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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
The LAND CT BIG GAME.
British Eas. Africa as 1t Appears to
the Hunter.

SrIti5h East Africa as II Appears to
the Hunter.
A brown village Of matched huts
squattins IN trampled clearing of
the forest and backed by thickset trees
SO closely laced with n living tapestry
Of woven green that the aching tropIc
sunlight can scarcely penetrate: slim.
naked blacks slipping Ike shadows
among the bread leaveG bananas and
rubber trees. staring furtively as your
bearers file slowly past them: a lone
" station far up or down river. where
a hasSard white man sits 10 receive
tribute In the name Of his trading
company. marks an outpost of civilIza-
ton in this Jungle land. And through
and under It all are the fevered glare
Of sunlight. the ceaseless drowsy whls-
per OF the woods, the hot. dry scents
Of the parched earth. or. 81 the rains
have come. all the land about Will lie
cloaked in steaminS vapor. the sultry
air as thick and humid rs the cir Of
greenhouse ut home. There you have
the Kongo rs the white man knows II
the KonSo or the jungle of Uganda.
But all Of this is only part Of what
we have chosen to call and to picture
as the dark continent.
For there. too. is the desert. widely
different In all its aspects from KonSo.
land. On the slope OF the rising ground
that lifts from sea level ut Nombasa
and climbs to nearly 5000 feet before
It drops again to the lesser level Of
Victoria Syanza is another vast waste
as typical of Africa us this jungle
countryside desert. as It is called. the
plains of bush and grass. Six months
Of the year-from October to April
it lies half drowned under tropic rains
From April to September only occa-
sIonal showers fall. aud the wide pla-
teau grIlls under the staring sunlight.
all following in the glare. Here upon
these uplands is Found the great vari-
ETY. Of big game. the vast herds OF
wild things that have made and stIll
make Africa the greatest shooting
country In the world. This is British
East Africa as the hunter knows IT.
c. B. Taylor in Everybody's.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
SeIfshness.

Jones worked so hard and denied
himself so much In order to pay his
life insurance that he had neither the
time nor the means to be sick. and he
outlived all the benefciaries. who were
meanwhile engaged in the relatively
unhealthy business Of lying back and
waiting for him to die. Moreover, in
thinking Of the matter he became con-
WINGED that he had good deal OF fun,
after all-more fun, indeed, than most.
I'm a terribly selfish fellow" ex-
claimed Jones guiltly.-Puck.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
GAVE THE saLuIE.
The Old Soldier obsysd the Command
Of the YOUNG ofieer.

OF 1no Iouuo Stueeh.
1t SIboney during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war young lieutenant OF a vol.
unteer regiment was officer OF the
guard one day. and as be was ssrutting
about in his new khaki uniform he no
ticed man dressed In what looked
Ike the cast OF clothes OF private
soldier coming toward him
The man was apparently ifty-tive TO
sixty yenrs old. OF dark complexion.
with hair and nustache streaked with
gray. and WINS clad In faded blue
army shirt. open at the neck. khaki
trousers covered with mud tucked into
boots in the same condition and gray
campaign hat much the worse for
wear and having several holes cut in
# for ventilating purposes.
he was strollinS along. With his
hands in his pockets, and passed the
young lieutenant without salute or a
sign Of recognition OF his rank.
This was more than the young OFF,
GERS dignity could stand. and he stop
ped the man with sharp Halt.
there
The man halted and faced about.
and the lieutenant asked:
Are you 10 the army
Eyes. sir" was the reply.
Regulars or volunteers:"
Regulars, sir"
Haven't you been In the service
long enough 10 know that It is custom
airy to salute when you meet an officer
in uniformT
~ know that. sir. but down here
we've sort OF overlooked salutes and
ceremony"
well, l haven't. and want you to
understand 1t. Now. attention."
The man stood ut attention.
"Saluter'
The salute was given.
"How long have you been in the
service?"
About thirty-fve years, sir"
'well. you have learned something
about army regulations and customs
this morning. Remember who gave
you the lesson and when you meet me
In uniform salute. l am Lieutenant
OF the =. Now. what's your
name and regiment"
The man who had received the les
son had been smiling slightly under
his mustache. Now he Strengthened
up. saluted again ard replied:
General Adna R. chaifee. sir. COM
handing the til division"
When the dazed lieutenant found the
use of his tongue again and began to
excuse himself the old general said
kindly:
That's all right. my boy. You were
right. OF course you didn't know. l
suppose I do lock pretty rough. and an
enlisted man should salute an officer.
even II we do overlook It sometimes.
Always stick rs closely to regulations
as that and you will make good Off
GER"
The old soldier nodded pleasantly to
the still bcwildered young man and
walked away.-New YORK Times.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
THE LUXURIOUS HALO.
Psychic Expiration Of an or Wit
ne.asd Phenemenen.

was summoned Que day to the Salt.
petricre in Paris TO see woman who
lay In bed in the dark. She was
woman whose body. nerves. brain. Ind
been teased and tortured for years In
psychic and occult experiment. What
mental perturbation was rackinS that
brain l did not know. and the rhysi-
clans at her bedside did not know.
With clinched hands and teeth and
eyes open wide the woman lay there.
her breathing was irregular and not
deep. What We saw was this: A lumi-
nous halo Of vague orange hue that
circled her head. even Us in the old
pictures OF mnrtyred saints you see
the heads mooncd with fnded gold. This
halo was huetuant. It came and went.
II was light that dickered. grew.
faded. formed itself anew.
A miracle. this aureolcd head?
If you want TO call IT that. Words
are not OF great Importance. 1t was
miracle when II rlpwed around the
head OF martyr tortured in the arena.
SO tortured by pain and fear that his
disSociated psychic centers produced
the phenomenon OF the exterIorIzation
Of luminous energy.
Perhaps Il were Better to call Il at
once a miracle aud a prescient!fc fact
"A fact. that is. which is occult. but is
in the way of becoming known.
! asked Dr. Frere what he thought
Of this miracle.
81 have often seen It." he said. The
field Of his experiments was the mad
house ut Rlcetre. There many neuro-
pathic patients abide. and often IN
cases Of severe headache or of reli-
gious ecstasy he has seen these fuctu-
ant aureoles around the head.
"The rays are often twenty centime-
tiers IN extent. quite regular. forming
perfect aureole." he explained.
There is. then. n form Of energy en-
dowed with luminous properties ema.
mating from the human body under
certain conditions-vance Thompson
In Hampton's Magazine.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
A sIirht Difference.

Uncle Bob. who lived in Washington
and worked at the war department.
was at the old home for a few days.
Little Ted was devout worshiper and
tagged about after his uncle all day
long. listening to him and asking ques-
tons. Finally he delivered himself OF
an important matter.
Uncle Bob" he said. 30 you ever
see the president in Washington"
"oh. yes: often. l see him nearly
every day"
Uncle Bob" asked Ted solemnly.
after careful thought. "does the presi-
dent see you?"-woman's Home Com
panlon.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
EiahIx ENCOURAGING.

One fine day. just as was walking
on, got he trac Chlue funk and
could not speak my lines. turned
hopelessly and with pleading eyes to-
ward the leading lady. who could not
go on with her part until had spoken:
but. for all help. she Kissed at me from
between her teeth. ''Parle done. petit
ANIMAL" go on. speak. you little
beast) OF such was the encourage
ment" received on one memorable
occasion.-Coquelin's "reminiscences in
London Telegraph.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
He Came Back Hard.

That boy" said the Bllville farm
er. beats my time, Jest now when
quoted Scripter to him he come back
at me hard!~
you don't say"
Shore! ! told him to git hoe an
foller the furrow. 'Thar's gold in the
land I said. An what do you reckon
he made answer"
you tell 1t"
Father he says, Z don't keer fer
the gold o this here world. I've laid
up treasure In heaven Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
IHE MIRAes.
Conditions That Make Possible THE
Beautiful illusion.

NouolHlou8 tuAE MAKE G0esA6ee sUsS
Beautiful illusion.
About that natural phenomenon. the
mirage, much mystery clung in days
Of old. but science explains It as read
ny as the rainbow.
The fata morSana Of the strait Of
Messina and the specter OF the Brock
en- were nothing more in sober reality
than mere mirage.
A mirage may occur at any place
where the denser stratum Of air IS
placed above the lighter stratum. thus
refracting the rays of light. the com
mon surface OF the two stratums act
ing as mirror.
In looming mirages distant objects
show an extravagant increase In YER
teal height without alteration in
breadth. Distant hummocxs OF Ice are
thus magniAed into immense towers
and pInnacles. and ship is sometimes
abnormally drawn out until 1t appears
twelve or thirteen times ms high rs It
is long. Rocks nre seen drawn up to
ten or twelve times their proper
height. Houses as well Us human be-
ings ard animals appear in like exag-
serated shape.
Another form OF mirage is when a
ship or some other object near the
water seems greatly elongated and a
second inverted image meets 1t from
above.
Sometimes the proper image Of the
object is elevated far above the sea.
while the second image strangely ap-
pears inverted beneath IT. the whole
surrounded by a sheet OF sky which Is
mirrcred ard repeated within 1t.
In 1852 In the arctic recion Captain
Scoresby recognized by It's inverted
image In the air his fathers ship. the
Fame. which aftcrward proved to be
seventeen miles beyond the visible ho-
rlzon of his observation.
One August evening in 1906 Dr.
Vince saw from Ramsgate. at which
place only the tops Of Dover castle
towers are usually visible. the whole
Of the castle. It appeared us though
lifted up and bodily placed on the near
side Of the intervening hill. So per-
feet was this Illusion that the hin It
self actually could not be seen through
the figure.
Some forms of mirage are lateral as
well as vertical. arising from unequal
density OF two contiguous vertical bod
fes Of air. Thus on Lake Geneva
boat has been seen double. the two
images some distance apart.
Persons have been duplicated in the
same way. Any one on hot day by
placing his eye near to a heated wall
may see lateral mirages Of objects at
a distance and nearly on line with
the wall.
MlraSes are very frequent on des-
erts or the large sandy plains which
abound In the southwestern states and
territories. Many a painting wagon
train has pushed on in joyous haste
at the sight of a green grove or limpid
Lake, only to be cruelty disappointed at
the fading away OF the vision. Is it
any wonder that the natives and In
dams regard the phenomenon as the
work Of evil and tantalIzins spirits:
Lake Ontario is famous for beautl-
full and wonderful mirageS. during
which the opposite shore Of the lake
is plainly visible from either side
Parsons.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
A Queer Dish.

A great dish at Egyptian harem
feasts is that Of lamb roasted whole.
After the manner Of n nest OF Chinese
boxes. each smaller than the other, the
lamb is stuffed with a whole turkey.
the turkey with chicken. the chicken
with a pigeon. the pigeon with a quail
and the quaIl with a becaHco, the
smallest bird known. except q hum
ming bird. The lamb is roasted over
a slow fire until 1t is almost ready to
fail to pieces.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Fair Warninn.

Year after year IN old farmer had
listened in grim silence to the trains
laundering by his land. Finally one
day. his patience at an end. he drop
ped his plow and shook hi; fist at the
passing express.
"Te can puff an blow nj ye Ike. sol
durn ye." 30 cried. bur I'm soIn' to
ride ye Saturday%-Everybody's.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
eeth lnterested In R.rk,hire,.

The Massachusetts maid was in a
romantic mood. 81 am dreaming" she
murmured POLITICALLY. dreaming of the
dear old Berkshire hills of my native
state"
"Berkshires?- echoed the Chicago
youth. somewhat bewildered. Err
was your father In the pork raising
business"
And the look that the Massachusetts,
maid gave BIN would have CONCEALED
radium.-chIcago News.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

The mil!;man stood before her nerv-
ously twirlInS his hat In his hands.
So" she said sternly. you have
come at last"
Yes. madam You sent for me, l
believe" he replied.
Il wished to tell you that I found
minnow in the milk yesterday morn
ing"
Il am sorry. madam, but II the COWS
viii drink from the brook instead Of
from the trough cannot help IT,
Harpers Weekly.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Tho Zenes.

Teacher-How many zones are there:
Small Roy-Sly. Tcache--No: tlrr
are but five. However. you niay maine
six Il you can. S%iail Eoy-Torrid
north temperate. south temperate
north friSid. south fright and ozone
Chicago News.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Politely Bounced.

A good example of the extremely
courteous in public correspondence
was the notice sent to Charles James
Fox that he was no longer a member
OF the government of George III. It
,ead thus: His gracious majesty has
been pleased to issue n new commits.
sion In which your name does not
appear"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Try This.

Fasten key to string and suspend
it by your thumb and finger. and It
will oscIllate Ike a pendulum. Let
some one place his hand under the
key, and It viii change to n circular
motion. Then let a third person place
his hand upon your shoulder. and the
key becomes stationary.-London Ex-
press.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Asehison's Most Cameron, Man.

They tell of an Atchison man who
was going down street with a girl.
She was one Of the kind who believes
in the power Of the gentle hint. and as
they passed candy store she said:
Doesn't that candy smell goody'
'Yes." the man replied. 'let's stop
here and smell IT awhilew-Atchlson
Globe.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
liz Genius.

why DO people think he's a genius?
Nobody can understand what he's talk
ing about"
"No, but he can make people believe
that he does."-Exchange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, ana
purchase = dollar bottle, and II you !
can honestly say, that you did not
receive any benefits from It, after
using the entire bottle, the drug
gist viii refund your money to you
without question or delay.
We will pay the druggist the prieo !
Of the bottle purchased by you.
This offer applies to the largo /;
bottle only and to but one In a.
family.
We could not afford to make such;
an ofTer, unless We positively knew
what Kodol wiz do for you.
It would bankrupt US.
The dollar bottle contains2H tines
as much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol is made at thelaboratorIesS
Of E. c. Dewitt s. Co., Chicago.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

The man who would rather be right
than be president generally has his
preference gratided.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

To cast away a good friend Is Ike
casting away ones llfe.-Aristotle.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

Better a boy IN the sch oolroom than
two in a poolroom.-chicago News.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
Eat What
You want Of the food you need
KodoI will digest it.

You need ; suf1cient amount OF
good wholesome food and more than
this you need to fully digest It.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
can you strengthen your stomachit
1t is weak.
You must eat in orderto liyeand
maintain strength.
You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat q sufic-
lent amount Of food regularly.
But this food must be digested,
and 1t must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do IT.
you must take something that viii
help the stomach.
The proper way to do IS to eat
what you want, and let Kodol d.
gest the food.
Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak It needs help;
you must help 1t By giving 1t rest,
and Kodol will do that.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05

See our line OF Lawn and Porch
Furniture consisting of beautiful
line of Scttees, Chairs, Rockers and
Hammocks
s. NJ. & e. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05

Talk about accomplishing things.
the ladies Of the civic league should
get right in behind the city authorities
now and get a park. The News and
Courier had an admirable editorial
article last week about the wisdom of
at least securing the tracts of lands
that may in the future be turned into
parks. If Laurens is not ready now,
to build and maintain pleasure
ground. by all means she should Sc
lect tract and purchase it right now.
The real estate values will advance
every year; buy it now, and keep it
for years if necessary. But then.
our town is large enough now to have
fine park.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-05-05
REPORTORIALS

ReDitorials repitorloals repitorials b
Twas a good sight that greeted the
eyes of all cOmers ON Monday morn
ing: a large force Of hands at work
on the court house square. There is
no telling what could be accomplished
if the sufficient amount of effort is put
forth The civic league held CON
ference with Supervisor ETumbert last
week, and in spite of the fact that the
Supervisor is just about the busiest
man in Laurens county, he took time
to put this work of improvement in
motion. That square belongs to Lau-
rens county. not the city of Laurens,
and every man in the whole county
should feel pride in II. Just watch,
ii is going to be place of beauty
pretty soon.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-06-09
DirioibIe Balloon Lines,

Paris.-The French Aerial League
has perfected plans for lines of dirigi-
BILE balloons from Paris respectively to
Nancy, Lyons, Pau and Rouen. Five
dirigibles will be employed in this
service. Their length will be between
sixty and eighty meters. Two will
have a capacity of $500 cubic meters.
one of 5000 and one of 1000 cubic
meters. All will be capable of an av-
erage speed of fifty kilometers (thir-
ty-one miles) an hour.
One of the dirigibles, which has
been named willie Nancy" has been
constructed and the Paris-Nancy line,
with daily service in good weather,
will be inaugurated in September. In
this service stops will be made at
Meaux and Rheims.
Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. who
offered the prize of 100000 which
Santos Dumont won by circumnavigat-
ing the Eiffel tower in 1900, as we'll
as many aeroplane prizes. has contrib
uted large sum to the enterprise.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-06-09
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
eHoWINo THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

| Three persons were killed and a
number injured by tornado at Ypsi
lanti, North Dakota, on the 10th ult
| The Tennessee Pass tunnel on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, that
caved in over two weeks ago, was re-
opened May 31st.
The druggists of Gratiot county,
Mich, have adopted resolution bind
ing themselves not to sell liquor, even
on prescriptions. The county recently
voted dry"
A special dispatch to the Los An
geles Times from Ell Centre, says: All
Imperial valley is excited over reports
of mysterious airship which Is talk
ing nightly flights over Salton sea.
The University of Wisconsin base
ball team has received an invitation
10 play a series of twelve games with
Keio university in Toxic. Japan. 1t is
believed that the faculty will consent
The first flight of an aeroplane ever
made in Texas occurred at Brownsville
on the LIST inst, when Prentiss New
man. the inventor. assembled about Is
feet and covered a distance of 800
yards.
The present bullion output of the
mills of Nevada is said to indicate an
increased production over that of any
previous year and an increase above
the estimate of s1s,OO0,00O placed upon
the gold and silver production for the
year 1909 by the state bullion tax col
lector.
There was 400 tons of Goa! pro-
fuced at the Van Houten mine, Van
Houten, N. NJ, May 2sth, and tho limit
reached. 1t is believed this days pro-
duction is record breaker for all
mines in New Mexico and Colorado.
Much excitement is reported at Ar
tesla, N. NJ, over an oil strike at the
depth of 1000 feet in n well that was
being drilled for water few miles
rom the town. 1t is believed by ex-
perts that it will be a hundred barrel
we'll. Many other wells are being
started.
At Kansas City on the goth ult. the
jury in the case of James Sharp or
Adam God" charged with the muir
der of Policeman Michael Mullane in
religious riot here December Sth,
last, returned n verdict of guilty of
murder in the second degree and
Sharp was sentenced to twenty-five
years In the penitentiary. Sharp's
wife, Melissa, is to be tried for murder.
All Indian fighters In the United
States and elsewhere who served in
the frontiers either in the regular
army or volunteers prior to January l..
1882, and were honorably discharged,
are requested to send their names and
addresses to C. r. Hauscr. secretary
treasurer Indian Fighters Association,
1913 Market street. Denver, Colo; also
TO send the name OF the company and
regiment in which they served.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-06-09
Taft Not Coming West.

Washington-The visit of President
Taft to Colorado in August is off. He
may possibly go to Colorado early in
the fall, when he expects to make
some sort of western trip. The i'll
ness of Mrs. Taft has given the Presi-
dent great concern and he has re-
solved finally 10 abandon his summer
trip and not make the journey until
she has recovered. If Mrs. Taft's
health is better by fall the President
will visit the Alaskan-Yukon EXPOSE
ton, and look in on Colorado going or
coming.
President Taft called Senator Gug-
genheim TO the White House Friday
and expressed his regret over being
Obliged 10 decline the many invitations
extended him by Colorado citizens and
commercial bodies. He told Senator
Guggenhcim that the physicians had
decided that Mrs. Taft's health would
not permit of her taking the western
journey and that under the circum-
stances he did not care to take the
long and arduous trip. but would re-
main near his wife at Beverly, Mass,
the summer executive home.