Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-02-23
RE4soY ZOE EMB4AREssuEyr.

REASON FOR EuBi iERESSHENE
He had entered the editorial sapctum
lie wanted to be polite and complmentary
but the great editorial presence embarrass-
ed him. He timidly sidled up to the editor
aud tried to speak the little piece he had
opposed
"Mr Editor. II am constant value Of
your readable paper"
"Eh?"
Sitter Medittor, Iam-I-Iam readabl'
constan. of your valuable paper"
"Eh?'
IL am papered valuable of your
readable constant"
"Eh?"
4 am valuable reader Of your constant
paper"
There must be some mistake, Mr. Smith.
somewhere You are three yeas behind in
your subscription. Nothing very yaluabl
to our constant paper in that"
Young lady school teachers in the We>'
appear to have been the heroines OF th,
Billiards. Several lost their lives in en-
Ieavor to save the little ones and other
nave lost limbs that their own lives might
be spared. Here is one instance; Mi-'
RoyCe. the Nebraska school ma'am, who
was caught in the recent blizzard with three
of her pupils, all of whom died in her arms,
has had both feet amputated. The hesi
has dropped off of one arm. She will be
,erribly deformcd but we venture to say
that this reformation will constitute her
chief beauty wherever she Is kaown On,
Young lady teacher, less than twenty year.
DID, safely tru gei through the snow in th
midst of the binding billiard with thirteen
children, tied to her to prevent their goinl
a.tray or being left in the snow, and th
wee one OF all in her arms. They have, in
deed heroic women in the West. Every
where, indeed, women exhibit heroism when
the occasion demands it. God bless the
women.
The Manufacturers Record, published n
Baltimore, enters upon it, 18Th volume thi-
week. It's efforts to adgance the prospert,
# the South are worthy of recognition. |,
is an authority, much quoted in journals o
every part Of our great country, amen, The
resources of the South and the establish
ment of industries BY the reliable infor
nation, acquired at cost aud by paiustakiuq
care, that it weekly disseminate, has been
, power toward the up-building Of the
South. lis large and general circulation
aakcs it a valuable advertising medium.
Mr. r. H. Edmonda is the Editor aud Mar
ager
There was a congregation up North TIT
had row~-in fact WIS almost constantly ii
q, stew, and consequently changed It's pastor
frequently Finally one was obtained and
Elder Merrill gave him bit of advice, to
Wit; Never mention religion or politics IT,
he pulpit" How did he come out?
,sked one. Come out? He didn't com,
1ut at all. He's there yct," was the re
rponse
c. Knight, clerk in the "Alanulaciurcr
National Bank" of Philadelphia was az
rested for pocketing S65,OOO belonging t.
hat institution. He has been in the Banl
Tor a years and has been robbing it for q
years. $4,000 WAS rather an insigniican
amount for a night clerk, who bad a ~. g.
t, teal fr,m a big city bank in scorc
Of years.
Col. George P Sargent, Of the record
proof room in Washington, is being pushed
by his friends for the position Of sergeant
It arms in the Columbia Typographical u
in, OF that city Col Sargent i a well
known newspaper man Of this State, AID
was once sergeant-at arms in tic West Nr-
ginia legsalure.-C Charlcston Star.
West Virginia may yet come to front witt
Presidential candidate latter the country
IS done with Clevelandl and his name may
be John E Kenna. What glorious in-pi-
ration should be the great success Of Sena
;or Kcnna to the ragged and rugged noun
tain BOYS of West Vrgnia.-FaWPp'
Plaiadealer.
Architect: II propose to introduce few
panels OF Moorish fretwork into the stai'
gallery. 20 as to-"
Client: "Sh Ssh Mr.. Lewis, for mer-
cy's sake don't do it, married a piece Of
American fretwork."
M O\N>N Of the good things Of this
NAOeNSSl lie are sor-owtully. let
alone on account Of Dyspepsia. Acl:ers
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on
positive guarantee at q and 30 cents, BY
C. FRANK JONES.
! Miss Fannie Frazer daughter Of Mr. II
A. Frazer, Of this place. won prize Of 500
offered By the Philadelphia 71aes Tor the
/ best shor; story. She is a pupil OF th,