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The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

The report of s. /. Kimball, gen.
eral superintendent Of the life saving
service. shows the continued efficiency
OF that branch Of public works. Dur.
ing the last fiscal year there were S3S
disasters Of which the service had
cognfzance, In which IS vessels were
lost. Property imperiled was valued at
$S.ss2.5s5. Of which s7,432,ss5 worth
was saved. The total number Of per
sons to whom aid was given was S07
and Gil vessels with cargoes valued
at $5,661.235 were saved under cir
cumstances involving serious or total
loss but for the service thus rem.
dered. The life savers are a hardy
and heroic body. and none do their
appointed work with more modesty
and effectiveness or less noise.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

There is an element of pathos in
the worry of French statesmen over
the lack of increase in French popula.
ton. The births hardly exceed the
deaths. while in neighboring and rival
countries they are much more numer.
ous in proportion. In country where
preparation for war is one of the chief
ends of life this is serious draw
back. 1t means less food for swords
and bullets, and less men to kill
those Of other nations. This is one
respect In which an isolated nation
has cause for thankfulness. 1t does
not have the fear of war constantly
before 1t.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

A few days ago mention was made
In the dispatches of the stealing OF
Van Dyck's masterpiece. "The Erec-
tion of the Cross" from the Church Of
Notre Dame at Contrai, and now the
theft Of Ave valuable paintings by IA
nous masters from q museum at
Amiens Is announced. The wonder
over such an occurrence is not as to
the daring Of such thieves for it ID
probably not difficult matter to en-
ter churches and museums and cut
canvases from their frames, but as to
the disposal Of the plunder. Every
dealer qualified for his business can
Identify such pictures and. familiar
Is they are to the travelling public,
they are likely TO be recognized
wherever they are seen, SO that their
sale and purchase is risky matter.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

A Chicago clergyman says that the
big majority of those who go wrong.
becoming embezzlers, libertines and
disclaimers Of moral obligations gener-
ally, are middle-aged men. There are
more of the elders that go the pace
than there used to be, for they first
make their money and then turn to the
indulgences which 1t renders possible
Possibly the younger men are getting
the sinews of war for like campaign.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
HelpfuInes. infectious.
ny l.. n. z.Iisxer.


Rev. Edward Everett Hale's theory
that helpfulness is infectious is illus.
trated by this little Boston story:
For some years a pleasant-faced. little
old man stood on fremont street sell.
Ing ironholders, which he explained
to his customers were made by bis
wife in their home. Then he died,
and later q Boston paper published
an item to the effect that his widow
would be glad to earn q little money
by the sale Of balsam pillows. Orders
came In SO fast to the woman in her
village home that she was obliged to
enlist the services OF several boys.
The youngsters gathered the balsam
and worked in the evenings, stripping
1t from the stems, but with the stipu-
lation that they were not to be paid.
Then neighbors became interested and
did their part by carrying the pillows
to the station and by helping the
widow with her work. A helping
hand" association heard of the mat
ter and sent lot Of books, toys. ETC..
to the widow for the boys who had
aided her, and she forthwith prepared
. Christmas tree for their surprise
and reward. So there you are. with
= sort Of endless chain when good
works begin!
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

The Los Angeles man who lived on
spineless cactus for IA days says his
strength continued unimpaired by his
experimental diet and he gained half
. pound in weight. Nebuchadnezzar
of old perhaps found his vegetarian
diet more satisfying than ls common
ly supposed
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24

There seems to be another epidemic
sweeping the country of young WON.
en- condemned to. death and executed
by young men for the crime of offend
ing the jealousy or self-love of the
latter. II the law has remedy In the
way Of stopping this epidemic. 1t
should be applied with. promptness
and dispatch.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
Miscellaneous.

Judge Dana in the Shawnee county
district court assessed a fine Of $4,000
against the International Harvester
company which the court found guilty
on 43 counts Of violating the Kansas
antitrust law.
After trial lasting nine weeks,
John r. Walsh has been found guilty
on "a counts Of fmisappropriating funds
Of the Chicago National bank which
closed in 1905.
A Chilian cruiser has gone to meet
the American feet at Punta Arenas
and escort 1t up the west coast.
President Roosevelt has presented
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy with
several samples of the new SO and
$40 American gold coins. The king
has one of the finest collections of
coins In the world.
Sixty-seven OF the ia counties Of
Missouri have voted to exclude sa-
looms.
In the United States circuit court at
New York. Judge Hough has directed
E. H. Hartman and Otto Kahn to an
swer the questions propounded to
them by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The resolutions committee Of the
currency commission OF the American
Bankers association has issued re-
port opposing the Aldrich bill in
the senate and the Fowler bill in the
house and presents currency bill Of
its own which the association will ask
congress to pass.
Further reports from the Boyer
town theater disaster place the death
list at ITO. The bodies of 167 victims
were recovered, mostly women and
girls. Nearly every house in the town
of $500 Inhabitants, had crepe on the
door.
Carl NJ. Clements. chairman of the
democratic state central committee of
the state of Washington, has been ar
rested at Des. Moines, Iowa, on a
charge of assault with intent to kill.
On the first ballot for United States
senator in the Kentucky legislature,
ex-Gov Beckham lacked three votes
of having enough to elect. The vote
was Beckham &C, Bradley Ga. scatter
ing 6.
H. H. Tucker, Jr., secretary of the
Uncle Sam OIL company, has again
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Kansas City for misuse Of the
.rails.
' President Roosevelt has officially
stated that the Cuban government will
be turned over to the newly elected
officials not later than February l.,
1909.
The lower house OF the Oklahoma
legislature has passed dispensary
Law.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24
NEWS OF The WEEK
Nest Important Happenings Of ths
Past Seven Days.
lntsrssting Items Gathered From an
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the BEN
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.

VonQeeoa1on1t
Before the senate committee on in
teroceanic canals Col Goethals, chief
engineer and chairman OF the canal
commission. stated that the laying Of
cement could begin by next January.
A large number of private pension
bills have been passed by the house.
A bill has been introduced In the
senate to create a bureau Of mining
technology.
In statement to the senate COM
mittee on canals Secretary Taft de-
clared that the Panama canal should
be completed by 1914 at total cost
Of $500. 100000.
Senator Gore OF Oklahoma has In
troduced bill providing that the in
terstate character of a shipment of
liquor shall cease upon its arrival at
the place in state to where 1t is
consigned.
The senate has passed the joint res
olution providing for the remission Of
more than half OF the Chinese indem-
nifty granted on account OF the boxer
rebellion.
A bill has been introduced In the
house providing for the establishment
Of the United States National Bank Of
America at Washington with capi-
tai stock of 500. 900. 900, of which the
government is to own three-fifths.
Senator Stone has introduced q bill
in the senate providing for the issu-
ance by railroads Of transportation to
newspapers in return for advertising.
Senator Curtis has introduced bill
in the senate which will enable set
tiers in western Kansas to buy govern
ment lands adjoining their farms at
private sale.
The Maryland legislature has elect
ed William p. Whyte to hll the unex-
pired term Of the late Senator Cor
man. Senator Whyte Is "a years old.
The bill granting leaves of absence
during the winter months to home
stead entrymen has been passed by
the senate.
State Senator Austin of Toledo, O.,
has been fined 800 and sentenced to
10 days in jail for securing certifi-
cate to practice law in the state with
out an examination.
q
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
Where Is That Prosperityl

"Sir," began the tramp, as he
entered the lawyers office on the
fifth floor; "have you any GOAL to
Garry upP"
"No. sir. This building is
steam. heated in the winter"
"Do you want to send out after
any gumH"
II never use It,"
WANT me to take out n ten dol.
lar bill and get changer"
II haven't had a ten dollar bill
in three months"
II am willing to scrub the floor"
1.-THE janitor secs to that"
II write pretty good hand"
II have nothing to write"
"See here" said the caller, there
must be something around your
house / oan do"
II have sold my home and am
boarding"
"Can't you use me as a witness
In law suitP"
II have none on hand"
"Want anybody liokedF"
mo. The only man 1 wanted
licked died last week."
"Oan't 1 take your mail to the
posto4foep"
II haven't written a letter in a
week"
"But don't tell me you can't give
me ten oents."
"But I'll have to. My laundry
just went back because I couldn't
pay for it."
"And right here in this paper, "
said the tramp. as he struck his
breast, "is an article saying that
times have improved fifty per cent
since last fall, and all we've got to
do to get out of the woods is to
have faithI Say, hold me in your
arms and let me starve to deathW--
New Orleans Pioayune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

or to those who find more pleasure
in the discussion of an immoral
book or play to the innocent pratt
tie of their God-given.gitts- mot
these mothers, boys, but real moth.
ers, suffering mothers-those who
have given to the world boys end
girls who have helped make the
world, those who have given their
best in life that you may succeed
raise tho grandest and best mon.
ument under blue canopy of heaven
in honor and oommemoration of
the greatest heroine of all ages,
now, past and forever-our hero.
ine-the worlds Motherl
Mabel Keightley in Human Life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
THE EIEoT1oN OF 1908.

After the greatest and most
spectacular run in history. w. j.
Bryan again goes down to defeat,
this time however, carrying with
him in almost all the states the
regrets and sympathy of an almost
united party.
In most states he had the united
and earnest support of the party
organization. Among the oauses
which contributed to his defeat
were the Roosevelt popularity, Org
raised by the the tariff protected
interests and other monopolists
that the election of Bryan would
be bad for business, and the un-
fortunate habit existing in many
quarters of voting against Bryan.
In one sense it was the oleanest
national election held for many
years. The bride of money to the
voter WAS less apparent than ever
before. But the promise of work
to the voorhees, and prosperity to
business men controlled myrisds
more.
With each succeeding national
election is more plainly brought
into view the existence of real
plutooraoy so we'll supplied with
power and energy that the radical
ism of Roosevelt and others now
fighting for the upper hand in the
control of the Republican party
does not seem to be much of an
impediment. 1t almost seems as
though they had used the radical
elements of the Republican party
knowingly to hold their power
which they knew would be in dan
ger if man with as much real
Democracy in him as Bryan pos.
se55euI were eleoteu.
But the battle for real Demo-
oraoy has not been lost. 1t yet
remains to line up on one side the
real Jeffersonian principles of
Democracy, based on popular
lrights and local self government,
with the abolition of special priv
iIige, and voluntary cooperation
as distinguished from government.
tai sooialistio control. And when
that line up comes about there
will be no question as to where
the vast majority of the people of
the United States will STAND.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
NEWS OF INTEREST.

The Russian Douma refused to
pass the needed estimates for the
navy unless certain reforms were
made in the admiralty.
Theodore Whitmore was 40.
quilted of the murder of his wife
the victim of the New Jersey
Swamp murder" of last December
In New Zealand the general
eleotions are to take place on No
vember II. a main question will
be, shall the present liquor license
system be maintained, shaIl the Ii.
censes be reduced, or shall the liq,
uor traffic be abolished2
The election in Canada resulted
in victory for the Liberals by q
parliamentary maj ority of about so.
The Liberal party has been in
power siuoe 1895 and previous to
that the Conservatives had ruled
since 1878.
The engagement is announced
of Miss Mary Pullman. of the
Pullman oar line, to Dom Miguel
of Braganza. claimant of the throne
of Portugal
President Eliot of Harvard, has
resigned, resignation which was
accepted with great regret is to
take effect next May. He is seven.
ty four years old and has been
president of the University since
1869.
AZ result of feudal war at
Campon junction. about 90 miles
west of jackson, Kyn Oslow Allen
aged 20, was shot and killed and
Alvon Carver aged %. was badly
injured. Clarence Sherman, who
did the shooting was shot in the
head but managed to escape to the
mountains. Eight barrels of whis.
key clipped into town for election
brought on the trouble although
family troubles of long standing
played prominent part.
France finds herself in an acute
orisis with Germany over tho ques.
ton which she believes chancellor
Won Buelow has raised to oover the
recent humiliation of the German
Foreign Office The situation is
80 grave that M Oambon, the
French Ambassador at Berlin, ten.
dered to President Fallieres his
resignation, which, on Prime Min.
lister Olemenceau's advice, has been
refused.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
SENATOR cARMAcx KILLED,
Shot Because of Editorials he
Wrote About Col. Duncan
Cooper.

Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. o.
AS a rsqueI to the recent bitter
democratic primary for the guber-
Material nomination in Tennessee,
Hon. Edward Carmaok. former
United States Senator, from Ten
nessee. was shot and killed in a
street duel by Robin Cooper, a
young attorney Young Cooper
was wounded in the shoulder by a
bullet from Carmaok revolver and
is tonight under police surveillance
in local hospital. His condition
is not serious.
Oarmaok was wounded three
times in the neck. the breast and
left sholder. Dol. Duncan B
Cooper, father of the younger
man, was With his son during the
affair but did not fire shot 1t lie
said he stood by, pistol in hand
He lie detained at police head.
quarters, The direct cause of the
killing is recent series of edi.
torials in the Tennessean. daily
paper of which Carmaok became
editor after his defeat for governor.
The editorials in question had
been vigorous in their comment
on Colonel Cooper and bis alleged
connection with what Mr.. Oar.
mack termed 1.-THE Democratic ma.
ohine" and its methods. Colonel
Cooper 10 we'll known in business,
Newspaper and political ORIOLES in
Tennessee and the South, had, 1t is
said, notified Mr.. Carmaok that the
references to him must cease. An.
other suoh editorial appeared this
morning,
The men fought at CLOSE quar-.
ters and there were but few wit.
nesses. 1t was past A O'Clock in
the dusk of the afternoon. They
met on 7th avenue north, directly
in front of the POLK Flats." q
fashionable apartment house. Mr.
Carmaok had just lifted his hat to
Mrs.. Charles Il. Eastman, friend
who was passing. In moment
the firing began and Mrs. East
man was a Mortified witness at olose
range. So close was she that one
of the Coopers is said to have
charged CarmAok with being a
oowsrd.and hiding behind woman
Cooper's charged Carmaok fred
the first shot, but the dead mans
friends stoutly protest that his op.
ponent was the first to shoot,
The tragedy created the most in.
tense excitement throughout the
CITY and within q short time the
streets in the neighborhood were
thronged,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

j
Mrs. Laura Holtz Schneider is
an alderman of Buena Vista. Col
orado. Tits said of her that she
has given the most effective service
ever given by an alderman of that
town.
Jane Addams is said to have
larger constituency than any ool-
lege president in the world. Nine
thousand men. women and children
go to Hull House to study various
useful arts. literature, philosophy
aud political economy. Miss Ad
dams is an earnest advocate of wo.
mans enfran ohisement
Miss Dorothea KIumpke. the
California astronomer, WAS the fret
woman to win the degree of Doctor
Of Mathematics in Franco. She
has special building of her own
in the great observatory garden of
Paris. When photographing the
stars in that section of the heavens
known as the Paris belt, which lie
one of her duties. She makes bal.
loon ascensions,
Mrs. Mary e Miller, woman
attorney of Chicago, recently re
oeived fee of $4,000 for prose-
outing suit on behalf of the
grandchildren of the late William
Bross She has been praotioing
law thirteen years and says there is
nothing remarkable about woman
lawyer winning a will CASE, as in
many instanoes women make better
lawyers than men. Mrs. Miller lie
firm believer in woman suffrage
8. Belle Chamberlain is the State
Superintendent of Public Instruo
ton for Idaho, where women vote,
and is very efficient State super
intendent Through her efforts
all the Idaho County superintend
ents of schools had their expenses
paid to attend the recent meeting
of the National Educational Asso-
citation in Cleveland. The Journal
of Education asks: HAS any other
State ever done as wellP" This is
commended to Mrs. Humphrey
Ward, an English woman who saye
that the woman suffrage movement
keeps American women from doing
their duty by the schools 1t hae
rather given them an opportunity
to do their duty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

Winter oourtships are the boon
of the fuel dealer.
Even the stingiest man is willing
to give away advice.
A short woman is frequently
capable of making long speech.
If you value your husband'srep.
utation keep him out of politics
The trouble about an elopement
is that you don't receive any pres
ents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing is list of fiduoiary accounts
Mt this date that are before me for
settlement:
John II. Taylor, Administrator of
j. II. Taylor, deceased; final settle
ment.
Given under my hand this Goth day
of October, 1908.
Commissioner of Accounts for Mason
County, w. Va.
Nov. 4-2w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
The King Land Case.

Commencing yesterday the Su.
preme Court of Appeals at Charles.
ton, heard arguments in the oele.
brated King land CASE and 1t lie
probable that the case will be sub.
mitted at this term of court, The
records in this CASE are the most
voluminous of any case that ever
came up in the Supreme Court of
the State, the largest record DOVER
ing more than 1900 pages. The
case involves thousands of acres of
land in this State. which the ap.
pellant King, claims belongs to
him.
The appellant lie represented by
Judge M F. Stiles, while the at.
torney for the appellees are o. W.
Campbell, of Huntington; E. o.
Lyon, of New York; Brown, jack.
son g. Knight. of Charleston, and
John A. Shepherd, of Williamson
The man who bno - $780,, a. A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

Russia'g refusal to recognize the
annexation of Bosnia and Here.
govina by Austria has again mud.
died the Balkan situation. Rus.
sia's attitude lie likely to te,min.
ate the friendship between Russia,
Austria and Germany. Itis prob.
able that each country will now
play it's own hand regardless OF
the others. The Willingness of
France and England to allow the
smaller states to antagonize Aus.
tria to the point of war has led to
rumorS that these two countries
will support the smaller countries
in the struggle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

There are lots of silent men in
the world but nobody ever heard Of
a silent woman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

When some people get busy it
is only to attend to other peoples
business.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

Senator Plat lie going abroad.
No doubt Mae would follow him
if she had the price.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
Special Bargains
AT TXPPETT'S
For so Days.

We charging buildings-by sstory Authorization
will be of the Furniture and Undertaking
establishments in the state.
To the large stock have on hand and
that bought FALL will make great reductions any arti
Gle Furniture Carpets Rugs, Mattngs Paper &C.,
in stock for the next 80 days.
will pay you call upon you in need of anything
in our line.
TIPPETT,
largest and lowest priced Undertaking
lishment in the valley, E.9 POINT PLEASANT, w VA.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

The cottage is a palace to the
poor.
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TO
Shoe BUYERS!

1t is not necessary that any
one buying shoes of us
should know anything
about shoes.
We do that for them
that is our business, and
has been for a lifetime.
With our shoes our custo-
mers buy our experience.
Our shoes will never dis
appoint. They are right,
and if not, we will make
them right, Our guarantee
always means satisfied Gus
toners, the best shoes and
the lowest prices.
This is q safe shoe
store always.
j. FRIEDMAN & co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11
NOT REVOLUTION BUT REFOR-
NATION.

The Democratic party seeks not
revolution, but reformation, and /
need hardly remind the stu.
dent of history that oures are
miIdest when applied at once; that
remedies increase in severity as
their application is postponed,
Blood poisoning may be stopped
by the loss of finger today; 1t
may cost an arm tom brow or a
life the next day. So poison in
the body politio cannot be re.
moved too soon. for the evils pro.
duoed by it increase with the lapse
of time. That there are abuses
which need to be remedied, even
the republican candidate admits;
that his party is unable to remedy
them has been fully demonstrated
during the last ten years. [ have
suoh confidence in the intelligence
as we'll as the patriotism of the
people, that | oan not doubt their
readiness to accept the reasonable
reforms which our party proposes,
rather than permit the continued
growth of existing abuses to hurry
the country onto remedies more
radical and more drastio,-From
Mr.. Bryan's Speech of Acceptance
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

The man who has to prove that
he has brains is the fellow who
won't do to tie to.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-11

Good council 10 better than a
tbouBand hands.