The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-21


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a Dinner Supplied BY AN Eagle.
a yeracious gentleman residing
near Centresille, Nd. says that as
his son and himself we're standing
near his house, they deserted three
dark objects about the size Of
small birds far upin the air circling
and darting hither and thither,
sWeHatched closely, ndafter@hile,
they approached more nearly the
earth. We then discovered that.
they weretwoducR aud a,balg eagles
the eagle endeayoriHg ttHEaptbre the
ducks, and the ducks exerting t5ems
calves ta eladS aal
|'l.Way in distance we could discern
the main flock, from which the two
ducks had been separated, flying
steadily to the coverof the forest.-
The eagle would pounce first upon
one and then relinquish it, in order
TO capture theother. Dropping that,
he would return to his first capture,
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seemingly like the dog in the fable,
greedy to secureboth. Thiswas kept
UP for some time, when the eagle sud-
denly darting forward, struck one of
the birds with his talons, then swoop.
ing upon the other struck that too.
The first bird fell at our feet; we had
hardly time topick it up when the
other fell, with the eagle following.
We picked up the second one, and
the eagle observing our presence few
screaming away: On examination
it was found that the eagle had
struck the ducks on the head, near.
ly severing the heads from the bodies.
They were fne-sized canvas-backs,
and we had them cooked for dinner"
Here Is a case in which d slight
misunderstanding might cost man
more than if he obeyed the letter Of
a law. The Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue decides that a cigar
manufacturer may sell leaf tobacco
after paying s25 special license tax.
This is done under the act Of March
l, 1879, and the Commissioner says
that this being d proviso, it must be
construed explicitly, and unless the
terms of the provis6 be exactly com.
piled with a seller ofleaf tobacco is
liable to pay a license tax Of $500 as.
a retail deaier;insleai tobacco. The
distinction is worth knowing.
A minister was riding through
section Of the State Of South Carolina
where custom forbade innkeepers to
take pay from the clergy who stayed
with them. The minister in ques.
tion took supper without prayers or
grace, and was about to take his de-
parture when mine host presentedhis
bill. "Ah, sir" said he, u am a
clergymanl" "That may be-" respon.
ded Boniface, but you came here,
smoked like a sinner, and ate and
drank like a sinner, and slept like q
sinner; and now, sir, you can pay
like a sinner"
The sight of a man wheeling q
baby carriage in the street is asign
not that baby is weak, but the manis
strong. And yet, if we were to judge
from the amiable grin with which
the fond father, under these .circum-
stances salutes every passing ac-
quiantance, we, might enormously
suppose that he was really doingit
just for the fun Of the thing.
One Of our exchanges says that
oil Of cinnamon will cause the disap-
pearance of warts, however hard,
large, or dense they may be. The
application gives rise toneither pain
nor suppuration. A lady removed
thirty off her hand with FIVE cents
worth Of oil
Put pinch of tea in your mouth,
after partaking Of onions, and you
can call on your girl or lady friends
with the utmost impunity, that is
as far as the objection to.the onion
flavor is concerned.
Abusy father was annoyed with the
ceaseless prattle ofhis little six-year-