Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-02-25
VARIOUS rOPICS.
TWO IrGHrs.


The distant citys -larng lights
Loonied mp before his boyish eyes
ks from his village home ne went
Like golden hints of Paradise.
TIe filed his purse with treasured gold,
lie gained the doubtful praise OF men;
Then: pausing from his toll, he turned
His eyes upon his home again.
He saw what ne had sacrificed:
lie wept to think OF lost delights,
And O'cr the citys glare he saw
The beauty OF tie village lights.
Presidcn. Arthurs life Is insured FOR
;lG9,0o0.
Gold dust Is legal tender il the neigh
borhocd Of Lenoir, \. c.
Up TO January lst the fund Tor the relief
Of the Vienna sufferers amounted to 44oo,-
000.
The oldest member Of the Virginia House
Of Delegates is Mr.. Terrell Of Orange, who
is eighty-ninc years Old
Il. Rousard the husband OF Christine
Nilsson has become insane. owing TO anan-
cisl excitement.
\ Binghsmion card fend has collected
seven thousand business cards, and desires
10 know who can so one better.
A nephew Of Robert Burns IL now living
in charitable institution at Glasgow. lie
IS ~ old man-of-War's man named Gilbert
Boeg
Mayor Low, of Brocylyn, is the young
est mayor o. any considerable city in tho
country. lie has jus. celebrated his thirty
" second birthday.
Ia Vicnnl clerk Is well paid who re-
eeiyes 81 month, and petty shopkcePer
thinks his business in thriving state if he
makes s. a week in profits.
EA- Gov ". T. Stephenson. Of West Vir-
sinis, ha. Withdrawn from journalism after
dozen years experience 10 engage in bus
inc,s that he hopes will be more lucrative.
Dr. J. b. Meyer, sn Austrian editor, who
is visiting this country, was asked what he
thought the greatest feature Of American
journalism. lie replied Certainly The ad-
vertiscmcnts.
The Rev. DR.. Simeon Parmelee, Of Os-
wego, who completed his one hundrcdth
year on the 10th inst, has two sons, grand
son, and tao sons-in-law in the ministry,
and two of'his brothers were ministers.
Not half the people in san Francisco are
natiyc-born. American--only $4,000 or so
out Of 100000. The rest are Of almost all
nationaIities, the Germans prcponderating,
and the Chinese numbering l9,00o.
" One Of the best presiding officers We
ever saw" says the New York Sun, was q
page in the House Of Representatives at
Washington, he used to stand behind old
Gov. Pennington, Of New jersey, when he
was Speaker, and tell him what to do
According to the ncwsmakcrs at Wash
ington tie bird Of promise for the next
presidency is Bob o'Liuk-on.-Eroy ,Satur-
dry.
Arthur no; other equally promising can
didates?
Postal savings banks went irto operation
in France on the lst inst Al the post Of
fees in the country are now open 10 receive
deposits up to 1900 francs at per cent In
tcrc,t, and special facilities are Afforded for
purchasing government stock.
judge w. T. Rhea, just elected County
Judge Of Washington county, Va, is tho
youngest judge in the state, being about p
years old. lie has been 4 practicing law
yer four or five years, ard was once ap-
pointed Magistrate by the Court TO ill n VA
cancy, and WAS afterwards elected by the
people TO Gil that position
Anthony Van Corlear, the messenger and
trumpeter Of many OF the Dutch governors
Of New York, lo.t bis life in trying TO swim
Spuyton Duyyil creek. lie was told be
could not swim across, and replied that he
would swim it in spite Of the devil Hence
the name Spuytcn Duyyil.
Iii. argued in Virginia thai, instead Of
establishing normal schools 20 supply sorcly
needed teachers, II would be wiser n utilize
existing institutions and to add two or three
normal proies.or,hips 10 tie University, re-
CURING also each academic professor TO give
normal instruction in the teaching Of his
own branch Of knowledge
Nine collins, containing the remains Of
Confederate soldiers who died in hospital at
Chicago, were dug up in that city three
weeks ago ia laying the foundation Of
house. Boys were throwing the bones about
when a gentleman had them gathered and
buried in his private burying ground. The
Sons Of Virginia viii take measures 10 Sc
cure their removal to some fitting spot
which will be marked appropriately.
Woman and Her Ways.
One must tell woman only what one
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