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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
The Front Rank.

The Biblical saying that "the
last shall be first finds its exempli-
fication in the careers of many per-
sons. The boys have a game which
they call leap frog, in which the
players range themselves in stoop-
ing posture and jump over each
others back BY this movement
the rear player if he have strength
and endurance will eventually reach
the front position. The fortunes
of the game then relegate the lead
er to the tail end of the procession.
In the game of business the leaders
do not of necessity fall to last place,
while the rear men come to the
front. Advertising is the factor in
the game of merchandising which
keeps men in positions of promi-
hence in spite of the forward strides
of business rivals.
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IilnclS Lcr.

CIV. and Allie Hardman lost two
COWS few nights ago with some
thing like black leg. There is also
some terrible disease among horses
in that locality. We heard also of
one man dying from the effects of
the poisonous germs caught while
doctoring horse, but this lacks
confirmation.-Ca Calhoun Chronicle.
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RacI5 Hurt.

Mr.. John p. Reynolds, ono of
K. & NJ. resident engineers of this
city, had his back hurt few days
ago by lever on his engine. He
is now laid up at his homo, but
will DO all right in few days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Made Against Dr. IG. Il. Van
Week, by. His Wife, Who
Sues for Divorce.

Special to Register
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 20.
Mrs. Mary YanVleok, who has
instituted suit against her husband,
DR.. q. e. YanYleok, makes some
sensational charges against him, in
her CROSS bill which she has filed.
She charges him with forging
checks on her deposits in bank and
also raising checks which she gave
him. She claims to have given
him money with which to purchase
his wedding suit The trial of the
case promises tremendous sensa-
tion in Charleston, as the parties
are prominent people.
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NIarricd.

The marriage of Mr.. Fred John
son, of this county, to Miss Maggie
Maxwell, of Portsmouth,, is thus
spoken of by the Portsmouth,
Times, of Wednesday evening,
March 18th:
"The home of Mrs. e. A, Max
we'll, at Gallia avenue, was the
scene of very pretty wedding to.
day at 1:8O O'clock. The ones
most interested were Miss Marga-
ret Maxwell and Mr.. Fred Johnson,
of PIT. Pleasant. The house was
tastelully decorated with palras and
flowers. Promptly at the appoint
ed hour Miss Name BRANDED played
the wedding march and the bridal
party entered the parlor. First
oame the officiating Clergyman,
Rev. w. FL. Horgett and next the
groom and his best man, Mr.. VIM.
Somerville, of Huntington, w. Va
Last, and most interesting, came
the bride leaning on the arm of her
brother, Mr.. Charles Maxwell.
Underneath festoons and love.knots
of smilax the beautiful ceremony
was said and listened to with an in
tense interest by the guests pres
ent, whose names are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. jas. A Maxwell, Mr..
Charles Spencer and sisters, Myrtle
and Mamie Spencer, Mrs Frank
McColm, Miss Mabel Mallory and
brothers, Messrs. Meredith and
Enrol Mallory, Miss Lucy Ray
bouId, of Middleport. An excell-
ent wedding feast was served
Many valuable gifts were received.
The bride was married in travel
ing gown of cherry colored cloth
and her flowers were white carna-
lions. On the @. 81 o. afternoon
train Mr.. and Mrs. johnson left for
Point Pleasant to make their future
home The good wishes of host
of friends go with them"
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Notice.

All persons receiving statements
from us by mail or otherwise, are
requested to call and sottle. All
accounts not settled ina reasonable
length of time, will be placed in
the hands of an officer for collect
ion. Respectfully,
j. FRIEDMAN 81 Co.
nov. 10Th If.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Read the change in the adver-
tisement of Messrs. Dearborn a.
Poore, tho Dry Goods Merchants,
Gallipolis, Ohio, in today's paper,
announcing their Spring Dress
Goods. &c.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The State Board of Health of
West Virginia will meet in Wheel
ing, April 4, 1899, at 8 a. m for the
purpose of examining applicants
for license 10 practice medicine in
West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

a local paper is often accused of
bias in giving personal notice
commenting on the coming and
going of some and emitting others.
The accusation is invariably wrong
and unjust. The fault is with the
people and not with the editor. He
is always willing and even anxious
to tell who comes and goes, if he
can find out, but a country paper
cannot afford to have score of sal
aired reporters and must depend
on the people TO some extent. If
you have visitors let us know who
they are and whore they came from;
if any thing happens in your vioin-
ity let us know about it.
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Died.

Saturday at his home on Old
Town, of consumption, Mr. Geo.
w. Knopp, aged 81 years. Funer-
al from Bethany Church at lO:3O
o'clock this morning. Interment
in family burying ground.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Business on tho Ohio River
Railroad is showing very crafty
ing increase, and tho income ac-
count is growing in proportion.
The earnings for January, Febru-
airy and the first week in March of
this year arc moro than $1,000 in
excess of the same period last year.
Business in both the freight and
passenger lines has increased, and
theaoutlook is considered better
now than it has been for several
years past for profitable season.
-Parkersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, Il you used
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
OF sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build up your health. Easy
to take. Try them. Only % cents.
Money back II not cured. Sold by Ii.
w. NJ. HooT, Druggi t.
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GOSSIP.

Gossip! How sho runs about
on tho street; in every store, in all
the churches and societies she finds
a foothold. Gossip has made homo
a hell upon earth. Gossip has
parted husbands and wives. Cos
sip has blackenod and sullied the
character of many pure girls.
Gossip has parted lovers who
would have been very happy if it
were not for gossip. One little
indiscretion will cause gossip to
arise with new strength, and start
out on her mission. Her, did we
say? We ought not to, for we
have our male gossipers, and, as a
rule, they are ten times more veno-
nous than the females. A good
healthy man gossiper is about as
mean and low and dangerous as
tho meanest thing on earth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The X. & M. Railway, will this
season, lay down heavy steel rails
along the whole track from Point
Pleasant to Charleston, in order to
moet the increasing heavy demands
of the coal shippers, who have now
about all the lake trade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Mr.. j. r. Couch, from up the
Kanawha, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. l.. A. Starkey, of Glenwood,
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Mr., j. e. Frazier, of Frazier's
Bottom was in town yesterday.
Miss Reba Bealo is sick with
measles.
Mrs. John @. Porter is visiting
relatives at Gallipolis.
Mr.. VIM. Steenbergen, of CALI
polls Ferry, was in town yesterday
on business.
Mr.. Frank Day and daughter,
Miss Matte, of Five Mile, were
visitors here Saturday.
Mr.. Robt. j. Patterson, merchant
at Maggie, was II business visitor
here yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. H. Rusol, of Washing
ton, Pa, is business visitor in
our city.
Mr.. Thompson Beale, who has
been sick with measles, is able to
be out again.
Mrs. Annie Ryan, of Leon, is
visiting Misses Cornelia and Mag
gle Smith, this city.
Mr.. O. A. Lewis left Monday
morning for near Pitttsburg, on an
extended business trip.
Mr.. Mack Hawkins and two sis
ters. left last Tuesday on tho
Greenwood for Raveuswood, to at
tend Union College.
Mrs. e. +. Sayre, of Millersport,
Ohio, who has been here on visit
to her mother, Mrs. O. II. p. Van
NIatre, left for her homo yesterday.
We regret to announce that our
young friend Mr.. Griff II. Smith,
one of the proprietors of the Ph0-
nix Hotel, is very sick, threatened
with pneumonia.
At the Saturday afternoon re-
oital at the Conservatory of Music
in Cincinnati, we were glad to or
servo in the Commercial Tribune
that Miss Virgie Hughes, of this
city, took prominent part
Mrs VIC, Van Matre, of Wash
ington, ID. O., who has been visit
ing relatives here, left this morn
ing for Ravonswood, where she
will visit for few days, and from
there will go to Pittsburg and
thence home.
Chas. Garrett, S. b. Montgomery
and Miss Belle Ball, employees of
tho Second Hospital for Insane at
Spencer, passed through town yes
to-day, on their way after patients
from up the @. & o., N. & W. and
K. Il NJ. Railroads. Miss Ball
spent tho day with Mrs. Judge
Guthrie.
Rev. e. Edwards, pastor of the
English Baptist Church at Miners
Vile, Pa, when suffering with
rheumatism, was advised to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He
says: ga few applications of this
liniment proved of great service to
mo. 1t subdued the inflammation
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The Merritt flour mill at Bar
louisville was swept away by the
recent HIGH water.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
BcrlksIlirc Pigs.

Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs.
Orders booked now. Prices low.
Apply to B. r. STEVENS,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Winter is over, b'gosh, and our
spring blowing must begin. We
are rampant for work in the fertile
corn fields. We want to turn back
the very subsoil and have the black
birds track after us and pick up the
mullygrubs. Yes, we want to do
lots, but we won't impair our health.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
DEAD.
Il. A. Carr, a Prominent Bust
ness Man of q
Died This Morning,

BY Long Distance Telephone.
CHARLESTON, March 81, 1890
L A. Carr, prominent business
man of this city, died at 8 O'Clock
this morning. He had been sick
for some time. His death will be
a great loss TO Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

At the recent session ofthe West
Virginia Legislature an act WAS
passed providing for the re-assess-
ment of real estate next year. The
County Court of each county is to
recommend five men to the State
Board of Public Works, and the
board will select two of these as as
SCISSORS. 1t is believed that by the
provisions of this law the assess
ment will be more equitable than
heretofore.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

To avoid taking the grip use
good whisky, which can be found
at Stockton Bros, Gallipolis, o.
I'm.
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FOR RENT.

A farm at Letlrt, w. Va. Tenant
to furnish teams and implements.
Address l.. d., Letart, w. Va.
mar / If.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Correspondents are again re-
minded that their communications
will not be published unless their
real name accompanies their letter,
no matter how familiar we are
with their mon de plume" Sew
eral letters are left out today on
that account.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

tie difficult for mon to check
their expenses unless they have a
bank balance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
Sixteen Items,

correspondence, Goth.
1t seems spring is almost with us
again.
Prayer meeting Mt Mt. Valley
Wednesday night and Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. p. Martin is no better ut this
writing.
Mrs. j. r.. Dabney spent the.past
week with her relatives at Mt.
Zion.
Mr.. Benrimnn Pearson is employed
by j. w. Write.
Mr.. Henry Reece, of Upland, was
n pleasant caller ut Mr.. s. w. Reece's
recently.
Grandpa and grandma Dabney are
seriously i'll at this writing.
Mr.. II. ID. Lockhart who has been
the guest of his friends for several
weeks, has returned to his home near
Hogsett.
j. w. Bechtle, of Elwell, was n
business caller Mt w. Johnson's last
week.
Mt. Valley School will close March
Goth, by Squire II. Bateman.
Mr.. Joseph Dabney was pleasant
caller at j. W. Carnifax's Sunday.
The party given ut A. j. Postens'
Saturday evening met with grand
success.
With sun and shadows
The days pass away,
And we all draw near
To our eternal day.
NESTAI, VIRGIN
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The place to find the best
WHISTLES is at Stockton Bros.
Gallipolis, Ohio. 3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
laterary Find.

Harper's Weekly.
oh no, it never crossed my heart,
To think of thee with love,
For we are severed far apart
AS earth and arch above;
And though in many midnight
dream
Thou promptedst fancy's brightest
theme,
/ never Thought that thou couldst be
More than that midnight dream to me.
A something bright and beautiful
Which must teach me to forget
Ere can turn to meet the duh
Realities that linger yet
a something girt with summer flow
ers,
And laughing eyes and sunny hours;
While IStoo we'll know-will be
Not even n midnight dream to thee!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Essays on tho advance of spring
are now due.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

The new bridge across New river
at Sewell was swept away by the
recent high water. The bridge was
built in 1897 at cost of $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22
Frightful Blunder

Will often cause horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, the best in the world, will
Kill the pain and promptly heal it.
Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Bolls, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup-
tions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
% cts n box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by CIV NJ. Hooif, Druggist
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t3iEltsoNAL.

FROM Saturdays DaIlP.
Mr.. CALLAHAN Eastman, from uL
Kanawha, was here yesterday,
Mr.. John S. Hanly. of Apple
Grove, WAS in town yesterday.
Mr.. Balsar Luh, of Deer Lick
was in town yesterday,
Mr.. II. q. Rairdop, of Leon, was
here yesterday.
Miss Daisy Pullin, of Debby. is
visiting the Misses Selbe.
Capt. j. w. Keister, of Ashton.
was in town yesterday,
a little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Alinder, of Heights. is seriously i'll
with Pneumonia.
Messrs. Pat Gleason and * Nc
Le5d left this morning for Pitts
burg. They have positions on
the government look and dam work
near that city.
Mrs. w. @. Van Matre, of Wash.
ington City, and Mrs. b. f. Sayre,
of Millersport, Ohio, will arrive TO-
day to visit Mrs. o. ii. p. Van
Matre, No. 1908 Wand street.
Mr.. Josiah Morrow, who has
been in this county visiting rela5
tives, left yesterday, via K. q M
R'v.. for his home at BAY City,
Michigan.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. r P. Liter returned Satur-
day from Chicago, whore he bought
very fine horse.
Mrs. Susan Hogg nicely enter
tanned few friends Saturday even
ing at tea at her home on Nth and
Wand Street.
Prof. and Mrs. j. p. West, of
Mfddleport, returned home this
morning after few days visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Harper.
Miss Rhodie Long and Miss
Fannie Long, of South Side, who
have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. Geo. w. Stribling, will return
home to-day.
Mrs. S. j. Miller, returned Sat-
urday from Ravenswood, whore she
has been for the past several weeks
on account of the sickness of her
mother.
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AXius 2S300,

This is a new horse just pur-
chased and brought here by Mr.,
r. p. Liter. He is said to be the
best animal ever brought to West
Virginia; is handsome and is very
fast having a record of 2:20, as a
3.year old. We are now printing
the pedigree of this splendid
animal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

If you want pure whisky for the
grip, you will find it at Stookhoff
Bros, Gallipolis, Ohio. feb 8m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

BY posters printed at this office,
we learn that Mr.. John r. Couch,
Administrators of the estate of Mr..
Jas. w. Sanders deceased, will sell
on the premises, at public auction,
April Goth, 1899, commencing at
10 a. M, lot of personal property,
consisting of cattle, corn, farm i'm
plemente, etc.
The greatest foe to be conquered
in this country is ignorance. An
ignorant man is too ignorant to I'M
derstand an explanation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

When in need of pure whisky
for medical or family use, go to
Stockhoff Bros, Gallipolis, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Too many of Mason oounty's
young men are going West. There
must be cause for it, and that
cause is that Republican legislation
has made farming drudgery of
work without compensation. What
is true of farming is also true in all
other trades and channels of labor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Rev Il. Edwards, pastor of the
English Baptist Church at Miners
Vile, Pa, when suffering with
rheumatism, was advised to try
Chamberlain Pain Balm. He
says: ga few applications of this
liniment proved of great service to
mo. 1t subdued the inflammation
and relieved the pain. Should any
sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm
trial it will please me-" For sale
by G. w. NJ. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

West Virginia has more undo
veloped resources and wealth than
tiny othern eastern State. 1t con-
tains the making of many fortunes,
of magnificent empire; the abode
of wealth, culture and refinement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-22

Those who don't help pay for a
thing are always the first to want it
quick.
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E. NJ. Allen,

II. Nj. Allen,
The horse trainer, advertises the
services of Kanawha Star, a splen-
did horse, in this issne of the
Register. Lovers of good stock
would do we'll to call on him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
CHAPTER V.

any man serve me. let him follow me.
| Il was nearly midnight before the
service at the Rectangle closed. Gray
staid up long into Sunday morning
praying ana TALKING with I1JrIe group
of converts that, in the great expert
ence of their new life, chung to the
evangelist with a personal helplessness
that made it as impossible for him to
leave them as if they had been depend
ing upon him to save them from phys
1cal death. Among these converts was
Rollin Page.
Virginia and her uncle had gone
home about II O clock, and Rachel and
Jasper Chase had gone with them as
far as the avenue where Virginia lived.
DIR. West had walked on a little way
with them to his own house, and Rachel
and Jasper had then gone on together
to her mothers.
That was little after II. It was
now striking midnight, and Jasper
Chase sat in his room staring at the pa
pers on his desk and going over the last
half hour with painful persistence.
He mad told Rachel Winslow of his
love for her and she had not given her
love in return.
1t would be difficult to know what
was most powerful in the impulse that
had moved him to speak to her tonight
He had yielded to his feelings without
any special thought of results to him
self because he had felt so certain that
Rachel would respond to his love fer
her. He tried TO recall now just the i'm
preston she made ON him when he first
spoke to her.
Never had her beauty and her strene.,.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

To be continued next Sat
urday. This famous story, the
greatest social study since Bel
lamy's Looking Backward"
was begun in the HERALD of
Saturday, October al
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
For Sale Cheap.

One pew Columbus six horse power
gasoline engine comple'e: one saw
table with full set of saws: sbaf,inp
belts and pulleys to connect win er.
CINE; some carpenters tools First
class outfit for csrper te!s or coptrsc,-
Ors.
Can be seen at 81. P. Noakes'. conner
OF Overland and Santa Fe s-reets.
DAILY HERALD lhc ner aa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

DAILY HERALD 15c per wees.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-25
ONE DECORATION DAY.
How Its Observance Brought Abor
the Relief of a Needy Soldier

How Its Observance Brought About
the Relic of a Needy Soldier.
1t was May 30. All good people had
been warned TO turn out and decorate the
graves of the dead brave in our cemetery.
IL was in the early days after the war, and
every one was ready TO do his part. The
speaker of ths day, the town officials, the
village fathers were i'm carriages; the pret-
ty young girls dressed in white represent
ed the different States and carried flowers
i'll their hands as they rode in the big, old
omnibus in the procession. laundering af-
ter these came a dray carrying an easy
chair in which sick soldier was half re-
clining. He had been seen day after day
sitting at n window by Il generous hearted
woman. She had entered and asked him
about HIMSELF she had noted the poverty
in the room, the decrepit old father and
mother, and she had thought this was
good missionary work. She went out
among her neighbOrs, begging food, bed
ding, everything for the family. He told
her his story; how he had enlisted, start
ed for the front, had fallen i'll. suffered for
want of care in the barracks and had final
ly come home dishcartened and crippled
for life. Poverty, extreme poverty, had
come To the family. \ brother who had
Il family of his own was the only support
of them all. They were actually suffering
for food
So Decoration day came on and the good
friend caused the soldier to he taken to
the cemetery, where the address of the
day took its chief point from the afflicted
man, where a collection was taken up for
him and "A new start given him in life. A
little stock of pins and needles and the like
was furnished him, a string was fastened
to the oldfashioned latch of the outer
door. so that he could open it without trou-
bic. and, as he lay upon his couch, he sold
trifles to his neighbors and friends. The
pension surgeon took his case in hand, the
lawyers pleaded his cause and after de-
lay Of several years a pension was granted
him and few years farther on back pay
was allowed him. Relief from care and
anxiety has contributed toward his amend
met in health and he is now much better.
All this is the fruit of one Decoration
days work started by generous, impul-
sive woman.-Exchange.