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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-10
ECONOMY

$50 600, 900 for the fiscal year. We 6enounce
money, which has resulted In this appalling
OF all prudent conditions OF government ~ US
millibns of working men and women, from
ton Of these colossal sums must be 3extorted,
and other indirect meth DDS. is not ssurprls
ing record, the Republican platform contains
istration or promise thereof in the future.
this frightfuia extravaganza, and insist upon
partment, compatible with frugal and efttcier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-10
I'VE favor the election
Of United States Senators
by direct vote of the peO-

TO Other natlOnaIi rer0rms. !,
"We favor full protection by
both national and State govern
ments within their respective
United States under treaty, but
tic immigrants who cannot be
presence among us would raise
ic controversies with Oriental
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-10
TRUSTS

may be necessary to make 1t
the United States. Among the
First, a law preventing q
porntions; second, a license sy:
each State to create corporate
corporations doing business wit
turing or trading corporation
Federal license before It shall
of the product in which It deal
stock and to prohibit the contr
of the total amount Of any PR
u law compelling such license
parts Of the country on the So
Of transportation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-10

g. W, Brown, President,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
How win tho World End7

1t has always been an intensely In.
teresting conjecture to scientists and
at the same time, the greater part of
the other intelligent members of soci-
ETY. as to the way In which our world
will at length come to an end. Many
think that 1t will be through the gradu-
al cooling of the sun, which will even
tualIy fail to give out sufficient heat
to sustain life on our planet. But an
other-and particularly unpleasant
fate that might befall us is explained
in work by Mr.. Ellard Gore. "Real
danger" says he, sis always to be
feared from the presence of immense
dark bodies, moving unseen In space,
vast dead suns, whose collision with
our own would increase Its heat
enormously and thus instantly destroy
the earth" We should not, however,
be without warning of our terrible
end. for on entering n radius of 10000
oOO,0 900 miles from tho sun the advanc-
ing body would begin to shine with re-
Elected light, and fifteen years would
elapse between the time of the destroy
ers being sighted and its collision
with the sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19

You can't be we'll if you have Q
weak, unhealthy. tired out stom-
ache. Neither oan you feel good if
by some little irregularity in eat.
ing you have caused the stomach
to get out of ordeF. These little
Otomaoh troubles are signs of indi-
gestion, which may and very often
does turn into very bad Case of
dyspepsia. Don't allow this to go
on single day without doing
som thing to overcome it. Take
some good reliable and safe diges
tant like Kodol, For Dyspepsia
Kodol is the best remedy known
today for heart burn, belohing and
all troubles arising from disorded
digestion. 1t is pleasant to take
and affords relief promptly. Sold
By all druggists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Oldest Artificial Log.

What is said by the British Medical
Journal to he the oldest artificial leg
In existence Is in the museum of the
Royal College OF Surgeons OF England
1t was found In the tomb or Cnpun
and is described In the catalogue as
follows: "ltomnn artificial leg, The
artificial limb accurately represents the
form OF the leg. 1t Is mnde OF pieces
OF thin bronze, fastened by bronze
pnils to wooden core. Two iron bars.
having holes at their free ends. are mt
tached to the upper extremity of the
bronze. A quadrIlnterHl piece of iron.
found nenr the position OF the foot. Is
thought to have given strength to IT.
There is no trace of the foot. and the
wooden core had nearly crumbled
away. mat skeleton had its waist
surrounded by belt OF sheet bronze
edged with small rIvets. probably used
to fasten leather lining. Three paint.
ed vases (red figures on black Ground)
lay at the feet of the, skeleton. The
vases belong to n rather advanced
period in the decline OF art about 300
3. CO."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
oriein of tho poowatoh.

The dogwatch on shipboard is
either of the short spells from to
o'clock in the evening or from 6
to 8 to break the monotony of the
regular four hour watches, SO that
the same men will not stand watch
during the same hours every day.
If, however, you should ask the most
nautical person of your acquaint-
ance or, indeed, all the nautical Peo-
pie you know why this is so called,
you would probably find them I'M
able to tell you. The true answer
is this: Dogwatch is corruption
of dodge watch. The dogwatch was
introduced to prevent the same men
from always keeping watch the same
hours of the day; hence on these oc-
casions the sailors are said to dodge
the routine or to be doing dodge
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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WIN He otdn4 Resign.

Sir William Wightman held Office
in the old court of queens bench in
London far beyond the prescribed
time, and at last, on the eve of the
e1ong vacation" he took sort of
farewell of his brother judges. How
ever, when "the morrow of All
Saints" came around he turned up
smiling at Westminster hall. "Why,
Brother Wightman," said Sir Alex
ander Cockburn, "you told us that
you intended to send in your resig-
nation to the lord chancellor before
the end of August $50 1 did," said
Sir William, "but when 1 went
home and told my wife she said,
why, William, what on earth do
you think that we can do with you
messing about the house all dayS
So, you see, was obliged to come
down to court again"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
NOTICE.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Acts OF the Legislature of the state of West
Virginia of 1901, notice is hereby given th h'9
j ID. Northrup has ade application tnlS
18th day OF February, l99s; TO The Mayor 9nd
Virginia, for the right to lay gas maps, con on
duts, etc, in and npon any and al n o. Inc Inc
right to construct such stations, appliances
and connections as may be necessary ior inc
kabitants OF said Town for fuel, light or
other purposes, and that at meeting OF t ~,
days after the 9th day of February, 1905. be-
Ing the first publ alton hereof, the SAID j. ~.
NorthruD VIII ask that an ordinance grant
ing him powers, privileges and rights emu
Fab b 4 wks j. ID. 'NORTHRUP.
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Myrtle Barnes,
VIZ.
John Nj. barnes.
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Tho Love That

Oh, the dear hats of my girlhood,
the kind l wore at school! [ really
thought them pretty. l must have
been a fool. And yet / used to
think myself on hats tasteful miss.
Perhaps 1 was, as fashion went. But
what was that to this? Oh, the love-
ly little pancake, the charming little
natl It makes my head look fetch
ing when tilted from the fiat. oh,
a sisters love is charming, as every
body knows, and handsome cous-
tn's love is nice-that is, 1 should
suppose. And the love of true
lover is the love that cannot pail,
but the love of stylish new hat
lasts longer than them albion
don Scraps.
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A Roomx Hat

A professor of music had publish
ed successful composition, and the
revenues and honors were sufficient
to warrant him in wearing a high
silk hat. The elder members of the
professors family considered the
new adornment with becoming
pride, while the younger ones view
ed it with awe.
The professor one evening was en-
tertaining a number of guests with
a narrowing tale. "My nerves were
unstrung," he narrated. ut was
midnight when L reached the bank
building, and just as 1 had passed
the entrance a black object glided
softly across my path and made eY-
cry one of my hairs stand on end"
Little George contemplated his
fathers long locks for few Sec
onds and then interrupted the cur
ding experience.
"Say, papa" he declared limo
Gently, "you must have had on your
high hat that night"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Crushing a crerk.

He was rather carelessly dressed,
yet any one who is at all an observ-
er could have seen at glance that
his clothes were of excellent mate
rial and had evidently been made by
a good tailor. But the clerk in the
hat shop was young, and he stood by
watching the customer pull over an
assortment of colored hatbands un-
til he struck one that caught his
fancy. CPL take this one," he said,
handing it to the clerk.
CHATS the New York Yacht
clubs colors," remarked the clerk,
as if that settled the question. The
customer looked at him sharply and
repeated his statement that he
would take the blue and red and
white band he held in his hand.
"But you don't want that" pro-
tested the clerk. "That's only worn
by members of the New York Yacht
club"
'1'm one. Just put it on my hat,
sonny" said the man dryly. The
clerk wilted.-Yachtsman.
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Punishment.

At one time in certain peniten-
tiary there was renaissance in the
moral discipline of the prison, and
all were compelled to attend chapel
regularly. One of the prisoners
came to the warden one day and
begged to be allowed to remain
away from the chapel exercises, as
he wanted Sundays to write letters
to his friends. The warden looked
at the besceching convict in amaze
ment. "What," he exclaimed, cal
low you to stay away from religious
exercises all the timel No, sir.
Why, man, don't you know that's
part of the penalty?" And the con-
Sict continued to worship regularly
while the warden led in prayer. 4
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
THE OLD TIME PLANTER.
Expenses of Seventeenth Century
American Swell.

Expenses of Seventeenth Century
American Swell.
"An ac.ount book of 1872" said
an antiquary, fourishing stout lit
tie volume bound in gray leather.
'dThe account book of rich plant
OK. Listen"
And the antiquary read at ram
dom these items from the accounts
of u seventeenth century American
Bwell:
sItem: Paid to Peg Ransome for
head of hare, which got OF her
toward making me a periwigg, but
it is too short, 2 shillings. 9 pence;
paid to Mr.. Faine for new peri.
wigg for myself, besides head OF
hare which bought that cost me
half guinay, and he added more
hare to it, SO that / paid him !
pound, IL shillings, 6 pence.
"To Mr.. Delaroach, the French
man, for drawing out the stump of
tooth, 8 shillings.
'Item: Two yards and a half OF
fine broad mkt gold coloured Span
ish cloth at 20 shillings a yard for
coate; the trimming, lining, ribbin,
silk and buttons cost 8 pounds, 18
shillings, and the making upp
pound, 10 shillings, and to the
tailor's men to drinks Q shillings.
'New milk under the cove, 2
pence.
A'skye coloured tabby waistcoat,
2 shillings, pence; coloured silk
stockings, % shillings; suit and
cloke of gray satin, pearl trimmed
with SO yards of silver ribbin, 10
pounds, 4 shillings.
"Item: 2 pounds Of fine hare
powder, 8 shillings.
paid for 4 yards OF stayned In
dian callicoe for morning gowne
for my wife, IL shillings; paid more
for some of the same Indian callicoe
to finish morning gowne, 8 shillings,
making 10 shillings in all.
GA coat of fine Spanish cloth,
lined with lowered silk, 8 pounds,
8 shillings.
"To blackamoor, 2 pence.
ga paire of worsted stockings
for my wife, shillings.
ga paire of scarlet silk stirrup
stockings, "a shillings; black silk
stockings for Sundays, % shillings;
three paires white silk stockings, a
pounds.
"For two pieces of taffety ribbin
for fancyes for my suit, pound, 10
shillings.
"Bunnit for my wife, 3 shillings."
New Orleans imes-Democrat.
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oniv q preeautlon.

He lin the conservatory Why
did you lead me on to proposal u
you intended to refuse me
She-You do me great injus-
tice. What have done to make
you think / loved your
Hem every waltz with other
men you kept them almost at arm'a
length, but when waltzing with me
you leaned your head on my shout
der and let me almost carry you.
She That was to keep my feet
off the floor so you wouldn't step on
my toes.-New York Weekly.
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Absontminded.

She was an exceedingly dainty lit
tie woman, who was taking a very
great interest in the welfare of tho
conyIcts when she was being shown
through the penItentIary the other day.
Guard O'Brien was along when Shc
happened to speak to one of the prison
ers. 81 am SO sorry for YOU" she re-
marked In a tender tone of voice. "Of
course you Will be very thankful when
the time comes for you to leave this
dreadful place"
"No," retorted the man. "pd sight
rather stop here where am" The
little woman almost collapsed.
isn't it stranger she asked, turn
Ing to the guard. II had no idea the
prisoners were so contented. What
was the poor fellows offenseT
The guard concealed covert grin.
"He was just little absentminded,
that was ALL" followed the grin.
"Absentmindedw exclaimed his as
tonished interrogation.
Eyes, madam" politely replied
O'Brien. Gle persisted in forgetting
he was married, and now when his
time is up he has five wives awaiting
him on the outside"
The woman could not deny that the
convict had sufficient reasons to be
contented with his present lot.-Colum'
bus DISPATCH
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
rho MOON. movemento.

The moon is the nearest and, be.
ing the nearest, appears to us, with
the single exception of the sun, the
largest, although it is in reality one
of the smallest of the heavenly
bodies. Just as the earth goes round
the sun and the period of revolution
constitutes year, SO the moon goes
round the earth approximately in q
period of one month. But, while
we turn on our axis every twenty
four hours, thus causing the alter
nations of light and darkness, day
and night, the moon takes month
to revolve on hers, so that she al
ways presents the same or very
nearly the same surface to us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Failed to Please.

His eyes make no attempt to con-
ceal his admiration of the beautiful
young thing as she enters the par
lor.
Indeed, he does not want them to.
"You are positively queenly," he
declares enthusiastically.
An offended expression comes to
her face.
"Queenly?" she asks disdainfully.
eyes; you are a veritable queen
in appearance"
Haughtily she bids him leave.
"But why?" he inquiries, amazed.
ooh, nothing. Pm queen in APP
pearance, am L? Well, happened
to look over a lot of magazine pic
lures of different queens and prin-
cesses today, and if you think 1 look
like them it's time for you and me
to be strangers."-Life
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Marrying a stick.

"That is a curious custom they
have in some of the south sea is
lands" said Mr.. Wallace, "of marry
ing a girl to tree or some mani
n&te object which is supposed to
act as sort of scapegoat for the
shortcomings of the real live hus-
band"
SIT is not unusual" said Mrs.
Wallace, "for u woman in this coun-
try to be married to stick"
But Mr.. Wallace, with the calm
superiority of the masculine mind,
refused to deem it a personal mat
ter.-London Telegraph.
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Bow, -Four aanaona.

"Spring, summer, autumn and
winter, these are the four seasons
as the man sees them" said a
schoolteacher few days ago. "The
boy has another way of dividing the
year, however, and when he does
not watch the seasons of his year on
a calendar above his desk he never
forgets them. His division is mar
bles, ball, shinney and skating. Mar
bles come in place of spring, base
ball in summer, shinney in the fall
and skating in the winter. You can
tell what season it is by watching
group of boys at play just as we'll
as by an almanac."-Kansas City
Star
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rha Eool and hln Lauahn.

1.-THE fool" wrote Burne-Jones in
one of his letters. has three laughs
He laughs at what is good. he laughs
at what is bad and he laughs at what
he does not understand"
Babies and children need promp,
attention when suffering from
coughs and oolds. The best RENE.
dy for mothers to use is Kennedy
Laxative Cough Syrup It taste
nearly as good as maple sugar.
contains no opiates, and it is lexs
tive and drives the GOLD out of tn,
system by gently moving the bow
els. Sold by all druggists.
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n. Cut II short.

1t was growing very late, but the
young man in the parlor scene show
ed no signs of making a home run.
"You evidently have a very vivid
imagination, Mr. Borcm," said tho
dear girl as she made an unsuccess-
full attempt to strnngle yawn.
"Why do you think SOP" queried
the unsuspecting Borem.
al thought perhaps you imagined
yourself in the arctic regions, where
the nights are six months long," she
cxplained.--Kansas City Independ-
ent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.

TO John NJ. Barnes take notice, thaton
the 10Th day OF February, a. D., 1908, be:
tween the hours OF Q O'Clock a. m. and
& somervtiie, in the town OF Point Pleas
ant,:West Virginia, will take the deposition
son, W. l.. Brown Ed Power, James Frank.
lin. Andrew ]. Kincaide, Paul GygaX, myself
behalf in a certain suit In chapsery now
OF Mason and State :of West Virginia, in
which am plaintiff and you are defendant.
II IRON any cause the taking OF said depo-
sItion shall not becommenced on that day,
or II commenced shall not be completed on
ued from day to day, or rom time to time,
at the same place and between the same
hours, until the same shall have been COM
MYRTLE BARNES,
BY Counsel.
somervllle & somervillef Soils.
Feb lew.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
~To Die In tho Lat pi.eh.r

The earliest use of the expression
"To die in the last ditch" was made
by William Of Orange, the stadt-
holder of tho Dutch republic. While
he was carrying on his apparently
hopeless struggle against Louis
XIV, Buckingham, who was urging
him to yield, asked him whether he
did not see the utter ruin of his
country that was impending.
"There is one certain MEANS" re-
piled William. "by which ] can be
sure never to see my country's ruin
II viii die in the last dtchp -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Notlce 10 Our Oustomers.

We are pleased to announce tina,
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
oolds and lung troubles is not af.
footed by the Natural Pure Food
and Drug law az it contains no OPT
ates or other harmful drugs, and
we recommend it as safe remedy
for children and adults. For sale
by all druggists.
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YOUR
Ilakos IIIdneya ana Blnddor RIaht
FOR sALE AT a BARGAIN.

planning Mill and Box Factory. 10
GATED in The thriving, hustling city
with up-to date machinery; mill ha.
10000 feet surf ce on first floor, ant
1000 feet on seeo. d floor. Shed roor
sufficient to hold 100, 900 feet lumber
also good yard room; standard raj
road track running inside mill
Abundant steam power; all lnncbinefy
in first class working order and can be
seen running. part cash, balance
easy payments, good reasons for sell
ing. Call on or address,
j. u. GRAHAM,
307 Summers ST., Charleston, w. Va.
apr IL
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The postmaster of Gasconade,
Mo-, Daniel A Bugh, Gays of De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills,
III am doing 80 we'll, and improv-
ing 80 fast in health, that 1 cannot
say too much for your Kidney &
Bidder Pills. 1 feel like new
man" DeWitts Kidney and Blad-
der Pills are sold by all druRgiets.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
Cucumber In oIdon Times.

In Bible times the cucumber was
eaten and enjoyed under the name of
mandrake, while Pliny tells us of the
Roman Emperor Tiberius enjoying GU
cumbers on his table every day. From
America to Asia Minor the cucumber
appears as an article of food on the
various dinner and supper tables all
over the civilized world.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19
THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.,

To the sheriT of Mason County, Greeting:
baiHw lex. 10 appear before the Judge OF our aT
Rules to be held in the. Clerks ofiee Of said
Court on the first Monday in February, l9Os TO to
him in our said Court by Myrtle Barnes,
and unless he shall answer said biiI
take the same confessed and decree ac-
cordingly. And have then there this writ
Circuit Court atthe court House, this 23rd
day OF Jan. 1908. and In the 10th year OF the
State. 60,
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Send Your Cow, Steer. and Hors

Send Your Cow, Steer. and Horse
Hides, CALF, Dog, and other skins,
to the Crosby tristan Fur Oompa-
ny, Rochester, N. Y. to be CON-
verted into Fur Goats, Robes,
Gloves, Mittens or Rugs. They
are the largest Fur tanners of large
wild and domestic animal ekins in
the world. Send for illustrated oat-
alogue. dec. IL 4-W,
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Time ~ conaIder.

A Pittsburg man wAo claimed that
he killed his wife by accident while
Joking has been sent to the peniten.
tiary for II years. BY the end OF that
time no may come to the conclusion
that nature didn't intend him for .
humoEiSt Washington Post
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waa clothed In robaooo.

A priest has been arrested at Agiu-
court, on the Franco-Belgian frontier,
for smuggling. His luggage was full
of cigars. and when he was stripped
he was found to be wearing around his
body layer OF tobacco and cigars
over an inch in thickness. The man
was clothed in tobacco. and 1000 Gig
ars were taken from the layer.
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Pubic. Speaker Interrupted

Public speakers are frequently
interrupted by people coughing
This would not happen if Foley's
Honey and Tar were taken, as it
cures coughs and colds and pre-.
vents pneumonia and oonsumpt:
ion. The genuine contains no OPT.
ates and is in a yellow package.
For sale by all druggists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-02-19

Millions of bottles of Foley's
Honey sand Tar have been sold
without any person ever having ex-
perienoed any other than benefioi-
al results from it's use for ooughs,
ooulds and lung trouble. This is
because the genuine Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar in the yellow package
contains no opiates or other harm
full drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any but the genuine For
sale by all druggists
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Passed Examination Success
fully.

James Donahue, New Britain,
Conn, writes: II tried several kid
ney remedies, and was treated by
our best physicians for diabetes,
bit did not improve until 1 took
Foley's Kidney Cure. After the
second rottle 1 showed improve
ment, and five bottles cured me
completely, 1 have since passed a
rigid examination for life insur-
anoe." Foley's Kidney Cure cures
back ache and all forms of kidney
and bladder trouble. For sale by
all druggists.