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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
A First-CIaSs Fraud.

The liquor men, in their vain at
tempts to prove that Prohibition
is a failure in Iowa, are adopting
the practice which they have al
ready tried in Maine and Kansas.
They furnish money to individu-
ais in various towns and cities to
pay for United States tax receipts
S25 each-and then try to show
that there are more liquor shops
than ever before. Let Prohibition
lists everywhere expose this fraud.
The holding of a tax receipt is no
proof that single glass of liquor
has been sold. 1t is simply a proof
that the holder intends to be law
breaker. He may be caught the
first glass he tries to sell and be
sent to jail. A hundred such "liq-
uor dealers" do not sell as much
liquor as an ordinary saloon in a
license State, and none know this
better than the liquor men them
selves. Prohibition hurts the liq-
uor traffic, or it wouldn't cry out
60 loud against it or lie so much
about it National Temperance Ad-
UOcdte.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
The Great t.Back.
10 the Editor of the Witness:

~ >N"'eof VI "to W UfttSS.
| Il am too good a temperance
man to be Prohibitionist.
And as Prohibitionists you have
set the temperance cause
back twenty years" II am a Pro-
hlbltionist-but we must wait /:
you are too FAST" "You Prohibi-
tlonists have more zeal and less
sense than any party that ever
lived" This is the sum of an ar
gument by a Congressman against
the third party. How does it tally
with facts? l have been at fifty
prohibition meetings in Wisconsin
during the months of May, June
and July. In spite of haying and
harvesting the school houses are
full wherever meeting is announc-
ed. The fences are often lined
with teams: usually people stand
IN the entry-ways, in the
windows and on the stoves.
Where town gave St. John fifteen
or twenty votes, you will find
twenty, thirty, and sixty voters
putting their names down to the
third party. The Dorchester "Non-
Partisan League" Document No.
| has fallen fiat. Nobody names
it. 1t is pine cannon and scares
nobody. They even forget to paint
hole in the end of it. Almost all
conversation winds up on prohibi-
ton. On political matters it is the
one great staple of conversation.
The whole land is in a 90 yer, One
thing is inevitable-tba saloon
business must wind.up as an in
dustry fostered by the Government.
Political journals, like thu Milwau-
kee Sentinel, endeavor to Lind and
mislead the people. They will not
give facts in their statements.
Their arguments are stale IeLash
for high license. Never did u, great
moral power grow so fast. Moth
ing can stop the onward march of
the new idea"-prohibition by a
third party. 1t is in the air and
in the hearts of the people. The
saloon must go. Oh! for another
Setback of twenty years"
A. R. C.
ARCADIA, Wis, August 7.
N Y. Witness.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
A Boys Trick in Nutting.

The brown nuts are falling, and
the boys are "hot-foot" for them, SC
we will tell them a trick which we
learned last year, but too late to
tell 1T to our young readers. We
noticed, day after day, two boys
going to the woods, carrying bag
and a clothes-line, and saw them
return in short time with bag
well filed. We followed, to see
whether their good luck was due to
accident, activity, or their wits.
They used the line in this way: Sc
Letting tree in the open ground on
which the nuts were ripe and the
shucks opened by the frost, they
shook the tree by climbing into it,
shaking and jarring the branches
in the usual way, by stamping and
clubbing. Still the finest nuts
seem to stick to outermost branches.
10 get these, was stroke of ge-
MUS, and the clothes-line and lit
tie "mother-wit" were brought into
play. The boy in the tree threw
the line over promising branch so
that both ends reached the ground.
The boy on the ground made one
end fast to sapling at suitable
distance, and then drawing the
other end as taut as possible, made
it also fast around the trunk of a
small tree. He tugged at the line
after fastening it, and then took
Vi the slack. The Dough, of course,
was swayed down. Then he tug
ged and tugged, and took up the
lack again, until the line was al
most as taut as a bow-string. Then
he beat the line with club, as
hard as he could strike, and with
each clip, down. came the nuts.
Finally he unfastened one end,
and drew it off, with some difficulty
TO be sure, over the ends of the
branch, sweeping off a lot of nuts
that still held on. Thus the prin-
cipal branches were stripped. They
were lively boys and did very little
loafng, but their energy was pref
ty well repaid.-Americam Agricul.
tur6st for October.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
A Good Word from Dakota.

Willow LAKE, Sep. II, 1885.
ED. FREEMAN:
Through the kindness of a friend
we are readers of your splendid pa
per, and it does US good to see how
nobly you are battling for a good
cause. Although at times you
may feel discouraged at the opposi-
ton and artfulness of many who
ought to be ashamed of themselves,
still the consciousness of being on
the right side will nerve you to
keep on until the right shall wiz.
Here in Dakota the Temperance
sentiment is strong, and we have
reason to hope that when We are
admitted to the Union it will be
with Prohibition clause in the
Constitution that shall forever pro-
hibit. Many of the counties in
this Territory do not grant license.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
Take the Lead.

Every day in the week some
wise man rises up to tell the Pro-
hibitionists whata terrible mistake
they are making in carrying Pro-
hibition into politics, and to show
them how much better it would be
to work on a partisan basis
These good men are all anxious to
sec the liquor traffic put down as
soon as possible, and are for that
reason deeply grieved that the Pro-
hibitionists should postpone the
happy day by their unwise haste.
We should like to suggest to these
kind mentors that they should
themselves strike out vigorously on
their own plan, to put down the
National evil of liquor selling.
They need not fear that the Prohi-
bitionists anywhere will oppose
such action. On the contrary,they
will be most earnest supporters of
any genuine effort to secure local,
State,or National Prohibition. The
third party men only came out
from the old parties because they
could see no hope of otherwise OBJ
tanning effective Prohibition; and
there is not one in a hundred of
them who does not love the prin-
ciple far better than the party-in
fact all Prohibitionists will tell
you that they love their party only
because of the principle which it
embodies. Take the lead, gentle
men; show US honest effort and
good success anywhere towards eff
fecting Prohibition on a non.parti-
san basis, and we will gladly aid
you to the uttermost of our pow
er.-Neu York Fitness.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
Here is Another.

Be it resolved by the teachers OF
Richie County in Institute assem-
bled;
1. That We favor the introduc-
ton into our public schools, as a
text book. a work treating of the
effect of alcoholic stimulants and
narcotics on the human system.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07

The W. C. T. U. are doing a noble
work here. Success to them and to
the Temperance cause generally.
Yours truly,
J. T. HAYES.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03

- ROCHESTER, Juno |, 1852. "Ten
Years ago | was attacked with the
most Intense and deathly pains in
my back and
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
The Courts.
CITY COURT.


City VS.. Pat Flynn, insanity; trans
ferred.
City vs.. Tom Smith aud Mike McCar.
ty, intoxicated; fined So each.
City vs.. Jack Quinn, intoxicated; dis
charged,
City vs.. Charles Wilson, intoxicated;
transferred.
City W.. same, interfering with pri.
vate property; transfer cd.
City Vs. same, assault and battery;
transferred.
City VS.. Tom Savage, loud and bois-
ferrous language; fined 50.
City VS.. Sallio Mays, vagrancy;
fined 81.
City VS., L. b. Hamilton, fighting;
fined So.
City VS.. Jim Wehber, assault with in.
tent to kill; transferred.
JUDGE KENDALL.
Alex, +. kirkman, disturbing the
peace by using loud aad vociierous Lam
guage In puzzle place; fined 50.
JUDGE SCHULZ,
Charlie Wilson, for drunkenness and
fighting, and interfering with private
property, was fined 5000.
Kate Bell, for assault and battery, was
acquitted.
Emma lIurlburt, disturbing the peace;
fined S.
DISTRICT COURT.
joe Newman, burglary, was sent up
for two years.
Rufus Mexia, alias Rufario, who stab.
he'd hiswifo In a ht oil jealousy and near.
ly killed her, was ssni up for two wears,
John Quick, then OF horse; acquitted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
METAL POISON

am coppersmith by trade, and during
n series of years my arms being bare when
at work. have absorbed wonderful amount
of metal poison. Having a scroGulous ten.
dency from my youth, the small particles OF
copper and brass would get into the sores,
and by this process the poison was conveyed
into my blood till my Whole system became
infected. | was treated with the old RENEE
dies of mercury and iodide potassium. Sal
ivatiOn followed my teeth are all loose in
my head, my digestive organs deranged, and
| lave been helpless in bed for over year
with mercurlal rheumatism. My joints
were all swollen, and | lost the use of my
arms and legs, and became helpless as an
infant.
My suferngs became so intense that 1t
was impossible for me to rest. The doctors
advised me TO go to the city hospital for
treatment. This | could not bear A friend,
who proved friend indeed, urged me to try
SwifPs Specific, believing II would cure me.
Others discouraged me, but ! secured n few
! bottles, and have now taken two dozen bot
| Ties. The first effect of the medicine was to
bring the poison to the surface, and broke
out all over in running sores. They sOOD
disappeared, and my skin cleared OF. My
knees, which had become twice their nRtu-
raj size, have resumed their usual size and
are supple as Of yOTe. My arms and hands
are all right again and can use them without
paint entire disease has left ali par Is of the
body save two ulcers on my wrists, which
are healing rapidly. am weak from long
confinement, but ! have the use of all my
limbs. The medicine is bringing me out OF
the greatest trial of my life and / cannot
md words sulti ciel ltoeXpress my apprecia-
ton of its Viriues - ,the gratitude / feel
that | ever heard
PETER h. OWE,
Augusta, Ga. jan
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
CorsIcana CuIIlnga,

CoRsICANA, June L. Correspond
ence. District court was opened this
morning by Col. Croft, Judge Bradley
not having arrived, owing to the death
OF his son-in-law, l., l.. Peck, Esq, at
Fairfield. A telegram was received
from the Judge, saying no would ba
here In time y open court + morrow.
Mrs. Il. b. kenner, of Chatfielu, who
was MAJ fied couple OF months ago,
died at home YESTERDAY.
A letter was received {. day by Mayor
Neblett from j. NJ. Haney in rela.
ton to the establishment OF the cotton
mill saying that he had closed no con-
traces " 18th either Fort Worth or Waco,
and loaviag the matter open TO this city
still to compete for the same; but as he
has increased his original demands, no
fr"ther action will be taken in the MAJ
ter by Corsicana's citizens.
The first train from the west for q
week arrived yesterday on the narrow
gauge and returned. A transfer east
over Chambers creek was made this af-
ternoon. The approaches to the bridge
are being repaired and trains will be able
TO go through In few days.
The Monogram Company played &c
night to q fair house, despite the hot
weather. 1t is good company and, be
ing the last of the seas IN, will be well
patronized I morrow night, their last
performance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
4 CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM

John NJ. Gould, n ,Boston Lawyer, Em-
braces the RomAnish Faith.
John NJ. Gould, wei known lawyer
of Boston, and son of the Rev. NJ. Gould,
a Methodist oler9 yman, now IN charge
OF a church NJ Newton, Massachusetts,
came to New York last week as a con-
vert to the Roman Catholic church, and
Saturday received conditional baptism
at the church of st. Paul tho Apostle,
Ninth avenue and Sixtioth street. The
Rev. Father Hecker OBLIGATED. Mr.,
Gould was admitted to his first COM
muniou ON Sunday, and Is now guest
of the Paulist Fathers. None OF hls
family or friends know of the step he
has taken, nor were they given any In
formation that he intended to leave
Methodism and embrace Catholicism.
Mr.. Gould is u man about SO years old.
He was graduated at Brown University
| in the class of III, with second honors,
being the salutatorian OF the class.
The young man was of a very studious
disposition, and the religion of his
father early took strong hold upon
him. On leaving the university he
spent year abroad. Returning 70
| Boston, his fathers old home, he
studied law, and in 1874 was admitted
to the bar. His office is in the Sears
building, NJ Court and Wash.
ington streets. He has achieved
success In his profession and
has large practice. He
has written several legal volumes,
among them highly-prlzed treatise on
"The Law OF Water" Mr.. Gould was
married to u Boston lady. They have d
little girl of 6 years, who is with hen
mother, the husband and wife not hav-
ing lived together Tor some time. While
saying nothing 10 Boston friends of his
mentions Mr.. Gould consulted with
priests there, and some time ago wrote
TO the Rev. Father Hecker,of the Paulisi
Fathers. The result was visit here.
In being received into the Catholic
faith, MIR. Gould, having been a Pro
testant, professed the creed of Plus ~ 4.
denouncing his heresy. This creed was
made after the Council Of Trent, and nc
one who has been Protestant can be
received into the church without as
senting to IL. Mr.. Gould contemplates
giving up his practice In Boston and
settling In this city. II was intlmated
by father last evening that had Mr.
Gould not been married man he would
have entered the Priesthood New
York Times.
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city Marshal's Report and Police DctalI.

City Marshars Report and Police Detail.
The following is the monthly rel 1rt
for May, of the city marshall aud the
police detail:
Number Of arrests, 2cS; total amount of
lines assessed, 5000; total amount
paid, S50I; amount worked out, $50;
amount lost by sickness, SO; escaped, IS;
discharged, SIS; time in calabooso, $751; ,:
time given TO nay, Nl.t); time unex-
PRED, SIG; total, $40, less S6iT) }. assessed
prior 10 May !, which leaves 5000.
Number of convictions, l67; number
of meals served, ESQ, at 10 cents each,
SlC3 %.
Number of lamps reported not lighted,
6. On May none were lighted east of
Sycamore street.
POLICE DETAIL.
Following Is the police detail for the
month of June, 1885:
Ed Cornwall, deputy marshal; John
Spencer and Dick Beard, mounted
Alexander Barber and Ashley Bl yor
general duty; John Carter In charge
of the calabooSe.
East Dallas-W, b. Maddox and John
Overland, IL n m. to II p. M; w. Il.
Turmoil and b. L. Torbert, II p. IN. - II
q. m.
West Dallas Main st.eet-J. p. Kee.
han and II, G, Waller. IL q. m, TO IL u,
M; II. $. White and j. A. Beard, II n.
m. - II a. IN. Elm street Peter Ahearn
and John Schluneger, IL a. m. TO IL u.
M; Patri ok Mullen aud Il, NJ. RusseIl,
Up. IN. to II am.
J.C. ARNOLD, Marshal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
Wheat n shumgrd, General Insurance
Agents, have removed their Office TO the
Grand Windsor Hotel building, Dallas,
Texas,
A LudiorOus Mishap,

A well-known citizen and an elegant
gentleman met with mishap on upper
Elm street yesterday. AZ he met three
ladies on the sidewalk it was Just his
luck to step on the treacherous banana
peel and his feet flew from under him
as though blown by dynamite. In his
efforts to recover himself he caught the
ladies and the quartette went down In q
heap. Before he could recover himself
the ladies had fled into neighboring
store to recover from the shock and adj
just their attire. "Wby, he is as drunk
as billed OWL" remarked q spectator
"Your are an infamous liar" retorted
the old gentleman, who was now
thoroughly mad. They clinched and
such another rough and tumble fight
has rarely been witnessed in these
parts. Look out for black eyes. 1t was
a draw fight, but the old gentleman
proved that there IL good deal OF life
in the old man yet
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03
Hotel Arrivals.
AT THE ST. GEORGE

II IL Halcombe, Texas; ii G Hawley,
w Il Rose, Ennis; II A Parish, Hous-
ton; d + Thompson, Alvarado; II
Wright, Morgan; Geo r Drsughon,
City; @ d Hoodruh, Boston; 0 Paget,
st. Louis; Fred Ende, GreenS lie; w p
King, Galveston w II Bencamp, En-
mis-; w Evens, Lancaster;J Il Mil
Under, City; Gen A Alexander, Pleasant
Valley; f q Nicholson, Sherman; M
Carter, w w BurkelY, Waxahachie; /
Carter, Village Mills; Norton Wis
dom, City; j Il Fraust, Joe # Green,
Grapevine; w Durham. White, City +;
II B Seago, Dingler; w S Hardin, Shell
byvllle, Kentucky;T Gates, Brist IN,
Tennessee A G JacksbOro, Hillsboro;
w ID Cav, Texas; A j SimiuG1ri. Gov.
ington, tennessee, A d Summers, CO..
sioana; w T. Mort N, Chicago; r r
G9rnWe', Ennisj II S Calbreth, Dallas;
Jno Farrar, Ennis; A Il Graham Den.
ton; A l. Conauel, Denton; Geo Reid,
0kran, Ohio;J ID Mucklerov, Kaufman;
J NJ Cook, st Louis; j d Watkins Fort
Worth; j $ ecker, GrapeYine; Daniel
Mcbride, City; j. w Ogesby, Plano;
G @ MountcSstle, j p DOwell, McKin-
ney; L X Cornwell, Ennis; r II Lams,
CitV,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-03

A ENLISTMENT AND NOTICE CON-
~ cernng the construction of new Steel
Steam Cruising Vessels for the United
states Navy,
Invitation is hereby extended to all engin-
GERS and mechanics of established reputa-
tinn, and oil reputable manufacturers of
vessels, ste IN engines, boilers, or ordnance,
having or controlling regular establish
mems aud being engaged In the business,
all officers of the Navv, and especially al
naval constructors, steam engineers and
ordnance officers OF the Navy, having plans,
models, or designs OF any vessels, or OF any
part thereof, o. the classes authorized by the
naval appropriation act OF March 8, 1885, TO
submit such plans, models and designs to
the Secretary ofthe Navy,
The vessels authorized to be constructed
are two cruisers ofnOt less than three thou
sand nor more than five thousand tons dis.
not more than one million one hun
dred thousand dollars each; one heavily
armed gunboat OF about sixteen hundred
tors displacement, costing, exclusive NJ
armament, not more than five hundred and
twenty thousand dollars; and one light gun
boat Or about eight hundred tons dsplace-
ment' costing, exclusive of armament, not
more than two hundred and seventy-lve
thousand dollars.
These vessels are to be constructed on the
best aud most modern design, having the
highest attainable speed, and In the manner
aud conformity to the conditions and llmita.
tons provided for the construction of the
new cruisers In the acts of August 3, 1882, and
OF March 3, 1883, except so far as said acts
provide for and define the duties of Naval
Advisory Board.
said plans, models and designs should be
submitted within the period OF sixty days
after MAY II, 1885, and should be transmit
ted TO the Navy Department, Washington,
ID, G Should any such plan, model or de-
sign he adopted or used, a liberal cOmpensa-
ton will be paid therefor
The Department will, upon application,
forward copies OF so much of the naval ap.
preparation acts MS relates TO said vessels,
and Will answer all letters of inquiry and
furnish all desired Information on the sub
Ject WILLIAM O. WHITNEY,
Secretary of the Navy,
Navy Department, Washington, May s, 1885.
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Attempted Suicide.

Yesterday at p. M. Mr.. Isaas Pan
dres, clerk at the dry goods establish
ment of Mittenthal 4 Co., essayed sui
eide by taking strychnine. He told his
brother Adolph that he had taken the
poison and walked of. His brother,
who at FIRST was inclined to treat the
matter lightly, on second thought
started out TO look for him. In the
mean time Mr.. Hatch discovered
him in the rear of his store
at the foot of Main street, lying under
some machinery grooming and with
ing, and when questioned he stated that
he had taken sJrycbnine with suicidal
intent. Mr.. Hatch telephoned for a
physician and Drs. Johnson and Allen
were soon on hand. The suffering OF
the poor fellow as he writhed was in
ense, and the jerking of the limbs ad-
ded TO the horror of the situation. He
was conscious all the while and took the
8ntidoteS given him without the least
resistance. 1t was about o'clock when
he was discovered and tho physicians
had some trouble in getting him =
vomit. While they were working with
him he said: "Gentlemen, | am going
10 die, and this is my dying declaration
This is no rash act; | want 10 die. |
ok strychnine at | o'clock. ] bought
10 cents worth at Eisenlohr's
dag store; told him
wanded it - poison dogs,
nut it in q banana and ate IL. Tell
Hannah. my wife, to pay what she can
left list of our debts with her. All
there Is man that understands me
(p )inting 10 Mr.. William Daugherty.
He knows what Occulfed Yesterday
He knows my troubles.
want to die. | have been acting badly
of late. want some one to care for my
poor wife and Children. | could not make
living for theIA clerking, and the bill
l could not pay, coming in on me, drove
me to drinking. That is how | acted
badly. want TO SEQ my brother, Adolph
before die"
The unfortunate man called roI )ateily
for his brother, who finally came anC
did all he could TO alleviate his suffer
ings. At last no vomiled anC
appeared to got bet')r. Ht
was put int a hack anC
conveyed to his home in the Codars. Al
late hour last night he was stil give
though in critical condition. Mr.
Pandres is highly spoken Of by all who
know him, and his rash step is much
regretted by his friends. He il nom
Der of the Knights of Maccabees, Texa.
Endowment and Order of Ere,
Sons, and has an insurance
on his life for some $G,C.). He has
wife and three children with whom hC
has lived pleasantly. Tho idea of boinl
IN debt and unable TO pay out appears tt
have preyed upon his mind.