The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-04-27
FRASx LEsL1E's POPULAR monthly.

FRANK LEsL1E's POPULAR MONTHLY.
The May number presents an ex7
cellent display of Articles, Stories,
Sketches. Poems, etc, etc. The con-
tents are exceedingly varied, and
will be found most entertaining and
instructive. The leading article is
by George Alfred Townsend, entitled
president Garfield and his Cabinet,
with eleven excellent illustrations.
Among the other profusely illustrat-
ed articles are "The Last Conquest Of
Peru; an original sketch oftraveI by
Locher, entitled HThe Fat
tailed or Broad-tailed Sheep; Hang
ing Highways" descriptive of prim-
tive and modern suspension bridges,
by Arthur v. Abbott; "optical Illus
IONS" by Conrad W. Cooke-etc., etc.
In the department of fiction are a
continuation Of Benedict's great ser.
ial, "a Late RemorseT; remarkable
tale Old japan, entitled "Covetous-
ness is the Fountain of Death; and
short stories by popular writers. Mr..
Thomas Powell, Louise Chandler
Moultou, John Sheehan and others
some admirable poems
The miscellany embraces all sorts Of
subjects-interesting, amusing and.
instructive. There are 12S quarto
pages, representing every depart,
ment Of literature, and with embell-
ishments in the best style of art
The subscription is SO a year; a sin
gle copy 25 cents, sent postpaid. Adj
dress, Frank Leslie's Publishing
House, SO, 50 and 81 Park Place, New
York.
A great many fish is being caught
now. We would remind our readers
that it is unlawful to fish with nets,
traps or other devices, except by hook
and line. Some think that the law
only contemplates pole and line, but
we are of the opinion that the law
permits the use of trot lines. Fish.
ing in any other manner than with
hook aud line, subjects the offender
to fine and imprisonment.
We hope that when the Court
meets, Judge Guthrie will appoint a
committee to examine the condition
of the jail building. We do not mean
the manner in which it is kept, but
the building itself, The building is
very much out Of repair; the walls
are badly cracked, the roof sagged,
and many of the caps over the win
dows broken, and in some places the
foundation is in a damaged condi.
ton.
Radical: On Saturday morning last,
Harry Holland and Edward Barker,
while out boat riding, near Sterling
coal works, came near being drown.
ed. The boys, it is said, were play
ing in the boat, when it capsized and
the lads were uuceremoniously
dumped into the river. Timely as
sistance Of friends was all that saved
the boys from watery grave.
Small dwelling houses, containing
from three to FIVE rooms, are in de.
mand in this town. A dozen or two
of them could be rented at once
Won't some of our property owners
go to work and put up a few such
houses? 1t will pay a big interest on
the money invested.
Since Hon. VIM. H. Tomlinson has
been Mayor. the town seems to be
free from rowdyism. The evil doers
know that if they are brought before
him they will be fined, and made to
pay it, or go to Jail. Very few cases
have been before him since he was
indicted into office.
Two important arrests were made
on Saturday evening, by officer Flow
ers. The parties were taken before
the Mayor and fined, the fine in each
case amounting to $500. One was
for drunkenness and the other for
using obscene language upon the
street.
Garden making is now the order Of
the day, and everywhere you 60
about town, you find men and wo.
men busily engaged at work in the
garden.
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