Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-06-06

ers on last Thursday-the National Decora-
ton Day.
Bismark declares that as a Christian he
can pocket an insult, but that as Chancellor
Of the German Empire he can lick the man
that offers it.
And now there is talk of Gen. Golf for
Attorney General in the event Of the pres
ent incumbent of that Office being put upon
the Supreme Court bench.
Il is understood that the industrious red
ant. the wrigghng caterpillar and the festive
grasshopper are forming their usual sum
mer alliance to make IL interesting and oc-
casionally lively for pretty Picnickers.
HARRISBURG L0ckport Williamsport, Bolivar
and an the places on the Susquehauna and ia
snita rivers in Pennsylvania were flooded
Millions of dollars worth of lumber was lost
and several persons In each ROWE drowned.
The Atlanta Constitution thinks: Ifthe
Democratic party fails TO make Grover
Cleveland its leader in the campaign Of 90
it will repeat the stupondous folly in which
it set aside Mr.. Tilden i'm 1850 tor General
Hancock"
Hon. Henry G. Davis railroad was dam
aged to the extent Of $4,000. It is already
in running order an along lis line with the
exception Of SIX miles next TO Cumberland.
We are gratifed 20 learn that this road so
valuable to West Virginia has been spared.
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Gen. Rosencrauz visited Staunton few
days ago and was serenaded by the Stone
wall Brigade Band Dixie" and Yam
kee Doodle" were rendered, and the Geucr
al acknowledged the compliment in well
chosen remarks. Truly, the " cruel war Is
over"
In the case Of Curtis rs. Curtis at Staun-
ton last week, the de.endant-a motherin-
Iaw-was mulcted in $500 damages for a.
lienating the affections Of a husband f;om
his young aud handsome wife. IL was al
legged the husband deserted the wife and
took the baby from her.
Il is particularly distressing to the eiito-
rial mind-not TO mention the editorial boz
dy-when, in city street car, one is scroug-
ed in between two lovely and buxom speci-
mems Of womsnhood, diaphanously attired
sweetly obliyious and with arms akimbo.-
Il is, we say, distressing.
The Pipes-McCoy scandal suit at Wheel
ing is about through and the Register read
ers are 20 be congratulated. The Register
has been making pubications-yerbaiiu re-
ports of the testimony indecent to pass
through the mails and not warranted by the
desire to eyiuce journalistic enterprise.
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Out in Missouri the other day a man who
had been swiudled out of $1,000 by bun5o
sharpers declared that he had not read
newspaper in forty years May be he did
not know how 10 read2 But ifhe did, and his
statement be true, he had before the buuko
boys put a spell on him, more dollars than
sense.
Several facctious-miuded students at Colby
University. Wueryile Maine, climbed up Co
the window fthe girl pupils dormitory the
other night with nose and sprinkled the fem
mime sleepers. Theguilty fre,hmen-decideliy
fresh were suspended. They ought to have
been suspended by the neck instead of by the
Faculty
In his speech in New York last week Mr.
Cleveland said d" / come to you with mo- ex-
cuses, no apologies and no confession of dis
loyalty. We know that we have espoused
the cause ofright and Justice; we know that,
we have not permitted duty 90 country Co
wait upon expediency; we know that we
have not traticked our principles for sue
cess
The Central Presbyterian SAYS, What Is
70 settle the relations OF co,orcl and white
races? Perhaps t1e best answer IS fine and
Cots pr9rideac. Not legislation, civil or
ecclesiastical. mo-, learned jheorising in TO-
rum or pulpit bu, The working ofthose great
principles of human nature implanted 10
man, which are as potent and resistIess as
the incoming tide of the ocean
A Washington correspondent Of the
Wheeling htt.geac.r give, 10 SIS an impress
sion more OF less prevailing chat but torthe
fact that just now il i, dangerous for repuo-
lica0 members of the West Virginia legisla
ture let go their grip there are several of
them mightsecure places under the general
government. The Fleming God contest has
been very embarrassing thiug TO aspiring
statesmen
Some one sent 10 the Secretary Of the
Treasury fourteen two-cent stamps as a con
tribuuou 10 the conscience-iuud. A eau
tious conscience that is disturbed twenty
eight cents worth at a single disiurbe, Con
template it, We that might have healthy
conscience exercise in a successful etIor, TO
respond to the needs of the country editor
who tolls and spins yarns and yet is not ar