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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
pre.ident anehanan,. Adxiea.

In early life the Rev. DIR. William
M. Paxton wrote and committed
two sermons every week. During a
vacation he preached in hotel at
Bedford Springs and among his au-
ditors was President Buchanan. At
the close of the service the president
gave to the young minister this in
teresting item from his own life:
81 notice that you committed that
sermon to memory. I did the same
with all my speeches when young
lawyer and found it was too great
tax on my mind. Then I tried
another way. / thought out the
speech without the use of paper and
pen. Every set address since that
time has been prepared in this man
ner."
DR.. Paxton at once put the sug-
gestion into practice, and thence
forth all his sermons were composed
in the same way.-Church Econo-
mist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
BOLIVIAN ANIMALS
The Hardy Llama and the Vieuna ana
It's Fine Wool.

The Hardy Llama and the Wicuna and
It's Fine Wool.
Llamas are bred for pack ami
mails, and they are also killed and
eaten. / did not taste any, as was
told the flesh was very rank, writes
traveller in Bolivia. AN saw
killed (animals as big as a red deer)
seemed lean, sinewy meat without
any fat. They feed chiefly on a
coarse shrub, called tola, growing
in higher attitudes than grass. l
have seen the llamas 10000 to IT,
600 feet above sea level, apparently
quite happy, and thriving well on
tola and other coarse and strong
smelling shrubs. The value of the
animal before being broken in for
packing is not very great. One of
the mine owners ] knew bought a
troop of some twenty animals to
kill for meat for his workmen, and
the cost was about 80 cents head.
The wool of these animals is some
times pulled off in large handfuls
when it is rotten and ready to drop,
and it is also cut off the dead pelt.
Indians plait this wool into soft
ropes for tying on packs, and some
times they spin it into thread and
weave cloth of it, but the llama cloth
is not esteemed as highly as cloth
made of sheep wool. The natives
say it will not stand the same wear
as sheep wool cloth and that it is
brittle. But to my mind this is not
to be wondered at, for no care is
taken to cultivate the wool. There
ought to be an opening for an in
dustry in cultiyating and supplying
this wool to European markets.
Something, too, might be done with
vicuna wool 1t was common to see
200 to 300 vicunas each day. Though
very timid and wild, they are easily
driven. They will not cross pack
thread stretched along the ground.
stVicuna wool is very highly es-
teemed. The equivalent of $50 to
$50 is often paid locally for enough
of the choice wool to make a shawl
or poncho. The Argentinians, the
Bolivians and the Indians of both
countries organize huge drives. In
each drive hundreds of vicunas are
killed with 'boleadoras,' lasos, sticks
and stones. 1t may be safely said
that no man wears any vicuna cloth
made of wool taken from living
animal. 1t is the timidity of these
animals and their extraordinary wa
riness that alone prevent their ex-
termination"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
The Progress From the Time of the
First Portable Tinenieee.


Peter Henlein of Nuremberg, in
Germany, about 1900, is now gener-
ally credited with the invention of
the portable watch. The earliest
watches were naturally rather crude.
This is shown by the few specimens
still in existence. They were circu-
lar in shape, not oval or egg shaped,
and entirely made of iron. In place
of the round balance was straight
one, called foliot. Like almost all
watches up to the year 1890, they
were provided with the verge escape
ment. The hairspring is absent. It
was not invented till $50 years later.
In order to obtain tolerably uni
form rate an upright hogs bristle
was used, against which the foliot
strikes. The uneven traction of the
spring they endeavored to prevent
by means of a brake. Great accu-
racy was not aimed at, which is
shown by the fact that the Oldest
watches with very few exceptions
up to about the year 100 indicated
only the hours, the minute hand be-
ing entirely absent.
While the first watches were rath-
er crude, there appeared only twen-
ty or thirty years after their inven-
ton works that are termed almost
technically perfect. The iron plates
and wheels had given place to finely
gilt brass ones. The pinions were
of steel and polished, the cocks arts
tically engraved and the pillars neat
ly turned. Greater precision was OBJ
tanned when, about the year 1860,
the hairspring was invented by DR..
Hooke and also, but entirc'y indie
pendent of the latter, by Huyghens.
This opened the way for the intro
duction of the minute hand, which
is found quite generally around the
year 100. Some of the Oldest
watches were already furnished
with a striking mechanism. About
the year 1900 watches with alarms
were made, and in 1851 Barlowe, an
Englishman, introduced the repeat
ing watch.
Toward the year 1900 there was
made for the first time the second
hand in watches. The cylinder es-
capement is known to be quite old,
for it was originated as far back as
171O, but was not generally adopted
until about 1910. The lever escape
ment, the one used in the majority
of American watches of the present
time, was invented about 1865 by
Thomas Nudge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
InfantiI. Rsa.oninn.

The process of the youthful mind
when it gets to logical deduction is
apt-to be fearful and wonderful, and
the adult intellect is not always cas-
lily able to follow.
At kindergarten class the teach
er asked her pupils to give an ex-
ample of a cylinder from some OBJ
ject which they had at home.
Asparagus" one small boy re-
sponded very promptly.
my mother had rhubarb," an
other said briskly, thus catching at
half the cylinder idea and yet i'm
proving an opportunity to boast of
something which his family enjoyed.
The third, overcome by the con.
nection of ideas on the culinary
side, lost sight of the original prop
osition altogether and cried ont with
the air of one who is not to be
beaten:
tWell, my mothers going to
make some root bear anywayt"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Watt Warren's VaIedic-
tory.

Watt Warren's vaIedtctory ap-
pears in the current issue of the
GIenviIle Pathfinder. of which he
has been the editor for q number
of years. His farewell is unique
and we give it below:
THE Pathfinder is about to pass
into the hands of another owner,
and the queer freak of nature who
has been guiding its destinies
for thirteen years past going to
other scenes to waste his sweetness
on the desert air. Ere another
week has run its relentless course
he,-the q. twill be among the
mountains of Sunny Tennessee. /"
where he expects to pass the few
remaining pears that may be grant
ed him by a merciful and forbear-
ing Providence in the same mo-
notonous grind which he has been
engaged in for the past quarter of
century or more,-that of publish
ing a country newspaper, the GUS
sedest. pleasantest, most unremu-
nerative calling that ever fell to
the lot of mortal man. The man
We are selling to does not know
what he is bucking up against,
and God grant that he never may.
Like many another foolish son he
fondIy imsgines that he is about
to step into the "seats of the
mighty" but when he goes to
counting his pounds and pence
and finds nothing in the till but
half bushel of decayed tomatoes
and a peck or two or dried apples
strung up by the quarters, he will
change his tune and wish that he
died in his infancy, when news
papers were a thing unheard of
and the cry of the hungry son was
a sound unknown. We warned
him, but he would rush upon the
buzz saw. And so our hands ara
washed of the consequences. and
the future rests with him and his
Creator. And may God have
mercy on his soul.
Good people, farewell. Bad PEG
ple-enemies, faultfindsrs, ne'er
do-wells in any walk of life, we
are to quit your presence If you
are as glad to be rid of us as We
are of you. then the joy within
your hearts is past expressing and
the happiest moment of your life
is here.
"Mr. NJ. B. Morris, the purchas-
er of the Pathfinder, and hence
forward its editor, ia we'll known to
every man in the county. He will
give you a better paper than we
have.''
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
First Aid to tho Injured.

On a rock strewn beach on the
Cornish coast the fury of violent
storm was just abating. A vessel
had gone to pieces on the rocks, and
after display of much heroism on
the part of the villagers all the crew
and passengers had been saved with
the exception of one man. He had
been washed ashore apparently
drowned, and the new curate knelt
at his side on the beach endeavoring
to restore his circulation.
my friends" he said, turning to
the villagers, chow do you usually
proceed in these cases?"
As one man the simple folk re-
piled:
Search his pocketsp- -Harpers
Weekly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Delicate Hint

The Rev. John Kerr of Glasgow
in his book of "reminiscences entitled
Memories Grave and Gay" tells the
following story about the beadle of
Kilwinning church:
The beadle was in the habit of
showing visitors over the remains of
the abbey in the parish. On one oc-
casion he had done so for a lady,
who on leaving him in the church
yard offered him only barren thanks.
As she went through the gate the
willy Robbie remarked:
"Weel, my Teddy, when We gang
hame if We fin GOT that We have lost
your purse We maun recollect that
We havena had it cot here"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Human Hair Market.

The human hair industry is a very
active one in France, the depart
ments most frequently visited by
the hair merchants being those of
Correze, Grouse, Allier, Cher, Dor
dogne and Haute Vienne. The av-
erage price given for a full, long
head of hair is from 8 shillings to
25 shillings for the very best quality
and color The girls of the districts
mentioned above, which are exceed
ingly poor, stipulate that their hair
shall not be cut short in front and
conceal the shorn appearance at the
back by draped colored handker-
chief. The best shades of light and
blond hair are obtained from Ger
many and Switzerland, and for these
high prices are paid.-London Nail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Sick Headache.

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians
called siok headache of very Sc.
we're character She doctored with
several eminent physicians and at
great expense, only to grow worse
until she was unable to do any
kind of work. About a year ago
she began taking Chamberlain g
Stomach aud Liver Tablets and
today weighs more than she ever
did before and is real we'll" saws
Mr.. Geo E Wright of New Lon
don, New York. For sale by &
w M. Hooff,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Cholera Intantum

This disease has lost its terrors
since ChamberlAin's Colo, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy came into
general use. The unisorm success
which attends the use of this
remedy in all cases of bowel COM
plants in children has made it a
favorite wherever its value has be-
come known. For sale by G..
W. NJ. Hooff
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
A Shock.

The young man with the uncut
hair and hungry look had submit
ted poem for editorial considera-
ton.
"Well," said the man behind the
blue pencil, after a hurried glance
at it, chow does SD strike your
"Why really" stammered
the rhymester, chat is more than
Ier"1
"Well, that's the best 1 can do"
interrupted the busy editor. 81
couldn't think of printing a poem
like that for any less"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
A Very CLOG can.

Il stuck to my engine, elthouRd
every joint ached and every nerve
wae Tacked with pain" writes q
w Bethany. locomotive fireman
of Burlington, Iowa. 81 was weak
and pale, without any appetite and
all run down. As j was about to
give up. I got bottle of Elec nc
Bitters, and after taking it, / telt
as well as / ever did in my life"
Weak. sickly, run down people al
ways gain new life, strength and
Eigor from their use. Try them.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Hoof.
Price so cents
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
OF Mora importance.

The shade of our great George
Washington was again on earth.
Naturally he was interviewed by the
leading newspaper men.
"And If you were on earth now
would you be cutting down cherry
trees :" asked one.
No, responded the great man.
If l were on earth in flesh 1 would
be cutting down the salaries of pol
iticians and appropriation bills p
st. Louis Republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Greatly Reduced One-Way Col.
On1St Fares to the West via
Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad

Commencing Sept. 18th and contin-
uing daily to and fncludiDg Oct. 3Oth,
the B. & o. Railroad will place on
sale daily, frolu all stations, ONE
WAY COLONIST TICKETS to prin-
cipal points in California, Arizona,
British Columbia, Colorado, Monta-
ma, New Mexico, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyo
For tickets and full information,
call on or address ticket agents, B. s.
o. Railroad
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

For forty years DIR. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Straw berry has
been curing summer complaint,
dysentery. diarrhoea, bloody fux,
pain in the stomsoh, and it has
never yet failed to do everything
claimed for it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
har chiIdrer,.

A well known sculptor is response
bic for the following story of the
"scrub lady" who cares for his stu
dio: GLOW many children have you,
Mrs. 0'Flarity?" he asked her one
morning. Its siyen I have, sir,"
she replied, "four be the third wife
of me second husband and three be
the second wife of me furst.o
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Won a Name of Fame.

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills, have been made
famous by their certain yet harm.
less and gentle action upon the
bowels and liver. They have no
equal for biliousness, constipation,
etc They do not weaken the stom.
ach, grippe, or make you feel sick.
since used always preferred. They
Orengthen. Sold by all druggists
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that On the 22nd
Gay Oh August, 1905, the undersigned, NJ O.
Treat and George W. Crawford. partners do
ing hnrt business as Treat & Crawford, of Pitts.
of the Town of Point Pleasant, West Vir.
ginia. an application for franchise, the
onJect ~ which Is to lay pipes, Tor conduct
Ing natural gas in, through, and over the
streets, lanes. alleys and roads in the Town
OF Polnt Pleasant, Yves Virginia, for the
purpose of supplying and distributing natu-
raj gas To consumers within the II nits of
salo town, and for the purpose of maintain
ing ana operating the same for the period of
VII on Monday, the 18th day of September,
I91S, be asked to pass an Ordinance granting
Wnich the undersigned viii ask 10 be passed
ls MED with the Clerk of the Council OF said
Town. - N
M. q. TREAT AND GEORGE w. CRAWFORD
FARMERS doing business as Treat & craw-
August %. 1906 1t
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Attacked bya Mob

and beaten, in a labor riot, until
covered with sores, a Chicago
street car conductor applied Buck
lens Arnics Sslve, and was soon
sound and we'll. II use it in nv
family" writes q. j. Welch, OF
Tekonsha. Mich, land find it per
feet Simply great for outs and
burns Only ESQ at g W M
Hooff's drug store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
B. & 0. Cleveland Special

To Cleveland, Ohio, in hours.
Leave Bridgeport, Ohio, via Wheel
ng daily except Sunday, D. IN.
Eastern time; Pullman Parlor Car
attached. For further il formation
call on ticket agents or address J.
Nc G. Marian, T. p. A., Parkersburg,
West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Forced to StarTe

B F Leek, of Concord KY,
says: For 20 years 1 suffered
agonles. with sore on my upper
lip, 80 painful sometimes, that I
could not eat. After vainly trying
everything else. 1 cured it with
Buoklen's Armioa Salve.'' tie
great for burns, cuts and wounds
At Hooff's drug store; Only ESQ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Are your glasses insured?" IF
not, they may be for the small
sum of 81 a year. A New York
concern has just established this.
the latest phase of the insurance
business
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Colorado California. Oregon
Pacific Coast and West
ern Tours.

T cket on sale this summer for less
mon y than ever. Low rats will be
made for the any conventions to be
held at Denver. the Lewis s. Clark
Exposition at Portland, etc., with
privilege of divers route and liberal
stopovers.
1t will be pleasure to give full informa-
ton as to these cheap rates, time of trains
etc If you will call upon agents of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Got Off CheaD

He may well think. he has got
off cheap, who, after having CON-
traoted constipation or indigestion,
is still able to perfectly restore his
health. Nothing will do this but
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
quick, pleasant and certain cure for
headache. constipation, etc ESQ at
G W IL Hooff's drug store; guar
snteed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
No Secrets About Ii

1t is no secret, that for Outs,
Burns, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore
Eyes, Boils etc nothing is SO eff.
fsctive as BuoL lens Arnica Salve
1T didn't take long to cure a bad
sore had, and it is all o. z. for
sore eyes," writes D. l.. Gregory,
of Hope, Tex 25c at G.. W. NJ.
Hoof's drug store. 4wk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Forget About Your Stomach.

IF your digestion is bad the vital
organs of your body are not fed
an nourished as they should be
They grow weak and invite disease
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you eat, cures indigestion and all
stomach troubles You forget you
have a stomach from the very day
you begin taking it. This is be-
cause it gets a rest-reouperates
and gradually grows 80 strong and
healthy that it troubles you no
more. Sold by all druggists
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

DIR c ] Bishop of Agnew. Mich.
says, Il have used Foley's Honey and
Tar in three very severe cases of
pneumonia with good results in every
case" Refuse substitutes. AT Van
elders.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

If a man and woman agree on
everything else. they can't agree
what is a minute when he is hold
ing the baby.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

There was never any heart truly
great and generous that was not
also tender and compassion nate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

The taIe-bearer and the tale
nearer should be both hanged up
back to back, one by the tongue
and the other by the ear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Some people, when they hear of
anything going on. Immediately
begin to see how much fault they
can find with it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Don't let the little ones suffer
from eczema OF other torturing
skin diseases. No need for it.
Dosn's Ointment cures. Can't
harm the most delicate skin. At
any drug store, so cents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

A Pittsburg man has invented a
machine that will make and bake
40 pies minute.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

1.O0Cnarleston Return $LOO
Via K g. M Ry, upon Sundaye
during the summer. Train will
leave Point Pleasant each Sunday
at 7:05 m. Tickets will be good
returning date of sale only. on train
leaving Charleston at 4:15 p. m
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

ives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
TAILS Instant relief, permanent cure
At any drug store. so cts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

The best manner of avenging
ourselves is by not resem bling
him who has injured us
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

A widows efforts to get married
is usually more strenuous than her
maiden effort
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Baltimore 81 Ohio K. X. Special
Low Rates to the Lewis ~ Clark
EXPOSITION. Portland. Oregon.

A splendid opportunity to visit Cal
ifornia and the Pacific Coast, Yellow
stone National Park, Shosho Falls,
the Yosemite. Tickets now on sale
from all stations. For rate, routes
and full details, address b. s. o. tick
ct agents, or G. w. Bassett, 6. p. a.,
d. b. Martin. NJ. P. T., Baltimore, Nd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Don't seem to be on the lookout
for GROWS, else you'll set other peo-
pie to Watching.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

a fine cattle ranch of e6,5OO
acres. near Calgary. Alberta, Brit
ish Columbia, has been bought for
100000 by President Smith, of
the Mormon Church. and the land
will be coIonized by Mormons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

He who is most slow in making
a promise is the most faithful in
it's performance
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Impossible to foresee an aooi-
dent Not impossible to be pre-
pared for it DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. Monarch over pain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

You would never know how
bright some children are if their
parents did MT tell you.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Sunshine might be healthful, BIZ
the lazy man seems to flourish bel
in the shade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Violent Attack of DiarrhOea
Cured by ChamberIain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh
Oea Remedy and Per.
hans a Life Saved
maps a Life Saved

"a short time ago I was taken
with violent attack of diarrhoea
and I would have died if l had not
gotten relief" says John j. Patton,
a leading citizen of Patton, Ala.
"a friend recommended Chamber.
lain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. l bought a twenty-five
cent bottle and after taking three
doses of it was entirely cured. 1
consider it the best remedy in the
world for bowel complaints. For
sale by g. w NJ. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
Before Formosa passed into j

Before Formosa passed into ia
panese hands. 10000 Chinese Coz l.
les were imported every year dur-
ing the tea picking season. The
number now is less than 5000 the
Japanese employing their own
coolies
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20
MANY ChfIdren arc Sicl<Jv,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, Break up Colds in "a
hours, cures Feverishness, Headache,
stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmested, Leroy. n Y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-20

Two millions Americans suffer
the torturing pangs of dyspepsia.
No need to. Burdock Block Bit
ters cures. At any drug store.