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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Pine Grove.
Correspondence Apr. bal.

Corr espondence Apr. 3D..
II. l.. Reed. wife and son Leslie,
made trip to Beech Hill Wednes-
day,
Miss Fannie Poffenbarger is on
visit to friends at Arbuckle.
Messrs. Abner Day, VIM, Will
son, Of Five Mile, Chas. Lawrence,
of Flaxton and Robert Fadley, of
Arlee, spent Sunday with Mr.. j. E
Maddy and family.
Miss Mary Poffenbarger has
gone to Glenwood to visit her aunt
Mrs. j. e Hannah.
MIR. Ed. Kidwell, of this place,
has moved his family on Joe Mil
ler's farm at Beech Hill.
Mr.. Clint Poffenbarger was a
business visitor to Leon, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor were
the guests of Granvill Spencer and
family Sunday, at Flaxton.
NJ. Lee Woods has moved from
j. O. Maddy's farm, to the one he
recently purchased.
Mr.. Station Brannon is building
house on his farm and will move
into it..
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Rcdmccd Ifntcs

The Ohio Central Lines are continu-
ally running excursions and Offering
reduced rates to various points. II
you contemplate business or excur-
sion trip, consult Agents of the Ohio
Central Lines, it may save you money,
always as low as the lowest. Prompt
and courteous treatment afforded
patrons. MoULTOE HouK, q. u. a.
march 31st. Toledo, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Ladies' tailor made suits pressed
and cleaned Try it and see what
a change it will make in them.
Makes them look like new again.
}. @. TIPPETT,
Tailor and Filter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

TO the Republicans of Mason County:
hereby announce tu'y name as n candidate
for the nomlnRtion of sheriff of Mason
County, W; Va, subject to the decision OF
held May 5tIl, 1900. Promising, if nominated,
to use all mir and no orable means TO be
elected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Reflections ola Bachelor.


Take care of the liver and the
love will take care of itself.
No man ever wanted to put his
arm around woman with a rainy
day skirt on.
No woman believes her husband
half appreciates tho way she mar
tyrs herself for his sake.
Every woman has a black silk
dress which she is saving to wear
out some time when she has got
thinner
The combination of beauty,
wealth and position will not render
woman attractive if she lacks
charming manners.
Says rural editor: Blanks
ice. house was burned last week
and twenty tons of ice was reduced
to ashes.
The man who does not advertise
because it costs money; should
quit paying rent for the same
reason.
There is nothing on earth equal
to woman's persistenoy. She
madea wrong start in the garde n
of Eden, but she has been trying
to get her rights ever since.
Census Director Merriam has
created holy howl among the
Republican waiting list" in Wash
ington by declaring that although
he needs 800 to /, 800 more clerks.
he has all the men he wants, and
the rest must be women 1t is
pretty safe to say this determine
ton is subject to change.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The Governor has issued proc
lamation calling on tho citizens of
the state to contribute to the relief
of the starving people of India by
assisting the Christian Herald, of
New York in loading two ocean
Nessels7Yith supplies to be shipped
to the sufferers.
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and material it would be. If for
no other purpose, than for it's
through freights. 1t has an old
survey of a route, but it was made
with another object in view,
Abraham Roush has the Letart
Islands rented for another year
from j. FL. Sayre, and will plant
the same in corn and watermelons.
The islands are fertile and produc-
tive. We are reminded they were
once the temporary abode of the
ancient Mound builders, who in
passing up and down the river
would stop here for great length
of time. The ruins of their ovens
for the baking of their pottery are
plainly seen. Pieces of theil pot
terry can be picked up here and
there to-day, and many interesting
relics are being plowed up every
season.
Speaking of these islands, recalls
to mind the story of big fight
which once took place on Big Lee
tart. 1t occurred at time prior
to where your reporter first drank
milk, but the facts are about as we
get them from an eye witness. The
old Henry Logan, then plying
the river, was laid up at Letart, o.,
and she kept bar at which pota-
tons of one compound or another,
having an exhiliarting effect, were
dispensed with liberality. There
was fellow by the name of Stew
art Smith of bull tenaoity, that
lived above the town and made a
business of loafing about, imbiding
freely and coming it over mon of
lesser nature.
Chas. Bird Pennybocker, who
ran on the boat, was man of large
frame, strong build, brag. a-dasha
character, who thought himself
some what of fighter too. After
some parley, they were both rowed
over to the island where with sew
eral witnesses and water pig"
they settled the dispute of manly
strength. The result was both got
badly done up, and sustained
broken arms and crimson stained
mugs, but Smith was declared
winner, and all left, hilarious over
the result. Some of the witnesses
are living in high life today but
the water pig will never more be
in evidence.
Frank Burlington has moved his
saw mill from the Morgan farm to
the Noah Roush estate, whore he
will begin saving to-day.
There are more people in the
county owning stock, but no feed
for it than can be counted in the
teens, we are informed by reliable
farmer. SNAPPER
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

If you have suit you want
pressed, tell me and / will send for
it. i do all my work good, if not,
don't pay for it. o. G.. TIPPETT,
The Tailor and Filter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

An interesting statement con-
corning the lead trust has been
published by George a. Macbeth,
a Pittsburg manufacturer. The
lead trust sells its product in Lon
don at $500 hundred pounds,
While here at home it charges con-
sumers S4.7O. The tariff on lead,
Mr.. Macbeth shows, gives the trust
d, clear gift of So, OOO,OOOayear over
and above legitimate profit. And
the people of this country foot the
bill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Since Mckinley has been presi-
dent, between one and two million
dollars have been,expended in gov
ernment commissions to investi-
gate this, that and the other thing.
The object of these commissions,
primarily, has been to relieve the
president of responsibility and en-
able him to reward favorites. The
commission work still goes on.
On the presidents recommends
ton bill appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of a presidential
commission to visit China and ia
pan for the purpose Of reporting
upon financial, commercial and in
dustrial conditions of those coun-
tries, has just passed the senate.
1t is a pity that there is no Holman
in either branch of congress to
shout, 81 object" when measures
of this character come up for en-
actment. The practice of creating
special commissions to investigate
and report upon pretty nearly every
thing under the sun is becoming
far too prevalent at Washington.
If our foreign ministers and con-
suls were worth their salt they
could easily perform the duty, but
that would not place fat jobs at the
disposal of Mckinley and Hanna.
Huntington Advertiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Unless the disputed Kentucky
governorship gets into the Federal
courts the decision of the court of
appeals this week or in the early
part of next week will end the legal
controversy. On Saturday last
Judge Field, of the Circuit court at
louisville, rendered his decision
in the case submitted and an appeal
was at once taxed to the court of
appeals, the highest State tribunal.
Judge Fields decision virtually de-
clares Taylor a usurper, and calls
upon him to give up claim to the
Office of governor and turn over the
papers to Governor Beckham. Tho
judgment holds that the decision
of the Legislature is final, and that
it's motives cannot be investigated
by the courts. 1t also shows that
Governor Beokham is of legal age,
and that both he and Goebel were
regularly sworn in, every legal form
being complied with. Taylor, if
the court of appeals decides against
him, will endeavor to secure hear
ing in the Supreme court of the
United States and seek to hold pos
session of the office in the mean
time. AS this would carry the con-
tention beyond the term of Gov
ernor Beokham, which is only till
November, the democrats will not
agree to this. AT the hearing of
the case in Cincinnati before the
United States Circuit court, Judge
Taft decided the question was one
of State and not Federal COURTS
Huntington Advertiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The Washington Star" q strong
supporter of the administration,
publishes statement purporting
to come from a republican member
of the House, asserting that the
tariff bill was procured by "dick-
err" and must be passed. The
"Star" statement has attracted
much attention, and has been dis
cussed in Congress. According to
it's report the republican congress-
man it quoted assorted:
"You may as we'll sit it down that
the deal will be carried out Tho
carrying out or the recommendation
If the President for free trade with
Porto Rico would have deprived
tho party of very considerable
contribution; the adoption of the
reverse policy insures very large
contribution. The possible I'M
popularity of the Porto Rican tariff
was balanced against the certainty
of money to use in the campaign,
and the decision was in favor of
the campaign contribution. 1t was
not expected that the storm of pro-
test would be as strong as it is but
it is now too late for change.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

In another column we publish a
letter written by most estimable
lady, in regard to town COWS being
allowed to run atlarge. We heart
lily endorse every word of the letter
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
Democrats.

Attend your primary meetings
next Saturday, to select delegates
to the county convention, to be
held in Point Pleasant April 18th,
1900
The republican papers are busy
publishing letter from usurper
Taylor, of kentucky, in which he
acknowledges the receipt of a copy
of the resolutions passed. by the
league which met at Parkersburg
recently. In it Taylor urges the
republican party in the name of
humanity never to let the democrat
ic party get control of this state
Taylor seems to have forgotten that
the democratic party controlled this
state for number of years and hui
manity was not the loser by any
means and they did not commit
murder, which seems to be the re-
publican method of retaining con-
troll of kentucky, in order to keep
in power Clarksburg News,
The Lead Trusts GOOD Thing
New York Daily News.
American lead sells for 1 cent a
pound less in the London market
than it does in Now York. Lead
is an article of prime necessity. 1t
is used in hundred different
ways. In scores of industries it is
indispensable. To be exact, the
printed quotations show that
American lead is selling for $500
per 100 pounds in London as
against 81 70 per 100 pounds in
New York. Based upon last years
exports and imports, itappears that
the artificial price maintained in
this country, by grace of tho Ding
ley law, costs the pc, plo of the
United States at least $5,OOO,OOO a
year.
The Government does not got
any of this money in the way of
revenue, for no lead to speak of is
imported. 1t goes straight into
the pockets of tho Lead Trust,
which could not exist day but for
the tariff.
Wages have not materially adj
vanced in the Missouri Kansas
lead belt for 20 years. Ordinary
mine laborers receive now, as they
received in 1880, dollar and
half to two dollars day.
If troubled with rheumatism,
give Chamberlain's Pain Balm a
trial. It will not cost you cent
if it does no good. One applica-
ton will relieve the pain. 1t also
cures sprains and bruises in one
third the time required by any 9TH
er treatment. Outs, burns, frost
bites, quinsey, pains in the side
and chest, glandular and other
swellings are quickly cured by APP
plying it. Every bottle warranted.
Price, 25 and Scots. For sale by
G. w. M. Hooff. Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

"The wages of sin is death, and
men may be sure of their pay if
they earn their salary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The best evieence that the Boer
forces have gotten over their series
of defeats is shown by the fact that
they advanced within twenty miles
of Bloemfontein, gave battle to
1000 British, and inflicted heavy
loss. President Kruger has issued
proclamation warning non. COM
batants to leave Bloemfontein as
he intends to lombard. Lord
Roberts force of nearly 10000 men
is large enough to keep the Beers
at distance, but the Burghers
have recovered their nerve and are
on the offensive once more Wheel
ing Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The probability of war between
Russia and Turkey increases. The
latest news is that Russia's demand
for coaling station in the Medi-
terranean Sea has been denied by
Turkey, that the Russian Black
Sea Squadron at Odessa is ready
to sail and that arrangements are
complete fer transporting 100000
Russian troops which have been
mobolized on the southern border
of Russia. tits believed that there
is an alliance between Great Britain
and Germany backing Turkey.
we are in receipt of news let
ter from Five-mile without any
name signed to it, therefore it goes
to the vast basket, Persons writ
ing for this paper must sign their
names, otherwise the communion
ton will not be published.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04
a Scheme EXposed.

The real purpose of the Mark
Hanna ship subsidy bill is coming
out
Ostensibly bill for the benefit
of American shipping interests, it
really is bill for the benefit of the
Standard Oil Company's American
line, and if it becomes law this
auxiliary of the big trust will get
the lions share of the S9,OO0000
per annum involved, OF Hanna and
his friends will have lost their
cunning.
A reading Of the bill shows that
every important provision relates
more or less directly to Mr.. Rock
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Attend your primary meetings
next Saturday, to select delegates
to the county convention, to be
held in Point Pleasant April 18th,
1900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The combination of beauty
wealth and position will not render
woman attractive if she lacks
charming manners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

Says rural editor: Blanks
ice. house was burned last week
and twenty tons of ice was reduced
to ashes
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-04

The man who does not advertise
because it costs money; should
quit paying rent for the same
reason.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-09
s. s, s. FOR THE BLOOD
MR.. ROBINSON WILL APPEAL
The serdis School Trouble TO a
Higher Court Didn't use
Switch.

The school difficulty ut Sardis will
be taken to higher court. Mr..
Howard Robinson, the teacher of the
upper room, who was fined $40 and
costs by Squire j. NJ. Plant for pun
ishing Hody Hardmqn, pupil in the
lower room, has appealed the case.
The Telegram inadvertently stated
that Mr.. Robinson used switch in
intlicting the punishment and that he
hit the boy over the eye with it. The
facts in the case are, as told by an in-
terested party, the boy was in the
habit of swearing and on the day of
the correction Mr.. Robinson heard
him swearing on the play grounds.
He took the boy in the school room
and in the presence of the other
teacher slapped him three or four
time for cursing him after being
taken into the room. At the hearing
before Squire Plant it was positively
and clearly proven that the punish
ment was not cruel and not beyond
what any parent should intlict for
such an otfense. y few scratches and
small bruises were to be seen on the
boys face but these were not proven
to be the result OF the teachers pun
iShment Of the boy.
Every since there have been two
rooms there, some five or six years,
there has been an arrangement be-
tween the teachers, accorded in by
the trustees or at least the trustees
have never objected, for the teacher
Of the upper room to have charge of
the play grounds and correct the
pupils for misbehavior on the grounds.
In some instances the upper room
teacher has gone into the other room
and done the whipping, to which
there was never objection by the
school authorities.
There is much Indignation among
many of the patrons of the school
over Squire Plants decision, which is
far reaching, and it will be 10 the in
tercSt of the teachers Of the county TO
make it a test case by appeal to the
court of last resort, if necessary, that
they may ascertain the powers dele
gated to them by the law in the mat
ter of corporal punishment, and they
should stand by Mr.. Robinson's efforts
To establish a precedent, which he
will do, not so much as matter of
self-intereSt us to learn the laws
requirements of teachers in such mat
tors.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-09
An Editors life saved by ham
bcriain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part of October,
1896, contracted bad cold which
settled on my lungs and was neglect
ed until feared that consumption
had appeared in anincipient state. |
was constantly coughing and trying
to expcl something which could not.
became alarmed and after giving
the local doctor a trial bought a bottle
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
the result was immediate improve
ment, and after had used three bot
ties my lungs We're restored to their
healthy state. b, 5. Edwards. pub
Usher of The Review, Wyant, Ill. For
sale by Cunningham Bros. Y Co., drug
gists. l3-lm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-09
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE IN
BANKRUPTCY.
Tnited States Of America,

United States Of America, --
District of West Virginia, SIS.
In the United States District Court
in and for said District, Division
In the matter Of d. f. Corpening
s. Co. Bankrupt. No. l. In Bauk-
ruptcy. Petition for Discharge.
To the Honorable John j. Jackson,
Judge Of the District Court Of the
United States for the-- District
of West Virginia:
d. +. Corpening & Company, OF
Weston, in the county of Lewis.
and State of West Virginia, in said
district, respectfully represents that
on the 18th day of April last,
past, they were duly adjudged bank
rupts under the acts of Congress relat-
ing to bankruptcE that they have duly
surrendered all their property and
rights Of property, and have fully com
piled with all the requirements of said
acts and of the orders of the court
touching their bankruptcy.
Wherefore they pray that they may
be decreed by the court to have full
discharge from all debts provable
against their estate under said bank
rupt acts, except such debts as are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this LIST day of February, A.
ID 1000
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-09
VACCINATION a FAKE
Says an Indiana Journal Which Cites
History to Prove the Assertion.

The December number Of Vaccine
ton, "a journal of health, justice and
llberty"::. published at Terre Haute,
Indiana, .by Frank d. Blue is upon
our exchange table. This paper takes
pronounced grounds in opposition
10 vaccination and is issued for the
Anti-VaccInation Society Of America,
of Terre Haute, Ind. 1t cites
eminent authorities TO sustain its
position and enumerates many in.
stances. inEwhich vaccination proved
fatal and in other cases did not act
excessively as preventative.
The society has sent out many
printed slips with 20 propositions Of
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW OF VACCINE.
TON.
l. Source OF the disease its germ.
2. What the result will be in any
case.
3. Who can be safely vaccinated.
3. Who will die from its effects.
5. How to make it safe or harmless.
8. What proportion Of cases prove
fatal.
OF. That it ever prevented smallpox.
8. Who is and who is not liable to
smallpox.
0. How many who die Of smallpox
have been vaccinated-the facts
are suppressed.
10. How to get safe, pure virus.
IL. Whether even a so-called pure
virus could be used without
serious risks.
-. How often it should be done to
protect.
ID. How long its influence for
good (?)or evil lasts.
"a. How to decide when to repeat 1t
whether as often as it will
take, or in ., 5 or years.
Is. How far it would have done
away with smallpox unaided by
sanitation.
I6. What legal or moral right there
is ito do evil that good may
come"
II. Why law should coerce accept
ance of a medical superstition if
not religious dogma.
IS. Why, If cleanliness is Godli-
ness disease mongathering is
not deviltry.
10. Why doctors who vaccinate de-
nounce spreading children's
diseases as 1.-THE grossest wrong.
20. Why the doctors will not listen
to reason and reform except
that ''the root Of all evil" is in it.
The Anti-Vaccination Society
of America, 1928 n. II ST., Terre
Haute, Ind.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-09
Interesting Items
From Other Counties.
The Things Mountaineers Are
Doing All Over The State.

The Farmont and Grafton Gas Co.,
has been sold toA. L. Lowrie and j.
w. Craig, OF Pittsburg, for s2l5,000.
The National Glass company. which
is operating the Riverside plant and
the Eagle Glass company have given
their employees an increase in wages
of five per cent, the increase taking
effect Mt once at Wellsburg.
Governor Atkinson has addressed
letters to all Of the prosecuting attor-
neys of the State, urging them to col
lect all the fines imposed by the courts
and claims that the practice of COM
promising on the number of indict-
ments to be paid Is in direct violation
OF the statutory law.
The new Peoples Bank was opened
at Piedmont in the Netfln building.
The officers arc President, Henry 6.
Buxton; vice-preSdcnt, Col. Thomas
b. Davis: second vice-president, U. b.
McCandish; cashier. William Woods.
The7 year old daughter of John
Anderson, Of Huntington, was burned
to death. Her clothing ignitcd from
an open CRATE. She dashed into the
street and hundreds of people witness
ed the sad spectacle.
Owing to the absence of important
witnesses for plaintiff the trial of Vir-
gil Staley for the murder of his BROTH
in-in-law, LATE Atkins, was postponed
at Huntington until next court.
The barn of II. C. Osborn, in Lin
coin county, burned, together with
four head of mules and several hun
dred bushels OF grain. Loss, $4,000.
Late in the evening Wade Paugh
left dance in Richie county and
started for his home at four O'Clock in
the morning, he was found laying on
the ice about two miles out on Flat
run frozen stiif. lie died in fifteen
minutes after being taken to the home
ofJameS Cunningham.
Bishop Peterkin has returned from
Louisville, where he was one of the
guests of honor and participated III
the ceremonies attendant on the cele-
bration of the 18th anniversary OF the
conservation OF Bishop Dudley, Of
Kentucky.