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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
Farmers, Prosperity.


There is not single occupation,
business or profession to which is
not attached by the Republican or
gans the label Prosperity" Every
individual man knows better thar
the staticians whether he is pros
porous or not, and it is useless 10
expect an aggregation of individ-
uals to loudly express thanks for
prosperity when they do not come
up to tho label The notion has
boon going about that the farmers
are afflicted with astounding pros
perity," simply because prices of
farm produce have, in the last two
or three years, partly recovered
from thealow level they reached in
some previous years. Now the farm
Drought to know, and the records
of mortgages in the various county
clerks and recorders Offices demons
strate the fact, that all these in
creased receipts, if anybody can
show bank account demonstrating
any increase, are moro than alb
sorbed by the increased price he
must pay for everything for which
the farmer exchanges his produce,
Ho must pay tribute to the trust,
and no better illustration of this
can he made than in the case of
the American Steel Company Six
thousand men were thrown out of
employment because of the lack of
demand for implements which the
farmers could not purchase because
of their high price. If there was
so much prosperity, why could not
the farmer afford to purchase the
necessary implements? The fact
is that heavy impost is laid upon
nearly everything the farmer needs
in his household and in his bust
ness, while the prices of his own
products are at the mercy of spec
ulators, combines, corners, etc etc
Tho farmer has to meet the worlds
price in disposing of Ills product,
but he encounters Il different state
of things when he comes to pur-
chase for himself The range Of
price set up by the spectators is
artificial, and what they gain in the
speculative market they pocket
what they lose they mercilessly
force the farmer 10 pay by an in
crease of prices in manufactures.
This seeming prosperity will be dis
covered the more you look behind
it To be myth, and although the
misfortunes uf the rest Of the earth
have enabled the farmer TO dispose
of moro of his products than for
merly, still there are combinations
to be broken down, trusts to be
abolished and the financial system
eliminated before the farmer can
really sayathut period of prosper
ity has been inauguratcd.
How much of the enormous bal
ance of trade in our favor has
reached the farmer? Has he been
enabled to reduce his mortgages
by payment of the principle, or
even to pay tho interest in full
without securing an extension of
timer Are his wife and children
better dressed, is his farm in a
more fiourishing condition, has he
purchased any new carpets, cur
tains or furniture for his house
hold2
We trow not and the proof of it
is that beyond the mere means of
existence, whatever he makes or
earns must go into tho ever ex-
panding tax mill which is grind
ing him into poverty when he is
not paying into the trusts and com
bines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

The Pittsburg Dispatch refers to
Senators Mason, of Illinois, and
Wellington, of Maryland, as "dem-
ocratic politicians" This is sup
posed to be sarcasm, though it
would require very clear and un-
ambiguous diagram to explain
where it comes Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

Two new telephones were putup
yesterday by the The Mason
County County Telephone Co, one
in the European Hotel, No. 81,
and the other in Mr.. F. A. Works
residence, No. 81.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
NORMAL SCHOOL.
B. H. BLAGG will teach an
Eight Week S Term
Of School at
Leon, Mason Co. w. Va
Commencing on the
9th Of April, 1900.

Special attention given to
common branches and the best
methods Of teaching them.
Teachers should avail them
selves Of this opportunity.
Pleasant and moral sur
roundings. Board as cheap
as any place in the county.
Tuition $50 per Term.
mar II
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

A chronic Pathfinder is a nui-
sance anywhere. One charitably
inclined will look for the better
traits in his fellow man, rather than
for faults. This holds in all lines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
INarnls Cor Sale.

| have number of farms, both
buckle kT,o and III Union Districts for sale.
Some OF them are well timbered, and
all well watered, located i'll 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
G, w. MAUPIN,
apr7tf Arbuckle p. o., w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

The U. S. Supreme Court decis-
ion in the kentucky cases, in
which the Democrats arc winners,
startles and dumbfounds the Re-
publican trickaters. hereabouts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

Worry. makes a man bald, and
bald makes a man worry. 1t is a
poor rule that won't work both
ways, now don't it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

Women either elevates q man
little nearer heaven or drops him
down little nearer hell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

1t is very funny to listen to the
theories of unmarried mon regard
ing the management of women.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

A good deal of the news from
Africa during the past few days
seems to have travelled per grape
vine telegraph. The stories of one
day are promptly denied the next.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

At Amesyille, Ohio, Tuesday
morning, burglars blew open safe,
and then stole two horses and
made their escape.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

More than one woman who takes
husband on trust has to pay up
for it afterward.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

There would probably be great
deal more fault-finding about per-
sons if we didn't have the weather
to abuse.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

A card of the professional man
in the local paper is as necessary
to bring him business MS n sign at
his door
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
VIM he UnnninloIIs.

1t looks as though Bryan's nom
ination will be unanimously unani-
nous. All the parties will nomi-
nate him. About half the Repub.
licans prefer him to Mckinley and
the other half is advising the Dem
ocrats thut Bryan is weak and they
would better nominate somebody
elsa They seem to be afraid he
won't defeat Mckinley.
Hon. Henry S. Wilson re-
turned Saturday night from a
visit to the lower part of the dis
triot, feeling confident of his nomi-
nation for congress. He found
that the people we're heartily in
favor of him wherever he went. 1t
is generally agreed thot he is en-
titled to it. Once nominated there
will be no question of his election.
-Parkersburg Sentinel.
No Democrat is entitled to an
Office more than another. IT makes
us sick, to hear man claiming
that he is entitled to an Office, be
he Democrat or Republican. flow
ever, with all the good feeling"
towerd Mr.. Wilson, he had better
watch that fellow Greed Collins
He is getting good many dele
gates to "favor him" also.
In to.day's paper appears the
announcement of Mr.. A. w. Asher
for member of the House of Dele,
gates from the south side of Kama
wha. Mr.. Asher is an ardent and
hard working Democrat, and is
possessed of ability that would
mako him a splendid member of
the lower House. The Democrats
will make no mistake should they
nominate him for member of the
House of Delegates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

A mans best friend is his own
industry.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

Watch our advertising columns
closely, Money saved is money
earned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
The West Virginia Debt.

Farlners' Advocate.
If a "West Virginia certificate"
is worth from to 10 cents on the
dollar thirty-odd years after date,
how many potato pealings will it
take to cover church,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

If West Virginia owed Virginia
$l5,OOO,OOO thirty-odd years ago,
she owes the old State some forty
odd million dollars to-day. Why
has the mother State let this mat
ter stand SO long? The courts have
been open Why has not suit
been brought2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

Those who perpetrate frauds on
the ballot box, purchase and cor
rnpt voters, for political ascendency
and power, will also steal money.
Look at tho thefts in poor Cuba,
for example
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
CANCER.
No knife, No Blood.


We, the following physlclans anu surgeons,
have witnessed DR.. Il. owens success on can
Ger, and we fully endorse his treatment: DR..
Stobnrt, DR. Miller, DIR. Gribbie and DIR: AL
lard, Pomeroy, Ohio; DIR. Rathburn, Middle;
port, Ohio; Dir. Jones, Greenfield, Ohio, and
Dr. Spencer owen, Mason City. w. Va. Hay
ing had over 20 years experience on cancer In
England and Wales where the disease is so
prevalent, VIII guarantee cure In every
case where the dIse9se mas not enected, we
no money required until perfectly cured and
LIST OF FEW CURED,
Mis- II. II. Boles, Gallipolis, cancer of the
lip:
solomon Grew, Syracuse, cancer of the
\: a. Pullins, Echo, Meigs county, cancer
a. Snrson, Racine, cancer of the hand.
Mrs. Lchew Kerrs, near Pomeroy, cancer
of the nose.
Address, DIR. II. OWEN.
noV29ly Front ST., Pomeroy, o.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23

The end of busy little bee is
usually painful one.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
,:overnment Receipts and Eyren"i-
tures-MOnth1y statement %
Public Debt for April.

Washington. May 2.-- Monthly com
narrative statement Of government re-
CENTS and expenditures shows 'hat
during April the receipts aggregated
A45. .O39 1926, and the expenditures SIo'-
9O3 927 leaving surplus for the
month of S4,136,C00.
The receipts during the month snow
an increase Of S3,500,00o as compared
with April, 1899 and the expenditures
a decrease OF S25,00O,0OO,
The receipts from the several sources
of revenue are given as follows:
Customs, SlS.763,017, increase. 81
100000; internal revenue, $2j,6o0'@9l,
increase, Sl,40O,0Oc; miscellaneous, So
6e40l7 increase, 100000.
The total receipts for the ten months
of the present fiscal year, were Sta
3s7,o62, an increase, over the receipts
for the same period of last year Of
more than $l8,300,000. The disburse-
ments during last month on account
of the war department were Sl9'&44'-
)27, decrease of nearly S6,00o0O9 over
the same period last year; navy, 81
700, ,07S, decrease, S73 900. The disburse-
ments during the last ten months were
Sll9,5si,O 600 less than for the same
period last year.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
S1.A20.a1N.Gl1
NINETY BODIES RECOVERED.
In the Winter Quar-
ters of n Coal Mine Near Cotton,
Utnh-Deggars Description.

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2.-The
mining camp at Scofeld, on the line
of the Rio Grande Western road, near
Cotton, was the scene, yesterday, of
great excitement on account Of ter
rife explosion, which occurred in the
winter quarters of the coal mine
owned by the Pleasant Valley Coal Co..
The cause of the explosion is at
tributed TO the blowing up Of a num-
Der of kegs Of blasting powder The
scene at the mine beggars description.
The work Of rescue is going on, and
everything possible is being done 10
relieve the suffering and ascertain the
number of dead. Supt Sharp Of the
coal company and Supt. Wclby Of the
railroad company have gone to The
scene ON special train.
1t is report, ID that 90 bodies have al
ready been recovered.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
OVER THIRTY MILES OFFLAME
Fourth Town Destroyed by the Great
Forest Fires Vow Raging
In Michigan.

Menomineo, Mich, May 2.-Thc town
of Arnold has been wiped out by the
forest fires. This makes the fourth
town TO be destroyed. \ passenger
train reached here yesterday, being
the first in two days. Big Cedar
yards, owned by Perrigo & Sons, {. H..
Worcester q Co. and the Lindsey COM
pany are burned; losses, SSO,OOO; no
insurance The wires are all down
and railway traffic Is suspended,
The forest fires cover an area Of 80
miles, extending westward rs far as
Swanson and northward to Carbon
dale, Mich They are spreading.
Much concern Is felt for small towns
IN Menominee county along the North
western, Wisconsin e. Michigan and
Northern roads, Serious damage must
result rs high winds prevail.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
NORTHERN FOREST FIRES.
The Fires Can Not be Checked Un-
less Rain Cones, ana the
Prospect Remains Dry.

Mnrincttc, Wis, May 2.-Therc Is no
communication with the burned dis
trict except by means OF the $500
railroad telegraph line. There has
been no rain and the fires can not be
checked, The passenger train which
left here Sunday morning wus
hemmed In in the burned district aud
only got through to foIthorn Monloy
night.
The plight of the people in the
burned district Is terrible, ns the
country Is very dry. Many lumber
camps have been destroyed and farm.
ers have fought the fire to save their
homes. The loss will probably reach
several hundred thousand dollars I'M.
less rain soon falls, of which there Is
no apparent prospect,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05

Of that rope, which was duly accepted,
and it was afterward generously di-
vided with Tom and me.
Tom called TO see me the next day,
smiling and happy.
"I've got the million all right, Mr..
Burrows" said he, "and have been
walking on air ever since. Have to
pinch myself 10 make sure I'm not
dreaming. The papers laid 1t on so
thick that had to sneak through the
back streets to get here, people stare
so at me-"
In the quiet of my private office he
explained to me some of the details OF
the escape from the burning building,
which show that brains count in an
emergency.
at was this way" said he. when
our position seemed hopeless and it
looked as if we were doomed to horri-
BILE death, Oglethorpe lost his head and
acted half crazy, and you, Mr.. Burrows,
were in trance, dazed like.
"Twice before in my life had looked
death square in the eye, and learned by
experience that one stands the best
chance for his life by keeping cool,
with his wits on the qui vive to take
advantage of any favorable method or
means of escape.
"Unless the fire was gotten under
control within short time, a rope was
our only hope. Then | remembered a
story. You may think it a queer time
to think of such a thing as a story,
nevertheless it did its part toward our
salvation. 1t was the tale of pris-
oner confined in a high tower. A
friend outside shot an arrow through
the window; attached to the arrow was
silk thread, to the thread cord,
and to the cord rope. All these the
prisoner pulled up successfully, and
when he secured the rope his escape
was easy.
about the instant that story was
running through my brain Oglethorpe
offered the million dollars and caught
sight of the sign Fish Lines That
solved the problem. You know the
rest.
"But right here ! would like to justl-
fy myself concerning that million. |
don't want you to think | took advan-
tage of Oglethorpe be use his life was
in danger; | merely protited by his
generous offer. 1t was a matter of
business, pure and simple, and the fact
that he paid up like man is proof that
he considered it square deal"
"IIow about that string of knots in
the rope?' ! asked. "Fm very curious
to know how you did it, and SO are
some of the firemen."
"Oh that's a simple trick ! learned
at sea-" he replied "You make a coil
of half bitches, pass the end of the
rope through the center Of the coil,
and it comes out with knots about a
fathom or so apart"
"By the way, Mr.. Burrows, that was
the turning of the tide, after all"
And | answered.: "Well, ! should
saw so!"-BostOn Globe,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
TRIP ON THE DRAINAGE CANAL
Chicago showed the Admiral Iyo,,
They Poliafc Their NeighborS
Water supply.

Chicago, Mey 3.-The Chicago cele
bration in honor of Admiral Gcoros
Dewey practically came TO ID close
with an excursion by the admiral and
members of the general committee Of
the Dewey celebration down the Chi.
cago drainage canal MS tar as the con-
trolling gates of Lockport.
Mrs. Dewey was entertained at A
luncheon given by Mrs. Bryan lath.
rop. In the evening the admiral and
Mrs. Dewey attended dinner and re-.
ception given In their honor at the
Chicago Athletic club, aud later in
the evening attended the reception and
ball of the Seventh regiment, lllinoi,
national guard.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
Personally Concerned.

Two men were arguing upon the
question of the need of general and
immediate spelling reform, and the
discussion wnXed earnest
Look here, Ferguson" said one Of
the two, at last, "why are you SO Bit
ter in your opposition to reforming
the language?"
because" replied the other, bring
ing his fist down with emphasis, II
have just invested $l2 in n new die.
tionary!"
Mr.. Ferguson's argument. /; may
be added, is not without force. There
ore many other persons ready to back
II up on the same ground.-Youth's
Companion,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
BROOKE TO RELIEVE MERRITT
Naj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt to be Re,
Iieved from Active Duty ut
His own Request.

Chicago, May 3.-A special TO the
Record from Washington, says: Gen
Wesley Merritt, who is soon to go up
on the retired list, has asked for re.
lief from duty as commanding general
east. The war department has granted
the request, selecting Gen. II. Brooke
as Merritt's successor. Gen. Merritt
will go to Europe with Mrs. Merritt
after May 10, the date named as that
upon which the transfer Of duty will
occur. Gen. Otis will not return to
the Philippines in the autumn, as has
been reported. He will probably be
assigned to the department of Cali.
fornia.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
M. GALLIFET AND HIS FISH.
He Caught II In the Presence of Ma
pOleOn Ill. and IL Made
Trouble.

IN une etutS ue service OF ben. bulll
fet, the present war minister Of
France, there is a curious note which
should endear him to the hearts of all
fishermen. After paying a just trib'
ute TO his abilities, the note reads;
But, unfortunately, he selects ex-
traordinary companions"
Thereby hangs u fish story, Long
ago, in the days of the second EN-.
pre, Galifet was the aid-de-camp of
Napoleon III. At st. Cloud his quar-
ters were just over the imperial bed.
room. Everything around him was
very grand and very gloomy. The win.
dow of his room looked upon the pond
that washed the walls of the chateau.
The water was clear and the sur.
rounding scenery was beautiful, but
the young lieutenant felt like pris-
oner. Early one morning while seated
at his window trying to drive away
the blues with cigar, he esped be-
low in the crystal water an enormous
carp. The instincts Of the angler,
strong in Gallifet, made the young
mans eyes snap and set his heart
a-throbbing.
The big fish was the private prop.
erty of the emperor. Consequently,
for Gallifet, it was forbidden fish, But
il was such fine fellow The resist.
ance of the soldiers conscience was
useless. 1t surrendered uncondition.
ally, The remaining part of the cam.
paign against the carp was simple
enough. Gnlifet went to his trunk,
brought out his trusty line, to which
he fastened hook and an artificial
bait With his accustomed skill no
east the line. The carp was hooked
and hauled in through the window
Here the lieutenants fun ended and
his trouble began The fish landed
upon n table, overturned u large globo
filed with water and caromed from
that to magnificent vase, which II
also upset and smashed TO pieces upon
the floor, Then II began TO execute u
genuine pas de carpe among the smith.
Greens,
The emperor, hearing the strange
racket overhead, and seeing the wa.
ter trickling through the ceiling, was
astonished. He rushed upstairs to
lind out what was the matter, Cali.
iet heard him coming and endeavored
to grab the carp and throw IL out OF
the window. and thus destroy the eyl.
dence of his ponching in the imperial
pond. But the slippery thing was hard
to hold; 40 he tossed IL into the bed
and covered II up with the bedclothes.
When the emperor entered the room
he noticed Immediately the quiverinR
bedclothes, lie pulled them down and
uncovered the houndering hsh, His
majesty's face assumed an almost jim.
jamie expression, which gradually
faded into q faint smile, He took in
the entire situation, saluted and left
the future war minister TO mediate
upon the mysteries Of flshermon's
mck,-N. Y, Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
GREAT SCHEMES.

I'm going to write great poems some day
Exactly when / will not say,
Jast now some things are in the way;
I'll begin-well. week from Tuesday.
There are pictures, too. | mean to paint.
My plans, as yet, are little faint
But my notions are really new and quaint,
As you'll see week from Wednesday.
A great drama ] have In mind,
AS soon as | a plot can find,
Striking original, refined,
Perhaps a week from Thursday.
/ hope to form a stock concern,
Enormous dividends I'll earn,
TIL coupon bonds III have ITO burn,'
About a year from Friday.
Or, no-I'll Just invent a toy
Some simple gimcrack to give JOY
To each enraptured girl or boy
III work on that next Saturday.
I can't decide which scheme to choose,
Each idea seems too good to lose;
Meanwhile I'll take my Sunday snooze-
To-morrow's only Monday.
Tudor jerks, in the Woman's Home
Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
Charged Win Poisoning Her IIus-
band,

York, Ncb,, May 2,-NIrs. Margaret
Frost was arrested on n coroncrs war.
rant yesterday morning, charged
with causing the death of her hus.
band, Charles Frost, by administering
poison to him, The coroner is now
awaiting the analysis Of the stomach
Of the deceased by the chemist of the
state university, pending whose report
the defendant Is held without ball. II
is charged that Mrs Frost IL infniun.
ted with travelling man, She took
her arrest coolly, and denied her guilt.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
IIna Not Yet ReplIed,

Constnntinople, April 5O'-The port
has not replied to the note handed Il
Tewfik Fasha, the Turkish foreigi
minister, by the United States charg'
d'aYarcs, Mr.. Lloyd Griscom, regard
ing the indemnity claim, and the stu
alton Is urgent. 1t Is believed In SOM
quarters that settlement will yet IN
made by means Of some arrangemer
with private American contractors
thus relieving the Ottoman govern
ment from admitting responsibility
for the losses occasioned at the tim
Of the massncres.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
Two Suspects Under Arrest.

st. Louis, May 3.-Richord KerIey,
q motorman on the Cass avenue oiyI.
sion of the st. Louis Transit Co.'S
lines, and Jesse Ruby n bricRayer,
have been arrested charged with be.
ing implicated in the shooting of Ed.
ward O'Meara and Frank Doyle, en-.
ployes of the Suburban road. Kerlcy
was positively identified by Motorman
Doyleus one Of the assaulting party
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-05
ChnngeLRnlnfnll
THURSDAY, May ..
Grain ana Provisions.

81 Louis - Flour Patents S35Oa3 90;
other grades, G,7lQ3tJ, Whcat-No, rcd,
iS@ise' Ta corn@No' mn" mixed .gisS,, e,
qiioo; prairie, Eiooi9'6o good 70 choice
clover, x0,00ul2,bO Buttor-Creamery l6ep
lyc dairy, liUl6c Eggs-Fresh 9Ac.
lard-Prlme steam, 6ybc. Pork-New
moss, SIS DdtlS,b 80. Bacon--Clear rib 7ssc,
Mool-Tub- washed, 2lM3io, Missouri and
Illinois medium comblng, 2la22o; other
grades, lSQ2l
Chicago Quotations, Wheat
May, 65%c; July, 07hMG7hc, Corn-May,
t0hci July, .ilo,. 0nts-Mny, 2?h@23et July,
%hQ23Mc, Pork-Moy, 1890 July, tl2 M
i6g1h, Short ribsDMey, IiodG.isM; JuiT
t6,nM September, y6,72Isu676