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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Never Too Old.


Invitations are out for a wedding
at Tate Springs, Tenn, in which
the bride is 100 years of age and
the groom 10l. There will be 135
"boys and girls" all over 80 years
of age present. A romance lee
back of this announcement. Away
back in 1922 John Bandren and
Rose MCGUIRE lived on adjoining
farms in Tennessee. They loved
each other as children, butt soon
after their engagement theRirls
parents decided to return to their
home in England The sweet
hearts ere broken hearted, but
parted without any agreement t,
meet again. The girl returned TO
England and the young man went
to Calitornis as a forty. miner >
Mr. Bundren proapered He spent
small fortune searching for his
one time sweetheart Finally be
learned that she was in England
and. true to her heart, had never
married, He returned to Tenn
essee and purchased the two old
h 'mesteads Then letters were ex
changed and he l,arned Miss Rose
still loved him, though three,quar-
I rs of a century had elapsed since
t icy parted, and that she was will
ing to j in heart and hand
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

The postcffioe department thil
week promulgated an order that
will be decided convenience t.
the country population. 1t pre-.
vides simply for the transmission
of special delivery letters by pay.
ing excess postage on them with
out the necessity of a regular spec
ial delivery stamp. frequently
small stores and postoffioes, espeoi
ally in IT, country, may not have
any of the regulation blue special
delivery stamps on hand. But the
new order provides that if ten cente
worth of stamps of any sort in ad
dition TO to the regular letter fee
are put on the envelope and then
marked special delivery" the let.
ter will be handled just as though
it carried the regulation blue
stamp. Those who avail them
selves of this privilege will have
to remember however. that the
words Special Delivery" must be
written on the envelope otherwise
the surplus stamps will be wasted
and the letter handled in the or
binary mail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Hon Virgil A Lewis Resigns a
Commissions Secretary.

The West Virginia Commission
to Jamestown Exposition is with
out secretary. Hon. Virgil A
Lewis has resigned. just as soon
as possible meeting will be held
by the members of the commits.
sion at which time it will be deci
ded who will succeed Secretary
Lswie. No reason has been as.
signed for Prof. Lewis action, but
it is said too mroh was OK.
peoted of him. Mr.. Lewis, friends
will regret to learn of his resigns
ton, as he has been a tireless
worker for the success of West
Virginia's exhibit at Jamestown
and to him in a great degree be.
longs the honor of her splendid
display there.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Story for the Marlnes.

Don't you think that's a good
tofy?" asked the reconteur, noting
ack Of appreciation.
IT'S fair marine story. guess.
admitted the auditor.
Why, there's not word about the
mean that It was a good story to
tell to the marines" philadelphia
Ledger.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Japane.e Fietion,

Japan Is novel writer's eiyslum,
There is one very celebrated work,
entitled '"The Story Of the Eight
Dogs" that runs to t06 volumes print
ed or written on only a single side Of
the page Then, again, japanese writ
ers introduce into their stories a num-
Der Of characters SO confusing as to
bewilder even the authors. No self
respecting novelist leaves single per
snlnan alive at the end Of the book.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

A number of young ladies in In
diana have resolved not to marry
any man who has not at least ST..
600. From which, it looks as il
Indiana will not need to worry
about her crop of old maids for q
while at least.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Ratber Fruit1e,, Aaye,t,,,nr,,

1t is an open secretathat tailors make
presents Of elegant clothing to promi-
nent persons. In consideration for
which the latter are expected to men
ton the maker, casually, to be sure,
but as often as possible. Other firms
are known to employ persons who
when occasion offers. say in crowded
street car. converse naturally, but
quite audibly and energehcally. on the
merits of their employers establish
ment-International Quarterly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
If Quail Are scarce. Be Are Turkeys.

81 don't know whether you ever mo-
dced it. but it's fact just the same
that whenever we have year in which
quail are scarce the same is true Of tur-
keys" said a prominent meat dealer
the other day. prolonged wet wealth
er in the spring or In the early summer
is fatal TO young quail and turkeys
alike. Both are extremely tender. aud
the weather has much to do with their
successful rearing. / have watched
this thing for years, and invariably
poor quail year means a scarcity of tur-
keys and high prices" : Youngstown
Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Mayor Schmitz OH 'ots to going
to the peuiteutiary for five years
simply because he was doing lit
tie grating on the side while act.
ing as Mayor of San Francisco.
He says he is exceedingly innocent
man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Alabama is the only state in the
Union which holds a legislature
session only once in four years.
Her lawmakers and unmakers get
81 day, and the quadrennial sss-
sion is limited TO 80 days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

John D Rockefeller owns eight
automobiles, whose total value he
swsars to the assessor is $1,000.
And John told the Chicago court
that he never got any rebates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Lightning struck man who ives
using a telephone in Williams-
port. Pa, and knocked him over
He probably knows now that the
"line was busy"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Pstroisnm Iavn nuar.

A few years ago road dust was an
almost insufferable plague on windy
summer days In Southern California.
Now the roads are sprinkled with Do.
troleum twice year. and even an aus
tomoblle raises no dust
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Lack ReIlnInu. Care

A daily paper is responsible for the
statement that single county in Ne
Vada' covering 5000 square miles. has
nowhere within fits borders even a mis-
sion hall in which the Gospel Is
preached. and yet It has population
OF several thousand people,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

A monkey at Lawrenceburg,
Ind, swallowed travelling mans
Sl2S di nond ring while he was
handing it candy. The Italian
whaled and Ohoked it, but it failed
to produce it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Obituary.


Samuel Wallace vas born March
ID, 1868. in Mason county, died
July l, 1907 aged 81 years. three
months and Is days He united
with the Methodist church at Ham
brick about 20 years ago He leaves
two brothers and one sister with
host of friends to mourn his de-
psTture. He was beloved by all
who knew him. Every one had q
good word to say regarding him.
he wae very kind to the pour. and
was ever ready to help those in dis
tress. He was OF a cheerful dispo.
sition, always locked on the bright
side. he will be greatly missed
by all his friends end especially in
the home will the loss be felt where
his kindness was ever manifest.
Bsing qnite a distance from the
church of his choice be assist, d
quite good deal in the promotion
of the cause financially and other
wise of Jordan Baptist churoh
The pastor and all cnuroh workere
found welcome in his home. Aud
while he was not very active in
church work yet he loved the SA-
vior and was anxious to see the
cause prosper in the community.
We have reason to believe that our
loss is his gain. that while he may
have had faults sthat great
mantle of Christ's mercy over
Swallowed and that he has taken
him to rest at his right hand
Farewell, we all hope to meet thee
where there shall be no parting, no
tears bnt eternal happiness at
Gods right hand
O-.I:- d e (NJI:-I:-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Help out your old suit by but.
ing pair of those advertised pants
at 81 so. Waters MoCulloch
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

a Pennsylvania man has been
arrested for stealing eight sixty
pound rails 1t is extremely dan
gerous to steal rails in this coun.
try unless they are all Joined to.
gether in parallel lines and dotted
here and there with cities.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

A student was asked the other
day, What do you consider the
biggest thing, and the littest thing
in West virginia. He answered.
the Dawson pretended Tax Reform.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Three years ago Mrs. Mary Ken.
dali was injured on the street in
Toledo. Ohio, and Miss Ethel
Bish, who was an entire stranger
to her, betriended her and saw that
she received proper attention.
Last week Mrs Kendall sent Miss
Bish $1,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17
Be a booster, not a knooker.

1T is said that the safety pin
was invented by man."
"And we'll wager he was some
man whose wife was too busy as.
sisting with the social uplift to
keep his trousers properly equip.
ped with buttons"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Meet us at the Edisonia Theatre
everybody goes there. Only g
pickls.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Cornelius Berridge, of Gallipolis.
aged 83 years. highly respected
citizsn of Gallia county, died Sat
nrday, July 10, 1907.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Ifwar must come with Japan, it
will be a battle of the ships. If
our navy beats the Japanese navy
in battle, then the war would not
hurt us much. but would be disas.
trous to japan. If their navy
should beat ours in battle then the
war would be very serious oonse
quences for us. The Philippines
would be overrun with Japanese
armies and great blood and treas
ure would be required to drive
them out of those islands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Judge Dayton, sitting in place
of Judge Keller. at Charleston,
imposed fine of $1,000 each in
ten separate cases against the lum.
Der companies in the so-cslled
peonsge cases. The defendants
were technically guilty, aad they
entered that plea to the indiot.
ments, Judge Dayton imposing
the minimum penalty in each case
The salaries of men employed by
the government at the locks on the
KanaWha river have recently been
substantially raised The look.
masters, whose wages was $50 now
get SIS; the assistants $50 instead
of $50 and the others $40 instead
of $40. The men do not have to
pay house rent, and recent order
issued requires them to work only
four hours Saturday for full day.
A large dwelling house is 10 be
erected for the lock masters use at
each of the looks,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

When mans business affairl
begin to go wrong his wife thinks
it is because he doesn't follow her
advice.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

An American girl has just wed.
ed Japanese gentleman. This
will give the neighbors an oppor-
tunity to observe the relative mer.
it's of the two nationalities as
fighters.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

A Photographic scientist thinks
he can photograph the soul. There
are some whose soul he never
could photograph if his lens would
magnify a million ,times.-Park-
ersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

The Pacific Ocean will be the
theatre of great national and race
conflicts in the next and succeed.
ing century. This ocean covers
half of the globe. The nation OF
nations which control this ocean
will be the great powers of the
world. The United States is al
present the greatest power that
borders on this ocean.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

Three hundred and eighty-fve
men kissed a Pennsylvania bride
the other day, and it is now high
time that the scientists bad out out
that osculatory poison MARBLE, and
started to talk about something
that people will believe
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

The Thaws have recently sold
1000 acres of coal lands for 81 OOO,.
600 which was far below their
value. AS an investment, good
judges say, they would certainly
have proved 70 be worth $4,000
600 in a short time. This way
ward son Harry is costing them
something.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
4 REMARKABLE TEST.
NEW EASTPORT BRIDGE UP TO
REQUIREMENTS.
The Concrete Piles Have Settled Only
Three Sixteenth Of An Inch
According To Test.

one of the most remarkable tests
for concrete piles that has ever oc-
CURED was performed recently on
the rebuilding of Spa creek bridge.
Those present were w. j. Lauer, OF
.Lauer, Harper Co., contractors for
the steel work; G.. Law son Pierson,
president of the Engineering Con-
tracing Company, contractors and
inventors of the corrugated reinforced
concrete piles; Mr.. Joseph Niggles,
enigneer in charge of the Corrugated
Concrete Pile Company, of America,
southern office located at 207 Ameri-
can Building, Baltimore, Md. Mr..
Irving ID. Ireland, engineer for the
Board of County Commissioners and
many prominent citizens.
The original soundings did not de-
velop what was afterwards discover
ed, and the engineer in charge was
skeptical as TO the concrete piles be-
ing formed of series of stratas. The
original sounding on the same spot
where the test was made showed that
20-foot piles were. required. The test
was made on bent of six concrete
piles and cap.
The piles weighed 21 tons, cap 1-2
tons. making total of 20 1-2 tons for
the cap and six piles. These six
piles and cap were subjected TO dead
load test of g2 tons for four hours, and
there was an average of 10 tons for
"a hours, and for the four hours there
was 12l 1-2 tons including the cap
and piles. Notw withstanding all this
weight the piles settled only three
sixteenth of an inch. The test that
was made fully demonstrates the
stability and complete success of the
corrugated concrete pile. The old
structure being made entirely of
wood, il was impossible to make it
firm.
A fact that was found in using the
concrete piles was that there has
never been any of the wood piles
driven through the first strata, though
having been driven with too heavy q
hammer. This theory is advanced
that under the first hard strata, where
the wooden piles had stopped, there
is d soft mud which acted as a
cushion and resisted the blow of the
hammer. The concrete piles are
driven by means of hydraulic pump
at pressure of $50 pounds per
square inch, with 8,000-pound ham,
mer resting on top, and the pile itself
weighing about 200 pounds per lineal
foot.
All concrete work on the new bridge
VS. made of Lehigh Portland Cement
and tested as follows: One part of
cement to parts sand--7 days; 4
briquette averaged 207 pounds tensile.
Same proportions 81 days test aver
aged 27S pounds tensile.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
CONTRACTS FOR CITY WORK
First Bids Under The New Bond Issue TO Re
Opened Next Monday,

City Clerk Phil. Il. Porter is ad-
vertising for bids for the paving and
macadamizing work 10 be done on
the city streets under the recent
$25, 600 bond issue. The work, 10
be dono under the specifications
drawn up BY the city Council and
State Road Engineer ". w. Crohsy.
includes $500 cubic yards Of eNca-
yation, laying loco square yards Of
maeadam, laying 400 lenial feet OF
new granite cnrhing, laying 2,O00 feet
OF new cement curb and gutter, and
the resetting Of 1900 feet of old curb
ing.
In connection with the same work
and the recent acquisition Of the right
OF way TO extend Compromise street,
Alderman James T.. Strange. chairman
of the street committee, Is advertis-
ing for bids TO raise the present brick
wall on the Southwest side of Glou-
cester street, from the end of the Priest
wall to the bridge, to the height of
the present level of the new bridge,
and TO grade and ell the street bed TO
make proper and gradual approach.
Another contract in the same work is
10 furnish piles and TO bulkhead the
east side of Compromise street, from
the present concrete bulkhead 10 a
point near the old crabhouse 20 be
designated by the street committee.
The bids for the work advertised by
the street committee will be opened
at the Council chamber at noon next
Monday, February 20, while those for
the macadamizing and curb setting
will be received until Thursday,
March
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
Asked to Withdraw his Resignation

Connected with the recent resigna-
lion OF Midshipamn Robret +. Waters,
of ST. Joseph, Mo-, from the Naval
Academy, is an incident which is
prboably unique in the history of the
Naval Academy.
Midshipman Waters resigned, but
changed his mind and wished to with
draw his resignation, this being re-
fused him on the ground that ii was
100 late. Midshipman Waters, WHO
was a second clssman when he term
mated his career as midshipmaD,
entered the Naval Academy in July
of 1904, being then in his nineteenth
wear. lie reached his twenty-tir t
birthday last month and immediately
handed in his resignation, stating that
he did not like the service and wish
"a TO leave the Academy.
The resignation was forwarded an
accepted by the Navy Department, but
when he was informed of this he state /
that he had reconsidered and wished I q
withdraw mis- resignation. This was
refused him. as the resignation ms
been accepted and he was no long
"A member of the service.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
He LIKES THE WATER.
Aad Spends His Time in Solitude And Alone
at The Lighthouse.

Keeper James Ready, VINO came 10
the lighthouse at Greenberry Point,
al the mouth Of Annapolis harbor.
several months ago, is apparently one
az those persons who can get along
without constant close association
with his fellow man, and is not n
sufferer from Loneliness. lie has not
been ashore from his Guli-nestilke
home perched above the waters Of the
bav. since New Years day. when he
spent a few hours in Annapolis. Since
coming to Greenberry light on the
2Gth of last September, nearly five
months ago. Mr.. Ready has spent but
one night ashore. and that WAS Il few
weeks after he came 'among US.
In to the time of his last trip ashore
ON New Years day he had paid only
TWO or three visits TO terra firma and
thev were only Of about half an hours
duration. Urged to come ashore occa-
,ionaliv by his fellow keeper, Ready
usually remarks: 'Oh, what 5 the
uscs / don't know anyone in Annap-
oils" His herimt-like life on the
little lighthouse far away from his
frifpws Is all the more remarkable
when it is known that just before
coming to the Lighthouse last Septem-
her. Mr.. Ready was life guard on the
croweded baech at Ocean City, n. j.,
where he was compelled TO spend his
davs literally in the midst of the
naddening crowd. lie spends most Of
his leisure, Of which he,o course, has
n plenty, in reading. Mr.. Ready is a
brother Of Mr.. Patrick Ready, former
head keeper at the same lighthouse.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Tells Of The Fight Over Passage of Farmers
National Bank Charter.

Col. Oswald Tilghamn, Secretary OF
state, has turned over to President
John Writ Randall, OF the Farmers
National Bank, an interesting letter
of ancient date, relating TO the charter
of the bank OF which Mr., Randall Is
head.
The letter was written in 1904, to
Col. Tilghman's s maternal grandfather.
then Congressman John Leodes Kerr,
and is from Robert Henry Colds
borough, who was, at that time, a
member of the Maryland House OF
Delegates. In the letter Mr.. Colds
borough speaks generally OF his work
in the legislature, but mentions par
ticularly his recent labors which re-
suited satisfactorily In the passage of
the charter OF the Farmers National
Bank, which had been opposed, and
required hard work before being pass
cd.
At the time he wrote, Mr.. Colds
borough, then n young man, was serv-
ing his first term i'm the House of Del
egates, and his comments on the polit-
ical workings of that time are inter
esting in the extreme.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-18
DR.. VAN DYKE SERMON
EMINENT PREACHER ADDRESS
ED LARGE ASSEMBLY.
Spoke Upon Goodness Of Man-Goyernor
WarfieId And Appeals Court
Judges Present

DR.. Henry Van Dyke, eminent
author and professor of English litera-
ture at Prime. ton University, preached
TO a large audience at the Presbyterian
Church here last evening. Among
those present were Governor Edwin
Warfeld, with whom Dr. Van Dyke
is staying in Annapolis, and Judges
Briscoe, pearce and Boyd, Of the Court
OF Appeals.
Or. Van Dyke took as the text Of
his sermon the ninth verse of the sew
enth chapter of the Acts OF the Apos-
ties And the patriarchs, moved
with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt !;
but God was with him. Dr. Van
Dyke said that he did not agree with
the man who had said that good
ness was always uninteresting." He
mentioned as men who, taougn good
men, were also full of interest, st.
Paul, st. Francis of Assist, Sayenor-
ola, Martin Luther, John Wesley,
David Livingstone, Henry Hayelock,
Abraham Lincoln, Robert +. Lee
and "Stonewall" jackson. Among
the meQ who were both good and in
teresting, he said, Joseph took high
rank, being the one OF full length por-
trait among the Old Testament men.
The preacher said that Joseph char
acter could be- measured by the four
dimensions that were now recognized
by mathematicians These, he said,
were the length of his hopes, dreams
and aspirations, the breadth of his
sympathies and affections, the depth
of his principle and character and 1.-The
height of his faith. Each one of
these elements OF Joseph's character
was brought out by DIR. Van Dyke
in a forcible manner, and from his
nature, as represented in Scripture,
he was pictured rs true forerunner
and prototype OF Christ.
Previous to delivering his sermon
last evening, DR.. Van Dyke talked 10
the Naval Academy Young Mems
Christian Association by special invi-
tation. DR.. Van Dyke lid not expect
to make this address when he came
to Annapolis, but agreed to upon the
earnest solicitation of Midshipman
Charles Il. Hovey, president of the
Academy Association. Governor War
field was also present during this
meeting.
The audience at the Presbyterian
Church was one of the largest and
most cultivated that had ever assem-
bled in an Annapolis church. There
was n genreal expression of apprseia-
tion and delight over Or. Van Dykes
sermon.