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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-09

Democratic Campaign Material.
The Republicans of the United
States Senate have done good
stroke of business this week in the
way of furnishing campaign mater
ial. They have contemptuously re-
looted resolution of sympathy
with the Beers, and it was precise
ly such a resolution as Quincy Adj
ans, Clay and Webster favored
when Greece was struggling for its
nationality against Turkey, and
very much such resolution as
Congress passed when the South
American states were standing up
for their independence against
Spain. The Senate also rejected a
resolution intended to restrict the
power of the trusts in obtaining
contracts for Government supplies.
All this is a good rounding off for
the Porto Rican bill.-Pittsburg
Post.
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County Debt,

When Hon. FL. r. Howard made
his speech accepting the Chairman
manship of the Democratic County
Convention, week or two ago, and
asserted that the county debt was
nearly hundred thousand dollars,
he came a good deal nearer the
truth than did Mr.. Written when
he said at the Republican conven-
ton last Saturday that the debt
was not moro than $4,000. Whit
ten made this statement for bun
comb only, while Mr.. Howard
stated the true condition of affairs,
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Meeting of Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.

Meeting of Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee.
There will be a meeting of the
Mason County Executive Commit
tee at w. M. Duffy's office, in
Point Pleasant, May 10th, 1900, at
IL O'Clock a. M, for the purpose of
selecting the time for holding the
County Nominating Convention.
and also the time and place for
holding the Primary Convention
in the several districts, and for the
transaction of such other business
as may properly be considered by
the committee. All members are
not only requested, but are earn
estly urged to attend this meeting
O. S. 2. EDWARDS, Chm.
w. M. DUFFY, Sec'y.
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Sloan, w. Va.
CapeIlart.
ONTOIIUNNVs
Correspondence, 8.

Correspondence, 8.
Miss Alma Miller was visiting
her aunt, Mrs. e. Fl. Burdett, last
week
House cleaning is the event of
the day in this vicinity.
Miss Ora Wolfe has the measles
at this writing. Lewis Pordy has
the la grippe.
We are sorry to say j P. Austen
one of our best oitizens, is very low.
Mrs. Carder, of Old Town, is
here at the bedside of her brother
j. p. Austen.
We are sorry to hear of the con-
tinued illness of B. S. Smith.
S. M. Stewart and family were
visiting their father Sunday.
Several persons are planting
corn, and wheat looks fine.
Success to the dear old Register
is the wish of VELMER.
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and deserves success. We take
several papers from all quarters,
but none are as neat and readable
as the dear old Register
w. A. Stats, of Ripley, was the
guest of friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Iva Stone returned Sunday
from weeks visit with friends at
Rock Castle.
Miss Alma Miller, of Capehart,
was the guest of Miss Ola Green
lee Saturday and Sunday.
CLEOPATRA.
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Waterloo,

Correspondence, 8.
At the ford of Rocky Fork, near
Bird Stones, the creek has washed
out SO that it is dangerous; several
teams having gotten into the pool
Permit us to make correction.
In your columns it was stated that
Elder Nicely Greenlee was Mis-
sionary Baptist. Nothing is far
Their from the truth. He has al
ways belonged to the Primitive
Baptist denomination. No one
was more against using unsaorifi-
DIAL means for the advancement
of the church ESQ called) than he
was.
Friday night there was heavy
frost accompanied by ice which
froze much of the garden vegeta-
bles.
s. S. Buxton is contemplating
purchasing a new boiler for his
flour mill here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Knapp are
contemplating visit to Big and
Little Sixteen this week, He is
of purchasing few humid
red sheep the coming fall.
We have seen copy of the Buff
falonian, 1t is neat little paper
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There's refreshing frankness
and honesty about Senator George
L. Wellington, of Maryland that is
not often found among public men
in these days. He recently made
these remarks upon the political
situation:
az have been Republican all
my life, but [ cannot vote for the
collection of President Mckinley
if he be renominated at Philadel-
phia upon platform indorsing a
colonial tariff and favoring the re-
tention of the Philippine Islands.
1 have spoken and voted against
these propositions, and l shall not
suppress my convictions at the be-
hest of any man or set of men,"
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Ieavenswood Convention.

At the Republican District Con-
gressional Convention, to select
delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. which meets in
Philadelphia, held Monday, at
Ravenswood, the following gentle
mon were elected: Hon. e, M.
Campbell, of Huntington, and DR..
w. w. Monroe, of P"rkersburg,
Delegates, and II. B. Mcclure, of
Wayne Q. e., and Prof. r. A.
Riggs, of Point Pleasant Alternates.
The Congressional nominating
convention for the Fourth District,
was, through the efforts of DIR, A.
r. Barbee, called to meet in Point
Pleasant, juno 18th.
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There is discrimination by the
British against American trade
with the Transvaal. German and
French merchandise, and from the
continent generally, can be landed
in Delagoa bay, without interrupt
ion and in any quantity can be for
warded to q profitable market at
Pretoria, whereas American prod
ucts, such as wheat, flour and the
like, are still held up by British
cruisers. This fact is stated on the
authority of the London "Times"
correspondence at Lorenzo Mar
quez, and it is confirmed by infor-
nation from other quarters. Ger
many and France resisted attempts
to seize their vessels engaged in
neutral trade with the Portuguese,
the ultimate purchaser being the
Transvaal. The United States was
refused like guarantee, and the
Washington "Post" says our yes
sells are seized and their cargoes
held up at Durham or Cape Town,
Can we cover our obsequiousness
to England by bullying Turkey
about a small potato claim?-
Pittsburg Post,
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Governor Pingree, Ct Michigan,
elected as a Republican, has de-
oIared that he has given up all hope
of the Republican party doing any
thing on the trust question; that
many Republicans will support the
Democratic ticket this year on that
account. Continuing, the Gov
ernor said the hope of the people
this fall was in the success of the
Democrats.
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april 254w.
WEST YIIfIiINIA.

Al Ia special session of the County Court
held for the County of Mason, at the Court
for the transaction OF business pursuant to
notice:
happening to the Court that the building
IN Precinct NO In the Maglsterial District
Of ArDuckie known McCulloch School
House at which n place of voting had been
established, has been destroyed. II IL there
precinct be designated and established at Oak
Hill School House, and II Is further ordered
that n copy oGthis order be Published In the
weekly Register, The State Gnzette and the
iJshed e., III ,I. ne%thpapefs puD-
political parties which cast the highest NUM-
Der of votes I'm the State at the last election
of rresldentlni electors, and the last preceding
general election. And the Clerk OF this Court
order and deliver the same to the Sheriff of
t Sn,, county VINO shni post said posters in
ton precinct and also post one of said posters
at the front door of the Court ouse OF this
county.
a Copy-Teste:
j. p. r. ID. SMITH. Clerk.
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Threaten a Strike.
Special to Register.

OptCIiI 10 NtBISItT'
CHARLESTON, May Z, 19OO.-Un-
less the demands that are made by
the employees of the K. & M. shops
at this place, are adjusted and the
rights that they ask for are recog-
nized equally with other points
along the II. & o. Q. lines, the men
will go out on a strike tomorrow,
and that will affect everyone on the
line, outside of the men running
trains.
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DO Earmers and Business Mon.

TO Farmers and Business Men.
Editor Register:
According to our promise We
wish to say to the farmers and
business men of Mason county, that
in view of the fact that one polit-
ical party asserts that large debt
is hanging over the county, and the
other party admits that there is a
small debt, we believe it to be the
duty of the tax payers to make an
effort to cut down the expenses of
managing the business of the
county.
Several persons from different
parts of the county have talked
with me on the subject of reduc-
tions of expenses in Mason county,
and we believe good start in that
direction can be made by demand
ing reduction in the salary ofthe
county officials.
When we employ man to work
on the farm, in the mines, in the
grocery, or in the shop, the en-
ployer and employee enter into
contract as to the kind and amount
of labor to be performed, also the
amount to be paid for said services
pr0perJy rendered; but when the
time comes for a public servant TO
be employed, one from each politi-
cal party come to us and say they
want the office. They also appear
to be very humble and cay many
pleasant things to us, but alas!
after this same humble gentleman
has been elected, how different he
appears when some one who pays
tax, but is not in the ring, APP
proaches him.
But to return to the subject of
reduction of county expenses, we
will say that we do not know what
the majority of the tax payers think
about it, and it is for the purpose of
finding out that we have been re-
peatedly requested to bring the
matter up for discussion, through
the columns, of the Register, if
'Ye Editor will permit
We have met one man only who
objected to a reduction in anything,
especially DOODLE He said "it
would make no difference to the
tax payers, if we reduced all the
salaries in the county" Then we
suggested that we increase the sal
aries; and he said "no, don't do it.
it will make our taxes higher"
1 think he is the same man who
said he did not believe in book
larnin,' that he had several boys
and only one of them had any
'larnin,' and he always cheated the
balance.
We know of one prominent farm
er and business man, who is will
ing to accept an important Aoffioe
in Mason county, and turn into the
treasury 40 per cent of the salary,
and we believe there are others who
are willing to do the same.
Now, shall we have anything to
say in regard to the contract which
we will enter into with our public
servants, next November, or will
we just vote them in and then al
low them to draw their salary and
run the business according to ring
rules, and for the upbuilding OF
their own cause and kingdom.
A, w. ASHER,
Gill;. wv W. SO
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The Mountain State is once
more to the front with a matrimon-
ial venture of general interest. A
frisky young gent of n, claiming
Grafton as his home, has taken n
bride of 20 summers.
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letter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smartinR
incident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Chamberlain's
Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very
bad cases have been permanently
cured by 1t. 1t is equally efficient for
itching piles and fayorite remedy
for sore nipples, chapped hands. chill.
blains, frost bites ana chronic sore
eyes. 25cts. per box. For said by
Ct. w. III. HoofH, Druggist
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For. the POLITICAL Farmer.

For the Pol1ttcaI FarHnef'
We clip the following from the
West Union Record. 1t applies
so foroibly to our own Mason
county farmers that we reproduce
it:
Some one has said "the treasury
of the United States stands ready
to exchange an American silver
dollar for a gold dollar or 0ace
VerSG.
LIT is the maintenance of the
gold standard that makes every
american dollar, whether metal or
paper, as good as gold the world
over"
If the political farmer will write
to Senator Allison he will learn
that after the passage of the Bank
Trust Bill the treasury of the
United States will not stand ready
to exchange silver dollar for a
gold dollar or Vice VersG.
The treasury of the United
States will do nothing of the kind,
but gold will be the only money
that will pay debts, and if farmer
owes a debt and hasn't the gold to
pay it with, the sheriff will sell him
out SO quick that it will make his
wooden head dizzy.
The same one also says:
"Cheap money is also the cost
liaat monav RIGHT after the war
when our paper money was 80
cheap that it took $2,40 in green
backs to buy one dollar in gold,
the man who wanted to borrow the
money had to pay from 8 to II per
cent. for it. Now every dollar OF
our paper and silver money is held
at par with gold, the borrower can
obtain all the money he can give
good security for at from to 3 per
cent. Sound currency and stable
credits always produce low rates OF
interest"
All of which is lie to fool the
unwary. In the first place, every
farmer knows that he cannot bor-
row money at 3 per cent. He may
possibly get it at 6 and commits
sions, if he has gilt edge security,
but which is the cheaper rate, =
per cent. with wheat at 80 cents a
bushel (and all other produce at
the same rate), or IL per cent. with
wheat at $2.4O per bushel. We
should think that any man with
brains in his head would take the
latter. Besides, his money never
brought twelve per cent. in this
country, not even in flush times.
Immediately after the war, when
money hung on bushes and every
body was out of debt-when, as the
then Secretary of the Treasury
said, the people were 80 we'll off
that they were putting carpets in
their houses and learning extrava-
CANT habits, and it was therefore
the duty of the government to re-
duce the volume of currency and
teach them better. Some people
seem to think the farmers don't
know anything we must con-
fess some of them don't know q
great deal or they would never vote
S the Republican ticket.
FARMER.
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County orders.

When the Republicans are con-
fronted with the fact that from
$4,000 to $4,000 in county orders
are outstanding, that have been
accumulating interest for years
and years, they no doubt will be
astounded, but yet it is true.
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Secretary of War Root, in re-
cent public address, astounded his
auditors by predicting war within
a few years. He said: "No man
who carefully watches the signs of
the times can fail to see that the
American people will within few
years have to abandon the Monroe
Doctrine or fight for it, and we are
not going to abandon it. If ne
cessary we will fight for it, but I'M
less there is a greater diligence in
Legislation in the future than in the
past, when the time comes it may
find us unprepared. We will new
or I give up the Monroe Doc
trine."
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It is said that ex-senator j. N.
Camden will be candidate for the
United States Senate from West
Virginia to succeed Senator EIkins
should the Legislature be Demo-
cratic.
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OF course, the ticket nominated
by the Republicans Saturday,
causes heart burnings, and the
wounds made on that day will be
hard to heal, and many of them
will turn into running sores" that
will be inourable.
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The anoients believed that rheu4

The ancients believed that rheu4
matism was the work of a demon
within man. Any one who has
had an attack of sciatio or inf1am-
matory rheumatism will agree that
the infliction is demoniao enough
to warrant the belief. 1t has never
been claimed that Chamberlain's
Pain Balm would cast out demons,
but it will cure rheumatism, and
hundreds bear testimony to the
truth of this statement. One APP,
plication relieves the pain, and this
quick relief which it affords is
alone worth many times its cost.
For sale by G.. W. M. Hooff, Drug
gist.
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Republican County Convention.

Republicans met in convention
at Hooff's Opera House, in this
place Saturday, and was largely at
tended.
The Convention was organized
by eleoting Mr.. Josephus Ioen-
hover, of Mason, Chairman and
Messrs. Robert e. Mitchell and A,
l.. Bogg ess, Secretaries.
Resolutions were adopted endors-
ing the administration of President
Mckinley, and also the official acts
of Senators S. B. Elkins and N. b.
Scott, 60.
The following ticket as slated
and published in the Register of
Saturday went through except in
cases of Chas. Hogsett, Earl Henry
and r. o. Boggess. Here the del
egates began to assert their in
dependence, and broke the slate in
that particular, Notwithstanding
the herculean efforts of the Bosses
to prevent it.
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The Boer peace commissioners
are on forlorn hope in coming to
America.
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In an interview at Kansas City
William L. Wilson expressed the
opinion that the Democrats will
win in the coming campaign and
says, 1--WE shall go into the fight
solid" Mr.. Wilson's 1--WE" would
indicate that he has repented of
his bolt against Bryan in 1896 and
is once moro back in the fold. If
this thing keeps up the Hon. Ran
Stalnaker will be the only stalwart
gold Democrat left.
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History VIII Repeat Itself.

This fall for the fifth time in
history, the occupant of the White
House will be opposed for re-eleo-
ton by the candidate he defeated
four years before. 1t is significant
that on each of the former occa-
sions, the man in the White House
has been defeated. After Novem-
Der 8 there will be five cases of
this instead of four.
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With a good county ticket, the
Democrats can carry Mason coun-
ty. A good ticket nominated is
half the battle won.
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The more snags dentist runs
up against the more successful he is,
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Rock=a=Bye Baby

These are sweet words but how much
pain and suffering they used to mean, It's
different now. Since Mothers Friend has
become known expectant mothers have
been spared much Of the anguish of child
birth. Mothers Friend is lniment to be
applied externally. 1t is rubbed thoroughly
into the muscles of the abdomen. 1t gives
elasticity and strength, and when the final
great strain comes they respond quickly and
easily without pain. Mothers Friend is
never taken internally. Internal remedies
at this time do more harm than good. If a
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/ consider it not only pleasure
but duty L owe to my neighbors
to tell about the wonderful cure eff
fected in my case by the timely use
of Chamberlain' Colo. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. / was taken
very badly with fux and procured
a bottle of this remedy. A few
doses of it effected permanent
cure. / take please in recommend
ing it to others suffering from that
dreadful disease. u. w LYNCH,
Dorr, w. v. This remedy is sold
by Ct. w. NJ. Hooff, Druggist.
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burned to Death.

HAMLIN, w. Va, May THE
little five-year-old daughter of
Kemp Lovejoy, near Jenks, saw
men burning brush and piled up
grass and sticks to initiate them.
She set it on fire and her clothing
ignited, burning her to death.
We opine there are few men in
Mason county, Democrats or Re-
publicans, fools enough to believe
the utterances of Prosecuting At
torney Whitten that the county is
not over $1,000 in debt. 1t may
have been reduced some, but it is
still a very large debt, not less than
5000, what he says to the con-
trary.
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An office coat should last for
ever, as it is never worn out.
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In Norway no person dare spend
more than 6 cents in one drinking
place. Such law in Point Pleas
ant would make work for the cob
blers for it would be a terrible
strain on shoes-so much walking.
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An Epidemic ofwhooping Coug


Last winter during an epidemic
of whooping cough my children
contracted the disease, having Sc
we're coughing spells. We had
used Cham berlain's Cough Rene
dy very successfully for Group and
naturally turned to it at that time
and found it relieved the cough
and effected a complete cure -
John e. Clifford, Proprietor, Nor
wood House, Norwood, n. Y. This
remedy is for sale by Hooff, Drug
gist.
The woman that quarrels with
her husband because he sits around
the house in his shirt-sleeves, is
generally the same one that can
never feel really comfortable till
she has got her corsets off.
A FOLLOWER OF MEASLES In
many instances a persistent cough
follows an attack of measles. In
speaking of this Mr.. Walter b
Beel, editor of the Elkin IN. o.
Times, says: "Three weeks ago l
had an attack of measles which left
me with bad cough. took sew
eral doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the cough has entirely
disappeared. L consider Chamber
lain's medicines the best on the
market. For sale by Hooff.
Truth is so irresistible that it at
once convinoes the understanding,
and forces a passage to the heart.
The Democrats have splendid
opportunity to achieve victory in
Mason county next fall, if they put
out a good ticket.
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A desire to attend strictly to ones
own business is a difficult art to ac-
quire.
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THE TICKET.
For Sheriff,
ROBT. l.. BARNETT,
For House of Delegates,
s.. d. HANNA,
j. e. ATEN.
Assessor LIST. District,
r. e. MUSGRAYE.
Assessor End. District,
WALTER STURGEON,
For County Commissioner,
j. H. JOHNSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney,

Mr.. Written in accepting the
nomination for Prosecuting Attor-
ney, made the. bold declaration that
$4,000 of the county debt had
been paid off, and that the county
was not now over $4,000 in debt,
and that he could prove it," A gen.
tleman said to us on the stage, after
he made this declaration, that he
knew where moro than $4,000 out
standing county orders could
be found, that had been
drawing six per cent. interest
for years, until the interest
accumulated on them was nearly
equal to the principal. Mr.. Whit
ten seems to know as much about
the county debt as babe. The
Democrats will be apt to call up
on him for his proof as the cam
pBign advances, and where they
got the $4,000 he claims has been
paid on the debt. It looks very
much like Johnny was EARNING a
little to fool the taxpayers.
The ticket nominated is consid-
cred weak one, except in one or
two instances; and there was good
deal of bad feeling manifested after
the convention, adjourned, and
some very bad sores were
made, that will take hard work
to heal over.
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Truth is so irresistible that it at
once convinoes the understanding,
and forces passage to the heart.