Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-05-25

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Z Singular CoIScIDEScE --Ofthe various
candidates for the Presidency. Of the two
great parties, three were born ii New
Hampshire, toiwit Cass. Woodburv and
" webster; and three IN Virginia, to wit,
Clay. Taylor and Scott. They were all
too, IN bssh States, born within circle Of
less than hundral ,niiaa Webster WA
born in Concord, Gass id Exetei, -
ET,eodbury in Francistown. In Virginia,
o < rs born in Hanover, Taylor in
2range, About City miles from Clay s birth
pace, ana Scott in Dinwiddie. about the
same distance ft~aa Hanover II Il an
interesting fact, wilton II x. aona~.lly
known. that three Of the presidesss 81 ~
United States were born5in one county.
(Westmoreland. D Virginia, and one Of TIE
poorest counties in the State. New Hamp-
shire has not been far behind Virginia ID
her contributions to the galaxy Of our dis.
sstsVsa fRHtfhB BIN Of TIE PRESENT Senate Who
were born in that State. Dclta, May 6.
HNTs TO MEN or BUSINESS. BE runc.
tual and attentive. let your word be a..
cred, and your engagements inyiolable.---
Keep your accounts straight. Many
man has lost . fortune BY carclessness =
Thelittic time and trouble it takes day bt
day, to keep debt and credit, and file away
bills that have been paid, is nothing to be
4 compared to future benefits No man u
perfect, and the most hottest may forget.
that you have adjusted your account, and
present your bill again II you feel surJ
you have cancelled the debt, YOU may not
convince your creditor of the fact. But
| if you have preserved his bill rcceipted,
there can be no mistake about Ill
An IRIsH PIKE. The Charleston PA.
triot describes the Irish Oh Graphic Pike,
and those who recoilect the deadly results
of its use in formers times BY the Irish
peasantry, and reflects that It has again
been recommended as d superior ifnIple.
ment to the gun, may feel curious to know
its construction The staff Of this formf.
dable weapon Is nine feet long and the
blade Of the pike one foot more To ths
feet Of the blade next the staff is affixed 3
cross piece of iron terminating at one sido
in hook, at the other in heavy battle
axe. So that the instrument may be used
for cutting down as well as thrusting.
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/ RorGIf GAMELrNG ID some parts 81
the Mississippi Valley, stealing is desjgna.
ted as trough gambling In Nort6etn
Alabama, the business is followed with
great dexterity and success, especially ID
/ the matter Of stealing trunks from stage
coaches. Bot sc doubt whether the most
expert man in that region can equal the
exploits~ofIa trough gambler in Canada
The Canadian tells lis own story in lct-
ter "a the Sporting Chronicle He says
! there was great deal Is thisEind Of bust
ness going on in Canada, but nobody could
4 compete with him, and he would lave made
fortune had he remained there another
year He says that while other people
| were only able to steal the aw-logs, he wa
smart enough to steal the logs ready saw.
ed He concludes his story By relating
that things at length come 10 such pass
that at Ill of Che Aw-mills, . watch was sei
to prevent stealing logs but I'd had goi
J 10 wide awake ii tho business, that BIZ
: could back yoke of oxen slr to i log with
a man sitting On ii, and twitch it out clear
2 leaving tie man sitting On tho bark
Az AXIOM / hold, y Esys ! Western
editor with dignifed emphasis, Z I hold ID
as selfevidsnt prinei PIE, that ny man
81 should take anewspapef three coilsecntiyc
] wears without atsleast nlaking 90 apology
, ID the editor FOR not pa5ing toy /"
II The. New 0rlsa1s P;cyune rcmrentb
! aTbe wotId it;cuIarly the ne1spnr
s|r-rWoFld- - much Indebted 70 this gentls
! man for hisbold daolssstion Il Is a.doo-
Ke nert know Tie 1lan diSDosea Is
800 The 4g16ls Who WIS not fimsclf 9
f object e ieora f the poorest