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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
An Operatic Bouquet.

At the matinee to-day the pleasing
opera The Three Black Cloaks will be the
attraction, and tonight the excellent
Wilbur Company close their engagement
with triple bill, embracing acts from
Girohe-G iroha, Mascotte, and the Three
Black CloaKs. Such a performance can
not fail to draw a crowded house.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
Smash Up,

Last evening horse and buggy owned
by James Sweeney, and driven by Mr..
Edmond, was driven into a tree-boX on
Cry street The buggy and harness were
entirely ruined, and the horse badly cut.
Mr. Edmond was uninjured
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
A Finished Perfo rmer.

Mr. Horace James, who is with the
Wilbur Opera Company, is not only a
fine singer and actor, hut most estimable
gentleman As Don Philip, the King, in
the "Three Black Cloaks,' the General
in the merry War" and Pedro in Giro
fe- Giroha," he made fine impression
and has many warm friends in this city
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

To-day is the last day of registration.
Let every Democrat who has not regis
tered do so, and put himself in the posi-
ton to exerci the right of freeman.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
In CONCLUSION.

Taken as a whole the Fair Of 1886 was
success, financially and as an exhibition.
The attendance was the largest for years,
the weather was lovely, and, the attrac-
tons great. 1t is hoped that nothing but
bright memories of the event will long
linger with all who were 50 fortunate as
to attend
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
CURRENT COMMENTS.

Dr. StrattOn and the sanitary police
very well solved the problem of chow to
keep down the dust" The work was well
done
At the headquarters Of the Field Sports
Association an excellent lunch was
served by John Brewer and Ike New
man, and many availed themselves Of
their hospitality.
There has never been a fair where
everything passed off in better style. The
incidents were few, and the accidents
trifing.
The police, under Sergeant George W.
Epps, deserve a word of praise
Secretary Mayo, Assistant Russell and
all the clerks and Marshal Ashton
Starke and his aids, were all courteous
and efficient.
Miss Winnie Davis was an the ground,
accompanied by Mr. Clay Chamblin.
The Executive Committee was in SEES
sion yesterday looking after routine mat
tiers
The railroad cars carried out about 49,
600 people Thursday. 1t is reported that
they lost some $50 or $500 by the delay
Thursday night on account Of the presi-
dental party
The hobbv-horses and the trained par
rots attracted great attention all during
the Fair
One of the big features yesterday was
the parade of the prize stock.
The refreshment saloons this year were
well kept and orderly. City prices only
were charged
The ladies of the Clay-street Baptist
church and the Moore Memorial church
furnished frst-class dinners and lunches
at reasonable rates.
The man who made hot cakes and
served them with butter free was well pa
tronized. as were the soapine, pearline
and yeast-powder man. The principal
Fair paper circulated this year was
printed in Baltimore, and filled with Bal
timore lads"
The 1900 pound Virginia OK was also a
great attraction. The side-shows gene
rally were very good, and reaped rich
harvest.
The street cars, which have been stopped
on Broad street since Tuesday, will com
mence running to-day.
The music by Voelker's Band was
very attractive feature. They enlivened
the scene with some admirable selections.
The band as now, organized is first-class
one. and the leader is fully mp to all the
requirements of the occasion.
BICYCLE RACES.
According to programme, these races
began at 70 o'clock and were attended by
a large audience. Being the first ever
held by the Old Dominion Wheel Club,
they attracted more thas ordinary inter
est. The following are the races, contes-
tants and prizes
First race-one mile dash.
First prize-gold medal worth $50.
Second prize-touring satchel.
Third prize-handy tool bag:
Frank Lyon, first; A. A. O'Neill, sec
ond; w. G. Long, third; W. c. Pond,
fourth; w. Med. Lee, fifth. Time $40.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

Second race--half mile "ash.
First prize-Overment nickel lamp;
second prize, scarf pin.
G.. w Ribble, first; A. X. Schaap, sec
ond: A. II. Meyer, third; Jas. II. Bruce,
fourth Time, las.
Third race-two mile dash.
First prize-Lakin Cyclometer; second
prize. Kirkpatrick saddle; third prize,
shoulder bag
Frank Lyon, first; A. A. O'Neill sec
ond. G. w Ribble, third. Time, 7:29.
Fourth race-Consolation race.
Prize-League badge.
For this race there were only TWO en-
tries-Messrs w. G. Pond and w McD.
Lee The former won.
Mr.. Frank Lyon, who won the nrst
and third races deserves especial credlt,
being one of the smallest and hghtest
cyclists in the league.
SHOOTING MATCH.
This contest was held on the large feld
Immediately in the rear OF the President ;
or Centennial House Among those pres
ent were many sportsmen from various
nortions of this and other States, but the
competition for the prizes was confined
TO members of the Virginia Fleld-Sp0rt
Association, under whose auspices the
exercises were conducted. Each man had
six shots. Instead of the old glass ball,
the improved peoria Black Birds were
used. and gave general satisfaction, being
mucb SUPERIOR TO the former article. The
match began at - o'clock and ended at
about 800 with the following result:
First prize-oxydized silver cigar
box-F. S. Meade, who broke all six.
Second prize - five hundred car
tridges-Dr. Wayman, who tied and sue
cessfully contested with J. W. Brown,
.Jr. each breaking five birds
Third prize-recapper-Polk Miller,
who competed for this prize with II. q.
Williams, b. H. Grundy, and Z. O. Ran
dolph, each scoring four.
CRICKET GAME.
This was one Of the most unique enter
tainments of the day, being strictly
English. YOU know" and was really de
serving of more encouragement than they
received i'm point of numbers. The only
really acceptable excuse that can be OIL
fered is the fact that it was probably TO
our people what COlOTeu CItlAcu U0IiOiiii
mated it-a crooked game
The two eleyens were composed OF
Englishmen-thefi first eleven coming from
Baltimore. and the second being com
posed of those residing in this city and
vicinity. The Baltimoreans went to the
bat first and made So Messrs. Jackson,
Iglehart. and Oldham, respectively, SEQ
RING Is. 10. and y. The Virginians then
went to the bat and succeeded in making
13-Mr. Wilmer leading. The Baltimo-
reans again went in and added 81 more
to their score. Messrs Ridgeley, Viii
lams, and Oldham each making 20, 10,
and II in the order named. The Nir-
ginians in this inning scored 30. putting
the game 1876 to GS in favor of the Balti-
moreans, who were easy winners.
Mr.. Tracy r. Wyles Of the Virginians,
made 26 of the 50 runs scored by the Viz
ginians in the second inning, and Mr..
Wilmer captured 70 Of the Baltimoreans
wickets. MI Lloyd bowled successfully
for the Virginians, and Messrs. Oldham
and Smith for the BaltimOreans
IN CONCLUSION.
Taken as a whole the Fair of 1886 was
a success, financially and as an exhibition.
.44,,Jo,oo ,t-oc no LARGEST for wears
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

Preaching at the Soldiers Home every
Sunday at 5 o'clock +. NJ.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
CRICKET MATCH. BICYCLE RACING.
PRIZE SHOOTING 49, TRIALS OF
SPEED-PERSONAL PARA
GRAPHS AND
Current Comments.

The attendance at the Fair Grounds
YESTERDAY was small when compared with
that of Thursday The attendance on that
day will rank with the largest in the his
tory of the Society. Still there was a
very large crowd of visitors yesterday.
II was really the best day for those who
wished to see the many articles on eXhl-
bition. All the departments were more
full and better arranged than on Wednes-
day, and the crowd was just large enough
TO be comfortable.
There were also quite a number OF at
tractive features. The cricket match was
a novelty, and the bicycle races full OF
interest to many. Then the exhibition Of
the Virginia Field Sports Association was
one of the best features of the entire
week
THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
All of the Richmond soldiery deserve
credit for the display made during the
recent State Fair They reflected credit
upon themselves and upon the city. In
this deserved honor the cOlOred troops
are included The visiting military were
few in number, but the Edgecombe Guard
representing the old North State and the
Alexandria Light Infantry were both fine
companies
The First Regiment Drum Corps, as
usual, acquitted itself handsomely, and
was loudly praised. 3.
The Grays were heartily congratulated
on having won the prize. This gallant
corps will always be a favorite one with
our people. 1t is one Of the old things
that will never grow old.
The Howitzers had about fifty men in
line Thursday, and in their scarlet uni
forms looked "sweet enough to eat
The Stuart Horse Guards and the Blues
also presented a handsome appearance ;
and, on the whole, Richmond has reason
to be proud of her bold soger boys"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23
1T is OVER.

END OF THE FAIR OF 1886.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

4 VERY GOOD LAST DAYS ATTENDANCE.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-23

A Day of Attractions.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
VEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
Home Folks.
Incendiary Prayer.

The Chaplain of the House OF
Representatives recently offered
up prayer in Congress that some
of the members denounced as sacera-
diarz. The following was the petit
ton sent up:
"Give ear, Oh God of Jacob, and
awaken us to see the danger which
threatens the civilized world, rev.
olution more tremendous than any
of which history tells, in which
scenes of the Reign of Terror may
be enacted in every capital Of
Europe and America. For long
the few have mastered the many,
because they understood the open
secret-"the tools to them that can
use them" but now the many have
learned the secret of organization,
drill and dynamite. Rouse the
rich of the world to understand that
the time has come for grinding,
selfish monopoly to cease, that cor
porations may get souls in them,
with justice, honor, conscience and
human kindness.
Teach the rich men of this coun-
try that great fortunes are lent
them by Thee for other purposes
than to build and decorate palaces,
to found private collections of art,
to stock wine cellars, to keep rae
ing studs and yachts, and find bet
ter company than hostlers, grooms
and jockeys, pool. sellers and book
makers. Teach them, Oh God,
that it is Thou who hast given
them power to get these fortunes !;
that it is to prove them, to know
what is in their hearts, whether
they will keep Thy Command
ments or no, and that those Com
mandments are, "Thou shalt love
the Lord, thy God, with all thy
heart, and thy neighbor as thy
self"
See that the rich men of our land
keep these Commandments; the
poor will follow the example, and
we at least will be saved from the
days of tribulation that are fast
coming on all the world. Help US,
Oh God, and save u.s."
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
The Way Rev. Sam Jones
Puts Things.

Sow whisky, reap drunkards. Fill town
with bar-rooms, make generation OF drum
kards who become fathers OF drunkards,
and thus the world is swept onward and
down to hell.
I1l tell you another thing-nine-tenths OF
the sin is made by whisky. Every one OF
your gambling houses is founded on your
bars; all your RIGHTEOUSNESS hoats upon
the river that flows from the worms OF she
still.
We Christian people vote to license liquor
selling, and make the saloon-keepers pay
us enough money to pay for the collins and
hearses and graves Of our poor drunken
sons. God help US to quit killing our chill
dren.
The devil puts men to stilling whisky,
and the devil puts men to running brew
cries, and thus the devil puts men to the
work of damning humanity
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
Panacea for Trouble.

Life is filled with trouble, as writer in
Our Homes has said, and we must shoulder
our share with the best grace we can. We
may only seek to make them as light as we
can, since to avoid them is impossible.
There is one sovereign panacea for this.
1t is work. Brooding over trouble is like
surrounding ones self with fog. 1t magni-
f1es all objects seen through it. Occupation
of the mind prevents this. Hard work
manual work even, gives the mind other
matters of concern, tires the body so that
sleep will come.
Very few suicides occur whom men are
actively employed. When out of work they
think of their other troubles, and the
dependency arising from this added one
throws the mind from it's balance, and the
fatal deed is done. Many man would have
committed suicide if he had had the time.
Work of any kind, especially work for
Others, is the great panacea for troubled
mind.-1elescope.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28

messenger, the ballot, and wipe this
dismal blot from our otherwise
happy land?
The main object of the Church
in this world is to establish a reign
of righteousness. But directly
across the track Of the Church as 1t
goes forth to accomplish its work,
is the drink-traffic, armed to the
teeth to dispute the right of the
Church to conquer the world. Here
we have an institution whose bust
ness it is to pull down and destroy
whatever the Church aims to build
up. What should be the attitude
of the Church toward this traffic ?
The Church ought to hate the
traffic as it hates sin for the drink
traffic is organized sin. The mis-
sion of the Church is to save men !;
but the mission of the saloon is to
destroy men. The unalterable pur-
pose and determination of the
church ought to be to destroy the
traffic at whatever cost, because 1T
is an insurmountable barrier to the
salvation of the world and until it
is destroyed the Church must fail
to complete its work.
Has the time not fully come for
the Church to heroically shake Oft
this suffocating nightmare of party
ism and stand forth free and indie
pendent from all worldly entangle-
ments, and cast one solid, undivided
vote for the final overthrow of the
greatest curse the world ever saw
the drink-traffic?
w. S. TITUS.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
Birthdays.

Spare no pains to make birth
days and other family fetes land
marks in the memory of our chill
dren, 1t is worth while-how well
worth while too many are prone to
leave out of sight-to make for
ourselves and our juniors, golden
days that shall never lose their
luster, Who, after he is forty years
old, thinks even once year Of the
true meaning of "holy-day"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.
G.. w. & G.. and W. & B. r. X.

TIME CARD of the Clarksburg, Weston Il
| Glenville, and Weston Buckhannon
Railroads.
c. w. & G. RAILROAD.
NoRTHBoUND. No. l. MOB No. 5.
Leave Am. A. M. P. M.
Weston ....:.... ......6.45 $40 Las
soUTHBoUND. Nod. No. g. No. g..
Leave AN. P. M. P. M.
Clark sburg. ...........9.50 LOO AS
WESTON & BUCKHANNONR r. R.
EASTBoUND. NO. 2. NO o.
Leave A. NJ. Pm.
Weston 305
WESTBOUND. NO. s. NO. T.
Leave A M. P. M
bucKnann on f.oO f.oo
All trains daily, except Sunday.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
The Church and the Liquor Traf-
fic.
From the RelGq1ous Telescope.

From the Religious Telescope.
Is it any wonder that thought
full men are tempted to become
skeptical when they see men
claiming to be self-denying follow
ers of a self-denying Savior stand
10y and witness the destruction, by
the saloon, of hundred thousand
souls annually, rather than abandon
their party? Is it not enough to
cause the most Indifferent Chris
tian to grow sick at heart, to be
compelled to acknowledge that the
Church has failed to make a
perceptible impression on the
dram traffic for the last hundred
years? Some people think the
Church is too holy to do more than
simply say to the whisky-dealers,
''You ought to quit your naughty
business. See what mischief you
are doing"
But keep the Temperance ques-
ton out of politics, and that is just
what the saloonists want. You
may pray and talk about the ques-
ton as much as you please, and
send out all the gospel Temper
ance lecturers you are a mind to,
and even call them scoundrels,
only just so you don't get the ques-
ton into politics. They fear the
ballot.
Just so it was with the slave
holders. AS long as the question
was kept out of politics, they were
willing that Abolitionists should
preach and pray; but when the
question got into politics the fat
was in the fire, and the war that
could only end in the overthrow of
slavery began. So the war that
must end in the overthrow of the
liquor traffic has begun.
And now, Mr.. Editor, a word of
advice to Christians, and especially
to United Brethren. | would like
to say to them that God has a con-
troversy with the churches of this
land L; and as the cry Of the slave
went up to God for deliverance, and
the answer came back through a
baptism of blood, SO the cry of the
widow and orphan has reached the
ear Of a just God for the suppression
of this worldwide iniquity, the
dram-trafic. Will the Christian
people of this country tempt God
to wash it out in the blood of a
million freemen, or will they throw
off the spell OF party blindness, and
call to their aid the white winged
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

I'm and after Sunday, Dec. Is, 1888,
on the following schedule. Bottsnsore time
ARRIVING.
st. Louis Express, No. 603. ...-.--....l0 :30am
New York Express, No 68l-.--------.....7 :25pm
Cincinnati Express, No. 60l.--~ --- 2:05a No
4Uon Trejn No 645 3:40pm
DEPARTING.
New York Express, No. 6O2....-....:..."-.2:3 5am
Philadel. and NY. Express, No. 6O4....5 :3opm
Grafton Accom-. No. sos, ex Sunday % :3Oam
Grafton Accom- No 684 20 pm.
Way Train No . :eOan
DAVID LEE, General Supt.
JOHN ADAIR, Agent.
@. K. LORD, General Passenger Agent.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28

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cents in stamps for large treatise, with col
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amount for treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
"EHE BLOOD rs THE HEFE.S
Thoroughly cleanse it by using HDr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, fair skin. buOyant spir-
its, vital strength and sCnndness of
constitution, will be established.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
CHRONIC DISEASES
OF THE
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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
FACT AND FUN COLUMN.
Picked up by the Freeman.

A Pennsylvania school teacher
gives the following from her
youngest and brightest scholar,
written in answer to the request :
"Write in twenty words defni-
ton of Man." 1t reads thus :
"Man is an animal that stands up
he is not very big, and he has to
work for living"
A young Scotchman has dis
covered the inwardness of the
debating club. Hurrying along the
streets in his best clothes he was
stopped by a friend, and asked
where he was going, ''Pm going to
the debatin' society,"" he answered,
"to contradict a bit"
One wet, miserable, foggy autumn
day in London, Charles Lamb was
accosted by beggar woman with,
pray, sir, bestow little charity
upon a poor destitute widow wo-
man who is perishing for lack of
food. Believe me, sir, have seen
better days. So have l." said
Lamb, handing the poor creature a
shilling; $50 have [; it's a miser-
able day! Good-by! good-by!"
"Here's curious case, ma'am,''
said the superintendent of the
insane asylum. "This man mag
ines he is the motive power that
runs the world. He's perfectly
harmless though, but he thinks the
world wouldn't move withou
him. Very queer notion, isn't it ?"
II don't know about that; my
husband has got just the same
notion in his head"
A certain divine, who had
wandered, in the course Of bis
travels, beyond the conveniences
of the railroad, was obliged to take
horse. Being unaccustomed to
riding, he said to his host 81 hope
you are not so unregenerated in
these parts that you would keep
horse that would throw
good Presbyterian minister ?"
"Wall, I Dunno" was the reply
"We believe in spreadin' the Cos
pel!"
Teacher-"What does sea-watel
contain besides the sodium-chloride
that we have mentioned ?"-Pupi.
-"Fish."
at is said there are more liei
told in the sentence, II am glaC
to see you," than in any Other
six words in the English language
A pretty girl turned up her nose
at her poor but deserving lover anc
it froze in that position.
Nine times out of ten, the woman
who is worth her weight in golc
marries a man who is not worth
his weight in scrap iron.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
G1GMSlBRs7E2 THON,

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From it's wonderfui power Over this IBIS terribiv
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thought seriously of calling it his "Cons
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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28

No CHANGE OF CARS for any Glass of Pass
engers. First-Class, Second-Class and EInl-
grant Passengers all carried on Fast EA-
Cars, Elegant Parlor Coaches and comforta-
BILE Day Coaches, all running Through
Without Change.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28
Land For Rent.

Ten acres River Bottom land to rent for
gardening, corn or other crop, in the Spring
offer $50 acres Bottom and Upland for rent
in the Spring of 1887.
Inquire of ABRAHAM JOHNSON,
BoaZ, Wood County, w. Va.
l0-2-'86, Inn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
An En,erprl.lng, Reliable House.

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people, thereby sustaining the reputation
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liable. Having secured the agency LOT
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
Good business for sale.

The Miners Supply store at Gordon
coal mines, Palo Pinto county, including
building, fixtures and as much OK tne
stock as desired, for sale on reasonable
terms Reason for selling, too much
other business. Apply 70 w. II. Baker
st the store, or 10 G. B. Daggett In Fort
Worth