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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

Down at a husking bee, Near Lib,
crty, Illinois, the other night, n
young lady rammcd her hand into
the husks and hauled out a snake as
long as whip lash, and to cold to
take much interest in the festivities.
She fell over on her back and scream
ed and shricked until she was black
in the face, but everybody thought
she had only found a red ear, and
they laughed at her, while the snake
got inside her ruille and crawlcd
painfully and automatically down
her back. She was understood at
last, and the snake dragged out and
killed, but she says if she was tolive
Il thousand years she couldn't scream
half as much as she wanted to-
HaUkcyc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
Remedy for Head Colds.

The medical journals, last spring,
published repeatedly the formula for
DR.. Fcrricr's new remedy for cold in
the head. As the season for that dis
tressing malady is at hand, We print
the recipe, which is; Trisnitrate of
bismuth 6 drachms, pulyerized gum
arabic 2 drachms, and hydochlorate
Of morphia . grains. This is used
as a snuff, creates no pain, and eau
scs the entire disappearance of the
symptoms in few hours.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Get u Reputation.

Get u Reputation.
Success in this world depends very
much upon reputation. In spite of
all that is said, there is a great deal
in name, and a good name pays
When We want to buy an article, we
hunt for one that has reputation
for being good-that is, for one made
by manufacturer who has estab-
lished character for making good
articles-and when we find it, pay
more for it than we would for a sim
liar article, which for aught we know
may be just as good, but which was
made by somebody we never heard
of. The reason for this is obvious
We are willing to pay for the assn
rance or warranty, which the trade
mark of a reputable maker gives US,
rather than trust our own judgment,
or the chance of getting good thing
from an unknown source. This is
so with machinery, tools, clothing,
and nearly everything else that we
buy, including the products of the
farm. There arc farmers who have
sold their butter in Manchester, the
past Summer, for fifty cents pound
contracting it in advance, Others
have very likely sold just as good
butter at thirty-fve cents, and the
difference has been owing to the fact
that the former had reputation and
the latter none. When our citizens
bought the butter of the first class,
they felt certain that they would get
a gilt-cdged article. When the other
butter was put upon the market, it
had to be sold with the risk Of it not
being No. /; and the same is true of
cheese, milk, cider, vinegar, pork,
and in fact, of all that is bought and
sold in this city. 1t is easy, then, to
see how important it is for farmer
to establish roputation-to get the
name of raising and selling the best.
When he has done this, his produce
not only sells readily, but at almost
his own prices. But reputation is
"a plant of slow growth" 1t takes
not only time, but constant, vigil
ant care. Toget reputation for the
butter of certain farm, for instance
it must not only produce a fine
article, but it must do itall the time;
for reputation, like other things,
is only as strong as its weakest part,
and single poor article will neutral
ize the effect offfty good ones. When
a man buys thing upon the rcpu'
tation of the maker, he wants to feel
that there is absolute certainty oil
his getting good thing. If he can
have this he is willing to pay for it
on top. of the market price, but he
wiilnet,pay extra for mefsprobabil-
ity. We ask our farmer friends to
remember this, and to build up for
themselves a reputation. When a
thing is sold as a good thing, let it be
good, without any IFS or butts, and if,
perchance, a poor thing must be got
rid Of, let it be sold as poor. When
you put an article upon the market,
let it be understood beyond doubt or
question that it is all you recon-
mend. This is not only honesty, but
as we have shown, money in your
pocket.-.Hirror and Farmer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
How to Grow Plants from Slips.

This question is answered in a
discussion at the American Institute
substantially as follows: ave must
always bear in mind that high
temperature is necessary to grow
plants from slips, They will seldom
strike roots when the thermometer
marks below sixty degrees, and that
is probably why so many fail. The
best material to start cuttings of any
kind in, is clean washed sand. If
in the ground, make hole an inch
or two across and fill it with sand.
Grape propagators use nothing, but
sand and water at first. When roots
start the cuttings are changed to
other pots filed with rich compost,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

eating too grcedily of food, causing
fermentation and DISCRIMINATION Of
the coats of the stomach. A good
and simple remedy is composed Of
half an ounce of cream of tartar,
one ounce of powdered golden seal,
and two ounces each Of caraway
seeds and powdered poplar bark; di'
vide into six powders, after thor
oughly mixing the whole, and give
one every four or six hours, in apint
of camomiIe tea.-Fdrm Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

Religion, the love ofhappiness and
the principles ofduty separated in US;
and its mission, its masterpiece, is
to unite them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
Loss Of Cud Indigestion.

Loss of cud and loss of appetite,
mean pretty much one aud the same
Thing, This, usually from indigcst.
ion, MAJ be- ooaaaional b"thoooimo'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

The editor Of the Vicksburg Her
aid says, rather meekly: ut is still
hot enough to burn the ears off a
brass monkey" Win somebody give
him an umbrella?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiscr refers to the ladies dresses as an
example of dclirium trimmings. No
wondoE They're always tight, and
never satisfied unless there's a fresh
glass before them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

A skipper ola down East coaster,
named the "lIyena," was recently
asked what his.vcsscl was named af-
ter His honest and sobcrrcply was,
81 don't know, | expect some great
man in Congress.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

There is alwaysa feeling of regret
when We part forever with familiar
objects, no matter how humble and
unimportant they may be. This,
however, does include any parting
with a dog in a strange apple orch.
ard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

An educated hog at one of the wa
tering places is said to be good math-
ematician. No doubt it excells in a
square root, 'andis goodat "substract-
ion" when it is in turnip patch.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

"4n eFaifga Sucked bcfdSc break
fast will cure the strongest appetite
for whisky" insists medical journ-
al. This fully proves that Florida, a
place where this fruit is much raised
and eaten, could not have gone Dem
ocratic,-RHsbmg Commercial.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
EXTREMELY CHEAP.

LA - INTERCHANGEABLE NA@--A4i<4
Two gallons will cover a hundred square
feet Of shingIe roof, while on tin, iron, felt,
matched boards, or any smooth surface,
from two quarts to one gallon are required
to 100 square feet OF surface, and although
the paint has heavy body it is easily ap-
piled with Il brush,
No tar is used in this Composition,
therefore, it neither cracks III Winter nor
runs in summer,
On dccayed shingles, it fills up the holes
and pores, and gives anew substantial roof
that will last ioryears. CumED oRwARrEn
shingles it brings to their places, and keeps
them there. Ii fills up all holes in felt
roofs, stops the leaks---and although u slow
dryer, rain does not affect ii few hours
after applying As nearly all paints that
are black contain TAR, be sure you obtain
urgcnuine article, which (forshingle roofs
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
Domestic Receipts.

GRAPE MARNrALADE.-Boil grapes
till very soft, then strain them in q
seivc; to every pound of pulp obtain
ed use a pound of sugar. Boil these
together slowly for twenty minutes
stirring constantly. When cool dip
out into small glasses, and cover
with paper dipped in brandy to pre-
vent mold from coming on top of the
marmaladc, Keep in dry, dark
and cool place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

GLOW can | sign if can't writer"
saidacounTyman, whonaskcd toailix
his name to an affidavit, The ques.
ton, as sign-if.i.cant't one,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

The weakness of human reason APP
pears more evidently in those who
know it not than in those who know
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
one-third the Cost of Re-shingling.
IT STOPS .Ev cry LEAK.

and for tin or iron has no equal, as it ex-
pands by heat contracts 10y cold, and NEv-
Ell CRACKS nor scales. Roofs covered with
Tar Sheathing Felt can be made watcr-tight
at a small expense, andprcscrvcd for many
ynors
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

BosToN BRowN BREAD.-One tea
cuprul of Graham flour, one teacup-
full of white Indian meal, three
fourths tcacupful of rye flour, one
half teacupful of molasses, one pint
Of thick milk, a teaspoonful of salcr-
atus, one tcaspoonful of salt, Mix
well together for fvominutos, Bake
in u creased covered pail for three
hours in u moderate oven Let it
remain in the pail with the cover for
ten or fifteen minutes after taking it
from tho oven Another recipe is as
follows; Take two quarts Of Indian
meal, sailed little; pour boiling wa.
ter over it; stir it, then let itgot cold
Add one quart of siftcd rye meal,
mixing it thoroughly. Addone and
oue.halr cups of molasscs, and one.
half cup of yeast; mix well, and if
not quite soft enough, add a little
water. It must be very soft Bake
in pans for four hours. The pans
must be creased and filed, Cover
them with other pans while they are
b1EiNr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

TUMBLER CAKE.-Five tumblers
full of flour; one tumblor full of mo-
lasses; two tumblers full of brown
sugar; one tumbler full of butter; one
pint of raisins; one tumbler full of
sweet milk; two small teaspoonsfuls
of saleratus; one glass of wine; one
tablespoonful each of ground cloaves,
cinnamon and nutmeg, bake one
hour in loaves.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
PAINTING!!
BOOKS AND PIPERS.

DAINTING DONE IN ALL ITS NARI-
cd branches Plain, Fancy and Orna-
mental. Also Paper Hanging, in all styles
such rs, Plain, Hall parlur, and Fresco.
The above class Of work will be done with
ncatnCss and dispatch, ons short notice.
Particular attention paid to Country Work.
All orders LETT at the Drug Store OF Mr.
NanGidcr, Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
viii he promptly attended To,
May lJ-ii 4. GREENWOOD.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

The soureSt man is not wholly
hopeless when hcwill not blasphcme
'ra Mis- son.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
JOB PRINTING
OF EVERY KIND

Executed at the "ReglStCr' Office
BB"Orlcrs solicited, Tryus,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

When you enter or leave room or
any place of buSinoss be careful to
leave the door open; there is nothing
like plenty Of ventilation-and be-
sides there isnQ better way by which
to find ont whether the owner or &C.
cupant is a good Christian or a pro
fame monsters *.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

A roof may be covered with very cheap
Single, and by application OF this slate be
made to last from 20 to 25years. Old roofs
can be patched and coated, looking much
better and lasting longer than new shingles
without the slate, for
one-third the Cost of Re-shingling.
The expense Of Stating new shingles is
only about the cost OF simply laying them.
The paint is FrRE-PRooF against sparks or
flying cinbers, as may be easily tested by
any one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21

No trace has ever been found of
the Bender family, who murdered
nine travellers in Kansas and buried
their bodies, and the theory is now
advanced that they were lynched.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
JNO. WINKLEY,
POINT PLEASANT,
so foot w ellis u Day.

lie Is now ready to make contracts and put
down wells on short notice. ANY one de-.
string well will find il to their advantage
to consult Mr. Winkloy. For draining
ponds, swamps, &c, this borcr has no su,
perior, and is much spcedcr than ditching,
MIR Winkley has the agency for this borcr
for radius Of one hundred miles around
Point Pleasant Address Point Pleasant,
Mason County, West Va Iscpt 3o-ti,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
TIN ROOFS
BRICK WALLS
=. ,,,,,,,,,., ut,,, l. tl,n oply ,nliuIln (

Our BRIoirr RED is the only reliable Slate
Paint ever introduced that will eiIectually
prevent dampness from penetrating and
discoloring the plaster.
These paints are also largely used on out
houses and fences, or us printing coat On
fine buildings.
Our only colors are CHOCOLATE, RED,
BmGIrr RED, and ORANGE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-12-21
NEW YORK oAsH PRICE LIsT,

M" 1Ohh ShOE1 L NlSc L'S4
Gallons, can and boX...,...."..."..S5 80
10 Observation-Disclosures. 1O
20 q halihrrel,..."......"..""".""".l6 OO
10 one ,."......"...."."..".3O 90
We have in stock OF our own manuiac-
ture, roofing materials, etc, at the follow
ing low prices;
1000 rolls extra Rubber Roofing, at 3
cents per square foot (Or we will furnish
Rubber Roofing, Nails, Caps, and Slate
Paint for an entire new roof, at A. cents
per square ioot)
2OOj rolls 2-ply TNrrcd Roofing Felt, at
II cents per square foot,
5000 rolls 3ply Turrcd Roofing Felt at
?! cents per square loot,
200 rolls larred Sheathing, at ! cent, per
square foot.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixed
ready for use, on inside or outside work, at
g per gallon, all shades.
1000 Bbls Slate Flour"."pcr Dbl. 81 90
1900 Soapstone Flour".". 90
1000 Grafton Mneralm." 3 90
1000 "Metallic Paint, dry" 90
Special prices per ton or carload lots.
Al orders must be accompanied with
the money, or subject to 80 days draft on
well known parties,
N. Y. SLATE PAINT COMPANY,
lO2 & lOl MAIDEN LAHE Nrw loRE.
nov 3O3m,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

The Lowell (AIass.) Courier says:
One day party in wholesale country
produce store in this city proposed a
guessing match in regard to the number
OF pea.beans in a barrel Of that vegeta.
bic. There werc several grocers in the
store aud their estimates varied from
40, 900 to 100000, all giving wild
guesses. 1t was ascertained that there
are about 566, 900 pea.beans in q full
barrel; this result being obtained b.
counting the number Of beans in pound
weight, mud multiplying that by the
number Of pounds in barrel. This OF
course would give only au approximate
number, rs the figures for each pound
will very probably vary slightly, and the
stated number OF pounds in barrel may
also vary. A gentleman Of au advanced
mathematical education who happened
in the store was asked to guess tue mum.
Der OF beans. He reached n result by
measuring one bean, and then figuring
how many Of the beans could be put in
the barrel. He placed the number in
the barrel Mt 1000 less than the result
obtained by the easier method OF calcu.
latiou, and his figures may be even
correct than those by the loose method.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Facts are Stubborn Things.

Thousands OF human beings arc yearly borne
on the swift curfent Of di,eAse, down to the
grave, just because they do not possess snfli.
cicnt knowledge OF themselves. A man meets
hts neIghbor, and his frs: salutAtion is !:
" How arc you 2" or How il your health y
Tho reply frequently is: "Oh, am we'll with
III exception OF cold" Moet persons Lightly
regard a cold. Header. do you know that a
cold Is one OF the most dangerous OF iualad:csI
A cold not only clogs M tho pores OF tho entire
system, and ratards circulation. bnt It IL pro.
dustye OF catArrh, which ID quite apt 10 lead
to consumption. "0h YOU Say, ut is nothing
but cold in ny head True, but that cold
IL really mild form OF cGtarrh, and II rot mr.
rested III its course will become chronic.
Catarrh Is one Of tho most disagreoable, Often.
sive affections In tho catalogue Of diseases.
Tho passage to tho nose Is obetrrctCd, the
sense Of smell lie inpIirei, and tlero is dis
agreeable sensation u pressure in tho head.
lii tho more ADVANCED stages, there Is 4 dis
charge having an Offensive odOr. II the dia-
easo DO allowed to continue in it's course,
thick, hard demonstrations will fern in tho head,
the bones Of which sometimes become soft
ened and break away III pieces. Why will per-
Sons continue to suffer from such All annoying,
disgusting disease. when they can just MS well
DO cured OF 1t DR.. SaEe's CRtAIrh Kennedy
will euro the WORT forms uf catarrh in fact, II
Ia the only sure and safe remedy which has
yet been ihered to tho public. Many lSrsh,
irritating preparations may, for timo, relieve
the urgency Of tho symptoms, but they do not
cure tie diucase. DR.. SASe's CRtarrii Romcdy
Is soothing and healing in its effects, aud,
when used with Dr.. Pierce Nasal DOuche,
according to directions, docs not fail " effect
u euro. Sold by all druggisH.-COR.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Astonishing Fcats of Chinese Acrobats.

The Chinese tumblcrs lately intro
duced into the Chinese academy Of
music in San Francisco, n local journal
says, arc indeed marvels in the line. A
number OF athletic 1IongoliNns appear,
stripped to the waist, and begin u sort
of combination on thG stage. At first
the fighting appears to be promiscuons,
but six or eight finally ally themselves
against one man, and try to overcome
him by springiug against him and strik-
ing him full III the breast with the soles
OF their feet. He Gets this curious
mode OF attack by standing like statue,
whilc the others iall heavily to the floor.
A number OF tables are next brought out
and piled one above the other, until n
height OF about twenty feet is attained.
A performer, whose weight is no less
than one hundred and fifty pounds,
mounts them, and, springing in the air
toward the floor and the stage, strikes
both feet with heavy thud upon the bare
breast of n man standing abont ten feet
from the foot Of the tables, throwing
him violently to the floor. How man
can sustain such q blow is mystery.
Again the agile acrobat ascends to the
top table, and, springing upward, turns
somersault, while all tho tables except
the lower table are suddenly taken away.
Upon the only tablessleft he falls with n
force apparently great enough to break
every bone in his body; but he leaps up
again Immediately and turns back hand
springs across tho stage. Again he
climbs to the top of the tower Of tables.
while second lies down upon table n
few feet from tho base OF the tower.
Turning q somersault in mid.air, he falls
upon tho other body, the two breast to
breast, and bounds oil again with a Sec
ond somersault. Other acrobats climb
to various attitudes, and fell upon the
stage, Alightiug square upon their backs
with force that is astonishing. The
feats are all executed by men i'll semi
nude condition, so that there is no
chance for padding their clothes. The
manager informed the reporter that the
tumblers were well trained from child
hood, and became habitaated to the
terrible conclusions only by years Of
practice. He added that many were
killed in training, or MANNED for life.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Unfounded Suspicion Punished,

A lady in Marquette, Mich, suspect.
cd that her husband was in the habit Of
kissing Katy, tho cook, and resolved to
detect him in the act. After watching
for days she heard him come in one
evening and quietly pass into the kitch-
on. Now, Katy was ont that evening,
mud the kitchen was dark. Burning
with jealousy, the wife took some
matches in her hand and hastily placed
her shawl over her head, rs Katy some
times did, entered the kitchen by the
back door, md was almost Immediately
seized and embraced in tho most ardent
manner. With hor heart almost bursting
with rage and jealousy the injured wife
prepared TO administer terrible rebuke
to her faithless spouse. Tearing her
self from his embrace, she struck
match and stood face to face with-thG
hired man. Her husband says that his
wife has never treated him so well since
the first month they were married as she
has for the past few days
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
A Mistake All Around.

A farmer living near Washington, N.
j., was awakened early one morning by
the noise Of some one entering his
house. Spring from his bed he sailed
out 10 meet the intruder, and as he en-.
tered the kitchen he saw tho form OF u
man standing in the room. Determined
to defend his property at all hazards, he
called to his hired man, who slept in an
adjoining room, and Selling n chair
aimed n deadly blew at the burglars
head. The darkness interfered with his
aim, and the chair struck the upper part
OF door, md splintering to pieces, fell
at his feet, Before he could recover
himself, the hired man made his ap-
pearance, and installing his employer
for the burglar-who had suddenly dis
appeared-Struck him with another chair
md knocked him down. Lights were
soon produced and the whole family
aroused, when it was discovered that the
supposed burglar was M employee on
the same farm, who had been out on Il
"spArkiug" expedition, md had en-
deavored to gain access to hisroom with.
out awaking tho family. His employer
informed him, rs he caressed tho bruis0
on his body, that hereafter lie should
take nightkey or keep better hours.
30 thinks he will.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
How lie Weighed his Wife.

The Lewiston (Maine) journal Inns
discovered the method and thus reveals
it: She is n woman weighing, il WINS
supposed, about $50 pounds, but her
husband could not inluce her to be
weighed. So the other day he was out
driving with his vito and drove up to
Mr.. Dorinan's store in Auburn. The
wife did not notice that tho team stood
on Mr.. DormAn's hay scales. While he
was talking with gentleman at the
door, his whole team was being weigh
ed. He thcn drove over to Lisbon
street aud left his vito to do some shop.
ping. Then he drove back to Mr.. Dor
man hay scales and the team was then
wcighed-minus tho wife. 1t was but
q simple sum in subtraction TO discover
the weight of the woman. On getting
homo the Joke leaked out, but his neigh.
bors declare that Caleb will never be
moro sorry than he was tho hour when
bis wife learned that she weighed two
and forty odd pounds,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28
Her Album.

When visiting M old acquaintance, q
farmer, ut time when albums were al
the rage, n well known wit was handed
by the daughter superannuated nc
count book, ruled for pouI DIS, shillings
and pence, in which he was requested to
write something pretty for her; with
which request no complied i'll the fol-
lowing manner: