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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03
POINT PLEAsANT.W. va.
THURSDAY, JuNEs, 1860.

Ne" VOLUME. With this number we
commence a now year Of the Register.
We ask all our old subscribers whose
limo expired with che last issue TO send
in their names and renew their subScrIp-
zion" We are now making out all bills
Tor subscription up to May 9Th, aud
will forward them to those indebted and
we trust that they will receive tho prop.
er respect. Our frienGSin Mason and
adjoining counties, are requested TO use
their influence, to Increase the cirOula-
Of the Register. We ought TO have to al
beast 500 moro subscribers than wO
have now. Shall We gel lhemf Ger
asinly, if our friends will work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

The President has settled the eight.
'bOus Law question by issuing proclu.
nation decIaratory of the effect Of the
law Of Congress upon wages Of Govern.
ment employees, which is simply that
the law makes eight hours days work
instead Of tsu. without eTeciug the rate
of wages. The declaration of the effect
Ofthe law has been necessary in order
to secure harmonious construction by
Che different Departments. Soma were
constituting it 10 one way and some 10
another. and even different Bureaus in
tho Same Department construed il differ.
emily. There is some question 10 Goa.
sequence Of tho wording oil the ptocla
nation whether il lakes effect from the
date Of the oct Of Congress or from the
date of the proclamation, but literal
construction OF the Language seems 10
.cOufnO it to the dale Of the prOclama.
lion.
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torn from the TAfiers and cast upon The
ground. The steamer Hudson. loading
with nails at the Top Mills, waS torn
from her moorings and swung across The
river. but fortunately having steam up
she was not destroyed. Al the Top
MilIs upwards ofs5,OOO worth Of nails
were destroyed. Houses 10 every pat
Of the city were badly damaged.
In tue country the damage 10 the yine-
yards and orchards is iucslcUlSblS. The
vineyards Of Capt. era Wford and the
Wheeling and Belmont Wine AsSoOia-
lion. were each damaged TO the extent Of
$4,000. The numerous graperieS 10 The
vicioiIy suffered to like extent. The
crop OfgrspeS this year ia doubtless
lhreO-fonrlhs destroyed and that Of next
season materially lsSGened. Il would be
easy to figure the loss in this product
alone Os high Us $4,000. OF tho
wheat and corn We will not attempt an
estimate,
On the Mahinsvllle ieFrey boat, as
she was crossing the river between her
usual landings, horse attached 10 a
buggy became frightened and leaP0d
overheard, carrying the buggYwiIh him.
This folly cost him bis life.
The costly stained glass windows
in the Cathedral were damaged to
IN alarming extent. Daniel Thornburg,
Of Trjadslphia, was caught 10 the storm
cast Of The city, aud bruised aud cut by
the Vionas SO that his wounds bled very
freely. His appearance was like bulOh-
or fresh from the slaughter house, SO
much Of the truly" did he lose. His
injuries were not OF dangerous char.
acter.
We have stated that the sun shouO out
after the first storm. Such wOs the case,
From 4;3O ill sunset that nebulou, orb
deceived us into tho opinion that the
storm was over, but in the neighborhOod
of eight o'clock another cloud burst ono
shed it's moistenOd contents upon us.-
At another time this would have been
termed violent storm; but coming il
60 close proTi atty TO tho ono Of lhE
afternoon, il was but little thought off,
The torrent Of Water coming down Mon
roe Slrset. ressmbIod The mountain
streams ofSwl.zerland snd the Alps
The cellars on Market Street which wer,
not completely filled before, were ther
supplied in abundance. In some un'
flushed buildings the water 10 the Gel
lars was even with the sidewalk, and 81,
or eight feet deep. The street cars o
course was obliged to stop running dur
ing the severe blast, and can readil.
be eFcused for doing so. Wheeling hal
never before witnessed such weather
and we hope it will DO long ere she doe
again. We omitted to state that Mr.
Robert Sweeney, who was on horseback
during tho fall Of hail, was severely in
ured. His animal slipped and fell upol
him, iuiuing bis shoulder and probably
Iracturing the collar bone. The phyIic'
ion thinks that he will recover, 0thel
ineidsnts aud accidents by field AM
food keep coming in upon Us, but ou
space will net not admit Of o NOR
lengthy report,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

HORRrBLE AcclDEyr.-Last Wednes-
day the 26sh inst, Mrs, GreenIee, wife
of Hezekiah Grseuleo, while walking
along the road in company with her
husband, arm-in-arm, near the residence
of Mr.. Andrew Kincaid, in Robinson
township, mot with most horrible &C
oideni, from the falling of tree, which
literally crushed every bono in her body,
causing her Instant death, Mr.. Grecnlee
was also slightly injured about the hond,
and shoulders.
Mrs. Greenloa WAS a daughter Of
David Rifle. and had been married
hbout six weeks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

Tue "Selest School under the super
inteudsnco of Prof. WIN, J. Kenuay
A. NJ, closed its quarterly term on Fri
day last 2sth inst. We ore graliicd 10
record that the closing exercises Of this
school we're Of a pleasing and impress
i've character. Tokens Of Sweet TepeG-
brnnce were preson!Od 10 the Teacher
by each Of the scholars as evidence Of
their appreciation Of bis worth We uns
sderstond it is Mr.. Kcnney's intention
to make Point Pleasant his permanent
home. His mex. term Of school will
commence on the Isl Monday in Sep
.ismber next.
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The Democratic members ofthc lndi-
ana Legislature behaved badly in absent
;ng lhemieiYes from their seats so as TO
proven, aquOrun, aud thus defeat the
fifteenth amendment, COpperheAdism
dies hard, but il must perish nsvcr'hc-
less. It's power for mischief may COM
tinue q little longer, but is bound 10
20 under.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

srRAwBERRrES.-If you wont TO get
nice Strawberries, call on M. John S.
Miller, Pr, Pleasant, HO has now rea-
,dy for the market the largest lot Of
lheso berries ever raiscd 10 this county.
,Ho understands their cultivation, thO''
ouShly, and hastponO but the very best
varieties. For sale cheap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

SEWING MAoHrNEs We direct at
AoutiOn to tho advertisement Of Singers
New Family Sewing Machine, 10 this
Gapo. This is,sald TO be tho bOs. FAM
~ pNbips made.
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West Virginia: Alta meeting Of The
Board Of Supervisors Of Mason county
continued aud held at the Couh House
thereof on the 18th day Of May 1859.
Present, the same Supervisors as on
Yesterday.
The proceedings Of yesterday we're
read aud corrected aud being approved
by the Board were sigpod BY the Presi.
dent uad Gouaterisned by tho CLERK,
Upon moiou OF Alexander Alien
who desires to obtain license to sell al
retail wines, porter, ale, beer, &c., and
for reasons appearing to the Board,
certificate is granted him that he is o
man Of good moral character and not Of
Incorporate habits, aud Ihereupou per.
mission is granted the said Alexander
Allen to sell at retail vines porter, ale,
beer, &c., at his house in tho town oil
Grunstburgh until the 3Oth day Of April,
1870. The said Alexander Allen HAYS
ing entered into bond with approved
security as required by law.
Upon motion Of Smith g. Deem who
desire to obtain license to sell OF retail,
spirituous liq uors, wines, portsr,ale beer,
&C., aud for reasons appearing 10 the
Board, certificate is granted them that
they are men OF good moral character,
and not Of Incorporate habits,ap there.
upon permission is.sFantod tho said Smith
& Deem to sell al retail, spiriluous liq.
uorS, wines, porter, ale, beer, TO-, Of the
Kline House in the town Of Point Plea
SAINT, until the Solh dNy of April, 1870,
The said Smith & Deem having enter
cd into bond with approved security, as
required by law.
Upon motion of ]. NJ. & J, S. HOnlOy
who desire to obIuin license 10 sell at re.
tail, spirituOus liquors, wines, porter,
ale, beer, &C., end Tor reasons appear
ing 10 the Board, certificate is granted
them that they are men oil good moral
character, and not Of incorporate habits,
thereupou permission 10 granted the said
]. M Il ], s, Hunley 10 sell Of retail
spirituOus liquOru, wines, porter, ale,
beer, &c, OF Haploy's landing, in tho
county Of MasQu, until the S0!h day Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-01-21
HOW THEY LIVE IN ALASKA.

The Indians who inhabit this country
are most indolent race, particularly the
Southern tribes; but as we advance to the
Northward and Westward, their disposi
tions seem to change, owing, no doubt, tc
their intercourse with the Russians, as
many of them have been converted to the
Catholic faith. Far as we have gone, the
natives seem to be delighted by the change
of Government; but I fear that it will dc
them no good, as the traders are introdu'
cling rum among them, which has proved q
curse to all men. During the winter months
the natives are employed trapping the fur
animals, which abound in this country.
The natives live in most miserable man.
ner, their principal food being whale meat,
seal and salmon their houses are filthy,
and they are filthy in person; their cloth.
ing consists principally of furs of the poor.
est quality, as they sell all the best skins
to the traders. I find very few old persons
among them, most of them dying under
forty, principally with consumption. 1t is
constantly raining during the summer
months, and showing during the winter.
At this place, on an island in the har.
Dor, ice is collected to supply the San Fran.
cisco and China markets, the only business
that pays in these regions. The weather
during the summer months is anything but
pleasant, raining most of the time, but very
little wind; during the winter months it is
very cold, and the winds are very severe
ice forming about three feet thick in still
water. I am told by parties living here ii
is hardly safe for person to venture out
during gale.
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POLITENEss IN BUSINESS.

There is good deal of sound philosophy
in the following which we extract from the
column of "Wall-Nuts" in the Christian
Reysster:
"What a pleasant thing it is to deal with
pleasant men! How much tone helps a
trade, reconciles you to price, and sends
you off with nearer feeling of an equiva-
lent for your outlay. A smile and a thank
you go great way, and when they are so
cheap, cost so little. and 60 so far, one
wonders that they are SO dear, and that so
little of minor courtesies enter into the in.
tereourse and interests of men. 1t is a
very pleasant thing to 60 out of store
with the sense of q favor conferred. Indeed
one stands little pretty evident cheating
with a placid complacency, only the cheat
er adds the suavity of manner and Of tone
to his art. And what an art that is which
makes you buy when you had determined
not to, and reconciles you to price you
know to be not only abominable, but one
you ought not to pay! Is there harder
thing to face than that very insidious store
phrase, lis there anything else to-day p
Only let man get the right tone and man
ner, and you have more moral courage than
most people if you don't begin to be rather
ashamed of the smallness of your order or
your purchase, look about and remember
that there is something else and so run up
your bill or deplete your pocket-book from
want of courage to meet stereotyped bus
mess phrase-the moral history of which
your tormentor perfectly understands. -
How mean q man feels when, walking home,
he realizes the little trick of trade to which
ne has succumbed !"
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Selected &setsp.
HExRTs THATEHiNeER.

hEAHTS THAT HUNGER. u
Some hearts 90 hungering through the world
And never find the love they seek;
Some lips With pfide0r scorn are qurl6d
To hide the pain they may not speak.
The eye may fash, the mouth may smile,
r. The voice in slaadest mirth .s may thrill
The hungry heart be pining still.
These know their doom, and walk their way
With level steps and steadfast eyes,
Nor strive'with fate, nor weep nor pray
While others, not SO sadly wise,
Are mocked By phaneoms evsrmore.
Fair to the eye, but at the core
Holding but bitter dust and blight.
see them gaze from wistful eyes,
.~@I-mafa their. .sigf en- falling -eheekss
hessthsnsssSs.hs s IN ,posssssd sigss'
For them no might redress Is wrong,
No eye with pity, is impearled, g. ~
o, mfsconstrued, and suferipg long,
o, hearts that hunger, through the world.
For you does lifa,s dull desert bold
:No,fountain shade, no date grove fair,
Nor ,gpsh of waters clear and cold,
But sandy reaches wide and bare.
The foot may fail, the soul may faint,
And weight to earth the weary frame,
Yet silly Ye make no weak complaint, .4
And speak no word,of grief or blame.
o, eager eyes which gaze afar
o, arms which clasp the empty air! ..,
Not all unmarked your sorrows are,
Not all unpitied your despair.
Smile, patient lips so proudly dumb
When LIES fran tent at last Is furled,
Your glorious recompense shah come,
.asMarts. .thst hanger thrpash the wortd.>
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MisfeMaufp1ls Artifles.
TIE ART OF NOT HEARING.

The art of not hearing is fully as impor.
tant to domestic happiness as cultivated
ear, for which so much time and money is
expended. There are 80 many things
which it is painful to hear, many of which,
if heard, will disturb the temper and detrac'
from contentment and happiness, that every
one should be educated to take in or shut
out sounds at will.
IF man falls into violent passion and
calls me all manner of names, the first word
shuts my ears, and I hear no more. If, in
my quiet voyage of life, I am caught in one
of those domestic whirlwinds of seolding, j
shut my ears, as q sailor would furl his
sails, make all tight, and scud before the
gale. IF hot and restless man begins to
inaame myJfeelings, / consider what mis-
chief these sparks might do in themagazine
below, where my temper is kept, and in
stantly close the door. Does a gadding,
misunderstanding fellow begin to inform me
what people are saying about me, down
drops the porscullis Of my ear, and he can
not get in any further. :,
Some people feel very anxious to hear
everything that will vex or annoy them.
If it is limited that any one has spoken i'll
of them, they set about searching and find,
ing it out. IF all the petty things said Of
one by needless or ill-natured idlers were
to be brought home to him, he would be-
come a mere walking ~piu-cushion, stuck
full of sharp remarks; i should as soon
thank "a man for emptying on my bed a
bushel of nettles, or setting loose swarm
Of mosquitoes in my chamber, or raising q
pungent dust in my house generally, as to
bring upon me all the tattle Of spiteful peo-
pie. IF you would be happy, when among
good men open your ears; when among
bad, shut them. r. @..:sEs.
1t is not worth while to hear what your
servants say when they are angry; what
your children say after they have slammed
the door; what a beggar says whose peti-
ton you have rejected; what your neigh
bors say about your children; what your
rivals say about your business or dress. L
have noticed that well-bred woman never
hears an impertment remark. A kind Of
discreet deafness saves one from many in
suits, from much blame, from not little
apparent connivsnce in dishonorable con-
Moravian.
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A GRACELEss FELLow.-While taking
breakfast one morning with Dick R,
at his boarding house, the following incl
dent was brought to my notice:
We were all seated at the table-four in
number when the land-lady requested
Dick to say grace. Dick, noticing but
three pieces of ham on the dish, and being
somewhat of a wag, arose, and, with uplif-
ted eyes, exclaimed:
"Three slices for four of us,
Thank the Lord there's no more of usW
It is needless to say, that Dick was nev-
afterward called upon to say grace at that
table.
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ORIGIN OF THE MoUsTAcHE AND COATES.
A French writer, M. Eugene Chapus, gives
whimsical account of the origin of the
moustach and goatee: "When the Moors,
he says, ''invaded Spain, the Christian
population became so intimately blended
with them, that it was difficult to distin-
guish between the two. So the Christians
let the hair grow in horizontal line on the
upper lip, and allowed that on the lower
one to grow downward, thus producing an
appearance resembling cross, by which
they mig recognize and render each other
assistance"
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Maularaas Repafsmeat.

M Ferrin, the landlord Of the West
minister Hotel; IN New York, is not otter
nonplussed, but last August q dspper little
Frenchman staggered him for asmoment
Walking up toSthe Office, he -accosted Fer
rim with: .tt'i
eff you please, Monsieur, you shall send
bill de fire to my room"
ga what!'' said Ferrin, looking at the
thermometer which indicated 920.
II wish bill de FIRE in my apartment,
repeated the Frenchman.
aAll right, sir" said Ferrin, with the
outward imperturbabiEty with which the
true hotel keeper receives an order for any
thing, fit be gold dust pudding with dis-
mond plumbs. "John fire in ten thous-
and and one" =
Eyes, su r.r! :" said John, and by the
time the Frenchman had arrived at his room,
John, with perspiration pouring off him, had
the CRATE filled and blaze roaring up the
chimney like mad.
..Yat re diable you dc" said the aston
ished foreigner.
s.Built fire, sir, as ye ordered" replied
the other exile. s-.. ...
Sire be dam," said the Frenchman. 81
shall roast myself wiz ze heat" and rush
ing down stairs he appeared at the office
with inAamed face and moistened shirt COL
lar, exclailning: II ask you not for re fire !;
what you think I wish to make myself more
hot, eh? call for bill de fre-ze bill, re
carte, so l can eat myself wiz my dinare:'
"Bill of fare, ali! yes sir" said Ferrin.
81 beg your pardon, and he politely pass
ed out the programme for the day, but de-
puted one of the garcons of the restaurant
to answer any further order from the sub
iect of Napoleon.
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THE USE OFIREMEMBERING.


"What's the use of remembering all
this?" pettishly cried a boy, after his faith
er, whe had been giving him some instruc.
tions, left the room.
''I'll tell you what, remembering is of
great service sometimes" said his cousin.
"Let me read to you now. Please hear. +"
stMy dog Dash was once. stolen from
me, says Mr.. Kidd. 'eAfter being absent
thirteen months, he one day entered my
Office in town with long string tied round
his neck. He had broken away from the
fellow who had held him prisoner. Our
meeting was very joyful one. I found
out the thief, had him apprehended, and
took him before magistrate. He swore
the dog was has, and called witnesses to
bear him out. "Mr. Kidd," asked the law
yer, addressing me, 'can you give any sa-
tisfactory proof of this dog being your prop
erty?' Placing my mouth to the dogs
ear-frst giving him knowing look and
whispering little communication known
only to US two, Dash Immediately reared
up on his hind legs, and went through with
a series of maneuvres with a stick guided
meanwhile by my eye, which set the whole
court in roar. My evidence needed moth
ing stronger; the thief stood convicted,
Dash was liberated, and amidst the cheers
of the multitude we bounded homeward.
That dogs remembering was of service
to him it was taken as evidence in court,
and it fairly got the case. Yes, he was set
free and the thief was convicted Well, if
remembering his masters instructions serv-
ed dog so we'll, how much more likely it
is to be important for boy to treasure up
the instructions of his father? No know
ing what straits they may keep him out of.
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p@- Bridget was hired in female board.
ing school, and was told to ring the first
bell at six in the morning. At half past
six o'clock the pupils were required to at.
tend prayers: but for several mornings af
ter Bridget commenced her labors, many
we're unusually tardy, giving as an excuse
that they did not hear the rising bell =
s.Sure, marm," she replied, II never rings
it very hard, for fear might wake the
Young ladies -
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The Aurkpille &uqairer,
TERMs---IN ADVANCE,

~- To persons who make up clubs of ten or
more names. an extra copy. Of the paper will be
furnished one year, free Of charge.
ADVERTISERS .
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per square for the first, and Seventy-fve Cents
per square for each subsequent than
three months. A square consists Of the space oc-
cupied by ten lines Of this size type or one inch
No advertisement considered less than square.
mi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Adver-
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for each insertion.
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts
will be made on liberal terms-the contract, how
ever must in all cases be confined to the immedi-
ate business of the firm or individual contracting.
Obituary Notices and Tributes Of Respect, rated
as advertisements. Announcements Of Marriages
and Deaths and notices of religious character In
serted gratis, and solicited.
Nr Personal Communications, when .admissa-
BILE; Communications Of limited or indtvual inter-
est, or recommendations Of Candidates for Offices
of honor, profit or trust will DO charged for as ad-
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NAILS IN TIE FOOT. TO relieve from
the terrible effects of running nail in the
foot of man or horse, take peach leaves,
bruise them, apply to the wound, conhne
with bandage, and the cure is as if by mag
ic. Renew the application twice day, II
necessary, but one application generally
does the work. Both man and horse have,
in few hours; when apparently on the
point of having the lockjaw, been cured.
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SMALL vs.. LARGE FARMS.

We have seen the annexed anecdote of
Bakewell more than once, and possibly it
may not be new to many Of our readers,
but it is so applicable to many of our South
ern friends, that We republish it at the risk
of it's being thought somewhat stale. Rob-
ert Bakewell, the celebrated English farm
er, used to tell the following anecdote of a
farmer in Leicestershire
This farmer, who owned and occupied
1000 acres of land, had three daug ghters.
When his eldest daughter married he gave
her one-quarter of his land for her portion,
but no money; and he found by little
more speed, and little better management,
the product of his farm did not decrease.
He then set to work, and began to grub up
his furze and fern, and ploughed up what
he called his poor, dry furze, covering in
some places nearly half the land. After
giving half his land away to two of his
daugh ghters, to his great surprise he found
that the product increased; he made more
money, because his new, broken up furze
land brought excessive crops, and at the
same time he farmed the whole of his land
better, for he employed more laborers upon
it; he rose two hours sooner in the morn
ing, had no more dead fallows once in three
years instead of which he got two green
crops IN one year, and ate them upon
the land. When the third and last daugh-
ter married; he gave her ESQ acres, or half
of what remained, for her portion, and no
money. He then found that he had the
same money to farm one quarter of the
land that he had at first to farm the whole. !"