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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

Christmas should rememb-
er that Christmas packages are SUBJ
ject to different regulation than
those which govern the transmission
of letters. The lack of sufficient
postage stamps will doom every
such not fully prepaid package to
the limbo of the dead letter office.
Even if ultimately rescued, Christ
mas will have passed, and the pres
ems become "baek numbers"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

Chickamauga Post No. III, G. A.
r., on Kanawha Sixteen Mile, will
give an oyster supper on the 10th
inst, in their Hall near Hambrick's
store. All are invited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

Nary Washington, colored, died
in Warrington last week of pneu-
monia. She was 5 feet 4 inches in
height and weighed 46O pounds.
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We cover your head with a SO hat
for 80 cents.
JORDAN Bros,
The Pioneers of Low Prices.
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The popular Frank S. Davidson,
with his Comedy Co., comprising
splendid artists, will appear in "The
German Detective" at Hooff's Opera
House, Tuesday night, December
18th. Don't fail to go and see it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

Sheriff Williamson of Barbour
county is $4,000 short on settle
ment and his bondsmen have been
sued for that amount.
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Gallipolis is overrun with MUIR
derers and robbers, and all people
who value their lives, or their mon
ey and other valuables should give
the place a vide berth.
Christmas will soon be here, and
you will be looking around for
Christmas presents. If you will
read Harper Bros. new advertise,
ment in this paper, you viii find
many things quoted there that will
suit you for a Christmas gift.
Waite or colored laundried shirt
worth 81 for 50scents, at
JORDAN Bros,
The Pioneer of Low Prices.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

White merino shirts and drawers.
plain or ribbed, worth so cents for
% cents, at
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

Above them all in quality, below
them all in prices
JORDAN Bros.
The Pioneers of Low Prices.
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JORDAN Bros
The Pioneer of Low Prices.
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There is so much of it, and
than anything else, it is to
the causes of the satisfaction
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-12

done In the hundred years now
about passed, but she is getting
there, and when the next hundred
years rolls around she will be a
large and populous city, counting
her inhabitants by the hundreds of
thousands.
MARRIED.-on Sunday, Decem-
Der I'd, 1894, by Rev. VIM. Asher,
at the groom's brother-in law, Lon.
Walkers, IN Henderson, Miss Mary
Bates, of Henderson, and W. IT.
Arthurs, of this city. The con-
gratulations of the REGISTER is ex
tended to the young and happy
couple.
The popular Frank S. Davidson,
with his Comedy Co., comprising
splendid artists, will appear in "The
German Detective" at Hooffs Opera
House, Tuesday night, December
18th. Don't fail to go and see it.
----
The town council should put a
stop to young boys of tender age
from running around on the streets
after dark. 1t would be better for
the boy and better for the town, il
they were made go to their homes
when dark arrives.
Frank S. Davidson's Comedy Co.
will appear at Hooff's Opera House,
December 18th, for one night only,
in "The German Detective" This
is most excellent play, and every
thing about it is refined. You
should not fail TO see it.
HORSE Farmers and others
who are interested in pure bred
horses, should attend the horse sale
at Hooffs livery stable, next Satur-
day, commencing at 10 a. m. This
will be rare opportunity to pur-
chase young horses and mares.
-
[ desire to say to the users of coal,
that the New Haven lump and nut
coal, is the best coal that comes TO
this market. and is furnished only
by me. Your orders solicited.
GEO. LEWIS.
We don't like to complain of the
conduct of the little boys on our
streets, both day and night. Many
of them seem to take delight in an
noying people and injuring proper
ty. They may not believe it, but a
number OF them are marked for the
Reform School, if they do not stop
their bad practices.
Marietta Register. two Bos-
ters, father and son, who murdered
man at Minneapolis, the county
seat of Gallia county, last Monday,
were arrested yesterday morning, a
few. miles from the city.
The secretary of the West yir-
GINA Bar Association has anne1nc-
ed the first Tuesday in February as
the date for holding thefnext an
nal meeting at Charleston.
Hans, "The German Detective, .
at Hoofrs Opera House, Tuesday
night, December 18th. A splendid
play. Go and see it.
Chickamauga Post No. III, G. A.
R., on Kanawha Sixteen Mile, will
give an oyster supper on the 10th
inst, in their Hall near Hambrick's
store. All are invited.
Sheriff Williamson of Barbour
county is $4,000 short on settle
ment and his bondsmen have been
sued for that amount.
Mary Washington, colored, died
in Warrington last week of pneu-
monia. She was feet 4 inches in
height and weighed ago pounds.
Prospective investors in West
Virginia should visit the State
rather than to correspond about
it. No writer can do it justice.
There is no better coal than the
New Haven coal, handled only by
Geo.Lewis.
Don't fail to attend the great pic.
ture sale, Main street, opposite Re-
GIsrER Office, where you can buy
fine pictures and mirrors at a price
never before heard of, for few
! days only.
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New Series-VOl. XIV. No. Is.

Frustrating themselves before his hideOus
sister, the goddess Of death, who sat be-
side him adorned with her caryen neck
lace of mems skulls and hands, LOW bow
ing around the stone Of sacrifice, and now
thrusting their bare arms into the flames
Of the holy fire. For an hour or more they
celebrated this CHASTITY carnival, of which
even I, versed as was in the Indian Gus
toms, could not fully understand the mean
ing, and then, as though some single i'm
pulse had possessed them, they withdrew
to the center of the open space, and form
ing themselves into double circle, with
in which stood the pabas, of sudden they
burst into chant so wild and shrin that
as listened my blood curdled in my veins.
Ever as they sang, step by step they
drew backward, and with them went the
leaders Of each company, their eyes fixed
upon the statues of their gods. Now they
were but a segment of a circle, for they did
not advance toward the temple. Back
ward and outward they went, with slow
and solemn tramp. There was but one
line Of them now, for those In the second
ring filed the gaps in the first as it wild
ened. Still they drew on till at length they
stood on the sheer edge Of the platform.
Then the priests and the women leaders
took their place among them, and for
moment there was silence, until at sig
nal one and all they bent backward.
Standing thus, their long hair waving on
the wind, the light of burning houses far
ing upon their breasts and in their mad
dened eyes, they burst into the cry Of:
"Save US, Huitzel! Receive us, lord god,
our home!''
Thrice they cried it, each time more
shrilly than before; then suddenly they
were gone-the women Of the Otomie were
no more!
With their own self slaughter they had
consummated the last celebration Of the
rites of sacrifice that ever shall be held in
the City of Pines The devil gods were
dead, and their worshipers with them.
A low murmur ran round the lips Of the
men who watched; then one cried, and his
voice rang strangely In the sudden silence,
MAY our wives, the women of the Oto-
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I1e acOnoeT OJ I1e OtObs1e Oe7e ~ "to'es
| mie, rest softly in the houses Of the sun,
for of surety they teach us how to die. !"
aye" answered, "but not thus. Lo,
women do self murder! Our foes have
swords for the hearts Of men!''
I turned to 20, and before me stood Oto-
mie.
what has befallen?'' she said. "Where
| are my sisters? Oh, surely have dreamed
an evil dream! I dreamed that the gods
of my forefathers were strong once more
| and that once more they drank the blood
Of men,
'.Your Ill dream has worse awakening,
Otomie, !" answered 1.-The gods Of hell
are still strong indeed in this accursed
land, and they have taken your sisters into
their keeping"
'.Is it sos'' she said softly. "Yet in my
dream it seemed to mo that this was their
last strength ere they sink into death un-
ending Look yonder!'' and she pointed
toward the snowy crest OF the volcan Xaca-
looked, but whether saw the sight OF
which am about to tell or whether It was
but an imagining born Of the horrors OF
that most hideous night in truth cannot
say. At the least seemed to see this, and
afterWard there were some among the
Spaniards who swore that they had wit
messed it also.
On Xaca's lofty summit now as always
stood pillar of fiery smoke, and, while I
eazed, to my vision the smoke and the fire
separated themselves. Out Of the fire was
fashioned Cross Of flame that shone like
lightning and stretched for many rod
ACROSS the heavens, its base resting ON the
mountain top. At its foot rolled the clouds
Of smoke, and now these, too, took forms
vast and terrifying, such forms indeed as
those that sat in stone within the temple
behind me, but magnified hundredfold.
See" said Otomie again, 1.-The cross Of
your God shines above the shapes Of mine,
the lost gods whom tonight worshiped,
though not Of my own will. ;" Then she
turned and went.
For some few moments stood very
much afraid, gazing upon the vision on
Xaca's snow; then suddenly the rays OF the
rising sun s1note it, and it was gone.
Now, for three days more we held out
against the Spaniards, for they could noe
come at us and their shot swept over our
heads harmlessly. During these days I
had no talk with Otomie, for we shrank
from one another Hour by hour she
would sit in the storehouse Of the temple
q very picture Of desolation. Twice tried
to speak with her, my heart being moved
to pity by the dumb torment In her eyes,
but she turned her head from me and made
no answer.
Soon it came to the knowledge Of the
Spaniards that we had enough food and
water upon the teocalli to enable US to live
there for amonth or more, and seeing that
there was no hope of capturing the place
by force Of arms they called parley with
us.
Iwent down to the breach in the road
way and spoke with their envoy, who
stood upon the path below. At first the
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CHAPTER XXXIu.
THE SURRENDER.


Taking Otomie in my arms, bore her
to one Of the storehouses attached to the
temple. Here many children had been
placed for safety, among them my Owl
eon.
What ails our mother, father" said
the boy. "And why did she shut me in
here with these children when 1t seems
that there is fighting Without
"Your mother has tainted" I answer
ed, land doubtless she placed you here to
keep you safe. Now, do tend to her till I
return"
81 will do so" answered the boy, "but
surely it would be better that I, who am
almost man, should be without, fighting
the Spaniards at your side, rather than
within, nursing sick women"
''Do as I bid you, son." said, land I
charge you not to leave this place until I
come for you again.
Now I passed out. Of the storehouse,
shutting the door behind me. A minute
later wished that I had staid where 1
was, since on the platform my eyes were
greeted by sight more dreadful than any
that had gone before, for there, advanc-
ing toward us, were the women, divided
into four great companies, some Of them
bearing infants in their arms. They came
singing and leaping, many Of them naked
to the middle. Nor was this all, Sor in
front Of them ran the pabas and such Of
the women themselves as were persons in
authority. These leaders, male and female,
ran and leaped and sang, calling upon the
names of their demon gods and celebrating
the wickedness Of their forefathers, while
after them poured the bowling troops of
women.
To and fro they rushed, now making
obeisance to the statue of Huitzel, now
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To Thee we sacrificed
Save as. o Huftzel
Huitael, lord god!

I rushed f6War0, and turning Gne angie
Of the temple I found myself face to face
with the past, for there, as In bygone years,
were the pabas clad in their black robes,
their long hair hanging about their shoul-
ders, the dreadful knife Of glass fixed In
their girdles. There to the right OF the
stone Of sacrifice were those destined to the
god. and there being 10 toward it was the
fitst victim, q Tlascalan prisoner, his
limbs held by men clad in the dress OF
priests. Near bin, arrayed in the scarlet
robe Of sacrifice, stood one Of my own cap.
tains, who remembered had once served
as q priest. Of Tezcat before idolat1y was
forbidden in the City Of Pines, and around
were wide circle Of women that watched,
and from whoee lips sweIed the awful
chant.
Now I understood It all. In their Last
despair, maddened BY the loss OF fathers,
husbands and children, by their cruel tate,
and standing face to face with certain
death, the fire of the old faith had burned
up In their savage hearts- There was the
temple, there were the stone and mpie-
ments Of sacrifice, and there to their hands
were the victims taken in war. They
would glut last revenge, they would sac
rtaoe to their fathers gods as their fathers
bad. done before them, and the victims
should be taken from their own victorious
foes. Aye, they must die, but at the least
they must seek the mansions Of the sun
made holy by the blood Of the accursed
Teule.
I have said that it was the women who
Gang this chant and glared so fercely upon
the victims, but have not yet told all the
horror Of what saw, for in the forefront
of their circle, clad In white robes, the
oeckletof great emeralds, Guatemoc's gift,
flashing upon her breast, the plumes OF
royal green ses in her hair, giving the time
Of the death chant with q little wand,
stood Montezuma's daughter, Otomte, my
wife. Never before had seen her look 80
beautiful OF 60 dreadful. It was not Oto-
mie whom saw, for where was the tender
smile and where the gentle eyes? Here be-
the shape Of woman.
In an instant guessed the truth, though
I did not know it all Otomie, although
she was not Of 1t, had ever favored the
Christian faith. Otomie, who for years
had never spoken Of these dreadful rites
except with anger, whose every act was
love, and whose every word was kindness,
was still in her soul an idolator and saw
age. She had hidden this side of her heat
from me well through all these years; per-
chance she herself had scarcely known its
secret, for but twice had seen anything
Of the buried aerceness Of her blood The
first time was when Marina had brought
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It! Gho captain OF I01S savage p6Ople. Will
the aid Of some few men who are faithful
to me, purpose to cut your bonds, and
afterward you shall see. Know, Spaniard,
that do this at great risk, for II we are
caught It Is chance but that ! myself
shall have to suffer those things from
which hope to rescue you. %
"Be assured, Teule," answered the
Spaniard, ''that If we should get safe away
we shall not forget this service Save our
lives now, and the time may come when
We shall pay you back with yours. But
even IL we arc loosed, how can we Cross the
open space in this moonlight and escape
the eyes Of those fur4es?"
''You must trust to chance for that,
answered, and as spoke fortune helped
us strangely, for by now the Spaniards In
their camp below had perceived what was
eoinQ forward on the crest Of the teocalu.
A veil Of horror arose from them, and In
stantly they opened fire upon uswtth their
pieces and arquebuses, though, because
Of the shape Of the pyramid and OF their
position beAeath it. the storm of shot swept
over us, doing little or no hurt; also
great company Of them poured across the
COURTYARD, hoping to storm the temple, for
they did not know that the road had been
broken away.
Now, though the rites of sacrifice never
ceased, what with the roar of cannon, the
shouts of rage and terror from the Span
iards, the hiss of 1nusket balls and the
cracking of flames from houses which
they had fired to give them more light,
and the sound of chanting, the turmoil
and confusion grew so great as to render
the carrying out Of my purpose easier than
had boned Rv this time INV friend the
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CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXXIL
TIE LAST SACRIFICE OF TIE WOMEN OF THE
oToMIE.
Here in the courtyard Of the teocalh, by
the Light Of burning houses, for as they
advanced the Spanish fired the town, we
mustered ou array to find that there were
left to US In all some 400 fighting men, to-
gether with crowd Of nearly g. 900 wom-
en- and many children. Now, although
this teocalh MAS no6 quite SO lofty as that
of the great temple of Mexico, its sides are
sleeper and everywhere faced with dressed
stone, and the open face upon its summit
was almost as great, measuring indeed
more than a hundred PAGES every way.
This area was paved with blocks of marble,
and I'm its center stood the temple Of t. }
war god, where his statue still sat, al
though no worship had been offered to him
for many years; the stone of sacrifice, the
altar Of fire and the storehouses Of tie
priests. Moreover, in front Of the temple,
and. between it and the stone of sacrifice,
was deep oemented hole the size OF 3
large room, which once had been used as q
place for the safe keeping OF grain in times
Of famine. This pit I had caused to be
filed with water borne with great toll to
the top of the pyramid, and in the temple
itself I stored 8 great quantity Of food, so
that we had no cause tofear present death
from thirst or famine
But now weweee faceto face with q new
trouble. Large as was the summit Of the
pyramid, it would not give shelter to half
our numbers, and X we desired to defend
it some of the multitude herded round its
base must seek refuge elsewhere. Calling
the leaders Of the people together, I put
the matter before them in few words,
leaving them to decide what must be done.
They IN t11rn consulted among themselves,
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FRANKFORT KY. SATURDAY, AUGUST IL, 1894.
A Bee in It's Ear.

Mr.. M. H. Cromwell was riding
a young horse along the Versailles
pike, near Jetts Station, one day
last week in company with Mr..
Wash Crutcher. when a humble
bee flew into Mr.. Cromwell's
horses ear, causing it to paw and
jump around until Mr.. Cromwell
was thrown off, alighting on his
back in the road. When freed
from his burden the horse ran to
the one ridden by Mr.. Crutcher
when that gentleman Knocked the
bee out of its ear and the mad
dened insect Immediately attacked
him. A lively fight followed and
not until Mr.. Crutcher had struck
the bee several times with his hat
could it be killed. Mr.. Cromwell
was laid up for week with his
bruises but is now out again.
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laest u S. Govt Report
%H!A!:'!:!! R BSxds1!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Judge Jas. R. Jewell. Of Lex
linton, who invented the saying
"politics is hell, is just now think
ing that there is good deal of
hell in other things also, as suit
has been brought against him.
charging that he Incorporated
fine of 500 paid into his court.
Harrodsburg had a big fire Mon
day. The property burned was
the old Morgan Row." formerly
a part of the Harrodsburg Springs
Accommodations. The houses and
furniture of Mrs. George West,
Judge Poston, Thomas Ingram,
Miss Naomi Wells and a blind
woman were burned.
County Judge Bullock, of Fay
cite comfy, performed double
wedding ceremony, in Lexington
last week-William Bunnegar and
Mary Brock and James Brock and
Sallie Ann Bunnegar being the
contracting parties. The first
groom and second bride and the
first bride and second groom being
brother and sister.
On Saturday Hon. w. J. Stone,
of Lyon county, present Con-
gresham from the First District,
was defeated for the Democratic
nomination for reelection by Hon.
John K. Hendrick, Of Livingston
county. On the same day Hon.
A. B. Montgomery was nominated
for reelection in the Fourth Dis
trict over Hon. David r. Murray,
of Breckenridge county.
Thos. s. Baxter, a negro who
had the contract for carrying the
mails fir om the Post-office in Shell
byville to the L. & N. depot in
that place, was arrested Monday
upon the charge Of robbing the
stamp money drawer in the office
of small sums of money. He had
heretofore borne good character
and was prominent in colored
secret SOC cites and a leader among
the colored people of that section.
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Nervous Prostitution.

A large manufacturer, whose affairs
were very much embarrassed. and
who was overworked and broken
down with nervous exhaustion, went
to celebrated specialist. He was
told that the only thing needed was
to be relieved Of care and worry, and
have change of thought. This doc
tor was more considerate of his pa
TENTS health than of his financial
circumstances. He ought to have
advised him to use DR.. Miles Restor-
alive Nervine, the best remedy for
nervous prostration, sleeplessness.
dizziness, headache, i'll effects of spir-
it's, tobacco, coffee, opium, &c. Thou
sands testify to cures. Books and
trial bottles free at j. w. Gayle's. 5
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Cure for Headache.

AS a remedy for all forms of Head
ache, Electric Bitters has proved to
be the very best. 1t effects a perma-
nent cure and the most dreaded
habitual sick headaches yield to it's
influence. We urge all who are
afflicted to procure bottle, and give
this remedy fair trial. In cases of
habitual constipation Electric Bitters
cures by giving the needed tone to
the bowels, and few cases long resist
the use of this medicine. Try 1t once.
Large bottles only 30 cents at p. IL.
CARPENTERS drug store.
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Fixtures Sold.

The Frankfort Safety Vault ..and
Trust Company have sold the
vault, safe and other fixtures OF
the late Frankfort National Bank
to a new bank at Corydon, in
Grant county, and the same will
be removed to that place.
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Grasp the Opportunity.

Our enterprising druggist, P. H.
CARPENTER, cordially invites you to
try 25c. bottle of DR.. Hale's House
hold Cough Cure. This new remedy
acts quickly on the bronchial tubes,
throat and lungs, lessons the desire
to cough and heals mucous men,
brane. If consumption it will cure
you. Pleasant to take. The children
like IL.