The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-09-02
Editorial Short-Straws.

EDITORIAL Short-Straws.
Olive Logan describes Mrs Grant as
'sstoutish lady out Of her thirties"
Prentice says Stokes has subsided.-
He is a foul precipitate at the bottom Of tho
political tumbler."
). The latest thing on the tapis says the
Statesman, is the foot Of Virginia on the
carpet-baggers. Sic semper tyrsunis
"A sick dog out in Keokuk threw up a
half pint of leather. headed tacks. This
was ratherfa heavy taf oa dogs.
They are arresting all the geese run
ming at large Il Detroit: Why don't they do
the same thing at Washington
--Catacasy, the now Russian minister, will
soon arrive in this country. g His mission is
to eotacise our government. = Z
The Brown family are to havc meeting
at Groton junction, Mass. It is expected
that the spirit Of old John Brown will be
there. "a s2 80
The growth of hemp in Tennessee ought
to DO, commenced forthwith It is stated
that they have eleven hundred murdercrs
there. A nice place to live in. .i.,, i,;es Il.
"A traveller says that tat Chicago every
body seems 70 be sgo,ag 70 some place; at
Cincinnati they look as though they had
been there and returned s;s
| ai-Bagby says he will 60 to the great
Presssgan ball at the White Sulphur on
conditions that Brady and Hewitt are there.
Wed make a. nice Photographic group,
wouldn't we? .a7aasea s.isses siet'g III
Out 10 Wyoming Territory they send
invitations to weddings on playing cards.
We presume they consider matrimony an
"odd trick encourage others to ''follow
| suit" 5 ss9ai1s.. sisli' .s-E;a, agsd s 9
Science has made, wonderful discoveries.
The recent eclipse Of the sun, according to
some Of our exchanges, has developed the
fact that that body is hot, molten mass Of
very high temperature Fl r. p 4. f
The girls at the fashionable watering
places are complaining of scarcity of beanx.
They will have to bring the matter before the
|'Woman's Rights Convention" and invent
new man-trapa. u; eY .e ,.,iie,gs yGsis.
IAN exchange says-"The Long Branch
boat aoent do,c's yesterday, with several hun
bred passengers on board" Tho Associated
Press dispatches say nothing about this hor-
Tribe affair. s an yssa 81. hos 300,
/ The Baptist WateAna,au announces that
a woman weighing 300 pounds will be bap-
tized on the following Sunday. 1t does not
say what clergyman will do the Office g'si le
A new Jersey court has sentenced q
horse thief to $50 years Imprisonment. II
! is to be. hoped he will reform before the
time expires. aasa aa4 s.sgse sat ~ 81.
I DIR. Bagby wishes his exchanges to mark
such articles as they wish him to read. We
have marked our entire sheet. ~ Falley 4Viiv-
gilman. 9i99o G 9t;a 74.a.-s5
| You. have but one then. Why didn't you
mark your counterpanc also --.Natauc Vir-
ginian. 1'
/ Because we had none; it has been cup
the spout" during thesehot times.
We want to print the name Of that intrep-
id and idiotic Virginian WHO'S not an ap
plicant for any Office whatsoever =. Natiioe
/ Varytaian.l7 l,i as ag65 ~ 8 3a}@
/ Print ours sa afs{t Ns@3t lt
/ 1t has been rather hot out at Louisville.
The Courier says Let all who can flee hence
| into some sequestered spot, where ice and
claret are plenty, and there take off their
flesh and sit in their bones, and if needs be,
knockout the marrow to;insure circulation"
.-Croqucte is going out of fashion and
Archery being substituted among the girls
What's the end Of all this? The girls will
have the bous in every shape-and when
they wing the arrows-Heayen save the
! mark! Ia, 39,i4g fr
| The Jenkinses are marrying Gea. Beau