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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
The Boy and the Duke.

An English farmer was one day at work
in bis fields, say the Christian lFesh'y,
when he saw party Of huntsmeu riding
about his farm. He had one field that he
was specially anxious that they should not
ride over, as the crop was in condition to
be badly injured by tho tramp of the
horses; so he despatched one OF bis work
men to this field. telling him to shut the
gate and then keep watch over it. and on
no account to suffer it to be opened The
hoy went as he was hidden, but was scarce.
" at his post before the hunters came up,
peremp'orily ordering the gate to be OPEN
ed. Thislhc boy declined to do, stating
the orders he had received aud bis deter
mination not to disobey them. Threats
aud brides were offered alike in vain. One
after another came forward as spokesman.
but all with the same result; the boy re-.
manned immovable 10 his determination
not to open the gate After awhile OF 10
Of noble presence advanced and said in
commanding tones; MY boy, do you
know me? am The Duke Of Wellington,
one net accustomed to be disobcyed; aud |
command you to open that gate that aud
my friends may pass through" The boy
lifted his cap aud stood uncovered before
the man whom England delighted to hon
or, and then answered firmly: II am sure
the Duke of Wellington would not wish me
to diSobey orders, | must keep this gate
shut, nor allow any one to pass but with
my masters express permission" Great
" pleased, the stern old warrior raised his
own bat and said; Il honor the man or
boy who can be neither bribed or irighten-
into doing wrong With an army of such
soldiers | could conquer not only France
but the world Handing the boy a gilt
ering sovereign, the old Duke put spurs to
his horse aud gaIopcd away, while the boy
ran off to bis work. shouting at the top Of
his v,ice: "lIurrab! I've done what Ma
poleou conduit do. I've kept out the
Duke of Wellington"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
County Nominations.

The Wheeling Register in speaking Of
County candidates says: I'm NIasdu coun-
ty hrst!rate ticket has been selected. the
candidates being such as will do honor
and credit to the State. 'Thi, is as it
should be, and we trust that similar care
will bestowed 10 other counties The6rst
duty OF The Democrats of West Virginia is
to attend to their State ai.irs: there viii
betlme enough after The August election
70 give prominence to the Presidential
contest. The scvcracoun'y tickets should
be made up at as carly day as possible,
and the State canvass fullyiuangnrafcd AT
once. The Democratic party in West
Virginia is in earnest this fall II Las
waited too long and struggled too hard to
permit anything now to snatch from it its
newly acquired power. Let careful and
judiclous local nominations be made, and
then, laying inside all personal piqucxs1d
private quarrels, We eau roll up suc5 an
overwhelming majority on the 22l Of Au.
gust as will give good impulse to the
IN a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
Laughable Love Story.

A rich old gentleman bad only one
daughter, possessed Of the highly atlrac-
tons, moral, personal and pecuuiary =
She was engaged aud devou,ly attached to
n young man in every respect worthy Of her
choice. All the marriage preliminarics
we're arranged, and the wedding was fixed
to take place on certain Thursday. On
the Monday preceding The bride and groom
elect, who was to have received 500 600
down on bis wedding day, aud a further
SUN Of 500, 600 on bis father To- law 5
death, Gan event which would probably
soon occur, had a little jealous sqnabble
with bis intended at an evening purity
The 'tif' arose in consequence of his
paying mere attention to a lady with
sparkling eyes aud iminblc ringc's.
The gentleman rctorled, and spoke
tauntngly Of a certain cousin whose waist.
coat was the admiration Of the company,
and limited that it had been embroidered
by the fair hciress herself. He added that
it would be soon enough for him to be
schoplcd after they we're married; and that
SHE adopted the "breechcs' little to soon
After the supper they became rcconcled
apparently, aud the Bridegroom elect,
in taking Leave, was kind and afFcciionate.
On the next morning the swain regretted
the angry feeling he had exhibited, aud
the cutting sarcasm With which he bad Civ
cu it vent; aud, as a part of the amends
ho"oroJle, packed. up a magnificent satin
dress which he had previously bespoke for
bis beloved (Which had been sen. home in
the inervaD, and sent to the lady with
the following note:
dearest Jaue: | have been unable to
close my eyes all night, in thinking Of our
misunderstanding last evening, pray par
don me; and. in token Of Jour forgiveness;
dSgn accept the accompanying dress, and
wear it for the sake Of your most affection.
ate Henry"
Having. written the note, he gave it to
his servant to deliver with the parcel. =
But MS pair Of pau'aldons happened to
need repairing he ayailcd himself of the
Qhe servant having to pass
the tailor's shop to send them in another
package to the tailor The man made The
fatal blunder.. left the satin dress with Snip,
aud took the note and the damaged trcw.
sers to the lady So cxaspcra'ed was she
ut what she considered a determined and de.
ibcratc aTront, that when her aamirer
called she ordered the door to be closed
IN his face refused to listen to any explain.
liion, and rcsolutely broke off the
Ga.ch.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
The Locusts and their Habits.

As the locuss are with US, we believe
that the following article written BY one
who seems to understand their habits, may
be interesting reading:
II has been demonstrated by investiga-
ton thai. the seventeen year locusts are
more destructive during the sixteen years
in which they are burlowed in the carth
than whcu74Icy appear above ground on
the seventeenth year They only come
above ground TO propagate their species
and die, as the old ones. which is the case
with many others Of the insect family, die
very soon after providing for their succcS
Sors.
In the spring, the seventeenth year from
The ha'chiug, the erubs form and burrow
in the ground. The orlhs are now about
an inch 10 length, aud in a state of prepa.
ration for open air life They usually
leave The ground about shutdown. climb
the tree which has shaded the ground over
them for seventeen years, the shell splits
along the back, aud 10 fifteen minutes an
insect has come forth With little crampcl
wings Ina few hours the wings are full.
" developed, aud the eliminating point in
the seventeen years life Of the locust is
rcdchcl The male is noisy little fellow,
making drumming sound Of a peculiar
character, but the female is quiet, and at,
tends to the deposi'ing of eggs for the
swarms to come forth seventeen years
hence For this purpose she places her.
self upon the under side of Il twig, where,
with sharp instrument she makes nm in.
csiou diagouaIly third Of an inch or
more in length, into which her eggs are
deposited She carries two little saws,
with which, after The deposit of each pair
of eggs, ibcrs of the wood are cut and
made into covering for the eggs. In
about two weeks the eggs batch the grub
crawls out Of its nest aud falls to the
ground, aud the locust having fulillcl its
mission, dies
The grubs, on falling to the ground. at.
'ach themselves to the roots of tie trees
aud commence to snck The juice, or sap
from it, through little benk with which
it is provided For sixteen years the grub
subss's in this manner, and if they do no,
destroy the tree from the roots of which
they obtain their food, there can be no
doubt, but its power to bear fruit is very
materially impaired A thorough invcsti-
cation of the habits of this insect has af.
Forlcd a key to the non productive habits
If mnny orchards where the locnsts make
heir periodical appearance, and the PEG.
ole are beginning to learn that the most
period Of the life of the locust is
hiring its brief time spent above ground
They have no power to bite or sting
There are several species Of the locus's.
omc producing every thirteen years, and
ONE cf'cncr They are not dcsruc'iycin
he mauuer usually supposed and really do
title damage except in subsisting upon the
cots of fruit trees
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
r., .R. R.
RAILWAYS .READYHa(
CURES THE WORST PAlN2
In From One to T'eatb A1ni
NOT, ONE HOUR.

CURES IhE "ohod fAlNSys5iS'
In From Ono 10 Tfeafy Ailpks, III
NOT, ONE HOUR. S DIM
after reading this adverliseme4S1sed sfy3
suffer with pain. Railways BeadydscpVl
cure for very pain 1t was the first atd is
THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY
that instantly s,cpslhe most excruciatins pains.
a)lays inhamalons, and cures cnngeslons. y
whether Of the lungs, stomach, bawels, or 9th
er glands or organs, by one application, -
from one TO twenty minutes, no matter hS1ssi
violent or excrucating the pain the ileuma,io.S
bed ridden, luf'm crippled, nervous, neural.
gic. or Frustrated with disease may suffer.
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
will afford instant ease. defamation Of The
Kidneys Inflammation Of the Bladder. lnAam.
NATION Of the Bow els, Congestion Of lheLrhgs
Sore Throat. Difficult Breathing, palpiialim
of the Heurt, Mysteries, Group, Dphlheria,
Cstawh Influenza Headache. T6olhache Neu.
ralgla, Rheum,iisnr Cold Chllls, Asue Chils.
The application OF the Ready isfli'f 10 the
part or pats where 'h' pam OF a'lhcul'J tXlsls
will afford ease and comfort. s
Twenty drops in half a iumb'er Of water
will in a few minutes cure Cramps. Spaslns,
Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Di.
arthea Dysenery. Collie. Wind in the Bowels,
aud all internal pains AL.
Travellers should always carry bottle Of
Railways Ready RcIirfwiil them. Afev
a
drops in water will prevent sickness or pans
from change Of water. II j., better lhan French
Brandy or Bi:,ers as siimu'ant
FEVER AND AGUE.
Fever and Asue cured Tor fly ccnls. There
is mol II remedial agent! his world HAT will
cure Fever and Agnr, aud all other Nj lariou,,
Bilious, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow. and Other,
Fey.rs (aided by RADWAY'S PILLS. SO
quick a, RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
Fifty cents per bottle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
A Joke on the Judge.

During the recent term of the Circuit
Court of lIpshur county. a little jrke on
Judge Irvine trauspired, which is rather
too good to be lost. Mr.. Irvine was de.
livering an opinion on some point q law
aud his mind altogether occupied by what
he. was saying, wheua loud braying noise
near at hand almost shook the pillars Of
the Temple of Justice. Mr. Sheriff. )"
cried the Judge, bring that man into
Kote" The Sheriff departed on his mis-
sion. but ascer'aiued that it was a mule
that had so raised Mr. Irvine's ire So of
course he returned without a prisoner =
The Judge sc med to have forgotn the
erraud upon which be had sent the Sheriff,
and said nothing more upon the subject,
until the noise again broke forth, louder
and more distractins than before. Mr..
Sheriff, said the Judge, I tell you to
bring that man into Kote" Mr.. Heavier
lookcd puzzled for a moment, and then re-
piled with his usual poli'eucss, hut with
considerable emphasis, "Jndgc, that nun
is a mute" The "Kotc" bar. suitors,
jurors and everybody else were convulsed,
and it was some time before business could
be proceeded with - Weston Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
HEALTH, BEAUTY,
Strong and pure rich tloud-lncreuse Of i'sh
and Wcl. lit Clear Skin and Beautiful
Complexion secured 10 all.
DIR. RAILWAYS
SarsaDarillian Resolgeat


Has ms,,e HE most astonishing cures so.anick,
50 rapid are he changes the body undefsoes,
Under The influence Of his July wonderful
medicine, ,bnt every day IN -iIIersass.in flesh
and eight j., seen and itlts As'S, s,s.sss
TIE GREAT BLoobsPHitIFfEls ]; 4
Every drop of The sarsapsfilIiEa Eesolytit,
communicates through ile BLOOD, Swat. Uriae,s:
and other flutes aud juices Of, The systeniit the
vigor Of lite, tGri repairs The waste OF l,.cooly
with new and Sound material Scrc.ui!, 81.
philis, Consumption, Glandnlnr disease, VI.
GERS in the throat, Mouth, Tum"rs, Nodta in
the Glnlds aud Other parts Of The system, Sore
Eyes, SlrumrorIs discharges !Eom the Ears. aud
The worst lorms OF Skin Diseases, Einplons.
Fever Sores, Scad lI,ai, Hing Wo'm Sait
Rhe,im En- -irelas, Acne. Black Spots. A"rns
in The Flesh, l'umO!s, Cancers in The Wom5,
and al weakening and painful dischpgt',
Night Swras. Loss Of Sperm aud all Mastescf
the lie principle. ar, within tNccualveia
Of tai, wuitrr o, Mil,rdrC hcmi,lry abdaicw
days use viii prote toauy relaon nsins u lor
ehh,rof ,lcs, form oi disease IL, pc. power
10 cuNe them.
1.-THE patient, daily becoming reduced by
the wastes aid derowpo,liioa maj IS c3ain..
ally Progressing succeed, in q,Tyspns !lcse
wastes, and repairs ne same win new tia'r-
ria! made hot lca,tLy blood, --and THIS the
SAKSApARlLLlAN will aud DOES itcurc--a
care is certain lor when once HIS rrmrd! com.
mrnccs lis work OF Turifcatiu'l, AID succeeds
in diminishing the losni vases, It's r'lnlrS
will be rapid, AN every day The patient viii
feel himself gsowing better aud stronger, Tie
food tigesl'ns better, arre'e improving, an I
flesh and weight Increasing II Is h"l only
The best remedial agent Tor The cuac OF Chrome
diseases, but 1t is the only pOsiGsG cure iur
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

An exchange says: "a Milwaukee low.
or. diving lately. left bis swee'hcart, apoor
maiden. q fortune Of $40, 900"
A young lady Of our acquaintance, sent
,be. aboye item to US, and adds: There
are few such lovers found, and that when
,boy are found, it is very difficult to get
them to dieE'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Two darkeys in the West, went out to
hunt possums, etc, and by accident, found
large cave with small entrance. Peep
ing in they discovered three young (bcars)
whelps in the interior. "Lcok heah, Sam,
lze gwine to goiu dar and get de young
bcars,--you jest watch dis yer hole for the
ole bear" Sam went to sleep in the sun,
when opening bis eyes, he found the old
bear securing her way into the cave =
Quick as wink he cauglh her by the tail,
and held on like grin death Hello dar
Sam, what for you dark de hole darg'-
Lord bless you, Sam, save yourself, hen.
ey; if dis yer tail comes out, you'll fud ou
what darks de hole"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

A Good Story About a Minister.
The following true story is too good to
be out of print:
Years ago there lived in Warren county
a good and pious minister Of the Nle'ho'
dist Church the Rev Mr. Burge His
young eight year hopeful, Wa'ty, was mis-
chicvous'y addicted to the habit of purlnin.
Ing frem his mothers closet the sugar dish
-remonsrance both by the father aud
mother proved Of no avail, and though
Wa'ty protested bis innocence, the old Ia
dy said she would watch for hun, catch
aud chasrise him The Rev DR. Gloss
then presiding Elder of the Conference
District, passing through that section;
halted at Mr. Burgess to spend the night
lie was assigned to a room adjoining The
the scene of young Wa'tys deprcda,ions
At the first dawn of day on the following
morning, the Reverend gentleman arcs,
from his couch and repaired to the closet
a door of which opened into his room t,
attend to bis morning devotious, and un
fortunately for him knelt near the position
of the sugar dish At,his moment Mrs
Burge bad occasion to visit the closet, aut
quietly opening the door, discovered, a
she thought, "Watty," in the very act -
Highly incensed she administered scvera
severe raps upon the devoted bald head 0
the Presiding Elder before she di,covcre,
Der mistake, adding at the same time, {"
have caught you stealing the sugar at last
have II"
1t is unnecessary to add that "Waty
was the onl y person on the premises til;
enjoyed the scene that ensucd." - Ia
cigh NeWs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Parkersburg has a league for the EN-.
forcemeut Of the Laws (minus the Union
and the Constitution) organized on "thc
broad principles Of humanity" and with.
out reference to politics or religion. They
propose to "cnforce the laws" il they have
to hang somebody in the attempt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Little Johnny Moore, out in Michigan,
went to picnic, tiled to smoke a cigar,
became sick, threw himself upon the we,
1 grass, got the chii!s, and now there is nc
Moore little johnny.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

A young lady, seeking situation, was
interested in an advertisement for some
one to do light housekeeping So she
wrote to the advertiser, asking where the
lighthouse was, aud if there was any way
Of getting to shore on Sundays
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

An accident occurred on the Wiona and
St. Peters road at Mankato, Wednesday.
A passenger train ran into freight train.
Several cars we're smashed but no one
hurt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

An Illionois town has two doctors who are
young women, A great many other towns
have that many doctors who are old wo.
men.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
DR.. RAILWAYS
PERFECT pURGATWE FILLS,

perfectly tas'rless, elegantly coated with sweet
gum, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse, and
strengthen, Railways Pills, for thc cue of
all disorders Of lac stomach, Liver, bowels
Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases etc
Price % Gems per box. Sod by all Drug
gisls. Read False and True" Send one let.
Ter stamp to EADWAY & 90 81 Maiden Lane
New York. Information worth thousands will
be sent yoh. P aCU Gnnr ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

= 1'yeS'V NTHIHuus Is sF11gHFD' "cI1'
behaved mulatto barber Tom Swan is
one ofthose vile binds. who has tefoulcd
his own nest. The Convention also made
Swan Presidential Elector for the State at
large. itis plain to be seen that the Re
putlicans always appoint their best men,
but they are mighty bad ones. Charts.
burg Conservative. !.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
THE NEW MACHINE

confident that it possesses all the advantages
which experience has shown to be essential to
perfect Sewing Machine
The principal IS lhesame sin the old Wheel
er y Wilson Machine, but changes have been
made which increase It's efficiency while at
the same time, less care and skill are required
in It's management Seams are crossed with
ease The work guided wi scarcely an ef
fort Nearly double its former power. No
under tension to mango. Every Joint can be
tighten I'd as fast rs it wears.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Avery helpless tailor alvcg,iscs for zone
or two steady girls to help on pants"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
The New
VnELLIR c WILSON
SEEMING MAGAZINE,

The WHEELER d WILSON Sewing Machine
Con- having had eighteen years expert
ence IN manufacturing and selling Sewing Ma.
chimes, and employing the ablesl merchan cal
talent in the country aud in'Eurspe. now Of
Ter to the public
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

Austin Cumming, Of Summers county.
is under arrest for Cumming it over John
X Sni,bsou, by loading him with tcnzine
aud tightening him ofhis money
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-19

from the convent with his fine words,
and thencetorward for many a day she
was the companion of his wanderlngs.
rendering his compositions with a grace
and spirit that soon raised him TO popu.
larity. Faudit did not limit his enter
tainment to these songs " He composed
tragedies and comedies, and collecting
a company OF actors, exhibited his
pieces at so much q head. The mention
Of tragedies and comedies at a period
so early is rather startling. Crescent
bina, indeed, after due consideration,
pronounces the pieces so uamed to have
been " nero farces, satirical compost
tions, full of laughter, and So to say,
having neither head nor tall" But even
as such they must have a dramatic
form. bna dasmiaiefa ye ingmt
Besides, Nostradamus, wao wrote on
good authority, mentions Faudit as ar
ranging the scenes, distributing the
parts, and performing the other duties Of
manager, not forgetting the important
one of receiving the money And fur
ther, we know that some Of his contem-
poraries, and at least one Of his prede.
cessors, Peter Of Vernigo, played similar
pieces in precisely the same way. In
thisinstance, the Tragedies and come
dies proved very successful, and filled
the pockets OF the contriver in more
ways than one. Besides exhibiting them
himself, he sold them to other troubadors
" at from 1000 to 5000 livres and even
more. apiece In the course of his wan
derinos Gaucalen abandoned none of hia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-19
clay a Remedy In srnaIl.Pox.

The vane Of earth as a disinfectant
and deodorizer is well known; and the
treatment of liberated sores and gam
grenous wounds with it is becoming
very general A new application of this
system has lately been described, namely,
tho use of clay for dressing for the
face in two cases of continent smallpox
-dusting it, in fine powder, over the
face Of the patients as soon as the pus-
tules become fairly developed. This, it
is stated, formed clean, dry, wholesome
seab, absorbing the infectious material,
scaling off during convalescence, ard
leaving the underlying skin in lis natural
and normal state The painful and per-
sistent itching, which IS well known as
enc Of the worst characteristics Of the
disease, was by this simple means
entirely abated. The earth used was
ine pipe clay. raas