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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19
Manhood: How Lost, How RetOred.

Esggsa Just published, new edition Of DR..
ElHSs Culverswell's Celebrated Essay on
'EiEI9the radical cure without medicine) Of
SPERxAroRRHg:A or Seminal Weakness. Invol.
untary Seminal Losses. IMporEScy, Mental aud
Physical lncapaciiy ,Inpedinents to Marriage,
etc.; also CCNsuMrrtoN, EPfLEPsY, and FRS, in
duced by self indulgence or sexual exlrav.
agance.
The celebrated author of this admirable es.
say, clearly. demonstrates, from thirty years
successful practice, thpt the alarming conse.
quences Of self abuse may he radically cured
without the dangerous use of internal modi.
cine or the application Of the knife;- pointing
out mode Of cure at once simple, certa in aud
effectual, by means Of which every sufferer, no
matter what his condition may be. may cure
himself cheaply, privately, aud radically.
DThis Lecture should be in the hands Of
every youth and every man in the land.
Sent, under seal, in plain envelope, to any
address. postpaid, on receipt six cents or two
pose stamps.
Also, Dir. oulverwelPs marriage Guide"
lrice 25 cents Address the Publishers,
CHAS. j. O. KLINE & CO.,
1917 Bowery, New York, P. o, Box 1856.
January 5, ls7O-ly. P.4co
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE.

From tue Democratic caucus last night
il is fair to presume that the House of
Delegates will be organized this morning
By the election Of Mr. j. G. Cracraft Of
Ohio, Speaker and Mr. w. T. Burdctt. Of
Kanawia. Clerk. Daily Courier, 17h.
From the above it would seem as if
Mr.. Howard, did not have The clerkship
Of the House of Delegates, "sos up" as
much as he thought he had. Ho went up
to the Capitol with high spirits, and will
return with blasted hopes. Bro. Howard,
remember that "parties like Republics are
ungruterul," sometimes.
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Sensible, Judge.

Intelligence has been received Of the
safe arrival of Dr.. Livingston. at Mozam-
bique. lfthis is true, the whole civilized
world will be rejoiced to hear it. An ex.
change says: mo event has transpired
during the past year of so much import.
ance to the scientific world. There is
PROBABLY no man on the globe, unconnect-
ed with its politics, in whose welfare so
much interest is felt. Single handed he
has forced his way into the heart of the
tine sealed m5'teries of mighty cont.
ncnt and after unparalleled adventures,
perils and escapes, accompanied by repeat
ed ruuors of disaster. he at last once again
emerges upon the borders of fertilization. -
Like Columbus, be returns with informa-
ton Of an unknown world, and the en-
lightencd dcnizens Of four continents will
now await with impatiOnco the appearance
of the new light he only is able to shed on
the darkness Of Africa"
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Nofice to Crc,Iitory.

To the Creditors Of Wm. u. DuiFrr deceased
liz pursuance Of a decree of the Circuit
i Court Of be county of Mason, made in a
canse therslh pending. tnsuhtct the real estate
Of the said WIN. NJ Dutf., to the payment of
his debts. you are requested to present your
claims against the said Vim n. Duifsr. for al
Indication to ,. W. Sisson, Commissioner, at
LIST day OF February. 1871.
Witness. W. W. HArpra, Clerk ofsaid Court.
this 9th day Of December. 1870.
Dec. s-6w.l WV. HARPER, elk.
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Aresolution was passed by Congress in
structing the Committee on Public Lands
to inquire into the expcdieucy Of providing
BY law that every officer or soldier, or sal
Tor, who served ninety days in the war for
the Union, and was hOnorably discharged,
shall receive 100 acres Of public land as q
homestead; his actual term Of service to
count as Eve years, as required by the
homestead act Of 1862. This is wise
resolution. and we sincerely hope that the
Committee will report favorably for tue
enactment of such law. None are more
deserving than the brave defenders of the
nation.
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Trustees Sale Of a Valuable House and
Lot in Point Pleasant.

DY virtue Of Deed Of Trust from H. J..
ID Benedict and wife 10 me the undersigned
as Trustee, dated the 18th day of May, 1868,
ard recorded in Deck I'1ok 81, pages 294 and
a95, records of Mason County, State Of West
Virginia. 10 secure the payment of q note and
other costs therein mentioned. shall AZ the
request of the creditor therein secured. proceed
10 sell at public auction for cash, upon the
premises,
On the 18th day Of January, 1871.
the following real estate in the town of Point
Pleasant, Mason county. State Of West Virgin
ia, bounded and described as follows: The
half Of one acrelot Of land on First street
between .Iunes and Decatur streets, and being
the same lot Of ground Conveyed by Janes H.
Lewis and wife to II. Benedict, by their
deed dated The llth day October s65. and
recorded in Deed Book 70 10. pages 3la and
1913.
Selling MS Trustee will only convey snch
title as is vested ia me, but the same is helipy.
ed to be good. j. II. EVANS.
December %, 1s70-5w TRUSTEE.
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TO CONSUMPTIvES.

THE advertiser, having been permanently
i cured of that dread disease. Consumption
by simple remedy, is anxious to make known
to his fellow sufferers the means Of cure. To
all who desire 1t. he will send copy Of the
prescription used, tfree Of charge,) with the
directions for preparing and using the same.
which they will find a sure CURE for COSsuMr.
TON, ASTHMA, BRoNcnlrAs, DC. Parties wish
ing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A.,WILSoN,
165 South Second ST., Williamsburgh, N. Y.
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In the trial of Edward H. Rolf, at
Binghumpton, N Y. on Thursday last. for
murder. Judge 1Iogeboom said that Jurors
worth anything must be got from such
classes as read the newspapers, or not at
all. A juror who is found to have no set
tied opinion of the merits of the case, and
believes himself to be withou. bias or pre-
JUDGE, is competent Notwithstanding any
opinion he may have previously formed or
Sensible, Judge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19

TnE way the Democracy reform things
when they get into power is illustrated by
their conduct in North Carolina. They
have been out of power there for several
years, but now that they have control Of
the Legislature one of their first acts was
to increase their own pay. Democratic,
very. That is what Democratic reform
means,
We may look for the same thing from
our Most Virginia Legislature. They
want to reform BY calling State Conyen-
ton to form new Constitution, which
will cost tho people hundred thousand
dollars.
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A lifelong Democrat is said to have
left the meeting house on recent Sab
bath, in tho town where he resided, be-
cause the minister made too frequent use of
tho phrase, "Grant, we beseech thee" =
He wouldn't stand that.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19

The daily cost of the war to the Germ.
ans during the first four months was $780,
600, 10 gold. But that does not rival our
war expenses in tho rebellion. which
reached $4,000, 900 dayin currency.
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Two citizens of Lancaster county went
to law about two bushels of lime, valued
at the time at eleven cents per bushel -
Tue case went through the lower court,
was appealed to. the Supreme Court,
where the costs were divided between the
parties. That lime cost them $500 each.
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JAMES RIVER AND KANAwnA CA
NAL.

We SEQ by our exchanges that on appro-
priation has been made BY Congress for q
survey oftbc uuconplctcd portion Of the
James River and Kanawha Canal. The
engineers department las detailed conpc-
tent officers for the work aud they have
entered uponolIicir task. AS soon as the
survey is reported the Virginia delegation
in Congress will make proposition on b.
half Of their State to make free gift to
the government Of tho cansl, ns far as
built. provided the government will COM
plctc it and levy no moro tolls on traffic
over the improvement than just enough to
keep the canal in repair. Virginia has
expended between eight and ten millions
Of dollars in the construction of little
more than two hundred miles ofthe canal,
from the Richmond dock and tilewatcr
connection to Lynchburg Q47a miles,)
thence to Buchanan ESQ miles, and about
Is miles of the third section. extending
from Buchanan to CoyiugtOn. The acth.
al cost of the entire improvement, COM
mcnced 10 1886 and dropped for want of
funds in 1856. was slO.486. 500. The
chief engineer of the work estimates that
the cost Of completing tho canal from Buc-
lanan to the Ohio river, $50 miles dis
tanco. will DO little over tweuty-siz mil
lions Of dollars.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19

Watts composed 697 hymns aud Wesley
600. About tenth ofthem live, and are
sung in every Christian Church where the
English language is used.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-19
DRY GOODS.

such as Prints. Sheetings. Muslins, Delaincs,
etc, at prices that were not known to this
community for many years.
Afull assortment OF ladies' gents and child
ren's shoes.
A complete assortment Of gents and boys
hats and caps, also shirts, collars, neckties &c.
Everybody should call and see these goods
before making purchases. Tho subscriber as.
sures the public that he will not he nnderscld
by any establishment. and will sell cheaper
than any other firm in this place. All goods
bought of me, warranted TO be as represented,
NJ second rate goods palmed off for Noumber
one. MORRIS SEIDLER.
api2l-1y
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ESCAPED, On Friday last, as Peni-
tcntiary guard vas working a couple Of
conyicts about the building known as Lib
erty Hall, one Of them an freshman nam
ed Leonard, made his escape. Pursuit
was Immediately given, and as he was ca
silly tracked through the snow, he was
soon captured. He was greatly frighten-
ed when caught. and very docilely permit
ted. his capters to take him back to prison.
-Nutioial.
RIB BRoKEv. -on Wednesday afternoon
of last week, rs Gen. Geo. w. Brown. of
this place and another gentleman were
starting out Of town for hunt, and were
crossing the creek, which was frozen over,
the General slipped and fell upon his pow
der flask with his side breaking a rib, and
bruising himself considerably. Grafton
Sentinel.
ACCIDENT. Miss Anna Wilson, daugh-'
ter of Mrs. E. b. Wilson, accidently fell
down the steps leading to the Hall Of the
Seminary on Thursday night Of last week,
and sustained severe though not dangerous
injuries. -Post.
Frozen 70 DIATn.-A man was found
frozen to death in Bellaire few mornings
since. We nave been unable to obtain
any particulars as toname, residence,
&C., but the facts is we'll authenticated.
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FArAL ACCIDENT. affords us great
pain to auDouce tho accidental death
Of David Guthrie. twelve years Of age. the
eldest son Of DR.. O.. j. Guthrie. of Belpre.
o.. which occurred on Saturday last, on
the occasion Of the first crossing Of the r.
r. bridge by an engine. The lad was
standing on tue shore pier-Ohio side-in
company with quite crowd Of men and
boys waiting for the engine to pass to the
West Va, side. AS the engine passed
them the crowd was jostled consid-
erably 10 their efforts to keep clear
Of the track, when young Guthrie was
accidentally crowded ofFthe pier and struck
on his bead and shoulders on the rocks
and frozen ground below. His shoulder
blades we're broken in two or three places
and his skull fractured. Medical atten-
dance was Immediately had. but be lived
only few hours. David was bright lad
and ono Of more than ordinary promise.
We know that we express the sentiments
Of the large circle Of acquaintance and
friends Of the family, both in this and
Writ County where the Doctor formerly
resided, when we extend to them their
earnest and heartfelt sympathies over this
terrible bereavement. -State journal. J.
The steward Of the lake Eric No. 8,
Henry IIappie, jumped or fell of the boat
into the river last Monday, just ut dinner
time and was drowned. No satisfactory
cause. can be assigned for the rash act. =
He had prepared dinner for the crew in
common, which they were partaking Of,
when be disappeared. Some Of the par
" got up to go to the pantry for some
bread and saw his hat floating in tue riv-
er. Every effort was made to restore life
after his body was recovered. Coroner
Waterman empannelled the following
jury ofinqucst: G. w. Todd, L. D. Moore.
DR.. D. q. Rathburn. III. NJ. Smith, Ed
mond Gregory and J. d. Smith, before
whom tho following facts were developed:
The deceased was German, shipped at
Pittsburgh, was getting $l75 per month.
for running the cabin, was much esteemed
ny I'LL tut crew. nus u slstcI ilNluS Nv Jul
ish, frequently spoke of Captain Fred.
Kimple, Of Sun6sh, had about S25 in
money, silver watch and two silver
rings. The jury returned verdict Of
accidental drowning" he was deccntly
inferred and his effects can be had at the
Probate Office. -lNiddlepoft Press.
MURDER AND RoBEnY IN LocAs Co
One day last week Mr.. Tolbert s. Godby,
a merchant at Chapmansvillc. aud Geo.
Mcclure were returning from Charleston,
where the had been for the purpose of
drawing the school funds belonging to the
county, they were set upon by unknown
parties. Colby was shot and killed and
Mcclure knocked from his horse senseless.
They we're robbed Of about 800 dollars
each aud had arrived within three miles of,
and bad separated for the purpose Of going
to their respective homes, when the horri-
le,tragcdy was enacted. Every effort is
being made to ferret out the guilty parties.
-GtJcR County Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04
Saving Trees GiTdted by Mice.
From, the Journal of HorticrtJt,1ra

The best method of saving trees which
have been girdled by mice is to graft
scions under the bark. thus forming a
the sap over. The scions should be in
serted under the bark at least an inch
at each end, and of course must not be
less than two inches longer than the
wound. Choose good, stout, thrifty
shoots for scions, secure them before
they start, and insert without delay as
soon as the bark Will separate from the
wood, pairing off the end of the scion
on one side.
1t has been recommended, in order
to save bending the scion, which III the
attempt to spring back viii be apt to
displace itself, to split in two for the
whole length, placing the split side
next to the tree; but a much better
way, though a little more trouble, is
to take gouge and cut, IN that part
of the wood which has been barred by
the gnawing of the mice, groove to
receive the inner part of the scion In
this way it can be kept straight without
splitting, and there will be no less
evaporation from the split surface.
The gratis must be tied in carefully,
and the ends covered with wax, to ex-
clude the air; but we have found the
best way to be to cover the whole of
the CRAFTS with grating clay, and bind
a cloth on the outside.
If, as sometimes happens, the bark
is gnawed away so close to the ground
that it is difficult or impossible to insert
gratis at the bottom, thrifty young
seedlings may be set around the tree as
near as possible, and the tops grated
in above the girded place If there is
a strip of bark left, however narrow, do
not fail to cherish it with the utmost
care; it will be worth more than any
scion you can put in.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04

Farmers usually sell poultry alive
Poulterers III town, on the other hand,
kill and pluck every sorC of fowl for
sale, SO that the purchaser has it i'll his
power to Judge of the carcass and if
he buys an inferior article at high
price, If must be his own fault. 1t is
easy to judge of pIucked fowl, wheth-
er old or young, by the state of the
legs. If a hens spur is hard, and the
scales on her legs rough, she is old,
whether you see her head or not; but
the head will c9rToborate your
observation, if the under bill is
SO stiff that you can not bend
it down, and the comb thick and rough
A young hen has only the rudiments of
spurs, the scales Oh the legs smooth,
glossy and fresh colored, whatever the
color may be, the claws tender and
short, the under bill soft, and the comb
thin and smooth. An old hen turkey
has rough scales on the legs, callesites
on the soles of the feet, and long,
strong claws; young one, the reverse
of all these marks. 4 young goose or
duck is distinguished by the tenderness
of the skin under the wings, the
strength of the joints of the legs, and
the coarseness Of the skin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04
Personal.

i LONDON wag has started a rumor
that Browning's "Sordello = IS to be
translated into English.
All Hun, q "heathen Chinee," has
been found guilty of murder in San
Francisco, Cal, and is to be hanged
March LIST.
FRANK BLAIR has seen fifty summers,
thousands of falls, and an indefinite
number of springs-from one party to
the other
GEN. MANTEUFFEL bears quite a strik-
ing likeness to General Fremont, and
before the war, was often mistaken for
him by Americans travelling on the con
tinent.
HE recent story that Count Bis
marck ''had the marks of death on his
countenance, arose from the fact that
the chancellor had been seen without
cigar IN his mouth.
AN Oregon paper describes fierce
murder, and adds calmly: "The per-
petrator of the deed is supposed to be
Jack Kahtm, who is noted for little
tricks of this kind
GEN. Won MoLTKE is not q Dane as
has been stated. He was born in Meek
lenburg, and entered the service of Den
mark early in life, but afterwards quit
ted 1t for that of Prussia
A LONDON paper expresses the belief
that Leon Gambetta IS a victim of the
opium habit, and that since the war he
has seldom been removed from the
influence of the drug.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04
Esouo Eust for Poultry.

Last winter | procured two barrels Of
bone, intending to use it for Irish pOta-
toes and other garden crops. My wife
appropriated some Of it for her roses in
the flower garden, by simply strewing
It on the surface of the ground around
the bushes. The fowls have free access
to the garden. and were discovered eat
ing the meal very eagerly. Thinking
that it might be of service to them, we
gave them some for several weeks, and /
assure you that 1t was but short time
before the eggs began to come in such
numbers as we had never known before
II a nest was broken up to prevent a
hen from setting, it was but few
days before she was laying again, and
thus it continued to the present time
One hen has taken possession of a bar
rel that has some bone meal in it, and
is laying In the meal. Whether she
Will lay the barrel full or not, time will
show. My wife thinks that care and
bone meal are great institutions for her
poultry yard, and very extraordinary in
their effect; but as the hen does an I'M
usual amount of cackling, she fears it
may bring on bronchitis. The manur-
ing of hens to make them lay, we think
is original, but we have no idea of tax
ing out patent for it, and hence leave
the discovery open to the use Of all who
may choose to try it. -EiTchuagc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04
FARM GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

How TO KEEP BEEF-Every farmer
is aware of the very great convenience
of being able to preserve beef of his
own killing more than two or three
days. A Southern paper gives a recipe
that may be useful
xiii your beef in the morning or
early part of the forenoon, let it hang
up and drip for one or two hours, cut
it up i'll pieces to suit your fancy, and
salt well in box or barrel kept cover
ed. The next morning build scatfold
three or four feet high the latter will
be the best. Build a good fire with
hard wood; let it burn pretty
freely until nearly done blaz-
ing, then put small sticks
across your scaffold, lay your beef on
them and barbecue until very nearly
done turn the meat over frequently.
If the weather is good, you can be
through the job generally in one day,
but of this you must be your own judge.
When satisfied that it is sufficiently
barbacued, lay it away and let it entirely
cool, then lay it in an airy barrel, and
as you lay in the meat, sprinkle salt
over it; tie cloth over the top. In
using the beef you will find that it
never gets hard or tough. Cook it al
most any way You please, | think you
will be delighted with your beef. :"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-04
ABROAD.
4 Chinese Starry.

Some years ago, when the TAPPING
rebels were devastating the most fruit
full provinces of China. q novel plan
was invented for discovering the money
and other treasures concealed by the
terrified merchants and people on the
first warning of the approach of the
rebels. Some ingenious TAPPING
thought within himself that, as men
are all devout worshippers of gold and
silver, something composed from man
would, in all probability, be more
ef1icacious than any thing else IN dis
covering hidden treasure, without put
ting men to the pains of pulling down
each separate brick of any suspected
place, to get at the coveted hoard. He
therefore seized the first prisoner he
could lay hands on, and quietly pro
decided to cut him up and put him in a
large caldron, wherein he was allowed
to simmer until sufficient coating of
oil had collected on the surface; this
was carefully skinned off. and then q
roll of cloth was spread out and soaked
in human oil, and afterwards it was
tightly rolled up and converted into u
torch. The rebel then lit his torch and,
III fever of expectation. started in
quest of likely house Having found
one to his taste, he entered, and slowly
waved the torch in all directions, III
tently watchingthe fame, which short
ly commenced tiickering-hke a mans
fingers clutching at gold. The rebel
was oyerioyed at this sight, and felt
sure that this was sign that treasure
was concealed exactly where the torch
fickered; he accordingly set TO work
and pulled down that part of the wall
and sure enough there discovered a
goodly hoard of silver This plan was
was universally adopted in the Tai ping
camp, aud became SO notorious that,
on an imperial oficer-in whose suite
was my nformant-taking one of the
rebels prisoner, he questioned him as
to the truth of the report, remarking,
at the same time, that he could not
possibly believe it. The prisoner de-
clared that such was their method of
discovering hidden treasure. Where
upon the officer replied that, as the
prisoner PERSISTED on vouchinfi for the
truth of the report, he would do him
self the pleasure of testing its truth or
falsehood on his person. The prisoner
was Immediately killed. cooked, and
converted into torch, and used with
the greatest sl1ocacs