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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-29

be seen that we hold the acts of Con-
gress constitutional as applied to con-
tracts made either before or after their
passage"
This is the essence, the spirit, the
language of the decision of the Su.
preme Court upon the constitutional
ity of the greenback. We could quote
more at length to the same effect. The
statement that the Supreme Court
pronounced the greenback conetitu.
tional only as a "war measure" is abb
solutely false. and they who make it
know that it is false, or, else, are too
ignorant to teach the people. The
Court not only did not SO decide but
distinctly said that it had no right to
so decide. What laws are necessary,
either in time of peace or of war, are
for Congress to determine. The ques-
ton before the Court related purely
to the power of Congress whenever
Congress chose to exercise it. 1t is
almost time for falsehood to cease up
on this point. 1t is high time, also,
for gentlemen to abandon saying that
the Supreme Court would pronounce
all other issues of greenbacks uncoh-
stitutional. The Court apologized, in
the final decision from which we
quote, for having reversed q portion
Of a previous decision of the same
Court, in Hepburn vs.. Griswold. The
| Court said: sThat case was decided
bvsa divided Court, and by Court
having less number of Judges than
the law then in existence provided
this Court shall have. These cases
haye been heard before q full Court,
and thus have receivod our most care.
full consideration. The questions in
volved are constitutional questions of
the most vital importance to the Gov.
ernment and to the public at large.
We have been in the habit Of treating
cases involving consideration of con-
stitutional power differently from
those which concern merely private
right. We are not accustomed to
hear them in the absence of full
Court, ii it can be avoided.
1t is NO unprecedented thing In Courts
of last resort, both In this country and
in England, to overrule decisions pre-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-29

nHmOcRArIC STATE TICKET,
Secretary Of State,
DAVID r. PAIGE. OF Summit.
Supreme Court Judge.
ALEXANDER +. HUME, Of Butler,
Member OF BOARD of Public Works.
RUSH FIELDS, of Richland.
XVIII District Ticket
For Congress,
GEN. AQUILA WILEY. of Wayne County
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
How 70 Learn 10 swim.


Every boy and girl should learn TO
swim. A writer in the American
Agrieulturia offers the following sug.
gesLipns, by obedience to which the
art Of swimming maybe readily &c.
quired'A
When / was boy l learned to
swim by the useofa swimming,board.
This is the safest method possible
Ifcorks are used they may slip from
around the breast down beneath the
surface and put the wearer in danger
of drowning.
Some country boys get two blad'
dors and then tic thCm together with
short cords, and them as supports.
They are tho most dangerous things
possible fora boy to have. The board
is perfectly safe, and one may learn
to swim in short time by using
one. 1t should bo over fourfeet long,
over foot wide and two inches thick,
white pine or cedar,
To use it, a boy wados into the wa
ter up to his shoulders, then taking
hold of the end ofthe board he pushes
it before him-toward the bank, aud
not into deeper springs for
ward with his feet and throws him!
self fiat upon tho water.
This movement carries him along
a few feet. lie then draws up both
his legs at the same time, keeping
his knees as farapart as possible, and
then starts off with both feet, not
straight backward, but sidcwaysIjust
as frog does.
The stroke is made slowly and is
repeated again. drawing up the legs
slowly and steadily. The board keeps
the head above water. When tho
leg stroke has been learned, one hand
is taken from the board and then d
stroke learned, or the chin may be
rested on the board, while the stroke
is taken with both hands,
This is very good plan, as it COM
pels the swimmer 10 keep his hands
under the water, which he should al
ways do. By and by the board may
be pushed ahead, and the young
swimmer may swim after it, always
keep it within reach. When num-
ber of boys go to oswim they should
always have two or three of these
boards with them for use in case Of
any accident,
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Lovely"


A dry goods clerk on Main street
was showing lady some parasols
yesterday. This clerk has a good
command of language, and knows
how to expatiatc on the good quali-
ties and show the best point of goods.
As he picked up a parasol from the
lot Oh the counter and opened it, he
struck an attitude of admiration and
holding it up so the best light would
be had, said:
"Now there. Isn'tit loyely2 Look
at that silk Particularly observe
the quality, the finish, the general
effect. Feel of it. Pass your hand
over it. No foolishness about that
parasols, is there?" he said as he
handed il over to the lady; 'ain't it a
bcautyH
Eyes said the lady, stulllng her
handkerchief into her mouth, Eyes,
that's my old one. 1justlaid it down
there"
The clerk was Immediately seized
With a severe attack Of quickOned
conscience, and passed right of Of
the subject Of parasols on to the
weather
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Astay ofExeculioil.

"savo me, doctor, andt'll give you
a check for thousand dollars"
The doctor gavehim a lemedy that
soon eased him, and hescallod out:
"Kecp at it, doctor, aad I'll give
you check for five hundred dollars" "
In half an hour more he was able
to sit up, and he almly.femarked:
doctor, l feel like giving you n
fifty dollar bill"
When the doctor was. ready to go,
the sick man was up and dressed,
and he followed the physician to the
door, and said:
"say, doctor, send in your bill the
first of the month"
When six months had been gath.
cred to Times bosom, the doctor sent
in bill amounting to five dollars
He was pressed to cut down it
to three, and after so doing, he sued
to get it, got judgment, and the pa
tient put in stay Of execution.
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wouldn't, for month yet; and father
won't he go wild, though! and myl
how he will jump and make FUSS
And as for Kate, Tom, I'm just Ger.
tain there'll be no keeping her away
a minute if she finds 1t out before we
get out there"
In this manner the happy woman's
tongue ratified on at lightning speed
until they reached the house and
were met a: the door BY Ellen with
the marvellous babe in her arms, who
wouldn't-no not to save their lives
come within a thousand miles of an
other smile till it got ready, and,
though, Mr.. Giddings took it in his
arms and nearly broke it in two try
ing to get repetition of the after
uoon's performance, he was obliged
to give up disappointed. 1t is
notsuprising, perhaps,th he dream
ed the night long of romping among
the rainbows, chasing blue-eyed
streak of lightning dccked with roses
to the music of cooling chorubs.-
Breakfas! Table.
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by and by.

Some where down the stream Of
Time on which we are floating is a
beautiful island called the "By and
By" 1t may be just before us, be-
yond the next turn of the river or
we may not find it until the stream
disembogues into-the stream of etern-
ity. But we all look for it, from in
fancy to old age, and dream that all
evil will. be banished when we arrive
at that beautiful standby and By.
All day we float down the turbu-
lent stream; the blue color of heaven
burns above us; the mysteries of God
and immortality stream in upon US
with awful splendors, and truths
that have confounded the loftiest in
tellects-truths that in all ages have
reused up the soul from its founda-
tions, baptized 1t with love-environ
us withintensity, ,and all the thoughts
of the island are banished from the
mind But when the solemn gray of
twilight falls around our bark, in
fancy we see our magical shores,
green with the trees of beauty, fit
ting before us like stars over the
broad shadows of years and our long
ings all turned TO wander on its fairy
banks, and listen to the silver voices
of its inhabitants. And rs tho rosy
flush of the day fades in the west, and
the waiting stars open one after an
other their holy eyes, we go to rest
in the happy belief that the morning
sunrise willgild this immortal island
full in our vision-this cline we
have sought,sought so long and vain
ly, and whatever have fled all the
Summer of our youth, that we be-
sought with tears to stay.
A land of promise is that By and
By. In it we all have possession, the
anticipated enjoyment of which
alone renders life tolcrable. The
past has proven weary way; the
present full of thorns and besct with
danger; but in the golden By and BY
there is recomponso for all. There
the broken heart shall be healedan
the weary spirit find rest.
Who shall sell his birthright in
this land? Though poverty, gloom
and desolation environ us here, we
have wealthy and loving friends in
that fair cline.
How eagerly We look for that is
landl Ifit were laid down on our
chart, no matter how distant, so that
we knew it should surely come, we
should be satisfied in the prospect
But no Ariadhe comes to reveal its
labyrinthian secrets and we must be
content in its anticipation, and pos
sess it only in our drentns.
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LIES ODJEcr.-Mon know how
the thunder and lightning come from
the clouds in summer, and they want
to thunder and tighten sometimes
themselves; but it is better that the
contents of the clouds should drop
down rains, and make something
grow, than that there should be flash
ing and rosounding in tho heavens,
and that the oak should be crushed
to pieces, which has been growing for
several years; and it is BETTER not
that We should produce n great rack
ct in the world, and work destruction
round about them, but that they
should create happiness among their
fellow men,
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Tnn WHOLE sToRY,-A farmers
daughter near Cleveland, answered a
porsonol in newspaper, entered in
to correspondence with tho Gun
known, finally met him, was married
went to the city to live, and return
ed to her fathers house in two
months, dressed like bcggGr and
looking twenty years older than
when she went away. Her husband
was n gambler and a loafer This Is
# opersonal' romance in a nut she'll
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

81 suppose you have been to- your
lodge" she scornfully inquired when
she opened the door on him suddenly
at midnight. "No, no my DEAR"
Blink replied with gushing candor,
"you see l stopped at strwb'ry fes'v
on my way home-an' the berries
soured on my stomach. Confound
strawberry festival anyway s'urly in
the season; last one IL take me in"
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Young man, if she fptters out to
meet you at the gate with a new cor
diality-if she remarks that "cleven
o'clock isn't bit late"-if she in
vitcs you to call again in confden-
tial earnest-if she says good nieht
with a gentle pressure of her dear
little hand-if she does all these
things, young man, be not deceived.
The strawberry and ice cream season
is here
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pressive effect. What laws have they
violatedG" The whole assembly were
now painfully moved and excited.
The presiding Judge ended the scene
BY saying, "shcriff discharge those
men.D
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Once upon an evening dismal, l
gave her n kiss paroxysmal, and call
cdhcr name baptismal; precious name
| loved of yorc. All, shO was a dar-
ling creature; pert of speech and fair
of feature; but, egad, you couldn't
teach her, for she had been there be-
fore, and only murmurcd, "Bnss me
more"
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Teach your daughters and sons
alike, next to honor, next to the love
of home; toloyo theirc country. Then
when her need comes, ifcomc itmusti
in any struggle, her honor will be as
their own, and life itself will not bo
too dear to offer for her sake. Who
that remembers u battle, n husband
or son sacrificed; who that ever saw
a soldier die, or stood in any silent
city Of the country's slain, or in d
churchyard where the village heroes
rest, can ever make our country seem
again a vague OF visionary thing?
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saying and,Doing:

=
The first battle tells the courage of
the soldier. Many think before the
battle that nothingcanfrighten them
Whcnit begins they are panic-strick'
en- and disgrace themselves by COW;
ardice. Col. Chester, of Connecticut
who commanded company of his
townsmen at Bunker Hill, used to
tell good story of two ofhissoldiers
in that battle. A large and power
full man, standing by the side of u
pale.faced youth of slender fgurei
said to his comrade:
"Man, you had better retire before
the fight begins, you will faint away
when the bullets begin to whiz
around your head"
81 don't know but I shall, as | Inev-
er heard one but 1 will stay and
Sec"
lie did stay, and was seen by Cof
Chester during the battle, calm and
loading and firing with great cool
ness. But the burly giant by his
side was missing, and at the retreat
was found alive and uuharmed, Sec
reted under haycock. Boastful
words and moral courage to face any
danger rarely go together
A lady stopped the milkman, as he
was passing the house, and inquired
the price of milk by tho quart, put
ting up her ear,trumpet to catch the
reply. The milkman drew q quart
of milk and emptied it into the
trumpet, and the result has been that
he has to go out of his way to keep
out of sight of the lady.
Step up to citizen and tell him
that his father and grandfather were
lunatics, and see how quickly he'll
crook his elbow. Yet, let that citi-
zen shoot somebody, and he'll bless
you if you'll help him to prove that
all his ancestors were not only crazy,
but the biggest fools in the noighbor-
hood.
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There is a story that man went
into a Newburyport liquor store and
called for two quarts Of tdH, profess.
ing that it was for the purpose Of
soaking some roots. Afterthe deliy.
cry of the liquor, the dealer inquir-
ed: "What roots?" 1.-THE roots of my
tongue" snid the man; Bptit was too
late,
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A pretty and sensible young lady
remarked in the preselee. Of seven
bare-faced young gentlepen, the 9th.
er night, "that it just doubles the
value of kiss 10 have y burrow it
from undera mustachet The next
morning one of our druggists sold
seven bottles ofa preparation to en-
courage muatachcsii in less than half
an hour after opening his store.
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A 1.-the typo now In this Office IL enllr''
II. lyncw. We have all the late Styles
card and poster type, and hatter onTSc., n,,n
That We ran do as good work as any ONCE
IN the Stale, Give us u trial
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Boosting is sometimes out Of place
We we're once amused by hearing a
gentleman remark that he was a
bachelor, as was his father before
him.
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DR.. s. q. SHAW,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
NENDERs his professional services TO the
public. Calls from the country prompt,
IT, attended to. Office, corner Of Main and
Third streets, opposite the old Presbyterian
Church. laprll D, lSib-ly.
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The Weekly Register,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
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,.,, pooop,y,rop
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"Joc, I've great mind to blow my
brains out" "Why don't youH" said
Joe; "nobody would ever know IT,"
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W. P.NEALE. nj. d.

UlicE S, L. Cor. Main and End SITS; resi-
lrnce Oh Main St, between 9th and 7th'
Attends promptly to all calls, whether day
Ur night. When not professionally engaged
Edii always bd fIiihd in his Office.
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Tho more suits AT law, the less
suits 60 on YOUR back
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Dir. L. Il. Campbell,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Point Pleasant West Va
OFFERS his professional services to the
| citizens OF Point Pleasant and vicinity
lie hopes by strict attention to business, to
merit a continuance OF the liberal patron.
he las already received. lIemdy be found
at all times at his Office, when not profess
ionally engaged. [nov. 3, 'I6-ly.
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PHYSICIANS.
ANDREW r. DARBEE, NJ. D.,

\. ". Cor. 9th and Main SITS.
Point Pleasant, W. Va,
OFFICE Houns.-From 3 to 10 A. NJ. and
3to 10 p NJ, July 2O.tL
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Office upstairs, stortas Block. Entrance
on Main Street
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seen him
"What2"

him, ana she hOllcreu 10 hrs' lli'Hs'
and Sophie Branson she came over on
n dead run, too, and so did Granny
Morrison, az old as she is-and they
cooxed and kissed, and tcased, and
chirped, and jun ped him for nearly
an hour, but he only doubled up his
fists and poked 'cm in lis mouth and
wouldn't again no way AT ALL anu'
Oh, dcarl Tom. you don't kno" how
sweet it was Of him, and so cute, TOO
and Granny Morrison she said she
never in all the days of her life, and
Mrs. Jarvis said she wouldn't a be-
lioved it no way at all, and then the
way Sophie kissed him and took on
over it; and Mrs. Branson says ii she
was me she would not wait another
month-not at all; she'd havchim in
short dresses right away and Ellen
bless her lifc!-why, Tom, the g'rl
cried and took on as happy as | was
myself, she auctually did Oh, Tom
| tell you he's going to bo a heavenly
child when he gets to olaughingoycry
day; and, Tom, Mrs, Jarvis says he's
every bit big enough to have F" fin
gor.ring, and she offers to go down
town with me to pick it out and,
Tom, / tell you we really must 60 out
to mothers next Sunday; only think
Of it, Toni what will she eay9 Shell
ont him up, / know shc will iand she
wouldn't dream Of IL, ! know she
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-08-26
@5ochenfliche Slinois Sfaafs-Beia4ne.

lelblt bel ShienSpiQe i'm County Ssaufee,
Wteqtou Tntpn, isis, paiiirten Oiorb an
ebentaIS eincnl Snrncr, Der unter Sen
oeutliden Spmptomen Der StrD6nims
Gergt1tung itar6, pie bon benz o"ortigen
Nr5te 6rn. Or. EolentDal bc3elgt ipirb,
lIto bet benz bic malDtti6e l1nteriuhung
oes Wagens leiber me6rere Sage nab Der
GeerotgunG bergebli6 Dorgenommen mar.
Die Wtorner fino nidt entbedt. S6atid9=
LID aber lit, oaB Die SraI be5 Grmor6eten
eut GcrbGltntB nit i6rem Rne6te Carl
S6lls n1terDalten 6atte, logar nit oern=
lel5elt meDrere Wtonate Dor oerGrmor6ung
oeS Sarmers our0gebrannt mar, Der 6er>
lelben ober Der;teb nno lelbIt BEN Gne6t
tpteoer in lclne 0tenlte nabm. &6atla6e
1T terner, baB ihon elm babies SSa6r Dor
Der @rmoroulg 6eS SarmerS ctM Ycrgif>
tung5zGcrlud al Oemlelben nit StrD6z
hin Derilbt porben mar, BEN Or. 9toienz
thai Dal1nls abcr re6t5eitig uno nit Or
folg p%ercitelt bate. S5atla6e lit feruer,
ooB Garl S0ulS cinen oocr Stpci Gage na6
Dem Sooe oeS Sarmer5 mGbrenD Der 9fa6t
Dor DEM Tcniter Der Sarmcrsfrau bon be-
rem Sohn crtappt Dor0en mar Mlro nit
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Del letHer Ullt6t III Delt NudeH, JtadelG ufo
&1pi gelhollen, lctOer obue erbcblib perz
leBt 81 ictn, uno bann oa5 QSeite gciu6t
bate. 6ierauf bate Garl S6ul3 bic Oiilfc
ocS GOuntn in Qtnlpru6 rcbmcH mii1ien,
blieb pGbrclO Ser 3eit pom 25. Nuguit bis
Z. Septembcr b. S. in Ser drstli6en @ez
%banolung Ocs G6reibcr5 bieier 2eilen uno
tplroe bann ais ge6eilt entldlien.
2batla6e lit ferner, baB Die Srau 6es
Uarners 9Ieid) nah Der SDnt GIT eutfcrntez
ren S%cfannten obcr Nermouotcu gcflo6en
mar uilo CRIT ipdter iuicOcrtebrte, na6Dem
man ridts 8eltimmtes in ser SADIE cntz
0edt bate. ltno lhIicBli6 lit cS ferner
Ibatlade, OaB 0n5 iarbeye Gaar, nGmli1
Carl SduI3 unb bic Sarmersfrau, beute
ldnglt 9lltGlibe Gbeleute itno. 5rage:
gScr limo Die Wt0roer 81
Ser 0iitrittSa 2lniualt mar oantaIs Ser
ISM. q. Hart Dol P0rt Maibington, isis.
Or. u. g.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-08-26
GrprObte5 Mittel WiSer biliO(e gu
Itdr0e.

Oiej:ui9en, Sic nit elmer tronten p6er untbatisen
Seber bebaItet fino, wer6en ME bic Nbebano Ioer bas
wiberipeuitiSe Organ %betommeu, 10 LANCE lie 10 unue IL
niinitise NteOiSinen wte blaue Gtueu, @olomet unb
GobopbpIoH sebraudeu. Son Dem srprpbtsn unb poo
puIiren SeiImittel, Solicitors NagcnbittcrS,
aber m69cn tic nit poufer G~epiBbeit SiIie erparten.
Ger giniuB oes Gttters auf sic eyoBe @a4eqbrIIe lit
brett, mddtig uno raid iIblbur. Gie BUR, bic es bes
pirft, 1T Feline iposmoSii6e, iOHberH cine pouitGabise
uRb permapeHte, Sic ssIbe Sarbe Der Sout, Sas raube
IusiebeH Der !Sunse, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Sarts
~Ieibieteit, Eopfpeb, ~llebeIteit, Sdmersen in Ser redo
ten Seite uuS Coulter, t~ursunt iammttide @esleiter
Ser bortndfi9en Sroutbeit luerbeu raid unb poufdnOis
beleitist burd ben @ebrau3 bieier nni9dsbareH @ebi>
ain, beleu @prSislidteit bura td9!id pou allen Seitsu
uno allen &taisu Der Geieui6ait eiuIaufenbe 3eusuifie
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