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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-04

MRS BOWERS, the most popular actress
in California, narrates a singul + ex.
perience which recently happened to her
in that city. She says that she was eat
ing dinner, when some one tapped her on
the shoulder and voice said: " am
J. W. Rover, and have just been hanged
at Reno, but | am innocent" She
looked around but could see no one, and
she soon learned that Rover had been
hanged at that time, though previously
she had not known of his existence.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-04

IT has always teen the custom when
the acting secretary Of state presents a
newly elected pope with the white skull
cap, in the conclave where the election
occurs, for the pontif to proclaim that
official (always Monsignor) cardinal
by placing his own red skull-cap upon
the secretary's head. Monsjgnor La
sagni, however, was disappointed at the
election of Leo XIII, for the new pope
on receiving the white cap put the red
one into his pocket.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-04

ceeded to the consideration of the business
OF the District OF Columbia. Mr.. Eden op.
posed the bill. He sometimes heard about
paying southern claims, but he had never
seen u batch Of claims that he thought 50
little of as this mass OF rotten claims which
care up from the purieus Of the Washing
ton ring ........Aiter further discussion the
committee without acton arose and I'D
inurnad
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
And he will be mine il | saw it.p

| And he will be mine If | say it,
Suddenly-you can comprehend
| it? She walked straight into the par
| lor aud stole up behind, put her
arms about his neck, and pressed her
cheek against his.
Not word was said for moment;
but his fingers fell from the keys, his
arms dropped listlessly at his sides,
his head sunk lower and lower on
his breast, and Madge felt amist
gathering in her eyes, a mist of hap
py tears.
whispered. ~ want to say yes to
YOU"
II am answered, Madge," he said
drawing one Of her hands over his
shoulder and talking with it against
his lips. "Let us not mar this mo-
ment Of surprise and joy by a single
word"
"I.yndhurst, you are rs provoking
as ever. When l would not, | must;
now will, shall not. shall have
to practice humility, see, and study
my lords moods. You've played the
high hand long enough, and | insist
on saying 'ycs' in my own way
There, now, if you don't want to
speak again in an hour | will rest
my face here and dream"
~ don't believe you will find me a
tyrant," he said, kissing her. "But
come out, Madge, and let's compare
our mutual miserics during tho past
week."
He led her through the open win.
dow, holding back the swaying vines
for her to pass, There, arm in arm,
under the stars, let us leave them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
cHIIRCH DIRECTORY,

fll.sr PrEspyrgSfAN-Scryices on the ID
md 4th Sabbaths OF each month, morning
nud evening. Rev. Dr. Lane, Pastor. Sab
hath School every Sunday morning at . o.
clock. II. Gilmore, Superintendent.
PotXr PLEASANT PEEsnYTEWAN CituRcII,
w. T.. Hill, Pastor. Preaching list and
ST. Sabbatlls, morning and night. Bible
Class Mt the Parsonage on Wednesday ev'
rning. Sabbath School, Sunday morning
M. II. Hale, Superintendent.
PROTESTANT EPTscoPAL Cnuncll-Rev. l.
II. Lacy, Rector. Services as follows: At
Christ Church, Point Pleasant, every. sun,
tay morning ut lOl O'Clock, except the ID
Sunday IN each month, and every Sunday
evening at o. o'clock, except the 81 sun
,lav iu each month. sunday School at |!
o'clock. 4. Strihlins, Supt. Ncstry meet
Ing On the evening Oi the ID Monday in cv'
cry month. Services at Brucc's Chaptl OH
the "a SunIay ut 10! A. NJ. Mason City
ON the ID sunday at y T. II. West Col
rmbia the 81 Sunday ut q L. NJ.
NJ. i. CmuRcr-Scrviccs on the list and
81 SahbathS Of cacll month, at 10! \. NJ,
and y +. NJ, during Summer. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening. +. A.
Trilprtt, Pastor. Sabbath scll0olcvcry sun
dav morning at 0 O'Clock. ID. :. Snyder
Superintendent.
VI. Il. CurRcIi, SnrTII-ScrviccS on the
4tlt Sabbath of each month. Rev. -
Robinson Pastor. Sabbath School every
Sabbath morning at o o'clock. Robert >
Dickrl, Superintendent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
The Devil Pish's Deadly Em-
brace. se'

Early last August a party Of Cape
Flattery, or MaEaw Indians, return.
ing from a visit to their friends (the
Songish Of Alictoria,) enCamped the
first afternoon out on the beautiful
bay of Nicholson, Vancouver Island.
The weather being very fine, most Of
the party went bathing, and among
the number a maiden Of perhaps
eighteen summers, who had accom-
panied her grandfather on the trip.
Desiring seclusion, she went round q
point away from the other bathcrs,
and being knownlas a bold swimmer
is supposed TO have taken q header
into deep water However taken, II
proved to be a plunge into the arms
Of death, for when the swimmers
reassembled around the campfire the
girl was missed, and notwithstand-
ing a diligent search that evening,
could not be found. The following
morning, with sad hearts the party
left; but very soon those in the fore
most canoe on rounding the first
point saw (thc water being calm and
cleir) a human body, as if seated on
the sandy sea bottom, with what
seemed like flour bag Immediately
behind it. The natives knew what
this meant. AS soon as tho canoes
got together two Of the most active
young men managed, with daggers,
so to disable the monster Gor it was
a gigantic devil fish, that the octO.
pus, with Us victim, was brought to
the surface. The foregoing facts
have been communicated by nm in.
telligent and respectable halfbreed
woman from Metchosen, who sawthc
body of the drowned girl with some
of the prehcnsiles' Of the mollusk
still adhering to it. She compared
the head Of the octopus in size TO
that of fifty pound flour sack, full;
said the tentacles were twelve in
number, of different sizes, and the
largest about the circumference Of q
mans arm. m .. .,Li
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

JuICe Circuit Court-TToS. JOS. SMITH
Residence Iavcnswood, Jackson County.
Clerk Circuit Court-C. Il. WAdGESEE.
Dcputy--J tMEs II. HULIowAr.
Clerk County Court. kIMDEMISd.
Dcputy--IosEPH II. HOLLOWAY.
President County Court-D. 5. VAN MA
Prosecuting Attorncy--G. =. SIMroS.
SherilT-DAyID $. STEVENSON.
Dcputies--J. u. II. Il. SMITH, j. JEwErT,
s. W, SoMruyILLg, HESEY FRY, JOSEPH N
Damn, ". d. S0MgnvlLLE.
Jail0r--,T. JEwETT.
surveyor of I.ands-TlIos. j. RoRErrS.
Assessor Dist, No. l-JAs. W, WISDoS.
Assessor Dist. No. 2-E. L. 3AEgR.
supt Public Scliools-CmAs. L. lIodd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
Rules for Calculating the Speed
Of PnIIeys. 81

The diameter of the driven being
given, to find its number OF rcyolu-
tions: 4 Gs W 8
Rule-NGultiply the diamoterofth
driver by its number of revolutions,
and divide the product by the diam;
eter of the driven; the quotient will
be the number Of revolutions Of the
driven.
Ex.-24 inches diameter of driver
multiplied by $50, number of reyolu.
tions,=S,600 divided by 12 inches
diameter Of drivenH=300.
The diameter and revolutions Of
the driver being given, TO. find tho
diameter-of-the driven that shall
makeany given numbors reyeln-
-tions in the same time;
Rule-Multiply the diameter s6f
the driver by its number Of rcyoluI
tions, and divide the product by the
number of required revolutions ofthc
driven; the quotient will be its dia.
meter.
Ex.-Diameter of driver (asbelore)
"a inches multiplied by revolutions
150=3,600, Number Of revolutions
of driven requiredz300. Then g..
600 divided by S00=12 inches,
The rules following are but chang
es of the same, and will be readily
understood from the foregoing ex'
amplcs ,.lts
Rule-Multiply the diameter of
the driven by the number Of reyo-
lutions you wish to make, and di.
vide the product by the required
revolutions of the driver; the quo
ticnt will be the size Of the driver.
To ascertain the size Of pullcys
for given speed:
Rulc-Multiply all the diamcters
of the drivers together and all the
diametcrs of the driven togetheri
divide the drivers by the driven; the
answer multiply by the known rev.
olutions of main shaft.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
An Extraordinary Sentence.

"By the law you may sell it to mon
and women, if they will buy. You
have given your bond and paid your
license to sell to them, and no one
has a right to modest you in your
legal business. No matter what the
consequence may be, no matter what
poverty and destitution are produc.
ed by your selling according to law,
you have paid your money for this
privilege, and you are licensed to
pursue your calling. No matter
what families arc distracted and rem
dered miserable; no matter what
wives are treated with violence; what
children starve or mourn over the
degradation of a parent-your bust
ness is lcgalized, and no one may in
terfere with you for it, No matter
what mother may agonizo over the
loss of a son, or sister blush at the
shame of n brother, you have right
to disregard them all, and pursue
your legal calling-you arc licensed.
You may fit up your lawful place Of
business in the most enticing and
captivating form; you may furnish
mt WIN tfie most costly and elegant
equipments for your own lawful
trade; you may fll;it with the allure
inents of amusement; you may use
all the arts 10 allure visitors; you
may skillfully arrange and expose to
view your choicest wines and capti-
waiting beverages; you may induce
thirst by all contrivances to produce
u raging appetite for drink, and then
you may supply that appetite to the
full; because it was lawful; you have
paid for if-you have license
You may allow boys and children to
frequent your saloon; they may wit
ness the apparent satisfaction with
which their seniors quaff the spark.
ling glass; you may be schooling and
training them for the period Of TWEEN
ty.one; when they, too, can partici-
pate-for all this is lawful. You
may hold the cup to their lips; but
you must not let them drink--that
is unlawful. For, while you have
all these privileges for the money
you pay, this poor privilege of sell
ing to children is denied you. Here
parents have the right to say, Leave
my son to me until the law gives
you the right to destroy him. Dc
not anticipate that terrible moment
when / can assert for him no further
rights Of protection. That will be
soon enough for me, for his sister, fol
his mother, for his friends, for the
community, to see him take the road
TO death. Give him to us in his
childhood at least. Let us have q
few hours of his youth, in which We
can enjoy his innocence, to repay
us in some degree for the care and
love we have lavished upon him.
This is something which you, who
now stands prisoners at the bur
have not paid for; this is not en-
braced in your license. For this
ofFense the court sentences you to ten
days imprisonment in tho county
jail, and that you pay fine Of seven
Ity.fve dollars and costs, and that
you stand committed until the fine
and costs of this prosecution arc
paid
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

A chippor little miss of three sum,
mors was standing before mirror
inspecting and admiring a new dress
the other day. when she turned tc
her mother and exclaimed; "Mam'
ma, / want a draggerl' Thcro is nc
doubt but what that young lady will
keep up with the fashions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
TERMS OF COURT.

tRcrn Cour-First Monday in April,
anil first Monday In October.
County CouEr-'TlIirtl Monday in Janu-
ary; Third Monday in March; Thir'i Mon,
day in MAY; Third Monday in July, Third
Monday in November; Third Monday i'll
Drccmbrr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
nrNEvo1ENT SOCIETIES.

Observation-Disclosures 1Ddgc no. 10, meets
OH the first and third Tuesdays ot each
month.
OpD FEtrOw4. w4.--rUiht Pleasant Lodge No.
81, !. O. q. F., meets every Thursday
night. Hall in Stortz's block.
Court Point Pleasant, No. >, ]. o. F.
meets every Friday evening "a O'Clock, at
Caprhart's Hall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

A vicksburg negro fell from the
deck of a steamboat the other day,
was sucked under u coal barge, came
up in time to catch his breath before
he slid under n raft a mile long, and
finally scrambled ashore down at
Warrentown, about seven miles be.
low, with the remark, "No use tryin,
yc kaintdrown a doep-watcr Babtis'P'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

A bashful young man, while driv.
ing out with the dearest girl in tho
world, was obliged 10 get out OF The
carriage and buckle the crupper, and
no heSitatingly explained that "tho
animals hustle had got loose"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

p8The ll;OO A. NJ. Train Daily. -Ga
pS-The 3:45 L. NJ. train daily Except
Sunday between Hinton and Richmond.l
RnS-Both Trains connect at Gordonsville
with Virginia Midland Il. r. for Washing
ton and the North, and ut Richmond with
all the lines for the South.
BaSNFor Tickets, information OF Routes
nnI Rates nnnly In
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
Wcbstcr's Wooins.

In olden times it was the flshiou
for suitor to go down on his knees
to lady when he asked her to be-
come his wife, which, with very
stout gentle men, was an uncomfor.
table proceeding. The wayin which
Daniel Webster proposed to Miss
Fletcher was moro modern, being at
the same time neat and poetic.
Like many another lover, lie was
once holding IL skein Of thread or
wool which the lady had beeh un-
ravelling. "Gracie," said he, Eve
have been untying knots; let US sec
if we cannot tie one which will not
unite in n lifetime" With q piece
Of tape he fashioned the half of u
true lovers knot, Miss Fletcher per-
fccted it, and a kiss put the seal to
the symbolical bargain,
"AIamma, where do tho cows got
the milkY' asked Willie, looking mp
from the foalning pan Of milk, which
he had been intCntly regarding
"Wherc do you get your tearsP" was
the answer. After a thoughtful si-'
lence, he again broke out; Mamma,
do the COWS have TO bc spankedS"
The only safe way 10 kcepa diary
is to put Il in The stove, and this is
tho time to do 1t.
What is the difference between
hungry man and u gluttonY Ono
longs to cut; the other eats too
long.
-
a gentleman said, when n pretty
girl trod on his toes, that ho had re-
ccivcd tho stamp Of beauty
Some men can never tako n joke
There was an old doctor who, when
asked, "what is good for mosquitOosH"
wrote back "How do you suppose |
can tell unless | know what ails thU
mosquito2"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20
The Weekly Register,
Published LvERY THURSDAY BY
GEORGE W. TIPPETT,
EproR ASp PRorREroR.
Advertising Rates.

SAANSANANs@b
One square (one inchl one week, ". 81 90
Each additional insertion, ...".".... 80
Fourth Of a Column twelve months, 80 90
Half Column twelve months, -""."" % W
One Column twelve months, ......"- 80 90
Cards not exceeding seven lines, Tyr 10 90
Local Notices Is cents line for one in
seriion; and special and business notices 10
rents line for each insertion; but no no
ticc inserted for less than one dollar.
An advertising for a shorter period than
three months is considered transient. =.
Al yearly advertisements payable hall
yearly in advance. =,
Transient advertisements must be paid
for in advance, =,
Legal publications must be raid for, in
hll cascs' before the delivery Of the certiti-
cate Of publication.
Personal communications, and those rec
hhInlrnding persons for office, will be charg-
e,l at regular advertising rates
Marriage and Death notices, not over
iiyc lines, published gratis; all over that
amount ii half advertising rates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

Steamers connect at Huntington, January
LIST, 1878, with Two Through Trains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-20

A gentleman said, when q pretty
girl trod on his toes, that ho had ro.
Ceivcd tho stamp Of beauty
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23
A GOOD STORY ABOUT ALEX. ii.
STEPHENS AND BOB TOMBS.

A doctor named Royston had sued
Peter Bennett for his bill, long over
due. for attending the wife OF the lat
ter. Alexander H. Stephens was on
the Bennett side, and Robert Toombs,
then Senator Of the United States,
was for DIR. Royston. The doctor
proved the number Of his visits, their
value according to local custom and
his own authority to do medical prac-
tlce. Mr.. Stephens told his client
that the physician had made out his
case, and as there was nothing what
ever to rebut or Offset the claim, the
only thing left to do was to pay it.
NO. said Peter, II hired you to
speak in my case, and now speak,
Mr.. Stephens told him there was
nothing to say; he had looked on to
see that it was made out, snd IL was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr.
Stephens told him to make a speech
himself, IL he thought one could be
made.
Il will." said Peter Bennett. "if
Bobby Toombs won't be too hard on
me-"
Senator Toombs promised, and Pc
ter began:
Gentlemen OF the Jury: You and I
is plain farmers, and IL we don't stick
together, these ERE lawyers and doc
tors will git the advantage of us. I
amt no lawyer or doctor, and aint
no objections to them in their proper
place; but they aint no farmers, gen.
tlemen OF the jury"
~Now, this man Royston was new
doctor, and I went for him to come
an to doctor my wife's sore leg. And
he come an put some salve truck on
to it an some rags, but never done 1t
one bit Of good, gentlemen OF the
jury. I don't believe he Is no doctor,
no way. There is doctors as is doc
tors, sure enough, but this man don't
earn his money; and IL you send for
him, as Mrs. Sarah Atkinson did, for
negro boy as was worth $1,000. he
just kills him and wants pay for it,"
Il don't!' thundered the doctor.
did you cure him?" asked Peter,
with the slow accents OF a judge with
the black cap on.
The doctor was silent and Peter
proceeded:
"As l was sayin', gentlemen Of the
jury, we farmers when we sell our
cotton has TO give vally for the money
we ask, and doctors amt none toe
good to be put to the same rule. And
I don't believe this Sam Rayston is nc
doctor, no how"
The physician again put in his oar
with Look at my diploma il you
think I am no DOCTOR"
"His diplomat" exclaimed the new
fedged orator. with great contempt
"His diploma! Gentlemen, that is 6
big word for printed sheepskin, and
it didn't make no doctor of the sheer
as first wore it, nor does 1t OF the mar
who now carries it. A good newspa-
per has more in it, and pint out tc
ye that he aint no doctor at ALL"
The man of medicine was now il
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23

It Is an Oft spoken whim of the
cynics-and possibly sometimes more
that the doctors give their pres
criptions in Latin so as to AFFORD their
ignorant patients the benefit Of q lit
tie imagination. Bonus pani6caxs
sounds good deal more important
than "bread pills"
Some years ago In Rhode Island
Legislature, a member moved to trans
late all the Latin phrases in the stat
utes so that the common people
could understand them. A Mr.. Upd-
ike took the ground that it was no
advantage to have the people under
stand the laws. He said they were
not afraid Of anything they under
stood. That it was the Latin words
they were afraid of. and proceeded
to illustrate his position as follows:
@Mr. Speaker, there was man in
South Kingston about twenty years
ago, who was a perfect nuisance, and
nobody knew how to get rid Of him.
One day he was hoeing corn. and he
saw the sheriff coming with paper.
and asked what it was. Now II he
had told him it was a writ what
would he have cared? But he told
him 1t was capias ad satisfacien-
dun, and the man dropped bis hoe
and ran, and has not been heard from
since.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23

fury, and screamed out: ASK my pa
tients if am not doctorl"
Il asked my wife," retorted Peter,
"and she said as how she thought you
wasn't"
ASK my other patients" said Dr..
Royston.
This seemed to be the straw that
broke the camel's back, for Peter re-
piled with look and tone of unutter-
able sadness:
That's a hard sayin', gentlemen OF
the jury, and one that requires me to
die or to have powers as I've hearn
tell ceased to be exercised since the
Apostles. Does he expect me to
bring Angel Gabriel down to toot his
horn before his time and cry aloud,
Awake, We dead!" and tell this court
and jury your opinion Of Royston's
practice? Am to go to the lonely
church-yard and rap on the silent
tomb, and say to 'em as is at last at
rest from physic and doctor bills !:
Get up here, you, and state il you
died natural death, or was buried
up by some doctors? He says, ask
his patients. but, gentlemen of the
jury, they are all dead Where is
Mrs. Beazly's man, Sam? Go ask
the worms in the graveyard, where
he lies! Mr.. Peake's woman, Sarah,
was attended by him, and her funeral
was app'inted, and he had the corpse
ready. Where is that likely Bill as
belonged to Mr.. Mitchell? Now in
glory, and expressin' his opinion on
Royston's doctorin'. Where is the
baby gal Of Harry Stephen? She
are where doctors cease from troub-
lin and the infants are at rest.
Gentlemen Of the jury, be has ct
chicken enough at my house to pay
for his salve, and furnished the rags,
and don't suppose he charges for
maxim Of her worse, and even he
don't pretend to charge for curin' Of
her, and I am humbly thankful that
he give her nothin' for her inwards,
as he did his other patients, for some
thin made 'em all die mighty sud-
den"
Here the applause made the speak
er sit down in great confusion, and in
spite OF logical re-statement OF the
case by Senator Toombs, the doctor
lost and Peter Bennett Yon
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23
Only A Boy.

Only boy. with his noise and fun,
The veriest mystery under the sun;
As brimful of mischief, and wit and glee,
AS ever human frame can be,
And as hard to manage as--ahi ah, me!
'Tis hard to tell,
Yet we love him well.
Only boy with his fearful tread,
Who cannot be driven, but must be led
Who troubles the neighbors' dogs and cats,
And tears more clothes and spoils more hats,
Loses more tops and kites and bats,
Than would stock a store
For year or more.
Only boy, with his wild, strange ways;
With his idle hours on busy days;
With his queer remarks and his odd replies,
Sometimes foolish and sometimes wise,
Often brilliant for one of his size,
AS meteor hurl'd
From the pleasant world.
Only boy, who will be man
If Nature goes on with her first great plan
If water, or fire, or some fatal snare
Conspire not to rob us of this our heir,
Our blessing, our trouble, our rest, our care,
Our torment our joy,
"Only boy.n