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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
sTo7 RIA.
Bears the n The Kind You lIaYs Always Bought
Signature ss Nalz1AzzzI

Tho director of the Census, sug-
gests to the farmers of the county
that they should make special Of
forts to prepare themselves to ans
wer accurately and promptly the
questions that will be asked of them
by the census officials, relative to
the acreage, quantity and value of
crops; all farm products, animal
and vegetable, cost of fertilizers,
farm labor, &c, &c, of the year
1899 Every farmer can figure
these items all out at his leisure,
and this will greatly aid the num-
orators to get exact results.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

The smallest timepiece in exist
ence is probably owned by man
in Berlin. 1t is less than a quarter
of an inch in diameter and the face
is about the size of the head of a
tack or nail, and weighs only
1-288Oth part of pound The
owner paid $1946 40 for it. 1t is a
stem winder and the hands are set
by pulling the stem out short
distance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

So fast as the country can OK
pand rightfully, legally, honestly,
Democrats everywhere will be glad
to aid in the expanding. But an
expansion which must come by bad
faith, by crushing representative
go yernments anywhere on earth,
by saddling a system of militarism
on the country-that sort of eXpan-
sion will not be Endorsed anywhere
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

II want trade. 1 want to expand
our trade by peaceful means, but L
would not put one American boy
on the auction block and sell him
him for all the trade of the universe.
[ Applause And yet the man
who says it will pay must be pre-
pared to figure with pencil how
much the boy is worth. Bryan,
Mt Baltimore, Nd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

There is new case of smallpox
reported to DIR. III. A Barbee, of
this place, clerk of the State Board
of Health, from Kyle, Mcdowell
county, on the N. & w. Railway.
The village is under quarantine.
Quite number have been exposed.
The case is in charge of DR. Chas,
w. Spnngler, member of the State
Board of Health. The case is a
colored man; the infection not
known, but supposed to have come
from the south.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Having first cut wages 20 per
cent or more and then showed up
prices 100 per cent the American
Steel and Wire Company now
makes a merit of advancing wages
a beggarly y per cent as tribute
to Mckinley prosperity; and all
the dupes of Dingleyism point to
the fact as a supreme and final vim
dication of their tariff fetich.-
Johnstown (Penn.) Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

A very sad shooting affray &C.
CURED near Parkersburg Sunday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. AT that
hour DR.. T. p. Hatfield, one of the
best known physicians in Wood
county, shot and probably serious
ly wounded his brother-in. law, B
B. Mcdonald, whose wife, Grace,
resided at the Hatfield residence
near Leachtown and kept house for
DIR. Hatfield
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Within the past five months, on
account of the Tariff Paper Trust,
white paper has advanced 70 per
cent, manila paper 40 per cent,
book paper so per cent, writing
paper 40 per cent, with the mar&et
still on the upward grade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
a Matter of Simple Business.

Advertising, as the N, Y Herald
truly says, is not a matter of senti-
ment or favor, but of simple bust.
ness, based on the laws of trade.
People advertise where they find it
phys where they get the
most satisfactory returns for their
money.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Fnrms Eor SnIc.

I have number of farms, both
buckle and Union Districts for sale.
Some OF them are well timbered, and
all we'll 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
@, w. NIAUPIN,
apr7tf Arbuckle p. o., w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Fiducinry Settlement.

The following fiduciary account
is before me for settlement, viz:
l.. G. Somerville, administrators OF
Mary @. Love, deceased.
Given under my hand this, Novem-
Der 25th, 1899.
JOHN r.. BELLER,
Commissioners of accounts for Mason
County, w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Everyone should be vaccinated.
You do not know what time you
might he exposed to smallpox.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Sold WhiskeY in Jail.

William Fletcher, United
States prisoner who broke out of
the Clay county Jail and made his
escape, kept on at his business of
illegal vending while in Jail. He
had the stuff passed into him
through an agency of friends and
dispensed it to thirsty customers
through the gratings.
Mr.. Gage is willing to have his of
fetal acts Investigated by a con-
gressional committee? To besure!
What has Mr.. Gage done that is
not indorsed by the administra-
ton? And will not the committee
appointed by Republican Speak
or, be in hearty accord with the
administration, and therefore sure
to declare that Mr. Gage has acted
the part of great and good patriot
and wise fnancier?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Thomas Farmer, we'll known
timer of Charleston, has been adj
judged insane.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

The new bridge, planned by the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to be
built at Bellaire, will cost $3.50, 900.
1t will be double track structure
The work on this new bridge will
begin early in the spring
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

a Kansas printer in making up
the forms one day in hurry got a
marriage and grooer's notice
mixed, SO they read as follows:
"John Smith and Ida Quay were
united in bonds of holy seuerkraut,
which will be sold by the quart or
barrel. Mr.. Smith is all esteemed
Goldfish at 10 cents, while the bride
has nice pigs feet to display"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

All the trainmen of the great
Wabash Railway system are threat
ening strike because their de-
mand for increased wages goes I'M
needed. This is a case where pros
perity strikes the railroad all right
but skips the employes.-Parkers-
burg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
wyorna.

Mr.. Guy Forrest and sister, Miss
India, and Miss Ada james. all of
Grayson, KY, are circulating
among friends aud relatives here.
Rev S 81. Ferguson, of Pliny,
preachedat College Hill last Mon
day and Tuesday night.
The Misses Forrest, of upper
Five Mile, received a letter from
their brother, Jas. - Forrest, last
week stating that he had arrived in
the Philippines. He says he was
in one engagement that lasted from
Q O'Clock p. m. until dark. He
stated that he got very sick in
crossing the Puoifio, but was we'll
at present Jim has host of
friends who hope he will get back
safe and sound when this cruel war
is over.
JAS. Dodd got his fingers mashed
severely last week Geo. Slayton
aocidently hit them with maui.
Mrs. Belle Simpkins entertained
her friends with card party Sat
urday.
g. Q. Mccoy is having new
porch built. Mr.. N, Kelly is do
ing the work.
Clarence Thorne was visiting
Five.mile friends Sunday.
Quite a number of young people
attended singing at Wyoma church
Sunday night. TAT1sMA.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

When Secretary Gage ordered
that all internal revenue receipts
should be deposited in the Nation
al City bank, of New York, there
arose an universal voice of pro-
test throughout the country. The
very act was in itself such convinc-
ing evidence of official corruption
i'll high place that Congress, even
though it were the friend of the
Secretary adopted resolution call
ing upon him for the facts and the
correspondence that led to such an
unprecedented order. Mr.. Gage
entered upon long argument of
defense, and with his pleading sub
mitted the letters called for by the
resolution Among them was one
from the vice. president of the Ma
tional City bank which contained
this remarkable statement:
If you will take the pains to look
at our list of directors you will see
that we also have great political
claims, in view of what was done
during the canvass last year.
The bank has great political
claims" growing out of what the
directors did to help the republican
ticket, and the demand was made
that the national finances should
be unIawfully and corruptly turned
over to this bank in liquidation of
their great political claims" The
Secretary assumes the blame by
saying that the responsibility was
ali his, although the President was
consulted before the deal was con-
summated. 1t makes no difference
who was consulted. nor who dit it,
it was a crime of this administra-
ton that will not be forgotten and
cannot be forgiven arkersburg
Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Two Young Ladies Drowned.


PARSONS, w. VA, Jan. 23.-Sun-
day two daughters of Rev. g. N.
Day, were drowned in Skaters
fork of Cheat river, six miles above
here. They were about 10 and Is
years old, and were crossing the
river horseback. Tho animal fell
down, throwing them from his
back, but one clung to the bride
and the other to his tail and were
being thus dragged out when the
horse fell a second time. The
father saw the accident, but his
skiff sank before reaching his child
rem. One body was taken from the
river at noon to-day, having hoated
six miles
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

InsfdiOus Danger OfImperialism.
Judge William.B. Hornblower, of
New. York, points out in unmistak-
able terms the insidious nature of
the change from republican to i'm
perial rule now being gradually
forced upon us by the administra-
ton, and he shows in the follow
ing language how far we have al
reaey progressed upon this danger
Gus and un-American path.
"Already we nave become accus-
toned to despotio sway exercised
by the President of the United
States over millions of human be-
ings in Cuba, Porto Rico and Man
lila and other portions of the Philip
pine islands.
1t does not even jar upon our
sensibilities to know that a Presi-
dent of the republic is exercising
powers not only greater than those
exercised by the Prime Minister of
England, but as great as those OF
the Gar of Russia. According
to his own judgment, he makes and
unmakes tariff laws, navigation
laws and municipal laws for these
millions of human beings. He
even establishes censorship so
that his good people in America
shall not be disturbed by unpleas-
ant information. These despotic
powers are necessarily incident to
military rule. They must and
should come to an end at the earl
lest practicable moment.
We cannot afford for our own
sakes to become too much habitua-
ted to this kind of government,
even when. it is government in
distant parts and over subject races
under our protection, lest we lose
somewhat of the eternal vigilance
which is the price of our own lib
critics."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

The faults which most beset our
selves are those we see most readily
in others.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Doctors usually make wry faces
when compelled to take their own
medicine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Died, at the county infirmary,
Monday, January 22nd, Henry
Green, and was buried Tuesday
He was an inmate from Hannah
district.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Died.

Mrs. Matilda MoClaskey, resid,
ing at Glenwood, died Wednesday,
January oath, 1900, of oonsump-
ton, and will be buried to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Mr.. Robert Somerville came
home Monday from Wellsburg sick
with typhoid fever, and is now con-
fined to his bed at his mothers,
home, Mrs Wesley SomervilIe, in
Pleasant Flats. Mr.. John Morris,
who is a partner of Mr.. Somerville
at WelIsburg in Bon-Ton store,
has just recovered from an attack
of typhoid fever, and had just re-
covered SO far as to be able to be
at the store when Mr.. Somerville
was taken down. There are 81
cases of typhoid fever in Wells
burg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
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Roa,s The n The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature = lee1Az1zm
Philippi Bank RoDDcrs.

Chief of Police Ben Sayres, of
Grafton received a telegram from
Chicago saying that two men had
been arrested in that city, who an
swered the description given of the
parties Who robbed the Philippi
bank last week. John Stone, the
policeman who saw the men in
Grafton on the morning of the
robbery, left for Chicago to identify
them. When arrested the had
S15, 900. on their person. A reward
of 5000 has been offered for their
capture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

Sol Tice, John Finley and Dave
Bigler, indicted for forgery and
other violations of, the State laws,
broke Jail at ST. Marys, last Satur-
day,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
ALASKA's MINERAL VALUE.
Yielded Almost Enough Gold an4 silver Last Year to Equal
 the Cost Price.

The United States paid g ,2oo, GOO for Alaska, and last year it yielded $5,s31,- 355 in gold and silver alone. These fig ures are given by the statistician of the mint. The increase over the precious metal product of 1898 was S3,1S7, ,O6s. Until last year most of the gold and silver obtained in Alaska came from the quartz mines near Juneau, and most of the vast increase of last year came from the new fields of Cape Nome. It amounted to about S2, ,400, ,000, says the New York Herald.
 From present indications the next three months will witness an increase of S0,000 in the mining population of the territory. Most of them will go to the rich auriferous placers of Cape Nome. and miners of long experience say that the gold output of the present year from Alaska will equal that of California, and likely that of the Klon- dike, during 1899.
 But gold and silver are not the only minerals. The enormous deposits of copper and coal which Alaska contains will receive attention from the army Of adventurers entering the territory this spring and coming summer, and it will not be at all surprising if they add more to the mineral output of the ter ritory than the gold quartz veins and placer deposits.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
WHO WILL FOOT WAR cosTl
This Authority Saya the South Al. Sican Staten WIH Be Required
 Co Pay Al Bills.

A correspondent, whose able exam. ilation in a series of letters published in our columns of the general question of imperial taxation 8 year ago will doubtless be remembered by all serious students of public affairs, addresses us to-day upon the more special prob tem of the taxation involved by the war, says the London Times. The pre- else amount of new taxation required is, of course, doubtful. Some of the data are obviously imperfect and must so remain for some time to come, while, on the other hand. there is room for some difference of opinion upon the question of how the necessary expendi- ture, whatever it may be, should be di- vided between capital and revenue. We need not, therefore, pin ourselves to particular figures. It sufices for the moment to let the figures remain avowedly provisional and to deal with principles. There is one great dis tinction to be drawn at the outset between expenditure directly due to the war and expenditure arising out of the lessons the war has taught us.
 The expenditure directly due to the war ought to be and must be, as Sir Michael Hicks Beach has already in timated, charge upon the territories involved fn the struggle. The exaction
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
DeGrth of Towels.

One drawback to lodging house life h England, if one makes long stays, is the curious scarcity of towels and nap kins, which, moreover, arc seldom re- newed. This is no doubt partly owing to the prevailing English custom of putting out" the family wash. At 6 private house where we were visiting cur hosts were much astonished to hear that at home in America our washing was done in the house, and our hostess said that she felt very triumphant be- cause she had prevailed upon her cook to wash the dish towels. Even at the small and welI-kept boarding house where we staid in London the bed linen was only changed once fort night. Of course, in regard to house. keeping. the conditions in town were different from those in the country, and we heard as much complaint about unproftable servants as we ever heard In our own benighted lRnd.-Harper's BaZar
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

Even the Presldent of the great United States has troubles which come to all alike to the married man as we'll as to tho bachelor Whilo Mir. Mckinley was making an after-diRner speech at a banquet, recently, his trousers gave way at very important point. It was embarrassing to the president that the pantaIoOns of his spotless dress suit should act so treacherously. but ho finished his speech, though, 1t is said, his red taco caused much uneasincss among his fricnds.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

One of the Rough Rider Gap. tains who has skirlnished along in single harness for something less than sixty years will marry love. iy Arizona girl on the 18th of June. Or course we wouldn't give the sol dier away, as- he might take it into his head to invade our sanctum with his big cine. Capt. Alexan- der doesn't want another wife, and he deesn't Hse cancj but we'TI dIe before we will violate the secret Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

Of war indemnity from the van. quished is perhaps the best established principle of modern international re. lations. If it be thought inapplicable to case in which the vanquished gov ernments will cease toexist, then as a plain matter of accountancy the liber- ated territories must, to the extent of their ability, pay for their liberation. On either principle the cost of the war must be first charge upon the rev enues of the territories now known as the Trans-aal and the Orange Free State. Happily we know that the wealth of the Transvaal is enormous. Interest and sinking fund upon the war debt is burden that can easily be borne, and that will prove much light CT than the Transyaal would have hsd to bear under the sway of the gangs of adventurers who have hitherto mig governed it.
 People who say that this is capital ists' war will DO doubt reflect with pleasure that this Is the way to make the capitalists pay their proper share of it's cost. Apart from direct war ex- penditure we have h sight continuing extra expenditure of apparently at least some ten millions per annum. It Is made up of what is called normal increase of the army and navy esti- mates-say couple of millions-an- other couple of millions due to project cd additions to the army and six rYafl- hons for temporary" measures of home defense. So far as really tempo rary the cost of these measures ought to count ss part of the war cost. But if these particular measures are not made permanent, and some of them, we may hope. will not be persisted in. then other and wiser measures will have to be adopted if our army is to be maintained on a footing commensurate with the necessities of imperial defense.
 .a..I
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

The Reunion of Rnoseyelt's Rough Riders, which will be held in Oklahoma City, July If. is at. tracing attention of tho press and the public everywhere. Oklaho- ma City is preparing to outdo her selfin entertaining the gallant reg imeEt, It's distinguished leader and the many thousands of visitors who will come to tho city during tho fonF days. Each day there will be widely diversified free entertain .mentss morning, afternoon and cv- ening, under the auspices of tho Reunion Association.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

A bill has been adopted by tho House, which is designed to pre- vent competition between prison and free labor. It provides that all goods, wares and merchandise manufactured wholly or in part by convict labor or in any prison or reformatory, transported to anoth. or state or territory for use, sale or storage, shall be subject to the operation vf the laws of the state on their arrival within the borders of the state, and shall not Do cx- empt from these laws by reason of being introduced in original pack ages or otherwise.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

A curious White House custom which has often provoked the laughter Of tho profane consists in setting Q largo number of umbrella cans about the lobby and the corri. dors. There arc half dozon of these. They are huge cans with han dies on, and are shaped just like garbage paiIs, there only distin- guishing feature being 8 coat of green print. After business hours "Uncle Jerry" comes along, dumps the water out of m,and carries away what psils will not be need ed. "Uncle Jerry" is Q tall, good looking old colored man, about 72 years of age, who has been an om- ploye of the White House many years.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
SLAVE OF HEREDITY.
Re Was Regular Attendant at Church Hut Came of a Wreck.
 ing Family.

One of the vestrymen of a prosper ous Detroit church went to call on a prominent member. He would not be home for IS or 90 minutes, and the vcstryman. afman fond of horses. en- tertained himself by Q visit to the stables. He found the man in charge trying to sell a cob that had seen his best days, and the best had been none too good. But he had an advocate worthy Of better cause, says the De- troit Free Press.
 There's a bloomin' 'oss as his the pride of the stud. Nothink better hever drawed the queen. Els a haris- tocrat from fettle to hear and 'eIl be the same to the day of his death. We're honly partin' hof i'm because we'll be haway for our 'ealths the next quarter and we'll leave i'm in none but the best 'ands."
 In the heat of the discussion the salesman occasionally grew profane and made some egregious misrepre- sentstion. When the dealer had gone for the purpose of thinking the thing over. the vestryman had talk.
 My good man. see that you're Q regular attendant at our church."
 Railways, sir. Hive been in the church. sir, since l was christened. There's naught else care go much for; not heven the 'osses." ,r s5-
 ''But the way you talked to that man. That cob is an old broken-down hack, yet you represented him az one tI the finest horses in the market. And you swore when you thought you could make your case stronger"
 "You card the parson preach abou: 'eredity, e called it. Hits what's born in the blood. Did you. believe i'm, sir?"
 Certainly"
 "Well, sir. hall my people was the most religious and full of grace. Hevery man of 'em was a Cornish wrecker and hevery night before sleepin' they knelt them down. sir, and prayed for 'owlin' storm"
 What could the yestryman say?