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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

cept that it is the general impress
sion that oil has been found in pay
ing quantities. The operators are
moving in a mysterious way.
Persons who send Christmas pack
ages through the mail should
remember that it is the practice
at the postoffice to open every
package. Don't enclose any writing,
as it then goes as first class matter.
You will save money by enclosing
your note or letter in an envelope.
The sistersville papers are blow
ing about that city's prospects for
telephone service. The chest town
on earth" is not in it by the side of
Point Pleasant. We have had a
telephone service for some time,
The recent rains of the past few
days, has had a wonderful effect on
the blue grass and it looks greener
than it has for the past two months.
The figure 8, which came into the
calendar on January 1, 1889, will
stay with us Ill years from that
date, or until December 81, 1899.
Ed Ohlipger was arrested and
fined So for fast driving this morn
ing, and not having the money to
pay his fine, was sent to Jail.
A married woman played "girl"
with her husband over the telephone
yesterday, and now there is trouble
in that household. She set a trap
and caught him
Mr.. Snyder is now engaged in
putting a telephone into our office.
AS soon as it is ready for use, we
will let our readers know, and hope
they will use it freely in giving us
news.
An employee of the f. r. An.
drews, who was on duty at 3 o'clock
this morning, is authority for the
statement that a heavy fall of hail
occurred at that hour, which for
a few minutes was terrific.
When a man buys a bicycle his
friends abuse him for not getting
some other make and then ask to
borrow it.-Putnam Democrat.
Holiday advertising is now in
order. Don't postpone it until every
one else is in THE REGISTER, and our
space filled up.
A meeting which is to continue
for two weeks commenced at the
Christian Church, in Henderson,
Sunday night. 1t is conducted by
Rev. Robt Firebaugh.
There will be Thanksgiving SER
vices at Christ Church, Thursday at
lO:3O q. m. The public invited.
Union Thanksgiving services at
the Upper Presbyterian Church,
Thursday morning, at 1870.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving.
Let us be thankful at least that
matters are no worse with us.
The melancholy days have come
for bicyclers, male and female.
1t is strange that we throw ava y
without compunction the old brush
and comb when we find it hard to
part with them.
Oil is now on the advance, and
oil men are happy.
1t will do you good to go and take
look at the boring going on at the
c. F. Matson, Sehon No. 1 oil well,
Who can govern himself is fit to
govern the world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Next week we will have a tele.
phone in this Office, and we want
our friends to communicate by tele.
phone, all the news they have, every
day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Holiday advertising is now in
order. Don't postpone it until every
one else is in THE REGISTER, and our
space filled up.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Will Ohlinger was arrested this
morning by officer Smith, on COM
plant of the good people of the low
err end of town, for abusing his wife
and stepchild- He was lodged in
Jail and will have hearing before
the Mayor some time today.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving.
Let US be thankful at least that
matters are no worse with us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

There will be Thanksgiving ser
vices at Christ Church, Thursday at
1920 a. IN. The public invited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Lewis District Board of Educa.
ton had a meeting in Hon. John E.
Beller's Office Saturday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

a meeting which is to continue
for two weeks commenced at the
Christian Church, in Henderson,
Sunday night. 1t is conducted by
Rev. Robt Firebaugh.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

q thing Of the past-yesterday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

The Union Thanksgiving services
will be held in the upper Presby-
terrain Church. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. J. w. Simpson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Biggs & Rappold, Underfakers and
Embalmers, and B. F. Biggs, General
Hardware, Paints, Oils, Sash, Doors, &c.
Pomeroy, Ohio. may 80 6m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

1t will do you good to go and take
a look at the boring going on at the
Q. F. Matson, Sehon No. l oil we'll
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

DIED.-Saturday evening at !
o'clock, at the home OF Mr.. Da.
vid Edwards, in Fair Haven, o..
Mrs. Charles w. Edwards. She
was buried yesterday at 2 p. m, by
undertaken Tippett, of Point Pleas,
ant, in the Maddy cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Firebaugh.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

The Low Priced Furniture Dealers,
Point Pleasant West Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27
Look! IsOOH

Biggs, of Pomeroy. has the cheapest
two-horse wagons, road carts and carri-
ages ever offered in the market
may 80 6-m B. F. BIGGs, Pomeroy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Furniture and Undertaking, Point
Pleasant. may 20 If
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

VIII Oe nelu III inc upper reSDy-
terrain Church. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. J. W. Simpson.
One of c. B. Hanson & Co.'s dry
goods clerks has the offer of an ele-
CANT situation in Oklahoma.-Galli
polls Tribune.
Was it a proposition of marriage?
We thought, perhaps, some Oklaho-
mantle had become enamored of
one of the pretty lady clerks in this
popular store.
81 amt suporstitious,' said the
tramp, as he gazed at the remnants
of a chicken the kind hearted lady
had given him, "but if amt mis-
taken that's the family skeleton. :"
The "Woman's Edition" of the
Charleston Star Tribune, is thing
of beauty, and reflects great credit
upon the ladies who had its issue in
charge. We hope they made it a
big success financially.
The Mason County Building and
Loan Association will wind up its
affairs and close its books, Thurs
day night next.
VIM. Wilson, from up Kanawba,
will be tried today, before Squire
Phelps, for lunacy.
Not every man born with a silver
spoon in his mouth makes a stir in
the world.
Hog cholera is killing a good
many porkers in the Eastern Pan
handle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Ask some men for an advertise
ment or few locals and they will
say they don't believe in advertis-
ing-a paper is never read. Let
one of them be caught kissing his
neighbours wife or struggling along
with a jag, and if the printing Office
is in the garrett of seventeen story
building he will climb to the top
and beg the editor to keep quiet
not to publish it in the paper.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

VIM. Wilson, from up Kanawha,
will be tried today, before Squire
Phelps, for lunacy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27
From tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge McGinnis, of the Cabell
County Criminal Court, fined each
of the editors of the Huntington
Times $50 apiece for contempt, and
sent W. B. YoweII, the city editor,
to Jail for ten days, but he was re-
leased on writ of haJeas corpus by
Judge Harvey. If newspapers can
not criticise the court for its decis
ions, when they are wrong, news
papers might as well be published
under a press. censorship.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Mr.. c. S. Matson left last night
for Sistersville to get some small
tools and casing for the oil we'll.
The salt water is giving them a
great deal of trouble.
Mr.. Charles Lewis did not 90 to
Richmond, VS., as announced in
THE REGISTER yesterday, but spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. L
L Neale and family at Ben Lomond.
Mrs Sarah Grice, who has been
out West on visit and stopped here
for few days with her daughter,
Mrs VIM. Hughes, returned to her
home at Wyoma. =
Judge C F. Russell, of Middle
port, is among the distinguished at
torneys in attendance upon the Cir
cult Court. He is engaged in an
important railroad case.
From Mondays Daily.
c S Matson, Sehon No. This
well had reached depth of 1910
feet Saturday night. and is about
125 feet into the big Iudian"
sand Everything now looks en-
couraging, aud the company is con
fidentIy expecting paying well
They are bothered a good deal
with salt water, but that will be
cased of. If oil is not found in this
sand in paying Quantities the Dor
ing will be continued to the Borea
sand, which will be reached at u
depth of about 500 feet
We understand that couple huvc
arranged 10 get married on horse
back, on the new bridge just above
Leon, on Thirteen Mile Creek
The bride and groom, the minister,
and invited guests will all be on
horse back. The bridge is to be
decorated with flags and bunting
and evergreens. We could not as
certain the names of the couple, but
will, no doubt, in time to announce
names and date.
Messrs. Town Councilmen, don't
you think it would be fair treatment
to our merchants, who pay heavy
taxes, to make those fellows, who
come here for a week or two to dis
pose of stocks of goods, to pay a
good stiff price for the privilege of
doing so?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Mr.. Snyder is now engaged in
puttinga telephone into our office.
AS soon as it is ready for use, we
will let our readers know, and hope
they will use it freely in giving us
news.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

We are told that the school house
at the Fair Grounds is SO crowded
with scholars, that three are com
PEELED to sit in one seat, and yet the
Board of Education of Lewis dis
trict fails or refuses to furnish the
people with ample school accom-
modations. a school house should
be built in the mill extension.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27
Arrested.

Mocha or Java Coffee, Cocoi
and everything you can think OF.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Charleston is preparing to cele-
brate Thanksgiving in game of
foot ball between the West. Virginia
University aud the Washington
aud Lee University teams.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

The SistersvilIe papers are blow
ing about that city's prospects for a
service. The "best town
On earth" is not in it by the side of
Point Pleasant. We have had a
telephone service for some time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

The figure 8, which came into the
calendar on January 1, 1889, will
stay with us III years from that
date, or until December 81, 1899.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

The Smythe & Mumtord Con
tracing Company, who are build
ing lock II, received word yestor-
day not to do any more masonry
work, on account of the expected
freezing weather.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

1t is claimed that in the counties
of Logan, Mingo and Mcdowell that
wild turkeys are about this season
in largo numbers. Hunters in that
section are enjoying a harvest, and
bring in large quantities of this
foul daily. This would be good
place for some of the Point Pleas
ant shots to try their hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-27

Ed Ohlinger was arrested and
fined So for fast driving this morn
ing, and not having the money to
pay his fine, was sent to Jail.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
JOURNALISM AND SOCIALISM

1t is pretty safe to say that Journal
ism and socialism will not go hand in
hand for a very lengthy period. The
failure of the Coming Nation is a
brilliant example. Mr.. j. A. Wayland,
founder and editor Of that paper, is a
high type of the socialistic reformer.
He is smart, earnest and honest. He
put the price of his paper at 10 cents a
year and people rushed over each other
to subscribe for it. The paper was
easily worth a dollar a year-would
have been cheap at that. So long as
the subscriptions came in by the hun
dreds daily the paper was a success
financially. The dreams of the social
lists were coming true. Some people
wondered why the other reform papers
didn't reduce the price Of their sheets
looked upon them as collectors of
usury.
The result is known. The Coming
Nation is no more. A brief existence
and then inevitable collapse. No paper
can be conducted in an unbusiness like
way. We would like to furnish this
paper at 10, 25 or so cents a year. II
can't be done. We notice that a few
other papers are reducing their prices
for subscription. They fud it hard to
make both ends meet and hope to
greatly increase their plumber of
patrons by making special cff3rs. The
result will come only too soon and the
crash will be a little louder-that is
ell The publisher who puts his sub,
scription and advertising at a reason
able notch and keeps his paper going is
the true p~hilanthropist. The publisher
who reduces his prices and starves out
his own business and that of his fellow
workers, is an enemy to his own sue
c. So and the cause he represents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
THE ALLIANCE GROWING.

One OF the most encouraging signs of
the times is the rapid growth of the
Farmers Alliance.
From the Farmers Alliance sprung
the reform movement that assumed
organized shape at Omaha in July
1892, says the Southern Mercury.
The movement has continued to
grow ever since the Omaha declaration
of principles was issued, and it has had
no frmer supporter than the Alliance.
Now, when the reform movement Is
assuming force and prominence, and
the party planted upon the Omaha de-
mands is coming into power every
where, is the time when the Alliance
should be thoroughly organized and
ready and able to push the movement.
The only thing needed now to insure
the ultimate success in the nation of
the reform movement is the continue
ton Of the campaign of education
started by the Alliance.
The Alliance Ia the very best organi-
cation for educational that
could be conceived. 1t brings the far
mers and laboring men together in a
social way, and discussion of economic
gu s:iOns follows.
Discussion leads to investigation. and
all that Is needed to make Populists
Is investigation and study of the con.
dltlons and reforms necessary to lift
the masses out of the mire thev are n
Push the Alliance everywhere and
MAKE 1t the means of still greater good.
IL Is the father of reform, and should
be continued as a teacher until the
movement dominates the politics and
l policies of the nation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
N. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

Any person desiring to purchase or
rent the Democratic party, or any por-
ton of same, will please apply to Col.
A. B. Andrews, on the premises.
Mr.. Horr learned a great deal about
the financial question during his ten
days attendance Of Coins Financial
School, and feels much better, even
though Prof. Harvey did fog him
every day.
After all, the so called political fight
in this State next year will simply be
taking stock" by the Democrats.
They will do that to find out whether
or not they have enough material left
to get up a decent funeral.
England, France, Germany, India,
China, Africa, Japan, Holland and sew
eral other countries are more densely
populated than America, but this coun-
try contains more tarnation fools to the
quare mile than any other country,
the heather lands not excepted.
An exchange, commenting on the
sale Of the Highland Park College,
which COST 5000, 900 and brought at
forced sale $50, 900, remarks that, at
the present rate of depreciation in
value Rothschild can buy the earth
after awhile for ten cents. True as
gospel. But you can't get sound
money" fools to believe it.
The Democrats of Livingston county,
Mo-, net a few days ago and passed
resolutions requesting Congressman U.
S. Hall to resign his seat in Congress,
he having voted for the goldbugs. A
few years ago Hall was a member of
the Alliance, but turned his back on
the order, after leading members de
clared in the st. Louis convention that
q new party was essential to reform.
AS a reward for his treachery, he was
elected to Congress. Now his own
party turns it's back upon him. Truly
the pathway of the Alliance traitor is
q rugged me-. We have several speci
mems in this State, and they are found
in nearly every State. Pitied by those
they betrayed, and despised and dis
trusted by those who are now as 5ocia-
ted with them, they are the deadest
ducks in the backyard Of the goldbug
palace.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20

per cent. measured in gold, wheat sells
in London at S shillings a busnel In
gold, which, converted in Mexican
exchange, are worth about 81 81, n
as TRANSPORTATION charges, II nave
much fallen in the last twenty years.
the Mexican farmer receives almost as
much silver for a bushel of wheat as
he did before it was demonetized, and
this silver will produce as much wheat
as ever. The farmer In the United
States on the other hand, competing
With the Mexican and India farmer must
also now sell his wheat in London for
about 3 shiIlings, which, converted into
exchange on New York, amounts to 70
cents. The American farmer receives
onlv this amount less freight, insur
ance charges, etc.
This great Disadvantage under
which the American farmer Iabors is
very apparent, for it is well known
that 70 cents in gold, the proceeds of a
bushel of wheat sold in London (netting
our 1dEL4O1S OAAy 0OO0V hlOg SOAVO AA
gold), will not raise as much wheat as
the proceeds of a bushel Of wheat sold
in London at 81 50 a bushel in silver
(netting the Mexican farmer about
81 25). While an ounce of silver will
purchase a bushel of wheat in silver
using countries, the Englishman will
pay more than the gold cost Of an
ounce of silver for wheat raised in the
United States. The price of silver is a
controlling factor in the supply of
wheat, and the fall in silver has given
a great impetus to the growth OF
wheat in silver using countries.
The price of wheat can only rise per
manently as silves rises, and our farm
ers can only enjoy prosperity when the
parity between gold and silver is re,
stored, for not until the bounty on ex
ports from silver using to gold using
countries be removed; and until that
time our farmers will labor under a
crushing disadvantage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
SILVER AND WHEAr.\

How can a fall in silver decrease the
price of wheat in the markets of
Europe9 The answer is plain: The pre-
MUM on gold in the silver using coun-
tries, caused by the fall in the gold
price of silver, has the effect of a bounty
on exports to gold using nations.
The value Of an ounce OF silver in
Mexico, Argentine or India has not
fallen. The ounce will purchase as
much grain as ever. When silver was
at a par with gold al a ratio of ISL to
1, wheat sold in London at Z shillings
a bushel which, converted into Mexican
exchange, were worth about $171, saws
the Philadelphia American. The Z
shillings that u fathers obtained fol
their wheat in 1878, converted into ex
change on New York, were also worth
about $1.71. Both the American and
the Mexican farmers received the same
amount, from which they had to pay
the transportation and other charges.
ITO day, with silver deprecated fifty
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE.

An exchange tells the following,
which is Of frequent occurrence in
banking circles.
know a banker who is church
member. To the same church belongs
a friend Of mine not so well fxed-an
old man who was badly shot to pieces
in the civil war and has been having a
hard time to get along ever since. The
old soldier was the sexton of the
chu CD, earning a little pittancein that
way. At one time there came to be
$50 due to him for his services IN that
capacity. The money to pay such ex-
perses was deposited in his fellow
Christians bank. he wanted it and
needed it; but the proper committee
had not passed upon his claim and or
dered it paid so the banker could not
pay over the money. But he was &C
commodating. He would loan the
old soldier SO out of the funds he had
On hand-from the very money tie
church had deposited to pay this debt
and take a note for thirty days. The
banker church member drew a note
for $40 50 and when it was signed the
sexton got $40 In a few days the ac.
count was audited, and the poor man
got his $50. He paid the banker the
SO 50; or at the rate of Is per cent a
month or $50 per cent a year for the
use of his own money; and then he
told the banker and brother in the
church just what he thought of him,
giving him to understand that high.
way robbery was a respectable bust
ness compared with this fifty-cent
gouge. Toe only defence the banker
attempted to make was to say that the
bank had to have a system" to do
businss on, and that such charges were
a part of the system.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
DISGUSTING

The ideas and arguments of men of
reputed intelligence often amuse and
disgust US. These men persistently in
sist that national legislation has
nothing whatever to do with the fin.
ancial questions now agitating the
people of the U nited States, and profess
to believe that the present c3Edltiont
Of the farmer are due to his own man
agement or mismanagement. Dom
they make you tired, brother Alliance
man, or do you not hear them?-Cot
ton Plant.