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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07
South Paelao I.,and Products.

Both New Britain and New Ireland are
exceedingly fertile. Every tropical prod
uct can be raised here with success. The
Inhabitants have abundance of provisions
in the shape of bananas, taro, yams,
sweet potatoes. bread fruit and cocoa
nuts, but very little fruit, although the
latter is being introduced by the mission
aries and traders. Unlike most other
volcanic islands In the Pacific, there is no
rocky soil to be found here; everywhere
it is deep. rich vegetable loan. In
most tropical countries the soil has to be
cleared of thick growth of jungle be-
fore cultivation becomes possible; here
nothing but long grass obstructs the
efforts of the agriculturist. Cotton. cot.
fee, sugar cane and tea could be raised
with little trouble. yet there are probably
not 100 acres of these products in cult
vation in the entire group, the great
drawback to commerce here being the
scarcity of cheap labor, for no native will
work for another for any length of time
unless well paid with the highly priced
divara.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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symbols fin tho cataoombs.

The following symbols, borrowed from
the Scriptures, were frequently fepre-
sented in the Catacombs, and relate to
the virtues and duties of the Christian
life: The dove, with or without the olive
branch, the type of simplicity and inno-
cence; the ship, representing sometimes
the church as safely sailing through the
flood of corruption. with reference to
Eoall's ark, sometimes the individual
soul on its voyage to the heavenly home
under the conduct of the storm controll-
ing Saviour; the palm branch, which
the seer of the Apocalypse puts into the
hands of the elect as the sign OF victory
the anchor. the figure of hope; the Tyre.
denoting festal joy, sweet harmony; the
cock, an admonition to watchfulness.
with reference to Peters fall; the hart.
which pants for the fresh water brooks;
and the vine. which, with its branches
and clusters, illustrates the union of the
Christians with Christ according to the
parable John xv, Icy, and the richness
and fuIlness of Christian life.-Professor
Philip Schaff in The Century.
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cranka at tho German Capital.

The number of deranged people trying
to gain access to the emperorlof Germany
is remarkable. Hardly a day passes
without such an occurrence. The other
day two such unfortunates entered the
palace simultaneously. It was a man
and woman. The latter was the wife
of poor boatsman, asserting that she
was near relative of the emperor's and
had to see him after years of absence.
The man was well dressed, with look
of distinction about him, and flow of
white hair on his head and long whiskers,
altogether venerable looking, sympa-
thetic figure. He said he had engaged to
marry the daughter of the king of Italy,
and being German and subject of the
emperor he had to obtain his majesty's
permission before perfecting the mar
riage. Both persons were taken to the
insane ward of the Hospital of the Charlie
at Berlin.-Foreign Letter.
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Not suflicientIy civilized.

The Chinese minister lately accredited
to a leading European court was taking
leave of a very eminent Englishman, and,
plying him that his wife had gone to
England for the education of their chill
dren, said: "You must be very lonely.
But of course you have number two. +"
81 tried to explain to him, - said the Eng
lishman, THAT that was quite out Of the
question. My wife would be in great
rage If took second wife, and my gov
ernment would punish me severely. -
The Chinese diplomatist was astonished,
but after pause he said: .sYou Europeans
have so much more intercourse with
China now, that we may hope you viii
soon become sufficiently civilized to act
as We do" In this spirit tie Chinese
diplornat;st started for Europe, and IN
this spirit he viii probably return.-St.
James Gazette.
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Human curIosity I'm Austria.

a remarkable case of disease is at pres
ent engrossing the attention of medical
men in Austria. There is lying at the
hospital of the city of IschI a patient af-
ficted with bony excrescence protrud-
ing from between the lower cervical YER
tebrae. The excrescence has the form
of horn, is round and straight, with a
diameter of one and half inches. 1t
has grown to length of about eight
inches. and would probably have been
much longer by this time but for the fact
that the point was broken off several
times to be sent to the pathologic insti-
tute of Vienna for examination. There
is no feeling in the horn, the breaking off
of the points, which the patient did him
self, causing him no pain whatever. AT
the root where the horn is attached to the
spinal column it is soft and movable, but
it rapidly grows hard and is like bone at
short distance from the root.-Foreign
lott
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raurA oF MEArAER Loal.
11stsorolorieai science EnbsdIed In Pop
Mar savinrn-The NToan,a fnfluenen.

meteorological Science EnbodIed In Pop.
ular sayInss-rhe a1ooa,s 1nnueaes.
The t,a,si;sta,,t aurv;vaI ~ vv,eatl,a- Iora
IN thess days a. ,,,teiie,,f,,aI t;o1
e mot 81 All ren.aTkabJs when NJ coy.
s;e3e,. che extent to tvl1;eI, t,,- -Z,,Iesr ~.
ines embody real truth. A few yeats
AGO 1Iessrs. Abercrombv and Marriott
et1,haylred ON on, a,tt1sf,,elv interesf;I,o
inoIIirv viii, a view to dstermine' nv
acf1,aI co,nnarisoy,- how IA. the I,on,,is.,.
nToverhs e[1,rss relat;ons or ssas,,spcsz
which the results of tt1ebeoTaoIog;cal,
tion proved that something Iikea hundred
of tI1e mora I,on1Ia, sayinps are i,nfier
ordinary conditions. tr1lstT1rti,y. SocI,
being the case, we need NOT ba si,rnrisei,
that simnIe country folk nrefer familiar
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KnieIsnaeks in WOOD.

Early in the present year the mania
painted woods took firm hold of Paris
ians, in whose gay city the idea origi-
mated. At first these productions were
very crude, but that tte5e things were
fancied was sufficient to lead to many
improvements in the various eolors and
varhishes used in this method, which Is
known as the "vernis Martin process, -
until now the work accomplished Is
really artistic. 1t is not likely, either.
that it will ever become very common.
The work requires great care and pa.
tience, and il these be not exercised II
will be sure to result in failure. Great
skill is not called for. Any one fairly
clever with the brush may undertake the
work without fear. Even
innr TeIeorau
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Australian Bush Life.

Practical jokes are very often played
on sheep station, especially on new
chums. The most awkward horse is
given to the newcomer, and the result
eagerly watched for. Perhaps tho Aus
tralian chuck jumper" is the most diff
cult horse in the world TO sit. He allows
himself to be mounted quietly. and then
his back like a cat, and usually t1hseats
his rider. They are sometimes taught to
to ride them. Some cam even buck right
out of the saddle without bursting the
girths, and leave their rider behind on
the ground. The black fellows in sta
ton are very expert riders, and will keep
their seats after the saddle has gone.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
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1ApANsss MyrHoloaN.
me Meaning os some OF the Figurss assh
on Jars and Fans.

DOlnl
on Jars and ERnss
The creation was, according to ira
iition, brought about in this wise. In
the dim ages OF the past there existed .
trinity who dwelt In space. Later came
other deities (Kami), with separate
existences, and after seven generations
begotten from them, the creation, which
was confined to Japan, was decided on
and carried through In six stages, almost
similar to those In our Pentateuch, the
work being delegated TO Isanaghi and
his sister, Isanami. From the goddess
sprang certain terrestrial deities, among
whom weFe Ama-tefasu, the beautiful
goddess of the sun; Isuloyumi, the
goddess of the moon, and Shsaho, god Of
the wind.
4 story which finds frequent iIlustra-
ton In japanese art is that of the quarrel
between Anna -terasu and her brother and
her consequent retirement to q cave,
whence she was inyeigled by the dancing
of a goddess, variously named Okame,
Ouzoume, or Uzume. It Is narrated at
length in Griffis. ts1Iikadots ErI1f1ife,h ~
and Reeds ssJapan," and is one Of the.
fairy stories recently Published IN de-.
ightfuily illustrated form Is child, Is
book under the title of .sYamata-no-
Orochi. :" Masks of the fair dancer are
TO be found in every cttrfo shop. The
features upon these masks are always
similar and have been handed down for
CENTURIES narrow forehead adorned
with imperial spots of sable, pulled out
cheeks, dimpled chin and laughing coun-
tenance. One OF them Is usually to be
seen in every Japanese house. In her
full length figures she usually carries in
her hands bundle OF reeds and q dart
bound round with herbs and little bells.
Many ancient customs still exist which
originated in this quarrel, notably the go.
hei, or branches adorned with bits Of
silk and paper, which are hung in all
Shinto places OF worship. the drum upon
which Ouzoume danced and the cocks
who now inhabit the precincts of the
temple, and which were then engaged to
attract Ama-terasu's attention by crow
ing in concert. So, too, the cord of rice
straw, which keeps away the visits Of
evil spirits, and the sacred FURNISHED cir
cular mirror, wherein the goddess beheld
her likeness, and which is the origin of
the round mirror of metal which Japan
eSe women still use as their only looking
glass. The dancing of Ouzoume before
the cavern is initiated in the pantomimic
dance still practical in every japanese
village. Another frequent subject for
illustration is Susano killing the eight
headed dragon after he had induced him
10 partake of sake set in eight jars. His
exploit is depicted upon the bank notes Of
the country. A sword, which he found
In the tail of the dragon, is one of the
three sacred emblems in the imperial re-
gala. He was the father of Dalkoku,
the god of good dfortune.-Art journal.
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A yalnnble literary Disooxerx.

A literary event Of national importance
has takeI- place In japan. One of the
legation officers. now with the new min
ister to Germany. recently discovered IN
the Ashikaga collage CTsuh-h Hioh( a
copy of Hwang K'an's CoIIfucian Ana
lects over 1900 years old, with all the an
cient commeftator's notes. This work
has disappeared IN China ever since the
Southern Sung dynasty. E., for some
zoo or 500 years; and as the whole his
tory of tho present copy Is known, the
Chinese government his directed the
minister IN japan to borrow It, In order
that a carefully corrected copy may be
taken. It may Be added that should
there be any Kama inscriptions upon this
copy valuable light viii also be thrown
upon the japanese alphabet question:
San Francisco Chronicle.
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PROTECTING rheat4es from FIrc.

As precaution against fire. sono
eceuery at one of the Brussels theatres
was coated two years ago with compo=
sitiun largely consisting OF alum and
asbestos. Recent experiments with the
scenery SO prepared detnonstrafe that the
canvas can thus be rendered perfectly in
combttstible. II ~ said that this simple
application does not interfere in any way
with the material upon WHICH the scenes
are painted, nor does it have any pre- Judi.
ciai effect upon the colors employed
Chicago Times.
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writing \ Composite Novel.

A new amusement is suggested by a
club Of young persons-sixteen in num-
ber.. They are writing book-a novel.
So far the secretary is having the most
fun out of it, but great expectations
tremble way down in all the sixteen
hearts. This novel is to have sixteen
chapters, and each chapter is to be writ
ten by a different member. When I'm
ished the successive chapters are handed
back to the secretary, who, consequently,
is the only one who knows the various
writers. They are all in fear and trem-
bling lest the love making fall to their lot
that being considered the most difficult
part to do Justice to. There will certainly
be much amusement afforded by the
undertaking Chicago Herald.
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The fashion of discarding fubbers IN
wet weather and having the shoes oiled
instead was set by the police, letter ear4
riers and car drivers, and is now being
followed by thousands, whose feet arc in
jured by wearing rubbers. Those who
have to face winter out Of doors and
who complain that tubbers pain or
cripple them, unite in declaring that to
keep the feet warm and dry It is only
necessary to wear shoes size or two too
large, oil them and put In felt or cork
insole under woolen stocking. New
York Sum.
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treatment Of Colds.

Colds re usually neglected in their
early stag@ Once they get :. grip,
eradication L dsficuIt. Take heroic
dose5 OF quinins vixen congestion begins
and sneezing manifeSts itself. This Is as
near a specific Is tf4 world ecntains.
Avoid colds by keeping the feet and
The mouth breather Is nearly always the
victim of catarrh. An Indian once said
that he could whip in personal contest
any white man who breathed through
his mouth Orleans Tmes-Dcmo-
mat
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selee.Inr a Gauoho Iead.r.

It is related that Gaucho army once
selected its leader after the following
exciting manner: a number of totally
wild horses were driven into a corral
whose only exit was gateway above
which was cross bar. It was agreed
that whoever should drop from the ban
upon one of the animals as it rushed out
and break it then and there without
saddle or bride should be their general.
The feat was likely to cost the candidate
his life, but it was successfully accom-
plished. Who will doubt that the for.
tunate man was a fit leader for such an
army5-T. C. Harbaugh.
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Tho Dude in Paris.

A model of fashion in Paris recently
appeared at tho theatre in this, as the
latest agony In evening dress: lie wore
two studs; his coat collar and lapels were
of mat silk; the tails of his coat were
very short; his waistcoat buttoned high;
his cravat was unadorned; his gloves were
putty colored and without black stitch
ing; the brim of his hat was flat, and his
cane was gold headed and richly em-
bossed. He carries cane in order to
keep his hands out of his pockets, which
Is pronounced to be b reprehensible
fashion. Letter.
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Mr.. George Bancroft accounted for his
own longevity the other day with three
reasons: First, that he was the middle
child in his fathers family. equally dis
tant from the youngest and the oldest;
second, that he had always gone to bed
at 10 O'Clock, unless it had been impossi-
BILE; and, third, that he had always spent
four hours in each day in the open air,
unless prevented by storm. He added
that his riding, of which the newspapers
had made so much, was primarily for
the purpose Of being out of doors, aud
not Of being on horseback. Frank
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'tI'mg going to Maine after a aconsignment
of ice for consumption in Washington. ;"
said an avenue dealer to new reporter
nosing around for an item
.'Indeedi'' exclaimed the reporter,
pulling his notebook, that's something
new. didn't know before that ice was
remedy for consumption.
The city editor saved the reputation Of
the paper. er.-Washington Critic.
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AmorIcnn woman yyritnrs,

The queen, speaking of American tso.
men writers, says Mrs Frances Hodgson
Burnett is devoted to old armor; Miss
ME juno; to rare china; Anna Katharine
Green, TO illuminated books and old mis-
sails, and Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, to rare
prints.-Ekchange.
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TOWN LIFE roH cAlLpRna.

/ What = London PhvaIefnu E6Ti IN the
suh,eet-..Not 1 Natural IISa.,,
| Physicians and ,ooralista alike aoree
that tvv,, I;fs Ss ,,nI,saItf, ,,T3sr,,,,d
and tl,at bnt so t,,e fact tl,ss che ,,ssst,
Ia n,sl ey, H., tI,ss ,..S,,,I,. ;,,f,,s;c, -
/ healthy eonnt,y Mod fLe ,,c ss So,,,,5
1 In the cities. yyonId r.anifIlv tIeteriorafe.
DR.. Fotherpill. of Iondon. has recently
prepared paner in which he shows the
steffects of town life ON the human
BODY and he opens it-witll tine assertion
that the subject Is a.not one calculated to
fatter our national yanity.n He ac-
counts for the deeeneracy of the race
! after this manner.
sProwess In knight and peasant alike
was the one ttine to be desired. But
with the deyeIopnent of commerce and
the march of ciyilization. n change came
over the snirit which n,o,ves men THE
active brain was seen to he even more
valuable than physical proves. The in
lvention of gunpowder left the stalwart
warrior shorn of much Of his adyantaqe
/ ON the battlefield. Then fine tIiscoverv az
steam completed his discomfitnre. The
daylof the big man has passed away, and
given place to the smaller, active brain
toilef. In these days of steam power,
an acute brain and a issome hand are
much more desirable than brawny
arm. The selection of the ffttest has
taken another direction in the last few
centuries.
The injury, this writer asserts, begins
with the very existence of the child and
continues to the end. 'tInstead of the
quiet, monotonous life of the country,
the town child lives amid perpetual ex-
element" Further, he saws of precocity.
which to the averapa parent sear1s en
full of promise: 1.-The physiolopist looks
on it with suspicion, and the family
medical attendant knows that such a
child is liable to tubercular meningitis
water on the brain), and can estimate
the risks It runs In the ordinary maladies
of childhood.
DIR. Fothergill runs counter to the
general opinion concerning food. he
says tho premature DEVELOPMENT of the
nervous system tells upon the assimi-
Iatiye organs of the town child. N con.
sequence he can not digest ,,as+r;az
dumplinrs and cake. and 10 fd feeds-on
meat, fish and bread, which he can di-
zest He saws.
ssThe disturbance of the n,,tritiva hal.
ance hv ,,raroc;t,- has st,,.,,,,I tl,a d;,soa
five DREAMS Tnd;oee+io,, hoo s+.r.eli ~,
nndes;rnhIe ,,;etsrt and ,rces, 1,f ,,;+,.r.-
g.n;ze, vast. I,as Ia, ~ tI,es
Se liver to tba s asri1 ,g1 ~ me 81
formation, This in its tnrn entails m ss Ia y
Iono series of n,orhid se4,,aseas ., =
Hert ia q ,,,eiorcI,oI., ro,,J;,;,,, +-,,1,-
What Nv, rrai,+ 20 sat ~, ...1,,sO. 5:s.t
what we d;esest simnIr antaiIs q ..fo1,L
series of ,oorbiJ se,.1ances - W. c.nnai s
follow the ,bn1e eI.a,,,,e1,t of t,,e -.
but we IN nresest his % conclnsions ,ms Which Which
are not altogether homeless. -t->'--
Town Iife is NOT n natural life. IF e
has certain ndvantaaes. II also has surdry
drawhacks. The nerfect dayolonment ~
tha d;oest;y. ,c-,,,s hos ,aarh;r,s, -
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A sNowsToRM.


Defcfmed By tempestz, the sweet blu8
Is drowned In clouds OF fieecT sprayg
on, on, Ii tnul1r forever new
Forever nhddening ID their pihys
AboTa, the driving storm: below.
This earth e fashioned AZ its will
It's chiseI carres the Sielding snow
To forms beyond an human skill
But We. warm nested. IN ths heart
OF this dim elemental war.
Sit calmly tranquil, or but start
When rocks the pane with stornier jar
We look into each others eyes,
And SEQ q friendly peace which sayA
While ON the snowy cossack flies.
'sRaye ye without, here quiet stays
This silent. tanexpressed delight
Grows brighter so severely set:
Heart warm against the snowy white.
The rose OF JOY burns warmer yet.
Our ldndIng OF the soul can make
Thoee wintry tumnlts disappear,
And all their drearfness partake
Its own 1lumined atmosphere.
Thomas Gold Appleton.
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The snnnlr of ponnnt..

The supply of peanuts comes almost
wholly from Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina Virginia Is the hammer
peanut growing state, averaging 2,0O0,-
900 bushels yearly. Tennessee comes
next with an average of 500, 900 Bushels,
and North Carolinass production averages
10000 bushels. The estimated supply
for 1888 is $500, 900 bushels, which in
cludes the nearly 600, 900 bushels of last
years crop which still remain in the
market.-New York Mali and Express.
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pe1Irhtlne &c sman Bo1..

A performer IN a winter circus in New
York is delighting The small boys by pick
ing up his trick donkey and carrying it
out of the ring at the close OF each per-
formance. Tie animal weighs 600
pounds. The circus man began lifting it
wher it was young, and has kept it up
ever since.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
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robncoo,, Absorpt,t, ou,II,I.,.

A leaf of tobacco laid for two houts
within six feet of open kerosene will be
found to be as rank as possible with the
smell and flavor of the oil, and even
when dried and pressed into heavy hogs
heads will take the oior from other arti-
cles in the hold of n ship, even from
sugar.-New York World.
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Oiaest a1eetInr Housa.

Probably one of the oldest meeting
houses in the world is the Banglind
church, in Norway, the age of which Is
800 years. The pagoda like structure is
covered with shingles and an inch or two
Of tar. Runic Inscriptions, interesting to
scholars, are on the building. New York
Tribune.
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stnav on tl,e ssrir,.ur,..

The study of the Scriptures as D literary
fad which was begun by some seekers
after new things has not developed the
special interest that was expected; but
one person is spoken Of who, having
taken TO the study of the Hebrew and
Greek Scriptures from the merest Gu.
fiosityi has developed a new interest IN
the Christian religion Tran
c...irA
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Big Amor clad Ships.

The French government has again taken
up the building of great armor clad ships.
Eight are now being pressed forward to
completion. Admiral Pallu de la Bar
riere has caused vessel TO be built en-
cased with cocoanut fibre instead of
armor plates. 1t is said to have creator
power Of resistance than ste.l.-Paris
Latter
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Non.speaking TeIenIlnne,

A non-speaking telephone is exhibited
m Pittsburg. A sensitive plate presses
against the larynx and glands Of the
neek, and az the jaws are moved in con-
ve-sation the motion sends the words
along the wire as distinctly as the teIe-
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King rheebar,s chaIr.

Among the loot taken from King Thee
ba.'s palace in Burmah and about 20 be
sent to London is carved ivory chair,
which, as 1t took two years to make, was
not completed when the king was cap
tured. 1t was composed of twenty-five
elephant tusks and worth many thousands
Of rupees. -GkcaR HelA
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MuzzIIng oysIer..

A company has been foriacd in Mary.
land which devotes It's energies 10
txivance known as IN oystsr lock is,1sed
An oyster which Is hermeticaIly sealeI
viii retain IFS favor for months after
leaving its briny bed.-New York World.