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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
THEN He COLLAPSED.

The first time man speaks in
public he probably suffers more agony
in a shorter space of time than at
any other part ofhis career. Young
Frankington felt the truth of this
very keenly the other day, when he
found himself facing an audience OF
free and independent voters at an
election. He had prepared a very
feryed grafton in support of his father
candidacy, but for the first few
moments he could do nothing but
gasp. Then, in responce to an en-
couragingly cheer he began to speak.
"Mr.-Mr. Cbairman,' he stam-
mered, when when left home
this evening only two people on this
earth-my father and myself-knew
what l was going to say; but now
now-well now, only father knows.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
NOT EVERY NURSE KNOWS.

That orange juice with cracked ice
can often be taken by patient who
can retain nothing else.
That orange juice being Laxative,
is excellent in most sick rooms; is
sometimes even prescribed for typhoid
fever patients.
That chocolate, though norrishing,
often causes dyspepsia when the
digestion Is weak.
That the nervous patient should
have eight or nine hours of sleep.
That sleep will be slow in coming
if the sick person is allowed to have
company just before bedtime or list
ems to exciting reading.
That one should never ask a sick
person. What can l do for your"
That dainty service often counts
more than quality or variety in the
inyalid's meals.
That the nurse should never save
steps when the patients appetite
is capricious. A small portion often
tempts where larger one nauseats.
An extra trip to the kitchen is better
than heaped up trays.
That sick room should never be
made thoroughfare or the gather
ing place for the family.
That sponging with alcohol and
water will reduce fever several de-
grees.
That, if possible, patient should
be in duced to give up tea and coffee
during convalescence. In a weak
ened condition they are apt to induce
nervousness and sleeplessness.
That tast water is soothing and
healing drink during attacks of
bronchitis.
That persons subject to rheumatism
or weak heart should not take baths
that are ice cold.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
IF You THlNK IT. 81 b.

If anything pleases your eye or pal
ate, or adds to your enjoyment oflife
in any way, say so. 1t is not fair to
expect anyone to work for your pleas
ure and then take it for granted that
you are pleased, when perhaps neith-
er words, looks or actions express
anything of the kind.
1t is bad enough to expect grown
people to understand your feelings,
but in mercy to the children do give
them the word of praise which their
efforts to help or please you deserves.
1t is not only right but good policy
as well to know this. You have only
to watch the face of child when it
has tried to help you; give it the
word of praise or thanks which it de-
serves and watch the lighting up of
the little face then take note of its
actions and very soon you will see
that it is watching for opportunity
to do something else for you; and if
you ask the favor how willingly the
little feet and hands do the bidding.
On the other hand take their efforts
as a matter of course and see the face
show how keenly the neglect is felt.
While human nature remains what
it is, a word of appreciation will new
er be lost on old or young and is one
of the best paying investments which
can be made. Some say, 81 don't
care whether they like it or not, "
but that is all nonsense for man, wo-
man or child; we every one of US feel
our heart grow warm under merited
praise, and if we get a little more of
it than we deserve, which rarely hap
pens in this world we try to deserve
more next time.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
Spreading Enolfsh Lanou,c,.

Let me tell you" said Count Kiel.
mansegg. governor OF lower Australia
that the English language which will
be studied in the new reform grammar
school at Vienna IS the most important
in the life OF business man. Latin
is all very well for scientists: Span.
ish-you won't get very far with that;
French does capitally for evening par,
ties: but everyone ought to know Eng,
lish. II you want to travel-and
every young man should-you will see
how important English is. It Is a
world language
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
IN MERORIAM.

A newspaper, in speaking of a
deceased citizen, said: Eve knew
him as Old Ten Per Cent.-the
more he had the less he spent-the
morehe got the less he lent-he's
dead-we don't konw where he went
but if his soul to heaven is sent
he'll own the harp and charge EN-
rent.-Exchange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

A boy is man in the cocoon.-you
do not know-what it is going to be-
cOme-his life is big with possibilities.
He may make or unmake kings,
change boundary lines between states,
write books that will mold characters,
or invent machines that will revolu-
tionize the commerce of the world.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
pa You ever stop 70 drink that it

Did you ever stop to think that it
was one thing to talk about people
and another thing to have people talk
about you2 If those of US who use
our tongues little too freely about
our neighbOrs would stop and reflect
about the matter and know the great
evil that comes from too much talk
and tattling, we are sure we would
call halt and gossip no more forever.
Yesterday we were asked five ever
saw a baldheaded woman. We an
swered "No," we never did, nor did
we ever see woman waltzing around
town in her shirt sleeves with cigar
in her teeth and running into every
saloon she saw. We have never seen
a woman go fishing with bottle
in her pocket sit on the damp ground
all day and come home drunk at
night. Nor have we ever seen wo-
man yank off her coat and say she
could lick any man in town. God
bless her she's not built that way.
Give the young and struggling a
word encouragement now and then.
You would not leave those plants in
your window boxes without water nor
refuse to open the shutters that the
sunlight may fall upon them, but you
would leave some human flower to
suffer from want of appreciation or
the sunlight encouragement. There
are few hardy souls that can strug-
gle along on stony soiI-shrubs that
can wait for the dews and sunbeams,
vines that climb without kindly train
ing-but only few. Utter the kind
word when you can see that it is de-
served.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

Praise your wife, man for PHYS
sake give her little encouragement
it won't hurt her. She doesn't ex-
pect it; it will make her eyes open
wider than they have for the last ten
years; but it will do her good for all
that and you too. There are many
women today thirsting tor word OF
praise and encouragement.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

He who does not understand your
silence will probably not comprehend
your words. What explanation can
explain away the necessity of an ex-
PLANTATION?
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

Complete success alienates man
from his fellows, but suffering makes
kinSmen of US all.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
NOT DANGEROUS.

Pat hear your wife is sick,
Moike.
Mike She is thot.
Pat Is it dangerous she is:
Mike-DNil bit. She's too
weak to be dangerous any more :
Exchange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

As mother-love varies not, save in
degree, and the law of gravitation is
everywhere the same, so does the
heart turn to its friend.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
"PHILISTINE" PARAGRAPHS.

Perhaps the friends we have are
only our other selves, and we getjust
what we deserve.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

Men who think alike and feel alike
do not have to get acquainted. =
Heart speaks to heart.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

The fellow who thinks he can
make good by doing evil sooner or
later has another think coming.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18


can wait for the dews and sunbeams,
vines that climb without kindly train
ing-but only few. Utter the kind
word when you can see that it is de-
served.
That the churches in any commun-
ity exercise a most potent influence
for good is conceded by all except the
most rabid or blatant infdel whose
egotism and self-conceit blind his
mind to the inestimable value of
Christianity. But to what extent are
the churches valuable in this COM
munity: The Galilean teacher said
of His disciples: "Ye are the light
of the world. ''Ye are the salt of
the earth" Hence, if all His dici-
piles are the light of the world and
the salt of the earth, the logical as
well as the scriptural conclusion is
that they are the light of the COM
munity in which they live. These
declarations, however, do not pre-
clude the possibility of the light 60
ing out-being hid under bushel-
or the salt losing its sadness. But
certainly no reasonable or fair-mind-
ed persons would accuse the churches
of being wholly composed of united
bands of hypocrits. For it matters
not to what extent sin, in its many
forms, may pervade the ranks of any
church, you will find within its mem
bership, consecrated men and women.
And it should be borne in mind that
it only requires few of the above
mentioned class to become the light
OF the community.
Hass
We often wonder why it is so many
young men can be seen loafng upon
our streets until late hour ofnight.
Many of them are from our best
homes. The fathers of these Young
men, many of them at least, are num-
bered among our best citizens. If
their COW or their horse or even their
fayorite dog was away from home
after dark they would be out on a
search, but their own children can
roam the town all night with appar-
emily no effort being made to find
them. The boy seems to be turned
loose at a tender age to wander at
will into the paths of sin and vice and
then we wonder where all our tramps
and worthless specimens ofhumanity
come from. 1t is a regrettable fact
that too many of them come from
seed terminated in good homes and
then sown in a careless manner upon
our streets and back alleys. Reader,
is your boy wasting his time upon our
streets; If SO had you better not, at
least, look after him as carefully at
nightfall as you would your horse and
COW. We did not intimate that this
evil exists to greater extent in this
community than in our sister towns,
but the evil seems universal and in
ereases in magnitude as the years
roll by.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

The UpIlft.
The present generation has seen a
wonderful development in kindness
helpfulness, and unselashness.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
Sight of $7,OOO,OOO on a Joy Ride

plishing anything Of the sort, eight
heavily armed guards ride to and fro
with the seven millions.
And this extra precaution is due to
the change in the system of making
money. Until recently the money was
printed at the bureau OF engraving
and printing. but sent to the treasury
minus the seal and the number, so that
II was not real money until handled
in the treasury.
Now one machine does all the work.
including the stamping of the seal and
number These figdres-the round
seal to the right and the number to
the left OF the face OF a paper bill,
stamped In blue-are what make bills
legal tender. Hence when the money
passes through the wonderful cutting
and stamping machine, which counts
bills out in lots of 100 after II is
through with them, 1t is ready TO
spend and anyone who got hold of 1t
would have the real thing.
1T seems queer to some people that
we should take such precautions to
guard the money wagon" says Direc.
tor Ralph of the bureau OF engraving
and printing. but we think It neces.
sary. A stitch in time saves nine. a.
we have been told from childhood"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
War Vessels to Go to the Scrap Heap

was on the deck OF the Winslow dur
ing the hottest cannon Are OF the war,
that Ensign Worth Bagley was killed
by an exploding shell. One OF the
achievements OF the Detroit was the
capture Of the Catalina TO the west.
ward OF Havana. and she took active
part in the bombardment Of San Juan.
Every man who joined in the move
ment for Cuba's freedom views with
sadness the passing OF these four bat
tleships. Accompanying the condemna-
tion OF the four Spanish War vessels
is the passing Of the old sloop-of-war
Portsmouth, forming the last chap
ter in the history of what is believed
to be one OF the most interesting
ships in the old navv.
Launched before ths beginning OF
the Mexican war, the Portsmouth took
an active part In that struggle, par.
ticipated in the suppression of the
African slave trade, fought in Chi
nese waters, and had a large share in
the operations in the Gulf of Mexico
during the Civil war.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
When Britishers Burned the Capitol

set fire to the capitol, the White
House and other public buildings. II
was at this time that Dolly Madison
cut the famous portrait OF Washing
ton from its frame, where II stood in
the great east room of the White
house. and, rolling it up. had It cart.
ed away with the few effects which
she was able to remove from the
White House. The British descrip-
tion of what went on in the capital
at that time is as follows:
The blazing houses, ships and
stores, the report of exploding maga-
zines and the crash of falling roofs
was one OF the finest sights to be con-
ceived. The sky was brilliantly H.
Illuminated By the confiagration. The
scene was as striking and sublime as
the burning OF ST. Sebastian's. To
ward morning a violent storm OF rain,
accompanied by thunder and light
ming. came on, whose flashes seemed
to vie In brilliancy with the flames
which burst from the roofs OF burning
houses, while the thunder drowned
the noise Of falling walls and was
only interrupted by the occasional
roar OF cannon and OF large deposits
OF gunpowder as they exploded. one
by one" But we don't look much like
a COW pasture now. don't you know.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
THE OUTCAST GYPSY
Now the Modern IShmaeI Amonu
Civilized Nations.
England and the United states Now
Turned Against Them-Ehorts
10 Induce Them 10 Settle
Down Unavalinq.

Washington. Everywhere through.
out the civilized world the hand OF
mankind seems to be raised against
the gypsies The last two refugees to
which they betook themselves tho
United States and England set
their faces against them. Hereafter
I'm England they arc 10 be treated
like common vagrants. without visible
means OF support. while in the United
States tho immigration laws serve TO
debar them as idle and dangerous
nomads.
France decided some years ago
that the gypsy was a public menace
and. in the summary fashion OF the
republic when II makes up its mind
to a thing. expelled him as relentless
ly al It has expelled the monks
Germany. which Ia grim manufac-
turing establishment. after all sim
ply ordered its thousands OF sentinels
along It's bayoneted border to turn
back every gypsy who showed his
nose at tho line.
Wrathful and perplexod, tho Rom
"hg hiNHNh 'i w hfAhAAiht bhA hOoNAlH
bayonets met them there. Desperate,
for they hate water like so many
Wildcats they took to tho canals OF
placid Holland But the phlegmatic
Dutchmen. every tradition OF their
plodding industry outraged at sight
Of the gay wanderers, drove them out
again.
Meanwhile, the Balkans. where the
gypsy has ever roamed as free as any
other bird OF prey. have begun TO feel
the call Of settled prosperity-if Bal
kan politics will ever give agriculture
Its chance-that attends the lowing
kline and the importation OF Ameri-
can reapers and binders. Sheep steal
ers and horse swindlers are impress
sing the flery-souled mountaineers
less than they used to. and the bars
are being steadily raised against
the gypsy. on the ground that he is
a common tramp, who contributes
nothing to the country and deserves
nothing from II.
Pennsylvania. time out OF mind. has
been the gypsy's native heath The
bills and caves let him live the life OF
the early troglodyte. and the industri-
ous among the population afforded
him sustenance. But all Romany
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28

COMETIMES It does us good TO rem
Al inisce a little bit. and this leads
US TO remark that SO years ago, the
British forces burned the capitol.
There were about 5000 in number
landed from the British vessels on
the Patuxent August 20, and on the
24th' they reached the capital. There
were only about 5000 men available
for defense OF Washington in the
American army. and they only had II
pieces OF artillery. So when the Brit
fish made their raid on Washington. al
though they were met with splendid
resistance, the American army was
compelled to retreat, and the red
coats made a triumphant entry into
Washington and began to carry out
the threat OF the commanding inva-
der, who said: Il will make a COW
pasture OF these Yankee capitol
grounds" Just as soon as the Brit
fish got possession OF the city they
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28

q TVEN million dollars on a Joy ride
~ through the streets OF Washington
is a sight TO be seen every week day
at the national capital. And this
stands less chance of getting hurt
through the carelessness of the driver
OF the wagon It rides in or from out
side forces than any Joy rider, ami
mate or inanimate, in the country.
For the treasury has a new money
wagon, a brand new vehicle made of
hardwood, iron and steel. with heavy
locks and bars. TO bring money from
the bureau of engraving and printing.
where it is made, to the vaults of the
treasury. where It Is stored for safe
keeping
And not only is the new wagon
nearly bombproof in itself, but just to
make sure that some foolish person,
with visions OF Jesse James hold-up
scheme. will never succeed In accom-
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
Apples.


The apple is a fruit that grows upon
a tree
Because of this fact, the tree In
called an apple tree.
The problem of whether OF not II
would be an apple tree II II did not
bear apples is ono that has racked
the brains OF some OF our deepest
thinkers.
At first blush, one would say Il
would not be an apple tree under those
circumstances.
Blushing again. and becoming gram
matical. he would say ''in those cir
cumstances."
However. we know that all the ma
pie sirup does not come from the
maple tree.
Apples used to be very nice and
good. They tempted Adam and Eve
10 break their lease before the hrst
fall.
Yet apples then were not as applen
nowadays Nowadays apples, like
eggs. are not considered at for the
market until they have been kept In
cold storage for at least one year.
II Adam and Eve had been tempted
with a cold storage apple their mail
would still have reached them at No
1. Eden.
No. Constant Reader, the Appala-
chan mountains we're not so named
because Of the apple orchards that
blanket their sides.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28

Wy \SHINGTON.-A bitter war on
w the house cat has been declared
by the department OF agriculture. Ex-
perts In the biological bureau OF that
department are making exhaustive in
vestigations of the cat as a spreader
OF disease. Already they have found
out enough to convince them that as
much danger turks in cat as in
rat, and rats are known to be fatal
distributors of plague.
Upon the completion OF these in.
vestigRtions efforts will be made by
the Federal authorities to have cat
license laws passed. II Is much more
desirable, they say, to have a license
for cats than a license for dogs.
I'VE know that cats carry disease"
said II. w. Henshaw, chief of the bu-
reau. In discussing the fight against
tabby. but we do not know to what
extent. We are practically certain
they carry diphtheria, scarlet fever
and ringworm. and we suspect they
carry tuberculosis. All this we want
TO find out OF course the fight to
bring about a cat license will be a
hard one. Such a suggestion will be
scoffed at But in time people will
come TO realize what a menace cats
are. That is what we hope to do
bring the people to such a realiza-
tion."
DR.. A. X. Fisher, of the bureau Of
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28
American Type Of Gypsy Woman.

can't subsist on tho loot OF Transyl-
vania. and Hungary and Austria re-
ceived the first overflow.
Maria Theresa a hundred and nifty
years ago had a brilliant idea for
squelching the dangerous nomads.
She provided doweries for all gypsy
niaidens who would marry her Aus
trian subjects. II was the most popu-
lar move any empress ever made, es-
pecially with the gypsy maidens.
They applied for the dowries in
beautiful. bridal droves: got them;
and ran of with their gypsy hus-
bands and lovers day after day. until
Maria Theresa concluded that gypsy
maidens were likely to prove unprofit.
able investments
Emperor Joseph II. thought he had
them fixed forever when he gave them
houses and lands. seed. grain and
farming implements. The seeds were
promptly eaten; the houses became
horse stables; the implements were
sold, and the owners moved on.
There are believed to be 800 900 OF
them in Austria and Hungary stlu:
100000 in Turkey; 10000 in Russia;
100000 in Spain and Portugal; so 900
in Italy; 10000 in the United States.
and several thousand in South Amer.
lea, TO whose broad pampas and rich
plantations their nomad fancy has
been turning for some years past. In
all, the whole race OF gypsies. as
known 10 the white nations. numbers
fewer than a million; and the whole
mass OF them is forever moving on.
The great traveller and ethnologist
Sir Richard Burton. whose translation
OF the Arabian Nights has immortal.
ized him. is one OF the few genuinely
scientific men who have studied the
origins OF the gypsies in genuinely
scientific manner. He does not con
demn them utterly, and is at pains TO
note that the race has, at times. pro
duced men of real distinction He
quotes the families OF the Hungarian
Hunyadis, the Russian Tolstoys the
Scotch Melvilles, the Cassilis and IN,
Contis In France under Louis XIV
and the famous gypsy chief. Thoma
Pulgar. who in 1896 gave Bishop Slgis
mund the help he needed 10 beat bacl
the Turkish invader from Europe
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-28

Now, there is william CamberwelL
gentle soul is he
He runs the popular hotel
AZ March place-b by the-Sea
Mosquitoes hover an about
Ana zip beside your ears
bul william Camberwell will shoutf
Don't KIM the little doars."
For Camherwer Is president
or the s. +. G.. A.,
And holds by animals" IL meant
Mosquitoes blithe and gay.
So he has now devised "A plan
Their bites TO obviate-
Within each room he mas pan
or stun TO fumigate.
He argues that by this device
The room II vaporzed
And the mosquitoes. In IA trice
Are antsepticised
Then they may come and roam around
All through the stilly night.
While every zoomng, cumming sound
Predicts IA stlngless bite.
And so each guest Is duly warned
To neither slap nor whack
The POOR mosquito. falsely scorned
When II calls for n snack
For thus says William CamberweIi;
1T does not hurt the guest:
The Insects pleased. the truth 20 ten
And all Is for the best"