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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
TIPS I'm SCOTLAND.

An Example Of How Some Servants
Win Their Wages.
A gentleman was invited to a shoot
In Scotland at two places close to-
gether. He arrived at the first place,
and Immediately after his arrival at
the first house received q telegram
calling him back to town. He, how
ever, determined to have ono days
shooting and to proceed to town by
the night mall.
At the end of the day he gave the
head keeper FL and asked him to send
his gun and cartridge bag over to the
other place for which he had an inyi-
tation and where he proposed proceed
ing In three or four days time.
On his arrival there after his visit
to town he found his gun. etc., had
not arrived, whereupon he wrote to
the keeper, asking him to forward 1t
at once, and he received a reply stat
ing that when he (the keeper) had re-
ceived the other "a to which he was
"entitled" the gun would be forward
ed. It was detained till payment was
made.
The gentleman wrote to the keepers
master and received reply that "he
(the mastery never interfered between
his guests and his servants in the
matter of tips" The gentleman as
certained that the master In question
paid the keeper no wages, but left
him to get what he could out OF the
guests. London Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Ancient Mariners.

That the Egyptians made seq voy-
ages long before the time of Solomon.
hitherto considered the first ocean
traveller on large scale, is declared
by Professor James III. Breasted tn
be conclusively proved by tablet
found by him In Palermo, Sicily, dur.
ing the three years exploring trip
from which he recently returned. Pro
fessor Breasted asserts that the in.
scriptions on the tablet show that the
Egyptian king who built the first
pyramids made voyage with forty
ships across the Mediterranean to
Lebanon to obtain cedar for tenn
pie. This journey, according to the
professor, was made in the thirtieth
century B. c.. or 1000 years before
Solomon made his voyage for sim
liar purpose.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
A wlao Decision.

After an inspection of the improved
roads in Greene county. Pa. State
Highway Commissioner Hunter has
decided that all state roads built in
that county hereafter shall have a
brick surface-a wise decision and
one that will apply to the roads of
many other counties In Pennsylvania
and elsewhere, says the National
stockman and Farmer. One macadam
road inspected by the commissioners
had cost about $1,000 mile In main
tenance, and experience has shown
that most macadam roads are costing
too much II not that sum. Recogni-
tlon of this fact is sure to result In
more desirable roads In Pennsylvania.
Other states where road legislation
will be undertaken. this winter should
not miss the lesson New York and
Pennsylvania have had In the fnal
excessive cost OF macadam.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Cauoo Of Car siekno0o.

w. @. Wood attributes car sickness
to the nystagmus produced by looking
out of the car windows. Look out Of
"a car window and observe how
rapidly the telegraph poles dit by.
Each one is seen and inyoluntarily fol-
lowed by the eye until 1t is opposite,
when the eye shifts to the one follow
ing. This is true of near buildings.
Objects farther away seem to move
slower, and those very far of seem to
be almost stationary until the whole
landscape appears to be revolving
round common center. The un-
conscious effort to take In everything
produces a rapid lateral oscillation Of
the eyeballs, as any one can observe
by watching the eyes OF his fellow
passengers. The eye strain Is enor-
nous and Is the chief factor in pro-
ducing car sickness. This can be
proved by asking patient who is
subject to car sickness to look steadily
at a mirror which is moved rapidly
to and fro or tilted backward and
forward. He will Immediately COM
plain OF nausea and vertigo. The
treatment consists OF advising the
patient to avoid looking out OF the car
windows and In giving him grain of
citrated caffeine shortly before he
takes the cars and repeating 1t every
hour us long as there Is any tendency
to be sick. The author has been en-
abied by this procedure to relieve
many sufferers from car sickness.-
New XoEk Medical Jpn{nal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
A M.i..4In lnA wan.

In a letter from Professor Edge
worth Davis. member Of the British
antarctic expedition now seeking a
way toward the south pole, there oc-
ours vivid description of the great
antarctic leo barrier, which was en-
countered by the little ship Nimrod.
at Is sight" says Professor Davis.
ithat beggars all description. ImaE.
Inc continuous Ice wall 500 miles
long and one to two hundred feet
high, the exquisite blue of the ere.
vases contrasting finely with the daz-
ElIng white OF the weathered ice op
either eide. OF thene.p
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
SHkZ
A SNOW ROLLER.

ameter, with a two inch steel Shaft
running through In which the drums
turn Independently. thus permitting
them to turn corner easily. Tho
drums are made of two inch oak, the
heads being double and hooped with
two by half inch tire iron. The drums
are hung In strong frame. the pole
goes through between them, and they
are about foot apart. A seat frame
Is placed on the main frame over the
drums, with place for tools, etc.
Four horses are required to haul, the
snow roller on the level river roads
and six on the hill roads.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13

Tho earlier part OF Yictctien sat-
dou's career was beset with many
trials and dlficultlea His patonta
wished him to take up q medical ca.
teer and ho began his studies With
some zeal. The love Of the drama,
however, was far greater than the
love OF the pill box. and In the inter
val OF the other work SardoN was
busy upon play, Life was atruE-
gle for him, for he had little money.
though he managed to get Journalistic
work to supplement his moro slender
income, His nrst play was d failure.
and Sardou rushed from the theates
iyowlng never to enter one again. Hol
fell seriously nj, was nursedk back to
health by Mile. dc Brecourti an'ac
tress who lived on a door below, and
from that time his fortune was made.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
ROADS oN HILLs.
How They May Be Protected From
Being Deeply Quilted.

How They May Be Protected from
Being Deeply Quilted. x
Where road Is built ON a steep
grade some provision should bo made
to prevent the washing of the CUTTERS
into deep gullIes. This can be done
by paving the bottoms and sides OF
tho cutters with brick or field stones:
In order to make the dow as small a9
possible In side bitches 1t is often adj
visablc to construct frequent outlets
Into the adjacent fields or streams or,
IL possible. to lay underground pipes
or blind drains with screened open
ings into side bitches at frequent inf
.teFvals, says q bulletin from the de-
partment of agriculture. The size of
side bitches should depend upon the
amount OF water they are expected to
carry. II possible they should be los
Gated at least three feet from the
edge of the Travelled roadway.
All side bitches should have a grad
ual fall of at least half foot In
every hundred feet Their sides, partic-
uiariy those sloping toward the road
way, should BIO broad and daring. 80
as to prevent accidents os] well as the
.caying In Of their banks. Their bot
toms should be wide enough to carry
the largest amount of water that is
likely to flow through them at any
one time. Sometimes the only ditches
necessary to carry Off the surfere wa
ter arc those made with the road ma
chine. The blade of the machine
may be set at any desired angle and
when drawn along by horses or by
traction engine cuts into the surface
and spreads the earth uniformly over
tho Travelled way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Yho nrnkoman's Advice.

Down in Maine 10 town called
Burnham. situated on a small branch
railroad that Joins the main line at
Burnham Junction. One day as the
train approached the latter place the
brakeman entered the ear and in his
usual Gtentorian tones went through
his regular rigmarole when q station
and Junction are reached.
pBurnham Junction. her shouted.
"Burnham Juncuonl Change cars for
BurnhamI Leave no articles In the
carl Burn'am, Burn;aml" = Lippin-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
rhn Nav Yorlt Idon.

'Little boy"
"Huh7"
"Do you know where Broadway isT'
"Say, wot youso take me ferT
"Well, where is itr
"Aw, don't youSo belieyeiI knowP
"Yes. of course, butgI don't know.
Tell me howto get there from here"
Jaw, youAe know how"
II do not. am stranger. 1
haven't the least idea where It is."
"Quit yer kiddin,."
"Where--iS-BroadwayT
"G'wanP'
"This way or that wayT
"Yer stringin' me-"
"will you tell me where Broadway
isr"
"Hey, Jimmy, here's guy wot sea
he don't know whore Broadway isl'-9
New York Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Erl.nd In Ma.d.

About half an hour had been ex.
pended by the bashful young man in
a series of advances and retreats. and
little Johnny's cramped position be.
hind the sofa was becoming some.
what painful
II wish dared the young man
commenced on new attack, when the
couple were electrified by an impatient
exclamation behind them: Jaw, make
breakI She's dead easyF'-Brooklyn
Life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Ono Thing Ho Could No. Have.

Although there was no sort of toy
which could be bought and for which
Harold had expressed desire that
was not in his possession, he still had
his unsatisfied longlngs. II know
what wish was, mother" he said
one day when his own big brother
had gone away and the little boy
across the street was Ill.
Eyes. DEAR" said his mother. Per
haps you can be It, Harold; mother
will help you. Is 1t to play soldierf"
"No, indeedp said Harold scorn-
fully. II Just wish was two little
dogs, 30 1 could play together."-
Youths Companion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
VERMONT SNOW ROLLER.

slmplo Device For Packing Down
Roads After snowstorrn.
II. G.. Brock. a Vermont man, tells
In the Rural New Yorker how to use
and mako snow roller.
"Snow rollers" he says, "are used
for rolling the highways after snow
storm to pack the snow down. which
when frozen makes road ten feet
wide. The diagram shows that they
are made with two drums four and n
half feet long and Eve feet in d.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Sign Of curoisSsness.
The wecdy highway marks care,
'yess road district.
Easily Arranosd.

The 'emh.ent musician halted the
secdy looking man.
SHARP" he said, you are just the
man want to see. have nm engage.
ment to play at an afternoon affair nj
Mrs. Dc Plunk's, and can't possibly
go there. 1t means couple of hun.
dfed. II you'll take my place I'll dl.
vide with you. Wait; III see that you
are made up SO nobody can detect the
dInrerehce."
But tho playingl They win detect
the difference there.
mot a bit of 1t. This Is fashion
able gathering. and everybody talks
so loud that nobody, bears a notei''--
EleSe1R6d eiaEn paalaA l4-.---
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Rounoino net,av.

There is an old fashioned dover call
ed "Bouncing Betsey," which every one
should love for one trait. We have mo-
ticed that 1t grows on NIL neglected
graves, as IL trying to cover up the
fact that some one who once lived Is
forgotten. 1t may also be found In
corners of old fashioned gardens.
where 1t grows and blooms and pro-
tests against being pushed out en-
tirely. There are some dear old fash
Toned people who suggest "Bouncing
Betsey."- ."-Atchison Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Hor nan .ofIt

$50 you are going to marry Swell
headf" asks the erstwhile guitor.
II am" replies the beauteous crea-
ture.
II don't see pardon me for be-
ing 80 frank--I don't see how you can
admire him at all. He is SO insufer'
ably conceited."
We'll. IL you were engaged to me II
would make you insurerably conceit-
ed yourselfr- Chicago Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
AUroIsrs AND GOOD ROADS.
Kansao Club Formed For Tho Improve
nnent Of Public Highways.

ment Of Public Highways.
The advent of tho automobile and
It's use on country roads have caused
an awakened interest In good country
roads, and the owners of autos work
ing In conjunction with the farmers
should before many years result In
greatly improved roads. The auto own
ers of Newton. Kan. have organized
q club, which In Harvey county marks
the beginning of an important good
roads movement. and the success of
this club in the work undertaken will
be watched with interest, says the
Farmers Advocate. II the plan is
practical. state wide organization Of
a similar character will result.
The Newton club has n permanent
roads committee to make frequent
trips over the various public high
ways dlverglng from the city and
make note of such spots as may re-
quire improving and confer with tho
road oYerseer of the township where
In these bad places exist and arrange
to have the necessary attention given,
the automobile club furnishing one
half of the money required to accom-
plish this.
1t is also the purpose Of tho club
to promote harmony among residents
who own autos and residents of tho
rural districts. Naturally the farmers
have feeling OF dislike toward auto.
mobile drivers. Some OF the drivers
are careless and take no precaution to
avoid soaring teams they pass or
meet. 1t is the intention Of the club
to dispel this feeling on the part Of
farmers, 50 that better feeling will
prevail all around.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
rhn othnr cnnrnn.

Solicitor-And am sure you will
nnd, madam. that this u the best
course TO adopt In the event OF your
friendly letter falling TO produce the
effect we desire Client-Yes. I see,
Mr.. Jones. III cannot get what I
want by fair means, must put the
matter unreservedly Into your hands,
Punch,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
rhn hn.lnulaihln pnint.

1t was an awfully old joke, but the
American thought 1t might cause his
English friend to generate smile.
"Just before sailed for Liverpool .
said the American, II dreamed that
was dead, and the heat woke me up"
"sor rejoined the Englishman seri-
ously. 'sThe weather must be beastly
hot In America. - Chicago News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Iitorarv IrrioatIon.

"Your latest novel seems very dry"
said the reader of the publishing house
to the young but rising author.
II was pretty sure you would say
that" rejoined the author. "Conse-
quently II you will count them You
will find the heroine weeps real tears
on just 253 pages of my story."-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
The Mnanst.

"Yes, she advertised for a husband
and got 2.TO0 replies"
tised herself as very beautiful"
"No, she didn't She just said she
had 800 In the bank"-Kansas City
Independent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
rims,a chanass.

Before we were married y0u said
you'd lay down your life fcf nle'r she
sobbed. ~
81 know IT." he returned aoiemnIy,
"but this confounded nat Is 10 tiny.
there's no place TO lay anything dow" !"
Harper's BaHaf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
hnth.r nla M. to crhsIs.

He was at his club and had talked
politics forIan hour and a half. That's
the situation In nutshell, p he declared
at the close. "Heayens," exclaimed a
member to his nearest neighbor. what
d anuti. London Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13

.sWhys Is 1t, remarked the observer
of events and things. 'tthat a man Will
make an awful face over an egg which
scents the room and vet smile expect
aptly, over a piece OF cheese which does
the same thingl Yonkers Statesman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Her Latest Luxurv.

"Young man." said the heavy father.
"do you understand the style In which
my daughter has been accustomed to
liver She has always had every lux.
ury she wanted" "And now I'm the
luxury abe wants. /" murmured the suit
or.-London Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Had rrnnhIna.

"she got SO much praise for her at
tractiveness that her head began to
swell"
"Too badl Did she get worsef'
"oh, yes. Her head began to be
turned by 1t all"
what happened thenr
.sThen she lost her head. .e-Baltl-
more American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Ineonsistent.

Howell Roweil is an inconsistent
fellow. Powell-Thats right: he would
tell you take all the time you wanted
and. then have you arrested for steal.
Ing his watch.-New York Press.
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.Happy oo Lueky.

Though money and brains mako an ex-
& ceilent team, @
1t u very conscllng TO 500 there
AFo thousands and thousands OF people
who neen
10 get on with but little of either.
--Pittnburg Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
pubIIe opInion.

The single snowfake-who cares for
ltf but whole day of snowhakes.
who does not care for that1 Private
opinion is weak, but public opinion Is
almost omnipotent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
Luck

"Do you believe there is anything IN
lucs7" asked the young man.
'Yes," answered the home grown
philosopher. 'sThere is lot of intelIi-
gencc aud perseverance In it."-Ex,
Change
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
The Hard Colin.

Cupid from worry was turning gray.
'tllomAhco hag Bone to Bmaah.
Love must not only ind tho way.
= -chieago Nows.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13
lna and outs.

n understood Bllkins was moving in
good society"
''IIe was. but he lost his money and
had to move out. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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Mlnludned.

MlpJudeed.
Miss De Piayne Papa declares 1 am
his greatest treasure.
Mr. Biunt-Indeedl Then he Isn't as
wealthy as 1 supposed. Detroit FREQ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13

The stories which the late Mary 3
Holmes wrote fifty years orsso ~
were flled with stereotyped ptsa =
which would damn twentiath ceaA
tury novel. and their motive poWes
was suffering, tears and death. ~
shey wore serious, and they live
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13

There is mo substitute for thorough
going, ardent and sincere oarnestneSs.
Dickens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-13

woifskip makes the best banjo
PaEchment
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Sam sleek-I'm afraid 1 might get
caught while trying to pass it-Phila-
dalnhia PreSn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-04
AmuSementS
Commencement Days."

1t is d satisfying truth that the
American public takes most kindly to
a clean play, and when that play is
also of native locale and contempor-
airy life, its fate is doubly certain to
be happy one. Such a play, Com
mencement Days" which with Freder
Keylor Grand, on Thursday, October Z,
is said to be. Passing in dramtic in
terest any of it's predecessors of the
college play type, this latest "Rah!
Rah.' work revels in bright dialogue,
humorous situations and characterize
ton of types of familiar friends that
instantly appeal to the sympathies.
The American girl is the greatest
girl on earth, and perhaps there is no
where that she can be studied in all
her moods and modes so well as at the
school or the college. The Misses Vir-
ginia Frame and Margaret Mayo have
brought her to the foOtlghts just as
she is: and thanks to the generosity
Of the producer and the advantage Of
competent statge management, there is
nothing left undone to properly envi-
ron and exploit her.
John Cort,, the producing manager,
has given Commencement Days" not
alone the advantage of correct and
attractive scenic and mechanical en-
vironment, but a company of high
merit. In fact Mr.. Cort has exhibited
to a most marked degree the courage
of his conviction that this latest col
lege play is sure to prove one of the
most acceptable and successful offer
ings of the season.
The company of seventy people will
include Frederick V. Bowers Jane
Corcoran, Grace Hopkins, Amy Dale
Leila Smith. Catherine Carter, Will
lard Louis, H. A. Morey, E. F. O'Con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-04

Park in the background, and the sec
ond act depicts the beautiful Yale
campus at New Haven, Conn. In ad-
dition to the elaborate stage settings
the production is equipped with more
novelties and electrical effects IMAM
any company on the road.
Some of the effects in the show that
cause much praise to be bestowed
upon them are The Motor Boat Eff
feet" THE Devil Effect" while nov
elites like the original horse dance.
circus number anG nursery Rhymes
sung by six baby dolls with large
building blocks, are distinctive hits in
themselves.
Any one who has ever heard Boyle
WoolfOlk's music knows no catcher
melodies have ever been written.
The attraction Will play here soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-04
Chauncey Olcott.

Chauncey Olcott in Augustus Pitou's
superb production of Ragged Robin"
is announced as one of the important
dramatic attractions coming to the
keylor Grand, October II. The pro-
duction is one of the finest in the way
of an Irish play, that hs ever been
given in this country and as for the
star, well, there's no gainsaying the
fact that Olcott is today. the cleverest
man in his line of work. There is
good deal of the fairy element intro
duced in the piece and Manager Pitou
has taken advantage of the .Opportuni-
ty thus afforded him to give the play
a magnificent production. The scenery
will almost border on the spectacular
and there is a wealth of beautiful
costumes. The songs composed by Mr..
Olcott for Ragged Robin" are said to
rank with his best and that is saying
a great deal There is also fine sup
porting company of players