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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

give this for the aOdole truth, but
there must have been some founda-
ton for it.
High, on hill to the left of
Pittsburg, lives Balser Luh, He
keeps good store of we'll selected
goods and the Deer Lick postofhce.
His broad acres lay we'll, and his
wife is one of the best women God
ever gave to bless the world. Their
son Henry is at home now giving
his attention to the raising of fine
strains of fancy poultry. Balser
himself has fancy for dogs---of
the Point Pleasant, Henry Wolf
variety. He has one, bought of
Henry, CROSS between all other
dogs, known and unknown. 1t is
as good an acrobat as some men,
and when he leaps for the high
limb of tree, plants his tushes in
and swings up, down and over,
by the hour, he is the admira-
ton of all beholders. The lap
earned, bob tailed, bow legged. flee
bitten, battle SCARED quadruped
may not be pretty, but he is agood
aCotch dog That is you have to
watch he don't get into hens nests
and egg cases. For this reason
Henry will not use his picture as
trademark on goods. Henry
Wolf didn't like to part with the
animal, of course, only the money
consideration induced him to do SO.
One of the best sheep growers of
this section, is Mr.. Wackgenhoot,
on adjoining farms. He has large
we'll arranged barn, equipped es-
peoially for the comfort of his
sheep in Landing season.
Within stones through of
Mr.. Luh is August Shuttle, and
near by, his brother Charles, two
sturdy sons of toll, that follow the
stoney streak, make good living
uI1u
Jesse Durham, who used to fol-
low the mechanics, is another sheep
grower, and good man, by the way.
About two miles from here is the
home of the old patriarch, Alex
Stephens, owner of large estate,
and prominent in the politics of
the county. Stephens postofEice
takes it's name farm him. He has
sold his store and other parties
now conduct it.
The old mill stands by the road
side. Hon. Warren Whaley, of
the "Pint," was here once election
eerring and is remembered by q
good many people, and doubtless
no better than he remembers them,
too, any way the big sacks of wheat,
under which he bowed his back, as
he demonstrated his ability to car
ry as big load up the mill steps
as any farmer could, They in
quired about him and when we in
formed them he is mayor of Point
Pleasant, one old soldier remem-
bered, chat if he can carry as big
a load as Point Pleasant on his
back, he must be good man yet"
Nobody knows the joke of it bet
ter than Warren himself, for while
he carried the wheat to the delight |
of the parties who hauled it, the
other follow carried the votes.
[Conclued on first pnge.l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

Capt j. Q. Porter lost two fine
COWS Monday night, on his farm,
near Ben Lomond. His stock barn
is built on bank, and some one
left door open that looked out on
the high side, and during the night
the COWS walked out of this door
nd fell several feet, and when
i uud in the morning were dead.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
TO
Bears tho n The Kind You Have Always BoUgN1
'is3 q Ga(zAz1zzW

The air-compresser for the water
works company arrived last night
and will be placed in position at
once. The company has been very
much delayed by the non-arrival
of this indispensable piece of ma
ohinery, and they will now hastily
complete their work,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
Enrns For Snlc.

have q number of farms, both
improved and unimproved, in Ar
Some of them are well timbered, and
all we'll watered, located in 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. MAUPIN,
apr7tf Arbuckle p. o., w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
If". list OF FEw cuRED,
Fiduciary Settlement,

The following fiduciary account
is before me for settlement, viz:
l.. G. Somerville, administrator OF
Mary @. Love, deceased.
Given under my hand this, Novem-
Der Goth. 1899.
JOHN e. BEILER.
Commissioners of accounts for Mason
County, w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

Many manufacturers are coming
to realize that in pushing up the
price of commodities they are re-
duoing consumption That, in
fact, they are killing the goose that
lays the golden eggs. This is es-
pecially true in the case of those
who have entered into trust com
binations in restraint of trade.
Fortified and protected by the Re
publican tariff, they have been able
to increase the price of their pro-
ducts to consumers, and the con-
sumers have sought to protect
themselves by using less and buy
ing less. There isl slackening de.
mand since the holiday trade closed,
with the prospect that the spring
and summer trade will even show
a falling off from the figures last
year. The trusts are unquestion-
ably killing our export trade,
and the treasury reports of the new
year will show this-when we get
them in detail, two months hence.
There is practically no paper ex-
ported to-day. The Lancashire
mills are underquoting American
cotton goods in the Chinese mark
ct. 1t is only question of time,
unless the homo prices are put
down, when forgein woolens will
come in here on equal terms.
There are natural laws in the COM
mercial world which even trust
combinations cannot set aside
Boston Post.
The merchants of Gallipolis have
agreed to close their stores at 6
o'clock p. m, beginning last Mon
day, January 9Th, and continuing
until April LIST. After that date
and until December 18th, the agree
ment provides for the closing of
the stores at 7 O'Clock p. m. This
has been the custom of the mer-
chants of Gallipolis for the past
number of years. They claim that
it not only gives the clerks rest and
what is honestly due them, but
gives the proprietors of the stores
a chance to pass few moments
with their families, or at least away
from the weary of business. They
also claim that it is more satisfac.
tory because it makes the clerks
take more interest in the business;
the clerks see that the merchant
has little mercy on him, and
therefore in return works hard for
him during the working hours
We would be glad to see our mer-
chants close their stores in the eve
ming and give the clerks little
freedom. Just think for moment
how many hours clerk works; he
goes to the store about 6:30 in the
morning, at noon he goes home on
a dead run and gullips down his
dinner in mad rush, he returns
to the store and puts in the after
noon. AT supper time he again
rushes to his meal. not hardly hpv-
ing time to salute his friends along
the sidewalks, as he passes by. He
again returns to the store and there
remains until 10 or 1920, and
sometimes until IL o'clock in the
evening. He therefore puts in
from Is to Is hours every day.
Who will be SO unmerciful rs to
not admit that the stores should
clOca ot n reasonable hOnr2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

This is little boys version of
the time: THE 1900 century has
arrived and we who are here now
will not see the 200 century come
=,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
DR.. B.

Tho Monongahela River Con-
solidated Coal and Coke Company,
of Pittsburg, is negotiating for the
purchase of the steamboat proper
ty of the Huntington and ST.
Louis Towboat Co, thereby re-.
moving all opposition SO far as
handling of freight in large lots on
the Ohio river and other tributar-
les is concerned. The deal in
cludes the sale of the towboats a.
Il. Frisbie, Fritz, Wash Honshell,
Jacob Heatherington, Fred Hart
veg and eighty square barges and
freight model barges
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

If it becomes fashionable for
preachers and pugilists to ex-
change pulpits we predict an in
crease in contribution box receipts
during the year 1900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
No taoodlOn Earth.

The longer We live the more
thoroughly we become disgusted
with the chronic GROWERS who in
fest the atmosphere of progress
with their ignorant calamity exola-
nations on the street corners, and
the more ignorant they are. the
more contemplate they appear in
the eyes of the decent and enlight-
ened people. They are too selfish
to aid in public Improvement them
selves, and too mean to even make
their own existence comfortable.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

The vital essential of revival
power in any church is a clear,
conscious experience of salvation
on the part of the membership.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

The reason why mans hair
falls out SO long before his whiskers
do is because the hair is from IS
to % years older. That's plain
enough.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

It used to be the style to go on
your knees to propose to a girl,
but now it is right and proper to
take her on your knees. You have
her then,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

Let it not be forgotten that there
is no 18th of February this year.
According to the ordinary calcula-
ton, this would be leap year, but
the scientists whose self-imposed
duty it is to make the calendar
year keep in harmony with the So
lar year, have dropped the extra
day this time. So there will be
no formal license for maidens and
widows to pop the question" 1900,
aud timid lovers must do their own
proposing, unless they are willing
to wait until 1903.
1t is understood that hereafter
the police department will keep a
close lookout for boys who in
sist on riding freight trains in or
through the oity's limits. 1t is a
dangerous practice INDUCED in by
a large number of boys here and
often causes no end of uneasinets
on the part of the parents, and
scarcely week passes that in
stances of this kind are not heard
of.
Now, boys" said the Sunday
school teacher addressing the juven-
lie class, "who can tell me why ST
Peter is always standing at the
golden gateP" "Mebby he's lynn
fer the fellers what robbed him to
pay Paul." answered one small
urohin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

When a man starts out to decor
ate the town he never uses water
colors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

An item is going the rounds
about girl dying from tight lac
ing. A Missouri editor comment
ing on the fact says: "The corset
should be done away with, and if
the girls cannot live without being
squeezed, we suppose men can be
found who will sacrifice themselves.
AS old as we are we would rather
devote three hours day without a
farthing of pay than to see girls
dying off in this manner. Office
hours almost any old time"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

One thorn of experience is worth
q whole wilderness of warning.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17

No matter in what part of the
world man lives he will find that
the virtues of thrift, economy and
industry lead to success, and their
opposites lead to failure. Save a
little money every week.
The Latin for rubber neck" is
"oracker joke"-so there now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
COMING OF MONTAGUE WHITE.
Speculation as to How State Depart
ment VIII Receive Him.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The state de-
partment has not been advised from
any official source that Mr.. Montague
White. the consul of the TraHsvaal re-
public at London. is coming to Wash
ington as a diplomatic representative
Of the Transvaal republic. IN advance
of mis- coming the officials do not care
to forecast the decision of the depart
ment as TO his claim for recognition
The rule is to admit to the secretary Of
state any proper person who comes on
public business, but that admission
does not constitute an official reccgnl-
ton Of the visitor.
When Mr. White calls he viii I'M
doubtedly be seen by Secretary Hay,
but while the secretary may talk free
" with his visitor. that interview will
not in itself amount to an official rec
ognitiOn of AIR White as representa-
tive Of the Transvaal 1t viii remain
for the state department officials later
on to pass upon the suffeiency of any
credentials that Mr. White may bring
to establish himself in that character.
Colonel O'Beirne. who first sought
recognition, was refused on the ground
of hia American citizenship. What Will
be done in the case of Mr. White can
not be fOretold, but the government
may have the same reasons for declin-
ing to recognize the independence of
the TTansvaal that it had TO decline to
recognize Cuban independence, a course
in which it felt fully justified by the
results that followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
WILL MOVE QUICKLY.
British Consider Ladvsmith as Good
as Relieved.

London Jan. 19.-General Butler has
telegraphed the war office from Spear
mans camp, under date of last even
ing. as follows: Lord Dundonald with
a body Of mounted troops came into
action this afternoon with a force of
Peers west of Acton Homes. After a
fight ne occupied several kOpjes which
he is still holding Field COrneJ He'll
briun was killed, twenty burghers were
killed or wounded and fifteen prisoners
were taken. Two British soldiers were
killed and two wounded.
Messages from the front appear to
confirm the general impression that
events in Natal viii now move quickly,
though hardly as rapidly as the tongues
and pens Of the r-mongers. There
is nothing up to the present to sup
port the story that the relief of Lady
smith is an accomplished fact. but it
is learned Oh excellent authority that
the situation is now regarded at the
war Office with entire confidence and
that the beleagueTed town is considered
practically relieved although there is
no attempt to underrate the danger
and difficulty Of General Buffers task.
AS suggested in these dispatches yes
terday, General Warren was actually in
the vicinity of Acton Homes Wednes-
day, and a portion Of his force, under
Lord Dundonald. secured an important
position westward OF that place during
the evening Of Jan. II, on the Beers
right flank. threatening the Free Stat
ers' communication with their own
country by way Of Van Remains Pass
The British camp outside Of Ladysmith
ought to be visible from there, as the
intervening country is open.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett. II. P,
who has arrived at Fort Rensberg,
Cape Colony, expressed satisfaction
with General French's disposition Of
his troops. He visited ColeskOp yes
terday while the Smelling Of the Beers
camp was proceeding with such sue
cess that it is announced on good au-
thOTity that sixteen Beers and thirty
six horses were killed.
Advices from Cape Town say Web
ster Davis, assistant secretary of the
interior at Washington, sailed from
Port Elizabeth Monday fer Delagoa
Bay.
1t is understood the imperial yeoman-
~ viii be leavened before that force
goes to the front with considerable de-
taehments of experienced colonials ac-
quainted with Boer tactics.
The war office has made public dis
patches from Field Marshal Roberts,
dated today. recording the scouting
movements in Cape Colony, including
the ambushing Of the Australians when
two of the latter were killed and four
teen reported missing de ADDS.
"a Boer deserter states that the
enemy suffered severely IN attacking
French's advanced pest Jan. Is. Sew
enty Beers are still unaccounted for. 3"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
CENSUS OF HORTICULTURE
Florists VIII Be Asked to Make Fun
Returns.

Washington, Jan. flowing to the
unusual intelligence Of florists as a
class. and the fact that the statistics
Of their business which the census Of
fee requires. relate almost entirely to
the year 1888. q plan has been formed
for taking an early census Of 6orieul-
ture by mail, on special schedules. and
to tabulate and publish the returns
thereof early, while other branches of
the great work Of enumeration are in
progress.
Their. are approximately 10.500 florists
in the United States. The names and
addresses of a majority of them have
been secured and classified by the diVi-
sion of agriculture in the census Office,
and each known proprietor will soon
receive a COPY of the special schedule
devoted to this interest 1t will be ac-
ccmpanied by a list $50 far as ascer-
tained) of all the florists in his section,
to be by him corrected, added to and
returned to the department for use in
making the record complete and reli-
able.
This special schedule is not elaborate
or complicated It may De 1lled out
easily and quickly by any florist who
keeDs a reasonably accurate run of his
age devoted to Horticulture and of each
crop or variety of plants and flowers;
the total area in square feet under
glass and the area of each crop or va
riety of flower or plant raised there
under: the number of persons employed
and the total wages paid TO them; the
amount expended for catalogues, post
age. and fertilizers respectively, and
the gross receipts from the sales in
each subdivision of the business.
No private individuals will be per-
mitted to have access 20 the schedules
after they have been filled out and re-
turned. nor will the names Of persons
or firms giving information be pub
lished IN the census report Figures
only VIII be used and published and
the entire process and record of gath
ering information viii be confidential.
As the law requires the regular emu
meratOrs to obtain certain information
as tenure. value etc, during their Wis
its in June. the next census Of hori-
culture if the florists themselves shall
be prompt and conscientious in filing
out and returning the special schedules
soon to be sent to them, will be the
most perfect in history.
They viii be put to no expense, as
the necessary stationery. with en-
velopes properly franked, viii be pro-
vided for their use.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
REBUEEO BY THE GOVERNOR
WYOMING EXECUTIVE SCORES
A CAPTAIN.
Loaned Arms and Ammunition to
Sheriff During the Diamondville
Strike Troubles.


Cheyenne, WyO., Jan. 19.-Governor
Richards today sent a letter containing
a scathing rebuke to Captain Lawrence
L. Beard. company G, Wyoming ma
tional guard, Evanston, who was re-
Gently relieved of his command because
he loaned arms and ammunition to the
sheriff for use during the Diamondville
strike troubles y portion Of the letter,
which is really an order from the COM
mander-in-chief of the state militia and
is addressed to all officers of the guard,
is as follows:
Your failure to take immediate ana
proper measures to hold your company
in readiness for a call to duty, COM
pliance Wi-h orders received from -the
COMMANDING officer of your regiment,
was a fragrant violation Of the militia
laws Of the state, and is punishable by
dismissal from the service. Your an
swer to your commanding officer in
reply to his orders directing you to
hold your company ready subject to
call for field duty, evidences spirit Of
INSTRUMENTATION. which, together with
your leaning your rifles and ammuni-
ton to the civil authorities, is repre-
hensible in the extreme"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20

the cutting out Of the travelling freight
ana passenger agencies is true, lie is
going TO hitch his Shetland ponies - q
dump cart and haul ore out Of Benton 3
mine.
]. r. Wood, general passenger agent
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, has been
chosen orator for the next annual
meeting of the American Association
of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents that convenes IN Buffalo in the
fall.
The Chicago & Northwestern EaH-
way has placed an order for 10000 toms
Of steel rails with the Illinois Steel
company The Jersey Central has or
dered 5000 tons of steel rails from the
LackaWanna Iron & Steel company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
PASSED SENATE WITH EASE
BILL FOR OPENING FORT HALL
RESERVATION
No Difficulty Is Looked For In the
House-Protest Against Extension
Of Forest Reserves In Idaho.
(spedaI to The HeraldA

Washington, Jan Ex-senator Shoup,
Senator Heitfeld and Representative
Wilson Of Idaho called this afternoon
on Secretary Of the Interior Wilson and
filed a formal protest against the ex-
tension Of the existing forest reserves
in Idaho, and against the creation Of
the proposed new ones. The delegation,
however, united in approving the pro-
posed National ShoshOne park.
The ShOup bill for the opening of the
Fort Hall Indian reservation passed the
senate with ease this afternoon, and
the senator is much pleased at his sue
cess. The bill has been pending in two
congresses. There is little or no doubt
that the bill viii also pass the house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
SHELL BoER TRENCHES.
Naval Guns Do Destructive Work at
SpeaTman's Camp.

Spearman's Camp, Natal, Thursday,
Jan. is, SIS o. m.-The Boer trenches
have been persistently shelled by the
naval guns all day long. Small par
ties Of Beers were seen at intervals,
ans a large force, from the direction
Of I.adysmith. were seen tTekking
towards the northwestward British po-
sition.
A balloon did good service in observ-
ing that Lyttletons force made a dem
onstratiOn in the direction Of the
BrakefOntein kOpjes. four miles north
of the British position. under cover IF
a heavy artillery fire, to whica the
Beers did not respond. On the left Gen
eTal WdTTen's troops are now 10 pos
session of tvo prominent kOpjes behind
Spienloop. There was some Beer snip
ing. but it was Ineffective.
The CfraafTisust Beers evacuated
Prieska Jan. Is and returned north
ward across the river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
Terrible PLIGHT Of Sailors.

san Francisco. Jan. 19.-Advices
from Honolulu state that the bark
Agate. forty-eight days from British
Columbia for Honolulu. arrived at her
destination in a distressed condition
The vessel was long overdue. On the
voyage the Agate encountered severe
storms. The stateTO0ms were flied
with water and much Of the provisions
ruined. The fresh water gave out and
the crew were placed on short rations
A ship was sighted and furnished 200
gallons Of water to the exhausted sea-
men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20
SHOOTING OVER NINE.
Serious ARRAY at Silver Crown Camp,
Near Cheyenne.
Especial to The Herald)


Cheyenne, WyO., Jan. IA Lincoln
(Neb.) attorney named Ernest c. Ames,
who is also d mining expert went TO
the Silver Grown mining camp, twenty
miles north of Cheyenne, yesterday. to
examine a copper property which had
been filed on by a man named CIasCu.
Visiting the mine this morning they
We're met by a man named Horace
Adams, a resident OF the camp, who re-
fused to permit the examination, sag
ing that the claim belonged to his
father, who had located it many years
ago.
1t is not known what followed. ex-
cept that Ames was shot twice by
Adams, one ball entering the left leg
and another bullet struck a button,
and, glancing, tore a hole in Ames'
stomach. The wounded man is being
brought to Cheyenne.
Officers have gone out to arrest
Adams. It is not known whether Ames'
wounds are of a fatal character or not.