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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
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HasAiaEtsaJ ItsaAaaarisrl IN YranSs,
After the surrender ot Yorktown and
the departure u tbs FFunch Washington
established his headquarters 1t Newbury.
on.the Hudson. The house in which he
lived & carefully preserved and shown as
an hhiStorical museun. ~ A's ss
rtTheTes y pleasant story Of Ia Fayettes
afeCtionate remembrance o. tho Life
there. Just before his death, which oc.
Cured in 1884, he gave q dinner party IN
Patis 70 the American minister andsome
friends who had been old associates.
Later In the evening, when II came time
for supper, the guests were ushered into
room which was In strange contrast
with the elegance Of theapartlnenb they
had been in. The ceiling was low, with
large beams crossing III there was a
single small, uncurtalned window and
several small door. II looked more like
an old.fasliioned Dutch Kitchen than a
room IN a French house. a long, rough
table was nieagerly set, Adish Of meat
stood on Il, uncouth.looling pastry,
and wine In decanters and bottles, ready
obe poured out into glasses and camp,
70 you know where We are nnwf
asked La Fayette as his companions
looked abOut uiiEzled. and M Il IN n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

A tarantula's nest is owned by citi.
zen Of Rome, Ga, who found It while
travelling through Nevada. Its exterior
is earth, and at the first glance II has the
appearance on the outside OF potato,
being about four inches long and aninch
in diameter. Tho tarantula, which Is q
species Of spider, makes this nest by
scooping pit in some dry, unculhyated
soil, and spinning sort Of web around
the inside. The web is very closely spun
and forms coating perhaps IN eighth Of
IN inch In thickness, The entrance To
the pit is protected by a round corner or
door, which is fastened to one side by a
hinge or spider-web. The tarantula sta
near the entrance to his nest watching
Tor prey, which he carries, when cap
tured, into the pit to be devoured,- Chi
cago Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
NO I8.
fAt HUMAN aopNaMrIaaf.
Pounds AyelrdupOls u Hlrth-Ths Ral
anA ina i. .ssn,. .l,,.i,,,,s e,s,.

Pounds Ayelrdupols u Hlrth-Ths M
aud Tho Lsan-c -curlcas facts.
The weight Of the male infant at birth
Is 7pouuds ayotrdupots; that o. the 10
male Is not quito i,s pounds The
maximum weight (i40 ~ pctinds) ot ehe
male Is attained attke aga Of 10; that Of
the female Ctearly telpounds) Is not st.
tained until 50; from which ages they
decline aiterward; tho male TO 1919
pounds nearly q stone. The fuIl.srown
adult Is twenty times as heavy as a nuws
born infant In the first year he triples
his weight, atterward the growth pro
ceeds IN goometripal progression, 90 that
u fifty infants In their fist rear weigh.
1000 pounds, they will In the seccnd
weigh / ,2lO pounds, In The third 1880
pounds, in the fourth 1,40l pounds
remaining very Constant up 10 tho
ages Of ii.le In females, and 1918 in
males, where It must DO nearly doublOdj
afterward It may be continued, and will
be very nearly correct up to the agesot
IS OF 10, when the growth proceeds vGry
salosly. ~
b, AZ IN equality d age llie inAleis goiis
orally HEAVIER than tie fomaic. Towards
the age Of 1s year only on individual Of
each sea has the same weight; The male
attains the maximum weight about the
age Of 40, and he begins 10 lose Il very ,
Sensibly towards 90. at so he losea about
iS.9Ses pounds; and the stature Is dimIns
ished 2.75O inches. Females attain their
maximum weight about 80. The mean
weight Of d mature IMAM Ia lOl pounds,
and Of an average womarOi pounds. In
old age they lose about lD or u pounds.
Men weigh most at 40. women ut 50. and
begin to lose at 90. The mean weight Of
both sexes hi old age Is that which they
had at 10.
When the male and female have "a.
sumed their complete development, they
weigh almost exactly twenty times as
much as at birth, while the stature is
ABOUT D l's times greater.
Children lose weight during the first
three days after birth, ut the age Of a
week they sendbly Increase; after one
year they triple their weight; then they
require six years to double their weight,
and thirteen to qtladnlplc 1t.
About the age OF SO the lean man
usually becomes fat and the fat man
becomes leaner. Again between the
years OF 48 and 80 his appetite fails, his
complexion fades, and his tongue Is opt
10 become furred upon the least oxertion
Of body and mind. At his period bis
muscles become Aabby, his joints weak,
his spirits droop, and his sleep is iinper-
feet and unrefrcshing. Aftor suffering
under these complaints a year. or pers
hnps two he starts afresh with re-
newed vlgor, and goes on to o. or 02,
when a similar change takes place, but
with agGravatedsymptoms. When these
grand periods have been successfully
passed the gravity Of Incumbent years Is
more strongly markSd.- HOugltaliug's
Handbook,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
The nablt Of nIulnr Ln,..

Probably much Of the improved phys.
iquo which is so generally recognized
among Americans Is due to tire increased
habit Of dining late, For men Of tho
above classes an early dinner means n
hurried dinner, while late ono IL a
leisurely one. know men in good cir.
cumstances who for years took what was
regarded as regular meal down town"
ut o'clock OF 30 and never allowed
nSore'thRn fifteen minutes for Il; and
those same men now dine at home, after
the days work is over and give an hour
or more to the process.
OF course, this assumed difference may
be pressed too far, and Iremenlber bring
checked in this argument by that ntCSt
dignifed Of women, the late Ms. George
TickDor Of Boston. She. heard ms
through, but said calmly: -Idonot aEsree
with you that tie hour Of the day has
anything to do with It. ! kept houss
for great many years, and had many
dinner parties at 9 o'clock. There never
was any undue haste at my table" I
should think not, inieedl But llT. Tick
nor was the last Of her generation-ths
nIore's the pity-and tie lady Of the
llouse to-day needs oil the quieting asso
Citations Of the evening to secure iur her
guests tie due derorum and rpOse, II.
". HigginSon in Harper's Bazaar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The morning lists till 9 o'clock, and
lunch is as informal as breakfast The
men are still in the covers, or II some
have returned they come to table in
their shooting boots, and boast Of their
achievements. The meal is a plain din.
Rer; all the dishes are set on the table
at once, and it is q rigid and lntolerable
etiquette that nobody shall have a nap.
kin. The children OF the family are
often allowed to be present. and Il the
party Is not very large, they sometimes
carve for the guests, that they may
learn betimes tho hospitable accomplish.
ments OF after life. Sometimes gov.
emCsses and tutors arc seen at this hour,
the latter often very accomplished and
agreeable people; but never knew them
toappear at dinner, us they do in novels,
and make love to the young ladles,-
Adam Badcau's Letter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
DathIpr Pet DOG, Al LOpr, prapoh,

Bathing pet dogs is a duty that the
women here perform regularly every
morning, and one may see a score at o
time between the Ocean house and the
West End hotel subjecting the little
quadrupeds to this extremely disagree.
able operation. Young bellies and trim
little French maids are the most FIRE.
quently seen at It. One well.to.do
woman, either at the Ocean or the How.
land, Is reported to have two Skye terri.
ers and two maids-a maid to each dog,
and the maids have nothing else to do
but to wait on tho dog&-Long Branch
Cor. New York Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Trpn,mrnt nf 4 shr,,r nnr,a.


Why does horse shyi Because he
sees something which he docs not under.
stand, and is filled with greater or less
degree Of fear, something Us the boy feels
whom he shys at the burying.ground and
goes around to keep clear Of It, 1t may
be some new or unusual object that the
horse sees, or 1t may he an imperfect
view Of 1t, Even a familiar object, IL
comestoviOw suddenly and unexpectedly
will cause q horse to SHY or jump, Just
as an unexpected ohjcct or sound causes
nervous person to start. When per.
son Is 50 startled, how much would Il
improve the matter to be scolded at or
given cut with whip? Just as much
as the same treatment would in thc,case
Of the horse. IlarshnesS only aggravates
the matter. Tie more the horse is
scolded and whipped the more nervous
he gets, and every time he passes the
place where the fright and whipping oc.
Cured he viii begin to prick uphis ears,
and fidget ready for another jump.
Give him the lines and he will 20 by in a
hurry, The proper way Is never to strike
or scold horse that Is startledor fright
ened. Speak to him coolly, calmly, and
kindly; give him time TO see and collect
his scattered senses, and make him feel
that you are his friend and protector.
When he sees that all is right, there Is
IN end to all further trouble. We have
seen a horse refuse to cross an unsafe
looking bridge, but when the driver took
lin by the bits and walked ahead, the
horse cautiously followed. Next tlmeho
required no coaxlng or urging to cross
the bridge, Ho might have been whipped
into It at first, but was mt the lnilder
course, although a little trouble, the bet
ter ones The horse showed his conf.
dencein the driverever afteryard. Live
Stock journal. ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Th, Honorabls. solf.Ro.nestInr q nnr

The Honorable, self.Rospsetlng @ curse
Itba libel upon the American people
to assume that they will long tolerate a
kind Of journalism which makes the
ideal newspaper, not q public benefit,
but a public nuisance. They will insist
upon 1t that the newspaper have some
other purpose in the world than to amusc
and entertain the thoughtless and the
vicious; they will insist that the duty Of
selecting goes hand in hand with
the duty OF collecting the news; and
sooner or later they will mako Il appear
to even the most undudih OF editors
that II Is not true that indCcency +pays"
better than decency, but that In journal.
ism, as in every other reputable calling,
the honorable, seli.respeCting course Is
the only ono that pays" in the long run.
Joseph H. Bishop in The Forum.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Limitations Of Medical scIencc.

Aphysician Of large experience re.
marked the other day that whom he be-
gan the practice Of medicine he was
worried because people put so little con.
fldence in him, and nowhe was troubled
because they trusted his judgment so
implicitly, He seemed to think that to
be thought infallible was far more
burdensomC than to have ones fall.
bility emphasized us in his younger
days. He now recognizes the limitations
OF medical STANDARDIZATION Advertiser,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
1t costs ssOO,OOO,OOOa year to main.
tain the standing armies OF Eurom.
Central AmerIua,. "rreo Kl,l.r. -


One Of the forest Curiosities Of che
isthmus Of Darien and lower Central
America Is the matapalo or -tres Killer"
This starts in life as u climber upon the
trunks Of large forest trccs, and, owing
Its marvellously rapid growth, som
reaches the lower branches, 1t then be.
gins to throw out many shoots, which
entwiue themselves all around the trnnk
and branches, and also aerial tcndrih
which, aS soon as they reach the ground,
take root, In afew years this gigantic
parasite will completely envelope tie
trunk Of the tree which las upi,elsi It
and kill It. The whole Of the inner dead
tree will then rot away, leaving the liol,
low niatapalo standing alone and
Furnishing. Boston Tanscfipt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Season, m Southern CalIfornls.

There are but two seasons, strictly
speaking, in southern California-spring
and Summer. By residents spring Is
called winter; but there b nothing in
that period, even family, suggestive Of
winter IN any otlier western OF any east.
ern state. 10 distinguish Il from the
long dry summer, many call the period
between November and April the n,iny
season, Although this characterization
Is correct in a general way, yet the
amount OF rain which falls in those five
or six months Is never as great ns that
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
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IT'S swses o ~ Tbs yesYs btihs
m pssss sssss ~, ,o,.. I, ,,,.,. a. .r,o.... .
And I. Eho,ise, IA ieh6fs andlfset.g isia4
Towaieh he 6o6rs, With wild reget,
sllptast away .es
NJ sts sSpgeasSa " . s, not ! % 90 90 ~. ~
t w9ssho,,s p ! ~. R ie sas96sa
And a liz World isEv scs' IN; yso,n; MI, sal
IGmlle % think n no tSSti
Am done with fear. Sp
(, Il i. 1, q q. 3tae i.sst.g
~ y ~. s'gs iIy. n y t1al g laly now,
= tISs n, ~ NV spya ts.. .ns ~, TtVM 9S
Around me Natnrs,s Z .yaf nui.s. , b..,
Ipsa.e % catch NJ fhythnicI sweet
Eeiastlc thrill. 7 be'e
And somehow, from Is measured rhyme,
Voices loved, in oldsn tsme,
~, Can softly, scomsP
s.i,,,s GestL grown cam il ana SUI
- NSlt, ", Iom oer .,i. inc l.a hlil,
-Nsiile watt MaWn,, Sva. ~ TS.u F.aUL Y..,,.,.
: = .-..-e : $50 3
"IHoueHT REAninaI EXCLAIMED
.---
NE PeFtotmers kecepHvity % sugges-
lions trOm the Medium -IIypnotisn.
We believe. then. that the tr,,e az.
blanation Of thought rsadinv Il ti,at The
performer receives impresyiops-partly
muscular but largely neryous-throuph
the ordinary channel Of the senses, his
sensations being unusually exalted by
the STATE Of entira nsssIyitv into ,vhicI
be endeayon to throw himself This
state Of entire obliyiousness To all az.
ternal impressions excent thoss eon.
nected with the experiment and az
eager receptiyity TO ali Slrrestions from
the medium, Is closely analogous 10 the
hypnotic state, IN which wa know the
senses become extraordinarily exalted.
Ahypnotized subject has been known
to have his olfactory nerve 10 abporm.
ally stimulated that he has detected a
ring, among twelve by the sense Of
SMELL and has found the owner Of A
glove, among sixty persona BY the same
means. The muscular sense i also rem.
dered inconceiyably acute as we see by
the perfect safety and casa with which
the somnan,bulist (whose state Is allied
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
setlllnr a on,,tlon In po,tnrr.

This vase, Professor Alter. Can you
tell me whether It is sevrcs or Chelsea
porcolaiuS I'd very much like to know" {"
MADAME, you can find out BY putting
it in the farnace again."
with what reSulty'
"Ifit stands heat it Is probably sCvrOs;
ii it cracks |! Is unquestiOnably chel-
sea-
-But tho beautiful vase may be rlinedl
It cost mo SlOO,"
MADAM, 1t is worth thAtmuch 10 have
your mind at rest stH-PhiladelphIa Call.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
PlayInE.card. ID EaEland.

An official return just issued give
some interesting information about the
manufacture Of playing.Oarlls in Eng
land. AT present there are nineteen
manufacturers in the United Kingdom,
who pay license OF 20 shillings, and
who produced 10000 packs last year.
This did not meet the demand Of tho
English card.playpf, so half as many
again were imported from Austrian and
American makers, The stamp duty i'm.
posed on those cards Is now a fairly i'm.
portAnt source Of revenue. Last year II
amounted TO nearly 1900 pounds ster.
ling. Exchange.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Mhsn ENGLAND n.lh sInr..

AtbOusand years ago nearly all the
working people OF England, pIowmen,
carpenters, shepherds, cooks and dairy.
minds, were slaves, There was a regu.
lar slave market in Bristol which went
on for hundreds Of ycan.-BOstou
Budget
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
AutoErAph. ot congrs..mon.

The pages Of the national house Of
Representatives conducta fair business
procuring the autographs Of members.
They charge the autograph hunter SIC
for the signature Of tile whole house. In
the senate tho charge is only IS because
Of the fewer members. Washington Let.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
A Eloral chameIeon pI.eor,rpd.

A novel flower has been found on the
isthmus Of T'ehuantopec, at the San Jose
hacienda, some twenty-five leagues from
the city Of Tehuantepec. This floral
chameleon has the faculty Of changing
It's colos during the day. In the morn
ing it Is white; when the sun Is at lts
zenith 1t is red, and at night It Is blue.
This red, white and blue Hover grows on
tree about the size OF the guaya tree,
and another peculiarly Of this flower Il
that only at noon does Il give out any
perfume. Boston Transcript,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The camphor laurel, from which the
camphor Of commerce Is obtained, has
been successfully introduced In Cali.
fornia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

There are four kinds Of colot hind
ness psOper-red, green, violet and
total, occurring In the order stated In
Frequency violet blindness being quite
saTe,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
PoIntInE 10 the cre.esn,.

i see one Of Dods tngsr.nailS," said
little S,yeor old, pointing 10 the crescent
moon IN the evening sly, she's been
pairing bis nails and olis has dropped
through. -Bostnn Trnnanrink.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29
Grox,h Of The MhI,. R,..

Only two centuries ago tic white raco
were.esdmated to bO one-tenth OF the
worlds population. Now 1t Is claimed
they arc fully One-third.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

II a ordinary spring and summer IN
Illinois or any Of taa eastern states In
the latter part 6t this period the foliage,
wild flowers aud vegetables begin %
grow luxurIantlE ~ t't a n
Winters afe9suaily dttetentf from each
other, but summers are usually alike,
There are atew more sunny days in one
summer than another and occasionally
q summer may come n which a slight
sprinkle Of taln VIII tal' There Is no
other difference between any one sum.
met and any other one. lnwinter all Is
uncertainty There may be a large
amount Of rain, IN which case the farmer
Is happy over tho prospects Of lnxuriant
crops OF there may be little rain until
the end o. the season. and Just about the
time the farmers despair Is the deepest,
long sofies OF showers may come,
which willquickly make him forget his
torebod'ngA Sometimes his spirits are
sriecessiyely raised and cast down and
raised again by rams IN November and
december. droligth IN January and Feb
rualy and ram aggn M March and
April.14Hcod9fe z. van Dyke
New zsalspd's I:iisls sfSd.
Onoof tili.so mud ~ y. r I4,,i.n 3.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-29

The tomb of Moriecai and Queen
Esther Is still visited by Hebrew pill.
grimS, and is well preserved In the cen.
ter Of the town of Hamadan. in Persia.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

TIE following article clipped from the
only in so far as il applies TO the Bohemian
swindle but in its application TO al llincorpor-
ated companies. None of them are specially
authorized TO carry on their business or &C
cupation. nor does the state in any manner
approve or endorse the business IN which
they are engaged They are simply organ
ised under the incorporation laws of the state
and that is all there is about 1t. I'VE are IN
receipt of communication sent 20 q local
paper of Michigan by w. j. Champion. who
is an agent for Bohemian Dat Company.
1t appears TO be in answer 10 some strict
ures made upon the company by the paper
10 which the communication Is addressed.
We do not know anything about the COM
pany referred TO. but there are some things
IN this Communication that are very fshy.
For instance il states that the State of
Michigan has invested the company with
authority To do business within its limits.
Whenever statement OF that kind is made
look ont for the man who makes it. 1t is
an expression that is the grand hold of re-
puted incorporated qusck medical establish
ments. All the State of Michigan has to do
with this company, if it has anything to do
with il, is 10 furnish il Law under which it
is organized. II has no more authorized
that company 10 do business within it
than it has authorized laborer within it's
boundaries TO dig up stumps. if he can find
stumps to dix up. The object of such laws
as those under which corporations are au-
thorized is not to give them the patronage
of the State but so personify them so that
several men may do business as one man
does it.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11
8 8 8 : g q $ 8 q 9
E. SMITH &CO.'S
3 g j. g b g g g g b
TALK ABOUT SELLING
CLOTHING CHEAP.
PERFECT NONSENSE.

Away with such feeting stories,
and when YOU wish to get your
moneys worth, and more too, go aud
trade at smiths. Buy your clothing
from a responsible house, and from a
person that is responsible for what
he says and does. That place is none
other than the Long Brick store.
just received. ear load OF Overcoats
to be sold cheap. That means quick.
How YOU like that. Respectfully,
T.. SMITH & co.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

We should economic at all times, but
more especially when times are close. OBJ
serve the purchases of your thrifty neigh
bors. More substantial benefits can be OBJ
tanned from fifty cent bottle of DIR. Bige-
lows positive cure than dollar bottle of any
other cough remedy. IL il prompt, safe
and pleasant cure for al throat and lung
troubles Sold and endorsed by G.. w.
Longwell.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

THE street car men of New York struck
for twelve hours as days work. For years
they have been working from sixteen to
eighteen hours day. The strike was one
of the few justifable ones and was success
ful. as it deserved TO be. Thus. by taking
the matter into their own hands, the car
men have obtained the relief they would
have had long ago by the laws OF the state. if
Goverro- Cleveland had not vetoed the bill.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

THr ROW in the Ohio senate over the matter
of the fraudulent Cincinnati senators is IN
fair way of being amicably adjusted. Any
settlement that stops short of ousting them
from the seats they occupy viii! fall short OF
doing Justice.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

THE SUPREME COURT granted mandamus
compelling Recorder Swift TO proceed with
the trial of Detroit's indicted aldermen. The
decision OF the supreme court was a righteous
one. Any other view of the case would have
led TO the absurd position that official cor
ruption and bribery is mere misdemeanor
in the city of Detroit, while it remained fei-
ony in all other portions of the state.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11
Very Remarkable RecoxerN.

MIR. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester, Mich,
writes; "My wife has been almost helpless
for five years, so helpless that she could not
turn over in bed alone. She used two Bottles
of Electric Bitters, and is so much improved,
that she is able now to do her own work.
Electric Bitters will do all that is claimed for
them. Hundreds of testimonials attest their
great curative powers. Only fifty cents bot
tie at g. l.. Eatons.
The true northerner., 1886-02-11

THE mugwump party of Michigan is IN
disgrace. Ex-Mayor Thompson, the sole
Michigan representative of that party, was
badly beaten, few days since, in disgrace
full saloon row in the city of Detroit. How
art the mighty fallen"
The true northerner., 1886-02-11
TwrS BILLS; Bill Morrison and the tariii
bill. The country could we'll afford to dis
pense with both.

THr Pan-electric telephone scandal bids
fair TO rival the famous credit mobilier. Ihis
time, however, it is only prominent govern
ment officials of the democratic per'uasion'
who are implicated.