The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-28

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The stiees 81 81 8 peace o MO
I9oWel county bare tihae tss.,
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which "a fects are foreign g 5p
ticeso OF more civilized comm nnitiesl
As an example Jpstice Gtizef, OF
Norwood, in McDowellI had before
him Emma Fsanklin and Anna
Taylor, colored damsels who had
broken the peace of the community,
by going after each other with
butcher knives. While the trial
was in progress courier rushed
breathlessly into the court room
andinformed Magistrate Crizerthet
Phil Franklin, the husband of one
of the women, was en- route to the
temple of justice, Winchester in
hand, swearing that he would re-.
lease his wife or kill every official
in MCDOWELL county. Squire
Crizer knew that he would have
to hurry" SO putting his trusty
forty-four in his pocket he started
out to meet the enraged husband.
just as he reached the door he saw
franklin turn the corner of the
building. The Squire pursued and
just as Franklin put his gun across
the window sill and with maga-
phone voice said, Emma, come
out of dar," the Squire Immediately
cracked down on the coon, putting
a bullet entirely through his body.
The justice then walked inside
and continued the trial as though
nothing had occurred.
Franklin was alive at last re-
port, with but little hope of his re-
coyery.
There are in the United States,
approximately, 1850 counties of
agricultural importance. In each
of these counties tho agricultural
department has principal county
correspondent, who maintains an
organization of three assistants,
each covering a specified territory.
Facilities are furnished the prinoi-
pal correspondent to enable him to
obtain regular reports from his as
sistants. These reports he tabu-
lates at the end of each month, sup
the. information thus
obtained by his own observation
and knowledge of the situation, and
the consolidated report is submitted
to the statistician. Although,
there is no compensation attached
to the position, an average of about
80 per cent. of them report monthly.
The country has been somewhat
shocked to see brave officer GEN.
sured by the Navy Department for
telling the truth about a tricky |
politician, and the lying and malic-
ious attack of an employe of the de-
partment on another brave officer
overlooked. But suoh skocks may
be expected until there is a change
in the control of the Navy Depart.
ment.
If an officer oan win battle
without being there, or knowing
about it until the fight is
over, how long will It be until Kan
sas gets a drenohing rain2 Re-
spectfully referred to Caititf Mao.
Clay who will no doubt reply that
the rain will fall whenever Samp-
son tells it to.
The last census of Canada shows
a population of but 5,338,898,
which is an increase of hardly half
a million in the last ten years. In
the same length of time this ooun-
try gained 100000, which is just
twenty-six times the growth of the
Dominion.
Several more OF less prominent
Republicans are showing lot of
anxiety lest the wicked Democrats
take advantage of the steel strike
to make party capital.
The Florence Marmet, formerly
the old towboat Ark, arrived here
yesterday from Cincinnati with 10
empty barges, and made the trip
in 48 hours. The Marmet is one
of the best and most powerful tow
boats of her size, on the river, and
her officers are Jelly good fellows.