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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

and Brown of the error that lies in
depending upon others or. upon
anything to train your children in
the way they should go,
And isn'tit funny that girls have
to go away from home to. learn
housekeeping? 1 pity the poor,
down-trodden man that gets one of
these girls for a wife. No such
training can instill into girls the
praoticability of life. If they
could all marry millionaires it
would do, but as the wife of the
average man they would never fit
Iipity such girls. I pity the poor
man that may get one, and the
babes. poor things, they need all
our pity. AS a rule, the rich girl
or the rich young man can afford
to be fool, but it is sure a curse
and thing to be sorrowed over
that any poor people should have
instilled great notions that none
but the rich could meet the ex-
penses of.
And they teach, the mechanics.
too, and if you will visit the negro
colleges around Atlanta you may
see this training in its greatest per-
fection. But when you have gone
among them and sounded the stu
dents, You will find that as rule
they have no idea of becoming the
workmen of the future. They ex-
peot to be managers" "superin-
tendents," or, if failing in this,
they will go into politics or into a
solution of. the problems" and
make it shot in many an old town
tonight" and many other nights.
But I started out to praise the
-healthful sign and the sweet sight
of seeing 30 many mothers on the
street cars with their own little
babes. These mothers may have
no fear that perhaps they will have
trouble in securing seat some
times, or that the babe may cry
and disturb the other passengers.
! Let them cry, they will disturb no
one, and the sight of such thing
is prettier than all the plumes and
all the lacss that ever decked a
woman's form. AS for getting seats
always. there is not an old man in
Georgia but what would lay down
in the aisle of the car and let these
mothers sit on them, if it were to
come to that.
SARGE. PIUNKErr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23
A Kansas Storm.

They had q tornado down in
Kansas recently and the usual sto.
ries are beginning to put in theil
appearance in the Kansas papers
One tells of farmer who was
blowing when the big wind struck
him. What became of the farmer
is omitted but the tornado caught
the plow in its vortex and whirled
it round and round until the whole
field had been nicely plowed. An
other farmer had a lot of corn
slowed in a bin. In the side of
the bin was a knothole. The torn
ado caught the corn and drove the
cobs through the knothole, she'll
ing the corn and leaving it in a
nice little pile on the floor. A
wagon which was standing in an
other farmyard when the breeze
came along wss upset and the
wheels were started to spinning
with such force that one of them
is still running and it is simply
impossible to stop it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

ing will cover space of e160x120
feet, including the porches and ter
races. There will be porohes six
teen feet wide on the front and two
sides of the building and ten feet
wide in the rear. The building
will be 76x76 feet.
There will be broad inviting en-.
frances on three sides of the build.
ing and the porches with large ool-
umns will give the building mass
i've and imposing appearance.
The first floor of the building
will have large reception hall oov-
ering about one-third of the space.
with ladies' reception and toilet
room on the left ON entering. and
commissioners room on the right.
In the rear, on left, will be a mems
smoking room 22x22 feet with toll
ct attached, and on the right in
rear. rooms for information, pack
ages and manager.
There will be stairway 10 feet
wide leading to the second floor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

Not long ago. in New York
hotel, a young man addicted to
strong drink took his life, and left
the following paper, headed. my
last will and testament"
II leave to society ruined char
acter.
81 leave to my father and mother
as much misery as, in their feeble
state. they can bear"
Il leave to my brothers and ais.
ters the memory of my mispent
life.
"I leave to my wife a broken
heart. and to my children the
memory that their father fills a
drunkard's grave. and gone to a
drunkard's hell"
And yet. in the face of all this,
men will tamper and trifie with the
accursed stuff.
"Touoh not. taste not. handle
not"-this is the only safe rule.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

with wide landings. On the seq
ond floor will be banquet hal
S5x70 feet with offices and bee
chambers with baths for secretary
and lady matron; also rooms for
janitor and porter.
There will be doors opening
from the exhibition hall on second
floor to the second-story porches
The exterior finish will be oi
staff and plaster. The interior will
be finished with ornamental metal
ceilings donated by. West Virgins
manufacturers.
The building will present very
imposing appearance and will rep
resent in a fitting manner the
Mountain State.
The location of the building is
excellent. Nearby is the immense
Fraternities building, which will
be the Mecca for thousands. The
The adjoining state building is that
of Colorado.
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SARGE PIuNKETT.
Embarrassing

A young Oklahoma man went to
church with his best girl. Both
were quite handsome and modest.
When the collection was being tax
en- up the young man explored his
pockets. and whispered to the
young lady. Il haven't got cent;
1 changed my pants" In the
meantime the young lady had been
searching in her pockets. and find-
ing nothing. bIushed a rosy red as
she stammered: .Pm in the same
predicament."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23
New Chicken Story.

The following amusing story
comes from Milton, Indiana: LIE.
roy Gresh had hen sitting on six.
teen eggs. The box which the
hen was occupying was in a shed,
and during rain storm on the
2lst of last month, the shed was
flooded, the water creeping into
the box, covering the nest several
inches in depth: The eggs were
found floating in the water, with
the hen perched on the edge of the
box. The water did not subside
for several hours, and on the fol.
lowing Thursday Mr.. Gresh con-
cluded to throw the eggs away, but
he found the hen again sitting on
them, and with two chicks already
hatched. He concluded not to
interfere. and as a result twelve
healthy chicks have been matched
from sixteen submerged eggs. 1t il
now a curious matter of specula-
tion whether these survivals of the
setting will grow up ducks OF
chickens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23
Bryan Goes to Europe

William Jennings Bryan made
his last speech in the Ohio CAM
paign at Marion last week. After
its close he left for New York
direct. While there he will make
final arrangements for his Euro
pean trip. which he expects to
make as soon after the first of o.
tober as possible. 1t is his inten-
ton to remain across the sea until
Christmas. The meeting at Ma
rion is said to be the largest ever
held in that city of its kind, the
speaking stand giving way twice,
owing to the crowds massed upon
il.
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Ohio Democratic Platform.

We have looked over the plat
form recently promulgated by the
Democratic convention of Ohio
1t was probably drawn or dictsted
by Tom johnson and on it he will
make his fight for the gubernato.
rial Office of the State. We do moi
expect him to win, for Hanna and
Foraker, with the combined aid OF
the corporations, which Mr.. John
SON is fighting, will throw dust in
the eyes of the people to blind
them so that they may not see.
But we started out simply to re-
mark that-if that platform presents
Tom johnson to the country as q
demagogue or a crank, We could
wish that Ohio and every Other
State in the Union were full Of
just such demagogues and oranks
We like the crankiness of that
platform. It appears to MS to be
mighty nearly akin to patriotism
|-Greenbrier Independent.
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WEST VIRGINIA BUILDING.
It win Be One of the Most s1mpos-
ing State Structures at st.

The West Virginia building al
the st. Louis Worlds Fair was Sc.
looted by the West Virginia Com
mission after spirited contest OF
twelve of the leading architects OF
the State. The Commission met
in Charleston in April and then in
st. Louis in May. After carefully
considering the plans submitted.
they selected those submitted by
M. F..Giesey and F. F. Faris, of
Wheeling.
. The building will be Colonial
with classical domes on the cor
ners and large dome in center,
which will form an observatory
from which the West Virginia yisi-
tors will get a good view of the
buildings and grounds. The build
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23
PP66RERBf COFFIN Factory
AND
Single King of the
Ohio Valley.

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 hundre
and fifty thousand 16-inch white pine 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 to the factory to buy fune al goods
and save the jobber's profit. You can
select from three hundred finished cas-
kets and finer goods. Embalming and
the best attendance with fine hearses
and good hacks fine horses and plenty
of men 1 make fine G. A. r. casket in
the national colors for soldier burial. l
am the only maker of this casket in the
state 1 have one of the finest under
takers rooms in the state. All under
takers goods delivered at all points free
of charge. am closing out 80 sets of
buggy harness below cost.
B. H. BIGGS.
PomeEoy, n Ohio.
July - Imo.
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The Way It Goes.

l wandered to the grog shop,
Tom, I stood before the bar, and
drank bowl of Lemonade and
smoked rank Cigar; the same old
kegs and jugs were there, the ones
We used to know, when We were on
a round mp. Tom. some fifteen years
ago. The barkeep was new one,
Tom, the one who used to sell cor-
rosive tanglefoot to us, is stocking
now in H-alifax; the new one has
a new plate glass front, his hair is
combed quite low. he looks Just
like the one we knew. some fifteen
years ago. Old soaks came up and
called for booze and dudelets stag
gered in, and burned the Innings
from their throats with the old
Holland gin; and women stood out
side the door, their faces scanned
with woe. and wept just as they
used to weep, some fifteen years
ago. asked about our old time
friends, those cheerful sporty men,
and some were in the poor house,
Tom, and some were in the pen,
and one The one We liked the
best-the hangmsn laid him low;
the world is much the same, dear
Tom. as fifteen years ago. 1 asked
about that stately chap, whom
pride marked for it's own; he used
to say that he could drink or let
the stuff alone; he perished on the
James I'll. James," out in the
storm and snow, ah, few survive
who used to bowl, some fifteen
years ago. New crowds line up
against the bar, and call for crim-
son ink, new hands are trembling
as they pour the stuff they should
not drink. but still the same old
watchward rings. "the round on
me, you knowp The same old
cry of doom we heard some fifteen
years ago. 1 wandered to the
churchysrd. Tom, and there 1 saw
the graves of those who used to
drown themselves in red ferment-
ed waves; and there. were women
sleeping tn ,re. where grass and
daisies grow, who wept and died
of broken hearts, some fifteen
years ago. And there were graves
where children slept for many a
year, forgetful of the woe that
marked their short sad journey
here; and beneath tall fine monu-
ment in peace there ieth low, the
man who used to sell the, booze,
some fifteen years ago.-Walt
Mason.
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A miuister i'm Pomerov was :

A minister in Pomeroy was re-
Gently delivering q sermon on
pride After enumerating few
of the shortcomings of proud peo-
pie, he asked any sister who had
not looked in the mirror before
starting to church to please arise
One lady stood mp and all eyes in
the congregation were turned upon
her while the preacher meekly
said. Lord bless you, sister. I DOM
blame YOU - 4.
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PLUNKETT

Atlanta Constitution.
The pendulum is swinging back.
i know it from the changes / have
noticed for a month.
We have little office in Decatur
where We can go and sit and OBJ.
serve the street cars that stop at
the oorner-one every twenty min
utes from 5 in the morning to IL
at night.
Not a day in the past month but
what we have noticed from two or
three to five or six fine ladies with
babes in their laps on single car
in the late afternoon and not SER
want in attendance.
This is the healthiest sign we
have seen in twenty years. and the
Iprettiest sight we have looked upon
lsince we saw our own dear wife
IlIith her first little babe. We said
ten years ago that the day would
come, we hoped before we died,
thet the possession of babe and
the crown of motherhood would
be the greatest honor and the most
sought after than anything pursued
by women and the thing most hon.
ored by men. To see these moth
ers. as they are getting to be seen.
with babes in their laps, gives q
promise for the future that could
not have come while the care of
the babes was left to servants"
IF there is anything in the rails
ing of children or in the fret i'm
preston made upon them, then
this care by the mothers is good
sign and should grow. and it must
grow, or the world and life is MOTH
ing. It were better that man had
never been made if the care and
instincts of motherhood are lost to
the world. We have seen many a
gloomy day in the past few years
over the statement that statistics
show an increase in crime and
criminals. but surely nothing else
could be expected if the care OF
opr children is to be turned over
Servants" There has been too
much dependence on servants to
care for the babes and then to trust
the training of children to the
schools.
IAN honest expression has been
bard to get on either of these ques.
tions. especially the schools. Men
as we'll as women have been dis.
posed to depend upon schools, and
lit became such popular idea that
politicians kept in the popular
trend more in fear of losing votes
then in confidence of the systems
that have been upon us. Now,
am willing to risk all my conceits
on the assertion that a great ma,
jority of the people now look
upon our school system. especially
Eas it is in the country. as damna.
bic system. Perhaps country and
town will agree to this with scarce
la dissenting voice.
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But the blight is broader than
the rural schools and because of
this dependence of parents upon
others for the training of their
children. They have tried to make
farmers at their schools, and they
have tried to learn girls to be
housekeepers at them,a and they
have proposed to turn out mechan-
los there. My observation is that
the training received in this way
has been more a drawback than a
help.
A young agriculturist came into
our settlement a while ago who had
graduated with high honors in
some of the states, and he has done
good by impressing q few young
men of the settlement that upon
their fathers farm, rather than at
these schools, is the place to learn
useful and practical lessons in agri-
culture. This young graduate that
1 speak of did pretty we'll SO long
as his old father sent him money
and implements and horses and
wagons, and would come over once
in while with twenty-five or thir.
ty hands to catch him up with his
crop, but when he had broke the
old father with his. experiments"
he soon began to CRY out that
farming was a failure on the poor
lands of Georgia and would have
moved west if he had been able to
go.
The last time I saw this "edu.
Gated" farmer he had come down to
an old-fashioned two wheeled cart
the only thing his father had
left him that would not sell. He
had on load of marketing that he
was hauling for another fellow
when the axle of his cart broke and
dropped his load fiat in the road.
He was sitting on a rock by the
road with his head upon his hands
in a deep vstudy when sme and
Brown approached him, and ne
Informed us that his college train
ing had learned him no way out of
such an emergency as he was in
broke down in the road and 8 miles
from chop. He failed to be able
to figure out how he was to go FIVE
miles to a shop and keep the cattle
from eating up his load while he
was aWayfrs 6aa y E
Brown smiled and 1 smiled.
We had never been inside a COL
lege in our lives, but in less than
thirty minutes we had cut a young
pine sapling, made a new axle
pried up the wagon got on the
wheels and the young man was on
his way again. Hepeyer returned
to our settlement. The next time
We heard!of him he was in the leg.
islature crying out against trustp,
franchises and the ..unearned In.
orement." Eve hear that he is do
ing pretty we'll now. since he hal
nothing to do but talk, but he will
! ever remain an impression to me
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

Two farmers who live near
Horseman. Wis, were hunting for
their COWS recently when, after
dark. they were setupon by pack
of wolves and climbed tree and
stayed there all night. when the
wolves sneaked of.
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. Fies and Thistles.

Living is giving.
Darkness is DEATH
Greed makes need.
Fashion is but folly.
Love cannot be leased.
1t is the grain of truth that
gives force to the lie.
The man whoi is quite infallibIe
is equally intolerable.
The man who will not be melted
by mercy must not cavil at cruelty
Opinions easily become danger.
ous idols. Rams Horn.
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The latest strike is that of the
onion pullers at Findlay, o, They
are small boys. ranging from 2 to
II years and the main feature of
the strike is that they got an ad-
vance of two cents bushel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

In Philadelphia only about 18
per cent. of the voting population
is of foreign birth. New York
has in its population OF over three
millions over million and a quar-
ter foreigners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

"what is good for cabbage
wormsP" writes town subscriber.
AS we have no time to refer the
matter to the editor of the farm
department for investigation we
hasten to reply that they will do
well on cabbage only.
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26. B. & o. r. r.

Excursion tickets will be sold
for special train leaving Point
Pleasant at 10 p. m. eastern time.
Another opportunity to spend all
day Sunday in either Of the above
cities. Call on agents, b. q o
Railroad for fullpartioulars. q
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-09-23

Insanity is increasing rapidly in
Louisiana. especially among ne
groes. and the Legislature is to be
asked to take some action in the
matter. Cocaine is said to be one
of the chief causes.
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Cheap Trips tor Homeseekers
via q. CL1nes.

Greatly reduced rates for one way
tickets to points in the South and
West. Also special low rates for
round trip tickets. LIST and Sd Tues
day of each month. Full particu-
lars may be obtained by calling on
Agents of o O Lines. Moulton
Houk, q P A, Toledo, o.
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Clean up thine own back yard,
and then canst thou see clearly to
clean the yard of thy neighbor.
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They produce what we
consider the best in the
world. We know these
makes will satisfy the most
particular dresser in town,
and the prices are so reas-
enable as to be a strong
argument in themselves
We shall show you in ou1
fall opening, which is now
on, a fine assortment Of
these goods which will give
you a chance to select suits
and overooats os s' from ON "a a big
line. You'll be sorry foi
yourself if you miss the
chance.
Also, a fine assortment
of hats and furnishings, nisslhlilnpgs,
a ~ iss.'.i 1s-siis-
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.F.oAMPHELL
Valuable Property I'm the
Town of Point Pleasant
e. go

The heirs Of the late Mrs. Annie
Kenny offer for sale their handsome
house and valuable property at the
corner of Main and 1Ith streets.
A quick sale will insure q liberal re-
duetion in price.
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Three Nile.
CBelow Kanawha. J

Correspondence, "A
The festival at Lone Oak Satur-
day night was a success financially
and all enjoyed good time.
Rev. Moses preached at Oak
Ridge Sunday.
Homer King arrived home Sat
urday night from East liverpool.
where he has been employed for
the past nine months.
Miss Emma Rodgers was visi-
ting Misses Ada and Nola King
Sunday.
Robt. Shank and family have
been visiting relatives at Wyoma.
Mrs. A j. Sheppard. of Red
mond, died the 10th and was buried
the 11th at Pisgah cemetery.
John Jeffers arrived here Sum
day night from Pittsburg.
Courtney Higgins was visiting
at this place Tuesday.
Miss Dioy Thornton, of Leon,
has been visiting her unoIe, E b.
King this week. Up ro-DATE.
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Notice

Having located at the old
stand next to HooRs stables,
l will be pleased to have my
old as we'll as new customers
call upon me when wanting
horseshoeing. wagons or bug
gies repaired.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
apr Sd M. L. Moriarty.
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FALL AND
WINTER



We know fully well what
kind of clothes you wear,
and we've got them right
here ready for you to wear
out of the store. The styles
are right late and exact;
the quality of material is
the best; the tailoring is
extr good hand tailoring;
the clothes will fit you. We
make these positive state
ments about our clothes
because we know they're
true, and because the goods
bear the marks of two fa-
nous makers.
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Germany. supposed to be devot-
ed to professional and scientio in
vestigation, with more than two
thirds of the population of the
United States. had last ysar less
than a third as many students in
medicine. For the college year
there were reported %, ,615 medical
students in the United States, and
of this number 1880 were at the
regular schools, ], ,498 at the home
opathic and the others scattered in
eclectic institutions of one kind
and and another. The complaint
by the faculty" is that there are
too many doctors in the country,
and the number is increasing to an
extent that the monetary induce
ment to study medicine ls losing
it's force e-Pittsburg Post.
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