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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

The Gazette wants to discuss
Mckinley and high protective tar
iff. 1t is afraid of the rapid strides
of the free silver sentiment, and
don't want it mentioned in the
hearing of it's editor, as it makes
him nervous. But dear Gazette,
let us remind you that the money
question is uppermost, and the
issue will be clearly defined in
the coming campaign between the
free silver advocates and the gold
bug advocates. The money quest
ion will absorb all other questions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

The Democrats still rule Hun
tington, to the discomfort of the
Republicans. Old Cabell will be
i'm line again in November.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

Attwenty n young man knows it
all; he likes to wag his active ton
que and exercise his gall; he struts
around in noble rage, the world is
all his own; he laughs to scorn the
world of age, and lists to self alone;
he wears window in his eye to see
his whiskers grow; he thinks the
ladies pine and die because they
love him so. AT forty he's knuck-
led down to biz, It's not till sixty
that he knows how big a chump
he is.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

LONDON, April 6.-The TACT OF the
Chinese loan being subscribed several
times over caused a slight hardening of
the money market last week, but the
release of government dividends will
cause cause fur 'el- -the coming lll
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08
MORO sealskins Arrive.

81. JOINS, N. r.. April e.-Another
sealing steamer, the Neptune, has arr
rived, bringing $4,000 sealsl1ins. She
reports that several ships were more or
less injured in the conflict with the ice,
the Ranger.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

The Republicans in nearly all
the States are trying to fuse with
the Populists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

Life is too short for the editor of
this paper to engage in a personal
controversy with our neighbor, the
Gazette. We will pay no attention
to its slurs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08
Trustees Sale Of Real Estate.


tfOecuted by Ira Walker and Laura Walk
eT, his wife, to the undersigned Trustee,
dated the slI day Of March, is9l and reS0Td.
Court OF Mason County, West Virginia, In
Trust Deed Book No. II, page 1873, DC to Sc
fully described and now owned and held by
Maria g. mcCullooh, and said notes having
become due and payable and default having
TSi reaSired by if,e saId Maria s. MccniIoch,
the creditor secured by thoEaid decd oftruHt
shall ON
Saturday, April 25th, 1896,
auction, at the front door OF the Court House
of said Mason County, to the highest bidder,
the following property conveyed by said
certaIh tFao. or parcel of land situate,
lying and being I'm tine state OF West Virgin
point on west side of public road ~. 2is. y.
poles from eastern gate post near residence;
thence g. "a, w. passing gate post az poles,
for pointers thenco 8. zoe, w. 80 l-2 p les to
point In outline OF q six acre tract, formerly
deed bearing date March 9th, 1881, and duly
OF record In Mason County Court Clerks
thence with line of sa d six acre. tract II. 10.
S0' +. ~ poles to a large red oak on edge of
blum; thence along edge o. blum. m. 2yo, w. Is
ppo oiie to z locust H.S5s ". IL IL poles 10
outline N. lie i. SO poles to two lynns, orlgI;
line N. COZ q. % poles TO point on west side
OF public road and with said road s.. 81 30 +.
o poles 8. 59' a0 II. 8 poles to place Of begin.
one-half 10 l.2) acres.
TERMS OF SABR-Casll.
apF1-tw J.. 8. 8PENCER, Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

Do not run after the transient
dealers that come and go, and have
no interest in your town. Stick
by your own merchants, who are
identified with your local intefests,
and who nav taxes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

Three columns were taken up in
the Gazette of Friday, to show that
it was not a gold bug organ. 1t is
evidently getting scared at the
number of free silver Republicans
developing in the county. Don't
bedeceiyed by it's hypocritical rant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

Whoopee and hooray for the
British gold standard! Up with
money and down with prices! BE
right still, everybody, and let the
money power get control of the
Democratic party, as it has long
had control of the Republican party
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

One of the most extraordinary
things in politics is to see n man
who at the present price of cloth
ing can hardly buy clothes enough
to keep himself warm, yelping for
more protection to the manufact-
urers in order that the price of his
clothes may be increased. The
manufacturers, with all their
money, influence and profits, are
abundantly able to care for them
selves and need neither pity nor
contributions from the laborer or
the farmer.-Wayne News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

r. w. Morrow, editor of the
farmers Advocate, at Charlestown,
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Legislature in
jefferson county. Mr.. Morrow is
an excellent man and one who al
ways stands close to the interests
of the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

1t is funny, the Grafton Leader,
trying to read the editor of this
paper out of the Democratic party,
because it does not "get down
among the Astronomers" as does
the;Leader, in assailing the private
characters of Republicans. Bro.
Taylor, is too young in the har-
ness te,or6ck the whipat old veter-
Q, sa,1 fhe pnrly He seems to be
~ nart Aleck But if we
TO the mefhods of the
'oncine and assail-
charaoters of our
yEpo ~ Be a Demo-
Democrat,
w tand-point.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-04-08

The letter of Hon. Ben Butter
worth, of Cincinnati, reproduced
in to-day's paper is commended to
all silver men. 1t is strong let
ter Now, we want to see if the
State Gazette, will read this emf
nent and prominent Ohio Republi-
can out of the party.
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VII.

now Oegln the negotiations ABOUT marriage
between Elizabeth and some member of the
Valois dynasty. At one time or another each of
the three brothers-in-law of Mary Stuart.
namely. Charles IN. the Duke OF Anjou. and
the Duke OF Alencon, was proposed for husband
to the English Queen. AS early as July. 1864,
the Queen told the new Spanish Ambassador.
GuZman de Silva, that n suggestion had been
made to her from France that she should
marry the young King Charles IN. who
was then only fifteen years OF age,
which. she was assured, was a more
suitable marriage than that which your
Majesty Phillip H. had contracted with her
sister" She had, however, she said, laughed Mt
1t as a thing not to be considered OF. considering
their ages. This was quite true. for the
Prince of Condo had mentioned the mat
ter to Sir Thomas Smith. the English Am
bassador to Paris. the year before. Smith had
passed 1t over at the time as impossible, but
only a month after the interview between Guz-
man and the Queen the marriage of tho latter
with the boy. Charles IN. was brought forward
in a more authoritative form. In q familiar
chat with Smith, who accompanied her in her
voyage through southern France. Catherine de
Medici told him she would like to see her son
married to the Queen of England. Smith was
not sympathetic, hut gave a full account OF the
conversation to Cecil. who looked on the pro-
c. nu. uora liz, ,rnro,oh 49,.
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aS >. Chn.
$500 - .". "~" W
80 '. 500 =. ~
'nS NV y, -'nL,ot W.
man y " lo"s ', " r.'NaoeIn nun
q" ""u NV. ~ = a' uo
o.N ~ french ~ fnSl""u, WIS
,hsttuo'eu !" ""Ne" iorhai oher y E.l"noet
lh'roauceu pS II Queen 'ht ner private apart
,hen,' no te"u . = .ath'r'hos nesp"lch' say
ing lha. sue Wo"iu 10 inc napp'est oi motners
IL her ueNrlS oeio'eu SISTER "ouln marry her
son anu oecone dauRhIer 10 her' Hhe has'eheu
TO al" ina she lrhHaoethl "oulh hhu ooth IN
the oouy ana nina otthe king tnat "hich wouid
please ner. care olu tha' fli"aoeth o'ushea
win sa'ishea vanity rs much as confusion NJ
this'rApressed a ueep sense ofthe hohoruohe her'
anu uepioreo that she was moi Ten years Younger
She"as AFRAID she wouia be abandoned as her
ss'or mary ma oeeh p' her young huso"nu' nu.
10 foli sought 10 reassure her ny saying th"t
II SUPERINTENDENT khe" her "Re' anu eApected
lna' Sne "outu YET pear many chIiaren TO hcr
son r.iHaoeth saiu that she would rather aie
thnh 20 heH.ee.ou' nut, sun, though her people
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VI.

1t is we'll known that the Scots mobiles event
uRlly consented to MAry's marriage with Darn
Icy, TO which Elizabeth was opposed. To mol
lify tho lRtter's anger at the Scottish Queens
reception OF her matrimonial advice, Sir James
Melyil was sent TO London In October, 1864.
He had been there earlier in the year, having
been requested by the Elector OF Palatine to
carry an offer OF marriage from his second son,
Duke Hans Csslmir, TO Elizabeth. Melvil at
first refused. as he said, he had
reason to believe from what he had
heard that Elizabeth knew herself in
capable OF child bearing and would never
subject herself 10 any man" Subsequently,
however, he consented 10 carry Hans Casimir's
picture, together vito portraits OF the rest OF
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SOME NEW BOOKS.


Mr.. NJ. A. &. HUME, whose researches In the
British Public Record ONCE and In foreign
archives have made him one OF the highest
authorities on the history OF England during the
sixteenth century, has written, under tho title
of The CourtshtDs ~ queen Elizabeth Mao
millans), an account Of the various negotiations
Cor her marriage. which began almost as soon As
She was born and continued for nifty years. The
question Of Ellzabeth'o marriage was not only IN
timately connected with the maintenance OF tho
balance of power In Europe. but was a matter
OF tho deepest concern to her subjects, who
were about equally divided between Protestant
and Catholic affiliations. At one time IL
seemed eIpcdient that she should ally her
self TO n prince OF tho house OF Austrta;
at another time IL seemed OF tho utmost
moment to obtain such support as might BIO
Afforded her by 4 member OF the Valois family
rrlgning Ia France; then, again. the choice OF
an Englishman seemed least open to objection.
but to marry nobody at all was the acme OF
wisdom. This was the course adopted by the
Queen. and that upon which. perhaps. she had
been from tho first resolved. BY retaining her
best card In her hand. by holding up contlnu-
ally hopes which were to be ungratiied. she
kept up her long marriage jugRle from her
10 the throne In 1850 until she ended
# in 1883, when both her rivals were crippled
and Distracted, and when Europe recognized
that the issues OF war and peace we're In her
hands.
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will not dare 10 publish the match II she do not
obtain your Maiesty's consent" popular feel
ing. stimulated in surreptltlous ways by Cecil,
being dead against II. There IL not a person."
wrote the Bishop, without some scandalous tale
70 tell about the matter, and one OF the Queens
gentlemen Of the chamber Is in prison for blab-
bling" II was even asserted that the Queen had
had children by Dudley, but this the Bishop
said he did not believe. Philip II. proved will
Ing IN help Dudley on the lines suggested, pro-
yided the Queen and her lover gave some evil
dence Of the sincerity OF their Intentions by the
despatch OF plenipotentiaries to the Council Of
Trent. Cecil saw, as did the Queen herself In
her calmer moments that the participation OF
Elizabeth in the Catholic council would ruin
England by destroying the balance upon which
Its safety depended. So, while Ostensibly coun-
tenancing It, no artfully frustrated Dudley's
plan. IL Ia beyond doubt the Queen
was perilously near taking the step de-
sired by Dudley on this occasion. and, but for
Cecil, might have been betrayed Into doing so,
although Dudley's vain and glddy Boosting,
when he thought he had triumphed, aided the
misunderstanding process. Her own lmperiousness
could not brook the assumption OF imperial airs
In her presence. and she quickly resented II.
She would let them know. she said, that In Eng
land there was only ono mistress and no
master. shortly before she Ind told Mo-
rette. who came at the instance Of the Duke Of
Savoy to propose the Duke OF Nemours for n
husband, that in England there was a woman
who acted as a man, and did not need a Gram
vile or a Montmorencl to guide her. We
are reminded by Mr.. Hume that at
this time n56n Elizabeth was In the
very prime OF her beauty and powers.
Her complexion was OF the peculiar transpar-
ency which is only seen in golden blondes, her
figure was fno and graceful, and her wit and
accomplishments were such ne would have
made a woman of any rank or time remark
able. She was n splendid horsewoman. too,
with a keen eye for popular effect In her actions,
and forever on the lookout, as her Inflated
mother had been. for the cheers OF the popu-
lace. Her vanity, indeed, was perfectly insati-
pble. and only those who would consent to pan
der to 1t could hope for q continuance of her
favor. always excepting Cecil; yet the Queens
great mind. far-seeinR caution, and strong will
kept even her vanity and frivolity in check
when they otherwise would have led her into
danger. AS Dudley was necessary to her weak
side, so was Cecil to her stroug one; the one to
amuse and CRAFTY her, the other to counsel and
sustain her, and to protect her against herself.
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TX.

Nevertheless. ofall Elizabeth's suitors Alencon
was the most persistent, and, with the exception
of Leicester, came nearest to becoming her hus-
band. More than half of the 1893 pages In this
volume are devoted to his courtship. which
lasted eleven years. He certainly made two.
and, according to testimony found by the au-
thor in the Spanish archives, three, visits to
London, and whom he was not there himself.
kept adroit agents at the Queens ear. One OF
these was Jehan de Sinner. whose own intimacy
with the Queen occasioned a great deal of scan
dal. He was said to have bowitched her with a
love philter, and Mary Stuart, in her prison, as
Swinburne has recalled, imprudently made her.
self the echo OF the current story by
writing to the Queen the outrageous letter
published some wears ago accusing her OF i'm
morality with Sinner, and afterward with his
master. Alencon. 1t Is certain that Sinner
was lodged for q time in apartments adjoin-
Ing those OF the Queen, TO which he had the
key, giving him private access. and 1t was not
until Alencon arrived on his first visit that
Sinner was transferred to 4 pavilion in the
garden. From a letter from Sinner to the
Queen. preserved in the Hatfield papers. IL
seems that the Princes approach WAS first made
known To her early in the morning, and that
she Instantly sent word to Sinner. who was in
beu. sinner says that as her messenger left
his room the Prince himself entered it. so dis
guised that he hardly knew him. He was, says
slmier' tired to death, but, Notwithstanding
tnat, entreated Sinner to go at once TO the
Queen and beg her TO let him go and
salute her. all travel stained and weary AZ he
was. But l showed him." Sinner tells the
Queen. how impossible this was, rs he would
have to pass through a dozen chambers before
he got TO yours, and that you were still asleep.
A. last ! persuaded him to take some rest, and
soon got him between the sheets, and | wish TO
God you were with him there, AS he could then,
with greater facility, convey his thoughts to
YOU" The day after Alencon's arrival the
queen dined alone with him In Sinners room.
and, although the Young Prince was no beauty,
with his swart, pOck-marked face, Elizabeth at
once fell in love with him. lie became, from
the frst day, her " frog and the little endear-
ments OF tho two lovers went on Ceaselessly
all day, and often far into tho night. Allen
con had been brought up In a court where
lovemaking was the great business OF
life and rattered and lAnGuished as sue
cesstully as Sinner, whom she called her
monkey had done. EliZabeth's overweening
vanity had probably never been so satisfied be
fore. There is no doubt that at the time OF this
first visit, August, 1870, tho Queen desired
TO marry AlenCon, and would have done
80 but for the strenuous opposition OF her
Council. IL Is not generally known that IN
May, 1881, AlencOn came again secretly to
London, whore he stayed, however. but two
days Such rigorous silence was maintained by
the French Ambassador As 70 this Wait that
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= few weeks, he hardly recognized him, ss
he had grown so tall, and he would, no doubt
be as tall as his father had been. IL seems that
Catherine de Medicl had a long talk with Smith
In Bordeaux In April. in the course Of which
abe said that II Elizabeth would put mp with
the youth OF the King. she CCatherine) would
put up with the age OF the Queen. upon which
the youthful sultor himself buret In with tho
remark that he hoped his mistress would be as
satisfied with his age rs he WINS with hers. The
English Ambassador would not commit himself
to any negotiation which he felt to be a hollow
one. lie said that IL the King we're n few years
older, and II he had seen the Queen and really
liked her. he Smith would feel less astonish-
ment Mt the present advances. but now
but, really" interrupted the King, VI
do love her" your Majesty does not
know yet what love is" said Smith
but you will soon 20 through II. II IL the most
foolish, impotent, and disrcspcctfnl thing pos
sible.'
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Fiisabeth's star rose. other suitors came for
ward. In April. 1858, an ambassador arrived
from the King OF Sweden with letters proposing
the marriage Of his eldest son 20 the Princess
Elizabeth. Mary sent him home, and babe him
never come back tn England with such n mes
sage as that. In November Of the same year
Mary was dying, aud Philip II. was Informed By
a Flemish agent In London that the common
people we're already full ofprojects for marry
inc Nine. Elizabeth 10 the Earl OF Arundel, or
some one else" Before the breath was out Of
Mary's body the spanish Ambassador limited
at the younger sisters marriage with her broth
er-ln-law. and from that hour. for n quarter OF q
went on the keen contest Of wits around
the matrimonial possibilities Of Elizabeth.
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ILL.,.

A much moro serious negotiation was running
its course at the same time. When tho En-
pcror had been informed that Philip had
abandoned the plan of marrying Elizabeth
himself, ho begged him TO support the suit of
the Archduke Ferdinand, and the Spanish Am
bassador in England was instructed TO forward
the matter to the best of his ability. The Aus
TRAN match had influential support ut court.
Cecil, Sussex. and all OF DudleY's many enemies
thought at the time that 1t offered the best way
OF checking his growing favor. In April. 1859,
Feria wrote; "They talk u great deal about
the marriage with tho Archduke Ferdinand,
and seem TO like II. But for my part, | believe
she will never make up her mind TO anything
that is good for her. Sometimes she appears to
want To marry. and speaks like q woman
who would only accept a great prince; and then
they say she is In love with Lord Robert, and
never let's him leave her. II my spies do not
lie. which l believe they do not, for a certain
reason which they have recently given me, l
understand she will not bear children; bat, II
tho Archduke is a man, even II shn should die
without any, he will be able TO keep the king
dom with tho support OF your Majesty AL
though the field WAS pretty well occupied, Pick
ering's advent in London caused considerable
stir. Two days sitter his arrival Dudley was
sent of hunting to Windsor, and Sir William
was secretly introduced into the Queens
presence, and a few days AfterwRrd went
publicly to the palace and stayed several
hours by the Queens side. They are"
wrote Feria, "bettiag four 10 ono in
London that he will DO King" Meanwhile,
an English envoy, returning from Vienna. had
brought with him full descriptions OF the
Emperor's sons. Ferdinand was a bigot and a
milkSop, and Charles, the youngest ATchduke.
was said TO have narrow shoulders and a great
head. SO. when the Austrian Ambassador Ar
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10 any negotiation wniCn ne Ielt 10 u y huioW
one. lie said that II the King were n few years
older, and II he had seen the Queen and really
liked her. he Smith would feel less astonish-
ment Mt the present advances. but now
But, really" interrupted the King. VI
do love her, your Majesty does not
know yet what love is" said smith
but you will soon go through II. IL Is the most
foolish, impotent. and disrespcctfnl thing pos
sible."
Nothing came OF this project. and during the
next few years there was again much talk
about the Archdukc Charles, and Eric Nv.
OF Sweden once more pressed his suit. Lei
cester. also. who was now vigorously backed by
the Fruch Ambassador. urged the Queen to
marry him, but she was held back from
doing so by the opposition of Cecil
and other trusted counsellors. No sooner.
however, was Charles TX. married to n
daughter OF the Emperor than a union be-
tween Elizabeth and his brother. the Duke OF
Arjou. who was to be Henri ILL.,, was mooted.
For n time the Queen was 80 Interested In this
proposal that sic could speak OF nothing else.
and the court was filled with femln-
Inc tittle.tattle about Anjou's personal
charms and supposed gallantries. The
serious Walsingham was sent to Paris
to report upon the subject. and described him
AS Delng three lncneS taller tnhn himself, some
what sallow. his body very good shape, his
legs long and thin. but reasonably well proper
toned. What helps he had to supply any de-
fects OF nature | know not. Touching the health
of his person, | find tho opinions diverse, and |
know not what to credit, but, for my part, | for
bear to be overcurious in the search thereof for
divers reasons. II all be as well rs outwardly
showeth, he is OF body sound enough. Yet, at
this present. | do not find him so well colored as
when | was last here" Jean Correro. the
Venetian Ambassador. depicts Anjou as being
stronger built, of better complexion, and more
agreeable appearance than his brother, Charles
IN. and says he was very fond OF playing
with the ladies OF the palace. Michaeli. an
other Venetian envoy, paints him in more IA
milar colors. "He Is completely dominated"
he says, by voluptuousness: covered with per-
fumes and essences. He wears n double row
of rings, and pendants at his ears, and spends
vast sums on shirts and clothes. He charms
and beguiles women by lavishing upon them
the most costly Jewels and toys" Walsingham
said that n portrait could not be sent to Eng
land. as 1t was forbidden to paint pictures of
the King or his brothers. but a great French
Catholic courtier. the Duke of Nevers. wrote to
Walsingham. in the hope that he would trans
nit 1t to Elizabeth, tie following glowing &C
count Of the young prince: 1T is his misfortune
that his portraits do not do him justice. Janet
IN " 80
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