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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
The loyal Legion.

The little folks of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion, had a glad, good
time at the Baptist Chrch, on
Monday evening, under the skill
fui command of Mrs. Frank Devol.
They had an excellent program of
songs, recitations and other exer-
cises, in all which the little TEN
perance soldiers acquitted them
selves nobly. About s12 was added
to their treasury, and Parkersburg
will doubtless soon hear from them
again.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
WaInuts vs.. Grasshoppers.

A curly walnut tree on Pond
Fork of Coal river, this State has
recently been sold to New York
parties for 1925, which will realize
about $4,000 when cut up into
veneering. This is only small
specimen of West Virginia timber ;
yet people will pass by and through
our State to secure homes in the
country of grasshoppers, cyclones
and billiards.. Elk.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

The Convention kept sweet, and
that is always the magic key to
success.
We regret that we have neither
time nor room in this FREEMAN for
more extended reports of the excel,
lent Convention speeches.
Rev. H. P. Burdick, of the Pro-
hibition Lecture Bureau, now of
Dodridge county, raised the first
live breeze of enthusiasm. He is
full fedged cyclone in the Prohi
bition arena.
The Executive Committee ap-
pointed Rev. "A. B. Rohrbough per-
manent Chairman of the Amend
ment League, and employed him
to take the field as Organizer at a
salary of SIS per month,
Richie county had the banner
delegation as the Convention.
Richie is always as the front where
there's any chance tor live fight
against the Liquor Traffic.
The Daily Journals report says:
at is no disparagement to the 9TH
er speakers to say that MIR. Peters
talk was one of the most entertain
ing speeches ever made in this city
On that subject. Mr.. Thompson's
address was of great interest, being
a statement of facts as they had
fallen under his personal observa-
ton, and the information was such
as the people desire to have"
The harmony and enthusiasm of
the Convention showed the utter
fallacy of the claim that Amend
ment friends of the Repu blican,
Democratic and Prohibition parties
cannot work hand in hand for the
Amendment on its merits, in this
campaign.
It was a fitting tribute to two
prominent politicians of the State
who are ready and brave to stand
up and be counted for Prohibition
always and everywhere, to make
them respectively President of the
Convention anu of the Mass Meet.
ing, The politician timber present
was exceeding scarce, but exceed
i1g good, what there was of it.
Now, Brethren, here's for the
fight all along the lines,
THE SALOON MUST GO!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
w. G. T. u.
teOrganizer
Mrs. McClurkin's New IT,
of Appointments.

Mrs. Jennie McClurkin, W. q
T. U. State Organizer, will addros.
the people in the interests of tbs
Amendment, and assist in orgsn;z
ing Unions or Amendment Clnhs
as may seem best, at the following
places and dates:
Volcano June, Thurs, March 90
Belleville, Friday, I" IN
Ravenswood, Saturday and Sun.
day, March 81 and April
Murraysville, Monday, :" >
New Haven, Tuesday, ?
Hartford City, Wednes.,
Mason City, Thursday, :
Clifton, Friday, &
Pt Pleasant, Saturday and Sun.
Ls aa,' Monday, Apfl % 3
Buffalo, Tuesday, 10
Winfield, Wednesday, II
Raymond City, Thursday, p
Charleston and Glen Elk, Fri.
day, Sat. and Sun.April 10, 10, Is.
Spring Hill, Monday, l6
st, Adams, Tuesday, II
We urge the friends at all these
points to arrange for large meetings
and urge the people to come out
and hear Mrs. McClurkin speak
for the Homes of West Virginia
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
THE CONVENTION.
Harmonious, Aggressive and En-
thusiastfc Success.

Pursuant to the call as published
in FREEMAN and elsewhere, the
State Amendment Convention met
on Tuesday afternoon, at the M. e.
Church in this city, and to the dis
may of sensational news-mongers
and anxious politicians and liquor
men, was an harmonious and en-
thusiatic gathering Of the earnest
and aggressive friends of the Pro-
hioition Amendment. See pro-
ceedings, first page.
Those who came to enjoy seeing
the "brainy and nervy men," Of the
State "whack the heads of Third
Partyites", as was predicted in the
papers, were as sadly disappointed
as are they who pay to witness the
play of Hamlet and find Hamlet
left out.
We wondered if these political
show seekers were not reminded of
those words in their mothers Bible
that tell of how the lion and lamb
shall down together; for here we're
representative publicans, Demo-
Gratis, Greenbackers and Prohihi-
ton party men, all mingling to-
gether, singing, praying, speaking
and resolving for one and the same
thing, the ratification of the Pro-
hibition Amendment and the ban
ishment of the murderous saloon
from our beloved State of West Vir-
ginia.
Naturally and wisely, there was
no party issue raised, and no ex-
preston of approval of or opposi
ton any party asked or given, in
any speech, motion or resolution of
the Convention.
The Scalp was made on broad
and generous basis to embrace all
friends of the Amendment, regard |
less of party, and that it was an
swered in good faith in the same
spirit as made, the entire proceed |
ings abundantly proved. The Con-
vention throughout was the right
thing rightly done IN the right |
spirit, and if all the good people of
the State will now add their hearty
Amen to Tuesdays work, by
promptly falling into ranks and |
pressing forward on the line of bat
tie presented, the free hills of West
Virginia will be resonant with one
shout of victory when |
Amendment Day rolls round"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

The State w. c. T. U. Executive
Committee met to-day at the home
of the State President in this city,
and were in session all day trans
acting important business for
the Amendment Campaign, of
which full account will be given
in next FREEMAN.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

Mrs. Hoffman, OF Missouri, was
engaged for Petersburg, Wednes-
day evening, but from some mis-
hap of which we are not fully ad-
vised, the appointment had to be
withdrawn. Parkersburg b 6
missed a rare feast.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
Ohio Stands Aside For the In.
dianapOIis Convention.

In consequences of the change in
the date of the National Conven-
ton, the Ohio State Prohibition
Convention will be held on Thurs
day and Friday, May "a and 25th.
The meeting will be in the Me-
mortal Building, Toledo.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
could have he

Rev. D. M. .eeth's second article,
on w. G. T. I. page, will be read
with interest, as will the questions
drawn out by his first, in another
column. Woman suffrage is one of
the coming questions that has come,
and must be settled.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

The many Parkersburg frients
of the venerable and beloved Rev.
Loyal Young, D. D. ard wife, learn
with deepest sorrow and sympathy
of the recent death of Mis-. Young,
at Washington, Pa.
After much suffering tor many
months the aged mother in Israel
at last fell asleep at the advanced
age of 81 years.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
DECORATION DAY.
The Prohibition Convention will
Observe it.

Special Dispatch.
Memorial services will be held at
Indianapolis, on Decoration day,by
the National Convention.
SAMUEL DIcKIE,
Chairman Nat. Prohibition Com.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

Al VA YS.-Is Wrtttn0 us about subscrfp-
IONS, always glue p o. at ,0hieh you receive the
Paper. This 1Oil sase as much trouble.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

Subjects, Prohibition Amend
ment and the Origin, History, Pro
gress and Principles of the hide
pendent Order of Good Templars.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
THE FRF7r'MAN.
Parkersburg, W. Va.

PLEASE SUBSGRLBB.--Le Let every friend
t,to whose hands q Sample c 'yof the FREE
NAN comes, take its coming an urgent re-
guest TO subscribe.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
[. O. G.. T.
List of Appointments.
Temperance Lectures BY
Rev j. I'D. Harris.

Rev. ], D. Harris, Grand Super.
intendent of Juvenile Temples,
will address the people at the fol.
lowing times and places, viz:
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

Read the full proceedings of the
Amendment Convention, on first
page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21

Read "Kansas Prohibition on
last page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-21
Convention Notes.

The Convention kept sweet, and
that is always the magic key to
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
MEMORTAL DAY

The annual day for strewing flowers
on the fallen heroes graves-on the
grassy mounds of those who have re-
ceived their final musterout and gone
over to the other shore is near at hand.
Every cemetery in the land represents
the noble army which struggled for
years to suppress the great rebellion.
Willingly the men left their families
and their homes to battle for their
country, nobly did they fight and after
defeats and victories portion of that
army returned to their homes. VIII
those who were spared to return ever
forget their comrades who shared
their pleasure and hardship? those
whose feet have tired many q weary
march with them? VIII they ever forget
those ~ no fell in battle or were taken
by disease from their own mess per-
haps? Never. And will those who
remain at their firesides, necessary or
otherwise, ever allow the memory of
the fallen braves to die? These are
impossibilities. Let us all turn out
when the day arrives to strew the
grave which marks the last resting
place of the soldiers, with flowers
beautiful and rare.-Ex.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
TILE REASON.

EVERY ex-soldier in that convention
yesterday who voted to endorse Ingalls,
TRADE of abuse against Hancock and
Mcclellan is disgrace to the G. A. r.
Wichita Beacon.
Who Is this who takes upon himself
the censorship of the G. A. R? Where
did he gain his spurs or win renown as
one worthy to pass judgment on band
of warriors whose superiors the world
has never beheld?
What did either Mcclellan or Han
cock do that they should be held in such
great reverence by democrats, who have
only words of abuse and disrespect for
all others who wore the blue? The
answer is simple. They did just what
ingalls, charged them with. Had they
not done this, not a democrat in the
land could have been found to cham
pion them.
Gresham was as good a soldier as
either, and carries more rebel lead in
his body than dozen McClellans and
Hancocks. Yet we see only abuse of
him in democratic papers.
The same is true of the rank and file
of the union army. Only abuse ap-
pears in the democratic papers at all
times except when nearing election,
when northern democrats pander and
lie in hopes of getting some weak
minded veterans to vote with them.
Even the boss of democracy, cannot,
in his veto messages, find sarcastic and
brutal languarge adequate to express
his contempt for the men who fought
for the union.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
THR UEADLY RTRR.

In speaking Of the many accidents
in sudden death, caused in
the east by the new electric light sys-
TENS, the State Journal says: ''The
newest death-dealing agent produced
by science is the electric wire. The
deaths from this cause have been fire.
quent of late. Meyer Streifer. young
Roumanian peddler was killed on East
Broadway, New York, by being struck
by a dangling telephone wire which had
fallen across an electric light wire.
During fire on Vessey street in the
same city foreman of an electric light
company was sent to cut the wires so
as to prevent accident to the firemen
and by-standers. In the very act OF
cutting the wires, the foreman received
the current and fell dead. A disabled
telephone wire lay across street cal
line in New York. 1t came in contact
with badly insulated wire belonging
to the Brush Electric Light company
A horse attached to car came along
stepped on the wire. and fel
over without a spark of life II
| its carcass. In Buffalo a broken tele
phone wire became charged from al
electric light wire and fell over stree
car line. The wire came in contac
with the bit in the mouth of one of tn
horses, killing the animal. The drive
began whipping the horse, his WIFI
was wet and became charged with tn
current in the animals body. Tn
shock hurled the driver from the plat
form into the street. A colored ma
tried to get the fallen horse up, and
taking hold of the harness, was SER
ously injured. One of the electric ligh
wires in Pittsburg fell upon an iro
awning over the door of a grocery. A
expressman jumped from his Wagon
and in going to the door laid his han
on the awning. He fell dead. Thes
are instances that show the dead
character of these wires, and the
must be approached with the creates
care. In New York City measures al
being taken to have the wires all pu
underground, but such an expensiV
project can not be adopted in smalle
cities without making the cost {
electricity so great as to drive it out {
uSe.''
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

AT a recent election in Rhode Is
land the voters of that little common
wealth adopted by the necessary two
thirds vote proposed amendment to
strike from the state constitution the
provision depriving naturalized citi-
Zens not the owners of $1S4 worth of
real estate of the right.to vote. This OBJ
noxious, un-American provision had
been part of the constitution since
the creation of the state, and ought to
have been repealed long ago. AS the
state was small, and real estate hard
to get, many naturaliZed citizens, es-
pecialy those working for wages, were
unable to qualify as electors and were
consequently excluded from parti-
cipation in the selection CT local, state
and national officers. The number I'M
able to vote at the recent election is
estimated at 10000. These will all be
voters next fall, and it is predicted by
our,democratic exchanges, as result
of their acknowledgements, that Rhode
Island will in November, for the first
time since the organization of the re-
publican party, cast its vote for the
democratic presidential candidate.
However, this prediction evidently
does not take into consideration the
fact that the free trade doctrine as
promulgated by Cleveland is liable tC
make this foreign vote extremely
doubtful for the democracy, as wor.
kingmen are to intelligent down east
to vote their bread and butter away
by closing down the factories in which
they work, for the benefit of pei
tn cory which has nearly pauperizet
England, and which if followed il
America win rebound to the benefit OF
Great Britain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

In 1884 the Republicans carried the
States of California, Colorado, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Wisconsin. These States gave the
Republican candidates 1s2 electoral
votes and a popular vote of 1851 1881.
There is no reason to question the 10y
atty of each and:an of those States to
Republican principles and candidates
in 1888. But to elect the Republican
ticket these States must be reinforced
by some of the States that went Demo
cratic four years ago. In 1884 New
York's thirty-six electoral votes were
given to Cleveland by the extremely
narrow margin of l, 149 votes: Indian
as fifteen by 6,527 votes; New jerseys
nine by 4, 358 votes; and Connecticut s
six by 1875 votes. The smallness of
these pluralities, together with the fact
that the recent elections in Indiana,
New Jersey and Connecticut show
Republican gains, makes these States
at least very uncertain for the Democ-
racy. In fact, with the tariff question
aleading issue as it is, Connecticut and
New Jersey may be safely counted as
Republican. The real battle-ground,
therefore, is New York and Indiana.
With either of these States the Repub-
| licans will win.
The problem, then, which confronts
the Chicago convention is the selection
of ticket that, generally, will be sc
thoroughly representative of Republi.
can principles and of good government
that it will unite the entire party from
Maine to California and compel popu-
lar support; and, particularly, that will
make sure of either New York or In.
diana, or both. There are plenty OF
possible tickets that could reasona
| bly, be expected to do this. If Mr.. Blaine
should consent to become candidate
| the question would be easily settled
| If not, then the man whom a concen
sus of opinion among the delegates
| shall point out as the strongest candi
date in the doubtful States should b.
made the nominee. Nothing but {
blunder at Chicago can defeat the Re
publican party this year.-Republican
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

cross examination to:shave been Grimm
ally intimate with several young girls
in his neighborhood. Drs. Frost of
this city and Showers of Dunlap, were
also put ON the stand, they having
made medical examination of the
the young victim. The evidence was
concluded last evening before adjourn
ment.
This morning the defense asked to
allow them to prove the unfaithfulness
of Mrs. Booth, her attempt to get a
divorce and her having made an APP
pointment with an acquaintance to meet
him after the divorce was secured.
The prosecution objected and after
considerable wrangiing the objection
was sustained and the evidence was
not produced. The argument was then
begun and each side given one hour and
fifteen minutes. consuming the whole
morning session.
The jury after being out several
hours returned verdict of attempted
rape
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
NE Illinois republicans have nomin

THE Illinois republicans have nomin-
ated Joseph w. Fifer for governor.
Mr.. Fifer, in spite of his name, enjoys
the distinction of having gone into the
war in 1851 as private, and came out
in 1884 badly wounded, with the same
rank. This nomination is move in
the right direction. We can see no
good reason why every soldier nom
inee, of either party, must have Gem
eral, Colonel or some other title tackled
to his name. The generals and colo
nels had all the glory and good pay
and good times during the war, while
the privates did all the hard work, all
the hard fighting and got mighty little
pay for their services. That amongthos
who served in the ranks may now be
numbered many of our smartest and
best business men is well known. Yet
it has been the custom, by both parties,
when making a nomination to over
look the privates and fix on some one
who had commission. We hope to
see radical change in all this in the
future. The man who did his duty in
the ranks had to suffer more and be
more of soldier than one officer in a
hundred did, and, except in rare cases.
was never mentioned or praised, no
matter how gallant his actions, while
the officer, on every chance, was lauded
to the sky for the bravery or daring OF
the men he had the good fortune to
follow instead of lead.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
me Earth KxhaIes Poisor

To the air in localities where veg
citation, rotted by freshets, is laid bare
TO the suns rays by retiring floods.
Millions OF square acres, in the vicinity
of the great tributaries of the Missis-
sippi and the Missouri in the South
and Southwest, give forth this fever
laden miasmatic vapOr, disseminating
malarial pestilence broadcast. Not
only throughout the Great West, but
wherever on this continent fever and
ague makes its periodic appearance
and what locality is eXtempt from it2-
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
recognized defense, the most highly
accredited and popular means of cure.
Fever and ague, bilious remittent,
dumb ague and ague cake are eradi-
Gated by it. Nor is it less potent
when used to remove constipation,
liver complaints and dyspepsia. kidney
troubles, nervousness rheumatic all
ments. Use it upon the first APP
pearance of these troubles, and with
persistence, .;s
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

The Kansas City papers are out in
lengthy articles composed of newspa-
per clippings, going to prove that In
gals was a copperhead in the sixties.
The clippings are mostly from the
Leavenworth Conservative and Troy
Chief, and were the outcome of polit-
ical campaign when there were two re-
publican tickets in the field, and John
]. ingalls, was on the one dubbed the
opposition ticket" 1t is needless to
state that the press comments quoted
were from the papers which Endorsed
he other ticket. The Kansas City
News foOlishly claims that: 1.-The ma
ton is on the tiptOe of expectation for
the coming Voorhees, speech on May
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

For the information of our demo-
cratic friends, who, we know, do not
want to be behind the times in cam
paign fashions, we note that the latest
fad is the Cleveland button. The de-
sign is gold horseshoe upon black
background. 1t bears the initials &c.
Co. and the legend Public Office is a
Public Trust" The design is attract
i've and is said to have originated with
an enterprising manufacturer of horse
shoes, who is pleased to furnish the
button as an advertisement of the par
ticular kind of horseshoe which he
manufactures.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17


The Morris county republican con-
vention, in session at Council Grove on
Saturday, May 5, passed the following
extremely complimentary resolutions:
Resolved, That, believing Morris
county to be as justly entitled to the
republican nominee for state senator
rs any county in the district, we hereby
endorse the candidacy of the choice of
this convention for that position. and
authorize him to select a delegation of
republicans TO attend the senatorial
convention, when the same shall be
called, and present his name as the
candidate of Morris county.
Resolved, That we endorse IL. Z.
Richter as Our candidate for state SEN
ator.
In accordance with the above Mr..
Richter appointed the delegates to the
senatorial convention. Harry stands a
good show for the position, and his
many friends in Emporia will wish
him success,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

Col. FRED TAYLOR Posi-, No. 10, u.
A. r., of Philadelphia, objects to the
recent action of E. D. Baker, Post No.
8, whereby the name of General
Joseph E. Johston was placed on the
roll of contributing friends, - and has
appointed a committee to bring the
matter to the notice of the commander
in-chief of The organization. Its con-
tention is that no one who arms against
the government in the late war, wheth-
er now reconstructed or not, can belong
to the Grand Army in any capacity
whatever. A prominent member of
E. D. Baker Post expresses the opin-
ion to a Philadelphia Press reporter
that the comrades of the demonstrating
post are making a mistake. The assist
ant adjutant general of the common
wealth, who is well up in G. a. r. mat
tiers, says there is nothing for head
quarters to pass upon, since the cOnsti-
tuition of the order knows nothing
about contributing friends, - or ''asso-
ciate members or anything of the
sort. at any rate this settles the CUES
tion of membership alleged to have
been acted upon by Baker Post. Gen
eral Johnston is not even an honorary
member but simply contributing
friend, and to this it seems to us there
is no real grounds for objection.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17

SENATOR PLUMB of Kansas is an
Ohio man, who settled at Emporia,
Kansas, when nineteen years old, and
started the EMPoRIA NEWS. Without
assistance he gathered the items, wrote
the ringing free state editorials, set up
the type and worked the hand-press I'M
til the enterprise had developed suffi-
GENTLY to allow him to hire help. A
year later he was a member of the
Kansas constitutional convention, and
year after that he was elected to the
acknowledgements Union.