Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-21
Dawson Itcns,
DAWSON, w. Va, Feb. l6, '95.
Edtor Greenbrier Indenende,s.

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Inc winter, so long INTERCHANGEABLE
mas become painfully tiresome and fills
inc mind with dreary Thoughts and
gloomy reflections. Think oC i
Eight weeks Of snow snow all tho
Ilme-and as | write it comes down nc
II IL were doing it's very best. The
"lhd Tor DAYS hOwled savagely like y
poor disappointed politician, at times
Seemlhg like ticnd, and all the time
Tue mercury dancing up and down the
Iuoe OF the thermometer between yrru
ana ~ degrees below. A vivid do
Scrlptlon OF our winter one could read
with pleasure at the equator or in y
snug warm parlor at home. The
snow, the snow, the beautiful snow ;.
mas lost its charm for me from this
time forth and forever more. Amen
nave always delighted heretofore to
follow the trend of experimental sci.
e"ce' O"t It's many mistakes have
turned me aside from its vagaries.
"heh llrSt went to school our earth
was spherical. Since then it became =
Spheroid, and what It's form NAV he mo.
I"re die the good Lord only knows. -
no" cohllne myself to my present en-
Nlrohment and my own observations.
ana am almost believer i'm Bro. las
per theory. have been, like many
Others, strong believer in the weather
predictions of Hicks, and discarded
the llagerstOwn almanac. Hicks has
been stumbling good deal. Ina word
lie has not hit the weather accurately
Tor the past two years" Last Novem-
Der l fell back on old timet tried signs.
every one of which has been tradition
ally handed down from "sire to son, -
and never failed. One neighbor of
mine OF TcutOnic descent closely in
vestigated hogs melt. That melt
had something remarkable about tit
was rolled up in II heap" The in
VeStlgator shook his head ominously.
looked down on the hog and the mystic
rious melt, and said, 81 never saw a
melt like this before; there it is rolled
up, no big or little end visible, and |
Just think we will have an open winter
or h-ll Of hard one The three
ruling days were observed. The prOph-
cts all around here agreed that the Will
ter would be mind and open. now
throw aside almanaCs and local prOph-
cts. | have discarded even the "mclt''
omen, and in future shall take things
as they come in the weather line, or in
any other line for that matter.
The financial question now before
Congress is one of great Importance in
whatever light it may be viewed. Mr..
Cleveland, with his earnestness and
courage, ought not to be accused of
lending his personal and official inllu-
ence to any class. He is an honest
man, and all he says or does is for the
best. "A great commercial people we
cannot be unless gold holds high place
in our financial economy. While Mr..
Cleveland would secure for legitimate
purposes gold as standard, he does
not insist on it being exclusively So
The question is very serious one, too
complex just now for every Tom, Dick
and Harry to discuss. Those are loud
est in their denunciatiOn of Mr.. Cleve.
land who know least about finance.
Mr.. Vest and others are toall intents
and purposes obstructiunlsts, and try
to court Western favor. They seem to
forget that the silver bug at one end of
the line may be as Objectionable after
awhile as the gold bug at the other end
| We should shun extremes, for if the
contraction of money increases its pur.
chasing value reckless imitation woulC
be sure to have contrary result. We
need some Kind Of money, and a gooC
deal of it, for our interstate commerce,
and local industries. The need of thu
Government at present is not more
pressing than the needs of the people
and any legislative measure that cal
bring relief to both would be hailet
with thanksgiving by all good men. -
Our present Congress is not one to Civ,
assurance of the triumph of common
sense and honesty. The next Congress
in trying to hold the fort for the Re
publican party, may do too much ant
thus prolong the agony of bitter sus
pense.
If we lost our political standing il
November, 1894, we have gained TO
our State Government body of ener
getic patriots. The lobby brigade hav
not only taken possession of all ayaila
BILE places in both chambers at the Stat
House but were the most conspicuou
patrons of the hotels, public, private
and uncomfortable. The Senators an,
Delegates looked up to them as mas
tiers, and every measure introduced ha
to be supervised by those watchfu
guardians of the State. Lockney an
Il few others were their puppets, an
every tug at the connecting string wa
sure to make punch and Judy
kick.
The free school Is again on the tabl
an ugly clinic case indeed. The no!
trums suggested, it is feared, may al
gravate the poor patients malady.-
The solons at Charlest on seem to be is
norant Of the fact that in some couI
ties the people had less than thre
months school allowed them this viii
ter. What is the State Superintendent
doing that these wretched condition
are not, as they should he, openly e!
posed The system should be MOI
practical, the sessions longer, al