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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
RURAL ROADMAKING.
How Some Farmers Built a Good
Highway Cheaply.
STONES FROM FIELDS USED.

Nothing Paid For Material-Ne Large
Profit For a contraetor--only Cost
of tho Road Was the Cost Of Homo
Labor.
One fact people are slow to learn is
that the soil nature made for growing
plants In does not make good road
bed. Soil is decomposed or pulyerized
rock with some humus or vegetable
matter. When this is wet 1t is mud;
when very dry 1t is dust.
When soil is used for road the
most of the time 1t is In either one of
these two conditions. but there are
short periods when there Is Just the
amount of moisture In the soil that
makes 1t so compact as to be n firm
road For many years rural roadmak-
Ing has been some process of getting
moro soil into the road and the stones
out. can remember how under the
supervision of the path master" we
used to work out the road tax by
drawing soil In the road with team
and scraper and aftcrward throwing
the stones from the roadbed into the
ditch. The next year, after the soil
had been fattened out by travel, the
same soil was scraped into the center
of the road again the same stones
thrown out. The last few years this
work has been more cheaply or easily
done with the road worker. This plan
of roadmnklng may give II fairly good
country road, where heavy loads are
seldom drawn, for two or tliree months
In summer. but for the greater part of
the year there Is no firm, smooth road
bed, but mud, ruts and dust, says w.
II. jenkins OF Sidney Center, N. y,
In Hoard's Dnirymnn. For the same
reason that we need better school
houses aud rural schools we need
better country roads. Instituting stone
or macadamized roads In agricultural
localities Is n most wise and farsceing
policy, for 1t hastcns the time OF bot
ter agriculture and civilization and
adds to the value of real estate.
Man always finds nature has nntici-
pated his needs and Is only waiting
for him to work up to point where
he can use what she provides. He
must learn to mako his roads from the
rock before the glacier has ground
them into soil, not afterward. For
many years In many sections the agrI-
culturIsts have not known how to get
rid of the stones on their fields or what
use to make of outcropping lodges of
rock that could be Quarried. Now tho
modern machinery for making macnd-
amized roads and the need of them
and learning the uses of concrete will
make these among their most valuable
assets ON the farm. AS l am able to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
He Saved a shilIino.

At certain cloth factory in
Scotland it was the custom to fine
the work people for turning out
bad work. One day workman
brought piece of cloth to be ex-
amincd, and the manager found
two little holes about an inch
apart. He then showed these to
the man and demanded 2 shillings
fine, a shilling for each hole.
'1s it shilling for each hole p
asked the man.
eyes" said the manager.
"And is it tho same for every
hole, big or little ?"
eyes, exactly the same" said the
manager.
"Well, then, I'll save shilling"
And putting his fingers in the holes
he quickly made the two into one.
Answers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
ONE CERTAINTY
Some Point Pleasant People Fully

Some Point Pleasant People Fully
Realize It Now.
When the back aches from kid.
uey ills,
When urinary troubles annoy
you,
There's a certain way 10 find re
lief;
A sure way to be cured.
Dosn's Kidney Pills will do it
Point Pleasant people endorse
this claim.
Mis-. John Il, Stone, living OIL
Main street, Point Pleasant, w
Va, says. For some yeers l wei
troubled with kidney complaint ]
suffered with headaches and dizzy
spells and had severe paine throug'
ny hips and loins AT times the
twinges through my lack were. g.
severe that | was unable to.stooI
Vithout suffering intensely, and ii
he morning when | srose was 81
tiff and lame acrOss tho loins thu
{ could not get up, / failed to tint
'elief until Doan's Kidney Pill
we're brought to my attention, and
[ procured box at g. w. NJ
aoof's drug store They helpet
ne from tho first, and | continue
lsing them until complete cur
vas the result. I.gavo statemon
o this effect in 1903 and at thu
irosent time December Is, 1900
m glad to confirm everything ]
previously said The cure Doen''
Kidney Pills effected has proved
permanent one"
For sale by all dealers Prioe,6C
vents. Fostor Milburn 90, Buf'
4lo. Nav York, sole agents for tb'
United States.
Remember the nnme-Doan's-
md take no other
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A Poor Defense.

"speaking of a poor Defense" said n
lawyer, reminds me of the valet who
was accused of drinking his masters
INC. To this valet the master said:
'Look here, you! believe that you
e been at this decanter of claret
then filled It ~ With water
S"'Oh, no, SIR said the valet in an
aggrieved tone.
"'WelI, 1t tastes like It, said the
master, and he set down his glass with
a wry face.
"'oh, no, sIr,' said the valet excited
". in the first place, sir, never
drink wine; in the second place, when
do drink 1t 1 never think of filling
the bottle up with water. and, in the
third place, when do put water in !
always am very careful to add little
brandy 30 that the wine may not lose
its strength"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Two Great Orators.

As an orator Demosthenes was head
and shoulders above Cicero the Ro
man. The great Athenian stands in a
class all by himself, II we are to be.
lieye the consensus of learned opinion
cicero, 1t Is said, prided himself on his
faculty of extempori2ing at need. but
probably trusted little to 1t on great
occasions, while with Demosthencs IT
wns the rule never to speak without
the most careful preparation. Tho
speeches of both were spoken without
manuscript. They would never have
made the reputation they did II they
had been tied down to their notes.
New York American.
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An Interesting Book.

"A French marquise whose country
.,ouse is crowded with guests during
the hunting season hit upon the origi'
mil idea of placing n register at the
disposal of her visitors in which to
record their desires and criticisms.
Tbe pages of the richly bound book
soon began to be covered with notes
such as: ~ , IT,
"Count de II. still owes 20 louis IL"
Itf:Sa green peas yesterday were
baroness NJ. ts-unformnately not
with me-"
register.
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The Bolster.

The crusaders are said to have
brought home with them the bolster
and, according to DIR. Camille, their
wives, In ignorance of the only ration
nj way of using the article Il. G..
lengthwise as II support for the back
of person when lying on his slde)
and not knowing what else to do with
1t, put the bolster where 1t is still
found on the beds of those who have
not learned the wisdom Of dlscarding
1t altogether-under the pillow.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
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Rarents, Hair and Helrs.

1t Is possible 10 predict from the hair
~ parents the form of their children's
mir. TWO blue eyed, straight haired
PARENTS will have only blue eyed,
rtroIrht haired children. Two wavy
haired parents may have straight,
r,ovv or curly haired children, but the
oi,onces of curly hair are slight. Two
curiy bail.ed parents may have chill
Tren Wis either straight, wavy or
surIv hair. but the proportion of curly
teired Dropping will probably be large
AaeEaoaS eatuEall0l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
NEW
N, al Market.
NEW

have opened a flrst-class, clean
Meat Market in the Waggener old
store room, corner of First aud Main
Streets and Will try at all times to
please and he accommodating to my
custom RS; will aim to hatcher moth,
ing but the best, and will keep at ali
pork, cSiek ems, home-inade lard, salt
meats of all kind. Give me your or
der. Both phones,
S.. ID. ERRETT.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Be careful about shat little cough.
Get something right away; some
good, reliable remedy that will
move the bowels. Kennedy's Lax.
alive Cough Syrup aots gently yet
promptly on the bowels and sllays
at the came time.
1t is pleasant to take and il ia es.
pecielly recommended for children,.
at, it tastes nearly as good as suger
or 'maplesugar. Sold by all drug
gists.
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rrnth Ina rurkish Bath.

Judge" said the colored witness,
"1m hongry now. been tellin' de
truth fer two hoursr
as that the longest time you ever
told itf"
Eyes, sub, an It's had me sweatin'!"
Atlanta Constitution.
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HnM,s rllls2

kAONl . hAot
We offer One Hundred Dsllars
Reward for any case of caterrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. FL Cheney, Toledo, o
We, the undersigned, hnvoknown
g. j Cbeny for The last 10 years
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business Transactions
and financially able to Garry out
my obligations made by his firm,
Welding, Human & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. Ohia
HALLS OAtprrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the
nlood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free.
Price 75o por bottle. Sold by all
Iruggists. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Taking the result of large numbo'
of analyses by different chemists, Il
may be said that the average percent.
age composition OF cows milk is as fol
lows: Casein, or cheese matter, 3.64;
butter, 1856; milk sugar, or lactose,
40; saline matter, 81; water, S1.3O.
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Alwava countlnn.

"Your husband says that when he is
angry he always counts ten before he
speaks" said one woman.
yes" answered the other, 81 wish
he'd stop It. Since he got dyspepsia
home seems nothing but a class in
arithmetic"
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Notice to Trespassers.

Notice is hereby given that tres
passing upon my lands is strictly pro
hibited and that hunting, trapping,
fishing Will not be permitted b. me
Any one caught dol & so will be dealt
with according to the law.
JOHN McCAUSLAND. JR.
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How to Avoid Appendicitis

HOW 10 AVUIU HNV"HUIcItIs
Most victims of appendicitis ar
those who are habitually ON .''pa
ted Foley's Orino Laxative cure,
chronic constipation by etimula
ting the liver and bowels and re
stores the natural action of tb'
bowels. FoIey's Orino Laxstiv.
does not nauseate or grippe and i,
mild and pleasant to take. Refue
substitutes. Sold by all druggist
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Most disfguring skin eruptions,
scroful4, pimples, rashcs, eto. due
to impure blood Burdook Blood
Bitters is cleansing blood tonic.
Makes you clear eyed, clear, brain.
ed, olear-skinned,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
TRE CHILDREN LIRE 1T
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUGH SYRUP

Ii you haven't tho time to ex.
eroise regularity. Doan's Regulets
will prevent constipation They
induce " mild. eaey healthful eoa
ton otthe bowels without gripping.
Ask your druggist for them Zoo.
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Cured Hay Fever and Summer
fl..tst t ~tif

Cured Hay Fever and Summer
Cold.
A S Nusbaun. BAtesville. Ind.
writet: cLast year suffered for
three months with a summer cold
40 distressing that it intertered
With my business | had many
4 the symptoms of hay5fevcH aud
. doctors prescription did not
resch my case. and took severa
medicines which seemed only to
sggrayste it. fortunately ! in.
cited upon having Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t quiokly CURED me.
My wife has sinoe used Foley's
Honey and Tar with Nthe same
Success" Sold by all druggists.
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This ie what Hon Jake Moore.
State Warden of Georgia, says of
Kodol For Dyspepsia: "E o De-
Witt d 90, Chicago, Iil-Desr
Sirs-l have suffered more Than
twenty years from indigestion.
About eighteen months ago / had
grown so muoh worse that GOULD
not digest ornvt of corn bread
and could not retain anything on
my stomsoh l lost % ibs,; in fact
L nude up my mind that l could
not live but short time, when a
f-iend of mine recommended Ko-
dUi. consented totry 1t to please
him and l WAS better in one day.
/ now weigh more than ever did
in my life and am in better health
than for many years. Kodol did 1t
i keep bottle constantly, and
write this hoping that humanity
will be benefited Yours very
truly Jake o Moore, Atlanta. Aug
10 1901" Sold by all druggists.
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TRUsrEE,s sALEl


" vested in me, the undersigned trustee,
by that certain Deed of Trust bearing uNle on
the Srd day Of SepeamgIer is o sns Of Mason
County. West Virginia. In Trust Deed BOOK
No 81, at page 42S, TT sKo;; ara slgnsu, ny
signed MS granted, to secure Point Pleasant
BuildIng and Loan association the payment
certain none ON tSe ard ny OF
September, 1906 and Is fully described In
said deed OF trust; and default having been
made in the payment oil said note according
10 lis tenor and effect and according TO the
provisions Rnd conditions required by inc
said deed of trusti and being reqnlred 80 70
do by said Point Pleasant Building and Loan
Association, the undersigned trustee, VIII on
Monday, the 18th Day of Deem
Der, A. d., 1908,
front door OF the court house of snid Mason
County, sell for Cash, at public auction; 70
real estate, conveyed TO mo MS trustee by
said deed of trust; namely, That certain
tract Of land situate lying and 5Sing IN d tnS
in Arbuckle District and described as Ioi-
lows: Beginning at rock near large cneSI
nut oak ON top Of ridge ,hNs n y. III te aS
81 w. IS poles to q small white OAK, orig
inal corner 10 land by CIV. Prlddy, deceased
ioo w. $50 poles, white oak 2 white oaks and
pine marked for pointers, thence s. 62, ~ ~
poles TO the place of beginning, eslllnnteI,
conVeyed TO said Carl Priddy fTS &C. l'rlddy
and Vile by deed dated August LIST, 1894 and
duly OF record In the county CourtCIeIE
office OF said Mason County.
Witness my hand this the 9th day of No
Yember, 1908.
JOHN EDWARD BELLBR,
nov. ll-4w. trustee
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TRusTEE,s SALE B


HINDER and by virtue of the authority
y vested in the Undersigned trustee, ny
certain deed of trust bearing date on the llth
day OF Mav. 1903, executed by j. n. Burn,
side TO the undersigned trustee, %hlch SAID
Clerk OF the County Courtof Mason County,
West Virginia, in Trust Deed hook NO. y,
rage 22 etc., to secure 10 the Point fleasaht
debt therein set out and described and de-
fault having bel N made In the payment OF
the dues, premiums nd Interest provided
for therein. and being required by the said
Point Pleasant building ana Loan Assocla-
tion so to do.
VIII proceed TO sell AT public auction az
the front door 81 The court hopSe OF M pH;ni
County, West lrsini"' III tne Aowh Vi oinU
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Monday, the 7th Day of Deem
Der, 1908,

commencing Mt O'Clock p. NJ, at the front
door OF the court house of said Mason County,
sell for Cash, at public auction. to the high.
est bidder the following described real estate
The following described real estate situate in
Cooper District. Mason County, West Nir-
7oiS acres, more or less and being the same
land conveyed to William Giles by John y.
date March 18th, 1882, and of record in the
County Court CLERKS ONCE of Mason County,
West Virginia. in Deed Book No. 80, at page
conveyed 10 said f. j. Thompson by NJ. j.
Rice and husband by deed bearing date on
in the County Court Clerks office OF said
Masoi County in Deed Book No. 81. at page
for iuller description of said property.
Witness my hand this the 9th day of Mo-
vember, zoos.
JOHN EDWARD BELLER,
nov, ll4w. Trustee.
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TRUSTEES SALE!

FINDER and by virtue of the authority
u vested in me, the Undersigned trustee,
by thnt certain Deed OF Trust bearing date on
the 9th day OF November, 1905, and OF record
County, West Virginia, In Trust Deed Book
No. p, at page 49,, TT sEQ:, and signed by T.:
j. Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson, MS
secure the POINT Pleasant Building and Loan
Association the payment OF one certain
fault having been made in the payment oi
said note according TO It's tenor and effect
trust, and being required SO to do by said
Point Pleasant building and Loan Associa-
ton, will on
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Kodol is today the best known
md most reliable remedy for all
disorders of the stomach, suoh as
dyspepsia, heart burn, sour stom.
4oh and belohing of gas. Kodol
oontains the came juices found in
healthy stomach Kodol is pleas
mt to take. 1t is guaranteed to
give relief and il cold hero by all
irnggiste.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Itch!ng piles provoke profanity,
but profanity will not ours them.
Doan's Ointment oures itohing,
bleeding or protruding pilos after
years of suffering, AT any drug
store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Stop esrAche in two minutes;
toothaohe tr pain of burn or soald
in five minutes; hoarseness in one
hour; muscleaohe two hours sore
twelve hours-Dt. Thomas
Electric OIL, monarch over pain.
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OLD RoADMAKISd METHOD RESULTS IN
RITIRR A MUD OR DUST RoADDED.
see 1t, the building OF state roads by
state funds does not best solve the
problem of good roads for the farmer,
but by the farmers cooperating with
tho state.
The local interest and effort arc need
ed. Then they will get better roads at
less cost. In many sections farmers
arc complaining about poor state
roads. In one road district in New
York two miles OF macadamizcd road
were built at n cost of $1,000 per mile.
One half OF this amount was subscrlb-
ed by the people living in the road dis
trict, and the state paid the other half.
This road was built under the super
vision Of the town road commissioner,
and the steam road Crusher and other
machinery owned by the town were
used. No large profit was paid to a
contractor. Nothing was paid for ma
terial. The only cost of the road was
the cost Of labor. ] would call alton
ton to the fact that the process of
scientific road building as 1t was done
in this instance is the reverse of that
SO long practiccd by farmers The soil
they try to keep in the road Is first
nll removed down to the bedrock or
gravel, and when the grading is done
the understratum of the rondDcd Is
made Of the common field stones one
or two feet thick. Next quarry stone
or refuse from the quarry Is broken
to make layer several inches thick,
n,I, n lOVnr of hDr1
crushed stone from the stone crushcr
and rolled with tho steam roller.
1 drove over this two years from the
time 1t was built and can say 1t was In
better condition than some state roads
have seen built at the same time.
have taken pains to talk with people
living on this road and find them en-
tirely satisfied with their Investment
and planning to build moro of this road.
1 think on one mile of this road four
farmers live on the average. The road
cost them $3.50 per mile, or about $l63
each The interest on the Investment
is less than SO, and think oil can
see that no farmer can make better
Investment Here they have road-
bed that will last for many years, and
lllt lOiNN NhsN WIN hSSp ~ AZ
repair. Farms have been cleaned of
stone In providing material, work was
provided for home labor, road has
been made In the right way, according
to the principles of good road build
Ing, and the benefits that follow are
| beyond estimation.
During the holding of an inquest
which had been adjourned several
times an important witness from
the north was being questioned by
the coroner when the following dia-
logue took place:
Coroner-You knew the deceased
pretty well, l believe, and could
identify him,
Witness-Yes; / should know i'm
ag'in.
A photograph of the deceased was
then handed to the witness.
Coroner-Do you recognize that? ?
| Witness Shaking his head)-No;
dunno who that is.
4 Coroner = You said you should
knowhim again if you saw him.
| Witness-So l should, sir. But
don't think 1 could tell lis picture.
Coroner-What was there about
the deceased that you would know
againP
stutter, sir. 'E suffered awful
lLondon judy.
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FINB WHISTLES.

f8- we carry in stock the followir Z
we'll known brands of fine WHISTLES,
besides many otler brands:
Paul Jone s......,.....$I 90 per gnllon
Pennsylvania Rye.... 200 per gallon
Alcohol double strengtD 81 per. ga
Cognac Brandy. ....$i per gallon
Bonded goods in bottle, all brands.
Special attention gwen to mail or
ders. Everything the best at the
most reasonable price.
JOHN q. STOIErN.
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
oct %
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Buy your oorsets aud hose at
Mrs, L. j. Williamson's.
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TRUSTEES SALE!

Under and by virtue of Tie authority
~ vested in me, the undersigned trustee,
W certain deed of trust bearing date on
SlortZ-BlhZer Company, n corporation, To
he undersigned trustee. which said deed OF
rust is recorded In the Clerks office OF the
slnla, In Trust Decd Book No. 81, page 20,
,tc., and default having been made In iht
payment of the notes secured In said deed OF
rust and being required by John q. StOrtZ,
tic creditor secured by said deed Of rust AMI
Who is the owner Hnd holder OF tie notes
h, rein secured.
Will proceed to sell af public auction a,
lie Il ont door OF the court house OF Mason
'ounty, West Virginia, in the Town OF Point
Pleasant on
Saturday, the 18th Day of De-
ccmber, 1908,