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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28
Refer Than pills.

The question has been asked-In
what way are Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets superior to the ord
mary cathartic and liver pills? Our
answer is-They are easier and more
pleasant to take and their effect is so
gentle and so agreeable that one
hardly realizes that it is produced by
a medicine. Then they not only move
the bowels but improve the appetite
and aidfhe digestion. For sale at 25
cents per bottle by Hoof.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

Several members of the Cabinet
are back from their vacations and
are now off vote hunting for the
republican party. After the cleo
ton they may find time to attend
to the affairs of their departments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

sit was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood Bftters cured me of a terrible
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornwell, Conn. Any drug store
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

Only one remedy in the world that
will at once stop itchiness of the
skin in any part OF the body. Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store. so cts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

A boon to travellers. DIR. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, se~asickness,
nausea. Pleasant to take. Acts
promptly. Any drug store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprains, stings.' Instant relief. DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

Bear. the The Kind You HaYs Always BuugI
''ss q &mNzw

The Canadians say that England
regards the friendship of the Unit
ed States as a pearl beyond price,
provided Canada has to pay for
it."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28
HOme-Seeker's and One WAY
COlonist's Fares.

Call on Agents Ohio Central
Lines for full particulars relative
to Home seekers aud Colonist's
Rates. Tickets on sale first and
third Tuesday of each month.
MoULToN HoUK,
G.. p. A, Toledo, Ohio
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

The Rt. Rev. T. A. Hendriok,
Bishop of Cebu, arrived in New
York from Europe and had his
new ecclesiastical vestments held
up by the aoolytes of the Custom
House, for tariff charges.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28
Hunters Fares for Autumn Sea.
son 1903.

Call on Agents of Ohio Central
Lines for full particulars relative
Hunters Rates
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28
BALTIMORE s. OHIO r. r.
COHIO RIVER DIyIsION.)

Time Table In effect May IT, I8O3.
EAST BOUND.
8.4o a. m. New York Express.
Daily For Parkersburg, Wheeling
Pittsburg, Baltimore, Washing
ton, Philanelphia, New York n
all points North and East. Run.
solid TO P~ittsburg. Parior Car.
2:l5 y. m Ohio Valley Express.
Daily Elk. For Patkersburg, Wheelink
N Pittsburg, Buffalo, Baltimors
Washington New York and "a
points North and East. Rum
solid to P~ittsburg. Parlor Car.
500 D. I'M. Accommodation.
Daily Ex. For. Parkersburg, SiEtersviIle
Sunday. ndintermediate point
WEST BoUND.
1O:Q2 a. M Accommodation.
Daily Ex- For Kenova and intermediate
sunday. points.
2:45 p. m Ohio Valley Express.
Daily Ex. For Huntington enova, Iron
Sunday. ton, Portsmouth, Cincinnati an
All points South and West
Parior Car
I6:35 p. m. Kenova Express.
Daily For Renova and intermediai.
W. G. JORDAN. Agent.
D. B. MARTIN, NJ. p. T.. Baltimore. Nd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

If troubled with a weak digestion
try Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will do you good. For
sale BY Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28
Liquor House,
N HOTEL?
Just ask any OF the boys and
they will tell you that the
place to get the Best Whis-
kies Is at Homer Smiths.

Drop In when In town and look over
our stock and sample goods. Be
low We quote you prices in some of
our many brands.
One of our specialties Royal Rye
one case of four quarts, price $500.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-10-28

OVHeI Dranus- Prices as
Mount Vernon Rye co Yrs old, 2 90
Old Barbee, per ............ 1 %
Old Smoke House, per qt.,...... l 90
Gflded Age. per t.,-........... 1 90
Golden Wedding, per qt.,....... 1 90
Cognac Brandy, (Ffne,) per qt.,.- L so
Guckenheimer Pure Rye, per OF, 1 25
Jas E. Pepper, Sour Mash, per OF 1 %
Montereal Malt Rye, per qt.,...- 20
s aa'. Fs@Ts, % Rf1 1fine,J per OF Is Is
st. Julien, per qt.,... 60
Port Wine, Best,) per qt-,----- 70
Port Wine, per go
Sherry Wine, per qt.,........... 60
Catawba Wine, per qt.,........ 75
NUNS Extra Dry (Champagne,) 4 90
The plIHIHEIelII IIlnnR HlDe[
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

at the Rossmore Hotel, who was tried in
the Court of Special Sessions
The policemen In the case were Harry
McGough and Benedict Tisch Of the Ten
dccioin Precinct They testified that they
went into the grillroom at the hosteiry at
las o'clock in the morning of June q and
ordered two glasses Of lager beer, which.
were served to them by Murphy.
While McGoush was testifying Emanuel
Friend was twirling what looked like an
ordinary beer bottle between his fingers,
When the lawyer had cross-examined't the
policeman on his knowledge Of the various
brands CT bccr he addressed the court. say
Ing or MO-, :, n,.,.. ,,,,,- ,..o 49,.
there will be no objection to me opening
this bottle here. I am standing at the
bar. and that seems to me to be the proper
Justice Mayer remarked that unless Mr..
Friend had procured q license he might lay
himself open TO charge similar to that
"oh. l don't know" said Mr.. Friend:
have license to practice at this bar. -.
then opened the bottle and poured out a
glass, which he handed the witness :
more ike n th,s ger he 9 asked sdan1 at 'ne ROSS
reply.
drank.
The policeman smacked his lips and took
a big mouthful He said 1t tasted Just Ike
the beer that had been SERVED to him.
The agent Of an English brewing drm
was then called ard said he positively idcn-
tilted the bottle as one used by his Arm.
He testified that good deal Of the beer
was being sold. here. and that il swas abso--
lutely nonaIcoholic, while the taste vas
Identical with the taste Of ordinary beer.
Murphy himself took the stand and swore
that when the two policemen ordefed the
and declined to open again. Murphy sid :
he then took a bottle of the temperance :
TIE court acquitted Murphy ard the po--
Ecenien ware advised that the next time
they went to the Rossmore on a similar err.
rand they take some Of the stun served to-
use as an exhibit.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

From there they are hauled in wagons to
the nearest shipping point and loaded In
cars-not carelessiy or Unfortunately. but
as carefully as though they were Of glass.
The men who place the melons In the csrs
are called "stackers" and earn from to
80 day each. az it requires considerable
The stacker places each melon IN its par.
ticular position. much after the fashion OF
mason laying brick. and when the car
is loaded each melon is securely wedged in
place. and the top Of the load Is as level
al foo..
Notwithstanding the pains and skill re
CURED the Stackers move rapidly and ire
quently load six or eight cars IN q day
eaca.
A few days before the melon season opens
buyers arrive from most all the big cities
and when the loading begins they are much
in evidence around the cars. They pay spot
Gek ffF takes ike m pe sn 10 Melons
load an ordinary car. They are loaded In
livestock cars in order that they may be
kept ventilated.
About 100 cars are shipped from this
place annually and frequently as many as
100. cars are loaded In single day. Three
or four trainloads of melons are sent out
every night. and the bulk Of them go 20
st. Louis.
The melon business is a big thing for the
sons for the collstrnction OF the network OF
railroads in this country 1t Is also largely
responsible for the prosperity this season.
ST. ne louis ss i about aaas 81 From ST. es
are distribut. ed to ell points Of the compass
The Kalb Gem IS the melon that has
proved the Fest for shipping purposes and
is the principal variety cultivated. but some
farmers raise q few Rattlesnake. Georgia
Sweets. etc. for the local trade. and their
large enough to ship however. Cantaloupes
of fine quality are also grown here In large
quantities. but are usually shipped by ex-
press.
Strange to saw. the people here do not
eat or appreciate the melon like they do
elsewher..
:, It ma be that Familiarity breeds con-
tempt. You can buy a choice melon for 5
cents, or go cut in the country and eat all
undertake to help yourself without asking,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

SCENE DURING THE WATERMELON SEASON AT MAIDEN. MO


, siderable money at 1t. Last year AL Stacks
the most extensive melon-grower In Dunkli;,
County, had in 1C0 acres near Kennett
and realized something like $500 on his
cror.
He culti0ated the crop with three teams
and tho assistance Of three other mel. and
the came force also raised large crop of
cotton and corn.
The small grower usually cultivates, with
enc team and the help Of one man. in addi-
ton to his ten acres OF melons, ten acres of
cotton and twenty acres Of corn.
lon-growing has been an important in
| dustry in Scott and Mississippi counties for
| man.: year,.
1t was not until about ten years ago that
they were planted to any extent in Dunklin
!, County. but now this county takes the lead.
| OF the 5000 carloads estimated for this
| scction DrnlSl!n County produces fully one
hail. Watermelons require a certain kind
Of soil. usually sandy loan. and it is
| found in abundance in thexe three counties
But still, not every piece OF sandy soil will
produce them successfully, and it takes
come experience to select the proper SOIL
The crop is usually week or two earlier
| in Dunklin than In the other counties and
| in the lower or southern part of this coun-
ty they ripen from three to FIVE days cartier
than in the north end of the county.
Melons cannot be grown continually on
tho same soil seldom more than two years
in succession.
The land must be .rested''-planted to
other crops for Year or two. For this rea-
son good melon land is in demand and
rents readily Mt an advance over other land
The production OF melon crop is attend
ed with not a little work and worry, and the
pretty little striped melons. when they first
''set on" are heirs to number of dan
gers. At first a peculiar melon bug" about
tho size Of a gnat. hovers over the fields in
immense swarms, and unless continually
on the move. do great damage.
Their visit Is generally Of almost ten days
duration. Then q hail storm may bru'se
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
LOADING THE CARS.

d
: the vines ard batter Off all tie diminutiys
melons OF the first setting" OF rain
may re followed by hot, sun, which steams
ard cooks the fruit. causing 1t to decay
and fall eff the vines. u
Then. sometimes. the vines wither and de
from no visible cause. All Of these hin
ORANGES must be taken into account by the
melon growers.
The r.enting, cultivating and maturing
OF melon crop. from Start to ending. Is an
interesting process, The successful grower
plows and harrows his land until it Is in
prime condition.
He then lays 1t of in rows averaging
about ten feet apart, each way. At the
Intersections Of these rows he carefully
deposits about an ounce Of commercial fer
tilIzer-some use ordinary manure in larger
quantities, but the majority prefer bone
meal or guiana in the quantity stated. This
Is done, not to enrich the land. but to
make the hill "hot' in order to force the
growth Of the melons. after the idea OF
hot beds.
After the fertilizer is deposited the hills
are made with hoes. Then the hills are
leveled on top and the melon seeds care
fully planted. usually five to the hill: the
planting process is repeated from one to
two times at intervals of about a week.
This is done to insure. stand" and the
surplus wires are subsequently 'thinned
ont" leaving about three to the hill. The
cultivation is much the came as that for
any other crop the idea being to keep the
weeds down and the ground constantly
stirred Melons are usually planted from
tho eth to the 18Th Of April and laid by
about the Nth Of June.
At this period the vines have Just begun
to grow thrifty. Thirty days later. so
rapid is the growth, the grown and ripenet
Frr ,fv,vvrD rxts u
Then ensues a scene Of activity and ev-
erybcdy gets busy. The melons are care
fully cut from the vines by experienced
men and piled in rows.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

. Maiden. Mo-, Aug. S.-Although a little
later than usual. tbs is the season of The
yea- when the far-tamej Missouri melon
makes Its annual appearance on the mar
ket.
Few people uracquainted with the facts
have any idea of the extent or magnitude of
the watermelon industry in Missouri. The
bulk of the crop in this State is confined to
three counties-Dulklin. Scott and Miss s.
sirp!-and yet the Missouri melon has rep
rtation all over the United States, and the
value of each years crop amounts to sur
prisng figure.
Ten thousand acres planted to melons in
the above three counties will produce $500
carloads carload to each two acres is
what the growers count on for an average.
II the melons bring 500 per car at the load
ing points this would make total OF $500 COO
to be distributed among the melon growers
of the three counties-and not every farmer
is a melon grower. 1t Is not every year
that melons bring 800 per car. but. taking
into consideration the fact that the acreage
estimate is very moderate, and that the
fruit very frequently brings more than that
price, it makes a fair average price to base
calculations on. This 100000 is divided
among. perhaps. 1.0j0 growers, and repre-
sents an average Of about $500 to each
grower.
The ordinary grower usually plants from
ten 10 twenty acres to melons, but there
are seme who cultivate all the way from
fifty to one hundred acres
Out OF the sum total OF the melon grow
-er's receipts from his crop he must figure,
first, 81 per acre rent on the land-whether
he owns the land or not. for that Is the
cash rental value Of land in this section
but not many of the growers own the land
they cultivate. Then he must deduct e per
acre ter fertilizer, g per acre for cost of
cultivation and ahou. 80 loading expenses
for each car before he can count his profits
{ Even at that, melon-raising Is n profitable
industry. and some men have made con-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
Twenty Clerks to, ne Appointed.

The Elections Commissioners decided yes
ter1ay to appoint twenty clerks tomorrow
to assist in the work OF fedistricting ihc
city precincts as outlined in the new cleo
ton Law. The positions will b, temporary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
POINTS OUT THE ROAD
TO PRISON TO A YOUTH
New York Magistrate Snys It's Cigar
cites, Craps. Rum, Stealing
and Jail.

New York. Aug s-"First it's smoking
cigarettes. then shooting craps. then drink
Ing rum, then stealing, then-well. it's
State prison. So, now. young man. stop
smoking cigarettes. for that Is the root OF
all evil" -
IN this manner Magistrate Cornell talked
to Frank Latora, II years old, of No. 5e7
East One Hundred and Seventeenth street.
who was arraigned in the Harlem Police
Court. for shooting craps. The Magistrate
made him hold UP his nscotine-stained fin
gers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
END OF DARE WEDDING.
Bride of Human Ostrich Has Her
Marriage Annulled.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Winsted. Conn. Aug. s.-The marriage of
Edith Goodsby of Collinsvi,le and Edward
Baurhan. the Human Ostrich. has been
annulled.
Miss Goodsby and Natalie Core!n met
Rauman and Joseph Newberry. a New York
drummer. last November. in Derby. Upon
dare Of one of the party the quartet
We're married by Justice, the selection Of
brides being made By a toss of a coin.
bauman won and chose. Miss Goodby. She
returned to her parents few DAYS later
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
Inraiia Prefer. te Die.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL - Ssx.it1
Providence. r. l.. Aug 8.--After two eSfr.
atoms for cancer Of the stomach had SEM.
onstrated that his case was hopetel Hu-
dolrh d Berling went into the spey& l1afn--
her at his home and turned on tn - He
was found by his wife. She wzyf4tx4c ed
to the room by the smell Of gab ant ne
door was broken in. A wido1 an two
children survive him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
CREASED POLE CAUSED DEATH.
Aged Hardware Dealer Is Victim
of Peculiar Runaway.

Flint, Mich. Aug. S-Hiram Conlee, aged
20. dealer in hardware and implements at
Clio. ssartcd,to drive out OF the village. His
horses became frightened at creased pole
used on the Fourth of July. and SHE'D 80
that the wheels of the wagon straddled the
pole. Mr.. Colce was thrown out on his
head and the back OF his skull was crushed
in. He lived but a short time. He leaves
a widow and four sons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
THE CIVIC FEDERATION.
The Injustice and Folly of President
Baer's Attack Upon It.

The good effect of Mr.. Baer's mod
crate and logical address before the
coal commission, and of his proposition
for a settlement, promptly rejected by
Mitchell, has been spoiled by the at
tack on the Civic Federation. That
useful agency, which is composed Of
an eminently sensible as well as patri-
otto body of men, might have done at
the start what the presidents commits
sion is doing now. It stood ready to
do it, and would have done 1t if it had
not been shut out Of the whole affair
by the refusal of the operators to make
the slightest concession.
If Mr. Baer had been One-half as
conciliatory in April and May as he is
now, the Civic Federation would have
been able TO avert by its efforts one
of the most calamitous and dismally
momentous Industrial crises that the
country ever passed through. The Civic
Federation was right and reasonable
then. 1t has now been able to show
that it made every possible effort at
Cancellation. We will not cOncede
single thing" was the message from
the operators. which put an end to it's
well-meant efforts before the strike
cede something. At what a terrible
cost of suffering and danger the senti-
ment Of the country has purchased that
disposition
Neither the rights nor the wrongs of
the great controversy are all on one
side. Mr.. Baer was able to prove that
there is a great deal to be said on the
operators side. But he would have felt
his case much stronger if he had omit
ted his attack on the Civic Federation
New York Mail and Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
CREMATED HERSELF
After Killing fer Daughter
and Her Mother.

Penn Yam N. Y. March 1S.-In q
frenzy of mania Mrs. James Strow~
bridge, of Guyanoga village. FIVE miles
from here, today killed her daughter, 70
years old. and her mother. who was So
and after setting fire to the house i'll
which the bodies lay, deliberate en-
tered it and persisted in the flames
Exactly when or how the two women
were killed IS unknown The first inti-
nation the neighbors had of the tragedy
was when Mrs. Strowbridge's home was
found to be on fire. Immediately after
wards she was seen to set fire to an
other house across the street. in which
her daughter lived. and also to Two
barns, IN which there were eighteen
head Of cattle and three horses.
When party Of men attempted to
break open abe barn to release the ami
mails Mrs. Strowbri3ge, who was stands
ing in front of her blazing home, bran
dlshed ? revolver and fred at them re-
peateJly. Several Of the men made /
rush, hoping to close with the mad wo.
man and disarm her. but she held them
at bay with the revolver.
While they We're hesita ting she sud
denly cut her throat filled a pail OF
water at the we'll thrust a quantity of
hay and straw into it and placins the
whole mass on her head rushed into the
blazing house in which her cfarred
body and the bodies of her daughter and
mother were found after the fire had
burned itself out
The three women lived hermit life.
working on the farm like men and
often wearing mems clothing They are
supposed to have been well to do Mrs.
Strowbridge is believed to have gone
suddenly mad. For several days she
appeared to be acting strangely, but
her method of life was such that none
OF the neighbors ever had any com
munication with her A suit recently
brought against Mrs. Strowbridge for
wages may have aggravated the trou-
BILE
Several years ago the husband of
Mrs. Strowbridge is said to have been
driven from the farm after he had
given all MS property to his daughter
He never dared or cared to return to
his home and is now living with a
brother in Potter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Take the juice of half lemon and the
same quantity of salad oil and mix to-
gether as for French salad dressing
Then when thick and smooth. add this
to the caviar, a little at d time. until all
is in. Beat to a firm light-colored paste.
Spread this on the slices of bread using
no other butter.
ROLLED CAVIAR SANDWICHES
Spread the above mixture thickly over
slices of bread cut very thin and trim
med free from crust. Then roll the slices
tightly and place one roll against an
other on % damp towel or napkin and
fold up and fasten securely so that the
sandwiches win retain their shape until
served.
CLUB CAVIAR SANDWICH.
These are made by cutting white
bread in very thin slices, spreading one
third of them thickly with caviar but
ter, another third with cream mayon-
naise thiekly covered with minced ham
and olives and coverel with shredded
crisp lettuce.
The remaining slices of bread are but
tered and placed on top of the lettuce.
Serve the sandwiches neatly folded in
paraffin paper with sarnish of lettuce,
gherl5ins and little radishes or lettuce,
olives and hard boiled eggs.