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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30
REpMoNpI

MIR and Mrs Il i Moftis, of Hen.
derson. were calling on friends'in
this vicinity Sunday afternoon,
ANGEL Tanner, who has been em.
ployed on the steamer Golden Rod
for the past year, arrived home
Wednesday for b months sacation.
Look Ill school is progressing
nicely under the sueoesefnl man.
agement Of Prof Alonzo Kelly, of
Henderson. He is one of the best
teachers that ever tsughtat look IL /,
and is capable of instruoiing his
pupils the very best advantage.
Redmond ball team played the
Goosetown boys Sunday morning,
the SCORE standing 8 to 5 in favor
of Redmond. The Redmod boys
haven't been beat this season.
What has become Of the Hender
son teamp Have they taken back
seat and quit. Some one wake
them up and send them out to play
the Remond team.
Utly Blain, of Beale. apent Sun
day evening with Miss Leila Aus.
tin, of this place.
Misses Attic Spencer and Easter
Austin spent Sunday evening with
Mrs Bradie Holley, on Salt creek,
Rev j s Pullin preached his
farewell Discourse at Henderson M
E Church Sunday night, and will
leave this week for Conference.
We certainly will Welcome his
coming back to this place, as he is
one of the most ablest preachers
ever on this circuit, and we willap.
probate his return,
Mr. and Mrs Jas Pritohard, of
Look IL, have been taking a weeks
vacation at Charleston, arrived
home Friday.
John Sheline, wife and sisterp
Mrs Russell Snider, and Mrs An.
ME Robert, of Wyoma, spent Sun.
day with their sister, Mrs Jane
Pullin, at Henderson, who is very
low at her home. We hope for her
speedy recovery.
Mrs Rilla Milford spent Satur-
day with Mrs John Austin.
Hon Rankin Wiley, of Point
Pleasant, gave very interesting
talk at e W., Fishers store, Sat.
urday night, to very large audi.
enoe.
Harry Crupp, of Five. mile, was
calling on his beet girl Sunday.
Mayaower.
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Do the People Rule :

There is no question that they
should. but do theyP Did they
rule in the Kanawha county pri
maries when it was necessary to
burn the ballots to keep down g
recount.
Did they rule at the State Don.
vention, when the committee de.
libarately unseated delegates and
placed others in their stead in the
interest of certain faotionP
Did they rule twelve years ago
when SIS. 100000 was used by the
Republican committee to debauoh
the votersp
Did they rule in the Republican
primary in this county, when one
of the factions used $4,000 on the
day of the primary
These are only a few of the hun
dreds of instanoes we could oitt
where the people did not rule
And what Is more, the people viii
rule less and less, unless they qui
voting blindly or for money anc
look after their interests at the bal
lot
So long as the voters allow theii
party prejudioes to dictate theiI
votes, or SO long as they submit tc
the corrupt use of money in cleo
tions they can't complain If they
are occasionally betrayed.
We believe the people mean t.
rule, and they should, but we ask
all good people, irrespective Of
their party utilization. to be or
their guard at this election and SET
that the will of the people is hon
estly and fairly expressed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

nal, who died some time ago, and
from whom he received the follow
ing lines, penned just before his
death
When nature made You, Ben,
He used the best of clay,
Before he would make another one
He threw the molds away.
We dip the above from the st
Louis Republic of week before
last. Oapt. Jenkins has host of
friends in this county.
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$50 Acre Farm for
Sale.

Good fertile soil, well inn
proved and is we'll watered.
Located in Pleasant Flats, 8
miles northwest of county seat
and ~ miles from railroad sta
ton and II miles from church
and school. Notify leila Ray
burn, Point Pleasant wv. Va.
Sept. 80.
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PWhom the gods would destroy
they fret make mad" This old
Saying seems now to apply to Pree.
ident Roosevelt. In his anger he
makes a statement that to any un.
prejudiced observer looks Fidiou-
lous. He says in effect that all
the monopolies and criminally
rioh are supporting the Democratic
party. ~
Let us see if that is correct.
Who lie this candidate for vice
president but monopolist himself
and president of the Joe trustp
Where did the $4,000 go that
was contributed by the Mutual
Life, New York Life and Equita.
BILE Life insurance oompaniesp
The presidents of each of these
companies swore it went into the
Republican campaign fund, Judge
Parker made statement that the
large corporations were oontribut-
ing to the Republican fund. Mr..
Roosevelt, the ready letter writer,
promptly called him a liar, but
subsequent events showed Parker
was right and Roosevelt was wrong.
How about the United States
Steel Trustp Every che knows
where it stands. Did any one ever
hear of any member of the Steel
Trust supporting the Democratic
tioketP
How about James j. Hill, the
great railroad magnateP
Who are these men of predatory
wealth that the president was writ.
ing about 30 vigorously some time
ago and with whom he is 30 friend.
ly now, for instance, Friok, Swift,
Armour. Baer, Hartman, James j.
Hill and dozens of othersH And
we all know that every one of these
gentlemen are supporting Mr..
Taft. We also know 1t was her.
aided far and wide BY the New
York papers last February thet
Mr.. Roosevelt had made his peace
with the business interests, and we
know that no new action has been
started against any of the trusts
since then, and We also know that
the $29.0O0,0O0 fine, the much
heralded fine against the Standard
Oil, has been annulled and thus
the muoh-talked. of prosecution
against the Standard Oil has faded
away like dew on May morning.
What understanding did the Stand
ard Oil Company have with Presi.
dent RooseveItP
1t is now a matter of history
that the president wrote my Dear
Hartman" begging him to assist
in raising a campaign fund four
years ago, and that Hartman. gave
$250000 to that fund, and the
STANDARD Oil Company 100000,
which two contributions were more
than the Democrats had from all
SOURCES.
II the president is 30 awfully
touohy about trusts and trust mag.
mates why don't he put Mr.. Sher.
man off the tioket2
The president knew of Mr.. Du
Points connection with the Powder
Trust when he was made chairman
of the Speakers Bureau Yet his
conscience was not awakened until
the criticisms of Mr.. Kern stung
him into action. and then 1t was
discovered Mr.. DUPONT was not a
proper man.
The president should take the
beam from his own eye.
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For Sale.

IS sheep, 2S lambs, 8 regis-
tered bucks, good mich COW.
Will sell, cash or credit, or
will trade for any kind of stock,
hay, grain OF feed.
two seat surry, canopy top,
with pole and shaft.
top buggy with pole and
shaft. Both in good condition.
]. b. TIPPET1'.
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West Virginia Man Honored.

Rev. w. I. Oantsr, of the M. e.
Church, South, at the present time
presiding elder of the Fairmont
district of the West Virginia Con.
ference, was appointed chaplain of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of the world, whioh
recently met at Denver, Col,
Rev. Oanter is we'll known in
Mason county, and is one of the
ablest ministers that it has been
ou pleasure to hear speak from
the pulpit.
We simply drop this hint TO the
wise of his church, that he has
good bishop timber in him, which
is likely to assert itself at no late
date.
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Veteran River Agent Has Served
80 Years

53 Years,
Capt. Hunter Ben Jenkins, one
of the oldest and best. known river
men of st. Louis, will celebrate to-
day the tiftysthird anniversary of
his career as steamboat man on
the Mississippi river. Despite the
fact that he has long since passed
the allotted three eoore years and
ten, Capt jenkins is still an active
and energetic worker
The veteran steam boat man be-
gan his career as second clerk on
the stern. wheel steamer Glassamer,
an Illinois river packet, under
Chief CLERK Henry Dietrich, Au.
gust 81, 1856. and has been engaged
continuously in steamboating ever
sinoe During that time he has
served as CLERK of some of the most
famous st Louis steemers in the
palmy days of ,steam boating on the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
In 1857 he was agent of the fa.
nous Lightning. Lice" of mail
steamers that carried the United
States mail between JEFF City,
at that time the western terminus
of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
and ST. Joseph, Mo.
Capt. jenkins organized the st.
Louis and Kansas City Electric
Packet Line. which was composed
of the largest and most complete
light, draught steamers that ever
piled the waters of the Missouri
river. Among them were the Da.
ootah, Montana and Wyoming, in
which he was largely interested as
general manager of the company,
1t was Capt. jenkins who intro
duoed the first electric lights and
hooking bird whistles on Missouri
river cleaners, and in 1884 brought
from Kansas City to st. Louis the
largest cargo carried by a Missouri
river steamer, on the Wyoming
The cargo contested of 16, l39 saoks
of wheat, 388 packages of merch-
andise and 10 hcgs.
Oapt. jenkins remembers when
suoh palatial steamers as the Ben
W. Lewis, Morning Star, janice
b Lucas. Meteor and others came
out of the Missouri river with 200
passengers each. They made a
speciality of the dining service and
Drew of twenty black walters,
uniformed in spotless white, served
hotel bill of fare. each steamer
yieing with the other to give the
best service,
When in reminiscent pood
Capt. jenkins is a perfect enoyolo.
pedia of river lore. Though past
Is he rises regularly at O'Clock a.
m. and is at his post of duty on the
levee by 6,SO O'Clock, where he is
the representative agent of Capt
Sims Cape Girardeah packet and
Gregory's steamer Omaha to the
upper Missouri.
Capt Jenkins was CLOSE friend
Of Dol. Will 8. Hays, the river edi.
tor of the Lopisville Oourier.J ouE,
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Fiduoiary Settlements.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
at this date that are before me for
settlement, viz:
w. T.. Hayman and j. o. SaSre, Adj
nnnlsIrator OF w. n. Hayman, de-
ceased; final settlement.
"A. s.. Ridinger, Administrators of
Valentine McDermitt, deceased; final
settlement,
Given under my hand this 29nd day
OF September, 1908.
III. II. HOWARD,
Commissioners OF Accounts for Mason
County, West Virginia.
Sept. 2s4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

The reward of $1,000 offered for
the fiond guilty of outraging and
numbering ten year,old Lou Stat
ford, at Weloh, Mcdowell county,
has been increased to $4,000 1t
lie feared that judge Lynch will
hold d hasty session in case the
fiend 10 apprehended,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

If this high tariff was the thing
which brought good times. why
does the Republican party prom.
Use to revise itP Why change suoh
a good thingP
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

The persistence of President
Roosevelt in attempting to force
Mr.. Taft upon tho people of the
country whether they want him or
not is becoming tiresome-not to
cav offensive
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Notice to Taxpayers of The Town of
Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

The taxes for the year of 1908 arc
now In my hands for collection, and
payment thereof is hereby requested
to be made to me at the Office of the
Point Pleasant Trust Company.
III. l.. ROBEY, Treasurer.
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COUNTY OF MASON, IS;
III. w. tWIHDoN, Cashier OF the above.
NAMED bank. do solemnly swear that the
knowIe edge and belief.
j. w. WINDOW, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn 70 before me this
18th day OF September, 1908,
GEO. q. soMERvILLE,
Notary Public.
CAPEHART,
JOHN q. BTORTZ.
Lie. SOMERyILLE,
Directors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

There is not a man on the Dem.
ooretio county ticket who will not
grace the office for which he 10 q
candidate; there is not man on
that ticket who lacks ability or
business experience.
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NOTICE

List OF applicants for Licenses for carrying
on the business of selling, Offering for sale,
soliciting and receiving orders for, ale, por-
ter and beer, at wholesale, for the year COM
menclng July 1908, in the Town Of Point
cation 10 be made 10 the Council OF The Town
OF Point Pleasant, Mt a special meeting there.
OF to be held on the 2Sth day OF October, 1908.
G. Wildermuth Brewing Co, residence
Ohio; place of business south:east
corner Walnut street, Point Pleasant, West
Va
Given under my hand this 2sth day Of Sep
tember 1908. W. WHAtEY,
sept sow - : "
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Sam Matthews draws $4,000 per
annum from the treasury of West
Virginia for his supposed services
as State banking commissioners.
But early last March he relin
quished all outward appearance of
attending to the duties of this i'm.
portant office, and took the man.
agement of y. w. Swisher's oandi.
daoy for the Republican nomina.
ton for governor. And greatly to
the scandal and indignation of the
honest element of the Republican
party he forced SwisheI's nomina.
ton by methods which caused an
open revolt. And Elkins, who
stands behind Matthews, was forced
to take Swisher out of the race,
taking good care, meantime, to see
that the nomination went to an.
other of his henohmen. But Mat
thews, the man whose corrupt tao
tics in conducting Swisher's oam'
paign for the nomination caused
the Republican party to split in
twain, is still at the head of the
State Committee, and Elkins will
have mono other than this DON.
scienceIess fat fryer manage the
campaign of his perAonaI attorney,
Glasscook. Meantime the office of
banking oommissic ner lie neglected
and Matthews continues to draw
his $500 salary, while devoting
his whole time to partisan politics
This is but a sample of what Re-
publican rule has brought about
in West Virginia, and also an ex.
empli6oation of the brand OF har.
mony that was achieved at the Ell.
kins conference held in Charleston
last week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Up.to.date the manufacturers
who promise to open up ii Taft is
elected have failed to tell ne why
they closed down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Possibly there are yet some
farmers who believe that the tariff
on corn is the only thing that
keeps the corn belt from being ex-
tended,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Three days after the Charleston
convention, at which Senator Ell
kins forced the nomination OF
Charles w. Swisher, the Wheeling
Intelligenoer, the States leading
Republican newspaper, charged
that his nomination was part of a
conspiracy in league with the hold.
ers of the Virginia debt certifi-
oates. Has the Intelligencer any
thing further to say on this sub.
jeot2 It certainly would not have
made so grave an accusation against
the leaders of its own party with.
out being fret we'll fortified with
facts,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

The Wheeling Intelligsncer, re-
GENTLY reconciled TO Senator I'll.
kins, has some truly remarkable
estimates of that gentleman con-
oealed in it's files of the past ninety
days, for example Inits issue of
September 15 the lntelligenoer
says /:
1.-THE Republication of the In
telligencer is not Of thesame brand
as that of S. B Elkins. who, on
the evidence of E. O Reynolds,
chairman of the Mineral county
committee, deliberately betrayed
the Republicans of Mineral county
and aided in the election of Dem
ooratio Legislature when the DON.
troll of the State Legislature was
trembling in the balance and q
United States senatorship was at
stake. 1t is not of the came brand
as that of Mr.. Elkins, who, as
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Railroads, allowed the Hepburn
bill, an act approved by Repub-
lioan House and Republican
President. to be disoredited by bis
own committee and reported back
to the Senate by a Democrat"
Foraker has been repudiated by
Taft. by the President and by the
Republican National COMMITTEES
because of his opposition to "My
Policies" The basis of the undo.
sirability of Foraker, as shown in
Taft,s letter to Roosevelt, recently
made public by the Chief Exeou.
tive, rested upon his opposition to
the Hepburn rate bill. Now, may
we not expect Roosevelt to invade
West Virginia and foroe the Re-
publican organization to repudiate
Elkins, as has been done with For.
aker in Ohiop And, for the sake
of consistency, may we not expect
the Intelligenoer to aot as the Pres
ident's ablest and most vigorous
ally in forcing BIkins into the
backgroundP The Intelligenoer
ACCUSES specifically and directly
Senator EIkins with being guilty
of precisely the Same crime which
Taft charges against Foraker. II
will be interesting to see whether
the President and the Intelligenoer
will now rise up to demand his
elimination.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Du Pont, the head of the Pow.
der Trust, and now under indiot.
ment for conspiracy in violating
the antitrust law. is member OF
the Republican Executive Com.
mittee. No wonder the Republi.
oans are careful not to throw any
hot shot at the Powder Trust.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

a rev days ago MI hooeEt e.
SomerviIle, of Wellsburg, Va,
purchased the interest owned by
MIR Robert Riokard in the Bon
Ton department store. This store
has been conducted since last Feb.
ruary by Mr.. Lewis A. Mcmillan,
who, together with Mr.. Rickard,
purchased the entire stock of goods
from George G. Somerville, trus.
tee, which was formerly owned by
K. II. MoKinstry. During the
past few years Mr.. Somerville has
been engaged in business at Wells.
burg, the greater part of his time
having been spent in Bon Ton
store similar to the one in which
he has purchased an interest As
is we'll known, he is an old Mason
county boy and has many friends
who will be glad to see him located
in business here, where he expects
to make his home after the first of
the year. A great improvement
has already been made in the stock
of goods formerly in the store, the
old stook having disappeared and
an entirely new line taken it's place,
and instead of $1,000 stook, as it
formerly was, there is now over
$4,000 worth of goods in the store,
which the firm of Mcmillan &
Somerville will inorease stilI more.
Mr. Somerville has been around
enough to know that there is no
better place in the country to do
business than right here in Point
Pleasant
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"sball the People Rule"

Huntington Advertiser.
Republican laughter and ridi.
oule have not been able to down
the statement that the question in
this campaign is, "Shall the Peo.
pie RuleH
The reason why, is because it is
the question that the people have
been asking, and asking in con.
stantly louder tones. for several
years. They are asking it today,
and the Republicans, with all
their sophistry, have not been able
to answer it to their satisfaction.
Republican voters have not ruled
the Republican party. and they
know it, That is why they are di
vided into factions. with the bosses
srrayed against the people.
There would BIZ no fight for tariff
revision, for the conservation of
natural RESOURCES, for the ourbing
of monopolies, for economy, for
real representation If the people
had ruled through their represent.
atives," as Mr.. Sherman says they
do.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Wanted-A Nurse.
Good wages. Apply to
HoMRR SMITH,
The Spencer Hotel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Four years ego, eight years ago
and in their present State platform
the Republicans Of West Virginia
pledged themselves to the enact.
ment of an adequate and remedial
State primary law. The fret Leg
islature after this became one Of
the voluntary obligations of the
Republican party ignored the
plank entirely, beyond the mere
matter Of it the subject Of imprac.
tioal and desultory discussion. The
Legislative session of 1905 did moth.
ing toward the passage of pri-
mary law. and the last session is
suoh recent history as to need no
elaboration here. The defeat of
the Cooper primary measure
bTanded the Republicans with in.
sincerity and partisan selisbness.
The enactment of suoh a law would
have meant that all the people
would have voice in the selection
of candidates for State office, and
its enforcement would have endan,
gered the perpetuation of the 81
kins ring. In their action last
week, when they passed resolu-
tion providing that hepoeforth del
sgates to State conventions shall
be chosen of maglsterial districts
instead of by oounties, as is the
present praotico, they confessed
their insinoerity in again promis.
ing State primary law In the
resolutions adopted for the overn.
ment of future nominations they
make no reference to State pri.
mary, but "resolye" that the mag.
isterial distTiot shall be made the
unit guilty to the charge of having
stolen sufficient number of ooun
ty delegations to insure the nomi.
nation of Swisher. but promised
not TO steal another county, max
ing districts tho unit of pilfer.
Senator Elkins prevented Judge
Colts acceptance of the Republi-
can nomination for governor, as a
compromise candidate, knowing
that he could not handle Golf
should he be elected governor. he
held Swisher on the track until his
election was found to be an impos.
sibility. Finally, when public SEN
timent became too strong to be
longer defied, be allowed SwisheI
to step aside. with the understand-
ing that another of his personal
henohmen should be chosen. Thus,
those who were dissatisfied with
Swisher, q product of Wilkinism.
have been given in his stead more
pronounced Elkins disciple in the
person of w. q Glassoook, oolleo.
tor of internal revenue for the
State of West Virginia, for years
a member of the Elkins State oom.
mittee, and a man who during all
his public life has labored assldu.
ously that the Elkins regime might
prosper and wax strong.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

Will Glasscock voluntarily re-.
sign the Office of Internal Revenue
ColleotorH
Will the President permit him
to continue as collector while q
candidate for state Officer
If he resigns will Swisher or
Soherr succeed him3
These are all pertinent, and i'm
pertinent questions, but the PEG.
Die would like to know. you know.
-ParkeTSburg Sentinel,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-30

The Republicans have tried it
for twelve years. We find the
country in bad fix, 1t wonld be
diff GUILTY to imaginea worse one
All the arguments of 1900 and
1904 for a continuation of Repub.
loan supremacy are out of place
II it was good argument to elect
Mckinley and Roosevelt because
the country was prosperous. why
should Taft be elected nowP-Ga
zette.