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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
War ON the Great KanaWha.
Too Glad to Write.

We are glad our Charleston
friends are waking up at last to
give the FREEMAN their good news.
A friend who signs himself "a
Soldier in the Field" in another
column, exultingly says in a pri-
vate note, "The Victory is ours
When the FREEMAN came, | look
ed in vain for an account of it
suppose everybody was too busy
and glad to tell the FREEMAN about
it-Glory to God for our victory
over our great enemy! We are
just getting under headway.-
success to the FREEMAN"
And now let US hope that our
Kanawha friends will not fail to
fortify against the repulsed enemy
at every point. Organization,
aggressive work and eternal
vigilance"-these are the means
whereby to "hold the fort" and
advance the lines.
And we beg that our victorious
friends will not be too "busy" and
"glad" to keep the FREEMAN post
ed in every movement. Though
a little late, we are glad to give our
readers much about the "war on
the Kanawha in this ISSUE" See
Mrs. Moore's interesting account OF
the contest on W. G. T. U. page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

these furious waves of popular
wrath and indignation!!
But twill be all too late.
There'll be no time then for con-
structing sound platforms to carry
these storm driven political sailors
into safe harbor. All cries OF
distress will be lost in the fury OF
the on-sweeping storm, and party
wrecks with persisted crews will be
drifted together by the merciless
waves and cast upon the bleak
shores of time, to be forgotten,
while the proud ship PROHIBITION
will sail grandly on with the glad
songs of her sober, happy crew,
floating out on every breeze, and
streaming from her masthead, the
talismanic banner of the New Era
of Sobriety, "FoR GoD AND HOME
AND NATIVE LAND"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
The Floods Coming,

"You Can't do it," has been
hurled against every advance step
in moral reform since the time Of
Noah. Exchange.
Yes; no doubt there were lust
scores of old fogy politicians railing
at Noah, when he was driving in
the animals-"You can't do it.
you can't get all them critters in
thar. And if you do get EN- in,
you can't navigate the food with
that ome-idead craft" But Noah
obeyed orders, went into the ark.
and rode safely above them all,
The Floods coming. Already the
little politicians are padding about
in their old party johnboats,
poking all sorts O fun at the Pro-
hibition ark. They rail at those on
board, crying "Cranks," "Famatic8,"
Impracticables," "You CONT do It,"
"Your old hulk won't float, THE
first saloon she strikes will wreck
her"-"Prohibition won't prohibit,m
and all that sort O stuff.
Well, all we've got to say is,
we've been nearly as long building
this Prohibition ark as Noah was
building his-the floods rising
mighty fast, and if you want to go
over to Ararat, you'd better come
in out of the wet-that's all.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Why oppose the suDscrfp-
ton?

Why any taxpayer OF Wood
should oppose the subscription to
the "Black Diamond" is past our
comprehension. And especially is
this SO, as to our farmers. They
are asked to pay nothing till we
get 100 miles of road. The taxes
on the property that this will
bring into the county will more
than pay the interest and event
tually redeem the bonds, leaving
the farmers nothing to pay, Be-
sides, the expenditure of many
thousands of dollars in building
the road will enliven business,
enchance markets, bring trade, and
in hundred ways pay back over
and over again all the county is
asked to advance.
Let no farmer be SO unwise as to
vote at once against all self interest,
general progress and the public
good,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
Parkersbarg to Charleston Greet
ing.

While Charleston has one coun-
Gilman out of eight to vote against
the saloon infamy and robbery,
Parkersburg has one out of seven.
All honor to A. D. McCorkle of
Charleston and T. S. Conley of
Parkersburg, But when it comes
to County Courts, Wood must bow
her head in shame to Kanawha.
While Kanawha's Court has de-
clared for the Home, Woods Com
missioners still serve the saloon.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Liquor, Lust and Lucre are the
triune wights the Devil employs
to feed and sustain his vilest trip
lets of the ages, the Saloon, the
Brothel and the Gambling-hel
and the two trios are intermarried
and undivorceable.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

We thank our friend "U. S."
for his frank letter, on inside page,
If he will examine the Maryland
Prohibition platform, in last weeks
FREEMAN, or the last National
Platform adopted at Pittsburg, he
will find the zone idead" party is
not afraid to speak it's mind on
other important ideas besides
Prohibition.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
No Republican Need Apply.

The Huntington struggle ended
in Republican Council granting
six licenses only, all to Democrats.
All Republican saloonists were re-
fused-so says the Commercial.
Surely here is Council that is ex-
elusive in dispensing its favors.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Rockbridge and Botetourt coun-
ties, Va, both decided to stay drunk
two years longer. They'll want to
"sober up" by the time the next
Local Option elections come on.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

The true Prohibitionist rejoices
in every movement or measure
that redeems a foot of ground from
the curse of the legalized saloon.
Hence they are always ready to
take Local Option half loaves while
reaching out for the big State loaves
of Constitutional Prohibition.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Weare glad our Kama wha friends
had the wisdom and courage to
spurn the proposition for High
License" devilment, in Charleston
for the next year.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

If you believe in Prohibition,
show your faith by your works,
Ask your neighbor to subscribe
for the Freeman, and send along
his name and dollar.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

And now the New York Trib-
u1oe is raving mad at The Voice be-
cause it won't sell out its Prohibi-
ton birthright for another mess of
old party pottage, No, thank you
we've all been to pottage.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

The home of "ye editor is quite
lonely without the genial presence
of Mr.. VIM. R. Wilson, who left
last week for Chicago and will 60
thence to Deadwood, Dakota, for a
visit.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1886

Mr., Powderly comprehends the
whole matters of Liquor, Labor
and Political Economy when he
says, "Drink apater and 90 TO aOork."
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Richmond got one of the liveliest
shakings up she ever had in the
late Local Option election. 1t will
do her soul good. Some of her
church members were terribly
worked up because DR.. Hawthorn
dared to tell them the truth about
their partnership in the Internal
traffic. They'll get over all that
before they get inside the pearly
gates.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05

Now that they have lost by a
county vote, we wonder if the Gar
rett county liquor men won't want
to re-re-submit the question-next
time by districts again. Let our
friends be ready to maui the mis-
cradle saloon to death with any
club the Legislature may give
them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
"RepubIicanism, Prohibition X
Co."
4 Short Medley of Speculation, Facts
and Prophecy.

|
editorial, "Republicanism, Prohlbi-
ton & Co."
Surely that were firm that
could and would do tremendous
business from the start, If the
strong parties to it were but hon
estly, FIRMLY and heartily united
Indeed, we are quite sure such a
firm, with Prohibition as the con-
trolling partner, might leap to the
front at one and do pretty much
all the political business of the
country for several decades to come.
And the same might be said of the
firm, Democracy, Prohibition d
Co.," if such firm could be formed
with unity of heart and purpose
for active business.
And surely it were high honor
to be the leading member Of such a
combination. But the Register
honors the Republican party over
much, in putting it as the senior
partner of a firm, with which it
resolutely refuses to be Identified at
all. In its partisan concrete "Re-
publicanism," repudiates the NOR
al heresy of "Political Prohibition"
with a persistent obliquity only
second in vehemence to that of old
"Sumptuary" Democracy itself.
Hence We say, now for the third
time, the Register honors "Republi-
canism" overmuch.
The Registers purpose, however,
is plainly read between the lines,
in its quoting and commenting on
Senator BIair's recent Prohibition
speech in Congress-this to show
the liquor men how the trend of
the Republican party is setting
towards Prohibition.
Would that this, or either of the
two leading parties, were as near
this righteous goal as the Register
would have the whisky end of De-
mocracy believel For when one
great party gets right, the other
must soon get right also, or die.
But "It is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" By way of proving
what it is aiming at, the Register
gives its readers very interesting
summing up of facts and figures,
showing the rapid growth of the
Prohibition Party. And here is
THE REGISTERS SUMMING UP.
In New York the Prohibition
vote in 1888 was $4,000; in 1884,
$4,000; in 1885, 30,S67. In Ohio
in 1888 the vote was 1852; in 1884
1860; in 1885, 2S,0S1. In Penn
sylvania in 1883 it was 6,6S7 in
1884, IL, 2S3; in 1885, 1857. In
Michigan in 1881 it was 6,6S7; in
1888, 1880; and in 1884, 19,403.
In N ew Jersey in 1882 it was 2, 900;
in 1883, 4 ,153, and in 1884, $3.50.
In 1884 the Prohibitionists held
the balance of power in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut, and
in Michigan the Republican ma
jority was reduced almost to zero.
The Prohibition vote in those
States has been increasing rather
than diminishing, and the pros
poets of the Republicans have been
becoming more gloomy. Many Re-
publican leaders see this, and are
grasping for some new issue, like
drowning men catching at straWs,' .
The Register is perhaps excusable
for the last above paragraph by way
of jubilant comment. We can see
n harm in its making the most Of
the distress of the Republican fleet
in weathering the first gales of the
Temperance reform that swept over
the political seas; for its comfort
and joy must needs be circumscrib'
ed and evauescent. When the
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
A Fair Question and a square
Answer.
VIsALIA, CALIFORNIA.
April %, 1885.

VIsALIA, CALIFORNIA.
April %, 1885.
DEAR EDITOR:
Enclosed find $3.50 for renewal.
| can't do without the FREEMAN.
My boys all voted for St. John.
Did you vote for Cleveland7 /
hear you did.
Your Aunt,
MARY H. DYE.
Now there's a fair question that
must have square answer, even
if it costs US a SO Poatoff1ce or g
nomination for constable; for the
editor of the FREEMAN is not the
one to go back on a dear OLD anSt,
even it he hasn't seen her for
thirty years.
O no, Dear Aunt Mary, we
didn't vote for Cleveland, but
along with your sensible boys, with
might and main, hand, heart and
soul, we voted for St. John and
Daniel. We hope this will be
sufficiently explicit and salts
factory to any other inquiring and
perturbed souls, in this behalf.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-05
THE FREEMAN.
Parkersburg, W

ALWA vs. In 1Orttt11g as about SubScrtp-
tjo,sS aI'Oays give p. o. at 10hieh ou receiOe the
paper. This UiU soee as much trouble
PLEASE SURSCRIBE.-Let every J1je1ld
into whose hands q Sample COPY Of the FREE
MAN comes, tdbe its coming as an urgent re-
QueSt 10 subscribe.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
ANOTHER GOOD MAN. ETC.
Capt. Page Disappears, Leaving Oblig
lions of Over $4,000.

Capt. Page Disappears, Leaving Obliga-
tons of Over 100000.
New YORK, July l2.-Capt Benjamin
Page, and old and highly respected citizen
of Harlem, has disappeared, leaving obliga-
ton to the amount Of over $4,000 The
other day he went among his friends and
borrowed sums of money amounting to
from 500 to $500, on plea that he was
about to take up mortgage on some prop
erty. He was successful in most cases, and
it is estimated that he obtained fully s., 500
in that way. Col Page was in the real es-
tate business, and besides this was trustee
Of the Belden estate, worth $500, 90, and
several smaller estates
The Belden family about three months
ago requested Page to get things into shape
for an accounting. He promised to have
matters settled last week, but, failing to do
so, an investigation was made and it was
found that Page had appropriated some
S15, 900 of tho funds belonging to the estate
It was found that no taxes had been paid
since he took charge of the estate, that he
had pocketed large amount Of the rents,
and that numerous repairs for which he
had put in heavy bills, had never been
made Other estates of which Mr.. Page
had the management have suffered, and it
will take some time to tell exactly how
much he has embeZZled. 1t is thought he
has gone to Australia.
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A Father Slightly Surprised.

Sam Jones was preaching the other
night after his most effective style and
suddenly, to enforce point, broke out
with this expression as illustrative OF
the confidence with which children look
upon their parents: "You go home, "said
he, "and wake up your young son at
midnight and ask him: Who is the
wisest man in all the world, and he
will say; You are, One earnestly
inclined parent left the house of the
Lord that night determined to have
that important point settled. by the
Youthful scion OF his family and name
before another sun should have set. He
ronsed his hopeful and remarked in as
sumed Indifference:
..Theo, who is the wisest man in the
worldp'' III
Quicker than lightning came the
crushing answer: Il an" And now
there is a doubling Thomas lowering
about the edge of Sans spiritual pas
ture - Cincinnati Enquirer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
DwYar'S Wheat Deal.

CHICAGO, July 12.-The Tribune says of
the wheat deal of E. L. Dryer: "The failure
of E L. Dwyer & Co. proves to have been
a magnificent bet upon the turn of the die,
and by the wrong side coming up some
forty or fifty board of trade firms will
divide between them an aggregate loss of
nearly 1000. It does not frequently hap
pen that young man without any COM
mercial standing, in fact whose financial
resources are quite unknown, steps in the
market and boldly invests in 1000, 0G0
bushels of grain upon $50 in available assets.
Dryer not only did this but if his orders
to his bookkeeper had been fully complied
with he would have had Wednesday night
not only 100000 bushels, but most Of the
crop as well"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
THE
Chicago,
Milwaukee
& st. Paul
RAILWAY


Is the Fast Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and Milwaukee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. It is the only line
under one management between
st. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway in the
Northwest. It is the only line
running Pullman Drawing-Room
Sleeping Cars with lux
urious smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars in the world,
via the famous d" River Bank
Route" along the shores Of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to Milwaukee and Chicago.
It's trains connect with those Of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot at St. Paul. No
Change of Cars Of any class be-
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through tickets, timetables, and
full information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the North
west. r. Miller, General Man
ager; J. F. Tucker, Asst General
Manager; A '. II. Carpenter,
Gen'l Pass. Agent: Geo. II. Heat
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent, Mil
waukee, Wis. W. H, Dixon, Asst
General Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, Mimi.
w. N. ROMINE, Ticket Agent.
Morris, MINI.
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The Latest Anmsthetic.

PORTLAND, Me-, July 12.-%At Underwood
springs, Thursday, Professor o. Brunter, of
Germany, in series of scientific expert
ments transformed German water gas into
snow and en- into mass Of beautiful
white crystal resembling ice, but in reality
local anasthetic so powerful that single
touch completely benumbsthe member, ar
rests the flow of blood and enables the sub
ject to endure any operation without suffer-
ing or any considerable loss Of blood. One
individual was given too prolonged touch
on the back Of the hand, when he found the
hand devoid Of all feeling. For four hours
needles inserted caused no pain, and yet the
hand was not powerless. No blood followed
the puncturing. 1t is claimed that this gas
viii completely take the place Of ether. No
ill.effect, except the possibility Of clustering,
follows its administration.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
GOT AWAY WITH DOODLE.
THE MINNEAPOLIS POSToFFiCE is
ROBBED OF OVER $4,000.

Nearly All of the Amount Is in stamps
Professionals Do the Vork-Disappear-
nnce of "a New York Man After Victim
king His Friends of Large Amount of
Cash.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12.-Postmaster o.
NJ Laraway will retire from the Minneap-
oils office Just SIS, 35667 short in his &C.
counts, the result of a burglary which oc-
Cured Friday morning between and 3
o'clock. When the stamp department was
opened Friday morning it was found this
window had been forced, the safe drilled,
and the money and stamps to the amount
named removed by the burglars. Only
about S6V was in money, the thieves over
looking SIS in gold lying near by. In the
postmaster's safe, in a different part of the
building, was 81, 900 in cash, but this part
of the Office was in charge of young night
watchman, whose presence, though he
slept through the burglary, was sufficient
to deter the operators from venturing in
that direction,
The stamp Office is little coop on the
right side of the entrance, separated from
the other offices Frosted windows conceal
it from the view of passers-by on Fourth
burglary could scarcely be imagined The
front doors are always open, and 1t was the
work of a moment to force the stamp win
dow and gain entrance to the safe, and O
half hours work to throw its doors open.
The job was workmanlike and professional.
A blow with q muff1ed hammer knocked the
handle off the combination and q diamond
drill soon penetrated the outer iron; with q
steel punch the combination disks were
brought into line, the bolts went into the
slots, and the door opened
The burglars were seen several times an
hour before they began operation. A Good
win, keeper of . restaurant on Fourth
street, had good view Of four or five men
from the window of his darkened eating
house as they stood on the lighted sidewalk.
Two appeared first, the one going off at the
command of the other and returning with
three additional men. Their conversation
could not be heard, but Goodwin saw the
leader distribute weapons and tools among
the others Mr.. Stearns, who keeps a saloon
next door, also saw the men, and
earlier in the evening had sold beer to the
two who appeared leaders. In drawing the
beer he looked over his shoulder and sur
prised them in the act of exchanging
weapons and also saw dull brace in the
possession of one of them.
Early in the morning the affair was COM
municated to police headquarters and at
the same time was wired to Washington.
The government will send out special de-
tectives, but Col Chase and Capt. Rankin
son are determined to capture the men be.
fore the government force arrives.
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Notice-Timber Culture.
U. S. LAND OFFICE,

u
Fergus Falls, Mimi, June II, 1886.
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Ole NJ. Peterson against George 6.
Wiltse for failure to comply with law as to
Horticulture Entry No. 141S, dated June s,
1888. upon the VIZ sch Lots and 7, Section 4,
Township 125 north, Range 43 west, in Stew
ems County, Mimi, with a view to the can
collation. of said entry; contestant alleging
that the said claimant failed to plant or
cause to be planted * acres of said tracts to
trees, seeds, nuts or cuttings during the third
year after making said entry; failed to plant
to trees, seeds, nuts or cuttin gs during the
present year: that not 25 acres on said tracts
have been planted to trees, tree-seeds or cut
tings since said entry was filed; that claim
ant has wholly abandoned said tracts, and
has not to exceed 125 trees now growing
thereon, which said number of trees has
never been attended to since being planted
thereon; the said parties are hereby sum-
moned to appear at this office on the 9th day
of July, 1886, at O'Clock 4. NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure.
LAWRENCE L. AUNE, Receiver.
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TOMBSTONE, A. T., July IA telegram
from Fort Bowie announces the surrender
of five hostiles who say that Geronimo is
severely wounded and is in the Sierra Ma
dres, his son being in command Of the
hostiles The Indians are apparently strag-
Cling back to this side OF the line in small
bands, and plundering Capt Lawton's
command are vigorously pushing the hos
tiles in Mexico The Indians are almost
hemmed in between Lawton and the Next
cal fnrcaS
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
A Mad Elan on \ Locomotiv,

CHICAGO, July 12.-While engineer
Riordan was cleaning his locomotive No.
237, in the Northwestern yards Thursday
afternoon, Harry johnson, 1unaIic, sud-
denly leaped aboard and jerked the throttle
valve open The engineer was out of the
cab and the fireman was standing on the
track few feet ahead of the engine. The
latter plunged forward at full speed En-
eineir Riordan made a desperate jump,
caught the hand-railing, and swung into
the cab. He seized the maniac, who still
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
Peace Reisns at rats's Plantation.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July l2-Peace at
the Tate plantation and surrounding farms
has been re- tablished, the strikers having
returned to work, and there are now no
fears of general uprising among the ne
groes. A farmer named Walker, residing
near the plantation, found note pinned to
to his gate post, warning him that IL he
continued his objections to employing
Knights of Labor he would be taken In
hand and put where Sheriff Worthsn's pro-
lection would be of no avail The note was
evidently the work of the striking negroes.
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held the throttle, and. altar q struggle,
threw him bodily out Of she cab. He then
reversed the locomotive just In time to pre-
vent collision with another engine stand.
ing on the track, and under which four men
were at work making repaira
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14

Judge Gayarre of New Orleans relates
an interview had in 1866 with William
H. Seward, in which the latter said:
'Sir, although / suppose | might be
hanged at the North for the sentiment,
/ have no hesitation in declaring that
there was no time, either during or after
the War, when ] would not have pre-
ferred seeing Jefferson Davis himself in
the Senate to seeing the South out of the
Union.N
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-07-14
Texa. strikers Acouitted.

GALVESTON, Tex, July IA Palestine
dispatch says that six Of the late strikers
were acquitted this week in the county
court of charges Of unlawful assemblage
ana rioting. The county attorney entered
mol pros in twenty other cases. The persons
acquitted and some of the others are still
awaiting trial in the district court on
charges Of killing an engineer and inter-
ferino with traffic.