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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

The most serious shocks from
live wires come from putting both
hands in contact with the wire
The resistance is small and the
current passes near the heart. If
the same current which, passing
from hand to hand would kill. were
to pass from foot to foot only a
slight burn would result.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

One of the greatest advantages
of the kahki uniforms adopted by
the United States army is the fact
the malaria breeding mosquitoes
will not light on anything yellow
while they seek blue. This fact that
was not known when the kahki was
adopted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

A microscope which will magni-
fly $4,000 diameters has just been
invented. Even this powerful in
strument, would fail to discover an
atom of patriotism in the protect
ionist manufacturer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

The new Court House of Mingo
county, which has been in course
of construction for some time, is
now completed and for the first
time the sessions of the Circuit
Court will be held in the new
building. The cost of the hand
some structure is S42,4OS. This
does not include the cost of the bell
or the clook, which were furnished
on separate contract.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Business was brisk with our
merchants Saturday. Quite q
number of our farmers were in
town trading.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Terror has struck the dukes who
own the ground on which London
is built by the growing sentiment
in Great Britain in favor of taxing
building sites, exclusive of i'm
provements, to the full amount of
their rental value.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Russia has invested hundreds of
dollars in Manchuria and is now
prepared to insist that she receive
some benefit threfrom.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

The English commissioners who
recently visited the United States
to study the condition of labor
here say that gambling among la
boring men is unknown, as com.
pared with the same classes in
Great Britain,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

The most amusing political fea-
ture of the day is the way the ad-
vocates of the Iowa idea" are
crawling into their holes and pull
ing their holes in after them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

tells us that Rum has ruined my
happy home" But for every home
made unhappy by the Demon Rum
two have been ruined, at least pro
tenn. by spring cleaning.
Ever since man began to multi
ply on the earth his wickedness has
been gr at. and every Imagination
of the thoughts of his heart has
been evil continually, and as a rule
he deserves all the punishment he
gets But line should be drawn
somewhere, and it is extremely
doubtful whether spring cleaning
does not come within that clause
of the Constitution of the United
States which prohibits cruel and
unusual punishment.
But woman does not view the
matter this way. She thinks she
is doing meritorious thing when
she spring cleans. She loves it,
and that is what no man can un-
derstand. She delights in having
maid servant sitting in each win
dow, with large part of her pro-
jecting out in the street. rubbing
the glass. She loves to have long.
handled brushes leaning against
the wall in the darkest places at
such angles as will most likely to
trip man and break his neck.
She loves to have bucket of wa
ter sitting on the steps for him to
walk into. She loves to have tacks
scattered around for him to step on
and swear; in short she loves spring
cleaning Baltimore Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Senator Hanna never loses an
opportunity to increase his popu-
larity with the newspapermen. In
cidentally the anti Roosevelt sen.
timent grows apace.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

supposed mad dog which had run
along the street during the after
noon and bitten child and in
about ten minutes she got Mr..
Bowser oalmed down and he began
to read his paper. He was just
commencing to get interested when
the ball rang again and the girl
brought in II boquet. On the card
attached to it were the words:
"On Bowser's fifty-fifth birthday
and may his future pathway be
fowery one"
"Now by the great horn spoon,
but here's another insult" he ex-
claimed, as he read the greeting
and rose up. woman you must
have spent the whole day going
from house to house, and saying 1
was fifty five years old
"What nonsense. Those flowers
must have come from one of our
neighbors and it was nice thing.
to do. It's more than we have ever
done for one of them.
well here goes the boquet out
of the window. Let the cats fight
over it. I'll find out who sent 'em
and give 'em piece of my mind"
Mrs. Bowser set out to pour oil
on the troubled waters again but it
was no use. Mr.. Bowser decided
to walk out to soothe his wounded
feelings and he was just decending
the doorsteps when five or six
small boys who had been waiting
their opportunity and hanging
over the gate began to sing:
"Our Mr.. Bowser-our Mr.. Bowser-
Our Mr.. Bowser-our Mr. Bowser-
owser-oh.
He is fifty five today
And not much longer will he stay
To be our Bowser-owser-o
ser-ohw
Mr.. Bowser stopped dead short. |
Did his ears deceive him? Hel
thought for a moment that they
did. but then he caught the words:
"Our Mr.. Bowser-our Mr.. Bow.
ser-Our Bowser born in 1848;
To be sure he's fifty-five,
But he's very much alive,
And his reputation it is great"
There was a shout. a rush, a
scramble and six white faced boys
fled up the street for their lives.
Mr.. Bowser stood looking after
them with hard-shut teeth, but one
more adventure awaited him. A
tramp who had been passing along
on the opposite side of the street
crossed over and said:
Don't pay any attention to them
grandpa"
Grandpa! shouted Bowser as he
waved his fists around.
"Yes grandpa. There's lot cf
bad boys on this street and when
they get after an old man they
don't know when to stop. I'll wait
here, however and see that they
don't steal your, hat. Do your
children use you we'll, grandpaP"
Mrs. Bowser and the cat heard
some one cry out in sudden sur
prise, followed by the sounds of
man running for his life but they
did not go to the door to see. They
didn't want to get mixed up in any
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

AS there were no newspapermen
with the President in the Yellow
stone Park there is no reason why
the stories of his adventures may
not be veritable shilling shook
ers."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

New York now has the largest
hotel in the world. 1t has $500
and not single piece of wood or
other infiammable material enters
into its construction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

If the exporter pays the tax
American farmers should profit
by the abolition of the British i'm.
port tax on cereals.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Ex-Attorney General for the
Postoftice Department Tyner is
paralyzed and probably on his
deathbed so he is being made the
goat for the legal division
scandals. He was at the head of
tie Post Office department in
Grants last administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

California's output of gold has
been outdone by her golden orange.
The output of the former, for last
year was sl7.oOo,ooo, Of oranges
SIS, 900, 600.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

President Roosevelt has degen-
Grated into the baby kissing type
of office seeker. Few men have
proved greater disappointment to
their friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

: Senator Platt and Governor
Odell have had their annual fraoas
but it is not likely that either can
afford to fall out when there is a
national election close at hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13
r. p. LITER.

Point Pleasant. w. Va.
Trotters, PAGERS and saddle horses
trained, bought and sold. Red Will
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, 1903-05-13

Woe unto him who wisely smiles
And is inclined 10 scott
AT those kind friends who urged
him not
To take his fanneIs off.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Some judges indulge in cpl
grams and others in long senten-
ces.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Hard work is the best sort of
physical culture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

Don't judge people by their
clothes unless you see the family
wash out on the line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

The man who is everybody's
friend is generally his own worst
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

It's the black sheep in the fami.
ly that often masquerades as spring
lamb.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-05-13

April 10 If -
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-27
MACHINE OILS.

MACHINE OILS.
We sold the bulk Of Machine Oil last season. and many Of
our customers told US that our oil was the best they had
ever used, and cheapest in price. We have the same
brands this year.
Be sure and buy your machine oils from US. Come in
and get our prices. '@:@. < ..
Special prices il large quantities. " =". L
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-27
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.

Jumpers blue and white Stripes not the fmsy ast-a.day
kind, but good strong denim that will give YOU ex
ce|ent wear Price -... 75e
Another blue and white plaid, heavy cheviot mate
rial! we'll made, and costs only Csc
heavy blue denim gold back Jumper splendid
garment for hard usage 75e
Coat and Pants Suits made Of heavy army TWILL II"
color light tan, cut military style, splendid suit
for ..... ...:: - @ $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
LABOR BUREAU TAKES
UP A NEW LINE
Is investigating Condition of Women
Wage Farmers.

Women wages earners other than
those in domestic service cons titute
the subject of a special investigation
that has been inaugurated by the state
bureau of labor and Is already we'll I'M
der way.
1t. is the purpose of the department
to get for compilation as comprehensive
information as possible regarding the
conditions that surround the working
women of all classes in the cities of the
state
To the end that the work may be
done most effectively and in a manner
calculated to be least disagreeable to
those from whom the information Is to
be secured, three women interested in
promoting the welfare of women have
been conducting the work as special
agents of the labor department. T he
or single, where she was born, her
postoffice address and occupation, what
other occupation she has followed and
how long she has been engaged in her
present work, whether she ever served
an apprenticeship, whether she has
steady employment, and, If not, what
is the reason; how many hours she is
required to work each day and what
salary or wages she receives; whether
she is compelled to compete with men
in her line of work, and, If so, If the
men are better paid than the women
for the same class of work; whether
she lives at home, and, If she is COM
PEELED to board, what conVeniences are
furnished her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
CAN'T RAISE WAGES
Court House Employees viii Not
Get Extra SIS a Month.

There will be no SIS per month in
crease in the salaries of the court
house and city hall employees this year.
This much was definitely decided
upon at the meeting of the joint court
house and city hall commission yes
terday afternoon, and the request for
the increase made by the employees Of
the building some weeks ago was in
definitely postponed.
The request for the increase was
signed by some fifty employees, includ-
ing janitors, elevator operators, gar
deners and others employed to care for
the building and grounds surrounding
it.
At the time of asking for the raise of
So per month the employees explained
that the cost of living had increased to
such an extent that it was almost i'm
possible to live upon the salaries they
were receiving and the joint commits
sion was asked to increase all en-
ployes So per mnoth.
The committee to which the COM
mun1cation was referred investigated
the matter and discovered that the in
crease asked for would mean an in
crease in the pay roll of something
more than $4,000 per year, and there
was no way to get the money.
The budget for 1904 has already been
made up and such an increase in the
pay roll had not been anticipated. The
law regarding the makeup of the
budget, as passed last winter, is very
specific and all such expenditures must
be expressly provided for in the bud
get. 1t was decided by the commits
sion that there was no way in which
the request could be granted, at least
not until the budget is made up next
year, and 1t was unanimously agreed
to Indefinitely postpone the matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
ARMY NEWS.

The president has acted On the cases
of First Lieut.. Louis NJ Hamilton, Four
teenth infantry, and Hamilton Foley. Fifth
cavalry. and Second Lieutenants Thomas
E. Murtaugh, coast artillery, and Shelby
Rucher Philippine scouts, tried by court-
martial and sentenced to dismissal from
the army He approved the sentences
In the cases of Foley, Murtaugh and
tucker. A further sentence of imprisH
onment imposed on Lieut.. Foley in aI5i-
ION to his dismissal was disapproyed.
Inc sentence of Lieut.. Hamilton was
committed to a reduction in rank of 1I6
numbers, which places him at the foot
OF flrst iieutenants, and he is required to
MAKE public apology for certain re-
marks made in the presence of a lady
which gave offense and upon which his
trial was based.
Maj. Gen. Corbin. adjutant general of
the army, Is to be assigned to the com
mand OF the department of the East. with
HEADQUARTERS at Governors Island. New
York: The order will take effect at once
and 1t states that he is given command
OF the largest department in the United
states In recognition of his services as
adlutant general during the Spanish war
and the Chinese and Philippine cam
paigns. An order also has been prepa red
in the war department directing Cen
Chanee, now commanding the department
OF the East, to take station in the war
department for the purpose of familiariz-
ing himself with the duties of chief Of
staff, which he will become when Gen,
Young retires in January.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

Articles of incorporation were filed at
the office OF the secretary of state yes
terday by the following:
The Ncfghborhood House association.
st. Paul. whose purpose Is to maintain
social settlements in the city of St Paul
for the physical nIutuai and moral cuI-
ture Of those persons who choose to par
ticipate in its work; ircorporators. Isaac
l.. Rypins, Bessie Wharry and Gustav
Scholie.
The w. D. Peters company, brokers and
manufacturers of mineral and chemical
products, Minneapolis: capital stock. $40
0oo; .ncorporaters arc Walter D. Pete Is.
Gus L. Wade and Adolph L. Lofgren, ali
OF Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis Congregational union;
lncorporators, G. f. Burton, George r.
Lyman. D. D. Webster. E. w Shutlcff,
John Mcbride, Harlan p. Roberts, Charles
w. Way, ii. A. SERVER
barrow Manufacturing company man
ufacturers of attachments for typewrit-
ing machines, Minneapolis: capital stock,
$50, COG; incorporators, N C. barrow.
Robert n. Whyte and Edward l., Me-
Crary. all of Minneapolis.
Amended articles were fled by the Pet
tijohn- Mead Manufacturing company, of
Minneapolis. fixing its capital stock at
$4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
COUNTY TREASURER
MUST FOOT THE BILL
His Bill for Paper Posting Him on New
counterfeits Turned Down.

If County Attorney Metzdorf desires
to keep posted on the character of
counterfeit money in circulation, that
he may protect the countys interests
in receiving money at his office, he
will have to do so at his own expense.
Assistant County Attorney O'NeilI
yesterday turned down a bill for So,
which had been submitted by the coun-
ty treasurer, who had subscribed for
the Detector for one year. The De-
tector is a publication which keeps tab
on all of the new denominations of
counterfeit money in circulation, and
Mr.. Metzdorf thinking it a good thing
to have, subscribed to the extent Of SO
and sent the bill to the county.
Il guess we will have to cut that
item out" said Mr.. O'Neill, when he
read the bill.
But it is an absolute necessity"
said Mr.. Metzdorf, and the county
has always paid for it heretofore"
This county has paid for a great
many things heretofore that it had no
business to-" said MIR. O'Neill, "but
things are being run on a different
basis under the present management
of the county attorneys office"
well, if the county refuses to pay
for it, 1 will pay for it myself" said
the county treasurer, good-naturedly,
and the incident was closed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
MAY HELP TO SAVE
THE HEATHER JAP
University Girls Want to Send a Mis-
sionary.

meeting of the university girls was
held yesterday afternoon to consider the
matter of raising funds to send Miss Nor
rison, member of the class of 1902. to
Tokyo, Japan. to establish the Y w. C. A.
in the national university. The project
was well received and definite steps are
being taken in the matter
The senior academic and engineering
class had its election yesterday morn
ing with great excitement and interest
The chief contest was for president, for
which Alois F. kOvarik and Hugh E. Leach
were the candidates. Kovarik had. be-
sides a number of academic men, most
of the co-eds. and engineers, while Leach
had a strong fraternity backing. Kovarib
was elected by vote of 1873 to 20.
Mr.. E. t. Cotton. an international sec
rotary of the intercollegiate Y. M. c. A,
will deliver an address to young men in
chapel Sunday afternoon on Some Domi-
nant Tendencies in American Student
Life"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Grace Begins
an Action Against John
Grace. 80.

Thirty years of married life, In all
but the first two of which she has been
subjected to threats and abuse at the
hands of her husband. This is the
story told by Elizabeth L. Grace. wife
of John Grace. She called a halt a
week ago when she says her husband
jumped out of bed at o'clock in the
morning and declared, in loud Ian
guage, that he was being robbed by his
wife and followed the declaration with
a threat to kill her. Now she wants
divorce. her complaint, containing
numerous allegations, having been filed
in the district court yesterday.
The plaintiff is forty-six years old
and her husband sixty-six, their mar
riage having taken place at Prairie du
Chen, Wis, when the plaintiff was a
girl of sixteen. No children have been
born as result of the union, which
has been most unpleasant one, ac-
cording to the story told by Mrs. Grace.
Trouble Began in Two Years.
She says that within two years after
her marriage to Grace he commenced
treating her badly and has continued
to do so ever since. She charges that
he has been harsh in his treatment, of
her, and that he has been gloomy, mo-
rose and faultfinding continually. G"ea
Although in good circumstances and
in receipt of comfortable income, he
is charged with having been unreason-
ably penuriouS in his conduct towards
his wife, refusing to provide her with
pr oper clothing and declining to allow
her any spending money at all. .94'r
He even refused to permit her to
use his credit and threatened to pub
lish her" if she attempted to have any
thing charged to him. He not only did
this according tho XVifQ'G hilt
he often struck her and upon a num-
Der of occasions threatened to kill her.
Upon one of these occasions, she re-
lates, he chased her from the house
with large carving knife, and at an
other time she was compelled to seek
refuge by hiding in the cellar. t--,-.,-.
Charge of Theft Too Much.
A year ago she says he threatened
to kill her with a heavy coffee pot,
which he held in his hand and with
which he menaced her and gesticulated
threateningly. All of this she sub
mitted to, and even last June, when he
threatened to commit suicide after he
had burned the house with her in it,
she remained with him. These and
many other similar incidents are re-
ferred to, but the end came week ago
when he got out of bed at 4 a. m. and
charged her with attempting to; rob
him. Now she is through with him.
and the court is asked to grant her an
absolute divorce s.si
She says her husband is worth at
least 100000, and she prays the court
to grant her suitable alirnony, besides
compelling him to provide her with
suit money, attorney fees and tenn
porary alimony pending the settle
ment of the action for divorce.
Grace has lived in st. Paul thirty
years. - e4Ji-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-03
SIXTY-TWO. KILLED
FatalAcCidents tOWOrkingPeO-
pie Within Nine Months,

Julius Moersch, statistician of the
state labor bureau. has just completed
statistics of the accidents to the work.
ing people of the state from October,
1902. to June of this year, inclusive.
His tables show total Of sixty-two ia
tai accidents within the period named.
while report for the entire year OF
1901 gives but twenty three, and a re-
port for nine months of 1902 give but
eight.
This difference, Mr.. Moersch says,
does not denote a greater number of
fatal accidents this year than previous
ly, but greater perfection in the sys-
tenn of gathering statistics and more
assistance from employers in conduct
ing that work.
Heretofore the department has had
only such reports as were voluntarily
furnished by employers, and many OF
the employers not only neglected to
send in reports, but eXerted themselves
to conceal information as to accidents
in their establishments.
This year a close watch has been
kept upon the newspapers of the state
for accounts of accidents, and when
employers failed to send in reports
within given period they were re-
minded by mail of their duty in that
respect. The result has been that in
time the employers have, many Of
them, adopted the policy of reporting
voluntarily and promptly furnishing
full information.
Some Distressing Accidents.
The records show some casualties of
a peculiarly distressing character. For
example, one man fell upon a circular
saw and was literally cut in two, and
another was pulled into the gear
wheels Of the machinery of a sawmilI
and crushed to death. Another mans
head was torn off in a wood working
machine.
In the nine months covered by the
present report more accidents occurred
among railroad employees than those of
any other calling, the number being
21S Sawmills reported rs accidents:
sash, door and planning mills. 107; ma
chine shops, SO; slaughter houses and
meat packing establishments, 70; -four
and feed mills, go; iron mines 90;
building trades, 26, and oil refining es-
adjustments. II.
Sixteen of those who were injured
We're less than sixteen years of age,
seventy-fi five between sixteen and
twenty, and 135 between twenty and
twenty-five years of age.