The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-11-13

| ana tnen return 10 my DRIFT pile.
And 80 the High with him departed,
And left the Pointers broken-heartcd
TEACH Your BoYs.-Teach them
that u true lady may be found in
calico quite us frequently as in vel
vet.
Teach them that a common school
education, with common sense, is
better than college education with
out it,
Teach them that one good, honest
trade is worth a dozen professions.
Teach them that "Eonesty is the
best policy"-tbat tits better to be
poor, than rich on profits of crooked
whisky"
Teach them to respect their elders
and themselves.
Teach them that they expect to be
men some day, they cannot too soon
learn to protect the weak and help
less.
Teach them that to wear patched
clothes is no disgrace, but to wear a
black eye is.
Teach them that God is no respec,
ter of sex, and that when He gave
theseventh commandment, Hemcant
it for them as well as for their sisters.
Teach them that by indulging their
depraved appetites in the forms of
dissipation, they are not to become
the husbands Of pure girls.
THE R1FIEMEN.-The Mason Ri
llcs were out on drill Saturday after
noon. The boys looked fine in their
suits.of grey.
The girls are downcast, and will
not be comforted, because Lieut.. Hoy,
bids them farewell, this evening, to
enter tho estate of Matrimony."
Capt Wiley is a handsome look
ing officer, and popular command
er,
lieut.. Bowycr is just the boy for
ID Lieutenant. Everybody likes
Charley.
Sergeant WhalCy performs his
duty admirably, and the boys have
to behave when he's around.
Daring the winter the RiAemen
will be drilled by Gen. McCausland.
The guarantees are all raised be-
tween Cincinnati and New Orleans.
Even Point Pleasant has done away
with hcr's.-Gal. Bulletin.
Point Pleasant is about all that
keeps your town up, and it hurts
when our people try to protect them
selves from an epidemic. Such slurs
as the above come with bad grace
from our neighbor, and sooner or
later will rebound with double force.
SAD AccIDEXr.-0n the Sth inst,
a sad accident occurred on Little Six
teen. Mr.. Davis child aged about
three years, was burned to death
The child had a fire ina playhouse
a few steps from the house, and from
this its clothes took fire, aud it was
burned to death.
The same day Mrs. Luther Martin
living on Sixteen, was quite serious
ly burned by her clothes taking fire
But for her presence of mind she
would have been burned to death.
fla merchant wishes to do business
ho must let the public know what he
keeps for sale, and the most judicious
manner to inform them is through
the newspapers. We arc reminded
of this by hearing merchants who
never invest money in printers ink
oonnloin of doing no business, when
their noighbors, who understand u
trick or two, advertise and reap the
sure harvost,-Er.
Tho Wheeling Register has appear
cd in nm entire new dress, greatly en-
larged and otherwise improved. II
Is now the neatcst aud best looking
paper in Wheeling, and promises ''
be tho nowsicst and liveliest' sue
cess TO Lewis Baker & Co.
Post Master Van Glider wants US t.
say that he's going to close his Office
at half.past eight o'clock ut night
after this. He has to get up early
"A H.