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SUCCESSION w A. S(IIURSTEH.
=s--es - t5 81 FstEasHs,
Probate Court for the Parish of st. Tsfa-
nany-St.,ts OF Louisiana ll9.

. All persons having claims against said
estate, AMI all persons Indebted thereto,
Viii Present suc-I claims OF iaake SUCH
pa, ments to tae undersigned, Ut Covins-
tun, Parish VI st. 1amnany, Within ten
days from the notice hereof.
VA. Z. MORGAN,
aaF c. Administration.
(Oviagton, La, March s, 1879.
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Probate Court f5rF Or, The /, Parish o. St. IAN

Frobate Court for the Parish Of St. TIM
luany-Siatu Of Louisisua-Ao. lit.
=. - HE&4 Cd
All pcrs' ms having claims asains. the
above estate, ani I'll persOn ID indie ted s q
thereto. Viii present such claims or make
such pa, msnts to the zunaerxixnA6.r
within ten days from the notice hereof,
.lt TIE TO" vi .o,InSton, 0t. 1ammsnys -
parish, Loulslauc. = - . =
WI. c. MORGAN,
Administering. 0-1
Covington, La. March d. 1919. %
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SUCCESSION OF W. II. LENoRD.
Parish Court for the Parish of St. Tam
many-Stste OF LoIls,ana-Ao. liz.

Notice is hereby given to the creditors
of this. estate, ana. % AL other 'persons
nsreIn interested, to show cause within
len uays Iroln the present nJriicatIon,
ii Any iney have or cs,n, Why the acoo untA
preoeuteu Oy the uum LII lsIrator Ut this
estate shouiL not he approved and ho-
n,oios;.ted, ahugthe iui1..s distributed In
ilccoi 1aAce lnelea It'll.
10y orurr vi Lue court.
ii. =. MORGAN.
Clark
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FOR SALE.
Police Jury Warrants for i
the year 1871.

These warrants are receivable for taxssss
of 1871, and will be sold at u liberal dis
count. For further parsisulars apply -
his OF c.. - s-a-a 60
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NATIONAL PARTY.
Wanted to Purchase.
A cheap House and Some Land in
a ..lch

Will pay for 1t in ID y Goods, Notions,
Etc. .IAe Sools lwoaiu be IA, siTnDls y
mefcnmnts. W. GILL,
Le"isourg. La
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Covington, March Is. 1879. -
IN oussAssIoN OF A. KIRKLAND.

Parish Court for the parish of st. Tam
many-oIaIc o. 'LouL,IilIar-No, All. &
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Covinston, MarchsS, loss, AZ zess.1za.
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SUCCESSION VI 4. KIRELAhD..

Covington, La, March s, 1879.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-11-05
A Strange Battle.

The following account of a strange
battle was prepared for the Detroit
Free Press from q French scientific
journal: The colonel, my neighbor,
came over to see me while | was
transplanting my strawberry bed
He was always ridiculing my preten-
sions, and thought 'dastonish him
with something he did not know in
regard to his profession of arms.
"When," said l, suddenly, twas the
idea Of the mitrailleuse or Calling
gun first discovered?"
"Hum! ha! Waitl / think in the
year 1926. The inventor brought
his invention to the King of France
and got chucked into an insane asy-
lum in recognition of his genius"
| smiled.
"You are behind the times" said
l. at has existed since the crea-
tion. Noah had two of them in the
ark with him, q male and female"
"What do you mean by your cock
and-bull story?' grs
"Step this wayl I'll show you a
park of artillery alive, which never
needs loading, and fires from the
breech."
The colonel looked as if Iought to
be put where they put the inventor.
1 kicked over a brick-bat and
showed him family of little beetles
living under it. The frightened in
sects ran aimlessly about like so
many idiots. We had scarcely a
chance toadmire their pretty sheathes
of a beautiful bronze blue, and their
delicate epaulettes, the uniform of
their regiment, which adorned their
square shoulders. .a
SIS that your artillery" asked the
colonel, who evidently was doubling
my sanity.
"You shall hear" l said, with the
air of man literally sure of his
ground" "You shall be present at
a regular military execution, with
firing by platoons, sharp shooting
and a general bombardment."
l hadn't finished before one of
those enormous yellow beetles that
you meet hundreds of times in your
summer rambles suddenly appeared
at the corner of the strawberry bed.
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A TEMPTATION RESISTED.

D 8 -
breathed more freely after it was
over. II was temptation resisted
but felt better after having done
it. AS | was asserting the letters
preparatory to putting them in the
mail bag for New York, one letter
turned up and sent jealous shock
through me that set my heart throb-
bing and my brain swimming with
sudden dizziness. lmight have ex-
pected to have seen it there, but not
the less did it affect me when / did
see it-"Joseph Norris, India Dock,
New 4ork"-that was the address
and | knew that it was his. / had a
dear little note in the same handwri-
ting next to my heart then-a few
graceful words thanking me for a
book ! had sent her-a little note
had read over countless times, and
kissed it often, wondering would it
displease her to know how fondly l
cherished it. | thrust the hateful
letter out Of my sight, and leaning
my hand on the table lived over
again the hopes, the fears, the wretch
edness of the last twenty-four hours.
The day before, while distributing
the mail matter, came across u let
ter addressed to myself, and on open
ing it, | learned that through the
generosity of II distant relative,
whose name | bore, l had been left
in California an inheritance of $780,
600. What change Il few strokes
of a pen had notwithstanding
Karl Bergamm, postmaster Of Sc
cludcd Connecticut village, into Karl
Bergamm, the possessor of a compe-
tencc, well invested, yielding a GER
tain income. And how before my
good fortune l had thought of Annie
Merrill as one separated from me by
poor circumstances, my salary barely
supporting my mother and myself,
and how could | ask any woman to
share my poverty? Now the burden
of poverty was most unexpectedly
liftd from me, | felt at liberty to tell
her the hopes l had never dared to
entertain until now. What would
her answer be? That | would learn
that very night. In the same mail
with my letter was one addressed to
her, postmarked New York. Her
correspondence all passed through
my hands, but | had never seen that
writing before. 1t was large, clear,
decisive, the writing of a.selfpos'
sessed man. Who could the writer
be? Annie's uncle, DR.. Merrill, had
male correspondents in New York.
But this was the first that had come
to her since she came orphaned from
the great city year before, and had
been received into her uncle's heart
and home But other thoughts put
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agreement, and TeQ Questing yeu to lie
.readyto return NTH me on Satufs
day asmy wife You say to me that
! must not come There is but one
in this refusal, and that
lis that you have seen some one who
phases you better than your humble
Servant. 1t is but natural, child;
i cannot blame yon. The Young
should mate with the young, and |
am too much your senior tOiexpect
to awake, in your youthful heart
feelings that'haye long been lifsless
in my own.
4 release yon frotnla promise that,
lam now aware, was made by syol
under the pressure ofthe sad cir
icumstances. Bnt this fact can never
affect the fatherly regard ] hayeeyef
entertained urthe only child d, my
dear old friend.''
/ read nofarther. Here was my
;feHard And hn& nearly i shad. lost
it by the desire Of gratifying an un-
generous impulse! Annie has since
assured me that had Joseph Norris
arrived on the day designated, so
great was her awe Of her fathers old
partner, that she never would have
had the courage to contend against
her destiny, Indeed, the circum-
stance Of having made the error she
did in misstamping the letter SEEM
ed to her troubled mind significant
of a deep meaning, and that even be-
yond the grave her father sought to
control her actions.
Annie did not return to the parlor.
| found her seated in the doctors
Office, apparently interested in the
game which, just at the moment of
my entrance, he brought to a victo-
rious conclusion.
CHECK"
Mate" 1 cried, finishing the word
for him, and catching Annie in my
arms, needless of the astonishment
of the elderly pair, demanded my
reward. f.
Well, Joseph Norris, gray-haired,
commonplace and undemonstrative,
came to Greenwell to other nuptials
than his own. He gave away my
dear one with the best Of grace, and
after the marriage congratulated me
on my admission into the firm. My
Ignorance of his meaning was ap-
parentsand with a grim smile. he en-
me. With my bride ac-
quired the half interest in the East
India firm in New York and Calcut-
ia. If Annie had chosen to appear
as an sotphan, depeadens on the
bounty of her uncle, she had The af-
Reconsideration of knowing that
the love she won was offered to her
self alone, and not to the golden
store that attracts so many suitors.
"My dearest" sometimes say to
her, "who would think that, in a
great measure, we owe our happiness
to little postage stamp?"
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Tile merry fellvNwas galloping along
on hisssix feet, hungry as he could
be. His'threstening air, his fsFoci.
ous eyes, his wide.open Jaws, which
he gnashed together, all seemed to
say; Hal Issmell fresh meat
aHold ont said the colonel; she's
one q my best policemen he keeps
the slqgs out Of mygarden.n gsf
eSafute him, thenE fof'he is, about
stodie: Yes, sir, those feeble blaein-
'seetS, 50 timia and gentle and deli
cate, they willget the best Of him.
lookr sss y.
The big beetle, bold as Attila, ran
straight toward the gilded infantry,
In two seconds he plunged with open
,mcuthiupon a plump; and appetizing
female Of whom he wonla scarcely
: I. |
have MADE in0dtniui, wie6 Dlng,
bang!" like two explosions from a
gun a cloud Of pungent smoke en-.
veloped the glutton, who, completely
stunned, halted. The female morsel
was saved
The affair Ias..so sudden the col.
onel didn't understand it. He did
not see the drop of detonatingl gliquid
fly from the abdomen of the insect,
which, taking fire in the air, had
caused the noise, the smoke and the
sudden paralysis Of the aggressor.
Forewarned of their danger the
word of command was passed,
"Right about face!" and while the
big beetle, more hungry than ever,
looked as if he would rally, we saw
them in groups Of two or three gain
the impregnable heights of a piece
of turf, where each took his post of
battle. Through the loop-holes of
this ready-made blockhouse these in
sects aimed while their chief survey
ed their maneuvers from above.
AT his first attempt to scale the
fortress the glutton received a full
volley square in the face. puff
puff bang! bangl boom!" went the
besieged. suffocated by the vapor,
touched perhaps by some drops of
the corrosive liquid, the big fellow
bit the dust. A brown and fetid
slime spurted from his swapping
jaws. His legs trembled conyulsive-
ly; with his feverish antenne he
wiped his big yellow eyes; his whole
body seemed to be seized by a fright.
full collie of misery.
!. / We'll. done, sirs!n criedthe,celenel,,
happy at finding himself among ia
miliar scenes, and in the midst of
the Intoxicating odor of battle
Some minutes passed. The spasms
of the beetle ceased. Ashamed, per-
haps, at our seeing his defeat, he
arose and again entered the lists,
mounting the clod for another as
sault. This was too presumptuous.
The whole battalion Of his foes
eighteen in all-formed a circle,
heads behind, rears in front. Three
batteries went off at one volley. No
command, no method. Fire on your
own hook now! The colossal mon
ster, who weighed more than eighteen
dozen Of his enemies, writhed upon
the ground, soused in the vicious
liquid. His contorted limbs quiver-
ed in the air. The anguish Of death
betrayed itself in his lofty somer-
saults, and when, paralyzed, burn
ed, blinded, he proved unable longer
to defend himself, the pack of little
insects returned in triumph to their
home.
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Nice A9iacc for d hoy.

.|.If n ~. = b 80 u. r.. - ~ y.
R'ce place teF a boy 70 attend af d bar 4
,ksre z KS words that fell on my ear with
yAlIs .,'IIs had Just opened the piper, and
q /! 4 these were the cold, bitter words that
bright spriehtly bos with mother 50
,S,a saRlgy@sat fSs|y ,,,Si q keep the grim wolf
tl's ~ poo poor father dead, with little sisters
They must starve, or he must get some.
thing TO do.
a ~ short year ago his prospects were bright.
With hparents to greet him from school day
and night, .S III X. q
The pride:of his school, his fond parents
JOY, I;
Such { \, great r brilliant hopes they had for
That g.. bIisht, Z I shining lislll one day his
" Would sssR1 'REs|lsa e. passsei
But the messenger Of death 10 that home
came one DAY, "a
And summoned dear husband and father
away.
After begging and pleading hard, week af-
ter week,
Forwork he could get none, in vain he
would seek;
He reads, f;S ST. the soul-blighting words meet
And he eagerly starts for the place to ap-
Behold! as he enters that vile den of sin,
How tidy helooks. AS he quickly steps
The keeper is pleased with his bright, hon
est face,
And gladly employs him, and gives him
the place,
He hastens to his mother, so glad with the
news,
But to tell what it is deems it best to re-
fuse,
For while, when they ask him to drink
or to play,
He declines, but they soon laugh his scru-
pies away.
pride,
And then with the loafers of the place take
his side;
AT gamblins and cards he takes active
part,
And his poor mother dies Of a sad, broken
His poor little sisters in anguish and woe,
Bereft and bereayed to the asylum must
60,
While the promising youth, with prospects
once bright,
Is a poor fallen wretch, cen his name is
blight,
Oh, young men, take warning OF every
such nice place
From this noble boy-now sot in dis
grace.
\ boy wanted to send to pcrdition would
be
More proper, and better with such base
calling agree.
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HENRY j. FISHER.

Late of Fisher < Hogg,l
norncy and Counselor Mt Law, Point Pleas.
a ant West Virginia, Practices in the Counties Of
Mason and Jackson; in the State Supreme Court Of Ap
peas andin the United States District Court for the
District OF West Virginia jan 8, Is7o-Iya
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W. K. GuSy.
RANKIN WILEY,
CHM & WILEY

4 ttorneys at Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
q Practice in the County Of Mason the United States
Court of Appeals Of West Virginia R6- Prompt a,ten
lion given 10 the collection of claims jan 8, is7o-Iy
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WIN. A. DENNIS.

A ttorncy at Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
q will practice in the Courts of Mason and adjoining
Counties June iI-Iy.
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KNIGHT ~ COuCH.

tt"rncys Mt Law, will practice in the counties Of
q q Mason and Putnam. Address f. u. Knight at
SSharle;on, West Virginia, James H. Couch, Jr at
'ry Public for Mason county. Ijan s, Is7o-Iy
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The sweetest, the most clinging af-
fection is often shaken by the slight
est breath of unkindness, as the del
icate rings and tendrils Of the vine
are agitatcd blythe faintest air that
breatlics in summer,
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County DIRECTORY.

Judge Circui, court-Joseph Smith, Rayeaswood.
Clerk Circuit Cuart--c. D. Waggener.
President County Court-D. :. Van Nlatre.
County Clerk. p. K. u. Smith.
Prosecuting Attorney-Geo. p. Simpson.
Shcrif-C. SgHON. DeputieS--J. Jcwett, tJailor,
Samuel ". Somervlle, Geo. X. Henry, JOS. N. Daigt
and W. D. Somcrvile.
Surveyor Of LandS-Thomas ], Roberts.
:, ASseSsGrs-JameS W. Window District No. l.. f. f.
Baker, District No q
Superintendent Of Free schOols-charles T. HOgg.
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Ono square Gone einch) one week, q. 81 90
Each additional insertion, !. ...,...,.... so
Fonrthof a Column twelve months, 25 90
Half Column twelve months, ,,...... so 90
One Columntwelve months, ......,,... 90 90
5 Cards not exceeding lines, ] yr...... 500
a5:t Sdysrthemenh At tAs rate 6ssd bylaw.
Local aoiiess IS cents psrlipe, iirst Insertion.
Allladvertiseinents for shorter time than tliree
,nonifs Considered transient.
Transient advertisements must DC paid for IN ad.
vance 10 insure itieItion.. 4 .-l. !.
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httIi W = tNf -IIftttH ~ IN ~ (IllIsF
y ! ! EA2 u h1eNll4l
and d hall. Andthel q struggle. be-
gan in my heart. The nisslamped
letter seemed to whispe to me- that.
one little act 81 mine q i'd send it,
unimpeded, on its miss b. M
Noone, | believe, unI1 3 be was in
my situation, actdated the same
Edespsiring, seI6shly horefulfeelines
that were oyermasteri1 me, could
understand what a bud impulse ]
conquered, when at 1ast, after an
hours temptation, ] to1k the eletter
from its resting place, bstituted ii
postage stamp for the venue one,
Opened the MAJ bag an let it CO.
Then, after il was don some hot
tears rushed to my eyes u was my
Hast hope and ] could not help In.
| |'dvleing IN some wed over its.
grave.
The next mail from New York ar
rived three days after. had the
poor satisfactionof seeing the results
OF my good action in a letter in the
| 4
handwriting of my rival, addressed
to Annie, making its unwished.for
appearance, as | knew itwould, and
shortly after DR.. Merrill took it away
with him as he called for his mail.
Loungers came in and out of the
Office and went away, finding me lit
tie disposed FOR conversation. Moth
was yet known in the village of my
acquisition, so | was spared the pain
OF listening to congratulations that
| was in no mood to hear When l
went home that evening ] was sur
prised to find my mother absent, and
still more surprised when, on open
ing note she had left for me, |
learned that she was with Annie at
DR.. Merrill's, and that | was to fol-
low her there. Hopeless as ] felt, the
prospect of seeing Annie again prom
ised me only painful pleasure, but
still the thought Of being near her
had a sweet and sad fascination that
! could not resist. When l reached
the doctors found himself and my
mother seated in his Office, so intent
on the moves Of u knights gambit
that u mere nod on my entrance
showed their consciousnessof my ar
rival. Annie was not there; / found
her in the parlor, standing upon the
hearth-rug, the glow of the freight
shining on her golden hair, and
look of eager, happy expectation in
her glance sthat. .Masanemsto hcrsweet4
face.
81 am glad to see you" she said,
giving me her hand. 81 have been
impatient for your coming, and i.
will tell you why. There is a ques.
ton / want you to answer. 1t per-
plcxes me, and, somehow, Think l
can look to you for its solution. You
remember a letter l received in the
early part of the weok?"
81 have too good reason ever to for
get it," | said bitterly.
saw her face flush deeply. She
went on:
81 answered that letter next day.
1t was of vital Importance to me
'has 1t should go then, as there
would be no other mail for Snnoe unvs
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Can't Come Up.

A farmer of 'Cynthian township
came to town one day, to make a few
purchases. 1t happened that he call.
ed at an establishment where an ell
evator is in use. In order to furnish
the articles desired, it was necessary
to go into an upper story, and the
salesman said to his customer:
"Just get on and we will go up"
The startled granger lookedaround
and said:
"On where?"
He was given the desired informa-
tion, and they started up.
The upward flight was evidently
something new to the farmer, who at.
tested his appreciation of it by re.
marking.
"This beats all nations, don't it2"
The salesman smilingly said he
rather thought it did. In the mean,
time son of the farmer became i'm
patient, and came into the store.room
below, looking for him. The farmer,
seeing his son, stepped TO the hatch,
way and said:
"You can't come up come here, son;
| come up on the cellar.door, and its
up here yet!"- Exchange.
"Just to take some of the style out
of him." a Leadville jury compelled
the Sheriff to lock up a Judge in Jail,
and a barkceper now occupies the
bench.
The difference between a woman
and-an umbrella is, that there are
times when you can shut up an UNI
brclla.
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City Officers.
Mayer james II. Cough, lr,;. Reecrder-Rankin
Wiley. Jr.; Counciimeu-I I. Bright C. Shrewsbury,
G. NJ. Cole, HenryFry. J5hn ". English, b. S Sny.
der; Saryeant-S.J. J. Blake. Assesor--Wm. J. Kenny
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, tenders his pro
Al, .ei,onal services to the people Of Mason county,
On Can promptly attended TO whether day or night
oct % IS70-iy
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CHAs. W. PHELps,
JOHN ". ENGLIsm,

n"rnpy at Law, will practice in the Courts of Ma.
II son Putnam and Jackson, and in the Court Of .Ap.
peas OF West Virginia, Address Point Pleasant, Mason
'o"h'y West Virginia. tjan 8, iS79-Iy
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PBVSICIlNS.

"'oSt" r. RtRHRE. RD. II. PRAvEL.
DRS. BARBEE IS FIsAyEL,
oIh~eS cor. 9th aud Main Streets. Point Pleasant,
west Virginia, Office hours from to 10 a. m and
W 10 p M ljnne II '7o-Iy.
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The difference between woman
and-an umbrella is, that there are
times when you can shut up an UNI
brnllu
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City onicers.

Circuit Court-first Monday in April aud October.
County :" Third Monday in January, March
MAY. lnly. MoyemLer and pecemher.
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knew too well what the fate of my
letter would be. Judge, then, how
relieved l felt when my uncle
brought me this" taking from the
mantelpiece the letter that had come
that morning. "If it escaped your
keen observation, how did my letter
pass the New York officials unde.
tected? This is my question:"
Her eyes searched my face. ! took
her hands in mine.
"Anhie," said /, 81 believe | could
make no one understand what it cost
my jealous heart to rectify that mis-.
take, but did it. knew it must
be an answer to that letter you spoke
of a few nights ago, 1t ought to
prove to you how unselfshly l love
you, my darling, when | restamped
it and sent it on its way to him. ]
never thought you would find il out
| did it to spare you a moments un.
'easiness. If the man you love cares
for you as much as l do, he will
make your life happy one."
"How can | repay your gencrosi,
TYP" she said, in a voice tremulous
with emotion. "You could not have
acted better if you had had u peep
at the contents of that letter. But
your reward may be claimed when
you read this"
She handed me the letter and
glided out of the room. / took il
over to the shaded lamp, and read:
DEAR ANNIE:-When beside you,
fathers bed we entered into an en-.
gagement Of marriage, | felt, as he
did, that the interests of the firm Of
which he and | were partners, would
be best sustained by our union.
II wrote to you, notifying you ol
my readiness to fulfill my part Of the