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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

Thursday of every week, the big
hydraulic older press at Leturt is
smashing out the Juice of the fruit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

From Tuesdays Daily.
Hon. w. w. jackson, of New
Haven, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Earl Henry, of Clifton, wes
in town yesterday.
Mr.. G. G.. Miller, of Charleston,
was n business visitor in town yes
terday.
Mr.. George Sebrell, of Grimms'
Landing, was here yesterday.
Mr.. S. II. Mcguire, of Ripley,
was in town last night.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Grimms'
Landing, is visiting Mrs. j. L.
Hutchinson, of Henderson.
Mr.. 7. e. Hogg, of Old Town,
was in town yesterday and renew
ed his subscription to the Weekly
Register.
Miss Lucy George, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Kate
Williams, returned to her home up
the Kanawha yesterday evening.
Mrs. Mary Moore and son, DIR. j.
NJ. Moore, returned yesterday even
ing from Columbus, accompanied
by little Miss Mary Bright. Mrs.
Moore who fell from a street car
and bruised herself considerably, is
much better.
The Leesburg, (Ya,) Washing
tonian:
Miss Catherine Neale, who has
been the guest of Miss Mamie
Harper for several weeks, returned
to her home in West Virginia on
Tuesday. Miss Neale has host
friends here who hope she may
soon return"
NJ. w. ii. Kanode, of MERGERS
Bottom, we'll known huckster,
who brings RATS of produce here,
is sick with typhoid fever. Mem
bers of his family are also patients
of the Same trouble and his broth
er is running his huckster wagon
Mr.. Kanode is a responsible and
energetic young man and his CALI
polls friends hope for his speedy
recovery -GnlliDOliS Jourpol
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

An effort is being made to Oh
tain pardon for Allen hilbert,
convicted some years ago for the
robbery of the Dewitt family, be-
low Kanawha.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26
Commissioners Notice.
Amen Love and others.

rhotnns Rayburn, Administrator of Diana
Love, deceased,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

Mr.. Thos. Poffenbarger, of Ar
buckle district, is up in Putnam
county with his big thresher doing
a big business. He has about two
weeks more work ahead.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The body of drowned boy was
found at Gallipolis yesterday, and
supposed to be that of a boy
drowned at Pomeroy last Wednes-
day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The Point Pleasant Water and
Light Co., received it's first ship
ment of material Saturday. 1t
was in the shape of u tons of pig
1aad
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

Mason Long has the foundation
almost completed and will this
week raise his big barn near
Beech Hill. Peter Priode is boss
carpenter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The festival given at Miller's
school house, Thursday night,
went off very nicely and a very
pleasant time was had by all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The Boards of Education of the
county have nearly all reduced
teachers wages, only in few ex-
captions have they been increased.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

Arbuokle District reports more
poisonous snakes than have infest-
ed that section in years. Bob
Poffenbarger killed eight in one
6av
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

1t is possible to be SO generous
that you crowd out and discourage
the generosity of other people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

M. @. Howard, ESQ., of Cooper
district, is at the head of move
ment to build graded road from
Point Pleasant to Letart, and bond
the county for payment of the
same, and on the plan of Meigs
county, Ohio, where they are build
ing rock roads now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

The old horse threshing machine
has about disappeared from our
county. Harvey Wolf, near Wy
oma. is operating the only one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

OF two evils it is sometimes we'll
to chose both; bad luck forsakes
the man who acts as if he likes it
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-26

Joseph Shirley, near Flat Rock,
who has been sick since last fall, is,
we are sorry to say, gradually fail
ing. His sufferings have affected
his mind and his condition is criti-
cal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
THE SECEDERS.
A Sect Which Still Holds the Faith De
liyersd to the Saints.

A Sect Which Still Holds the Faith De-
liyersd to the Saints.
Greenville News.
The News and Courier and the
Charlotte Observer sing to each other
of the glories of the Seceders. The
Greenville News, although not of the
faith, respectfully adds its piping treble
to the chorus. They are wonderful
and strong people those seceders.
They dwell among the high grounds
and cliffs of religion and morality and
know nothing of primrose paths to
heaven or fowery beds of ease in
Christianity. They walk in straight
and narrow paths, make no compro.
mises and concede nothing to a relax
ing world.
If any man is losing his faith In the
faith and wondering if the good,
strong, stern, inAexible old religion Of
logic, precept and practice has faded
from the world, let him 60 to Due
West, S. c. The worldling will find it
a cooling, restful and strengthening
atmosphere, just as if he had stepped
back century. We like to read The
Associate Reformed Presbyterian ; it is
so inhexible. 1t has not in 30 years
Welded one inch to advanced" reli-
gious thought or habit. No beauty oI
thought, rhythm or diction can win il
to hymn or ritual, nor can any glories
of progress or advancement tempt it
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and we are empowered to orrer a prize OF R5(
to the individual who first supplies correctly
the missing portions Of the letters. Bearing
In mind that some Of our readers must possess
photographs taken by the same photographer,
and presumably showing the same signature
at the foot, we suggest that careful compari'
son Of the above facsimile be made with the
printing at the bottom Of any cabinet photo
graphs each reader has. A chance OF obtaining
the prize therefore lies In many hands.
This is no mere puzzle for passing idle hours.
A fellow beings life is perhaps dependent upon
the correct solution Of the problem, and we
call upon the public Of the United Kingdom to
help US to assist the ends Of Justice and pre-
vent an innocent man suffering death for an.
others crime.
Within four days 500, 900 copies OF
the paper were in circulation and at
least double that number Of willing
workers were assisting US.
The replies came fast and furious
from within an hour Of publication, and
one of the staff and myself went through
each reply. The majority were of course
quite beside the point, and many utter
ly imbecile suggestions were offered.
Some looked plausible enough at first
sight, but a very little investigation
served to show the senders had touched
up the fragments to suit their own con-
venience. Six hours after the publica.
tion of the paper wire was brought in
to Us:
"Rogers, Swansea. " are the missing words
Letter follows ROGERS
We tried to fit in these words to the
original, but could not do so. and put
MIR. Rogers telegram aside, pending the
arrival Of his letter, but regarded the is-
sue Of it as extremely doubtful Then
we turned to the next replies that came
to hand and went steadily on, but with
no success. On my arrival at the news-
paper Office next morning large batch
Of letters was awaiting us, but there
was no communication from MIR. Rog-
ers. He was, however, better than bis
word, for at II o'clock he was an
nounced in person.
81 thought it better to come myself, Z"
be said, land make sure Of it."
"Well, we've pa your words, Mr.
Rogers, but we can't make them fit in
any way" | replied.
"I'm not surprised at that, cir, for IL
is special fancy lettering, Of which ]
only had one batch printed. See, this ID
one of my cabinet mounting cards. You
will fit it to T."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
GLASS DAGGER. 6 ;.
By BywETHERLEY CHESNEY.
Copyright, 1899, by 'Weatherley Chesney.

Copyright, 1899, by ,Weatherley Chesney.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of The EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
just the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give a
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Commander Duncan Brett, r. N, hav-
ing been accepted by Mabel Fenton, on
his way home finds her brother George
bending over the dead body of a woman.
In her hand is the broken off hilt of a
glass dagger-a curio which has hung in
Georges room-the blade buried in the
woman's heart. A man, Fitzgerald, en-
deavors TO take possession Of the womsn's
jewelry. Brett interferes, whereupon the
imam denounces him to the police as the
murderer, and he is marched to the sta
ton. Brett proves his innocence and is
discharged. George Fenton endeavors to
escape, but after long flight is last ar
rested, charged with the murder Of Harri-
ct Staples, woman to whom he has long
been known to be attached. Mabel Fem
ton has faith in her brothers innocence.
She tells Brett that if George is guilty she
will never marry him, being the sister OF
murderer.
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"Well, good afternoon Captain Brett"
to say something, but as | remained
client be continued, still looking keenly
at me from time to time, as though
watching the effect of bis words
"Well, as said, about o'clock we
received most important information.
A hall porter of the Metropole called at
our station and stated that last night
he heard a remark in the ball OF the
hotel which might have very impor-
tant bearing on the case. 1t appears
there were three or four gentlemen
smoking and lounging in the entrance
hall and talking loud enough to be
overheard by the porter or any one else
in their vicinity.
1.-THE conversation happened to turn
upon weapons, and one Of the gentle
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CHAPTER Y.
THE NET DRAWING IN.


"If George is guilty. can never be
your wifer'
With these words still ringing like
a deatbknell in my ears, I left De We're
Gardens What change from yester'
dsyi Then ] left the same house abso.
lutely happy, for had not Mabel prom.
ised to be mine? But now there was a
condition attached to her promise which
it seemed impossible should ever be full
filled, and her words doomed me to a
life Of wretchedness, for unless her
brother were innocent Of this great
crime she could be mine, and did
not know him to be guiltyf
Filled with these gloomy thoughts
and forebodings, walked through the
park, scarcely needing w!'''her my feet
took me, and ! pushed l,rward utterly
unconscious of the passersby. Suddenly
q voice greeted me-a voice that before
i recognized it seemed to carry with 1t
unpleasant memories I looked up, and
there was the police superintendent OF
the previous night-Jewell, l now knew
his name to be.
"Well, captain" said he, with evi-
dent determination to talk, II hope
you are feeling none the worse for our
nights hospitality. I'm afraid it has
told upon you, though, judging by your
looks, but / hope you see that l was
simply doing my duty and was obliged
to carry out the letter Of the law"
"Thank you, Mr.. Jewell I've no
doubt shall be all right again after a
nights rest. OF course. know you on
" did your duty, and it would be abb
surd for me to bear you a erudge on
that account. Have You any further
traces of the murderer"
"Well, yes, we have" replied the
sioer. 1--WE have received some rath.
n singular Observation-Disclosures
which think will interest you"
Twas burning with anxiety to know
II there was any more evidence against
George, so listened readily enough.
ION occasions like these" began the
superintendent, somewhat sententious-
Iy, "we are often indebted to the public
for most valuable information, without
which indeed, / must confess, we
should many time be at loss The
discovery of the missing part Of the
dagger last night was due to such a
cause, for stranger brought it to Scot
land Yard. Then, thanks to the con-
ductor Of the Harlesden bus, we have
traced our fugitive to Manchester,
where for the moment our clew ends,
though no doubt our friend Caminada
there will already be able to supplement
our information, and at o'clock today
we again received from an outsider q
most important piece of news We had
previously found out that the murdered
woman was a lady's maid at Mr..
Spiegeleisen's, and had also learned that
she was the object Of the attentions OF
a young gentleman Of position. l."
Here the superintendent looked at me
inQuiringly, as if he half expected me
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11

eager to know him to be innocent, not
only for his sisters sake, and because
my marriage depended upon it, but be.
cause liked the lad. yet will honest.
~ confess, when he told me what had
occurred, did not believe him. I am
afraid my face must have shown what
I felt, for he looked at me in a panied,
troubled way, as much as to say, III
you, my friend, doubt me, what can ]
expect from those who do not know
me2" But such thoughts were unproft
able. I came in search Of a clew, and O
yet he had given me none.
"Can you tell me anything abo1t her
peoplei" l asked. "The police seem ut.
terly at fault, and according to them
she was quite alone in the world"
Fenton shook hts head.
"She could not have been without
relatives and friendA but she would
bnever speak about them"
"But why?" asked. "What was the
mystery about hef, George?' .-
81 do not know. I felt there was q
mystery all along, but did not think
had any right to find out more than she
chose to tell me, and that was little
enough. She never mentioned her IA.
ther or mother, OF. in fact, anything Of
her past life. Sometimes tried to lead
her on to the subject, but she always
seemed to scent danger and kept clea,
of all personal matters This thing
know at any rate-she was Of gentle
birth and certainly had never been
brought up with the idea Of being q
servant. Not only did 1 learn it by he,
many accomplish ments-painting, mu.
sic, singing, lahguages-whioh she
went out Of her way to hide from me,
but which, nevertheless, would keep
cropping up-but from her manner Of
looking at everything, one could see
she spoke from standpoint far above
the position in which she was placed.
~ pictured her, Duncan, brought ur
in refined English home, in easy cir.
cumstances..withJ every social and In.
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Passed at the Recent Session OF the Legis.
lature.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
CHAPTER vi.
A SURPRISE OR A CLEw?

I left Superintendent Jewell with a
sinking heart, for knew only too we'll
what would happen at De We're Gar
dens Once, indeed, | turned back to
follow him there; but, after all, what
good could do? l could not ward of
even for an hour the storm of trouble
that was about to break over that un-
happy household.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
#iseellaneo,ls 8eaaius.
NEW LAWS OF THE STATE.
TO BE CONTINUED.

Passed at tho Recent Session OF the Legis-
lature.
An act to empower the State Board OF
Health to enforce vaccination.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of South Carolina. That
the state board of health and its duly
appointed representatives shall have
the power to order and enforce the
vaccination of all such persons as it
may consider necessary for the preser.
walton of the public health; and any
person or persons who shall resist or
interfere with the operation or enforce
ment of this act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and subject to a
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
$50, or to imprisonment for not less
than 10 days nor more than 80 days:
Provided, that such fine or imprison-
ment shall not stand in lieu of vacci-
nation: Provided, that any person
who has been exposed to the contagion
and refuses vaccination shall not be
forcibly vaccinated, but in the discre-
ton of the state board of health or
their agent, be quarantined and guard.
ed until the period of incubation of
the threatened disease has passed {:
Provided, further, that whenever it
shall appeared by proper affidavit that
any person has violated the provisions
of this act the board of health, through
its agent or agents, shall procure
warrant for the apprehension arrest,
trial and punishment of such persons
before the nearest magistrate or other
officer of competent authority.
Sec. 2. That this act shall take i'm
mediate effect upon its approval.
Approved February %, 1899.
w. H. ELLERBE, Governor.
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from its old road. 1t swerves neither
to the right nor left. And the people
of Due West are like it. Their stand
ards of thought, conduct and conver-
sation are high as the Alps and rigid as
the eternal rocks. He who cannot
adapt himself had best stay from them.
Of all the people we know they are
most completely not of the world while
in it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11

An act to amend the law with regard to
instruments in writing purporting to
have been sealed.
Section /. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina. That whenever it shall ap'
pear from the attestation clause or
from the other parts of any instrument
in writing that it was the intention OF
the party or parties thereto that said
instrument should be sealed instru-
ment, then said instrument shall be
construed to be and shall have the ef-
feet of sealed instrument, although
no seal be actually attached thereto.
Approved February %, 1899.
w. H. ELLERBE, Governor.
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An act fixing the time at which objections
to the qualifications Of jurors must be

An act fixing the time at which objections
to the qualifications of jurors must be
made.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina. That all objections to jurors
called to try prosecutions or actions or
issues or questions arising out of &C.
tions or special proceedings in the var
ious courts of this state, if not made
before the jury is empanelled, or
charged with the trial of such prose
cution or actions, or issue, or question
arising out of actions, or special pro.
ceedings shall be deemed waived and
if made thereafter shall be of none ef-
feet.
Sec. 2. That all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are here.
by repealed.
Approved February %, 1899.
w. H. ELLERBE, Governor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
NO MONEY FOR
INJURED MILITIAMEN

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, March 15.-There will be no
claims for injuries received while in the
sion, for the Governor has just vetoed the
second one so emphatically that it is not
probable any more will go to him.
In a message to the Senate this morning
he announced his disapproval of the claim
of William Sullivan for a gunshot wound
received during the strike of 1894 The
Executive Department, State of California
Sacramento, March Is, 1893.
To the Senate of the State of California:
herewith return to your honorable body with
out my approval Senate bill No. 165, with my
objections thereto.
William NJ Sullivan in payment of a claim
against the State, and directs the Controller
to draw his warrant in favor Of said claimant,
and further providing that the act shall take
effect from and after January l, 1900.
Upon an examination OF the claim, 1 find that
it is for personal injuries sustained by Mr.
Sullivan from the discharge Of frearm of a
soldier of the National Guard on July 4, 1894
Company D, Third Infantry, n. G. c., at the
time of the strike From the facts before me
Il clearly appears that there is no legal claim
against the State for such injuries, and to
be to make a gift, which is in direct contra
vention of section 81 of article of the consti-
tuition of the State. (See also Brown VS.. Hart,
80 Cal. S2S)
While L regret the misfortune of Mr.. Sulli-
van, my duty compels me to disapprove of this
bill. HENRY T. GAGE,
Governor of the State of California.
This means practically the death Of the
other bills of a similar nature now on the
different files awaiting action.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
NO WONDER THEY'RE HAPPY.

tomarv game of bluff had been properly
called, and that an assumption of Burns
pull and the liberal welding of the whip
would no longer work with the push.
DibbIe started the row by bitterly op-
posing a transposition on the file asked
for by E. D. Sullivan of San Francisco.
1t was one of the numerous measures
designed to cut down to a reasonable ex-
tent the fees of San Francisco's Public
Administrator and, for that matter, all
Public Administrators of the State. 1t
provides that when the he1rs 10 an estate
in this State live in a foreign country
any one of the heirs at law may noml-
nate some one living in TINS country 10
act as administrator.
Under the present law all sucn estates
fall to the easy working fingers OF the
public official, and his gleanlngs from
that source are not the SMALLEST Indl
SuIIivan tonight asked permission to
make his bill matter of special urgency
on the file of tomorrow. DlpDle az once
objected and contended that a rule OF
fered by him a day or so ago operated
against the motion in TINS case Inc
rule was that If seven members of the
should not prevail Dibble said the bill
was a bad one and Mr.. Johnson said so,
too. 1t had been before the Judiciary
Committee, they said and three days had
been given to its consideration.
one of the chief witnesses before the
committee at the time of its considera-
lion was Abe Ruef; attorney for the Pub
lie Administrator of San Francisco, and 1t
was evident at the time that the commit
tee had accepted his opinion on SO i'm
portant a matter as its own. Dioble OBJ
iected and called upon others in the House
10 do so. He finally mustered eight and
the motion was lost; Then White, of San
Francisco attempted to get another bill
forward on the file and Dibble pursued the
same tactics. Mr.. Ruef's interests were
we'll looked to.
Then came Athertons bill to make the
of Y1rnSprntfOn of crimes committed
in prisons chargeable against the State
instead of against the counties in which
the prisons are situated. All through the
evening Dibble had been hurrying things
as rapidly as the clerks could keep the
records Delay to Dibble is not preferred
to a weeks sickness, and in this fact the
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
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members found their opportunity to get
back.
Atherton's bill needed six more votes
than 1t got to pass it and the delegation
Immediately set up a howl for a call of
the House. Then they demanded a roll
call on the question and won on that
point, although Dibble made a fight
against it. The call was finally ordered
and the doors closed Then Dibble raised
some points of order and attempted to die
tate the decisions of Speaker Anderson.
The Speaker declared his point was not
well taken and the gang on the other side
of the House laughed: They kept it up
for as much as half an hour and then
Atherton himself moved that the call be
suspended and it was so ordered. His
bill was finally passed.