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An Illustration ofFaith.

The writer regards the third chap
ter of Galations of the precious jewels
of the Pauline treasury of Truth.
What a significant question is
asked in the second verse; "This
only would learn of you, Received
ye the Spirit by the works of thclaw,
or by hearing of faith?"
More comforting words to the wri-
ter were never recorded than these Of
the 9th verse, $50 then they which
be Of faith are blessed with Abra-
ham,"
How positive and assuring is the
Ito verse, "But that no man is jus.
titled by the law in the sight of it is
evident: for the just shall live by
faith"
1t seems strange that parties seek.
ing light should earnestly and per.
sistently peer into dark cavern, or
wishing to get warmth should leave
the fire and seat himself near an ice.
berg, but this is just the way every
inquiring sinner is prone to do in
seeking relief for his anxious and
troubled soul, by going about to cs.
tablish righteousness of his own.
This is what he virtually does, SO
long as tho mind is occupied with
fanciGd goodness or real badness,
church ordinances or ones own ef.
forts, and hence no abiding comfort,
and no genuine glow of the heart.
But when the attention of the
awakened can be fixed upon Jesus
and his finished work, and his word
as true for himself, then he attains
abiding peace. Not only is this the
way for tho anxious sinner to find
peace, but for the troubled christian
likewise,
A commercial traveller, detained in
city by missing his railroad con.
nOction, attended divine worship
whom persons at tho close Of tho ser.
vices were invited to manifest their
desire to become christians, by ris-
ing in tho audience ho responded
A christian worker was soon at his
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Actress Luck.

At a fair given for the benefit Of
the poor at one of the Paris theaters,
a very pretty actress presided over
one of the stands, when a Russian
Nobleman, who chanced to be present,
bantoringly asked her how much she
would take for a kiss. She glanced
at him rather stornly, and replied
that she would not kiss any man but
her botrothed, The prince passed
on, but returned to the stand quar-
ter of an hour aftorward, and said,
rather thoughtfully, to the actress:
evil you permit me to ask you
another question, madcmoisclle?"
with pleasure, sir"
"Haye you betrothcd2"
She eyed him a moment in sur
prise, and then said, with blush
and smile:
mo, sir"
"Would you like to have one?"
"That depends upon circumstan.
ccs," she said, laughing.
"Well, then, would you take me2'
So saying he handed her his card.
She was greatly surprised, and
finally stammered that she would
give him an answer the next day
On the following morning he called
at her house, the reply was in the
affirmative, and to-day the mademois-
ellie is a princess and happy wife.
Undrcssod kid gloves arc almost
supcrscding dressed kid gloves fol
street wear, They arc brought in
medium and dark shades of gray and
brown for general use, while fol
more drcssy costumes are the stylish
light drab shades, buff and pale
French grey. Forovoning arc white
undresscd kid gloves, and for deer
mourning soft dull black gloves oil
undrcsscd kid aro preferred to al
Others,
-
Six members of the Georgia lcgis
laturc are under 90 years of age.
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OLD MRS. BIsAS STORY.

Whom my son Gregory. married
Miss Morrison l gave him a piece Of
hsmind, and told him l didn't care
ifsI'never saw him again. Whyl
s0hlI didn't like her; she wasn't the
Sort of girl I'd have chosen; I'd
.psyat se6s Der 7 Knew
not thing uss lnt
.efb6as dug sci nakei q
shyispr a5oaf AndtheFe was
sljssFishs eiil 4 masl
Row,bus SO good tple endid. d.hopse.
eper, and ~ hat always lilSs*s =
6linifa Eish; and esSgSfy to
erry Ganny M
selasI told lrife I thoas 3 ol
and o. her ard ths boy OWED
tsmIeT + md ~ idohth y.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Judge Circuit Court-Hox. Jos. SMITH
Residence Ravcnswood, Jackson County.
Clerk Circuit Court-C. b. WAGugNER.
Dcputy-JAMEs II. HOLLOWAY.
Clerk County Court-E. KINnERLING.
Dcputy-.IoSEpu II. HoLLowAY.
President County Court-D. S. VAN MA
TRE,
Prosecuting Attorncy--G. p. SlMrsoN.
Sherill:-DAvID S. STEVENSON.
Dcputics-J. T. II. b. SMITH, J. JEwETT
JoHS H. DABSEY, HENRY Fm.
Jailor--J. JEwErT.
Surveyor Of Lands-THos ]. RogERTs.
Assessor Dist. No. Jas. W. WNDoN.
Assessor Dist. No. 2-E. T. BAKER.
Sup't Public SchOOls-CHAs l.. HoGG.
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fAlf into the absurd stiperss tAon ina
a woman must hate her mother-in
law. mean 70 love mipe.scme day
/ can't remember my own mother
and Gregory!s certainly would seen
to come next to herr Now you hhy'
the story Mrs; saitzcr,'
81 am sure it does you credit" say!
I; "and the old lady ought to b
ashamed of herself"
1 wanted to get up and kiss my
daughter-in-law there and then, bu'
that would spoil all my fun. So af
ter that / sewed hard and did notsa!
much, and together we finished thc
silk dress, and had it just FINISHED
when the sound ola key in the doc
caught both our ears.
"That's my husband" said m!
daughter-in-law; and l knew it wa
Gregory. Up stairs he came, TIVE
steps at a time, opened the door ant
looked in at US with bright smil'
on his face.
"Thi8 is as it should be-" said he
"Fannie. shall kiss mother first thi
time"
"ohl Gregory" she cried "*hu
are you about? This is Mrs. switze
who is making my dress. AT least
i have thought so all day.
"For you see 1 had burst ough
laughing and kissed Gregory bacl
and then kissed her.
"My DEAR" said give played
little trick on you, or rather let yol
play one yourself, but you've turned
out as good as gold. | couldn't ge
you to say a word against the old Ia
dy. ~ am Gregory's mother, m!
dear, and yours too, if you'll call mi
So"
"Indced l WILL" said the dear girl
"but I've kept you sewing all day.
You sec 1 expected a Mrs. Switzer
and"
"Wc've been all the moroSSsociabl'
for that, my dear said 1, and ~ an
glad it happened. I've been yer!
foolish all this while, and Tom ha
chosen a better wife for himself thar
Icould have DONE"
And so 1 think to this day ther'
never was a better woman than TOM
wife.
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He"sIOtioned and HOIIered."

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chae.' 1,si,
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'ropne unless some'hlhg {, was 1one'
ana l s'ooa up IN Ihe wagon anu 'no-
toned ana hollered ana motioneo LOT
the engine TO BACK water Du1 she AZ.
didn't. She plowed right along as II !,
lWasnt nobody and when she !, struck
u, .me wagon, 'hlns' 'uFneu uatA'
Ihey iouna M me over 'he ience' '"ns,
leo up win hoops ana slaves anu u
spokes' ana 'hefe wasnt piece Iei'
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Inc morse ran away ana hoSn Oeen
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

M,soxIc-NIintum Lodge No. 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month.
ODD FnIowS.-Point Pleasant Lodge No.
80, |. O. o. F., meets every Thursday
night Hall in Stortz's block.
Court Point Pleasant, No. ., !. o, r.,
meets every Friday evening u o'clock, ut
Cup>hart's Hall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-29

A handbook was presented at the
.Sprinfeld Institute for Savings one
day recently, which hadnot been seen
by the bank officials since the orig
inal depositwas made thirtytwo years
ago. The amount of the deposit was
sS0O,whilo the interest alone amount
ed to s1,694. During this time the
owner of the book had never entered
the bank or asked question as to
her property, which she now comes
to claim.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-29
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-D. W. PoLsLEr.
Rccardcr-M. II. Hale.
Councilmcn--C. B. Wagccncr, John W
English, c. NJ. Cole, W. p. Ncale, Henry
Fry.
City sergcont-J. F. lIulva.
AssessOr-A. Hess.
Oversccr Poor-,I. L. Charles.
Street superintendent, !. Gibbs.
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TERMS OF COURT.

CmcrIr CornT-First Monday in April,
and first Monday in October.
GouHTY CouEr-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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physicians.
NJ p NEALE M, D,

Office S. 4. Cor. ain and 2nd SITS; resi-
dence on Main St., between 9th and 1th.
Attends promptly to all calls, whether day
or night. When not professionally engaged
can always be found in his office.
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A doting mother of a waggish boy
having bottled q quantity of nice
preserves, Tabled them "Put up by
Mrs, Doc" Johnny having discover
ed the goodies, soon ate the contents
of onobottlc, and wrote on the bottom
of the label, "Put down by Johnny
Doe"
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DR.. S. G. SHAW,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
TENDERS his professional services to the
/ public. Callsirom the country prompt;
y attended to. Office, corner OF Main and
Third streets, opposite tho old Presbyterian
Church. Tapril 5, lS78-ly.
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fhe OId.FashIoncd NIother.


Thank God that some Of US have
had an Old,hsHioned mother Not a
woman oftke period, enameled and
painted withher great chiguon, her
curls, and bdst1e; whose white, jew
cled hands mover felt the clasp Of ba-
by fingers; buta dear, old-fashioned,
sweet-yoiced mother, with. eyes in
whose clear deptAsl the love light
shone, and brown hair just threaded
with silver lying smooth upon her
faded cheek. Thosedearhands, woln
with toll, gently guided our tottering
steps in childhood and smoothed our
pillow in sickness, ever reaching out
tous in ycarning tenderheise BlessS
cd'is~thc memory Of an old-fashioned
mother 1t floats to us now, like the
beautiful. perfume from some wooded
blossoms. The music of other voices
may be lost, but the enhancing men,
ory of hers will echo in our souls for
ever.
Other faces may fade away and bs
forgotten, but hers will shine on,
When, in the fitful pause Of busy
life, our feet wander to the old home
stead, and crossing the well worn
threshold, stand once more fin tho
room so hallowed by her presence,
repentance comes over us, and We
kneel down in the molten sunshine,
streaming through the open window
Just where long years ago VIC knelt
by our mothers knee, lisping "our
Father" How many times when
the temptcrlurod us on, has the mem
ory of those sacred hours, that moth
er's words, her faith and prayers,
saved us from plunging into the deep
abyss of sin. Years have filled great
drifts between her and us, but they
have not hidden from tho sight tho
glory of her pure unselfsh love.
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Bald.hcodcd men are so numerous
in Chicago that an audience in that
city issaid to look, when viewed from
above, like u cobble-stonc pavement.
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A Wolnan's Love.

Shrink not from woman Of strong
sense, for if she becomes attached to
you, it is seeing and reviewing diff
ferent qualities in yourself; you may
trust her, for she knows the value Of
your confidence; you may consult her,
for she is able to advise, and does so
at once, with the frmness Of reason
and the consideration of affections
her love is lasting, and it will not
have been lightly won, for weak
minds arc not capable of the lofticst
grades of passions,
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~ fIHl .III'
woman ia every respect Put when
my husband told her s. lsely That
he going to mafrS girl she
neyar saw, she was natp y stArtl.
ed; and she said some hiae a6o0s
me, knowing / was from tie boafdi
ing school, and no h6pssk keeper that
offended Gregory, and 50 Nssre has
been. an sstraleemeet. J think M
dear husband ittI1 Eo plane, and
sf aresd him 4: :lezad siinbs to see
Iherl II fefe l6i her, and
10 many
hut hisjtetnF nf and it
time to q eanwhile
q ! i.Ii|I 3 3
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side, and the.two entered into cons
versation in the inquiry room.
The young man was deeply I'M.
tpressed and'Nas Seemingly conyulsed
with emotion
.:Do. you desire to.be sayed2s
eoh, yeslp heteplied yeryssshes
stDo you wish toabe savsttgSss,
tihst noio2o -. Ga;
Yes, yes, frpp, ia could Se. rs;
II Itwaslearned from his saccS1l 1s
l'himself, that he'had been irsi9e Isi
"a praying mother, and wasinot sksR.
tieal, but had been Ii S Esil ;inHt-
ences TO neglect sogreat; atiolle'ss
Do you believe The Bible u 81.
Yes!p ID > Is IS; +;
ATe e'ssslpe g0a believe eFers1
thing it3says2n
"Yes, sure
;"stop a moment and think, do you
Ebelieye it all?".
|. Yes, every word of it, the first of
Genesis TO the last of Revelations"
eve shall see," remarked the min
isten He opened his Bible at Matt.
8; 2, and requested the youth to read
aloud. Wiping away the tears, he
read with faltering voice: "Son be
of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven
thee"
"Do you believe that?"
"Yes, do, and am saved"
He was left alone with Jesus sim
ply to take Christ at his word, and
on that to build his hope. He found
light by looking at the light. His
heart, in communication with the
source of love, became warm and fill
cd with love.
May it be so with the writer and,
every one of his readers, to look ever
to Jesus as the author and fnisher of
our faith, and continually keep his
word in mind, with this one question
addressed to our hearts," Do you be-
lievc that?"
Then to US will there be sweetness
and power in promise, 81 will guide
thee with mine eye"
Origin OF the American Navy.
The first war.ship of the Revolu-
ton was built on Jones' river in the
town ofKingston, Mass, on Plymouth
Bay, by William Drew, ESQ., grand
father of Rev. William A. Drew, Of
this city, in 1FTe. Appropriately
she was christened the "Indepen-
dence, in honor of the Declaration
made on the 4th of July. She was n
sloop-of-war, mounting sixteen guns.
She was commanded by Capt. Simeon
Sampson of that town, who was the
first Naval officer ever commissioned
by the Continental Congress. After
capturing fifteen pirates, he was
himself taken prisoner and carried
to Halifax.
The second war-ship was soon after
built by this patriotic shipwright, in
Drew's shipyard, and called in honor
of the God of War, the Mars This
also was sloop.of-war, larger than
the first, mounting twenty guns
Capt. Sampson, on his release, was
put in command of this ship.
This was the commencement of
the American Navy, which had its
birthplace in the little town of King
ston, in the old Colony, which was
formerly part of Plymouth, front
ing on Plymouth Bay.
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A LEGAcY.-Tho following noble
sentiment occurs in the will of Col.
George Mason, of Virginia, a man
distinguished before the revolution
for his patriotism and chivalry;
"I recommend it to my sons from
my own experience in life, to prefer
the happiness of independence, anda
private. station tostl.nr
Vocation 81 public
their own inclinaioa ta
sitiescfthe times lSsla engage thcnt
in public affairs, | charge them With
fathers blessing never to let the
motives Of private interest or ambis
tion induce them to betray, nor the
terrors of poverty and disgrace, or
the fear or danger of death, deter
them from asserting tho liberty of
their country, and endcavoring to
transmit to posterity those sacred
rights to which themselves were
born"
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observation-disclosures of busy-bod-
les. A man who NEEDLES in other
peoples affairs is sure to make mis-
chief He generally NEEDLES to suit
himself, and consequently puts diff
ferent constructions on the same
things when said to different people,
so that the most innocent words dis
torted into applications which those
who used them never intended they
should bear.
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REWARDS OF FIDELITY.-Nevor for
sake friend. When enemies gath
er around, when sickness fall on the
heart, when the world is dark and
cheerless, is the time to try. true
friendship. They who turn from the
scene ofdistress betray their hypocri-
sy, and prove that interest only moves
them. If you have friend who
loves you-who has studied your in
torest and happiness, be sure to sus-
tain him in adversely, Let him feel
that his former kindnessis apprecia-
ted, and that his love was not thrown
away. Real fidelity may be rare;
but it exists-in the heart. They
only deny its worth and power who
never loved a friend, or laborcd to
make friend happy.
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Six members of the Georgia lcgis.
laturc are under 90 years of age.
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Great preparations are being made
at Antwerp to celebrate next August,
the S00th anniversary of the birth Of
Rubcns. The musical fcats are to be
on a grand scale, and there will be
an artists congress, an exhibition Of
ancient paintings, and a retrospect
i've exhibition ofpaintingso of the Bel
gian school since 1880.
The congressional library has
grown to immense proportions, The
last annual report of the librarian
shows the number of bound volumes
to be over 1,0O0 to say nothing Of
about 100000 pamphlets, No less
than 1880 bound volumes have been
added during tho past year, there
having been 1892 entries In the
copyright department,
Among tho assets OF q merchant Of
New York who failed the other day
were one hundred thousand acres oI
land on an island oifthe coOst of Tex
as, valued at two dollars an acre.
Clarion County, Pa, produces $780,
050 worth of oil daily,
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~ me she
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side, and thetwo entered into cons
versation in the inquiry room.
Tho young man was deeply I'M.
pressed and was Seemingly convulsed
with emotion.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
The Rule Of COntrarieS,

IT doesn't require any astrologist,
or medium, or gypsy with dirty pack
Of cards. 1t is very simple, lies in a
nutshell, and can be expressed in "a
very few words. The plan is this: If
a girl expresses fondness for majes-
tic men with large whiskers, make up
your mind that she will marry a very
small man with none. If she declares
that "mind +" is all she looks for, ex-
pect. to see her stand before the altar
with a very pretty fellow who has
just sense enough to tie cravat bow.
Ii, on the contrary, she declares she
must have handsome husband, look
about for the plaineSt person in the
circle of her acquaintance, and de-
clare "that is the man," for it will be.
Men are almost as bad. The gentle
man who desires wife with mind
and mission marries a lisping baby,
who screams at the sight of mouse
and hides her face when she hears a
sudden knock at the door. And the
gentleman who dreaded anything like
strong-mindedhess exults in the fact
that his wife is everything he detest-
ed. If girl says of one, "Marry
him! I'd rather dieH' look upon the
affair as settled and expect cards to
the wedding of these two people. If
a man remarks of lady, "Not my
style at all" await patiently the APP
pearance of his name in the matrimo-
NAL column in connection with that
lady's. And if any two people de-
clare themselves " friends and nothing
YOU may know what will come
Leader.
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The Population of the World.

THE London Times published re-
Gently an extract of an account of the
population of the world annually pre-
pared by Drs. Benin and Wagner, and
published by Perthes, from which it
appears that the population in 1876
may be taken at 1,423,917, 1000, of
whom nearly one-fiftb, or 800, IT'S, 600,
reside in Europe, and probably AGO.
600, 900, or less than one-third, belong
to the European civilization. Four
seyenths of the worlds people, or
s24, 0OO, 900, reside in Asia, and half of
these are Chinese.
The population of America, natives
included, in both divisions of the Con-
tinent, is only $4,000 900, of whom we
imagine about half are of pure blood
ed European descent. The population
of Africa, arrived at, of course, by
more or less careful guessing, is set
down at 100, 100000 of whom scarce
ly one per centum can be fairly set
down as civilized men, and little more
than ten per centum as semi-civilized.
The Turkish Empire is estimated at
46,00o,00o, including 10000, 1000 in
Egypt and its dependencies, with Tu-
mis- and Tripoli; but the population in
Europe is Only 5000, 900, and in Asia
13.500.0 00.. Half the European popu-
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