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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15

Thanks, and n thousand of them,
to that unknown genius who cntrust'
ed n truk, with a hive of bees in it.
to the tender mcrcios of n Syracuse
baggage master, the other day The
company will pay for the bees ant
the doctor thinks his patient will be
around again in fortnight or so.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15

DR.. Farquharson says: $50 long as
u brain worker is ablo to sleep well,
to cat well, and to take fair proper
ton of out door exercise, it may safe
ly be said that it is not necessary to
impose any special limits on the ac-
tual number of hours which he de-
votes to his labors. But when what
is generally known as worry stops in
to complicato matters, when cares
connected with family arrangements,
or with those numerous personal dc.
tails which we can seldom escape,
intervene; or when tho daily occupa-
tiau of life is in itself a fertile source
of anxiety, then wo find ono or tho
other of these safe guards broken
down,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15

Judge JciIrics, of notorious mem.
ory, pointing to a man with.his cane,
who was aboutto be tried, said,
"Thero is a great rogue at the end of
my cane" The man to whom he
pointed, lookingathim, said, (Which
end, my lord2'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15
TERMS OF COURT.

CIRCUIT CouRr-First Monday in April
and first Monday in October.
County CoURT-Third Monday in Janu
airy; Third Monday in March; Third Mon
day in May; Third Monday in July; Third
Monday in November; Third Monday il
December.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15
nENEvoLENT SOCIETIES.

MAsoNrc-Minturn Lodge No. 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month.
Opp FELLOWS Pleasant Lodge No.
SO, |. o. o. F., meets every Thursday
night. Hall in Stortz's block,
Court Point Pleasant, No, 5, |. o. F.,
meets every Friday evening Z! O'Clock, at
Capehart's Hall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-D. W. PoLsLEY.
ReC0rder-M. II. HALE.
Councilmen-C. b. Waggener, John w
English, G. NJ. Cole, w. P, Neale, Henry
Fry.
City sergcant-J. F. HulEa.
AssesSor-A. Hess.
0verseer Poor. /. Charles. ~.
UcupUrIlItrnueIlt-D. u. uiDDs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15
AQueer Pedligree q Mords.

AQueer Pedigree Of Words.
:. A study Of the pedigree of many
words which are in daily use would
prove moEe fascinating than any 9th.
erkind ofmental recreation. Trench,
in his little work on the @study Of
Words" as'doneimuch to cultivate
the taste for this kind of iHgestiga-
tionj but he made only a. a'boginning.
The field is inexhaustablo. In this
article we proprose to give a short
list, to which we shall add from time
to time: So
"Jet" derives its name from the
Gagates, a river at Lyeia, where was
found the blackstone which the
French call gagate,, or iast which
Pamphylla, a Greek lady, who com,
pIeted the history of the world in S5
little books, has given her name to
the pamphlet"
"Punch and Judy" are the relics
of an ancient mystery play, in which
the actors were Pontius Plate and
Judas Iscariot.
"Dollar" sfrom the German thOler,
which is derived from Thai, the val
ley of Joachim, in Bohemia, where
the silver works were situated that
made this coin.
"Bigo" is from visigoth, in which
the fierce and intolcrant Arianism of
the visigoth conqueror of Spain has
been handed down to infamy.
"Humbug" is from Hamburg; "a
piece of Hamburg news" was, in Ger
many, a proverbial expression for
false political rumors.
"Exhort" and "yeast" are from the
same root, which signifies something
boiling or ovcraowing.
"Gas" and gust" have the same
parentagc.
Blue Jeans Williams probably does
not know that the fabric from which
he gets his name was originally made
by Moors, at Jacn, in Spain.
The word "panic" has curious
origin. According to hcrodotus the
god Pan was supposed to have assist
ed the Greeks at the battle of Mara.
thon, 400 B. c., striking such ter
ror into the Persian hosts that they
fled to their ships in perfect dismay.
From that time the Greek term pan
kan was used-to describe unreasona-I
bic or sudden and overpowcring fear.
"Gauze" derives its name from
GAIA, where it was first made.
Damask silk was first made at Da-
mascus.
"Tabby.cat" is all unconscious that
her name is derived from Atab, a
famous street in Bagdad, inhabited
Inv tho manufacturers of silken stuffs
called Atabia, our taffety, the wavy
markings of the watcrcd silk resomb-
ling pussy's coat.
"Old Scratch" is the demon Skrat'
ii, who still survives in the suporsti-
tions of Northern Europe.
"Old Nick" is none other than
Nlkr, the dangerous water demon of
Scandinavian legend.
In the phrase "Douce take it" the
deity Tiw still continues to be invok-
ed. In his book "De Civitate Del"
Augustine speaks of "quosdam dG-
mons dusios CALI nuucupant."
The lemon takes its name from the
city of Lima.
Loadstono is u corrupted translo-
ton of lydios lapis, the stone of Lyd-
ia.
The word money reminds us that
the coinage of the Romans was struck
at the temple of Juno Moniota, the
roII.ss or cOunsnl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-15
something WORM IKnOwing.

/ b. . q
When Mr.. Magrader entered stht
dining room last evening, his left eye
covered witha handkerchief bandage
heseemed to be very much depressed
''Yhats the matter with youreye2'
said Mr.. Maguffin.
"Never mind my eye said Magru.
der, grufly.
clamp post fell onit2p said Maguf
fin.
"Ne, lamp.post didn't fall on it,"
@Happenod to be going across the
street when a Croton main burst,
and a paving stone flew up and hit
you in the face?p
! ,!stiNo2's- - g =
lea gopl
Tthe'tall toweFfoll on you2"
"No."
"Kicked by n mosquito"
mo-"
"Run over by an omnibus?"
"No."
elbow did you get it, them" said
MagufIin; and as he laid down his
knife and fork, he added. ~ don't
want you to tell me till you get ready,
but will say that unless you get
ready pretty soon there won't be any
doubt about how the other one got
blacked."
"Repross your agitation" said Mr..
Magruder; "soothe yourself, and will
tell you. When l went out to lunch
l was in great hurry. After had
waited in the restaurant about half an
hour l raped on a glass tocalla wait
er; the whole trouble rose right there.
If fthere is any one thing calculated
to transform a quiet, good.naturcd
waiter into a raving maniac it is
pounding with a glass. 1t draws
not only the walters attention to
you, but it draws the superintcn-
dents attention to the waiter, and
makes that official think that the
waiter is not properly attending to
his duties.
"About ten seconds after I had
pounded, a tall, muscular waiter
walked up and wrapped his fingers
around the handle of the water pitch
er and twitched it nervously a second
or two, and then he said:
"Are you the man that pounded
with his glass2a ~,
81 anr," I said, "and I want some
thingto eat. How much longer have
l got to wait?'
. "Soo here" said the waiter, still
uneasily moving the pitcher around;
'I killed a man last week for pound
ing with a glass, and unless your are
most extraordinary ID hungry,
I'd advise you not to pound any
more in this restaurant"
"What did you do then?" asked
Mr. Maguflin,
"What did I do?" said Magrudor.
81 hit the glass a rap thatjust knock
ed the bowl right off the stem; and
then"
Mr.. Maguflin interrupted:
a see. You made up your mind
that you'd never go into that restaur-
ant again. You'd go to some place
where the walters knew how to treat
guests decently; and in rushing out
you brushed away the importinent
walters fist with your eye"
Precisely so, Mr.. Magutlin; precise
ly so. Ifyou conldaccumulate wealth
with as much facility as you draw
conclusions, you'd soon have money
enough to buy a railroad, or even to
pay your own debts. =,
-
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PHYSICIANS.
W. p. NEALE. W. ID

Office S. L. Cor. ain and 2nd Sts resi-
dcnce on Main St., between 9Th and 7th.
Attends promptly to all calls, whether day
or night. When not professionally engaged
can always be found in his Office.
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DR.. s. q. SHAW,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
UENDERS his professional services to the
public. Calls from the country prompt
" attended to. Office, corner OF Main and
Third streets, opposite the old Presbyterian
Church, laprll D. lS'6-ly.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
y, and | at least was not fired upon
A DECIMATED DIVISION,


The survivors of tire division gath
cred that night at the field hospital at
B"eam's Mill. There all through the
night the ambulance corps kept bring
ing such wounded men as a relaNa-
ton OF vigilance on the part of the
enemy x pickles enabled them to take
from the field. The few who were
not hurt assisted about the hospital
and prepared meals for the wouude /.
The morning of the 18th of July dawn
ed upon us still there. There was no
roll-call that morning. There were
not enough commissioned officers
left to make the usual morning report
of companies. or The three brigadicr
generals who led their brigades into
battle, Garnett and Armistead were
Killed and kemper was desperately
wounded. OF the twelve Colonels
who led their regiments seven were
killed and five wounded, OF the six
Lieutenant Colonies three were killed
and three wounded and captured. -
Only one field officer of the fifteen reg
imentS composing the three hrigudes
escaped unhurt. Ofmy own regiment,
the Colonel and Major were killed,
and the Lieutenant Colonel wounded.
| was third captain of my regiment
on the third of July. On the 4th |
was entitled by seniority to the office
of Lieutenant Colonel, promotion
which l received soon afterward. -
" hen the retreat commenced on the
night of the 4th of July, the NEARLY
three hundred men of the division
who had been confined in the various
brigade guard.houses were released
from confinement, and they and their
guard permitted to return to duty in
the ranks. The ambulance corps were
disbanded also, and returned to the
ranks, and many detailed men were
treated the same way. On the morn
ing of the fifth of July the report of
the division showed not quite eleven
hundred men present. Eleven hum
from forty-fve hundred leaves thirty
four hundred, and that was the num-
Der of casualties suffered by PIckett's
little division of Virginians in its fa-
nous charge at Gettysburg.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
lCommunicated.l
About the Platform.
the Editor of fhe Macs :,

To The Editor of the Ne,Os
A striking feature of the "Platform"
adopted by the Conservative ConVen-
ton which recently sat at Richmond,
Is the absence of anything in reference
TO the free schools.
The first resolution favors readjust-
ment OF the State debt, and declares
against any increase Of the present
rate Of taxation, aud at the same time
favors equal Justice to all classes of
our creditors. F" That was the sub
stance of General Mahone's letter.
The second resolution favors re-
duction of the expenditures Of the
Government, and calls on the legisla-
tive department OF the State TO bring
this about by proper legislation. This
u construed by some TO favor the abo-
lltlon OF the flee school system, 80 as
to allow the money spent in support of
schools to 60 to the payment OF inter-
eat on the public debt.
The third resolution Is in the nature
~ advice 70 the people In electing our
next legislature.
The fourth resolution shows the ne
cessity OF mutual concessions to pre-
serve the unity and strength OF the
conservative party.
The NTH and last resolution re-
ssnlrms the principles contained In the
hrmer platform.
Inc candidates nominated will be
erected, OF course, but. so far as ole
nnu Al 4. a 4.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
TUESDAY, AUGUST %, 1877.
ABOUT TAXES.

TEE STANDARD very properly
calls the attention of taxpayers to
the fact that the payment of taxes
for 1877 prior to the 1st of De-
cember next will entitle the party
to discount of Q per cent. If
nothing be paid against that date 5
per cent. is to be added. The im-
position of this 5 per cent. can be
avoided and the saving of the Q
per cent. effected by paying the
whole tax prior to December LIST.
If, however, one>half the tax be
paid by the LIST Of December and
the other half by the 1st of March,
then the 5 per cent. will be avoid.
ed, but the 2 per cent. discount
will not be saved.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28

same road to ruin it was on before the
convention met.
or course, such body rs that which
mb!ed in Rich mond on the Sth
inst, could not be expected to discuss
anu settle, by resolution, the best man
ner in which to readiust the State
debt-a subject that will require the
ablest men of the State to settle prop
erly. Some of the people of the State
Out few, however are in favor of
carrying out the Funding Bill to the
letter their number, however, is so
Insignificant 1t is not at all probable
they can elect over q fifth OF the Legis-
ture.
1t would seem that, to every intelli-
gent mind, there are but two ways TO
act in this matter, if we act at all.
The do-nothing policy has been tried
for six years, and the result is a large
accumulation Of unpaid interest on
one-third of the debt, recognized as
binding on Virginia by the funders.
Those who favor the payment of in
terest on the thirty-seven and half
millions of debt fixed by the f. b.,
(if the back interest shall be funded)
must admit that a considerable in
crease in the rate of taxation must be
made to meet the interest, support the
free schools and pay the expenses of
the State government. Now, the
convention resolved against any in
crease in the rate of taxation. The
constitution requires that free schools
be kept up. Then, the tax rate must
be increased to pay interest in full-"to
do equal justice to all classes of our
creditors"- or REIMBURSEMENT" must
be accomplished.
The issue then, in electing our dele
gates and senators, will be "readjust-
ment" OF increased taxation. ITO
that complexion must it come at last"
or violation of the constitution by
refusal to keep up the free schools,
as recommended by the straight-out
funders. Taxing new subjects is in
creased taxation, 30 the candidates
must face the music" and say what
policy they will try to carry out-in-
creased taxation or reimbursement.
OBSERVER.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28

The event of last winter was
the formation Of new telegraph
company, to be called the Atlantic
and Pacific. The new company
commenced putting up its lines
throughout the Union. DIR. w. S.
Morris, of Lynchburg, was ap-
pointed Southern Agent of the
company, and the public rejoiced
in the assurance that there would
soon be competition, and, conse-
quently, cheap telegraphing for
the million. Now we have the
news that the Western Union,
which is the company now spread
over the whole Union, has consoli-
dated with the Atlantic and Pa
cifc. That is, it has swallowed
the new company, giving to the
latter one-eighth of its gross
receipts.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
Picket's Charge.

THE TERRIBLE ASSAULT UPON GEM
ETERY HEIGHTS AND THE CRUSH
ING REPULSE-A SKELETON DIYI-
SION.
[Col. W. W. Wood in Phla. Weekly Times
The combat between the artillery
of the two armies must have been
two hours in duration. Throughout
all of the officers and men Of that pOr-
ton of the line where | was stretched
fiat upon the ground, with their heads
toward the firing. The water in our
canteens had long been exhausted,
and 40 more could be had until the
battle vas over. Not breath of
air was in motion, and the sun shone
down on us intensely hot. The burst
ing of innumerable shells added to
the heat. My company, numbering
about fifty men present, lost four
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28

THE 26 inch refractor Telescope
at the Naval Observatory has led
to the discovery that the planet
Mars has moon, thing hereto
fore disbelieved. Mars is now
nearer the earth than it has been
for 70 years, and this telescope is
the finest and largest ever turned
npon the sky. Result: Mars has
been discovered to have a baby in
her sky, and it is now believed she
has twins.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28

THE new hands for the marble
statue of Henry Clay in Capitol
Square, Richmond, have arrived
from Italy at a cost to the State of
$3.50, and it will cost $3.50 to put
them on. The boys of Richmond
pelted the old hands off with
stones, and unless the statue can
be protected inside the Capitol it
will be of no use to put new hands
to the tune of $500.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
Legislative Calls"

The STANDARD publishes half a
column under this heading. The
calls are upon Messrs. Porterfeld
and Frank Preston to become cans
didates for seats in the House, and
on Col. Fulkerson for the Senate.
Mr.. Porterfeld accepts and Mr..
Preston declines. Col. Fulkerson
has no reply.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28

DR.. Tut has been en-.
gagged IN the practice Of
medicine thirty years, and
forllong time was demon.
strator Of anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor-
gia, hence persons using
his Pills have the guaran-
tee that they are prepared
on scientific principles,
and arc Gre e from all
quICksry.
lie has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities Of n strengthens
ing, fHtgdfiVe, aRdd PHr-
TYiHg tonic.
Their first apparent ef-
feet is to increase the APP
petite by causing the food
to properly assimilate.
Thus the system Is nouT-
ishcd, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or
gaus, regular and healthy
excavations are produced.
The rapidity with which
tercORS take on flesh,
while under the influence
Of these pills, of itself in
dictates their adnptability
to nourish the body, and
hence their efficacy in cur
ing nervous debility, mel
ancholy, dyspepsia, vast
ing of the muscles, slug
gishness of the liver,
chronic constipation, ard
myth to the system. Sold
In ray Street, New York.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
American Wheat.

1t is said that Europe will want
one hundred and fifty millions of
bushels of wheat this year, and
that the U. S. can furnish one hun.
drcd million bushels of the amount.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
AN APPALLING SITUATION.

The situation now was indeed APP
palling, though it did not seem to APP
pail. The idea of retreat did not seem
20 occurr to any one Having obtain
ed view of the enemy's position, the
men now advanced at the double
quick, and for the first time since the
charge began they gave utterance to
the famous Confederate battle-yell.-
The batteries to the right and lef, Of
Cemetery Heights now began to rain
grape-shot and canister upon u, and
the enemy's infantry at the base of
the Heights poured volley after volley
into our ranks. The carnage was in
deed terrible, but still the division,
staggering and bleeding, pressed on
toward the Heights they had been or
deTed to take. or course such terri
BILE slaughter could not last long. The
brave little division did not number
men enough to make material for
prolonged slaughter. In a few brief
moments more the left Of Armistead's
Brigade, led by himself on foot, had
passed beyond the'stOne wall aud were
among the guns of the enemy posted
in rear of 1t. General Garnett had
before then been instantly killed, and
General Kemper had been severely
wounded, The survivors of their
brigades had become amalgamated
with Armistead's, The line of battle
was now not one third of its length
when the crest of the hill was passed.
Our line of battle was not parallel to
the Heights, aud the left of the di-
minished limo reached the Heights
first. The right of the line never
reached them, The men of the right,
however, We're near enough TO see
General AmistCad shot Gown near a
captured gun as he was waving his
swOred above his head, and they
could see the men surrendering them
selves us prisoners. Just then a de-
tachment of Federal Infantry came
out, thanking out right, and shouting
10 us to surrender. There was moth
ing else to do except to take the
chance, which was an extremely good
one, OF being killed on the retreat
back over the hill. There was gem
eTal laying down of arms; but few,
myself among the number, rightly
concluding that the enemy were wea-
~ of ca mage, determined to run the
rsk of getting back TO the Coufoder-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
1LedcaI.
DR., J. F. H lCKS,
Physician 6 Surgeon.
OFFICE on Fifth Street, two oors from Main
BRISTOL, TENN. AZ VA.

Offers his Professional services to the
Public. Will give specu, attention &c Di-
scases Of the Eye, al! Chronic diseases
AMI diseases peculiar to females.
Aug. II, lS74.-tf.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
PRICE LIST
OF
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS.
SASH
SIZE OF Window PER wtSDos

SASH.
CHEcK RAIL or LIP SASH, LIGHr WINDOW,
WIDE BAR, GLAZED;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-28
DOORS

EE-The above arc prices y, O. p, ears al Brls-
iol. Tom, ana Lynthburg, Va. ana all iaterme-
diato poluts hetweeu those places. Prices for
sI4es nrl above enumerated will he promptly given
un application,
NJ. 4. GEE 20 CO.,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08
Review Of the Markets.

The price Of wheat has steadily de-
olined during the pas week in spite OF con-
trary expectations. In Chicago, the quota
tons are : No. Q, sloi, cash sl.22a seller
March 1874 seller April 81 % seller May;
No. Chicago, 81 li@lI5; rejected, 9lg94c.
Corn active and q shade lower; No. ?, 37Hc
asked cash 44c seller May Oats dull, and a
shade lower; No 2 $50 cash; 80 sc seller
April Sc G seller May.
Milwaukee quotations are: No. ! : 40 ;
No. 2, fresh, 81 %. seller March 81 IS *; seller
Aprilsl Is d; No. 3, Sll9. Corn steadier;No,
. 4oc Oats dull and lower; No. . Sic. Rye
nominal. No. ] 67c, Barley quiet, bat firmer
No. q seller March, &c.
IN St Paul and Minneapolis No. wheat i.
81 10, and No. st25
+. Dressed hogs are quoted at s. 50g5 Is il
| 81 Paul and Milwaukee, and s696. . in Chi
cage.
kggs are quoted at iiQl2 c inst. Paul ans
| Minneapolis.
In St. Paul fine lots Of tn Is, lars, and eve,
frkns. Of really fresh and sweet butter, ar
! saleahle At 10000, rs to quality. Only sma
amount oi choice dairy packed tshls butte
are arriving, and they sell at 221s25c.