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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
TIE CARS spucATrD pooa.


nuhsAans Of hlgh station Who Fear 10
steet Their Groesrs and raIion.
Afew days ago l saw regiment Of
the Imperial guards drilling in tie Mars
field. preparatory 70 grand review to
be held on the day Of Epiphany. The
colonel in his glittcring uniform, riding
on q fiery charger made a beautiful
picture, and ! could not help expressing
my opinion to d Russian reporter that Ne
the colonel occupied an enyiable poS.
ticn.
ION the drilling grounds, = answered
the reporter, 4he Is indeed q grand fig
ure, but in private life he is as poor a
devil as the rest Of US. He belongs to
the honorable but miserable class Of tho
educated poor You ought to see this
brave Col. n. trembling before a ianitor
who comes to collect the rent which has
been two or three months due"
On the hint Of my c0mrade l made o
little study Of the educated poor in this
capital. Ilcaned Of a Judge Of the dis.
trict court who, as a rule leaves his
house by backyard door for fear ot
meeting clerks from the various stores
with their bills. l was told that Pro.
fessor r. Of the college Of this city, hav.
ing big family, never changed his
rooms without the polices assistance-in
other words, lie was usually turned out
by landlords for non.paymsnt Of rent
/ saw a chief Of one Of tile numer.
Gus departments Of the imperial admin.
isration, who lives in d distant suburb
and comes TO his department by the 0
o'clock freight train Though the office
hours begin at O), for he Is unable to nay
the fare charged in passenger trains. /
heard of several captains and majors
who never see their salary, for it Is coli
lected by landlords and different stores,
hnye found out that, as rule, the
professors, doctors, and lawyers Of
average ability, Judges, the civil and
military officers Of the middle ranks,
engineers, priests, journalists, and, in
fact, men Of all professions to which arc
admitted only those who have received
higher education, are working hard to
make both ends meet.
The common salary for the these men
only is about 1000 roubles year.
twenty-five years ago that amount Of
income was considered sufficient, but the
conditions of life have greatly changed
since then. Still, the imperial govern.
ment sticksto that Z, 900 troubles standard,
and Tie result is that tie highly educated
and Woodworking men, who In all other
countries earn a comfortable living, here
in the cars country are miserably poor,
always trembling for the fate Of their
families, lam told that most Of tho
professional men Of this country, when
they die, are buried l., subscriptions
among their friends, and that their
families become paupers
The car controls tile amount Of salary
Of his officers; and all the educated men,
except merchants, are somehow imperial
officers; but his majesty can not control
the price Of the neCessaries Of life, and
hence the trouble. st, Petersburg
Letter.
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rAE sousoe 81 TAe AMAZON
An Important Discovery II Geugtaphj
just Made A strange slt,i.

uEtsIade A Strange sight
Atthe elosC ot The Inst session II tio
British Scientific association Tie an.
nouncunsntw twasinade of anewdiscoySFy.
in a communication 10 the Geographical
society hy 4 AIt. Thurn, ah inhahitdnt 81
British Guiana, Mr, Thuni 4 tli6 lirst
II climb the Rovailna, d high mountain.
hitherto tGexplored 81 man. Tie nm.
tiyes Of the country III vain tried q dis:
Eliale the traveller from his atteinnt q
rend the mysterious veil which has ob!
scuredtho accursed solltude-accurse
for, according TO them, the devil and I'D
satellites haze chosen this for thcirai,odS
upon this GaEtlI. The decliyities OF Ro.
wilma hid always seemed inaccessible.
Several travellers who had tried to climb
them had returned, discouraged by tho
difficulties tint assailed tlicm at every
step. Tbesouthcrn slope Ii absolutely
bare and 50 smooth that the sun & re-
tlcctediuit as a mirror, while the north.
ern tleclivity Is a perfect image Of chaos
Enormous sections Of rock, piled ontso on
another hung In the most unstable p6si.e
tiohs over iathomlcss abysses, on tli6
east and west sides are most iinpenetra.
bic forests Of Stunted trees and blshy
vegetation, the shelterof ferocious beash
and yenomods reptilGsl
But nothing could chill tho artlor al
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q
Mining men claim that the great draw
buck 10 winter mining Is the expense ma
difficulty Of keeping the roads open. Il
this section, whore snow falls about tx
middle OF latter part Of December and
remains until April, there would b ~.
trouble in running sIeighs over roads &
the snow would pack. One OF tIie lar,ri
est mining operators Of HALEY has ais
covered q means for making good roads
during winter, which he has tested aiI,l
found practical. tits 10 run spTiui.litis'
carts until tlie snow becomes wet whep.
y will pack, and ut night sin freese
thus making solid icad.bed that win
last all winter. Nine operations Ia VII
emma, sawtooth, Galenas Boulder and
other upcountty points win make Az
effort next Sem t5Sdopt the sprinkIinal
system aEt keepoarts at st.sii6iis alone
the roals y illlpssals ot ten inlas,
HaiiOvTimess /,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05

After a careful study Of the subject
Prof. P. D. Penhallow concludes that thu
formation Of the so-called "annnal rings
Of growth in trees is chiefly determined
by whatever operates to produce al
ternating periods of physiological rest
and activity, In cold climates the ring'
are an approximately correct, but not al
ways certain, index Of age, In warm
climates, however, the rings are Of nc
value in this respect, as the growth Is
more likely to mark a perion Of rainfall
than the yearly hot season Of summer
Boston Budget.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05

A photograph Of the American breccl,-
loading rifle gun which has successfully
passed crlcalats Hockrepresants
itaS looking Hkd an immense champagne
bottle. Ut makes q louder pop, how.
ever says Tie Boston Transcript, 4as
with 9O5 pounds Of powder It sends a
projectile weighing 500 pounds whiSsing
at tho rate OF 1870 feet per second, -.
Exchange.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05

Something More About "Lake tlalIcr.n
Capt. GlazIerr known rs the maker Of
some books about sollior-boy heroes and
the like, went up into Minnesota not long
ago, and, returning reported that he had
discovered the true source OF the Mis-
sissippi. Capt. Glazier, ordinarily SO
modest, waived all considerations Of
modesty in this ease and named the
source aIalie Glazier.n Now comes
Henry Gannett, who writes from Wash
ington to Nature, showing thst -his so
called Glazier lake is identical with a
lake in township 143 north, range 80
west, which had been carefully mapped
by traverse survey BY tic general land
office in 1876, OF Ave years prior to the
discovery This lake, or pond, has an
area Of about half a square mile. On
the land office plat It Is called Elk lake,
and its connection with Lake Itasca Is
plainly indicated. Chicago Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
nom, of con.llnr u mama.

! oyerheaFda a small boy remark. ths
other day, that hc had all the coastine he
wanted at homo Of a kind which he de-
Scribel rs III beats snow ali hoilef.T /
suggested that the coastlng he was prob
ably most familiar with was the sole
Oflis fathers slipper, to which he 10,
piled that II was not; That he took a biz
tin tray from tile pantry, sat in II and
coasted down the stairs. A variety Of
bruises and some paint of the walls eoy;
cred tho damage. Town TOnics
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
Cosmopolitan Character Of BOMBAY

The cosmopolitan character of Bonn.
bay, with its 100000 inhabitants, is indi.
Gated by this paragraph from mission.
ary'S letter: NIast week a Greenlander
called seeking work. Two days after q
man from Australia wrote me asking a
favor. A few weeks ago West Indian
came to attend repairs on my house.
Last Sunday night preached 10 a con.
gregation in which sat, side by side, q
Russian from the Baltic and an Armen.
ian from the foot Of Mount Ararat,
Among my parlsliioners is an Abyssin.
ian, Turks from the Dardenellps, Greeks
from the AdriatiC, Sidhee boys from
zanzibas. Norwegians and Souti
Africans live, do business and die IN this
human live.T-New Orleans Times. Dom.
ocrak
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
An Elnrtrlonl Iin.nlll HALLWAY

A concession has been granted by the
Swiss government to n firm OF electrical
engineers at Geneva for making u rail.
way up Mont saleve, near that city.
The line will be laid witha central track,
very similar TO thot OF tho Righi railway,
but the toothed pinion on the locomotive
which gears into II, instead Of being
driven by steam, will be worked by elec.
tricity, y,-BOston Budget,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05

a Clergyman who was officiating NJ
the funeral Of a young gill began his az.
course with, @oh, may this bercaycsl
father find consolation for the ,leath u
itis dRughtet7Aand then Happening "a
remember there was smother daushtef.
the offspring Of a second marriage, he
added, hastily-rby hisfst vile. v-isar.
pers Banrt as.is I.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
rnyorlte recreation Of the Gar,

The favorite recreation of the czar con-
dsts in wrestling with his brothers, Of
whom Vladimir and Alexis can well
match him in herculean strength; his
food is of the plainest, his Omusements
are insipid to a degree. AT the fayorite
resort of the imperial couple in the pal
Hce at Gatscllina the czar surrounds him
SELF with a dozen or so of his favorite no
blemen, and they pass the evening in
playing cards at reasonable stakes and
Smoktng cigarettes, entirely unrestrained
by the presence Of the empress and grand
duchesses, some OF whom frequently
smoke also. All floors being made In
the Russian fashion Of inlaid oak, the
car and his partners often forget to
avail themselves iashh holders, and throw
tho half.fnishcd cigarettes about them
on tile Aoor.-St Petersburg Cor. New
York Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
hanger Signal for q KioIlnrI Irorse,

II has Cotne to be a common practice
In Iris hunts to warn the crowd against
horse that makes too free with hi
heels by tyinga danger signal in tlit
shape Of a rod ribbon on his tail
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
.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 goods With our
competitors, in regard to quality and price, we
are 0elJ aware that it is a 10e7I bnow1 fact that
over-pyoductjop in general, throughout the world
has caused the times witb most 0lJtO be depressed
.4nd it is not only the farmers produce and grain
that is depressed but it is also the monutactmefs
We for that reason have bought late, as the eorly
buyer had TO pay the manufacturer and jobber tile
prices at Which they held their goods; but BY coit
ING, the monutactu7er and jobber uere more a,Ir-
ions to SeW anil
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
BRUISED ROSE

The reyeiry thht hlIsi the night L done:
Htished Il thepat o. once dancing feet
The ristle q rich fabrics, laughter sweet;
The nude stflsd, and morning, nswly bpr,
Heas but itsetho
One poor hrilsedfuse, (.
Let fall upoh tie floor from SOME tairbreaSt,
Il all that tolls Il was no cunning 1T
Wrought by the dstt rcmRnrer Of repoae;
The innsc, laaghter-Rll a fitful gleam,
Pre4Sd from ths pillow Of broken dream.
CHARTS ". Coleman, Jr., in HarpsfG
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-05-05
Styles Shadngs ns Coorngs and Fabrics Were Never Del
icate and Pretty as they are this Season at
Bro SIUS & Co..
GALLIPOLIs, OHIO
The Dry Goods and Carpet House
OF SOUTHERN OHIO.
The Largest Finest Stock Merchandise Wheeling
OUR DRESS GOODS DEL snrys elegance beauty sl

The Iagea Finest Stock Merchandise the Ohio River Wheeling and Cincinnati
OUR DRESS GOODS III" nng s SsS sfss @ % % sy ss al
Silks
Sthne Cmes
TF
1900 yards Bd Popips at IL yard that less than 25
suit splendid collection ladies' oHd Naaso
Cood Robes Rare
Gi Cnbs good
imty
and Persian shawls for Spring and Summer
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT il crowded with $,I. the best 9n iran Goods s
Merchant Tailoring g sds Rs gss 9 ss @ .s5
before the demands
FIRsT-cLAss WORK andLo
Carpet Department % S1f % aa o f bs @ sn %n With d @
Market Styles qualities and will guarantee GOOD CHEAP
found in
ortopa
desirable quantities. give all
their liberal which this
March "a 20
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ATTORNEYS.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
ATTORNEY at Law,

Point Pleasant, W. Va,
ETTILL practice in the County Of Ma.
wv son; the United States District Court
for West Virginia, and in the Supreme
Courtoi Appeals Of this State, Office in
Court House. [jan 8, 1888.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03

New York has appropriated $500,
600 TOR sularginx the looks ON the Erie
CaaAl.
The French have taken the Amer.
can verb "tv intsrsiss" into their
language.
Philadelphia has raised et0, 900 for
IN auxiliary u the Americas Opei .
G mpany.
The Massachusetts, House has passed
. bill restricting the rentals VI .sls-
phones 10 o. IN nthly.
Lieut. Gov. Black is the 6rst choice
of Psnnsyl,ania Dem cra's for the
gubernatnrial nomination.
The yield Of the Australian gold
mines last year WAS 784, 900 ounces, u
small increase ovsr The preceding year.
Texas cattle growers say land has SO
incr sased in value that ths business Of
raising stock is no longer prof able.
The revenue Of the d mini canals
last year shows falling of OF $27. 900
a. compared with the previous year.
A nonstrosity in the way Of a medi-
um-sizsd dog, with the head of hog,
is the property Of q Shoshons in Eurs-
kA, New.
A Scotch medal professor lately de
clsred that out VI over 100 medical
graduates not ten meant to ''set up"
in Scotland.
Preparations are being made tn make
the coming commencement at Cornell
University the most brilliant IN her
history.
In Turin q new Rsphel, IT is he
lievsd, has been found. 1t is a profile
portrait. and bears tho words, "Ur-
bino, 1879"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03
THURSDAY. JUNE 5. - lsss
rsI cal,rssx,A s,sss.
4 lawyer Exglatns New the nipasisa
nighss Decisisa y III A9tet
Them.


''Yoa mark my words, this dscisisn
establishing the law Of riparian rights
Ia California will raise big storm,
md make = world Il trouble for q
C~s many people" said a well knswn
hgysr from one Of the mining coun-
ties Its . very radical law" con-
tinued he, "and Is based on the old
theory II Blackstone that the air and
water are free. It is = Law that will
work great deal Of injury to organ
ICED capital xud the state at large. II
il 10 snfsrcsd--and ] suppose that the
ansi-dsbris men will make it . point to
Zee that Il is--it will put IN end to all
the great mining industries that is.
those that use large amount Of water.
You zee that under this decision .
farmer down by the mouth Of stream,
Who may have a ranch worth $500,
can produce an injunction and stop the
working Of mining property valued At
MILL M. 1t is . Law hat will permit
this sslf-sams ranchsr or other per-
suns holding land near the mouth Of a
stream to constitute himself = dog IN
ths nangsr aud cay that no water
shall ~ diverted from the river At any
point above him, notwithstanding the
tact that such diversion might not in
juss hin, end that IL might b. the
means Of making hundreds Of thou
Auds Of scres of land bloom like the
ssse and add ts the wealth of the state.
The fact ef the matter 10 that few pso-
" have realized the great principles
Involved IN the present case, aud there
ne few who expected to see our Su.
prsms Cur, write its d dscision out Of
English Law books instead of making
thsir own law, in accordance with
right and in justice to ,hs state. What
nssssnse 70 h ID that Prineipls that
applies ~ CERTAIN conditions in one
ssantry must also apply in the same
vas y different e"ndit,ons in another
ssuat-y. am free to say that the
dseisIon did not surl,r,ss me SO very
mach, for ! have watched the Course
sf the Supreme Court in this state for
the laAt fifteen years. Ten or twelve
ysars ago the Supreme Court was all
the other way. and ksld 4 The legal
axiom, First in time, first II title. :
For the last FIVE years, however. it has
kept edving away from th,s principle
u various decisions until it has abaR-
donsd the former position.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03
PniLesornY W Tag HEAD.

very re'reating forehead which is
lev and shallow usually accompanies
want Of intellect. II slightly retreat
Ing, sr what appears to be rstrssting
sron the fullest Of the forms over the
eyes, II signifies imsginseion, suscspti-
bility, wit and humcr.
Slow persons with dull intellect have
very projecting sorshsads.
Perpendicular forehsads, rather
high and well rounded at the temples,
rarely fail to 90 with solid understand
ing, powers Of concentration and love
Of study.
A low, arched forehead. which 10
iaIl At the temples, is indicative Of
swsstnsss and ssnsitivsnsss, and whom
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03
WIT AND nL mon.

B. At thirty married . rich old wo
man Of sixty, who died after ten year,
sf married life. He seeks the hand vi
. lady Of his own age. She hrsi.atss.
II AIN not acceptable, theni' says he.
''Oh! not that, she replied, blushlng
but l am afraid you will lind me too
ysung and childish. ~ rsnch Wit
The stoiyis told that distinguished
prslste of the Church Of England, ON
accepting . country tsneiice, urged a
friend to make him visit NJ soon al
he got settlsd, rsmarkins IN perfect
good faith, II have nice little green
6eid attached to the rsctory. mean
To keep couple ef sheep, and We shall
have mutton kidneys fresh every msrn-
ing fer breakfast"
A cslsrsd man once sued neigh bor
for damages for the loss sf his aog that
the neig hbor had killed. The defend
ant wishsd TO prove that the dog was
. worthless cur, for whose destruction
no damages ought to be recovered.
Tho attorney for the defense called
one Sam Parker (colored) 10 the wit.
ness stand, whersuPon the following
conversation ensued "Sam, did you
know this Dig that was killed by Mr..
Jonss7' "Ysss4h. l war pu.s ,nslly
asquaiAtsd wld dat dog" "Wsll, tell
the jury what kind Of d. z hs was. "
"he war big yallsr dog" What
wss he good fori" "Wsll, hs voulda I
hunt, an he wouldn't do ne sysrd
duty he jss lay round AZ eat. Dat
make Elm call i'm wat they did
"Yss. Well, what did they call hlmf'
swell, sah, l don't want ter hurt yer
fsslln's sab, an l 10 mighty sorry you
NJ me dat, sab, but sr fAck 10, dsy
call i'm Lawyer, sah."
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03

combined with great fullnsss over the
eyes gives N imprsssisnabls, idsalistie
nature.
High, marrow. wholly unwrirklsd
|iorshsads, over which the skin ia
tightly drawn. show weakness Of vii .
power and lack Of imagination or sus.
eeptibility.
Forshsads not entirely projecting
but having knVtty protuhsrancss give
sigor Of mind and harsh, oppressive
activity and perseverance
Persons possessing poetic, ardent
and sensitive natures not unfreq aently
have . blue Gin forming the letter
~" in an open, smoo oths and lew fore.
head.
! Perpendicular wrinkles between the
sysbrews, when Of equal lengths, sig.
Nifty anger. but if the wrinkles are of
unequal lengths they show deep
thought and concentration. - Philad.l-
phia News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03
Capital Saloon.

This FIRST class place of resort has
Just been decorated and painted in ,hs
INST approved style, and the
genial Proprietor is always to be
found ready to serve his customers
with the finest brands of CIGARS
kept for sale anywhere, and keeps the
best WINES and LIQUORS to be
had any place this side Of S 'crament".
The thirsty. and travelling public ss.
pecially, will do we'll to remember this
fact, fsb4u
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-06-03

Job Printing neatly executed At
this Office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
Hired 20 BUY Drinks.

In the police court yesterday E. D. Puffs
charged with keeping his saloon open on Sun
day, had u trial. The complaint was make by
]. j. Smith, of Minneapolis, agent of the St
Paul Law and Order league. Two witnesse:
testified 10 having purchased liquor in Puffs
saloon on the day mentioned. Both admitted
that they were paid to do so by the Law anC
Order league, and that they were given money
by Smith to buy the drinks with. Judge COry
charged the jury that as the witnesses were
paid to secure conviction, they were not dis
interested parties, and their testimony should
be considered from this standpoint A YER
dict o. not guilty was returned
The case against Bensinger Bros, propri-
etors of the Standard billiard hall, was also
tried before a jury. The witnesses had
either made so many calls or taken so many
drinks on the day mentioned in the com
plant that they swoFe w. S. Twombley.
proprietor of saloon on Third street was
the man who sold them liquor in Bensinger
Bros saloon. This was sufficient to put q
dampner on the prosecution, and the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty. The cases
against J. c. Graus and w. S. Twombley
will be tried to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
PER SON AIS.

W. A. Sperry, of Owatonna, was in the city.
G. P. Luce, of Albert Lea, was in the city
yesterday.
C. A, Dodge, of Yankton, left his autograph
at the Ryan.
MMrs E. E. Coe and Miss Stella Folsom are
at the Ryan.
Col. Crofton, q. s. army, and family are
stopping al the Ryan.
j. E. McChesney and n -. E. BROOKS, of Aber-
deem, are at the Merchants.
Mayor Fridley and his son called upon Con-
gressman-elect Rice Yesterday.
c. F. Pratt, of Anoka bought a meal ticket
yesterday noon at the Merchants.
Delegate ]. K. Toole, of Montana, was a
guest at the Merchants yesterday.
Hon. A. J. Whiteman, A. Bailey and
George Spencer, of Duluth, were at the Ryan
yesterday.
II. F. Grosyenor, of Canterbury, N B..
dihed a. the Merchants with Il. h. Grosvenor
of Minneapolis.
David, james and John McLane, of Litch-
field, were brief tranSents at the Merchants
yesterday noon.
Geo. b. Whipple, of Faribault, was at the
Merchants, accompanied by Miss S. c..
Blackstou, of Butte, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Magill. of La Crosse, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sweat, of Fargo, were
among Yesterdays Mere rants guests.
John W. Myers. of Toledo, O., was in the
city yesterday.
DR.. Arthur ]. Gillette is taking post
graduate course in medicine in New York.
He will be in that city during the winter.