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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
ANOTHER BOOTH STORY.

Otis Skinner has provoked con
siderable controversy by his recent
article in the American magazine,
which detailed the story of the
way Edwin Booth, at midnight,
years ago, arose and burned the
costumes of his brother, John
Wilkes Booth, in the furnace Of
Booths theatre. Out of the oontro.
versy comes the interesting infor.
nation from VIM. Seymour, now
general stage director for Charles
Frohman, and for years closely
associated with Edwin Booth
that John Wilkes Booth, on the
night before his assassination Of
Lincoln, slept in the room of John
Matthews, an actor of Ford's thea.
ire. By singular coincidence
President Lincoln was carried into
the same room (the house was OPP.
posite Ford's theatre), and died in
the same bed in which his assassin
slept the night before. Mr.. Sey.
mour AYERS that John Wilkes
Booth was shot in barn where he
had been oornered by soldiers. and
his body privately buried by his
family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
THE PEOPLE SHOULD RULE.

President Roosevelt has declared
his belief on the Oregon senator.
chip to be that the Democratic
primary winner should be named
-Dispatoh. News.
II we recolleot the facts correctly
in the Oregon case, they are about
as follows:
A vote was taken OF the people
to see whom they preferred for u
s. Senator-not that they had
power to eleot-but to show whom
they wished elected. A democrat
got the majority, but the electing
power-the legislature-is Repub.
loan. Now the Republican legis
lature has legal and oonstitu
tioual right to ignore the expressed
will of the people. Yet Presidenl
Roosevelt says he lie in favor of the
man named by the people.
This lie exactly the position We
have taken in regard to our looeI
troubles. Let the fairly expressed
wishes of the PEOPLE RULE even
If the heavens fall.-Wyominp
Mountainser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
RIVERS AND TRADE

John B rett, who is IAN authority
on South Am erica, and lie director
9th American republics. is en-.
thusiastio over the prospect DOM.
meroially for this country in South
American trade. He has had sew
eral conferences recently with
Judge Taft. One essential he
outlined in a speech at st. Louis
to be the oanalization of the Ohio,
Mississippi and Missouri rivers
and their tributaries. He estimates
the South American trade to be
worth $2o0.O00.000 annually and
insists that If we are TO get our
share these rivers must be i'm.
proved while the Panama canal 10
building -Parkersburg Dipatoh
News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
REPUBLICANs NOW PROPOSE
Jim CROW" LAW

Monroe Waterman.
That stalwart Republican journal
the Wheeling Intelligenoer, lie now
boldly advocating the enactment
of a "Jim Grow" oar law and it lie
receiving encouragement from
white Republicans of West Viz
ginia from the northwestern pan.
handle to the Virginia line. Never
has the educational influence OF
the Democratic party been more
remarkably demonstrated than in
this instance. Its flank declaTa-
ton in the recent oRmpsign in ia
vor of separate oars or oompart.
ments for the two races on the rail.
roads was industriously used by
the Republican workers to tire the
negro heart ag ainst the Democratic
party. The oolored brethren were
pointed to the Jim Grow plank
and told the time had come when
every black man must vote With
his friends. the Republicans, and
against his enemies. the Democrats.
No appeal to prejudice was ever
more suooessful, and the election
of GIasscook governor is directly
due TO the negro vote cast solidly
for him and the whole Republican
ticket But now that the election
ia over we hear different cong.
The Jim Grow plank, says the In
telligenoer, made more votes for
Bennett than anything else. and
the Republican Legislature is sol.
emily charged to enact Jim
Grow law,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
RoosEvE1r-rAFr PROSPERITY

New Y3sh, nsot ii, The Bow
cry mission, the oldest and most
famous of the charitable institu
lions of New York oity. is severa
thousand dollars richer today fo'
the midnight visit of Judge Gary
head of the steel trust, Mrs Gary
and party of friends. Judge
Gary came in time to see the breao
line of more than 1000 shivsring
starving men getting the sand
wiohes and coffee furnished by thu
mission, and while Mrs Gary wept
the steel magnate wrote oheok oil
formidable proportions. The ex'
aot amount was not made known
by the officials of the mission
Judge Gary talked with some oil
the bread liners, and said he wst
surprised to learn that practically
every one in the line was anxious
to get work, but could find nothing
to do here and had no means OF
reaching western points where
they might procure work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
GLENWoOD.


Millard Wise. son of Mr.. and
Mrs d. B. Wise. died at his par.
ents home, Friday, December III.
1908 after a long illness His
burial took place at Fairfield oeme.
terry Sunday. Dec. 10, and was at.
tended by large ooncourse OF
relatives and friends.
Messrs Thomas Mo- Coy, Willard
Hesson and Willard BFumfield, OF
the b g. o. railway spent Sunday
with their families.
Miss Mauie e. MeadowS. OF
Gallipolis Ferry, Masters Warren
and Lawrence White. Miss Addie
Hannah and John a. BeohtlO, of
Gallipolis Ferry. and John d.
Dillon. Grown City, were the
pleasant gueste OF Mr.. and Mrs.
VI. w A. Meadows, Saturday and
sunday.
JACOB MEADOWS was VleltlnH nio
daughter Mrs. Thomas Walden.
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hattie KeiOter, teacher OF
the first grade in our school here
was vieiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Keister, at MeTcer'S
Bottom last week.
j. r. Stevens. of Walker, w. Va.
preached at Christian Valley Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George MoolaOky
have moved TO HogSett whore he
has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. E. Mccoy aud
son Russell. were calling on MrS.
Willard Hesson Saturday.
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to the Register and Ito
readera. MaEM,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Indian Won Race Over italian

New York, Dec. Is AS on that
memorable occasion of his fret
Olympiad. Dorando Pietri oollaps.
ed within sight of the goal tonight
and Tom Longboat. the Indian
runner, who. had been led by a
yard. or more nearly all the way,
won the Marathon race at Madison
Square Garden.
The race was hard fought from
start to finish and kept the thou.
sands of spectators in wild exotic.
ment. AT % miles Dorando was
leading by two yards. A moment
later Longboat made remarkable
spurt aud put himself on an even
footing with the little italian. Do.
rando Immediately regained frat
position and the men were fighting
it out in the twenty sixth mile with
Dorando in the lead, but visibly
weaker. The chances of Longboat
appeared to improve in the second
and third laps. In the fourth lap
while the crowd was crying itseli
hoarse, both men slaokened peroep.
tibly. Then suddenly Dorando
staggered and dropped. Longboat
finishing alone. His time for the
distance of 26 miles, 1856 yards
was 2:45 O5.25,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
a DOCTOR HAS THE SKULL OF
HIS BEAD RRIEND MOUNTED.

DR.. j. B. York, who recently
came here from Kenova, has the
neatest and most unique suite of
office rooms probably to be found
in the state Among the decora.
tions therein is a human skull. the
skull of an old friend of the doc.
tor. The gruesome decoration
came into the DOCTORS possession
in an odd way. On winters day
some two years or more ago while
the doctor was located in Kenova,
he was called to a point on the
Ohio river bank not far from the
mouth of Sandy. to hold an autop.
sy on the remains of man who
was found there, and who was sup
posed to have been murdered. I'm.
agine the dootor's surprise when
he walked up to the corpse and
discovered that it was that of Burt
Price. an old friend end who had
been Iaborer on the DOCTORS farm
up the Big Sandy for years
The autopsy developed the fact
that Price had committed suicide,
he having fred a bullet from AZ
oalibre revolver through the center
of his forehead and through the
brain The autopsy over and the
fact that Price had no family. not
even a distant relative, DR. York
thought that some respect should
be shown the deceased, SO he de.
oided to out off the head from the
body and have the skull mounted
This the doctor did and it is now
his most highly priced ornament
in his lavishly furnished quarters
The skull is directly over desk
and DR.. York says that never day
passes that he is not reminded Of
some kind aot of the deceased and
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
s9e,ooo Lumber order placed.

Hinton, w. Va, Dec. 14.-One
of the largest lumber orders ever
handled by any firm in this part of
the country has just been accepted
by the Lilly Lumber Company, of
Hinton, of which T 81 Lilly is
president and general manager
The order isfor a consignment
of Pacific coast fir, hemlock and
white pine. amounts to $50 600
feet, for which $4,000 is to be
paid, and the lumber will be used
in building % GOAL barges for the
Ohio and Mississippi river trade
The local firm has placed the order
with its Pacific coast representative
and there will be no difficulty in
getting it filled
No wonder there are 80 many
dead ducks, VIII en- they make nine
barrel guns to shoot 'em with.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Ill Health Is More Expensive
Than any Cure.

The country is now filled with
people who migrate ACROSS the
continent in all directions seeking
that which gold cannot buy,
Nine tenthe of them are suffering
from throat and lung trouble or
chronic oatarrah resulting from
neglected colds, and spending
fortunes vainly trying to regain
lost health. Gould every sufferer
but undo the past and cure that
fret neglected GOLD. ell this SORROW,
pain, anxiety and expense could
have been avoided. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is famous for lite
cures cf colds. and can always be
depended upon. Use il and the
more serious diseases may be
avoided. For sale by q w M
Hooff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Tabulated vOts in New York Show
Big Democratic Gains

New York, Dec. IA According
t5SZ6gures compiled by the New
York Tfhass, the vote for Taft in
che recent sAsotion was 7659,688.
as compared with 7,623,486 for
Roosevelt I'M 1904. The Demo.
CRATIC vote is given as 6,450,69O, az
against 5.O77,971 four years ago.
According to the table the 30.
oialist vote was less this year than
in 1904, the respective figures be
ing 4O1,5O6 and 402.288. Fewer
votes were cast for the prohibition
candidates, the count standing
228,014 last fall, as compared with
258.536 in the last presidential
year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

1t is a pretty safe bet that the
Legislature will not submit the pro
hibition amendment. OF course
1t will go through the lower branol
with little opposition, but the gen
Isral opinion lie that it will not pas
the senate. BY the way, did yot
notice that both the big brewer
of Wheeling were among the con
tributors to the Republican oam
paign fund in this stateP
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Hon. Champ CLARK. of Missour
has been elected leader of tn
Democratic minority in the House
4 of Representatives to succeed Johi
Sharp Williams. of Missippi.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

A City millien dollar spinster
has just died in New York in her
nineties There must be some
.heartaches over this news in noble
European families. who missed
such prize.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
viii Probably Tax Tea and Coffee

Will Probably Tax Tea and Coffee.
The burden of maintaining the
government may be shifted from
the whisky and beer drinkers to
those who use tea and coffee
Money for the support of the gov
eminent must come from some.
where and there seems to be nc
good reason why the consumers Of
tea and coffee should not help pay
the tax sinoe prohibition has ou'
off so much internal revenue
Wheeling Telegraph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Japanese To Prohibit immigration.

IHPHHese 10 FronlDlt 1mmlgrat'on'
Washington, Dec 14.-The last
remaining difference or possible
cause of trouble between the Uni
ted States and Japan is expected
to disappear as the result of a de.
oision of the Japanese government
to prohibit all immigration to the
United States alter a given date.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Notice TO Take Dispositions.
Trustees Sale.

FINDER and by virtue of the authority
" vested in the undersigned trustee. by
a certain iced of trust bearing date on the
Sarah e. Fowler to the undersigned trustee.
which said deed of trust is recorded In the
Mason County, West Virginia, in trust deed
book No. "a, page go. ETC., to secure to tie
Point Pleasant Building and Loan Associa-
scribed, and default having been made in the
pnyment OF the dues, premiums and inter.
est DroYIdt dl for therein, and being required
by the said Point Pleasant Building and Lonn
Association SO to do. Will proceed to sell
Court House Of Mason County, West Yir-
einia in the Town OF Point Pleasant, on
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

A woman in Nebraska is suing
a man for ten thousand dollars
damage for stolen kiss, and ten
thousand more for telling about il
afterwards. TO kiss is human, but
to kiss and tell lie something that
the mean man who does 1t ought
to be made to pay for.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Judge Nolen Dead.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec 14-Judg'
John Nolen, grand sire of the GOV
ereigu grand lodge, Indepcnden
Order Odd Fellows, died at locs
hospital tonight at 11;30. Tn
cause of death was prostration
heart failure following a surgioa
operation for gall stones.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
EiimciarY aattlement.

FiduciarY Settlement.
The account of Carrie Somerville
executrix of Samuel Somerville, de-
ceased, is before me for final settle
ment. .,
Given under my hand this the 10th
day of December, 1908.
III. r.. HOWARD,
Commissioner of Accounts
for Mason County, w. Va,
dec 10 2w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
saturday, january 0, 1858.

between the hours of and O'Clock p. N. OF
that day. the following described property,
to.wit; a certain lot OF land situate In the
town of Point Pleasant. Mason County. West
Virginia, being lot or the North side of
Lot No: s, and being. part of Lot No. OF
the Second Tier of lots of the said town of
Point Pleasant, and being twenty feet Wide,
running back l05 feet TO O garden In an East
erly direction, and bounded as follower on
the North by lot of Isevina and Jessie Tho.
mas, on the West by Main street, on the East
by the garden above mentioned and on the
South by lot of which this is part.
Terms OF Sale-Cash on day of Sale.
RANKIN WILEY, Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

There will be Big Stict DIM
in the Ou'lret ii "% N sroh 1
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.. :.
Al rules held In the Clerks office OF the Circuit
Court OF Mason County, on Monday. the 18th day
of December, 1908. the following order was en-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Big Elkins Deal.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
8. B. Elkins and John r. Mclean,
the Cincinnati and Washington
publisher, have secured CONTROL OF
the Washington, Frederick and
Gettysburg railroad, and Senator
Elkins has bought the control of
the American National Bank of
this city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

Next thing Holland VIII pack
Venezuela In her suit CASE and take
It home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
George NJ. Shields
vs..
Emma Shields.

OF December, 1908. the following order was en-
''''"' George NJ. Shields.
Emma Shields
In chnncery.
The object OF the above entitled suit Is 70 90
tain for the said plaintiff divorce from tht
G Gaps Il oi appeaiing By afidayit filed in tbi,
cause that The said defepdant Emma sh Ld !,
Sba o SSnenr here Within one month after the
date OF the first publication hereof and dc
what is necessary to protect her interests III saio
suit +" COpSTfs''eAi 4. L. BoaaEss.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of MSsSP County
b. H. BIAeo. Sol.
10 the Sherifrof Mason County. Greeting
Emma Shields II she BE- found IN y on,
Circuit Court Tor the County Of MSsSo,n. a. a.
Rules to be held in the Clerks once o.
1905, TO answer a Bill in Chancery exhibited
against her In our said Court by GeoIge ~
Shields and unless she shall ans sSs 6 Snid
win take the same as confessed and decree
accordingly. And have then there this writ
o %15Pe coar at the sOEEss
day OF December. 1908, and In the 4Oth year
u T est ''' A. Il. BoGGEss. Clerk.
Notice To Take Dispositions.
To Emma shields; Take notice: oo,,
between the hours OF O'Clock A. NJ, and
O'Clock p. M, at the law office of b. III. Blagg,
in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, win take
the deposition of myselfand others, TO be read
in evidence in my behalf in certain suit 10
Chancery now pending In the ClTcuit C T}ari
Virginia, in which ain Plaintiff and You
are Defendant. II from any cause the TAX
Ing OF said deposition shall not be com;
menced on that day. or IL commenced shall
not be completed ON the day etotesaid. the
from time to time, at the same pace and be;
tween the same hours, until the same shalI
have been completed. ,,us
b; II. Blngg, Sol by Counsel
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

San Francisco is contemplating
a new municipal water plant that
would drain the Sierra Mountains
at a cost of about $42,OO0.O00.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
UNEARNED INCREMENT
ATTRACTS SOCIALISTS

London. March 13-'rhe Liberals and
Socialists came 20 q clash in the house
today ana, undoubtedly influenced 10
a certain extent by Lord Rnsebery's
speech In the house OF lords Yesterday
against Socialism, the Liberals threw
overheard the unemployed Wnrkmen'a
bin of the Labor party The majority
against tho bin which rs frankly ad-
mItted 20 be socialistlc In character
was lia.
IAN We want Is money, and we pro-
pose TO get Il from those bursting mon
ey bags OF unearned Increment which
the government Ia too timld to attack. "
WIS the phrase used by one OF the labor
leaders IN the debate today. and Il sums
M very well tho general trend OF The
speeches az the supporters OF the meas
ure.
AS result ~ "a cabinet meeting the
government under the leadership of
Herbert "A, Asqulth. who H. acting M
premier during the Illness ~ Sin Henry
Campbell Zimmerman, decided To rlsl,
probable spit with the Socialist ele-
mont. and Mr. Asquith and John Burns.
the labor leader lu the house. both
asked the house 10 reject the mll. Mr.
Burns declared that the passage Of this
bin would BE- Destructive "a the social
fahrie The government already was
doing an thar could reasonably be OK
pocted. he declared "a improve The CON
ditlon of labor u n had made a mis-
take, II was that II had gone 100 far
ana exalted iustian ana curduroy above
the frock coat ana the top-hat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed Free to
All in Plain Wrapper.

Piles IS a fearful disease, but easy to
cure IL you go al 1t right.
An operation with the knife Is danger
oua, cruel humiliating and unnecessary
There rs just one other sure way 10
be cured-painless safe and In the pri-
Naey OF your own home-it Is Pyramid
Pile Cure.
we mail a trial package free 20 an
who write.
il will give YOU instant relief, show
YOU the harmless painless nature OF this
great remedy and start YOU well on the
way toward "A perfect cure.
Then you can get full-si2ed box from
any druggist for 80 cents, ana often
one box cures
Insist on having what you call for.
II the druggist tries 10 sell you some
thing just as good il Is because he
makes more money ON the substitute.
The cure begins M once and continues
rapidly until II Is complete and peTma-
neni,
You can 90 right ahead with your work
and be easy aud comfortable all the time
II W. wen worth trying.
Just send your name and address 10
Pyramid Drug Co., 90 Pyramid Build
ing, Marshall Mich. and receive free
by return mail the trial package in a
plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured IN this
easy. painless and Inexpensive way, In
the privacy of the home
No knifo ana its torture.
No doctor aud his bills.
All druggists so cents. Write to-day
for free package.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
SAYS ROOT MlSLE0 HIM
ASKING SHEPARD'S PARDON

Washington March lS.-The following
statement was made public today by
Secretary Loeb concerning a published
interview OF Jesse Il. Roote, a Butte,
Mont, attorney. who recently tried to
secure pardon for Richard b. Shep-
ard "a bookstore man of salt Lake.
mir. ROOte an attorney, appeared be-
fore the president asking 10 pardon "A
man who had been convicted FOR selling
obscene literature. MI. Roote misrep-
resented the facts to the president by
stating at first that the man was con-
Victed for selling 'DeCameron.' and one
or TWO other books Of which he called
classical authors. As a matter OF faot.
II was shown atstho man had been
guilty Of dispoSing of many other diff
ferent kinds of obscene bOoks--books
whose titles were such that they ought
not to be repeated in public. Tile rres-
dent spoke with severity TO MI Rooto
about his trying to secure with deception
the pardon of a man guilty OF such N
offense This accounts for Mr., RoOte's
Tho president Of course declines Ia ac-
Cept amy statement whatever made BY
Mr. Roote AS calling for any denial from
him, or for any further note whatso
ever.
shepard Is under sentence OF thirteen
months In prison for selling obscene lit
erature from his store RoOt3 called up
on the president In February and asked
for ShcpRrd's pardon. The president
has always been severe In refusing par
dons for those convicted OF selling oh
scene literature. and he did not take long
IN declining to give shepard freedom"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
HIGHER EXPENSES
ON HARTMAN LINES
Statements of Earnings for November
Show Great Increases in Cost
of Opcrption

In their statements of earnings for
November. which were issued yester-
day. the Hartman lines continue to
show heavy increases in operating ex-
penses The Union Pacafic's grosa re-
ccipts for the month gained SS06 100,
while expenses Increased S742 600.
leaving n gain I'm net of s64 600 For
the peroid from July / to November
80 gross receipts Increased M.tt4.76S.
operating expenses Increased S5,2s2 $50,
leaving a decrease In net OF S1.l6S, 600.
Gross receipts of the Southern
Pacific for the month increased S437. 429
expenses increased 81 92i. $50. leaving
net decrease OF S1,3Si, s22. For the
period from July TO November 80 gross
receipts advanced s7.4g2 500; expenses
increased. sI1.OsS. ESQ. leaving net de-