Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-02-18

prouic OF Dtaut4ul anu piCttl No4AeA 'i.''h
any other country in the world
4 Philadelphia editor, Mr.. Thomdiko
Rice, has fallen heir to S5o0o0o. The fir-
les are beginning work early this year
Two of our Garfield and Ear
rison-neyer had an opportunity to hold AL
official New Years reception.
Ellis Thurman, Of Grandyicw, Ind, has
e'oped with his grandmother; but sic was
Young and the second vie Of his grand
father
\ poctical correspondent ci the Portland
Argus in a pane .yric on Peter Cooper pro-
nounces the Old man . beautiful dimplo
on the face Of society"
According TO one Of the Harloian manu-
scripts in tie British Museum, tAe year fol-
lowing Christmas that falls on Sunday
viii be- lucky one.
About $4,000 4 year are row Fad out in
scholarships loans and other pccaaiary aids
to poor students at Harvard Abou; one
eighth is paid to students Of theology.
Daniel Wcbstcrs watch, the one he gave
/ DR.. John J,.lries the day he died, is on cx-
hibit;on at a Boston jewely store. Il is a
heavy gold, open-facci Swiss watch, made
in the early part Of The century.
Illinois boasts Of cow that weighs 9,CCo
pounds, and is seyOn.cen and half hands
/ high. But /. can't inspire a woman with
any more dcliri0us terror that can year
ling calf.
james Russell Lowell might be credited
with defining the term s;alwart." since hO
| long ago wrote these lines;
Mere pes Co hang an Office on,
Such s,aiwaTt men as ,hc. are
Mr.. T. NJ. Iorsey of Atlanta a fcr days
ago received s2200 in cash for Confederate
bonds which is probably the largest a.
mount received by any Southcrnor fer these
bonds He lost more than . million dol
lars by the war, and at its elo.e lad but
$3.50 in his pocket
An old ptoycrb says: "If you throw a
pound Of bread to the poor the Lord viii
throw 4 pound OF butter into your lap"
This may be true We shan't risk trying
It, any way. 1t would be extremely disa-
grcoable to have pound Of butter chuckcd
into orr lap.
The Mormon Church has for years kept
an accurate record in detail Of the private
life-capeciaIly at Washington--of every
Senator and Representative, and /. is Ibis
record, am sorry 10 say, which las given
the 1iomons such tremendous and fatal
power at Washington fora quarter Of q cen-
tlry.-C Ciicqqo 1rijme.
Senator Malone has been pre- ented with
a gold-hcadcd cane hy delegation of color
ed admirers from Virginia. The cane was
accompanied by the expression Of the hope
that the Senator might live many years 10
use it, andif ioundncccssary TO rap thchcad5
of any opposed to him or his principles"
We await with interest the rapping be viii
give general Elrly!
Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman mct ro.
Gently with enthusiasm aad milk punch.
The Englishman tenderly adl.rad tie A.
merican to call lin Oscar and DDS el-
Ger SAID that . Oscar seemed to nm nm Ike
a great big, splendid boy" 3ir. wilde cx-
pounded at great length the ashciic dloo-
f'es, "'-5 'i'' ~ Dl''ii"' 'D.'''.1' "'7N
wen 10 YOU O'c'I anu as 70 ''e "'.',.-''
l can oniy "a! ina. you are !olIs ana "''
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