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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
Prudent Man.

When she opened the door she
found man on the steps whose
lips were blue with cold and before
he had time to ask for old clothes
or bit to eat, she exclaimed. Why,
you poor fellowl You are almost
frosenI"
"Ye-yes'm he gasped.
"The first thing to do is to como
in and get warm" ,ufa
"Yes'm, but right here should
like TO ask a question. Do you
mean that / shall sit by a stove and
absorb artificial heat, or will you
place an AK in my hand and tell me
to warm myself up by cxerciseg"
AS he went into the kitchen, it is
probable that she had reference to
an easy job.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
Trials OF a sashrul shopper.


BE was not at all bclligerent
looking fellow. In fact he appeared
quite harmless and inoffensive until
he approached the thread counter
in one of the big dry goods stores
MP town.
"I desire TO buy began he, in
stentorian tones, then his bravado
failed and he stammered in lower
key. 81 want TO get a spool OF
strong, black linen thread"
Each word descriptive of the
thread was .ierked out with strong
emphasis, evidently part OF his
lesson, so the pretty g.rl smiled
sweetly, and discerning his inability
as a shopper, aslSed.-"What num-
ber, please while all the girls
down that side of the store snicker.
ed.
"What number" repeated he,
aghast that more particulars were
required.
"Yes, what number? Do you want
it TO baste a dress with, or sew but
tons on?" quoried -the pretty girl
with malice aforethought.
81 don't want it at ALL" blurted
the downy mustached young man.
ooh, your sister perhaps" said
the teasing young woman.
N,no, M my wife," was the halt,
ing explanation aided by u vived
red color.
HWhy, Of course, ! meant your
wifi" said the feminine fend with
emphasis, SO that all t,.e other girls
could hear, hWell ! think this is
what you want" and she handed
ont spool of thread that was TOO
weak o look its own advertisement
in the face. "Eight cents please;
cashr'
But he had laid down a quarter
and us the frowsy headed cash girl
came around the masculine shopper
was disappearing through the door
and the pretty girl was seventeen
cents ahead of the game and had
afforded her chum at the adjoining
counter u dollar's worth of fun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
Loves Triumph with RotI,
Feet.

"Mabel, my dear, is it trueP"
eyes, mamma"
The elderly matron fondly strok-
ed the bright golden hair of her
beautiful daughter, and "a smile of
gratified motherly pride played
about her lips. Time had dealt
gently with the older of these two
women. In the few threads of silver
that shone in her st II lustrous and
wavy hair, in tho scarcely percep-
tiblc lines at the corners of her soft
gray eyes, and in the slight hnIlowa
that suggested rather than indicated
an impaired symmetry in the pure
oval OF her pale check might be see n
the evidences that the passing years
had touched with loving fingers the
face of this gentle mother.
clarence has asked you to he his
wifo!"
"Yes, mamma
81 need hardly tell you, Mabel, .
rejoined her mother, "that your
father and / will interpose no OBJ.
stacles in the way fyour happiness.
II had been asked to name the
young man TO whom ! should pre-
fer above all others to intrust the
future of my darling child / should
have named Clarence Dashaway.
He is noble, high-souled, chivaI-
rous young man, the native mobility
Of whose character mirrors itself in
the glance of his eye, the tones of
his voice, and in every movement of
his manly figure. In winning the
love of Clarence Dashaway, my child
you have fplalled every wish that a
fond mothcr could cherish for her
only daughter.
"Yes, mamma said Mabel, her
beautiful face aglow with love and
pride, II have got there this time
with both feet
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
AMERICAS FORESTS.
The Rapid Rate al which the
United states Is Being Strip
ped of Trees.

ped of Trees.
At recent meeting in Berlin of
the Geographical Society, Chief
Forest Master Kessler called attenl
tion to the extravagant waste of
timberin the United States. Among
other interesting details Mr.. Kessler
spoke of the tremendous destruction
Of forests in the United States dur
ing the recent decades of years.
Quoting from the tenth census, he
stated that in 1880 the %, 70S saw
mills then in operation converted
sl20, 100000 worth of raw timber
stock into various kinds of lumber,
and he asserted that at the same
rate there would be no good-sized
timber left in forty years. He
spokeof the enormous waste of wood
through forest fires, which are the
result f1i- most part, Of carclessness
or a desire TO clear land fors culti-
vation. and declared that the plant
ing of new forests, which has of late
years received some attention in the
Eastern States, can not BEGIN to Off
setthe waste of forests. He said
that there is every reason to
fear that America will soon be u
country impoverished for tree prop
erty. Mr.. Kessler made the strik-
ing comparison that, whi the
United States had but IL per cent.
of its area covered by forests, the
empire of Germany has 2G per cent.
of it's entire area so covered. Mr..
Kessler said that the reckless de.
struction of forest trees in America
and the indifference manifested by
Americans in the restoration of
forests is a menace, not alone to the
wealth of the Nation, but threatens
serious deterioration both to climatic
conditions and the fertility of the
soil.-ScientJfc American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
what Makes a BOY Popular.


What makes boy popular9
Manliness; says Hezekiah Butter
worth in The ladies Home Jour
nal During the war, how schools
and colleges followed popular boysl
These young leaders were the
many boys whose hearts could be
trusted The boy who respects his
mother has leadership in him. The
boy who Is careful of his sister is q
knight The boy who will never
violate his word, and who will
pledge his honor to his own heart
and changes not, will have the con-
fidenccs of his fellows. The boy
who defends the weak will some
day become a hero among the strong.
The boy who will never hurt the
feeling OF any one will one day find
himself in the atmosphere of nniver-
sal sympathy. sI know not" said
the great Governor Andrew, "what
record Of sin may await me in an-
other world; but this I do knox: L
never yet despised man because
he was poor, because ho was ighor-
ant. or because he was black"
Shall Iteil you how to become
popular boy? Twill. Be too manly
and generous and. .unselfish to seek
TO be popular; be the soul Of honor,
and love others better than your
self, and people will give you their
hearts and delight to make yon
happy. That is what makes boy
popular.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
Gartereti Arms.

A well known young man whose
name is familiar to the public, who
is prominent in the social worlds of
New York and London and who
pays membership dues in at least
six clubs, has uninientionally set q
fad that is being followed out by all
the swell young men who happen TO
be so fortunate as to stand in the
position of prospective husbands, i.
G., provided their coming brides will
permit them to follow the example
of the man in question.
His engagement was announced
not such a very long time ago to one
of the sweetest young women in the
younger set. A short time after
wards while following the hounds
his mount stumbled and throwing
him, injured his left ankle.
When the surgeon cut the sleeve
of his riding jacket it was discover
cd that he wore n crimson garter
fastened witha gold clasp set with
diamonds. The latter formed the
initial of the first name of his flance,
and on the reverse side of the clasp
was the united monagrams of the
pair, with date presumably that Of
the proposal.
The find was kept very quiot for
time, but finally the story leaked
out and the wearing of garter
on the left arm has become a fad
Neic YORK Morning Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
ne Was Thankful

"Sixteen years ago today 1 made
q man very thankful" said De-
troiter who was on his way to a
Thanksgiving dinner.
"How was that?" asked one of his
companions.
at was man who had been sent
to our State Prison for horse-steal-
ing. did not believe him guilty.
In fact, spent $500 and three
months time to prove him innocent. +"
"Yes."
81 got the Governor interested,
and progressed far enough to have
every hope that the man would be
pardoned on Thanksgiving Day"
"And was hep
HNo.r
HFhen how was lie thankfun"
TRecalsc. at the very last of my
work ] came across positive evi-
dence that he had stolen five horses
AMI was only known in one case.
When ] told him that ! would keep
still on the other four cases he was
so overcome with gratitude that he
couldn't say a word. Ali it makes
me happy when I can do something
good for my fellow men,"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14


Look out for another swindle.
This time it is canvasser pretend
ing to he securing dates for a sold
ier's history. The questions asked
are cheerfully answered by all and
as correctly as possible. After the
information has been written out
the unsuspecting Informant is re.
quested to sign 1t, being assured
that it is only wanted as authority
for publishing. After few days
those interviewedsa are furnished a
SIS history and are surprised to find
their signature to a contract agree
ing to take the book.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
AnOuirage.


Citizen-Youappear to be excited,
deacon; what's the matter?
Deaeon-That was "a great outrage
at the opera house last night.
What was ii? didn't hear about
it.
You've seen them pictures about
town of ballet dancers in short
skirts2
Yes.
Well, they were to appear in a
play and went TO see il, so that I
might warn our young people against
them.
What was the outrage you com
plain OFF
. They didn't appear The Mayor
wouldn't let ,eml 40 &.
81 am accused of possessing talent. .
said conceited man. aft Won are
ever tried you'll be acquitted" re-
piled one who knew him,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14

BY reference to an Advertisement
in this paper it will be seen that
three of the public school houses
are offered for sale. Two of them
are very desirable pieces of proper,
ty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14

"For disobedience you take palm, .
said ma to Johnny, as she tattooed
his trousers with the same.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14

To TRoUBLE-only few miles
further on.
a hoy who lies or deceives is on
the road to become a mere nobody
before he has raised a mustache.
These bad habits will grow on him.
until when be would like to mend
his ways he will not be able to do
so. Habit will have such control
over him that he will lie and de-
oeive when 1t would serve his per-
sonal ends better to tell the truth
and be frank. And even when he
docs toll the truth nobody will be-
lieye him.
When you see a boy spending
his spare time reading trashy novels
of the "blood and thunder" kind. or
of the highly sentimental sort, make
up yonr mind that he will never be
the president of a bank or of. a rail-
road company, or be at the head of
any other large corporation unless he
Turns over new leaf before it is too
late Why should he ever get there
he started on the wrong road2
His mind is being poisoned and
weakened, and he is being untitled
to tackle the practicalities of life.
The boy who never does a good
hours thinking cannot amount to
much in a world where thinking
wins more battles than muscle.
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A Hard Case.

A Fort street car which was tray
cling the northly end of its route
was hailed by bare beaded and
excited house wife, who said to the
conductor as the car came to stop:
"oh, sir, you and the driver and
all the passengers come into my
house as quick rs ever you CAM
whats the matter2"
"Its perfectly awful, sirl Iopened
the stair door and a mouse ran into
the sitting-room and he's there yet.
That's my daughter crying In the
back yard, and that's the poor baby
yelling in the kitchen, and bring
your revolver and club am"
The conductor rang two bells and
the car rolled on.
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Hoping for the best-Dineru who
lip.
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. NAYad VI
VAN GILDER'S
DRUG STORE
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.

Has been of the features of the for 16
During this tme the Proprietor has gone steadily
on, adding little by little, till he has of the
complete stocks of 9strFgi
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14

A stage-eoaeh-The prompter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
The Childress Case.

Yesterday afternoon, Judge Noonan re-
fused to grant the motion for a change of
venue in this case, and ordered the sheriff
to have the regular venire of jurors in
readiness for the case this morning.
In regard to the citizens who unwit-
tingly signed the affidavit for change of
venue, the grand jury was ordered TO in
vestigate their cases, under the law of
perjury. Their names are Messrs. Brit
tain, B: c. Reilly, R. McCracken, J. L.
Keller, III. c. Hines. H. w. Racquet, H. G.
Hit, L. P. Peck, w. C. Morgan, D. Lud
low, M. J. Hewitt, w. c. Rigsby. Geo. F.
Lupton. G. FL. Woodruff, j. E. Young, H
Vogler, John Bosshardt.
This morning the case came up regular.
ly and the venlre was exhausted, eleven
men being chosen of the twenty four rem
dered for selection of the jury, a special
venire of fifty was ordered returnable a.
3 o'clock this afternoon. and court ad
journed until that hour.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
FEDERAL COURT.

This court opened bright and early. to
day with all the jurors in their seats. The
grand jury reported their first batch OF
indictments, eight of them. The morn
ing was occupied in reading the indict-
mentS and taking pleas of guilty or not
guilty. Sotera Garcia, charged with
Illicit retail liquor dealing, was lined 800
and four months in the county jail, he
having pleaded guilty.
VIM. Rodgers, youth of 10 years, also
pleaded guilty to an indictment found
against him by the grand jury, for having
In his possession counterfeit L. 5. money
and was sentenced to Is months of hard
labor in the house of correction at De-
troit, Mich, and pay fine of one dollar.
Miguel Ramirez and Maria Garcia, both,
pleaded guilty to smuggling meSCal.
Ramirez was sentenced to four months in
the county Jail, while the case against
at the Instance of District Attorney Jack
Evans. She was dismissed with lee
sure.
Francisco Ramos was also given four
months for smuggling meScal. He did not
want any jury.
Indictments were also found against
Geo. Nicely and Ben. Hawkins, for illicit
retail LIQUOR dealing, but the men decided
to fight the matter to the bitter end, and
Jnelf cases Will De Cdlleu GOHOTEOW.
Santos Lopez has been indicted for
smuggling horses.
Daniel Yeaman, in the postal service in
McMullen county, has been indicted by
the grand jury for the theft, ont of a reg
istered letter, of $50 greenback bill.
The case of the shooting of Sergeant
Heartily at the government post last Jan
uary, was Investigated by the grand jury
and Bertha thinner, alias Gross, has
been indicted by that body, for assault
with intent to murder the sergeant.
After reporting this batch of ten in
dictments. result Of their two days la
Dor, the jury retired for more work. Th'
court adjourned after calling up the in
dicted parties, until ten o'clock tomorrow
Guy Phelps, the young boy brought il
from La Grange by Deputy W. w. Blair
for robbing U. S. letter boxes, has not We
given the two thousand dollar bond, TO
his appearance at the May term of tn
Austin court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
Shall We Invite Them.

T. B. Johnson, of the Light, the present
treasurer of the Texas Press Association,
has received a number of letters from
Texas editors, who have expressed their
preference for San Antonio. as the next
meeting place in 1892. Fort Worth, Den
ison, Paris, Galveston and Waco all want
the editors, and will invite them. San
Antonio can get the convention If we will
make an effort. The Board of Trade, and
Commercial Exchange are requested to
take the matter in hand. The delegates
from San Antonio and West Texas are
expected to leave San Antonio next Sun
day night, for Corsicana, where the con
vention for this year is to be held, on the
18th, 18th and 18th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
THE STREET SIGNS.

Nearly year ago the City Council
adopted style of street signs and
made an appropriation to purchase
them through the agent of the man.
ufacturers, Mr.. A. Chapman. The
matter hung fire and.ehe name of Mr.
Dodd was substituted at Mr.. Chap
mans instance, but still nothing was
done. The manufacturers sent
Chapman authority to act as
their agent and he makes application
to have the contract carried out and
with the offer to reduce the cost
of the signs from the price
originally agreed upon. At the
last meeting of the city council,
Alderman Lockwood reports, for his
committee, in favor of annulling the
whole thing, because there seems to
be some falling out between Chap
man and Dodd. 1t would seem that
if the city wanted the signs it would
make no difference who represen ted
the company furnishing them. Per.
haps there are reasons not stated by
Alderman Lockwood, not embraced
in the report. 1t Is intimated that
the job has been saved for the benefit
of city favorite. Perhaps the city
has no cash to spare for street signs,
Just now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
Eel CincO de MAYO.

The celebration of Mexican Indepen-
dence Day was left in the hands of the
Mexican Social club. for San Antonio.
The members and their ladies celebrated
the day in fine style last night at Casino
hall. Persia's orchestra rendering fine
music. The decorations Of the hall, ny
Mr.. John Beckmann. were very pretty,
being somewhat modified from the late
switchmen's ball. A Mexican eagle, sur
mounted by portrait of Gen. Saragosa.
enveloped in double wreath and all sur
mounted by the American eagle, was one
of the emblematic devices.
Messrs. L. J. Lacoste, Fincente Cantu,
Ed. Froboese, Jr., and A. P. Rivas were
the committee on reception. While Messrs
Fortunate Villareal and Leopold Guer-
guin were the floor committee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
BAT GAVE CULLINGS.

In the recorders court, at o'clock yes
terdav afternoon, Ed Neuman, Will
liam Hoefing, Jr., and William HOef-
ling, ST., were each fined s. apiece in
each Of the two cases against them, the
charges being, failing to pay city occupa-
ton tax, and refusing to pay city in
spection fees on beefs, etc. The defend
ants gave notice of appeal.
Deputy Sheriff E. M. Glover, of San
Patricio county, arrived from Rockport
Yesterday afternoon to take with him
Lester Moss, the colored man, wanted in
that city for theft. He returns home
with his prisoner this afternoon.
Jim Wah, the Chinaman on Austin
street. charged with using abusive lau-
guage towards J. Fl. F'lournoy, the 5. P.
railroad man, was fined s., this morning
Mayor Callahan held court today.
Officer J. A. Bennett had a case in
court this morning, in the shape
of August Limburger and George Tana-
hill. who vented their jubilant feelings in
driving ABOUT Main plaza in most reck-
less fashion. between ten and eleven
O'Clock last night. The parties did not
take kindly to the officers invite to ac-
company him to the bat cave and he had
to call assistance. They We're fined S.
piece.
A large number OF local sports wit
messed this mornings session OF the bat
cave court, the attraction being the cases
against Clarence Winters and E. D..
Rhoads for sparring when an admission
fee was charged. The Mission Athletic
club, it seems, allows applicants for
membership all privileges of
the rooms, the amount to
accompany the application being s.. so
Just before the sparring match, the club
made extra eXertiOns to obtain such APP
plcatiOns for membership. The court.
however held that this was virtually
charging an admission fee, and con-
sequently the parties doing the Sparring
were violating the city ordinance, in
consequence of which he fined Clarence
Winters and E. D. RhOades s25 each.
The counsel for defendants, Perry Lewis,
gave notice of appeal. Parties paying
the s.. 50 initiation fee say that they pro-
pose to enjoy all of the privileges of the
club until the invitation fee is refunded
them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Geo. H. Kalteyer has gone to st.
Louis on business.
w. Garnett and wife, of Alpine, are in
the city.
B. C. Hendricks, a merchant of Pear
SAIL is in the city.
Mrs. Zizik is reported as very much i'm
proved today.
Mr.. q. Mott, the Millett Station dairy
man, is in town today.
Mr.. c. H. Shook is at the Mahncke from
Idlewild.
w. w. Collier cashier Of Uvalde Ma
tonal bank is at the Mahncke.
ChaS. Jessup, of Galveston, is in the
city.
R.K. Screecb, we'll known citizen OF
FloreSville, is among the arrivals.
Miss Mamie Jones, of Winchester, Ills,
is at the Menger.
Mr.. Charles Bamberger is in the city
from Bellefontaine, Ohio, on business.
Col. r. NJ. Hall, of Austin, is in the
city.
Misses Annie Fork and Rosa Rouff and
Mrs. n. Sulzbacher have returned from
New Orleans.
Mr.. Toney Artusi of Houston has ar
rived in the city, and will be employed
with the Southern Cold Storage and Ice
COMPANY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
RATIFIED OFF THE RAILS.
Talked by Telegraph, Told by Train
Men and Taken In Transit.

1
Men and Taken In Transit.
Trainmaster T. Hume, of the l. & G.
n, has returned from Houston.
The Southern Pacific is receiving As
cars of gravel daily from the H. & Il. c.,
which is being used in filling up the break
in the levee.
The Sunset is carrying a very large
number of delegates to the Baptist con-
vention, which meets at Birmingham,
Ala.
The various roads are beginning to in
augurate their regular Sunday excursion
rates. The |. & G.. n will very probably
make low round trip rate to New
Braunfels, when the Landa
picnic grounds are put in
trim. The S. A. P. will be asked to run
Sunday excursion trains to Boerne. 1t is
also said that some of the local roads will
likely run Sunday excursion trains to the
coast.
Mr.. Matt Morris, formerly in the Office
OF +. q. Blocker, general passenger agent
of the S. p. at Houston, who has been in
the city several weeks for his health, re-
turned home this morning. Mr.. Frank
L.Evans, of the Sunset freight office, also
left for Houston today, returning via
Austin.
The Houston and Texas Central now
runs regular Sunday excursion trains be-
tween Galveston and Houston, the rate
being S1.0O.
War has begun between the Inter
Oceanic and other Mexican roads, result
ing in the lowering Of rates and shorten
ing of time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06
:.ouick Meal" GasoIine Stoves.

The stove which lights at once
Is the best one for the people!
Is the woader of the age!
Emits no smell, no smoke, no SCOT!
Is always ready for action.
Is safest and most improved!
Is so easily worked and so simple
On which a meal is quickly cooked,
Is called Quick Meal"
Fl. SCHULTZE, Agent,
4-11-1m No. 9 w. Commerce street.