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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-14

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-14
Brppiu, Sdleiiem.

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-14
Sirrmburg.

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-14

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-04-14

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Sob in ben NtQen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
WHERE IS IT?

Orators on the other side of this
political question are seduously and
persisitently trying to beat into
our head the fact(?) that prosper
ity is upon us. So constant is this
hammering, that we are becoming
afraid that they may succeed, if we
do not all starve to death before
the much talked of prosperity
reaches us. Miner, with a wife
and children depending on you
for support, is your wife as well
dressed, and are your children as
warmly clad as you would like to
have them2 Have you plenty of
good wholesome food, of sufficient
variety, to be most conducive to
the health and comfort of yourself
and family2 Have you all the fur
niture necessary to the conven-
fence of your loved ones? Have
you plenty of BOOKS and periodi-
Gals for your recreation and pleas
ure, and from which you can in
form yourself upon the past history
of the world and the current events
of the day7
Have you pictures upon your
walls and nice carpets upon your
floors? If not. why not2 Would
you not have all these things if
you were prosperous2 Is there a
class of men on earth more de-
serving of all the comforts of life
than the class to which you belong?
Are you satisfied with your pres
emit condition? Dc you believe
that you are prosperous2 Can you
believe the silly twaddIe about the
return of prosperity. even though
INDUCED in by men, who, of all
others, ought to be the very soul
of honor and truthfulness; men in
high responsible positions, even
one of our United States Senators
and one who now occupies a posi-
ton upon the Judicial bench of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
OPPOSED TO RING rule.


The large number OF Republi-
cans in the county who propose to
rid themselves of Boss Rule at the
coming election. and their out
spoken attitude has terrified the
'.Gang' beyond measure, they are
frantically flooding the county
with circulars denying everything,
even the plainest facts known to
every one. relating to the connty's
Indebtedness, the frantic efforts 10
cover up the past history of Gang
Rule" in a tissue of lies. that viii
deceive voters a few. days longer
would be ludicrous were it not for
the gravity of the subject and the
danger that these robbers of the
county's treasury will again sue
coed in fooling the people until
they can place upon the County
Court another of their agents who
owes his place on their ticket to
these same Bosses and who will be
their plant tool if elected.
This paper does not believe that
the Republican party of this
county desires to place incompe-
tent men in county Offices but, the
Republican party of this county
has small say in the selection of a
candidate for commissioner. Does
any one doubt the result for this
place had it been settled by pri-
mary election of the Republican
party of Mason county, We be-
lieve that in such a contest the
party would have asserted itself
in the nomination of Morris over a
man without a single qualification
for the place but weak submission
to the will of the Boss.
County orders go begging on
the street at a discount of from
ten to twenty-five per cent, and
why? because the creatures of
these County Bosses have disobey-
ed, and disregarded, the plain let
ter of the law, and issued orders
far beyond the limit prescribed by
L.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
ADesnerate Anneal.

No sir, Mr.. Gazette, the Demo
cratic leaders are not making a
special effort to defend your candi-
date for County Superintendent of
Free Schools, whose only claim to
the office is as you make it appear,
party service-Republ1can party
service-and for this reason alone,
you insist upon his election. The
people of this county do not want
a politician to superintend the
educational work. They desire a
practical teacher, one who is now
engaged in teaching, not one who
has abandoned it. Such one you
could have placed on your ticket
Morgan Banks, Sam Boston, Mr..
Wallace or Jamison-alI practical
teachers, but it was the Ring Rule.
They were turned down as being
nothing more than teachers; they
were not politicians, to sbe nomi-
mated for party service. 1t was
not for this that they deserved a
nomination; they deserved the
place that they might, by their ex-
perience, improve the school work
of the county. The Ring ordered
them to the rear. Now mind, Mr..
E. @. Roush will be the next
County Superintendent of Free
Schools. The people will see to
that, while the Democratic lead
ers look for larger game. They are
after the Ring, made immortal by
the creation, preparation and in
crease of a vast county debt. They
are looking after this and the spe-
cial effort is to help the tax payers
to get that debt in shape and pay
it off before it eats up the wealth
of the county; this is the special
effort they are making. How do
you like it?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
THEY WILL SEE
n, BY and BY

The vast decline in the prices of
the great agricultural staples corn,
wheat and cotton-means much
more than appears upon its face.
at least to the observing. Itmeans
that the agricultural distress be-
longs to no section, and that there
must be some underlying cause for
the restitution which has come
upon the producing classes. 1t
means that these producing classes
are arrayed against the exactions
of the Single Gold Standard, not
from hostility to the legitimate
functions of capital, but in protest
against the pernicious legislation
which has elevated the one at the
expense of the other. With gold
money so dear that is has gone
out of circulation, and fifty-cent
wheat. twenty cent corn, and Eve
cent cotton, it is very easy to see
what the end will be. But, here
after, the toiling millions. those
who cultivate the soil, will recog-
nize the Democratic party as the
one agency through which relief
can come to them, and this will be
secured by return to the old
landmark, periods of prosperity,
which characterized the years prior
to 1873, when half of the metallic
money of this, the greatest nation
of the Western hemisphere, was
destroyed. The masses have been
stirred as they have never been
stirred before, and Bossism and
Ring Rule must give way to cor
rect government and business prin-
ciples combined. The hand-writ-
ing is on the wall. Watch the
election returns in this great coun-
ty of ours Nov. 9th. There will be
food for thought even for the
Mason County Bosses.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
THE RING is NOT IDLE.


Several would-be orators of local
celebrity, are out in the county
this week in the interest of Bossism
and Ring Rule. Their mission is
to tell the taxpayers that about
two-thirds of the people and repre-
sentative men of this county are
liars and deceivers, because they
think it is time to call a halt and
inquire what there is to show for
the one hundred thousand dollar
indebtedness of the county. Demo
Gratis are in no wise responsible
for this condition of affairs; nor
can they, unaided, correct it for
they are in minority in the
county. But they can do just
what they are doing and that is TO
osk the hundreds of honest, hon
orable and upright Republicans
upon whom the burden of debt
falls with equal force to help
them to forever destroy Bossism
and Ring Rule that brought such
conditions upon all. And this
they can do without changing
their politics.
A ballot cast for reform at q
single election does not mean that
he who casts It has deserted the
party of his choice. Vote for re-
form IN our public affairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
THE ISSUE Of
ALL ISSUES.
With The People of Mason
County.

Taxpayers of Mason Comfy,
what is the issue that most nearly
concerns you? War issues, Tariff
issues and Financial issues, all of
national importance, are before US,
and demand careful consideration:
but, that which directly confronts
us, is the enormous debt of this
county. which must be put in a
correct business shape before pros
perity can come to us from any
source. A Ring whose object is to
deny the existence of this debt, to
the amount claimed, and yet, adj
nit it in spite of themselves, may
try to deceive you in this matter,
but remember, that you, and you
alone, can correct the wrong. You
must put men on the County
Court who will look after your
finances more carefully than it has
been done in the past. The peo-
pie must protect themselves.
This they can do by voting for
Chas. E. McCulloch for County
Commissioners. His election will
be the beginning of a new era in
county government and the man
agement of home affairs. God
knows that both are needed in
Mason County. Voters, go TO the
polls on the Sth of November, and
with your ballots bury Bossism
and Ring Rule SO deep that they
will not be heard from for gener-
alton to come.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
Mason City.

Correspondence. Nov 1st
Mr.. Dan Davis, of Char eston, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. E. Edwards.
Miss Mary Jarrott has returned
from pleasant visit with friends at
Cincinnati
Mr.. Raymond Fowler, of Ports
mouth, is the guest of friends.
Mrs. VIII Joseph, of MiddIeport, is
the guest of Miss Hattie veith.
Mrs. Strider, of Cincinnati. is the
pleasant guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Ruttencutter-
Miss Agnes Young spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends at Pleasant
Flats
Miss Anna Lerner has returned
from an extended visit Nth relatives
at Pittsburg.
Miss Mary Mees, of Cincinnati, is
home on vacation.
Miss Belle Myers, an attendant at
the Spencer Asylum, stopped of here
Tuesday evening to see her parents,
Hon. and Mrs. ]. U. Myers. Sheleft
Wednesday for Fayetteville to secure
a patient.
Mr.. Patrick McCarl, Jr-, is visiting
relatives at Chicago.
Mr.. Joseph Donovan spent last
week with friends at Charleston.
Miss Agnes Young and Hattie veith
entertained their friends Monday
evening with an old Halloween par
ty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
Not Often.

Not once in fifty years do the
people of Mason County have the
opportunity to secure the consent
of man having the experience
and business ability of Charles E
McCulloch, to serve as member
of the County Court. Voters, of
Mason County. see to it that he
is elected to that responsible posi-
ton, and you will not regret it.
1t will make an era in the reform
which must come, or bankruptcy
will overtake us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
a Good Meeting.

The meeting at Hern's store last
night was big one, and at which
many ladies' were present 1t was
among the best meetings held SO
far in the county. The meeting
was addressed by Hon. w. NJ.
Duffy and Mr.. j. G. Bright, of
this city; Hon. Virgil A. Lewis.
of Mason City; Hon. @. s P Ed
wards, and Prof. E. G Roush, of
New Haven, and DR.. Chas. Bryan,
of Hannah District. Great en-
thusiasm was created by the
speeches of these gentlemen. It
is safe to say the Republican ma
iority in Arbuckle District will be
greatly cut down at the coming
election. The people are think
ing for themselves. Boss rule
will not go further with the Re
publicans of Arbuckle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
He Has So.

The Gazette says that Judge
Freer has made tremendous i'm
preston in this county. We en-
dorse it. He has. He has impress
ed the people with the fact that in
asmuch as he is still Judge Freer,
he expects to continue be Judge
Freer in the future, instead of be-
ing member of Congress. Freer
knows a good thing, when he has
it, and has had no intention of
giving up certainty for an I'M
certainty. His friends will see
the evidence of his wisdom on the
8th day of November. Freer's
meetings in Mason county, every
one of them, were fiat failures, and
the Gazette is painfully aware of
this
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02

A powder to be shaken INTO the
shoes. at this season your feet feel
SWOLLEN, nervous and hot, and get tir-
ed easily If you have snarting feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease.
1t cooIs the feet and makes walking
easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and calIous spots. Re
ieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it to
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmstead, LIE Roy,
n. z.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
What a Change of Textbooks
Means.

Taxpayers and patrons of the
public schools, do you know what
it means to you to change the text
books which your children use in
the public schools of Mason coun-
ty. To buy those needed annually
in the series now in use is an ex-
pensive matter, but this sinks into
insignifcance when compared
with that which would be entailed
by complete change-that is by
disseminating the use of those
your children now have, and the
purchasing of a complete supply.
Let us see what this means.
By the annual report of Mr..
Banks, County Superintendent of
Free Schools. for the year 1896,
the latest date at hand it appears
that 1,553 children were studying
Language Lessons; 1929 were
studying Grammar: 1852, Mental
Arithmetic; 3,103, Written Arith-
metic; 686, U. S. and State His
tory; 81 General History; 1,o12
Physiology; 229 Civil Government;
III Bookkeeping; 5.054 Spelling;
ST. First Reader; 631 Second
Reader; 663 Third Reader; 756
Fourth Reader; S44 Fifth Reader:
and 2,116 Geography To supply
these books to the children study.
ing them, not to say anything OF
the others necessary to be used in
the prescribed Free School Course
would entail upon the patrons q
cost of s6,724 Sc, estimated at the
lowest possible cost. Let each
taxpayer count the cost for himself
Mr.. E. G. Roush, candidate for the
Office of County Superintendent
opposed to a change in the tex
books. Vote for him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
GUST Them

The claims put forth by the
Managers and Bosses of the Re-
publican campaign in this county.
that the party incurred much of
THE County debt IN making I'M
proxements. such as Jail, bridges.
&c reminds US of Gov. Atkinson 3
claim that his party paid two bill
lions of the public debt after the
war The Governor is proba bly,
right as to the amount paid As
to who paid it we were green
enough to think that it was the
tax payers, but putting that asids-
the Governor failed to tell his au-
dience that after the payment of
the two billions of dollars, it will
require at the present time more
of the products of labor. wheat,
iron, cotton, wool, all staples in
fact, to pay what is left of the
debt that would have wiped the
whole thing out twenty-five years
ago. What credit is it to party
to make boosted improvements if
the country is to be required to
pay for them9 IF the legacy left
by them is tax rate that drives
ali industry away from US. Gov
eminent by political parties is a
good thing, ne believe in it as
the best system yet devised, but
when party in control, or more
properly speaking, those in con-
troll of dominant party become
so corrupt that, with their hands
upon the public revenues they
are turning aside the money taken
from the people for their own pri-
vate use and advanoementit would
seem to be proper to try another
party with the hope of better
things. What does it matter to
the owner of real estate what par
ticular party controls the fiscal aft
fairs of his county. He prefers
that one which will administer
them in the most econimical man
ner.
1t has been shown repeatedly,
by men OF. all parties, that there
exists q Ring about the Court
House of Mason County, who will
allow no competent or independ-
ent, self-reliant man to be one of
the County Court. To accom-
plish their object they do not
wait for the election, they look
after this little matter in the con-
vention of their party; they put on
the ticket then, their man; the
more ignorant and dishonest. the
better for their purpose, which is
nothing less than plumber; to live
off of the earnings of the whole
people of the county; to receive
from their creatures of the Court
contracts for work at three times
its actual value.
We have time and again cited
instances and given figures to
prove the truth of these assertions.
We can do SO again if there is a
doubter left. We can give names
and particulars if demanded, of
contracts made by the County
Court with these Bosses and their
agents, that were corrupt upon
their face, contracts made at
figures far above those submitted
by other responsible bidders, and
yet these Bosses tell you to vote
for their candidate for Commits
sioner.
---
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
WHAT THE REPORT
o. sic Debt ComInissIons

SHOWS.
Taxpayers of Mason county.
you have all read the report-of the
Debt Commission, with which you
have been supplied. Certainly,
you have. and you do not doubt
its accuracy. for the men who
made it were honest. honorable
men. If they had been reporting
the settlement of the vastest estate
in the county, not a doubt if Its
accuracy would have been ex-
pressed; its correctness would
never have been questioned. But,
how is it when it is matter
of county debt? Who is
it that attacks that report
and makes a desperate effort to
show that it is not accurate? You
know who it is. What is the
motive? Is that frantic effort put
forth by disinterested persons for
the welfare of the county. or is ii
done that they may continue in
the possession of political power?
Voters answer this question for
yourselves
Let us see just what that report
shows. By it. it appears that the
Commissioners-Howard, Boggess
and Beller-after careful investi-
CATION of every source from which
information could come that
in 1S97-last year-there was:
First-A total. County Debt
observation-disclosures. 5000 OF
Second-A total District
Debt of..........-.--.. 19,509 %
Third-A total Debt for
both of................$ 76,scs 81
Fourth-Interest paid on
County Debt. ..-----$ 1883 Al
Fifth-Interestp paid on Dis
trict Debt. 1911 Sc
Sixth-Total interest paid..s 1886 81
Seventh and in
terest paid and to be
paid, at date of reports 9O,27s 50
How much is that debt to-day ?
Taxpayers do you know how
much it is? If you don't, why
don't you? You should know.
The question is not political
one. 1t effects every taxpayer
alike regardless of politics. Let
it be regarded as a business mat
ter. You alone can secure this.
Democrats, and not do it alone,
for they are in a minority; Repub-
Leans must help to correct the
abuse. Will they do it? We be-
lieve they will.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
Dearborn 81 Co.
a QUESTION OF
PRICE,.

Many people judge Quality by
Price-and so measure all advertise
ments by this one rule. It's mistake.
You can't measure the quality of our
goods with that of other stores. We
seek the Best and we get it. Other
stores are not so particuIar-that is
why our goods always give the Best
Satisfaction in wearing as well as in
appearance