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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02

Read how the "Man of Prayer
and the Man of Beer" meet at the
polls, on an inside page.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
The new YORK OBSERVER
FOR 1886,
FOR THE USE OF

will contain a new and never be-
fore published series of IRENKUs
LETTERS; regular correspondence
from Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Italy; Letters from Mis-
sion Stations in India, China, ia
pan, Africa and Micronesia; orig
inal articles from men of influence
and knowledge of affairs in differ
ent parts of this country, and Sc
lected articles from the choicest
literary and religious publications
in poetry and prose.
A New Volume, containing a Sc
cond Series of IRENEus Letters, a
sketch of the author, and a review
of his life and work, has been pub
lished.
We shall offer this year special
and attractive inducements to SUBJ
scribers and friends.
Sample copies free.
NEW YORK OBSERVER.
NEW YORK.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
NEW YORK OBSERVER.
NEW YORK.
Two Farms for Sale,

One containing 1897 acres, situated AZ
miles from Sistersville and one mile from
the Sistersville and Salem Turnpike. Has
a new, large frame barn and two log houses
also a new frame house in course of con-
struction. Several never-failing springs of
Water, plenty of Fruit, &C., well calculated
for a Stock farm.
The other, containing 1853 acres, joins thu
former tract. Has Cabin House and Sta
BILE, and Small Orchard. Both farms prin =
cipally down to grass. Either or both will
be sold low, as | wish to retire from farm
life. For particulars, call on or address
j. 7. HICKMAN,
Pursley, Tyler Co., w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02

ga lady had the flesh eaten off her arm by
scrofula. Could see the sinews working.
DIR. Lindsey's Blood Search err cured her."
j. Ralston, Elderton, Pa.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02

This is certainly a remarkable
exhibit, especially when it is
remembered that the large Prohi-
bition vote cast this year was on a
decreased total vote of 144, TIA from
last year, and that it was 1886
more than tho vote of last
year, when the Prohibitionists had
a Presidential candidate in the
feld.o
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
REMARKABLE EXHIBIT.
The N. Y. World Sees 1t.

The New York World, of the
Oath, contains this Ineligible
paragraph:
"Look at the increase of the Pro-
hibition vote in this State since
1000
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-02
THE FREEMAN.

The Temperance Family Newspaper
of West Virginia.
Is independent always,a always ready TO
speak for the Right and the People. Gives
the Local and General News, secular and re-
ligious-and advocates the cause of Temper
ance under all circumstances. Send for sam
pie copies free. Address,
FREEMAN, Park ersburE,W, Va.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

Mary Powell b the swiftess Hnds0n river
steamer She is huge boat and seems
almost to go as fast as railway train
When she started up stream the day of the
race and found the impairment little yacht
waiting to banter her for a race, her officers
and men laughed loud and long. But they
laughed the -'other side of their mouths
when few minutes later the fussY little
craft shot past the great steamer in ire
mendous squirt, and kept ahead easily to
Sing Sing. The Mary Powell was kept at
her highest speed. The yacht was not put to
her best at all, yet she made the distance of
twenty-eight miles in an hour and seven
teen minutes
The Stiletto is the result Of a long series
of experiments in the construction OF boats.
The remarkable part about it is that her
builder and designer, y. g. Herreshoff OF the
| Herreshof Manufacturing company, Bristol.
z l., is blind man. But he has somehow
seen more without eyes than any other
boat builder has with two good ones. Fhe
yachts speed is in consequence of improve
ments both In model and machinery. She il
made ON the principle of the greatest power
with the least possible weight The builder
designs her to convey business men to and
from their offices with great speed He also
| thinks she would be an excellent steamer fol
{, government torpedo boat, which is no
| ioubt true.
/ Being asked whether it would be possible
% construct ocean steamer ON this mode,
| hat would be capable of the Stiletto's high
! peed, her designer replied that it most GER
sainly would, and that the superior size and
power would probably give still greater
/ peed
/. The day of the famous water pageant IN
1 honor of the Liberty statue the Stiletto was
| dying hither and thither about the harbor
ike wild thing, followed by thousands Of
wondering eyes. Twenty-eight miles ar
! hour Dy water What next!
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
FASHIoNLETS.
sashas are YerY Fashionable.

Sashes are very fashionable.
Tucked skirts are much worn here and in
Europe.
Jersey webbing cloth is used for many
bathing suits
Tinsel cord is to take the place of tinsel
braid in dress and millinery next fall.
Fancy red bathing suits brought from
Paris are occasionally seen on the beaches
Single quill feathers, made iridescent
with dyes and Illuminated with tinsel, are
used for hat trimmings
Long wells are again worn for travelling,
made of very thin gauze or grenadine. They
pass over the face, are crossed behind the
head. and are tied in bow on the left side.
Tan-colored gloves, whether Of silk or OF
kid, are worn with travelling suits.
The Lady london says that in arranging
the table for dinner party two courses are
open; the one to produce an effect that Will
strike by coup d'oeil, the other TO make the
impression steal upon the senses by their
gradual discovery of its delicate detail
A most absurd bathing shoe and stocking
has been invented by some mock-modest
crank 1t is a gaiter reaching almost to the
knee, and it is made-of all things-of
ter-proof cloth. This is good joke.
Waterproof garme for sea bathing are
| Got bad
DoIly's House Work.
! Monday does the washing, putt it out Il
dry;
| Tuesday does the ironing. lays it nicely by;
| Wednesday does the mending, folds the sock:
in pairs;
| Thursday does the sweeping of the room
| up stairs;
Friday sweeps the parlors in thorough
way;
SATURDAY. is baking-such busy day;
| Sunday hears a sermon. listens to the choir
Wonders if the singers voice can go mucl
higher;
Gets so very tired that-would you be
Heve?-
| Falls asleep a-leaning 'gainst her papa
sleeve.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15


The hardest raspberry is the Ohio black
cap.
Not one meadow in hundred should be
psstured.
Build your new barn with a basement
Stone is the best
July is the month of all the year to kin
weeds Slaughter them. Show them nc
mercy.
Where there is mixture Of Jersey blood
in a dairy, carrots and annatto viii not be
required.
II only one kind of grass could be had by
the farmer, that one kind should be orchard
grass II is very valuable.
The beautiful catalpa tree is entirely hardy
throughout the United States. Make note
of it. In the northwest farmers are growing
it for fence posts.
The fruit growers of Fresno, Cal, are de
termined to clean out all the bee raisers from
that section, on account of the enormous de
struction from bees to ripening fruit.
A new process has been invented for grind
ing sugar cane, by which it is claimed thai
an increase of 40 per cent. of juice is obtained
The method consists in tearing the cane int
small bits or sbreds before it is pressed.
Before the cultivation of corn and pota
toes begins it will pay to take the tools tc
the blacksmith shop and have the teetl
sharpened Old tools can be made at small
expense to work more easily and do better
execution
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
Gigantic sun spots.

A few days ago there was so tremendous
dark spot upon the suns surface as to WIS.,
ibly dim its brilliancy for a few hours. So
many and vast dark areas have not been no
ticed in many years on the solar surface
What it means, or if it means anything, our
science is not advanced enough to know. An
observer writes Of the present solar phenom-
enon:
THE huge group of sun spots which wa,
seen coming around the eastern edge of the
sun several days ago, has now advanced
nearly to the center of the disk. 1t is large
enough to be seen without telescope aid, by
protecting the eye with dark glass. In the
telescope it is wonderful phenomenon, and
rough measurement shows that its length
exceeds hundred thousand miles and its
breadth thirty thousand. The brilliancy OF
its bridges of light, the grotesque form of its
chasms the strange appearance as of shad'
ows and reflections deep with in its principal
abyss, and the singular changes that it I'M
iergoes from day to day, and indeed from
hour to hour, cannot be adequately de-
scribed in words
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
/ HE CLARION.
WEDNESDAY, July Is, 1885.



During this month layer your grape vines
where you wish to get new plants. Take a
shoot with wood so hard that it viii not rot
and bury two or three joints few inches be-
low the surface. Turn the end of the vine
upward and tie it to support
Have you ever tried putting grape punches
into paper bagsl 1t sounds odd. perhaps,
but it is the best possible plan to protect
them from storms, birds and insects. As
soon ms they begin TO be well grown get COM
mon paper bags, eight by six inches, and
draw over the ordinary sized punches, fas-
ssning loosely so as not to obstruct the
growth. For large or double punches get
bags eight by eleven inches Let them stay
over the punches till they are ripe.
Most farmers have only small vineyard
for their own use The women of the house
hold can easily put the bags on the clusters,
and the labor viii be repaid hundred fold.
II you think you have too many grapes to
bag all the punches this year, try hundred
or 80, and see how the experiment comes
out II viii be so successful that next year
you will tie them all up. We have seen
good-sized vineyards thus treated, the
punches done up in fools caps, as It were.
1t is said too, that if the bags are put on
when the grapes are the size Of No. shot,
this viii prevent rot and mildew Ii IS
not an infallible preventive, however.
Certainly every farmers family who read
this department have a little vineyard if for
no more than their own use. IT, however,
it should be possible that you haven't one,
set one out this very fall Don't be an old
hunks You will have sins Of omission
enough TO answer for without denying your
children so good food rs ripe, fresh grapes.
They are one Of the most healthful foods we
can eat. If you never have done 50 before,
for goodness sake begin now and do away
with that horrible old diet Of fried salt pork,
saleratus biscuits and strong "biled' coffee.
II would soon kill horse, would that mess.
IF that's what you live on no wonder you
are dyspeutic and have lost all your front
teeth and are round shouldered, and think
thislife Is a vale OF tears. and that the farmer
has the hardest lot Of any body, more espe-
cially il, with this diet, be doesn't take a bath
more than once year, and that in nidsaIn-
mer
No. Keep up with civilization. Plant
fruit and eat IT, Man can sustain the
severest physical labor on pork diet, and a
certain amount Of it is good to keep him up
during the heavier outdoor labor. But it
win be very bad if he lives on that chiefly,
winter and summer, Sunday and week
day.
We shall give some hints ON grape culture
this week and next. America is going to
be very famous grape and wine growing
country. Hundreds Of varieties of the berry
have been tried until at last we are begin
ming to develop some magnificent grapes
peculiar to ours own country. Some kinds
are mainly for wine-Inaking. From a long
list two have been selected for illustration
here The first is the
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, COUNTY OF
i KINDS, Town OF TERRY To the Honorable
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town OF
Terry Your Petitioners, all citizens of the town
of Terry, do respectfully petition your Honorable
Body to grant License to Retail Vinous and Spirit
Liquors in the Town of Terry for the space and
term ofone a. year from the 14th day of July
A. D., 1885, to the firm of Burnet & Beauehanp
composed of J. I. BURNET & n. T. BEAU
CHAMP, upon their paying the State and County
License taxes, the said petitioners Burnet & Beau.
champ, obligate themselves and agree to pa
to the Town of Terry the sum OF One Hun
bred Dollars for Corporation purposes, and as
Corporation fund without to to recover
collect said amount from the corporation. We
further recommend the said Burnet 4 BeauchamT
persons of good reputation, and sober and suit
able persons to receive such license: b. p. Hern-
don, Robt Henry, w. NJ. Bracey, w. E. Barrenger
Peter Nelson, w. A. Bracey, Jno. W Barber, Chas
Clark, w. j. Davis I. j. Bush Frank Berry John
Bracey, q. II. Wilson, Clinton Hail. Wesley Berry
William Grayson, Henry Terry, G. B. Downing
John Butler, Peter Collins, David Smalls, George
?. Young, 4. G. Terry, W. Fl. Tribette, L. P. Head
P. w. Hall, Wesley Mcdaniel, J. B. Terry, John
Wilson, Armistead Adams, Eug. Simpson, William
Bingham, John Taylor, Henry Lathey, Taylor John
son, Geo NJ. Burnet, Aaron Mitchell, Solomon
Powell, c. j. Hester. ljune24, 'S5-30d.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

II on the other hand, the center Is hollow,
the water must drain into the center, and so
ruin the stack. An excellent way to build
stack is to set tall sapling firmly In the
ground, with a foundation of rails around
it; then begin at the center, and place the
hay about the pole, gradually spreading,
until the edge of the base is reached Con-
tinue building up the stack, the highest in
the center around the pole, the builder
standing in the center so as TO tread the hay
firmly there. As the stack settles, the out
side sinks more than the center, and helps to
make the stack better The top Of the stack
is finished by fastening a covering Of hay tc
the pole, with hay bands wound firmly
around It. A stack so made viii not leak,
and even clover hay may be safely stacked
in this manner, because the water must make
its way to the outside by force OF gravity,
and escape there by dropping to the ground
clear Of the stack.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

II is beautiful grape-black, sweet and
juicy. 1t is a very heavy bearer, and should
be thinned out carefully. 1t ripens early.
The grapes shown in these two pictures have
been selected because they are good table
and market fruits, and win grow well in any
Locality Of the United States, north, south
east or west The Wilder makes also good
red wine Of light quality.
The second berry here given, the Elvira,
seems as nearly perfect grape as ever was
developed by a farmers intelligence 1t is
one of the standard white wine producers
besides its excellence as fruit. 1t is a Mis-
souri, gltipo. Jacob Rommel raised it as a
Seeding, and improved it till it has become
nearly as large as the Catawba in
bunch. 1t is better than the Catawba
because it does not rot. 1t is about the
hardest grape known to this country, and
bears the coolest winters without injury
1t is wonderfully productive as well. The
fruit branches produce four to six punches
each. IL rs of handsome growth, and well
adapted for either arbor or vineyard Illus
mann, in his Grape Culture says it had
only one fault; that is, that owing to the ber-
ries being very thin-sSinned and crowded
closely upon the bunch, they are liable to
crack after drouth succeeded by shower
of rain
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

This almost perfect fruit is of delicate,
pale-green color when ripened in the shade
in the sun, a pale, fine yellow. 1t is trans
parent, sweet and juicy, ripening a little
later than the Concord.
Nothing is prettier upon a dining table
than a glass dish heaped with dark and light
grapes 1t appeals alike to sight and the
sense Of taste. He who would turn up his
nose and grunt disapproval at such a dish
would not be a very nice man to live with
Where there is not room for vineyard,
grapes upon an arbor or trails are very de
sirable. Indeed, they have been known to
fruit upon an arbor in seasons when vine
yards failed. For growing upon a trellis or
arbor select thoroughly strong plants. Hus-
mann's directions are to dig a trench two
feet deep and four feet wide and I'll it with
rich soil, rotten leaves. bone and ashes.
Leave only one to a plant tina first summer.
Cut this back to three buds in the fall The
next summer there will be three strong
sprouts, and that fall cut each back again to
three buds. The summer following that
there win be three strong canes, and now the
vine may begin to be allowed to bear. Cut
the vines well back every fall.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

call it the tri-color, or three-color Il Is
made of three stripes sewed together up and
down You viii observe the blue comes
next the flagstaff A good many persons
don't know the difference between the
French and German flags. Note this French
flag, and you viii have no trouble.
The two national banners foated together
from the pedestal, just as you see them in
the picture, ON the day of the great water
procession There was a grand procession
of steamers and ships, all covered with flags.
They fired cannon and made a terri &c noise.
In the midst of them was the beautiful white
steamer Isere, that brought the statue over
from France. The water procession was on
Friday, June 49,
When the Liberty is set mp, it viii be the
from the ground. 1t Is made of sheets OF
copper, hammered into shape by hand They
are held together by an Iron framework
inside.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
Petrnlenm Wells.

Travellers through northwestern Pennsyl-
vania have noticed may a time structures
of upright framework, with a low dark shed
beside them, and here and there clusters of
immense black iron tanks like giant pots in
which demons brewed their witches broth.
At the same time most villainous smell in
formed them of the fact that they were in
the great oil mining regions.
The wells are bored to begin with, much as
the artesian wells are. There are three lay
ers of sand underlying the soil in those re-
gions, at distances of from over 1000 to less
than 200 feet apart At any of these sand
layers oil may be struck The scene when
the fluid is first reached is described in the
picture better than words can do it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
Petition for Liquor License.

apl 15.'s5-60d.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
An Electric Grass Mower,

A remarkable invention is that of Mr. w.
G.. Boyden 1t is machine for cutting hay
by electricity. Perhaps it won't work. II
it does there will be striking improvements
in agricultural machinery small dynamo
machine weighing not over eighty three
pounds is the basis. 1t generates a current
of electricity that heats metallic ribbon
white hot. This ribbon burns the grass off
close to the ground. The flavor of hay
moved in this way is said to be greatly
superior to that cut by the ordinary method
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

The growth Of most weeds i mainly by
exhausting the surface soil, as they get less
from the atmosphere or su0son than Guilt
waited crops or grasses. Hence when plowed
under as green manure, the earlier the work
is done the better With some weesls among
clover, earlier blowing is necessary than
would be desirable for the clover alone, in
order TO prevent weed seeds ripening. Sorrel
and red root, where they appear, have to be
pIowed under before the clover is fully in
blossom
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

ef1ects add often to the ezfecfivsness Of 6s
design Coming back to gold jewelry and
precious gems may be cited instances where
the color is entirely due to the gems. A
beautiful illustration is pin in form Of q
common garden pink, composed Of rubies Of
the desired hue, SO set as to show no gold.
Scarf and bonnet pins there are which, when
inserted in scarf or ribbon, leave to view
only a single gem
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
Best Disinfectant.

Dr. Miller, of Dundee, Scotland, has beer
investigating disinfectants. He finds that
sulphur is to be decidedly preferred to others.
1t is the most efficient and convenient sub
stance with which to disinfect the sick-room
Clothing is disinfecte1 by being exposed foi
three hours to sulphur fumes at a tempera
ture of $50 degrees in specially constructed
chamber.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
The Japanese Way of Planting Free

1t was done in this manner: A large hole
was dug and half filled with water. The
roots were then spread out placed in the
water, and the hole filed up with earth.
The tree grew finely. 1t was planted in that
part of Toxic called Tsukiji, perhaps the
worst place in all Japan in which to plant
tree. 1t seems to me that something may be
learned from the japanese way OF planting
a tree, especially il dry weather.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

FIRST FLOW OF OIL FROM WE'LL
A great squirt of sand, water and gas
pours from the hole in the ground. The
boring tools are dashed out with tremendous
force. The diggers run for their lives be-
fore the mighty food that presently follows
the sand and water. For about five days
the oil bursts out in this torrent. Then the
pressure below is relieved and the stream
comes under control. BY and by the fluid
gets so low that the pump must be used,
and at last many wells give out alto
gether.
The first well in Pennsylvania was sunk in
1853. Others followed rapidly, till now
America rules the world in the petroleum
trade Over 10000, 900 barrels year are
produced in the country.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15

Harper's Bazaar gives the following useful
suggestions on this subject: Short sleeves
grow in favor, as they do not impede the
motions of the swimmer; and the straight
trousers, wide and loose. falling just below
the knees, are preferred to the long Turkish
trousers formerly used. Red suits are i'm
ported in the why French serges, but the
colors generally preferred are navy blue or
white; there are also olive, brown, gray and
green suits, frightened with red or white or
old-geld braid.
With the short sleeves it is customary to add
the sleeves cut from a gauze vest to give
the arm some protection from the sun. The
jersey bathing suits have wool jersey cloth
waists reaching plainly over the hips and
shaped by seam under each arm and one
down the back; these are liked for stout
figures, as the serge drawers are sewed &c
the edge of the jersey waist, and thus add
nothing to the size of the hips; there are but
tons around the line of the waist, to which
the skirt is fastened. The incest and least
conspicuous suits are of navy blue serge
trimmed with rows of black braid, and
made In the princesse fashion Young ladies
prefer the white serge suits and these may
have either blue or red braid borders, or be
cut in squares, with colored pleating be
meath.
BATHERs' SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
Long dark stockings the color of the suit
are worn in the water, with low shoes OF
sandals made of white canvas, and furnished
with heavy cork soles; these are worn alike
by ladies, gentlemen and children.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
Celery Again.

A writer in The Rural New Yorker says
that when be attempted to winter celery in
boxes in his cellar in the way directed in this
column recently it wilte1 and refused to
blanch The reason was that the soil in
which the roots were was too dry. The
editor Of The Rural New Yorker advises
this writer that the box should have been
watertight for height of three inches, with
an aperture for putting in water without
getting it among the tops.