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GIrk, COniide in Mother.

e 70 sAA-a-A ftf
The moment a girl has secret
from her mother, or has .reeeiyedaa a
letter she dare not let mother
read, or has friend q whom her
mother does not know, she is in dan.
ger. A secret is not good thing for
a girlto have. The fewer secrets
that lie ins the hearts Of women at
any age, ths better It IS aliaos Us
test Of purity. She who has none Of
her own is best andShappiest.
In girlhood hide nothing from
your mother; do nothing that if dis.
covered by your father would make
you blush. When you ire married,
never never conceal anything from
your husband. Never allow your.
self to write a letter that he may not
know all about, or toreceiye one that
you are not quite willing that he
should read. Have no mysteries
whatever. Tell those about you
where you go and what you do.
those who have the right to know, 1
mean, of course.
A little secretiveness has set many
scandal aAoat; and, much as is said
about women who tell too much, they
are much better off than the woman
who tells too little, A man may be
rcticent and lie under no suspicion;
not SO woman.
The girl who frankly says to her
mother: 81 have been here, l met
so and SO. Such and such remarks
were made, and this and that was
done," will be certain of receiving
good advice and sympathy. If all
was right, no fault will be found. If
the mother knows, out of her great
experience, that something was i'm
proper or unsuitable, she will, if Ishe
is a good mother, kindly advise
against its repetition.
1t is when mothers discover that
their girls are hiding things from
them that they rebuke or scold. In
nocent faults are always pardonedby
kind parents.
You may not know, girls, just
what is right, just what is wrong,
yet. You can't be blamed for making
little mistakes, but you will never do
anything very wrong if, from the
first, you have no secrets from your
mother.-Christian at Work.
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CHIEF JOSEPH.
HncIdcnts Of hls Snrrondcr.

When Joseph surrendered he ad.
vanced boldly toward the carthworks
occupied by the troops, carrying a
Winchester rifle, and stepping in
front of General Miles ho extended
his piece to him, the muazlo of the
piece pointing to his own breast.
The chief of the Noa PerCcs is u saw
age of splendid bearing in his dress
and manner There is little which
resembles that of the ordinary saw
ngo of the plains, On the battle.
nold No wore 4 pair Of moccNsins and
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The Largest Snake III America.

We we're yesterday informed by
Mr.. Smith, living on Quapaw bayou,
that while he and his son William
aged about thirteen years, were out
in the woods on Monday afternoon
last, driving up their cattle, their at
tention was attracted by the bleat-
ing of calf some distance from
them. Thinking probably the poor
animal had begged, they started to
its assistance. They had gone only
a short distance down the bayou when
they discovered a yearling in the
coils of a huge snake, the body of
which was suspended from the limb
of a black gum tree about twenty
feet from the ground, and which pro-
jected from the bank Immediately
over the water. Mr.. Smith and his
son were almost terror-stricken at
the sight, and stood speechless for
several moments, unconsci o II 81 y
watching the movements of the huge
reptile as he cntwined himselfaround
the already dead body OF the year.
ling, and at every coil of the snake,
they could hear the bones of the calf
break. After coiling itself around
the lifelcss form Of the yoarling and
crushing every bone in its body, the
serpent let loose its hold from the
tree and dropped down alongside Of
its victim and began licking it all
over, preparatory, it is supposed, to
swallowing it, About this time Mr..
Smith recovered his sehses, aud after
watching tho monster snake open its
capacious mouth several times, he
fired on it with his rifle, striking it
near the head, and was quickly fol-
lowed by his son, who discharged q
double-barreled gun loaded with
buckshot. Both reloaded as quick as
possible and again fired on his snake
ship. In the meantime the reptile
had coilod itself into a huge mass,
and was making a Kissing sound
that could be heard fully a hundred
yards, and was protruding his forkod
tongue several feet. After discharg.
ing about n dozen volleys each, Mr..
Smith and his son succeeded in dis
patching one of the largest snakes
ever seen in Louisiana, and, proba.
bly,, North America. 1t measured
thirty.one feet in length, and the
body measured, ten feet from head,
thirty inches in circumference, and
about the center of the body about
forty.two inches, 1t has n regular
succession Of spots, black and yellow,
alternating, extending from its head
to its tail, while either side is u deep
purple. Mr. Smith has noidca what
kind Of u snake IL Is, but thinks IL
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must be Of TIE boa constrtstor species.
No doubt this snake has for many
years inhabited that section Of the
country, and appreciated upon the
young calves and animals that came
within its reach. The skin,of this
huge snake has been preserved, and
will,bo sent to. Shreveport and put
on exhibition. 81.
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- - - - ftfs-NNf y - !"
was drawn a pairofwoelen stockings
which fitted closely toshis legs and
Iextendsd to his knees, showing his
great mlscularity. q blue woolen
shirt covered the upper portion Of
lhis body, and over is.rightshoulder
q white blanket was carelessly
ighrown. His face was free from
ipsint, and the only sign Of sayagery
'Eas seen in the few green feathers
! in his hair at the back'of his head,
InAaddressing General Miles hemere,
Ii said that'his people desired tosur-
rapder, He was followed by three or
fdpf warriors who advanced and of
feredstheir gtss to General Miles in
ElersSp The Indians we're slow TO
leave tlleir works end l6saph
returned to the ravine and appeared
to argue with them. Presently be-
tween thirty and forty warriors APP
pearcd and advanced over the piece
of flat ground which lay between the
two forces and before nightfall all
had surrendered save the wounded
who still remained in their works.
The squaws and the children follow
ed the warriors, and soon camp
was formed in q hollow near the cut
bank, in front of which tho seventh
cavalry had made their gallant charge
on the first day of the fight. The
squaws built willow fires and were
soon engaged in cooking a meal. A
squad of soldiers was placed over the
camp, but the movements of the In
dians were not greatly interfered
with. During the evening some of
them gathered about the camp-fres
of the soldiers and scouts, but con.
versed very little. Nearly every In
dian was found to be armed with n
Winchester rifle, and four were found
having in their possession long-range
Crcedmoor guns. There was little
about the dress of any members Of
the tribes which would class them
with any of the prairie Indians
They wore neither paint nor feathers
and there was lack of brass work
about their hair and necks, The
women are better looking than ordi-
nary squaws, and carry more ex-
tensiye wardrobe.
General Miles had litters prepared
and lowered into the pits, upon
which the wounded Indians were
conveyed to the feldshsspital, where
the surgeons extracted the bullets
and cared for them In the best man
ner possible. No trace was found Of
the Indians killed in the fight, but
Joseph acknowledged the death Of
twenty-sevcn, and it is probable that
the number is in excess of this
When General Howard arrived at
the battlefield on the morning of
the fifth, the surrender was nearly
consummated and he remarked to
Miles that he was glad to have ar
rived in time to congratulate him
upon his success. He refused TO as
sumo command, and remarked to
Miles his satisfaction at their cap
ture.
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TERMS OF COURT.

CRcrrr CorRr-First Monday in April,
and first Monday in October
CurNrY CouRr-Third Monday in Janu-
ary; Third Monday in March; Third Mon.
lay in May; Third Monday in July; Third
Monday in November; Third Monday in
December.
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nENEvoLENT SOCIETIES.

MAsoNro-NIinturn Lodge No. 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month.
ODp FElIows-PointP Pleasant Lodge No
80, /. o. o. F., meets every Thursday
night. Hall in StOrtz's block.
Court Point Pleasant, No. 5, !. o. F.,
meets every Friday evening a O'Clock, at
Capehart's Hall.
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she yFanle 70.

SHt s4iAAAAN
There is no teason The inyen
tor ola remedyto the wois
case Of fcataFfhi iasia five min
utesp shouldn't FEEL b duty 7,
place. bottle of the in every
personls hand twenty-i5y.
cents; no cure no pay Therefore
the longlegged.ch chap pulled
door-beil on John eet yester
day hadnone Of cha dityin hii
bearing which ela izes rag
buyers, lightning-ro 4 mid so
licitors for the FIRE 81 He hat
a good thing and he Aeasii and he
wanted. others 70 Ispow When
the door opened an ial5;ieatlsec
woman a6put. foIsy v q ase con;
fronted him he pleasantly went tt
business and asked;
MADAM, is yonr husband ever
troubled with the catarrh?"
"Can man who has been dead
seven years be troubled with the
catarrh?n she grimly replied.
But the children are liable to be
attacked at any hour this season."
he remarked.
"Whoso children?s
"Yours, madam"
"Ineverhad any sirl What brought
you here, anyway Why do you come
asking these questions?"
Madam, L have compounded a
remedy for the catarsh. 1t is a good
thing. I'll warrantit to knock any
case of catarrh sky-high in less than
five minutes"
"Well, sir, what isall this to me?''
"Why, madam-why-"he STAN
mered.
"Do l look as if l needed any ca
tarrh remedies?" she demanded, as
she stepped out on the platform.
madam, would not for the world
have you think that / thought you
had the catarrh, but | suppose the
fair and lovely can. be attacked as
well as the strong and brave"
"And what have to do with all
that rigmarole2 Who are you, sir,
and what do you want?"
"NIadam," he whispered, backing
down one step, a have compounded
a remedy for the catarrh,"
"Whoso catarrh, sir?o
MADAM, am selling my catarrh.
aWhere is yo!iE catarrh where is
it?" she interrupted.
lie got down on the second step
and softly began:
"Madam, have a sure cure for
the catarrh, and l am selling lots Of
it."
"Well, what do care! Must you
ring NV door-bcll to tell me YOU are
selling lots of catarrh medicine?"
lie got down on the walk, clear OF
the steps, and he tried hard to look
beautifully around the mouth as he
explained:
"NIadam, didn't l ask you if your
husband was ever touched with ca
tarrh?"
"Yes, sir, and didn't reply that
he wac dead! DO you want to see his
grave, sir?"
"No, madam. 1 do not. 1 am sor-
ry he's dead, but my catarh remedy
can't help him any, Good-by mad
am"
Here, sir, hold on a minutel" she
called; what was your business with
me2"
"why, 1 have a remedy for the ca
tarrh."
$50 you said before"
~ asked you if you didn't want to
purchase and"
"You arc falsilier, sir-you never
asked me topurchase"
"Do-you-want-a-bottle9" he
slowly asked.
"Yes, sir-givc me two of them
here's your money! Next time you
want to sell your catarrh remedy
don't begin to talk around about the
discovery of America by Columbus
Here you've bothered me fifteen min
utes and put all my work behind,
and it's good for you that l didn't
bring the broom to the door,"
He retreated backward through
the gate, his lcft-oyo squintcd up
,,,1 l. <, ,,,o,,tl, o,,o,, un ebut thn
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CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-D. W. rolsLEr.
RccorCler-M. II. HALE.
Councilmeu-C. Il. Waggener, John W,
English, Z. NJ. Cole, W. 7. Ncalc, Henry
Fry.
City scrgcant-J. F. Iiulm.
AsscsSor-A. Hess.
Oversccr Poor. L.. Charles.
Street Supcrintendept-L. i. Gibbs.
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Take Which Road You Please.


John Randolph WIS travelling in a
part Of Virginia with which he was
unacquainted. In the meantime ho
stopped during the night at an inn
at the forks of the road, The inn
keeper was fine old gentleman, and
no doubt one of the first families of
the Old Dominion. Knowing who
his distinguished guest was, he en-
deavored to draw him into conversa-
tion, but failed in all his efforts.
But in.tho morning when Mr.. RAN
dolph was ready to start, he called
for his bill, which on being present
ed was paid. The landlord, still
anxious to have one conversation
with him, began as follows;
(which way are you travelling,
Mr.. Randolph"
"sir, said Mr.. Randolph with
look of displeasure,
81 asked" said thelandlord, which
way you were traveling2"
"Have 1 paid my bill9"
eyes"
"Do l owe you anything more2"
"No."
swell, l am going just where
please-do you understand"
The landlord by this time got some
what excited, and Mr.. Randolph
drove off. But, to the landlords sur
prise, the servant returned to en-
quiro which of the forks Of the road
to take. Randolph not being out Of
hearing distance, the landlord spoke
at the top of his voice;
"NIr. Randolph, you don't owe me
a cent just take which road you
please"
1t is said the air turned blue with
the curses of Randolph,
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PHYSILiNS.


PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
TENDERs his professional services to the
public Calls from the country prompt
" attended 10. Office, corner Of Main and
Third streets, opposite the old Presbyterian
Church. apri 5, lS76-ly.
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DR.. L. r. Campbell,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Point Pleasant, West Va.
OFFERS his professional services to the
" citizens OF Point Pleasant and vicinity.
He hopes by strict attention to business, TO
merit continuance Of the liberal patron
he has already Hemay be found
ut all times at his office, when not profess
ionally engaged. lnoy ., b-ly.
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The Weekly Register
rUPLisHEp RyEY THURSDAY BY.
GEORGE w. TIPPETT,
EplroR ASD PRoHuEToh
EplroR AND PaoruEToR.

Office tlp-stahs, stortz's Block Rptrance
on Main Street.
Terms OFFS description.
One copy one year, .,s,,.................., 50 90
one copy nVe years. -,Y....';,..''' w
LipdridJl5 IN AdeMee.
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Ohio will make tho twonty-fourtk
State with Democratic Governor.
The Republicans have still fifteen
States left them. OF these, six have
been carried by the Democrats at
different times, within the last six
years and may be easily carried
agoin, This would leave tho Re.
publican phalanx only nino strong,
composed of a part of New England
aud The Northwest, -Rtgi6H
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"seo what you have brought me
tol" remarked q Western man, as on
his way to Jail, he passed the wife
whom he had tried to kill, because
tho flap.jacks were only Drowned ON
ono side.
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THE OLD STORY.


The waiting women wait at her feet,
And the day is fading into the night
And close at her pillow, and round and sweet,
TIE red rose burns like "a lamp allght,
And under and over the gray Hiist's fold;
And down and down from the NOISY caves,
And down from the sycsmore's long wild
The slow rain diroppeth cold, so cold.
All never had a sleeper sleep so fair:
And the waiting women that weep around
Have taken the combs from her golden hair;
And il slideth over her face to the ground.
They have hidden the light from her lovely
And down the eavts where the MOSES grow
The rain r. dIippdlg so slow, so slow,
And the night wind cries and cries and cries.
From her hand they have taken the shining
They have broVght the linen her shroud to
make;
o, the lark she xas never so 10th to sing,
Aud the morn she was never so 10th TO
walxel
And ae their sewing they hear the rain
DriF~drop, d<ip-drop over the caves,
And drp-drop over the sycamore leaves,
AS il there would never be sunshine again.
The mourning train to the grave has gone,
Ard the waiting women are here and are
there,
With birds at the windows and CLEANS of the
Making the chamber of death to be fair,
And under and over the mist unlapS,
And ruby and amethyst burn through the
And dryeSt bushes grow green with spray,
And the dimpled water its glad hand claps.
The leaves of the sycamore dance and wave,
And the mOurners put of the mourning
shows;
And over the pathway down to the grave
The long grass blows and blows and blows,
And every drip-drOp rounds TO a flower,
And love in the heart of the young man
springs;
And the hands Of the maidenS shine with
rings,
AS If all life were a festival hour.
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CASTORIA.

Ii is a mistake to suppose that CastOria "a
not adapted to grown persons as well chill
dren. They only need to increase the guam
tity. But children hIve SO many complaints
for which Castoria is adapted, like Wind Collie,
Sour Stomach, Worms. letter, Teething aud
Group, that it is especially recommended FOX
them.
Its effects are more certain than castor oil. Il
contains no alcohol, and is as PLEASANT TO
TAKE as Honey. 1t never gripes. BY regulat-
itg the stomach and bowels the Castoria coois
the blood, expels worms and prevents fever
ishness, qulets the nerves and produces health
then of course children can sleep in quiet
and mothers can rest.
CaStOrfa is recommended by all physicians
and nurses who have tried il, and ii is having
rapidly increasing sale. IL is prepared with
great care after the recipe of DIR. Samuel
Pitcher, of Massachusetts, at the labratory o I
j. b. Rose & Co.. 46 Dey street, New York.
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To Communicable advertiser, a re-
tired physician, having providentially dis
covered, while a medical missionary in south
ern Asia, a very simple vegetable remedy for
the speedy and permanent cure Of consump-
ton, asthma. bronchitis, eatarrh and all throat
and lung affections, also positive and radical
specific for nervous debility, premature decay
and all nervous complaints, feels it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows. Ac-
tuated by this motive, he will cheerfully send
free of charge) to all who desire it, the recipe
for preparing, and full directions for success
fully using, this providentially discovered
remedy. Those who wish to avail themselves
of the benefits of this discovery, without cost,
can do 50 by return mail, by addressing, with
stamp, DIR. CHARLES p. MARSHALL, 33 Niagara
street Buffalo. y. Y.
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and do not undertake to bake potatoes with
out good heat. Ii is not necessary to cut
them in dressing, any further than to re-
move defective places. Be sure, however,
to have thera scrupulously clean, so that
the skins may be eaten. Rinse freely, drain,
and place the largest in the hottest place;
keep watch of them more closely than in
boiling, because you can not so readily Judge
the heat. Try them by squeezing in fold
ed napkin, and as soon as you can crush
them through remove them to hot DISH
breaking each one in the napkin, so as to
allow the steam TO escape. Cover them
with large, clean, folded towel and serve
warm.
PoTATo FRIrTERs.-Take five or six large
mealy potatoes (peachblows are the best) and
slice them lengthwise, about one-fifth of an
inch in thickness, throwing the slices in cold
water as they are cut. Have ready deed
griddle on the fire in which some lard or
nice drippings have been melted; lay the
slices in separately and sprinkle them with
salt. Fry them 10 a nice brown on one
side; then turn and brown the other. Try
them with fork, and as soon as one piece
is thoroughly done, dip it in batter
and return it to the griddle. BY the
time the last piece is dipped, the first
will need turning As soon as the fritters
are Drowned on both sides, lay them on a
heated dish and put more on the griddle.
They need constant attention, to keep them
from becoming too crisp or burned. Half a
teacupful of sweet milk, one egg, a little
salt and -four enough to make it of the con-
sistency of pound cake is a good recipe for
the batter. Apples sliced and cooked in the
same manner and eaten with sugar make a
good deSSert-The above was communicated
by Mrs. p ]. Van Wrinkle.
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Editorial Testimony.

Written by c. II. Henrici, editor and proprie-
tor of the Indianapolis Deutsche Zeitung: We
bear personal witness from our own expert
ence TO the great skill OF DIR. Won Nosehzisker
in the treatment of very severe case of deaf
ness and catarrh, from both of which we have
suffered for years, and have been greatly BEN
Gifted by his treatment. We earnestly advise
all suffering from deafness, catarrh, throat,
eye and lung diseases not to miss the opportu-
nifty to avail themselves of his skill during his
stay in Indianapolis. His Offices are at the
Grand Hotel.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

A VALUABLE MEDIcINE.-Buchu in various
forms has for MANY years been one of the chief
articles in the MdteTid Medica for the treatment
of certain diseases, among which are chiefly
those affecting the urinary, digestive and cir
culatory organs. The difficulty that was long
experienced in obtaining preparation OF this
valuable drug, that could always be relied
upon for uniformity in strength and absolute
purity, led TO the introduction of Helmbold' IS
Extract OF Buehu, which for the last quarter
of a century has been extensively used both
by physicians and in house and family prsc-
tice, and with very gratifying success. This
medicine, like every other valuable thing, has
been extensively initiated, and those who
have use for it will do well to see that they OBJ
tain the genuine "Helmbold Buchu," the only
pure and reliable preparation.