The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

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Captain is willy politician, and
ess he can see his way clear to
election, he is not apt to take the
1ination. 1t is admitted that
win be Democratic year in
State, and the next Auditor
be Democrat, even if we have
lefeat the amiable and clever
Tain.
Fish Commissioner Blackford,
New York, believes that fish
ald regularly form a much larger
Of the American diet, and that
ain summer especially fish ought to
be eaten frequently. 1t is a cheap5
er food than meat at any time, par
ticularly SO in summer, when fish
comes into market in enormous
quantities. Our people need to be
educated on the good qualities of a
fish diet"
The high price of meat and the
growing supply of fish are at the
present time furnishing plenty of
instruction to the people on this
point. This is particularly true
along the Atlantic coast where fish
in summer is so cheap as to be
scarcely worth the catching.
The rise in meat may, after all,
prove blessing in disguise to this
country, and at the same time a
godsend to the disciples of Isaac
Walton.
The lumber deal between Golf &
Arnold and Mabie & Mcclure has
been consummated. This is the
largest timber deal ever effected in
our county. The cutting. saving
and handling of the lumber on this
estate will invole the expenditure of
100000; the output of sawed lumb-
er will reach 2OO,OOO,OOO feet. 1t
will take 20O men and several en-
gines nve years to get it into mark
ct. There is over 1000 acres in
this survey. 1t lays on the Lead
waters of Roaring creek, sand south
of the Staunton and Parkersburg
turnpike. The great Roaring creek
coal veins crop out at several differ
ent points on this property, notably
iathe forks of Roaring creek; here
the veins will face up from fifteen
to twenty feet-ElKins News.
Anthony Taylor, living near Moor
field was sick all winter and unable
to work and became greatly reduced
in flesh. One day last week be
coughed up two yellow Lizards and
two worms, the latter having horns.
A day or two afterward he coughed
upa lizard, 4 inches in length, which
ran across the room but which was
caught aud placed in bottle. He
nearly strangled to death in expell-
ing the reptile, but his appetite has
returned, the lump has left his side
and he is in fair way to recovery.
This is vouched for by some of the
best people of Moorefield.
There are in the U. S Navy five
first rae armored and protected
cruisers, thirteen second rate cruis-
ers and monitors, thirty four third
rate cruisers and monitors and gun
boats, seven fourth rate vessels, four
torpedo boats, eight sailing vessels,
and seventeen receiving ships and
tugs. Five battle ships, four first
rate, are unde" construction. as
well as one cruiser, four monitors,
one ram and three gunboats. Thir-
ty five of the vessels already built
arc of modern steel construction;
all of those building, except the mon
itors, are of steel.
Maybe before assuming that the
Mikado has backed completely
down before Russia, it would be
well to await intelligence as to the
exact nature of the agreement be-
tween japan and the powers. If
Manchuria is to remain in the un-
disputed possession of China it
would establish a precedent for fu-
ture objection to the cession of Chi
nese territory to any other nation,
which is certainly not what the
greedy Russian bear is after.
The selection of Mt. Pisgah, in
Clay county, as the location of the
NJ. E. Chatauqua, was brought about
through the efforts of Col. Bob Carr,
of Charleston, devout Methodist
himself and largely interested in
the C. C. & S. R. R, on which line
Mt. Pisgah is reached. Col. Carr
had the committee in charge for
several days and entertained them
so pleasantly that they, through
courtesy, selected the location
named.