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YOUNG RAVENS.
car1ous Bit of Natural History from An
 cient Records.
(To be continued0

l have not learning enough to know whether in the earliest times ravens were accounted "unlueky" If so- why were they chosen fromamong sll the birds of the air for the merei- ful errand of carrying bread to Elijah in the wildernesss Did they steal it2 They are given to theftD Also in the written word We are assured that God heareth the young ravens when they cry out unto Him. And nothing of this Is said of doves. or of any other white or heavenly kind of bird. An explanation Is given in the Egyptian commentary on St Luke, in the Cop tic script by Epiphanius, A.D. 368- 401. The passage Is certainly very curious, and l am permitted to tran- scribe it here Why, then, did the evangelist mention DO name among the birds except ravens onIy2 Be- cause the hen raven, having laid her eggs and matched her young, is wont to fly away and leave them on account of the hue of their color, for when matched they are red in appearance. Then the NoUrisher of all Creation sends to them a little swarm of in- seets, putting it by their nest, and thus the little ravens are fed until the color of their body Is, as 1t were, dyed and becomes black But after seven days the old ravens return, and, seeing that the bodies of their young have become perfectly like their own, henceforward they take to them and bring them food of their own accord. !" It is for naturalists to ascertain whether or no this strange account of the young ravens holds good in ous {sy.-Cornhill Magazine.
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was lacking in many comforts which Mrs. Gorton and Miss Avery would otherwise have considered necessities, but there was nothing else for it.
 The usual crowd of haneers-on clus- tered about the door of the Grand Cen tral when the driver of the Anaeonda stage drew up before it and halted with flourish. Darel stepped out and swept his eyes over the curious faces of the assembled throng.
 Almost the first to meet his eyes was that of the young man whom he had met, under such tragic circum- stances, at Hawkbill's. and whom he had later seen at the Half Way house.
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KENLY- In startled wonder the youth gazed at Darrel as he turned and assisted his companions to alight.
 Left and right the crowd broke to permit the ladies an unobstructed pas sage into the hotel Darrel stepped back to attend to the luggage which the driver was handing down to him.
 An exclamation from Elise Avery caused him to turn in time to witness a dramatic little episode. Elise and her aunt had halted midway of the lane of curious faces and the youth whom Darrel knew, was confronting the girl in blank amaze
 For one intense moment the two gazed at each other. @Elisei" came in hoarse whisper from the young mans lips.
 He started forward, one hand waver- ing before him. The girl recoiIed in stinctiyely.
 The next moment she had pressed eagerly forward. Roy" she mur- mured-
 But by then the young man had re- treated into the ranks of the crowd A brief pause followed and Mrs Cor ton. taking her niece by the arm hRr- ried her into the hotel
 A ripple of astonishment swept among the spectators and DarreI. puzzled frown on his brow. followed his friends quickly. Elise had sunk into a chair in the office and her aunt was standing near her.
 Darrel halted an instant to fash questioning look at Mrs. Gorton- She understood and returned glance that left no doubt in Darrels mind
 There is a little parlor upstairs he murmured; take her there. will attend to everything"
 Elise arose at the touch of her aunt's hand and left the office like one in dream. Darrel was also experiencing somewhat of her bewilderment but it did not take from him his grasp of de- tails nor make him any the less ac- tive
 He secured the best rooms in the hotel for his companions and ha& their luggage taken there. He also ordered that liCiI CNF-AihSo AICdi SiiOulu DC SthA up to them.
 After Elise had left the parlor Mrs. 1 Gorton came to him.
 There is such a thing as destiny, Mir McCloud, she sighed.
 '"Ihere is,' he returned with su- preac conviction.
 ~ would have dreamed that we should meet Roy Lenyard here, in l this Title corner of the world, as we l have lone?"
 "Tt world is not so large" "I' would seem so. yet-yet l can harG credit my senses"
 "I eve is a magnet" went on Darrel, soft distant look in his eyes. "A dou.e magnet, it appears. has drawn Elisn to Sandy Bar You say there is a m!5understanding between them?"
 "A misunderstanding pure and sim pie, MT. McCloud."
 44. .. ' sl4ent for little. Il ant glad th4t |. na so fallen out" he said. ::aaL.,.
 She looked at him wonderingly.
 Why are you glad?' she asked.
 T cannot tell you now" He spoke hastily and with a stern attempt to smother the sharp pain that came with the words You will know soon.
 He started unsteadi!y toward the door, but the elder lady caught up with him and rested a soft hand on his shoulder.
 God bless you." she said. brokenly.
 He went downstairs and out into the street, searching anxiously every face he met He had no time to mar vel at the course true love was taking insofar as it concerned Elise Avery and Roy Lenyard,
 What concerned him most was the misunderstanding between the two. That could be explained away and
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SHE ENJOYED THE OPERA.
But the Music Was the Least Part of
 the Entertainment.

He-Well, did you enjoy the even- ing?
 She-Indeed did. Wewent to the opera.
 He-Of conrse you enjoyedit?
 She-Immensely.
 He-Waat did you hear?
 She-What did hear? Well, what didn't hear? I Iheard that Nell Van- derdyke Is engaged to Tom Browning and that Jack Rentsarelow and Edith Singleton have quarreled and are not going to be married after all. Then I heard that Mrs Pembroke is going to get divorce from her husband. Mrs. Thorndyke has been sued by her dress maker. The Livingstons have a baby. Count Cantukount is not a count at all. The Thompson boys
 He-But-
 She-Well, don't interrupt me. I thought you wanted to know what I heard?
 He-So Idid, but
 She-Well, keep still, then. L.
 He-What meant was, what opera did you hear?
 She-Oh-well, I'm sure I can 'tre- member, but I saw the name on the programme.--LonGcn Tit-Bits.
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Contrary.

Either a girl loves man be. cause she wants to or because her family doesn't want her to.-N. Y. Press.
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loopyright, l0os, by William Wallace cookl

before his eyes. Never before had he felt as he felt then.
 He was involved in hopeless tan gle.
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J. C. LEWIS, Contractor and Builder,

Plans, Specifications and Estimates
 Cheerfully Furnished. Job work of all kinds neatly and promptly done. Satisfaction guaran- teed. Saw filing speciality.
 Shop South of Journal Office.
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CHAPTER XIII.

DARRELL TALKS WITH AN OLD AC-
 QUAINTANCE.
 The principal hotel in Sandy Bar was fulsomely known as the Grand Central" It was not pretentious and
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Our Clubbing List.

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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-07-12

The latest version of the Bible
is one just completed by Samuel
Lloyd. of the Bap ist Bible Sooie-
ty. For years he has worked up
on version of the New Testament
in the modern tongue. and after
laborous comparisons with the
ancient Greek and Latin he has at
last put forwarda New Testiment
tiu which the obscure Phrases have
been made clear and the clergy de-
Glare it to be a decided advance
over the modernized form of the
King James version.
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new MEAT SHOP.
w. e. JENKINS
PRoPRIET0R.

l have just opened new, clean
and uD-to-date meat shop in the
Franklin building room lately va
coted by Mr.. Steinbach, next door
to Filson Bros
Fresh and best of meats always
on hand. Beef, veal, &C., a good
stock of all kinds of salted meats,
bologna, &c.
Mr. T. F. Kimberline. we'll
known by the people OF this city.
has been employed as the butcher.
will also be in the shop to wait ON
his old trade as well as new.
Give US a call, we will be glad
to see you at all times and will al
ways try to give you good tender
meat.
Phono, 2 on 81. Yours truly,
,a w. b. j enkins.
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Hands O8.
Graft. graft. graft.

Graft. graft, graft.
Is there no place in our world
that is free from it?
Recently the state chemist Of
Pennsylvania anaIized the Blleged
butter furnished the sailors on the
receiving ship Lancaster He
found that the stuff was oleomar.
gerine
The government had contracted
for creamery butter. first class,
and was paying 81 cents per
pound. The oleomargerine could
be furnished for half the price or
less.
A small thingP
Yes, but a pointer. There are
otherp. Where there is small graft
there is likely to be large graft if
occasion offers.
The story reminds one Of those
ugly stories of graft in the army
during the Spanish American
war Some of these stories were
hushed up, but some got out.
And now the navy.
The discovery angers the people
because they are proud of their
ships. and they begin to ask
Who knowsP 1t may be the
armour in some of our battle chips
is only pot metal Or is thinner
than specifications. Or the pow
der is not up to the standard: Or
possibly the expensive guns will
not stand the test of heavy firing.
1t gives the country an uneasy
feeling.
Especially since that one sided
battle on the Sea of Japan whore
Russian graft made an easy victory
for Togo.
Perhaps we cannot keep graft
entirely ont of politics and out of
business. but let it keep its hands
off the American navy.
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View That is un-shakespearian.

View That Is un.Shakeepearian.
The editor of the Nevada Mis-.
souri,. Post. has thete ptssimistie
We've of life:
Men is b,rn into the world he
is at once attacked by Dettls rash
croup. measles and the whsopine
cough. He has the colic before
his 6rst teeth are cut. and when he
is swiudled We say he is getting
his eye teeth cut.
If he escapes the scarlet fever
and mumps. he finds directly in
his way scarlet rash and the seven
year itob. If he is not carried
away in hearse before he is too
large for short pants, he still
stands show of cutting off one of
his toes. being kicked by a mule
or getting shot with a target rifle
in the hands of boy that didn't
know it was loaded"
He gets his feet vet. rms at tht-
nose and is scolded by his parents
for going in swimming on Sunday.
He goes to the circus. rides on the
merry go-round and hits the dig
nified old gentlemen in the back
of the head with SNOWFALL before
he lie we'll in his teene.
He now reaches the stage where
he gathers water melons in the
light of the moon, eats green
apples and lays out of nights TIE
fuzz begins to grow on his upper
lip, and he bushes when he sees q
girl until his hair scorches. He
next developes into "smart alex. !"
and his parents are undecided
whether to shoot him for smoking
cigarettes or turning him over to
the asylum manager as a confirm
ed lunatic.
Man is subj cot to typhoid fever,
pneumonia. spinal meningitis
small pox and his own intemper
ance. He is beset by disease, in
debtedness and breach of promise
suits until it is wonder that any
of us can score threescore and ten.
If he escapes famine, pestilance
and war, he does his best to short
en- his days by keeping his boiler
overloaded with inferior booze.
He is subject to sick headache,
lumbago and inf .matory rheuma-
item until he cries aloud that his
last stage is worse than his hrst.
He wears false hair, false teeth
and goes to Jail for getting money
under false pretenses.
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Commissioners Notice.
W; b. vaught, Administrator of a. Denn,
deceased,
Mollie A. Denny, and others,
In Chancery.
CnMATSSInNxE ERsG nrETrre

CoMAISSI0NER'S OFFICE,
Point Pleasant, w. Va, June Is, 1905.
Pursuant to n decree OF the Circuit Court
of the county of Mason, West Virginia,
cause therein pending, on the 7th day OF
June, 1905, notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the 10th day of August,
1905,
shall proceed at my office in Point Pleas
ant West Virginia, to take, state and re-
port an account, showing
First. What personal estate the said A.
Denny owned At the time OF his death, the
character and value thereof.
Second. What disposition, II any, was
Vaught, Administrators OF A. Denny, de-
ceased, and how much, II any, OF said per-
sonal estate, is now in the hands OF said w.
IL. Naught as administrator, available for
the payment of any debts owing from the es-
tate of said A. Denny. deceased.
Third. A settlement of the adm inistration
Of the estate of said decedent by said w. H.
sVaught, his administrator.
Fourth. What debts said A, Denny owned
payable, their nature and their respective
amounts and priorities.
Fifth. What real estate was owned by the
said A. Denny at the time OF his death, It's
quantity, description and location, and what
gross sum said widow viii be entitled TO out
of the proceeds of the sale OF said real estate
in lieu OF dover therein.
Sixth. And such other matters as any par
ty in interest may require, the same being
pertinent, or such other matters as may
deem PERTINENT whether orequested or NOT
Commissioner In Chancery.
Eoa
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Largest American FLAG.

Denver, Col. will claim the dis.
tinotion of owning the largest
American Fl g in the world.
1t will be used for the Grand
Army of the Republic Encamp-
ment and will be 115 feet long and
55 feet deep. The union field will
be % by 35 feet and the stripes
will be four feet two inches wide.
The stars will be two feet high,
and in its making 1.450 yards of
bunting are to be used
The flags weight of four hun
dred and fifty pounds prevents it
being swung from pole or hung
from cable between buildings, SO
it has been arranged to spread it
across the front of fiye-story
building on Sixteenth street
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Notwithstanding the reported
movements of the troops of Nor
way, there does not appear to be
any great danger of war between
that country and Sweden. Nstu-
rally under the circumstances the
Norwegian government feels that
it is but the part of prudence to
have the military of the country
in preparation for anything that
may occur. Having just declared
itself independent, Norway has to
undertake duties which did not de
volve upon it when united with
Sweden. For instance, garrisons
will have to be strengthened or es
ablished on the Swedish from or
which for all practical purposes
under the union did not exist. A
long enough time has elapsed since
the rupture took place to give the
people of both countries chance
toexpreastheirfeelines to andamong
the masses there is practically no
warlike sentiment King Oscar
shows no inclination to desire hos
tilities, SO that apparently the
movements of the Norwegian sold
iers need cause no alarm.-Pitts.
burg Post.
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Many animals are enabled to
closely immitate leaves or shrubs
to escape detection by enemines,
but plants in turn are able to re-
semble stonss to the same end.
The are sevsxal varieties in South
Africa that so closely resemble the
stones among which they grow
that attempts were frequently
made to pick them up under the
impression that they were rocks.
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Notice to Contractors for
Street Curling and
Street Paving.
June o, e-w,

Sealed proposals wi be received at the Coun-
Gil Chamber of the Town OF Point Pleas
ant, West Virginia, until O'Clock p. NJ. of
the lst day OF August, 1905, for about 100
and Sixth streets. in said I .wn. Said curb
ing to be Of Limestone, Cleveland sandstone,
Berea freestone or cement. or part one and
part Of another Also for the paving with
brick or buthulitic paving, of the several
squares on Main street between Eighth
street and the Kanawha River and the sew
Sixth street, between Main and Wand street,
and between Wand street and Lewis alley
and the interBectdng square on Wand street.
Each square will contain about 1919 square
intersecting cross streets viii contain about
1880 square yards.
All proposals must be addressed to the
Pleasant, West Virginia, and delivered 70 the
Clerk thereof by 2 O'Clock D. m tEaatern
standard timeI of the day specified. EndoFs
proposals for paving or curbing or both as
Each proposal @ must be signed by the
bidder and accompanied by certified cheek
Town of Point Pleasant, conditioned for the
satisfactory execution of the contract, with
surety bond for its performnee within the
time specified, In case the bid Is accepted
Bidders viii be governed In accordance
with the form OF contract, conditions, plans,
and specifications fuTnlslied by W. n. How
ard, 9. E., and adopted by the Council 81
office of said town Conditions and steefn-
cations can be had by application 20 the nm
The Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids or any part Of any bid,
should 1t deem tfor the interest Of the town
= By sS order nSi OF the Council of the Town o,
I,,vs We. WHALEx' Clerk
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Their Ancestors-Her Posterity.
Two dudes visited the 200 in
Boston. With cigarettes in their
mouths, they stopped at the cage
of a mother anthropoid ape with
her young ones. Pointing to the
family of anthropoids one dude
said to the other: THAT is what
you came FROM" and they laughed
heartily The mother ape called
her children aside and. pointing to
the dudes. eaid: my children,
that is what you are coming to-"
and she wept bitterly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-07-12

Dyers at Manchester, England,
are using titanic aoid tthe oxide
of titaniem) for fire. prooing cloth.
Cloth treated. with this aoid was
demonstrated 10 be non -enfiamable,
When touched with a lighted
match the FIRE .smnuldered and
went out. 1t is claimed that dying
boiling or washing will not re.
move the acid.
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FAMOUS POEM.

abeth Allen perhaps better of our
readers eFlorence Percy which early
poems published was Strong, 1892
Her maiden Chase. She went TO Portland Maine, IN
volume appeared there just before
Paul Ake the sculptor and poet who died but
later editions of her collected have been
and she has written for Of the leading
but probably nothing pen been
popular poem which follows, requested by
man of urreaders
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Jnly5
NJ. e. CHURUH, SOUTH.

First Snnday-Beech Hin, satur.
la p In. and Sunday IL q. m. and
Point Pleasant D. m
SecOud Sunday-Point Pleasant,
u a m. and 8 p. m. and Henderson
3 p. M
Third Sunday-Beeeh Hill satur-
DAY p. m; Sunday IL g. m Three
Fourth Sunday-Rayburn Chan
el Saturday s p. m, Sunday II q. M.
and Point Pleasant p. M
J. MsBoIands Pastor.
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Observation-Disclosures

Backward, turn backward, o Timel IN your flight
Make me child again just for tonight,
Mother, come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart as of yore
Kiss from my forehead the burrows of care,
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;
sIumbers your loving watch keep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock fne to sleep!
Backward, flow backward, o tide of the years.
I am SO weary of toll and of tears
Toll without recompense, tears all in vain
Take them and give me my childhood againl
/ have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of finging my soul-wealth away;
Weary of sowing for others to reap
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue,
Mother, o mother! my heart calls for you!
Many summer the grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded our faces between,
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain
Long tonight for your presence again,
Come from the silence so long and so deep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Over my heart in the days that are flown,
No love like mother love ever has shown;
No other worship abides and endures,
Faithful unselfsh and patient like yours;
None like mothercan charm away pain
From the sick souland the world weary brain,
Slumber's soft calms DER my heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with god
Fall on your shoulders again as of old;
Let it drop over my forehead tonight,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light;
For with its aunny-edged shadows once more
HAPPY will throng the sweet visions of yore;
Lovingly, softly, its bright pillows sweep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Mother, dear mother, the yesrs have been long
Since last listened your lullaby song;
Sing, then, and unto my soulit shall seem
Womanhood's years have been only dream,
Clasped to your heart IN loving embrace,
With your light lashes justsweeping my face,
Never hereafter to wake or to weep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleepl
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Edison says the Japanese are
making splendid use of wireless
teIegraphy in the present war with
Russia. They are growing more
wonderful oil the time. They are
revolutionizing things in the
Orient, and even China is feeling
the effect of their energy and pro.
gress.
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Since the first visit to the ice
cap of the south pole was made,
some Fifty years ago, there has
been a steady recession of the belt
of some thirty miles, and it is az
gued that in the course of time it
will be possible to make approach
to the pole itself and that the land
in that vicinity may even become
Inhabited. /.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-07-12

Inventors are now turning their
attention to the smaller details of
the automobile. One of the most
recent patents is applied to wire
frame arranged to lightly sweep
the rubber tirep. This, it is claim
ed will avoid many pnnctures,
fsinoe it will 1emove tacks and bits
of glass as soon as picked up.
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Monument Well Deserved.

a monument is soon to be
erected in Little Rock Ark, to
the memory of little negro
girl. Her name was Catherine
Lawson, and she was just 13 years
of age when she bravely sacrificed
her life in saving that of a little
white child, who had been placed
in her care as nurse. The child,
a littlo boy, 81 months old, while
out with his nurse ran on the
street car tracks upon which a
car was approaching swiftly.
Catherine Lawson saw the dan
ger the child was in when the car
was not more than twenty feet
away, and rushing to her little
charge seized him and threw him
clear off the track, but before she
could get out of the way herself
the car struck her down and the
wheels crush ed out her life. The
child thus rescued suffered NO
serious injuries, and the heroism
displayed by the colored girl, as
well as her devotion to the child
SO appealed the white people OF
Little Rock that steps were taken
to show the community's appre.
citation of the great sacrifice that
had been made.
Commenting on the above &
Southern paper recalls what ii
not generally known, that there
has been standing at Fort Mill
York county, South Caroline, fol
number of years a marble shaf
which was erected by Captain S
E. White, a former Confederst,
soldier, to the negroes of thu
South fol their devotion during
the war between the States.