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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
AN experiment.

The Philadelphia Ledger says
that "bacterioloist asked woman
who did not usually have to go on
very dirty streets if he might mako
an experiment on ore of her dress
skirts. 1t was comparatively new
one, and received daily brushing.
He found on part of the skirt bind
ing at the hem the following small
menagerie: Two hundred thous.
and germs, many bearing diph-
liberia, pneumonia and tonsolitis all
so collection of typhoid and CON
sumption microbes"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Pensions.

The following veterans in Ma
son county have had their pensions
increased:
John w. Henry, Henderson,
from SIT to $24 per month; Geo.
A. Greenlee, Sc to So per month;
David w, DooIittle, deceased, SIG
to $24 per month.
Nancy Doolittle, widow Point
Pleasant, allowed n pension of $12
per month; and Frances Howell,
Heights, $12 per month.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Threatened Riot in Porto Rico.
McKinley's jungle war in the
Philippines has been justified on
tho ground that tho Tagalogs
brought it on themselves. They
could not, we were told, grasp our
idea of civilization or realize the
immense advantage of benevolent
assimilation. They flew to arms
without proper understanding of
what they were doing, and are sim
ply paying the penalty oftheir own
indiscretion.
Granting that alIthis is true, how
can it apply to that other insular
possession, Porto Rico, whore the
Inhabitants are now on the eve of
riot? To be sure, they will not
rebel as theyorealize that such a
course would be absolutely hope
less. But does anybody doubt that
they would fly to arms if they had
thousands of square miles into
which to- back as the t4llplnos
haye2
When Gen. Miles arrived in
Porto Rico he was received with
open arms. Inhabitants of that
island had heard of the great re-
public to the northwest, and they
believed that annexation would
mean the opening of prosperous
epoch in their history. The shame
lessness with which they have been
treated is now matter of record.
Where they had hope they are now
beginning to despair, Their re-
spect for America is turned into
hatred.
They cannot rebel, but they can
riot and plumber and pilfer and re-
sort to brigandage. And Congress
men at Washington will be direct
ly responsible. They are playing
cheap politics now while women
and children are starving to death
in Porto Rico.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
NO. 81
NInl,es n Ditference.

Fairmont Index,
Two months ago Congressman
Freer was riding on the highstide
of favor in his party. He could
easily have received renomina-
tion for Congress, and when he en-
tered the race for the nomination.
for Governor it looked as if he had
more than a fighting chance of win
ming. Now he is practically out of
the race. a few weeks makes a
great diffeTence with the pEospects
of some statesmen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Personal Mention.

$ron wednesday's Daily
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Cox, of Beeci
Hill, were in town yesterday.
Mrs. VIM. Doolittle, living on
Hon. James Capeharts place, is
quite sick.
Capt. w. @. Greenlee and Mr.
A. Z. Sullivan, of Leon, were bus
mess visitors in town yesterday,
Mrs. X. V. Whaley, who has
been on an extended visit to rela-
tives in Wayne county, has re-
turned to this oity.
Mr.. It. A. Saunders, of Hern,
called at this office Tuesday and
renewed his subscription to the
Weekly Register.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. Samuel Roberts, of Grimms'
Landing, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Mason Long and Miss Ster-
rett, of Beech Hill, were visitorsin
town yesterday
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Eads, on Mr.. Eastham's farm,
Tuesday, March 81, a son.
Mr.. B. Luh, of Deer Lick, q
large dealer in produce, etc is in
town on business.
Mr.. Chas Steenbergen, of CALI
polls Ferry, has returned from
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, whore he has
been taking a business course.
Mr.. E e. Foglesong, near town,
called at this office yesterday, and
paid his subscription to the Week
ly Register.
Miss Bertha Steinbach, who has
been here on short vacation with
her parents, has returned to the
State Normal School at Hunting
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Long, of
South Side, and Mrs. Geo. w.
Stribling, of this city, cleft yester-
day for Swan Creek, Ohio, to visit
relatives.
Mrs. j. w. Ward and little son
Tosh, of East Bank, and Mrs. j.
M. Butler, of GAllipolis, we're the
guests of their sister, Miss Flora
Ward, yesterday.
Mr.. Geo Gable, who has been
here from Marietta on a visit to his
parents, returned this morning.
Mr.. Gable has resigned his position
with the Buckeye Store and has
accepted one with Mr.. @. w James
shoe dealer of that city.
Mrs. Carlisle L. Whaley and
children left for Norfolk, Virginia,
yesterday evening, to join her hus-
band who has been employed there
for some time, and where they will
in all probability make their future
home. Success attend them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

J dge Ira j. McGinnis, well
known all over the State, died at
his home in Guyandotte, Tuesday,
March 9th. The immediate cause
of his death was cancer of the
stomach.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The roads are still monarchs of
all who undertake to navigate them.
They are almost impossible in most
places and absolutely SO in others.
The people in the country are cut
off from one another as if they lived
in different counties.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Many big strikes have begun in
other states but none have been
started in West Virginia and we
hope for the good of everyone con-
cerned that they will not start this
summer. Other states have their
hands full now and moro are ex-
peoted to start later.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Among the many who need more
religion are. The man who allows
his horse to stand at the free hitch
ing rack during a stormy day to
save ten cents; that counterfeit who
lies six days out of the week, then
sits in the front seat at church on
Sunday; that chap who growls like
a wild beast when his wife asks him
for money; that woman who whis-
pers about that some other woman
is not what she ought to be; that
preacher who is always looking for
an easier place and higher salary;
that man who walks the street with
his hands in his pockets while his
wife takes in washing, and the man
who is able and will not take his
home newspaper but borrows il
from his industrious neighbor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Everyone is remarking the purity
and clearness of the water that is
being supplied by the water COM
pany. 1t is a supply that isas pure
as it can be made and Point Pleas
ant is fortunate above many sother
towns where they cannot get such
a supply.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

According to tho testimony of
Golden, the Republican politician
of tie kentucky mountains, the
murder of Goebel was deliberately
planned as a part of the scheme to
keep possession of the State Gov.
ernment, another part being to en-
ter the Legislative halls if necessary
and shoot down as many Demo-
Gratis as would be required to give
the other side majority. This
witness told this remarkable story
undor an oath as matter of course,
and as if Wholesale assassination
were thing that nobody true to
his party would object to!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

West Virginia has three officials
who are name sakes of three early
presidents of the United States,
The mayor of Charles Town is
George Washington; the Sheriff
of Braxton county is John Adams
and the Sheriff of Hampshire
county is James Monroe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The Camden Clay Co. at Spill
man, are doubling their capacity
for making brick. They have or
ders covering their entire output
for several months ahead.-The
West Virginian
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, II 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 q
w. NJ. HoofT, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Mrs. Emma Honaker, aged SO

Mrs. Emma Honaker, aged so,
formerly Mrs. Col. f. r. Hassler,
nee Cromley, died at her home in
Ripley, jackson county, yesterday.
Mrs. Honaker was kind. hearted,
generous and lovabIe woman, and
her wide circle of friends will very
much regret to learn of her death.
She leaves two grown children, a
son and daughter, Many of her
near relatives reside in this county.
Misses Mamie and Mary, and
Messrs. William, Samuel Edward
and George Cromley are her sisters
and brothers. The Register ex-
tends its sympathy in their sorrow.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Mnrmurs OF. the NIoues.
Leghorn hats are expected to be
very popular this summer.

Leghorn hats are expected to be
very popular this summer
With elbow sleeves all sorts OF
ornaments will be worn.
Black silk stockings with white
lace medellions set in the instep,
are very chic.
White cloth is being made up
into very handsome costumes for
summer.
For visiting, teas, card parties,
concerts, lectures and SO forth
delioately tinted gowns are in
favor.
A piece of inch wide white satin
ribbon sewed inside tho neckband
of bodice protects the throat from
the defaoing mark that is a com
mon result from the wear of the
prevailing high dress collars. 1t
is not intended that the ribbon
shall show from the outside.
Black and white effects are more
pronounced than ever in both Co.'S
tunes and millinery. White or
candies are made up with wide in
sertions of black ohantilly or
French lace, and the new gown of
any sort which has no touch of
black or white, or both, is the
grand exception. Even the light
cloth gowns elaborately trimmed
with lace, which have no black at
any other point, will have small
square black velvet bows on the
front of the bodice, possibly down
the front of the vest, if there is no
other available space. White
MORE or bIackoIoth is another
fashionable combination.
a Mason County Boy Dies in the
Far Away Philippines.
We see by the casualty report
from General Otis to the War De-
partment at Washington, that Will
liam Knuckles, of Company E, 42d
Inf, died on March 10th of typhoid
fever. The deceased was resident
of this county and enlisted with
Lieutenant Charles II. BeRle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Andy Zeiher and Capt. Sam
Parsons have sold their interest in
the towboats Convoy and Eagle,
and also the Convoy barge line to
Il. j. Hall, of Covington, Ky.
The Ebersbach's hold on to their
shares in these boats.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

West Virginia presents more cp-
portunities to mako money than
does any other state in the Union.
1t does not make any difference
what kind of business one engages
in the opportunity is right here in
West Virginia, and new comers will
be given the glad hand of Welcome,
and such assistance as they can
show that they deserve. Men who
arc seeking to get something for
nothing are not wanted in West
Virginia. What is wanted are
hustling up-to-dete men, who have
money enough to do their own
starting, and the rest will come as
soon as the people see that they are
in earnest to become factor in the
upbuilding of our Big Mountain
State.-The West Virginian.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The public reading room seems
to be growing in popular favor.
However, the churches do not take
the interest in it's up-buildig that
they should.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

A Republican Congressman is
authority for the statement that
the promise of big campaign con-
tributions from the trusts is what
caused the administration to
change it's position of tariff on
articles imported from Porto Rico.
For tariff the trusts rendered
plenty of campaign money, and
they got it. That is the Republi.
can idea of running government
on principle. Partnership with
trusts and law making for the COM
bines is what the Republicans con-
slider a government of the people,
for the people and by the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

All, did | hear n cheerful robin? No.
'Tis Tommy whistling rs he shovels
snow.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Despite the cold, raw weather,
the trees are beginning to bud, the
grass is springing up and "home-
made green's" are making their ap.
pearance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Happiness results from being
content with what you haven't got
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The Assessors are getting ready
to commence their annual assess
ment. They will be around call.
ing on the people in few days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

1t sometimes happens that the
grounds upon which a girl bases
her refusal of a young mans offer
of marriage is his lack of ground.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Lots of men get rich by helping
other men mako of fools themselves.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The men who are now almost "broke," +"
But little enjoy an Easter hat joke.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

On Tuesday next the Senate will
vote on the Puerto Rican measure.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Messrs, j. w. Steenbergen &
Sons, of Gallipolis Ferry, sold to
Mr.. j. p. Down, of Marietta, a
short horn bull calf and two fine
COWS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

An honest man always keeps his
credit a little better than his clothes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The bonds Of friendship are
stronger than the ties of kindred.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Ignorant men area good while
in finding out whnt ails them
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs.
taken with bad cold which settled
on my lungs; cough set in and finally
terminated in Consumption. -Four
Doctors gave me up, saying l could
live butn short time. 1 gave myself
up to my Savior, determined If could
not stay with my friends on earth, !
would meet my absent ones above.
NV husband was advised to get DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump,
ton, Coughs and Colds. l gave it a
trial, took in all eight bottles 1t has
cured me, and thank God, am saved
and now n well and healthy woman.
Trial bottles free at G. w. Nj. Hooh's
Drug store. Regular size soc. and
$1.O0. Guaranteed or price refunded.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Elmer Withee, engineer on en-
gine 30, of the o. r. r., has been
transferred to the n. & w. running
betweon Portsmouth and Kenova,
to learn theroad.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Curious.

1t is curious fact that in 1893
Easter fell on April 2, for the fret
time in sixty.two years. This year
it occurs on April 10, for the first
time in sixty-two years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Marriage liceuse issued Thurs.
day: RufAs Pringle and Lucy
Stone.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

In 1896 the Republican cam
paign fund was $18,OOO,O0O. This
year the Republican leaders and
the Trusts have so much at stake
that there will be an effort made to
raise $8O,OOO,OO0 to re.eleot Mo-
Kinley. Bryan's election will be
made by honest votes, not by mon
Cumberland Alleganian.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The control of the Norfolk g
Western Railway has passed into
the hands of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

An engine on the N. g. w. Ry.
blew up near Dingess, Tuesday,
resulting in the death of engineer
Buck, and the serious injury of
fireman Sharp.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Questions Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
large sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
anything else for Indigestion or BIZ.
liousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis.
Nervous Prostration. or Heart Fail
ure, sc. They used August Flower
to clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu-
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only
need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you
matteT 1th Shffo yon 8 Sample 4S Sottes s
free at Geo. NJ. Hooff, this city; w. e.
Rutteucutter, Mason; E. s. Bright,
Brighton; @. e. Bettinger, Leon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

If a woman thinks she knows
more than her husband she never
ceases to tell him so.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Lots of ps le never cast their
bread upon the waters unless there
is reporter around to make a note
of it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Capt. Gordon Green is going to
build larger and finer packet
than the Greenwood for the Pitts
burg and Charleston trade. The
Greenwood can't handle all the
business offered her. After the
new boat-is built the Greenwood
may enter the Marietta and Charl-
eston trade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Some of our side walks are in a
bad shape and should be put in
repair.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

1t seems strange that some one
does not build nice convenient cot
tages for rent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Fine feathers may not make fine
girls, bat with the assistance of the
milliner they make fine bills.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
A Prize for Students of Horticul-
tIIrc.

AS a mark of the growing inter
est in, and importance of, Horti-
culture in West Virginia, Hon
FL. w. Miller, one of the directors
of the Allegheny Valley Orchard
Co., has offered prize of $1O.00in
gold to the student in the Univor-
sity making the best grades in the
course in fruit culture, and writing
the best essay upon some practical
problem in fruit growing.
This is an encouraging move for
the fruit interests of the State, and
shows the interest that practical
men are taking in the instruction
offered. Nowadays when it is a
battle with fungi and insects, as
we'll as with ones competitors in
tho market, the old way of begin
ming at the bottom and finding
out by experience is out of the
question. Gardners used to be
made by the apprentice system,
but life is too short for that now.
In our Agricultural Colleges the
young man or woman can now get
moro that will truly make for sue
cess in gardening in one year than
the apprentice could hope to get
three. Practical men like Mr..
Miller appreciate this and the
prize Which he offers to
the students in Prof. Ccrbett's
course in Fruit Culture is a tangi-
BILE evidence of his belief in this
kind of instruction. Nothing can
be more gratifying to the student
pursuing such studies, or to the
teacher giving the instruction,
than the manifestation of such in
terest and cooperation on the part
of the leaders in practical horti-
culture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Whatever benefit this weather
may be, one thing We are sure of,
it is not an antidote for la grippe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Another advance of 20 per cent
in coal, to consumers, is fixed t,
go into effect April 1st, 1900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

contented mind, like many 9TH
er blessings, is more easily lost than
gained.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Whosoever would buy desires
first to know where to purchase. 1t
is the province of the advertisement
to furnish this information. Well
constructed advertisements bring
much of the contents of the stores
within range of the eyes of intend
ing purchasers accommodates, and
shoppers are thus enabled to choose
what they want before they leave
their homes. The alert merchant
helps himself materially by thus
helping the purchasing public to
reach a quick decision.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The truth is that the consistency
and honor of the Republican party
were sacrificed for cheap and cow
ardly political reasons, and the NOR
al sense of the party was outraged
at the bidding of the smallest fly
that ever buzzed around the hub of
progress Chicago Times-Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
A Frightfml RInnder

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
25 cts. n box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by CIV NJ. Hooff, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Atthis time, when General Miles,
pledge, the provisions of the peace
treaty, the presidents "plain duty"
message, Secretary Roots unquali-
fed recommendation, and the tenn
per of the Puerto Ricans are all
taken into consideration, the coun-
try refuses to believe that there can
be any right or Justice in the latter
day effort to treat the island as an
alien. Baltimore American rep.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Spring fever germs nro waking
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Empty houses are scarce in tho
city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Shall We IeuIe by Love or Fear.
Plutarch said that men entertain-
ed three sentiments concerning the
ancient gods; they feared them for
their strength, admired them for
their wisdom and loved them for
their Justice. jefferson taught the
doctrine that governments should
win the love of men. What shall
be the ambition of our nation, to
be loved because it is just, or to
be feared because it is strongP--W.
j. Bryan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Garden beds are clamoring to be
made.