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, 1888-10-25

When passing an Arabs tent l met n
man from Shuster, who related several
anecdotes to me, among which was the
following version of the story of Midas
and his asses ears. King Shapur had
horns, of which he was greatly ashamed.
Fearing that his subjects might learn the
fact and that his dignity might be com-
promised, he ordered every barber who
shaved his head to be put to death i'm
mediately afterward, so that the secret
might not transpire: At length one who
was about to experience his fate sue
ceeded in %persuading the king to spare his
life and to employ no one else, so that the
secret, which he took a solemn oath rot
to reveal, might remain with him alone.
For three years he kept his oath, but at
last, the secret becoming too heavy q load
for him to bear, TO release himself from it
he went to the mouth of a well and called
out: ooh, WE'LL Know that King Shapur
has horns" Shortly afterward a shep-
herd passing by the well cut a reed grow
ing at its edge to make himself a pipe to
pipe his sheep. The first time he played
upon it, instead Of music, there only came
from it the words: "Shapur has horpsl
Shapur has horns!' The king soon
learned that his secret had been betrayed,
and sent for the barber, who confessed
that although he had divulged it to no
one. according to his oath, he had been
compelled, in consequence of the intolera-
BILE burden of keeping it, to deliver him
self of it at the mouth Of the well. King
Shapur accepted his eXcus and ~graciously
pardoned him.-Early Adventures in Per-
STA, Sir Henry Layard.
, 1888-10-25
Proud of Muddy Trousers.

A citizen stood at the corner of Fifth
and Main streets yesterday afternoon, and
his trousers were spattered with mud.
He looked down at them lovingly and his
face beafned with joy. His smile was so
broad it was almost audible, and many
passers by stopped to remark on the
blamed idiot who enjoyed getting his
trousers covered with mud. But the
smile never left the citizens face.
why don't you get a bootblack to
clean them?'' the Gossiper asked.
"Clean themg Not for the world. 1
snail always keep these trousers just as
they are. 1 shall cherish them rs a
precious relic to be shown to my children
and grandchildren. That mud, see, was
splashed on my trousers by a messenger
boy who dashed by me on a run."-
Kansas City Times.
, 1888-10-25
Judge Thurman at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 24.-Judge Thur
man with his son Allen w, a few friends
and a couple of newspaper men, started
on another political tour from Columbus
this afternoon. About one hundred resi-
dents of Mount Sterling greeted the
Judge, who bowed to them from the win
dow without leaving his car. Labina
gave a somewhat novel style of demon
stration. Fully one hundred school chill
dren were on the platform, and they in
dulged in rivalry to see whether Thur
man or Harrison would be cheered more
heartily; At Wilmington upwards of a
hundred people gave a cordial greeting.
No speeches were made, the Judge sim
ply explaining that lack of time wouli not
permit a speech. On the arrival of the
train in this city a couple of hundred
people cheered at the sight of the "Old
Roman" The judge was at once driven
to the hotel, where he held an informal
reception during the evening.
, 1888-10-25
Twice Wrecked,

PORT JERYIs, N. Y, Oct. "A fast
freight train on the Erie ran into the rear
of another freight near Otisville this
morning. Brakeman Geo. McMullen
was instantly killed, and engineer Willard
Hector badly scalded. Conductor John
Hawkins had a foot cut off, and the leg
of fireman A. A. Conk was severed from
his body. Before a fagman could be sent
forward the east bound express dashed
into the wreck and cut off the leg of
Hawkins, who was lying on the track
insensible from injuries received in the
first collision. The two engines and a
dozen freight cars were demolished, No
passengers were hurt.
, 1888-10-25

There is a fine touch of pathos in the
story of little Max Schwartz, q 10-year-old
sufferer from hip disease, who, when
the fire broke out recently in the Hospital
for Ruptured and Crippled Children in
this city, saved a bed ridden deaf and
dumb boy, Johnny Burke, aged 6 years.
Here is the story of brave little Max as
told to a reporter, and in the reading of it
one feels almost transported to the pages
of Dickens: 81 smelt der smoke and L
seed the flames shinin', and then 1 looked
over at Johnny n motioned to him to
come along. Johnny, he's leaf and dumb,
but I'm used to his ways and he knowed
what l wanted. Johnny's lame, too, and
l seed him sink back on his bed, which
is side of mine, and when 1 see him
kind of fall back and look as if it was all
up with him, l says to myself: Johnny,
you an me been friends and l amt going
to leave you; it's your life or mine;' so l
just seized his night gown by the collar
with my teeth and dragged him along to
the door. My brace broke and my leg
began to hurt pretty bad, but I made mo-
tions to him to get on my back, and he
did, and 1 crawled along with him to the
door and began to go down stairs, but my
brace broke again and swung round an
knocked me over, and just then as 1 was
falliH', I seed a peeler and grabbed his
club, and just saved me inc Johnny from
going down head first. 1 knowed I'd
done all I could then, and the peeler he
took us down. n-The Epoch.
, 1888-10-25
The Mail List Stolen.

New YORK, Oct. 24.-This weeks
Journalof United Labor in its editorial
columns says that positive information
has been received from a number of
sources that the mail list of that paper for
the last week in August is in possession of
the Republican national committee and
that it was surreptitiously taken from the
office of the Journal. The editor an
nounces that by the time the hex issue of
the paper goes to press he hopes to be
able to make a complete exposure Of the
means employed to secure the list.
, 1888-10-25

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 24-While five
men were loading a car with hay presses
in the Missouri Pacific yards here this
afternoon a freight train backed up
against the car with such violence as to
cause one of the machines to topple over
and bury all the workmen. Frank Hill
and j. B. Strathburn we're fatally injured
and VIM. Foster sustained dangerous in
ternal injuries, while the other two men
escaped with severe bruises.
, 1888-10-25
For fine watch repairing,
David Miller Idelman block


Every voter should know that the
Union Pacific, ''the Overland Route" and
the Wabash Western railway, commenc-
ing Sunday, Oct. IA, will run Pullman
Buffet Sleepers through from Cheyenne,
via Denver, to Kansas City and st. Louis,
with only one change of cars from Port
land Or San Francisco. The shortest line
from Portland, San Francisco, Helena,
Butte City, Salt Lake City and Ogden to
St. Louis. The principal line from Los
Angeles to st. Louis. The quickest time
from points west of Cheyenne to St. Ions.
, 1888-10-25
For the Purlfcat1on of the Ballot.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Superintendent
of Police Murray this morning held a
consultation with the police captains re-
garding illegal registration and voting. He
instructed them to do everything possible
to bring to justice all parties violating the
election laws. The captains will procure
official copies of registration and verify
correctness by a house to house canvass.
including lodging houses, hotels and all
places from which an unusual number of
persons registered. Inspector Dyrnes
will communicate with the chief of police
of other cities and keep a close watch
upon colonizers. ID.
, 1888-10-25
Heavy Sentences.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The trial of Mary
Ann Sutherland, who represented herself
as Mrs. Gordon Ballie, a wealthy land
owner of Scotland and a descendant Of
the great earl OF Moray, and who was
arrested in July for fraud and obtaining
money under false pretences, was conclud-
ed to-day. The woman was found guilty
and sentenced to five years penal servi-
tute. Her husband was also convicted on
a charge of fraud and sentenced to eigh-
teen months imprisonment at hard labor.
, 1888-10-25

What on earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in nheap nostrums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties at
enormous profits, rather than take a med
icine of world wide reputation and one
that is giving universal satisfaction at
equal price? No medicine in the world is
giving such unparalleled satisfaction for
purifying the blood as Beggs' Blood Pu-
rifier and Blood Maker, and every bottle
that does not do its work will cost you
nothing. For sale by w. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1888-10-25

New YORK, Oct. 24.-This afternoon
a full rugged three masted ship was cap
sized by wind in Buttermilk channel.
The vessel overturned on a tug passing.
and the tug and vessel sank together.
The ship carried no ballast, which caused
the Spanish brig Almogavar of Barcelona.
The tug was seriously damaged but did
NOT cipt
, 1888-10-25
Permitted to Land.

SAN Francisco, Oct. "a United
States Circuit Judge Sawyer rendered a
decision to-day in the case Of the ten
Chinese sailors on the Panama steamer
Colima, who shipped from here for the
round trip voyage and who were refused a
landing on their return. Judge Sawyer
holds that the ten sailors had not left the
United States in the common acceptance
of that term and permits them to land.
, 1888-10-25

What in the world is the reason you will
cough and keep coughing and still keep try
ing inferior medicines when Beggs' Cher
ry Cough Syrup will positively relieve your
scheme Il but utS an actual IniS fac ct and md ~ ae' euaTnns
tee it. For sale by w N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1888-10-25

A correspondent in Paris writes that
the average American housewife finds
little pleasure in housekeeping in that
city, and backs up the statement with the
fact hat the paint on the woodwork
would all disappear with two or three
washings.-New York Sun.
, 1888-10-25
Recanse He Wanted a Pass.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 24.-At Mount Yer
non to day Jno. Proctor put on a mar
shars badge and asked to be admitted
free to a circus. An alteration followed
which grew into a fight. VIM. Parker,
the town marshal. was fatally cut, James
Jones, the sheriff, was shot through the
right shoulder. and John Brewer was
shot in the head.
, 1888-10-25

Mrs. WInslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al.
lays the pain, cures wind colo and is the
best remedy tor diarrhma, Twenty-Five
cents q bottle.
, 1888-10-25

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is only put up in large two
tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old
sores, burns. wounds, chapped hands aud
all skin eruptions. Will positively cure
all kinds of piles. Ask for the ORIG
NAL ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold
by DR.. w. n. Hunt, at % cents per box
by mail so cents.
, 1888-10-25
NInss EYes.

Persons who wear glass eyes and can
afford it have one for the day and another
for the night, because the pupil of the
natural eye is smaller by day THAI by
night, and the glass eye that will match
during business hours does not look natu-
raj by gas light.-Jewelers' Weekly.
, 1888-10-25

Medicine may be introduced into the
human system by electricity. The cleo
trodes of n battery are saturated with the
medicine M applied locally to the skin.
Experiments show that there is an actual
absorption Of the medicine into the sys-
tem.-ElectriGnl Review.
, 1888-10-25
Championship Games.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 24.-Hard hitting and
a muf by Slattery in the eighth gave the
Browns a victory to-day. Kings pitching
was effective while Crane was rather wild.
Score-St. Louis 7, New York 5.
, 1888-10-25
Rumored Indian Outbreak.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, Oct. PA dis
patch from Standing Rock agency says it
is reported that 200 Crow warriors have
taken the war path against the Sioux.
1t is not known what the cause is, but a
troop of cavalry and some Indian police
have been sent out 20 ,lycsti-ato.
, 1888-10-25
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Strike in Yorkshire Be-
coming Alarming.
Fifteen Thousand Golfers Go
Out Yesterday.
The Movement Expected to
Become General.
A Big Strike.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The strike of col
Tiers is assuming alarming proportions and
it is feared the movement will become a
general one in Yorkshire. Fifteen thous-
and workers went out to-day.
, 1888-10-25

The gavcl used by the presiding officers
of the United States senate has been in
use over ficty-siX years. 1t is made out
of an elephants tooth and has no handle,
nor did it ever nave one.-Chicago Her
, 1888-10-25

For SALE-A house and lot on corner
Of Twenty. sixth and Eddy streets. Price,
5000. Also a span of draft horses,
weight about 2,4OO pounds Inquire Of
j. NJ. Trevett.
, 1888-10-25

For SALE-Hay ranch. VIII yield 300
tons. Good improvements and pasture.
Also about 400 head Of cattle. VIII sell
cheap. Address r. Ramsey, Moran,
WyO.
, 1888-10-25

Seven dollar suits at Greentree's. All
sizes.
, 1888-10-25

Underwear at low figures at Green
trees.
, 1888-10-25

Special sale of boys and childrens suit
at Hellman's
, 1888-10-25
Stocks ana CattIe Markets.


NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The stock mar
ket, except for a few leading shares, was
dull to-day and displayed considerable
feverishness during the early hours, while
the general tendency of prices was down
ward and most of the list this evening is
lower.
Governments quiet and steady. Money
l4@2. Mining shares active.
Congratulated steady. Lake, ST.. 40.
Petroleum opened firm at SO, but
became weak in attempts to realize and
declined to S69. A rally then followed in
which the market closed steady at 87B.
Consolidated exchange opening SSc;
highest 8Sc; lowest S64c; closing S75c.
New York stock exchange opening SSc;
highest $50; lowest S64c; closing SIZE.
Total sales l,S73,000 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, 1911; American Express,
1104; Canada Pacific, 56B; Canada
Southern, 544; Central Pacific, 358; Bur
%lington, ll93; Delaware, Lackawanna,
I4l2; Denver & Rio Grande, 1SB; Eric,
2S3; Lake Shore, 1925; Louisville &
Nashville. COZ; Michigan Central, S84;
Missouri Pacific. IA; Kansas & Texas,
II; New York Central, 1881; Northern
Pacific, 26g; preferred, 6l4; Northwest
ern, 1l15; Oregon Improvement, 49,;
Navigation, 944; Transcontinental. 3OB;
Pacific Mail, 36&; Reading, So; Rock
Island, l07; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
&c; Texas Pacific, 24s; Union Pacific,
653; United States Express 10; Fargo,
1873; Western Union, S45.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Cattle-Receipts,
$4,000; market slow and ten cents lower;
beeves. 5 .25(95. 10; steers, SO. 00(95. co.;
stockers and feeders, 50. 00(03.4 40; Texas
cattle, 81. 75@3,I5i Western rangers,
81. 5O(G4.5 Sc.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market dull
and 10 to Is cent? lower; natives, 81. 75(0
800; Westerns, 50. 5OC93.5 so; Texans,
50. 25@3.4O.
Wheat-NTarket weaker. Cash Il14,
November lll4, December ll3t, May
1928.
Corn-Market steady. Cash Novem-
Der Al, December 80 9-I6, May So 1916.
ADnihiIatinG n MuItifOrm Disease.
Miasmatic, or malarial, disease has
many forms. Physicians have, for the
sake of convenience and for the purpose
Of indicating its most strongly marked
lOlulo, ouDulNluCul lulO llJSI LulllcuI anu
bilious remittent fever, dumb ague and
ague cake. But it presents an infinite
variety of symptoms in different individ-
uals. Be these symptoms what they will,
always remember that Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters will annihilate them at the
outset, and prevent their recurrence. A
review of the proofs would convince any
one of the fact. This, however, is impos.
sible because they are too numerous, and
unnecessary because the effects of this
grand anti-malarial specific are a matter
of common knowledge. No less familiar
to the public are its remedial and pre-
%yentive effects in bilious attacks, consti-
patton, dyspepsia, incipient rheumatism,
debility and kidney troubles. 1t is more
over. an excellent appetizer and tonic
n%ervine.
What on earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in nheap nostrums put up by Cheap
, 1888-10-25

Oysters on the halt shell at the Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-10-25
FOB RENT.

Pleasant rooms, with or without board;
moderate rates; corner Twentieth and
Eddy streets. Mrs. 4. CURLEY.
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PulsIle Meafine.

a Convention having been called
By the Chamber of Commerce OF
Wheeling, to be held in that
city on the 2eth inst, to further
attract atteation of cap tai and
immigration to the advantages our
State offers for investments and for
homes; and beingrequested through
the city press so todo. and knowing
that the citizens of Point Pleasant,
feel a deep interest in all that con-
Germs the county and State, here
by call a public meeting of the peo-
pie of this city at the Court House,
on Saturday evening, February 25th,
at Z o'clock, to take such action as
is deemed best, and to appoint dele
gates to represent our varied inter-
ests in that convention.
/ earnestly hope that all of the
citizens of the town will be present
at this meeting.
Respectfully,
W. II. fOMLINsoN,
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WhIte s,reilInr.


A1r- 81 8. Hamlin. onestf fhe' best known
insurance. men in North Carolina, writes
from Winston, as follows: :, Ever since I
was seven years of age / have had what
The doetors call hip disease. and which
call white swelling. Ny hip was drawn
out of place. There wasa swelling ut the
knee-ioint, where there is profuse run-
nlng, which has been there for years. OF
course this has greatly depleted my sys-
tenn, together with surgical operation ON
the leg bone. Il tried every known blood
purifier to build up my system. bat none
did me gondtuntil took S. S, s. uss. it
every spring. 1t always builds me up,
giving me appetite and digestion; and eiia-
bics ME to stand the long. trying, ener-
waiting, hot summer days. To Inssthere is
NO such medicine for purifying tIle blood
and building up tho wasted system as
S. 5. S. On using it SOON bccaIne strong
of body and easy OF mind Ny rulor
changed from a pale. worn LOOK to a
healthy. robust complexion
Mr. G. N Frizzsl, of Farmersvilla,
Texas, writes q About August LIST. 1865,
an eruption appeared ON my arms and
legs. which panied me much and seemed
TO affect my physical cnndition ganerally-
On tho advirc of a physician at this place.
l finally commenced ri>ing Swift Speeifit;.
am glad to say that after using thred
large bottles the soEes haze all healed e
Treatise. ON Bloo.i and Skin Diseases
mailed free INK SWIFT SFECIFic Cos
Drawer 5. AtIant,. Ca.
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Granville Fer11aIe
CoIIeger

a Home School for Young Ladies'.
Sixtieth year. Spring term opens
March %, 1885. English, Classical, Eo-
cal and instrumental Music Courses and
Art. Private or class lessons given IN
Piano, Vocal Culture and Violin. Pupils
may pursue any one of the courses, OF
any part of it, separately. Teachers
from Wellesley Superior advantages
in every respect, and terms low. Loca-
ton noted for health, morality and cul-
ture. Correspondence in reference to
the care and education of orphan girls
solicited. Easy of access by y. & o.,
Ohio River, KanawIa q Ohio and Hook
ing Valley Railroads. For catalogue and
further information, address,
REV d b. HERNEY, Pres.
Granville, Licking county, Ohio.
Feb. I5-6w
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THIS. celebrated stallion will make the
i season of 1888 at his stable near the
Mouth of crooked creek, upon the fol-
lowing terms: Ten dollars for eaciI ser
vice; twenty dollars for the season with
no privilege of return, or thirty dollars
to insure. Persons wishing to avail
themselves of the service of this horse
should signify their intention to breed
at an early date, as lie viii be limited
this season tn a less number OF mares
than he has heretofore served in any sea
son for the last three years During the
season of. 1887, Highland Chief became
Standard thloughs the performance of
his colts, and is now registered as a
standard Horse No. 1927, in Wallace
Trbtting Register. Upon information
derived from the same source 1t can be
asserted of Highland Chief Tat. he is
the first Horse IN West Virginia to make
himself STANDARD through his COLTS
This fact alone will be sufficient recon-
mendation to hOrsemen, and is an ac-
coniplishmeRt which does not require
any comment to establish the relIslta-
ton of any Horse who performs it.
Mares kept at s. 90 per week Accidents
and escapes at owners risk. Address
ail communications TO
J. j BRIGHT,
Fen. y Point Pleasant, " =.
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PERsoNAIs-Mr. A Barleon. of

PERSONALS Mr. A. Barleon, OF
the Macarthur Ohio Record, gave
us a pleasant call last week.
Capt j. r. Mehan, of Parkers-
burg, was caller at this office. last
Saturday
Mr. Park GardLer, Assessor for
the First District. made US a bhsi-
ness call last Saturday Although
a Republican, he is a warm friend
of the REGISTER.
Hon! S. f Hooton, Clief cisrk,
in the Railway Mail service, with
headquarters at Baltimore, was in
the city Monday, arranging the
mail services on the Huntington
Extension
Miss Blanche Tomlinson, has re-
turned home from. her visit TO Int
diana.
Miss Mary Cable has lioSturaed
home from a visit to Gallipolis.
O. W. ii. Wright, Esq, a promi-
nent Attorney. of. Logan, Ohio, is
here on a visit to his father-iin law,
Mr.. Jas: b Houston. -
WroNA ITEMS. The farmer is
pleased to see few days of fair
weather again.
Comic valentines flew through
this neighborhood quite freely last
week.
Mr. sH5 Mrs. Withee were the
guests of Mr.. Albert Windon, last
Sunday.
Weare panied to learn of Mr.
Edward Martins illness. :He is not
expected to live He is wellsliked
by all who know him.
The State Gazette islosing ground
on the lower sideof Kanawha. The
farmers want the news.
Mrs. Wesson was the guest of Mrs.
y. L. Thorne and Mrs. John Hutton
Saturday and Sunday
Master John Messicl payed his
mother a visit at Point Pleasant last
week.
Mr.. J. P. Austin passed through
our vicinity last week, prosecuting
pension claims.
We are to have aswedding soon
so says madam rumor.
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ResoIntions Of Respect.


The following resolutions have
been offered and adopted:
WHEREAS, The Lord has in His
infinite wisdom called another pre-
cious child of the Covenant house
our loved friend and classmate
Julia Blair Hale, who had endeared
herself to us by many lovely traits
of character and will be sadly
missed; and
WHEREAS, After many months Of
sickness, borne with Christian forti-
tude and patience, this lovely, anna,
Bile girl, just budding into sweet
womanhood, is safe with the Father
and loved ones gone before. Hel
father, who was the faithful super
intendent of this school for many
years, preceded her less than 3
year, and sister Gertrude, another
loved scholar of this school who EN-.
tered into rest about two years ago
Resotued, That we humbly bow in
submission to Il loving Fathers will
who affiicts with one hand and binds
up and comforts with the other.
Resided, That we tender this
sorely afflicted family our sincere
sympathy, and pray that The Com
forter may bring them peace
Resolced, That a copy of these
resolutions be furnished the town
papers and one be sent the family.
MoLLIE SIMPSON, Teacher,
JESSIE Trims,
EDITH TIPpETT,
CHARLOTTE McCULLocH.
ALICE NEALE,
SALLlE l.. McCuLLocH,
KATE NEALE,
MARY McGULLocH,
NELLIE Fry,
EDNA WINDOW.
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TRUsTEEs SALE.

n pursuance OF the terms and provis-
l ions OF a deed of trust executed by
Charles B. Waggener, to the UNDERSIGNED
trustee, bearing date on the let day 81
December, 1887, and recorded in fhe
Clerks office of the Comfy Court al
Mason county, West Virginia, in Trust
Deed Book No. 10, page 302, ISc:.. 1 shall.
On tie 2Sttl day Of February.
1SSS, at the store-room lately occupied
by said Waggener. in the town of Point
Pleasant Vest Virginia. proceed to sell
by way of public auction. for cash. an Of
tile gosdsi wares and 1nerchandise there
Remaining in said st6re-ro6m; sale Ia
Feb. law