The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-03
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BILL
ttequlrtng ola Bachelors to Pay
300 for a Marriage License.
HARR1sBuRG, Pa March 25.-ln
1.-THE House Saturday, Mr.. Rothein'
produced bill intended to encour-
age marriage in this State. Bach
elors over 40 years old must pay a
lnarriage license fee of $l0O, the
money to be used for maintaining
free homes for old ladies who have
not had an opportunity to marry
! Bachelors who go out of the State
Ito marry must pay SlOO. The
State is to be divided into three
districts for taxati n p lrPoses.
The movement of the volunteers
from the Philippines to the United
Estates which is now under way
will take on large proportions with
s,e next fow months The 4O,-
COO OF $4,000 soldiers who will be
carried to this country from the
islands between this time and July
1st next, and the equal number,
which will be sent from here there,
will keep the government trans-
ports busy. American army officers
will get some valuable experience
in the art of moving large bodies
of troops halfway around the globe.
With war in South Africa and
in the Philippine Ielande, the un-
settled condition of affairs in Chi
ma, Cuba, Porto Rico, and South
America; great storms over the
United States and "bloody rain"
in Italy and Sicily, it looks as if
the whole world IS in turmoil and
on the verge of destruction with
equal chances of victory between
the armies and the elements.
Mother Eve is at last avenged
For six thousand years woman has
had to bear the odium of Adams
accusation, "The woman gave me
and 1 did eat" But in these latter
days the. burden is shifted. When
Mrs. Carrie Nation fetched up in
prison after brief but sanguinary
campaign, she Dried out in her own
defense, "The man (Mr. Nation)
su00ested il TO me and / did it,"
Time makes all things even.
If troubled with rheumatism,
give Chamber Pain Balm a
trial. 1t will not cost you cent
| if it does no good. One applica-
ton will relieve the pain. 1t also
cures eprains and bruises in one
third the time required by any
other treatment. Outs, burns,
frostbites, quinsey, pains in the
side and chest. glandular and other
dwellings are quickly cured by APP
plying it Every bottle warranted.
Price, % end so oonts. For sale
by Hooff.
Any girl over six feet tall ought
to get into heaven without having
to be good.
Men are more self-respeoting
than women are. No mans bosom
friend ever knows how badly his
wife treats him.
Probably Noah had to keep his
wife locked up all the time of the
flood for fear she would forget and
shoe the two flies off the ark.
AS soon as the average man hears
a woman talk about altering the
marriage service he quits wanting
to marry her.
President Kruger, it is announc-
ed, may visit us within the next
month. The cold man" will re-
oeive reception far eolipsing the
recent demonstrations in France.
The fire loss of Boston last year
was Sl,674, ,776, or 50 80 per capita,
which is pretty heavy tax upon
wealth, in addition to all other out
lave, necessary and unnecessary.
The movement to have United
States Senators elected by the peo-
pie is steadily growing in force
The Legislatures of Illinois and
Pennsylvania have gone upon
record as favoring the change.
Mrs. Capt. Dan Thomas, of
Gallipolie, blew her cooking stove
up with kerosene oil the other day