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III. water plseharqeo BY ! Riv.r

Many rules and methods have been
given for calculating the quantity Of
water discharged by a river, but the
following appears to be the clearest
and Lest: To get a mean velocity of a
river or other stream find first the sur
face velocity in the line of current by
obsef'..Ey the rate of feet per minute
ut w..!ch a floating body Is carried
down. Is an approximation to the
truth the mean velocity may be taken
at fou7-ifths of the greatest surface
velocity. and If this Is multiplied by
the area In feet of the cross section of
the stream the product Is the discharge
in cubic feet per minute. For military
purposes the following rule is given for
ascertainlng how many men stream
is adequate to supply: Multiply the
velocity per minute by the breadth.
depth and 900, and this viii give the
number of men for which the brook is
an adequate supply. The velocity of
feet per minute is obtained by floating
corr noting the distance 1t travels In
glyc:. dIne."
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whnn LnnnfslIow pinsd.

Yesterday l dined with Dominican
!riars at the convent of San Clemente.
Archbishop Manning and several peo.
pie Of note were there. We had a 10.
vial dinner and good wine, and every
dish was Italian, not to say Italianis.
simo. After dinner we went into q
small coffee room, where the inquisitoi
tried TO light a fire, with small success.
Some one cried out. 'Ah, padre, the
days have gone by when fires can be
lighted by inquisitorsF and there wat
a roar of laughter, in which the padre
aforesaid Joined heartily"
Yesterday Lowell gave a supper tc
Thackeray. We sat down at 10 O'Clock
and did not leave the table until /. II
was a very gay affair. with stories and
jokes.
"'will you take some portY said
Lowell to Thackeray.
"T dare drink anything that be
comes man. replied T.
at will be long while before thai
becomes a man.
"'oh, no. cried FELTON,; 1t is fast
turning into one .'"-EItracts From
I.ongfellow's Letters.
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whn. a Man, Ranrd r.II,.

'You can tell some of mans habits
and read some of his traits of charac-
ter from his beard" said the old bar
ber. "If man spends his days at a
desk beside a window his hair and
beard will grow faster on the side to-
ward the window. Plants and boards
both flourish under the influence Of
sunlight. Why, one of my customers
found The effects OF the side light so
pronounced that he changed his office
desk to face the window. Another ln-
teresting fact is that, when a nan IL
up late or works long hours, lie Aseds
a shave oftener than IL he took die
usual amount Of sleep. That's because
In being awake he keeps the vital proc
esses Of his body in greater activity
than when asleep. The growth of the
hair depends largely on the circulation
Of the blood. and the heart slows down
when we sleep."-Kansas City Star.
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Mt PLEASANT MASON COUNTY VEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE R 1901
al oId Tlmo PIayfuI Pri.oner.


Over century ago there occurred in
London what the Annual Register call.
ed "a most unparalleled atrocity." It
was only the theft Of a pocket hand
! ksrchief from pocket. but the circum-
stances of the deed explain the vehe-
mence OF this denunciation -Four men
were on their trial for assaulting q man
In his house at Ponders End. putting
him in fear and stealing from him, and
one Of them relieved the tedlum Of the
trial, which lasted eight hours, by pick
Ing the pocket of one OF the turkeys
as be stood in the dock. An Official had
the presence of u.nd to order the res
toratloA of tho handkerchief, and the
prisoner had enough presence of mind
to obey 'with the most careless indlf-
ference" but the court, we read, "were
horror struck" Justice, however, pull
ed Itself together sufficiently to SEN
tence all four men to death.
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Riaht Handed and Left Leaaed.

Most people would think that as man
Is, with very few exceptions. right
handed" he would be at the same time
right legged" But this is not the
case. Almost every right handed man
uses his left leg more than his right.
For Instance, most people find it much
more natural TO so around circles to
the right than to the left. That is be-
cause they start with the left leg. Be
ing stronger, 1t is more readily brought
into action, and it Is ON this account
that bodies of soldiery always start to
march with the left foot. Almost nll
courses for foot races are made out for
running to the right, and dancers will
indorse the statement that the majority
of movements are far more easlly ex-
ecuted in that direction. The left foot
Is the one that is placed in the stirrup
for mounting horse. and in jumping
it Is from the left foot that the athlete
takes Off" Thus it will be seen. as a
general rule. right handed" people are
"loft la0uadln
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peronnhire Terrace.

Dickens was twenty-seven years old
when, in 1899, he moved from Doughty
street to Devonshire terrace. George
du Maurier lived for some years In !
Deyonshire terrace. In this celebrated
house Dickens wrote no fewer than
ten of his books-'SThe Old Curiosity
Shop" "Barnaby Rudge," The Christ
mas Carol" American Notes" "Mar-
tin ChuzzIewit," ''The Haunted Man"
'iThe Battle of Life" "Dombey and
Son, 'oThe Cricket on the Hearth" and
David Copperfeld." Devonsbiro ter
race was situated at the corner of the
Marylebone road and used to be called
.he smallest terrace in London.
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A WARRIOR Too.

The wooden boards that had marked
the graves In certain rural cemetery
Sotted off and were raked up In the
spring cleaning. Consequently on
Memorial day when the delegation
from the G. A. R. arrived with flags
and appropriate floral decorations for
their departed comrades the decorat-
ing committee found itself somewhat
In doubt as to which grave belonged
to Captain Blodgett and which to
Hannah Ericsson. The mistaken dele
gates heaped their offerings upon Han
nah's last resting place and departed.
That afternoon Ericsson, tho widower.
drifted, with the rest OF his world, 60
the cemetery. When he saw the Gag
and the flowers above Hannah the
astonished Swede fell to chuckIlng
joyeusly.
"veI," he exclaimed dellghtedly.
''dose faller bane pooty smart tool Ay
tank dat vor all right and som guide
yoke on Hannah-he vor pooty guide
fighter herselluf." YOUTHS Companion.
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SILK OF THE SPIDER.
The Delicate Machinery That spins
the LIQUID Thraada.

The Delicate Machinery That 0plna
the Liquid Threads.
The spider is able to secrete at least
three colors of silk stuff-the white,
which forms the web. and the en-
swathemenl Of captives and the egg
cocoon; the brown mass that fills the
cocoon interior and the fiossy Yellow
between that ano the inside Of the
sac. The glands end In minute ducts
which empty into spinning spools reg
ularly arranged along the sides and
upon the tips Of the six splnnerets, OF
sspinning mammals" or spinning fln-
gers" which are placed just beneath
the apex Of the abdomen. The spin
nerets are movable and can be aune
wide apart or pushed closely together
and the spinning spools can be man.
aged in the same way.
The silk glands are infolded In mus
cular tissue, pressure upon which, az
the will Of the spider, forces the liquid
silk through the duct lntO the spool
whence 1t issues as a minute 6lamonk,
since 1t hardens upon contact with the
air. One thread as seen in a web may
be made up Of number Of the ala
ments and is formed by putting thS
tips Of the spools together as the LIQUID
jets are forced ont OF the ducts. WAaa
the spinnerets are Joined and a num-
Der Of the Spools are emptied at once
their contents merge, and the sheets
or ribbons are formed which one sees
in the enswathement OF captive or
the making Of Arglope's central shield
This delicate machinery the owner op-
crates with utmost skill. bringing into
play now one part and now another
and again the whole with unfaIllne
dettness and mastery complste-prs
q. G. McCook in Harper's. :
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A North Atlantic curio,l.x.

"In the midst of the north Atlantic
there is an enormous field of floating
seaweed which kept its place presum-
ably for centuries" said an old sea
captain. "It occupies an immense
eddy about the ffty-slxth degree of
west longitude and between the TWEEN
ty-secoDd and twenty-elghth degrees OF
north latitude. There is great differ
ence Of opinion regarding the origin OF
this floating mass. Some believe 1t to
be detached from rocks at consldera-
BILE depth in the latitude where 1t
floats. Others suppose 1t to come from
the shores of the northern seas, having
been detached from the rocks by the
violence of the winds. Some again I'm.
aglne that 1t comes from the rocky
shores Of Florida and Mexico, while
many others agree with me in believ-
Ing that 1t has never had any other
than Its present place of abode. No
one has ever seen 1t attached to rocks,
nor have roots ever been discovered
belonging to it"
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erin Enet.

The grip is not simply a bad GELD,
and this fact Is worth knowing. It re-
sembles cold in some respects, and
colds are often wrongly diagnosed by
the victims as grip. The grip is q
malady which has lava Of its own,
both rs to origin and progress after
development According to the doc
tors, It must run its course-"theFe is
no special remedy that can directly
destroy the infection, no drug that can
kill the bacillus or neutralIze its tox-
in." This also is worth knowing. The
main thing is to nurse with care and
give the system the best possible AID
in ifs efforts TO throw OF the poison
Baltimore American.
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DIED SUDDENLY
OF HEAPT DISEA 81.

How frequently does head line SINH
lar to the above greet Us In the news
papers. The rush, push and strenuous
ness Of the American people has strong
tendency 10 lead up TO valvular and other
affections Of the heart, attended by fr-
regular action, pAlpitation, dizziness.
smothered sensations and other distress
ing symptoms.
Three OF the prominent Ingredients Of
which DR.. Pieree's Golden Medical Dis
eovery Is made are recommended by some
OF the leading writer's on MdteFid Mtdlod
for the cure Of Just such cases. Golden
Seal root, for instance, Is said by the
UNITED STATES DIsPENsAToRY, q stand
ard authority, ito impart tone and In
creased power to tho hearts action
Numerous other leading authorities rep
resent Golden Seal as an unsurpassed
tonic for the muscular system In general,
and as the heart is almost wholly COM
posed OF muscular tissue, It naturally
f0llows that It must be greatly strength
oned by this superb, general tonic. But
probably the most important Ingredient
OF Golden Medical Discovery so far
Rs its marvellous cures Of valvular and
other affections Of the heart are con-
eerned, Il Stone root, or Colltnsonia Cdyl.,
Prof.. VIM. Paine, author Of Paine's
Epitomy Of Medicine, says OF is:
II. not long since. had a patient who Was
90 much oppressed with yalvular disease OF
the heart that his friends were obllFOd to
carry him upstairs He. however, gradually
recovered under the influence Of Collinsonln
lmedicinal principle extracted from Stone
rpots and Is now attending 10 his business.
HERETOFORE physicians knew OF no remedy
for abe removal OF 80 distressing and so dan
geFous 4 mAlady. With them II was all
gueSs work. and It feGrfully warned tho
AFFLICTED that death was near at hand. Col
lin1onln unQuestionably affords relief In
such caS0l. and In most instances elects Q
cure
Stone root is also recommended by Drs.
Hale and ElllngwQod, Of Chicago, for
yalvular and other diseases OF the heart.
The latter says: at Is heart tonic Of
direct and permanent influence
HGolden Medical Discovery not only
cures serious heart affections, but is q
most efficient general tonic and invigor-
Ator, strengthening the stomach, invig-
Grating the liver, regulating the bowels
and curing catarrhR. affections In all
parts of the system.
DE. Piercs's Pellets cure Constipation.
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Swords and solmltors,

The scimiter Of the Saracens was the
most effective sword for cutting pur.
poses ever devised. It viii be remem.
bered how. according to the story OF
Sir Walter Scott's 'Tallsman," with
such weapon the pagan SaIadln chop
ped soft cushion in two at one blow,
to the anazement OF Richard Coeur de
Lion. With a straight sword one can
make hack or thrust but to slice an
adversary one must saw with 1t. The
scimiter. being curved and wide and
heavy toward the end, slices by the
mere fact of striking.
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Not Thirsty.

Jane, the bright new maid. always
anxious to please. had been mtrusted
with the care OF a little aquarium, In
which the goldfish had always thrived
very well until Jane came on the
scene. The Arst day she arrived she
gave them fresh water, as instructed.
and then left them to their own de.
vices. But, alas, one morning the lit
tie fishes were found floating feebly
on their backs. @Jane.v called the anx-
ious mistress. regarding her pets with
concern, 'fhaye you given the fish any
fresh water latelyY' eNo, ma.am.
Bless their little hearts, they haven't
drunk Ghe water ! GEv0 thn1S Iagt
month 4l' -4-.---z-9
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Flest bridge. In London, was one of
the four bridges over the Fleet ditch.
Il Joined Elect street to Ludgate hill.
Stow describes it as "a bridge of
stone" This bridge, mentioned by the
city historian, was destroyed in the
great London fire. and in its place
new one was. erected, as wide as the
street. ornamented, so Hatton tells Us.
s'ith Hi"aaupIes and he city arms
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THE BOOMERANG.
Evon the Australians Know Littl,
About lie Mysteries.

Hten the australians Know LITTLE
About Its Mysteries.
"The Australian boomerang, " said
collector of queer weapons, "is
formed of bent stick, one side
rounded, the other fat. The Aus
trslians make it from boughs of
acacia pendula or from some tree Of
similar growth, giving to the green
wood the desired curvature in the
FIRE. 1t is necessaay to choose a
very hard, strong and heavy wood,
and the best plan is to cut a piece
from natural bend OF root of a
tree and to let the curve of the
boomerang follow the grain Of the
wood.
Zone hardly ever sees two boom
erangs of the same shape, for they
vary from slight curve to nearly
a right angle. They differ also in
length from fifteen inches to three
and half feet and in breadth from
two to three inches. They should
be about three-eighths of an inch
thick, tapering toward the ends,
which may be either round or point
ed, while the edge must be sharpen
ed all around. One side must be
convex, the other fiat, the sharpness
of the edge dong the conyexity of
the curve varying in different boom
erangs.
"When thrown the boomerang
travels forward for some distance
and then generally returns in an
ellipse to within a few PAGES of the
thrower. If the boomerang strikes
its mark 1t falls to the ground. In
throwing it must be grasped at one
end, stretched back behind the
shoulder and then brought rapidly
forward above the head, the inside
of the curve facing the direction in
which it is thrown.
'1t may either be hurled upward
into the air or downward, SO as to
strike the ground at some distance
from the thrower. In the first case
it flies from rotary motion, as its
shape woald indicate, and after as
cending to a great height it sudden
ly returns in an elliptical orbit to a
spot near its starting point. When
thrown downward to the ground it
rebounds in a straight line, pursu-
ing a ricochet motion until it
strikes the object at which it is cast.
"To throw the Australian boom
erang in such a way as to make
sure of its doing exactly what one
wants is one of the most difficult
fests in the world. Alfred w. How
lit, who has seen the natives of Vic
toria practicing with the boom
erang, mentioned that he question
ed some blacks as to whether they
thought it was possible to throw it
SO as to insure its returning to the
hand of the thrower. Seven said
ne and characterized the statement
as fet bollan-i. e., falsehood.
The eighth said he once made a
boomerang that when thrown on a
calm day with great care would gy-
rate around and around until it de-
scended to the ground not far from
him, moving as slowly as q leaf fall
ing from tree, and that he once
ran forward and nearly caught it.
He said also mo kurni (black fellow
can catch q vunkan when he is fly
ing-he would cut his hands open.
The throwing of boomerangs has
always been carried on In the open
air, and no Australian native has
ever attempted to use them in q
building" Exchange.
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Tn. Contrast.

A small negro boy was putting his
head against the marble steps of the
capitol He would step back a few
feet and then run toward the steps.
striking them full force with Glls head.
"What on earth are you doing that
for, boy?' asked a senator who came
by. "Are you going to fight a goatT
Nav, sab, rs doIn' 1t cause It feela
80 good when don't" = Rochester
Democrat ana Chronicle.
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His Scheme Failed.

II wonder why 1t is" remarked one
Of the two men who had just lunched,
turning to speak to the other, "thnt
they always have pretty cashiers at
these restaurants"
But the pretty cashier. though abe
blushed and smiled. did not fnll to de-
tect the Canadian quarter he threw
down in payment of his check.-Chl-
cago Tribune.
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Charon, the boatman of the styx,
was thought by many to be of Irish
blood. for Invariably as he was casting
OF from tie hither shore he would
call out to his cargo of souls:
"Now. then. loos alivel"
This was doubtless as near an ap-
ffoach to an Irish bull as the then
state of civilization permitted.-Puck.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Planning Mil 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 surface on first floor, and
4 1000 feet ON secoI d floor. Shed room
sufficient to hold 100, 1000 feet lumber,
also good yard room; standard rall
road track running inside mill.
Abundant steam power; allmachinery
in firstclass working order and can be
seen running. part cash. balance
easy payments, good reasons for sell
ing. Call on or address,
]. U. GRAHAM,
SO7 Summers St., Charleston, w. Va.
apr II
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~ made queer Irip one nlgnr NOT
long ago." said the agent of a ceme-
terry company. 81 went out to the Gem
etery after dark with prospective
customer so she could see how the
burial lot under consideration looked
by moonlight. The lady was of ro-
mantle turn Of mind. She had taken
fancy to plot on little knoll over
looking lake. but before closing the
deal she insisted upon seeing the eff
feet of the moonbeams on the water
and surrounding landscape. l had
sold many lots under peculiar clrcum-
stances. but that poetic phase of our
business was something new. The
lady seemed to derive considerable sat
isfaction from 1t. Anyway, she bought
the lot."-NeW York Press.
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Exposed His Hand.

Mrs. Potts-I can't see why you al.
ways stay late at your Office these
nights. 1 don't see that you gain any
thing by it. Jack Potts (absentmind-
-edly)-Thats SO. but 1 won't always be
a loser. Luck will change.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
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ExDIfcff.

The Kedah postofice authorities have
a somewhat blunt way of putting
things. Copies of Penang paper post.
ed TO subscriber were the other day
returned marked, "Addressee hanged
for murder."-Bangkok Times.
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His own porlrsit

Mr.. Mlsfit (savagely)-Before mar-
ried you, was there any dodderlng idiot
gone on you? Mrs. Misft-There was
one. Mr.. Mlsfit-I wish TO goodness
you'd married him! Mrs. Misfit--I did.
illustrated -BIts
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rwo kinas nf EonIhardin.ss

Some of the men who laugh when a
woman gets of car backward would
pull the muzzle of loaded gun toward
them when crawling through a fence
Washington Post.
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The man or woman who smiles. M
Ing the hearts Of friends from day to
day With s1n1hine, does more for the
world than all the medicines Of the
apothoeaFY.
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COUNTY.

Judge of Circuit Court W. a. Parsons
Point Pleasant
Clerk of Circnit Court, a L. Boggess
Official Stenographer,.:. E. c; Winger
Point Pleasant
oerk of Co. Court J P. R. B snsitb
Deputy Co. Clerk. jos II. Holloway
Co. CoInm'rs. =. Bird Stone. Pres't
W. W Jackson.
New Haven
wv. II. Vaught,
Point Pleasant
Sheriff. ..............J o MeDerInitt
Prosecuting atty .........b. ). Ecnols
Assessor lst Dist r E Musgrave
Point Pleasant
I'd Dist. Walter E. Sturgeon
-Mercers' Bottom
County Surveyor......Geo E; Childs
Point Pleasant
Supt Schools. a. Green
Ashton
circuit court-Regular term be-
gins on first Tuesday OF March, June,
Sepiember and December.
County Court-Regular term be-
gins on first Monday of January, april,
July and October.
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The pictures being shown at the
Edisonia Theatre, are beyond doubt
the best made. Good seats for all.
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POINT PLEASANT AMUSEMENT CO.
EVERYTHING AS ADVERTISED GUARANTEED.
rh. Maxfowsr,a PASSENGERS.

The Mayflowers passengers before
anding drew up and EigUuI docu.
hent which was to serve as the COIN
pact to bind them together. Here are
the names of the signers:
Isaac Allerton, John Alden, John AL
lerton. William Bradford. William
Brewster, John Ellington, Peter
Brown, Richard Brittersge, John Car.
yer. Francis Cook, James Chiffon,
John Crackston. Richard Clarke. Ed.
ward Doty, Francis Eaton. Thomas
English, Samuel Fuller, Edward Full.
Ter, Moses Fletcher, John Goodman,
Richard Gardiner, John Rowland, Ste.
phen Hopkins, Edward Leister, Chris.
topher Martin, William Mullins, Ed.
mund Margeson. Degony Priest. Thorn.
as Rogers, John Rigdale. Captain Miles
StandlSh, George Soule, Edward Tilly,
John Tilly, Thomas Tinker, John Tur.
ner. Edward Winslow. William White,
Richard Warren, Thomas Williams,
Gilbert Winslow. And servants as
follows: Carter, Copper, Ely, Holbeck,
Hooke. Langemore. Latham. Minter,
More, Prower. Sampson, Story, Trevor,
Thompson, Wilder. Women and chill
dren increased the total number to
1O1.-St Louis Post-Dispatch
1t varied.
The late Judge Saunders of North
Carolina was noted as an angler, but
he had a poor memory as to the weight
Of the fish he had taken. On one oc-
casIon a friend, trying to entrap him,
saiA, "say, judge, what was the weight
or that big catfish you caught the other
dayi"
The Judge turned to his walter and
said, Bob, what did say that catfish
weIshod2
"What time yesterday, boss-ln de
naHpin'. ut dinner or after suppah1"