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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02

Take lilelike man. Take a
just a9 though il was as Il a0
earnest, yilah essential ala'r 1nid
il just as though youweropen
born 70 The lask Of performing q
merry part in NJ as though tho
world had vailedior your oouia
Take II as though ii was D grand
opportunity to do. and to aohioYat
to carry forward great ADD good
schemes; to help and chsDl q snf .
tering, weary, it may Do q heart.
broken, brother
The fact is life is uudefvaluodby
a great maiosily Of mankind It
is no. made half as much Of as
hould be the case. Whore is the
lian or woman who accomplIshes
one 1.-THE ofwhat might q doneS
Who cannot look back upon OPP
pcrtunittes lost plans unachieyedl
thoughts crushed, aspirations un.
fulfilled and all caused from the
lack ofthe necessary and possible
eflortsS II knew better how 10
take and make the most Of life ii
would be fur greater thanit Is.
Now and then a man stands
aside from the crowd, labors earn.
estly, steadfastly, confidently, and
straightway becomes famous for
wisdom, intellect, skill, greatness
of some sort. The world wonders,
idolizesi aud yet it only
what each may doif he
takes hold Of life with a purpose,
If a man butsay he will, and fol.
lows it up, there is nothing in rea,
son he may not expec: to accom-.
plish, There is no magic, no mira,
Gle, no secret to him who is brave
in heart and determined in spirit
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02

A correspondent writes to know
if we think tobacco a good thing to
use In a hen roost to keep the fowls
healthy. We could not advise it.
A La Cross gentleman, who was a
great hen fancier, tried tobacco in
a beautiful hen house that he had
built, and in a few days after he
went into the building and a large
Bramah rooster was chewing tobac.
co and splitting on the floor, and
the hens gathered around the ruus.
ter asking for a chew Of tobacco
We should advise a total abstinence
from tobacco in a hen house, If our
correspondent desires to promote
morality among the hens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02

$50 you would marry Ethelf" de.
manded the father, as he wheeled
around to face the trembling lover,
~Yes, sir"
"And you have money in bank
real eslate-bonds--stocks, say
$4,000 worthHp
"N.no, sir, but | can work up.--e
IL am bound to win, sir"
"How2"
81 shall go to Florida, buy 100
acres Of land, raise 100000 oran-
ges per year for the market, and in
ten years | shall be rich"
"Huml Yesl Hunt" growled out
the old man. "Nery enterprising
very good opening, young nanll'
"Y yes sirI"
Il have an enterprise on hand as
well. Ethel will marry a Buffalo
widowcr this spring. He is a CON
sumptivc. He won'tlive two years,
He will leave her 100000. Go
hencel Go to Europe for three
years. That will kill him, bury
him, and give her q year TO wear
weeds and get over her grief
Then she's yours, cash and all, and
| will put my hand on your head
and bless you'll"
When the young man left The
house he didn't seem to believe it,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02

The President is indisposed,
some Cabinet ailing, but thank
goodness David Deyis, Is still fal,
hearty and healthy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02

New York pays s7OOO.ooOa year
foriss religion and s22, 100000 for
its drinks, which goes to show that
New York is having more fun in
this world than il viii ia tbs
next.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02
ONLYA DREAM.


of the principal streets Of London
West End.
Its inmates were a beautiful wo
man, q handsome but somewhat
baggard.loOking man.
The latter stood opposite thr
mirror, and, though his face wa,
turned toward it, he seemed tc
experience no great satisfaction al
the countenance that met his gaze
The two had evidently beer
arguing some point, for the wo.
mans cheeks were flushed aud her
eyes we're humid,
"Doyou think + would forego my
engagements for a foolish dream2''
he asked.
"Io please me, dear Ralph. You
seldom do anything to please me Of
late" she pleaded.
"Bah! Look at your wardrobe"
was his response.
.ohl dresses and money-yesj
but | counted upon more than that
when | left my fathers home. Con
slider, l gave up everything"
"Yes; and when will you cease
to taunt me about il?"
"Oh, Ralph, l never taunt you
astleast, Ihes6t niaah IA. Forgive
mel am thoughtless at times.
You know l love you; but don't
you suppose I See"-and the char,
ming face grew more eloquent as
the dark eyes were brimmed with
tears-"that you never cared for
me as care for you? There, don't
look that way. Only listen to me
this once-slay home only today
Lisotta is coming, and the poor
girl will think II so strange if you
are not here to welcome her. To
morrow I shall be happy again"
"a woman's whim," he respon,
dcd, slowly drawing on his gloves
1.-THE thing is simply impossible
l made the engagement. Beside, I'm
out Of funds, and you know whal
that means to mel may say tt
us-whilein these very expensive
apartments"
"Ralph, you know l would vii
lingly 20 into the meanest-"
"0h, stop-stopI No more of thai
| know that you don't know any
thing about it, You never lived it
mean place In your life. Yor
never had wish ungratifed, ever
since you have known me, l an
proud to say, and you never shall
That is why 1 must go out to
night"
"oh, Ralph, stop this way Of liv
ing! | will be poor with you-livt
in lodgings, leave these splendic
miseries, go anywhere-and low
you 10 the end, if you will give i
up"
"YOu forget that I am prejudicec
against hard work." he said turn
ing halfaside. II need a forum,
at my back with my luxuriou,
tastes and my beggarly experience
l thought | should have one," h,
added, bitterly, "but there l wa
mistaken"
"Yes, but who knows what ma,
happen9 My father loved me ono,
there is no one to take my place
let us try;- Then, frightened q
the forbidding expression Of hi
face as he turrcd upon her, sh,
shrank back, only adding, Tf yO,
would only stay at home today
tonight" Oh, II you knew hov
fearfully real that dream wasl"
"Why, did l shoot you, or my
seIiF ne asked, coolly. ibid
scatter my brains quite an unner
essary commodity in my business
Iall over the tioor2 Bah! What veal
things women areI l have had oc
casion to remark that before"
"Then you will gOI You will
not heed me'"
II will go. I willnot heed your
"Thent Ralph, goodbye; / shall
never see you alive"
He burst into a low, musioa
laugh.
"Ah, my dear there's an eas,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02


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The man seemed marble on tho
bed, ,Sthe woman, seemed marble d
his side.
eHushlp she said, With uplif,ed
finger.
Then ono cry rang through lie
room that brought everybody in
the house to the door.
"There Is life herel-life! I tell
you'll" cried the wife, hoarsely and
rapidly. eRun one Of you for help.
He is not dead! Go quicklyl-
waste no timeI-for who knows
who knows2 oh, fly, fly, for heIp!n
Both watchers .4tft the room
precipilately. Others came in, and
with careless, plying words mock.
ed her hopes.
u care not II he is cold, rigid
senseless-there is life there-II
saw il! Bring me fire, a coal any.
thing that burns, aud see if his
flesh does not blisterl"
Aud still they did not believe
her. Two surgeons came-by that
time they had applied the tests,
aud behold the dead man opened
his eyes.
Terrible was the story he toldI
when at last they reused him from
that death.like trance. He had
been conscious every moment from
the time they pronounced him
dead.
When his wife came he felt the
deadly torpor stealing over his
sense, but her voice, her lamenta.
tion, her close watch revived and
heartened him, and he made al.
most superhuman efforts to show
her that he was not dead.
That close watching soved him
and made him another man. ToI
the wife he Ind sliphted. wronped.
insulted. he owed.his life. and ,be
had manliness epouEh 10 remem. nm
ber and confess it.
His wound healed rapidlv, and
when, a month later. thew we're
recalled to America, on the death Of
Mrs. Forester's father, he was able
to accompany hor.
A late reneptance Ind resulted
In the alteration of the will, in
their favor, and Forester found
himselfin possession oftbe wealth
he had so long coveted.
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struck q few chords wildly; they
seemed only to recoil in sound
against her heart. She took up a
dainty violin, but the tones held
no melody for her.
Suddenly the door was thrown
open.
"a LADY, said the pompous SER
want with a doubtful glance at The
yelled tignfe-
Mrs Forester came forward with
a:cFy Of almost rapture.
Any one would have been vel,
come IN shat supreme hour how
welcome then his sister whom she
had never seen beforel I.
y, thought Ralph would beat the
aepoS sad The young giFl, after
mel nef wraps had been taken Of
fou don't know whatatime1 had
! nsnaing % you, ! am m afraid he is BY
p9,leeans q model hpsAandR she
agasp't !augnins' htlle knowing
VIVA. WI pain sne gave. HE used to
/, tnlnk we glfls never needed him,
out indeed; ! think he should have
ms' s,I me-
ne would, | think, but for an
engagement g &C. that called him away"
Saia MRS Forester, a sudden pain
~ y ner neart'
NO" perhaps she could while
away 'ae houFs oil that dreadful
evening!
h0w pretty you aFeI and what
( ,oYe!y roOms' SAID the young girl
looking ABOUT .o., her "Do you make
'sa a5S yo0FseR
IN yes a!@ay''' was the reply,
10 'ne "onia" ses ~. = saole d~in'ily
lot ! tue visitor; Ralph likes the tea
! ! maze ,as =! oe'Lef Than any other"
Dus oure not happy' thought
'ne iFA I'm afraid you're Meth
er o. ", you happy Shall | sing for
youF she ASKED aloud. "They
say | have q very good voice." she
aadea' nalyely.
Above all things | should like
10 near you sing, If you will not
mind my walking about. | am
restless tonight
"ol course, walk all you please;
and | will see if | am in good voice.
u was such a dreadful voyage, and
am to make my appearance in
public tomorrow night"
The heevening passed ~earily away
to Mrs. Forester. Hour after hour
she looked for her husband, who
sometimes, if he had q run of luck,
came home early. An indefnable
saweig sheadoSnt 9
!, AS Tor the girl Lise'ta, she used
all her Efforts to amnse her. There
were SO many beautiful things to
see and talk about, that she would
not listen to any excuses for retir.
Ing.
VI don't usually go to bed until
~ she said "and sometimes q
good deal later DO you think
Ralph has gone to the theatre?"
u am quite sure he has not"
There came a knock at the door.
Llsetta opened it, hoping tosee her
brother; then looked back with q
white, scared face, as she said, in q
hoarse Whisper
"He says-'they'Ve-'brought.7
hlm-home."
"Dead" shrieked the wife, and
mercItully fell senseless'
1t was well she did. She did not
see that ghastly burden nor hear
the decision Of the surgeon who was
called in, that the man was dead.
When she came to herself Liset-
ia was weeping over her, and the
land lady deploring that such a
dreadful thing should happen to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-02
AsON0 OF LONG AGO.

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Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-14


 FOR RENT,
 skSz WHOLE HOUSE, No. 600 Chapel street, $30 Gia per month 137 Henry street, 1st r.hot and EN cold water, gas, furnace, etc, $15 per month 102 St. John street. first foor, rooms, $25 per menth 29 Auburn street, 1st floor and barn, $12 per month Whalley avenue, second floor and small barn, S8 per month part of house Grand street, near Ferry street, with barn. $16 per mouth; 196 Clinton avenue, first floor, $1O; second floor, $S. Four rents near Winchester Armory. Also houses for saIs in all parts of city and easy terms.
 A. M HOLMES, ap7 69 Church Street. Room &,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-14
How Kid Gloves Are Made.

lrrO1A LAe 1NeW 1OIA hHll anu G1presbLI
 Of the millions of persons who wear gloves, few ever give the subject of their manufacture passing thought. The best skins generally come from middle and south eastern France. Fine seasons improve the quality of the skins greatly, as the animals are kept in the open air. In hot weather it is necessary to keep the kids housed. The confinement if lengthy causing heating, and produces fever spo.s on the skin. The ami malls in the Tyroi mountains furnish good leather for mems wear. South American kids being more or less wild, their coats be- come scratched and torn by contact with bushes and briars, and are not desirable The pelt as taken from the animal is dried ; then, through series of baths; the hair and grease are removed and the skin cleansed thoroughly. most difficult stage of the business is tanning and dyeing the feathers, to obtain the desired shades and colors. In order afterwards to make the skin soft, full and flexible, it is fed with-aetually absorb ing quantity-a preparation of wheat flour and egg-yolk. Subsequently the parts about the neck and shoulders, where the skin is the thickest, are shaved with sharp knife to render it uniform in thickness throughout. The leather fully prepared is carefully ex amined for imperfections perfect skins are retained, imperfect ones laid aside. The cutting of material for kid gloves can only be done by hand, each piece being carefully measured In order to allow proper stretching place. The stamping, which comprises cut ting out the form of the glove, is done by machinery rapidly, as three pair are usually stamped" at one time. From the cutter they pass to the embroiderer, thence to the sewer, then to the buttonhole maker, after wards to the finisher, who binds the wrists 1; and finally to the person whose business it is to pair and press them. The long mousque- taire gloves generally consume the entire skin of one kid. There are in ordinary gloves ten bfferent sizes for ladies-52 to 8; thirteen different sizes for men, to II for misses the sizes are from 34 to Ct, and for boys the cadet sizes range from 64to 79 The great manufactur ing centre for gloves is Grenoble. in the south of France, where several thousand persons are engaged in the factories.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-14
EARLY.

It is the early babe that beats the alarm clock Harlem Times.
 A Green Bay horse is no uncommon thing in Wisconsin.-Lowell Courier.
 ''Board wanted"-as the young lady said when she came to mud puddle in the side- walk. Free Press.
 Every college has it's faculty, but it isn't always faculty of getting along smoothly with the students.-Lowell Citizen
 Ananias had a very bad reputation, but it can be said to his credit that he never wrote circus circular.-Philadelph Chronicle Herald.
 First woman-sBut, of course, there is no way of getting at her age" Second woman -''Oh, yes there is. Multiply it by two."- Paris paper.
 The Widow Butler mourns her lost daugh- ter Rhody, but there is no little comfort in the reflection that 1t was such little one- Boston Transcript.
 Enquirer: 'sWhat objection is there to going fishing on Sunday ?' What Why the objection that you're likely to find all the good places occupied. Boston Post.
 '.Is your mistress in ?'' said caller to the domestic. '1She IS, sir." "Is she engaged f' asked the caller. ''Faith, she is more than that, ,, was Bridget's prompt response; ''she's married. ."-Texas Siftings.
 A New Hampshire bank president chews gum. man who frequents the society of young ladies, even though he is a bank presi- dent, is very certain, sooner or later, to fall into habits which his parents can never ap- prove.-C -Courier-Journal.
 SomerviIle takes the first prize for ten der hearted man. He is so sensitive that he can't bear to see or hear his wife saw wood and when she tackles the bucksaw in the eel lar he puts on his hat and walks out of the house.-Someryille Journal.
 .sSee here, sir,' said the leader of the min ust to the orchestra director. ssDo you think we are on the way to the funeral of B rich relative because, if you do, you are very much mistaken. We are dancing the minuet Play slower. ."-PhIladelphia News
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-14
Hn~ GIrIs Sfuriy

Did you ever see two girls get together to study of an evening asks writer in the Chicago Tribune. ''In 1873 Marquette dis. covered the Mississippi. In 1873 Marquette dis-What did you say, Ide? Yes, so had l. It's so much more stylish, and then it's so clas sieal, too; but how do you Gke-Oh, dear, l never will learn this lesson.
 stIn 1863 Lafayette discovered the Wiscon- sin. In 1863 Lafayette discovered the-well! what's the matter with me, anyhow? In 1873 Marouette discovered the Mississippi. I don't care if he did suppose the Mississippi would have got along just as well if Marquette shad never looked at it. Now, see here, Ide, is there anything about my looks that would give you to understand that I knew when Columbus founded Jamestown, and how George Wash ington won the battle of Shiloh ? Of course there isn't History's horrid study, any how. No use, either. Now French is ever so much nicer. can introduce French phrases very often, and one must know have stud jed the language. What is the lesson to- morrow2 o, yes; conjugation of parler. Let's see how does it commence? Je parle, tu parle, il par-n pa-il-well, il, then
 "Conjugations don't amountto anything know some phrases that are appropriate here and there, and in most every locality; and how's anybody going to know but what have the coniugations all by heart?
 'Have got my geometryS No, Pm just going to study it. Thirty ninth, is it not
 Let the triangle A D U, IrianBI6 b-say, Ide have you read about the Jersey Lily and Freddie? I think it is just to utterly ut, and Freddie is simply gorgeous. Pm completely crushed on him
 "Oh, this theorem
 'Let the triangle A B 0 be right angled at B.. On the side B c erect the square D. On the side 4 the square l. On the side did I tell you Sister Csrracciola gave me new piece to-day, a sonata? It is really in tense The tones fairly stir my soul. I never going to take anything but sonatas after this. got another new piece, too. Its name is Etudes. Isn't it funny? I asked Tom this noon what it means, and he says it IS Greek for nothing It is quite apropos, for there is really nothing to it-the same thing over and over.
 'fWhere was I? o, yes, the side A 0, the square E. Draw the ine-come on, let's go at our astronomy. It's on Are the planets inhabited P
 'sNow, Ide, I think they are and I have thought about it great deal I banged my hair again last night. I wanted a Langtry bang just too bad for any use, but pa raved, and had to give in. Yes, think they are inhabited. should like to visit some of them, but you would not catch me living on Venus. Eight seasons Just think how oft en we would have to have new outfits to keep up with the styles.
 sFWhat you are not going I am so sorry, but suppose you are tired. l am. It al. ways makes nae most sick to study whole evening like this. I think sister ought to give us picture"
 And they go to school the next morning and tell the other girls how awuflly hard they have studied.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-14
AChinese Bride.
The Singular nd Picturesque manner i'm Which She was Shipped to her Husband. s.--- zg---
3 ths stsckton toal Herala.l

From the Stockton tCal) Herald.l
 Yesterday afternoon strange procession of hacks with gay coi0raRying with ascent of burning spices abont them drew. up at the shed of the California Steam Navigation com pany, where the steamer Mary Garratt was loading In the first hack was 8 lone female, with her head in bundle of bright-colored Chinese silk, which concealed every feature. Behind was another hack, in which several Chinese boys rode each carrying a burning taper. Then came two more hacks, both filled with Chinese women. All alighted at the wharf and the hooded woman was assist ed out. and conducted on board the steamer, her course being attended by the boys with the lighted tapers and the women. The wom- was so closely yelled as to be practically blindfolded. Then it was ascertained that she was daughter of "Sonora Georgen and was going to Bouldin Island to be married. She was, according to the best information obtainable, itearlly tEgoing it blind," as she gained for her with her father, and was be- ing sent to him according to contract. She had been kept over by the slough. her at tendants said, for thirty days, blindfolded the whole time, and was to be allowad to see no one till given to her future husband. She was allowed two female attendants, who were eyes for her, and during the thirty days had been wrought upon by certain ceremonies in tended to render her especially conducive to the happiness of her husband in the future sFhose who accompanied her to the steamer stayed about half an hour on board and then were dismissed by the brides attendants and rode back to Chinatown. The affair was an especially aristocratic oneA judging from the fancy dresses of the females of the party. No Chinamen were permitted to participate in the send-oF