The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-11-10
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

terror to evil-doers. The weakness
Utmost free governments lies in the
laxness with which penalties are en-
forced. There lisa prohibition against
carrying concealed weapons. There
is no ambiguity in the names Of the
particular weapons forbidden. Yet
there are thousands Of men travelling
up and down the country with mur-
der in their pockets if not in their
hearts. With few exceptions they
srs parties to quarrels they helped to
make; men who frequent places Of
idleness and incompetence until
they become incapable Of exercising
cool judgment in an exciting mo.
ment. The danger So are in from
this self.constituted lawless army is
an unnecessary danger, and yet it is
q real one. Not a week passes that
some one is not hurried out of this
world by the bullet OF The dagger Of
these men. Itwould be a hardship
tonone to disarm them all, and it is
the duty Of every lover Of good order
to aid in the disarming. Almost ev-
cry community in this land has gath.
cred bloody fruit from the culpable
neglect Of this duty.-Es.
NARROW EscApE.-.our young
friend, D. w. Brown, who resides a
few miles from town, came very near
losing his life on Monday of last
week. He was engaged in saving
timber on his farm, In attempting
to turn log, about q feet in diane
ter and "a feet long, it started toroll,
and before he could get out of the
way it rolled on to him and stopped,
crushing and bruising him badly
The log remained upon him for
about thirty minutes before assist
ance could reach him. Being so
close to the log at the time it started
1T did not have speed enough to pass
over him, and thus his life was saved.
He will soon recover from his injur-
les, we are told.
Poison. a person swallows any
poison whatever, or has fallen into
commissions from having overheated
the stomach, an instantaneous reme-
dy, most efficient and applicable in
a large number Of cases, is a heap
ing teaspoohful of common salt, and
as much ground mustard stirred rap.
idly in teacupful Of water, warm
or cold, and swallowed Instantly. II
is scarcely down before it begins to
come up, bringing with it the re.
naming contents OF the stomach, and
lest there be any remnant of the
poison, however small, let the white
Of an egg or a teaspoonful Of strong
coffee be swallowed as soon rs the
stomach is quiet, because these very
common articles nullify a large num-
Der Of viruient poisons.
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A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. When
the summer Of youth is slowly vast
ing away on the nightfall of age, and
the shadow Of the path becomes
deeper, and life wears to a close, it is
pleasant to look through the vista of
time upon the sorrows and felicities
of our early years. If we have had
home to shelter, aud hearts to re-
joice with us, and friends have gath
cred round our fre-side the rough
places Of way-faring will have been
worn and smoothed away in the twi-
light Of iife, and many dark spots we
have passed through will grow
brighter and more beautiful. Hap
Ply, indeed, are those whose inter-
course with the world has not chan
ged the tone of their holier feelings
or broken those musical chords of the
heart whose vibrations are so melo.
dlous, so tender and 80 touching in
che evening Of their lives.-Es
COOP sHow.-Prof. Stoves Bon
Ton Show, which exhibited here on
Monday and Tuesday nights, is
magnificent affair, and well worth
the price of admission. It's a cir
Gus in everything except horses
The performances are much better
than those generally given at Cir
c'lses'. There are two features of
This show whichare truly wonderful.
First mar, nt,l1inn o1oinot 4, epoo