Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07

Wei, can't make it clear
Or explain it 10 YOU,
But-herhps We're SO near
ThGt-what clsccouli 1 do
The Virginia Baptis;s contributed Ss,27l
to the foreign missions last year.
4 Pittsburg frIn.. have a 2o-foot paFer
steamboat, whose sheathing a bullet fired
at close range neither broke nor abraded.
The Paris post Office. department is lay
ing pneumatic tubes for the prompt deliy-
cry Of local nail.
The wife of;ho editor ofthe New Orleans
Times Democrat is the superintendent Of 4
Crescent City public park.
Rev. W. F. Brand Of Hartford, Nd, is
preparing biography Of the late Bishop
Whittingham-the prelatc's daughter CO.
operating.
The new Carthusian monastery in sus-
sex, England, IS the-blgscst Of its kind
covering and half acres and measuring
half a mile IN circumference /. is foy
monas.ic refugees from France.
4 train Of cars near. .Bi5is , ONT, ArLsn-
sas, was stopped BY TIE catesPillars. which
covered the iron rails for miles. The woods
axe entirely stripped CT foliage and the
fruit crop Is ruined.
What is alleged to be piece Of tie true
cross has come to llght.st Poitio.a in sn old
chest Il wss sent to q saint in The second
half Of the sixth century b. &c Emperor
Justin from Constantinople aud disappear
Cd in the revolution Of l7S9. tismouuted
in gold and enamel Of exquisite Byzantine
manufacture, and cxcitcs CREST interest
A yourg-old.mGn is living or a Schuy-
ler county, (Mo.) farm. At the ase Of 6 he
had all the Development OF strength and
muscle usual y in lad OF i5. At Z his
bearl WIS grown and gray hairs appeared.
Now, at Is, ne is as decrcPit as any old man
Of 80, and seems lettering on the verge Of
the grave.
4 lady was in Peabody, Mass, recently
with twins aud an odd thing about them IS
that their birthdays come on difcrcn. days
Of the week, in diiiercn; months an in dif-
fcrent years. One was born just before
midnight on December 81, 1882, and the
other jus. after the clock struck y, so that
the birthday came January /, 1888. The
mother does not know which IS The older.
Lemon juice is no longer a drug in the
New Haven drug trad,. The NJ. D's have
lately taken quito kindly 80 70 simple an
anu fcbTile-a recent prescription cf 8
ounces containing ounces Of the acid.
The local shoteoarypops are now buying
lemons b. the box. They ought to make
an ezceilen. profit on so expensive mcdi-
ciac
Among the Omahaa divorce and poly
gamy arc the simplest things i the world.
Says the discoutentcd squaw TO her brave;
"Til not have you for my husband any
more. Bcgone." And before she can
change her mind the emancipatcd witch has
lit cut FOR pastures nar. And again the
lady of the wigwsm terscly intimatcs. Il
work too hard. Get another wife" And
it makes her feel sick-tho awful celcriiy
whercwith he obeya.
To the pleasant German village Of Stro-
beck the royal game has proved a blessed
pastime. Along about 100 prisoned
Vandal prince introduced it. In 1850 the
Duke Of Br2lcnburg gave the stout burghcrs
q carved chess beard in token Of their pro-
iciency at checkmating. In IVA the
burgomaster beat Frederick the Great in
several games and annually thereafter dur
ing lhe kings reign bis special envoy en-
gaged at chess the same functionary-snd
for biz stake: # the village won It's taxes
for that yesr were RENTED The present
emperor, moreover, visits -;-obeck at inter
yals and suitably remembers the genius Of
IT, people ia whose schools chcs3 forms q
regular study.