Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-08-10

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Someone advettises gold. saysn Lon.
don paper, as the onlYSafiicie lot stopping
The teegh. 10 stopping tie mouth. gold
has oilen.be found very useful.
"a lolfer endesvored to persuMsea com.
\ panion 10 go andsse the industrious iless:
but be declined be had never
seen any heas which were NOT VERY in.
dustrious., N.
u a laughable Typographical bIunder ap.
pears in an exchange paper Speaking o(
me rage for piaids among the English la
dies, the ,ediieF says II Il. lis ah5because
Queen Victoria wore a check .sltirt home
from Scotland. The maa in.ended 10 have
said skirt. ~
Pete. wha, makes 5yop lgos 50 awful >
Jake IN, sgilated. xandjunless my spirits
grow calmer I'll do something desperate
illFpsh out aAd tear board of The pig
pen
When some one. speaking Of a certain
fep 10 Patts,' SAID lie has been qaite a
lion, Qullpreplied, thatit BRas very natu.
SELF Z -
logo Said a Locofocd (he }o!hef daF
20 Wig. How happens ittharsb ma,
ny more Whigsthan Locofocos get ibis
inhaenzl' 'A ~ The reason,9 repfled.jhe
Wing, rs obvious enough Its because
there afe 50 many meme Wigs tim Loeos.
This reason was as satisfactory as that The
stage driver gave the celebrated DR.. Mitch,
Z ell for there being mere wool On White
sheep than black nes,--LoutsrjhN Jour.
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.fa Editor in he sSuds.- Nj. Ea Per.
<kias Howe, Editor ofthe Dollar Demo.
cat, published al Oxford, Mississippi,
thus ,humorousiy describes. some. Of Bis la 7
5or andihe results Of his wife So Wa. are
: glad 70 hear that the latteris doing as wei!
~ could Sc expected. Il appears thar she
is an annual contributor.
Z" We have been particularly engaged
during most, Of this week, in the babg
lines cutting up dofnes,ics inioslibs Of
suitable size and shape preparing llrd
aqa beeswax, pap. Sc washing dishes,
keeping a small army Of young HIVES
fromersis;ng the devil aid otherwise do.
mestcallyI amusing ourselves ID t5cdnse. \
qpence OF which interesting. philosophical I
phii2nthr6Pioal and physiological 'ajvcr,
iisement. we are Unable to issue bat half
sheet to-day. Fine boy fat ndkAacy
very Image cf his pappy weight Twelve
pounds$ astonishing babes ale a Quart I
bowl oI1mnsh first day, land sqnallink for
more lively asa coll growssa ponTnd a |
minute doing ioleraldy we'll: sos hss |
nanny lad 6ne tine on Hope our
subscribers viii excuse &c. Don't happen |
bul onee year,
Ttams IT, .CsifiRe TsaiSef. - Many PER
sons finding That timber cul in the<spring
is not durable, have been'calefulto cut al
season as far from that as possible, and
acling on this principle. the fan OF he
frs. of water has been ixed on as good
timeforsthis purpose. But SO far as ex.
psrimenis have been made, they general
II show that June Is The best time for
cutting timber, provided the bark Re ii.
ken or and this can be done convenient.
+ y At This season. 10 June, The sap is pass
rag into the leaves. and after becoming &.
iaboEated into suitable laices for The for
rnaiion Of wood. is resatniug and foftntas
new layer Of wood between The Woad
and bark. This.sap causes arapid decay !
ofewood Il The bark remain on, 6ut when
The bark i laken of the wood seasons
very fast, and as The sap has been conf
stantly passing into. the leaves. there VII /
be bot llile il The wood % caase is sde i
The New York Sun cautions tie pub.
lie thai an immense number Of s'iaiia-
lion gold watches, havA been recently
imported from Europe. phich.. ffoa, be-
.ng gilt by the galyanie process. 50 near
y resemble The genuine article a 10 lie
well calculated d deceive any but 4 very
experienced eye: Traders ID such af,i-
elss hal shsfslete eciier keep lhslp
loohons
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