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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
THE HORSESHOE.
Its Use as Charm Against Bad Luck
and Evil Spirits.

Its Use as Charm Against Bad Luck
and Evil Spirits.
In Morocco iron is considered
great protection against demons,
who are the ineal representatives,
after all, of the hostile spirits;
hence it is usual to place a knife or
dagger under a sick mans pillow,
his illness being, of course, attribut-
ed to demoniacal possession. In In
dia the mourner who performs the
necessary but somewhat dangerous
duty of putting fire into the dead
mans mouth carries a key or
knife in his hand to keep off the
evil spirits. In short, a bit of iron is
very useful thing to have about
you at any time if you desire to es-
cape the unfavorable attention of the
ghosts, the trolls, the fairies and the
demonsgenerally. Thisis goodreason
for buying pocketknife. 1t is also
reason for mailing up a horseshoe.
"But why horseshoe in particu-
lar" you ask, "more than any other
odd piece of iron" Well, primarily
the good luck depends more upon
the iron as iron than on the special
shape or function of the horseshoe
as horseshoe.
But there are also many reasons
why the superstition should happen
to fix itself more particularly upon
horseshoes. We must remember that
in Europe at least it is the cattle,
the horses and the domestic beasts
in general that are specially liable
to the hostile attacks of "the little
people" Therefore the elves and
trolls are most likely to be dreaded
on farms or in the country, where
horses and cattle most do congre-
gate. Now, if you want to nail up
bit of iron as protection against
the fiery darts of the evil ones on
your stables or COW houses, which is
the place where one oftenest sees
them, nothing is more likely to come
handy to your purpose than cast
horseshoe. Besides it has obvious
congruity for the place and object,
and it can readily be picked up in
the road almost anywhere. Fur
thermore, it is provided beforehand
with convenient holes, by means of
which you can readily hang it up,
either over your own house door or
over your sheds and stables. These
various advantages of cheapness,
ease and readiness for fixing would
have given the horseshoe fair start
in life, it is believed, as a charm
against fairies, trolls and evil spir-
its generally, even without any 9TH
er and more special advantages
Cornhill Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
A ROYAL FAD FOR JEWELS.
Louis XIV. and the Famous Crown of
Asrippina.

Louis XIV. and the Famous Crown of
Asrippina.
Louis XIV. had al unconquer-
able passion for jewels, and his most
valued possession was the famous
crown of Agrippina, which was COM
posed of eight tiers of immense
brilliants in transparent setting.
He kept the most precious of the
crown jewels in his private cabinet
in order that he might admire and
examine them at his case, an occu-
patton in which he took much de-
light. Nor did he ever hear of a
gem of great value either in Asia,
Europe or any other country with
out making strenuous efforts to Sc
cure the prize.
At an entertainment given by
Louis to the Princess of Modena it
happened that the conversation
turned on the fashions and designs
of jewelry, which prompted the
Marquis de Dangean, who prided
himself on his antiquarian knowl-
edge, to observe that it was in the
time of Nero that the imperial
crown was first arched, whereupon
Louis remarked that he possessed
one himself and that the Marchion-
ess de Montespan would produce it
for him.
When the sparkling circlet was
brought forth it excited universal
admiration, but when the king OBJ
tanned a close look at it he ex-
claimed to the marchioness: GLOW
is this, madame? This is no longer
my crown of Agrippinal All the
stones have been changedw
The setting was intact, but the
brilliants had been replaced by
paste. When the mystery was
/ solved it was proved that the maker
of the casket which held the crown
had pretended an attachment for
one of the waiting women of the
Marchioness de Montespan, who
during his visits, having free access
to where the crown of Agrippina
was kept, had substituted mock dia-
monds for the true ones. He was
convicted and hanged, upon which
occasion Louis remarked to the
duchess, "He has at least left us
the setting, but Cromwell would
have seized it whole" Sunday
Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Rising From the GraIe

A prominent manufacturer. VIM
A. Fertwell, of Luoama, N Q, re
lates most remarkable experience
He says: AFTER taking less than
three bottles of Electric Bitters,
feel like one rising from the grave
My trouble is Bright's disease. in
the Diabetes stage | fully be.
lieve Electric Bitters will cure me
permanently, for it has already
stopped the liver and bladder DOM
plioations which have troubled me
for years" Guaranteed at all
druggists Price only SOC
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Great Schema

When the young husband reached
home he opened the parcel he was
carrying and displayed a number of
placards, some of which read "For
Show" and others "For Use"
"Therep he exclaimed trium-
phantly. 81 fiatter myself that 1
have at last solved the problem"
SOLVED the problemp his wife
repeated. "What in the world do
you intend to do with those cards? ?"
81 am going to give them to you"
he replied, $50 that you can put
them on1 various sofa cuRhianl
49, ~ p
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Her erea. Need.

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
a game of finch. She longed to get
mp and join them, but she knew
she must not. The next morning at
breakfast she was very quiet. Pres
emily she drew deep sigh:
"a feel the need of husband,
mamma; l do feel itp-Lppin-
colts Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

A l'quid GOLD r. lief with a Taxa
tive prlnoiple which drives out th,
cold through q oopious action OF
the bowels, ard a healing principle
rhioh slingers in the throat and
,fops the oorgh-thet is Kennedy't
Lrxative Cough Syrup Safe and
-ure in lis action; pleasant to take;
and conf rms to National Pure
Food and Drug Law Contains no
0pistes Sold by all druggists
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Hunting for Trouble

I've lived in California 20 year
ard am still bunting for trouble it
the way of burns, sores. wound
boils, outs sprains. or a case q
piles that Bucklen's A,nica SalvD
won't quickly cure," writes Chsrlei
Walters, of ALLEGHENY, Sierra @,
No use hunting. Mr. Walkers j
cures every casa. Guaranteed b,
ali druggists 25,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Know How II Would 30.

The simplicity of children is
sometimes hard to fathom. In the
following case, for instance, report
ed by an exchange was the boys in
nocence real or affected? He had
brought home his monthly school
report, which made a poor showing.
"This is very unsatisfactory" said
his father as he looked it over. 81
am not at all pleased with it,"
81 knew you wouldn't be-" an
rcred the little boy. 81 told the
'acher so, but she said she couldn't
honge it,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

It's the highest standard of
quality, a natural tonic, olesnses
your system, reddens the cheeks,
brightens the eyes, gives flavor to
all you eat HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will do this for you
80 cents, Tea or Tablets A @
Van Glider
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Let 1t Go at That.

The heavy villain of the barn
storming aggregation stalked into
the workshop of the village editor.
"What did you mean by referring
to me as a 'misfit' in your write-up
Of the performance last nightT'
he roared.
81 meznt," answered the local
molder of opinion, chat you were
entirely too great for the company
you are with"
And the heavy villain, being a
stranger to the ways of the village
editors, believed him. = Chicago
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
AZ Short Ranae.

at must be awful" said the type
writer boarder with the pompadour,
"to be deceived by a false mar
rage"
dWell,- don't suppose it's any
worse than being deceived by real
one" rejoined the landlady.
And her husband continued to
give a correct imitation of a man
trying to read newspaper.-Chica-
20 News, $780,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
FINISHED POETRY.
Hard Labor as Much as Fine Frenzy q
Factor In Its Production.

Factor In Its Production.
There are yet some persons left
who fancy that poetry is the prod
uct of a fine frenzy; that the poet
genius awakes from a sublimated
cataleptic trance to fill page after
page with effortless beatitudes. A
number of manuscript sheets of
LongfeIlow's Excelsior" which
may be found in Harvard, should
not only explode this theory, but
give hope to many discouraged
amateur. As Longfellow first con-
structed the first verse of this poem
it ran:
The shades Of night were falling fast
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth who, as the peasants sung,
Responded in an unknown tongue,
Excelsior.
This was manifestly weak, as the
only obvious reason why the Alpine
peasants sung was that they might
afford a rhyme for the youths re-
spouse in an unknown tongue. A
second trial at the verse, however,
not only failed to improve it, but
arranged it in such form that it is
difficult to believe Longfellow guilty
of the fault. The last two lines of
the verse were made to read:
A youth who bore pearl Of price,
A banner with the strange device.
There are not many even among
the magazine poets of today who
would consent to refer to a banner
as "a pearl of price" But the poet
had by this time three lines to his
liking, and the substitution of "a
youth who bore mid snow and ice
completed the verse as it has been
read and spoken throughout the
length and breadth of the land, all
of which goes to show that the gen.
ius of the poet is in the conception
and that the production of the
poem, being quite another matter,
lies solely in the direction of patient
labor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
PEDIGREE

= LIZ - ~ - ~
Foaled april 70. 1899 Bred by NJ
Lassaussaie, commune of st Langis,
department of Orne, got by Hecmaru
37,l07 he by Afrantus 36,10l, he b
Cheri l0.958 Q5,391), he by Vas -Tu-
Peux A, 1873 (3,02D, he by Monarch
(2,S6y, he by Athus belonging to NJ
Caget, he 10y MonaIch belonging to
NJ. @Caget. Dam 9oule Us, 729) by
Chalnmeau, b. longing to NJ: Du-
pont. Second Dam-La Petite Is, 9S)
by Se.im (14U, he By PorthoS, belong.
ing to NJ. Fromentin Third Dam
Mignonne, belonging TO Nj. Bel
nommt by Duke De Cnartres 1852 Oh,
ne by Coco III (7l4, he by Vieox Chas
lin l7l3). he by Coco (7l2), he by Mig
nt n (7l5), he by Jean lie Blanc (739).
In witness whereof we have here
into affixed the seal of the Associa
ton. Dat, at Chicago, ILL.,. this the
.4th day of December, 1902
G. y. kEISER President
Ealadin will be eight years old
on tine 10Th day of April, 1907, He il
jet black in color, III hands high
aud weighs 1850. He is heavy boned,
very compact, strongly built and a
tine actor. lie has proven a sure foal
getter. A. Il. Landfried, Of Ripley
w. Va, has FLY colt whenss fourteen
months old that weighed ! ,040 pounds
Gnoch Mcintyre, Of Angerona, w
Va, has a horse colt that weighed
At nineteen months old over 1000
Will make the season al
Point Pleasant and at different
points in Mason and Jackson
counties.
G. M. WARTENBuRc, Keeper,
Point Pleasant, w. Va,
Ripley P. Fl. Co.
Ripley, w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Home and C1ab.

Mrs. Won Blumer-Why don't you
take your business friend to your club
instead of bringing bin home? Won
Blumer-Because l want to talk bust
ness to him. 1 don't want to take him
to place where he is going to enjoy
himself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
A Valuable Lesson

"Six years ago 1 learned a valu-
able lesson" writes John Pie asant,
of Magnolia, Ind IL then began
taking DIR Kings New Life Pills,
and the longer l take them the
better 1 fnd them" They please
everybody Guaranteed at all
druggists 25o
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

"My child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest 1
applied DR. Thomas Eclectrio Oil
The pain ceased and the child
sank into a restful Sleep Mrs
Nancy M Il nson, Hamburg, N
Y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Has moved his office to the
Barbee building over postoffice.
Aug l5-

A tissue builder, reconstruct
>uilds up waste foios, makes stronA
aerves and muscle You vii
fe~ilze after taking Hoil. -te'
ROXY Mount in Tea what wor
!erfuI benefit it will be to y {,
30 cents, Tea or Tablets A {
Van Glider
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
cInio ON Marriage.

"of course bachelor knows more
about marriage than married man"
says Malthugavinius, the medieval
eynic. "The best proof of this PROPOSE.
ton u that the bachelor did not mar.
~"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Open Mouthed.

First Comedian-Did you score a
hit with your new specially?
Second Comedian-Did II Why,
the audience gazed with open mouth
ed wonder before 1 was half
through.
First Comedian-Wonderfull 1t
is seldom that an entire audience
yawns at once.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
WANTED QUICKLY

$50 working men, of good
habits, either single or men OF
families. Largest number OF
men to cut stave bolts, next
largest number to work on
stave or saw mills. Men to
cut logs, A few good teamsters
and teams, and general laborers.
Will try to pay good wages and
give steady work. Write if you
must; better still, if you fill the
requirements, to come without
writing.
D. G. COURTNEY.
Charleston, w. Va
Jan 9-Smo
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
feb2S.

Can't look well, eat well CT feel
veil yitn impure blooo te.ding
your nody Keep tue loed pure
with Bnrdr OK Blood BIT rs Eat
1im '. take exercise, k, + clean
and y u will bsve long life
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
rst:IuE .lcr a. der WORN.

Iones-IEow's this, old MAJ? !
thought you and your wife were going
abroad on pleasure trip, and you're
taking your mother-in-law along. Smith
Well, she's always saying, "See Paris
and die" so 1 thought I'd let her see
Paris.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
EOreRta1Ied.

Crook (Eepinllyl-By Jovei I'm glst
to see you, neighbor. How are you
and how are all the folks? How
Farmer Broadhead (grimly) : Ya-al
young man, what's your little game
green goods or runnin' for Officer
Puck,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

Parke-Poor Pllteri His wife is ?
spendthrift. Is there anything worse
l wonder, than wife that's too ex-
travagant? Tame-Oh, yes; one that.
TOO ecopomical-Rrooklyn Life
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

Use little KODOL after
meals and it will De found lo Il
prompt and efficient +.
ODOL nearly approxim lies l.
festive juices 1t digests vi
eat ltis cold on guartn,.
eff plain Sold here by all d.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

It's a good old world after all;
If you have no friends or money,
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and,
More people there would be.
Provided you take Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
"A O Van Glider
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
Lead Workers.

It is said that lead working dis
figures the human body more than
any other kind of work. In this
industry it is inevitable that sooner
or later the workers must succumb
to lead poisoning, and there would
appear to be no part of the body
that the poisonous fumes and float
ing particles which permeate the
atmosphere of the workshops do
not affect. The complexion takes
on CHASTITY, corpselike pallor, the
gums turn blue, the teeth decay
rapidly and fall out, and the eye
lids are hideously infamed. A
scratch or an abrasion of the skin
becomes an unbeatable sore. Later
on, when nerves and muscles be-
come affected by the poison in the
blood, the eyeballs are drawn into
oblique positions and take on dim
and bleared appearance. The joints,
especially the knee and the wrist,
become semiparalyzed, and the
whole form is gradually bent and
contorted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

Don't use harsh physics 7.
-eactiou week.-mrs. the bowels. y
- chronic con atipatiou Get D
Rsgulets They operate en-
the stomach, cure constipation
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

Ascum-I hear your son is going
in for literary career.
Mrs. Dreamer-Yes. He started
this very morning.
Ascum-Indeed! What has h,
done?
Mrs. Dreamer-He's sat for hi
photograph in two poses-one where
he's reading a book and anothe,
with his brow resting on his hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
BALAp1N

THE only imported Percheron
horse in Mason or Jackson
counties.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheuu
sets you cry Can't bear th'
touch of your clothing Dosn''
Ointment cures the most obstinat'
cases Why euffsr All d uggist'
sell it
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
All headaches go
When you grow wiser
And Learn to use
An Early Riser"
DeWitt's Little E.rly Riserp. cafe
sure pills All deslers

"She was very extravagant girl.
She used to boast of having the most
expensive gowns in New York"
eyes? And since she married the
countp
"Why, now she boasts of having
the most expensive husband. New
York Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-03
DENTIST.

2. WILL Fl. sToNE
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DIR,
The Washington times., 1907-07-12
CHOATE SECURES
COMMITTEE ON
PRIZE COURTS
By HAYNE DAVIS.

THE HAGUE, July 12.-Tedious de-
liberation Of all matters submitted TO
the Peace Conference has become so
much an order Of program that the
delegates have abandoned all effort to
secure quick action This same policy
resulted IN the usual referring 10 COM
mittees OF the naval prize court and the
abolition of floating mines propositions.
Opposition to Prize Court.
As to the establishment Of a perma-
nent international prize court, there was
considerable opposition to the Anglo
German proposition Ultimately, JO-
seph II. Cnoate moved the appointment
OF a small committee 10 smooth out the
wrinkles, which was done
Regarding foating mines, Great
Britain. Xhich originally favored the
abolition of mines, now agrees to the
Italian and japanese mOdifca tions, per-
mitting the use of mines, which be-
come innOcuous after a certain period.
The American delegation preferred the
original British proposition, believing
that no sure method OF rendering mines
innocuous has yet been invented.
The joke is going around today that
whatever power called the difference
will have TO take the responsibility for a
war with Japan Russia called the last
conference, and Immediately afterward
she was fighting with the japanese. The
united = -dLcSs LIJOuSn ETeSl0e1I hOOSe-
welt, called this conference and already
there is great deal Of Jingoism.
The opening of hOstilitieS may imne-
diately follow declaration of war by
enc nation against another. in accord
ance with a decision reached by The
Hague international peace conference
today. The Dutch proposition requiring
an interval Of twenty-four hours be-
tween such a declaration and the open
ing of hostilities was voted down in a
meeting of the committee to which il
was referred.
II is probable the prevailing rules or
war will be changed, however, to re-
ouire a declaration Of war when hostili-
ties are opened. An ultimatum cannot
be considered as declaration Of waF
in such instances
Japan created something ot a. sensa.
ton in the conference today when NJ.
Tsudzuki, her leading delegate. came out
emphatically in favor Of the Frenck
proposition to require a declaration be-
fore hostilities can commence. In her
recent clash with Russia, Japan began
hostilities by blowing up a Russian war
shin without a formal declaration of
war. Japan's sudden switch, therefore,
was regarded as significant
The proposition to require a twenty
four-hour interval was defeated by a
vote of Is to Il Five blank ballots were
The Washington times., 1907-07-12
VACATION
FOR HEAT KING
TO END TODAY
Mercury Viii Rise Fast
Tomorrow, Is Fore
cast.
Wet Weather Is in Pros
pect for Tonight.

IS Washington may look foy a let.
up in the heat this evening and to-
night. Cool breezeS will let folks
know that things are not all bad.
But tomorrow it will be very
warm again, and, so far as the fore
caster can see, there will be a lot
more warm weather with not even a
suggestion of rain.
There is every indication that
showers will come along this even
ing, but no thunderStormS are in
prospect, and all the comfort the
forecaSter can give is that this is the
time for the hot weather, and it is
sure to come. Tomorrow the mer-
curry may reach point as high as
yesterday, and Washington may pre-
pare for another hot spell"
The Washington times., 1907-07-12
JUDGE REQUIRES
DOCTORS OATH
ABOUT HEALTH
Court to Grant Bail if
Physicians Say Woman
Must Be Released.

If the physicians in attendance upon
Mrs Annie NJ. Bradley, who killed for
nler Senator Arthur Brown. of Utah.
will 60 on oath that her health will be
impaired by further confinement in Jail,
she viii be released on bail. Judging
from the statement made today from the
bench by Justice Wright, when her
counsel applied for her release on bond.
Dr.. Shute's Affidavit.
George P. Hoover. Of the firm Of Wells.
Hoover, & Wells. submitted TO Judge
Wright an affidavit from DR.. Shute, the
jail physician. saying that Mrs. Brad
leys health would be improved after
her operation If she were not confined
in jail. On that showing, Mr.. Hoover
asked that Mrs. Bradley be released on
bail.
To this Mr. Turner. OF the District
Attorneys office, objected on the ground
that there is not sufficient reason for
Mrs. Bradley being given her freedom.
Calls Affidavit Meager.
This AFFIDAVIT concerning the prison
er's health. said Judge Wright. lis
somewhat meager. II counsel for the
prisoner will produce affidavits from the
physicians on Monday showing her con-
dition in detail I will pass on the case -
This IS taken to mean that Mrs. Brad
lev will get her freedom If her physi-
clans Dr. Shute and DR.. H L +. John
son, say she needs II.
Mr.. Hoover stated to the court that
DR.. Shute's affidavit was the only evi-
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