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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-10

"a boy who is polite tofhis father
and m6thef Is likely fp u r6lltssi0,
evefyioho Else j boy iackihgp polite.
ness to his parents may have the
semblance Of courtesy in society, but
is never truly polite in spirit And
is in danger, as he becomes familiar,
ofbetraying his real want of courtesy.
We are all in danger Of living too
much for the outside world, for the
impression which we make in society,
coveting the good opinions of those
who are in asensea part of ourselves,
and who will continue TO sustain
and beinterested in US, notwithstand-
ing these defects of department and
character. We say to every boy and
to every girl, cultivate the art of
courtesy and propriety at home-in
the setting-room and the kitchen, as
well as in the parlor, and you will
be sure in other places to dcport
yourself in a becoming and attractive
manner. When one has a pleasant
smile and a graceful demeanor, it is
a satisfaction to know that these are
not put on, but that they belong to
the character, and are manifest at
all times andunder all circumstances.
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to bscame comic wsiEerls

w iVstt scytii1u WfigttS ~
Haven't you, though2n said the
editor; that shows how lithesyoh
know of the grave responsibilities Of
a humorist's profession when you
would rashly undertake. its serious
duties without having, as | may say
BECOME acclimated.n {
"Bnt, sir, what studies should /
learnP" said the candidate for, death
less fame.
"You should begin; BY forming
your mind by learning mathematics,
especially comic sections, so that you
can treat every subject in classical.
ly funny manner. Then you should
for few months devote yourself to
being a deputy coroner, or a reliev-
ing agent, or nurse in a smallpox
hospital, or, in some other capacity
of this sort, accustom yourself to
scenes of human misery and suffer-
ing. You may not think that this
trimming is necessary. Well, now, l
will convince you that it is. Here
are n couple of clippings from the
exchanges-a fat man falls out of
third-story window on minister
with eleycn children, and the selling
out of a poor widows sfurniture while
her youngest child was dying of STAR
walton. Just take these oyer'to that
table there and write something COM
ic about them. / would put the
item about the. window into verse,
with u good lively chorus, 'Whack,.
fol lol,' or something like that (.
The surprised and ays;strack
Young man to6Etbo siipsvin silonees
and rcturned,in about half an hour
to say he had been trying his level
best, but he would be dummed if he
could see the comic side of those in
cidents.
"Then," said the editor, "take
these Liverpool market reports and
the statement of lumber cut in Mich.
igan and put them into brief and
lively form-poetical, if possible
Ah, you don't think you can. Well,
that proves my theory-what l have
been insisting upon all the time
that special education is needed for
humorists, without which it is need
less for a man to engage in the bust.
ness. Good morning Whenever
you have mastered the rudiments of
your profession come and see me-"
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The Rapacious mississippi River

The town of Covington, Iowa, sit
uated on the Mississippi, bids fair 10
soon disappear beneath the current
oftle Father of Waters. The ground
on which the court house stood a
year ago is now covered by many
feet of swiftly flowing water. The
cutting away is done by fits and
starts. One day the current sets in
shore and slices off thirty or forty
feet, and perhaps week elapses be-
fore any further damage occurs
Then about half a dozen buildings
are moved back some thirty feet, and
then next the land on which they
stood has all gone. The citizens
have tried to moor trees and logs to
the bank in the hope Of forming a
barrier for the flood, but the current
is SO swift and the water SO deep that
all these attempts have failed. To
give an idea of what the town of Cow
ington has suffered in the past five
years, the case of the ferry house eand
principal hotel may be instanced,-
Two years ago there were six hund-
red feet of land between the build
ing and the river bank; now you can
toss a stone out of the hotel window
into the river, and the buildings are
being put on rollers for removal,
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wdth the deyelopment

coineides WITH the development oh
the body.
Our man,botn in 1S4S, weakened.
by luxury, Trained in sxtrayagance,
.debauched by dishonest practices,
has to compete for the worlds basi-
inessFthe man born in 1887 whose
character was formed before thesgen-.
eral period Of corruption, and with
the man born in 1857, who was too
Young to be SO much Affected That
lie VIII fail,is a aforegone conclusion,
he .Evoilti6n.
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Trained IEousekcepcrs.

II is absurd to neglect a girls do.
mestic education until she is ready
to become a wife. The idea that u
woman must learn to keep house by
her own experience is both foolish
and hurtful. Does a man put off
learning business until it is time
to start for himself? Still, house
keeping must not be considered the
Alpha and Omega Of these duties
Deeper than this lie other qualities,
quite as indispensable, and still more
necessary to husbands or even
wife's happiness. 1t would consume
too much space to enumerate them
all, but we may sum them up by say
ing that daughters should be taught
to be womanly. For truly-woman-
ly woman has much the best chance
of being gloved by truly-worthy man.
The ordination of nature has made
tender, affectionate, sympathizing
woman more likely to attract strong,
earnest, heroic men than one ola DIFF
ferent stamp. Men love by a fine
instinct, which generally leads them
aright-that is, when they love in
the pure sense Of the term; and they
would love oftener in that sense if
women were true to that ideal wo-
manhood which even the lost rever-
ence and acknowledge. The best
dover, therefore, mother can give
her daughter is the dover of perfect
womanliness, for a womanly woman
can enter into her husbands weak
'nesses, adapt herself to his fancics,
and, by pleasant fiction, at least
adopt his tastes.
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septenber'

~ .
The golden.rod is yellow
The.corn i. turning nfpNrr
The trees in the apple-oEcllards
With,frnit are bendinf down.
The gentian's bInest fsges
..Are,curling in the sun,
In'dusty pods the milkWeed
Its hidden. silk has spin
The sedges faunt their harvest,
a In every meadow nook
asters by the brook-side
4 Make asters III the brook.
From dewY lanes atmoiaine
The grapes sweet odqs rise;
3tnpan theFoads all flWter
with yellow btittertliN
Byall these lovely tokel
September DAYS are NJ le "
With summers best ol sathef,
\ i r
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One of the delusions Of the whis-
key drinker is, that he is made
stronger by the use Of stimulants,-
He is made stronger just as he is
made wiser and richer-"in his own
conceit." A man half drunk would
be ready to out.argue Solomon, or Of.
fer to buy out the Rothsehilds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-10

Her Cloud. In letter to II friend
u Young lady states that she isnot en-.
gagged, but she secs Il cloud above the
horizon aboutaslarge as man s head.
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West Virginia University.

Nine departments of study; textbooks furnisheda Mt
cost; calendar arranged suit teachers expenses for
year from Sl75 10 $500; non.sectarian, liberal
thorough. Fall rATm begins Sept. Sd, 1870.
90 For catalogues and other Information, apply to
the President, j. r. Thompson, Morrantown, West
Virginia. Iaug com pd,
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PHYSICIANS.
w. p, NEALE. NJ. D.

OFFICE Main street, between sd and 3d: residence,
" Main street. between 9th and 9TH Attends prompt.
fessionay engaged can always be found at his Office
jan 8, Is7o-Iy.
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The authorities of st Louis are
waging an active war on the gamb.
lers Of that city.
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HENRY j. FISHER,

tl.ateo Of Fisher & Hogs,
A torney and Counselor Mt Law, Point Pleas.
a ant, West Virginia, Practices in the Counties Of
Mason and ackSon in the State Supreme Court of Ap
pcas and in the United States District Court for the
District Of West Virginia. ljan s, Is79-Iya
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-10

The Portuguese Council at pernam-
baco has been stabbed to death
The assassin escaped.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-10

Molly Mccarthy is reported broken
down at Saratoga, and will probably
never run again.
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A ttorncy at Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
Il will practice in the Courts Of Mason and adjoining
counties. [iune iI-Iy
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DEMOCRATIC r9G POLITICS
County Directory.

Judge Circuit cour,-Joseph Smith, RavcnSwood.
Clerk Circuit Cour-C. b. Waggener.
President County court-D. s. Van Matre.
County Clerk-J. p X. r. Smith.
Prosecuting Attorney-Geo. P. Simpson
Sherif-C. SEHoH. Dcpuiies-J. 'Jewett Uailor,l
Samuel ". Someryile, Geo. X. Henry, Jos. N. Daigh
and W. d, Somcryille
Surveyor Of Lands-ThomaS !. Roberts.
Assessors-Jamcs W. Windon, District No. l.; Z. Z.
Baker, District No.e
Superintendent ofFrec schoos-charlcs E. Hogg.
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ATTORNEYS.
TOaLlSsoH. d. W. poLSLEY
TONILINSOS Il POLSLEY,

TOELINS0S 4 POLSLEY,
A ttorneys and Counselors ut Law, Point Plea.
a SAINT, West Virginia. practice in the County Of Ma.
SOM the United States District Court for West Virginia
and in the Supreme Court Of Appeals of West Virginia
No Prompt attention given the collection of claims
entrusted to them. Address, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
jan 8, iS79-Iy:
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iIos.s \. eSomc = y / comic y ,srIser.

= itEIItlfI "a -. y Z
a young came INTO ths CHS
cage 1SibgseeIIlpe she psser day and 4
said he'wanted tobe engaged Us d,
comic writer deolafinasths1 . 0hshbiA
aotics ne oSaid psepare YilticisInss
which would make i isira (s. |
lahkh, The editor butll tssl,
aud wfinging his hand hard, z!l!VI.
with; y groan, thai Ills sdleraness
were very satissaltorg, slsd tIat
ter [ ieig months df klI,fy and &
itice 4 chad no ,lcIik. 6at ilie ieas
Ihlyto woald yila hs.sfls
er 4 q tlIss y lFmeIlcaa 5s6 ssRhsrs'
~ AZ !, 81 !
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W. r. GuNS.
KNIGHT Il COUCH,

A ttornGys at Law will practice in the counties Of
u Mason and Putnam. Address f. B. Knight, at
Charleston, West Virginia, or James H. Couch, Jr, at
Point Pleasant, West Virginia no Mr. Couch is No.
tary Public for Mason county. jan 8, rS7o-Iy
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DIR. S. g. SHAW.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, tenders his pro.
fesSional services to the public Calls promptly at.
tended to. Office, cor Main and sd streets, opposite
the old Presbyterian church, [april s, IS79-Iy.
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CHAs. W. PHELPS,
JOIN w. ENGLISH,
q. p. SIMPSON.

JAMES W. HoGE. JAMES b. MExAGER.
HOGE & EIENAGER,
A ttorneys and Counselors at Law, practice in
Il the Circuit and County Courts Of Mason county,
West Virginia. Address James ". Hoge, Winfield,
Putnam county, West Virginia, or James b. Menager,
Point Pleasant, Mason county, West Virginia.
jan 8, r87o-Iy
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Terms ofCourt.
Circuit couft-First Monday in April and October.
Sppnpi. ..,.=1.hrd Menday n. ..IanuaIy, March.
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Homo PolitelnIessis,..I; ! g;

"A boy who Is polite to hisfatlIer
and mother IS Ike p6lltsaos
svefv;6Iia s'lsef: i. /. +, gs6cl 49,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12

the Post Office. Here it discovered three
days afterward that the suffering
from violent attack of yellow fever. and lac
Immediately removed to the CONTAGIOUS Disease
Hospital. the outskirts of the city. where he died
the next day. These facts kept from the public
by the health authorities aud quiet Investigation
was ordered
DEATH OF THE STEWARD.
Physician Leidy. who succeeded DR.. Robertson In
charge OF the post after the termination of the quar-
ant.ne season, discovered that the steward OF the
vessel had died the voyage. on Septem-
Der 10. when four days from Sagua he was
told by Captain Clifford that the stewards death
was the result of accident by falling down the
gangway The Doctor not satisfied with this
explanation and consulted the log. where he FOUND
the following
sept. 19.-Steward died of some kind of fever
Net knowing what kind his clothes were thrown
overheard by order OF the master. Buried the zotn
The rules of the Quarantine provide that all mas,
ters of vessels entering port shall take oath ana
answer among other questions whether there mas
been any sickness on the voyage under severe
that the latter must certainly have misled
Robertson as he did him in reference to the
cause of the stewards death and thus cs-
capped the delay OF quarantine which would have
followed had the truth been told. The above Is
substantially what DR.. Leidy will embody in his
official report. which will be made public on Tues
day next.
The first mate of the same vessel. j. Springate. OF
Portland, Me-. becoming sick, was also sent from
jefferson College to the Contagious Disease Hospital
from which institution Health Officer Addicks
states that he escaped on Thursday night and has
not since been heard Of.
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CLEARED.

Steamer City Of Berlin Kennedy Liverpool via Queens
steamer The Queen tBr), Alltreo, Liverpooi-F J
Steamer Adirondack tBr). Foster Livorpool-Tapscott
Steamer Greece Or rssrss Lsndon-s y Hurst
Steamer Scots Greys lBr Bruce. Hull EArkell, Tufts
steamer Main Ger, Barre. Bremen via Southampton
Steamer Leipzig Cor, Pfeiffor Bremen-Oelrichs Co.
steamer ieaersl wsrder Ger. chrstohers. Bremen
Steamer Rotterdam Dutch. Lucas. Rottordsm-Funeh.
Steamer ICELAND (Belg,, Flahorty Antwerp-Peter
Steamer Crescent City, Porter. Aspinwal-Pacinc Nail
steamer marlborough D Fraser. st Joh.s PR. Point
Steamer Niagara Curtis Hayana--J E Ward K Co.
Steamer
Steamer City of Austin Stevens Now OrleansBogert
steamer Knickerbocker. Kemble Now Orleans-Clark 4
Steamer City of Macon, kempton, ssvannah-Georgo
sssS% ger Champion Lockwood Qain
steamer Regulator, Doane Wilmington. NC-w Clyde
Steamer Old Dominion WALKER. Norfolk. City Point
Steamer Hatteras. Stevens West Point. va-Old Domin
steamer John Gibson. Georgetown. DC. via Aloxan-
dria-J Roome, Dr.
steamer G Biddlo Wallace. Philsdelpha-w p Clyde
Steamer ss Nsptcns Berry BGs.onm g noel,
Ship Alert Nor), Joansen Calais France)-Funch. Edge
X Co.
Bark vigiant (Br), Edwards, Dubn--George Bulley.
Bark Borghiid Nor. Amunasen. Cork or Falmouth
Punch. Edye Il Co
Bark Vladimir (Nor) Petersen, Cork Faim outh
dcrs-Funch, Edge Co.
Bark Nebo (Nor) Johannescn Queonstown for orders
Funch. Edge Il Co.
Bark Attila (Nor Larson Queenstown Falmouth for
ordcrs-Bennam. Boyesen, Pickering Co.
Bark Terzo Nor. knadseu, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Boy
esen Pickering 4 Co.
Brig ZEPHYR Fr, janet, St vaery Franco,-Dassori,
Strache n Co.
Brig Triumfo (sp). yilamel Luarca tspain)--Galway
Cascade.
Brig Annie t'r, vealo, Montcgo Bay and st AIMS Bay
Brig Cameo Neal Port Spain. Trin-Daniei Trowbridge
& Co.
Brig Lulan CBr,, Ford. Arecbo PR-H Bailey & Co.
Brig Charles Sparks Cotter, Calcasieu. La-J Ward
K Co.
Schr Kit Carson Dowling Jeremie dIaytD.
Schr Cecile. Lee Porto Piata-Thcbaud Bros
Schr Clarno (Br), Tear, Yarmouth, NS-A Hency
Schr Prusssn General tBr). Warwick Yarmouth, NS-A
Heney.
schr Sea Breeze Clay. st John. MIR p Buck Co.
Schr Mary Trainer, Oskin, st Augustin-Bontloy.
Gildersleeve * Go.
Squire.
Sthr Narragansctt. Shaw. vilie-W arren Ray
Schr NJ Cottingham, Outten, Richmond. va-James A
Van Brunt.
sehr Ilzxio Major, Hammond, Boston-Parsons 4 Loud
Schr NJ Freeman. Edrdge, Observation-Disclosures +
Robbins
schr Lille Ernestine Long. Harwichport-H Fisher
Sioop l. Morgan Phillips, Now Haven-Rackett 4 Bro
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.


ehlr sois,hs, lrSn nS.n, Me IN ochg towed
ashore by the turboat = - '-
-. ....-. g.. ~, -
bAHk HSIoS Ni cosnx utau Costs from Genoa Tor
ON saturdsy at one A. NJ half mile or Smiths Hotel
be necessary 10 float her.
BARK AUSTIN tsr, from Laguna for IIavre, which put
into Key West Fla ON sent % has by,n size
is i'm sured in the caI Of Yarmouth for 81 the
Marine of Yarmouth Tor ~ oo and tho Ocean Marine Of
halifax, for S3uW
RANK Josxru HUcKuAy OF Dorchester Nh before re-
portod was seen Aug % LAT A. tr Ion SO "a
scur any star or Tux SEA Br) before reported a,ar
don.d was from Ne dland Tor Montr.a with CARO-
Of seal oil The crew arrived Al 81 Pierre MID sent
s.ux WV THOMPSON Of lnrwich Miller firm, c.rtba-
eenx for New York with Cocoa went ashore on
ShaaI one mil. enst Of the ifs savin, stat,m ~
III t.t ii Will have 10 di The ,tire rnr, IN
save vessel and IL tho weather does not uoderats tho
chances for eating her of Wind with
~ heavy well Crew saved. Twenty tons Of
the cargo have boon thrown overboard The
is valued at S6.OO The vessel draws
Il OF water and whore she lies there Is only II
hgh udc ne ehte mus. % aischnrgeu 70 igh
tne scSss ";s W. a. % I'm se
~ $40" W.. uostcd at IL, p VIII hsr sails ..t "a
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NUMEROUS ATTACK ON AN OFFICER.

Officer John Desmond lies at his home No. 345
Bond street. Elizabeth, N. j., In dying condition.
While doing patrol duty Friday night he
found John Il. Bennett under the in
iuence OF liquor and arrested him. Pro-
ceeding with the prisoner to the First ward police
station. he followed by James Mono and
Timothy Connolly. On arriving at che lookup tho
door was locked and the officer put his right Ia nd
In his pocket to get his keys. Tie young men
then assaulted him before lie could free his hand.
Desmond blew his whistle to summon OF his
brother officers. and the call promptly
responded to by Captain Gayner, Lieutenant Flarni
gan and Policeman Mcclure. When they reached the
police station the men had liberated the prisoner
and run away down First street. The officers pur-
sued them aud captured Morrow and Connolly while
committing act of vandalism in tearing down
aud destroying tho canvas awning III front
Of store In broadway. Lieutenant Flanagan
row. The pair made no resistance. and walked
quietly alongside the officers for two blocks. Sud
denly Mono surprised Desmond by grasping his
club and Wrestling II from him In an in.
slant he dealt the officer powerful
blow on the head. Desmond seized him and
tried 90 catch hold Of tho club lie failed
to do so, however, and tile weapon again descended
with terrific torce on his head. IL stunned him. and
another blow fellcd him 10 the sidewalk. Lieutenant
Flanagan handed Connolly into the custody OF citi-
zen aud ran TO Desmonds assistance The latter was
bleeding aud unconscious. At Flannigan's approach
Monohcd. but was speedily recaptur cd and lodged In
cell. The injured policeman was carried to his
home and DIR. schlcimcr sent for. On the
rival OF the physician an examination made of
Desmond's hurts. Four deep and ugly wounds were
discovered Oh ms head and 1t is feared his skull
has been fractured lie has been In %
comatose state the assault. and
all efforts to restore him to consciousness
have been unsuccessful. The attending physician
but lately reached maturity. lie has been three
times IN state Prison. He served once for com
hitting murderous assault watch man en-
plo, ed at the coal docks in near the
scene OF his last nights exploit.
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THE HERoIsM OF Dr.. PEUaNET.

NLW YORK, Oct. IL, 1871
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In justice to the memory Of the late DR.. Peugnet
his humane conduct at tho first battle of Bull Run
should be known to his countrymen. He was taken
prisoner in my presence in front of the Sudloy
Church Hospital while in the act Of attending his
wounded, and from the close of the fight un-
til the following night he did not take q
moments rest but like bravo and gen.
man gave himself entirely up to the
suffering around him, until we were
the battle, abandoning 900 badly wounded men
without single surgeon being left in charge to
for our poor, suffering comraaes. / will never for
get that terrible night and the at parting with
to insist on being allowed to remain and
expostulated with the brutal and ignorant
Confederate captain in charge at the unparal-
leled inhumanity of abandoning so many
badly wounded men to their tate; but all to pur
pose he insisted on us obeyng the order to leave
at once. and in drenchng rain. for Manassas, at
which place arrived at eleven that night. DIR.
Peugnet explained to the Confederate surgeon in
charge of the terrible condition of wounded at
the Sudley Church. He sincerely sympathized with
and assured us the order removing the surgeons
mistake, and offered to allow to return at
once. and Dr. Pcugnet was most anxious to go to
their immediate relief, but exhausted nature
needed rest and the Doctor reluctantly Welded
to the majority, who insisted on remaining till
morning. and lie the first to start back to the
church. where he found number had died during
the night from exhaustion. loss OF blood and neg
lect. His personal acquaintance with General Beau
OF some benefit to us atterward as the General
/ think. formerly attended DR.. Peugnet's fathers
school. His great humanity and sef-sacrihce to his
suffering fellow men have prompted this tribute to
his memory from conrade who has not seen him
since parting ut the Suhey Church Hospital eigh
teen years ago. CHARLES J. MURPHY.