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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22
Signs oHHome Life.


The young man was engaged to
be married, and after a deep reverie
he said to his married friend:
II think that married man
should take more interest in his
home affairs than most men do.-
When he returns home at night he
should show some interest in the
family affairs of the day. Now, Eli
venture to say that when you get
back from the Office you mover
make any inquiries as to how the
day has been passed at home, what
worries there may have been and
all that
81 don't have to-" said the mar
ried man, sententiously-
.You think you. don't, but you
ought to" persisted the young man.
"Now, I've noticed"
"Oh, hang what you have no.
ticedl" retorted the married man.
."I know 1 don't. If my wife calls
out as soon as 1 get in the hall:
"For heavens sake don't stamp
around there as if you were farm
handl1 l know that the children
have been cross and fretful. 1 don't
have to ask any question. If she
excIaims when l shut the door:
There, that door slams againl II
nearly drives me franticl" 1 know
that she has been troubled by book
agents or peddlers or something OF
that sort. If 1 ask if supper's ready
and she retorts, No; I'll tell you
when it is l know that she has had
some words with the cook, and that
accounts for her rather sharp tone.
If she gets book or some sowing
and goes off somewhere by herself
with the remark: I wish you
wouldn't disturb me. 1 haven't
had a minute to myself all day. !
know that she has had callers who
have boared her or she has been an
noyed in some similar way"
The young man thought the mat
ter over for a minute and then
asked:
aButif she -rushes to the door
when she hears you coming and
puts her arms around your neck
and kisses you, what thenf"
aOh, replied the married man,
tthen she wants to go to the thea
tire or get a new bonnet or gown. ]
don't have to ask any questions, /
tell you. When she comes to me
quietly and holds her mouth up to
be kissed, or tells me some little
story about the children, or asks ii
have got to work that night, what
then
aWell, then2"
aThen / know that everything
has run smoothly during the day
then / settle down for pleasant
evening at home. You can't make
a mistake, my boy; you can't make
mistaken
aAh, but my wife will be differ
ent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22
Argus Eyed ana Hvdra, ueaaea.

The term ARGUS eyed" means
watchfuL According to the Grecian
fable. Argus had 100 eyes, and Juno
set him to watch all of whom she
WAS jealous. When Argus was slain.
she transplanted his eyes into the
tail of thepeacock Hydra headedp
is a term derived from the fable Of
Hercules and the Hydra. The Hy-
dra hadnine heads, and Hercules was
sent to kill it. As soon as he struck
OFF one its heads, two shot mp in its
place. st. Louis Republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22
THE eLYAwAY HORSE.


Oh, wonderful horse Is the Flyaway Horse
Perhaps you have seen him before.
Perhaps, while you slept, his shadow has swept
Through the moonlight that floats on the
For IFS only al night. when the stars twinkle
bright,
That the F1yaway Horse. with a neigh
And pull at his rein and toss OF his mnre.
Is up on his heels and nwayi
The moon in the Ky.
As he gallopeth by.
Cries. "0hI what marvellous sightir
And the stars In dismay
Hide their faces away
In the lap OF old Grandmother Night
! It is yonder. out yonder. the Flyaway Horse
Speedeth ever and ever away
Over meadows and lance. over mountains and
plains,
Over streaTniets that sing at their play.
And over the sea like u ghost sweepetli lie.
While tile ships they 60 sailing below,
And he speedeth 50 fast that the men At the
mast
Ajudge him some portent of woe.
What ho. fhereif they cry.
As he snourishes by
With whisk of his beautiful tail.
And the nsh IN the sen
Are rs scared as can be,
From the nautilus up 10 the whale.
And the Flyaway Horse seeks those raraway
You little folk dream Of at night,
Where candy trees grow. and honey brooks
flow,
And cornfelds with popcorn are white;
And the beasts In the wood are ever SO good
To children who visit them there
What glory astride Of a lion to ride,
Or to wrestIe around with n bearl
The monkeys, they say,
-Come ON, let US play
And they frisk in the cocoanut trees,
While 4 > parrots that cling
To the peanut vines sing
Or converse with comparative ease.
ON scamper to bedl You shall ride him to-
night
For as soon as you've fallen asleep.
With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away
Over forest and hillside and deepi
But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear
In those beautiful lands over there.
Where the Flyaway Horse wings his faraway
course
With the wee one consigned to his care.
Then grandma Will cry
In amazement, -Oh, myi.
And she'll think 1t could never be so.
And only we two
VIII know Il is true
You and /. little precious. will knowl
Eugene Field in Chicago Record.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

Holland is the land of fatness,
windmills, dikes, canals and cheese.
OF the latter they produce 40, 600 tons
and morein a year and consume only
a fourth part. Alkmaar, one of the
most noted and historical towns in
the country, is the great cheese mar
ket, and in its streets over Il, ,OO0, 900
pounds are sold annually.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

According to the latest available
returns, Russia has the largest prison
population, los, $40; next comes In
dia with &c, 80, Italy with 6s,s28,
Japan with. 63, ,s28, France with co.
e36, the United States with SO, 25s
and Great Britain with SO, IA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22
An optical Advantaee.

"And SO Jimpson read his poem to
you yesterday How did you en-
dure itg'
Il just fixed my glass eye on him
and went to sleep with the Other. -
HaJ1oTn ffe
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

Maybe the trees turn red because
losing their summer dresses they
haven't any more just now in their
trunks,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

aWill she9 snorted the old man.

swell, she won't. The signs may
be little different. but they're
made in pretty nearly the same
mould-N Y. Telegram.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22


Some ears ago an eccentric gem
ius, The lev Thomas p Hunt, used
to give empcrance lectures. One
night b announced that he would
lecture Easton. o. Now, temp.
eranee as not in favor among the
male pc ion Of that burg.
The 5men, however, were all for
the apIs ge, and consequently on
Hnnt's fst visit nota man showed
himself The benches were pretty
well fll with women though, and
Hunt cmmcnecd but instead of
tempers ce he took them to task
about O. vanities ofdress, &c. They
wore gr.nt stuffed feather sleeves
then. hey-the sleeves caught
it, then be tight Iacings, and SO on
througI The whole catalogue of 70
male fol ss; but not word about
temper ee.
Tbs aciss want home pretty mad,
told their husbands about it and vo-
ted old Hunt a regular humbug
He announced that he would lee
ture at the same place the next
night.
Long before the time appointed
the people began to arrive, and
when Hunt hobbled down the aisle
the building was completely filed
with men. The old fellow looked
about, chuckled and said in a low
voice:
aHogs, I've got you nowf'
The audience started.
@Aha, hogs, I've got you nowl"
he repeated.
After the crowd had got quiet
little the lecturer said:
"Friends, you wanted to know
what meant by saying Hogs, I've
got you nowr' and I'll tell you.
Out West the hogs run wild and
when the folks get out OF meat'they
catch a pig, put a strap under his
body and hitch him to yonng sap
ling that will just swing him from
the ground. OF course he squeals
and raises rumpus, when all the
old hogs gather round to see what
is the matter, and then they shoot
thom at their leisure. Last night l
hung pig up; hurt it little and
it squealed. The old hogs have
turned out 10 night to see the fun,
and I'lIroast you.'
Andso he did, pitching into their
favorite vice with evident relish and
gusto.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

@You are charged" said the JUS
tice, with stealing two gallons of
whiskey. Have you anything to
say2'' @Nothin', y Honor, " replied
the unsteady prisoner; aI'm too full
f'r atterance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22

The north og England miners i've
ON an average three years longer
than other Englishmen, taken as &
whole They live eight years LONGER
than the Cornish and nine wears
longer than the South Wales miners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-11-22
a spideT's web Under TTater.

There is a spider that spins web
under water, but this IS for nest
and not for net IN which to catch
other insects, as are most spiders
webs. The nest is made ON the prin-
ciple Of a diving bell, and IN order to
get air for its home the spider carries
down bubble at a time and sets Il
free beneath the bell--st Nicholas.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24

The regular meeting OF Washington
Conclave, No. =. HeptGsophs or S. w.
NJ 4, was held last evening at Their
room In Eden Hall, and considering
the weather there was Il fair intend
ance. The reports OF tho investigating
committees were received nnu several
new members elected. Four PROPOSE.
Hons were received and referred to
committees, aftcr which six candidates
were lnducted into the beautiful mys-
terles of the first degree. A ommttee
was appointed to prepare resolutions
on tic death OF Past Chancellor Lor-
enzo d. Campbell, ard will. report at
the next meeting. Mr.. Campbcll was
one OF the oldest members OF The Con.
clavo, having joined at the time IL was
organlzsd, Inc onclave is now in a
fipurishtng condition ard IN fair way
to become tho banner ConcluyG Of tLis
Jurisdiction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24


August Smith and Daniel Morris, of
the British brig Commanded, were this
morning arraigued before United
States missioner S. Redmond
Smith. who held them under s200 bail
for the June term OF court on charges
of mutiny, in refusing to obey the
lawful commands OF Captain Lewis
Williams and mate Alvan Edward.
The men were unable to furnish bail
and will 5e sent to jail this afternoon.
CAPTAIN Williams read from his log
book this oharges. On May 22. while
the brig was laying of this city, Morris
became intoxicated. On being refused
u drink by Mate Alvan Ed wards, Nor
rls seized Delaying pin and brutally
assaulted him. lie also attempted to
use knife but was prevented by the
master. During the voyage the prisO-
ner had also assaulted others OF the
crew. and was constant menace to
all on board.
Yesterday morning while the tug
was laying at the yard OF the Harlan
Il Holllngsworth Company, Norris
came on deck with the remainder OF
tho crew and asked for breakfast.
Tho mate replied that 1t would be
ready in a short time and the crow re.
turned TO work with the exception Of
| the prisoner. VINO began an altercatloh
/ with the mate. He left the boat with.
out Che consent OF the master or mate
and when ho returned he refused to
clean the bottom OF tho ship which
was ordered by the mate.
The charge against Smith was that
he also left the Loaf during working
hours and without the consent OF tho
master or mate. On his return he
was ordered below to clean thu briggs
bottom, which lie refused to do. lie
was never unruly before. The testl,
mony was corroborated by mate
Edwards and Seaman Alfred Delqulst.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24

Ieaac Woodrow is recovering from
his recent illness. and 70 day was abfe
Elmer Thomb s6h and wifa 81 New.
ark, hate been visiting their parents
In Kenneth. Pa, tho paat few days.
Dressmaking tailor system, 8 years
experience. now wishing to build up n
new trade. No. 604 East It'll street.
r. Heritage. chiropodlst, Ola Orange
street, removes corns, fn-growp nails,
caious flesh. etc. Prices reasonable.
j. W. Waters, OF No. West Twelfth
street. attends to bricklaylng, plaster
ing, hite-wushing, and jobs In that
line.
Joel Walton, near Kenneth 10 suffer
Ing from sore foot, the result OF
some farm machinery falling on that
member.
Letters OF administration on the es-
tate OF Alexander Martin OF Apo
oulnimlnk hundred have boon granted
TO John A. Martin.
Gentleman Jack cigarettes are the
best. Valuable prizes are packed In
every box. Robert Kenyon sole agt.
for Delaware.
The Pusey and Jones Compony VIII
build an iron steamer to replace the
City to Chincoteague.
A butcher residing on Van Buren,
street took q moonlight skip on sun
day night, 1t is supposed he has gone
to look for sand snipe,
A young lady lost her watch last
evening on East Eighth street The
finder will DO rewarded on leaving same
at No. 1924 Market street.
Permission has been given the Board
of Civil Service examiners to hold
their examination on Saturday next In
the rooms OF school No l.
Mrs. Auzeilah Hart, the mother OF
General Garrett J. Hart OF this city,
died at her home at Townsend on
Monday night Mrs Hart was II years
old.
Bishop Coleman will be at Clayton
/ on Thursday evening and hold conflr
nation services In Trinity PIE. Chapel,
tho exercises TO commence at eight
o'clock.
VIM. Foote and family, Kaolin, at
tended the 18TH wedding anniversary
Of Olive Foote and wife. near Stanton
last Tuesday evening. About l40 per
sons were present.
The alarm OF fro from box No. ll3. a
18th and Lombard streets, this morn
ing was extinguished without the ser
vices Of the department. The loss
will not exceed $50.
Mrs. Vincent G. Finn will open {
boarding house at Ocean Grove, N. j..
about the first of June. The citizen!
of Newport and vicinity should re
member her on visiting TINT lace.
Norris Murls. who resides with bit
son-in.law. Joseph Pond, at corner o
Fifth avenue and Anchorage street
completes his Goth year to-day, ant
unfortunately he ID suffering witt
sickness which has confined him to hl
room for a few daye buck.
John Stannard snys that he will
back his clever lightweight pupil
Frank Mullin, to fight any man Ii
Delaware at 1856 pounds, for $3.50
side, the fight to take place on til
turf, with either skin.tlght or two
ounce gloves. Mullin is very cleye
and hard hitter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24
THIRD EDITION.


accompanied him to the Capitol
end heard him make his most eloquent
speech, and afterward, taking me into
hts private room, no showed me The
first printed proof OF President Lin
coins proclamation of the abolition of
slavery Ia the United States, with va
rious emendations made In the PreBi-
dents autograph.
Curiously enough, many years after
ward / found myself In this same
room at the Capitol in tho company
with Senator Bayard of Delaware. who
Is coming as American Ambassador to
England, writes George Augustus
Saia in the London Telegraph, and
there was RECALLED, not only with oys'
tors on the half shell and other tooth.
some accessories, solid ard liquid, but
with some OF the drollest stories that
/ have ever heard, Senator B0yaru
belng next to Mr.. William Maxwell
Evarts and Mr. Chauncey Depew. about
the hest teller OF funny stories l ever
heard.
10 Mr.. Evarts belongs the anecdote
of the bereaved widow whose husband
had such largo circle OF friends that
the company which she received on
tbs evening of his interment crowded
her drawing-room almost to suffoca-
ton. A lady friend OF the widow
edged her way IN to her. and. pointing
to something very bright and shining
Visible above the heads OF the Assem-
bly, In remote corner OF the apart
ment, whispered In her ear:
SAY. Is that new eight day clock?
What dye gin for sieh;' Its not a
clock sobbed the dlsconsolate widow,
.,It's tie dear departed. We sot him
on eend to make room for more com
pany." The supposed eisht-day
clock was indeed the casket, richly
ornamented with silver nails, bosses
and handles, to which the dear depart
cd had been consigned.
But in Senetor Bayard ls vested the
copyright OF the story OF tho two
Western cowboys who Md boon to
hear lecture on Junlus and one oil
whom, subsequently imbiling TOD
much whisky straight got at las;
into the lachrymose state OF inebriety
and. sitting up in bed, passionately
besought his companion to toll hin
''wio writ them letters to Junlus.
Nor would he 10 paciiied till the other
cowboy assured him that he knew
Jnnius very well. and that he mad'
him n present OF the letters in ques
tlon. which hud boon securely locked
up IN tine hotel safe by the clerk iii tn
Office below.
Likewise does there pertain to SoEa
tor Bayard the terse ihtic story or
wellkEown New York humoiist. VIII
occasionally indulged too freely in tn
yintages OF Epernay and who, beini
asked to dinner by Mr.. Buyard at hi
house in Washington. was observes
by the host, who had himself wakes
home with him, to be atten:lvel
counting the number OF steps III tn
high "stoop' or flight OF Stairs in from
of the mansion. What on earth ar
you counting those steps fory' aske
tho Senator. Got to come dow
again" was tho reply OF the prcscien
humoris and adInirer OF 'exttu dry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24

On Tuesday evening, June 5, Col.
dey's Wilmington Commercial Col.
lege will hold It's third annual com.
inenccment at the Opera House, aud
it promises TO lie the best of any.
Frank StuebgGn's celebrated orchestra
VIII furnish the music, which will
consist of a number of choice sslec
lions. Chief Justice Lore will preside
ard the following will be the order of
EXERCISES:
Sc ections from Wang. .,... Boottger
Sc cetiuns from ''Puui Jones. Schott
WnliLcs, Dreams OF Childhood,
WaItcufel
c, nccrt March ................... barnard
Faculty guests aud graduates cnte..
invocation ......... Rev. ~. y. KelyMi in
lntI durtory remarks, Chief Justice
Charles -. Lore. presiding officer,
Saluiatury. s.... 800. ...s. Dorothy Welcl
selection. Ernam' ...r..t...........Ner d
Annual address, colonel ltiss ! II. Cun
W II, OF Puiladeiphlu.
.i'hmes OF Normandy ........... Wiegant
Presentation OF iDiplomas
Principal II. :. GoldeN
Address TO GRADUATES
Hon. Charles Emory Smitl
Reilly aud the iOU'' .....,.....D. Brahhn
NhledictorY ...,.t, Trucman W. Campbell
selection from robin Houu' NleganC
| Bcucdiction.
ley. W. l.. S. Murray, PHI D., d. u
This exercises will commence at IA
D. m. The invitation cards. wheel
have just been issued, ars very han
some. and are gotten up in the fines
+ style of typographical art.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24

The markets were well supplied this
morning with everything in season,
and presented an inviting appearance.
Tho ruling prices were as follows:
Itutter, so to H5cts. a pound; eggs. g.
to 25cts. doHen: new POTATOES. ~ 10
30 cts. half peck; tomatoes 2Ucts. q
qsInrl green pens, - to 25cts. a half
peck; apples, - to Scots. half peck
radlshes. 3cts. bunch; lettuce. 3 to Z
cts, head; ihubnrb. icts a bunch
asparagus. II TO lacts, II bunch; cab
bago, to l0cts. head; green onions,
let. bunch; cottage cheese. Bets. q
bowl: chickens, II TO sl50 pair
strawberries 10 to l5cts. a quart; Gu
ctmbers sets each.
Meat still continues high. and There
is very little II any change IN tbs
prices. Spring lamb Is selling at - tc
rs cents a pound for the fore quarter
and 30 TO 81 cents for he hind quarter
Tie shad eeuson is about over. anc
/ has proved Improbable TO tho fisher
men as well MS the dealers. This morn
lug tho few shad In market sold Mt q
to 80 cents each. All kinds of fish ar
scarce, and the dealers complain I In
the price Is SO high that 1t scarrel,
pays TO handle them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24
FIFTH EDITION.
Mrs. Sarah G. Holland Falls Dowa .
Flight orstnirs With tho Above Result

Mrs. Sarah g. Holland Falls Down q
Flight orstnirs With the Above Rcsulf.
Mrs. Sarah G. Holland, of 4os West
Seventh street, widow OF tho late John
Holland, fell from flight OF etnirs az
her home yesterday morning and
broke her neck. Shp fingered between
she expired. The dead woman was o.
years OF age.
The accident happened at O'Clock,
while Mrs. Holland was on her way to
the bath room. Instead OF being In
the room, as she thought she was In
the areaway at the top Of the stairs,
aud when about to make another step,
fell headlong down the entire flight.
The family was asleep at the time but
the fail awakened them, and DrJ.Paul
Lukens was summoned.
He found that the woman was para
lyzed and that she had no power of
sensation or motion below the neck.
lie made q careful examination aud as
O result oil his diagnosis decided that
her neck had been broken. DIR. Lukens
took an early train to Philadelphia and
eoon returned with DIR. Clarenco Bart
lett. nerve specialist, connected with
the Hahnemann College. DR.. Bart.
lett5 diagnosis agreed with the one
made by DR.. Lukens, and he returned
to Philadelphia and sent DIR. w. b.
NanLennep, professor Of surgery In
Bahnemann College. to zee Mrs. Hol-
land. Ills examination agreed with
the conclusions OF the other physi.
clans, and he decided to perform an
operetion. The injury was rec jgnized
as fatal one unless something was
done at once. and oven then the
chances OF saving the womans life
were very small.
DR.. NahLennep. assisted by Drs. J.
Paul Lukehs Peter Cooper, Howard
Ogie, W. +. Sherwood and q. Nj. ALI
mond, put tho patient under tho iuflu-
ence OF ether at q o'clock and remov.
ed seven pieces of bone from the fifth
and sixth cervicles (neck bones) OF the
spinal column, which were found TO
be fractured. by the operation the
pressure upon the spinal marrow was
removed. Mrs. Holland stood the
operation remarkably well and soon
regained consciousness.
After the operation IL was thought
that the woman would recover but she
became unconscious late last night
and died before daybreak. The fun
eral will take place from her late
home on Fridayevening,a at $50 o'clock
Services will be held at the house by
Rev. John Y. Dcbbins, OF Grace Church.
OF which the deceased was Ia member
The body will be sent to hilton, Suisse,
County. Del her former home, OIL
Saturday for interment. +cSss,'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-24

The body of Simon Parker, colored.
who was drowned by falling into tho
Chrlstlana creek from the schooner
Sand Snipe on saturday night. was
found in the creek at French street
wharf this morning.
At $50 o'clock Alexander Worten.
berry and Robert llonny we're rowing
In the creek when they noticed the
body floating head upward out With
the tide. Ihey secured u rope and
made 1t fast to the body, dragging ID
TO King street and fastened II to The
wharf.
Corner Kirk was Dotfied and had
the body removed to the morgue
where he gave n certificate OF death
from drowning. The body was not
decomposed When Parker fell over
board it Is supposed that he stuck In
the mud, as his head was covert d vii
mud. A passing boat loosenod tho
body and 1t was being carried out
with the tide when IL was discovered.
Internent Will probably DO nude In
tho rotters Field.