Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-02-05
yEWs AND NOTIONS.

All changes. 20 be permanent and I'M
proving. must be gradual. Leaps and
Jumps are not successfully taken either in
mental advancement or in m1ral character.
The New York Tribune recently stated
tha: one in twenty Of the inhabitants OF
this country are rendered idle and incaPaci-
tated for work through the liquor traic ;
aud these. if not idle would, at ordinary
wages. earn s2OO,OOO,OOO annually.
Henry Ward Bee.h,ri- i laid to have ex-
pressed himself terssiy in letter to his
Church when he wrote, Give my love to
the brethren on the front seats" Few know
the comfort which well.illed front seats give
the leader Of the meeting .- Golden Raic.
The Maa,Jactwccs' Rcoord shows 1863
new enterprises to ha 1een started in the
South last year with an aggregate capital
IF Sl0J. .269 800 West Virginia is credited
with'77 of these-haying combined capi-
tai Of SI3, 10000. Maryland, l0j-capital
S7,l2l. 800.
4 Vermont farmer made net profit OF
$3.50 from the produce of single hen tur-
key during the past season. This is equal
10 100 bushels Of wheat in Kansas at 4S cts.
Der bushel, with this difference: IL would
INST as much to raise and harvest the wheat
,s il would bring, while the proceeds Of the
turkey were clear gain.
The following correspondence passed be-
tween "a gentleman and friend TO whom h'
lad loaned hundred dollars Dear siI
In closing my books, | fnd that you owe
me hundred dollars Please remit
Yours, etc." Dear Sir-Cau't remit.
On opening my books, find haven't a
cent Yours etc.
Here" said the Doctor. take this its
sood Tor your liver" And what do | care
If it is?' asked Fogg; hasn't my liver
given me more trouble than al my other
torments put together? No, sir: give INC
something that's good for me- no mntter
now bad it is for my liver
The cards of invitation to the Washington
Monument dedcatory exercises February
i are in five colora, representing different
,dmttance, and show in the centre finely
-nsraved head of Washington with flags on
,ither side and fauked by picture Of the
.ompeted shaft. Figures ef Peace and JUS
ice are crowning the Immortal with laurel
wreathcs
Experience may be dear teacher" re.
nIrked a clergyman as thecontribution box
3as returned to him empty, " but the mem
,ers OF this particular flock who have expe-
-ienced religion have accomplished il at We
- irihing cost The choir will sing the 18th
ymn, omiLting the first, third and fourth
;erses in order to save unnecessary wear on
be organ"
Mike something of an invalid The doc.
her say Oi must dbrink oirun for me blood.
Mary-Shurc, au' how an yez drink oi-
run. Moike?
Mike-By meltn' it, Nv coorsc
Mary-But yez can't drink hot melted
,irun, ye iule.
AIike-Oi knaw Oi can't dhrink hot melt
ed oirrn. but it, mrsilf that can wal, till it
cools.
No pleasan;er place than the supreme
Court Judgeships can be found. They draw
10000 year Tor life, arc not disturbed by
political changes, have dinner given them
cvery Winter at the White House. othersat
,riyate houses, five months vacation every
year, and a fine opportunity TO grow old
with dignity and comfort. 1t il tradition
IF The court that every member must bc q
good hand at the bottle, a story teller, and
bon rir0at
"Do you think it would be wrong for mC
to learn the noble ART Of self-deleuse?' re-
igiously inclined somerrile youth inqcir-
ed of his pastor.
Certainly not, answered the minister
Il learned it in youth myself and ! have
found it Of great value during my liie."
Indeed. sir? Did you learn Tic old
English system, or Sullivan's system: o.
Neither. learned Solomon's system
"Solomon's system ?"
"Yes. You sill find it laid down in th'
first verse Of the fifteenth chapte: Of Pro
verbs & soft answer turneth away wrath.
/ II j. the best system of selfdefeusc Of which
! have any knowledge"
Col. Burnaby, EngIand'- dare desi. troop
er and trenchaut scribe, met last week th'
fate he has challeagcd-and az The glitrerini
point Of 40 Arab spear Il was in 70 iha
Burnaby-gifted as he himself said ~itl' -
spirit Of contradictoriousness" " from child
hood-set out INTENDED on his four hours
ride to Khiva. the cen,re-sPo; Of Russian
Asia, to investigate eiy the Car had forbid
den foreigners 10 penetrate that territory
Arriving at his destination be found mes
sage waiting him from his government ord
ering him home.
One Of the dutic- Of Judson Macumbir, Al
intelligent colored man employed in n
Austin Pos, Office. Is 10 cut q daily suppl.
OF kinding wood for the stoves in the build
ing. \ few days ago the supply was short
"Why don't YOU chop up two or tire
davs' supply ofkindling wood, 50 wc can al