Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-05-17
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cure in hydrophobia.
A Bridgeport man has made blossom
cut cherry branch by long immersion in
strong soda solution with plenty sunlight.
Always stand wet umbrella with the
handle down. one trial will convince you
of the rapidity with which it will drain,
and your umbrella will last longer if dried
quickly.
Some of the best English Jockeys are
women-daughters of farmers or of country
squires who have lost their fortunes. Ac-
customed from childhood to ride to hounds
they are perfectly featless.
Philadelphia, Camden, n. J. and Roches-
ter have each factory for preparing pho
tographic paper (of French importation
The whites Of eggs being used to gloss. Tho
yelks are else where employed in treat
ing leather and kid skins.
One Of the most important castings Of
this century occurred recently at the Thei-
baut bronze works in Paris, when over %
600 pounds of liquid bronze were poured in
to the mold for the statue of the French
Republic, to be placed in the ChateaudEau
Square.
Coquettes are like cats; They love pett'ng
This accounts for sparks in the dark. AL
ways make friend of Coquette before
you fall in love with her. Then you can
corner her when she says, But let me be
your fricndw A Coquette can play her
cards just as well when you are holding her
hand. Indeed, this is her first trick.
This is the time to remember Hosea
BigIow's lines
" For half our Mays so awfully like Mayn't
IT would rilc a Shaker or an eyrige saint;
| Though own up ] like our back ard springs,
Thet find ohaggle with their greens an things;
An when YOU most gveup ithout more words
Toss the fields full O'blOSsOms, leaves, an birds:
Thet's Northern natnr', slow an apt 20 doubt,
But when it docs cit stirred, thcr nogin OUT
A Georgia maiden became so interested
in recent church wedding that just as tho
clergyman had finished his list Of questions
TO the bride, she unconsciously lookup the
response and answered | will" in place Of
the bride. This unexpected event paralyz'
ed the minister and causcda painful silence
in the audience.
Prince Bismarck once said to O friend
an politics act as ! do out snipe shoot
ing. put my foot on one stone and do not
take Il off till see my way to another.
When have found that, step firmly on
to the new stone and leave the old one be
hind. and so on till am out Of the marsh
London scicnts have achieved the photo
graphing Of the human vocal organs in the
act Of singing. Aweo nirror, placed at the
back ofthe throat, reflects them and pow
erful electric lamp 80 illumincs the immago
that the camera can do is instant work
But all this time the martyr % science must
be- sqaalling.
The Csarina's coronation robe Is a cloth
Of gold. bordcrcd with armorial bearings
embroidered IN silk and gems Her crown
will b. the one used at the coronation of
tie Empress Catherine II and Elizabeth
+ rs value il estimated az three millions Of
roublcs. and il is composed Of diamonds,
rubies and large amount Of pearls. In
her sccptre will blaze the great Orloh
diamond, said TO veifh eight carats moro
than the Koh-i-noor.
Tho Scientific American" finds this use
for empty fruit cans. Itrecommends pierce
/ ing small holes in the bottom and sides aud
sinking them in the earth near the roots Of
strawberry OF tomato or other plants, the
holes to be made Of such size that when the
can Is filled the fluid can only escape into
the ground very slowly. a very little care
in filing the cans occasionally will keep
the ground we'll irrigated. Tomatoes would
scarcely need the watering-but the plan
might prove excellent for strawberries.
Charleston, s. c. has unoarthed some
curious coins. One is brass piece about
the size Of 4 cent bearing the date 1875.
| On one side it has head and the word
" Gear" and curiously enough on the
other side the words "E Pluribus Unum."
Another. a large silver medal with a fine
Jas relief representation Of William Pitt on
one side, was offered for sale the price asked
being s25. Around the head is the inscrip-
ton "Gvliemys Pitt" On the reverse
side the following inscription: " T. IL. The
man who having saved the pasent pleaded
with success for her children. 100"
It Is belie7ed that the. first Fostagc-stamp
used in this country was one designed BY
the Hon. Z. A. Mitchell, Postmaster Of
New. Haven in the year lS47. 1t was
brown in color, printed on ordinary paper
and about The size Of the present Govern
ment stamp, and signed by Mr.. Mitchell.
He issued it for the convenience Of the
citizens. who complained Of the delay oc-
casioned By their being unable to prepare
letters except in Office hours. A high price
is put upon specimens Of this stamp by col
lectOrs.
Ifthe horse is shy and hard to catch, take
finely grated castor, oils Of rhodium and
cummin. Keep them in separate bottles,
well corked. Put some Of the oil Of cum
min on your hand and approach the horse
on the windy side. He will then move
1 - .o,, A eoo-, a. Won can reach him