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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-11-28
LIFE.
Of the Average Man From the era.
die to the Grave.

Man born of woman is of few
days and full of trouble. He goeth
to school when youngster and
gets the seats of his pants padded
for something he didn't do until
he got sick at heart. He groweth
up like weed in the back yard
and soon reacheth the age where he
is composed largely of feet, freckIes
and an appetite for black berry jam
About this time he getteth too long
for his short trousers aud not long
enough for long ones. and goetb
away to college where he learneth
to monkey with th1es dollar
mandolin and playeth whisky poker
with the old mans hard earned cash.
He comes home a niggersfool than
ever and marrieth some sweei
young thing whose pa" is suppos.
ed to be wealthy. but whom he
subse quently asoertaineth couldn't
buy the rooster prize at the Knox
County Fair. He worries along
from year to year. gradually 40
quiring offsprings until his house
resembles a Sunday School GLASS
just before Christmas He frettetb
through the days and lieth at night
trying to figure. out how to keep
himself and his dependent popu-
laticn out of the poor house. Et
forts are rewarded by his daughter
running away and getting married
and bringing him home nice SON.
in.law to feast at his festive board
His sons grew up and called him
governor" and set him back "five
spots" every few days. About the
time he has acquired enough lucre
to make it worth while for his heire
to quarrel over. he oontracteth a
cold and is hurried away before he
has time to talk to his family. HE
sons blow in his estate for mean
Whiskey and cigarettes and HE
wife puts the finishing touch oD
the drama by marrying some fellow
her first "hubby" had no use for.
Thus ending the chapter.
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A Bible Courtship.

A young gentleman at church
conceived a most sudden and
violent passion for young lady
in the next pew, and felt desirous
of entering into a courtshlp on the
spot, but, the place not suiting a
formal declaration, the exigency
suggested the following plan: He
politely handed his fair neighbor
a Bible, open, with pin stuck in
in the following text, second epis-
tie of John, verse 5; "And now 1
beseech. thee, lady, not as though
wrote a new commandment unto
thee, but that which we had from
the beginning, that we love one
another" She returned it with
the following, second chapter of
Ruth, verse 10: "Then she fell
on her face and bowed herself to
the ground and said unto him,
Why have 1 found grace in thine
eyes, that thou shouldst take no.
tice of me, seeing I am stran-
ger?" He returned the book,
pointing to verse IL of the third
epistle of John, Having many
things to write unto you. ]
would not write with paper and
ink, but I trust to come unto you
and speak face to face" From
the above interview the marriage
took place the following week.
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Cured Of BrIght,a Disease

Mr Robert o Burke. Elnora, N
Y, writes: Before I started to
use Foley's Kidney Cure 1 had to
get up from twelve to twenty times
a night, and I was all bloated mp
with dropsy and my eyesight was
SO impaired I could scarcely see
one of my family across the room
1 had given up hope of living,
when friend recommended Foley's
Kidney Cure Ooe so cent bottle
worked wonders and before 1 had
taken the third bottle the dropsy
had gone. as we'll as all other symp.
toms of Bright's disease" Sold BY
all druggists
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-11-28

The funeral services of Mr.. John
Varney vera held Monday Morning
at ten o clook at Calvary Church in
Rio Grande by the Rev. Fulton
The burial was at the Calvary bur
iaI grounds in charge of Wether
holt. Mr. Varney was one of the
best known residents of Gallif
county and died in his 87th year
He was a man who was highly
respected by all who knew him and
Was fearless, honest and upright IL
every sense of the words. Hil
death will be sadly deplored by 8
aumber of loving relatives and
friends.
Mr.. varney leaves FIVE daughters:
MRS. John Wilson, of Huntington
Mrs Henry Shoemaker. of Bic
Grande. Mrs Jacob Bruffman, oi
Welleton. and Mrs Ed McCloud
and Miss Nora Varney of Bic
Grande and one soD, Charles F
varney. of this city. to mourn hii
death.-GaIIipolis j 1urnal Nov. 10
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The Nature of Love

Love is the river oe life in this
world. Think not that ye know
it who stand at the little tinkling
rill-the first small fountain. Not
until you have gone through the
rocky gorges, and not lost the
stream; not until you have gone
through the meadow, and the
stream has widened and deepened
until the fleets could ride on it's
bosom; not until beyond the
meadow you have come to the
unfathomable ocean and poured
your treasure into its depths
not until then can you know what
love is.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-11-28
1st daY of December, 1865,

sell at the front door of the Court House Of
Mason County, West Virginia, at public
auction. 70 the highest bidder, all the GER
state described as follows: Two town lots in
the town OF Hartford City, In said Mason
County. being lots Nos. Fourteen and If
Teen as marked on the plat of said town,
and in the 1rsL block OF lots OF said town and
lying on PIKE street, seing sten lily ieea ,tsd
first or upper vein Of coal lying below the
surtgce Oh the following OF the following oes-
parcels of - 40 acre tract OF land adjoining
Valley City and known as the Slnrou Hum
phey tract OF land. the nrst part or parcel OF
said 429 acre tract containing said rrst vein
of coal Is estimated 10 cOntb In about % acres,
next toward the bottom land OF said 4z9 acre
tract ann the other or second tract contain
ing said upper or nrst vein oi coal Is I IL
less, and known the back coal land Of
sasd g sess ss Also sEss fI,9sa OF iane " y
tho - atre tract 10 the opeuing OF shaft In
the 80 acre tract, also a tractof land IL feet
acre tract to the Ohio river bank, also
small tract OF piece OF land ~ feet long and
~ feet wide, lying at the upper side OF said
AZ acre tract oil land next 10 and adjoining
the Valley City hallway tract and extend
inSrk Also ALI OF lots Nos I49 and $50, as
numbered ON the plat OF Brownsville, and
lie near the mouth OF opening OF said coat
bank. Also all the Improvements and prop
erty on all OF said premeses and ali the rights
franchises and privileges conveyed by deed
vi d u myers MS NSON
3lsL day OF Augurt, 1888, and recorded In the
Clerks Office of the County Court OF said
Mason county, in Deed Book most, folio
SIS, etc.
Terms of sale one third cash in hand on
the day OF sale and the balance on credits OF
one and two years frO.L the day OF sale, wi n
interest The purchaser or purchasers will
be required TO execute interest bearing notes
with good security for the deferred payment
OF the purchase money and the title will be
retained until all the purchase money Is
paid. RANKIN WILEY,
Special Commissioner.
Bond in the penalty of 500 W has been
executed by She above named Cpecial Com
missioner as required by the decree OF sale.
A L. BOGG ESS,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Masos County,
West Virginia. nov. T-4w-
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Being Polite.


A lady writes to the New York
Herald to suggest that housemaide
be addressed as Miss Jones, Mics
Smith, or Miss jenkins, or what
ever their names are. and not st
Sally, Jennie, Anna or Jernshs
aud the reason she assigns is that
it is fine way of being polite, and
IT is politeness that one should MOI
omit because he happens to be an
employer The lady loftily asks
who elevates calling, if not an
amployer?'
One might not be captivated by
the last inquiry; for it does mol
-eem that the employe herself has
not little to do with that PROPOSE.
ton, and when she does it comet
just like piano in tune to call he,
Jennie or Minnie Mary is just as
'espeotable as Miss Jonep, if they
are all living in the house together
And really, when Angelina lie il
aeat white apron and tidy ooll.1
md kindly smile. and busy in
graceful ways, Angelina sounds
just as natural as bird singing it
cherry tree.
SO it is not probable that mad.
sme's reform will go plunginp
down through the ages as a radiant
success. C1urtesy. after all, is mol
so much in calling names, as in
gentle and considerats treatment.
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woman's Body Is Petrifed.

The body of Mrs. Hannah Rob
erts, mother of Mrs. Amanda Poy.
les. of Fairview, was removed from
Meadow Dale cemetery, near Ban
nen, Monday, and was reinterred
at FAirview cemetery today.
Upon opening the oasket. D. @
Lntes. the undertaken, found the
body had passed into a petrified
state. The trunk, legs and arms
to the elbows are solid stone about
the color of plaster of Paris, and
the body weighs about 400 pounds
1t has been buried seven years.
The oasket is in fairly good con.
dition and the rough box aud lid
were in good state of pressrya.
tion. The soil in which the body
was buried is a light ooIored clay
NJ ,undsville Echo.
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A. l. BOGGESS, CLERK.
Notice to Take DepOsftI0ns.

To Jennie Belle Abbott. take notice, tn at
on the 9th day of December, A. D., 1905, be-
tween the hours of o'clock q. m and s
o'clock p. M, at the law office of Somer-
vile Somerville, in thel town OF Point
Pleasant, West Virginia, will take the de-
positions of James MackIey, George Miller,
Charles Hing, Chas. Reynolds and George
Reynolds, and that on the Sth day of Decem-
Der, 1906. at tie office of g. II. Welsh, Notary
Pnblics No. l76 Rem hard Avenue, Columbus,
Chic, VIII take the deposition of myseli
and others, TO be read in evidence in my be-
ha in a certain suit in chancery now pend
Ing in the Circuit Court of the county of Ma
son, and state OF West Virginia, in which
am plaintiff and you are defendant.
II from any cause the taking of said depo-
sttton shall not be commenced on that day,
Or III commenced shall not be completed on
the day aforesaid, the same shall be contin-
ued from day to day, or from time to time,
at the same place and between the same
hours, until the same sha have been COM
plet d. CHAS. E. ABBOTT.
By Counsel.
nov 4-4w. Solicitors.
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How Sam Settled It.

The best of all stories ever told
by Sam Jones was that which
brought him to a clear under
standing with his wife the morn
ing after they were married. He
told it in a sermon off hand, and
had every eye in the congregation
moist. Sam said: "Maybe 1 can't
get at you old fellows who have
been nagging at your wives for
many years and been nagged
back until you have lost your
manhood; but I'm goin' to say
something for the young married
folks and and those who contem-
plate matrimony.
"You all recollect when me and
Mrs. Jones got married. Most
of you veterans were there that
night and ate of the wedding sup
per. We all had a good time.
We stayed up late. The young
folks danced and we looked on.
By and by the midnight hour sent
You all home aud Mrs. Jones and
1 went to bed. When 1 woke up
next morning, there she was
sleeping like an angel alongside
of me. She was beautiful to look
upon-as you you all know. She's
beautiful vet, God bless her!
Beautiful in her love for me and
our children, beautiful in her do
mesticity, beautiful in her char
acter. To have such wife is the
pinnacle of hope, the summit of
happiness. To think of her is to
praise God!
1 awoke her with a kiss and
said: MARY, what is all that
white stuff on the rocking chair?
[ never saw it before
"sWhy Sam, it's my clothes,'
she replied with a lovely blush.
Then 1 pointed to another chair
and said, 'And Mary, what are
those things? They have a fami-
liar look She answered:
"'Why Sam, dear, those are
your breeches. Why do you ask
such silly questions?'
because, Mary l want to have
a plain, clear, frank understand
ing with you. We have agreed
to travel the long road of life side
by side. There will be things for
you to do and things for me to
do. Let US make up our minds
there shall be no conflicts on the
journey. There are your laces
and rickrack, there are my
breeches; Mary, 1 want to ask
you which you intend to wear
during our married life, the laces
and rickrack or the breeches?'
She didn't hesitate a moment,
but said:
Sam, you wear the breeches;
I'll stick to the laces and rick
rack"
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reste:-A. L.BoGGEss, Clerk.
Notice to Take DepositIons.

To Cora NJ. Shields, take notice, that on
the 10th day of December, A. D., 1906, be-
tween the hours of o'clock a. m, and S
O'Clock p. M, at the law office of SomerviIle
& Somerville, In the town o: Point Pleasant
the deposition of VIM Shields, James p.
Monroe, j. p r. b Smith and George NJ
Shields, and others, to be read in
evidence in my behalf in a certain
suit in chancery now pendingin the
Circuit Court of the county of Mason,
and State of West Virginia in which am
plaintin and you are defendant
II from any cause the taking of said depo-
sltion shall not be commenced on that day,
or II commenced shall not be completed on
the day aforesaid, the same shall be continu-
ed from day TO day, or from time to time, at
the same place and between the same hours,
until the same shall have been completed.
George NJ. Shields
By Counsel.
Sol. Nov. l4-4wk.
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Summons.
THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
To the Sheriff OF Mason County, Greeting:
We command you that you summons
Clara Belle Abbott II she be found in your
bailiwick to appear before the Judge OF our
Circuit Court for the County OF Mason at
rules to be held in the Clerks ohdcu of said
Court on the first Monday I'm November next
TO answer bill In chancely exhibited
against her In our said Court by Charles z
bbott, and unless she shall answer said
Dill vii hin Ql1e mon IA I1slsaf1ert the Court
VIII Take the saIne for Confessed and decree
accordingly. Aud have then there this writ.
Witnees:-A- l.. Boggess, Clerk OF our said
Ctrcuit Court At the Court House this the
LIST day OF October. 1906 and in the 44th year
of the State.
A Copy, Teste:
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Dedication of
U. B Church.
CWaterloo CORES. Nov. 1e.)

CWaterloo Cores. Nov. 16.)
| The Yauger memorial U. B.
Church was dedicated by the writer
to the service of Almighty God on
the fourth day of November. 1906
Messrs. j. and w. Yauger pur-
chased two acres of land some
years ago for the purpose of a
church and public graveyard.
But no church looked after this
matter for some time The writer's
attention was called to this interest
and l went and had an interview
with them, and accepted their pro-
position, aud they decided the two
acres of land to the U B Church
and each one gave fifty doIlars in
casn to aid in the building of
a church house. .
Basil Yauger, son of j. Yau.
ger. gave ten dollars, Charles
Musgrave and wife gave ten dol
lars, making in all one hundred
and twenty dollars from the Yau-
ger family besides the two aore lot.
The ohuroh building was begun
by the trustees, A. s. Rifle, God
frey Shule and Charles Musgrave,
but before the church bailding
was completed the wife of j. Yau-
ger, and his son Basil. and last of
all. himself. was called into the
Great Beyond and their bodies lie
sleeping side by side, near the
ohurch house built to their mem.
ory. Mr.. j. Yauger left by the
will in the hands of the trustees
four hundred dollars. the interest
of which is only to be used in
keeping up the church and grave
yard the above named church is
located on Letart Circuit Hunting
ton District, w. Va, Conference
u B Church. and is ouly two
miles northwest of Beech Hill
Station. on the main Ten.mile road
leading to the river, and is frame
building 24x34 feet, with arched
ceiling over head and tower for
bell
1t was built at cost of about
seven hundred dollars, of which
lamount two hundred and twenty.
five dollars had to be provided for
on day of dedication.
The day ofdedication was bright
and clear, just such a day as ell
desired. A large congregation
gathered to enioy the services.
After fine Gong service led by
Mes Ada Brown at the organ. aud
prayer by Rev j M. Hart, the
writer preached a short sermop
which was we'll received. and al
the close of which we asked for
the amount needed to free the
house from debt, and in about fifty
minutes the amount asked for was
secured. We then adjourned till
2:30 p m. and al the close of the
afternoon service this beautiful
temple was dedicated to the wor
ship of Almighty God. We all
felt like Peter on the Mount, "It
was good for us to be there" This
day will remain as one among the
brightest of my ministerial life.
Mention should be made of those
who helped 30 nobly before and op
the day of dedication and would
name Unole Wash Yauger, Charles
Musgrave and wife. Godfrey Shule,
A. s. Rifle, Willard Greenlee,
Nancy Mckinney. Mrs Long. Eari
Carson, M s. Taylor, Frank Thorn
ton, Allen Thornton, E. II. Bur
dett. Fred Mitchell and others ]
might name. but space will not
allow me, but would say all done
we'll. A s. RIFFLE
L
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THANKsGIVING HYMM.

We thank Thee, o Father, for all that is bright
The CLEAN of the day and the of the night;
The flowers of youth and the fruits of our prime,
And the blessings that march down the pathway of time.
We thank Thee o Father, for all that is drear-
The sob of the tempest, the flow of the tear;
For never in blindness, and vain,
Thy mercy permitted or pain.
We thank Thee, o Father, for song and for feast
The harvest that glowed and the wealth increased
For never blessing eneompassed earth,s child
But Thou in Thy mercy looked downward and smiled
We thank Thee, Father of all, for the power
Of aiding each other in lifes darkest hour;
The generous heart aud the bounful hand,
And all the help that sad souls auderstand.
wethank Thee, Father, for days yet to be-
For hopes that future will call us to Thee
That all our eternity form, through Thy love,
One Thanksgiving Day in the mansions above.
WILL CARLETON.
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Jennie Belle Ss. Abbott,

IN CnanCeEys
The object ofthe above entitled suit is to
obtain a divorce from the bonds OF matrimo-
ny by the said Charles B. Abbott from the
said Jennie Belle Abbott
And IL appearing from afddavit 6led in
this cause that process directed to the Sher-
III Of said county In said suit has been twice
delivered to the said officer more than ten
days before the return day of said process,
and such process was each time returned by
said SheFin Without being executed and that
said county OF Mason Is the county in which
said defendant has been, It Is ordered that
the said defendant, Jennie Belle Abbott. APP
pear here within one month from the first
publication of this notice aud do what is
necessary to urOtect her InteFes.R
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Big Democratic Gains.

The election news, since the
full returns have been reported,
tshoWs great democratic gains.
The election of all the State Off
cers in New York, other than
Governor, by small Democratic
majorities in spite of all the
weight and influence of the ad-
ministration indicates that the
great heart of the Empire State
Istlll beats in unison with Democ-
tracy and that with popular can
didates in 1908 the electoral vote
Eot the State is likely to be in the
Democratic column.
But the most wonderful change
from abject surrender to the trust
Iand corporation to the reviving
aces7of good government Is
Fin New Jersey. A tabulation of
the votes by counties shows a
Democratic majority of 1920 in
the State. The Republican plu-
rality for the Assembly tickets
last year was 57,97s and Roose-
velt carried it by $4,000, and
there was 81, 900 for the Republi-
can Governor. This Is the first
Democratic majority in the State
since 1893, and indicates that
Jersey justice" will cleanse the
State of the ring of corruptionists
and grafters that have infested
her, and like New York will be
again doubtful States with the
chances favoring the Democracy.
The other Democratic gains
are in Rhode Island, Minnesota
North Dakota, Missouri and
Oklahoma, which states gave
large Democratic majorities. The
Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of Kansas was only defeated
by 1000 votes, a gain of $4,000
over the vote of 1904. The dem
ocratic gain of over fifty men,
bers of Congress shows the gen
eral trend of the country to swing
towards Democratic policies and
when the standpat doctrine of the
Republican congress further indi-
Gates that real tariff reform is
impossible as long as that party
controls the legislative branch of
the government, there will be a
still greater revolt against high
trust prices, which those corpora
tions are protected by the tariff.
XII that Democrats have to do
to insure success is to get togeth-
er on essential policies and leave
any differences on minor matters
to be settled by Congress and
legislatures as they arise and per-
feet their organization in the sew
eral states that will see that Dem
ocratic voters go to the polls and
their votes are honestly counted.
Charleston Gazette.
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SunnmonS.

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
To the Sheriff OF Mason County, Greeting:-
We.command you that you summon Cora
VI. Shields II she be found in your bailiwick
TO appear before the Judge of our Circuit
Court for the County OF Mason at rules to be
held in The Clerk's office of said Court on the
nrst Monday in November next TO answer a
Oil In chancery exhibited against her IN
our said Court by George NJ. Shields and
unless she shall answer said bill within one
month thereafter, the Colrt will take the
same as confessed and decree accordingly.
And have there this writ.
WItness:-A. l.. BoggeSs Clerk OF our said
Circuit Court. at the Court House, this 22nd
DAY of October, 1905, and in the I4th year
of the State.
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The near approach of the holt
day season is causing the peopIs
to plan their purchases for the
regular annual gift giving.
Point Pleasant merchants are
able to supply the demand for any
thing that may be wanted from a
barlow knife to the richest diamond
or costliest raiment. Nothing 60
makes q community hump itself
as finding friendly mutually Ii
business.
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n Notice toTax Pavers
nov. 2l-4w

Notice is hereby given to all tax
payers in Mason County, that after
the 30th, of this month you will have
to pa the full amount of your tax
tickets, but if paid during any time
this month you viii be allowed p per
cent. off on all 1906 tickets. Regard.
less of who it is, no discount will be
allowed after this month.
Respectfully,
J. o MCDERMITT,
nov. 21-2w. Sheriff Mason County.
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A woman with nine children en-
tered a street car. The conductor
asked if they all belonged to her.
or was it a pic nioP She replied:
They are all mine and it's no pic-
ME, either"
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
Of Valuable Coal Property and
Town Lots.

DY virtue of the authority vested In me,
D by = decree OF the Circuit Court of Mason
County, West Virginia, entered on the 2trd
day OF February, 1900, in the Chancery
cause therein pending wherein Louis Juhl-
ing Is plaintiff and Charles JuhIing Is de-
fenoaur I will ON the