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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Catching Whales by Nets.

In New Zealand where the old-fashioned
methods in use in most other whale fish
cries have been abandoned in favor of
nets, which are now used for the capture
in those waters of these leviathans OF the
sea, the nets are made of two-lnch ma
Mia rope, and are so constructed that
galvanized iron rings take the place of the
knots in the ordinary nets. The mesh is a
6-foot one, and the ropes forming it are
spliced into the rings The nets are made
in six sections, each ten fathoms square,
with two 1O-ga,lon barrels as floats to each
section. When setting the net, the sec
tions are joined together with line just
strong enough to bear the ordinary strain
to which they are liable to be subjected, SO
that when whale gets meshed he tears
away the section in which he is fast.
While he is trying to get rid of the net,
the whaleboats, which are always waiting
dart alongside and harpoon him.-London
Tid-Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
MILITARY BANQUET.
Thirty-Sixth Anniversary of Company
ID, First Infantry Regi-


~ 4 IhsG 1uIdutfy heRI-
ment.
Company D of the First Infantry Regi-
ment. Captain Marshall, held its annual
banquet in the pany's armory, 1927
Market street, last night. Company u
was formerly Company A of the First Reg
iment, and this was its thirty-sixth annual
banquet. Captain Marshall presided and
every member turned out. Including the
members of the company and invited
guests over 100 sat down to an excellent
repast.
The post-prandial proceedings were
opened with a few appropriate remarks by
Captain Marshall, after which First Lieu
tenant E. V. Sullivan presented the cap
tain with handsome star on behalf of the
members of the company. the captain
being drill instructor in the Police Depart
ment and holding the rank of sergeant.
The first lieutenant's remarks were
greeted with cheers for Marshall, who on
rising to present his thanks met with an
ovation, Second Lieutenant L. j. Nc
Creagh presented the captain with baton
of ofrosewood, bound with gold, on behalf of
the captains uncle, William Robinson.
The star is of silver, with the words,
Sergeant Police" IN gold and the num-
the inscription. Presented to CAPITA in
Robert A. Marshall by the members of
Company D. First Infantry Regiment,
December 21, 1885,"
A motion was made and carried enthusi-
astically tnat the old name for the COM
pany of the Mcmahon Genadier Guards
be dropped and the Marshall Guards SUBJ
stituted. Speeches and songs followed in
rapid succession and a merry evening was
spent, thanks to the committee, composed
OF Sergeants H. A. Salter, P. W. Newbert
and d. J. DAILY.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
defenses, when thrown in contact with the
great navy of the British Gnvernment

defenses, when thrown in contact with the
great navy of the British Government.
Senator bale of Maine was the first to
arrive at the conclusion that our navy
should be strengthened, and in view of
that fact introduced in the Senate last
Thursday bill authorizing the President
to have constructed, by contract, by the
lowest responsible bidder, six sea-going
coast-line steel battle-ships of immense
displacement, designed to carry the
heaviest armor and the most powerful
ordnance, and of the highest rate of speed, !,
recommending that $24, 900, 900 be appro-
priated for the construction of these tre-
mendous machines of war, and for twenty
five torpedo-boats, to cost $l75, 600 each.
The bill contained clause that two of
the battle-ships and six of the torpedo
boats were to be built upon the Pacific
Coast.
One of the greatest difficulties to be en-
countered in the construction of battle
ships and other armor-clad vessels on this
coast is the lack of facilities for making
armor in the United States, the new
process of making nickel-steei Harveyized
armor plates consuming many months be-
fore the plate is ready to be placed upon
the ship for which it was manufactured.
The battle-ship Oregon, which has been
in course of construction at the Union Iron
Works in this City for over three years, is
as useless now as fighting machine as is
the old dismantIed Independence, as her
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Twenty-Five Thousand Fighting
Men Ready to Defend
America.
MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT.
Local Members of the Ancient Order
Offer Their Services to Fight
England. "

| The patriotism of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians has been aroused to the high
est pitch by the message of President
Cleveland upon the Venezuelan affair and
his implied suggestion that it might be
necessary to resort to arms to protect
| American interests on this continent.
Immediate ly upon the publication of the
message the Hbernians began to gather at
their meeting places, and as result OF
such gatherings the following message was
sent to the President last evening:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 1895.
To His ErcelIency Grouer Cleveland, President
United States: The Ancient Order of Hiberniaps
OF America OF the State of California, greeting:
Wishing you merry Christmas, we offer you
the service of %, 600. fighting members of our
order on ten days notice. Yours respectfully,
B. Higgins, State president San Jose; D. S. Nc
Carthy, State secretary, Oakland; NJ. ]. Man.
ming, county president, San Francisco; NJ. II.
McCafferty. county secretary, San Francisco.
The foregoing message to the President
received the most enthusiastic indorse-
ment of every member of the order. AS
stated, the members began to discuss the
matter at once, and division meetings
were held in the division headquarters in
knights of the Red Branch Hall on Ma
son street, VOLTS Hall on New Montgom-
cry street, Eighteenth and Shotwell streets,
Twenty fourth and Alabama, Ninth and
Mission, Vallejo and Montgomery av-
enue, and at the Potrerc.
With one accord every member ex-
claimed: 81 am ready to volunteer my
services in support of the President and
the United States if it comes to war"
In order to get the matter properly be-
fore the heads of tie order delegates in
large numbers were ordered to assem- BILE in
Knights of the Red Branch Hall, Wolff's
Hall and at Twenty-fourth and Alabama
streets on Thursday night. Each meeting
was well attended and the halls packed.
Patriotic speeches were made, and the
officers of the divisions or board of dIrec-
tors were instructed to make the President
the offer of volunteers to fight England, as
set forth in the dispatch. After deliberat-
ing for q while the above message was
sent.
NJ. J. Manning, the county president,
stated that every member of the order is
ready at days notice to answer call for
volunteers in such cause.
He said that in th is City there are fully
1000 Hibernians, aud from the information.
received from all parts of the State the
board of directors felt that they can easily
fill such an order for soldiers on ten days.
notice.
| NJ. H. McCafferty, the county secretary,
expresses the same views as Manning as
to their ability to put 25, 900 fighting men
into body within ten days of call for
volunteers. 80,
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Mayfower, though of course the actual in
terest to the San Francisco claimant is of
more recent occurrence.
1.-The news I have just received seems
almost too good to be true" said Professor
Gee last night. 1.-THE case is one of some
forty years litigation, and has necessarily
been expensive. am now encouraged to
believe, through letter just received from
my attorney in London, that the matter
will be settled in a very short while, in
which event will come in for someth ing
like $2,500,000. ! am not allowing the
news to create any false hopes, however,
for L can appreciate the uncertainty of all
litigation, especially so far from home
II am q hneaI descendant of Edward
afterward Lord, Chic, who came to Amer.
lea on the Mayflower. During that and
part OF the next century the name of Chic
was used, but for reasons which are not
now apparent it was changed to Gee. The
Mayfiower Chic, for that is perhaps the
best way to designate him, accumulated a
vast fortune in America. On the death of
his father he as next In line assumed the
title of Lord. He Immediately disposed OF
his American possessions, and, returning
to England, added the money thus re-
ceived to an already large and valuable
estate.
I'm the course of time the English
Ghies passed away, and then began a
seemingly endless struggle on the part of
the American Ghies, or Gees, for possess
sion of the property, the title, of course,
having passed away. have just forwarded
proofs of my relationship to Edward Chic,
and expect confirmatory news by cable
gram within the next two weeks. I-have
an aunt in New York, who Will come IN
for an equal share of the estate, provided,
OF course, the compromise now under way
is effected"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
It Was Manufactured in This
City by the Pacific Roll
ing.Mills.
WAS SHIPPED TO WASHINGTON
Through the Influence of Senator
Stanford It Was Placed on
the Senate Steps.

Now that controversy has arisen be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
which threatens to plunge these two great
est nations of the earth into bitter war,
Congress has awakened to the fact that
our navy would be comparatively helpless,
taken in connection with our weak coast
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
AFTER ENGLISH MILLIONS
Professor Martin C.. Gee Advised
That He Is Heir to a Valu.
able Estate.
Says That His Ancestors Came to
This Country on the Historical
Mayfower.

Professor Martin G. Gee, an aged phre-
nologist OF this City, has just received a
letter from England saying that he is one
of half dozen heirs to an estate valued at
$l5,0O0,O00. 1t is story of peculiar inter-
est, for it dates back to the time of the
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
A Daring Burglar.

NJ. A. Caldwell, a farmer from Bozeman
Mont, while asleep in the International Hotel
last night was robbed by burglar, who forced
an entrance to his room. AS soon as the
farmer discovered his loss ne reported the case
to Officer Barry, who searched the hotel. In q
room opposite Caldwell's was man who gave
the name of John Johnson, who was arrested
for burglary. In Johnson's room, hid in his
socks and under the carpet, was Caidwell's
property, consisting of handbook, three $40
notes, $50 check and railroad ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

In the famous Garden of Olives at Jeru-
salem there are eight fourishing olive
trees that are known to be over 1000 years
old
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

The names for the Pullman palatial
sleeping-cars are all selected by daughter
of Mr.. Pullman, and she is understood to
know what's in name. as she IS said to
get $3.50 year for that service.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Jaros Hygienic Underwear the one under
wear that is comfortable; absorbs moisture
keeps folks well. Morgan Bros 229 Monte 81. !
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

An enthusiast in cycling has invented a
tricycle. lawn-mower. The back wheel is
the driver, the two front wheels steer and
have the rotary moving blades between
them.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

An overhead s:ngle-rail electric railway
is being put up between Leipzig and Halle
trains on which will cover the twenty miles
between the two towns in fifteen minutes
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

The rocKing-chair is suggested as rem
edy for indigestion. A well-known phv-
sician asserts that the slow rocking motion
after meals stimulates the digestive func-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Jaros Hygienic Underwear for ladies, for gen
temen. for children, for all places all the
year. Morgan Brothers, 229 Montg. st.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

GET your specia loffice account books made
now at the binding department of the Myself
Rollins Company, % Clay street.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

suit of Jaros Hygienic Underwear worth
barrel OF cures. Morgan Bros 229 Moutg. ST.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Office draughts don't bother wearer of Jaros
Hyglenlc Underwear He is protected from
climatic changes Morgan Bros. ,229 Monte. ST :
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

The CARLYLE centenary, which fell on
December 4, saw the final act of the pur-
chase of Carlyle's house in Chelsea. A
specia! loan exhibition of pictures and
relics is now in progress there.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Brownie
Nine
Pins.

The Greatest Nine Pin Game Of the day. You
must knock the Brownies down. The iolliest,
funniest game of the season. just tho thing for
parties and entertainments Something new,
something novel and easy to learn. 1t will take
the place OF the old favortes, "Bean Board" "Don-
Key" etc. Ask our salesfolk to show it to you.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Girls
Sewing
Machine.

The Ideal has been thoroughly tested and Is
guaranteed to do good sewing. 1t is 33 inches high
and lS inches wide. All the improvements and
adjustments of larger machine. Simple and
strong in construction, easily worked and beauti-
fully constructed. Uses No. % Wilcox d Gibbs
needle and No. 30 or 70 Glace thread.
A perfect implement to learn to sew on. Can be
used by ladies for ordinary sewing. The most in
structive and useful present for little girl we
have. Packed ready for shipment or set up ready
for use.
Price $500
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

Real Baseball Game, with men at every posi-
ton. ball is pitched, batted, and the batter
runs. The newest game Of the season, and the
pest game Tor boys we have. Any baseball player
can play IL and any can learn to play baseball
by 1t, as the rules are the same. Stock limited
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-08-07
nhio Teachers.

Mr.. EditOr:-In an article in last
weeks Gazette a correspondent
asks, "Why the croakiDg about Ohio
teachers coming to West Virginia
to teach SCHOOL," and then failed
even in the attempt to answer the
question, when the answer is obvi-
GUS to anyone who will take the
time to inform themselves. In nine
cases out of ten they could not Sc
cure a certificate from the Ohio
Board of Examiners. There are
other reasons why West Virginia
should employ West Virginia teach
ers as against Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Tennessee, or any other State.
First, keep the wages in our own
State. Second, encourage home
teachers. Third, we have more
than enough teachers to fill every
room in the State, and teachers who
can receive meritorious certificates
The article in question indicates
that our school system is a charita-
BILE institution, and public money is
given away to incompetents, who are
too lazy to work or ashamed to beg.
This is a shameful commentary on
West Virginia teachers and should
not have been penned, and closes
with the remark that gumption is a
requisite qualification for success
full teacher. Will the Examiners of
our county please make a note of
this and have the teachers examined
in this particular branch (gumption)
and whatever it may mean as the
expression is beyond the compre-
hension of your correspondent.
JUSTICE,
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4 Nice Compliment.

The following is from a charming
young lady, who was recently a
visitor to our town. 1t shows the
appreciation visitors have for our
town, aud the people living in it:
HONE, July Both, 1898.
Dear Friend. Through all the U.
s, yes, and over the whole world,
the Yirginians are noted for their
hospitality; and no traveller is hur-
ried from their doors without first
finding out what true Southern hos.
pitality is, and no place (that it has
been my good fortune to run across
in my few travels) shows its old
fashioned, genial, warm welcome as
in the pretty old town of Point
Pleasant. When the visitor first
steps out of the train at the Depot
a feeling as of being at home, comes
over one, and from the first person
you meet to the last one you see
when you leave the old town, all
have pleasant smile and welcome
for you.
Persons that strike the Point for
a day, at the end of that day, don't
want to leave it, and each day long
er you remain makes it that much
more of an effort for you to leave.
The name itself gives one feel
ing of comfort and hints of jolly
good times both day and night. The
drives around this historical, pict.
urosque old place are as fine as any
in the land. The Point people are
lovers of good horse flesh and in no
place do they know better how to
show visitor true, genuine enjoy
ment behind their fast horses than
at this very pleasant place.
L am always delighted to tell those
contemplating trip there of the
royal welcome they willreceive, and
am poSitire they have never been
diappointed, and agree with me,
Gone and alb that its people are
without a doubt "some ofthe finest. "
ENGLISH VIOLET.
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Goes to st. Albans.

Prof w. ]. Kenny has been Sc
lected by the Town Council of st.
Albans, as Principal of the High
school in that place. The fact that
Prof. Kenny was turned down here
by the Board, after SO long and SO
faithful service in our schools, and
which he had brought up to the
highest standard of perfection, is no
discredit to or reflection upon him;
and the town of st. Albans is to be
congratulated upon securing the SER
vices of SO able an educator. We
fear for our schools this year, as Prof.
Kenny has been driven from them,
and the Board will discover that
they made a great mistake in not
retaining him, before the term is out.
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Dead.

From an Anderson, Qnd.,) paper
we clip the following announcement
of the death of former citizen of
this town:
"Conner Jones, the second man
to be elected to the Office of
Mayor of Anderson, died yesterday
evening, July 18th, at his home in
Boone township. He was 73 years
of age. Mr.. Jones moved to this
city from West Virginia in 1862,
and for Il time was deputy sheriff OF
the county under Ben Sebrell, who
was then she,iff. In 1866 he was
elected Mayor of Anderson and
served until 1868. A year latter
Mr.. Jones moved with his family to
his farm in Boone township, where
he has since resided"
The deceased was a brother to
Mrs. J. w. Bryan and Misses Mollie
and Matte Jones, of this place.
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Highest of all in Leavening
The Wheel.


''I'll let you wear the bloomers, dear, {
Cried he, "When we are we'd"
The maiden dropped agentle tear,
And Eyes" was what she said.
Canada allows the introduction Of
tourists bicycles free of duty, on
affidavit that they are the riders.
personal property.
a coupler by which two bicycles
can be attached side by side is a
New York City Improvement.
A new electric bicycle lamp rms
IA hours, and costs only 25 cents
for re charging by buying shell
.(containing a dry battery as one
would buy cartridges for gun.
The King of Spain hurt his foot
while cycling last week. Look outl
Blue blood doesn't insure against
mishaps.
atom" Reed, of Maine, rides a
wheel at good pace, and may dis
tance all competitors in '96 yet,
Notwithstanding Republican big
wigs at Washington have it all fixed
up otherwise.
New bicycles appear on our
streets every day. Point Pleasant
is keeping right along with the rest
of them.
None of our female wheel women
have yet appeared in bloomers, but
we hear of several who are prepar-
ing to do SO in a short time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-08-07
The Entertainment,

The entertainment at Hooff's s
Opera House, last night, given by
Miss NJ Margaret Simpson, was one
of the most enjoyable that was ever
given here; and to show the es-
TEEN in which she is held, the audi
ence was one of the largest ever
held in the opera house, and that
the parts of each one produced on
the stage, were highly appreciated,
if the eDcores they each received
was an index, and many of them
were forced to the footlights a
second time, before the audience
would become satisfied. Miss Mollie
is to be congratulated upon the
grand success of her cntertai nment.
We will not attempt to take up the
program as it was rendered, last
night, as another person had prom
ised to do this, but was unable to
prepare his article for today, but it
may appear in tomorrow's issue,
when all will receive the just praise
to which they are entitled.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-08-07
Sweepings.

The servant of king is a king.
Want is the mother of industry.
When the cup is full carry it even.
Venture a small fish to catch "a
great one.
When candles are out all cats are
gray.
To give and keep there is need of
wit.
To him that wills ways are not
wanting,
When a thing if done advice
comes too late.
What's the good of a sun dial in
the shade.
Use your wit as a buckler, not as
a sword.
The army that comes off best loses
some.
Wheat is not gathered in the
blade, but in the ear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-08-07

The "green goods" men are now
flooding West Virginia with their
literature mailed from New York.
They have telegraph agent tlocated
at Weston, w. Va, to whom tele-
grams are addressed in the name of
A. Rodman. 1t is hardly necessary
to warn the reading public against
these sharks and thieves; but they
manage to pluck the ayaricious nom
newspaper readers frequently. The
fools who think they can get some
thing for nothing or beat a sharper
at his own game are not all dead
yet.-State Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-08-07

Ed. McDade and daughter, Miss
Ethel, of Letart, Ohio, and Mrs.
C. G. Knowles and daughter, Miss
Jessie, of Marietta, Ohio, are here
on a visit to P. C. McDade and wife
Mr.. Tom Bell, the Point Pleasant
miller, is down with his great big
jolly self taking in our Fair.
Miss Helen Shrewsbury, of Mason
county, is visiting Mrs. D. f.
Bryan and other friends, during the
Fair.
Rev. W. E 1. d'Argent begins
to take his months vacation, Mon
day morning, and will spend it at
Hartford City, Point Pleasant and
Yirgfnia Beach. We wish him a
pleasant time,-Gallipolis Tribune
31st.
Mr.. a. G. Van Glider returned last
night from a two weeks outing, and
reports having had good time.
He went by rail to Gauley Bridge,
thence by wheel to Camden on
Gauley, 50 miles of mountain roads
in a day and a third; spent six days
there very pleasantly, for which he
squandered $40; then rode over to
Addison, W. Va, where the famous
"Webster Springs" are, for three
days filling himself on sulphur wa
ter, and while there, having splen-
did appetite.
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NEW HAVEN.
A Girl Drowned-Other Items of Inter.
est.


est.
July, 81, 1895.
Becca Riser, the 13-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Mary Riser, was
drowned Tuesday evening at the
Consumers Coal and Mining Co.'s
fleet. She aud her little brother
had gone to the steamer Wormald
to get some washing when she tell
in. DIR. Roush was Immediately
summoned and used every means to
resuscitate her, but was unsuccess-
ful. Funeral today at 2 p. m.
Tom Elliot is engaged in the sill
yer plating business.
G. W. Ginther is improving his
property on Fourth street.
Sam zerkle, the Hotel man, says
that Jim Capehart has repaired the
Opera House, put in new telephone
and new heaters.
Miss May jackson chaperoned
boating party on the placid Ohio
Monday evening.
Misses Mollie Robinson and Susie
Calm spent several weeks with
friends in the country. A relaxa-
ton from the heat and dust of the
city.
Now Haven wants the Teachers
Institute, next year
NJ. 7. Smith was in town recent
ly arranging to move his family
here. The people are to be con-
graduated in getting such a good
instructor. CRAPS.