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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
There is I,lenty of Room.

The way some of the imperial
lists talk about expanding and en-
larging tho area of Unole Sans
dominion one would think it was
as deDsely populated as Holland
and we had no elbow room for en-
terprise and pluck.
A few figures will SIT ris right
Porto Rico is ono of til, .AUst den
sely populated islands in tho world
and much moro SO than any State
of tho American Union. The esti-
mated population of the Philip.
pine Islands is SO to the square
mile, while the population of the
United States is 81 to the square
mile. AT the Philippine ratio the
United States would have apopu-
lation of over 3OO,OOO,O0O-four
times what it now is.
The Louisiana purchase, with it's
ten magnificent States-the heart
of the continent, as it were-with
100000 square miles, cost us but
$12,OOO,O0O. For the densely pop
ulated Phillippines-and such n
population-only one-tenth the
size of the Louisiana purchase
we are to pay $2O,OOO,OOO-"two
dollars head for the niggers," as
Speaker Reed says. In the first
case the cost per square milo was
$1U23, in the latter it is to be
$lG6.66. Now as to the subsequent
cost. The estimated additional an
nual cost of the imperial policy,
with it's great standing army and
largely increased navy, and an OK
pensivo civil staff, will not fall
penny below $15O,OOO,OOO year to
be drained out of American pock-
cts by taxation. Suppose we we're
to receive as cash payment the
whole amount of exports and i'm
ports of the Philippine Islands
which in 1892 amounted t. $685.
SO3,5G9 and SO, 900 respective
ly we should then lose annually
over $lO6,OOO,OOO, not including
other governmental expenses. And
this is only the beginning.
In the green goods line Mr.. Nc
Kinley's operations in tho Philip
pines as the agentof Uncle Sam
has never been excelied in Ameri-
can history, and never will be. 1t
lays over Moses Primrose and the
green spectaclos. This great.act of
Criminal Aggression" has not even
the scurvy merit of being money
making grab. And honor! What
honor is there in shooting down
naked savages armed with bows and
arrows or wasting the lives of thous,
ands of American boys in guerrilla
warfare in the jungles of Asiatic
islands ten thousand miles from
their homes? Pittsburg Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
Grimm's Landing.

Correspondence, Goth.
Everything looks distressing
since the high water; also done u
great deal of damage to farmers.
Capt. Austin Barrows lost barge
of coal during the high water at
this place.
Misses Mary and Lucy Rose, of
Wyoma, have been visiting friends
on the Kanawha for the past week.
Miss Sarah Williams was the
pleasant guest of Miss Mary Hol-
stein, Saturday.
Mr.. John Morley, of West Col
umbia, is the pleasant guest of Mr..
John Holstein, for a few days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
robbed whfle He slept.

Special to Register.
. HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March 18.
Clinton Wilson had $1,000 stolen
from him,last week. He was at his
fathers who had two hired men
working for him. Just before re-
firing for the night he looked at
his pocket book and was sure the
money was in his pants pocket.
He slept in the same room with
the hired men and when he awoke
pextimorning his money was gone,
Holm been sitting up for few
nights with his little girl who had
her hands burned and had lost con-
siderable sleep: When he retired
that night he Immediately fell
asleep and slept very soundly and
while he slept somebody relieved
him of his pocket book and the
$1,000 contained therein.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
An Abominablo Practice.


An Accountable Practice.
One of the most abominable
practices is that which the police
bureaus of several of our cities have
undertaken to, stop. In the past
householders have found from time
to time smell packages of patent
medicines thrown in their door
ways, with the request to try the
stuff, and prove it's efficacy. If the
sample falls into the hands of the
grown members of the house the
probable result is that it will be
destroyed. But often it is picked
up by the children, who are tempt
ed to taste it, possibly by the re-
semblance of some of it to candy,
and possibly because it is a novel
discovery. That sickness has re-
suited is not to be doubted, and
that even worse than temporary
illness may follow is not impossible,
The practice should have been
stopped when it was first attempted,
but some things are tolerated long
time because they do not at first
awaken any particular suspicion.
There is legitimate way of intro
ducing proprietary medicines into
homes whore they may be desired,
but the way is through the drug
store, that the stuff may be dis
pensed by mon qualified to judge
into whose hands it is to fall.
Many of the proprietary remedies,
although not suited for serious
cases, are SO we'll established as
part of the family medicine chest
that doctors sometimes prescribe
them, and certainly many of them
are efficacious and well enough
known to be bought from the drug
gists on his judgment. But moth
ing in the way of drugs is to be
trusted in the hands OF. children,
and the practice of throwing sam
Piles in the doors cannot be frowned
upon too severely.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

A party of young ladies went out
boating during the high water and
one had tho misfortune of getting
in. but the water being very shallow,
was soon rescued.
Farmers are very busy blowing.
Mrs. j. "A. Suratt and niece, Miss
Stella Holstein, leave to-day for
an extended visit to Buffalo,
School closed at Lone Oak Fri
day week. PATsEY.
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Army Beef.

lesion Gazette.
Army Beef.
The evidence of the witnesses be-
fore the board investigating the
rotten beef rations issued to our sol
diers in the Cuban war makes it
clear as day that the canned roast
beef purchased by commissary gen
eral Engan and supplied TO the
troops was unfit for food, was un-
healthy, without nutriment, and in
nanny instances absolutely rotton,
One large lot of the spoiled meat
bore the labels of firm that never
existed, the contractors seeking to
hide their identity under fictitious
name, hoping perhaps thus'to pre-
vent exposure when tho truth be-.
came public. A dispatch from
Washington says that, 81
"The packers are disclaiming re-
sponsibility for the red painted
cans bearing the label of the
"Prairie State Packing Co." andit
devolves upon the Court to ascer-
tain who provided this particular
brand of beef for the soldiers"
No doubt this statement is true.
But Eagan knows what firm furn-
ished it, and he knows why it was
permitted to be furnished, and it
may be that he knew the character
of the meat as we'll.
Mr.. George Lees, n canning ez-
pert, was examined and part of
his testimony was as follows:
"What are canners?" asked
Major Lee.
"What are generally termed can
canners are very inferior class Of
cattle; [ think one-third of them
would be condemned in any Eng
lish market. Chucks and some
times meat scraped off the plates
are used for canning"
about what per cent, of nu-
triment would be left in the meat
that goes in the CAM"
Little or none"
The testimony of hundreds of
witnesses was to the same effect.
The man responsible for all this
has been retired on a salary of So
600 year, and great efforts have
been made to discredit and humil-
late the officers who made the com
plants in the interest of the life
and health of the American troops
ChamDcrlain's Cough Remedy,
This remedy is intended espee-
tally for coughs, colds, groups
whooping cough and influenza. It.
has become famous for its cures Of
these diseases, over n large part of
the civilized world. The most flat
tering testimonials have been re-
ceived, giving accounts of its good
works; of the aggravating and per-
sistent coughs it has cured; of se-
we're colds that have yielded prompt.
ly to its soothing effects, and of the
dangerous attacks of Group it has
cured, often saving the life of the
child. The extensive use of it for
whooping cough has shown that ii
robs that disease of all dangerous
consequences. Sold by G.. w. NJ.
Hoof.
Delaware, Utah, Pennsylvania
and California have combine on
the dead lock" business. Senator
ial candidates thus far have been
unable to break the locks and can't
get in.
l have been afflicted with rheu-
matism for fourteen years and
nothing seemed to give any relief.
/ was able to be around all the time,
but constantly suffering. L had
tried everything [ could hear of
and at last was told to try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, which / did.
and was Immediately relieved and
in short time cured. am happy
to say that it has not since return
ed.-JosH. EDGAR, Germantown.
Cal, For sale by q. w. NJ. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting
incident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Chamberlain's
Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very
bad cases have been permanently
cured by it. 1t is equally efficient for
itching piles and favorite remedy
for sore nipples, chapped hands. chill
blains, frost bites and chronic sore
eyes. 25cts. per box. For said by
G.. w. NJ. Hooff, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition, Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put a
horse in prime condition. Price 25cts.
per package. For sale by G.. w. NJ.
Hooff, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
The Campaign of 1900 And Dir.
RrYnn.


: The next National Democratic
Convention is still some fifteen
months in the uncertain future
It's place of holding has not been
selected. What will be done in
detail in that great gathering is
open to speculation, but there are
some things in connection with ii
that may we'll engage our attention
now.
What the paramount issue will
be, when the great contest of 1900
is waged, may depend to some OK
tent, upon the course of the present
administration in regard to the
Philippines. The questions of I'm
perialism and Militaryism may be
forced so prominently to the front
by Mr.. Mckinley that the people
will be compelled to meet them and
for tho time being make all ques-
tions secondary to those great
issues. There is one thing, how
ever, that is reasonably sure and
that is that MF, Bryan will be the
nominee of THAI @ Convention, let it
meet when it will or where it may.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

We arc glad that Dewey is an
Admiral, but all the same, we are
sorry he didn't sail away from Ma
Mia after he made Junk pile of
the Spanish navy.-Wetzel Demo-
crat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
For Attorney General.

A correspondent suggests, in
this issue of the Gazette, Judge
Drew, of ST. Adams, as candidate
for Attorney-Gener on the Demo-
cratic State ticket in 1900 In
making up the personnel of tho
State ticket it is always the pur-
pose of the Democratic party to SO
distribute honors as to secure n
representative on the ticket from
this section of the State, or say one
candidate at least from each Con-
gressional district. There will be
five places on the State ticket TO
fill. 1t may therefore be arranged
that one Congressional district will
get two of the places and each of
the others one.
If it be SO arranged that tho can
didate for Attorney General shall
BIO taken from the Third district,
thore could not be found better
man for the place than Judge
Drew. He is clean, honest and
honorable. He is profound think
or and an able lawyer. He is also
one of the best political speakers
in the State, and more than this,
he is essentially a man Of the peo-
pie. His nomination would give
great strength to the Democratic
State ticket, because he would Gre
ate immense enthusiasm wherever
he would speak.-Charleston Ga
zette.
Bimetallism means fair trade and
fair prices, and it means stable
prices. Under a gold standard the
general trend of prices will be down
for the next ten years. People out
of debt can stand it, but it will con-
tinue an awful burden upon those
who are trying to pay debts.
Since the tin plato trust was
formed thirteen mills have closed
down indefinitely and the work
men discharged. Thisis the effort
of what the President would term
the benevolent assimilation of
labor and capital. Pnrkersburg
Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Last week nails advanced %
cents on the key, making an in
crease of rs cents on the keg dur
ing the past sixty days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The Parkersburg Sentinel says:
Collector A. b. White received this
morning a check for $12,50O as an
inheritance tax. The check is the
largest yet received by tho collector
for such purpose and represents
an estate of about a half million.
To be compelled to pay the govern
nent such an amount for war tax
has discouraged many of the
wealthy from dying until after the
tax is repealed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Bryan is indeed the great tribune
of the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
AIichigan Democrats.


Michigan Democrats.
The platform adopted recently
by the Democracy of Michigan
gives but little comfort to the
Croker, Whitney, Belmont crowd
of patriots, In fact it is just what
they don't want. In their plat
form the Wolverine Democrats re-
affirm the Chicago platform, pro-
test against the retirement of treas
ury notes, denounce trusts, demand
an amendment to the constitution
making an income tax possible,
favor equal taxation of all property
in the State, declare for the dis
position of the colonies for the best
interests of the people, protest
against large standing army,
praise the services of the army and
navy, and indorse w. j. Bryan.
In fact, the platform of the Michi-
gan Democrats stands for about
everything that is actually Demo
cratic in every sense of the word.
One of the bills made law at
the last session of the Legislature
was one giving County Courts the
option of turning over pauper
children under the age of twelve
years to the Childrens' Home So
oiety, with their headquarters at
Charleston. This society seeks to
place homeless children of sound
constitution in good homes, and
believes better results can be OBJ.
tanned by looking after children in
this way than by massing them in
an institution, which they are like
ly to leave in going into the world,
with the impress of unhappy en-
vironments. In word, the socie-
ty believes in individual attention
as opposed to institutional, the lat
ter represented by state homes.
Governor Atkinson is President,
and State Superintendent, j. r.
Trotter, Secretary of the board of
directors of the society, which was
incorporated two years ago. The
sooiety's superintendent, Rev. d.
w. Comstock, is now on a tour of
the State, visiting poor houses and
intirmaries, and incidentally lectur-
ing in behalf of tho society's pur-
poses,
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Without Imperialism a large
standing army is not necessary
and would be impossible.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Public opinion is mightier than
an army. No law making body
will resist it when it is thoroughly
aroused.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

England once erself took the
Philippines, about as we have ta-
ken them, and after keeping them
year and half gave them up, as
costing far moro than they were
worth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Republicans will find lots of re-
wards for political services in the
census work next year. Each
Congressman will have about two
hundred appointments to recon-
mend.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

In spite of Alger and his gang
Admiral Schley who fought and
won the battle of Santiago, still
outranks the administration favor
lite, Sampson. There were some
schemes at which even the Repub.
hcans in Congress rebelled.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Mr.. Bryan's voice has been
powerful to prevent many evils to
the American people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The Republicans set out as re-
formers in this State. We'll, they
are reforming" with a vengeance.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-23
PICKING BILLIONS OF FLOWERS
Work of Women Where tho Perfume In
duAtTy II Carried ON In France.


duAtTy IL Carried ON In France.
Gras0e, In the southern part OF
France, Is the center Of the perfume
Industry, There women and girls may
be seen, with broad hats on their heads,
gathering flowers from 5 until II a. m.
and then returning with their fragrant
burdens to the houses, where they
pluck the leaves from the blossoms
and pass tho rest OF the day In prepar-
Ing them for the work Of extracting
the essences OF essential oils, which
contain the perfume Itself, In March
they begin plucklng violetsfrom which
violet water Is made, and from the be-
ginning Of May to the end OF Juno
they gather the jessamIne, roses and
orange blossoms, as we'll as the tube
roses In July the mlgnonette In Au-
gust and the cassla In September. The
nimble fingers Of the women must
move rapidly to pluck the millions and
billions Of leaves that go to make up
the 100000 Kilograms of rose leaves
alone that are used each season. Be-
sides there are million Kilograms OF
Jessamine to be plucked and vlolets
and orange blossoms to the extent OF
two million Kilograms q year To give
an Idea of the number OF plants that
are raised for this huge result, II Is
calculated that each stalk OF jessamlne
yields two Kilograms OF blossoms
season. SO there must be at least five
hundred thousand stalks to yield the
million Kilograms required, But the
gathering of the blossoms Is only the
beginning Of the work, for then the
flowers must be picked apart and all
the spoiled leaves thrown aside. Then
the making OF the perfume begins. The
leaves are spread one by one upon lay
ers OF pure lard that cover plates OF
glass. Three or four times these
flower-layers are renewed before the
lard has absorbed all OF the perfume
that It can hold, for the fat has pc
culiar attraction for the essential oils
OF the flowers, This perfumed lard Is
the pomade OF commerce. not the POM
ade used for hair or beard, but the
crude material out OF which this Ia
afterwards manufactured, The lard
Is then shipped as It Is to other manu-
facturers, or put into alcohol, which
draws off the perfume from the fat.
having a stronger attraction therefor
than the lard, and the result Is the fin
est eau de cologne, Most OF this
pomade Is shipped as 1t stands to all
parts of Europe and America, but some
Of II Is reserved and the oils are ex-
tracted by dlstilllng processes, making
the purest extracts.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-23
AgnInst PolygamIst Roberts.

Topeka, Nov. 90.--There are four OF
the Kansas congressman who have not
yetgone to Washington, Curtis, Miller,
Bailey and BowersoclS. These four
representatives express themselves
against seating the polygamist mem
Der elect from Utah.
The reasons given cover several
grounds but the central idea Is that
Utah has broken faith with the United
States government. When that state
was admitted into the Union the peo-
pie Of Utah gave their solemn promise
that polygamy should cease.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-23
ADULTERATON OF FOOD.
What You Buy And Eat And Think
Is All Right,
LARGE PERCENTAGE TRASH.

New York, Nov, 2O,--The committee
Of the United States Senate resumed
It's investigation into the adulteration
Of food prepared for the market,
DR., Edward II, Jenkins, an agricul.
tural chemist, vice director of the Con-
necticut Agricultural Experiment Sta
zion, declared that the general adul-
lcration Of food products had increased
with the business competition and the
demand for cheap wares, In his five
years experience, DR., Jenkins said, he
had found only one adulterntion that
was poisonous and that was coloring
matter in u temperance drink, Cocoa
shells, prunc stones and the like, he
testified, were sold Ms spices,
None Of these adulterants except the
one color was hurtful TO health, but all
were frauds on the consumer. More
than half the jellics examined were
made Of glucose and starch paste color
I'd with artificial coloring and favored
with artificial ilavoring and preserved
with salicylic acid. The cheaper grades
Of coffee were found TO contain large
proportion Of Canada peas, pea pellets,
wheat middlings and chickory,
Dr. Jenkins presented for the in-I
Btruction Of Senator Mason number
bf small bottles containing the coffee
Rdulterants and imitation coffee beansil
hGulterated mustard which Is 20 per-
cent plaster of paris, pepper that is ~
per cent charcoal, snwdust and flour
Ind cayenne pepper that is less than 10
per cent pure pepper.
Tomato catsup, the witness said Ii
made from the cores Of tomatoes artiii
Gcially colored and preserved with
,alicylic acid. OF thirty samples OF
olives, :wenty-siX were adulterated
with cotton-seed OIL OF forty sampled
Of beer tested eleven contained salicylit
acid, while of seven samples of ale, si:l
were pure, Speaking Of the dyes used
in temperance drinks, Dr. Jenkins said
experiments had shown that one glas
Of raspberry soda had sufficient anal
lyme dye to color piece Of flannel fvj
inches square.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-23
A Canal to Move Mhent,

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 21.--A pro-
iect for canal from Grand Forks to
Duluth, connecting the rich wheat re-
gion of the Red river valley with Lake
Superior by water is now to be pushed.
A syndicate of eastern capitalists has
formed company to build the canal.
The route is from Red river to Red
lake and thence by way of numerous
small lakes, making also the Missis-
sippi river for a part of the way. Lots
of cutting will be necessary before the
st. Louis river is reached.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-23
WELCOMED BY THE PEOPLE.
Gen. Otis May Have Given up Try
Ing to Surround the Enemy
NEWS HASH FROM FRONT,

Rosales, p. l., Nov 9l,-The natives
here say that Dayomhong was occupied
by mounted troops, probably General
Young's brigade Of General Lawtons
division, The people here are of n bet
ter class than we have usually found,
and welcomed the Americans, as they
evidently realize that their agricultural
interests will revive,
General Macarthur sOid, tive seem
10 be entering different political. mt
mosphere. The people here seem to be
less attached to Aguinaldo's cause than
those in many towns we have been In
on the railroad lines
Manila, Nov 9l-Major Swigert,
with two troops Of the third cavalry,
met heavy resistance Mt Pozaorubio
He believes Agulnnldo Is there, Gen,
Young is at SalSkano, The people at
Rosales welcome the Americans.
Slavens scouts have reached Parana'
que, north OF 'rNrac, They found
four locomotives wrecked and fourteen
cars sound, General Macarthur Is Mt
Gerola where the troops were wei
coined by the people,
Washington, Nov, 9l.-l'he objects
OF the recent movement chronicled in
two dispatches received from General
Otis are not clear unless II Is to occupy
the different cities aud drive the in
Burgents away II would seem that
any hope that Otis might have enter
tanned of surrounding a large body Of
insurgents must have been abandoned,
as he reports the insurgents MS scatter
ed, with only mcagcr information MS to
where they have gone, II 1t is true
that some Of them have gone into the
province of Sambclcs they can yet be
Gapturcd, as the complete occupation
Of the country between Manila arsl
Dagupan would prevent their escape.