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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-15
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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-15
Address
Rev. HGnryBakGr, DID.
OF PIEDMONT, w. VA,
DELIVERED on.
TEMPERANCE DAY,
AT THE
Keyser Camp MEETING,
Keyser, West Va,
August IL, 'S6.
TOrdered Published IN The FREE
MAN and 1000 Extra copies subscribed
for on the grounds.
THE ADDRESS.

JOT Ct Ut6 yfOWftUo.
THE ADDRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
1 have sometimes thought that
none but athletes should enter up
on this arena that only those who
have powers of speech to etirmen's
blood should undertake to speak
upon this awful evil, lest men
should 60 away unmoved and I'M
determined to put it from our
land.
In the very outset, want you
to understand that the saloon is
THE GREAT RESERVOIR OF ALL
CRIME.
There is but one voice coming
up from the criminal courts every
where, confirming the fact that
four-ftths OF all the crime that cur
ses our land, arises from this
source. This testimony comes
from the most reliable authorities,
occupying such positions as quail
fly them to know personally and I'M
mistakably whereof they affirm.
Sir Matthew Hale, Chief JUS
tice of England, declared that four
fitths of all the crimes committed
there, resulted from the liquor
traffic.
Judge Davis, thirty years Judge
of the Supreme Court OF New
York, declares the same, and the
Grand Jury of New York aver that
"nearly all the cases of homicide
are occasioned by the Saloon"
The State Board of Charities of
Massachusetts and the Inspector of
State Prisons report "that no less
than four-ffths of the crimes COM
mitted result from Intemperance."
Out of seventeen cases of murder
reported by DR.. Harris, Correspond
ing Secretary of Prison Associa-
ton, fourteen were instigated by
intoxicating drinks"
It is sad fact that a large ma
jority of those convicted of crime
are under twenty-one years of age,
pupils of the saloons, who gradu-
ate directly from them to the
prisons.
DESTROYER OF HUMAN LIFE.
Again, look at the destruction of
human life. 1t is estimated that
not far from 100000 persons are
murdered annually by the Saloon
in the United States. During a
Temperance lecture in one of our
towns, the bell was heard to toll
every fvs minutes, and upon in.
quiry why, the audience were star.
tied at the horrid announcement
that every time that sad requiem
was heard, citizen plunged into a
drunkard's hell More than eleven
every hour! Two hundred and
seventy-one every day! One hun,
dred thousand every year, stagger-
ing into drunkard's hell!
The war of the Union destroyed
10000, year after year, for four
long bloody years, but this infer.
nal slaughter ruthlessly marches
on, age after age, unceasing, with
ever increasing devastation. A
ruthless army of more than 2O0,.
600 worse than highway robbers,
are licensed and let loose to ravish
and rob and murder the loved ones
of our homes.
DESTROYER OF RESOURCES.
But not only is this murderous
work constantly killing our loved
ones, is but preventing production
and destroying the material re-
sources of the nation.
There are supposed to be about
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-15

We have tried to bind this de-
mon. but how it snaps all chains
of regulation!
DEFIEs ALL LAW.
How it defes all laws of re-
straint how it corrupts all leglsla-
ton, gu borns witnesses, packs Ju-
ries, brides judges, defeats Justice,
and defies the American people !
How it wars upon the Sabbath, how
it hates God, how it trammels the
Church! How it ravages homes,
and brings our loved ones down to
hell!
THREATENS THE LIFE OF THE RE-
PUBLIC. ..s
Aye, this gigantic monster of all
crimes has its fendish grasp upon
the very throat of America, to-day,
and its significant low growl is ON
inously heard from the besotted
hordes that festeringly riot along
the dark slums of Chicago, Cincin-
natl and New York.
Slavery never murdered 1.-THE as
many citizens or cost as much per
annum as the liquor traffic, and yet
it's smpudent aggression go shook this
Republic as almost caused its down
fall And so with the Liquor Traf-
fic! Joseph Cook, that great schol-
ar and observer, declares that "Po-
L1T1cAL NECESSITY will yet demand
its overthrow, as it did Slavery"
though it may yet 60 down in riv-
ers of blood
A French writer predicted the
downfall of this Republic, through
the growth Of great cities, without
a STANDING ARMY. -.t.
The danger is in CORRUPT mu-
nicipal government in the cities,
where one fifth of the whole popu-
lation reside.
One,fourth of the voting popula-
ton of cities are patrons and en-
ployees of saloons.
Wendell Phillips says, "While
rum rules the cities universal suf-
frage is a farce"
A pure, intelligent ballot is in
dispensable to the life of Republics.
Unless we can put down the Liquor
Traffic, the great cities CANNOT be
governed, for a corrupt ballot is a
farce.
100000 dealerp, with $120,OOO,-
600, are desperate organization,
eating out the very vitals of the
Repu blic-at an enormous cost
81 100000 900 every year!
This vast oligarchy, leading the
lawless classes, whispers riot and
anarchy and dynamite wherever
there is opposition to-day! Look
at the alarming relation OF the Lii
quor Traffic to i'm migration, threat
ening the very life of this Repub-
lie.
VAST INCREASE OF THE TRAFFIC.
From 1870 to 1880, sales rose
from 715 millions to 900 millions,
and in 4 years to 1913 millions,
over $50 millions increase annual
ly the last Is years!
In spite of all the Herculean eff
forts of last year there was 1924, $50
barrels more of beer sold and 1,6O6,-
108 gallons more of whisky than
the year before. The Liquor Traf-
fic cost this nation directly and in
directly not less than $2,000,O 100000
last year!! Why this vast in
crease2
IMMIGRATION AND BEER.
This increasing criminal traffic
is carried on by foreigners mostly.
In 1880, 5000 immigrants came
over to this land; in 1880, there
came 100000! One-ffth of the
people of this country to-day are
foreign, furnishing three-fourths
of all criminals. The 80 per cent
of Americans furnish only one
fourth, while the 20 per cent for
eigners furnish the other three
fourths OF all criminals. Nine
tenths of these criminals are caused
by the saloon.
is RUM TO END AMERICA? SOME
STARTLING STATISTICS.
T. l.,
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and whose life, I ask, is safe :? whose
home undesolated?
We have tried to bind this de-
mon, but how it snaps all chains
of regulation!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-15

CONTINUED on 7th Page.l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-02
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The Harvard Daily Crimson is
printed in its own office, and two COM.
positors are employed by the paper.
throughout the college year.
Tho Baptist churches in Stockholm
are fast multiplying. There are now
five or six, and still the first one num-
bcrs two thousand members.
"A student of the Ohio State Univcr-
sity, the victor in the oratorical contest
preliminary to the interstate collegiate,
contest, was convicted of plagiarism
and suspended for one year. Cleveland
Leader.
Edward S. Morris, of Philadelphia,
is building an impcrishable monument
TO his mother. II is in the form of a
Christian School in Africa which he sup
ports, named the Anna Morris School,
in memory of his mother.
To promote economy the French
Government has established savings
banks in connection with the public
schools. There are no less than twenty
four thousand of these banks, and the
five hundred thousand boys whose
names appear on the books have an
average of five dollars each to their
credit.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in
Canada is now nearing its centenary
in the approaching one hundrcdth an
nivcrsary of the creation of the bishop
ric of Nova Scotia. 1t is proposed TO,
mark the event by the erection of n
cathedral at Halifax.
The. Baptist Church at Newton, Mass,
has hired u musical PASTOR who is to
have entire charge of the music of the
church and Sunday-school. Instead of
hiring n quartet or choir, the purpose
is to turn over to him the work of de-
ycloping from the congregation n vol
unteer gathering of singers, and thus
to have eventually congregational sing
ing of hitherto unknown quality
Boston Journal.
In the cooking-school in Boston,
besides the systematic training in cook
ing, the pupils get visible knowledge,
of the materials they cook; they learn,
what proportion of albumen, water and
fat are found in the bread, beef, eggs.
milk and all the common ediblcs, and
also what the constituents OF the human
body are, and in what proportion they,
are compounded. Boston Herdid
The ChWrch Helper is authority for
the anecdote: a boy, hearing his father
pray for the missionary cause, especially
for the wants of the missionaries, and
that their institutions might be supplied
with abundant means, said to him:
Father, wish / had your money
'Why, my son, what would you do with
itg'' asked the father. The boy replied:
81 would answer your prayers.
We sometimes see the expression
"Mohulla work. in articles on missions
in India. Mohulla means ward in u
city; and, in this work, the missionaries
go into an open square in. the city, and
preach the Gospel to all who will hear.
The women missionaries 90 at an hour
when most of the men will be away at
their work, and often have large au-
dience.- Christian Union.
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is moro concretcd noise to the cubic inch
than was ever known before on this auspi.
cious day.
The cbullition OF patriotic sentiment
that finds its outlet in exploding torpc-
does, fire.crackcrs and toy pistolsho ooting,
as associated with the incoming contnu-
ance and departure OF Independence Day,
was born long ago for there has always
been something oxhilirating in proclaim
ing oneself an American patriot by resort
ing to either fiery oratory or burning gun
powder.
The day is one OF boisterous, noisy NOR
rimcnt and otmuch gaseous cmanations. 1t
is the day OF tn year for the young raga.
mullins, the Fourth of July orators and
the actors, either with bail or buskin. 1t
is no-man's-land in this country from the
dawn that ammo dlces the approach OF the
greater light until in ths earth's revolu-
ton, the gray light OF tho dawning shall
be seen again. 1t is the Nations birth
day. and therefore tho birthday OF every
body within tho Union, so that an occa-
sion arises for mutual pledging OF
every body's good health. Some OF
the "thee.thoun good old thor-breoched
citizens who celebrated tho first annivcr-
sary OF this glorious day are probably
still joining in the recurring celebration Of
their triumph each and every year, for
patriotic sentiment love OF country and
desire to celebrate its natal day never die
II mere physical death, nor reach ! state
OF innocuous desuctude whatever becomes
OF the body. Standing and silently the
entire Nation drinks to the ovcr-chcrishcd
honorcd memory Of the patriots who, in
the agony and travail OF their souls, and
with their blood, gave birth to our great
Independence Day, whether it be from out
skull or the drinking horn OF the ancient
warrior, or from the silver, gold.ined
tankarl OF to-day. For we should all re.
member the men that gave us the chance
the excuse for-and set us the example Of
firing off kicking, jumping, rattliug crack
ers and indulging in fireworks and gem
eral hullabaloo!
The Fourth OF July is n red-lctter day
for the lads and lass!es. Look at them as
they are on the way and at picnics, and
about the green swards OF the commons
or parks. The young man sports n clean
collar and n colored neck-tie, shaven face,
waxed mustache, and in his Sunday-go-
connecting clothes, he walks erect and
looks with smiling face and open candid
eyes at the fair young lassie who, dressed
in modest white calico, which sets off n
pretty figure not yet warped and disiigured
by hard labor, and wearing natty hat
made and rcmade by her own nimble fin
gers, smiles and laughs in return. And as
they walk on and on, gay and festive on
this great holiday, they arc full OF fun and
elastic spirits, for the oxygen of the air is
inspiring, and they laugh and chat and
joke and romp and have n good time
generally.
But all the racing, tearing, shouting
hnlloaing, swinging and walking is not
confined to young couples, sweoter as be-
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tween themselves than molasses on bread
buttered on both sides, but is being joined
in by all the pleasure-seeking men, women,
boys and girls that long for the excite
ment OF music and dance and roundabout5
and swings and mineral waters' 30 pro-
fusely provided at picnics and parks,
especially on such heated and extraordi-
nary days MS the great national holiday
which sets free all the working people and
their cousins.
OF course the day has its great distrac.
tions, but alter breakfast and the discus
sion OF coffee, and while the children, and
the neighboring children, and the neighbor.
ing ncighborng children, are firing of tor.
pedoes or ire-crackers or toy-pistols, and
making all tho noise and distraction pos
sibe, tho "old man lights his cigar goes
to his Office or store, reads his mails and
hands them over to be attended to by hu-
man moles, while his wife dresses up in her
bestsilks, and wears lovely imported bon
net upon which is mounted n beautiful bird
that evidently was stuffed before it died,
and after criticising the dress OF the minis
ter's wife listens to her favorite preacher,
who delivers discourse upon the signiii'
canoe OF the day.
A separation OF the family follows in the
afternoon in the celebration OF the Fourth
OF July, in n good many cases, for ns usual
there ID great excitement over II running
race or that celebrated baseball match, to
take place on the village common or in q
picketed field, between the Invinciblos and
the Insurmountables, and it is always a
tGssup how the struggle between the two
tolms can end except in draw, al
though Tho record shows that on different
occasion tho Invincibles had defeated Tho
Insurmountabcs. and vice versa. But nc
one but an expert can understand bnsc
ball record, and probably in each caso th'
decision was the fault OF the referee. The
ladies are glad to be rid OF their lords IN
the terrific heat OF tho afternoon OF th'
Fourth Of July, with tho mercury in the
shade huggng ono hundred degrees o
| Fahrenheit, for in their elegant loos'
| wrappers and the demi-dsslabille per
n,itted in the privacy oi the home, they
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"No, my fricnd,N Brosc answered,
| laughing. "Your mothcr-in-law is go
ing to marry me, and, of course, will
reside in my house. "
Hagen involuntarily drew back step
and stared AT the doctor
"You are joking" he said.
"Assurcdly notl You described your
moiher-in-law to me rs ono of the most
excellent of women, and have found
that the facts bear out your culogy IN
every particular. In order to render
you n service, | have asked her II
she will be mine She has answered
yes, You can, therefore, congratulate
me as your future fathcr-in-law. "
mo, no! this won't do! II must not
bel" exclaimed Hagen.
"And why not? | sec nothing to him
dcrpn
at won't do!' repeated IIngcp, who
was not able to control his excitement
at won't answer! The cstatc--my wife
is the only she would have 10
share
"Ccrtainly, my friend, for I do not
desire the whole" Brosc smilingly re-
piled Your mothcr-in-law is ready
even now to ccdc half the property TO
your wife,
"And the other half" burst in lla-
gen.
"Shc will keep herself" laughed
Brosc.
Hagen stood silent and gnawcd ut his
under lip with his teeth.
"Youhavo shamcfully betrayed me!
he then broke out. You have deceived
me, told me what was not true
"What was not truc? Brosc inter-
ruptcd him. o.,
Yes! Have you not repeatedly told
me that you would never marryP'
"Of course; but have thought better
of it. would, in all probability, have
carried out my resolution had not had
the good fortune to make the acquant-
ancc of your mothcr-in-law. have to
thank you for it,
He held out his hand to his friend.
Hagen turned away.
al do not wish any thanks!" he said.
"You need not trouble yourself any
more, either. You need not visit any
more at my housc!"
"Goodv' laughed Brosc, whom tho
passion of his friend amused. But
you will not object to my visiting my
lianccc of an EVENING" Now, he rcas-
enable, Hagen! Your mothcr-in-law's $
estate is so large that you can live pleas
antly and contcntcdly on half OF it.
You ought to rejoice at the prospect of
acquiring such splendid fathcr-in-law!
Now, give me your hand.
Half besitatingly, Hagen gave it.
Gould l have anticipated this, l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-02
Trlning With a Journalist.

It is risky thing toplay tricks upon
newspapers and even upon newspaper
reporters in Germany. A iovial spirit
recently gave q Frankfort reporter n
scrap OF news which was false. 1t was
only done for joke, but when the
news appeared, and the reporters rep
utation for trustworthiness suffered in
consequence, the joker found out that
he had made II mistake. He was waited
upon by his innocent victim of the
press with claim for twelve thousand
marks for damage TO reputation" "
The parties have since so far reached a
common standpoint that the author OF
the false report offers to atone for his
error by forfciting twelfth of the sum
demanded. "Nomo me impune lacessitn
is the journalists motto everywhere,
Pail MAI gazette.
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also been able to do--what is by no means
u rare feat-wound himself with his own
weapon for many II grown-up man has
foolishly looked down the muzzlc of u
gun, and the generous spirit of tho boys
is shown by tho greater number OF times
in which they shoot themselves instead OF
Others. The boys and girls who get up
with the lark, and are on lark ali the
day, and keep up the lark until the
night shades are falling, what II
glorious time they viii have! 1t
is the Gaping climax, the kernel OF
the nut OF delight-thc greatest OF the
great joys OF the Fourth OF July. Tho
squares and streets become alive with
burning fire of all the colors OF the rain
bow, lighted by the smoldering fuse held
by every boy and girl, while, rising high.
Grand higher the sky-rocRet cleavcs the dark
heavens and fills the sky with more radi.
ant and varied colorcd stars and comets
than can ever be seen even on clear STAR
light night. The inccssant rattle of mus
kerry coming from tho burning, cracking
punches OF exploding iire-crackers, with tho
heavy flash OF light sparks as the sky
rocket flies from its prison, the exquisite
pleasures OF the wildly revolving spinning
wheels, and the noise rs oil clap of thun-
der, which makes tho boys and girls trem-
Bile, cinging to each other or their mothers,
and hiding their faces IN their dresses, as
an immense pot OF powder shoots up into
the dark night air, displaying its lovely
bouquet OF flowers, while every face radi-
ntcs with JOY in the suddenly and bcauti.
fully illuminated night darkness add to the
destinations OF the glorious night.
And them how, down in the great pub.
lie halls, the roofs are raised with the
shouts OF applause led and sustained by
the thunder OF brass band, as some
silver.tongued orator discourses OF tro
glorious deeds OF tn, heroes that fought
for the creation OF freeman's govern
ment, and OF those that shed their blood
for its preservation. Then as the proceed.
ings close the flags OF the various delega
tions, who have marched in their regulia
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through the thronged streets, are waved
aloft amid the vast waves OF song.har-
mony that sweep up tho vast audience
in its power with the soul-stirring national
hymn america"
Glory and honor, then, to the boy George
Washington and his little hatchet. In
how many thousands OF thousands OF par.
lors in this country from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, from the forty-ninth parallel
to the Cult have the pictures come to
mind OF the hero of the cherry tree,
the creator OF the glorious Fourth
OF july and OF the sweet. admirable
woman who was then n little girl
and became tho first OF the first ladies
OF the land in the newborn empire OF
but in the cabins huts and little
rooms where old couples and the
poor veterans are passing their lives
away, are found these portraits, and
twigs of evergreen trees are trimmed every
Fourth OF July about the fac.similes OF the
man and woman, tostifying the general,
never-dying gratitude of patriotic people
for the patriotism and will-powcr celebrated
on this Nations natal day, and which, but
for them and their co-patriots, might
never havo been known; and the noisy
musketry Of the fire.cracker, the glow OF
the patriotic orator, the loves and laugh
ter OF the picnic, and the genial hail-fcl-
low and hullabaloo might not have moved
a nation to such universal enthusiasm
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-02
SENATORIAL PECULIARlTIES.

Characteristic Habits OF Some of the
Members of Americas Upper House.
Many of these Senators have peculiar
habits of amusing themselves while they
sit in the chamber. Senator lloar is
always swinging a bunch of keys, and
he seems TO be uneasy when he does
not have them in his hands. Ingalls,
has two pairs of glasses for his eyes.
One is Il pair of spectacles which |
judge are for near-sightedncsS, and the
other is a pair of gold Eyeglasses which
he uses to read by. ingalls, is very fond
of playing with these eyeglasses. He
holds them up by the black string with
which they are fastened, and twirls
them around between his thumb and
finger, holding his elbow on the arm OF
the seat while he looks about the Senate.
Senator Mitchell is great lettcr-writcr,
and his desk is always covered with pa
pcrs. He scribblcs away all day, and
he seems to never have an idle mo-
ment.
William NJ. Evarts is piece of per-
pctual motion. He never sits still, and
bobs from one seat to another, carrying
laughter with him. and bringing broad
grin across the jaws of every Senator he
meets, by his good stories. Malone is
another man who moves about the SEN
ate good deal. His walk is a sort of
strut, and the atmosphere about him
seems pcrmcated with the word
game" He has way of throwing
back his head and waving his long
beard with defiant air. He often pulls
this beard, grasping whole handful at
the chin, and twisting the hair slowly as
he goes downward the full foot of its
length. He affects some eccentricitics
of dress. He is noted for wearing
clothes of the finest quality, and he oc-
casionally has ruilles on his fine linen
shirts. He wears his vest unbuttoned
very often, and his coat is cut in the
shape of bell, with skirts full enough
for hips twice his size.
Morrill,, OF Vermont, has a way of sit
ting and resting his big head on his
hand while he moves his jaws continu-
ally, but whether he is chewing the cud
of Congressional discussion or that
which produces nicotine, do not know,
most probably the latter.
InllctuS sawyer enjoys nlnlseli aS
much as any man in the Senate. His
big round fat frame is shaken so much
by his laughter that / should think its
atoms would become mixed into other
shapes than those for which heaven de-
signed them. When Sawyer sits down
the chair creaks. He likes to tell stories,
and he enjoys joke as much as his
dinner.
Blair is a long -whiskercd, red-bcardcd
fellow, who is hard worker and who
is always ready to speak. He talks
long and some of the Senators think
him rather tiresome. Senator Shermal
generally has something in his hands,
and he plays with the gavel a gfeyt
deal when he is in the chair Carp, Va
| Clcuclund Lcader.