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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
VIRGINIA COLLEGE
For YOUNG LADIES, Roanoke. Va

Opens Sept sth, 1895 One OF the leading
Schools for Young Ladies ia the South
Magnificent buildings, all modern Improves,
uents. Campus ten acres. Grand Mountain
scenery IN Valley OF Va, famed foEehealfI-.
European and American teachers Fun
COURSE Superior advantages IN Art and
Music. Students from twenty-five states.
For catalogues address the President.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
PEACE Is RESTORED.
Protocol Signed By Duly Author
lied Representatives
OF BELLIGBRENF POWERS
Final Act Of the Formalities Take
Place In the White House.
ORDER TO AMERICAN GENERALS
Sent Immediately BY Secretary Ager
to Stop Hostilities.
TWO COMMISSIONS PROVIDED FOR
one Of Them WIN Conclude the Treaty
For Peace and the Other WIN
Arrange the "Details OF the
Disposition OF the SPAN
ish Array In Cuba
ORDER 10 AMgRIckN eENERALs.
Sent Immediately by Secretary Alger
to Stop Hostilities.
TWO COMMISSIONS PROVIDED FOR

Washington. Aug. 12.-The protocol
was signed at 4:2s p. m. by Secretary
of state Day. representing the United
States and NJ Cambon. the French am-
bassador. representing the Spanish
government.
washington. Aug. 12-Ambassador
cambon and Secretary Thiebaut drove
over to the whitehouse from the
French embassy in heavy driving rain
Contrary to all former visits they
drove all the way to the whitehouse
and alighted in the broad porte
cochere. Both were Immediately ush-
cred inside and to the cabinet room,
where President Mckinley. SECRETARIES
Day and Assistant Secretaries of State
Moore. Adee and cridler had been
awaiting them five minutes. There in
the historic cabinet room the ceremony
of formally agreeing to and signing
the protocol of peace took place.
Washington. Aug. 12-secretary Al
ger has cabled orders to all military
commanders that the protocol of peace
has been signed and to cease hostile
ties.
washington. Aug. 12-Arrange-
ments were practically completed at
an early hour for the signature of the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

philadelphia. Aug. 15.-CharIes II.
Meyef. 40, German consul. died at his
home here of apoplexy. Mr.. Meyer was
member of the wholesale dry goods
firm of Never & Dickinson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

The protocol provides for two COM
missions: First the peace commits
sion. which viii meet in Havana. prob
ably within 10 days
The military commission VIII be Gre
ated Immediately on the signing Of the
protocol. It's duties win Be of great
Importance
It viii settle the details of the evac-
uatfon of the Spanish armies rom the
west Indies and viii decide an ques-
lions relatives TO the removal of sub
marine mines, the Immediate relin-
enlistment to the United States of the
great fortresses at Havana. San Juan
and other points and the transfer Of
possession of Manila city itself
Many details remain to be agreed
upon which are not even referred to in
the protocol Such of these as relate
to purely military and naval subjects
viii be referred TO military commits
sion
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

Republicans are carrying their
politics SO far that but few of them
will deal with merchant who hap
pens to be Democrat. They
draw the line close in business af.
fairs, as well as in politics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

The Democrats of Roane county
are doing all in their power to sue
cessfuIly entertain the Democracy,
at the Congressional convention on
September 1st. A committee has
been appointed to receive the dele
cations by counties The Demo
Gratis of the Fourth Congressional
District will appreciate the efforts
the loyal. and gallant Democrats of
old Roane are making to make
their stay at Spencer pleasant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
a True story.

Elmer Smith, brother of g. A,
Smith, tells story that is sup
ported by the truth. Over at his
timber camp in Mason county the
rats have been playing havoc
around his barn and the other day
while it was too bad for him to work,
he inaugurated crusade against
the disturbing colony Aiming
himself with club, as did several
workmen, and with good rat dog.
they went to the barn and took up
the floor. Within half a day the
dog and Mr.. Smith and his assist
ants had the scaIps of Isl rats
and could have had SO more had
they another dog.@G allipo Lis
journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
Secretaries.

Hon. Geo. G. sturgiss, Presi-
dent of the Board of Regents of
the State University. is out in a
long article defending the faculty
of that institution against the at
tack recently made by the State
press. But then, he is a Republi-
can, and his denials needs to be
looked upon with suspicion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

The people are taking no stock
in the way the Gazette is trying to
figure away the 100000 debt in
this county. The records in the
County Clerks office disproves his
figures.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

The county assessor returns q
property valuation in Parkersburg
district of nearly half million less
than it was three years ago. In
view of the certain increase in pop
uIation values, the return has stag
gered the county court, and an in
quiry into the matter will be made.
The assessor evidently stands in
with the tax dodger.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

Republicans complain good
deal of the course of the Register,
and at the same time endorse all
the filth emenating from their or
gan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

Those fortunes are unchristian
and hateful which are built upon
stock jobbing, upon financial
piracy and violation of law, fraud
ulent capitalization, railroad wreck
ing, suppression of honest compe-
tition, tax lodging and discrimina-
ton, unequal railroad rates, OPP
pressive monopolistic rates, exac-
tions from the weak. judicial. leg
islative, administrative favoritism
and mighty conspiracies of the
strong and wealthy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

Died, the ten-year-old son of
Mr.. Mack Friend, of Flat Rock
Monday, and will be buried today,
Tuesday, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

Republicans declare that there
will be no issue for the Democratic
party this year. Can it be that
they have not noticed that every
Democratic convention is declar-
ing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver? What is the
matter with silver for an issue?
1t was very live issue two years
ago and truth crushed to earth
will rise again.-W Wayne News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
Mary l.. Morgan
z. d. Morgan
In ChnnnaEW

The object of the above suit Is TO obtain a
divorce, a VincuIo matrimonn, and restore
the plaintiff to her maiden name
And IL appearing from affidavit nled In the
papers of this cause that the said j.. ID. Nor
Virginia, II IS ordered that he do appear
here within one month after the first publi-
cation hereof and do what Is necessary to
protect his interests.
a COpy-Testes
r. f. MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

What is all this heavy road tax
in the several road districts for?
1t is to be used as 'boodle'' cam
paign fund for the Republican
party9 That is what it is forl
Many a man gets an order on the
.'road fund" about election time,
who has never done days work
on the roads. The Ringsters
know how to do this and not be
detected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
Order of Publication.
STATE OF WEST EST, y VI NJ,

STAIEl OF " EST VIiIINIlLy
COUNTY OF MASON, 8 81
At Rules held In the clerks once OF the
Circuit Court of the said county. on Monday
August the LIST, 1893, the following order was
enIereo. Nlnrr1 Ai.,rrnr,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

"a
Rs.,,.bs I,Ihs Kind You Haze Always Bought
siss ss le<&zZzszSa<
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
Notice to Take Dispositions.

r. f. MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17


Resol0ed, That the vote of Ma
son county in the Congressional
Convention to be held at Spencer,
w. Va, on Sept. 1st, 1898, be di-
vided equally between j. b. Me-
nager and J. Capehart so long as
the names of either of these gentle
men is before said convention, and
when either of them may retire as
candidate before said convention
that then and in that event the
whole vote of the county shall be
cast for such remaining candidate.
A motion was made to table the
substitute offered by Mr.. Wiley,
and on call of districts, the bal
lot resulted in favor of tabling the
resolution.
A vote was then taken upon the
substitute offered by Mr.. Hogg,
which resulted in it's rejection.
A vote was then taken on the
original resolution as presented by
Mr.. Duffy, and said resolution was
adopted, and delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention instructed
to cast the vote of this county at
the Spencer Convention for Mr..
Capehart.
A committee of one from each
district was appointed to select
delegates to the Congressional and
Senatorial Conventions. Said com.
mittee retired and returned and
reported the following delegates:
CONGRESSIONAL.
Arbuckle-Geo. Long and Geo.
l.. Sebrell.
Clendenin-John Gibson and
VIM. Steenbergen,
cologne-C. f. sayre and 81. t.
Calhoun.
oooper-Geo. w. Eokard and E.
S. Bright.
Graham-M. H. Davis and S. G
Roush,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19
The FAITHFUL COUPLE.

'rYou are still a youth to me. John,
You are still my bonny beau
IT, same as when we plighted troth
Fail fifty years ago!
The same as when our wedding bells
Rang out so glad and gay"
And here the good wife breathed a sigh
And shook her locks of gray.
sit seemeth strange to me. John.
Who married you for ave,
Who holds the ring you gave me a,
The apple Of my eye,
To see the youngsters ne'er content
To give their hearts and hands,
As we did in the good old times,
Without the scrip and lands!
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19
Tallest Woman i'm the United States.

Miss Minnie Powers of Lockport,
N. Y, is eight feet in height lacking one
inch. She is the tallest woman in the
United States. She is handsome in
spite of her abnormal proportions.
That she is all that is claimed for
her is proved by the fact that she has
been engaged by Barnum & Bailey on
a ~three-year contract. to exhibit her.
self in Europe as a noble example of
American womanhood. She will be
living proof to the Europeans that
the female part of the American race
is sound in body and limb, well-fed
and generously supplied by nature
with womanly charms. She will wear
magnificent costumes in her public
exhibitions.
The average height of women in Eng
land is five feet six inches. The aver
age height of American women, &C
cording to William Blake, the ex-
pert on physical culture, is five feet
four inches. The two inches in favor
of the English women are doubtless
due to many generations of outdoor
life and sports. The modern Ameri-
can woman, however, is following her
English cousins in their passionate
love of athletics, with the result that
the younger American women have
shown a wonderful growth and a
more pronounced tendency to ample
physical proportions.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

A subject that would stand more
discussion than it gets is free delivery
by the Postofice Department in rural
districts, observes Harper's Weekly.
1t is not impracticable, and the chief
questions about it are whether the farm
ers want it and whether it would be
worth what it would cost. There would
be some economics in it resulting from
the diminution of fourth class post
Offices, and some gains iu revenue
from an increased postal business. In
thousands of districts it would pay
very we'll. The $40, 900, 900 or SO that
might be saved by some wholesale
amendments to the law which governs
second class mail matter would pay
the deficit on a good deal Of rural free
delivery
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

A writer in the New York Sun gives
what he believes to be the true theory
Of the origin Of Welsh rabbits. He
says: "My notion is that melted
cheese, properly seasoned and poured
on toast, is called Welsh rabbit be.
cause in Wales, where the people have
cheese in plenty and wild rabbits are
rigidly protected under the game laws,
the Welsh bon yivant substitutes his
homely dish for the four-legged game
animal. In like manner, you know,
some Of Il New England friends
facetiously call salt Goldfish and her
ring Cape Cod turkey" The writer
"rejects with scorn" that 'trabbit''
used in this connection has been
evolved gradually from 'trare-bit."
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it 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 50 a year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
leh Of st. Landry is therefore. the
ahoapest
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

81 didn't bring you much. John.
And you had little more;
But we had health in place of wealth,
And plenteons joys in store.
And through the JOY and strife, dear,
We each one did our part
And now we've one another still,
AS we had at the start.
The times nave sadly changed, John,
Since you and l were young;
The marriage tie is lightly held
And many a heart is wrung.
And vet you're young to me, John,
And still my bonny beau:
The same as when we plighted troth
Full fifty years ago"
Mrs. NJ. A. kiddcr, in New York Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

The report recently submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior covering the
transactions of the general land Office
for the past year contains some inter-
esting figures. According to this re-
port the vacant public lands of the
Government aggregate at the present
time the enormous amount of sol, 343,
953 acres, scattered about over the
States Of Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, idaho,
Utah, California, Colorado. Oregon,
North Dakota and Washington. Each
year the Government disposes of large
tracts of land to private individuals
and railway corporations, but on &C.
count of the vast area of territory GOV.
cred by the Governments %unoccupied
domain, it will probably be many years
before this area is exhausted. As the
sterile and uninviting character OF
some OF the land renders it unfit foI
use Of ~habitation, it is more than
likely that purchasers will not be
found to relieve the Government Of
this part Of its domain. Still the pro.
gress which scientific research is max.
ing at the present time gives hope that
even the most forbidding places may
yet be reclaimed to fertility and cult.
vation. What is known as the preserved
territory Of the Government embraces
132, Al TIA acres, and is not subject
to purchase. It is reserved for mill.
.tary and naval purposes. reservoir sites,
timber lands and other needs which
may arise hereafter in the exigenciea
u the GaYaTnmssk
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

Captain William Rogers, in a letter
10 the New York Herald, shows how
lamentably weak is the American mer'
chant marine. It includes only nine
ty-seven ships less than twenty-three
years old, with a tonnage of III, 020.
The United Kingdom is 1896 alone
added 363 steamers and sixty-nine
ships, with a tonnage of 2,797, 764, to
her great feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

That there is al honesty rising SUI
perior to business ~avarice even in this
sordid age appears from the expert
ence Of a Topeka sporting man. He
wrote tc a cigarette company that he
had saved the pictures in 1900 pack
ages of cigarettes which he had
smoked, and asked what prize the
company would offer for them. He
received an answer saying that the
company would give him a coffin if he
would smoke as many more.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

Says the New York Times: "The law
of supply and demand applies to the
Southern cotton industry as we'll as to
anything else. If the acreage is too
great and the production consequently
greater than the mills require, low
prices are inevitable. Planters will do
better if they restrict their cotton
acreage and substitute other crops on
the rest of the land"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

Not the least interesting feature of
Germany's seizure of Kiao-Chau is
that that spot had been selected by the
Chinese Government for it's own use
as a fortified port and naval station.
That was the first recommendation
made by Ii Hung Chang on his return
home, and it is by no means improba-
BILE that it was that fact that prompted
Germany to seize the place.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19
Polite Performance.

"Do you believe that it's always the
unexpected that %happens?" inquired
Miss Cayenne.
II wouldn't venture to express my.
self on that subject" replied Willie
Washington.
"Why not?"
because I am too polite to con.
tradict the girls who, when you pro-
pose to them, invariably say: This is
50 saddeny2 Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19

In England every prisoner is guar
anteed the right ito communicate
with his solicitor before trial" A
man recently arrested in London for
q felony can neither read nor write
and is dumb. Can he be convicted
legally? asks the Chicago Times
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19
MONEY TO LOAN.
ACADEMY
or THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

LA.
Under tho Direction Of the Sisters Marianitei
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian ed
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge Of the boys school. The course
0! instruction is notwithstanding
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, ad-
dress SISTER SUPERIOR,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-19
OPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA

The pertarbed state of Europe por'
tends the breaking out afress OF the
popular struggles smothered in 1915
and 1913.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-21
riowcr-vi,winr III .r,p,,t.

MISC Ida Tigner Hodnett writes o.
"rhe Lifts Japanese pt Home" il St
Nicholas. Miss HSa"ett says,
1t il one Of the national e,sstoma =.
60 out on excursions, in pa ties Of 1--WE
or three families. TO view the flower
ing trees and plants in their season.
The Japanese love all flowers, bui
prefer those to which they look up
she flowers OF trees. They visit the
plum blossoms in February or early
March; the cherry. especially be.
loved, in April, the iotus. in Julv
nzaleas, auring the summer; chrysan.
themums, in the autumn. and camel
las, III December. In the pleasure
grounds connected with every templ Z
there are always magnificent collcc.
lions of flowers. An expedition ca.
pccinlly w see the flowers is called Il
hanami, or flower view, Tho bank OF
the Sumida River, which crocses She
city of Tokio, ia covered with cherry
trees. These give n pleasant shade.
aud the spot is 4 fevorite promenade
for the citizens all the tear round,
but i'll time of cherry bloom" The
crowds that throng the avenue Rre
larger than ever. IT is crowded on
moonlight nights, and also when The
snow lies freshly fallen.
Being fully alive to the beauty OF
their country. wherever there il n
point from which picturesque view
may be obtained the Japanese will
build II pavilion, or tea house, or
some similar place Of terose. from
which tile eyes may feast on the lovely
landscape. IN The family picuics or
excursions, which arc frequent, some
place of beautiful situation from which
there liz good view either of land or
sea is always selected.
These expeditions are not discon-
tinued even when the cold of winter
comes. Snow scenes are greatly en-
joyed, and when the freshly fallen
snow is lying on the ground numerous
parties are seen at points commanding
n fine view. The children are never
excluded, but accompany their elders
on al! such Occasions.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-21
PlTH AND POINT.

That fellow called me an asa be-
hind my back" did you kick?'-
Life.
Bobbic--"Pop, when is synonym
tlsed2 Papa--"When you cant spell
the other word, my son. truth.
You look all broken up, said Til.
liughast 10 Gildersleeve eyes; Ada
has dropped me. - Detroit Free Press.
Hoiact "Callowhill is always try
ing to borrow money from me. ! wish
knew how TO get rid of him" Tom
dick Lend him some. Fit Bit.
Salesman can interesting book?
Yes. madam. How will Tho Sorrows
OF Satan do?' Madam-"No, thanks.
! have troubles of my own. Truth.
Newaboy "Exuy, mister? Extry?"
Second Newsboy Jaw, don't You buy
his papers, mister; dey RIO Inore'n tree
minutes oldl'-Indianapolis Journal.
"Therc ~ n German proverb which
says: No locking glass ever tells n
Woman aho is ugly" mo sensible
man etSr does, either. Cleveland
Leader
"Old Grabber ought to he satisfied
with the money he has" "He is
satisfied 40 much so that lac wants u
lot more of exactly the same kind. -
Tit-Bits.
when er man gifts de reputation o.
bein' able to exu'cise patience" said
Uncle Eben, folks gin'rally don let
i'm run much risk of 'is gettin' outer
practice. Washington Star.
She-'Do you think it would be
possible for two people to live on n
dollar Il day." He (alarmedl why,
dear, has your father threatened to
News.
Ceilings claims to have an invention
that will make him rich" 81 guess
he has. 1t is an artificial seashore tan
for people who cannot afford to leave
home III summer. go Detroit Free
Press
When people get old enough TO re-
ize that their singing and piano play
ing arc bore to society, they are no
longer invited out to display their
good resolution to quit. -Atchison
Globe
Hicks - "That was Mr.. Blank.
Strange You didn't know him. His
picture has been in all the papers,
Wicks-"That was probably the rea-
son / didn't recognize him. ~ Boston
Traveller.
Wife -"But you told me to get the
gown, dear" Husband--"Yo said
it would cost only about $25, and here
is bill for 800" "Well, that is all
it did cost the dressmaker. Detroit
Free Press.
what excuse, if it were possibleto
have any excuse for such conduct,
have you fo' beating your wife2''
asked the Judge. "Shc Hung it in
my face that didn't care rap for
her" pleaded the prisoner Indian
apUlis Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-21

There IS growing interest in the use
OF petroleum as fuel, aud many nd
vantages are claimed for it, The linn
ited storage space required. the fact
that 1T IS almost entirely consumed.
thore being but very little waste. and
the case with which It is banded. are
strong points in it's favor. It pro-
duces no ashes, and contains twice MS
much heating power a. coal. ton for
ton. 1t is clearly, aud, when proper
ly managed, practically 6dorlese.
There is room for Improvement in tho
appliances for using this sort of fuel.
but such rapid progress is being made
in this direction that the general
adoption Of petroleum as fuel for
certain lines of work is nm assured fact.