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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Chas. ". Young Passed Away Sat.
urday.


The news of the death of Mr..
Charles W. Young. who passed
away at his home on Virginia
street, Charleston, Saturday morn
ing at 2:30 O'Clock. was a shook to
everyone in the city, and his sud-
den demise has cast gloom over
bis many friends. He was taken
i'll last Monday morning. although
confined to ais bed, his family did
not consider his illness to be SER
ious and when he grew rapidly
worse Friday night, the shook to
them was very great.
Mr.. Young had been a sufferer
of B1ght's disease for some time,
and this was the cause of his death.
He was one of Charleston's most
prominent business men and has
always held positions of trust since
he has made that city his home,
and his influence in business cir
Giles will be greatly missed.
The deceased was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Young. of Bellaire,
Ohio, where he was born forty-nine
years ago He received splendid
education in the common schools
there and then went abroad, where
he entered polytechnical school
at Weisbaden. to study mining en-
gineering. He remained abroad
for three years, but on his return
to this country he did not take up
his studied profession, but entered
the lumber business. He made a
success of this business both in
Maysville, Ky, and Mason City,
where he resided. and in the latter
place was welded to Miss Margaret
Wiley, sister of Hon. Rankin
Wiley. of this city.
Under Governor Fleming's ad.
ministration he was appointed the
first bank examiner of the state oil
West Virgins. At the time of his
death he was president and gener-
al manager of the Elk River Stave
Company.
He leaves a wife. daughter, Miss
Edna, and son Raymond, to mourn
their loss. He is also survived by
brother, Mr. Albert Young, Of
Cincinnati, and one sister, Mrs. o
n Garrett, of Hillsboro, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted
from his late residence last Sunday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock, under the
auspices. of Kanawha Lodge No
20, Masons, of which he was
prominent member.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
N1EETY-N1HE SNAKES.
Killed in a few Minutes as They
Crawled out of an Old Mother
Snake.


Willie moving hay on his faith.
er's farm near Concord school.
house, in Lyon district, one day
last week, says the Preston Leader,
Charles w. Pratt came upon a very
large black copperhead snake. The
snake struck vioiously at young
Pratt, who Immediately run it
through with a pitchfork. Gath
ering it up on the fork the young
man attempted to cast the snake
into the brush. Instead it slipped
on the prongs and few out into
the county pike. When the snake
hit in middle of the road it bursted
open and little snakes coiled up in
sill directions. The number so
astonished Pratt, who started to
killing them. he called his father,
J.W. Pratt, awell known farmer of
that district, and an uncle, Nelson
Pratt who was helping with the
hay. After the snakes were killed
the three men counted and re-
counted and there was exactly
ninety nine of them, one hundred
including the mother snake.
This story is a true one and can
be verified by the three men and
others who passed along the pike
at the time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Festival and Social Entertainment.

The Ladies Aid Society of
Trinity M. E. Church will hold a
festival tomorrow, Thursday eve-
ming, at the church parsonage. In
addition to the usual order of serv-
ing Joe cream. cake, candies, etc +,
arrangements will be made for a
pleasant social evening at games
etc., in the rooms of the parson-
age. Every body cordially ir-
vited to attend.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Eifth DistElot lIssting (. Of 2.

Fifth District Meeting K. Of P.
The Fifth District Annual meet.
ing of the knights of Pythias viii
convene in this city today and
tonight. The meeting will be
composed of about 100 delegates
selected from 81 lodges. in the
district; there viii also be a
number of visitors with them.
The district is composed of the
lodges of ten counties. viz, Tyler,
Peasants. Wood. Ritchie. Dod.
ridge. Writ. Calhoun, jackson,
Roane and Mason.
The meeting will be called to or
der this morning at 10 O'Clock by
Mr. B F. Gibbs. of this oity, Presi-
dent.
Mr.. L VIC. Morris. of Parkers.
burg, Grand chancellor of the
State, will center the Grand Lodge
rank upon Past ChanceIlors. The
lodge will also transact all other
matters of business that may come
before them. and will be entertain
ed by several addresses.
The night session will be taken
up by addresses of prominent
Knights and the degree team oil
Oriental Lodge, No 40, comforting
the various ranks.
An elaborate banquet will be
served to the lodge and visitors
in the Z. of P. banquet hall aftel
the degrees are conferred. A fine
string band has bsen engaged fol
the occasion.
The object of the district meet
ing is for the purpose of promoting
the interest in the order.
It is to be hoped that our citi
zens will royalty entertain our visi
tors, SO that they may be anxious
to return.
The committees have made .
number of arrangements. such al
engaging ysohts. etc, to entertain
the visitors
The banquet committee ap
pointed by the lodge here is com
posed of Messrs Arthur Edwards
B F.:Gibbs. E. @. Winger, Rober
Heslop Entertaining Committee
man, Messrs. Marcus D Shifst
W. O. Jordan and Brady Spencer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
al AWful joe.

Wouldn't this jolt the loving
little birds of the bougha? a few
days ago Point Pleasant young
man accompanied by his sister
went ont to purchase gift for his
sweetheart, it being her birthday.
Thinking box of bon-bons too
common, he decided to present her
With fine pair of gloves and made
his purchase accordingly, while his
sister bought a fancy pair of stock
ings for herself. In some wsy at
Z. T. MoKinstry's Bon.Ton Store,
the packages became mixed, both
being wrapped in similar bundles,
and the young man not knowing
the mistake sent his sweetheart
the stockings accompanied by the
following note:
Dearest one-I hope you will
enjoy this present instead of some
thing foolish. Oh. how 1 wish no
other hand than mine may touch
them after you put them on. but L
know, dear, that snch wish is in
vain. A score of fellows may touoh
them when / am not at your side
and other eyes than mine may see
them on the streets cud at parties.
l bought the longest pair l
could get and if they are too long
you can get them wrinkled do, n a
little. A great many girls wear
them slipped down little, anyway.
Always wear them at parties; 1
want to see how they fit.
Some fellows have dirty hands
and they are likely to soil them,
but you can clean them, dear, with
benzine if you leave them on to
dry. 1 hope they are not too small.
Blow in them before putting them
on. From your loving
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

land entered the Pomeroy, Char
lesion and Cincinnati trade, in
place of the steamer Henry M.
Stanley, last Sunday.
The Ohio river has not been
anything like "olear" this summer
Muddy, always muddy.
Mr. William Arste, Editor and
Publisher of The Waterways jour-
pal, st. Louis. Mo. published in
the interest of rivermen and one Ct
the best marine publications we
receive, was here the first of the
week. ALI river.men who desire
to keep posted in river matters on
the Mississippi, Ohio and their
tributaries, should be subscribers of
The Waterways Journal.
The Florence Marmet was in
spotted here Monday.
Engineer John Mills, of the
Greenland, was married last Wed.
uesday TO Mrs. Belle Rood. of
Hookingport. Ohio.
Captain Frank Wright has
moved to GalIipolis. He will pilot
the Evergreen for two weeks while
Captain James Wright takes a
hunt in the West Virginia noun.
tains.
The M. P. Wells is receiving an
entirely new hull at the Kanawha
Docks
Captain Harry Martin. pilot on
Convoy, is suffering with blood
poison at his home in GallipoIis.
caused from wearing new pair of
colored socks.
The Neva and Stanley both
stuck on the sand bar below Look
IL last week. This sand is giving
steamboatmen much trouble.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Fiduciary settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing is a list Of fiduciary accounts
at this date that is before me for set
Element, viz:
john q. Cariene, Administrator of
the estate of Dorcas E. Gale, deceased
q. 81. Leake, Admfnist ator Of the
estate OF Laura K. Morris. deceased :;
fin settlement.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of Sept. 1905. II. R. HOWARD.
Commissioner Of Accounts for Mason
County, W. va. sept. J3-2W.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Now Your Chance to Sc
cure a. Home.

We advise every person that
can possibly do SO, to take one,
two, three or as many shares of
Bnilding and Loan stock as they
can. in the 9Th Series of The Mod
ern Building and Loan Associa-
ton, which will open Saturday
night, October 7th, 1905 You
can take any number of shares
from one up. Each share Will cost
you only 20 cents per week and
will be worth to you in few years
at maturity $1,000 Take few
shares. borrow the money out and
build or buy yourself a home; stop
paying several dollars each month
for house rent to some one else
and start in at about the same rate
and pay house rent to yourself
through the Modern Building and
Loan Association and at the end
of a few years you will own your
house and lot. and paying for it on
such easy terms that you scarcely
will miss it You are compelled
to pay rent anyhow, therefore. why
not pay yourself rent? 1t is the
easy and only way a poor man can
ever secure home Every enc
owes a home to his family and
should at once grasp the opppor-
tunity to secure one Remember
the new series will open Saturday
night, October 7ih- The Modern
Building and Loan Association;
Office, Hooff's building.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Premium List.

On the first page of this paper
We publish the names of those who
were awarded a premium on exhi-
billions in the Floral Hall and
Live Stock Show Ring at the
Mason County Fair Association
meeting August 80, 81 and Sep
TENDER 1, 1905.
Every person entitled to pre-
miums will receive check for the
same. IF you do not receive q
check in full in reasonable time,
you will do the Secretary and
Treasurer, Mr.. r. j. Patterson, of
Maggie, w. Va, a favor by notify
ing him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Greatly Reduced One Way Col
Onist Fares to the West via

Commencing Sept. 18th and contin-
uing daily to and including Oct. Both.
the B. & o. Railroad viii place on
sale daily, FROM all stations, ONE
WAY COLONIST TICKETS to prin-
cipal points in Ca ifarnia. Arizona
ma, New Sfexico, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Texas. Utah, Washington, Wyo
ming, etc, at greatly reduced rates.
For tickets and full information,
call on or address ticket agents, B. &
o. Railroad.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

The engagement is off and if
your loving ever shows
his mug in that end of town he
will get it knocked off by the ham,
like fist of dearest ones" father.
The moral of this story is that 3
young man should always look
into package before sending it to
his "onliest one"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Notice to Road Surveyors.

All Road Surveyors of Mason Conn
ty, West Virginia, are hereby notified
TO ME their reports and accounts with
the Clerk of the County Court of said
county not later than the End day of
October, 1905.
By order of the County Court of
}. II. JOHNSON. Presideut
Attest. p. R. B. SMITH, Clerk.
sept. IL, 3w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

FoUND-A small black pocket
book on the road between the fair
grounds and Old Town, containing
several receipts and some money.
Owner can have same by calling on
John Hardwiok. living on Mr.. p.
s. Lewis farm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Excursion Rates to Middlenort.

Ooe fare for the round trip via
0. @. Lines from Columbus, Cher
lesion and intermediate stations to
Middleport on account of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Reunion Tick
cts on sale Sept 10, 20 and 81, lin
it returning until Sept. "a.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Dislocated Hia Tna

Mr.. John Shalloross, of The Q
D Kerr Drug 90. Gallipolis. Ohio,
stubbed his right foot last Wednes.
day morning and dislocated his
great toe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Low Excursion Rates to Columbus
via Ohio central Lines.

For the Grand circuit Races.
Sept 10. 19, 20 ana 81. Excursion
tickets will be sold on each of the
above dates, limit returning until
Sent %.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

Men who paint mcst use Law
renee PANT. They prefer il for
these reasons: It's "aIl paint
covers more surface-does it more
evenly-weHrs longer. looks better
It pays the painter and pleases
his customer. J. W. Rhoades &
Co., has IT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

Life's too short. time to precious,
business to rushing. Don't cost
much. Use a telephone It's a
time saver. A business gette I.
The Point Pleasant Telephone
Company.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
A shifty Camper.

A stomach pump, made of two
pieces of fat pork tied to strings,
saved the lives of Ira Boyd and
his wife. who were camping near
Wapwalloppen. Pa. Thursday
night. They had eaten toadstools
by mistake for mushrooms, and
when they were overcome by the
poison there was no emetio at
hand.
Other campers rushed for the
nearest physician, several miles
away, but j. W. Graaf, who re-
NAMED with them. seeing that their
condition was serious, invented a
novel emetio by making each swal-
low piece of pork attached to a
string. Then he pulled the pork
slowly and this caused them TO
vomit freely and saved their lives.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

There's a difference between
"whitewssh" and Lawrence Paint.
While you're about il. choose a
paint that's made ON honor-Lead.
Zinc. pure Linseed Oil. Pigment
that's all-and it's Lawrence, J.W.
Rhoades & Co.'s.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Fiduciary Settlement.
Sep mo.

The account of C. ]. Baker. admin
istrator of J. NJ. Baker, deceased. e
before me for settlement.
This 18th day OF August. 1908
JOHN z. BELLER.
Commissioner of accounts for Mason
county, we Sep. 8. 9w. pd
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
q Mineral Spring At Yonr Dam.

Vita Ore is the great healing medi-
cine 1t drives all poison out Of the
blood, cures stomach trouble, gives
appetite and strength. MRS. PHIL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Uncle Kills Child with AutOmo bile.

Uncle Kills Child With Automo bile.
An automobile driven by Gam.
den Osborne, of Clarksburg, last
Wednesday evening ran down the
eighteen months old child of w
B Osborne. on the Glen Elk
bridge, and the child sustained in.
juries from which it died within
an hour at the City hospital. The
victim was the niece of the auto
mobile owner and the sad affair
has brought gloom to both fami.
lies. The child was playing on
the bridge and was not noticed by
Mr.. Osborne on account of dark.
ness. Both of the Messrs Osborne
are among the best known ma.
chinery men in the state.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
Promoted

Mr. L L. Caldwell. of Heights.
who has been with the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co, working in
this county, has been given good
promotion and is now in charge of
their branch office at Hinton. He
will move his family there shortly
We regret to loose him and his es
Unable family from our midst, as
they are good citizens
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
RICHMONDvA. EXCURSIONS

The Ohio Central Lines viii make
excursion rates of One Fare plus e
cents for the round trip, September
s. 10 and II, for the Annual 1Eeaffne.
Farme 8 National Congress. Tfolrefs
good returning until SepfembeP zffi5-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

What value has time except that
it permits you to do thingsP The
greatest timesaver of the age-the
telephone-$1 90 a month gets it in
your residence. The Point Pleas
ant Telephone Company
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

Several Of our citizens took in
the B & o. excursion to Hunting
ton. Kenova and Ashland, Sunday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13
River News.

Following is the commercial re
port for Look No. Ii for the month
of Anonaf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

There were Go. 229 births in New
York CITY last year. an increase of
more than 1900 over the preceding
year. The birthrate is 291. while
in France it is only 22.2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

An earthquake at Rome killed
347 people and destroyed many
towns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

Who would regard all things
complacently must wink at a great
many.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-09-13

A new series, the 9Th, CT The
Modern Building & Loan Associa-
ton, will be opened Saturday. O,t.
7th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
PORTO RICANS FROM HERE
HERD IN SAN FRANCISCO
Sensational Tale About Their Treatment in Ha.
waii and Their fiardships or the Coast
Five Hundred Outcasts.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14.-In the
damp squalor of Hinckley alley and
the narrow streets of Telegraph HILL
500 Porto Ricans are destitute and near
starvation. In a short time they will
number 5000 helpless people in a
strange land. They have come from
the sugar plantations of Hawaii, where
three years ago 5000 Porto Ricans were
taken under contract to the sugar
planters. The contracts have expired
and the forlorn exiles have drifted
back to this city without money or
mean of supporting themselves. Their
only opening seems to be in the ranks
of the criminals, unless the munich
pa1ity relieves their pitiable condition,
or the United States Government
comes to the rescue of the helpless
people, who are practically its wards
1t is a social problem in restitution
the like of which San Francisco has
not faced before.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
GOVERNOR CARTER KEEPS
TAB ON HIS OWN ACTS

Under the provisions of the Organic part of the
duty Secretary Atkinson Washington yearly
complete register OF all during the six
months preceding These reports Immediately after the
January and the 3Ot June accordingly
the report for the last half OF due
AS Secretary Atkinson here keep the Governor
Carter has oblgngy
self and has therefore caused be prepared report
be forwarded authorities The
will be Mr. Atkinson Washington he will
the pleasure of signing there and presenting
dent in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06

slip of a geranium stuck in an empty
wine bottle on the table. In another
place the woman had plastered the
| shelves with wrappers t. ken from tir
! cans. Invariably the people are hos
pitable, polite and pleasant, though
only an occasional word of English is
spoken.
They are Industrious and quick to
! learn American Us, but their cry is
| NO TRAFALGAR (no work.. They can
| not get employment more than an Oc-
casional odd job. Few of them are ex-
perts in any direction, and they have
nothing but their bodily labor to of
fer. Their ignorance of the language
/ handicaps them at every turn Some
of the women take in washing and
work feverishly at it, so that they may
eat the next week, but the best they
can do is to get the laundry from
HnckIey alley. They are naturally
docile and cheerful people, but even the
most cheerful are beginning to muir
mur a little I'VE cannot get work.
No one VIII have us" some of the older
boys are saying: let us do like the
Gringo boys. Let US break windows
and steal, for we must live" SO far
it is believed there has been but one
case of the Porto Ricans in the Police
Court. and that was over a quarrel
with Mexicans who look down on
them and call them slaves" Few of
the Porto R;cans drink; their cardinal
vice is gambling.
WORK ONLY SALVATION.
Work seems to be the only salvation
for the little colony. In order to work
they must learn the language. A CEN /
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
HAWAII SHINPO SHA.

THE PIONEER JAPANESE PRINT,
Ing Office. The publisher of Hawai-;
Shfnpo, the only daily japanese pape,
published in the Territory of Hawaii
C. SHIOZAWA, Proprietor.
Y. SOGA, Editor.
Editorial and Printing Off1ce-10as
Smith ST.. above King. Phone Main ~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
HOW THEY LEFT HOME.

Many will remember the circum-
stances of the five expeditions which
brought them to this country and
thence to Hawaii in 1901 OF the num-
Der seventy-five ran away at Port
Costa and have remained in Califor-
MIA ever since. Agents of the sugar
planters went to Porto Rico and per-
suaded about 5000 of the natives to
sign articles of exile. The contracts
We're made for three years and provid-
ed for wages at the rate of SIS
month for the first year, SIC a month
for the second year and ST. month
for the last year. They We're allowed
to bring with them whosoever of their
kindred they wished and in the Islands
they were to receive rent, fuel and
clothing free. They were to work ten
hours a day, We're TO be paid for over
time and were to receive money for
the home voyage.
According to the story they tell their
journey over and their life there was
one long horror of brutality. From
the hour they left their home port for
New Orleans they We're packed like
slaves in the holds of the vessels.
beaten and starved if they cried out
They reached the United States in the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
MORE ARE COMING.

The demand for relief is immediate
and the hegira from Hawaii is newt
able. When three years ago the ma
tives We're persuaded to leave Porto
Rico it was a business venture on the
part OF several planters to secure ex-
pert sugar workers, and the far-reach-
ing effects of the wholesale exodus
were not remotely appreciated.
The exiles do not care to return to
Porto Rico. save in occasional in
stances, where family ties have with
stood the associations of exile, for
they say under existing conditions of
change and adjustment their daily
wage would only be from 10 to 10
cents.
There seems to be no inclination to
renew the Hawaiian contracts from
either side. The inevitable result is
that the whole 5000 will be dumped in
San Francisco within a short period
for sufficient money for the voyage
across the Pacific is provided in the
stipulation