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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
ETIQUETTE OF THE TOILET.
Peculiar Method OF the Russians in Ar
ranging tho Hair.

"The etiquette qf the toilet varies
in different countries" says n contrib
utor of CassrlrS Magazine. Il can re-
member reaching a khan in Armenia
once, accompanied by a big party Of
fellow travellers. Our party had wan
dcred about for miles, and lost our
way. and it was so late that we were
too sleepy to eat. We were ushered
into II long. low room. with beds on
the ground about yard from each
other. | was the first to be awakened
the next morning by a sunbeam dane
Ing on my face, and on looking up.
found that the occupants of the bed
next to mine consisted of a man and
his wife and n little girl of about
three, who had apparently gone to
bed in their clothes. In this instance
the husband simply got up, shook
himself and put on his boots; the lady
braided her hair and put on her boots
and the little child had gone to bed in
Its boots. They proved to be native
Christians, who have q rooted hatred
for soap and water. more intense even
than that of Russian pilgrims, whom
l remember on board vessel going
from Constantinople to Joppa. On
fine days n barrel of water was
brought up to that portion OF the deck
roped Off for the accommodation of the
Russian Pilgrims, who occupied them
selves in singing hymns and making
tea In samovar. n utensil much be-
loved by an old aunt of mine, who in
formed me, in all seriousness, that she
much preferred tea la Russo, in
semaphore,' although she did not ex-
plain how she was going to get it
there. The Russian pilgrims toilet re-
sembles the way in which the Chinese
laundrymen dampen linen, for they
would approach the barrel suck up
mouthful Of water, and carefully blow
1t over the head of some companion
whose hair they were arranging"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
HoMEsIcKNess IN THE ARMY.
The Cause of Number az Deaths In the
Civil War.

Ahe Shusb VI Dehths In0
Civil War.
Illustrative of how nostalgia becomes
a serious matter the following instances
are related:
One man from the colored troops on
the fighting line who came with the
fiji st detachment was not wounded,
but only stunned by the explosion Of
shell which had fallen near him.
There was nothing the matter with
him but the shock to his nerves and
homesickness. He spoke to no one.
He would take no food, and he sat
huddled together on his cot, looking
out from the open flies of the hospital
tent with a face full of unspeakable
loneliness. Every morning when she
came to the hospital Mrs. Marsh
would bring him some little thing
which she had prepared for him at
home; little by little she wakened his
interest and finally he was dismissed
from the hospital happy and well. One
of the doctors and the writer were
speaking of this case-Ward his name
was-when a physician offsred an il
lustration of homesickness.
when l was assistant surgeon in
the army during the last war;" he
said, with an amused nod to the young
assistant listening, II had an idea that
/ knew more than the surgeon major.
1 suppose all assistants think so at
one time or another, but / believe that
in this case it was true. Our major
was a hard man and there was one
case in camp that he had no patience
with. 1t was Il poor chap who was
simply dying of homesickness.
stopped by him one day where he was
sitting with his face in his hands, and
l put my hand on his shoulder and
spoke word or two, and he looked
up and l shall never forget his look
as he said: you're the first one that
has spoken kind word to me since
came l told the surgeon about it af-
forwards and he said it was all non
sense, and that the man was simply
too lazy to work. I said, He's not
lazy; he's SICK But the major had
his mind made up, and he hunted the
poor chap out and set him to loading
Sluh III thc ColhilisSuiy uepdItuieut.
That afternoon l came across him
sitting on a sack of grain with his
head down, and noticed the way he'd
slumped forward. l laid hold of him
and found that he was dead. Plenty
of them died that way-of homesick-
ness"
There was an odd look on the faces
of some of the men on the cots when
the doctor had told his story, as If the
brief service in Santiago had already
taught them what that sickness meant.
Frank Leslie's Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
cHRONOGRAPH WATCHES,

They Are Used by Nurses as Well as
Sportsmen and Are About Perfect.
The properly equipped trained nurse,
whether Mt the seat of war wearing the
badge of the Red Cross or waiting
upon the afflicted at home, carries a
chronograph watch; not the large,
split-second timing piece associated
with the sports of the turf and field,
but a handsome little single chrono-
graph, cased like other gold watches
designed for women's use. These
watches are especially made to enable
trained nurses to take accurately the
pulse of their patients. The moment
the pulse has been taken the large
sweep second hand can be instantly
stopped by a slight pressure upon the
stem of the watch; If there is fluctu-
alton in the pulse the second hand
can be thrown quickly back to the
starting point and the pulse taken
over again without in any way inter-
fering with the other mechanism of
the watch. So much depends upon ac.
curate knowledge of the pulse that
these chronographs are an invaluable
auxiliary in the work of the sickroom.
While these watches are an entirelv
recent idea, many physicians and sur.
geons carry regular chronograpbs fos
the the same purpose. The wotch...
for nurses sell at $50; those for nbx.-
clans range from $100 upward d-.a,v
York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
MISS ELIZABETH STEPHENSON.

of the fairest daughters of the Badger
state. She is the child of ex-Congress-
man Isaac Stephenson of Marinette,
and is just p years old. The Wiscon-
sin sponsor was born in Marinette and
was educated at Milwaukee, Dover
College and LaSalle College, near
Boston. Sh,' was graduated from the
latter institution with nigh honors.
Miss Stephenson Is magnificent spec
linen of young womanhood. She is al
most six feet tall and slender. She
has dark eyes and bright, attractive
face. Her father Ia quite wealthy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

Tommy" said the teacher to a
pupil in the juvenile class, "what Is
syntax?"
81 guess it must be a tax ON whis.
key" replied Tommy. And the teach.
er thought he was entitled to a credit
Of 100 per cent.--Udca Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

1t has been calculated that ordinary
gunpowder, on exploding, expands
about nine thousand times, or fills n
space this much larger as a gas than
when in solid form. ..... -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
STRANGE LAKE OF DARK FLUID.
California's Most Unnatural Natural
Curiosity.

Without doubt the NOSE remarkable
body of water in the world lies in the
vicinity of the Colorado river, In south
ern California. In this region of ugly
volcanoes, desolate wastes and Shiny
swamps, the strangest phenomenon of
all is what the naturalists call lake
of ink" No other description fits so
well.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

Miss Elizabeth Stephenson, who was
selected to chrlsten the battlaship
Wisconsin at San Francisco, is one
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Around the Bend.


Dry, hot weather prevailed here
for week previous to last Satur-
day, when old Mimbus appeared
pushing way up on the horizon,
and the rains began to descend, to
cool the atmosphere, refreshen the
earth, and make her all the more
give forth her nurturing qualities.
Wheat harvest is over, and the
golden grain is the heaviest, plum
pest, the prettiest and the best in
years.
Potatoes promise a bountiful
yield. The meadow lands are not
so good as they might be.
Some of the towns here and
there, are setting apart, we see, a
Dewey Day. But Letart, which
Joe Holloway says, never does
anything by halves" has Dewey
day 365 days out of the year. On
the "Galorious Fourth there will
be a great display of fireworks
there, and amusements of many
kinds, such as running races, grea-
sy pole, gymnastics, and such 9TH
er wonderful things as the world
has never seen before. New Hav-
en- will try to eclipse Letart in all
these things and more on the same
day.
At Mason City, the Catholic peo-
pie have advertised their usual
Fourth of July program. There
will be other exercises there and
the base ball club will contend
against the Columbus team.
There is a tremendous crack in
the earth extending quite long
distance along the upper side of
the Ohio River Railroad track
above Hartford City coal works,
that promises to become such a
land slide as will give the railroad
company great deal of trouble
when wet weather sets in for keeps.
Country school teachers are fly
ing about thicker than the locusts
of Egypt, looking after schools for
the coming year.
Those fanciers who are looking
after fine specimens of the nude in
art should profit themselves on
trip on one of the many little boats
up around the bend.
c. S. P. Edwards is arranging to
move his cigar factory from New
Haven to Mason City.
The new schedule of the Ohio
River Railroad, is very unsatisfact-
DRY to the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
GENUINE DEMOCRACY

That Is What the Principles Adj
vocated by Our Standard
Bearer in 1896 Are.
An editorial in a recent issue of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, referring
to the Democratic nominee in 1896,
says:
William j. Bryan has some
wonderful endowments, which nc
count for his selection as the stand
ard bearer of the Democrats in
1896 and for the greatest achieve
ment in the history of American
politics.
He has the happy faculty of say
ing in plain and forcible words,
that all can understand, just what
he believes to be true. The plain.
common people want no interpre-
ter to understand what he means
His own views, as we'll us those
who differ from him, are tersely
stated with candor which chal-
lenges admiration. He never abus-
es or misrepresents his opponents
nor deals in vituperation, however
strongly assailed.
While he makes frequent and
long speeches, his power of con-
densation-of saying much in a
few words-is a remarkable gift
Take single example. He says:
"The Republican programme now
embraces three pernicious doctrines
viz:
81. Foreign control of our prim-
airy money.
"2. National bank control of our
paper money.
SO. Trust control of the taxing
power"
That these are doctrines of the
republican party no intelligent
man of any party will deny. That
they are pernicious doctrines Bry-
an and the leaders of the Democ-
racy make very clenr.
By the way, the friends and adj
mirers of Bryan think he made
mistake in rendering his services
to the government in the conflict
with Spain. They claim that there
are plenty of men who could fill
his place in the army, while his
rare gifts as an orator and states
man qualify him prominently for
the more important conflict with
the money power. Men of his pc
ouliar talent to plead the cause of
true democracy are scarce. He will
doubtless make a good soldier, but
his place is in the recruiting ser
vice of the old-fashioned party of
which jefferson, Jackson and Lin
coin were conspicuous leaders.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Kanauga, Ohio.

Correspondence, %.
Mr.. joe. Vance has moved his
family from East Gallipolis into
Mr.. John Bryan's house. opposite
the postofice.
Rev. a. j. Hawk, of Gallipolis,
filed the pulpit Sunday in the alb
sence of Rev. Garrett, who was
called to Columbus Saturday.
The Sunday School at this
place is progressing and good work
is being done. The time of meet
ing has been changed to 8 a. m. in
stead of the afternoon.
Several of the friends of Mr.. Jas.
Sheets gathered at his home on the
invitation of Mrs. Sheets, to spend
the evening, it being his birthday,
and all had most enjoyable time
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

The GalIipolis Tribune, a rabid
Republican paper. is very much
exercised because West Virginia's
Republican Governor has COM
missioned Col. O'Brien Moore,
a Democratic Editor, Lieutenant
Colonel of the Second West Yir-
GINA Regiment. The Tribune
being so ultra Radical Republican
it cannot see that it is -parti-
san war, where any man, if he is a
fighter, is as good as another,
when it comes to defending the
honor of the country, whether he
is a Unionist. Confederate, a
Republican or a Democrat. The
Spanish would soon drive our
troops from Cuba. if only Republl-
cans we're to command or do the
fighting. Such partisan bigotry
as displayed by the Gallipolis
Tribune should be denounced by
the patriotic people of Gallipolis
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Anbrosia.

Correspondence, June 80.
Miss Kate Wilmington, of Five
Mile, was visiting her parents in
this place Sunday.
Mr.. j. G. Tompkins and wife
of your city, are the guests of reIa-
tives here.
Rev. scantlin will preach al
Brighton Sunday night.
The brave boys of this place and
Brighton who enlisted in Capt
Towards Company, are as follows
Harold Bright, j. E. McGufin, A
j. Gillespie. James Love. j. w
Hall, Jas. Parsons, Elmer Moore
jas. Mcdaniel being absent when
the company left went to Charles.
ton Tuesday to join them. May
the boys have good luck, be true
soldiers and all get back to Am.
brosia safe, is the wish of
PERsI- VERE-ANCE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Mutined.

A small sized mutiny occurred
in the Point Pleasant Company.
About a dozen of the men com
planned that they weren't being
properly fed, and threatened to GO
home. A few words from Capt
Howard, together with brief re-
minder of the consequences that
would follow any desertion, soon
silenced the complaints and put
an end to the mutiny.-Ch Charleston
Gazette, Wednesday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

We take the following account
of the death of Judge Samuels
from the Huntington Advertiser
of The 9th: Judge Henry Jetfer-
son Samuels who was born in this
county seventy-four years ago died
this morning at 2 o'clock, at his
home in Barboursville He viii
be buried in the cemetery there to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock. the
Masonic Order having charge OF
his funeral
For many years Judge Samuels
was one of the most conspicuous
of Cabell county's citizens, hold
ing numerous important Offices and
monument socially. He was judge
of this circuit Just after the war,
and was the first Adiutant-G General
of West Virginia. which appoint
ment he received from Governor
Pierpoint. His last public office
being that of member of the House
of Delegates.
For some years, owing to his adj
vanced years and growing in6rmi-
ties, he has lived quietly at his
home in Barboursville taking little
part in public events. He leaves
no children and is survived by his
widow. He was speaker of much
force and fine presence and honor
ably acquitted himself in the var
ious public functions which he
discharged. Cabell county regrets
the passing away of another of her
few remaining pioneers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
ROLL OF COMPANY "B,'
Second west Virginia Volunteer
Infantry.

Second West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry.
Captain, William ii. Howard.
First Lieutenat, L. G. Somer-
vile.
Second Lieutenant. Charles T
Beale.
First Sergeant. George E. Kraft.
Quarternaster Sergeant, w. b
I. d'Argent
Sergeant, f. d. Hoy.
Sergeant, VIM. A. Howard,
Sergeant, John w. Beaver,
Sergeant, Rush FL. Burnsides,
Corporal, Chas. g. Caste,
Corporal, James Mullins,
Corporal, Marion Craig,
Corporal, Jos. E. McGufin,
Corporal, Chas. M. Roup,
Corporal, Geo. A. Rhoades,
Corporal, John w. Hall,
Corporal, William 81. Mugridge,
Corporal, James o. Wilson,
Corporal, Clarence Lewis,
Corporal. Charles M. Conaway,
Corporal, Harlan L. Whaley,
Musician, Jas A. Hanna,
Musician, Fred d. Petty,
Artifcer, Phillip M. Martin,
Wagner, Granville Rayburn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Hospital.


The public, the churches. the
town, the railroads, the factories,
and all other public works are in
terested in having a Hospital To-
Gated in our town. To this end
every inducement should be given
to DR.. E. j. Mossman, who has I'M
dertaken to erect a Hospital in this
place, to encourage him in this en-
terprise. He is not a millionaire,
but what he lacks in this respect
he makes up in energy, push and
pluck. The churches and the town
should each take a ward in the
Hospital and furnish it. People
who are disposed to assist in good
works, should subscribe literally
toward founding this Hospital, and
help to make it a success. There
are many ways in which the Doc
tor could be assisted in the noble
work he has undertaken. Let the
people show an interest in matter
that will in the end be of great
benefit to them and to the commu-
nifty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

Champion Shot of the World.
Miss Annie Oakley writes; Myself and
many of the Buffalo Wild West Co. have
given Aliens Foot-Ease, the powder to
shake into the shoes, a most thorough
trial, and it does all if not more than
you claim 1t instantly takes the
sting out of the Corns and Bunions. Al
lens Foot Ease is a certain cure for hot.
aching, nervous or sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
sample sent EREE. Address Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

W. are a patriotic people. and
everyone welcomes the war tax
which gives all chance to show
their patriotism. 1t is worthy of
note, though, that the wholesaler
and retailer generously adds the
tax to the regular price of goods
and gives the consumer an oppor-
tunity to be patriotic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

On the late train from Parkers-
burg yesterday evening, two COM
panies of volunteers from the
upper end of the State arrived
here and were switched on to the
K. & M. and went on to Charles
ton last evening. Two members
deserted, but one was captured
while the other got away.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
ID NIoKE I5AINrIEs
Must Be Sent TO the Soldiers at
the Front.

ILusL L6o JlIII 10 Illo -I1ULNLlEIs ID
the Front.
Washington, June o. War de-
partment tonight gives to the
Asscciated Press the following
statement which has the approval
Of the President and Secretary Al
ger: The sending of deIicacies to
the army. though generous and
which has been fully appreciated
by the war department. viii no
longer be encouraged, as it has
been found that such delicaciesf for
the troops in the field are injur-
ious, rather than helpful
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

There are number of young
colored men here who are anxious
to enlist in the colored Regiment
now being raised in this State, but
there is no recruiting officer here.
Capt. Hood, of Charleston, should
come down here, if he desires good
material for his company.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

IF married people continued to
act after marriage as they did dur
ing courtship there would be but
few divorces.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

Our business men stand in their
own light and contribute to dull
business, when they fail to adver-
tise their business.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

Mr.. G. M. Whittier will be in
charge of the ticket Office and new
freight depot, at the K. & M.
junction, while Mr.. Fulton Whaley
will sell tickets and be the oper-
ator in the office. Both are exper-
fenced and accommodating gentle
men, and thoroughly understand
their business.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

The new schedule on the Ohio
River Railroad, is the most con-
venient for our people they have
had on the road. You can go
north or south at almost any time
or hour you please.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
Democratic Congressional Elk.
ecutiVe Committee.

Democratic ConSreSSlOnnt In
ecutiVe COMMITTEES.
Mr.. GEO ". TIPPErT -Dear
Sir:ZPlease state through the
Register that there will be meet
ing of the Democratic Congress
ional Executive Committee of the
Fourth District, at my Office, in
Ripley. on Thursday, July 18th,
1898, at 1 100 o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of determining time and
place of holding Convention tc
n ,mi.latca candidate for Congress
..sld to consider any other business
that may properly come before the
Committee.
Yours, truly,
HOLLY G.. ARMSTRONG,
Gu. r. 49,. r. Cscro
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

The boys of Capt. Howard's
Company, after some mutterings
have concluded to submit and
reconcile themselves up to army
life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

If the conceit were taken out Of
some people there would be moth
ing left to bury.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

Don't forget that you ought to
be thankful for a great many
things you haven't got.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

All the free silver forces have
joined hands again in South Da-
kota, with an absolute assurance
of victory. For a dead issue"
free silver is the wonder of the
age.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06
BAD WRECK.
a MAN and Morse Ikilled

Special to the Register.
DYEsv1LLE. Ohio. June Is
This afternoon the local freight
south-bound, on the K. & M. Rail
way, wrecked nine cars, killing a
man, and also fine horse which
was being shipped to an officer in
the army.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-06

In this paper will be found a
letter from Hon. Holly G. Arm
strong, calling a meeting of the
Democratic Congressional Execu-
tive Committee at Ripley for July,
7th. Let our committeeman at
tend and insist on the convention
being held at Point Pleasant.