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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
Death of w. 10. Reid.

w. B. Reid, died at Smithfield,
w. Va, on Saturday, May IL, 1901,
of apoplexy, aged 60 years.
Mr.. Reid apparently had been in
good health and was stricken down
without q moments warning. He
was married in 1861, at Grafton,
w. Va to Miss Lucinda Shackel-
ford, who survives him, he also
leaves four children to mourn the
loss of kind and indulgent father,
Mrs. j. A. Beverage and Miss
Ursie Reid, of this CITY, Mrs. w.
E. Hendershot, of Parkersburg,
and Mrs. e. Turner, of Newbury,
w. Va.
Soon after his marriage he left
his young wife, at the call of the
State he loved, and joined the
Confederate army, where he served
under the command of Gen. Joe
Wheeler, Distinguishing himself MS
a brave and gallant soldier, finally
laying down his arms, when Lee
surrendered, returned to his home
at Grafton, and entered the employ
of the B. & o Railroad, serving as
locomotive engineer for several
years In 1884 he removed to
Athens, Ohio, where he accepted
the position as locomotive engin-
eer with the X. & NJ Railroad,
with which road he remained un-
1891, when he was compelled to
quit his occupation, by reason of
injuries received, in the unfortu-
nate accident which occurred near
Sattes, on July 4th of that year.
Recovering from the injuries re-
ceived in that accident he moved
back to his old homo in Grafton,
whore he resided until the time of
his death.
Being, naturally of bright and
sunny disposition, with kind
word for all, he endeared himself
to his friends, and was familiarly
called dad" Reid on account of
his fatherly kindness to all with
whom he came in contract
He was charitable, ever beyond
his means, ever ready and willing
to relieve the distressed, and lend
a helping hand to the unfortunate,
His death will be felt by many,
who were his friends and admirers
in life and their sympathy will go
out to the devoted wife and daugh-
ters so sadly berieved.
The funeral services were held
at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. w. E Hendershot, Parkers-
burg on Thursday May 18th, 1901,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, whore
many friends and relatives from
that city and Grafton, gathered
around his grave to pay their last
tribute of respect and drop a
sympathetic tear. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved wife and
children,
The members of the State Board
of Health will meet in Charleston
Juno 18th, for tho purpose of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The problem of COW pasture and
of boys to drive the COWS is now
puzzling people who have COWS.
The supply of each does not seem
to be anything like what is needed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The Gallipolis Telephone Co.
has 400 subscribers up to pre-.
sent date all of which connect with
the Mason County Telephon Co.'S
exchange in this oity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Never judge man by his coat,
He may have borrowed it for the
occasion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The Charleston. Gallipolis Pack.
ct Co., has been organized and will
begin operations in Il few days
The company is organized with a
capital stock of $25,OOO, with the
following inoorporatorS: S. l.
Parsons, of this city, G. FL. Hon
shell, of Huntington, j. Il. Nash, @,
G. Peyton and L Carter, of Char
lesion. Capt. &. Fl. HonsheIl is
elected President, and Capt. S
L. Parsons Superintendent and is
to master one of the boats They
have two boats, the Columbia and
Speedwell. The later is now on
the docks at this place receiving
an overhauIing and is being made
20 feet longer. The boats will
make daily trips between Charles
ton and Gallipolis.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Dispute the effects of the health
authorities of Parkersburg to
stamp out the smallpox in that
city, several new cases have been
discovered in the past few days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

ST. George, w. Va, May IA
The giant panther which caused so
much terror in tho Dry Fork valley
last winter was killed on Rich
mountain last week by party of
hunters. 1t measured nine feet
from tip to tip and weighed 356
pounds. At least six children arc
known to have been killed by this
monster. a reward of $500 had
beer offered for it's capture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
Personal Mention.


from Wednesdays Daily.
Charleston Mail Tribune May
ID: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Shible., ten pound girl.
Mr.. Nat 10th, of New York, is
here on short visit To his sisters,
Meedaules Joe and Marcus Fried
man.
Mr. u II. j Blain, of Wyoma,
called at This oGice yesterday and
renewed his subscription to the
Weekly Register for another year.
Mrs. Thoe. @ Mnupin, of Arbuck
le, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
w. FL. Poffenbarger, at Beech
Hill. Mrs Maupin is quite an
aged lady, being So years old.
Mr.. @. @ Bowyer, Cashier of the
Merchants National Bank, left yes
terday for Wheeling, 10 attend the
meeting of the State Bankers AS.
ISOLATION,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moody and
little daughter, who have been here
visiting Mrs. Moody's mother, Mrs.
B. Gilmore, expect to leave to-day
for their home at Schenectady,
In Y.
Capt. John Armstrong, who has
been in bad health for some time,
has gone to Cincinnati, where he
will enter hospital for treatment
The many friends of the genial
Captain in this place, hope for his
speedy recL very.
DIR. II. p. Blake. of Buffalo, was
here yesterday in consultation with
DR.. e. MoElfresh regarding the
sickness of Mr.. w. l. Mccoy,
Cashier of the Point Pleasant
National Bank. Mr.. Mccoy has
II very severe attack of intiamatory
rheumatism, and was yesterday
seized with pneumonia. He is
now very sick and his friends are
alarmed at his condition. Hie
sisters, Misses Maggie and Anne
Mccoy, arrived here yesterday
from Buffalo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The State Christian Endeavor
Convention meets at Fairmont
May 81 to 28d. 1901 This is the
18th annual convention, aud should
be largely attended by our En-
beavers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Mr.. Mckinley, while making
his tour through the south, will
have chance to tell the southern
people why negroes were APP
pointed postmasters in southern
cities during his administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
Sold Out,

Mr.. w. Fl FL. Gardner has sold
out his interest in the firm of Bryan,
Gardner & Co., in this CITY, to Mr..
VIM. Fry, of Henderson. The firm
will hereafter be known as Bryan,
Fry 81 Co, who will continue bus.
mess at the same place. We well
come Mr.. Fry to our town, and
hope that the new firm will con-
tinue to receive the same liberal
patronage heretofore extended to
the old firm. Mr.. Fry is one of the
best citizons of Mason county. Mr..
Gardner oontemplates moving to
California.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
FOUND NOT GUILTY
He Was Charged With Murder
of Rev. WOn at Williamson.


Williamson, w. Va, May IT,
The Jury in the case of Hon. S. d.
Stokes, charged with tho murder
of Rev j. j. Vol, Presbyterian
minister hero last November, last
night returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Stokes killed VOL soon after the
minister had preached sensation
al sermon, in which he scored
Williamson society. In the trial
the theory of the prosecution was
that Stokes sought the preacher in
his own homo, demanded an
apology and provoked the quarrel,
in which Woll was killed. But
the first witness put on the stand
failed to bear out that hypothesis.
Otis Reilly was within humid
red and fifty yards of the man at
the time, and at the first pistol
shot rushed toward Stokes and
Woll. There he found Stokes, al
though shot twice, still standing
revolver in hand.
Stokes said: "Woll shot me
first, and l had to kill him." AT
that time Reilly said, Mrs. Leneive
of Richmond, Va, who was VOLTS
housekeeper, was the only eye wit
ness to the actual shooting and cor
rohorated Stokes testimony.
Senator Stokes then took the
stand and explained how Woll was
killed. There were ether witnesses
for the defense.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Jerome Kellison, who was ar
rested at Clarksburg charged with
killing his sweetheart at Pooa-
hontas Is months ago, charges his
rouble to:whisky.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

If the average man knew as
many mean things about himself
as he does about his neighbor he
would be ashamed to look in a
mirror -Ohicago Daily News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The houses in heaven mover need
any cleaning, but even there the
women angels will probably want
to change the furniture around.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The sun shines for all, but the
moon is reserved for spoony cou.
Piles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

and this includes those who voted
for Mckinley. as we'll as others
Last year wool brought ESQ.
In South Africa.
Mr.. John j. Polsley, nephew
of Mr.. Ed. Polsley, of Letart, is in
South Africa, serving as scout in
the British Army, under Gen.
Lord Kitchner. He wrote very
interesting letter to his cousin,
Victor Polsley, at Letart, which we
would like to have published, had
we had the space to spare. He
was a son of the late Col. John j.
Polsley, of LetaIt.
Miss Francis Hart, of Buck
harmon in playful manner,
pointed revolver at George N
Arnold, age II years, and with an
innocent smile, pulled the trig-
ger. The ball entered Arnold's
body just below the breast bone.
Miss Hart did not known the gun
was loaded. Arnold's wound is
serious.
ALI year old boy by the name
of Nelson, was killed by "a b. O..
freight train in the yards at
Parkersburg, Tuesday morning.
The lad had attempted to cross the
tracks under car while the train
was in motion.
Mr.. Mckinley, while making
his tour through the south, will
have chance to tell the southern
people why negroes were APP
pointed postmasters in southern
cities during his administration.
ST. George, w. Va, May IA
The giant panther which caused so
much terror in tho Dry Fork valley
last winter was killed on Rich
mountain last week by party of
hunters. 1t measured nine feet
from tip to tip and weighed 356
pounds. AT least six children arc
known to have been killed by this
monster. a reward of $500 had
been offered for it's capture.
The houses in heaven never need
any cleaning, but even there the
women angels will probably want
to change the furniture around.
The billion dollar steel trust
went into effect on the first day of
May and the Price of steel rail and
structural steel was raised two dol.
lars per ton the same day.
Honesty is policy OH which
you pay tho premiums in this
world and realize on your iusur-
ance in tho next.
The largest sponge ever sent to
market was from the Mediterra-
mean. It was ten feet in oircum-
ference and three in diameter.
The man who frankly admits
that he never made a blunder is
not to be trusted.
Sprinkle a little salt of economy
on the tail of riches and they will
not fly away.
Half of the trouble in the world
is caused by the devil; the rest is
caused by family friends.
When the wife's spring bonnet
comes in at the door greenbacks
fly out of the husbands pockets.
It is said that the right way to
laundry black goods is to dissolve
the starch in water as usual, then
add boiling coffee instead of clear
water. Let dry, then dampen and
iron on the wrong side.
AT meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Merchants National
Bank held yesterday, Mr.. Il. Strib-
ling was elected assistant Cashier,
in the place of Mr.. Geo. w. Strib-
ling, resigned.
The Knights of Pythias Lodge
of this city, contemplate. giving a
big banquet in the near future.
When our Knights do banquet
they usually do it right.
Thos. Craggs, barber of Glen
Roy, jackson county, is the father
of six children, and their names
are Inez. Iva, Ivan. Irva, Ivar,
Irmar, and Ivan and Ivar are twins.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The billion dollar steel trust
went into effect on the first day of
May and the Price of steel rail and
structural steel was raised two dol.
lars per ton the same day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

None but tho grave deserves the
monument.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

A II year old boy by the name
of Nelson, was killed by "a b. o.
freight train in the yards at
Parkersburg, Tuesday morning.
The lad had attempted to cross the
tracks under a car while the train
was in motion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Women dislike to answer ques-
tons, but like to ask them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Honesty is policy OH which
you pay tho premiums in this
world and realize OH your insur-
ance in tho next.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The largest sponge ever sent to
market was from the Mediterra-
mean. It was ten feet in oircum-
ference and three in diameter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
In South Africa,

Mr.. John j. Polsley, nephew
of Mr.. Ed. Polsley, of Letart, is in
South Africa, serving as scout in
tho British Army, under Gen.
Lord Kitchner. He wrote very
interesting letter to his cousin,
Victor Polsley, at Letart, which we
would like to have published, had
we had the space to spare. He
was a son of the late Col. John j,
Polsley, of LetaIt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

The man who frankly admits
that he never made a blunder is
not to be trusted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Miss Francis Hart, of Buck
harmon in playful manner,
pointed revolver at George N.
Arnold, age II years, and with an
innocent smile, pulled the trig-
ger. The ball entered Arnold's
body Just below the breast bone.
Miss Hart did not known the gun
was loaded. Arnold's wound is
serious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22
A wise man is known by the fool
things he doesn't say.

One head is better than two
For hoiI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

A woman laughs when she can
and weeps when she will.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Half of the trouble in the world
is caused by the devil; the rest is
caused by family friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

Sprinkle little salt of economy
on the tail of riches and they will
not fly away.
Evening star., 1901-02-16

taken back from the floors and committed
TO the pulsatOrs. The matter Is shot into
receivers and passes down to the pulsator,
a graduated plane of metal which, as the
name implies, Is shaken by machinery lat
orally, as man shakes sieve in his hand.
Ihe dlnerent steps of the pulsator are COW
ered with grease, to which the diamonds
at least, all of any SiZe-adhere as the
broken clay rushes over, mingled with
stream of water. The top step generally
manages to catch the larger stones and
very few escape to the lowest grade The
refuse, however, Is all carefully hand sorted
by natives, whose natural quickness of eye
and deftness of finger have been improved
by long practice. Many of the hands so
employed are convicts hired by the govern
ment TO the company These victims of
civilization-most of them are guileless of
any criminal appedrance-much prefer this
work to the dull monotOny of prison labor
The sight of these conVictS engaged in sort
ing out minute gems from the droSs might
suggest many reflections The contrast Is
the most striking; at one end of the scale
diamonds representing the highest luxury
OF civilization. at the other the native to
whom European culture means the magis-
trate and the politician. However if the
native criminal moralizes-which | am sure
that, as rule, he is far too sensible to do
he can chuckle al the idea that each
stone he extracts may easily prove an in
centive to his fellows on a higher plane 10
go and do likewise.
The sticky matter, holding little but the
deposit Is ready for the sorter Diamonds
are by no means unloVely in their uncut
condition, and there Is no mistaking the
slightly greasy feeling of the real gem, due,
/ am told, to its Incompatible hardness
The stones are then inspected and weighed,
and are ucketed according to their value
IN httle heaps on counter in sorting
room Thus, the first heap of a weeks
cleanup Will contain, perhaps, a dozen
large diamonds, perfect in shape and color
without flaw; they may be of any value
from ROO to t2O0O. Then come smaller
ones or the same spouess character: next
In value are the large yellow stones: then
the hawed whites, and so on down to
heaps of tiny gems like coarse sugar. white
and brown. Roughly there We're / sun
pose, some fS0,0OO worth on the counter
representing the output of seven DAYS The
company does not, of course cut its own
diamonds-that is a special industry of Am
sterdam-nOrf do they sell them directly to
the diamond merchants. A syndicate con-
tracts TO take the whole product of the
mines at fixed price-so much a carat
and as, owing to the war and other causes
diamonds have been very, very dear lately
the syndicate must have made large nrotts
Evening star., 1901-02-16
HOW DIAMONDS ARE MINED.
Methods Used to Compel Mother Earth
to DisROrKe the Gems.

From the London Telegraph
The methods OF compelling Mother Earth
10 disgorge her hidden stores of wealth-be
II IN the form Of diamonds, gold, silver,
copper or coal-appears to be much the
same everywhere. You first find your mine
yoUS- reef or crater of blue clay as it Is at
Kimberly, and then you bore a hole down
into il. which you call a shaft. Sometimes,
as at Kimberly, you can begin at the top,
but, sooner or later, you have to resort to
burrowng laterally or perpendicularly.
Then the thing you are in search Of IS
wound up on puly. over a wheel such as
you see In any train Journey through the
Midlauds and the north of England.
The blue clay-as every one knows by
this time-is found in circular pits (once
craters filed up from an unknown depth:
they have not touched bottom al . 600 feet.
The inclOsing walls are basat and then a
layer of Shale Is SuperpoSed. In the open.
or through shafts, the clay is blasted and
carried on trucks by endless wires to the
'hOOrs.' The trans run on double lines
one Set of trucks carrying the clay. the
other returning empty. The floors" con-
sutute one of the most interes ting features
OF the place The ear.h which cont aims the
diamonds becomes very friable when ex-
posed to the sun and air. and crumbles like
loan. The harder rock. consolidated under
tremendous pressure, has to be pulveriZed
by crushing. Thousands OF acres are in
closed by barbed wire fencing-a much dis
gulsed blessing of South Africa-and there
hidden in the moldering earth are hun
dreds OF thousands of pounds worth of
precious stones. Some of course, become
detached. and are picked up by the boys"
and generally accounted for. though in
spite OF the necessarily stringent l. ID II
laws. II is difficult to believe that none fail
to reach the sorting house.
When sunshine and atmosphere have
done their work. the decomposed clay is
Evening star., 1901-02-16

that more than 100000 Spaniards above
twenty-one years offage, by avaiiing them
selves Of the privileges Of the constitution
can become Cuban citizens. and exercise the
rights Of suffrage, and also Of office-holding
One hundred thousand Spaniards of more
than twenty-one years of age are not going
to make a mad rush to avail themselves of
this privilege, yet-it Is inevitable that a
fair proportion Of them shall do so, and
this will include the majority of the emil
grants who have been coming from Spain
during the last two years, and who will
continue coming prpbably in greater num-
bers
The Spanish newspapers in Havana COM
planned that the Cubans showed intolerance
in putting specific clause in the consti-
tuition authorizing the deportation of per
nicfous foreigners The leading lawyers
in that body explained that this specific
clause was unnecessary, because the de-
portation of Objectionable persons was
inherent right of every government. 1t
was put in notwithstanding their objections,
and some of the Spaniards prOfessed alarm
lest they be included in the category of
perntciouS foreigners, and be subjected to
early deportation. One newspaper suggest
ed that the provision was aimed at Bishop
Sbarretu the Italan-American representa-
tive of the Vatican. The bishop has been
an ardent annexationst and has incurred
the dislike of the radical Cubans. Though
a good bishop he has proven poor poiiti-
clan, and his strength in the convention
mas not exceeded two votes. The pernicious
ioitisneF clauSe was not aimed at MIN nor
at any particular individual.
Policy of the Madrid Government.
Apparently it still is the policy of the Ma
drid government to discourage the Spanish
immigrants to Cuba and the Spanish resi-
dents from remaining subjects of the
crown. In the most favorable circum-
stances the very large number of Spanish
subjects is likely to keep the Madrid gov
eminent busy Investigating their relations
TO the Cuban commonwealth and possibly,
the complaints they have to bring against
1t. Moreover the influence of Spain will
be much greater If the Spaniards in the
island are exercising all the rights of citi-
zenshfp, for after the first effort Of the
Cuban radicals to take everything for them
selves the Spanish element will be able to
manifest its power and make itself re-
spected. This would be especially true of
Havana. which is the Spanish stronghold.
and which could outvote the Cubans If the
Spaniards should avail themselves Of Gu
ban nationality and Of the privileges of
citizenship. Universal suffrage would help
them. CHARLES NJ. PEPPER.
Evening star., 1901-02-16
FASHIONS FROM LONDON.
New Things In Mems Dress Seen on
the Other Side.

New Things in Mems Dress Seen on
the Other Side.
London Cores. the Haberdasher
A feature which is coming largely into
favor in connection with wool waistcoats
consists Of an Introduction of the shot
effect into the material. This is effected by
hand knitting the wool in close vertical
ribs, two colors being used in the process
alternately and in such a way that the more
vivid color of the two lies underneath. and
does not appear until the waistcoat Is
stretched upon the person When worn the
result is to make the garment vary In color
from different points of view. The favor
ite color combinations are dark green upon
red, dark green upon light green and black
upon red. The buttons, as rule, are giit
the backs are padded, and the pockets are
double edged with narrow braid OF the
same color as the outer ribs. The same
colored braid is carried round the edges OF
the waistcoat itself.
Silk muffiers are good deal worn Just
now. For evening wear the plain white
silk Is practically universal. but for the
morning or afternoon the smart man al
lows himself some license in the way of
color and design. A novel pattern which