The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-02-17
Mic Hon. W. y. Wilson has been

Washington and Lee University,
but the Postmaster General has not
yet intimated whether or not he
viii accept the position. In offer
ing it, nevertheless, am honor has
been conferred no less upon West
Virginia than upon an able, a de-
serving and an accomplished gem
tleman. whose well known literary
aspirations would find there ICON
genial, am extensive and fertile
field for the best development.
IF a measure which has passed
both Houses of Congress receives
the signature of the President and
becomes law death blow will have
been struck at practice which
has doneSmuch for the demorali-
cation of the community at large.
The bill in question is one which
aims at preventing express com
panies from carrying obscene lit
erature and articles designed for
indecent and immoral use from
one State or territory to another.
Purveyors of this undesirable mer-
chandise have been long closed
out of the use of the mails and it
is high time the express compa-
mics also closed their doors against
them.
An exchange says a grand jury
recently empanneled in Harrison
county has returned true bills
against quite number of promi-
nent people of that county for
failing to make proper lists of per
sonal property, which suggests that
there is something radically wrong
in the taxation system of this State,
and of others, too, for that matter.
It appears that the more man has
the less he pays in proportion to
his wealth. This is manifestly
unjust. All property should be
listed just as low as local circum-
stances will permit. But all hon
est men will admit that all prop
erty should be subjected to a
uniform rate of taxation; that is
like property should have like val
uation, and a man with a little log
cabin should not pay as much taxes
on his household goods as do those
who live in fine and well-furnished
mansions.
The trouble with our monetary
system is that we are trying to do
an impossible thing. You might
as we'll undertake to haul ton of
hay on bicycle as to do hun
dred billion dollars worth of bust
ness with hundred million dol
lars worth of gold coin.
When bank smashes nowadays
its failure is attributed to ill-ad-
vised business methods. The Gill
advised business methods of
highwaymen and housebreakers
and other criminals generally land
them in the penitentiary.
That Pennsylvania bank cashier
who went to Canada with the funds
of the bank is away behind the
times. The more modern method
of committing suicide does not
appear to appeal to him.
1t is not to be wondered at that
Chicago Alderman do not like to
hear church bells. We should
not be surprised if they started a
movement to abolish churches
altogether from the Windy City.
The battleship Indiana ran away
from rain storm the other day.
1t really does seem as if the proper
place for the navy is on the land,
under big shed.
1t was no doubt with profound
satisfaction that John Wanamaker
heard that the Pennsylvania legis-
lature is holding its meetings in a
church.
The Chinese divide the day into
twelve parts of two hours each.
The Italians reckon twenty-four
round, instead of two divisions of
twelve hours each as we do.
With minimum amount of
capital required by national banks
fixed at $4,000, we can expect a
larger crop of suicides in the
future.
During the last fiscal year 2,o46
new post-offces were established
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