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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
A ReyolutI1n IN (jHs-I.IVhtInE.

An invention which, 1t Is claimed by
gas engineers, will revOlutiOniEO the
present system Of gas.llghting has just
been perfected by DR.. Auer in the
chemical laboratory Of tie Vienna uni.
vertty. Briefly, described, the invention
may be said TO consist In rendering q
cotton wick incombustible by impreg.
mating It with a metallic liquid. Thus
treated the wick, instead Of burning,
merely CLOVIS, emitting radiance not
unlike that Of the electric light, Tie
whole pr,coss Ia very simple; and tie
great advantage Of the invention Is that
It may be applied to any gas.buner. =
Glicago News.
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The recent assay Of gold found near
Constantinople shows that the gold Is
disseminated IN very small pieces here
and there throughout a quartz and
earthly mHtrix, The ore comes from
mines which have not been worked for
several centuries, and were thought TO
be exhausted Of gold. The assay, both
by dry and wet methods, Of carefully
selected sample, gave three ounces four.
teen pCnnywCights Of gold per tonof ore.
Tie gold in the ore contains iron and
copper and very small portion Of silver.
Tho mntrix is composed chiefly fquartz,
but contains calcium carbonate, ierric
oxide, alundna, and Hme.-Foreign
Letter.
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sUpERsrITIoNs rAAT ARepopULAR.
Fsrorits Notions which Are Busearassd
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Favorits NOtisns which Are Encouraged
insecrst-ABrisf list.
tisyery wise TO set our faces against
uperstitions, but who in his secret heart
does not encourage fayorite ones ]
never met the person who did not.
There are many people who hate tosce
the new moon over the Left shoulder; Z
they do, somehow something always
goes wrong" they declare. They do mot
believe such things, Of course but %
tits. Il
Another can not endure q strangerwho
parts him from q companion with whom
he Is walking in the street; other VIII
not mise umbrellas over their heals in
The house, and there are men who turn
pale Il they spill salt
Adry goods merchant Of great wealth
believed that his fortune would depart
when he ceased to patronize an old apple
woman on certain corner, and there
are many who would fear for their lives
II they lost certain trinket or jewel.
1t Is said That the mother Of the
Rothschilds always lived in her queer
little house, in a crooked street. TO keep
her sons their luck" Every morning
servants took her to their splendid houses
in sedan chair, but she Is always slept
in the house where they were born.
Most people have special dream that
torebodes evil; and ! know many who
declare that Il is a fact that one who
boasts Of being 80 very we'll to-day,
finds himself Ill on the morrow. There
may be some good reason for this, 1t act
ually happens 50 often.
To tumble upstairs is supposed to post.
pone q wedding. @You'll not DO married
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
Tobacco BlIndnssu BecOmIng FREQUENT

Tobacco Kindness Becoming Frequent.
The anti.tobacco people ought to have
their attention called to the fact that
"tobacco.blindnessH is becoming quite a
common affection. At present there
are several persons being treated for II
at one london hospital. 1t first takes
the form Of "color.blindneSs;" the SUI.
ieres who have smoked themselves into
this condition being quite unable tc
distinguish tho color Of a piece Of red
cloth held up before them. That Is the
popular medical test though there
Is also moro scientific one,
Eventually tho victim to -tobocco- blind.
ness sometimes loses his eyesight alto
gether. Although smoking Is to a large
extent the cause OF the malady, and 50
gives 1t It's name, heavy drinking Is also
partly responsible, Unless the smoking
and drinking go together, the tobacco
blindness Is not serious, A proof Of this
Is, that II doctor has a case Of II In
hand, he always insists on abstinence,
when, Is a rule, the sufferer gradually
regainS his sight-St. James Gazette.
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Dirty Clotho. and Clean Faces.

The artist j. G. Brown, to whom
have before alluded as the Raphael Of the
newSboys, was a witness a day or two
agoin a suit at law. After he had given
his testimony the genial artist was some
what astonished to hear the judge in.
quire in q matter Of fact way, as II he
were taking up the examination where
counsel had left 1t, "Are you the Mr..
Brown who paints the picture Of street
gaminsim Mr.. Brown bowed assent.
"WCll,' continued the judge, "there Is
something have long wanted to know.
| have noticed that your boys have phe-
nomenally dirty clothes and phenomen-
ally clean faces, which Is contrary to my
experience, and | want to uSk you why
you represent them 30"
4oh,H said tile artist ~tlc answer to
that Is easy. lean not sell pictures Of
boys with dirty faces; folks won't have
them, and you know must ellmy pict-
ures, Cor. Cleveland Leader.
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Kethed q Arranrlnr tlls clIHtar.

Miss Gushy tat a literary rOunion)- i
often wonder, Mr.. Hack, how you sue.
coed so well with your stories. You must
DO regular genius.
Mr.. Hack blushing Slightly)-Thnts
what my friends say; but attribute my
success to patience and hard work.
Miss Gushy (uneonvinced) But hard
work alone won't surmount the Difficult.
ties Of authorship. Ny greatest trouble
Is in introducing dramatic scenes and
describing those thrilling incidents upon
which tho plot Of the story hinges.
What do you do in such cases, may I
askT
Mr., Hack confidently oh, / just run
in q lot OF star marks, You must allow
the reader to draw on his imagination o
little, YOU know. The Judge.
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Tn. sllnrrnr Among The or.tnr..

The Itingray Is tho natural enemy OIL
Ban Francisco oysters, and his appear
anee on the Atlantic coast Is almost a
much to be dreaded as the five.fingered
HtariiSh that destroys the beds Of eastern
waters, The fish has q powerful pair Of
jaws, with which he considers 1t nc
trick whatever to smash the shell Of ar
oyster into POWDER after which he suck
the meat into his stomach and dlscardl
the rocky debris, New Orleans Times
Democrat
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He had Searched IL, scripture,

"You attend Sunday school, do your"
inquired Rev. Mr.. Smith Of Nellie.
Then you must know a great deal about
the Bible. Now tell US something nice
that's in the Bible, here. can your"
-Yeth, thiri Sis had some dried leaves in
It. apieth Of Aunt James wcddin' dreth,
apieth Of my dreth when l was baby,
thOmo hair, and Sis fellows PICTURE
EXCHANGE
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There is more than one part Of tho
world where brute strength is an over.
match for human ingenuity. The Gin.
gales coast jewellers fee like deer at the
Sight Of an elephant. The Grigua Hot.
tentos give lion q wide berth, even II
he should insist on making his head.
quarters at the best spring In the neigh.
borhOod. The Nubian valley-dwclIers
run even from the larger species OF bab.
oons, who, indeed, treat them with the
inSOlence Of superior beings, and often
SO out Of their way to insult them with
their defiant whOops. DIR. Felix L, o..
GALL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28

The 4Oi members Of congress com,
prise 1853 college graduates, Harvard
leads with ten men and the University
Of Vermont follows with eigl,t.-Ex.
change.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
MoLEra

YIolets, dainty and sweet &
Born Of tho dsws and the Mayi
Not in the dust and the heat
leave you toperish tc-day.
Nay, in the lordlest state,
Proud shall you 20 10 your rest
kings could but envy your fate,
Dying to-night on her breast ~
+. -E D. Pierson, milf.
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10 Earm Iandt q AmerIea.

The farms Of America equal the entire
territory Of the United Kingdom, France,
Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary,
and Portugal. The corn fields equal tic
extent Of England, Scotland and
Belgium; while the grain fields gener-
ally would overlap Spain. Tho cotton
fields cover an area larger than Holland
and twice as large as Belgium The rice
fields, sugar and tobacco plantations
would also form kingdoms OF no insig.
nifcant size, and such Is the stage Of al.
yancemeht reached by American agri.
eulturists that 1t Is estimated that one
farmer like Mr. Dalrymple, with a field
Of wheat covering 100 square mics, can
raise as much grain with 400 farm ser.
wants as 5000 peasant propietors In
Chicago Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
.CHAS. MACK { SON
AGAIN IN THE lead!
With the opening of new season before US,
we again offer to our many customers
STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
complete in every department
Through the columns Of the REGISTER we
will offer you, throughout our entire stock,
grand bargains, consisting Of
Dry Goods, Notions, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Queens
ware, Glassware, Cutlery,
Tin-ware and Groceries.

We only ash you to compare our goods with our
competitors in regard to quality and price. We
are 1Oe1l a1care that it is yell @1ot fact that
over-prodectjop in general throughout the wOrld
has caused the times NTH most all to be depressed
And it is not only the farmers produce and grain
that is depressed but 1t is also the manufacturers
Wetor that reason haze bought 1pte, as the early
buyer had to pay the manufacturer and ODber the
prices at Which they held their goods; but BY 1OGit
ing, the manufacturer and jobber weTe more 01v-
iOuS to sell, and
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28

The business Of the story.tellcr Is ID
toll the story, and let the story tell tie
moral. Chicago Times.
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Erman DAT hab once been yer trien'
ken be yer wust enemy. En- mad dog
would ruther bite his marster den any
uder puSSOu. -Arkansaw Traveller
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nc Hol sprIns. q tIuatemalla.


We left the capital with many regrets,
and with desire TO return to sce more
Of tho vast resources Of this region.
which forms the binding lakeland be-
tween the two Americas. Nature hAs
nowhere been more prodigSl with her
blessings and wonders. Volcano and
and lake, plain and mountain, valley
and forest, grain and fruit, flower and
shrub, SKY. and climate, each and all
have here joined their powers to produces
a land Of beauty and utility.
Our return to tho seaport, San jose,
gaVO n fine view Of Lake AnititlAn, ny
the road passeS around nearly two.thinls
Of It before mounting the high divide.
The steam was Issuing from various
places on the water, each spot indicating
an issue Of hot water from beneath.
These places aro favorite bathing resorts
and their winters are said TO be charged
with valuable medical properties. They
suggest, however, the heats Of near by
volcanoes, and tire possible UutLurst u
these mysterious powers. Indeed, tie
shadow Of the earthquake and Of the
sudden giving away Of tlle earth's crust
from these internal pillows Of ftr and
steam, somehow Is never long absent
from ones thought. Bat tho people
here plow and plOl On az lhougllnO sucll
catnclySm OF nature would evur bring
ruin to their homes, though tie ono
story houses and in some Cases, tho
tlIatched roofs, arc the tokens Of an up.
prcllenSion not in accord with their daily
livcs,-S, D. TEACHERS Guatemala Let
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28

Chinese in Sononla county, California,
gather wild peoples and steep them IN
hot water, making sleeppredpeing do.
eoctlon, which they serAs Is Gu Joy drink.
ins.-ChiOago TinHss
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tbs AnlhvrirsL UaspridEsd edltloa.
Everybody has heard Of Oscar Vida,
but not everybody knows his full name.
Il Is osCar Fingail o'Fiahertie Wills
Wilde.-Chicago Journal,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
NO. 25.

created 30 or 40 peers in his time, and could have doubled the mum Der had he chosen, had no seat in the aristocratic presence, and re- mained standing while he was berated by member of the nobility.
 Not only individuals, but the Commons themselves, the coordinate branch of the legislature: have no place assigned them in the upper chamber, except at the entrance and below the bar; relic this of the ancient arrogance with which the representatives of the people were treated by the peers. Even when the Commons are summoned to hear the reading of speech or message from the throne, no seats are allowed them; they rush in from their own House, pell-mell and head long, like parcel of school boys, to secure a place as near possible to the bar which divides them from the nobility.
 On the night I speak of Dean Stanley was on the steps of the throne of favor, for he had many friends among the lords. He took me in to dine with him at the deanery, which is close to the Parliament houses. One of the Irish archbishops whose fate was at stake accompanied us, for the debate was closing and division imminent and nobody wished to go far to dinner. The dean was an intimate friend of the prelate and said to me sadly that this might be the last occasion when the archbishop would sit in the House of Lords. It was like dining with man be- fore his execution. But the archbishop was
 brave and talked on indifferent topics with the American democrat
 That night members who rarely or never set foot in the House of Lords were present in scores, but at ordinary divisions the num- Der who vote, small as it is compared with the aggregate of the peers, is collected only by the energetic pressure of the politician called the "whip," because he whips the noblemen in. The peers seem to value their privilege principally 8 means of asserting their opinions when these are opposed to the pol icy certain in the end to prevail.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
WORM.

Fashion note-Last winters clothes will be
 worn more this season than last.-Marathon
 Independent.
 A man never finds out how heavy he is until he sits down suddenly on thin ice.- Fall River Advance. Mercury is said to be the god of thieves. Mercury has certainly got pretty low this winter.-Boston Commercial Bulletin He-How lovely Miss De Lancy looks; she | reminds me of an old picture Rival Beau ty-Yes, very old picture and restored.- Life.
 4 friend of ours, absent on a trip to Wash | ington writes that he has been all through l the national capital and considerable of his own.-Lowell Citizen. | It is one of the things past finding out 1 how it is that the slowest walker is always at l the head of the procession on the narrow l sidewalk-Boston Transcript. It turns out that the only suffering Joa- | quin Miler's daughter endured was that in 1 cidental to her being in Chicago. Every | body suffers there.-Omaha Herald. | The Indians of New Mexico are very thrift l ty and economical. When bleodhounds are sent in pursuit of them they shoot the dogs
 and eat them.-Burlington Free Press. l A Pittsburg woman has four diamonds set | in her front teeth. Pennsylvania is the only | State we know of where diamond drills are l l Post.
 1 It makes man feel as mad as cross | eyed dromedary to come across his last | summers straw hat and linen duster he is 1 rummaging for his skates in the attic.-Fall l River Herald.
 ! An Englishman in Madras has, by lucky
 accident, made photograph of tiger in the | act of seizing it's prey. It was only partial 1 success, however, as he didn't have time to
 tell the beast to Hook pleasant. ."-B Boston Post.
 s'Have you read Whatshisname's poem9" ''No, sir, don't read poetry, I write it."
 "Well, suppose that does prejudice you against verse somewhat; but I can assure 1 you that some poetry is really worth read l ing. "-Boston Transcript. | Reasoning by analogy.-"Does your wife | talk in her sleep?" asked one married man of l another one day when they were comparing | notes. ''I don't lay awake to see," replied 1 the heartless husband; "but she talks all the rest of the time, so Irather guess she does" ."- | Somerville Journal. l "Mildred," said the High school girls
 mother, ' hand me my cookery book. They are making kind of preserve up the Ken nebec river that I never heard of before, and
 I want to see if it is in" ''What kind of preserve is it mammaa' ''They call it an l ice jam, and I'd just like to know how it is | made, because ice is cheaper now than in the
 summer. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Jokes from the French: Bidon, a soldier of the line, arrives in Paris from Formosa ! with wooden leg. ''Noble hero," says NJ. Opportun Prud
 homme, "thanks to you, France has one foot l in China.
 Bidon, innocently, ''It is, indeed, true, and l it is who have left it there." 1 In the police court: "Prisener, you have stabbed an unfortu-
 nate woman s7 times, and only to rob her of | 3f. and 15 sous!" Accommodating prisoner-"Monsieur le President, will accept with pleasure what
 ever damages you may be pleased to give | p1a-
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
Friday, January 29. 1886.
THE PENSION BILL.

The bill now pending to increase the pen sions of the widows and dependent relatives of soldiers from eight to twelve dollars month is attracting good deal of attention The Commissioner of Pensions estimates that its passage would add annually more than s6,O00, 900 to the appropriation for pensions -$3, 800 GOO for widows, minors and depen- dents of soldiers of the war of 1861, $900,- 900 for widows and dependents of soldiers of the war of 1872, and more than $1, ,500,000 of applications now on file which are likely to be favorably considered and allowed.
 Commissioner Black estimates that the total cost to June 30, 1885, of the arrears act was $179, 1000, ,000-an act which it was esti- mated in 1879, when it was passed, would cost not more than $25, ,0O0,0 and the ultimate total cost of the act is estimated at $259, ,00O, 900. More than $S0 0OO 000 are yet to be paid in first payments by reason of it, after which the pensioners who receive this amount will be placed on the roll and receive additional annual pensions so long as they may be entitled to them.
 The cost of pensions, exclusive of the pay ment of arrears, has increased from $28, 76o, 967 in 1881 to $34, ,456, 800 in 1884 and to
 
 S3S, 090, 9S5 in 1885, Inclusive of the pay ment of arrears this item of expense increas ed from $56, 90s, ,597 in 1884 to s64, 933, ,2SS in 1885. For the last two years the govern ment's pensioners have cost an average of more than s6O, 1000, ,O0O a year. Without the additional expense of the proposed increase of $4 month, or of any of the half dozen other plans to augment the pensions appro- priation, the applications of arrears now on file which will he allowed will for several years to come increase the sum of last years payment, so that we may now reckon on an annual expense of about $70, ,000, ,000, until by natural causes and by the limitation of the Arrears act diminution of the number of pensioners begins. If the proposed in crease of four dollars month is allowed we shall have more than s75,000, 900 year to pay to pensioners until the arrears are all paid.
 Nobody objects or ought to object to lib- erality in the treatment of those who fought for their country, but many are thinking that it is time to call halt in the pension busiDess