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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-11-09
Mr: Bushby,s Housekeeping.

Mr.. Bushby has been married five
years, and all that time he and his
wife have boarded. twas on the 1st
of October that he firmly made up
his mind to keep house. a neat
cottage was secured, the furniture
was bought, and the two settled down
like a pair of SIG doves. Last Thur
sday afternoon the farmer of whom
Busby had engaged his potatoes for
the winter brought him two barrels
of those excellent vegetables, and al
so a barrel of apples. He knew Bus
by was Il new hand at the business,
and that he was Il good-natured man,
so he told Mrs. Busby that he had a
sore finger, and was in q hurry and
would not be able to take the barrels
down the cellar And he left them
by the hatcAway, Here Busby found
them when he went home in the eve
ming. Arming his wife with the
lamp, he proceeded in no pleasant
frame of mind to bring the stuff in.
She held the light in the cellarway
while he tussIcd with the barrels;
and, as the wind came through the
door, she was obliged to screen the
lamp by shading it from that side.-
Whenever he got u barrel in partic-
larly critical position, on extra gust
of wind would come down the stair
way, and up would go her hand to
the flame, throwing both him and
the barrel into the shade. Then he
would look over his shoulder at her,
and says
"What in the morcy's name are
you about, Mary Janc2'
1t was II tough job for NJ, Busby.
His hands were tender from indoor
employment, and in their contact
with the barrels were sadly worstod.
The lower chimes of the barrel would
catch on the step as he was sliding it
down, and when he let go to see what
was the trouble, it would suddenly
come along of its own accord and butt
him in the stomach with such force
as to nearly deprive him of his breath,
or it would slip on his foot and cause
him to howl drcadfully with pain
Then he took hold Of the apples
They como drcadfully hard, lie
pushed and pulled, and turned them
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4 1sl5yy We IiQt Inn ny Nv ali OH
the contrary, it would be difficult to
have crowded so much gravity into
the same space as was expressed in
her countenance. She stepped up
the stair promptly. Then Mr.. Bus
by gavca desperate, maddened pull,
and the barrel came. The transfer,
nation from a dogged obstinate, bar
rel to head-strong, impetuous' baE
rel, was remarkable, Mr.. Busby
tried to save himself by yelling,
"Woosh" but he was to late; and the
next instant, himself, his wife, the
lamp, the barrel and the apples, in
confused mass, went revolving down
the stairway and sprawling across the
cellar Fortunately the light ex-
tinguished ut the first move, but the
lamp was broken, and its contents
pretty evenly distributed over the
other objects, Mr.. Busby was driven
under wheelbarrow, and Mrs. Bus
by, afcr being bucked twice in the
head by the barrel, was brought up
with vchemence against and old
stove, knocking it completely off its
legs and smashing in the oven door.
Mrs. Busby scrambled to her feet
at once
"Johnl" she exclaimed, "Where
are you? are you much hurt?"
"None of your business" came in a
half suppressed voice out of the dark
ness.
"Why, John, what is the matter
with your"
"What did you come up them steps
for?"
"Why, you told me to.'
"What if did" cried the unhappy
man. Didn't you know any better
than to stand there?"
Conioundcd by this direct question
she could make no answer, and with
a certain feeling of triumph he stalk
ed up stairs and thence to bed.
There is a nice little cottage on
Schulcr street to rent. Mr.. and Mrs.
Busby are boarding again.
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Amos Book-Keeper.

We asked Amos, says the Atlanta
Constitution, how his boy was getting
on at school.
"Pleg take dat boy, l done tuck
him way from that school"
"Why, what fol?"
"Uh, OH he wuz gittin mos too
tmart down dar wid dat book larnin',
'Twon't do fer some niggcrs ter be
too edgikated."
'Why not, Amos?"
"Well, sab, jess take dat boy, frin-
stance. l put dat boy ter keep books
for me bout de. sellin' OBJ de garden
truck dis summer. Well, sab, he
jess rit down charges dar in de book
for all de truck dat 1 took out dc gar
den, an charges fer all dat sole, an
charges fer all dat we eat in de house,
an den credit disself wild de little
mounts dat l let him had long at
odd 'casions, an den he go and add
dem all up; an struck cr balance, he
sayp
"And how did you come out?'
"Come out? Fore de Good Mars
ter, didn't come outatall, Dat boy
done stuck me for bout thutty.fbe
dollers, sides his wages as de book
keepah-now dat's what de fggcrs
said"
"Well, what did you do?'
81 jess burn up dat book right dar
an den 'scharged de book-kecpah an
hire him obcr agin ter saw wood fer
his borde an clos"
"You did?'
ayes, sab, l did dat Why, boss,
cf dat boy he'd KEEP dat book on me
tell now he'd done own dat hous' an
gyardin patch an bin chargin me
an his ole nanny fer bed an bred!
| tell yer dis hyar book-larnin' is
ruin in dis young breed OBJ niggers,
It's shorc~
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AVcrmOntcr Sold.

A Frenchman sold horse to a
Vermonter, which he recommended
as being a very sound, serviceablc
animal, in spite of its unprcposess-
ing appearance. To every inquiry
respecting the qualities of the horse
the Frcnchman gave favorable re-
ply, but always commenced his com
mendation with the dcprecatory re-
mark, "ITc's not look yer good. The
Green Mountain boy, caring little for
the looks of the horse, of which he
could Judge for himself without the
sellers assistance, and being fully
persuaded, after minutccxamination,
that the beast was worth the moder-
ate sum asked for him made his pur-
chase and took him. A few days af-
ter he returned in high dudgeon to
the seller, and declared that he had
been cheated. "Nat is de mattair?'
inquired the Frcnchman.
"NIattcrp replied the purchasers
"matter cnough-tho horse can't sec
He is blind as n bat"
"Ah," said the Frenchman, "vat l
vas tell your l vas tell YOU he vas
not look yer good-bc gar | don't
know if he look at all'.
The question for discussion at a
recent meeting of scientists was,
(Which travels the iastor-hcat or
coldY" 1t was decided in favor of
heat, as many had often been able to
catch cold
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ClIuRCn DIRECTORY.

FIpsr PRESRYrENIAS--Scrviccs on the %
mud lth Sabbaths oi each month, morning
and evening. Rev Br. Lane, Pastor. Sab
bath School every Sunday morning at 30
clock. i. Gilmore, Superintendent.
PoIyT PLEASANT PRESDrTEEiAN CHURCH
w. r. Hill, Pastor. Preaching LIST and
ri Sahbaths, morning and night. Bible
Class at the Parsonage on Wednesday cv'
tning. sabbath School, Sunday morning
NJ II. Hale, Superintendent.
PROTESTANT ErlScorAL CnrGcII-l'ev. +
". Lacy, Rector. Services rs follows N
Christ Church, Point Pleasant, every sun
day morning at 10! o'clock, except lhr ID
SUNDAY in each month, and every Suh,lay
evening. N o. o'clock, except the I'd sun
dsv in cad, month. Sunday School 1T
o'clock. +. Strilliu=, supt. Ncstry meet
ing on the evening OF the ID Monday in cv'
cry month. Services at Brucc's Chapel on
the "a sunday at lOl \. VI. Mason city
on the Sd Sunday at 81 +. NJ. West Col
mnbia the Sd Sunday at Gl p. NJ.
W. T.. CnuRCH-Scrvccs on the st aud
sd Sabhaths oi each month, at lOl y. W..
and "a +. NJ, during summer Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening. h. l.
Stewart, Pastor. Sabbath schO0levery sun
day morning at . o'clock. ID. 5. snyder
Superintendent.
NJ. r. CHuRCm, SouTH-ScrviccS on tllt
4th sabbath Of each month. Rcy. {. +,
Crooks. Pastor. Sabbath School every
Sabbath morning ut 0 o'clock Robert ;
Bickcl, Superintendent
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Low Voice in women.


Yes, we agree with the old poet,
who said that low, soft voice was
an "excellent thing in q womann--
indeed We feel inclined to go much
further than he has on the subject,
andcall itone other crowning charms
No matter what other attractions she
may have; she may be as fair as the
Trojan Helen and as learned as the
famous HYpatia of ancient times;
she may have all the accomplish
ments considered requisite at the
present day, and every advantage
that wealth can procure, and yet if
she lacks low sweet voice, she new
erwill be really fascinating, ~
How efseR, the spellrefsbeaslty-is
rudcly broken by coarse, loud talk.
ing, How often you are irresistibly
drawn to. a plain, unassuming wo,
man, whose Eoft, silyery tones rem
der her positively attractive. Be-
sides, we fancy we can judge of the
character by the voice; the bland
smoth, fawning tones seem obetokon
deceit and hypocrisy as invaribly as
musical, subdued voice indicates gen.
uine refinement.
In the social circle, how pleasant
it is to hear our sex talk in that low
key which always characterizes the
true lady. In the sanctuary at home
how such a voice soothes the fretful
child and cheers the weary husband.
How sweetly its cadence floats thro'
the sick chamber; and around the dy-
ing bed, with what solemn melody do
they breathe prayer for the depart
ing soul. All, yes, low, soft voice
is certainly IAN excellent thing in
woman"
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The Tale Oran Ok Yoke.

Uncle Sol. Lickliderlivcs on Jake's
Prairie and has lived there for many
years. During the dry seasons VIC
were so unfortunate to endure some
years since, Uncle Sol, became dis.
gustcd with the ridge and moved
into the valley for the sake of water.
During one of the freshcts his OK
yoke was carried away and lodged in
the bottoms below. A neighbor dis
covered it an to prevent it being still
further removed, withdrew one ofthc
bows and fastened it around a small
tree. In his searches Uncle Sol came
upon the missing property, and was
thundcrstruck at what he considered
its strange position. Said the old
man, d looked up at the tree; not a
limb was broken. 1t could not have
come on over the top. The roots
were undisturbed and it could not
have gone on at the bottom, | had
not an AK to cut down the tree, and
| wanted my yoke, So l climbed
the tree, broke off every limb and
took the yoke over the top, and gen.
tlemcn, the hardest work / ever had
in mylife was carrying that yoke up
the tree. To make the dcrned thing
still more aggravating, just as l got
it clear dropped it, the bow-pin
flew out and the bow went with it,
and just then happened to think
how might have got it off if had
not been bigger tool than Thomp'
sons colt"
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Bail9yana.

/ A man should live within his in
come, even if he has to borrow to do
1t.
. \ mpn might face death at the
cannon,s mouth and yet shrink from
collecting,an ice bill in October,
Don't ba discouraged about your
mgstache, young man. A beautiful
cloth is woven from the down Of
chickens. lf
A young man Nhomarried for love
last spring, was splitting wood the
other evening, when:the AK slipped
and took off two of his toes. He
wishes now that he had married for
money.
Eln,iitg saiaistzhpx make sisxcel,
lent match safes. Besides the usual
shingle nail and screw accompani-
ment they are large enough to con-
tain a hinge, a file and two corks.-
No family should be without one.
"Pa," observed a returned student
at the morning meal, "are you the
autocrat Of the breakfast table?9-
The mother frowned while the faith
cr gravely observed; "You will
please keep civil tongue in your
mouth, or go away from the table,
The meal was finished in silence.
The advantage of a meat pie is its
chcapness. Meat which is too tough
tobe eaten in any other form is made
into pie. Thecrust should be light
and flaky, and the pie baked until
the crust is done. Some people like
plenty of seasoning, but the chief
requisite for good pie is a broad
and elastic throat, and stomach with
pronounced views.
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49, -. - "a Epy NvIII. "OuI1

Il ~, =, - - 't1.e ~. '.'f's Nv S
And love often causes our keenest woe,
/ The grief which consumes what it can
not break.
0i purest gold shall your cIown be made,
And set with jewels like stars.of night;
Ny own pale Hcsper their queen, arrayed
In nacFe lustTe Of soitene0 light;
! The gold cannot wither nor Jewels fade,
And they will tell your-but no, oh no!
Strangers may wear what affection made,
And dimned be the gold and the jewel,
glow.
will crown you to-day with iadeleS!
crown,
More precious than roses or lilies fair;
It's leaves will not withcr nor beauty fade
And storms cannot chill it, nor grief, moi
| care,
Gold may perish, and friends be untrue;
But pure and bright as the stars above
Will still be the garland weave Tor you;
The priceless crown OF sisters love.
place this crown on royal brow,
That is heir to kingdoms OF wealth untold
OF boarded jewels, which even now,
Are lying covered with dust and mold.
Your Oldest estate, is the realm OF thought
How rich are the harvests gathered there,
Will YOU trust it to Fancy, gay, untaught,
Or shall Reason rule in that land so fair
The mines OF knowledge your next domain,
And you ne'cr can fathom each deep re.
cess,
Gather with care, you will seek in vain,
To wear all the gems, they will but op,
press,
Let your judgment guide you along the
way,
While Il dauntless will, all your steps at,
tend,
And the sesame, patience, will day by day,
Throw open the doors till your journeys
end.
A golden castle you cnterncxt,
, How rich are its carvings, its panels how
rare,
And you dream that care has never vcxcd,
The prince whose'courticrs have gather,
sd there.
This castle Is yours; you need roam no more,
Ii only industry, the key yon bring,
For perseverance will open the door,
Which. economy's hinges backward
sprung.
Do you care to enter the temple OF Fame?
lfso, write yourname on its tablets high.
Let deeds, not words, be the lines OF flame.
And your country the altar on which
they lie.
These are your domains, and your title deed
Was given by Him who said, "Let there
be Light"
You need only improve them, taking heed,
To work while It's day, for there comes the
night.
PoINT PLEASANT, Nov. 1876.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Judge Circuit Court-HoN. Jos. SMITH
Residence RaycnSwood, Jackson County.
Clerk Circuit Court-C. b. WAGGENEE.
Dcputy-JAMEs II. HOLLOWAY.
Clerk County C0urt-E. KMBERLISG.
Deputy-JosErn IL. HOLLOWAY.
President County Court-B. j. REDMOND
Prosecuting AttUrney--D. D. W. PoLsLEY.
SheriIT-COLuMBU SEIIoN.
Iuilor-.J. JEwErT.
Surveyor OF Lands-GEo. W. PULLTN.
Assessor Dist. No. l--JAcoB RousH.
Deputy Assessor-D. s. VANMATTE.
Assessor Dist. No. 2-IoUS {. BUCKLEY
Sup't Public Schools-CnAS l.. HoGG,
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An Illinois Baby Show.

The Kankakc Qll) Gazette bursts
out over a local episode as follows;
"Thcre were thirty.one entries at the
baby show at Will county fair
There were babies lean and babies
fat; babies named Ethel and babies
named Pat; babies long and babies
short; some with a howl and some
with a snort; as ugly as satan, as
homely as sin; each surrounded by
all of its kin. Such a mob! Such a
brcege! And to think of being COM
mitteeman on these babies! Why
there were thirty women after the
show who declared in the most ex.
cited and murderous manner that
the man never lived who knew any
thing; anyhow"
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When Drunk.

Ifdrunkcn men could only realize
what borcs they become when
thoroughly soddcn with liquor, and
how their best friends avoid them
and are ashamed to be seen with
them, and try their best to get away
from them, we are sure it would have
some effect in checking their use of
the poisonous article. Pride is the
strongest principle of the human
brest, and it surely ought to be arous-
ed when the drunkard feels that he
has become curse to his family,
a burthon and bore to the general
public,
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The following dialogue between a
lawyer and n plain witness is good
hit at the fashion of using big crook
cd words:
odd the defendant knock the
plaintiff down with malice pre-.
penscH"
"No, sir he knocked him down
with q fiat iron"
"YOumisundcrstand me, my FRIEND
/ wish to know whether he attacked
him with any intcntH'
ooh, no, sir, it was outside of the
tent"
"NO no; ! wish TO know if it was a
preconccrtcd AFFAIR.""
mo sir IL was not n free concert
affair, il was at u circus
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Classification Of justices.

PprslDrNr--B ]. REpMoNp.
Flrsg ClASs-Jabcz Beard Lewis Bum
srcoSp CLAss-Joln Cayct, Geo. Dang
hrrty.
Tdlnn clAss-lIusI NJ. DonnclIy, wm
ForHru CLAss-samncl l.. Carroll, Jane.
II. Higgins.
.'sG'' SfSTa 'cjllssAJdaics II. Miller, i. e.
Mason.
SEVENTH CLA>s-'Thomas lIutliinson, ].
NJ. Phelps.
NiSru CLAss-Durwcll 5, Smith and o.
Ii. p. Van Mutye.
TExrn CLAss-Wm. II. Wallis, Jabc2
Beard. \ Copy-Tcstc:
jan. ely. L. kEMBERLlNG, Clerk
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"My dear Ellen" said Mr. Eastman
to young lady whose smiles he was
seeking, a have long wished for this
sweet opportunity, but hardly dare
trust myself now to speak the deep
emotions of my palpitating heart
but l declare to you, my dear Ellen,
that love you most tondorlyi your
smiles would shcd-would she'd
"Nevcr mind the wood-shed,' said
Ellen, "go ON with that pretty talk"
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T7779e 770'- -lll9 % llPT1lT5 lllIellf ~
ST. yearly .adyer&sdnciig payable hall
.yGarlyin advance. : =
y Transientadyertisements must be paid
for in advance. r-s+,,.. ..4..ig
Legal publications. must In paid for, in
oil cases, before the delivery Of the certiti-
cate OF publication. !
Personal communications and those rec
onlmcnding persons for office, will be 0harg-
cd at regular advertising gItcs. m
Marriage and Death notices, not over
Gye lines, published gratis; all over that
ahupnt at half advertising rates.
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Subjects for ThOught.

Subjects for Thought. ;,e
There is much pain that is noise
less, and vibrations that make hu,
man agonies are often mere whispers
in the roar of hnrrying existence
There are glances of hate that stab
and raise no cry of murder; rObberies
that leave man and woman forever
beggared of peace and JOY, yet kept
secret by the sufierer-committed to
no sound, except of low moans in the
night--seen in no writing except
that made on the face by the slow
months of suppressed anguish and.
early morning tears. Many an in
herited sorrow that has marred life
has been breathed into no human
ear, -.-----.-. .a .t.--s.,.--
Iron is the symbol of ciyiLzatiOp5
gold-reprosents wealth. The value
of the former in the art can bO meas
ured only by the progress ofthcpres-
ent age, In its adaptation and en-
ployments, it has kept pace with the
scientific discoveries and improvG-
ments. Hence the use of iron indi-
Gates the advancements of nations
Iron is worth more in the world than
all other metals combined. Wecould
dispense with gold-it ministers
largely to luxury and refinement, but
iron represents the honest industry
oflabor. Its use is universal There
is no "California" of iron; it is found
in great abundance in every nation
of the earth, From this fact we dis
cover how indispensable the Creator
deemed this metal to the education
and development of man,
How many take a wrong view of
life, and waste their energies and de-
stroy theirnervous system inendeav-
oring to accumulate wealth, without
thinking of the present happiness
they are throwing away. 1t is not
wealth or high station which makes
a man happy, Many of the most
wretched beings on earth have both;
but it isradiant, sunnyspirit, which
knows how to bear little trials and
enjoy little comforts, and thus ex-
tract happiness from every incident
in life,
The future is always fairy-land to
the young. Life is like beautiful
and winding lanc-on either side
bright aeEgss.and beautiful butter
llies, and tempting fruits, which We
scarcely pause to admire and to taste,
so eager are we to hasten to an open
ing which we imagine will be more
beautiful still. But by degrees, as
we advance, the trees grow Bleak,
the flowers and butterflies fail, the
fruits disappear, and we find we have
arrived to reach a desert waste.
Good nature is the best feature in
the finest face-wit may raise adj
miration, judgment may command
respect, and knowledge attention.
Beauty may inflame the heart with
love, but good nature has more
powerful efiect-it adds a thousand
attractions to the charms of beauty,
and gives an air Of bcneficOncc to the
most homcly face.
If you are a wise man you will
treat the world as the world treats
you. Show it only one side Of your
self, seldom show too much at time,
and let what you show be calm, cool,
and polished. But look at every side
of this world.
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CTrY DIRECTORY.

Muvor-.IAMrs II. Corcu, in.
Rrcordrr-M. II. HALE.
Sergeant. K. Grover.
Cuunrilmrn-Iohn W. English 7. Strib
ling, c. Il. Waggcncr, J. W. Bryan, John
J.. Charles. ,,,
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Tilncs al holdinn "a CoMrls.

CRcrrr Corw-First Monday in April,
and first Monday in October.
CouNrY CouW-Third Monday in Janu-
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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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

MAsoNic-NIintum Lodge No 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays of cacI
month. c. SHREWSBURY, Secretary;
Odd Fclows-Point Pleasant Lodge NO
~, /. o. o. f., meets every Thursday
night, in Fishers Hall. q, B. Thomas
Secretary.
Court Point Pleasant, No. >, !. o. IT,
meets every Friday evening y O'Clock, at
Capahart's Hall, y, HESS secy'
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MISCELLANEOUS.
GUNSMITII SHOP.

Mr.. G. NJ. DANINgu, at his old stand, has
recently put his shop in fine working order
and is now prepared to do all kinds OF re-
pairing, on the shortest notice and most
reasonable terms. Satisfaction guaranteed.
All we ask is fair trial and let the work
speak for itself.
Point Pleasant, W. Va, Feb. 8, '7G;
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A school-mastcr tells the following
good one; 81 was teaching in quiet
cocntry village. The second morn
ing of my session l had leisure to
survey my surroundings, and among
the scanty furniture ! cspicd three
legged stool. as this the Ounce
blockP" l asked a little girl Of FIVE!
The dark eyes sparkled, the curls
nodded assent, and the lips ripplcd
out, a guess soj the teacher always
sits on it," The stool was unoccu-
pied that term"
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In the courtroom; A lawyer to
his client-1'm sorry, poor fellow,
but, Notwithstanding my cloqucncc,
you have been sentenced to impris-
onmcnt for three months "0h, do
not let that worry you," was the am
swoT 81 am not sorry, In the neigh
borhood where I live they will think
| have gone to the country, and that
will give me social status"