Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-06-07

ken Oy gaze. OPOu ueSA liS way g AOh4-
ing and roaring and foaming was almost
deafening But when l stepped into the
engine room everything was quiet. The
mighty engine was moving with quietness
and stiffness, in striking contrast with the
roar without. 1t reminded me of the peace
that can reign in the soul while storms and
tempests are bowling without-Rer. c. G.
FTney.
Sam Jones doesn't often let anybody get
the start of him, but when in Omaha he
asked every man in his audience who had
never spoken cross word TO his wife to
stand up, he was perfectly astounded to see
one stalwart, rotund old fellow rise up and
face the music. After receiving Sans
praises and congratulations, he merely re-
marked, as he sat down, that he never had
awife.
BaJylqad for June is here, bright as ever.
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for keeping your baby in good humOr.
Why don't you try it once? A years sub
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ton.
We notice that our former townsman w.
D. English, Chairman Of the California
Democratic Committee, is in st. Louis. He
expressed himself as highly gratified by the
announcement that Judge Thurman would
accept the nomination for the Vice Presiden
cy. Owe love the old man out there as Eng
land loves Gladstone and he will get five
thousand Republican votes for the Demo
cratic ticket, and that will carry the State"
s
Senator Kenna and Gov E. W. Wilson
addressed the citizens of Hampshire at the
Court House in Romney on Tuesday night
of last week. The South Branch Intelligent
Ger represents it as a rousing meeting A
resolution strongly endorsing President
Cleveland and his administration of the
Government, Senators Kenna and Faulkner
and Representative Wilson, and Gov. Will
son and other State officials was adopted.
Apprehending an attack upon the Jail at
Charleston Kanawha county, by the colored
people who were threatening to take Clai-
borne, the Rufiner House clerk who killed
the colored waiter, from the Jail and hang
him. the Governors Guards were called out
and the Kanawha RiAemen were held in
readiness for an emergency. Our State
militia occasionally have work before them
even in these times of peace
Miss Alice Pollock, daughter of a Pitts
burg millionaire, ran away from the Boston
Conservatory of Music and was married to
Frank \. Roake, young clerk with the
brain of dude and fifty two pairs of trou-
sers His capacity as a clerk may be as
sumed if he can keep a correct account Of
his trousers. There's the best chance for a
wife to wear the trousers we have known.
And now it is charged that John Sher
man and one OF two other Republican aspi-
rants for the Presidency tricked Blaine into
writing second letter of declination. If
this can be made manifest to Blaine's friends
in the convention, good bye, John. You've
been an icice all along, John, but you'll
know now what a real genuine "freeze out"
means in a political game.
When Mr.. Mills walked down the aisle
Of the Representatives Chamber, last Fri
day, holding in his hand the bill to promote
General Sheridan, and demanding "in the
name of all Confederate soldiers, living or
dead" that it be passed, he bridged a very
large section of that bloody chasm" which
was so much talked of few years ago
Sunday Gazette.
The Moorefeld Examiner says Senator
Kenna spoke for about two hours and
throughout commanded the closest attention
of the large gathering, which enthusiastic
ally cheered the speaker at every good point
and the mention of the name of Grover
Cleveland. At the close the speaker was
presented with several handsome boquets.
Gen. Albert Pike, poet, soldier and Grand
Commander of the Southern jurisdiction of
Freemasons, lives, at the age of =, in re-
tirement at Washington, D. c, lie is tall,
robust and handsome He spends his time
in his library, translating the Sanscrit books
of Veda Gen. Pike has translated seven
teen volumes Of thousand pages each.
On Thursday Senator Faulkner offered a
resolution, which was agreed to, directing
the Secretary of War to furnish information
as to why he has not used appropriations of
$1,000 and $500, made in 1880 and 1881.
for the improvement of the Shenandoah
river in Virginia and West Virginia.
Here is your Democratic platform, gen.
tlemen: To lift from the people the exces-
sive burden of taxation inherited from Re
publican management; to expend the rev.
enue in accord with the principles of strict |
economy and the directions of the Consti-
tuition