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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-05-12
Not a True Artist.

A young girl endeayored to soften
the heart of her stern parent:
"No," said her father; l will never
consent to your marrying him. He
is only an artist-nay, what is more,
he is not even an artist--he lacks
the divine aflatus and the true prin-
ciples of his art"
"Whatl My Carmine Lake not a
true artist"
"No; | know what | am talking
about, l tell you. | own the house
he rooms in, and he pays his rent
regularly"
"Miss Florence, do you love beasts?"
cam l to consider that as proposal,
Isir?" was the lady's quick retort,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-05-12

A ttorncy ut Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
q Pra-tices in the County Of Mason; the United
States District Court for West Virginia and in the Su-
attention given to ihe collection Of claims jan I4.iy
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W. II. GIiSN,

y Practices In The Courts Of Mason county, the
Court Of Appeals of West Virginia and the United
States District cOun 70, this State. Prompt attention
given to the collection Of claims. Office near the Court
House. jan. 2s, tsSo-iy.
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CIIAS IL IInfiil.

ttorney Mt Law, ,ofice m Ccur, House., Poiat
a Pleasant, West Virginia, Practices in the coun-
ties of Mason, Jackson and Roane in the Supreme
Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia and in the Federal
Courts tHUs fo-'7o
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PB YSlCI1NS.
DIR. L. F. Campbell,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. tenders his pro
,si,lona services to the people Of Mason county,
o@ee in Hess building next door to Arlington House
OCT 40 is79-Iy.
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JOIN u. TInI,Is.

A ttorney at Law and Notary Public, Point
q Pleasant, West Virginia. viii practice in the
Courts Of Mason and Putnam counties, and attend
promptly to all business entrusted to him.
dec. 'fn.IN.
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Advertising Rates,

One square tone inchl one week, -. 81 90
Each additional insertion, ........,..... 80
Fourth Of Column twelve months, % 90
Half Column twelve months, 30 90
One Columntw months, :........... 90 90
Cards not exceeding lines, lyr...... 8 90
ns'L Legal advertisements =, the rates fixed by law
LEGAL notices IS ceats per line, first insertion.
MONTHS considered transient.
Transient Advertisements must be paid for in ad-
,picc, TO insure insertion
Yearly advertisements payable half yearly in advance
Legal publications must be paid for, in all cases, be.
fore tile delivery Of the certificate Of publication.
Personal publications. and those recommending can
didates for Office, charged regular advertising rates
narieS and tributes Of respect charged at half the
usual advertising rates.
Announcements f0t ofTicg, for county, SIS co. State
and District, $40 %, on regular ticket, $40 90.
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DIR. s. G.. SHAW,

FTlSlClAN AND SURGEON, tenders his pro
tsnonaI services 10 the public CALI promptly at
m, "Ii7 w. Once cor, Main and 81 streets, opposite
0u rFe'OyterRn church. Iapril ), iS7g-iY.
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slTTORNElS.
w.H. roALiSsoN, y. ". poLsLEY
T0MLISsoS 4 POfS,.EY,

ttorncSs and Counselors at Law, Point Plea
n SAINT, West Virginia, practice in the County Of Ma
son; the United States District Court for West Vrgni;
hSPfompt attention given TO the collection Of claim
entrusted 10 them. Address, Point Pleasant W. Va.
jan 8, IS7y-Iy:
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wSI. A. DENNIS,
KNIGHT & COUCH,

A ttorney at Law, Point Pleasant, West virgina,
a will practice in the Courts Of Mason and adjoining
onnieS. [june II-1y.
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ttorneys mt Law, will practice in the counties Of
q Mason and Putnam. Address L. u, Knight at
Charleston, West Virginia, or James II. Couch, Jr, at
Point Pleasant, West virginia. Mr. Couch is No
ary Public for Mason county. Liam 8, IS79-iy
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There is nowhere an apology for
dependency. Always there is life
while it lasts, which rightly lived,
implies a divine satisfaction.
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W. 2. MEADE. NJ. D.

()ttlCE Main street, between I'D and sd; residence
II 10 Mn " street between 9th and 9TH Attends prompt
%SN calls whether day night When not pro
jan 8, rs79-fy
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The Weekly Register,
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I'm w. ENGLISH,

ttorncy ut Law, will practice in the Courts Of Ma.
a son, Putnam and Jackson, and in the Court Of Ap.
reah West Virginia. Address Point Pleasant, Mason
county, West Virginia. ljan 8, is70-ry
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

THE graduating class of Williams Col
The average age is % years, 5 months and
9 days, being 6 months and ~ days less
than that of 1879. The average weight is
1917 pounds; the average height is 5
feet 8 inches. In opinions "a are Repub.
ltcans, s Independent Republicans, 4 in
dependents, stalwart and one Democrat;
16 Congregationalists, IA Presbyterians,
Episcopalians, and Methodists; Il are
free-traders and "a protectionists of vari-
Gus shades. Eleven of the class will study
for the ministry, law and Q medicine.
-Four will go into business; journalism
and teaching will attract 2 each, and one
will be scientist"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
a Bolt In the Old Dominion.

The advices from Old Virginia are
not calculated to calm the nerves of the
Democratic leaders, but, on the other
hand, to fill them with apprehension. For
some time past there has been a formida.
bis division in the party upon the subject
of the State debt, and an otf-shoot from
the regular old Bourbons has exhibited
growth and strength of purpose which
threatens disruption. This faction takes
the name of "ReadJusters," the signif-
reputation of the State debt. So far as
it goes to weaken the public faith
and break down the public credit,
it is disreputable issue, and one that
Republicans would naturally refuse to
adopt; but as it has seemed to offer
means of escape from the tyranny of
Democratic rule in the Old Dominion,
the negro population, which composes the
bulk of the Republican element there, has
shown disposition to join teams with
the recalcitrant Readjusters, to escape the
AOhS SohkAhA0At ApAAFO AulC VI IuO
old party. The Readjusters have called
state convention to meet IN Richmond on
the seventh of this month, to nominate an
electoral ticket Of their own, entirely diff
ferent from the one supported by the
regular party, which, though they do not
propose to repudiate the Cincinnati nom.
ination, will so divide the vote for cleo.
tors as to give the Republican electors
majority. They claim a strength of
sc, 900 voters, which number substracted
from the Democratic vote, will leave the
Republicans a heavy plurality on the
electoral vote. There will doubtless be
strong efforts to bring about reconcile.
alton or some kind of a compromise to
save the the party, but 80. far the leading
Readjusters positively decline to unite
with the old organization. II they per.
slst as they now threaten, they will make
it very warm for the old Bourbonic fac
ton, the end of which must be defeat to
the party, and the success of the Rspub.
lican electors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
- A Word to Young Men.
An exchange saws

AL CACIIduSO
'There are more young American men
in the penitentiaries in this country
learning trades than there are outside
of them. The principle cause for this is
that we are educating our young men for
gentlemen-trying to make lawyers,
preachers, doctors, and clerks out of ma
terial that nature intended for black
smiths, brick-layers, carpenters, tailors,
and other honest 'hewers of wood and
1rawers of water"
There is too much truth in the above
assertion. It is almost impossible to find
young man now who is willing to learn
trade, for fear he will forfeit his digni-
ty (?) by doing a little drudgery. We
need an apprentice at this ofice-a boy
with brains and willing hands-yet out
of all the excellent material in this city,
only one boy has so far applied. Many
boys would become printers if we would
promise to give them mans wages and
put them to work in advanced grades
before they learned the a, b, c's of the
art. Come, boys, lay aside your false
dignity" roll up your sleeves and pitch
in. You will never win without work.
Horace Greeley was once a printers
devil, and Ben. Franklin served five
years. Hundreds of our leading states
men swept offices, made fires and washed
rollers. Learn trade, boys; no man
can steal it from you, and it is therefore
more valuable than an inheritance of
gold or bonds.-i.oassiaaaa (Mo.) Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
w ashington News.
(Signed)
WASHINGTON, july

WASHINGTON, July 1.
The receipts from internal revenue for
the month ending yesterday, are $1O,292,-
OBJ; for the fiscal year, 1928 1923 ,257.
The custom receipts for the month were
$l4,699.7 ZIG; for..the fiscal year, $155 ,lOS,-
GIL. Increase over last year: $1OO61 GAO
from internal revenue, and $47,S5S, 565
from customs.
The following is a statement of tle op-
erations of the National Bank Redemp-
ton Agency for the month of June and
for the fiscal year ending this day, as
compared with the corresponding period
last year: National bank notes fit for
circulation assorted and returned to banks
of issue, for June, $3,Os6,9OO; for the
year, S24, $50, 800. Notes unfit for circu-
latlon assorted and delivered to the Comp.
troller OF the Currency for destruction
ana replacement with new notes, in June,
"a ,463 800; for the year, $40 .961 800
N otes OF failed, liquidating and reducing
banks deposited in the Treasury in June,
81 ,292 700; for the year, $6, 500, 800. Total
for l8SO-June, $8,773 400; for the year,
SCI .343, 600 Total for 1879 June, $14,.
628 TOO; for the year, $16089S,0 $50. De-
c cna June, $5.S55.3O0; for the year,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Nicaraguan Canal Enterprise.

The concession granted by the Govern
ment of Nicaragua to the American pro-
vlsional society, having in charge the
scheme of an inter oceanic canal, has
been received at the State Department in
Washington. BY this instrument, the
provisional society secures the exclusive
privilege of constructing ship canal
across the territory of Nicaragua. The
canal is to be of sufficient dimensions to
accommodate steamers of the largest class
used between Europe and America. The
locks are to be not less than 500 feet long
and % feet deep. The concession is for
opening of the canal for general traffic,
during which period the company shall
have the right to construct a railway
along the whole or any p.rt of the canal,
and also such telegraph lines as 1t deems
necessary for the construction and work
ing of the canal, and these lines shall
transmit public messages free Of charge
The Government Of Nicaragua will de.
clare the terminal points and the canal
itself throughout its length to be neutral,
and that transit in case of war between
other powers and Nicaragua, shall be un-
interrupted. In general the canal shall
be open to the free navigation of all YES
sells, provided they pay the dues and
observe the regulations of the company.
Troops of foreign nations and vessels of
war will be allowed to pass through the
canal under the regulations of existing
treaties. Vessels of war belonging
to other nations engaged in hostill.
ties with Nicaragua or any other republic
of Central America will be vigorously ex-
cluded. An effort will oe made to secure
a guarantee from all the powers of neu-
trality of the canal and OF a zone along it,
and of sea in the vicinity Of the terminal
ports, whose dimensions will be defined.
This concession, with all its advantages
and privileges, will appertain to con-
struction company, and is only transfera.
BILE to company which is to be organized
by the provisional society, and In no case
can it be transferred to foreign govern
ment or power. It will be organized in
the manner usual for such enterprises,
and its office will be open IN New York
or where it may deem most convenient,
and it may have offices at the same time
in Europe and America, as may be most
useful. 1t will be called the Nicaragua
Ship Canal Company. The company
can bring freely emigrsnts from all parts
OF the world, and shall bind itself not to
interfere in questions which, directly or
indirectly. may affect the public peace of
Nicaragua, and not to give protection to
criminals or disturbers of the peace. It
is exempt from every form of taxation
during the period of this concession. The
remainder Of the document refers to rou.
tine matters. Capt. PHELPS, President of
the provisional Society, is now in Europe
for the purpose Of arranging for an early
commencement Of the work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Wisconsin Railroads.

MILWAUKEE, July l.
The Northwestern Company has 600
miles of new railway under contract.
Instead of 2,341 miles Of road, the N orth.
western advertisements now read 5000.
The western extension Of the st. Paul
road runs through but one Indian reser-
walton. Through this one, the Sisseton
and Warpeton, the road runs for Is miles
and right of way was granted over q
month ago to cross the reservation No
trouble of any character has been met
with by the St. Paul Company in that
country. The making of road.bed Is 90.
ing on rapidly and satisfactorily
Slight changes in the projected line
from this city to Madison are being made
and the work upon the line will be COM
menced soon, although it is not vet Off.
cially announced that the contracts have
been awarded. 1t Is stated on good au.
thOrlty that as soon as the new line is in
running order, the two companies will
pool the earnings of their lines between
the two cities. If this statement is true,
as there is much reason to believe it Is, no
reduction III freight or passenger rates be-
tween Madison and Milwaukee need be
looked for. The running time Will, how
ever, be lessened somewhat.
The damages from the late high water,
along the different Wisconsin and Iowa
railroads, have been nearly all repaired,
and it Is found the losses are not so heavy
as at first reported. Although much loss
and extra expense has been incurred by
the delays in transporting produce and
passengers, every line, except the
Prairie du CHEN of the st. Paul road, Is
in running trim, and that division will be
in shape very shortly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Outlook for Trade.
n EN YORK, July l,

The Public of this cltv saws. this morn.
ing: The third nalf wear since resumn.
ton closes with much uncertainty in ali
markets, much depression in some
branches of business and a general con.
viction that the country tries to recover a
little too fast from its long prostration.
but with very large volume of business
In progress, with a solid and steady
Improvement In most departments of
industry, and with generally satisfactory
prospects Tor Legitimate trade. The re.
action from the excessive speculation of
last year mas been severe, and possibly we
nave not seen the end of it, But 1t is
worthy OF especial notice that exceeding
few commercial disasters have followed
the most remarkable decline in prices,
and this TACT, with the magnitude of bust
ness, which continues without check,
bears testl to the general health and
strength OF commercial and industrial
system. Failures. bad been mainly con-
fined to persons or firms engaged in
speculation and basing their operations
upon purely speculative prices. In the
iron ana coSl trades an attempt to main
tain artificial prices by combination
have caused some serious disasters
and more may perhaps follow before all
the mischief done can be repaired. But
it is fortunate that as the speculative
movement was not only baseless, but
was only overdone, so business has been
sustained in spite of the collapse of spec
ulation by remarkably large legitimate
demand for iron in railroad construction
and bridge and other buildings, for grain
aud Tor nearly all products of marufac-
turing from consumers
The following towns gained In the
clearing house transactions over the same
week last year:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

-KossAK, 1.-THE Jules Janin of Berlin"
one of the best OF German musical crit
les, has just died in straitened circum-
stances. '1f 80 famous critic" writes
Herr MAX RING, in the Montags5latt
had lived in England, he would have at
tanned wealth, or at least competency.
If he had lived in France, he would GER
tainly have become a member of the
Academy or senator. But in Germany,
though her greatest feuilletoniste, he died
poor and neglected, saved from utter
need solely by the benefactions of the
Schiller-Stifftung and the help of friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Rules for Horse Buyers.

Inc following simple rules, given by
the TU7T, Field and Farm, will be found
useful to all parties about to buy horse {:
l. Never take the sellers word; if dis
honest he will be certain to cheat you; if
disposed to be fair, he may have been the
dupe of another and will deceive you
through representation that cannot be re-
lied upon.
2. Never trust to horses mouth as a
sure index to his age.
Never buy horse while in motion !:
watch him while he stands. at rest and
you will discover his weak points. If
sound he will staud firmly and squarely
on his limbs, without moving any OF
them, the feet planted fiat upon the
ground, with legs plumb and naturally
poised. If one foot is thrown forward
with the toe pointed to the ground and
the heel raised, or if the foot is lifted
from the ground and the weight taken
from it, disease of the pavicular bone
may be suspected, or at least tenderness,
which is q precursor of disease. II the
foot Is thrown out, the toe raised and the
heel brought down, the horse has sLnered
from1ammities, founder or the back sinews
have been sprained, and he is of little
future value. When the feet are drawn
together beneath the horse, if there has
been no disease, there is a displacement
of the limbs at least, and weak dispcsi-
ton of the muscles. If the horse stands
with his feet spread apart, or straddles
with the hind legs, there is weakness of
the loins and the kidneys are disordered.
When the knees are bent and the legs tot.
ter and tremble. the beast has been ruined
by heavy pulling and will never be right
again, whatever rest and treatment he may
have. Contracted or Informed hoofs
speak for themselves.
4. Never buy a horse with blush or
milky cast in his eyes. They indicate
constitutional tendency to ophthalmia,
moon blindness, etc.
5. Never have anything to do with a
horse which keeps his ears thrown back
ward. This is an invariable indication of
bad temper.
6. II the horses legs are SCARED, the
fact denotes that he is kicker.
T. If the knees are blemished, the horse
Is apt to stumble.
s. When the skin is rough and harsh,
and does not move easily and smoothly to
the touch, the horse is heavy eater and
his digestion Is bad.
9. Avoid horse whose respiratory or
gans are at all impaired. If the ear is
placed at the side of the heart, and a
wheeling sound is heard, it is an indica-
ton OF trouble. Let him 60.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Optical DeIuSiOns.

Some queer optical decisions have
been described by DR.. S. P. Thompson.
Those connected with the railroad may
serve to relieve the tedium of travel by
afording an agreeable exercise to the
mind in endeavoring to explain them:
When a landscape is observed from
moving train, all objects to the remote
horizon appear to be passing in the con-
trary direction, those nearest having the
greatest velocity. Consequently if the
attention be fixed upon any object at
some distance from the line, all objects
beyond will relatively appear to be NOV
ing forward with the train, while objects
nearer appear to be moving backward.
The combined effect is to make the land
scape appear TO be revolving centrally
round whatever point we fix our atten-
ton upon. Rain seen from a moving
train always seems to fall obliquely lex
cept In very strong gale in the direc-
ton of the trains motion) in direction
opposite to that of the motion of the
train. But if another train happens to
pass in an opposite direction, and we
look out at this and follow it with our
eyes, rain-drops falling between the two
trains will seem to be flying forward with
ourselves. If we stand on the platform
of a station and watch train approach,
the end of the engine appears to en-
large or swell as it approaches, and oc-
cupies larger area of tine field of vision.
Conversely, the end of the last car of
retreatfng train appears to shrink down
and contract as it diminishes in apparent
magnitude. An observer at some slight
elevation above railroad, seeing two
trains pass along the lines simultaneously
in opposite directions, will receive the
impression of one long train moving
round a circle