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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
The InvaIld's View OF rhin-s.

The invalid like the poet, and like
a1 acute sensitive beings, IS remark
able not for seeing differently, but for
seeing more than DO the rest Of the
world He endows everything about
him with personality. Cold, hard sub
stances are his avowed enemies. Thg
soft, the yielding, the wooIIy, FIJI hiI11
with gratitude and delight. The arm
chair invites and embraces him. The
tiny teapot and ever are eager 70 do
him service and the Cruel bowl dis
plays a fairly maternal solicitude.
His cane Is a FIdus Achates, his
pet pillow a Nancy or whichever
his childhood's nurse was nameds
AS to the bottles arranged on his table
only the doctors who prescribed them
can surpaSs their marked and individ-
ual interest IN their charge A glow.
of genuine affection GIls me when 7
glance at Tonic, 50 many times has he
proved worthy of the confidence re-
posed In him when the lamp of life
burned low Liniment's unctuous
sides are nearly bursting with offfeious
good nature Fine Old Bourbon has
IN irresistible bacchrnalian leer.
Stout Canphor needs only spectacies
and bag to make an old fogy of him
Sly little Morphine, hiding behind the
rest, hes sinister, suggestive, Meptis-
tophelian look. which at once atfFacts
and repels = Harper's Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30

The proprietor of one of the largest
retail drygoods stores IN the city, In
whose employ are over 700 people, tells
me that he keeps a clerk especially
employed to figure up exactly what
every person who stands behind a
counter sells day This amount is
placed alongside of the wages they
earn and the relation of each cnnsid-
cred If it Is found that a certain
girl, for example, IS not selling as
much as she Is expected to do It Is
quite probable that she VIII be re-
minded of that fact. II she can make
sufficient excuse she viii undoubtedly
retain her position, but, failing IN
this, it Is not unlikely that her serv-
ices VIII be no longer required
Such rule may seem to many a
very strict one. But if an emplOye
loses his or her position through
neglect of duty they are re
warded quite as literally on the other
hand when It Is observed that they
are attending strictly TO business. The
gentleman of whom speak spends as
much Is So, eco, ii not over, IN vari-
Gus amounts among his employees at
Christmas time
There Is one lady In my employ, y
Eee+NA S NJ, " tSAoAn gwen present 0i
81, eco every year She Is q buyer.
and everything that she does buy, so
judicious are her selections, never fails
to have ready sale
Accordingly 1 should say that If my
friend IS more or less strict in certain
directions he is quite lenient in others.
and l am sure that no people who
work IN retail stores IN this great city
are rS well treated as these who work
for him--lNew York News
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30

When ST. Colum Gill was in Ire
land there lived Pagan priest In the
county OF Tyrconneu who erected Z
temple of great beauty and magniff-
cence.s Anoug other curicsities of
art he made an altar of fine glass.
which he superstit tiiorIsIy adorned with
Representations of the sun and moon.
It happened that this priest was seized
with sudden distemper which took
away his senses and he was without
motion, as If he had been In a swoon.
The devil, who had a particular re-
sentiment against the man, took adj
vantage of the opportunity and, scz-
ing him with his tlIons, was hurrying
him away through the air. St Colun
CHI, looking up, perceived the fiend
on the wing bearing his prey, and
when he was flying directly over him
the saint made the sign of tho cross In
the air above his head. which so as
tonished the devil that he let go his
hold and dropped the priest, who fell
at ST Colum's feet This deliverahce
was so gratefully received by the
priest that he became a convert to
Christianity. = Keating5s History of
Ireland.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
nb Ezaaprs.


Among tho anecdotes relating to the
revolutionary campaigns within the
lirdits of New jersey which are
sacredly preserved In that state one Of
the Pleasautest i little story which
illustrates the kindness and courtesy
of Gen Washington.
After the battle OF MoEt louth the
American army was encamped on the
farm of certain John Vance Wash
Ingfon, with his staff. was quarteFed
IN the farm house q daughter Of the
farmer was seriously III IN an upper
room. As soon as Washington heard
this he gave orders that no guns
should be fred or drums beat near the
house
During supper he set the example
of caution TO his officers by conVersIng
IN an under4one. retiring as soon asthe
meal was finished, to his own cham
Der. which adioined the dining room
After be had gone, however, Ehe
spirits Of the young men rose, and
forgetting their orders, they began to
sing and laugh upFoariousiy. In the
midst Of tlle fun the generals door
opened softly, and Washington en-
On tpt0e. M
He crossed to the fireplace. took a
book from the uaanteI shelf and as
silently returned without a word. nod
ding smiling good night as he closed
the door behind him a
The officers sto6d ashamed and re-
buked, not only By his consideration
for the sick g1rl, but by his gentle
courtesy of silence toward Them
selves
II was the age Of fne and stately
manners, and the bearing OF tins. the
nohlest of gentlemen In that as... Is
worthy of study now. when careful
and fine courtesy of manner Is no
longer so striking a Characteristic Of
the time. -Ya71fIlss G,rT1y,..I,5l,r
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
! pI.asaa 60. 3 -. q

Joseph B 1iayef. a diamond expertt.
received from the cutters a diamond
2 which, ne believes. Is the largest IN
the United States. Is Is named fFls
buiIato gem weighs sixty eaFafs. IS
cusnlon shaped stone the size or an
e. almond and perfectly pure. Uncut
utan1ond weighed nInefy=dve
carats and MS bought n 4T1stsfsII II
for So. 600. Its Ike an electIiic IirIt
compared with q gas Jet IN com TarisoGE
to the famous Cleveland ls,sslI 81 fertr--
. trzo earats. for which Mss MINING
Palmer paid $50 COO several yezr.ss..sI5.
Large stones usually confaiif Laws.
but the Buffalo gem Is absolutely pers
feet.-Baifalo E.lpress-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
REMEMBER.
Swim the focking clouds are Tying
As the nIght shades sulIen grow.


Swim the focking clouds are flying
As the night shades sulIen grow,
And the day leans family dying
In the western sunset glow,
Il is desolate Deeemberi
Spring was prophet of eompleesncss,
Fun Of promise and or light.
Kin Of summer days, whose sweetness
Thrilled within the wintsr's night
eve were glad then you rernenbeEl
Summer blooms were shy and fragrant
As you gathered Them. you know.
Yet the hriars were bold and vagraut
When the mowers came 70 moE
eve were sad then you renember.l
When the mowers, scythes went swinging
Al the flowers were hushed 70 deathl
Now no birds are Joyous singing.
And the winter withereth
Inthe desoInne Decenbers
With sseadfast light and night 50 blended
The haunted winter day Is passed.
The blithes0me blossom time has ended,
The summer caznnt always last
Nor the desolase Decembers
Remember this, dear, ah renembert
Harriet Maxwell Converse IN Home Journal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
To whom It Nay Concern.

The cIeyerly devised machines that
cut into checks TIE numerals repre-
senting the amount for which these
checks ore drawn, do their work well
and so prevent any tampering with
the figures by the bold, bad raiser
of checks. But the cut out figures
come IN the way OF the Endorsement
This could be avoided If the amount
of check, IN all cases, appeared IN
numerals placed to the right IN
stead of the left Of the useful
and desirable bit of paper. Then
the trio of important facts = the
signer's name. the date and the
amount of the cHeck-Ro all an
pear at the same end of the check.
and the work Of the bank clerk and
accountant be sfmpllHed and faeTli-
tated As II Is, he must turn TO the
left end of the check 10 note the
amount. and If the figures are cut out
by the check protector. the openings
interfere with proper writing of the
Endorsement. The labor saving check
appears occasionally, but only often
enough to stimulate desire for a gen
eral reform EoitteEs.,---ss-- :. ITEseti1a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
Hon Gia,Isto,ne 60.

Mr.. Gladstone usually he's three
books IN reading at tho same time, and
changes from one to the other when
ais mind has reached the limit of abb
soTptiou This IS Necessary correct
ire to the tendency to think only OF
nc thing ut one time, which some
tines III politics leads him to neglect
that all round survev of the situation
which Is Indispensable to a prime min
ister. During the beginning of the.
Irish question IN 1880 he was so abr
sorbed IN the question of the coercion
of Turkey that he could hardly be In
duced to spare thought for Ireland !;
now it Is Just as difficult to get him to
think of any political question but that
of Ireland
He complains sometimes that his
memory Is no longer quite so good as
it used to be, but, although that raay
be true, 1t Is still twice so good as any
body else.s. for Mr.. Gladstone has an
extraordinary faculty of not only re.
membering those things he ought To
remembers, but for forgetting those
things it Is useless for him TO reraera-
ber. His mind Is thus unencunIbered
With any unnecessary top ilamper,
and he can always, so to speak, lay ms
hand upon anything the moment he
wants II This retcItivc memory was
40 doubt born with him, but # has
been largely developed by the con
slant habit of taking PAINS When he
reads book he does 50 pencil IN E211,
marking of on the margin those pass
ages which he wishes to remember,
querying those about which he Is IN
doubt, and putting a cross opposite
those which he disputes At the end
of the volume he constructs q kind of
index of his own, which enables him
to refer to those things he wishes to
remember IN the bool=.-The Writer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30
where the I.laber tsoes

Iron cross ties have been tried on
the Pennsylvania railroad and found
less desirable than those OF good, hon
est white oak This VIII be unpIeas-
ant news for tree lovers The NOT
relentless censuulers of the forest
trees ere the men tEzt must have trees
for cross ties. and nice, straight young
trees for telegraph poles Two thou
sand ties for every mile of steel rails
lad means q fearful gap IN some fair
forest, and a nile Of telegraph poles
means a goodly grove cut down Net
until railroads can find q substitute
for oak ties. and can lay their at
tendant wires underground, VIII the
forests of this country stand any
chance against the woodman's AK.
2alstsburs Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30

A carpenter, while dernoEishinr a
house at Black Point, N. Y. knocked
down a wasp's nest The rest fell on
his neck, and several of the Elsps.
which were benumbed with cold. went
down his back. The heat of his BODY
soon warmed the insects into life
again The remarks of the carpenter
vEiu not be given.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30

A new Partisan industry IS the man
ufacture of hear frost glass, which Is
covered with feataeTy patterns resen-
bling those naturally produced upon
window panes in cold weather The
glass Is first given a ground surface,
either by thesand blast or ordinary
method, and Is then eeated with soft
varnisb The yaTnish contracts strong
y IN drying. taking with It the par
tlcies of glass 70 which # adheres, and
this reproduces very accurately the
branching crystal Of frost work. &
single coat gives a delicate effect and
several coats yield bold design
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05
The Boston Fire.

The Boston fire on Thursday last
conveys a lesson and warning to
other cities in which the business
centers are occupied by sky.scraping
structures Of stone, brick and iron,
supposed to be fre-proof. The
buildings in Boston were not of the
enormous altitude of many in Chi
cago and New York; but apparently
they were as well constructed for
protection against fire as any other
buildings in the country. They
were five and six stories high, and
the materials Of which they were
composed were granite, sandstone,
brick and iron. But as the fire APP
preached them the tremendous heat
caused the granite and sandstone to
"melt," as it is described, into dust.
Some massive pieces of granite fell
from the walls, and broke to pieces
as they struck the pavement, the
sound being that of an explosion
from heat, and resembling dyna-
mite or powder explosion. In some
cases the superheated sandstone,
dissolying into sand, was whirled
away on the pillows and gusts of
flame, falling at a distance from the
spot. The iron joists aud girders
Of the tire-proof buildings We're
warped aud melted, disintegrating
the walls where they had been inn
bedded, The fire went through the
blocks as if they had been
built of pine, but with q fercer and
more destructive heat from the fire
clad walls. Each Of these buildings
became a furnace in which was ter
rife beyond description.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05
WASHING TON LETTER.


WAsHtNGroN. November %, 1850
The President and Mrs. Harrison
spent a very quiet Thanksgiving
day at the White House. They en-
tertalned at dinner Major Ernst, who
was recently appointed ,uperinten-
dent of public grounds and build
ings in this city. The Thanksgiving
turkey at the White House came
from Rhode Island.
Commissioner Raum has issued a
circular requesting that all appli-
Giants for pensions sign their full
name to the application, instead Of
the initials only.
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
erai Clarksou is reorganizing his
office in order to keep up with the
rapidly increasing business which
comes before it.
The Industrial Congress of the
United States, which was in session
here this week, passed resolution
in favor Of holding the Columbus
Exposition of 1892 at Washington.
The Attorney General has given
his opinion that men who were en-
listed in what was known as the
"quartermaster brigade" or quarter
masters volunteers during the Late
war are to be considered rs being
in the military service of the
United States" AID honorably dis
ch arged, within the intent of Rule
40, Of the Civil Service regulations.
This is good news to many.
Commissioner Raum has issued
an order to the Officials in the Pen
sion office cauuoniug them To use the
greatest care in the rejection Of ap-
pIcations for pensions and requiring
all letters rejecting claims 70 he
brought to the desk Of the Commits
sioner for signature.
The Democratic members of the
House held their caucus TINS even
ing and nominated Mr. Carlisle for
Speaker, and all Of the present
minor officials Of the House The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05

al possession of the fruits of collec
tive production.
Very recently the American pub
lie has had its attention directed TO
the fact that $4,000 families out of
the $4,000, 900 families Of the United
States own one-half of the sixty
odd billions Of dollars composing
the wealth of the American people;
while the average savings of l $780,
900 of American families amount to
less than 81 900 each. This showing
has but emphasized the inquiry
which existing conditions and every
day experience had already formu-
lated in the minds Of a very large
proportion of the people of the
United States: whether conditions
which produce such results are alto
gether healthful? And this inquiry
naturally leads to the co-relative
query: whether there is not some
method of counteracting tendencies
which produce such results? 1t is
these two questions which lie at the
bottom of that universal interest in
socio-economic studies which pre-
walls among almost all classes of our
people.
1t may be accepted as a fact that
q very small minority of the Amer
lean people believe that the general
welfare is best subserved by the
possession of one-half of our
National assets by one two-hundred-
and-iftieth part of our population;
or, in other words, the holding by
$4,000 families of an average yalua-
ton of 100000 apiece, while the
rest of our 100000 families have
an average of less than 81 900 apiece.
Probably nine out Of every ten per-
sons in the United States are already
fully satisfied that the conditions
which produce this result are not
absolutely perfect and desirable; and
1t Is probable that an equal proper
ton of this majority believe that the
future welfare of the American
people demands that, somehow or
other, these tendencies should be
checked and the forces which pro.
duce such results counteracted.
The question to which public at
tention is now chiefly directed is
how such result may be attained
aud civilization made to su0serve its
Legitimate function of securing the
comfort, welfare and happiness of
the whole people, rather than minis
tering to the pride, arrogance and
power of q few.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05

If an enterprlsing project which
exists in the heads of some ener-
getic business men goes through, a
Northern Illinois Base Ball League
will be organized to play regular
series of games next season. The
intention of those who conceived
the project is to organize strong
home team, which will include the
best base ball talent in Galena. The
next move will be to get parties at
the other cities in the proposed
league interested in the matter, with
view to organizing as soon as pos
sible. The projectors are not par
ticular as to the makeup of the
league but think that one that would
include the chief cities of northern
Illinois would be the most feasible
and the most likely to pay. 1t is
proposed to include Galena, Free
port, Rockford, AURORA, Elgin,
Dixon and two other cities--possibly
Lenark and Mt. Carroll. OF course
the movement is thus far only a
local one, and the other cities named
have yet to be interested in the
scheme, An Inter County league is
also proposed, which would include
the chief towns of JoDaviess, Car
roll, Grant, Lafayette and Iowa
counties. The men behind the
scheme propose to push it through
if they receive any degree of home
encouragement and cooperation
from the other sources. Isaac Kelly,
the popular manager of "Kelly's
Pets" is one of the originators and
Ike says he means business. 800.
800. Three years ago, while living in
Chicago, Mr.. j. G. Spare lost his
pocket book containing about $50
in money, two drafts-one for ST.
GOO, the other for $500 "a few notes
and other papers. The drafts and
notes were payable to Mr.. Spares
order and were OF no value to any
one else, and he secured duplicates
of the draft from the bank issuing
them, so the real loss was the
money. The loss was advertised at
the time, but no response was made
to it. A few days ago Mr. Spare
received a large envelope post.
marked from Chicago containing
the drafts, notes, and other paper,
but no money. Neither was there a
letter explaining why the money
was not sent or giving reason for
the long detention of the papers
GdLeaa Guzette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05

declares an imperative duty; new
regulations relating to the coinage
of silver, the improvement of the
navy, and proper appropriations for
rivers and harbors.
The message If particularly dis
tinguished by its demand for equal
ity of political rights in all parts of
the country. Without the security
of the franchise for all who are en-
titled to its enjoyment, there can be
neither peace nor a genuine union
between the sections. IL is a condi-
ton Of safety aud of sound nation
atty
The style Of the message is clear,
forcible and unusually attractive in
grave public documents. 1t has a
polish that shows the scholar in
politics and craftsmanship. 1t is
tremendously constructed, not fash
toned altogether upon precedent
with enough departure from old
forms to show its originality, but
with enough regard also to the many
interests Of the country to show its
marked divergence from the exam
pie set by his predecessor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05

complimentary.
Secretary Blaine gave dinner to
the members of the lnternati onal
Maritime conference Tuesday even
ing. Among the invited guests
were the Vice President, Secretaries
Noble and Rusk and the German
and British ministers. The enter
tainment was marked by an innova-
tion. There were no after dinner
speeches.
The argument on the Anti Nor
mon test-oath which Idaho has
adopted, will begin in the United
States Supreme Court on December
9th. Delegate dubois, of idaho,
says if the decision is in favor Of
the Mormons that Idaho will make
DO further effort to be admitted as
state, az it has no desire TO become
a state without the power to control
the Mormons and to keep them out
Of its politics.
Officials at the navy department
deny the rumor that Admiral Walk
er, commanding "Ihe squadron Of
evolution" now at Boston, is in this
city for the purpose of comforting
with the department as to the ad.
visibility of sending the squadron
to Brazil. They say that the Ad.
miral is in Washington GA his own
private business, aud that the pro-
gram arranged for the squadron will
not be deviated from.
Secretary Tracy has perfected ar
rangements to have the present con
tractors for gun powder furnish the
new smokeless powder for the small
arms of the navy, and the brown
prismatic powder for the larger guns.
Assistant Secretary Bussey, of the
Interior department, in his annual
report devotes considerable space to
defending his decisions in pension
cases, which he claims all tend to
lberaize the practice Of the depart
ment.
Senator Farwell smiles in a pecu-
liar way when asked if the rumor
which says he will not be a candi-
date for reelection is true. While
the Senator does not say in 80 many
words that he is a candidate for re-
election he says enough to make the
inference plain that he is.
Nothing more has been done in
the cases Of the five re-rated officials
of the Pension office who were last
week asked to resign, and refused
to do so. There is rumor that
these men will not be dismissed,
though that was Secretary Mobiles
first intention.
Secretary Proctor's annual report
is a very interesting document. He
makes number of excellent
recommendation lie believes
the proper way to prevent the large
number of desertions in the Army
is to lessen the distance between the
Commissioned officer and the pri-
vate, and he shows how it can be
done.