Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-11-13

altogether cast down by the election results.
He exclaims: $50 far the Lease Is safe.
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That there are no dis6gured West Vir
pinia Democratic statesman is due % the
fact that there was no election here last week
The Republicans Of some Of the States re-
Gently piled up majorities simply because
they hadn't any other way TO dispose OF
them
Two newspapers in Baltimore and numer-
Gus politicians in Maryland will be kept
busy next year trying to undo what they
have recently done.
The "ease" man ia Morgan county finds
favor in the eyes Of the editor Of the Berke-
lev Springs News not so with the Lease
woman in Kansas with the people.
Ten thousand or more Democrats in
MARYLAND see by the result OF the recent
election that they emulated the wisdom OF
the man who cleared his barn Of rats by
burning it.
As the editor Of TIE FREE press never
eats crow, land ROSTERS are scarce he hsils
with pleasure the probability Of some clever
Democrat perceiviug the propriety Of pro-
viding him with turkey for the 2Sth.
Three American girls, worth in the aggre-
gate $40. OOO. 900, have recently married Eng
lishmen. That in itself is enough 20 guar
antee peace between the nations-tbo' there
may be three family jars before the end OF
year.
We haven't seen a rooster in print this
fall. They are an Elm the soup
Brother Morrow produced two, one with
head erect, rejoicing over the alleged mug
wump triumph the other, like the man on
his way TO Jericho, "half dead.
The leasing Of these Springs is the all inn
pOrtant question 90 Us. Let the hair go
with the Berkeley Springs Ncrs.
In his almost consuming desire for a big
hotel our friend Peudlston keeps 10 view the
huge tannery at Berkeley Springs.
Prominent theatrical people recently in
New York presented Mr. Joseph Jefferson
a massive silver loving cup. He ought 20
loan it 20 the Maryland Democrats 'twix'
now aud next November-snd whatever
they sip from &c should be straight
Senator Elkius, Hon WIN. l.. Wilson. ex-
Senator Camden and Governor MacCorklr
have offered handsome medals to- be- contest
cd for by the athletes of the West Virginia
University. These 90 encourage the vault
ers,-leather medals for the political SO
called "reyoIter-
DIR. Parkhurst said Mayor Strong contrib
u,ed 10 the defeat of tbe fusion ticket in
New York by bi, failure 90 keep his prom
ises to give the city q non partisan admins
tration. The Governor elect of Maryland
and Mayor-elect of Baltimore may profit by
hint from Dr. Pakhurst.
Its distressiugly apparent that the So
called reform element in Mary land over
worked itself-accomp.ished more than was
intended handed the good old state bag
and baggage. over Co the Republicans, and
hardly touched a hair of the head of the
man whom they set ont 90 scalp
Last Saturday Mr. Charles Broadway
Rouss sent goo 90 the New York ASCOT
alton Of the Alumni of the University of
Virginia. to help replace the library recent
" destroyed by fre We have been expect
ing to hear Of a generous gin on this line
from Mr. Rouss and are not disappointed
His liberality keeps pace With his thrift
He is yeritable reco-l breaker.
The newspaper men taxed their genius
20 coin words for a description of the wed
ding gown of the Duchess of Marlborough,
aud finally fell back on "a poem and ga
creation" L, was made by man miliuer,
and with other articles in che rousseau cost
Sl6,S2O3j We cannot fix in our mind on
anything she wore chat cost the 35 cents
The wedding outfit Of the Duke is put down
81 $4,000.
Two incidents of The past fortnight
Whilst the men of Utah were euiranchis
ing their mothers, wives, daughters and
sweethearts. the men of Massachusetts were
voting no" ON the woman suffrage propo
sition; aud whilst Maryland was knocking
out her so-calied political bosses, che cit
liens of Washington were giving an ovation
to Boss" Shepherd, who during the period
of his domination, years ago, was hated and
mathematical as few tyrants of this OF any
other age have been.
The leaders Of the so-called Reform move
ment 10 Mary land now call for an immedi
ate reorganization of che Democratic party
they say they mus, have primaries, con-
ventions. etc, 30 SIS to DO away with old
thing, aud make an things new. Its 90 be
assumed that Democrats only win be sdmi.
ted to participation To- these to-be primaries,
and. IL so, some persons are a littie curious
20 know how the ten thousand who voted
for Lowndes, unaided by the Republicans
can put the the other one hundred thousand