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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
rho city and tho River.

A river flowing 'thwart town saw,
Where many n wharf pushed out from either
win many a warehouse. gabled. grim and
nk
wedssal in between. whilst. mid the night ali
raw,
Turrets and domes loomcd dimly. and the NAV
or some huge Jail uprote whose chains mus
clank,
Dirgclikc, meascmed. DER roofs. set rank on
OF palace homes and cots of mud and straw.
And, 10. inverted. midst the misty night.
Their million scintillations In that wave
The city lamps reflected, all alight,
And then one boat, like 10 n pilot brave,
Forsook its qnay and seaward bent its flight,
While to its prov those spectral sparklel
clave. William Struthers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
POINT PLEASANT MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. TUESDAY, MAY
rhe SUNNI Hear..

A boon from heaven Is the sunny heart
That can light those days so dreary
When the flesh is worn and weary
And so assunge the keenest smart.
tmay not know what Tho year win bring
OF gladness or OF sorfow.
Nor what tie near tomorrow
Atilwart its sky nt dawn may fling.
Yet'neath the strain Of grief intense,
Under all gtress whatever,
The brave trust faileth never
That for each los comes recompense.
: Iteould not play the common scold,
FuminS, complaining. carping,
And on this one string harping
Tflltiincless, dark and cold.
God made it for the nobler wor
Offountains fresh unsealing
And beauties new revealing,
Though by old beaten ways they Iurk.
Andits bright song, with glad refrain,
tightening the lOwlIest mission,
Shall nearer bring fruition
Schemcs that would paradise reGainI
Springfield Republican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
Wanted to be a Boy Agnin.

The following has a true ring:
"I'd like to be boy again, without
VOC or care, with freckles scat
tered on my face, and hay seed in
my hair; I'd like to rise at 4 o'clock
and do a hundred chores, and saw
the wood and feed the hogs and lock
the stable doors; and herd the hens
and watch the bees and take the
mules to drink, and teach the turk
eys how to swim SO that they
wouldn't sink; and milk about one
hundred COWS and bring in wood to
burn, and stand out in the sun all
day and churn and churn; and wear
brothers cast-off clothes and walk
four miles to school, and get lick
ing every day for breaking some old
rule, and then get home again at
night and do the chores once more,
and milk the cows and feed the hogs
and curry mules galore; and then
crawl wearily up stairs to seek my
little bed and hear dad say: eThat
worthless boyl He isn't worth his
breadr I'd like to be boy again,
boy has SO much fun; his life is
just round of mirth from rise to
set of SUI; 1 guess there's nothing
pleasanter than closing stable doors
and herding hens and chasing bees
and doing evening chores"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
An Incident Recalled.

Mr.. Frank English, wife and two
children, of Bloomington, Ills, ar
rived in Hinton Friday eveningls
and spent several days at Mr.. Jake
a. Rifles. Mrs English is daugh-
ter of the late David 81. Rife and is
well known in this community. Mrs.
English's present visit recalls an in
cident of her last visit to this county.
Mrs. English's mother was upon her
death-ted, in February, 1891, and
the absent daughter made hurried
trip from Bloomington here to see
her. The train upon which she
came was to stop at Rifles Switch,
which was within stones throw of
tho then residence of Mrs. English's
brother, ]. A. Rifle, and passed that
point early in the night. When tho
train arrived friends were at the
switch to receive Mrs English, but
the train did not stop. One mile
mile further on the train stopped
and put Mrs. English of. The night
was very dark, and Mrs. English
supposing that she was near her
brothers house began to look about,
but having come out of well light
ed car, it was impossible to see any
thing in the extreme darkness. She
had a young baby and the night
was cold and damp. She became
somewhat alarmed at her predica-
mcnt, and grave fears for the infant
in her arms, took possession of her.
However, she was of brave dispo-
sition and knew that it would not
do to become frightened. She there
fore remained, as calmly as her un-
pleasant plight wonld permit, near
the railroad track. After a whiIe
the intense darkness was relieved,
by having remained in it, and she
began to look about for shelter. She
climbed the bank, with valise and
baby, and discovered that she was
near house and she made her way
to it and discovered that it was a
school house. Fortunately it was
unlocked and school having been
in session that day, little fire still
remained in the stove and the room
was warm. Having thus found
comfortable shelter, Mrs. English
contented herself to stay there for
the night. Her little one slept
sweetly and was comfortable. AS
the night waned the moon came up
and she being acquainted with the
country, discovered that she was
about mile and half from her
fathers residence. Her first idea
was to undertake the trip home
with her baby in her arms, but
finally she came to the conclusion
that as she was not strong enough
10 carry the babe, it would not be
prudent to do SO and she wrapped
the little one up nicely and left it
upon one of the benches in the
warm school house, and on foot she
made her way through the mud and
water to her fathers house. She
aroused the family and her brother
caught up horse and buggy and
together they went back to the
school house and got the little one,
who had evidently slept sweetly
during its mothers absence, and
Mrs. English's baggage, and she
was soon safely landed, baby, bag
gage and all, at her fathers home.
This incident goes to show bra
very and presence of mind in the
lady, which many women and some
men, would not have shown under
similar circumstances.-Htnton In
dependent Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
What Old Maids Are.

A recent writer thus gracefully
defines maiden ladies: "The unde-
livered package at the express of
fee. They were originally intend
ed for somebody; but the parties to
whom they were. addressed have
never appeared, or else they had
the wrong address, or the ad.
dress somehow got oblit-
Grated. Often very valuable par.
cells, which would have given great
joy if they had been delivered to
consignee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16


To praise true merit do thou he the frst,
Nor stay till others loud declare it's right.
Who waits till all commend Is like the bird
Who mocks the songs Of those of creates
might
The first load peal of yonder deep toned bell
Isworth thousand echoes of its tone.
Tho voice that loud prociaiIns n deed is great.
Is praise indeed. cen though n be alone.
True merit well deserves the praise of ALI
And often lie who does not say tits we'll,
When noble deeds aro done By humble men,
Within his heart hides sin. II truth you tell.
Be slow to charge another with an act
That you yourself would never stoop to do,
Lest your own conscience sting you in the end.
Should your unkind suspicious prove untrue
Give unto each his due, whate'cr It be,
Nor tremble at your voice should you not find
When once you've said what honestly yor
think
Your own words echoed from another mindI
Florence Bailey Farnsworth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
Good Prescription.


Try the following prescription;
taken hourly each day, it will make
you a sound, sensible, lovable per-
son:
Don't worry.
Don't hurry.
"Two swift arrives as tardily as
too slow"
Sleep and rest abundantly.
Spend less nervous energy each
day than you make.
Be cheerful. ga light heart lives
long"
Think only healthful thoughts
"As man thinketh in his heart
so is he."
"seek peace and pursue it,"
"Work like a man, but don't be
worked to death"
Avoid passion and excitement
A moments anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy people
Health is contagious as we'll as dis.
ease.
Don't carry the whole world on
your shoulders, far less the universe
Never despair.
"Lost hope is fatal disease"
Don't be mean, near, close, penu,
rious. There are other people il
the world besides you.
Don't catch the know-all disease
it is worse than the cholera.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16

Jno. Railey, Tennessee farmer in
hard luck, has just been made happy
by the receipt of $685. from F. x.
Waldron, of Reading, Pa, being in
full payment with 6 per cent. inter-
est for a horse which Waidron, then
a soldier, appropriated from Railey' e
stable in 1864.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
Character in Footprfnts.

The latest fad to be induIged in
by the seashore this summer is
''ponthomancy," OF fate by foot
prints. 1t has superseded palmis-
try, and now it viii be possible to
tell by toe joints and curves whether
you are amiable or not, why you
are not happy, though married, and
all the rest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
why L Sing.

sing. oh. what else should 1 do
While heart keeps fresh and life keep
new,
While spirit pulses beat within,
And there are victories to win7
sing. Imprisoned songs grow sad
1t is their birthright to be glad.
Their birthright to be free and ny,
AS happy birds in air and sky.
Who nestle low or seek the stars,
But were not made for prison bars.
sing. Perchance my cong will be
A song of tender ministry.
Some listening ear mny bend to hear
Some weary heart feel life more dear,
And evermorc the echo hold
OF what in simplest song told.
-Rosalie Vanderwater.
What is the boosted good
That wealth, that power, can own2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
No Business Man.

Brace-Bent's failure is regarded
as very bad one.
Bagley-How SO?
Brace-With his opportunities he
should have failed for at least twice
that amount.-Truth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16
A MiscaIenIafIon.

Mother-Now, never let me catch
you at that jam again.
WiIlie-I-I-tried not to let you
catch me this time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16

Main St. Robt. U. BrOoking, Rector. Servi-
ces every lst and Sd Sunday, II a m, and ev-
cry Sunday 7::Sl y. IN. Holy Communion list
sunday in each month. Sunday School at
$50 a. III. octi-tf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16

What is the bonstcd good
That wealth, that power, can own2
Better be loved slave
Than hated ON n tbrona
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16

Try the following prescription;
taken hourly each day, it will make
you sound, sensible, lovable per-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
Making Imitation Diamonds.

The material in which imitation dia-
monds are produced is called strass,
from the name of its inventor, German
jeweler who flourished at the beginning
of the present century. 1t is perfectly
colorless and transparent glass, or rather
crystal, of irreproachable purity, COM
posed of rock crystal, or of white sand,
mixed with oxide of lead, arsenical acid
and other ingredients. Its preparation
demands infinite care and multitude
Of precautions, to avoid the possibility
of the slightest flaw or bubble being
introduced into the mass, from which
are then cut the false gems in the pro-
portions desired. Small or medium
sized diamonds produce much better
effect than do large ones.
For the best forms of imitation jewel
ry they are cut by the same workmen
that are employed in executing that
function with real stones. Their task is
much easier, owing to the comparative
softness of strass, a quality which causes
ornaments in imitation diamonds to lose
very speedily their brilliancy and their
deceptive aspect. To remedy this state
of things imitation emeralds, rubies and
sapphires are often set with layer or
slice cut from real precious stone of in
ferior value and cemented with trans
parent and colorless compound ON the
top of the false gem. so as to cover it
completely. --Ladies' Home Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
An Apparent Paradox.

81 had always been taught that cold
contracts and heat expands" said Har
old Burwell, but | have had an ex-
perience that is different. In my office
| use incandescent lights, and on my
desk | have an upright bulb, with "a
standard The shade was broken on it,
and placed it on top of the desk in a
corner between the wall and cabinet
of pigeonholes. The other morning on
entering the Office l hung my derby hat
on this bulb. Later on | went into an
adjoining room, which was dark, and
needing some light pushed the button
in the wall that set the electric lamps
afame. The lights gave the place such
cheerful aspect, it being a stormy day
outside, that did not turn them off. At
noon, when | was going out TO lunch,
reached for my hat, and it WAS baked.
1.-The incandescent lamp, which had
been aglow all the while, had made it
very hot, and the leather band was so
drawn and contracted that / couldn't
get my hat on my head. 1t simply sat
on the top OF my Uranium like those tiny
hats that variety comedians sometimes
wear. l held it on as best | could and
went out. The wind caught and carried
it long enough to give it a thorough cool
ing. 1t was long before the band re-
Taxed and the hat was all right again, so
far as fitting my head was concerned.
If that wasn't first class case of heat
contracting and cold expanding, I'd like
to know what contraction and expansion
are. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
After Dinner Speakipp.

An after dinner speech should never
be wholly facetious, unless the speaker
Is very facetious indeed and cuts his
speech short. 1t should not be frivolous
even when the speaker is full of frivolity
It must not under any circumstances be
silly, though there be people who laugh
at Stiffness. 1t must not be too long
winded, or highly exciting, or overheavy
or ultra argumentative, or entirely sta
tistical, or in the least rancorous. An
after dinner speech should be appropriate
to the occasion and delivered on time
1t may contain some essential thoughts,
some strokes of humor, some scraps OF
knowledge, some bits of fancy, some
sound reasons, some good whims, some
green dressing and little fat.
Every ablebodied man of New York is
apt to be an after dinner speaker some
time in his life. 1t is possible that a!
many as 5000 after dinner speeches have
been made here during one winter sea
son. One man has record of 10 of then
for single week, three of them for one
evening.
We have heard some tiptop after din.
ner speeches, few. We have heard
others that were wearisome, inappropri
ate, exasperating, enfeebling or foolish
We have heard several which were rant
or drivel.
A good many men have won renowr
by making clever after dinner speeches
New York Sun
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
The Blue of Sappbires.

Star sapphires are generally of gray
ish blue tint, and the star is exhibited in
its greatest perfection when looked at by
the light of the sun or candle. The
sapphire is found of all tints and shades
of blue, but the color which approx
mates to the shade formerly called "bleu
du roi" is the most valuable. A really
fine sapphire should appear blue by arti-
fetal light as well as by day. This stone
is found in crystals generally of much
larger size than the ruby. The name
sapphire" is perhaps the only one which
runs through all languages with very
slight alteration--the Hebrew name
sapphir, the Chalda sapirinon, the Greek
zaffiros, the Latin sapphirus, etc.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07

In the olden times in Japan all the dali
mics similar to the old English lord) had
great sport with falcons, as they went
out to the field to catch other birds with
falcons. The falcons were tanned well
and used to catch large birds, mostly
cranes. When people now go out hunt
ing with falcons, the men in charge hold
the falcons upon their fingers. AS soon
as one sees any bird he let's the falcon
rush at the bird; as soon as the falcon
reaches the bird he bites at the throat
and throws the bird down to the ground.
Meanwhile the holder runs to the place
where they are and catches both of them
Falcons are not large birds, but as they
belong to the eagle family they are
strong and brave and never afraid to go
at any bird to kill it, but the men in
charge of falcons of course take great
care in feeding and tanning them.-Chi-
cago News-Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
Unfortunate Names.

"Well, thank heavens. | am plain
Mary Ann again." declared a young
woman to sympathizing friend ON one
of the cross town cars yesterday Il did
30 hate that name-Luella Missus said
Mary Ann wouldn't do at all She
called it 'outre' or something like that
She declared that must be given some
romantic name that would sound pretty
for calling. So have been Luella fo1
half year, and I'm heartily glad that
left her and am going to Mrs North
VESTS" The other girl gave Mortified
look at mention of this name. But, my
DEAR" she exclaimed, 81 worked for Mrs
Northwest, and know all about her
She has daughter named Mary, and il
will never do for you to be Mary too
She called me Maizie, and she'll probaD
ly call you Callie or Susanna or some
other ridiculous name" Then both
sighed. Philadelphia Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07

Great has always been the comfort
that the parents of boys dull at their
books have had in thinking that they
would probably be particularly bright in
some other direction. If there was any
doubt about it, the fact could always be
proved by stories of artists, writers and
musicians, who have been thought dull
ards at school. But mechanical genius
and dizziness at books do not, it is said,
go hand in hand. The director of large
western school of manual training says
of such cases: LAS rule, such boy fails
to show marked ability of any sort. A
boy who comes to us with passion for
machinery, who cannot be kept away
from engines, the rattle of cogs and the
swapping Of belts, never gets beyond a
sort of morbid, simple curiosity to see
the wheels go round He develops no
curiosity nor the ability to do good, ac-
curate work His book work is of a very
similar character. New York Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
Their Favorite Amusement.

A favorite amusement with the United
States army officers on the Rio Grande is
the Mexican cock fight Every Mexican
village has its cock pit, and officers on a
few hours leave cross the river to see the
fun. There are no better cockfghters in
the world than the Mexicans, and as pub
lie opinion sanctions the sport the enjoy
men of everybody is altogether frank.
The acme of the sport is reached when
the apparently vanquished bird, after
having been completely buried in the dust
of the arena to stanch his blood, suddenly
rises as if from the grave, and with one
blow from the spur Stays his astonished
rival in the act of growing over his sup
posed victory Francisco Chronicle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07

ats curious how fergitful some folks
are, now amt III" inquired Mr.. Jakes, the
village plumber, carpenter and sheriff
in ruminative tone. There's people
thatll fergit arrants an jobs an bills an
days o. the week an so on, an I've even
heard tell of folks that would fergit
their own names now an agin."
Eyes, I've heard mention made of Jest
sech cases." said Abiiah Snow, who was
watching Mr.. Jakes solder good sized
hole in the bottom of the Snow teakettle.
"Well, l b'lieve there's woman in
this town beats em all fer fergittin, /"
said Mr.. Jakes.
Who's that?" inquired his customer,
with mild interest.
Its Mis- Willard Franklin" replied
Mr.. Jakes. "She's got inter the habit of
comm over to our house twice week,
or sometimes oftener as t happens. An
it's queer thing, but if you'll b'lieve
me, she sets an sets and fergits all about
Willard till we've had good square
dinner, an within 10 minutes after we've
cleared everythin off'n the table she'll
recllect him an start fer home"
Mr. Jakes shot one glance at Mr.. Snow,
and Mr.. Snow returned it as he said
slowly:
"S'pose the fact of Wizards bein sech
scanty pervider an your spreadin a
lib'ral table could hev anythin to do
with it?'
"They say you can't ever tell what
docs affect folks memory-or fergittry,'
said Mr.. JalSes in a noncommittal tone.
And then he blew out his light, and he
and Mr.. Snow INDUCED in couple of
dry chuckles as the kettle changed hands.
Youths Companion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
Alcohol na a Ennd.

And now word about alcohol, OF
all the substances that enter into the
dietary Of man that are used for stimula-
ton, to check waste and promote repair,
none is superior to alcohol SO great is
its reconstructive power that strictly
speaking it must be classed as a food.
Whenever the powers Of life are waning,
be the cause whatever it may, alcohol
ranks first among remedies to check it.
Like opium, it is good if properly used
and baneful if abused. 1t is scarcely
necessary 20 say much for or against al
cohol. 1t is too well known to all of us
to need much comment, and shall con-
fine myself to speaking of its use medic
inally by those who never tasted it be-
fore physician prescribed it for some
disease.
Alcohol is unquestionably par excel.
lence food adjunct in the severe forms
of fever where nutriment is urgently re-
quired to keep up life, but where the di-
gestive organs have lost their assimila-
tive function.
Here. as long as the actual waste is
compensated for, alcohol does good Be-
yond that it is worse than useless. I'm
fortunately such restricted dosage does
not satisfy the careless doctor of easy
conscience. He gives it by the oft re-
peated tablespoonfuls without stopping
to discover that the result wished for has
been attained in the slower. fuller pulse
and stronger heart.
Hundreds and hundreds of men and
women in all walks of society contracted
their tipping habit by regarding as I'M
restricted the advice of their physicians
that wine or stilnulants of some kind are
necessary for them to take. The advice
in itself is justifiable, but the lack of re-
striction is culpable. And so these poor,
deluded convalescents go on taking slim
ulants, which they find not only agreea-
BILE, but desirable, until they become
slaves to drink.--New York Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07

There is no doubt that some of the
most brilliant planets, such as Venus and
Jupiter. are capable of casting distinct
shadows, as may be seen any fine even
ing in the tropics. Not long ago M. L.
Guiot observed that Jupiter threw dis
tinct shadow of his watch upon wall,
and that he was able to read newspa-
per by the light. M. Moye also finds that
Mars is able to cast a shadow, but much
fainter one than Jupiter. He was also
able to count the number of words in a
newspaper placed in the light of the
planet entering by a window, but he
could not read them. Exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-07
Books Which Are Not Books.

In this catalogue of books which are
no books-biblia-a biblia-I reckon court
calendars, directories, pocketbooks (the
literary excepted), draught boards bound
and lettered on the back, scientific treat
ises, almanacs, statutes at large, the
works of Hume, Gibbon. Robertson
Beattie, Soame Jenyns and generally all
those volumes (which no gentleman's
library should be without" the histories
of Flavius Josephus (that learned Jew
and Paley's "Moral Philosophy" With
these exceptions, can read almost any
thing. bless my stars for taste SO cath
Ole, so unexcluding Charles Lamb