The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-09-06
Mark Twain on the jews.

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not quarrelsome. In the statistics
of crime his presence is conspicu-
ously rare in all countries. With
murder and other crimes of violence
he has but little to do; he is al
stranger to the hangman. In the
police courts daily long roll of "as-
saults" and drunk and disorder
lies" his name seldom appears.
That the Jewish home is home
in the truest sense is fact which
no one will dispute, The family
is knitted together by the strong
est affections; its members show
each other every due respect; and
reverence for the elders is an in
violate law of the house. The Jew
is not burden on the charities of
the state or the city; these could
cease from their functions without
affecting him. When he is inca
pacitated, his own people take care
of him. And not in poor and
stingy way, but with fine and
large beneyolence. His race is en-
titled to be called the most benev-
client of all the races of men.
Mark Twain in Harper's Magazine.
The late Bill Nye once adver-
tised COW for sale as follows:
"Owing to ill health, [ will sell at
my residence, in township Is,
range Is, according to Government
survey, one rush, raspberry colored
COW, aged 81 years. She is good
mixer and not afraid of the cars
or anything else. She is of un-
daunted courage and gives milk
frequently. To man who does
not fear death in any form she
would be a great boon.
The Cumberland Times is re-
sponsible for the story of a man
who over-estimated his strengths:
John Smith backed his strength
against that of twenty horse
power engine, and now three ply
sicians are trying to keep him from
dying. He seized hold of the fly
wheel and the steam was turned
on. In an instant he was hurled
to the ground and horribly injured;
the muscles in his arm having
been torn out and the arteries
severed. He was also badly in
jured otherwise.
You can hear of almost every
kind of trust nowadays except
trust in the Administration That's
one kind of antitrust that people
generally are agreed upon.
The tax payers of Mason county
should demand a thorough and COM
plete investigation into the finan-
cial affairs of the county. They
will be astonished when the whole
truth is known,
The purpose of trusts is the re.
striction of production in order to
maintain prices, and tho laboring
man who can see a sufficient rea-
son in that for supporting the
party that fosters them, has pecu-
liar vision, to say the least.
Let the taxpayers keep in mind
that Republican prohigaoy in the
management of the affairs of the
county, has piled up a debt over
100000, and it is growing larger
and larger every day in the year.
If you want to support that kind
of rule, that is your business.
There is war between the Marine
Hospital service and the surgeon
general of the army. The former
pronounce the bacillus discovered
by DIR. Sanaselli to be the frue
germ of yellow fever, while the lat
ter says it is only the germ of hog
cholera.
1t begins to look as though
American greed has risen above
the spirit of American liberty.
Sacred rights and human happi-
ness count for but little nowadays.
Give to monopoly more power to
plumber and they will count for
nothing.
No difference how strongly the
next national Republican platform
declares against trusts, the trusts
will nominate the candidates and
furnish the money to run the cam.
paign. OF course, an anti, trust
plank in Republican platform
would be for the purpose only of
deoeiving the voters.