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The Press., 1907-10-23

The weather for the last week is
what brings on catarrh. Get u
Hyomei outfit for 81 90 from Anders
Jacobsen's and catarrh will not bother
you. Money back if Hyomei fails to
cure the worst case of catarrh.
The Press., 1907-10-23

PURE BLocD T. A DEFENSE; 1t mel
safet >. A person whose blood Is in al
impure and Impoverished condition is iE
the greatest danger of catching any In
fictitious or epidemic disease DR. Kenne-
tvs Favollte Remedy is the mildrst.
dafest and surest purifier of the blood,
shus striking at the root of Kidney. Liver
and Blrd Ter diseases. $1.OO at all drug
gists. II
The Press., 1907-10-23

Makes Homely Women Pretty.

No women no matter how regular her
features may be can be called pretty If
her complexion Is bad. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup aids digestion and clears
sallow hlotched complexion by stimulating
the liver and bowels. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or grippe
and Is mild and pleasant to take. Re-
member the name OR1No and refuse to
accept any substitute. Anders jacobsen
The Press., 1907-10-23
Enrna nf Habit

New Arrivals my wife In therel
st. Peter-Yes. What are you doing?
New Arrival-Merely removing my
SHOES before going upstairs.-Harper's
Qo1op
The Press., 1907-10-23
Curtis Wood Yard

Having purchas ed the Wood Yard, Planning,
Saving and Carpet Cleaning business OF K K
But, erfield. l am ready for business at the new
location on South street, opposite pemond's
lumber yard. D. II. CURTIS.
The Press., 1907-10-23
Not Quite What He Meant.

'Now, / don't suppose" said Miss
Passay coyly. that you could guess
my age"
Really" replied Mr.. Meanwell, "I-
er-wouldn't like to- I'd be sure to-
eF guess too high" - Philadelphia
Press
The Press., 1907-10-23
DR.. KENNEDY'S
v0RITE
REMEDY

is backed by over 80 years of
remarkable success in the cure Of
Kidney, Liver and Blood troubles,
and the diseases peculiar to wo-
men. Not a patent medicine, but
a prescription used by Dr.. David
Kennedy in hi large and success
full practice long before he placed
it before the public. The formula
is in keeping with strict scientific
principles, and many physicians
If tho HIGHEST oxords0n, horo ,,-n
The Press., 1907-10-23
Three Layers of Atmosphere.

1t appears !Aat ia the atmosphere
there are three distinct currents of
air, the first l.. ing at an elevation
Of from 900 to 1900 meters. the second
at from 1900 to 4.OC0 meters and the
upper one at from 5000 to 5000 me-
tiers above the surface of the earth.
These are to an extent separate cur
rents, flowing each with its own We
locity. At the bottom Of each of the
layers the stratus clouds are formed.
and at the top of each of the layers
occur the cumulus clouds. This sug-
gests that the stratus originate at the
bottom Of a moving current and the
cumulus at the top. 1t is probable.
then, that the stratus owe their origin
to the difference in velocity and tenn.
perature of the two layers, while the
cumulus are formed by ascending cur
vents within the layer of air.
The Press., 1907-10-23
Are Metals Alixe7

Metals have life" said metallur.
gist firmly-"not much life, but lit
| tie. And metals can be stimulated.
depressed, poisoned.
Platinum wire, immersed in water,
gives of an electric current that may
| easily be measured. If you put BIZ
carbonate of soda in the water, the
/ stimulated wire gives of a stronger
current. Put in bromide of potassium,
and the depressed wire gives of a
weaker current. Finally, put in oxalic
acid, and the poisoned wire gives of
no current at all. 1t will never again
give Off any current. 1t is dead.
Now, leave 1t to you. If you can
depress a metal, exhilarate 1t and
finally administer to it a fatal dose
OF poison, have you not a right to say
that the metal has lifeY
Obstinate cases of constipation and
nasty, mean headaches promptly disap-
pear when you take DeWitt's Little Early
Riser Pills Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
"strons Even In Death"
There is characteristic story OF
an American woman formerly well
known In London that will bear re-.
peating, says a writer in London
Truth. The lady Is said to have writ
ten the following letter to a royal
parsonage:
"Str-My medical attendants have
just informed me that am in a hope
less condition. / should die happy did
l know that you would be represented
at my funeral l inclose a check for
81. 900 to cover all exnensea"
The Press., 1907-10-23

You never have any trouble to get chill
dren to take Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. They like 1t because tastes
nearly like maple sugar Kennedy's Lax
alive Cough Syrup is safe, sure and
prompt remedy for coughs and colds, and
is good for every member of the family.
Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1907-10-23
The Explanation.

THAT fellow" said Tete de Veau. 81.
always getting off the old joke about
the difficulty Of finding a woman's
pocket"
But, you KNOW" L'Oignon explain.
ed. smiling. "he married a rich wife,
Exchange
The Press., 1907-10-23

Learn to see in another ones calam
ity the ills which you should avoid
Publius Syrus.
The Press., 1907-10-23

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
Is good for little burns and big burns,
small scratches or bruises and big ones.
It is healing and othing. Good for
piles Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1907-10-23

They met by chance at an afternoon
light lunch at the Bohemia. a literary
and artistic club.
and what" said the one In the vel
vet coat. us your specialtyT"
81 write photographs Of great
men," answered the one with long hair.
what is yoursY'
IT," was the reply. paint Raphaels."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Press., 1907-10-23

Obstinate cases of constipation and
nasty, mean headaches promptly disap-
pear when you take DeWitt's Little Early
Riser Pills Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
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A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
Why an Editor Could Not Be Judge In
a Literary Contest.

Why an Editor Gould NOT 30 Judge IN
Literary Contest.
The editor of magazine was in,
Yited to act as Judge in a prize
story contest. 'Is it to be an
anonymous contest" the editor ask
ed. eyes, indeed" "And-I sup
pose all the stories will be typewrit-
temp" Certainly. We have par
ticularly stipulated that" f1'm
very sorry" was the reply, "but l
san't possibly"
"But-but you will be asked to
read only the best of the stories
submitted" reminded the publisher.
"a staff of competent readers will
sift the wheat from the chaff,
and"-
"I'm very sorry, but I'll have to
refuse, and 1 can't tell you how it
grieves me to say this, for l appre-
.iate the great compliment you are
paying me, and | would appreciate
equally the remuneration you offer.
But the fact is this-my conscience
would smite me if | undertook the
work. You see, have had about
twenty years experience in editorial
work, and during that time l sup
pose the manuscripts of every pop
alar and unpopular author of the
day have come to my desk for at
tention. l have been in such long
correspondence with many of these
authors that | know their handwrit-
ings well, and even a glance at my
mornings mail will tell me who my
correspondents are. And-do not
smile-I know their typewriters
equally well. l know the various
makes they own, and those who pre-
fer elite type to the ordinary size,
and those who use italics and in
gerted quotation marks. 1 can even
recognize an authors peculiar meth
cd of making caret and his own
manner of punctuation. But all
this is nothing to my ability to spot
at once an authors style. Attempts
have often been made to deceive me.
but only on rare occasions have they
succeeded. But you must not thiri
this so astonishing after all. l have
been tied down to my one line of
work for a long time now, and the
number of really successful writer's
is not SO great after all. 1t would
be quite remarkable if I had not
learned something about their char
acteristics after all these years. Al
most all of them would doubtless
submit stories in your contest, and
perhaps the majority of their manu-
scripts would be passed up to me by
your readers. If, recognizing any
particular writer's work, l pretend
ed to give an opinion based on sup
posed complete ignorance of that
writer's identity, 1 should not be
doing the fair thing. For that req
son must decline to act. You I'm.
derstand me, l hope" eyes," said
the publisher, 81 do. But whom
shall 1 ask in your placer" "Some
one who is not cursed with quite so
much conscience" replied the ed
itor-Boukman.
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Her Clever Device.

Two stylishly costumed young
women entered standing room
only" car. CHANGING along the lines
of seated passengers, the prettier of
the pair bowed formally, but sweet
ly, to a young man.
The young man, across whose
face puzzled expression fitted,
Immediately raised his hat and a
moment later rose and rendered his
seat to the lady.
"Who is that?" the latter's com
panion asked as he left the car
soon afterward.
Haven't the faIntest idea" was
the reply.
"But you bowed to him."
Certainly. That's a rule I've
adopted when 1 need seat. You
see, he believes we must have met,
and of course he must be polite.
Try the scheme. 1t always work."
Columbus DISPATCH.
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Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom-
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation.
Pleasant to take
A COOP SHEEP DOG j.
What He Has to Learn and the Won
He Has to Do.

What He Has to Learn and the Work
He Has to Do.
What herd dog has first to learn
is to know every one of 200 or 800
sheep, and to know them both by
sight and smell. This he does thor
oughly. When Watterson was run
ming sheep on the plains he had a
young collie not yet put to the herd,
but kept about the pumping plant.
As the sheep came in by hundreds
to the troughs the dog grew SO to
know them that when they had
picked up a stray from another
band he discovered it from afar off
and, darting as a hornet, nipping
and yelping, parted it out from the
band. AT that time no mere man
would have pretended, without the
aid of the brand, to recognize any
of the thousands that bore it.
How long recollection stays by
the dog is not certain, but at least
a twelvemonth, as was proved to
Filon Girard after he had lost o
third of his band when the Santa
Anna came roaring up by Lone
Pine with a cloud of saffron celored
dust on its wings. After the shear
ing of next year, passing close to
another band, Filon's dogs set them
selves unbidden to routing out of
it and rounding with their own
nearly twenty head, which the herd
er, being on honest man, freely adj
mitted he had picked up on the
mesa following after Filon the
spring before.
Quick to know the willful and I'M
biddable members of flock, the
wise collie is not sparing of bites
and, following after stubborn
stray, will often throw it and stand
guard until help arrives or the
sheep shows a better mind. Blu
the herder who has a dog trained
at the difficult work of herding
range sheep through the chutes and
runways into boats and cars for
transportation is the fortunate feI,
low.
There was Pete's dog, Bourda-
loue, that at the Stockton landing.
with no assistance, put 800 wild
sheep from the highlands on the
boat in eight minutes by running
along the backs of the flock until
he had picked out the stubborn or
stupid leaders that caused the sheep
to jam in the runway and by sharp
bites set them forward, himself
treading the backs of the racing
flock like the premiere equestrienne
of the circus, which all the men of
the shipping cheered to see.-Mary
Austin in Harper's Magazine.
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FLI;!r A..l FRICTION.
Methods by Wish Primitive Man Pro.
cured His Fire.

Methods by Wish Primitive Man Pro.
cured His Fire.
Doubtless the production Of fire
by sparks from the flint was follow
ed by the discovery that friction
would produce a flame. In regions
where suitable stone was not easily
found the inventive aborigine de-
vised the whirling stick, or fire drill.
This was-a stick of hard wood with
its lower end set in a hole in a
block of very soft, dry wood.
The stick was held upright be-
tween the hands and whirled by
rubbing the palms first one way and
then the other. A moderate down
ward pressure was exerted, and as
the hands worked down on the stick
they were occasionally shifted to a
higher hold.
An improvement on the hand
whirled drill was the application of
bow for rotating it. The first
man to make bow drill is entitled
to fame as the first inventor of a
machine, for he combined several
working pieces in one apparatus for
accomplishing a desired end.
This father of inventors must
have conceived the idea that if he
should make turn of his bow
string around a stick and fix the
two ends of the stick in holes he
could rotate the stick much more
easily and rapidly than was possible
with the hands, producing great
friction and heat much quicker and
with much less exertion. We can
imagine we see nina great,
brawny, hairy man, with a bit of a
goatskin for clothes-sitting cross
legged at the mouth of his cave and
rigging up the first operative ma
chine that was to produce fire.
He must have procured large
piece of soft and dry dead wood and
followed a spot for the lower end
of the stick. Then putting this un-
der slanting rock he must have
wedged another block of soft wood
above the stick.
Having fixed them solidly in place
by piling stones around them, he
would then take turn of his bow
string around the stick and draw
it back and forth rapidly, securing a
blaze in a short time.
With what triumph he must have
viewed his work when the first jet
of flame burst from the smoking,
charred mass that he had coaxed
into fiery existencet 1t is easy to
picture him calling his family or
followers about him to see his first
machine, perhaps half consumed in
the fire it had made, and explaining
its operations with enthusiasm
Circle Magazine.
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erayen on Her Memory.

She had been a widow year or
SO, and she was dickering for q
tombstone for the departed.
"0f course" said the tombstone
man, you want the date of his
death on the shaft-the day of the
month and the year"
"Well," sighed the widow, 81 sup
pose other people may like to read
them, but don't need such remind
ers. They are indelibly engraved
on my heart and memory"
"What was the date:" asked the
tombstone man.
The widow hesitated; then she
turned a riotous scarlet; then she
said: Gracious goodness! 1 can't
remember whether it was Jan. &c
or ~. I'll go home and find out"
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HIS FIRST LAW PARTNER.
An Alliance Which Gave Lincoln A.
the Responsibility.

the Responsibility.
Major Stuart, with whom Lincoln
had Joined forces, was not in his
early years well read or even an
industrious lawyer, but he was pop
ular and had an extensive if not
very lucrative practice, which he
vas entirely willing to intrust to his
new associate. Indeed, when the
firm was formed he was so deeply
engrossed in politics that he gave
little or no attention to the law, and
Lincoln had to assume virtually all
responsibility for the business.
Of course if the procedure had
been complicated or technical nov
ice would have speedily come to
grief, but the character of litigation
was very simple in those days, the
precedents were few and far between
and the legal forms exceedingly elias
tic. Lincoln met such difficulties as
there were in his own way, asking as
little advice as possible and exer-
cising his ingenuity to bridge the
gaps in his information when his
partner was not available for con-
sultation. The habit of standing on
his own feet and doing his own
thinking, which was thus forced
upon him at the very outset of his
practice, became his most notable
trait. One of his contemporaries
closely in touch with his profession
al life testifes that he never asked
another lawyers advice on any sub
iect whatsoever. He listened to his
associates and consulted with them,
but he worked out his own problems,
and there was never anything of the
"brain Taper" about his relations
with the bar.
The influence of this early train
ing is plainly discernible in the re-
markable self reliance and resource
fulness which he exhibited in his
later years. New questions did not
confuse him. He faced emergencies
with perfect serenity, and he had
long been accustomed to responsible
ity when he was called upon tn de-
eide questions of national import
Frederick Trevor Hill in Century.
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War Against Oonsumpticn.

All nhtlons are endeavoring to
check the ravages of consumption,
the white plague" that claims 20
many victims each year Foley's
Honey and Tar cures coughs and
colds perfectly and you are in no
danger of consumption, Do not
risk your health by taking some
unknown preparation when Foley's
Honey aud Tar is safe and certain
in results The genuine is in a
yellow package. For sale BY all
Druggists.
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PEDIGREE

Foaled April %, 1899. Bred by NJ
Lassaussaie, commune of st Langis,
department of Orne, got by Hecmard
81, 10T he by Afrantus 36,70l, he by
Cheri l0,958 Q5,391). he by Vas Tu.
Peu1 4, I95 (3,02D, he by Monarch
CISCO, he by Bthos belonging to NJ
Caget, he by Monarch belonging to
NJ. Caget. Dam-Poule Us. 729) by
Chalulneau, b longing to III. Du-
pont. Second Dam-La Petite Is, 9S)
by Selim (74O, he by Porthos, belong
ing to III. Fromentin. Third Dam
MigDOnue, belonging 10 NJ Bel
hommt, by Duke DE Charities 1852 (721)
he by Coco ii (7lD, he by Vieox Chas-
lin I713), he by Coco (7l2), he by Mig
non (7l5), he by jean s-Blanc (739).
In witness whereof we have here.
unto affixed the seal of the Associa-
ton. Datt d at Chicago, ILL.,, this the
Z4th day of December, 1902.
c. D. KEISER, President.
Ba1adin will be eight years old
on the 10th day of April. 1907, He is
q jet black in color, l74 hands high
and weighs 1850. He is heavy boned,
very compact, strongly built and a
line actor. He has proven sure foal
getter. A. Il. Landfried, of Ripley,
w. Va. has fiIly colt when,fourteen
months old that weighed ,040 pounds
Enoch Mcintyre, of Angerona, w.
Va, has a horse colt that weighed
at nineteen months old over 1900.
Will make the season at
Point Pleasant and at different
points in Mason and Jackson
counties.
G. M. WARrENBURc, Keeper,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
Ripley P. H. Co..
Ripley, w. Va.
feb 2S.
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Her Great Need.
EDITH F. BAKER.

Little Alice is old for her years.
One evening after she had gone to
bed she heard mamma and papa
laughing in much enjoyment over
q game of finch. She longed to get
up and join them, but she knew
she must not. The next morning at
breakfast she was very quiet. Pres
emily she drew a deep sigh:
a feel the need of a husband,
mamma; 1 do feel itp-Eppin-
colts Magazine.
: "Blakesley's the most persistent
ioptimist I ever knew. He slipped
and fell in a mud puddle yesterday,
and you never saw such a sight az
he was when he got up."
+ "What did he say?"
fHe congratulated himself on the
Hact that it was so nice and soft
where he had struck and expressed
the opinion that if it had been hard
he might have broken a bone OF
two"
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& Ii Isurhans Testites Alter Four
Years.

G B Burhans, of Carlisle Center
N Y. writes: about A years ago
l wrote stating that | had been tn
tirely CURED of a severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two
bottles of FoIey's Kidney Cure. 1,
entirely stopped the brick dust
sediment, aud pain and symptoms
of kidney disease disappeared 1
am glad to say that l have never
had return of any of those symp
toms during the four years that
have elapsed and l am evidently
cured to stay onred, and heartily
recommend Foley's Kidney Cure
to any one suffering from kidney
or bladder trouble. For sale by all
Druggists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-24
hPique.niuue.n

The Oxford English Dictionary
determines authoritatively the his
tory of The word picnic" SO far as
English is concerned. Toward the
close of the eighteenth century the
French used the word pique-nique
(of obscure derivation) for a social
entertainment to which each guest
contributed a share. Early in the
next century the English appeared
to discover that this form of So
cial cooperation was well adapted
for excursions and open air repasts,
so that about the middle of the
century the word was dissociated
from suppers and private theatri-
Gals, and SO long as an entertain
ment was in the open air it was a
picnic, whether its materials were
jointly contributed or notion.
don Sketch.
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Apple Water.

Apple water is a refreshing drink
for an invalid. 1t can be made with
either baked or raw apples, the for
mer to be preferred when time is
short, especially if the apples are
baked and in readiness. They should
be sour and when cold should be
immersed i'll boiling water to cover
them. Let them stand until cool.
then strain end sweeten to taste.
For the liquor made from raw ap-
piles three or four juicy sour apples
of fine flavor should be pared and
sliced. Pour over them two cupfuls
Of boiling water and let them stand
three hours. Strain, sweeten and add
q small piece of ice. A pleasant
flavor is added if the rind Of lem.
on is mixed with the slices of apple.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Planning Mill and Box Factory. To-
Gated in the thriving. hustling city Of
Charleston, w. Va, we'll equipped
with up-to-date machinery; mill has
10000 feet SUFFICE on first floor. al ID
1000 feet on seco d floor. Shed room
sufficient to hold 1901 feet lumber,
also good yard room; standard rail
road track running inside mill.
Abundant steam power; all machinery
in tirst-class working order and can be
seen running. part cash, balance
easy payments, good reasons for sell
ing. Call on or address,
j. u. GRAHAM,
307 Summers St., Charleston, w. Va.
apr IL
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Cleopatra.


The only authentic portrait of Cleo
patra that is known to archaeologists
is bust which appears on n series Of
coins. 1t is on the reverse and bears
the inscription in Greek, Queen Cleo
patra, the Divine, the Younger" while
on the diverse is portrait of IAN
tony, Dictator For the Third Time, Trl.
umvir." The workmanship Of the coiL
IS far from good, and this accounts in
some measure for the undeniably plain
appearance of the queen. Yet the like
ness, as far as the features go, Is a
true one, for the other coins of the
same series, though of different type,
give her the same features, an aquiline
nose, strong chin, long neck and
narrow shoulders. The fact Is that her
beauty was not so remarkable as one
would think from the spell she cast
over Caesar and Antony. Plutarch,
for instance, tells US that her beauty
In itself was by no means, incompar-
able nor calculated to amaze those
who saw her." but adds that the mug.
netic charm of her manner, the grace.
fulness of her movements. the persua.
siveness Of her conversation and her
figure were most attractive.
The girls of ancient Egypt were
noted for their 1.-THE figures and new
er allowed themselves to grow stout.
Even the middle aged women were
as beautiful of figure as, girls in
their teens. In the belief that obesi-
ty produced old age and that a slen-
der woman need never look nor
grow old, that fat produced rheu-
matism, heaviness, stiffness and diff
ficulty in moving about, undue
sleepiness and a difficulty in breath
ing, they instructed their daughters
that no greater misfortune could
fall upon them than that of over
weight.