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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13
Trarned..


.Who is that lantern jawed old
fellow standing over there eating
pie2' asked facetious young man
from the East of the belle of the
evening at Missouri ball
"That's my brother Ben, was the
icy reply, "an' when tell 'im what
you've said, he'll lick
sob, you misunderstood me. /
meant that long, lank dandy with
the clay pipe there by the window"
"That's my beau, young man, and
he'll dandy you in bout minnit
and two seckindsl Oh, holt"
"You surely misunderstood me.
1 meant that grinning old gawk
standing by that fat, ugly old wo-
man in the green dress"
"Them's my paw and nav, mis-
ter, and if you want TO git out of
this country alive, you'd better start
for tall timber right off. I'll give
you fifteen minutes start, an then
I'll turn Bill an my beau an paw
an NAV loose, an they won't leave
grease spot where you stood last
if they ketch up with you. Now
you clear out flstl"
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CouIdn'l Please Both.

a source of comfort to one person
often causes extreme annoyance to
another. When people of opposite
feelings come together good deal
ofpatience and courtesy is necessary
in order to get along pleasantly.
Riding on railroad train, gem
tleman, sitting next to an open win
dow, was tapped on tie shoulder
sharply by a woman behind him,
who said: 81 wish you'd shut that
window right of, mister, I'm
freezing"
@Freezingr' exclaimed another
woman, who occupied the same
seat with the gentleman, 'syou amt
doing anything of the sort. I'm
just suffocating with the heat
"I'm freezin', / tell youln
"And tell you I'm sufocating!a
"I'll tell you what to do, " said an
elderly man in the scat in front
turning around impatientIy: ashut
the windaw, by all means, until this
one suffocates, and then open it un-
til the other freezes to death. -
YOUTH. Companions.
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Confidence Rewarde,I.

Husbands, it seems, are of some
account in Washington, notwith-
the slight figure they cut
on '.swelf' social occasions. AN in
cident related by correspondent
shows this. A society lady of much
prominence, whose husband holds a
clerkship in one of the departments
has mother of much financial
wealth living in the west. The
mother is in the habit of sending
handsome presents to her daughter.
Recently small package contain
ing some ribbons, pocket banker
chiefs, bonbons, etc, nothing OF
much value, was received by the
letter. The daughter felt hurt that
her mothers present was so insign-
ificant as compared with former
ones, and she began to shed tears
as the box was emptied of its trifes.
The servant was ordered to take
the debris and throw it away. The
husband had confidence in his
mother in-law. He said, soothingly,
to his wife, "My dear 1 will look
carefully through the paper and
straw which came in the box; per-
haps we have overlooked some
thing He did look carefully and
was rewarded by finding and envel-
ope with Il neatly folded check for
$1,000 in it, together with an endear-
ing note to her children. The jhus-
band was so overcome with joy at
the find that he could only say
.,.efod bless our lnotlIer. - Boston
Isaueier.
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Whether or not county officers
should be paid by fixed salaries and
cover the fees into the county treas
ury is a question susceptible of de,
bate. Under the present fee sys.
tenn the people really have little
idea what their officials are receiv-
ing. There is too much discrepancy
in the fee system, and many officers
who do the most work and assume
the greatest responsibility are not
receiving the biggest pay from
fees. The salary attached to every
Office should be sufficient to secure
good and competent men and such
men could be secured by fixed saIa-
ries at much less sum than the an
nual aggregation of the fees
Wdyne Ne,cs.
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Respectfully yours,
EUsTAcE GIBSON.
Was II RetrtI,u,tona

Last Tuesday morning, about IL
O'Clock, Will Shepherd, who was at
work trucking lumber with 'Ras
Ashworth, at the mill near Scott,
was killed by tree falling on him.
Hammer Adkins, who had been at
work on tree, warned Shepherd
that Is was about to fallin his direc-
ton, but when it fell, he seemed too
dazed to get out of the way, simply
raised his hands. superstitious per-
sons seem to think it was retributive
Justice, inasmuch as the place where
Shepherd met his death, was not a
hundred yards distant from the
spot where he killed the boy, Jones,
last fall.-Kanauha Democrat.
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What is a protective tariff2


A tariff sufficiently high that for
eign goods cannot be sold as cheap
as domestic goods.
Any higher rate of tariff is not
protection, but is extortion.
The reduction of tariff on steel
rails from ST to 81 per ton, as
proposed by the Democratic party,
will give the home manufacturer a
margin of So per ton beside the cost
of transportation and 81 is, conse-
quently, protective tariff, and not
free trade. The additional 50 per
ton which is sought to be thrown
off, is tariff for robbery. This is
one illustration of the kind of Brit
ish free trade flag that the Demo
cratic party is fighting under
Wdyne NetcS.
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Eustaee cibso.. . W. i. Thonlp-

EuStaee GIBSON TO W. II. Il10mpe.
SON.
HUNT1SeroN, W. " A., May 81, 1888.
Hon, 1T. II Thompson:
DEAR SIR: In your letter to me
in the REGIsTER of the 2Tth., you.
deny making any combination With
Judge ]. III Jackson, in the Com
gressional race in this district, and
you charge that / am responsible
for the Democratic losses in. the
counties of Wayne, Cabell and Lin
coin. AS a matter of fact, which
canreadily be verified in the office
of the Secretary of State of West
Virginia. the Democratic majorities
in these counties was increased In
the years when l ran for Congress
over other years. A comparison of
the vote for Presidenty Cleveland in
these three counties with HSthe vote
for me at the same election will
wholly disprove yoqf assertion.
Since 1871 when j removed to this
State, have, at the solicitation OF
the official representatives of the
Democratic party, advocated the
the election of every Democratic
candidate in Cabell county, and of
every State and Congressional can
didate. This service may have
been inefiicientIy rendered, but it
was rendered willingly; and in this
connection let me say that while
you are a lawyer a public speaker,
you have never during all that
time, with one single solitary ex-
ception, lifted up your voice for the
Democratic party.
1 must decline to give the names
of the gentlemen who have advised
me of your arrangements with
Judge jackson and of the decIara-
ton that / was to be eliminated
from West Virginia politics. 1 be-
lieve these things are true, and
am justified in this. belief by the
circumstance of the denial made by
you in reference to the Congression,
al race two years ago. Your memo
ry is still, l doubt not, painfully
fresh as to that incident. Wher
boasting of the Congressional del
egation recently in this county, you
should undoubtedly say, to be
truthful aud fair, that l was not in
the State when the delegation was
chosen, and that had asked nc
i friend to work to secure a deIega.
ton that would be friendly to my
interests. Let me conclude this
letter by saying that my present
sources of information concerning
your Vaccinations with Judge
jackson are equally as high and
authentic as were those by which 1
was apprised of your manners two
years ago, and that propose to end
the discussion at this point, asking
you to reiegate personal controver-
sizes to the rear, and if you are sin
cere in your professions of devotion
to the Democratic party, strive as
earnestly as shall for its success
no matter how limited the spher,
of action to which we may be con.
signed.
Respectfully yours,
EUsTAoE GIBSON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-13

The debates in Congress have
made it manifest to the country,
that the fearfulIy oppressive high
tariff taxation has been weighed in
the balance and found wanting.
Prominent Republican politicians
are beginning to see this and are
trimming their sails to meet the
coming storm. The great north
west proposes no longer to submit
to the dictations of eastern monopo-
lists. The false and delusive cry OF
protection to American labor has
lost its potency. The monstrous
tyranny which enriches the few at
the expense of the many will no
longer be patiently endured. The
Republican party must give up its
opposition to tariff reform or give
up the fight; hence the great boom
of Gresham, the tariff reformer.
Tariff for surplus with a Blaine or
Sherman annex means certain de-
feat.
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The Prohibitionists in national
convention assembled have nomi-
mated Gen. Clinton B. Fisk of New
York, for president and John Al.
Brooks of Kansas, for vice-presi-
dent Gen. Fisk at one time was a
great fayorite with the Republicans.
but we presume they will have con-
siderable difficulty in finding lang
uage sufficiently strong to express
their contempt for him now.
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A reckless New York driver has
been sent to the Island for three
months for knocking down pedes-
trian- 1t would be good plan to
dispose of all reckless drivers in
this manner before anything so
serious occurs, from their careless
ness, or selfshness, as the case may
be. 1t is a very good plan to lock
the stable door before the horse is
stolen.
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THE GENFENNIAI. EXPOSE
TION.

Cp4lpletIOm OF lBufldtugA-Au us-
steious Beginnings Immense
Exhibits Sch hetltIie- Great Exc
pgctRti0ns.
The preliminary work of the
Beard of Commissioners of the Cen
tennial Exposition of the Ohio
Valley and Central States, to be
held at Cincinnati, is completed,
and the palatial ediffces erected for
tins purpose are ready for occupan-
cy The Board of Commissioners is
composed of an Executive Commit
tee. Gincinnatians, and an Honors
ary Committee, as auxiliary, made
up Of representatives from eleven
different States, the Governor of
each State being the Chairman of
his respective Committee. Such
las been the efficiency of this Board,
shat through their interest and en-
the ProSimity of the day of
ppeidng hnds everything in readi=
ness for the oceasion-no vexatious
delays, no confusion, no complaints.
This is indeed an auspicious begin
ming; and the indications point to a
most successful season of Festivities,
to be ushered in by the becoming
exercises of the great Day of Inde-
pendence.
This is the programme: A mon
ster pageant on the Fourth of July,
in which will be represented the
pomp and circumstance of War and
the achievements of Peace of living
panoramic display of century S
history; then hundred days of the
Exposition, night and day. No
sphere of industry, field of research
or domain of thought, will be omit
ted in this comprehensive re-awak-
ening of a Century's deeds.
A million of dollars and moro has
been guaranteed to the success OF
this great fete; and the Board is un-
der favor to no State or Nation for
financial assistance, and has no OBJ
legations. The buildings cover
forty-three acres of ground, with an
available space for exhibits of 650,-
900 square feet, every portion OF
which will be taken. The National
Government come in for whole
wing of the Main Exhibit Hall, and
the indications point, without mis-
taking, to the greatest Exposition OF
the advancement of civilization in
these closing years of the Nine
teenth Century the world has seen.
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The FavorIte Color.

s1tissa curious circumstance that
red, t6e unseen color of SO many, is
the f'lvorite color, and may be call
ed the kind color, of the normal eye.
1t was especially SO in ancient times
If we examine the Bible we shall
find that the Hebrews scarcely ever
use color as an epithet, as we do
when we say "the blue sky" ''the
purple hills" They say, indeed,
@the Red Sea-" but blue is scarcely
mentioned as seen in nature, only
in the 'blue and purple and scarlet
of the tabernacle hangings, or the
high priests robes, or the pavement
of the kings palace of "red and
blue and black and white marble
in the Book of Esther. Yellow, ex-
cepting as a sign of disease, is men
toned but once or twice: cher
feathers like yellow gold" But
red is largely spoken of as in later
times, and perhaps as incorrectly,
for we did not invent, we only in
herit the expression, "red gold, >
"red wine,' one of these being
merIy orange, and the other rud-
dy purple. "Red hair" is modern,
or rather medieval inaccuracy;; ared
COW" we got from the ancicnts.
These epithets all appear to show
a certain fancy for calling things
red as the more kingly and costly
color.-Good Words.
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Note on Runninn Irdins.
Notice to Trespassers.

A LII persons are hereby warned not
IL 70 tresPass upon my lands IN Lewis
and Robinson districts, either by hunt
ing, fishing, nutting, or in any other
way. All violaturs of this notice will
have tie penalties of the law enforced
against them. u efs.fsSS.
sept. 2S-{w
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The Cleveland Globe, the colored
peoples Ohio organ, declares loud
ly for Grover Cleveland, recogniz-
ing in him the President of the whole
people without any limitations or
restrictions. The course of the
Globe is another evidence that the
colored people have tired of voting
the Republican ticket ike so many
sheep. and this year thousands of
them will cast their vote for Gleve-
land, in the North as well as the
South.
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AsAN MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 49, 1888
Rewards offered for Parties En-.
gagged in lIie Coy
EentIffla.

Rewards offered for Parties En-
gagged in lIle HatfieIsl-A Mccoy
EentLftIa.
Wheeling Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, June So.
Governor Wilson has issued the fol-
rewards for the parties en-
gagged in killing James Vance and
w. d. Dempsey, in the recent Hat
field McC Coy venditta, and who stand
indicted by the court of Logan
county The parties wanted are
residents of Pike county, Kentucky.
Those for whom rewards are offered
are: Frank Philips. $500, for Bud
Mccoy, Jasper Mccoy, Lark Mccoy,
James Mccoy. Samuel Mccoy (son
of Randall Mccoy, Samuel Mccoy,
(son of Samuel Mccoy, Samuel
King, David Stratton, John Nor
man, William Saunders, Joseph 81.
F. Smith, John b. Dotson, George
Mccoy, Joseph Hurley, Andrew
King, Ed. Stuart, Curtis Smith,
David Smith, John Gates. Jolsn
Sowards, John England, Ras Mayn-
ard, Samuel Miller, James Jones,
Lond E. Hardin, Minis Sowards and
James Sowards, s1OO each. The
Governor has also given 5000 re-
ward for the apprehension of Bal
lard P. sutphin, of Boone county,
for the murder of Jerry Gore.
Hundreds of millions of the peo-
pies money wrung from them by
the merciless high tariff system lies
buried in the Treasury vaults at
Washington, and is being added to
at the rate of ten millions per
month. Trade is languishing, strikes
occurring, all kinds of trusts being
formed and still the cry of monopo-
lists is, "don't touch the tariff" AS
the Grafton Times pertinently re-
marks: sixty-tive thousand men
s'rlkihg ior pfeap IN singie com
huniV was noV i''i'i,iaf spec'acie
IN the oet.ef ana oflghtef Gays o.
lhe feP1pl.c' when 1he pemocr'l'lc
l'Hl,S ao.lills'eleu . .ne soSefii'nen
- s s'lS ,4 ln.ss g i, I eso.'yS ny
,',,u n ses .,ha,,a @s.e " snen
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or NJ. a. DAUPBIN, 7' -
Washington. ID. G.
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleans, La.

REMEMBER Tsfs 9lss 'Af Sgsssssssd sss
Early, who are in charge of the Drawings, is a
guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity that
the chances are all equal and that one can pos
sibly divine what numbers will draw Prize.
IEMEMBER that the payment of all Prizes Is
GUARANTEED by FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the President of an Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts: therefore, beware of any limitations
ymoJis schemes.
March I4-4H.
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A Toper's Ingenious Device.


"A neat trick was played upon
me by an old topper the other day.
remarked a Buffalo saloon keeper
to an Express reporter. @The old
soak brought in black bottle and
asked for 80 cents, worth of whis-
key. drew it aud hung on TO the
bottle while he went through his
pockets after the silver. Presently
he put on a look of disulay and
said he had lost the money. "AlI
right says 1, and turned out tho
whislSey and put the bottle on tho
bar. He took it and went away.
saying he'd be back after the in
ebriator presently. He didn't como,
however, but five minutes after /
found him sitting on horse block
around the corner polsing something
in the bottle with stick, and after
every poke turn out thimblcful of
whislkey into a cup. / seized the
bottle and made an investigation.
What do you think found2 Why,
the old rascal had forced sponge
as big as my clcnched tistintoi it, and
this had soaked mp glassfnl of my
whiskey when filed the bottle.
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Conscience is too great a power in
the nature of man to be altogether
subdued; it may for time be re-
pressed and kept dormant, bnt con-.
lectures there are IN human life
which awaken it; and when once
reawakened, it flashes ON the sin
ner's mind with all the horrors of
an invisible ruler and a future judg-
ment.-B Blair.
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NO. &
Emperor IVtIIianl,s widow.

A general, who was sent as
special envoy to the funeral of Em=
peror William, has written to his
government he was wonderstruck
rt the manner IN which her royal
and imperial majesty the Empress
Augusta held on to her post. The
military spirit, he said, extends IL
self at Berlin even to court ladies',
and braces up among them those
who in other countries would reckon
themselves invalfds. The empress
has the petriffed rigidity of features
of all the august and illustrious per-
sonagos who. growing old with
Emperor William, have survived
him. She received in darkened
room, and wore the German widows
cap and double veil, the front part
of whicl1 was thrown back. Tho
arms of her chair project a little
forward, and are arranged by means
ofaln ingeniaus mechanism to rise
TO the level of her armpits when shs
stands, and thus hold her up. She
stood supported in this way wien
receiving the ambassadors, special
envoys and princes who attended
the funeral The latter were legion.
Every German reigning house,
mediatized or other, sent a deputa-
ton of its scions.-1 The Argonam.
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A recent song is entitled, aThe
Old Church Bell. The Yong
church belle, however viii continue.
to boss the choir.
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a contented spirit is the sweetness
of existence.
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
Miss yokes' Acting.

The acting OF Miss Vokes is almost evtirc-
ly an exhibition OF her own personality; in
deed, the parts in which she has thus far ap-
pesred have made little or no demand upon
the faculty OF Characterization. Her pquant
spnghtliness is seconded by a cuickencss of
perception which is by no means common
among the English; and this alcrtncss Of
mind, one is inclined to think. viii make Der
more popular IN America than az home. The
perfection Of her eiocution is noticeable both
IN singing and speaking
1t requires 40 effort on the part Of her
hearers 10 get the whole meaning OF every
hne she utters; il is only necessary for them
% be receptive; she does their thinking for
them. One fancies sometimes that she does
not underestimate their obtuscness. And
her dsncing-well. it should be seen by the
whole army Of short-skirted. red-stock-
iRged, slangy and impudent soubnets OF the
present day who imagine that suggestive
ness Is the aim OF ali dancing: that a
glimpse of lace underwear is more potent
tnan skill, and hosiery more stimulating
than grace. The dancing Of Mss Vokes Is
as modest as il + exquisite. and one does
not know another artist of her class of
whom one could truthfuny write such
. praise
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15

is the ralnfai. lacrsaslng upon the pialnsP
b the aIbiecs q al artlcis by Henry Gan
nsct In a recent number Of Sci-ncs. Thirty
years aga al the eoaatFy vest Of the Ms
souri was considered to great American
desert. "a which. without irrigation, agri-
Guitars va al impossiolhty. But the stream
81 imnaigr alton has swept with sach suecesd-
inx year further aad further up the slope Of
the plains. driving tae border q the DESERT
before ~ (. is almost universally believed
tn this region that settlement ard tree plant
inz have Induced greater rainfall Mr. Can
usst thiaks other causes are involved An
examination of both tas annual and the SER
sonal distribution OF tia rainfall IN twenty
az stations where rainfall records have been
kept Tor long periods. according 20 Nr Gan
net1 shows that these hsvs undergone no
Inaesrial change since settleroens b~gaa in
that region We nay says hs there
fore llsmlss as bassiess the popular idsa OF
an Increase Ia rainfall, either annual or dur
tng The growing SEASON. and look elsewhere
for an sxplAna- son OF tho plenomsna OF SCI
element which tbs plans present
Exoerience has shown that a much smaller
quantity 81 raia q essential than was sup
posal. and - Ms mind, there i little r1ors 70
- <zid Cultivation adds greatly 20 shs
scas0ny of The rainfall The surface of the
plains IN al uncultivated condition Is mainly
b,f-~. hard grognd bps slightly protected by
is covering q grasses. Prom such surfaro
tbs.rsfn sossTod freely. and "a unasusliy
large proportion of Il lnds It's way into ths
streams while a corrsspordingly small pro-
portion siaSs into the ground The farmer.
With plow and harrow. changes all this, and
retains tn the soil most OF the rainfall From
year 70 year the supply in the soil increases.
that the subsoi s->cornss In time . reSer-
voir from which the surface soil may draw
IN tines of drought Furtherrnore, the
srantT vegetation offers little protection
against evaporation, which Is excessive upon
Toe barren plains, but the smpler mantle
which cultivation spreads over the soil pre-
vents itS moistnrs from disappearing IN the
Atmosphere - 50 g-est rapidity.