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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Exceeding caution should be exf1
ercised IN the purchase Of 4 now arr
ticle of food. Many recent cases OF
serious illness have been reported
from the ase,of the uess pttent foods
for infants, from INFESTED baking
powders, and cheap f,lsefiing exs
tracts. The desire for rapid wealth
induces unscrupulous puf:lct1rets
to place anything before the public
that will sell at 4 lsrge profit, withs
out regard to its usefulness or
healthfnlness. At present there is
q great raid upon the baking pow :,
der market, and so many impnre
and adulteratea articles ofthis kind
have been found peddled about the
country thist the authorafes In sew
eral of the States have taken the
necessary action t6 expose them
The Report of the Ohio State Food
Commission has shown that a large
number Of tlie brands sold here ars
made from alum phosphates, or
cheap and addlterated cream of tar-ss
tar. The danger to the public is I :
made still greater by the unblnsh- !
ing affrontery with which the pro- -
priotors of these impure powders
advertise them as perfect; claiming
for them all kinds, Of fFlse and inn
possible endorsements.
The Official report of the Ohio
State Food Commission gives the
names of number of these impure
powders, and the ani6&nt Of iiHPhGre
ity and inert nnatter IN eaeIr as fol-
lows:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04
Postmaster General Dickinson, in

Postmaster General Dickinson, in
announcing to postmasters the ap-
proval by the President of the act
of Congress relative to writing upon
the ontside of envelopes or wrappers,
states that such matters will be
treated precisely as obscene matter
is treated under the provisions OF
section $50, postal laws and regula-
tions. Any postal card, or any
other matter upon the envelope or
outside cover of which appears any
thing which reflects injuriously up
on the person addressed. or any one
else, or upon his character or con
duct, or is plainly calculated and in
tended to injure his feelingsor rep
utation, or bring him into discredit,
or which threatens him, will be ex-
cluded. Anything in the nature of
an offensive or threatening dun ap<
parent upon an envelope, outside
cover or postal card or conveying
the suggestion that such dun is en-
closed, will be excluded as nom
maflable urder this act.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04
Romance OF Allen q. Thur.
mans BandansS.

AAlalNl1 - IDallllAalllels
The Thurman Bandana, the hands
kerchief which is likely to figure
extensivelyin the coming campaign,
has itsown romance. In 1924, when
Thurman was eleven years old,
there arrived in Chillicothe an err
ratio but accomplished French en-
migrant, Emil Gregorie, who sub
sequently became known as the
professor. He had been intended
for the Catholic priesthood. but
while in his studies for holy orders
he fell desperately in love with a
young girl below him in social stand
ing. Against the entreaties Of his
friends, he abandoned all thoughts
of the priesthood, and finally mar
ried the girl. He had means, and
under the advice of American agents
in Paris he concluded to invest in
Western Virginia lands. Like the
ilI=fated Blennerhassetts who bought
an Island in the Ohio river he
thought to establish an Oriental
paradise in the West. His young
wife gave birth to daughter and
died. Taking the child, the grief
stricken father named it Virginia,
and came with it to found home
in the new world When he found
his lands were an unbroken wilder
ness his disappointment knew no
bounds. He wandered about the
savage border land of the West un-
til he reached Chillicothe where he
found employment as a teacher of
French.
Mrs. Thurman, Allan's mother,
heard of him and his ability, and
took care of the child in exchange
for French lessons for her son. The
grateful Partisan gave young Thur
man most assiduous attention, but
among other accomplishments
taught him the habit of taking
snuff and the French use of "tht
handkerchief.
at first Thurman could speak nc
French and Virginia no English,
But they soon acquired vocabul,
ary of common phrases, and became
constant companions and firm
friends. Thurman's first grief came
when Mr.. Gregorio received ia
vorable offer to go to Louisiana,
then province of Spain. Much
to the regret of both the young peo-
pie, he accepted the invitation and
left Chillfcothe, for the Spanish ter
ritory. For while Thurman was
disconsolate and even gave up
ssnuff." But on coming TO Con-
gress afterwards he found the hkbft
prevailing, with asnuff' on the
Congressional free list, and SO he
fell into the habit again. Formerly
a flourish of the bandana in Chilli
cothe was equivalent to saying
"Come into court
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

The Cincinnati Pot, anewspafciF
that supported Blaine four1years I
ago says: "If Grover 6icVeland
sisusf live IT now seems certain that
he viii be re-elected, and that he
viii poll more votes than in the
election four years ago. sThel bug-
bear that a Demiocratic administra-
tioh would ruin the country, has
been laid, and the country seontem4
plates another four years of CleTSs
lands administration, with perfect
equanimity. Thepe6pfcdon'tt think
there is "A need OF a cBange sjust
now sL.a = :.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Between efforts to crush compet-
ing refnens and independent news-
papers, the Standard oil monopoly
is ordering its newspaper organs IN
the producing regions to- whoop it
up for the war tariff and. the whole
Republican ticket. There is a
strong affinity between saese organ
ization,- and Che union has been ce-
mented by the nomination of Stand
ard tools on the Republican, Iegis-
lative tickets, State and National
GalhpoEis Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04
Tbe now ,,ens;oh I'M to v,bicb

The now pension bill TO which
President Cleveland affixed his sig.
nature last week, relieves the wfd-
ows of veterans of a wrong that has
hitherto been practiced upon them
Under the new law. the date Of their
pensions begins with the death Of
their husbands; under the old law
the date began wFsh ffTe fling of
the claim, This IS the sort Of a.in<
Justice the Democratic party. is
guilty of to- the soldiers and the
soldiers widows, but the Republi-
can campaign lying win go. on just
the same: ' -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Old soldiers are pleased that Ger
orai Black was not Nominated atst.
Louis. They say he makes the
best pension commissiolietthe co6n1
try has procured and they want
him to remain at the head Of the
pension department. Fhis being
the case they should ailsvote for the
reelection of President Cleveland
who has pIacedrsuch man as Con-
eral Black at the head Of the pen-
sion bureau.
The mouth is the window to the
intellect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

One mighty good way for the
Republican party to show its love
for the soldier would be to relieve
him from the payment of war taxes
and give him chance to rise from
under the heavy load which now
weighs hin diown
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Virgil A. Lewis, of Mason county,
has announced himself candidate
for the Democratic nomination. for
State Superintendent Of Schools.
Mr.. Lewis is amply qualified to ill
the Office. He is sound Democrat
and if nominated will, with the rest
of the;ticket,. be triumphanely elect
ed.&Wirt Transcript.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04


"When was leaving for Europe
a few years ago with my wife,
said William G. DesliIer, wealthy
banker and Repubifcall of Columbus
to a correspondent the other day
81 handed Judge Thurman a bianls
power of attorney and safd. eff :
should meet with any accident
want you to, have the settling up OF
my estateH Fhefe is no other man
living, Democrat OF Republican,
whom I world trGst to that extent
but F knew that in Judge1'hurman's'
hands my property would be peF
fectiy safe am Republican,
and expect to vote agAinst Judge
Thurman, but no IiTInan being ean
successfully assail his horror or his
Integrity. p GalEipolis BrRetins III
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

a red hot campaign is before us.
Leave no stone unturned to get ont
every Democratic vote. This is the
Democratic year of jubilee, the win
ming ticket is already in the field
and the Republican party will not
live to make another campaign.
Let's finish the job this year.
Never be in a hurry, but always
be in haste.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

About seven years ago George w.
Mitchell, of Palatka, Fla, was trav-
cling in Mexico, and while out
walking one day he saw something
on the ground that excited his GU
riosity, and stopped down to pick
it up. While thus stopping or sit
ting on one knee he lost his balance
and fell over against a cactus, rum
ming one of the horns into the calf
of his leg. He tried to pull it out
but did not succeed, and when he
got up, as it had stuck into the mus
Gle, it had a firm hold and was
drawn in through the skin and dis
appeared. For week after that
the only Inconvenience was little
soreness in the wound; and two or
three years after Mr. Mitchell said
chat he felt as if he had rheumatism
in that leg. The other day sore
place was felt ON his ehiu-so1fe.i
thing like a boil, though not quite
SO painful, still it was enough to an
noy him, and he kept working at
the place, as one will, until he felt a
sharp point protruding. He tried
several ways of ascertafning What
it was, and finaTly resorted to the
old-fashiorredi way of squeezing the
place until the point came out ant
about three-quarters of an inch o
the old cactus thorn. After severa
years of travel over his body, enter
ing the calf of his leg, it finally fin
ished its journey on the end of hi.
chin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Ioilosfiie true story, : that would sltly
adorn atemperancelecture. Hap
pening nto a millinery store, the
reportel noticed lady who was
buying hat for her little girl.
The child made hemself sociable
with him, and remarked, prattling
artlessls eve dot lots % money
now
'tWhsre did you get it, my pretty
little giFl?''
sPapf broke de bottle. 9
This called for some explanation
on the mothers part, and she finally
related how her incorporate hus-
band had been reformed FIVE years
before, It the time their oldest boy
died. This is the tale she told, be-
ginning the story of many a
reformed life has begunat a loved
one bed:
The little fellow slowly turned his
eyes toward his father and said:
I'm going to die, papa, for see
the angels beckoning me to come.
This is Christmas morning, papa;
please let me see what Santa Claus
put in my stocking"
My husband went to the mantel
and took down the little stocking.
1t was empty. He stood still and
stared at it for a minute, and God
only knows the agony of his heart
in that short time. He turned to
speak, but our boy would not have
heard him had the poor mans
breaking heart allowed him utter
ance. Our boy was deadl
The day before New Years my
husband called for the whiskey bot
tie. May God forgive my feelings
at that minute, for L wished that he,
too, was dead. 1 obeyed him me-
chanicaIly.
To my surprise he took the bottle
in his hand, and. pouring the whis-
key on the ground, said: 81 will
drink no more; and the money ]
would spend for whiskey we will
put in this bottle, and all enjoy its
contents.
You can imagine how happy
wasl He had sworn off many times
before, but knew he was in earn
est this time. We made calcula-
tion, and estimated that whiskey
cost him about FIVE dollars week.
Well, it was decided to put five
dollars week in the bottle for five
years, come what would. The time
was out last New Years Day, and
the big blaek bottle was broken,
andit contained over a thousand
dollars. But this was not all. We
saved enough in that time, outside
of the bottle, to buy little home.
"But are you not afraid, in break
ing the bottle, your husband will
break his resolution?"
mo; because we have started an.
other bottle bank" said the lady
with happy smile.
The husbandis is Macon mechanic
we'll known, and enjoys the respect
and esteem of all. He says he never
knew how much genuine pleasure
there was at home with his loved
ones until he got sober enough to
appreciate it, and to fill instead OF
emptying the fat black bottle.
Two facts ought to be impressed
upon the minds of the youth of this
country. First, that no man reed
ever be poverty-stricken and depen.
dent if he has mastered some me,
chanical trade; seconds no woman
need ever be dependent upon the
whims of any man or of anybody
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Thingsyare unbearable just until
we have them to bear; their posi-
.bility comes with them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

TBe German government has ors
biddsh dealings in Russian rye ssr
SstsssE dsli9sgy<
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Hon. Charles E. Hogg with Mr..
Howard called upon as last Friday.
The former wants to go back to
Congress and the latter wants to
govern the people of West Virginia.
They both made quite a favorable
impression upon cur peop1e.-Spen-
Ger Bunetin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04
Changed Hands.
STORTZ HOTEL

HAS been renovated and. refurnished
for the accommodation of guests
Free bus to. and from all trains and
steamboats,. Rates $2.OO per Gfssy.
r. w. SsEERLING, PROPRIETOR
april 2l-tf-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Fhe Impurities of tho powders
above mentioned were found to con-
sist of various matters more or Tess
hurtfrI. I'm Dir. Prices powder the
principle impurities @ero Fine ah&
Rochelle salts, which were found III
large quantities. The impurities ir'
Hofsford's powder wore composed
of phosphate Ofsoda, lime. .etc., -butes
none of the "nutritious phosnhates,3
without which its mabufacturers
cIairh life cannot bcsustafned. The
impurities found IN. the otfFer, pow p
ders named were principally alum
4ffa ftnrs: ..-s.e---. --...'..si =
From the report of the Commiss
sion It is evident tlIat the Royal
Baking Powder is of the highest de-
gree of strength and purity, - ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Whore there Is no hope there can
Le no endeaxor..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Two facts ought to be impressed
upon the minds of the youth of this
country. First, that no man need
ever be poverty-stricken and depen-
dent if he has mastered some me-
chanical trade; second, no woman
need ever be dependent upon the
whims of any man or of anybody
else if she has made herself mistress
of House -hold work. The man
may "kickp occasionally about
wages and other matters, may be
"locked OUT by some authority or
"ordered out on strike" by some
other, but all the time he can feel
in his heart that after all he has his
own living in his own hands. No
good workman need ever be long
idle, no matter who assumes to con
troll him, and bread, shelter, clothes
and reasonable comfort are always
at his command. So, also, who is
the skilled mistress of the kitchen,
the dining room and the bed-cham-
Der, is perpetually sought after by
those able and willing to pay for
her services, "as a pearl of great
price" The worlds work in the
shop and in the home must be done,
and they who can do it we'll are al
ways and everywhere in demand.
In this direction hes never failing
means of self-sppport, self-depend-
ence and self-respect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04
E. GEENAaER.

TAMES Es. EFENAGEg.
y ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR at
Law. Practices in the Courts of Mason
and Putnam Counties and in the Su-
preme Court of Appeals of West Vir-
ginia. Office, Room No., Court House,
Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
april Z, 1886.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
DALLAS

Meeting CT the State Poultry Association =
Alliance Exchange Directors in Session.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS. Tax, April 1.-THE Texas
Safe Poultry Association met in this city
this afternoon in regular annual session.
They decided to hold their annual show
next December, at some place to be Sc
lected hereafter. The following were
elected officers Of the association for the
ensuing year: DR.. ]. NJ. Fry Of E mo,
president, and E. L. Pankey of Alyarado,
secretary and treasurer.
The board Of directors Of the Alliance
Ex change of Texas met here this sfter-
noon. Mr.. Linton Of Montgomery,
Tex, appeared before the board recon-
mending 8 branch exchange at Houston.
W. E Moore and j. B. Reilly were ap-
pointed commi tee to visit Houston snd
obtain proposition from the business
men of thst city.
The Dallas Branch Implement Manu-
featuring Company were given donation
OF one acre for every $4,000 1t invested
In plant here. In case the investment
amounted to S100, 900 twenty acres would
be donated, also The main building on the
Cole fair grounds, Tor which the Ex-
change Is to have $4,000 psid up stock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
TEE GOULD-sAGE CASE.
Grounds Upon Which tho Recorder Re-
fuses a R.submission.

q
NEW YORK, April 1l.-Recorder Smith
to-day rendered his decision in the Gould
Sage matter. Bis honor denies tie sp-
plication to submit the complaint OF the
Kansas Pscif1c bondholders to the grand
jury.
Recorder smith in his opinion recounts
st some length the history OF the case and
the process dipgs taken before ex Distric!
Attorney Msriins, District Attorney Eel
WIS, and the last grand jury, together
6ith Judge Cornins's rulings on the
statement Of facts presented TO MIN. The
Recorder also recounted District Attorney
Fellows oral statement of proceedings
and in the motion made in open court
Ia concluding his decision Recorder
Smith ssys: "Upon the state OF facts
such as have been presented upon this sp-
plicstion, would be dong very greet ir-
justice, il seems 10 me. were l to direct
the same case upon the same evidence
and without even L suggestion CT either
ignorance or misconception or the part
of the grand jury who acted upon 1t, 70 be
submitted to another body OF grand Jurors
for tue purpose Of reviewing the action
of their predecessors. The practice Ct
reviewing e complaint before sub
sequent grand jury, tf!er the
previous grand jury have fully
examined into the fscts of the case IL not
to be commended. The accused and &C
cuser ought, as general rule, 70 abide
~ the decision OF the first grand jury
who acted upon the complaint. To coun-
terance these complaints, founded upon
the same charge, where the aCcuser or the
friends of the accused believe thst the
first grand jury have mistaken their duty
Which II Is not even intimated in this
csse mas been done, would not
only lead to disgrace, but 8
scramble between the eneu les
and friends of ,he accused which woulo
be fatal to firm, steady and impartial
administration Of criminal justice; ana ii
Is the duty OF the court to discontinue
the prsctice of resuhmitting cases to an
other grand Jury upon the same evidence
upon which the former grand Jury has
.cted, in the absence of any proof OF
either ignorance or misconduct upon the
part Of the former grand jury. No ground
having been suggested by the district at
torney which would authorize the resub-
mission of the complaint herein to an
other grand jury the application to do so
must be denied"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
POLISH YOUR OWN JEWELRY.

a Simple Escipe that Rill Preserve Silver
ware from Ever Tarnishing-~orth cry
ing.
The best thing to clean ieweIry with is
prepared chalk. 1t is so soft that it does
not scratch, snd SO fine thst it works into
every part Of the ornament and can be
easily brushed out. 1t is very simply
made. Take some ordinary chalk and
thoroughly puiverize II and then mix it,
shout two pounds OF the powder with a
gallon of pure ram water. After 1t hiss
been well stirred let II settle for about two
minutes. All the gritty hard matter will
settle q the bottom Of the water. Which
must be carefully poured OF. Let
the water stand until sill the chalk has
settled, pour of the water and the set
things is the prepared chalk. A.good
polishing powder can be made BY using
rotten stone in the same way. Whiting
treated similarly is also good. Some
times carbonate of soda is added to
solution OF chloride of calcium. The
solutions should be carefully filtered
through paper before being mixed and all
dust carefully excluded. The white
powder which falls down Is chalk, and
sitter being carefully washed and dried
forms an excellent powder for softer
metals.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
Chinese wives ON strike.
London News,

The most extreme advocates Of
women's rights In the Western world
seem to be but mild and timid theories
compared with the women folk in the
district Of Shur-te, Kusniung. In this
psrt Of the Celestial empire we are told
by the Chinese Times that the young
women league themselves into societies,
and solemnly VOW thst they will not
marry, OF that II they marry they will not
live with their husbands until every
member Of their society has
entered into matrimopy. In accordance
with these vows the brides invariably go
back to their homes after the ceremony
and do not make their appearance among
their husbands family again except ON
the occasion Of the New Year and other
important festivals. Tnen thev "come
over" and, after remaining for q day or
so, during which they partake
Of neither food For drink, they
take themselves Of with the
greatest expedition possible. Those hus-
bands who are able to enjoy the society
OF their wives within two or three years
sitter marrying are, We are assured, rare
and exceptional Instances Of good for
tune. The darkest feature Of the bust
ness, however, is yet to come, for It ap-
pears thst upon the occasion of one of
these fYiug visits force is employed to :e-
tain the ladies'. They also turn this COM
edy into tragedy by committing suicide.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12

The newest thing in iewelry is curious
com oinstion Of textile fabrics with the
precious stones. cbrysGnthemum pin
has top made in imitation Of the flower
from q mass of yellow floss silk. Some
thing like 100 small yellow diamonds
stand out upon II, being mounted on In
visible gold wires buried in the floss. A
daisy pin presented 10 Miss Terry the
afternoon before she sailed on the Ssale
was construct in e same way. White
silk formed the flower and small white
diamonds made it sparkle. The stem
of the daisy, some two or three inches
long, was of green gold copied from ma
ture. A bunch Of hops is as success
full design as any yet tried in this wsy.
Emeralds are the jewels peepilg from
green silk. The "art" flowers intro
duced this winter are sometimes ieweled.
An art rose to pin on the corssge or,
after the lately revised fashion, to put In
the hair, initiates in its texture the Datu.
raj rose leaf. Even when you touch it
you are supposed not to discover that 1t
did not grow in a garden. Even for fas
tidious people the art flowers are mesnt
to be satisfactory and economical sub
stitutes, in the ball room, for the real
thing. Diamond dewdrops destroy the
illusion, however, though they are too
pretty to frown upon.