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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
Il. IL. Wasen Knocked in the
Head and Relieved of $50
And IL Watch.


Middleport turned in another
robbery Tuesday night. This time
it was accompanied by hold-up
features and the citizens of that
city are considerably worked up
over it, following rs it does long
series of robbery and theiving
e. r. Wasen, preventative of
the Scranton Correspondence
School was the victim and the hold
up occurred on Bird, street near
the Methodist church. Young
Wasen had accompanied Miss
Ruby Decker a young lady to her
home and was returning whom at
tackled. As be passed dark place
his assailant stepped before him
and struck him blow on the head
with club. He fell senseless and
when he came to himself discover
cd that he had been robbed of his
wallet containing $50 and his watch
very fine gold one.
He can give no description of
his assailant as it was to dark to
see the face.-Pomeroy Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

In Cincinnati campaign is be-
ing weged by the women against
high steps on street cars. Physi-
CLANS have declared that the high
steps are injurious to health and
the traction companies have been
forced to experiment with all kinds
of fancy low steps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
WYo1na.

Correspondence, May 2sth.
MIR. Luther Litchfield an aged
citizen of Veranda. is visiting rela-
atives aud friends at this place.
Mr.. Litchfield was born in Point
Pleasant nearly SO years ago
Mrs, II. Fl Simpkins is very sick
at this writing.
Mr.. Peter Sines is dangerously
ill, and not expected to live.
MIR. d j. Simpkins returned yee,
terday from trip through South
ern Ohio.
DIR. d Victor Smith, of Letart,
was calling on friends here recently
College Hill church will hold
Children's Day service the first
Sunday in July.
Mr.. Luke Liston, of Glenwoodi
was here last week
Mrs Lydia Dodd, is quite sick
Mrs. r. Bechtlo is visiting Mrs
j Beohtle. this week.
Miss Lena Edwards gave a
party to number of her young
friends Saturday night.
The farmers in this section are
very much behind with their spring
work owing to 80 much rain.
What large number of cores
pondents the Register has. We
think we ought to have reunion
some day and organize Register
Club. We all know it is the only
paper MAX
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Will Martin, son of Squire Mar
tin, and Joe P. Thompson, got in
to a row on the streets at Poca,
Wednesday; Martin shot four shots
at Thompson, one of which hit
Mrs James A. Raines. the wife of
we'll known citizen, who happen
ed, to be on the street at the time,
Mrs. Raines wound may prove
fatal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

a boy employed in the Parkers-
burg Chair factory has broken out
with small pox and nearly every
employe in the plant has been ex.
posed. Every preoaution will be
taken to prevent a spread of the
disease.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
WiYes in TeXns.

A great many women east are
trying to get their husbands to
move to Texas. In Texas the wife
owns one-third of everything, and
in case of divorce it is not a ques-
ton of alimony, but square di-
vide; moreover, the HON estead can
never be inoumbered at all and
cannot be sold unless the woman
signs the deed with dry eyes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Has crime bece me more preva-
lent, or have the courts become
more active in it's suppressionP AT
any ratio the West Virginia peniten-
tiary has almost doubled it's popu-
lation within the last decade while
the population of the State has in
creased about 20 per cent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Percy Smith, fifteen year old
boy, of Wilmington, Del, will be
whipped by the state of Delaware
on Saturday, unless Governor
Hum remits the corporal punish
ment. Smiths crime was the theft
of jewelry.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
. "a - ~ q n e "a.
''s3 y a; &,5z:2:z5:;::z5:=.I =.

Not only in Mason county, but
from all over the country there is a
demand for better roads and streets.
People have long sinoo learned that
good public highways wero not on
ly great convenience and a pub
lie necessity, but that they oontri-
butte materially to oounty's pros
perity, and should be protected
firm vandalism.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
Perfect Health.

Keep the system in perfect or
der by the occasional use of
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, anabsolute cure
TUFTS Liver PILLS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Peter Postell, negro of Hop
kinsville, KY, who was a slave be-
fore the war and saloon keeper
ever since, died at 60 last week,
worth 100000. He was the rioh-
est negro in the United States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
AsToE TAu
BearS 4Ae n Inc KIND YOU Have Always BOW
Signature ~ LLGI,eN

Councilman James Cummins. of
Wheeling, has introduced an anti
splitting ordinance into the council,
also an ordinance prohibiting the
throwing of banana and orange
peelings on the pavements. The
ordinances will most likely pass.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Mr. O. T. Rayburn has been APP
pointed postmaster at Heights,
vice Mr.. l.. A. MoMillen, resigned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
Clifton.


Correspondence May %.
A chapter of the Epworth
League has been organized here,
and is progressing nicely under the
guiding hand of Miss Eva Meeks.
The hail storm which passed
through this vicinity Friday last,
did much damage to gardens and
growing crops.
A COW belonging to Captain 1. e.
Nichols, of the Clifton and Mid
dIeport ferry, gave birth the other
night to three-legged calf The
young freak is quite strong and
lively, and doesn't seem TO be wor-
rying himself bit over his missing
leg The Captain is very proud of
his new possession, and says he
wouldn't take a fortune for the
animal.
Quite number of the old G.. A.
r. boys here.abouts, are making
arrangements to observe Memorial
day with their comrades at Hart
ford, Mason City and New Haven,
Mr.. John w. Young, of this
oity, has secured a position as
travelling salesman with the John
son Company, of Rochester. N. Y
manufacturers of preparation 10
clean, prevent rust and scaling in
steam boilers, The preparation is
said to be the best ever on the
market, and finds ready sale
wherever introduced.
The Fourth of July this year
will be the 25Oth, anniversary of
the founding of the town of
Natiok, Mass, by John Eliot, the
famous apostle to the Indians.
AppIys EorcibIy to Point pleas.
ant
A well-to-do farmer the other
day came to Ripley, whittier he
had been attracted by advertise
ments of bargains, but after spend
ing part of the day in vain search
for hitohing posts drove to another
town, where don't hitch" please
don't hitch" were less in evidence,
to invest the contents of we'll filled
wallet. Will it ever be thus9
Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

Boston has retaurants that are
purely vegetarian and serve no
meats. One has sign reading:
IShall we slaY to eat? Noln
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

General Macarthur has cabled
the war department at Washington
the number of transports and the
number of regiments that have
deported for home. Among the
list we see Lieu. Beale's Regiment,
the And, would sail direct May
Both, on board of the transport
Ohio, 80 officers, and 249 enlisted
men.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

There is always r, ON at the top
OF the ballroom gown for more
Aown.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05
with TwoLegs Broken.

A south bound local freight on
the Ohio river railroad at West
Columbia, Tuesday struck horse
belonging to Andy Ward, of Ohio,
breaking both of his hind legs.
The horse managed to get over the
river bank into the river and swan
to the Ohio shore. He was towed
back to this side, appraised, killed
and buried.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

There are 37,548 postofice em-
ployes in London.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

The County Court at Grafton,
has made an order that no intoxi-
GATED person be placed in prison
on Decoration Day, 1t can be
safely said that large quantities of
the juice will be imbibed. The or
der has created considerable oppo-
sition and some of the citizens may
appeal to the Circuit Court for an
injunction to compel the authori-
ties to mako arrests,
There is quite a strong move
among the merchants of tho town
looking to early closing. With
one or two exceptions they are in
favor of closing at z or s O'Clock
every evening except Saturday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

O. K. Lawrence, of Lima, Ohio, a
iewelry drummer, was found dead
in bed at the Arlington Hotel,
Huntington. Wednesday at noon.
The cause of death WAS from heart
trouble.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

WE ARE GOING TO SELL YOU GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER
LAR
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-05

The Fourth of July this year
will be the 25Oth, anniversary of
the founding of the town of
Natiok, Mass by John Eliot, the
famous apostle to the Indians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13

delegates is the claims bureau. The COM
mittee on mutual insurance reported
through Chairman Mitchell that the or
ganization OF "A mutual plan had been Ia
vored by the members.
A number Of papers were read W S
Little. OF TOWanda. Pa, spoke on Com
mercial Law" He dwelt on the Importance
Of commercial organizations to strive after
better tariff results. r L. Levi, of New
ark. y. j., read paper on New Jersey as
a Hay Producer and Consumer" The re-
port was citation OF the statistics of New
jerseys consumption and production Of
hay.
Following the reading OF papers the cleo
ton Of officers was begun. The entire vote
OF the convention was cast for the COM
mittee's slate. as no other names were pro-
posed. The result is follows:
President--George S. Bridge, Chicago.
Vice Presidents-E. A. Dillenbeck, New
York; a. +. Clutter. Ohio.
Secretary treasurer-P. E. Goodrich. Win
chester, Ind.
Directors for One Year-Charles England.
Maryland; r y. Voris. Illinois; r. a.
Heath, Michigan; f. f. Collins. Ohio; ]. w.
Sale Indiana
Directors for Two Years-E. L. Rogers.
Pennsylvania; II. G. Morgan. Pennsylvania;
Joseph Ferguson, Louisiana; L. w. Dewey.
Ohio; q. w. Hill. Tennessee.
Before adjOurnirg amendment to the
constitution was adopted giving the MEM
bers Of the directorate authority for fixing
the time for each annual meeting. The
convention also adopted the report OF the
committee on place, fixing Putin Bay. o.,
as the place 20 meet next year.
John =. Daish, of Washington. chairman
OF the law committee, read a telegram to
the delegates from the secretary of the In
terState-cOmmerce Commission saving that
the commission is ready 10 hear testimony
pertaining to the alleged violation of freight
rates by the Lake Shore q Michigan South
ern Railroad and twenty-nine other roads.
1t is the intention of the National Hay As
ISOLATION to bring suits against all railroads
found guilty Of discriminating in hay rates
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
DOCTORS BILL FOR $4,000
JOHN ID. GREEN SUES THE GUARDIAN
OF CYRUS ,. TREES.
Services as Physician and Nurse Since
April Is, IS97-Other Cases
i'm the Courts.

A complaint was nled in the Circuit Court
Yesterday on a change OF venue from Rush
county in the suit OF John ID. Green against
John Blessing guardian OF Cyrus + Trees
a person OF unsOund mind. Green asks
5000 for services rendered as physician 10
Trees and his family, and filed bill or
particulars nineteen feet and eleven lncnes
long. The bill sets forth each item num-
Der Of which are for administering NOR
phine TO Trees and his family
Green says the $500 is due him for serv-
ices as physician and nurse rendered to
Trees and members of his family. Green
Is a son-in-law Of Trees and on April 10,
1897. was "A resident Of Manila. Rush coun-
~. where Trees and his family also re-
sided Green AYERS that Trees became i'll
with a disease requiring some one to be
with him constantly. At that time Green
was a general practicing physician enjoy
ing an income of $500, and he alleges that
Trees proposed TO him that If he would
abandon his general practice and devote his
entire time and attention TO Trees and his
family, consisting of his wife and daughter,
that he (TTees) would pay him what his
services were reasonably worth.
The plaintiff claims he consented to the
proposition made by Trees and from April
10. 1897, TO March 9, 1901, devoted his entire
amounting 10 5000. Trees, the plaintiff
AYERS, became of unsound mind and was
taken to the Richmond Insane Asylum,
where he Is now confined Blessing was APP
erty. Green claims, sufficient to pay the
claim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
The Letters on Paper Money.
New York Times.

Talking of counterfeiters, said an ex-
treasury Official the other day, puts me
in mind of one thing that few people out
side of the Treasury Department know
about paper money. Many notorious coun-
terfeiters have been captured through their
lack of knowledge of it,
Here the speaker reached down into his
pocket and fished out a one-dollar bill 1t
a new one, and he pointed out a di-
minutive letter on the right under the
bills number, and another down in the
other corner.
Now" he continued, 81 don't suppose
you can tell me what these seemingly I'M
necessary letters are on the United States
bills, nor what they signify. Well. take
any one of these bills and tell me what the
last four figures OF its number are
The bill was taken and the treasury man
informed that the last four figures were
5.S22. Almost instantly he said: The let
examined the diminutive b was found on
il I'm two places.
Half a dozen other bills were similarly
tried, and the eX-treasury official was able
in each case 10 tell what letter would be
found on the bill. The letter was always
either y, 3. G or ID.
THE explanation is simple" said the OK
pert in paper script. If you divide by four
the number on any United States treasury
note, no matter what its denominations YOU
viii, Of course, have a remainder of one
two. three or naught. If the remainder is
one, the letter on the bill will be A; if il is
two. the letter VIII be 3. If IL Is three the
letter will be G, and IL II is zero. meaning
that it divides evenly. the letter will be d
This is one OF the many precautions
taken by the government against counter
feiters. Ii is not an infallible precaution of
course. but You may be pretty sure that il
the rule does not apply the bill is coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13

the gum is made by an established formula.
This is done by mixing the dry gum with
water and by carefully boiling il until the
gum is cooked. The kettles are exceedingly
clean, and the boiling must be at just the
proper degree. After the gum is boiled II
Is pumped 10 settling tank, where II Is
strained and reduced to the proper specinc
gravity. IL is next pumped up four stories
TO the stamp cumming room. where IL Is
received and again strained into a large
tank fifteen feet above the floor. Another
test is then made for temperature and spe.
cific gravity, and the gum is ready TO be
conveyed by pipes TO the small tanks over
the cumming rollers, upon which II drips
in tiny streams.
The greatest cleanliness is required at
every step in the process of boiling and
handling the gum, and the gum Il pure
~ vegetable the stamp Ticker need not have
the slightest hesitancy in applying his
moistened tongue 10 the stamp.
The eight machines now in the cumming
room have d capacity for $1,000 sheets, or
9O00.0 600 stamps. in one day of eight hours
work Both United States postage stamps
and documentary and proprietary revenue
stamps are gummed by these machines.
At the beginning of the Spanish-American
war when there was an urgent demand
for war revenue stamps, there were only
six Of these machines in operation. They
were run night and day TO meet the emer-
gency, and gummed 10000 sheets, or 4,OOO,-
600 stamps, every twenty-fOur hours. rms
large number of stamps furnished Uncle
Sam with some Of the sinews of war during
those trying times. The average cOnsump-
ton of ordinary postage stamps at TINS
time is about 200 day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
CURES AT LOURDEs THIS YEAR.
Remarkable Case of Crippled Lad
Scenes of Singular Faith.
Letter in London Mil

Letter in London Mail.
Lourdes. which for ten months out of the
twelve has population OF some LOU, has
had its inhabitants increased since early
this morning to 1900, and by tomorrow
some 25,OO0 persons viii be gathered in this
little Basque village under the betting
bTows of the Pyrenees, which tower over II.
We are all watching anXiously for mira
cles, and since we left Paris IN the white
train" on Saturday our talk has been OF
little else. There were 500 of Us in the long
white train" of whom 80 odd were sick,
and three were dying when we started.
Now one of the latter is dead, and il report
is TO be believed three OF the sick were
cured miraculOusly.
l saw none of these miracles, but those
who did declare that a crippled lad who
threw away his crutches, and consump-
tive girl who rose from a stTetcher and
walked out of the Church of Ste. Rade-
gonde at Poitiers, had both been sick al
most TO death some hours before
Although il is but TWO full days since We
left Paris / seem TO have been moving
amid the sick and dying for several weeks.
Our journey was lneNpressiDiy pathetic.
All through the hot Gay and two stirling
nights the noise OF the train drowned the
irrepressibe cries of our sick passengers
as il jolted slowly on.
At each stopping place-and they were
very ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gentle-handed
nuns, Of whom there were two to every
three carriage loads OF pilgrims, darted
here and there with water. soup or milk
for the patients. " hlte and black rObCd
priests of the Order of the Assumption
hurried along the train praying with one
sick passenger, talking cheerfully with an
other. comforting here, eNhorung there
helpful always.
No drugs of any kind are allowed 10 the
passengers. Whatever may be thought OF
the humanity of trundling sick and dying
people SO many hundreds OF miles in the
hope OF a miraculous recovery, the faith
and cheerfuness OF these poor souls were
in themselves miracle.
/ spoke with many of them on the way,
including A man who eventually died. lie
was i'm state OF lOathSOme decay from the
waist downward, though only twenty-five
years old. ana one leg had been amputatcd
al the thigh before he started.
"a received extreme JUNCTION before /
started" he said, 'aud III the Holy Virgin
does not cure me hope TO die at Lourdes.'
The poor fellows last visit was doomed TO
disappointment He died yesterday an hour
before We left POluers.
AT the tomb 0f Ste. Radegonde at Poitiers
and also at the GrOttO hereto which ali
the sick are carried Immediately the trains
arrive-and at the passage OF the host
among the sick, which took place amid
great pomp this afternoon, there was fren-
lied eagerness among the crippled and i'm
potent wOrshipers 10 get nearer All hoped
against hope IOr miracle TO raise them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
NEW STITS
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.
-NIlnuteS.-

1900. Samuel Harmon VS. State of In
diana Clay G G. Appellants brief 50
hcCOrd, trustee. Knox c. c. Appellants
reply brief 50
1865. William Schrader. supervisor. etc.
vs.. state eX rel. William +. Mason. War
rick G.. G. Appellees brief (S) and evidence
on motion TO dismiss.
1860. Moses Gonser ct al. vs.. State ex rel.
David Haskins. trustee, ct al. Steuben G.
c. Brief Of appellant Allen 90
1851. Ira NJ Holmes VS.. Mary r Stuck
wisch ct al. Marion c. c. Appellant S
1886 Calvin Miller ct al. VS.. John S.
Bowers. Adams G. 9. Appellee's brief 81
1852 The Citizens Street Railroad Com
pany vs.. John S. Jolly. Hamilton c. c..
Appellants brief SD
1886. Sanders Hubbard vs.. Eph. l. Goss.
Morgan c. {. Additional brief for appellee
filed by attorney general.
New Case
1872. Lake County Water and Light
Company ct al. vs. Redmond ID. Walsh.
Lake 5. c. Record. Assignment of errors.
Proof of notice of appeal to cOappeIlants.
APPELLATE COURT.
Minutes
1870. George Cheeseman VS. Julia Knapp
VigO :. G.. Appellants brief 6)
4Ol1. State Of Indiana ex rel Board of
Commissioners of Dearborn County vs..
Frank Shuts. administrator. ct al. Dear
born G. G. Appellants brief go
3657. American Mutual Life Insurance
Company VS.. William II. Mason. Elkhart
c. @. Appellants additional authorities (S)
1854 Jennie Y. Van Hook VS.. Estate of
Harriet Il. Young Clark c. G Appel
lant's reply brief (S)
H2S The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and Susan Davis Us. Samuel
Brown. administrators OF the estate of
Florence .. Mccain. deceased. Johnson
c. G. Refusal of metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company TO join in appeal.
1888. Martha j. Earl ct al. vs.. William s.
Van Malta ct al. Benton G. g. Appellees'
brief CS)
New Cases
$40 William III. Bush ct al. VS. William
T. Mcbride. Clinton &. G. Record. As
signment OF errors. Notice.
4ll The City OF Anderson VS.. Elizabeth
Fleming. Madison :. G. Record. Assign
ment OF errors. In term. Bond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
HAY ASSOCIATION ADJ0URNs.
One Man Says Entertainment Inter
fered with business.

When President Warren. of the National
Hay Association, called the meeting TO or
der yesterday morning for the wind-up of
the convention he found that but few of
the members had remained for the finish.
There were but seventy members present.
While this crowd settled down 10 dispose
OF some matters the ladies attending the
convention were enjoying g trolley ride
over the city
In President Warrens address he ex-
pressed his regret that the convention had
been dilatory in its work. which. ne said
was due 10 too much entertainment Much
Of the work planned for this meeting and
which was left over from the Baltimore
convention would again have 10 be most
pOned until the meeting next year at ptlf-io
Bay. One OF the most important subjects
which ala not receive attention az this meet
ing Owins 10 the early departure OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-13
Frank j. Carlin's Suit.

Frank ]. Carlin brought suit against the
c., c., c. & st. L. Railway Company yes
terday for $1,000 damages. He claims the
railroad cOmpany's agents would not honor
round trip railroad tickets purchased in In
dianapOliS for return passage from Buffalo
TO indianapolis on a certain train and as a
result he and his wife and son were COM
PEELED to travel on local accommodation
train, causing them much worry and dis
comfort.