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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-07-01
To Whom 1t May Concern.

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ORGAN will attend to my business at Min Citys
he win pay all accounts against me, and Is au
thorized to receipt for all moneys due me.
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-07-27
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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Don't Worry.

The Journal seems to be writing
in Sciatic torture over political
matters in Richie county. It's
deepest agonies appear to spring
from the dread that the Prohibition
upheaval in Richie may result
in Republican discontinue and the
election Of an awful whisky Demo.
crat to the Legislature.
Don't worry about that dear
Temperance Brother. They don't
propagate that sort of Democrats
in Richie county. And besides,
the Prohibitionists of Richie pro-
pose to elect a straightout, simon.
pure ticket from top to bottom.
For comfort and consolation see
our front page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Our Front Page.
A Regular Siege and Bayo.aet Caaro.

A Regular Siege and Bayo.aet Caoro.
Our front page to-day presents i.
regular siege and bayonet charo.
against the stronghold of tbs
enemy.
We submit that there is mo..
live, practical, common sense b,,;
ness on this page than has been
published on any one politics
page in West Virginia, for 10, tbess
many years.
We have first the foundation and
building work of the W. C.Tu
in the announced Inter. State Con-
ference at Mt. Lake Park, and then
the blessed work of the women
complemented and crystalized iph
the solid phalanxes of Prohibition
voters, as martialed in the five
columns supporting the W. C. T
U.
There's business. There's mn
foolimg in this sort of work
Prohibition sentiment is simplv
ETHEREAL nonsense without Prohibi.
ton votes, and voters must organize
and concentrate their votes to
make them efectual.
Our first page shows how rapidly
and grandly this is being done in
West Virginia.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
"NO FOOIIn'" at Atlanta.

The Prohibitionists of Georgia
propose to have mo foolin'".
Atlanta went "dry" July 1st and
the officers of the law propose to
have it stag dry. The "Rig
Bonanza" saloon thought it would
rake in a "bonanza" by selling by
quarts" under its unexpired
wholesale license. So it supplied
itself with quart buckets and there
was a rush OF the thirsty "slums'
at once. The police promptly ar
rested the "Big Bonanza" folks
They sought to get an injunction
from Judge Clark, and were sur
prised to see the Prohibitionlsts
"rake in" the "bonanza" in the
Judges decision that the law must
be enforced, and the saloon must 60
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
A Prohibition Victory In At
Ianta.
The KlmbaU House Recedes From Its
LaaO-Defy5mg Position.

AS will be seen from the follow
ing dispatch, the Kimball House
has abandoned it's bold attempt to
defy the law, and allowed its in
junction suit against the city to
be dismissed. It still sells at
wholesale, but not to be drank on
the premises. Its wholesale Ii
cense, however, expires in October,
and then the last vestige OF the le-
galized traffic will be gone.
ATLANTA, GA, July Is. - The
Kimball House bar injunction case
was heard yesterday, before Judge
Richard H. Clarke, of the Supreme
Court, and resulted in the dismiss
al of the bill. Council for the
Kimball House stated that it was
during sale by them of liquor and
beer by the quart, which they al
lowed to be drank on their prem
ises, that they were arrested by
the city. They had procured a
temporary restraining order to pro-
tect them in their rights, but in
the meantime they had voluntari-
ly discontinued to allow drinking
on their premises. This was a
shrewd step which avoided all
questions at issue.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Ohio Justice.
Women Imprisoned, Men go Free !

BATAVIA, OHIO. - Mrs. Liz.
zie Schon and Miss Theresa Schon,
of New Richmond, Ohio, were be-
fore Judge Cowen, this morning,
charged with the selling of intox-
icating liquors on Sunday. There
were two indictments against Mrs.
Schon, to which she plead guilty,
and the Court fined her $25 and
costs in each case and sentenced
her to two hours confinement in
the County Jail. Miss Schon also
plead guilty, and was fined $25 and
costs, together with one hours con-
fnement in Jail.
The above is specimen of how
importially Ohio deals out justice.
If woman is found mean enough
to sell liquor in violation Of law,
she is promptly fined and jailed,
while in Cincinnati alone, there
are several thousand great big
masculine outlaws, selling whisky
every Sunday in open and defiant
violation of law. But there's a
revolution coming that will level
all these inequalities. The saloons
may rule the cities for a time, but
even Sodom and Gomorrah were
not wealthy and strong enough to
ward off the fire and birthstone of
Divine vengeance.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Boy Lost! Boy Lost +!

Yes, a boy lost; and as for that
scores of them are being lost every
year, right here in Parkersburg,
and very little note taken OF the
terrible facts.
If man should 60 crying
through our streets, Boy LOST Boy
Lost stores would be closed, shops
would be emptied of workmen and
all business suspended till all the
particulars were learned and every
possible effort made to secure the
missing boy.
And yet, (horrible to say IT'D and
vet, the boys of this city-the low
ed boys of our own households, are
continually wandering away from
our home circles and being utterly
and forever lost! And O, how lit
tie note is made of the terrible
facts!
Anybody with eyes can see our
boys tumbling into Hell, and any
body with ears can hear their de-
lirium shrieks as they near the
regions of the damned in their
awful fall.
And what a horrible travesty
on Christian civilization is the
damning fact that the diabolical
traps and pitfalls by which our
boys are enticed from our sight
and drawn down to He'll, are kcera-
sed by our city and State, at SO
much year for each trap and pit
fall! And this too for revenue.
God save the commonwealth, and
have mercy on the people in COM
plicity with such intolerable wick
edness.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Repeating the Commandments.

A Republican of Ohio speaking
to growing saloon-keeper, of the
Dow law, said:
"Why, here we have repealed one
of the Ten Commandments for you,
(Remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy) and yet you are not
satisfied. D Wayqae CO., Herald.
Of course they are not satisfied.
The lawless liquor oligarchy of
Ohio have set themselves to the
task of repeating and multiplying
every law of the Decalogue and the
politicians of the old parties are a
silly lot indeed if they hope to
conciliate the outlaws by repeating
halt Of the Lords statutes and
leaving the others in force. There
isn't law or precept between the
lids of the Bible, nor in the breast
of any conscientious citizen, that
isn't in direct conflict with the
miserable murd9rous business of
liquor selling, and any device or
compromise by way of toa or H.
cen8e, is simply repeating the Ten
Commandments in the interests OF
the saloon, and whoever in any
wise aids in or consents to such
wickedness is at once guilty of sin
against God and crime against
Humanity,
On Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays ana
Saturdays,
IHE SALOON MUST GO,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Good TenspIar Day.

Good Templars ought to all ex-
curt to Mountain Lake Park, Thurs
day of next week, July %, to hear
George W. Balm, of Kentucky.
We learn that an Excursion par
ty will go from Clarksburg. Let
there be a general rally all along
the B. q 0. lines. Remember
HALF FARE RATES! See Program
and announcements in this issue.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Second Party s'IdiOcy."

An organization which is COM
ing into prominence is that of the
anti-saloon Republicans. Its mem
bers are not afflicted with the lido
cy of Third Party notions, and have
no affiliations with the political
Prohibitionists. 1t seems to have
come to the front, perhaps, at first
in New Jersey, but is spreading to
other States and bids fair to con-
tinue, Its members have no desire
to separate from the old Republi-
can party, but seek to impress their
views upon the present party or
ganization. The men who are at
the front in this move are men of
strength and influence, and it is
reasonable to assume that their
efforts will not be in vain. If the
sale of liquor is eventually to be an
unknown thing, it will be accom-
plished by some such organization
as this, much sooner than by the
Third Party men.-State Journal.
If the Journal would get itself to an
imbecile asylum and study up lit
tie on idiocy, it might make bet
ter public exhibition of itself. At
ter course Of eleemosynary school
ing, the public would be glad to
have it expatiate, elucidate and
elaborate on the difference between
the "idiocy of Third Party" and
Second Party motions" &C., and it
might be called on, also, to say
what sort of Prohibitionists these
Republicans of strength and infu-
ence" are, of whom it speaks, if
they are not ''poIitical Prohibition
lists" seeing they are meeting in
State conventions and trying to
force Prohibition down their own
political party's throat, while the
victim writhes and makes ugly ia.
ces and clutches its beer mugs
with Teutonic grip and frantic
desperation!
And will the Journal tell us
whether it is IN favor of this $3.50
ond Party" idiocy? Will it help
force the Prohibition medicine
down it's beloved party's throat
nolens Vole7as2
Will the Journal join us in the
cry,
THE SALOON MUST COZ
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Gull of Flaws"

Rhode Islands Prohibitory law
is reported to be full of flaws
State Journal.
Very probable, Brother White,
very probable; but then you see
the Legislature which passed it
was almost solidly ublican, and
flaws were to be expected. Prohi-
bitionists will see that the flaws are
not there.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Half Fare TO w. c. T. u. Confer
enco.

Remember Excursion Half Fare
tickets from July 26 to &c.. good to
return until August 9TH, from all
points on B. & O. East OF the Ohio,
and regular Summer Excursion
rates from points West Of the Ohio,
For array Of talent at the Confer
ence, see program.
Geo, ". Balm of Kentucky, July
30.
Let everybody HE to the mount
aims during this feast.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Effects OF CharIestOn's PROM
bItiOn.
Nicholas County blesses Kanaa0Aa
for closing the Saloons.

The benefcent effects of closing
up the fountains of death in our
State Capital, are by no means
confined to Charleston or KanaW'
ha county.
We hear of good results from all
the surrounding counties.
We give this testimony;
NICHOLAS G. H., July Z, 80
ED. FREEMAN:
There is much less drunkenness
than usual in our part of the coun-
try.
The results of closing the Sd,
looms in Charleston are blessing
that reach out many miles IRON
the Capital. Long may the Tempe
ance Banner wave, and may II
soon float triumphantly over 90
the Land of the Free and the hOln'
of the Brave. VIM. H. RAPP'
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Wellsburg has increased the sal
aries of her public school teachers
and will have nine months of
school. A better indication of real
business sagacity could not be CIV
en-. Money spent for public edu-
cation is "bread cast upon the wa
ters.'
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Shall the yeomanry of West
Virginia have clean, sober men to
represent them in the Legislature
and in Congress What say you,
honest, farmer friends? There
are surely men in West Virginia
that could keep sober in Washing
ton.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

We repeat the Richie and Ma
son county Calls this week, just
because they have such good com
pany, we couldn't have the heart
to part them. The lively rally
from Grant district, compelled us
to stretch Ritchie's call clear over
from first to last page. Grant dis
trict takes the colors, SO far.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

The Mountain Lake Park W. G
T. U. Conference Program this year
is a most elaborate and excellent
one. Everybody ought to HE to the
mountains next week to hear the
Silver-Tongued Orator, of Ken
lucky, Geo. w. Balm. Half Fare.
See Program.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

The Bar meeting at Grafton was
a grand success and it's work prom
Uses great things for the profession
in our State. See proceedings, in
side page, which were crowded over
last week.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

The Democracy of the Third
District seem to be badly torn up.
They have called a second conven-
ton in Summers county, because
of dissatisfaction with the former.
The best thing now to restore har-
mony, is for all honest Democrats
to join in with The Prohibitionists,
and "sweep the county"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

St. Louis bids fair to rival Gin
cinnati, New York and Chicago
in official rascality. Six of her
city officers have just been indict-
ed for drunkenness, three for re-
ceiving brides from an indecent
theater and two for bribery in con-
nection with an Electric Railway
bill
There is one hopeful feature in
the case, however, and that is the
fact that St. Louis can produce a
Grand Jury with backbone enough
and honesty enough to indict an Of
ficer for drunkenness.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

These people mean Business" is
what an Ioter-Ocean reporter says
Of the Illinois Prohibition Conyen-
ton. Look it up, in this issue; it
is good reading.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

"Old Paroles cannot be Reform
ed" is the live text for a vigorous
sermon by our friend, Mr.. J. U.
Myers, OF Mason county. Look for
it on an inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

GA School House on every Hill
top, and no saloon in the Val
ley"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Send in your Prohibition County
Calls. They make splendid readin'.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

We haze no time to dacker,
While we're charging on your Nkker.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Grand Time on the Mountains
next week. See first page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

delta has a word about Chow
1t Looks" in this issue.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Let every county sound the
"Battle Cry Of Freedom" and raj
ly the Prohibition forces.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Charity and Politics." by Mrs.
Esther T. Housh, W. G. T. U. page,
is good medicine to allay political
animosities.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Our first page is chock full of
live, practical, Prohibition bust
ness, These Prohibition conven-
tions are what brings on the right
sort of "Set Backs"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

See letter from Mrs. Barker,
President Dakota W. G. T. u, on
W. G. I. U. page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Miss Jennie Smith came IN, yeoJ
terday morning, with a sick ffl e1,9e
in charge, taking him to his ho NJ IN
in Williamstown. She returheu W
Mt, Lake Park last night,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

HE We to Mountain Lake Park.
There's 10 be rich feasting there
the last four days of July. See
full Program W. c. T. U. Inter-
State Conference, inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Read about the rousing "Prohi-
bition Rally in Baltimore" inside
page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

The Prohibition procession is
beginning to move. The Saloon
must go!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21
Geo. w. Balm, Jnly %.
See front page.

GEO. w. Balm AT MT. LAKE PARK,
THURSDAY July %, SEE PROGRAM.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

If any man whines about our
hurting his party, tell him to hus-
tie himself and his old party out
Of the way.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Cut out the Memorial, inside
page, and have every teacher in
your community sign it.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

See Interstate w. G. T. u. Con-
ference Program.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Prohibition Rallies are now the
order of the day.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

We're coming, Father Abraham,
100000 strong.
The Saloon must go, and wen drive
it right along.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Now is the time to Plush
Things"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

How DO YOU LIKE OUR FRONT
PAGE?
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Al VA vs. In aOrittng US about subscrip-
TONS Always giUe p. O. at Dhieh you receiUe the
paper. This DiU SAGE as much trouble.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.-Let every friend
into whose hands q Sample Copy of the FREE
MAN comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
quest to subscribe.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

Organize, Organize!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

I1bACIL every yTteuu
into whose hands a Sample Copy of the FREE
MAN comes, take It's coming as an urgent re-
quest to subscribe.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1886.
Organize, Organize!
Now is the time to Plush
Things"
See Interstate w. G. T. U. Con-
ference Program.
Prohibition Rallies are now the
order of the day.
Grand Time on the Mountains
next week. See first page.
We haze no time to decker,
While we're charging on your hkker.
Delta" has a word about Glow
1t Looks" in this issue.
Send in your Prohibition County
Calls. They make splendid readin'
GA School House on every Hill
top, and no saloon in the Val
ley"
Read about the rouslng "Prohi-
bition Rally in Baltimore" inside
page.
The Prohibition procession is
beginning to move. The Saloon
must gol
See letter from Mrs. Barker,
President Dakota w. G. T. u, on
W. G. I. U. page.
''Charity and Politics." by Mrs.
Esther T, Housh, W. G. T. U. page,
is good medicine to allay political
animosities.
----------->& %----------
Cut out the Memorial, inside
page, and have every teacher in
your community sign it.
Let every county sound the
Battle Cry Of Freedom" and raj
ly the Prohibition forces.
If any man whines about our
hurting his party, tell him to hus-
tie himself and his old party out
Of the way.
We're coming, Father Abraham,
100000 strong.
The Saloon must go, and wen drive
it right along.
HE We TO Mountain Lake Park.
There's 10 be rich feasting there
the last four days of July. See
full Program W. C. T. U. Inter-
State Conference, inside page.
Our first page is chock full OF
live, practical, Prohibition bust
ness, These Prohibition conven.
tions are what brings on the right
sort Of "Set Backs"
"Old Paroles cannot be Reform
cd" is the live text for a vigorous
sermon by our friend, Mr.. J. U.
Myers, OF Mason county. Look for
it on an inside page.
These people mean Business" is
what an Inter- Ocean reporter says
Of the Illinois Prohibition ConYen,
ton. Look it up, in this issue; Il
is good reading.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-21

WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1886.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-04-21
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Brief Account and Estimated Cost of
the Work.

The protector anu most active mover
in this work has been the indefatigable
engineer, II. De Lesseps. In 1879 he
visited the isthmus and satisfied him elf
that the construction OF q ship canal
across it was quite practicable. He
then returned to Fra ca and formed 4
stock company to undertake the work,
and to this company the grants OF land
made by the Colombian government in
1873 for the construction of an inter-
oceanic canal we-e, through his Intlu-
ence, transferred. In January 1881, q
number of engineers and surveyors were
sent from France to the isthmuS, and
the actual work upon the canal was be-
gun in the following summer.
De Lesseps in his report to the com
pany in January estimated the probable
total cost Of the work at Jl2, coo, 900
francs and the stock Of the company
was fixed at 100000, 900 francs ID give
an ample margin for the work. The
canal, he estimated would be ready for
actual operations in 1855.
The plan of the canal contemplated
direct cut from sea to sea, open to the
sky through its entire length, with
nominal depth of 90 % feet below the
sea-level and a width OF - 16 feet at the
bottom of the canal, also the excavation
of grand side-basin 3. l miles long, at
about the central Point Of the canal to
facilitate the passage Of ships in either
direction.
1t was estimated that total excava-
tior of 143, $50, 900 cubic yards of earth
would be required for the digging Of the
canal proper, and the enlargement of
the pgts ut either end sufficiently for
the traffic. Since 1881 the work on the
canal has been steadily pushed, but the
great mortality among the white labor
ers has,been a serious drawback to the
undertaking. The amount of eXcava-
tion necessary has not been found to
much exceed De Lesseps estimate, but
the labor and expense of 1t have been
found to be much greater.
Already the work has begun to lag
from shortnesS OF funds, and in July,
1855, De LessepS endeavored TO secure
the guarantee of the French govern
ment for n new loan of 800, ZOO, 600
francs, but it was refused. The reports
of the great engineer have been made
annually, and they have uniformly given
an encouraging exhibit of the progress
of the work.
Until January, 1884, the labor of
actual excavation proceeded but slowly,
so much preparation in clearing was
required. In the first four months OF
1884 more excavating was done than in
all the time previous. Dredges are also
now being used for the excayating and
are found to be of much assistance.
Up to May, 1885. about 20, 900, 900 cubic
yards of earth, or about one-seventh o.
the actual digging needed, had been
accomplished. Up to that date s70,-
COO, 900, or $50, 900, 900 francs, had been
expended on the work, II. De Lesseps,
still asserts that If the needed funds can
only be furnished the canal will be
ready for the passage of ships in 1883.