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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Mr.. Cleveland struck the key.
note of the tariff question, when he
said; "It is the peoples cause.
1t is the cause of the people, and
it's the peoples party which will
maintain it. 1t is. the custom of our
people to glory too much in the
growth andsplendor of this country
while shutting their eyes to the
shadows that lie hid behind the
splendor. They see too much of
that which is pleasing to the pride,
and too little of that which should
appeal to their sympathy. While
looking on the gorgeous palaces of
the rich, they forget the myriad
novels of the poor.
1t is not TO make war on wealth
or to retard prosperity that the
Democratic party seeks to change
the tariff laws. 1t is only to pro-
duce more general distribution of
both, by dispensing that justice
which is the chief element of our
Government impartially among all
its citizens. 1t is to open the way
to prosperity to all, and not debar
any from an equal chance to win
whatever may be fairly won, that
the Democratic party is in the
field. 1t is going to win, notwith-
standing this last defeat.-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
He GOT Els Money Promptly.

Mr.. jamie Rhodes, of Eufaula,
Ala, held ticket No. 4,755, in the
October Drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery, for which he paid
one dollar. 1t proved to be lucky
ticket, for it drew the capital prize
of 100000, and entitled Mr.. Rhodes
to $4,000. IF the ticket had been
a whole one for which Mr.. Rhodes
had paid $50, he would have re-
ceived the whole 100000. 1t was
promptly cashed at New Orleans,
and the money was received in a
day or two and it is on deposit to
his credit in the John McNab Bank
of this city. For thirty years his
father, Mr.. Chauncey Rhodes, has
been cashier of the John McNab
Bank, in Eufaula.-EufuaLa TAla. I
Times, Oct. &c. See advertisement
for Drawing on Dec. 18th, when the
First Capital Prize is 100000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

A son of Martin Douglass, of the
West Fork, went to mill couple OF
weeks ago, and while there got in
to a difficulty with boy from
Braxton county. In the fight their
clothes became entangled around
the shaft of the mill wheel, which
makes 40 revolutions per minute
The Douglass boy got both thighs
broken and the other boy got his
arm broken. At this writing the
Douglass boy is doing as well as
could be expected under the cir
eumstanees.-CdLhoun Chomefe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

President Cleveland sounds no re-
treat on the tariff issue, and in his
message sent to Congress, he reiter-
ates with even greater force and
elearness his views on this great
question Tariff Reform is bound
to win, even though its brave lead
err was struck down at the opening
of the battle by the monopolists
whose interest it is to blind the peo-
pie to the true state of affairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The race for the speakership of
the House is beginning to warm up.
Already some good thoroughbred
Democratic stock has been entered
and there may be more to follow.
Gen. Sprigg, Hon. G. P. Chew, Hon.
w. e. Lively, Hon. G. p. Dorr and
Hon. Joe Woods have all been
favorably mentioned, and none
would be ayerse to the honor.
They are all good men and true,
and the House could make no mis-
take in selecting any one of them.
- WheeIing Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Bro. Thompson, that was manly
apology OF yours in the last Aduer-
tiser. We are in the habit of bring
ing brother editors up to the rack,
when they slur Mason county cit
izen. We are exceedingly touchy
on this point. We areglad to learn
that you intended no reflection up
on Mr.. Hogg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

There is a good deal of evidence
that the Anarchists are recovering
from the effects of the hanging of
Spies and his companions, and are
about to begin operations again.
They will probably have the same
result, and after awhile, from prac-
tice, the courts will be able to guage
the degrees of punishment accurate
ly. So many Anarchists hanged,
so many months of quiet.-Mdcon
telegraph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

A party of Baker jurors, inclhd-
ing Messrs, ]. G Miller JOS. 81.
Hawley, J. G. Wells, NJ. Roberts
and Conrad Miller, accompanied by
Prosecuting Attorney Hervey and
others, visited the scene of. the Nc
VIVA tragedy on Friday last and
were shown over the premises by
Robert Patterson, the executor who
has charge OF the property. TIE
jurors were more than ever satisfied
of Bakers guilt, and some are re-
ported as saying all they are sorry
for now is that they didn't hang
him IHeLLs6urq Ne.es.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

A Chicago anarchist just convict
ed has been sentenced to twelve
years in the penitentiary, And
this is merciful sentence. There
is no punishment under the law too
severe for these people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

"He mocks the people who pro-
poses that the government shall
protect the rich, and that they in
turn will care for the laboring poor.
Any intermediary between the peo-
pie and their government, or the
least delegation of the care and pro-
lection the government owes to the
humblest citizen in the land, makes
the boast of free institutions a gilt
tering delusion, and the pretended
boon of American citizenship a
shameless imposition President
Ceretand's Message.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Every farmer, every laborer, ev-
cry person interested in the welfare
of the people of this country should
read the Presidents message. At
least that portion of it which we
publish this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Leading Republicans are yelling
for tariff reduction. Republican
manufacturers are shutting down.
The surplus is there, Moriarity, and
the taxed workingmen who voted
the war tax ticket already begin to
feel what fools they were.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Don't be too exultant Bro. White
of the Parkersburg Journal. We
are not going to kick up a trump
us" in our own. party But our
party leaders need little scolding
once in a while, and we are honest
enough to give it to them. 1t be-
comes necessary sometimes to speak
ont in meeting.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
Farms and Timber Lands for
Sale

THE undersigned has number OF fmprov--
ed and unimProved tracts of land for sale
at LOW RRICES per acre- Some of this
iand Is Wen timbered; and all of Il lies in Ar
nnckls and Union Districts, Mason county
" est virginia, Also o farm OF 40 acres stu
ated IN Putnam county, within ~ miles OF
the Great kanawha River. This farm is Inn
proved IN part, balance in good timber. VIII
pc sold cheap Persona desiring to purchase
lands, and meaning business, viii address c.
". MAUPIN, Arbuckle p. o., Mason County
West Virginia Tsept5-sIr1- nj
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
FOR SAFE

House and lot in the Extension-op-
posite Ohio River r. R. depot Spleen
did locality. For information call at
this Office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Democrats can afford to be cheer
full under their defeat. We have
a four years record to feel proud of.
1t has been four years of good,
honest, clean government. There
have been no stealings and no
scandals. The Republican party,
in twenty-five years, spent more
than a hundred millions of dollars
in constructing navy, and when
it went out of power there was not
a single modern war ship and only
one dispatch boat-the Dolphin.
The Democratic party in four
years, with an expenditure of less
than twenty-five millions of dollars,
has begun the construction of a
magnificent navy. There are a
number of war ships nearing com
pletion, that will rank as first class
naval equipments. What became
of the hundred million of dollars
expended during Republican ad-
ministrationsP Robson, Secretary
of the Navy, went in poor and came
out millionaire. A great many
other prominent Republicans went
in poor and came out prosperous.
The indications are that those gen
tlemen sailed the American navy
down for their own private use.
And yet Republican newspapers
talk about fraud in the Democratic
party. Avauntl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The Ravenswood Ne,es states that
Captain Finn, of Grant District,
threshed 50 crops of wheat, cut l.
600 shocks of corn, and sowed 80
bushels of wheat. A big lot of work
for one man, but he must have had
help.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The American farmer is the only
one in the world who would vote to
mortgage his own farm and tax
himself that he might do it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
FOR SALE.

HOUSE and LOT. Two Horses and
IL Wagon. Rooms for rent. Apply
to LAIDLEY & O'ROARK, Point Plea
SAINT, w. Va. [nov2s-4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
WARNING.

~ Dor or trust my wife Elizabeth Foudre
on my account, she having left my bed and
board without cause, and will pay no debts
OF her contracting.
sept. 10th 1888 'aN FoUDAE.
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Bar.let oIarl. and Geo. B. slnelalr.

Bartlett Clark and Geo. b. Sinclair.
In chnncery-
The object of the above suit is to enforce n
vendors lien on q tract ofSSIS acres of land in
Mason County, West Virginia, conveyed by
James II. Couch and wife to the defendant
Bartlett Clark, by deed dated January LIST,
1888 And 1t appearing by affidavit hled that
the said defendants, Bartlett Clark and Geo.
x. Sinclair, are non-rcsidentS of this State,
the said defendants are required to appear
here within one month after the date OF the
first publication of this order and do what is
a copy. TeSte:
J. II. Couch, Jr., Sol.
December 5,-4w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Dan Cunningham, who has been
figuring quite conspicuously as a
detective for some time, was at
Spencer, Roane county, W. Va, a
few days ago to stand trial as being
accessory to the murder of Rev.
Ryan. The trial, however, was put
off by the prosecution, and Dan
claims that while at Spencer some
enemy dropped an apple into his
pocket, which, upon subsequent cx-
animation, proved to be heavily
charged with strychnine. He didn't
bite.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
Notice "a Tnike, DenosiftIrts.

TO j. H. Pearson, Take Notice: That on
the 4th day of January, A. ID. 1882, Between
the hours OFT O'Clock q. 81. and 5 O'clock p.
A., at the law Office OF Simpson & Howard,
in the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
Will take the dispositions of G. w. ShnInblin
and others, TO be read In evidence in my be-
half in n certain chapcery cause now pending
In the Circuit Court for the County OF Ansoni
ana state OF West Virginia. IN which 1 am
canse the tt ns az are sSid ~ ir1 1a M,
be completed on the day aforesaid, the snme
shall be continued from day TO day. from
time to time, at the salno place and between
the same hours, until the same shall have
been completed.
MARY C. PEARSON,
Simpson & Howard. Soils.
Dec. 12-4w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
FOR SALE.

A LoT-No. SO, in Mossman's Exten-
II sion, 40x100 feet. Price SIPS. co.
Terms, S75 dollars cash and balance in
Is months.
NE1GHBoRs & WILSON.
nov2s-lm,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Every time that any of our col
ored brethren get an office under
the Republican Administration, cnt
out a joist..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

AS the returns of the late Nation
al election are received, they indi-
cate a Democratic majority of 1OO,-
600. Who says the people do not
favor tariff reform?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

D1Ep.-Of typhoid fever at his
residence on Third Street in this
city, on the morning of Saturday
December list, 1888, Mr.. John J..
Maxon, aged AZ years. He first suf-
fered from an attack of malarial
fever, which in few weeks, turned
to typhoid fever. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev r. 81.
Coulter, from the Presbyterian
church, on the afternoon of Monday.
December Bird, and the remains
were inferred by Undertaken Weth-
erholt at the old cemetery. The de-
ceased was worthy citizeny pop
ular business man, and all of our
citizens will miss him from their
midst. A wife and family, besides
many relatives and friends, mourn
his sad demise dtipolis Tribune,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The Pennsylvania coal barons
shut down their mines according to
agreement last Saturday; and sew
eral thousands hungry men are
now anxiously looking for the high
wages and constant employment
that Harrison's election Was to
bring.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
Meeting of sfockIloItiers.

THE Annual meeting OF the stockholders
j of the Merchants National Bank of West
Virginia at Point Pleasant will be held al
their thanking house, on Tuesday January
Sth, 1889, for the election of Directors and the
transaction of such other business as may be
brought before them.
Dec. 18th, 1883. l. sFh1BIISe' Cashier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
Commissioners Notice.
John L. Charles,
VS..
Jonah Stanley,
and
Virginia y. Walker, an infant who sues by
her next friend, David Walker,
Jonah Stanley.

In Chancery.
COPY OF DECREE.
at is therefore ndjudged, ordered and de-
creed that these causes he referred to James
II. Couch, n, one of the Commissioners OF
this Court, 10 ascertain and report an account
showing the liens upon the land in the bill
and proceedings in these causes mentioned,
the amount of each lien, their priorities and
to whom due, and any other deemed peril
mont or that either party may require"
Parties interested will take notice that /
have fixed upon the 10th day of January, 1889,
as the time and my office in the town oi
Point Pleasant, West Virginia as the place
for taking the foregoing account: And II
from any cause the taking of said aGcouut
should not be completed ON TINT day the
taking of the same will be continued from
time tn time until com pletcd.
Given under my hand this 10th day of De-
JAMES II. COUCH, IR.,
Commissioner Circuit Court.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

During the past fiscal year the
expenses of the Government have
been reduced more than SIS, 200, 600,
although the outlay for pensions
exceeds that of the preceding year
by over s5,OO0,0OO. These figures
ought to off set a good many at re-
form administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
sept. 10Th 1858
NOTICE To TRESPASSERS.

a LII persons are hereby warned not to
"A trespaSs upon my lands in Lewis and
Robinson districts, either by hunting, fish
ing, nutting, or in any other way. Ali viola
tors OF this notice viii have the penalties OF
the law enforced against them.
sept. s4w 2, c 4sAsrHAaf-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12


The annexation of Canada seems
to be the all absorbing topic with
the metropolitan newspapers just at
present. We have a big country
now and with the addition of Canada
would have much bigger one. Our
maps would all have to be revised
and would present very different
appearance than they do at present.
This would put our school book
publishers to a great deal of expense.
If Canada should be annexed, such
of us who are fortunate enough to
be bank cashiers would have no
haven of refuge in case we saw an
opportunity to indulge in little
private speculation with other peo-
ple's money, and more than this, the
annexation proposition originated
in the camp of our political enemies.
Past experience has taught us to
look with suspicion on anything
emenating from a Republican source,
and we hardly feel like whooping
ourselves hoarse in favor of the
proposition until we find out what
object the Republicans had in max
ing it. This country is getting
along fairly well at present, in our
opinion, but not so we'll as it would
if it had larger 'solid SOUTH" BY
way of a compromise with the San
neXation fellers' how would it do
to take off slice from Mexico, if
we must have anything? We need
moro Democratic congressmen es
pecially if the Republicans succeed
in vesting their favorite territorial
applicants with statehood, and we
had much rather take chances on
Mexico than Canada. Let us go
slow in this annexation business.
Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The Presidents reference to the
surplus is of course superfuous.
The plundering jobbers who were
driven out by Cleveland are ready
to resume business at the old stand.
Judged by the past there will be no
surplus in another year or two.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Governor Wilson has appointed
the following gentlemen as dele
gates from this state to the South
ern immigration convention, to be
held at Montgomery, Alabama, be
ginning December 18th, next Wed
nesday: G. d. White and A. L
Pugh, of Hampshire county; J. w
Harris, of Greenbrier; Frank Here.
ford, of Monroe; ]. NJ. Payne, OF
Kanawha; j. L. Tannler, Henry B
Davenport and B. d. Gibson, o.
Jefferson; R. s. Brown, of jackson
J. B. fancy and c. B. Hart, of Ohio
and George e. Price and Henry G
Davis, of Mineral.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

IF it should turn out that Golf is
elected Governor, (Which we don't
believe will be the case0 then, Mr..
Golf should appoint Hon. James b.
Menager, of this county, his secre-
tary of State. No man contributed
more to COTS nomination than did
Mr.. Menager. and he was hard
and successful Republican worker
in the late campaign, as well.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The leather-lunged Roffergofa
can howl "fraud" as loud and as
long as anybody, but we trust the
stranger in our midst will not fail
to observe that the fellows who are
going to Jail for illegal voting pre
nevertheless not Democrats.-Inder,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
FOR SALE.

The undersigned offers his house and lot in
Point Pleasant for sale. The house is
brick and contains four rooms, with good
cellor, cistern, and all necessary out build
ings; lot well improved. For particulars and
terms saI, cal az on On, VIC. JEwETT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
Order of PublicatioI,.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Mason County, So:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
u Circuit Court for the County of Mason,
on Monday, December the Sd, 1883
James H Couch,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

From the returns received at the
office of Secretary of State, Cleve-
land carried West Virginia by about
1000 majority. The Democratic
State ticket with the exception of
Governor. received about 1900.
Golf bought enough to elect himself,
but there was a failure in the deliv-
cry of all the contract called for.
Things must not be SO next time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Texas, the banner Democratic
State, comes up smiling with ma
iorltE for ,Clevelrnd of 163, 1862.
Rhfs Is a gain of more than 81 600
over 1885,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

Since Harrison's appointment Of
an Englishman as his Private Sec
rotary was made public. itEhas come
to light that Levi P. Morton also has
a British Secretary. The next adj
ministration will be quite English,
you know"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
j. H. Pearson

j. II. Pearson.
In Chnncefy4
The object of this suit is to obtain 6nal
DEGREES OF divorce rom the defendant ]. II.
Pearson. And II appearing by affidavit filed
that tile said defeHdaift, J. n. Pearson, IS a
non president of this State the said dsfentiatit
one month dfter the first publication OF this
order and do what is necessary to Protect his
interests. A ctDilg Tt.steS
K. i. MITEHELi.. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12
DIR. b. B. EnOcEa ia TrOuDI

A correspondent writing from
Richardson, Calhoun county, to the
Spencer Record, says:
"Dr. b. b. Enoch was arrested
here to-day by Sheriff Knight and
taken to Grantsville Jail for assault
ing and robbing drunken man
near this place. There are several
similar charges against him in this
county. 1t is also rumored that he
forged a check on the Hon. U. Glib
son, and has negotiated several
checks for board, sc. The most OF
the people in this county are not
well enough posted to protect them
selves against such "crooks" and we
hope the officers of the law will do
their duty in all such cases, and rid
the country of such characters. He
is chronic wife heater, which the
citizens of this place will readily
testify to. His wife was driven to
her parents by neglect and abuse .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-12-12

The extra session of congress to
be called Immediately after the in
auguration of Harrison, is for the
purpose of expoditing the work of
putting the rascals out.-SentineI.