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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-18

sleeping energies into new life and
enthused US with a spirit OF Tenn
perance work such as we never
knew before. While everybody
speaks of her in the highest terms,
the question has been asked here,
"Why did she fail to notice Prun-
tytown, in her reports to the FREE
MAN?' From some cause she pass
ed us by un-noticed. However We
would all gladly welcome her here
again and hope We may soon have
the opportunity.
Yours for Prohibition, g..
MRS. c. J. TRIPPETT.
Pruntytown, April IA.
NoTE.-lt must be remembered
that speaking and organizing every
day is constant hard work, and that
Mrs. McClurkin must write hurled
ly at odd moments as she can catch
them, and if points sre passed by
in her notes, as in this case, it must
be attributed to oversight, and no
intention.
Please let this explanation be
accepted generally.-ED.
Church Members Oppose.
CabeH Wants MorsReligion in Politics.
ONA, CABELL Co., w. Va.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-18

ED. FREEMAN
Answering your five questions
in order:
1. Nothing being done in pub
lie way for the Amendment.
2. No meetings being held.
8, at DilL hurt our parties" is
the opposition we meet.
4. Prospect rather gloomy.
5. I have ten churches in charge
and will do all can in and through
them for the Amendment.
Here is my dollar. l want for
our National ticket Gen. Fisk, with
some good man from the South for
Vice President.
Yours for the war,
A. L. CURTIs.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-18

Wild Panic I'm the Liquor
Camp President of County
Court PrOclainls against
License.

The following letter, published
last week in the Huntington pa
pers, came like q bomb from q
masked battery, and there is wild
panic in the liquor camp: anE
Here's the Bomb.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-18

In nof n0bos, Is In tnlS case, IL must
be attributed to oversight, and no
intention.
Please let this explanation be
accepted generally.-ED.
Church Members Oppose.
Cabeu Wants MorsReligion IN Politics.
ONA, CABELL Co., w. Va.
EDITOR FREEMAN:
To question IL am
sorry to say we are doing but little,
as yet, in the way of organized
work for the Amendment. We
organized club last Fail but it
hasn't done much.
2. We are soon to have several
meetings in this vicinity, address
ed by Mrs. Jennie McClurkin, and
expect much good from them.
8. The worst opposition is from
church members; Indifference, and
such excuses as at is taking away
our personal rights" at is mix
ing Politics and Religion" And
then it is ''trick to beat the DEM
ocrats," and it is a "trick to beat
the Repu blicans." Why, two-thirds
of the Democrats here say the
FREEMAN is Republican paper to
divide the Democratic vote, and
two-thirds of the Republicans say
it is Democratic paper to divide
the Republican vote; and 80 it
goes.
Would to God our politics were
all mixed, stirred and shaken up
with religion till the W hole was
leavened,
The people must be educated on
this great question. There is a
wide field for cultivation in this
end of the State. Where are the
workers?
Yours, &C., 8. J. LOVE.
Good Cheer From Marshall.
Good Workers, Good Work and Good
Prospects.
CAMERON w. Va.
April Is, 1888.
ED. FREEMAN
In answer to questions:
l We have an amendment
League here with over one hun
dred members. This organization
meets every two weeks. The pro
grams have been interesting and
meetings sometimes pretty largely
attended.
2 Yes. We are organizing and
holding meetings in the county.
3 General indifference on the
part of many friends. "Still Hunt"
work by the whisky men.
A / think | can safely say that
Cameron will give the Amend
ment a large majority.
This point has been visited by
the ablest Tenn perance workers and
much permanent good has been
done. hs
The Methodist Episcopal Church
has preacher and people here
"solid for prohibition"
The Presbyterian brethren with
members of other churches are for
the right.
We need to do our greatest work
in the rural districts.
Marshall will no doubt I give a
large majority for the amend
ment on it's merits"
Yours in the work,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Give us free blankets, says the Onrav
(Ool.) Solid Muldoon; tobacco, we can
always borrow, and whisky, the candi-
dates dispense with liberality that is
simply appalling.
will give you, says Mrs. I. S. T., of
Huntsville, Texas, to Farm and Ranch,
a good receipt for cake: Take six eggs
well be aten, two and half cups of sugar
one of butter, three-fourths of a cun of
sweet milk, one teaspoonfuI of baking
powder, -four enough to make a stiff batter
favoring to suit.
SIX stockings again match the gown in
color, and slippers are made Of dress
satin, with buckles of rhinestone in tho
bows, or else confection of beads and
lace. "DN
With tan and gray undressed kid sIin
pers ana halt high shoes, stockings to
match are stylishly worn, while with
bronze and black kid the widest contrast
is allowable. ''i ''U
Inc New York commission, appointed
TO deVlse substitute for hanging, renorts
IN favor of electricity. The recommenda0
lature. y '"0 iegiS-
Canned fruit should always be kent in
the dark to preserve it's rich coIor 81
naVor. Tomatoes will often spoil in oIasa
Jars, becoming thin and watery. si4nIr
from the action of the light. and nrcI
serves thus lose much of their ricbnao-
ana mayor. Try keeping all frnit in "
H hove cnest or trunk down cellar, if Won
nave no enclosed cupboard there. '0u
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Immigration L etters.

The following ara interesting specimens
of the many letters received at immigra-
ton headquarters. One party wants q
whole county for colony.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January 80, 1883.
John +. Elliott, Secretary State Board of Immi-
grafton, Austin, Texas:
Dear Sir-l understand that the state CT Texas
has large tracts of land for eale In the northern
part of the state.
cheap. viii you inform me of the facts, whst
price, terms, etc. Wewaut whole county Of good
land.
Please answer soon.
Another party writes fromWichita, Kan,
January 26: 81 think of moving to your
state in the spring to buy farm and en-
gage in farming. You will very mnch
oblige me if you can assist me in choice
of location by sending me such printed
information with maps as you may have
for that purpose"
Another party writes to Governor Ross
January 26, from Moundridge, Kan, for
information, stating he has an intention
of emigrating further south, with small
colony, mostly American Germans of that
place.
A bank officer at Baton Rouge, La,
writes: 81 observe by the newspapers
that you have lands to sell, and would
thank you for information concerning
them. Where are they located? What is
the character of them? In what size
blocks are they offered for sale? What
terms are offered as to payment? To
whom do they belong, etc.Y
IAN early reply will oblige."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Texas improvements.

Dallas has contracted for a $4,000 city
hall
The Farmers Alliance propose building
a $4,000 flour mill at Dallas.
A 100000 Building and Loan assocla-
ton has been organized at Dennison.
The Ell Paso city council have accepted
the plans of Kneezel g. Vermehren for the
city hall, previously reported.
Benjamin Lee has received the contract
from the town of McGregor to erect a
school building to cost $4,000, and will
commence work at once.
Houston is to be lighted by the Jenny
Electric Light company of Fort Wayne,
Ind.
A stock company has been formed at
Mexia to start canning factory.
Greenville has contracted for a new
water works.
Huntsville, Walker county, is to have a
new court house to cost $22, 500.
J.H. Catlin will develop the Home
Stake silver mines thirty miles from
Maria.
W. d. Littlefeld and others will organ
ize sto ok company to erect an electric
light plant at Marshall. Will use the
Westinghouse system.
The Fort Worth board of trade build
ing is six stories high, seventy-tv feet
front and one hundred feet deep, and cost
100000.
The county commissioners of Tarrent
county have appropriated $4,000 for
iron bridges over water courses.
Brady Bros, at Gainesville, will at once
rebuild their flour mill reported last week
as burned. The capacity will be 200 bar
rels per day.
Parties at Overton, Rusk county, one of
the best fruit and vegetable portions of
Texas, will start canning factory in time
for next seasons crop.
Brennan is to have electric lights in
the near future.
n. j. Fritz, A. G. Bawcom, s. D. Bran
non, d. G. Davis and others have organ
lied the Sweetwater Mining company to
develop silver mine.
New York parties have been granted a
franchise to build water works and street
railroads, and erect an electric light plant
at Temple, and they will, it is said, COM
mence work at once.
VIM. Crosby and others, of Ell Paso, will
erect ore sampling works.
The Tyler Electric Light company have
contracted to light the city and will erect
plant.
Tyler-The Tyler Canning company
are building new and larger canning
factory, and have purchased machinery
to manufacture their cans.
WeatherfOrd--The Parker County Farm
ers' Alliance contemplate building roller
flour mill with daily capacity of from
seventy-tive to one hundred barrels.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

SENATOR STANFoRD's letter to a constit-
uent was ringing rebuke to the bloody
shirt and fanatical faction of his party
that would make only one fact the ground
of action one issue the crucial test-"what
of his war recordi" This was the issue that
was invoked in the attempt to defeat
Lamar, and in his refusal to bow down to
this idol, Senator Stanford has won the
respect and regard of the south that now
dearly cherishes the fact that it is an in
tegral part in this vast and indissOluble
union. az think that we want
to be one people, politically and socially"
is q sentence worthy to stand beside those
words of General Grant that Senator
Stanford quotes, "Let us have peace"
Senator Stanford has set his brother re-
publican senators an example that they
can, it seems, but poorly appreciate, but
he has started rolling down the inclined
plane of subsiding sectional prejudices,
q stone that in it's increasing momentum
will waken echoes that will reverberate
through all the years while this nation
exists and prospvrs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
THE BOARD OF TRADE BECOMING EN-
TaUSED.

The. project to erect board OF TRACE
building is being brought to locus
Earnest and enthusiastic talk on this
subject was freely INDUCED in last night
at the board Of trade meeting, and some
thing more than talk was accomplished,
A committee of five, consisting of Messrs,
A. p. Woodbridge, Eugene Bremond, E.
Saunders, Juo. W. Wayland and Frank
Hamilton, was appointed as ways and
means committee to take charge of and
settle this question. An excellent com
mittee-one to which the city can safely
intrust such an important matter. This
building will be the key stone in the arch
that will span Austin's hopes for united
earnest, successful and progressive husl-
ness community. 1t will be Austins DOW
of PROMISE her trysting place, the by
mental alter where she will wed progress
and reform, from which time, will date for
her fruitful future.
The building now projected will be
handsome edifice, in detail and effect
worthy memorial of the city's enterprise
and her confidence in her future. The
banking houses of the city laot night
endorsed the proposition in the most I'M
mistakable and satisfactory way, by offer
ing to take up half and more OF the
bonds that must be issued to erect such a
structure as now in contemplation. Aus
tins business men are in earnest; they have
met together, the merchant, the banker,
the property holder, the capitalist are
touching shoulders; they have combined
the power that was wasting in individual
effort, and aided and abetted by the strong
reserve force that has for 80 long time
lain dormant among our people, they
mean to press forward toward the hewing
out of Austin's destiny. The first object
i've point is this board of trade building,
and this aim will soon now be encom-
passed. Who of our citizens will hesitate
or hold back from aiding in such glori-
GUS causeH
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Home Happenings

"A meeting of the board of directors of
0ohn b. Hood camp, Confederate vete-
rams rams was held Monday afternoon in the
temporary capitol. Present: Col 8 n
Darden, president; Captain John David.
son. secretary, and quorum of the hoard
uen' W. ii. Hardeman, chairman of the
outgoing executive committee, snbmittad
MS report showing condition of the home:
contemplated improvements. and eYnan'
~ for the month of January. There
are now more than thirty old Confederate
veterans in the home. i0aefa'0
zoh a check for $500, contributed BY citi-
2s of Bonham, was receivad s.nr,
Me tTs Evans Evans, of that citv
ne executive committee for The
ing quarter consists of Major loo n
4. s. Roberts. ""H' ana Gen'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Tribute of Respect.

At the regular monthly meeting
Austin Typographical Union No. 13S, he
last Sunday afternoon, suitable resolutio
were adopted to the memory of the late
Cyrus ). Oberly, Houston correspondent
OF the Galveston News, and member of
houston union at the the time of his
death and Mr.. John Clark, ex-president
OF the International Typographical
union, and president of The ST.
Louis (MissOur) union at the
time OF his demise. Eulogistic addresses
were delivered by Messrs. G. N. McLangb1
nn' VIII Lambert, M. B. Richmond
Deacon Jones and Others. Ivy
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Hurrah for the Texas Rifes

at A Ar9 Texas Rifles held rousing meeting
az Afmory hall Monday night and sIeotad
'he following officers for The ensn;n' eieoSeu
w Wm ii d. Stacy, captain; Lonis 4 Io
Lieutenant. We Fhllllps, second
5he Rev. 7. B. Lee was eleoted chocolate
popular J onoLtle mayors beautiful and
elected d Laughter, Miss Julia Male, was
ciamation usI'es OF the company BY ac-
men wao a full company of snIenSid
pbvsi %aY enrolled, and judging by their
i physique and almost faultess c Oy unen
briIiiant s. oney are destined to make a
''-N'7n' record at our grand drill "loA'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Natures Own True Lavatir,

0,; Inc delicious flavor and healthy pror-
erties OF sound, ripe fruit are we'll t paoP-
and, seeing the need of an agreeable a Iao ons
e Cn laxative, the California Flo Sv r
20. commenced few years AGO 70 % D oSrup
Iactgre concentrated Syr5n of H;nt
S snt has given such general satisfon rigs,
Snat IL Is rapidly superseding tbe I S;..o
drastic liver medicines and c cne ols!er
hitherto in use. If costive nr hi Gaehartlcs
crosby d Dreier. u - bottles by
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

STATE Press, of the Galveston News,
purposely misunderstands us, if it is
honest in saying, "THE AUSTIN STATESMAN
takes its place in the republic of south
western Texas" and quoting in defense
thereof our comments on the deep water
resolutions, adopted by the late immipra-
ton convention in San Antonio. TIE
SrArEsMAN's editorial was very clear and
meant what it said. We want deep water
on the coast neutrality-suspicious.
we want it. That we don't favor Calves
ton, whether or no, and in disregard of
any and all points on the coast that may
prove more suitable for a deep water port
than Galveston, is the occasion, doubtless,
of the late attack of jaundice on the part
of the News.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
x,aD IN the DARK

,,,.,,,as fails of its murderous ln'enY
TOms snniJious and dastardly attacks made up
Inc t inoir rsnutation of Hostetter's stomac4
on eno NV persons who seek to palm of cheap
and fiery tonios as identical with H. IT, OF sseouaS
nng under de n aaGthi instances react
Ss sis s9ssd nS9s ana d Rs
sn Il PaPSaa + A. SSs
S sP SRsRSs ana hd d.s IN tF Ss
excellence and while rnso thfi gu ri upon the
fiery PTSaP1 NERVOUS system both hG RsS or
g Danin it as is sedatye and invigoran' NeAuS'
ali these harmful limitations
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

ATTENTION is called to an appeal from
the representative of the Woman's
Chris tian Temperance unions of Texas,
found elsewhere in this edition. The
cause and the object is most worthy
one. To none more than the fallen
women of the land should tenderest sym
pathy and assistance go out. The ladies
of these unions" are doing noble work,
and we earnestly bespeak for them and
the cause they represent the solicitude and
cooperation of this entire community.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

Our celebration in May will be one of
the grandest civic and military demon
STATIONS ever witnessed in America. In
every respect It will be commensurate
with the vast empire of Texas. Gov
ernors, senators and congressman will be
here without number. The president of
the United States and the president of
Mexico will honor the occ ision with their
distinguished presence, and if they should
say to each other what the governor of
North Carolina said to the governor of
South Carolina, whose business will it be
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

The Masonic Grand Lodge has decided
to erect $4,000 home for widows and
orphans. The site of the home is matter
for future decision. What will Austin do
to have the home located here? If she
comes Literally to the front and brings
proper influences to bear she can secure
the home, and every advantage aids in
turning the eyes of the state towards our
beautiful capitol city. Let us go out after
the home.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

The postoffice department is taking a
wise precaution in arming its postal en-
ployes whose routes lie in the west and
southwest. The robbers who have lately
been so boldly attacking trains, respect
only one kind of argument-the facing of
deadly weapons like those they use to eff
feet their purposes. When it is known
that all train men, express agents and
postal employees are well armed, train
robberies will become beautifully less fire.
quent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

Ell PAso and Wichita Falls, besides
other towns of the state, have commenced
the distribution of printed matter des-
oriptive of their cities and sections. Aus
tin and Travis county are at work, but
then there should be some hurrying up.
There is nothing like being in among the
first, on the principle, "the first come, first
serYed.n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

CONGRESSMAN SAYFRs has labored will
ingly and diligently to advance the ends
of Austin's public school board that has
done so much to establish in our city the
best public school system in the state, and
he should for this, receive the thanks of
every citizen in Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

THE Southwestern Immigration organ
ization evidently intend not to be cramped
for money. Having established an assess
Elent on the basis of one cent on each
one hundred dollars of taxable value in the
several counties constituting the organ
ization, they should realize very hand
some sum to be expended for immigrc-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
MY CREED.


VARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND (xAM'FA)
lbelieve if shopld die, ,,,
Al ,., sborId Kiss my eyelids while lie
TaiG dssd and durnbto all the world cGh'5lns'
The folded orbes would open at my BREATH
And from lie exile in the Isles OF Deatn; ,.oirs
life would come gladly back along my 'eile
believe if were dead,
And you upon my feess heart s9o ohnnCsd IT, he
MOI knowing what the poor cloG chaneeu to 'e'
1t would fad dden puIIisse Oehea,ii Ae 'o"N"'
Vi va nS ,brob aysin. warm, tender, true to thee'
1belieye if on my grave,
Uiddan in woody depps or by the wave. IS 20
Your eyes should drop some WARM 'e"i' u
F,o,,, ses, SALTY seed of thy dear grief
some fair sweet blossom wouiG lea III , love
To prove that cen death eoulu no' 'H---'
forget
behave if l should iade ,0ao
IT,, ,l,,,,o ,,,-stic raalms where light ls lnEue,
And Won should long once more my iHSe " S00'
I would come forth upon the mus vi 49,
And gather stars like fagOts MI tny slHn',
Led NV the beacon-blaze, fell fuiI vi i-e'
I believe my faith in thee,
Strong as my life, so molly placed 10 snp De'
Fail ii e a dead king from his helght, sG ,
His glory stIlCc en- from lhe VI -. Lnst yrnn
As thee unworth the worship thou mast "on'
believe who ha h not loved,
Hath half the treasures of this life improved,
Like one who with the grape within ms . sTa9P'
Drops it with all it, crimson Juice Impressed,
And all its luCiOus sweetness left unguesseu,
Out from his careless and unheedlnS Gasp
believe love, pure and true,
Is to the soul sweet immortal dew
That gems life's petals in IFS hours OF dusk
The waiting an gels see and recognize
The rich crown. jewel, Love, of Paradise,
When life falls from it like withered husE'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

CAPITAL, as well as labor, appears to be
consolidating in the form of trusts. The
rubber trust is the latest, involving fifty
millions capital and one hundred millions
in trade.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

A correspondent of the New York
Herald, who has been travelling through
the Lehigh region, estimates that in Pan
Their Greek Valley 9,O22 people are re-
ceiving relief from the Knights of Labor:
6,67G being women and children.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

WITHIN few weeks past, Fort Worth
has subscribed nearly four hundred thou
sand dollars to various public enterprises
that will benefit that city. 1t is a live
town,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

No well regulated household should be
without bottle of Angostura Bit
tiers, the world renowned appetizer and
invigorator. Beware of counterfeits. Ask
your grocer or druggist for the genuine
article, manufactured by DR.. j. G. B.
Seigert d Sons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
Hon. r. NJ. Hal
Heated Houses

Has been the cause of much bronchial
troubles. Coming out into the open air a
slight cold, followed by severe cough is
contracted. Take in time Taylors Chero-
kee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

The Rev. George Rasure, the cowboy
evangelist, denies that he is going about
preaching for the money that's in it," He
claims to be worth 100000, all of which
he has made in the last four years in the
real estate and stock business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

Mrs. Fox, the wife of Quartermaster
Fox, of the Connaught Rangers, who &C
companied her husband TO Transvaal, and,
while caring for the wounded, was shot,
and afterward became a war prisoner in
the Boer camp, was buried with full mill
tary honors in England Wednesday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09

ton purposes. They have gone about
their business in a mssterful and compre-
hensive way that must elicit approval
from every section of the state, and the
confidence of all that. the southwestern
bureau OF immigration is in dead earnest
and means to successfully work out its
ambitions. Every portion of the state
should be enthused by the example of the
late convention in San Antonio.
HENRY GEORGE has declared Il am with
the administration, and opposed to a
third party presidential candidate as long
as the administration and democratic
party tend toward freedom" Henry
George with his land party and labor men
was expected by the republicans to draw
away good deal of strength from Cleye-
land. This we never believed, but giving
the republican party the benefit of the
doubt, tits sad to note how one by one
their hopes wither in the blast. They
have loved power and corruption mot
wisely but too WE'LL" and now 'at every
gust the dead leaves fall and the day is
dark and dreary"