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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13

Our merchants could draw more
trade to town, if they would invite
the people to come and trade with
them Advertising is the custom
"bringer" and winner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13

we are authorized to announce
John s. Roush. Jr., of Graham Dis
trfct, as candidate for Assessor for
the First District, subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic County Con
Vention.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13
WOMAN
IS LIKE a DELICATE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

In good condition she is sweet and lovable.
and sings life's song on joyful harmonious
dtscordance and unhappiness. Just as there
is one key note to all music so there is one key
note to health. A woman might as well try
TO fly without wings as to feel we'll and look
we'll while the organs that make her woman
are weak or diseased. She must be healthy
inside or she can't be healthy outside. There
arc thousands Of women suffering silently all
over the country. Mistaken modesty urges
their silence. While there is nothing more
admirable than modest woman, health is
Of the first Importance. Every other con-
sderaton should give way before IL. Brad
fields Female Regulator is a medicine for
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13
OfLcss Moment.

wayne News.
If the election of 1900 involved
merely the supremacy of one of the
great political parties of the coun-
try it would be of far less moment.
The question of political supremacy
should not be tho actual spirit in
the coming contest. The very
principles under which the govern
ment has grown great and strong
are jeopardized and are in danger
of extinction. Their rescue is in
the hands of tho Democratic party.
The whole result rests with their
manner of acquittal, 1t is for them
to say whether our flag, which has
been hailed in every quarter of the
globe as the sacred emblem of lib
erty, shall no longer be emblematic
of freedom, but wave over the
blood stained soil of vanquished
dependents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13

Just now the leading candidates
for President are in the same pre-
dicament as many of the Point
Pleasant girls-Iooking for mates
that will mate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
LOMBARD STREET RULES.
Black Broadcloth and Tall Hats in He t
Weather-MustacheB Barred.

A heat wave must be at its height be-
fore the heads of certain old-establshed
banking houses reluctantly allow their
clerks to discard black broadcloth and
the tall hat for Il more comfortable form
OF attire. In normal weather. of course,
Lombard street tolerates no departure
from the traditional black coat and
topper and when occasionally some
daring clerk ventures to break through
that tradition. he is instantly ''carpeted''
by his indignant chief and told that it
mustn't occur again.
Even in these sweltering days. when
the embargo has been temporarily re-
moved, some venerable bank officials
have continued to wear with much os-
tentatlon buttoned-up frock coats and
heavy silk hats. They endure this mar
tyrdom grimly. and glare with scandal
aized eyes at their light-suited, straw
Matted juniors. The wearing of such
undignitied attire during business hours
constitutes, to the minds of these con-
servative old gentlemen, a species of
dissertation.
A very curious rule is the one to which
the members of Messrs Coutts' staff
have to conform. No clerk in the en-
ploy of that famous banking establish
ment Is permitted to raise a mustache
or beard The merest suggestion of
side whiskers is the fullest extent to
which the cultivation of hirsute adorn-
ment may go-so far and no further.
Ihe origin of this unwritten law is
wrap In mystery. London Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
THE DOUGLAS SHOE.

The best-advertised and consequently
the best-known shoe in the world today
is undoubtedly made by the w. l.. Doug
las Shoe Co. of BrOckton. Mass. The
one idea of this company has always
been to sell a shoe for $3.50 which equals
in every way the So shoes of any other
concern. They are able to do this on ac-
count of there being no middle mans
profit. as the goods are sold direct from
the factory to the wearer. In 60 of the
principal cities of the country they have
their own retail stores. The goods are
made in all sizes and widths. and few
shoes equal them for style and durabil-
ity.
The factory at Brockton employs over
100 hands, and all labor troubles are
settled by the state board of arbitration.
Nothing but union labor is employed and
pay about the best average wages of any
shoeworkers in the United States. The
factory pay roll amounts TO SIT ,43o per
week. This company makes shoes for
men only, and it is their proud boast that
over one million men wear them.-Den-
Vor Colo Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Public Health

And Public Morals are always enhanced
and improved, and Disease, Sickness
Poverty and Misery ameliorated or an
initiated, and doctors bills avoided by
educating the public: especially the
young men on subjects of vital impor-
tance concerning their physical well-be-
ing. The Peabody Medical Institute, No.
Bulhnch street, Boston, Mass, has
done noble work for mankind through
their great medical publications, which
have been read and Endorsed by many,
very many, thousands of people Their
last unique 94-page pamphlet, for men
only. entitled Know Thyself,'' should be
read by all the men throughout the land.
Sent free, sealed, on receipt of cents
for postage. Send for it today.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
THE MISSISSIPPI JETTIES.
Cost $5O,OOO,OOO and Now Are to be
Turned Over to the Government.


THE Eads jetties, IN the south pass of
the Mississippi delta, are now ready to
be taken over by the government" said
Estell NIcHenry of ST. Louis. one of the
administrators of the Eads estate, at the
Raleigh last night. 1.-THE twenty years
that the contractor was required to keep
tWenty-slx feet of water flowing through
the south pass have now expired, and ey-
cry condition Of the contract has been
complied with. By the terms of the re-
cent act of Congress the government may
assume control of the works by paying
over to the Eads estate the $4,000 yet
remaining Of the contract price. This
VIII be done as soon as a purchase price
Tor the plant has been agreed upon and
other details cleared up. 1t is not likely
that any obstacles will come in the way
OF hnal settlement, as it is provided
that the price to be paid for the plant,
which is outside the contract price for
building the jetties, is to be fixed by ar
bltration in case of a failure to agree.
The Mississippi jetties are among the
most gigantic engineering feats of the
world, costing in the neighborhOod of
Sa0.OO0O0O, and making 26foot chan
nel out Of stream where there was for
merry but eight feet Of water. This has
made OF New Orleans a port for the larg-
est among ocean-gOing vessels, where 9th
erwise only the smallest of craft could
have crossed the bars.
The Eads jetties, however, while they
are up to the specifications of the con-
tract, will not meet the needs of the flu
ture. They are already building vessels
that draw thirty feet of water. 1t is
now proposed that the government shall
build jetties in the Southwest pass that
will make of it channel with water for
even larger than 30foot draught vessels.
The Southwest pass has now only about
pi brings down having filled up eight feet
of it since the Eads jetties were built
twenty years ago" Washington Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
A VERY RARE FIND.
Fine Specimen of Rutilc from the
Mojava Desert.

The Los Angeles Herald states that
Henry r. Adams, a mining man who has
been in the Mojave desert many years,
has presented to. the collection of the
Southwest Miners association some
beautiful specimens of copper oxides and
carbonates from the Phalon mountain
district, as we'll as samples of alabaster
and rutile. The latter is very rare, and
comes almost entirely from Japan. Mr..
Adams found a single boulder Of this
beautiful crystal. weighing about forty
pounds, and broke it into a number of
pieces 1t is something like moss agate,
but the dark lines are perfectly straight
and cross each other at all sorts Of
angles. like the hair lines on the face of
a national bank currency note. 1t has no
value except as a rare and beautiful
CRYSTAL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
British Boxers,

The ''Chartists" were typical "Box-
ers." Their intentions at the outset were
good, and their demands by no means I'M
reasonable. Yet whenever they man
aged to get the upper hand frightful
scenes were invariably enacted. AT Bris-
tol they broke open the prisons, set fire
to the mansion house, the bishops pal
ace and more than an hundred private
dwellings, and murdered and pilaged to
their hearts content. Similar scenes
were repeated elsewhere. At Birming-
ham, in one short summer night July IS.
1880 well-nigh incalculable damage was
dCne.-London Correspondent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
AGRICULTURAL CURIOSITIES.
Two Strange Freaks Exhibited by
Michigan Farmers.

Portland, Mich. has an agricultural GU,
riOsity. 1t looks like a bunch of ears of
but is covered with silk. From the top
of the bunch. standing up like feather,
is long prong upon the end of which is
oats while the butt of it is corn. There
are perhaps twenty separate ears of
corn. The freak is the product of j.
c. Turner's farm in Dandy.
Ira Weeks. a farmer near Hanover,
Mich, is exhibiting a potato raised on
his farm, which has an iron ring embed
ded around the center.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without injury
as well as the adult. All who try it like
it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains. and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 25c
per package. Sold by all grocers
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
All Were Farmers Then.

In the first directory Of the city of New
York, published over 100 years ago. the
only Vanderbilts whose names appeared
were not members of the old Commo-
dore's family ancestors. They We're
Dutch, to be sure, and spelled their name
Van der Bilt.' The most prominent
among them was a truckman. At
that time the ancestors Of the present
millionaire family were prosperous farm
ers on Staten Island and their names did
not belong in a New York directory
New York Commercial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
What Do the Children Drink =?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made Of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee,
but costs about Il as much. All grocers
sell It 16c and 21c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Everything Upside Down in China.

China is the land where everything is
upside down. Thus in Canton the wom-
en- act as sailors and boatmen, while the
men are employed as chambermaids,
laundresses and seamstresses. In salu-
tation the Chinaman shakes his own
hand instead of that of his visitor. AS
mark of respect he puts his hat on in
stead of taking it off. Their signboards
are perpendicular instead of horizontal.
In reading Chinest print it is necessary
to begin at the right-hand side at the
LOuiS Renuhlic
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Rest for the ROwaES

No matter what ails you. headache to
a cancer, you will never get well until
your bowels are put right. CASCA-
REFS help nature, cure you without a
grippe or pain, produce easy natural move
ments, cost you just 10 cents to start get
ting your health back. CASCARETS
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in
metal boxes, every tablet has C. G. G.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Crosby TRANSPORTATION Co. and

Grand Trunk Ry. system, Grand Haven
Route, Shortest, cheapest and most
popular line to all points in Michigan,
Canada and the East Steamers leave
Milwaukee every night at 9:15 p m.
Write or call at ticket office, 400 East
Water ST
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Diet Of Animals.

Sea lions, seals, walruses and pelicans
are fed on fish when In captivity; mon
keys, young lions and hippopotami drink
milk-a full-grown hippopotamus will
absorb fifteen quarts of milk in a day.
fruit as we'll as milk; snakes require rab-
bits, chickens and ducks. A kangaroo
eats nearly 200 pounds of bread week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
ChiIdren's Books.

The late A. ". Tuer's collection of
children's books printed in the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth centuries was sold
in London recently for 5000. Among the
most valuable Of the books were Charles
Lambs Beauty and the Beast first
edition, which sold for $215: Charles and
Mary Lambs Mrs. Leicester's School,
500. and their Poetry for Children
first edition &405
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

death
r. of
don moved the following
O mira Dewey
cold
sncurabl and
uedi n we had reason
thankful
benefit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Boiled OR Distilled Water.

not be used either by grown people or
children unless there is danger from con-
tamination from the water in ordinary
use. Pure cold water is preferable. a
child may be given glass of cool, never
ice, water the first thing in the morning
say half an hour before breakfast; and
may also take glass on retiring.
A few years ago a bullfight took
place in Mexico, the toreador being
mounted on a bicycle. The rider, Manu-
el Garcia by name. was so badly injured
that he died soon afteward
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

The estimate is made that the ag-
gregate of expenditures by American
tourists to Europe this year, including
the prices charged for ocean travel. is not
far from $1OOOOO,OOO.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
The Wool Industry.

Montana, Nebraska and Texas report
very prosperous wool crops. Nebraska
has never raised so large crop of lambs
as this year. Texas has its largest crop
for eight years. The quality of Texas
wool is said to be constantly improving.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

do not believe Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption has an equal for coughs and
colds-John F. Boyer, Trinity Springs,
Ind. Feb. Is, 1900
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Fritz Mite, miner, brought his
7-weeks' odd daughter in a clothesbasket
all the way from Dawson City to New
York, 1000 miles in all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently
on the liver ana kidneys. Cures sick
heada che Price % and SOC
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Frank Coffe shot and killed a Mexi-
can vaquero at San Enlidio, forty miles
southwest of Bakersfield. Or, for an at
tempted assault OH little girl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

The jellyfsh has no teeth, but uses
himself as if he We're a piece of paper
when he is hungry, getting his food and
then wrapping himself about it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

A cycle factory in Philadelphia was
turning out machines last year at the
rate Of one a minute
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

ALI the flowers of the Arctic region
are either white or yellow, and there are
162 varieties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

PUTNAM FADELESS DYE pro-
duces the fastest and brightest colors of
any known dye stuff.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Married couples in Norway are priv
LEGGED to travel on railways at fare
and a half.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Wisconsin Hair Grower and Dandruf Cure
A guaranteed dandruff cure and hair promoter Send
for booklet, Wisconsin Pharmaca Co.. Milwaukee, Wis
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

LeROy's Harmless Headache Tablets
all headaches mail anywhere 25c--Segalls Drug
Store, 18th and Chestnut Sts., Milwaukee, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

The census of White Plains, n Y.
shows more dogs than people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Garlic. salt. bread and steak are put
into the cradle OF a newborn baby IN
Holland
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Fishers FlavOring Extracts are Endorsed
by pure fool laws and the u S. government for their
J PURITY and STRENGTH, A. j. Hilbert Co., Mw.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

The bells of Pekin. seven in num-
Der. weigh 10000 pounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

a single person who was prepared to dis
pute the point, or to offer any sugges-
tons as TO how many swallows it does
take to make a summer. Washington
Star,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Over 100000 pounds Of tea is CON-
sumed in England daily.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Mrs. WinslOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
eething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays PAIN cures wind collie 25c bottle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

She-'I read that book going over last
year, but [ remember almost nothing
about it," He-"Well, one retains so
| little Oh steamers. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

'There isn't much going on at present,
is there?'
Not with me. 1 put on the least and
letin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Remember said the oracular person,
that one swallow does not make sum
mer"
There's another of those fool PROV
CRIBS" exclaimed Sirius Barker Il have
heard that over and over again, always
spoken in a highly controversies tone.
And yet in all my life have never met
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Illuminated Chinese.-St. Louis
Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

The Thin Passenger-"Ever play
poker?'' The Fat Passenger don't
believe / ever was a real poker player.
/ have been a sort of assistant at one
time or another. '-Indianapolis Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Coob--'-I am building a new house
Webb-"Why didn't you have your old
one remodelledw
Cobb-"Couldnt afford it''-Harper' S
Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Turkey and Greece are without teIe-
phones.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

SHOULD | say, He is believed to be
dead again, CIR He is again believed to
be dead?' asked Mr.. Dinwiddle of Mr..
Van Braam.
The latter expression is correct. Of
course. IT man is dead. he is dead. The
idea is that previous report that he was
dead. which proved to, be false. has been
followed by another report, which is be-
lieved to be true
But | was speaking of the Emperor
of China
''Oh, that's different 1t doesn't mat
ter how you put it. "-Pittsburg Chroni-
cle-Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

''Willie you've been swimming
did you tell me, mamma, I couldn'
go in once more?"
II did,
"Well, I've been in six times. "-Har-
Ders Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
rs SHE APPRECIATED?

rs SHE APPRECIATED?
She has no dog to fondle,
She has no cat to pet;
She does not own a parrot,
She leads no social set:
She writes no learned papers
TO read where women meet,
But she can get up dishes
Her husband likes to eat.
Sterling Qll) Standard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Rival Thrills.-The Seaman--"Have
you ever been on battleship when she
clears for action?' The Landsman-
No" The Seaman-'Well, it is the
most thrilling and impressive moment
| don't know. Have you ever seen a
golf-club champion get ready to drive"
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Mrs. lcekOld-"Do you drink rum -
Mr.. William Walker-"Ah. wot a re-
lief it is to listen to a sensible question
like dat. All de society ladies L met has
such a monotOnous way o sayin, DO
you play golf" Have you met de
Prince? Are you off fer de Paris ex-
persition" Do | drink rum? Sure.
lady. Have you bottle on your hip?"-
Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Yes. the letter carrier perspircd SC
that last hot day that it took me two
hours to dry out Charles last letter so
could read it"
Poor man!'
We'll, | don't blame him entirely Ii
was one of Charles most melting let
tiers. and besides that he inclosed clip
ping of an early poem by Ella Wheel
er Wilcox: -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There were many tales told in the DAYS
of Old of scolding wives and henpecked
husbands, says the Scottish American
Evidently the ladies are becoming more
equal in their tempers, or their husbands
may have got the upper ham" There
is a story told of poor man who was
sorely tried by his wifes temper. On
one occasion a friend asked him if he
had ever seen a famous book which bore
the title The Afflicted Mans Conlpan-
ion
Il haze an edeetion OF in ma ain
hoose." said he.
Man, 1 wild like to sect said his
friend.
Come in bye, than" he said. At the
fireside sat his wife. Pointing to her,
he said, That's my copy o The Affiicl-
ed Mans Companion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

He-"Fraulein, love you madly; my
heart is broken on your account; my
passion makes me blind; | am deaf TO
the words of others -' She-"But
are you otherwise quite we'll ?'-Meggen-
dorfer Blaetter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Judge-''So YOU claim you struck him
iii self-defense?"
Prisoner-"Yes, yer honor; shure Oh
wouldn't a hit i'm at all if he had'n
turned on me fur trowin' a brick at i'm"
Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

Paddock Tin disgust. after the numbers
are hung up)-''Lobster Salad fourth
Darn the luck. anyway. And l played
him three ways, too"
Mrs. Paddock-"With so many horses
in the race dear. / think I'd have played
him at least five ways.''-Brooklyn Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
SPINNING WHEEL.
3 NOT THE REAL THING.

NOT THE REAL THING.
It's the imitation people who are always in
the way,
The people who are aping what the others
do or say a5s
Shall all be made to swelter when the sum
mer days are hot
Because some person, ill-informed, behaves
as he should not,
And simply lays his coat off, with suspend
erS full in view.
And says he is shirtwaist man and really
thinks it, too:
He wonders why the public should not wei
come and admire
His costume as it does his neighbours sen
sible attire.
The imitation people-how they haunt us
everywhere
The imitation singer, with note that
brings despair;
The imitation wag, who scorns all wit OK
cept his own;
The imitation monarch on his imitation
throne:
The imitation statesman, with his strut and
vocal roar
The world is moved to sadness by all these
and many more.
But when one longs for comforts garb in
days so fiercely hot
The imitation shirtwaist mans the tough
est of the lot. Washington Star.