davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The leader., 1898-01-26

That stranger was a very proper man,
but goes over to the ole woman and
seq:
LILA, whar' ar we at fur con meal
and sorgum?
SCOT heaps she SEE.
How much powder"
Bout two pounds
"'Was we ever licked in a far fout?''
"'Neyer, ole man.
"'Shall we be a-gittin' or fight it out?
Fight, of co'se!'
THAT settled it," said the old man.
II jest loaded up the rife and the shot
gun, heaped some logs together fur a
fort and didn't pay no.mo' tenshun to
the proper stranger. Mebbe it was
two weeks befo' he cum along agin, and
be takes off his hat to me and tenderly
seq:
Abe Hope, it's my natur' to be a
proper and a tender-hearted man, and
I've cum back to call on yo' in proper
and tender-hearted way
II kin also be proper when tries,
SEE |, and takes off my cap and bows
to him.
Whats that heap o'.logs out thar?'
SEE he, as he looks around.
Its my FORT seq I. When me and
The old woman ar licked in far fout
we'll so, but not until
Then it's no use to be proper and
tender-hearted lords yo', Abe Hope?'
Not if yo' reckon to drive me of
this squat
He signs and looks sorrerful and
tender-hearted, but at the same time be
gives me notice to leave in a week or
nell call out the law to make me. ]
signs and looks tender-hearted, but !
tells him to bring on Ills law and I'll
nght I'LL l dies. The ole Mississip was
ooomn' jest then, but / was full o
trubble and I didn't pay much tenshun'
10 her. One night, when half my week
was up, the ole woman wakes me up
and SEE:
-, Abe, the ole Mississip is jest rippin'
'nings all to pieces over to the south
of u.s.
But can't stop her. seq /.
1 laid awake fur awhile and heard
Inc waters roarin' and gushin' and
chawln' up the land, and then fell
asleep agin. 1t was mawnin' when
woke up next, and the old woman was
Jpn dressed and stood in the doah
shoutin':
Abe Hope, yere's our cabin and
!eres our truck-patch. but TO the Lawd
we've dun bin a-gittin' into sum
strange kentry! Git outer bed and tell
me whar' we ar at!'
i got outer bed," said Abe, as he
,ooked away across the river, "and
looked and figgered and figgered, and
~ !. look me hull hour to make it out.
nimeoy | sees how II was. In the night
'he river had cut new channel to the
south OF US. We went to bed in the
s'ale OF Tennessee, and we woke up 10
Tue state Of Arkansaw. The land
haunt moved any, but the river had
jest cut of about hundred acres OF
mar proper strangers land and
~Fowed It Into another state. When
aad got II fggered out throws down
%y nat and jumps on It and yells fur
s.ofy. ] was yellln' when the proper
bez:
Aoe Hope. I'm too proper and ten
q1ernearted to git along in this world
aalu I'd call the law on We, but meb-
De Ill gin We sso - -. .,.-av xeac..
fully
but I've gone SEE I. 4 squatted
- yor Land in Tennessee and so was
sun 20 bring the law On me and turn
-s on idida't want any trubble. and
The leader., 1898-01-26

The above is the substance of the frs'
article published by the Monitor. Now fol
low some clippings, taken from the same
paper two years afterward, and there is not
the slightest shadow of doubt, in view OF
this testimony, that Mr.. Petch's cure is per-
manent. Here follows the account:
On being again questioned, Mr.. Petch
said: "You see those hands-the skin is now
natural and elastic. Once they were hard
and without sensation. You could pierce
them with a pin and would not feel it, and
what is true of my hands is true of the rest
of my body. Perhaps you have observed
that have now even ceased to use cane.
and can get about my business perfectly
well. You may say there is absolutely no
doubt as to my cure being permanent. In
The leader., 1898-01-26

led to a peculiar form OF adulteration ;
for, apart from the crude and common
place one of busting with heavy pow
der, such as gypsum, to give weight, TIE
similar portions of other and commoner
flowers have been specially dyed ard
worked thoroughly in among the genu-
inc ones.
The leader., 1898-01-26
fold round In Massachusetts.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. q. told
has been discovered in the north end
of the city Philip Levesque, while
digging cellar and well for dwell
ing on Philips avenue, found specl-
mems which it is said assay $40 to the
ton. Children playing about the place
were attracted by stones which spar
killed. brightly in the sunlight and
carried some of them home Soon
other children heard about the pretty
stones and they began to gather about
the place, filling their pockets ana
aprons with them. Levesque investi-
gated and had some OF the stones
te stpd.
The leader., 1898-01-26

mouth sufficiently wide 70 take solid food
The doctors called the disease spinal sclero
sis. and all said he could not live. :.
For three years he fingered in this eondi,
ton. Then by some friend be was advised
to take DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. He took them and there was
a slight change. The first thing noted
was a tendency to sweat freely: This showed
there was some life left in his helpless body.
Next came little feeling in his limbs.
This extended, followed by prickling sensa-
tions, until at last the blood began 10 course
freely, naturally and vigorously through his
turning strength, the ability to walk re-
turned, and he was restored to his old time
health.
The leader., 1898-01-26
"A Total Disability Claim Of S1,650 Paid to
a Man who was Afterward Cured.

I deed. I am in even better health than when
/ gave you the first interview"
do you still attribute your cure. 10 the
use of DR. Williams Pink Pills" asked the
Monitor
Internationally I do" was the reply.
Doctors had failed, as had also the numer-
Gus remedies recommended by my friends.
Nothing took had the slightest effect upon
me until | began the use of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. To this wonderful medicine /
owe my release from the living death. i
Of nv friends, and the verdict is always in
their favor. shall always bless the day
was induced to take them"
Such IL the history OF one Of the most re
nlarkable cases of modern times. Can any
The leader., 1898-01-26
Mixed Maxims.

A man is known by the trumpery he
keeps.
Never put gift cigar in your mouth.
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
Where wisdom is bliss It's folly to be ig-
norant.
A pitch in time saved the nine.
Chain up child and away he will go.
Virtue is its only reward.
The course of free love never did run
smooth.
A bird in the hand lays no eggs.
All that a man hath will he give to his
wife.
Many hands like light work.
It's wise child that owes his own father.
The rolling stone catches the worm.
Oscillation is the thief of time.
A thirsty man will catch at a straw.
Straws show which way the gin goes.
"Heaven lies about us in our infancy, and
this world lies about us when we are grown
up.
II is not good for man to give loan.
The wages of sin is debt
Every dogma must have its day.-Carolyn
Wells, in Chap-Book.
His Weakness .-She-'Iie does not seem
to be a brilliant conversationalist.' He
NO; unfortunately, he can't talk on any
subject unless he knows something about
it."-Puck
A IL
The leader., 1898-01-26
Maher Puts Kenney to sleep.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-"f ank
Kcnney and Steve ODonnell were
scheduled to fight six rounds at the
Arena last night, but broken hand
prevented O'Donnell from going on.
Peter Maher was substituted and IN
little more than minute put kenney
IN slaan
The leader., 1898-01-26
s.,,. cleaned without Docisias.

Ships bottoms can be cleaned with
on, the necessity OF docking by q new
~ patented apparatus. which is mount
ed on q small boat or scow and attached
10 the side Of the ship TO be cleaned,
and has an adjustable ladder. at the
outer end of which is mounted a re-
yolving brush or scraper which Is cap
able Of reaching all parts Of the bot
ten or the vessel.
The leader., 1898-01-26
horrible accident to Miners.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 22.-While cage
containing Is miners was being hoisted
in the shaft of the Bonnie Esperance
mine at Washes. in Hainaut, the cable
broke and the occupants of the cage
were dashed to pieces
The leader., 1898-01-26
What He Objected To.

DIR. Molar (kindly)-Now, does that hurt?
Horsphiz-I don't mind you working on
the tooth so much, if you would only keep
your sleeve button out of my eye.-Roxbury
Gazatte
The leader., 1898-01-26
When Travelling

Whether on pleasure bent or business, take
on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it
acts most pleasantly and effeetually on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
headaches, and other forms of sickness. For
sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug
gists Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co ONLY
The leader., 1898-01-26
BEYOND BELIEF.
Henri Was stuck on His New Brown
Suit.

Suit.
The lady in the railway car would have
claimed undisputed recognition as the most
oVerdressed person IN any OF the counties
through which the train passed had IT not
been for her son. He was one OF the
weary faced, scrupulously clad little peo
pie who afford support to the theory that
poyerty NAV be a comparative blessing to
the very young. He did not look as II
genuine good time would fit him. The am
bition to drill him into unf1agging self-con-
seriousness had met with obvious and pa
thetic success. He sat with his neck
stretched out to keep from wrinkllng his
lace collar. The novel which his mother
read was. one of the most recent and pom
derous The title, in large gilt letters, was
turned toward the aisle as she held 1t be
fore her, turning the pages with suspicious
infreouency 4 mist had gathered on the
pane. so that the boy could not look out OF
the window. Instinct was more powerful
than culture and before he thought he had
taken his gloved finger and rubbed round
spot through which he could look with one
eye. His mother fairly gasped with indig-
nation.
Henri" she exclaimed.
''Ies, ma am.
You bad child, How can you do such
| things"
He made no reply, but penitently turned
his back upon the mental luxury with
which he had hoped to provide, himself
! But his mother evidently prided herself
| upon her achievements as a domestic dis
| ciplinarian In a loud voice she continued
Now, you sit there perfectly quiet, and
remember what tell You. If you do any
thing like that again
As she paused to consider her threat the
| child gazed into her face with tense appre
| hension.
"T1l open that window and toss you out
and let the car run over you, so that all the
wheels will cut you up in little bits o.
pieces"
His eyes grew big with dread, and il
tones of mingled incredulty and dismay hi
, exclaimed:
Mamma, In my new brown suit p
| Washington Star.
The leader., 1898-01-26
$500 For New Names!

The Salzer Seed Co. want suitable names
for their l7-inch long corn and White Dat
prodigy You can win this $500 easily. Gaia
logue tells all about it. Seed potatoes only
l5O a barrel. $500 in prizes,
SEND THIS NoTIcE AND 10 CTs. IN STAMPS
to John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis.
and get free their great seed catalogue and
IL new farm seeds, including above corn and
oats, positively worth SO, to get a start. U
The Only One.-'1 know one man." said
the quiet young woman, who is listened to
with respect by both sides whenever he
speaks in congress" HE must have lot
of influence" Il hope he has He's the
chaplain Washington Star.
The leader., 1898-01-26

parson Sanity (excitedlyJ-Ha9-
the great philanthropist Giveaway Is
dead-and has left his entire fortune 10
local charities and foreign missions, !,
stranger--Ah! God bless him! GOO
Mess him! I like TO see money left Ike
that. -.
Parson Saintly--Pardon me, sir; pus
are you one of the clothf
stranger-Oh. mol I'm lawyer
Puck.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Upon the well-being of women, especially
of working women, the whole welfare of SO.
ciety rests
The leader., 1898-01-26

Married people laugh at things at the
theater which make girls look mad.-Wash-
incton Democrat
The leader., 1898-01-26

The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The leader., 1898-01-26

How many men there are who have the
buttons off the backs of their coats.-Wash-
ineton Democrat
The leader., 1898-01-26
Hose Versus Hoes.

Lady Tin dry goods store)-I'd like to see
some hose, please.
Clerk tan ex-hardware man)-Ies, mad
am. With or without handles?-Chicago
Evening News.
The leader., 1898-01-26

When the prince Of Males visited In
,lia some years ago il was found neces-
sary for him 10 be placed beneath a
golden umbrella in order that the peo-
pie might easiIy.recognixe bis person.
The leader., 1898-01-26

Pisos Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E.
Cady. Huntington, Ind, Nov. u, 1894.
The leader., 1898-01-26

at must be hard to lose ones mind" said
the thoughtful boarder. 1T ought to be
easy, if your head is cracked" said the
cheerful dot.-Indianapolis Journal.
The leader., 1898-01-26
r,a.t rheIr TEACHER TO Death.

ANNA, Iii, Jan. aa.--John McGowan,
who taught school in Alexander coun-
ty. whipped Henry and Scott Jordan
for disobedience. The brothers way
laid the teacher on his way to church
and beat him so that he died this
morning. They Ere il Jail at Jones'
boro, and an attempt at lynching Is
feared
The leader., 1898-01-26

A girl puts in great deal of her spare
time reading advertisements and wanting
things Washington Democrat.
The leader., 1898-01-26
Z, a. nat;onal conference on

At the national conference on the re-
form of primary elections, hela in New
York, Hon. Oscar Strauss, New York.
was chosen president; Josiah Quincy,
Boston. first vice president, aud Ralph
ii. Easley, Chicago, secretary
The leader., 1898-01-26

As matter of fact, nobody believes in a
hell except for his neighbor.-Ram' Horn.
The leader., 1898-01-26

A party at the house is all right if il
doesn't disarrange ones things.-Washing
ton Democrat.
The leader., 1898-01-26

The true culture of personal beauty is moi
external; it is heart work.. r. Miller.
The leader., 1898-01-26
The Brass of Critics.

81 often marvel" said Pennington, the
author, "at these critics who in an hours
time blast work over which we authors
have spent year"
Yes" replied Cawstik, who had read
Pennington's latest. when minute would
suffice them to say all that is necessary
Philadelphia North American.
CHARACTERISTICS clam chowder,"
remarked the diner to the restaurant cash
Ter, as he paid the amount of his check
and slowed away a pint of toothpicks in his
vest pocket, "is distinguishable above all
the other clam chowders | ever ate" "In
what way?' asked the cashier, who did not
know whether to be pleased or not. 'By its
clamlessness. Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele-
uranh
The leader., 1898-01-26

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DIR. Klines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle 4
treatise. DIR. Kline. 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The leader., 1898-01-26

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The leader., 1898-01-26
r.,a a. : whisper.

us that one Of your servants, ma
.No. no! Don't speak so loud. That's
the cook..-Detroit Free Press.
The leader., 1898-01-26

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
Supposed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it ineurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. ).
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t Is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure Send for circulars and testl-
monials Address F. j. Cheney & Co, To
ledo, o. Sold by Druggists, i5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader., 1898-01-26

A good way to get along with some PEG
pie is to have nothing to do with them
Washington Democrat.
The leader., 1898-01-26

When a man is drunk, and should talk
least, he talks most.-Atchison Globe.
The leader., 1898-01-26

chine~e Coal for California.
Coal nainsd in China is being import
ed to California.
The leader., 1898-01-26
BIGGEST MULE IN THE WORLD.


ho sa neRss hegb 9nd From
eyes
smallest Lyle b9 saee II TO %I kne S
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
Shall 1t Go On?

Shall what go on? Why shall
this couny indebtedness go on in
ereasing indefinitely? Money at
six per cent. doubles itself In six
teen years. Let the county debt
continue that length of time, and
it will have doubled is,
will have reached sum which our
chiidren's children will not see
paid Taxpayer. what is the
proper thing to do? Let the
books be opened, and let them be
opened no,c; let provision be made
by the creation of a sinking fund.
or otherwise, for the payment of
the debt at the earliest possible
date.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02

Total. for county and roads-$76. sos 81
4th. We would state that in all
probability the great bulk of this
sum is interest bearing, but we
had no means of ascertaining the
amount of interest there is due
upon the same, as we had no meth
cd or records to find out when
they were presented to the Sheriffs
for payment.
9Th. To enable the court to ap-
preciate the magnitude of the evils
resulting from an empty treasury,
we ascertained the amount of in
terest which has been paid on
orders returned in Sheriff's settle
ments and cancelled, during the
period of our investigation, viz:
Interest on special County or
ders, poor orders. grand and petit
Jurors and State witnesses in mis-
demeanor cases. SO. .553.7I.
Interest paid on road orders
paid and cancelled:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02

The Mason County Medical So
ciety met in this city Thursday
afternoon in the office of Drs Bar
bee & Barbee with the following
members present; Drs A. R.
Girard, A. R. Barbee. E. McEI-
fresh, J. b. Dunlap, W. p. Neale,
E. L. Gillian, E. J. Mossman and
h. a. Barbee. After the regular
routine of business, some very in
teresting papers were read and dis
cussed. The meeting was a very
pleasant one. They adjourned to
meet Thursday, Decem Der 29th. al
the same place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
SneciaI I'd the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, October
26th.- An exciting episode occur
red on Green street, a prominent
thoroughfare of this city, last night.
Loretta Gallagher, of Marietta,
arrived here. and securing the SER
vices of her uncle. Jacob Bradford,
went in search of Harry johnson.
her lover, and finding him in his
boarding house, summoned him to
the outside. After accusing him
of making remarks of a disparag-
ing nature about her, and showing
her letters to others. she drew from
beneath her cloak a cowhide. and
gave johnson severe thrashing.
some of the blows making severe
cuts on his head and hands.
johnson fed and escaped furth-
er punishment at his sweetheart's
hands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
oh. Governor.

4
Gov. Atkinson in his speech a
this place on the 10th. sa1d-anc
with much vehemence and gestur.
that ..God alone makes money.
This is something new on the money
lquestion. We are unable to com
prehend it. If the Governor ii
right, we think God is mighty un
kind to ninety-nine one-hun-
dredths of his people. for as we Sc,
it, and the great mass of the peo.
pie know, that the banks and We'll
strsst IS uiallsiIis and lIiictntiiig 1Shai
is money, what shall Be money and
how much of it-their kinds shall
be made and circulated All we
can say at present is, we don't be-
lieve in the Governors God, if the
God that the Governor prays to
does make money.
The Governor also in his speech
said: ':Melt down a gold dollar and
it is still a dollar" Yes, in effect
this is true. Why9 Because the
man with the melted gold dollar
can take it to the mint and have it
restamped free of charge. therefore
the gold that constitutes a dollar
is worth dollar, because the Gov
ernment of the e. S. stamps it a
dollar free of charge and puts no
restriction upon it.
The Governor failed to state
that the same would be true of
silver. if the government would
treat silver in the same way. If
silver could be taken to the mints
and coined into money, the same
as gold now is, does not everyone
know, even the Governor of West
Virginia know, that the quantity
of silver that goes TO make a dollar
melted the same as the Governor's s
melted gold dollar, would be worth
a dolIar2
The only reason why the silver
1t takes TO make silver dollar at
the present ratio, is not worth a
dollar, is because the government,
by law, will not stamp it doll r
as it does gold.
We have always thought that it
was human laws that made money.
but the Governor says that God
does it. This is SO new, so start
ling, almost revelation, that we
will not attempt to dicnss II, hoping
that the Governor will very soon
give us more light on it and con-
vince benighted world of the fact
that the Almighty aIone is maker
of money. we submit and patient
ly wait.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-02
from thursdays Daaz-.

from Thursdays Dasi~-
Mr.. J. E. Frazier. of Putnam
county, was here yesterday
Mr.. Pearl Stevens and wife mo-
we'd into the A. E. Sanns' proper
ty, today, at No. ITO Wand Street.
from the DR.. Campbell property.
Mrs. Jesse Allen and little son,
of Portsmouth. o, who have been
here on a visit 10 Capt. w ]. Al
len and wife, returned home this
morning on the Henry NJ. Stanley.
Mr. and Mrs. A E. Graham, of
Penns ylvania, who have been here
on visit to their son Mr.. Graham,
boarding at Mr.. Capehart's. on
Wand street, left on the Virginia
for Pittsburg last night