Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-06-17

third party IN the uelu next tune may pc 1aA0"
for sign that he himself is not going 20 take
a hand.
Glow death rste fWashingto is accounted
for by the fact that the city is largely populated
by ofice-holders-of whom sew die and none
resign.
st. Louis has fined ariotous labor knight
$500 and scquestered him from society for a
couple Of years-and be was master work
man too.
The Chinese have appropriated 100000 to
strengthen their navy. Tha many Daddy Dol
lars would well nigh sink our navy we might
naively remark.
Mr.. Wescott of Baltimore called TO see
Senator Vest. of Missouri. last week and was
instantly admitted He must be a relative Of
mine" said the Senator
Queen Victoria viii, next sunday enter the
50th year of her reign which has only been ex-
ceeded in length by those of Henry the Third
and George the Third. So. Victoria the Third.
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ten-year-old boy-idiot I'm Chattanooga,
Tennessee. weighs but five pounds and is only
ten inches high His name is George Wash
ington jefferson Lincoln Grant Johnson. No
wonder he's am idiot and can't grow.
The President sister. Miss Cleveland be-
Heves I'm making financial hay while the sun
sbines-ov before the honeymoon has entirely
waned A Detroit house is about issuing her
new summer novel. The Long Run.
Because some newspaper fellows said ex-
Senator Davis dug fish bait for President Clcye-
land. the Alexandria Gs- calls it toadyism.
Nothing toady about it-it was red "wurrums'
De found and they entcei the speckled trout
Ex-Speakcr Keller. Robson and envy dear
Hubbelr are an making frantic efforts 90 dig out
of their political graves 1ut 1T there has been
any general cali for eitherot these deiuuct aud
decayed politicians. nobody above ground has
found +, out
Grover Cleveland Bean was just @ week old
0n "Wednesday night week. lie made his app
pearauce bon Weirs ~ III. 90 exactly Che same
hour iu which President Cleveland was mar
RED Hence hi, hou0-cd name.
We've been expecting @ crop of such an-
uouncements
The Macon Georgia. oaf bias presented
Mrs. Cleveland with big bread tray made of
the wood OF the ,upeio gum tree. IJ can be
used either AS card receiver % canoe, O lap-
board, or a-a cradle while ior Smelling peas
bon ,t has n1 ,upealor
A Deer Park special denies that Mrs. Cleye-
land had no luck angling She 3d catch fish,
10 saws. OF course She did but it was on the
evening before she went TO Deer Park and.
bless you. Go was the biggest fish ou record. At
least chats what the women say.
The passage last week by the House and the
President approval of the bin providing for
bridge across the Kill Won Kuu gives the B.
q. its desired entrance to View York r'g Staten
Island Riparian rights have already been
granted by the state of New York.
A Washington Ga. matrou. Mrs. BeueVir-
ein. has in be- possession jeff Davis old camp
chest and northern papers are styling her am
uuwise Virgin because She refused % Yankees
5000 offer for 60. A G,do unwise perhaps. as
things go but AREN'T you allowing O. hit of
sentiment OBJ woman
Col Fred Grant is busily engaged iu editing
the journals of his fathers tour around the
world PIaoieplo IHa.
Don't. da.ftel Us the be-eayed family have
started another rake-u Why, man alive they
haven't finished counting che roits ON that