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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26
SMALL MUSICAL WARES,
The NniionniCnni,n,.

The City of Washington is an OBJ
ject of perennial interest to all pat
riotic Americans. Not alone be-
cause is the great throbbing heart
of the mightiest and grandcst Re.
public the earth has over known.
but also on account of its material
magnificence, All Americans take
pride in its beautiful avenues, ma
jestic architecture, stately homes,
and well stored galleries and mus
Gums as things of grandeur and
beauty in themselves, apart from the
historic interest with which they
are invested. 1t is hope and as
piration of all "YouNG AMERICA" at
least, to some time or other visit
the Capital of his country.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
offers uncquallcd facilities in aid OF
this desire. All its through trains
between New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore on the East, and
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, st. Louis
and Chicago on the West, pass
through Washington. It's fast ex-
press trains are vestibulcd from end
to- end and heated with steam.
Pullman's latest and best produc-
tons in the way of sumptuous
Drawing Room Sleeping Cars arc
attached to all it's through trains.
The present management of the B.
& o. have made vast improvements
in the last two years. and the road
is to day one of the foremost pas
senger carrying lines in the country.
Through tickets via b. & o. r. r.
can be procured at all the principal
ticket offices throughout the United
States.
CHAs. o. SCULL,
Gen'l Pass. ACT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

MAUPIN's STATION ITEMs.-The
Misses Lillian Brosius, Lulu Gid
dings, Mamie Gibbs, Rhoda, Mary
and Nettie Long and Messrs. Heath
Brosius and Jas. Long. spent Sun
day with Misses Lizzie and F. Moore
Maupin.
side, was over here Sunday and
told us of the death of Hon. a. C.
Eastman. This sad news casts a
gloom over our community.
!. Mr.. Matthew Hart, died Sunday
of pneumonia, and was buried Tues
day. -
Messrs: Mace NaupDn aud Ed
Brown, attendesreIigfous services
at Leon, Sunday.
Mr. Ace Condee and wife were
visiting at Mr.. Lewis Greenlee's
Sunday.
Miss liza Armstrong and brother
William, of Pleasant Manor, are
tfisiting friends and relatives at Fra
Tiers Bottom, this week.
Mr.. J. w. Thomas, of Charleston
was the gnest of Mr.. BettingeP
Sunday. Durcn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

The National Democrat and the
REGISTER, one year for 1926. The
Democrat is published at Washing
ton, d. c., is large eight-page pa
per, devoted exclusively to the ad-
yocacy of the principles of Democ-
racy. 1t is such paper as ought
to be in the hands of every Demo.
crat in the county; and it would do
Republicans good, also, to read it
carefully and attentively. Send in
your names and money.
FAIRvlEw IrEMs.-Thc mumps
are yet good company for some OF
our people.
Eli Adkins was visitors at Vol
ney Thompson's last Sunday; from
all accounts he will make his home
there ere long.
Mr.. Asbury Roush rocks the
cradle from morning till evening,
and sings by OH by, to his bouncing
boy of ten pounds.
Miss Lizzie Zuspan's school will
close next Friday. She has made
the school success and the patrons
are anxious to get her as teacher
next winter.
Prof. W. A. Fisher was visitor
to Gill MeMillin's last Sunday.
We would thank the ScoUT of the
State Gazette to attend to his own
business, and not accuse somebody
of doing thing that he did not do.
Miss Hannah E. Fisher, who has
5oeE Prom home nearly year, has
returned on visit to friends and
relations.
P. L. Roush has purchased the
Roush & Spencer saw-mill.
Miss Lulah Fisher, teacher at the
Morgan School House, has had Sc
we're spell of sickness, but we are
glad to say is recovering at present.
Anderson Fisher spent Sunday
with Grant Fry.
Mr.. Lawson Thompson is made
happy because of the arrival of a
IA pound girl.
We all enjoyed ourselves at a
grubbing frolic, last Wednesday, at
Jonas Harris.
Miss Ola Mcdaniel is visiting
friends at Hickory Chapel.
Robert Conloy is able to make the
anvil ring again, after suffering a
few weeks with neuralgia.
Penny
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26
a Suggestion.

Editor Register: / would respect
fully suggest to our Lecture Com
mite, that they try and secure our
felIow-townsman, Hon. Charles E.
Hogg, to deliver his lecture, enti-
tied: .The Christian God.
A GIrrzEN-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

A valuable COW belonging to
Robert Morris, of Henderson, got
fastened in the Manager, Friday
night, and died before she could be
extrieated. This makes the fourth
cow he has lost in the past year or
CO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Harlan whaley wants to be town
Recorder, and he says so in this pa
per without hesitation. Everybody
knows Harlan, and. therefore, we
need say no moro than to direct at
tention to his announcement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Negotiations are being made at
this time for the purchase of several
lots and the erection of a number of
new dwelling houses in the Equity
Mill extension. Boom ON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Mr.. Snyder is beginning to mas
ter the electric light, and now it is
doing splendid. This is an impor-
tant enterprise TO orr town, and il
should be well patronized.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

There is talk of fine business
house, three stories high, of brick
and iron, going up on Sixth street,
opposite the Court House, this com
ing summer. If it does, this street
will soon become an important bust
ness street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Our fellow-townsman, G. w.
Phelps, is a candidate for Mayor.
He is popular and will make good
race, and if his opponents do not
look ont he will leave them in the
rear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Call at o. B. Harper's for dress.
goods and notions of all kinds. It's.
the place to get sound, serviceablq
goods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26
cHAs. o. sCULL,
Gen'l Pass. Agt.
B. & o. 4. r.

MARRIED, by Rev. DR.. 4. J. LYDIA,
at the parsonage, in Clifton, Febru-
airy END, Mr.. George Barker to
Miss Mirty Saxton, of West Column
bia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

From all information we guess
the peach crop will be almost an en-
tire failure in this county. but the
prospect for apples Is good.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Warren O. whaley is announced
in this paper as candidate for Re-
corder. He is well qualified for the
position, and the people of tho town
would do well to vote for him, and
elect him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Lenten services will be held at
Christ Church, every Wednesday
and Friday afternoons. at 400 r.
NJ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Asthe city election approaches
candidates for town offices are be.
coming numerous. as our announ.
cement column will show. Bring
them in. We have room for ALL
Price one dollar, cash.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Attention is called to the an
nouneemento of Mr.. F. A. Work, who
is a candidate for City Sergeant.
He has been resident of this
town for many years, and long con
nected in an official way with the
affairs of the town and county.
You ell know him, and 1t Is need.
less for us to speak in his common.
dation. If elected he will make a
good and safe officer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Attention IS called to the an
nouneement of b. F. Gibbs, as a
candidate for jisecordcr. He would
make goQdsne.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

o. B. Harper is Offering great
bargains That means he gives so
much value in his goods that they
are worth more to yon than tho
money you trade for them. You
make money on that kind of deal.
/ don't understand how he soils His
goods at profit, and yet sells them
away below the prices others ask
He does it He might do up his
goods in perfumed, gilt-edged pa.
per, but what would you care for
that? You Oare on the mako or tho
save, and he will save you money
in every line of goods he carries;
such as staple and fancy drygoods,
dress goods, fancy goods, notions,
etc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

LARGE HoG.-Mr. Kimberlins.
the butcher, killedon Friday hog
which weighed when dressed, $40
pounds. lie purchased him from
MIR. Wash Rayburn. This is the
largest hog that has been killed in
this part of the county for years.
If any farmer has a larger one, he
will report.
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

to be found outside of the larger elites. Great care is
taken that not many things allowed get out and
then only for few days at time.
u is the ntion to do only such can be trans
ACTED honestly and pleasantly 10 this end, will
allowed to misrepresent goods any kind We shall tell
you the defects Of any article where known, well
merits.
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RIVER NEws.-Capt. Ed. Kirker
of Charleston, was down Thursday
looking after the interests of the Bot
Pritchard.
joe Carr, Clerk of the Pritchard
was in town Thursday.
Marsh Ford, Mate of the Pritch-
ard, and wife, went up to Charles
ton, Friday.
Capt Walter Thacker, of Charles
ton, was in town Saturday.
The Onward, Capt. Moore, left
for Cincinnati, with % pieces, Tues
day morning
The J. w. Gould, Capt. Wolf
arrived Sunday. from Pittsburgh,
with tow for the Onward.
The Annie L., Capt. Davis, left for
Cincinnati. Monday, with tow.
The Abe Mcdonald, Capt. Cole,
arrived from below Saturday, with
empties.
The Ben Wood, Capt. Powell, de-
parted for Cincinnati, Thursday,
with a tow of Kanawha coal.
The Bob. Pritchard, Capt. Wood
and, left for Cincinnati, with tow,
Thursday.
The Jennings arrived from Gin
cinnati, Saturday with tow OF
empties:
The Ernst. Grown Hill, Ida Budd
and d. T~Lane, out during the
week with tows from the mines on
Kanawha.
Weatler-For West Virginia, to-
day, threatening, followed by rain.
River 20 #. s inches by govern
ment marks, and rising.
MAGGIE IrEns.-Rev. Harrop, OF
your city, preached in this place. on
Sunday evening.
Miss Kate Johnson, who has been
visiting relatives in Kentucky for
some time, returned home, Satur-
day.
Mr.. L. N. knight returned home
from Cincinnati, last week, accom-
panied by his cousin, Mr.. Cash C.
Hogg.
1t is wonder that brunette
sswouldn'to tell the truth once in a
while. She is almost as truthful as
aSambo.
Misses Fannie Long and Ella
Gardner attended ball a, Middle
port, Friday night; they report a
very pleasant time.
We are anxious to know why
"Sambo" don't write the Maggie
items once more. Suppose it takes
all of his time writing to that sold
Maid" in Indiana.
Mrs. v. b. Brown is on the sick
list.
Miss Pauline Clifton, and Miss
MagdaIine Pomeroy, spent Sunday
with their friend, Miss Anna Nus,
grave.
Mr.. J. NJ. Long, wife and little
son, Howard, visited at yo.f city
last woek.
There seems to be o.ite an at
traction in this part Of the country
for Mr.. Robert Paterson.
Miss Annie Michel was the guest
of Miss Fannie Grown, Sunday.
Mr.. Joe scMeryillo, is visiting in
this place,
Miss Lizzie Hogg is having
time 1scwing carpet rags
Mrs. IL y. spiIman is visiting
relatives In yiaginia.
Miss Carrie Johnson Is the guest
of her cousin, Miss Fannie Long.
Mr.. Ed. Swan and wife, visited
at West Columbia, last week.
Messrs. Ed. SomervilIe and w. II.
Gardner, dudes of your city, spent
Sunday with their friend, Mr.. Will
Musgrave.
Mr.. Lucian Hogg. of Huntington,
is visiting DIR. Petty. 1t seems as
though Miss Rosa likes the name of
aLew,"
There seems to be quite an attrac-
ton for some of the Maggie dudes
at Mission Ridge.
Mr.. Ben Amos Is. visiting at ]. Z.
Swans.
Old Shep was very much disap-
pointed, because he didn't get to go
to church Sunday evening.
Miss Alice Horden, of Middleport,
is the guest of Miss Ella Gardner.
AsoTHER BRUNETTE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

A protracted service will com
mence at the NJ. Z. Church in Cliff
ton, on Thursday night, 9th inst.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

Farmers tell us that the prospect
for a big wheat yield this coming
harvest, is the best that has ever
been known in the county, and that
the harvest will be the earliest eyer
known We.hope what they do not
get in price they will make up in
quantity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

The Equity Milling Company are
about to erect largo wheat eIeya-
tor near their mill and on the tack
of the Ohio River Railroad. 1t will
be of modern style and will have all
the latest improved machinery in it.
This company is going to push the
milling and grain business for all ii
is worth this season.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

The bonds for the new school
house have been disposed of in
Boston, and were sent there Satur-
day, through the Merchants Nation
al Bank, OF this city. If there is no
unfortunate obstacle in the way,
the $4,000 ought to be back here
this week, and next week, Messrs.
Neighbors & Wilson, the contractors,
will be at work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-26

GoLD.-oapt. Morgan Long, Of
the Flats, was in town Friday, with
pocket full of gold quartz, which
he was exhibiting to our people
which he claimed was found ON
lands in this county. The exhibi.
ton of the quartz caused much es-
element, bat no persuasion GOULD
induce him to reveal in what locali.
ty his specimen was found
The morning call., 1890-07-08

between the cost of steel in English mills
and the cost in American, the duty added
to English steel will make English material
cost more than American material. To this
extent the English will be under disad-
vantage in their American workshops. AT
home they could have steel for the cost OF
making. If the English attempt to intro
duee cheap labor, the American contract
law will be invoked to keep contract labor
ers out. This will be another disadvantage.
British laborers who come over here with
out contracts will in a short time ask for
American wages. But the British will have
the advantage of cheaper capital. Unless
their skill in shp-buildng is superior to
ours, that is about the only advantage they
will possess. Now the question arises, or
may arise, if vessel constructed in the
United States with British money is 10 all
intents and purposes an American vessel?
Will it be entitled to American registry?
At the first glance one would say that it
would. But our present navigation laws
require that to gain American registry
vessel must be owned as well as built in the
United States. The possibility of building
vessels in the United States with British
money was perhaps not thought Of when
the navigation laws were passed, but the
trainers of these laws evidently intended
that vessels engaged in tine American coast
wise trade should be controlled by Amerl-
cans. The precise extent TO which the
navigation laws will apply to vessels built
in the United States by foreign capital may
not be determined out of court, but there is
n weIl-defined difficulty In the way Of adj
hitting a vessel owned by foreigners to the
coastwiSe trade
The morning call., 1890-07-08
THE CHINESE THREAT.

The Chinese Minister 10 the United States
is reported as saying: UNLESS the United
States Government repeats the law which
now excludes my countrymen from this
country we shall treat Americans to dose
OF their own medicine. / mean that we
shall exclude citizens of the United States
from the Chinese Empire" 1t may be well
at this point 10 consider the real purport OF
this threat. The United States now eX-
cludes all Chinese laborers from its terri
tory. If the Chinese retaliate in kind and
exclude American laborers from the Chi
nese Empire we shall not suffer much
thereby. We admit Chinese merchants.
travellers and students in fact, all Chinese
except laborers. If the Chinese Govern
ment excludes Americans of the classes we
admit, it will be creating a new issue, hieh
we will meet by excluding everything in
the shape of Chinaman from this country.
There will be no objection to an act by the
Chinese Government excluding American
laborers from the Chinese Empire, since
American Iaborers vigorously exclude them
selves; but if our exclusion of Chinese
laborers is made preteXt for excluding
American merchants from China we may
treat the Chinese tO dose of their own
lleulCluts IL is uUt hOltu h4li4o " AOiAOh
Tsui Kwo Yin through his argument in
tended TO show the benefit of cheap labor.
On that point the people of the United
States have their own opinion. They do
not want cheap labor from China or from
Europe. Our political, social and domes-
tic system is constructed on different labor
basis. We pass tariff laws to smut out tie
products Of cheap labor and we will pass
immigration laws to shut out cheap labor
ers. Commerce has only relative value.
II is to be encouraged, unless it costs more
than it is worth. The entire foreign trade
Of China would not compensate us for
change in our industrial system in the
direction of cheap labor The people of
this country will not permit the ten-centS-
a-day laborers from China or elsewhere to
come and break down our industrial syS-
TEN. If the party in power does not re-
enact the present exclusion law before it
expires, tile reins of government will
quickly be given into hands that will. The
Chinese Minister possibly fails to grasp
the idea that the United States Govern
ment is really controlled by men who do
not propose to have the country oYerrUn by
Chinese
The morning call., 1890-07-08
OUR ELECTION FRAUDS.

One OF our newspaper contemporaries,
which pretends to be Democratic, is much
exercised because there is probability that
the bill which proposes to have some re-
straint placed upon the frauds which have
become so common in several of our large
cities is likely to be approved by the Senate
and become law. 1t must be realized that
we have had little or no guarantee Of fair
election in this city as affairs have been
managed for some time past. Between the
men who have had control of the polling
places, the reception of spurious ballots and
fraudulent counts, our elections have be-
come a disgrace. We cannot realize why
any person should have an objection to a
proper supervision of the election of men,
beers Of Congress. The supervision Of the
United States authorities may, however.
interfere somewhat with the stuffing of
la.lut-boxes, for there will be officers pres
ent to keep an eye upon the men who
receive the votes and count them out. The
ballot-boXes, besides, cannot be so readily
taken into a back room and manipulated
while judges pretend to be asleep or taking
their meals. Under the proposed election
law. the United States will see that proper
officers be present until the ballots for
members of Congress at least are counted,
and this supervision will render il difficult
for such frauds as we have been familiar
with in our local elections to take place A
state of things has existed in San Fran
cisco which honest men will desire to see
done away with, and The CALL is in hopes
that the proposed law will render it diff
cult for the men who have plandered US to
stuff their miniOns into Office.
The morning call., 1890-07-08
AN ACTORS PLANT.

As rule our people do not pay much at
tentiOn to what an actor says about our
city. Actors are intelligent, and in the
course Of year visit many cities and con-
sequently have good opportunities Of COM
parSon. But they have fallen into the
habit of taking a box-office view Of the
places they visit. If they are well received
they speak well Of the place; if their audi
ences are small and cold the town suffers in
their estimation. W. Il. Crane, a success
full farce-cOmedy actor, recently played
four weeks engagement in this city and
apparently did very well. Since his return
to New York he has given some cause for
doubt if his business was genuine. II it
was he is almost the only instance.Of an
actor who has left the city with full pockets
who did not have good word for it. Crane
had been absent eight years, and he said
the town was so worn and blase that he
hardly recognized it. lie did not see any of
the big buildings that have been added to
our principal streets during the eight years
of his absence. He complains also of the
audience. They almost fell out Of their chairs
at bits Of hOrse-play, but the subtler points
were lost on them. Probably there is some
ground for this complaint. Crane does the
l'4e-J hNAAs bNbt l4N iALtAt ODStuie Ill
what he calls the subtler points. Horse
play is and always has been his strong suit
He was sharply criticized for that tendency
when here, and apparently the criticism
hurt his feelings. We do not think an actor
ought to praise US because he succeeds in
carrying off some Of our money. We have
had praise enough of that kind from both
American and foreign actors. NJ. Crane
will visit US again if his diseased liver per-
mits, and we will laugh at his horse-play
and weep when he attempts to do anything
else, just as we did when he was last here
The morning call., 1890-07-08
NO HONEST POLITICIANS.

The lady President of the Woman's In
dustrial and Educational Union has ex-
pressed the opinion that women Will even
tually take the rens of government out OF
the hands of men, for the reason principally
that male politicians are not honest. At least
she does not know of man who combines
the quality of honesty with the experience
of public affairs necessary to high Office.
The lady probably has created an ideal
standard which no man quite comes up to.
We should be very sorry to believe that
majority of our public men are not honest
in the sense of tolerably clear discern
ment of their relations to the public whose
affairs they manage, and a reasonable OBJ
seryance of what they conceive to be their
duty to the public. Politicians who are
openly dishonest do not last long.
Some of the more clever may last long
enough to retire on a competence, but as a
rule they either discard their dishonest
methods or are discarded by the public.
Our municipal governments frequently
hold up examples of the fate that oyertakes
men who play at politics on the principle
that the public is n goose that may be
plucked with impunity. 1t is about time,
by the way. for san Francisco to make an
example. There is lots OF good material on
hand