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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
sherman and Yorhees.

On Wednesday in the Senate SEN
ator John Sherman made his great
tariff speech, which was intended to
demolish the Presidents message
and overwhelm the Democratic party
with confusion. 1t was a long and
labored effort, and fell greatly below
the expectation of his friends.
He was replied to by Senator Vor-
hees, who thoroughly exposed the
sophistry and false assumptions of
the Ohio Senator. His defence OF
the Presidents message was elo-
quent and complete.
Proceeding to discuss the mes
sage he said that it was a pleasure
to him to declare that this remark
able State paper was true to the
principles and teachings of the
Democratic party from it's founda-
ton by Jefferson, eighty seven years
ago, to the present day, and the
thanks of the laboring and business
masses of the country were due to
the Executive for seizing on that
vital issue with the grasp of strong
honest man and for presenting it to
his countrymen in such a shape and
light that it would never disappear
until the wrongs therein presented
We're exposed and redressed, and
until the outrages of overtaxation
ceased. In the present age Of
swollen pretences, of shallow aris-
tocracy and of giIded vulgarity. the
splendid utterances of the Presi-
dents message fell on the minds OF
the people as token, as promise
of relief, reform and redemption
from one who had never broken q
pledge or forgotten a public duty
The President has declared for the
lowly and oppressed. Since the
matchless and immortal inaugura
ton of Jefferson on the 4th of March
1901, no communication has evel
emanated from the Chief Magistrat,
of this Government more able, more
elevated in craftsmanship, NOR,
human and benevolent in its pur
pose, or more conducive to the gen
eraI welfare and good government
than the message under considera
ton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
An Honesf Iniea

A Texas man met friend from
the country on the street. eHow
do you come on2" exclaimed the
former when last heard of you.
you had a lawsuit on hand With
Tom Smith about Sne horse. How
did that end2''
q won it. I completely got away
with Tom. You see the Justice was
the most honest man in the world.
SO l wrote him note asking him
to accept the inclosed i've dollar
bill" /"
81 shOnld think tho judge would
have ruled against you for trying to
bribe him.
80 he would if I had not been
careful to sign Tom Smiths name
instead of my own. tell you there
are ways of killing a dog other than-
choking him to death with liver
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
Profanity.

In the laws of West Virginia
there is statute; with severe pen
alties attached, prohibiting pro-
family, but in most places the law
is dead letter. In some of the
towns along the railroads and riv-
ers there is no effort on the part of
the state or the town officials to en-
force the law. Unrestrainedb by any
fear of legal punishment, or any
feeling of self-respect, great many
men appear to take delight in
making their surroundings hideous
with wicked oaths and indecent
language, until ladies shrink from
venturing from their homes. State
and town officials are very direlict
in the discharge of their official du-
ties when they permit such disorder
to continue. a few arrests and
punishments for offenses of this
kind would teach the roughs to
speak with more decency in public.
Industrial World.
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collected by the General Government
and annually divided among the
States And if. encouraged by
these fallacious hopes, the State
should disregard the principles OF
economy which ought to character
ize every republican government,
and should indulge in lavish expen-
ditures exceeding their resources,
they will before long, find them
selves oppressed with debts which
they are unable to pay, and the
temptation will become irresistible
to support high tariff in order to
obtain surplus distribution. Do
not allow yourselves, my fellow
citizens, to be misled on this sub
ject. The Federal Government
cannot collect surplus for such
purposes without violating the prin-
ciples of the Constitution and as
suming powers which have not
beer. grapts It is moreover, a
system of injustice, and if persisted
In will inevitably lead to corruption,
and must end in ruin. The surplus
revenue will be drawn from the
pockets of the peopIe-from the
farmer, the mechanic, and the labor
ing classes of society; but who will
receive it distributed among the
States, where is it to be disposed
of by the leading politicians who
have friends to favor and political
partisans to crafty? 1t will ccr-
tainly not be returned to those who
paid it and who have most need of
it and are honestly entitled to it.
There is but one safe rule, and that
is to contine the General Govern
ment rigidly within the sphere of
its appropriate duties. 1t has no
power to raise revenue or impose
taxes except for the purposes emu
merated in the Constitution; and if
its income is found to exceed these
wants it should be forthwith reduced,
and the burdens of the people so
far lightened.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

A correspondent of the Registe,
writing from Weston, has the fol-
lowing to say in regard to the Hos
pitaI for the Insane:
"The new annex is now entirely
completed. and the wards are all oc-
cupied. The male patients who
were confined in hall No. 2 of the
main building, have been trans
ferred to hall No. II in the annex,
and the hall vacated by the changes
has been opened for females. The
management expect to soon be able
to Accommodate all of the insane in
the State.
cone of themost pleasant features
of amusement provided for the pa
tients is the Friday evening dance.
Those of the patients who are not
violent, and whose health will per-
nit, are allowed to attend each
week, and engage in stripping the
light fanta@tie, many being SPLEEN
did dancers.
eChristmas was very appropri-
ately observed In addition to the
usual victuals, eighty-two turkeys,
eight and three-fourth bushels of
apples were furnished to the in
mates. Besides this there were
eight hundred and eighty-eight
three-pound packages of candies
and nuts distributed throughout the
building. Many of the patients
were kindly remembered by their
friends at home, and were the re-
cipients of various valuable presents.
All of the inmates seemed to enjoy
the treat very much and were happy
and we'll contented. In the after
noon services We're conducted in the
chapel by the Rev. DR.. T. FL. Lacy,
of the Episcopal church.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
INC Eknack 81 aIal.ing FrIends.

The Knack Of Making Friends.
n. Y. Letter to Washington Post.
Ellen Terry has the knack of
making friends off the stage as well
as on it, and not long since she
made one at least who will not for
get her.
Her carriage was standing in front
of a New York florists and
knot of people had gathered to see
her leave the store and cross the
pavement before driving of. Pres
emily Miss Terry was in the door
way, bunch of flaming chrysanthe-
NUNS in her hand.
The shoppers and young men
about town stood their ground for
an instant to take in the effect of
the fluffy light hair, the big gray
eyes, and the trim figure in dark
tailor gown. Then they fell back
hastily, half ashamed of their curl-
osity, for the people pay more than
an average degree of Difference to
the charming English actress on the
street.
The movement was so sudden
that the tiniest of girl peddlers, a
little creature not over five or six
years old, with a handful of bright
colored whips, was thrown down.
She had becn standing just on the
curb, and but for the quick move
ment of a rather dudish young man
-of the Bob Hilliarc rather than
Berry Wall type, howevcr-who
split very neat glove in the lunge
he made to pick her up, would havo
rolled under the heels of Miss Ter
rvs spirited team.
The child gave one gulp, half of
fright and half of surprise, and then
looked around for her bunch of
whips, imperturbably composed
once more, as the manner of gamin
is. Miss Terry dropped change
enough to have bought up the
whole stock into the little but dirty
hand, and then held out her own
with a quick movement of cor
diality to the dudish young man,
leaving her chrysanthemums in his.
She did not say word, and she
was gone in an instant, for Miss
Terry hates crowds; but her glance
was expressive enough to stand for
a volume, and the young man pulled
off his torn glove-it was the ono
she had touched-and slowed
it away in pocket-book,
handling it very respectfully as
treasured momento, staring after
the carriage like one in dream.
He looked down at the flowers she
had left him almost idcredulously,
passed his hand over them and then
over his forehead to assure himself
he was not living in a fairy-land,
and added some good sized silver
bits by the way OF getting down to
an everyday basis again, to the
bonanza with which the little ped
dler was making off.
Ellen Terry had reduced a slave
to bondage, and, as for those look
ing on, they liked the young man
better than they ussually liked
dudes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
Anarchist shoes.

"Please, num- said barefooted
tramp to farmers wife on Christ
mas morning, "I wish ye merry
Christmas, muml Have ye an old
pair of shoes round de house witchcr
don't want2 Ny feet isn't had
nuthin ter cat since yisterday-I
mean hasn't had no shoe fer er
week, num-"
"You can have these if they will
fit you," said the woman, as she
kicked off gaping pair of her bus-
bands boots she had worn while
digging a cow-path to the wood
shed.
aTbank, ye mum. I'm erbleeged
ter yc.
aDid yer git EN-, BiIl2r asked a
brother tramp, who was waiting at
bend in the road with Bills old
shoes in his hand.
aweIl, now, should smoile. Yer
kin Bev them fer yerself Dey's
better wotcher' got on.
"I wuddent wear 'em."
"W'y not2 Wot's der matter wild
emp"
"Dey's anarchists shoes"
"Wot's dem2 1 doesn't twig,
Gully"
"Dey's had sumtbin' ter do wild
er bum"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
Cost OF Drl.ling a Gas wen.


The cost of drilling gas we'll is
about the same as that of an oil
we'll under the same conditions. 1t
varies usually from s34OO to $4,000,
according to the depth. Who're the
productive measures are nearer the
surface, the cost is materially less.
The method pursued is the same in
both cases. A derrick is first set
up on the intended site of the we'll,
and wrought iron pipe driven
through the soft earth until it breaches
the solid rock, usually at depth of
60 to 100 feet. The weight of the
drills with the attached 'jars" is
5000 to 1000 pounds. These rise
and fall four or five feet, and are
constantly rotated, SO as to bring
the bit into contact with the entire
circumference of the drilling. For
depth of 500 feet the hole is bored
8 inches in diameter, and is cased
with 5s piping. Beyond this depth
the hole is ntinued with diane
ter of six inenes until gas is reached
or the well abandoned. a casing
of finch piping isaused for this
lower portion. Under ordinary
circumstances, about fifty days are
required for the drilling.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

Richard Burke, editor of the Ron
ceverte Ne,es, died at Union, Monroe
county, on December 30, 1887. He
was a well educated man and one of
the most versatile and forcible wri-
ters in the State For nearly twen-
ty years he was engaged in newspa-
per work::in this State, both as edi-
tor and publisher. Peace to his
ashes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
easur..l Gas in west Virginia.

eatur.al Gas in West Virginia,
The existence of natural gas was
well known to the early explorers
of the Kanawha Valley. The bor-
ing for salt water in this valley in
the winter of 1sO7-'s, not only re-
suited in finding brine, but nearly
every salt well became a gass we'll,
the gas in many cases jetting the
water into the air and taking FIRE.
From wells only Is to 20 feet deep
the gas escaped in quantities, burn
ing a long time. AS early as 1915
a gas well was struck within the
present city limits of Charleston.
1t is worthy of notice that many
of the methods and appliances that
have made deep well boring possible
were developed and perfected at
these salt-gas wells. The chisel-
bit, the sjar." sectional tubing,
made then of tin and soldered, in
stead, as now, of iron with screw
joints, the '.seed bag, were all
used at the Kanawha Valley salt
wells before oil was found in west
ern Pennsylvania.
So far as has been ascertained
the first use of natural gas in man
ufacturing was in @boiIing SALT in
this valley by William Tompkins,
in 1871, some twenty years after
its use for lighting at Fredonia,
New York. Having struck gas in
boring a salt well determined to
use it as a fuel to "boil his furnace, /"
and for this purpose extemporized
a gasometer from hogshead placed
over the reservoir. Into this prim-
tive receptacle he carried the es-
Gaping water and gas, the water
falling into the reservoir. The gas
conveyed through pipe to the
mouth of his furnace, a "salt block"
100 feet long by feet deep and 4
wide, produced an intense heat un-
der the whole row of kettles.
In 1s43 gas was struck in we'll
bored near Tompl1ins's at the depth
of 1000 feet. The force of the gas
was so great as to throw a column
of salt water $50 feet above the
mouth of the well. This is the first
''gasser" and "roarer" on record.
notwithstanding these facts in
dicate the presence of natural gas
in the State, by far the largest
amount consumed within it's borders
is piped from Washington county.
Pa. Recently, however, some at
tention has been given to the de-
velopment of the gas territory Of
the State. The Charleston CIV. Va
Star says in a recent issue: "It
seems now to be pretty we'll proven
that we have about this city a nat
ural gas field of magnitude. We
know that for twenty years or more
natural gas was practically used for
making salt at the Dickinson, Tomp-
kins, Shrewsbury, Fry and others
salt furnaces from 1s43 up the time
of the war. We now have the Wis
ible fact that the recently drilled
Edwards well, No. L. is blowing
a red carbonaceous gas from dry
hole at the volume of not less than
million or two cubic feet per "a
hours, perhaps more. And two
more wells arc going down which
are expected to yield even greater
flows of gas. The gas found here
forty years ago, and used for twenty
years, is shown to be still here and
in large volume. On these facts we
take it that we have a gas field oi
magnitude about us and only need
ing Development to determine its
extent"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
IHorneys at La,
MES B. MENAGER.
JOHN w. ENGLISH,
ATTORNEY 1T LAW,

AI'IURNEI at Id W,
Point Pleasant, w. Va,
WILL practice in the County of Ma
wv son; the United States District Court
or West Virginia, and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals OF this State. Office in
Court House. Liam 3, 1888.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

The Parkersburg Sentinel sug-
gests that an easy solution of the
judicial trouble in Judge McGinnis'
circuit would be by a primary
election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

A line of steamers is about to be
established on the Suwanee river,
the Florida stream so famed in song.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

UOETean live at home. and make more.money
VIE work for us, than At anything else in this
uE world. Capital not needed; you are started
" ~ free Both sexes; all ages. Any one can
do the work. Large earnings from first start
Costly outfit and terms free. Better not delay
Costs you nothing send us your address and tnd
ouEsif YOU wise you will do once. Address
II, 5.fLLTI s. Co: Portland, Maine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

At a recent christening tho baby
wore robe of lace 13O years older
than herself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18
The Rascal.

A sensation was created in Judge
Gilrs court at Kansas City the other
day. Samuel Persells had suit for
divorce. The defendant, Ella C..
Persells, had not appeared. Tho
plaintiff was on the stand testifying,
and it seemed that he would be
granted his decree by default. Sud
denly Judge Gill stopped the wit
ness. 'Mr. Sheriff" he said, "you
will take this man into custody.
have received information that
makes it very evident that he is de-
liberately perjuring himself You
will commit him to the county Jail,
and L will direct the prosecuting at
torney to draw up an information
against him." Percell's crime con-
sisted in trying to get a divorce
from his wife on the ground of de.
sertion alleging that he had been q
resident of Kansas City for yea1
past and that he did not know
where his wife was. The fact were
that Persells and his wife were both
residents of Steele City, Nebraska
and have been for nine years past
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

Good resolutions, like crying
baby atchurch, should be carried ont.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

The Fourth always manages to
send representative to Congress
who, in a political parlance, Isl a
shustler." Congressman Ed. Hogg
from the time of his election has
been representative his constitu-
ency and the Democracy of the
State may feel proud of He has
introduced nearly as many bills as
any man in Congress, and his rec
ord for obtaining appointments
shows judicious selection and vigi-
lanee.-Kanaaeha. Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18

been felt in the rapid extinguish-
ment of the public debt, and the
large accumulation of surplus in
the treasury, Notwithstanding the
tariff was reduced, and is now far
below the amount originally contem-
plated by its advocates. But rely
upon it, the design to collect an
extravagant revenue, and to bur-
den you with taxes beyond the
economical wants of the government,
is not yet abandoned. The various
interests which have combined to-
gether to impose heavy tariff, and
to produce an ovorf1owing treasury,
are too strong and have too much at
stake to surrender the contest.
The corporations and wealthy in
dividuals who are engaged in large
manufacturing establishments de-
sire high tariff to increase their
gains. Designing politicians will
support it to conciliate their favor
and to obtain the means of profuse
expenditure for the purpose of pur-
chasing influence in other quarters;
and since the people have decided
that the Federal government can
not be permitted to imply its in
come in internal improvements,
efforts will be made to seduce and
mislead the citizens of the several
States by holding out TO them the
deceittul prospect of benefits to be
derived from surplus revenue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06
Live Stock.

Henry Faust arrived from the east
the other day, with three car loads Of
cattle-two for the Burton Stock COM
pany, and one car of Holsteins, for II.
]. Faust & Sons. We called around
yesterday. and saw their "black and
whites" and pronounce them perfect
beauties. The enterpr5ing firm OF 81.
J. Faust & Sons. have been importing
fine stock for a number of wears, and
each succeeding importation is an inn
provement over the last, till now they
can show some of the finest Holsteins
that ever came west of the Missouri
River. Thew have cows with records OF
from IS to SIS lbs. OF milk in single day.
II. j. Faust and his son have been in
the business q number of wears, and
have sold more fine stock, than any firm
in the Territory. Those about to in
invest in fine stock. will do well to con-
fer with them. We advise our readers
to patronize dealers in the Territory,
rather than those who have no interest,"
here. excepting to sell their cattle,
which are often nothing but bulls, fat
tened up for western trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06
THE CHURCH SUITS.
Mr.. James Jack Again Before the
Examiner.

The examination in the church suits
was resumed before Examiner Sprague
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. James
Jack again going on the stand. He tes-
tilted that on February 2sth, upon ad-
vice of the attorneys fer the Trustee
in-Trust, H. B. Clawson was apo N ed
agent for the church association TO re-
ceive property held by the different
stakes, ard the agents who could be
reached by telegraph were in
S;ructed, between February 18th and
March 2, to turn the prcparty over to
him. Ia those places not having tels-
graphic connection, orders were sent by
mail Letters OF instruction were also
sent by President Taylor to the agents
OF every stake. Statements of the pro-
perty turned over were received from
the accents a short time alter the order
was made. The witness tneo produced
inventories showing the amount of
property turn over as foollws:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06
THE TRIAL OF OLD JAKE
For Completely in the Murder OF
Chinese Mary.

The trial of Old Jake for completely
in the brutal murder of Chinese Mary,
occupied most of the day in the Third
District Court yesterday. The wit
nesse, for the prosecution were B. L..
Davis, Fl. G. Wallace, w. II. Benu EFT,
Il. G. Warner, Bowman Cannon, Mar
shall Dyer and Michael NC NJ ahoD, whose
testimony was the same as that given at
the preliminary exam nation and at the
trial OF Little Charlie.
For the defense, Old Jake himself went
on tie stand. III his own behalf. He
denied bavlrg been in ig Jim's cabin,
where Mary lived, at any time with Lit
tie Charlie. He said tuat Charlie was
out from to p. m. on the night of the
murder. Jake was in his bunk smoking
opium. He was somewhat stupid from
the eff cts of the opium when Charlie
came in. The latter told him that be
had gone to Big Jim's cabin and called
Mary, saying he had some money to pay
her: the woman came TO he door, when
he 'eized her By the hair and stabbed
her. This WAS the account Charlie
gave of the murder. Jake declared
that he had not been at any time in
the cabin occupied by the woman. He
did not believe Charles story that he
had killed NJ Try. In the afternoon of
the next DAY, Jake noticed that Mary
did not appear. and then for the first
time SUSPECTED that something was
wrong. He went to her cabin a1d was
unable to get in. He then went up 10
the Vallejo mine, and told All Hong
what had happened. After China Mary
had been discovered the white mtn
frightened him by threatening to kill
him. He declared that he was innocent
of the crime OF which he was charged.
The case was argued by W. Van Cot
for the defense, and by Harmed Pratt
and Assistant Attorney Clarke for the
prosecution. and went to the jury on
the Courts charge. at late hour last
night, no agreement had been reached.