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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
CITY VS.. COUNTRY:

The Washington Post has fallen
into the bad hsbit set by other me-
tropolitan newspapers and is just
now engaged in printing retracis
from country papers. This is done
for the purpose of having fun with
the country editors by copying
what the metropolitan Journalist
too often looks upon as sample of
country journalism" The Wash
ington Post should be above that
sort of thing. We venture the az
sertion that the daily newspapers
print more of what they are pleas
ed to call "rot" than the country
papers do. If country paper de-
votes six or eight items to one fam
lily. the oity journalist copies it
with great glee and chuckles over
the humor of it all. And yer the
metropolitan papers recently print.
ed more insufferable "rot" about
one or two particular families than
a hundred country newspapers
could possibly print in year.
The metropolitan papers take
themselves too seriously They
seem inclined to the belief that
they are sit" when the fact of the
matter is they WELD comparatively
little influence as compared with
the country weeklies. And they
are by no means free from the
faults they SO joyfully point out in
their country contemporaries Only
a few days ago the Washington
Post said: "The program opened
with a greeting song by the whole
vocal GLASS, called The Little Bird
Tells" We refuse to believe that
any part of the vocal class was call
ed "the little bird tells"
The oity journalist should re-
move the beam in his own eye be-
fore pointing out the beam in the
country Journalists eye.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
april
Barred plymouth
Rocks Exclusively

We have therenowned E. B. Thomp-
son Ringlet Strain purchased direct
from Mr. Thompson last Spring.
Eggs for hatchng, S1.OO per setting
of thirteen. A few choice cockerels
at 500 each.
We can ship by rail or boat on
short notice. We guarantee our stock
TO be pure, and as good as can be
found anywhere Address
JACKSON POULTRY FARM.
feb 2S-4 mo New Haven, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
Trustees Sale

"NDER and by vIItue of a trust deed exc
~ cufed q the Undersigned trustt by hoo
ert Stephenson and L. NJ stephenson, his
wife, on the 10Th day OF March. 1903, and of
record in the office of the CI-rk OF the County
Court of Mason Nounty, West virginia, In
Trust Deed Book No. "a, page I25. etc. to
Sc ure TO c. &. Hogg tine payment of certain
negotiable prOmiSsOTy note OF even date
Herewith, for the sum OF eight hundred dol
lars with interest from date; default having
been made in the payIL ent OF said note, upon
request of the said G. c. Hogg- 1 will sell AT
public auction at the front door of the Court
House OF Mason County, West Virginia,
On the 21st Day of April, 1905,
At one O'Clock p NJ, OF that day, the rea
estate SO conveyed to me as Aforesaid, by
said trust deed, being tract OF lI5 acres,
son County, West Virginia, and being the
same land conveyed 10 Robert Stephenson
by W L. Curtis and wife by deed dated Feb
ruary y, 1884. and of record also in said office.
Terms OF saIe:-CASH.
CEf1AS. ,. HOGds Tfustees
Mch 2s 4W
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
Washington ColonyLNe
In The Pen.
About Four Hundred Prisoners
From the Seat of Government
Cared for st lToundsyille.

i There are at present in the
Moundsville penitentlary about
four hundred prisoners from
Washington, the national capital,
paying the penalties for their mis-
deeds of varying character and
this aggregation is what's known
as the Washington colony. A
trip through the prison reveals a
gloomy picture of the consequent
ces of ill-spent lives, but where
the perpetrators of crimes may
have occasion to learn some very
dear lessons from the, past, real
izing the difference between good
and evil by comparing the lives
of the law-abiding and law break
ers. The prisoners dare not step
beyond the walls of the. prison
house while their sentences last,
being permitted to mlngle only
with their kind within the prison
walls. But there are three ex-
ceptions to this rule, owing to
circumstances, and the native
ability of one of the men con-
cerned. These prisoners are Aug
ust w. Machen, Samuel A. Croft
and Diller B. Croft, sentenced to
two years hard labor for conspir-
acy against the United States gov
ernment. Machen is in the clerks
Office of the penitentiary, keep
ing books or studying French;
James M. A. Watson, Jr., the dis
trict building embezzler, lifts
heavy boxes around, and while
the Croft brothers are lounging
about reading magazines and
passing time as best they may,
the great masses of the district
offenders bend ceaselessIy over
the machines in the shops.
Machen fills his position be-
cause he is an expert book-keeper
and a finished business man. He
is considered by Warden Haddox
the most valuable bookkeeper
ever sent to the penitentiary.
When his duties with the books
become light from time to time
he is permitted to fill the hoursl
French. These three
prisoners do not have their heads
shaven and do not wear the
stripes like other convicts and are
known by their names instead of
by numbers. Neither do they
take their meals in the common
dining room. Machen has a cell
to himself.
Every Sunday Diller Croft may
be found at the services in the
prison chapel and Machen, being
a Catholic, is present at the SER
vices whenever priest goes to
the chapel. The visits of the
priestf are few, however, as there
are few Catholics in the prison.
According to the guards, Mach
EMS best friend is Jas. M. A. Wat
son, who was given 10 years for
embezzling $4,000 from the Dis |
trict government. Both Machen
and Watson are great rebders and
make it a point to see all the mag
azines issued, which are of con-
siderable value. Watson's life is
a horror compared to the lot of
Machen aud Groffs. He works
nine full hours mailing up boxes,
which are packed with whips.
Machen has two years to serve
and Watson five years, while the
Grofs will be released from i'm
prisonment some time next fall
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

Thir is the time of year when
the premises should be aiven a
general overhauling and cleaning
up When this is done, lime or
other nisinfectant, should be
sprinkled freely. Remember the
old adage: "An ounce of preven-
ton is worth a pound of cure"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
Attention Farmers!

We have just received a car of
extra fine seed oats, which We will
sell at reasonable price for cash.
Place your order at once.
2 2ltf. SToRTz BLAZER Co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

The Spring term of the Buck
harmon University opened last
week and about $40 students are
reported in attendance. A revi-
val closed at the school and and
fifty students were converted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

Missouri declares that it doesn't
wrnt Rockefeller's testimony. IF
that is the case. Missouri should
be suid for infiicting such scare
on kind old grandfather.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
DIRECTORY.
CITY.

Mayor. or........H.R R Howard
City Clerk. k............W. @. Whaley
City Marshal. al......... John w. Love
City Solicitor ...L G. SoInerville
City Treasurer ..F. b. Tippett
Pres. Board of Health, DIR. E. j.
Mossman
II ealth Officer. .......C B. Smith
City Council-Regular meetings,
first Monday of each month.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

There is now a splendid pros
peot for a wholesale dry goods
company being organized.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

He Isn't dinner ready yet?
she-No, dear. 1 got it accord
ing to the time you set the clock
when you came in last night and
dinner will be ready fn four
hours.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
On the 21st Day of April, 1905,
NOTICE OF SALE.

PY virtue of the authority vested in me by
~ deed of trust bearing date 18th day of
December, 1870. executed by Levi ROush and
Sarah K LouSh. his wife, TO James Men
ager, the undersigned trustee, to secure the
payment of one prOmissory note for the sum
of seventeen hundred and seventy six dol
lars, bearing even date therwith, executed by
the said Levi Koush ma payable Il the or
der of NJ. y. McCulloch, with interest there
on from date; and the said note being now
due and payable; and which deed of trust Is
recorded in the Clerks office of the County
Trust Deed Book no .. page 32I; the under
signed being requested by the no der OF said
note so to do, will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder, at The front
door of the Court House
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
On the 9th day of April,

1905, at u:5O a M, the following real
estate: Three tracts or parcels of lanu lying
and being In Mason County. West Virginia.
TIE FIRST tract containing one hundred acres
more OF less, and is the same tact or parcel
OF 10 nd conveyed To the said Levi ROusn by
George Rousn, ST, and wife by deed dated
November D, 1871, ana of record III the Clerks
office of the county Court OF Mason County,
West Nirg mia, in Deed Book No. p, folio
l3l; the second. tract contains dfIy-iour
acres more or less, and Is the same tract OF
parcel OF land conveyed 10 the said Levi
ROush by Jacob knOpp and wife by their
deed bearing date February 18th, 1888, and OF
record in the Clerks Office aforesaid in Deed
Book No.3 folio -, 6c the third and last
tract containing inirty-etght acres more or
less, and being Lne same tract OF parcel of
land devised me said Levi Roush by the
will of George ROush, ST., which is of record
in said Clerk 5 office in Will BOOK No. l, page
10 &c, 10 " Mich deeds and VIII reference is
hereby made for a more particular descript-
ion OF tn three tracts or parcels OF land by
said tIust deed conveyed
sail sale Will be sde upon the following
terms= cash on the ozy OF sale.
JAMES y. MENAGER,
april l. 4w. Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

NAV. when did you first get ac-
quainted with pawr'
"Seversl years after I married
him, dear"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

There will be rascals in the
world just as long as there are
fools in it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
KANAWHA & MICHIGAN
RAfIwAy

Central Standard Time.l
Time Table in Effect April 30th, 1905.
NORTH BOUND.
TOLEDO EXPRESS.
S:IO m. For GaIlipoIIs, Middleport, Ath-
Daily FIX. ems, Columbus, Toledo, Detroit,
Sunday. Chicago and ali points, North and
EXPRESS AND ACCOMMODATION.
:04 p. m For GallIpolis, Middleport, Ath-
Daily. ems, Columbus, Toledo and all
points North and West. Through
Sleeping Car, Charleston TO Chi
cago.
AccoMMoDATIoN.
4:23 p. N. Between Gauley Bridge and Mid
Daily Ex. dleport.
AccoAAoDATIoN.
6;l9 p. m. Between Charleston and Middle
Only.
SOUTH BOUND.
ACCoMMoDAFIoE.
6:l5 a m. Between Middleport and Gauley
Daily Ex Bridge.
Sunday.
EXPRESS AND ACCoMMODATIoN.
2:24 p. M For Charleston, Washington
Daily Richmond, Newport News. Nor
East. Through Sleeper, Chicago
to Charleston.
THROUGH EXPRESS.
5:42 p. m For Charleston, Richmond. Wash
Daily Ex. ington, Newport News, Norfolk
Sunday. and all points South and East.
AccoMMoDATIoN.
z:05 a m. Between Middleport and Charles
Only.
Nos; and run daily between Charleston
and Middleport. l.. p. KUHN, Agent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
CouNTY.

Judge of Circuit Court w. A. Parsons
Point Pleasant
Clerk of Circuit Court, A. L. Boggess
Official Stenographer,. 3. o. Winger
Point Pleasant
Clerk of Co. Court. j.. P. r. b Smith
Co. Comm'rs j. H. johnson, Pres't
-Horff0p,t
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

Circuit court-Regular term be-
gins on first Tuesday of March, June,
September ard December.
County Gourt-Regular term be-
gins on first Monday of January, April,
July and October.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18
Pointed Paragraphs

A full moon is more attractive
than a full man.
It's easier for some people to ac.
quire money than manners.
Every dog isn't bird dog. but
every oat is bird cat.
Fortune is always fortunate for
the fortune teller.
Marriage is never failure, but
often the contracting parties are.
No, the starboard of steamer is
not reserved for star boarders.
Beauty is worse than livuor; ii
intoxioates both the holder and the
beholder.
A man is not justified in taking
an eye-opener because he is blindly
in love.
The average man displays a loi
of enthusiasm when he gete 6
chance TO talk about his trt ubles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

Bird Stone, Leon
50 wv. H. Vaught,
Point Pleasant
Sheriff. ..............J.O o. McDermitt
Prosecuting atty.........L. s. Echols
Assessor lst Dist - r e. Musgrave
Point Pleasant
I'd Dist. Walter e. Sturgeon
MERGERS Bottom
County Surveyor. Geo. E. ChiIds
Point Pleasant
supt Schools A Green
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-04-18

Nos and run daily between Charleston
and Middleport. L. p. KUHN, Agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS.
Shawnee County District Will Try the
New Plan.

The first practical attempt at conso1-
idation of district schools in Shawnee
county Will be made on next Saturday
night Of districts l, 80, and 56 in Az
burn township The meeting will be
held in Auburn under the direction Of
County Superintendent John Carter
The great thing now among educa-
tional leaders is school consolidation. A
higher degree of efficiency can be Sc
cured, more paid to the teacher and
consequently a better teacher employ
ed, and better school buildings and
equipment had, are three of the argu-
ments advanced in its behalf
THE meeting will be held in Auburn
on next Saturday night" said Superin-
tendent Carter today. Districts 1, 30
and Sc are interested. It is the thing
to do. If I could secure one consoli-
dation, during my term of Office,
would feel that I had accomplished
something immensely worth while.
know that If the movement is once
started in this county, more consolida-
tiOns will follow.
1T is a great thing to have several
schools combine into one, wherever
possible. There viii result that IN
spiration and interest that always
comes from number A school of eight
or ten pupils is not calculated to slim
ulate the boy or girl to do the best
work. With only one in the class thel .
is not that competition and rivalry
which calls forth all the powers of the
child, that preparation, for the real
struggle of life. Stronger classes may
be formed giving the teacher more time
for recitation and the necessary in
structiOn. It viii result in greater
economy in school buildings and equip
ment. 1t viii cost less to keep one
central building than several scattered
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23

to carry the water off. It would be an
expensive thing fer the city if we
would provide water and yet have no
way to carry it off. The city would be
confronted with trsanitary conditions
and bad streets. 1t would mean
costly thing for the city. But the peo-
pie don't seem to want a sewer"
Il think that the people over there
need a fire station if we can get the
water service" said S. T. Howe, chair
man of the council committee on ways
and means. They are unprotected as
it is now. There is no use in building
a station unless they have the water.
From the financial standpoint though
the city is hard up, believe we could
raise the necessary. money to take care
Of the additional expense of building
the station. There is always money to
be found fer a necessary thing and it
is sometimes the case that money Is
spent for things that are not as neces-
sary as in this instance"
Under the Instructions from the city
council the city engineer and the fire
marshal are instructed to view advisa-
ble sites for the proposed new station.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
SEWERS COME FIRST.
No Extension of Water Mains on East
Side Now.

Not until sewers are constructed in
the portion of the Second ward east Of
the Santa Fe tracks will an extension
OF the water mains be made. This is
the practical ultimatum which the
board of waterworks commissioners has
issued.
With no water of course there can be
no new fire station as a resolution pre-
sented to the council Monday evening
contemplates. The board holds that il
is poor policy which constructs water
mains before sewers are built. The
whole district in question with the ex
ception of a few blocks Is without wa
ter mains and also without a sewer
The construction of a sewer in the
east half Of the Second ward has been
talked of but nothing has developed.
THE people over there don't want
the water for their own private use,
said c. E. Jewell of the board. They
want it simply for fire protection That
is an right and good enough but we
can't make extensions of mains until
we have a guarantee that water will be
used for private cOnsumptiea The
nearest connection is at Sixth and
Chandler, and that is but a six inch
main. 1t would take q large main
and the cost for laying it would run at
least close to se 900 or $4,000. Anyway.
there is not much use in talking Of
main extensions until you have sewers
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
WIDOWS SUBPOENAED
To Testify in Land Fraud Cases at
Sioux Falls.

New TJlm. Nina, March 23.-Sub-
poenas were served yesterday on nine
widows of veterans OF TIE civil war,
commanding them to appear in Sioux
Falls, S. D, April s. to testify in
land fraud trial. It is alleged that in
1904, Joseph Wallace and Attorney
Miller of Pierre, S. D, prevailed on the
women to go to Stanley, S. D., and
take uD homesteads under the federal
law granting privileges to widows Of
veterans with the VI derstanding that
when they had proved their claim each
would be paid s200 for the claims
The government charges that the de-
fendants then hirad men to live IN
shacks erected on the tracts simply to
create the impression that the require
ments of the Ia Y were being complied
with.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23

school houses. The children will have
the educational influences of a modern
sanitary. well ventilated, well lighted
and well heated building instead Of
present conditions. The first cost of
such a building is not as great as the
first cost of a school house in single
township.
There will be better teachers with
better salaries. The school year for
the country child viii be heightened.
The attendance Will be more regular.
More pupils win be found getting the
benefit of education"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
ELEVEN DEAD.
And Ten Missing as Result of Century
Mine Explosion.

Fafrmonr. W. Va. March 23-The
known dead in the Century mine num-
Der Il. and 10 miners are still unac-
counted for. A majority of the dead
and missing are foreigners. The work
count of fears about gas being in the
shaft. The mining officials promise a
statement with the names of the dead
this afternoon. Very few Americans
worked in the mine, the country about
Century being rich farming territory.
The disaster was caused by an explo-
sion Of gas late Thursday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23

are by far the most expensive ones I
ever smoked. A cigar counter girl hyp-
Noticed me and the zee the other night
and it cost me S11.0O for $125 worth Of
cigars"
The city election in Topeka and all
cities of the first and second class, Will
be held on the first Tuesday in April
which this year will be the third day
of the month. In cities of the third
class the elections VIII be held one day
earlier.
Yesterday County Attorney Hungate
issued a bulletin to the effect that he
would leave for Kansas City today on
business. The probability is that this
very moment he is padding boat
about on Lake View or sitting behind
a blind watching a bunch Of decoys.
n. II. Loomis. trustee in the Devlin
estate, yesterday granted the New
York Trust company permission to
sell $4,000 Of the DeVlin Coal COM
pany bonds which the trust company
held, provided the bonds were not sold
for less than rs per cent. of their face
value.
C. A. Fellows was yesterday award
ed the contract for the erection of one
of the S11, 600 reading rooms which the
plOyes at various cities along its lines
The contract awarded yesterday was
for the erection of building at Shaw
nee, Ok.
County Physician Nicon says that
there are but eight cases of contagious
diseases in Shawnee county outside of
the city of Topeka. Five of these
cases are scarlet fever at Rossville, and
one each of mumps diphtheria and
smallpox in different part Of the
county.
It is the opinion Of one of the real
weather experts of the town that there
viii be another big snowstorm. heavier
indeed, than the las one, before sum
mer comes again. Here's hoping he
does not know what he is talking about
There is a new word floating around
town. 1t sounds Ike ''fluzIe' What
does it mean2
Congressman Charles Curtis has in
trodueed a bill in the house authorizing
ana directing the secretary Of the treas
ury to pay the commissioners of Shaw
nee county s387.40 as payment in fun
for all claims which Shawnee county
has against the government for dam
age done to the fair grounds by the
regiments quartered there during the
Spanish American war
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23

Anderson Ind, March 23.-As
Mable Reeves was about to cross the
tracks of the Big Four railway on way
to school, she saw a little girl standing
on the tracks evidently trying to ex-
trieate her foot from a frog. A pas
senger train was bearing down upon
them and the little girl began to
scream and struggled desperately. Miss
Reeves drew penknife from her
pocket. slit the childss, shoe and jerked
her away from the track only a mo-
ment before the engine reached the
suot
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
BERNHARDT SALE.
Tickets May Be Ordered BY Man After
Monday


Frank Foster, who has charge OF
the Sarah Bernhardt engagement at
the Auditorium, Saturday, April Z.
which is given under the auspices OF
the pipe organ association, has evolved
plan which viii do away with the
rush and jam incident to the reserving
Of seats when they are placed on sale.
Il have arranged, said Mr. Foster.
that mail orders received on and
after March IS from all points. in
cluding Topeka when accompanied
with the price and stamped ad-
dressed envelope for reply, viii be
mum bered consecuffvely as received
and selections made accordingly and
mailed before the box office sale
opens. Orders reaching Topeka be-
fore March 26 viii not be numbered
until the delivery of the morning mail
opens Wednesday, april 4, at 9 a. m,
at Stansheld's. Address mail orders
to Geo StansfieId, Topeka, Kas."
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
KANSAS CLUB Ar SEATTLE.
One Has Been Organized With r. G.
Banta as President.

DTle LIlIs IIIE7TT T7Tl-l-lEII6U Vim = .
Banta as President.
A Kansas club has been organized
at Seattle from among the former
residents Of the state who are now
exiles in the western coast city. At
a meeting held last week Saturday
they elected Robey G. Banta president
and H. l. Bull secretary. A constf-
tuition was adopted and committees
appointed to arrange a meeting for
some night in April. when @ pro-
gramme of interest to Kansans viii
be given. It is planned to get in
touch with as many former Kansans
as possible and invite them to this
open meeting. and to this end the ex-
eeutfve committee asks former Kan
sans now living in Seattle to send
their names to the president or secre-
tary, and also the names and ad-
dresses of any Kansas people they
know now living in Seattle.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-23
The Wonderful Growth Of This Store

Is no surprise to us-we knew tive
designed it so-because we knew people
are quick to recognize honesty, integ-
rity, fair dealings and one straight pric
to everybody.