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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
In Luck.

For some time past a number Of
young men of this place and neigh:
boring towns have been taking
chances in the Louisiana State
Lottery. AT the last monthly
drawming Joseph Diehl, Of Mason
City, and John Ihle, Of MinsrsyiIlei,
bought a ticket together, and sue.
ceeded in capturing a prize
amounting $1,000 each. To say
that the boys are happy is express.
ing it mild. II is said they have
invested a part Of their prize in
tickets again, but they should re-.
member that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place.
MouYutto.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
Advice % 4 Young i RrIde.

zone dull afternoon, saida Nil.
waakse Justice Of the Peace, "a
young couple CAME into my office
and withnuch embarrassment and
many blushes finally made known
their bushes They wanted to gel
married. | performed the ceremo.
ny, and thsE, a. they hooked very
youngandgreen, Thought would,
out Of my vast experience, give
them a few words ofadyiCe,
q explained to the young man
his duties as a husband, and then
told the young lady how she should
conduct herself, winding up with
the old injunction that she must
lopk to hsthusband foreyerything,
anui toFsaklng father aud mother,
folluwh hin whoreyerhe went. She
.appeard very much frightened at
this, and finally faItered:
"Mast | follow him every place
be goesHa
AYES | added, with fatherly ad.
monition, you must now follow
him everywhere until death does
you part.@
@My God, cried the girl, i'll had
known that l would never have
married a letter carrier" Psck'c
Sun.
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Taking Effect Nor. 18th, 1883,
CENTRAL TIME.
Professional Card.

To Whom il Concerns All parties, ire.
spcctive Of race, color, previous OF pres.
cnt condition, who are indebted, wlleth-
Gr by note, account or otherwise, TO the
undersigned, or to the late firms Of Drs.
Barbec 4 Ncalc, Drs, Barbcc 4 AlcCune,
Drs. Barbee & Fravel, and Drs. Rarbec
d Stone, are once more respectfully and
earnestly called upon To come forward
IN or before the first day Of June, 1881,
nnI pay amounts respectively due me,
as it is now positively my intention 10
close up my long outstanding business.
stern necessity, peCuniary pressure and
embarrassment mIeis me thus to call
upon old friends whom il has been nv
nee oIEhand will and pleasure TO servo
IN HE past, and TO whom my profess.
ionaI services are now as freely lcAder-
ed, and my readiness ever to serve them
IN the inture as in the past, Just n. this
accepted time" TO give evidence OF
propcr appreciation Of past ilyoa and
services rendered, by all coming forward
HnI paying me hy tie time abUve pre-
@rlbed. Sincerely,
ANDREW Il, BARBEE, NJ. d.,
FONT Pleasant, W. Va, April %.
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A sage's Advice.

A young man who was just start.
ing out in life went to a Noted
Sage and inqairid:
"IIow shall l gain the Friend.
ship ofthe World2"
."By speaking well Of all men, .
was the reply.
In afew months the young man
returned and cried out:
ooh, sagel You have wrought
my Ruinl Because / spoke we'll {
all men the World soon Discovered
that did not Realize the Difference
between the Good and the Bad and
| am called an IDIOT"
MORAL.
1t is well enough to make a dis.
tinctiOn between the man who re-.
turns your lost Wallet and tho
chap who steals your Coat aud
All.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
some Touch Of Nature.n


A burglar entered a house in
which q mother was sitting ~
with a sick child. "sir,n = she said,
in a whisper, as soon ts sho could
compose herself to speak, "tbere il
nothing Of value in this house ex.
cept that child's life, at least to me,
but you may find otherwise.
Here, take my keys, search every.
where, take what you want, bul
speedily and without noise, / i'm,
plore you. She handed him the
keys placed her fingers 70 her lips,
and pointed to the door, The burg.
lar moved quietly away, then
turned and said in a low voice:
"ls he very sick2" "His lie
hangs on the continuance Of this
Sleep"
"Then he will recover for all the
noise I'll make" the robber ans
wered, laying down the keys snd
noiselessly taking his departure
but absolutely nothing else,
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"Why is this butter like samp.
sou?' asked the spruce young mau
who tends the ribbon counter
But the landlady looked sternly at
him, remarkiug; "Youd butter
settle last weeks bill,p and the
cream Of the joke was lost.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13

Little Emma came running into
the parlor, where her mother was
entertaining young MIR. Duder un-
III Miss Mary could complete her
toilet and come down stairs, and
cried out, "oh, mammal Johnny is
dot Mary's'tevf and won't give elm
to hcr.p
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
SHOES.

westill keep oHr regular line Of La.
dies, Misses, and childrens Custom
made Shoes, each pair Of which we
guarantee to give satisfaction. We also
handlea fall line Of John sIundeIl &
Co.'s "S0LAll TIP SHOES for Child.
rem, which arc positively the best shoes
made. Weare aware that to claim such
asuperiority, insO large u country, where
so many shoes arc made, may seem pre-
sumptiOus, but in no case where the tri-
alhas been naile have We failed TO sub
stantiate our assertions,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13

Tho Rochester Union would like
toseo amonument erected to tho
memory Of Sam Patch, whose moi.
to was Something can be done
as wellas others.i'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
DRY GOODS.

Splendid alllinen, warranted fast col.
br. lied Table Damask at 80, 20. and 75 c.
Gingliams in Staple and Fancy pat
4 nice assortment Of Lawns at 81 cts.
A beautiful line Of Fouletds
Bleacbed and Brown Muslins at lowest
market prices.
Dress Goods.
In Dress Goods wc shave Ottoman Lace
Goods, 0ttomansilks, Beges.
Fancy suitiuss.
A ialllin OF black and colorei CASH
nCres, Nuns veilings and other popular
and pretty goods al LOWER PRICES
than ever before.
You will certainly find II 10 yopr in.
torcst to examine these goods before
buying elsewhere.
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The mbrc self is ihdulgcd the
more il domands. ahd,thetefore, fof
all men, the selfish -Rre Ihs nioss
discpntentetl.
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W. II. ToMLlNsox. RASux wiLyY, in
ToMLINsoM & WILEY,
ittOyneWS at LnIp,

POINT PLEASANT, W. VA,
WILL practice in the County Of Ma
w son; the United States District
Court for West Virginia, and in the Sup.
rene Court Of Appeals. Prompt atten-
tion given to the collectionof claims en-
trusted to them. DEV- Also Real Estate
Agents. Lands bought and sold.
Address, Point Pleasant, W. Va,
apr20-lv.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13

Henderson has quite a building;
boom. Six now houses are now in
course Of building 10 LE1estoMr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13

Love is-bli6d, That is tbcreas
on whyso many young people like
best 10 oOurtil thc dark,
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The agricultural. fair TIE FARM
er's daughter.
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MONS, SHOES.

Wehayea largelin oi Mems Shoes
atSl.50, s1.75. $500 $9.25, $3.50, $780,,
$3.50, $500 and $500.
We can safely guarantee satisfaction
on every pair Of Shoes you buy Of us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13

The next afternoon was Mrs.
Brucegirdle's "day at home" Capt.
Fortcscuo had not intended to go
then; he wanted tho lovely Miss
Brucegirdlc to himself, not sur.
rounded by a crowd Of admirers.
but as be had not been able to see
her the day before, he determined
to brave the crowd, and be content
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
Five Gents a Day.
3-o4sN s..
 4A0S .. &-1 Q

The cumulative power of money ls a fact very generally known but no, gem eraily appreciated There are few men hN.ns a; he age of o7, hanging or :o eN- isien 2 " some slender employmen,. or pensioners. II may be. on the bounty c; Siadred or tfiends. but might. hy exer.
 sing the smallest particle of ;htif,. rig- lciy adhered ,o m ,he pas,. haze se; aside a respectable sum winch wout ma,eri- aiy aelp them to maintain their inde- peadenCe IT ;hefr old age. Let is take he small ard .nsignlfcAn, sun of rye cents, winch we daily pay ,o have our boots blAcNed. 10 ride m Car ;he dis .Anee we are able 70 walk. or = procure 4 bad Cis sar we Ire better without. and see what lis YalGe .S n the -oufse of years. We N.li suppose boy oi =. by oiAcs.ng hls ONT boots. or saving hls car tate. or going without his cherished cls- are,'e. pu:s y ive cents a day; n one year he saves ,ls ;s. N hlch beng banked bears lnieres; d: the ra;e of per 6en:. per arnum, compounded bi-yearly. 0n ihis bass. when our thrifty vou;h reaches he age ot :. having ser his ave cents pc. day iisloasly aside durlrg ht;v years. he result surprising. He has aeeamu- la,e9 no less sum than >s>4;.i-. 4 scrutiny ot the progress of this resal, k .a;e' esting. A, he age oi e our hero had ,5q' al -. ,s--: a, %. T 6-: a, ao, :.n-. Alter nt,een years saving his annual interest more than equals his original principal in ,wenty-Hve years i, IS more than double: in ,hirty-nve years Y ls four times as much: in folty-tive years tls eight times as much. and the .asi year $ interes; IS >so. or len ard halt times the ann a. amount he puts bv The actual cash amount saved n af,y years Is s9., so. the difference between tha, and the grand total of >;.Sosi-. viz.. - q>o.o-. IS accumulated interest What a maenltcen, premium for the rlnir1um of inr.tt ina, cAn he well repGesen,ed n ..sares
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
Queen Nic,orlas Throne
ENcL1as

The throne oi England. so splendid when covered with silk yeIve: aaG god. ls. II i.e;, only ar old oak char over .eo lcsFs n ase 'or me same paTpose k eN s;enee has been traced bacS 10 .he days oi .->.WaEi !. The wood ls verv AaFl aa4 soad. The back and s.des were formerly panied IT various colors, ana ;ae seat .s made of d ioash-.ooklng sandstone ,sen;y-siN inches la length seventeen inches ln breadth and nIne:een and hall IT thickness, and IF this stone lies the ssand peculi ariiy of the char. NumbeF.ess .egends are told n eonnec- ton with |. he truth probably being that !; was originally taken from Ireland 10 Scotland. and served a, the coronation ot the early Scottish kings.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09

have to be punished" Next Sunday, the child came home with her eyes all wild with excitement remember some thing to-day, papa she cried eagerly. = am very glad of it, said the father. .. What did he say:' He said: A collection will now be made T-
 We will close our paper by an amusing example of childish scePucism. 4 ill,le boy about four years of age was saying his prayers at his mothers knees. and when he had finished the Lords Prayer, she said: Now, Willie, ask God to make you good boy" The child raised his eyes to his mothers face for a few moments, as if in deep thought, and then startled her with the reply: It's nc use, mamma. He won't do it. I've asked him heap O times"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
Fine Ar.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Peoples Paper
 They stood together in the gloaming, and watched the western sky. It by the brilliant play of color which fingered long after the sun had drawn the lumi- nous curtains of his gorgeous couch oi gold abou, him and sunk peacefully to rest.
 'Ah," said Tupkins, If were only a painter. How l wish could transfer that crimson glow to canvas"
 Il should think you might do that easily, said the fair one a, his side.
 You fiatter me, he replied.
 You have succeeded in giving your nose rich crimson glow" she added.
 Then there tell silence as deep as the night.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
Topnoody.
Merchant Traveller. ]

hcIClAll- rAFcicr.!
 As Mir. Topnoody took up his paper Tuesday evening, his wife from the other side of the fireplace looked up over her glasses al him in an inquiring way and finally said:
 There was man here to-day getting some sort of statistics or other. Do you know anything about him.
 No, my dear replied Mir. Topnoody without taking his eyes from his paper
 He wanted to know everything. like a census taker. or an assessor, or some thing like that
 " Did you tell him what he wanted 10 know, my dear:,:
 "Of course, l answered all his ques- tions, because didn't know wha, else to do.'
 What was the nature of his questions my dear:''
 We'll, he wanted 10 know if we had a COW, or horse, or dogs, how much karni- ture, etc, and how many m the family Did you tell him 7"
 Certainly did.
 Did he ask you anything else v
 "Yes. he asked if there was a man in the family
 Did you tell him."
 "Yes.7
 We'll. I'll bet a dollar he was a bur glar, and pu, on that disguise. just to ge, the lay of the land You are a bright woman, indeed, Mrs. Topnoody to furnish any thief that comes along with such information ; a very bright wo- man, must confess :" and MT. Topnoody got up and began putting on his over coat. must go to the police station and inform the officers.'
 Don't be alarmed, Topnoody fixed him all right; told him there was a man and half in the house, and the man was no slouch, either.
 4 man and half: Wha, do you mean ~
 Why, told him right to his face tha, was the man and you were the half, and he looked at me a minute and said l needn't swear 10 tha, statement. and then he left"
 Mr. Topnoody went out, but no, after the police.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
THE KEEN-EDGED scYTHE.
JOHN H. WEAVER.

The keen-edged scyihe Of Father Time Cuts clean the swaih in every cline. Where beams Of sunlight ever glow. Where hills, wrapped n eternal snow, Where ocean tempests wildly roar, Where pillows surge along the shore. Wherever foot of man hath trod Oi bird or beast hath touched The sod Where'er the knRy tribes have s~an, Where tiny insects move or hum There Father Time, Sith steady tread, Bends low and shakes his shaggy head, Prea,hes over earth destructive breath, And swings the keen-edged seythe of Death
 -Phil13ejfkIG Call.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
Does Not Sa-;eit.

Tat \ SsNsAA IEt,E = ore of tae oes. papers .ha: comes 70 OUT .ao.e- afohtoly ;.se aest aGa2oroas paper IT tae eo1rs;fr. .,.asniacA As ,: does no, s4sie.. ';s Teade 9a; Y scoG selections and ph,.osoph. 5saa, articles. s.ses .:s fan ] 1ea.:hfG seasoning.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
THE ARKANsAW VALLEY ROUTE

LITTLE Eoe k.S FORT SMITH RAILWAY AND LlITLE Roc k. MISSISSIPPI RIVER xTFNA>
 RAILWAY
 i> tht shortest and ees, route for sr.sh Ana pas ssne.rs rom Liiiie Rock and pninfs in Arkansaw via Arkanszs fly to New nri. ans sfa aa p,Ini, south and fSst and via Van Bartn . 4. so,n.s Nor;h and West.
 Tke l-iifle Beck Fort >l.lth Ra way has for sAie lss.ts. scre~ ef The h%s; lsGa = tit .:..,
 l'y5lS: inaaesia nis Nneresi siHs migrants.
 uf ,i.ff ffiatsaa . x> =, .Ai4t-. e.s.4 4fs,#N ;t, hk\Ri Woop. r. N t5lE~aS ',,t =. Man2ssr Land 1easiil.ssiertr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
FOR THE WEST

Ihere are number Of routes .eadins 10 the aeeve-nenlieneG section. has ,he !Srec, and reliable route IS via >t. Ieals m. over the Missouri paelto Railway. Thet.oirains dA'.S are t-5 '-o'a ihe Grand l'alon Depot. >'. loa.s :o Kansas Ciiy, Lea ea A erih. Aieh- son. >i Joseph ans. Olr ats
 F'i man Ps3see >lrrp:cs Gas q re vsry H0est ill..Ss aFe s,tachc to T.! r-a,-s.
 Al Naas7.s City I'a;oa Depot. Passengers ior Kansas. Casreao, New Mex .ra Sa,. iiornia connect With eNfress trains of al lines
 4; Aiehison, connection IS made with ex press ;raIns ieF Kansas and Nec-aska pognts. \; Onasa. co1a-o;.oa .s G.4ae a .,h the OYsrlani tran fcr Ca'i,ornia.
 ms me offers te Part:-s ea -o,.te.,o ,he West and Northwest not o'..y fas, ,!n.e and sIpe.!ct aeee mmoGa'.oas. sa; beautiful scenery, as .i fasses ihlolsa ;a- finest DOT non c; Nisso--i 4at Nef-askt Send "a, ii.nstFa;ea Ht7s- Farlf ls.s. s;c, 3i ,h.s .ine, Shlea ~ill se mailed free.
 |. CHANDLER. C' x. NtN NAN Ger Pass. As,
 Asst Gen. Fass. Ag,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

mansion. No hotel register or hotel poll
tician was to be permitted to disclose the
fact that he had visited Albany lie
was welcomed at the door Of the eNecu-
tive. mansion by lrcsidcnt-clect Cieve-
land There he remained as Mr.. Cleve-
lands guest till sunday afternoon. whcnhe
started on his return journey to New
York. Mr.. Bayard and Mr. Cleveland
were in conversation with each other till
long after midnight ON saturday night
On Sunday morning their consultation
began again and continued till Mr.
Bayard' : departure. at 440 p. m, for New
York. Politicians here have not vet
learned whether Mr.. Cleveland offered Mr.
Bayard the Office of Secretary of state
Naturally it is their belief that this was
done. If such Il prefer was made, Mr..
Bayard's answer is not known. He was
uncommunicativc respecting his visit to
some personal friends whom he met in
New York. The Presidcnt-elect has been
equally reticent regarding his convcrsa-
ton with Mr.. Bayard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

1t is curiously and pleasantly illustra-
taive OF the change in thought and opin-
ion during the last half century, that the
English reform of 1892 agitated the cuun-
try from one end to the other and 10y il
large portion of the people was prophesied
To be the cause of national bankruptcy and
bloodshed, while Mr.. Gladstone's far more
sweeping and radical bill of this year be
comes IA law with but little more ado than
few newspaper bowls. The reform bill
Of 1865 gave household suffrage in Dor
oughs and lowered property qualification
in rural districts, but did not touch house
hold suffrage outside of borough limits.
The present bill gives the country house
holder the same privileges us his fellow
resident in boroughs, thus raising the
number of electors from about three and
quarter to about five and Il quarter mil
lions. To add at the stroke OF a pen .
OOO,oW voters is Il tolerably sweeping re
form and brings suffrage in England very
near to universal. This will be still more
nearly the case when the redistribution
bill is passed, which does away with the
last Of the rotten bOroughs and the cleo
toral errors and evils. This redstribu-
llOh Dlll IL Salu by the lIOnuOn correspond
ent of the New York TribuHC to be revo-
lutionary in its general character, and is
the greatest advance towards democracy
since the reform bill of 1882. The effect of
this bill and the franchise bill will be to
transfer the seat of political power from
the middle classes to the working classes.
The large towns gain enormously under
these bills, and in the counties political
control will pass from the landholders TO
the farmers. The effect of the bill on the
two great parties is yet to be settled, In
the towns the Liberals will undoubtedly
make large gains. In the counties both
parties are claiming that the bills are
working to their favor, Lord Salisbury is
confident that the farmers, like the land
holders, will turn out conservatives, while
Mr., Chamberlain is sanguine that the re-
verse will prove to be the case. The num-
her of members of the House Of Commons
will be increased from 652 to 670 members.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

n pleasant commentary on college foot
ball as played according to the revised
version of the rules is furnished by the re
port of a committee of the Harvard facul-
ty which has been considering the sub
iect of athletic sports. The report recites
that last year the committee having come
to the conclusion that football, as then
played, was brutal and demoraliZing, no
titled the captain of the eleven that unless
the rules were changed further play would
be prohibited. The eleven were allowed
to play this year TO see whether such Il
change had been made. The members of
the committee have attended four of the
leading games this fall, in order
to see exactly what the play was
like. They report that in every
one of these games there was brutal
lighting with fists. In the Harvard
Princeton game there was one fight in
the Harvard Yale game, two, in the Yale
Princeton game, three ; and in the Yves
leyan-P Pennsylvania game, three. In most
of the games the committee heard such
cries as xiii him ~ KNOCK him down ~
Break his neck - and the actions of the
men showed that the cries were not utter
ed in pickwickian sense. The commit
tee noticed also, in all the games, a lack Of
gentlemnnly spirit The decisions were
not acqIiesced in the umpires, instead of
assisting the referee, did all they could to
distract HIM; and, during the four games
mentioned, with their nine fights and in
Vulnerable illegal blows, only two men
were disqualified Both sides fought to
win, by any means at command, fair or
foul. After such recital, the recon-
mendation of the committee that the
game be prohibited by the Harvard faculty
is hardly surprising.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

The closing recommendation III pres-
dent Arthur's message was for pension
for Gen Grant. 1t appears that the recon-
mendation was brought about by repre-
sentation to President Arthur of Gen.
Grants financial condition. The fund
which was raised by wealthy New York
and Philadelphia gentlemen To be applied
to his support appears to have been almost
exhausted by bad investments, and the
guaranteed income, ON which everybody
thought he would be able to live comfort
ably for the balance of his life, is likely
soon to cease. At the time of the failure
of Grant x Ward ii was understood that
the fund, which had been invested in
Wabash railrord securities, had deprec-
ated greatly in value, but that the bankers
who had guaranteed the interest on it
would have to bear the loss until favor
able turn in the market or some other
twist in the stocks would allow them TO
escape. Now it appears, however, that
the guarantee was limited to IA GER
tain number of years, and that it will
soon expire. The fund is only wreck of the
original amount, and the General will be
left without either principal or interest of
what was to have been his certain sup
port. Since his sons failure the income of
the fund has been almost the only means
upon which he and his family could de-
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pend, md If it should cease there is moth
ing before him but absolute poverty.
These facts it is said. were brought before
President Arthur and influenced him to
make the suggestion in the message, and
General Logan is expected to put it in the
way of being practically carried out by pre-
senting the bill recommended. 1t is earn
estly to be hoped that such bill will be
come law. General Grant playing the
role of Belisarius would he Il sorry spec
tacle. 1t would be n stain on the honor of
the nation. We trust that Congress will
promptly give General Grant Il pension.
and a good liberal one. too.