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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Goes UnnnnisIled.

There is good deal of crime
committed in this county that goes
unpunished. Our country magis-
trates and constabIes seem to be
very lax in their duty in this. res
pect, and it looks like very many
of them wink at these crimes OF
else are too cowardly to do their
sworn duty. If constables and
magistrates would promptly cause
the arrest of these violators of law,
the gangs now terrorizing many
neighborhoodsin the county would
soon be broken up.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Not in Good Form.

It is the common practice and is
recognized as correct form to begin
letters to casual acquaintanees and
even strangers with a Dear or
Ny Dear Mr.. Mrs or Miss. . as
the case may be; but really now, is
not this form of address as regards
strangers. just. a little too affection
ate? OF course it is all right whom
one is addressing a written commu-
nication to friend or intimate ac-
quaintance. but in writing tostran-
gers or casual acquaintance some
less endearing prefix might be pref
cradle. Indeed. it is not good
form.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

1t IS general Omitted That the
only Legitimate power the govern
ment has TO take from the citlzeu
the proceeds Of his labor is to OBJ
tain the means required to maintain
and support the machinery neees7
sary to protect life. liberty and prop
erty within its Jurisdiction. When
money is extorted through high
protective tariffs. or otherwise from
one citizen to enrich another, or Is
misappl1ed. to wasteful and corrupt
by government officials
the Legitimate ends of republican
government is oyerthrown. and
government becomes an engine Of
oppression instead of a shield and
protection to the citizen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Fne BIocks.,

There IS IN contemplation by
parties now yet this season, Of
erecting two very handsome blocks
of buildings and when the matter
assumes more definite shape, we
VIII give the sites upon which they
are TO be erected IT is enough to
know at present that plans are be-
ing made for them, and that the
parties who have the matter In
hand are fully able to erect them,
and II erected wiH be an ornalneuf
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
from Wednesdayis DaiIy.


GlenYiIle Pathsfnder Mr. Cot
tri1l, of Point Pleasant, who was
here a short time ago with a phono-
graph, nearly lost his life in the
vicinity of Buckhannon, whittier
he went from here. His horse got
scared at the cars and backedover
an embankment 20 feet high. Mr..
Cottrill was knocked unconscious
and his rig was demolished He
passed through here again Monday
on his way home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
more imam You ThInIz.

There is more improvement go-
ing on in town than one would
believe unless he took stroll
around town It is perciptible IN
every quarter of the city, and
among the improvements are some
very pretty cottages. besides every
body seems to be fixing up their
premises repairing, painting, pa
pering, white-washing, fixing up
fences, etc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Mark Hanna viii have the fight
ofhis life to hold his place in the
Senate, as the Democrats have
more than an even chance for
carrying the next Legislature of
Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
8 Stfu at Large.

The highwaymen spoken of in
our paper. Few days ago, are still
at large, but are hiding IN the
neighborhood Of their homes. The
officers are keeping a careful look
out for them, and that they viii be
captured there is no doubt, unless
they should flee the State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Died.

At the home of her father, Mr..
Albert Windon, ON the head
waters Of Kanawha Fiye-mile, at
II 2:30 p. M, June Sth, of consump-
tion, Miss Lettie Windon, aged Is
years, and will be buried to-day at
Zion church cemetery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The Wasfsn ,s5n Fost lis telling
on 'sumbody 1T says: The gold
democrats are slipping back into
the party IN large numbers. and
they are not saying a word about
the value of the metal in silver
dollar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
New Feed Store.

The Equity Milling Com pany
have opened a general Feed Store
in connec ion with their down DOWN.
Office, in their new brick builhing
opposite the Court House.
Flour, meal and feed of all Kinds
viii be kept constantly on hand in
quantities TO sui purchasers, and.
will be sold at the lowest whole sale
and retail prices. All orders left
with Mr.. III. Bnrdett, the Chm
pany's book keeper, who has CHI bye
Of the store, vii receive careful md
prompt attention.
EQUITY MILLING ct
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Edison says that within the next
ten years horses viii have denim
ished two-thirds in value, owing to
the adoption of the horseless car
Iiages. There are now about 6'7 :
0OO.000 horsesin Europe; 4 SOC, 600
in. Asia; i. 600, ,O00i Africa q. .O00,9
600 in America and 100000 In
Australia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Is Point Pleasant going to cele-
brate the Glorious Fourth of July? !?
We suggest to.the several churches
that they combine their several
Sunday Schools, and give their
scholars am outing on that day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Perhaps by the time we get
round to the glorious Fourth, the
weather will have decided what it
is going TO be. Atpresent it is un-
questionably mixed and uncertain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Tlte Tight of IiIs Life.

dollar.
The Fight of MS Life.
Mark Hanna viii have the fight
ofhis life to hold his place in the
Senate, as the Democrats have
more than an even chance for
carrying the next Legislature of
Ohio.
Not Right.
a currency System that permits
the money of the country to run
centinualIy to one center like
srilAsr TO tho ocean is not right.
We want system that viii check
its flow to onesection Of New York
and cause it TO flow IN every di-
rection.
a member Of the present con-
gress has the honored name of
Patrick Henry. He is Democrat
and a Mississippian He was
soldier during the war. is a lawyer
and a legislator. and was formerly
a farmer.
United States Secret Service
agents are at work III ST Louis.
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake City and San francisco en-
Tdeayoring to ind tf1s makers
3, 100000 counterfeit half dol
made of coin silver, with which
west is flooded
It is said that by using kites the
signal service VIII be able to issue
weather predictions sixteen hours
earlier than usual. This makes lit
tie difference; what is really want
led is forecast which shall be
about sixteen miles nearer the
truth.
notwithstanding the Dingley
bill puts a stiff tarftf on wool, tho
prices are still very low, with very
little demand for domestic wools.
Prosperity has shut down many
of the wooden mills Of the country.
and until there is d revival of this
industry, there will be but little de-
mand for wool
The appointment of a receiver to
close up inaoIyent business con-
Germs IS almost too common a story
to be news any more But it IS
little out of commonplace to learn
that in Milawaulee the Court has
appointed receiver to settle up
the tangled affairs Of a law firm.
Business IS surely down TO bed
rock out that way
The papers that once kissed the
hem of John Wanamaker,s gar
ment, are now alluding to him as
the stuffed prophet The or
gans have no use for public man
when he begins to tell the truth.
About Is men have been dis
charged at Kenova, and a large
number Of others have been 70.
duced in position and pay by the
n. e W. under the new manage
ment More prosperity.
lit is true that Altgeld ran into
and smsshed bank it is probable
i was before he learned to ride a
bicycle
Weyler says that be is about TO
pacify Cuba He is like the in
diyidual spoken Of by the poet
Pope. who never are. but always
to be blest
The Cheyenes are reported to
be on the war path. This newsn
longer arouses romantic visions.
for the modern war path leads not
to glory but to the Jail
a young Point Pleasantonian
displayed remarkable amount Of
forgetfulness the other day when
he got into the bnrbers chair and
pinning paper around his neck
began to read the towel.
An up-to-date eranarian says
that although his best girl IS In
teIligent enough TO know ti.at
kiss is noun. yet she IS unable
to decline it.
= General e5Iar IS n1'fe
That one of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Very few married ministers ever
preach from the text that says
'.there is no marriage in heaven
without trying to explain around It
in some way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

a member Of the present con-
gress has the honored name of
Patrick Henry. He isa Democrat
and Mississippian. He was a
soldier during the war. is a lawyer
and a legislator. and was formerly
a farmer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

In these days of general pros
perity and confidence a doctor
should be indicted for giving peo-
pie medicine to improve their ap4
petites. The demand should not
be greater than the supply
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Not Rfqllf,

a currency system that permits
the money of the country to run
continually to one center like q
'risasr TO tho ocean is not right.
We want a system that viii check
its flow to onesection Of New York
and cause it to flow in every di-
rection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

United States Secret Service
agents are at work III ST. Louis.
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake City and San Francisco en-
Tdeayoring TO fiTSt tias makers
:, ,o00, 600 counterfeit half dol
made of coin silver, with which
west is flooded
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The location of the proposed
new Home for Incurables seems to
rest between Charleston, Hunting
ton and Parkersburg. Point Pleas
ant is not in the race at all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Weyler says that he is about 10
pacify Cuba He Is like the in
diyidual spoken Of by the poet
Pope, who never are, but always
to be blest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

About Is men have been dis
charged at Kenova. and large
number of others have been 70.
duced in position and pay by the
n. e W, under the new manage
ment More prosperity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The big Strawberry crop has
about seen its best days and viii
soon be thing Of the past. The
crop was the largest ever known IN
Mason county and the prices the
lowest. Next berry in the market
VIII Be the luscious. juicy rasDb Dberry y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

a young Point Pleasantonian
displayed a remarkable amount Of
forgetfulness the other day when
he got into the bafbers chair and
pinning paper around his neck
began to read the towel
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Wfll Give I1mDioyInent.

The abundant strawberry crop
in the State is to be succeeded if
present indications are not mis-
leading by an unusual supply of
black berries. raspberries and Whor-
tie berries. which viii give employ
ment to our country friends and
prove a asource Of considerable reyez
nue..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Gen. Weyler, the Spanish butch
er, declares there is no war in Cuba; !;
but it is remarkable in view of
that statement that he is still ask
ing for more money to carry on the
war with renewed Yigor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

E1 Ps 5ss ssas las e Eas%ss Rs %
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

An up-to-date eranarian says
that although his best girl Is in
telligent enough TO know tiIaf
kiss is noun. yet she is unable
to decline it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The Cheyenes are reported to
be on the war path. This news no
longer arouses romantic visions,
for the modern war path leads not
to glory but to the Jail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

well In the State. 1t was drilled in
last "Wednesday, since which time
oil has been gushing outat the rdtel
of 2,200 to $500 barrels a day
The Fourth.
Is Point Pleasant going to cele-
brate the Glorious Fourth of July
We suggest to theseveral churches
that they combine their several
Sunday Schools, and give their
scholars an outing on that day.
A French railroad company re-
Gently made report showing that
for every dollars worth Of free
passes it issued to newspapers it
got five dollars worth of advertising
and similar report from almost
any railroad company IN this eouny
try would probably make equally
as good a Showing siiiFoad.
There is something like 3o,0 600
railroad ties lying along the Kana-
wha river bank, above the hoist, to-
be loaded on cars. the most of
which will go over the K. & NJ
Railway. With these and what IS
still coming, will keep the hoist
busy all summer
The location Of the proposed
new Home for Incurables seems to
rest between Charleston. Hunting
ton and Parkersburg. Point Pleas
ant is not in the race at all.
Perhaps by the time We get
round to the glorious Fourth, the.
weather will have decided what it
is going TO be. Atpresent it is un-4
questionably mixed and uncertain.
Very few married ministers ever
preach from the text that says
.'there is no marriage in heaven
without trying to explain around il
in some way
Prayers offered up during
slant-eyed study Of your pew
neighbor's bonnet are not likely to
be waited much higher than the
bonnet.
g !. I e I Al,ls
The man in Point Pleasant who
can't talk bicycle should be patient
he viii have am inning after a
while.
The Point Pleasant Machine
Works is now crowded with work,
and additional force had to be en-.
pIoyed
The more one sees of West Viz
ginia the more you admire the lit
tie Mountain State.
Many West Virginia Veterans of
the ex-confeder army viii attend
the reunion at Nashville on July
o, % and "a
Three women were elected to.
serve as Judges at the recent cleo
ton in Idaho.
Democrats are not wasting time
trying to work up sentiment
against the Aldrich- Dingley bill
The time between its passage and
the next election Is amply sufHi-
cient for it to oaccompIish the work
for itself.
Mark Hanna ought TO make
few more promises to the working
men, not with the idea Of keeping
them, but to keep his lip IN
practice for future campaigns
The small boy has an anxious
look IN his face. What troubles
him IS where to get the money to
buy Fourth of July crackers.
We opine no bicycler IN Point
Pleasant VIII believe that the maa
who throws facks IN the road
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Prayers offered up during a
alant-eyed study Of your pew
neighbor's bonnet are not likely TO
be waited much higher than the
bonnet.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

H it is true that Altgeld ran INTO
and smashed bank, it is probable
i was before he learned to ride a
bicycle,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

,L,.l1.,I sure no words OF CONF
mendation as 70 the esultscan be too strong.
I sleep wen, the dizziness and confused feel
ing have disappeared, my heart tgoubles me
no more and feel perfectly we'll, =
DIR. Miles. Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on
Heart and Neryessent free TO an applicants.
DR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Eikhart. Ind.
Over 500 marriages take place.
in England every week
Do good to yonr enemy that he
may become your friend.
Dressing conspiououaly is con
fession Of inferiority-
Unbelief is only another name
for conceit.
IF you would avoid criticism
you must get either above or be
low it.
One of the most foolish of men
is he who worries about things he
cannot nelp.
About all some people want
reputation for is to make their
rivals envious.
The bank Of England employs
about 100 men and has salary
list Including pensions, Of about
500 GOO < year.
There are seventy-two candi-
dates for graduation in the Uni
yersity this year; forty-nine in the
law and twenty-five in the other
colleges.
The time is coming when the
private ownership of railroads will
seem as absurd, as private owner
ship of our streets and highways
would now.
So rapid has been the change in
the English language that the
English of today bears no more re-
semblance to the Englishof 1000
years ago than it does to German.
West yirginians wherever found
are in the lead. The latest repre-
sentative of the Stateto keep up
the record is w. q. Lord, of Brax=
ton county, who won the first prize
at the Northwestern University.
The sugar schedule of25 per
cent, passed the q. S. Senate yes
terday afternoon. The trust got
in its work. This means an adj
vance in the price of sugar and
millions to the trusts.
Gen. Weyler, the Spanish butch
er, declares there is no war in Cuba; !;
but it is remarkable in view of
that statement that he is still ask
ing for more money to carry on the
war with renewed Yigor
In these days of general pros
lperity and confidence doctor
should be indicted for giving peo-
pie medicine to improve their ap-
lpetites. The demand should not
be greater than the supply
Edison says that within the next
ten years horses viii have denim
Eished two-thirds in value, owing to
the adoption of the horseless car
riages. There are now about 81 :
IOOO.0 GOO horses in Europe 500 GOO
lin a siia ,000, 600 in Africa 23.OO0,-
1000 in America and 100000 In
Australia
WIn eTve Employment.
The abundant strawberry crop
in the State is to be succeeded, If
present indications are not mis-
Heading. by an unusual supply of
black berries. raspberries and whor-
tie berries. which viii give employ
ment to our country friends and
prove a source Of considerable reyes
nue..
The big strawberry crop has
about seen its best days. and viii
soon be a thing Of the past. The
crop was the largest ever known IN
f Mason. county. and fhe n-icae tHa
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The bank OF England employs
about 100 men and has salary
list including pensions, Of about
500 coo { year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The more one sees of West Yir-
ginia the more you admire the lit
tie Mountain State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The small boy has an anxious
look IN his face. What troubles
him IS where to get the money to
buy Fourth of July crackers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The papers that once kissed the
hem of John Wanamakers gar
ment5 are now alluding to him as
the stuffed prophet The or
gans have no use for public man
when he begins to tell the truth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The big political fight of this
year will be in Ohio. The Repub-
Iicans, whether they like it3or NOT,
must stand for the record of the
Neutrality-suspicious. administration.
Hanna viii be candidate for the
Senate. which viii add interest to
the proceedings 1t will be the
chance the people viii have to pass
judgment squarely ON MCKINLEY
ism.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The Point Pleasant Machine
Works is now crowded with work,
and additional force had to be en-.
pioyed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Many West Viirgiinia Veterans Of
the ex=confederate army VIII attend
the reunion at Nashville ON July
%, % and "a.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Mark Hanna ought TO make a
few more promises to the working
men, not with the idea Of keeping
them, but to keep his lip IN
practice for future campaigns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Three women were elected to
serve as judges at the recent cleo
ton In Idaho.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

About all some people want
reputation for is to make their
rivals envious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

pain IN my left side
Medicine ana physi-
clans gave me no re-
lief. I procured Dr.
Miles r es torattye
Nervine. New Heart
Cure and Nerve and
Liver Pnls. and I am
o,Iv,n M mnrfir NJ fsoTn-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Unbelief is only another name
for conceit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The man in Point Pleasant who
can't talk bicycle should be patient;
he will have am inning after a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The sugar schedule of25 per
cent, passed the u. S. Senate yes
terday afternoon. The trust got
in its work. This means an adj
vance in the price ofsugar and
millions to the trusts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Dressing conspicuously is a con-
fession of inferiority
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The time is coming when the
private ownership of railroads will
seem as absurd. as private owner
ship of our streets and highways
would now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Democrats are not wasting time
trying to work up sentiment
against the Aldrich- Dingley bill.
The time between its passage and
the next election Is amply sufii-
cient for it to accomplish the work
for itself
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Ihere rs sofnett1ng TX 9 l3sl lslAO
railroad ties lying along the Kama
wha river bank, above the hoist. to
be loaded ON cars, the most of
which will go over the K. & NJ.
Railway. With these and what is
still coming, will keep the hoist
busy all summer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

So rapid has been the change in
the English language that the
English of today bears no more re-
semblance to the Englishof 1000
years ago than it does to German.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

West Virginians wherever found
are in the lead. The latest repre-
sentative of the Stateto keep up
the record is w. q. Lord, of Braxz
ton county, who won the first prize
at the Northwestern University.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The appointment of a receiver to
close up insolyent business con-
Germs is almost too common a story
to be news any more But il is a
little out of commonplace to learn
that in Milawaukee the Court has
appointed receiver to settle up
the tangled affairs Of law firm.
Business IS surely down TO bed
rock out that way
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

One of the most foolish of men
is he who worries about things he
cannot help.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

There are seventy-two candi-
dates for graduation in the Uni
yersity this year; forty nine in the
law and twenty-five in the other
colleges.