davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1891-01-03

of a g~uaGiDg station in clear Greek,
johnson county, was dcfeared-ayes IS,
NAYS 10; absent 8.
Mr.. Hittle's bill providing for the office
of county clerk, prescribing his duties and
repeating certain statutory laws concern
ing the same. passed by unanimous
vote.
The bill concerning the alienation of
homesteads. introduced BY Mr.. Suther-
land, passed with 4 vote of % for and ]
against it.
Mr.. Browns bill providing for a stay of
execution in judgments rendered iG the
district courts passed by the following
vote-ayes %, nays /.
Mr.. Chatterton's bill, an act to amend
and re enact Sec. 1897, of the Revised
Statutes, passed by a unanimous vote.
, 1891-01-03

VISIONS Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects of severe
weather.
, 1891-01-03
GETTING AROUND THE VETO.

In anticipation of the governors veto,
Mr.. Fitch received unanimous consent to
introduce a bill providing that certain I'M
incorporated societies may acquire prop
erty not exceeding in value, $4,000 and
sue and be sued. This bill is less sweep
ing than a similar bill which recently
passed both houses.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
IL Was the BuIl.

A good story of old days in Mass
achusetts has recently been publish
ed. In one of the churches in the
eastern part of the State a bass viol
was procured to help the choir.
oae summer Sunday, while the
parson was in the middle of the
sermon, a bull got out of his pasture
and came staggering down the
road, growing as he came. The
minister heard the low below, and
looking up toward the singers seats
with grave face he said: 1 would
thank the musicians not to tune
during service time; it annoys me
very much" The choir was sur
prised, but nothing was said. Pref
ty soon the bull gave another grum-
BILE, and then the parson was mad.
He stopped short, and looking
directly at the bass viol player, said:
81 now particularly request Mr.. L.
that he will not tune his instru-
ment while l am preaching" This
was more than the fiddler could
stand. Popping up in his seat he
snapped out; at isn't me, parson;
it isn't me. It's that d-d-darned
old town bull"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
EmDensH.

This is what You ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find
in the hope that they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be had by all
We guarantee that Electric Bitters, if
used according to directions and the
use persisted in, will bring you Good
Digestion and Gust the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Eupepsy. We
recommend Electric Bitiers for Dys-
Pepsia and all diseases of the Liver,
Stomach ana Kidneys. Sold ut &c. and
$l.OO per bottle by \. c. VdnGilder,
druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
Something Like a Suit Of Clothes.

Henry Fang, of Toledo, was in
Detroit day or two ago, carrying
concealed about his person one of
the largest stories of the season.
al have just had great load taken
off my mind" he said. "Our firm
has just completed what is probably
the most extensive suit of clothes
ever made. The suit was for John
Craig, farmer living near Millville,
Ind, who claims to be the largest
and heaviest man in the world. He
is not museum freak, but a quiet,
law abiding citizen. His weight is
COZ pounds, and forty-one single
yards of cloth were required for his
suit. The pantaloons took five
yards. Mr.. Cra;g's hip measures
feet 8 inches; waist measure 81
inches. He weighed only 13 pounds
at birth, but when months old his
avoirdupois had increased to 200
pounds. He is So years old and
married, his wife weighing only 30
pounds.-Detrot Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Watermelon PARTIES are popular
in Texas. y full moon has gener-
ally been considered as against the
success of such parties, but in Texas
the crop may be high enough to
furnish the necessary protection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
No Boom.

We understand that several real
estate firms in this town have COM
bined to get up boom and make
things jump. In fact, they offered
US a half-page ad. for this week,
but we didn't take it. AS an indi-
vidual VIC might cheat a man from
Omaha at poker, but as an editor we
can't be hired TO help swindle our
subscribers. In order to offset the
Vaccinations of this syndicate we
wish to say:
We have got the fag-end of one
railroad here, aud neither want nor
will ever be able to get anything
more.
Society is not cultivated. Such a
thing as tooth brush or volume OF
poems found on man here would
hang him.
The land around the town is SC
poor that it takes nine feet of it over
dead mule to hold the carcass
down.
1t is not a sanitarium for invalids
If the climate didn't kill en-, oul
doctors would.
This is about all, but enought tc
put our subscribers on tkeir guard
and to clear our conscience if oul
advice is not taken. Now gentle
men of the combination, go ahead
with your boomletl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Bill Chandler says that the GRE
publican party must hold fast to its
integrity" Whereupon the Atlanta
Constitution cruelty remarks that
"the joke in this is that Bill wouldn't
know integrity if he met it in the
road
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Senator Kenna has let Washing
ton and win spend the Summer in
this State at his homo in Charleston.
He is much improved in health and
will so on several hunting and fish
ing tours to the mountains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
8uclxlen-s Arntca Snpvc.

The Best Sale IN the world for Cuts,
Brui:es, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheuin, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chappel Hands. Chill
blains, Corns. and all Skin Eruptions,
ant positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded Price.
% cts. per box. For sale by A. C. NAN
GLIDER, Druggist. IianI-ly
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Enterprlsins business men always
improve the opportunity OF getting the
hest. or something other dealers havn't
got AID can't get. Thus e. w. NJ
Hootf his secured the special agency here
for DIR. Kings Sure Cure for Consump-
ton. The prudent use il.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
Now is the lime

when good medicine should he taken
to cleanse the system OF impurities. BE
fore consulting n physician or purchas-
ing a higher priced blood purifier ash,
A. c. Van Glider for bottle of Scorer
SARsAPARILLA and try it. so cents per
bottle, 80 doses. Scotch Little Liver
Pills, % cents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Rutherford b. Hayes has been
named as one of the judges of poul-
try and patchwork quilts at the
coming county fair. Genius will
make itself felt in the world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

II the law against pointing gun
at any one, whether loaded or not,
and whether ain fun or not, were
enforced in its maximum penalty a
few times, it might have a restrain
ing influence upon some of the fools.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

AT first, enthusiastic republican s
in Ohio claimed that Mckinley s
majority would be 10000; then they
thought it would certainly be 49,
GOO; now they hope it will be $4,000.
At this rate of decrease Gov. Camp
bell will have about $4,000 votes TO
spare.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
Drunkenness or the Liquor H,sr.it. rosi
lively Cured 10y Misunderstanding I,r.
AtineS. Golden Specific,

II Is Banuifctlrct rs u powder, which car,
be- given In II glass OF beer a cup II cGtis.f. al
ten, or ia food, without the knowledge or the
patient. IL Is absolutely harmless and will
effect a permanent and speedy cur. ~ ~. ar
the patient Is y moderate drluiSer 81, ala nIcsi-
hoisc wreck. IL has been giyep ia Thousands
81 cases, ana in every instance a l.crfces cure
hus followed 10 never tails. The s.,s;fru
once impregnated with tie SPECIFIC, IL be-
comes an after ilnpossibihty for the ilquog
appetite to exist. Cures fssffirnuftefs
- page book Of particulars fre.,. Address
GOLDEN Si'ieCLSIC COMPANY
ioJ Race -. Cfnc1.lnaff. -.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
a Scrap of PapeI. .Sares me-.

Il Scrap Of Paper S0ces He5' Z ffe
1t was just an ordinary scrap OF wrap.
ping paper. but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages or consumption
told by physicians that she was incura-
BILE and could live only short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On
a piece OF wrapping paper she read OF
DIR. Kings New Discovery, and got a
sample bottle; it helped her, she bought
large bottle, it helped her more, bought
another another and grew better fast,
continued its use and is now strong,
healthy, rosy, plump, weighing 40
pounds. For fuller particulars send
stamp to W. II. Cole, Druggist, Fort
Smith. Trial Bottles of this wonderful
Discovery free at A. C. VanGilder's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Some of tho republican papers
say if Quay did resign he will sslools
alter things in Pennsylvania. No
doubt he will and the people will
also ''look after him as they did
his creature Delamater.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

G. W. NJ. Hooff has made great hit
in securing the special agency at this
place for DIR. Kings Sure Cure for
Catarrh. Those who have used it are
louc in its praise.
Don't be persuaded to buy worthless
trash that has become dead stock, but
insist on having the very best, and that
is DIR. Kings Samaritan Oil. G.. w. NJ
Hooff has the special sale of it in this
city.
G. W. NJ .Hoof has the exclusive
agency for DIR. Kings Sure Cure for
Consumption. The best medicine on
earth for all Lung and Bronchial affect
tions- 25c.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

For Headaches, biliousness, consti-
patton, dizziness, sleeplessness, the
blues, scrofula, the blood and all skin
eruptions DR.. Fenner's Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic never fails.
Warranted to satisfy or money refunded.
Could this be afforded if the Remedy
Gasn't certain? For sale by A. e. Van
wilder, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

SaTE-The arrival at Louisville and south
.or train M. Is VIA. CINCINNATI tNewportl.
fIi-ifn No. > has Pullman Sleeper OLD Point
Cnmhnr: "a itoacevcrte. Western passengers
are transferred To train No l.
fr-i!uS tom I.ynchburg. Lexington, Va.
H.rINfiis. Va. etc. connect a. Clifton Forge.
FfiiUS Ntrs. aud 5 stop set White sulphur
% . oil pasScnserS fr'ih poir' : Past al Char
lptusviil. 1.id i.t<e up ii;isse gers for points
" ~ of Huntington
Train - : daily cNcent sunday leaves
CharlotteSViiie a; 5:fslin. arrives clifton
fflr-c c:9s.t1si.
Centril Standard Time: Vest 90 Clifton
Force. EHt IA Standard Tine: East Of Cliff
toa Forge
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

One off our state contemporaries
asks: as this republican year?"
No it is not. Neither will next
year be.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

If Quay and Dudley turn their
mud batteries upon Harrison as their
friends say they intended 10 90 he
will have plenty of hard shedding
before he gets the republican nomi-
nation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

When Baby vas sick. we gave her Castor;a-
When she was a Child, sic cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castor:a
When she had Children she gave them Castoria.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

= Mexander's army knew no defeat.
Inc same Is true OF Dr. Fenner's Col d.
en- Relief. 1t IS warranted to relieve
toOthache, headache, neuralgia, or any
other pain in > to S minutes. Also
bruises, wounds, wire-cuts. swellings,
bites, burns, summer complaints, collie,
lalso in horses) diarrhea, dysentary and
lux. If satisfaction not given money
returned. For sale by \. q. NanGilder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
Scotch Sarsanar:Ila

so cents per bottle, 80 doses, is the best
blood purifier, pleasant to take and
thorough in its action. For sale by y.
C. VanGilder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Some people viii take anything
Wise people take only that what is best
for them, including good advice, and
DIR. Kings Golden Tonic and Vegetable
Blood Cleanser, soc bottle. Sold only
by q. w. NJ. Hoof
If you are troubled with that often
sive disease known as Catarrh, you can
be cured for trifie with Dr. Kings
Sure Cure for Catarrh. Sold q. W. NJ.
Hooff.
Steam NAVIGATION was once looked
upon with doubt. So was the power OF
DIR. Fenner's Cough Honey to relieve
any cough in one hour, until thousands
of trials demonstrated the fact. EQUAL
ly good for horses. Gives energy and
strength. Money refunded if saiisfac
ton not given. For Sale by a. c. Van
Glider, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

A Boston boy has defined a we'd
ding as nothing but a prayer meet
ing with sociable after it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Two clerks have served Tyler
county for twcnty-six years, and
the present incumbent of the Office
still uses-talIow dips and quill pens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

About 600 cords of tanbark are
in the yards at Anderson awaiting
shipment, and this amount is being
constantly added to.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

There are now Il prisoners in the
Fayette county Jail. The Green
brier Jail has one prisoner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

A young man csnie all the way
from Montana to New Mariiusvill ,
to marry . girl whose acquaintance
was made by answering u acorrc-
spondent wanted advertisement,
but she refused to many him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Hunting roses without thorns is
the best way of fooling away your
time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Turtle soup made of calls meat is
much better than real turtle soup
made from beef liver.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

There was TO have been slugg
ing match in variety theatre at
Huntington, but the Mayor wouldn't
have it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Why isn't tnis good thing? Dr.
Fenner's Kidney and j5ackache Care is
warranted to give Satisfaction in every
ease or money returned Sncl n prop
ositi"n couldn't be thought ui il the
u edicine wasn't superi II to all others.
For sale by y. G. NanGilder, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

The original Blind Tom is not
dead but is playing in Tennessee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

In British India 2s,OOO,OOO acres
are cultivated by irrigation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

The bounded man generally goes
to the dogs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Millions of people suffer and die who
could be saved with DIR. Kings Golden
Tonic and 81 God Cleanser for SOC
Beats all other Medicines. At HoofT 5
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

We need not be much concerned
about those faults which we have
the courage to own.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

y San Francisco nurse sold 10
square inches of her skin to sur
geons for 500.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

d deposit OF gold has been found
AZ Gardiner, Ne.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Nothing is troublesome that we
do willingly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

Stop that cough with DIR. Kings Sure
Cure for Consumption. 1t cures when
all else has failed. Hoof sells it for 25c
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12

g. w. NJ. HooE, the druggist can al
ways be relied on to keep the best OF
everything in the Drug line, including
a full line OF DR.. Kings celebrated Medi-
cines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-08-12
JAs. Il. coeon. Il. .

Ano.1'ey az Lqr 0lli-.f>'usf Eabiic
Point l'la,s ant, " VA.
NIT Ill practice in the cnans.ea Of Ma.
w son and Putnam A!ibHsincss wil.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-06-05
The Father of Postage Stamns.

Everybody knows that postage
stamp is a vignctte which serves to pay
for the forwarding of an article through
the mails, and to avoid their being used
twice, every stamp has to be either an
null:d or cancelled. No doubt you have
heard the story, for it is i'm old one, of
the traveller who in 1887 was at shah
by English inn when the local postman
brought II letter for the hostess. She
looked at the envelope a moment, then
asked how much was to be paid for it.
Two shillings," said the man. "Ah,"
replied she, "that is altogether too
dear; cannot pay so much.'' every
we'll, rctorted the postmau, 'sI must
take the letter back to the office.
Moved by the scene, the traveller Offered
to pay the two shillngs, but the young
woman would not let him. He asked
the reason. whcreupon she said that the
letter in question was from her brother,
bat being too poor to pay the tax they
correspondent by means of signs agreed
on, and which were traced on the en-
vclope. The traveller was Rowland Hill,
member of the House of Commons, and
the incident caused him to put on his
thinking cap. Not long aftcrward Par
lament adopted his plau; he was charged
with seeing to the issue of the first post
age stamps that were ever known, and
soon all other countries followed Eng
lands example, Chicago Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-06-05
Sumnthing for Nntl,inn

The world is full of people who wan,
to run before they know how to walk,
Such people are the ready prey Of
sharpcrs. Sometimes this trnit of want
ing to get something for nothing is ex
hibited i'll an amusing way.
a young mnu afflicted with this fail
ing was offered II situation in Peru, but
upon investigation it was found that g
knowledge of Spanish was requisite.
Devote n yenr to the study of the
language" laid the manager, kindly
and You will become sufficiently pro
ficient to be useful"
But that was too slow method TO,
tho aspirant. He spent three months
III trying to devise shorter plan, until
one daJ his eye met I'm advertisements
stating that directions for learning any
language in twentyfour hours would
be sent for the small sum of two dollars
All, here was the solution of the
problem! He sent the two dollars, and
i'll reply received this printed slip:
1T is extremely simple. just divide
the language into twentv-four parts, aud
learn one each hour"
He deserved to be thus "humbugged.
Let us hope he proiited by his lesson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-06-05
The Needle Does Not Mark True North.

The old saying, "True Us the needle
to the pole, is quite misleading, because
three people III five who use it are think.
ing of the North Pole, while the fact is
that the termini of the enrth's axis are
not coIncidcnt with the magnetic poles.
1t was of great Importance to nuvigators
IN northern ATTITUDES to determine the
exact position OF the north magnetic
pole in order to make the needle per-
tectly trustworthy guide. One day nearly
sixty years ago, while the famous polar
traveller, Sir John Ross, was sledginr
over the ice hummocks north of this con-
tlnent, he found place on the western
shore of Boothia Felix, where the Dip
ping needle wholly lost its directive
power and stood within one minute of
the vertical. This discovery enabled
Greedy: at Lady Franklin Bay, when he
found his needle pointing nearly south
west, to determine the true north bv n
few minutes calculation. The position
OF the south magnetic pole has also been
approximately determined, and not n
sea captain sails the ocean to-day who is
not greatly indebted to these discoveries.
These magnetic poles slowly move back
and forth across the collar area. They
have probably changed their position
since they were found, and scientific men
a while ago were urging the importance
OF sending ont expeditions to relocate
them.-Goldthtcdite's Geographical Maya
zine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-06-05
The Lions Ailments.

If lions and tigers catch cold dose
of powdered quinine is given to them in
their food. They sometimes suffer from
dyspepsia, and II meal of liver set before
them is readily devourcd and acts as
cathartic. They seldom need treatment,
however, for any trouble except ingrow-
ing nails. In II savage state they keep
their nails pared down by clawing the
trunks of trees. In captivity the nails
grow long and sometimes penetrate the
flesh OF their paws. 1t then becomes
necessary torelievc the pain by removing
its cause. A Topped rope is thrown down
on the floor of the cage, the animals
paws are caught in it and he is dragged
TO the bars in such position that the
wound can be operated upon. Pincers
and clip with pair of sharp shears do
the work and the brute is sound and
cured.-PttsJuyyh Dispatch.