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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-07-05
Ammonia as a Motive Power.

'The idea of using ammonia as a
rapid transit motor has something
very magnificent about it, no doubt, :"
said Mr.. Charles B. Baker, but un-
less the inventors of the system can
destroy the olfactory faculties of pas
sengers their device will never be
come popular. had a ride on a car
in New York a short time ago which
was equipped with the ammonia ap-
paratus, and it took all my spare
capital to restore myself to a condi-
ton of comfort by series of Turk
ish baths and Delmonico banquets.
The gas from the ammonia provides
the motive power, and the car ran
fast and smoothly enough to please
every one. But the faster the car
went and the longer it ran the more
offensive became the eff1uyia from
the escaping fumes, and two or three
of the weaker passengers suffered
visibly. Even if no passengers were
carried ON the motor car those in the
trailer would get quite enough of the
perfume to discourage and disgust
them. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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aIIstales at a rublIc ptnncr.

1 have seen some funny mistakes
at biz Lanquets, such as eating jelly
and ice pudding with a knife and
fork, and even pouring sherry into
the soup under the impression that
it was the sauce.
These blunders are made by the
most ignorant people, who, strange
to say, have the utmost confidence in
themselves, a;d very seldom think of
waiting to see how the various
courses are negotiated AS an ex-
ample of this viii relate an instance
OF a guest ut the licensed victuallers'
annual dinner. This man was fair
type of an upstart He took his soup
as long as he could with a spoon, but
finally resorted to the simple expe-
dent of drinking it from the plate,
which he carefully conveyed to his
lips.
Tho fish he ate with his fingers, as
being more convenient for extracting
bones, and he put up for being great
judge of wine, a boast which received
cool reception from his neighbors
when they saw him squeeze an orange
into his grand old port, presumably
to give it Al fiavor.-London Tit Bits.
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Nnmc. From rnmous 1nns.

Many villages in all parts of the
United States have taken the names
of the roadside inns about which they
have grown up, but it is perhaps only
in conservative southern Virginia
that the "ordinaries" for entertain
ment of man and beast have given
names to villages. There is Jennings
Ordinary in Nottoway county, Smoky
Ordinary in Brunswick county and
doubtless many others in the same
region 1t is here, too, that local
maps immortalize the shopkeepers,
the millers and the blacksmiths of an
earlier generation. Oddly enough,
one looks almost in vain for names
growing out of the bloody struggle
from 1861 to 1s65.-New York Sun.
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A Blind News Dealer.

Probably one of the most curious
and interesting news agents i'll Lon
don is James w Heading, the pro.
prietor of Il small wooden hut outside
the Prudential Insurance company,
HolEorn. He is an eN-policeman,
having becn on the force for nearly
Ii years, t.nd is now totally blind.
All the papers in the hut are kept in
apple pie oder, most of them being
placed in W ire racks. Seldom, if ever,
has he se''ved wrong paper, al
though he las frequently over 40 diff
ferent periodicals constantly on sale
Mr Headings blindness is hercdi-
tary, and curious to say the affiction
generally GENES upon ntheunfortunate
members OF his family between the
ages of II and 20. At the present
moment IIr Heading has three
cousins an6 two nephews living who
are similarly afflicted. London Tit
Bits
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FamIIias Isstrnrnranne.

'1t is Peeul liar fact, !" observed q
cashier of a popular restaurant, that
most people help themselves to half
n dozen toothIsielzs after each meal,
when each Individual among them
must know. if 4 thinks about it, that
he won't more han half use one of
them. But with most of them it is
merely matte OF habit. They fell
into it original suppose. by yield
ing to the idea that it is true econo-
my to help yourself literally to what
doesn't cost am hing. often won
der what they DO with all the tooth
picks they take away. Some people
contract habit of chewing tooth
picks. 1t would be far better for
them if they chewed tobacco or even
gum, for the ii er Of the wood often
lodges in the threat or gets into some
piece Of internA machinery, where it
plays the Inisehief. New York Her
cid
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They had just come from the base
ball grounds, and they were engaged
in an animated discussion of the
game Astranger came toward them,
and although they slackened their
pace he passed on without saying a
word. One of them stopped the po-
liceman on the corner and said:
did you see the feller that just
went along herel'
Eyes"
well, you'd better keep your eye
on him. There's something wrong
about him. He's a suspicious char
acter-maybe he escaped from an in
sane asylum"
What makes you think so2"
HE saw us comm out of the ball
grounds and never asked us what the
score was. Washington Star.
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Dutch Noses.

A study of Jan Steen's pictures of
Dutch home life some 200 years ago
proves to conviction that in his day
the noses of his country folk were
quite as fantastic as they are now.
Without their .pendulous, heavy,
mirth inspiring organs of smell, the
artists tipsy tiddlers and peasants,
quacl1 doctors and housewives would
not make one smile half lis much as
they do. 1t is well that the average
Dutchman is good natured fellow.
No matter whether his amiability be
due to his phlegmatic temperament
or to the reasoned discipline in his
soul, the result is the same to the
outer world. If he We're naturally
disposed to be prey to his passions,
there would be something horribly
discordant in the broad comedy of
his sface.-Chambers Journal.
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Rabbi Landau,s Wit.

Ezekiel Landau received his call to
Prague while he was still in early
manhood. His appointment evoked
some jealousy on the part of older
aspirants, who had deemed them
selves better fitted for the high ap-
pointment. When he took his seat
for the first time at gathering of
the notables, on raised dais, one of
these disappointed rivals observed
ironically, Rabbi, it seems to me
that thy chair is somewhat too high
for thee" Landau, turning to him,
answered with a good natured smile:
Friend, thou art mistaken. Thy
table is too low for me. Nineteenth
Century.
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NO
I.ank Extravaranee.

In the other days, rot so vef
ago either, when port of life in
far west was shooting Indians, =,
young settler went out there from
the east with a 16-shot repeating
rife that he was very expert in han
ding. The old chaps, who still car
Tied muzzle loading smoothbores,
had their doubts about the new fan
gled gun, and they also had more or
less fun with the youngster and were
always telling him he'd have no use
for thing like that when they got
in fight with the Indians some day.
4 week later their stockade was
attacked by 80 hostiles, and the new
man with the new gun was not
found wanting. BY one lucky shot
the tenderfoot sent n bullet clean
through two Indians and dropped
them both He gave a yell of triumph
and expected the men with him would
JON, but they didn't.
Here, young feller, said an old
hunter, tapping him ON the shoulder
with his ramrod, don't get eXtrav-
agant like that any more I want to
shoot few of them redskins myself
when I get this gun iSaded, if you
don't Reer
However it was otlong after that
until the smoothbores were set out
side for better arms.-Detroit Free
Press
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1t may not be amiss to mention
that the excellence of Lady Hol-
lands dinners owed very much to
tho contributions which she exacted
from guests who resided in places
that enjoyed any reputation for ven
ison, poultry, game and other edibles
Somebody having lauded the mouton
des Ardennes at her table in the pres
ence of NJ Van de Weyer, her lady
ship gave him commission to pur-
chase her some. He sent an order
for half n sheep, which was left at
the foreign Office in Brussels, direct
ed to him and inscribed with the
words tres-presse. The clerks, sup
posing that it was a bundle of dis
patches, sent it off by the hands of a
special messenger. Tidings of this
occurrence having been spread far
and near, N. Van de Weyer was
much derided in the Belgian press
for his epicurean tastes. = Gentle
mans Magazine.
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why People Yawn and Stretch.

We feel inclined to stretch because
the muscles of the body are in ia
tigued state, and by stretching we
seem to awaken them to the proper
tone for renewed action. Moreover,
the muscles of respiration share in
this fatigue and perform their work
imperfectly; hence we often yawn as
well as stretch, the mouth gapes, and
the jaws ale separated widely so as
to admit as much air as possible Ac-
cording to Richeraud, 1.-The growing
of the cock and the Tapping of his
wings are intended to serve the same
purpose" as stretching and yawning
with us. Most animals stretch them
selves upon waking from sleep
Brooklyn Eagle.
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Portuguese CharacterIsties.

The men OF Portugal are as fond of
show as are the women. Their fin
gers are nearly always loaded with
rings, and about their bodies, which
are often as round as the bowls of
their tobacco pipes, hang chains as
thick as ropes, from which are sus-
pended punches of tripkets.
The Portuguese dandy is very fond
of anything that will attract public
attention to his much esteemed per-
son. Above his snowy vest he wears
a cravat of cleaning colors, while in
his buttonhole is stuck full blown
rose of inordinate size. / think am
pretty safe in saying that most of
the promenaders 1 have seen strut
ting about in the chief thoroughfares
on Sunday with riding whip III
their hands and handsome spurs on
their heels have never set foot in the
stirrup. The spur is to them a sign
of nobility which they arrogate to
themselves-ar relic of the privileges of
the old chivalry.-Harper' Weekly.
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Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens. that
for wears we have been selling DR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Rucklen's Arnica
Sa!ve and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as;
well, or that have given such universal
satisfaction. We do lot hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and we are
ready To refund the purchase price, if
satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.
y. G. Nantiiider, Druggist
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Commissioners Sale.

DY virtue of a decree Of the Circuit Court
d OF Mason County, West Virginia. enter
ed ON the Sth day of February, lSsO. in the
Chancery cause of Henry Fry against y. F.
Tuck and l. l. Gibbs. the undersigned, who
was appointed a Commissioner for the pur-
pose Will sell AT the front door OF the Court
House, of said Mason County, az public nue.
tiOn, on the
9th day of July, 1893,
the following described real estate, situate in
the Town Of Point Pleasant, ia said Mason
County and known the ''BricI5 Yard
property AMI being the same tract Of land
conveyed to l. l. Gibbs by w. II. TO:nIinSon.
Special Commissioner, by deed dated the 9th
day of December. 1872, and of record in the
Clerks Office OF the County Court of said
Mason County, in deed book No Sj. pages 40
and Il, containing acres l rood - poles and
links, excepting however seven lots here
tofOre conveyed 10y said l. l. Gibbs To Vari-
Gus parties The land to be sold i fully deS-
cribed in the bill and proceedings Of said
cause To which reference Is hereby made.
TEENS or SALE:-ORe-fIalf of the purch-
aSe money cash in hand on the day Of sale.
and the residue upon credit of one year,
the purchaser executing his note with good
security for the deferred payment, and the
title to be retained "A further security.
RANKIN WILEY. JR.,
Special Commissioner.
hereby certify that bond has been given
as required 10y the decree of sale entered in
the above cause
X. E MITCHELL. Clerk.
Circuit Court, Mason County, W. Va.
june 5-Iw-
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as ReadIng Necessary to IntelIIgencs9


Books cannot take the place of ex-
Ierience, even with those who can
read as they should-that is, who can
rely on themselves to 'disembowel"
a book accurately, a number which
even among reading men is smaller
than the world suspects. Masses Of
accurate knowledge existed in the
world before books began-witness
the older triumphs of architecture
and hydraulics-and much of it was
handed ON from generation to gener.
alton, as the secrets of farming and
cattle breeding are now, without any
writing at all Even knowledge,
therefore, does not belong only to the
men of books, who in all depart
ments rather preserve than create it,
while efficiency seems almost to be.
long to those who study little.
There are exceptions, of course,
like Mr.. Gladstone, who reads every
thing-though all his reading does
not teach him history-but sway
over mankind has not belonged prin.
cipally to readers and has not unfre-
quently belonged to men who de
spised books, finding in themselves
and their experience, or, in a few
cases, in their own genius, better
guides. The greatest soldier who
ever lived, Alexander of Macedon,
though he slept with Homer under
hIs pillow, had probably never seen
book on military art, and though
Won Moltke was a student we may
be permitted to doubt if Marlborough
ever was. He read only Shakespeare
zealously.-London Spectator.
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peopIe yyho'Tell SNAKE storIe..

As a tour de force in the gentle art
of lying. the snake story is justly
esteemed All the records in this
particular branch of sport are held
in the United States of America.
where proficiency at snakes is the
first qualification of descriptive re-
porter The old story of the two
snakes swallowing each other from
the tail till both disappeared; tho
story of the snake that took its own
tail in its mouth and trundled aft>f
its victim like a hoop; the story Of
the man who chopped snake In half
just as 1t was bolting a rat, SO tha
the rat merely toddled through tn
foremost half and escaped-all thes
have been beaten out of sight
America
At present Brazil claims the reco
for absolute length of the snal
themselves, but the Yankee
story man viii soon claim Il
ord too. He will explain
state pays reward for
killed within its own
there are always
different states
cause most of
rather large
states at
Strand
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Bucklen,s Arnlca saIye.

The Best !SuLre i'll the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
?iains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
Yuired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by "A. c. VAN
GILDER. Druggist. [ian4-lY.
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Thursday. JnIy 9Th. IS0I.
Commissioners Notice.
Annie F. Austin, ct ais,
w J. Brown, ct ais

In ChancG.y-
THE parties to the above entitled cause
will take notice that ia obedience tO the
requirements of certain decree entered in
the above named cause ON the 18th day of
May, lSa3, by the Circuit Court of Mason
County, West Virginia. the undersigned
Commissioner in Chancsry- will the Bird
day OF July lSSCS at his Office in the town OF
Point Pleasant, Mason CouDty, West Vir-
einla- proceed to take. state and.rePOrt an ac-
count in said cauSS. showing:
First-The value Of the rents, issues and
profits OF the farm mentioned in the bill OF
the plaintiffs in the above entitled cause,
since the death OF Mary A. Brown.
SecOnd-The value Of the permanent i'm
proVeInentS put upon said farm by defend
ants w J. Brown and Il. F. Brown, and the
taxes thereon paid by them during said time.
Third-The difference between the value oi
said rents, issues and profits, and of the said
panent improvements and taxes.
kFth-Any other pertinent matter that
&party in interest in writing, may re-
pnder my hand this the 3rd day oi
JOHN T.. BELLER,
3 Commissioner in Chnncery.
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Trustee Sale of a Farm.

Dy virtue OF authority vested in me by n
i Dcertain deed OF trust executed by Nalund-
insham Jackson, 10 the undersigned trustee,
bearing date ON the 9th day of June, 1857. and
recorded in the Clerks office OF the County
Court Of Mason county, West Virginia, in
trust deed book No 10, folio -, TO secure the
payment of certain prOmisSOry note. exc
euted by said NaiandinghIin jackson and
payable one year alter date to the order of G..
e Miller, for The sum OF 5000. and default
having been made in the payment of said
note, and being requested by G u Miller, the
owner thereof, to make sale of the real estate
conveyed by said deed of trust. The under
signed trustee, will sell at public auction, in
Point Pleasant, at the front door of the Court
House OF Mason county on
Thursday, July 9th, 1898,
the following property to-wit: a certain tract
Of land situated in Cooper District, Mason
county, West Virginia. and bounded aS fol-
lows: beginning at poplar in Gratz line
same being corner to $40 acres. surveyed
Tor William George and Hiram Cooper.
thence running with the same = IL W. IIO
poles to a white oak same being a corner to
lot No ,. thence with same =. - W. 20 poles
TO a stake. corner TO lot No. =. thence with
the same " 257 ~ E. IOJ poles to n hickory
on a hill in GratZ line. thence with same y.
81 r. % poles to the place OF beginning, con-
tanning - acres, more or less. There are
some credits ON said note, and sale will be
made for the balance due, with legal interest.
Terms OF SALE CASH.
June i-w ". II. TONLINsoS, Trustee.
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Use VERY Little Water on the Face.

Authorities on the matter assert
that the face should not be washed
oftener than once a day, and that
the water should never be dashed
over, as is the delightful if reprehen-
sible practice of most men and some
women. Very little water should be
used, and it should be applied with a
soft cloth, a fine baby" sponge or
oEs the high priced facial spoDges.
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Two Proverbs About Women.

'He who loses his wife and five
sous is poorer by so much money"
makes the wife Of little account.
There are no good women or good
faults, also puts a woman in bad
light.
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DIafn St. Robt u 1Srooking, Rector. Servi-
ees every LIST aud I'd Sunday, II n. m, and ev-
cry Sunday 7::D p. IN. Holy Communion lst
sunday in eacle 1&onth. Sunday School at
S;'O a. M oet4-tf.
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Rhenmatism Cured in Day.-"Mys-
tic Cure" for rheumatism and Neural
gia cures in to 3 days. Its action up
on the system is remarkable and mys-
terious. 1t removes at once the cause
and the disease Immediately disappears.
The first dose greatly benefits, 75 cents.
Sold by a. G. VanGilder, Druggist Point
Pleasant. Toctll -Sm.
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Commissioners Notice.

Jesse b. Shel!ne. Administrator of Joseph
Sheline, deceased,
Catherine Sheiinc, ct ais.
In ChaEccTy.
ETIH f parties TO the above entitled caus,.
L will take notice that in obedience to the
requirements of that certain decree entered
in the above named cause ON the 10Th day of
May, lssl5,. by the Circuit Court of MiI<On
County, the undersigned Commissioner in
Chancery, for said Circuit Court. will
On the 10th day of July, 1898,
ut his Office in the town of Point Pleasant.
Mason County, West Virginia, proceed to
take. state and report account in said
cause, showing what real estate that Joseph
Sheline died seized and possessed of; also.
showing whether the personal estate of said
decedent, Joseph Sheline- is insufficient TO
pay OF Jce debts against the estate Of said
decedent: also, TO report to whom said estate
is indebted, tine amount OF each claim, the
liens if any, against said estate. and their
priorities, il any, and TO whom due, and re-
port any other matters amy Of the parties in
interest may require.
Given under my hand this, the 18th day of
May, lSsI5-
JOHN r. RELLER,
Commissioner in Chancery.
may 30-td
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To tie creditors Of Joseph IAeline,

In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit
Court of the county OF Mason. made in IA
cause therein pending. tn subject the real
estate Of the said Joseph SheIine. To the pay
ment of his debts. you are required To present
your claims against the estate Of the said
Joseph Shelinc, for adjudication to John f..
Eeiier. Commissioner in Chaucery, at his
Office in said county, ON or before the 10th
day Of July. 1873
Witness: Il. f. MITCHELL Clerk of tie
said Court this 18th Iav of May. lstI.
May ;s0-6-w L. r. MITCH ELL. Clerk
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DO not, said a Turkish wiseacre,
thrust to the promises of the great,
the duration of calm sea, the cl ear
ness of the day, the vigor of thy
horse or the speech of women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-04

From the Morning Oreeonian.
1t is strange how soon one becomes accus-
toned to aud adopts the customs of the couu-
try i'll which one sojourns. All our party have
gradually come to wear native clothing more
or less
Sealskin boots chair seal. not the fur sealO,
either with the hair off the uppers and
legs. as may be desired, with warus skin soies.
worn with an iusole of dry grass. were the first
articles of apparel adopted. They are the most
comfortable have ever worn; they are also the
most clumsy looking.
But one soon forgets about the appearance.
and a person with pair Of American made
leather boots or shoes looks as much out of
place as an Esquimau would on the streets Of
Portland with bis parka COAT, hood and boots
on.
1t is too warm for us to endure the fur coats
made OF reindeer, seal. squirrel. minkskius,
&c, but most OF the party are provided with
them.
The hoods are usually attached to the coat
and are thrown back in warm weather, leaving
the head exposed.
The winter boots are made Of reindeer and
other warm skins, with the fur on, but are not
worn in wet weather. The hair of the reindeer
Is as soft as beaver and coat of its material
will keep out the cold more effectually than ten
times its weight in woolens.
In fact. as l am told by residents one cannot
wear enough woolens to keep warm in winter,
the weight being too great. Furs are also q
necessity for bedding