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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20
Oil News.


Oil news in this county is rather
scarce just now, but after awhile we
expect to give you columns of oil
news. The c. S. Matson, Sehon
No. l, is still going duwn and get
ting nearer the "Big Indian" sand,
hour by hour, and day by day.
Every time the drill comes out, it
gives increased indications of oil.
Those who are judges of the forma-
tons in this well, give it as their
opinion that good we'll will be OBJ
tanned in the Big Indian sand. If
this proves true wells by the score
will go down in all parts of the
county. This sand it is expected
will be reached by Friday or Sat
urday.
That funny Kansas Judge who
sent witness to jail for contempt
of court for refusing to take drink
of beer in order to test its alcoholic
qualities may have had the law on
his side, but he was poor judge of
human nature. He should have
threatened the witness with i'm
prisonment if he did drink and then
adjourn the court for half an hour
for refreshments with directions to
court officer to keep the witness
in sight. In all PROBABILITY he would
have sampled all the beer he could
find within that short period, and,
being in Kansas, he would have
known where the speak easies were
by instinct, as it were.
There is considerable coal in the
Pomeroy Bend awaiting a rise in
the river AT Syracuse there is
about $4,000 bushels, New Haven
$4,000, Juhlings $4,000, John f.
Williams, at Minersville, 10000, D.
S. Lewis 10000, and the Peacock
mine 93,16O, making total of 33S,-
$50. There is not a large supply
of salt on hand, the most of
it having been shipped out by rail.
One loaded barge is lying at the
Peacock landing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

Acts at once, never fails, One Minute
Cough Cure. A remedy for asthma,
and that feverish condition which ac
companies a severe cold. The only
harmless remedy that produces imme
diate results. \. G. Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20
Castoria.

Cas:oria cures Collie, Constipation,
So,-r Stomach, Diarrhma, Eructation,
ILLS Worms, gives sloep, and promotes di
gestiol,
Without Injurious medication.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

"For several years have recommended
your Castoria,' and shall always continue to
Go go as it has invariably produced beneficial
results.''
EDWIN F. PAnDEE, NJ D.,
t25th Street and 9Th Ave, Eew York City.
o,rpA,vv n E,rp,,v S,.y,,-,- Mn, y,,,- -.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

A nation a good deal larger than
Spain tried to search American
ships once, and have been sorry for
it ever since.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The fire at GalIipolis last night,
witnessed by a number of our citi-
zens, and thought to be big blaze,
we learn this morning, was only
the destruction of slaughter house
belonging 10 MIR. RUDE Canaday,
and located in the upper part of
the city
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The Stony Creek Railroad on the
lower border of the State, running
to Pearysburg, will soon be in op-
GRAFTON. The company owning it
have sold tract of land for $4,000
and 1000 cords of tan bark and
will equip the road with the pro-
ceeds. 1t is local enterprise, but
opens up valuable territory.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

We hope the town council will
not by any vote of theirs, do any
thing to hurt the town. Don't get
up a fight with the Ohio River
Railroad.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

1t is truth in medicine that the
smallest dose that performs a cure is
the best DE Wits Little Early Ri
sers are the smallest pills, will perform
a cure, and are the best. A. @. Van
| Glider
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The healing properties OF De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve are well known.
1t cures eczema, skin affections and is
simply perfect remedy for piles.
A. q. Van Glider
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The Democratic party will not
die so long as our form of govern
ment lasts, but we are forced to ad-
nit that the acts of some of it's lead
ers make it mightY sick.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The Sistersville Oil Review seems
to have a grievance against tie
Ohio River Railroad. What is the
matter Brother? Won't the man
agement give you a pass?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

DIED.-Ye sterday, November II,
1895, at her parents home, Bertha
Roberts, colored, aged 10 years, OF
typhoid fever. She will be buried
today at 2 p. m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The melancholy days for Demo-
Gratis have come. They commenced
on election day. How long they
will continue depends upon a united
Democracy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

The cotton returns received by
the department of Agriculture for
a month past shows that the average
yield will be 155 6 pounds per acre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-20

a renewed interest seems to be
manifest in all the churches of the
town as we'll as in many of the
country churches.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
THE COST OF LIVING.
A Higher Scale of Life HAS De-
manded Increased Expendi.dIes.

A Higher Scale of Life HAS Dc.
Engineer
Although the cost of living has been
materially reduced in most articles of
necessity, and wages are much higher
than they We're thirty years ago, the
majority of the people are but little
better off financially. The reason is
to be found in the higher scale of liv-
ing, which has to be met to retain
any social position. Thirty years ago
men in moderate circumstances
thought themselves well off with liv-
ing rooms furnished plainly and
simply, the chambers with enameled
bedsteads and chairs, and plain linen
and plate silver throughout. This is
all changed, and the living rooms must
copy as closely as possible the ap-
purtenances and belongings of wealthy
families. There is no enameled
furniture for sale, and where rag car
pets were formerly thought good
enough for ordinary use, there are
Brussels carpets, limitations of import
ed rugs and all sorts of useless bric-a-
brac that runs away with many a
hardly earned dollar All classes con-
sumo and enjoy a great deal more than
they formerly did, and everybody, rich,
moderately circumstanced or poor.
wants mere than he formerly did
All classes travel more frequently and
longer distances than they were
formerly accustomed to. They have
more clothes, more food, more finery.
more books and papers than their
fathers had, but they do not save as
much as they did.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS-.-NO. III.

war department by Secretary Stan-
ton. He served in that capacity for
four years; then settled at Byron, in
Olmsted county, and engaged in gem
eral merchandising. Since 1892 he has
been brick manufacturer. He is the
most patriarchal looking man in the
house, with long white beard and a
serene countenance; a decidedly genial
man withal, and a careful guardian
of the interests of the people of Min
nesota.
d. e. Cross is an Ohio product-not
ashamed of his state, nor need his
state be ashamed of him. 1t was in
81 he came to Minnesota, and in '62
he enlisted in the Union army and
served during he war. At the close of
hostilities he settled on Blue Earth
county farm. Since 1882 he has been
merchant at Amboy. His years are
fifty-four, and as most of them have
been spent in rubbing against the
rough edges of the world, his expe-
rience fits him for practical and good
work as legislator. One of the quiet
men of the house, he is none the less
an influential member
Representative Post, mentioned ear
lier as the oldest man in the house,
did not have a picture at hand He
has resided in Minnesota since 1855,
and has served in two previous ses-
sions of the legislature. Illness and
business troubles have prevented him
taking a very active part in the work
of the present session.
OF the half-dozen other men in the
house who are over fifty the GLOBE
will have word to say later on. Pic
lures could not be secured in time for
this article.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

lature. Since 1878 he has lived in Min
nesota, at Staples, practicing law.
While not a profitable nor voluble
speaker, Mr.. Hartshorns words al
, ways carry weight, because he never
rises to speak unless he has some
very good reasons to give for or against
a bill. Poor health has, to some ex-
gree, operated to keep him from any
very active participation in debate,
but he has never shirked his duty
when able to be up and about.
E. j. Moore, of Becker county, is
the oldest Populist in the house, and
is serving his third consecutive term
as a member. An Indianan by birth,
Mr. Moore was formerly a Democrat,
but left that party when the Alliance
movement merged into the Populist
organization. He is a thoroughly con-
scientious legislator, and a very close
observer of legislative procedure
Seldom or never absent from his seat,
he generally knows what is going on
and votes yea or nay on every bill.
Occasionally he makes a speech, al
ways short and to the point. He is a
sturdy farmer, who has experienced
the hardships of a settler in the North,
and if anything looks older than his
sixty years would warrant. 1t re-
quires a close acquaintance to esti-
mate this man at his proper value, and
he is strongest where best known, at
home.
John L. Gibbs has been a prominent
and familiar figure in Minnesota pol
itics since the days when stage coaches
were the only means of travel. Be
ginning in 1864, he was five times elect
ed to the legislature. In 1877, he was
elected speaker and was chosen to the
same position again in 1885. He would
most likely have been governor of
Minnesota if he had made the slight
est personal effort at the time that a.
r. McGill was northumberland he may
be yet, for he is very strong in the
rural districts. Mr.. Gibbs is a lawyer.
by profession, but farmer by occu-
patton and inclination, and a success
full one. He is easily a leader in any
gathering, possessing a fund of knowl-
edge and experience that few men
can boast. He is of an equable, dis
passionate temperament, not to be
ratified, and never loses his temper.
He has served as railroad commission
er Of the state, under Cows. McGill and
Merriam, and is regarded as an expert
OH TdlTOdu IHdllSFS. "A SCEOnS, aDle,
consistent and entirely fearless legis-
lator is John L. Gibbs, confident and
serene in the consciousness that IS
whole political life will stand close
scrutiny. Even political enemies adj
mire him for his bluntness and his fair
methods of fighting. He is not much
given to speechmaking, but can talk
ably and effectively when the spirit
moves. Born in Pennsylvania, in 1898,
he has been a resident of Minnesota
thirty-fve years, and is fifty-seven
years old. Strange to say, Mr.. Gibbs
lives twelve miles from a railroad, in
Freedom county, but he wouldn't quit
his country home for the finest city
residence, and he can have anything
he asks of Freeborn county.
]. B. Kendall is a Pennsylvania man,
fifty-six years of age. In 1856 he came
to Minnesota. He went to the war in
the Fifth Wisconsin infantry. Being
badly wounded in the battle of Chan
cellorsyille, he was made clerk in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

forms of arsenic are taken-the pure
arsenic, the red sulphide and the yell
low sulphide, or orpiment, 3D.
The arsenic. eaters begin with a dose
about the size of a pins head, and in
crease this amount gradually until
they are taking a piece about the size
of pea.
The habit is generally begun at the
age of fifteen and continued up to the
ages of seventy and seventy=fiYe. The
users of hidri, as arsenic is known
among the peasants, are generally
long-lived people, but unless at the
age of fifty they commence to gradu-
ally discontinue the use of it, they in
variably die a sudden death, and the
fact that death occasionally occurs
from poisoning by hidri eating. shows
that even the Syrians are not invinci-
BILE to the deadly effects of this drug
The reason for this custom is assert
ed by some to be for their personal APP
pearance but the fact that the habit
exists principally among the male sex
disproves this. 1t is said by the peas
ants themselves thatit is done to make
them strong and healthy, and they
really are a strong and healthy people.
Enormous quantities of the drug are
taken by some. of them. In one well
authenticated case. the man, a man
ager of some arsenic works, took daily
a dose of twenty-three grains, each
dose large enough to kill several men
unaccustomed to its use. Another
strange thing about this case is, the
man began it first by taking three
grains, an amount which we would
consider decidedly dangerous. On sew
eral occasions he attempted to leave
off taking the drug, but was made vio-
lently i'll, only to recover on resuming
his usual allowance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

but the telling of an old familiar
story in another strain The didn't
know-it-was-loade pistol and its
deadly work are known everywhere
perhaps that there is anybody to
tell the tale. This time it is anslln-
loaded Roman candle that cut I'D
some of it's fantastic capers. For
some time there has been an old
Roman candle, which was left over
from some pyrotecnic display that
had its being years ago, lying about
j. M. Hurley's residence 1t was
battered, bruised and broken. The
tinted paper covering was ali torn
off, and this particular candle was
as thoroughly dilapidated and
Notwithstanding am old Roman as
one would want to meet.
Mrs. Hurley had put dit away until
she was tired of fooling with it.
SO on the morning in question she
decided to sweep the old hull in the
nre. She didn't know it was loaded.
but lit was! With a spuiHter and q
boom that would have put MANY q
new candle to shame, the old ghost
began to shoot. The business end
of the old deceiver was turned ont
and for an even dozen times it sent
ITS charge splitting red and blue fire
across the room. A lot of burned
bedding, a disfgured dress and q
badly frightened lady was the sum
ttdtal of the damage done. But THAT
good woman WON'T sweep another
Roman candle in the fire soon.
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is a valuable member of the upper

| is a valuable member of the upper
| house.
Henry Currier is a New Hamp-
SHIRE man, fifty-seven years of age
| and resident of Minnesota since
81. He is farmer, and resides near
Concord, in Dodge county. A SOL
der in Wisconsin battery during
the war, he was mustered out a
hrst lieutenant, but he at once en-
gagged in farming on the place where
he still lives. Quiet and self-reliant,
he makes a wise counselor and a
safe man in every part of legislat-
i've work, holding the respect of all
and the enmity of no one who
thoroughly understands him.
II. ID. French was also a soldier
of the Union in the rebellion, sery-
ing in the Sixth New York cavalry
Tor three years. He was with the
Army OF the Potomac in many of the,
battles that have become historic.
and witnessed, the magnificent valor
of the First Minnesota at Gettvs-
burg. In SO he came to Minnesota.
ana mas experienced the trials of the
early settler in a region where there
were no railroads. Redwood county
mas been his home for ten wears.
during six of which he was Judge
OF probate. Senator French is a
pam, unpretentious man, a better
, listener than speaker; yet he can
be forceful if necessary. He is a
pleasant, sociable man to meet. but
holds decided opinions of his own.
Frederick Hits, senator from Car
Yer county, lives at Chaska. He is
an electrician, and was born in
France fifty-two years ago. Since
30 he has resided in Minnesota. He
was attending the old jefferson
school in st. Paul when he enlisted
in the Sixth Minnesota infantry.
and as a private and non-commis-
stoned officer remained d soldier
until the muster out in '65. Local
Offices of honor and trust have been
given to his keeping in his own coun-
ty many times. He takes a lively
Interest in legislation, and is a reg
Ilar attendantEon the senate SEES
sions. Iltis is of, soldierIy bearing
and figure, a hail fellow well met.
and as fond of a joke as DR., Forbes
or, Gov. Yale.
Senator John Peterson, of Mic
" oiiet county, was born in Sweden
fifty-four- years ago; since 1859 he
has resided in Minnesota. AS a con-
tractor he has been successful in
gaining a competence, and has a
very comfortable home at st. Peter.
The care and treatment of the in
sane is subject of great interest
to, Senator Peterson, as a member
of the board Of trustees of the state
hospitals. While more especially
concerned with the hospital at st.
Peter, he is not unmindful of the
needs of all. OF keen business in
stinct ard thoroughly practical,
Senator Peterson is especially valu-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
ARSENIC EATERS.
The styrians Are Addicted to the
Use of the Deadly Drag.


Use of the Deadly Drag.
Washington Star.
For many years the habit of arse
mic eating by tine people of Syria,
a duchy of Austria, has been known
to the scientific world. Travellers
Who have passed through Syria
have come back with reports on
this practice, saying that THE peo-
pie Of that country were accustomed
to taking a white mineral, which
was arsenic.
That this was so was denied by many,
who said that the mineral taken was
nothing more nor less than chalk.
There was much discussion over the
matter, and the subject proved itself
of such interest and Importance that
scientific societies took the question up
and investigated it, and it was pretty
well proven that such a usage did ex-
list, but not so widespread as was gen
orally supposed. Many physicians
have gone there simply to investigate
this practice of arsenic eating. While
some of them have found out much
about the custom, others have come
away III WlSSI liletIl lH6y WGUl, OWlIS
to the secrecy which exists among
those addicted to the habit. AS it is
against the law to obtain arsenic with
out prescription from a physician, of
course those who do so are anxious to
keep it quiet. There are also found
among the peasants of Salzburg and
Tyrol those who follow the same prac-
tee. In these regions several arsenic
works are situated, and the only way
the employees can stand the poisonous
fumes is by taking the drug internally,
at first in small doses and gradually
Increasing the dose until the system
tolerates large quantities.
1t is probably from these arsenic
workers that the custom spread to
others, principally to the lower classes,
as hunters, wood cleavers, stable
grooms and charcoal burners. All
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
RECORD OF FARMER GIBBS
Lawyer by Profession, Hus-
bandman by Choice, Law
maker by Nature.
FEW TAKERS IN THE LIST.
Not One Among Them All Has
Reached Three Score !,
and Ten.

'FThe old man is a title bestowed
in friendly spirit on the boss of any
job. In this sense the old men of
the legislature would be Frank Day
and Sam Van SAINT, lieutenant gov
ernor and speaker of the house.
But these two are comparatively
young men, so the GLOBE will pass
them up this morning in favor
of some of the men who are old in
years and wise in experience.
To begin with the senate, we will
take William Hall Yale, who was
born in Connecticut siXty-thi-ee
years ago. Western fever came on
him early, and in 1857 he entered
Minnesota. This state has been his
hailing place ever since, and in Wi
mona he has made his home. In
1866 Mr.. Yale had given evidence of
ability to such All extent that he
was elected to the state senate. In
SO he was chosen lieutenant gov
ernor on the Republican ticket, and
was reelected in III. During those
important years Senator Yale had
large part in shaping legislation
and in making laws that have had
much to do with the upbuilding of
the state. In 1875 he was again
called from private life and sent to
the state senate. That was his last
service in official capacity until he
was chosen senator for the third
time in his life last fall. Senator
Yale is today a portly, dignified
gentleman, a typical statesman in
appearance. He is most deeply in-.
terested in Minnesota and exceSd-.
ingly proud Of her growth and
standing. No senator is more faith
full in attendance than he.
George S. Macarthur, of Faribault
county, is sixty-one, and we'll pre-
served at that. He came to Mime.
sofa in '55 from New York. and
made the journey in a prairie
schooner. Many a night he has
slept in the open air or in tent
while he was seeking a location. He
went into the sheep and cattle raIs-
ing business, and afterwards en-
gagged extensively in farming. Ag-
riculture still engages his atten-
ton, but he is also a successful
banker at Blue Earth City. Away
back in So he was representative
in the legislature, and through all
the years since he-4.as been a citi-
zen of whom the state can well be
proud. He talks but little, yet he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
Woman I'm Politics

New York World.
Laura never seemed to me par.
ticularly strong-minded. 1 wonder
why she has become such a suffra-
gist?"
'She was converted last fall Her
fiance ran for the legislature, and
was defeated, and now Laura is
sure that woman is needed in pol.
itics."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

gaseous form, filing the bag with gas.
The action is so quick that three Sec
onds after touching water it will up
hold a man. 1t is packed in very COM
pact shape, and can in this way be car
ried in the pocket. The cut shows the
new belt in shape to be placed on ship
board at the foot end of each berth in
the cabins, etc. The belt can easily be
thrown to man fallen overheard, and
will prove a great deal more efficient
than the cork fixtures now in use Oh
the ocean steamer for the purpose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

initiates the rubber bag when the con-
trivance is thrown into or brought into
contact with water. A ring of strong
fltering paper holds down strong
spring, to the end of which little
knife blade is attached. A thin glass
tube, sealed at one end, constitutes the
stopper of the cartridge. Upon touch
ing water the filtering paper is torn,
releasing the spring and swapping the
little glass tube by means of the
knife. The chlormethyl gas contained
in fluid form in the cartridges is there
by released and Immediately assumes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
The Worst oft.

Detroit Tribune.
"Matrimony is game of cards with
the chances all one way she observed.
after deep thought.
Yes
Yes. A woman has a heart and a
man takes it with a diamond, and after
that her hand is his; and besides he
can beat her with club
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

of the committee on public health has
killed many bad bills.
b. F. Hartshorn is sixty years of
age, and has lived in Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota since 1910. Being an
Ohio man and lawyer, he took nat
urally to politics. AS for back as 1870
he was a member of the Iowa legis-