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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-08
DON'T TncI1Ie Hcr.

The armored cruiser West Vir-
ginia will be the largest in the
navy, her tonnage being 1890
tons, nearly 900 tons in excess of
the Iowa, Indiana, Texas, Oregon
and other famous battleships of the
Spanish war. Length 502 feet,
beam 70 feet, speed 25 miles an
hour; armament, four 8-inch guns
in turretts, fourteen 6-inoh guns
broadside, and numerous rapid
firers. Her crew will consist of
S22 officers and men.
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HAS Resigned.

Mr.. Ed. Buckalew who has been
connected with the K. & M. Rail
way for many years, as engineer,
has resigned his position, and will
retire with his family to his farm
rear Leon. His goods are being
shipped today, and his family will
leave this afternoon for Leon.
Mr.. Buokalew was counted as
among the best engineers on this
road. The Register wishes him
and his estimable family health,
prosperity and success on his farm
home.
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Personal Mention.

from Wednesdays Daily
B prn, to Mr.. and Mre. Peter Nc.
Dermitt, son, lust night
Rev j I'll Glbbous left this
morning for Covington, Va, where
he ~ill meet his family, and will
return with them tomorrow.
Mrs VIM. Steinbnch and three
children will return to-day from a
visit to relatives at Collinsville.
Ind and Nauvoo, Ill.
Miss Muset Kiger returned last
night from visit to her brother,
Mr.. o. l.. Kiger and wife, at CALI
polls.
Miss Irine Bowyer, who has been
visiting ut Gallipolie, returned
home yesterday, accompanied by
Miss Carrie Brown. They will
leave to-day for Huntington on
visit
Mr.. Anthony Grimm, one of the
best old men of this county, and
living at Grimm's Landing, was in
town yesterday. and called and re-
newed his subscription to the
Weekly Register.
Mr.. Jas. Fridley, of Flat Rock,
will leave for Pittsburg, Friday
evening on the steamer Kanawha,
where he has secured good posi-
tion. He is a splendid young man,
and the Register wishes him sue
cess.
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sndDeath.

We take the following from the
Spencer Bulletin, of April 22nd
1t is a splendid tribute to good
woman, whose funeral was con-
Quoted from Christ Church, this
city, yesterday. Tho large con-
course of people attending ber
funeral, bearing testimony to the
high appreciation in which Mrs.
Armstrong was hold by her own
home people:
"Mrs. j. w. O. Armstrong died
suddenly Thursday morning of
paralysis, probably between nine
and ten O'Clock. She was at home
alone, apparently in as good health
as usual. Mr.. Armstrong was in
court making his plea to the jury
in behalf of the j. Nj. Simmons
will. Freddie Sharp, nephew of
Mrs Armstrong, entered the house
near the noon hour and discovered
her lying in the pantry cold in
death and gave the alarm. She
had been an invalid for several
years having suffered two former
attacks of paralysis, yet as she had
been enjoying very good health for
some time, the sudden demise was
a terrible shook to her husband,
and many precious friends
Though having suffered indies.
oribable agonies for the past few
years of her life, yet she bore it all
with that conseorated patience and
fortitude 80 characteristic of her
many excellent qualities and
virtues.
"Mrs. Armstrong was a woman
of strong mind and intellect and
was highly esteemed and respected
by her large circle of acquain-
tances.
"The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to Mr.. Arm
strong in this his saddest hour of
affliCtion."
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A Man Who Has Yet to Live.

Prof Algie r.. Crook Is the
bachelor member of the North
western University at Evanston,
Ill. During a confidential talk
with the students he made the
statement that the frivolities of
the world had not tempted him
II have'never uttered q profane
word," says Prof. Crook; "never
have smoked, ohewed tobacco,
drank intoxicants nor hugged or
kissed a woman"
This remarkable man is gradu.
ate of Ohio Wesleyan University,
co. educational institution, by the
way. He is thirty-seven years old
and is known as one of the most
athletic and erudite men of the
Evanston institution. Queerly
enough, he is said to be favorite
at Woman's Hall.
Prof. Crook has his real life yet
to live.
The young student who, after
Prof. Cooks statement quoted
above, spoke up; "Well, you don't
know what you've missed, Pro
fessor," hit it pretty closely. The
ascentic and book-learned young
man is possibly to be pitied more
than congratulated. If he has es.
capped the pitfalls of youth be has
also missed at its best about every.
thing else that makes life in this
weary world worth living, and only
the solemn and chilly part of life
all of it's troubles and few of its
joys-are before him.
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MAY 1st. 1908.

To-day, three years ago, the Amer
loan feet under the peerless Adj
miral, George Dewey, attacked and
utterly destroyed the Spanish
squadron in Manila Bay, Every
true Americans heart leaps with a
thrill of joy when he recalls to
mind that memorable battle, but
the heart saddens and the eyes
grow misty, when we remember the
useless sacrifice of the lives of so
many of our brave and liberty-lovs
ing boys in that far away land.
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Expects to soon be Home.

A letter under date of March
81, 1901, from Jasper Lighter, TO
his father in this place, and who is
a member of Go. K 42d Vols, u.
S. A now stationed at Manila, p.
l., says the 42d will soon be home,
but there is some disappointment
about tho time of leaving be says:
eve expected to get away from here
about the last of March, but things
have changed, and we won't start
for the States until the last of May
or the first of juno. We will all
be glad to get back home again TO
see our parents and friends"
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Recently cow on the farm of
Hon. James Capehart, near town,
developed every symptom of rab-
bies. The orazy animal made a
dash for one of the farm hands who
lodged behind tree. The cows
head and horns struck the tree and
knocked bark in all directions.
Her oowship then mistaking a
nearby stump for the man rushed
upon it with such force as to al
most knock her brains out, and
probably did have great deal to
do with her death which occurred
shortly after.
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REAL ESTATE.
Bel1w is some of the good bar.
gains in Real Estate that the f. b
TIppETT Agency has for sale:
Ir.,,,,nc Enl, SnIn

E'IFTY SEVEN ACRE FARM for sale al
L n reasonable price. The reason the own
cr has for selling, is, because lie desires to
change business. The farm Is situated In
Union District, Mason county, four miles
from the Knnawhn river ana *. S NJ. Kali
wny, and only II short distance from Point
Pleasant, the County Seat. II lays on good,
never failing creek: land mostly rolllngi
now in grass, but all susceptible OF culttN2-
ing house: good out buildings, good barns,
two warehouses; also a. good two story store
house lSX2G, close tOdwcllinS. VIII sell STOCK
OF general merchandise, II desired by pur-
chaser. Store does good, pruhtnble Dusl-
ness. Tho arm is in ~ most desirable hclSh-
GOrhoOd, close to schools and church.
A FIFTY I'VE ACRE and 1870 pole fnrTn
"a for sale. All the land can be fHrmcd cN-
Cept little in timber. All best improve
mcuts; a ucnch orchard OF ll5 young trees,
and about lOI plum, apple ana other irult
good springs that never 90 dryi n foot vein
OF good coal. y siNTOOm two story house
with halls, pnrcnes, good cistern. ~ more
desirable place In Mason county could nOt
be found. 1t Is close TO town, nnds scicrhl
hundTCd feet above sea level nnd can De
bought cheap.
a TWO HUNDRED AND +
"A acre frTm; never ONcTiiOwSi ~ acres OF u
is cleared, ana some in grass; creek bottom
good timber; good watcri churches, post
ofIicc, schools. In Union district, ~ miles
Bnck of ArbuClSIC \ fine farm. Can be
bought on terms to suit purchaser. Don't
miss this bargain If you want u inrm.
A SEVENTY EIGHT AND A-HALF ncrc
~ farm, located in ArbuCklc district.
bargain. Price. II sold at once, $4,000.
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The Demoeratic Party.

1--WE have right to be proud OF
our ancient political lineage, Our
party. is the great conservative
force in the country to-day, and abb
solutely necessary to it's wolfare,
1t stands against radicaIism of
every description, 1t is opposed
to plutocraoy on the one hand and
to communion on the other. 1t
antagonizes monopoly on one side
and socialism on the other. 1t is
opposed to imperialism in the Phil
ippine Islands and to anarchy in
Cuba. 1t respects the vested
rights of capital, and at the same
time sympathizes with labor op-
pressed 1t has no alliances with
powerful corporate interests.
Neither is it in league with dema-
gogues who disturb society and
agitate for the mere sake of agita-
tion. 1t does not regard the posi-
tion of wealth as crime, nor even
a badge of honor; nor docs it con.
slider poverty either disgrace or a
virtue. 1t makes no war upon
Glasses, but opposes corrupt and
vicious systems and methods
wherever they are to be found. =
David b. Hill
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Buflding Sold.

Mr.. j. B. Tippett purchased
yesterday from the 1. o. o. f. and
K. of p. Lodges of this city, the
three story brick building, corner
5th and Main street, and which he
now occupies as furniture store.
Consideration $1,000.
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Think WelI az M.

Messrs. j. e. MoGlothlin, j. w.
Taylor, f. f. Mcintosh and w. S
Mckay, a committee appointed by
the town authorities of Ravens.
wood, were here yesterday even
ing investigating our electric light
system. Our genial superintend-
ent lent them all the assistance
possible. They returned to their
homes this morning seemingly
we'll pleased with the operations
of our plant
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gomId stop Navigation During
Flood.

| Wheeling, w. Va, May 1.-THE
kilIing of Capt. VIM. T. Terry, who
was shot from the shore beoauss
he navigated the river during the
tiaod, has caused much public ex-
citement and aroused dwellers
along the Ohio to determination
to secure legislation that will put
aatop to river navigation during
flood times.
Petitions will be put in O. eulA-
tion asking for relief from men,
bore of Congress whose districts
touoh rivers that are navigable
These petitions will state that the
vagaries of the Ohio and Mississ-
ippi and their tributaries put them
out of bank on an average of once
a year; that during such flood sea-
SONS thousands of dwellings,, store.
,houses and other buildings are at
the mercy of the water, many of
them being almost submerged; that
the waves created by the passing
of steam boats rock buildings on
their foundations, wreck fences,
oYerturn' outbuildings, break win
dows, and generally endanger the
property of persons living on low
ground, and expose to danger the
hundreds of persons who remain
in the upper stories of their homes
to protect their goods and find
domioile, which is often hard to Sc
cure elsewhere.
The members of Congress will
be asked that suoh a law be en-
acted as will compel the Secretary
of War to formulate regulations
which shall prohibit the operation
of steamboats, when the rivers are
above the danger line. 1t is sug-
gested that the engineers of the
War Department establish points
along the river which shall be con-
sidered the limit above which river
traffic shall be suspended.
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We have been informed, by
those who ought to know, that two
car loads of beer were sold here
during our recent overflow. We
suppose that accounts for the very
few intoxicated men seen during
that damp period. But little of
the stronger article was sold.
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Going 10 Europe.

Parkersburg Sentinel.
Hon. John It. McGraw of Grf
ton, accompanied by his mother
and sister Rose, will start next
month for visit to Europe. The
party will visit the leading cities
of the continent, and make en- ex
tensive tour of Ireland before re-
turning.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-08

Rev. r. I'll. Keep, of Middleport,
is Responsible for the statement
that he will shortly we'd Mrs. Hugh
Ell. Davis, of the same place. Rev.
Keep is the minister of the New
Church in our sister town. Pome-
roy Leader.
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VIM Rnrtob ,ha Miadl.,,o..
RoYAl pNuao PoNpER CO.., nav 10 IOI,

VIM. Burton. the Middleport
brick man, is heavy loser by
reason of the recent flood. There
were seven kilns of brick in his
yards, four of which were partly
burned when the high water
reached them. All these we're
lost. The damage will be between
four and five thousand dollars.
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OHIO CENTRAL LINES
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOsITION

Special low rate excursion tickets
are on sale at all important ticket Of
ilces Of the Ohio Central Lines to
Buffalo and return.
For full particulars as to special
rates, dates OF sale, limits, routes, etc,
call on Agents of the y. @. Lines.
On all throught tickets to points
east of Buffalo, stop-over of ten
sition. If you are going east, go via
Buffalo. may 81.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-08

If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure it would
PEI, Po used In nearly every house
not suffer from n feeling of fullness
after eating, belchinR, tlatulence, sour
stomach or water .braslI, caused bv
indigestion or dyspepsia. Aprepara.
tion such as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
which with no aid from the stomach,
heIp but do YOU good. HoofT.
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81 have been suffering from Dys-
pepsia for the past twenty years and
have been unable after trying all
preparations and physicians to get
any relief. After taking one bottle
of Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure found re-
lie' and am now in better health than
/ have been for twenty years. can
not praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure too
highly" Thus writes Mrs. q. w.
Roberts, North Creek, Ark. Hoon.
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Two letters and two books writ
ten by Edgar A. Poe have just been
sold at auction in Boston for So, 900.
this amount being about $3,597.60
more than Poe ever had in his life
at ono time.
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Mr.. III. q. Porter, of Hogsett,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. j. II. Long, of South Side,
was in town yesterday.
Mr., w. F, Cromley, of Gallipo-
lis Ferry, is in town.
Mr.. Won Hay, of Look IL, was q
pleasant visitor this morning.
Mr.. j. H. Spencer, of Graham
Station. was business visitor in
town yesterday.
Mr.. Andrew Watson, of Heights,
is confinen to his homo with la
grippe.
Mr.. VIM. Beard has moved from
the lower end of town to Mrs. Wet
zel's house in Heights.
Mrs. P. NJ. Knopp, of Kansas
City, Mo, will arrive here today
on visit to relatives and friends,
Mr.. Sam McCnusland, who has
been in Mexico for several months,
returned yesterday to remain
through the summer with his faith
or, Gen. John McCausland, near
Grimm's Landing.
A ten pound boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.,
Bland on Saturday last. The father
is the heppiest and proudest man
man in town Weston Democrat.
Mrs. Bland was formerly Miss
frankie Moore, daughter of Judge
G. p. II. Moore, of this county
Her many friends here tender con-
gratulations.
from Fridays DailV
Mr.. D. Chapman, of Hartford,
was in town last night.
Mr.. @. B. Chancellor, of Park
ersburg, was here last night.
Mr.. Fl. e. Dusenberry, of Hunt
ington, was in sur town last night.
Mr.. G. X. Blackwood, of Ben
Lomond, was in town yesterday on
business.
Mr.. O. II. Michaelson, of Char
lesion, was pleasant visitor in
our town yesterday.
Gen. Alfred Caldwell, of Wheel
ing, was distinguished visitor in
our town yesterday.
Miss Margaret Neale is visiting
her uncle Mr.. e. l.. Nealo and
family at Ben Lomond.
Miss Virgie Lee Hughes, who
has been visiting in Cincinnati and
Newport, is expected home to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. O'Brien, will
move to Charleston in few weeks
as Mr.. O'Brien is engineer on a
passenger run on the X. & NJ.
Mr.. Q. w. Maupin, of Arbuckle
was most pleasant visitor to ou1
sanotum yesterday. He is one OF
the best business mon in the
Kanawha Valley, is still in good
health, and hope that he may be
spared many years yet to brighten
our sunctum with his smiling
countenanCe.
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An intelligent non commission.
ed officer of the Ninth Oavalry has
written letter deolari lg that the
Filippinos are not as rule lazy
and shiftIess, as they have been re.
presented to be, but that they are
lac king in skill.
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EonnhDend Bed.

L. v. Cooper, one of the promi-
nent citizens of Ravenswood, was
found dead in his bed Monday,
death being the result of heart
failure. He was fifty years old and
a widower. He leaves four child
rem.
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VIM. Bath and Geo, Wolf, of
Racine, Ohio, were burned by an
explosion of gas in the Pittsburg
Coal Cos. mine at that place last
Tuesday. Bath is badly burned,
but Wolf only slightly.
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The New American, newspaper
published at Manila, P. 1 and da-
ted March 10, received at this Office,
recently, was from Mr.. John NJ.
Phelps, formerly of this place, an
old employe of this office. He
simply informs US "All's WE'LL" We
hope John will return in good
health with an abundance of
wealth.
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We clip tho following item from
an exchange. 1t applies to Point
Pleasant as we'll as other places:
Street trees, properly planted and
cared for work remarkable
change in the value of residential
property. Any one with doubts
on this subject should look into
tho history of Washington, Min
neapolis, milwaukee, Buffalo and
other cities. where a comprehen-
sive system of street planting has
been carried into effect.
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And still they.tell oonviots that
the prison is money maker. The
last Legislature should have been
told that before it voted nearly
S25, 900 year for it's support.
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Our American hypocrisy, or
whatever you are pleased to call it,
was never better illustrated than
in our attitude toward our new
subjects. We are very careful to
teach them the evils of cookhght.
ing and have provided severe laws
for the repression of this sport in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. But we think nothing of
allowing our own civilized sports.
men to go out and shoot 10000
pigeons for prizes Huntington
Advertiser.
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The crew of the Indiana claim
that they can lower the record of
any boat above the falls, if the Of
fcers of the company will only let
them run.
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Around the Circle.
Marion Mirror.

Marion Mirror.
The government of the United
States of America is now Swing
ing around the circle" on wheels
Never before in the history of this
country, or any other country, has
such an imperial junket been
planned and put into execution as
the one now under way to the Pa.
oifo coast. The president, as a
matter of faot, has perfect right
to visit California, but the grand
eur and magni6cenoe in which he
is travelling is subject that cause
many people to look upon this dis
play with suspicion and alarm.
looming events cast their shadows
BEFORE" AS has been suggested
Mr.. Mckinley should not mistake
the enthusiasm of the people along
the route as an indication of the
of unwise policies ad-
vocated blythe administration.
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Governor Allen, of Porto Rico,
who rules over our insular colony
at an expense to the United States
treasury of more $5OO,OOO year,
reports that the Porto Ricans havo
so much prosperity and happiness
they do not know what to do with
it. The American Easy Timers
who are ruling over the island, in
the enjoyment of official snaps and
perquisites are living like lords,
and they measure the happiness of
the islanders by the richness of
their own provender and surround
ings. The report of the abund-
anoe of everything that is good and
desirable, that has come to the
Porto Ricans under the rule of our
governor general and other Amer
lean officials. as made by the COM
missioners is replied to by MIR,
Borda, one of the commissioners
chosen by the Planters, Bankers
and Merchants Association of Por-
to Rico to present to the United
States the true condition of affairs,
in the following language:
"Our people are starving, and
the island is in worse condition
under the rule of Governor Allen
than it ever was before, even when
Spain held sway. So hopeless is
the state of affairs that fathers sell
their daughters to keep them from
dying of hunger. Those people
who say the country is fiourishing
are of the office holders, represen-
tatives of that class of professional
politicians to which Governor AL
len belongs-the lowest GLASS of all
the islands inhabitants"
Oflate the newspapers have been
full of stories of the slavery of Por-
to Ricans who have been praotio
ally sold into bondage for work on
the sugar plantations of Hawaii
The dispatches have related how
the poor people of that island have
been hauled through the United
States, from the Atlentic to the
Pacific, herded in cars like cattle,
and practically starved, many OF
them dying on the cars for the
want of something to eat. They
preferred slavery and starvation in
Hawaii to the rule of freedom and
independence which the United
States was giving them under its
colonial officers in their own native
land.-Parkersburg Sentinel,
The information that the Dawson
law is perfectly satisfactory to q
gang of corporation lawyers is C !
oulated to carry joy to the hearts
of the people of West Virginia
When you want to know what the
people need, find out what the cor
poration lawyers want, These gen.
tlemen sit up nights trying to study
up schemes for the good of the
people, and never planning for the
benefit of the corporations that EN-
ploy them. That's natural Char.
lesion Gazette.
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The least in quantity the most in
quality describes DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous pills for con.
stipation and liver complaints. Hooff
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Tho Commissioners of Pensions
makes the statement that there are
more pensioners on The rolls today
than evSr before, tho exact number
being 995,O97. The old veterans
are said TO be dying off rapidly, but
the recruits are coming to the front
more swiftly than ever.
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Remember the Daughters of the
Revolution benefit, Thursday, May
9th. The Opera House should be
filled on this night. The enter
tainment will be one of the best by
home talent that was ever given in
Point Pleasant.