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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
Opal. of vnriou. p.Er..,.

There are several varieties OF opaIu
and therefore several degrees OF merit.
The precious or noble or oriental opal
is the supreme. This has all the col
ors. and when these colors are broken
into spangles it is then called the
harlequin opal Then comes the firo
opal. or girasole, with hyacinth red
and yellow reflection. The former
comes from Hungary and the latter
from Mexico. The common, or semi
opals. are nonopalescent. The hydro
phane. or Oculus mundi, is nontrans-
parent. but becomes so by immersion
in water or any transparent fluid. The
cachalOng Is nearly opaque and of a
blush white color. The hyalite is
cOlorless, pellucid and white. The opal
jasper. or wood opal, is the petrifaction
of wood. opalescent, but without the
eoloring which makes the noble" gem
so precious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

The origin of the sentiment, "oId
wood to burn, old wine to drink, old
friends TO trust. old authors to read" is
somewhat obscured. Bacon found that
Alfonso of Aragon was wont to say in
commentator of age that age APP
peared TO be best in these four things.
John Webster QG3Sl went further in
declaring, -Old wine whoIesomest. old
pippins toothsomest," and that "old
wood burns brightest, old linen washes
whitest-" Goldsmith in ''She Stoops te
Conquer says. .Old friends. old times.
old manners. old books. old wine"
There are Iuany variant quotations.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
a1arR.ret,. AInLah.t.

Little Margaret was having difficulty
with the alphabet, which was being
taught her in the good old way. The
lettera b was desperate pitfan. q
she could not remember, SO her moth.
er said. "See, Margaret, 1t looks like a
gate" That was an inspiration. Now
Margaret is in clover. She never for.
gets. but this is what she says:
"a, b. c. d. e. Z. 9. gate, T." etc. Her
mother sees still harder work ahead in
making the little maid forget.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
The Secret of Good Dressing.

Ahe SSGEGI OF OOOu Dressing.
In the gospel of sticking to whatever
becomes you is contained the secret of
being well dressed. Foolish. indeed. is
she who wears brown just because it
happens to be stylish when she knows
that 1t sallows her skin, or waists fitted
closely to the figure when she knows
Shey reveal defects. uneven shoulder
Aeights or angularities of form. Hav-
1ng discovered the color and cut which
especially suit her, she should adhere
60 them though the heavens fall. Same
ness is not to be feared when it is also
becomingness.
The celebrated beauty, Nine. Reca-
mier, set a notable example in this
matter. at the Abbaye-au-Bois,s summer
and winter, she received her friends
wearing pale yellow pelisse made of
tafeta. In cold weather It was softly
wadded, and in warm weather 1t was
simply lined with silk, but 1t was the
aamo garment. At her throat and wrist
were ruffies OF beautiful creamy lace,
concealing traces of attenuation, for
Ghis was in the latter years of her life.
She never changed the style of her hat
either, which was always large and
white. brimmed with either dropping
plumes or marabou tips. How differ-
ent and how much less admirable our
conception OF Nine. Recamier's per-
sonality had she affected a jaunty
e1FbaA and decolleteI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
That Spot OF Grease.

A tidy housewife suggests that It IS
best to cope with a spot OF grease on
bodice or waistcoat while 1.-THE spot
Is still fresh. "Spots of all kinds, not
less than stains, are much harder to get
out when old than when fresh She
remarks. Spots caused by food tend
TO spread and sink in. If one wipes on
all that will come with a clean napkin
the minute the accident occurs and
then embraces the first opportunity to
pour benzine, or naphtha over it and
rub II with a piece of the goods one
can often succeed In removing it alto
Eetber.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
eetsInE Rta u 81. ~.

~~-N~
An exploring expedition in a rom6f1
part of China had queer experiences.
which one of the party thus relates: "a
large bottle of carbolic acid had been
broken inside its wooden case. We ex-
hausted our ingenuity in hopeless ef-
fort to unscrew the cover We feared
to carry 1t farther. as the burning tears
distilled by 1t destroyed everything
they touched. We dared not throw Il
aside lest the unsophisticated heathsn
should drink it as a cheering or me-
dicinal beverage. We had no time to
wait aud empty IT, as the fatal nuid
would only trickle drop by drop through
chink which. had been cautiously
and laboriously .excavated with q blunt
hunting knife. What were we TO do1
Degrading as the confession must ap-
pear, we had to deposit the torpedo In
the middle of the yard and throw
bricks at 1t until it was smashed"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
W0NfANSa q
<X WORLD 8
E-Rg H IHkR7
COUNTESS ToLsTol.
The Brilliant but Modest Wife OF a
Great Rusafan wrftar

The Brilliant but Modest Wife OF the
Great Russian Writer.
Countess Tolstoi is a wonderful WON.
an. and but for her genius her distin-
guished husband, the great Russian
writer. would today be beggar. a de-
.crepit invalid, with his physical pow
'ers wasted and gone years ago. Nine.
Tolstoi. handsome, highly educated.
practical, has been the power behind
the throne. engineer of the elaborate
Tolstoi machinery, which so speedily
would have gone to smash without her.
She persists in keeping herself in the
background and is quite content to re-
main unknown.
When Count Tolstoi met her. she was
a mere girl. the daughter OF a ply.
stefan in Moscow. He was already a
Jaded man OF the world. with strange
religious ideas just beginning to crop
out He had sold his estates and had
decided never to marry. Then he met
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
AsxIum. For Bird. ana

AsxIums For Birds and -Dsasta.
Such is the reverence in India for
certain birds and beasts that wealthy
Hindoos have established homes or
asylums for the aged and infirn among
them. One OF these, a few miles from
Calcutta. has u stan OF about eighty
servants and an experienced yeteri-
nary surgeon. On festa1 occasions the
cows in these asylums are decorated
and feted by natives who travel long
distances for the privilege. One OF the
established sights of the city Of Bonn
bay is the PinJrapole. a spot where
wornout or diseased creatures are sent
by benevolent Hindoo citizens and
there maintained until they die or are
restored to health.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
Japnne.e Pn.time..

In Japan to get up parties to behold
the freshly fallen snow or the cherry
blossoms or the maple trees In their
autumnnl glory or to go to the flower
shows is as de rigueur as are our din
ners. cOtillons and theater parties.
Mushroom hunting is "a fashionable
pastime. while in the house harp play
ing. verse writing. embroiderinR and
tea drinking are the most absorbing
occupations. The most pretentious en-
tertainment is the tea ceremony. 1t is
very formal. and there is much elab-
'Orate performance connected with 1t
difficult for n foreigner to comprehend.
Good Housekeeping.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
Gum Cherinr.

''ro chew gum for FIVE or ten min
utes after meal is absolutely bene-
fetal" said a physician, especially for
hasty caters. who do not half masti-
cate their food, because the action OF
the jaws causes the gastric juices to
flow. and that is good. But so few
people can use and not abuse it. They
get the gum in their mouths and keep
ut it till they fairly dry up the saliva
supply, bring on headache and get
generally nervous. This will cause In
digestion"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
s5EQR YOUNG zA1
FoLKSsG IN
AN ODD ILLUSION.
Apparatus That Males You seen
to Look Through n Brick.

IN Apparatus That Mal<es You Seem
to Look Through n Brick.
Here is the way to construct an ap-
pRratus which produces an odd illu-
sion In that It makes IT appear as
though you were looking right through
q solid brick: 3
Take three small square hat paper
boxes and provide yourself with four
pieces OF mirror. One of the boxes Is
plnced on the table. the cover closed
and two sides or ends cut out. The
other two boxes are closed. and piece
as large as one of the sides taken out
Of the nrst box is cut out OF the top
and bottom on two opposite ends. Then
the three boxes. are lifted together as
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
wonderruI nirh Elinh,

The most wonderful bird flight noted
is the migratory achievement OF the
Virginia pIover. which leaves the north
ern haunts in North America and. tax
ing a course down the Atlantic, usually
from 400 TO SEQ miles east OF the Ber-
mudas. reaches the coast OF Brazil In
one unbroken flight of fifteen hours,
covering distance OF 5000 miles at the
rate OF four miles a minute.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
The WIZ a..L..

A Quaker had his house brolisA into
by a burglar and several valuables
stolen. He did not inform the police.
however. but kept the AFFAIR - him
self s4sg
The following evening q neighbqg -
marked to him: "I am sorry to hear of
your house being robbed, Mr.. Pf5. I
hope your loss is not heayyT sgs
Friend" said the Quaker, '.thou
must know the extent OF my loss as
well as l can do since thou art the
burglar. l spoke not to a soul Of what
had happened, and thou art the nrst
to mention It to me; hense know
thou art the burglar and win trouble
thee for my property" Hs GSeM
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
Unnbashed.

Irate Patient want you to get out
of here and never darken my door
again. If had sick cat wouldn't
send for you,
Imperturbable Physician-of course
not. You'd send for my brother. the
veterinary. who lives over on the street
next to the one l live on. Here's one
Of his cards. Baltimore American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

Gee, nor exclaimed the pretty cash
girl. Il don't want nothin' to do with
you. 1 wouldn't marry you II you was
the last man on earth. Is that plain
enough English for you?"
''It is certainly plain enough" said
the mortified bookkeeper. but It isn't
English" Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
cor,oob Pi...

The nrst cob pipes were net naA0 n
Franklin county, No, but at WarTens-
burg. Fritz Tibbs, German cabinet
maker. who resided in warFensburE
In the early seventies. used to WhittIe
them out with jaGkknife. He aftas-
ward moved to Washington, FfaAklln
county. where he engaged win bis
brother in the manufaetupo - cob
pipes and became woalthy.-WaRrons-
burg (Ado.) Standard-HoraId.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

Dear little girl. II you would sew.
Have near each needful thing
Your needle. tflimble, scissors. thread.
Your buttons on a string.
Prepare your work with greatest care:
It's best ere you begin.
And II you md the seams are rough
Just turn the edges In
Dear little girl. II you would Erow
Like flowers IN the spring.
rave near the tiny. theughtful deeds
That early sunshines bring
sweet temper. patience. love ana trust
The race will surely win.
And II good resolutions fray
Just turn the edges In
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
ron THE SICK ROOM.
A Convenient Device to BE Attaehed
10 Medicine Bottles

- ConN0nA6uI DeN1ce 10 ne ANtacneo
10 Medicine Bottles.
Sickness sooner or later enters all
homes. and one of the important things
then is the proper giving or taking OF
medicines. II either task were an en-
joyable one It is probable that 1t would
not be forgotten so readily, but 1t is a
fact that there are few persons who.
compelled to take a potion, can re-
member to do so at the proper inter
walls. This is a more serious oversight
than most persons realize. for the eff
cacy OF all medicines depends In very
great degree on the regularity with
which it is taken into the system.
In the accompanying cut there is
shown a novel dose Indicator for med
icine bottles The device consists of a
disk OF cardboard. on which are printed
the hours of the day in much the same
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
A contrast.

A Hight supper. a good nights sleep
and a fine morning have often made a
hero OF the same man who by indiges-
ton. restless night and q rainy morn
ing would have proved a coward
Chesterfield,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
HI. auentinn.

"p want to ask one more question"
said little Frank as he was being put
to bed.
Well" acquiesced the tired woman.
when the holes come in stockings,
what becomes of the piece of stocking
that was there before the hole came?''
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

Madc the Cannon nam, ~,

The first battle of the war OF 1872
was fought at Sacket's Harbor. July o.
1872. and consisted OF an attack made
upon the village. The inhabitants had
but one gun OF sufficient size and
strength to infiict damage. 30 pound
er. for which they had no shot This
difficulty was overcome by the patriot
ism OF the housewives, who tore up
carpets from the floors and with strips
wound the small balls to at the can
nom
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

Cook-Yes; my mistress is q prima
donna and 4 horrible creature. she
treats me like the dirt beneath her feat.
but revenge myself by opening the
drawing room, window when she is not
at home and by bowling with ali my
might. 20 that the neIghbogH may think
her voice Il cracked.-FHsgsnds HAT
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
roo smnm stenIr.

I 'T'lI match pennies with you" said
the hungry man in the boarding house
dining room, Ito decide whether you
take my share OF beef or take yours. -
''No. thank you" replied the other
hungry one. Il never play for small
steaks"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
The Handy snalI nov,

G.willie. you may finish this piece Of
pie If you want to-" said mother. 'Tt
isn't enough to save"
Mother" said Willie when he had
finished II, "a boy in the family comes
In very handy when there is little bit
Sfpie over, doesn't heY'-ExchanRe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
NO. 49,



That man can speak more languages
correctly than you can count en the
fingers OF one hand" said a railroad
oficial. pointing TO deck hand On =
North river ferryboat.
He translated the European corra-
spondence Of large importing house
until his health gave way from the
confinement We live In ths same
town. and one evening he came 70 me
and asked for a job as deck hand-
have to have an outdoor job,' he
said: or you'n be a pallbearoR as my
funeral
Il tried to find something that would
pay better. but there was nothing that
would give him as much good air, and
he got the job. Now that his health
is restored he is loath to give 1t up.
BE had saved some money, ana be
pieces out his income by doing translat-
Ing at home, so he gets on pretty well.
Yes. you'll easily md several score
OF men on North river ferryboats who
are working as deck hands for their
health. The deck OF one OF these big
boats is a sanitarium, to say nothing
OF the grave."-New York Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
A nnck Nnrnh...

Deferential Barber-where do you
part your hair. sir?
Bald Headed and Irritable Customer
Il parted with 1t twenty-seven years
ago.-Chicago Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

The chtneae Lpve FOR the zirnag.
The straight line Is an RhominRfion
to the Chinese. They endeavor %
avoid It in their streets and buildings
and have banished 1t completely where
country field paths are coneerned.
They win always substitute a curve
whenever possible. or they win torture
1t into zigzag.
In districts not subject to the innu-
ence OF the foreigner the houses and
temples are characterized by curved,
often peaked. roofs, ornamental with
fantastic notifications OF the myriad
stroke pattern" The inhabitantsi OF
such regions are soon found to have
mental world to correspond. The
straight line is secuted. They think In
curves and zigzaRs. To the Chinena
mind the straight line is suggestive, of
death and demons. It belongs not to
the heaven above or to the earth be-
meath. In true horizon line are seen
the ''undulations OF the dragon" Tbere
fore. argue the Chinese, the straight
line pertains to hades.-c->---4ss ~
aorlEi's Onhaad AutobioHra1hx.
Maxine Cork, the Russian novelist.
was requested by his publisher - write
his own biography. Taking up q pen.
he wrote the following:
1sTs-I became an apprentice b z
shoemaker. E4.
1901 entered a draft.nanis ssaes
as apprentice. i.'''
lssO-Kitehen boy on beard pAetst
boat.
1ss4-I became street port.E.
1SS5-Baker.
lsse-chOrister in a travelling op4a
company.
1851 sold apples In the Streets-,
1851 attempted suicide.
1S90-A lawyers copying clerk.
1911 made the tour OF Russia oa
foot.
1927 worked in railway shop. In
the same year 1 published my arst
story.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
The Broken Enenrem.nt.

Isabel-Weren't you congenial?
Arabella-Not Mt all. He made me
jealous. and / couldn't make him jeaI-
ous.-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30

One hundred dollars worth Of butter
bears on from the soil less of it's valua.
bic elements than cents, worth Of
hay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-12-30
EVELYN R. PORTER.
shootinE CrocodIIe. by Lnmn1irht

In the West Indies crocodiles are Of
ten shot Mt night The hunter. with
lantern. sits in a canoe in one of the
creeks which the crocodiles infest. The
crocodiles are attracted by the light
and swim toward the canoe. Their eyes
shine out in the darkness and form
good targets for the hunters bullets.
Sometimes dozen crocodiles are shot
in q night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

C. II. Durham Is building fine cot
tage at his lot on the south shore OF
China lake about a mile from East
Vassalboro. which village Is plainly IN
view from the cottage site LOOKING
northwesterly across the water. Mr.
Durham has a little more than an acre
of land with 20 rods of good lake shore,
and fair growth of maple and cherry
trees He will put up cottage SoN@S
feet with three rooms on the ground
floor and two in the second story, ana
1O-foot piazza on three sides. LOUIS
Masse of Vassalboro Is the builder ana
he will also have charge of the con-
strnction of a boat wharf later In the
season. Mr.. Dunham's nearest neigh
bors at the cottage will be Albert H.
Plummer of North Vassalboro and ben-
iamin Towne of Waterville. the lot
is about ten rods from the narrow
gauge railroad and commands line
view of the trains. The building VIII
he placed about a dozen feet above
the lake and some so feet back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

William G. Casey was arraigned In
the Augusta municipal court. Saturday
afternoon. on the charge of violating the
prohibitory liquor law. Casey lives on
the Mud Mills road. near the Soldiers
Home. Togus. and he was accused OF
making two sales of intoxicating bever-
age to inmates OF the Home. Sergeant
of Police McDevitt OF the Home. made
the complaint, and John Smith and
Frank Salvador testified to the sales.
Casey was found guilty, appealed ana
gave bonds for his appearance before
the grand jury in September. He was
arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Ames and
Rollins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

There was a good attendance at the
meeting of North Augusta Grange, Sat
urday evening. The first anl second
degrees were conferred on 4 c,asS "uin-
boring five. A literary and musical en-
tertainment was given by members.
the feature of which was the paper by
Fred Garland and Mrs. Ralph Percival.
Dancing and games were enjoyed Till
the approach of the Sabbath warned
them to desist. music being furnished
by f. II. Tilson. violin, and Fred Gar
land. piano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18
The X-Rays.

Recent experiments, by practical tcsta
and examination with the aid of the y
Rays, establish it a fact that CataTh OF
the Stomach is not Il diSeaSt of itself, but
that it results from repeated attacks Of
Indigestion How can | Cure My lndi-
gestion?" Kodol Dyspepsia cure is curing
thousands. 1t will cure You of indigestion
and dyspepsia, and prevent or eur" Ga
tarrh Of the Stomach. kodoI djt;eStS what
you eat makes the stomach sweet. Sold
by BOWditch. Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18
Daily ksnnsbss journal

Cards Of Thanks, obituary notices,
resolutions Of respect, ETC., win BE-
charged at the rate OF ten cents psr
line. No charges less than seventy
ave cents.
All advertising announcements " On.
tertainments. whose object 10 tAs
raising OF money, win be charges a
the rate Of nfteen cents O line.
Advertising notices, news form. win ID
excluded from our local columns, sx-
cept such an refer to advertisers oe-
cupying space In our advertising
columns. and will be run under .
separate head on one OF thu local
pages.
Subscribers who fail to receivs ne
Journal promptly win confer Q fsvss
by notifying the once Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

Mrs. ]. NJ. Cross of this city. re-
ceived by express, last week, n beauti-
full birthday remembrance from her
sister. Mrs. c. A. Gilley of Holbrook.
Mass. who sent her a box containing
many dozens of the finest pinks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

DIR. and Mrs. Il. T. Sanborn and
Wentworth L. Sampson, engineer at the
Insane hospital. went To Isle of Springs,
Saturday. to spend Sunday. Many i'm
provements are contemplated at the
Isle. this season. including the estab-
lishment of an acetelyne gas plant and
the institution of a telegraph service,
which will be of great convenience to
the summer residence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

News was brought to this city, Satur-
day, of an outbreak of scarlet fever in
Purgatory Mills neighborhood. At that
time there were ten cases Of the disease.
and as several of those who are i'll had
been attending the school there, it is
feared that many have been exposed to
the fever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Granger moved
their eating room business from the
corner of Court and State streets to the
corner of Court and Water street. Sat
urday night, and opened for business in
the new location on Sunday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18
LOCAL MATTERS.
Journal Telephone Call, 1864.
My Troubles.

That maid has gone; she's vanished from
my
Sight
Ana now the rosy day. that was so y,
Bright
Is faded, and the darkness OF the !
Night y
Has settled DER me in a dismal
Blight. EyI
know not why she took her sudden =.
Flight; :,
m only hoping she'll come back
All Right.
Exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18

Street Commissioner Haskell of the
eastern district has had the culvcrt
near the top of Cony hill repaired
and put in condition TO do it's work. 1t
had been badly thrown out of place by
the frost in the spring. The stones
have been picked out of the cutters.
and the road machine used to round up
the street ana smooth it for travel.