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Evening journal., 1904-11-11
yAps, PEAcE oFFER REEueEo
UnofHeial overtures to Russia Wil
Not Be Repeated.

UnoHeial overtures to Russia VIII
Not Be Repeated.
London. Nov. l1.-Japan unoilcially
has made representations TO Russia
looking to peace This action has re-
suited In failure. and such representa-
tons. even privately. are not likely TO
be repeated by Japan.
Although the suggestion of a pacific
settlement vas made unohcially. 1t
actually had behind II all the weight
Of an offer by the Japanese govern
ment Il was made direct % Russia.
No power acted as an Intermediary.
TIE proposition was put forward ten
tatively and uuoEicialiy, so that the
Japanese government would be in a
position TO deny ary report that Il was
suing for peace.
The failure OF these direct negota-
lions. however. resulted in bringing
Intervention within a measurable dis
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne's plea
for arbitration at the Guild Hall ban.
quot Is taken here to be a pointed
suggestion to the United States and
France that the time is approaching
when the powers must take some ac.
tion Il can definitely be stated that
lord Lansdowne made,his speech with
full knowledge that Japan win not re-
sent proposition looking to peace
from the three powers (the United
States, France and. Great Britain
A proposal-from' Japan TO ai4dtrat,
the controversy would appeal strongl,
70 Emperor Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Kniahts Of Malta.

William Mckinley Commandery
Knights Of Malta. had an interesting
meeting Wednesday night. There were
two candidates for the Knights Of
Malta degree also two candidates for
the black degree.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
MaehInIsts SD Eor RusaIa.

Richmond. Va. Nov 11.-A special
from Newport News says 10 expert
machinists left the ship yards there
for Russia via New York indicating
that the torpedo boats recently ship
ped from Newport Ncws were for
Russia.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Inaspendent order Of ed EeIIows.

At the session Wednesday night OF
Hope Lodge, No. 21. Independent Order
odd Fellows, one candidate was ini.i-
ated into the first and second degrees.
The lodge Is growing rapidly and is in
excellent condition socially and finan-
c.ally
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
A GUARANTEED {

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Your druggist wall refund
money il PAZO OINTldENT fails TO
cure YOU IN to IA days. soc
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Hsptasophs. or ssven Wiss Nen.

fleptasophs, or Seven Wise Man!
Members of Mckinley Conclave, No.
10, Heptasophs or Seven Wise Men,
were jubllant at their meeting Wednes-
day night owing to the election of 1.
Thomas Parker to the Lieutenant-gov
Mr.. Parker Is an enthusiast
tic member Of the Mckinley Conclave.
and the members feel that they have
been highly honored in his election.
They adopted motion authorizing the
secretary to send letter of congratu-
lation to Mr.. Parker.
At the Wednesday night meeting of
Mckinley Conclave a committee was
present from Alpha Conclave of Ches-
ter. The visitors assured the local
Heptasophs that on next Tuesday night
when the Wilmington Heptasophs Will
give a benefit performance al the Car
rick Theatre. there viii be a big dele
cation down from Chester. Special
trolley cars have been chartered to
bring the Chester people TO this city,
There viii undoubtedly be a good at
tendance at the performance as there
is a great demand for tickets.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

French dramatization Of Dickens
Cricket on the Hearth" Gle Griilon du
FoyerD was produced at the Odeon, Paris
and proved a great success.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
The Weath.r

Forecast for this section; Rain and
colder today; much colder tonight: TO
morrow. fair; winds becoming north
and increasing.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

On next Tuesday evening at 7sO
o'clock the grand encampment of the
state Of Delaware win hold its annual
session. The meeting will take place ia
The odd Fellows Temple at Third and
King streets and the meeting Is expect
ed TO be interesting.
On the following day. November 16
the grand lodge Of Delaware will hold
It's annual meeting. This will be an
all day session and viii also be held in
the odd Fellows Temple.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

lprning leave Baltimore. Camden sta
ion at $50 y. m, Mt. Royal station
at 6.35 p. M. The best and quickest
route.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

The program for the big reunion OF
all the lodges Independent order odd
Fellows which is TO be held on next
Friday are now being completed and the
reunion Will be q notable occasion in
the history of the local odd Fellows.
1t will be held in the odd Fellows Tenn
pie al Third and King streets and all
the members OF the order are invited
to attend.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Special Train Service Returning From
Yale Princeton Football Game.

For the accommodation of persons
returning from the Yale-Princeton foot
ball game at Princeton. Saturday, No
vember l2 the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will run a special train,
leaving Princeton at $50 o. n.- far VIII
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

man scattera his fortune 70 the
winds when he divides it among the
keirS
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

Only One Dollar to Baltimore and Re-
turn, Sunday, November 18th, 5alti-
more and Ohio r. r.
Spend Sunday in Baltimore. Two
stations conveniently located. Special
train Of fine coaches VIII leave Della
ware avenue station $40 a. m. Re-
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

A musical instrument is tho vital OF
san ill., the body of a church
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23

Nagging may or may not be a vice
OF the thin, as a famous physician sug-
gests, but that there is some truth in
his theory that there is a scientific
basis for this ugly habit seems likely.
Perfect health" he says, has as one
of its factors content of mind. A nerv-
Gus man or woman who is anxious,
discontinued, gloomy, dissatisfied, wor.
ried from any cause, cannot enjoy good
health. This mental turmoil produces
as one of its primary effects on the
body an inability to digest food prop
erly. The blood which should supply
the force necessary for the function
Of digestion is continually drawn away
from the stomach by excitement in
the brain, and the woman who nags
suffers. While there be those whose
tendency to lay on fat is so great that
nothing will stop it nagging man or
woman is generally thin. Their habit
of mind has partially starved their
bodies"
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23
AN INDIAN DUEL.
The Famous Fight between Chief
Carpenter and Price.

the Famous Fight between Chsa1
Carpenter and Price.
"The methods of fighting dueIs omono
the Indians" said an old frontiersman,
were varied, each tribe having it's own
peculiar custom. Some Of the tribes
learned to fight according to the code
OF the white man, however. among
these the Choctaws or Cberokees
which reminds me of the famous duel
in July Of 1888, when the celebrated
Choctaw chief, Carpenter, fought near
the Pine Creek Indian agency with
White man named Price. Chief Car
penter was splendid type of Indian.
tall ana straight and comely, and he
had been we'll educated and had natu.
raj talents and natural instincts that
put him head and shoulders over his
Indian associates.
LAS usual, this trouble was sGArted
by disagreement over some trivial
matter, which caused a dispute and
ended in the white man calling his
red brother a liar. Throu %lout the
trouble the big Indian had remained
perfectly calm, although considerably
angered, and as the insult fell he gazed
coldly into the eyes of Price and said:
Your blood shall wash out that
word
whenever you're ready, say the
word cried Price. You can do your
washing right here and now if you
please
Not now, sir, but tomorrow morn
ing, when the sun peeps over the top
OF that wild plum tree, you must be
here and without fall
1.-The report of the duel spread far
and wide, and at an hour considerably
before sunrise a large crowd had gath
cred on the dueling ground to witness
the encounter. Price was the first on
the field, and for a time it looked as if
there would be no Carpenter. But.
true to his Indian blood, the chief dis
dalned coming too soon at the appoint
ed place as much as he would have
reared coming too late, and it was Just
as the first rays of the sun stole over
the soft green Of the tree that the red
man stood in place. Not a word was
pistols, and, raising the weapons, they
fired almost simultaneously. Carpen-
ter reeled, but with a mighty effort
checked tendency to spin round, and,
staggering, fired as the crack of his op-
ponent's pistol sounded for the second
time. This time Price jumped high in
the air and landed on his face stone
dead.
with wild shout the crowd press
ed forward to surround the lucky chief,
but before aid could reach him he fell
senseless. Price had been shot through
the heart, clean as whistle, a remark
able shot considering the condition Of
the Indian when he made it, and a
shot Carpenter could have made in
the first place without a doubt had he
been as determined to kill as Price
proved himself when his bullet buried
itself in the Indians breast"
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23
Accommodating.

The buzZards enjoy the same "sa-
credness" in the New river district Of
West Virginia. as they do in tropical
countries. A breaker boy was brought
before a squire in a coal mining town
on the charge of having killed one Of
the only scavengers of that country.
After severely reprimanding the boy
the old squire, who was a German
said: II fine you $10!'
Il hain't got tibet much" replied the
boy.
Den fine you So"
II hain't got So"
"Vell, how much hat you gotT
''Three dollars and seventy-hve cents"
"All right; den fine you $3.75?'
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23
Brain Growth,

Brain development is found by Pro-
fessor Seggel of Munich to have two
periods of acceleration, from ten to
eleven and from seventeen to eighteen
in girls and from twelve to thirteen
and nineteen to twenty in boys. At
the period of most rapid increase in
height, from twelve to fourteen years,
the growth of the brain is less than
one-hundredth that of the body, but at
seventeen to nineteen it grows one
thirtieth as fast and at twenty reaches
one-seventh of the body growth.
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23

What do you consider the most re-
markable characteristic Of Shake
speare's playsT
After a moments thought Mr.. Stor-
mington Barnes replied:
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23
Proof of Adams Existence.

Dennis-This hathen noospaper says
there was no such man as Adam. Mike
Are you sure there was? Dennis
I'm surprised at a man o. your sinse
talkin' so. Where did your Adams
apple come from?-New York Tele-
prapn
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23

Your conscientious men are oftener
-7rrientious in Withholding than be-
Highlander.
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23

License revoked 2-ls'O4 for reinsuring withou
Commercial Union Assoc. Acc.
NOTE: - The American Bonding Co. of
$4,000 90 In securities as prescribed by Delaware
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23
STATEMENT

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hmrnc commiaon Nifnd.Ds
Smyrna times., 1904-03-23


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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31
LEON.

Robt. Sullivan was here Sunday
OE Bettinger was on business
trip up Gauley River last week
w j Martin was here Sunday
Services held at NJ E Church
Sunday night by Rev Baker
Perry Higginbothsm has re.
turned to work after long vsca-
ton
Geo Lusk made flying trip to
Charleston this week
VIM Ferguson is improving
some Thick he will soon be out
again
Miss Rose Ferguson was calling
on friends at Middleport last week
The show here Saturday night
was reported good and will stop on
its return
Ernest Ferguson, who has the
typhoid fever is some better at
this writing
The fill un county road at Crook
hams, is completed
The boys are coming out with
a good ball team and are getting
lots of practice
Willie.
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John ] Cornwell.

The Hon. John j. Cornwell,
Democratic nominee for governor,
is young man who is we'll known
throughout the state. and is pos
sessed of sterling qualities. AL
though young in years, he is ripe
in experience. He is fearless, hon.
est, able and independent, and
should he be elected governor,
John j. Cornwell would be the ex-
ecutive of the state. While he is
fair, safe and conservative. and
while he would be ready to listen
to the advice of friends, he would
really execute the high office ac-
cording to his own best judgment
He is a broad-ghuged Democrat,
We mean Democrat in it's broadcast,
highest sense. He would not fly
into new schemes hastily and in.
considerably, and yet he would
not be oowsrdlY and timid stand
patter. He would make an ideal
governor of our great state, and
should he be honored by election,
the executive department of ou1
state government would be run al
Charleston and not from Washing
ton or any other source-Weston
Democrat
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Omission.

In the proceedings of the Demo.
cratic County Convention held
here last Saturday. furnished US
by the Secretary. the page in rela-
ton to the nomination of VIM 81.
Vaught, for County Commissioner,
was misplaced, and the ticket being
made up by the printer from these
proceedings, his name was omitted.
Mr.. Vaught was one of the most
popular men before the Conven-
ton, at was evidenced by the vote
of the districts on his candidacy,
receiving three-fourths of the votes
cast, and his popularity will be
further demonstrated by the people
in November. We are sorry the
error occurred, but are really not
to blame.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

Secretary Taft has his limita-
tations. He insists that there is
no such thing as civilization pos.
sible to the Filipinos till they ad-
dress one another in the English
language! He ought to know a
great deal better than this if he has
read history. No nation in the
world has ever yet succeeded in
imposing its language on a colony
either by sword or primer. How
many centuries has spain occupied
in trying to teach the Filipinos
Spanish? Today it is not the
familiar language of any portion of
the acknowledgement even in Ma.
Mia itself. To insist upon strip
ping them of their native tongue
is an astounding piece of madness.
A vernaoular cannot be destroyed
until all race characteristics per.
ish.
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Order of Notice Tbereon

In the District Court ofthe United States,
For the Southern District Of West Virginia:
Southern District of West Virginia IS:
On this 18th day of August, A. ID. 1904, on
reading the foregoing petition IL Is
Ordered by the Court, that a hearing be
had upon the same on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1904, before the said Court, M
Charleston, in said District, at 10 o'clock I'm
the torenooni and that notice thereof be
published in the Register, a newspaper
printed in said District, and that all known
creditors and other persons IN interest may
appear at the said time and place and show
cause. If any they have, why the prayer OF
the SAID petitioner should not be granted.
And IL Is further ordered by the Court that
the Clerk shall send by mail TO all known
creditors copies OF said petition and this or
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Benjamin F. Keller,
Judge of the said Court, and the
fsKAIl seal thereof at Charleston In said
District. on the 24th day of August
A. ID. 1901.
EDWIN NJ. KEATLEY, Clerk.
EDWIN NJ. KEATLEY,
Clerk u. s s. d W. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

Explaining in a way the effects
of the new tax law in it's spplica-
tion to the value of the farm lands
in this state as they are to be as.
sessed fer tax purposes the Wayne
News reminds it's readers of some
of the features of the law that will
open the eyes of real estate owners
as to the full Specification of tax
reform. 1t says:
The expenses tf the state are in
creasing all the time, and the only
way to lift the burden from land is
to provide some new sources of
revenue The late legislature re-
fused to tax coal, oil and gas, or
provide any new sources of raising
taxes Consequently. real estate
must continue to pay the bulk of
taxes. Instead of lifting the load
from real estate, the state legisla-
ture has increased it A new as.
sessment of land is to be made for
next year, and the l,w requires
that land be valued at Its actual
cash value. not what it would bring
at forced sale, but what it would
bring at voluntary private sale.
In other words, after this wear,
your land will be assessed for tax
able purposes, at substantially the
price you would ask for it if you
wanted to sell it. This will in.
crease the valuation over the pre-
sent figures at least double.
Ii this is tax reform. the less of
it the farmer has the better will he
be off.
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writer, is fraught with disaster to
the farming interests of our state.
We believe that when the taxes are
paid one time. under this ASSESS
ment there will he suoh indigna-
ton from the farmers that the gang
of politicians who have perpetrat-
ed this proposition on the people
will almost have to go into hiding"
Wheeling Register.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the LIST
~ day of August, 1901, the Point Pleasant
the laws of the state of West Virginia, filed
with the Clerk OF the Council of the Town OF
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, its appIica-
ton for a franchise, to use and occupy the
streets, alleys, public roads, highways, side
walks bridges, parks and all other public
grounds and places of the said town, for the
purpose of erecting, maintaining and oper-
atlng poles, wires, lines aud all appurten-
transacting general telephone business
and also nied with said Clerk a copy OF the
Point Pleasant Telephone Company.
BY wM. NJ. HAYNES, President.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31
Sl5 600 Street Paving and
improvement t Bonds.
Town of Point
Pleasant.
w. Va.

There will be publicly sold to the highest
bidder IN writing, NJ The Council Chamber
OF the Wn Il foint Pleasant, on SATURDAY..
september 10, 1901, Al u O'Clock noon. until
winch time sealed bids will be received.
Slo,uoO OF said towns street paving ard
street improvements bonds OF the denoinIna-
Ton ,ao.. OF $50 % each, dated September I.
on September lst., OF each YEAR princf-
pal payable at the option of the corpora
ZION after ten years. denandable ami due
Pleasant, w Va
or all bids Is eServed
For further particulars, address either of
the undersigned.
W c. wHALEY, Clerk. = "
Aug. l2-iWks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

The special session of the legis-
lature cost over $4,000; the new
officers created by it, $4,000 a
year. The owners of real estate
paying the most of it and the valu.
alton of suoh being doubled will
certainly not be pleasing news to
land owners. but the producers of
the coal. oil and gas ought to feel
happy that they are still free from
t4xes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31
A Summer Cold
Willie.

A summer cold is not only an
noying but if not relieved Pneu-
monia will be the probable result
by Fall. One Minute Cough
Cure clears the phlegm, draws out
the Inflammation, heals, sootbes
and strengthens the lungs and
bronchial tubes. One Minute
Cough Cure is an ideal remedy for
the children. 1t is pleasant to the
taste and perfectly harmless. A
certain cure for Group. Cough and
Gold. Sold by g. W. M. Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31
Notice to Contractors for
Street Curling and
Paving

Sealed proposals viii be received at the
Council Chamber OF the town OF Point
Pleasant. W. Va until Saturday. Sepfem-
Der 10. 1901, AZ u O'Clock, on. for about
place, ON Main aud sixth streets, the paw
ing with brick OF the Squares ON Main street
between the following cross streets. viz.
Kanawha River 20 lst cross street, LIST 10 Ind
eros street, and TO Srd cross street, Srd TO ffh
cross street, 9Th to 9th cross street, 9th 10 9Th
cross street, and TIL 70 Sfh cross street, and
on sixth street between Main an Wand
streets. and Nfaud street and the Lewis
alley. also, al OF the interSecting squares on
sait Maiu street and Sixth street. Each
square VIII contain bout 1910 sous re yards
OF paving and all OF the interesting cross
streets about 1850 yards.
Bidders will be governed by the condi-
tons and specifications adopted by the
Council, which can be had by application
to the undersigned. amer the lSth day of
August, 1904. The right 10 reject any or ali
bids Is reserved by the Council.
W c. WHALEY. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

Republicans are rushing into
Maine and Vermont with their
orators as if they were really hoping
to carry those states in the cleo
tions next month. The degree of
animation and vigor which they
put forth in the enterprise is sug
gestive of some approximations on
their part.
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ORDERS In BANKRUPTCY
PETITION FOR DIse HARGE.

A4OA' NCAN OAo' f1AfOES.
In the District Court of the United States,
For the Southern District of West Virginia:
In the matter of Daniel W. Brown. BanIruot.
No. li2 In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Benjamin +. Keller, Judge OF
the District Court of the United States for
the Southern District Of'West Virginia:
Daniel W. Brown, of Point Pleasant; IN the
county OF Mason. and State of West Vir-
gfnia, in said District. respectfully represents
that on the I'D day of June, last past, he was
duly adJudged bankrupt under the Acts OF
Congress relating 20 bankruptcy; that he
has duly surrendered all his property, and
rights of property, and has fully conn piled
with all the req lirements of said Acts and
OF the orders OF the Court touching his bank
Wherefore he prays that he may be de-
creed by the Court 20 have a full discharge
from all debts provable against his estate
under said bankrupt = cts, except such debts
as are excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of July, a. ID. 1904.
(Slgnedj DANIEL w. BROWN,
Rankrnnt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

The new assessment law pro.
vides that the assessor shall dill
gently inquire from each mans
neighbors or from anyone else as
to the value of the property as.
sessed There are few instances
when some one cannot always be
found, be he vindiotive neighbor
or public inter.meddler, to pour
into the assessors ear some story
to initiate the value of another
mans property. Farmers should
certainly be delighted at the pros
peot for tax reform.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

The Democratic ticket nomina
ted by the convention held in this
place on Saturday, Aug 20. is one
of the best ever before the pee.
pie of the county, and should he
supported by Democrats and Re.
publicaus alike.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-08-31

The Bow Wong Woy clan is
doing business among the Chinese
in America The society has al.
ready 10000 members and one of
its practices is to out off the sacred
queue and wear the hair short like
other peoples. 1t is marked as a
sign of progress or at any rate of
radical change and will tend to
protect Cinnamon who are already
in this country.