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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

"oh, dearl oh, dearl" said Mrs. Penny
packer, "what E thing it is to be an ole
bachelor"
"He won't be bachelor much longer
said Honora, laughing and coloring as sht
hid her cheek on the good landlady S cush
ioning shoulder.
"what do you meanP' said Mrs. Penny
packer,
"He has asked me to marry him." sale
Honora, "after only two weeks acquaint
ance. He says that a girl who can mend
stocking as do needs no other test. And
he says he loves me; and--and-"
"Well?"
Il almost think l love him!" whispered
Miss haywood.
And so the problem of Honora's solitary
life was solved, all through the magic in.
fuence Of "Needle and Thread"
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A Beautiful Hand.


A beautiful hand is an excellent thingin
woman; it is charm that never fails, and
better than all, it is means Of fascination
that never disappears. Women carry u
beautiful hand with them TO the grave,
when a beautiful face has long ago vanish
ed or ceased to enchant. The expression
Of the hand, too, is inexhaustible; and
when the eyes we may have worshiped no
longer flash or sparkle, the ringlets with
which we may have played, or covered
with cap, or worse, turban, and the
symmetrical presence which in our sonnet5
has reminded us SO oft OF anteIopes and
wild gazelles, have all, oil vanished, the
hand, the immortal hand, defying alike
time and care, still vanquishes and still
triumphs; and small, soft, and fair, by an
airy attitude, a gentle pressure, or new
ring renews with untiring grace the spell
that bound our enamorcd and adoring
youth.
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The Best Love.

Home love is the best love. The love
that you are born to is the sweetest you
will ever have on earth. You are so anx.
ious to escape from the home nest, pause a
moment and remember that thisfs so. II
is right that the hour should come VIXEN
you in your turn should become wife and
mother, and give the best love to others;
but that will be just it. Nobody-not a
lover, not husband-will ever be SO ten
der or 80 true as your mother and father.
Never again, after strangers have broken
beautiful bond, will there be anything SO
sweet as the little circle Of mother, father
and children, where you were cherished,
protected, praised, and kept from harm.-
You may not know it now, but you will
know it some day. Whomsoever you mar.
ry, true and good though he may be, will,
after the lover days are over and the hon.
ey-moon has waned, give you only what
you deserve Of love or smypathy-and u.s.
ually much less, never more. You must
watch and be Wary lest you lose that love
which came in through the eyes because
the one who looked thought you beautiful.
But those who bore you, who loved you
when you was that dreadful little object, a
small baby, and thought you exquisitely
beautiful and wonderfully brilliant-they
do not care for faces that are fairer, and
forms that are more graceful than yours
You are their very own, and so better to
them always than others.
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THE OLD LETTER.


Crouching over the fire With wan cheek
and whitened hair,
And sad sunk eyes, on the embers fixed
with dull unseeing stare;
Crouching over the fire, the woman worn
and old,
With the Pickering flame on the letter that
trembles in her hold.
Outside, the sleet beats fast and thick on
the uncurtained pane,
The wind sobs round the lonely house, as
it tsweeps the snow-clad plain;
Inside, the ghosts OF Joy, and hope, and
fearless household mirth
Fit and whispers round the woman who
sits beside the hearth.
Yet the magic spell Of the letter has sent
her fancies back,
Flying fast past all the graves that mark
the past's long track;
Flying past change and sorrow, flying past
wrong and ruth,
Till the heart beats fast, aad the pulses
thrill to the passionatfglow ofyouth.
All, duller still her HE VIII show, harder
the task-work seem,
For that weak hour by fancy snatched for
memory's golden dream!
Put by the letter, let it sha,e thy slow and
sure decay;
Patient and meek take up again the bur-
den OF the day.
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Deadly Enemies.

An English paper, Capital and Labor,
thinks that violent and ungoverned pass.
ions are more injurious to human life than
excessive labor, exposure to wet and cold,
deprivation Of sufficient quantities Of me-
cessary and wholesome food, habitual bad
lodging, sloth and intemperance.
Men and women have survived all the
latter says the writer, and at last reached
an extreme old age; but it may be safely
doubted whether single instance can be
found OF man Of violent and irasciblc
temper, habitually subject to ostorms of I'M.
governable passion, who has arrived at a
very advanced period of life. 1t is there
fore matter Of the highest importance 10
every one dcsirous OF preserving a "sound
mind in sound body" to have a special
care, amid all vicissitudes OF life, to main.
tain quiet possession OF his own spi.it.
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who Were The Mound.Buildersg


DR.. w. De Haas, after a careful exami.
nation ofthe supposed connection between
the "mound-builders" and the ancient
races OF Mexico, has GENE to the c6iiclus.
ion that il does not exist. He considers
that the former people were but little ad.
vanced beyond the modern Indians, but
that they were different. In the discuss
ion that followed the reading OF DR.. De
Haas paper in the American Association
Judge Henderson objected 10 the term
"mound-builder," as one that conveyed
false idea. There is no evidence, he said,
which will justify us in separating the an
cient and more modern races; not r single
feature peculiar TO the so-called mound.
builders. The speaker had started out in
the study OF American archaeology with
the impression that these people were dis
tinct and separate from the Indians but
he had been compelled by the force OF
facts to relinquish the theory. 1t was inn
proper to talk about these people as mys.
ferrous, Tor they were no more mysterious
than the Shawnees, the Natchez, the Ten
sas, and other tribes. The cloth found in
their works was like that made by every
tribe from the lakes to the gulf, even less
fine than some, and their pottery was no
better. In short, the speaker said, in his
opinion the mound-buildcrs were the an
cestors Of the lndians.-Iopular Science
MOnthLN.
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The Mysteries of Metals.

Notwithstanding the wonderful progress
that has been made during the last half
century in regard to the constitution and
working OF the useful metals there is yet
a vast deal to be learned, The metals
when pure are commonly supposed to be
simple elements, yet there are some reas.
ons for supposing that it may yet be prov
en- that at least some of,them are COM
pounds. Even the great Faraday gave ut.
terance to the thought that the dreams OF
the alchemists might yet be realized-that
gold and other metals might be found to
be compounds and that means might be
devised whereby those compounds, might
be separated, and afterwards SO differently
reunited that the baser metals might be
converted into precious.
The changes which are wrought in iron
and steel by converting, annealing and
hardening process are far from being un.
derstood by the most advanced metallur.
gists Of the present day. The mysteries OF
hydrogen gas and its intimate relations
with iron are as much puzzle as they
were fifty years ago, and the theory ad.
vanced by Graham that hydrogen itself is
a metal is still maintained by many chem
lists.
1t is only few years since that absolute
| ly pure iron became known to scientists,
and it is now shown to be metal almost
as unstable US water, " and still found in
the laboratory as n great curiosity. What
had previously been known as pure iron,
was shown by jacob to be compound of
iron and hydrogen. lie first separated the
two so-called elements. During the pro-
cess the iron increased in volume, changed
from dark to silver white substance,
very ductile, and SO soft'as to be nearly as
readily cut as lead. The experiment prov:
ed that hydrogen played an important
part in hardening and tempering steel-as
much so as carbon-but how or why none
know to this day.
1t is found that much more difficulty is
found in rolling, and otherwise manipula-
ting, gold in factory where much electri-
city is generated by the action of the ma
chinery than in room where no machin-
cry is in operation, and where consequent.
ly, frictional electricity is absent. The
trouble is manifested in disposition OF the
edges OF the plates Of thin bars to crack.
Many other peculiarities, already known,
might be mentioned, and there is no doubt
that closer observation will still largely in
crease the number of curious and as yet
inexplicable phenomena connected with
the working md general characteristics of
the metals, both useful and precious.-
Mining and Scientific Press.
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W. r. GUM,
A ttOrney

a Practices in the Courts Of Mason county thc
Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia and the United
States District Court for this State Prompt attention
gwen 10 Tie collection Of claims. Office near the Court
House' jan. 2S, f8So-iy,
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RANKIN WILEY. Jr..

A ttorncy at Law, Point Pleasant West Virginia.
a PRACTICES in the County Of Mason; the United
States District Court for West Virginia. and in the S
preme Court Of Appeals of West Virginia. No PROMPT
attention given to the collection Of claims ian Iiy
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j. A. Gibbons.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Point Pleasant, West yir
a gnia, will practice in the u S. District Court, in
the State Supreme Court and the Circuit Courts Of the
9TH Judicial District. Office in the Court House.
inch 25-Iy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

Climb as high, young man, as worthy
ambition will let you; but never despise
the ladder which assisted you upward.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

A ttorney at Law and Notary Public, Poin
a Pleasant, West Virginia. Will practice in III,
Courts Of Mason and Putnam counties, and attend
promptly 10 all business entrusted to him.
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w. p. NEALE. NJ. D.

OFFICE Main street, between 7d and I'D; residence,
y Main street, between 9th and 9Th, Attends prompt.
y to all calls, whether day or night When not pro.
essionay engaged can always be found a, his Office
jan 8, IS7o-IyI
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JOHN w. ENGLISH,

ttorney Mt Law, will practice in the Courts Of A..
n son, Putnam and Jackson, and in the Court Of Ap
pealS Of West Virginia Address Point Pleasant Mason
county, west virginia. tjan 9, Is7o-Iy
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ATTORNEYS.
LANES W. doGE,

A ttorney at Law, wnash, West Virginia; will
Of Patnam and Mason COUNTIES. Business entrusted
TO him viii receive his ptsghal attention. n,s-Ad
dress, Winfield, Putnam County.
Tnnv o-'9, ,,,,n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21
JAS, ri. COUCH, JR..

A ttorney at Law and Notary Public, Poin
a Pleasant West Virginia, will practice in the coun
ties otNlason and Putnam. All business will rcccy,
prompt attention. July 24-Iy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

D. W. PoLSLEY
ToMINsON & PoLsLEY.

A ttorncys Dad Counselors at Law, Point Plea
a sant Wet Virginia, practice in the County Of Ma
son; the Urted States District Court for West Virginia
and in thu Supreme Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia
B-Pronp attention given to the collection of claim.
entru"ed TO them Address, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

Northwest COR 9th and Main Streets, Point Pleasant,
N West Virginia. Office hours from to p M and
sto 10 m. tmay 'ss-Iy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

The loafcr can never be reduced to his
last loaf, and made to work, while free
lunches abound.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21
DIR. S. G. SHAW.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, tenders his pro
fcsional services to the public. Calls promptly at.
tended to. Office, cor. Main and sd streets, opposite
the old Presbyterian church. [apri s. i87o-Iy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21
DIR. l.. F. CAMPBELL.

DHYsICIAN and SURGEON, tenders hi, profess.
ional services to the citizens Of Point Pleasant and
vicinity. Can be found for the present at the Drii
Store OF +. j. MosSman. tmcha3-Iy.
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"a. . CHhS' u. HOGG
'"'' "' "h"hHERs GER & HOGG,

,ttor,o, = ut Low, Poin. Pleasant, Yves, Virginia
"A iEmee in thu Court House, Practice IN the coun
,lcs of Mason. -utnam, Cabe Roane and Jackson; il
he Sunrem, Court Of Appeals and in the u. s. Dis
,rict and Grcuit Courts, for West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21

twas a golden October evening that
Honora came down into the kitchen,
where Mrs. Pennypacker was baking pies
for her eccentric boarder, with the crusts
made OF the best Aderney butter instead
OF lard.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25

And several others for various amounts
aud, upon claims that remain, if they ex
ist at all, veiled in obscurity. Now, con
trast the deserts of any Of the above-men
toned ladies with those of Mrs Garfield,
and what conclusion must We arrive at?
Why that if Princess Royal has any claim
upon this country, to which she has long
been stranger, aud who spends the whole
OF her income, extracted from the pockets
OF Englishmen amongst Germans, Mrs
Garfield, has one hundred fold more de-
serving OF recognition upon America But
the former gets eight times as much as the
latter And this striking difference may
be accepted rs typical of the two systems
Republican aud Monarchical.
There is, however, another feature
which is equally so. The other day ap.
peared IN the Tunes the following remark
able statement made by correspondent:
"The letter. carriers are very hardwork-
ing and deserving class OF men, and ]
think the public will agree with me that
the deserve to be better paid. The re-
muneration in many cases most inadequate.
| may just mention one ont Of many which
could name. Only the other day spoke
to one Of the rural postmen Of the neigh
boring town OF Knutsford, and on inquiry
/ learnt that he had been in the employ.
ment OF the Post t-oflice for period Of thir-
ty years, during which time be has had to
walk twenty miles a.week, at a salary OF
las. per week. This man not only delivers
letters, but collects and carries the bags
from the rural post-ofiices 10 the head Of
fee at Knutsford. During the thirty
years he had been engaged in this branch
OF Msjesty's service. he has walked dis
tance OF 2ls. 400 miles. aud the total
amount OF money he has been paid, sup
posing his salary reached las. week for
the whole term, will not he more than
81 ,O02 II the estimates for every de.
partnent OF the public service were pre-
pared With the same regard 10 economy rs
those OF the letter carries of the Post-of-
fee, there would soon be considerable
reduction in the taxation Of the country.
But postmen are not Of TIA. order that
flourish under the sunshine Of monarehical
They and many more Of the
operative classes aIe compelled to live in
8 state Of seni-stAryation, because the wa.
gee are misenbly di.proportioned 10 the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25
The Year without a Summer

We continue TO receive occasional in.
quiries concerning "the year in which
there was no summer" Some persons APP
pear to have a wrong idea Of the time. II
was the year 1916. IL has been called the
''year without summer, for there was a
sharp frost in every month. There are
old farmers living in Connecticut who re.
member it well. 1t was known as the
"year without summer" Farmers used
to refer to it as eighteen hundred and
starve TO death January was mild, as
was also February with the exception OF a
few days. The greater part Of March was
cold and boisterous. April opened warm,
but grew colder as il advanced and ended
with snow and ice and winter cold In
May ice froze half an inch thick, buds and
flowers were frozen and corn killed. Frost,
ice and snow we're common In June. Al.
most every green thing was killed and the
fruit was nearly all destroyed. Snow fell
TO the d epth Of three inches in New York
and Massachusetts, and ten inches in
Maine. July was accompanied will, frost
and ice On the f'th ice WAS formed OF
the thickness OF window. glass in New En-.
gland, New York and Pennsylvania, and
corn was nearly all destroyed In some sec
tions. August ice formed half an inch
thick. A cold northerly wind prevailed
all summer.
Corn was 80 frozen that a great deal was
cut down and dried for fodder. Very lit.
tie ripened in New England. even here in
Connecticut and scarcely any 10 the Mid.
die States Farmers were obliged 10 pay
81 OF s. bushel for corn Of 1915 for next
springs planting. The first two weeks Of
were mild and the rest Of the
month was cold with frost. aud ice formed |
a quarter Of an inch thick October was
more than usually cold, with frost and ice. |
November was cold and clustering. with |
snow enough for good sleighing Deeem.
Der Was quite mild aud comfortable.-l
Times.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25
VOLUME XXI.

every year with species of sAruish. mixed
with pulvcriEod porcelain a composition
which rcscmblcd silicats paint OF enamel.
The process by which this varnish was
made has nov been lost ~ the Chinese.
Each coating Of this paint wa Of some
thickness aud when dried hard had me .
tallio hrmncs resembling enamel Pro
quen, coats Of tins, II the owner lived long
caused the coilin 10 assume the appearance
OF sarcophagus. with foot OF more ia
thickness Of this hard. stone Ike she'll
Alter death the veins aud the cAyitie. II
the stomach are Allied with quicksilver for
The purpose Of preserving The body A
piece OF jade would then be paocd ii "a ch
nostril aud ear aud one hand while a piece
OF lar silver would he placed IL the other
hand. The body Thus prepared was plac.
cd upon layer Of mercury within the
coffin; the latter was sealed and the whole
then committed to It's last resting place.
When some Of these sarcophagi we're op.
ened' after the lapse OF centuries, the bod
los were found in wonderful state OF pres.
eryation; but they crumblsd to dust on eI.
posure to the air The writer well observes
that the employment Of mercury in pre-.
serving bodies by the Chinese OF past dy.
nasties ought to form an interesting sub
ect for consideration and discussion in
connection with tho history Of embalming
md mummy making"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25
Monarchy vs. RsppblicAnisn +.

The following letter derives additional
weight from the fact LA. it is taken from
an English paper andshows ths. the peo-
over there are not oily thinking Of these
things but are openl, discussing them.
The writer might sbo have made good
point on the cos, Of supporting the nobili.
ty in that county:
SIN, A system OF government that pro.
vidss for the few. an, leaves tho immense
majority TO shin for iself, is no. precisely
that which sensible, thoughtful, or even
enlightened people would select The
American,s immediIsiy obtained their
independence Of EnaAnd. rspudiAied the
governmental sys,si the old world was
detirons Of fastening upon the new; with
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25

II is said that Oscar Wilde, whose GOO,
sense, despite his external freaks is abov,
the average, was highly amused 10y th'
following interview written by Bill Ny,
In the Laramie BooneOn,g, as he wei
/ might be;
I'VE went down 10 the overland train
Thursday evening TO see the great aesthetic
We picked him out without any trouble,
and tackled him for quiet little talk all
10y ourselves
Mr.. Wilde is very tall. with a face like a
fbroad-ax We told him that our name
was N!e, the great Wyoming asthete, He
smiled like rolling pin and shook hands
He wore q soft hat and q kind OF steel.
colored velvet sack-co He also wore
his hands in his pockets clear up to his el.
bow joints. He wears kind Of Byron col.
lar and necktie the color Of q diseased
liver His pants were of gray material
and held in place by pale pink gum sns-
penders. These we're shown as he stoop.
ed over, his coat being cut Just below the
shoulder blades, His shoulders are high
and intellectual,
He wears his hair long with hay and lit
tle mementoes from the sleeping car in it,
His face is thin and when buried in piece
OF pie must be ghastly sight.
Mr.. Wildes teeth are evidently his own
Nobody could make teeth like them and
escape the. vigilance committee. They are
broad and prominent with tendency to
go out and look for air He does not
seem strong but his breath proved this
to be erroneous. Mr.. Wilde
wore silk handkerchief the color Of the
found in the public dccu.
ments describing the cattle plague.
He spoke OF various topics with seduc.
ductive drawl, wiggling his angle worm
legs as he spoke and posing like a giraffe
with the collie for the benefit Of the ladies
who stood near. He wipes his nose in
Ianguid yet soulful way and make you
wish he would do so again.
We asked HIM when he would return to
England, and he tossed his name in the
lir and said;
"Ah, don't know whether shall sur.
,ive or not
"You get good deal OF free adyertis-
ng, see. said the reporter gnalw'""
an ,.o..,,,,,,, ,ra,, an ,~.-1 dIaf piece OF
'''.' iras'as"sS rag aass""sSgHtiessly stepping on the h
,atent leather shoes Of the great ns
hete
''Yes sir Most too much OF it. Still,
paysmoderately well, he, he he. How
YER it is absolutely stupid OF them to
,ake such beastly and peculiar little Jokes
n me, ye know.
Mr.. Wilde's complexion is very palld q
ith here and there q pimple to relieve 81
he monotony. He wears no moustache at h
i, but makes up for that with large IN
rowth of hair on his head which falls in fl
raceful festoons over his shoulders like W
Drse's tail over an olive green dashboard. tr
Q is just as full OF soul as he can be, and d.
alks and breathes and exists like two oil
,ar.old steer in cabbage grove. He l
niles every little while like colicky ba. ar
7 in its sleep, and sighs and places him "
lsin statuesque positions as though some. cl
ing had given away in his apparel and on
J was trying to keep his ethereal panta- ad
ons on till people looked the other way. 81
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25

A Micbigander who was travelling
through Indiana last fall with horse and
drove up to farmhouse one day with his
patent washing machine and discovered
that he had happened on u funeral. Tn.
der such circumstances lie deemed il best
TO beat a retreat, but while he was unhitch.
ing his horse one Of the men came out aud
inquired:
want anytblng, stranger
"Well. no; / undefst,nd they are hold.
ing funeral here
"T-es, sort Of a funeral. Got anything
10 sell?"
II have patent washing machine, but
under the circumstances don't feel like
--"
Never mind the circumstances, inter.
rnpted the man. fJinls lost his wife, Of
course. bat be has got sli arrangements
made TO marry his hired girl two weeks
from tonight, aud II you've got anything
there you want 10 throw IN on "a horse
trade ye Won't let 40 funeral interfere
With business. lis airly in the day yet,
and 80 do our turyin around here any
time before dark