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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
The Country in Spring Time.

Lilo country In spring Time.
These are great days to get out
into the country. The woods are
never SO glorious as in the early
spring. The verdure is green, the
flowers more beautiful, the bab
bling brooks more tuneful in May
time than at any other season of
the year. The country in spring
days is .fresher and brighter than
ever, it aots as a tonic which beats
any medicine on earth. And then
the memory of dreary winter is not
so far off nowadays and the contrast
between the two seasons is most
striking and forcible. We remem-
Der the cold, snowy days only a few
months off and feel gladder than
ever that we are getting again a
touch of the good old summer
time.
1t is good thing for man, wom-
an and child to get out into the
country these days whenever they
can. A breath of fresh air, glimpse
of the green freshness of the coun
try are good for mind and body.
God made the country, man
made the town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
CornsraIk Paper.

Amexican farmers and news
paper men are very likely to be-
come joint beneficiaries of a gre at
scheme of cooperation in making
the most of the corn crop Not
of the grain merely, but of the
whole plant. stalk, leaves, pith,
tassels, husks, cobs and kernels.
After long course of experiment
tation, carried on at Kankakee,
Ill, under the encouragement of
the National Agricultural Depart
ment, it is found that high grade
paper can be profitaoly manufac.
tured. in different varieties, from
various parts of the plant. One
kind is made from the hard shell
of the stalk. another from the pith
and third from the husk. From
the pith is turned out the finest
grade of oil paper. almost equal to
linen paper" SO it is claimed by
experts at the Department.
A machine has been invented,
and is now being manufactured,
which will take the cornstalk, with
the ear still on it, husk the ear,
separate the husk from the stalk,
and then remove the shell from
the pith. Sending this machine
into the fields. the paper manufac.
turers will propose to farmers to
buy their corn crops as they.stand
in the fields. If the farmers wish
the corn after it has been husked
it will be passed back to them;
otherwise it will be marketed by
the owner of the machine, who
will convert every remaining part
of the plant into some form of
manufacture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
PecuIiarities Of Great nIsn.

Carlyle never liked being allud-
ed to as "bIithering idiot.
Keats would go out of his way to
avoid lunatic with knife.
DIR. johnson hated to have any
one run and butt him in the waist
GOAT.
Schiller would never, if he could
avoid it. write with broken nib.
Macready had a great disrelisb
for either the flavor Or perfume of
bad eggs.
Faraday. the great chemist dis
liked the sensation of nitric acid on
his hands.
Disraell would walk about or
stand rather than sit upon fresh
ly painted bench
Mendelssohn did not like the
sound of a finger nail being drawn
across slate. A thumb nail caus-
ed him 6irniler disqaiet.
DR.. Abernethy, a man proven
bially intolerant of mere fads and
crotchets, had yet strong person
al objection to sleeping in damp
sheets.
The Iron Duke (and it may be
remarked in passing that Lord
Roberts of our day has similar
ayersion) would grow quite uneasy
if shut up in the same room with
mad dog.
Sir Walter Raleigh had mark
ed objection TO the prison life; and
Lord Burleigh, his great contem-
porary never liked to slip off curb-
stone with his tongue between his
teeth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Toronto, Canada, is considering
a law which provides for the aboli-
tion of taxes on $70O of the value
of every residence. The idea in
view is the modification of the tax.
es on the homes owned by the
poorer people. Under such a law
man owning home assessed at
$500 would pay taxes on only
5000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

In greater New York the saloon
licenses have been increased by a
graduated scale running from
$3.50 to 81. 200 year. The result
is found in reduction of 716 in
the number of saloons and an in
crease of three millions of dollars
year in the revenues. When to
this is added the annual tax on
franchises which will amount to
something like five millions year
it can be seen that there are ways
OF swelling treasury receipts to the
relief of property owners without
a resort to increased direct taxa
tion or enlarged assessments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

A man went to a dentist and ask
ed him to take look at his teeth.
The dentist did so and looked
full of admiration.
What do you think of them ?"
asked the patient
Magnificent magnificent was
all the dentist could say.
"Then don't you find anything
to do to themP"
"To do them? Why, there are
four of them to be pulled, six to be
filled and three to be crowned" /"
said the dentist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
He seconded the Motion.

In the early days of Minnesota
a man named johnson was elected
Justice of the peace in little
town. He pretended to no judi
cial attainments, and was elevated
to the place solely because he was
the oldest man in the community.
The first case which came be-
fore him was that of man
charged with stealing calf. JUS
tice johnson was conscious of his
legal inexperience. SO as much as
possible to avoid the scrutiny of
the public he put down the hear
ing for the next morning at Z
o'clock. This was so early that
when the time arrived the prose-
outing attorney was not on hand,
and his honor faced only the
sheriff and the prisoner and his
lawyer.
"GentIemen, you will please
come in order" said the court,
humping on the table with his
fist.
The lawyer arose and said:
Your honor, 1 represent the
prisoner in the case. This is the
hour at which the court was an.
nounced to open and as the prose-
outing attorney is not present, as
he ought to be, 1 desire to make
motion that the prisoner be dis
charged
The lawyer nudged his client
vigorously with his elbow.
Il second the notion" blurted
out the prisoner.
Gentlemen, you have heard the
motion" said the court.
"As many of you as are in favor
of it signify by saying aye
AYE" called the lawyer and
the prisoner.
CONTRARY minded, mo-"
NO." shouted the sheriff.
"The ayes have it. The prison
er is discharged. A motion to ad-
journ is in order"
The lawyer responded with the
motion, the prisoner with the SEQ
ond and Justice Johnson's first
term of court was a thing of the
past.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

One of the Huntington newspa-
pers says that there is now no pros
pect of the powder mills at Kellogg
starting up to work again and the
other says the mills will start just
as soon as the switch can be con-
nected with the Q. & o. Railroad.
There seems to be no particular
anxiety on the part of that com.
munity for the mills to start. The
anxiety is all the other way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

An inventor of Stockholm has
constructed a machine which takes
10000 herrings an hour, as they
come from the net, sorts them in
to the four sizes required by the
trade, scrapes off their scales, outs
off their heads, splits, cleans and
washes them inside and out. This
seems to be a fish story.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The liquor dealers propose to
test the oc nstitutionality of the
new law prohibiting express COM
panies carrying liquor o. o. D. in
to counties where there is no IL
cense. A case has been started in
the courts at Parkersburg..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The Fayette county court at its
recent term granted go licenses t
sell whisky in that county. Over
$4,000 was paid to the sheriff by
the whisky dealers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
A Floating City.

marvellous IN cOn6tfuctlOni lux
urious in furnishings, and appalI-
ing in size is the Kaiser Wilhelm
III, Of the Norddeutscher Line,
which was launched last August
and arrived in New York recently.
She is the largest of the express
steamships now plying between the
Old World and the New. She is
about one.seventh of a mile. FOG
feet z inches; 62 feet beam. and her
displacement is 26, 500 tons of salt
water. She has seven decks. and
her height from the keelson to roof
of the smoaking saloon is 70 feet Z
inches.
The steamship has two bottoms.
seven feet intervening between
them. If a hidden rock should
penetrate the first bottom the sec-
ond would save the ship. If by
any mishap both bottoms should
be rent seventeen powerful steam
pumps, capable of discharging g.
300 tons of water an hour, would
be put in action. Surprising that
for some reason all seventeen
pumps refused to work, safety
would still be secured by the seven
teen water tight transverse bulk.
heads and one long additional
bulkhead in the engine room. As
final precaution the Kaiser Will
helm III carries fotilla of twenty
six boats, that can be lowered into
the water by four strong boats
hoists.
It is hoped that the new vessel
will attain a speed of twenty three
and a half knots an hour. He two
bronze propellers, % feet 10 inches
in diameter, are driven by four pow
erful engines. Steam will be gen.
Grated in nineteen boilers. The
driving shaft is 230 feet long and
weighs 565, 900. pounds. Despite
the force of 10000 horse power
which will be necessary to propel
this floating city across the Atlant-
ic in five days, vibration will be re-
duced to minimum, for the main
engines are balanced on the Sob.
liek's system.
The electric plant upon the ship
will furnish $500 candle-power,
lighting 2.7O0 incandescent lamps,
will ring electric bells, work cleo
trio signals, light cigars in the
smoking saloon, turn fans, and
even heat the ladies' curling irons
in the first and second cabins.
The kitchen staff will be able to
serve meals to 1890 people. On
land hotel proprietor that seats
600 persons day thinks he has a
good deal on his hands. but at sea
things are done upon grander
scale.
The Kaiser Wilhelm III, is capa-
BILE of accommodating IT'S first
class. 343 second class, and TOO
third-class passengers. Besides
these, there is Grew of 600 men,
including the captain and officers,
making nearly $500 persons
enough to populate considerable
town. In the drawing room is a
large portrait. by Ludwig North,
of Emperor William III whose name
the ship bears.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Tue engineering schools of
Great Britain are in go primitive
a condition that students are adj
vised to come to Canads, to Nc
Gill College. to the Troy IN. "
Polytechnic. or to some of the
great German Institutions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

If Postmaster General Payne
keeps up his investigation of the
orookedness in his department he
is going to change the public es-
innate of his character. He has
been reputed to be spokesman,
but if he ferrets out the rascals he
is all right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
A garden is a great source of 10

A garden is a great source of joy
and of health. 1t is a beauty on
which to feast the eye. In dig
ging up the ground and loosening
the soil one imbibes fresh strength
from cur old mother earth. When
one has once tasted the richness
and flavor of vegetables fresh from
his own garden and the result ones
own care. watchfulness and labor
the best that a green grocer can
offer is fat and stale in comparison.
Our own work adds certain fla
vor taat nothing else can supply.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

CALIFORNIA; output of gold has
been exceeded by its orange crop
Last year the gold crop was ST.
100000 and the orange output was
valued at $1s.OOO.OOO.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Joseph Yates and Henry Bark
or have each brought suit at Louis-
vile against the j. B. Finley for
$1,000 damages In both petit
tions the plaintiffs charge that
through negligence and careless-
ness of the defendants agents they
were exposed to smallpox.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

1t is believed here that the Pres
ident has arrived at an acute per-
iod of his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination. He has got
to the baby-kissing stage of the
game. Next on the programme
will be the trust-hugging stunt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The driver of a closed motor car
recently noticed that his passen-
gers had slipped down onto the
floor. On opening the door he
had discovered that they had been
completely overcome by the fumes
from the motor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

When you kiss a girl, there is a
meeting of two souls; but if the
sole of her fathers foot is brought
into play, there will be a whirl-
wind.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

By a recent decision, licensed
men ON the steamers cannot strike
in sympathy with other organiza-
tions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The Russian bear should be
taught to understand that civiliza-
tion won't tolerate his savage ac-
tions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

A bright inventor has now given
rs the wireless telephone. VIXEN
an inventor comes along with the
snoreless sleep and the biteless
musquito we will believe the mill
enium has arrived.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The late Gen. Thomas SON has
just paid $4,000 for fast horse.
1t takes the second generation to
get rid of the money fast.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Anything wrongP" asked the
manager as he encountered an at
tendant running for doctor.
IL should say 30. Sword swal-
lowers swallowed a pin" The
Theatre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Patent Commissioners Allen an.
nounces that the Patent Office has
not issued patent on perpetual
motion device for at least forty
years and will never do so again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The Legislation which will pre-
vent the Importation of peanut and
cotton seed oil labelled solve OIL"
will have most beneficial effect
on the California olive oil indus
try
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The teamsters at a funeral at
Toledo went on strike because a
non union man drove the hearse.
Cannot a man even die in peace.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

An advertiser recently paid
$4,000 for the privilege of paint
ing his name on a chimney where
it could be seen by passengers on
the New York ferry-boats."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Every time Colombia reads the
United States Treasury statements
it determines it will not ratify that
Panama canal treaty until it ob-
tains larger slice of the gold re-
serve.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The Germans are becoming ex-
tensive purchasers of American
windmills which they use to drive
electric moters.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Mr.. Whitney, the most famous
horse owner in America never bets
on the race. A good rule for all
to follow.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

1t seems to be generally agreed
among Republican politicians that
nothing now foreseen can prevent
the nomination of President Roose-
veIt next year. Eleoting him may
not be so easy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The age of the loop the loop feat
is shown by a writer is Cosmos,
Paris, to be more than half cen
tury. In 1S5Q-a loop the loop, in
which man operated small wag-
on was exhibited in the Paris Hip
podrome. a toy one met with i'm
mense sale at that time
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

A Southern statesman claims,
with some degree of truth, that the
South wont let tho negro vote but
permits him to work for his living,
while the North permits him to
vote but wont let him work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
The Phone EavesdrOpper.

The man or woman who will
listen surreptitiously to tele-
phone conversation would steal a
pocketbook, take candy from a
body or utilize second hand chew
ing gum
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
Are Yon GoIng Mest?

Beginning February 18th, and continuing
every day thereafter until April 3Oth, there
Will be a special rate to all points in WASH
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British
Columbia For maps, rates, routes and 9TH
District Passenger Agent, Wisconsin Central
Railway, 62l Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

If there is anything about Gen.
eral Miles that the war department
doesn't like, it's his faculty for tell
ing the truth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Postmaster General Payne as
serts that he is carrying on the
Postoffice investigation relentlessly
and in the same breath ridicules a
man who has yielded to Mr. Paynes
request for information which will
assist in the investigation. Pain
full as it may be to the Postmaster
General. the public still believe
that actions speak louder than
words.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The man with the panama hat is
nearly as slow as the Panama Ca.
nal in getting into the current.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The woman behind the wash
board is often superior to the one
in front of the piano.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

IF it was not for woman men
would now be in the garden of
Eden eating strawberries and
cream,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Half the people living in New
York move one or more times a
year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

"Stand pat" "Sawduster" and
"Insurgent" will be among the
frequently used expressions of the
coming campaign. The meaning
of the first is we'll known. The
second indicates candidate whose
record is suoh that a slight ex-
posure serves to disable him and
the last is man who. while main
tanning his allegiance to-the party,
refuses to obey a party mandate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

:" ANTED-Several industr ions perso s
w In each state to travel for house estab-
1ished eleven years and with q large capital,
to call upon merchants and agents for sue
cessful and profitable line. Permanent en-
gagement. Weekly cash salary of SIS and
all travelling expenses and hotel bills ad-
vanced In each cash week. Experience not
essential Mention reference and enclose
Eelf-addressed envelope The National ga
Dearborn st. Chicago.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The Ohio Republican Conven-
tion promises to be the scene of a
lively fight between the Hanna and
the Foraker forces. with the Presi-
dent as the caucus belli.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Eases
powder. II cures Corns, Bunions, Painful,
gists and Shoe Stores, 2oc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Meanwhile Judge Parker of
New York smiles but gives no
other indication that he is a "re.
ceptive candidate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Try the "Ambrosia,p a news
cent cigar. at Van Gilder's. It's
Havana filled and they say it's
good. Don't take Quo word for il:
the proof ''the puddin's in the
atein' of it."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Twenty.seven of the railway
bridges in Uganda. South Africa,
are of American construction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Like well.dressed man a clean
city always makes good impress
sion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

The streets ought to be cleaned
as a matter of health as we'll as
beauty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
After La sartn-wha4a

feeling of weakness, often leading 10 fsfai
results after the patient Is supposed 10 have
p1,s7sS ana Tat me ss Danger point FoieZ's Honey
eough' and make you strong and well. ID
never talls 70 stop cough n taken In time
naiS. 1ake no substitute. For sale by A. q. Van
'iiasr' may
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Six hundred and ninety-five i'm
migrants were denied admission to
the United States along the Cana
dian border alone, during the
month of April. Most of those ex-
cluded were sffiicted with some
form of contagious disease.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

"You say you have something
that will make millions for both of
us if properly workedP What is
itP"
I've got splendid name for a
new breakfast food. All We need
is something to eat to fit it on to
and a lot of display advertising" |"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

1t appears that the Umbria
bomb plot was somewhat of a
tempest in teapot.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

In the husband wisdom, in the
wife gentleness.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
r. p. LITER,
Point Pleasant w W

Point Pleasant, w. Va.
Trotters, PAGERS and saddle horses
trained, bought and sold. Red viii
colts have their speed with them at
all times Visitors to the farm can
see for themselves at any time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27
3o3o8.
Black Horse, 16s Weight 1900.
Langley 5000 to Insure

n ANGLEY is a grand big fellow.
grandly bred, and he will sire
- trotters as well as another class
OF horses, that never fail to sell at
paying prices Coachers and large
carriage horses, with style and action.
Langley was sired by Allerton 2sO9l;
Allerton is the champion troffin mo- :; rs
having 100 2:39performers to his cred,
IL at 10 years of age Langfeyss dam
is by Alcantara 2:23, the sire of more
than l60 2:30 performers.
For particulars, write to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

Misfortunes tell us what for
tune is.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-27

April 10 If -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-30
CHAPTER IS.

FIRE APPARATUS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS