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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

The reassessment of real estate in
one district of Braxton county shows
an increased valuation over the
former assessment of nearly $780,
600.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

It has been discovered that
smokeless powder is unsafe for
small arms.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13
Bucklen,s Arnlca save.

The Best Salre in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns. and all Skin Eruptions,
and 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. G. VAN
GLIDER, Druggist. [ian4-ly.
The Elizabeth, Writ county, bung
factory employs sixty men, and
turns out 200 barrels of bungs, of
1000 each, daily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

O07 Acres lying on the Kanawba
% River, 6 miles above Point Pleas
ant, and close to X x o. Railroad One
Of the best farms in the Great Kanawha
Valley. Very easy terms.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13
ONE DOLLAR
Will Carry you Through the
Most Important
PRESIDENTIAL
Year I'm the History OF the

The greatest of all issues are to be decided ;
whether as people we are to throw or the
yoke of taxation and become prosperous and
contented, or continue In the old rut OF the
masses laboring forever to enrich the classes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13


Decker Bro. Grand Upright Pisno, $3.50. 90
A Gladiator Watch and Casa $685.
A Lemairc q line Field Glass. o.Ge
A Holman Parallel Bible. 1905
A Venice Parlor Clock. 1901
A High Grade Safety Bicycle. 1861
An Elgin Watch and Boss Case. 25.uo
A Haydock Rice Coil SPRING. ooo J..
Handy Top buggy -. zvo'vv
A Railway Watch in II Karat Case. 95.0U
Allie Scholarship in Waters 80
Commercial College - cow
A Six Octave Champion Organ 21O. 90
A Double Barrel Shot Gun. s0.ue
A Silverene Case jewel Watch. iO.0C
AIiigh Arm Improved Sewing Machine S. oc
A 10 jewel Watch. Bosa Case. 1896
4 Five Octave Parlcr Organ. 1sa. 90
A Gladiator Watch. Dneber Case. 5000
A John @. Dueber Watch { Case. l0.OO
And 50 other valuable premiums viii
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the Weekly Enquirer in April. 1892.
Enclose one dollar for n Years sub.
scription to the Weekly Enquirer, and
CUE = 3
what will be the number of subscriber
IN the five largest lists received from
Nov. /, 81, TO March 81, go.
For same term last winter it was
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The premiums arc 10 lie presented
to those whose guosscs are correct or
nearest correct. For full LIST see
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

DEAIE'S HALL property; situated cor
ID ncr Main and First streets: one Of the
best store rooms in the city; and good Hall
price reasonable; terms TO suit purchaser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

THE AMBROSE DENNIS property
L situated across the Ohio, opposite the
mouth of the kanawha River. This IS one
Of the most desirable summer residences In
the Valley; the view up the Knnnwha and
up and down the Ohio is beautiful; seven
room House; two ciSternS; Barn and out
houses; large and small fruits; Two ocres OF
ground; viii be sold at great bargain Tor
cash.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

~ ACRES; 20 acres cleared and in grass;
4 - r. vein OF coal; on county road; Z
miles from Knnawha Rfver-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-13

AO2 hill land. on Great KAN Win river
miles above Point Pleasant. Price $500
terms easy
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
A QUEER ATTACHMENT.

Maternal instinct in the COW is very
strongly developed, but it is not often that
one Of them will adopt the young of any
other animal after she has lost her calf.
but a case Of that kind happened at Siski-
you recently.
A gentleman named Clark owned a COW
that had been raised around the stable
yard and was something of a pet. she
was called Jess by the members Of the
family.
When her first calf came Jess was the
proudest being in the State. and wanted
every one to see what a beautiful little
thing i. was. She took il on excursions
around tie yard and would not allow any
one TO have moments peace if they came
in view. She was completely wrapped uD
N her young one, and in the effort 10 be
good TO il really had the effect of ending its
existence.
She hung around the house so much that
her owner decided the calf was a NUISANCE
and sent it to the butchers.
Poor Jess was nearly heart-broken and
for several days was lncOnsOlable. She
would wander around the yard and then
suddenly rush to the fence and look in the
direction the calf was taken, as if expect
ing ID to come back that way.
About week after the calf was taken
away a Newfoundland pup was brought to
the house, which soon found its way out to
tie stable-yaTd aud at once commenced to
make friends with Jess. The pups name
was Juno. and the COW at first did not like
her appearance nor the way in which she
broke her solitude.
Juno was very playful. as all Newfound-
land pups are, and never stopped in her
efforts to be taken into Jess confidence
The cow at first would snort and paw the
ground aud try to chase the pup away. But
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11

look at II as go to see the palace OF the
Kaiser, and ii il an evidence of what Amer
lean money backed by American brains an d
90 ri taste can do.
The Germans do not know what an Amer
lean home IS. The people here live aimost
altogether in flats, and butcher, baker
and a candlestick- maker often live in the
same house with count or diplomat. and
the only difference is in the floor or in the
furnishing of the rooms. 1t Is only the
wealthlest who can afford independent es-
adjustments, and you find few whole houses
for rent MIR. Phelps wanted n house to
himself and he wanted il in a fashion Bile
part OF the city. lie looked high and low.
out could find none. He then concluded TO
make one and he selected his corner with
out regard to the people that were in it. He
then sent a man to buy out the tenants.
There were several stores on the ground
floor. He got the storekeepers to give
np their leases for a con sldera.iop.
lie did the same with the fashion,
able people who had fats above these
and TINS went on until he had cleaned out
every tenant of the building. He then leased
TIE building for himself and turned in the
carpenters and the masons. He remodeled
1t IN such way that he has now one of the
hnest houses In Berlin, ana / doubt whether
there are any private residences here which
compare with IL In size. Instead of tramp
ing to the third floor before you get to the
door OF his home you enter now from the
street, and you come into big vestibule or
anteroom. 1t was formerly a store, but 1t
now forms the entrance hall. Ii is about
twenty feet square, and 1t is walled and
carpeted In rich old red. and over the
door opposite the entrance. so that yon
see IL as soon as you come iuto
the room, IS draped the red. white
and blue OF the American flag. This hall
has oaken seats along its sides and there are
great mirrors set into its walls upon tables.
below which are brushes and combs, and il
IS mere that the laekeys and maids wait for
tanned above, and where you stop while
your cards are presented. Passing under
the American flag by bronze statue Of an
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
CAMPING IN A FOREST.
What the Traveller i'm Guiana Hears in
the Silly Night.
Longman's MagazIne


The bats are settling themselves in the
hollow trees or under dense masses of
creepers, making mouselike chirpngs as
they hang themselves up in their places.
Here aud there numbering moth, looking
out for safe retreat until evening, is flut-
tering lazy along before retiring to rest
The owl and goat-sucker shrink before the
light, and also hurry of to their hiding
places. making room for the brilliant FAM
lilies of day birds which are calling and
chipping from the treetops. The weird
voice OF the bowling monkey now horrifes
the stranger filling him with wonder and
firing at eoek-eTow-~'Then flock OF parrots
or macaws is heard screaming far overhead,
their glorious pumage flashing in the morn
ing rays In metallic tints of golden yellow,
green and crimson.
The din would be almost unbearabe were
the birds near at hand; but as they rarely
fly or perch low their voices are mellowed
by distance. Congregating on the boughs
of the highest trees-far beyond the reach
of the Indians gun or blow pipe-they take
their morning meal OF fruits and nuts,
chattering away Ikea lot of rocks in a
elump of old elms.
Here and there toucan makes bis pres
ence known by yelpnG like a puppy.
Looking up, you see the rich colors on his
breast and wonder why his beak Is so large
and apparently uugainly. From the re-
eesses of the forest comes the ring of tbe
campanero. sharp and clear as bell struck
at moderately long intervals. Other birds
utter their characteristic notes, most OF
these being quaint and curious rather than
musical. The birds of the tropics are bril-
liant in their plumage. but are almost
wanting in melody, there being nothing at
ali resembling the chorus which makes the
English woods so delightful on q summers
morning.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11

the pup took all of this ia good nature and
after being chased away would come run
ming back playfully.
After few days Jess seemed to come to
the conclusion that Juno was a harmless
kind Of creature and did not chase her
away.
In short time the two became very inti-
mate and would lie down within short dis
lance Of enc another. The pup was grow
ing larger and one day while the cow was
living down went close up to her and they
seemed TO understand each other.
After that Juno would go 10 sleep close
beside jess and they were constant COM
paniOpS. Many times day the COW would
lick the dog as II 1t was a calf and seemed
10 enjoy It. The dog in turn would lick the
cows nose in a most affeelionate style.
Occasionally they would be allowed to 90
- cut together add hey had the most elegant
times. They would run along the road and
when the cow stopped to rest the dog laid
down near by to see thai nothing happened.
The dog even got so that she would eat
bran from the same bucket as the cow and
never thought Of picking a bone anywhere
except N the stable. She seemed dsap-
pointed that she could not induce the COW
TO test the meat.
The attachment between the two was re-
maTkable and whenever the dog was ab-
sent the Gov appeared TO be As miserable al
she did over the loss of her calf
But there is no telling how the little affair
might have ended had not the COW been
sent To the butcher the same as her calf.
The dog followed her to the gate of the
slau5hter-hOuse and was most downcast be-
cause she was not admitted. She waited
around all day for the cow to come out and
then went home as If thinking she eeuld
have got there by some other road.
The dog never did seem to understand
just what became of the cow. For DAYS she
hung around the neighborhood of the
butchers and was rapidly becoming sick
through The loss of her friend
For several weeks Juno was ineonsolab bic
and one day disappeared. She was not
seen AGAIN for week and then she was
jumping around gladly, and led the first per-
son she met to the stable and proudly ex-
hibiteda seven Newfoundland pups. Her
old friend seemed to be forgotten.
WILL SPANS
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
A FACE DREA1.

What sweet and gentle face is this
That smiles upon me In my drsamsY
What red lips lean my lips to Kiss
What golden h2 T around me Eleamsf
Something IN ali seem II know
Face, smiles and eurIs of long agol
Here. bending weary at my desk
And feeling all that have felt
The dreary street grows picturesque
Its n discs rude in music melt;
And sorrow fnds a sweet release
White lips that loved me whisper "peaceP
All one who loved me in the days
Which mem CRY with her wreath adOrns;
When vi0lets blossomed in the ways
And roses climbed aboy Q the thorns;
Who knew not what IL was to be
Less than world OF love to met
Cream and dream. and still the rare
And deafness vision beauties
My life. and leaves rainbow there
After me storm around my eyes!
The storm that mOIds Itself 10 rest
And dies with sunlight Oh it's breastl
FRANK l.. STANTON.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
A DOGS SORROW.
He Was Broken-fiearted at the Death
of His Master.

well. may be not-may be not" heard
q man say the other day. 1T may be that
the lower animals are incapable of feeling
grief to any great extent, but let me tell you
Of dog my father once had and I think
you Will agree with me that there are x
ceptions 10 the rule.
THE dogs name was Duke One Of the
earliest recollections | have is that of nv
fathers riding into the yard one day with
the little plump pup in his arms.
Duke grew up with us children as
though he were one of the family sure
enough. He would play and eat with US.
and all but sleep with US. There was but
one person In the world he pref erred to us
AID that was my father.
The attachment of Duke TO father was
the wonder of The neighborhood. II was
very seldom they were separated for any
length Of time during the day. and in such a
case they were equally disconsolate
Duke was almost 10 years old when my
father died. AT such time of course no
one could be expected to give much heed to
a dog. | doubt if any one ever thought Of
noticing what effect my fathers death had
bad on Duke until we had moved across
the river into town aud rented the old coun-
Try seat to tenant
Then we couldn't help see it.
Every night that dog would steal from
the house and swim the river to the old
home.
Every morning, in compliance with our
request, the tenant would drive him back
1t was Of little use. however, for Duke
would always come back, and, in a heart
less, detected way, 60 over the old fam liar
haunts where he had always before found
his master.
In some vague way he seemed to realize
that the cemetery held all that was left of
his friend and would spend hours at a time
beside the grave, but always with an uncer-
tain air, as II he were not quite sure.
1.-The change in Duke was matter of con-
Germ TO as all. From the romping, bound
ing. lively fellow of few weeks before ne
had become quiet, dull-eyed chap, full of
midnight winnings and mys FERROUS disap-
peaFanceS.
I'VE knew it was grief that was killing
him.
zone morning after longer search than
usuatNSe found him lying dead in the Gene
terry beside his masters grave
Yes. yes. L know he was only dog OF
course, he was only dog, but | shall always
think he died Of broken heart
{. T. HOWELL
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
American Public Manners
Kate Fields Washington.


grave criticism of American public
manners comes from young SOutherner
WHO has spent many years in Europe and
South America. He was walking down
pennsylvania avenue last Thursday when
the sad procession from the White
House went 10 the train. The curb
stone was fringed with a curious multi
tude, which stood and gaZed without
displaying tie slightest sign of sympathy or
respect. Partly from habit. partly for ex-
ample's sake. this fore gn- bred American
lifted his hat as the hearse passed. Imme-
diately attention was transferred from the
line of carriages to the man who would do
so extraordinary Thing 10 public place.
For a moment he was the center Of obser-
walton for 4 block around: then the main
event OF the day again claimed the eyes of
the crowd.
"a row of animals could have stood and
stared as they did, exclaimed the wrathful
gentleman In telling the incident. IF we
pretend to be human we might IS well take
some trouble 10 justify the claim"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11

bed with the blankets over him. and had
almost gone Ia sleep when he heard the
creature walking around in his room. A
moment later it Jumped up on his bed and
made itself comfortable.
1t drew long breath and went TO sleep
while the minister put in the night SILVER
ing. He was in cramped position. and
was almost afraid TO move. but at last had
to do so. and the beast was not in the least
annoyed at being awakened from its slum-
Der. 1t simply raised its head and moved
down TO the further end of the bed.
From the start the animal acted most
peculiar and did not seem TO have the least
desire OF iujuring those who owned the
house. All it wanted TO do was to be
allowed TO remain inside, and it seemed to
have made up its mind TO do this under any
circumstances.
The minister was In state bordering on
insanity. and expected every moment TO be
devoured. The negro had got up into the
tImbers that formed the roof and stad
there. Along toward morning he sHc-
ceeded in breaking eff a few of the shaGes
In the roof and crewled cut, calling TO the
doctor 10 follow.
The minister concluded he might as veil
end the suspense. sud got up slowly ffom
the bed while the lion watched him care
lessly.
He finally made rush and got out of the
door. while the lion moved up TO the place
he had occupied ana sire ched out.
An hour brought the minister and
the negro 10 the sawmill, where they toll
their story, which the men laughed at
However, the minister concluded be had
enough OF mountain life, and kept on down
the trail and didn't stop for food or water
until he struck Visaiia, where he took the
first train TO Los Angeles.
About week later some of the men from
the mill thought they would go up and sec
what truth there was in the story told by
the minister They had got to within 100
feet of the house when the lion came to the
door and growied. q well-aimed rifle bail
killed her. and when the men went TO the
house TO get their game they heard the
whining OF cubs inside
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
THE MYSTIC QUEEN
Annie BeSant as Woman
and Teacher.
TER ORATORICAL
GIFTS.
She Is To-Day One of the Most-Taiked-
About Representatives of Her Sex
Before the Public.
Written for THE MORNING CALL

Annie Besant, who is to lecture in this
city early in January. enjoys the distinction
OF being for the time one of the most
talked about representatives OF her sex be-
fore the public. This is due in part to the
reputation she has gained as writer and
lecturer; and, partly, to complete change
OF belief regarding the mysteries of human
existence. From materialsm, she has
passed completely over GO spiritualiSm: from
atheism. to pantheism. aud from a scoffer
at the supernatural, to an avowed belief in
that which she contra-disting uishes as
magic" To communicate instantly with a
teacher. hid in the Businesses of the Hima-
layas, is a mere triHe In her repertoire Of
magical accomplishments. After stormy
denial OF soul, also. she not only AYERS
that there is one. but that it reincarnates in
nuinberless bodies, and that in fact she
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
CAPTURED A BULL MOOSE.
But it Took a Heap of Patience To
Get the Animal in Hand.
Moneton Transcript

Moncton Transcript
Hunter Sellick has for several wears bee n
the possesSor of two fine cow moose. and
his great ambition has been to go into the
moose-raising business. Year after year he
has endeayoTed to capture a male moose.
but up TO this winter failed. Some time ago
he left Moncion for the forest country lying
between the head waters of the Tobigue
and Mramichi rivers. For days his search
was unavaiiing until one day. about thirty
miles away from any settlement and in the
heart OF the forest, he sighted the object of
his search.
1t was magnificent specimen fully six
feet high. AT this season its antlers had
been shed, but the new ones were aIre adv
jutting forth The dogs were sci to nippinc
the moose in the rear, driving it toward a.
tree. SellieK. creeping around. suddenly
threw his lasso over the animals head.
twisted the rope around a tree and had the
moose prisoner.
1t is comparatively easy for successful
hunter to bring home dead moose but il ia
not so easy with live one. Ii took five
weeks, climbing over the hills, wading the
morasses or fording the rivers which
marked the thirty miles distanre between
the scene Of the capture and the first seftle-
meBt. The hunter at times had TO employ
a catamaran 20 cross the streams the mouse
swimming behind. Finally he reached the
lntercolonal, took a boxear. which was
just high enough for the moose, and brought
MS prize 10 Moneton.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11

on the south bank Of the Congo. Here the
white agents engage their capitas, or chiefs
of caravans, to whom they distribute ra-
tons for the stipulated number OF men and
give couple OF cotton handkerchiefs for
each porter as advance payment. Some
days or weeks after the bargain is made
with the chief. be appears with his men at
Matadi with paper given by the agent
certifying that ha has been engaged to fur
nish certain number of men for a trip to
Stanley Pool The goods awaiting trans
portation are then given to his party. Very
often the caravan is not accompanied by
single white man; and il is noteworthy
that within the past four years. during
which hundreds of thousands of loads have
been carried on the backs of men to and
from Stanley Pool. not a single article in
trusted TO these black caravans has disap-
peared. The natives faithfully deliver,
either at Matadi or a. Leopodvllle. the pack
ages confided to them. This is eloquent
testimony to the fact that blacks are not
destitute of honesty.
Ii often happens that the chief is not able
to supply at once the number of men he had
stipulated TO furnish. He may have agreed
20 appear with sixty carriers, while, in fact,
he presents himself with only twenty. He
Is, therefore. indebted to the recruiting
agent for forty payments of ration money
or goods. He, however. faithfully fulfills
the condition OF his contract. and If all the
men he has agreed to supply do not appear
~ NoJ IHc 10 W DIAL iic
furnishes them later. He keeps q sort of
running account with the recruiting agent,
and it often happens that one of these agents
will have 1000 or 5000 loads of these goods on
the road at once.
When the chief and his men transport
their loads TO the stipulated place they get
receipt for the goods and then return to
Lukungu, where they are paid. The natives
have learned TO have confidence in their
white employers, and knowing that they will
be fairly remunerated for their work they
engage without hesitation in the service OF
the whites. The cost of transportation be-
tween Matadi and Stanley Pool is about 10
cents pound. or course this is very heavy
tax upon the whites. and they are all eager
Tor the day to come when the railroad will
be completed and their goods can be trans
ported for at least ne-quarter of the present
cost.