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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
The Lords PRAYER.

1 used to think the Lords pray
er was short prayer; but as 1 live
longer and see more of life / begin
to believe there is no such thing as
getting through it. If a man in
praying that prayer were to be
stopped by every word until he had
thoroughly prayed it, it would take
him a lifetime. "Our Father
there would be a wall hundred
feet high in just those two words
to most men. If they might say.
"Our Tyrant, or "Our Monarch"
or even "Onr Greater" they could
get along with it; but "Our Father
why, man is almost saint who
prays that. You read, "Thy will
be done," and yor say to yourself,
~ can pray that" and all the time
your mind goes round and round
in immense circuits and far off dis
tances; but God is continually
bringing the circuits nearer to you,
till he says, bow is it about your
temper and your prideP How is
it about your business and your
daily life?' This is revolution
ary petition. 1t would make many
mans shop and store tumble to
the ground to utter it. Who can
stand at the end of the avenue
along which all pleasant thoughts
and wishes are blossoming like
flowers, and send these terrible
words. Thy will be done," crash.
ing down through it? 1 think il
is the most fearful prayer to pray
in the world.-Exchange.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
rhe Judlclal Amendment.

Wayne News.
The proposed amendsnts to the
constitution are now being pub
lished in the Republican newspa-
pers of the state, and it is we'll to
have some discussion of the nature
and merits of these proposed
changes.
One of these proposed amend
ments is. called "The Judicial
Amendments"
The main purpose of this amend
ment is represented to be to get a
fifth judge of the supreme court of
appeals. If this were the only re-
suit of its adoption, it would be
we'll to adopt it. 1t is pity that
our present constitution does not
provide for an odd number of
judges of the supreme court of sp-
peals. 1t would avoid the remote
contingency of divided court on
questions of law. But in per-
iod of thirty years, uLder our pres
ent system of four judges. the
court has divided equally on two
cases. The court reverses itself
oftener than it divides, and no
number of judges can keep the
court from reversing itself. But
admitting the desirability of fifth
judge of the court of appeals, there
are other features of this amend
ment which are bad and more than
balance off the goods.
This amendment not only taxes
the fixity of the salary of Judges
of the Supreme Court out of the
constitution, but it takes the fixity
of the salary of Circuit Judges out
of the constitution, and leaves the
matter to be handled by the Legis-
lature. The tendency of legisla-
ture is to increase salaries always,
and unless there is check placed
by the constitution, there is no say
ing where it will stop. To adopt
this amendment will build up a
shameless lobby after every judici-
al election, to influence an in
crease in the salary.
To amend the constitution is a
serious thing, and something that
cannot be we'll undone. When
ever it is changed it should be
changed righ'.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
What They am Doing and
WHITTIER They Go.

Mr.. Chas. E. Blessing. of this
county. has a position as clerk in
the office of the Pennsylvania r.
r. shops at Wellsville, Ohio.
Mrs. Will Fry and SON Morris.
left Tuesday on the Greenwood for
Marietta, to visit her sisters.
Mrs. Gus Fry and. children were
the guests of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Hudlin. at Gallipolis, a
few days last week.
Miss C.rrie Sterrett, Of Kanawha
Three Mile, is in Cincinnati. where
she will learn the millinery trade at
Osborne's wholesale establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Smith, who
have been here ON visit to his
mother. Mrs Euos Smith and fam
lily, returned to their home at Louis
vile, Ky. Mr.. Smith is the owner
of a large job printing office in that
city. aud enjoys a good business.
Miss Edna Kearns, of Anderson,
Ind, who has been spending her
vacation with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Kearns, of the Flats,
returned home last week.
Little Marie, daughter of engin-
eer Chas. Smith, of the K. g. M,
very pleasantly entertained few
of her little friends last week in
honor of her birthday.
Messrs Ed. Gebert and Robt.
Simms, of st. Msry's, were here
last week on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Stone.
Mrs. David Terrell, of Charles
ton, and Miss Alma O4kes. of NAL
den, are here the guests of the
Misses Kimberling, ON Wand
street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
His Sight Threatened.

"while picnicking last month my IL
weed or plant, !" says W. H. Dioble, of
Sioux City, Ia. "He rubbed the poison
off his hands into Lis eyes and for a
while we were afraid he would lose his
sight. Finally a neighbor recommend
ed DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The
first application helped him and in few
days he was as well as ever" For skin
diseases, cuts, burns, scalds, wounds,
insect bites. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve IS sure cure. Relieves pilos at
once. Beware of coUnterfeits. Hooff.
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SERVICE STOPPED.
Says This Minister, Writing of
Mine Troubles.

SoSS AhiS minister, WrtC1nS OF
Mine Troubles.
Montgomery. w. Va, Aug. O.
Which is to be blamed, the blanket
injunction or the United States
Marshal who served itP 1 have
been credibly informed that on one
day last week a miner died at Rush
Run, in this county, and Rev. v.
E. Underwood, a Baptist minister,
was called upon to preach his fu-
neral. The school houses and 9TH
er places where such services were
usually held was covered, as they
had been informed, by the injunc.
ton, SO they secured private lot
in the village, believing he had
right to preach therein, but just as
he closed his. opening prayer Dep
uty United States Marshal Gun
ningham, accompanied by Mr..
John Lang, Superintendent of the
mines, came up, and Mr. Cunning
ham interferred and said: "If you
open your mouth / will arrest you"
Please allow me to ask through
your fearless and widely circulated
paper where the fault lies Bap.
tist preachers, who have always
been proud of the record made by
preachers of the same faith, who,
prior to 1776, were imprisoned for
preaching, have felt safe to preach
any and everywhere since that
glorious document, the Constitu-
tion. was given us. Are we to un.
derstand by this that we are to quit
preaching or go to prisonP
Will the grantor of the injunc-
tion, the United States Marshal of
West Virginia, Uncle Sam or who-
ever has the authority, tell who is
to blameP Who has violated the
law by disturbing public worshipP
Shall We continue to preach and
go to prisonP 1, for one, say yes,
and then, perhaps, we shall learn
whether or not the celebration of
the Fourth of July means anything
and whether the men who gave
us the constitution intended we
should enjoy it or not; whether it
was given for the comfort and
pleasure of the masses or for the
would-be lords of West Virginia
coal fields.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
To NV Friends.

It is with joy tell you what Kodol
did for e. l was troubled with my
stomach for several months. Upon be-
words cannot tell the good it has done
me. A neighbor had dyspepsia so that
he had tried most everything. 1 told
him to use Kodol. Words of gratitude
have come to me from him because /
recommended it.-Geo. w. Fry, viola,
Iowa Health and strength, of mind
and body, depend on the stomach, and
ormal activity of the digestive organs.
Kodol, the great reconstructive tonic,
cures all stomach and bowel troubles.
indigestion, dyspepsia. Kodol digests
any food you eat. Take dose after
meals. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

How Sam Jones Was FIOOred.
Travelling on the steamer North
cumberland on the Rappahannock
river last week." said Rev. E. B.
Bagby, of the Ninth Street Christ
ian church. Il fell in with group
of ministers on the upper deck,
and soon we were swapping stories
The eccentricities of the famous
evangelist, Sam Jones, proved
prolific topioH Rev. Butts, Meth
odist minister from Gloucester
county, said that the only time he
had ever known Sam to be discon-
certed was at h, Va, where
he had been called to conduct a
union revival The first night of
the meeting the pastors of the diff
ferent churches were ON the plat
form and crowds filled the pews.
Allwere looking for something sem
sational to happen and were not
disappointed. Evangelist Jones
arose turned to the Methodist
preacher and said:
Brother S., how many members
have you in your church ?"
"Three hundred was the answer"
"How many are willing to pray
in public?"
"About Dozen"
What is your salary?'
Give hundred dollars
Then each minister was called in
turn and Intercepted upon the
same points, revealing the fact that
the amount of salary received by
the minister and the number TAX
ing public part in the services we, Q
woefully small in comparison with
the size Of the congregation.
"Well, said Mr.. Jones, address
ing the ministers. but with side
long glance at the audience. if 1
nau such a mean, measly lot or peo-
pie in my congregation, you know
what L would do? 1 would get
them mp in a pen and seed off and
get hound dog and set him on
them and say, 'Sic'em. Tige"
Excuse me, Brother Jones. said
the Methodist preacher, raising and
stepping forward, but that is just
what we have done. We have
gathered the people together. Now
Sic 'em Sam
"If Mr.. Jones was not himself
the balance of the evening it was
probable that he was thinking of
the hound dog"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
Married..

Mr.. Saunders Booth and Miss
LENA Sowards. of Huntington,
were united in marriage Friday,
August sth, 1902. at the Haskins
Restaurant, Gallipolis. Ohio. The
young couple are highly respected
and of good families. Mr.. Floyd
Chapman said the solemn wOrds
that made. this happy couple zone"
for life.
They were accompanied by the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sowards, of Crown City, o., and
Miss Stella Cremeans, of Glen
wood, W. Va.
They have a beautiful home fur
nished throughout, and will be
'at home" to their friends after
Friday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

Things seem to be lively in Blue
field The police report for June
and July shows la arrests for the
the first named month and 164 fol
the second. The increase may be
the result of greater vigilance on
the part of the police, or the com
mission of a greater number OF
crimes. Nearly $1,000 was re.
ceived during the two months in
fines and costs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

President Roosevelt is said to be
very popular in California; this,
too in spite of the fact that that
state is the largest beet sugar pro-
ducing state in the Union. and that
the carrying out of the Presidents
pet neutrality-suspicious.
an injury to their business. The
next two years will show whether
this popularity will increase or di-
minish.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
A New Tarift Issue.

Inc demand OF the Iowa hepuO-
licans in their State convention
that the tariff shall not be held SO
sacred as to be incapable of revis-
ion is at war with the Pennsylvan-
ia notion that. no matter what its
abuses. SO long as they advance the
interests of special lines of prod uc-
tion it is to be held as something
too sacred to be reformed, revis d
or reduced. This statement repre-
sents the conflict now going on be-
tween the Eastern and Western
Republicans 1t is admitted that
some of the duties are wrongful and
unjust, and oppress the people to
benefit the trusts; but the fiimsy
plea is put in that it will not 10 to
attempt tariff reform, because once
the people get the idea of reduc-
ton there is no telling where it
will stop. But this did not pre-
vent the Iowa Republicans making
their demand that there snail be
no fuality in tariff legislation. 1t
is taking idea in all parts of the
country. for there is no section
where the people are not deter
mined in their opposition to need
less and burdensome taxation.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, very
cautious man, says that the idea of
tariff revision is making great
headway among Western Republi-
cans. Some of the treasury off,
cials express alarm at this state
ment, and argue that it will embar-
rass the treasury by wiping out the
surplus. That would be no mis-
fortune, but on the contrary an ad-
vantage. 1t will take a large de-
ficit to embarrass the treasury. 1t
has now an available cash balance
of S205, 100000, which will endure
a prolonged drain. If the money
is not in the treasury it will re-
main in the pockets of the people,
which is much better. But the
fact is that the tariff revision which
Western Republicans have in mind
10 not revision which will reduce
the income of the Government, but
which may increase it. The low
ering to point where only legiti-
mate protection is afforded of
duty which is SO high as to be pro-
hibitory will increase the revenues
instead of decreasing them. The
incomes which it is desired to re.
duce through tariff revisions are
the incomes of great industrial
combinations which are using du-
ties that are too high to exact from
home consumers exorbitant prices
for their produc's. They seek the
opportunity. through tariff favors,
to sell abroad cheaper than at home.
This is the tariff abuse that has
stirred up the Western Republi-
cans. There is no question of free
trade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
The Value of Good Roads.

Perhaps the most convincing
proof of the value of good roads is
the experience of those who have
built them. Most of us are not ac-
quainted personally with good
roads, and cannot speak from ex-
perience The great county OF
Mecklenburg is the pioneer of the
good roads movement in North
Carolina. In the beginning, there
was much opposition to the move
ment, especially on the part of the
town people, who did not want to
be taxed to make country roads,
and they said they had no interest
in them. They have found ont
differently. Many country people
have thought the money spent was
useless extravagance. They have
found out differently. 1t may be
safely said, on reliable authority
that every class of people in Meek.
lenburg county, in city and coun-
try alike, now favors the system
which has given the county such
splendid roads; and that the people,
as whole, would not go back to
the old mud and mire for five times
the cost of the roads.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
X. IS NJ. RAILROAD.
EASTERN ,rANDARD TINE.
BALTIMORE & OHIO r.. Il
COHIO RIVER DIVISION.)

Time Table in effect May 18th, 1902
EAST HOUND.
7:05 a. m. Accommodation,
Daily Ex. For Parkersburg, New MAJ
Sunday tinsyille and intermedIat.
points,
e:45 n. m. New York Express.
Daily. For Parkersburg, WheelIn,
Pittsburg, Baltimore, washinE
ton, Philadelphia, New York an
all points North and East Ruo
solid TO Pittsburg. Parlor Car.
2:46 p. m Ohio valley Express.
Daily Ex. For Parkersburg, WheeliDR
Sunday. Pittsburg, Buffalo, Baltimore
Washington, New York and All
points North and East. RunI
solid to Pittsburg. Parlor Car.
6:47 p. m. AccOmmO OdnItiOn.
Daily EN- For Parkersburg, SistersviIIe
Sunday. andtntermediAte pOInU
WEST BnUSD.
1855 a. m. Accommodation.
Daily Ex- For KenOva and intermediate
Sunday. points.
2:35 p. Ohio Valley Express.
Daily Ex. For Huntington, Kenova, Iron
Sunday. ton, Portsmouth, Cincinnati and
all points South and West
Parlor Car.
~ p. m. KenOva Express.
Daily For Kenova and intermediate
VIC. JORDAN, Agent.
A. J. SMITH. t. p. A., Parkersburg.
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One of the Latest fads is tba bes

One of the latest fads is the bee
sting for rheumatism. and cures
are being reported from various
sections In Pennsylvania the 9TH
day an old fellow who had bad
case of rheumatism felt that he
needed big dose of the cure, and
he overturned a whole hive of bees
He was 30 crippled he couldn't run
and be got more than he bargained
fcl. Il will be At least a week be-
fore he will be able to tell whether
it is bee sting or rheumatism that
is making him groan.
1t would be right funny if bee
singing should take the place of
Christian Science.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
west virginia in Wheat.
While West Virginia cannot

Whlle west virginia cannot be
considered as one of the leading
wheat producing States, yet its
product is of sufficient size to war
rant attention. The Department
of Agriculture has just completed
a compilation of statistics of the
wheat crop of 1901, which shows a
product of 1854, ,444 bushels in w.
Va, valued at $3,491 ,622. In all
$4,000 acres were devoted to wheat
the average yield per acre being
10 9 bushels. While this average
production is not SO high as 1897
and 1898, when it was 1874 and 13 Z
bushels. respectively. yet the figure
is in excess of nearly every other
year for the past decade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
L 81. SUDDITH,
Baptist Minister.

So plentiful has oil become in
the newly discovered fields in Tex
as that it is being used in different
parts of the state for laying dust
on the highways. Half barrel a
mile is sprinkled each day, expell-
ed from carts hot. 1t cements the
duet without creating mud, gets
harder under heavy use. and acts
like the roof of building from
which all rain runs off.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20
1t Needs A Tonic.

There are times when your liver
that grippe and weaken. DeWitt's Lit. lie
Farley Risers expel al poison from the
system and act as tonic to the liver.
w. Scott, 531 Highland ave-, Milton. Pa,
says: Il have carried DeWitt's Little
Early Risers with me for several years
and would not be without them"
Small and easy to take. Purely vegeta-
BILE. They never gripe or distress. g..
w. NJ. Hoof.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

For the greatest aggregation of
fallacies ever complied. Republican
stump speakers will apply them
selves to the recently issued Re.
publican Text Book.
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The woman
who suffers
from iTi-heaith
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
OF b ers. She
cannot help it
Those who suf-
fer cannot
smile and sing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

Mr.. Schwab in his testimony be-
fore the Industrial Commission
said that the steel trust sold steel
rails delivered in England at about
$500 ton; and that the price
charged consumers in this country
was S26 90 and s2S.O0 ton. The
Americans are robbed of ten dol
lars a ton that Europe may have
American made steel rails at her
own price, and that men like Car
negie and Schwab may be hundred
millionaires earning a penny.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

The world is against mules and
newspapers. Mules are about the
best behaved animals we know any
thing about. They work hard and
live on half that a horse requires.
We never knew a mule to kick
anybody. or run away, yet no one
ever looks at a mule without saying
"WhoaP' The same antipathy ex-
lists towards newspapers. People
who have been treated well for
years by newspapers win abuse
them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

Republican leaders are talking of
a war cry for the election of 1904
to be Roosevelt, Revision and Re-
ciprocity." They seem to have for
gotten what the three Rs did for
them on a previous occasion.
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REAL ESTATE.
Below is some of the good bar
gains in Real Estate that the +. B.
TIPPETT Agency has for sale:
Fr1,,.,,,s So,. SoI.


FIFTY SEVEN ACRE FARM for sale al
reasonable price. The reason the own
es has for selling, Is, because he desires 70
Union District, Mason county, four miles
rom the Kanawha river and k 4 NJ. Rail-
way, aud only short distance from Point
Pleasant, the County Seat. II lays on good
never falling creek; land mostly rolling;
ing house; good out buildings, good harms.
house Isx5s, close to dwelling. viii sell suck
OF general merchandise. II desired by pur-
ness. The farm M IS In a most desirabie neigh
borhood. close 70 schools and church
% for sale All the land can be farmed ex-
cept little In timber All best improve
ments; a peach orchard OF lis young trees,
and about 100 plum, apple and other fruit
trees Good barn and other out buildings;
or good coal a sixroom two story house
with halls, porches, good cistern- A more
SSeslIaoie S sd place In Mason county soold not
hundred feet above sea level and can be
a fwO HUNDRED DANDTwENTY-F
- acre firm; never ove-nows; so acres OF
Is cleared, and sosne in grass; creek bottom ;
5ek ,s ,ss
miss this bargain If you want farm
a SEVENTY EIGHT AND A-HALF acre
bargain. Price II sold at once $4,000.
Residences TOT safe.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. A ten
- room two-story frame dwelling house,
In the very best OF repair and in a most de-
strabie location; one of the finest homes in
Point Pleasant A good large stable on the
lot; a corner lot S2ISXlsS feet; will sell very
reasonable II sold at once. Terms made TO
suit the buyer.
a SIX ROOM COTTAGE, frame, two
rooms up stairs; house in best Of repair;
all modern cOnveniences- Price, 81 5000.
a GOOD FRAME HOUSE, centrally To-
- Gated; best part of town; above 9th street;
q pretty residence; "A good bargain.
ElIVE ROOM FRAME HOUSE For Sale.
- Price $4,000; located in Extension. A
SEVERAL OTHER GOOD RESIDENCES
~ for sale.
TOIcI Lots.
SEVERAL GOOD TOWN LOTS for sale
- cheap
F. B. TIPPETT,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Point Pleasant. W. Va.
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Capt. Henry Hartford, British
consul at Manila, is in this country
and advances the theory that Gen.
eral Lawton was killed by an Amer
ioan deserter rather than by a Fill.
ipino, as he says the Filipinos are
notoriously bad shots.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

Work on the Burdett oil well is
progressing with encouraging pros
poets, 1t is thought that it won't
be long till pay" or "dust" can be
said. Pertinacity in the use of the
drill will find good pool of oil in
Mason county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

The Keyser Tribune looks we'll
after the news and interests of it's
town and county. We would be
glad to hear of it's income being
multiplied by two.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

A mad dog was running loose in
the eastern part of Harden county,
o. 1t had bitten several teams,
many cattle and other dogs. Great
anxiety was felt and residents were
ON guard with shot guns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

Never before in the history of
West Virginia have the Democrats
nominated a better set of candi-
dates for Congress than they have
this year. The men they have put
up are exceptionally able and pop
ular. and they will command the
full vote of their party-and some
more. We shouldn't be surprised
if the Democrats return three o.
four Congressman from West Vir-
ginia next fall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

The frequency of drownings
through the overconfidenoe of anna
teur sailors suggests the advisibil.
ity OF requiring license to sail a
boatsimilar to that necessary to
navigator of steam vessel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-20

of each week she is inclined to
thin she has a grievance. 1t
SCENE to be impossible to recon-
cile her facts with the optimists'
theories and conclusions -Balti-
moro Sun.