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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-03-18
now MANY,

A young man asked an old manIor bis
,daaghIGrin marriage. The answetwas;
Go into tho orchard and bring in NOM.
.bur of apples. Give me .ouo.half Of the
whole number, aud tho mother hall Of
the balance and half On apple over, dud
to the daughter one half Of the remain-
der and half The apple, en- have one
left for youselt, without cutting au apple
and then, If sho is willing you can have
her He solved the question. How
many did be bring? n 5lsa
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WHEN Cato.was drawing near 10 the
close oflife, he declared that the great
est comfort Of his old age, and that which
gave him the highest satisfaction, was
the pleasing remembrance OF tho many
benefits aud friendly Offices he had done
to othcru. To SEQ them happy tbrough
his fundamentally madO him so.
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We often sishfpr opportunities Of do,
ing good while ao nglect tho opnn.
iugs Of Providence 10 lillle things. which
would lead TO tho Accomplishment, Of
most important usefulness.
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Wilson, the vocalist, was upset one
day in bis carriage near Edinburg. "a
Scotch paper af'ef recording the acci'
Jeut said. We are hvppY TO state that
be was ablO to appear the folloyisg ea.
on'ng in three pieces si
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A contemporary Gays that since the
aauering vote which Seymour and Bhir
received in the negro States, Grass VAL
Icy CAL, Democrats have become 30 po.
lte'to the dsrkcs that locality in that
town, formerly called Niger Hill, is now
deS'gnaed a, COlored Emiuence.
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Thssales of Iiqaar 10 ths District Of
columbia amount ennpally 10 $2Il9,.
AS, or more Than gii.lhe snlss in the
whole S ale Of Maine. That accounts
for 6udy Johnsod's wholesale pardoning
OF rogucs. lffi ~
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TnE FuTCRE One might as we'll Try
to calculate mechanically tho conliu-.
gent forms Of The tinklng bits Of glass
in kaleidoscope, as to look through the
tube OF tho future aud torotell It's pat.
tern. el.t1s .at.r .ls
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Where is money 6rsL mentioned in the
Bible? Where the dove brought tho
een-back 10 Noah.
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TaE Bible i, tho most radlcal book on
oorth. Kings and en- 2crors should bnn-
ish II from their dominions, for il is as
full Of revolutions Ns tho heavens ore Of
Stars Beccher,
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NOTICE.

{ A IL persons desiring 70 obtain authority by
ia certificate 70 teach school in Mason county,
win hereby take notice that my public exgla.
ibation of Teachers, will. from this date. be
: Held at Mason City, on the THIRD SATUR-
DAY ofeach month Nopriyate examinations
tvIN.be given, except in cases Of emergency.
-a5 JACOB BIRD.
supt. Pub. Schools Mason County,
oel P9-F
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A OIoyelonJ gentleman. while cross;
ing the Atlnolic, sealed o bottle and con.
signed II to tho waves; tho bottle COM
tdoej tho history Of Romn dasIatdly
thle(.yho had stolen lio whisky aud
drank IL, ond q request % the liQder o.
hottie to send tho same q his oddrass al
Cleveland. What was hiS surprise lhos
other day, aftes six mphths had pasaod.
to rereiva from England; Tho jdenilcuI
waiP whicbShad been Washed ashVtqs
covered wltb barDacles 4
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An item for preachers 'Iiisa curl.
Gus focl that though the rain keeps thou.
sands away from church on Sunday, il,
does DOT deter siosle man fCom stlend,r
ing to his business % Wesk1 1dpJs."
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CABELL HOUSE,
BARBoURsvILLE, WEST VA,

JOHN T. HATFIELD, Proprietor.
.TNHIS House has recently been renovated
~ and enlarged. Tho travelling public
Gay rely upon receiving gOOd treatmGnt'-
%hRGgsi rSSSouAblS u'bgSF'
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An cctngenarian Gays: Il was born at
7ats-wfOdgNtlnc, When wa, a young
man, young men wee OF no accounts
Now / am old, 6nd old men are Of no
accouut.'
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Immediately. When she heard tho io-
quties made. she was wOll aware what
had given birth 10 them. but was at that
time prevented by shame liOG couIsssiug
the truth. ~f ~
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A young Historian. euogizing his
girls beauty, said, I'll be doG.gonoi If
she ain't as purity as q red wagon X.
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AN amusing result or The passport
system is reported from Paris, A cor
tain.Meyor had to make out . 'passpoEr
for o certain Duchess. The Daohtss
wok;wsAlihyj. The Mayor was In hOr ser,
vice. The Duchess gos something Of q
-eoquetle, the MayeF wSs anxious 70
1relify lex hufao h Dacholy
l iaAtUg onS Illg AaS4
How was ID 10 describe her eyes? he
eSlsrdd thSm ih' ths schedule as follows:
Eyes Da.k;benuiifOl spft. 1dil ofseT.
PRESTON one Of Tim icing dbIeHl.'--
This is surely the Triumph Of courtesy,
and worthy the nation that plum6s
itself on It's polileaesa.
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Why is q fast young lady likoaAll
Steamb boat Because lhe never gosA,,
0bend without swell alter her, r
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by The lawyer wDe lhtf ssliie Doctor lisIS
not mslI1 several visits astcr lhs ppllittS
was out Of dahge.l' 40, replied iRSs
witnSss, II consider tho patient 10 dam
ger as long as tile doctor continues to-
visit "@. ..sS
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Jos. G. WHEELER,
R. $. BROW n,

ATTORNEY, ,ArsLAw,
IKJILL practice in the counties of Mason
w jackson and Writ Address, Ravens
wood, West Va. tApril II '6-ly
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Modern mode of studying art-LookI'
ing into the face oi fashionable woman.
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DIR, u. s. STONE
Modih Of Thirteen. Mason ooihty, West Va
IlEsPR0TFULLY tenders Ms Professional
IL services, 10 the citizens OF Leon and vicin.
ity. Prompt attention given all Professional
calls, day or night.
uTofico in the corner building Of BRowS's
Store, ilov l9-GmN
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FAITH.-What is faith / have never
heard but three definitions that satisfied me.
One, of course, stands upon level infinitely
above our poor criticism; that is the inspired
definition of the apostle, that ''faith is the
substance" that is, the confident realiza-
tion-"of things hoped for, the evidence
that is, conviction reaching to demonstra-
tion-"of things not SEEN" But there is
another definition which have often spoken
of, and which, from its exceeding simplicity,
has thoroughly satisfied my mind 1t is the
one of the old Scotch woman, who heard per-
sons disputing long as to what faith was.
She answered. "Weli, to me it seems
very simple thing; it is to take God at his
word" And yet there is another definition
which struck my own mind very much. 1t
is that of an Irish child. l had this from
the lips of missionary who was examining
the school. He was asking what faith was,
and one child said "Trust," while another
said "Belief," and SO on. At last he saw
thoughtful girl, and she said, 81 think, sir,
l can tell you what it is" "What is it, my
child?" he asked. "Itis the Holy Ghost"
said she, "moving the soul to lean upon
Jesus Christ" l think, my friends, that is
beautiful definition of faith-the Holy
Ghost moving the soul to lean upon Jesus
Christ.-Reu. E. II. Bickersteth.
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God-forsaken.

During special religious interest, ayoung
lady was about leaving her home to take
walk at time when her friends were on the
way to religious service. Her pastor met
her, and expressed surprise that she was not
to accompany her friends. Bursting into
tears, she said, with much pent up feeling,
'"I am not to be driven into the kingdom of
Heaven" "Right," was the reply of the
pastor, "and now 60 directly to your cham
Der and tell God to leave you alone" She
returned Immediately to her house and the
pastor walked on. The services began; but
hardly had the first hymn been sung, when
in came the broken hearted girl. 10 be
God-forsaken was thought too dreadful.
She saw her lost condition if God should
leave her alone, and quickly sought the place
of prayer, which proved to her the gate of
Heaven"
Whether "led' or "driven" it is the most
dangerous of all experiments to set ourselves
against God. Forsaken of God hope departs
forever. 1t is well for pastors to reveal to
souls under their charge their exact condi'
ton. Many one is fighting against God
all unconsciously. Brought face to face with
God, the fearful fact becomes patent.
Christian Mirror.
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Women as Helpers.

Rev. John Hall, D. D., discusses this SUBJ
iect in an article in the New York Observer,
and reaches the following conclusions:
There are many congregations and
churches that lack a nameless something,
and for want of it are weak. They have
many people, but the people do not eo-here.
They are not SO much building as a heap
of stones. They want to be '.joined togeth.
er and compacted." How is it to be done
We men are hard, angular, intractable.-
Women must help us. Besides stones, there
must be mortar-soft, yielding, adaptable.
Women have gentleness, tact, quickness Of
perception. Your true woman feels, as by
an instinct, what it is proper and graceful to
say and do, and has done it, while your
clumsy, elephantine, male intellect is torpid,
or is cropping to feel for something proper in
the circumstances. Ladies that fear Ged
and do his will can build up here. They can
help to make people feel at home. They
can speak gentle and kindly words. They
can subsidize social influences and render
them "helps to the truth" They can frowr
ill-nature out of circle, and by their ap
proval, evoke the aid of the timid and hesi
tating.
There lately died in England an accom-
plised woman, who made no speeches, wrote
no books, nor even went beyond what thu
most fastidious count woman's sphere. Blu
she was no small part of her husband
Gord Palmerstons) political power. He
attentions, her tact, her smiling approval
her respectful notice of waverers, or of sup
porters whom the most complacent minister
must sometimes disoblige, did much, as al
men allowed, to build up and sustain his per
sonal and political influence. But, Christian
ladies, "One is your Master, even Christ.
His cause is to be built up; his Church is t
be edited. Do what you can. Find way
of working for him. A will can make way
Build over against you, and you shall no
miss the gracious notice of him whose SCI
want wrote down of Shallum and his share i
the rising defenses of the ancient Jerusalem
"He and has daughters"
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told by his wife, that one of their three eld-
est children had told her falsehood during
his absence, but she could not ascertain
which it was. Their ages ranged from seven
to ten years. The dinner hour arrived and
the father, as his custom was, sought to
amuse and instruct the little circle surround
ing the table, by relating number of incl
dents which had occurred during his absence.
All were cheerful and apparently happy
AS he dismissed them from the table he said
to the three children, two sons and daugh-
ter, 81 wish you to get your Bibles and
meet me in the study" On repairing to the
designated room he found them quietly seat
ed near together, each holding Bible.
The father said to the eldest, turn to
specific chapter and verse and read it. He
said the same to the second son, specifying
different chapter and verse, but each re-
lating to the sin of lying. 1t now became
the little daughters turn, She was the
youngest and read with difficulty, "all liars
shall have their part in the lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone" All now clearly
saw the design of the father, and all wept.
Neither would criminate the other, but each
insisted on bearing a full share of the sin.
A few words of tender admonition, followed
by short prayer, closed the interview, and
they walked silently out of the room. From
that day to this, those parents never had oc-
casion to suspect one of them of falsehood.
They still live, and by their intelligence and
piety are useful as heads of families, and
members of society. And now, let parents
remember, that their children reflect their
character. 1 have seldom been mistaken in
judging of the parent by the child-espe-
cially of the mother by the daughter.
The best governed are always the most af
fectionate and the happieSt children. The
only son ever knew, who at the age of six
teen years, cursed his father, was one whom
the father had never controlled.
If the parent would have his son studiOus
and welLbehaved at college, he should teach
him subordination at home. The lesson once
learned will attend him through life. The
father often vilifes the college at which his
son has disgraced himself, when the whole
blame should rest on his own shoulders
And let parents never forget that they and
their children must soon meet at the judg-
ment seat of Christ w. S. w.
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The Religious Newspaper.

The time is coming when the religious
newspaper will be among the most gigantic
instrumentalities in the hands of God and
the Church for the worlds evangelization.
If rightly conducted, such would be its moral
status even mow. The pulpit has its own
appropriate work and mission. The family
has its marked and definite sphere of work
ing. But the press is different from both.
This is the sybil, whose oracular leaves, all
luminous with living truths and wonders,
exert potent influence upon millions on
minds and hearts. This is adapted to pene-t
trate into every avenue of thought and mo-
tiye-the mighty power of God, of the nine
teenth century, for the pulling down of the
strongholds of Satan, symbolized by the pro-
phet as the time when "many shall run to
and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. "
Men now literally "read' as they "run."
The newspaper is slipped in under their door,
when they are yet rapt in their blankets and
their slumbers. 1t salutes them as they 60
out into the street, and as they enter their
counting rooms, in the swift vehicle and at
the freside, on the mountaintop and in the
consecrated vale. Everywhere it obtrudes
itself, sort of ubiquitary, whose presence
none can evade, whose power none can resist
And, despite all we can say or do, in the
formation of the principles and faith of our
children, the newspaper will and does exert
a most powerful agency. From it they will
derive their religious principles, their views
of governmental policy, their habits of
thought and action, and by it all these if not
positively controlled, will yet be largely
moulded and biased. And not only is the
newspaper desideratum-it is moral ne
cessity. The world could no more dispense
with it now, than it could dispense with light,
or heat. or air. 1t must and wM be-to in
struct, indoctrinate, educate, and fashion the
minds. and hearts, and lives Of men. How
vast the responsibility, then, thrown upon
the religious newspaper, and how sad the
truth, that SO many, claiming to be religious,
are yet among the most nreligious extant-
serving no higher purpose than to defame,
abuse, detract, and SOW the seeds of strife
and discord, and alienation, broadcast over
society and the Church. Adequately to
meet these responsibilities, and conscientious
ly and faithfully to employ this instrument
tality, is work of no mean magnitude
God help as rightly to appreciate, and pro
perly to discharge the high trust imposed OF
us.-Lutheran Observer.
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The Way to the Crown.

We must taste the gall, if we are to taste
the glory. If justified by faith, we must
suffer tribulations. When God saves soul,
he tries it. Some believers are much sur
prised when they are called to suffer. They
thought they would do some great thing for
God; but all he permits them to do is to
suffer for his sake. Go round to every one
in glory; each has different story to tell
yet every one tale of suferings. But mark,
all were brought out of them. Itwas dark
cloud, but it passed away. The water was
deep, but they reached the other side. Not
one there blames God for the way He led
them thither Salvation % is their only
cry. Child of God, murmur not at your lot.
You must have plain as we'll as white
robe. Learn to glory in tribulations ALSO
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Three Steps TO Heaven.


The Rev. Rowland Hill once visited a
poor man, of weak intellect, and on convers-
ing with him, said;
"Well, Richard, do you love the Lord
Jesus Christi
"To be sure | do; don't you!"
"Heaven is long way off, said the min
lister, "and the journey is difficult
'Do you think so? l think heaven is
very near"
"Most people think it is very difficult
matter to get to heaven"
81 think heaven is very near, said Rich
ard again, sand the way to it is very short
there are only three steps there.
Mr.. Hill replied: "Only three steps,,
Richard repeated: "Yes, only three steps.
"And pray" said the pastor, what d.
you consider those three steps to be e
"Those three steps are: out of self, unit
Christ, into glory
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Little Gems.

l. Keep list of your friends, and let
God be first in the list, however long it may
be.
2. Keep list of the gifts you get, and
let Christ, who is the unspeakable gift, be
first.
g. Keep list of your mercies, and let
pardon and life stand at the head.
A. Keep list of your joys, and let joy
unspeakable and full of glory be first.
5. Keep list of your hopes, and let the
hope of glory be foremost.
6. Keep list of your sorrows, and let
sorrow for sin be first.
7. Keep list of your enemies, and, how
ever many they may be, put down the cold
man" and the cold serpent" first.
s. Keep list of your sins, and let the
sin of unbelief be set down as first and worst
of all.
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REV. DR.. ScHAFF, one of our best scholars,
with a taste for the beautiful as well as an
eve for the deepest hid truths in theology,
has revised his grand constellation of sacred
poetry, which he has entitled, CHRIST IN
SoNG; the idea is there; "the hymns of
Jesus are the Holy of Holes in the temple
of sacred poetry. The great value of this
collection is found in the fact that the stores
of Greek, and Latin and German hymns
have been transfused into this splendid book,
while all that is sweet and noble in British
and American songs of Zion, is gathered into
the same sacred enclosure. About thirty
poems are originally written for the volume
A book that has nothing wanting in the
reach and grasp of its contents, is enriched
with such copious and learned notes, that it
is useful as well as beautiful, and will be a
permanent pleasure and treasure in every
refined and Christian househsld. Randolph
& Co., have exhausted the resources of their
art in making it book for the season.--N.
| Y. Evangelist
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For THE GENIAL Presbyterian.
"w." AND THE NEW BOOK OF CHURCH
ODER.

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o.t a.. a,..,,.;on.of nonr corresnondent
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Ordor somao g Il nrov;sions which "W."
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altbouob other. af e. amendments T think
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termltted, and we are DONG what no pouy
disputes the right OF the Church to do; we
are making mere regulation, in order that
all things may be done. decently and in
order. AT the height d the excitement at
tending the old controversy on this subject,
twenty-five years age, this was the ground
taken bV the whole Of the gentlemen who
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Reasons for Dressing Plainly on the Lords Day.
1. It would lessen the burdens of many
who now find it hard to maintain their place

l. It would lessen the burdens of many
who now find it hard to maintain their place
in society.
2. 1t would lessen the force of the temp
tations which often lead men to barter honor
and honesty for display.
3. If there was less strife in dress at
church, people in moderate circumstances
would be more inclined to attend.
4. Universal moderation in dress at church
would improve the worship by the removal
of many wandering thoughts.
5. 1t would enable all classes of people
to attend church better in unfavorable wea'
ther.
6. 1t would lessen, on the part of the rich,
the temptation to vanity.
7. 1t would lessen, on the part of the
poor, the temptation to be envious and ma.
licious.
s. 1t would save valuable time on the Sab
bath.
g. It would relieve our means from a Sc
rious pressure, and thus enable us to do
more for good enterprises.
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Spiritual Decay.

Decay is always gradual, and in the case
of bodily consumption, singularly concealed
from the subject of it, Equally deceptive is
the spiritual consumption Of the soul, and
he who is on the verge of eternal death in
some cases knows not his danger. As it is
with professed Christians individually, SO it
is also with churches, and there may to an
unpractised eye be in members the appear
ance of life, when to the all-seeing eye of
Christ there is discerned the certain but in
sidious progress of dissolution! "Remem-
ber, therefore, how thou hast received and
heard, and hold fast and repent" is the
Scriptural Injunction to those who, on ex-
animation, find deadness of the heart in
divine things And it behooves them to act
accordingly.