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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

A FIRsT-CLAss WAGoN.-Farmers
Or any one desiring TO purchase a
frst~class wagon will do web to in
teryiew Jack Coverdale, who now
has on hand a supply Of calculated
LaBelle wagons. These wagons ars
warranted 70 be - good AZ a. any
in the market. Get q LaBelle wag-
on and you will not regret it.
JOHN CoyERDALE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01
III.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

This house has recently been fit
ted up in first-class shape and is
prepared to accommodate the pub
lie and give perfect satisfaction.
Free BUS to and from all trains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Preachers Wives.

The lot of a preachers wife is by
no means an easy one. She is sec
ond in Importance to the preacher
himself. Her incomings and out
going are all noticed, her personal
piety, the number of her dresses,
the trimmings on her bonnet, the
management Of her family, are all
matters that the ladies of tho con.
gregn!ion make it a special point
to comment upon, Many a poor
Clergyman has been in greater dan.
ger Of dismissal from the color Of
his Wife's bonnet.strings than from
any error of doctrine on his own
part. She must be a good mixture
abroad and an expert manager al
nome, Know how 10 live on next
to nothing, keep a clean and smil.
ing face, visit the sick and poor
and not neglect the rich and
naughty, Her course is continual
ly between scylla and Charybdis
quick'ands on one side, cliffs or
the other, Her fate is indeed an
unonyiablo one, and If IL is pro
verbal that preachers sons turn
out bad, why lay ii not at the dOol
Of their poor harassod mothers,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Professiona Card.

To Whom il Concerns All parties, IRE.
Bpectiye Of race, color, previous or pres.
ent condition, who are indebted, wheth.
er By note, account or otherwise, to the
undersigned, or to the late firms OF Drs
Barbee & Neale, Drs. Barbee & McCune
Drs. Barbee & Fravel, and Drs. BarbeC
& Stone, are once more respectfully and
earnestly called upon to come forward
on or before the first day Of June, 1884,
aud pay amounts respectively due me
as it is now positively my Intention Ia
close up my long outstanding business
Stern necessity, pecuniary pressure and
embarrassment iRpels inc thus to Call
upon old friends whom II has been my
fee off.hand will and pleasure to serve
in the past, and to whom my profess.
iOnal services are now as freely tender.
cd, aud my readiness ever to serve them
in the future us in the past, Just a. this
accepted time" 10 give evidence oil
proper appreciation OF past iavors and
services rendered, by all coming forward
aud paying me by the time above pre-.
scribed. Sincerely,
ANDREW r. BARBEE, II. D.,
Point Pleasant, W. Va, April %.
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Oh Thonsand MIC "a Ion

II
'HoE much time do you think
it would lake to send d cable dis.
palch to Scotland and teceiye
q reply9r was asked a report.
er by Western Union man, Hav.
Ing in mind an experience in The
interior Of Kansas, whenittdok a
teleeramten hours % reach, by i
roundabout circuit, a place only
100 miles distant, a reply was yens
!ured, sAbOut ten days.
"well, that's where you are fool.
ed. Day before yesterday 4 dis;
patch vas sent from independence,
Mo, to an inland town in Sent.
land, and a reply was received in
just an hour aud len minutesip
aMulhattopVn
mo, its no MulhRtton story. 1t
lisafaot. Itwas .dnly.an ordinary
business dispatch and took It's turn
in lb6Ordinary course of business. 2
"Dosuch things often happen to
cable dispatchesFo
"well, If thore is not a rush Of
business, and if The wires are in
good working order, and the man
at the other end replies promptly,
1t ough! not to take more than
three hours to get a reply from an
English or Scottish town. Two
hours and a half is not uncommon
time, but one hous and ten min.
utes is undoubtedly very rematka.
ble time"
GLOW many transfsts are nece..
sary9'
"This dispatch was sent from In.
depeuce to Eansas City, from here
to ST. Louis, thence to New York;
thence to the cable office, and
thence to England. / suppose
there were about five transfers on
the other side. 1t could not have
been a long dispatch, of course, but
the time made is still remarkablen
-Kansas city Tines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Women in Texas.
tWomnn,s Ionrnnl.l


There are a great many hand
some men in Texas. The free, out.
door life, with much horseback
riding, gives them good forms, clear
eyes and compilations. There is a
great deal of negative intelligence
and good thinking.
The women among the well.to.do
classes appear to live mostly in.
doors. Even in cities very few are
seen on the street or in the stores,
They are not as often rosy.cheeked
rs the men, but much oftencr pow
dered. Living with doors aud win.
dows open a large part Of the year,
and in houses all the year that let
iu the mir on every side, it seems
strange that they do not look
fresher. AT one place, where the
railroad missed the town a mile,
and all the stores had been taken
to the depot, We asked how they
got to the stores through the mud:
"oh, we never go; the men go on
horse back, aud they do the buy
ing"
So it is not uncommon to see men
buying dress goods, stockings and
other articles for women's wear.
GeOd help is scarce, aud the
women usually do the housekeep.
ing in a few rooms, every one Of
which has one or more beds in it.
Their timidity is so great that they
object to two.story houses, "because
the wind blows" For recreation
many dip snuff and read stories.
Old snuff dippers look snuff colored.
Among the poorer classes women
work in the fields at Cotton.raising.
HOeing and picking are done by
hand, and what one man can plant
and plow, several hands are requir.
cd to pick. But raising cotton is
clean farm work. There are no
briars to scratch, nor juice to stain
the hands. The STOPPING is tire.
some, but less SO than picking
strawberries, Children are valu.
able pickerS, being nimble and Of
suitable height. We have seen
little girls who had picked hun.
dreds of pounds, with suubonnets
and mits on in the hot sun, who
were not tanned at all, In years
when the crop is good wages are
high, and many we'll !o.do women
go out and pick cotton. They are
paid by the hundred pounds.
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The well.Dressed Man.
He was not engaged,

The golden rule in dress is I'd
keep clear Of extremes. The we'll.
dressed man never wears anything
peculiar, and his garments are Of
the best material, one suit costs $50
being preferable to two suits that
cost s25 each; and the taiIot's risk,
he it observed, is just the same in
both cases. We are bound to add,
however, tina! the gentleman whJ
has but one suit instead Of two can.
not escape embarrassment when
it comes to sending Ills !tusers to
the shop for the purpose of having
the wrinkles pressed out Of them.
The proper cut for coat and vest is
that which makes them ct snug
around the waist and loose over tho
chest, as the polite citizen is thus
ddmOnished at every turn that he
will not only look better but also
feel better ifhe stands s!raish..-,
The Asntor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Mark Tvain's Cigars.


Like other American smokers,
Mt. Clemens is unceasiug in his
search for a really satisfactory ci-
gar at a really satisfactory price,
and, frat and last, has gathered a
good deal of experience in the pur-
suit. II is related that, having en-.
tertained party Of gentlemen one
winter evening in Hartford, he
gave to each, just before they left
the house, one of a new sort of ci
gar that he was trying to believe
was the object Of his search, He
made each guest light it before
starting. The next morning he
found all that he had given away
lyirgon the snow beside the path
way across the lawn. Each smo.
kcr had been po l!e enough to
smoke until he got out Of the house,
but every one gaining his liberty
had yielded to the instinct of self.
preservation and tossed the cigar
away, forgetting that it would be
found there by daylight. The teS-
timOny of the next morning was
overwhelming, and the verdict
agains! the new brand was &C
copied,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Good Language.

Young people should acquire the
habit Of correct speaking and writ.
ing and abandon as early as posi-,
bic any use Of slang words and
phrases, The longer you put this
OF the more difficult the acquire.
ment Of corroc! language will be-
and if the golden age Of youth, the
proper season for the acquisition
of language, be passed in iLs use
the unfortunate victim will most
probably be doomed TO talk slang
for life. You have merely to use
the language which you read in.
stead Of the slang which you hear
to form a taste-in agreement With
the best speakers and poets in the
country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04

@caich him BY the chainl Catch
him BY the ehainls the soldiers
called out, and Abeis rider put up
his rope and made desperate Efforts
i6gbl hold Of the chain that hung
from the horses neck onceor
twice he got it, but the horse tore
away. Old Abe seemed 10 misuh,
dersiand the business In hand, and
was constantly trying toges ahead
Of the horse. he did not seem TO
know why he should be required TO
keep alongside, aud greatly ye&ed
his rider by his efforts to pass the
horse. Atlast, however, the chain
was secured and Abeeithet under
stood il or being tired out merely
kept at the horses side. As the
soldier, tugged at the chain itbe
gan to choke the horse, and finally
hestaggersd az he,ran, The sol.
diers now closed IN andthsew their
lariats at him as he passed, One
went over his head, aud the soldier
hung to it until another came to
his help. The horse could go no
further his eyes popped out Of his
head, his tongue protruded from
his mouth, and he fell heavily on
the plain. In an instant bis fore.
legs were bound together, and at
last we had the wild horse safe ih
our hands. I examined him care
fully, and found him a dark chest.
nut bay in color and Of medium
size. The chain had cut deep into
his neck, making an ugly sore, and
the skin was completely thrashed
of his knees and forelegs by the
breaking of the chain. He was
broad chested, with wide nostrils
and big, bright, fiery eye. The
muscles were gathered in large
knots, and the veins on his neck
and body stood out like whip cords
After we had securely hoppled
his legs and tied a dozen long ropes
to him we took the chain Of his
neck and lie! him go. He seemed
completely conquered, and moved
along quietly enough to thesta.
bles. Tho horse was by common
consent given to the; but Isaid 1
Would not nave MIN, and thUnght
he ought TO belong TO Old Abe and
his rider. Thisgreatly pleased tho
soldiers, and, as Old Abe aud his
rider belonged to Capt. Phisteror's
company Of the Seventh Infantry,
the horse went to that regiment.
Poor fellow, he seemed glad
enough to be in captivity, and was
soon quite gentle, but they we're
afraid to ride him lest he should
throw his rider and again escape
to the hills. He would put down
his head to have the sore on his
neck washed, and, indeed, behaved
so well We soon ceased 10 talk about
him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
He Was Not Engaged.

The other day a California street
matron, just returned from a three
years. tour abroad, advertised for a
firstclass cook, whereupon an in.
talligent-looking pig-lail applied
for the position.
"Whateo your name, John9ii
asked The lady in that peculiar
baby talk supposed to be adapted
to infants aud other foreigners.
"wan Lee"
"You sabs loast tlurklee, wanYa
lisped the lady.
The Chinamun knit his brows
and shook his head.
20, dear mel" said the tourist I'd
her imported maid, in what is
known here as Mills seminary
and abroad as Northumberland
What am | to doH l can't make
him understand"
ut is very unfortunate said
the chinaman, reaectiyely. 81 see
you don't speak French very we'll,
and, besides that, Chinese and
English are the only languages /
know"
He was not engaged.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
Meeting Of Grant and Beaure.
gard.

II is a mistake in heroes when.
ever they neglec! to be six feet in
height. Two men met in the pub.
Iication Office of a New York mag.
azine, for which both had agreed
to write articles. They were in.
trOduced to each other, and l
watched them very interestedly,
because they were Gen. Grant and
Gen. Beaurcgard. The visible
splendors of war had departed from
them with their uniforms, and
their civilian coats were even
CLOSED by wear in spots where
gold lace once had shono.
Grant walked heavily with a
cane, never having entirely tecov
cred frotn tho hurt to his hip in. a
fall on an icy sidewalk. His hair
and whiskerS had the shapes made
familiar by his portraits, but his
lowness Of stature was deplorable,
because he was rather slouchy and
fat as well. He looked more like
a plain, matter.of,fact merchant
tnan the foremost general of a
great war. Beauregard's head was
all that could bo desired BY an ad.
mirer, for it had close cropped
white hair, a mustache and imper.
ial of the same hue, and the out,
lines Of a military model, but he
needed six inches more Of body
and legs in order 10 inspire any
sense Of grandeur.
Did they fall into heated antag.
onism, as champions Of once op.
posed hosts2 Not at all. They
did not so much as discuss the
struggle calmly. Their topic was
Grants lameness, which he said
ho did not expect to ever get rid
Of, and Beauregard's rheumatism,
which he ascribed to the change.
able Northern climate. Grant in.
vited Bsauregard to call on him,
and Beauregard replied that he
would be delighted to do so-all in
the manner of men who might or
might not mean IL. There were
only two remarks which remotely
had reference to the rebellion.
a don'tpee that you have chang.
ed much iu twenty years. said
Grant.
~ have alwaysbelisyed that my
campaigning did me a world Of
good, physically replied Beaure.
gard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
The Good old AIolhers.

God bless all the good old mollis
ers | never SEQ an old lady sit.
ting in the armchair at her ease
but l think what storms have pel..
ed into that CHEEKY face without
sOuriig it. II may DO that a man
can go through more exerlion than
a woman, but at least it remains
true that he cannot withon. losing
bis laughter, his good cheer, his
gentleness and his lose and trust
in mankind or God. Yet how
rarely do you find a frail old moth.
or whose spirit has been worn
threadbars and unlively by what
she has endured. A sweet old
mother isoommonya sweet old faith.
eri is not so common. As thy day
'othy strength Of love, thy riches
of an inoxhaustible boneyolencs
and hope and faith. This is mofe
apt to bo woman's history than a
mans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
The G1tterHero.


Into The esuttef he vaded.
10 splssh in the muddy rain;
Scan, vas his raiinent and covered
Whit many q greasy stain;
But God made the little hero
And nndef his ragged vest
Hecarrsd soul Of honor,
Pure Is humanity's best.
Into tiesdtleFhe waded,
And iossed with,his wee bare feet
A pocletbook storedw With riches
Clear into the rain.Nashed street,
eAiopeyln cried he, as he clutched Il,
And thought Of bis hunger pain
Amoniehthe paused he conquere
And bfeathed q hero again.
All niiably he sought the owner,
Anagayeup the untouched gold,
The brill inhis heart repeating
tHappier i thousand told.p
eWhat honesty IN the guttgr3
Thapkyou my littlemann 2
oh lhs heart GLOW paid him,
Z As sffthe little feet ran.
Yes, honesty in the gutter,
Think you It's never been?
Must erlnine and silk enswathe Il,
Can grandeur improve its misnp
Must the poor waif in life's desert,
Hungry and cold though he be,
Have no bright spot on his record
Because Of his pedigree2
Honor is bound to no station,
Honesty stays by no creed,
Andmany noble spirit
Is hid by the gars Of need.
The man oithe world may marvel,
But poverty's paths are trod
By many a royal hero,
Heart.warmed by the breath Of Go
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them to the end, but / hardly think
that we should feel called upon to
hire a governess already in an ad-
vanced state of elocution, who is
doubtless incnrable, and with whom
the most ideal charity would not
demand that we should jointly suf'
fer"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
A GoVerness-HOw Mr.. EVarts
Disposed Of u Radiant Can.
dldate.

Vim, NJ, Evar!s is a jolly old fel.
low, very sportive at times when it
will do to relax his dignity, and
much given to jokinr when safe
from public observation. In the
magnificent lounging rooms of the
Union League club, Of which heis
president, no anecdotes than his
arc listened to with less stsain up.
on patience; and their peculiar
quality is that, through the so,
briefly Of his speech, the hearsr can
never tell whether the story is to
be funny or not. That in itself
csmpeIs close attention, of course,
because it won't do to put upa
bland smile on the face while the
mind runs to something remote,
since there may be no place for a
laugh to properly come in. 1t was
Evarts' habit Of maintaining u Sc.
date visage that made his treat.
meut of an audacious and self.com'
placent young woman effectively
crushing,
She wore the aaring hat and ex.
aggerated garments Of an actress,
though she was no nearer the stage
by profession, as she rattlinglY ox.
planned, than was implied in being
an elocutionist,
"I have been bold to call on you,
Mr., Evarts," she said, because
felt sure you could appreciate the
services which l could render tc
your children"
As he has eleven of them, rang.
ing in age from 5 to 80, he felt
bound to lean back from the work
on his desk and listen to any prop
ositiOn that pu!pOrtod to be beno.
fetal to them,
~ wouln like an engagement to
instruct and entertain the younger
members Of your family" the calle,
continued. 81 am very clever, in.
deed, and am accustomed to reciLe
for hours every day"
at may be said to have become
chronic" the lawyer interpreted.
"oh, | suppose so," and the elo
cutioniss was radiant.
"Woll, now," and here he became
apparently interpretive, as he
does when formulating his long
sentences, "tho theories and pruc
ticos Of my household, in SO far al
they seem to be pertinent to the
employment Of an entertainer, in.
structor, or We may say-T assume
without any misconception or Of
Tense to your selfesleem-a COVER.
ness for tho children, arc based
upon the utmost feasible degree OIL
tolerance and charity. It is in my
memory that We once had a lame
nursomaid, whose limp, though il
may as been rythmic as n cradle to
the infant in her arms, was COR
iainly not pleasing to the observer
less intimately related to ii. And
| recall a couChman Of ours who oc
cnpiod years Of service in dying o
a deformity distressing to tho view
But in both cases the 'misfortu nc
overlook these individuals while
in our employ, as they had come t.
US in normal and healthy cOndi.
tiOnS, and Nc ieIt bound to sndut'
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1t is a foolish idea to suppose
that We must lie down and die bo.
cause we are old. Who Is oldP Not
the man Of energy and pluck;
not The day,labOrer In science, art,
or bonovolonce; but ho only who
suffers his energies to waste away
aud the springs Of life to become
mOtiOnIsaS,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
W, h. GUM,
ATTORNEY AT Law,

Point Pleasant, W. Va,
WILL practice in the Courts of Mason
w County, the Supreme Court Of APP
peSls OF West Virginia, and the United
States District Court for this State
Prompt attention given to the collection
Of claims. Office opposite Court House.
[ian 3, 1885,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04

A world Of sin aud sorrow vas
once the price ofanappies Hwill
soon be the price Of another il ay.
bIss continue TO so-up.
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W. II. TouLlxsoS. RAxLrS Wiley, j.
ToMLINTsoM & WILEY,
attorneys at LaiV,

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.
ton given to the collection OF claims en-.
trusted to them. Bay" Also Real Estate
Agents. Lands bought and sold.
Address, Point Pleasant, W, Va.
Anr20-lY.
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In Pennsylvania 60 languages
and dialects srs rtOken,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
ATTORNEYS.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
Point Pleasant. w Va.

WILL practice in the County Of Ma.
w son; the United States District Court
for West Virginia, and in the Supreme
COurtof Appeals Of this State, Office in
Court House. tian 8, 1883.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-26

the 18th Leg. p. 65, a. follows: "When
ever spy unorgsnized county shall or
Ranixe, the district judge OF the
district including such county
may designate the timos for
boldirg the district courts there
in. ard give tho necessary notice of
such times, and hold the district court
In such county at the times so fixed
until otherwise provided By law" held
TO be constitutional. The constitutions
al provision "that the Legislature shall
have power by general act to authorizes
the holding of special terms, when
necessary, and for holding moro than
two terms Of the court IN any county
for the dispatch OF business. (Const,
Art. o, SEQ. ~ The power and duty TO
fix the times for holding cour.sin now
ly organized counties, imposed hy tho
law upon the district judges, cannot in
any manner be called delegation Of
Legislative power. Affirmed.
Eli Lucas vs., the State. from Smith.
Wilson, |. This court can.
not consider the assignment of error
calling in question the act of the court
la overriding defendants motion for
continuance, because there 10 no bin
of exception presenting that question.
| So The evidence must show,
with particular clearness, That the
death of the deceased was the criminal
act OF SONS one, and was not the re-
suit of accident or actual causes. Re-
verssd and remanded.
Martin Boyer va. the State, from
Titus county. Under prosecution for
adultery, the fact OF tho marr,sge may
10 proven by the admissions and
declarations Of the party deliberately
| made.
John Rue VS.. the State, from Bowie
county. When misdemeanor is tried
by judge without jury, the record
must show that the defendant pleaded
'not guilty." Reversed ard ro-
manded.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-26

Much ia said about the advertised
low prices of goods. To-day i have
seen a lot of goods Mt q restaurant
bought ut these slow prices" Our
goods cost moro, bat / had the satisac-
ton that the proprietor begged mo 10
take them off his hands at any price.
The goods arc simply 'lrash," and I
would not give them house room.
Whom l am now advertising a com
plete dinner set, handsomely deco
rated, for $40, mean to give you $50
pieces OF good snd perfect goods; when
/ tell Won will sell you u chamber set
for $3.50 mean q set every body would
charge 81 for. Whom assure you that
our silver-plsted ware, our buisques
and other art goods are the handsome
est and most appropriate for we'd
dings, birthday or holiday presents /
claim to know whereof speak, and
have a Is years. record to prove none
bat good, reliable goods ever left my
house and invariably gave batisiac.
ton. Why not, then, throw the "trssh
advertisements" into the waste basket
and at once go to Il reliable house for
your house-lnrnlshing goods, both
useful and ornamental. In short, for
good goods 70 to tho CHINA Hall corner
Elm and Murphy streets.