Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-09-02

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WV. b. GALLAHER, Editor.
OAarsss,o,s,,. jefferson County. WesfFa.
September >, 1891
Blaine can have it it he wants IL; that Is
an there is Of it-Riciie Gazette.
What's the matter with Harrison!
Il is said recent storm at Boulogne lelt
the bathers on the beach nothing but their
native modesty Scant apparel.
The weather prophets who are predicting
an early and pro,rac,sd aud hard winter
have made deal with che coal men beyond
a doubt
The tin liar appears TO have gone up the
M0rgm'9ra Pos,.
One Republican voter lost TO Mckinley
or Harrison.
mountain Of coal in Wyoming has been
burning for thirty years-Efcimge.
A great waset Of fuel. If we were there
we would no, be compelled 90 appeal for
wood to keep The POI, boiling,
The Republican. probably now have
majority of about three thousand, nve nun
dred i'm This State.-Rucbie G1-e''e
Probably" eh2 That's very good. but
il doesn't bear the stamp of a very high de-
gree Of confident declaration.
Hon. Geo. ". Tippe,t in his paper recent
ly announced tina, "Nliss Nellie Burke Will
attend the Mason county fair aud give an
exciting exhibition Of "her exciting chariot
race-four horses abreast-rider standing
with one foot on each horse
A scheme IS on foot, and being urged an
several quarters, 70 have the National Guard
of the states taken into the pay and control
of the United States Government The
scheme savors too much of a standing army
and Capitalization IL should be nipped IN
the bud
Hampshire county has several citizens
who are sous of Revolutionary soldiers
Who SAYS this is not healthy country .-
Rommey Rsricr.
Jefferson has at least two-onc OF them
Cant. james W. Glenn. The other-who
will guess the Riddle'
To serious question the Richie Ga-e'te's
able editor answers THE FREE Press NO!
Yesw We admire your beauty Brother
Morris; bat girls answer that way, some
times. and don't mean what they say. You
shouldn't triae with the affections Of the
"Od Family"
According to the Chicago corresro udents,
the Worlds Fair management expect to
have on exhibition two crowned heads, the
Emperor Of Germany and the Shah Of Per
STA, and one heir apparent, Albert Edward,
Prince of Wales. No doubt about it, il will
be a royal show.
Fifty Republican editors in Ohio met in
solemn conclaye at Columbus ON Monday
and resolved TO make silver coinage The lead
ing issue of the campaign Probably they
will begin abou, this way Two dollars a
year in advance" and that's about as near
as they will get % IT,
On the 18th Of August six hundred CEN
sus clerks were stricken of the rolls and the
NIGHT work stopped. Among those retained
and promoted was Miss Carrie VI. Cham
bers, daughter Of Cape. Geo. w. Chambers
of Harper's Ferry Miss Chambers per-
centage in civil-seryice examination was
Sis.
Does Hon. G.. j. Faulkner belong to the
Farmers Alliance 2-Rdchis G1-etfc
We presume not, as he is a practising
lawyer aud gentlemen Of that profession are
excluded from membership. But we can
affirm that there has never been time when
the interests of the farmer were not safe in
his hands
The Berkeley Springs Ner SAYS that jew
eled carriers arc "0u, of sight That's
where they ought TO be.-Ntcptert'o~H
Register.
Our friends Peudletou and Snyder are
hard up for snake stories when they have 60
fall back on carriers. And yet we confess
they are a bit above moccasins.
Fred Douglass, having gotten into disre-
pute with his race by reason Of having ta-
ken 20 wife q white woman mean enough to
marry him, is trying 20 reiustate himself by
advocating a scheme 20 pension ex-slaves.
The G.. A. r. win not De likely to favor this
project for putting ex-sIayes on an equality
with the old disabled veterans.
The Republicans have a splendid set of
papers in thi, State-and the service they
render is wholly gra,uitous.-RfcLie Ga
-et'e
Wholly grauitous of course. Bu, Broth
ers White Kunst and Others have had a
recompeuse ia CoHec;orhip- Postoiices,
etc We admit, too, some OF their remarks
abou, the democratic party age gratuitous.
A Missouri Judge at Kansas City has de
cided that kicking a wife out Of bed every
morning constitutes a good ground for de
vorce. The parties at bar had been married