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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-22
CIIIfK(lM nIREGTORY.

FIRST HrSDYTENIAN-Services on the 2t
and 4th Sabbaths OF each month, morning
and evening. Rev. Dr. Lane, Pastor. Sab
bath School every Sunday morning at 8 o
clock. i. Gilmore, Superintendent,
PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH.-AIain street, be
tween 7th and sth, w. +. Hill, Pastor; Res
idance Wand and Sth Preaching every
Sunday at l0i A. NJ. Sunday School at 3
A. NJ. Lecture every Wednesday evening
Sermon to children every second Sunday
alternate months at3 p. VI. Preaching il
Pleasant Flats, the lst and I'd Sabbaths n
y 2. NJ. In Bruces Chapel, Mercer's Bot
tom, on the 4th Sabbath at 2! 7. NJ. Al
Pisg,h Church every other month at p P
NJ, and at the Upper. Flats whenever 5tf
Sunday occurs.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CmuRcH-Rcv. 7
II. Lacy, Rector. Services rs follows: Al
Christ Church, Point Pleasant, every sun
day morning at l0l O'Clock, except the q
Sunday in each month, and every Sunday
evening, at 81 o'clock, except the I'd Sun
day in each month. Sunday School at
o'clock. T. Stribling, Sup't. Nestry meet
ing on the evening OF the ID Monday in ey'
cry month. Services at Bruce's Chapel on
the 2d Sunday at 10l A. NJ. Mason City
on the Sd Sunday at 81 p. NJ. West Col
mnbiS the Sd Sunday at 6l p. NJ.
VI. +. CnuRcH-Scrvices on the list and
Sd Sabbaths of each month, in the even.
ing. q. G. Wilding Pastor. Sabbath school
every Sunday morning at 0 o'clock. U
Pribble, Superintendent,
VI. +. CmURcH, SoUTH-Serviccs on the
4th Sabbath Of each month. Rev. c. +,
Crooks, Pastor. Sabbath School every
Sabbath morning at o'clock. Robert s
Bickel, Superintendent.
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! lMas caaghk Sd an edly ana whirled

Yas caughkin an eddy and whirled
aESdSl,
I fonhs myself near point O. land
Rendered. desperate by the situation,
I flung myself headlong iatosthe
water, though | could not swim and,
after a frantic struggle, touchedland,
and grasped firmly at a turf of strong
ly rooted herbage
Almost breathless, and thoroughly
exhausted, lay for a long time qui-
ee Indeed my blessed sehse'of rest
apdsccurity must have deepcncd in
to a moments heavy sleep, for when
n struggled to my feet I.was strange
" heayy-headcd, and,my wholesys-
tenn relaxed and cold,
Isoon struck q path which led me
into an qnkpelEp yead qrlSsa
a. tile litst il6nse, Atiaing asE
for a blanket, for l Shook with the
ague. What l did ask for / don't
know, for the.good man saw that !
was ill and light-headed, and took me
in and restored me to my friends
while was unconscious.
was i'll for six weeks with the
rheumatic fever. My mother was
old and feeble; the hired nurse some
times slept at her post, One tender
hand-one gentle, pitying face Incv-
er missed-Deb's,
When l was able to rise from my
bed of torture, l was very lame. The
doctor talked with my parents. l
was perhaps crippled for life.
They told,Yieye. l will make a
will make a long story short. She
refused ever to marry me.
Twas weak, body and soul, with
suffering, lay down again upon
my lonely pillow.
"Chronic rheumatism-thc boy. is
ruined" l heard the old doctor MUIR
mur
~Ruined, ruincdm I repeated in
weary despair.
The long winter dragged itself
away. crawlcd offmy hated couch
one day, when alone, and saw the
young grass springing, and the GRO
Gus blooming in the dooryard. When
l had gone back to bed, with . new,
strange sense of being yet alive, the
door of my room opened, and the
gentle, pitying face and tender hand
filed with spring flowers for nae, en-
tered,
"scc, Forrest" said Deb. "Why,
you are better, to-day"
drew her face down to mine
The dear checks were all white.
"Who loves me?' said |,
She CAVES little sob and buried
her face in my neck.
"Deb," she answered.
held her close.
"Dcb has loved you for six years."
she whispered.
"Can that be true?" / said.
"Don't you remember when you
came back from your travels last fall
all! no one missed you like l, dear
that | had rather have the old horn
cup you had carried about with you
in your days and months of absence
than any jewel you could give me-
Oh, Forrest!'
My little treasure! My little plain
faced beautiful wifel She is hand
somer in my eyes than the most IA
nous beauty in history. And to re-
ward her for her devotion, | recover
ed rapidly am sound in mind and
limb to-day-and Deb is the mistress
of Fricndswood.
We've married a rich spcculator,
who turned out to be a professional
gambler; and now that she is poor
and faded, we are kind to her, Deb
and I, but do not love her any
more.
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SILVER WEDDING.
The Echo of the Years that Have
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SILVER WEDDING.
The Echo Of the Years that Have
Fled!
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHARLES R. MIXTURE

[From the st, Joseph (Nlo.) llerald,l
How swiftly the years roll byl--
The child just opening its eyes to the
sunlight twcnty-one years ago is the
bridegroom at the altar to-day; the
bridegroom of twenty-onc years ago
dandlcs his grand.child on his knee
tomorrow. Time rushcs on steadily,
unccasingly-thc hands on the dial
plate never pause for a moment, and
the lessons we learned in childhood
are only washed out by contact with
the world. And yet there are pleas
ant memories clinging around the
past-memories that have n hold up
on the heart that time can never Of
face. Back on the graves of our
fathers the tear-drop will ever fall
unbiddcn; forward on the future of
our children u thousand cherished
hopes rest, Many of us may live to
see these hopes withorcd and blight
ed, and yet they are hopes that nerve
one to fight on in the battle of life
until the close, "lIonor thy father
and thy mother is the only com
mandmcnt with n promise attached
toit; and as one CAGES on the bright
cyed babe in lis cradle, ho can bNt
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CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-JAMEs II. Couci, Jn.
Rccordcr-M. II.]lALE.
Sergeant-J. JE%Err.
Councilnen-John W. EngliShS Dir, W
p Neale, Robert Young, T. Sribling, and
Col, G Il. Thomas.
Street COMMISSIONER l.. GInRs =
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Times Of loIlinn Me Courls.

" y
CIRcurr CorRr-First Monday in April,
and first Monday in October.
CouSrY CouRr-Third Monday in Ianu-
ary; Third Monday in March; Third Mon.
day in May; Third Monday in July; Third
Monday in November; Third Monday in
December.
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JOHN W. HNGLEsH,

Attorney at Law,
WILL practice in the Courts of Mason,
w Putnam and Jackson counties, and in
the Court of Appeals OF West Virginia.
Address, Point Pleasant, Mason county,
West Va. Office in the Court House,
dec. 10, lS72-ly.
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A HORN cur.

A HORN CUP.
Like the traveller in the nursery
storyof the "Enchanted Beast"
was away from home, and had three
gifts to select. And when in the city
of Lyons l also, purchased for the el
der young lady "grass-gVeen silk
dress" for the next younger "sky
blue silk dress" and turned TOWARD
home l was still empty handed fol
the very youngest-as was he, Twas
sure that Genevieve and Georgint
would be delighted, but what should
rgct for little Deb? They were al.
my cousins, and must be served alike
But silk dress didn't seem tobc the
thing to carry Deb; some natural OBJ
jcct would please her better, and
wondered if | had. not best go or
copying the nursery STORY, and fine
for Deb a "full-blown red rose, smell
ing very swectly."
But in France l. was taken very
i'll, and three weeks delirum upset
all my plans of every kind, leaving
me but.one thought or desire-thC
fsca voyage which would restore my
strength as I;travcled' homeward.
I arrived at Friendswood one
bright aet4Anft-t9,s,,-, and -ats-thc.send
of the long natural larchcs,. which
was called Moose Path, l saw the
square old mansion where My cous,
ins dwclt.
1t was the house where Twas born
and my old father had adopted his
three orphan nieces, filling his home
with youths goycty and hope in his
old age.
Just rs I lifted the brass knockcr
it occurred to me to rccollcct what
had brought to my pretty cousins
from my wandcrings in foreign lands
The Lyons silks for Georgia and vi
eve; for Deb-nothing.
"Hebben bless my soul!-Massa
Forrest"
1t was our dear old negrcss, Indus
try, by whose forcfngcr l had taken
my first steps, twenty-five years be
fore.
"Good luck toyou, auntic! Where:
father? How'smother andthc girls?'
"All well, bress de Lord! Hillo
hillo!" making the roof ring; "here's
young massa come back from strange
parts!"
And in an instant they were all
about me,
By-and-by the evening had come
and we were all about the fire in the
yellow old drawing-room. Then
must commence telling my adven
lures. George and We've sat oppo.
site me; Deb lay in the corner of the
sofa, with the cat.
had had my share, certainly
And l had known real peril, as foi
instance, when | had been lost in a
mountainous region for six days, and
had lived on wild fruits and roots
In fact, discouraged and despairing
/ had lain down to die, when l was
discovered by a hunter, and fed by
his store.
"Did you have water, Forrcst?'
asked mother wiping the tears from
her eyes.
dyes; there was n cascade which ]
followed the course of until it left me
at the bottom of u ravinc, and disap,
pcarcd under the rocks"
"And what did you drink from?'
showed them the little horn cup
the gift of fricnd-which could
be separated into several parts and
packed into u bulk as small us Il
child's toy mug, while it could be ar.
ranged to hold nearly pint of liz
uid-an ingenious and ornate con
triyancc, which had been invaluable
in my pedestrian trips.
Just then there was laundering
rap at the door-tho oXprcssman had
arrived with my trunks.
"Now for the prcscnts" | cried
jumping up.
There were Soyros china and
yh1yl. rnr nv bioihpr hugginn furs
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Gum g. Armstrong,
-AttO19IGUS ut .LOIC,

WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS
w of Mason and adjacent countless
Prompt attention given TO all legal business
entrusted to their care Address, w. II,
Gum, Mercer's Bottom, Mason county, W.
Va, orJ. W. c. Armstrong, Point Pleasant,
Mason county, W. Va. [june 25,74-ly.
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

MAsoS1c-NIinturn Lodge No. 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
MONTH G. SHREWSBURY, Secretary.
Odd Fellows-Point Pleasant Lodge No.
80, |. o. o. F., meets every Thursday
night, in Fishers Hall. JonS q. SToRrz,
Secretary.
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V. q seq 3iNFt llls.tsei
Forrie75-
aWeli ded
ION.
cup that you Travelled With so long
I'd rather have it than the most
beautiful bracelet in the world"
"Blcss you, child-what a notionp
1 gave her the cup, privately
charging myself to remember that
was to make Il nice purchase for her
at my first opportunity,
Now We've was the most beautiful
of the girls. had not been at home
a week when l fell in love with her,
and wondered whether she would
mamy.me. l confded my heart to
Deb.
Everybody loves We've best" she
said thoughtfully. 1 suppose 1t is
because she is handsome
We four made long excursions to-
gethcr to old familiar placcs-tc
Cone Hill, to Raven Run, to the
Plains. And alone on the top OF
Cone Hill, surrounded by the scent
of the pines, | asked my cousin vi
eve to marry me, and she consented
Everybody congratulated us kind
ly; father and mother were pleased
and was amazed at my own good
fortune. Not that was lost in a
dream of bliss, for Vievewasn't the
sort of a girl to set any body dream
ing; in fact, she was n little naughty
and exacting, but beauties are al
ways more or less spirited. But to
Kiss her crimson lips in private, and
to see other fellows scowl at me in
public, were enough to show me that
i Wasthe most fortpn8tes sofsanortals.
|, Everything seemed glad and gay
and prosperous when, one day, we
set off for picnic dinner at Three
Rivers, charming spot at the juno
ton of three streams, hadbrought
my fishing rod along, and the girls a
volume of poems, and the party was
brought up in the rear by Baronot,
the great house dog.
1t was mile to the proposed spot
by Il somewhat difficult path, and
twice was uncertain of my way be-
fore we reached the goal. When we
finally reached it | had lost part of
my fishing rod, and George had torn
her dress on the hazel bushes.
But the Banks of Three Rivers,
with their glancing waters, bowery
trees, and flowcry alluvium, were
lovely, and we sank down on the
turf, tired but happy, By-and-by
We've said;
Forrest, | see some bluebells on
the top of the hill yondcT Iwish you
would get them for me-"
To hear was to obey. rose to my
feet and sprang over the fallen trees
toward the spot.
When | reached the top of the hill
| found the flowers finer beyond. l
wandered on, selecting the most per-
feet, and soon found myself in paths
unknown tome. Suddenly, beyond
the stream ] saw u bunch of cardinal
flowers
1t was Vicvc's favorite flower,
must secure it for her.
Throwing rotting plank into the
water l found a pole among the un'
derbrush and prepared to make my
way across the stream.
Ipushed Off When midway across
the stream | found it difficult, then
impossible, to land.
found myself drifting down
stream Every instant the water
was growing deeper under the mis-
cradle plank on which stood. On,
on | went with resistless force, and
at Il speed that astonishcd me. The
banks and bushes rccedcd; lfelt the
flow of the deep, strong waters, and
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A plain Ohio man, mortified ut oy-
cr-heaHug his witccioculotc, THAT'S
the kind of clothcs-pin lam wont
out and committed suicide,
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F. w. SISSON,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public,
POINT PLEASANT, W. VA,

POINT PLEASANT, w. VA
Bi5y"Ofice in Shrewsbury's Block. "GSa
WILL pIactice in the Courts of Mason
w and adjoining counties, West Virgin
in, and in Gallia county, Ohio. Special at
tentiOn given to the collection OF claims and
remittances promptly made.
June |, lS14-lY.
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father; the Lyols llks, rich
d6ough to stand alopi ioE George
and We've; bright hand sfghiefs and
triaes Old Ipdustg ler Deb
nothing
ut whsn,tSbat IIers Bebbiea,pI |
explained, ''but befot flaa The
right thing 4 was tsken and
'hadno opportunity boTa iiipg
III take yod 10 New Ok aitlf Pc
next wccls, Dcband let pir out
the most Gorgeous 6Eaesls st if
Efany's9t
TfhQsgl pzatter,
but before ssele in.
'''''' :T.i I
7 ! asftit - -. /, Il & 80, io,,,
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For editors do not like to print,
An article really long.
And the busy reader does not care
For couple OF yardsof SONG;
So gather your wits in the'smallest space,
II you'd win the authors crown,
And every time you write, my friend,
Boil it.down.
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bell from Mrs. Geo. B. armstrong; .as
silver pitcher and goblet from Mrs
j. W. Bailey, T. Kroll and A.. Stein
have been passed SO pleasantly, and'
the acker; and a.pair Gfsilyernapkin
rings from Mrs, Mary A. Buell..
To Mr., and Mrs, Minturn we ext
tend the hearty congratulations of
the Morning Herald on the years that
further wish that-as the sun is sink
ing to rest in the hazy golden light
of autumn, it may be called upon to-
record the celebration of their GOLDEN
wedding with as much real pleas,ire
as it records the happy at'
ini6Ak9 s ats3aa 4 \ lF
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Wien writing an.article for the press,
Whether prose or verse, just try
Tp1tter. your thoughts in the fewest words
sAnd etthem be crisp and dry;
And when it is finished, and you suppose
It is done exactly brown
just look it over again, and then
72siil itadawiL s.-..,,s - ~ 2
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Fof & you 20 blnttefiie orer g.1iage,
When a aic6uple 0i lines. 1nHli
Your butter b spread 80 Il. etf YOU see,
That the bread loods pli By through;
Sowhepyou have storyto tell, ..-,.s :,
) dnd. Would like little fehowIi, I
To npke quite sure OF your wish,Ihy friend
Boil it down.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-02-18

The Treasury Department has re.
pcatedly declared that none of the
fibre paper of which currency is mad e
has ever escaped from the manufacto- :
nv into knavish hands. This leaves
the department to perform a tough
piece of explanation. Counterfeit
$500 have been received in the past,
perfectly engraved, and printed on
indpbitable fibre paper. The magnates
of the department haYe heretofore en-
deavOred to make the public believe
that the bogus bills in question were
imprinted on some other sort of pa
per. A prominent New York banker
who was deceived by one of these
bills, declares positively that the pa
per was genuine fibre. Either the
cennterieiters have access to the mills
In which this paper Is made, or the
notes are not counterfeit at all, but
genuine Over-issues from the Treasury
itself. 1t has frequently been claimed
that large amount of greenbacks has
been issued from the Treasury in the
past in excess of the legal quantity
for the private benefit of certain Off
cials. This is now proved, or there i,
proved tho fapt, which is nearly as pg
ly, that coHnterfeiters can get at fibr,
paper. But all authorities agreed tina
the mysterious $500 bills were toe
we'll engraved to be oognterfeits,- =
! Toledo Democrat and Herald.
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From the State Capital
COLUMBUS, o. Jan. 80, 1875.

COLUMBUS, ". Jan. 81. 1910.
Among the many Interesting Iocaii.
ties in THE city, which will richly re-
pay the stranger for a visit, we car
but briefly mention few in the space
allotted to this letter.
The Asylum for the Blind, about q
mile east of the Capitol, is splendid
edifice, large and costly, its interior
conveniently arranged for the pur-
pose designed, and under the superin-
tendance OF DIR. Smead, every thing
is in perfect order. The recitations in
the different school rooms showed a
careful and thorough training. Music
is a favorite study here, and in which
very many of the pupils are remarka-
bly, proficient. A fine band is orgau-
lied having excellent talent. This
school opened July.4, 1887, with five
pupils, and has been OF immense adj
vantage TO several hundreds, since
that time. 1t is an honor to our State
whose generosity and benevoience q
Sao w - III tbC vi SCNgi
other benevolent institutions. The
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb is To-
Gated near by and is magnificent
brick STRUCTURE, costing S625,0O0. Supt.
G. 0. Fay, u polite and courteous gem
t!eman, gave us all necessary informs
ton, relative 10 the workings of this
institution. There are now here 401
inmates, the school having opened in
1929 with % pupils nearly 1900 have
received here to the present time.
The 1diotic Asylum is located two
miles west OF the Capitol, on beautiful
ground. Here $50 unfortunates are
assembled under the care of DR.. q. A.
Doren, a gentleman OF great patience,
ingenuity and perseverance. BY his
polite attentions we were shown the
process of development as applied 10
the weak and feeble intellects under
his charge, and the success is wonder
full. All honor to such noble and de-
voted men. This institution was Or
ganized in 1857 with l6 pupils. A
large farm surrounds the building,
lying partly on the rich Scieto bottom
land, OH which are raised by the in
mates many products which are need
ed here. A short distance northwest
and north of the old National road is
the new Central LunaIic Asylum, a
handsome structure of brick, of vast
proportions, having one and one-half
miles of foundation walls. This build
ing is unfinished, the first stake hav-
ing been set May 5. 1870, and two
years more sre required TO complete
it. 81 100000 dollars have already
been expended and 100000 brick
were used lasi year in its construction,
and the end is not yet.
But my sheet is full and 1 must
close. Penitentiary, Arsenals, Church
es, Schools, &c, in my next,
.rE VERITAS.
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WE have received such informatio

WE have received such Information
as to lead us to believe that, in our
paragraph last week in relation to the
village gossip about the elOpement of
Mrs. &. III. Thomas we were inadver-
tantly led into error in some of our
statements, which may have done Mrs.
I. great injustice, This we seriously
regret, and nothing was further from
our purpose. We learn that for rea.
sons which it is not our province to
discuss, Mrs. Thomas separated her.
self from her husband, and went to the
home of an aunt-a sister of her moth
er, whore she now is, and whence she
has been in constant communication
with her parents here. Her journey
to Indiana was made in company with
her cousin, who took her to her desti.
nation and left her at his mother'i
home, and the imputation of the gos-
sips that she elopsd with q parameur
is utterly Sr9gndlesl, as we are in
formed and have reaaon to believe
The case is certainly sad enough with
out attaching to it such tictitiogs ant
damaging statements as the one W.
take pleasure in thus correcting.
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EDINBURGH.

Corrcsr rOndence. .t.F las -
We are having many changes among
US. Some aro not very pleasant. Our
winter is giving us some of its severe
visits. 1t came upon us the first OF
last month, and the prospect is good
for it TO stay through this month, and
give us full share of its changes,
some of which have been severe. The
mellow wind from the south, would
run the mercury up 80 or 40 degrees
in few hours, then change into tho
west or north west, and in the twenty
four hours drive the mercury down
over 40 degrees The snow changing
places from the fields into the fence
corners. t" " '.ii..H ..@' "
And another, great and mighty
change has taken place among us in
the last few weeks. The annual week
of prayer was observed by the three
churches in union praying for the out
pouring OF the grace ofGod among the
churches and tor the extention OF
Christ's kingdom throughout the
world. Then in a short time one OF
the churches changed and held q
theatrical performance for the purpose
of raising money for their treasury fol-
ministerial purposes. by which, it is
said, the treasury was replenished
some $40 0O hy the serving nm Of q
good supper i'll the basement of the
town hall by Samuel Foley.
Now. ifheaven is made up of prayer.
meetings to be followed by such ex.
ercises, some in this burg will be ex.
cluded from that cline for disbeliev-
ing in the latter exercises.
Another great and final change ha,
taken place among us. George FuJk,
on the 4,h of this month, passed from
time to eternity, after a sickness O
nine days, aged 81 years. Mr.. Fulk
is the youngest of eight persons tina
passed through this change among US
in the last three months. This shor
season has been very fatal to the aged
among us.
Also, small quantity of real estat,
has changed hands-between 40 ant
GO acres of of the south end of d. w
Goss' farm has passed inta the hand
Of w. Holster, for $4,000 per acre
This you'g man will soon put up I