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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-19
The Lip in dental Operations.

A late invention in dental practice is
the device for protecting the lower lip
of the patient while operating 1t con
sists of n suitably shaped strip of Ger
man silver plate. bent to form when
placed in position, an inverted letter l..
a soft rubber pad is held within the
bent portion. which is detachable. and
is intended TO rest upon the teeth to
render the device more comfortable and
secure. a loop OF braid is attached to
the lower end. by which the patient
can hold the appliance firmly in place.
Though designed mai,ily to protect the
patients lip. this device also protects
the fingers of the dentist from the cut
ting edges of the lower teeth, assists in
keeping the month open. and possibly
partially distracts the mind of the pa
tient from the operation. New York
Telegram
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I.rltIeIsm. and AmerIcnnlsms.

Brander Matthews in Harper's shows
that the well of English undetiled" is
no more the exclusive possession of
Engiishnen than of Americans He
asserts that "ol Criticisms there are as
many and as worthy of collection and
collocation as were the most of the
Americanisins the all embracing Bart,
lett gathered into his dictionary. In
deed, if Scot or Yankee were to pre-
pare glossary of Criticisms on the
ample scale adopted by Mr.. Bartlett,
and with the same generous hospitality,
the result would surprise no one more
than the Englishinan. We should find
in its pages many a word and phrase
and turn OF speech common enough in
England and quite foreign to the best
usage OF those who speak English
Criticisms as worthy of reproof as the
worst specimen of the mongrel speech
adopted by some humorists in Amer
lea
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Men are often more fussy and par
ticular about insignificant things than
women. There are thousands of men
in New York who go miles out of their
way to get shaved. know men who
come down on the elevated. and who
get of at some intermediate point to
patronize fivorite BARRIER They lave
done SO for years The array of pri-
vate cups in any shop illustrates the
strength OF this shaving habit. When
a busy business man will sit half an
hour in one of these shops and tumble
the flash papers while he waits for his
particular tonsorial artist to be Mt lib
erty. it strengthens the conviction that
he is weaker than woman. The man
who doesn't learn to shave himself while
his beard is young is laying up life of
slavery to public BARRIERS In the
course Of an ordinarily long lifetime lie
will spend about three years sitting
around II barber shop and year or two
more going and coming. New York
Herald.
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Better Known sy an, NIckname.

In Mr.. Lowers treatise on English
Surnames" story is told of an attor-
ney's clerk who was employed to serve
a process on one of the oddly named
persons, whose real name was entered
in the instrument with legal accuracy.
After much vain inquiry the clerk was
on the point of abandoning his search
when young woman kindly volun-
teered to assist him.
10Y say, Bullyed, " she cried to the
first person they met, ''does thee know
a man neaned Adam GreenF'
The bull head was shaken In token
of ignorance. Layabed, Stumpy, Cow
skin. Spindleshanks, Cockeye and Pig
tail were severally invoked, but with
out success, and the querist fell into a
brown study. Suddenly her eyes
frightened, and slapping one of her
companions on the shoulder she ex-
claimed triumphantly:
Dash my wigl whoy, he means moy
feytherl" and then turning to the law
yer's clerk she added, .eYou shouId,n
ard for Ode BlackbirdI"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-19

What is a gentlemani It is a grand
old name, but what does it meant
At one time. to say of man that he
is gentleman. is to confer on him the
highest title of distinction that we can
think of; even If we are speaking of a
prince.
\ AT another. to say of a man that he
is not gentleman is almost to stigma
tie him as a social outcast. unfit for
the company of his kind even If It is
only one laberdasher speaking of an
other.
Who is gentleman. and yet who
isn'tl
The Prince of Darkness was one, and
so was Mr. John Halifax. If we are to
believe those who knew them best, and
so was one pelham" according to the
IateSir Edward Bul&er. earl of Lytton.
etc. and /: certainly seemed as If he
ought to know. w.-Harper's-
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Full JeweIed watches.

In timekceping qualities and in finish
there is no difference between n seven
ieweled watch. u full ieweled watch
and an adjusted watch The advan.
tage OF full jeweled watch is only in
the patent regulator. by which the er
ror can be reduced to few seconds per
month. The patent regulator moves
the lever the ten-thousandth part of an
inch at time. while the least move
ment by the hand of tho lever in cheaper
watches must be one hundred times
grenter. All watches not adjusted to
temperature will run fast or slow when
subjected to changes. If one can spare
time to regulate the watch to the new
condition there il little advantage in an
adjusted watch The extra cost over a
seven jeweled watch is not in the Jewels.
which are worth one cent each, nor in
any finer work on the movement, but
solely in the labor of adjusting the bal
ance so that II will run the same in an
oven as in "a cake of ice. and in the
profits to the factory. This factory
profit comes in higher grade move
ments. the seven jeweled being sold at
about cost. = New York Truth
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NO. IL.

An opportunity presented itself, and
Captain Pritehard slipped around the
wall and escaped from his captors. He
had gotten but few yards from the
place when he heard some grape shot
wlliz by him. and upon looking around
he saw two guns being used at the
head of the street TO keep it clear.
Captain Pritchard. without much eere-
mony. dropped himself into a three
foot gutter, and there remained with
the water streaming over him fof
about an hour, when the firing ceased.
After that evening the captain did not
trust himself far from the hotel until
his steamer sailed.
He said lie fought hard. but he has
not learned whether hc was n govern
nent soldier or a rebel, and he wasn't
curious enough to ask. = Baltimore.
American.
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fioaks for Boys VIM Lived Years Ago.
a lesson book for children is attrib
uted to Alcuin. and 1t contains ques
tioIis on arithmetic which are said to
be found even in some current school
books Here is specimen of them
AN old nan met child Good day.
my son. says lie: may you live as long
its you have lived. and ns much more.
and thrice ius much as all this; and il
God give you one year in addition to
the Others you will br just n century
old. What WIS the lads agef'' The
firt book given to his people in Eng
IislI by Alfred the Great was 'ConsoIa
tions of Philosophy" to which he ad.
ded THE Universal History OF OroSius, +"
n very iavorite book in monastery
schools
In the Tenth century Aelfric. ''tlie
granmarian. wrote "CoIloquy." in
tended aS ii reading book to help boys
TO speak Latin. II consists of conver
sation about everyday life. In one
place boy is made to say that he is
too young to eat meat, but he was not
too Young todrink beer. ms lIe says that
he drinks ale. ''if he can get it, In
the same century appeared book on
astronomy for children. as well as n
map. now preserved in the British inu
scum. less incorrect and having fewer
fabulous countries than some made
later. london Saturday Review.
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Hov the Afr,ean Eat..

At eating. the African negro, having
always first washed his hands and
rinsed his mouth, sits upon the ground,
holds the larger pieces between his
teeth while he cuts off a bite with his
knife, but does not use both hands to
hold food, except in gnawing bones;
with the usual dishes he lays his right
arm over his knees, and reaching into
the pot moIds the thick mess into Jumps
about the size of a walnut. which he
throws into his mouth with a Jerk,
without scattering any of the food. To
take out vegetables or soup he presses
a hollow into the lump and dips with
IL. Politeness is shown to the host or
housewife after eating by smacking
loudly enough to be heard. - Paul
Reichard In Popular Science Monthly.
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A Restraining consIdera.lon.

A precocious young member of the
Loyal Temperance legion. of King1eld,
had learned some profane words, and
his mother, on his joining the society,
strove to impress upon his mind the ne
cessity of keeping his pledge, which in
cluded one against profanity. He was
very desirous of changing his killed
skirts for waists and trousers, and she
finally told him that when he had left
of all swearing and slang words the
trousers should be Forthcoming.
One day he was building a block
house in her presence. He would get
it nearly completed, when It would top
pie over. After several unsuccessful
attempts, he jumped up, clasped his
hands together and excitedly exclaimed,
IF it wasn't for pants. I'd swear
Farmington Me.) Chronicle.
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Dickens certainly made mistake
when he created AIicawber of the mas
culine persnasion. Waiting for some
thing TO turn up" Is feminine charac-
teristic- And after all, isn't il true
that all things come to those who
wait.r They do turn rp for woman Il
she waits long enough. Today. after
waiting forty years. she beholds 400 oc-
cupations open TO her Forty years
ago she did not need more than one
hand to count all the things she was
allowed TO do for n living. But one of
the things she never did expect has
turned UP, and this is the woman street
car conductor
She gives perfect satisfaction, they
say, and she IS certainly picturesque.
She wears blue flannel uniform, a big
Panama straw hat and a long white
pinafore with frills and innumerabIe
pockets. In the pockets she carries
tickets and change. while strapped over
her shoulder she carries n small leather
bag in which are the surplus money
and tickets She hands the passenger
who pays his fare n yellow ticket, which
he is supposed to destroy For all that
are missing she must hand over the
money.
If there be any she can't account for,
the money is deducted from her wages
of twenty-five dollars a month. OF
course this is not in New York, but it
may come some day, since women have
begun to enter service on the elevated
roads in Brooklyn. 1t is in Chill that
the woman conductor nourishes. After
the war with Peru there was surplus
of women that had to be utilized, so
they became, among other things,
street car conductors. New York Re
corSler.
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II knew an Irislmnan in Amesbury. ="
Mr.. Whittier said. his eyes twinkling at
the remembrance, who was very much
opposed to- social equality for the negro.
said to him: But there are many
Catholic negroes in Brazil. the West
Indies and other places. Thy church
accounts of them as it does of thee.
Aud thee'll have to come to it in
heaven. Theell have to meet the ne
groes there on equal terms. thought
that had silenced him with an un-
argument. He sat musing
for q moment, then looking up at me,
And can't the Lord make them white
in heaven. Mr.. Whittierr r"-Boston
Pilot.
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Coffee Cup barometer.

People win undoubtedly be glad to
hear of a way by which they can ascer-
tain, by the inspection of their morn
ing cup of coffee, what the weather is
going 70 be for the day, "A cup of pure
coffee, with the addition of a lump of
sugar, forms an excellent barometer.
The sugar should be put into the coffee
without stirring, and moment after
ward a quantity of bubbles, due to the
air contained in the sugar. viii be seen
to rise TO the surface of the liquid.
If the bubbles collect in the middle
of the cup the weather win be fair; If,
ON the contrary. they leave the center
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and adhere TO the sides OF the cup,
forming a ring of bubbles. with clear
space in the middle. there win be rain;
if they scatter themselves indiSerently
on the surface the weather viii be va
riabIe. whilea cluster of bubbles at one
side of the cup indicates rain No one,
apparently. has attempted to explain
the connection between the behavior
of the bubbles and atmospheric condi-
tions. but it is said that the indications
of the coffee cup barometer generally
ngree with those of mercurial barome-
ter placed near Exchanges.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-19
WAS HE A REeELi
A Captain Who Fought In Chill, but Hs
Doesn't Know on which Side.

A Captain Who Fought In Chill. but Hs
Doesn't Know which Side.
Captain Kenneth Pritchard, of the
British steamship Tangier, had quite
a thrilling war experience while at
Buenos Ayres. The steamer had been
chartered to load cargo at Liverpool
for Buenos Ayres, and arrived at that
port shortly after the revolution had
ceased. All large vessels, such as the
Tangier, were compelled to remain out
in the Buenos Ayres Roads, which is
about fourteen miles from the port.
The masters quartered themselves at
the different hotels, and most of their
business was done ashore until the YES
sells were loaded or discharged, as the
case happened to be.
On May 1 some little trouble again
arose between the rebels and the gov
ernment and another revolution was
threatened. The troops began to fire
at all rebels, and within short while
firing was general on all sides. Captain
Pritchard was anxious TO see what was
going on throughout the town, and
meandered slowly In the direction of
the arsenal Before he had gotten far,
however, he was captured by two sol
diers and led, at the point of the bayo-
net, to the arsenal.
He was given Winchester rifle, and,
by command of the officers in charge.
was compelled to join the warlike
crowd Without much. complaint, but
a great deal of nervous dissatisfaction.
he began popping away at every oh
ject in the shape of a man who passed
within range of the arsenal Here he
was kept at work with his rifle for
three hours, when he was relieved and
:. -.:ri--. s:r..-. '3ut on guard.
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snlIt th. D,9.r.n...

An old farmer entered the grocery
and asked. ''WlIut's strawb'ries, Zebf'
'Hev y got someT'
THAT depends"
Eight fer good ones"
Il met old Brown yest'day; said he
lowed they'd be bout nine"
No, eight"
Couldn't make it nine. zeb,
could y'f'
mot now, Joe. Berries is comm in
right fast nowadays"
''Win y split the difTerence7 Man
dy'n feel cut up bout it anyway. She
lowed they'd be nine"
"How many y gotf'
Three quarts, and they're Wilson's
seedlin's. and s good as y ever clapped
eyes on"
wall, I'll do it, seein' it's you, Joe.
Bring 'en in. Chicago Mail.
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a Confederate Yet ON Parole.

Captain j. B. Williams, of Alabama,
served during the civil war in the Tenth
Tennessee cavalry in the Confederate
army. He was captured, but released
on parole in May. 1865. Now, | have
never been released from that parole, -
he said. as lie stood in the Burnet lobby.
''and as long as I obey the laws and do
not take up arms against the United
States government it is in force.
carry it with me all the time, but until
am discharged | am simply a United
States prisoner on parole. have never
taken the oath of allegiance on that ac
count.
But there need be no fear of my
taking up arms against the government
The politicians may go ahead and do or
say what they please. I'll do no fight
ing against this country's government.
But if any one of those foreign people
get into n fight with us thens when I'll
come out, get my discharge and go into
the service" The parole is yellow with
age and almost worn out at the folds.
1t is dated at Meridian, and is signed
by Colonel w. b. Miles for the Confed-
crate states and by Colonel Henry Ber-
tram, of the Twentieth Wisconsin, for
the Federal government Cincinnati
Times-Star.
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Az AIIered care for caneer.

Professor Rosander. of Stockholm,
claims he has found cure for cancer.
According to his statement he has cured
four cases of this disease by the inocu-
lation of the patients with some lymph
of his own invention. His experiments
were varied in so far as the place in
which the fluid was injected Is con-
cerned, for two of the patients were
inoculated in the breast and two in the
Philadelphia Ledger.
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seop BLESS YOUR


The phrase iSfrife. the insincere
And.heartlcsss glibiy use II.
And often iiypocritss aiiAicre
To aid their pflief't- choose IL;
But wien It's spoken from the heart.
While gricfs and rares cypress you.
The sun appears. tiis. clouds depart
That common piirsl-s.. t;od bless you'll
Life often Is a dreary ru;ld.
Where tiiorRs and brirrs bcsei you.
And while you statsger meath your load
Small Troubles sting and fret YOU
II lights the eye and dries the tear.
When all these ills distress you.
II frnm a friendly yaice ynu hear
The comnan phrase. tiasi bless you'll
And often when tie heart would speak
It's impulse sweet and tender,
And other words are Ril too weak
lt- meaning deep to render.
Or gratitude medium seeks
In which Il would address you.
Then in the phrslsc "A vnluine Speaks
The common phrase. tod bless you'll
Cape Cod Item
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THE WEST VIRGINIA
Real Estate Agency.
POINT PLEASANT, W. va.

DUYs AND SELLS REAL ESTATE
ID in Mason and other Counties in
West Virginia. Has on hand large and
small tracts in good locality, in quantity
and upon terms to suit buyer. All per-
sons desiring homes in West Virginia
are invited to call and see us, or CORES
pond with MS by letter addressed to the
General Manager. ESS Timber, Coal
and Farm Lands for sale. We also so
licit correspondence from all persons de
string to make sale of lands
CHAS. E. HOGG.
General Manager and Agcncy's Atty.
Point Pleasant. w. Va. Giune 2G-w.
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Sarasate, the violinist. is small man
of swarthy complexion and black hair.
he is a Spaniard by birth, and is forty
seven years old. He is extravagantiy
popular in his native town, to which he
pays an annual visit.
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Whe1 aie London apprentices laughs
II tie 4.p.tit|siisS OF the North Briton.
AID v Sic london Atlienseurn is de-
pressed ',5 li.e I:uigiiage of cultured
Aineriss.aS tilere is to be discovered
Ls.liin'l re hsnSh and the scoI an as
ssinpFioa that any departure from tile
rSssge v.iiril obtains in .ondon * most
deplor7.b|.t The laugh and tile scoff
are ting outward and visible signs of an
inward aid spirituaI belief that the
I.ondenfi i- the sole Guardian and trus-
Zee oi rI's EnglisIi language. But this
is a heli.f ipr which there is no founda
ton " ii.'iSVet
Tiiet i|.sIhslf ianguage is not bank
rupf tIl4| itneesls to have a receiver
nppoi'iis.l. II + quite capable OF mind
iiis is of|D ppSiiiesS without the care of
a coinui' - ~ ,nglishinen II indeed
a g;inr,iIa1 0..It Necessary what Eng
lisinnnn Fea..I II be. who. would best
prrserve III pure English. the sliep
herd Of .4set 81 the miner Of North
umbes: ''l Yorkshire man or the
,cacxsieyf Ilili< not tlse i.o1ddls ..p
prentice wAo islto set the standard. but
tile EiigliSlnnaii Of breeding. il is hard
fo discover the ground wliereon this
Englisliman can claim superiority of
taste or knowledge over the other edu-
Gated men To whom English IL the
mother tongue. whether they were born
in Scotland Ireland or America. in Au
strzllia. India or Canada. = Br.,nder
Matthews in lIarper's.
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Among the curiosities on exhibition
in the British museum is Chinese
bank note issued during the reign of
the Emperor Hung WI, A. D., 1868 90
This is supposed to be the earliest spec
linen of a bank note in existence.
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Herbert Spencer, writing to DIR.
James, of the Brooklyn Ethical society.
observes: ''In my earlier days con
stantly made the foolish supposition
that conclusive proofs would change
beliefs. But experience has long since
dissipated my faith in mems ration
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A way 70 clean Cold Rinr..

To remove quicksilver from gold
rings, hold the rings over the flame of
candle until they are covered with
smoke, then take half a teacupfuI of
boiling water, pour in two teaspoonsfuI
of vinegar, half teaspoonful of salt,
and three grains Of zinc. Stir them to-
gether and put in the rings. let them
stay in the liquid for three days Then
take out and rub of with piece Of
ehamois skin.-Detroit Fres Pres.
He is aging very rapidly, is he notr'
tWell-at the usual rate. Sixty
seconds to the minute. New York
Epoch.
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Every new watch needs careful regu-
lation when it comes in contact with
the bodily magnetism of the wearer
Even change from one man to an
other will throw out the regulation of a
fine watch. Care and some common
sense are required.
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This Is Alarm,nr

The Family Physician-You say your
insomnia Is assuming an alarming
phase.
The Patient (sadly)-Yes, doctor.
The f. P.-Why do you think so7
The Patient-Beca Pm no longer
able to sleep through the serrnon.-
Pittsburg Bulletin.
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On the destruction OF the hair folli-
:les through a bruise or abrasion of the
scalp free application of oil to the part
may result in producing hair Of the
norlnal color.
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1t has been shown that the incandes-
cent electric light does not 'ssmoke"
the ceiling, as has been claimed, but
that the smoky effect is due to dust.
The heated lamp causes current of
heated air to rise, and the consequence
is there is more dust deposited above
the lamp than anywhere else.
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No one can suggest n cure for head
ache In severe cases the aid of a ply
sician is needed to ascertain the cause
and give. proper advice; but in most
cases an intelligent person may himself
ascertain the cause and secure in the
main exemption from attacks by atten-
ton TO the general laws of health
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Lacking the Motive Power.

Il wonder why the car doesn't startF
exclaimed an impatient passenger.
There are not enough people on
board yet to make the cargo" replied
another who understood the situation.
New York Truth-
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Notice of Disolut;on.

THE partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name OF Jones & Poisley, was
dissolved by mutual consent May 10th iSgl.
Mrs A. a. Polsley will continue the business,
aud will collect all accounts due to the firm.
and will pay all liabilities OF the late firm.
Ii. L. JONES,
May q 1w. =, ). PoLSLEY.