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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-27
The klndn... Of ,h. Poor.


The old adage that the poor are the
best friends of the poor was instanced
In the story of chambermald, who is
young widow with two children TO
support. After lingering sickness the
younger of the children died, and, the
young mothers bank account having
been depleted from defraylng the ex-
penses Of the weeks Of medicine and
Doctors visits. she was obliged to con-
tract debt at the undertaker's. After
that she paid small monthly INSTALL
ment until the bill was half settled,
when one day there came through the
mail receipt for the remainder. The
receipt was accompanied by badly
written and blotted note from q scrub
woman in large uptown hotel, who
knew Of the trouble. knew the family
and the circumstances and in her note
explained that she had no family nor
near relatives and that she earned
enough to support herself and that abe
wanted to use this surplus money for
the little mother, who needed all that
she could make extra to support the
remaining child. As scrubwomen re-
ceive only 80 or rs cents a day. QUE
will readily appreciate the spirit which
moved one kind soul to help another
In distress.-Leslie's Weekly.
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AFairIv sio Fi,h.

Paddy had been telling the story Of 4
big pike he caught, too big to get into
the boat, SO that he had to be towed
behind with the gan In II. 1t must be
uHderstood). Then followed this dia-
logue: what weight, PaddyT' @DiT-
vii know ! know, but he was an ojo1s
baste" WAS that the biggest you
ever saw. PaddyT Then Paddy gave
a description of the biggest be ever
saw. what weight, PaddyrD "Sorfa
bit know. he was q terror"
How big. PaddyT "Sure, can't tel
to foot or two, but a man could walk
down his throat" On this lDeEeduIity,
but Paddy @clinched the matter ana
silenced all controversy" by adding,
"Wid his hat on."-AnHlers Evenings.
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KITCHEN WALLS.
An Economical Finish which Ii
Easily Kept Clean.

An Economical Finish which Il
Easily Kept Clean.
ApracticaI and inexpensire treatment
for Kitchen walls Is to rub successive
coats Of oil mixed with yarnish into
the walls until they are a pretty light
brown shade. The first coat makes
them a light yellow; then each success
sive coat turns 1t a darker brown. This
can be continued until the walls are
light chocolate in color
The yarnish added to the oil produces
a surface which can be washed and
even scrubbed, IL necessary, and one
that steam will not discolor. With this
wall 1t is effective to paint the wood
work white-three coats Of common
white paint and then a finishing coat
of white enamel. This makes smooth,
shining finish, which easily is kept
clean with cloth wrung out of skim
milk. After this treatment 1t will ap-
pear as smooth and shining as when
first put on.
1t is possible to make the walls any
color one prefers by adding little dry
coloring matter to the oil and then stir
ring the yarnlsh in afterward. Add the
coloring matter with light hand, try
ing the oil from time 20 time ON a piece
OF hoard, so as not to nuke the coi0ring
too pronounced. 1t is better to run tho
risk of not adding enough and so be
obliged to add another coat than to ap-
ply one coat that is unpleasantly dark.
This treatment of the walls is far
more satisfactory than using wall pa
per covered with coat of shellac, SO
1t can be wiped down with a damp
cloth from time to time, or ollcloth,
which also would admit of wlping
down with cloth wrung out of ammo.
mia water. These last, not being a part
of the walls themselves, afford an op-
portunity for the odor OF cooking to
linger longer than is pleasant, while
they also afford lurking place in
which the insect fraternity may thrive.
The day has passed when the rear of
the house is relegated to the back.
ground, and today the housekeeper e1.
hibits her spotless kitchen with pride.
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TIDES OF THE OCEAN. .
Regularity Of shs Flow and Hbb q tI.s
Restless Waters.

OF all. the operations Of nature "a
the whole world there are none more
regular In their courses than the tides
of the ocean. So perfect Is their ac-
tion and SO constant are they In their
ebb and iow that the big maritime
governments are able to figure out
the height Of each and every tide for
every day and night more than year
In advance for any part OF the earth'a
surface.
In most places the tides run about
four to the twenty-four hours, two be-
Ing food, when the water sweeps IN
from the sea and makes what is known
Us high water. and two being obb.
when 1t sweeps back to the ocean, lOaY-
ing low water.
Each of these tides lasts about six
hours-that is. for Eve hours or moro.
the waters are on the move. ruHhlng
in or out, and they cease for a time,
standing quite still in some places.
Sometimes tide will run food On
the surface while 1t is running ebb be-
ASN aIeA ehG 00AtOAhs EAlCll A1NEO
this happens are always likely to make
danger spots for the mariner.
III the majority OF places the tides
rise and fall only few feet, but on
shores where the banks are very steep.
falling OF abruptly into deep water, It
often happens that the tide when It
rises comes in SO fast that It pours
through all narrow openings In cas-
cade-like torrents, making such things
as the famous "bores" which may be
seen in places like the bay Of Fundy.
In other places. again, there viii be
more or less than four tides IN the
twenty-four hours. Furthermore. there
are localities where hardly any tidal
action at all can be observed. All
these peculiarltles have been studied
and are taken into account nowadays
by the observers who make up the
tidal tables.
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NOTICE.

The business relation and partner
ship existing between the undersign
ed, who have been doing business un
der the nTme of The Shiflet Music
Company, at Point Pleasant, w. Va,
by Eva Shifiet, proprietor and l.
Shifiet, manager, has this day beeh
mutually dissolved. The said L
Shifiet becomes tn. owner Of all tt :
property of said firm and business,
and the said L Shiflet is to pay ali
debts which said firm owes. The sal
Eva A. shift retires from said firIU
and business, and from this date viii
have no connection whatever with
the business of The Shiflet Musi
Company,
Witness our hands this the 25th
EVA A. SHIFLET
feb 81 2pd L. SHIFLET
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piasstible Food.

One of the biggest mistakes about
food which people make is to forget
that the true value Of food to anybody
Is the measure of its dlgestibllity. Half
a pound Of cheese is vastly more nour-
ishing as regards its mere composition
than half pound Of beef, but while
the beef will be easily dIgested and
thus be Of vaGt service to M the cheese
is put out of court altogether for ordl-
nary folks by reason OF its indIgestl-
bility. We should bear this rule In
mind when we hear people comparing
one food with another In respect to
their chemical value. = London HosDl-
tai.
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EMERGENCY Fooda.

According to DR.. Robert Hutchinson
of London, II at any time meat sS not
available, bread, sugar and eggs VIII
make "a very respectable support for
the body" Sugar Is an excesdingiy
valuable article OF food as a source Of
energy. the unfortunate thing about It
being that It contains no nitrosenous
matter. Bread, however, does contain
some; hence 1t balances up well when
combined with sugar. In times Of
scarcity OF food bread and molasSes IL
not half bad dIet-at least Il can be
relied on to keep the body up to fair
state Of e@eiency. .s, -
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MAN AND HIS HAT.
They Are Firmly Bound Together BY
the Red Tape Of Society.

They Are Firmly Bound Together by
the Red Tape of sOeiety.
There are things. it is comfort to
know, which even man cannot do.
md man is supposed to be able to do
almost anything. Now, novelist may
put his herolne's hat on her head at
any angle he chooses-it is one of the
few privileges of womanhood-and
leave her not a bit less charming or
Idignifed, but l defy him to put bis
hero's hat at rowdy angle over his
ear at crucial point in his career and
leave him still heroicl The Achilles
heel of a man is bis hat! He must
guard that as he does his reputation.
for 1t is at once his strength and his
weakness.
1t would hurt an archbishop-and an
archbishop necessarily stands for all
that is good and great-less in the eyes
Of the public TO commit crime than
to wear his hat on the back Of his
sacred head-real back-and SO exhibit
himself to his distressed diocese. he
may have all the known virtues and
many that are not known, but even an
archbishop cannot with impunity defy
convention. Sun. If he is 30 Inclined.
why should not a good and great man
wear his hat over his nose without
treating unfavorable comment? The
tact is he cannot. He is ruled by con-
vention, and convention is the red tape
Of society.
The cast Iron laws of fashion. which
s only another name for convention,
are such that If the greatest man in
England were to walk with all his ac-
customed dignity from the Marble arch
to the bank with a trailing peacock's
feather attached to the band of his i'm
maculate silk hat he would be followed
by mob in two seconds. and by the
time he reached We're street the out
ragged majesty of the law would take
him into custody as a suspicious char
lcter-Mrs. John Lane in Putnam's
| Monthly.
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Just Like Him.

The Rev. Walter Cotton, author Of
"ship and Shore" and other books,
gave most forcibIe Illustration of the
character of an officer on board the
ship to which he was attached as chap
lain. the officer was always meddling
with other peoples business and was
seldom in his own place. Consequently
he was most unpopular with the sail
ors. One Of them, goaded to unusual
irritation, said one day, 'I do believe
that at the general resurrection the
lieutenant will be found getting out Of
somebody else's grave"
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side whi.kers.

In her last novel, "The Dream and
the Business" Mrs. Craigle. regret to
note, used the expression "side whisl:-
ers." The redundant "slde" Is to be
found also in Meredith, Dickens, the
greater Richardson. BFonte. Caine.
Corelli, Sims and Shorter. AS q matter
of fact, unless otherwise stated, the
least intelligent reader would take 1t
for granted that the whiskers were
worn on the side of the face, as indeed
is the usual practice. The terms zip
whlsker" (mustache) and "chin whisk.
er" (beardette) are Americanisms.-
Pail Mall Gazette.
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Convicted By sleop.

A Paris woman who was arrested
for picking pockets and who pretended
to speak an unknown language be-
trayed herself in her sleep. When
brought before the magistrate she was
interrogated by Turkish, Russian, Pol
lsh and Hungarian interpreters, but
none could understand her. although
one believed she spoke little known
dialect Of Persia. The magistrate was
not convinced and ordered her to be
kept in the prison innrmary under
strict surveillance. In her sleep the
woman talked fluent French, with the
true Partisan accent.
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pomestie Weather PrOphetu.

Probably everybody knows that there
are microscopic plants which indicate
more or less clearly the quantity OF
moisture in the atmosphere. A strip of
seaweed hung in an exposed position
frequently does duty as a popular and
Easily comprehended weather glass, al
though it may be doubted whether It's
predictions are Of much value. More
reliance can be placed In the behavior
Of pine twig, which may very readi
ly be pressed into service as domestic
weather prophet.-Cologne Gazette.
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Giving 1npre.sirslr.

There are dlyersIdes Of giving as
well as Of gifts. To give little with a
grand air sometimes seems to make
more Of an impression than to give
much modestly. The world has not
changed in this respect. Samuel Pepys
wrote in his DIARY" In 1850: There
was great number Of merchants and
others OF good quality Cat a dInneF) on
purpose to make an offering Ito two
newly married serTants), which, when
dinner was done. we did, and ! did
give 10 ahiIllngs ana no more, though
I believe most Of the rest did give
more, apd did believe that / did 20
too ----
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Happen. Ono. Every 2,5Oo.OOo Years.

A remarkable freak in moon phases
was noted in the month of February,
1866. month which has gone into
astronomical annals as "the month
without a full moon" In that year
January and March each had two full
moons, but February none. A writer
IN leading astronomical journal uses
the following language in describing
It: do you realize what rare thing
IN nature 1t was? 1t has not happen
ed before since the beginning of the
Christian era or probably since the Gre
alton of the world! 1t will not occur
again, according to the computations
Of the astronomer royal of England,
for-how long do you think? Not un-
Ill after 100000 years from 1867
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prneticnI nInntrnt,on.

my dear" eaId the caller. with a
winning smile, to the little girl who
occupied the study while her father.
an eminent literary man, was at his
dinner. 'I suppose you assist your papa
by entertaining the boresY'
"Yes. sir" replied the little girl
gravely. "Please be seated."-Wash-
lngton Journal.
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AN INGENIOUS CHAIR.

one for the back and one for the seat.
The bachelor girl opens door like q
writing desk in the back, and there Is
everything she wants, from dishes to
vinegar and pepper and salt. If you
are not too inquisitive she will tell
you that another chintz covered affair
in the corner with the fern sitting on
1t is an icebox.
Artistic? Well. rather. And very
practical.
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She-That Mr.. Planz, the architect,
has a funny way of pronounclng
things, hasn't he? Hell haven't mo-
ticed IT. she-Why, yes. Didn't you
hear him allude to a sore throat? he
"A sore throatl She-Yes. heard
him mention gargoyle several times.
We always call 1t gargle, you know
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Fish, FIesh, Herring.

Neither fish nor flesh nor good red
herring occurs in Dryden's epilogue
TO his Duke of Gnise Qs2. The cpl
logue takes the form of dialogue be-
tween the actress who spoke It and
trimmer and ends with this excIama-
ton:
D. neuters. in their middle way of
steering;
They're neither hrh nor nssh nor good red
herring.
-MacmIlIan,a ua1az,n.
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Fiduciary Settlements.

The following fiduciary accounts are
before me for settlement:
The account of T. ]. Hannah ad
ministrator of c. T. Wray, deceased
The account of Charles G. Simp-
kins, guardian for John T. Jordan, an
infant.
The account of Charles G. simp-
kins, guardian for Goldie II. Jordan,
an infant.
Given under my hand this the Sth
day Of March 1907.
JOHN e. BELLER,
Commissioner of Accounts for Mason
county. w. Va. mch. 13-2w
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FoR SALE-rhe toh s,ey -
hold goods S,il hs I'd
and o n be -een a. my F. ms i. =.
StribIing fat ne-r cofu'r Of 3
and Main streets: 4 iron bid sesd
double beds. A sets of springs, 2
mattresses, 2 dressers. 2 wash
stands, dczsn dining room chairs,
1 dining room table. 2 rocking
chairs, l dozen window shades. /
hall rack, 2 coat racks, mating for
three rooms. ALI of the above
goods are in first olsss condition
Mrs. Fannie Burdett.
Feb, l3.tf
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AN ODD CHAIR.

This Practical Device Is Made of Two
Chinta Covered Boxes.
The quaint chintz covered chair, with
its big brass nails and flowered rufies,
that is shown in the illustration an
swers for china closet and kitchenette
besides. This wonderful affair is noth-
Ing more than two boxes put together,
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AMntt.r nf N.ns..itv.

'tNow," said the physician, 'you Will
have TO eat plain food and not stay
cut late at night"
''Yes." replied the patient, that is
what / have been thinking ever since
Sou sent in ypur bill.V
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Dissolution Notice

The firm of Geo L Sebrell, F. Cor
dou SebrelI s. P s. Couch doing buei
ness under the name of South Side
Milling Co., has been dissolved b.
mutu | consent, MIR. P, s. Couch re
tiring Messrs Srbrell Bros. will con
time the business at the cd stand
under the same name and will pay ali
d-b;s of old firm, aud collect ali
claims due said firm.
GEO l. SEBRELL,
F. GORDON SEBRELL
P. s. COUCH.
feb I3 It
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NAMED.

A few pieces of old mahogany turni
ture, especially desire al old fOnr- pos
bsdstead. Give description, SIZE. kind
OF wood and price.
A. d. ALDERMAN,
ieb20tf Marietta, Ohio
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.'Thls popular fiction Is all rot. In
real life the girls father seldom OBJ
jects to the man Of her choice"
You're wrong there. He often OBJ
Jects, but he's usually too wise to say
anythIng."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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a PruttY Paradox.

'The charming dsbutante upsets all
received making"
How sor"
"By proving that misS can also be
Q hlt.%-Beltmege American.
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at 10 O'Clock a. m, sell at public auction, al
the front door of the Court House of said
Mason County, to the highest bidder, tn,
real estate conveyed to me by said deed OF
trust, which is situate In Arbuckle disLric I,
Mason County, W,ht Virginia, ou Nine N lie
Creek, and known as lot No. q OF the j. b i.
Miller farm and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a stake In Nine Mile Greek
road, also a corner TO lots 8 and 4; thence
with said road s. 22ISo w. "a p. TO q stake;
thence with said road and lot No. 5. s. s. W
Z2H p. to stake; thence s. SO w. "a p; thence
=. 80 w. Up, to u stake; thence y. 81 w. "a p.
thence 80 W % p to a stake; theLce 8 5i "
"A p and Is !. to u stake in the back line OF
Longs line oi back land; thence with same
and line OF HillS back land n SO w "a D
and Y l. to poplar, corner TO Miller's and
Hllps landi thence with Hill's line 2i15 E
l2B p TO stake corner to lot No. 4 and
thence with the same y. COZ e. 81 p. to the
place OF beginning, estimated TO contain 6l1S
acresi and is the same land conveyed TO V
B. Norris by j. Lanier and wife by their
deed dated the 2lst day OF February, 1900 and
recorded in the office OF the Clerk of the
County Court OF Mason County, West Vir-
ginia, In Deed Book No. 60 page III, &c and
was devised TO the said Laura X. Morris by
the said V. b. Morris by his last win and
testament, which was duly probated and OF
record In said Clerks office.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash.
Ell. SOMERVlLLE, Trustee.
mar 4 wks
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Trustees Sale.

ny virtue OF that certain deed of trust exc
0euted by Conrad Maser and Mary Maser
10 William Martin, trustee, and dated the
18th day OF ebruary. 1904. and recorded In
West Virginia, In Trust Deed Book No. n.
page 56S, &c, 10 secure to Marion Badgely
the payment OF one promissory note for the
sum OF $4,000. with Interest from its date,
which said note is fully described In said
Trust Deed
Aud aiao by virtue Of the authority vested
In me, the undersigned Truste /, by that Ger
tain decree OF the ci' cult Court of Mason
county, West Virginia. made and entered l,y
said Circuit Court on the 5th day OF March,
UT:in tie matter ~ petition Of said Marion
Badgley vs.. Mary Maser and others, In
which decree the undersigned is appointed
Trustee In said deed of Trust in the place
and stead OF said William Martin. Trustee;
and whereas, default having been made In
the payment OF said note according TO It's
tenor and effect and being required by said
Marion Badgely, the owner OF said note 80 to
do, l will on
Friday, the 18th day Of April, 1907,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, at the front
door OF the Court House of said Mason coun-
ty, West Virginia, sell for cash, at public
auction 70 the highes' bidder, the following
described real estate conveyed by said deed
OF trust. viz; the following described tracts
or parcels OF land lying and being In the
cou' I, OF Mason, State OF West Nirkinia,
an I iu the District Of Union the following
tracts or parcels OF land conveyed
Syd Gsd Massr by Seed aa BEARING Mis date @ CON on
the 18th day OF February, 1901 The flrst of
said tracts Is described as containing 80 acres
more or less; and the second of said tracts
described as containing IL acres roods and
2ilz poles both Of which said tracts afe fully
bounded and described in said deeds and to
which said deeds reference may be had for q
march ls-1w Trustee
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Don't wait for Dame Fortune to
knock at your door. She may be kid
naped by some one who is willing to
meet her halfway.-Chicago News.
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Any time is the proper time for say.
Ing what is just.-Greek Proyerh.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Real Estate in Arbuckle District,
Mason Comfy. w Va.

d ted by 2. u. Leake, Blanche Leake, his
wife, and Laura X. Morris to the under
signed trustee, dated the 9th day OF Decem-
ber, 1903, and recorded in the office of the
Clerk OF the County Court OF Mason County,
State OF West Virginia, In Trust Deed Book
40. n, page 43O, &C., to secure the payment
of q certain note therein set out and describ-
ed, made by the said Laura K. Morris and
u. M. Leaks and default having been made
IN the payment of said note described in said
deed OF trust, which is now past due, and
having been requested by the owner and
holder of said note to sell said real estate in
said deed of trust described, will on
Saturday. the 6th day of April,
1907
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DIRECTORY.
CITY.
COUNTY.

Judge of Circuit Court W. A. Par.ons
Point Pleasant
Clerk of Circuit Court, A L. Boggess
Official SIenographer,.. E. G. Wiuger
Point Pleasant
oerk of Co. Court. j P. R. b Smith
Deputy Co. Clerk. -. JOS II. Holloway
Co. Comm'rs. ... Bird Stone, Pres't
-. w. w. Jackson.
New Haven
wv. H. vaught,
Point Pleasant
Sheriff. ............J.0 o, McDrrlnitt
Prosecuting atty 49,. IL 3. Echolh
Assessor LIST DIST r r Musgrayt
Point Pleasant
% I'd Dist. Walter L. Sturgeon
-Mercers' Bottom
County surveyor.....Ge E, Childs
Point Pleasant
supt Schools. s.............C. A Green
Ashton
Circuit Court-Regular term be-
gins oil first tuesday OF MarcII, June,
September ard Decelnber.
County Court-Regular term be
gins on first Monday of anuary, April,
July and october.