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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
A CASE OF coNScIae !
Why an Editor Could Net % Jvdus h,
q Literary CONTEST.

Why an Editor Could Not % Jvdas In
a Literary Contest.
The editor of a magazine WAS IN
vited to act as a judge IN q prize
story contest. '1s it 20 Be an
anonymous contest 2" the editor ask
ed. aYes, indeed" "And 1 sup
pose all the stories will be tpewrft-
ten?" Certainly. We have par
ticularly stipulated that" dIim
very sorFy," was the reply, sbut 1
can't possibly"
'But-but you will be asked TO
read only the best Of the stories
submitted" reminded the publisher.
"a staff of competent readers will
sift the. wheat from the chat,
anda
sI'm very sorry, but I'll have to
refuse, and 1 can't tell you how it
grieves me to say this, for l appre-
ciate the great compliment you are
paying me, and ! would appreciate
equally the remuneration you offer.
But the fact is this-my conscience
would smite me if / undertook the
work. You see, l have had about
twenty years experience in editorial
work, and during that time / sup
pose the manuscripts of every pop
ular and unpopular author of the
day have come to my desk for at
tention. / have been in such long
correspondence with many Of these
authors that l know their handwrit-
ings well, and even a glance at my
mornings mail will tell me who my
correspondents are. And-do not
smile-I know their typewriters
equally well. l know the various
makes they own, and those who pre-
fer elite type to the ordinary size,
and those who use italics and in
verted quotation marks. l can even
recognize an authors peculiar meth
cd of making caret and his own
manner of punctuation. But all
this is nothing to my ability TO spot
at once an authors style. Attempts
have often been made to deceive me,
but only on rare occasions have they
succeeded. But you must not think
this SO astonishing after all. Ihayo
been tied down to my one line Of
work for a long time now, and the
number of really successful writer's
is not SO great after all. It would
be quite remarkable if / had not
learned something about their char
acteristics after all these years. Al
most all of them would doubtless
submit stories in your contest, and
perhaps the majority Of their manu-
scripts would be passed up to me by
your readers. If, recognizing any
particular writer's work, / pretend
ed to give an opinion based on sup
posed complete ignorance of that
writer's identity, 1 should not be
doing the fair thing. For that rea-
son l must decline to act. You un-
derstand me, / hope" "Yes," said
the publisher, '1 do. But whom
shall I ask in your plAcei'' sEoma
one who is not cursed with quite 20
much conscience" replied the ed
itor.-Boolman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
A Modest VILLAGE Rlnakamith.

The little village could not boast
of having many entertainments, and
a concert was an event which was
looked forward to with delight by
the inhabitants. 1t was at one of
these "musical feastsn, that a stran-
ger sang with great feeling "The
Village Blacksmith"
In response to a voeiferous encore
the singer was about to start "Rock-
ed In the Cradle of the Deep" when
the chairman tugged his coat tail.
'fBetter sing the ovid 'un over
again, mister" he whispered. 81
'appen to be the chap you've been
singing about-the village black
smith-and / reckon it'd only be
fair to me if you was to sing it all
over again and pop in another verse
sayin' as 'ow l let out bicycles"
London Mail.
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Posting Him.

Shopwalker Severely Il heard
you tell the lady she would find the
ribbons at the third counter to the
left.
New shopwalker : That's where
they are.
Shopwalker = Yes. But you
should have told her to go to the
right past the necktie bargain coun-
ter, turn to the left past the stock
ing bargain counter, then three
counters to the right past the coun-
ter where the millinery bargains
are, and SO on. You'll never make
shopwalker.-London Standard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Order Of publication.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.:
COUNTY OF MASON, TO-WIT. 81.
At Rules held in the Clerk Office OF the Cir
cult Court Of Mason County, West Virginia,
on Wednesday. April the Srd. 1907, the fol-
lowing order was made, to-wit:
ID. c. Davis one or the creditors OF the Hope
Salt and Coal Company. corpoi aiton " no
sues on behalf OF himself and the 9TH
er creditors of said corporation whether
secured or unsecured.
VS..
Hope Salt and Coal Company corporation
Sol Wertheimer and Abe HoTwitzer. part
ners doing business as Wertheimer Com
pany, The W. Bingham Company a cor
poEation, The Siockhof Brothers COmpa-
ny a corporation. The Henklng Bowie
Company, corporation, ID. g. Davis exc
cutor of the last will and testament of Ed
wards Edwards, deceased, Mrs. D. p.
Thomas. Henry H. Williams and Eliza
beth Moore.
In Chancery.
The object of the above entitled suit is to
distribute the assets of the Hope Salt and
Coal Company, and that the funds of said
Hope Salt and Coal Company in The hands
of the General Receiver arising from the
sale ofthe said property. may be paid upon
the claims against the said Company.
Andit appearing from affidavit hled In
this cause that the defendants, Sol Werth-
elmer and Abe Horwitzer. doing business as
Wertheimer Company. The W. Bingham
Company, q corporation. The Stockton
Brothers Company. a coropartion, and Tie
aenkinR Bowie Company corporation art
noH-residents of the State of West Virginia,
1t is ordered that the said defendants do ap
pear here within one month after the date oi
The drst publication hereof aud do what l.,
necessary TO protect their interest.
A. l.. BOGUESS. Clerk.
april lO-4wks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Alligator as Food.

There is reason to believe that
the flesh of a young boiled alligator
is barely distinguishable from veal,
says an English traveller. 1t is prob
ably cleaner and more tender than
much of the meat of the animals
that are usually consumed as food
on the continent or in the east end
Of London. / have never desired 10
taste the flesh Of alligators, cooked
or uncooked. But in India l have
seen the Sontals and other castsless
natives greedily deyour the flesh Of
an alligator without waiting to
cook it. The flesh was very pale In
color and probably was much su-
perior to the flesh of snakes and
rats and such like vermin which
form the ordinary food of the proda-
tory Sontal when hunting IN HE
native woods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
A Judge of Music.

A concert was given at Ger
man court in honor of some foreign
prince. At its close the illustrious
guest asked for a repetition of the
first item on the programme. The
first piece was accordingly played
over again, but the visitor failed to
recognize it as the one he had liked
best. Suddenly the musicians fell
to tuning their instruments, during
which process all the company stop
ped their ears with the exception of
the foreign monarch, who exclaim-
ed in rapture of delight, "That is
my favorite piecep Fliegende
Blatter.
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iI.t Il Go At rh...

The heavy villain of the barn
gterHing aggregation stalked into
the Workshop of the village editor.
@What did you mean BY referring
to me as a fmisit' in your write-up
of the Performance last nightf
he reared.
81 meznt," answered the local
melder of opinion, "tfRt you were
entirely too great for the company
you are with"
And the heavy villain, being .
stranger to the ways of the village
editors, believed him. - Chicago
50 - -
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CURIOSITY.
In Its Proper Sphere It Is a Noble and
servioeabIe Quality.


Upon the higher level curiosity
is noble and serviceable quality,
without which no great thing can
be done in science or literature. 1t
was intellectual curiosity which sus-
tanned a man like Darwin in his
long and patient labors. He was de-
termined to find out the how of the
universe, and he had all the instinct
of curious person for the gather
ing and arrangement of details. BE
was forever observing and tracing
and detecting and overlooking.
Remains biographer tells US that
to the last he was still questioning
the universe, still asking what was
the meaning of things and how they
came to pass. Without curiosity the
scholar would lose half his interest
and the thinker would fall by the
way. It's this instinct which makes
a man wish to get at the bottom of
things. II it be the affairs of his
neighbor, tbs base; if it be the af-
fairs of the world, it is great. When
curiosity dies within a man achieve
ment is hopeless and hope itself is
dead.
Curiosity may be valuable asset
in the equipment of professional
man. Without it the parish clergy
man never will have an intimate
knowledge of the affairs of his peo-
Pile, for he never will take the trou-
bic to learn them. What he is told
he almost certainly will forget,
while touch of curiosity will store
up every piece of information and
watch every passing incident and
catch hold of every suggestion in
conversation.
By and by the history of every
one, old and young, will be in the
mans possession. Of course, if he
be an ignoble man, then his knowl-
edge will be intolerable; if he be q
sympathetic man, it viii be most val
liable.
In the same way physician or q
lawyer will be greatly helped by a
legitimate and regulated curiosity
about his fellow creatures. And ii
must be said that if curiosity of one
kind makes a man detestable curl
osity of another kind makes him
most popular.-Ian Maclaren Rev,
John Watson).
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Snnkan.

The popular idea that all snakes
hiss is incorrect when anacondas are
in question, if we may believe "a
close observer of the serpent family.
The sound they make is more like
growl than a hiss and has been
well described ty a traveller as e
'low, roaring noise" Their powers
of deglutition are sufficiently won-
derful to make exaggeration unnec-
essary, credible witnesses testifying
to the fact that one has been known
to swallow a horse, while bullocks
are not infrequently attacked also.
Few nonscientifc readers, by the
way, are aware that not only do the
jaw hinges of the boa tribe become
dislocated in the act of swallowing
a large animal, subsequently resum-
ing their proper position by means
of the elastic connecting tendons,
but that the skull bones separate
centrally, so the whole constitutes
a sort of quadrangular orifce with
apparently indefinite powers of ex-
pansion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
The Tailor Bird.

Sewing seems SO ingenious an art
that it must be reserved for the hui
man species alone. Yet the tailor
bird, the Orthotomus longicauda,
and other species possess the ele-
ments of it. They place their nests
in a large leaf, which they prepare
to this end. With their beaks they
pierce two. rows of holes along the
two edges of the leaf. They then
pass stout thread from one side to
the other alternately. With this
leaf, at firgt fiat, they form a horn,
in which they weave their nest with
cotton or hair. These labors Of
weaving and sewing are preceded by
the spinning of the thread. The
bird makes it itself by twisting in
its beak spiders webs, bits of cot
ton and the little ends of wool
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Where Rain Never Fails.

Peru has hnndreds of scaafe
miles along its coast Of rainless
country. In this tract rain is never
known to fall from one century's
end to another. Yet the region is
not entirely barren of vegetation.
Some parts of it indeed are COM
paratively fertile. This is due to
the extraordinary fogs known as
"garuas." They prevail every night
from May to October after cum
mer that is sultry and extend up to
a level of 1,2o0 feet above the sea.
Above 1,2OO feet rain falls.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Ono of Rxron,s Eeeentrieitiss,

With reference to the story of
Byron's first invitation to dinner at
the house of the poet Rogers, in st.
James place, which we quoted the
other day, correspondent reminds
US that it had a sequel. Byron, it
will be remembered, refused every
dish, saying he took nothing but
biscuits and soda water and made
his meal of mashed potatoes drench-
ed with vinegar. Rogers completes
the story in his table talk. "Some
days after, meeting Hobhouse, 1
said to him, How long will Byron
persevere ia his present diet? He
replied, Just SO long as you con-
tinue to notice it, l did not then
know what 1 now know to be fact
that Byron, after leaving my
house, had gone to a club in St.
James street and eaten a hearty
meat supper" London Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
sriashsrs Do Not Flat.sr.

A Boston lady who had been re-
ceived with much favor by the Folk
lore society in London rather ques-
toned the sincerity of her warm re-
ception and said she supposed, like
the French people, the English fat
ter. "Not at ALL" was the protest
of a London friend. "You need not
consider it possible for an English
person to f1atter." And then she
gave an instance. Some one looking
at painting said to the artist whose
picture it was, at isn't SO bad, you
know" 'Now don't be fulsome," "
was the reply-BOstop Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Fine Feathers and Gratitude.

The well dressed woman slipped
two theater tickets into an envelope,
which she proceeded to address to
a girl employed by fashionable
dressmaker.
"That," she explained, ''is fa-
vor that many women with good
clothes confer upon the girls who
are responsible for their fine feath-
ers. In bestowing it we are not
actuated by vanity, but by desire
to give pleasure. After woman
has been in the millinery or dress
making business for several years
she ceases to take much interest in
the public appearance of the women
who wear her creations, but the
younger girls have a great desire to
see a customer fully dressed for
some occasion for which they have
hurried to finish her clothes. From
long experience l can pick out these
curious, clever little artists, and
whenever l wear an especially nice
dress to a place open to the public
[ send tickets of admission to the
girls who have worked hardest to
make my costume success."- New
York Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Tho Patron of Painting.

The lady of the newly got riches
determined to become a patron of
art. So she called upon a rather
out of the way picture dealer and
expressed her desire to make some
purchases.
"And who is this by?" she pres
emily inquired, pointing to bright
looking work.
"That is chrome, madam"
ooh, yes! Of course it is! Now
that you mention it, l recognize his
style. London Sphere.
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Wall Posted.
Mrs. Hayfork (in country postof-
fce)-Anything for me3
Postmaster-I don't see nothin'.

Mrs. Hayfork Gn country postof-
ice)-Anything for me?
Postmaster-I don't see nothin'.
Mrs. Hayfork-I was e1pectin' a
letter or post card from Aunt
Spriggs tellin' what day she wa
comm.
Postmaster calling to his wife,
Did ye see a post card from Mr..
Hayfork's Aunt Sally tellin' wha,
dav she was comm?
His Wife-Yes. She's comm OH
Thursday.--London Tit-Bits.
Irish yiceroys are stripped OF
heir sovereign attributes as soon as
hey reach English waters, which
ayes point to the following story
old of one viceroy and lady with
shom he was acquainted. They
9th found themselves on board the
folyhead packet. During the Yoy-
ge from Ireland the lady treated
ne viceroy with ceremonious re-
oect. So soon, however, as the
acket entered Holyhead harbor she
I'D to him, Now, Bobby, you're NO
onger viceroy, SO take my bag and
axe yourself useful" London
ruth.
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ALseeen "a Ruapstta.

Priscilla had, unknown b hss
mother, paid q visit to oas Of her
Gnall friends, and on hor return
Mrs. Parsons was disturbed 10 noto
the soiled dreas her child wore.
Priscilla, do you zee that lie
spot7 What do yea suppose 21s.
Blakeslee thought Of such 9 aEFty
dress?" abe asked.
'1 don't know" vas R1ianillsa
prompt reply. 'Tf Mrs.. BlALealea
saw It she was too polite 10 nantes
Lt.n-Harper'e Weekly.
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m. aino.n.nt Elnttnrn.

A New England hostess quite re,
Gently entertained the wife of q
japanese statesman whe had beer
spending a few days on the Atlantic
coast. She gave out efsconsidela-
ton for the guest of honor "s Jap.
anese tea" "a case Of carrying
Goals to Newcastle" which included
its own fitting reward. When il
came time to say au revoir the little
lady of the HoEery Kingdom ves
very polite and quite unconsciously
crushing.
'1 am delighted" she declared,
"at the similarity Of Japanese md
American WAYS Of e9tAEtSiptnR.
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RousI - t,,s Russ.,.,v.

An old admiral vel imOsa tor Ads
power Of sxaegsrsisa w. 6sssz1b-e
ing q voyage at SuYPR @S 1ight.
@Whils cruising in &s Rsei1s = be
said, eve passed an hlAua Which
was positively red VITA lCAstsra.D
but" said ons ef ths gussts,,
smiling incredulOuGlY, alebstsfs sroi
not red until boilsdb
@of course not" replied the un-i
dauuted admiral, "but this. vas q
Eolsis islAndRith boiling inn. !
~. sr aNr y. .---. =
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership existing between
tie undersigned as attorneys in the
practice of the law has this day been
mutually dissolved. All business now
on hands will be finished same as il no
dissolution had taken place.
Witness our hands this March 9th.
1907. JOHN E. BELLER,
apr 3tf B. H. BLAGG.
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Truly Eamlnina.

81 am awfully lonely without
you," the woman wrote to the girl
who had gone to the country, 'but
there's one good thing. When L
put my things away now, they stay
where l put them, and l know
where to fad them again"
And the girl wrote back:
fdt's the same with me."-NeW
York Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17

w unmarried men between ages OF q and
S5; citizens of United States of good char
arter and temperate habits. who can speak,
rsrd and write English. Men now wanted
Philippine service. For Information APP
ply in person or by rail to Recruiting Off,
Ger. $40 Main st Point Pleasant, W. Va.
mar q II
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17

PARTNER WANTED-Tot take charge
aud manage Wall Paper and Paint
L, siness. Small investment required
,ractical partner preferred.
Call at this office or address Box 952
Ga hpolis, Ohio. apr 8 At
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WANTED.

A few pieces of old mahogany furni-
ture, especially desire an old four-post
bedstead. Give description, size, kind
OF wood and price.
a. D. ALDERMAN,
feb2Otf Marietta, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS

Are the best General Purpose
Chicken. We have the pure
Thompson strain eggs for hatch
lng-One Dollar for Is. Orders
promptly filled. Can ship by
rail- or river.
w. w. JACKSON,
apr 8 m3pd New Haven, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17
Real Estate.

The most successful real estate
tseler in the county has a fine list
# good farms and town property
tIso one tract of six hundred aorer
# timber land in the county. Write
.r call and see L Shiflet. Real Es.
tate man, Point Pleasant. W. w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-04-17

For SALE-Almost new, Hsines
Bros, Piano, 10 good tune and
condition. will sell at bargain il
sold at once Mrs. j. Nj Burdett.
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Farm for Sale.

The W. C. Miller farm cpposi
Gallipolis, Ohio. trontii.e 80 ~ o
r yes ii Is. i - X E., o.,.aa,.
'.b ur 100 acres h-,u' 30 cr4s
toto land tie ra-,,ai der my,
imhse w sel,-lt g"s.t b +.
SBta'i us nj Nal:
s.ii y - ;. add
Nj II FL y -nu-
20. Il ii4t ,.5ar"' Z
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Got Her TALKING.

The geography period at school
has no terrors for George. He has
a teacher who loves to explain
things to the children, sometimes
at such length that she has no time
to question them as to their own
knowledge of the subject of study.
81 was afraid she'd stick me the
other day. said George, $50
switched her off quick. asked her
the difference between volcano
and an earthquake. and she talked
to the limit. ."-Excharrn,
Thomas &. Reed aseh to tell the
following;
/ never felt more ashamed in
all my life than did one day after
killing a bird. I never shot but
one bird IN my life. 1 spent a
whole day doing that. It was a
sandpiper. / chased him for hours
up and down a milistream. When
at last potted him and held him
up by one OF his poor little legs /
asked a small boy who had been
looking on what he thought Of it.
"0h," he replied, II was only
thinking of how big you are and
how small the bird iDF"-Roston
Herald.
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COUNTY.


JUICE of Circuit Court Wa W; A. Par Parsons 20 ms
Clerk of Circuit Court, A L: BoggesS
Official Stenographer, E. g; winger
oerk of Co. Court j. P. R. B Smith
Deputy Co. Clerk. Jos. II. Holloway
Co. Gomm'rs. -. Bird Stone, Prsst
w. w. Jackson,
New Haven
I" wv. Il. Vaught,,
Point Pleasant
Sheriff, ......J. o. McDerlnitt
Prosecuting atty L. 8. Echols
Assessor LIST Dist -. r. E. Musgrave
Point Pleasant
{" ID Dist. Walter E. Sturgeon
-Mercers' Bottom
County Surveyor. Geo. E. Childs
Point Pleasant
supt Schools. s....,........C. A, Green
Circuit Court Regular term be-
gins on first Tuesday of March, June,
September and December
County GouTt-Regular term be
gins on first Monday of January, April,
July and October.
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D W Brown, Pension. Attorney and
Notary Public, 2s Years Ez-
perience.


1 prosecute pension claims Of
every kind, increases, widows and
minor claims, bounty, eto.
1 also write deeds. deeds of trust
bills of sale, make abstracts of title
to real estate. Have me examine
title to real estate before you buy
| may save you money. Ialso exc.
'uts vouchers, administer oaths
to Give me a trial with your
business.
D. W, BROWN.
Office with Circuit Clerk,
Point Pleasant, W. Va.
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DIRECTORY.
CITY,

Mavor r Howard
City G,srt rt....W. G. Whaley
Sity Hsrsbai' .Iohn W. Love
S;tI GsI E E4sss@sso,........J. @ NJ. Burdett
civ Snlicitor ...L G. Sonerville
ConnoiIInen-Chas F F'lson, Capt.
w r Gunn, ] e. franklin. John
II Che sebrew. George Miller !.
Ciry Treasurer. f.. 1lppTrss1
Pres. Board ot H"alth Dr Il, =.
Campbell ,.l
Health Officer. o. Snii. u
Over-eer Poor. WIZ hehiiy
Citv Couneil-ReZular meetings.
FIRST Monda, Of each month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-03
MASONS PLANNING
TWO BIG EVENTS

The Masonic Far, which promises TO
be the biggest event OF its kind ever
held here, Will begin April Is. and con-
tinue until May :. The board OF control
expects the fair 10 Yield something Ike
10000 This money is 20 be used IN
pushing the work on the new building,
the site of which Is bounded By the tri-
angle on New York avenue, Thirteenth,
and Il streets northwest and which
cost $4,000 The site has been paid for.
WORKS ON the new Masonic Temple Will
begin IN Few days, and 10 Is believed
that by April j. the work will have
been advanced FAR enough TO permit of
the laying of the cornerstone. The
new temple. exclusive OF the site, viii
cost $500, 900.