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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
We Wont Tell.

A certain West Virginia editor
told somebody who told somebody
else, in the hearing of the writer,
that he was in favor of the submis-
sion of the amendment, and of its
adoption, when submitted.
We will not give his name, as
we infer from reading his paper
that he has some reason for not
wishing to urge his views upon
his readers. We would be glad to
welcome him into party where
the CALLING chains of expediency
will not prevent him from giving
his readers the full benefit of his
views of the question.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
Good to Plant.

Our Special Conference Edition
of 4 600 is a little delayed, because
of the rush of Conventions, Prohi-
bition rallies and movements all
along the lines. The 1000 will go
out next week with 40 columns of
pure Prohibition.
Send Is cents, so cents, or s1.0O
for a supply to plant in your neigh
borhood, at $1,00 per hundred.
The soil is ready, and there is no
better seed to plant than this Con-
ference Edition of The Freeman.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
Not an lnfringer.

The Journal wants to know if
the "Third Party" men have pa
tent on their method of fighting
the saloons.
None at all but if we had, the
Journal would have no need TO be
uneasy.
Neither it, nor the party it rep
resents, has done any thing which
could possibly be tortured into a
reasonable basis of action for in
fringement.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
PUSHING THINGS.
1000 Campaign Freemans.

There are already over 1000
special campaign FEERMANs in the
field at work. 500 are going into
Kanawha County every week, $50,
into Lewis, $50 into Richie, so as
an advance skirmish shower into
Cabell, and so on.
Jackson, Boone, Summers and
other counties are coming into line.
Look out! There's going to be a
storm and then cyclone THE ga
LOON MUST GO.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
Abusing the ssJOhnsOns.'

A Mason county friend sends US
copy of the Mountain State, with
marked column of editorial non
sense and vulgar ity, in which SIAN
derous reference is made to "THE
FREEMAN" 81. II. Johnson"
"Okey Johnson" and the John
sons" gen orally.
1t is the same old stereotyped
stuff about the "Johnsons," that
our friends have frequently seen
in certain Republican papers of the
baser sort.
The FREEMAN is too busy fight
ing the Saloons and their politl-
cal allies, 10 bother about brushing
the flies and buzzing bugs away
from the johnson family" If
they can't stand it, they must get
mosquito bars.
But in this connection, we will
state one instance, just to show the
viciousness and righteousness OF
these petty ISLANDERS.
From last weeks Weston Repu5-
I6cam, we clip this:
at is charged that Johnson sup
ported Congressman Gibson, who
is noted for his dissipation and in
temperate habits, over Judge Loo
mis-, man of unquestioned sobri-
ety."
The johnson" here mentioned
is the editor of THE FREEMAN.
Now, that same johnson" on
Thursday last, three days before
the Republican was issued contain
ing the above, in front of the hotel
in Weston, in the presence of a
number Of citizens, in reply to
this same charge, then and there
repeated by the editor of the Re
publican, said to him, publicly, ii
su bstance, as follows, to-wit-ThGt
the man or paper that SAID the editor
of The Freeman supported or voted TOR
Mr.. Gibson, toas malicious faLsyier,
and that the man or paper that re.
peated 1t ,oas q vicious propagotor Of
falschood.
And yet, the Republican comes
out with this same editorial SLAM
der, three days after. Is this Re-
publican journalism in West Vir-
GINA?
Now go on with your abuse OF
the "Johnsons."
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
Please Renew.

If this item comes to you with
a blue cross, your Trial Trip" sub
scription expired Aug. LIST and this
is YOUR second and last extra with
out more money.
Please renew at once. Send VI
for year, or at least 10 two cent
stamps till after the November cleo
ton.
Help us push things. The So
loon must 90.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Jackson, V. l. McCuskey, D.
Cook, G. W. Weekley, E. A. Ber,v'
Senatorial Conventional: ] ;
Dyer, M. L. Bond, J. J. Heayena.
DR.. Petts, W. D. Hall.
On motion any Prohibitions.
from Lewis county, present in 81
Their Convention, may act as DEL
gates in lieu of absentees.
Mr.. D. r. Swisher was nomins
ted by reclamation for Count
Commissioner.
On motion the nomination IN,
House of Delegates was left with
the Executive Committee.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The County Executive Commit.
tee was appointed as follows: TN
Barnes, G.. w. Weekley, S. D
Bond, E. O. Taylor, W. D. Hall, ]
G. Jackson.
A Mass Meeting was announced
for the evening, and on motion thu
w. G. T. u, and all the ladies were
especially invited to attend.
On motion a vote of thanks was
rendered the county papers for
courtesies in printing the "call"
for the convention; also to Hon.
T. R. Carskadon, for his able ad.
dress, and to the trustees of the
church for the use of the building,
Subscription for the campaign
fund was circulated and good
sum raised.
The Executive Committee sub
scribed for $50 copies of the Cam
paign Freeman, and arranged for
district meetings--and so the bat
tie for the home will 60 on.
Convention adjourned SINE die.
EVENING MASS MEETING.
The w. G. Il. U. and other good
ladies of Weston were out in force
at the evening Mass Meeting.
"Almost Persuaded" and other
appropriate hymns were sung,
and an earnest, heart-stirring Pro
hibition prayer offered by an aged
visitor from Washington, D. G., Mr.,
S. B. Wilson.
Enthusiastic and stirring ad-
dresses were made Ply Hon. T. R.
Carskadon, Mr.. S. B. Wilson, a
young Mr.. Davis, V. L. McCusky,
and others.
The meeting was a success in
every way, and good reports will
come from Lewis. Wish we had
room to note many interesting in
cidents, but we haven't.
The Freeman editor was glad to
be there and see and feel the deter
mined spirit of the Prohibition
army of Lewis County.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

They cannot do it," is the cap
ton for column Of solid facts and
sound logic by Mr.. John Banner, of
Canton, O., in this FREEMAN.
Look it up and read. Twill do
you good.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Read Mason county Platform in
this issue. 1t is little long, but
it is eminently sound. Make them
short brethren, but make lots of
them, and send them in to the
FREEMAN. They make splendid
reading.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Our notes of MIR. Carskadon's
Pennsboro meeting, and Of the lit
tie episode with a couple Of antiq-
uities at the Harrison county Sun
day School convention are crowded
over to next week.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Two more days conference pro-
ceedings in this issue; one day on
W. c. T. U. page, one on local page.
The last days proceedings will be
in next issue. Solid Prohibition
gospel in all these reports. Read
and see.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

We have an excellent letter from
Mr.. Thomas, giving account of Mrs.
Buel's visit to Cumberland. Too
late for this issue.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

The worst thing the Journals
correspondent could say about the
Richie county Prohibition conven-
ton, was that "they sang and
prayed"
Would that he could find moth
ing more reprehensible in the old
party conventions
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Lewis, Richie and Mason coun-
ties have made excellent nomina-
lions.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

The Wood county Democratic
convention meets in this city to-
morrow. 1t is rumored that there
will be dynamite under it.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

An excellent letter by Prof. A.
A. Hopkins. Inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

See our "Prohibition" announce
ment column. Meetings, conven-
tions and rallies are multiplying.
The saloon must 90.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

The Parkersburg Baptist Associa-
ton meets to-day with Tygart's
Creek church, twelve miles from
this city.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

The Weston Republican COM
plains that we only clip from its
columns what suits our purpose.
That's it, exactly, and that's all
we propose to clip. But in clip
ping We are always careful to do no
violence to what is left.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Some editorial notes in inside
columns this week.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Three county Prohibition plat
forms in this issue, and more a
building. The saloon mast 90.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

They had pamdemomium in the
Richie county Democratic conven-
ton, and We learn they had deliri,
UNI, and broke up in 3 drunken
row in Cabell. Isn't it high time,
sober, honest people were pushing
thinqs.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

This FREEEAN is full of real bus
mess. See Prohibition calls, con-
vent ions and nominations.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
WEDNESDAY, AUG. II, 1886
It's getting hot,

The FREEMAN was right in say
ing ''push things"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Iva yS.-In Wratng us about subScrip-
tons, ol'Oays give F. o. at tO1tieh YO11 receive the
PAPER. This aUiU sdee as much trouble.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

A motion to consider TIE report
seriatjm was made by Mr.. F. M.
Chalfant, but having no second,
the report was on motion adopted
as whole.
MIR. CARsKADoN's ABLE ADDRESS.
Hon. T. R. Carskadon, of Keyser,
was introduced and delivered an
able and eloquent address on the
live issues of the day, showing the
urgent demand and absolute neces-
sity for reorganization of the NOR
al forces of the country in a clean,
new party, to cope with the liquor
evil, and bring about the political
reforms necessary to the preserva-
ton of our free institutions.
We have no room for notes of
this able address, and can only add
that it reated big stir and will
bear good fruit in old Lewis.
The Convention proceeded with
the
APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES.
Congressional Convention J. G.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

PLEASE SUBSCRLBB.-Let every friend
into whose hd,ds q Sample COPY Of the FREE
MAN comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
guest TO subscribe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

A New York Court has declared
Blind Tom, the musical wonder, not
of sound mind, and Virginia Court
has given him in charge to Elise Be-
thune, widow of Gen. B., in whose
family Blind Tom was slave before
the war, and after IL. The suits were
brought by Blind Toms poor old
mother, to secure some of the money
for her support that her son earns, but
the Bethune family manage to retain
control of the unfortunate prodigy
and his earnings. There is no doubt
of mental weakness and inability to
do anything but the performance of
his great gift of music. During his
trip through parts of the North sever
al years ago, 1t was well known that
Blind Tom refused to perform when
ordered, and that his managers whip
ped him into subsection as they would
slave. Every sense of right would
demand part of his earnings for his
aged and dependent mother, and part
to provide for himself when he gets
old and unable togo any longer before
his admiring audiences. But the
Bethune family Golfers must be filed.
1t is one of those cases of discrimina-
ting Virginia law complained of by
the Virginia press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11
POETRY.
>~-~-------~---~------
THE ROSARY.

I have strung them ON a golded string.
Those dated days of ours;
Like diamond stars is their glittering,
Their perfume like summer flowers
And when sit in the dusk alone,
When the long " days DARK" is over
and done,
! take my Rosary from its nest,
Hidden warmly away in my breast.
And tell my beads with a lingering
touch,
My beads that recall and mean so much,
And live again through each little thing
Of the past and its precious bowers
Through the tears and the smiles that
ever cling
Around our sweet past hours.
gathered them softly, one by one,
From Memory's border-land.
Some lay full in the MONDAY sun,
And some nestled deep in sand,
Some were o'ergrown by the yerdant
turf
And some lay tumbled amid the surf,
That chafes forever upon the shore,
Where Time is breathing, No more,
no more.o
And some were set so hard in frost,
That Hope shrank from them as some-
thing lost
But Love smiled down from his stand,
And watched till my task was done.
AS I strung them with soft and tender
hand,
The treasures my search had won.
Oh, cruel time and tide may do
Full many bitter deed,
Since all that we may plead and rue,
Cannot check or change their speed;
Much we may dream of, much we may
trust,
Will fade, like the rose of day, to
dust ;
The hope we cherished may sigh and
part;
The reed we leant on may pierce the
heart
But nothing can dim the tender shine
Clinging about these jewels of mine
And never in vain, for me or for you,
Can memory's magic plead,
For pure and rounded, and rich and true,
Is every threaded bead!
All the Year around.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11
Good Story of Phrenoloqy.

Some time ago an English gentle
man found large turnip 10 his field
of the shape of a mans head, and
with the resemblance OF the features
of a man. Struck with curiosity, be
had a cast made of it, and sent the
cast TO phrenologist, stating that
it bad been taken from the head Of
celebrated professor, and requested
an opinion thereon. After sitting
in Judgment, it was reported that
it denoted a man of acute mind and
deep research ; that he had the or
gan Of quick perception, and also Of
perseverance, with another that in.
dictated crednlity. The opinion was
transmitted to the owner of the cast
with letter requesting, as par
ticular favor, that he would send
them the head. To this he politely
replied that he would willingly do so
but he was prevented. as he and his
family had eaten it the day before
with their mutton at dinner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11
THE GL0RIES OF AUTUMN.

What on earth would we do with.
out autumn? From the glorious
harvest moon to the pumpkin pie !;
from election day to boiled chestnuts
very many Of our blessings and priv
lleges depend on the advent of glo-
rious autumn. Who ever heard of
pumpkin pies ripening in the slough
of spring? Who ever ate really good
chestnuts in summer. Who, in our
day, ever ate Thanksgiving turkey
in winters Who ever pressed bright
parti- colored leaves atween the
leaves of their gilt.edeed Bible in
April Who ever ate quail on toast
in July? Who among never helped
to elect president of the United
States in December? Who ever
heard of an American frost killing
peaches, or sunstroke Staying an
innocent, or of a poor boy with one
suspender and stone bruise having
to sucker corn in autumn +? Surely,
If ever a perfect season belonged to
mankind, womankind and the rest
of humanity, it is this much abused
autumn if ever there was season
for thanksgiving it is this same au-
tumn, when we've paid up last years
phosphate notes and the tax collec-
tor hasn't developed much persisten
cy. Then, too, it is the gentle fall
time, when our wives think we're
some consequence, seeing so many
fine gentlemen shake US by the hand,
and we fondly smile, on the oily
tongued candidate, who admires and
kisses our offspring. 1t is fore-or-
dained time to eat buckwheats and
sausage; it is the accepted time to
come out in fall bonnets. From the
first paint.drop on the leaves until
we survive the Thanksgiving dinner
it is one continuous heaped-measure
of good.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

A most significant circular has
been issued by the General Officers
of the knights of Labor to the local
assemblies of the Order, numbering
in all upwards of one thousand,
requiring a special defence assess.
ment of twenty-five cents from each
member. Considering the fact that
these local assemblies contain a
membership of over one million, it
will be seen that the amount to be
raised will be nearly 100000. The
object of this fund and the reasons
set forth to show it's need and
necessity will create surprise in
many quarters OF the country, where
the Knights of Labor are consider
ed all powerful, for it announces that
/" The Order of the Knights of Labor
has reached the most critical period
in its history" and "stands as a
power for good or evil" He says
further: thousands of our mem
bers, men and women, without warn
ing have been thrown out of en-
ployment and many thousands of
members are thrown upon our hands
by lockouts of the employers who
acted in concert with the avowed
purpose of driving their employees
out of the Order, thereby crippling,
if not destroying. its power and
usefulness. Two alternatives pres
ent themselves-unconditional sur
render or manly defence. Which
shall it be?o
Powderly adds that the present
crisis to be met is far greater than
that following the Southwest rail
road strike, when a general appeal
for aid was issued" The contest
says he, ais upon us and must be
waged to a successful issue"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11
THE TWO MARYS.
BY VIM. W. LONG.

" MARY !" What a sweet name it
is; so tender and delicate, and there
is a charm about it that there is
about no other. 1t is the name of
two of the most famous women in the
worlds history-Mary, the mother
of Jesus, and Mary Magdalen. What
a wide difference there is between
those two Marys. One was a wife,
and the mother of the Son of God,
the other had gone down into the
lowest path of sin and infamy that
the tender feet Of woman can tread.
Reader, do you know the terrible
meaning of that word-Magdalen 7
1t is the synonym of all that is de-
based IN womanhood. Brand that
awful word upon her fair brow, and
though she hath the beauty of an
angel, and an intellect equal to the
most gifted woman in the land, yet
is she lost-lost to home, lost to love,
lost to society, lost to everything
that makes life tender, beautiful and
true.
Mary, the mother of Christ, and
Mary, the wanton. What a bridge
less gulf lies between them. Yet Of
the two, the memory Of the Magda-
len is the most touching and sympa-
thetic to me. Mary, the mother Of
the Saviour, had all that goes to
make life happy-husband, home
friends. Mary, the Magdalen, had
lost all that makes life worth living
for to woman, virtue, home. love
friends. In this day and age, il
possible, she would have been cas-
down lower than she was. But Ht
who was the greatest reformer tina
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

So far this season thirty-three
lives have been lost, and $500, 600 in
property destroyed by the great
storms.
The Republicans of Indiana claim
a tie on joint ballot in the LegIsla-
ture, and express the belief that
they have much the best show for
electing United States Senator.
The Democrats will have clear
majority of one on joint ballot in
the New Jersey Legislature, which
will give them a United State
Senator in place OF Mr.. Sewell,
Republican.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11
MARTINSBURG, Wv A. SATURDAY 1886.
ever lived, worked and suffered in
this selfish, heartless world, stretch

ever lived, worked and suffered in
this selfish, heartless world, stretch
ed out his holy hands, and from his
sinless lips came these words =
!" Neither do Icondemn thee; go and
sin no MORE" They fell upon that
weary, wrecked, stoI tossed soul, a
benediction, prayer, and the Mag
dalen was saved.
Christian, you who profess to fol-
low the teachings of the meek and
lowly one, dare you do less than
your great law giver If you do,
you are white sepulcher, hypo-
critic, a sham and a shame to the
world and your God. Your religion
is farce, fraud, cloak worn to
deceive your fellow mortal. Dare
to do right. Be true to Yourself and
your God. Take the Magdalen by
the hand, and lead her back to the
paths of rectitude and honor, and
that great congregation, the world,
of which / am a member, will honor
and respect you for it a thousand
fold, and your power and influence
will be greater among us, for tree
is known by it's fruit, and men and
women by their actions in their
daily walks in life. Have the nerve
to be true to yourself and the com
mands of your Great teacher.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

In one of the cities that lie over
against Boston there lives q family
whose masculine head is a man who
has won considerable wealth, from
humble beginnings not unlike those
OF Commodore Vanderbilt, with the
difference that while he, like Van
derbilt, began as a boatman, he was
expanded into the banking business
instead of into the railroad business.
Ever since he became a banker his
excellent wife has been smiTten with
the great Importance OF her hus.
bands new occupation, and has adj
vertised it on every possible occa-
sion. The horse-car conductors on
the line which runs into her city all
know her, and smile when she enters
the car and grandly utters her com
mand: Conductor, let me off at
my husbands bankp One day
lately trampish-looking old fellow
with red nose got on the car just
as the bankers wife delivered her
usual order to the conductor. The
old man watched her performance
curiously, and then arose, pulled
himself together, and called out with
q magnificent air that was inimita-
BILE Conductor, let me off at my
old woman's peanut stand ~ A roar
went through the air, and "my hus-
bands bank" has been alluded to
no mole ever since that time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

Among the replies to an adver-
tisement OF a commercial committee
for ga candidate as organist, must
cal-teacher," etc., was the following
one: Gentlemen, notice your adj
vertisement for an organist and
music teacher, either lady or gentle.
man. Having been both for several
years, l offer you my services
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-11

Morrison, the tariff reformer, wants
to be clerk of the next congress. He
is poor and dependent now, having
lost his law practice by too much pol
itics and his Office by too much free
trade, like some of our own fiedglings.
He and Carlisle are now at Washing
ton working up another tariff scheme.
The latter's seat will be closely con-
tested, on the ground of alleged cleo
ton frauds.