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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

This is the way to work: II was
UP at Clifton and Paint Creek re-
gently, and carried some papers
with me laying them on the table
In the cabin. There was a crowd
Of men on board, and they were
soon reading tbs papers and dis
eussing the Amendment" -Ex-
tract from Mrs. Hobson's letter.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

Judge }. M. McWhorter, ofLewis,
burg, will see that special prayer
10 offered in that community for
the work of the Woman's Christ
Jan Temperance Union, during the
week of prayer, kindly Offering to
represent our cause himself.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

Mrs. Anna Hammer, National
Superintendent of Parlor Work,
sent out a neat leafet, setting forth
the Importance of pre-empting the
parlor on the right side of the Tenn
perance question, giving number
OF practical suggestions as to how
1t may be done. Send to her and
get yourself to this important
work.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union is making a big fight
in behalf of the prohibition amend.
ment, which will be voted on the
coming fall. The women are pur-
suing the RICH: road to success. -
Richie Gazette.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14
Mrs. McCIurkin Wanted i'm
MOnOngalia.
HALLEcK, MoNoNGALIA Co., J
- March 10, 1888. !
MRS. JANE A. JOHNSON.
Dear Sister,: ...

COt" SSosVs
We are eight miles from the rail.
road where there has been little or
no Temperance work done, and it is
much needed. We are very anx.
ious to have Mrs.J Jennie McClurkin
visit Halleck. We can arrange
for three lectures at different points
on the circuit. We are not partic-
ular as to the time of her coming.
I think the people will hear her
gladly and I hope much may be
done for the Amendment. There
are no Tenn perance organizations
here at this time. Hoping you can
arrange for her to come as early in
the summer as possible,
1 remain yours in the love for
the Temperance cause.
MRS. M. F. BAUMGARDNER.
SISTER JOHNSON:
I concur in all Mrs. B. has writ
ten. Please do the best you can in
securing Mrs. McClurkin for us.
She can make her own arrange.
ment as to time.
Here is $1,0O for the FREEMAN
for another year.
Yours truly,
N. l.. BAUMGARDNER,
W. Va. Conf.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

Mrs. l.. G. Skidmore, Correspond.
ing Secretary of the new Union at
Littleton, writes, eve are prosper
Ing; expect to take up the Juvenile
work. Send samples of liter
AZURE"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

The New Martinsville Union or
dered literature for distribution.
The membership has reached half
q hundred. ISL.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14
The Richie G. II. Meetings.

Brother Morris Of the Richie
Gazette never does things by
halves. This is how he reports
our State Organizers visit to
Richie G.. 81.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14
Worlds Woman's Christian Temper
na,ce Union. 8 sow

prestdent-Mrs. Margaret Lucas, Char
lotte st., Bedford Square, London. Engiand:
cie D5snsp Ieavitt, BOZ 9e17, San Francisco,
american Committee I'VE General
~secretaries- gland, Mrs. Mary Whttal
Costelloe, 40 GrosVenor Road, Westminster,
!. W., London, England. ..,
America, Mrs. Hanna an Wn1tAH Smltn,
lg68 Germantown Ave-, PhiladelPhia, re-.
Treasurers-England Mrs. James Gregson,
Hearts Hill, Debden Green, Loushton'
Hmerica-Miss Esther Pugh, l8l La Sale
It., Chicago, Ill.
National Woman's Christian Temper
-a4 peramee Union.
pyex,dent-M1ss FRANons e. WILLARD, Of
Or. sec-Mrs. Q. B. Buell., 1s1 La salle
.e. ssec.%Mrs. Mary A Woodbridge, Ra-
Asst. Rec. sec--Mrs. L. N. N. Stevens,
ys aS.IMi Esther Pugh, Natl Head
~narters, Isl La Sale st., Chicago, Ill:
%Southern sec.-Mrs. g. H. Mcleod, 2S7
kosher st., Baltimore.
West Virginia ". O. T. u.
President-MRs. JANE A. JOHNSON, Park
Vice President-Mrs. ]. A. Smith, New
Cor. sec.--Mrs. Addie h. Merrick, Parkers-
Rec. sec.-Mrs. Lizzie B. Clayton, Fair
Treas.--Mrs. Henry Hubbard, Wheeling.
VICE PREsIDENTs.
First District-Mrs J. A. Smith, New Cum-
Second District-Mrs. Ellen G. Thompson
A fkisd Distriot-Mrs W. l. Moore,
Fourth District Miss Minnie Hutchinson,
Petersburg.
suPER1NTENDENrs OF DEPARTNErTs.
Temperance Literature-Mrs. M.A.Porter,
New Cumberland.
e sabbath School work-Miss Jennie
Pickens, Peel Tree, Barbour County.
Scientific Instruction-Mrs. L. b. DuVal'
Influencing the Press-Mrs. Ellen Q.
thompson, Keyser.
Unfermented wine-Mrs. J. W. Carter,
Railroad Work-Mrs. Mary ]. Raymond,
Evangelistic work-Mrs. ]. P. Thatcher
Legislation and Petition-Mrs. Ollie J.Burt
fiower Mission-Miss Flora B. siler
Berkeley Springs. GU,
State and county Falrs-Mrs. IL Z. oAs-
son, Roney's Point, Ohio County,.
Work among Colored Peopie-Mrs. M. M.
Snow, Parkersburg, W. Va. ~
Day of Prayer-Mrs. j. It. JACOB, Wells
Sabbath Observance-Miss Sadie Coyle,
Norgantown. CT.
Soldiers and Sailors-Mrs Thomas SWIM
bt1rn, Charleston.
Hygiene and Heredity-Dr. Harriet b.
Jones, Wheeling.
Social Purtty-Mrs. r. L. Kendall, Park
EVANGELIST of Social Purity Department
Miss Lizzie Boyd, Wheeling.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

Fresh stock all kinds OF Pictures
ats pence's Music and Art Store.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

Help the w.C.T.U.
IN Amen dment Cam
paig Work.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1888

The New Salem Union starts
off with flying colors; see Mrs.
Cooper's letter. So
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

VIC. T. u. Continued on next page
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-03-14

prestdent-Mrs. Margaret Lucas Char
lotte St.. Bedford Square, London, England.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs. Mary
C5dm emit Leavttt, Box 2A7, San Francisco,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
The Pecan, Orchard.

~ The bearing condition of the pecan
Qikethe orange) may be FASTENED by
several years by budding Or grating
from bearing trees. Then there is an
other advantage, to-wit: seedlings Of
the pecan may or may not bear fruit
like the parent Much will depend
upon their not being crossed by tho
pollen of an inferior variety 1t is al
ways advisable, of course Con account
Of the difficulty experienced in trans
planting all nut-bearing trees), to
propagate upon stocks grown upon
the spot where the tree is to stand.
After the young trees have grown large
enough to be beyond the reach Of
stock the pecan orchard may be per-
mitted to grow up in grass for hay, or
used for pasture.
The demand for good nuts is increas-
ing, while poor article is often drug
upon the market. Hence the wisdom
propagating only from the best vari-
cites of large, paper-shelled fruit.
They should be given plenty of room,
say fifty feet apart, at least. This will
allow thirteen trees to the acre. m 0
Times Democrat .liIi
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
The Southern Autumn.

No season of the year brings with 1t
so many attractions as our fall in the
South. Nature is putting on her rich
est robes and flower and tree and
shrub blush with matchless beauty.
The woods are all tinted with autumn
hues, the groves are carpeted with
falling leaves, the dropping branches
of swamps and hummock hold pretty
clusters of berries of crimson and
purple, and their bright-colored TO-
liage coquette with sporting breezes
The mocking bird carols its sweetest
lays. the blue-iay makes the forest
ring with playful chatter. and all nat
ure seems to DE on a holiday frolic.
The golden grain glistens in the
morning sun and the ripening corn
waves its yellow blades DER gentle
slopes of silvery sand. The blast OF
the hunters horn floats out upon the
crisp October air, and willy fox, cum
ming rabbit and ninble squirrel hide in
bush and bramble.
Evening comes and bright stars climb
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
Cotton Picking--Cotton Bagging.

No time should beunnecessarily lost
in housing the remnant of the crop
from the fields. The heavy dews and
probable rains will have very rapid
deteriorating effect on. the staple, and
not a lock should remain to be picked
after the last boil has opened.
We trust that the farmers have been
successful in illustrating the power
and influence of concerted action in
their efforts to defeat the Ubiquitous
Bagging Trust, and to develop some
generally acceptable substitute for
tagging made of imported raw ma
terial. Little can be done by farmers
except to demand substitute for trust
bagging and thus give substantial en-
enlargement to the development of
some home material for making bag
ging. 1t is most natural to turn at once
cotton itself as material out Of
which to make a covering for the crop.
A very good bagging is made by the
Rosedale Manufacturing Company, Of
West Point, Ga, and by the Lane Mills,
of New Orleans, samples of which we
have seen and heartily approve. We
incline, however, to the opinion that
some less costly material than cotton
may be found Pine straw, saw pal
metto, and the bark of the cotton and
okra plant are promising materials,
We have seen a sample of pine straw
bagging made by the Acme Manufact-
uring Company, of Wilmington, N. G..
1t is very similar in appearance to the
ordinary jute bagging, the warp and
filling being a little larger, and the
weight per yard about two and a hall
pounds 1t is not so strong as the jute,
but is strong enough for all rea-
sonable demands. OF course substi-
tute for jute bagging, in order to be-
come a permanent substitute, must be
furnished at the same or a less price.
Farmers are not going to permanently
use more costly material in order tC
anticipate future combines and trusts
they will use the material that will In
the long run cost them the least. 1t il
well enough to urge and advise the de-
velopment of our home resources, bu'
the expense should not fall on the
farmers alone. They will buy wher,
they can buy cheapest and sell where
they can sell highest, if permitted t.
do so by the laws of the land. In The
meantime let the National Governmen
admit all foreign-made bagging, a
well as raw material, free of duty.
Southern Caitiudtor.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
MARKETING TURKEYS.
How to Obtain the Best Financial Re
suits with the Least Work.

How to Obtain the Best Financial Re-
suits with the Least Work
The best plan Of marketing any kind
Of farm stock is to have them fattened
and ready whenever they have fully
matured. OF course, what are wanted
for breeding should be made an ex-
ception. But it rarely pays to keep
stock of any kind that are intended for
market any length of time after
maturity. Such feed and care
should be given so that whenever
full growth has been secured the stock
will be ready to market.
This holds good with poultry fully as
much as with any other class of
stock. While they are growing u good
gain can be secu ed and profit re-
allied from the feed supplied, but
after they are well matured if they
have been fed as they should the gain
they will make is very small.
Turkeys should be allowed the run
OF the farm as much as possible. They
do not bear confinement well, and ten
days or two weeks is as long as they
should be kept confined. Feed well
and keep in good condition, so that a
few days of the feeding on fattening
foods will be all that will be necessary
to properly fatten for market. 1t will
always pay to send turkeys TO market
in good conditions; the best always
sell at the highest prices, and very
often few days feeding with little
care in properly dressing and shipping
to market will make a very consider
able difference in the price received II
costs something to raise turkeys for
market, and if good profit is de.
sired it is quite an item to secure the
best prices As to when it is the best
time to sell it is very difficult to tell Of
late. During the holidays the market
has been overstocked, so that prices
have not been as high as they really
should in order toreturn a good profit
1t is very difficult to determine with
any accuracy what the future marke
will be, so that as rule whenever ;
fair price can be realized and the tur
keys are ready to market, then is ;
good time to sell.
As soon as the weather is sufficient
ly cool to admit of dressing and ship
ping, this is the better plan of market
| inr rTurlravc oho,,I1 ba d,,, MAI, 4
hung up after dressing n sufficien
length of time to make sure of havin.
all the animal heat cooled out, an,
then be packed in clean boxes or bar
rels, lining with wrapping-paper ant
| packing closely, so that they win no
turn or shake about. In doing thi
care should be taken not to press in S
tight as to get out of shape.
For fattening, corn should be tn
principal food, while for general feed
ing too much corn is unhealthy, yet
they have been allowed the run of tn
farm and given good variety of foo
there is very little if any danger i
giving them all the corn they will eat
With plenty of water and all the cor
they will eat, given about five times
day, they will fatten up very rapidly
1t is not always the largest turkey
that sell at the best price per pount
so that even if the turkeys are only {
a medium size and then is properl
fattened, in many cases they will Sc
at higher prices than the larger, hea'
ier ones. -Des MoiacS Leader.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
Geo. Augustus Saia.

George Augustus Sala, the well-known
English writer on his last Australian trip
wrote as follows to The London Daily Tele-
graph:
81 especially have pleasant remem-
brance of the ships doctor-a very expe-
rienced maritime medico indeed, who tend
ed me most kindly during horrible spell
of bronchitis and spasmodic asthma, pro-
voked by the sea fog which had swooped
down on us just after we left San Francis
CO. But the DOCTORS prescriptions and the
increasing warmth of the temperature as
we neared the Tropics, and in particular,
a couple of ALLoocK's Porous PLAsTERs
clapped on-one on the chest and another
between the shoulder blades-soon set me
right"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
HERE AND THERE.


j. Mutton is in greater demand than
wool, yet the supply of choice mutton
is always far below the demand. a'i
1t is claimed that quack grass,
which is very persistent, can be Grad
icated by cultivating crop of sorghum
on the land.
Pigs will eat clover hay If it is cut
up, and it is excellent for them. The
best mode of feeding it is to seald it
and then sprinkle with bran and corn
meal.
AS long as the season permits and
there is land to be plowed in the
spring, the pillow should be kept going
now, in order to save labor when the
busy time comes.
The sooner the corn-fodder is put
under shelter the brighter it will re-
main during the winter. To leave it
in the fields only induces loss of quail
ity as well as waste of material. .
Fine manure may be spread on the
pasture now, in order to promote the
growth of grass next spring. 1t will
also serve as a protection to the roots
and enable the plants to start early.
AS no two animals are alike, it is
best to consult their appetites and de-
sires. Whatever the animal prefers as
food, and thrives on, it should have.
Food can not be forced on an animal If
no dislilSes it.
The large breeds of horses are not
as serviceable on soft lands or for driv-
ing as cross of such breeds on our
native mares, which will produce a
horse well adapted for all kinds. of
work.
Dry dirt is better than sand on the
floor of stables, as 1t is an absorb
ent, and the finer the dirt the better.
Sand, however, is more easily removed
and does not cause dust. An excellent
method of keeping the stalls clean is
to apply layer of dirt and then
sprinkle with plaster.
"A writer who has given attention
to the matter of feeding sheep states
that the best ration he ever knew was
composed of equal parts, by weight, Of
corn, oats, peas and millet, to every
fifteen bushels of which one bushel oil
Gaxseed should be added, and the
whole ground together. 1t fattens
sheep very rapidly.
OF the different kinds of hay
clover is conceded to be the best as il
is well balanced in these element:
necessary for growth and production
No food is complete; but, however
where clover is fed literally and {
moderate allowance of grain is added
the results are usually satisfactory,
provided good quarters are allowed
and the sanitary condition compiled
with.
One of the editors of Wallace
Monthly firmly believes that ''for any
man with the necessary capital their
is in the breeding business profit o
twenty per cent on his investment i
be will go to work in the right way
look upon the breeding of horses as 1
pure and simple business, and give
the same careful thought and attention
, that he would - mercantile nursuiss.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
GOVERNMENT SEEDS.
How to obtain Them from the Depart

HOW TO OBTAIN Them from the DEPART
ment of Agriculture.
Large quantities of seeds are yearly
sent all over the country from the De-
partment of Agriculture, and that de-
parment is in the frequent receipt of
letters, wherein the writer's complain
of their inability to raise plants from
the seeds distributed by it. The cause
of failure is at once attributed to the
quality of the seeds and the source
from whence they were obtained is de-
nounced for sending out a bad article.
So far as the department is concerned,
there is proof of their good qualities,
as most of thom are terminated, and
the plants grown here, and every
respectable scotsman in the country
uses all the precautions that expert.
ence and business competition sug-
gest in order TO secure seeds of the
best quality.
The truth is, that they fail to germi-
nate because they are improperly
managed; and of all the causes of fail
ure, the most frequent is that of cover
ing them too deeply with soil, where
they eitler rot, owing to the excess of
water and want of air, or the feeble
germ is unable to overcome the weight
of soil it has TO move before reaching
the light The rule has been given to
cover with depth of soil equal to the
diameter of the seed, which is proba.
bly, as nearly correct and as definite as
can be reached. The greatest diff
Guilty is in the case of small seeds,
which succeed best when merely scat
tered on the surfucs and pressed into
the soil In the moist atmosphere of
u greenhouse or similar structure they
will do very well; but when sown in
the open air, expedients must be used,
in order to keep the earth suitably
moist, such as sprinkling the surface
with chaif moss, leaves or straw, TAX
ing care to remove the covering i'm
mediately after the seeds gArminate;
this will also prevent the soil from be-
coming hard and compact, and there
by obviating another frequent cause of
failure.
1t is also fatal error to SOW too
early; the soil should be dry, friable
and warm, in order to excite germina-
ton and maintain an uninterrupted
healthy growth. Unhealthy plants are
sure to result when heat and moisture
are presented in varying quantities 10
the tender germ. Seeds that are in
closed in a hard shell vegetate most
freely when sown as soon as ripe. For
instance, seeds of the grape, if planted
Immediately when the fruit is ripe, win
vegetate in few weeks; but if kept
dry until the following spring, and
then sown, but few will vegetate until
they have lain in the soil for twelve
months. Seeds of all kinds can be had,
free of cost, by writing either to the
Department of Agriculture, or to Sem
ators and Representatives in Congress.
and requesting the same. = Boston
Budget.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
-Four Books Learned in One Reading.
Years Work Done in Ten DAYS,
rom the Chaplain Of Exeter College, and

From the Chaplain Of Exeter College, and
Houghton Syriac Freeman Oxford.
Coll. Exon, Oxon., Sept. 1888.
Dear Sir:-ln April, 1885, while thinking OF
taking orders in September, suddenly received
notice that my ordination examination would
be held In q fortnight. had only ten (10) days
In which to prepare for the Exam. l should
recommend q years. preparation in the case OF
anyone so utterly imp epared as Twas; butyour
System had so strengthened my natural memory,
that was able TO remember and give the gist
Of any book aft r reading 10 once. therefore
read Lightfoot, Proctor, Harold Browne, Mos
HEINZ &C.. &C., once, and was successfut in euery
Edinburg knows the facts. Faithfully yours,
REV. JAMES MIDDLETON MACDONALD, MA
TO Prot. A. Loisette. 2as Fifth Ave, N, Y.
Perfectly taught by correspondence Send Tor
PROSPECTUS.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29

bernard Meyer, of Omaha. recent
ly felt slight pain under his left
shoulder The pain soon became in
tense and doctor was sought. An
examination of the spot revealed a
hard substance, which, on being ex-
extracted, proved to be needle in
good condition. Meyer has no reccl-
lection of needle having entered his
body. but his mother says that it oc-
Cured when he was an infant, fifty
four years ago.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29

the heavens to watch while darkness
reigns. The gentle moon spreads its
pale shroud DER sleeping nature and
prints its pretty figures Of tinseled lace
upon the dewy ground through the
i.,eilised branches OF forest trees.
Night and day are filled with ever
changing loneliness. The poet and the
painter can find subjects full OF beauty
and pathos. and the mind of the Sc
rieus and thoughtful can find ample
food. -Thon,asville (Ga.) Enterprise.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
Care of Colts in Winter.

It is necessary, in order to have
colt grow into well-deyeloped horse,
that special pains should be taken to
have him kept thriving during his first
winter. If foaled late in the season,
he should have an extra ration in case
the mares milk is not sufficient to
keep him growing and in good flesh.
SKINNED milk will answer for this,
and a little oil-meal or cotton-seed
meal should be mixed with it, the
amount to be given depending on the
age and size of the colt. From pint
to quart of the meal per day will be
sufficient for colt six months
old, according, to his size,
colts of the heavy draft breeds
requiring more than those of
smaller frame. Oats, too, may be
provided for colts, from one to four
quarts per day, the amount depending,
as in the case OF the meal, on the size
and development of the colt. One or
two quarts OF bran per day will be
found good additional ration, which
will maintain a healthy condition of
the bowels and keep them free from
worms. The colt should have clean,
comfortable quarters, with dry yard
in which to exercise, and, when it can
| be so arranged, the stable should be
open into the yard, SO the, colt may
out and in at will, except in stormy or
very cold weather, when the door
should be kept closed. During the
winter is favorable time to handle
the colt, teaching him to lead quietly
if heIhas not already learned this, and
by occasionally placing harness on
him accustom him to wearing it,
Practical Farmer.