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, 1889-08-10

her hands &C the rate, perhaps, of % fortune
a minute, leaves no trace behind. Even
it she wished to be dishonest she could not.
There is no trust here. Every note that
passes into her hands at the beginning of
d day $ work must be out of it at the end
before she can leave the room where she
tolls. So perfect is the system that even
attempted stealing is practically impoS-
slble, while the natural appropriation of
the smallest bit of paper bearing the
Government stamp which gives iC value is
regarded as beyond the reach of design
OF the realm of chance. With temptations
eliminated, it is not so difficult to handle
millions and be not Smirched with a single
stain of golden guilt.
Notes, however beautifully engraved and
printed. do not appeal to the imagination
as keenly as heaps of cOin. In one single
vault IN the Treasury are piled las, 214,585
silver dollars. They are deposited there to
secure the silver certificates, those pieces Of
paper worth nothing in themselves except
as they are redeemable for their face value,
which circulate all over the country. The
vanlt where this treasure, bigger than the
silver hoard of the lncaS, is stored, is an
enormous strong box, wherein several hun
dred men might move about. 1t is about
~ ~ SAOWAO NHA % OOACu 1COJ AtSus 1JS
ceiling walls and floor arg a mass of granite
nine feet thick lined with several alternate
layers of iron aud chilled steel. Many q
"croOk", in the opinion of the Treasury
officials, has made up q trip to Washington
just for the itching pleasure of being with
IN a few yards of this hoard. It's chief safe
ty, however, lies not in the box Ofstone and
steel that glrdleS it. The weight and bulk
of silver are its protection against thieves.
These gilstening millions are divided into
bags, each bag containing $1,000. Two
bags are put into a ox,land these boxes are
piled on shelves. Now, one of these boxes
weighs;l2O pounds. Athitfcouldn't run very
far with that weight and his plumber would
be small, if he could. gilmore profit would 1t
be to steal some of the packages of gold
coin which make up $25,0OO,O 900 deposited
IN one compartment of another vault.
100000 in gold weighs but seventy-twO
pOunds.-Philadelpkia Press.
, 1889-08-10
How the O.. s. Government
counts seven hundred
millions of dollars.

Washington, May 18.-Seven hundred
and nineteen millions of dollars
That is a few thousand times what most
people, always provided that they do not
want the earth, would call a fortune. It
would give every NAH, woman and child
in the United States, if distributed among
them equally, nearly s12 each. The rich
est. nation on. the face. of the earth is said
to be an obscure Indian tribe somewhere
in the West. Their lands have been sold
and the Government holds the money in
trust. The money has kept on increasing
by accrulng i~nteresI, while the tribe has
Kept on decreasing by the accretion of vice.
The result now is that the fortune of the
tribe. If divided equally, would give every
brave D squaw and pappoose something
over $1,000 apiece.
The seven hundred aud nineteen millions
OF dollars belong to that tribe, sunequaled
IN the worlds history, of the people of the
United States. It doesn't amount to so
much per citizen asthec4ittle Indianstribe's
fortune. hut then it is only a trife, q
, 1889-08-10

The NORTH CHINA RAILwAY.-The
British Consul at Tiemtsin in his last re-
sort gives some interesting details re.
speeding the new railway i'll north China,
between the Kalping mines and TENT
sin, which was completed last summer,
and is now open to traffic throughout. 1t
is So miles long and the average cost was
E4,25O per mile. This includes all rolling
stock and engines and u considerable SUN
spent on stations, wharveS, &c. h rails
have come from BO!ckOw aud Vaughan,
with the exception of 6O0 tons Of light rails
from Krupp. Rolling stock is built on
the spot from iron purchased chiefly i'll
England. This system saves the heavy
freight charged on bulky cargoeS, aud
enables the company To make exactly what
suits it best. The passenger cars, steel
framed and teak, are 55tt. long, and carry
more than 100 people. They cost complete
about Gj5O. One engine came from the
United States; the others are English built
On the American system, which has proved
itself the best for the rough roads laid with
light rails. The Americans engine costs 20
per cent. more than the others, but she
heats them in actual perform lnce, uh'
details Of working parts being better. Steel
firrbnxes are found 10 last longer and
give less trouble than copper ones, though
tile engines only run about 2OO miles with.
out being cooled for washing ont. The water
8lOng the line is very salty. So far the
company has always purchased in England
through its OWN agents, which il finds u
mIe satisfactory proceeding than dealing
through firms in China; but in view of the
possibility of tenders being asked for, rail
makers would, the Consul thinks, do we'll
10 appoint local firms as their agents, and
establish proper code systems in order to
cheaper and facilitate telcgraphing. The
rails used by the present company are
invariably OF Sandberg standard sections,
45lb., GOlh. and 70lb. per yard eing he sizes
employed. II is Impossible to say what rail.
way extension there may be in The near fu.
the. Last autumn ii was positively, deter
mined to continue the existing line IT, Tung-
chow, near Pekin; but suddenly, on account
of the strong opposition of the Conservative
party at the capital, the project was drop.
ped altogether for the time. At the PIE
sent moment the scheme is again under
discussion, but no one can foretell what will
happen.-Times.
, 1889-08-10
The Mighty United States.

If the United States were a small DOW.
or her "Origlnal idea of diplomacy" as
the German ChancellOr'S penmen call it,
might he considered a caprice, and passed
over with 81 smile; but her people are be.
coming the greatest nation in the world.
1t is probable that nothing short of &C.
tual violence would now induce any nation
to attack her, while she could, il she pleas.
ell, almost ruin the III of any ma
ton OH the globe. It is true she has
scarcely any regular army, her twenty-five
thousand men being Overworked at home,
but if u neighbouring planet kept no army,
it would not be subject to attack.
Her coast, if threatened, would bristle
with tOrpedOeS and new means of destruc.
ton, and her PrOtectiOnists would be only
too pleased it importation stopped. Her
navy, though still small, is rapidly increas-
ing, so rapidly as to be a subject of spe.
cial reports to the maritime powers and
if war were in immediate prospect her
limitless command alike of money and
men would sOom draw a feet together.
Besides, apart altogether from her existing
resources, the growth in the strength of the
Union affects the Imagination of the Euro
pean states.
There are children alive who will see,
or at all events may see, the North Ameri-
can Republic" with a population of two
hundred millions aud the means of raising
three hundred million. pounds sterling q
year and the idea of mourning the enmlty
of such a power is as appalling as the idea
of fighting Russia would be. say by Italy
or Spain. America could he met only by
a confeder alton of Europe, which, without
some great change of circumstances would
be impossible,Yo or possible only if ai Europe
felt it too dangerous to put up with the
treatment one power was receiving al
The Union already stands toward the
Spanish and Portuguese. American states
in the relation in which she may one day
stand toward Europe itself. Her foreign
Office already claims something like .
pr~otectOrate over both Americas, and.
desires to WELD a prepOnderating influence
from the st. Lawrence TO Patagonia Q, for
bids any government TO cut: the Isthmus
of Panama. aud warns Europe. in Q Presi.
dents speeds, not to smeddle with any
state "lying south Of u.s. though it may
be four thousand miles oR.-Gpectator.
, 1889-08-10
New York. August 9th.

New York. August 9th.
Flour, st Lawrence, pr. brl. $3.50.
Meal,best brandywiue. per bril-, S2.75.
Heavy Mess Pork, per bril-,
New Seasons Pork. per brI., IL to 123.
a,ror Crystals, per Id u.
S"k"o F. to CIR, per III. 6s.
EnglishTslands Molasses SO test, per gal. soc.
Exchange New York and LOudOn, 4 843.
London. August 9th.
nemeraraC Crystals per cwt. Ell g.. Cd.
MuScOvadO per cWt., go 18s. Cd:
Sugar German Beet IS p. c.: f. 0 b.
go 1875 Cd.
Demerara Rum per gal, Is. 81.
Trinidad Cocoa per rwt. Ed 81. OBJ.
CoHsOl~, ex-dividend 9S /.
Bark OF England Rate ol Discount 3p. ct.
Liverp""I Cotton. Middling upland per Id.
ctd.
Three per. ct. Rentes in Paris 65 so.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

The migratory nature of the
American hired girl exerts itself in
particularly forcible manner in
the spring. She can no more be
expected to remain in the same
household a week than free swal-
low that helps to bring summer can
be expected to confine itself to one
chimney or robin stay in one tree,
Moved by an irresistible impulse
beyond her control, an impulse
rooted in the deepest foundation of
natures eternal laws, she takes up
her kit and walks off on the last
payday before house-cleaning in all
the serenity of her monopoly of her.
self and utter independence of the
rest of creation. After divers des-
perate attempts the American
housewife comes to the conclusion
she reached last spring, that if she
wants her house cleaned she must
do it herself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
The Weekly Register
emo. W. ErrrzEE. zditor.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA.
LOCALS.

On THE BooM-Point Pleasant is
all lit up by Electric Light for the
first time in her history, and to say
it is rapid stride toward advance
ment is putting it mildly. She at
tracts the attention of travellers on
all the night trains on three rail
roads, as well as those on every
steamer that passes in either of our
great rivers. Our system is one of
the best in the world and we should
congratulate ourselves on procuring
a light that closely resembles per-
lection, while our neighboring city
of Huntington adopted a light that
was worthless and has already dis
carded 1t and taken our system.
There was considerable anxiety ex-
hibited on the part of some of our
citizens lest the distance between
the lamps would be so great that
the light would be insufficient; but
since they are in operation all are
satisfied, and pronounce the city
light enough for any man, woman
or child, in any part thereof Our
business men should all adopt it at
once and pitch their old smoky, dis
agreeable oil lamps into the cutters,
where the strcet-clcaners can re-
move them with the other rubbish.
We live in progressive age and
we have no time to sleep in this
MONDAY of our existence, but must
put our best foot forward and when
there is an opportunity to secure an
improvement grab for it, and once
hold, never let go. What makes
live towns, is live people, and it is
the live and active business mon
who succeed the best. History fails
to record a single instance in which
4 town achieved fame or anything
else where she was ruled by lot of
men that are always one hundred
years behind, and are now just
making an effort to secure what,
with a little exertion and push
might have been secured century
ago. Let this not be said of our
thriving villa" Our council have
shown themselves to be men we'll
fitted for municipal government and
they have done lots of good for Point
Pleasant. We should all encourage
every movement that contributes to
the welfare of our community, and
if some one comes in here next week
and wants your opinion as to
whether water works will pay here.
don't screw up your mouth and
hobble off, but encouraged. IF you
have no interest in our town your
self, encourage it for the good of
others.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

ATTENTION, JOHN J. PosLEY PosT
No. IL, G. a. R.-The members OF
John J. PosIey Post, No. IL, G. A.
R. are hereby notified that special
meeting will be held at Odd Fellows
Hall in Point Pleasant, on Monday,
May 9th, at 2 o'clock P, NJ, to make
arrangements to decorate the graves
of fallen comrades on Memorial
Day. All soldiers, whether mem
bers of the G. A. r. or not are re-
quested to be present and lend a
helping hand. Comrades, advanc-
ing years are telling on us and while
we can, let us honor the memory Of
our dead comrades, as we hope in
the hereafter that friends of our
cause will remember us.
w. ELLISON,
Com. Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
DELMoRE K1Rk, Operator.

Do Your TEETH NEED ArrEN-
TIoN2-1f so, they need practical at
tention. They need honest atten-
ton. DIR. D. w. Petty's five years
practice in Point Pleasant has dem
onstrated the fact that his ability to
preserve the teeth is unquestioned,
except by those who are interested
elsewhere. Give him your patron-
age. He is one of our citizens and
deserves it. X
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

In accordance with the sentiment
expressed by the President of the
United States and the Governors of
the various States and Mayors of
various cities of America, relative to
an, event of great Importance to cur
fathers and cherished by every pa
triotic citizen of to-day: History
! tells of men of valor, of heroic deeds,
of self sacrifice, of devotion to their
country, but no name stands forth
on its pages so bright and illustrious
to us as the name of George Wash
ington,
that Tuesday, April Both, 1889, the
Centennial of the Inauguration of
George Washington, first President
of the United States, be set apart as
o day of thanksgiving and rejoicing
and renewal of sentiments of pa
triotism, and suggest that our
places of business be, closed from the
hour of to IL o'clock, A. NJ, and
that as far as practicable, our citi-
zens attend divine service, and that
all the bells of the city be rung in
unison at the hour of o'clock, A.
NJ, and decorations be made where
practicable.
Given under my hand this the 22d
day of April, 1889.
ID. S. SNYDER, Mayor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
10000 pounds of Woo
Wanted!

S. Labold & Co., of Portsmouth,
Ohio, will make this city their
headquarters during the coming
wool season at j. Friedman & Co.'S
store, where they will pay you the
highest market prices in cash for
all grades of wool. Do not fail to
see us before selling.
a24tf S. LABoLD & Co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Will Kenny comes to the front
with snake story that beats any of
Sir Daniel Wetzel's. 1t was about
six feet long, five inches through
and in crossing the dusty street
made tracks like those of chicken.
We will let Will tell the rest of the
story.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Our people should observe Tues
day April Both, the centennial of the
inauguration of Gen. Washington,
the first President of the United
States. In this issue will be found
the proclamation of Gov. Wilson
and Mayor Snyder, requesting the
observance. of this day. Let all the
bells in town be rung at 9 A. NJ.
and all the whistles be blown at the
same hour. Let us show the people
of all chimes that we are a liberty
loving, patriotic people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

The excitement down street Sat
urday, was not caused by fight, as
was supposed, but was caused by a
mad rush of customers trying to
got into II. G. Nease & Co.'s store,
to take advantage of the low prices
offered on all lines of goods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

II. G. Neasc & Co., have an extra
line of samples from one of the lar
gest wholesale carpet Houses in the
country, and are prepared to take
orders for carpets in any quantity
desired, to cover rooms of any size.
Nearly all our patterns are cut
without waste, saving much extra
cost. If you want to buy the hand
soonest and best wearing carpets
CHEAP-always call to see them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Col. John R. selbe has had his
place of business completely over
hauled, reprinted and vanished,
side-board re-decorated, etc, and
would be pleased to have his friends
call and see him. Mr.. selbe is a
caterer, and you will be served in
any style of the art.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Capt. Jos. Helm and Mr.. Joseph
yarian are both erecting dwelling
houses, the former in the upper end
of town, and the latter in the lower
end of town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

We have received copy of the
salina (Kan.) Herald, published by
DIR. N. B. Toby, late of this county.
The paper is democratic to the core,
is we'll printed and ably edited.
We wish the Doctor abundant sue
cess financially, and politically.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
Farms and Timber Lands for
Sale.

THE undersigned has a humber OF fpaprov-
/ ed and untnfpnoTed tracts OF land for sale
At Low PRICES per acre. Some or fins
land IS wen Ambered; ard an OF II lies in Ar-
2nezle and Union Districts, Mason con1fy-
" est Sirginlaf Also a farm of so acres sifiSsSs
sstteu IN IN k1eIn county, within ~ frffles ~
Lhe-lIreat IAanawha River This fayIn n inn
RroSeq N part balance in goodt51EheE Win
pc sold cheap. Persons desiriTsz TO TjIf1rllase-
tandss and meaning business vl5fi i,s q
W ". y AAiUPIss, Arbuckle p. o. Mason COUNTY.
!" ca ' eAlias Lsept5-3In-pd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

1t is about time the Council was
paying some attention to the worth
less dogs that infest this town.
Protect our people from hydrapho-
bia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Parkcrsburg is to have a street
Railroad. What is to hinder Point
Pleasant from having an electric
street Railroad also. 1t is getting
mighty far from one end of this
growing town to the other.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

In 1890 every farmer in the
United States will be visited by a
paid and accredited officer of the
government, and asked to give sta
tistics of his farm, crops, stock, etc
for the previous year, which is the
present one, 1889. To be prepared
for the census taker, begin now to
keep accurate account of all farm
operations, and keep it up through
the year. In this way only can the
agricultural statistics of the census
report be made to have any practi-
cal value.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Ladies' dress goods for summer
wear, in abundance at J. Friedman
& Co.'s, and at prices to suit all
wants.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

For SALES half breed young
Jersey cows, and 4 Jersey heifers,
all will have calves in the Spring
Cheap for cash. W. n. ToMLIssoS
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

We understand that the Marine
Docks, at this place, are to be put
in thorough repair for steamboat
work. These docks are among the
best on the Ohio river.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

John Wanamaker says: al spend
$4,000 II week in advertising, and L
pay skilled mana former news
paper editor, and good one 800
month to do it for me. 1 make
money by it. Advertising is the
leverage by which the store is built
up. NY business averages s25, OOO,-
600 year. l do not sec how any
large and successful retail business
can be done without liberal adver-
Using. Continuous work is most
effective.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Ifyou are going to build, call at
Tomlinson's and get his prices on
Roofs, Doors, Sash, Crates, Nails,
&c. Remember he will not be un-
dersold.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Frank stortz made a aheader" on
a bicycle last Friday, and is now
going around with both arms in a
sling.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

The Fair pamphlet will soon be
in the hands of the printer, and will
be ready for distribution in about
three weeks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Rest your eye on Senator Cam
denis railroad enterprises if you
think West Virginia isn't forging to
the front.-1nder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Our people up the Great Kanaw-
ha, will find at Mr.. Maupin's two
stores-Arbuckle and soutbside, the
finest and cheapest lines of goods
they have ever witnessed in that
county. Call and SEQ him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

There is no one around here who
seems to desire to go to Oklahoma,
Notwithstanding every other part
of the country is excited over this
new territory just opened up to set
tiers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Union Services will be held in
Trinity M. E. Church on Tuesday,
April 30, 1889, at 9 o'clock A. NJ,
that day being set as a day OF
thanksgiving. Let all attend.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Charles Marshal, last surviving
member of Gen. Lees staff. will de-
liver the annual grafton to the bar
of West Virginia, at the White
Sulphur Springs, on the Both of
July. The National Bar Associa-
ton will meet at the same place on
tho day of adjournment of the State
Bar Association.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Lime, cement, plaster, nails, hoes,
spades and shovels, at Tomlinson's.
Call and get his prices.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

IF you want a true likeness and
finely finished picture go to Swish
ers'. Negatives made by Mr.. Ish
can be ordered from at any time.
Also will copy and enlarge old
pictures in plain photographs, water
color, India ink or crayon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
George and His Ratchet.

When George was a boy, years
before he got to be the well-beloved
father of his wonderful country, he
set us an example to be always
truthful; but, remember fame and
fortune wait on, him who makest "a
cent, like George when he slashed,
and cut the cherry-tree. So we
seek to learn this lesson and apply
to our line, by telling the truth and
cutting goods and prices very fine.
Listeul All-wooI Henriettas, silk
finish, very finest goods, seventy
five and eighty-five cents per yard.
Cashmere 123 cts. Satines, fine
grade 124 cents. Challies cents.
Lawns 4 cts. Surah Silks, extra
fine, IS cts. We cannot take the
time to mention prices of our beau
tifuI line of Spring Goods. Drop
in for luck. Well produce the
goods that talk for us and convince
You. Respectfully Yours,
o. B. HARPER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24
w. ELLISON,
Com. Post.

1t appears, after all, that the Old
Folks Concert will be the fret con-
cert given in Hooff's New Opera
House. We congratulate them on
having the honor to open this beau
tiful building, now complete in all
its details, and a credit to our town.
We bespeak for aye Olde Folkes" a
full house both evenings of their
concert.
Out of the total number of 129
votes cast at the Ravenswood special
election, held a few days ago, to
issue bonds to pay for their new
school house, built at that place last
summer, not a vote was found against
the proposition: This speaks vol
umes for the people of Ravenswood.
A full line of table and pocket
cutlery at Tomlinson's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-24

Ifyou want a nice hat, or a suit
of clothes, or underwear, you can
find them at ]. Friedman & Co.'s.