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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
A pistinauishea Audisnee.

DR.. Hook, the famous vicar of
Leeds, had to preach one Sunday
morning in the Chapel Royal. The
clergyman who read morning
prayers left for duty elsewhere.
The clerk went into the vestry to
stir the fire, and when the preacher
mounted the pulpit he found him
self alone with the congregation
one young man.
DR.. Hook went to the congrega-
ton and told him it would be ride
ulous to preach.
"oh," replied the young man, q
have come long way to hear you
preach. I beg you will proceed"
No." said the doctor, q really
can't think Of such a thing. Be-
sides, how very personal you would
find the sermon. But III tell you
what l will do. I will walk across
the ark with you and give you the
heads Of my sermon as We walk
along"
The young man was Samuel VIII
berforce, subsequently bishop of
Oxford.
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Hotel Labels on Trunks.

There is a secret code hidden in
the hotel labels with which travel
ers' trunks on the continent are so
profusely decorated. Globe trotters
are aware that in Switzerland and
In other tourist countries porters OF
waters stick bills or labels with the
names Of the hotel on the luggage
when one leaves. The trunks look
very ugly at the end of a trip and
require a sound washing. I have
been told that the place where these
labels are stuck and the way of
putting them-upHght or upside
down or crosswise-form an unwrit-
ten and suspected character"
Forewarned, forearmed, according
to an English proverb. These la
bells speak and tell in the next ho-
tel if the traveller is generous or
not, if good "tps" are to be ex-
pected-in short, what the prey is
worth.-London Notes and Queries.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
Lamb Kissed His Own Farce

Lambs unfortunate farce, 'Mr.
H." has one of the shortest theat-
rical titles on record, and it could
not possibly have had shorter the
atrical life, since it was performed
only once. Lamb, as everybody
knows, ''hissed and booted as loud
" as any of his neighbors"
Writing to Wordsworth the fol-
lowing day, he said: "A hundred
Kisses (the word 1 write like kisses
how different9-a hundred Kisses
outweigh a thousand cIaps. The
former come more directly from the
heart. Well, its withdrawn and
there is an end" But it is to be
observed that he did not curse his
audience, as your modern play
wright would have done, for Lamb
happened to be sound and sane
critic OF his own work.-London
Chronicle.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
Waves Of III. Atlantic

The size of the waves of the At
lantic ocean has been carefully as
eertained, the result of extensive
investigations made by officers Of
the photographic Office of the navy
department. In height these waves
usually average thirty feet, but in
rough weather they VIII attain some
forty to forty-eight feet. During
storms they are frequently from
500 to 600 feet long and endure
ten or eleven seconds. The longest
wave measured by the photographic
Office officials was half mile, and
It did not spend itself for twenty
three seconds.
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A chiId,s Loaie.

Oliver Wendell Holmes used to
tell a story illustrative of the keen
perception of children. He was
present at a gathering where he
CHANGED to be seated near the re-
freshment table and noticed a little
girl looking longingly at the table.
In his kindly way he said, care you
hungry, my child?" She replied
bashfully in the affirmative. "Then
why don't you take sandwich ?"
he asked. The little maid respond
ed, Because I haven't any fork"
The autocrat quoted smilingly,
Fingers were made before forks"
and, to his intense amusement, she
answered, 'ENot NY fingers"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
Cold Winter,.

In 1869 the entire width of the
Baltic sea was crossed by sledge.
In 1889 a great many persons were
frozen to death in England. In
1909 the Danube was frozen up
from her source to her estuary in
the Black sea. In 1869 all vines in
France were killed by frost. In
1909 and 1859 the port of Mar
seilles was frozen over. and there
was great suffering and distress. In
1909 France was icebound from
north to south, the ice extending
for miles seward. Birds and ami
mails died Of cold.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
MAKING A WlNEGLAss.
IL Takes Many Processes and the Work
of Four Men.

The making of wineglass is d
fascinating sight to watch and a
revelation to many. 1t requires the
services of four men, and the proc
esses are numerous Inserting his
hollow iron blowpipe into the mouth.
of one of the pots or crucibles, the
blower collects sufficient "metap to,
form the bowl of a wineglass.
This metal is lump of hot, soft.
material and is, of course, molten
glass. 1t is made from white sand,
red lead, refined ash and saltpeter
mixed in certain proportions, and
then it has been resolved into mol
ten glass, technically known as
metal. The lump Of material on
the end of the pipe is rolled to and
fro on polished table to obtain the
desired smoothness and eyenness of
surface.
After swinging the hot glass rap
idly through the air for some mo-
ments the worker then blows down
the pipe until the lump of soft ma
terial has expanded to the required
size and shape, when he gauges it
with his callipers to see that the
dimensions are correct. 1t is now
passed to a second man, who casts
on sufficient metal to form the stem,
while on to this again is added ma
terial for the foot. The processes
now follow one another rapidly, the
glass being passed from workman to
workman and back again as each
fulflls his particular task.
Over and over again the partially
completed object is inserted into
the furnace where there is heat of
1000 degrees F., held there for a
few moments and then quickly with
drawn to be further treated. With
a precision that only comes Of long
training, one man trims the bowl of
the glass to the required size by cut
ting the superfuous material away
with pair of shears. The bowl
then has TO be opened out to the
desired dimensions and measured to
see that it is perfectly correct in
size, when it is finally lifted by a
boy from the workman's holder on
the end Of a forked stick, finished
article, and placed in the oven to be
annealed.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The Merry Ministries.

"What am the difference, Mr..
Bones, between a forger and a man
playing poker who calls the other
fellows bet?"
Gas usual, Sambo, I am at loss
to answer your query. What is the
difference between a forger and a
man playing poker who calls the
other fellows bet?"
"The first man raises check, and
the second one checks a raise"
During intermission, ladies and
gentlemen, the orchestra Will play
that delightful melody entitled pa
Their, Please Be Careful; the Jani-
tors Got a Crouch" st. Louis
Star.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
CHILDREN OF LONG AGO.
The Etiquette They Were fought In
tho Eighteenth Century.


a volume on politeness aud man
ners which was published in the
eighteenth century does not con-
fine itself to purely ethical consid-
erations. The minutest directions
are given as to polite behavior un-
der all sorts Of circumstances:
"Take salt with a saltspoon or
else with clean knife, not with
that you are eating with, for thai
will foul the rest.
do not laugh at table, much
less sneeze, cough or yawn. But if
you cannot avoid it hold up the
napkin or tablecloth before our
face and turn aside from the ; Die.
when you drink bow to so-.e
one of the company and say sir
madam.
"Never regard what another h, =
on his plate. 1t looks as if you
wanted it.
of you have occasion to laugh
turn from the company.
always look pleased, but not
merry unless there is occasion"
Now as to the department Of a
young master:
'Let your feet be placed at a
small distance from one another,
not too close nor too wide in spread
ing.
'fPut one hand easy and free into
the bosom Of your waistcoat and the
other under the flap of it.
30 not button more than the
three lowest buttons of your waist
coat that your hand may not be
raised too high.
"Do not thrust your hard into
your breeches as vulgar boys do,
but let it fall with ease under the
Zap Of your waistcoat."
To face this page there is
beautiful copper cut" of a young
master in the easy and elegant atti-
tude recommended. and truly
"there is a great deal of sweetness
in his looks"
This delightful volume was pub
lished by R. Baldwin at the Rose in
Paternoster row and B. Collins in
Salisbury 1765. = London Strand
Magazine.
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All Over.

'No more will l hear his foot
steps on yonder walk just as the
clock strikes the hour of s."
Gracious, Jeanette!w
"And the old parlor light will
never burn low for him again"
"You don't mean it?"
q do, and, Furthermore, he Will
never sit on this sofa three nights
week and call me pet names as he
has been doing for the last two
years"
q am astonished."
"And tonight / am going to burn
all the old love letters in my chest
of drawers.
'FB-but why? Are You going to
discard him."
Discard him! No, you goose. I
am going to marry him!"-London
Scraps.
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When Gold Look, Green.

Gold can be beaten out so thin
that it allows light to pass through
it, in which case, though it still ap-
pears brilliant yellow by reflected
light, it's green as viewed by trans
mission-that is, by the light that
passes through it. This curious eff
feet can easily be observed BY lay
ing piece of gold leaf upon plate
of glass and holding it between the
eye and the light, when the gold
will appear semitransparent and Of
! leek green color.
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THE DELLA CRUscANs.
An Eighteenth Century Absurdity and
Its Leading Exenplars.

IN Ei9heeen6h century H5SuToIS lho
Its Leading E.enplars.
ain 1885," wrote Clifford in his
preface to the "Baviad," "a few
English of both sexes whom chance
had jumbled together at Florence
took a fancy to while away their
time in scribbling high flown pane
gyrics on themselves and compE-
mentary canzonettes on two or
three Italians, who understood too
little of the language in which they
were written to be Disguised with
them. In this there was not much
harm or indeed much good. But as
folly is progressive they soon
wrought themselves into an opinion
that they really deserved the fine
things that we're mutually said and
sung Of each other"
The chief members Of this socie-
ty were Mrs. Piozzi, NJ. Parsons
and Mr.. BERTHE Greathead, for
whom Horace Walpole seems to
have had a kindnefs, which is Gu
rious, for he did not as a rule suf-
fer fools gladly. These were soon
joined by Robert Merry, a young
man about town, who had run
through fortune and had just ter
minated a brief and inglorious ca
reer as a guardsman. he came to
Florence ostensibly to study Italian
and apparently lived on his debts.
An inordinate facility of versifca-
ton soon caused him to be recog-
nized as the leader of the poetasters
who met in the salon of Mrs. Pioz-
a, and in the same year appeared
the Florence Miscellany" which
consisted of the collected verses Of
this mutual admiration society.
Merry was a handsome fellow
enough, and this, combined with a
pretty way he had with the ladies,
made him the pet of easygoing
Florentine society. He now became
a member of the Della Cruscan
academy and rhymed himself into
the affections of the Countess Cow
per. But these social successes
aroused the Jealousy of his rivals,
and by constant SANDER and mis-
representation they made life in
Florence a burden to him. In the
spring of 1877, after lampooning
his enemies, he abruptly sailed for
England, where his fame had gone
before him. he announced his ad-
vent in sonnet, "Adieu and Re
call to Love-" signed Della Crus-
ca" which appeared in the World,
a periodical conducted by Captain
Topham and mainly devoted to the
publication of polite verse. The
epidemic malady thus started quick
ly spread from fool to fool" An
ma Matilda (AIrs. Hannah Cowley),
Laura Maria (Nfrs. Robinson), Nit
Yenda Thomas Adney), Edwin Ct.
Vaughan), Carlo, Orlando "and a
thousand other nameless names
caught the infection, and from one
end Of the kingdom to the other all
was nonsense and Della Crusca." p
London Academy.
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First Of ALL said the Sunday school
teacher, God made the world and all
the beasts and birds. Now. what was
the last thing He created?"
Why" replied little Willie, Y guess
It's that baby that came to our house
yesterday. I amt heard Of anything
later."-PhIladelphia Press.
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He had managed 10 accumulate a
lot Of money by more or less ques-
tionable methods.
Il should like to do something
for the benefit Of the town" he
said.
'Well," suggested tie poor but
otherwise honest citizen, "you
might move out of it."-Chicago
News.
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somewhat Indefinite RromIae.

Having been fined for neglect OF
duty. postal subordinate in India ad.
dressed his chief in the following
terms: Your honor may be right, /
may be wrong; I may be right and
honor wrong, let honor give me back
the fine. and then at day OF resurrec-
ton, when all hearts will be open, II
| am wrong, will most gladly, sir.
return your honor the money"
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Found on ocean,s Bed.

The oceans bed has queer deposits,
and among the queerest ever found at
the sea bottom must be numbered
Roman temple Just accidentally found
by divers on Sfax, IN Tunis. 1t is
supposed to have belonged to a Roman
coast town since ingulfed by erosion.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
Eilllnc a Lamp.

Reservoirs Of oil lamps should never
be filled to the brim, as oil expands
when heated, and the overflow is apt
70 exude, causing smell of parafln,
while to prevent the oil from flowing
owe: the edge OF the burner after
the lamp has been filed the wick.
after cleaning. should be turned down
below the level OF the burner until It
is required to light tt
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
From PauperIsn 10 Riches.

Bernard Kotch, 66 years old. and
partly blind, left the almshouse at
Viola, y. Y. where he mas been four
years, with fortune OF $sS.OOO The
legacy was left him by a friend in
Philadelphia, and lawyers searched
for him for some time before they
found him.
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Benevolent Guest-I hope. my dear
Mrs. Flathraue. that you never allow
the sauce OF your hospItable meats to
be seasoned with acerbIty.
Puzzled but Plucky Mrs. F.-Dear
me, no, sir! We always use paprika
Baltimore American.
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The PHILOSOPHER Of EolIx.

Wine is mocker." says the phil
osopher Of folly. And even coffee is
likely to be d Java But please don't
put this down as one OF my sayings.
II doesn't mean anything. really"
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The Finest AmhrtInn

There is a loftier ambition thaa
merely to stand high IN the world. 1t
is to stoop down and lift mankind
little higher.-Henry van Dyke.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
DRAWING AND
-TELEGRAPHY

Why not learn drawing or tele-
graphy and make your own living?
Don't you think it would be a pay
ing investment? Students may en-
ter at any time. Call, write, or
phone for full information,
CAPES & DASHSER.
A 2o%s Pb s9559 U.s. poiRtIPIeasant
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Nos. 723 and 7o4 are new trains
and run between Pittsburg and Char
lesion, via c. & o. They each carry
baggage car, smoking car, ladies'
coach and sleeper.
No. res will arrive at Charleston
at S:95 a. m. and No. 7o4 arrives at
Pittsburg 10 a. m.
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B. & O..
NEW TIME TABLE

EFFECT suNDAYA. NJ. AT le :o1. nov. 81
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NOTICE TO FARMERS.

We wish to call your attention tc
the fact that We are now prepaid to
give you the best service as Gus
tom and Merchant Mil. VIII give
in exchange for good milling wheat
10 pounds of best straight flour.
We pay freight one way for 5 sacks
or NOR of grist. We also exchange
fresh bolted meal for good con.
VIII give your business strict and
prompt attention.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We solicit your patronage, Ad-
dress All communications to
PoNT PLEASANT ROLLER MIXES or
A. E. BRApsHAw,
Point Pleasant, ". Va
June so 3mo
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Under the new time table trains
will arrive at Point Pleasant and de-
part as follows:
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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Leave TONIGHT
FOR GETTYSBURG
LOCAL eUARDsMEN WILL CAMP
WITH UNITED STATES REG.
uLARS THIS YEAR.

The local guarhsmen will start to-
night for Gettysburg. Pa. where they
will spend ten days in encampment
with the United States regulars. The
two companies H and together with
the First Regimental Band. will leave
the local station tonight in special
train made up Of seven coaches, two
baggage cars and Pullman. The
train will reach Gettysburg tomorrow
morning at sig o'clock.
Captain Neptune will have com.
mand OF Company H, and Captain Car
skadon will command Company |. Ma.
ior Neely, Captain Henshaw, Lieuten,
ant C. E. Smith and Lieutenant VII,
liam Hawkins will accompany the
soldiers. Prof. W. H. Omen will take
with him thlrty.four well drilled mu,
sicians. y
The local guards will be in the
Wheeling division.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
FIFTH WARD
CHILD DEAD
LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR.. AND
MRS. w. w. sHRoYER DIED
OF WHooPlNG COUGH.

Doris, the little daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. W. W. shroyer, died on Sun.
day morning. at eleven o'clock at the
home OF her parents on Eighth
street, Fifth ward. after an illness
from whooping cough. Ever since
her birth, five years ago, little Doris
had been delicate child and hau
been the object of the tenderest care
in the home circle. A few weeks ago,
she contracted whooping cough, which
had greatly weakened her. For sew.
eral days she had been very III, but
1t was not realized that her illness
would result fatally. Her death was
a severe shock.
Miss Doris was an attractive little
girl and her parents and little sister,
Miss Gladys, have the sympathy Of
their many friends in their sad be.
reavement.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at the residence at two o'clock
conducted by Rev. !. N. Grisso, of the
Central Christian Church. Interment
was made in woodlawn Cemetery by
Undertaken Musgrave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
Siluer Wins
TWENTY-FIVE DELEGATES IN
MORGAN AND JEFFRIES sE-
CURED BY SILVER.

MARTINsBURG, W. Va. July 1S-
Senator Gray Silver won a sweeping
victory in the primaries for delegates
TO the state primaries convention in
Morgan and Jeifries counties, securing
the solid delegation of six in Morgan
and nineteen of the twenty-five in
Jeifries county against his opponent,
Harry Cushwa, of Martinsburg. The
result of the primaries in these couu.
ties assures the nomination OF sena.
tor Silver for second term he hav-
ing nine more pledged delegates than
necessary for choice, irrespective
of the action of Hampshire county,
which will give the majority of It's de.
lcgatcs 10 Senator Silver. The present
incumbent will be renominated with.
out question at the convention TO be
held in Martinsburg July 20.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
OF
]. W. UPTON
WAS HELD YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON AT THE RESIDENCE
AT WEST CHESTER.

On Sunday afternoon at his late
residence in West Chester, funeral
services were held over the remains
of Mr.. John Wesley Upton, whose
death occurred on Thursday Of last
week. Rev. Harry C. Howard, pastor
OF the First NJ. f. Church of which
the deceased was a prominent mem.
ber, conducted the funeral services.
In his remarks he paid a high tribute
TO the exemplary Christian life led by
Mr.. Upton and of the sincere regret
felt in the community and in church
circles at his untimely end. The male
quartette of the NJ. E. Brotherhood
rendered several selections.
AT the conclusion OF the services at
the house, the remains were taken in
charge by the Knights of the Macca.
bees and were conveyed to Wood
lawn Cemetery where they were laid
10 rest. The pail bearers were
Messrs. f. c. Rowand, c. f. snider.
t. Wellington Arnett, C. W. Evans,
George A. Johnson and DIR. f. W.
Howard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
TWO PRISONERS
BEFORE MAYOR
WHlsKEY AT BOTTOM OF TRou
sLEs OF MAN WHO DISTURB.
ED PEACE OF CITY.

Three prisoners were before the
mayor this morning to answer for of.
fenses committed against the peace
and dignity OF the city.
A colored man that got things go.
ing at the Tavern was fined ten dol.
lars.
A man that filed up on bad whis.
key entered the dormltory at the Nor.
NAL School on Saturday night and
called for something to eat. The po.
lice Office was called and the man
was put under arrest. This. morning
he stated that 1t was the whIskey that
got him in wrong. He said that he
was not hungry and did not care for
anything to eat. The mayor gave
him the usual fine.
John McWilliams was fined ten dol
lars for disturbing the peace. vii.
liams is q one legged man and his
fine was suspended on the provision
that there is no complaint against
him from this time on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
BODY GUARD
SAVED! dean C.
WORCESTER
Victim ofFoulP Plot
In Philippine
Islands


MANILA, July 1S.-More uprising
on the Island of Palawan is expected
to follow the death OF three natives
who we're shot down when they at.
tackled Dean c. Worcester, secretary
of the Interior for The Philippines.
Worcester was inspecting the island.
A plot against him was carefully
planned; but his body guard saved
him. Worcester was formerly pro.
fessor in the University of Michigan.
President Mckinley named him, j. C.
Schurman, OF Cornell, Admiral Dewey
and General Otis to work out good
form Of government for the Philip.
pines. He advocated large stand.
ing army for the islands TO maintain
peace. He is very unpopular among
the natives and the native press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-18
CHANGE suPERINrENpENrs.

DAVIS, W. Va, July 1S.-Prof. D.
G. Tabler, who had been appointed
superintendent of the schools of Da.
Wis, w. Va, rendered his resignation
to accept the supervisory superintend.
ency of the Mckinley school Par.
kersburg, W. Va. ]. H. Rohrabaugh,
who was elected assistant principal
of the Davis High school, resigned to
accept the principalshlp of the Ham.
bleton school. Mr.. fabler declined
the superintendency of tho public
schools of Spencer. W. Va. Prof. w.
w. Trent, of St. Adams, w. Va, has
been elected superintendent to sue.
coed Prof. Tabler and C. Fitzhugh
Lee, of Evelyn, has been elected as
sistant principal.