose hands q Sample Copy Of the FREE
Mi " comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
quest TO subscribe.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-28

in their relations to the accused
and to the accuser as well.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
kHcedOte Of Peter Cartwright.

During Senator SpoOner's last
visit here little group gathered
around him, and began telling
tales Of revival times. q remem-
Der hearing my father tell of hear
Ing Cartwright once,' he said. The
services were in the woods, and
people came from counties around
to see and hear the great exhorter.
After the singing, which seemed
to shake the very oaks, was over,
Cartwright began Il hear there is
a new religion started down in BOs-
ton, and its believers are called Uni.
versalists. They think that every
body, good or bad, is going straight
to Heaven, whatever he may have
done on earth. All Pm going to
say about them is to tell "A story.
You have all heard about good, old
Noah-how the world became so
wicked that the Lord had to drown
the people. Noah was a good man,
and the. Lord had him build an ark.
All the living things Of the earth
were placed in that ark, and then
Noah and his family got on board
as the foods came. For forty days
they hoated about until the waters
subsided, and then they landed on
Mount Ararat. Noah was good
man. He lived so many hundred
years in trial and trouble. His life
was full of Affections, and when he
died he went to Heaven. AS he
stepped inside the pearly gates the
fellows who had been drowned many
hundred years before because they
were so wicked, gathered around to
look at the old man, VINO hau Deeh
passing his life in tribulatious,
while they were enjoying the bliss
of Heaven. Finally one who had
never liked Noah on earth because
he was always preaching goodness,
said to bin well, old man, you've
GOT along at last have your
That story was a 'cllncher
among the back woodsmen,' tho
senator concluded. It was worth
more among his hearers than all
the arguments the revivalist could
have produced'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
He klYaYs Look Salt.

The Lewiston Me- Journal tells
this story Of Hon. Robert Martin,
of Auburn 'Once during one of
his visits to the legislature, Mr..
Martin sat at table at tho hotel.
where before him on the table were
individual salt cellars, the first
which he had ever seen. When
his tea was brought to him, mistak
ing the salt for sugar, he took the
salt cellar up and poured its COR
tents iuto his cup OF tea. The
whole table looked at him. He
stirred it up and tasted of it. II
an expression of distaste was on his
placid countenanoe no one saw l,,
for he was imperturbable. He
drank it all and asked for a second
cup. In the meantime the waiter
girl had filed his salt-ceilar again
and it was beside his plate when
the tea was brought in.
Squire Martin lifted the saltcel-
lar again and was just turning it
into his tea when the waiter gIrl
said Il beg yonr pardon, SIT, but
80" sSfr Sisrtin looked up, and with
. efeam Of satisfaction in his eye
at his own ready tact, he replied
with decision intended for the en-.
tire table:
ALWAYS, madam: always use
salt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
SMARTER THAN MOST DETECTIVES.

NEW YORK, Nov. %. The World
says that when a new overcOat was
missed by T. Y. Ackerman, of43
st. Johns Place, Brooklyn, the
officers suspected that George
Brown, his cOlored coachman, had
stolen it, and Detectives Curan
and Reynolds hit upon novel
plan by which they could play
upon Browns superstitious nature.
Reynolds pretended that he was
clairyoyant and mind-reader. The
detectives met Brown at the stable
and Reynolds gave an exhibition Of
his power. Brown was worked up
to state Of great excitement when
Reynolds pretended to go into a
trance.
Tell him what's in his pccket,'
said Cnrran, proudly.
Apawn ticket replied Reynolds.
Brown had pawned his watch a
day or two before and had the tick
ct in his pocket.
'Oh, he can tell you the number
OF keys in your pocket and their
Sizes said Detective Curran. But
you ought to see him when be goes
into a real genuine trance. That's
when he did his fine work.
1t was finally decided that the
detectives should visit the stable
on Friday night and treat Brown
to another exhibition. The officers
were the first 10 be at the stable on
Friday night. Reynolds took some
phosphorus and made some mys-
terious marks on the wall, which
were not visible in the bright light
of the lantern. A few minutes
later Brown came in and Reynolds
announced that he was in frst.rate
condition 70 do the trance business.
He lay down on the floor and began
to groan. Curran said he was in a
trance and in condition to answer
any questions.
what shall ask him 2 inquired
Curran.
.Oh, ask him anything replied
Brown.
sWho stole the coatT Curran
then asked.
At ,hat moment the light was
put out, and the following sentence
in letters eight inches long appear
ed on the wall:
Brown, you Stols the coat
The negro fell upon his knees,
acknowledged his guilt, and beg
ged for mercy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
LOVER THE GARDEN WALL" "
4 NEW VERSION.

A brindle cat sat on the fence,
cover the garden wall"
The back of his head was full OF dents
"Oyer the garden wall"
lie was an battered up like an old tin pail,
His back was skinned from head to tail,
So he let himself out in a mighty wall
over the garden wall
His ears Topped down, and his eyes were
dim,
Over the garden wall :
lie wept as he thought Of his brother Jim
cover the garden wall,
Who was counting a maiden Maltesine,
Among all the other cats she was queen
Her name was Susan b. Anthony Green,
cover the garden wall"
Saws Tom to himself, think I'll slide
over the garden wall,
And gently tan my brothers hide
'Over the garden wall "
But his brother remarked that " he'd have
none of that
From him or any old brindle cat"
And then thcy went at it quicker than scat,
over the garden wall
They -pat while they walled their words
Of hate,
cover the garden wall"
Til they loos ned the hinges from of the
gate,
Over the garden walli'
And people in passing began to think
Their neighbors had started "roller
rink"
And that somo lovely maiden had fallen
hcrctink
cover the garden WALL
When morning dawned what sight was
there,
cover the garden wall "
The ground was strewn with tufts OF hair,
cover the garden WALL
Poor Tom lay dead as dead could be,
His brother Jimmy, all where was be-
Decamped with Susan B. Anthony,
cover the garden wall"
All that remained Of Tom was laid
cover the garden WALL
Under the ash-pile in the shade,
Over the garden WALL
The gravestone reads, "This ends my
tale"
No more will be heard bis sad, sad wall f;
His race is run-let JOY prevail
cover the garden WALL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
Endurance.

How much the heart may bear and yet nos
break.
How much the Gesh many suffer and not
die
l question much if any pain or ache
Ofsoul or body brings our end more
nigh.
Death chooses his own time, till that 10
come
All evils may be borne.
We shrink and shudder at the surgeOn's
knife,
Each nerve recoiling from the cruel steel
Whose edge seems searching for the quiv-
ering life;
Yet to our sense the bitter pangs reveal
That still, altho' the trembling flesh be
torn,
This, also, can be borne.
We SEQ sorFow rising in our way,
And try to fee from the approaching i'll
We sook some small escape, We weep and
pray
But when the blow falls, then our heart'
ale still
Not that the pain is Of its sharpness shorn
But think it can be borne.
We wind our life about another life,
We hold it closer, dearer than our own
Anon il fsinis and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving us stunned, and stricken and
alone
But, ah we do not die with those we
mourn;
This, also, can be b. rue.
Behold, we live through all things, famine
thirst,
Bereavement, pain, all grief and misery
All woe aud sorrow; life inhicts its worst
On soul and body, but we cannot die
Though we be sick and tired, and faint
and worn
SO, all things can be borne.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
10 You Mean Business ?

Well, if you have strength to
push your business, it is we'll. But
many a mans business has broken
dOv3 because the man was broken
down. and had no push In him. II
you want to make q success, build
up your system by the useof Browns
Iron Bitters. Mr.. W. NJ. Winiree
of Petersburg, Va, says; There
is no medicine equal to Browns
iron Bitters for general debility
It cures dyspepsia, enriches the
blood and strengthens the muscles
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
SO, all things can be borne.

Ccurting by flowers is the rule
among higher classes in Japan. If
the lady favors the suit of her ador-
or she leaves an empty vase out
side the window, into which he
dining the night plants a pretty
flower. This is equivalent to q
formal proposal and acceptance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

had built a stone house on Ope'
quon, which house is now stand
ing, and has a very ancient ap'
pearance (a) but there are no
marks upon it by which to ascer-
tain the time. In 1751, James
Wilson erected a stone house which
is still standing, and now the resi-
dence of Mr.. Adam Kern, ad-
joining or near the village OF
Kernstown.
Jacob Chrisman also built pref
ty large stone house in the year
1851, now the residence Of Mr..
Abraham Stickley, about two miles
south of Stephensburg. Geo. Bow
man and Paul Froman each of
them built stone houses, about the
same period. The late Col. John
IIite, in the year l753, built a stone
house now the dwelling house OF
Mrs. Barton. This building was
considered by far the finest dwell
ing house west of the Blue Ridge.
Cb) Lewis Stephens, in the year
1756, built stone house, the ruins
of which are now to be seen at the
old iron works of the late Gen.
Isaac Zane. 1t will hereafter be
seen that these several stone build
ings became of great Importance
TO the people of the several neigh
borhoods, as places OF protection
and security against the attacks OF
the Indians.
The subject of the early settle
ment of the Valley will be resumed
in my next chapter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
The GentIemanIy Clerk.


He 10 the gentlemanly clerk
Put mild interrogation
Regarding early trains, Of which
lie wanted information,
The gentlemanly clerk no heed
Paid to the exhortation;
For he his nails sat trimming there
In thoughtful cogitation.
Again the guest accosted him;
Expressed his perturbation
For interrupting him in such
Important occupation,
But he must 70 the city 60,
And with his appreciation,
He'd like to learn the earliest train
That leaves the railroad station.
The gentlemauly clerk looked up
With weary indignation
Then TO his nails returned without
The slightest hesitation,
The guest spake out again, this time
With much evaporation,
His language full of cross words was
His tone Of agitation
al will submit to this, he cried,
For no consideration,
To your employer will l go
And ask an explanation,
! see this caravansera
Ny few weeks of vacation
To pass away in peace and quiet
And reS;ful recreation"
"And 50 do ! ~ the clerk broke in
With placid observation.
The guest first stared then walked ava,
In silent contemplation.
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
(OR A. MARTIN
TAR. B. F. MAPHIS & BRO.
- -Dentists.-

OYYiors. wooestoci and saumsvilie, virginia
In Woodstock, lat snd "a weeks OF eaoh mVh'n'
f. -.umsville "a and lth weeks.
rho.e in need Of hrst GLASS Dentistry 81 moder'
.te prices. viii DO well - cali. 49,,
F5il .sts of Artificial teeth from S7e0 % til.Oo.
'4So0 ens. 30 cd aiings from tl1s 10 $1,000 silver
aliines from 75c. % 500 a., o-,,.
eelle;oid combination. Celeloid ana tnoeer pAlss
goid asd Porcelain riYoting. clasps, az, Special
...a.io. otven 10 nllfrig and preserving the na-
tgr.l teeth and correcting the rreguisnues'
All work xArrsntea hrst class.
TF- Tesih extracted absolutely without PAIN "
he .se Of Nitrous Oxiiefias
May Is, '5i-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
(ro ~ CONTINUED. }
, m I'LL IL L

A. w. Ward, Esq, LoudOn, Tenn,
says Powelps Prepared Chemicals
compared most favorably with the
high priced fertilizers used in his
section during the past season. For
descriptive pamphlet address the
manufacturers, Brown Chemical
Co., Baltimore, Md.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

"Mollie, is your bea1a ea,,1aw but
"well, he isn't rich tfe,s a plum
he's going to
harja beI'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
5xo. l. EELLER

nR. T. +. LOCKE,
~ SURGEON DENTIST
OFFICE: Main ST., opp. the Court House.
wOODsTOCE, VIRGINIA.
Artificial teeth inserted in any manner
desired. Careful attention given to iill-
ing and extracting. Parents should bring
their children and have their teeth ex-
amined, and procure information that VIII
be of great value in after life.
All work guaranteed. Prices moderate.
July 10, Sly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

(a) Mr. Steenbergen Informed the au-
thor that the trAditionsry account Of the
fret settlement Of his farm, together with
Aliens and Moor6s, made it about 100
years; but Mr.. Aaron Moore, grandson OF
Riley Moore, by referring to the family
records, fiIes the period pretty correctly.
According TO Mr.. MOOre's account, Moore,
Allen and White, removed from Mary
land in 1874.
(b) This water course was hrst written
GerandO. then Shenandoah, now Shensn-
dOah
(c) Mesinetto is now called Nssinutton.
There is a considerable settlement Of
highly improved farms, now called "ths
Nasinutton settlement" in tho now coun-
ty OF Page, on the west side Of the South
river. on stOver's sccient grant.
(d) StOvers grant is described as being
in the county Of SpOttsylvanis, st. Marks
Parish. OF course, spottsylvsnis at tina.
period, /. .. 1873, crossed the Blue
Ridge.
(e) One Of Joist Hites sons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

(a) Mesn Christian Allenong aud
George Riley both stated this fact to the
author.
(b) George Riley, an aged aud respect
able citizen, stated to the author that the
grass on the Bullskin barrens grew 50
tall, that he had frequently drawn it be-
fore him when on horseback, and tied 1t
before him.
(o) The late Henry Fry, one Of the
early settlers on Capon river, upwards OF
forty years ago informed the author, that
he purchased the tract Of land on which
he first settled, on Capon river, for which
he engaged to pay either E2OO or ESQ,
tho author does not recollect which sum-
and that he made every dollar Of the
money by the sale Of skins and furs, the
game being killed or caught with bis OWL
hands.
leo NJ roNrTNfrWD
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

(a) There are several aged individuals
now living, who rscollect when them
we're large bodies Of land in the counties
Of Berkeley, Jefferson and Frederick,
barren Of timber. The barran land is
now covered with the best of forest troes.
(b) Thomas Barrett, an aged and re
spectacle citizen Of Frederick county, re-
lated this tradition TO the author.