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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
The show Is Coming.


Greater than any other is the
I'm Bros, new Railroad Shows,
trained Animals Exposition.
This is the ideal show the public
ave eagerly awaited for. No
hlse pretenses and no misrepre-
entations of any kind to tempt the
<atrons of amusements, but ON the
ontrary every promise is faith
billy kept.
Our motto has always been to
Excel not only in prescribing to
he American public an exhibition
: once pure and instructive. but
b granduer and completeness in
Is arenic, zoological and special
satures; in addition 70 all this
here are presented numerous SEN
ational feats. awe inspiring aots,
9th century girls as clowns.
fbject holders and novelty perfoT.
hers. mate and female champion
renic celebrities. always at every
Performances. appearing in the
ing comprising a triple centanr,
|elipsiug riding. beverly OF skill,
.xterity. beauty and strength
Double, triple and quadrupIe
bareback riding acts on the un-
|5othed backs of running, racing,
.alloping and trotting horses.
hose availing of themselves at.
|snding will see some of the best
|alent, features, acts, eto., that
PAINS and money can secure
Tue Sun Brothers new Railroad
Shows will exhibit in Point Pleas
Mt on Wednesday, August. II.
Two performances. rain or shine
4 2 and 8 p. m. Doors open one
Jour earlier. Don't fail to see the
reat street pageant day of show at
1 a. m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

A writer who spent mucn OF MS, -at-
iy life in Turkey observed that Turk
ish books and booksellers were among
the curious features of the country.
1.-THE Turkish BOOKSELLER" he said, has
a soul above trade. He rarely or new
er attempts to push his wares and
treasures some of his more valuable
books so greatly that he can hardly be
induced to sell them. although they
form part of his stock in trade. Many
OF the books displayed by the book
seller are in manuscript, which the
old fashioned Turks esteem more high.
ly than print" The Koran he may
not sell. He gives it away in return
for nresent of its value in money.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
Sir Edwin Arnold ms an Editor.
TO BE HELD WITH

Sir Edwin Arnold ms AN Editor.
Sir Edwin Arnold was perhaps the
most suave man who ever paced Fleet
street. His correspondence must have
been enormous. but it never seemed n
tax. He hailed contribution from an
acquaintance with thanks on one day,
begged forgiveness on the next for a
days enevitable delay in publication
and on the third offered his congratuIa-
tons. AT first sight people thought the
friendly manner too good to be true,
but Arnold proved true on long trial.
II am a nightly journalist" he once
said, and one knew he took pride in
the ambiguous sound of the nightly"
a proper knight of the pen was Ie.--
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
A SPIRIT OF PROPHECY.

Curious Instance OF Second Sight
Exercised by n Finn. H
From the--yery, beginning of Nor
wegian history the Finns of the far
north have been credited with super
natural powers. The following very
curious instance of second sight, re-
lated by witness, will be read with
interest by many:
Some years ago I visited Vadso
along with the mate OF the ship B. /
had at that time very little faith in
fortune tellers, whether men or women,
and / had the same ideas as to second
sight. One day when we went ashore
we met Finn, whom B. accosted, ask
ing him If he could read his fortune
for him. 81 shall try" said the Finn
and seized his hand. Gazing fixedly
into his eyes, he stood thus for lit
tie and then said: You have unkind
thoughts about your wife, but it would
be well for you If you were as faithful
as she is. When you go on board you
will get a letter from her with some
thing in it. What it is do not know.
but it will confirm my words. You
will not be much longer here where
you are now, mate"
b. asked, Shall become captain?"
mo; that you never WILL" answered
the Finn. you will remain at sea
for some years and then you will go
home and get ILL"
AS he spoke the Finn let go BIS
hand, and he stood looking thought.
fully down.
Can you not tell me anything
more?' asked b.
Il will tell you nothing more" said
the Finn.
But Il. insisted he should hear more.
VERY well. then; listen" said the
Finn. when you go home and fall
sick you will die. but not at home-in
a madhOuse."
b. did not give the Finn anything
and we went on board. As soon as we
got there r. received a letter from his
wife with a forgetmenot in it, which
turned our conversation to the Finn
Two months later b. was paid of from
the ship where met him. b. never
became captain. visited him once
or twice afterward in his own home
After lapse OF four or. five years
was going to visit him again. On ar.
irving at his home 1 found that B. had
died month before at Gaustad Luna
tic asylum.
Let who can answer me. How could
the Finn know about the letter, about
his departure from the ship, his illness
and death IL he had not possessed a
spirit of prophecy ?-Kansas City In
dependent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
Embarranninr nutr.

The first duty the newly appointed
town crier and beadle OF Chipping Wy
combe. England, has to perform is of a
quaint and rather embarrassing ma
ture. Posting himself outside the
guildhall, bell in hand, he has to call
out in as stentorian tones as he can
muster: Il beg to inform the burgesses
OF Chipping wycombe that 1 am the
town crier and beadle for this ancient
borough, God save the king" He is
always cheered to the echo by an
amused and facetious crowd. ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

The Fairmont Coal company
has more than 5000 men on its
pay roll who earn a living for
themselves and families by mining
|coal for market. The earnings of
Ehese 5000 supply the needs of
Twelve or fifteen Thousand women
end children. Thus an army of
20. 1000 people is practically clothed
and fed by the actual work of
bringing the coal from out of the
ground. The last pay roll of the
|Fairmont Coal company was
100000
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
The Green Cap of the bankrupt.

The Green Cap of the bankrupt.
There was law in force in France
for century or more that compelled
bankrupts to wear green caps. This
was done to prevent tradesmen from
being imposed upon by such as We're
unable or unwilling to pay. Success
sive edicts enlarged the privileges of
bankruptcy, but they forfeited them
IL they appeared in public without
green caps. II those who cannot or
win not pay their debts were COM
PEELED to wear such caps at the present
day the streets of most OF our cities
would have rather a verd.nt appear
snce
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
FINE DISPLAY OF CATTLE, HORSES, HOGS and SHEEP. s:

when You Dent Want to snse.e.
There are times when to sneeze is
to be embarrassed" said society
man; Fat a dinner table, social func-
ton OF some sort, or in the theater, for
example; but most people console
themselves with the thought that II is
something that can't be prevented.
They are mistaken in this belief, how
ever, for IT can be prevented, and by a
very simple expedient When one feels
the premonitory symptoms OF a sneeze
coming on, II he VIII just press firmly
down on the lip on either side of and
a little below the nostrils, the symp-
toms will never cash in and the sneeze
will be avoided. A doctor told me
about this trick several years ago and
on number OF occasions since have
had opportunity to test its efficacy. It
has never yet failed me- -,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
Earth shnpe rh.orIe..

1t was 'Thales who first propagated
the theory that, the earth is round. and
Annximander held that 1t moved ON its
own axis and that the moon shone by
reflected light of the sun. Pythagoras,
i've centuries before the Christian era,
anticipated Copernicus by saying that
the sun and not the earth was the cen
ter Of the planetary world. But the
Ptolemaic system, which made the
earth the center. superseded the specu-
latiOus of the philosopher whose opin-
ion concerning wild fowl has gained
wider currency than his more sensible
views. And. I'm spite of the researches
OF many astronomers OF eminence, IT
was left for Copernicus in the sixteenth
century to convince the world of the
truth OF the Pythagorean hypothesis.
Many 7Generations.
Tie case of six generations living is
given by Tennyson thus: Daughter.
arise: thy daughter to her daughter
take whose daughters daughter crieth. -
George Hakewill. in the seventeenth
century. had Imagined one descent
moro. for in, his. Apologize he writes
that the mother said to her daughter.
daughter. bid thy daughter tell her
daughter that her daughters daughter
hath daughter" credible injunc.
ton in the case OF n centenarian only.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
He Henrh I'm nom nIn.

Your hair isn't wet" said little Tom
my to Mr.. Flyer. who was calling.
NO, of course not! What made you
think my hair was twetF' he asked
very much surprised.
Il heard pa tell ma that you couldn't
keep your head above water"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

The English language. writes a cor
respondent to the London Globe, con-
tains the three words, to, too and two,
sounded alike. Now. it is easy to say
There are three to too two's in Eng
lish." but how would you write it,
using one of the words only? That
is. would the plural be ''to's," 'too's"
or "two'sY'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

The Cooper" Remedies, so we'll
known in Cincinnati, and other
places, now on sale at Van elders.
Gooper's New Discovery. Imminent
and Soap. Give them a trial.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
ForestaIIed.

Crook (genially)-By Jovei I'm glad
to see you. neighbor. How are you,
and how are all the folks? How
Farmer Broadhead (grimly) = wa-al.
young man. what's your little game
green goods or runnin' for object
Puck.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

Morgan Il. Trumbo, Democratic
member of the Legislature from
|Pendleton county, died suddenly
in Charleston, Monday morning of
Brights disease.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

Parke-Poor Pilter, His wife is a
srendthrift. Is there anything worse.
I wonder. than a wife that's too ex-
travagant? Tame-oh. yes; one that'I
too Rrooklyn Life
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
A cxnIe ON Marriage.

"of course a bachelor knows more
about marriage than a married man.
says Malthugavinins, the medieval
cynic. "The best proof of this PROPOSE
ton is that the bachelor did not mar
~"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

There will be an ice cream festi.
val at Eokard's U b. Church on
the evening of the 26th>of August
for the benefit of the new parson.
age.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
'altimore & Ohio R. R. Co. to the
Evans Fair, Aug. %. "a, %
and %, VERY Low Rates

Excursion tickets will be sold
'rom all stations between Parkers-
burg and Point Pleasant inclusive
Ia above dates. good returning to
Including Aug 81 Ask agent for
|ime of trains and full information
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
Pressing His coat.


There goes man who has a good.
indulgent hardworking wife at home, .
whispered fashionable tailor in up-
per Broadway as a young chap passed
How DO known I made that over
coat 1t was perfect fit. Now look
at the collar. See how 1t stands away
from the neck, which 1t used to hug
closely. The fault Is In the; pressing.
His wife presses his clothes. A woman
can make a decent job OF pair of
trousers, but there never lived one yet
who could press a coat. II he viii
bring that oveFcoat to my shop I'll
press the collar SO that 1t will ut snug
~ and have some style about It. Moth
Ing shows the cheap tailor more sure
~ than the collars OF the coats he
makes. That man. though dressed in
good style, is pinching along, and his
wife helps him to save by pressing his
clothes. God bless her! But she's
RUNNING the coat."ANew York Press
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. 81. Varian died Sunday
And was buried Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
4 crimInnI Pnrndi.e.


ms criminal settlement in the
pa islands is said to be quite n
of couvicts. Their liberty is
only SO far that they must
the islands and must return
prison unless they obtain
ience for the night. At 6
he morning the convicts
lrisOn. Some do a little
majority go straight to
inc shops and hostelries.
IS the day drinking, sing
sionally breaking the
rith little knitting.
BIZ prisoner carries
lay. and night with
tate of things mp
one. considers that
THE "capatares"-
of the islands and
Illicit trading is
places of resort
fvolvers. ammu-
tools and SINH
WIS.
In Death.
hich plunged
tore out the
not prevent
I'd hilt. The
necessity for
on his mind
id naturally
tremendous
3 the least
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-03
Odd Jurien.

The sheriff of certain county in
England. being of jocular turn of
mind, quietly picked a jury of the
twelve latest men eligible for the pur
pose-men SO fat that when they ap
peared in court and the time came for
them to take up their position in the
Jury box it was found that but nine of
them could be accommodated. How
ever, by Encouragement and squeezing
and amid the bOisterous laughter of the
court they finally succeeded in crowd.
Ing into their allotted quarters-a pack
ed jury in the most literal sense.
Following this fat jury, the same
merry sherfn had collected a lean Jury.
thin enough to have been accommodate
ed in the jury box twice over. At an
other time he gathered a jury of bar
bers and, as a crowning feat, a jury of
twelve men who uinted.-Green Bag.
England ana Japan.
William Adams. a seafaring man of
Kent, in 1893 Joined as pilot feet of
Dutch vessels to. trade with India.
Tossed by storms, his ship reached
Japan in 1000. Summoned to the court
by the Emperor Iyeyasu, Adams was
first sent to prison for six weeks and
finally taken into favor. The inter
course between this practical English
man and the sagacious ruler almost
ripened into friendship. and Adams
built for him two ships of eighteen
and 12o tons and taught him mathe-
mates. Rewarded with large estate,
he married a Japanese wife and settled
near Yesso. as the emperor would not
allow him to return to England.
Adams died in 1920. but his memory
still lives in Japan; a street in Yesso
Is called Pilot street, after him, and
a festival is stiIl held in his honor,
who secured such favor with two
emperors as never did any Christian
in these parts."-London Standard.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30
FROM l48 TO 90 POUNDS.

One of the most remarkable
cases of a cold, deep-seated on
the lungs, causing pneumonia,
is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fen
ner of Marion, Ind, who was
entirely cured by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure. She
says: "The coughing and strain
ing so weakened me that ! ran
down in weight from 14s to 80
pounds. Il tried a number of
remedies to no avail until |
used One Minute Cough Cure.
Four bottles of this wonderful
remedy cured me entirely of
the cough, strengthened my
lungs and restored me to my
normal weight and etrength."
Sold BY Henry Miller. ~" q -
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

A gentleman walked into our
Office the other day and said:
"Is this Mr.. Ask-him-all." We
replied that our name sounded
something like that and that
we supposed that we were the
person he was looking for. And
when we learned his business
and told him that $500 would
settle his subscription account
and that he could pay as many
years in advance for the paper
as he wanted to and we would
not feel offended, he was more
than eyer convinced that he
had got the right, party when
he called for Mr.. Ask.him.all.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

We don't blame the gang one
bit for placing men on their
slate who bolted the ticket two
years ago for the simple reason
that they would be hopelessly
showed under if they didn't,
and this is their only chance of
success. 1t must be bitter,
though, for the McCumper
faction to acknowledge their
defeat in this way-but it can't
be helped. Of course those
who have always stood by the
ticket can be made to get into
line, and forget their own poll
tical aspirations. A new batch
of boilers will spring up each
year, and the solid old republi-
cans who have stuck to the
ticket through thick and thin
will be stood off indefinitely
with pat on the back and the
assurance that their time will
come-but that time will be
when climates change and the
robbins can spend their winters
in Alaska.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

"A. H. Gallup's friends think
it a shame that the gang" af-
ter running him up against
the strongest man on the demoz
cratic ticket two years. ago,
have decided now that he is
not entitled to a position on
the slate. They have. ,figured
out that they can appease his
feelings by promising hinl-a
deputyship, but we. have got
just enough faith in the old
gentleman to know that he will
play "second fiddle,. to no man.
He worked hard and spent his
money freely two years ago in
a hopeless cause, and now he
is to be turned down and cast
off in payment.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30
HON. FRITZ VESSEL.

Funeral services of Hon.
Fritz Vessel was held from his
residence near Farmingtion,
Sunday, Sept. 25th, at 2 o'clock
p. m. The remains were inter-
red in the Wild Rice Cemetery.
The services were under
auspices of the Odd Fellows
Lodge.
Mr.. Vessel was born in Ger
many, January 1st, 1884, and
came to the United States in
1843 settling in Dane county,
Wisconsin, where he married
Caroline Brendel in 1857 He
moved to Richland county in
1878, where he has since lived.
His wife died in 1898.
The surviving children are
Robert Vessel, Helena Bertram
Adele Runge, E. e. Vessel,
Fred Vessel and Tillie Quasi
He was grandfather of fourteen
children.
Mr.. Vessel was one of the
best known and most highly
respected citizens of this coun.
ty and the entire community
extend sympathy to the bereav.
ed family.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

The following was handed US
for publication by a Republican
in the Third Ward which tends
to show that the gang is busy
in that Ward. The old gang
are up to their old tricks in the
Third Ward in this city, which
if Stenersen, Myhra, Forbes &
Co., carry out there will be fun
in the future. The old veterans
in the Republican party will re-
volt if they carry their schemes
through"
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

Harken ye unto the wise men
of the gang when they say that,
mo man shall enter his name
on our great ticket without he
first bolt and work against our
ticket for at least one election.
Go ye forth who have not, and
seek nomination first else
where, then will ye be given all
the honors and glory evermore,
Amen"
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30
Simply because w. NJ. House

Simply because w. NJ. House
took a back seat two years ago
in the Republican convention
and then gave his whole heart
and time in support of the Re-
publican ticket he is now to be
rewarded by the gang by a
turn-down in the convention
and his place filled by "hop-
per" Much better would it
have been for him to have
bolted the ticket two years ago,
then he would have been eligi-
bic for Office this year.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

1--WE shall do in the future as
we have in the past says the
president. I'VE have nothing
to conceal" says he. But he
instructs the head of depart
ments at Washington not to
furnish for publication the
amounts of current or estimated
expenditures.-Philad e p h a
Record.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

How quiet Mr.. Roosevelt is!
The picture of the strong, clear
headed, self-contained Parker
ever before his eyes seems to
have hypnotized the exuherant
Teddy" What an explosion
there will be when the erstwhile
Quaker of Oyster Bay breaks
torth!-syracuse Telegram.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

Notice to delegates to the Re.
publican conventional steer
ing committee will wait upon
you as soon as you arrive in
this city and put you next to
the slate that the gang has got
ten made up and you will have
nothing to occupy your atten-
tion and you are expected to
submit meekly to their dicta-
tions. If you have friend
from your district that you
were going to support. forget
him, and vote just as you are
instructed. The ticket has al
ready been fixed up, every place
10 taken, and it can't be chang
co.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

Stick a pin here. In the
second year of Cleveland's ad-
ministration it cost $4.22 per
capita to run the government;
in the second year of the Roose-
velt administration it cost $7.14.
Roosevelt and extravaganza
Roosevelt and graft.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

The republican slate which
has been completely made up,
shows as usual that Wahpeton
"a city with a good big demo-
cratic major,ty-is given practi-
cally all the good Offices. Moth
ing slow about the Wahpeton
politicians! They are the only
ones who get what they go
affert
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30
chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Aids Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are
always most efectual. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy acts
on this plan. It allays the
cough, relieves the lungs, aids
expectoration, opens the secre-
tions, and aids nature in re-
storing the system to a healthy
condition. Sold by Henry Mil
Ter.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30
Cured of Lame Back After Is
Years of Suffering,

II had been troubled with
lame back for fifteen years and
/ found a complete recovery in
the use of Chamberlain's Pain
Baim," says John G. Bisher,
Gillian, Ind. This liniment is
also without an equal for
sprains and bruises. 1t is for
sale by Henry Miller.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

If you are seeking a republi-
can nomination ask yourself if
you bolted the ticket good and
hard two years ago. If you did
you are a winner; if you didn't
you are up against it.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

Roosevelt has expressed his
willingness to acceptthe crown.
But it rests with the people to
say whether he shall wear it.
Nashville American.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

Bow down ye good old-time
republicans and make way for
the up-to-date members-the
boilers and floppers.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

SewinRlmacl,inesat yourown.
price. G. =. Petsfs.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

For President
ALTON b. PARKER, OF New York
For Vice President
HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-03
Notice

On Thursday the 7th day of January,
1904, the following property will be Of
Tered for sale at public cutlery where
now stored in the city OF Darien, Ga
Sails, rigging, ropes, canvass, hawsers,
lamps. boats, provisions, etc. Said
property being wreckage saved from
tranded schooner J. H. Parker, and
old for the benefit of all concerned.
For further particulars apply to,
r. A. Hooper,,
Master wrecked schooner ], H. Par
er, Darien, Ca, or
&. n. Mason G. Co.,
Agents for Owners,
Brunswick, Ga.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-03
Not Over-Wise.

There is an old categorical p1ctu'
{ a girl scared at the grass-hcpl
out in the act of heedlessly tTeadin
a snake. This is parallelled by
> man WAC spenus a large sum L
ioaoy guiding a cyclone cellar, 10
iglett to provide His lAmily w
bottle Of Chamberlain S Collie Cho
era and DidrrLoea he1Lo,.y as s.i~
< ard against kwel complaint
whose victims c-nuL1Der those L
the cyclone a hundred to one. IN.
remedy everywt re recognized IS 4
Host prompt and reliable med,ctr