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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-22
The FIr.t rrpeuri..r.

saw few days ago model of the
first writing machine made in this coun-
try. 1t was patented in 1913 by a man
named Charles Thurber, of Massachusetts,.
and is a really amusing affair in its very
clumsiness It consists Of wheel about
a foot in diameter which turns horizon
tally upon a central pivot; the rim Of the
wheel is bored with % holes, in each
one of which is rod bearing at the ton
glass letter and at the bottom a similar
letter of steel The paper sheet is so ar
ranged that the line to be printed Is un-
der the rim of this wheel, and the letter
wanted is swung into place by turning
the wheel; when in place rod bearing
1t is depressed until the steel letter or
type touches the paper. / should say
that even the fastest operator could not
write more than half as fast as a man
with a pen. Yet it was a writing
machine and Thurber succeeded in get
ting people to invest SIS, 900 in this Curl
Gus device. AT present there are no less
than A different kinds Of typewriters
made and sold IN this country, and In
New York city alone there are said to
be more than 1900 expert operators
making a living by typewrfting -
charleston News and Courier.
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and the result was that police oilcer
Wa called IN, AID on search being
n.a,'o the stolen notes We're discovered
in Seth Taylofs cigar-case, and he was
tIiel fer he robb ~ ard sent to prison
for ighfeen months | was very near
&c Inr discharged for not making the
fTs aware that Seth was engaged in
rans sling. but fortunately. the letter
in which / had begged him to break
Of thc dangerous habit was found. and
that. of course, was in my f1vor.
Scti. cf course. declared he was inno-
cce ard went so far as to declare that
s1nhody who had q private spite
ara 5.st h m hal placed the notes where
lhoNs we c discovered, and Garry Speed.
WHEY lunteered Is a witness, related
in sSIrt what transpired at the private
ii.t rrTTiev ] bad with her. and how
sad thr atened. thai If she made known
to S.fh what / had told her 9 worse
would happen to him. But the Judge
sad IL was monstrous to endeayor to
7 ut a false complexion ON a perfectly
inncent remark made by an intimate
frierd Of the prisoner. and one who, as
shown hy the letter already mentioned,
had proved himself to be good adj
vise But it didn't matter much
abogf Taylors sentence being such a
sevss5 ae. He frettesl himself 70
ds .th in pris61. and OILY lfySi fye
months after his conviction
had not seen Carry Speed once
during the whole of that five months.
j had no animosity against her, but /
did not care to meet her again after the
base insinuation she had made against
me at the trial. But, to my surprise,
shortly after Seth Taylors death, she
wrote to me. 1t was all over now, she
said but her mind could get no rest
until she had bepged my forgiveness
for what she had done. since the longer
she reflected on it the more she was
convinced that sho had misjudged me.
There was a lot more in her letter to
the same effect, and with which need
not trouble you. You will easily
understand that | was very much sur
pised and pleased as well. / made it
NV business 10 see her and tell her so.
All my Old lovo for her came hack
when we met. and she was no longer
disdainful. | was beside myself al
most with delight at the prospect Of
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no DIvoa.,n wANrKD.


4 st. Louis Noh.an AnGered by Her
lawyer Laughter.
A ell known st Louis lawyer was
called on one day during the past week
by a lady whose I.nme is not unfamiliar
% the re;iIers o. the society columns of
The rev spapers. and consulted ON the
subject OF divorca. She was nc: quite
clear il her owl. mind us to Whether sine
wanted Il divorce or not, and, even after
she had leen told just what steps were
necessary in the ordinary case she seemed
to he iii puZz ell frame of mind. With
delicacy characteristic of limbs of the
law whose practice takes them into the
j V rec courts, the legal light undertook
to iin.l out what it was she vas holding
back. and finally said to her:
You will have to tell all the facts if
" want me to t. your case. 1 can
not proceed in tile dark, and can plainly
see something is on your mind that you
Lave not told me. :"
Yes. there is, she said, "and, in fact,
l am not sure that want you to take
my case. or, in fact. that l will have a
case. You see, my case, if M ply fcT a
livorce, will be just twice as lad as the
ordinary c1se. for tie very simple reason
that Henry ai.d l were married twice
once privately and with only the
necessary witnesses. aud the second
time four months afterwarJ in a church.
and with a big reception, and, of course.
there viii have to he two divorces il
order TO set me entirely free.
The lawyer laughed. In fact, he
laughed long and So heartily that the
lady got ma and hpuncal ont of tI,a
Office. vowing that she would not have
q divorce; that she had rather fight it
out with her twice married husband
than be laughed at by u law eE.-lSt.
Louis r public
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-22

DIR. Razie KoutIoiarof Hanum, a
Mohammedan woman born in Crimea.
has passed brilliant examination as
physician and surgeon before the COL
lege authorities at Odessa, and Is ad-
mitted to practice. DIR. Koutloiaroff
Hanum Is the first Mohammedan
woman physician regularly graduated
Women, too, are now being-employed
for the first time by the Mohammedan
government as telegraphic clerks and
ticket agents on the Trans-caspia1
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Try It.

A suspected joint in sewer or drain
piI c nay be tested Jy wrapping { with
q si;i lie layer If white muslin. moist
eued " itIi solution of acetate OF lead.
A. the gas escapes through the meslies
Of lie cloth it viii be blackened by the
sulphur conn I.ounds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-22
THE WEST VIRGINIA
Real Estate Agency,
POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.

DUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE
ID in Mason and other Counties in
West Virginia. Has on hand large and
small tracts in good lncality, in quantity
and upon terms to suit buyer. All per-
sons desiring homes in West Virginia
are invited to call and see us, or CORES
pond with us by letter addressed to the
General Manager. EH-Timber, Coal
and Farm Lands for sale. We also So
licit correspondence from all persons de
string to make sale of lands.
CIlAS. +. HOGG,
General Manager and Agency's Atty.
Point Pleasant. w. Va fiune 26-w.
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c. i only want to get away" To d
ct away from whom ?'' From my j
-ife, sir. She might have been dead
Dr. all know tn the contrary. but she i
lmo to me in the street sudden as II
host not two hours since. and she has s
pened my eyes. wouldn't have he v
eyed that woman could have so S
luch of the devil in her." The fact II
- remarked the Secretary. ''you have f
cen looking for your wife and have s
eund her, and you wish her to live c
18th You again, and she refuses" Z
Live with her again ~ the man ex- 4
Iaimed with horror. "What. after n
il she has revealed to me? Good u
ord. no. / shall kill her if / remain p
here she can put herself in my way. II
he is mad, ] believe, though she does 4
at look or speak like it. She wishes v
lie to kill her. She swears that she
ill haunt and harass me until do it, n
.that lIua | sabpllfR9l 9l,HGuSSy.
o. b. Harper has marked down
all goods in his store, all because a
boy arrived at his home Saturday
night.
Our friend Jas. R. Rayburn, of
Old Town, was in town Saturday.
He was acting very peculiar, and
becoming alarmed about him, we
inquired what was the matter, and
he told us he was the happiest man
in the county, because of an Incl
dent that took place at his home on
the 10th inst, being the birth of a
daughter, and it being II years
since such an incideuthad happened
in his family. No wonder he was
happy.
The many friends of J. T. HOgg,
Esq, who has been seriously i'll at
his brothers W. II. Hogg, on Old
Town, will be gratified to learn that
he is very much improved.
MIR. Tom. Parsons and wife, OF
Huntington, were visiting his pa
rents, in this place, last week.
Capt. John A. Armstrong, Jr.,
was in Charleston, the first of the
week.
Miss Grace Swan, of Pittsburg, is
the guest of Miss Ida Armstrong, Of
this city.
Mrs. Lucy George and grand son.
Frank Buckhanon, of Covington,
are spending the summer with l. V,
Newman, Esq, in the Pleasant
Flats.
Mr. J. J. Gaskins, former resi-.
dent of this county, is here on /
visit to relatives He is now a resl
ident of Cincinnati, and is Supcrin1
tendent of the Western and South
ern Life Insurance Company.
Mrs. W. C. Whaley is visiting
relatives ut Gallipolis.
Mr.. Ted Shoeber and wife, of Gal
lipolis, were visitors to our city
Monday.
Messrs. Garland Burlington and
P. J. Lealand, were business visit
ors to this city, Thursday.
| DIR. l.. V. Guthrie returned We'd
nesday from trip to White Sui
pher springs.
Lew English, John Moore, Jim
Bright and John English have re
turned from the mountains.
Chas. b. Couch, prominent at
torney from Charleston, was hcr'
the first of the week.
Mr.. Will Hardin, of Middlcport
was a visitor to our town, Sunday
DR.. w. ii. Curry, of Wheeling
was in town, Friday.
Miss Mary Capehart, returne'
Monday, from a visit to friends u
J the Kanawha.
Capt. John L. Charles who ha
been suffering from lumbago, is abb
! / .----zE-U ~.
nd nr0nniSa1 In anl
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mad promised to. / went frank and
Sisinterested to Miss Speed and told
her about it. / showed her the letter
Seth had sent me in reply to mine, and
in which he said it was too late for me
to preach for that week anyhow, as he
had put pound sterling on horse for
the st. Leger, and hoped to win 80
pounds sterling by it, / pointed out
to her the risk she was running in mar
rying such a man. She always was
quick tempered. / was cowardly, mean
and the rest of it, and she would tell
Seth that / had betrayed him. That
was too much for my patience, and /
told her that the information | had
given her was in friendliness and con-
fidence, and that il she tried to make
ill-blood between me and Seth, worse
than she imagined might come of it.
So she kept a still tongue. But worse
came of it for all that. Seth's luck at
netting took bad turn, as he himself
told me. and he lost more than he had
won. and he was strongly tempted TO
n crime | feel sure he would not other
wise havo committed or even thought
IF. Three pound sterling notes, the
o erty of the firm, were missing from
my desk, 1t was, of course, a very
sc us thing for me, and / had to do
all could 20 clear myself from sus-
pic ion. suspected no one, least of
all Seth. but when closely questioned
by tho principal as to what | knew of
the habits of my fellow-cierk, / was
compelled to tell the truth, and men,
toned what knew about Taylor bet
ting on hoIse-races and his having lost
uaancv lately. HA was questioned,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Attempt at Assassination.

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, Oct. 16.-An at
tempt was made at l O'Clock yesterday
morning by a corporal of the Palace Guards
named Carlos Perez to aSSaSSinate Presi-
dent Sacasa. Perez was caught on top of
the roof over the presidents sleeping
apartment. He had already made an open
ing in the roof. SacaSa was awakened by
the noise made by the would-be assassin,
but allowed him to continue at his work.
When Perez had finished the hole through
the roof the president reproved him Sc
verely, and then, although he could have
shot him with his revolver, called on the
body guard to seize him. Perez tried to
hide behind wall partition of the building,
but was detected. He refused to surren-
der, but after receiving several belt lashes,
finally did SO. He will be given martial
trial.
The supposition is that the man Perez
was employed by some of the numerous po-
htical enemies of President Sacasa to re-
move him. Within the last two months
six of the most prominent men in Nicaragua
have been exiled by order of Sacasa, three
of them eX-presidents OF the republic, for
the reason that they We're alleged to be
Matching revolutionary plots. For some
time there has been very uneasy feeling
throughout the country. This attempt on
the'president's life will add to its intensity,
and another open revolt may DE looked for
soon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Shipment of Cotton.

The acting secretary of state recently re-
ceived letter from the British minister at
Washington relative to the packing of
American cotton intended for shipment, in
which he refers to the great risk
of human life which has been shown
to exist from the loose baling of cotton.
He remarks that the subject is one of such
great Importance to other countries, and,
indeed, to all nations, that in addition to
the evidence already submitted by him, he
desires to invite attention to a letter Ed
ward Atkinson which says: 1.-The bales
are badly made, badly covered,
badly cut and badly broken.
They are rolled in mud and exposed
to the weather and are always in a condi-
ton in which they may become liable to the
importation of cotton seed oil and thereby
to spontaneous combustiou.''
Correspondence with the secretary of the
treasury shows that he has recently in
structed the customs officers to take
such measures as may be practicable
for the enforcement of the penalties pre-
scribed by law for the improper shipment
of cotton. 1t is assumed by the treasury
department that these instructions will
lead to examination of the cotton bales
shipped and to the prosecution of offenders.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
The Stars and Stripes to Wave
1920 Feet in Air.
A GREAT AMERICAN TOWER.
II is to be Built at the Worlds Fair Grounds in
Chicago by 1893.
Carnegie Will Do the Work and VIII Spend
the Money at His Haronial Hall
in ScotIa--tireat Is
Uncle samuel


CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 16.-The stars ano
stripes, it was decided to-day, are TO wave
1920 feet above the ground higher than
ever flag was waved before. Il IS 10 be
done during the Worlds fair
from the American tower that viii
outstrip the Eitfel. The ouildec
is to be Andrew Carnegie Of PittsbulS
The width of the tower Al the foundation
level is 40 feet in each direction. Aftet
long continued negotiations the keystone
bridge company of Pittsburg, one of All
drew Carnegie's concerns, mas made offers
IN writing that are satisfactory TO the pro-
moters. 4 conference was held at the
Union league club to-day with Mr.. i. L.
Griffith. president of the company, and Mr..
Edward T. Cragin, representing the pro-
moterS and several capitalists. As Il result
the Keystone company has agreed, in writ
ing, TO construct the metal portion of the
tower and have it completed February !,
1898
The company will have to pay heavy
forfeit per day for any delLy. President
Griffin expects that the tower will be built
by October l. 1892.
Options have been secured on the ground
Immediately adjoining the Worlds fair site
and arrangements made with the Worlds
fair officials, if desired, so that the tower
grounds will be included under their Juris-
diction. The total cost will be about Sl,5O0.-
600. The subscriptions have been received
from Chicago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
New York all Right.

Special 10 the GaZeIle
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The feeling in
New York that there is going to be a Demo-
cractic success has wonderfully advanced
in the last few days. When the Republi-
cans opened their campaign with whoop
and hurrah there is no question of the fact
that Mr.. Fascott made a very considerable
impression on the public mind, and there
were dissensions in the party, too. The
county Democracy was not satisfied neither
with the Brooklyn Democracy. There was
trouble in Albany county, too, which was
very threatening as to the success of the
ticket All of these things have been ar
ranged and settled. AT the Cooper insti-
tute meeting some of the leaders of the
county Democracy were upon the stand ;
one of the leaders of the Brooklyn Demo-
crazy was there as one of the vice-presi-
dents. The same day the trouble in Albany
county between d. Cady Herrick and Gov
ernor Hill was settled by the nomination of
Herrick for judge of his district. As a re-
suit, with Cleveland and Hill. the Tammany
and county Democracy and the Brooklyn
Democracy all working together, it is a
foregone conclusion that the Democratic
ticket will be elected. Mr.. Fassett's mis-
statements are all to be met on the stump
and disproved bysuch men as W. Bourke
Cochran, John K. Fellows and the silver
tongued Grady, three of the greatest ora
tors of New York. The Democrats of the
country need have no fears as to the result
in New York. 1t is Democratic state and
will not go back upon its record this year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
So is Ohio.

1t is asserted even by Republican papers
that the difficulties existing in Hamilton
county, which threatened to lessen the
Democratic vote there by several thousand,
have been settled, and that the normal
Democratic vote will be given in Cincin-
natii Governor Campbell's canvass in the
Western reserve has resulted in making
him many friends and the Democrats claim
that he obtained decidedly the advantage
so far as securing votes was concerned, in
the joint discussion at Ada. Some atten-
ton is being paid by the leaders of the DEM
ocratic party to the matter of third party
vote, and the estimates they make upon it
do not threaten any loss to the Democratic
party which is more than counterbalauced
by the losses to the Republican party in the
same cause. The farmers of the state are
generally impressed with the belief that
Campbell's views come nearer to their own
than do Mckinley's, and many of them who
would have voted for a third party candi-
date will vote the Democratic ticket, while
many others who were Republicans will
throw their vote to the third party.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
AND-TO-HAND CONFLICT.
A Lamar County Farmer Finds a Negro in
His Daughters Room and Chops Him
to Death with an Ak.
Special to the Gazette.

PARIS, TEX, Oct. 16.-H. c. Colston, a
farmer living six miles southeast of town,
was awakened about 3 o'clock this morning
by screams in room where his daughter
and two little boys were sleeping. Jumping
from bed he ran to the room, picking up a
piece of fire-wood as he went. Reaching
the room he found one of the boys standing
up in his daughters bedroom. who on see
ing Colston said: There he is, papa; there
is the man.:
At the same moment a man sprang at Col
ston from the corner of the room, but a
blow from the stick drove him back. Col
Ston raised the stick for econd blow, but
it hung on some object behind him and the
man caught him by the throat and a hand
to-hand struggle ensued, in which the in
truder was getting the best of it
when Mrs. Colston, in response to
Colton's request, brought him an ak left by
some carpenters who had been working in
the room. With this Colston soon bested
his man, who, on the lamps being lit, proved
to be negro who had raised window to
get in the room, but stepped on the boy
and woke him up The young lady
had jumped out through the window
as soon as she woke up. Colston had split
the negroes head and nearly severed the
neck, besides cuts on the other parts of the
body. The negro lived until nearly o'clock
this morning. Colston came in to-day
with the witnesses and went be-
fore the grand jury, which is
IN session. OF course nothing
will be done with him. The negro was a
neighborhood to pick cotton. He was sub
ject to spells of insanity and may have been
in one when he so unluckily entered Col
ston,s home
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
FIRE AT COMANCHE.
Livery Stable and Business House Burned.
Five Horses Roasted in the
Flames.


Special to the Gazette.
CoMANCHE, CoMANCBE COUNT, Tex,
Oct. 16.-At 4:30 o'clock this morning the
alarm of fire was heard, and from the firing
of pistols, the yells of men and the neigh
ing of horses the fire was soon located in
the livery and feed stable of Ellis & Riley,
and had reached such proportions as to be
utterly uncomfortable. Five good horses
were roasted in the flames. Three buggies,
one carriage, a hack and large amount of
feed were a total loss. Messrs. Ellis &
Riley, who We're sleeping in the Office,
barely escaped with their lives.
The flames soon spread to the glass-front
building occupied by W. r. Harris meat
market, which was also total loss.
The losses are about as follows: First
national bank, damage to wall, 5000; Gov
cred by insurance.
C. ]. ThaXton, loss on lumber, $50.
Ellis & Riley, loss on horses, buggies,
ETC., $500; insurance, $1,000
L. B. Russell, loss on stable and carriage
house, 800.
W. r. Harris, loss on market, meat, ETC.,
5000; insurance 800.
f. NJ. Brown, loss on glass-front building,
$500; insurance $3.50.
Loan and Improvement company, damage
to walls, $500, covered by insurance.
The fire is supposen to be the work of an
incendiary
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
The Ohio Faithful Beg Him For
a Denial
OF HIS FAMOUS FRYE LETTER.
As Tries 10 Explain the Bushel of Wheat and
Pound of Pork Clause.
Elaine shows that the Mckinley Bill Has
no RedeeminG Feature but His Own
iyrDcity Clause - Cold
Comfort to Republicans.


WV YORK, Oct l6.-An Ohio editor hav-
no ..rfrrrn 10 Mr. Blaine that Democratic
r,u.r- we're parading him as an opponent of
III Ej-Ninley BILL he writes as follows:
AUGUSTA, ME-, oct. Is 1891.
Jn 7say.ey, Esq, Editor Of the Journal
y-r-, O..io.
ST., DEAR SIE-You inform me that the
Democratic paper in your town and many
un..,,rat.r papers throughout Ohio keep
. . owing paragraph standing in type:
BIZ iGcra is MOI section nor j line in
..- rL':fo bill Mckinley tariff bill that
viii open al market for another bushel of
...ea ar barrel of pork James G. Blaine
tu senator Frye. July II. 1890
This sentence is garbled and taken from
f proper connection. It creates wrong
....Irns>lg..- What l did say is the follow
.I d1 not doubt that in many respects the
iai@ Ui-. peuding in the senate is just
Ill s-Hrr. ana that most of its provisions are
. ..rG- lance with the wise policy of pro-
t..r..u. but there is not a section or a line
3d. rHe entire bill that will open 4 market
i. another Bushel of wheat or another
na Of uork'' The letter in which this
-.srJph occurs was written to Senator
fr.r on July II, 1890, and the Mckinley
b did not become 4 law until October |,
nearly three months thereafter. In my
.er'yr 10 senator FRYE / objected to the bill
tyr-.Iae II did not contain a reciprocity
clause which wound provide market for
- ,. LA fo, ,,',.inIis fah,c - u
'. ~, U IN IN ,,, ,i It'll, 'sso ~
~, Nc i,,nn,,,a - -,
80, 20 th f,.a li Gnu a i Iii
- o.,' r ~ o,'G ii Said WIN,
,.,. tt nbitltia,, ~, ~ ny -
,rr-i,- i,lI ,,.,,,,,s ~
lun. the bill became a law. Let me further
, f ,.,o ",t "a e., IA "a
''f' MAJ NJ W -ii,'"S D''i - " ii""l anu