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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
HINTS FOR THE HOME.

Wetting with oxalic acid, dissolved in
warm water removes ink stains from printed
books.
Thin coatings of collodion, diluted with
alcohol, will protect silverware from discol-
Grafton.
A handful of common SALT saturated with
a spoonful of vitriol, placed i'll the cracks
will rid the wainscot of rats.
Apply oil of peppermint, diluted with
clvcerine, 10 sears aud burns. 1t cures and
relieves. Use camePs hair brush.
DR.. Oscar Jennings, of Paris, writes the
London Lancet that in his treatment OF
mental diseases he has found music a most
precious agent.
Hard and brittle rubber will become
smooth and soft if immersed for a time in
water of ammonia Il part and water Y
parts.
Dark and thick brown paper, and gray
of coal granite tint-are in present de-
mand for painting on, with oil or water
colors, for panels, cornices and book covers.
Ermine and minever furs may be cleansed
by rubbing against the grain with soft fan
mel. then with common -four, then, after
shaking, with flannel again
Dahlia roots, carefully dried, may be pre-
served by leaving or inches of the stalk,
its outer covering well scraped away and 4
small operting made at the ease for escape of
the watery deposit.
> spoonsful. each, of kerosene oil, OK gall
in alcohol, and soft soap, well shaken, and
applied as a liniment, heated, will cure
chill blain.. Wear fine cotton hose next
skin.
The 6-year-old daughter of \. G. Thorn
ton. of Port Jcrvis, y. Y, wore brown and
old gold colored stockings, and persplrcd
freely. She has just died after 80 days of
intense suffering from poison absorption.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

-Spurgcon said, in a recent sermon
which was delivered while he was suffering
great bodily pain, When nam gets to
cutting down sin, pairing down deprayity
and making little Of future punishment let
him no longer preach 10 you. Some mod
ern divines wbittle away the gospel 10 the
small end of nothing. They make our di-
vine Lord to be sort Of blessed nobody
they bring down salvation TO mere salyabil-
ity, make certainties into probabilities, and
treat veritics rs mere opinions. When YOU
see preacher making the gospel small by
degrees and miserably less, till there is not
enough of it left 10 make soup for sick
grasshopper. get you gone As
Tor me, / believe in the rolUsEal q need
deep as hell and grace ss high "a Heaven.
/ believe in pit that is bOttomlcss and IN
a Heaven that i topics"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
StitQinia Gree aewss.
H.N e ". ". b. G1LLIHER, Editors.
CharIcsto,cn. Jefferson County, Vest Va
February 10. 1881.
BOOK NOTICES.

The number of Tie Licing Age for the
week ending February 9th, has the follow
ing interesting and valuable articles; ; Ben
ycnuto Cellini, Blackrood; Folk Lullabies,
Fraser; The Frcres by Mrs. Alexander
author of &" The Wooing O't' etc, Temple
Bar. Prehistoric Science en- Fete, FTaser I;
The Ants as Farmers, Spsc'afor; suicidal
Mania Co1femporory Rcricr; George Eli
OTIS Early Life. Phi Mall Gasette,' An A.
postle of the Social Revol ltion, Pail Mall
Gazette. together with an instalment of
"Visitcd on the Children" and choice pee
try.
For fifty-two numbers of sixty-four large
pages each Tor more than $500 pages year,
The subscription price lssl Is low while for
Sl0.50 the publishers ,5iier To send any one
of the American 81 monthlics or weeklies
with the THE Liring Age for Il year, both
postpaid. Littell & Co., Boston, are the
publishers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Milan has n curiosity in clock which is
made entirely Of bread. The maker is a
Peruvian; natiyeof India, and he devoted
three years Of his time to the construction
of this curiosity. lie was very poor, and
being without means to purchase the neccs-
sary metal, deprived himself regularly Of
his daily bread, which he devoted to tho
construction Of this curiosity eating tho
crust and saving the soft part for doing bis
work. He made use Of certain salt 70 solid
ify his material, and when the various pieces
were dry they were perfectly hard and sol
uble 10 water The clock is Of respectable
size, aud goes well. The ease, which is a!sO
Of hardened bread, display great talent in
design and execution.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
He Wanted 10 Laugh,

At niid;forenoon Yesterday, n man HhO
was crossing Woodward avenue at Congress
street suddenly began to paw the air with
his hands and perform divers strange antics
with his feet, and after taking plenty OF
time about it he came down IN heap
More than fifty people saw the performance,
and there was a general laugh. II had not
vet ceased when man with funcreal conn
tenance pushed his way into the crowd and
asked
who is he-what's his name :?
It's Jones, answered voice.
What Jonesp
Thomas Jones'
Suref
Yes I've known him for over twenty
years
Then I'll laugh, scid the solemn-faccd
man. and he leaned against the wall and
chuckled and laughed until he could hardly
get his breath One of the crowd remarked
on his singular conduct, and the laughe!
wiped the tears from his eyes and replied;
"Gcntlemcn, nothing tickles me oil over
so much as to see n fi1an fall down. Ten
wears ago | was salesman IN Il wholesale
house. with fine chance for promotion.-
One day man just ahead Of mc fell down
and | laughed II was our old man, and
he discharged me on the spot. Five years
later / was engaged to rich girl
As came out Of the postofficc one day a
man sprawled out on the walk, and | laugh
ed till was sore. 1t was my Angelina :
old man, and he broke up the match. A.
gain laughed myself out Of q position in
a bank. and but for the same failure | should
to-day have a place in the Custom House.
have learned wisdom. Nov when | see 4
man fall ask his name and find out if he
has any influence 20 put me out Of my cleark-
ship. If he mas / look lemn and pass on.
If he hasn't la-laugh-hal ha 4. la Jones
can't de me any harm. and ha ha hs hal
/ wouldn't have missed this for months
sal-bal ha ma r-Defroit Free Press.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
AROUND THE YER.

Love came To me in the Spring-time,
With the soft, sweet April showers
Her breath was the breath of the woodland,
And her lap was filled with flowers.
Her step was song in the silence;
Its melody rose and fell
As she danced thro' the fragrant twilight
To the bower We knew so well.
And the Spring glided on to the Summer
With the flame of its fervent darts,
And the noon of the ileeting season
Was the riCcf Gf cur beating hearts.
But the Autumn came with its shadows,
And noon was no longer hot;
And the frost crept into our pulses,
And Summer and Spring were not
And Love was alive.with the Winter,
But her beauty and grace had fled;
Mid the SHOWS of March left her,
With cypress wreath at her head.
-HARr LYMAN, in HaTers Magazine for Norem
h.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
POETR ".
O lIIYTJOIy THECHOIR INVISIBLE

I'Lonquia al,M tcnPus, qi''Ia non ero '''dg'S me
,n6ret. qaqa. hoc eciglium. '-c'cero.l
O may Join the choir invisible
az those immortal dead who live again
In minds made better by their presence live
I'm pulses stirred to generosity,
l., foods of daring rectitude, in scOrn
F'r miserable aims that end with self,
In tbourhts sublime that pierce the night like
-tsrs
And with their mild persistence urge mans
search
To vaster issues.
30 to live is heaven;
To make undying music in the world,
Breathing as beauteous order that controls
With glowing sway the growing life OF man,
So we inherit that sweet purity
For which We struggled, lllied ana aSonlIe"
with widening retrospect that bred despair
Rebellious flesh that would not be subdued
A vicious parcnt shaming till its child
Poor an xious penitence l. quick dissolved;
Its diScords ouenrhcd by meeting harmOnies,
Die i'm the large and charitable air.
And all our rarer better, truer sell, 80
That sobbcd religiously IN ycarning song,
That watched to ease the burthen OF the worl''
Laboriously tracing what must DC,
And what may vet be hclter-Saw wlthlh
4 worthicr image for the sanctuary
And shaped it forth before the multitude
Divinely human, raising worship so
tn bighcr reverence more mixed with love
That better self shall live till human time
Shall fold its eyelids, and the human sky
BE gathered like a scroll within the tomb
Unread forever.
This is life to come.
Which martvrcd lneh have made more glorious
Fnr ms who Strive to follow May reach
That purcst heaven, be to other souls
The cup of strength in some great agony,
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,
Beet the smiles that have no cruelty
BE the sweet presence Of good diifused,
And i'm diffusion ever more intense.
50 shall Join the choir invisible
Whose music Is the gladncss of the world;
-Gopqe Eliot
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

If any Ohio man gets left under the next
administration he might apply for the post
mastership of the office in Magellan straits
where, ike old Di. he could live in tub.
This simplest of all links in the Chain OF
postal communication consists of a small
cask chained to the rock of the extreme
cape in the straits, opposite Terra del Fuego.
Each passing shipsends boat to open the
cask to take and deposit letters. This beau
tiful specimen of human ingenuity is pro
tected Of all nations and is desirable berth
for some fellow who dotcs on solitude.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

The Alexandria GGzette says: One day
last week. Mr.. r. H. Lee, and Miss Hattie
c. Triplett. both of Prince William county,
Va. came to this city, and were married at
the parsonage of the First Baptist Church,
bv Rev. W. :. Penick. After the ceremony,
the happy couple left for Washington, where
they spent the day in sight seeing, returning
to Alexandria late in the evening, when the
bride having been previously received into
the church, was baptized by the minister
who officiated at her marriage III the morn
ing. "This was 4 most unusual scene,
saws a correspondent, from the fact that it
was a double union-the one with man, the
the other with Christ"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Literature loses one OF its foremost men
in the death at London on Saturday last Of
Thomas Carlyle, the veteran English histo-
rian. Deceased was born at Ecalefechan,
Scotland in 1875; entered Edinburg Uni
versity when II, and four years later taught
school at Kirkcaldy. He married in '2G
Jane Welch, lincal descendant of John
Knox. In 'GG he became rector Of his
alma mater DR.. Carlyle was a thorough
student, rccluse and very opinionated.
His complete works, published in '69-'71,
comprise so vols besides three volumes OF
translations.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Conductors do the fare thing and masons
the square thing Errq,ic Eariqie And
editors the write thing Ya,ecOJ .Hrauss.
And laundresses the clean thing n Naf-
boro 7fmes, And police Justice the fine
thing .SomergiLe .JoDpGll This thing il
getting pretty well finished, but wc will add
that the man who supports fainting lady
does the prop-her thing Bosf0n Port.
Good beef steak properly cooked is rare
thing, and farthing will hardly get any.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Tie following important resolution was
submitted to the Senate few days ago by
Senator Faulkner.
Resoired, That the committee on lmmi-
grafton and Agriculture be instructed TO in
quire into the expediency Of adopting some
effectual legislation to guard ndprOtect the
cattle Of this State from the extension into
cur territory Of the fatal and contagious
diseases of plsis5Q-paeu0oaia, and that it
have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

DIR. McCosh, speaking of the prevalence
of Agnosticism, takes this hopeful view
Il am more hopeful of this hopeless state
of things than of that sell-satisfed, self
righteous one that went before. The ball
has reached its lowest point and struck a.
gainst inpenetrable adamaut: and it is rea-
dy for rebound The time for reaction
has come. We are at the darkest hour.
am looking for the sun to rise. We may
now SOW, as they did in ancient Egypt, for
the waters are receding, leaving soil ready
to noprish what Is cast into it,"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Every night the streets Of Paris are swept,
but not until they have first yielded har-
vest to the army Of collectors, whom nothing
escapes, be 1t leaves from the trees for com
post. stray pins to be stuck on papers and
sold 10 the poor cigar stubs 10 be chopped
up into smoking tobacco, bread crusts to be
dried and ground for cooking purposes, hair
combings to be assorted at the hairdressers I,
while bones, rags, old tin and iron, paper
and cinders, all 90 into the bag. Many OF
the collectors manage to derive sHch profits
from their labor that not nnfrequently the
rag picker's daughter receives dot that
makes her husbands eyes twinkle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

This very progressive age has much to answer
for. 1t is doing away with every possible
thing in the line Of landmark and legend. \
manufacturing company in New York proposes
to make glass houses a. Hard and durable as
stone. Thus another eminently respectable bit
of sass, handed down to Us from our grand
mothers. will he madeof no avail.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Amber was intermingled with the myths
and religion of the Greeks, their legends
ascribing its origin to
the sweet tears shed
Bv fair Heliades-Apollo's daughters.
When their rash brother down the weikin
sped.
Tasfiing his l,ther's sun team, and fell dead
IN Fuxine waier-.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

The Hon. Fernando Wood, Of New York,
has gone to the Arkansas Hot Springs to
try and effect 4 restoration Of his broken
health. The Democracy Of the land as
well as Of the Empire State can i'll afford to
lose the services of this dignifed statesman
and will combine in wishing him a speedy
renewal of strength and vigor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Engineer Williams was attacked by heart
disease. while alone on bis locomotive, on a
Virginia railroad; but in spite Of the sud
denness Of his death he was able 10 whistle
down brakes and close the throttle, thus
sye7lng a disaster.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

The bill authorizing the tax settlement by
the District of Columbia with the B. x o.
r. r. on basis of $4,000 has passed
Congress.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
DiChI &, Bro.
MANUFACTURERS OF
MONUMENTS. TONES,

Head and Foot stones. Mautles, Statues and
Carving. I'm an It's various branches and all
work I'm their business All orders promptly
filled at the lowest rate, and shortest notice,
and AN work delivered and put up, and guar
antced to suit purchasers II not, no sale
Please call and see and judge for yourselves be-
fore purchasing elsewhere and patronize Home
Manufacturers.
The subscribers have also i'm operation their
shop in Martin>burs. where they will give
pronmt attention 20 an work entrusted tothcm.
plEIIL v BRO.
Charlcstown. July Is. 1S67-y
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

His Mendicancy dropped down on Washing
ton last week for brief visit. The good people
of that burg didn't enthuse over the event
Familiarity and national mendicancy breed
contempt
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

One of Mr.. Blaine's first duties On taking
the chair of Evarts will be to negotiate
treaty between this Government and Bob
ToOmbs-E Exchange.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Policeman" Nov, then, move on.
There's nothing the matter here" Sarcas-
tic Boy.-"Of course there isn't. If there
was you wouldn't be hcreP
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

Vennor's winter has been 50 open that 4
lot Of snow escaped
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19

WE have 100 hands in our manufacturing
w departments, and our goods are sold only
at one Price and For Cash. Every article we
offer the public has the price marked on the
same i'm plain figures We do Merchant Tailor
ing and our own make of Ready-Madc Clothing
is equal 90 the best found anywhere. We have
2o0 Patterns to select from for suits for custom
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-19
800 Ready-Nade Suits

FOR MEN AND BOYS. CANT TEAR 'EM'
Ovcr-allS. - cents our CUTTING DEPART
MENT is under the charge of New York city
Designer who cuts To- tit the shape of the per
SON. and second to none among the professional
arts I'm this branch oc industry who cut and
design neat comiortabc-tttinga well rs tasty,
nobby and artistic garments.
HATS. AND CAPS i'm all their different Styles
Scrc,tg b6crr.d Styles Of G'orcs-o''r o'ra make
Our 80 Gent Cnlauudricd White Shirt beats the
world An kinds of shirts Collars, CUTS, Shirt
studs. Slccycand Collar Buttons. NECKWEAR
i'm one hundred different Styles, SuSpendcrS,
lIandkcrchcf., Cane Umbrellas and everything
known to Gcntlemcn's or Youths Furnishings
Ftacy EoIc,. Ba6aio Roics, Sleigh, Bnqgy ami
Vors. BHnt,fs iu 80 IHrcfieS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17
The News-Dem0erat, Of Nov. II,

The Neaus-Demoeyat, Of Nov II,
in speaking of the Pioneer mill, Of
this place says: ''It is now thought
that the mill will be able to success
fully treat the low grade ores Of the
camp, butsthe present appliances will
hardly answer for those of higher
grade" If that be the case why did
they shut down for the winter. There
are hundreds and hundreds of tons of
low grade ore lying on the dumps CT
a number Of mines that will run from
40 to 60 ounces, but has been thrown
over the dump because it would not
pay to ship. We have heard the mlne
owners express their willingness to let
the mill have this ore, but not pound
of high grade ore could Prof. Jacobs
get from any mine in this camp. As
soon as Com. Webb sends out a man
that our people win have confidence
in, the mill will get plenty Of ore.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17

1t is now defnitly known tha. the
Gunnlson extension of the Rio Grande
will be the one projected into Utah.
1t has not been heretofore known to
the public which one of the extensions
would be built into Utah but the mat
ter is now settled. The Red Cliff ex-
tension will be built through to the
Ute reservation and there connect with
'hh Utah line. 1t is thought that the
connection will be made SOM ewhere
near Grizzly canon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17

Sands, Holmes & Co. are moving
their stock of goods from Gothic to
Crested Butte. J. c. Brown, of Irwin,
is doing the same. That shows their
good business judgment. They have
been the heaviest dealers in their res
pective branches heretofore in the
towns from which they have emigrat-
ed.-Ctstea Butte Republican.
One would infer from the above
that the whole Of Gunnison county
was going to concentrate around
Crested Butte. We all know that
Crested Butte is just now having a
boom because it is about to be the
terminus of the D. & r. G.. X. r. !,
and the opening up of the coal banks,
and we are glad to see it come out, as
We have always thought that it would
some day make good point; but if
all the business of the county is going
to be done there it is time that some
of us had better be looking around for
other quarters. For our par. we
would like to see thriving town or
city built up for every square mile in
the county, if the business and re-
sources Of the county would Justify.
There is nothing that disgusts the
eastern reader more than to see one
local paper run down or speak dis
paragingly of a neighboring town. 1t
is something that We always avoid and
are always glad to hear Of the progress
and prosperity of our neighbors.
Certainly our eastern readers would
naturally say, Well, this paper
claims to have everything while its
neighbor only few miles off makes
the same claim" We claim that what
helps one place in a measure is bound
to help another, and it has always
been our motto never to speak i'll of
our neighboring camps but rather try
to help them along. As to the re-.
moval of J. c. Brown, we will say
this, that he is simply talking Of put
ting in a branch store at Crested
Butte, but does not intend to move
his store from here, as his stock is as
large and complete as it ever was and
he is enjoying a good share of
the trade.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17

The creditors of the Standard Com
pany are becoming very impatient,
waiting, thinking that the Company
will settle everything. Some of them
are miners who earned their money
by working in the mine and can Ill
afford to be deprived of the use Of it.
The Company should not have over
reached, and made obligations that
they could not fulfill. There is no
question in the world but what the
Hopewell will prove as good as any
mine in camp, but like all other pros
poets it requires the judicious exparl5i.
ture of money to open it up 50 that
it will become producing and pay
ing mine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17


Our friends who are interested in
this district and have influence at
Washington, should spare no pains to
see that the Reservation is thrown
open for settlement at as early day as
possible. The Indians have been re-
moved and treaty complied with in
every respect and all that needs to be
done now is the signing Of the proc
lamation by the President Of the Unit
ed States, declaring the reservation
open for settlement. Steps should
be taken also toward seeing that orig
inal titles are made legal at the same
time.