The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26
Henderson, w. Va.

81 s. YcPULLIN.!
Henderson, w. Va.
| 1t is said Hon. III. G. McWhor-
ter, of Kanawha, who desires to
succeed Judge h. A. Guthrie on
the bench in this circuit, is a most
bitter partisan. Tt is not likely,
however, that he will get the Re-
publican nomination over Judge
Guthrie, although McWhorter's
friends in Kanawha county, are
working all sorts of tricks to ac-
complish Judge Gutrie's defeat in
convention. We concede the
chances are strongly in favor of
the election of Republican Judge
in this circuit, and, therefore, we
prefer Judge Guthrie to any other
Republican.
They have queer method of
dispensing justice i'll New Jersey.
The other day an old topper was ar
rested as a habitual drunkard.
The police justice sentenced the
prisoner to be delivered into the
custody of a temperance lecturer
to pose as an awful example at the
next thirty lecturers to be deliver
ed by his custodian. If the topper
fails to attend any of these meet
ings he is to be sent to the work
house to serve out the remainder
of his time. The result of this
new departure in administering
justice will be awaited with in
terest.
The Republican presidential
canvass is commencing to move
with considerable celebrity, and the
plans of the campaigners are made
tolerably clear. Another favorite
son is added to the list of candi-
dates in Senator Henderson, of
Nebraska. The favorite son bust
ness is blow at Mckinley, and is
largely promoted by the friends of
Reed AS matters stand, Nc
Kinley and Reed far in the lead.
Discoveries tread on the heels of
each other the latter days but
there don't appear to be any very
decided betterment, anywhere.
We have Pasteur Institutes, etc,
etc, and as many fatal cases of hy7
drophobia are reported as ever.
So have wo Kelley Institutes ga
lore, but the young crop of drunk
ards coming on is not any less by
reason thereof.
An evidence that the moon is an
uncertain thing to depend upon
is apparent this year. Easter has
been set down to occur the first
Sunday following the first full
moon after the goth of March.
East of Pittsburg the March moon
is full on the both of March. This
would bring Easter Sunday April
9TH. West of that point the moon
is full on the 28th. This would
bring Easter on the 29th. The
almanac makers have compromised
and fixed April 9TH as the day.
The American flag floats over
thousands of; our schoolhouses.
The scholars formally saluted the
flag in occasional patriotic eXer-
cises. 1t would be well were the
flag displayed in our homes, teach
ing the children that under it's
folds there is protection and peace.
by virture of national power. In
place of less worthy devices, on on
walls now bare and inexpensive,
let the flag be mfurled and rever-
emily cherished.
1t may not be right to lynch
murderers; perhaps it would be
better to say that lynching is
wrong and mob law to be depreca-
ted. But in view of the Fort
Thomas horror and the Bracken
county atrocity there ought to be
some-hanging in Kentucky legal
lly, of course.
The Cubans are now whaling the
/ Spanish i'll about every engage
ment. If the United States would
recognize the Cubans as beliger-
ents, the Spanish would be driven
from the Island in less than six
months.
The Republican party was forty
years old last Saturday. 1t was a
good party in its early years, but
of late it has greatly degenerated.