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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

Mr., George B. Cable. son of Mr..
and Mrs A q. Gable. this city.
will be married today to Miss Nan
ME Ryan. at her home. in st.
Louis. Mo. Mr.. Gable has host
of friends here who will extend
their congratulations and besi
wishes for their future Happiness
for him and his bride. They will
make their home at Lynn, Mass
where Mr.. Cable has been making
his headquarters for some time
They will arrive here about Sun.
day to make a short visit with hil
parents
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

Presiding next Sunday at IL a.
M and p. m. Also in Henderson
at 8 p. M All are cordially invit.
ed. j. M Boland, pastor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

See the new silk Soarts in all
ooIors and prices at The Bon-Ton
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

The dance given by the ladies of
the town complimentary to the
gentlemen. in The Spencer assem-
bly, hall on thanksgiving evening.
was largely attended. The dance
was most highly enjoyed by all
who attended; it was the most
pleasant dance given this season.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

Mr.. John Grogan, one of Mid
dleports oldest and most respected
citizens died last week at his homo
on Rutland street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05
LADIES, 1T DOES!

There is no doubt, it pays you read
and when you need the freshest
modes in Coaks Suits Furs. Dress Materials Millinery
Hosiery Corse Gloves Underwear and other small
which required complete your wardrobe
THIS IS EDITORIAL. NOW FOR THE NEWS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

Cement PAYERS watch the weather
closely aud continue to pave here
and there where citizens are ready
for the work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05

Mr.. Frank Beamish, in A
Stranger in Town." at Hooff's
Opera House, Monday night, 10th.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-05
Woman's Tailored Suits.

Our stock somewhat broken in this line and close
all suits hand making Sweeping Reductions.
Suits range price from S. $40 All strictly
all wool materials that easily worth half than
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
the same circumstances could not be

the same circumstances could not be
elected to chief office of emolument.
such as the sheriff's, clerks or treas
urer's, if he ignored the saloons. The
candidates for the judiciary, those as
piring to offices of minor value and
those known to be broke" are ex-
empted from the obligation of meeting
the poor man at his Club" and in
wiling him to have drink. This cere-
mony is essential whenever a rally is
held in city or county during a county
campaign unless the speakers are the
dignitaries of the party in state or
district. Consequently the man who
would rather remain a private citizen
than make a saloon campaign keeps
out of the competition for offices of
large emolument.
This has been understood for many
years and the pulpit has often deplored
the situation, but the congregation has
not acted upon the pulpits advice to
cut the candidate who makes the sa-
loon campaign If the congregation has
prejudices against the saloon it has
other prejudices also and these usually
prove the stronger on election day. We
will have the saloon IN politics in Du-
huque county until we get an elector-
ate whose prejudices on the side Of
clean and capable government exceed
all other prejudices. The vital re-
quirement of good government every
where is conscience in the electorate
and not, merely in that portion the
candidate meets at the saloon, which
is mere fraction of the whole.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
WHAT AN IsrAmus CANAL MEANS.

The Suez canal is paying and pros
porous property. Some facts regarding
it are especially interesting in view Of
the construction Of the big Panama
waterway by the United States as
forecasting the probable effect Of the
isthmiap canal on American trade. The
chief effect Of the Suez canal COM
mercially has been to facilitate Brit
ish trade with India, East Africa, the
East Indies, Japan and Australia. In
1905, for example, out Of 13, 1874, los tons
of shipping using the canal, S,356,940
were British; other nations were no.
where, tho the Germans and French
had increasing percentages. Since
1890 the import and export trade with
the regions east Of Suez has increased
from 6S90,000 tons to 13,134,000 tons
in 1905, most of it being with India. In
the fifteen years midas share rose
from 3,S7o,Ooo to 6,345,000 tons. The
canal company has reduced its transit
Idle HUH 1O lIdllCS III 4oif w "a
francs in 1906, and further reductions
are probably possible, under compe-
tition, in view Of the large dividends
paid.
What the completion Of the Pam
anna project means to American bus
mess interests is fairly beyond con-
lecture. All China is to be developed.
A grand division is to be gridironed
with railways, nations taught the art
Of production, factories built, new de-
sires awakened and new needs sup
piled. The great development Of the
succeeding century is to be in the
orient. 1t is to awake and hum with
life and activity Of the occident Thru
the ditch across the isthmus much of
this coming commerce will pour as
thru a funnel. We shall ship more
west than east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
HOW CHICKENS SLEEP PERCHED.
Knoxville Journall

Knoxville Journal.l
The fact the perching birds of the
various classes spend the night with
their toes wrapped around limbs.
poles and other objects which are
easily. grasped, has caused many peo-
pie of inquiring turn of mind to make
Investigations concerning the manner
in which they are able to maintain
their hold while asleep. The old say
ing gives us to understand that watch
fulness is best expressed by the
adage, Sleeping with one eye open,
like the bird, which must be ever
watchful or fall off the perch
That old maxim falls about as wide
Of the mark intended as most Of the
wise sayings which came into use
years ago before Investigators began
to inquire for a reason why.
Birds don't sleep with one eye
open," and there is no more danger
of rooster topping over and losing
his roosting place than there is of
your falling out of bed and rolling
out at the window. Why? Because
the claws of birds are adapted to all
the uses to which their owners may
desire to put them. Mature made ar
rangements for "roosring" or perch
ing, otherwise the birds would never
have acquired the aboreal habit. The
ligaments which control the toes of
birds pass over the joints of the heel
and knee in such manner that the
muscles tighten the .endons, bending
the toes downward whenever the leg
is bent; the weight Of the fowls body
pressing down the thighs and legs
necessarily Tightening the claws
(toes) around the perch, making the
grasp firm and stable, and perfectly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
Bergman in Washington Post.

ker for money, as now:
When. If ever, did not a per cent of
men get big moneys and the vast mass
got little? When, If ever, did not the
discrepancy In fortune getting depend
upon the grey matter in skulls?
Did not men always gamble for gain?
Is not this present time, comparatively,
free from gambling? a generation or
more ago In England, and everywhere.
all gained. Statesmen like Fox In
England had a passion for cards. And
as to rash speculation, is there any
thing nowadays equal to the universal
hysteria shown In the blowing of the
South Sea bubble?
When, If ever. was Sunday better
observed than now? Europe for CEN
turtles wenr to church n the morning
and to the games in the afternoon, and
the promenade, the visit, the playing
OF music, were universal, Luther him
self sharing in the custom of the day.
Mormonism? Read the Old Testa-
ment-where, then, did not polygamy
prevail? Brigham Young wasn't a
printing to Solomon with his 700 wives
the alleged wise mainland that not
being enough, he accumulated 500 lady
friends; anu what about David and the
rest? Haven't we improved in that re-
spect?, Reed Smoot Is an angel of
light compared with the Old Testa-
ment worthless i'm respect to plural
wives and adjuncts. Civilization
quickly finds out that polygamy Is bad
political economy, and rejects the in
stitution on that ground as well as
on religious grounds.
Drunkenness? The civilized world
is infinitely improved In respect to So
briefly. Read in Talne's English Lit
erature his picture OF the universal
booze in England when gin was in
vented. Nothing In E'efoe is so vivid
as that picture of stupor, squalor, mis-
ery-men, women and children all on
a constant Jag if the individual could
muster a penny for straw and liquor,
and they fell by regiments in the
streets Of London, at all hours Of the
day and night, and kind souls went
about hauling them into the gutter to
keep the horses and wheels from
crushing the drunken brutes. Match
that picture nowadays. We have
grown infinitely better since then.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
COMPARING MiLLIONA'REs.

A Mexican mine owner of fabulous
of paying the Mexican national debt
and has been refused. Now he will
expend ten millions on the poor Of
Mexico. With the government that
refused his money as a gift to itself as
his coadjutor and almoner the mine
owner will establish free schools. as
sist struggling churches and help hon
est and Industrious poor to become
established in business or as farmers.
If the first s10,O0O,0O0 benafaction
works out in the scheme of helpfulness
as it. is expected to do by it's donor
he intimates that other millions are
behind it for similarly beneficent uses.
Previous to this Mr.. Carnegie held
the distinction of being the only mod
ern millionaire to attempt to usurp
the power of government by producing
his money bags. Mr.. Carnegie, it will
be recalled, proposed to buy the Phil
100000 in. the face of the president and
congress It is not likely that Car
negie was bluffing, for he would have
considered the historical notoriety
cheap at the price. Pedro Alvarado,
the Mexican mine owner, however,
goes the American plutocrat one bet
ter Disappointed in his plan of
standing stepfather to nation, he
spends the money anyhow, ard from
the outlines of his scheme of distri-
button, spends it wen. More, there is
nothing to indicate that he will insist
that his name lead all the rest in in
scriptton or on entablature. Mr. Car
negie drew down his twenty millions
To be sure he had spent much more
than that and is still dispensing with
a lavish hand. He still oversizes the
Mexican, but perhaps Pedro Alvarado
has come closer to the real splendor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16

of charity than Carnegie in that he
has poured his millions in nearer the
individual, closer to the upper sources
Of the currents Of human need.
Senior Alvarado's offer to pay the
national debt of his country like Mr..
Carnegie's ill-advised attempt 70 settle
state affairs simply because he had
the money. will be regarded as bid
for notorety, but the use to which the
senior has put the refused cash is
highly commendable whatever the
spirit that prompted. His willingness
to part with the great sum for the
benefit of others is an evidence that
he sees something above and better
than money and realizes that the pos
session of great wealth. entails re-
sponsibilities. He is certainly more
human than Russell Sage, more lib
eral than Rockefeller. AS his wealth
comes from mine and not from re-
straint of trade and the violation OF
law in one way and another, it Is not
in evidence that he is striving to pur-
chase immunity. Comparing Pedro
Alvarado and his gift with other mill
ionaires and their gifts, Pedro has done
as we'll as the rest.
Millionaires are getting common.
Once to be millionaire and be able
to sign a million dollar check was to
be greater than a king. Now it is to
be one of class and of a class not
highest in the estimation of the public.
The mere possession of wealth may
and does buy cringing service. but 1t
cannot command confidence and re-
spect. Mr.. Carnegie is the most re-
spected OF our million makers, because
he has given with apparent desire to
aid. Pedro Alvarado turning his gold
into lever to raise men higher, comes
closer to those whose admiration he
Graves than if he had paid the national
debt ten times over. We are testing
millionaires' motives as well as their
coin nowadays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
s1rAL,Ne FROM THE DISTRESSED.

Mayor schmits, Of San Francisco
.een,s 10 be in pretty tight place.
Lacking positive proof 1t is too early
ia condemn individuals, but it IS an
assured fact that the relief fund con-
tributed from almost every community
and nearly every home to the stricken
and famished population of the ruined
city over which Schmitz was eXecu-
tive. has been raided by sneak thieves.
i NAV be that million dollars OF
tne great sum gathered from the Will
ing hands stretched out toward san
Francisco in her calamity, has been
stolen outright by the men trusted oy
those who gave and depended upon by
those who were in dire need. NO
scandal has come closer to the public
and aroused such intense desire to see
those responsible punished. It is the
lowest degree of theft. The thieves
shot down in the act, OF lootllis
While the city rocked with the quake
the ghouls who severed the fingers OF
dead women for their rings and died
Justly against a wall, facing firing
squad, we're not lower than their COM
peers, who have robbed the starving
and planted suspicion where charity
bIooned. While it is too soon to name
and condemn, the president may be
trusted to pursue and punish the per-
petrators Of this shameless outrage.
He will have the unified support of the
entire world in his task, and no pun
ishment, however severe, will lack APP
prevail from the public.
Villainy like this, is calculated to
shake. the confidence of the minimizing
in all mankind and dry up the springs
of charity and human helpfulness. Let
US, however, remember that while
Schmitz and his accomplices were be-
traying continent for a little dirty
money, millions of men were true to
their daily trust: that from all the in
Vulnerable sources whence the streams
of charity converged to flood Frisco
with the outpour of nations sympa-
thy, there has come not one solitary
instance of unfaithfulness. The men
who handled the fund at it's fountain
heads were honest 1t remained for
other men whose opportunity to steal
was perhaps not greater. to sell them
selves and the suffering people who
were dependent upon them.
It is easy and it is more just to
see the proof of honesty in the mon
strous theft at San Francisco than to
accept the erroneous conclusion that
all men are possible thieves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
TERMS:
Qratory.

Oratory.
The statesman gravely wipes mis- spec
and straightens out his tie
And says. "My friends, unless 1t rains
the weather will be dry"
And when this thought into our brains
has percolated thru,
we common folk throw up our hands
and loudly cry: How true!"
the statesman blows his massive nose
and clears his august threat, :
And says: 1.-THE ship will. never sinH
SO long as it's afioat."
Whereat we roll our solemn eyes, ap-
plaud with main and might,
And slap each other on the back tine
while we say: Hes right"
The statesman wakes stern and warm
his talk becomes a roar,
He yells: II say to your my Irienos'
that two and two make four
And thereupon our doubts dissolve. our
fears are put to rout, -
And we admit that here's a man VINO
knows what he's about
Louisville Courier-Journai'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
THE SALOON IN POLITICS.
TD11h,1n,,e Times-JOurnal.7


The saloon has been in politics in
Dubuque city and county since time
whereof the memory of men runneth not
to the contrary. 1t reached the height
of it's power during the days of prohi-
bition, when the number of saloons
was largest because the license fee
was lowest and when the liquor deal
er had the greatest interest in the pur-
poses of those who would have, II
elected responsibility for the enforce
men of the law. 1t is possible for a
candidate, even a republican. to be
elected to office In Dubuque county
without making saloon campaign,
but in ordinary circumstances he can
not be elected if for any reason he
has incurred the hostility of the liquor
element. A republican candidate for
the legislature may slip in without Wis
iting the saloons If it is good year
for republicans, but the same man in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
OLD AND NEW TIMES.
[Burrell In the Washington, dowa>, Press.l

On Sunday night, at a union SER
vice in the First U. p. church, Rev. l..
d. Young gave a sermon on the relation
OF the church to civic Righteousness,
to packed house, in which he ar
raigned the church on the score of be-
ing asleep in Zion. 1t was a severe in
dictment OF the church. He enumer-
ated the crying evils of the day, such
as avarice, greed for wealth and a mad
race for speedy gains, Sunday desecra-
ton, intemperance. Mormonism, grind
ing child labor and failure to give
youth fair show at education, low
wages for working men, conditions
that favor the acquisition OF enormous
fortunes by a few at the expense OF the
masses, etc. The church seemed in-
different to all these evils. and was
asleep, and the inference was that, If
the church was awake, these clouds
of evil and sins would disappear, and
there would be an era OF Righteousness
and man would love his neighbor, and
all would be well.
We do not recall that we in many
years, If ever, heard a louder lainenta-
ton.
But are things so bad? Always In
good health. We have been an opti-
mist, and wish to be that always and
never a pessimist. Is the preacher
sound In his conclusions? Is the world
growing worse and worse? Is no
society ameliorating? In the course
of a century can we fairly say from
the evidence that the civilized part Of
the race has gone back instead of for
ward
When, II ever, was so much done for
childhood and youth as now?
When. If ever, were there SO many
chances and opportunities for bright,
Industrious young men, and old, to
make better wages at shorter hours
than now?
We used to pay farm hands $40 to
SIS month, with board and washing,
and the preacher stated those figures
as current wage, but ne is way off
such laborers command now from $25
to $50 month and found, with a horse
kept, and usually buggy, for the
benefit of him and his girl, and even
at that fine wage farmers plead in vain
for help.
When, if ever, did not mankind han
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16

te, the resources of this country and
have pushed the corn belt up to the
Canada line.
The Rockwell City Advocate has
changed from weekly to twicea-
week issue.
Notwithstanding the splendid fall
weather and the reputation Of the
OlSibojis, Colfax continues Colonel La
fayette Young's favorite watering
place The doughty colonel is suffer-
ing under an attack of rheumatism,
possibly acquired thru close political
association with Dave Brant
"Whisht!" said the gang on the 18TH
mus here comes the So operintind-
init"
dispatch from Copstantinople is
headed Much Interest in Turkey"
That's true enough but how did they
find out in Constantinople what we are
worrying over in Iowa?
A contract has been let to Wind
sor, VT, firm for the granite for the
sarcophagus in which the bodies of
President and Mrs. Mckinley will lite
at Canton. Ohio. The material will be
the green granite quarried only on
Ascutney Mountain, on the east side OF
the state. 1t will be from the same
quarry which furnished stone for the
Seth Low library of Columbia Uni
versity. The contract calls for sixteen
pieces of stone, the largest of which
will weigh nine tons, to form two re-
ceptacles eight feet long, four feet wide
ard three feet deep. The whole will
be surmounted by two capstonss, the
architect endeavoring to carry out the
plan Of Napoleon sarcophagus in Paris.
Yes" said the native. bad Bill
intimated yistidy that the new sheriff
was Il crook an liar"
"Gracious!s exclaimed the newcomer,
that ought to be investigated"
1T is being investigated by the
coroner. "-Philadelphia Press.
Last month, ere it was time to shoot
Sat rabbits meath each bough;
But, 10! when on their trail we scoot
Where are those rabbits now?
Baltimore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16

capable of holding the bird in posi-
ton without conscious effort. You can
see an illustration of what we are try
ing to explain In every step taken by
the hen or rooster---the claws bend
downward with each forward and up
ward motion of the legs Watch the
sleeping canary with his head under
his wing and you will instantly rid
yourself of the notion that such Great
ures go into repose for the night with
"one eye OPEN Ii Is plain TO me and
will be to you If you VIII investigate
little, that sleeping birds grasp with
out effort and maintain themselves in
fixed position without watchfulness.
Why. don't you know that an old hen
can't even shift her position on the
roost without first rising so as to
loosen the muscles and tendons which
control the claws?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
Topics Of the Times

boiling Harrison county paper, the
Logan Observer, has declared for John
Lacey as "the next senator from Iowa"
and the scissors in the editorial rooms
of the Burlington Hawkeye and other
railroad papers leap to give the declar-
alton the publicity of their circulation.
The corporation gang is on Delivers
trail. Dolliver fought the rate bill
thru. Does any one, in Iowa believe
that John F. Lacey could or would
have made that fight? Dolliver as
one of the supporters of the square
deal may expect to be pounded into
the ground" just as deep as the ham,
mers of the corporation outfit can
drive him.
The Marion Register, one Of the
mouthpieces Of the crowd that joined
forces with the democrats in the last
legislature to defeat primary legis-
lation insinuates that similar deal
will be managed this winter.
Bremen county is shy thirty school,
ma'ams and the county superintendent
of schools is advertising for them. No
use, the fellows that got them will
never bring them back. The Iowa
schoolma'am is as staple as sugar and
tastes like it.
A Chicago doctor says we are all
ways ready to appropriate money to
investigate hog cholera and refusing
it to the medical profession to assist
in preventing disease among human
beings.
Hisey polled seven votes in Wood
bury county running ahead of the
gubernatorial candidate of the peoples
party one vote. Pushed the wheel
barrow in ahead of His Whiskers!
An experiment station professor is
at work producing a Vlriety of corn
that will yield we'll and mature late
in August If he can do this, and he
insists he can, he will have added a
new cattle and hog feeding territory
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-16
--A -
Thankfulueaa.

l am no friend to the people who re-
ceive the bounties of Providence with
out visible gratitude. When the six
pence falls into your hat you may
laugh. When the messenger Of an IN
expected blessing takes you by the
hand and lifts you up and bids you walk
you may leap and run and sing for
joy, even as the lame man whom St.
Peter healed skipped piously and re-
joiced aloud as he passed through the
beautiful gate of the temple. There is
no virtue in solemn Indifference. Joy
is as much duty as beneicence Is.
Thankfulness is the other side Of mer-
cy.-Henry Van Dyke.