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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
ANDY SPEAR DEAD.

Andy Spear, former well known
resident of this city, died at the
home of his sister in Cleveland last
week. In his younger days Andy
attained celebrity as black face ar
tist with the small minstrel shows of
his day. Later on he and his wife
toured the smaller towns with troup
of trained dogs. After his wife died
he drifted around and apparently
had hard time to get. along. He
was a whole-souled generous man and
true to his friends. The LIST time
we saw him, he passed through here
enroute to the jamestown EXPOSE
ton and left US an album as a me-
mento. Peace be to his ashes
Gallipolis Bulletin.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
THAW
NB CELL AT MATTEWAN-NO SPE.
CIAL PRIVILEGES.

Mattewan, August 1s-Harry K.
Thaw ate supper tonight at the
Mattewan state hospital for the
criminal insane.
Beginning tomorrow he will re-
sumo his monotonous routine. Su-
perintendent Lamb of the hospital
issued the following statement to-
night:
t'There will be no changes at all
regarding Thaw's incarceration here.
He is subjected to the same rulings
as before he left to go to White
Plains. He Will have a special room
not because he is Harry K. Thaw.
but for the reason that this hospital
is built to accommodate five hundred
patients and we now have nearly
500. We are very crowded and some
of the patients have small rooms,
which were built for attendants.
Thaw has one.
did not take It from Justice
Mills decision that Thaw was to
have any special privileges. We
will follow the Courts orders, how
ever, and if Thaw is not satisfied he
can appeal to the courts At pres
ent we adhere to the old routine. y
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
ALAzY BOYS INVENTOR.

The long-handled shovel has made
over three hundred thousand dollars
for its inventor, and the inventorwas
a lazy, shiftless boy ofsventeen nam
ed Reuben Davis, whose father lived
in Vermont at the time. He set
Reuben to digging dirt and loading
it on wagon, and the short-handled
shovel made the boys back ache.
One afternoon when his father was
away, he took out the short handle
and substituted long one, and found
the work much easier. When Mr..
Davis reached home Reuben got a
whipping; but after the old gentle
man had used the shovel himself, he
saw that twas good thing, and had
IT patented. They are now manu-
factured almost by the million.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
A NICE PLUM
FOR A. G. stage
DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF WORKSHOPS
AND FACTORIES.

Another plum has been landed by
Democrat, and this time the lucky
recipient is a Meigs county Demo
iaat.
A. G. stsgs, Central Committee
man for the Second ward received
notice Saturday of his appointment
as Deputy Inspector of Workshops
and Factories under Chief Inspector
Kearns, and went up to Columbus
Monday to qualify for the position
and receive instructions in the duties
of the position.
The position is a nice one, paying
$1,000 year and expenses, and is
therefore the best appointment that
ever came to a Meigs county Demo-
crat, since Governor Hoadley ap-
pointed Judge F. c. Russell to FIJI
out common pleas judgeship e5
years ago.
Mr.. stagg, who is splendid me-
chanic, and has worked in shops all
over the country, is well equipped
for the position, and his acouaint-
ances are all confident that he will
make splendid official. He is a
gentleman of education, refinement,
sterling honesty and has pleasing
personality which viii make it a de-
light to have him call upon you in
official capacity.
His appointment gives splendid
satisfaction to Meigs county Demo-
Gratis, for the party never had amem-
Der, or one more deserving of polit-
ical recognition. Republicans are
also pleased with the selection, for
Mr.. Stagg is popular in both parties.
Eie succeeds Deputy Moore of
IrOnton, and his district will embrace
a bunch of river counties.-Pomeroy
Democrat.
Mr. seagg for many years was a
a resident of this town, and everyone
here is glad of his good fortune. He
was then, as now, Democrat and
an earnest worker for the success of
his party. Shake, al.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
FOR REUNION OF
BLUE AND GRAY
INTERESTING PRO GRAM IS TO BE GIVEN
AT RAVENSWOOD. ". va.
COMMENCING TODAY.

Rayenswood is making big prepara-
tons to entertain the reunion of the
Blue and Gray. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, August IS, GO and
e7. There will be big crowds there
each day. Governor Glasscock viii
be there to speak Thursday, the sec
Ond day. There will be base ball
game each afternoon, as follows:
Wednesday afternoon. ESQ Lauck-
port A. G. vs.. Ravenswood; Thurs
day afternoon, Reedy vs.. Ravens
wood; Friday morning, 1880, Spen-
ber A. c. vs.. Ravenswood; Friday
afternoon, 600 Spencer vs.. Ravens
wood. The Reedy and RavenswoOd
bands will play each day of the re-
union.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
JOKE ON THE FARMER.

Fashion robs the farmer of great
deal more than he knows. Accord
ing to bird expert, he loses $685.
600, 900 year just because women
wear feathers, plums and stuffed
birds in their hats. Thus the farm
er, who usually goes very little on
style has to pay for fashionable raj
ment just the same, and the worst
of it is somebody else is wearing it.
Birds destroy noxious insects and
prevent the growth of weeds by eat
ing the seeds, but there are still a
great many bad insects and many
miles of weeds. The inference is
that if the birds killed by milliners
were left to help those who escape
there would not be nearly 50 many
of either.
So the joke is on the farmer both
ways.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
OHIO RIVER WATER.

1t has been suggested that mas
much as the river water is killing the
fish it is dangerous to drink it. Ohio
river water is pretty tough propo-
sition at any stage of the game, but
there is something radically wrong
somewhere when it is possible for
acid to work such destruction even
by accident.-Wheeling News.
Our brother on the Ohio has a
right to kick possibly, but what
about those who live on the once
beautiful Kanawha. Don't you fel-
lows who are now out of your teens
remember when you could sit on the
roof Of your favorite packet and see
the rocks and the fishes at depth
of ten feet beneath the beautiful
blues Wen never again experience
those sights, although the lesisla-
ture appointed splendid committee
to look after the Kanawha' S pollution,
at the last session. Surely there is
something wrons.-wiufeld Demo-
crat.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
UP AGAINST IT
EXPECTED TO STOP The POLLUTION OF
SEVERAL STREAMS

The commission appointed by Gov.
Glasscock to investigate the causes
of the pollution of the Gauley and
New Rivers, composed of ex-Goy.
W. A. Mccorkle. Senator Adam B.
Littlepage and W. W. Wood is hav-
ing trouble.
They are expected to devise ways
and means for stopping the pollution.
They have investigated only the
Gauley river thus far, going as far as
Redwood, where they found a thriv-
ing city-of teoe inAabitanss.-@hose
sole existence depends on the plant
of the Cherry River Boom and Lum-
Der Company and the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Mill. Those plants
make deposits of deleterious matter
into the river and if they are com
PEELED to suspend operations the
town of Redwood will be wiped out
of existence. The commission is in
quandary.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
THE GREATEST
PERFORMANCE
DURING The FAIR WAS BY THE GREAT
HORSES, HAPPY j. AND HAPPYE.

The great horse, Happy j., which
trotted the first heat in the match
race on Thursday over Shastucl
Park track in e:lel. and the second
in s:lo3, with his six,year old daugh-
ter, Happy F., at his saddle the en-
tire way are the greatest sire and
daughter ever shown IN the United
States, which was also the greatest
performance of the kind ON record.
These two horses are the champs
ion trotters of the state and are as
sured warm welcome from Park-
ersburg race goers ifthey should re-
turn here.
They are owned by Mr.. |. W.
Supplee, of Byn Mawr, Pa, and
have been trained and raced by R. P.
Liter, of Point Pleasant, W. Va,
who has shown remarkable skin in
developing two such grand performs
ers.-Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
CHAMPION CONTRARY WOMAN.

charleston-charleston lays claim
to having the champion contrary
woman. Some days ago Mrs. Mock
overstreet was fined for harboring a
vicious dog. The fine was not paid
at the time, and she was placed in
Jail. When daughter, few hours
later, paid the fine and went to the
Jail to get her mother, the latter
promptly and Indignantly refused to
leave theiaiI, declaring that she could
be just as contrary as those who put
her in Jail. A days incarceration did
not even lessen her idea of revenge
and officers had to forcibly eject her
from the cell and building.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
GIGANTIC REPORT
OF AMERICAN FARMER SHOWNN CROP
REPORT.

Washington, August l9.-It used
to be sLo the poor farmer!" Now it's
"oh the pluocratic agricuIturist!'' y
Billions upon billions the farmer
has again piled up his wealth, = says
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in
his annual report, made public today.
In the crop year of 1908 the total
valuation of farm products was ST.
77S, 900, 900, the biggest in the
worlds history, as the secretary sug-
gests.
While these figures contain some
duplication, Wilson explains, on the
other hand, they do not contain some
important items ofwealth production,
and the fact remains that the un-
thinkable amount of seven and three
fourths billions of dollars of wealth
have been produced by farmers this
year for national sustenance and for
export to the craving millions of
foreign nation.
1t is a real tangible wealth, as it
exists at the time it leaves the hands
of the producer. 1t is about four
times the value of the products of
the mines, including minerals, oils
and precious metals.
From these agricultural products
the manufacturing and mechanical
industries that use agricultural pro-
ducts as materials draw SO per cent
of their total materials, and these
industries use 40 per cent on all ma
terials used in the entire business
of manufacturing. These figures IN
dicate the extent to which themanu-
featuring industries are attributed to
agriculture, although no recognition
is given to this fact.
The farm value of farm products
this year is $500, ,0oo, 900 above the
value for 1907 and sS,o6l, ,ooo, 90
above the census amount for 1899.
During the last ten years the wealth
production of the farms of this coun-
try has exceeded the fabulous amount
of $50, 900, 900, 900.
Greatest of all crops is Indian
lcorn, the priceless gift of the nation .
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
DAM LOCATED
TWO DAMS PLANNED BETWEEN HUNT
NCTON AND NUMBER 26.

Of
Recent development indicate that
the government authorities have ma
terially changed their plans with ref
erence to the location oflocks and
dams in this part of the Ohio river,
and that this change will probably
work to the betterment of the local
situation.
Early this week a corps of govern
ment engineers landed at Swan
Creek, and, going ashore began max
ing surveys which they declared
would be termed in the government
records Dam 81 A. This damis ten
miles below Dam s6.
From the same authority it is
learned that another part of this
plan includes Dam 81 B, which is to
be located about half way between
Proctorville and Dog Ham Bar.
The surveys for both these dams viii
be completed while the engineers are
in this part of the river, and the
plans forwarded to the authorities at
Washington.
Dam es, which is to be located
comparatively short distance below
Huntington, will afford a nayigable
stage between all the cities Of this
region including Gallipolis, Point
Pleasant and Pomeroy.
The section of the river betweee
Portsmouth and Gallipolis has beer
fairly alive with government engi-
neers for three weeks.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
WILL PURIFY THE OHIO.

Governor thomas R. Marshall,
of Indiana, has written to Governor
Harmon, of Ohio, his desire to CO.
operate in the plan for improved
sanitary regulations for the Ohio
river.
Joint commissions of which Judge
f. E. Corn, of Ironton, is a mem
Der have been provided by Penns-
wlvania, Kentucky, West Virginia
and Ohio. Indiana has taken no
action, probably because the previous
governor refuses to call the project
to the attention of the HoOsier leg
stature.
The commission of which DR.. c.
o. Probst, secretary of the Ohio
Board of Health, is secretary, has
held one meeting to outline the
work. Each state is working this
summer on a sanitary survey of the
stream. Many of them have been
emptying sewerage into it. The
waters to be made as palatable as
possible for domestic use. At the
next meeting of the joint commission
the Indiana governor will have rep,
resentatives paid from his contingen,
fund, a thing Ohio has never allowed
her executives for emergency use.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
HEROISM OF THE DEAD ENGINEER.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. lS.-Passen-
gers who were on the southern train,
wrecked near Bristol, Va, laste
ing, arrived here tonight, bringing
details of the bravery of Engineer
Samuel Bush, of Knoxville, Tenn,
who died today as the result of his
injuries.
Bush was slowly and painfully
working his way out of the wreck of
his engine, scalded and frightfully
lru sed, when few passengers who
retained their senses, dug into the
mass of twisted and burning iron to
meet him.
As the passengers began hunt
for whiskey to stimulate him, and
were breaking open suit cases in their
search, Bush asked for last look at
his old engine as hopeless wreck as
its engineer. When they came to
him with liquor he begged them to
look after the comfort of the passen-
gers.
He was told no passengers had
been injured and he said:
That's good. But before take
this whiskey l want you men to
smell my breath and testify, if need
be, that l had not been drinking
when this happened
Although suffering terribly the
brave engineer would not touch the
stimulant until four of The men had
smelled his breath and promised to
bear witness to his sobriety.
All an nengineer has is his record, $
he said, feebly, and he cannot af:
ford to have anything against that. $
And Engineer Bush went out up.
on his last run with his record spot.
less.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

Senator Scott has gained repu-
tation for discretion in a way as
unique as it is ingenious. He was
proceeding with great standpat
unction the other day to read long
protection speech when Senator Gore
asked question. The West vir-
ginia Senator quickly replied: 81 am
not very strong in running debate,
Mr.. President, and l would prefer
not to be interrupted. Scott had
not forgotten that when he attempt
ed to keep pace with Bailey in run
ming debate and had stated his view
on a certain question, the Texas SEN
ator confounded him into speechless.
ness by the declaration: "The Sen.
ator thinks he thinks that, but wher
he thinks, he will think he doesn'l
think anything of the kind"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
OLD MOUND
AT MOUNDSYILE
TOBE BEAU1FED AT LAST ACTUAL
WORK HAS BEGUN.

In charge of Prison Guard Miller,
the florist ofthe penitentiary, a large
gang of conyiets were yesterday
morning placed to work in tearing
out all famous old prehistoric Indian
mound which was recently purchased
from the McFadden heirs by the
state. Several old redwood trees
which have stood on the old mound
for over a hundred years. were re-
moved.
Warden j. E. Mathews will have
charge in having the old mound
beauti6ed. 1t is his idea to have all
the dead timber removed and the
grass planted on the banks. A pre-
historic log cabin will be erected on
the top of the style that was built
in the Ohio valley when the first
white settlers came to this section.
The ground at the foot of the
mound will be laid out in a beautiful
park, adorned with beds of flowers
and a fountain will probably be
placed in the center which will be
filed with gold fsh. Drive ways
will be built to the mound and a path
will be built to the rustic cabin on
the top. A tunnel will be dug from
one end of the mound to the other
and it is expected that during the
excavation many old relics will be
found.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
NOT GOING TO co YET.

The Intellisencer says that DAw-
son is going to go to china.'' We
want to know! Is he going, TO New
York to go, or is he going to San
Francisco to go to china' Or is he
just simply going to go on to think
about going to go to China or going
to 70 to stay at home where he. has
better chance of going to go for a
senatorial togas Anyhow Dawson al
ways had the reputation of going
some.-st. Marys Oracle.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
STREET PAVING.
WAND STREET ORDERED PAVED FROM
7TH TO nth STREETS.

At a meeting of the city council
last night ordinances were passed
ordering the paving of Wand street,
from 7th to 18th street. The first
class spilman blocks were contracted
for at sll.5o per NJ, delivered here,
commencing on the 7th or sth of
September.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
As LISTED BY THENTELLIGENCER.

Up to date the list of prospective
candidates for the Republican nom
ination for governor includes VIM.
F. Hite, of cabell; Sherman Robin
son, of Ritchie; Charles W. Dillon,
of Fayette; Stuart F. Reed, of Har-
rison; John Sherman Darst, of Jack
SON; Robt. Hazlett, of Ohio; Fred
o. Blue, of Barbour; P. W. Morris,
of Wood; and c. W. swisher, Of
Marion, Kanawha and Tyler
Wheeling Intellisencer.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

Word has been received by the
police here to be on the lookout for
Joseph Jordan, age 10, of Scranton,
Pa, who mysteriously disappeared
from his home about week ago.
The parents offer $500 reward for the
knowledge ofhis whereabouts.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
TO CONSTRUCT
RIVER CRAFT
KANAWHAAlD OHIO RIYERTRANsPOR.
TATION co. TO ENGAGE IN RIVER
TRANSPORTATION.
With a capital stock Of 81 GOO, 900

With copitalstock Of 81 goo, 900
the Kanawha and Ohio River Trans
portation company was chartered
Saturday at the Office of the secre-
tary of State Stuart F. Reed to en-
gage in the construction and opera
tion of water craft for transportation
purposes on the Mississippi, Ohio
and Great Kanawha rivers. The
incorporators are Howard c. Dick
son, Thornton ]. Theall, c. ]. S.
Devere and c. L. Norton, of New
York and B. A. wordemann, of
HobOker, New Jersey.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

There win be lots of fun at the
Mason County Fair.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
WAIVED a resi-.

What the people Of this state need
is good long rest from legislation of
all kinds and be allowed to become
at least partially acquitted with the
many laws that have been enacted at
the regular, special. ordinary and ex-
tra-Ordinary sessions of the state leg-
islature in the past SIX years
GrantsviIle News
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

Every man is a soloist when i
comes 70 singing his own praises.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

Recent development indicate tina
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Poisonous brazilian Yiners.

Much is made of the Iance-head
viper, the most deadly OF all know
Eeptiles," brought from Brazil to
New York for the purpose of an op-
GRAFTON which will give q serum that
is practically extinct There are
several singularly interesting snakes
IN Brazil. The suru cueu is sup
posed to cause deaSh in six hours. It
IS sop9ntimes found nine feet long.
It's sk'E r. dirty tawny yellow, with
dark bro an loze2ges Oh the back. II
is said to be attracted by fire but sell
dom to injure travellers. The ierc-
est of the laRce-headed vipers is the
Jararoca, and it. also. 1t a dirty yell
low. but Is is brown-black about the
tail.-Boston Herald.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Bird. Fruit. DeaA Ieares-

The Moki Indian women OF Ar1-
Eona have an Ingenious and roman
tic form Of coiHure. When young
these women coll their tresses at the
sides Of thsir heads, 50 as to repre-
sent the buds of native plant. This
signifies that they themselves sre in
the flush Of youth aad sf marriage
abe age. When they are married
their hair is arranged to represent
the fruit Of bhe plant; while in old
age their locks hang struggling down
their backs. typical OF the withered
stalk Of tie dead or dying giant
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
A YOUNG LION SLAYER.
Boer Farmer Boys Make Good shots
On the African VeIdt.

On the African VeIdt.
Three lions were killed near Pist-
ersburg. Transvaal by the nineteen
year-old son OF Jozef Erasmus,
Boer farmer. 1t appears that young
asmus was on his way to the Mes
: mine and had outspanned his
donkey team. when his kafir 10Y
came running TO tell n that three
lions were tackling donkeys.
Erasmus seized his gll and ran hard
in the direction indicate On his
arrival at the spot be found the
lions lying around one Of the DON
keys. He fired and killed a big
lioness. The other two jumped up
but he was ready and shot another
(ysunger) lioness. The young lion
which was left ran behind some
brushwood. Erasmus first collected
ais donkeys and brought them into
safety and then once more carefully
sSpToached the scene CT the fight
Ia order to find out il the two lion
sssas were dead he fred another shot
at one OF them. This disturbed the
Surviving lion who thereupon came
forth roaring. Erasmus was again
ready and shot him dead on the spot.
Asked by the Volkesstem correspond
ent whether he was alone at the
time, Erasmus replied; "Oh, no,
Oom,' / had my little Kaflr boy,
with ne.'-T4e skins we're sold in
Pietersburg.-PTetoria YoIksstem.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Vegetable Milk.

Vegetable milk" is used in Japan.
1t is made from the sofa bean. The
IiIuid is exactly like cows milk in
appearance, and n taste can hardly
- distinguished from it. To make
it the beans are first soaked and
then boiled in water. Some sugar
ana phosphate potassium are added,
and it is boiled down till it has the
consistency of condensed milk.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Answers.
Brides Older Than BridegroOmes.

The vital statistics prepared by
City Clerk Entwisle of Salem shows
that during 1902 there were AS
marriage licenses issued and 306 sol
emnized in the city, which is Is
fewer than the previous year. The
oldest brigegroom was 6S and the
Oldest bride so, while the youngest
bridegroom was 16 and the youngest
bride Is. Seventy-one brides were
older than the brideSrooms.- Boston
Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
A Venerable Turtle.

A Massachusetts, boy, Nathan
Sampson, has found a venerable tur-
tie which bears markings made by
his grandfather. now 81 years old,
which were put on in 1840, and by
his great-grandfather, who marked
the same turtle in 1916.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Valuable Relics.

At an auction sale at Christies
ia London OF the late MarchiOness Of
Conyngham's art collection q silver
ever and dish, weighing together so
ounces, a gift Of George ~ to an
ancestor of the Marchioness. sold for
S21,000.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Slightly Mixed.

The story is now gong the rounds
Of the country papers about a man
who visited the paying-teller's win
dow in q bank and asked for one Of
the new coins with God Bless Our
Home" left OF.