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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
AmnIv Identiaad.

al s'pose I'll have to go and get
somebody to identify me before
you'll cash this check" said the
man at the bank cashiers window,
dolefully, "and I'm a stranger in
this town. There amt a soul here
that knows me"
"Your name," replied the cashier,
after moments inspection of his
caller, ais Ambrose Haybenslaw."
"That's right" exclaimed the
other in surprise. GLOW did you
know my name?"
"You were cured of nevous ex-
haustion and kidney disease of IL
years standing" was the reply,
"by taking fourteen bottles of DR..
Blankham's Sarsaparilla, price 81
a bottle, sold by all druggists, none
genuine without the name of the
manufacturer in raised letters on
the bottle" continued the cashier,
raising his voice and speaking with
growing irritation, Eand a cure
guaranteed in all cases where taken
according to directions or money
cheerfully refunded, hand over your
check and be quick about it, $50, all
right here's your money, and I'll
give you $40 more if you'll find
some way to get the publishers OF
the Advocate Of Gospel Liberty that
I've been taking for the last twenty
five years to quit printing your
portrait in the advertising columns.
I've seen it every week for the past
sixteen months and am tired to
death Of it, and if you haven't any
further business you can take your
money and go good afternoon"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
A Wonderful Machine.

B. F. Watkins, of Fort Recovery,
Mercer county, has invented a reap
err which will undoubtedly make
him very rich. 1t will cut
wheat, manufacture Irvine from the
straw for binding, thresh the wheat,
bake it up into bread, paste cost
tag on each loaf. If a rabbit or
chicken gets caught in the machine
it will be stuffed and baked to go
with the feast. While the driver is
eating his meals the machine will
shoe his horses, and at the same
time play the latest airs on music
box. A $4,000 company will com
mence work on the erection of a
factory at once.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
W ere Do You Garry Your Cashl


1 can remember the time when
nearly every man carried his ready
cash in a pocketbook, the old fash
Toned ones that rolled up predomi-
mating. But now, not one in 500
men carry regular receptacle for
money, A little card ease is gen.
orally placed in the inside vest
pocket, and sometimes you will see
men put large bills in these, but
most men carry their money in
some one of their pockets. Now
you can tell a man of sporting pro-
clivities just as soon as he takes out
his money. He carries it in roll
in the left hand pocket of his trous-
ers, and every time he spends a
dime will flash this roll. Some men
put their money in their hip pock-
cts, in lieu of gun; others in the
vest pockets, but most men carry
their cash in the little fob in the
waistband of their trousers. 1 have
known cautious men to place mon
ey in different pockets to avoid be-
ing cleaned out should the light
fingered gentry connect with them.
However, the man who carries a
real, bona. fide pocket book, as OF
old, is considered eccentric these
days.-I&. Louis Globe.
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Beauty in Business.

have big brother who is con-
siderable of a champion of the fe-
male sex. He came home the other
evening and had waxed quite indig-
nant when telling me of little in
cident he had witnessed during the
day. He takes his luncheon at a
down town restaurant where girls
are employed as walters.
81 had just taken my seat to-
day" said he, "when a big sensuous
looking man came in and sat down
at the table next to mine. The girl
who waited on him was a very
homely little body, but neat and
quick. He stared at her while she
took his order. When she went
to have it filed he called the cashier
whom he knew. IWhat do you
keep such a looking skate as that
here for2s said be with an injured
air. The cashier mumbled some-
thing and the big man scowled at
the girl every time she came near
him. Presently the cashier called
tho girl to his desk. When she
turned to leave her lips were drawn
tight and 1 saw she could scarcely
keep from crying. She got her hat
and bonnet, went to the desk, and
was paid and walked ont-dismissed
on account of big brute who could
see nothing but the physical animal
in any woman"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
kiIIine Tine.

A young lady informs us that she
gets so lonesome, and wishes us to
'sgive her a way of killing time.
We never had so much time that We
desired to kill portion of it. 9Life
has no overflow to atone for the lost
yesterdays and the time you so
thoughtlessly kill will pass away
into eternity, for which there can be
no resurrection. How can this life
be to one only an idle dream, where
there are SO many opportunities for
doing good2 so much earnest work
to be accomplished and who wants
a fearful account standing against
one for "killing timer We never
have much sympathy for the class
of people who are s.always so lone
some" Each one should have a
work to do-a purpose in life. Who
lacks an aim. never finds success
After allowing yourself proper time.
for rest, don't live a single hour
without doing what there is to do.
Work, play or study, whatever it is,
do well and let>no moments be lost.
1t is wonderful to see how much
Improvement can be made by the
right use of time that dawdlers
waste. We pass this way but once
what will our harvest be? Recall
to your mind when you want to
"kill time," the dying words of
Queen Elizabeth. "All my possess
ions for an inch of time" but it
could not be purchased even with a
Kingdom Word and Works.
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Avoiding a Nix.

The minister had called at a
house on Second avenue to find no
one but the servant girl at home,
and as he prepared to go away he
said:
"Give Mrs. Blank my best re-
CARDS, and say that 1 will call to-
morrow"
every well, sir. Will you leave
your card?"
ooh, it's of no consequence"
"But it is, sir. There's one man
coming to white-wash the kitchen
TO- morrow; another to beat carpets;
third to paper and, and a fourth
to do some painting. If you don't
leave your card we may get you all
mixed up and take you for the sec
ond-hand man who is coming to
buy the old range for four dollarsl'
He left it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
Three Points of View.

When a modern maiden marries
In delightful dreams she tarries,
As her fancy surely shifts
To the thoughts of wedding gifts.
Every friend who would be pleasant
Must" she muses., 'send a present.
All acquaintance must pay
Tax upon my marriage day.
Fans and fur and rare old laces,
Gold embellished dressing cases,
Rings and brooches. silver mugs,
Entree dishes, claret Jugs
Tables will with these be laden
When l marry" gloats the maiden.
When a modern CeIebs marries
In his heart grim fears he carries.
with" thinks he, ''our income small
We don't want such gifts at all.
There's that grand piano-graciousl
That involves a house more spacious
Then that dressing bag, alasl
That can only go first class-
Silver center dish, and cup, too
How can we such things live up tor
Every present OF pretense
Means for me increased expense.
Would that such gifts could ban
When marry" thinks the man.
When a man and maiden marry
Hearts Of lead their friends all carry.
Custom, as you know, demands
Costly presents At their hands;
Dissemination, too, coerces,
So they empty out their purses,
Fearful lest their names be missed
From the always published list.
But in private. in passion,
They denounce the sordid fashion,
Crying, in most bitter strain.
Only fancy-heeced againI
Bah! It's an event to dread
when man and maiden wed.n
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. A Hell on Earth.

"Godl Why do you preach to me
of God2 1 tell you there is no God
for the poor-no heaven. There is
no hell except this life. No devil
except the men who grind the lives
of women and children into dollars
and cents"
The above denunciation was hurl-
ed at me with vindictive accusing
force by poor emaciated woman
whom L found during my investi-
CATION of wage earners and their
condition, in a garrett room under
the shadow of Brooklyn bridge,
where, by the sickly glimmer of a
coal-oil lamp, she was making
double stitch scanned overalls for 4
cents a pair. By her side sat a
pinched-faced, big eyed child of six
years, who, by sewing the buttons
on the overalls, enabled her mother
to earn 1915 in week of SO hours,
or IA hours a day, seven days a
week.-Leonora NJ. Lake.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
Three Followers,

The wise old Hassan sat in his
door when three young men press
ed eagerly by,
Are ye following after any one,
my sons2' he said.
81 follow after Pleasure" said the
oldest.
eAnd 1 after Riches" said the
second. pleasure is only to be
found in Riches"
"And you, my little one?" he ask
ed of the third.
Il follow after Duty" he modestIy
said.
And each went his way.
Theaged Hassan in his journey
came upon three men.
"My son." he said to the Oldest,
"methinks thou vert the youth who
was following after Pleasure. Dids't
thou oyertake herr
No father, answered the man.
PLEASURE is but a phantom that
flies as one approaches"
"Thou dids't not follow the right
way, my son."
"How dids't thou farea" he asked
of the second.
"Pleasure is not with Riches, /"
he answered.
"And thon2" continued Hassan,
addressing the youngest.
"As 1 walked with Duty" he re-
piled, pleasure walked ever by my
side"
at is always thus said the old
man. Pleasure pursued is not over
taken. Only her shadow is caught
by him who pursues. She herself
goes hand in hand with Duty, and
they who make Duty their COM
panion have also the companionship
of Pleasure"
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The Kiss.


AT last Ella Wheeler Wilcox has
turned her attention to the subject
of kissing. She proposes to abol-
ish the practice so far as the ordi-
nary commercial kiss is concerned.
But she acknowledges that there is
one kind that will not down.
"The kiss upon the lips was un-
doubtedIy first invented by lovers
and should be consecrated to loves
uses. 1t can never be abolished by
fashion or scieace, while hearts
beat, veins Jingle and pulses throb
with loves fires.
1t is a spontaneous impulse of two
fond beings drawn together by a
mysterious attraction. Eloquent in
its silence it succeeds where words
fail. Many a woman has had her
heart revealed to her through q
kiss, and knowing when to give and
when to Withhold this favor often
lies the secret of winning or losing.
AS many prizes have been lost by
the kiss too long withheld as by the
one too easily given. To the woman
the kiss means more and less than
it means 10 the man. The woman
thinks the man who takes her lips
has given his heart; but the man
thinks only that she who has given
her lips will give herself as well.
When the woman finds her mistake
she is disillusionized; when the man
finds his, he is angry; when the
thrill of pleasure goes out of the
kiss for two people, and it becomes
mechanical duty, love has depart
ed. Friendship may bind them, re-
spect may unite them, and sympa-
thy render their association sweet
and tender; but when lip no longer
speaks to lip, in the wordless elo-
quence of the kiss, Cupid has sheath
ed his arrows and flown away.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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A School Case Of Interest.

In the Supreme Court last We'd
nesday a decision was rendered in
the case of David VS.. Board of Edu-
cation, from Greenbrier county, re-
versing the decree of the Circuit
Court and dismissing the cause.
In this case the Board of Education
had undertaken to erect a new
school building at Ronceverte, to be
paid out of the levies of ensuing
years. After the structure was
partly built suit was brought to en-
join them from completing the
work, upon the ground that it was
unlawful for the Board to incur debts
to be paid out of levies of succeed
ing years. Judge Campbell granted
the injunction, and decided against
the Board. The matter was APP
pealed, and the Supreme Court re-
verses the lower Court and dis.
misses the case against the Board.
This is surprise to most laymen,
who, from the reading of the law,
supposed that it was plain and i'm
perative. The syllabus of the Su-
preme Courts decision has not yet
been given out. 1t will be interest
ing to learn the grounds upon
which this decision is based. Judge
Brannon delivered the opinion of
the Court.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

AS the years roll on, the Ohio riv-
er water, during the freshets, as
sumes a somberer and moro un-
wholesome hue. The earth-wash of
the oIden tides possessed the vital
and health-ssffron of the primeval
shores; but now, since the civiliza-
ton has decked the banks with its
trophies, there is an uncanny sug-
gestion in freshet waters. They
bear stale and cloudy discolora-
ton, that one can almost taste. To
the inhabitants along the Ohio riv-
er, the next problem will relate to
the liberation or publication of the
waters when the current comes
from the streams that wash the
shores.-Ironton Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

ALL little bird upon the nest,
What is it trembles at thy breasti
What is 1t thrills the tiny round
With pulsing, faint, reluctant sound1
What muffied stroke of fate draws near
The eager sense is strained to hear2
Oh. mother bird. quivering part
OF every vital throb thou art;
The tap that shakes the brittle shell
Must shake thy beings walls as well,
For that which wakes to life wakes thee.
1t is the call of destiny.
What strange, new self has seized thy nfei
Is care thy portion, timid wife2
For this alone the sticks were laid,
For this the hallowed nest was made,
That at that tender heart should lie
Earth's deep unfathomable mystery.
Mrs. d. II. r. GoodaIe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

An Athens, o.,dispatch says, Mrs.
Maria Simpson, who lives near Hix-
on, this county, dreamed Tuesday
night of the locality of s16O in gold
and silver, which her husband con-
cealed at the beginning of the late
war. he shortly afterwards enlist
ed and died in the military hospital
at Clarksburg, w. Va. She went
Wednesday morning to the spot in
dictated in her dream and found the
money, which was buried in a tin
can at the foot of pear-tree in the
orchard on her farm.
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Room fnr AM.

The woman who is fitted to SYM
pathize with the pursuits and inter-
ests of husband will be equally
well fitted to adorn society and to
elevate its tone; nor will she find
her gifts wasted. There is ample
field for the work of intellectual
women and of business women who
can give their time to work outside
their own homes. There need be
no question of woman's sphere or
rights. The world needs workers
in its noblest fields-it matters not
whether they be man or women,
married or single-there is room
for them all.
Let the girls make of themselves
the best they can; let the mothers
do their best In training them.
Then surely the well balanced,
conscientious, thoughtful young
woman viii not need to think, un-
til the time comes forzher to decide
the Immediate question, whether she
is fit for wife or not
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POINT PHEASANT. MASON COUNTY, WEST Y en-


lysl0gn0my.
The bose is peculiar to Rus.
slams, ESD naux, Tartars, and Aft
ricans.
A mou sxactly twice as broad
as the ey ows dullness of appre,
hension.
Warts Q be chin or neck indi-
cate ind Gus, active, sanguine
persons.
Any ND 4 popularity of coun-
tenance i1 ties some popularity
of mind.
AProjee nose and mouth show
self-conid impudence, and
rashness.
Thick, = n, regularly arched
eyebrows ays indicate sound
Judgment
The beal Ae always show a con.
cavity bel sn the nose and the
forehead.
Noses winch wrinkle easily are
rarely found in men of good natur-
al disposition.
Very small, thin ears are usually
associated with great delicacy and
refinement.
High check bones always ihdi-
cate preat force of characfer in
some direction.
Fullness of the temples is sup
posed to show powers of mathema-
tical calculation.
First Impressions, in the study OF
countenances, are always the most
reliable.
The Roman nose shows the grea-
ter character; the Greek nose the
greater taste.
Half-shat eyes show great natur-
al shrewdness, together with lack
of sincerity.
The man whose temples are full
in the lower part is apt to be great
lover of eating.
A long, thick chin is commonly
found only in persons of low men
tai organization.
a small mouth, with nose and
nostril also small, shows indecision
and cowardice.
A round, bullet head shows OBJ
stinacy, often combined with many
petty meannesses.
Individuality is indicated by a
prominence, of the forehead just
abovethe eyebrow.
A head fiat on top indicates lack
of reverence and deficiency of NOR
al qualities.
slow-moying eyes are always
found in the heads of persons of
prudence and ability.
Small black eyes, under strong
eyebrows, always indicate cunning
and penetration.
An irregular, knotty forehead is
a sure sign of a bold, original in
vestigating mind.
A very short upper lip indicates
liveliness of disposition though not
always kindness.
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School.

The bees are in the meadow
And the swallows in the sky;
The cattle in the shadow
Watch the river running by.
The wheat is hardly stirring.
The heavy OK team lags:
The dragon fly is whirring
Through the yellow biossomed flags.
And down beside the river
Where the trees lean DER the pool,
Where the shadows reach and culver.
A boy has come to school
His teachers are the swallows,
And the river, and the trees.
His lessons are the shadows,
And the flowers, and the bees.
He knows not he is learning.
He thinks nor writes word,
But in the soul discerning
A loving spring is stirred.
In after years-oh, weary years.
The rivers lesson he
Will try to speak to needless ears
In faltering minstrelsy.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
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A new printer on a Georgia pa
per recently in making up the forms
for tho first time last week, got a
marriage and a grocer's notice mix
ed up SO as to read as follows: f-John
Smith and Ida oney were united in
the holy bonds of sauer kraut, which
will be sold by the quart or barrel.
Mr.. Smith is an esteemed Goldfish at
ten cents, while the bride has many
hams at a shilling a pound.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

A man and his wife stood on the
Brooklyn bridge. He was a philoso-
pher and atalker; she was woman
of action. a tug was hauling a
long line of barges up the river.
@Look there, my dear" said he.
"such is life. The tug is like the
man, working and toiling, while
the barges like the women, are"
His wife gave him no time to finish
the sentence. 81 know" she said,
"the tug does all the blowing and
the barges bear all the burdens"
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Notice to Trespassers.

All persons are hereby warned not to
trespass upon my lands (either enclosed
or unenclosedl in Union District, by
hunting, nutting, cutting hoop poles,
lumber, or removing rocks, logs OF bark,
under penalty of the law, as will arrest
dec 20. 1sss-4w pd. =
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Engineers ON the first locomo-
tives were equipped with tin horns,
with which they warned people
from the tracks.
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zinc stones ny one Roadslde.

Along the country roadside, stone ON stone,
Past waving grainfelds. and near broken
stile,
The walls stretch onward and uneven pile.
With ranking vines and lichen overgrown
So stand they sentinel. Unchanged alone
They're left to watch the seasons passing
slow;
The summers twilight, or the winters snow,
The springtime's birdling. or the autumn.s
moan.
Who placed the stones now gray with many
And did the rough hands tire. the sore hearts
The eyes grow dim with all their weight of
tears2
Or did the work seem light for some dear sakel
Those lives are over. All their hopes and fears
Are lost, like shadows in the morning break.
Julie NJ. Lippmann.
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At Sea.
human nfe e bud a bark At sea,

A human life is but bark at sea,
Impelled by shifting winds of destiny,
Exposed to threat'ning rocks of cruel chance
And when its brief, cratic course is run
1t sinks into the dark oLli.ion.
Times restless waters ciose above the spot,
Its form. its name. its mission are forgot.
Milton Goldsmith.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

The closing months of 1893 have
noted the death of four notable
democratic champions, viz: Cover
nor Jacob, Governor Jackson, Judge
Alpheus Raymond and Col. Dan D.
johnson.
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And even in this great throe of pain, called
Prosafc.


A woman waking had dream;
She thought that all her talents would
Be spent in one broad channel and
Result in good.
She said: "I'll be poetess,
And write such verses that all men
Who read will marvel at the gems
Dropped from my pen.
And will be the queen of song,
Peerless, unrivaled and alone.
My fame will thunder through all time,
Challenged by nome"
That was her dream, but real life
Has common issues, common work
Which must be met and conquered, though
We fain would shirk.
No e,litor wouldprint her lines.
No one enjoyed them but a mouse
Who nibbled them. That author keeps
A boarding house.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

Some women can take a ten dol
lar bill, and buy clothes. that look
better than $50 on other women.
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GEMS IN VERSE.
optimism.

Optimism.
I'm no reforner. for see more light
Than darkness in the world. Mine eyes are
To catch the first dim radiance of the dawn.
And slow to note the cloud that threatens
storm.
The fragrance and beauty of the rose
And the sweet music of the lark's clear song
Stays longer with me than the nighthawk's
cry
And even in this great throe of pain, called
Life.
I find rapture linked with each despair
Well worth the price of anguish. detect
More good than evil in humanity.
Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes,
And men grow better as the world grows old.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

There is no school in this section of
the State offering equal advantages at
such a low cost.
For catalogue or further information,
address the Principal.
THos. E. HODGES,
augS0tf Huntington, w. Va.
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Free Tuition to State Students.
DEPARTMENTS:
NORMAL.
ACADEMIC AND CLASSICAL.
MUSIC.
BUSINESS.
SPECIAL FEATURES.

Healthfnl and Pleasant Location
Lnwest Expenses-Free Library and
Reading Room-Abundafit Supply of
Modern He'll full Apparatus Buildings
Supplied With Pure Water-Heated by
the Best Hot Air Ventilating System
Rooms and all Toilet Conveniences in
the Buildings.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17

Portugal's royal crown is worth
Sc, 500, 900.
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I've spotted you,g said the sun
to the girl with freeISles.