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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
DON'T MENTION .sTTg.
But Why SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

You are certainly old enough and
have had sufficient experience toun-
deptand that it happens pretty much
in the same way every year just about
this time. Remember. too, that it
doesn't require any special acumen
or peHpicacity to observe it nor even
any special training. Other people,
young and old, have Just as sticky a
realization of it as you have, and you
are not conveying the least informa-
ton when you tell them about it.
Neither are you amusing, or even
entertaining. They feel just as you
do about it; you can tell by their
wilted collars and the way they swab
of their faces with their handker-
chiefs. Furthermore, it doesn't af-
i"Fu you the least relief to prate
about it. Talk about other things,
there are lots of them-polar expe-
ditions, the lowest thermometrical
record, how you used to nearly freeze
to death just six or seven short
months ago, bad colds, chills and fe-
yer, skating, the beneficial effect Of
snow shOveling as an exercise, next
winters coal supply-anything in
fact, that is entirely different. There
IS no use in telling people what they
already know and don't want to hear
about. And maybe if you are SO
c0nsiderate of them they will be as
considcrate ofyou and the world viii
be a much better place to live in
mid-summer.-BlueGeld Telegraph.
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Mr. Aeel comstoek, Of Beech
Hill, was visitor TO this Office this
week.
Mr.. R. o. Boggess, of Route No.
l, was caller at this Office recently.
; Mr.. Jas. George, of Ashton, gave
US friendly call last SATURDAY..
Messrs. win Kenny snd Howard
Long left today to take in the Park
ersburg Fair.
We are panied to learn that Mrs.
F. L. Henshaw, of Gallipolis, is
seriously i'll.
Mrs. Luella B. Decker, (nee
Blain) and her son, Mr.. George H.
Poston, former resident of Hender-
SON, and who have been in the west
for the past twelve years, located at
Hunter, Ark, are visiting relatives
at wyoma and other points in this
county.
Mr.. chas. T. Beale, of Morble,
MINI, arrived home Friday on VS.
it to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
H. Beale, of West Main street. Mr..
Beale was formerly resident ofour
city, and is well known throughout
the state. He is one of the most
popular young men of our acquaint-
ance and was welcomed home by
rich and poor alike. Mr.. Beale is
now with the United States Steel
corporation, holding a position o.
trust and responsibility. Since leay-
ing West Virginia he has been twice
unanimously elected clerk ofhis town
ship, which position he TOW holds.
He is also president of and chairman
of the board of directors Ofthe West.
ern Mesaba Base Ball League. We
join with his host of friends in wish
ing him continued health and pros
perity.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18

Miss L. NJ. Neville, daughter. of
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Neville, of
Wyoma, W. Va, was married March
9th to Alfred Kaltenborn, of 4Sl4N N.
Clearemont Ave-, Chicago, III. They
have just announced the marriage
much to the surprise of their friends
and relatives, thebride being a neice
of Mrs. S. A. Baum and a sister of
Mrs. Nora Miller of this city, having
visited here last winter. She is an
accomplished young lady, a great
church worker, havi g completed
her education at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia in 1901, then taking up mis-
sion work for the Presbyterian board
teaching there three years, then at
Crockett, Texas, one year, was sent
to Chicago normal training school as
teacher until the present time. Mr..
Kalterburn is one Ofchicago's best
business men, being successful
automobile dealer.
Their many friends here join in
wishing them a long and happy
married life.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
TIE REASON Why.

Tell me, grey-haired sexton, said,
Where in this field are the wicked
folks laid:
| have wandered the quiet old grave
yard through,
And studied the epitaphs, old and
new,
But on monument, Obelisk, pillar, or
stone
| read no evil that men have done.
The old man stood by grave newly
made,
With his chin on bis hand, his hand
or spade;
! knew by the CLEAN Of his eloquent
eye
That hi. heart wa, instruetfns hi. lips
to reply
"whO is the Judge when the soul
takes its fiight2
Who then will judge 'twixt the wrong
and the right
Which of US mortals shall dare to say
That our neighbor was wicked who
died today:
in our journey through life the
farther We speed,
The better we learn that humanity's
Is charity's spirit, that prompts US
to find
Rather virtue than vice in the lives
of our kind.
Therefore good deeds we record on
these stones;
The evil men do let it die with their
bones.
l have .labored as sexton this many a
year
But never have buried bad man
here
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RIVER NEWS

Waterways Journal, August l4)
Capt. Elmer varian has his tow
boat, J. o. Watson, chartered tothe
government. She is on the Upper
Ohio, taking the place of Capt. Ernst
Suffers boat, Katie Mac. It seems
the crew of the Katie Mac were ex-
pected to work all day and good
part of the night, at which they re-
belled and were dismissed by the
oyerzealous government engineer,
and now the chances are good for a
law suit for charter money for the
Katie Mac. Our old friend Homer
Smith is still running the Spencer
House and if there ever was u prince
of good fellows it is Homer Smith.
We acknowledge the courtesies of
the hotel extended during our visit
to Point Pleasant. Capt, VIII
Curry is master of the towboat Otto
.Marmet and Uncle Ben Marley is
in charge of her engines......T The
Gardner Docks have lust completed
a new hull for Capt. Charles Gebhart,
who is in charge of the to~boat ]. T.
Hatfield. Mr.. c. c. Bowyer, cash
Ter of the Merchants National Bank
of Point Pleasant. W. Va, is a very
warm friend Of the river steamboats,
and crews. He is always granting
favors to 'steambOatmen..,...n.The
Kanawha Dock Co. are doing extern
sive repairs on the j. B. Lewis and
Otto Marmet. Our old time friend,
Capt. j. Henry Stone, is still RUM
ing the gasoline ferry across the Kama
wha river to Henderson, W. Va.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
A BEECHER STORY.

Henry Ward Beecher was great
admirer ofP. T. Barnum, and always
took front seat when he attended
Barnum's circus. One day Mr..
Beecher saw Mr.. Barnum enter his
church and take back seat. Inn
mediately Mr.. Beecher sought him
out. you must come right up here
in front, Mr.. Barnum. always take
a front seat when l come to your
circus, and l want you to do the
same when you come to mine
There is quite crowd from here
taking in the Parkersburg Fair.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
MARRIGE LICENSES ISSUED SINCE OUR
LAST REPORT.

LIST, Walter Burgess and clarinda
Turner.
End, NJ. E. snodgrass and Ollie
Spears.
Sd, Early H. Mckinney and vir-
gle F. Sayte.
4th, Robert Chatham and Han
nah B. Lee.
5.h, Thomas J. cleek and Cynthia
F. Rifle.
9Th, Charles J. Nasle and Minnie
R. Hayman.
eth, Ezra V. Slower and Lucy
Burnside.
sth, George LunsfOpd and MolHe
Ball.
oh, Hubert c. Niday and Jessie
J. Carter.
10th, VIM. Burton wheeldon and
Esther Livingston.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
MASONIC TEMPLE.

The Masonic Temple Association,
recently organized in this city, has
secured an option on the lot owned
by John G. stortz, on Main street,
opposite the Court House park, and
We understand will purchase and
build an elegant temple, suitable for
lodge room purposes, banquet hall,
&c. We hope all this will be real
lied as up to this time the sale of
this lot has been refused.
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taking in the Parkersburg Fair.
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The social in North Point Pleasant
given in honor of Miss Maude Duffy,
had to be postponed on account of
the storm Monday night. Many
friends were disappointed.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18
BLAcKs can TREk Their own.

Middletown. N Ys 1s,9The Dis
tribution Of the Lincoln pennies m
this city has caused furore among
the colored residents, many ofwhon.
appear to think that the peuRies
were issued for their special benefit.
Large numbers of the men and vo-
men having secured the pennies have
hurried to che jewelry stores to have
them made into watch charms or
pins. Some of the colored women
desire to have them 50 arranged that
they can be hung around the neck
for good luck charms. The coloresl
people call the pennies "emancipa-
ton money"
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.NOTICE 10 FARMERS.

We wish to call your attention 10
Che fact that re are now prepaid 10
give you the best service as a Gus.
tom and Merchant Mil. VIII aise
in exchange for good milling wheat
10 pounds Of best straight -four.
We pay freight one way for 5 sacks
or NOR Of grist. We also exchange
fresh bolted meal for good con-
win give your business strict and
prompt attention.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We solicit your patronage. Adj
dress All communications to
PoINr PLEASANT RoLLER MlLLs or
A. E. BRADsHAw,
Point Pleasant; W. Va
june so smo
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-18

Long columns of hot weather adj
vice are not needed. The best is che
shortest" Keep cool"
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PERSONALS.
STRANGERS HERE AND HONE FOLKS
THERE.

ing from Wagersyille. KY, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Heb are visit
ing friends at Beuna Vista.
Miss Rosa G. viekers Is visiting
Mrs. Lizzie Gardner, at Cleveland.
Mr.. Harry Indie, of Gallipolis,
has accepted position at Cincinnati
and left Sunday, August 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McGu@n have
returned home after brief visit with
friends at Brosia.
Mr.. Fred Stone and wife, ofPitts-
burg, are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Stone.
Mr.. Arthur Price, who isemployed
in Columbus, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Price.
Mr.. Walter whaley, of winifrede,
was the guest ofhis parents here,
Sunday.
Mrs. A. H. Cable is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Will Bird, at CALI.
polls.
Mr.. Earnest Franklin and wife,
who have been visiting their parents,
have returned to their home in Pitts
burg.
Miss Erma Powell, ofcentral City,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. G.
Nease.
Mrs. Ed Murphy is visiting friends
in Charleston, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Long, of
Pomeroy, are visiting his sister, Mrs.
Geo. Williamson.
Mrs. ISAIAH Curry, of Charleston,
was visiting friends here last week.
Miss Grace Lovette, of pomeroy,
Is the guest of Miss Eva Williamson.
Mr.. Harry Indie, of Gallipolis,
was calling on friends here Friday.
Mrs. Dilla 1ngles and two daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting Mrs.
Ingles' sister, Mrs. John Sebrell,
have returned to their home at Dun
reith, Indiana.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Waters, ten pound baby, Saturday,
August 18th.
Mrs. Blanche McGraw, who has been
VI 'iting her mother, Mrs. Cable, has
returned to her home at Middleport.
Miss Nettie Buoy, of Anderson,
Ind, has returned toher home, after
three weeks visit with her aunt,
Mrs, John Sebrell.
Messrs. Jerome budding and
Kenner Howell, Misses Mamie
Beauche, and Mary Josephine Howell
composed pleasant party from VIM
field who stopped over for an hour in
our city, Saturday, on their return
from the GaIlipolis. chautauqua.
The party while here visited the
battle monument, and pronounced it
an appropriate, stately structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles RansbOttom
and two sons, Lee and Cory, of
Chesapeake, Ohio, spent Sunday the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Love.
Miss Melva Reed, of Chesapeake,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
c. Hicks, on Ohio street.
Mr.. John Hicks and son Clarence,
and wife, of Chesapeake. Ohio, spent
Sunday the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
chans Hicks.
Miss Ella Neale and Miss Rhoda
steenbergen, of GaIlipolis Ferry,
spent Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
NJ. E. Hutchinson, Henderson, W.
Va.
Mr.. George Long and his sister of
Southside, W. Va, attended the
chautauqua at Gallipolis Sunday, and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-10-28
Notice To Creditors.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Desault B. Kirk and Louis A.
Seeberger, executors of the last will
and testament Of Charles Cooper, late
of the City of Mount Vernon, in the
County Of Knox and State of Ohio.
deceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against said
deceased, or said estate, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers. at the
Office of M. B. Cassell & Co., within
four months after the first publication
of this notice. That +. A.. Stiner,
whose residence and postoffice address
is Sherbrooke, N. D., is the resident
agent of the undersigned, upon whom
service Of process may be made.
Dated October IL, 1909.
Desault B. Kirk,
Louis A. Seeberger.
Executors.
VIM. Barclay,
Attorney for Executors,
Sherbrooke, N. D. l0-21-l1-1l.
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Teachers Examination.

Notice hereby given that an
examination for Teachers Ger
tificates for Steele County will
be held October Goth and Both,
1909 in the County Superintend.
ent's office at Sherbrooke. and
the High School Building at Fin
ley.
Dated at Sherbrooke this 9Th
day of October, 1909.
A. G.. MILLER.
Co. Supt. of Schools.
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Notice Of Special Tax Receipt

Notice is herby given that q. S.
Special Tax receipt No. 5723, issued to
Pope & Knowles, dated August 10Th,
1909; is posted on the north wall in the
building on Lot l6, Block 4, original
townsite of Colgate, N. OAK, that said
building is occupied by the owners
thereof.
POPE & KNOWLES.
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For Sale Cheap.

$50 acres mellow grazing and agri
cultural land N f t, E half of the N W
/, and the N w ! of the 8 w I of sec 2.
town IA, Range SO.
Atty. j. E. Robinson.
Fargo, N. D.
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Ladies and Misses coats-cor-
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Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
THE ~BREAK" IN THE GAME.
Baseball Almost as Much Psyeholos-
ieai ss Athletic.

Nearly every baseball game is won
and lost on one playa play that
comes at the psychological instant.
Among the players who do not study
psychology the crucial moment is
known as 1.-THE break" a phenomenon
which no one has analyzed and which
the players themselves do not under
stand Twenty men on the bench are
watching closely and intently every
move of the pitcher, every swing Of
his arm. The tide of battle rises, ebbs.
and then suddenly at the start of
some inning something happens What
it is no one outside the psychic sphere
Of influence ever win understand, but
the silent tight Tipped, watchful. alert
fellows on the bench see something
or feel something. and the mysterious
break" has come.
zone ballr' The players on the
bench suddenly stiffen and prepare for
action
1.-TWO balls"' Two players jump for
bats and begin swinging them; the
coachers. who have yelled only be
cause it was their duty. suddenly be
gin raging. screaming and paving the
dirt. and the manager. who has ap-
peared half asleep. ihakes a trumpet
of his hands and leads his men, bawl
ing loud orders and wild taunts
The spectators do not understand
anything has happened. Other batters
have had two balls called many times,
and It looks the same to the spectator
who is beyond the mysterious break
sphere. In two more moments the
players bench is madhouse. with
twenty men shouting, screaming, or
dering. moving "Three ballsw and
madman rushes out to the deck"
-Four ballsw and the spectators join |
the players in the demonstration. The |
madness is spreading. Crack-a base /
hit bunt a wild throw; another
base hit. screams. shouts. impreca- !
tions, roar of frantic applause. a |
final long fly. The manager reaches |
for his glove, spits into it and says /
quietly. -Four runs-we've got 'em."
The "break" is over. and the players
bench is again the quietest part of
the grounds The surge Of enthusi-
asm, confidence and noise subsidies.
and the game is won.
Baseball is almost as much psyche
logical as athletic. Why one team can
beat a stronger one regularly and lose
to a weaker with the same regularity
why one batter can hit one pitcher
and is helpless before another, why
)ne pitcher is effective against
strong team and at the mercy of an
)ther that cannot bat half as hard.
ire psychological problems.-American
Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

The parade was heaGed Dy the Stur
geOn band. In carriages were the Off
GERS OF the brotherhood Of Road Drag
gers, and then followed the drags
which were furnished by the farmers
living near town. At the end of the
procession an automobile owned by
G, A. Pollard carried a drag. and this
feature was literally applauded along
the line OF march.
Sturgeon is trying to sustain her rep
utation of having the best dirt roads
Of any city in the state, and the road
drag is doing the work.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
ROAD DRAG PARADE.

Novel Movement at Sturgeon, Mo-, For
Good Highways.
A road drag parade half a mile in
length attracted a crowd of people to
Sturgeon, Mo, the other day and un-
dOubtedly converted many who will
take uD the work in the future.
SAG e si'i ,s5,sssEss.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
Harry Pulllam KllIs Himself.

Harry C. Pulliam, president of the
National League of base ball clubs.
shot and killed himself in his rooms on
the third floor of the New York Ath-
letic club / t is said that he was de-
spondent.
Standing in the center Of the room,
Mr.. Pulliam held a revolver to his
right temple He fred only one shot.
It went in at the right temple and
came out seven inches away on the
left hand side of his head. The bullet
destroyer the sight of both eyes. 1t is
not believed that he can recover, al
though he continued conscious for
some time after the shooting.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
AID FOR ROCK ROADS.
Native LimeStoneS TO Be Tested
at Kansas University.
BY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Counties and Towns May Have the
Benefit For the Askins-Materiais
and Methods Found That Will Make
Maeadam Last Indefinitely.
The engineering department Of the
University Of Kansas has decided to
join the good roads movement From
now on it VIII be equipped TO give the
benefit Of its testing laboratories to
the counties and cities in the state Of
Kansas on road materials and meth
Ods a bulletin win be published soon
by the department giving the standard
tests on more than 200 samples OF
limestone from the eastern half OF the
state. The regents established a test
ing station ut Lawrence about a year
ago. but up to this time there have
been no funds to publish the results
Of the tests that have been mede Tie
tests in the first bulletin are Of stones
available for macadamizing, Of which
there is practically an unlimited
amount.
In 1905 Professor W. c. Hoad, who
has charge Of the work. had two sen
ior students begin an investigation of
the valueof Kansas limestones for road
making and they tested nearly a hun
dred samples In the following year
two more students, Edward n NoyeS
and D. c. McCondughy, carried on the
tests. Last year more tests were made
from time 10 time until the depart
ment has good idea Of what lime
stones will make macadam roads
There is a wonderful difference iu (
them, some hcing practically worth /
less, while others-aud they are in the
majOrity-are first class material.
Two tests are applied. one TO deter
mine the tOuGhness and wearing quail /.
ties Of the stones and the other TO de /
termine the cementlng properties Of /
the powder that is made by the road .
roller and the wear of traffic. 1t some /
times happens that a stone that is
good in one respect is worthless on
account Of the lack Of the other quail
ty. Wearing qualities are determined
by the standard "rattler" test. which
was originated in France thirty years
ago. The samples Of some are broken
into uniform pieces. so that fifty will
weigh approximately eleven pounds.
They are put into a "rattler," which
consists OF an iron cylinder, set at an
angle Of thirty degrees with the axis
II rotation. In the test. lasting five
hours, the cylinder is rotated 100000
times, and the amount ground off the
samples in that time by weight de
ermines the measure Of wearing quail
ty Of the stones. In making the ce-
nent test the powder is taken from
he "rattler" and mixed with water.
t IS allowed TO harden in cylindrical
,riquettes and is tested for its resist
nee under the trip hammer
I'VE expect to be able to make tests
rom now on for any town or county
hat has a macadamizing project un
er way" said Professor Hoad "and
believe the work will be a great (
hing for the good roads movement in 1
he state. There are any amount of
mestones which. if properly selected '
nd put on the roads, will make roads {
hat last Indefinitely" {
There are only six other testing sta
Ons in the United States that are [
luipped for the tests now being made
t the university. The only other one /
rest Of Ohio is at the Iowa Agricul-
lral collece.-Kansas City Star. c