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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13
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Hen. Virgil A Lewis. of Mason
City, was in town last night.
Mr.. S. T. Windon. of Graham
Station. was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Robt. Armstrong. of Ham
lin, was in town yesterday.
Hon W w jackson, of New
Haven, and Hon. Byrd Hill, of
Beech Hill. were in town yesterday.
Mr.. W. E Russell. of Pomeroy,
was business visitor here yester-
day.
Mr.. J. h. Hutchinson will leave
on the noon train via Cincinnati,
for Chicago, on business.
Mrs. o. B. Harper and Mrs,
Frank Filson, are visiting relatives
at Racine, Ohio.
Capt. W. W. Cole left this morn
ing on a business trip to Cincin-
natl
Mr.. Samuel Roberts. of Roberts
burg, was here yesterday on bust
ness.
Miss Mary Coleman. of Reed
vile, Ohio, is here on a visit to Mr..
to Mr.. E. ". Craig and family.
DR.. and Mrs. D. W. Petty re-
turned yesterday from short visit
to Charleston and Camp Atkinson:
Miss Minnie Fahey, who has
been here on visit to her sistsr
Mrs. Ned Malone, has returned to
her home at Berea, Ohio.
Mrs. Lula johnson and Miss
Cora Dale. of GaIlipoIis, were visi-
tors to Mai. W. II. Tomlinson and
family yesterday.
Miss Mable Hodge, accompanied
by her sister Miss Sallie, has gone
to her home at Middleport for a
months vacation.
Mr.. Nat L. Bryan. wife and
baby came up yesterday from Gal
Iipolis. Mrs. Bryan will visit her
sister, Mrs. Pofenbarger.
Mrs. G E. King, of Athens, o.,
arrived here yesterday. on a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs Otto Barrows and
family, on Market street.
Mr.. W. h. h. Gardner left yes
terday afternoon for Anderson. on
Greenbrier river. to join the gentle
men from this city, who are in
camp there.
Hon. j. NJ. Hensley, Repubii-
can candidate for the nomination
for Congress. was in town yester-
day, hunting up the boys who at
tend primaries
Fred Petty. Rush Burnside and
and Chas. Bates, soldiers of the End
Reg. W. Va, Vol, Co. B, came
down yesterday from Camp Akin
son on short furloughs, to visit
their parents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The Ripley MountaIneer is
strong advocate and supporter of
Holly q. Armstrong, for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13
K = n Excursion.

Special excursion to Camp At
knson and Gauley Bridge. Sun
day, July 18th. Fare 81 round
trip. This will be your last chance
to see our soldier boys before they
leave for the South. Let every
body 90.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

On June 18th Parkersburgers
had subscribed for $3.50. 100 worth
of the recent issue OF government
bonds
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

60 to Biggs. Pomeroy, for Buggies,
Road Wagons and Harness, the cheap
est place in Me;gs County. Also gen
eral Hardware june % 3-mo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The Board of Education has or
dered the iron fence around the
school house painted; also some re-
pairs on the colored academy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

COO. 600 Shingles, Red Cedar, White
Pine, Hemloek and Poplar,
b F. BIGGS, Pomeroy, Ohio
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Marriage licenses issued yester-
day (Friday) 70 AIonzo G. GoodaII
and George A. Monroe.
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Go to BIggs, Pomeroy, for the
Rambler Bicycle and other grades of
wheels ranging from SIS to $25 g
niece Manufacturer of Undertakerfs
supplies and Funeral Director
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To 4HE Ve4Erss o. nIAsoS Couxrx--I
hereby announre myself : candidate for
the nomination for the House OF Dele
gates, subject 70 the pleasure of the
Democratic County Convention, and 4
nominated and elected, promise to
faithfully discharge the duties deyolving
upon me, without fear or favor, and to
the best of my ability
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Some S65 has been paid on dog
license up to this time, and about
twenty dogs have been killed be-
cause Of refusal to pay the license
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The subject of requiring all
moving vehicles to be equipped
with. a light at night. is being
seriously discussed in quite a num-
Der of cities and towns with the
probable result of ordinance regu-
Iation6.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13
RxcursiOn TO CINCINNATI

On July 10 and 10 the Ohio
Central Lines will make rate of
one fare for the round trip to Gin
cinnati- Tickets good returning
until July %.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Mr.. R. P. Liter, bought for Col.
j. E. Dana. of Charleston, from
Mr.. Ham. johnson, the bay three
year-old gelding, Mark Hanna. by
Marquette. Price $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Superintendent Dawson of the
K. & NJ. has the thanks of the
railroad men for providing a
special train to carry the remains
of Mr.. Allen ". Love, from this
place to Dexter. Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Mr. q. Porter bought of Mr..
J. w. Steenbergen last week, q
very fine short horn bull calf eight
months old and weighed 6s5
pounds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13
Tetter. ssIt-Rheuul ana Eczema

The intense itching and sIpartfng, incl
dent 70 thesediseases, IS instantIy aflzyed
By applying CIaamberIafn ; Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad eases
staFe been permanently cured by II. It
- equally efficient for itching piles and
q faFOrfte remedy for sore nipples,
cFapPed hands. chiIblainss frost bites
Dr. Cadyss Condition Powders, ara
just what \ horse needs when IN bad
condition Tonic, blood purifier and
Eermifuge- They are not food but
medicine and the best IN use to PIT =
hoTse IN prime eo1astion. Price 3
se.tfs e. '1sclzPes
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Sale Notice.
meh1OdAw

THE BOARD or EDUCATION or Robin
son Dlltrlctsl viii setl as publlc sale n
the School EI1uEz In S5uh-Distrfet No 70, On
Saturda august 9Th, at p m,
the Sehao 61se IN said S1b-DisfKfetr
known - g Gllss Rose School House, near
County Iu1eI1f ~ Building + 2.exe5 feet L.
lsale. = modfhs credit, pETehAser E1ying
s1lrd With SpPrqFed seeur1ty- E5zre
fect any or an BIDS = reGGou1bEe time E1gen
Tar removal OF building. For further In
fnrTiaflon CslIf on or zddresE the President
or Board JAMES W " 1EDOSy Pre-
JulEI5-iw " h 1fACl1IEss Sex
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Cologne District and the town
of Leon furnished thirty-6ve vol
unteers for Capt. Howard's com
pany.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The man who can rip an early
watermelon TO the satisfaction of
everybody at the table cuts good
deal of ice In the family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Some one has suggested that the
name of Philippine Islands be
changed to Dewey.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Remember the Fair for 1898,
August 50th and 31st and Septem-
Der Ist and End. Let everybody
make ready to attend. and also fix
something for exhibition.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

FF 1A4 PHga - s=.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The ladies have worked hard to
get the old cemetery in good shape,
and now they are annoyed by
chickens on the grounds scratching
up the new grass. flowers. plants,
&c. The council should instruct
the police to notify people to keep
their chickens out of the grounds.
Big Sale.
Every article in the house mark
ed down. Hats must go regardless
of cost to make room for fall goods.
Mrs. L. ]. WILLIAMSON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

The time to stop advertising is
when you have begun the wrong
way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

DR.. A g. Roger, one of Fair
mont's successful physicians died
last week of kidney trouble.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Women never cr1t1c1se the gram
mar of men who pay them compll-
ments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

A man is more apt to tell wha
he doesn't believe than what h,
does.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

True love s portrayed by a man
and woman who have been married
three years and still ride tandem.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

Uncle Sam is seeing stars but
they are of a different brand from
what the Speniards are seeing
Hawaii is the latest to hove IN
sight.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-13

GEO r. HENRY.
The herald., 1898-01-30

south will wake up and wonder if Gabriel
and his trumpet have arrived.
For the manufacturer himself does not
know how far the immense volume OF
sound will carry. The acoustic force of
a brass instrument increases with the
size of an instrument on about the same
ratio as the value of diamond. But it
remains question whether this rule is
good when applied to horns as large as
that contemplated. 1t hardly seems pos
sible that the volume of sound will in
crease on as rapid ratio as marks the
difference between cornet and an or
binary French horn.
1t is we'll known that a note in the
treble clef has many more vibrations
per second than q note in the bass clef.
The herald., 1898-01-30

power machinery will require an extra
allotment.
Mr.. Conn has picked out a peculiarly
appropriate style of instrument with
which to make his huge display. It's a
French" horn, mind you, and it's name
conveys a delicate and particularly ap-
propriate compliment from an American
manufacturer to our sister nation.
Just how much brass, aluminium and
alloys will be necessary for the body of
this loud mouthed giant it's builder him.
self does not know. The cost Will GER
tainly be enormous, for brass is not q
cheap metal. The casting, molding
and shaping of the immense mandrls
is another large item, for absolutely
new models and molds are necessary.
The herald., 1898-01-30

But an engine without cars is a use
less piece of machinery, and / began to
have a glmmer of hope that my toy
was destined to be of some value. So
set about constructing a regular train
of cars. When l had them finished
found that my locomotive was capable
of drawing eight cars, and, furthermore,
that the cars could be loaded with pas
sengers and my little engine could still
pull them along at good speed. Then
l extended my track, giving the engine
and cars run of 400 feet, in circle.
Each of my cars could carry three chill
dren or two adults, so you will see that
the locomotive built in my spare time
was no SLOUGH when it came to draw
ing powers. l have carried as maLy as
eighteen passengers in one load, and the
The herald., 1898-01-30

That's the sort Of a horn Yankee
manufacturer proposes to exhibit at the
Paris twentieth century show No one
but Yankee manufacturer would at
tempt such an instrument, but c. q.
Conn, an American music manufactured,
has laid careful plans and his factories
at Elkhart Ind, and Worcester, Mass.
are already at work on the big brass
Jumbo. Mr.. Conn makes everything in
his line, from violins to talking ma
chimes, but this great horn is to be the
piece de resistance of his exhibit.
The management of the coming expo
sition have been asked to assign "A
prominent place on the grounds for the
monster. The standard and pedestal
alone will take an acre, and the motive
The herald., 1898-01-30

The tube of a French horn has many
more convolutions than cornet or
trombone, and the expense of manu-
facture is much larger. Greater accu-
racy and delcacy of jointure are also
necessary that the timbre of tone may
be perfect.
a separate building large enough to
hold the instrument upright will be con-
structed in Elkhart Ind, and when the
parts are made they will be put to-
gether under one roof so that there shall
be no slip-up upon arrival in Paris. The
wind and Migratory appliances will be
attached, the engine started, and it is
possible if Mr.. Conn should decide to
make his first trial at night, that Chi
cago on the north and Cincinnati on the
The herald., 1898-01-30

locomotive has shown no signs of being
overburdened.
The weight of the engine is $50 pounds;
the size of the cylinder 11sx21a inches.
The size of the drive wheel is inches
and the length of engine and tender
6 feet ~ inches. Eight cars make a full
train.
The cars are IA inches wide and az
inches long. The sides are inches high
with a, seat in each end. Two of the
cars are 81 inches long and are provided
with three seats. The total weight of
the train, including the cars, is about
500 pounds. The gauge of the track is
So inches. The tank of the locomotive
holds six gallons of water, and the boil
err is capable of standing a pressure OF
from $50 to 175 pounds.
The herald., 1898-01-30

here, start and stop the train and
regulate the speed.
There was never railroad more popu-
lar than mine. Judging from the clouds
that flock around me every time l go
out to my little railroad track, it looks
as though there were more fun to be
gotten out of my 400 feet of rails and
900 pounds of train than from any style
of travel yet invented. 1t might be sup
posed that only children would be
amused by the Lilliputian train, but on
the contrary adults seem to find more
amusement in a ride on one of my lit
tie cars than do the children. 1 am
never short of passengers The difficulty
is to accommodate the enormous num-
Der of people that come clamoring for a
ride from nowhere to nowhere and
The herald., 1898-01-30
Some Notes Of Interest Garneed Lands Beyond Deep Blue Sea

European scientific journals have for
some time been giving vague hints as to
the invention of an aerial torpedo which
would revolutionize modern warfare.
The inventor was said to be Hiram Max
I'm. Now the secret is out on the news
that the machine has been submitted
to the British and the German govern
ments. The inventor is not Hiram Max
I'M, he who conceived the rapid-fire gun
and the aeroplane, but Hudson Maxim,
his brother. The apparatus consists OF
. balloon in the form Of cigar, pro-
PEELED by one man seated on bicycle
like cage beneath. By powerful propel-
iers he can drive the machine in any d.
rection, even in the face of current
blowing at the rate of eight miles an
hour. Three torpedoes are suspended
beneath the car, which are detached by
The operator at will; they explode on
Ari<inG the ground or other hard SUBJ
The herald., 1898-01-30

can officials. The tax collector of tho
city of Rome has called upon them to
pay the income tax. AS those in ths
employ of Leo XIII consider themselves
the ministers of reigning sovereign,
they naturally refuse to pay up. The
question was first raised in 1904, when
the cardinals living in Rome claimed to
be exempt from the city taxes, as they
were all heirs to the pontiff, and hence
members of a royal family. But they
lost their case because, according to
canon law, the right of succession to
st. Peters chair is not limited to the
sacred college; even Iayman may be-
come pope. In January, 1895, Conte
Checchini, eX-officer of the noble guard
of the pope, instituted suit against the
Italian government because the income
tax had been applied to his pension from
the Vatican. The suit was lost on ap-
peal.
The herald., 1898-01-30

1t is possible that the Conn horn will be
able to sound a note above middle c, for
the mechanical lips employed are mar
velously sensitive. Its 'impinging"
power will not, therefore, be lessened,
and by this word 'impinge" is meant
the long distance strength of the radiat-
ing sound waves. In other words, q
given amount of wind power Will send
the shill cry of the monkey further than
the roar of lion.
At any rate Mr.. Conn is determined
that his horn shall play yankee Doc
de-" and it is not out of the range of
the probable that Uncle Sans own tune
will roar it's notes clear over the Eng
lish channel to the mother country of
English-speaking peoples.
The herald., 1898-01-30

am mansger. engineer, ticket
agent, conductor, brakeman and porter
of the train, and l have got
to know the pecuiarities of the lit
tie locomotive SO well that the creation
of my own hands seems to me to be
the best friend 1 have in the world.
often wish that I could reduce myself to
so small compass as to be able to enter
the diminutive cab and run the engine
as does the engineer of an ordinary
size train. It's an odd fancy, but it
seems to me that l should become so
much more closely acquainted with my
baby locomotive, and the closer 1 be-
come acquainted with it the better I
like it. But this being an impossibility,
l get as close to it as / can by occupying
the car next to the tender. Kneeling
The herald., 1898-01-30

cupation palled upon me and threw it
aside, half-finished.
A year later l came across the loco
motive pining Itself to pieces in a COR
ner of my workshop, and 1 decided to
continue my first incomplete effort at
engine making and see what would come
of it. l made the patterns carefully
and had them cast. Then I put them to-
gether, built a miniature track, filled
the boiler with water, lighted the fire
in the furnace, and away went my little
engine, under full Roadway of steam,
putting and blowing and screeching like
a real, live, full-grown locomotive. II
Stevenson felt half as happy over his
clumsy locomotive as did over my neat
little miniature one, then he must have
been considerably elated.
The herald., 1898-01-30
C. E. RUSSELL,
Indiana.

back again on a train that isn't any
earthly use, except to furnish amuse-
ment to women and children.
AS we can't have too much of a good
thing, I have decided to build Sec
ond Lilliputian train, which will be an
exact duplicate of the first, with the ex-
ception of the cylinder, which I intend
to improve by making it three-six-
teenths larger in the bore. Then
will make a fresh train of cars and hire
another engineer, elect myself president
and board of directors of the enlarged
railroad, and at the end of six months,
if business keeps up as it has done in
the past, I shall be able to declare
handsome dividend and add further to
the rolling stocks of the Lilliputian Train
company.
The herald., 1898-01-30

OF course, the "Marseillaise" will have
to be played, too. Imagine all of Paris
and half of France singing the national
song in unison to music made by a
Yankee manufacturer.
Perhaps, far off on the ocean, the
sailors will listen and then join in the
chorus Perhaps the Swiss mountain
GERS and the dykelanders of Holland
will hear it, prick up their ears and be-
gin to beat time with the rest. Perhaps
well, the possibilities presented by the
music mammoth tempt the imagination
into dreams too daring even for a
Yankee manufacturer.
G. E. RUSSELL,
Indiana
The herald., 1898-01-30

DENVER, Col, Jan. 12.-(Special Cor
respondence to The Herald.) Begun in
an idle moment, in order to amuse my
self, the Lilliputian train that has caused
so much curious comment throughout
the country grew to be practical work.
ing model, that is good deal more than
q toy. 1t took long time to grow, for
had not been long amusing myself in
the building of the train before the oc-
The herald., 1898-01-30
"A French horn as big as house!

a French horn as big as house!
A horn that has to be played by
steam engine!
A horn operated by mechanism that
includes great walking beam, such as
you have seen on steamboats,
A horn loud enough to carry an aria
for miles!
A horn that Jupiter might perform on.
but which. Jupiter lacking, has to be
played by a great artificial throat built
after the manner of the human larynx.
"A horn requiring rubber lips SO large
that those of a hippopotamus are small
by comparison.
A horn which, if played in Cuba, might
announce the final victory of the in
surgents to half the island.
The herald., 1898-01-30

spirit of their inhabitants are all French.
1t is now reported that a secret treaty
has been consummated and that the
islands will shortly change owners. The
other day French torpedo boat entered
unannounced the harbor of Saint Heller,
Jersey, and remained there three days.
1t is reported from Guernsey that q
French fleet is maneuvering in the vicin-
ity of that island. The Pail Mall Gazette
is much exercised over the news-New
York Times.
The herald., 1898-01-30

Perrier di Laconney, lieutenant in the
Bersagliers, met on the grounds of the
villa di Gentle. The rapier was used.
Thirty-four assaults" took place and
the combatants stopped through sheer
exhaustion. Neither was wounded.
The herald., 1898-01-30

(The following description of the smallest
railroad train in the world ever built to
carry passengers, is the first written for
publication by the maker of the wonderful
little train, Mr.. ]. H. Shriver, a business
man of Denver. Col)
The herald., 1898-01-30

The tunnel through the mountain of
Simplon, Switzerland, is fast approach
ing completion. 1t will be the longest
in the world. Saint Gothards tunnel is
a little over ten miles in length, and that
of Mont Gents is not quite nine. Simplon
will be nearly thirteen. 1t was over
Simplon, in 1S00-1S06, that Napoleon L.
constructed his great post road from
The herald., 1898-01-30

A report has just been issued in Lon
don by the National Association for the
Employment of Reserve Soldiers. Out
Of 1891 men transferred to the reserve
during the year ended March 49, 1897,
4916 obtained work through the associa-
ton. The following is table showing
the nature of employment secured for
last years cases:
The herald., 1898-01-30

According to La Tribuna di Roma,
great excitement prevails among Vati-
The herald., 1898-01-30

Valais to Piedmont, thirty-eight miles
in length. The road, which runs to an
average altitude of 6592 feet, is from
twenty-five to thirty feet in width; it
passes through 10S small tunnels and
over Gil bridges. The cost of tunnel con-
struction has been greatly reduced since
the Mont Gents was built. That work
cost $1,750,000 per mile; Saint Gothard,
S1,00O.OOO; while Simplon will cost only
a little over 5000, 900 per mile. 1t has been
three years in course of construction.
Apropos of the d'Orleans- Turin duel
and the controversies that arose from
it as to the superiority of the French or
the Italian school of fence II Secolo di
Milano gives an account of a duel fought
recently between two italian gentlemen
near Palermo, which In two respects at
least is the most remarkable on record.
Signor Alfermo Sgariato and II Sonte
The herald., 1898-01-30

1t several times has been rumored in
European diplomatic circles that Eng
land was on the point of ceding the
Channel islands to France, as a quid
pro quo for remaining in undisputed pos
session of Egypt. Possibly the only rea-
son, why negotiations have never come
to a head is that Russia, with her Asiat-
ic possessions. objects to England's hav-
ing full control of the waterway that
separates Africa from the oriental con-
tineTit. The Channel islands are of no
more Nuse to England than Calais was
prior to 1000, while their position would
make them valuable to France as sum-
mer resorts. Their traditions and the
The herald., 1898-01-30

stance. They may also be lowered by
insulated wire lines into the sea and
dragged along until the desired point is
reached, when they are exploded by
means of electricity.