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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-08
BY the.Governor.
HENRY $. WALKER.
Secretary of State.
July %, 1SSS-3m
-41nendnlert to the Constitution,
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10, PRoPos-
-. Nh III.

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. I9, PROPOS-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE
Resided By the legislature of Hest I-Irqi,,ia,
tsro-thfrcts Of all the members elected to each
hostee agreeing Thereto:
I. That the following amendment 10
Article Ill. of the constitution of the
stste be, and the same is hereby pro-
posed, tO-wit-
.. That section thirteen, of Article III
As II now is, be stricken out, and the fol-
lowing inserted in lieu thereof:
Sec Ii. In suits at common Law, where
the valne in controversy exceeds twenty
dollars, exclusive of interest and costs,
the right of trial by jury, if required by
either party, shall be preserved, and in
such suit before a justice, jury may
consist Of six persons.
Agreed to February 81. 1887.
Publication of the foregoing proposed
Amendment to the Constitution of the
State of West Virginia, is made pursu-
ant to the requirements of section of
chapter 45 Acts 1887.
E. W. WILSON.
BY the Governor.
HENRY S. WALKER,
Secretary of State.
July %, lSSS-3m
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-08
ES. PILES.

PILES. PILES. PILES.
DIR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment is
the only sure cure for Blind, Bleeding or
Itching Piles ever discovered. 1t never
fails to cure old chronic cases of long
standing.
Judge Coons, Maysville, KY, says:
"Dr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
cured me after years of suffering"
Judge Coffinbury. Cleveland, o., says:
81 have found by experience that DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment gives
immediate and permanent relief"
We have hundreds of such testimoni-
ais. Do not suffer an instant longer.
Sold by druggists at 81 per box, or mailed
on receipt of price.
DIR. FIagg's Family Ointment.
Never fails to soothe and heal cuts,
burns, bruises, flesh wounds, inflama-
ton, sprains, pimples, chiIblains, salt
rheum, chapped lips or hands, frost
bites, cold sores, sore nipples, and all
diseases and eruptions of the skin.
YOUNG LADIES,
DIR. Flagg's Family Ointment will re-
move all pimples, blackheads, freckles
and all other blemishes from your face,
leaving the skin soft, smooth and beau
tiful. No family will be without It after
testing its marvellous Soothing and Heal
ing properties. Sold by Druggists for %
cents, or mailed on receipt of price.
oct. IDLY
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-08
PATENTS.
PATEN rs

obtained for new Inventions, or for I'M
provements in old ones, Caveats, Infring-
Iaents, Trade Marks and all patent bust
ness promptly attended to.
Inventions that have been re-
jected may still, in most cases, be paten-
ted yus- Being. opposite the U. S. Pat
ent Office and engaged in Potent business
sreftLsiueiy, we can secure patents in less
time than those who are remote from
Washington.
When inventors send model or sketch
we make search in the Patent Office and
advise as to its patentability free Of charge
Correspondence confidential; fees reas.
enable and no charge unless Pat
cnt is obtained.
We refer by permission to the City
Postmaster, and to the Superintendent
of the Post Office Money Order Division,
N Washington. For special references
circular, advice. terms, &c, address
g. A. SNOW q CO..
Opposite Patent Office, Washington. D. C.
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Hard to beat-A wet carpet.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
The Lords Prayer as u Model.

All the prayers recorded in the Bible nre
short. Should they not be 50 in the prayer
meetingi Would II not hc we'll for Chris.
tians to take tho Lords prayer as n modcli
Tho conference room is no place for long
prayers They should bc confined to the
closet. Some ministers never pray over six
or . 'ght minutes during their Sabbath ser.
vice, whilst others extend their prayers TO
twenty minutes aud We hnvo sometimes
heard u prayer that was half an hour long
Some men are not aware how much tmc
they consume in their public dc.
voti Ms. But this Is no excuse
for them. Three minute, are long enough
perhaps for n conference prayer Two
minutes would hc better than ten md giva
better satisfaction To the hearers. No ono Is
pleased to listen to one who extends his de.
votiOns. Long prayers seldom Ego IN n
right line TO God whilst few sincere nnd
earnest words reach his ear and secure u
blessing. Reader, when you next pray in
public bo sure and know that you do not
consume over five minutes ll:oligious
Herald.
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Greenland Glaciers.

Fields of ice, sometimes hav~y an
area of one hundred square miles; are
detached, and free exit afforded for
the imprisoned icebergs. Iceberg' and
field ice are borne TO the southward by
the cold current that follows the bend of
the land from Labrador to Florida Field
ice is formed on the sea surface during
the Arctic winter, but bergs have their
origin far inland. and are the growth of
years. Greenland glaciers g lide gradually
down their gentle slopes into the sea,
and the upward pressure of the water
breaks oil their snouts to form the ice.
bergs of the North Atlantic. Some
hardy Norwegians are about to cross
Greenland, and intend to make special
study of the movement of the coast
glaciers and this setting atloat of bcrgs.
Ancient glaciers have written their story
on the mountains of Great Britain, and
bergs were formed little way of the
west coast Of Ireland during the glacial
epoch. Scientific Americah.
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Back bone.

Ono thing which Christians, ne we'll as
Others need ut the present day IL backbone.
Not n backbone like rnmrod, that cannot
yield or bend. but wcll-nrticulated spinal
column, which is strong enough to hold u
man upright and keep him from being
crushed beneath the burdens that press upon
him. These Rre days Of easy going prty:
and men are too often ruled by compromise
rather than 10y conscience.
Says Mr.. Spurgeon: "Onk has given place
to willow. Everybody has grown limp. Out
of the generality ot Imposes has como nm
admiration for it. a man cannot speak a
plain word without being accused Of bitter.
ness and il he denounccs error, no is narrow
minded; for all must join tho universal ad.
miration society or bo placed under ban
and be howled down.
Now, in such "A condition of things ns this.
thero is special call not for siuhhornness
and crustness but for "A gentle. patient, un-
yielding consciousness and ilrmncSs. which
anchors the soul TO the everlasting rock aud
causes the heart to rest on Him who Is tho
way, the truth and the life, and who wi!
never leave nor forSakc Us. -lChristiun.
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What Sin VIII DO.

There was but one crack in tho lantern,
and the WIND has found it out and blown out
the canGle How great II mischief ono I'M.
guarded ont Of character may cause usl
One spark blow up the magazine and shook
the who'll country for miles around. One
leak sank the vessel and drowned all on
board. One wound may kill the body.
One sin destroys the soul
1t little matters how carefully the rest Of
the lantern is protected, the one point which
is damaged is quite sufficient to admit the
wind, and SO it little matters how Jealous
man may be in n thousand things, If he toll
crates one darling sin. Satan will find out
the flaw and destroy all of his hopes The
strength of chain is measured, not by the
strongest, but by its weakest links, for If tic
weakest snaps what is the use Of the restl
Satan is IA close observer, and knows exactly
where our weak points are; we have need OF
very much watchfulness, and we have great
cause To bless our merciful Lord who prayed
for us that our faith fail not. Either our
pride or our sloth, our Ignorance, our anger,
or our lust would prove our ruin, unless
grace interposed; any one of our senses or
faculties might admit the foe, yea, our
virtues and gracos might he the gate Of on
trance to our enemies. o Jesus, II thou hast
indeed bought me with thy blood, be pleased
to keep me by thy power even unto the end
-lSpurgeon,
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RELIGIOUS READING.
Lot Her DO What She Can.

Lot IIcr IpO w uut Snr IAN.
Lot her do what she can ior hunauity's
sake,
Whatever the form TINT her service may
Whether high in the councils of Church OF
OF State,
Or down where tho outcnst and suffering
wait;
In the iove-circled homo, be it cottage or
hall,
In tho school, where the seed in the soft
ground may fall;
In the Afr can jungle, far over the sea,
Or here in the land that tho Lord has made
free.
Lot her do what she can, for tho worlds
pleading wall
Rises up on the breezs, Is abroad on the gale:
IL her heart for the good OF her fellows 10
stirred,
Restrain not hor efforts, in deed or in word
Let her walk in your fellowship, brother and
friend,
Wherever your steps for humanity trcnd;
Turn not from the proffer of service aside,
Let your sti cngth to her wisdom and love be
allied.
Lot her girdlo tho world with her ribbons of
love,
And lift the Whito Cross oil its ploguc-spots
above;
Let her scatter Christ leaven from shore
unto shore,
Till wrong and oppression shall vex us no
flO'c.
"She hath done what she could" said tho
Saviour 20 men
Who scor ned ut the service she rendered hin,
then;
"She hath donc what she could, he it said
of MS all
When tho curtain Of silence shall over us
fall.
-tUnion Signal.
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The Decline of the Nose,

Among the many startling disclosures
with which scientific investigation has
made Us familiar, one OF the most cNtrav-
agant is the discovery according 10
Nhich the nose is said to be gradually
losing its power to discharge It's tradi.
tional function in the case Of the civilized
peoples. When the sense of smell
vanishes altogcthcr-as, it is affirmed,
will infallibly be the case one day-the
organ itself is bound to follow its en-
ample sooner or later. II is, no doubt,
a fact that the OlfactOry sense is much
kccner in the savage than in the civilized
man, and it is reasonable TO conclude
that the more we progress in civilization
the duller the sense will grow, and as
nature never preserves useless organs,
when the nose loses its power of smelling
the nose ''must go. "-L0HdoH Iron.
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Bismarck in the Field.

The following extract is from General
Il. III. Sheridan's article, "Gravelotte to
Sedan" in .ScribHerS .NdgasiRe:
IL found him wrapped in a shabby old
dressing gown, hard at work. lie was
established in n very small room, whose
only furnishings consisted of table-at
which he was writing a couple of rough
chairs, and the universal feather-bed.
this time made on the floor in one corner
Of the room. On my remarking upon
the limited character of his quarters, the
Count replied, with great good humor,
that they were all right and that he
should get along well enough. Even
the tramp of his clerks in the attic aud
the clanking of his ordcrles sabres be
low did not disturb him much he said, in
fact, that he would nave no grievance at
all, were it not for Il guard of Bavarian
soldiers stationed about the house, for
his safety, he presumed, tho sentinels
from which insisted on protecting and
saluting the Chancellor of the North
German Confederation IN and out Of
season, preceding that led to cmbar-
rassment sometimes, rs he was much
troubled with a severe dysentery. Not
withstanding his trials, however, and In
the midst of the correspondence on
which he was so intenty engaged, he
graciously took time to explain that the
sudden movement northward from Bar
le-Duc was the result of information
that Marshal MacMahon was endeavoring
to relieve Met by marching along the
Belgian frontier; "a laundering, ma
nGuvre, remarked the Chancellor, which
cannot be accounted for unless it has
been brought about by the political
situation of the French"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
Tho Richness of the Soil.

WTwor in seventy-nine when / left
ole Kantuck an squat on good lay o.
Ian up on Pine erik. lee,le thcr most
hanson 1t valley in this var county. |
sot ther house purity near ther erik, an
a.thinkin' ther erik might git on
rampage in thaw time, | sot ther house
on ee.posts, cut crlong ther erik, 'beout
two foot up.
oval, then | went ter plantin', an
in June, fer fac, pcrtatcrs 'ud begin
ter hustle afore we got 'cm kivered IN {;
an ther corn. why, ye never hecred sech
n racket We cudn't sleep o nights,
ther corn made sech noise n gittin' up!
Sech crackin'. Dustin noise! Ev'ry-
thin a.shootin' an .wrastlin' ter grow
"Ilowsomevcr, that's nothin' ter what
I'm going ter tell ye One day, ter din
ncr, 1 says to my wife, Maria, why can't
We hev thcr table sot even! Are yc tryin'
fer ter spill evry,hin'P and she says. 4
amt done nothin' ter ther table. It's
scttin' squar' on ther floor
oval, fer weeks thet var house KEEP
q gitnn' more oncv'ncr, an last ! says,
Maria, thet var north post is a.sinkin'
dcown' she went an looked. 'Tain't
no sech thin, Ben, ther other post is n
risn' up Fer fac, them posts was a.
CROWN, 'ocpt ther north one, what
twas shady. We cud see ther sprouts
a.shootn' out, An meow ther house
began ter snap an crack, an 'twor n.
gttin' dangerous, COS, yer see, 'twa'n't
goin' even. Thcr three posts was a.
keepin' tcrgither, but thcr other, benz
shady, wor a-hangin back.
"Somethn' he'd ter BE- did, un' Maria,
she's 'beout as cute as yell find EN-,
says: Ben. well hey ter water thct
north post. Pcr'aps it'll kctch up.
Want ihet an idea Wal, we done 1t,
an We never see sech racin' % posts.
Enside o. a month thct north post war
up with ther others, and then ther house
went up plumb.
al tell ye. 'twor a sight, an afore
winter ther house wor up 'beout -four
foot an ther posts a.pnttin' eout
branches an a-throwin' o. them reound
thcr house, kinder embracin' like
Thet's a-goin' on five year ago, an them
posts-trees they be neow-hev ben a.
CROWN ever sencc; an yell hev ter
'cu,e me, gentlemen, fer | hev ter start
early. fer when git hum, it takes 'beout
hei IN our ter climb up ter ther house.
Itell ye, thar's sile up thar wuth ownin'."
Ijfs
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Paid For His Cnke.

"speaSing of women" the Colonel
said. after long pause: 81 was travel.
ing in Missouri once in my buggy when
met a tall. sla5sided girl of twenty in
the road. had taken drink or two
and felt Jolly, and so hailed her with -
"Howdy. Sal2 Fine day3"
"Howdy, stranger" she promptly rc-
piled.
"say," went on, 'Tm looking for
wife"
"What sort2"
"AbOut your kind"
"Want mel"
"If yon'll have me-"
"Reckon will. Let's drive back aud
see dad and man"
III was ioking, you know, and so l
told her that was in great hurry and
would return. Three native, who came
along just then stopped to find out what
was the matter, and they set in with the
girl to take me back. The only way |
could get out Of it was to bolt for the
woods, leaving the horse and buggy be-
hind. and five years later the girl was
still driv ny them. That little joke Of
mine cost me Just 1850, TO say nothing
of being run through patch of woods
five miles wide. "-Debr0it Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22

The twin spires OF st. Patrick's
Cathedral are the tallest in America aud
rank among the talle,t in the world.
They measured in the architects plan
32S feet, but there has been certain
amount OF gain over this in construction
which makes them about $50 feet from
the curb. The only tower over a build
ing in this country higher than this is,
IL is believed, the uncompleted one on
the public buildings IN Philadelphia,
which will be $50 feet high when it is
done. There are number Of higher
spires over European cathedrals, among
them those at Vienna, Cologne, Charters.
Antwerp and Salisbury. Trinity spiro
in this city is 2Sl feet high.
st. Patrick's spires, with the whole
cathedral, were planned by and built
under the supervision of James kenwick
of this city. The cathedral was first
pro occted by Archbishop Hughes about
1850. In 1853 Mr.. Renwick drew tho
first plans. These were reduced in size
and otherwise changed 10y Archbishop
Hughes, and in 1858 Mr.. Rcnwick drew
the final plans. The corner stone was
laid on August 18th, iSjs-thirty years,
one month and nineteen days before the
topmost stone was set in the last Of tho
steeplcs. The cathedral was dedicated
nearly ten years ago, but the spires
were then only to level with the roof
of the building. They were left in that
condition until the fall of 1885, when
the work was resumed. 1t has been
continued ever since, except when the
weather prevented.
The spires are of white marble
throughout, except that q copper rod
through the centre holds the extreme up
per pieces composing the final in place.
The spires are octagonal In form, mounted
on Uctagonal lantern towers that rise
from the icvcl OF the roof Their design
is very elaborate. and it has been carried
out with exquisite workmanship that is
almost wasted at the great heights at
which il is pa ed.
The accompanying picture gives their
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
What "a Smile Did.

a lady Of position and property. onSiotn
about her ncighbors, provided religious ser.
vices for them. Shc was very dcal-couli I
scarcely hear at all. On ono occasion one Of
her preachers managed to make her UNDER
stand him; and nj the close of thor conv-r.
snton. nsiei, "But what part do you take IN
the work. son. sho replied, "l smile
them in, aud smile them CutN Very soon
the preacher saw tho result of her generous,
loving sympathy in multitude of broad
shouldertd, hard nStcd men. who entered
the place Of worship, delighted 20 got u
doorway to receive them. Why did not the
working classes attend tho house OF Guhi
They would, in greater hunters, II self
denying, hrst.loving Christians would
smile them iu and smile them out. --l'Ihu
Christian, London.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22

The London "Times" records the
death OF Mr.. Paul Isaac Hershon, at the
age OF II years. He was native OF Gal.
icia, Of Hebrew origin. aud became at
an early period of his life a convert to
the Christian faith. As missionary he
was an active promoter of the objects of
tho London Society for promoting Chris
iianity among the Jews in England and
the East. He became in succession Di-
rector of the House of Industry for Jews,
at Jerusalem. and of the modern farm at
JaiIa, which institutions were established
with a view to encourage useful indus
tries among the Jews and native Syrians.
In the year 1859 he retired from work in
the mission field in order to devote him.
self to literary efforts. For nearly fif-
teen years he pursued his researches in
the Talmud aud Midrashim with great
perseverance.
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\ Faithful Retainer.

rs. st. Jones--"What is it this time,
Eards~
Edwards Kerr Bristow's card,
|hm."
rs. st. Jones-"Did she leave any
Psage:"
Edwards ma'am; she said as
she was always finding you out"
Hrs. st. Jones-'I hope you replied
lcefully, Edwardsw
Edwards -"les, ma'am; said as how
lasn't aware that you'd done anything
be ashamed of, ma am. - Iimg.
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Condoned His Fault.

ld Man from the head of the stairs
IhlyJ-'lIasn't that young feller gone
4 CLARA"
Rara-"No, papa, he's in a serious
pdary. He forgot to deposit $l3, 900
pc bank this afternoon, and is nervous
pt carrying it with him SO late at
It,"
|ld Man lin softer tone)--"Tcll him
Eait a minute. and I'll be down. lie
|put it in my safe until morning. And
'd better bring up half a dozen bot
of pop from the cellar. ."-Epoch.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22

general appearance, but the finer por.
tlon of the work cannot he reproduced
on suCha small scale. There is but one
accurate picture of the spires as they will
appear when completed. The SIMS
picture is as good reproduction of that
as can be made upon 50 small scale by
photography.
Exact figures as to tho actual cost of
the cathedral up to this time are hard
to obtain, on account Of the manner in
which the work has been done and the
long time over which il has extended.
1t was begun under a contract. but the
war interrupted the work and it was re-
sumed by days work. and that system
continued until its dedication. Then
the work of completing the spires was
again given out on II contract. Three
years ago, before the spires were begun,
it was said that ) l,9OO, 600 had been cX-
pended, and 1t was estimated that $780,
900 more would be required. Mr.. Rem
wick said that hc believes that the total
cost has been between -, OOO. 600 aud
$500, 900. and he thinks the higher
figure would not be an exaggerated ono
for such a work -NiO YOyL sun.
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6GET OF FUN.
Icus SKETCHES FROM
sRIOUS SOURCES.
Ut was the Cat-Thc Only
k,u,e -Gibbon Explains
b,aicuit Literary Per-
rormance, Etc, Etc

! is the matter with your facel"
pesky old cat scratched me-"
Cobwiggcr. "But she'll never
lin. | chased her up TO the gar
hen kicked her oil The roof"
ahw laughed Merritt. "That
you might call toeing the
Nee TO,k Sun.
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hicuIt Literary Performance.

h. Author to friend)-"l say,
Bid you read my last article in the
(D'hF HJDLUg."
|nd (cnthusiastically)-"Y EYES, in
BID boy; | read it through twice"
BIZ Anihor -"uh. then you must
bund It very inteic,ting"
hd-"N cll-er-no, not so much
but Fred Smith bet me $40 that |
J Il read it through twice, aud l bet
h. that | could. "-LUe.
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Gibson Explains.

|Bigbec ,ferociously)--'IInng it,
!. | can't see why you have adopted
)iotic way of carrying your um.
YOU'RE jabbIng everybody,
bd front"
bill hiUbon-"You can't see, ehl
b. absolutely necessary. get
|mc thing tangled in the skirts of
W. Lmgi.sh trousers If ! dldn't
j. in a horizontal position"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22

It is estimated that there are 3, 900, 900
men in America who get shaved three
times week. That means an expendi,
ture of 30 cents week, or Sl5 go u year
for each man, or for the 3, 600, 900, $l5,-
600, 900 annually.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
Strength in an Inilrmity.

Edith (at her writing dcSk) -"Dcar,
dear me where is the dictionary 1t
seems as if | would never learn TO spell" !"
Mabcl-"I should think you would be
glad of that. Just think how splendid
ly you're fitted to write dialect stories"
-,HiIJe
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
Rcscuting an Insult.

inson jackson, | hear that
b called you a liar last night"
kson (bitter,y)-"les, he called
1iar.'
biLson-'And did you resent itl'
kson (warmly)-"Resent it, you bet
| told him that was simply mat
opinion and not of tact. No man
u me liar and get away with it,"
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Tho Only Substitute.

her Cfrom Dakota)---'I hear you
6ng mustard plasters by the yard,
tcady for use"
egist-"lcs sir. Would you
|ry onc"
|now; but If you'll warrant 'em
hd hot you can send me about
lrds by express to Blilzardvllle.
Cold weather is coming on and
J TOO high for poor folks. =
lphlI LclVrd.