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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
FARM ITEMS.
Raising Potatoes.

A farmer In Wisconsin who for
many years has given great atten-
tion 10 raising potatoes, making
them his leading crop, being asked
which varieties he preferred TO plant,
replied: "The kinds that will pro
duce the largest number Of bushels to
the acre" lie declared that all other
qualities sank into insigni6cance
when compared with productiveness.
He tested new varieties, not to as
certain their value for the table, but
TO ascertain how well they would
produce. He stated that no farmer
could afford to raise for markets any
variety Of potatoes that was not pro.
duciiye. People would not pay for
fine quality in potatoes what it cost
TO produce it. A fair quality is all
the market calls for, and is willing
to pay for.
The next most valuable character.
istic to productiveness, in a potato
intended for the general market, was
fine appearance. He said that the
outward looksof potatoes had much
to do with securing quick sale and
good price. Uniform size, light
color, snoothness, and entire freedom
from blemish, constituted good looks
in potatoes. Varieties that matured
nearly all their tubers at the same
time, were more favorable than 9TH
ers, for the reason that great uniform
ity Of size was secured, and all the
trouble Of sorting was saved. One o.
his rules was: "rest every new varie'
ty of potato for productiveness, and
if found deficient, discard it at once
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22

The Dublin Farmer claims that n
full feed of hay to horses, to follow
concentrated food, is wasteful, and
crowds the latter out of the stomach
before proper digestion occurs. This
authority'claims that hay should be
fed first to avoid the above mention.
ed trouble. A hearty drink of water
upon full stomach also operates to
push its contents into the intestines
before there is proper digestion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
Changing Corn.

A correspondent Of the american
AgriculturiSt, asks its advice about
procuring corn for planting from
Minnesota, to which that journal re-
spends as follows:
Indian corn is, probably more than
any other plant, affected by local con-
ditions. When a variety has been
cultivated in ncighborhood or on q
farm, and selection of what appears
to be best, is planted year after year,
there is established after while, if
not variety, what florists call a
strain" There are all over the
country those kinds Of corn that have
been, so to speak, bred to suit the
peculiarilies of a particular locality.
This being the case, it is not advisa-
BILE to make a wide step from the
known to the unknown; = give up
well tested kind, and substitute one
that has not been tried, ifa change
is desirable, we should advise seeking
better kind in the vicinity. If it
is wished to substitute the Minnesota
variety, it is better to begin with
merely enough to furnish seed for
another year, provided the results of
the trial crop should,.farrant it,
Violent changes in an important
crop are not safe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
Mother nied of SaltrR,,.u,n.

j. W. Adams, Newark, Ohio, saws:
"Cuticura Remedies are the greatest
Medicines on earth. Had the worst
case Salt Rheum in this county. NV
mother had it twenty years, and in
fact died from it. | believe Cuticura
would have saved her life. Myarms,
breast and head were covered for
three years, which nothing relieved
or cured until | used the .Cuticura
Rcmedics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
Commercial Printing.

We keep in stock full line Of CONNER.
cial Stationery, which We are prepared 10
furnish in any style desired. Envelopes,
Cards, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Checks, Drafts, Notes, Statements,
Bills OF I.ading, Dray Books, Shipping
Books and all other variety OF work ncod-
ed by business men furnished on short
notice. Printing for Salt Furnaces and
Coal Companies, a specially.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
FILLING HAIR.

Frank A. Bean, Steam Fire Engine g.
Boston, was cured OF Alopecia, or falling OF
the hair, by the Cuticura ReSolvent blood
purifier internally and Cuticura and Cut
icura Soap (the great skin cures externally,
which completely restored hair when all
said he'would lose it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
MILK crust.

Mrs. Bowers, 143 Clinton St., Cincinnati,
speaks Of her sisters child, who was cured
Of milk crust which resisted all remedies
for two years. Now q fine healthy boy,
with beautiful head OF hair.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
EGZEMA.

Hon. WIN. Taylor, Boston, Mass, per-
manently cured OF humor OF the face and
scalp leczemal that had been treated un-
successfully for twelve years by many OF
Bostons's best physicians and most noted
specialists, as well as European authorities.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
(G!ticura

Geo. W. Brown, IS Marshall ST., Provi-
dence, r. T., cured by Cuticura Resolvent
blood puriierl and Cuticura and Cnticura
Soap (the great skin cures OF a RingworIn
Humor got at the BARRIERS, which spread
all over his ears, neck and face, and for six
years resisted all kinds Of treatment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22

Through Coaches between Pomeroy and Columbus
on all Trains.
Connections made at Macarthur junction for all points
on NJ. G Il. X; at Lancaster for Cirreyie Cincin.
natl and Zlnes.ille; at Union Depot Columbus for all
points North, East and West, and at Toledo with all
roads divergng.
W. H. HARRISON, Gen1 Ticket Agent,
oRLAND SMITH, Geh'l Manager. ljan.II-'sz
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.

Those WHO have books or pamphlets to
print, can have such work done III good
style at this Office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
TREATMENT.

The Cuticura treatment consists in the
internal use OF the Cuticura Resolvent,
the new blood purifier, and the external
use OF Cuticura and Cuticura Soap, the
great skin cures.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
SKIN HUMOR.

+. II. Drake, Esq, agent for Harper &
Bros, Detroit, Mich, gives an astonishing
account Of his case eczema rodent, which
had been treated by consultation Of ply
sicians without benefit, and which speedily
yielded TO the Cuticura Resolyent blood
purifier internally and Cuticura and Cut
icuraSOap the great skin cures externally.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
CUTICURA.

Remedies are for sale by all druggists.
Price of Cuticura, Medicinal Jelly, small
boxes, soc; large boxes, 81. Cuticura Re-
solvent, the new blood purifier, 81 per bot
tie. Cuticura Soap (the queen OF medicin-
al and toilet soaps, 25c. Cuticura Medic.
inal Shaving Soap, l5c. Principal depot,
WEEKS & POTTER, Boston Mass.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22

G3"Particular information in regard TO
Routes, Rates, Tine, &c, via the o. & NJ.
R'y, can be had on application personally
or by letter, to Agents or connecting lines
or to any OF the undersigned.
]. W, W0NELD0RFF, Ticket Agent
Aiiddleport, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
SCALD HEAD.

II. A. Raymond, Auditor F. W., ]. & S.
X. r., jackson, Mich, was cured Of Scald
Head of nine years duration by the Cuti-
cura Remedies.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
Poster Printing.

We prepared to do hand.bill printing
from double-sheet poster, down to tho
smallest dodger. Programmes printed in
the best styles known.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-22
JOB BOOM 81

TIE Weekly Register has the largest and
best assortment OF job materialin the State
and fast presses, paper and card stock, and
is prepared 20 do all kind, Of job printing
neatly and promptly at the lowest prices.
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REMEMBER 9 enA SSh (

beyond St. Louis to points III above States
and Territories.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
Mixed Politics.
Nashville Banner.

The usual crowd of political liars
had assembled in Fritz's beer sal
oon and were discussing the chances
of the various gubernatorial candi-
dates, when a man exceedingly
seedy in appearance entered and
peered cautiously around. His
looks stamped him as a tramp. He
listened to the conversation of the
assembled liars for several moments,
and then approaching the tallest of
them he said:
"Gentlemen, who is the favorite
candidate for Governor ?"
"Why do you ask ?' said two or
three OF the party in chorus.
"Gentlemen, you may be sure
have good reasons for making the
enquiry. Look at this left eye of
mine. Does it not look as if a cy-
clone had struck it? Look at this
bruised jaw; look at this ear and
look at this under lip"
"Well, what has that got to do
with the present contest ?''
"Much, gentlemen, much. AT a
ward meeting last night / hurrahed
for Hawkins and a man knocked
me down. 1t was not a Hawkins
crowd. / moved around On the
other side, and when all was quiet,
/ shouted for Beasley, and then l
was knocked down again. 1t was
not Beasley crowd. After the ex-
citemeDt had cooled down i watch
ed my chance and at the pavement
halloOed for Bate. / only hallOoed
once for big fellow gave me one
right on the jaw. 1t was not Bate
crowd. / arose shouting for Fus-
sell, and i'm second | was down
again. 1t wern't "A RUSSELL crowd
either. s
"We are all Beasley men i'm here, ,
said one of the men.
"Rah for Beasley! 'Rah- for
Beasleyw shouted the tramp, as he
glared around with sweet smile as
ifeXpecting some one to invite him
up to take drink.
"You go out py dat door or j
smash your head nit a glub," said
Fritz, but before he could get from
behind the bar the tramp was gone.
On the outside he remarked to a
man that politics appeared to be
nightly mixed in Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11

An English writer on vital stat
istics calculates that of ten children
born in Norway little over seven
reach their twentieth year; that in
England and the United States
somewhat less than seven reach
that age, while in France only five
reach it, and i'm Ireland less than
five. 1t is also ascertained that
Norway, out of ten thousand bOrII,
rather more than one out of three
reaches the age Of seventy; in Eng
land, one out Of four; in the United
States, il both sexes be computed,
less than one out of four; in France,
less than one out of eight, and in
Ireland less than one out of eleven.
Futher, it appeares that in Norway
the average length OF life of the
effective population is thirty-nine;
in England, thirty-five and a half;
in Frauce, not quite thirty-three
years; and in Ireland, not quite
twenty-nine. ,t.as
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
The Farmer a Mechaa,c

The professional might say that
the farmer had better "stick 10 his
last" and send TO the skilled car
penter or wheel-wright or black
smith when he has occasion for a
job i'm either of their lines. AS a
general rule the old aphOrism Is cor
rect, but its application Is to the
farmer, or lawyer or physician who
is led by caprice or want OF stability
to leave business In which his
talent and training have fitted him
10 succeed, and venture into n bus
iness or profession for which he has
no qualifications. Lill
A farmer ought TO know a little
of all the trades and professions.
He has little world to himself and
family, not often In call of a neigh
Dor, and at greater or less distance
from the shop He or his son or
one OF his laborers must know how
to keep tool in order and properly
use il, or he suffers material. loss
and Inconvenience in having work
either not done at all, or very un-
skillfully executed, unless he sends
to the shop for ii, and pay out
money that mlghtas well have been
saved. -.,,D .... r.... ..
With his wagons, plows, harness,
grain, machinery, hoes and forks,
fences and gates, dwellings and
farm buildings, milking and churn-
ing utensils, washing appliances,
etc., there is hardly "a day passes In
which there Is not an occasion which
demands the use use OF the mechan-
ic's tools and some measure OF the
mechanics skill in their handling.
Yet are many farmers who have
not even so common and indispen.
sable a tool as hand-saw or an
auger or drawing-knife in their
possession. They do find use for
these tools, and ever and anon
hand Is sent a mile or more TO bOr-
row a cross-cut saw or an inch and
a half auger, or frow and wedge,
Some farmers will even borrow q
maui and 'gluts.' Now every farmer
should have at least a hand-saw,
square, two or three augers, glmlets,
a chip-axe, drawing-knife and jack
plane, besides the more common
wedges and fro, spade and shovel,
etc. A little shed OF lean to- With
a good lock and key, will serve as q
place to keep the tools in and in
which to work in wet weather. a
bench or screw clamp will be found
very necessary and can be rugged
up at small cost. A larger farmer
or landlord will find IL desirable To
haye Il good sized cheap building
for a workshop; and a folge or
blacksmith tools in one corner, IL
he or some permanent worker on
his estate has skill enough at the
start to weld two pieces Of iron TO-
gether. a simple outfit as beEe IN
dicated will absolutely pay for itself
in one year and the fools will still
be on hand.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
Was Mistaken.
Nashville Banner.

"I've just got in from McMinn-
ville," said a wild-eyed man to q
reporter in the Banner Office, this
morning. "Bate spoke there yes
terday, and / and about eighteen
thousand other Democrats were
present to hear him. Before the
speaking commenced / counted
noses, and not Fussell man turned
up. After General Bate got through
about seven hundred Fus5ell men
called on him and said they were
for him. The procession which met
the general out at the edge of town
was was six miles long. Just put
that in, will you ?"
1--WE can't possibly do it. 1 be-
lieve it to be lie," said the re-
porter.
"Well it amt the exact truth,
but then if you put it in with big
headlines it will help nightly.
"This is a Fussell paper"
ga Fus-- amt this the World
office ?"
"This is the Banner Office"
"H-l! [ thought it was the
World ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11

for weeks, but by the old house
keepers connivance, managed to es-
cape during my fathers temporary
absence.
"But, alas, Raymond had gone
knew not whittier. My obdurate
spirit was unsubdued, and / deter
mined never to return to my fathers
house. wandered aimlessly along
until / came upon little Indian
hamlet. They received me kindly,
and in my then exasperated state of
telling their simple, outdoor life
and freedom seemed congenial to
me. An aged squaw took me to her
cabin, and after while proposed to
me to marry her son.
"My whole soul revOlted at first.
But CALLING sense of injustice
rankled in my heart, and wild de-
sire for revenge upon my stern
father took complete possession Of
me. think | was insane then |!
God knows! A magistrate was sent
for whose scrupies moderate fee
silenced, and there, under the broad
canopy of heaven, surrounded by
dusky faces, uttered the false vows
which made me welded wife.
"Henceforth all the happiness /
could know was the thought that /
had foiled and humiliated my father,
and for months / took a fierce de-
light in it.
"Then we removed to this place.
l had never seen my father since he
left me prisoner in my own rooms,
and though at times a longing for
reconciliation would come over me,
pride held me back. But when all
hope had died in my heart, provi-
dence sent him to my very door.
We met with chastened and SUBJ
dued spirits. Mutually we. sought
and obtained forgiveness. He, the
gray-haired, venerable man, has laid
his hand i'm benediction upon my
head; he has caressed my dark
browed children, and smoked the
pipe of peace with him / called hus-
band.
"Tell Raymond Morris this-that
/ am now a welded wife. Peace is
all that is left TO me; let him not
come to disturb it. I would spare
myself and him the pain of another
interview. Give him my blessing
and farewell, and may the Lord deal
with me in repeating my words
faithfully to him." .....
The next morning Raymond
Morris. bowed as with the weight of
ten additional years, took his seat
in the coach for the nearest railroad
station. I have never seen or heard
of him since.
Every season brings Julia and her
Indian family to occupy the cabin
on the hillside. She has grown
feeble and prematurely old, and the
grave will soon close over her
wrongs and sorrows. H
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
MAJOR ALIENS STATEMENT or THE ASH
XII LAND MOS AFFAIR.

A great many people and num-
Der of newspapers throughout the
country are disposed to censure the
Kentucky militia under command
of Major John r. Allen, for firing
on the mob at Ashland, Ky, last
week. Major Allen is well-known
here, having graduated here at the
s. w. 2. University in the summer
of 1876, and to those who know
him his action in this unfortunate
affair will need no explanation. He
simply did his duty as soldier and
conscrvator of the laws of the land.
We, however, publish below his
own statement of the affair and ask
f'r its perusal by all who have not
yet read true account. His action
will be sanctioned by all law-loving
and law-abiding people:
AS so many misrepresentation
have been telegraphed from Ash
land, Major Allen was asked by
The Commercial to state the facts.
Said he: "After Judge Browns de-
cisiOn / made preparations to leave
on the Granite State. A committee
of three from the mob called on me
and demanded the prisoners, say
ing they would have them or there
would be bloodshed; that they had
four cannon at Ashland and $500
armed men. | told them / had
brought the prisoners there and
was going to take them away; that
if they attacked the responsibility
would be with them. formed my
men on the river bank, the cannon
in the center and leveled, with
double charge of canister in it. /
then withdrew my men and gun
on the boat. The mob had siezed
train and tried to head US off at
Ashland. On the way down they
fired number of times at us, the
bullets dropping near US. 1 would
not allow my men to fire. Arrived
near Ashland rattling fire was
opened from the mob, which pushed
out on the ferry boat and stood on
shore. Still told the men not to
1ACs w ACn dDOuL LUV StiOlS lldu
been fired, and ] saw a man of the
Nuckols Guards shot, l gave the
command to fire. The troops opened
on the ferry-boat crowd, and for a
few minutes there was b rattling
fire. Two volleys were fred from
the ferry boat before gave my or
ders. The NuckOls Guards were
on top of the texas, and got most of
the fire. The gunner of Bly's bat
terry begged me to let him fire,
and cried from rage and disappOint-
ment. But l thought best not to
fire with his piece. After we passed
Ashland we had no more trouble.
The statement that the troops COM
menced firing after a pistol shot
from the ferry-boat is false; two
volIeys were fired before | gave the
command to return the fire.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
One Mans Downfall

A Washington correspondent Of
the Hartford Times relates the fol
lowing:
"I was going through the base
ment of a building several days
since, when an official directed my
attention to an old man who is em.
ployed looking after the engine that
runs the elevator. THAT man, said he
sonce was prominent as a member
of the House of Representatives,
Aftt rwards he was Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor of his State. Then he was
returned to Congress. During the
war no member did more to get
large appropriations for the soldiers,
and he probably had more connec,
tion than any other one man with
the present Internal Revenue laws,
the repeal Income Tax laws. He
could have made millions when the
tax was put on whisky, but he did
not for he was in the secret. To
shorten the thing up, he drank him.
self out of Congress and all the way
down to this cellar. Here he re-
ceives eighteen dollars per month
as a substitute for the regular en-
gineer. He is allowed to help in
the basement here"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-11
trduk James In Joi.
st. Louis Special, Oct. 81.

Ex-Gov. Charles p. johnson re-
turned from Kansas City this morn
ing, after holding consultation
with his client, Frank James.
"When will James be tried ?" the
Governor was asked.
That can notsay definitely" he
replied. The Kansas City court in
which the indictments against him
are pending meets the last Monday
in November. l do not know yet
whether Mr.. Wallace, the States
attorney, will be ready or not.
There are three indictments pend
ing against him. There is one for
the killing ofthe Pinkerton detect
i've and one for the participation i'm
the Glendale robbery, and another
for participation at the Blue Cut
robbery. The State will, think,
find it difficult to obtain testimony
that Frank James was participant
doubtless be ready"
"What is the feeling up there
about the matter ?"
"Opinion isdivided. mean that
opinion is divided as to what course
the State ought to pursue in regard
to prosecuting him. Some think
he ought to be prosecuted to the
utmost, while majority, / think,
are satisfied with the general break
up of the organization. There is
no outlaw organization in that part
of the State in existence. The news
of band of robbers having appear
ed to conductor day before yester-
day on the Chicago d Alton rail-
road L look upon as a sensational
roorback. He will have a fair trial
in jackson county, and cannot be
convicted upon mere reputation"
"HOw does your client look?"
He is not well-that is, he looks
pale and delicate. Confinement has
a bad effect on him, having led Sd
active life. Then, he has taken
cold by reason of the dampness of
his cell. Otherwise he is, Isuppose,
about as usual"
"Does he look as you expected Y'
eyes; he looks like most all de-
termined men look. He is spare
built, weighs about 130, blonde APP
pearance, and has keen gray blue
eye. Few persons can judge the
character of men from personal ap-
pearance. He would deceive the
majority very effectually. He is
the last man in the world that the
ordinary observer would select to
associate such reputation as he
has with. He Is quiet, peaceable,
and genteel-looking individual to
fhQ ininitiafa He nOm hinpa fhp
appearance of the reporter, the law
yer, and the preacher. He is quite
intelligent. Any occupation that
keeps the faculties continuously on
the alert will generate intelligence"
"Do you think you will acquit
him?" H-.a.. .-l -... #tflt
''That / don't know. l never tell
even client that. / will do the
best can, and let the consequences
take care of themselves" ssf.1