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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11
Character. Z.

Do nothing as il il were tfiding; to call
it SO may be the greatest mistake Of your
ing. 10 everything have the one aim
Heaven. Sur no part Of your work.
Minute faithfulncss is needed, every mo-
ment. Afay0rite flower has tbegardener's
thoughts from. The first; whatever will tell
on the symmetry, tints, and size Of bios.
SONS, weighed and cared forrThe soil
is mixed and sifted, moldered turf, 'tte
black earth Of q mountain, moor, the
silvery sand Of fafar.off bed, the forcing
strength Of ar.fetcbed enrichcduess. He
covers it by night, shades it BY day, keeps
off all weeds, watches each leaf that no
spoiler mar IL removes each defect, wat.
ers it with tender care, is never weary in
bis loving lnbors. lfall this, for a flower
that blooms only to fade, the very type OF
evanescence, what shall We do for that
true Everlasting" the heavenly anar-
au.h-1ife whose blossoms may DO sun
bright in parudise?- Religious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

It's said that Immogeue, daughter Of
the late N. P Willis, lis living IN poverty
hsving married handsome, helpless
speud,hrih.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

Its not generally known that South
Carolina exempts all newly established
manufacturers from State taxation III ten
years after they begin business, I s ..l.3
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

MASONIC -Alin,urn Lodge No 10, Az. and
A NJ, meets monthly, on the night OF the full
moon the same being Tuesday. or on the
Tuesday night Immediately preceding "'J
10, 0. P.-Thc PointPleasant Lodge No.
81, i. o, 0. F.. meets every Thursday night
NJ Fishers Hall.
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PHYSICIANS.
DIR. l.. II. CAMPBELL,
Physician and Surgeon,
Point Plensant Nca Ia.

IO7H1 IEeuSHHE, HeN w.
uAVING located permanently at Point
Ill Pleasant offers his professional services
TO the citizens Of the town and Vicinity. He
hopes by strict attention to business, to merit
continuance oflhc liberal patronage he has
already received, .
Hemay be found at all times at his office
when not professionally engaged.
? -Noy. 5-ly.
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Z DE;;s 5 IA W
BUSINESS CARDS.
Virginia House,
POINT PLEASANT, ". Va,

THIS we'll known House having been thor;
| oughly repaired from a,tick tocellara and
rrfurni;hed at great expense, with new bed
ding together with rev furniture Q; the most
mod modern STYLES, is now one of The best kept
Houses ii The State. Experienced winters at
Ntend the'wants of guests, A night wa'chmal
is kept to convey passengers to and from boats
at ali hours Of night. The travelling public
are respectfully invited to stop at this House
guaranteeing lhatthe will moi, go away as
satisfied, In connection with the above INC
,Proprietor has good Livery Stable
oriober 3Oth, 1881.
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TO the Public.

HAVING permanently located in Point
Il Pleasant, | an now prepared to 90 any
or all kinds Of Carpenter Work in short time
and at reasonable prices. Plans and speclh'
cations M furnished when wanted. Good refer
euces given. Come one! Come al! nI!rppv ana 'fy
lns dse !, ls1s-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

A Coon SToRY.-In one of the
eastern towns of Massachusetts liv-
ed, some years ago, Uuelc Bill,
q hard-working stonc.mason, and
q man of ready wit, but, unfortu.
nately, too much addicted to drink
Regularly, each morning, at an
early hour, he made a visit to the
grocery store to lay in q stock OF
the ardent for the days consump.
ton. With the same regularity
the Rev. Dr. c., q kindly-natu-
red orthodox clergyman, in quest
of his morning chop or midday
roast, sought the village butchers
shop. After meeting often in their
morning walks, DR.. C at last
felt it his duty to mildly reprove
Uncle Bill for his easily besetting
sin. So, one morning, after their
usual hearty salutations, the good
dominic began; "You and l walk
out early, Uncle Bill; but do you
ever reflect how different are our
errands?" "Well, for that matter"
said Uncle Bill, "if we bring the
thing down to Scripture test, my
errand will come out ahead. y
GLOW. sol" asked the Doctor
"Why you walk atterthe flesh, and
! walk after the spirit"
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,Il You lass MT tGe spirit q come VI. a
EthslestshEetbis, iyou,haveluOt thAtiuy you
which most plcases a Shighsouled woman,
aud you will boobliged 70 cOntentyourssll
wilh,the slmpletgirln who, iu aquiet way,
isoodcavoriag Ia. attract and fastcn you
But den't 10 10 a hurry about the maiter
Itisit crediIablc to you. Especiallydou'l
imagine that any disappointment 10, love
which takes place before you are twenty
one ycarsold, will be. any material con,
sequence to,yous The. truth gis that be-
fore q man is tSenty-fvr hedoes not know
what be wants himself. So don't be iu
hurry. The more dfa man you become,
and thoImore mauliuess yousbetone capa-
bic Of exhibiting 10 your association with
women, the better wife you will be ableto
obtain; and one years possession Of the
heart aud hand Of a really poIle specimen
of her sex, is worth nine hundred and
niuety-nine years possession Of q sweet
creature with two ideas in her bead, and
nothing new to say about either Of them.
So don't be in a hurry, we say again.
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policeman 10 the western part Of the
city heard that q citizen Of Twelfth street
bad been badly injured, and be called at
the house to obtain particulars He found
the man lying on the Lounge. lis bead
bound,up and bis face badly scratched,
and be asked: What's the matter--did
be get run over or fall down the stairs!'
"No, not exactly" replied bis wife, "but
he wanted to run the house bis way and |
wanted TO runit my way, aud there ho is."
Detroit Free Press,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11
Aneodote Of Handel.

Handel was one Of the most humorous
Of mcr.als, and, at tho same timo, ono OF
tue most irritable. Having occasion 70
bring out one Of bis Oratorics in aprovin-
cial town in England, hc began to look
about for such material to complete the
orchestra aud chorus us the place might
afford. One and another was rccommen-
ded, as usual, as being splendid singer.
q great player, and so on, Altcra while
such as we're collected we're gathered tp-
gc,hcr in room, aud, after preliminarles.s
Handel malehis appearance, pulling both
arms full Of manuscript: '~fol
"Gentlcncu, "quolh no, "you all read
manuscript"
Eyes, yes responded from all parts;of
tho ROOM; a
"Wo play in the church. added an old,
man behind ,violoncello. Y
Very we'll, bhy dis, said Handel,
EAisIfipsslpTlh pell4I
"A Tlis done, aud % iewt tzplpa aatlcns DEE
lissrods Huplelrstired ioa distant partof
tesgscm to enjoy tho effect The stunb-
ling, fuubliug and blundfing that eusu-
cd are said 10 have been Indoscribatle. -
IIandcl's sensitive ear and impctuous spir-
it could not long brook the insult, and,
clapping bis hands to bis ears, be ran TO
ths.old gentleman Of The viclopcelld, and
shakipg.his fst5furiOusly. at tho terrified
man aud the instrument, said: II
"You blay in do church Wells
you may blay in dechurch for we read.
dc, Lord is long suffering, Of great kind.
moss, ioigiving iniquity, ltbnsgrcssion, and !.
siu;8 yoasal blay in do clutch bdtsou sal
inotblay for me- aud, snatching together
Ihismanuscripts, ho rushed out Of the room,
leaving bis astonished performers to draw
their own conclusions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11
Men Whom Women Like Best.

We know that men naturally shrink
from the attemptto obtain companions who
are their superiors; but they will find that
really intelligent women, who possess tho
most desirable qualities are uniformly mod
est, and hold their charms 10 modest csti.
nation. What such women most admire
is gallautry, not the gallautry Of courts
aud fops, but bOldness, courage devotion
and refined ciT,lity. A mans bearing
wins leu superior women, where bis boots
and brains win one.
II q man stand before q women with re-.
spect for himself aud fearlcssncss Of her
bis suit is half won. The rest may safely
DO, left to the parties most Interested.
ETherefore, never be afraid Of q woman
kNonen archie most harmless and agree
fi'|d dfieplpses. n the. world y q man who
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11
THE pRoNEs IN OUR HIVES.

we're put to work, aud il. in addition, the
many. many thousands Of incompetent
people who, impelled By The foolish ambi'
tion to be considered better than the toll
iug masses, waste their lives iu fruitless
efforts to accomplish success 10 the pursuits
they have hosen--such as the professions
commerce, trade, art, politics, &c,, could
also be made to engage 10 honest and pro-
ductivo labor, mankind would be much
better Of. We not undertake to state with
precision the exact proportion that The
drones and idlers aud foolish people who
misapply their energies bear to the work.
log part Lfthe human family, We know,
however, that ii is very large. Every
nation, every community, every neighbor-
hood, every family, has its share Of these
persons. They live upon the labor and
hard earnings Of those who arc neither
too lazy nor too pround to work. Every
man knows many such people. Hc sees
so.callcd lawyers and doctors, aud preach.
ers who ought to be at work in the fields,
An industrious ploughman is far more
respectable and much happier Great
numbers Of people become misplaced in
life in consequence either Of their own
false pride or that Of their friends. We
every day SEQ people who would make ex.
cclleni blacksmi,hs, or carpenters, or
slocmakers, or small farmers, wasting their
lives in more ambitious callings, in which
they never accomplish anything, because
they are untitled for them. These people
have to live in one way aud another, Ma
uy Of them arc burdens to their families,
oilers contrpc! debts until they have no
credit left, and others still live from band
to mouth, and do not kuoy one day how
they will provide food for tho next The
misfortune is, that many Of these people
marry and have large families. How the
wives and tho little ones Of some Of them
are housed and fed and clothed is q mys:
terry. But in numerous INSTANCES Abe
burden falls upoa'the poor, feeble yNiytas;s'
flR saajtion .t9 Up ,lII snlslfi
lAsrl alss o procure bread icr, them
add thyit worthless husbands. ~
Ifall these droues and misplaced cneD
could sbc nladeto work sin tue 6edsshr
somewheteielse every community would
be better of and there would be compare.
lively few suffering families.
There isalways room for them iu agrl.
culture, und q certainly too, with roasona.
.ble diligence, Of a support. No matter
how bad the seasons may bc, they Can,
with anything like ordinary management.
make bread and raise! enough domestic an
finals and fowls 10 furnish their tables, -
They can have eggs and butter aud milk;
house room and fuel may always be relied
upon.
II, in this State for instance, all the
able.boded men, not including those EN-.
ployed in and fitted for other useful pur.
suits, were engaged in agriculture 10 all
its various branches, our productions
would bc three or fodr-fold greater than
they now are. There would be few fami.
lies in a starving or half-starviug condi.
tion, : Richmond Wing.
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Michigan papers boasting Of a girl
10 that State who hasa grandfather and o
grandmother, two great'graudfathers aud
a great-grandmotheso her fathers side,
and both grandparents, a great.great.
grandfather and geat.great, grandmother
m her mothers SIDE -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

The retiring editor Ofa Southern paper
proudly boasts lhat ho has never been
"horsewbipped, revOlVered, knitted, kick,
ed, licked, brieked, pummeled, Or casseed
fosauythiug Ihave said, written, DONE OF
left undone as au editor, andin ceasing to
,bs' one am filled With melancholy sad
ness.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

BEAurY.-A clever writer says,
providence meant women to make
thc, wHaasbeautiful as much as
howelss1M hssteg,fies, and there,is
,,,a,sin. 4 ikspl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-11

sensible view and ist6atrae ground
Of mediumship betweealthe one cx,
'treme of Straight and rigid simpli-
city and deyotion Of the best cner-
gies of a lifetime to vanity and fri
yolity. Basatter all, what is this
rage for dress but an effort after the
beantifaR The reason why the
.bealtihhsl@not always the result is
becanse,s SCI 1aaliy women are ignor-
ant erlnetcly lyimitatiye. They have
of ftness;;1th short wear
wlatNdDhgs to the tail, and brus
nettsssi icriiice Their natural beauty.
tosles9lke blondes THAT which
is inappropriate is beautiful,
nomatfer how fashionable, but who
doesnot knows omen whose
tasteAnd training are SO perfect
that fashion Aeepnles to them a
means of grace'ihseaa of a despot
50 that even the worst Of fashions
seems,to them butaehailngsof roses.
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AMBITION -Thatsis the. tbravest
ambition which is1yigorous enough
to overleap the little life here
The highest aspirations seek not
fame. { Whatever we can Go OF
good in this world, with our facul;
ties-or our affections, rises to God
as humanity's going of praise. A
mid the million tongues ever JOIN
ing to swell the holy music of that
song, are those which sound loud
est and grandest here, the tones
which travel sweetest and purest up
to the eternal throne,,which mingle
in the most perfect harmony with
the anthem of the angel choir
May not the most obscure life be
dignifed by a lasting aspiration,
and dedicated to q aoble aim!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-08

In this connection it may be mentioned that
the Commissioner for the western district has
presented vouchers, for payments made,
amounting to 81, 356 IS, and the Commission
or for the eastern district to the amount of
50, $50 Go.
1t will be necessary to raise an amount suf
fcient to pay all accrued bills, to make such
additional repairs as may be needed in con-
sequence of washing rains, and to finish the
work ordered by the council.
1t would be difficult to estimate, with much
accuracy, the amount required for these pur-
poses, even if the manner of performing the
work could be more definitely prescribed. |
would suggest whether some of the work or
dered could not be dispensed with for the
present, and the indispensable work performed
expeditiously during the present month, and
the Street Commissioners be directed TO end
expenditures on the highways by the 18th of
October; they, however, to be vigilant and
promt in repairing all defects which may oc
eur thereafter, but that all improvements,
not of pressing necessity, to end at that time.
With these views would recommend that an
additional sum, not to exceed $1,000, be ap
propriated for highways, bridges and side
walks, and that the same be raised by loan,
and that any excess in this or any ether ap-
preparations be transferred to any appropria-
tons which may become deficient during the
year. JAMES w. NORTH, Mayor.
Sept. o. 1874.
On motion of Alderman Nash,
Ordered, That there be and hereby is APP
propriated, an additional sum of $4,000, for
the repair and maintenance of highways,
bridges and sidewalks, and that the same be
raised by loan and the City Treasurer is
hereby authorized to procure the same on
such term or terms and rate of interest, as he
may find, from the condition of the money
market, will be most favorable to the inter-
ests of the city.
Ordered, That the Mayor be requested to
call upon w. M. Thayer for $500, that being
the amount which the said Thayer agreed to
pay to the city, toward defrayng the cost of
constructing a stone drain from Court street
across said Thayer's land to State street; also
that tho Mayor be requested to call upon Jo-
seph Baker for a sum of money which he
agreed to pay to the city, that is in the same
proportion to the sum of $500, as the length
of the stone drain across said Bakers land
between Chapel and Court streets bears to
the length of the drain across said Thayer's
said land and the Mayor is further requested
to place the money received from said Thayer
| and Baker in the city treasury, one-half to
the credit of the appropriation for highways
etc., and one-half to the credit of the appro-
| priation for contingent expenses.
| On motion of Alderman Clspp,
| Ordered, That the Street Commissioner
| for the western district, be and he is hereby
ordered to commence at once the improve
ments on Oak street passed by the city coun-
| Gil June 25th,
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NJ MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, Sept. I. The Massachusetts, Su-
preme Court has decided the contested life
insurance case involving $4,000 in favor of
the widow of the late Calthos +. Chickering,
against the Globe Life Insurance Company
of New York. The defence claimed the pre-
miums had not been paid. The plaintiff
showed that the Boston agent of the company
guaranteed payment Of the premiums to offset
his (the agents. personal Indebtedness to the
Messrs. Chickering and the Court held that
the insurance company was bound by this
promise of its agent.
The examination of Feter Kelley, of British
schooner Alice Myrick, for fatally stabbing
shipmate named Brown, on the high seas,
took place to day before Judge Lowell of L.
S. District Court. The complaint was made
in behalf of the British Consul for Kelley ex-
tradition. The evidence failed to sustain the
charge Of murder, and the prisoner was dis.
chargec.
Fire tonight in buildings occupied by New
England hay Co and T. w. IIoxie, on Wales
wharf; loss $4,000
Lowell, Sept.7. Daniel Curry and Charles
Cannon were arrestad this evening by detect
i've Sargent for stealing hosiery from the
Lawrence manufacturing company. Some of
the goods were found in their possession.
The members of the old Goth NJ. " NJ will
meet tonight at the American House to form
an association.
Mystic Park, Sept7. Purse of So, 800; IL
mile heats, best 3 in to harness; $1,000 to
st. 500 to Cd $500 to 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-08
FROM NEW YORK.

Buffalo, Sept. 7. Thomas Clark's NAL;
house, three miles from the city, was DESTROY
ed by fire this afternoon. 100000 bushels
malt were burned. There was $4,000 insur-
ance on the stock, and $4,000 on the building.
Loss not estimated.
New York, Sept. I. Edmund S. Bowen,
who has been appointed general superintend-
ent of the Erie r. r., was formerly general
superintendent Of the Kansas Pacific X. r.
The anniversary of Lafayette's birth was
celebrated by the Gordes Lafayette with a
grand fete, and the delegates to the conven-
ton of the mutual French Canadians of the
United States, now in session, here Joined
the celebration in the evening.
The strike of laburers at Weehawken Coal
Docks has come to an end. The strikers
have been discharged.
Thomas c. Morris, actor, and Fred Mars
den, dramatist, had a narrow escape from
drowning at Pelham, yesterday. The former
fell from bridge, striking his head against
one of the pillars, stunning him for the time.
Marsden, in attempting to rescue him. was
dragged from the boat, and both would have
drowned but for the vigorous efforts of two
companions.
Albany, Sept. I. The Albany and Boston
freight house at East Albany took fire about
o'clock to nigh. and was totally consumed.
Loss $50 900.
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TILTON-BEECHER SCANDAL.
Reecher's Answer to TiltOn'S
Complaint,

New York, Sept. I. The answer of Henry
Ward Beecher to the complaint of Theodore
Tilton was received to-day by Beechers at
torneys, and was at once served on the plain
| tiff
The City Court of Observation-Disclosures
Tilton, plaintiff, against Henry Ward Beech
er, defendant.
Answer:-The defendant answers to the
complaint,
First-That each and every allegation In
the said complaint contained, except that the
plaintiff and Miss Elizabeth M. Richards
were married on Oct. I'd, 1856, and lived to-
gether as husband and wife up to 1874, is ut
terly false.
Second-That this defendant never had at
any time or at any place any unchaste or i'm
proper relations with the wife of the plain
tiff, and never attempted or sought to have
any such relations.
(SignedD Shearman & Sterling,
Attorneys for Defendant
State of New Hampshire, County of Graf
ton, SIS:
Henry Ward Beecher, being duly sworn,
says first, that he is the defendant herein and
resides in the city of Brooklyn, Kings Co.,
n. y, but is temporarily residing at the Twin
Mountain House, Coos Co., N. II.
Second-That he is sxty-one years of age
and his occupation is that of clergyman.
. Third-That the foregoing answer is true
of his own knowledge.
(Signed) II. w. BEEcHER.
Sworn and subscribed before me this Doth day
of August 1874.
(Signed) Harry Bingham,
Justice of the Peace.
The following were served with the an.
swer:
Observation-Disclosures take notice that the
within is copy of the defendants answer
herein. Yours, &C.,
Sherman & Sterling,
Def'ts Attorneys.
New York, Sept. I. To Morris Pear
sail, Esqrs., plaintiffs, attorneys, defendants.
Notice of trial: -
City of Brooklyn. Theodore Tilton vs..
Henry Ward Beecher--Please to take notice
that the issue in the above action will be
brought on for trial at the next trial term of
the City Court of Brooklyn, appointed to be
held at the County Court house in the city of
Brooklyn on the first Monday of October
next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day,
or as soon after as counsel can be heard,
dated the 9TH day of Sept, 1874.
Yours, &c.,
SuEARMAN & STERLING,
Attorneys for defendant.
A counter notice of trial was, at the same
time served by Morris & Pearsall upon Shear
man Sterling, who also admitted the GER
vice there Of.
The Christian Union of this week says,
" Ever since the public accusation, Mr..
Beechers mail has been most singular and
wonderful testimony to the steadfastness,
purity, and strength of that faith which a
long consistent life of goodness inspires it,
often numbers GO o. 10 letters per day. 1t
comes from every part of America and in
deed of the world. Many of these letters are
from old political enemies, many from places
where once his name was eXecrated, and it is
also worthy of remark that members of all
denominations have joined in the tribute.