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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
a MyslerY.

How the human system ever RECEIVERS
from the bad effects Of the nauseous
medicines often literally poured into It
for the suppositive relief Ofdyspepsia,
liver complaint, constipation, rheuma-
tism and other ailments, Is a mystery.
The mischief done by bad medicines is
scarcely less than that caused by disease.
lfthey who arc weak, bilious, dyspcptic
constipated or rheumatic, would oitener
be guided by the experience Of invalids
who have thoroughly tested Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, they would in every
instance obtain the speediest aid deriya.
blefrom rational medication. This med.
icine is searching and at the same time
a thoroughly safe remedy, derived from
vegetable sources, and possessing, in
consequence Of its basis of pure spirits,
properties as medicinal stimulant not
to be found in the fiery local bitters and
stimulants often resorted to by the de.
bilitatcd dyspeptic and languid.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
Willing 10 ObIIge.

"say2" called a man who was
driving q horse and buggy in the
interest of candidate in the De
trOit election, you vote in my
ward don't you'll"
"YeS," replied the person address
ed.
"Then get in, and I'll take you
up to the poll"
"Oh, guess not"
Guess notl Why, ofcourse you
will"
"But It's two miles up there
"DOn'tmake any difference. Gel
in here"
"I'd rather not"
won't you do it 10 oblige mel
Won't you go to the polls to oblige
an old friend?"
"Why, yes, l suppose so, but
"No butts about it. l want you
to oblige me2"
After reaching the polling place
the driver got out, but the other re-
manned in the buggy.
well, aren't you going TO vote!'
Why, | voted this morning"
"You did Then what in the
blasses did you come up here for2'
II didn't want to, but you said
so much and seemed so anxiou,
that l felt it a sort of duty. I'm
ready TO be driven back now"
Bat be did't go in that buggy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
ANXIOUS Cor Information.

There are times when a little
boy becomes a nuisance. Alta no.
tel breakfast table a small boy said
in loud voice to hisparenG
"Pa, what makes you smell the
eggs before you cat lhemP
ITO sec if they are good"
"But, pa, you can't see with your
nose can your"
"FOr Heavens sake boy, keep
quiet. IsmeIt the egg to find out
lift was good"
"Bu', pa, what do You want to
smell the egg tor2 Cant you tell
BY y tastin' it if il ain't goodH"-
Tc:as Sitlinss;
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
ssyeynI Yac.. Abou, Ilf,.p,c.,yv.,

Several Facts About LIfs.Prcssrvsrs,
SIS not strange that with so many
new inventions constantly being made,
the oldfashioned cork fe.preserver still
remains in vogue'' said acaptatn Of q
steamer to a reporter recently.
+Are they not good enough, captain?r
"oil!yes, believe they answer bet
Ter than anything yet invented for using
quickly in case Of accident. Although
It is simple enough to strap a life.pre-
server on, yotmany people are frequently
drowned by putting them on in loose
way and getting their feet turned to the
air instead Of their heads, Then, too, in
general panic the prcservers are often
tied or bucltled carelessly, aud a few
waves soon knock them of. The India
rubber suits can not DO put on so quickly.
That Is one drawback to them. What
good would a rubber suit do q man in
mid.ocean unless he has nerve and pluck
like Boyton and those professional swim,
meBT Think OF a lady incased in a rub
Der armor tossing about in mil.ocean.
She would soon die from fright. Sailors
and Scamen would be at home perhaps
In rubber life-preservers, and could pad.
dle.about and keep up their spirits. But
in tho hurry Of leaving the ship after a
collision, FOR instance, who would have
time to put on and initiate the rubber
life-preserversI
The moment an accident occurs, con.
fusion and panic generally follow, es.
pecially among the passengers, As q
rule the departure from theship Is rush
and devil take the hindmost. Hence q
life preServer must be easily put on and
have no complications whatever. They
would DO perfectly useless otherwise.
| have thought OF all kinds Of new.
tangled life-preserverS, but none are
worthy OF adoption, or rather they arc
tmpracHcable. My idea onco was TO
have a good.sized halt-barrel, with straps
so placCd that a person could easily buckle
himself to it in the water. Then on the
inside Of the barrel would be n little
fresh water and something to eat. By
taking out plug or a slide the food
couldbe reached. have found nearly
everything impracticable. Presence OF
mind in the face Of danger is the great
est life-preservera person can possess,
Without this GOODNESS the best preserver
is Of little avail.-New York Mail and
EXPRESS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
Not So Low Ms Tint.

"You are a policeman are you
no'2" asked an attorney Of q wit.
ness in Judge LAWYERS court.
II am and have been such for
Eve years"
snow, sir" continued the attor.
ney, Ibid you not go to the defen.
dant in this case and tell him that
you were the complainanrs law.
yer?"
"WhatR" asked the witness,
"Do I understand that you asked
me if | had represented myself as a
police court lawyer"
"Yes, sir a lawyer is what l
said"
mo, sir | have not got so low as
that yet"
The witness was excused.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
Card.
[may26-

HNow ye, that by the payment Of
N, $227.40 ! aul permitted 10 sell in
toxicating liquors at my house. To the
wife who has a drnnkard for a husband,
or friend who Is unfortunately tiissipa.
ted, / say emphatically, give me notice
In such cases in which you are interest,"
ed, and all such persons shall DO exclu.
ded from my place, Let mothers, faith.
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise,
and the request shall be regarded. I
pay a heavy tax for The privilege Of sell
ing whisky aud otherliquors, and / want
It distinctly understood that ! have no
desire 10 sell 10 minors, or drunkards, or
TO the poor and destitute. / much pre-
fer that they save their money and put
II where Il will dothe most good. There
are gentlemen Of honor and men u
money, who can afford Il, and II is With
thoseI desire 70 trade, | would say %
those who wish 10 trade with mo, and
can afford, come, and | will treat you
gentlemaAly and courteously v
Respectfully Qla lstg
feb. 17-1ye JOS. HEN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

The State Tribune, (Rspublican)
admits that the nomination Of Hogg
has strengthened the Democratic
ticket in this district. The Z, !:
bune is right, and its public an:
nouncement Of a patent fact, is in
striking contrast with the lying
assertions Of some Republican pen.
nY.a'linners in this district, who
say to the contrary, in order to
dupe deluded followers Of a dead
cause.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
Republican IncOnslstcncy,


This is q resolution adopted by
the Wood county Republican con.
ventGon:
3, We arraign, Us contrary to the
spirit of our Government, the con
duct Of the Democratic Legislature
in refusing TO the people Of this
State an opportunity todisCuss and
to vote upon the proposed prohibi
tory amendment to the Constitu.
ton, and we favor the submission
by the next session Of the Legisla.
turo to the voters Of the State Of
such an amendment.
This sounds very well to all that
do not know the records of the Re.
publiCans in tho Legislature.
Our State Constitution provides
in Section 4G of Article 6 that the
Legislature may pass laws prohibi'
ting the sale ofintoxicating liquors
within the State, Mr.. Oxley rec.
ognizing this, introduced into the
last House of Delegates this resolu.
ton:
Re,olrod, That tho Judiciary
Committee bcinstruc,ed to prepare
and report at once u bill prohibit.
ing the sale Of intoxicating liquors
in the State.
II will be remembered that many
Of the Republican members were
then clamoring for submitting an
amendment to the Constitution to
this effect, Yet when they we're
given an opportunity to vote lor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
RuOklen,s Arnicn NnIre.

Tho Best Salrs in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheun, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
bIalns, COrns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
qnired. It's guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by W. S. Hoy,
Druggist. dec,1O-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

Sporting men generally smoke the best
cigars, often paying 25 cents apiece,
sometimes IS cents; lawyers and doctors
come next, usually paying Is cents or
20 cents for q good smokG then como
the actors, brokers and tradesmen, buy
ing 8 and lO.centers. There arc lots OF
men who clip coupons for living who
never 80 higher than 5 cents, and then
kick agains! tho quality Of sar g.-.-...
Dealer in Globe. DemoclSw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
EnlcrprIslng, reliable House.

DR.. WIS. Hoy can always be relied
upon, not only to carry In stock the best
Of everything, but to secure the Agency
OF such articles as have well.known mer.
itand are popular with the people, there.
by sustaining the reputation Of being al.
ways enterprising, and ever reliable
Having secured the Agency for the cele.
brated DR.. Kings New Discovery Tor
Consumption, will sell it on a positive
guarantee, 1t will surely cure any and
every affection OF Throat, Lungs, and
Chest, and to show our confidence We
invite you to call and get a Trial Bottle
Free.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
A Poor Bargain.

There is a new baby on Deer
Hill avenue. II is a small one.-
tslittlc tlve-yOar old sister watch
ed it carefully for a few minutes
yesterday, and then turned to the
the maternal head of the family
and said: "Mamma, couldn't papa
have paid another dollar and got
a larger ono2"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
An Answer Waote,l.

Can anyone bring usa ease 81 Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily curoS We say they
cannot, as thousands Of cases already
permanently cured and who are daily
recommending Electric Bitters, win
prove. Brights Disease, Diabetes, Weak
Back, or any urinary complaint quickly
cured. Theypariiy the blood, regulate
the Bowels, and act directly on the dis.
eased parts. Every bottle guaranteed.
For sale at 5Oc. q bottle BY DR.. W. S.
Hoy, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

Lexington Div. trains run by. Clntral
time. Maine Line trains East Of Hunt.
ington run by eastern time, which Is one
hour fastcrthan Central time.
Nos, and 6 run daily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between New
Orleans and Clifton Forge, via Louisville
and Lexington without change.
Nos. 3 and 4 run daily, and do not stop
for local business. Pullman Sleeping
Cars and Solid Train between Lou isville
and Washing and Cincinnati and Old
Point without change. No. 4 does not
run from Richmond to Old Point on
Sunday nights, No. 8 leaves Old Point
on Sundays at $50 p. IN,
Nos. . and &, daily between Hunting.
ton and Clifton Forge; except Sunday
east Of Clifton Fargo. Run through
with Pullman Cars between White Sui.
phur, Washington, Baltimore and Rich
mond.
No. II daily except Sunday, leave Mt.
Sterling $40 q, M, arrive Lexington $40
a. M, arrive Cincinnati, via, Winchester
1880 q. IN.
No, u daily except Sunday, leave Gin.
cinnati 2;O0p. M, Lexington 5:S5 p. M,
arrive Mt. Sterling7l0 p. m.
Old Dominion Steamers leave Norfolk
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday on arrival Of
train No. 0; arrive in Now York next ai-
ternoOn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

Young housokecpor(sO butchor)
they succelent chops2"
Butcher-"No, num- they're NUT.
ton chops"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06
Old.Time Kicking Frolics.

Our grandparents were hard workers.
With them neither the farm nor the
house knew aught of labor-saving ma
chimes. It was rough work for the mer
out of doors and it was hard work for the
women in doors. Families thought tc
better themselves by moving out West
It was jumping from the frying. pan into
fire. Indians put rifle ON the farmers
shoulder, and necessity forced his faith.
full wife to seek out many inventions.
She clothed her children in tow frocks,
and dressed herself and husband in lin.
sey-woolsey, if she could get wool to
mix with the fax. AS her sheepincreased,
she made their wool into fiannels. But
there were no fulling mills, and sc
woman's wit invented kicking frolies
for fulling her fannels. She invited al
the men in the neighborhood to visit hen
cabin on certain evening. They came
to find a mass of wooden web, saturated
with soap and water, in the center of the
washed cabin floor Seating themselves
about the soapy mass, with naked fee,
and rolled up trousers, they began kick.
ing it vigorously. The desire to kicl
the hardest kept the living fuiling-mil
at its best work, while laughing womer
poured soap and water on the wooden
mass. The spirit OF fun and frolic pre-
vailed, and many feet made light work
At last, when the flannel had been thor
oughly fuiied, and the men and women
saturated with soap and water, homely
supper was served, and the kicking
frolic" closed up.-Detrot Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06

Spring in all latitudes and longitudes
is. indeed. delightful season 1t is
more especially so here near the place
where winter Is stored up for use almost
the entire year. Here in the neighbor-
hood where the remains of Sir John
Franklin were found. here where man
has to wear seal skin cap with ear
muffs, on the Fourth of July. spring.
gentle spring is more heartily welcomed
than elsewhere
All nature is glad at this season of the
year and at this elevation. The sociable
little cactus comes forth in the gulches
while in its bosom the bud is swelling
which in June come forth in its tropical
brightness. Meek little cactus, emblem
of quiet submission, emblem of a reluc-
tant spring. Coy and shy, modest and
reserved at times, let not the fresh and
gentle stranger undertake to crush thee
with his person.
Spring in this torrid cline reaches us
about June. and even at that time seems
uncertain and lacks that decision of
character which marks the season far
Their away from the open polar sea than
we are.
IL IL N tiil> Stdstn tudt lut HlptiHtalu
streams are turned into the irrigating
canals and go laughing adown the green
fringed bitches OF the town. kissing the
oyster can and with gurgle of satisfac-
ton dallying with the stiffencd remains
of the holiday corset.
Out in the sun-kissed hills and over
the mellow distance where the gray sky
fingers lovingly ON the mountains. the
graceful little cottontail is bounding
athwart the glorious landscape. On be-
yond him the eye catches the swift yet
noiseless movement of the coyote. In a
moment the cotton-tail and the coyote
will have melted into each other like a
beautiful dream. and the coyote will be
on the outside.
In the greenish-gray foreground of
this beautiful picture, underneath the
protecting boughs of the sage-brush, the
sage-hen is laying her eggs. We will
not disturb her thoughts. The INTEL
leetual strain which 1t requires to lay an
egg should not be harshly broken in
upon by the careless and thoughtless
wording.
Across the stretch of level plain and
the green divide, the summer zephyr is
signing. and on its heaving bosom it is
bearing the seductive odor of the sand
lily, the alkali buffalo wallow and the
deceased Texas steer.
Spring, sweet-scented advance agent
of summer, you are once more among
us. Beautiful spring has come. -Nye's
boomerang.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06
Air Bubbles.

l have described, when writing of the
anatomy of the guillemot, the wonder
full bubbles of air that invariably follow
that bird when under water. and have
explained how the air is stored under
meath the feathers, and given out when
the bird is diving. In the otter, 1some-
what similar phenomenon can be OBJ
served. As he swims along under
water he is followed by a train of the
most lovely air-bubbles, which appear
exactly like beads Of quicksilver. The
origin of this air l cannot quite make
out A large proportion of it comes
directly from the lungs This is i'm
portant; the otter evidently has some
difficulty in sinking in,the water-he
therefore lets out the air to enable him
to 60 down. but at the same time good
deal of air comes from underneath the
fur. When the seal dives, no air ap-
pears to come from underneath his
coat.-Frank auckland.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06

Fish cakes: Take any sort of cooked
fish, well picked from the bones, and
mince it. Put the heads, fins and bones
into a stew-pan with sufficient water or
stock to cover them; add one or two
onions, some herbs and little pepper
and salt. Now put to the fish third
part of bread crumbs, little chopped
onions and parsley, and season with
white pepper, salt and little mace, il
liked. Mix these ingredients well to.
gcther, and then make into small cakes
with white of egg, little melted butter
keeping plate over the top while do
ing. Strain off the fish stock, thicken
it with butter and flour, add catsup and
glass Of white wine, then put it back
into the stew-pan with the cakes and
simmer gently for quarter of an hour.
NJ Y. Herald
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The late John Hagee. Jr., of Wat.
kins, n. T., has left by win so. 600 for
the erection of FIVE Episcopal churches
in New York, PENNSYLVANIA and vir.
ginia-
who was whipped for not telling what
case followed transitive verb or prepo-
sition, brought suit against her perse-
cutor and was awarded $500 dana ses.
Boston Post.
DR. John Hemphill. of the Calvary
Presbyterian Church of San Francisco,
has organized Society of Christ an
Endeavor in the church, one feature OF
which is lookout committee to find
all new corners in the church.
There are at present nearly four hun.
bred female physicians in active prac-
tice in twenty-six of the United States,
the majority of them being settled in
New York, Massachusetts and Ienn-
sylvania- These figures show rapid
increase in the number of women prac-
ticing medicine in the United States.
The country schools of Maine are
not, as rule, open more than three OF
four month in the year. Some of the
districts are deficient in pupils In one
county there are districts where the
average attendance at school was only
five scholars There is a di.tri I neat
Augu ia where forty years ago the aver
age attendance was fifty; now it is but
ten. Boston Transcript
MIR. Kinsley went to Washin ton
theater and was astonished to see that
the dancer put down on the bills as
Addie Weems was his wife She had
ostensibly come to the city from Rich
mond TO visit relatives, and hal never
limited at any inclination toward the
ballet. The hus and forced his way
through the stage door and would have
appeared in the scene to drag the wo-
man out if the stage manager had not
Withdrawn her quietly in the middle Of
a dance. Y. Sun.
At the recent convention of the
American Humane Association, held at
inFalo. n. Y, the following resolution
was adopted: Resotrcd, That it is the
sense of this assoc alton that a part Of
each day should be devoted to the in
struction of the children of the country,
through It's public schools. in the direc-
ton OF humane education; also that our
Sabbath-school Superintendents be re-
quested to take such steps as will place
this subject before their charges. to the
end that instruction in piety and mercy
ma go hand in hand with that il art
and science.
President Eliot, of Harvard, has
asked the Presidents OF other colleges
whether they will forbid their college
baseball mines to play with profession
ais provided Harvard takes the lead.
and has received affirmative answers
from all except Yale. which had not yet
been heard from. The faculty OF Har-
ward, though DESTROYS Of encouraging
athletics, wish to restrain muscle max
ing and training within proper limits,
and believe that the boys can not help
being tainted by contact with men who
strive for no other education than that
Of the body.-New Hauen Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06

An "old man with a cane is not an
uncommon object in the city streets;
but when that man is the person and
that cane the auxiliary limb of one who
has contributed largely to the reading
public's enjoyment. who was for many
years the bright particular star Of
almost numberless social gather
ings, and whose fun was always
fresh and crisp and never unkindly,
the man and the cane are a pleasure
and benediction. We feel that we
but echo the sentiment of all his old
friends and admirers when we ex-
press the hope that the affiiction which
he inherited from his wife's family
will 'henceforth treat him mere lenient.
ly, that Benjamin P. Shillaber and his
trusty cane may be oftener seen taking
their walk abroad, and that his sunset
days. may be a. bright and genial as the
Thousand and one good things that have
come from his ready pen.-Bostos Tran.
script.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-06
Chronic Dysensery.

Mr.. James Brannan, Sccond avert, /,
Pittsburgh. Pa. writes For two years
have been constantly troubled with a
chronic diarrhca, or dyscnsery, having
had, on an average, from twenty to
twenty-five passages every twenty four
hours, and every one bloody. l had
thoroughly tried all the prominent phi,
sicians in Pittsburgh. was twice IN the
West Penn Hospital, the first time thir-
teen weeks. and though l lcft it mach
better, yet in five DAYS l was as bad rs
ever. | then tried two other great doc
tors in this citv, and one of them finally
assured me was not long for this world.
and advised me to write to my friends
about it. I next weat TO DIR. Hartman,
without the least confidence that he could
do anything for me. He examined me,
smiled, and said, he could stop the bloody
discharges in less than two weeks, which
he did with PERrsA, and l have now
been entirely well for several weeks, AMI
never felt better in my life though am
still taking his PKRuSA. I will take /,
whenever need medicine.
Mr.. Patrick Burns, Pittsburgh, writes
have suffered intensely from piles and
chronic diarrhea. was treated by five
VI tiht DSoe ply SNAsus sfiu sufSCOnS III
the city of Pittsburgh, and with all grew
constantly worse. Finally three Of them
said my only hope was an operation.
This frightened me, and went immedi-
ately to DIR. Hartman, who has entirely
cured me with PERuSA. have tuen at
work now for three months, and never in
my life felt better. Cali and see me a,
corner of Twenty seventh and Mulberry
streets, Twelfth ward, Pittsburgh
Mr.. Patrick Cunningham, S. s.. near
Sidney street, Pittsburgh, Pa, writes;
For five years have suffered inexpress-
IDLY from internal and external piles.
have tried the best physicians of Pitts.
burgh and Allegheny without relief.
went to DIR. Hartman, who cured me
without detention from work with Pr
RUnA."
Charles Frank, Of Emrichville, Jeffcr-
son county, Ohio, writes: IL had piles
and fstula in ano for four years. | had
suffered constantly with q discharge OF
matter from the parts, and sometimes
from the contents Of the bowels through.
II. ] could not have borne 1t much
longer. had heard so much of the i'll
effects of knife operation that resolved
to 60 to DR.. Hartman. He ridiculcd the
silly idea Of cutting It, and at once per-
formed his own original operation with
out the knife, and without pain. am
thoroughly cured, though of course took
PKRuNA.n