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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
A Mexican Re,,c.

Among the many articles of in
terest in the new Natural History
museum at Vienna perhaps nothing
has been more discussed than an old
Mexican relic which is preserved
with great care under glass.
This relic, which is now known
as the field badge of King Montezu-
ma, had lain for 800 years in the
Ambrase collection, where it was at
first catalogued as Moorish hat of
long, heavy, glistening green and
gold feathers.
One investigator held that it was
an Indian hat. another an Indian
apron; but in 1920 it was at last
known TO be a Mexican badge of
high rank, and through Ferdinand
Hochstetter it was proved to be the
genuine field decoration of King
Montezuma. captured by Cortez in
1920 after the battle of Otumba.
This battle was followed by the
wild flight of the Mexicans and the
robbing of the land by Cortez, who
sent the standard and wardrobe of
the king, with much gold, to the
Emperor Charles v. ,::of Spain. The
latter gave the standard to Pope
Clement VII, who sent it to Grand
Duke Ferdinand, of Tyrol, for the
Ambrase collector.
1t is shaped like a fan, and is
made from tail feathers of the bird
of Paradise. which have glitter
like gold over their red, green and
blue colors. The moths had partly
destroyed it, but of the five hundred
original feathers only forty-one were
much injured, and those have been
replaced by new ones, and The for
mer beauty is fully restored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
A WiGe,s Rights.

In Now York City people are ask
ing the question: HHas a wife a
right TO her husbands society,""
It seems odd that such a query
should arise.
The presumption is that when a
man asks woman to become his
wife it is because he likes her.
Before marriage man evinces a
fondness for the society of some par
ticular woman by calling on her, by
accompanying her to places of en-
tertainment, and by growing angrily
if the old folks do not retire early
and leave him and his charmer to
hold an executive session in the par
lor. with the privilege of turning
the gas down a trihe.
At this stage of progress, when
she has said ayes so coyly and
sweetIy, no one asks if the girl has
a right to her lovers society.
A right The ardent lover would
repudiate the word with scorn. 1t
is he who thinks he has right to
his fancee's society, and if he doesn't
get it there is trouble.
Why should the question arise
after marriage2 Why should the
husband not be as fond of the wife's
society after the ceremony has made
them one as when they were twain2
But it seems that the question
does arise in some places, and in
New York.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
A WEST VIRGINIA GIRL.
Deligh,Ing The Critics Dresden.
Germany. with Her Voice.

Miss Carrie V. kidwell, the we'll
known Washington vocalist, who
has been in Germany for long
time completing her studies, will
sail for home on the 24th instant,
having made tour of France and
aud England Miss Kidwell is one
of the most popular singers of the
Capital. She sang for a number of
years here as soprano in the Con-
gregational and First Presbyterian
churches, and was pupil of Prof.
Bischoff, the famous composer.
Miss Kidwellis a West Virginia
girl, and has many relatives and
friends in Fairmont and other por-
tions of the State. Sheis niece of
the Hon. 2. Kidwell, who represent
ed the Wheeling district in Con-
gress before the war. Her friends
in The State will be pleased 70 read
the following complimentary notice
of what Miss Kidwell has accomp-
lishedi.. Germany. tits taken from
a Dresden paper of September %:
",rhe concert of the young and
talented baritone, Eichorm, win not
only be enhanced by the eminent
pianist, Clotild Kleeburg, but intro
dnces also Miss Carrie v. Kidwell,
from Washington, D. c., who has
just finished her course of technical
studies with Prof G. b. Lamperte,
Since MarcelIa Sembach we have
not heard a more lark-li like voice, or
more free and joyous expression.
She sang yesterday before an invit-
ed circle of critics, all ofwhom were
beside themselves with delight, not
only with the voice, but its extraor-
binary development.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
The PalIcnl Car Conductor.

"There was time not long ago
when j used TO kick off every boy
who caught on behind my car, .
said a Third avenue conductor. 81
was more green then than / am
now he continued, "and / consid-
cred that it was my duty to do so.
But l don't do it any more. | have
been cured of such cruelty. The
lesson was so impressive that I shall
never forget it. 1t occurred late
one night. little chap ran after
my car oandthung on Ithe platform,
brushed back and stepped on his
fingers. He let go and fell upon
the track. He was seriously hurt.
j picked him up and found blood
upon his head. If left the car in the
care of the driver and carried him
home.
1.-TWO days later my car was stop
ped by a funeral procession, and I
learned that itwas the funeral of the
boy who had sat on my car two eve
nings before. Yes, sir, every boy in
Park row can ride on my car now.
l wouldn't put one of them off if L
lost my job the next day. There is
such a thing, you know, sir, as be-
ing too strict. Ernest JarroId in
New York Journal.
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How the Russians Eat.

The Russians eat on an average
once every wohours. The climate
and custom require such frequent
meals the digestion of which is aid
ed by frequent draughts of vodki
and tea. Yodki is the Russian
whiskey, and made from potatoes
and rye. 1t is fiery and colorless,
and favored with some extract like
vanilla or orange. 1t is drunk in
small cups that hold perhaps, half a
gill Vodki and tea are the insep-
arabic accompaniments of friendly
us well as of busines intercourse in
the country of the Gar. Drunken
men arc rare Russia and Sweden
are the only countries in which the
double dinners is the rule. When
you 20 TO the house of u Russian.
be he friend or stranger you are
at once invited to side table, where
salted meats, picked eel, salted Gu
cumbers, and many other spicy and
appctizing viands are urged upon
with an impressiveness that knows
no refusal. This repast is Washed
down with frequent cups of vodki.
That over and when the visitor
feels as if he had eaten enough for
twenty-four hours, the host says:
"And now for dinner"
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Fnshinn Nnfes.

PIaids promise to be very popu-
lar this winter.
Perfnmed shoes find their pur-
chasers in Paris.
Dark dyes for the hair arc said to
be dangerous.
Ribbon is less used for trimming
than heretofore.
Autumn dress goods are worthy
sincere admiration.
Shirts of Empire net are worn
over slips of colored silk.
Orchid jeweIry is the latest fad in
the matter of ornaments.
Sleeves differing from the bodice
are the order of the day.
Embroidery on all sorts of ma
terial is the favorite garniture.
Skirts made of two materials are
preferred by many ladies.
Plain skirts have very deep bands
of trimming around the hem.
Hampers of substantial make are
chosen for infants toilet baskets.
Linen collars and cuffs never lose
favor for use with tailor made
gowns.
ChateIaines are seen made ofgold-
dollar pieces strung ingeniously on
fine gold wire.
False hair "fronts" are a great
boon to middle aged women not yet
cured of vanity.
A new name for rugs is aart
squares" There is more or less
nonsense always in fashion.
1t is announced that Scotch cos
tunes for young. women are to con-
tinue in fashion.
The average woman is afraid ofa
strong light. This is because the
face is call made up"
Lace is quite as much nsed as
heretofore, and may form a portion
of a dress of almost any material.
Belts are universally worn. In
some cases they are of color and
material entirely foreign to the re-
mainder OF the costume.
Among the new and popular trim
mings are fringes with netted head
ings. These ffinges are used to
edge neckerchiefs and draperies on
dresses.
Dust-gray mohair is much used
for travelling dresses. The jacket
corsage opens on white flannel
shirt waist and is lined with chest
nut brown silk.
Poppy red makes brilliant toilet
for garden fete and attracts gen
eral attention. The silk crepe was
made with small train in cIingine
princess style.
Dresses of failIe or other close
woven silks have draperies edged
with fiat bands of lace. The collar,
vest and sleeve trimmings are ofthe
same garniture.
Red shoes, with patept-leather
trimmings, are not much worn.
They are plenty and attractive in
the windows, but the ladies do not
buy them to any great extent.
Linen lawns are in great favor.
Little trimming is required. Or
CANDIES are trimmed profusely with
lace which is nsed in a great varie-
! ty of forms and in white or black.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05

BalIington Booth, second SON of
the head of the Salvation Army
and commissioner in command of
the army in this country, has decid-
ed to undertake the project oferect-
ing in New York city building as
a memorial to his mother.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
ARNoLD,s wooING.

NS't cNt @AthOta Oa iat y iA<- n
ing fool of yourself"
81 know am" said the individ-
ual addressed, with something like
groan, "bnt what canI do? If i
only had the courage would clear
out of this cursed Narragansett this
very night, but 1 can't and that's
the end of it. Why should I stay?I
The girl doesn't want me, job nson,
that's clear" x.f.,
Johnson blew a big cloud of to-
bacco smoke, put his hands onithe1
rail of the piazza, aud answered
with great deliberation: 4Itis not
clear that tho girl does not want
you, but it is clear that you showed
your hand too soon. The idea of
man proposing to woman he has
only known three daysl'' @,i
"You need not say any moro about
it," said Arnold, throwing away his
half-smoked cigar and picking up
his hat.
~
"Sit down, old man, " said the 9TH
er. al do believe that / have an
idea. / am going to do you a good
turn. Leave it to me to find out
for you what is the exact state of
affairs" scr
"There is no use,' said Arnold
weariIy. "And besides, you'll make
a boggle of it. What is your plan,
anyhow"
"oh, it is very simple said John
son. i shall not make a mess of it.
| shall supply her with a rival. 1t
will be very easy to see from the
way Miss Rallston takes it how you
really stand in her eyes. Since wo-
men have no scruples about employ
ing artifces, why should we2"
sBut what win the other girl saya
Will she consent to serve as a tool
in this way?" asked Arnold, dubi,
ously.
sob, I'D make th.t square. My
cousin, Miss Erskine, is coming
down to stay with us. She is the
dearest girl in the world, and would
do anything for me. Just leave IL
in my hands. You shall see how
she will enter into the spirit Of the
thing. But remember this, the
success Of the whole business will
be in your chucking that Internal
reserve of yours to the dogs. You
must be aslight as air, aud go about
with her as if quite oblivious to the
fact that there is Miss Rallston on
the premises.
With many misgivings Arnold
consented to be q party to the de-
ception. He felt as il. he were a
prospective party to a burglary, or
Matching conspiracy ag inst the
State. - "A
On the evening of Miss Erskine'sl
arrival he dressed himself with spe-i
eial care and went up to the house.
He was prepared to be very i'll at
ease with his fellow conspirator.
But the girl who was sitting beside
Mrs. johnson in the drawing room
showed no signs of conscious partic-
ipation, though the proposer of the
scheme had told him that she had
been told all about the situation,
and had given her promise of assis-
tance. - VIZ 81
Among those who came in later
was Miss 2Rallston johnson felt
that his plot was going to be a sue
cess whenshe saw Arnold take no
more notice of her than to bow stiffiy.
He wondered little at tbegift for
realistic acting which bis friend had
suddenly and unexpectedly Develop
ed.T TO look at him and Miss Frs
kline you would have said they were
friends of very long standing q His
triumph was Increased, though It
was dashed by just a little remorse,
as he saw Miss Raliston WATCHING
them with a peculiar look in her
eyes.
"she does care for him." he said
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05

sl,1fsIess Tricks For - Farmer.
To try to farm without manure.
To plant moro acres than can be
taken care of.
To work with poor tools, and to
SOW poor seed.
To buy at public sales what is not
needed because it sells cheap.
It is shiftless to keep poor stock.
A poor cow eats as much as good
one.
To lounge about stores and groc-
cries when it is possible to be doing
something at home.
To raise frogs and mosquitoes IN
the front yard. To have pig-waI.
low in the road near the gate.
To allow the hogs and sheep to
wander at their own sweet will over
their owners and his neighbors'
premises.
To allow the barnyard to drain
into be publierold. Qr into stream.
A good many farmers are guilty of
this
To cut the wood for the kitchen
fire day by day and then burn it
green. 1t is worse to leave it for
the wife to cut.
To let the cattle fodder them
selves at the haystack. 1t saves a
little labor, but the waste will make
their owner poor.
To leave tools of any kind lying
out in the weather, put them away
uncleaned, or to loan them to shift.
less and careless neighbors.
To turn the cattle out into the
bare fields in cold weather when
there is nothing for them to eat
there. and they lose flesh shivering
in the cold.
To plant an orchard and then TO
allow cattle to browse the trees; to
leave vacant places in young
orchardi to allow young orchard
to remain in grass.
1t is shiftless to allow weeds to
occupy any portion of the farm, and
very shiftless TO allow bushes to oc.
cupy several rods of pround alono
the fence rows.
1t is thoughtless and very dang
erous thing for farmer to put his
name on paper presented by a
stranger. Also, to go on the notes
of friends and neighbors.
1t is short-sighted policy to elect
to the township and county offices
the men who cannot support them.
selves in the ordinary pursuits of
life. Its also costly.
1t is reckless to buy trees of an
utter stranger; also, groceries, spices
and such articles as can be adulter-
ated- Nine times out OF ten one
will be cheated by so doing.
1t is shiftless trick to employ
the teacher who will work for the
least wages. 1t is rs bad to leave a
family of boys and girls to grow up
without good books and papers.
1t is a heartless thing for n farmer
to allow his wife to work sixteen or
eighteen hours, when his own work
is completed in ten hours. On the
farm, as elsewhere, husband and
wife should be "equal partners.
To wade through mud to the barn
and outbuildings when good dry
paths can so easily be made. So
pay heavy doctors bills for wife and
children because their feet became
wet through lack of good paths.
To have no garden and to buy
stale vegetables of-a huckster. It is
nearly as bad to have miserable
little garden, which the good wife
and her girl painfully weed, and
secure a few stunted vegetables,
when large crops could be had with
little trouble, if the garden were
cultivated by horse power.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05

Nine. Judith Gautier. the daught-
err of the iIlustrious novelist and
critic, has in collaboration with
Henri BouilIon executed the fine
statue to TheophiIe Gautier's mem
ory at Tarbes, his native city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05

Miss Ellen Terry advice to stage
struck young ladies is ''don't.r She
says that the profession is isoverstock-
ed and the storm and stress of the
struggle are such as only the
strongest can bear"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
DRUGS and MEDICINES,

to be found outside of the larger cities Great
taken that not many things allowed get "ou and
then only for few days at time.
1t the inton to do only such business be trans
acted honestly and pleasantly To this end will be
allowed to msrepresent goods of any kind. We shall tell
you the defects of any article where known we'll its
merits
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
VAN GLIDER
DRUG STORE.
POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.

Has been of the features of the town for 16
years During this me the Proprietor has gone steadily
on, adding little by tte till he has of the most
complete stocks of
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OySs.
"she does care for him." he said
to,himself, "but it serves her right
to get this lesson faia
Mr.. Johnson gave her an oppor-
tunity of talking to- him, but she
made no allusion to the other couple
for long time; Finally she asked
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Beside, the communications are
prone to the habit ofrepeating their
stories to every one they can per-
snade to listen to them, and then
pronouncing them confidential To
many to whom they are thus dis
closed, the stories are already famil-
lar, and politeness alone prevents
the recipient from Immediately say
ing as much. Candor and delicacy
compel these, when informed of
their confidential character, to
acknowledge that they arc by no
means new. But the babblers-men
for the most part-take no notice
of this. They go there babbling
round, and when they hear their
current tale, they like to assume an
injured air and to assert that some
confounded woman has betrayed
their confidence; that women never
can keep a secret. That women
should owe, in any measure their
false reputation to such Ounce, is
the best evidence of its falsity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05
PRIVATE RESIDENCES,
FARM PROPERTY.
The Homes of the Nation,
Are Largely Insured fn
The Agricultural Insurance Company,
OF WATERToWN, N. Y.
ASSETS,

January /, 1868, 500, ,572 90
January /, 1890, ............... s., ,0S3, 100. 90
TIE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMA
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
n company doing n home insurance business
During these thirty-seYen years, their wisI-
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 aud 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 so little liability TO loss
by sweeping confiagratiOns, and which af-
fords to Its policy holders that absolute Sc
curity which even the largest companies ex-
posed to such confiagrations, 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 fiourished for a time,
and have finally gone down in disasters such
as those of Boston and Chicago.
TIPPETT BROS, agents,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
may 2S-fm.
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Ask for the 81. W. H" at the K.
P. Saloon.
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THE BEST GOODS

in Drugs and Medicines will always be kept Quality is
everything in medicine, rather than cheapness
good many things besides Drugs, too, can be found
here. Quite good stock of
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
11ur srocK MAnKrrs-nY rrLEaEApH.

uur,to June iO-Cattle- Receipt. last - hOur> 300
head total for week thus far, OJtO Tor Sam dhr =,
Sew.York $500 head on sal" 0H'd Higu'" anu la4'
active. but with export demand clos'd ui.i "".t ~
scli choice shipping cattle lioOa lG'o IT, - ''G5 - j..
,,i,e l., chocr native shipping 'tff-. tnVa 'vy =.
gOas4 IS medium good export grade 3uO9 oV ~
"a, a. 20 flir 10 choice canning ana buch'Iihs tel
afoa / 400 n 500 - medium To good DO. lOVd
- 6ng a 10 good b. choice shipping do. i,0ooa
lC0 - f'G&t. ycbigsn .t.~r- .torkcrs and feeder
gt,ntrp - 1914. So - choice cows and hcIrr,
a. h6S "a T5. medium to good do - ''d t3 - CONNIE
w. Tam +9 25dsi ~. Sheep and lambs HScclp'
,, o. boI1 900 head total for W"'k thus FAR u -W,t
Tor sane last week 1850 'onsshea 1Ioh nric,s
had 800 70 New-Yo'k, 1000 hfad oa az" |'' no
unsettled. but generally lover '@-1 t.a, nrdi'nn
hanged Shcep- Choice Texans. - lugt' 80 n.a'@'
,, t.,cd 10 choice a. 10cs1 10 fair 70 Ro"d - V Va
81 - medium fair. fG0 G 90 li"v% 90 a.
hnurs IL 600 head total fof week thu7 ~ 10 ~ -S
,n t'. last week g $50 consigned thrpnsh ',Vo
had 8 100 bead 10 NenNork u 10 d hra, n an, and
marK,t oPncd wth Hoy'd ag'a"e ;,crtsd h.ayy ends
t ',oI 4, cho.cr hea,y ~ OJd - 10; scctcd n"sk
wiets q 05a - 10; nscd pigs and iat hofNcs' 10 -
louis 1nnr 10, attlc-iecepts 1000 hcid mp
- soat fair to GOOD - 9OG+I g,,s ag - 1oJf
feeder. a. sOas3 20, Texans ana ln1'nro - vrtnt
iIngs u .eelpt. go head shnn"nt- 'uv Main's
s,sdv fair 10 choice heavy ~ Gjat9 - IacHihR
rscSins 500 heal Market firm fair 70 choice 'hpp'"
- G,rge tune Ia Cattle Eecept- 1900 head ship
~ - a. ..r,. a Goo q 40: stock"rs and feeder,
a. io@ AZ 90 cows bulls and mixed. - as3 20 IrNhS
s"s 49,, 900 make, Tong miScd ~ tode@ 90; heavy
~ 5Os " 50 rht - 7Oet3 81 skip. ssaFa w., gv
"a ,O6s, t0. western stds5 10 TcNans, * Ioa
- ib lamb. sjgs5 -. Tn" pfo'e- !1ur,Isan c,tlc
cla London callo ram reJt ,,i fair demand weak
pflccs Haze. dead weight
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

S,l.s sherman & Culver: SO Chicago Steers, 1870 n
average at 100 & q d. 1899 = at = 20 Ga do
s do s. IL i,2 iT n dG a, G : co. = 10 d. ioei ~ at u
8, TO- do 1874 H. s5 To- DO 1850 N; at - 70 DO,
I ,s,G % T. .Ss a. ~ !! 5 = = d s 49, iao, ~ H. az
= 20 Is DO iiS5 n s. 70 % do l2si n a. s. C5
- DO i2g ~ at ~ G0 IS state do, 1905 NJ 1t 81 so
stag VAN Gctt 20 Chicago Steers 1886 H. at So Is
do ieo5 n at 81 s. do. 1870 NJ at - IS meaI;ted S
Prnnsy yyanla do 1877 D. at 81 Il de iSss %; a. - 40
ioio " sanders: 10 Pennsylvania "Sters," 12Go n, at
81 2 81 do io6 NJ q: - s. = do, lli5 ~ at - i2S
- do Ig3 H. at 81 81 - do lljJ n at - ~; 70 40
loo n az II To- i5 Kentucky do ll72 n, q: ~ % ~
do, 1927 ~ at . CO. p do llt$ H. At - 10 dO io'o
~ n 1oldsmith 81 Kentucky "Stlllcrs," ioI? ~ at
a. 35 80 do, 1901 n. at s 25 II eonded @ ~ kcausky NJ Ky
brgsxa do. li4i NJ at - 40. ga.
HIICW CoWs-No so fresh arrivals worth noting The
ferng steady and poor u goou COWS "o"u sci'
AZ s26a Is per head and up TO so II choice. co,, .,
r,ade onened little SLOW and the figures were not qnite
Wv Sa.m,tav, quotations but fair prices were obtained
& the stock and about everything closed OUT Bt-
rmk calves sold at Sd3 per p dsw 4es n Nea @ loo Ioo
a. A. Win few picked calves bringing &c
d" S,ics-Ere Otis: II Veals l5S ~ average at ostc
NOR ~ o65 do Ii2 NJ, at sac 3s do l3o n, az oc 40
P21 n AZ iSac; ) Mixed Calves $50 n, at 42c do ioo
" "dd buckingham: 10 Veas, 145 n. at &c per 81
a., ~ ~ ot 5lc do. li9 N, at 52c 90 ~ ~ AZ
~ ~ do 55 N at 81 80 per 100 N 81 Mixed cave,
i.6 n Al a 75 do, 16l u, at 81 % Buttem'hs io
!" e pdcock & Sons AZ veas, l5l n at o'sc per 10
GS SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 40 carloads Of llS2d