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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16
Evolution of tn, salmon.

People generally know a great deal
more about fish and their ways than
they did ten years ago, but how many
arc there, do you suppose, outside Of
scientific folks and fishermen who know
that a salmon isn't salmon at all until
hO Is 8 years oldi Not many, We be.
lleve, From the time he Is born, along
in February, until he Ia 1 year or Ii
months old, the young salmon Is a parr,
and looks so much like a brook trout
that hundreds Of them arc killed and
baskCted every year by spOrtSmen whose
experience has not taught them the dif.
ference between the parr and tho trout.
AS soon as they arc over being parrs
they become smolts, and have conf.
dencc enough in themselves to 60 from
tho rivers 10 the sea. AS soon as they
got into salt water their appetite begins
y sharpen, and they favor II so we'll
that they gain a pound or so every
month. After three or four months Of
feasting or pichicking in the sca.water
they are so proud Of their slick, glisten.
Ing, rotound beauty that they start at
once back for their birthplace among
the pools and cataracts, and reach th ere
grilse with q strong resemblance 10 their
lordly fathers, The grilse diSports him.
selfin his native waters until ho Is three
years old, by which time be has taken
on all the form and assumed the man.
ner Of salmon maturity, and journeys
proudly to the sea.
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lA"NHf'NR'AN hAuAFl
A few days ago, at the Office OF the
custom surveyor, reporter picked up
an item which Q cited his curiosity.
lie was told that q certain firm paid
about $3.50 duty on the marbles i'm.
ported from ermany.
IAN invoice Of marbles, " said the re.
porter, "on which the duty amounts 10
that much, certainly must contain
enough Of these playthings to keep all
the boys in the United States busy for
some time" !.
"&ell,n said the deputy custom house
surveyor, ''yOu can count for yourself.
The invoice consists Of si!ty cases, each
case containing l,OOO gross Of marbles.p
Taking in consideration the di.,erence
In the size Of the marbles, aud that
each case was said to contain l9j,0O0
marbles, this would make the entire
invoice consist Of about S,00l, 900. or
enough to give each school boy in the
nitcd States at least a marble or two,
But as the firm referred to Is not sup.
posed 10 control the eLJire trade in
marbles Of the nited States. the boys
arc entitled to a more liberal supply II
the sto,k Just imported were held for
the indianapolis boys, a division would
result in each 10y getting about $50
marbles. 1t Is not probable, however.
that this supply would last much longer
than the do en- or two Of marbles which
the average boy now manages 10 get
away with each season.
Marbles belong to q class Of play!
things which eau not very easily be
bro .en or otherwise destroyed, still
they disappear in a somewhat mysteri-
Gus manner, and OF tho 1000, ,0OOwhich
have just come across the ocean, form
ing bulky, but not very valuable part
Of the cargo Of one Of our larg9 ocean
steamers, not many will be lett in q
year from now and o now supply will
have to be ordered from StSinach; 10
Thuringia, whore nearly all tae marbles
come from. Steinarh Is in the Some.
berg district, the principal industry Of
which Is the manufacture Of toys ,lnar:
hles Icing ono OF the main articles pro.
duced. The trade distinguishes b.!
tween two classes Of marnles, the glass
marble, which Is the proltieSt and mosi
expen I've article, the marbles with a
porcelain finish and q painted surface,
and the common stone marble The
glass marbles some Of whieh show yery
handsome designs, are produced in tie
glassworks, while the others are made
from stone viii b has been ground 70
dust
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srnrthr AlIen. Of onpe cOd.

lfrONlh Gown Tor. HArttOd TimeGl
Amention Of Provincotown would be
incomplete without some notice Of the
Portuguese colony. When tho fisher.
men OF Fayal came to the Grand Banks
they found this place a good base OF
supplies and ready market. Tarrying
here, they inter.married with the Cape
Codders beg pardon, Coddesses, and
formed a little colony by themselves.
Their small descendants inherited the
dark comelinesj Of the stranger people,
and have eyes as big and black and
compilations rs gypSy.brown as II they
were purt. .blOoded lortuguese. These
people work chiefly in the cranberry
fields.
They have q way Of twisting a bright
red shawl or something Of that kind
around them that goes well with their
dark looks These people we regard as
aliens, llnt it Is q a. cd fact that the
PortuguNSe Gomez sailed along here 100
years htore plymouth was settled.
Although no one can assert that be
landed, yet there is a chance that he
took formal possession Of the land in
the namo Of his king, that being the
usual way Of those early birds, Possibly
these people have aprIOr claim to the
soil.
It Is said that the Cape Codders are
quite alarmed at the vigorous hold these
Portuguese are getting, But as long as
Proyincetown produces such quantities
OF 6sh and cranterrles there's enough
for all to do. The telegraph flashes the
news Of qulntals Of cod and mackerOl
that are brought in by the fleet. Every
wharf Is crowded with barrels.
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A Hsathsa ruasraL

AhNAa'
In China, the streets along which q
funeral 10 10 pass are previously
sprinkled with holy water, and even the
houses and warehouses along the street
come In for their share, in case some
artful demon might bo lurking In ashop,
ready TO pounCe out on tho dead man as
he passed. Special precautions are also
taken BY the chinese during the actual
passage Of the funeral; in addition 10
tho usual banging Of gongs and popping
OF crackers, an attempt Is made to work
on the cupidity Of the demons.
With this view bank notes are scat.
tered, regardless OF expense, all along
the road 10 tho grave. Tho notes ara
bad, but they serve the purpose, and
while the ingenious demons arc engaged
In the pursuit Of these deceltlul riches,
the soul Of the dead man. prohtIng ~
their distraction, pursuos his way tran.
qullly behind tue TO-, n 10 the grave.
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ALlBsaAL EoOcAtloN
A Terrible wasts o, nopsy and Time
sometime. Incurred. i

Sometimes Incurred. il
fBo4on Budsstl
There Is q very common, but very in.
definite, phrase current in the world
about men who have enjoyed the adj
vantage Of q liberal education. AS
generally understood, this phrase means
a uniFersity eduration, of d complete
course of four years IN a college, CIR.
rying with tia regular diploma az the
close. The graduates Of all colleges arc
tacitly aud ex.oiiciO "liberally edu.
Gated, " while the fellows who have not
or. Dyed the advantages Of n classical or
public university education are set
down, by inevitable implication, as un
educated or educated in o manner re-
verse fromliLerll.
1t ought to be manifest enough that
universities and diplomas can confer
upon a man little or no claim to be CON
sidored liberally educated, unless be has
in him the antecodsnt elements Of q
broad and liberal culture. II a young
man carries a university In his head,
and demonstrates his capacity by an
early and inyineible thirst for knowl.
edge, TO which he will sacrifice all other
objects, II matter little where or how
he secures the great end OF his exist
ence, to wit, a liberal education. He
may never darken the door Of any col.
lege by his presence, and may yet, by
his unaided efforts, nc ,uire and main.
tain q rank in the hierarchy Of scholars
which the best educated university pro.
fessos might look upon with envy and
emulation.
And, on the other hand, young
man without natural aptitude for
Thought and study and undistinguished
BY that unappcasable zeal for knowl.
edge, may 80 passably through a
seven years course Of classical learning,
and come out with q sheopskin diploma,
certifying that he has graduated" a
bachelor Of arts, when, In fact, he is
not practically master Of tho rudimeuts
Of a single science.
II is q terrible waste Of money and
time to educate by q liberal college
course those who have no fitness for
study and no love for learning. How
many ambitious but mistaken parents
have spoiled a good engineer or farmer,
or mechanic, or artist, by turning a
deaf car to all suggestions OF fitness,
and compelling their son to study
Greek, Latin and Hebrew for tho min.
istry, or Creoi and attn without the
Hebrew for the medical profession or
the lar. Is Il any wonder that tho
pulpit is filed with SO many unlmpres.
sivC and unimpro ing preachers, or tho
other learned professions, when this
forced and unnatural process Of educa.
ton Is considered.
The mis- irected energies Of thousands
have been expended upon the vain at.
tempt to make fine classical scholars out
Of those who had not particle Of tai.
cnt save for practical affairs. The
waste Of material Is the saddest fact in
life. To find ones true vocation com.
monty costs a man from one to three
failures in attempting a false one, and
a heavy proportion Of those thus crop.
ing after a career break down in the
search before reaching any real element
OF SuCceSS.
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A PernIoIOul System Of labor.

lNUN iUTh leioETAnl
One ofthe pernicious systeHsin vogue
In this city Is that known as tho sweat
ing system" 1t Is carried on to q fear.
ful extent, and enters into various man.
ufactures and saps tho very life out Of
tie miserable wage workers who are It's
victims, while the sweaters, or bosses,
who carry It on are making money.
These bosses, who take contracts or en-
gagements 10 mako certain quantities
Of wearing apparel, furnishing goods,
etc, have oltol.the way work.rooms
in the east side tenement houses, and
are careful TO exclude outsiders from
them and to give no information con.
cerning the scant wages tho pay. Two,
three, and four dollars a week are about
the figures paid good sewing women
with machines, and they drlge along
ten and eleven hours q day ln close and
unhealthy rooms, ekiug out miserable
existence and endeayoring, In many In.
stances, to aid in the 81, port Of fam.
iliAa
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Within the last few years the culture
et roses for tho Paris and London mar.
kets has developed with extraordinary
rapidity. Hundreds Of boxes are for.
warded by the mail trains every day.
The buds are picked Just as they arc
breaking, and carefully packed in small
boxes holding 100 and upwards. The
tea.roso, Of which thero are several va
riotios Is almost the only rose cult.
yatCd for export.
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Equal to oulnIns.

An Nlkaloid derived from the inner
bark Of the pear tree has cured cases Of
intermittents which have resisted uui.
nine, arsenic, etc. The alkaloid Is called
'pCrelrinO," and Is given in quantities
OF thirty grains per day. DR.. Perreira,
Of Bra II, considers that 1t may become
q rival to Quinine, and DR.. baker, Of
Bra IL, thinks Il Is destined to become
q great blessing to malariAl regions
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Eat ny t,l.oa~d rio.A.

NN"hHshtl
Experiments conducted by N. Decroix
lead him to declare in q French health
journal that the flesh Of an animal dying
Of any disease may be eaten with i'm.
punity. lilo gives in great detail an &C.
count Of his trials Of the flesh Of ami.
mails dying Of pneumonia, pleurisy,
typhoid, epizOOtics, etc., Of animals
killed while suffering from glanders or
farcy, and OF meats condemned by the
inspectors Of Paris IIO cooked these
in various ways usually by boiling
and ate Of them freely, without Ill
Q ects. OF some Of his specimens he
found tho tastenot agreeable, but many
he pronounced good.
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m. snaII a. a narolnet,r.
lcor Cincinnati Eauulrotl

l do not know Of any surer way Of
predicting the changes in tho weather,
than by Observing the habits Of the
snail. They do not drink, but ilnbibe
moisture during a rain and exude Il
afterward. This animal is mover seOn
abroad except before a rain, when you
will see II climbing tho bark Of trees and
getting on the leaves The tree snail,
as it is called, two days before rain will
climb up the stems Of plants,
and II the rain is going 10 be
a hard and long one, then they
get on the sheltered side Of a leaf, but
II q short rain, on the outside. Then
there are other species that before a
rain are yellow, after 1t, blue. Others
indicate rain by holes and protuber.
ances, which before q rain rise as large
tubercles. These will begin to show
themselves ten days before a rain. at
tho end Of each tuber.le is pore which
opens when the rain comes, to absorb
and draw in the moisture. In other
deep indCntations, beginning at tho head
between the horns and ending with tl1
iointure Of the tail, appeat q few days
before q storm,
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Gladstone at pluncn


Mr. Gladstone, the late premier Of
England, Is a ready and eager talkor at
q well,tlled dinner table. While ho is
holding forth, the attentive butler flls
in succession tho numerous glasses at
bis right hand. When in the course Of
dinner he feels inclined to drink, no
takes the glass nearest to his hand and
sips, regardless Of its particular con.
tents, Embarkihg once more in con.
yersatiUn, and again returning to the
wine glasses, he will take up another
any one that looks full and is at all
handy-and thus he proceeds through
the dinner, mixing bis liquors in q
way that would be dangerous to an or.
dinary man, and is hOrrifying to the
Well.regulated mind. But Mr.. Glad.
stone Is never penny the worse or the
better for his refreshment. In the
glasses were filled with plain water Of
different hues, be would sip them with
equal content.
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iDdlaa ris.o,ria waans.i
} llohieatN HeriId.ll

2 lthAttA 4lUhieAfN Her4ldll = tNfllt
4 A French scientist ,says that the
cherokees and Greeks alone Of the
American Ihdians possessed the art Iof
writing. HTheAlortler, hes slys, write
with seventy.seYen phonetic characters,
invented BY ohB oththeir 'triJdi Ia iyS ,
TheaCreeks have ninetesng gCharactets.
The noioriNis Sitting Bull. has wrlltep
his biograpay Id piSt6rlSl Writing, each
figaro roughly traced In ink.si lis
"Uasars commentaries were written
On'thei back! !ofiay,bopk Rhuhbelonged
TO the conmisSlrlst Of the Third 1 nited
States Infantry, and contaiu6tl a recital
of his 4dytnHres between ashland
l61p.f,i srtt.a,..-eG st.4t
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A NohauimcdAn unlvenlty a0O years
older than xford Is still ilourishing at
Cairo as In the days OF Arabian con.
quests Il contains but ono room the
floor Is no cd and .hc roof Is supported
by 400 ColumnS
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Where leo Cream Originated.
tfhlragn IIeraldl

The Cafe Proesps, Paris, has closed
its doors. 1t was tho Oldest establish.
mcnt Of its kind in PariG Itwaso sopcnOd
In lBsD by q Sicillan, who gave II his
name, and was the resort Of tho most
lllnstrious writer's Of the eighteenth cen'
tnry. Ice creams were first served from
this cafe.
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Two tron.tiad Hand" Fights.
lClnclnnttl Commercial GAIotA
There have never been but two hand.
to.hand" fights between iron. .clAds in the
history Of naval warfare. One took
place in Hampton Roads, between. the
Monitor and the Merrimac, rs we all
know. The other was at'I9uique, leru;
between the Peruvian ram lIuescar and
the ( lillian iron.CIal tsmeralda. Ad.
miral rau, Peruvian Of German an
Cestry, commanded the former. and
Arthur Pratt, u Chtlian Of English an.
ccstry, the latter. The Huascar
vas tho swlftr and more power,
ful ,esse, and struck tho other and
ships AS shc was sinking,. Gran
struck her again, and as the two
vessels came t'gether, Pratt sprang on
board the Huesuar, with two royolvers,
and killed seven or eight men before he
was shot down. His vessel, the SINE.
ralda, with all on board, went to the
bottom Of the ocean, and he lay alone
on The deck Of the victor, surrounded
by the bodies Of the men he killed.
For this desperate act the Chillanos
have made him their ideal hero, and
there is a monument to his memory in
nearly every town. Streets and shops,
saloons, mines, opera.houses and even
lotteries are named in his honor, and
the greatest national tribute Is to de.
stroy the custom. house In order to erect
his monument in the most conspicuous
place in the principal city.
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Why Is 1t that nearly every steam.
boat Of tie sort that Is emplO, Cd for in.
land, harbor, or short coastwise service
Is painted white while black Is the
fashion for steamers that venture out
into deep NAterl
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Prelldsnl4 aPd capdlaptoA

OF the seven presidGhts who haze
he'd the Office in, n,tIerlasty twenty eight
ye5rs ,aJe. are dead two-IIHyes and
ilrthurrare alive; while OF the seven
candidates for tho different torm4 In
thoss tYenty;eigbt years i've = rCmOht,
Mcclellan, seyth0,iR Tilden and Han.
scock-arelalive, and lonly tH0-- Ooug.
lass and Greeley-&-arp dead. ID %, ~
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In Brazil there are at least SIX canul.
bal tribes and others whose custom h
is for mothers 10 eat their dead chill.
dren, pounding up the bones with
maize, tho mourning lasting until all
Is consumed.
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4he f.oSpresi t.ool.bs., d,


''iii''p -HAu lIxeilaissl q -.ilH1i
Thetropleal gooeberryIwhiCh tscuIt.
yyatedin florida, gfowson "a handsome
tree from h.n TO titeeu feet in height.
The fruit Is rather smaller than iths
Siberian era apple, and the shape a
flattencd gIohe., II contains dne hAtd
seed. Tho frnitei Il only moderately
valuable Iebut ihhtree is Ornamental.
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The Scholastic year is divided into three
Tgrmg

The Scholastic year is divided into three
Terms
FALL TERM begins September 18th, 1856
WINTER TERM F" January 4ta, '86,
SPRING TERM " March 2otH, '86.
Tho course Of instruction embraces the
Academic as well as the Professional,
thus preparing Students for the Univer.
sity and for the School,
The discipline Of the school will be
mild but firm.
Every laudable incentive to study will
be employed, and the utmost care paid
10 the moral and intellectual education
9t the parties, while ease grace, alniAbi.
ity Of department, habits Of neatness
and economy will receive particular at
tention and culture.
For further information or Catalogue,
apply to the Principal, Huntington, West
Virginia. Iscp.0-Sm,
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The amount annually paid to the
teachers Of the t,nited States Is S6O,.
100000, an IAyerage9oi about 800
Aplecp.
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The secretary OF tho London swim.
ming clubs submits the theory that salt
water Is cure for lunacy.
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At this date the population Of our
country Is 100, ',nO1, and ono.fourth
Of tho whole is Centered in Incorporated
towns
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8rh lye tlsi NV, - W Wlrds
Qt birds the greenhhch Is the earliest
risdr, As itpipeS Us early as /: o In The
morning, Atle 10 tho black cap begins
and tho quail wakes up half an 6onI
later The sparrow and tho lark oecup,
nearly the last place On d. list
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In tho British heusea Of commons all
tho ~ 'mbers keep their hats on, aid'it
.ls'eyep irregular u address the speaker
tn.oYered. .AMI liA nai. AZ
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Theros a time TO mako love thsrTs time
70 make war;
When love Is hopoleN, L e bsttor BY far
10 pot love aslds with 4 sign anil a laugh,
To grid on Tho sword, AMI bumper 10 quaA
10 The JOY Of The battla.
NV a Pollock.
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Too Much for tho NlnStseuth Century.
asinhn, o tNr1ifpYH ifrald.l .ist
Z. One Of the jmpoSSiblllties Of the niuo.
tenth century Is Tor d rich person 70
die and lsaye 10 heir. y i'.a.qeeq
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Marshall College,
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
HUNT1NGToN ". Va.
WI. KENNY, A. NJ, Principal.

Miss LTLLtE KNTGUT,.."o.lst Assistant
Miss Eva MILLER,,.......... ID Assistant
Miss RoMA GILNAN,...T Teacher OF Music
Miss ANNIE SnRLTON,"".Primary Dept
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Strong black tea, used cold, forms au
excellent prophylaCtiC against common
sore throat" A solution Of table salt
ono dram to pint is also eIlicaciouS-
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Love with Is sorrows and love with its joys
Love 4 for delicate miiiens and boys,
Love il for women AMI love L for msa;
When love 8 hyeF, what rests 70 ~ thenl
Tee iJy of the battlA
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A Maid who asv r4o riIo4


A little gill while playing with two
dragon dies Ncidently killed them. AT
night the girl became foyerish aud in
her delirious state called out that the
dragon flies were daShing about before
her eyes Her parents, On nlearniag ,the
story, were much agliated, and invoked
the assistan,e bt.a certain priest sup.
posed 10 30 endowed with SUPERNATURAL
powers direct from heaven, and able 10
drive away all evil spirits For a given
sum be was willing 10 subdue tks genIi
Of the dragon lies lie came With his
followers, his musical Instruments and
his pictures Of gods. Three days and
nights be banged away Rt his gongs and
drums calling upon every deity Ii the
Pantheon, while his assistants disturbed
a whole block Of neighbors with their
shrieking trnmpets, tomtomS and other
most ulmusieal coutriranceS The girl
got no better; tho ghosts Of the dragon
flies still pursued her. The parents
were In despair; the priest was at his
wits end, and spurred ON bis followers
TO make create exertions andsnoise
A cousin Of the girl then heard oI the
matter, and offered his services, which
were accepted. lie orderh the priest
TO desist from all inHantations and
gOng.beating. llo entered tha room
where the sick girl lay, showed her two
paper.Cut dragon dies, and gently told
her that they were tho spirits Of the
flies that were botheriug her, and he
had caught them and was going to burn
them. He then applied the paper
dragon Ties to the light, and in q mo.
ment tho girl leaped up radiant with
.oy, viewed tho ashes Of the paper flies
with satisfaction and declared she saw
no more OF them. The young man,
when asked to explain by what magic
art he had cured the girl, replied that
1t was hOr imagination that caused her
annoyance. because she had always
been told by her parents not to kill In.
sects, as they would demand life for
life, and this, no doubt, worried her
and brought on her delirium.
Meanwhile tho priest packed up bis
instruments, rolled up the pictures Of
bis gods silently, and as silently stole
AWaY,
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Whitehall .rimta; Never yoke III,
past whit the present for tho iatsrs 70
dTva
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England docs ouo.thlrd Of ali the
banking in the world.