Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-20

% occupy a field that IS absolutely vacant -
-Wet Virginia Democrat.
An Old Field" Mr. Mason delights i'm
pel6ng last years birds nests.
Jno. s. Wise declared lately ia New York
that with $4,000 Virginia could DE made as
strongly republican as Pennsylvania or any o.
Their Northern state. Johnnie thinks he knows
the price Of ebo-shins.
A Keyser editor acknowledge bouquet that
perfumes the whole office and makes Won
derful change in the atmosphere Jerusha .
what bunch Of posies los odor must have
surpassed the smells of Cologne.
The Chicago Tribune has had another fit.
The cause Of it this time-a Confederate Re
union in Texas having seen tic 20 offer an eX-
preston Of coincidence for Grant dead and 70
speak well Of JEFF Davis living"
Gen. Malone claims to De the friend of the
workingman The Alexandra Gazette says 'if
there be one single act of mis- whole life that
proves he is. it has escaped the memory of
those most familiar with his history.
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I'm compensation for our short wheat crop
the yield of cotton is larger than ever known.
Caterpillars have. It is true. made their appear
ance but they came too late TO do any material
damage. For once the worms got left"
The Agricultural report for August puts the
wheat crop at 100000 bushels, and rates AN
other crops az "a high average. There is am un-
unusual yield Of cotton So there can be no
need Of a body being shirtless unless he is au
uncommon shiftless creature.
senator Don Cameron. of Pennsylvania is
represented Co be worth nine million dollars
Exchange
Whist That's nine hole It is possible Col get
out Of with honors.-but not according TO
Hoyle, Senator
The beef barons who have been ruling the
Indian reservations are preparing to obey the
mandate Of president Cleveland and are hunt
ing pastures new for $4,000 cattle. We are
glad we are not cattle king Two Jerseys tax
our ingenuity TO care for 'en when the grass is
short.
An exchange referring 90 Mr.. A. $. Abel of
the Baltimore S7, entering last week upon his
s0th year says he is the senior newspaper edit
OF and proprietor in the United States. His
yigor Of mind and body afford reason for the
belief that he will live for many years the re-
spected dean of the newspaper fraternity.
Mark Twain is principal of the publishing
house that is getting ou, the Grant biography.
10 is q financial hit worthy of the man that
found the grave of Adam and wept over it,
His genius for getting into soft snaps proves
conclusyely that tho Mark was with the " ln-
nocents Abroad he was mo-, one of em.
Prominent Keuuckians say that Mr. Carlisle
would a deal rather 60 up 20 the Senate than
be reelected Speaker There is gentleman
from Pennsylvania who eutertains similar
wishes for the Blue Grass statesman. samuel
]. might have fighting chance for the gavel
next December ifJohn G.. could be eliminated
from the contest.
Upon complaint that building under COM
struction for a skating rink would prove anui-
sance. Judge McGnnis Of the Sth district grant
ed am injunction restraining the building there
Of The Kinks are getting the reputation Of
being disreputable and they must co. We
are grathed that the craze didn't reach Charles
town TO tarnish it's fair fame
A native Of Virginia now residing I'm South
Carolina declares that Gen. Grant birthplace,
Point Pleasant. is the town of that name i'm
Mason County, this State. and not the Ohiovil-