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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-08-11
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-08-11

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preparation of beef containing its entire HutTi-
tiOlls properties. IL contains blood-making
force generating and dlife-sustaining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result Of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly IL resulting
from pul monary complaints. Caswell, Hazard&
Co., PropTietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-08-11
very respectfully HAzE1T,NE
Proprietor Piso's Cure for Consumption
and Piao,H Remndv for Cnfnrrh


We append a recent letter, which came to us
entirely unsolicited, with permission to pub
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

are not of the Scott Law" sort
neither are the Methodists, United
Brethren, Presbyterians, nor Chris
tians of any other name. The
Baptists, together with all other
Christians and Temperance people
of the State, are fighting the license
system with all the iniquities it
carries with it, and we believe the
good people of Ohio will resist and
repel all efforts to fasten upon
them the same Ubiquitous system
under the false name of tar ldw.
In view of the recent vote of
$4,000 for Prohibition to about
10000 for tax" or "license", the
attempt to force this wrong upon
the great State of Ohio, as matter
of party expediency, is an outrage,
and an insult TO all the good people
of the commonwealth, and to say
the least, it is most lamentable
that any religious journal should
in any way lend its influence to
such gross wrong.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
DiabOIism of the Traffic.

AS Garrett county is now "dry'
county, the saloons have to get up
and dust. Mr.. Thos. Garvey, of
Bloomington, is consequently erect
ing saloon about mile and a
half from that place, and two miles
from here, on the road known as
the Bloomington pike. 1t is in
Allegheny county and about II or
Is feet from Garrett. -Lonaconing
Revieap.
This is but one of ten thousand
instances showing the universal
diabolism of the internal traffic,
and preaching most loudly for the
utter Punishment of the murderous
business.
The traffic neither fears God nor
respects humanity. 1t has no re-
gard whatever for major;ties and
makes q study Of how it may defy
law and override the will of the
people. Stop its work of death in
one district, and Immediately it
sets itself down just over the line
and reaches back its bloody, gaping
jaws for more victims. Aeooy with
such a hideous, heartless, horrible
monster! Aaoay with 1t! Drive it
beyond every district, county and
State, and out of every civilized
country.
HE SALOON MUST GO!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
Hotter and Hotter.

The Public Leader IN. Y. liquor
paper says, "The fight between
the liquor dealers and their i'm
placable foes, is waxing hotter and
hotter. The cloud of fanaticism,
no bigger than a hand, that first
dotted the horizon has grown and
spread over the whole sky"
Yes, the fights getting hotter
and hotter and twill soon be too
hot for Christians and liquor sellers
to march elbow to elbow III the
same party ranks. Let the fires be
stirred by agitation till the whole
atmosphere OF politics shall be
radiant with "fervent heat" sufi-
cient to scorch and blister every
treacherous politician that for the
sake of its influence and votes
would venture in to save the
saloon from the consuming fires of
the righteous Indignation of the
people!
The saloon must mn
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
CHARLESTONE coon
THINGS.

DEAR Mr.. EDITOR:
THE FREEMAN of May 18th pub.
fishes a paragraph from an articls
in the Pittsburgh Christian Adro
cate by Charleston correspondent
in which the "food' was numhe,'
ed among the good things" that
came to Charleston.
The FREEMAN takes occasion IN
remark, I'VE presume the food ia
classed with the good things" on
the theory that the much mater
helped to dilute and get rid of the
whisky"
We have long since learned that
editors are much like other NOR.
tale, and liable to place a wrong
construction on what they read.
The flood was named among said
good things,
First. Because it called forth the
noble, generous, philanthropic
Christian feelings of height Dor to
neighbor, in the hour of distress
from the prevailing waters, and
gave them an opportunity to con.
tribute magnanimously of their
money and goods.
Second, Because it placed in the
hands of the Temperance people,
ponderous argument to use against
the whisky devil and in favor of
Prohibition.
The lawyers pleading in favor of
license before the Honorable
Court, said the saloon-keepers were
among the most generous contribu.
tors to the food sufferers, that we
had in the city. But when Capt.
McWhorter stated the fact that he
held in his hands the list of con.
tributors, and that there was not
one saloon-keeper's name on the
paper, the gun was spiked at once,
and the old whisky devil began to
quail.
Soon the high-minded, honora.
BILE and noble Court decided No
I1c67lSe lot Gno next year.
Allow me to say that
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT
in this city, as is plainly to be seen.
Now Mr., FREEMAN, what say you
to the food being among the
good things that came to Us?
A. j. LYDIA.
Why, THE FREEMAN Islands cor
rected," of course And if Charles
toms Prohibition is the result of
Charleston's floods, Parkersburg,
Wheeling, Huntington, and other
cities would do we'll to hold all day
prayer meetings and cry nightly
for rains and floods of the Charles
ton sort
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
Tax 'em Tax 'em!
The saloon must go !

When it comes to six bastardy
cases, one of incest and two of rape,
it is time for the laws severity or
hemp or both.-lt is too base to
talk about and yet our court record
this term shows it all.-Maraetto
Register.
Tax 'em !! Tax 'em! Why don't
you advocate "Scott" tax law for
all these crimes, as you do for the
prolific harlot mother of them all,
the Saloon? Why should you
levy tribute on the mother and let
all the criminal brood 80 free? Let
bastardy, incest and rape pay some
return to the State for the broken
hearts and ruined homes that bleed
and perish before their devilish
lust. Why not? Isn't this the
claw and the profits" of the whole
gospel of Liquor Traffic License
and Taxi
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
Democratic Compliment.

Those who voted against the
Temperance Instruction Bill in
Congress were all Democrats; viz a.:
Bennett, Cowles and Green, from
North Carolina, Bynum and Cobb,
from Indiana, and Hall and Muir
ply from Iowa. Washington Sent;-
mel, Liquor organ.
How do our Democratic Prohibi-
ton friends like this distinguished
compliment to their party, coming
from the leading whisky organ of
the country?
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
Big Prohibition Text.
The Outrage at the W. c. 7. q.
Festival.

The Prohibition text furnished
by the dastardly assault on Rev. J
W. Carter, at the W. G. T. U. Festi'
ual last week, were ample and
comprehensive enough for a thous-
and practical sermons. But we
haven't room now to elaborate. In
deed, there isn't room in all the
forty columns of the FREEMAN for
US to half express our indignation
and utter adherence for a legal
lied system of educating human
depravity to such shocking out
RACES.
These two young men, guilty of
this assault, children of our own
citizens, were regularly educated
for this cruel work, in our own
schools of vice, provided by Ian.
They are legitimate graduates from
our licensed saloons, and should
have diplomas, engrossed in bar
room Latin and signed by our
Mayor and City Council, attesting
their proficiency in all the arts of
deviltry taught in these flourish
ing schools of the city and State.
The skillful manner in which
they piled their brass knuckles
upon an unarmed and unoffending
minister of the Gospel, at gather
ing OF Christian women, and their
successful flight to parts unknown,
showed them to have been apt
scholars; and we suggest that it
would not be inappropriate for the
Council to issue excelsior chromos
to these two saloon graduates, as
tokens of their superior proficiency.
Meantime Mr.. Carter's eye has
been much swollen and infamed
since the surgeon sewed up the
ugly cash made by these half
drunk, knuckle-armed outlaws.
For several days the wound had a
serious look, but the inflammation
is now subsiding, and as we said
last week, Mr.. Carter is ready for a
Prohibition speech at any time !;
and he will insist with no less
fervor than before, that
The saloon must qoI
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
Wen Explain, with Pleasure.

Harrison county has had Prohi-
bltlon for six years, since 1880, and
there has never been SO much
criminal business before our Cir
cult Court as is before it this term.
Will the Prohibitionists explain
why for us?- Glarksburg NeaOs.
( Of course, we'll explain, and
with the greatest pleasure.
Clarksburg had Prohibition
several years, with the outlawed
liquor sellers on top, through the
carelessness of officials and by the
sufferance OF the people. Latterly
the officials and the people are
getting on top and the criminals
are being brought to Justice. It is
no evidence of increase of crime
that your Court records are crowded
with indictments AND YOUR JAIL
FULL of lawless liquor sellers.
On the contrary, it is the proof
that Prohibition can prohibit.
They can't sell whisky in Jail, and
there'll be far less crime in Har-
rison if you'll keep the whole gang
behind the bars.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1886.
The journal and Messenger on
the Scott Law.
A Week Defense Of an Ubiquitous
Act,

[1CGs
And now, if it is asked whether
the Journal and Messenger is in
favor of the Scott Law, we answer
unhesitatingly, eyes, we are in
favor of it as the best thing to be got
just noa0. We are not satisfied with
it; we do not believe that it will
greatly decrease the amount of
liquor drank, nor will it mitigate
the woes of the drunkard's family,
But it is a sign of the times, and it
will cause those who impose upon
society it's heaviest burden to do
something to offset the evil wrought
by their business. 1t tends to put
the financial burden where it
properly belonga, and tends in
some degree, to decrease the nun Der
Of places where intoxicating liquors
are sold, Only let this law become
well established, recognized as be-
yond peradventure the law Of the
State, and then we shall be ready
to do all within our power for the
securement Of a Prohibitory law as
the only effective method of
destroying the greatest present
enemy of our social fabric, the
greatest enemy Of domestic and
social happiness" -Jour1ae! and
Messenger.
We are quite sure, very many of
the readers of the Journal and Mes
senger, will not only be much sur
prised, but sorely panied to find
the editorial of which the above is
a part, in that excellent journal.
There is certainly no adequate
excuse for even such an endorse
ment of a measure 80 fagrantly in
contempt of the prayers and de-
mands of the good people of Ohio.
The Scott law is nothing less
than a lie by title, and miserable
fraud in essence and in fact.
The principle sought to be
embodied in it and fastened upon
the protesting people of Ohio, in
the face of their constitution, has
been again and again repudiated
by the voters of the State, and is
condemned as abominabIe and
Ubiquitous by every Christian
denomination in the land and by
every live Temperance organi-
cation in Christendom. AS to the
law being lie by title-this the
Journal and Messenger virtually
admits, in the extract above.
The law is entitled "An act
providing against the evils result
ing from the sale of intoxicating
liquors." In the next sentence
after giving it approval, DR.. Lasher
says, editorially, NOR will it miti-
gate the woes of the drunkard's
family"
To express the truth, the act
should be entitled, can act to
perpetuate the Liquor Traffic as a
source of Revenue" or to make it
yet more comprehensive Of the
truth, "Am act to support Virtue by
to1ing Wee.
We are especially surprised al
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

Tell all your neighbors of the
grand Mass Meeting at Parkersburg
Rink, next Wednesday evening
June 9th, to be addressed by Hon.
John P. st. John, of Kansas, late
Prohibition nominee for President.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

st. John, Miss Willard, Prot.
Mills, and others, are coming into
West Virginia to help US insist
that The Saloon must 90!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
HE DIDN'T VOTE "WET."
Gov. FitZhugh Lee Sets Himself
Right.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GOVERNORS OFFICE,

OOM MONW EALTH OF V1RGIN1A, !
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, May 10, 1886.
Mr.. l. Fl. Johnson, Editor of the Free
man, Parkersburg, W. Va
DEAR SIR: The enclosed, received
at this office to-day, was clipped
from The Freeman of Wednesday,
May 18th.
Gov. Lee did not vote at all in
the late election held here.
| am,
Yours very truly,
J. f. WALLER, Sec'y.
The "clipping' referred to in the
above, was simply a brief reference
to the newspaper reports going
through the country, to the effect
that the Governor of Virginia had
made himself conspicuous in voting
the "wet" or license ticket at the
recent Richmond election. This
with some brief comments, that
were deemed appropriate, coming
in The Freeman to the Governors
office and attention, was the occa-
sion for the official denial as above.
The Freeman is especially happy
to set the distinguished Governor
right. 1t is far better not to vote
at all than to vote wrong. And be-
sides, we presume Governor Lee
had no vote in the city of Rich
mond.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

HE SALOON MUST GO!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

| people, ana from WhOm are We
begging these hard "to be got''
favors, that "aUe" should be
compelled to take what we don't
want, and adopt what our con-
science condemns as wrong, and
what we know "aU,U not mitigate the
noes" we complain Of? Away with
such servility! Let us rather hurl
back all such cowardly compromises
in the faces of the recreant servants
of the PEOPLE, who want Prohibi-
ton, and not tax or license of the
accursed Traffic, as the legislators
very well know.
In approving this Identified
'act," its defenders present its
chief iniquities.
We are told "it will cause those
who impose upon society its
heaviest burdens to do something
to Offset the evil wrought by their
business"
We are quite sure neither DR.,
Lasher nor anybody else can find
approval for such proposition as
this in the new Testament, nor in
any other moral code in Christen-
dom. The very idea of levying tri-
butte on vice to compensate for it.
evils is aphorrent to the Christian
religion as we'll as to common sense.
And then to tax vice is to
strengthen it, always. The strength
and bulwarks OF the Liquor
Traffic is its money power, and its
boast is that it supports the govern
ment and has a right to run it.
While it IS true that individual
saloon-keepers may object to pay
ing a particular tax, yet the more
the Nation and State tax the
traffic, the more they strengthen
its bulwarks, ward off attacks, and
so insure its perpetuity. This pro-
position is patent to any intelli-
gent observer.
To talk OF taxing the monster
to DEATH is to talk in the face OF
reason and against all the facts of
history,
But, again: at tends to put the
financial burden where it properly
belongs" says the Journal and Mes
semger.
There might be some excuse for
a sentiment like this in the mind
OF some cold-bIooded materialist,
who has no thought for his fellows
nor heart to be moved by the woes
of suffering humanity, but surely
such a proposition is out of
place in religious journal. The
financial burden" of the liquor
traffic rests primarily on the
wretched families of its great army
of victims, and to tax the traffic
few millions, is simply to add a
few millions more to the
overwhelming burden that is al
ready crushing the multitudes of
wives and children, till their
poverty pinched cries and starving
walls fill the land with symphonic
GUS strains of sorrow.
1t is for the relief of these cruelty
overburdened victims that the
Christian and Temperance world
is rising in arms for an universal
crusade against this monster leecb,
this incarnate fend, that robs and
murders with one hand and with
the other buys immunity for its
crimes, by paying the State a
small per cent of its robberies.
And it is a burning shame that
any able and good men, should
proclaim themselves in favor of the
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

~ The Spilman-Camden wedding
was brilliant affair, regardless OF
expense.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

THE FREEMAN.
Parkersburg, w. Va.

Al VA YS.-Ia a0rtttng us about subScrtp-
tto's Arrays give P. o. al 10hteh you receive the
paper This ,OiU suse as much trouble.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE.-Let every friend
into whose hands q Sample COPY Of the FREE
MAN comes, take its coming as an urgent re-
guest TO subscribe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-11
The Preacher in Politics.

Some years ago, says the Danville
Ky, AdUOcdte, Col. Boyd was running
for congress in the famous Ninth dis
trict. 1t came 10 his ears that preach
er in certain locality in one of the
counties had been tampered with and
needed looking after. as the clergyman
had some political influence worthy a
candidate consideration. Boyd went
to the minister and had long talk with
him, but elected no assurance that he
would get the diVine's support. Return
ing to London, he told Judge Brown of
his experience, and it was decided that
Brown should give him Il set-tO. A few
days later the Judge met the maa of
God. and after inquiring the news in
his locality, drifted upon the congress
sional race; but vainly, for he left the
preacher fully satisfied that he was not
favorably disposed toward Boyd. Boyd
and Brown held a consultation, and de-
clded that the clerical gentleman could
be won over with ''motive power, ="
which usually carries the day in cleo
tions. So they agreed that r. l.. Ewell.
a welI-known politician and former
the mystenously- affected gentleman,
and in the course of his conversation
placed a sum of money in his hand and
remarked: Brother So-and-so, you
take this; think you can do some good
with it IN your neighborhood." l." True
as the echo to the sound came forth in
words easily. understood: Brother
: EwelI, in the three minutes conversa-
ton which we have had you have shed
more light on this subject than the two
hours conversation | had with Col.
Boyd and Judge Brown" The preacher
did valiant work for the colonel.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-11
Nelson and a St. Louis Maiden.

Willie Winter, the dramatic critic, is
about to issue Il life of Adelaide Neil
son. He would have done well had he
sought in St. Louis for some interesting
incidents of her social life. for not only
was the beautiful and talented actress
much admired and courtcd as queen
of the stage, but as Il soc ial star when
she visited this city. She had many
warm friends and intimate associates
among the best-known and highest-bred
women in St. Louis. In one old French
family there are three sisters who al
WAYS make visit on the anniversary of
her death to the mulberry tree planted
in her memory near the monument to
Shakespeare AT Tower Grove park, and
on one of its boughs they hang Il gar
land of flowers, whose groundwork of
immortelles remains until another an
niversary brings fresh flowers as an Of
fering. Her pictures are always for
sale in the book and art stores, and in
many private homes they are framed
and hung in conspicuous places. The
writer once accompanied Nellie Hazel
tine in a visit TO Adelaide Nelson, who
was found surrounded by q beyy of call
ers. She received the st. Louis beauty,
WIZ was 'iI''t't l'SAo'i'''i'N n'''"h "
her, most warmly, and, holding out her
hand, said, in low tone: Stay until
these people are gone, please, and the
belle staid. Hardly had Nelson bowed
the last caller out of the receptionroOm
before she bounded to the sofa, where
our home beauty was seated, and, seiz-
ing both hands, she said: Il want to
look deep into your eyes, for men tell
me here that mine are like yours, and
you know men read us through our
eyes And those two sat half laugh
ing and gazed for Il minute into each
others eyes. such glorious eyes as both
proved, with looks that had all the
earnest innocence of two children, who
seek for wells in each others eyes. L
only see that yours are the most beauti-
full orbs | ever looked into,' said Nellie
at the close of Il minute. And l un-
derstand why men think mine beautiful
if they look like yours, answered Neil
son. and they relaxed their regards as
the French would say, but seemed TO
have found each in the other 4 source
of great interests. Louis Repu6li-
can.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-11
Gloss for Cigars.

''An interesting feature of the trade, +"
said dealer, lis 4 process for giving
to cigars very rich glossy and shining
appearance. No matter how dead look
ing cigar may be, the process makes
them look as though they were made
from the richest. oiliest, finest, gummy
tobacco, and no matter how old and
dried out the cigars may be the process
entirely and perfectly renovates them.
The process is a secret. The material
used is as clear as water, yet it gives to
a cigar much darker and richer ap-
pearance. 1t can not come off from the
cigar. has no taste, and does not be-
come Gull by age. The material costs
So a gallon. The fact is the public is
continually demanding cigars of better
quality, and the only way to keep up
with the times is for manufacturers to
improve their tobacco to the fullest ex-
tent. The way to do it is to throw
aside all prejudice and old fashioned
notions The looks of cigars sells them,
and if the wrappers are dark and shiny
they will sell every time; that is my ex-
perience. ."-NeW York Mail and E1-
press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-11
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