The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-02-24
Pointers for Young Men.


be led away by appearances. Soft
speeches, hattering words, a win-
ming manner and an artless way.
may be assumed only the better TO
decoy you Have no confidence IN
any one who would endeavor to
shake your faith IN the Scriptures,
or attempt to lead you away from
the observance of the Sabbath and
the enjoyment of the sanctuary,
Cultivate back bone. Donot per
NIT yourself to be moved from
your convictions by the swagger or
the ridicuIe of any one. Have
faith In God and in yourself Cnl-
tiyate the friendship of those who
are the friends of purity, goodness
and truth.
The account Of two men beng
killed, two fatally wounded and a
few others more or less knocked
about and hurt as the result of a
quarrel over fifty cent debt. reads
like an extract from Texan or
wild western paper. But it is an
occurrence that actually took place
last week in West Virginia. Who
says compulsory education is not
an absolute necessity if we would
retain some yestiges ofcivilization2 ?
Clarksburg is the latest addition
to the curfew towns. An ordinance
has been passed there for the ring
ing of a bell at half past eight
each night as a signal for all boys
to clear off the streets and go home.
After that hour any boy found
about will be compelled to give
a satisfactory account of himself.
Now then, Point Pleasant.
"I don't know whereI can match
this pattern" said Mrs. Fairhayen
to Mrs. Point Pleasant yesterday.
showing the remnant of an out-of-
date piece of dress goods. Il
think I'll try at Mr.. Friedman's, .
she continued. .sThat would,
be no good replied Mrs. p. p.
..they don't keep old trash. The
best thing for youto do is to hunt
up some old store thatnever adyer-
tises. There is the only place
where you find out-of-date goods.
Mrs. P. 2. was right as usual:
How is it to be explained that
people in church not owning pews
will invariably plant themselves on
the end of the seat next to the
aisle, compelling every subsequent
comer@wh may not find an end
seat to pass them to gain place?
Tits a remarkable fact that this is
always the case. no matter whore
you go, and whatever may be the
regard paid to politeness under
other conditions.
Miss Frances e. Willard thinks
that women have more backbone.
than men, and accounts for it by
saying that Eve was made out of
mans backbone. Why, Fannie,
we always thought she originated
with one of Adams ribs; but we,
are never too old to learn.
Mr.. Jas. Clendenin and son
Charles, of Mason county, have
bought Mr.. Frank Mccormick Is
place, nice house and eight acres
up the river road, and will move
over in week or two to occupy it.
Gallipolis Tribune.
The idiosyncracies of nations
are displayed by their choice of
liquors. The German takes his
beer; am Englishman his ale; an
Italian his wine; Frenchman his
absinthe, Scotchman his whiskey
and an American anything he can.
ay his hands on.
A number of the young ladies
of Buckhannon have formed an
anti-liquor and cigarette club, and
declared that they will have moth
ing to do with any young man that
indulges in either habit. Now
for some heroic examples of self
denial
That little boy win be an editor
vet who when asked the other day
by a teacher in the Sunday School
why Lazarus was a beggar replied:
please, ma'am, because he didn't
advertise. .
Several heavy coal bills present
ed ait their heads this month have
4a,3,,l,4 painf oleasantoniaIle fhes