The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-07-12

sour Help,
Adams Ale
Everybody Friend.
The dog is getting to be an infer
nal nuisance in this county and the
sooner the people get walked up to
the fact the better. Not ono tenth
of the ravages of dogs are reported
to the press and if the actual annual
damage and loss occasioned by them
were brought to light it would be
no time till tax would be put on
them as in other civilized COM
munities.
Here are some of the doings OF
dogs, lately, within two weeks, out
on Old Town. Nine dogs were
pursuing and were driven off Mus
graves hogs. Dogs chased Jasper
Rifles calves, and at another time
hunted James Rifles COW till she
Followed with fear. We mentioned,
some time ago, that dogs had de-
stroyed, at three visits, s125, worth
of sheep for Ed. Roseberry and now,
last Thursday morning, dog, who
has been identified, was caught in
the act aud sent TO the dogs Hap
py Land of Canaan, by DIR. Jami-
sons son Charley, for killing six
and wounding four of the Dr's sheep.
Our county is adapted to sheep
husbandry and if these losses could
be paid by dog taxation many and
many a man would settle in our
county, buy land, raise sheep and
wool and help largely, in reducing
cur taxes. Tax the dogs.
THE HARyEsT.-Last year was re.
garded as an exceptionally pro-
ductive season, but the present bids
fair to equal if not to surpass it.
The grand fields of waving wheat
that have been harvested are good
for sore eyes. Every field seems to
be the very best the soil could be
expected to furnish, and every head
is is heavy as the stalk would sup
port. IF the farmers of our county
are not grateful when they look
over the wheat fields of this season,
they must be hard to satisfy. So
too, the meadows are well covered
with a splendid yield of timothy;
the oats never looked better; and
the corn, although planted a little
late, is flourshing finely. We con-
graduate our farmers on the splendid
prospects of fruitful season.
Quarantine regulations in this
place, has about been abandoned,
except a watch that is still kept on
Mason City and Pomeroy, and this
is not rigidly enforced against only
those who have been dangerously
exposed. At this writing it is
claimed that the smallpox has
about run its course in Pomeroy
and Mason City, and a feeling exists
in these places that they are done
with the plague. The next thing
will be to burn all clothing used by
the patients and to thoroughly
fumigate the houses to kill the
germs of the disease. If this is not
done effectually, when cold weather
approaches the disease will break
out in a more violent form than
before. The doctors say that cold
weather feeds the disease.
That is a good sign that patriot
ism still reigns in the hearts of the
people and will continue to reign
when almost every school has flag
of the country floating over it.
Point Pleasant was among the first
in this State to raise flag over its
school houses. The Order of Amer
lean Mechanics, all over the coun-
try, are doing much to bring about
the raising of flags over public
school buildings.
The. children were talking of the
churches which they attend and
the respective religious beliefs Of
their parents: "My papa is Pres
byterian,' said one; "Mine,s Bap-
tist," said another; Mines Dutch
Reform" chimed in the third; "And
1 guess mine is Tariff Reform, =
came the proud assertion from the
fourth.
The fourth of July edition of the
CIarlxsburg daily Enquirer, was as
handsome as paper, ink and type
could make it.
Our City Band went up to Three.
Mile Sunday, to practice. 1t won'l
be long until the band will be able
to render music along with the best
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