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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-06-23

Ayollng negro in the south had been
converted and at once wanted to preach.
His elders thought lie was not fitted for
the important work; but ho welLnigh
staggered them by relating vision
in which ho had plainly seen the letters
"G. p. c." which could mean only: "Go
Preach Christi A whitc.haircd negro
preacher slowly arose and told the
ambitious young brother that while he
had, no doubt, seen the letters in n
vision, he had failed in the interpreta-
ton. They probably meant: "Go pick
cotton or "Go plant corn." This settled
the matter. A preacher in the New
York conference, when the story was
told q few days ago, remarked
to friend sitting near: "Iwisll we had
men in our white conferences sharp
enough to explain away as satisfactorily
the arguments by which our young in
competents try to convince the commit
tee that they have been called to preach
the gospel.r-Ncw York Tribune.
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.CHAS. MACK { SON
again IN THE lead!
With the opening Of a new season before US,
we again offer to our many customers a
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 Goo1s wjth our
competitors in regard to quality and price. We
are 1veJI olvare that it is 7Oe7J hnolOn fnct THAT
oyer-pro1uctiom in general, throughout the wo71d,
has caused the times NTH most oJL to be depressed
Apd it is not only the farmers produce md grain
tot is depressed, but it is also Hte manufacturers,
We for that reason hare bought late, as the early
buyer Aod to poy the manufacturer and jobber the
prices at Which they held their goods; but BY vnit
Ing the manufacturer md .jOb6er 1rere more onr-
iOUS to sell. and
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A punI.hlnenl for M, Ananellr

The American dies from overwork and
anxiety. When he Is years old he be.
gins school with the determination to be
at the head Of The class. BE will out
run, Outjump, and lick any boy Of his
size. lie enters upon condition to
strain that is perpetual. AS he goes on
It gets wonc. lie must be in politics al
20, rich at 80, great at 40, and IL ho
meas1r0bly succeeds le Is decaying al
60, and dead at 90. He ought to be
dead 1t Is a fitting punishment for HE
andacity and his steady violation Of the
laws Of nature. =. Chicago Tihies.
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-fes 1 have, Saia i, 5narply, a gvUu
deal startled in spite Of myself. Il laid
It to the nihce pie.T
-Minco piel Oh, what has that gross
compound in common with spiritual crCa.
tons" And the Genius wrtlng his
hands.
THE pie was good" said !, stoutly.
4But look here Mr.. Raphael-'
Smith. = said the artist.
swell, Raphael Smith, then, you seem
70 be posted in this matter, tell me about
the ghost | saw last night the second
one Imean, when ! got into the wrong
oOmFn
"lmplous man! the first to ventare un-
btdden into the presence Of my crea.
tionS, > and Raphael scowlPd again.
well, ! didn't stay long" said I, de.
precatingly,
Long enough to complete tho work Of
ruin. Look YOU he gnsped, clutching
my arm. NBy your foolhardiness, to use
ordinary language, you involved me in
great pecuniary loss, and now claim.
as q slight compensation, the sum Of
5,000.a 5 5
Aud wiil You, !, said j, Will, consider.
able atonlshment, +be kind enough to
explain, in very ordinary language, the
meaning OF this very extraordinary dc.
mand:T
know then, said Raphael, shat am
n sculptor, and live in this hotel, In one
of the rooms above is my studio"
"GoOd.H
Il had just completed a plaster model
for statue of the late Judge Jelwool,
which was intended to adorn the public
square Of this town, My price was to
have been 5000. Last night, you, i'll.
starred man, dared to burst open my
studio.door, and the strong druught OF
wind caused thereby blew over my work,
and completely destroyed all my work
Of months"
+oh, what saw, then, was real
ghost, after all. Well, own to being
pretty well scared. Your art affected
me very powerfully"
"Don't jest, replied Raphael, grimly,
"nor yet delay the paltry pccuniary com.
pensation.N
l was not without experience in deal
ing with geniuses. Had the statue been
ordered by the town, or anybody in II?
Well no, not exactly. He couldn't say
that it had, and he further was obliged
to admit that no disinterestcd parties lad
seen the work TO judge its merits. Then ho
reluctantly allowed that the landlord
might como in and arbitratc between us;
and 50 the upshot of the whole matter
was, that tho 5000 was whitfield down
to $500, and the $500 melted into $50,
and finally s. bill, with the promise Of
u future order, should my native hamlet
ever conclude to erect An efligy to her
most distinguished citizen. proved suf-
licient to mollify the injured artist.
A barrow-luad Of the late Judge Jed.
woods remains, in plaster, was being
wheeled ont the hack way when / left.
On top Of the heap Of arms, legs, fingers,
etc, lay u round bald head, with nose
and one plaster eye attached. thought
for moment, as passed. that a cllalky
smile oveSpread the fragmentary feat
ures at the terror which they had in
gpircd the night before,-J. G. Joy in
Tid.Bits.
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Great Importance d tIIc Hen.

fUr the year 1889 the poultry product
Of this country was $S6O,OOO,O6O. Under
an equal division each tiniC woman ami
child in the country would have nail
over 81 TO the poultry farmers. But We
paldnlore than tlmt, for We imported
about half rs tNlch an We produced;
China alone sent us laOOo.00G eggs!
These arc tremendous figures, Our I,onl.'
Try interest, u sGins, Is more tllsii double
the value Of the dairy interest. II wig
%Srth in 1883 $3.50, O,OOO, 900 more than the
cotton product Of that Year. Wheeling
;Va.l Register
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CHIIAS. MACK & SON

are nov in such Shape that they defy any one Of
their competitors to tobe tie same quality goods
and NnderseJl them, as the old prove16 is, "G00dS
1CeU bought are halt solo,"
Our stock of Silks and Sans the largest aud cheapest Cash
meres S0ecs and Dress Goods complete, and
at prices never heard of before White Dress Goods speak for
themselves Come and be convinced that have the largest stock
Our stock of Dress Robes for Ladies beautiful and prices very
moderate.
In LADIES' Gents and CMdns Fine Shoes we have fnerstoc
than carried before Come aud examine and be convinced
Remember and bear in mnd it your interest come
and examine and be convinced that lead That do sub.
su grade of goods and represent being the genuine article
We have found out that honest dealing aud uniform is
the surest road to success.
Gmember take IN exchange Eggs Butter, Wool Dried
Apples nndn kinds Of Country PrOucG Country Merchants
will do well by giving chance their produce [Apr?S
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CurIon. pl,eoYerr OF iran. neinl,

Tie rather curious discovery has re-
Gently been made that in common allu.
vial clay, used in Germany for brick
making, some Of the rarest metals made
occur. Among these is cerium and
yttrium. The immediate effect Is to
render the bricks Of a bright flesh or yol.
low color, hitherto supposed to be due to
the presence Of iron. It is probable that
largo quantities Of the oxides of the
above metals will, through this discov.
cry, be rendered available in the arts
Scientific Journal
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Tho Poet LOngfsllow's TirSt Latter.

Tho first letter written by the poet
Lmgtellow is copied III tho new bio.
graPhy. The letter Is dated Portland,
january, 1914, the writer having almost
reached his l4th birthday. 1t Is as fol.
lowG 4Dear Papa: Ann wants a little
Bible like little BptsyS. VIII you please
buy her one Il you can find any in Bos.
toni lllave been to school all week and
only got seven marks. l shall have q
billet on Monday, wish you tobuy me
adrulu,F Chicago Ledger
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How 10 Strengthen ,l,o ,r.rnorv,

To cultivate the memory, Mr. +. W.
E. Green, an English Psychologist, recon.
mends: Concentrate your attention,
classify and condenSe, make associations,
substitute letters for figures, and local
ize your IDEAS"
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Disqualification Of Non.SICtaliIe Substance.
Professor Oliver Lodge has recently
made a discovery which is certainly Of a
somewhat startling character He has
found that not merely iron and steel, but
thatitiS exceedingly probable that every
substance possesses some capacity for
permanent magnctizution, Even piece
Of wood has become magnetlzedr or az
he expresses 1t, piece Il pitch pine sus.
pended between the poles Of an electric
magnet behave exactly like a weak com.
pass needle. e.-TexAs siftings.
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snfnlItnte fer IIla MooIon I'm.

Various processes have been brought
forward for producing unsatisfactory sil,.
stihltc for tie orlmury wooden nail. antl
them successful effort in this dlrco.
tion appears to have been accomplished
with paper PulP'-c Chicago EIvruldS'
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Why does the skull better resist the
ravuges Of tins than any other bone !!
This is a question propOtmded by n nat.
urllist who has observed the fact on
opening tho graves Of tnound.huilde,s,
and hss frequently remarked TINT the
skulls OF buffalo, elk, and other animals
on the western plains are in fair state
Of preservation long after the other bones
have entirely dccayed. Scientific Jour.
nal,
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Mean Mind, and 1.Ittlo Nature.

Mean minds and little natures skim
lightly through all branches Of learning,
and only gain a mere talking knowl.
edge OF anything, While seeming to
know everything, literally they know
nothing, except in the most superficial
wny.--Mme. George Sand
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TrrlAnd's sapBiy q woftDbl, Co,,.

ifrlahuS happily Of workable Coal.
The explored coal beds Of Ireland, az
cordinc to the latest blnebook, contain
about $40, 100000 tons o. workable coal
chiefly anthracite.
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Styles Shadng ns COorngs and Fabrics Were Never DEL
cate and Pretty as they are this Season at
sBR0 SIUS & &C
GALLIPOLIs OHIO,
The Dry Goods and Carpet House
OF SOUTHERN OHIO.
Of Merchandise the Ohio River between Wheeling aud Cincinnati
OUR DRESS GOODS e. elegance @ and nd beauty 1 filled

The Finest Stock Merchandise the Ohio River between Wheeling aud Cincinnati
OUR DRESS GOODS DEPART s %F S Sgsa @ and md If 0 @ 6s
Hl silk sur black andcoor Coorei and
anl
CMhmrc
beautiful ladies
ma a II toilet.
Bune before sold for less than 2
perry will
excellent White
Handsome
Cambys exquisite
Silk Embroidered Shoulder
and Persian Shawl and Summer
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT crowded with the best brands Of Staple Goods making
dndeBelL
Merchant Tailoring Department. Ts s a s f b% gf @ t
prepared Of Best stylish
rails WORK and LOW PRICES
Carpet Department S% G ne eo Carpets Iny ees shown this
GOOD and CHEAP
found in our cities.
before
all the
in market generally
their liberal enables this 1886 OHrtem the cWporW
buy Dry Goods and in Southern Ohio
March BROSIUS d 90.
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Begin your web, ana Goa win supIay
you WITH threaag ~
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wellchOseu friendship. the most noble
ofyIrtues, all our Joys make double,
And into halves divides our trouble.
Sir ]. Dsnhann.
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sa!lLIANrs.

Beware Of desperate steps! the darkest
day
Live Til tomorrow, will have passed
away. -cowpef.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24
NOrEs AND nNssir.

THr New York Chamber Of Commerce
hns raised S5D, l5l for the Charleston relief
fund.
FLAN Is found an excellent substitute for
soft coal out IN Dakota, and many Of the
farmers are raising 1t this year for fuel
lloN. CHARLES RoBlNsoS, late Assistant
solicitor of the Treasury Department, and
cousin of Governor Robinson, has opened
law office In Boston.
Coon enough. What will our esteemed
contemporary take p Critic. A memo
rial bridge with TnE CRlTiC's monogram
on 1t as psteutee.-[W Washington Post.
Mn. STONE OF the New York Journ1l Of
Commerce is a steady worker, and has taken
no vacation since 1910, nor In twenty-one
years has he missed u single day at his Office
COLONEL +. w. ALEXANDER, one OF the
most prominent OF Southern war CORE
spondents and we'll known journalist, died
In Marietta, Ca, yesterday, after lingering
Illness.
The Albany drgus speaks Of "a promi-
nent elopement." The couple probably
had brass band to play as they left the Old
homestead and electric lights on the car
riage.-[New York Graphic.
G. W. PATTERSON, only son OF ex-senator
Patterson of New Hampshire, who had re.
Gently been admitted to the bar with high
honors, has abandoned the law and entered
the Andover Theological Seminary.
ROBERT L. CRAwFoRD of New York,
brother of the late Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt, has founded a scholarship at Wander.
bilt University. This Is the first prize
tcholarship founded ut that institution.
WHEN Detroit people see Don Dickinson
walking along the street with his thumb
aud index fUgcr In his vest pocket, they
know he Is not feeling fur a match or
toothpick. He Is ouly freling to see II
Michigan is stlll there. Chicago News.
GENERAL WILLIAM BooTn OF the Saliva
tion Army, now on his way TO this country,
is 81 years Of age, and for eleven years was
a minister Of the Methodist communion. In
ls6l lie became an Evangelist, aud In 1865
established Christian mission in the east
end Of London, which some years later he
orgabized on military lines, aud gave II the
name Of the "sdlya,iou Army HE wife
and children are engaged in the same work
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24
THE STATUE IN THE EsEA-wOoD.

In the sea-woud he sits alone,
by men forgotten and unknown,
A soul struck suddenly to stone.
uDheedng through the centuries
Tie bloom ana fading ot the trees,
The cegsclcss sursing OF the seas.
Bright flowers spring about his feet
Above linn where the branches meet
1he little birds make music sweet.
He knows not of them. his still gaze,
Piercing Times dim mysterious ways,
Sees but one day among the days:
The day that left him sitting there
Through all eternity TO bear
The burden of fixed despair.
Forgotten all the men who trod
In the dead years that Same green SOD,
The men who worshiped him as god
No shadow on his awful eyes
Has fallen from their prayers and cries,
From blood and smoke of sacrifice,
Intent, In silent majesty
He sits and looks upon the sea,
sole sharer Of his mystery;
Waiting until those mighty hands
Shall burst from out they stony bands
And grasp the scepter Of the lands,
He hears not the long waves that pour
Forever on the sounding shore
one sad song, "Neyer, never more"
-IEnglish illustrated Magazine.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24
CHURCH REFORM.

The General Convention Of the Pro
iestant Episcopal Church of the Uni.
ted States, which meets every three
years, will be held this year at Chi
cago, beginning October o, and proba-
bly, continuing in session month.
The convention is composed of two
bodies similar in their relative status
to the two branches of Congress-the
House of Bishops aud the House of
Deputies, the latter being directly
representative of the people.
The coming convention will be of
unusual interest, not only to the Pro.
testant Episcopal Church. but to all
other religious organizations, because
of the general importance Of the ques.
tions which, It Is understood, will Gu
gage its principal attention. These
are the revision Of the Book of Com.
mon Prayer, the establishment Of an
Appellate Court and greater unity be-
tween Christian denominations diiler-
Ing only In forms Of worship but agree
ing in matters Of faith.
The creation of an Appellate Court
is designed for the benefit of ministers
who, when charged with beresy, or
immortality Of any sort, or violation of
their VOWS of ordination. s)meti mes
feel aggrieved by the decision OF the
ecclesiastical courts of the diocese,
from which, under the present system,
there is no appeal
The other two questions are Of more
peculiar interest, because they in
volve departures from the old-timc
conservatism of the Church aud the
adoption of more liberal and progrcs.
sive principles. The revision of the
prayer. book has been under consdera.
tion for about fifteen years, and for the
last six years has been in the hands of
joint committee, from which report
is expected at this convention. The
friends of revision urge, not only greater
simplicity and brevity, but greater
variety in the forms of public service,
and their better adaptation to the al
val ced ideas and needs of the present,
as compared with those of nearly a
century ago, when the prayer-book,
as 1t now is, was ratified.
The third Of the three leading ques.
tons to be considered relates to the
lreaking down of the old bar.
riers that have so long existed between
the Protestant Episcopal clergy and the
ministers of other evangelical denomi
nations. 1t points to II more enlarged
fraternity of those engaged in the SANE
work to less exclusivcness and intol
erance. TO broader exemplifcation oi
the Christian love and charity. that
should characterize the eXpounders .!
common faith.
The secular as well as the religious
element OF the country is interested il
all these reforms, because to the exten
that they are accomplished, the Church
thereby becomes the more ellicien
handmade of progress, civilization an
true Christian liberty.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24
SPECIAL. NOTICES.
~ LIQUOR LionNsE NorloE.
OFFICE or TIE

OFFICE or TIE
COMMISSIONERS OF the DISTRICT o. CoLuN3tA,
WAsuiSaros. y. c.. Scot %, 1925.
. /. Applications for liquor license for the
license year beginning NOVEMBER I NSNf
should he presented ~ the office of the As
stssCr, d. q , a. soon us possible, to insure ac'
ton before tho expiration ct the present
licCntc wear bnd must be accompanied bf
the certificate NJ the Collector Of Taxes that
the applicant has deposited in his Office the
requisite license fee
2. Applicants for liquor license must com
ply with existing requirements OF law In sub
mitting their applications, and no license Will
lie issued except at the discretion OF tho Com
missioners.
D. All applicants who shall engage In, or
WHO shall continue, said business after the
expiration of present license. will do 80 at
their peril, as In all cases where the apnlica-
tion shall, for any reason, fail, they wlll bo
prosecuted under the existing laws, and the
money deposited for license will be held 10
pay any fine which the court may impose
uron trgl.
j. In all cases where It Is proposed to sell
liquors, wines or beer to be drunk Oh tho
premises, the application must be for bar
room license, and the applicant must conform
TO the provisions of the law In such cases
vi ulesae licenses will be issued only TO such
persons as deal in liquors, wines and beor az
merchandise.
by order of the Commissioners, d. G.
WILLIAM TINDALJ.
SegrsturV.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24
Brother Gardeners short sermons

Brother Gardner's Short sermons.
A note has been left on my desk AKIN
me why de present aige has not produced
Cicero, Dogenes or Milton. / answer
to de efleck dat each aige has produced
OF itself an fur itself.
Diogenes was looked upon as wise man
In his day an aige. Put him an his tub
on airth to-day an II wouldn't be twenty
four hours befo' he'd be jerked to de jug
ur crank, an de law would fo'ce him
to cut his hair, dig out his nnger-nails an
put on a clean shirt
Cicero was applauded by thousands fur
his mastery oratOry. At dat aige de gift
Of CAB was "A rare thing. Iu dis alge you
kin attend fvedollar lawsuit befo' any
Justice Of de Peace an fad match fur
Cicero In "A three dollar lawyer. If fhecould
drap down among US he'd fad 1t hard work
to get resolushun fur new sidewalk
frew dc City Council.
We has no poet TO ekal Milton, but II
we had de newspapers wouldn't gin him q
fair show. Dey'd refer TO his produck-
shuns as spring poetry, an he'd likely be
dubbed de gate-Balladist OF Indiana
Dis aige doan' cry fur poetry half rs much
as fur pork, au' a chap like Milton would
hev to turn hand d-organ to make liyin'.
De aige doau' demand no great man In
any line When II does he will bob TO de
surface an his name will appear In de
papers. We am all mo- or less orators. We
Bm oil wise nun IN our way, We am all
philosophers 'nuif to see why water won't
run up hill, am statesmen nun TO know
what ais dis kentry am its oyerproduction
Of bootiaeks Il Detroit Free Press.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24

The New York Yacht Club shows
some hesitancy in accepting the chat
lenge of Mr.. James Bell to race next
year for the Americas Cup, partly he
cause the challenge Is not in regular
form, and partly because the club does
not want to go to the trouble and ex-
pense of another race, unless there is
some assurance that vessel which can
really sail will be sent over here. The
club is naturally tired of sailing its
crack slSCps against yachts that really
have no show against them. But If
the report that comes from Glasgow is
true, the informality in Mr.. Bells
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24

challenge should he overlooked, arl
that gentleman he allowed to try for
the cup. lie proposes to construct IN
the Clyde sloop Of the same tonnage
as The Mayhowcr on the Am,ricln
model, put n clyde skipper and q
Clyde crew on board and send her over
bere to combat with the sloop Of the
Yacht Clubs selection, Such II race
would be really worth sailing.
.
In THE gamut Of tragedy the high.
est note of the upper register is sounded
when Shakespeare "Richard ILL.," is
touched, and the actor who can take it
without break In the dramatic melody
may be considered fully accomplished
in his art. Among those who essay
the difficult task and the youngest,
probably, of them ALL Is Mr.. Frederick
Warde, who presented his interpreta.
tion Of the character at the National
last night and won rounds of applause
by his efforts. That his work is open
TO adverse criticism is not to be denied,
but there is in 1t much to praise, aud
when he has tempered the fiery i'm.
petuousity of youth by the subduing
discretion of age and the calm wis.
dom of experience, he will, beyond
doubt, make of RicRdrd what Booth
has made of Hdmlet, what Salvini has
made of Ohclto, what Mccullough
made of the GMdidt1r.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24

The following is an exact cory OF an ap-
pllcGtion received at the Tax Collectors Of
flee for dog tag: "the dog name is Jack
black dog with to white feet between and
6 and Z d. G. spriugmann Alley and
white breast" The question would natu-
rally arise as to the size of the dog with two
white feet between II and l, Sixth and
Seventh streets, and the other two feet not
located, as also to- a location between
Sprngmann's alley and white breast.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-24

THE Republican party of Dakota
held a convention yesterday that would
put to the blush the combined efforts
of four or FIVE States in the eifete East.
The platform takes up the Democratic
party, the Administration and the oil
cials thereof and denounces them in II
manner that strongly resembles the
roar Of one Of Dakota's chief products,
the blizzard. OF course, the platform
also demands the division of the Ter
ritory and the prompt admission OF
Southern Dakota as State.