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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
a MAN WHO wAs Real SAVING.

He Appeared Terribly Mean to Observ-
er, but He Had n Good Heart.
'Ionce travelled for mill building
company as expert miller, 5" said F.
NJ. TatlOw of The Southwestern Mil
Ter. My business was TO visit mills
the company had constructed, put
them in operation and get an accept
ance. In this line once went to a
western town to start upa remodeled
mill, and about the first thing fig
ured out was that in the proprietor
of the mill had struck 1.-The mean
est man" went into his Office for
a match to light a lantern, and he
took the lantern from my hand and
went down 70 the furnace, lit it with
a splinter and brought it back to me-
If he saw bent nail on the floor, he
would pick it up, straighten it and
put it in the nailbox; if the nail was
broken;lhe would throw tin a scrap
IRON box he kept near by Once l
saw HIM pick up a single grain of
wheat from the floor and throw it in
the grain hopper, saying, Tt was in
danger of being stepped on and
ruined
In mill operating the miller fire.
quently samples flour by putting an
ounce or more on a paddle prepared
for the purpose and smoothing it out
with an ivory trier, and sometimes
these samples are dipped in water to
indicate color when the -four is made
into dough. Through familiarity with
this work millers oftentimes become
careless in regard to samples and will
scrape the remains of the dry flour
off the board on to the floor. and the
wet sample is of course ruined. When
began to sample the flour of the new
mill, he wanted to know if 'couldn' t
just as well put the dry -four back in
the chest and use smaller samples for
dipping 1 put him down in my
mental memorandum as bad and con-
stantly growing worse, and / insti-
tuted little inqulsition by testing
the flour oftener and using larger
samples and forced the punishment
to the limit.
Late one evening the old man and
We're standing near the mill talking
when two little boys came from the
mill, and the smaller of the two was
crying bitterly. What's the matter,
my SOM asked the old man. What
are you crying aboutT I'm cryin
COS 1 amt goin to git no supper, said
the little thing. And why are you
not going to have some supperT Cos
ma amt got no -four nor no money to
buy it with, and they won't let us
have any at the mill Come back to
the mill with me, and 1 will see about
that, said the old man. And taking
them into the mill, he put as much
flour in their sack as the elder boy
could carry. put their name on the
1850
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
An Extensive Family.

a strange arrival lately took place
at Barcelona. An old man of 90,
who had left the town in his youth
to seek his fortune in America, reap
peared with suite of over 200 per-
soma very large family. He had
been married three times and
brought back to Barcelona with him
Is daughters, of whom 6 were wild
ows and married; 90 sons. some of
whom were widowers and others
married; 81 granddaughters, some
of whom were married, and AZ grand
sons, and among the rest 8 great
grandsons. These, with their wives
and husbands and children, made up
the large family.-Exchange.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
The Reyenreful Aliirator.

The Trinidad Field Naturalist's
Club Magazine has an interesting pa
per by Mr.. S. Devenish ON alligator
shooting in that island, where it is
vulgarly supposed that if any one
touches an alligator's nest he is in
great danger from the 'smaman cal
MAN. mother alligator. Once while
surveying ON the left bank of the
Caroni Mr.. Devenish came ON a nest
and was deserted by his men. Being
armed with bowie knife and cutlass,
he demolished the nesta took some
of the eggs to hatch near fountain
in his garden. After few days the
little alligators appeared, 'stilI adj
herring to the shells by their umbil-
ical cords, briskly showing fight when
approached, dragging their shells be-
hind them and rushing with open
jaws at anything presented to them
and madly biting it. p
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
Robbing the Pawnbroker.

A man has been found who is able
to get the best of pawnbrokers- He
Is a smooth individual, flashing dia-
monds and fine clothes. He enters a
shop and offers to pawn watch
worth about 5000. He agrees to let it
go up for $50, and the pawnbroker is
glad to get it at the price While the
proprietor of the shop is getting the
money, the man cleverly substitutes
another watch exactly similar in ap
pearance to the first one, but with a
possible market value of 81. He gets
the money and vanishes. One pawn
broker thus. far has reported the
game to the police 1t is not known
how many have been touched up in
this way, but it is thought that there
are number of them.-Minneapolis
Tribune
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
"And do you believe itl"
Certainly I do"
An 1mpediment TO nnnctnr.

Among a number of young men
who We're recently visiting the city
was one who has a lively sense of
humor and an impediment in his
speech. Agerman was given in their
honor, and the hostess observed that
this particular young man did not
dance.
I am surprised not to see you
dancing, she said Don't you care
''oh, yves, he replied.
''Then why haven't you gotten a
partner and Joined in the amuse-
mentf'
"w-w-wen," he explained, tits
th-this way Ih-h-haye tried several
t-t-times. B-b-but b-by the thine 1
have succeeded in t-telling ag-g-girl
wh-what I w-want, th-the music-s
s-s-stopped- Washington Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
An Electric Hand Lamp.

Russian engineer officers have been
experimenting with an electric hand
lampof Russian invention. 1t seems
to be well adapted to the inspection
of mines and trenches at night. The
lamp CIR lantern is in the form of a
tube q feet long, the interior being
made of tin. Tiny cells forming a
battery are placed in this tube and
connected in special manner. The
light is inclosed in SIX plates of glass
at the top of the tube, and the bril-
iancy is regulated by screw at the
lower end. New York Telegram,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

order book for a sack next day ana
sent them away happy.
I looked at him in amazement and
asked, Don't it break your heart to
do anything like that saving as you
aref Ny friend, said he, you mis-
judge me. If it were not for the
strictest economy, Iwould not be able
to do anything at all for the helpless
and needy; am to give to the poor
all save by frugality.' 1 afterward
learned that of all the big hearts in
the place his was the biggest and
whitest. The most generous man in
town, said all who knew him. st
Louis Republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
See the WORLDS Fair for Fifteen Cents.

Upon receipt of your address and fiji
teen cents in postage stamps, we will
mail you prepaid our SOUVENIR PoRTFo-
LILO OF THE WoRLD's COLUMBIAN EXPOSE
TON, the regular price is Fifty cents. but
as we want you to have one, we make
the price nominal. You will find it a
work of art and thing to be priced. 1t
contains full page vies of the great
buildings, with descriptions OF same,
and is executed in highest style of art.
Ii you are not satisfied with it, after you
get it, we will refund the stamps and let
you keep the book. Address
ii. E. BUCkLN q Co,
Chicago. Ill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
a NosEeAY FoR a EAYRE MAYBE

Shall ! wish q lightsome heart care free,
Dearest mayde. for theoS
All, mol not sol
Better that thou have a trusting heart,
Bidding care depart.
Thus losing wool
SHAH I wish for thee a garden fayre,
Fun OF roses rare5
All. no! not so
Roses oftentimes have thorns concealed.
Though they fragrance yield
Yet cause they woei
win only wish one garden plot,
Maiden. for thy lot,
So lowl 50 lowI
Ntolets, within the pleasant shade
By their own leaves made,
Therein shall grow.
So the passerby shall fragrance win
From the flowers within,
So lOWi so lowl
Though the dainty blooms be not In sight
Fresh as true delight
Shall he know.
Could any sweeter nosegay offer7
Fairer could prOfrer2
All, MOI not soi
What can sweeter be thar heartsease
rare2
What can be more fair
Than viOlets or
Helen Percy in Good Housekeeping.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

In working with the spade thepro-
portion of right handed men grasp
the spade with the left and push with
left foot and right hand, though,
when using an ak, the same individ-
uals would grasp farthest down with
the right The Persians mount their
horses from the right side, which is
the different side from that mounted
BY Europeans.-Chambers Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
Bucklen,s Arnica SaIye.

he Best SdIre in the world for Cuts,
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
iains, Corns, and ali Skin Eruptions
md positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
4uired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by A. C. VAN.
GLIDER. Druggist. [ian4-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

The attorney had made motion
for a new trial in civil action, and
the judge looked it over carefully.
"Um, he said thoughtfully, 'tum.
This sets forth that the verdict was
unsupported by the evidence, was
contrary to the evidence, was against
the weight of the evidence, and that
the evidence was insufficient to sup
port the verdict as to any,or all of
the issues. because of errors of the
justice in admitting and excluding
evidence, errors of law in the in
structions to the jury, improper con-
duct on the part of counsel for the
caveatOr In addressing the jury and
in bills of exceptions. "
Eyes, your honor, replied the at
torney.
"And do you believe tit"
Certainly do"
"Well, well, and the Judge grew
sympathetic, Its a pity that the
judge and attorneys and officials and
jury and witnesses in that court
don't know as much as you do. 1t
really is, because if they did it would
save me great deal of worry and
bother. Wouldn't you like to have
a job as court instructor or some
thing of that ort2''-Detroit Free
Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
All Free.

Those who have used DIR. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those
who have not, have now the opportunity
to try it Free. Call on the advertised
Druggist and get Trial Bottle, Free.
Send vour name and address to II. E.
Bucklin & Co, Chicago. and get n
Free. as well as a copy of Guide to
Health and Household Instructor, Free.
All of which is guaranteed TO do you
good and cost you nothing, For sale at
YanGiIder's Drug Store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

tits well to remember, for use in
cases of illness where the burning
thirst of the patient cannot be as
suaged by cracked ice or water, that
a teaspoonful of glycerin will afford
prompt and comparatively long re
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

There are IS, 600 Poles in thechief
American cities-24,O COO in Chicago,
10000 in Milwaukee, 1000 in Buffalo,
600 in New York, 1000 in Cleve-
land, 1900 in Pittsburg and 2, geo in
PHILADELPHIA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
a New Idea.
Publisher-You are Mr. Edison

11Sk445-yLA = NJs'1 s'I4
Publisher Mr.. Edison, I'll give
you $1,000 and royalties if you will
invent 1000 new excuses for dudes
who don't pay tailors' bills. I'll pub
fish 'em at my own expense, and
we'll make a fortune. Harper's Ba-
Zar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09

The most curious animal in the
world is the Ornithorynchus para
doxus of Australia. 1t is shaped like
an otter, has fur like a beaver, is
web footed like a swan, has bill
like a duck, tail like fox, is am
phibious and lays eggs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
EASTERN DIvIMoN-NonrH nouND.

Trains marked 20 daily, ell other trains daily
lit, nearest agent S.;.5o 'enfraI Tines for
FOL er. which contains genera ana valuable In.
formation -
Before deciding uI,on a ionie conf.r ,rfin
Agent of these lines or address
JIM. FEaRIs. MoulroN Houx
fsrni N'r7-rr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-09
II. q q. n. n.
Ohio River Railroad Co.

on and amer Monday, Aprfl =. PASSENGER
Trains VIII run as followss
%Daily. iDaily Except Sunday
SSo,,,I, Ts5,,,,,I ,Sss,,1,sI Ti-,7-,7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

pweilers in the national capital are seriously
concerned to the conditions which prevail
b places so vicious and near its borders as is
tAat den Of iniquity, that training school OF
cyime-Jsckson City. The legislature Of the
sAte Of Virginia very properly and in the face
a adverse influences operated in many in
stances by men who Law claim to respectability
esaesed law for the punishment OF gam
bling and betting races The especial
object Of the bill was the breaking ND Of pool
rooms In which men and boys congregated to
bet on races that were run outside of the state
o. Thursday the Virginia court Of appeals de-
cidsd that SO far Is these pool rooms we're con-
ceened the statute was imperative. The con-
tsation of counsel for the pool sellers was that
. Virginia court had no jurisdiction over a
BET made by telegraph when the person
70 whom the bet was wired was in
another state and three Of the judges held that
the poin: taken was sound; two judges dis
seated. "a bet Is . wager between two or
mere persons. II involves q concurrence of
wis; that is, there must be an offer to bet
on one side and accepted on the other. When
the offer 10 accepted, and not before, the bet
ting becomes complete. bet. like an ordi-
nasy contract, may be made by telegraph,
and when an Offer to bet 10 accepted by tele-
graph the acceptance, - in the case Of . con-
troet, takes eject when the message Of accept
sass is delivered 70 the telegraph company for
transmission and not when it 10 received by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

other party. If, therefore. An offer to bet is
telegraphed by person in this city to another
in New York and the latter accepts by tele-
graph, the betting Is done not in Richmond.
but New York. because the offer, being accepted
there, takes effect there" The accuracy Of the
judicial reasoning will not be Questioned
but both the judicial perspicuity as well - the
Intelligence of the states representatives at
fault if 1t is imagined for moment that any
Of the bets made in pool room are necessarily
telegrsphed to other pool rooms or to the
tracks where the races are being run. For the
purpose Of lodging the laws provisions the
operators may make such pretensss
as were perhaps used to deceive the
Virginia court Of appeals, but every one who
has any acquaintance with pool room methods
knows that the bets are offered and accepted in
the one place. 1t may be that smendatory
legislation IL necessary to put . stop to the
evil. II % the legislature cannot do better
than devote SO much as is necessary of its time
and energy to uprooting the pool selling evil.
And Washington, having no pool selling within
its borders, will assist, approve and applaud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Slowly. but with force that is not diminished
by deliberation, the home rule bill is moving
on to its final stage. Last night it passed the
house of commons with majority of forty
three in Its favor. Prior to the vote-vhich
was strong evidence of popular approval of the
measure-there was the customary debate, and
in this the aged but not enfeebled premier
easily bore away the honors and added another
leaf to the wreath which he SO properly
and proudly wears. The bill now goes
to committee and there it will probably remain
for some time. When the measure is reported
there will be further debate and new amend
ments and if the bill is not then thrown oat it
will be read third time and passed. Then the
house of lords will get hold of it, but what
will happen to it while in the keeping Of the
peers can hardly be predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Whether or not the investigation which be-
gan today into the administration Of the affairs
of the Weather Bureau results in proving that
the Chief Of that Bureau has been guilty OF
fayoritism, or of shielding incompetent en-
ployes, or Of improper conduct Of any kind in
the management of his Office, it has afforded
the Chief an opportunity Of pointing out the
advances made by the Bureau, and the in
creased usefulness it has attained since its
transfer from military control to one
Of the civilian departments Of the government.
There are some suggestions IN the reply made
by Chief Harrington to the charges against him
which are worthy of consideration as appllea-
BILE not to this case only but to many cases
where charges Of similar character are made by
indictments in office. He complains Of an
effort "to magnify . condition Of things liable
to occur in all departments into an extraordi-
nary condition Of crime ard Encouragement"
There is always danger upon the change of ad-
miniytration. lest efficient officers Of the gov
eminent suffer because of practices long coun-
tenanced and for which these officers are not
directly responsible. Prof. Harrington has
also. seemingly, some ground of COM
plant as to the manner in which
the inquiry which concerns his official
reputation 50 closely has been conducted.
For some reason the officials In charge of the in
vestigation determined first TO make inquiry
into matters Of minor importance, such as are
usually left to police courts, and which had, in
part, already been brought before the police
court, leaving the more serious accusations as
TO administration by the head of the bureau,
TO rest as though it YVES unimportant mat
ter The effect Of this mode of procedure,
whether such was intended or not, was to raise
cloud ofdust calculated to obscure public vision.
Nov that the inquiry into the graver charges
has been opened the public good requires the
fullest and fairest inquiry. In case the charges
made against Prof. Harrington are sustained
the course TO be taken by the Secretary Of Ag-
riculsure Is PLAIN. Meanwhile no harm will be
done in an effort to give fair treatment to an
o<1csr whose public service has been Of . char
sctsr TO win very general commendation-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

And now begin the operations of those pre-
datory beings who devote their nights to steal
ing flowers that were intended to aid in the
annual identifying of the private and public
parks. If the thievishness had benev-
olent motive behind; if it was done
for the Frightening Of sick chambers
or the qualification of those who rarely see
choice buds then the crime would be less
serious but as the invariable object is gain the
dishonesty should meet with speedy and
stern repression. Washington justi-
fably proud Of its parks. for their
like is not easily to be found. The bright
colors and charming fragrance belong to rich
and poor alike and they best serve their CRATE
ful ard elevating purposes in those places where
the ownership is common and not individual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Sometimes justice is so slow that evil doors
escape, but when its progress is delayed by
those whose duty it is to accelerate its move
ments great wrong may result. Lizzie Borden,
charged with the murder of her parents, has
been confined in Taunton Jail for seven months
and it seems now Is though she would not be
tried for two or three months yet. People who
are supposed to know something about the con-
duct OF the case say that the extreme delibera-
tiop shown by the state is due to fatal weak
ness in the available testimony and that the
policy OF non-action is being worked with the
hope that evidence may develop in the interim.
Such dilatory maneuvers disgrace the state that
permits them to be. Speedy trial is the right
of every prisoner. Ordinarily the laws delays
in criminal cases are interposed by the accused.
The government cannot afford to initiate the
tactics Of the consciously guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Some OF our English brethren are too easily
disturbed. They have been giving loud ex-
preston to language loaded with indignation
because modern Jacobins have been standing
the queen on her head by stamping their
letters with the stamps stuck on wrong end up.
OF course 1t annoys loyal subject Of her
majesty Victoria when any one deliberately in
verts a postage stamp on a letter SO as to place
the sovereign's head in an undisniied position.
but if the foolish and puerile effort to insult
was unnoticed tine feeble-miEded tormentors
would soon desist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

1t appears that Secretary Carlisle meant by
his statement that he would not maintain the
gold reserve. Now that the event has made
clear his meaning, it seems strange. of course,
that any other Interpretation could have been
placed upon his words. We always really
thought that this what the Secretary
meant. aud We trust that those papers which,
like the New York Sun. prophesied that he
meant something very different, feel properly
ashamed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22
Even Mr.. PuIitser Obiects.

There can be no doubt that the lowering Of
the American flag has produced very unfavor-
able impression even among those who, like the
World, we're rssolutely opposed to the scheme
for taking into the sisterhood Of States, either
forcibly or otherwise. this PARKWAY habitation
Of mongrel Japs, Chinese and Kanakas. No
one who has fought for that flag or who would
now fight for it likes TO see it lowered, even at
the behest Of blunt-wittsd Commissioner in
trusted, it would appear, with far too dis
cretionary power-Ne,o York World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

One of the desirable results that must surely
follow the construction of an electric road con-
Meeting Baltimore with this city will be a con-
siderable reduction in railway fares. With
much Of the present unreasonable financial
barrier removed Baltimoreans who never could
afford to see as much of the truly beautiful as
they should may frequently visit the national
center of statesmanship, art, literature and
science. 1t will be great day for Baltimore
when the prospective road is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

The Washington ice men, following the ex-
ample Of the congressman who insisted upon
closing the worlds fair on Sunday, refuse to
deliver their cooling commodity on that day.
But the statesmen IN that city reassuringly re-
feet that ice purchased on Saturday can be
preserved In even the hottest weather long
enough 10 cool the Sunday morning cocktail
Colorado Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

yoyagers who never traversed the bounding
main in anything less substantial than q mon
ster ocean steamship should take look at the
caraveis that are precise replicss Of those Co.
lumbus commanded. Then they will conclude
that Christopher was a bigger and drawer man
than they had ever imagined he WAS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22

Strange. isn't It? While the Civil Service
Reform Association of Philadelphia was criti-
cising President Cieveland's administration and
abusing him for his alleged complaisance to
Office seekers several thousand democrats in
this city and elsewhere we're using language
unfit for publication because the President was
too much Of a civil-service reformer