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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
The Direct Gaze.

A writer recently said: "Th g
effect of a full, straight forward
gaze on the person to whom one
is speaking is not as rule suffioi-
emily considered. And yet there
is nothing in personal intercourse
that carries more weight than a
direct gaze"
This is evidently rap at the
habit some people have of looking
in the opposite direction when con-
versing with a person on whom the
eyes should be fixed
1t is much better to concentrate
the gaze directly on the face of the
Wis Wis. If the victim caught
has ruddy nose let your look be
focused on that. A mole is a very
good thing to hold the, attention
or large freokle. If the other
man has a shifting eye fix your
scrutiny on that. And above all
don't let the gaze wander. Stand
in position where the look will
be direct. If it is at en- angle il
will carry much less weight.
Some people may object to being
stared at in this remorseless fash
ion. They may get nervous under
your scrutiny and wonder what's
wrong. But don't mind that.
You have a duty to yourself to per-
form. Give 'em the full, straight
forward gaze-make it winkless, if
you oan-and let it go at that.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

If there is one day more than
any other upon which man does
more lying than usual it is New
Years Day. He. like the iackass
swears off everything, good and
bad, and of course on January 2,
has violent relapse He begins
life over on the LIST, shakes his
friends of old. gives them the last
farewell. then goes home satisfied
in mind that be ought to have been
born wi hf halo instead of 60
much sense He goes out and
splits bis wifeis wood. helps clean
house. curries the horse, slops the
pig, shines his boots. and does a
myriad of things, He takes his
last drink Wishing he had a neck
five times ..as long as an endless
chain and a stomach built like q
merry GO. round. He starts off on
sy-cash basis. He throws away
his oigar and scores his wife for
bringing him more when she
knows be has quit He won't play
cards any more dominoes OF cards.
nay. Pauline,S not he. He bids
farewell to his cherished dissipa
tions with a long journey air
Generally speaking he behaves
we'll all day.
But next day, oh we'll, that's
different. Next day heohas An
anias bested by several scores.
By the way he butts to the bar
tender for tomato bracer You
know he has his card with q speoi-
al overtime permit. He gives the
cigar man a wink turns a quick
left handler and buys the strongest
smoke in the case. When he gets
home he fops down in the parlor
9. .sy chair and all the persuading
of Desademona couldn't bulge
him. Yes. he's the Gud of good
ness on January 1. but he's An
MAS tutor on the 2nd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
RANCH BARON IS PASSING
AWAY.
There are Fewer Owners Of Immense
Cattle Herds Than Formerly
the Day Of small Cattle

| men.
The cattle baron of the western
plains is rapidly becoming extinct.
Like the Indian. he is disappear
ing before the onward march of
settlers upon the public domain.
There are no longer vast tracts of
territory he oan appropriate to his
own uses. for the land is being
sold to farmers from the east and
from Europe. The ranchsr is
either going out of business or pre-
pairing to 60.
The cause sfzr this impending
change is the contraction of the
range and the invasion of the small
catteman. The farmers have taken
up the land along the streams
where the water is found, aud
while there are thousands of acres
of dry range land which afford
good grazing for part of the year.
they are removed from water and
the sources of supply are out off by
the same small farmer, who is It'll
izing it. This is by no means an
unmixed evil or even the forerun-
ner cf the impending decline of the
cattle-raising industry. It simply
signifies that the cattle barona are
slowly finding themselves short of
territory on which to range their
stock. Their places. however. will
be taken by the farmer and stock
man of limited means. who is CON-
tent with devoting his energies to
raising small herds of cattle.
The passing of the cattle baron
in the northwest marks the transit
tion era from low grade to higher
grade live stock that is destined to
evolutionizs and revolutionize the
cat le raising industry. The dis
placement IF the cattle baron, with
a vast area of land devoted solely
to the grszing and breeding of low
grade cattle, will give way to di-
versified farming that will insure
sheltered oattle-feeding in the win
ter seasons, fewer losses of live
stock and better quality of cattle
for the stock market. The impend-
ing change does not augur disaster
to the state. On the contrary it
will be harbinger of more sub
stsntial prosperity.
The subdivision of the great cat
tie ranges into stock farms win be
followed by q marked increase in
substantial wealth and population.
which will grow from year to year
and cannot fail to give the highest
development to resources of the
state.-Chicago Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Pooled the Hog.

"A prominent farmer of Hannah
district. tells the folloxing tale a.
related BY bis grandfather. In the
earlier days the fences were made
by telling trees into windroWs o,
BY piling logs together. Around
one of the first fields of corn to be
raised in Hannah district was one
of these log fences and in the fenct
was crooked log which was hol
low. One end opened on the in.
side of the field and the other was
outside. A sand hog found that
by going through this log he would
come ont in the corn field. For
some days it was a mystery how
the hog got in the field, as he would
never find place to get out. he
was watched and his secret found
ont. The farmer did not thing
but tnrn the log over so that both
ends opened on the outside. 1t
Was several dsys before the hog
oouId realize that he was not in the
field VIXEN he had passed through
the log.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Her Misapprehension.

LAND o. mercy~ calculated
good old Aunt Flatfoot, in the
midst of her reading. "Here is an
item which says: Madame Bom-
basti, the prima donna. was thrown
from her berth in her private car
and had her left shoulder bruised.
in railroad accident yesterday.
The conductor and engineer were
killed It's outrageous, the up
pishness of them opery singersl
It's all right, perhaps. to cater
more or less to geniuses, but It is
caTryin' things too far when it
comes to KILN people Just to
paoify 'em. If it'd a-been me that
made spectacle of myself that
way, everybody would have Just
laughedT-ToWn Topics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
OBITUARY.

Thomas F. Jones, wse born in
Mason county, w. Va, August 6
1922. end died Feb. 81. 1904 He
suicided by hanging himself, Sun.
day morning. Feb 21st, in an old
clubhouse near his home on Mud
Run. Mason county, at the age OF
81 years, 6 months and Is days
Hew united in marriage to Mar
garet A. Alexander, of Mason coun-
ty, Feb. 1, 1916. and to this union
was born eight children, five boys
and three girls. He leaves bis
aged wife in her 18th year, with
many other relatives and friends to
mourn their loss He was a kind,
christian husband and father He
gave his heart to God many years
agoiand "a years ago was made
deacon of the Tallowtuwn Christian
Church in Ohio, and after few
years hemoved to Mud Run, Ma
con county, and was very highly
respected ssaa good citizen by all
who new him. His funeral was
conducted by Elder j. n. MoCsr-
ley on Tuesday, at the Jones home
at l0.a. m, and he wss laid to rest
in the Zion cemetery. The pail
bearers were Joseph Nibert. Sam
uel Darst, Thomas Barrows. Ssm-
ueI Baker, VIM. Persinger and Lum
Bsrige.
in. MCCARLEY,
PASTOR of the Middleport, Ohio,
Christian Church of Christ.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

claims ara about forty acres own
ed by the Nugget Bar Mining
Company. They have drifted
into bank of bed rock and the
labor efs1x men without ma
ehineTy, produced over $11, 900
in course gold. Another compa-
ny whose property Immediately
adjoins our claim last fall sold
their territory and about five
thousand dollars worth of ma
chinery for fifty thousand. The
claims of the Chilkat Gold and
Copper mining Company are
more favorably situated than
either of these.
We have every reason to be-
lieve that this property will aver
age at a conservative estimate,
three dollars per yard. In this
part of Alaska operations can be
carried on not less than five
months IN the year, one hundred
and fifty days. Allowing even as
much as one third of this time for
cleaning up and making repairs
we have one hundred working
days. A dredge can be purchas-
ed which will handle twenty-five
hundred yards per day. Here
then are the results, as calculat-
ed upon the facts as we now have
them:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Do you know the relative ad-
vautages as investments offsred-
by quartz and placer mining COM
panies? According to reports
made officially by United States
Government engineers last year a
quartz mine is purely gambling
venture. Not that there are no
quartz mines paying-simply
that the element of chance is all
ways very strong in enterpris-
es of that sort. While, according
to this same report, a placer mine
is a perfectly legitimate business
proposition. Why this differ
snce? Because a quartz mine
presents solid face of granite,
to even prospect which requires
as much money as would place in
active operation an ordinary plac-
er claim. While a placer mine
is spread before you as a book.
Yon may go over it entirely and
at any point ascertain its exa It
character and value. You know
what it is before you put money
into it. This is the reason why
placer mining concerns are 1nvar-
iably fianauced in the West while
quartz concerns are driven East.
You now have an opportunity to
invest in placer mining 'compa-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
A Very Cloee can.

81 stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain" writes q.
w. Bellamy, q locomotive fireman
of Burlington, Iowa. "I was weak
and pale, without any appetite and
all run down. As L was about to
give up, I got q bottle of Electric
Bitters. and after taking Il, I felt
as we'll as / ever did in my life. /"
Weak, sickly, run down people al
ways gain new life, strength and
T12or from their use. Try them.
SaEisfaction guaranteed By Hoof.
Price so cents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

A Bill has been introduced in
Congress increasing President
Roosevelt's salary to $75. 600 a year
Why not make it an even hundred
thousaudf That would just
double it. which would be about
the ratio of increase in other
Presidential expenses since he
came in.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs NJ L. Bobbit,
of Bargerton, Tenn saw her dying
and were powerless to save her.
The most ski1full physicians and
every remedy used, failed. while
consumption was slowly but surely
taking her life In this terrible
hour DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption turned despair
into joy. The first bottle brought
immediate relief and it's continued
use completely cured her. It's the
most certain cure in the world for
all throat and lung troubles. Guar
anteed bottle free at Hooff's drug
store,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

ny, which has for its object the
sdevelopemeut and operation of
three hundred and twenty acres
of valuable gold bearing sand.
This property is located in south
eastern Alaska, about forty-five
miles from Scagway, and of easy
access. 1t has an abundance of
water and timber, two very i'm
Portant factors going toward
success of an operation of this
sort. These claims are perfectly
level and are so laid open to sue
cessful prospecting that any
number of surface tests have
been made, which indicate a
uniform value of one dollar per.
cubic yard. A shaft has been
sunk to a depth of fourteen feet
which discovers sand carrying
gold to the amount of four dol
lars and eighty cents per yard.
This is about the average in
crease in value at this depth, and
conforms to the rule as establish
ed by other mining properties in
Alaska and elsewhere. The val
ues will increase proportionately
until bed rock is reached (proba-
bly, thirty feeD where the rich
est workings are always found.
Immediately joining these
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
no IT a,l2 111y of stock s, 0O0 Shares
|DU- Dlulaena on this at 65Der ct. $3.50. 90

the selection of unsuitable ap-
Rnces the Board of Trustees,
fer the advice of experts, has
|ided to sink, during the COM
season, several shafts six by
|ht feet down to bed rock.
|is will determine the character
the claims, that is the COM
ftness of the sand, the size and
unity of boulders, and the ex-
depth of the bed rock, three
rs absolutely essential. For
+ purpose they have placed
"a the market fifty thousand
res of the treasury stock at
nty cents per share. Six
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Charley, Dear, said young Mrs.
Toxins. I have done you a great
injustice. In what? I suspected
you without reason. 1 asked sew.
eral of your friends that you go
out with of evenings whether you
knew how to play poker, and every
one of them thought minute and
said.you didn't.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Best Policy

For any man is carry accident
and health insurance that covers
every accident and every sickness
that flesh is heir to. Cost S1.O0
per month. You cannot afford to
be without it. Call on or address,
j. 81. Hutchinson. agent, office
with Tippett & Hutchinson, Point
Pleasant. oct. % If.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

thousand i've hundred shares of
this have already been sold, and
the remainder must be disposed
of at once so that the money may
be available for use during the
coming season. After that the
stock will probably be sold at one
dollar per share. This is the last
opportunity Jon will have of COM
ing in on this basis. Think what
= rare chance this is and con.e in
HOW. 1 know what this propo-
sition is for / have been on the
claims in person, and made the
tests referred to above. For fur
thcr information address,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Nice Weddiue Notice.

Married-Miss Sylvia Rhodes
and James Canham last Saturday
evening in the Baptist parsonage.
The bride is a very ordinary town
girl, who doesn't know any more
than q rabbit about cooking and
never helped her mother three
days in her life. She is NOT
beauty by any means, and has q
gait like fat duck. The groom is
well known here as an up p-to-date
loafer. He has been living of the
old folks all his life and don't
amount to shuoks. They will have
hard life while they live together
and the News has no coDgratula-
tions to offer, for we don't believe
any good can come from such
union.-Opolona (Miss) News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Occasionally girl msrries be-
cause she wants to marry, but the
majority marry because they don't
want to remain single.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

The maz who mArries Eve times
in order to convince himself that
marriage is failure ought to be
looked up for safe keeping.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
united States in Third Place.

When the government shall have
completed tue ships now on the
stocks and those authorized by the
present bill for naval increase, the
United States will occupy the
third place among the naval pow
erS. AT present according to the
official information, the nations
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

There are annually sold in this
country between 100000 and
81, 900. 900 worth of out roses which
represents over 100000 of
flowers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Occasionally girl goes abroad
to develop her voice but the ma
jority stay at home and get marri-
ed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

The Point Club will give dances
on Tuesday and Friday nights as
heretofore. The gentlemen will
be oharg d 25c. Ladies will be ad
mitted free.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Watching care will notlet man
-slumber. as a sure disease break
eth sleep.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

After a man has called on a girl
at least three times she imagines
there is an odor of orange blossoms
ia the air.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

It is said that thres pounds of
Portland cement stirred into gal
Ion of milk, and pigment enough
to give a proper color makes
good paint for barns, fences, and
the limbs of trees where they have
been sawed off.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Wild waves. like some men.
make lot of noise, but they don't
say anything.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Do nothing without adyioe; and
when thou hast once dcne, repent
not.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
rofsikner. in west Yirginia.

Five thousand. one hundred and
seventy foreigners located in West
Virginia last year; for Ohio. 81
ls4;. Pennsylvania. 177.l69; Indi
ana, A ,342; Miohigan. 20. .920. Ken.
tucky. 3s3.
During the year 1903 there were
landed in New York alone 731 1856
emigrants. the total landed in all
ports being s57.046. OF that mum.
Der S,769 were sent back home, OF
which 5.8l2 2wers paupefs.
The Government looks with sus-
picion upon men who enter as
common, laborers, but when it
comes to FARMERS and farm laborers
the iaWsIof the burean invariably
will give them prefsrence of entry.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

About the time girl celebrates
her seventeenth birthday she likes
TO refer to herself as an old maid.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Blame not before thou hast ex-
atnined the truth; understand first,
and thenlrebnke.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Sometimes man avoids scrape
oy letting his whiskers grow.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

The true measure of success is
eight quarts to the peck.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

10 slip upon pavement is bet
ter than to sip with the tongue.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Let the frosty blizzard bliz-
Dog days soon will make you siz.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

with your daughter as my wife.
sir. I can conquer the world"
"But that, isn't the question
Can you make enough money to
keep yourself In clofhss?s ?s-Lifs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23

Where q
amount of n
vantage3
A rnajorit1
stock of this
ly besn pursl
cost by resid'
ant who are
integrity and
meu, nnen WI
known, so th
a home conI
officers draw
neration vii
dends in stod
In order to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-23
Gross Earnings per year
Actual Expenses, Es.inaa.ea at $3.50 90 DER day,

u IGI,OOO
.aed for machinery 1880
Tor division, s 100000
|illion shares, 65 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-28
KID MCCOY GETS THE
DECISION OVER SULLIVAN
Hammers Him Almost at Will For
Twenty Rounds, But Cannot
Put Him Out.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 28.-"Kid"
Mccoy was given the decision over
Jack Twin" Sullivan, of Boston, at
the end OF 20 rounds last night. The
fight was q fierce one from the start.
Mccoy punished Sullivan severely,
having his nose and mouth bleeding in
every round after the fifth.
Sullivan appeared to be in better
condition. and although he was groggy
at the end of several rounds and down
for the count in the 18th. he recupera-
ted quickly and came back in each sue
ceSSive round strong. Mccoy tired
after the 18th, but was so much the
better ring general and boxer that he
was able to take it easy whenever lie
chose.
In the 18th, which was the hardest
round. Mccoy hammered Sullivan on
the face and body until the Boston
man went down and took the count of
nine. He managed TO get to his feet
just as the gong rang, which probably
saved him from a knockout. Mccoy
showed all his old cleverness and gen
eralShip, but did not appear TO have
the punch that has won him many bat
ties. Although he landed his right
many times on Sullivan5 body and
jaw, he failed TO put him down more
than once. although staggering him
half a dozen times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-28

the Cascades crowned by festival hall
and the terrace of states burst upon
our view. From that time on there
was 4 bewildering panorama of Sar-
dens, fountains. sculptural groups
terraces, exhibit palaces, state and
foreign buildings. We passed also
coal mining camps. zinc and lead mills.
a Black Hills gold reduction plant, the
great horticultural and agricultural
palaces. model poultry farm. the IA
nous Ferris wheel. the United States
life saving exhibit, the buildings OF
Brazil. East India and Canada. AS
we passed the bridge of Spain leading
to the walled city of the Philippine
reservation we heard the yells of the
dog-dance in the Igorote village. On
the right we heard the rapid ping-ping
of rifles and the booming of cannon
which told us that the battle of Mod
der river was in progress. in which
the brave Beers were fighting under
Cronje and Viljoen. T. A. D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-28
INTERNATIONAL OR LOW
PITCH WILL BE IN FAVOR

Musicians in general, and singers
especially. will welcome the news that
the use of a concert or high pitch is on
the decline. and that international or
low pitch viii soon be the only one
to be used either for concert. band. or
chestra or singing. The fact that this
change is taking place is shown more
than in anything else, in the manutac-
ture of wind instruments. All of the
large manufacturers are now making
low pitch instruments extensively.
There is hardly a house in the country
that is not pushing them. and the time
is not far distant when all orchestras
and bands will be using international
pitched instruments. The American
Federation of Musicians is taking the
matter up and urging the adoption OF
the new idea. which will greatly bene-
fit many
The reasons for the change are
many the principal one being that the
music produced is OF a much richer
quality. and harmony is more eXqui-
site when produced in these instru-
ments. II is well-known that the lower
registers of the clarinet. flute, violin.
cornet and in fact nearly every concert
instrument. are much more pleasing
10 the ear than the higher ones. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-28

that the harmony is richer. Even the
piano has asweeter tone when tuned
to the international pitch. For these
reasons the adoption of the low pitch
is TO be hoped for, as it will make ali
orchestras and band music of a finer
quality.
But the instruments will not be the
only ones that will be helped by the
change Singers will find it much
more beneficial than the others as it
will give them a chance to sing with
out crowding their voices to the top
limit. For some time past opera com
panies have been using a pitch be-
tween concert and international for
the purpose of relieving their singers.
and the adoption of the low pitch win
be another step which will benefit them
greatly.