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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Deadly Common Plants.

The things tnat give the most pleas
ure In life frequently can also cause
the greatest pain. Among flowers, for
instance, the beautiful snowdrop, the
hyacinth, jonquil and narcissus are all
poisonous, and to eat the smallest part
of the root of either of them would
produce fatal results, while the juices
of the leaves will cause violent vomit-
'ng. The berries of the yew tree have
killed many people, and the opium OBJ
tnlned from popples has also claimed
its victims. LAdy's slipper and lily Of
the valley are both dangerous. and II
the blossoms Of crscus are chewed they
will cause vomiting. Flowers from
bulbous roots, however, seem to be
the most dangerous, and It might not
be out Of place to dealers in these to
label them with erossbones and mark
them poison.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
THE OLD TINE PLANTER. !
Expenses of a seventssnth Century,
American Swell.

American Swell.
@An account book of 1922" sai6
an antiquary, fourishing a stout lita
tie volume bound in gfay leather
"The account book of q rich plant
er. Listen"
And the antiquary read at ran.
dom these items from the accounts
of a seventeenth century Amsrican
swell:
Ttem: Paid to Peg Ranspme toq
head of haire, which l got Of her
toward making me pertwigg, but
it is too short, 2 shillings, 8 penoAs
paid to Mr.. Fame for q new peri.
wigg for myself, besides q head Of
haire which l bought that cost ma
half guinay, and he added moro
haire to it, so that / paid him y
pound, II shillings, 8 pence.
'To Mr.. Delaroach, the French
man, for drawing out the stump OF
tooth, 8 shillings.
"Item: Two yards and half Of
fine broad mkt gold coloured Span
ish cloth at 20 shillings a yard for q
coate; the trimming, lining, ribbtn,
silk and buttons cost pounds, 1s
shillings, and the making upp .
pound, 10 shillings, and to the
tailors men to drinks 2 shilings.
New milk under the cove, q
pence.
"a skye coloured tabby waistcoat,
3 shillings, 8 pence; oOloured silk
stockings, 20 shillings; suit and
clokc OF gray satin, pearl trimmed
with SO yards of silver ribbin, 10
pounds, shillings.
"Item: 3 pounds Of fine haira
powder, 3 shillings.
paid for yards Of stayned In-
dian callicoe for a morning gowne
for my wife, II shillings; paid more
for some of the same Indian callicoa
to finish morning gowne, 8 shillings,
making 10 shillings in all.
"a coat of fine Spanish cloth,
lined with flowered silk, 9 pounds
0 shillings.
"To blackamoor, 3 pence.
"A paire of worsted stockings
for my wife, 2 shillings.
"a paire of scarlet silk stirrup
stockings, 24 shillings; black silk
stockings for Sundays, % shillingS !;
three paires white silk stockings, a
pounds
For two pieces of taRety rfbbin
for fancyes for my suit, pound, IL
shilGings.
"Bunnit for my wife, 8 shillingS.S =
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Brain. Of s.l.,,Js.s

Famous brains are of four sorts.
The lowest group contains the minds
that are stimulated greatly by alcohol.
ten and other drugs and by impress
slons derived from the senses; the sec
ond group contains the infant prodi-
Pies, whose intellectual powers wanp
in middle age; the third group contai:,s
the pathological cases. usually terni-
mating IN insanity; the fourth and
highest group is that of true geniuses,
whUse powers remain unimpaIred until
nd age. This Il Haussmann's cIassi1-
cation. Spitzka has come TO the con-
cluEien that men eminent "a exact SCI
ences. like astronomy and mathemat-
les. have the greatest average brain
weight. NEXT come the men OF action,
including statesmen and artists, and
after these come the biologists. geolc-
eia.s and other representatives Of the
descriptive sciences.-Chicago Record.
Herald,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
SINGULAR Discovery,

An English author says that
man Of middle age with whom he is
acquainted found one of his eyes
affected, as he thought, by reading
small print at night, and applied to
famous oculist for advice. The
doctor examined him very carefully,
and presently inquired whether he
had ever suffered any inconvenience
from the other eye, the right one.
None whatever" was the reply.
"Still," said tha oculist dryly, ct
is very important for you to pre-
serve the sight of your left eye, in
asmuch as you have never seen with
the other since you were born"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
THE AVERAGE JURY.
As a Rule Its Verdict Is About Rioh.
In Doing Justice

In Doing Justice
The average jury viii sit for an
hour or so listening attentiYely to
the evidence, Sizing up" the wit
ncsses, and particularly the defend
ant, bringing to bear their knowl-
edge Of the conditions prevailing
among the class and in the part Of
the city in which the crime was
committed, and will then file out to
The jury room, through the closed
doors Of which can be heard loud
and often heated and profane wran-
slings, which will suddenly cease,
and then they will come filing back
with self satisfied air and deliver a
verdict which in 95 per cent of cases
is just about right when looked at
from the broad point of view of do
ing substantial justice. Keeping in
mind that the defendants guilt
must be proved beyond reasonable
doubt, it is but seldom that fair
minded prosecuting officer can quar-
rel with the yerdicts of acquittal
rendered in the county of New
York. frequently juries will dis
agree in the most exasperating man
ner, owing to the presence OF "the
eleven obstinate men" But when a
verdict is rendered it is safe to say
that it is q vindication of the wis
dom of the fathers in leaving the
question of the guilt or innocence
Of citizen to the judgment Of
twelve Of his fellow citizens. Be
ioEe that body the innocent man
may gladly come, assured that his
fellow citizens composing it desire
TO anquit rather than convict and
that their combined intelligence and
knowledge of men viii appreciate
and sympathize with his embarrass-
ment or slowness of wit, while the
guilty man breads the scrutiny Of
th6se twelve stolid common sense
faces, for whose composite he knows
he i no match, and with reluctance
does he break the silence which was
formerly imposed upon him by the
Iaw.-C. C. Mott, Jr., in Atlantic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
THE KING OF ANIMALS.
Trappors and skin Experts Give This
Title to tho Black Fox.

In the estimation of trappers and
voyagsurs of eastern North America
an well az in the eyes of the very rich
nobility of Russia and Siberia there is
only one king of beasts, and the name
of this beast 10 the big and radlantly
shining black fox. which roams over
the cold and barren hills that stretch
from east of The Penobscot river in
Haine, through New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia aRd. skipping tie mouth
Of the St lawrence river. extend in
diminishing hummOcks though west
ern Labrador and end in the hillocks
and LauroatiaR formations Which sur
round Hudson bay.
Those who seek the choicest and
most expensive furs known to man
and who will pay any price for what
they want must go to the bleak coast
line of eastern North America for
what they want and may have to wait
for years to secure pelts that will
match perfectly with other skins
which are to go toward making up a
set, for the black fox Of North Ameri-
ca-le reynard nolr of the French
hunters - wears the most valuable
overcoat of any animal on earth.
AS rule. about five perfect pelts
from black foxes are captured every
year and Of these three srs bought by
the great Hudson Bay Fur company
or Its tributary associations. Though
Maine alone furnishes more than 10000
foxsk!ns every year and though near
ly 500 active men spend most Of the
winter In trapping and poisoning foxes
and other animals for their furS, only
twice in the run of twelve months
are the combined effsrts of these indi-
vidual hunters able to secure a black
fox.
In no way except in color does the
red fox, whose pelt sells for $3.50, or
from the gray fox, whose overcoat is
valued at from $100 to $500. but when
ever hunter can secure black fox
and remove Its skin without marring
the fur he is as sure Of receiving from
$500 to $3.50 for his trophy as If he
had the money In his hand. Not only
is every black fox pelt bought MS soon
as taken, but dozen Russian noble
men hare ph,d agents travelling in
North America all through the winter.
seeking out remote hillside farms and
abandoned logging camps, where 1t is
possible that shy and elusive black
fox may hare been seen.-ChicsSo Rec.
ord-Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Ironina I'll. Hsndko ,ohlefs

one of the young men about town
whose means are not millions and who
must prSetice rigid economy to make
ends meet, while at the same time
holding his own with the high rollers.
Is not ashamed to acknowledge that he
dees his own washing and ironing ex.
cept as TO shirts, cuffs and collars. Es
uses silk shandkerchlefs altogether. Il
wash them in scalding water" he says,
'to which little ammonia homemade
10 cents a gallonl aud some soda are
added. Iron them? Never! Manglp
them? Never! When they ARE perfect
ly dry fold them to the proper size
lay them in the palm of my LEFT hanG
and beat them with the palm OF M
right slightly cupIed. making a sort
OF air cushion. You have By tlla meth
cd beautiful iuish without that hor
rid Sticking which an Iron gives
New York Press.
Mutual DistruHt.
"A genius" said the young man with
long hnfr and eyeglasses. usually ~
gardy the world rs bulSy mule"
"Yes." answered MISC Cayenne "and
the world usually regards genius as
horse siint is trying to run away
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
OPEN PuDLlelry rag eEsT


When tho maker Of a medicine, sold
through druggists Tor family u.a. takes
his patients fully into his confidence by
frankly and feariessly publishing broad
cast as we'll as on It's bottle wrappers.
full list OF all its ingredients In plain
English, this action on his part Is the
best possible evidence that he Is not
afraid to hayp the search light ofyinyes-
tIgation turned full upon bis formula
and that.it wiIl bear the fullest scrutiny
and the most thorough investigation.
DR.. PIerce's FaYorite Prescription for tho
cure OF the weaknesses, periodical pains
and functional arrangements Of the or
gans distinctly feminine, II the only medt
cine put up for sale through druggists for
wom0n's special use, the maker OF which
e not afraid TO take his patients into
his full confidence By such open and
honest publicity.
A glance at the published ingredients
on each bottle wrapper, will show that It
IS made wholly from native, American,
medicinal roots, that 1t contains no pol
sOnous or habit-forming drugs, no mar
cotlcs and no alcOhol-pure, triple-refined
glycerine, OF proper strength being used
Instead OF the commonly employed alco.
hol, both for extracting and preserving
the active medicinal properties found in
the roots Of the American forest plants
employed. 1t is the only medicine for
womon's peculiar diseases, sold by drug
gistS, that does not contain large per-
centage OF alcohol, which Is In the long
run so harmful to woman's delicate. nerT-
Gus system. Now, glycerine Is perfectly
harmless, and serves o valuable purpose
by possessing intrinsic value all its own,
and besides 1t enhances the curative
effect Of the other ingredients entering
Into the HFayetite Prescription
Somo Of the abIest medical writer's and
teachers endorse these views and pratss
all the several ingredients OF which pa
vorits Prescription" is composed - rec
ommending. them for the euro Of. the
very same diseases for which this world
famed medicine Is advised. No other
medicine for women has any Snch pro
fesst0Rnl endorsement-worthm more tasn
any number Of ordinary Testimonials. II
interested. send. name and address to DIR.
R V. Pierce. Buffalo, N Y, for his little
book Of extracts from the works Of
emineRt medical writer's and teachefa,
endorsing the several Ingredients -ahd
telling Just what DR.. Pierce's medicines
are made OF. It's free for the asking.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
vsEsnt Indeed.

Nu!i".. AN inyaGsCn ar which
,prssd through England When some
french coIonels addressed their en-
.perog, Napoleon Ill. in very fiery
terms certain Yorkshire colonel
of volunteers distinguished himseli
by the following utterance at a 10
cal banquet, Gentlemen, on behalf
Of my comrades can assure you
tist if Napoieon's colonies shoaid
land ut Spurn the NTat East Yhrk
rife. viii not lie tic .ast TO fee" q
declaration That remained as joke
's'ipst Z. regiment for many
yc::is
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
LOST RIVERS.
strsams That Mystosisusly Disapposs
Into the Earth.

II
In the great basin between the Rock
les and the Sierra Nevadas lie the
ghosts of many dead lakes. Rivers still
Cow down to the dry edges of these
one time great reservoirs and are
licked up by evaporation and the chi
nook winds. OF all the lakes that oneo
lay there only Salt lake. Lake Tahoe
and Bear lake arc left. Tho Southern
Pacific rolls for 165 miles across the
bod OF what was once Lake Lahontan
and passengers gazing idly from the
windows may see the terraces and
wrinkles In the crust of the fossil lake
which nature destroyed ages ago.
Akin to these ghost lakes. says the
New York Sun. are the lost rivers Of
the southwest, rivers that dow with
all the swiftness and clearness Of other
streams near by. then disappear into
the earth az mysteriously as If they
were spirit streams. In the valley Of
the BIO Grande there are many little
rivers of this kind Just south of Ban
tn Fe is the river Hondo, which flows
broad and deep for many miles, then
suddenly spreads out over Sandy
plain and disappears.
A few hundred feet from where 1t
goes out of sight there Is only sand as
dry as dust itself. Some of these
streams end in tiny brackish lakes, but
most of them disappear in the sand
beds. On the coast of Mexico there
are clear wnter streams that discharge
Into the gulf from underground chan
nels many feet below the level of the
sea, thought to he the same waters
that disappear farther up In the States.
In the valley between the Pecos and
the Rio Grande. beginning near Snndia
mountain, is the bed of an old river
with all its tributaries, It's falls, Its
shadows and Its fascinating bends. 1t
is 800 miles long and many feet wide.
but it is only the ghost Of river, for
there is ne water there. 1t passes by
the ruins Of Gran Quivira, its bed Is
strewn with broken lava. and 1t ter
inmates In a salt marsh. The Indians
have legend that long ago the waters
were deep and swift there until one
day a great fire swept down the valley,
tapping up the waters, leaving the bed
empty. the banks barren and the val
ley desolate forevermore.
Crater lake, Oregon, is said to have
the greatest depth of any fresh water
lake IN this country, its maximum
depth being 1906 feet. Lake Tahoe Is
possibly next In the enterprising effort
to send water down to Quench the fires
i'll the center Of the earth, for the
measuring lead shows 1.G45 feet there.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
sunerstitions.

Wolsey warned of his doom
by erosier head, Sejanus by a flight
OF crows. DR.. johnson objected to
going under ladder. Montaigne
avoided giving his left foot priority in
putting on his stockings. Alexander
was believed to have united" the Cor.
dian knot with a slash OF his sword.
For good luck's sake Augustus wore
some portion Of sea calf, Charlie
magne some trinket of unknown value.
Mohammed was all fate, Bonaparte all
star and destiny. Cromwell believed
In Sept. 3 and Louis Napoleon in Dec.
2. Sulla called himself Felix, the IA
vored child of fortune, and Tlmoleon
turned his house into a temple OF
chance. Alexander, If we may credit
the account given by Quintius Curtius.
was terrified by blood flowing from
inside his soldiers bread during the
siege Of Tyre In 832 B. c. His seer,
Aristander, foresaw in this crimson
efflur of the vital stream out of the
commissariat n happy issue for the
Aacedonians, and the warriors, thus
nerved, took Tyre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
The Fallen Miahty.

at isn't necessary to go to the Wal
derf 10 see tile nobility" said the man
about town. Go down on Second ave
nus TO the Hungarian restaurants
there. The proprietor of one is an
s1iled baron. the pianist is prince.
the Tiollnipt Is duke. the walter with
the mustaehios was a titled landown-
er In his own country. and each and
every one Of the patrons, myself ex-
eepted, is n .'eion OF Russian. German
or Hungarian nobility. bnnlshed for
some reason or ether to the wilds of
New York."-Ncw York Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Yawnlna F.+ Hsal.h.

A German expert on gymnastics
announces that one need not 70 to
well known equipped gymnasium
in search Of q course Of health Civ
ing exercises. Deep yawning pFac-
ticed as a regular exercise is the
cheapest and surest road to perfect
health. We are still familiar With
the theory that systematic deep
breathing is an excellent. thing for
the lungs, and 1t Is On similar
grounds that yavning Il recon-
mended. The expansion Of the
breast bones and the stretching Of
the arms which accompany q whole
hearted yawn, together with the fill
ing OF the lungs, form a splendid
daily erersise. ..-A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
A strlLinn Monun,.nt

Nowhere IN the world can be found
more striking monument than that
erected on the ahores Of Lake IEsy-
Kul. in ceptral Asia. IN honor of the
Russian General Prjevalski, famous
explorer Of thAt region. The tomb Is
followed out In the summit of 4 jut-
ting cliff on the eastern margin Of the
lake. and the monument consists Of an
onornous rough hswn block of gray
granite. twenty-five feet high. ever
which Is thrown 4 chart of central
Asia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

A stockbroksr wbO1e nisd Is always
full OF business was- asked few days
ago how cid his father Was.
Well" rslds be G5stuotedly. rho's
quoted at eighty. but there Is eTtRy
prospect that he will reach par and
possibly be at q premium"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
CHARLES LEE sLEIGHT.
Great Lnuahsrs.

The giant laugharB have been mon
shakespeare and RRbelais. DO not
regard Cerveutes and Sterne az laugh
srs. They are smIlerB. They are net
jolly roarer1 and sutfawsrs. They are
not fat rotund, joYial hilaritIes. They
are thin, lean, Ironie smiles. A Bnllo
Ii diluted laugh. Stsrne Il Diluted
Rabelais.-JameS Douglas In n. A. P.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Cruel.

Percy-Do you know. Hiss Alice. I've
always had horror of premature bur-
ial-being buried too early. dontcher-
know2 AlIce-oh, what nonsense;
Tbatrs imnogsIbIe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
HhintIsr,n ConeeIt.

WhistieFs amuSing personal concelt
was eharmingly displayed on one ocea'
sion when A. g. Plowden, Lenden
police magistrate. attended private
view at the GroTvehor gallery. almost
the. first friend met" he said, was
Whistler. and he very good naturedlT
took me up TO full length portrait
which he vas exhibiting Of Lady Ar.
ehibald Campbell. After had done my
best to express my humble spprScia ton
Of beautiful picture. asked hin II
thSr0 were any ether pictures which
be would advise me to look at Other
Pictunea.' said WHISTLER, in a tone OF
boErnr. Other plcturesl There are ne
Sther pictuResI You are through"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Wanted a continuanee.


A western senator, generally es
taemed as one of the abIest lawyers at
the north end of the capitol, enjoys
telling of an experience of his early
days at the bar in Chicago. which
showed that he did not then enjoy
the reputation he now holds.
81 was retained by an old Irish
woman" says the senator, ito defend
her only boy. charged with house
breaking. Shortly after the beginning
of legal proceedings against the boy I
received q message from the old lady
to meet her on pressing business.
When we met, she rushed up to me
and in an excited voice exclaimed:
"I want ye to git continuance for
me by
avery well, madam was nay reply;
I will do SO II can, but It viii be
necessary to present to the court some
grounds for a remand. What shall
sayT
"'sure.' responded the old lady. yo
can jist tell the coort that want
continuance till can git better law
yer for the b'y.'"-St. Louis Republic.
She Missed Him.
A poor woman who kept a aman
hop In q northern village and who
vas troubled with a husband who
could scarcely be considered 9 cred
It to the family one day found bar
self widow through the sudden
demise of her spouse. a lady who
frequently made small purchases st
the shop called to zee her and 70
offer her sympathy, tho9Gh Vell
knowing that the manS death must
In certain sense come Is q relief,
IS the wife had often suffered hom
his violence. 6hs was not, however.
quite prepared for the stoical way
IN which the wife took hez bereazc-
nenE
asa the LADY.
q an 1re, Nm. g., IN unss
miss y0R AaGbaad."
tWell, mum, H.do sq-n qussr %
30 INTO the shop and an Soinethfua
b the M"-London III eifa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-08
GUTHRIE FIRE eoREs
VERY PROFICIENT

nan" aud "Binf GpthHes cfack
nte team gave anoiher eSm1itlon of
quick and fancy hitching Monda'
night "a, 80 2 ara station 0n the west
S3de before large audience Fae
team went through their stunts wih-
ont Mistakes and seemed 90 appreci'
ate the applause Of ne spectators
The feature of the exhibition was
when the horses ram through Gre fo
The harness Wagon h0ops had been
wrapped 10 cloths saturated with kerQt
sene and ignited The horses did
not hesitate q moment TO ram through
with the flames almost touching their
bodies Tho only other time they
have been given thls test was Sunday
evening
Another faairse 81 the evening"
which broNebf loud cheers from the
crowd was when se horses lumped
hurdles IN order % ge, TO the harness
The hurdles were about two fcet high.
Fire Chicl Guber stated todav Snat
togiuning with the evening of The
22nd he would have DAN and Biii
go through their performances every
ninht for a week ia front ol tile iiaad-
er Office or Harrison avenue a tree
win oaerlns VIII bo taken every cv.
cniue which WIZ 80 toward 4 fond ia
entertain Che officers oi the Naiioual
iFremeua association who viii De ca.
tortained here "a day after the ANNUAL
convention "a Okla 'm4 'it IS 0gef
iueNt month
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-08

"The most popular remedy ~ Otse-
go county. and the best friend OF my
family" writes VIM N Bietz. editor
and publisher of The Otsego Journal,
Silbertsville. n. " rs Dr. Kings
New Discovery n has proved 10 be
an infalllble cure for coughs and
colds making short work of iha worst
of them We always keep a bottle in
the house believe r 10 Dc ule most
valuable prescription known for Luns
and Throat discusses Guaranteed 30
never disappoint ;he taker, br ali drug
stores Price 50c aud 3 90 Trial bot
te free