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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
WORTH $4,000 Men.

The late Gen. Mcclellan gave his
testimony for total abstinence,
from military standpoint, as fol
lows:
"Would all the officers unite in
setting the soldiers an example of
total abstinence from intoxicating
drinks, it would be equal to an ad-
dition of 10000 men to the armies
of the United States"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
oath day of Decem Der, 1885,

that being q Circuit court day, proceed to-
execute said decree, by offering for sale, at
county, West Va, the following described
tract OF land in the bill and proceedings In
said cause mentioned.
First tract: Beginning at a stone pile, near
the Bull Creek road, at the Northwest cor
ner OF u tract OF 81 acres Of land heretofore
By lanes Met and wire tre to
said stone pile and corner >. 1872 poles to a
White oak, being the South East Corner Of
s %he theme senee n W g ppo 9ss to TO
st ne at Johnson's Run; thence, with n line
of land late owned by Geo. l. Norris, N. 81
poles 10 u stone in the Nerth line of The orig
in.l tract, and being the North East corner
TO the Geo. l.. Norris rtact; and thence, E. I'll
poles to the beg ming, containing i5A acres
Bernard Gormley by Charles II. Norris by
deed dated March %, 1875, and recorded In
Dee d book No; 49, page 9, of the land records
Second tract: A tract Of land situated on
the waters Of Pond Run and Worthington
Creek, in the county of Wood, numbered
G. Riley, for Enoch Rector, containing 100
acres, less acres conveyed to John McMa-
nus; said 100 acre tract was conveyed to Ber-
May Is, 1861, and is recorded in Land Book
No 20, page 49, of the land records aforesaid,
to which reference is here made for more
particular description of said tract.
And in the event that the proceeds of the
sale OF the above tracts are not sufficient to
pay off and discharge all the liens against
the real estate OF said Bernard Gormley,
then IN that case, the undersigned will, at
the same time and place stated above,
proceed to sell the following tracts:
LIST. A tract Of land containing So acres
conveyed to Bernard Gormley by Israel
Barnes and wife, by deed dated Oc1obe 4th, ,.
1875 and recorded In the County Clerks Of
fee OF Wood county, in Deed b ok No IS,
page 2U.
md tract OF land containing Is acres
conveyed to said Bernard Gormley by John
w. Stout, Commissioner of School Lands,
by deed dated June g. 1879, and recorded in
the County Clerks Office of said couL ty in
Deed Book, No. Al, page 257.
The two last tracts join each other, and
with the first two tracts above named, COM
prise the home farm of said Bernard CORN
ley.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third of the purchase money Is re-
CURED to be paid in cash on the day of sale
the residue to be paid In two equal install
ments, In and IL months from the day of
sale; the purchaser to execute his prOmiso-
ry notes to said Special Commissioners,
with good personal security, bearing inter-
est from the day of sale, and the title to
said tracts OF land retained as a further Sc
curity. A. !. 30 ZEN AN,
BARNA POWELL,
Special Commissioners.
Bond in the pen lily of $1,000 has been filed
In the above entitled cause as required by
the decree of sale and the law.
o. M. CLEMENS, Clerk,
CT. ct. Wood Co., w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
Grief and ThankfuIness.

A dispatch from Atlanta an
nouncing the Prohibition victory
said:
"The anti Prohibitionists are
full of grief, and say that if Atlanta
is made "dry" city there will be
an end to its progressiveness, and
that property will immensely de-
crease in value. Prayers of thank
tulness for the success of the Pro-
hlbition campaign were in all the
Churches today
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
Where the Money Goes.

In this country there are annual
ly spent for liquor S900,00O,00O; for
tobacco, $500, 100000; for bread,
s505, 100000; for meal, 1903, 000,-
900; for iron and steel, $3.50 000,-
600; for wooden goods, 1927 900 600 ;
for sawed lumber, 1888, 900 600; for
cotton goods, $210,000,000; for
boots and shoes, $4,000, 600; for
public education, $S5, 100000.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
knowledge and Education.

We should not forget that know
ledge and education are not by any
means the same. A student may
possess encyclopedia knowledge,
and yet be but poorly educated.
Education does not consist IN a
vast accumulation of facts, but in
the power and ability to apply and
use what We 'knew.-Am. Teacher.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
CONSUMPTION,

which is Scrofulous Disease of the
Lungs, is promptly and certainly arrested
and cured by this God-given remedy il taken
before the last stages of the disease are reached.
From its wonderful power over this terribly
fatal disease, when first Offering this now cef-
ebrated remedy to the public, DR.. PIERCR
snuusnt sv,i3us,s :. I v'i nhas ~ ms
as too limited for medicine which, from its
wonderful combination of tonic, or strengthen
ing, Alternative, or bloodcleansing, anti bilious,
not only rs a remedy for consumption of the
lungs, but for all
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
Synonym for Prosperity.

Dakota declared for prohibition
Of the whisky traffic in her recent
election by majority of 334. This
is small majority but it means
a large gain to her people in every
thing that can tend to the better
ing of their condition. Prohibi-
ton is..a symony M for happiness
and prosperity.-Alderson States
man,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
An African PrOhibitiOnist.

In his transfer of land to the
English, the Christian African
chief Khoma of Shoshong, distinct
~ specified that there must be no
trade of strong drink in his terri
tory. We trust that the cupidity
OF British liquor-dealers may not
nullify this wise provision of the
treaty. "@
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
A 'POssum Supper.

4 disciple of Blackstone, at AL
bany, Ga, was met carrying home
'pOssum. He was asked: Hello,
J., what is that?" Postum !"
what are you going to do with
him p I'm going to have a big
'possum supper" Glow many
will be there? ?" 1.-TWO; me and
the 'possuml"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
OUKDAYTON LETTER.
Phases OF The Liquor Rebel
lion. The Anti-Third Party
Mania.

Mania.
Every week brings out some
new phase of the liquor dealers
rebellion. Just think of it $780,
600 put into the city election of
Atlanta, Ca, by the liquor men of
the large cities, to prevent local
option Then study the reasons
given for opposing it.
Ex-G Bullock pleads pathetic
ally for the capital invested, while
the proprietors of the Kimball
House, say they must close up the
house if the friends of Temperance
succeed, as the bar of that house
takes in $1,000 per day. Strip
these pleas of all sentiment, and
this: The people must tolerate the
immoral use of money tor the sake
of individual gain.
Another phase of the liquor
rebellion is found in Church circles,
and is known by the following
statement, Temperance obligatory
and total abstinence discretion
ary," Again, to use liquor in
"m1oderdt5on" has nothing wrong in
it. "Moderation" is hard to define,
as every man will interpret for
himself and no fixed rule can be
adopted. But this theory denies
by implication that there is any
thing morally wrong in using
alcohol as a beverage Moderation
in swearing, lying, stealing, &C.. is
not taught or tolerated in respect
able Church circles. TO do so
would create sensation.
Another phase is the anti-thSrd
party mania and | speak advisedly
when | thus characterize it. There
can be no honest difference as to
methods, 1 admit, and l am not
condemning this. But there are
two facts apparent to all honest
men. 1. There is class of men
who will and ought to be third
party" men in the Prohibition
movement. They draw a line be-
tween right and wrong which
makes a rallying point for all who
believe in the right. They are also
the advanced guard Of the move
ment. All reforms that have
succeeded have such advanced
guards. No reform can succeed
without them. Those who are in
the advance receive the fire of the
enemy and have the courage and
endurance to stand up in the face
of that fire, until it is exhausted.
2. There are conservative men who
hold back the aggressive element,
from what they conceive to be
rashness. The difficulty with this
class is, that those composing it
take counsel with the enemies of
the reform, rather than with its
friends. There is at least danger of
this. The policy of the leaders in
the liquor dealers rebellion, is to
have these two classes fight one
another instead Of unitedly fighting
the rum power. Success in this
course means a long lease OF power
to the rum interest But these
disseAtions will end sooner than
most men think. The "non-parti-
san" theory should be thoroughly
tested by those who have conf
dence in it. If there is any way
to make it effective, let that way
be pressed with tremendous energy.
But those who believe in a non
partisan movement must be care
full to separate themselves from all
who are opposed to the principle of
Constitutional Prohibition. If they
DO not they will be constantly
betrayed by false friends and pre-
tended confederates. 4. W.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
SPECIMEN COPY FREE.
Commissioners Sale of Valuable
Real Estate.

By virtue of n decree OF the Circuit
Court OF Wood county, West Virginia, rem
dered at the Nov. Term, 1885, in a certain suit
In chancery therein pending, wherein Frank
Gormley is Plaintiff and BERNARD Gormley,
the Homestead Building Association, and
others, are Defendants, the undersigned,
who were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, Will, on the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
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ONE OF A 1000.

Whoever wants to do the best thing posi-
Bile to promote Prohibition, should make
haste to be enrolled as one of thousand
subscribers to the PIONEER BATTLE FUND
For full particulars, write to A. j. JutEins
81 Washington ST., Chicago, Ills.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16

NERRlCK 4 SMITH, Att'ys at Law.
WI Practice in Wood and adjoining coun
ties. Special attention to collections and
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16

T H. KIRK, 1905 Main St, Wheeling, w .
81 Va Wholesale dealer in Photographic
Materials Picture Frames and Mouldings.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16

T W. VANDERNORT, Att..at-Law and
q . Notary Public Collections made
promptly. Tracewell Building.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
Wheeling Business Houses.

NINNERS-G. w. JOHNSON's
Il SONS 1910 Mair street, manufacturers
and wholesale dealers in Tin, Copper, Sheet
Iron, &c, and Timers Stock.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16

X CALDWELL, Att. .at-Law, Practices
~. In Wood and adjoining counties; also
in the State, Supreme and U. s. Courts
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06

In the early days OF Mcthodism In Scot
land, certain congregation, where there
was but one rich man. desired TO build new
chapel. A church meeting was held. The
old rich scotchman rose and said: ''iirethren,
we dinna need a new chapel; Ill give f5 for
repairs"
Just then bit OF plaster falling from the
ceiling hit him on the head
Looking up and seeing how bad IL was, he
said ''Brethren, It's worse thon 1 THOUGHT;
I'll make IL so pun
..Oh, Lord" exclaimed a devoted brother
on a back seat, "hit i'm again.
There are many human tabernacles which
are I'm sore need OF radical building over, but
we putter and fuss and repair in spots with
out satisfactory results It Is only when we
are personally alarmed ut the real danger
that we act Independently and do the right
thing. Then IL IL that we most kccnly re-
greet because we did not sooner use our judg-
ment follow the advice born OF the ex-
perience of others, and jump away from our
perils.
Thousands OF persons who will read this
paragraph are I'm abject misery to-day, when
they might be in satisfactory condition.
They are weak, hfeless, full of odd aches
and pains, and every year they know they
are getting worse, even though the best doc
tors are patching them In spots. The origin
OF these aches and pains is the kidneys and
liver, and IL they would build these all over
new with Warmers safe cure, as millions
have done, and cease investing their money
in miserably unsuccessful patchwork. they
would be we'll and happy, and would bless
the day when the Lord "hit EN-" and indi-
Gated the common-sensc course for them 10
pursue.-LondOn Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
Why Hugo Slighted the Cheese.

Jeanne Hugo, the granddaughter and
the idol of the poet, having manifested
a strong objection to learning the al
phabet, her mother, thinking to sharpen
her energies, told her one day that I'M
I'll she had learned the first twelve let
tiers she would have no dessert. The
first thing the child did was to pour
out her troubles to grandpapa, ever
ready to listen, but on this occasion
poweriess to interfere. However, to
Tighten the privation of his little dar-
ling, he proposed to her that they
should suffer together-he would touch
no dessert so long as she had to alb
stain. Jeanne approved the arrange
ment. For many days Victor Hugo
persistently refused dessert, alleging
various reasons for not partaking of it.
But one evening, Jeanne having gone
to bed before dinner, certain kind of
cheese, of which he was particularly
fond, was placed upon the table. The
sayory odor assailed his nostrils, and
Hugo had almost broken his engage
ment, when he suddenly remembered
the solemn promise made to the child.
and checked himself, much TO the
amazement of his daughter law,
Jeannes mother. That lady, suspect
ing something mysterious, appealed to
him to tell her the meaning of his
strange behavior. Seeing there was no
help for it, Victor Hugo very meekly
cast down his eyes and made clean
breast of it.-MdC ORelL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
Rapid Transit.

Uncle Nose owns several shanties In
Austin, which he rents out, but one of
the tenants is rather slow in coming up
with the rent, so old Nose had to make
him pastoral visit. Just as he was
coming out of the house old Nose, hav-
ing failed to collect the rent, met Jim
Webster.
"Jim," said the old man, (which am
de fastest trabeler you ebber heerd tell
about?"
"Dey say dat de ray of light trabbles
more dan 200, 600 miles a second, but L
nebber timed hit myself, replied Jim.
Oars man in Austin what can glib
de ray oh light fifty yards start and
beat it wust kind"
"G'way, ole man. Lynn is catchin',
and hain't been vaccinated since de
wah. What kind oh cholera microbe
am you gibbin' dis heah darky?"
Hit am jes as L tole yer. Gabe
Snodgrass, what owes me four mumfs
back rent, can outtrabble de ray oh
light"
ibid yer see him do it? What time
did he make?"
Il went to de front door, and jess as
his wife opened de front door seed
Gabe slide out de back door. rs Gabe
at homer says I. He's gone to San
Antonio. says she. Hit am eighty miles
to San Antonio, and he must hab made
de trip while was lookin' at him slide
out de back doah. Jess fetch on yer
ray Oh light, and eff it don't hab to
hump itself, den I'm q liar. "-Teras
! 81 ffiD0e
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06

as it true, Doctor" said q natural
lied citizen to one of the lights of the
medical profession on Staten Island,
"that they are beginning to vaccinate
people for the cholera?"
Il believe it is, Larry" replied the
Doctor. Although they have not dis
covered good cure for cholera, they
have at last found out the cause of it. !"
"And what is that, doctor?"
"Well, Larry, it would be hard for
me to explain it to you. but perhaps
you may have heard of microbes"
"Of Mike Oats, of course have"
mo, Larry; not Mike Oats, our
worthy undertaken, but microbes, to
use the proper pronunciation.
40, aye, Mick Robe. He lived in
Stapleton some time ago, but"
Not that fellow, Larry. l refer to
the great nlicrobe family"
40, sure enough, the Microbes, far
downs of the worst kind. The brains
ought to be knocked out of them. -
Neac York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
Swearing.

"Your Mr.. Brown 10 a queer kind of
a preacher" said Methodist layman
to Presbyterian of the same standing.
"Why?" queried the Presbyterian.
Because he swears, when it is neces-
sary, for he told me SO himself"
Its true, too, but there's nothing
wrong in that"
"There isn't? Well, that's strange
doctrine for a Christian. I'd like to
know how you explain it."
simplest thing in the world. He
swears when it is necessary, but, my
dear brother, it Is never necessary to
swear, except on the witness stand"
There is a moral to this story, which
you can have, if you find. Merchant
T,-1reIeY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
Wherever Malaria Exists.

The bilious are it's certain prey. In intermittent
and remittent fever, dumb ague and ague cake
the liver is always seriously affected. and the
blood contaminated with bile. One of the chief
reasons why Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is such
sure defense against chills and fever and every
form of malarial disease. is, that 1t does away
with liability to the disease, by reforming ir-
regularity of the hillary organ in advance of the
arrival OF the season when the disease is preva-
lent There is no finer fortifying preparative
for those about visiting emigrating to a To-
cality where the miasma faint exists. There IL
epidemic form, to be secured by the use OF
the average tonics and anti-spasmodics. But
where quinine fails the Bitters succeeds both in
preventing and curing. Moreover. 10 removes
every vcstige OF dyspepsia, and overcomes con-
stipation, rheumatism, inactivity of the kid
news and bladder, and tranquillizes and
strengthens the nervous svstem
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
The Industries Of Japan.

Japanese industries are mostly con-
Quoted in small workshops, with pos
sibly the aid of primitive water
wheel, fan-making and the manufacture
of porcelain, paper, pigments, and
lacquers constituting large portion of
the whole. Nearly all kinds of ores
are abundant in Japan, but mining and
metallurgy, although practiced to some
extent for centuries, do not take the
prominence that would be expected,
when we remember that some of the
most exquisite specimens of hammered
iron and bronze work to be found in
imported collections to-day are the
productions of Japanese artists of a
thousand years ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-06
The Ranking HOstier.

General STANDARDS Second Vermont
Brigade camp, at Union Mills, in the
spring of 1853, was the gayest camp
possible in the Army of the Potomac.
1t boosted of such representatives as
Colonel Hooker, Chief of Staff; Lieu
tenants Schermerhorn, Hill, Prentiss,
Perley Downer, George M. Clark, Hank
White, ETC., of whom Colonel Hooker
was the recognized leader. In "forag-
ing" some OF the boys had discovered
an antediluvian vehicle, very costly and
stylish, probably, in the days of it's
make in England. But it had been out
of use for fifty years or more, and was
kept as an heirloom.
The discovery of the carriage came
to Hooker's knowledge, and he at once
levied upon it. 1t was brought into
camp, and with six mules in the hands
of the brigade teamster, the members
of General STANDARDS staff started to go
the rounds of inspecting regimental
headquarters. They were gone nearly
the whole afternoon, and, of course,
were obliged to stop everywhere on
their rounds to take something" The
times were not SO strictly temperate
then as now. There was but little do
ing in camp, and Stannard was not
aware of their absence or their mission
until this conveyance, with the party,
drove up to his headquarters and called
him out.
1t is said that the General was very
much chagrined at the predicament they
were in, and considerably angered, too.
Hooker sat with the driver on his "seat
in the air." while Schermerhorn, Hill,
Prentiss, and Downer were in the box
below. General Stannard did. not in
tend the "rig" should depart, so he
stepped to the mules on the lead and
the bit. Then he went for his boys at
a furious rate, using more adiectives
and explosives than Miss Cleveland, if
possible, but not the sort. One by one
they got out of the Confederate buggy
below and made for their quarters as
best they could, taking plenty of time.
Stannard had directed the most of
his conversation to Hooker, who, in turn,
advised his comrades to go to their
quarters. Finally Hooker came down !;
got out and went directly to Stannard
and quietly said: "See here, General !;
/ feel that have been honored to day
as never before. / have been compli-
mented beyond my expectations, be-
cause it is the first time in my life that
ever had Brigadier General for a
hostler. Here is twenty-five cents;
take it." The General took in the
righteousness of the situation, and
closed his lecture with hearty laugh.
But the boys were slow to offend him
afterward. -SL Adams Messenger.