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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-02-16
Some Legislali.e Advice.

Lord Beaconsflcld advised some
young novelist to "Nrite about what
you know about" If we nightmare
soboldas to advise our Legislature, we
would say, 'Legislate about some
thing that you can handle" Speak
er Wilson seems bent on regulating
all the railroads, now Independent Of
the fact that we especially want
more railrods; and that they would
be a great benefit, even if they charg-
ed tie same rates the present roads
charge; independent of the fact that
the last Legislature spent much val
liable time in session and out of ses.
sion, trying to handle this same
question, and didn't handle it at all;
and independent Of the fact that older
and wiser States have tried the same
thing and failed, and that the United
States have never yet been powerful
enough to control railroad charges:
there are other things that are more
profitable for the Legislature to do.
We have in the State, probably ten
thousand miles of wagon roads, which
have no vested rights and no fran.
chises. They belong to The counties
of West Virginia; mud, water and
bitches, together with all theappur
tenances thereto belonging" 1t is
not only the privilege, but the duty
OF the Legislature, tohandle the Sub.
ject and to handle it well. We pre-
sumo there has been more money
nisspent and mis.appropriatcd upon
these roads and more loss to the State,
because of their inefficient handling,
than ever there will be from over
charging of present railroads, or rail
roads to come.
Again, We venture the assertion
that the State looses almost as much
yearly from the ravages of dogs upon
sheep, as she does from over charges
of railroads. Now the dog, like the
mud roads, are all our own; we have
the right to handle both, if our wise
men can only agree upon the manner.
Would it not be better then for the
Legislature TO spend more time in
consulting upon subjects like these,
that they have undisputed right and
power to regulate, and that do need
remedies, than to parley over matters
that are doubtful andperhaps beyond
their power? We have but two or
three pieces of railroads within our
limits. We have thousands of miles
of bad mud roads and thousands Of
bad worthless dogs. A State that
can't take good care Of its county
roads and sheep, ought not to talk
much about regulating railroads.
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The Baptists in thu United States
number 2,l93,044 this year, against
2,l02,034 last year, showing an in
crease Of Sl,010.. There are 1905 as
sociationS-incrcase of 20; 25,704
embellishments, 295; 15,40l or
dained ministers-increase, Az
The additions by baptism were 49,
924, falling off Of upward of $4,000
from last year. Thcexclusions num-
bercd 20,jS0.
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legal Advertisements.
TRVSTEE'S SALE
Foundry and Machine Shop.

fNHE undersigned, Trustee, by virtue Of
J. the authority vested in him by Deed
OF Trust executed on the 9th day OF july.
1873, by James N, polsley and Fannie
Polsloy, his wife, to secure to @. p. r.
Moore, John g. Stortz andT Stribliny, the
payment oil certain notestherein described,
default having been made in the payment
thereof, and having been requested by the
holders OF said notes to make sale OF tho
property conveyed by said deed, which il
Of record in the Clerks Office OF Mason
County Court, in Trust Deed Book No. &.
page 500, will, on
Saturday, the odd day OF Janu.
AIRY, 1851,
at the Front door Of the Court House Of
Mason county, proceed to sell at public
suction, the undivided two-thirds OF lot
known as 10; MOL in the4th tier OF town
lots OF Point Pleasant, together with all
the machinery and appnrtenances thereon
situated ind belonging thereto.
This property IN known MS the "Point
Pleasant Foundry and Machine Shops"
and is in good running order.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash as 10 S2l07 90, andthe costs Of sale.
and n credit until thc oath day OF July,
1881, will be allowed as TO the residue
Bond with good security will be required
for tbe deferred payment, and the title to
tile property retained until payment.
d. W. PUlSLES, Trustee.
dec. l5-4w.
Tire above sale is postponed until SIT
aTddy, February 26th, 1881.
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Rebccca Harrison, Defendant,
In Ghnnnnrv

The object OF the above entitled suit liz to
obtain II divorce from the Bonds of Matri-
mony in iavor OF the said i. NJ. Harrison,
against the said Rcbccca Harrison, and it
appearing by affidavit filed in tire papers
OF this cause that the Defendant Rebccea
Harrison is u non resident OF thisState. II
is ordered that she do appear here at Rules
10 be held in the Clerks Office OF the Ch'
emit Court OF said county, on the first Mon
day in the month OF March next, and do
what is necessary to protect her interest
in this suit Tcstc:
CiAS. B. WAGGENER, Clerk
Hoge & Mcnager and lIogg, Soils.
feb. 2-lw.
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a burning shame that thousands
Of men and women should suffer with
a pain in the back, caused by a strain,
inflamed kidneys and torpid liver,
when there is an unfailing remedy.
+. K. Thompson'S Barosma, Buchu,
Backachc, Liver and Kidney Cure is
warranted to give relief and cure the
gravel inflammation Of the kidneys,
liver complaint and diseases arising
from torpid or disordered liver, as
thousands testify during the past
eight years.
Prepared by E. X. Thompson, I'll
tusville, Pa.
Sold by Point Pleasant Drug Store
and A. G. Van Glider.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF Ifottse and Three Lots In ihe
Town Of West Columbia.

IN pursuance OF the terms Of q decree of
/ the Circuit Court OF Mason County,
West Virginia, rendered on tho 10th day
OF October, 1880, IN a suit.therein pending
in which W. ?. Shank, who sues, &C., for
r. L. Winkleblaek as plaintiff and A. G..
Mason, ct. ak. are defendants, tho under
signed, Sperisl Commissioners, appointed
for that purpose, will OH the It'll day oil Feb.
ruary, 1881, at the front doer OF the Court.
Hoase OF Mason County, proceed to sell NJ
public auetionto the highest bidder, lots
Nos. 10 III ana, the land lying be.
tween SAID losAi&ntl the, Ohio liver and thu
land lying bed cen LOT No. III aid tbs
Ohio river, situate fniSthe town OF West
Columbia, beldnging to the defendant 10.
serh ,Brumley!
TERMS OF SALE:--Cash MS to one-third Of
the purchase money and the residue upon
credit oisix and twelve months, taking.
from the purchaser bond with good secu-
rity bearing interest from day OF saie and
retaining the title rs further security.
las. b. MIIN!sGi Err,
W. r., T0siLINsON,
jan 5.4w Special Commissioners.
The above sale is adjourned and contin-
uelluntil Monday, the FL day Of Mdyy
1881
JAS. b. AtENAGER,
w. II. T0SlLlNS0N,
feb.i6-ti. Special Commissioners.
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Keeping Ice without Ice-Houses.

[ American Agriculturist for February ~
Ice has passed from the list Of the
Injuries 10 that Ut the necessities u
farm life. Whoever lives where ice
is formed, and so near to body Of
wafer that the hauling will not be
too costly, should have an ice.house.
Ice keeps best in large masses, and
in building it will DO found that a
house to hold enough for two years
will cost but little more than one for
single years stock. Occasionally,
as last winter, the ice fails over The
greater part Of the country. Amid
winter will cause no anxiety to one
who has supply of ice left over
In December, 1879, p. SOB, q plan is
given for building an ice-house in
the corner Of roomy barn; the hints
there given will enable one to con-
vert any spare out. building into an
ice-house. In March, 1879, we show
ed how temporary ice.house could
be made and how ice may be kept
without a house. If one has an
abundance Of ice, bot no ice-house,
and has straw in plenty, IL may be
worth while to stack up a lot, though
it can hardly be expected to last all
summer. The ice-stack is especially
useful when the ice-house is not large
enough to hold u full supply if the
ice is freely used. An ice.stack to be
drawn upon during the early sum
mer, will allow the storein the house
TO DO a long time untlistnrbed. If
the stack can be made in u shady
place, all the better; select a spot
where the water will drain oil, and
lay down tier Of rails foot or 20
apart; on these put layer Of brush,
and upon the brush, straw to the
thickness of foot. If possible set
strong pole in the center. Nuw
stack up the, ice as in ice house, TAX.
ing care that The mass does not in
cline TO one side. The covering for
the sides may be straw, salt hay,
swale hay, or even leaves but the
latter will need TO be held in place
by boards. 4 foot in thickness of
protecting materials will do, but
thicker will be better; old boards,
with braces to press them against
the straw, etc, may be used if need.
ed; the stack is to be finished by a
roof OF straw, put ON with pins and
ropes, us i'll flushing Of "a hay stack.
On grain farms, where straw is album
lant, the nfass Of ice nray be covered
With a great thickness Of straw, by
building u stack Of it over the ice
In using from such stack the leo
should be taken of ON all sides reg
ula.ly, and care taken to properly
replace the covering. The larger
such a stack the >bettcr--a cube Of ice
II feet OH each side.
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FOR LEAsE-KLINE HOUSE.

fHfllS HOTEL. is now Tor rent for term
| nj years, to the most desirable appll-
cant. Apply 10 MnS. EllZA KLINE AZ
POINT Pleasant West Va tdrc27- Inn
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The fuel famine in certain locali-
ties of the west and northwest has
forced people into using corn for
fuel. II proves an admirable, and,
under the circumstances, a cheap
substitute for wood and coal. The
instructive feeling that ii is wickedly
wasteful to burn up an article used
for food vanishes before the necessity
of the case aud the fact that corn is
not nearly so precious a commodity
as the scanty timber. Two bushels
Of corn, which can be burned either
in a CRATE or a wood stove, will suffice
for bitter winter day, and two acres
it is estimated, will supply family
with the years fuel.
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1t is reported that amajority of the
special Committee on inter-occanic
canals is IN favor ri Eatis' ship.nil-
way scheme. We suppose from this
that Mr.. Eads has convinced the ma
jority, in one way or another, that
great ships can be transported safely
and ckeaply over gigantic mountains
from ocean TO ocean. OF course, if
anybody wants to believe in Mr.. Eads
amazing scheme they are at liberty
to do so, and that u congressman can
be nude 10 believe in anything
should not be matter of surprise, but
there isagrave suspicion abroad that
Capt. Eads' Mississippi jctty scheme,
on account Of which lie WAS paid mil.
lions of dollars DOT Of the Enited
States treasury, is proving anything
but successful, and the country will
not be in great hurry about back.
ing up any more Of his ideas until it
is known that the other costly one is
not failure. Even then his ship
lailway scheme appears to be so en-.
tirely improbable that few sensible
people have been gotten to even con
slider it, and it win hear grea, deal
more investigation than the congress
sional committee appears to have
given it.
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Editorinl correspondence.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. Z, 1888


soh LOOK me moor ana addressed the
mouse as gfea' leng.n 10 iayor Oh ms
Dill. he haa whole law library be-
lore h'm' anu 'he visitor 70 The House
would nave oeen LED 70 the impress
ION tnat ne was IN court room IN
s.cad o. a Legislative body. he
showed shese gigantic corporations
no mercy. ana showed up their ex-
Ioftlons on the people who would not
do Their bidding.
February @.
MIR. wilson was followed to day, by
Hon. Geo. ID. Moftett, Of Pocahontas,
in very able speech in opposition
to the passage of the Bill. He claim
ed it would work disastrously to the
people of this State, and that no more
railroads would be built in.this State
IL TINS BIZ become law. His argu-
ment was very elective.
fe0rudry 9h.
ne DIN coming up again as the
special oraef OF the day, Judge Fer
eusoh spoke IN oehali Oh the Bill, but
II MS remarks iei' d oack door open'
W escape IL necessary. Ills argu'
'hen u, was a very singular one ana
WINE admitting we should DO some
'hlhs III regard 10 the extortions OF
'heSe railroads. ne doubted the pro
pfle'y or power Oh the Legislature 10
nA q maximum RATE Oh charges iof
railfoaus. Az the conclusion OF MS
" "'0'
Gu 70 Jay !, ,he Dill! on 'ne 'aole' ana
u'"Ao :. 'no sPeoi"i o'uef VI 'o-'iios-
'0"' ~ . : A.
The opinion OF the best informed
Is that the Bill Will pass the House
oy a very decided majority, and also
The senate These corporations have
OF late been crushing out the bus
mess interests OF this State. They
nave formed along the Z. d y. X. r.,
"ha1 'hey call Agencies and TO them
producers must sell thelrcommodlties
a' d price n&ea by these Agencies
OF not AZ all. Ii they refuse TO sell,
'hey are denied iaciiltles to ship
.he'r products ana Ii facilities are
,ufn'shea men, rates are made SO
nigh' thaI they can not compete in
Tue markets
RECEPTION
on tuesday evening the Governor
ana Mrs Mathews, gave a reception
W the members OF Inc Legislature,
W the eapltoi, winch was well at
'ehueo ny the members ana The elite
OF the CITY, IL was a grand 'afialr'
"no y very ehJoyaoie OCCASION your
correspondent was on haho'
NEARING THE END
The Legislature Is nearlllea the con-
stltutlonal limit! OF forty-fve DAYS
when hope we will adjourn. | am
afraid, however, that my hopes will
be blasted, as ii seems TO be the i'm
preston OF the best informed mem
oers that the session will be protract-
ed until the last of April, and may
be longer. shall oppose the extern
sloa OF time, and if necessary to re-
convene, let the Governor exercise
his constitutional right, and call the
Houses together in extra session.
BILLS.
Quite a number of Bills have been
passed and become laws. A resolu.
tlon hes been adopted in the House
providing for the printing ofthe acts
with notes, as they are passed and
signed, allowing 20 to 40 copies to
each member, to send to his constitu.
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Extension of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway.

The contracts for the extension Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
from Richmond to Newport's News,
q distance of 65 miles, have been
awarded to the experienced and well
known firms of Mason, Shanahan &
Hoge, and Mcmahon & Green-the
work to be completed by the LIST of
next July, by which time its western
connections will be completed, ma
king it one Of the most important
railways in this country.
Thousands of testimonial can be
furnished of the relaxative and heal.
ing properties Of Thompson's Rheu-
matte War I.inimcnt.
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III Chancery.

Stats ofWest Virginia, Mason County, IS;
A T Rules held in the Clerks office Of the
n Circuit Court Of Mason County on the
last Monday in the month OF January, 1881.
+. NJ. Harrison, Plaintiff,
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Mr.. Burdet,e in lecture in Hart
ford said: "This is Hartford-you can
get insured here in any way and for
anything you wish-mutnal, endow-
ment, tontine, accident, intentional,
nomadic, differental, protoplasmic,
s.; mist, Old School Presbyterian,
Congis Estional, Bob Ingersoll, Re
Nuisance, Gothcc, byzantine, green
back, composi.", corinthian, Scotch,
cheviot, gossamer seamless, new
Wheeler & Wilson, barbed wier,
liver pad, and hard finish. 1t is the
centeral and distributing point for
the entire insurance business Of
America. No insurance company is
genuine without Hartford is blown
upon the bottle"
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The Local Option Bid was defeated
in the Ohio Legislature by a vote of
81 TO 50.
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CoMs1rssIoNER,s SALE.

DURSU AM to'the terms anil provisions
< Of ~ deereetal order Of the Circuit
Court OF Mason county, West Virginia,
rendered at the October term, 1880, OF said
court, i'll the consolidated suits therein
pending, III which Francis Stevens who
sues by her next friend James l.. Clendin-'
en-, is plaintiff, and Hannibal Stevens and
others are defendant, and Fannie Stevens
and others who sue by their next friend
Mary SteyenS and Mary Stevens in her.
own right andlGcorge Faidlcy administers
| tor de b0niS noiS>pf the estate Of John II
Stevens deceased, aare plaintiffs, and John
e. Henderson and Others are defendants,
the Undersigned spssaS commissioner APP
pointed BY said decree i6r that purpose,
will on the 24tl day Of February.
1881, al the front door OF the Court House
OF said Mason county, offer for sale at psb-'
lie auction to the highest bidder, n certain,
tract OF lant containing abont $50 acres.
situate in ClendipoH District in said seenty,,
on Crab Creek aboa two miles from the
ONO river, more particularly described in
said causes as Lot No. OF tract lBl assign
cd as dover to Mary Stevens. Said tract
OF land to be sold subject to the said life
estate OF the said Mary stsvsns therein; the
land is OF excellent quality and well inn
proved.
TERMS OF SALE:
0ns-third ofthe purchase money cash in
hand, and the residue upon credit Of
twelve and eighteen months, taking bond
with good security FOR the deferred Install
mcnts bearing interest from day OF SALE,
and retaining the title 10 the land as a.
further security.
W. r. GUM,
feb2-4w. Special Commissioner.
State Of West Virginia, Mason County, $50
A I Rules held in the Clerks office OF tho
II Circuit Court OF Mason County, on thu.
last Monday in the month OF January, 1881.
Jermiah Yaugcr, who seus for the use OF
w. II. Tomlinson and ID. W. Polsley,,
Plaintiff,
Jacob Plants, Leonard Plants and George
Daugherty, trustee, George W. Pullin
and Q. b. Waggener trustee and w.
ii. Tomlinson, Defendants,
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit Is to enforce a
judgment lien in favor of the Plaintiff
against the Defendant Jacob Plants, and to
subject the land OF said Defendant Jacob
Plants, to the payment Of said judgment,
and other liens thereon, and it appearing
by the returns OF the sheriff that the De.
PENDANT, Leonard Plants is non resident,
it is ordered that he do appear here ut
Rules TO be held in the Clerks Office OF the
Circuit Court OF said county OH the first
Monday in the month OF March next, and
do what is necessary to protect his interest
in this suit. Tcste:
CHAs. B. WAGGENER, Clerk,
Tomlinson < Polsley, Soils
feb. DIV,
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Gross AssAuLr.-Last evening
in Middltport, John A. Myers, a
young attorney who resides in that
place, assaulted on the street, near
Swallows store, Major F. c. Russell,
another attorney of the place, knock.
ed him down twice and beat and
bruised him about the face and head
in a painirGll manner. Russell was
unable to defend himself owing to
being crippled in his ankles and
having had his hands disac!!ed by
freezing last winter, and the assaui:
was stopped by the interference of
Mr.. E. W. Rutherford, a member of
the petit jury, from Columbia, and
Robert Higgenbotham, a policeman
or ex.policeman of Middleport, who
witnessed the affair Russells face
is considerably swollen this morning,
and he has not left his residence to
come up to Court to-day. Myers
grievance, we understand, was be.
cause his name had been omitted from
the list of at,ornys appointed by the
Judge to defend INDECENT criminals
in the Court Of Common Pleas, aud
he thought Russell had been instrn.
mental in having this done. 1t
seems that Myers had never been ad-
mitted to the bar in Ohio, and he
had been objected to by some Of She
members of the bar on this account.
Russell denies having anything to do
with the matter, and claims that the
assault was without the slightest
provocation or excuse. So far as we
have heard an expression Of public
opinion, it strongly condemns Young
Myers for his conduct. His action is
freely spoken Of as unjustifable and
outrageous.-Mcigs Co., Telegraph.
Mr.. Moody spoke in ono of his San
Francisco calculations Of the fate Of
those who, thought otherwise good
persons, were not regenerated BY
divine grace. He referred feeling
ly to dear grandmother who had
died unconverted, saying: although
she was good and kind, and dearly
loved me, fear she has met with the
reward Of all who die not owning
Christ. | know she is in hell."-
This was too much for q man near
the front, who walked down the aisle
toward the door. "There is a gentle
man, who is tired Of listening about
Christ, He going straight to hell"
Tho object Of this public rebuke
turned and said, in quiet, clear
voice; "Well, is there any message
| can take your grandmother, Mr..
Moody2
Tho Rnntists in tina TTnited States
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Jacob Plants, Leonard Plants and George
Daugherty, trustee, George W, Pullin
and 9. Is. Waggener trustee and w.
II. Tomlinson. Defendants.
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SCHOOL BILL.

House Bill No. 100, is the Bill in
regard to public schools, and it will
come up on its second reading TO-
morrow. 1t revises, amends and re-
enacts chapter As of the Code. 1t
contains very many good features,
and many very Objectionable fea.
lures. | shall not now attempt to
comment upon the Bill, but will
send copy to the Register, SO it may
make such comments upon the said
Bill, as seems best. This constant
tinkering with the school law, will
eventually result in the destruction
of the system altogether. 1t seems
strange that when good law in re-
gard to schools is once adopted, that
The subject is not let alone. True,
the presen. law is bad and deficient,
and needed some amendment, but
whether this chapter is an improve
ment over it, is a question.
ROAD LAW.
The Judiciary Committees Road
Law is still on the table, and l hope
it will remain there. 1t is an iniq-
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THE ahcvc sale is postponed until Sat-
aTtidy, February goth, 1881.
u W PNISIEN Trnainn
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State Of West Virginia, Mason County, $50
A T Rules held in the Clerks office Of tho
II Circuit Court Of Mason County. on the
last Monday in the month OF January, 1881.
Jermiah. Yaugcr, who seus for the use OF
W. II. Tomlinson and d. W. Polsley,
Plaintiff,