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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
LAko, Of SOLID snlt In A,lu.
IsIr peter Llm,den,. rnn.r.l

lsT ItVT ldlUlNlehH iNlfr,l
The valley Of the lake from which tho
Tekke Turkomans from Mery get their
salt is some six miles uare, and Is sur.
rounded on all sides by q steep, almost
precipitous descent, impossible for bag.
gage animals, so far as | am aware,
except by the Merv road in the north.
east corner The level Of the lake |
made to he about 1,4SO feet above sea
lcvel, which gives it descent OF some
400 feet from the connecting ride, and
os some DiO feet below tho general
plateau above. The lake itself lies in
Che center Of the basin, and the supply
Vt salt in it Is apparently unlimited.
The bed Of the lake is one solid mass
Of bard salt, perfc tly level, and covered
By only an inch or two Of water. To
ride over II was like riding over leo OF
cement. The bottom was covered with
q slight sediment, but when sorape,l
away tho pure white salt Shone out
below. How deep this deposit may be
it is impossible to say, for no one has
yet got to the bottom Of II.
10 the east Of the dividing rilgo Is the
seCon lake, from which the Saryks Of
Pen deh take their salt. Tho valley
in which this lake is situated is much
the larg r Of the two Tho valley proper
is itself some fifteen miles in length by
about ten miles in breadth. The descent
to it Is preiipitous on the north and
west sides only, tho eastern and south.
eastern end slopiBg gradually up in a
succession Of unduatiOn. Tho level OF
this lake is apparently lower than that
OF the other mnde it out to DO some
800 feet above sea level. The salt in
, this is moi so smooth as In tho other,
and did not look SO pure Its dug out
in fakes, or strata, generally some foul
inches in thickness, is loaded into bags
and carried oil on camels for sale with
out further preparation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
no" Doe, ny N.Y.

Professor Bic more has been lectur.
ing to the public school teachers Of New.
l6r on flies and moSluitoS. How does
a y fly. as cd the professor. While
the wing Is comparatively narrow, L
makes up for 1t in lateral motion. The
wings do not boat back anil forth In one
plane, but mike, asit were, q figure u
Tho wings Of a fly vibrate $50 times 4
second, which gCes toshowits muscular
power,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19

"Thc word chnpcronO' has become
Objectionable to womoL in New York
society, and hGncO it is now considered
only proper to alludo to Mrs SO.aud.
30 as going to 'matronizo' q party Of
young ladies'. | like tho change.
'ChapOrone' is foreign word, and has
q watchdog meaning in it that Is totally
foreign to tho reedOm always accorded
to our young women, and which thoy
have not only not abused, but which
has cultivated in them self.reliancC
and esprit which makes them tho most
favored Of tho worlds women. There
Is no doubt that 'matroniAo' will bO
adopted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19


Imagine ono of those revolving
brushes with which the streets of Boston
are swept only have it magnifcd 10000
times, and some conception can bO had
of this slide. The machine that swept
Cherry mountain was 200 feet in diane.
ter aud 400 feet long. Instead Of wires
the broom was made Of forest trees ffty
feet tall and a foot in diameter, and in.
stead OF being drawn byhorses itse0mOd
impclled by tho force that guides the
stars.
Imagine this rolling. roaring, whIrling
monster born Of thunder and whipped
on by Lightning coming down the little
hollow between the hills in the early
morning, its sides shaking and throwing
out tons Of dirt at every revolution, its
path marked by fire and followed by
smoke, and some idea can bO had Of the
impression it matO upon those people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19

Ono variety Of seawecd found on the
European coast is known as Lucky Min,
noy'S lines The arms, or fronds, grow
to a length Of forty feet. When outer
bark and gClatinOus filaments are 70,
moved the frond is found TO be com.
pO ed Of a single lilNmcnt like n thread
Of silk, that grows in a coil, forming q
tube, tho edges Of the tilament adher.
ing 10 each other. This is uncoiled by
the coast people, and when braided vi
in a iOur.ply cord makes a fshline o.
extraordinary strength.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
lRRteATlNe a HILLSIDE.
A Novel System OF Asrlsbitdrs which
Drlns' Great Results.

bTlnSf hTeN Ahesuitss
ATLANTA Constitutional
Mr.. A. n. Cole, Of Wellsyilto, N. Y,
Is called q crank by some Of his neigh.
bOrs, but as his crankiness manilests
itself in raising bigger and better crops
than anybody else, he is certainly emit.
tied 10 some respect. Mr.. Colo has
gained notoriety by obtaining a patent
on a system Of agriculture. lIe has a
farm on n hillside. Tho soil was orig.
inally arid and unpromising in the OK.
treme. The system by which Mr.. Cole
has made this arid spot more fertile
than the most favored garden, hO
himself calls very simple. There Is no
trick or wit in it, he maintains. II
consists merely in storing up the water
that falls from Heaven and allowing it
to ooze slowly through tho soil, loosen.
Ing, warming and fertili ing it as deep
as the water is introduced.
1t is stated BY a scientific authority
that only about half enough water falls
during the year to mature n full crop.
Mr.. ole takes this statement ard tries
to make the hest of tho amount fur.
nished. His trenches. running along.
side the hill, hold so much water that
none Of it is allowed 10 escape by flow.
ing down the surface. Not even the
melted snow runs OF. Imprisoned in
the bottom Of these trenches, the water
forces its way slowly down and the sur.
plus goes into the next trench below.
Tllis filtcring process takes all the i'm.
purities out Of the water, and il any es
capes at last it is the cleareSt and finest
drinking water imaginable.
On this hill ide tho Strawberries, TO.
mAtoes and rasperries grow and Ourish
to size and perfection mover seen any.
where else in the world. Visitors would
be pleased TO see a greater variety oil
crops, but that test will come later.
The water penctrates outward from the
trenches so evenly that tho soil absOrbs
1t like u great sponge. A naturally
porous soil can be made to retain the
water by putting two or three inches OIL
clay in the Lotion Of tho trenches. Ii
has been urged that tat land would moi
suit the system, but Nr. Cole contends
that there is no such thing as fat land.
ndcr this system there Is hardly ans
cultivation required beyond the pulling
up Of few weeds.
Thousands of people floCk to SEQ this
old hillside that is now yielding oyel
500 an aero annually, II is q marvel,
but Mr.. ole is confident that this sys.
ten will give arid land anywhere the
luxurious growth Of the richest bottom
lands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
Our Atgu.taIlIitr

The easy nOncbahaco With whichpco.
pic accustomed toall manner Of luxu..
ries, and spacious a. conmodations al
homo, will bestow Themselves IN a blt
u room with rome window, at a seaside
Aotel, and count thOlr ipcohvenlhhceS
~ 'oy, isa commentary on the ad .usta-'
bihtS OF American II O.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
Joseph Baer,
DRAPER & TAILOR,
POMEROY. O.

uANING come to the conclusion that
IL Fine Custom Tailoring would be
appreciated in this section ui the COun.
try, ! have recently opened out an es.
tablisllnlent in POmeroy, o., where am
prepared to do FlRST-CLASS WORK,
at popular prices. To my friends in
Point Pleasant aud the Kanawha Valley
! will say that | will appreciate their
patronage. All the Latest Novelties in
Imported Goods constantly on Iahd.
may20-6m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
How Texas Became Tho Lone start State
llnrprr's Bazar.l

ll"N' y hdLlTrl
Tho use Of sealing wax with an i'm.
preston of some device or initial thereon
having become fashionable for sealing
letters, it is interesting to note in con.
nection with curious things which have
been used as seals when ono maIO .or
the purpose WIS lacking, that tho lone
star in the banner of Texas originated
in that way.
Whom sho was struggling many years
before We annexed her for indopend.
ehcc, on ono occasion some OF those
earnestly interested in her behalf wero
preparing a document to 10 sent to
zen. jackson while he was president
and when it was concluded. one gentle.
man remarked, this needs a seal and
We have none" 10 which another in.
stantly answered, i've will use this for
a sea-" And pouring melted wax on
the paper, he stamped it with ono Of tho
military buttons cut from his coat,
witch button having a single star
lion it, that became tue emblem Of the
I!ltH.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
Tho Philippine I.landsr aud Ms Hat.
liI.A... - r.-.--L-AA

Felt and Soolcn hats arc Exported ID,
barge quantities from Germany to the
hilippine isles. Tho hat Is the great
article Of adOrnment worn by the nA.
ives nobody iSanybodywithout it,
but 1t must be Of uropean origin. The
homemade cane hats are relegated 70
holncly wits AMI slender purses.
Especial value IS placed on a bright
Colored silk lining, with a ticket nicely
printed in gold Indeed, when the hat
Is new, the Manila dandy carries II III
his hand, so that people may ad Lire tho
internal splehdot.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19

ANas Klnl n Grizzly TIsSee
AsuppOsed now species Of b0M haf
been discovered in lterup, the largest,
and most inaccessible Of tho Kuri,e isy
lands, In general appearance tho AMI.
ma! i said to resemble the American
grls ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
SONG
tca.s.Il,s Family Maea.las.i


lcassslrS Family MAgaSlns.i
Il Is The longest day;
BY toe summsr hay,
InFWeet air and light
We linger unttl night, ftg
Nhicn but Sleep, little while
pTH xt the sunset and dawn sinile
Yet now til tad 10 think AMI ~
Evsry day mu tshortar b
Every month an hour les bright
Until mldwin'er whits.
But In the dark night lengtheniig hreafs
Christmas waits US with good cheer, II
Aud pleasant book In flrsid0 nook,
And faces round dear.
ltiStbO shortest day;
Winters Skv gray,
The bleak winds blow. 3
The world iI Whlts with snoN, 2
As by tho hearth.nook warm,
WO hear the wide. Wild storm;
But for space each month that o'Or
U'rolls shall longer grow
By an hour or 50;
And It Is plOA'ant tllrongh the tr0r0 3
We1ther It'll ~ look befjr1
To coming days when through the hatI
Lifting Ger blne .unny bays,
Spring viii reach our Shofa
lRRteATlNe A HILLSIDE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19

Al hotel; First Youth Ito his couiuan.
iOnl--l say, smythC, why on earth do
you order minced calls head 50 o'tVnl
Smythe llanguidlyi--Abl vol, you
SEE, itsso easy 10 chew.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19
- I"I'o ..pSr WSIgnL
InN rhrn Tribunal

That's a rather unique looking paper
weight you have there, said Alpha, in.
dicating u curiously.shaped article lying
on the table Of his friend Omega.
"ies, said the latter, picking up the
object and eying il critically. "You know
they have begun to teach cooking in the
public schools, and this Is doughnnt
baked by my sister Clio after taking
only six lessons in tho domestic art"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-08-19

Mr. Wilson, in a voice shaken by sup.
pressed mirth. "You don't happen 10
remember locking me up in that thoru
courthouse, do you, ave "
Dave grew somewhat rodder.
"Wal, Mr. Wilson proceeded, steady.
ing his voice with dil.Culty, there /
was. kicked and | pounded and |
hollOrCd, but nobody come. Wal, est
as got TO feeling pretty bluO, and con
siderable mad, heard some body talk.
Ing, and pOeped through A crack and
saw them lie indicated the elder
couple. /" lilo la some clover and stuff
he'd ben apicking, aud she had her
crOchOting.'
The humOr Of this 70 OllectiOn over.
powered him for a moment.
wal, was jest ago ny to hOllGr at
ON when II sort o struck me that tho
old Teller was talking ruther more n
usual, aud different from common.
They come on till they stood there, est
under the bultCrnut tree, and | Jest put
my ear to that crack. Noble you rec.
ollCCt what you was talking about, that
there time said Mr.. Wilson regarding
tho pair mildly. II was considerably
surprised, hO went on, addressing tho
party in general, when | begun to
gather from what they said that they
was Two married couples, in.
stead Of what they give out
to be; and that them two women want
mother and daughter to no great
OxtCnt, And whln thOy went on to say
that that last affair must a blOwOd or,
and it'd bO safe enough to bO getting
hnHk IN btigin.gg In n ,t.6nt n,s en- AMI ,,tpa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
FASHION NOTES.

Polonaises are cut long and plain, with
bouffant backs.
Handsome buckles of hammered silver
fasten belts of alligator skin.
Collars of colored embroidery are worn
alike by little girls and boys.
novelty in purses is little knitted silk
stocking, with plated clasp.
Flannel dressing gowns and jackets ara
profusely trimmed with worsted lace.
Plain black net wells are coming in again.
Dotted net yelling is thing Of the past.
Dress buttons are small and round; croch-
eted and velvet buttons remain in favor.
House jackets of delicate colors, in surah
or foulard, are trimmed with black lace.
Small gilt pins placed closely together
around the velvet binding of a bonnet have
a pretty effect.
Plain or brocaded velvet jackets are richly
trimmed with old lace, silk embroidery and
handsome buttons.
Yellow is fashionable color in flowers,
and small sunfowers on flexible stems are
ON many OF the imported bonnets.
Dark dresses are frightened by wearing
bows of bright red, blue and yellow velvet
ribbon on the front Of the corsage.
1t is said that the moonstone is worn by
English brides for luck; let us hope that
Wilkie Collins East Indians will not claim
them.
Large peoples with long-stemmed buds are
liked, and the ever-favorte punches OF
daisies, buttercups and cornfowers keep in
fashion.
Narrow brimmed, high-crown hats are
likely to be much in favor, as they are gen
orally becoming and admit Of great variety
in trimming
A pretty bonbonniere is made of square
box covered with white cashmere, embroid-
cred with pink rosebuds, and bound and tied
with blue ribbon.
A very handsome walking dress for the
bride is Of gray cloth and plush to match,
the tablier being mbroidered with gray, re-
lieved with tracery Of golden threads.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
4 sUGGE TON.

That proverbial enterprise for which the
West is distinguished, We are sorry to say,
does not apply t. the railroads running be-
tween St. Paul aud Chicago. And the fact
that it does not Is source of great incon-
venience to the business population of both
cities, for in going to Chicago from st. Paul
or in returning it IS necessary to spend. a
dav. which might be devoted to business,
with proper speed and q schedule to suit on
the railroad lines. It does seem that four
teen hours at the outside limit IS time
enough for an express train to consume be-
tween the two cities. The distance of 400
miles ought to be made on anything like a
good road bed in twelve hours, aud two
hours would be ample time for all stops that
limited train would want to make. While
We do not profess q practical knowledge
of railroad matters, yet, when we see
other roads east and west of Us
making forty, aud even City snd sixty
miles an hour. aud then see the excellent
rnad beds Of our own lines and the conpar-
stiyely level country through which they
pass, we fail to see auy reason vhy as good
time cannot be made upon railroads in this
section a. elsewhere. The public has an in
terest in this matter, and as long as railroads
are com mon carriers there can be no special
hardship to them in fixing schedule for
passenger trains that win be public bene-
az aud At the same time exact nothing o: the
roads that cannot be accomplished without
extraordinary exertion or expense
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

General Superintendent Fisher and Gener
al Freight and Ticket Agent Dodge of the
st. Paul s. Duluth road went to Duluth yes
terday.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way has notified agents at all points that it
can receive all kinds of freight destined to
Eastern points, consigned care Chicago and
Grand Trunk or Chicago and Atlantic rail-
ways, and that local cars can be loaded for
transfer at Chicago If line cars cannot be
furnished.
Charles s. Fee, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific road, will leave to-day
for Denver, to attend the Transcontinental
Association meeting.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Davis
of the Northern Pacific LETT yesterday for
Montreal to work up spring business.
Word was received at the Northern Pa
cifc headquarters yesterday that the snow
was all off the ground in Montana, and that
the cattle were in tip top condition.
General Superintendent Whitman and
General Traffic Manager Clark of the Omaha
went to Chicago yesterday to attend to some
business connected with the line.
The Omaha, in circular issued yesterday,
calls attention of agents to previous cir
cuar reading as follows: Under no circum-
stances will freight of any description be
loaded on top of box cars. Agents will be
held strictly accountable for the enforce
ment of this regulation. This will also apply
to loading freight underneath cars, and
agents at destination will report promptly at
the Office any cars loaded in violation of this
circular.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
MIR tn FOR MUsE-WOoERs.

poet asks: "Shall / live through this
horrible month";" If he stops writing he has
our permission. Boston Post
An English doctor says that children
never cry without an excuse for it. This
may be a consolation to man who is trying
to write spring poem in family boarding
house.-Philadelphi Call.
Didn't we say so? New York has a
coachman-poet. Some milder crimes of the
coachman tribe were applauded and now
view the result! The step downward from
elopement to poetry is not so long as some
have supposed Buffalo Express.
When you would write a poem, my son,
do your prettiest on the first and last stanzas
Never mind about the intermediate stanzas.
Life is too brief and poetry too persuasive
for mankind to read an entire poem. Any
kind of rot will pass unnoticed in the middle
of poem.-Boston Transcript.
DR.. S. M. Grove of Washington has
written poem Of 5000 verses. AS the doc
tor still lives, we infer that he has not yet
submitted his poem to newspaper pu b.
Usher with the remark: ''Heres little thing
| dashed off in hurry last night, and it may
need some revision before you print it,
Norristown Herald.
A New York poet received dubious look
ing package one day this week. He opened
it; it proved to be an Internal machine.
C"Good goodnD But the base Of the ex-
plosves was powdered charcoal instead of
giant powder. (What are you fellows looking
so glum aboutY There's too much of this
internal practical joking.-Buffalo Express
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
THE PROBLEM OF TIE FRANCES

The reports from the cattle ranges in Texas
and in the Southwest indicate that the late
winter was the severest season for many
years. 1t is estimated that $50, 900 head
have drifted far away to the South in advance
of the storms from the North, and the
roundup will require much time and pa
thence. The problem of furnishing their
own pastures and providing some kind Of
feed for the winter is fast coming TO point
for solution. 1t seems likely that the syndi-
Gates that have been grazing upon reserva-
ton ground will soon be required to
seek other fields and pastures new.
The situation is such that there will undoubt-
edly be a movement in the direction Of the
ranges in the Northwest, and those already
interested in that field will begin to look
about them for permanent grazing grounds
for their own herds, TO purchase or lease.
Fully hundred Thousand head win be shipped
from the states and trailed into Montana
and Western Dakota from various directions
this season. The scheme for
in the Northwest Is not so promising from
the fact that the international trail was not
provided for by congress, as asked by The
cattemen in the Southwest. The cattle kings
of Montana did not lend this plan very en-
thussstic support and that gave the scheme
a black eve in the start They fear for one
thing that their ranges may become infected,
aud again they don't care to have their
ground trenched upon. Without cooperation
on the part of both sections the international
trail will be but 4 vision.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
~

Mr.. THOMPSON, the defeated candidate for
the internal revenue commissionership, is
something of philosopher as well as poll
tician. When asked how he felt after his
defeat, he said:
'There is nothing in politics to quarrel about
or to be hurt over-it is all game of chance
One day You are down, the next day up.''
He assigns as the cause of his defeat that
it would have placed too much patronage in
the hands of the CARLISLE faction. He has
no words of bitterness for Mr.. RANDALL, as
he says the powerful Pennsylvania politician
owed him nothing and he does not blame
him for fighting to the hlt if he wanted to-
The new appontee says that his views on the
internal revenue system are almost identical
with those held by Mr.. THOMPSON. He
agrees with the McCuLLoCH decision.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Tie Cabinet Ladies'.

Washington Letter in Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Bayard is somewhat of an invalid.
but has the assistance of two daughters who
have enjoyed ample social opportunities.
Miss Bayard is an accomplished horsewoman
and is at her best in the society which goes
IN for m Id athletic sports. Both the sisters
are fine-looking girls. Mrs. Endicott is a
pleasant-faced, elderly matron, who has al
ready shown wonderful interest in meet
ing people. She has three daughters who
will assist her in her social affairs Mrs
tanning is bride, and that means lots of
style and good clothes. She is quite hand
some woman, of charming manners, and is
bound to make favorable impression. Mrs.
Villas is equally fortunate in this regard and
had chance to meet most Of the last dyn
asty previous to its close at an afternoon tea
Mrs. Letter gave in her honor. Messrs. Gar
land and Lamar are widowers, and are not
likely to contribute to the round OF gayety.
Ii the administration continues to tuck itself
into bed at 10 O'Clock every night there will
be either no evening parties or the absence
OF any one officially great at the late ones.
Mrs Letter, Mrs. Laughton, Mrs. Yules and
Mrs. Niles are apt to lead socially in private
Life during this administration. ALI are well
fitted for the duties and are, furthermore,
widely acquainted and fond of elegant so
c1ety. Mrs. Letter, who came here over
year ago almost an invalid, has improved so
greatly in health and strength as to enable
her to stand such an ordeal. Her spacious
home, the Blaine mansion, is admirably
adapted for entertaining.