Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-04-12

HE founder OF luc al S~s
grand old party is dead
The democrats ofLogau county last week
endorsed President Cleveland aud Senator
Ksnna.
Another man-Jas W. Drape Of Pitts
burc-hears from Italy Of Blaine's rapidly |
failing health
O,kaloosa sees its fellow Kansas town. I
Areonia. and goes it one better by eleetlng
not only a woman mayor but a erinohne
council.
Hon. Jno. 5. Barbour, speaking for the
Democrats Of Virginia, says; " Our people
are all for Mr.. CleyeIands nomination. we
shall be able to carry the State for him.
Whom n Democratic thief goes for pubic
funds he takes the ,ake.-N1rgaDi1 Io'''
When a Republican rogue goes for pub
lie funds he takes the funds. He isn't to
be diverted from his purpose.
The deaul.iug and decamped treasurer
Of Kentucky must De in melancholy con
dition of mind He le0 his spirits behind
him. His creditors have attached two hum
dred barrels of whiskey belonging TO him.
A Mormon missionary" took West last
week twenty-three converts from South
Carolina-mostly women, of course. II Is
bevond our comprehension how these oestial
rascals can be tolerated one moment in the
farming communities of the South.
A week before last Xmas an Eikton, Da-
kota. hog burrowed into a straw stack and
the snow buried him deep. On March 20
he was extricated, after 93 days pent up,
and barring loss OF so pounds was lively
as ever. -Almos, as good as asnake story,
isn't it. Friend Harry
A pneumatic tube company just incorpo-
rated I'm New York proposes 10 blow passen-
gers under the ocean % Europe in S hours.
The cars will be "Quite safe and comiorta-
ble"-and go Ike cannon ball We
were we'll aware that Yankees were little
something on the blow but this sort o. takes
our breath away.
Here's ease for anat0mis,s; Abner Dor
se.t aged -. "a Chatham, y. C., mulatto, is
only 8 feet Is inches tall aud weighs but 70
lbs FIJI, head {, 81 inches round and 50
heavy he can hardly support f. His arms
. and LEGS are very slender. The man doesn't
know letter or figure bu, can do any amt
OF mental calculations
Mckinney ways I'D" means oo'.ll'.''C'
minority report on inc N'''S '.''" ''.' -
only another cry OF NO." '''" '"' p'''1'
uonis''' Inc measure Is "I.i'''.'u 's ~
inc marked Wiru ~ectllu1llsm. hepOO-
Ecans are certainly welt qualified to detect
such an element They have deal. in it
sufficiently themselves
The hf'.'f ''.-. gives ''''C' 10 '''
fF"nioi''on's's 'D"' ,,ey eau sNso, 'u'
NepOO'''"" party ''''' '' ''' '''
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MS we'll he -es -',hr now as any Other time
That is TIA, the Republican party cann,o,, be
.5Ss,, o- ,o ~ 5e.--5C Whoever thinks
it can is wonderfully mistaken.
Boulanger, the French General, has had
a victory over his opponents greater than
any he has achieved iu war; Notwiihs,and
iug-or, rather. because he was recently
stripped of hi. military hou0r- aud was de-
graded, on Sunday DE wa, elected 70 a va
cancy I'm Che Chamber of Deputies from
department In which DE was not "a caudi-
date, receiving $4,000 votes against $3.50
for his opponent lt is not so certain that
Boulangers March must go.
r.;-..,;.....l..1'.- - .t.I-,;..l s.s,s.
there are now i'''VlJ'V9V railroad ueS 10
use, and it requires 'o0oo0oo year Tor re-
newal-which involves the annual clearing
OF seyera, hundred thousand acres. ms Is
tremendous. VIVA, are you going 20 do a.
bout it, Neslee, the planting OF trees: IL
You do we vii. have sweeping wind-storms
and hifrIiro- d. -rsr-l- nD1 Iafar am arf1