The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-02-03

Several scraps in town this
week SO far. but we refrain from
giving the names of the parties.
The terrible famine in India is
one of the most patent arguments
in favor of the use of silver as mon
ey that could be adduced-
1t is now too cold to work, and
every store and saloon in town is
filled up with loafers, hugging the
hot stove.
Some few who were fortunate to
own or borrow sleigh were out
yesterday with their girls, gliding
over the snow tothe jingle of bells.
A smooth sea never made skill
full mariner, neither do uninterrupt-
ed prosperity and success qualify
for usefulness and happiness.
Paradoxical as it may appear,
imperfect teeth are sure sign of
civilization. Perfect teeth, as a
rule, are found only among saw
ages.
1t does not do for man to be
bigamist in Hungary, where the
punishment of that crime is to
compel the man to live with both
his wives. Poor fellow!
We hope Judge Nathan Gof
will be called to President McKin-
ley's Cabinet. We always like to
see a West yirginian honored, no.
matter what may be his politics.
1t may interest our. lady readers
and we are very proud of their
numbe-to learn that the most
fashionable hat now is the one
which is like no other.
Among the bills passed by the.
United States Senate on Saturday,
was one authorizing the expendi-i
ture of $4,000 for the erection of
statue of Lincoln, at Gettysburg.
Now it is in orderfor the "oldest
inhabitant" to rise and have his
say, telling us how long it is since
we had weather like this at
this time of the year.
We learn from the Cleveland
Leader that colored man who
was recently elected to the Gov
ernor's Council in Massachusetts,
has refused an offer of $4,000 to-
resign. And yet they call this a
money grabbing age.
The fault of others is easily per-
ceived, but that of oneself is diff
cult to perceive. a man winnows
his neighbor's faults like chaff, but
his own faults he hides, as the
cheat hides the false die from the
gambler.
The town of Brookstown. KY,
had quite boom in weddings dur
ing the recent holidays, when, it is
said, every girl over 1S in the place
was married. We can expect quite
an exodus to that favored spot,
where marriagable girls must be at
high premium.
The export cattle trade of the
United States shows a wonderful
increase in the last few years, and
is source of encouragement to
stock raisers and dealers. From
81, $50 exported in 1870 the mum
Der has reached AIS, 8,e95 for 1896.
The present cold wave has made
clean sweep of the country,
reaching even as far south as Texas
in the west, and in more northerly
latitudes has occasioned much dis
tress and suffering. Locally We
are promised no material improve
ment for few days at any rate.
The engagement rings of the
ancient Egyptians were always
made of iron, indicative of the
mutual sacrifice of liberty. Neiths
er the engagement rings nor the
marriage bonds in onr days are of
iron, but of much more fragile
material.
All merchants of any standing
in the esteem of the public, and
their own, like to have nice. pre-
lsentable. business-iike and we'll
gotten-up stationery, letter heads,
i.enyelopes, bill heads. accounts and
blanks and forms of all kinds.
The Register is IN position to
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