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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-12
A coon Nntnred nnLa

Z Among the painters of the monarchy
Descalnps was one of the most famous.
One day the Duke of Orleans SET ont
on visit to the artist, whose lodgings
We're on the third floor The prince
asked the PORTER if Mr. Descamps was
at home, and on receiving an answer
in the affirmative he commenced his
ascent of the three flights of stairs. He
had reached the first landing when the
porter called after him:
''Ho, there, my good friend, as you
are going up to the third floor you will
perhaps not object to take this pair of
boots up with you.'
with pleasure, and the visitor took
the boots and trudged up the stairs un-
til he stood at the door leading to the
artists lodgings. He rang the bell ;
Descamps opened the door, and in his
amazement at seeing the Duke of Or
leans laden with his boots, he ex.
claimed:
Good graciou4,i Your royal high
ness. do hope the porter has not
been'-
why notT' replied the duke. when
people live as high as you do it would
be cruel to refuse doing a favor to a
fellow creature aSsd thereby save him
the trouble of a Journey up three flights
of stairs" and with hearty laugh he
laid down the boots. Revue Anecdot-
idue
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a ROMANCE OF OTHER DAYS.
How Two FrIend. who were scboo,bo,
Together Stood bv F,ae., Oty,..

How Two Friends Who Were schooIboys
Together Stood by Each Other.
See thatred granite house over there7
Well, the man who lives In 1t was a
substitute in the army. He was not a
purchased soldier. but went in for
love. He and man named Bent
had been schoolfellows and friends in
the east, and they came west together.
Neither enlisted, but Bent was drafted.
Just a few months Before that affair
he had married beautiful young wom-
an, and one whom my neighbor here
had himself loved Bent and his wife
were about crazy with fright at the idea
of his going into the army, when they
received n letter from the draft com
missioner saying Bent's substitute was
accepted.
They didn't know who the substitute
could be, and as the name my neigh
Dor gave-for it was he who had vol
unteered-was an assumed one, they
could not find out. My neighbor went
to the front. was badly wounded at
Petersburg. made good soldier and
was finally discharged. Then he let
them know who the substitute was.
Bent had made a heap of money in the
meantime and he wanted to pay his
friend something, but nothing would
be accepted. Finally, however, my
neighbor, who had turned board of
trade man, got into corner where he
stood to lose all he had, including his
credit. He went to Bent and told him
all about it.
Draw on me for all you need, up to
the very limit of my bank account, =
said Bent, and my neighbor took him
ut his word. He put in S5, 900 and it
Yent,with f,,e rest. Then $40, 600, and
that went. Then another $40, 600, and
yet. the other fellows were squeezing
him. Ii he could hold on a ettle while
he could carpet the board of trade with
bills, but the opposition seemed deter.
mined to ruin HIM. He drew for a
whole So, 900 in n lump. and said that
If it bankrupted Bent and him too they
would be no worse off, barring age.
than when they quit school. His last
haul saved him, though IL the corner
had not collapsed the very day it did
both lie and his friend would have gone
down together.
AS it was, the tumble made him a
very rich man, and he could pay back
all he had borrowed and still have a
fortune. But he has never risked a
dollar from that day to this, although
he has done business constantly for
other men.
=. He has built that house, and lives
there in elegant style, although he has
never married, ami wouldn't wonder
If he were keeping the place in the
hope that he may some day make mis-
trsss of it the woman whom he has
loved since long before the war.-In-
terview in Chicago Herald.
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Was Venus In n Grnnn,

NJ. Ravaisson is one of the most inde-
fatigable of antiquarians. He has been
spending his declining years in the at
tempt to reconstitute the much dis
puted pose of the Venus of Milo. As
an old guardian of the Louvre museum
he has had the advantage of consider.
able experience in his researches. NJ.
Rayaisson has sought to show that the
famous Venus has not always been
solitary, but was first represented in
company with the god Mara. He has
taken long years and made arduous
journeys in order to arrive at this con-
clusion. However, the indefatigable
antiquarian has now succeeded in hav-
ing erected in the vestibule of the In
stitute plaster group of what he con-
ceives to be the proper pose. The god
dess has the left arm supported upon
the shoulder Of Mars. The right arm
reaches toward his breast The group
appears to be harmonious.-Pall Mall
Gazaffa
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your shoes over at the neeI or 1des;
this Is the result of carelessness. and IN
many people really amounts to a de-
for1nity, besides quickly running a shoe.
Never let shoes get hard or dry by dry
ing them by the fire, which dries and
Injuries them badly; dry them gradual
~, and Il quite wet rub ON a little bit
OF castor oil or tallow before drying. as
the steam generated In a wet boot or
shoe will scald it and cause it to crack.
Occasionally wash off the old dry
blacking, applying a little castor oil.
DO not put ON a thick, heavy coat.
When polishing shoes gentle brush
ing with soft brush is better for the
shoes than the vigorous work of the
bootblack. Never put on or handle a
patent leather when it is cold; always
warm 1t thoroughly before bending the
leather; If put on when warm, and in
warm room, a patent leather shoe
may be Worn out in the cold without
injury Do not wear rubbers over a
nice, new pair of shoes. as they spoil
the leather. Keep an older pair to
wear under rubbers when possible; al
ways take your rubbers of when enter
ing the house. Good Housekeeping.
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"Warmirhe said, putting ON a heavy
pair OF glo|es and buttoning his light
Overcast You don't call this warm
weathe., d rour'
do 81 It Warmf" said the other,
mopping bio brow and trying to fan
himseH ct the same time, while his face
grew redd<r and redder. 81 call ii
gridiron h.at."
Pooh. pooh, my dear fellow; the
mercury INIT above ninety-two."
'.Einet| tFor'
s'And It hasn't been above n hun.
dred mon than once this year.
s'Shade1 of all the Icelandersi' cried
the red, |1L man, what would YOU
like to have it-135 in the shade
Would yor Ike to boil eggs In the pub
lie founta'1el Do you want foundries
to run til furnaces without flref One
hundrea Do you want to sizzle and
vanl9I - eteam7 One hundredp he
screamf4 n shrill agonized tones, and
he danced around madly In his wrath
until hiF Lice was of flaming scarlet.
Zone hundred Why, man, haven't
yen So <lAy blood in your veinsr'
'Oh, yes, said the other, shiverine
as a warm breeze touched him, ssbut I
have 40, 900 tons of ice cornered.r
And then the little stout man fell
in a swoon, and an ambulance carried
him to the hospital, where he was re-
corded as suffering from prostration by
heat, while the ice king went home to
order the servants to put more coal on
the fire--New York Tribune.
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A Curious senuloher.

Riding in cab down Oxford street.
London, one can hardly fail to notice
a curious object on the top of a very
handsome residence some few hundred
yards to the right after passing the
Marble Arch AS seen from the street
1t appears to be a framework of glass,
some some z fsst loPG 3Es BY VS. G broad gs and
be seen a large oblong box, painted
black, which looks for all the world
like coffin. This house. aithouul,
under ordinary circumstances It would
bring an enormous rental, has remained
untenanted for more than a quarter of
a century.
The story goes that the last tenant,
who was the owner of the property.
was an eccentric and very wealthy old
gentleman When he died, away back
In the sixties, he left a provision In his
viii that his body should not be buried.
but should be placed In a coffin inside
the structure referred to above, which
he had built during his lifetime. Every
Londoner in the vicinity of the Marble
Arch firmly believes that the old mans
bones are to this day lying in the
strange glass receptacle on the house
top.
The agent for the property, although
he processes to disbelieve the story OF
the old mans odd burial place, says
that the curious box, whatever it may
contain, win never be removed, even
though the house stands tenantless, till
1t crunbles with decay. st. Louis Re
nuhlie-
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a CHEYENNE INCIDENT.
Hemned in by Indians Man Rushe.
tD an outhouse for Food.

Hemmei I'm by Indians n Man Rushe.
to an outhouss for Food
A writer in The Forest and Stream
relates the experience of family be-
sieged by Cheyennes, in the course of
which this incident occurred.
At last the Indians stopped firing and
wecould not get glimpse of them.
Cayeniss said: ssWeIl, old woman.
that was close call; but / am hungry.
so get us something to eat
IAN the meat is in the milk house
except that piece ON the table, and that
belongs to Dick. He has had nothing
TO eat since yesterday, and he fights as
well on an empty stomach as You uns
do on afull one, replied Mrs. Caveniss.
smoking. s.I'Il get you some coffee
and biscuit, though.
Marion said: "Tll go and get meat.
l guess the Injuns is gone
Tige took off his big white hat and
put it before the, open door on a sficlx
for a reply, and a dozen bullets hit
around it in second. DO We want
to go out there. Bud1' he asked with a
wolfish grin.
II amt afraid to, responded Ma
rion, s.and i can fix it so 1 won't get hit
neither.
"All right. get the meat them said
Mrs. C., "but I'm afraid you'll get
shot, and we can't afford to lose a man.
Marion, without reply, proceeded to
make up man with a shirt, pair Of
overalls and a hat Then he unfolded
his plans to us. Tige was to shove out
the dummy and draw the enemies fire.
Caveniss and We're to return it. and
Marion was to run TO the milk house.
When he wanted to come back he was
to put his hand out so that we could
see it. and we We're to go to. firing whiIe
he ran for the house. He took only 4
butcher knife. We drew their Gre sbv
exposing the dummy, and then we
went to cracking away at the smoke of
the guns while he ran for the milk
house.
he gos there without scratch; but
when his hand came up and we showed
the doll again Lo wouldn't shoot, and
when Marion started they made il very
interesting for him. He had a steak In
one hand and a can of peaches In the
other, and when he got into the house
he said, with horrified expression ON
his face, Il am shot in the hand" He
held up the peach can hand, and then
looked silly. One of the gentle red
men bad put a ball through the can.
not touching him at all, and when the
Juice ran into his hand he thought 1t
was blood. We joked him little. but
saw he was mortified, and Mrs. Cave
Miss proceeded to get dinner
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The removal of foreign bodies from
the stomach by the so called potato
cure consists In requiring the patient to
eat large quantities of potatoes, which
have the effect OF proportionately dfIat-
ing the whole intestinal canal, so that
the foreign body Is enveloped and can
not cling to any part during its passage.
DIR. Salzer showed at the clinic of Pro
lessor Billroth several foreign bodies
which in this way had been removed
one Of these being weight of five and
a half drains, which had been swal-
lowed by a child; the second set Of
artificial teeth upward of five cent?
meters long and three centimeters
broad, and the third was q needle,
Many gastrotomies could be obviated
by this method In the case of swallowed
foreign bodies. .-Exchange.
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nailroad Etinnette.


A peculiar sort OF politeness toward
women is frequently seen In street and
elevated cars. A man will keep his
seat for blocks while a woman hangs by
strap; then he viii rise and. lifting
his hat, motion her TO the seat as If he
We're a very gallant gentleman indeed.
AT the next corner or station he leaves
the car. One of these men fell into a
trap the other day. He was in q bridge
car, and all the way over woman
stood directly in front of him. As the
train slid down the grade into the New
York station he got up. touched his hat.
and pointed toward the seat he had
left vacant. When the woman, instead
OF thanking him as he had been thanked
before for giving up what he had no
further use for, stared coidly and
walked toward the door, while the other
occupants OF the car laughed at his dis
comiture, he suddenly realized the mis-
take he had made through absent mind
edness and rushed for the platform COM
pletely put to rout.-New York Times.
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or Course She nerrettea r..

On one of our suburban streets re-
sides lady who has passionate fond
ness for plants and flowers, and many
of these can be seen In the windows,
which almost overhang the sidewalk.
Sunday evening happened to be stroll
Ing along the street In question, and
noticed that the gentleman preceding
me wore an almost supernaturally brill
liant tile. As he passed Mrs. F@'s
house one of the windows happened to
be up and a present plant was dis
lodged. The flower pot was attracted
by the shiny tile, and Lit ON 1t with a
resounding thump, that sounds so fun
NY when it's some other fellows hat
and so sad when it's your own. The
gentleman under the crushed stove
pipe calculated some words certainly
not from the book under his arm, and
passed on. Soon Mrs. b. rushed
out and said: TITS too bad-the only
double geranium had. - Bangor
News
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Better Than = strIng.

81 want something, p said a farmer
as he entered Michigan avenue drug
store the other day.
'sWell, what is TT"
81 didn't tie a string around my
finger, but I guess can get around to
1t all the same What's the name of
the lake below usf'
''Lake Erie,
'tExactly. What's the name of the
bay which the boats run tor
ssPut in Bay
!. Correct. Now. then. who put in
therer
"Pery."
straight as a string. I want ten
cents worth of perygoric. Ny old
woman said I'd be sure to forget Il. but
here's the proof that didn't. t.n-Detroit
Free Press.
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A Few sugrestions About Shoes.

Never try to wear a shoe that is too
small for You, nor one that is not a
good fit for your foot. BY good fit is
meant one that fits sufficiently snug
not to wrinkle, nor to allow your foot
to slip around in the shoe, yet loose
enough to allow plenty of ease and
comfort, with square toes, low, broad
heels and particularly from three-quar-
ters 70 one inch longer than you could
wear If you allowed your big toe to go
to the end of the shoe.
A long shoe gives more graceful
effect 70 the foot, Is more comfortable
and iasts longer. Be careful not TO run
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rho Dog tn Hum.n. I,,.r.,n,..

Every now and then we get a letter
from one of those unfortunate people
who would be glad to have all the dogs
exterminated. To such we would say.
you might as wen attempt to strike out
the gospel of st. John from the New
Testament as the songs, stories and
pictures of the dog from our humane
literature. The world has settled that
matter long ago. and through the ages
the dog will occupy high place In the
regard and affection of millions of hu-
man beings.-our Dumb Animals.
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One day an Austrian enthpsiast call
ed and sent in a polite note asking
Stanley to fix time when he might
bring forty of his compatriots with him.
all anxious Tor the opportunity Of sl1ak-
ing him by the hand. This astnte gen
tlelnan accompanied his request by a
very handsomely mounted cigar case as
a souvenir. This elegant little present
obtained for the persevefing stranger q
brief interview for himself, but the
hand shaking of his forty friends could
not possibly be entertained.-Edward
Marston In Scribner's.
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Papa, said the young mother, eve
decided on name for baby; we win
call her Imogen."
Papa was lost in thought for few
minutes; he did not like the name, but
II he opposed it his wife would have
her own way.
That's nice" said he presently.
My first sweetheart was named limo
gen, and she will take it as compli-
ment"
I've viii call her Mary, after nv
mother" was the stern reply.-Har-
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A Self rnnatlns Life saving Belt.


In nautical circles a newly patented
life saving belt is attracting much at
tention. y This new apparatus clasps
around the body at the waist line, and
in its empty condition is easily carried.
To this girdle is attached a little Iron
flask, which contains carbonic acid or
,carburetted hydrogen gas, the former
mixed with from 10 to 20 per cent. of
pure alcohol in order to prevent the
chilling of the gases when filling the
flask. The hollow space in the belt
has a capacity of a little less than 100
English quarts. Two hundred grains
of fluid carbonic acid gas and twenty
grains of alcohol are required to fill it.
When the belt Is to be used a conven-
iently placed valve is opened and fills
at once with light gases. According to
scientific principles 100 Iiters of gas will
displace the same amount of water;
that is to say. will support In the water
weight corresponding to 100 quarts,
or, in other words, about goo pounds,
Any human being equipped with the
girdle has every prospect of success in
a combat with the wayes.-New York
journal
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ARanaIt.. ~. - -

Little Jesse james, the son of the
dead bandit, fsmaking quite an income
out Of the sale of pebbles from his ia
theirs grave to tourists who FREQUENT
the old homestead at Kearney. No.
Mrs Jesse James is a pretty, quiet lit
tie woman, who fully appreciated the
devotion of her husband. She says
that her husband was at all times kind
and attentive, yet he was a criminal
IN the eyes Of the law, and finally met.
an ignominious death by being shot In
the back by the paid assassin of Gov
ernor Crittenden. y Interview in Den
yer Republican.
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ralerranhinr ,n Afr,..-

That the conduct of cable station
is not always monotonous Is shown by
a letter recently received from an of
ficer of the West African Telegraph
company. This gentleman is in charge
of the Kotonou station, In the territory
of the notorious King of Dahomey.
The king, It seems, had for some time
been spelling for fight, and had at
last become so ugly and aggressive that
1t was deemed advisable to arm the
station, and have some soldiers handy.
Early ono morning the station was
surrounded by the natives, y the super
intendent writes, s'and we were under
the painful necessity of sending O few
of them across the Styx. The station
was for a time in imminent danger;
Orsini and 1 fired more than $50 rounds
each, and the thirty-fiye Senegalese
sharpshooters who helped in the de-
fense fired some 100 rounds apiece. An
artillery sergeant who worked our two
guns was killed, and the white gunners
were SO hard pressed that they had to
club their rifles. This racket began at
4 in the morning.
AT a. IN. we left the soldiers still
firing and went to the instruments, and
you may imagine what dance the
mirror led u.s. BY 10 o'clock, however.
all was quiet in our neighborhood and
the messages had all been sent through.
l must not forget to tell you that we
had to do with the famous Amazons.
They were-very fine creatures, fought
like,wild beasts, and were worth ten
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Poison In Esls.

Eeis contain as much poison as
Yipers, according to one studious
italian scientist After careful investi-
CATION he finds that an eel weighing
four pounds possesses enough venom to
kill ten men. When the fish Is cooked.
however, the poison loses its power
Chatter.
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1t a1ade : sllrht pinareno..

Jones-I am opposed to working ON
Sunday. It's wicked
Tough Cftizen-WeH, that's not the
way you used 70 talk.
Jones-I know it, but I'm working
for the government now.-Texas Sift-
ings.
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Not Her Size.

Customer from Seedvine you
keep the best make of shoes herel
City Dealer-Yaas; our shoes are all
A No. 1.
Customer from SeedvilIe- Then you
can't suit me. take b No. 5.-ArRosy.
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doctors. rake yvarnin,.

1t is rather tough on doctors son
to be named William, and have to
sneak through the elysium of youth
under the opprobrious title of ''the
{ 5doctor's Bill. Fun.
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Just the DInerenee.

1T all depends upon the point of
view," an old gentleman was accus-
toned TO say when, forced, to, disagree
with a friend: "You can't expect me
to love shoemakers just when my OWE
shoe pinches." A lady whose cloak
had been stolen at a public library was
loud in praises of the person who was
with her at the time. 1T was quite
dazed, said she. 81 stood there be-
wildered, and she seemed to know ex-
actly what TO do. ~ mo wonder, said
! listener. ut wasn't her cloakP'-
Youths COMPANION.
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chumley-what did your wife say
when you got home last nightl
BuInley-Nothing what did yours7
Chumley-oh, she was terribly red
Burnley for7
ChuInley-Born so.-Whiteside Her
add
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PRIVATE RESIDENCES,
FARM PROPERTY.
The Homes of the Nation,
Are Largely Insured In
The Agricultural Insurance Company,
OF VA TERToWM, N. Z.
ASSETS,

THE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CoMPA-
NY is limited by its charter to risks not more
hazardous than private residences than farm
property 1t was organized in 1853, by farm
ers and owners of dwellings, TO obtain for,
themselves and others the security offered by
a company doing n home insurance business.
During these thirty-seyen years, their wisd-
ON in treating this class of property, for In
surance purposes, as different from all other
kinds, has been proved by the popularity of
the company, by its steady and rapid growth
in assets and in the confidence of the citizens
OF every state In which its policies are issued.
The world affords no other insurance COM
pany that holds two million dollars In trust
to protect just one class of property-and that
nearest the heart of every man-his home-
stead. The world affords no other insurance
company which has 50 little liability to loss
by sweeping confagrations, and which af-
fords to its policy holders that absolute se-
curity which even the largest companies ex-
posed to such conhagrations, cannot give
During its thirty-seven years of steady and
triumphant growth, scores of companies with
greater capital and larger pretensions, have
been organized, have hourished for time,
and have finally gone down in disasters such
as those OF Boston and Chicago.
TIPPETT BROS, agents,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
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fiead OF the House ZEN oishar,.;:-:: :
You william, get right out of hereI
have no pistol, but I shall brain You
with this poker.