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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

WOuiuf cat dll L1eIo Wdt 10 6dL OF
something else caused him to arise
and make a grand rush for the
table himself. He was the first to
arrive at the table and without
ceremony he secured a chair and
took q seat. This caused some
embarrassment to the lady. for all
the seats were taken while one of
the officers were left standing.
The officer was sensible and the
lady too politeto cause distur-
bance. and so the soldier proceeded
to eat. After little the officers
at the table. suspected there was
something wrong and after some
whispering among them fine
officer that sat next the soldier
turned to him and said:
do you know sir. that you have
the honor this day of dining with
Gen Magruder?-I am General
MaRruder."
Don't mention it," replied the
old soldier, as he stuffed handful
into his mouth. "Don't mention
it at all, / used to be particular
about whom I dined with. but
since the war 1 don't care a cent
There was some more talk among
the officers and 1 expect there
would have been some trouble,
but they learned that the soldier
was one of the paroled of Vicks-
burg and instead of treating him
harshley, they became as kind as
they could be and he arrived at his
home safe and sound and there re-
mained until exchanged.
But to return to the subject of
the Fourth" we should all rejoice
that the south has again returned
to it's celebration. The day had
become to be looked upon as no
different to other days, save that
one might secure cheap railroad
ticket to some excursion or bet.
ter day than some others for
making money. The Italians
trimmed up their fruit stands. the
Germans got ready an extra supply
of beer, the Irishman his whisky
and the jew his cheap clothing
the regular Georgia cracker had
come to care but little for the day
and it was dying. Revival came
and the Fourth" now at hand will
be celebrated in good old way
Different nstionalities will mingle
and will all talk in whatever lang
uage they choose, but all. nearly
all. will be for America against the
world and for the flag that waves
above them.
This is as it should be, and me
and Brown are making ready to
have fine time in Campbell
county on the day. If nothing
happens We shall be at Fairburn
on the morning of the 'sFourth"
and from there will go four miles
into the country, where the day
and where all hearts respond to
the sentiment of the occasion and
wohder if there
''Breathes a man with soul SO de ad,
Who never to himself has said
This is my own, my native land"
SARGE PLUNKET.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
The Autumn OF Lite.

1t is the solemn thought con-
nected with middle life that life's
last business is begun in earnest;
and it is then. midway between the
cradle and the grave, that man
begins to marvel that he let the
days of youth slip by SO half en-
joyed. 1t is the pensive autumn
feeling, it is the sensation of half
sadness that we experience when
the longest day is passed and every
day that follows is shorter and the
night fainter, and the feebler
shadows tell that Nature is hasten
ing with gigantic footsteps to her
winter grave.
So does man look back upon his
youth. When the first gray hairs
become visible. when the unwel.
come truth fastens itself upon the
mind that man is no longer going
uphill but down, and that the sur
is always westering, he looks bach
on things behind. When we were
children we thought as children
But now there lies before US man
hood, with its earnest work, ano
then old age, and the grave, an6
then home -Th ere is a second
youth for man. better and he liel
than the first, if he will look or
and not back.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Papa's Part.

In this country it is not respect
able for a mans wife and daughters
to work, but the harder the old
man works the more he is admired,
They tell cheerful stories abont the
old man. His little children say,
Papa is to busy to die" But
that is about all he gets out of life
in the way of distinotion.-Atchi.
son Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

Insomnia is the most dreadful
of all diseases and if not cured it
is pretty sure of ending in either
insanity or death. A woman in
this county has just cured herself
of it and now, after suffering from
it many years she sleeps as sweetly
as a healthy baby. She simply
paid an old newspaper account
which had been haunting her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Don't Drink.

To young man who drinks the
great railroad corporations say,
nothing for you;" when some
large factory advertises for COM
petent men, the answer to him is,
pass on" apply for life insurance
and the application comes back
"rejeoted;" knock at the door of a
good society and here the answer,
mot at home" Over the gates
of the Eternal Kingdom is written,
mo drunkard shall enter here"
What. then, shall, become of the
young man who drinks? The
education of the past generation
has closed all responsible position
to him. If he labors. he must
work by the day or take menial
position where brain and character
are not essential; no good society
for him, he must take the slum
no church, he must take to the
saloon; no Heaven. he is headed
the other direction. There is but
one logical course for the young
man of today who intends to make
any thing of himself. and that i,
total abstinence and an upright
life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

When the old doctor went off
on his vacation he left his practice
In charge of his son. who had but
a few patients of his own. On his
return the old man found the
young man quite unhappy.
Inquiries revealed the fact that
business was very bad; there was
nothing doing.
"But surelyI" exclaimed the
astonished old doctor. you must
still have that cranky rich fossil
around the corner to look afterr
mo; L cured him three days aftel
you left home"
What! You darned fooli Why
1 sent you thro college on that case
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

A Dutchman addressing his dog
said:
MY dog, you have a schnap
You vas only dog and L vas a
man, but L wish L vas you. Effry
way you haf the best of it. Ven
you want to go NIT the bed in,
you shust durns round tree times
and lay down. Ven I go NIT der
bed in, I have to look up the blaoe
and Wind up the clock and undress
mine self und mine wife wakes up
und schols me, den the baby cries
und 1 haf to walk him up und
down den mayby ven 1 shust get
to echleep its time to get CUP again
Ven you get up you struoh your
self and scratch a couple of times
und you are mp. 1 haf to light the
fire und put on the kittle, scrap
some NIT my wife already, und
den mayby I get scme breakfast.
You play around all day und hal
plenty of fun. 1 haf to work all
day und haf plenty of trouble
Ven you die you still haf the best
of me; you shust lay still. Ven ]
die /. hsf to go to-yet."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

The Sunday-school lesson for
the day was Joseph Sold. Into
Egypt" and the teacher of the in.
FAINT GLASS asked a bright eyed little
boy to tell the lesson story.
He went on with it all right IN.
til he said, "His brothers murder.
ed little child and dipped Joseph't
coat in the blood"
"WhatP" gasped the teacher.
That's what my lesson paper
said." persisted the boy.
$50 did mine." "And mine.
added one child after another.
Let me see it," sid the teacher
and the children passed up a regu.
lar shower of pink lesson papers
There, seeI" said the little boy
"They killed a kid and dipped
the coat in the blood"
This actually happened in Nortt
New England, where the children
are not familiar with goats.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Paw Men to be- monest2


A col e ,tur in Chicago pack
age firm was charged with enbsz-
element His salary was SIS per
week, and he often handled as
much as $1,000 per day. Judge
Dduns, who tried the man, made
the following remarks. which will
give employers some food for
thought:
when you gentlemen ask man
to take such responsible position
at suoh small salary and where
he is called on in the performance
of his duty to collect such large
amounts of money. knowing that
he has wife and two smxll child
ren.y you are simply inviting him
t., commit a crime. or at least ex-
posing him to temptation. | can-
not permit him to be sent to the
penitentiary / will Fix tht
amount of the shortage st Sl4 and
ssntencs him TO the county j all for
thirty days / believe West is n
good man. Had his sslary been
even So moro he would never have
been exposed to temptation and
the strength of the invitation to
commit crime would have been
lost on him"
The question naturally arises,
must men be paid to be honestf ?
Hardly, but upon the other hand.
few men in such positions as the
one referred to above are worth so
little as SIS per week. Many large
banking houses donate on New
Years Day handsome gifts in
money to their employees. None
can deny that that course is more
apt to encourage real downright
honesty, than the practice of under
paying valuable employees. Busi-
ness men and large corporations
are finding out that comfortable
salaries to competent men are
good investments for them. so to
speak. The underpaid man is
often times underfed, especially in
the cities, AMI he is therefore not
fit for good work. Pay a man a
good comfortable salary, for good
work, and he raises his head, looks
people squarely in the eye. is buoy
ant, full of life aud spirits and is
not apt to watch the clook. He is
willing to work overtime and give
the matter little thought. 1t is a
good thing to pay a man all he is
worth. In this age of great cor-
porations. The development of
great plans. and the closing of big
contracts, the man with ideas is
the valuable man, and his ideas are
finding a profitable market. The
notion hae played out that all en-
ployees must give 30 many hours
work, and express nc originality
and make no suggestions In this
day suggestions are wanted by en-
ployers from employees. and are
we'll paid FOR. But we are disgress-
ing. 1t was of the honest en-
ployee we began to speak. Yes,
pay them we'll, and encourage
honesty.
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GOOD Interest.

My son, said banker to his
son. Il want to give you a lesson
in business. Here is half-dollar.
Now. if you can find any boy whom
you can trust. who will take this
money and pay you interest for it.
you may lend it to him; and if you
invest this wisely I'll increase
your capital" When night came
the banker said. my SON. how did
you invest your money to-day ?"
well, father" replied the little
fellow, 81 saw boy on the street
without any shoes. and he had,
had no dinner; so / gave him my
fifty cents to buy something to
eat with" you'll never make a
business man in the world" said
the banker; "business is business.
zssEt viii try once more. Now,
here is a dollar to invest; see how
well you can do it." A loud peal of
laughter from the boy followed the
speech. which was thus explained:
my Sunday School teacher said
giving to the poor was lending TO
the Lord; and she said he would
return to us double; but 1 did not
think. He would do it quite SO
quick"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Remember
The Mason County
Fair.
Sept. 10. 16, IL and Is,
1908.
Excursions Each
Month
Via Ohio Central Lines.

Special low round trip and one way
of each month to points in the South
West and North. Full particulars
obtained by applying to Agents of
the Ohio Central Lines, Or address l..
p. LEwIs, Pass Agt., Detroit Mich. /;
ID. J. CARGO, Pass. Agt., Toledo, O.;
JOHN MooREs, T. p. A., Findlay, O.. /;
w. A. PETERS, Pass. Agt., Columbus,
o.; N. g. BISHOP, Pass. Agt, Charles
ton W. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
POMEROY COFFIN FACTORY
AND
Single King Of the
Ohio V llev.
iuly9.

I have on hand four hundred thous-
and red cedar shingles, one hundred
and fifty thousand white Is-inch hem
lock shingles, two hundred thousand Of
the Baily cut poplar and one hundred
and fifty thousand 16-inch white Zine to
take the place of poplar, for 25c more
than poplar. This makes the cheapest
shingle ever offered in the market. /
have dimension cedar shingles, plast-
ering lath, general hardware. doors sash,
glass, paints, oils and varnishes.
Come 70 the factory to buy fune al goods
and save the iobber's profit. YOU can
select from three hundred finished cas-
kets and finer goods. Embalmipg and
the best attendance with fine hearses
and good hacks, fine horses and plenty
OF men make fine GA r. easket in
the national colors for soldier burial.
am the only maker of this easket in the
state. have one of the finest under
takers rooms in the state. All under
takers goods delivered at all points free
of charge. I am closing ont 30 sets OF
buggy harness below cost.
B. II. BIGGS.
RozneEoy, - ohtos
July a smo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

Housewife 1t seems to me that
your pints of milk are very small.
Milkman-My COWS are of a
small kind mum.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

A Curious thing about woman
is that she can be proud of her
grandchildren and her youth at
the same time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

The bass drum may not produce
good music, but it browns lot OF
bad music.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19


But many a woman who has gladly faced
poverty for the man she loved, may well
doubt her wisdom when pain becomes
the mate of poverty. If she were rich,
she thinks, she could find way of cure.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescriptions is
within the reach of every one. II lifts
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those who suffer from womanly diserF Is.
1t establishes regularity, DIS ". b, a.
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vyou have my heartfelt thanks for your kind
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Victoria Avenue, Calf, Ontario. uWns troubled
with catarrh Of uterus for over q year. The
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and Healing Suppositories.' Now I am com.
pleteiy cured, after using six bottles of DR..
Pferce's medicines. am glad to say his medi.
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Weak and sick women, especially those
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are invited to consult DIR. Pierce by let
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as strictly private and sacredly conf
dental. Address DIR. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy
and pleasant to take. A most effective
laxative.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

bridegroom A Good Actor
"Now Henry" said the bride,
81 want you to understand distinct
ly that / do not want to be taken
for bride. / am going to aot just
exactly as if I were an old married
women. So, dearest. do not think
me cold and unloving if I treat
you very practically when there is
any body by"
II don't believe 1 can pass for
an old married man." said Henry
81 am so fond of you that 1 am
bound to show it. 1 am sure to
betray myself"
mo you mufn't. Its easy
enough. And I insist that you be-
have just like all old married men
do.
Do you hearp"
well darling I'll try. but 1
know shall not succeed"
On the first.evening of their arri-
val at their hotel the bride retired
and the groom fell in with whist
party, with whom he sat playing
cards until A O'Clock in the morn
ing. His wife spent weary hours
in weeping. AT last he turned up
and met his grief.stricken bride
with the hilarious question: Well,
amt I doing the old married act
like professionally"
She never referred to the subject
again, and everybody in future
knew that they had just been
married.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

1t is waste of time to advertise
for lost time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Virginia College

Opens Sept. 2l. I903. One of the leading
schools for Young Ladies In the South. New
buildings, pianos and equipment. Campus
ley, famed for health. European and Amer
lean teachers. Full course. Conservatory
advantages in Art, Music and Elocution.
Certificates Wellesley. Students from 30
States. For catalogue address
MATTE p. HARRIS, President,
june q sw. ROANOKE, Va
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Saturday. Aueust q. 19O3.


Saturday, August 20, 1908.
at IL O'Clock a. m, sell as directed by the said
decree, at public auction. to the highest bid
der, at the front door OF the Court House OF
the said county OF Mason, the real estate OF
which Lewis Grimm died, seized and poss-
essed, situated in Cooper District, Mason
County, West Viginia, estimated 70 contain
sixfy-two CG2) acres, and being the same tract
Of land conveyed TO the said Lewis Grimm
by George w. Rice and wife, by their deed
dated the 18th day OF June, 1900, and of rec
ord in the office OF the Clerk OF the County
Court OF Mason County, West Virginia, In
Deed Book No. 81. page 30, TO which deed
reference is hereby made for a more full des-
crtption and boundaries OF the said tract OF
land.
TERMS OF SALE:-one-fourth "a of the
purchase money cash on day OF sale, and as
70 the residue upon a credit of six C6) and
twelve Cd months, taking from the pur-
chaser bond with good security for the de-
ferred installments- and retaining the title
as further security.
Special Commissioner.
hereby certify that II, r Howard has
given bond as Special CommissIoner In
above cause in the penalty OF $4,000 as re-
July % A. L. BoGGESS, Clerk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
Commissioners Sale.

PY virtue of the authority vested In me a
Circuit Court of Mason County, West Vir
gtnia, rendered on the I'd day OF June, 1908, II
the chancery cause OF Annedia Grimm, Wh'
suses in her own right and administra
trtx Of Lewis Grimm, deceased, agninst v. d
Rice, and others, pending In the said Cireui
CnuFf ah ON
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

Boys knee pants suits
200 two & three price
suits. 60cw'rth $1.o0
100 same ;,.;..-.... sec : 1.50
suits. s..,..........-.. &l.OO a5O
Cass Suits-.-.-. ...... LES . 500
Fine Worst Surge and homespun
double breasted and Norfolk suits
from $3.50 to $3.50 worth from $3.50
to $3.50.
One lot Of waah knee trousers Isc
worth 25c.
Black Oxford stripe knee trousers,
15c worth 25c.
Fine assortment of Cass worst and
cheviot knee trousers, $50 worth
soc to Csc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19
To Teachers and School
Officers.
April 10 tt

The Mason County Teachers Institute for
the year 1893, Will be held at Hartford,
beginning August 18th. Able Instructors
have been-assigned to our county, and as
teacnersand members OF the Board OF Educa-
ton Will be paid for their attendance. It is
hoped that the Institute this year will be
one OF the best in the history of the county.
ThuTsday, August 10Th, has been set apart
as school Onhcers' Day." and the program
FOR that day has been arranged with special
reference to their needs. Very truly yours,
=. A. GREEN,
July - County Superintendent.
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Notice

Having located at the old
stand next to Hooh's stables,
y will be pleased to have my
old as well as new customers
call upon me when wanting
horseshoeing. wagons or bug
gies repaired.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
apr "a N. L. Moriarty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

One way to keep woman's love
is to return it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-19

Often leads to pov-
erty. No real
woman ever sold
her heart for the
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With the closing of the different
ponds by ice comes the season for win
ter fishing. There is quite q large fol-
lowing of this class Of sport, in Angus
ia, and several individuals make a
profitable business of keeping live bait
for sale. This bait, which consists of
small fish, is secured from different
sources, but that handled by one of the
largest dealers comes from Togus
stream, which is the outlet of Togus
pond. and empties into the Kennebec
river at Randolph. The fish used are
sinners. or brook herring. and vary
from three to five inches in length.
They swarm by thousands in the
stream, and several men in the local
ty make business of catching them
for the market. They are caught in
two ways. Before the stream freezes
they are caught with drag net, and
in winter by dropping hoop net
through the ice. They are brought into
town in cans, and are put into tanks
or tubs filled with pipes for RUNNING
water. and kept in the cellar. There is
another little fish called the red fin,
which is sometimes used for bait, but
he is scarce. This fish is considered by
many fishermen as the best bait, be-
cause he is lively, so lively. in fact, that
wire screen has to be kept over the
tank, to keep him from jumping out.