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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
Hls ODD Ap.
Tho Collar That Gave Piumley eee-
ond Start In Business.

Tho Collar That Gave Plumley 9ee-
ond Start In BUSINESS.
Nothing succeeds like perseYer-
ance,n said Mark Twain at dinner.
'syyhen tho luck seems most against
us, then we should work and hope
hardest of ALL In moments of dis
enlargement let us remember my old
friend Henry Plumley OF Virginia City.
"IIenry Plumley ran a collar factory.
Times were reported to be hard with
him. When his factory. which was
very heavily insured, burned down,
there was every indication that no
had set the place on fire himself in
order to get the insurance money. Ylr-
glnia City was the soul of honor In
those days. Shocked beyond words. 1t
rose en- masse. seized Henry Plumley.
put n halter round his neck and lynch.
ed him.
"Dut lie did not die. The sheriff ar
rived and cut him down In time. He
was tried and found guilty. and he
served a term in jail.
"On his release you wouldn't have
thought that he'd return to Virginia
City again, eh7 He did, though. Ho
came back, reopened his collar factory
and prosperod.
"What gave him his start was the
odd advertisement with which he an
nounced his return to business among
us. Preceded by brass band, Henry,
in great gilt chariot, burst upon our
streets. He sat on kind of golden
throne, and he held on n crimson cush;
ion In his Ian an old, old collar. Above
the collar on a crimson banner waved
this inscription in huge letters Of gold;
"'ThIs is the collar we wore when
we wero lynched. 1t saved our life.
Be wise in time and use no other. AT
all retailers, 10 cents apiece. three for
a quarter "-Indianapolis Star.
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Ono on tho Teacher.

Among the corps of instructors In
one of washlngton's high schools IS n
woman highly esteemed as teacher
OF American history. The class under
her care had under consideration one
day topics concerning the civil war
when one volunteered. in Illustration
OF some point. n lurld account of bat
tie In which, he claimed, an uncle Of
his had participated.
The teacher interposed TO observe
that the anecdote could hardly be cor.
rect, as the uncle In question was near
her own age and she was not born un
I'll after the close OF the war.
At this the boy seemed tri1e cha
grlncd at being 30 evidently In the
wrong. After few moments OF EN-.
barrassed silence he said. with tho
naive air of one who has much the best
of the situations:
"Oh. but, Miss Blank, did not
mean the Revolutionary warr-Pltts.
burg Leader.
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rio pOotors imagination.


~ have a good story on one of Wash.
inRton's best known oculists," said o
prominent clubman, addressing some
friends in tho billiard room of the Met
ropolitan club. MY eyes had trout
bled me for some months, and finally 4
went to see the doctor about them.
"After n thorough examination he
said that the muscles were badly
strained, aud then lie gave me a pre-
scription for drops to be used In my
eyes three times n day. When ! left
he gave me mn appointment for that
day week, as he said he could not ex-
anime my eyes for glasses until they
were IN their normal condition.
"WelI, i mlslaid that blessed pre-
scrlption, and as was particularly
busy that week had no time to get
another copy, SO in some trepidation
/ kept my second appointment,
"As the doctor examined my eyes I
hesitnted moment about telling him
/ had not used the drops, when he took
the words out of my mouth and the
breath out of my body. by remarking
with pleased emphasis:
"tYour eyes are very much fin
proved. Tint medicine which gave
you is certainly wonderful. 1t always
has such prompt and satisfactory re.
suits
at was all could do to keep silent"
concluded the speaker, laughing. "But
/ wasn't quite sure how he would take
tho Joke. You see, he may not have a
sense of humor."- Washington Star.
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Gonna Notaa on norlnln,.n

"Humpty Dumpty Sat on n Wall"
ETC., has come down to us from the
days of King John. 1.-THE Babes In
the Woods" dates from the fifteenth cell
fury, being founded upon facts, an old
house near Wayland Wood, Norfolk,
having the whole story In carvings on
a mantelpiecc. little Jack Homer"
Little Miss Muffet, "Old Mother Hub.
bard" "Mother Goosey" and "Goosey,
Goosey Gander" are each traceable to
the sixteenth century.
PUSSY Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have
You Been?" belongs to the reign OF
Queen Elizabeth" Three Blind Mice"
first appeared in music book dated
1000. "a Froggie Would a-Wooing
Go" was licensed to be sung as far
back as 1000. "Boys and Girls Come
out to Play" and "I.ucy Lockot Lost
Her Pocket both hail from the period
OF Charles II. And, last of all. "CIn
derelIa," Jack the Giant Killer
"Bluebeard" and "Tom Thumb" were
published by their author, Charles Per
rault, In the year 1697-London Note'
and Queries.
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Tb;s "a What Hon Jake Moor

This is what Hon Jake Moore
State Warden of Georgia, says OF
Kodol For Dyspepsia: "B o De-
Witt & 90, Chicago, Ill-Dear
Sirs-I have suffered more than
twenty years from indigestion
About eighteen months ago i had
grown 40 much worse that / could
not digest crust of corn bread
and could not retain anything on
my stomach. / lost 25 lbs; in fact
j made up my mind that could
not live but short time, when .
friend of mine recommended Ko
dol. / consented to tryjtto please
him and / was better in one day.
/ now weigh more than j ever did
in my life and am in batter health
than for many years. Kodol did it.
L keep bottle constantly and
write this hoping that humanity
will be benefited Yours very
truly. Jake o Moore, Atlanta, Aug
10, 1904" Sold by all druggists.
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Unfeelins.

A certain drill sergeant whose Sc
verify had made him unpopular
with his company was putting a
squad of recruits through the fu-
neral exercise. Opening the ranks
SO as to admit the passage of the
supposed cortegc between them, tho
instructor by way of practical Ok
PLANTATION walked slowly down the
lane formed by the two ranks, say
ing ms he did so;
"Now Pm the corpse. Pay alton
ton"
Having reached the end of the
party, he turned round, regarded
them steadily with scrutinizing
eye for moment or two, then re-
marked:
"Your lands is right, and your
'eads is right, but you 'avcn't got
that look of regret you ought to
ave. "-Pearson's Weekly.
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Ml,,IssIppi oratory.

Jasper county has been noted for the
high grade of eloquence produced by
the public men of that part of Missis-
sippl. An appeal to the mighty men
Of Jasper" made by one OF that coun'
TVS great men when n candidate to
the voters who elected him is as fol-
lows:
mighty men of Jasper, II 1 can be
Instrumental in the hands Of my peo-
pie in adding a few jewels to those
that now shine In imperlshable luster
on the queenly brow of our proud com
monwealth, whose associated radiance.
like the lambert beauty of the star, is
to guide the footsteps of her children
along the paths of peace and prosper
Ity, security and happiness, shall
then have accomplished the ambition
Of my IIfo."-Moblle Register.
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What Hnppened to Jonos.

One day tall, gaunt woman,
with rope colorcd hair and an OK
preston of great fierceness, strobe
into the Office of a county clerk in
West Virginia.
"lTou air tho person that keeps
the marriage books, amt yep she
demanded.
"What book do you wish to sec,
madam? z" asked the polite clerk.
"kin you find out if Jim Jones
was married?"
Search of the records disclosed
the name of james Jones, for whose
marriage license had been issued
two years before.
Married Elizabeth Mott, didn't
he?" asked tho woman.
"Thc license was issued for mar
riage with Miss Elizabeth Mott"
DWELL, young man, Pm Elizabeth.
[ thought oughtcr come in an tel
We that Jim has escapedp-Har-
per's Weekly.
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pldn,. pl.aAn tha crl,lo.

When Verdi was putting the last
touches to "Il Trovatore" he was Wis.
tied In his study by privileged friend.
The friend was one of the ablest living
musicians and critics. He was permit.
ted to look at the score and run over
the anvil chorus" on the pinnoforte.
'What do you think of thatf" asked
the master. "TrashW said the con.
noisseur. Verdi rubbed his hands and
chuckled, "Now, look at this and this"
he said. "Rubbishi said the other,
rolling cigarette. The composer rose
and embraced him with burst OF JOY.
"What do you meanID nsked the critic.
my dear friend" cried Verdi, II have
been making popular opera. In 1t 1
resolved to please everybody except
the purlsts, the great Judges, the elias
slclsts, like you. Had pleased you l
should have pleased no one else. What
you say assures mo of success. In
three months III Trovatore' Will be
sung and roared and whistled and bar
rel organed all over p-Philadsl.
phia Inquirer. --
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a Candid Hostess.

Mrs. Whitaker lin "sIclly and Eng.
land, 1s4s-70D has preserved some odd
"reminiscences of people once well
known. We think she has succeeded
in giving us perhaps the rudest COM
municatlon ever sent by hostess to n
guest. The Lady Shelley OF the day
sent the following to young lady of
good position who could sing and had
twice declined to sing Mt her house,
but was not good looking: "DeAr Miss
Temple Bodewin, had asked you and
your sister to my house hoping you
would sing for me. AS my rooms nre
small can only invite people who
are either useful or ornamental. AS
you will not be the one and you Ger.
tainly are not the other, 1 must re-
quest that in future you refrain from
coming to me."-London Saturday Re-
view.
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Old Glory HumlIia.ed.

One instance is known in which Old
Glory's shame is the crown of fam
ily's prestige. At the battle of Bla.
densburg the American troops were
defeated by the British under the com.
mand of an Irish officer named Ross.
In recognition of his services in win
ming this victory his sovereign granted
him the title OF Ross OF Bladensburg,
and to his crest WAS added an Amer
lean flag, reversed, with the shaft
broken. Tie title is hereditary. III
our generation the possessor is n colo
mel OF the Irish fuslleers. And this
Ross of Bladensburg uses as his crest
today our stars and stripes turned up
side down and with the shaft broken
In two.-Chicago Rocord-Herald.
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$40 nnnn.it s.nrn4.

"If all the safe deposit boxes In New
York could talk ut once" said vet
Gran police detective, "a great many III
teresting things would be learned and
no end OF mysteries revealed. Stolen
wealth would come to light, unsus
pected riches be revealed, number OF
bluffs on bundles of waste paper be
called and little romances brought tc
light. once knew Of an aged spin
ster who leased box that contained
only few photographs and bundle
of old letters. OF absolutely no value
to any one else, they were 30 priceless
to her that she did not dare to leave
them in less secure place. 1 know
OF an old man who was supposed to
own only small house and lot on the
upper eust side, and yet when he died
over 100000 OF gilt edged securities
were found in deposit box down
town."
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A DIFFICULTY TERM.

The Word "Bourgeoib" and Frcnch
Woman's Definition.
am always embarrassed when ask
ed by foreigners to give the definition
of the word bourgeois. which is gem
orally emphasized disdainfully. The
dictionary defines 1t as common. with.
out distinction" 1t Is not exactly that.
Bourgeoisism, like provinclallsm, is a
mentality. 1t represents kernel with
out the pulp and emanates from the
shell OF the dinner pot. 1t Is one OF the
props OF society. Props are never beau-
tlful nor graceful. Without 1t, however,
the world could not retain its equilib'
rum, yet with 1t alone the world
could not progress. 1t gives to indi.
vlduals the impenetrability of a shell.
One often finds Its characteristics In
persons who have received a good edu-
cation, In those who possess superior
culture, who have taste and sense of
beauty. 1t betrays Itself by mean and
narrow idens, by implacable intoler-
nnce. by stubborn blindness and, above
all, by an incapaclty to understand
liberty or to accord 1t generously.
This mentality creates a certain at
mosphere which is felt at once. The
workman. the peasant. the artist, are
not bourgeois. could name king
who is much more so than many of the
residents of our worst districts. Nnpo'
leon 1. was bourgeois; Napoleon III.
was not. Balzac. Maupassant, were not
bourgeois; Zola was, England, Italy.
Spain, are not bourgeois Germany Is.
but her emperor Is not. and so one
might continue Indefinitely. = From
Nine. Pierre de Couleyaln, Translated
by Jessie Henderson Brewer.
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A BRoNzE STATUE.
Tho Model the Core and the POurln
Of the Metal.

Tho Model, the Core and the Pouring
Of the Metal.
"Immense pains and immense labor
attend the production OF bronze stat
ue of any size even after the artist has
done his work." remarks a sculptor.
ITO begin with, the plaster model
has to be completely covered with
small Jumps of special kind of sand.
sometimes MS many as 1900 to 1000 OF
these pieces being required. After
these blocks of sand are dry they are
taken off the cast one at time and
carefully put together to form the
mold. The latter is then filed with
clay, and the same operation is again
gone through, a facsimile of the plas-
ter cast being thus obtained.
"Then comes the most delicate part
of the whole work. The clay model, or
core as 1t Is technically called. has to
have quarter OF an inch taken OF its
entire surface, which, as may readily
be imagined. Is anything but easy
especially II the subject be at all or.
nate.
"The core is then again put into the
mold-which has of course to be recon
structed once more-being kept exact.
ly in the center by means of iron rods.
"The molten bronze is then poured
In from the top, completely filling the
space between the core and the mold
After 1t has cooled the latter IS again
removed and the clay Interior extract,
ed, wheD the statue, somewhat rough
and needing slight touching up. Is
revealed" -Cassell's Journal.
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Tho American Author.

The chief thing in the average Amer
scan novel is the amazing vitality of
the author. He writes always at the
top of his voice, His strenuousness is
INCREASING. The reader can almost see
the swollen veins on his forehead. the
tight drawn mouth and flashing eye.
It Is do 1t or die. And he never knows
where to stop. With his feverlsh anx.
iety to make points he does not seem
TO realize when he has achieved his
purpose and frequently izzles out In
effectively. He has ideas. He has
vast quantities of material. He has a
command of language, fatal fiuency
that frequently leads to bis downfall.
for he lacks sense OF values. lie
iucks self restraint He is full of
frieks and nrtfulness, but he is not an
artist. london Saturday Review.
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Road Improvement In Canada.

The twelfth annual report on high
way improvement in the province of
Ontario. Canada. which has recently
been submitted to the legislature,
shows substantial and encouraging re.
suits accomplished during the past
year. The total expenditure on the
country rond system. which has been
adopted by fourteen counties. amounts
to date to $1,137,0G4. OF which the pro
vlncial government has paid 1905, 210,
The systems established In these coun-
ties comprise about 1850 miles Of high.
way, or about IL per cent OF the total
mileage. II the remaining counties
should avail themselves of the provl-
sions OF the act granting governmental
aid and establish systems in the same
proportion to their total mileage 1t
would give the province eventually
about 5000 miles of improved high
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A JOURNALISTIC HOAX.

frlok the Harvard Lampoon Played
on the Crimson.
Speaking of the Crimson, Haryard's
daily newspaper, reminds every Har-
gard man of tho Lampoon's master
Otroke-or joke-played on that digni-
bed and unsuspecting sheet on Me-
mortal day, 1901. Tho Crimson had
announced that It would not appear on
that holiday, but inconspicuously, 80
lew were surprised to find their Grim
son at their door that morning as usu-
al. Their surprise began, however,
when they scanned Its contents. This
always serious sheet seemed to have
become most frivolous and irresponsi-
BILE during the night, for in its columns
all sorts of weird and fantastic state
ments appeared.
The news, though clothed in the usu-
al heavy, dignlfied Crimson style, was
wildly revolutionary In character.
Among the items that appeared were:
IA Plot to Blow Up Memorial Hall"
HStronR Men to Get the Varsity III"
wellesley Crew to Be Guests of the
University" and most important Of all
q notice, "Lampoon Celebration at z
Tonight" Then the Joke came out.
The Lampoon had published the IA
NOUS fake Crimson" the Joke was
known throughout the country, and
that night Lampy's sanctum was the
scene of bacchanalian revelry. When
the following year tho Crimson editors
sat up all night with injunctions
against repetition of the fake the
Joke was again on them, for Lampy
differs from history in that he never
repeats hlmself.-K. b. Townsend in
Bohemian.
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THE PIANOS SOUL.
IL 10 Impaired to the instrument by
tho "seale.n

rho 81 aIe.
"Gvery piano factory" said plano
manufactures, employs What we pit
ano men call a SCALE 1t would be too
long for me to explain to you all about
1t, but III piano making the scale Is
the man who after all else has been
done imparts to the piano its soul.
~ cannot tell you how they do 1t.
They do not know themselves, and no
man can teach another. 1t is born, like
all art. The scales are very few and
hard to get, and we pay them hand
some wages. But they are as difficult
to manage ns the great tenors of grand
opera and rs sensitive as women. Like
all artists, they are forever squabbling
among themselves about little things.
and, as you may guess, jealousy Is
their besetting evil.
"But have not yet explained what
the scale does. When plano Is all
strung md tuned and ready to leave
the factory, the scale sits down to 1t
all alone and screws 1t to pitch. His
ear is so true, his hand SO fine and his
lense OF the reasons for sound is SO
lellcate and exquisite that when he
has finished his work that which was
a mere box containing strings has be-
come voice that can sing II you know
how to make 1t sing. The scale has
given 1t soul-a part of his own
annl"-New York World.
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His Class.

The head of n large mercantile house
received not long ago letter from a
millionaire banker in the west asking
that the latter's son be placed In some
business house where he could learn
things from the bottom up" The
writer explained that his offspring was
mo good at home"
Soon after the western millionaire
received the following reply from HIS
New York friend:
Dear SIr-Your hopeful has arrived 1
have given him employment in my Estnb-
lishment at So n week with others of his
class. One OF these young men has Just
bought $4,000 yacht, and another comes
to the office in 5000 motor car. No
doubt your son will find his surroundings
congenial.
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superla,ive Beauty.

A Swedish newspaper recently in
yited its readers to state In few
words what they considered the most
beautiful thing in the world. The first
prize was carried of by an anonymous
answer, "The eyes of my mother"
More Imaginative was the reader who
won the next prize by suggesting,
'The dream of that which we know to
be impossible"
The most amusing answer was that
which read, "The most beautiful thing
In the world is to see man carrying
his mother-in.law across dangerous
river without making any attempt to
drop her In"
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The negro barber on limited train
running from an eastern city to Chi,
cago was once shaving man whom he
recognized ms well known merchant
of Albany. The barber worked with
especial skill and was rewarded with n
substantial fee.
When the barber was telling the
other employees on the train OF his
good luck. he announced pompously:
Hes shore mighty 6ne gentleman.
dat Mr.. Smith. Jes' as nice man as
you'd wanter meet. rs often been in
his sto' In Albany. but dis is de fust
time is ever met him socially."-Lip.
pincotts.
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comets In olden pays.

People nowadays do not regard the
comet as one of those signs that fore
run the death or fall of kings, but the
superstition was still current in the
time OF Queen Elizabeth, though, to
the amazement of her courtiers, the
queen calmly scorned It 1t was also
thought that II the sovereign would re-
frain from looking at the malignant
celestial passcrby no harm would como
to her. On one occasion EliZabeth's
attendants shut and curtalned her win
dows, but her majesty, as might have
beeh expected, with "a courage an
swerable to the greatness of her es-
tate" caused them to be opened, cry
ing as she looked up: "Jacta est alen--
the die is castw Then, like King Knut
on the seashore, she read her people a
homily, asserting that her "steadfast
hope and confidence were too firmly
planted in the providence of God to be
blasted or nffrIghted with those beams
which either had no ground In nature
whereupon to rise or at least no war
rant In Scripture to portend the mis-
haps of princes"
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oueen EIizabo.h as an AIo prInker.

Queen Elizabeth as an AIe Drlnker.
There is an amusing letter written
by the Earl of Leicester to Lord Bur
leigh as to the lack Of sufficiently
strong ale for the queen at Hatfield.
"There is not one drop of good drink
for her here. we were fain to send
to London and Kenilworth and divers
other places where ale was. Her own
beer was so strong as there was no
man able to drink It," Ale and bread
were the chief Items of the royal
breakfast. The quantity of ale con-
sumed by ladies at breakfast in those
days was considerable, for In the reign
of Henry VIII. the maids of honor
were allowed for breakfast zone Chef
loafe, one manchet, two gallons of ale
and pitcher of winc." A Lady Lucy
made mighty tonic of the national
brew. Her breakfast was chine of
beef, n loaf and gallon of ale, and
for her pillow meal posset porrldge,
n generous cut of mutton, n loaf and a
gallon OF ale.-Westminster Gazette.
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An illustration.

Little Harry-Pa, what's foregone
concluslon2 Pa-Anythlng that's sure
to follow something else. To give you
an illustration, II I were to lock the
drawer OF my desk it wouldn't be
twenty minutes before your mother
would break it open for the purpose OF
finding out what was trying to con
ceal.-Cleveland Leader.
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Me+.Ilio matsnhors.

at is most amazing" said n metal
lurgist, chow the world relies on met.
uls for its metaphors and SMILES.
Thus, an orator is silver tongued or
golden mouthed. An explorer Is
bronzed by African suns. A resolute
chap has an iron will. A sluggard
moves with leaden feet. An ostrich
has copper lined stomach. Ambition.
nire hns tin. A swindler is as slippery
as quicksilver. A borrower has bruss."
New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat.