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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
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haye Teen very much interested
ialely "a read|us about tie migration OF
squirrels. remarked ~. lsaaC N. Ia
Boiteailx 5'l
sdidnt know that saJdfrels ever
mtgritedla said tho neEs9an, inter
negatively.
they DO. Tiny don't migrate
Artpueilyiike .he birds b1fihey change
theif place Of residenoe AZ loIg periods.
shere aFe great nnmbGrs oI sliirrals
le1nii my place Oh COLLEGE hill, and this
tall lnoticcd they we're hot TO DO seen.
usaaslyat this seasono ot tho year the
squltres arc busy gathering nuts,
and iba woods ate noisy with
their SHORT, sharp bars, but nov none
Of them arc 10 telonua OF heard.
Some time ago predicted a ,squifrel
mlgrltion aud now a ind that / was q
true pfophei. read the papers that
thousands Of |hem are crossing the
Mississippi from east 70 west Ire
member When was q boy Of j squirrel
migration from west 20 east saw
thousands oitao LITTLE animals swim.
ming the Gfegt Nlami They swim
with their lalia out of water, and Il by
any lnischancea q Squirrel gets his tail
wet he IS holpaS At that time, /
feeelloet, boys stood on the bank 81 tlia
river and whom tho squirrel came near
they worlt pee their i1iii into he
Rater lhsn ltFas IN easy matter "a
wade in aud catch them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
Poisoned In Shooting Galleries.
IN V.t- V,rt, rt.,n,t

NM. Marie and Tonde state that tho
ploprietOrs OF two shooting galleries
were affected with tho ordinary symp
toms Of mercurial poisoning through
tho uso Of Eliminating caps. This ia, |
suggested tho recommendation that
shooting galleries should be well ven.
tilatOd, or, when that is impossible, that
non.mercuril caps ought to be om.
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
Papsr hos
lEn...-a 49,

Tiles made OF fbrous pulp arc claimed
to bo superior TO slate for roofing pur.
poses on account Of lighne.s and other
advantages They arc formed by pres.
sure under machinery, waterproofed aud
baked, and then enamelVd and sanded.
In addition to their lightnoss, these
paper roofs ar0 said to be stronger,
more dutatlO, less Affected by changes
Of temperature, AMI more impcrrious to
moisture than those composed Of other
material. They are also n0l4nanl-
mabla
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
LANaUAeE oF Z Ia lsLgPAANf.
A Great yArlsly Of sounds Jtssd ID ii.
pressing Wants and Feeilarl

Youths c,mplsIp1
Mt George ?. sandeFson, whose no.
sltian as officer In charge OF the Nv.
evnment elephant catching establish.
mept in India hiss giTon him 4 FfeSl6r
familiarity with that animal aud n
habits than perhaps any otternIan III.
ing. says HAT elephants make dSe Ola
great variety OF Seunisih uommuhicai Z
ing with each otheE and in expre sInf
their wants and feelingI
Some arc uttorod By the trunk some.
by the throat The ccnInucttiies IN
which either means 81 espres lOn3l & on.
ployed cannot u StrictlS clhSsidsd rs
tear nleasaIe want aud other ono.
lions, are soneumes indicated BY iho
trunk, sometimes by the throat. An.
elephant rushing upon an Rssailart
trumpets shfilly with fury but IL on.
ragged by Wounds or other causes; and
brooiing by itscli, Il expresses its ane6,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
staa..io, OF Education.

The percentage OF persons aged II
years aud upward who can read is in
Germany W, in Great Britain ", in
Austria So, in France So, in Italy !,
in spain 90, and in Russia %. Tho
percentage Of those who can read,
write and work out simple arithmetical
problems is in Germany 50, in Great
Britain 81, In Franco n, in Austaia 75,
in Italy 6S, in spain 40, and in Rus
Ala 3u.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
Not 40 "a ary ,ns.

Charitable person ito Browa)-I am
getting up a subscription ior poor
Mrs, S., whososlusband died last week.
WIN you put your namedownior some.
thing
Brown-Eo, guess not. Husbands
die every day. Mrs. S. Is no worse OIL
than many other widows in toxin.
Charitable Person but, my dear
friend, this Is the fourth husband Ms,
S. has had. It. no ordinary case.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

Ichlnaeo IonrnNl.l

Some Of tho designs amour a colloc.
ton illustrative Of tho Mohamlncdan
architecture Of Western india On eshIbI.
tion in Edinburgh has evoked this com.
mqnt; In construction alone the nm.
900 dome Is lesson. The maxim or
its architects that sn arch never sIeensi
made them discard the radlAting yolis-
soirs and employ a vault which, though
nearly pyramidal in section, eau b 1r.
namented IN Q great variety Of STYLES
and which, II at MI large, looks to tho
eye below more OF less arched .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
Jo,h BnllngV I,olatIyo..


Henry Shaw the father Of Josh Bill.
ings, commenced tho practice Of the law
in Albany, but becoming acquainted
with n Miss Wheeler, the daughter Of a
rich farmer at lanesborough, Mass.
SOON married hor and removed from Al.
bany to that town, where he spent the
una. or portion Of his days liz became
member Of congress from Lanesbor.
ough,. and his father before hin had
been II member Of congress from Castle.
ton, VT. Later in LIE be removed 10
the city OF New York, and subsequently,
was q member Of assembly for q single
term from that city. Mr., Wheeler )
other daughter, aunt Of Josh Billings,
married the late Chief Justice Savage,
OF our stale, and Ras mother Of The
wife pi Judge Yard Hunt, OF the United
tateS supreme court. Gne Of Josh
Billings sisters married the Hon. David
Noble, Of Monroe, Mich, who was at
one time a memUer Of congress from
that sh.te.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
The Traylierll Aanoyaaoo ln Earland

I
Observing that at English railway
Stations luggage Is fought form a scriln.
mago like hugby. football, The satur.
day keyie@ adgiSesany student Of life
a;oye all any poet-to 90 to a terminus
when a train has come In, and watch
tue faces Of the yoyagers as they battle
for their things.p What passions adj.
tate the str1gglers for bags aud trunEsl
How they tiy nervously rom open van
to open yani Their faces, even the
youngest Of them, are peaked and dis
torted with fear, care, anxiety. You
may watch the wicked gamosters at
Monte Carlos, and behold no such emo
tons as are nakedly exposed at Water.
loo or Paddington.
Here, first, Is trembling anxiety and
light.winged hope; then come doubt
and dread and sad.lipped patience and
supreme despair, The record OF such
passions hows, almost inc itably, into
blank verse. The cruel and quiyering
eagerness Of the old is matched by the
hurried seldshness OF the young. Then,
at last, most faces are lit up with the
light Of thankfulneSs and Joy, while
only a tortured remnant abides OF per.
sons whose luggage has been carefully
thrown out at the wrong station, or has
been carried OH, under their very noses,
by accident or design.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
shs eass ! a.sl . :.
lsin n noI,co Bulle hi

There Is a degree Of meptaI sars
which creates alctlneSs, wA.ehihlhess.
and always goes with snccesSfnl men.
There Is another degree Of mental ana
which Is pretty sure 10 kilE especially
those who hayc passed the middle mile.
stonc Of life, its tho worry over mat.
.tea that ar past all neRling. lhu 10,
sane asylumis tall Of patients made Ia
this way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
An International cooklng Match.

Vs71VWsU ~ WlW1T
The last formulated idea in CrazeS |,
an international cooking match. This
Is to take place in tho aquarium 10
Westminster In December next. II
means the production OF tho fayorite
dishes Of each nation. Tho Brlton viii
present his plum pudding aud roast
beef, tho Spaniard ola pOdrida, the
Italian his maUaronl a 10 garlic, the
German his bratwurst and sauerkraut,
tho Russian his kapOosta soup, tue
Frenciman his friOaSseO, and tho Nor.
weglau will teach how to cook eggs in
that variety Of ways which astonishes
-. :s.s ::.:;'ci:. .:.:: :ci. IN HE Ollma,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

The importance aud vaIne OF tho to.
bacco crop in Virginia Is very clearly
shown IN the statement OF The LynchI
burg Advance that l.ynrhburg plys
moro revenue into tho Unitod States
treasury, on the single article OF 70.
baceo, than gny one Of the New Ing.
land states pays on everything itpro.
lueE1l - !
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

Maple IS better adapted Tor noonng
than any other wood where tho surface
Is exposed TO severe woar II Is harder
aud tougher than pine pino, ash or oak,
Is very compact aud uniform wood,
does NOT silver as Il wears, aud Is easily
kept white and clean.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

The meeting Of the czar and tho Kaiser
Ftanz.JOsef at kremSier lasted only
thirty hours, but Il cost tho Austrian
court treasury $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

Douglas Jerrold; Itiaen ever appear
like devils, ltb, when made rich and
callous by tho bounty OF heayen, they
mock and moFtliy lhslt tcllowmen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20

There Is a tree In Jayn tbs juice OF
which Is used by tho natives for black.
ing shoes. II is sald to 10 better than
any Of the manufactured blacking,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DIREUTORY.

ADKINS, J. M.,-Dealerin Hardware,
H Stoves, Iron, Nails, Doors. Sash,
Blinds, Glnss, &c, Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware. House Roofing and Spout.
ing Specially
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
ooLp ANp plaLa


Coll aud EAle Der pCcla form les
But nei more pale net fstm6ta toli,
Ihan have known hoF when uf ga
Sle proudly plpfeel my AtA laE u ait
And smiled % taink h3r polsa9Ol dErt
Could sriss 40 swift and sure
The deatbly dullnesA Of her eyas
l,not more dull than / bave knowi
u 70 b In tho timbi ae0ha
When have cfNve1 oRa Hashibi ilfht
10 eesi mr. heart AMI .glliny nlght
AMI ely,me 'oys for love
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-20
WAITING.
D pLhh,,t.on,


When ell the happy Wo5lS and hIig
Are hIlsd with Sdmmsris melodies
When tho coll hanl Of Winter stills
PhsrippinG slteauiS tho whispering trees,
Ny heart unchanged Rihg5 Stlll ono song.
my love my love- the whole year long.
F1r all the mystsry Of life,
The hpp1 o. dawn, ito nights despair,
Tbs RFeel 81 gain thu lust Of ttFlle.
Ard grinding want and guaWing care,
LIE drowned beneath tte iunllt Sc6
otmy great ioy-she lovesh ma
The Slmm9r Wlnd' that come and 20,
Laugaln3 about tao shady wAyS,
The waters Ia their ebb aud dow
Have still QUE voice through all tho days;
sLoVs mock At time, Llys laughs at lAtsl'
l walt because she bids mS walt
Nor would wonderii she came,
In any place on any day, ~
From out the Stin1ets crimson dame,
Or down the monlrS's misty way;
N'rdream Il more. nor dni II les,
Tue marvel Of her lnvallneS. -
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
A Pedestrian Wonder.

The pedestrian feats of the present day are cast into the shade by the re- corded exploits of Ernest Mensen, a Norwegian sailor in the English navy, early in the present century. Mensen first attracted attention by running from London to Portsmouth in nine hours, and soon after he ran from London to Liverpool in thirty hours. Having distinguished himself at the battle of Navar, in 1927, he left the navy and became a professional run ner. After winning number Of matches he undertook the feat of run ming from Paris to Moscow. Starting from Place Vendome at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of June Il, 1881, he en- tered the Kremlin at 10 clock a. m., on June 25th, having accomplished the distance of 1860 miles in thirteen days and eighteen hours. The en- ployment of Mensen as a courier ex- traordlnary became a popular amuse- ment in European courts. He ran from country to country, bearing mes sages of congratulation, condolence or dispatches, and always beat mounted couriers when matched against them. He never walked, but invariably ran, hlS refreshments being biscuit and raspberry syrup. He took two short rests only in the 24 hours. These he took standing and leaning against some support; at such times he cOver- ed his face with his handkerchief and slept. In 1887, while in the employ of the East India company, Mensen was charged with the conveying of dispatches from Calcutta to Constanti- nople, through central Asia. The dIs- tance is 5615 miles, which the mesSen- ger accomplished in ffty-nine days, or one third the time taken by the swift est caravan. At last he was employed to discover the source of the Nile. Setting out from Silesia on May Il, 1843, he ran to Jerusalem, and thence to Cairo and up the western bank of the river into upper Egypt. Here, just outside of the village of Syang, he was seen to stop and rest, leaning against a palm tree, his face covered with a handkerchief. He rested so long that some person tried to wake him, but they tried in vain, for he was dead. He was buried at the foot of the tree, and it was years before his friends in Europe knew what fate had befallen him.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
For the Orphans.

A Detroit poultry buyer was in Ma comb county a few days ago, on busi- ness, when, just about dark, his horse became frightened at some object along the road and ran away. The man was thrown out of his vehicle, but not badly hurt, and after he had pulled himself together he started on after the horse. Pretty soon he en- countered three stalwart tranps, each one of whom had a club. As they ob- structed the road he was forced to halt, when one of them said:
 Being as you are a well-known philanthropist, mebbe you'd like to donate a couple of dollars toward an orphan asylum"
 "Where is it2"
 "Out neal Chicago. I don't just re- member the exact dimensions of the building, nor the number of the little kids as is cry1n' thelr blessed eyes out fur their dead parients, but know they is sadly in need of money. Ain't it so, boys?"
 You betI'' replied his two compan- ions.
 "If I give you $2 will the orphans ever see it?" asked the Detroiter.
 Will they? Won't we purceed right there and give 1t to 'em before Saturday night? You don't take us fur a passel of gents without feelin's, do ye?"
 "If he does, said one of the others, as he spit on hls hands and gripped his club afresh, q must clear my rep utation. I've allus been known as the friend of the orfans, and I can't low nobody to throw out hints that I'm a liar and hypocriter'
 And it's the same with mel added the third.
 The Detroiter handed over two sil- yer dollars, and the tall tramp re- ceived them with:
 "Now that's right. When a man won't give to the orphans you kin sot him down as too mean to live. On behalf of the leetle anOels many of which cant remember their paw nor maw, I thank you. If you ever come our way stop and see the children and hear them bless your name. Tom, you and Jim git out O the road and let the public philanthropist pass on. I'm surprised that you'd stand in grrStlcnranls way! Good night. old fel. Heaven will surely reward your Detroit Free Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
On the Defensive.

The emphasis with which the De- mocracy in Congress and the untry are speaking their mind on the policy of the Treasury Department has put Secretary Manning on the defensive, a position neither he nor the President expected to occupy, and which they do not fill with any marked credit, either to themselves or to their party. It seems that both Mir. Manning and Mr. Cleveland anticipated little trouble in the case of the silver question, appar- ently imagining that the success of the party was due to the personal in fuence and popularity of MT. Cleve- land; and this being the case, he had only to speak his mind and the Democ- racy would hear and obey.
 But in this, as in many other in- stances, personal influence counts for very little; and the party, instead of following, shows a stubborn determi- nation to lead. Were thls all, the sit uation would be bad enough; but worse remains behind, for, instead of accepting the official opinion, the par ty has turned round and, through its representatives, politely intimates that the Secretary of the Treasury is little better than thief, and the President is somewhat worse than a law-break- CT; that the former is the agent of the national banks, whose sole employ ment IS "to rob the poor to enrich the rich, and the latter willing tool of the moneyed classes of the East, who, it Is well known, are never contented or happy save when snatching the bread from the hungry children of Western and Southern agriculturists.
 The President and Secretary are thus compelled, not only to defend their policy on silver, but to do so un der the grave disadvantage of having general suspicion directed upon them selves, fact that while unfortunate for them personally, is doubly so for the policy they would fain have the party adopt, for an evil name is easily fastened upon men in political life, and when once fixed, no amount of ex- planation will prevent people from eyeing all their subsequent actions with a certain measure of distrust. This is exactly the position in which the President and Secretary of the l.1aFu sy now occupy in reference to their own party1 GIobe.Deaiocrat. =
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
4 Wonderful Mathematician.

A Kentuckian prodigy, Reuben Field by name, has but one developed faculty, this one seeming to take en- tire possession of him, driving all other thoughts from his mind. In early infancy he was apparently much as other children, but in extreme youth he developed wonderful pre- cocity, or, rather, a supernatural en- dowmen5 for mathematics, even then solving difficult problems with appa- rent ease and but with little study. This became a mama with him, and grew as he grew, to the exclusion of all other branches of thought, until finally, without knowing a single figure or letter of the alphabet, he be- came the perfect master ofthe science of mathematics. He has been tested by the most scientific men of this pro- fession, and the answers to the most difficult problems that they have been able to propound are at his fingers end, the invariable correct solution being given in an instant, quicker than thought. As an instance of his remarkable power, he has been known to keep more than a dozen clerks busy in taking invoice of stock of goods Indeed, his knowledge and ap- pGcation of the science of mathematics far exceeds anything that the most scientific men are able to comprehend. Another phenominal characteristic of this man is that he can tell the time to a second, either day or night. Awakened from the soundest sleep he can tell you, without hesitation, pre- cisely what time it is. What Blind Tom is to music, Reuben Fields Is to mathematics; and, like that illus trious idiot, this one branch absorbs his entire mental capacity.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
The queen in Winter Quarters.

Maud s. IS quietly passing the win- ter in MT. Bonner's stable on fifty fifth street, near Fifth Avenue. She has been let up, and care is taken to keep her feet dressed to a perfect balance. In lieu of half-frozen grass, she receives carrots every day, and these keep her cool. MT. Bonner thinks she does better on them than she would on any winter grass outA side of Kentucky. She is full of play, and IS walked every day on the un- covered path around the stable. She is very fond of hay, but the allowance is somewhat restricted, as it is not the desire to have her, to use a stable phrase, belIy-down. The groom who leads her carries a small bundle ofhay under his arm, and she nibbles at It, and thus Is kept quiet. Were there nothing to attract her attention, she might injure herself in one of her frolicsome bounds. There Is less danger from cold in this kind Of treat4 ment than there would be in turning her out to shiver on the bleak hills of White Plains. The idea is to intro- duce as much of nature into the stable rest of the Queen as is possible. About February 10 she will wear har- ness again and slow jogging will be- gln. The muscles will gradually be hardened, and the great chestnut will be ready for the sharp work of the trainer in May. The task before her of cutting down her own record of POSE is a great one, but who will drive her when the supreme moment arrives is a riddle which the future alone will solve.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30
The Paper Age.

The world has passed through the age
 of gold, silver and iron, now we are entering upon the paper age. Scientists says an exchange, always short sight ed folks-began to look upon the paper age as. nearing its close. Poor fellowsl Paper bags and paper boxes made them smile; paper boats, paper
 barrels and paper wheels gave them chill in the dorsal region; paper cola lars and handkerchiefs set them hsm4 ming and having; paper chimneys created quite a Autter in so-ealled scientific circles" paper timber and paper flooring rendered them rather unqasy; paper shirt fronts and paper slippers broke them down entirely. But the end is not yet. We are, in reality, only just entering upon the border so to speak, of the genuine pa per age. In a few short years, in our paper shirts and paper trousers, we shall sit down to our tables upon our paper chairs, and drink our coffee out of paper cups, and eat our eggs with paper spoons. When we go out of a morning we shall make ready our paper shoes, paper overcoat, paper gloves, paper umbrella or paper cane, and paper hat; kiss the baby, happy in his paper pinafore, trip lightly down the paper sidewalk to our paper carriage, and start down town stopping at the club for an "eye opener" out of a pa per wine cup, and then continue our noiseless ride over the pavement, stop- ping once more, possibly, to order the latest paper novelty for our better half. Oh, no, ye wise men, the end of the paper age is not yet, but in reality only beginning.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-01-30

A Hindoo lady, taking enforced widOwhood as her theme, writes strongly and bitterly of what she de- scribes as the "brutalized human na- ture" that could lose sight of the diff ference between a child widow of six and d matron widow of sixty; and pro- vide for the innocent mite that life of long misery which Is the invariable lot of the Hindoo widow. She tells how, after the husbands death, the widows hair Is cuts-of and her orna- mentS taken away; how she must henceforth wear the coarspst clothes and eat the most unSavory food. Her presence Is summed, and she becomes the leper of society, doomed to pass her life in seclusion. She goes on to glve striking illustration of the ven- erable head of a Hindoo family send- Ing out his creatures to hunt down a glrl of ten to bless his remaining years, and then turning to his -Nid- owed granddaughter of fifteen and telling her that her widowhood is a punishment for the loss of her bus- band, winch can only be expiated by n life of austerity, devotion and purity.