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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
On the Up Grade.

A mechanic can take little piece
of steel worth five dollars and make
it into watch springs and sell it for
ono hundred dollars-that's skill.
Rockefeller can take small strip
of paper and write few words on
it and make it worth ten million
dollars-that's capital. England
and Americas Kipling can take a
scrap of paper and write some SEN
fences and sell it for sixty five
thousand dollars--that's genius
A lady can wear seventy five cent
hat and look real sweet, but prefers
a forty dollar one-thats nonsense.
Any man, woman or child that buys
groceries from ID. S Snyder is
wise, and gets goods of all kinds at
right prices and sell their produce
at right prices that's business.
We lead in prices and goods and
are always abreast of the times.
Cross our threshold and you will
go away happy.
ID. S. SNYDER,
Grocer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Indications of the Hour.

Washington Post.
The indications of the hour are
that Mr.. Bryan is practically sure
of election without the vote of New
York or any of it's neighboring
States. 1t is not at all bad situa.
ton from our viewpoint. What it
is from Mr.. MoKinley's he is dem
onstrating by his actions. He is a
shrewd politician, and he knows
that unless the tidal wave he is en-
oountering now can be turned back
and made to rush in the opposite
direction within the next two
months his chances of exile to the
village of Canton in March next
are too good to be contemplated
without grief.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
out of His own Mouth He is Con,

NICICus
The Parkersburg State Journal
denies that there is slump in tim
Der, and says the Register lied
when it 80 stated. Out of Presly
Morris own mouth he is convicted,
for in his own article he says:
"For instance, yellow pine is
quoted at about 81 less at present
than it was at the first of the year.
Hemlock is lower by from one to
two dollars per thousand than it
was at the highest stage of the mar
ket during March and February.
In ouarteTed oak, the his hest grade
of which sells for about $65 per
thousand, there lisa slump of about
So per thousand. CHARTERED oak
selling at $65 and $40 at the first
of the year is quoted at $50 and $40
now"
Now that is all the Register
said, then, wherein has the Reg
lister lied, when it said, the
other day: "There has been a
great slump in timber and all sorts
of lumber. A timber man said
yesterday, at the Phoenix Hotel,
that the decline would be from So
to $40 per 1000 feet, and that
many timber men would be swamp
ed by this great decline. Charge
it up to Mckinley"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
United Americans.

1t is becoming apparent that the
true American spirit is aroused by
the peril now menacining the gov
eminent. No matter what argu-
ment of loot may be advanced to
tempt us to rule the Filipinos by
force against their will, we have
been too long taught as Americans
that constitutional governments
derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed" to sanc-
ton sin 80 surely destructive of
our national integrity. No matter
what selfish reasons may be urged
for the continued denial to the
Porto Rioans of their rights under
the Constitution-a denial based
upon the theory that the American
flag waves over that island as col
ony, not as an integral part of the
United States-we know as Ameri-
leans that "a republic can have no
colonies" And as for the remark
able necessitated feat of attempting
to exist as republic on the Amer
loan mainland while ruling as an
empire in the Philippines and
Porto Rico, every American knows
in his soul that this government
"oan not exist half republic and
half empire"
1t is for these good and valid
American reasons that the Demo-
Gratis. the Populists, the Silver Re-
pubIicans and the Anti-Imperialist
League are now drawing CLOSE to.
gether for the great fight of 1900.
1t is life and death fight. The
existence of the government is de-
pendent upon it's issue. The slo-
gan of the united assault on the
plotters for empire is "Save the
Republic" Fix.
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rial. and retiring them on a pom

trial, and retiring them on pen
sion for life.
will say III conclusion, all of
you that hunger and thirst, pay an
annual visit to SINNERS Hall, and
partake of the hospitality given
there by the ladies of that land of
plenty; more especially of all kinds
of fruit and pretty girls. l often
hear young men say, "she is pref
tier than peach" had chance
that day to decide between thetwo,
but the boys L saw had already
made up their decision in favor of
the girl, and did not seem disposed
to want advice on the subject from
one of my age.
Well I'll bring my little narrative
to close for fear it will be con-
signed to the waste basket. One
thing that gives me hope that the
Register will honor it. L see the
editor frequently speaks of good
things to eat left at his Office by
his patrons. He might go to
Skinner Hall in 1901 to get a
desert after eating the good things
spoken of, Next to something
good to eat with the editor is tho
success of democracy the good of
the reasoning together spoken of,
may arouse his curiosity as he is
always on the alert in the cause of
democracy. A. COBB.
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TIley Dodge.

Fairmont Index.
Every Republican orator lodges
the issue of Imperialism. They
contend that no suoh thing is in
tended without giving any reason
for their statement. A speaker
here last week laughed at the very
thought oft and went on to give
quotations from Abraham Lincoln
to show that the Republican party
was party of freedom. and adj
hered to the principles of the
Declaration of Independence. He
stopped at Lincoln and failed to
give any explanation of the acts
and doings of Mckinley. Lincoln
was not an Imperialist; he believed
in tho principles of freedom taught
by our fathers, and Judging from
what he did and said we believe
that if he were alive today he would
be like many of the old time Re-
publicans, opposing Mckinley and
MoKinleyism. The Republican
party first took up with the old
Hamiltonian notion of strong
Government, but never before the
last half of the Mckinley admins.
tration did they attempt to put
that notion in force. by attempt
ing to establish colonies, which
have no place under our constitu.
ton. The Republican party of to.
day is not the party of Lincoln.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Neglected Duty,
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
If the monetary system was the
paramount issue in 1896 and the
Republican party won upon it,,
what is palmer than that it was it's
first duty by every safeguard fleg-
islation to SO place it out of danger
that no man could tamper with it?
When the declaration was made
that such result had been Rcheiy-
ed, what is palmer than that the
people had been dealt with dishon-
estly when such was not the fact?
Should party which, with a plain
duty and four years of power in
which to perform it, failed to per-
form it be trusted with another
term? Is it not plain that, adj
hitting the Republican contention
about the principle itself, the I'M
worthy servant which failed of per-
Torrance should be dismissed at
the point of number eighteen
boot2 What will it do in the next
four years that it has failed to do
in the last four?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Freer ana tho Army.

Huntington Advertiser.
Freer's statement that 100000
soldiers based on rs, 100000 people
would be one to each of 1900 PEG.
Pile, and that would not be much
of draft. Mr.. Freer may under.
stand law and politics very we'll,
but he is not up on figures. 1t
will be seen that by dividing 75,.
100000, by 100000 it would be one
to every $50. AS there is only
about one voter to every five peo-
pie that would give one soldier to
every $50 voters; and as there is
probably two-thirds of these that
are over age and physically not
able for army service, it gets it
down to less than one out of fifty.
That is not the question though
the burning question is why in
crease the army to 100000? AID
what assurance has the American
people that it will not go to two,
three or four hundred thousand?
History warrants the Wow that it
will
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Who arc Entitlod 10 Vote.

The following taken from the
Code, shows who are entitled to
vote in this State. It will be we'll
to keep this section of the law in
your scrap book, for reference:
Chapter 3, Section 10, of the Code,
says: 1.-The male citizens of the State
shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions held within the magisterial dis
tricts of the counties in which they
respectively reside, but no person
who is Il minor, or of unsouud mind,
or u pauper, or who is under conyic-
ton OF treason, felony or bribery in
Az election, or who has not been q
resident Of the State for one year, and
of the county in which he offers to
vote for go days next proceeding such
election, and who is not at the time
of the election an actual bona fide
resident of the district in which he
offers to vote, shall be permitted to
vote at such election, while such dis
ability continues, and no person in
the military, marine or naval service
of the United States shall be deemed
n resident of this State by reason of
his being stationed therein; nor shall
any person in the employ of any in
corporated company, of this State,
be deemed resident of any county,
or of any district therein, by reason of
being employed in said county or
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Converted by Grosycnor.

Earl Berlin, an oil driller from
Pennsylvania, who has been Re-
publican all his life, has announo-
ed his conversion to Democracy
and says he will support the whole
ticket from Bryan down. Grosve-
nor's speech made him Democrat
he notwithstanding Sentinel.
Mark Hanna, in moment of
forgetfulness, came nearest to Civ
ing the cause of inaotion when he
said, "the trusts harm nobody, they
ought to be left alone"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

If farmers desire a reduction in
their local county taxes, they should
vote for Mr.. Somerville for County
Commissioner, and thus help to
make the Court Democratic, and
then your taxes will be reduced
from Is to 20 cents on the hundred
dollars valuation, and the expenses
of the county will be met also, and
there will be no debt to keep taxa.
ton up to the limit of the law as it
is now, under Republican rule and
management,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
The Constitution Set Aside.

Now YORK u journal.
We have no constitutional prin.
ciples. The President makes war
and peace without consulting Con-
gress; he spends money without
specific appropriations; he makes
tariffs, levies direct taxes and even
delegates the power to exercise
these high attributes of sovereign
ity to subordinate officers of the
army and navy; citizens are i'm
prisoned for months in State of
this Union without trial, indiot-
ment or accusation; courts usurp
the functions of juries and all the
guarantees of civil
liberty are ignored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Notice to Take Dispositions.

ToJerry Hartline, take notice that on the
9th day OF October. a. ID. 1909, between the
at the law office of James -: Menager. in
the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
/ will take the deposition of l.. g. Morrison,
and others, to be read in evidence in my be-
half in a certain suit In chancery now pend :.
81 ason, State OF West Virginia, in which
am plaintiff and You are defendant: II from
NOT be completed on the day aforesaid, the
same shall be continued from day TO day, or
from time to time. at the same place and
between the same hours, until the same shall
HALEY 81. HAITLINE,
by Counsel.
J.B MYNAdER, Sol. sept. 4.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
200 Majority.
Writ News.

Hughes, the Republican oandi-
date for Congress has come and
gone. The News now places Hon.
Greed Collins majority at two
hundred in this county. AS be-
tween the two men for the position
there is no comparison and the
people don't fail to see it,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Republicans DON'T Care

If Republicans are apathetic
overoonfidence is not the only pos
sible cause of their apathy. In
stead of being too confident that
Mckinley will win there is good
reason to believe that a considera-
BILE percentage of them don't care
a boot whether Mckinley wins or
Maine Argus.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

This is the American working,
mans reply to Mr.. Hanna: 1--WE
propose to elect Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
will destroy the criminal Trusts and
stroy healthy competition in all
lines of industry. Then we will
look after our own full dinner
pail"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

A vote for Mr.. w. e Rutten-
cutter for Sheriff, is to vote to put
a man in that office, who is of high
moral character, man of ability
and a thorough business man. He
is not a political triokster. but a
fair, square, honest citizen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

In no previous campaign has
there been such work done as now
appears in the formation of Demo
cratic clubs. This plan of Demo
cratic work, which depends upon
the spontaneous activity of the
voters themselves, has unlimited
possibilities. Therefore get up n
club in your neighborhood. 1t
matters not whether you have 20
or 1000 members. 1t is said that
already a million of members have
been enrolled in Democratic clubs,
affiliated with the National associa-
ton. The whole National associn-
ton is one vast campaign COM
mittee. All the clubs are asked to
meet on the 22d of this month to
elect delegates to the National con-
vention that is to be held in In
diunapolis October 3, and push on
the work of organization.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Fiduciary settIement.

The account of Sam Somerville,
Trustee, for James Somerville, is be-
fore me for settlement. Given under
my hand this August 81, 1900.
JOHN T.. BBILER,
Commissioner of Accounts for. Mason
County, w. Va. sept. 4-2w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

The way Republican papers and
speakers talk to farmers, they must
set them down as fools, When any
politician fools the intelligent
farmer, he is good one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

Before tue Republicans got con
troll of the County Court, the taxes
for county purposes WAS from 80 to
As cents on the $1OOv .uution, and
there was no debt, but surplus of
some $4,000 in the county treas
ury, when the Democrats handed
the county government over to the
Republicans. Now your tax is 60
cents on the 500 valuation, and a
big interest bearing debt hanging
over the Taxpayers besides. Don't
you think it time to make change
Mr.. Taxpayer?
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what We are Asked to JOIN.

What we are Asked to Join.
Boston Post.
Great Britain, Unless than year
of aggressive war, has reduced by
two the number of republics in the
world. In the whole eastern hem
isphere there now remain only Lii
IBERIA, Switzerland and France.
And British statesmen demand
that the United States shall join
with their nation in carrying for
ward their plan of civilization.
More Chinese Cheap Labor.
Boston Globe.
tits reported from Washington
that serious movement is under
way to secure repeal of the Chi
nese exclusion act and the conse-
quent throwing open of Americas
door to the unchecked immigration
of Mongols It is no secret that
some of Mr.. McKinley's most mon
eyed promoters would be more than
glad to foster "Chinese cheap
labor" but an announcement OF
such purpose at this critically
prediction time would scarcely
conduce to the chance for the cleo
ton of Mark Hanna's personally
conducted candidate for the Presi.
dency.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

commencing at eleven o'clock "A. m, sell at
public auction, at the front door of the Court
Pleasant, West Virginia, to the INCEST bid
der, the following described tract of land
son County, West Virginia: Beginning Mt
an ash tree corner in line of Hiram Snyre,
and also corner of lands of Larry McLane,
thence with McLsne's line y. SO 30, w. lI5
poles to "A white oak, marked for corner TO
lire n. l4s so, w. 1853 poles TO White oak,
corner to John Werner tract, thence with
line of same N. l4o 80, f. 50 poles to n stake,
corner To lands OF Win. Snyre, thence with
his line and Hiram Sayre's line, $. BIZ 90 f..
2Og poles to the place OF beginning, contain
ing lO3 ncres and poles by actual survey.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash as to $1,000 and in
costs and commissions of sale, the residue
upon credit, $50 90 and interest to become
iIIe October ID, 1900, ana the residue to be-
come due October ID. 1901, the purchaser to
execute notes with good security for the de-
fercd payments. and the title t0 be retained
as q further security.
aug. 29-4W q. ID. WAGGESEHI Trustee,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
election Nov. 8, 1900.
NATIONAL T1oKEr.

NATIONAL TICKET.
w1111AM FG gfERa ESsiISSHG9ssI BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
Ap1k Eo fE% Wis FE gsFFiHS$ENsoN,
ofIllinois.
For PresI SqN W. EH bs&Sfs a. Large
OF Harrison.
T.. NJ. LKESON,
OF Wood.
For District Presidential Electors
JoH Hsl[ :. IP!SfEisFoN.
,oI S9g Mt hMRaIsMiTilS2 sffo
OfCalhoun.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS-
CREED 'GoLLiNs,
or Richie.
STATE TICKET.
For G9yeE1pn%nrh
or Cabell.
For Auditor,
JAMES IL. MILLER,
OF Summers,
rsoSggE EEefeRRa%Gns %Sfs EEfS SSGo0'S'
Electromagnetic
Et3GG g Att2En e! GGS sGs653S,'
OfTyler.
l. GARLAND HURST,
OfJeflerson.
TOT John ". ENGLISH,
or Mason.
WILLIAM G.. BENNETT,
OF Lewis,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
A WORD TO Mothers.

Mothers of children affected with
GROUP or severe cold need not hes
itate to administer Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t contains no
opiate nor narcotic in any form and
may be given as confidently to the
babe as to an adult. The great suc-
cess that has attended it's use in the
treatment of colds and Group has
won for it the approval and praise
it has received throughout the
United States and in many foreign
lands, For sale by G. w. M.
Rootf, Druggist
There is that scattereth, and yet
inoreaseth; and there is that with
holdeth more than is meet, but it
tendeth to poverty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
THE DINNER PAIL ARGU-
MENT.
A McKeesport workingman
Points ont 1t Is an Attempt
toDecefVe Labor.

Points out 1T Is an Attempt
to Deceive Labor.
MoKEEspoRr, Sept. TO-
To the editor of the Post:
1t is evident that in the dinner
pail campaign the Republicans take.
us workingmen as egregious fools,
and as people of short memory,
they are trying to make us believe
that the panic of '98 under Demo-
cratic administration was the only
one that ever took place in the
country. But we remember our
terrible experience during the pan
10 of '73 under Republican adj
ministration. They would have US
believe that the wages we are get.
ting in this period of great pros
perity" are better than we ever got,
but we remember that with the ex-
ception of one month (last May),
we got the same pay Isl 40) in
Cleveland's first and Harrison's
administrations. We also remem-
ber we got our dinner pals full for
less money than than we do now.
We also remember that when labor
was paid from $1.10 to $1.25 we
had a better filled dinner pail than
now We also remember that in
the year of the panic C93) the
workingmen of McKeesport had
steadier work than we have had
this year. They would have us
believe that our fellow workingmen
are all at work, but the number of
men at the gates every morning
looking for work gives the lie to
that claim. Another fact that re-
flutes that claim is the number of
mon that report for work in the
morning that are sent home be-
cause there is no work. Mr.. Edi-
tor, we workingmen claim to know
our own condition better than any
one can tell us, and we repel with
soorn the impudence of the Repub-
lican press and orators in trying to
teach us of our condition.
You remember, Mr.. Editor, with
what a flourish it was announced
that the Tube Trust would grant
an advance of wages, but it's not
going into effect for two months
made the mon suspicious. They
now believed themselves tricked
Some say they were made ID
fools of. During the month of last
May the men were paid 10 cents g
day more, making wages for that
month $1,5O per day There being
81 working days in that month,
our increased pay amounted tc
$2.7O, which was our share of pros.
perity, and forsooth, the Republi-
can press is trying to make us be-
lieye that each and every one of lie
! is Carnegie. DINNER PAIL.
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a Contrast.

Charleston Gazette.
The appropriations made for the
State expenditures under the last
two years of Demo cratic admins
tration was little more than ST.
100000. For the last two years of
of the present Republican admin
istration the amount appropriated
was little less than $2,2OO,OOO, an
increase of so per cent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
Trustees Sale Of a Farm.

by virtue of the AUTHORITY vested in inc by
10 "a certain deed Of trust executed by II.
Sayre and ELLA T.. Sayre, his wife, tn Tile un-
dersigned Trustee, dated on the . h day OF
the Clerk of the County Court of Mnson
County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
No. %, pages $50, &c, to secure the payment
OF the notes therein set out and described,
and default having been made In the pay
mcut of the first notes to mature, and being
required by &. w. Mnupin, the owner and
holder OF said notes, Will OH
Saturday, the 10Th day of September,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

1t is now believed Hon. Thoe.
b. Davis, the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Second Dis
triot, will beat Dayton by good
majority. The Register hopes for
his election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19

The full dinner pail proposition
advanced by Republicans is an in
suit to every working man, for it
implies that as long as he has a
stomach full of any old thing he
ought not to complain.
The Republicans of this county
will find that the voters who are
saying nothing will make it inter
esting for them this fall, There
are scores of them who will vote
the Democratic ticket in whole or
in part.