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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-09-30
CAR ROMANCE AND REALITY.

Interesting Conclusion About n Conductor
Who Pressed n Girls Hand.
man who weaves romances out of
the commonest threads said this: 81
boarded a Madison avenue car on its
way up town, and dropping down in
the corner near the door began to study
types. The first thing 1 discovered
was that the conductor was man of
intelligence and refinement, although
he looked very rough. His hands at
once attracted my attention as he
placed the change of a dollar into my
palm. They weren't csean-how could
they BET But they were shapely and
delicate-the hands of young man
who had never worked hard at any
thing. My curiosity was now awakened,
and beckoning him to me 1 asked a
question relative to the departure of
the trains from the Grand Central sta
tion. He made reply in a well worded
phrase, pronunciation and modulation
faultless.
Il now began to study his face. 1
could see that it was singularly manly
and handsome, although marred by a
stubby beard and darkened by dust
and exposure. 1 began to be deeply
interested in my knight of the bell pull.
and had carefully noted his number.
when, at the Twenty-third street cor
ner, as always happens, crowd of
homeward bound shoppers and idlers,
all women, pushed their way into the
car. 1t was more than full-it was
packed.
I'm front of me stood charming
little girl of eighteen or twenty, in a
pale green cloth costume, beautifully
braided, the Medici collar of the Louis
XVI coat framing face of rare beauty.
Imagine my surprise, nay, horror-yes,
more, my disgust, my everything-to
notice that my hero, in handing the
change to this dainty girl, deliberately
took hold of her hand and pressed It
for an instant in his, with an almost
convulsive grip, and then to see the
girls big brown eyes turned up and
fixed upon this young mans face.
AhaP thought I, heres love play
ing fantastic tricksi Ffe, for shame
Cupid ringing up fares on a New York
$1,000 S~A-f 0hOuIiA45 OulY OOLQG, now,
step lively or Move up in frontP
But in a few moments had rea-
soned it QUITO my own satisfaction.
any way. OF course this young man Is
not New Yorker, but the girl is. He
met her in some other city, when his
family had plenty of money. Suddenly
his father fails and the young man
comes to New York to go into business,
and be near the girl he loves. Only
college bred, no good for banking OF
commercial house, he goes down, down
and finally becomes a street car con.
ductor. The old love in this Young
heart is still faithful to him, however,
and takes a Isde occasionally on his car
in order to get look and pressure OF
the hand
Its very hard to be street car con.
ductor and be in love with girl who
lives in palace on the line of your
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The Foes of Good EnelIsI,.

The graminarian, the purist, the per
nicketty stickler for trifles, is the deadly
foe of good English, rich in idioms and
racy of the soil. Every man who has
taught himself to know good English,
and to love it and to delight in 1t, must
sympathize with Professor Lounsbury's
lack of admiration for that grammar
school training which consists in teach.
ing the pupil how much more he knows
about our tongue than the great mas
tiers who have nodded it, which practi
cally sets up the claim that the onIy
men who are able to write English
properly are the men who have never
shown any capacity to write it."-Bran.
der Matthews in Harper's.
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On COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30 1891

Saxon and Norman as also for many
centuries to follow-the finest thing
they had to show was the church, with
its music that moved the heart to tears;
its promises, which steeled the soul to
endurance; its glories, which carried
the beholder far away from the waffle
and clay of his hut and his grimy
leathern doublet; its power, which
stood between him and the tyrannous
over lord, and saved his home from
starvation and his womankind from
dishonor. Fortunate indeed it was for
the people that they had the church to
show to those ambassadors of the Mos
lcIn--Walter Besant in Harper's.
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1HE HILLS OF LYNN.
We vabdsroa down the hlIls Of Lynr


We wandered down the hills OF Lynn.
Myi1ve and together.
Cicaira chanting fine and thin
Made musical the heather;
Within the vale the lamps. like stars,
Shone u the dusk. and ruddy Mars
On lF high pennon roateti;
o lotc- y lore! 4 song bird there
sang Tor Us silver throatcd-
Oh. pleasant are the hills OF Lynn
In summer grecnly grosFirgi
When stars the twilight usher in.
Tho rcapcrs from the moving
Come whistling homeward through tho
glado.
And each one watches for the lraaid
To him most dear and pleasing.
While down the lanes the loaded wnins
crcak after. loudly wheezing.
The hills OF Lynn. to me so dear,
How shall tread them lonely2
My sweet love is not with me here.
Yon moon Inarka one shape only
One shadow drawn across the grass.
Where once were two. dear love. a1asl
I'd frln be here laid sleeping.
For wandering down the hills OF Lynn
Alone, sets me n-weoping.
The hills OF Lynn. oh. tIe hills OF Lynn,
Where We used 20 walk toEethori
I wissr|., y dead on the hIIIa OF Lynn
\ - the11ud Of a I.ul1lIl lr1nth1r-
] wish mo dead IN a cold. cold shroud,
Beneath tho withered clover,
For since he has gone has come a cloud
The golden hillslopes over.
Elizabeth Dupuy.
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road. but it has its compensations
Her family would never suspect that
the conductor meant anything when he
looked up at the girls window as his
car went rurnbling by, and then she
cas-. by waiting for his car. often be
during the day quite alone with him.
Indeed, it is quite romantic. He
may even deadhead her over the line.
If he happens TO be quite sure that the
terrible spotter is not hidden behind a
paper in the corner of the car. / sim
cerely hope that the young man got the
girl at the end of the route. mean in
the end-that is. in tho long run. u
New York Sun.
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The Champion Bible Reader.

Robert II. Barker, of New Bedford,
Mass, has read the Bible through no
less than 100 times, it is reported. He
began reading it in 1865, out of sheer
curiosity, and had it finished before he
scarcely realized it. Again he began
and again lie finished, finding more en-
joyment in the perusal than the first
time. He read it again and again, un-
til, as the years rolled by, he found
himself reading it through on an aver
age of about four times a year. AT
length, having nothing else to do, he
conceived the idea of reading it through
100 times, and for the past few years he
applied himself diligently to the task.
He says he can read it through in a
month. He does not intend to cease
his reading now, but has begun on his
1o1st reading, and hopes to complete
200 times. s.-Exchange.
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G. c. Higginbotham, attorney,
has instituted in the Circuit Court
of Lewis county two suits against
the Pittsburg Railroad Company,
one in the name of John S. Fisher
claiming $3.50 damages and the
other in the name of John HI. Fisher,
an infant by John S. Fisher his
next friend. for $4,000 damages.
These suits grow out of the accident
to the young John, Fisher by the
railroad company last fall in which
the complainant was seriously in
jured by falling off the train.-Wes-
ton Democrat.
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His unlnoI,x Nnmher

Thirteen has been an unlucky mum
Der for me-" announced a certain
drummer sadly. 81 was the thirteenth
child and have always played in hard
luck. When / was thirteen years OF
age ! had typhoid fever. Later in life
/ WAS run over by a street car No. 13.
In school was for long time number
thirteen in a class that counted thirteen
pupils; so 1 actually began to regard
thirteen with ill will Well, gentle
men, it proved to be particularly un-
lucky when L began to travel on the
road. Ionce called ON party, and af-
ter much persuasion managed to sell
him bill of goods. was elated.
when / counted it up 1 found to
my surprise that it amounted to 81, ,313.
To make matters worse, it was the thir-
teenth order had taken, and was sold
on the thirteenth day of the month.
Such an ominous combination of thir-
teens boded no good. / concluded that
the party would fail, and counseled my
firm not to ship the order"
did the party faiI?'' asked the other
drummer in suspense.
mo, that's just the unIucky part of
it, No, he is as good as gold today,
and throws me out of doors whenever
I approach him for an order. 1 tell
you thirteen is bad numberI'-Ex-
change.
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Horse nIant as v.nisnn-

My first impression of horse flesh as
an article of diet was that it would
have suffered no harm had it been fat
ter. Subsequent experience demon
strated that leanness is an invariable
characteristic with it. 1t is of darker
color than beef, and of tougher fiber,
coming nearer to game in quality. In
fact, at dinner given by am enthusi-
astic hippophogist in London, at which
all the meats were horse of various
dressings, sampled it as venison and
as bear meat, and found the deception
plausible; and have been credibly
informed that q. many Paris restau.
rants horse hes+ll is actually served as
venison, SO my experience with it may
be even wider than am aware. AT
any rate the choice between the horse.
steaks of The Honest Man cafe and
the so called beefsteaks of the BouIe.
ward restaurants is more one of fashion
and custom that of actual taste.-AL
fred Trumble In New York Epoch.
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The little SON and only child of
Merit Ingles, aged years, while
asleep last Wednesday evening on
the Ohio River railroad crossing on
Greenbottom, was struck by the
northbound accommodation train.
The little fellow rallied after the
shock and was able to tell how he
hsd forgotten all about the train
and fallen asleep. But his wounds
were such as to necessarily prove
fatal, and he died Thursday MORN
ing. Let it be said to the credit of
the trainmen that they did all in
their power to minister to the little
fellows sufferiDgs, and did not leave
him until kind friends were sum-
moned to take their place.-Hunt-
ington Times.
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NO. r.
The death Of Hon. VIM. L. Scott,

The death of Hon. VIM. L. Scott,
of Pennsylvania, removes from
among his fellows one of the most
prominent characters of our day,
and man who was remarkable in
more ways than one. BE was born
in Washington City, July 2, 1928,
was left penniless orphan by the
death of both parents while yet a
mere boy; at the age of twelve
years was appointed page in the
House of Representatives, which
position he filled for 6 years and
with such politcness, activity and
attention as to attract the attention
of the members. These same quali-
ties attended him through subse-
quent life, and helped to make him
member of the body he had served
as a page, and the largest individu-
al coal operator in the world. He,
also, it is stated, controlled 2e, 600
miles Of railroads.. Mr< SCOTS for
tune, at the time of bis death, was
about twenty millions of dollars.
By his death the Democratic party
loses a wise counselor and the coun
try true patriot.
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EnelI.l.men in Sow YORK.

The English colony in New York is
largely made mp of young men of cul-
tured leisurely habits. They are for
the most part younger sons, of good
education and no calling or profession.
In almost every case inquiry elicits the
fact that they are pensioners ON home
bounty. They are living on limited
allowances-just enough, to encourage
espectabiiity --such allowances beln4 Z
apparently doled out with the view to
sustaining life without leaving margin
enough for dissipation or return tick
ct. In fact, in many instances the al
lowance is made conditional on remain
ing abroad. If they should violate this
condition it is work or starve. Under
the circumstances it would seem that
a Continental life would be preferable,
in view of its cheapness; but these
young fellows prefer America.
Americans are kinder to English
men," said one of these young men,
than the people of continental Eu-
rope. We have worked that section OF
the earth a triie threadbare. They
don't like us When it comes to India,
Australia, Canada or any of the Eng
lish colonial possessions, we prefer the
United States. 1t costs more to live
here, but the life is worth living. So
ciety receives us whether we have
money or not In London I'd be an
Office drudge and be limited to board
ing house society. Here a we'll edu-
Gated, agreeable English gentleman is
well thought of, and can dine at the
expense of somebody else good deal
of the time. New York Herald.
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uNREAsoNINe FAITH.

Examples In History of Its Influence
Upon Human Happiness.
They were not wretched at all, these
early London citizens; but, on the con-
trary, joyous and happy and hopeful.
And not only for reasons stated, but
for the great fact-the greatest fact of
the tine-of their blind and unreason-
ing faith
1t is impossible to exaggerate the i'm
portance of unreasoning faith as a
factor in human happiness. The life
of the meanest man was filed with
dignity and with splendor, because of
the great inheritance assured him by
the church. We must never for one
moment leave out the church in speak
ing of the past. We must never forget
that all people, save here and there a
doubling Rufus or a questioning prince
of Anjou, believed without the shadow
of doubt. knowledge brought the
power of questioning.
AS yet there was no knowledge.
Therefore every mans life, however
miserable, was to his happy ignorance
the certain anteroom of heaven. We
eaaC ACh6 "a QWtAAAuB Ol TIE LutulsbNtll
hell, the stupidity and the brutality OF
its endless torture, and the selfishness
OF buying salvation with masses. He'll,
my friends, was always meant for the
other man. He who saw the devils
painted on the church wall, rending,
tearing, frying, cutting, securing the
poor souls in hell, knew these souls for
those of his enemies
Like Dante, he saw among them all
his public and his private foes. He
looked upward for his hope. There he
beheld loving angels bearing aloft in
their soft arms the soul redeemed to
the abode of perfect bliss. In that
soul he recognized himself; he saw the
portraiture, exact and lifelike, of his
own forgiven and sanctified features.
When the ambassadors of the Caliph
Haroun al Raschid brought gifts to the
great King Karl, the finest thing he
had to show them was the splendid
service of the church.
This story is told literally. It might
be told as an aIlegory. In London.
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womaa.s place in Journalism.


The arrival of woman in journalism
is not news of this year or last. Her
place in the world of newspapers is well
defined. She is there because there is
need for her in fields that man cannot
fill She has come to stay, not ''until
somebody calls her of, +" but until the
professional career of a lifetime is over.
Think of some of the female press writ
ers in our own city-Mrs. Sangster, Miss
Glider, Mary Mapes Dodge, Miss
French, Marion Harland, Jennie June,
Mrs. Heaton, Kate Upson Clark, Midy
Morgan. Mrs. Chittenden, Nellie Bly,.
Miss Bisland and Mrs. Archer. Are
these ladies triflers in their profession
Are not their positions as well estab-
lished as those of male writers9
Do not many of them do work that
men could not do, which constitutes a
special province of female journalism
Fancy a mere man undertaking to edit
the woman's page of daily paper. II
is necessary that there should be a
lighter branch of woman's literature,
as well as the more serious. Passe.
menterie ought to be well described as
one of the topics that interest the
household. Juliet Corson and her fel.
low laborers in gastronomic education
have done not little for American
health. 1t is tlIoughtless cynicisln tc
deny that there is in journalistic work
a growing demand for female talent
Mansfield in New York Recorder
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Correcting ChiIdren I'm ch,rc,,

1t is told of DIR. John Patriot Wilson,
early in this century, that once while
he was preaching young child in the
gallery began to fret and made some
little noise. Immediately the doctor
turned around and said, with evi
dent irritation, Take that child oui
take that child out," +" and ther
proceeded with his discourse. Al
another time, perceiving some mis-
chievous tendencies in one of his sons,
sitting in a pew near the pulpit, he
stopped abruptly in his discourse and
said, Sammy, go home, go home, ,
motioning at the same time with hi.
hand toward the door. st. Loui:
Globe Democrat.
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AN Ideal Typewriter.

My ideal typewriter would be noise
less one which combined the merits of
the three, mixed its own ribbons, fed
its own paper and cost about half the
present price. 1t viii probably come
in with the millennium. But whatever
typewriter you employ, don't use ma
chine that writes only capitals; such
manuscript is more iIlegible than writ
ten work--EmiIy A. Thackray in New
York Epoch.
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Eugene Perkins, the colored bar,
Der and his wife, have at their home
a son nine days old who weighs %
pounds. The little fellow is fat and
hearty and the parents are quite
proud of him. They have named
him Earle Polk. He is not over z
or 8 inches long and can be put with
ease in a quart cup.-Marleston
Gazette.
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A few days ago Mr.. Harvey Park
er's little 13-year-old daughter kill
ed an old garter snake C94 feet in
length) and AZ young ones near her
home at the head of Indian Draft,
in this county, SO we are informed.
Charles and Frank Maddy sons
of Mr.. Wilson Maddy, of Stony
Creek, this county, recently killed
eight copper head snakes which
averaged over 3 feet in length, in
one place near their home.-Mon-
roe Watchman.
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showers OF Pollen.

The so called showers of sulphur
which have at times visited various
cities, notably st. Louis, are nothing
but clouds OF yellow pollen blown from
pine or other forest trees from some dis
tant place. Perhaps out of millions of
grains thus scattered far and wide only
a single one may be of service.-Profes-
sor Joseph q. James in Popular Science
MONTHLY
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The First Letter.

In London, one evening, 1 was look
ing for the AIhambra- Not knowing
exactly in which direction to go; I stop
ped to inquire of a passerby, when, sud-
denly, the name of the theater escaped
me entirely. So I was obliged to ask,
DO you know where that large theater
is near here-it begins with an .A'F' The
man replied at once, "Oh, you mean
the 'Aymarket, sir."-Cor. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
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Yesterday evening as Jacob Cas-
to and family were driving home
from the fair, his horses ran away,
breaking the hack to pieces and
throwing the occupants ont, Mr..
Casto's head struck with such force
as to cause concussion of the brain;
his SON Isadore had his ribs badly
fractured and mashed; "Sibe" Bush
had his scalp cut open for about
four inches. DIR. Bachtel dressed
the wounds and the injured are all
"a little better to-day. = RIPLEY
Herald.
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The Amanda Osborne hotel, at
Wayne C. c., was burned on Thurs
day morning about 3 o'clock. The
loss is estimated at 5000, with ne
insurance. The cause of the fire is
unknown. some supposing it to be
incendiary, but our informant be-
lieyes it to haven been the result of
a lamp explosion.
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whore woman.s Knowledge Is weal.


In considering the requirements of
modern housekeeping, take, for in
stance, one feature-that of plumbing.
Scarcely householder but has expert
enced the ills resulting from bursting
or leaking pipes--ills which entail great
er Inconvenience to the feminine than
to the masculine members of the fam
lily; therefore it should naturally fol-
low that the mistress would be specially
interested in preventing or ameliorat-
ing such disasters. and that the subject
would receive at least portion of the
intelligent thought she is so willing to
bestow in other directions. 1t is a Ia
mentable fact, however, that in an
emergency not one woman in fifty
knows how to turn off the water sup
ply, not to speak of arresting leak, of
no matter how infinitesimal proper
tions.-New York Post.
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For Sale.

The property known as the ssVireinIa
House." in Point Pleasant, situated on Front
Street, near the Ohio River Wharf. This Is
n desirable property, and Will he sold chean
and on terms TO suit purchaser. IL Is In fair
repair, and Is rare bargain. Also the large
brick store house, known as "Beale'G Hall
situated on corner of Main and First Streets
VIII be sold at bargain, and on terms To
suit purchaser. Address, J. B. MORGAN
Grimn's Landing, w. Va; OF JOHN X
THOMPSON, Raymond City, w, Va.
febl9-dn,
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17S Acres, lying II miles from the
tO Kanawha River; partly improv.
ed; new dwelling house built last fall;
80 acres good timber; about 10 acres now
under cultivation. Will be sold at a
bargain.
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0O7 Acres lying on the Kanawha
OOl River, miles above Point Pleas
ant, and close to X & o. Railroad. One
OF the best farms in the Great Kanawha
Valley. Very easy terms.
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NTIRGINIA HOUSE; situated corner
" Front and lst streets; near Ohio River
Wharf, and Eanawha River; fn good repair:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
THE MORNING NEWS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER

| ignored and he blandly addressed as good
| Mrs. Tarrant was no exception, TO the rule,
and INDUCED in a most uncomplimentary
diatribe against the army, generally ex~
pressed her opinion that it was a great pity
that those who went to the Crimea hadn't
STAYED there and that they ought TO be
ashamed to show themselves in Manc hester.
they ought. Still amidst all this flow of
language, Polly gave no clew to the cause Of
it. AID Byug, at least convinced that there
was no information to be obtained from her,
was only too glad to fly from the storm he
had raised.
"Wen," he thought, as he tramped back,
this is a devil Of sell There is no doubt
she knows where Miss Lynden is, and
what her address is, but she's determined
not 10 give it. l thought | was going TO
carry back such bit Of good news to
Hugh. / wonder whether l hungled the
business, whether Offering her money at
starting put her hump ups Thought did it
automatically, too--however, when q
woman won't, she won't, and there's an end
of IL, aud if ever a woman said 'shan't tell,
and meant it, it's Folly Tarrant. By Jove."
he continued, taking out his watoh, Pm
too late TO go back to town tonight,
luckily I've got a portmantesu at the sta
ton. I'll send for it, and get bed and din
ner at the Queens"