Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-10-16
Gleanings.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year
A little too warm for whiskey,
And n trihn tnn cold for beer.

The saddest OF the year
A little too warm for whiskey,
Aad tribe too cold for beer.
Mrs. Julia Huckmiu, e The Illinois Giant
ess. died recently weighing 4l9 pounds
Twen,y-six thousand persons live on charity
alone in Philadelphia. Cold dinners
The value Of watercresses sold in Paris IN
the course of year is estiIeated at El6O'U UO.
Chambersburg. Pa. is to have wateFworks
erected at cost OF S54 900.
A darky called at Greensboro, Ky, the other
dav. aud wanted to know, " Does dis poStorn'
keep stamped antelopes ?"
A portion Of the agricultural hall OF the
Genie nnial building at Philadelphia was blown
down on Tuesday. iujuring eleven men.
ST Louis is talking about twelve-story
hotel, tn contain two thousand rooms, aud ac-
commodate three thousand FIVE hundred people
A dispatch from Columbus, OHIO, states that
the hog disease is playing sad havoc. The
number that have died in that county within
this month is estimated at G 600.
Sixteen Chinese women were sold Mt auction
in California. the other day, only Chinese be-
iug allowed to BID IS was the highest price,
aud enc sod for 65 cents, her nose being out
OF plumb.
A cubic inch Of gold is worth SAG a
cubic foot So. 2SS The quantity Of cold
now in existence is estimated to be $500 000,-
900. which welded in one mass, could be con-
tanned in cube of % feet.
Henry Cook. the great bareback rider, who
Travelled with F,repdugh circus year or tive
agn. was killed last week in Newark, y. j D.,
by falling out Of the third-story window Of
his hotel
Captain Bogarlus, the well-known pigeon
shooter. has been arrested in st. Louis 1t the
Instance of the society for the prevention OF
cruelty TO animIlS, for shooting .; u match
near tnat city Friday week.
A suit WAS recently brought in Kentucky to
recover damages laid at $4,000 from the owner
Of a dog, winch had destroyed a ancI Of valu-
bic sheep The plaintiff gained verdict loT
the whole amount claimed.
The splendid residence of enry Alers Han
KEY. known as the Garden House, in Queen
Anne's Gate, St james Park, London, was
totally destroyed by tire recently. The l. 5.
on the building aud its coutcuts Is estimated a
100000
AT recent examination for members Of the
bar in Ottawa, IIliunis u young lady and d
negro man were caulilates. The latter failed
entirely. but the former passed 4 brilliant cx'
animation.
According to French stlistican, more
than thousand people have persisted By fire"
in the tres from the beginning OF the nine
teeuia century up to the present date, Wnll'
pecuuiary JOSS amounts to $50 600 600.
One Of the large dry goods houses in Pari'
has a free lunch room. II keeps customers
there who would otherwise 20 nuj Ia iuIch auc
probably not return. The sales ot that es-
adjustment amount 10 $4,000, 600 per AN
NUN.
Connecticut potatoes have bal eyes. The
Hartford C0grant asserts that John Thompson
dug up potato in his patch in that city oi
saturday. in which a pair Of spectacIeS wrr,
firmly emheled, which Mr., Thompson lost
four years ago.
The numlerof immigrants arrived at New
York durog September was 0.3f9-3 81
males. 3.l84 frmrlcS-a decrease OF 1901 as
compare with September. 1874 Germany
sen, > 59S. EaslanI 2,2GG. Ireland l.7lG, SCOT
land 4S3, aud other mrlres the rest.
The Episcopal Methodist states that the in
creased membership of the NJ Il Churct
South, last year was 35,f65, mixing th'
number in that connection, OF white members
1876. Daring the past two mouths tho
revivals have aggregated 900 to 200 con'
versions a week.
Chicago, the largest grain mIrliet in the
world, handles about 9O,0O0000 bushel' an
uualy, and has now Ia operation eighteen
steam elevators, with a crpacity of 1880, 0OC
b Shrls or more thIH the average prnlu't oil
100000 acres IF the fertile whett-pC oduciu,
Lands OF the continent.
Joseph MrCutv, of West Vir GINA, wa
robbed Of $l7OO At indianapolis Tues lay
chit. while standing IN the platform Of the
Indau,p lis. Bennington tnl Western rail
rud. as The train Va, letvinL the depot 10y
three men, who Jumped On tlt train. Nj.
NJ Carly thinks the n3n tO,iove hIm from
West Virginia.
The Court of C,mmon Pleas for Cheste
county, Pa, has decided that writing ou
slate is not a good will under the statute whicl
requires all wills tn "he in writing NWrn
decisions have been rendered on the question
whether lead pencil writing, which is easy %
alteration. Is sufficient The Chester county
court seem. tn have believed il ought to draw
the line somewhere" aud drew it, at s!at
peuriS