The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-18

Wray, "stumping" her toe sometime
ago and the injured toe has been
growing worse until it became i'm
perative to amputate the toe to save
her foot. Gallipolis Journal.
Eirst Pension.
The first pension to Spanish
war veteran in this State has been
granted to Charles w. Conner, of
Monndsville, who gets thirty dol
lars month. Conner was a lieu
tenant in the First West Virginia
regiment during the war. The
reasons for the granting of a pen
sion to him are not given in the
announcement.
1t is quite true that when man
wants his business done we'll he
must attend to it himself. But it
is equally true that reliable assist
ants are needed in the conduct of
profitable enterprises. There are
many kinds of helpers. For in
stance, advertising. If the bust
ness man pays proper attention to
advertising it will do more for him
than he can possibly do for himself.
Mason City High School Com
mencement, will take place in
Washington Hall, April Goth.
This school has been most suo-
cessful one under the Principal
ship of Prof. Seth Thomas. An
elaborate program has been pro-
pared for the occasion.
=, Garden making is the order of
the day in every part of town and
the man with the hoe can be seen
in almost any direction. The sea-
son is opening rather early and the
early gardener is hustling to get
out some vegetables before the
weatherman changes his mild and
gives us another taste of winter.
When Russia and Japan finally
look horns, which of them will
claim to be fighting for civilization
and humanity's sake?
Philadelphia is evidently no
longer entitled to be called the
Quaker City. Out of total of
293,8 families, but 1 1926 claim to
be Quakers.
How about the Outlander Ameri-
can gold miners in British Colum-
bia? Isn't it about time that the
United States should begin to agi-
tate in their behalf2 The Boers at
least allowed foreigners to work
the mines after paying tax, but
the Canadians seem determined to
prevent this.
The indications are decidedly
that the English are going to have
trouble with the South African ma
tives as we'll as with the Boers.
The situation is precarious one,
and one moro Boer success may
oomplioate it wonderfully.
The soda fountain for s. N.
Parks confectionery store has ar
rived. 1t is one of the finest foun-
tains made.
The earnings of the K. & M.
Railway for the month of March,
in 1899, was $26, ,824,OO, and for the
same month in 1900, was $4o,116,OO.
A very healthy increase.
1t is worth noticing that the rep
resentatives of the German press
of ten states have met at Chicago
and decided to oppose the Repub-
licans this fall because of their sub
seryience to trusts and monopolies.
Those who had the Beers all dis
posed of must have beenvery much
surprised at the news of the past
few days. showing their aggressive
success.
The State Pardon Board meets
at Moundsville April 18th, to hear
arguments on behalf of applicants
for recommendation for pardon.
From Abraham Lincoln's policy
toward the negro to William Nc
Kinley's attitude toward Puerto
Rico is a long step.
The careful housewives of the
country, who realize how very hard
the trusts pinch by increasing the
prices of necessities, are by their
continued kicking doing good mis-
sionary work.
If a man really loves a widow it