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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

Ohio is very apt to be- a doubtful
State this year if called upon to
vote for Presidential ticket that
does not have one of her sons in
either first or second place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

A Mexican smuggler was shot
five times while Try ing TO swim the
Rio Grande LIST week. The way
of the trans Greaser is hard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

j. Pierpoint Morgan has reoeiv-
ed S4o.0O0.0O0 in the Panama
Canal deal, and is now preparing
to write a book on Presidents
with Whom 1 Have Associated in
Financial Deals"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
Baltimore ~ Ohio Sunday Ex-
curSiOn Rates.

The B & o r r Co will sell
Sunday excursion tickets to Par,
kersburg and Kenova at rate Of
81 80 for the round trip. To Ra
venswocd and Huntington inclu
sive and intermediate points, al
rate of one fare plus 10 cents fol
the round trip; minimum rate sc
cents Tickets sold at above rates
good returning same day only.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
WOOL! WOOL!

Parties having wool for
sale will do well to call on
or address JAMES SOM
ERVILLE, Point Pleasant,
W. Va. He will buy any
quantity, and will pay the
highest market price in
CASH.
may4tf
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

John Mitchell says that an
every strike. both sides get licked"
And the public?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

WANTED.-Msnager for New
Branch of our business here in
Point Pleasant. Write promptly,
with references, The Morris Whole.
sale House, Cincinnati. Ohio
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
Saturday, june 4, 1901.

commencing at II o'clock, A. NJ, sell at pub
lie auction. AT the front door of the Court
House of said Mason county, To the highesG
the State OF West Virginia, County OF Mason,
District of Lewis and near the Town of Point
Pleasant:
a certain LOT or parcel of land bounded and
described as foliowA, to-wit: Beginning at a
fence post corner to lands of Point Pleasant
Manufacturing and Extension Company
fourteen uil ct East OF Ohio River Raii-
road Company's right of way, said fourteen
tli) feet heretofore dedicated for street pur-
poses. thence with line of said oint Pleas
ant Manufacturing and Extension Company
;, 10 10 f. ll2 feet To stake thence n Ice IS
T. 40 feet to stake, thence N 73s IS W: loo
ieet TO an iron bolt driven in the ground in
Easterly line OF above mentioned street,
thence with the street :. 320 So w. ~ feet .
Inc place OF beginning, containing Four
Thousand Two Hundred and Forty (424Ol
square feet. Dwelling house on said lot.
Terms OF Sale-Cash.
J. s. SPENCER. Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
TRUSTEES sALR
of Valuable Real Estate near the
Town of Point Pleasant,
Mason County,
Nv Va

HNDER and by virtue of a certain deed of
~ trust executed by John W. Icenkower
aud sarah q. Icenhower, his wife. 20 the un-
dersigned trustee, dated the 10th dRy OF
March, 1903, recorded in the ONCE OF the
Jerk Of the County Court OF Mason County,
West Virginia, In trust deed book No. -
page SIS, &c, 10 secure the payment of a ctrl
tain debt therein fully described. in favor OF
the Modern Building Loan Association,
in manner and form and according to the
terms snd provisions in said trust deed
specified, and said debt having Secome due
and payable, and default having been made
In the payment thereof. and being required
bN the said Modern Building & Loan AssO-
citation, the creditor secured by the deed Oi
trust aforesaid, 1. the undersigned Trustee,
shall, on
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
18th day of June. 1904.

commencing at 10 o'clock, a. m of said day,
or as soon thereafter as possible, at the front
county, " est Virginia, sell at public auction
10 the highest bidder for cash, the following
r al estate conveyed by said trust deed, viz :
one lot situate in the 'own of p Int Pleas
ant, Mason county, " est Virginia, and
6noWn and numbered upon the plat OF the
Point Pleasant Manufacturing and Extern
SION company, recorded in the Clerks Office
OF the county Court of said Mason County,
In deed book No. -, page 1872. DC, as Lot No.
In Block &c fronting 80 feet on Ohio
foot alley. and being the same lot convened
70 said John R. R-yburn by c. H. Risk by
deed dated September 18th, 1892, and OF
record In said County Court Clerks ONCE In
deed book No. 50, page sol, &c.
t'lVen under my hand this the It'll day of
May, 1904 JOHN r. BFiI-ER
May II 4w Trustee
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18

Mr. Grif T. Smith worthy young Democrat city
elected member of the Democratic State Executive
al the meeting of that COMMITTEE Petersburg week.
coed Mr. Holly Armstrong county Smith,
Armstrong Jackson and Knny Roane candidates
before the convention at Charleston being
that time account of tie left
to elect the member from this senatorial district
much pleased his election the final being
favor Mr. Smith is the Committee and
enthusiastic Henry governor and has no
doubt but that he be elected if
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-18
TRUST SALE.

RI virtue of n deed OF trust executed by
- John X. Rayburn and Mary e. Rayburn
MS Wife, TO the undersigned trustee, dated
october sth, ls9S, and recorded in the County
Iourt CLERKS ONCE of Mason County, West
Virginia, In trust deed book No. q, page 2Sl,
&c, 10 secure the payment of n certain note
theretn fully described, in favor of J. ID. Nc
Culloch, or order, for the sum of $40, with
interest from the Sth day OF October, 1895
able according to its tenor and effect and
ueiault having been made in the pay
ent OF said note and Its interest, and be-
ing required by said ] D. McCuiIoch the
owner OF said nnin n IN do rrIII -, az. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
New chronometer.

An electrical chronometer, which
gives the time of an automobile race
to the one-hundredth of a second, has
been produced in Paris. An instrument
is placed at the starting point and an
other at the finish, the two being con-
nected by charged wire When the
start is made current is sent through
the line, which defects needle, max
ing dot upon paper on a revolving
drum. At the finish another dot is
made upon the paper A scale on the
paper shows the exact time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
MANS HEART SEWED UP.
Remarkable Operation on a Philadel-
phia Negro Who Had Been
Stabbed in the Vital Organ.

Thomas Emerson, a colored man of
Philadelphia, who was stabbed in the
heart by his sweetheart. has been the
subject of an unusual operation. His
heart was lifted out of the body and six
stitches were taken to close the big cash
made by the negress' knife. The organ
was replaced and Emerson is recovering.
After the assault Emerson walked
without assistance to the hospital, dis
tance of five blocks, and was put under
the influence of ether as soon as the
wound had been examined. On the op-
Grating table the heart was exposed by
long incision which necessitated the
breaking of several ribs.
The operating surgeon inserted two
fingers and lifted out the heart 1t was
drawn clear from the trunk, yet it went
on with its work with almost normal
steadiness and regularity. The cut was
a large one and required six stitches.
The pleura was opened and gathering
of blood removed.
After the wound had been dressed EN-
erson was extremely weak, but is rally
ing slowly, and the surgeons believe he
will recover.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
A Pleasant Surprise.

On Sunday, Nov. 6, 1904, G. H.
Bauman of West Toledo, was very
pleasantly and completely surprised
by party of relatives and friends to
the number of seventy five, who had
it very wisely planed. They came
with baskets well filled to spread
sumptuous dinner. The table was
decorated with white, yellow and red
Chrysanthemums, and everyone did
themselves justice to all the good
things of the day. Two monographs
rendered some delightful music.
Mr.. Bauman was the recipient of
many beautiful and useful presents,
among them, a beautiful rocker and
many articles of wearing apparel.
Those present were: G. H. Bau-
man, wife and daughter, Mrs. Bert
Kuebler and son, Mrs. Ed. Teal and
children, VIM. Layfette, wife and
family, VIM. Krum, wife and son,
Henry Albert, wife and daughter, j.
Albert, wife and daughter, Frank
Albert, wife and daughter, Joe
Mayne, wife and sons, George Hen
old, wife and son, Arthur Martin and
wife, Mrs. j. Finnegan and daughter,
F. Corsen and wife, Mrs. M. Corsen,
Mrs. Estangdege and children, Mrs.
Reiser, Mrs. G. Kern, Albert Kern,
Claude Adams, Misses Katie and
Emma Reiger, Irene Laberdy, Stella
Ayers, Florence Buchert and Minnie
Mote all of Toledo; VIM. Scholl, wife
and son, Mrs. Minnie Pringle and
children, Mrs. F. Bauman and
daughter, Fred Bautnan, Misses EN-
ma and Florence Bauman, Nettie
Grass and Ida Ross all of Lime City;
Philip Emery, wife and sons, of Per-
rysburg; Mrs. Cora WhitmiIl and
daughter of North Baltimore.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
THE NEW CENTURY CLUB.

The New Century club met at the
home of Mrs. Emma Rider at Lime
City on Wednesday last, instead of
with Mrs. Mable Maddy as previous
ly announced. Eleven members re-
sponded to roll call.
Responses from PHILIPPE de Com
mines was given by club. A well
written paper entitled The Crusades,
by Miss Margaret Caldow was great
ly appreciated.
Mrs. Alice Hollenbeck's paper
Charles VII and the "Maid of Or
leans" indicated much thought and
study by the writer.
When the programme was con-
cluded Mrs. Rider served an elegant
luncheon to which all did ample JUS
tice. Mrs. Rider also had as her
guests G. l.. Maddy and children ard
VIM. Mills.
The next meeting will be held
Nov. %, with Mrs. Mable Maddy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
women,s Names.

Flower names have always been in
favor, but at present the names of pre-
cious stones run them a good second.
Lord Edward Churchill's daughters are
Ruby and Beryl; there is Miss Pearl
Finch, daughter of Mr.. George Finch,
of Burley- Miss Frances
Wolseley, only child and heiress of
Lord Wolseley, has also the name of
Garnet, and the new Lady Hardinge,
whose husband has recently been APP
pointed ambassador at st. Petersburg,
owns beautiful baby named Dia-
mond.-London M. A. P.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
#. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F..
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O..
Walding, Kinnan G. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Chilly Mule Tale.

A correspondent with the Thibet mis-
sion tells mule story, Mules, ap-
parently do not die from any cause,
and this mission has again proved the
extreme hardihood of these animals.
When the mission first crossed the Je-
Iapsia, a mule slipped in the dusk and
fell into the lake at the bottom of the
pass. 1t was thought to be drowned.
Next morning a convoy found it with
its nose just above the ice, the rest of
its body literally frozen in. Pickaxes
were brought and the animal was dug
out 1t is now working as usual.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11

When fate's unkind, and every hope
seems vain,
Or grief oppresses;
When coldly turning friendships fill
my heart
With heaviness-
When, for few bright hours, from
life's dark cares
would be free,
Some lovely, lonely country walk de-
lights
My dog and me!
To make me smile and notice him
he'll strive
BY all he can;
Where should | find more tender SYM
In any man?
He'll whine and gaze into my face
as if
Those cares he knew
You'd wonder such an ugly sort of
dog
Could be so true!
He knows if friends or strangers
knock or tramp
Across the yard;
He's getting old-but he's famous
chap
The place to guard;
To growl and hear the echo of his
voice
He's mighty proud;
You'd wonder such a tiny sort of dog
Could bark so loud.
But soon as little Wilfred strokes his
head,
He's quiet at once;
He'll die and beg" or in the corner
To play the Ounce;
And if that paper FOOLS cap hides
his eyes,
He doesn't mind;
You'd wonder such a savage
sort of dog
Could be so kind
All, mel from this small, dumb, obe-
dient brute
One lessons plain;
He gives me all he has-his change
less love
My own to gain
His tongue can't tell a lie-nor can
his heart
Deceitful be-
That's why our friendship close and
closer binds
My dog and me!
-Torquay Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11

The Maumee Valley Telephone
company showed much commendable
enterprise by arranging to give the
news to the people just as the mes
sages were sent over the country. a
special wire had been secured and
people to read as fast as received.
There was no better service in any
town in the state. Manager TIillard
is enterprising and a genuine hustler.
The following Ladies will give q
Card party at the home of Peter
Schwind, Thursday evening, Nov. II,
Mines. John Hahn, Fred Hillabrand,
1hed. lneman, Peter Schwiud and
Miss May Franey.
All G. III. & d. trains now cross
the Maumee river on the new Termi-
nal II. r. bridge at rock bar. This
does not shorten the route but makes
less danger and trouble in crossing
other railroad tracks.
Mrs. A. Dickson and Mrs. Chas.
Braun attended a social at the home
of Mrs. Braun's mother in Toledo
Thursday.
George Fryling and wife of Dun
bridge visited Benedict Emch and wife
Sunday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EX-
CURSloNS ONCE A WEEK VIA
THE CLOVER LEAF ROUTE
AND FRISCO SYSTEM.

To the timber and farming lands of
Southwest Missouri and Northeast Ar
kansas. The best corn and wheat
lands in the great State of Missouri.
Ghe soil is Il black, sandy, alluvial de-
post. The climate is healthy and mild,
and the water pure. Thousands of
acres of Altllfa, the best hay and for
age crop known. Cotton pays as high
as $500 per acre, and Alfalfa as high
AS S12OO per acre. y few more small
tracts for sale in the Ohio Colony of
Lilbourn. Other colonies starting. The
last great chance to buy MS good corn
lard as Northwestern Ohio lands ut Il
low price. Splendid railroad facilities
and good drainage.
Excursions start from Toledo over
the CLOVER LEAF ROUTE ut SOP
p. m.
For rates and fun particulars, call
on or address, w. l.. Ross, General
Passenger Agent, G23 Gardner Bldg,
Toledo. Ohio.
Il. 1. Browne, Travelling Passenger
Agent Toledo, Ohio.
r.. h. Hart, Division Immigration
Agent Frisco System, G13 Frisco
Bldg, st. Louis, Mo,
re ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR,
April Both to November 30th, 1904.
Season Tickets good to return until
December 18th, one and one third
fare. Fifteen Day tickets, one fare
plus 5000 Coach Excursion tickets,
sold every day except Fridays and
Saturday, ut about one cent per mile.
HOMESEEKERS TO WEST AND
SOUTHWEST, First ana Third
Tuesdays in each month.
SPECIAL HOMESEEKEItS AND
ONE-WAY COLONIST, October
18th, to points in Arkansas, Indian
Territory, Oklahoma, Louisiana
Texas and intermediate points.
SlOPONER PRIVILEGES of ten
days within limit Of tickets allowed
ut st. Louis oil all through tickets by
depositing with Joint Agency.
PULLMAN l. A LA CE SLEEPING
CARS, free reclining Chair and Cafe
Cars Meals served a la-calte), higl
back seat Coaches on all through
trains. For rates and information
apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or ad
dress.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
ToLEDo's GREATEST THEATRE
CAL EVENT AT THE VALEN-
TINE MONDAY, NOV. IA.

What will constitute the most colos-
sal stage production, and the greatest
theatrical event of the annals of the
Valentine theatre will transpire Mon
day, Nov. 14th when Klaw G Erlang-
er's stupendous beauty spectacle
Mother Goose will begin a weeks
engagement with matinee Wednesday
and Saturday at that house.
AS a spectacle Mother Goose" is
described as being the most gorgeous
in color and movement yet produced
and when its beauties are flashed on
the startled gaze of local audience
for the first time even the oldest tim
er may be prepared to catch his
breath and eXclaim Great" For
brilliancy, exquisite coloring and rap
i'd movement the affair has kaleido-
seopic effect. From the point of view
of the spectator. who has no time to
count or calculate, ten thousand peo-
pie are engaged in this production,
and wear half that many different
costumes during the evening. So rap
idly do the changes of scene and cos
tunes follow one another one cannot
hope to keep track of them. He only
knows that the last was the most
splendid of all-that the next must
logically be more dazzling still. After
the comedians, whose fun starts with
the rise of the curtain, and is kept up
at a terrific gait until it's final fall
the girls, needless to say, are the
most interesting. They are good to
look at Their costumes are the most
variegated and elaborate that ingen-
uity could conceive; but they are in
octn q irtA
cry as the moon fits in a night in
June. They come in octettes in doz
ems, in scores, In hundreds. They are
unusual girls. too, for some of them
can act, all of them can sing and near
ly all of them can stand still and look
pretty, which is of itself valuable
accomplishment in chorus girl.
10 Cawthorne. in the title role, is
undoubtedly the prime funster, and
has never appeared to better advan-
tage. Laughter seems to exude from
him every time he is on the stage.
The feminine characters are excel
lently portrayed by Neva Aymar, Leila
Mcintyre, Edith st. Clair and Edith
Hutchins The entire performance
runs off like a quick-firing gun. There
is no waiting for laugh, but a steady
progression of movement The sing
ers can be heard and understood at
the back OF the gallery.
The beautiful and graceful posings
of the Grigolatis Aerial ballet is a dis
tinctive feature, and when at the fin
ish of the second act the premier of
this group makes her astounding
flight over the heads of the audience,
scattering pink carnations to those be-
low, the climax is reached of one of
the most gorgeous spectacles that has
ever been placed on the American
stage.
The prices during this engagement
will be so cents to $500. The sale
will begin Thursday a. m. Nov. 10TH J
Mail orders with remittances enclosed
will be promptly attended to.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Queer aravevard customs.

In the Athens cemeteries graves are
rented for term of years, just like
the habitations of the quick. Only the
wealthy own burial lots. This is in
variably an evidence of wealth or aris-
tocracy. The poor seldom dream of
buying lot or tomb. Such purchase
would be deemed among them an un-
necessary luxury. At the end of the
term for which grave is rented the
bones are dug UP, placed in bag,
labeled with the name and date, and
deposited in general receptacle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Care of Oilcloth.

Oilcloth looks better and lasts longer
if polished with beeswax and turpentine
than if washed. To make the polish dis
solve an ounce of beeswaX in pint OF
turpentine Apply with one piece OF
flannel and polish with another. To
get a good effect quickly be careful al
ways to use clean cloths. Old woolen
vests, etc, will answer the purpose, and
it is really saving of time in the end
if they are washed each time they are
Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
GRAND OPERA FESTIVAL IN
TOLEDO.

Local music lovers as we'll as thea
tire goers generally are taking unusual
interest in the forthcoming visit to
Toledo of the Savage's English Grand
Opera organization. This company
that began its notable career nine
years ago with three years continu-
Gus playing in Boston, followed by an
unprecedented success of three years
in New York. has long since won a
position at the very top of American
operate enterprises. From a modest
beginning with few principals and
chorus of mixed voices Mr.. Savage
has developed his original venture un-
til he can now truthfully claim the
largest and best English opera COM
pany ever formed to present grand
opera in the vernacular.
In nine years he has produced no
less than eighLy-one operas in Eng
lish. The growth and extent of his
present organization may be well con-
ceived when it is recalled that the re-
pertory generally includes at least a
dozen of the greatest works of the
master composers, all provided with
special scenery, costumes, properties
and electrical effects. Then there is
the grand opera orchestra under the
Chevalier N. B. Emanuel and Elliott
Schenck.
The operas in which this superb
organization will be heard at To-
ledo will be given with all the com.
pleteness of detail that has marked
the performance during the engage.
ments in New York. Boston and Chi
eago, affording a rare musical treat
and one long TO be remembered.
BLUE BLUE
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Asia's Population.

OF every 1000 inhabitants of the
globe, 55s live in Asia, 242 in Europe.
IL in Africa, so in America, five in
Oceana and the Polar regions and only
two in Australia. Asia contains more
than one-half the total population of
the earth, and Europe nearly one
fourth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Fell Off His Farm.

On a farm near Castana is a hill
that is too steep to be truthfully de-
scribed as rolling. The owner of the
place was chopping a tree on the hill
side the other day, and, losing his hal
ance, fell and rolled to the bottom of
the incline, severely injuring one leg,
says the Castana Times. Asked after
ward how the leg was injured, he re-
piled that he fell off his farm and
hurt it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Conner in MICHIGAN.

Copper became one of the great min
eral productions of the United States in
1874. In that year the Indians at last
gave up the country along Lake Su-
perior, in northern Michigan, and ex-
ploration soon found it to be rich in cop
per. Companies were formed at once
and copper mining became productive
industry
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Mummifv Cornses.

In recent European experiments
corpses have been kept for a certain
length of time in bath of chloride of
calcium heated to 1913 degrees. then
taken out and stepped for "a hours in
cold solution of sulphate of sodium.
The bodies are transformed into per-
feet mummies, which may be kept in
definitely.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Much Needed Sign.

In front of one of the restaurants in
the French quarter, near Washington
square is grass plot at least two feet
long by two inches wide. And annu-
ally there the restaurants patrons see
that spring has come. A painted sign
of nearly the same dimensions as the
grass plot comes out about this time
and is planted in the middle. 1t reads:
Keep off the grass!"-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-11-11
Breech-Loader Is Old.

The breech-loading gun is not, as
many believe, an invention of modern
times. There is on view, in the shop of
a Dublin gunsmith, breech-loading
rifle that was offered to the British war
office at the close of the eighteenth CEN
tury. 1t was rejected, it is said, be-
cause it took too much ammunition.