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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
MASON COUNTY " VIRGINIA.. FEBRUARY n 1906
Parents Nav.

Prof. D ". Brown. Of your city.
who has betn The teacher cf the
Hickory Chapel school for the
past three years. and who always
takes great pride in having his
aChool room perfectly clean aud
home-like. sst aside Friday even.
ing. the 2Buit as Parents" day at
the school. and an invitation was
given 70 the pAtents to Be present
on that day Qnits a number came
out TO visit his schos l. where they
found the eChool grounds CLEANED
and in the hest order, i'd the
school room filed with nice. clsar-
faced enthusiastic vorkere, sur.
rounded by walls Decorated in
beautiful Instructive pictntes and
a nice school Library Of the bsst
literature that could 30 oblained.
and aIl busy as & beehive. sski1t
the high 'frs - o5
1lt. Brown called up Z fsH classss
and gaYs reoitations which sheWed
he understood his business -aud
how progressive IVES school con
Quoted under the above circum-
stanoes. after which be delivered a
lecture upon, the subject Create a
Love for the Beautiful Things of
Life" In .wh;ca he ably set forth
tae great Importance of beautifying
life. the home, and tie country.
Those present were led to see how
the rough rugged paths of the stu
dept's life oan be smoothed and
beautified in his forts to obtain a
high standing in this progressive
world. PARENT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

A curious thing about China
is that there a mans word is bet
ter than his bond. That is, a
Chinaman had 80 much rather
pay his debta than not. that as
long as he has resources he will
do so, and obviously if he has
nothing his paper is worthless.
In many cases foreign houses do
not require Chinese merchants to
sign orders for goods at all, a
practice which probably does not
prevail with any other country in
the world.
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County Correspondents
FLAT ROCK.
&c Iate { . Last week ]

10 tate u last week.
Correspondence, g.
Having eeen no items from khil
place, Ithougt / would drop in q
Holly Blessing, Of LetaEt, VA
the guest Of Miss On la Sterm Sun.
day.
Old Mr.. Ground hog having seen
his shadow We are preparing for
six weeks more winter.
Mrs. Roy Daugherty was the
guest of Ora Love Sunday.
A very enjoyable affair occurred
at the home of Miss Hazel EckaTd
last Saturday evening. Her many
friends from Flat Hook came down
and spent the evening in playing
games. After the games they wer1
nshered into ths dining room and
bad quite 4 .jnlaiIlg pulling fslIs;
later on refreshments were ser led.
I'll o 9 present were: Misses NIL
lie PulIiD, Gnsta Sterne, HszsI
Eckard. Rosa Rayburn, Lola Ray
burn, Beatrice Eokard Mrs Pearl
Kent, Ora Love and Ora q. Eok.
ard.
Messrs Everett Green. George
DAwgherty, Harry Sterue. Morgan
Love. Guy Pullin. Clayton Pullin.
John AXE. Harry Love, Willie
Love, Rupert Eokard, Holly Bless
ing, of Lstart.
Miss Nellie Pullin was the guest
of Miss Rosa Rayburn Sund ".
Robert R4yburn, wife AMI FAM
lily attended the funeral of his sis-
ter, Mrs. Gibbs, Saturday.
Miss R4ohel Smith returnsd
home last week from Lstart.
L>nnie Gray is visiting his un-
ole Henry Love, near Lelart.
MISS Haz sl E,kard was the guest
of Gusta Stern Sunday.
Daisy and Pausy.
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oui iu some novel shapes. and
come are on a more elaborate &c ale
than ever before.

oui IN some novel shapes. and
some are on a more elaborate &c ale
than ever before.
Like so many other of our hoIi.
days it is handed down from the
Romans, although named after a
priest who was murdered. The
feast of Luperoalia was held in
ancient Rome about the middle of
February and the love significance
was given day by the fact that it
is at about this time of year thst
the birds begin to mate, in snoient
Rome it YVES the custom for all the
bachelors to to throw into recepta.
ole slips bearing the name some
unmarried girl, while the maidens
did the same with the names of
those of the other sex. Lots were
drawn, and the owners of the names
coming out together were more or
less lnoky "valentines'' for the rest
of the year,
+ From this sort of observance the
dav oecame one on wbioh sweet
nearts exchanged letters. and then
one on which lovers wrote anony.
mousIy to the lady with heart ten.
der missives honeyed with a few
compliments to her various perfec-
tions. 1t was superstition of the
day that when a single perscn
went out of the house on st. Val
entine's morning the FIRST unmarri.
ed person he, or she met, would
become that persons husband or
wife within the year
From such a day it hsd come
down TO us observed in the form as
We know it, in a great many cases
a day of j. king. except for the en-
ployes of the postofHce.
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Absent Minded IIIinoiran
cs1ilwaukee sentinel.)

1--WE have the prize absent mind
ed man in Streator, Ill.," said
Henry Oswald of that city. "Not
long ago his wife took him to
task for his absolute helplessness
WI en- it came to remembering
things and he promised to do
much better.
"Less than an hour afterward
he started down town, when she
handed him a letter which she
wished dropped in the postoffice.
He promised not to forget it and
to make good carried 1t in his
hand through the streets. just as
he reached the letter slot in the
postofice a friend asked him the
time. He drew his watch from
his pocket. answered the question,
dropped the watch through the
slot and started off with the letter
still tightly held in his other
hand. s
::The friend knew of his peculi-
arity and went after him. When
the watch had been secured the
absent minded man went on and
it was not until late that night
that his wife discovered the letter
he had started to mail reposing
in his overcoat pocket In the
excitement he had placed it there
instead Of. in the. box.
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BOARD.
(To late for last week. }

~ ~crc -~~- -t.~e NSS--a
Correspondence. ..
Misses Maud and Lizzie Blessing
were the guests of Miss Emma
SomerviIle Sunday.
Ben Roush. Sherman and Robi.
Blessing We, the guests of Taylor
Fisher Sunday
Mrs. Henry R;cksrd is on tho
sick list.
Nit AMI Mrs. T. q. Blessing On.
tertained q number Of their friends
IN Wednesday with Flinch and
Parchessi Music was furnished
by Jasper Roush end A. s. Picken.
fne evening was pleasantly spent
and those present were Mr.. and
Mrs ". r Roush. A S Plokans.
vile and daughtsr. Mlsses Ada
m3lyills. Lizzie Blessint Nay
87osh CfIs H5l|o1 okfr
Ronbh and John Cufffn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

Charlotte Forrell. a young wo-
man of 20. living in Roane county,
near the border of Kanawha county,
hanged herself b-cause her family
oil jscted to her marriage with the
young man che loved The tragedy
occurred in her room at her fathers
home. The Ferrell family is one
of the most prominent and pros
perons of the county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
Don't Re Hoodwinked hoOdoe

One farmer states that he can
"keep a stove going" during six
months with the sundower stalks
produced on an acre of ground.
The seeds produced and fed to
fowls pays for all work of culti-
yation. He burns the smaller
heads with the stalks which are
cut in the fall to the required
length.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
IS WEAK WOMEN STRONG
iD SICK WOMEN WELL.

Er| Tears ago, DR.. Pierce searched
NQI lob0rntoFy for q remedy with
uhie enpplant the ignorant and vi.
clc thods Of sreatIpents With alcQ-
loI|r rlulants. fhen in vogue. and sim
too CO uunlY prescribed and advised for
NQne peculiar ailments.
Nat,7 bounds With most efficient rem
ed!es In Ladgss Slipper root Black
Cplo oQt1 y nicorn root. Hue C1llosh
root Golden Seal root DR.. Pierce
found lrinal properties. which when
extrzc md preserved by the use of
ehem'c pure Blycerines have proven
most cpt In making weak women
etrQl lex women WELL 1t contains
no altI not apatent medicine >
llol one either.
81 U rTiug with nervous headache,
pains back and dizziness so that at
lines lie down for hours before
could head.H writes Mrs Mary NJ.
Iho1u1 Winston Street, Los Angeles,
+ Cal sinF The aEst bottle Of Fd-
rQrltt 1n. hqWeyer.I was so pleased
with tI that kept on taking lt until
flzN11 IS health and strength 1
shall ne |thpnt thi1 great medicine.
eIte 111 fer doses when Il do not
one ncipaI nses of. DR. Rierce,s
FaTorl ption IS the preparation
OF pros mothers for the time OF
trial and Ih1l comes when child
Is born Ion Is strengths
enlnR Ing and lessons pain
mother ana child. Every woman should
know these things before she really needs
TO know them. There are many things in
DR. Piefce,s Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, that every woman ought TO know.
This celebrated work reached sale Of
1000 copies at 81 so each. The expense
of production having thus been covered.
il Is now being given away. A copy will
be sent to any address on receipt of 2l
one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing
only, or, in cloth binding for 81 stamps
Address DIR. z. v. Pierce, Buffalo, NY.
Don't Be Hoodwinked, bSS6St,saa bhO0d0Seaaa
or oroVer-persuaded into accepting Substitutes
for the Original Little Liver Pills, first pnt
up By old DI r Y, PIerce, oyer 30 ye11s egg.
and called Doctor Pierce'9 Pleasant Pellets.
equiIed. One or two are laxative. three or
four cathartic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

An Irishaman and a .Swede
were caught red-handed in the
act of cattle stealing out West,
and the usual court of Judge
Lynch had arrived at the usual
verdict. Whereupon the court
adjourned to the bridge across
the Niobrara and prepared to ex-
ecute its unanimous sentence.
The Swede was given the honor
of being thrown off the bridge
with a rope around his neck
first. But by some mistake the
knot united just as the Swede hit
the water and he swan to the
bank and hit the trail. When
they started to put the moose
around the Irishman's neck he
said to the master of ceremonies
"Now look here, me bye, I want
yez to be a dom sight more care
fui wild that rope than ye was on
the Swade-I can't swim a
stroke"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
18th No. 8 clark's o. N. T. Spool

with No. 8 clark's o. Mt. Spool
Cotton.
lie had been duped. He own
ell Jimmie's short tail cow. Jack
says he does not wish to cast any
reflections on the wonderful repu-
tation of Clark's spool cotton, but
that it will not do to sew cow
tails on with, and as to Jimmie,
h, has decided to turn him over
to the Great Ruler of the Un:-
verse with the hope that he will
assign him to the hot ward where
he properly belongs.-Independ
ent Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

The Methodists of Weston who
objected to a l2-foot fence being
erected on property adjacent to
their fine new church, have lost
their case in the Supreme Court.
Judge Cox handed down the
opinion of the court, which was
that the defendant is allowed to
build a twelve-foot fence on her
own property if she SO desires,
and the bill was dismissed from
the docket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

Miss Lillian M. Small has been
installed as marine observer at
an isolated promontory of the
Cape Cod Highlands. She watch
es the ocean constantly and tele-
graphs her record to the Boston
Chamber of Commerce.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
IN MEMoRY OF MRS. ELSIE
GIBBS.

One more friend has gone and left US,
In this wide, wide world to roam;
But we know that she is happy,
In her bright and heavenly home.
Farewell Elsie till we meet you,
In that land so bright and fair;
Oh how happy We will be.
With our Saviour over there.
She has left us here to weep,
For she's gone away to stay;
And we slia1 ne'er more see her,
Till the resurrection day.
1t is hard to part with those.
That we love SO very dear;
But when the Saviour calls them,
We can no longer keep them here.
And when he comes and calls them,
Oh how sweet it is to know!
That those beloved of him,
Are ready and willing to go.
Oh the tears that were shed,
AS they carried her away,
For her face to be hidden,
Meath the cold and silent clay.
Her pain is now all over,
And she's resting in sweet repose;
Why then should we worry,
And wish her in this world of woes.
Then mourn not for her dear friends,
Think of all she had to bear;
And now she's rWeetiy resting,
And the starry crown will wear.
Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Size shall know no care;
For there viii be no sin,
Nor sorrow over there.
Letart, w. Va r.. NIB.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
A PIoUs FRAUD.
Or the Cow With a Short
Tail.

Some years ago over in the
Williamsburg Valley, in Green
brier county, this state, the fol-
lowing deal was made by parties
which will characterize as Jack
and Jimmie:
Well, Jack wanted to buy a
cow, and some one had told him
that his friend Jimmie, who lived
over in the country about SIX
miles distant, had cow for SALE
lie recalled the fact that Jennie
had long been noted for his ac-
tive part in church matters. lie
had heard him talk in class
meeting and in prayer he was
truly wonderful. He could bring
tears to the eyes of the most har-
dened sinner in the country. He
decided that what Jimmie would
te him about the COW could be
relied upon as facts indisputable.
So he rode over to look at the
cow and he found Jimmie read
ing the Bible as usual. However
the sacred volume was soon laid
away and they went out to look
at the cow. She was dandy, a
salt and pepper mixed brindle,
but had one deformity. She had
a very short tail, perhaps only
about ten inches long. Jennie
said she had come into this world
with short tail, and he did not
think the doing of Providence
should be criticized by US poor
mortaIs here on earth and he
would take $50 cash for her as
she stood.
Jack offered s25 and said he
would have freely given the 9TH
er IS if she had long tail. Jim
me declare that $40 was the clos
est price he could name. But said
that a friend of his had cow
that looked exactly like his cow,
that she had a long tail, and with
the exception of the difference in
length of the tail an expert could
not tell them apart, and that he
was sure she could be bought for
$50 and said as he and Jack had
always been good friends, he
would see his neighbor and buy
this COW and would make no
charge for his trouble. So Jack
promised to return upon advice
from Jimmie that he had got the
COW. Two or three days later
he received word from Jimmie to
come on, he had made the deal.
So Jack responded promptly and
found the cow just exactly as
jimmie had described her. She
had long bushy tail and looked
for all the world like J1mmie's
short tailed cow. Jimmie said
his short tailed COW was over in
the back field in pasture, a mile
or two distant, but he would low
ed to have had her at home to
show Jack how much they look
ed alike. Jack said this would
not be necessary at all, SO he paid
Jennie the $50 and departed for
his home with the COW. About
the time Jack got the follow field
with the cow she began to show
signs of wanting to back track
herself and made break for lib
erty. Jack grabbed her by the
tail in order to retard her speed,
but 10 and behold the tail pulled
off-leaving a stump about ten
inches long. He examined the
piece that he had pulled off and
foud that it had been sewed on
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

The best and purest 6rst-olass
whiskies. wines and beer always
in stock to eerve you by the drink
or in quantities, at j. W. Hooyer's
place-Cole's old stand. Call and
be convinced.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

When in town stop and see j.
w. Hoover. at Coles old stand, and
try some of his leading brands of
whiskiee: Montreal Malt Rye.
Queen Bee Rye. Old Puritan Rye
and q good many more leading
brands. You will always be vel.
come and treated right. Nothing
but the best TO serve you.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
Contains aIl che Newa.

Controls the full Associated Press
Reports, and has staff of correspon-
dents in every town in the state
whose sole aim is to keep the REG
lSTER posted about everything.
Liberia. terms made TO agents
Spe iai rates to clubs of four or
more.
Writer for particulars and ask for
sample copies aud zee for yourself
what an mp to-date daily the
REGISTER really Is.
The. Weekly Register known in
eyofy household throughout the rural
districts is One Dollar per year. Spec
ial rates also Iuade to agen's.
Tho Sunday REGISTER
is another of the Registers splendid
editions. Each issue contains infor-
nation on everything.
~ go Per Year In Advance
Write for Sample Copies and Terms.
WHEELING REGISTER.
Ch rles f. Taney. Gen'I Mgr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

There are four pieces of Mar
tina Washington's china in the
White House collection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

Borrowing your neighbours paper
may not be ona of the min "
branches on the tree of graft. but
it is about the meanest thing pc. !.
son oan be guilty Of. by the way
is it POUR of The Weekly Register
you ere reading today.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

The average girl would rather
marry in haste and repent ct Ieis-
ure than to never have q chance
at all.
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ROnsh and J0hn UuIIin.
FLAXION.
To lats,fur last week J

10 4ht0.tOI Iabk Wook
Correspondence, 8.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hiram Kimea we're
visiting friends on Sixteen Sunday
Wm. Myers gavs an extcrtain.
uent at hIs at his home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs E. NJ. Cox, of Up.
land. were visiting hisparents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. Ccx. Saturday and
Sunday, Mr. Cox has been sta +,
toned at B!uefield for the past few
monthe.
Mr.. tni Mrs. Robert Dowell. Of
Beech Hill. were calling on Mrs.
DoVe.i's sieter. Mrs. Lawrence Cox
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Maddy, of
Nine mile. were visiting at the
home of Mrs. A. Cox Sunday, who.
is very sick with la grippe and not
able to leave her bed at this writ
ing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

A small man lodges when he
meets a great opportunity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14

Most ofthe trouble with hav-
ing money is that you haven't
more. "t =
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The whaling Register.

Circulates in every county in the
state and all of the counties In the
adjoining states. Has larger paid
circulation than any other two papers
in West Virginia
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-01
CADRON GAP.

Mrs. Sallie Moran, of Pinnacle, is visiting friends here. .. Mrs Lon Martin is going to leave for Fort Smith this week. .... Sam Shettles has bought two wild hor- ses. .. Every body is busy gather ing their corn and cotton. Shet tles & Green are hus,ling away with their ginning Joe Green and crowd are going fox hunting this week John Shettles, oi Little Rock, is at home now ... F. M. Cook, of Pinnacle, visited R. c. Green last Tuesday. =. Joe Stont is wanting cotton plckers. =. There has been red fox seen in the neighborhood. =. Kin Claunch is working at the gin for Shettles & Green.
 October 2o.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-01

Friday on trading expedition and brought back some furniture ... The town of Wooster Is now able to have photograph gallery. Miss Nettie Faulk is the manager |. There was an interesting magic lantern entertainment at the h 4ll m Wooster last Wednesday night The ghost talk has gone out of cir culation with the people "t Woes ter. =. Dr. A. 1. Hn,to has gone to Damascus this week on a business trip and expects to be gone two or three days. Up until Monday morning the cotton gin of B King at Wooster had put up I82 bales of cotton. .. Ed Haven>, of Pleasant Valley settlement, i- the happy father of spanking new 10 pound boy. =. Herb Wafford and wife were also blessed with the ar rival of a bouncing big boy last week =. Nal Clements and wife and ]. T. Williams attended the Missionary Baptist A>spciatlon which convened two mllrS west ot Conway last Thursday.
 October 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-01
Pl.INY.

The farmers are very busy gath ering their crops now.....sT, L.. Lester and family visited at Rose Bud Sunday...... Bob Maddox has sold his interest in the saw mill to his partner, Will Hale. .. Obe Presley, who has been sick for the past two weeks, is able to be out again. There was prayer meeting at Shady Grove Sunday night. The sad news was received here last week of the death of Mrs. Whey Presley, who died very suddenly of heart trouble at her home near Clarksville, Tex as She spent most of her time here in this settlement and was a true member of the Freewill Bap- tist church here, and was friend to all who knew her. The be reaved have our sympathy.
 Oct. 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-01
VILONIA.

Our people are rushing with cotton to market. Lem Scott oi Cypress Valley was in town Satur- day R. L. Blassingame of Bal. lard was in town Friday. NV. J. Snow went 10 Conway Friday on business. w. F. Thomson and family went to Conway Friday to visit relatives. .....J. B. Schrugg> has gone to Missouri, where he will live in the future. ..... Lee Darsey went to Cato Saturday tt visit home folks. .. The par>on age Of the Methodist church, in the west end Of town is being painted .....A great many of the boys are taking great delight i'll chasing the ''po>sum around during the midnight hours. The Oklahoma winds are getting into this county, in so much aS ], blew the cracks out of one of oul neighbours chicken coops, as k told "y h.m.
 Oct. 20,
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-01

more land in Cadron bottom from K. S. Purifoy. M. L Grisham has bought 40 acres of land III Cadron bottom .... Prof. ( V Hinkle will begin school at Nay Tor next Monday. Virgil is a good teacher and we'll liked ....The Spaulding buggy men were through this part of the country last week preparing to sell more buggieS. .. L. P. and N. E. Grisham have moved to Little Rock and are em ployed OH the street cars as con ductor and mOtorman. .....M M. L Grisham has extended his tele phone connection up into the Gar din valley, where many more people can be reached by phone from Conway, y,....I N, Fields made a business t:Ip to Conway last week and purchased the WIl son residence ust west of the oil mill, where he will move in the near future.
 October 2o.