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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07
WIT AND WISDOM.

IRONING shirt is pressing neces-
sity.
ACCORDING to Edison, gas will soon
he the light of other days.-Boston Post
THE young sculptor has an uncertain
future before him. He generally makes
aces and busts.-N. 0. Picayune.
THE editor of the Oil City Derrick has
tried it, and finds that "A New Years
swear-Off does wear off,
"YoU promised to pay that bill yes
terday,' said an angry creditor to
debtor. EYES," calmly replied the
other, "but to err is human, to forget
divine, and forgot it,
TIE Detroit Free Press believes that,
60 days hence, if the price of paper
keeps up, readers all over the country
will be asked to help share the increased
expense of the publishers.
A wAsHEIrwoMAN, regular and at
tentive listener at church, was COM
mended by her pastor. g Yes," she
said, g after my hard weeks work is
done, git so rested to come to church,
and sit and think about nothin n'-Cla-
cinnatt Commercial.
THE Religious Herald of Richmond,
gives rather questionable consolation.
A Virginia subscriber writes as follows:
" You are publishing the obituaries of
the Georgia and Alabama preachers,
but seem to have no space for ours"
The editor replies: 50 Bear with us.
Your time will come soon, we hope.''
A LITTLE boy being asked by another
boy what he was doing now, replied, 81
am cashier in clothing-store. g You
casherP" said the other, in amazement.
eyes, said the little chap, ''that's what
the clerks call me. A hundred times a
day they boiler cashier. ~ "Cash!
here!'' was what the clerks said
Ha,Okeye.
YOUNG Fred, a bashful yet persistent swain
Wasvery much in love with Mary Jane.
One night she told him. in her tcIderest tone,
sit is not good for man to be alone.''
said Fred, "Just so, you darling little elf.
I've often thought of that same thing myself"
Then said the lass, while Fred wac ~ agog,
" You ought to buy yourself n tefrfefdog."
He took the hint, Aapd1eft.
". Y. Sam.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

INDIAN COMMISSIONER HAYT has been
summarily removed from his position at
the head of the Indian Office by order of
Secretary Schurz. The recent investi-
CATION into the workings of the Indian
Bureau by the Board of Indian Commits
sioners developed some damaging evil
dence against its responsible head.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

the contract expressed in said bonds,
may be adjudged void and unconstitu-
tional as impairing the obligation of a
contract. The bill also prays for writ
of injunction to restrain the State officers
of Louisiana from using the proceeds of
said taxes for any other purposes than
those specified in said Act No. 3 of the
Statutes of 1874.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

THE reported reconciliation between
the Tilden and Kelly factions in New
York proves to be untrue. The Tam
many men announce their determination
to hold State Convention and send an
anti-Tilden delegation to the Nationa
Convention
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

The Mississippi River Improvement
Commission, which has been in session
at st. Louis for some time, adjourned
until the 14th of February, when it will
reassemble in Washington, presenting
its report to Congress about the LIST of
March. This document will recommend
the carrying out of plans made by the
Commission, and ask for an appropria-
ton of between $4,000, 900 and "a, OOO,-
600 for that purpose. rgt-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

GEN. ADAMS, accompanied by three
Ute chiefs, has gone to the White River
Agency to endeavor to secure the sur
render of the Utes engaged in the
Meeker massacre. The rest of the Ute
delegation will remain in Washington
until the return of Gen. Adams. Gen.
Hatch informed Secretary Schurz by
telegraph on the oath that delegation
of Southern Utes were en- route to Wash
ington f-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

PUFFS OR POP-OvERS.-On cup OF
milk, one cup of flour, one egg, and
half II teaspoon of salt. Grease gem
pans and put them on the back of the
stove to heat. Beat the egg separately,
and make Il batter with the yelll, milk.
flour and salt, putting in the beaten
white last. Beat all together long and
well, then fill the heated gem-pans
half full and bake Immediately in Il
quick oven. Serve rs soon rs done.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

THE distress in Ireland has been
aggravated by spell of cold weather.
Contributions for relief are coming in
literally from various sources and are
being judic iously distributed, but the
restitution is SO great and wide spread
that much suffering is inevitable.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

AN investigation of so-called chill
dren's charity in New York City, known
as the s. Shepherds Fold, discloses the
most heartless conduct in the treatment
of the little inmates by the managers of
the concern, the Rev. Mr.. Cowley and
his wife. The matter has been taken in
hand by the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, and the unfor-
tunate little ones have been rescued from
the g Fold," and placed under proper
protection.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

IT is reported, semi-oflicially, that the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
has been Incorporated into the
Wabash system, of which Jay
Gould is the moving spirit. The NJ,
X. and T. has been operated since July,
1879, by the Union Trust Company OF
New York, IN behalf of the bondhold-
ers. The control of this road was Sc
cured by the purchase of stock. At a
special meeting of the Direct
ors, held on the 9th, eight mem
bers "a majority of the old
Board handed in their designations
and their places were supplied
by the election of eight of the
Wabash Directory. Jay Gould was
then chosen President, F. S. Bond, First
Vice-President, N. L. McCready, Sec
ond Vice President, and III. b. Henson
was reelected Secretary. 1t is said the
NJ, K and T. will be at once consoli-
dated with the Missouri Pacific.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07
CURRENT TOPICS.

INFORMATION has been received at
the Department of the Interior that
there is movement on foot to organize
band for the purpose of raiding bands
of Indians in the Indian Territory. The
parties engaged in the work have their
headquarters at Wichita, Kansas The
War Department will distribute troops
SO as 10 suppress and check such
movement as soon rs it is attempted.
SECRETARY Schulz says that present
negotiations with the Ute delegation,
although necessarily kept secret for the
present, are expected to accomplish the
following results: First, to have treaty
provisions about the surrender of Of
tenders carried out so that the particle
pants in the White River murders can
be tried; second, to make such ar
engagements with the Utes as will avert
from them the injuries that are
threatened to be inflicted upon
them the border population of Colorado,
and which certainly would come if the
present boundaries of the reservation
were preserved. This accomplished,
the present difficulties will pass over
without an Indian war, which will be
great benefit to the country generally. |
Third, to secure for them full compen-j
sation for every piece of land they may
cede to the United States, and a safe and |
advantageous settlement for the future,
EDIsON's attention having been called |
to the doubts of some French scientists
concerning the stability of the carbon
horseshoe, and the claim that it gradual
ly wastes by decomposition, he said:
" A complete answer to that is the ac-
tual result. i can state that the oldest
lamp in my laboratory, after burning
sos hours, had its electrical resistance
measured, and there was not differ
ence of one-tenth of an ohm from the
time when it was originally put in cir
IL. The surface of this carbon, which
burned sos hours, is as bright to-day as
it was the day when first put in, where
as oxidization makes carbon black"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

THE system of hotel fees to menials,
says an exchange, had its origin in IA
semi-barbaric age, when none save the
wealthy and aristocratic Travelled far
from home, and when royalty and arts
tocracy gave, not only to those who
served them wherever they stopped, but
flung aims TO the poor ON the high
way.
THE greatest compliment you can pay
"A man IS to call him - an advanced
thinker" II beats the title of - Gener-
al > all ont of Ueiroi Eree Press
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

An original bill has been filed in the
United States. Supreme Court by the
State of New Hampshire against the
State of Louisiana ct al, setting forth
that the authorities of the latter State,
under provisions of the new Constitu-
ton, adopted in 1879, are about to use
the proceeds of taxes levied for the year
of 1879, under the act Of 1874, to defray
expense Of the State Government in
stead of devoting said proceeds, AS
they should devote them, TO the
payment of principal and interest on
consolidated bonds issued by the
State under the law known as Act of
the Statutes of 1874. The bill further
sets forth that the State of New Hamp-
shire is the owner of six of said consol-
idated bonds, and prays the Court tina.
provisions of the new Constitution of
l. louisiana i'm so far az they conflict with
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

In uncovering the foundations of the
obelisk at Alexandria, Egypt, which is
to be transported to this country, Lieu
tenant-Commander Gorringe found a
number of Masonic emblems, which it
is said establish the relations of many
Egyptian monuments. DIR. Fanton.
a highly instructed Mason,
has carefully examined the
emblems and declares that they
prove that Masonry originated with
the construction of the pyramids,
or at least at far remoter period than
the construction of the foundation of
tha-Qbelisk
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-07

GOOD taste is the flower oil GOD sense.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Living In styIe.

Asdesire 70 live in style has ru.
ined many 4 young couple who
should commence life frugally. But
the shallow mind sees no comfort,
dignityor worth In thestyle of liysl
ing justified by a small income, and
everything that is not modern and
ostentatious and stylish amounts Is
about the same with them as squalid
poverty. Pretence and shame are
usnallytranspareht, and deceiveyery
few, 1.-THE family of limited and
small income attempttocompass the
iluxutiesof rich the latter only de-
spisc the motive and ridicule the
failure. If there is no common
ground of s1auiity III personal mesth,
'neighborly esteem, Of mental congen-
iality, there is no excuse whatever
for such intimacy, Many a foolish
wife has been made unhappy with
her lot, and perpetual trial TO her
husband, by an unwise friendship
with some other vain, foolish woman,
whose snowy style and expensive
habits were continual temptation
to her to follow. Many a husband
has allowed himself to be led into
extravaganza and financial ruin, be.
cause some chum who could perhaps
afford it, INDUCED in sumptous liv.
ing, which he foolishly tried to emu.
late. Learn to live within your
means if you would know true con.
tentment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
CheaIi Girls.
tentlnent

A writer in Maemillan's Magazine
utters sundry wise suggestions which
we commend to "our girls." A girl
who makes herself too cheap is ono
to be avoided. Noyoung man wants
anything to do with a cheap young
lady. For wife none but fool will
approach sucha woman. Cheapjew-
elry no one will touch if they can
get better. Cheap girls are nothing
but the refuse, and the young men
know 1t, and they. will look in every
direction for lifelong friend and
companion before they will look at
the pinchbeck stuff that tinkles at
every turn for fascinating the eye Of
any that look. You think it quite
the correct thing to talk loudly
and coarsely, Be boisterous and hoy:
Edenish in public places, TO mako
yourself so bold and forward and
commonplace everywhere that peo.
pie wonder whether you ever.had d
mother, or a home, or anything to
do. So be it. You will probably bs
taken for what you are worth, and
one of these years if you do not make
worse than shipwreck of yourself;
YOU will begin to wonder where the
charms are that once you thought
Yourself possessed Of, and what evil
spirit could have befooled you.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
He Won His Bet

Mn EallagheF is somewhat Of a
sporting gentleman, and recently he
madea bet that he would get two
celebrated prize-fghtcrs to have i
combatwithort any stakes. Thenhe
went tooneof the men and said II
take some interest in boxing, butam
mot good at it, and there is a follow
who comes and puts on The gloves
With me occasionally who can whip
me, though don't think he's really
such a great boxer only he's better
than 1 But he's awfully pulled up
about itand ] want himtaken down.
You come down to my house to-mor-
row evening and take the style out Of
| hin him The btuiser vas tickled at
the chancei "0f course ! must in.
troduce by an assumed nameI' said
Gallagher, and then he went out and
saw the other prize-fghter, who was
u stranger to the first, and told him
the same story. The next night
Gallagher, with a few friends and
the two men, introduced by fictitious
names, met In Gallagher's barn and
the brnisers were induced to put on
gloves. Each was laughing how he
would surprise the other chap, and
each intent only upon offense, went
in without caution and almost in
stantly each got up astonished and
boiling for revenge on the presump-
tuous amateur who had Aoored him.
Each sailed in wild and soon both
were down again. They then arose
fearfully mad and the next round
was beautifully fought, and both
were badly punished. But each was
determined not to be licked by an
amatyurj and finally one yelled "You
don't dare to take the gloves off" 81
do," was the prompt reply, and then
they went in re.handed and fought
like fends, each preferring death to
defeat by non.professional, and as
they were evenly matched the battle
was terrible, until finally they got
down on the floor and began to curse
and bite, and then the spectators
went in and separated them. Each
was taken home in carriage, but
before leaving each privately said to
Gallagher aBy Jove, if you ever
attempt to introduce me to a friend
Of yours again, I'll get you in some
Eshsst allagaidr knock your.heads off,
1 don't want to associate with your
friends. I've had enough And
Gallagher won his bet.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Sense Like a Horse.

A man armed with an army gun
and a butcher knife went into a
South Arkansas newspaper Office aud
remarked to u man sitting at a table;
"&re you the editor2'
"No, sir; am the proprietor, Can
l do anything for you?"
81 want to see the editor"
"On very particular business, sil?'
"No, not very. simply wanted
to kill him for publishing an article
about me last week"
us your other business so press
ing that you have to kill him this
week."
"1fit is any accommodation l can
wait a few days"
81 wish you would, for I sold him
calf some time ago, and he owes
me IS on it. If you kill him nuw
I'll never get the money"
"But you could take the calf back
and make what a,as already been
paid clear of all expenses.
"That's afact, said the proprietor,
musing. "I'll send a boy after him.
No; that would be taking advantage
Of him, and he may not likeit Call
around next week and pll have him
here"
The man left, and the newspaper
man remarked to himself: $50 much
for disobeying my wife. She told
me not to forget my pistol. Ill hadn't
played proprietor that fellow would
have shot me with that old Yankee
gun. l wouldn't be found dead shot
with such gun. Next week, just
about the time I'm busy, this fellow
will come around again with his
stalwart tield.piece. If he'd only
come with an Arkansaw pistol ]
would not mind it, but it would be
an eternal disgrace to be killed with
such a gun. After this I shall obey
my wife. That woman's got horse
sense, and looks into the future like
a mule"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

Al don't want 10 maHeany trouble,
hbut there is one man in this city
who ought to be gibbetedlG began 4
blnnt-spoken woman of forty dis she
stood before the officials Of the 1wen.
itieth Street Station d day or two
ago.
When they inquired for particu-
lars she handed out d letterand said
'0bserxe envelope. That letter is
A addressed to me. You will see that
the writer calls inc his jessamine,
land he wants me to set an early day
for the wedding"
When the Captain had finished
the letter she was ready with an
sother adding:
And this is addressed to my
daughter Lucretia. You will see
that he calls her his rosy angel, and
he says he can't live if she doesn't
marry him. It's the same man."
So it was, and his letter was as
tender as spring chicken. That fin
ished, she handed out third, with
the remark:
"This is directed to thy daughter
Helen. It's the very same man, and
in it he calls her his pansy, and he
says he dreams Of her"
"Why, he seemed to love the whole
family" remarked the Captain.
That's just it. I'm widow with
two daughters, and he was courting
us all at once and engaged to the
three of us at the same time. Oil
what wrctches there are in this
worldh'
ayes, indeed. It's lucky you
found him out"
eyes, it is. If l hadn't he might
might have married the whole ca.
doodle of us. If Lucretia hadn't
opened one of my letters, and if l
hadn't searched the girls pnckets
while they were asleep we'd have
thought him an innocent lamb
And do you want him arrested2'
mo, | guess not, but | want this
matter to 10 into the papers as a
warning to other women. Just
think Of his sitting up with me Sun
day night, Lucretia on. Wednesday
might, and Helen on Friday night,
and calling each one of us his climb
ling rose! Oh! sir; the women. ought
Etoknow what. a .deceisiag. animal
man isl'
"Ycs, he's pretty tough"
at has learned me lesson" she
said, as she was ready to go. "The
next man that comes sparkling
around my house has got to come
right out and say which he's after.
If it's the girls | won't say nothing,
and if it's me it won't do 'em bit of
good to slam things around and twit
me Of burying two husbands. DE.
troit Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

Butter2 You remember the story
of the guest who was eating more
butter than biscuit, while the land
lady looked on fdgeted and hintcd,
until she fairly went into nervous
fit. Finally she said; "Do you know
that butter is up to sixty.five cents
a pound?" The hungry guest reach
ed out and<took what there was left.
"Well,' he drawled, approvingly and
reassuringly, good buttoris swuth it,p
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
RANkIN MILEY. .Ir

A ttorncy Mt Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
a Practices in the County Of Masonj the Gnited
preme CUtr, Of Appeals Of West Virginia hD- Prompt
stcnn6n given to the collection Of claims. jan I4-Iy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

A man was sent to market with
just 800, and was told to buy with
it just 100 animals. He found that
cows were $40 each, sheep So, and
pigs so cents. How did he obey his
instructions? A1's.-He bought FIVE
COWS, one sheep, and ninety-four
pigs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
w. II. GUNN,

A ttorncy at Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
II Practices il, the ,CetrtrS Of Mason coantyi the
Curt Of Appeals Of West Virginia and the United
States District Court for this State. promp, attention
gnen to the collection OF claims. Office the Court
House. ian. s8, ISSo-iy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

Good nature and evenness of tenn
per will give you an easy companion
for life; virtue and good sense an
agreeable friend; love and conslancy
u good wife or husband,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
CIIAs. Il. IIOGG,

Attorney at law, office in .Ccur, House, Point
a Pleasant, West Virginia Practices in the coun-
Y, sCi Of Mason Jackson and Roane, il ,hs Supreme
Courts. tnov. 1919
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

The differences which have hereto.
fore distracted the Democracy of Mas.
sachusetts have been adjusted, and
the soldier element ofallparties have.
expressed their determinalionto sup.
port Hancock.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
John Il. TIAIMS.

Attorney ut Law and Notary Public, Point
a Pleasant, West Virginia. win practice in the
Courts Of Mason and Putnam counties, and attend
promptly TO a business entrusted TO k1n
dec. a '7o.iy,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

"This is a nice time of night for
you to be coming in" said a mother
to her daughter, who returned from
n walk at ten o'clock. "Whcn | was
like you" continued she, "my mother
would not allow me out later than
seven o'clock" ooh, you had a nice
sort ola mother" murmured the girl.
al had, you young jade" said tile
mother, "a nicer mother than ever
you had"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

The exigencies Of the case have
made it necessary for Senator Blaine
to leave his pleasant summer quar-
ters Mt White Sulphur, and return t,Y
Maine to enter upon the campaign.
No better evidence is needed to show
that the Republican party is becom-
ing alarmedat the condition ofaffairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Country Social Life.

Country folks are in general SO full
ly occupied with affairs that they
have no time to discover how lone
some they really are. So far as this
is concerned we think it is a misfor-
tune. Wea too busy. We work
too hard. We takef few or no holidays.
We read and think too little, and do
not spend sufficient time in social
culture. There is no reason why
those who .plow the soil or "whose
talk is Of bullock" should not expert
ence the retinements which are the
result Of formal social life. In bust
ness, at bargains, in pursuit of dol
lars, no man is seen at his best
He is thorney, spiney, with his back
up as a porcupine might be at his
business. Let one dof his working
clothes and enter a room full of
neighbors-men, women, young men
and maidens-and he is man of
another kind. He naturally falls in.
to the way Of an intuitive kindness;
which is really the truest politeness;
the doing to his companion what he
should do to him. He "lets himself
out" to please, and, after an evening
spent in social converse, he retires
with many rough corners and asperi-
ties toned down. For a few days
that influence remains. 1t would be
permanent if it could be reinforced
now and then, and the good results
would be most agreeable and useful.
There is no difficulty in. bringing
these good influences to bear. Two
or three persons with energy and
some magnetism about them can
put them in motion with ease. Now
is the time to begin the effort.-Ru-
raj Ncao Yorker.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

ttorneys at Law, will practice in the counties Of
a Mason ard Putnam. Address L. b. Knight, at
Ehafiestoh West vitgiba, or James H Couch, Jr at
poht Pleasant, IVES, Virginia. Ds-Nr Couch is No
efy Public for Mason county, ljan 8, IST9-ty
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ATT0RNBlS.
". roLsLEY.

W. H' IONli@sON' D. W. rOLSLkf
ToMMNs0S & PotsLEY,
ttorneys and Cournciors at Law, Point Plea.
n SAINT, West Virginia, Practice in the County Of Ma.
and in the Supreme Court Of Appeus Of WeSr Virginia.
RI Ptup attention given 10 the c6fsetfsr of Chains
cntruStedto them. Address, Point pFeasanti W. Va.
jan s, Is79-iyr