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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-29
a VALUABLE eREENnAck.
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tune for This Curious 1I1l-
J. Joseph Hoffman, of Chicago. IL
discovered a mistake made by Uncle
Sam He has two dollar bill, series
of 1890, which has no number. The
place where the number ought to be
Is left blank The bill bears the
legend. Legal tender; Act July Il.
1890" 1t IS signed by ". s. Rose
Grams, register of the treasure. and
j. N Huston, treasurer of the United
States On the right side of the bin
Is a portrait of Mcpherson. Reliable
authorities pronounce the bill good.
1t bears the evidence of having been
IN active circulation since it was is
sued
The bill, said Mr.. Hoffman.
came into our Office through the
hands Of one of our collectors who
attends to the city trade. He does
not know where he got it, except
that it came from some grocery
store The receiving tellers Of the
First National bank pronounce the
bill good. They say that in all their
experience they never ran across a
case Of this kind. Uncle Sam has
surely made a bull. ! am told bv
the bankers that the stamping ma
chine in the treasury department
takes up one bill at time and stamps
it. 1t is mystery how this bill ever
got out of the treasury without be
ing stamped Was it stolenf If so.
others might have been stolen, for it
would have been as easy to steal
1000 as one, when the strict inspec-
ton of the department is considered.
1t does not seem possible that
TINS pia could have stuck to another
bill and passed oS-t with a COM
panion, for the reason that It would
have been discovered in passing
through the hands of inspectors.
Who is prepared to say that there
may not have been conspiracy in
the treasury department., and that
many notes are out7 This bill has
been IN circulation for a long time
and evidently the treasury DEPART
ment has not heard of it. Many
others may be out in the same way.
The ordinary observer would not de-
tect the absence of the number.
This note may give rise to inter-
estlng complications Suppose / was
to present it to the treasury for coin.
How are the clerks to check back or
identify the bill in any way9 This
nondescIipt two dollar bill NAV
cause Uncle Sam pile of trouble
some day, but / mean to keep it as a
curiosity for some length of time
General Rosecrans, register of the
treasury, says he never heard of a
two dollar bill going out of the treas
ury without an official number. and
is inclined to believe that the note
detected in Chicago is a forgery.
From the time the note is printed to
the time it is issued, he says, it passes
through the hands of fifty people.
who scan it closely for defects. and
he Is unable to account for the un-
numbered bill except ON the basis of
forgery.
The secret service officials know OF
no counterfeit of the kind described.
but it is fact that some of the silver
notes of the series of 1S90were print
ed on paper which was said TO be ca
pable of easy counterfeiting.-Shss
cago Tribune.
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The editor was taught by his govern
ess that three barleycorns measured
one inch, and at the mature age Of
six years he determined to test the
accuracy of this statement. He had
no difficulty in finding the barley
corns, but somehow no three grains
that he picked up In the chickens
yard agreed with the formula. He
never attempted the more scientific
test which is thus described: The
length of a pendulum oscilIatinR In
q second In yacuo at sea level IN
the latitude Of London Is 80. 1920
inches, and from the knowledge Of
TINS fact the standard of the incl.
foot and yard can easily be obtained
should the official standards at any
time be lost or nnislaid." When. In
1884, the standard measure was
destroyed by fire at the house Of
parliament an attempt was made to
restore it by the pendulum test, but
pendulurns, like bar1eycorns, were
found not to agree. w Whittaker'B
Almanack.
MANY grlevons reasons confro1t
me as TO why our women fade,
but shall touch upon only few Of
the strongest. / look at the many
women of my acquaintance, see
lines on brows which can only be
brought there by worry, and worry
I take to be one OF the greatest foez
to woman's youth There areidolls
to be sure, who never think, work
or act; do not here discuss snch
creatures, but woman IN her voca-
ton as a sentient being In this
country, as IN no other, do women
have to struggle IN the effort to h ,
up an appearance Of great we "a
they do not possess. -
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A certain minister, not q thousand
miles from here, loves a dollar with
a close affection Not long ago q
young man asked him how much he
would charge to marry a couple.
Well, - said the preacher, s'the
bridegroom pays what he pleases,
but never charge less than ten dol
lars
sWhewi' exclaimed the prospec.
tive bridegroom, that's a good lot
Of money. I thought that kind OF
work went in with your regular sal
ary.p
"Oh, no, exclaimed the minister,
salvation Is free, but it costs money
to get married Detroit Free Press.
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II had the distinguished honor to
be the companion of Abraham Lin
coin In one of his fiat boating ex-
petitions" said David G.. Stevens.
one of the pioneers of Illinois. who
has been spending a few days at the
Laclede. Furthermore, the great
martyr president became my cham
pion and thrashed a man ON my ac-
count, and ne thrashed him good ]
was boy of fifteen, rather delicate.
and my father, who loved Lincoln as
SON, sent me ON the trip with him
hoping that roughing it would inn
prove my health. We had tied nm
one night at at a small landing where
there was a tavern A fellow who
had called himself the bull of the
woods and who had several snifters
of corn Juice under his belt came
aboard looking for trouble. Lincoln
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-29

Oh. mothers. worn and weary.
With cares which never cease,
With never time for pleas4fe.
With days that have no peace.
With little hands to hinder
And feeble steps TO guard
With tasks that lie unfinished.
Deem not your lot too lnrd-
I know . house where childish things
Arc hidden out OF sight.
Where nsver sound OF little feet
Is heard from morn till night.
No Tiny hands that fast undo,
That pull things all nwry.
No baby hurts to pity
As the luiet days go by.
The house Is al! In order
And free from tiresome noise,
No moments OF confusion.
No scattered broken toys.
And the chiidren's little garments
Arc never soiled or torn.
But are laid away forever
Just ns they last were worn
And she. the sad eyed mother,
What would shc give today
To feel your cares aud burdens.
To walk your weary way.
All happiest on all this earth
Could she again but sec
The rooms all strewn with playthines
And the children round her kneei
Alma Pcniexter Hayden
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@. M. DAsHNER,
Gun and Locksmith,
POINT PLEASANT.

CHoT GUNS choIxe-bored for closa and
- hard shooting. Locks repaired and KEYS
ntted. bicycles and Veloctpedes repaired
scissors sharpened, &c. July y, 20
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-29
Farming and Timber

have some desirable Farms and
Good Timber Lands for sale at,reasona-
BILE figures. Address, Arbuckle p. O.,
Mason county, w. Va.
augs0-sm. c. W. MAUPIN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
TIE IRISH QUARREL IN DUBLIN.
Harmony Prevails at Last and the Trouble
IL Over.

Harmony Prevails At Last aad tho Trouble
H Over. .,.
DUBLIN. May 19.-The trouble In tho Irish
Nationalist party over the purchase OF tho
National Press by the directors OF the Free
mans journal were settled last night at pri-
vate meeting OF the parties to the sQuabble.
Dispatches had been received from America
intimating that the discord exhibited during
the past two days among the Nationalists was
causing great harm and diminishing the con-
fdence OF the friends Of Ireland. and earnestly
urging settlement Of the affair. To-day when
the directors and shareholders. met all was
harmony. Mr.; Grey moved that Mr.. John Dil.
journal Joint Stock Company. Mr.. Timothy
Healy seconded the motion. which was carried
almost unanimously.
This result is considered surrender on the
part OF Healy. who had expected. with the In
tiuence Of Archbishop. Walsh sustaining him.
to be able to stamp out all opposition. In this
he was defeated by tho resolute course Of Mr..
John DIli9n. and The opinion is generally ex-
the, way toa reconciliation OF tho factions. as
both Parreites and anti Parnellites are prais-
ing him for his determined attitude in the con-
troversy and his refusal to be silenced by the
utterances Of Henly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
College Entries ReloctsA.

PHILADELPHIA. May 1e.-An intsrcollesiat storm u
brewing, which the Executive COMMITTEES of the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association feel perfectly comps
tent 10 handle. The intercollegiate Executive Com
mittee met At the Colonnads Hotel on Wednesday and
decided to close the entries earlier than usual
i contrary xsr, to the ids. and col
enteenth annual championship games May IS prom.
iseu 10 De unusually extensive The colleges interested
were notined. and along with tho notification went .
enscE from the treasurer for equal tenth Of
treasury. - ~
IehlRh and Lafayette colleges sent in their entries
To-Day ana the result was that the CON nttee had
errangsa sths heats and could them
accordingly they have been returned to those cole
Tins promises e bring about the storm before
uohed anu Will DO productive OF some lucid II lI!It.
ssspinansloms a. the next nesting OF the q 4
VII IN the future be divided according the rrfesen
sation OK colleges who actually have men r0mpeni
ana the yearly dues to the J. c. A. A. 4 4 cost rarh
cr hsg athletic s,sccaston bnt e ns
tnnnxh the men are unsuccessful is apparent 10 every
action ~ "
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MR.. DEACON'S CASE.
Alexander Dumas Writes . Letter Oppss.
lag His Acquittnl.

Alexander Dumas Writes . Letter Oppss.
lag His Acquittnl.
PARIS. May 1e.-Alexander Dumas has writ
ten letter dealing with the Deacon case. and
strongly antagonistic to the acquittal Of Mr..
Deacon. Dumas takes tho ground that tho
laws OF France offered Mr. Deacon redress for
any alleged wrong on tho part Of his wife and
NJ. Abeille. The divorce laws he points out
have existed in France for ten years. and he
contends that the killing Of NJ Abellle was
without any legal excuse.
N. Dumas suggests that Mr.. Deacon might
be convicted under the Beranger law. which
provides that the person convicted shall only
have to undergo his sentence in the event Of
repeating his offence. 1t is said that the PROS
pect for the acouittal Of Mr.. Dencon is causing
Wha emnS afoss s sar
to N. AbeilIe: and that this, fact accounts for
many Of the attacks on Mr.. Deacon in tho
prietor Of ths Hotel Splendid proposes in any
epts en 30 SGs ns per- Per
nad ha lanss As Aess %
and II betrayal Of tho expenses, connected
ay apd Of whose eo tra will
indeed In the prison. Ills Brother iookins out
% n tie VIZ VIZ
the prisoner to-day and rehearsed the case
with him. SO as to have all the points ready for
the trial
The Abeille family have decided to withdraw
their proceedings against Deacon. and their
counsel will not take any active part in the
manslaughtcr prosecution unless Deacon's
counse! should take line Of action which Is
deemed to reeft upon the family Of the de,
is to be selected is mainly composed OF mar
ried men
The general feeling among the people OF
Nice continues strongly favorable to the &C.
eused: One gentleman who is likely to 30
dict will be an ncquittal. though. he adds. it
might be better in some respects II a convic-
ton were had. because there are many hus-
innocent men on the pretext that they are So
ducers. but really to crafty feeling OF hatred.
An acQuittal will. in the view OF this gentle
man. encourage such crimes.
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J. q. scHuRMAN. PREsIpENT.ELEcr OF CORNELL.
After Ezra Cornell's death Mr.. White was
supreme but after his appointment as Minis
ter to Germany Mr.. Sage came to the front.
und since the litigation concern ing the Fish
will. which might have been compromised IL
Mr. Sage had permitted il, tho latter has practl-
cally dictated tho affairs Of the university.
Prof. Schurman was first appointed in Cornell
to tho chair OF philosophy. which Mr.. sage
thrown from her carriage and instantly killed
about eight years ago
Mr. Sehurman first went to school In Free
town. Prince Edward Island At IL. entirely
dependent on himself. ho became a clerk in q
general store. He soon got Government
Frinse Of EsissI College and Assa , College to
England and Scotland he studied under Mar
tinenu. Jevons. and Henry Morley; Ho won
the Hume Scholarship Mt Edinburgh.
and later the Hilbert Scholarship. worth
$1,000 Il year. over seventy competitors, He
then went to Heidelberg and G6ttingen. where
he reaped more honors. In 1879 he became
An author. as one Ct the many interpreterfs (, Of
erature and Logic at Acadia College; going
from there to Dalhousie College. In 1886 he
went to Cornell. He has since written. much
on philosophy. and has become the dean OF
that department in the university.
Prof Schurman has also gone into politics.
Within a year or two he announced his con-
version to projection. He was a. peculiar fig
Fassett was nominated for Governor. his zeal
for Andrew u. White arousing much amuse-
ment among the politicians and the newspaper
correspondents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20

NEwDuRoH. May johannes A p. Ramsdell.
PRESIDENT Of the Homer Ramsdell Trsnspor-
tatlon Company Of Newburgh and New York.
and Miss Fannie Van Nostrand. daughter Of tho
late John ]. Van Nostrand OF New York and
BROOKLYN. were married this afternoon BIZ the
heE. John Marshall Chow. rector Of the Church
isa vestryman. The ceremony was performed
a. sns brides residence. which was elabo5ntely
POWELL liamsdell was the Gronm's hest man.
and Nh Gardner Van Nostrand. brother OF the
pride. gave the brideaway. An elegant brenk-
i2rty guests; mostly mcmhers OF the two fnmi-
Nes. some Tn Of whom came IN a special car from
On Their wedding trim to the Mill Brook Inn in
Dutchess county. On their return they will
soon occupy the beautiful Glen Hathaway"
nislied as their permanent home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
rise Of three feet ia coming down tn. Missis-

rise Of three feet H. coming down the Missis.
sippi and Missouri rivers.
w ssa tss heis Tss
leans viii be fioodsd. as The levees viii not be
A9lS s'fRa Ne siss. sSas q,
wheat in the Mississippi bottoms Of Union and
eeins to the bills with their Stock and house,
hold eoods Merchants at the river Landings g
st TSsrs Il %nh s' ana
0ef a RTGPfIs' X E q Nay
RSer Tso Gos
and three children were drowned a few miles
KANSAS C1rr. Mny 1a.-The Missouri River
Is 9assn again o..ps ron No.
river is higher than 1t ha. been at any time.
and is still rising.
in MSs ss s' b ofs sRe dSRs de
with lsPdsiides that traiiio + almost suspend.
part Of the city is hooded, From Leayenwor
IN ali directions railroad traffic is almost sus-
In Kansas City tho situation is serious. and
with the rise coming which e predicted by tnS
the bie o Wholesale houses and manuiacturins
Embellishments are situated will doubtless be
AsxsnSra Ia on liz ss rys
broke early this morning. and the town ana
thou 50 n Dis OF acres Of fertile land are covered
with water to "a depth Of nearly three feet Ct:
town is as swift as that in the main channel
OF the Des Moines River. which continues to
rise rapidly. Railroad traf1lc 10 entirely sus-
pended, on the Keokuk and Western and the
tween here and Alexandria,.
New ORLEANS. May 10.-The river now 10
over seventeen feet above low water mark. md
has reached the highest point eyer known.
Several streets In the city are overnowed. The
Tho Bonnet Carrie crevasse Is nearly 400 feet
wide. and the engineers claim that it is i'm
possible to close II.
The water is e3croashinE upon K sa
signs q the ereyasse water and is steadily ris-
ing. The city officials are at work raising the
levees along the old and new basin to protect
the rear portion Of the city from overflow. All
traffic on the Mississippi Valley road has been
SUSPENDED.
Below the city reports como that the svees
are giving way. Two breaks occurred last
night at Harlem. The creyasse at Happy
Point has now obtained n width OF forty feet
and at stiney's Place the creyasse Is widening
The damage so far from all crevasses In the
State has reached $2.OOUOOO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC DIVIDEND.
The Directors Determine Not to Declare .
Dividend on the Preferred Stock.

Dividend ON the Preferred stock.
Tho question OF a dividend on Northern Pa
| cfc preferred stock. which has been the cause
| OF much speculation for some time. was set
| tied Mt the directors meeting yesterday by tho
announcement that a dividend had not been
earned. and would not DO paid The following
letter OF President T. +. Cakes. addressed to
the directors was read at the meeting:
AT the regular meeting OF the directors to
be held this month. the question Of declaring
the usual quarterly dividend will probably
| como before you. but for the several reasons
suggested below have to recommend that
no distribution OF surplus should now be made.
THE surplus earnings are stated by the au-
dtor to amount on Feb. %. 1892. to 5000. 723-
deduct deficit for March 81. 1872: surplus March
81. S0Sa.!giO. From this surplus two dividends
Of ono nor cent each have been declared and
paid. to wit: No. 10 paid Oct IT, 1891. $780,
O81; No. II paid Jan. Is. 1882. S'G5. 78l. leav-
ing applicable to divided present quarter
S25a12S. or say 100000 less than one per
cent on tho preferred stock outstanding.
Our past experience shows that the COM
pany earns its surplus applicable to dlvidende
in certain months Of the year. The business OF
the company for the first two quarters Of any
handsome surplus. The business for the third
rte ras sh9 Ss The
surplus. Is uncertain as to amount The bust
ness for the last quarter Of last year showed y
sss s59SSo applicable to dividends OF about
II view OF tho foregoing and the further
fact that the gross earnings for the last quar-
April to May 13l, show a reduction Of $21S.-
Q9o and d, the SURPLUS 50 far as known Ii: e: to
quarterly dividend OF ono per cent. / believe
this meeting toward 4istritgtipg tho surplus
results OF the years business shall be deter
Of shall pe e%ade
Tho Board therenpon 81 adopted Tie following
?nsn Resra sS'f Directors have to announce
to the holders Of the preferred stock that they
adopted this day; by o unanimous vote. the
following preamble and resolutions:
-" Whereas: The statemen submitted to this
Board by tho Accounting Department show
ers Of the preferred stock. Under the Articles i
Of reorganization. for the nine, months Of the
s sns5snt is To- xsssf sn4Ins March d. 1892
sssssga.ias ha!s sss" S'SsRsi
TTe Fl
a special communication. strongly rocom-
mends the suspension OF quarterly cash divi-
aends: ior the several reasons set forth by him.
'n'I Rss'1 p That no dividend shall be de-
claTed for the quarter ending March 81 1872
printed and communicated to all stockholders
Of the company: and further
method Of the distribution OF so many Of the
tho benefit OF the preferred stock holders as
any In this or any subsequent fiscal year. be-
tween the amount OF net earnings and four
si s
meeting in October next"
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Murdered . Wealthy s,,.s.er.

BERLIN. May 1o.--For some time past an old
and eccentric spinster named Lena Nunscheid
has lived in big mansion on tho Wieneren-
strasse at Bochum. with an enormous and
herce-lookinR dog as her sole companion.
The neiGhbors knew little about her. as she
discouraged any advances. and whenever any
one CHANGED to knock at her door. she met
them with o revolver in her hand and her
faithful dog beside her. ready to ropel any at
tempt atintrusion. On last Sunday the recuse
was found dead In her house. having been
stranGled to DEATH The big dog had appar-
entity defend ed his mistress as we'll as he could.
as the murderer or murderers had found 1t
necessary to kill him. and his body lay close
to that q his late owner. Robbery was un-
lice have learned that the old woman. who it
appears. was quite weal thy despite her miser-
able method Of life. had received on Saturday
10000 marks in dividends upon certain stocks
held by her bankers and no money was found
on the premises when the body was discov-
cred. There is as yet not the slightest clue by
which the mystery Of the murder and robbery
cln be unrayeleu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
HURRICANE AT MAURr11Ua
Mae Vessels Driven Ashore and Others
Badly Damaged.

LONDON. May 1o-A despatch from Cape
Town says that terrible hurricane visited
the island Of Mauritius. colony OF Great
Britain in the Indian Ocean. on the 10Th OF
April. Considerable damage was caused on
the island and to the shipping at Port Louis
Two British barks. the AconcaRua and the
Isaac l. skolfleld. were driven nshore by the
storm. The Aconcsgus. commanded By Capt.
Mowatt, left New York on Nov IA for Port
Louis. and arrived there on March 30. The
Isaac L. skolfleld is from ChattaHong. India
The bark Strathspey and the ships Queen OF
Scots. Sierra PARMA. Eurydice. and Leander.
and the steamers Gladiator and Amaranth
wero also driven ashore. These vessels were
all British. The steamers Pentakota and I'm
balla and the barks Oaklands and William Will
son. all British. we're also damaged. and the
schooner Paula. German. and the Dutch bark
Princess Wihelmina suffered injury. The
storm was one Of the most destructive that
ever visited the island. and came up with
great suddenness. the vessels having no time
to get out to sea before the hurricane was
upon them and bore them irresistibly to the
beach. For time the sky was as dark al
most as night. and the scene was one Of terror
and despair So far as learned. however. no
lives were lost The loss including carRoes. Is
likely to amount to $2.000.000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
The Great Mi..r. str,l. Continues.

LONDON. May 19.-The Durham miners have
again voted in favor Of continuing the strike.
The representatives Of the Miners Federation
Board profess to be deeply aggrieved at what
they consider the unconciliatory course OF the
employers They say that the miners are
willing to arbitrate. and that the employers
show an unbending resolution to adhere TO
ing continues on account OF the strike The
council Of the Yorkshire Miners Association
has resolved that II the Federation Board fail
Miners Federation OF Great Britain to in
crense their levy from siXpence to one shilling
their battle against the unequitable. unjust,
and unnecessary reduction which employers
are demanding.