Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-13

OharlestOlC1s, Je0 ers0n county, "eS' '"'
February 10, 1895.
Cold waves came last week, and each with
a crest Of snow.
The bad spell of weather last week made
LOgOmacby an appropriate Pastime.
The blizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzard of last Friday,
dsy and night, can't be described in cold type
The fellow that knows nothing Of the
drifs of late events hasn't had his girl out
Sleighing.
If the banks Of granulated snow IN our
back ward were saccharine We could bust
the sugar trust within twenty hours
The warmest place in the United States
last Friday was Palm Beach, Florida, and
there it was only three degrees above the
freezing point
Trenty-four years ago electricity as me-
ehanical power was unknown. Now 5000
100000 are invested in various kinds oil
electrical machinery.
There are six clergymen in the present
Legislature OF West Virginia That's not
too many if they'll preach the gospel oi
peace 10 tho turbulent spirits there.
The safe arrival Of the French steamship
after a perilous voyage Of sixteen days gives
excuse for her captain and crew to indulge
in a little gssconade if they are inclined to-
Can it be that the wires were accurate IN
the statement that Speaker Edwards, of the
House of Delegates, himself offered a reso-
luton expressing confidence in his own IN
tegrity?
The negroes are to have exhibits at the
Atlanta Exposition illustrating the progress
Of their race. The Offices which they have
secured by electiug white Republican Office
seekers will not be among these exhibits
There's q war between the great north
western millers, and the price Of -four is II
valliug the mercury on drop. There's lots
Of fellows who can't buy bread even at the
low prices because they've had drop toe
much
A bill has been introduced in the Hous'
of Delegates providing that prosecuting
attorneys shall not be in the grand jury
rooms while witnesses are being Intercepted
or while a vote is being taken whether Of
not an indictment should be made
The last sentence Of the following iele.
gram suggests that the man at the Other
end Of the wire must be wag white
River. Ont, Feb. 6.-The mercury here i;
lower than usual This morning it regis
tered 65a below. A cold wave is expected.
The crusade against the big hat at the the
atre may turn out to be a boomerang. Sup
pose the ladies should retaliate by making
war on the man who goes out between the
acts? They've found out that the drop cur
tain is so called because when it falls men
90 out 10 take a drop.
The message Of the President on the
financial situation sent to Congress on Fri
day, in the Senate was read and referred to
the committee on finance, aud in the House
10 the ways and means committee. Mr.. VIII
son. chairman Of the committee, said the
message would receive prompt consideration.
The Legislature Of North Carolina pro-
poses to abolish Thanksgiving day on the
ground that there is nothing to be thankful
for. Very few, if any, other States will join
in this movement They have a great deal
for which to be thankful-for instance, that
they have no such Legislature as that of
North Carolina.
Think of it The editor OF the Repubh-
can organ Of the State-the ablest Repub-
lican paper in West ViIginia-censured by
= Republican legislature less than thirty
days old The Wheeling Register felicitous-
ly remarks that col Hart should quit max
ing faces at the Speaker His cOuntenance
might freeze that way
L. 4 I'll rrr Ir.