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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11
FOR SALE.

A nice farm two miles from Point
Pleasant, West Va, on south side
of Kanawha river, with either 05 acres
of sSI as the buyer chooses, with four
room house. double crib, small barn,
orchard and good garden and water
that was never known to fail Also
some good timber with crop Locust
posts. Coal under the land, and all
ground lays so it can be tended eX
cept about one acre, and all down in
grass. Also river place of "a acres on
KRnawha river near Lock III. Write
for full particulars and price to
It. @. FOWLER,
july e5 d &w zanesytlle, Ohio.
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Ben Lonond,

Correspondence, 9th.
Mrs. O. L.. Wallis is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ellis, of Huntington,
for few days.
Miss Grace Hanly, accompanied
by Miss Lille O. Wallis, spent a
week with Mrs. Will Morgan, at
Grimms' Landing.
DR.. S. w. Hogsett is attending
medical college at Louisville, Ky.
We wish DIR. Will much success in
all undertakings and progressions.
Mrs. DR.. Lusher spent few
days with friends in Gallipolis.
Mr.. Harry Hogsett, who is at
tending school in Gallipolis, spends
his Saturdays and Sundays at
home.
Mr.. Lee Brown was very much
disappointed that he could not
Join Lieut.. Beale's regiment of
Point Pleasant, as he had a great
desire to again be Soldier boy,
Harry Brown, while out riding
was thrown from his horse and arm
broken, but is getting along nicely.
Mrs. John Miller, who has been
visiting relatives at this place and
Glenwood, left for her home at
Pittsburg. DEKE.
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Ten Mile.

Correspondence, 9th.
Mrs. S. S. Buxton, of Waterloo,
was visiting her daughter, Mrs. e.
FL. Burdette, last week,
There is going to be Quarterly
Conference held at Union No. Z,
Oct. 22d, by Rev. Atkinson.
Wash Lyons, of Letart, was visi-
ting his sister, Mrs. Ira Hill, We'd
nesday.
Rev. Mrs. Atkinson, of this place
is seriously ill with hux.
Miss Victoria Spurlock, of Point
Pleasant, is on an extended visit tc
her parents at this place.
Nate Wood, who has been seri-
ously ill for some time with fux, is
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenlee, OF
Iowa, were visiting his father Mr.
Morgan Greenlee, last week.
We are glad to announce that
Mr.. Van Matre who is teaching
school at this place, is giving salts.
faction.
Miss Marguerite Crookham, OF
this place, was visiting her grand.
mother, Mrs. Sarah Edwards, of
Thomas Ridge, Sunday.
"a. a. Buxton, of Waterloo, is
frequently seen at this place. We
wonder what the attraction lisp
SIOUX.
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Can't BE Defeated.

The press of the lower end of the
State is certainly interested in the
political complexion of the next
Legislature, and has mentioned
Griff II. Smith, of Point Pleasant,
as the choice from old Mason,
Why has this not been done be-
fore? Griff is one of the most pop
ular young gentlemen in West
Virginia, and if the Democrats ACT
wisely they will nominate Mr.
Smith. There is not enough Re,
publican Doodle in Mason to defeat
him. Putnam Democrat.
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Trust Prices.

We must pay more for our cloth
ing and our shoes this year than
we have paid for several years past.
We must pay more for our shoes
because the Dingley tariff placed
duty on hides in order to enrich
the great grabbing cattle trust.
We must pay more for our cloth
ing because of the heavy duties
placed by the same law on wooden
goods for the protection" of our
sheep raisers.
And the increased cost will not
be trihing in amount. Every over.
coat and every suit the tailors say
will be advanced So. Every pair
of shoes that a year ago cost SO will
cost $3.50 or So.
Multiply these advances by the
100000 people who must have
several suits and several pairs Of
shoes apiece this year and to tota
will represent very heavy sum Of
money which the law takes out Of
the earnings of all the people and
gives to favored and protected
few. The thing is worth thinking
about.-New York World.
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Five Mile.

Correspond ence, 9th. 60 fs -
After reading several newsy let
ters from several points in Mason
county and seeing nothing from
my own, 1 will endeavor to pen a
few lines that may probably be of
some interest to the readers of the
most enterprising, popular and up
to.date paper published in fair old
Mason.
VIM. Fife, of Shallow Pool, o..
and Miss Samanthy Rose, of Hog
Slide, this State, were united in
holy matrimony at the home of the
bride on Sunday last.
S. l.. and B. A. Beohtle, of this
place, will start for Kansas City,
Mo-, in few days where they an
tioipate spending the winter.
Mrs. d. T. Potts who has been
i'll for several days is much i'm
proved at this writing.
A very large rattlesnake was
killed on the farm of l.. Hern few
days ago.
awe are sorry to announce the
illness of Mrs. B. Stanley, at her
home on Five-mile.
Hollie Messiok and Miss Lou
Canterbury, both of Wyomp, were
happily married at Gallipolis a few
1nus ncrn
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Lock III.

10 . Is D.
Correspondence Oct. 4.
Mr.. Dave Barton, it is rumored,
will take unto himself wife, in
about three weeks.
Mrs. j. Il. Gilflen who has been
visiting in this vicinity has return
to her home at Rena, w. Va.
Miss Kate Austin and Mrs. P.
It. Spencer are visiting friends in
Putnam county.
The Walker Bros. are progress
sing nicely with their store.
Mrs. John Bechtle, of Five-mile,
spent last Wednesday with friends
here.
Quite large number of people
gather at the look on Sunday to
view the look, and some to fish,
Wheat sowing is in full blast.
Wilson Bros. & Smith of the
Salt Creek oil well are now down
about 900 feet. Yesterday they
were drilling through vien Of
coal Mr.. Smith said when they
get through itthey would probably
strike oil.
Success to the Register is the
wish of CITIZEN.
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Sir Oracle.

The following from the Charles
ton Courier is better answer to
the State Gazette, than we could
have written, regarding financial
affairs of Mason county, and hence
adopt it as our own:
"The Point Pleasant Gazette
speaks out on the subject of county
orders in the manner of an oracle,
1t takes the Courier to task for
presuming to know anything in the
following meroiless style:
1--WE will say for the information
of the Charleston Daily Courier
(the Register of this place having
already been informed, but being
unwilling to acknowledge any
truth, even the most potent), that
under the West Virginia system of
taxation there is not county in
the State in which the sheriff can
pay orders as fast as they are pre-
sented, even though the county is
not in debt. The reason is that
the fiscal year begins and orders
are on drawn it before the taxes for
that year are even levied, and five
months before the payment of sim
gle dollar of the tax can be enforced,
and four months before any of the
tax is actually paid.
"The year begins June LIST, the
levy is laid in July, voluntary pay
ment of taxes begins October LIST,
and compulsory collections can not
be made until Nov. LIST. During
all this time orders are drawn up.
on these unlevied and uncolleoted
funds. To say, then, that the fail
IRE of the sheriff to pay orders as
fast as they are presented is evil
denoe of county indebtedness is
sheer nonsense, and we are sur
prised that the Courier would fall
into such an error. AS to the 9TH
or paper, nobody who knows it, is
surprised at it's saying anything"
"Whew! How easily this man
disposes of public questions by the
mere wave of the hand. In the
language of Editor Horner, he is
the "most knowledgeous man we
ever saw"
IF what our Point Pleasant
contem porary says be true, then the
practice all over the State is in di-
rect violation of the law. 1t is nu-
lawful for the county court or any
public officer to create a debt or
liability against the county until
the levy is made and the money
provided for the payment of the
same. The levy is required to be
made in June, and the sheriff is
required by law to commence the
collection of taxes on the first day
of August in each year. There
fore. any creation of debt or the
issuance of an order or evidence of
debt prior to this date is in viola
ton of law. When we say that
a comfy has no right to carry q
large floating indebtedness and to
keep people out of their money
month after month, we mean just
exactly what we say. The courts
have repeatedly decided that this
cannot be lawfully done, and if the
people permit continuance of
that practice it is their own fault,
and they ought to suffer.
"Our Mason county partisan
would do we'll to look up the law
on this question before he under
takes to instruct others. We re-
peat again, that this practice is
followed for the purpose of forcing
people to either wait on their money
or discount their warrants at ruin
ous rates"
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Waterloo.

Correspondence O..
The farmers of this vicinity are
all done cutting corn and some are
nearly done sowing wheat.
Mrs. N. L. Greenlee was visiting
relatives on Ten-mile last week,
and Mrs. George jenkins and
children returned homo with her
Saturday.
Master Pat Kelly, of Leon, is
visiting friends here.
The friends of Mr.. Matthew
Rains, of Quinnimont, were some
what surprised to learn that he had
enlisted in the u. S, Army, and is
in the 42d Reg. U. s Vol. Inf at
Fort Niagara, N. Y.
Lawrence McKenny, our black
smith, will soon commence work
on a now house. We are glad to
see our people appreciate good
workman, as heretofore he has
been very busy in his shop.
Madam Rumor says there will be
wedding at Waterloo soon,
Mrs. q. w. Fill who has been
quite sick, is convalesoing, but we
regret to say that Mr.. Hill is quite
sick at this writing.
Mr.. Hugh and j. e. Hanson
have gone up above Charleston,
whore they have a job of logging.
CLEOPATRA.
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Not n Onn1ilntc.

We are reliably informed that
Hon. Thos. II. Harvey, of Hunt
ington, and one of West Virginia's
brightest and most intellectual
men, has said that he would not be
n candidate for Supreme badge,
nor for any other Office, but he
would be found darlington Demoo-
racy and for the people, and the
cause of silver, in 1900. ~
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An injury no rhe state.

An Injury no rhe state.
A thorough revision of the tax
laws of West Virginia is something
that has too long been neglected.
AS these laws are new administered
they are nothing short of a tax on
thrift and premium on poverty.
In other words these laws punish
the man who does something and
pampers the man who does not.
1t has been the policy too long
to permit the inactive ownership of
the most valuable tracts of lands
while the man who undertakes to
develop the resources of our State
is bounded by the tax-gatherer.
What we mean to say is that the
man who tills the soil, who delves
in the forests and who operate our
mines are taxed shamefully out of
proportion to those who hold lands
year after year in their primitive
condition.
Farm, timber and mineral lands
hold their highest value before they
are touched by the pillow, axe or
shovel. They are all alike in their
greatest productive value, and
therefore should be taxed accord
ingly. Every crop reised is step
in the process of decay, every tree
that is fallen reduces the wealth of
the forest, and every ton of mineral
taken from our mines is stroke
toward exhaustion. The moment
a man commences the improve
ment of the farm the hand of pen
atty is laid upon him. When wood
workings establishments enter the
forest the assessor moves up the
valuation and when mining opera
tions are commenced the taxgath-
erer says. 81 must have more
money"
Now, how is it with the man who
holds thousands of acres of virgin
soil2 Year after year his property
goes on the assessment books at
nominal price. There is case in
point. The wild lands up the O.
O. & S. railroad and beyond the
reach of that line are on the tax
books of this State at valuation
of from one to three dollars an acre.
These lands are largely held by
alien owners, principally in New
York and Pennsylvania. These
foreign land owners share none of
the current municipal burdens of
the State nor none of it's response
bilities. We say this system is
wrong in principle and ruinous in
practice. It gives to idle invest
ment an unjust advantage over
active industrial ownership, 1t
encourages idleness in capital and
discourages enterprise and indus
try. 1t imposes a cruel burden up
on all who undertake to do some
thing with their money, and says
to the vastly rioh, "You may sit
down and live upon the labor of
others"
Our remedy is that these vast
land owners shall be taxed to tho
full value of their holdings, and if
they are unwilling for this to be
done let them sell out to those who
will do something. These lands
will be held by somebody, and if
not under fair basis of taxation,
let them revert to the State where
they ought to belong.
If this is not done, West Virgin
ia, with all her vast wealth of ma
ture will go on for ages a slow,
sluggish and unprosperous COM
monwealth in which the progress
of the people will be retarded, her
labor discontinued and capital re-
main looked up in tho money cen
ters in the land.-Charleston Cour-
Ter.
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Benutiful BattIe Hymn,

When those who come after us,
when history is written, would that
the whole story could be told in
the beautiful battle hymn of the
republic:
"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea,
With glory in His bosom that trans
figures you and me.
AS He died to make men holy, let us
die to make men free,
While God is marching on"
This is applicable to the Philip
pine was of conquest.
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Miss Rosa Dabney, of Hog Slide,
was the guest of Miss Minnie Cor
don Sunday.
The much talked of protraoted
meeting at Zion Chapel, is post
poned until after Nov. 18th.
Bon AMI.
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Nothing will bring the farmer to
a keener realization of just how
prosperous he is than to be called
upon by the sheriff to pay his taxes.
How is Mckinley prosperity sery-
ing you, anyway?-Braxton Dem
ocrat.
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1t is only necessary for men of
means to look into West Virginia
to be convinced of the wonderful
advantages awaiting investment.
Capitalists can erect factories, OBJ
tain abundant raw material, fire the
furnaces with coal or gas and place
their manufactured articles on
board the cars-all from the same
tract of land at various points on
the lines of our local railroads,
These lands are on the market and
may be had at moderate prices and
npon reasonable terms.
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We don't doubt that many
places are prospecting now, but we
oan truthfully say that none of the
Republican prosperity has reached
Point Pleasant, except that oaus-
ed by tho laying of the water mains,
and that is now thing of the past,
and the men employed upon it,
are now out of job.
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The Gazette man "don't seem to
like" the reference made to him by
our Charleston correspondent. But
however, we notice that the man
who pretends to edit the Gazette,
never let's an opportunity slip by
to publish filings of any nature and
kind made against the editor of the
Register. He should not COM
plain when he gets dose of his
own medicine.
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The Republican bosses try to
laugh down the county debt, but
they can't do it. 1t is there to
plague them, and they cannot get
rid of it, except by the most rigid
economy. The tax is now up to
the limit of the law to meet cur
rent expenses.
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Our next national holiday will
be Thanksgiving day.
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Fort NIAGARA, N. W
OCT. B. 1899.

eve arrived here this a. m. af-
ter travelling all day yesterday and
all night. Had men all examined
today, and all went through but
one. Was oomplimented on hav-
ing such a good lot. This is a
beautiful place, just at the mouth
in front. About 1000 men here
now, and only about % officers,-
Everybody very busy and work will
be hard for awhile. Regiment to
stay here about a month, then go
to california. Haven't been as
signed to any Company yet, but
will be tomorrow. All the officers
are stopping at the Eldorado Hotel
which is about half mile from the
fort, and will remain until our
quarters are ready. Got along all
right with men. My commission
was awaiting me here"
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The Mason county Republican
gangsters, who have piled tho enor-
nous debt upon the Taxpayers of
the county, that they might live in
fine houses, drive fine horses and
carraiages, are now on the run. Let
the ax-payers keep the plunderers
going.
The majority of the Republicans
of Mason county would vote right
if the gangsters and bosses did not
mis-represent affairs to them, and
when misrepresentation fail, brow
beat them into supporting their
Rrig nominees.
Why don't the Republicans brag
some at this time of the year about
the older mills being started up.
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Soon real chestnuts will be in
the market, and the Gazette's call
ing will be gone,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11

It's good thing for the dogs
that they can't understand when
some people talk politics OF they
would all be sick.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11

Bribery and perjury still remain
cardinal principles of good repub-
licanism.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11

y Letter FrOln LIeut. BeaIe,
BY permission, we publish the
following extract from letter
written by Lieut.. Beale, tonhis
mother in this city, and which, no
doubt, will be read with interest,
by his friends,
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DIR, Stathers of the Weston In
sane Asylum, has handed in his
resignation to the Board of Di-
rectors.
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Hon. w. j. Bryan will speak at
Gallipolis at date in October to
be fixed, and of which the Register
will apprise it's readers.
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The Republican party is sup
ported by trusts, corporations and
syndicates, and all platform declar-
atoms it may make against them
will be for the sole purpose of de-
ceiYinp the voters.
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a Voice From New Mexico.


EDITOR REGISTER: Thi n k in e
some reader of the Register might
have passing interest in the ma
tive Mexicans, we presume to give
a few facts, that we hope, will give
a remote idea at least, of this high
ly interesting class of people.
They are of Spanish and Indian
descent, with the features and dis
position of Indians; who speak the
Spanish language, thoueh.very. i'm
properly. Their houses are built
of large bricks. made of mud and
straw and dried in the sun. The
roofs are made by putting about a
foot of dry earth on level floor
overhead. AS the rainfall is not
abundant, this answers the purpose
very nicely. The floors are of
earth, except few of the wealth
Ter class, who have wood floors.
Most OF the work of building is
done by the women, who become
very skillful in the art. 1t is they
who finish the inside SO beautiful
ly with plaster, made by them
selves, by burning kind Of white
rock, called haspe. When finished
they are very comfortable little
dwellings. They are fond of pleas.
ure, especially of dancing, Ifsthie
escapes the "w. b.. will tell some.
thing of their customs next time
Success to the Register is the wish
of MEXICAN.
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A benoh-l legged cur could get up
on his hind legs and howl prosper
ity with as good effect as some
members of the Republican press
Prosperity on paper is easily dis
tinguished from the genuine article.
and the American people are not
lunatics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-08
NOW FOR BACOLOR.
Six Thousand Rebels Are
There Strongly Entrenched.
They Also Have an Idea that They
Can Whip the Yankees.
Soldiers Rest. Sunday. and Are Enjoying Lie
at San Fernando.

Manila. May $50 p. M-To clear
the Fflipinos out of BacoIor, about five
miles southwest of San Fernando. will
be the next task of the Americans. The
rebel general Mascardo has a force of
5000 men there, well armed and pos
sessed of plenty of ammunition. His
troops have never met American SOL
dicrs and they think. according to re-
ports carried to San Fernando, that
they can whip the whole lot" Bacalor
IS well entrenched and thousands Of
natives are working like beavers, dig
9ing trenches and carrying the dirt in
baskets. The enemy uses his rifiemen
for fighting only. but compels the bolo-
men and Chinese and even the women
to labor necessarily.
The rebels have an outpost about a
mile beyond San Fernando with a
trench that holds between 200 and 800
men. From that point several colleys
were fired. last night. upon the camp
of the 10th Kansas regiment.
Neither Mai Gen. Macarthur nor
Maj. Gen. LaWtOn moved, today. al
though each reconnoitered the country
in his own vicinity for some miles from
headquarters, developing the presence
of small forces of the enemy In the
vicinity of Lagua de Bay the rebels are
extremely active. but the lines Of Gen.
Ovenshine and Col. Wholly, who is
commanding Gen. Kings brigade, dur
ing the latter's illness, have been ma
terially strengthened and there is no
danger in that direction.
The armed steamers Laguna de Bay
and Cavadonga, under Capt Grant.
have gone to Guagua, about five miles
southwest Of Bacolor, presumably to
establish there a base of supplies for
the troops engaged in the northern
campaign. 1t is rumored that Mabini,
president of the cabinet and minister
OF foreign affairs in the so-called Fill
pino government. who is a radical, is
TO be succeeded by Palermo, the Trainer
of the Spanish treaty of 1896 This
change is regarded as significant
The entrance of the Americans into
San Fernando was virtually unop-
posed. The Filipinos, who expected
the invaders to approach from the sea.
had that side of the town strongly
guarded but there was only one line
of trenches beyond San Tomas. Two
battalionS of the 51st Iowa Regiment
which swan the river north of the city.
We're Smartly peDpered while in the
river: but the rebels disappeared as
soon as the Americans reached the
shore. In the meantime the hospital
squad had walked across the bridge in
to the city, supposing the Americans
were there. They encountered no ma
tives. The few Spaniards and Filipinos
who were left welcomed the Americans
and opened their homes to them, Gen.
Macarthur accepting entertainment
at the hands of Senior HiZon, a sugar
magnate.
If the inhabitants of the San Fer
nando region are to be believed there
is little sympathy with the insurrec-
ton in that quarter. Before evacuat-
ing the city, the rebels burned the
church and the public buildings and
looted the Chinese quarter. They drove
many rich Fflipinos, with their families
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