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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

"Thc new State flower of New
York. the golden rod, is rank
weed AYERS the Boston Culttpator,
"and the moro that it is learned
about the less it is esteemed. The
pollen from ITS flower is injurious to
the lungs. Those who have worked
at moving down the golden rod
weed have often felt a sick, oppress-
cd feeling about tho chest. Good
physicians have ascribed some cases
OF influenza to handling this flower
since it has become the fashionable
fad. 1t is safe tC let it alone"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

A woman first established in the
Isle of Harris the wool weaving in
dustry which is now so lucrative to
the natives. Four hundred women
are employed in spinning, dyeing
and weaving the cloth so appreciat-
ed now for tailor gowns and gen.
eral costumes and wraps for real
service.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

To the students of history there
is something appalling in the rapid
ty with which the millionaires are
multiplying in this country, and
philosophy knows of only one cause
to which it may be attributed. A
few figures may serve to illustrate
the fatal results of such errors and
mistakes as a Government like ours
is liable to make when Egypt ceas1
ed to exist as a nation two per cent,
of her population owned 81 per cent,
of her wealth. At the time Baby
Ions national light was extinguish-
ed two per cent. of her population
owned all her wealth. When Per-
STA became back number in the
catalogue of nations one per cent.
of her population owned all her
land. Coming down to less ancient
times, when Rome's scepter fell
from her degenerate hand, 1900
men owned all the then known
world. We are getting closer and
closer all the time. The combined
population Of England, Ireland and
Wales is 100000, and one hun
dred thousand individuals, little
over two per cent. own all the land
in the United Kingdom. In our
own country three fifths of the en-
tire wealth of the country is owned
by $1,000 people, less than one
twentieth of one per cent. of the
population. Statistics show that in
1860 there were but two milIioR-
aires and no tramps. Now there
are 10000 millionaries and 1,5OO,-
600 tramps. There is melancholy
amusement in this for the mathema-
tician, and the philosopher may
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

Herbert Spencer has chronicled
this fact: "Wives in England were
bought from the fifth to the eleventh
century, and as late as the seven
tecnth century. Husbands of de-
centstation were not ashamed TO beat
their wives. Gentlemen arranged
parties of pleasure for the purpose
of seeing wretched women whipped
at Bridewell. 1t was not till 1917
that the public whipping of women
was abolished in England"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

According to Sir Charles Dixie.
of England, ait is now the universal
opinion among Australians that the
cbeerfulness and vigor with which
the men work when the hours are
short, enable them to accomplish rs
much work in the course of a week
as when the hours were long,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28
ePay as You go. And if You
Don-t Pay Don-t Co.


The caption is significant and if
the man that displays it at his place
of business would follow strict
Iy that principle and incu cate
it in the minds of his patrons, he
would be a benefactor fhis genera
ton.
If we were now called on to de-
nominate the greatest evil to the
industrial community of our city to
day, we should say it is the prevail
ing custom of buying and selling on
credit.
The principle is wrong, unwise
and Improbable. 1t is SO both to
the buyer and seller, and ought to
be abolished. In the first place
this system OF business is bad in its
effects. 1t educates the people to
live up to and, alas, too often far
above their income.
You know the world likes to
MANY q bhOW anu tut luSdt man Is
often supposed, by certain class,
to be found in the man who can
make the greatest show in wearing
the finest clothes, sporting the finest
gold watch, &c.
How ofted it occurs that the most
snowy is least able to make such a
show. He may only be exhibiting
goods belonging, in reality to some
one else; goods that should be on
some merchants shelves. The
credit system affords, often, mask
of disguise to the unreliable and
dishonest. The show that may be
made by obtaining goods on credit
may be deceptive and to the one
who does not know the difference
in being "high toned" after a real
Interpretation of the term, and the
ordinary acceptation of it, there is
danger of being deceived in trusting
further such u one while otherwise
they would not do so.
Some men think in order to be
"high toned" they must wear good
clothes and clare sumptuously every
day" even though it be at some one
else's expense. What a mistake.
So to be high toned, you only have
to work six days in the week, be a
gentleman and christian seven days
in week, live according to your
income, pay your debts as you can
and though you don't wear the
finest clothes and fare so sumptuous
ly, you will be regarded by every
really sensible man a high toned
gentleman or lady.
If to be hightoncd demands that
men shall be victim of the credit
system, have his nose to the "grind
stone all his life, ultimately die a
pauper just to make show, il
seems to us there would better be
no show. Yet this is the result oil
the credit system. Men and women
through u desire to make this show
will sometimes go in debt just as
long as people will trust them
paying from 10 to Is per cent. more
than goods are worth, until they
find themselves unable to pay, they
are bounded and cursed, maybe by
the very man who encouraged them
in running in debt, in order as he
supposed to make money.
Then the high tone begins to de
cline, the self possessed dignity be
gins to wilt and the individual just
begins to learn the cursedness OF
the habit of going in debt fol
"store clothes" 1t would be fan
better if some men could not get
credit for a five cent bar of soap
If such were true they might have
had plenty to eat and wear, other.
wise they have nothing, only q
large store bill hanging over them
/
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

The total number of street rail-
ways in the United States and Cana
da is now estimated at 900, with n
total length of $3.50 miles, and it is
asserted of these roads 264, or %
per cent, with a mileage of 1853
miles or about 20 per cent. of the
total mileage, are operated by cleo
tricity. This, AYERS the Rdil,cay Age
shows the wonderful rapid progress
of the new motive power. Cable
railways have also grown in favor,
representing now about 44O miles of
line, but electricity is coming into
use far more rapidly and seems
destined to supercede the horse,
which at present, however, furnish
es the motive power for the greater
part of the street railways, 70 the
extent of something like 5000 miles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

A French physician rises to say
that only weakminded people are
affected by hypnOtism, which, as a
means of cure for disease, he holds
to be .'ineficacious in every expert
ment."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

Babies are very scarce in France.
One may pass hundred houses
without finding one with a cradle
in it. Such country is doomed
predicts the atlanta Constitution.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

A French savant says that within
twenty-five years an atificial gas
fuel viii be made in every house at
a cost of two cents per thousand
feet and that illuminating gas will
not cost above three cents more
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

TFamp-FPardiDg. but I heard ye
say ye hvedin Dugout City, Kansas,
an ithad the maxim, ola greattown.' .
Kansas man-'tYes, stree. All
we want is capital
Tramp (sadIy0 Same way with
me-.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28
VAN GILDER'S
DRUG STORE.
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.

Has been of the features of the for 16
years During time Proprietor gone steadily
on, adding little by little, till he has of the most
complete stocks of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28

You can't teach an old dog new
tricks, but you can buy new dog.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15

BEL AIR NoTEs-Commencing with next
Tuesday the Bel Air Circulating Library will
be open from $50 p. NJ. to $50 P. Nj.
Mrs. Admiral Leroy and Miss Kate Thompson
arrived at Wavery, the residence of Hon. Her
man Stump, on Saturday last.
Engineer VIM. H. Dodson has recovered from
the injuries he received in the Overshot Trestle
accident on the Maryland Genital Railroad, and
has removed with his family to Delta, where he
has position as travelling salesman for Mr..
Asa Jones, in the hardware business.
Mr.. II. B. Bruins left to-day for Virginia, and
will return next Wednesday with carload of
good horses
strawberry and ice cream festival will be
held, on the lawn of the NJ. 2. Parsonage, on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, May Goth
and 2lst, for the benefit of the church.
A LADY FALLS Down WELL.-On Tuesday
Mrs. Matte Day, who lives near Prospect, by
her presence of mind and unusual nerve, extri-
Gated herself from perilous situation. While
engaged in pumping water the platform over
the mouth of the well broke and she fell to the
bottom, a distance of fifty eight feet
By arduous efforts and in manner almost I'M
accountable to herself, she worked her way up
wards, few inches at time. Her niece dis
covered the accident but could notLelp her un-
til Mrs. Day was near the top, when she assist
ed her in getting out. Mrs.. Day was entirely
overcome by exhaustion and thoroughly chilled
when she reached the outer air. Her niece laid
her upon straw and procuring assistance she
was taken to her house. Notwithstanding her
fall she was only slightly cut and bruised
Mrs. Days husband, John K. Day, and their
daughter were drowned in the Johustown flood
in 1889.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

East Hartford M. e. Church. South.-Preach-
ing next Sunday, May 18th, Aberdeen, s p. N. :,
Perrymans II A. NJ, by the Pastor, Rev. w. A
Bel Air. M. E. Church. Rev. ]. M. slarrow,
Pastor.-Sunday. May l7th.-Preaching at II A.
M. Higher Christian Attainment sermon l.
at P. M, sermon to men Song service at 7.3C
P. NJ. Sunday School at 9 80 A. NJ.
Mt. Lion.Sunday School at 2.30 P. M; preach.
ing at $3.50 P. M.
Sunday. May 17-Preaching at the Mountain
Church at II A M: Avondae, P. NJ, Sunday
S chool at Avondale at p. M. Rev. A. K Mil
Ter, Pastor.
Bel Air Methodist Protestant Church, Rev.
8. A. Hobitzell, Pastor.-Sunday, May l7th-
Preaching at Providence 80 A. M. Union
Chapel 30 2. M. Bel Air, Young Mems Meet
ing at P. M. and preaching at 6 P, M. Quarter
~ Conference at Bel Air, Saturday, May 23d, at
1880 A. NJ.
Deer Creek NJ P, Church, Rev. e. O. Ewing
Pastor.-Sunday, May 18th: Preaching at Mt
Tabor at 40 A Nj: Sunday School at A. M !.
Deer Creek at $50 p. M; Sunday School at 2.
M; prayer meeting at Deer Creek, on Thursday
coordination and Communion services on
18th, at St. Paul's Church, Perrymans. Eight
young persons are to be received into the Church
by rite of confirmation. Services 1890 A. M. and
30 p M. Preaching German and English, Rev.
Fl. Graetzel. of Baltimore. will assist.
Sunday, May Ath.-St. Paufs, Perryman, Sun
day School $50 preaching, German, 1890. Trim
ity, Philadelphia Road, Sunday School 100
preaching, English, 230. Rev. G. r. Wanne-
macher, Pastor,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
OUR BUSH RIVER NECK LETTER

Reported for The Egis.
MAY 13.-Frederick Nelson lost fine mare,
few days ago, from unknown causes. Mr.
Nelson paid S165 for the animal this spring and
she would have soon been the mother of Steve
Bailey colt.
Corn planting is the order of the day. but the
ground is very dry. Wheat is looking we'll but
there is poor prospect for hay.
Chidren's day will be celebrated at Garrett
sons Chapel on June 7th. Unusual efforts are
being made to provide varied and entertaining
programme.
Mr.. A. j. Mounts family are quite sick with
bilious fever.
democrat" thinks the middle of June would
be good time to hold the primaries. because
it would save the candidates expense and the
farmers aud candidates would have time to at
tend them. l dont't see how he can call that q
slack time, for farmers will then be in the
midst of their hay harvest and the wheat har-
vest will be at hand Besides farmers will then
have their hands full working corn. Even held
the last of July candidates have not TOO much
time in which to look up their friends, or the
voter time to consider his ticket. The latter
part of August would be much better time.
As general thing this is a holiday season for
all the farmers of our county. jim SANK
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
Aberdeen Affairs.
Reported for The Egis,

Reported for The Egis.
MAY 13.-The new carriage factory was for
mally dedicated, last night, by dance, under
the auspices of the Guy Social. 1t was largely
attended and heartily enjoyed. Prof. Johnson's
orchestra, of Baltimore, furnished the music.
Mr.. James H. Harkins expects to fill it with
his own and other work very soon. He is a
first-class and experienced carriage builder.
The next assured enterprise of our town is a
weekly newspaper, to be called The aberdeen
Enterprise. 1t is to be an eight-column news
paper, and will make its bow to the people
next week, under the efficient management of
MIR. K. l.. Owens, as editor-in-chief.
The Ladies' Mite Society, of Aberdeen NJ. E.
Church, held special meeting, on Tuesday
evening, at the home of Mrs. G. H. WINS.
The President, Mrs. j. Fl. Baker, was in the
chair. 1t was decided to hold the annual straw
berry and ice cream festival on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings, May 81, % and
90 This, with the festival by the ladies Of the
Southern Methodist Church, the following
week, starts the ball rolling.
The new barn on the berdeen Stock Farm is
rapidly approaching completion, under the
management of Mr.. Bennett Osborn. FACTS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
Receptlon to a Pastor

CHESTNUT HILL, May 12.-On Wednesday ev-
ening, 9th instant, warm reception was ten
dered the newly-appointed pastor and family, at
Deer Creek M. p. parsonage. 1t was in the
form of an old-fashioned house warming, in
which seventy.fve or eighty of the members
and friends of Deer Creek Church took part
The usual introductions on such occasions
took place that the pastor and wife might be-
come better acquainted with their parishioners.
The evening was very pleasantly spent in So
cial intercourse, interpreted with v, cal and in
strumental music, which seemed 10 be greatly
enjoyed by all.
AT 10 O'Clock the company was served with
cake and lemonade. All seemed to eujov the
evening and before very late hour they began
to bid adIeu to The host and hostess, extending
to them their best wishes and congratulations
as the occupants of the parsonage.
They left the larder supplied with many Of
the necessaries of life, also and oats for the
itlnerating steed, for which we extend our
many thanks, and trust that the year may be as
pleasant as the first evening spent at the par
sonage. PASTOR AND WIFE.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15

CHASING A BURGLAR-On Tuesday afternoon
of last week, while Mr.. John Shure and his
family were temporarily absent from their house,
near Conowingo bridge, it was broken into and
robbed of pocket book containing 500 or S25
in money, revolver, pair of new shoes, an
umbrella and a suit of mems clothes. All of
the drawers in desk and bureaus were opened
and ransacked. The robbery was discovered
soon after it occurred and search YVES made for
the thief. Late in the evening workmen in the
flint quarries near Mr.. Henry Breunnger's, saw
suspicious looking stranger apparently
anxious 10 get out of sight among the bushes.
Mr.. Shure and Mr.. William A. Burkins went to
Delta the next morning, where they learned
that the thief had been arrested, on the road to
McCsll's Ferry. He had on part of the stolen
clothes and the shoes, and had the revolver and
other articles belonging to Mr.. Shure in his
possession. While the officers were bringing
him back to Delta the wagon in which they
rode broke down and in the confusion the rogue
escaped. On Thursday man answering to the
description of the fugitive crossed Conowingo
bridge and disappeared in the direction of Port
Deposit. Mr.. Shure recovered part of his pro-
perty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
olved and the fair grounds and buildings

solved and the fair grounds and buildings
sold. With the aid of the people of the coun-
ty and prudent management on the part of
the directors, the society, in few years, can
be freed from debt and placed upon solid
and enduring basis. Help do this, friends.
A Special Premium for Canned Goods.
The suggestion made by the wilma Far
mers' Club that each Gamer in the county
contribute to a Special Premium to be offered
display of canned goods has already met with
a response.
1t has long been remarked that although
Hartford excels any county in the United
States in the production of canned goods the
display of these at our county fair has been
confined almost entirely to house-keepers.
The Gamers have made no effort to exhibit
their wares. Besides proving an attractive
advertisement for Hartford county canned
goods the display that could easily be made
would be of advantage to the fair. Every
Gamer in the county should feel sufficient in
terest in his business and in the prosperity
of the agricultural society to contribute at
least one dollar towards the fund for Especial
premium.
In compliance with the request of the
wilma Farmers Club the editor of this paper
has consented to receive such sums as may
be contributed for this purpose and pay over
the entire amount to such person or persons
as impartial judges may declare entitled to
it. There gre several hundred Gamers in the
county, so that if each one would contribute
only 81 a sum would be ensured sufficiently
large to justify keen competition and afford
display of which every citizen of the county
might feel proud.
The first contribution is from a well-known
Gamer of Abingdon district, who writes:
MAY 18th, 1891.
Mr.. r. ". Baker:
DEAR SIR: To keep the wilma Clubs
idea of special premiums in motion l enclose
81, with the hope that you will act as Treas
urer of fund of 81 each from every public.
spirited Gamer in Hartford for the most ar
tistic display of canned goods at our next
county fair.
EANNER
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
Proceedings of the Circuit Court

The May term of the Circuit Court for Har-
ford county was called at the Court House, on
Monday. Hon. Jas. ID. Walters was on the
Bench A. Lingan Jarrett, Clerk j. Edwin
Webster, States Attorney, and Chas. A. McGaw,
Sheriff.
The following, previously drawn were excus-
ed or could not be found
Frank Touzel, George Rahll, Charles II.
Dance, VIM. o. Michael, Joseph l.. Burkins,
Samuel T. Love, Henry e. Lawder, James F.
Gather, John T. Carly, Lemuel II. Matthews
and Albert L. Mccain.
In. their places the following were drawn:
Harry P. McComas, 4th district; James E
Holloway, I'd Geo. D. Whitelock, 5th Thomas
Gleason, 9th, j. c. Butler Wright, 4th Sam uel
j. Norris, 5th Robert Hutchinson, 5th Lemuel
w. Murphy, 9Th Joseph R. Cook, 1st: Joseph
b. Treadwell, Sd Patrick Kennedy, 4th.
SO many jurors having been excused the jury
men present were all dismissed until Tuesday
morning, when the list was completed, and an
nounced.
Upon the assembling of court, Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. Lenuel w. Murphy, of Havre de Grace
was appointed foreman, and % names were
drawn from the box. These, with Mr.. Murphy,
constitute the Grand Jury, as follows:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Fountain Green school will give an enter
tainment, on Friday, Nay 22j.
MIR. John B. Scarborough Is said to have the
best field of wheat near Scarborough postoffice.
The Port Deposit quarrymen are still out on
a strike for shorter hours and no reduction of
wages.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet
on Saturday, May 23d, at the residence of Mr.
VIM. b. Hopkins, near Garland.
Mr.. John B. Scarborough, of Dublin dis
trict, who was gored by an OK, is still suffering
from the injuries he received.
Frank Glenn, Jr., near Cathcart, had his
left ankle badly sprained, while playing with
other boys, last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Henry C. Michael, of the second dis
trct, has withdrawn from the contest for the
Democratic nomination for County Commits
sioner.
"A grateful and refreshing rain fell, on Mon
day night, which revived vegetation and in
many places softened the ground, making it
more easy of preparation for planting corn.
Mr.. John Slime, of the Hickory, has an ap-
pie tree which, after bearing full crop of bios
SONS and setting fruit, as usual, blossomed
again, as if determined to ontwit Jack Frost
Professor G. g. Curtiss, of Oakland School,
Fallston, reports that "there fell, in the shower
of Monday evening, May 18th, o. u of an inch.
There has fallen in the last SO days Ito inches"
The farm of the late Charles P. Kincaid,
near Wesleyan Chapel, was sold, on Tuesday,
at private sale, by Messrs. James J. Archer and
VIM. L. Cooley, for 81 $50, to William Preston.
1t contains about 43 acres.
The Maryland Central Railroad Company
has formally changed its name to the Baltimore
and Lehigh. The lettering on the ears has not
vet been altered but all of the company's blanks
are now headed baltimore and Lehigh."
Mr.. William Oliver, of Hartford Furnace,
has handed us singular-!ooking hens egg. 1t
is about an inch and a-half long, three-quarters
of an inch in circumference, and shaped like an
Indian club. 1t is curious freak of nature.
Mr.. VIM. G. Ford, of Abingdon district, on
Thursday completed an examination of the
trestIes and culverts on the Baltimore and Lee
high Railroad, between Little Falls and Delta.
The examination was made by him at the re-
quest of States Attorney Webster. Mr.. Ford
has had Is years experience as railroad bridge
builder, in Central and South America, and Is
we'll qualified for the duty. The result of his
examination was given TO the Grand Jury on
Thursday.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-15

PROCEEDINGS or gUE COUNTY COMMISSION
RRs.-The Comm ssioners were in session on
Monday and Tuesday.
Upon petition of Joshua G. Smith snS Others,
of the Fifth district. S125 was ordered to be
levied to improve the public road near Berke-
leyville, the petitioners to contribute 500.
Upon petition of Col. John Carroll Walsh and
others, of the first district, s68 was ordered to
be levied to improve the 5oppa road, the petit
tioners agreeing to contribute an equal amount
Matthew Brazier & Bro. were appointed to do
the work.
A petition was received from Z. H. Prigg and
others, for pension for Elizabeth Wilgis, of
the third election district.
Grsfton Devoe, Harry Amos and William 8.
Bowman were appointed Examiners on the pro-
posed new road in the fourth district, near N.
B. Heaps.
$1,000 was ordered TO be levied to improve
the public road at Aberdeen.
The board will meet again May 25th.