The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-11-22


A BAD sYsTEM.-Th0 worst system
in the world of doing business is
adopted in this town-aud by this
we mean he credit system. 1t is a
business that ought to end and end
promptly: II no credit was given to
any one at the stores, it would be bet.
ter for The buyer and the merchant.
You go in debt and in six months or
a year you are called upon to settle,
aud if you have not the money your
note is demanded, which bears from
6 to 8 per cent interest per annum,
and when due, and you are not able
to pay it, you are forced to give a
deed of trust upon your property, to
prevent Judgment being taken
against you, and to save your proper
ty from going to forced sale. Nine
times out Of ten after you have given
the trust, you fail to make the pay
ment, and your property is sold at
half what it is worth, and you are
powerless to save it, aud rendered
homeless and penniless.
If men would pay as they go, there
would not be SO many people "hard
up" all the time. The merchant
could meet his bills promptly, and
the farmer could get the cash for
what he sells. We hope the public
Improvements now going on in our
midst will work revelation in our
mode of doing business, and bring
everything TO a cash basis.
The credit system will kill any
town or any community, and will
impoyerish the many while it en-
riches the few.
The long.promiscd treat for our
music.loving people, the Cantata,
IAN Hour in Fairy Land" under the
direction of Mrs. N. E. Hale, is to be
given at City Hall, tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening, November 23d. We
learn that the King and Queen, Fair.
les and choruses, violinists and every,
body are rehearsing smoothly and
well, and an excellent rendition of
this lavorite Cuntatu is assured.
The following are the principal
characters: Fairy King, Mr.. Joe Va,
rian; Fairy Queen, Miss Mollie Smith;
Fairy Cricket; Miss Lena Hess; Fairy
Fun, Miss Mamie Cable; Fairy Con-
tent, Miss Elma Perkins; Fairy True
Heart, Miss Carrie Gilmore; Fairy
Good viii, Miss Estella Whaley.
When it added that this perform
ance is for the benefit of Mrs. Hale
herself, a lady who has done so much
for our people, both young and old,
nothing more need be said to cause IL
well'flled house to greet her efforts
on tomorrow eTening.
Performance will begin at 5 p. m.
Admission, 70 cents; children under
ten years, Is cents; reserved seats, 80
cents; for sale at HooG's drug store.
PATENT FLoUR-Mr. C. NJ. Cole, of
the Excelsior FIGURING Mills, has just
added 10 his mill he necessary ma.
chinery for making the celebrated
Patent Flour" He made his first
run of this -four last Friday, and
turned out most excellent flour. On
Monday he semitic us a sack ofthc "pat
ent," which our better.halr thorough.
ly tested, and pronounced it as good
flour as she has ever used. This flour
in the house, will always keep a
mans wife in good humor, for there
is nothing that provokeS or mortifes
u woman more than bad flour and
bad bread. Geta barrel ofthe patent
and try it, and our word for it, you
will always use it in your homes
Mr.. Cole, is a pushing, energetic
man, and deserves the patronage Of
our people.
CAN'T AFFORD IT.-When you hear
a man say that be can't afford to take
his county paper you may readily
form an idea of the kind of a citizen
he is. No earnest, sound minded cit.
iGen can afford to do without his
county paper If he has right spir,
it within him he will patronize his
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