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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Is not a wonder to any one who
thinks about It how the speaker is able in
u week or ten days to assign 1856 men to
fifty committees without giving one man
too much or emitting to employ some.
body. The work is done so systematic.
ally, however, that it is only by a gross
blunder that anybody Is altogether
omitted in the distribution of places.
The speaker begins by setting up q
chart ruled one way for fifty places, and
at right angles to those lines are 1886
others corresponding to the number of
members and delegates. Asaman is as,
signed a check is made in the space over
the name and committee line inserted.
As the work progresses the speaker can
zee at n glance who has been chosen and
who is TO be provided for. When a
change Is made, tile checks are rubbed
out and the transfer made by more
checks in other places. While members
are not supposed to ask for places, they
dc II, and the expression Of preference,
though not quite proper, in strict
sense, is helpful to the speaker in fur.
nishing members with congenial occll.
patton. A certain degree Of eau.
tion is observed in refusing to put
men on committees when they are
too seemingly concerned about pet
schemes to come before them.-Wasll.
inGton letter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
Tho charnclcrI.tIc. of N. rn.teur

NJ, Pasteur Is 81 years OLD. Hris a
short, thick-set person about five feet
six or seven inches high, with straight
black hair, little EprinkIcd with gray,
and short-trimmcd whiskers Of the same
character. Some few years since, he lad
an attack Of paralysis which affected hi
left side somewhat, 50 that the move,
ments Of that side are not as free as
those Of the other.
In some ways he reminds one Of the
late Gen. Grant. He is not much OF a
talkcr; has in general rather Unconditional
features, hut has a pair Of kindly, dark
eyes, with heavy eyebrows. From
casual observation or without sufficient
acquaintance, under peculiar conditions,
one would never be led to think that a
man so apparently Unconditional possessed
a tenderness and emotional sympathy far
beyond that Of ordinary women. When
babes or very young coildrcn displayed
exceeding fright after the first inocula.
ton, when brought each succeeding day,
one didno have to watch very closely to
see the pearls Of sympathy gather in the
masters eyes.-Dr. Billings in Medical
News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

A volcanic revival seems to have
struck the Pacific coast Of our continent.
Tie seaport of GuayaquiI, in Ecuador,
has witnessed three days eruption Of
Mount Tungunzua, turning night into
duy;' aud in western Mexico the volcano
lf Colima has furnished n series Of free
Wrotcchuics. Aitera ubtcrranean pre-.
h,do Of strange bumpings and rumblingS,
HE great crater burst into flames aud
Logan to lombard the neighboring hill
aides with skyrockets in the form Of
twenW-pound chunks Of bituminous con.
glomeratc. American tourists could
reach the scene Of the phonomeon within
three days after leaving San Antonio,
Texas via III Paso, the Mexican capital
and the terminus Of the unfinished AGA
pulco road, from where Colima lthe sea-
port can be reached by easy stages, The
peak Of CoIima-l2,0 900 feet above the
level Of the Pacltic--is about our nearest
active volcano, for the twounpronounce.
able cratas in the neighborhood Of the
capital seem TO have permanently retired
from active busiuess.-ProfesSor Oswald
in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
TIE HABITS oF TAg KOREANS.
a People Who Are Physically Superb,
bat lay and ImproyidspL

a People Who Are Physically Superb,
but Lazy and IhproyldsnL
The peopIs are physically superb-tall,
strong, noble in bearing. Tie women
are very giantesses and tread the ground
Ike oxen. By far the finest race plIyd.
cally 10 tile east Is in the mouth Of every
foreigner. Mentally they are keen aud
intellectual. They have in reality no 70.
ligion. Buddhism holds few; Catholic
ism numbers several THOUSAND. Con-.
fucianism is the court code. Deumi
worship, a low form VI superstition, pre-
walls everywhere. Ancestral worship ID
universal In habit all are careless. lazy,
imprOvileht, dirty beyond endurance,
and given 70 drunkenness, Women are
degraded and held in abject sub lection.
They do much Of tie work. There are
no schools, the parent being the sole
teacher. Poverty is well nigh universal.
Bulls Of heroic mold and small ponies
are the means Of traffic as well as the
backs Of men.
The food consists Of beans, rice, and
meat, The Korean is beef.eater, and
will deyour more meat than two English.
men Il he has tile opportunity. Dogs
also are eaten. Those who live along the
coast Subsist mostly on fish diet, though
the Korean boat is 80 poorly constructed
aud the Korean 70 bad a sailor that very
little deep-sea fishing is pricticCd, Hence
the Chinese who lnhabit tic opposite
shores Of the Yellow sen are the gamers,
for in Seasons when the herring frequent
the Korean shores they come over in
numbers and carry away quantities Of
ilsh.-COr, Inter Ocean.
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SOME changes have been made in the
eilings concerning unmailable matter.
he rule has been, for a long time, that
indy and cake could not be sent BY mail
Unless enclosed in tin or wooden box.
These articles are very troublesome in the
mail. II candy can 60, any kind Of
candy can 80, and candies are sent that
melt md run, and dehlo and glue to-
gethcr all the other mail matter in the
same pouch with 1t. Cake is worse still,
and, strange as it may seem, gives the
department more trouble than any other
kind Of mail matter, 1t is always wed.
ding cake, and very rich. II not only
breaks up, gets scattered through the
pouch and leaves great grease spots on all
the other mail matter, but attracts the
rats, so that they eat through thepouchcs
and through the other matchmaker to get
oft, Experience has proved, now, that
even enclosing cake and candy in tin or
wood does not remedy these evils; and
consequently n late ruling declares cake,
candy and all sorts of confectionery al
together unavailable. This will break
the hearts Of great many brides and
bridesmaids, but it is indisponsably
necessary,-Chicago Journal Interview.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
"An.I.erllc Inlermcnl sneEo for corr.c..


"Antiseptlc Iutrrmcnt Sack" for Corrsrs.
Some months ago n committee ap.
pointed By the National Association Of
Baggage Agents called upon lls and asked
il rubber could not be effectively suhsti.
tuted for the canvass Wrapping that /.
now occasionally used in cmbahning.
told them would see what could bedone
and few weeks later we devised and
manufactured sample lot Of these sacks,
which we call our "antiseptic intermcnt
sack
Here is the sack" added the re.
porcr's informant, as he drew his attrn.
ton to rubber bag about six feet in
length It, shape was that Of a man.
sock, and when the body is placed in it
for sealing the leg extension of the sock
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
RncNIen's Arnlcn SaIye.

The Best Sale in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fc.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill,
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
quircd, 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, OF money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by VS.. Hoy,
Druggist. decidedly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
EnierprIslng, Rellable House.

Dr. W. S. Hoy can always be relied
upon, not only to carry in stock tie best
Of everything but to secure the Agency
Of such articles as have well.known mer.
itand arepopular with the people,there-
by sustaining the reputation Of being al.
ways enterprising, and ever reliable
Having secured the Agency for the celc-
braied DR.. Kings New Discovery tor
Consumption, will seIlit on a positive
guarantee. II will surely cure any and
every affection Of Throat, Lungs, and
Chest, and to show our confidence we
invite you to call and get atrial Bottle
Free.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
Physicians Have Found out

PnySlClAIlS haVC Found ont
That Il communicating and foreign Gle.
mcnt in the blood, developed by indi.
gcstion, is the cause Of rheumatism.
This settles upon the sensitive sub.cula,
ncous covering Of the muscles and liga.
mcnts OF the joints, causing constant
and shifting pain, and aggregating as a
calcateOus, chalky deposit which pro.
duccs stiffness and distortion of the
joints No fact, which experience has
demonstrated in regard to Hostetter'.
Stomach Bitters, has stronger evidence
to support than This, namely, that this
medicine OF comprehensive uses checks
the formidable and atrocious disease,
nor is it less positively established that
it is preferable to the poisons often used
to arrest it, since the medicine contains
only saIutary Ingredients. It it also a
signal remedy Tor maIarial ievers, con.
stipation, dyspepsia, kidney and bladder
ailments, debility and other disorders,
Set that YOU get the genuine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
Trustees Sale of the Marion Fry
Farm in Cooper District Mason
County, West Virginia.

rs wwsuanccoi u deed Of trust, execn
| ted to the undersigned, by Marion
Fry and Eliza Fry, his wife, bearing
date ON the nth day OF March, 1885
aud recorded in the Mason County Court
Clerks Office, in trust deed book No. S,
folio SOS, &c, to secure the payment Of
Il prommisSory note executed BY the
said Marion Fry, bGaringeven date with
said trust decd, and payable six months
after date, with interest from date, n
the order OF John MrCullnch, for the
sum Of $25S,0O; and tile said note hay.
ing become due and payable, and default
having been made in the payment there.
OF, and being requested and required by
the holder OF said note, 80 to do. / shall
sell At public auction, at the front door
Of the Court House, Of Mason County
West Virginia, on Saturday, The
lOih day Of April, 1856, at / P.
NJ, tho property conveyed to inc by
said deed Of trust, being l6S acres Of
land, lying in Cooper District, and being
the same farm upon which the said Ma.
rion Fry now resides. This is a good
farm, and is well improved. Terms Of
sale SPOT CASH.
The above sale is made, however, sub.
jet to decd OF trust heretofore execu
ted by Marion Fry This wife not Joining
therein on the nth day Of Scptember,
1870, to Samuel Richard, Trustee, tosecure
Jas. l.. Knight, the payment Of single
bill therein described, for the sum OF
S3n2.OO, payable to said Jas. l.. Knight,
twelve months after date, with interest
from date, and which said deed OF trusl
is duly Of record in the Mason County
Court Clerks Office, in trust deed book,
No. 8, folio lSS, &c, to which reference
may be had, The exact amount due
upon said single bill will be made known
on the day OF sale.
JNo +, TIMMS, Trustee.
inch l0-lw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Some idea may be formed Of the mag
'itudc Of the higher institutes Of learning
% Germany when compared with those
uf The United States, by reading the oil
rill reports Of the number Of students in
aay one Of them, It isreportcd that
there are now :, s6j students in the uni,
verSity OF Munich. OF these 1867 are
dcvOting Themselves to the studies Of
medicine, 500 in Judiciary branches, 500
law students, 52i to the study Of phiIo5o
ply, 100 to theology. lO9 to national
economy, and l52 topharmacy.-C Chicago
Times,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
snper.tIlInns In CentrnI AmcrIcn.

The peasant Indians Of Central Amer.
lea hold some ourioua superStitions. Of
which the following are examples:
Whena child is i'll pe mother takes a
drake, singes its tail 'eathem, aud, NUT.
tering certain words passes it.oycr the
patient, A woman feeds parrot with
few pieces of tortilla and gives the
child the crumbs which fall from the
bcak, as they will make it talk. Collie is
due to the evil eye; in order to get rid of
the disturbing influence the woman
breaks four ducks eggs into basin and,
having mixed them with rue, places the
whole under the Childs head; il the com.
pound be curlled in the morning the
spirit has departed. -Chicago Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
IlnIlrond rrnrcrtr nna rrnnnnrlnlInr

Railroad property now constitutes one
fifth Of the accumulated capital of the
country, gives employment to $4,000
people, and moves 4OOOOO, 900 tons Of
freight annually, one-hali of which is
fuel and feed, and so cheaply that the
Massachusetts, mechanic can now pro-
cure the transportation Of years sup
ply Of food from distance Of l,OOOmilcs
for the proceeds Of one days labor.--Chi.
csgJ Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
RE ROYAL FAMILY OF DENMARK.
shaking Hands With the QuSsn-HoW
Christian Became King.

shaking Hands With the QuSsn-HoW
Christian Became King.
Said ST. Lassen, bookkeeper at Calls
carpet house, 70 a reporter. +Yon know
I'm Dane, 50 read that anccdoteabout
Professor Andersen, our minister TO
Denmark, in tie paper, with consid-
cradle interest. II dwells upon Minister
Anderson's shaking hands withthe queen
Of Denmark rs something surprising,
even shocking 10 the punctilliO Of that
court. Now that's nonsense. Nothing
is thought Of shaking hands with the
king or queen. lisa very plain, demo-
cratic sort u court. When / was boy
Frederick VII, was king Of Denmark.
He WAS just a plain, everyday king.
The bOys in the streets didn't call him
Your Excellency OF Your Majesty.
It was just How dye do. King Freder.
ickT and he would pat us on the head or
tap US on the shoulder. have seen him
come down To the dock where the boys
were fishing and inquire about their
catch, aud when he was shown partic.
ularly good string or an especially large
fish, he would make some iocose remark
that would tickle us youngsters amaz-
ngIy,
~'rhe present king, Charles TX, is an
accident. He was not in the lire Of sue
cession at all. Tie count Of Schleswig.
Holstein might have been king IL he had
not gone over to the side Of the Prussians
in the schleswig-H olstein war. He did
Il to save his estates and in the hope Of
getting other property to which his
family thought they had some title. So
lie fell by tile wayside, and Christian was
made king.
Before he was king, Christian did not
live in any great style, His income was
only 10000 crowns, and crown is only
"a cents. Why. have looked out Of my
hack door many time and seen Chris.
tian's seven daughters at the back Of his
house washing and hanging out clothes.
1don't think the family ever had horse.
know the girls had billy-goat to play
with and draw them about. Indian.
apolis Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
An AnsEnr NTnntnh.

Can anyone bring US case OF Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure2 We say they
cannot, as thousands OF cases already
permanently cured aud who are daily
recommending Electric Bittes, will
prove. Brights Disease, Diabetes, Weak
Back, orany urinary complaint quickly
cured. They purify the blood, regulate
the Bowels, and act directly on the dis.
eased parts, Every bottle guaranteed.
For sale at SOC. a bottle by Dr. W. S.
Hoy, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Col. ". a. Witchep, formerly Of
Wayne county, has been rxten,
siyely advertised over the state al
being lynched for numbering his
fourth wife. The Colonel howeyer
serently bobs up and telegrapbs be
is still a resident Of this wicked
world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

TN pursuance of the terms OF a deere.
| | tai order of the Mason County Cir.
ruit Court, entered on the 18th day Of
February. 1856, in the Chancery cause
therein pending, wherein II. j. Ghesteris
complainant and Il. W. Finnicnm Is de.
PENDANT, the undersigned Special Com
missioner shall proceed To sell at public
auction, at the front door OF the Court
House Of Mason county, West Virginia,
to the highest bidder, on Saturday.
the 10Th day Of April, 1856, at
Il o'clock, A. NJ, the real estate in the
bill and proceedings mentioned, and be.
ing two adjoining tracts or parcels OF
land living in Mason county, West Vir.
ginia, one containing by estimation 81
acres and the other Is acres, making l0O
acres, more or less, upon the following
terms, viz
Cash in hand as to the sum OF SGl5.5B
md the costs Of said suit and sale, and
upon Il credit as to 500, payable April
LIST, 1857; S272, payable April LIST, 1855,
aud il there is any residue, upon q cred.
II Of three years as to that the last in.
stallment to bear interest from date, the
purchaser giving bond with approved
security for the deferred payments, and
tie title Of the land will be retained as
a further security until all Of the pay
ments shall have been made.
II. r. HOWARD,
Special Commissioner.
hereby certify that II. Il. Howard,
the abovenamcd Special Commissioner
has given the bond required by law and
the decree under which he is acting.
r. II. MITCHELL, Clerk.
Simpson & Howard, Soils.
mShl7 4.w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Gold fevers Of the intermittent form
still agtate the settlers of Eastern Aus,
tralia, A detachment of Melbourne ad,
vcnturcrs has started for the heal-watcrs
Of the Latrobc river, where rich placer,
have been discovered in valley which
twenty years ago was specifically cx,
plored and pronounced non.aurifcrous
Similar reyisions OF pioneer vcrdicts arr
at any time apt to surprise the 'igars Of
our own Eldorado. The California
placer region Is too extensive to hav,
beenmore than half explored.-ProfeSsoI
Felix L. Oswald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Sanitation is needed in Japan. Ac.
cording to the transactions Of It's Society
Of Medical Science, one Of lis cities
containing population u 1850, 0OO-rc-
ports a death rate Of So per i.OOO,-chi.
cago Herald,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

The strike Of the coal miners in
the Great Kanawha valley still
continues. The miners arc being
assisted by employees Of other
mines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

John and Charley Tibbs and John
Murphy confessed to obstructiug
and stoning train near Clarks.
burg. The boys said they wanted
to 60 to The penitentiary. II is
probable they will go.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Christian Dabolt, an aged Ger.
man tried to commit suicide in
Harrison county, but an inQuisitive
neighbor hauled him out Of the
creek.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
sIeUaaLs

Ayroi1 iglike The oar that mommtiy
iisi u ilspcTats strcs beneath dc wave,
Z fgH gIfls1 out again and sweeps the sca:
kaM yyond Nm Dew.born from one ngW
grave --AIAney IAnIer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

The annual State Sabbath School
convention will be held at Wheel.
ing this year on June 18th, 16'h
and l7th.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Professor Baird says that fair est.
mate Of the annual product Of the Amer.
lean fisheries would Rct fall short OF
S1OO,OOO,OOO,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

Thomas Stevens, going around
the world or a bicycle as special
correspondent for Outing, left TIE.
heran on Thursday on the way To
Calcutta, He is in good health
and confident of penetrating China
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31

The miners of Fairmont, Clarks.
burg aud Newburg, are enrolling
themselves in the Federation u
miners and mine laburers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
ENTERPRISING,
NEWSY, and
FEARLESS
The Best Weekly Paper published in
the State. Its Political, Local and
State News
CANTOT BE EXCELLED.

No paper ever published in the State
has received more words Of commenda-
ton from newspapers and men Of all
parties.
pY-No well informed Republican can
afford TO be without it.
1t does not aspire to be n boss. II is
satisfied with u fearless presentation Of
the truth us It sees it.
The next Legislature is to be elected
the coming year. The STATE Journal,
will take hand aud will give AL the
news OF the canvass, 1t will also be
heard from in the Congressional Cam.
paign. As reliable, conscientious and
newsy paper it has
NO RIVAL IN THE STATE,
lJ5ynSn,rnlr ,npins ireo
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CAPIYAL FRYE $4,000.
100000 Tickets vt Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, IN Flllhs IN proportion.
APTR0xIN ATlON PRIZES,

1867 Prizes amounting $265,6OO
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to TO the Office OF the Com.
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address. POSTAL
NOTES, Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary let.
ter. Currencyby Express GALL sums Of
80 and upwards at our expensc) adj
dressed
NJ. a. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans LRs
or NJ. \. DAuPuIN,
Washington, u. c.
Make 20. Money 0drors payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
mchl7-lm.
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PRTNTINq.
j. S. O'ROARK.

Opposite Patcn, Office, Washington, D. @.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-02
JACKSON, MISS.
The Privilege Tax ImnOsed on
Drummers-NO r. lief for Them.
IsPxoIAL TO rHE ApPEAL.l

JACKSON, MI!s., March 1.-The priv
ilege tax imposed on drummers by
the last Legislatur 10 creating quite
sir throughout the state. 1T is
claimed that on Amendment to ms
privilege tax bll was adopted " hich
would prevent ties and towns from
levying an additional tax OF 80 per
cent on theS a e, butthe same does not
apptar in the enrolled bill. This is
C aimed by the chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee of the House,
who had charge of the bill. The jour
nal, also show that the bill was not
correctly enrolled. Be this as it may,
the drummers have no relief, for the
enrolled bill is the law.
Miss Helen Jonegan OF this city,
and Mr.. W. s. Cole of New Orleans,
were married here last night by the
Rev. DR.. John Hunter OF the Presby'
terian church, at the brides mother'e'
W. W. Graves, son of Col. Thomas
Graves { ( Honey Island, died at Pot
ash SLlphur Springs, Ark, on March
Both. de will be buried here TO- NOR
row. He was born and raised in thif
citV