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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Bayless Persinger Dies at Green
vile, Miss, August 4th.


Vile. Miss, August 4th.
Gallipolis Journal.
A telegram directed to the Ma
sonic Lodge No. 1. Gallipolis. o.,
from Greenville. Miss, was received
over the wires Tuesday morning
reading:
"B. w. Persinger here very sick
claims membership with you. what
shall we do in case of death. 2
Sherwood Moore telegraphed for
them to spare no expense and to do
everything known to medical skill
to bring about recovery when the
following message was received:
"Persinger died last night will
bury at ten this morning."
These brief communications will
-cuase wide spread regret. Upon
the arrival of the last message the
ledge here wired for them to send
particulars at once and up until
two o'clock they had not been re-
ceived. The report was current
that Mr.. Persinger had contracted
contagious disease but it is not
credited, for the health of that To-
cality has not been infested by any
disease. Mr.. Persinger for many
years conducted bakery in this
city and leaves a wife and three
children. Miss Nettie, of this city,
and Miss Florence, now in Texas,
and Mr.. Sherley Persinger, tele-
graph operator at Kenova. Sher-
wood Moore and A. r. Lockwood
apprised the family of his death
and coming SO unexpected is in
deed a severe trial.
Later-A telegram at 8 O'Clock
states that the death of B. W. Per-
singer was the result of an attack
of pernicious fever and was given
every possible attention at the
Kings Daughters Hospital. He
was given a Masonic funeral.
Mr.. Persinger was well known in
this city, having at one time con.
Quoted bakery here.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
LABOR DAY. 1902.
A Proclamation Issued by Gov
enor White OF the Little
Mountain State.


WHEREAS. the Legislature of.the.
State of West Virginia has ap-
pointed the first Monday in Sept.
of each year Labor Day and gem
eraI holiday.
THEREFORE,, 1. Albert B. White,
Governor of said State, do hereby
recommend that all establishments
of industry and places of business
within the State be closed on Mon
day, September i, 1902, and that
in every way possible employers
cooperate with employees in wor-
thy recognition of the dignity of
labor and in becoming observation
of Labor Day.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the great seal of the State to be af-
fixed hereto.
Done at the capitol, in the city
Charleston. this fifth day of Aug
A. d. 1902, and in the fortieth year
of the State. BY the Governor:
ALBERT B. WHITE,
WIN. NJ. o. DAWSON,
SaCratarv Of Ckafa
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

"Tariff laws should not afford
protection exceeding 10 per cent.
on any industry. irrespective of the
form of doing business. individual
or corporation. the people-that is
the consumers-would be protect
ed. As the tariff laws are and have
been, it is the consumer. that is,
the great mass of the people. who
have terribly suffered to the great
advantage of few in the business
community" This statement is
not a statement made by partisan
for campaign purposes, but is the
cold blooded, sworn testimony OF
Henry o. Havemeyer, the sugar
trust king, before the United States
Industrial Commission. Such be-
ing the facts, isn't it time to call
halt? "The masses of the people
have suffered to the great advan-
tage of the few in the business
Icommunityp Is il not time for
the masses of the people to stop
suffering. stop paying two prices
for goods in order that the steel
trust and other trusts may swell
their huge dividendsp Strike the
trust fostering tariff and then div
idends will be reasonable and prices
will cease to be lower on American
made goods in Europe than they
are at home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The post-ofioe editors through
out the country are saying that the
administration is dealing directly
with the trusts, while Secretary
Root says that the only way to deal
directly with them is to adjust the
tariff. 1t seems that the fact of
the csse is that they are not deal
ing with them at all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

have noticed thres or four
cases of ivy poisoning in the past
week. A scientific magazine says
to wet slice of bread with water,
dust it with common washing soda
and apply to the eruption, keeping
the bread wet from the outside.
Half an hour of this treatment is
said to be sure cure.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
REAL ESTATE.
Below is some of the good bar
gains in Real Estate that the f. B.
TIPPETT Agency has for sale:
Farms for Sale.

EIFTH-SEVEN ACRE FARM for sale al
u a reasonable price The reason the own
change business The farm is situated IN
Union District, Mason county, four miles
way, aud only a short distance from Point
Pleasant, the County Seat It lays on good
now in grass, but au susceptible OF eultiva-
ton; a little timber; n good six room DWELL
ing house; good out buildings, good harms
two warehouses; also good two stoIy 49,
house lSx26, close todwellkng- Will sell stock
chaser. store does n good, profitable bust
ness. The farm Is In a most desirable neigh
porh1od; CLOSE 70 ssn91Is ana ,aa 11s
"a for sale. All the land can be farmed ex-
cept little in timber, All best improve
mentsi a peach orchard OF ll5 young trees,
and about 100 plum, apple and other fruit
trees Good barn and other out buildingsi
good springs that never go dry; a foot vein
OF good coal. A sixroOm two story house
desirable place in Mason county could not
be fOdnd. It is close TO town, 5 ands several
huntred feet above sea level and can be
a fWo HUNDRED ANDTwENTY-F FIVE
- acre f.rm; never ove-howsi 90 acres OF
is cleared, and some in grass: creek bottom
onion on iisfrssi ~ islez
back OF Arbuckle. A fine farm. Can be
miss this bargain II you want n farm.
A SEVENTY EIGHT AND A-HALF acre
a farm, located in Arbuckle district
bargain. Price II sold at once &t5O-OO-
Residences TOT- SGLe.
HOUSE AND LOr FOR SALE A ten
IL room two-stOry frame dwelling house,
in the very best OF repair, and in a most de-
sirable location; one OF the finest homes IN
Point Pleasant 4 good large stable on the
lot; n corner lot S2iSXlSS feet; will sell very
reasonable II sold at once. Terms made 70
suit the buyer.
a SIX ROOM COTTAGE, frame, two
"a 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
a pretty residence: good bargain.
TIVE ROOM FRAME HOUSE For Sale
IL Price 10000; located in Extension
good home for some one, at a very low price.
GEVERALo OTHER GOOD RESIDENCES
- for sale.
TOICJl Lots.
SEVERAL GOOD TOWN LOTS for sale
- cheap.
F. B. TIPPETT,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Point Pleasant. w. Va.
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Paint Pleasant is one of the mosI

Point Pleasant is one of the most
convenient points in the United
States for the manufacture and
shipment of the products of most
any sort of plant Coal is plen-
tifuI, timber and iron are both &C
cessible, and with two rivers and
our RAILROADS it is query that cap
italists do not invest here. Every
inducement will be offered the
parties in interest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
The Curfew Ordinances.

Several of our youngsters night
ly violate this ordinance in spite
of the efforts of the officers to catch
them. The bell is rang regularly
at the appointed hour. but of late
the lads pay no attention to it
You boys will spend a night in the
city lookup if you are not careful,
for the officers are Watching you
and they will pick you up when
you least expect it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

If it is his surplus" that the
American manufacturer is selling
abroad at "oost," which means for
35 per cent less than in America,
the American consumer would like
to have him change about and sell
to him at cost while he makes his
profit off of the foreigner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
A Good WorIk.

The Department of Agriculture
is doing a great deal of good
through its bureau of road inquiry
awakening an interest among the
people in the advantages of good
wagon roads and assisting in the
construction of model highways
for the instruction of the public
Denver Republican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
Secretary of State.
Worth More Than Larger Cropl

~ - = AAe~AA A@eNA SCI OAOHoe
A system of good turnpikes or
even of the modern, well drained
and well kept dirt road. construct
ed according to scientific engineer
ing principles, would be worth
more than an extra barrel of corn
or fraction of bale of cotton to
the acre, says the Springfield MOI
Republican. With easy and cheap
transportation, every pound Of
marketable value would be gather
ed and sold and not left to rot in
the fields, as is too often the case
now. Besides this. country life
would be made more attractive,
and the value of real estate would
advance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The prevalence of smallpox in
the United States in the midsum-
mer season is an extraordinary de
velopment of the contagious char
acter of the plague. Usually it is
more prevalent in fall aud winter,
but large and increasing numbers
of cases are reported East and
West in large towns and cities.
The record for the last six months
shows a discouraging growth of
the disease and the great difficulty
in stamping it out. Between De-
cember %, 1901, and June 27, 1902,
there were reported to the surgeon
general of the marine hospital SER
vice at Washington 3S.377 cases.
And there is every reason to believe
that this number is far below the
actual total. During the period
under review there were probably
not less than $4,000 cases of small
pox in the United States. The
most effective measures should be
adopted everywhere during the
next six weeks before the schools
resume, for they are a great source
of infection and spread of the dis
ease. Every law and ordinance in
regard to vaccination should be
rigidly enforced at the schools, and
in factories no unvsccinated per-
sons should be retained among the
working people. Houses where it
has made a lodgment should be
thoroughly fumigated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The Pittsburg Post says: The
United States is fairly embarked
on the irrigation enterprise, and
there will be curiosity as to the re-
suit. The law passed by the last
Congress provides for "reolama-
ton fund.-" to be made up of mon
ey derived from the selling of pub
lie lands in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska. Nevada, Ne7 Mexico,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Okla.
homa, Oregon, Washington, Utah
and meaningless certain amounts
paid local land officers and the 5
per cent due the various States on
all such sales for educational pur-
poses This fund is to be used for
constructing and operating irriga-
ton works in the soove States and
Territories, and the secretary of the
interior is authorized to construct
these works and report to Congress
at each session on their cost. 1t is
estimated that at least sixty million
acres of public land may be irrigat-
ed and to provide against the mo.
nopolizing of any of this land nc
individual land owner is permitted
to secure or acquire rights to the
used water for larger tract than
160 acres. 1t is also provided that
the various States named above
shall have control over the waters
of non nagigable streams for irri.
cation purposes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Dogs got among the sheep of
Geo. W. Sayre at Sweet Springs,
Monroe county, last week and kill
ed and wounded Is sheep and II
lambs. He succeeded in killing
one of the dogs and followed anoth-
er home where it's owner proceeded
to dispatch it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The Standard Oil Company de-
nies that Rockefeller, Rothschild
and Nobel, heads of the three mons
ter oil interests of the world, have
entered into working agreement
to control the worlds supply.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

1t may require the experience OF
the coming winter, when the poor
man will have to pay almost pro-
hibitory prices for coal and extor-
tionate prices for food and clothing
to convince the people of the ini.
guilty of the trust fostering policy
of the administration. 1t may, but
we doubt it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The most recent case of fatal
mosquito bite, coming under the
observation of the medical frater-
nifty, is that of the 14-months-old
child of George Croneberger, 142
Willis Ave New York, which was
bitten by mosquito last Monday
and died two days later from cry
sipelas. The attending physician
certified in his report that the mos
quito bite was the cause of death.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

1t is difficulty to understand, in
view of the large dividends which
the trusts. including the coal trust,
have recently declared, why the
strikers cannot realize that this is
IAN era of unequaled prosperity
and so refrain from striking The
Albion (Michl Mirror.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The United States Realty &
Construction Company is the latest
trust to enter the field. 1t has just
been formed with a capital of $685.
600. 900, two of the principal stock
holders being Charles M. Schwab,
president of the U. S. Steel corpor-
alton, and james Stillman, presi-
dent of the Rockefeller Standard
Oil Bank-The National City. The
promoters do not hesitate to say
they will soon be in position to
dominate New York real estate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The Democratic party will be
true to its best traditions when
leading a fight for the rights of the
people as against the trusts and
monopolies fostered by high tariff.
-Wheatland (Iowal Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Mr.. BaIfour. the new British
premier, nearly always stands while
writing or studying. For many
years he has worked at tall desk,
on which he keeps two candles, so
as to be ready for the dark days so
common TO London.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
Notice.

Notice.
There will be grand festival al
the "old Methodist Episcopal
Parsonage" near the Hambriok
School House, beginning at 300
and closing 1870 o'clock p. m,
Saturday, August 16, 1902. Pro.
ceeds to assist the members of the
Hambriok Methodist Episcopal
Church in payment of Pastors sal.
ary. Everybody cordially invited
to attend.
j. S AsKEw,
A. SCHLARB.
Mrs. MILDRED HANNIs,
j. l., LITCHFIED,
Versnda, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

For six years before the Spanish
war the average expenses of the
government were 1852, 100000 as
against ssOO,0oO,000 for the conn.,
ing year. exclusive of the isthmian
canal. The world power" busi-
ness seems to come high.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Since the COWS have been order
ed out of town it is noticeable that
locust, willow, cottonwood, peach,
apple and other trees and bushes
are getting chance to grow along
and under the. river bank-thus af.
fording protection to it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Any trust having suggestions to
offer as the best means of sup
pressing the trusts will obligs by
communicating at once with Little
field of Maine York Jour
nal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Congressman Babcock declared
that the continuation of the tariff
schedules on trust-made articles
was iniquitous. Chairman Bah
cock declares that tariff revision is
heresy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
TO Correspondents.

Our correspondents throughout
the county are requested to send
us their items that they may reach
us not later than Monday. We
will gladly publish any items of
news in their respective neighbor-
hoods, but on reaching us later
than the above day, we have not
the time to put them in type be-
fore our press hour arrives We
want the news while it is news, aud
will publish all items of a news ma
ture sent to us. Don't send us an
item which will cause trouble or
hard feeling in your neighborhood,
for of a like nature we will not
publish.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13
Among the interesting statistic

Among the interesting statistics
showing that Washington. D. G.
is most desirable city to live in
are the following relative to the
death rate, eto: During the week
just ended there were 121 deaths in
a population of 278,17S. OF these
'7S were white and 48 colored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

There were granted by the Pat
ent Office, during the week just
ended, SIS applications. 454 of
which were for patents. the re-
mainder being for trademarks. Ia
bells. etc. New York led with IA,
Pennsylvania next with 80.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

With so many of the government
vessels assigned to personal and
official use it is found there are al
most none available for the Gen.
tral American Service.
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To The Poor House.

Within the short period of q few
years General Enochs. of Ironton,
Ohio, just below and across from
this city, was congressman, pop
ular with all, esteemed by all. A
man who had fought in the defense
of this nation. served in the
front ranks of battle during the
war. and afterwards served his peo-
pie and his state and his country
with honor and with credit to them
and to himself. He is dead. But
he is not forgotten. Better for
mankind were his memory blank.
More valid would be their excuse
for their lack of appreciation, for
their selfishness. His brother. W.
H. Enochs. an aged man who lived
just above here on the Ohio side.
was waylaid and dangerously
wounded by the hand of an assas-
sin. What did his kind neighbors
dof What did the men who hon.
ored General Enochs and those
who lived upon upon his bounty
do? Take him like the good Sa-
maritan to an inn and leave money
to pay for the necessities and COM
forts of this old and wounded man?
No. Take him to a comfortable
and modern hospital where mans
kindness to mankind makes all the
world kin? No. His neighbors
took him to the county infirmary.
To the poor house, the place pro-
vided for paupers. You who seek
after fame can you see your finish
in this short history? You who
are careless of the welfare and com.
fort of others, can see your proto-
type here. You who think that
religion, consists of long prayers
spoken in public can see that an
hour in the execution of justice is
worth week of prayer-you man
of the world, you can see by this
brief history how despicable are
the pharisees and hypocrits and
how like Jesus was the good Sa-
maritan. But all these lessons do
not now affect the condition of Mr.
Enochs who lives upon public
charity forced SO sparingly, in q
place that would shame Lazarus.
Fame is but feeting shadow.
Trueness to ones better self, to
charity which is love, to plain and
simple duty. is the source of all
true greatness no matter how the
world may wag. The plaudits of
the world are but a bubble. Prick
it and it bursts. Quit dancing and
it quits praising. Death is its end.
The plaudits of the world are not
worth fig. The King is dead,
long live the king, sums all world
ly fame in a misunderstanding
ton Herald
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

A California cherry grower whose
trees were irregular in bearing two
years ago placed several hundred
stands of bees in his orchard, and
for two years past his crops have
been very heavy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Premier Edmund Barton's reply
to a deputation of Woman Sufra-
gists indicates that women may
soon vote in Australia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Roosevelt and Little6eld will now
apply themselves to entertaining
the public with an antitrust hip
prodome while the other Republi-
can leaders will devote their time
to convincing the trust leaders that
there's nothing in it."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

To overcome the dangers of our
battleships, likely to result from
the new shell recently invented, it
is said the ships will have to be
covered with thicker plates or ar
NOR. How this is to be bedone8ith-
out adding so much weight as to
make them unseaworthy and less
speedy is the problem experts are
wrestling with. One suggests the
invention of face. hardening pro-
cess for armor, superior to that now
in use, as the only solution.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The large dividends that the
trust divided on the first of the
month ought to have satisfied the
strikers that times are bully and
they should "let well enough
alone. e."-Atlanta Constitution.
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The Democrats of West Virginia

The Democrats of West Virginia
have nominated very strong list
of candidates for Congress in all
FIVE of the districts this time. just
look at this array of strong and
able men:
First District-Hon. Owen Mo.
Kinney, of Marion county.
Second Distriot-Col. John T
McGraw, of Taylor county.
Third District-Hon, James 81
Miller, of Summers county.
Fourth District-Hon. W. n
Chancellor of Wood county.
Fifth Distribution. David E
johnson of Mercer county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

1t is now announced from the
press that Senator Elkins is not
going to Europe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The present tariff was svowedly
framed to give higher wages to
American labor" 1t now operates
to give lower prices to foreign con-
sumers and higher profits to Amer
lean trusts.-New York World.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

The Democrats of Brooke coun-
ty, this State. have nominated a
woman for the office of County Su-
perintendent of Free Schools.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-08-13

Three little rules we all should keen.
To make life happy and bright
Smile in the morning; smile at noou-
And keep on smiling at uieht