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The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

1t is one of the facts which must
make Frenchmen fear for future
of their country that France has re-
NAMED almost stationary in popula-
ton for ten years, the actual increase
being only $1,000. In the same de-
cade Russia's population has sw1lled
by -, $40, 900, equal to the increase
OF all the remainder of Europe. This
shows that the HSlav will be a great
power by tie middle of the next cen
fury unless some scourge checks its
growth.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

Frenchmen froM the south of
France are not easily bluffed. When
President Taure stopped at Aries on
his recent tour and said he would in
spect the hospital there the authorities
were in q fix, as there happened to be
no patients. They sent out a call for
volunteers, however, and when the
president appeared he found all the
beds occupied by co~nvalescents.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

In an obituary notice printed in o
Kansas City paper, of the late deputy
warden of the Missouri state peniten-
tlary, who had held the office more
than 40 .years, appears the undoubtedly
well-intentioned statement that"Prob-
ably no man in Missouri enjoyed a
wider acquaintance among the public
meE over the entire state"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
A statistician has given some inter

a Htatlstlclan has given some Inter-
esting figures relative to theatres.
Between 1851 and 1895 no fewer than
$50 European playhouses were de-
stroyed by fire. The average life of
a theatre is found to be twenty-five
and a half years. In striking contrast
to the comparative short life of a
theatre is that of the actor. In spite
of late hours, hard work and q b.
hemian atmosphere, the average dura-
ton of life il the theatrical profess
sion is high.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

George W. Smalley, correspondent
in the Omitted States for the London
Times, told the Yale students that
neither wealth, fame, honor nor rank
alone could give a person admission
to English ''society." It needs a
combination and Mr.. Gladstone, he
says, is decidedly on the outside.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Naples,
Moscow, Budapest, Munich, Athens.
are the first eight European unive~
stiles, in the hnmber of students at
tending courses Of lectures, according
to the Minerva, the year book for the
universities of the world. Harvard is
ahead Of Oxford and of Cambridge.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

The State of New York has been
building a new capitol at Albany, un-
%dertaking to do the work itself with
out the intervention Of contractors,
but the job has cost SO much~that the
work has been suspended and con-
tractors are invited to make bids for
the completion of the structure.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

One great moral influence not yet
credited to the bicycle is indicated,
chronicles the New York Sun, in the
fact that horses are now SO cheap in
the West that horse stealing is no
longer worth while, and that species
of crime has practically disappeared.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
JHEOEtZING,

They were discussing the new boarder.
"lIe slips in and out of the house so
quietly" said the widow, "that l think
he must have been a married man once"
Maybe it is that" said Mrs. Hashcroft,
as a troubled look came over her face,
''and ma, be he is in the habit of getting
behind with his board"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
Lovers of afternoon tea will hardl,

Lovers of afternoon tea will hardly
appreciate the grewsome reminder
that tea leaves are much used in China
Tor preserving corDses. Well-to-do
Celestials often embalm the mortal re-
mains of q specially loved relative in
a chest Of tea, which preserves the
body for man years.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
.OPELoUsAs. LOUISIANA.

The money order business during
the last quarter of1S95 is said to have
exceeded that of any previous quar-
ter in the history of the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18

Nebraska was once almost treeless,
but o It is a we'll wooded state. This
is due almost entirely to Arbor day
planting.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
LOST.
MODERN

II am dead gone on you," said he,
She briefly answered init"
"Proud one, cried he, "you'll rue the day
l got the icy mitt!"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-18
Standing squarely and uncompromising'
ly upon the Democratic
Platform the

The value of a newspaper as an
advertising meiium consists in
its circulation.
When You can secure the COM
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price of one, ii is money
saved!
"The st. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd OF
March, 1894, with The Opelou'
Sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price OF subscription
has been reduced to 81 a year..
TIE COURIER being by odds
the best paperin the empire Par
lsh OF st, Landry is therefore tho
cheapest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
Letter from AIderson.
"CAMP PUNK, /"
NEAR ALDERsoN, w. VA,
Sent. 13. 1896.


DEAR REGISTER: - According to
promise we spare time from our sport
to write this short communciationrel-
ative to our trip. We arrived at our
camping ground Wednesday morning
by means of farm wagon from Alder
son, which latter place we reached
the previous afternoon at 3;10sP. n
on time, pitched our tent and raised
onr pole with u. s. flag there on ON
the banks of the Gfreenbrier river near
Bobbitts, about half mile below
mouth of VOLTS creek and within 90
yards of the springs, one of which is
not very strong of sulphur, but the
other one, of which we expect to im-
bibe mostly from now on-whew!-
certainly does not have the odor of
FRESH eggs.
So far as we have been able to in
dulge in the luxury the bass fishing
has been fine, and when a big one
takes the bait and is securely caught
n fellow thinks he has struck n snag
or n whale. The members of the par
ty who left home without any appe-
tite whatever are already as hungry
as anybody and as difficult to provide
with provender as anybody.
The asthmatic still wheezes occas-
ionally, too much to venture on a
hunt of squirrels, which abound on
the mountains, but is otherwise vast
ly improved, and the organizer Cat
present the cook and indispensable
utility man) of the party grows fatter
and iollier on his own good cooking,
which testifies altogether that our
friends need not be apprehensive of
our starving.
The neighboring people are allkind
and hospitable. They keep us sup
piled with nice fresh butter, eggs and
vegetables and bake our bread.
Imagine if you can the pleasure we
enjoyed on the first day of our camp
ing, in meeting with that genial whole
souled couple, j. I3. Tippett and wife,
who have contributed largely to our
present enjoyment.
Friday we were honored by n pass
ing call from Rev. Sloan, of Anderson,
and to-day we also had as visitors the
following well-known citizens of Ma
son county, Judge Il. A. Guthrie, h.
A. Burnside and brother Harry.
Yours,
j. r.. SELBE,
Il. S. PoMERoY,
w. p. NEALE.
p. Slave seen but one snake,
and that n little one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
Letart Items.


Special correspondent, nth.
Geo. Boston and Rev. Joseph
Rhine have snapped properties.
Tho former gives his house and lot
in this place for lattor's tract of
land one and ono half miles above,
on the river.
Charley Pickens is seriously
sick with typhoid fever,
A house took fire over the river
this a. M, and for time the blue
blazes danced in the heavens and
flung their fiery arms about until
an old woman crawled up and
dashed them out with a bucket of
water.
When the autumn leaves begin
to fly, Frank Shirley moves his
family to his recently acquired
farm just across the border into
jackson county.
The watermelon "crap" has about
petered out in these "diggins," and
Judy Bentz thinks of moving away
to some distant parts where the
sweet, juicy succulent fruit of the
vine grows the year around. Some
say he is engaged to marry rich
widow lady who lives on planta-
ton in the South. May Judy's
path be one of peace and JOY, sun
shine and flowers, and all his troub-
les little ones.
The Dan Sayre, No. / is 1,575
feet down this a. IN. The Big
Lime struck at 400 feet is just 100
feet below that at the Rayburn
we'll.
The Rayburn we'll will be shot
today at the point where oil was
first struck at about 450 feet, then
they will go to pumping.
Just the capacity of the Cottage
Vile we'll can not be estimated till
pumping begins. That it's going
to good producer goes without
saying. Your correspondent is on
the overland route for there now.
But one crow is working, that dur
ing the day, with watchman in
theAtower at night as is always the
case when oil is reached. The 9TH
er crew have gone over to a place
on Eighteen Mile creek to put
down another we'll.
The Rayburn well is just 222s
feet down and will not be abandon-
ed by any means. The contractors
are there in person. Contractor
Hennig of tho firm of Hennig &
Ewing, who are sinking the well
for the Victor Co., arrived yester-
day with his family and is now on
the field. So
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
a Query.

If, as the Gazette says, Bryan
is elected, and the holder of deed
of trust forecloses it, will its editor
please tell us how the owner of the
trust will get any better dollar than
the standard silver dollar, which
the Gazette denounces as 50-cent
dollar, although it is a legal tender
for all debts, public and private.
Then, in case he would foreclose,
what benefit financially would it be
to the owner of the trust, except
the satisfaction of selling the man
out? y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23

n REGISTER should not allow
it's cen toward the editor of this
pap tocarry it so far from truth
and snmon sense. State Gazette,
Sep 10Th
q Gazette is mistaken. We
hold % spleen or malice against
the itor of the State Gazette.
AS man and citizen, we have
the CHEST regard for him, per-
III Wever, when we see him
from week to week writing articles
to ire and frighten the voters
into his way of thinking and
yotii we cannot do otherwise
thar s. expose and denounce his
hyp ritical cant, his wilful and
mis- ding uptruths and his dem
agoe cry. We don't for mo-
men believe that he himself be-
liev what he writes and pub
he knows well enough
that none of the calamities he
prophecies and portrays are proba-
BILE, or even possible.
He is the hireling of the Re
publican management in this
State. 1T is money i'll his pockets
to speak and write as he does. He
is getting big pay for it, if rumors
are in part true. Like good en-
ployee, he is working in the inter
est of his gold-bug employers, and
is trying to earn his money by hold
ing up a horrible picture before
the eyes of the honest voter, not
a word of which contains any
truth, that he may delude him into
voting to rivet chain around his
neck, that he will be unable to re-
lease himself from in years to
come, while he, the editor, retires
after the election, (if such "a calam-
ity as the election of Mckinley
and gold standard Congress
should befall this country,) with
his pockets lined with gold or it's
equivalent, and laughs at the dupes
he has made, and the misery he has
entailed upon the people, that have
helped him and his party to es-
tablish the British financial system
in this country.
But we have faith in the free
American voter and we don't be-
lieve he will voto as the editor
of the Gazette directs him, or in
the interest of the English bond.
holders and bankers. The cry will
be in November, America and
an American financial policy, with
out consulting any foreign nation,
and for Bryan and Sowall, and the
whole people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine to cleanse the system and keep the
blood pure, Those who take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR Qlquld or powder)
get all the benefits of mild and pleasant
laxative and tonic that purifies the blood
and strengthens the whole system. And
moro than this: SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LATOR regulates the Liver, keeps 1t active
and healthy, and when the Liver Is in
good condition you find yourselffree from
Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick
Headache and Constipation, and rid of
These are all caused by sluggish Liver.
Good digestion and freedom from stomach
troubles will only be had when the liver
is properly at work If ftroubled with any
of these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR. The King of Liver Medi-
zines, and Better than Pills.
6z1-EVERY PACKAGE~a&
Has tho n Stamp in rcd on wrapper.
J.H. Zeilin s. Co., Phila., Pa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
No IteasoIl i'm 1t.

No man with good judgment
will believe that person can take
our standard silver dollar, the bull
lion value of same being SO cents,
and go to Mexico and buy two
Mexican silver dollars with it, and
there being more bullion in the
former dollar than in ours.
The Shylocks of Wall and Lo4.
bard Streets are doubtless buyinl
Mexicen dollars. trading Anerica1
silver dollars, even up, and brin
ing them into this country
swapping them for our silver dc
two for one. These Sbylocks
spend millions of dollars to q.
this election, and they will do an
thing to deceive the voter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Rev. j. w. Simpson has been
transferred to the kentucky Con-
ference.
DIR. Fred b. Johnston, of Knox
Vile, Tenn, is here the guest of
DIR. Jno. NJ. Moore, 9O2 Main street.
Mrs Judge, G. p. T. Moore, Ell
we'll, who has been quito sick, we
arc glad to learn ismuch improved.
M, Ro,,o,4 vo,,no of BROWN.
e,Id % Ill oI,.iua 5ero to.dovon
~ nv ~ go, - atto,I lie s;.ter,s
M Sa,r1o,xl fnnarol
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
DHMErsTs.
Dr. ID. w. petty. Dentist,

DIR. ID. w. Petty, Dentist,
of this city, has now ono of tho bost
fitted offices in tho State. Every
apparatus and appliance in office
aud Laboratory is now and of tho
latest improved. Ifyou want your
teeth Saved go 500 him. If you
have to have an artificial plato, he
can mako you tho best.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
a Coming Wedding.

The announcement is made that
Miss Hattie Columbus Shrews-
bury, of Mason, will be united in
marriage to Mr., Byran Barber, of
Charleston, at the brides homo,
near Mason, this county, at noon
Tuesday, September 29th, 1896.
The Register extends congratula-
tions in advance, and our best
wishes is extended to these popular
young people. May their married
life be long and happy one.
From all we hear there are some
pretty bad boys attending the
high school. The Board of Educa-
ton should see that the proper dis
cipline is enforced in our public
schools. There are other means to
enforce discipline without resort
ing to the brutal rod, which should
not be tolerated under any circum-
stances.
Thieves broke INTO the Ohio
River Railroad depot at Glenwood
last Sunday night and succeeded
in getting away with a lot of yalu-
able packages, among them was a
box of silverware belonging to Mrs.
Emory Clark, of Swan Creek,
which was sent to her as we'd
ding present.
We suggest to the city authori-
ties that they have census of the
town taken by competent emu
merator. We would all like to
know how many people the old
town contains.
The "Silver Wave" is the name
of new paper just started at
Guyandotte, Cabell county, by
Messrs. L. G. Sayles and r. NJ.
Brown. 1t is an excellent paper,
and we wish it success.
Bob. Thompson an emnloye of
the O. r r., while out ht.ll.ing at
Liverpool, little village on the
line between jackson and Roane
counties, Monday, in some manner
shot his big toe off and badly
bruised hihfoot.
Sunday morning at O'Clock the
engine house at the Liverpool Salt
Furnace caught fire and burned to
the ground. 1t is supposed that
it was set fire as there had been no
fire about the building for several
honrs The Ioss ia ahout 300
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23

Rev. Donehoo, of Ripley, has
been assigned to this place by the
M. E. Church, South, Conference,
recently in session at Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
Swccpings.


Give and spend, and God will
send.
Give no'er the wolf the wethor
to keep.
Fine clothes wear soonest out of
fashion.
He threatens many that is in
jurous to one.
Go early to the fish-market and
late to the shambles.
He who despises his own. life is
master of that of others.
He who fasteth and doeth no
good, saveth his bread, but loseth
his soul
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vaught, from
UP Kanawho, were visitors in this
place yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Capehart
returned yesterday from n visit to
st. Albans.
Mrs. G. Il. McCulloch, from up
Kanawha, was in the city yester-
day, the guest of Mrs. Mary Moore:
Mr.. John r. Couch and son,
Max, from up the Kanawha, were
visitors here yesterday.
Messrs. S. I'll. Haynes and Rees
Williams, of Clifton, were in the
city yesterday.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Coe, in the Mill Ex-
tension, sick with diptheria, is
much botter, we are told.
Mrs, DIR. G. w. Petty, of Hart
ford, will return home on the noon
train, after n short visit here to rel
ativcs.
Miss Harriet Brown, of Hartford,
arrived yesterday to attend Prof.
Stccnborgen's school, and will
board at Mrs. Susan Hogg's while
here.
Mr.. Griff n. Smith, private Sec
retary to Internal Revenue Com
missioncr Miller, arrived in town
last night OH short visit to his
parents. Ho will return to Wash
ington to-day.
Rev. A. Il. Grover left on the
evening train yesterday for Hun
tington, to attend the Presbytery
of Kanawha, but he expects to re-
turn in time to meet his regular
appointments here next Sunday
morning, and Westminster at 3
p. III.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
PHxsro1AMs.
DIR. L. v. GUTHRIE,
PHxs1CIA1G and SURGEON

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WHEN not professionally engaged.
wv can be found at office OF residence,
Residence on Main St, between 93h and
10th. Ofiic corner Main and 4th Sts.
junel3-ly'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
FREE SILVER
by Hanna -Four Years
from Now If Mckinley is
1Glected-Shrewd
Scheme.

a dispatch from Philadelphia,
under date of Sept 10th, 1896, con-
tains the following announcement;
"That Belshazar Hanna has read
the hand writing on the wall and
is fully aware of the condition
which confronts his candidate for
President, is evidenced by the lat
est move of his National Commit
tee, which came to light tonight.
The Mckinley and Hobart Busi-
ness Mems League is an adjunct,
and valuable one, too, to the Ma
tional Committee in New York. lit
was organized here about six weeks
ago and is composed principally of
men who have become millionaires
or enormouR wealthy through the
fostering on a high tariff, such as
has been championed by McKin-
lev. This organization has tried
to organize branch leagues III all
the larger cities of the country, and
large amount of money has been
raised for carrying on the work,
To this committee has been en-
trusted by Hanna the work of Sc
cretly notifying those Republicans
who have become disheartened and
have threatened to vote for Bryan
that if they will remain firm and
steadfast to Republican principles
this year four years from now no
objection will be made to general
adoption by the Republican Ma
tional Convention of sweeping
froa oi1yaY, 1NlatfOrm
Already emissaries have been
sent out to those States where the
Republican apathy for the single
gold standard is strongest Ohio
is ono of the States whore this
promise of Hanna is expected TO do
the most good. The Southwest
will be thoroughly canVassed.
Texas is State whore good results
are expected, according to claims"
If free silver is good four years
hence, why not now?
The free silver Republicans will
not be apt to be caught with this
kind of "bait." They certainly
know that if the gold bugs get
Groat Britain's financial policy
fastened on this country this year
that the Gig" is up, and the farmer
and mortgaged man will experience
the hardest times they ever did.
Farms and real estate of all kinds
will continue to decline in value
until the same will hardly be worth
owning, and the gold erich man's)
dollar will rise accordingly.
Republican silver men, don't be
deceived by Hanna, the mouth
piece of Wall Street aud Johnny
Bull. If Bryan is defeated, it will
be the greatest calamity that has
befallen the farmer and mortgaged
man in the annals of American
history. Vote for Bryan and you
will get free silver in 1897, and
prosperity will come to you and
the great masses of this country
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
Hannacrats ana Britocrats.

On9 OF tn9 prlnClpal uTSuuolIS
against the coinage of silver adj
vanced by the Hannacrats and
Britocrats is that money would be-
come more plentiful and that pri-
ces would go up, and especially,
they say, would every thing the
farmer raises to sell increase in
price.
On Saturday last the price of
October corn in Chicago was 81
cents, and December oats we're
quoted at is and IL cents. Capt.
E. b. Cooper of this county says
that 81 cents bushel is the best
offer he can get for his potatoes.
One day last week car load of old
corn was delivered in this city at
25 cents bushel, a price equiva-
lent, perhaps, to 15 cents to the
farmer that raised it.
The delinquent list of Sheriff
Dudley shows scores of farmers in
this county returned delinquent for
the non-payment of their taxes. 1t
is fair assumption that SO many
tracts of land are delinquent solely
because their owners have no mon
ey to pay the taxes with. They
have their labor, and the products
of their labor to sell, but those who
would buy have not the wherewith
to do SO. Fat cattle % cents a
pound, potatoes Is to 20 cents n
bushel, corn Is cents in the west
and 25 cents here, wheat 40 cents
in the west and so cents here, oats
6 to IL cents in the west and IL to
19 cents here, are the prices that
now rule. A farmer cannot sell his
products at such prices, pay his
taxes and other fixed charges that
have to be paid, and keep out of
bankruptcy. 1t cannot be done.
The british agents and gold bugs
concede that these conditions exist,
and they say that the coinage of
silver would increase the amount
of money in circulation and also
increase the price of everything
farmer has to sell, but they fur
ther say we must not have silver
because England is not willing for
us to have it, They say that bi-
metulism is right and that it will
bring prosperity to our country
and they pledge themselves to
bring it about, but we must not
insist upon it, however beneficial
it will be to our country, unless
England grants us permission to
have it.
Tho question is very simple
one. Shall we have system that
is our own, and that will bring
prosperity to our people, or shall
we adopt that which England
wants and which will bring pros
perity and profit to Great Britain,
and consequent loss, poverty and
ruin to the American people. 1t
is question of Independence or
servitude, of prosperity or poverty,
of American rule or British con-
troll in this country Parkersburg
Sentinel.
HOW Have They Treated You"
When the Republicans appeal to
the workingmen for their votes lo$
them remember the treatment the
labor unions have received from
the hands of the Republican par
ty. 1t does not require an exceed
ingly good memory to recall the
fact that during the life of that ne
farious Mckinley law which should
forever stamp the name of McKin-
ley as odious in the eyes of every
workingman, that there we're more
strikes and blood shed during that
time than there ever we're before in
the same length of time in this
country caused by the conflict of
capital and labor.
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