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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-03-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Or VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT
LETARr. WEST NIRGINIA.


7 y pursuance or the terms and provisions
OF "a decree cf the Circuit Court OF Alusou
County, West NirginiI, made and entered on
the l4th day of February- $50 In the CHAN
cery cause therein pending of Adam Wei
Eand and Others vs. The Alliance supply
Company and Others, we, the undersigned
special commissioner appointed by said de-
cree, shall on
Thursday, the 2lst day OF March, 1885,
at 10 O'Clock a. m, NJ the front door of the
Court House OF said Mason County, proceed
TO sell at public auction TO the highest bid
der. the real estate in tine h!u and proceed
fnes mentioned, and described as follows:
lying and being al LeIart, in the County OF
Mason, and state OF West Virginia, and be-
ing lot No thirteen li3l. as designated ON
plat OF lots owned by the Ohio River Rail-
road Company (which said plat is recorded
in the Clerks office OF the County Court of
the County and state aforesaid. in Deed
Book No. IS, page 2f9). and fronting dfty t5Jl
feet on the highway and extending back one
hundred GOD feet Good store building and
warehouse ON said lot
TERMS or SALE=-Oue-third OF the pur-
chase money cash in hand on the day ofs sale
and tie residue in two equal installsneurs.
payable IN one and two years respectively
from day OF sale requiring notes " ith good
for deferred r.lsn2snts and Tet3fnins the ie-
Eai titie - said real estate IS sfrf ller .seril-
j. s SPENCER.
W. H. TO3ILINSON.
Special Commissioners.
I, r. z. Mitchell, Clerk OF the Circuit Court
OF the county and state Aforesaid. hereby
certify that the above named Special Com
missioners have given bond with good and
approved security in the penalty OF fifteen
feb. % 4-w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-03-13
The Standard Bred Stallion.
2:21 DR.. MILLER 2:21 a


ThE Tennessee Bred PAGER. will make the
Sesisgn of lsl5. mt his owners stable in Pleas
ant Flats. at
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-03-13

1t is reported now that many of
the people of Nebraska will perish
unless they receive food and cloth
ing from the outside world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-03-13

The State meeting of the G. a. R.
Encampment will be held at Char
lesion April 3 and l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-11
Swamp Plants.

It should be well known by this time
that swamp plants, as a rule, will dc
much better in comparatively dry land
than in the swamps where we naturally
find them. Even the rice plant, which
usually grows in water, will grow we'll
and produce q fair crop Of seeds in COM
mon garden ground. The reason for this
has been fully explained in scientific
serials. 1t reads oddly in report just is
sued by the United States department of
agriculture, suggesting that the common
swamp rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos,
would possibly grow in dry land, as an ex-
pertinent was made to test this fact on the
Delaware river 80 years ago, The plant is
growing in every well ordered herbaceous
ground and is one of our most popular
border plants. 1t is weakness of the
United States department Of agriculture
that it is so often behind the times in its
publications. One of the best tasks for
that department would be to mako an in
dex of what has been placed on record in
the many serial publications of our coun-
try during the last half century. DIR
Franklin B. Hough did something of this
work in forestry when he was in this de-
partment. 1t is much to be regretted that
such useful work has not been given a
broader scope.-Mcehan's Monthly.
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An Annual Joke.

Professor Josiah p. Cooke, well known
head of the chemistry department at Har-
ward, had his one little joke which he per-
petrated on the freshman class every year
with great good humor.
At the first lecture each year when the
600 or 800 freshmen were gathered before
him in the big amphitheater in Boyleston
hall Professor Cooke would bring out a
small bottle containing an innocent look
ing white liquid. At a certain stage in
the lecture after he had touched upon the
tremendously destructive qualities of GER
tain chemicals, the old gentleman would
pick up the vial and hold it out in his
trembling fingers before the view of the
whole class.
Gentlemen" he would say in a voice
full of tremors and quavers, gentlemen,
this bottle contains terrible explosive.
II it should drop from my hands to the
floor"-and here his fingers would trem-
BILE alarmingly-"you would be all blown
into atoms"
Invariably this speech, combined with
the pathetic trembling of the old mans
fingers, would cause commotion in the
room, and half dozen of the more timid
freshmen on the front row would jump
and flee precipitately. Professor Cooke
would turn and look at tho fleeing stu
dents, and then, with broad, genial and
knowing smile to the rest of the class,
which would smile back at him, he would
carefully lay the vial back in its little
case, ready to be used at the next annual
Joke.
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PECULIAR CHINESE DISHES.
Some Of Them Are Palatable, but More
of Them Are Not.

Oh l1em arc 4~ots
Some of the dishes were extremely nice,
notably the little shreds of roast mutton,
exoeileatly seasoned, such as I learned
ever after to call for with confidence at
Chinese inns. On the other hand, the
chicken was made UNBEATABLE, and the eggs
on this occasion, l am bound to say, were
inexpressibly nasty. The taste for them
as eaten in China had need to DO acquired
no doubt, for had been told at Vierny of
the wonderful pains and expense at which
Chinese Commands preserve their eggs
till they are black and putrid, and of
which they are as proud when many
many years old as an English squire of his
crusted port. I have, moreover, q vague
impression, which for the moment can
not verify, that somewhere tasted these
ancient delicacies and found them good,
but on the present occasion my notebook
condemns them utterly.
The rissolcs of pork sausage were tasty,
and so were the French beans, peas and
hearts of cabbage stalk cut in slices and
the mandarin oranges preserved in sirup.
We helped ourselves to these delicacies as
we pleased, but our host every now and
then with his chopsticks placed on the
plate of one or other of his three guests a
choice morse1, which, mercifully, it was
not matter of cnbending etiquette that
one should eat. 1t was polite, of course,
occasionally to return the compliment and
help him to tidbits with ones knife and
fork. -Philadelphia Times.
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A Horse Has Little Brains.

The mental peculiarities OF the horse aro
much less characteristic than it's physical.
1t is indeed the common opinion among
those who do not know the animal well
that it is endowed with much sagacity,
but no experienced and careful observer is
likely to maintain this opinion. All such
students find the intelligence of the horse
to be very limited.
Although some part of this mental de-
feet in the horse, causing its actions to be
widely contrasted with those Of the dog,
may be due to a lack of deliberate train
ing and to breeding with reference to intel
lectual accomplishment, we see, by COM
pairing the creature with the elephant,
which practically has never been bred in
captivity, that the equine mind is, from
the point Of view of nationality, very
feeble. Professor N. S. Shaler in Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
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OLD SCOTTISH CURES.
Remedies That Were Recommended IN
the Days Of Aud Lang Syne.

Remedies That were Recommended In
the Days OF Aud Lang Syne.
A baldheaded man would hesitate before
sollowine Sir John Moncrieff's advice to
make lee of the burnt ashes OF dove
dung and wash the head well, :" although
there is some consolation In learning that
the same beneficial results would accrue
from using "the ashes OF little Iroes'
The hair, according to this authority, may
he changed to a golden tint by using
simple lotion composed of the ashes OF the
WV plant. Ladies who sigh for q fair COM
plexion may secure it by such pleasant
method as washing the face with the
distilled water of snails," and the appll.
cation of Liver of sheep, fresh and hot, :"
will make the whole face well colored.
Should the nose unfortunately bleed and
the familiar remedy of thrusting bunch
of keys down the back OF the neck iall OF
the desired result, then the assured styptic
is to put into the nostrils mixture OF the
hair of hare and vinegar. Sir John pears
testimony, Il myself know this to De tine
best of anything known" Blood lowing
from cut may be instantly stanched by
simply holding jasper in the hand or by
putting cows blood into the wound. The
reader will be apt to remark that neither
of these is a handy remedy for such an
emergency. An ointment made OF earth
worms will cure paralysis if the affected
parts be anointed with the compound.
Sleeplessness, so common an ailment in
our own time, can be removed, according
to Sir John, by applying living creatures
to the head to dissolve the humor, " and
Sir John narrates that for measles many
keep an eve or wedder in their chamber or
on the bed, because these creatures are
easily infected and draw the Cenom to
themselves, by which means some ease may
happen to the sick person." In similar
manner, if the trouble be collie, a live duck
or frog applied to the part draws all the
evil to itself and dies" Epilepsy may be
prevented by wearing a girdle of VOLTS
skin. Should any one have been SO neg
ligent as to omit this necessary precaution,
''powder of q mans bones burnt, chiefly
of the skull that is found in the earth,
cures the epilepsy. The bones of man
cure a man. The bones of a woman cure
q woman"
Lethargic individuals should follow the
sage Moncrieff's advice: Burn the whole
skin of hare with the ears and nails.
The powder thereof, being given hot, cures
the lethargy perfectly" Deafness may be
removed by pouring a mixture OF onion
juice and ants eggs into the ear, and 1.-The
blood of wild goat given to ten drops OF
carduus water doth powerfully discuss the
pleurisy. ''-GentIeman's Magazine
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COMMUNITIES IN UNIFORM.
Something About the Social Life at For
Meyer and the Navy Yard.

Something About the Social Life at Fort
Meyer and the Navy Yard.
There are two phases of social life at the
national capitol about which people in
civil life know little or nothing. Thess
are the army social life at the barracks
Fort Meyer-and the naval circle at the
navy yard. In many respects they are
similar, inasmuch as they constitute lit
tie worlds apart from the general society
of Washington. The life is free from
struggling jealousies and heart burning
which characterize the outside world.
There is simplicity Of life, sociability
and refinement which make an army or
naval station peculiarly attractive. The
hospitality is unbounded. People are ex-
pected to live within their means. They
know exactly what they are going to get
and they gauge their expenditures accord
ingly.
1t is more like family than social
circle. The bonds which bind army and
naval men to each other are among the
strongest. There Is always a feeling OF
comradeship among them all which does
not obtain in civil life. The high stand
ards of character, courtesy and duty re-
CURED officially have their effect upon
the social life Men cannot live beyond
their pay, beat their creditors or Islander
brother officers without being brought to
book and held to account. The code of
manners and morals, therefore, Is higher
than it is in most social life and among
commercial people.
There are always lot of friendly and
informal little entertainments, in which
people are thrown together in charming
way, free from the conventional buckram
of the grand functions of society. To
young girls the life is particularly attract
i've and charming. They have the society
and attention of we'll bred and well edu-
Gated young fellows, who are always at
their service and never fail to do every
thing in their power to contribute to their
pleasure. The married couples have pref
ty, tasteful establishments, with all the
modern comforts and conveniences and
without the fear of burglars, tramps, book
agents and thieving servants. The rela-
lions among the families arc kindly and
neighborly, and in times of sickness and
sorrow sympathy and assistance are
prompt.-Washingt Post.
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cess. 1t consists of box inches square
and inches deep. This is secured to the
under side Of your bar, and the electric
current is operated by button in the floor
with your foot. The dice has magnetic
coil put In when manufactured las shown
In cut). The dice arc thrown on the bar
In the usual way. When aces are neces-
sary to win, all you have to do is to press
the button with your foot and make the
throw, then remove your foot, and as the
magnetic current operates through the
bar 1t is absolutely beyond detection. You
can easily make S25 per day If you have
any play at all at your bar.
1--WE would be pleased to hear from you
II you can use one If not, please hand
this to some friend who in your Judgment
could handle it. We placed one in hotel
In st. Paul, and over $500 was made in
the first ten days. Trusting to hear from
you, we remain" etc.
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MISTOOk HIS MAN.
Clothes Are Not Always O Reliable Guide
to the Individual.

TO the 1nulVluu0ls
A certain earl whose disregard of dress
Is quite proverbial called at his tailor's to
pay his bill A new manager came for
ward to receive the cash, and not knowing
his lordship took him for servant. He
examined the account and after receipting
it slipped sovereign into the supposed
servants hand, at the same time saying
confldentially:
"That is a sovereign for yourself, and
you know il you had only been a little bit
sharper it would have been two. You
don't get your masters clothes worn out
half quick enough. In that time he ought
to have had double the amount on that
bill, and it is really worth your while to
get harder brush"
With half grin the earl replied, "Well,
I've always thought my brush uncom-
monty hard, and anyhow his lordship
complains of it,
Nonsense" calculated the manager.
1T isn't anything like hard, but I can
put you up to a wrinkle that may even
pass an occasional IS note into your peck
et just lock here moment. You see
this bit of stick that l have just taken
from the shelf? Well, that's roughened
en- purpose You take that and give your
masters coat a good scrubbing about the
elbows every day and give the trousers
touch about the knees, and it's at least a
good e5 in your pocket every year. You
needn't think that we shall forget you"
"You are indeed very kind" said the
earl, with meaning smile II may i'm
part your very kind instructions to my
valet, though fear while he remains in
my service lie will not be able to profit by
them. As for the future, I shall not trou-
BILE you with my custom. happen to be
the Earl of -. wish you good laorn-
Ing. Spare Moments.
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STATE NEWS.
kennebec.
ROME.

/
Many of the farmers are now busy a:
cutting and hauling u supply Of wood for
the next year.-Mr. Frost l.. French Is
already we'll under way in the work Of
building house on the spot where the
other was recently burned. George
Mosher Jr., and wife have gone to Cam
bridgeport, Mass, to spen Il the winter
with friends in that vicinity.-Mrs.
William H. Blaisdcll is at Pennington,
n. H., where she has been for several
weeks past with sister whose health Is
in very critical condition.
Lincoln.
COOPER'S MILLS.
c. +. Achorn went to Boothbay on
business, Tuesday. new railroad
station is being rapidly pushed to com
pletion by Contractor b. X Ware and his
hearty crew-Mrs. q. A. Dunton has
gone to Boston to spend the winter.
Sagadahoc.
BOwDOINHAM
Mrs. NJ. V. Chapman who has been
critically i'll with pneumonia, is conval-
escent.-Mr. Isaac Leavitt, one of our aged
and respected citizens, is down with the
same complaint. Mr. Leavitt lately re-
moved from his place Of residence about
five miles on the old post road leading
to Richmond. Last fall his wife died,
since which time until within q week
he has been living alone Providentially
he came to the village to reside with his
half brother, Mr.. X. Il. Warren and now
lies very low with grave doubts rs to his
recovery - Tramps abound. Tuesday
night the village lookup was well patron
lied, 81 being lodged there for the night
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Magnetic Dice.

Here's skin game in SO simple an
amusement as dice shaking. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY designed for those men who insist
on shaking" with the bartender for the
round. The invention is designed to al
low 1.-THE house" to win every time The
device is manufactured and sold by firm
In Minneapolis and this firm has sent
circular to few well known liquor sellers
in every big city in the country The cir
cular is explanatory. 1t is as follows:
Enclosed we hand You cut of our
electric dice machine which enables the
operator to always throw q winning hand,
five aces If necessary. This machine has
Just been perfected and is q perfect sue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-11

Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Quimby were given
a very pleasant reception at the parsonage
on Brunswick avenue, by the members OF
the Congregational parish, Thursday
evening, from to 10 O'Clock, the occa-
sion being the 10th anniversary OF the
marriage of this very popular clergyman
and his wife. The parlors and dining
room were decorated with dollhouse
flowers, potted plants and smilax. Re
freshments were served and just before
Q O'Clock, Mr.. NJ. c. Wadsworth, in very
neat little speech, in behalf of the
parishioners, presented the worthy couple
with an elegant banquet lamp and a full
dinner set, a picture of st. Cecilia from
Augusta friends, a gold-lined china cup
and saucer, and and-painted pin tray, a
Longfellow souvenir spoon and several
other handsome articles. Mr.. Quinby
responded in an appropriate manner
Although the weather was stormy large
number attended, and all voted it most
enjoyable occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-11

The first annual meeting of the new
Kennebec Loan and Building Association
was held in the Office of Harvey ID. Eaton
on Wednesday evening. The following
directors were elected: George X Bou-
telle, Edward Ware, Harvey ID. Eaton,
Frank L. Thayer, Frank Redington, DR..
J. F. Hill, Forest r. Drew, Fred F. Bur
CESS, John n. Weber, DR.. F. c. Thayer,
Clarence Leighton, f. c. Wardwell.
H. X. Durham, J. W. Bassett, A. Z.
Purinton. A meeting of the directors
was held Immediately following at which
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time the following officers were chosen
Edward Ware, president; George K.
Boutelle, vice president; Forest r. Drew,
secretary; George X. Boutelle, treasurer
Harvey D. Eaton, attorney; H. ID. Bates,
auditor. The prospect of the association
is very encouraging for the members A
very large number of shares, considering
the number of shareholders, have been
taken, and there are several parties await
ing for loans and the chances are good for
the association to do large amount of
building, the coming year.
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How She Said Grace.

Little 4year-old Ida was visiting her
aunt. She was always restless at the table
during the silent blessing, SO her aunt ex-
planned to her why they bowed the head
and kept quiet before eating. One day
little Ida kept unusually quiet during
grace. Finally she lifted her little head
and looked up in her aunt's face and said:
Aunt Emily, do you know what I was
saying? Twas saying. 'Reddy, get your
hair dyed, hair dyed green. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
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If the business of the evening train to
this city keeps up to what there is at pre-
sent, there seems to be no reason why it
cannot be looked upon as permanent
thing Since the train has been running
through to Waterville it has averaged
bringing over 80 passengers each night
Waterville people should patronize the
train whenever convenient to do so, for
the surety of the regularity of the train
will depend largely upon the patronage
which it receives during the next three
months
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CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.
Religious.

Religious.
Jan. 1i-I3+Maine Eastern Christian Confer
ence, Bangor.
Jan.14-20-Aroostook Ministerial Association,
Houlton.
Jan. 17-l9-Houlton Free Baptist Quarterly
Meeting, Littleton.
Feb. 12-I4-Bowdoin Conference Of Free Bap-
tist churches, Augusta.
Feb. 17-Quarterly Meeting Of the Church OF
God, Dixmont Center.
May 2-Maine Methodist Conference, Saco.
May EAST Maine Methodist Conference,
Bucksport.
Temperance.
Feb. e-York District Good Templars, Kittery,
Feb. Cumberland District Good Tempiars'
Portland.
Feb. 9-Knox District Good Templars, Cam
den.
Feb: 1s-o1ford District Good Templars'
Feb. isMwaldo District Good Templars, Bel
fast.
Educational.
Jan. 25-2s-sagadahoc Teachers Association,
Bowdoinham.
Miscellaneous.
JAN 1o-Waldo and Kennebec Musical Asso-
citation, Freedom.
Jan. l6-17-Ma1ne Board OF Agriculture
Jan. so-s1-Anuual Meeting Maine Press As
ISOLATION, Augusta.
Feb 12-l3-Annral State Encampment, G. A.
r., Gardiner.
Grange.
Jan. l2-North Aroostook Pomona Grange,
Mapleton.
Jan 3O-Sagadahoc Pomona Grange, West
Bath.
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About 2 O'Clock, Thursday morning,
Chief Engineer Plaisted was aroused by a
messer ger from North Vassalboro, who
requested that the steamer be sent to that
village to assist in extinguishing fire in
one of the mill houses. Mr. Plaisted, af-
ter making inquiries as to the location of
the fire, and considering the fact that it
was still night and there was consider
able snow on the surrounding buildings,
advised the man to go to the house of Mr..
Sampson in Winslow and keep posted by
telephone as to the progress of the fire,
and, if needed, then he would take the
steamer and go down. This good judg-
ment on the part of Mr. Plaisted saved an
unnecessary haul of the heavy machine
through the snow, for the fire was stopped
after having consumed the building in
which it started.
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The installation of the officers elect and
adoption of Garfield Camp No. 1, Sons of
Veterans, occurred ut the society's hall
Wednesday evening. The installing Off
Ger was Past Captain f. b. Dunbar
and the ceremonies were private to the
members of the camp. The following is
the list of officers for the coming year
Captain, J. ID. Reynolds; first lieut., f.
f. Barnes; second lieut., V. f. White !;
camp council, James Combs b. b. Will
son and T. f. Vose; chaplin, T. f. Vose !;
first sergeant, o. G. Barnes; quarter mas
ter sergeant 4. b. Dunbar; sergeant of
the guard, J. c. Colby; color sergeant,
A. b. Jordan; principal musician, B. B.
Wilson; corporal of the guard, +. +.
Barnes; camp guard, Walter Priest; picket
guard G. A. Wilson. These new officers
will perform the work of the order accord
ing to the new three degree ritual which
was adopted at the last national encamp-
ment, and differs considerably from the
work which has been previously used.