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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14


Tie famols village Of totem roles a
Wrshgei lies along the beach, the moan.
tains rising high a Tie rear With snow
on thclr TOPS. About q dozen white
people live there There ne shout sUO
native houses Or hints The deHgns Of
The tot m polls are di eent. n ms
top Of one perebed o raven thar are
al Of wood, and sometimes The tree or
log from which they aie madO 6 hol.
loved out IN tbs tack -Anothcr tons OF
with a fish or a h6ar, and hunlor and
gravity arc comically interminsled.
ne q the simplest and yet most IN.
teresting poles, has q bear on the to-
looking down with a grin, rs mu h AZ 10
shy, erO / am, high aud dry, and we'll
out Of your way, tracks Of the bar
are cut in the upright pole-a foot and
a half thick-on three sides OF Il, th6
toes all pointing up. an Indian grayo,
built OF logs laid up . orr Job 6ousea
fashion, Is surmOunted by a lilo.si 9
wooden figure that closely resembles an
alligator although 1t Is a mystery
VII no these indians got the idea Of an
all gator.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

liultN NlWp MONT
When DR.. Inndsell, during hi, lats
AsiatlC tour, visited the omir OF Sa.
markand, no thought it best to make
most Of his opportunities in tho follow.
ing fashion
Il first put on my cassOek, that did
duty when went to tho court of 81.
James, over this put on u gorgeous,
gold.embrOiderel waistcOat, adapted
IRON u garment bought in SOryia, as
a specimen OF q SOv3rian gcntlcman's
ToSt granl enough for general
and tied a cincturG at the bottom, with
ends hanging at the side, aud oyertheso
| hung my scarlet hood,
Fortunately, perhaps, there was no
mirror in the room, or my heart might
have failed me; Int | next put ro1u |.
my mex q provincial grand chs7lain s
collar OF purple and god, and on this
pinned thr or our Masonic Jewels, BY
way of medals, and SLING at tho bottom
my po ket rible, attor which my cos.
tune was completed by college can,
and thus arr, ed mounted my ptlfrey
and sailed iorth. Ny two dignllies
went in front, preceded by whole
Jeyy OF officials, and tho two interpret.
ers came after.
"Of course looked at tho people "a
We passed through the streets. Need !
say that they looked still harder nj mo,
doing my utmost, as was, to keep my
countenNncei Tho boys, not content
with passing glance, ran before, and
sept turning round TO look, and in the
bazaar buyers and sellers stopped theiI
bargaining in order to "a o.
"All went VII, however, md VIC
reached tho citadel. This Is a largo
artificial mOunl, surrounded BY high
clay walls, having an imposing gat.
way, with n cham or alovO and \
tower on esther side. a number Of
troops were drawn up, who received
inc with u salute, and We dismtunt i.
TO 10 received by two o liccrS at the on.
trantc, one Of whom took charge of my
presents Tor his Muster. We then crossed
the first court, anil OF entering the see.
ond, caught sight Of his ma esty at
a distance through an open door.
"lhe audiencv-cnamber was q good.
sized room. cNrpctod all over, but with.
out q sick OF furniture, except two
roughly'nado deal chairs, with Grim.
son seats. The cmir was perched on
one, and after giving M a feeble shake
of the hand, no motonnd me TO the
other After explaining tho nature OF
his mission TO th0 emir, which was TO
distrihntc good 100; in prisons and
hospitals, an ,amiuo aati uiticS, tho
doctor took his ltayoin the same formal
way,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14


Sentimcntal persons who fancy they
would like TO live in pictures rue Swiss
chalet Can now crafty their aesthetic do.
sireS at small peuSG A company at
ntrrlaken. in the very heart OF the DOR.
ton OF Swift erland most distinguished
for its beautiful wooden houses, has un.
dertsken the manufacture of cha. Is for
sale aud export Tie parts are fitted
together, numbered and packed in small
compass ready for setting ~ wherever
the purchaser may fancy. his method
Of manufacture is peculiarly adapted to
the swiss houses.
The whole principle OF their construc.
ton is that OF lifting together by in.
geniOus moriiSing an doyctaiing with.
gu; the use Of nails, which, even 1t this
day, have very little to 10 with chalet.
building. iOlSt-le. NC believed that
these houses were practically idenfi al
in style aud construction with those
built by the Aryan invaders Of Europe
ages before the discovery o, iron. How.
ever that may be, there Is something OK.
tremOly inter sting in the wag in viii h
tho beautifully wrought aud carved
raiters aud side.p'anks aro brought,
completely finished, to tho ground SO.
lectel and put together like the parts OF
q Chlld'S pu lie.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

A patent has been issued FOR an ap.
paratus to run scwing.maehines, The
inventors have succeeded In construct.
ing an apparatus which, it is slid, does
away with tho intiguing trealle. Tho
motive power Is ordinary clock springs,
arranged SO as to run the motor with
any speed desired by simply bearing
the foot on the rest. A few moments
winding up suIlicos to store enough
power in The motor to run q sewing.
machine all day.
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The lls''OH-sr ..1x' Lot.


Altogether, the lot Of a messenger 10y
is not a happj one, lhlyaro subjected
to posture in aIlsOrts Of weather and
have to take their turns Il working all
night. The little fellows wllk a nun.
Der Of miles in the course of day or
night and in carrying the hundreds of
dispatches nightly to Tho newspaper Of.
fees they havt mHnya fright Of stairs
10 climb No matter how hard it rains
or SHOWS or blows, the messenger boy
has to 20 out in the storm. lie can
wait for tho abatement OF the storm,
because his message Is an important
one, an must be executed at once.
These Toys AIRY in sealed envelopes the
news OF the world from tho telegraph
ices to the newspaper Offices, and as q
rule they run th0errands with dispatch.
Of course they play and loiter along
the streets, because they arc hoys, but
the lettering is generally doneaftcr thoy
have delivered their messages, when
they arc on thnir way back to the tclc.
graph Office, None OF the district Offices
employ suHci,nt number Of toys
They manage to have only enough
Toys TO keep the messengers they have
busy THIS, Of course, is m economic
move which the messenger boy does not
understand. Like other pu,lil servants,
the boys get a dime or a quarter here
and there now and then
Their association with street life and
tho queer scenes they come in contact
with has u tendency to make them
tough, and by the time they have grad.
uated from the messenger service they
know pretty much all that Is worth
knowing about the shadows and lights
Of 4 great city. They carry love mes.
sages to expeCtant girls and messages
that help TO brs,k womCns hearts.
They SEQ q great many things that most
people don't sec and they know more
than tho ordinary observer gives them
:relit for.
Said a manager: We are very par
ticular about tho boys we employ.
Every one must read readily and give
two or three good recommendations.
Very few oys arc taken under ID years
Of age, and most Of them average DO.
tween 1 aud T.. We give our BOYS
lectures sometimes AMI thoroughly in.
struet them how TO deliver packages
and run erran Is 20 we'll have they
leen trained that thoy could not 10
'tonnei on tho street
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an Lis h onnrtL


A mihcr,logist bought at Auburn, n.
w., recently, a uartz crystal, limpil
and bSartlfrl, with the faces and angles
well preserved, Int showing through a
translucent PLANE which made upon the
larg 81 face o. the crystal aprcuIlar for.
NATION, Whinh, be thinks, knocks geology
all asAew. Beneath the surface arc sey.
eral pieces IL what appear to be hay or
straw stab 10. Il Hes perhaps a fourth
OF an inch below the smooth surface g
tho cry tai. II is clear and bright In
appearance, showing the olIow stem Of
tile grass, as we'll rs the surface Of the
stems There can Bono uCsiiOn as to
the identity Of tie ha or the straw
slubble. II is distributed quite widely
through the crystal, showing in fifteen
ortwCnty places.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
Typs.sottlps Machine.

" u.'T3sn eNAN
A Swedish inventor named Tarorman
il credited with having overcome the
chief defects in the many devices which
have been made for setting type by
mechanism ven those who are I'M.
acquainted with tho techniralities Of
the "Ul1eE art rccogui o that caution
demands Tint tho printed lines Of a col.
umn or page shall 10 of uniform
lOngth. This is accomplished by in
Earting blank space, OF varying thick.
Hcssgs between thr words. In all former
maChine' this 'iustitying,n as II Is
called, Is done by lNnd after tho letters
are Sot in position by the apparatus.
agcrman's machine "Iustiies" each line
automatically MS it IS set up and before
the line takes its place in the column.
On test, matter was SGT up and
Justified at the rate OF 1850 ems per
hour, and its ordinary working speed is
200 per hour, while only an Q ception.
ally fast cOmpositor can set 200 ems
in the same tho Two men may work
ut the apparatus simultaneously, Quo
operating the lower keyboard in setting
the type and the other al an upper
GARD distributing typo which has been
used. from first 10 last the types arc
untouched by the fingers Of the oper.
ator Tho machine is ON working et.
libitiOn in ondon, and is described as
a marvel Of ingenuity and constructive
skill tho 'ius,ifying apparatus being
styled the brain Of tho machine"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
u. m - D In.

Naturalists in England and Scotland
are complaining OF the rapid termina.
ton OF the rarest and most beautiful
native plants They view with alarm
reckless gathering by students in
botany, aud tho still gro ter rayages by
professional planth nters, who supply
roots and dried specimens to tourists
and the general public, whereby tho
common wild overs arc becoming
scarce and the rare ones are fast becom.
ing extinct,
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Tho Decline n the SAILOR.

It Is not so long AGO that tho Test Of n
sailors qualification "A n ,nan.of.war !
man was tho oxDertness with with be
could hand. reef and steer Ha WIS
gi en- trial aloft and allow. and then
rated MS a irst.class seaman. ordinary
seaman, or landsnlan and lubber An
this Is being rapidly changed Ly tho nm.
pcaranco on Inc ocean Of complieate1
collections of machinery protested with
heavy armor and called modern wSr.
SHIPS. When thoy engage the euomy, il
is an artillery duel or pounding match
at long range, and the lasty calls 10 ure.
harn In recsi, a Loardors ~, ~. H. ,;t,S
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
THE R iFoaaAToRlas OF p4uezslsW.
How Children Are Made s,lf.supportlng
aud ssli-lis'psotlng Toaehsr.' Work

How Children Are Made Sslf.suppoFtlng
aud Aslf-its'psottng- Toaehsr,' Work
Ioe Howard In Philadelphia rre,aI
The industrial schools, the Fresh Air
Fund, aud similar organizations Of tho
dry migbtRlmost 10 called refor,Dator-
les Of piupcrisI. line.tenths Of the
children arc LCggars when they enter.
hut they 90 forth Selfsupporting aud
It.rcspegting young girls rood, in.
decd, Is given every day 10 those most
In necl; but, eng connected thus with
q school, II produces none Of the ilI.Uf.
fects Of alnB Tha sub ect Of clothes
giving to these children is, however, a
very di cult one. The best plan is
found to 10 10 give the garments as 70.
wards for good conduct, pun1tuality
aud industry, tho amount being graded
BY careful marks"
let tho humane teacher will fire..
tuently discover an unfortunate child
without Shoes in the winlor Cnow, or
sAntiIy clad, who has not set attaised
the proper namber Of marks, and will
very pri ately, perhaps, relieve tho
want moving, us tho teacher does,
every poor family whose children attend
tho school slle Is not often deceived,
and her gifts arc wOrthily bestowed.
The daily influence OF tho school train.
Ing in industry mud Intelligence dis.
Conragos tho habit Of begging. Tho
child soon DO ONES ashamed OF II, and
when she finally leaves school, she has
Rpride in supporting herself.
Wits OF garments, shoes and the like
to induce children to attend, arc not
found wise, though now and then
family will 10 discovered so absolutely
naked and destitute that some proper
clothing is n Necessary condition to
their even entering the school ONE
oil the tenuhers very wisely induce the
parents to deposit their little savings
with them, and perhaps pay them in.
forest to encourage saving. others, by
the aid OF friends, have bought coal 1t
wholesale prices, and retailcd it, with.
out profit, to the parents Of the chill.
dren.
The principle throughout all tho oper.
atoms OF the Children Aid society has
leen To give assistance only where it
bears directly oil character, to dis.
courage pauperism, to cherish lndO.
pendenCe, to place tho poorest OF the
city, the homeless children, as We have
so often said, not in almshonsos or
as lulns, but on farms. where thOy sup.
port themselves and udd TO the wealth
OF the nation; 10 take rather than
give, or to give education and work
rather than aims; to place all their
thousands Of little subjects under Oh
Influences and such training that thoy
will never need either private or public
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IarE,,.Ian. ~. Aassls.. :


0nr int impressions IN ngard 70 this
THE leading city o. southern tsllior.
mia, and which Il clli ens hope q "a
become The capital Of the state 3 sohth.
stu California when they suc9elInget
ting thiA too large astate divided
were, That Il was very much Ike AZ
osergr0Wn boy-too big for his last
year $ clothes, hut without tho bear Of
voice Of a young man. II has popu.
htion Of i,0iO al the year round and
j,JUO additional, invalids and pleasure.
seefers, during tho winter; tut theydre
scattered over o territory six miles
uare, much Of which Is IN farm, orch.
ard aud garden.
II has not q single paved street.
though 1t must 10 admitted that the
soil here packs into good, hard Streets
except during the three months 81 tic
rainy season II has no good water. and
no 81 cient system for distributing
what IL bias. II is hard, and also
charged with alkali; so that for laundry
purposes II ans to 10 broken, and for
drinking you must "loil it bsioro TAX.
Ing, IN order TO save tie coating Of
your stomach for other purposes And
Furthermore, it Is SO warm, bAing car-
riod in pipes that are sunk but a few
inchesin the ground, that after boiling It
must stand in an o,ler earthen YES.
sci that will hold from two to eve cal.
IONS o wa'eri in the shade until II cools
aud Is III 10 drink. On account Of
the pipes lying SO near tic surface OF
the groan When tho THERMOMETER
stood at 10 degrees in the sun, I
have drawn water nearly scalding hot
IRON hydmnts. This is often cohYeni-
Ont for tho kitchen, but not 50 agree.
a6Io in the office or III the factory when
n cool drink Is wanted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
RncNlcn,s Arnlcn Snlro.

The Best Sale in tue world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Charped Hands, Chill
blOins, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cnrcs Piles, or no pay re.
quircd. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money r. funded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by W. S. Hoy,
Druggist. Ldcc.lO-ly.
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Acre, Of Suail


Very many OF the spring chickens
sold in tbs city are raised on sunaower
seed AZ many point, in New Jersey
there ar chicken farms where chickens
are raissl by the thousand. Many 70.
cCiyc their first start in lie from tho
incui ator, AMI when large enough are
put on q Diet Of sunl;Owar sGcis. which
are full OF oil anl are very iattCning
Tho sunaoEcr gives little trouble to tae
farmer, as it is a hardy plant and grows
without cult alton. ONE farmers
plant three and foar acres of sun ow.
ers, and such fields have q surprisingly
gaudy Appearance. Tho perfume is
sickcning, faf when turned into spring
chicken Tho ihnHoSCr becomes a pleas.
Ing table ornament.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
A New rolerrnpb rolo.

A new telegraph pole has been in.
vented, which, II adopted, Mill make
more business for the iron mex aud less
for the lumlar men. 1t is constructed
Of tubular malleable iron, gnlyani cd,
two md n hall inches ut tho top, weighs
fifty pounds. and will stand a greater
strain than the ordinary pole. The bot.
tom sets in q clam plate, six inches
square, which grips tho ground, Salts.
factory tests have been made.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
Never Give UD.

Ifyou are suffering with low and de
pressed spirits, loss Of appetite, gcneaI
debility, disordered blood, weak coDsii.
tuition, headache, or any disease Of q
bilious nature, by all means procure 4
bottle Of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid Improvement
TINT will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return pain and misery will cease, and
hCncctorth you willrejoicc in the praise
Of Electric Bitters Sold at fifty cents {
bottle by W. S. Hoy, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

Jim Fisk Is said tn have madO this
reply when asked to contribute toward
building a fence around cemetery;
Not cont, there is no use in q fence;
those WHO lro in can't get out, and those
Who aro out don want TO g0i IN. . u
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In Greenland attempts hayo been
made 20 raise some OF tho common
plants OF our gardens. At the anish
station of Godthaab latitude "a de-
grecs close to the open Soa, turnips,
radishes, lettuce, aud parsley arc
almost the only plants that can he cul-
tivatcd with any success. Attempts
have been made to cultivate potatoes,
but Tire tutOrs never attain a 81 Q larger
than marbles, and arc only grown and
eaten as curiosities. Under the most
favorable circumstances green peas only
produce shells, in which the peas are
barely recognizable.
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Ouccn's Opinion.


I'M. Queen writes from Johnston, W.
Va, that he has been sorely afflicted for
several years, but he was urged to try Pc
RuNA, which he did, and he now feels
that he is about over his trouble, and con.
siders it the greatest medicine in the
world. He says he has 10 go or send a
distance offifecn miles to obtain Peru.
MA, but Il will repay him for this.
Ellwood Shallcross, former editor Of
the Saturday Journal, Wheeling, W. Va,
says: Gentlemen: Some time ago
was afflicted with apain in my back in the
region Of the Kidneys, and suffered con.
siderably. Having read your advertise.
insnt, went to Logan & Co, Of this city,
and purchased bottle Of PERUNA, which
Itook, and il resulted IN the complete re.
moyal Of the pain. / think can safely
pccommend It rs a superior panucca for
palms,
Mr.Aarcn ShrcfIler, Alma, Marion coun.
ty, ILL.,, writes: aba. S. n. HARTMAN &
Co, Columbus, o. Dear Siys! MyscIfand
wife have takcnth three bottles Of your med.
icincs and received much b.ncit by the
useofthem. My wis was troubled with
neuralgia, headache and weak stomach.
Her headache has not troubled her for the
last two weeks, and her stomach Is much
better. She took only PrRUHA. used
both medicines, and my general health Il
90 much improved that feel like neG
man. NV stomach is very much better,
ard the M4SALIS keeps my bowels all
right We intend to keep taking the med
icincs until ne arc permanently cured"
'EyanS T. Jones, Prospect, Marion Co.,
o., says: "Ahcr having taken medicine
from different phys clans Of this place
without any relief, was induced 10 try
your PERuSA, which parchasld Of Cook
Bros, druggists, Of this place, and after
using some six bottles of The same, l feel
very much benefited. Am sure it will
finally work an entire cure.'
r, ], Ewing, Ca;iletshurG KY, writes;
ain the early part nc last winter con.
tracted severe cold, attended with n bad
cough; then, being exposed during late
food, added to my disability. ] have
taken your PERuNA with good results,
My cough has entirely len, soreness is
gone, and am increasing in flesh,
Thomas Bradford, Az Western Ave.
nue., Allegheny Ciiv, Pa, writes: VI have
had liver complaint for three years; ]
thought would have to quit work; have
taken two bottles Of your PRRUNA, and
am we'll"
S. Wolf& Son, wilmSt, Ohm, write
awe handle your goods, and they give
good satisfaction"
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a Great Disroyery.

Mr.. Wm, Thomas, Of Newton, Iowa
says; %sywifc has been seriously affect
ed with a cough for twenty-five years
and this spring more severely than ever
before. She had used many remedie,
without relief, and being urged to try
DR., Kings New Discovery, did 50, with
most gratifying results. The first bottle
relieved her very much, and the second
bottle has absolutely cured her. She
has m, had so good health for Thirty
years" Trial Bottle Free at W. S. lluy's
Drug Store. Large size $l,OO.
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Did Nor want to 30 r,nrlnn.

"My son, said a father rcprovlncly,
81 hear that You arc taking very little
interest IN your business that but a
triaing percentage Of your time is spent
at the Office
"ThOre is such q thing as taking too
much inter st in business" replied the
scion carelcsSly. Moro than . per cent
is usury, you know"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

The republican orpos tion to
Bus. McQuay in Pennsylvania, is
apidly assuming shape. A pei
manent committee has heen orga, :
izod, addresses issued, meetings
called. aud the sinews Of political
war plentifully provided.
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How ml,hLtl,, Tree,

To measure the height Of tree, mark
two Inns on the ground three feet
apart, Tut a stick in tho lne nearest
the sun exactly three feet above tho
soil. When the end Of the shadow OF
the stick exactly touches the furihcst
limo, then, also the shallow Of the tree
will 10 Exactly its height.
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Paper vessels


Pals and other vessels Of paper,
now ltNOming so common, are mndO
BY BtOamlng rags and paper waste in
watts Aal beating them with 70.
yolving knives, which reduce tho
rigs TO pulp. Taper pulp is tn N
run 10 and blended with tho rag
pnlp, ard tho mixture is formed over
wooden models covered with Inc, and
pressed on u machine. ihS articles arc
then dried In a temperature Of 10
degreeS Fahrenheit, ''ironedh to smooth
the snriacs, and painted over with q
water. pr0li competition
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

The effort Of New York to erect II
million dollar monument to GcOer
al Grant has resulted in raising
$50 GOO. If New York wants that
big monument very brd we fear she
will have to bgildit herself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

A society lady at Newport says she
can gather ut any time 100 Young,
handsome and rich women as guests,
but to lind q half do en- young men who
are not spoiled with admiration, selfish
and ogotistic, would exceed her ability
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14

Some Of the camtls taken to Texas In
antewar days, with Il view to brco ing
them for army transportation contracts,
have perpoluate,I themselves in herd
in Rastrop county, whence shownen
make frequent purchases.