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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20
500 A MINUTE q.
Tie National Debt Is Being
Paid AT Thai Rate.

t1AA ht AuSt 4Ahlet
The decrease Of the public debt
in the fiscal year that is to end in
eight weeks will be over sixty mil.
lions Of dollars. This will not be
SO great, as in some former years,
but it is faster than we generally
suppose. Five millions Of dollars
a month isSl66,0O0 a day, or 500
a minute. This is a pretty rapid
rate a which to be extinguishing
the pnblic debt, in spite Of the PEG.
pie who are crying all the time
that our debt lie growing less in an
inperceptible way. The debt Is
now only one billion four million
dollars in round numbers. 81
course this dedncts from the debt
the cash in the Treasury" and il
ought to be so. The cash in the
Treasury is to redeem the green
OacRs, ana gold and silver certili
Gates, and as these are counted as
debt, the cash which is always on
hand 10 redeem them ought to be
counted as an offset. The debt is
one billion eight hundred and eigh.
ty-three million dollars. The cash
in the Treasury is four hundred
and eightythree million dollars.
Deduct the latter, and you have
the debt cut down to one billion
four hundred millions.
The reduction this year has not
been as great as in former years
but even at the present rate the to.
tai public debt will be wiped ont
in % years, or about the time which
has ELAPSED since it was created
People who are in the habit Of
groaning about our debt being
something too great to bear will do
well to inquire about the debts Of
other nations.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

A young boy named Arnold, on
~ ten yearsof age shot and wound
ed gold eagle in Mineral county
last week SO badly that he was able
to capture ii. 1t measured neal
seven feet and weighed lSI pounds
The same young fellow a few days
before killed n red fox.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The only city in the United
States that has no roller skating
rink is Louisville, Ky. The fact Of
the matter is the people of that
city are so completely absorbed in
their sour mash and pokor.playing
that they don't get time to think
Of a new craze untila year or two
aftor oil the rest Of the world has
recovered from 10.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Miss Julia, The only child Of tbe
late siopewall Jackson, will be
married June Sd, to Mr.. VIM. g.
Christian, a prominent merchant
Of Richmond, Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

/, D, Chichester had two horse.
taken from Mr., Alvin Liggett',
pasture on Thursday evening Of
last week. They were found by
Martin Wilson in possession Of two
abandoned females near his resi-.
dence, Friday morning. The horses
were returned and the women ar
rested and are now in Jail, having
been held to answer an indictment
by Justice s. L, Loadin. -Bachaa.
on Delta. -,Vt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The Ohio legislature has submit.
ted to the people a constitutional
amendment changing tho state
election from October to November.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The railroad up tho. Elk river
will be built rs soon as the citizens
of Kanawha county donate the
right Of way. The Company il
composed ofSenators Camden, Cam,
eton, Bfockerhoft and Wayne Nc.
Weigh and others.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Those Republican postmasters
who so induStriously circulated the
circulars about Maria and the Kid
during the last campaign, need not
be surprised if their official heads
are placed upon the block. Nc
matter how much love they now
have for Maria or admiration fol
the Kid.-Fdiymoat Index,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The contract is soon to be lei for
the erection Of a new Catholic
Church at White Sulphur Springs.
u will DO Of stone and will Gust
$4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Ruiner Brothers have contracted
to build a three story brick in place
Of the building which was thrown
down by the recent explosion az
Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Two handted RATS of timber
says the Huntington Commercial Of
last week, arrived at Guyandotte
this week from Lincoln and Logan
counties. We are told that The az.
erage worth of these RATS is 5000
which would aggregate $4,000
About 800 men were required to
bring them down the Guyan river
Times should be flush about Guy.
andotte, where the timber is dis.
posed of.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

InCendiarics have been at work
in Jefferson county, one night last
week the barn of Col. Gibson was
burned, destroying 5 horses, l colt,
10 sheep, 5 cows, 6 heifers, a new
reaper and a lot of other machinery
and 4 quantity Of grain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Conway Wilson and will somer.
vile, well known graziers OF Har.
day county, have gone to Chicago
to purchase stock cattle to Craze on
their rich grass land in West Vir.
ginia. They propose to buy 100
head. ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20
May 18th, lss5.4w.

The undersigned will continue the
business at the same stand, and hopes
BY fair dealing to retain the liberal pat.
ronage heretofore extended to the old
firm. Parties indebted to the late Arm
will please come forward and settle their
accounts without delay.
maylSw4l J. S. 0'R0ARK.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Grafton has a sensation. R. A
BeveElin u furniture man Of that
place, who has been living there
for some time, has declared that
the party with whom he has been
living as his wife, is not his wife
and that her children are bastatds
He says that he had a wife living
ut tho time Of his pretended mar
rage with her, and deceived her
He has followed up this statement
by marriage with an ungalnly
dwarf ard has deserted his disgrac
ed family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

A Miss Louise Perkins, of San
Francisco, is trying TO play the
role of Sarah Al'hpa Hill, her
Sharon being the California millio
naire, Baldwin. Miss Perkins ha,
a writtea agreement pledging Bald
win to marry her, as well as eyi
dence that she was introduced a.
his wife. Baldwin is living with
his fourth wife-a case Of 60 and
20, aud San Francisco trembles in
fear Of another Hill Sharon case.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Qnite a number Of new appoint.
have been made by the Prosi.
dent during the present week in
the postal, internal revenue and
consular departments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

A new Prophet has arisen in the
soudan. He evidently thought
FL Mahdi had too good a thing in
his monopoly in that line and
wants to share it With him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Cincinnati is to spend 100000
on her streets as soon as the money
can be made available, There will
be some big grabs" made and
probably one half the money will
reach its legitimate destination.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

An Illinois man boxed his wife's
ears for investing two dollars in q
lottery ticket She went home tc
her ma and her ticket drew $1,000
and the husband will give any.
body horse and COW to convince
her that he was only in fun when
he made her ears ring.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Mr.. Tilden seems to be growing
more robust every day. Can it DO
that lie hears 1888 softly calling
him2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Great excitement was created at
PaFkersbutg last week by the al,
rest Of Nathan Hutchinson, d
wealthy farmer living near that
city, charged with arson. On
the night Of April 20, bis barn
was burned to the ground with
much grain and valuable machin
cry, the loss being $4,000 The
property was insured BY New York
city underwriters for $1,000. The
company made an investigation,
which resulted ia the arrest Of
Hutchinson, who confessed that he
fred the property himself. He at
tempted to drown himself, but was
prevented. 1s.'lE
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The Welzel Democrat cites the
present effort Of the Republican
party Of this State as the only in.
stance known If a corpse attempt.
ing to commit suicide.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The frightful epidemic at Ply.
mouth, Pennsylvania, is explained
and the medical theory that typhoid
fever originated from a poison
swallowed with the food or drink is
sustained. Plymouth has u popu.
lation Of 5000. Fully 1000 PEG.
pie were Frustrated and there were
seventy death, The committee Of
physicians report that tho water
supply Of Plymouth was contami
mated at its head by the excreta Of
a typhoid fever patient at the top
Of the Shawnee Mountain. The
house is within forty fee! Of the
stream which furnishes Plymouth
its water. In all cases where the
fever broke out IL was IN families
using hydrant water. In families
where well and cistern water was
used there was no fever, except
among school children, who used
hydraut water for drinking purpo'
ses.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Some people cannot see any
change in things since President
Cleveland was ioauglrated, One
change is very apparent to US.
The Republican Office holders are
not half so arrogant and insulting as
tormerIy.-En.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Tho State elections Of 1885 will
be held in Massachusetts, Con.
necticut, New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio,
Iowa, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Six of these States went democratic
last fall and four republican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Secretary Lamar, at the request
Of tho Commissioner of Labor, has
appointed seventeen special agent,
Of labor. Fourof these gentlemen
will go abroad to study the labor
and wage question thoroughly in
the industrial districts of Great
Britain, Germany, France, switzer.
land aud Belgium, The Others
will pursue the same investigations
in this country, They will be paid
four dollars q day and expenses
The majority of them are Demo
Gratis. The Knights Of Labor have
three representatives upon the
commission,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

Senator Evarts seems to regard
the war as a failure because The
republican party is fast losing its
hold upon the enfranchised colored
men of the south, Poor Eyarts
himself is sud failure, politically
and otherwise.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20
Dissolution.

THE co.partnership heretofore exist.
i ing under the finn name Of ]. s.
O'Roark & Co., has been dissolved by
mutual consent. All debts owing by
the firm, and all claims due the lirm,
will be settled By j, s. o'Roark.
Us. 0'R0ARK,
7, ]. SNYDER,
J.C. SNYDER,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

The Hardy Express says a terri.
Die accident occurred On Saturday
last, about three miles from Old
Fields store, in which Asbpry
Everett was badly :injuted. He
had been to his mill in company
With his brother, and had reached
the point in-the ad-when the nc.
cident occurred, when his horses
became frightened and plungedfor.
ward. The front wheels struck a
breaker ii The road which threw
the rear end Of the bed up and uh.
coupled the wagon. Mr.. r. iamp.
ed, bpt,Sas, caught betweenthe bed
and The ground and dragged / +
zone distance. The flesh on his
face and head was literally ground
I'd, and the right arm and leg bad.
ly bruised.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20

- pNrtNIl CEtuliVF llitYflt u flllgtl
" sharp trick q few ieys agowheH
he 81 1 constable q levy "a. bnapf
Tie iortns6i tie Saturday Evening
Gazette The Gazette went 10 press
attwou'clock Sunday morning, aud
officer was instructed toleyy at
I36Tty,fye minutes past eleven Sat.
htday night! Theleyy was made
fandsit twas Sunday moaning .bsfpIe
arrangements could be nude IL sat.
isfy the claim. Then the consta.
biz declined iosreceiye the money
bacansehe could Rott transact bust
moss on Sunday. Hiider the cif.
cuinstahces. the papsfhad to come
out as a half sheet. When the
matter wasshawn up insthe courts
. the Judge removed The cute consta.
bic from office, and iheGazstte PEG.
pie sued thesharp cteditorfors25,.
900 damages.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20


The republicans do not seem to
appreciate the political generosity
of Secretary Lamar in giving to
their purity u representation Of one
member to two democrats upon the
various pension examining boards
in the country, as they should do
in the face Of the fact that the
democrats had Misrepresentation up.
on those boards, in any instance
under republican rule. tits dill.
cult for republicans to get rid Of
the idea that they own the govern.
ment and that all the Offices right.
fully belong to them. But time
will ultimately root out this heresy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-20
stdeL f;aI,,hIlnv.

There is 3 very general condem.
nation Of gambling and very praps
erly 20, for no practice has q more
de9asiDg effect upon the morals Or
tends more rapidly to blunt that
nice sense Of honor, which should
be preserved with such jealous care.
In fact q Transaction by which one
rnan'obtaihs MONEY from another,
withou. q "qaid proqpo," Is very
little removed from highway rob
berry. The phase Of gambling that
falls under this righteous condem.
nation is principally confined to
card playing, horse racing and bet.
ting, but there IS a species Of the
evil that is really more farrpach.
ing in lis effects, and involves
much greater losses than those
named, politely called speculation.
Intone case a few hundreds thpus
ands Of dollars, at most, change
bands, in the other The operations
frequently involve hundreds Of
thousands or millions. In the llL.
Ter class ofgambling operations, the
winner is considered a shorp
shrewd fellow, and The loser alone
comes under the ban Of public opin.
ion. II seems to be regarded that
The Sin Of this.sortof gambling con.
sists entirely in losing and not in
winning. Within the last year
more money has been lost, more
regulations wrecked, and more dis
honesty brought 70 light IN Wall
street, in the practice ofstock gam.
bling and other wreckle:s specula.
tiOns, than would be at tho card
table, or on the race track in ten
years. The whole business Of the
country seems to be conducted up.
on plan that practically consists
in betting upon the price Of a Ger.
tain commodity at a given time,
for that is what the system Of mar.
gins, puts and calls, the terms used
on change, amounts to. There is
no difference between that aud the
ante, blind and straddle Of the polk.
err table, only it takes more money
to gamble in Wall street than in
q faro bank.
The momentary arrangement of
the country is directly attributable
to the high pressure system Of spec.
ulatiOn that has obtained to such
an enormouse extent, and the soon.
er the speculative bubbles, so fair
to the eye, yet so delusiye in real
ity, which are floating in the air,
collapse, the better for legitimate
business, -Nmtinbrg Statesman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11
Agh cregk ana VLcLnlty

The Bethel Sunday School has passed
through another successful quarter,
which shows that the officers, teachers,
and in fact all interested, have success
fully performed their work. The re-
port TO- the quarter just ended shows up
something ike he following: Average
attendance Of teachers, SO (out of A. ;;
pupils - number Of Sundays school
has been in session, q; number OF sun
days school was not IN session, 6 con-
dition of school, good and progressive .
We think that Sunday chool workers
everywhere have great cause to feel en-
Outraged. The above report certainly
shows wel for q rural school, yet we
can make it better the coming quarter
by turning out and helping the good
work along by our presence aud inlu-
ence. The sunday school can not be
overestmated as lnoralizing factor,
and while the Bethel school, like ali
others, has had a struggle Tor existence,
yet we believe that the school is entering
on q season of prosperity. co on i'm the
good work, and give God the praise.
Bro. Blackman, "a very Jealous preach
err Of the Free Methodist denomination,
breaches for The people of Ash Creek
every two weeks, He addresses himself
maialy 20 the young people and the I'M
regeBerate. While Bro. Blackman's
skin is black, we believe his heart is
white, made so By the blood of Christ
lie spoke at Bethel Sunday, July ., and
among many other good things said;
'sEhe trouble is that men do not live
what they profess. You must get your
selves In that shape SO that you conform
TO the Word. - He said that every one
has an influence that religion VIII tell
on Itself; can't be hid. s-W hen you tell
your child to do thing, see that he
does it. % After speaking of the hatred
he formerly had for white people, he
said, i love everyone, Who did this
Tor me2 Not man, not the bayODet, act
the lash Only God could make this
great change Look 1t yourselves let
men and women see tnat they are wrong
and try TO set them right, Teach them
to trust in God, and that the blood of
Christ cleanSes from all SIN. Then the
world VIII be reformed and al viii be
peace. harmony and love- Such sen
jiments, coming from the heart, mast
have q good effect sin this neck O. the
woods for we think that the people
living here are all good, but it won't
hart us 10 be reminded that we are lack
ing SIN few things
All OF the folks from here Went TO LO-
gan 10 iy the eagle, but the storm cut
The performance short. There was the
largest crowd in Logan that we have
seen in Kansas.
We are now In the midst of harvest,
hence The scarcity of items. PED.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11

The lO9th anniversary o. American
Independence was celebl ated At the vii
Iage Of Luctor by goodly number Of
people. No pains was spared in max
ing arrangements and all were comfort
9bly sheltered and seated. Mr. Mckay,
OF Ph1Iips5urg, was to deliver the ora
ton, but ne laIied I'd make his appear
ance and the general expressions were
that they were glad he didn't come as
their little home lights could show OH to
better advantage when undimmed by the
Iuster of an Acknowledged professional
Good vocal music was in attendance
under the guidance of Mr. Jacob Pop
pen, who, by the way is quite musi-
clan. Speeches we're made by +. L.
Utter, Mr.. Austin, Mr.. Billings, S. Z.
Pogue, Jacob Poppen and others. The
Declaration of Independence was read
by Miss Flora Dodge. The rain held
off pretty wei, giving almost time to
complete the program, but it did strike
Us finally, and we would nave been glad
Of few minutes more as Mr.. Poppen
was ius5 10 the midst of an Interesting
speech, and he had got the eagle
up to pretty good hight, and 70
spread his wings and bring him
gracefully down amid the cheers of the
audience would have been the work OF a
few minutes. but we were doomed 10
appointment. The storm struck US
amidsbips and the congregation, by mu-
tual consent, adjourned for dinner.
Shortly after dinner the rain ceased and
the sun coming out bright, soon dried
of the ground sufficiently to complete
the exercises Of the day. The oaby
show was next in order. Mrs. Sanford
Spratlen's baby took the first premium
on pretty babies, a1d Mrs. James
Splalen's baby took the second. Mrs.
Scutrs' baby also took premium Tor
being The latest one.
The Silver creek base ball club played
q game with the Rosette clnb OF Luc5or,
resulting in six 5allies for the former
and two Tor the. latter.
The browning disadvantage to which
the people OF this locality are laborng
under is The absence Of q Post-ohice. 1t
Is hoped that some good sound demo
GRAFT wno can read and write viii make
known our distress, present his name,
pray for our relief and be duly installed
as postmaster, and as long as we have
strength to holier well bless The day he
was born.
Alick spratlen, Of Kirwin, came up
here 10 spend the Fourth.
Mr. L. B. Roland's new house looms
up as a monument of his industry and
jadicious handling Of The products OF
The soil. tits nearly completed and is
said to be one Of the finest dwelling
houses in the,county.
John Butler is putting mp 81 frame
house which sets off his eighty TO good
advantage. READEE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11


The Eirwin Chief last week, comes
ouy with an article stating that if Ger
tain stories about young Dennis be true
we have queer doings here. And then
it goes on to state that the "HEEALD
owes 10 10 its town and the public 10
maze q prompt DENIAL OF the same if
untrue" The HERALD seldom takes it
upon itself 10 make ''prompt denials"
of al IDLE gossip that may be ahoat, and
especially gossip that comes from ire
sponsIble parties, and chat class of idle
cormorauts who prey upon society, and
MAKE a business Of Matchmaking decent
people. But in this instance, as the
Chief has taken occasion to notice those
stories, we take it for granted that they
must have come from parties Of at least
some espectablity, and therefore ne
viii trespass upon the patience of our
readers just enough to say that any
statements that may have been made
inferring lhat Sherman Dennis has not
received just and humane treatment at
the hands of the public officers and our
citizens, are infamous lies, and not
worthy of space IN your paper. doctor
The fact is, he was rescued from "a mis-
cradle death, by our people, and since
that time has received nothing but KIND
and humane treatment from them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11

County warrants have already ad-
yanced about ten cents on the dollar,
since so many have been funded The
county clerk informs us thai there is
now only about $4,000 in outstanding
warrants and the time for their total re-
demption viii be Brought down to one
year According to this, as the orders
draw per cent, in order to make 10
per cent on Investment, 81 cents can
now be paid for warrants. This specg-
lating business upon the county indebt-
edness, heretofore INDUCED in by tax
hle speculators, eLc., is about played
out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11

Somebody split some gunpowder on
the stone pavement near Bickford's
drugstore. J,V. Close took a sun-gLass
and eldeavored to bring the rays Of
light to . focus upon it. He succeeded
50 well that he lost his eyebrows, mus
tache, ard some cuucle Of the covering
to his countenance. 1t IS lucky that 1t
was no worse, John, but look u 'Ieedle
oud" next time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-07-11
NOTICE

hereby give notice. to the public Of
Phillips county not to purchase any OF
the New Improved HUMBOLDT Washing
machines, rs L have bought the right to
make and sell the same in said county,
and shall do so as soon as possible. (
also forbid agents Of the above Washing
machines not to infringe on my rights s,
or offer the same for sale in said Phillips
county. Jel5t+ JOHN LERCH.