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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11
lTEIE CAPITOL.
PoIsrrIos AND oTHER IN.
TlsItESTING TOPICS Dis
CUSSED.
"a Taspondenoe Reaister,


Corr gpondence Register.
CHARLESTON, Dot. 4th, 1899.-
The political pot has not begun TO
boil YET, though the fires are quite
warn beneath the same Soon
they will be rekindled and it will
begin to simmer, then bubble
trouble, double trouble There is
at present more activity among the
Repu blicans than Democrats, but
it's Che knife they are using, and
some are using it about the heart,
strings of their nearest and best
friends in and about the Capitol
building. Your correspondent is
not an instrument of the weather
cock persuasion, but if we read the
staTs Alright we would judge from
tlid sesent indications that the
present handsome Secretary of
State, Mr.. w. M. o. Dawson, will
be the poor unfortunate who will
head the Republican ticket in the
next great fight, and that the pres
ent occupant of the State House
chair, Governor Geo. w. Atkinson,
will be the nominee for the Su-
preme Court bench. Geo. 2offen-
barger, of your town, is we'll
thought of for the place, but it is
the opinion of those highest in au-
thority that he had better stay at
home and try being Justice of the
Peace awhile first before aspiring
to this great office. Cyrus w. Hall,
now Judge of the Criminal Court,
this city, is the latest buIletined
candidate for Auditor. He will
likely receive the nomination and
go down in the disaster with
the rest, before triumphant and
victorious Democracy. Just now
the Democrats are most busy get
ting together again for the coming
great fight. With Davis, Menager
or any other good man, the Demo
cratic party will win again as of old,
in 1900, On every hand, which
ever way you turn, you hear the
whispered determination of the
Democrats to win, while the Re-
publicans are on the contrary, are
blue and disconsolate. Byrd Hill
is about the most hopeful of any
of the Republicans. He will be
candidate for promotion next time,
going to go before the next Repub-
lican Convention for State Senate.
He is good man to lead, to such
a sacrifice, for the Fifth Senatorial
District will surely go Democratic
next year With the Democrats it
is not so much as to who the nom
inees will be. There are plenty of
good men for the places to the fill
ed, and they will be named when
the time comes, harmony being the
prevailing point, and being upper
most in the minds andrhearts of
the mon of the party. ID.
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In few years from now tho sys-
tenn of locks and dams now being
built on the Ohio river, will have
been completed. The looks will
be longer and wider, than those
on the Kanawha, admitting of
greater number of boats and
barges to pass through at one time,
and they will be operated by cleo
trioity, to the great saving of both
time aud expense. 1t now takes a
passenger packet on an average of
about nine minutes to go through
a look on the Kanawha. Thework
will be greatly expedited. The
Register would advise the farmers
who own low lands, creek bottoms
etc., that would be reached by rea,
son of the looks and dams being
built, to sell the same when they
can do 80 to advantage. When
slack water navigation is had in
the Ohio, the usefulness of much
valuable land will be destroyed by
the water backing up.
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wEsr Va, IsEAA EsTATE.

Average Valuation Per Aero of
LandIn the Several Counties.
The auditors office at Charles.
ton has prepared the following
statement of the average valuation
in 1898 of lands in West Virginia:
Barbour, $9.47; Berkeley, $13.03;
Boone, 1920; Braxton, $4.3S;
Brooke, $S4.71; Cabell, $7.s8; Cal
houn, So. .83; Clay, 50 80; Doddridge,
$756; Fayette, $6.67; Gilmer, 50 30;
Grant, $5.76; Greenbrier, $6.S7;
Hampshire, $4.74; Hancock, $26.19;I
Hardy, 1892; Harrison, $17.75;
jackson, $9.13; Jefferson, $3I64;
Kanawha, $685.; Lewis, $9.98; Lin
coin, $2.56; Logan, $2.66; Marion,
$14 90; Marshall, $1785; Mason,
$12.O4; Mercer, $5.14; Mineral,
$40; Mingo, $297; Monongalia,
1885; Monroe, $701; Morgan,
$4.48; Mcdowell, $349; Nicholas,
$3.11; Ohio, $39.O5; Pleasants.
1920; Pendleton, $3.50; Pocahon-
tas, $8.44; Preston, 1896; Putnam,
$731; Raleigh, $3.31; Randolph
$3.O6; Ritohie, 1888; Roane, 81 88,
Summers, $500; Taylor, $14S1; I;
Tucker, $376; Tyler, $8. .78; Upshur,
$762; Wayne, $5.O8; Webster,
SO 26; Wetzel, 1886; Writ, Silt;
Wood, 1891; Wyoming, 1856.
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Died.

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Fabian, of Pittsburg, Pa,
died Tuesday morning at 1890
O'Clock, from the effects of burn
received Sunday previous. The
little fellow, in company with a
number of playmates, were playing
around small fire which had been
built in the street, when it's clothes
caught fire, burning the child SC
badly, that death resulted as above
stated. The parents will arrive
here to-day with the remains OF
their beloved child, and it will be
buried in Lone Oak Cemetery, Fri.
day. The Register extends its
deepest sympathies to the bereaved
parents.
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No Trutn in the REPORT.

Some one, for malicious pur-
pose, and to get up a bad feeling
against the. town, started report
that property owners of this town
had combined together to raise the
rents on tenement houses. We
have interviewed a number of prop
erty owners in this regard, and
every one said there was no truth
in the report, as they had no inten-
ton of raising the rents on their
houses, and had never notified the
occupants that they had suoh a
thing in view. The houses in this
town are now renting at about the
same prices they have always been:
The inclination of the property own
ers is to reduce rather than raise
the rents. Nearly every owner of
tenement house will put water in
to the premises, and will not think
of asking the renter to pay the cost
of the hydrant. We hope our rail
road people who became alarmed
over the report, will now see the
injustice that has been done our
people, and will become reconciled
to the fact that rents will not be
raised-but conveniences increas-
ed
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EYening.
NJ. JENNIE VAN MATRE.


The sun is slowly sinking,
On his home, far in the West;
And he Drightens all the landscape,
AS at last he goes to rest.
And the COWS are family lowing,
AS they're driven slowly home,
From the meadow coola and shady,
Whore they love to lie alone.
And the Whippoorwilli is singing,
His sad and mournful song,
And the boy he cheerily whistles,
AS he drives the COWS along.
And when daylight has faded,
And the dusky twilight wanes,
The insects hum their glad adieus,
And then dame slumber reigns.
And all nature seems reposing.
And the dew begins to fall.
Then the moon in glorious splendol
Calmly rises over all.
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From Fridays DaiIV
MIR. S. A. Sterrett, of Buffalo, is
in town, on his way tc Chicago, to
visit relatives.
Born to Mr., and Mrs. Leroy
Smith, on 11th street, Friday morn
ing, October 9th, 1899, ten pound
son. The Register extends its con-
gratulations.
The many friends of Miss Annie
Greer, of Ripley, and who visited
Miss Cornie Campbell in this place,
will regret to learn that she con-
tracted typhoid fever at Gambler,
Ohio, where she was attending
school, and had to return homo.
Misses Edith and Jessie Fabian,
of Philadelphia, and Mrs. George
Sibler, of Pittsburg, Mr.. Frank
Rawson and two sons, Messrs.
John and Velmer Rawson, of
Parkersburg, and Mr.. Charles
Rawson, from below Kama.
wha, all relatives, are here to at
tend tho funeral of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Fabian's child.
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PErssoNAL.
From Wednesday, Daiiy.

! from Wednesdays Daily.
Mr.. A. @. Cox and wife, of Beech
Hill, wero in town yesterday.
Mr.. s. H. McNeill, of Mercer'e
Bottom, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. II. o. Hannis, of South Side,
who has been quite sick for some
time, we are happy to report is
1me little better.
President of the County Court,
Il. III. Fry, was the guest of Coun-
ty Commissioners j. j.. Thorn and
family, at Wyoma, Monday night.
Miss Katherine Moriarty return
ell yesterday from Kenova, where
she accompanied, her sister Mar
garet, who left Monday, for her
school at Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. Homer H. Shaw who has
been stationed in Braxton county
for the past year. in here visiting
relatives. He will leave in a few
days for his new appointment in
Preston county.
Miss Mable Hodge who has been
for year or more the stenographer
and typewriter in Hon. j. s. Spen-
GERS law office, on account of the
illness of her invalid mother, who
needs her attention and care, has
resigned her position, and left for
her home at Middleport yesterday.
During her stay in this city she
gathered to trer many warm friends
who regret that she had to go from
them. The best wishes of. the
Register and of all our people fol.
low Miss Mable.
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1t makes all the difference in the
world, says an exchage what kind
of burden man carries as. to how
he complains of the load. Twenty
pounds of baby makes some men
tired to death in less than hour,
whereas 15O pounds or more of
sweetheart used to sit on their lap
half the night without murmur
from tho owner of tho lap.
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RnnnrLnhln Rnsn,n.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, Ill,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
she was a hopeless victim OF consump-
tion and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DIR. King's
New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and to her delight found
herself benefited from first dose. She
continued it's use and after taking six
bottles, found herself sound and well
and now does her own house work, and
is as we'll as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at q. w
NJ. Hooh's Drug Store. Only 80 cents
and $l.O0, every bottle guaranteed
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From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. w. M. Long, of Beech Hill.
was in town yesterday.
Capt. j. w. Keister, of Ashton,
was in tow yesterday on business,
Mr.. S. w. Moore, of EIwell. was
here yesterday.
Mr.. John A. Watterson, of Ash
ton, is in town.
Mr., A, g. Van Glider left this
morning for Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, where he expects to spend a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McCulloch,
of Washington, d. O., are here the
guests of Hon. Jas. Cupehart and
family.
Mr.. VIM. Steenbergen, who has
been here on visit, leaves this
evening for Coopers. Mr.. Steen-
bergen is resident engineer for
Mr.. John Cooper.
Mrs. H. e. Hayden, who has
been hore on visit to relatives for
some time louves to-day for her
home at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
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Capehart.
OtbpOIIttA @
Correspondence, 4th.

Correspondence, 4th.
Corn cutting and sorghum max
ing is now in order.
Paris Gray, an old and respected
citizen of this place, died one day
this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S, NJ. Stew
art, Oct. Sd. 1899, fine pound
boy.
w. j. Harper is building a new
DWELLING
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Farms For Sale.

/ have number of farms, both
buckle and Union Districts for sale.
Some of them are well timbered, and
all we'll watered, located i'll good neigh
borhoods and close to schools and
churches. These farms will be sold on
easy terms and in quantities to suit
purchaser. For further information
call on or address
@, w. NIAUPIN,
apr7tf Arbuckle p. o., w. Va
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Home seekers Excursions via OhIO
Central Lines, Sept. 10 and
Oct. and ~. 1892.

On the above dates Agents of the
Ohio Central Lines will sell Home
Seekers' Excursion tickets to points
in the West, Southwest and South
The rate will be One Fare for the
Round Trip, plus %. 90, Children Half
Agents Of Ohio Central Lines, OF adj
dress
JOHN MooREs, Il. II. A.. FindIey, o.
w. "A. PETRRs, Pass Ag't. Column
bus, Ohio.
ID. q. PATTERSON, Pass. Agit. Char
leston, w. Va.
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Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of Joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
Sores, Ulcers, Boils,. Felons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only % cts. box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by G.. w. NJ. Hoof, Drug
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Van A. Zerely, the editor and
owner of the Lincoln News, isnow
at his home at Carlo, Ritchie
county, in a very bad state of
health being reduced from weight
of 160 pounds to Ito pounds, and
is also entirely blind.
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"Companionship is education,
good or bad. 1t develops manhood,
high or low; it lifts the soul up
ward or drags it downward; it min
listers to virtue or to vice. There is
no half way work about its in
fluence."
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Capt. John Thornburg has sold
to Messrs. Samuel Somerville, JAS.
Someryille and Jas. Rayburn, Of
Pleasant Flats, each fine Here
ford bull calf.
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Bismark's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels are out of order.
cess they bring, use DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. They develop every power OF
brain and body. Only % cents at G.. w.
NJ. HoofT's Drug Store.
The Lord being our helper, we
will say in these columns, what in
our judgment should be said, and
nothing more.
When sinner joins church,
who has not stood the best ir 80
oiety, why do Christian people give
him or her the "marble-heart?"
Most hunters kill nothing but
time and there should be law to
prevent that as time is too precious
to be killed.
Ex-senator Faulkner has been
appointed parliamentary Solicitor
for the Southern Railway in Wash
ington City and also of the Wash
ington Traction Company.
The following marriage license
was issued by the County Clerk,
October 4th, 1899: John r. Cum
ningham and Miss Viola v. Roush.
Up todate, we have spent SO, ,OOO,-
600 in paying our troops in the
Philippines, and apparently have
little tangible result to show for
our nine months fighting. That
was fine bargain that President
Mckinley insisted on making with
Spain.
The young men of this town are
talking of organizing a Bryan Club,
with Hon. James b. Menager as
President and Mr.. Griff 7. Smith
as Vice. President. This is a good
move and we hope the young
Democrats will carry it into effect.
We should have as fine club as
any town in the Union,
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If that story of Brother Tippett,
of the Point Pleasant Register,
about Capt. WiIkerson killing
twenty squirrels on one beech tree
be true, (and of course it is, why
there must be some mighty tall
timber with wide spreading
branches in that neck O. the woods.
Huntington Herald.
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Mr.. e. @. Winger has secured the
position of stenographer and type
writer in the law office of Hon, j.
S. Spencer, made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Mable Hodge,
as mentio led in yesterdays Daily,
who has filled that position for the
last four or five years. We under
stand also that Mr.. Winger is an
applicant for appointment as
official stenographer for the Circuit
Courts in the Counties of Mason
and Putnam, which position has
also been most competently filled
by Miss Hodge for number of
years past, and which she has
likewise resigned.
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Iioes NO Honolulu.

Miss Alvira B. Morgan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. q. Morgan,
of Pomeroy, Ohio, has accepted a
position as teacher of scientific
cooking at Honolulu at salary OF
81 200 year and expenses there
and back. She left San Francisco
Tuesday for Honolulu.
Capt. Fl. N. Perkins, the veteran
clerk at the @. & o. freigh depot,
left yesterday for the mountains,
he having been granted a leave of
absence for three months. Capt.
Perkins health is not what it
should be, but his friends here trust
that the rest from his labors will
prove beneficial Huntington Adj
vertiser.
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In speaking of the newspaper
men at Manila Admiral Dewey
said: "They are fine set of men
and, no matter what I told them
they never misquoted or betrayed
my confidence. And there never
was a place they would not go
when the fighting was going on
These are the men General Otis
tried to discredit.
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story oPa Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George ID. Williams
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such q
slave was made free. He says: My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Elec-
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully improv-
ed and able to do her own work" This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleepless-
ness, melancholy, headache, backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is ia godsend to weak,
sickly, run down people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 90 cents. Sold by g.
g. NJ. HooT, Druggist.
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Judge d. S. yanMatre shipped
two ooops of fine chickens to his
poultry firm, near Perkersburg,
from this place, yesterday.
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Mr.. Chas. Dashner caught a
white Salmon on pole and line at
look III yesterday, that weighed 10
pounds, dressed.
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THE SUREST TEST OF
VALUE is .ACTJJ AL
COMP PARISON
OF GOODS.
We urge that you
compare our offer
ings.

One trial is all we ask to IA tina
our prices are right in all depaA -1r8nts.
The most important element of success
is economy. If you look after your pen
nies your dollars will take care of them
selves. few pennies saved OH each
purchase means dollars in your pockets.
At the end of the year come in and get
our prices before buying.
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The Lord being our helper, we
will say in these columns, what in
our judgment should be said, and
nothing more.
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Mr. w. FL. Hogg bought of Capt.
John Thornburg yesterday, fine
Hereford bull calf.
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FAHMERs' MEETINGS.
Three Agricultural Gatherings
at LeNYiSbmrg.

at LcN1SburS.
The farmers of the State will
hold three important meetings at
Lewisburg this month.
On Tuesday, the 17th, occurs the
seventh annual meeting of the State
Horticultural Society, of which
Hon. r. o. Burkhart, of Martins
burg, is president, and Prof. l.. G.
Corbett, of Morgantown, secretary.
On the 18th there will convene the
seventh annual session of the State
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers
Association, S. @. Gist, of Wells
burg, president, and James Beall,
also of Wellsburg, secretary. On
the 10Th and 20th the West Virgin
10 State Grange of the Patrons OF
Husbandry will meet, Prof. It. G.
Atkeson, of Morgantown, master
and M. V. Brown, of Buffalo, sec.
retary, and on the 21st the West
Virginia Farmers Institute Society
will convene. O. O. Brown, oi
Charleston, president, and D. M
Sullivan, of Charleston, secretary
These are all important gatherings
and will be largely attended, as re-
duced railroad fares have been OBJ
tained on the certificate plan
which means full fare going anc
one-third fare returning.
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a very large number of oil men
are coming into the county. Now
if they will find us oil, we will
doubly welcome them.
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Messrs. j. Friedman & Co, have
new advertisement in the Regis
ter this morning.
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When sinner joins a church,
who has not stood the best in So
ciety, why do Christian people give
him or her the "marble- hearth
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The following marriage license
was issued by the County Clerk,
October 4th, 1899: John R. Cum
ningham and Miss Viola v. Roush.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-18

owner Of the course was greatly pleased with the
unprecedented patronage given TO the recent IN
augural meeting, and he has decided TO open the
gates again for four FIVE days # the horses can
be rounded up for such event. The proposed
meeting will probably he held In October. NOW
that the Grand Circuit has ended most or the star
trotters and PAGERS headed for Louisville Lex
ington and Nashville. where high class harness
racing Is to continue until well along I'm october.
Nearly all of the Eastern horses are likely TO be
back from the South within a month, and by mat
time the fairs which just now are ATTRACTING
everything not OF Grand Circuit cabre. VIII ne
over for the year. BY hanging up $500 purses II IS
believed that enough horses for successful fall
meeting can be obtained. Eastern owners are now
being sounded with view TO announcing the pro-
gramme. ..,.
Rensselaer, Weston. who looks after the trotting
Interests Of T. H. Hartman. says the widely cir
cuated report that John r Gentry is TO be retired
TO the stud a: the end of this season Is not true.
Gentry and Joe Patchen. said he like some
Of the theatrical stars. are likely TO play sood
many farewell engagements before they quit the
stage Both horses earning now as much as
ever they have earned. ! suppose, and don ne
lieve the turf career Of either will end with the
campaign OF 1899 Yes II is true that they are
going 10 California before they return to Goshen
I'm 2:05 and 2:0ia4 a slow track. He Will try 10
do II again this week Oklahoma City. After that
the horses will! 20 to Wichita Kan. then to Den
Yer. probably. and to Los Angeles and other
places in California They pacing real races.
Mr.. Hartman and Senator McCarty woudn; have
IL any other way. Neither would Andrews ana
DiCkerSOn. The rivalry and feeling between those
two drivers Is keen tha, II 5 hard work TO- them
10 ,cp good terms with each other