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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-03
Skies, WAY.

Fullcash (waking with start in
the middle of the night and hearing
sounds in his bedroom) = Who's
there? Speak! Who's there?
Hoarse whisper from the dark
ness: "For goodness sake, hush!
There's burglar Just gone down
stairs. I'm a policeman, and if
you'll keep quiet and not strike a
light III nab him in two twos."
Fullcash obeys, and the whisper
er, whose name is Skies, ambles
downstairs and out of the back door
with his booty.-New York Jour
nal.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-03
HEAVENS BOLTS SPARED RTE MEMS FREND-FOREST MORHS uHOUCH
DBY STORMS, STILL STAND

Among the papers in the desk of
the late W. T. Heaton, in the inter
nal revenue Office, at Parkersburg,
h.s SON, George D. Heaton, found
the following story of the legend of
the beech trees, which is believed to
have been Mr.. Heaton's last literary
effort. 1t is a pretty little story,
simply told, as were all Of Mr.. Hea-i
toms stories, and is in style that
leaves no doubt as to the authorship.
The story was but recently written,
and evidently was inspired by the
recent celebration commemorating
the battle of Point Pleasant.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-03
Tho Genesis of III. cr,v,..

Cravats date from the incursion
of the Croats into French territory
during the Thirty Years war. The
French termed these invaders "Cra-
Yates" and a freak of fashion made
their somewhat clumsy neckgear
popular about 1886. The fancy must
have spread very rapidly, for we
find lace cravats with broad ends
hanging in front replacing the vide
collars of the cavaliers during the
earlier stages of the civil war in
England. Charles II. made white
cravats a part of the uniform of his
life and dragon guards. The palmy
period of the cravat was early in tie
eighteenth century, when these ar
ticles were made Of the ve-y finest
lace and were so expensive that even
the richest of fashionable young
men could not afford to have mere
than two of them in their ward
robes.-London Standard.
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sTAKED AN ISLAND.
A Fatstul Jack Pot That Was Lost b.
Pierre 1ottineau.


Pierre Bottineau.
At one of the most interesting
games of poker ever played in MIN
neapoIis NicoIlet island was put in
the jack pot by a man who thought
he understood the game, but found
there were others who understood
it better. In1s46 Pierre Bottineau
took up a claim on the spot where
st. Paul now stands. A year later
he traded it for horse and COW,
which he drove away into the vii
derness, never dreaming that the
land; he had almos gwen away
would in a few years be the site OF
a great city. For n small sum he
purchased large portion of what
is now the business part Of Min
neapolis and put up a log cabin in
little mound in the center Of Mic
ollet island.
Half a dozen of the old settlers,
Bottineau among them. had a little
poker club. One evening the stakes
kept growing larger and larger un-
til every jack pot contained a small
fortune. Mr.. Bottineau had been
losing heavily, but at last he was
dealt a hand upon which he hoped
to regain his losses and win some
thing besides. he was given four
queens and, drawing one card, Sc.
cured an ace, leaving four kings as
the only hand by which he could be
beaten. he thought he saw one Of
the players discard king, and he
considered his hand invincibIe and
played it accordingly. Soon all but
Bottineau and the man opposite
him dropped their cards and retired
to watch the game. The table was
heaped with money and the per-
sonal belongings of the two men.
The Pickering light OF the candle
shone dimly on the flushed faces as
they watched each other warily out
Of the corners of their eyes. All of
Bottineau's possessions lay on the
table, and it was his bet. He looked
at his hand carefully and then said
that all he had left was Nicollet is
land, which he would bet against
$500. The bet was called. and Bot
tineau laid down his four queens
with a smile of triumph. Amid a
dead silence his opponent laid on
the table, face up, four kings and a
trey. 1t was so still you could have
heard them breathe. Then Bot
tineau called for writing materials
and made out deed to the island.
From that day he never touched a
card or countenanced gambling in
any form.
After drifting around the coun-
try he went to Red Lake Falls and
took up a claim and remained there
until the time of his death. He
was employed as a guide and scout
and was one of the principal mem
bers Of the Sibley expedition. he
knew every foot of the northwest
country, having traversed it ever
since he was ten years old, when he
guided Lord Selkirk's colonists
from old Fort Garry. When he
died the last of the old time Cana
dian voyagers and guides, who were
such an important factor in the up
building Of the northwest, passed
away.-Exchange.
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obeying the spirit voice, when the
morning came the whole tribe took
up their abode under the sheltering
beeches, and waited, though still
with anxiety, the coming of the HUI
rons, whose numbers were in those
days as the leaves of the forest.
They reached the great woods and
soon began the attack. The Shaw
nees defended their homes and the
graves other ancestors brayely, but
oyerpowering number would have an
initiated the tribe of the south,
when an extraordinary visitatians av-
ed them. A great storm came from
the West, the ike of which had new
er been seen before and the story of
which yet fingers in the legends of
the valley. The thunder rolled and
the lightning's incessant aash, struck
terror to the hearts of the invaders.
Gigantic monarchs of the forest were
shivered to splinters by the bolts
from the forge ofheaven, other trees
were struck dowd and falling amid
the ranks of the Hurons killed great
numbers of them. The survivors fed
in terror and never appeared again on
shores of the Ohio or its tributaries.
Over the Shawnees waved the pro-
tecting branches ofthe great beeches,
all of them untouched by the light
ning's fury and the thunderbolt S
wrath.
The covenant there made with the
Red Men of the south was never
broken and no beech tree was ever
afterwards visited by the lightning's
bolt, and thus it is the beech is sac
red to the Indians to this day, and
under its protecting branches in the
years after the dark day at Ravens
wood was held the tribal dance and
the carnivals of the chase. The white
man of the valleys has come to know
of the protecting power the spread
ing beech, building his home near
them, while the pioneer of the noun
tainS always builds his log cabin un-
der beech, even though it be other
wise a most rough and uninviting
spot. 1t was covenant with the
red man that extends to the white
man, and instinctively the beech is
rsvered by those who do not even
Know OF its strange eventtul history.
This observation is borne out by
the fact that the grove of beeches
that protected the Shawnees 50 many
years ago, still stands at Ravens
wood, though the mighty trunks of
v
the other part of the forest have long
since disappeared before the destruct-
i've hand of man. Would that the
Great Spirit had so blessed and pro-
tected the other trees and forests of
these valleys, for the Unsuitable ava
rice of man is pursuing them with a
vengeance that foretells their disap-
pearance forever from the face ofthe
earth.
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This is story telling why the
lightning never strikes the beech
tree, told by lineal descendant of
Cornstalk, the noted Indian sachem,
the terror of whose name long held
in check the aggressiOns Of the whites
in the valley of the Ohio, and
monument to whose memory stands
at Point Pleasant, marking at once
the resting place of the last of the
Shawnees and the ground where the
last stand was made by the Red Man
for the possession of his hunting
grounds east of the Beautiful River.
One summer in the years long ago
the Hurons, a warlike tribe belong
ing to the six nations, resolved to
take possession of the land between
the two Kanawhas belonging to the
Shawnees, which great tribe had re-
fused to join the mighty confedera-
ton that with prophetic instint had
been formed for mutual protection
against a mighty foe rhat the medi-
cine men had said would soon be up
on them. The Shawnees, brave and
powerful as they were, heard of the
threatened invasion of the still more
numerous and powerful Hurons with
great alarm, and at once began to
cast about for some means of defense.
Their runners soon apprised them
that the dreaded. Hurons had indeed
begun their march to the south, an
advance scouting party having al
ready crossed the Ohio at Wheeling.
The largest and central village of
the Shawnees was in those years Sit
uated in magnificent stretch of for
tst located near where the town of
RavenswoOd now stands, and near
the center Of which waved magni6-
cent grove of beeches. . One night
while the medicine men and the
prophets were praying for deliverance
from their inveterate enemies and
beseeching the Great spirit to save
them from destruction, for to fight
as they might they knew it was a
war of determination for possession
of their homes and hunting grounds
by the Northern foe, there appeared
a bright star over the grove of beechS
and voice was heard saying:
Fly to the beeches; fly to the
beeches, and you will be saved
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-02

Or intsrssting points. The party 10
under the chaperonswe Of Mrs. Alex
ander. OF Birmingham.
A couple from Hurtsboro. Mr.. Chas.
n Wilson and Miss Francis q. Ar
rinEton, arrived here yesterday ana
wore married At the depot.
They had sent meSsage to Rev.
n. L. Crawford to meet them 30 that
they might be- married ana return on
the next train which left IN twenty
minutes. II was . 0retna Green ro-
nance
Mr.. Arnold Hanes. who has for many
months been In the sanatoriuin here
at the point OF death, has recovered
enough to be carried to his sisters.
Mrs. Breedlove. In Hot EpringA Ark.
Union Springs business men have
agreed to observe Monday and all
houses Of business win be closed.
The ODD Fellows have elected the
following officers: r. NJ Mcmillan. N.
G.: RI. Prince. vice grand; d. M.
Day. treasurer; p J. Barbaree. secrs-
tary. va
TAe p. d O hsId its last meeting
until fan yesterday with Mrs. c. L.
Gholston.
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BAY slrNErrE NEWS.

Bay Minette. July l.-(speciaL)--
Rev. Joe Mast and wife returned to
their former home in Middlebury, Ind.
They were accompanied by Mrs. LYDIA
Miller and daughter.
Contractor J. p. Greenwood has Sc
cured the contract for large brick
building. for w. A. Hammond at Rob-
ertsdale. It IL to cost $4.100.
Charles Barclay. OF Volanta, Is here
looking after his several business In
terests.
Postmaster Green has on hand spec
ifications for q new postofice building
and fixtures to be furnished for post
once at Bav Minette.
Frank g. Stone has built and LAUNCH
ed one Of the finest boats ever seen In
Bay Minette. He has put 1t on one of
the lakes near here.
The Baldwin County Fair Associa-
ton expects to hold the fair some time
In October
A large number OF cattle have been
shipped out of Baldwin County the
past few months. They look fine from
the grass they get Off the ranges.
The Ertzenger family has come from
Huntington. Ind, to Bay Minette to
live.
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aa,CAULEY-o'GwYNN.
TArnpa Minister WEEDS nm Alabama
Girl.

Tnrupa Manssxer WEEDS nm Alabama
Girl
Fiomaton, July 1.--(Special.) Much
! interest conferred about the marriage
OF Miss Euia Mae oGwynn TO Rev. W.
al McCauley, which took place Wed
nesday at noon at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mra d. c.
o'Gwynn. =,
The coiors used In the decoration
were green and white. The wide We
randa was most inviting In its shaded
cooluess OF greenery, the reception
room and parIor were artistic in the
blending OF white flowers, ferns and
potked plants. Behind an improvised
altar OF ferns the minister waited
while Mrs. w. J. Bryan sang. Just
A-Wearying for You" and Il Love You
Truly"
At the opening notes Of the wedding
march, played by Miss Florence Aber-
nathy, two little girls. Imogene Farris
and Louise O'Gwynn entered the room
with baskets of nowers and bearing
3 the ribbons. They were dressed in
white lingerie and lace. Following
were the groom and his best man. 8.
b. McLouglin who waited at one side
az the altar while the bride entered
on the arm of her maid of honor, Miss
Kate Abernathy. Her gown was Of
white lingerie and lace her flowers
liiiss OF the valley and maiden-hair
fern. The veil was caught up with
filfen Of the valley.
The maid of honor wore white lin
werie and lace and carried white car
nations and maiden-hair fern.
The ceremony embodyins the ring
! was beautiful The minister. Rev. T.
= u. McDill. was q college friend Of the
groom.
While congratulations we're being
extended sThe Flower Song" was play
Cd by Miss Florence Alternately.
\ A salad course was served. Ices.
4 carrying out the color scheme OF
( green and white. with cakes Of green
ana white, was the next course while
4 vunch, pale green in tint was served
throughout the hours spent in the
a pleasant concourse OF friends. Miss
& Em Perkins presided at the punch bowl
n while the other refreshments were
Il served by Mrs. W. c. Weaver. Mrs. r.
H. Moore. Mrs. J. +. Drury and Mrs.
K w. j. Bryan.
There were many beautiful and cost
~ presents testifying the esteem II
which the young people are held.
The bride 10 a graduate OF Erskine
Female College. Due West. s. C.. and
As a young woman well endowed by
nature and education to MI the respon-
eible position of a minister's wife.
The groom is pastor of the A. r.
Presbyterian Church at Tampa, Fla.
and Is q graduate OF Erskine Male Col
iege and Of the Theological Seminary
81 Due West. He 10 a young preacher
81 much promise.
Mr. and Mrs. McCauley left on the
Afternoon train for points In South
carolina and Virginia where they will
spend the month of July. after which
they will reside in Tampa. Fla.
The brides going -away gown was
HIM Rafah silk hat and
other accessories to match.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
HRev. T. H McDin, Porterdale. Ca; s.
3 Mclaughlin, Charlotte. N. c.; J. s.
Gwynn. selma Mrs. B. NJ. Oton,
nisviile, KY; Mrs. J. c. OGwynn
bile; Miss Florence Alternately. Sell
Miss Nan Gray Davis. Mobile
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BITTERNESS SHOWN
BROTHERS or DEAD HAN FIGHr


Through yssterday morning the
Board Of Pardons heard evidence In
the case Of Jessie and Isaac Shirley
the two Monroe county men who were
sentenced. In 1905. to twenty years
imprisonment each. for the murder OF
their sisters husband. James Smith.
On one side Of the room sat the at
torneys for the Shirley brothers; on
the other were the two brothers OF
the dead man and their attorney
A show of bitterness on both sides,
and especially on the part of the
Smiths. was evidenced.
DR.. r. A. Smith. Of Brewton. bro
Their OF James Smith. 10 foremost In
opposing the application. OF the Shir-
ley brothers 9Th him r. d. X.
Smith. who OF one time shot ana killed
one of,>the Shirley family. Evidence
OF Q feud Of long standing between
the families was shown.
Mrs. Narcissa Shirley Smith, sister
Of the prisoners and wife Of the muir
dsred man. was not present yesterday.
though she had been summoned by
telegram. It IL thought that she
could not be reached In time to boar.i
tho train for Montgomery. The case
was continued. until Mrs. Smith. with
her daughter. Matte. can be brought
to Montgomery.
Ah0 ocos4 1SoAAOo tAO PAVoChSO W
Mrs. Smith. The attorneys for tho
two prisoners declare that the woman
In dominated by the influence of d.
X. Smith. and that she testified against
her brothers under pressure. It was
the Testimony Of Mrs. Smith alone. II
tho contention. that sent her own bro
theirs to the penitentiary.
Only two members OF the Board sat
yesterday. the chairman. = Attorney
General CARRIER. and Secretary Of
S&ate Frank N. Julian. The thru
member Auditor w. w. Brandon. is
away from Montgomery, called to the
bedside Of his father. Rev. r. T. J..
Brandon. in Birmingham.
During the hearing OF evidence
Tuesday morning. the testimony re-
vealed at the trial was brought out.
The lawyers for the Shirley brothers
are endeavoring to impeach the tas-
timony Of Mrs. Smith--the incriminat-
ing testimony for the Shirleys.
The case will be resumed probably
next week. or as soon as Mrs Smith
can be brought from Monroe county to
Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-02

wsldfng OF Popnlsr Young Persons
AZ MOnrOevfIle.

NJ
At Monroeville.
Nonroeviile. July 1.-(Special.)-A
home wedding occurred here yesterday
words that made Miss Wayne Ethel
Lazenby and Mr.. George M. veazey
husband and wife.
The home OF the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. q. Lazenby, was artistically
decorated in smylax. ferns and cut
fiowers.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs w. r. BiRerstaff and during the
ceremony she played Melody OF Love-"
The flower girlsS consisting Of FORM
er music pupils Of the bride. were
Misses Sarah Slaughter. Mary Maude
Fountain. Ernestine Lasenby. Ethel
and Gussie Jackson. Kitty Sue Hixon.
and Inez Minis.
The bride. q popular and accomplish
ed musician, was beautifully attfred in
. going-away gown of champagne.
satin lined ponges. with yoke and
sleeves of embroidered net. trimmed
with Partisan bands and buttons.
Mr.. veaxey, the groom, II Christian
man Of admirable character. He has
been for two years president Of the
Bay Minette High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. veazey left for LaFay-
cite. their homo.
Among the out Of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Knight, OF Repton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. McCrsary. of Ev-
ergreen. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lazenby
and family. Mr.. q. 8. Laxenby and Rev
M. p. Lazeny, OF Forest Home, and
Mise Addie Veizey, sister Of the groom,
OF Lafayette.
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RoBKRT Z. STEINER, JR..
ADMITTED TO Law FIRM

Robert u. Steiner. Jr. was yester-
Day formally admitted to membership
1n tho law firm Of Steiner. Crum and
We'll. prominent attorneys Of the city
ana state. Notice to this effect was
mailed to the f3rm.s clients. ana the
new member OF the Arm received the
congratulations OF q large circle Of
frt&nds yesterday.
Mr.. Steiner recently graduated with
dietinctton from the Harvard School of
Law. being one Of the few men to
receive the honor Of cum laude. While
\ member Of the University MFR. Steiner
WAC honored by his class mates In be-
fnr appointed to the editorship Of the
Law School publication. and was q
member Of high Standing in the moss
courts Of his class.
Returning to Montgomery immediate
" after his graduation Mr.. Steiner was
admitted to practice In the Alabama
courts, and his admittance to his faith
er's arm followed yesterday.
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the bride, dressed In . Beautiful hand
made dress OF lingerie. preceded the
bride, strewing her path with roses.
The bride was attired In q travelling
suit Of Champagne pongee, with hat.
gloves and shoes to match. and car-
ried q shower bouquet Of lilies Of the
valley. She was led to the altar by
her brother, Mr.. Up. Stuart Of
0lennviife. who gave her away. She
was met there by the groom and his
best man. Mr. Robert q. Seeding of
Marion. The impressive words Of the
wedding ceremony were read by her
minister, Rev. r. q. Railey Of Selma.
Mrs. j. p. Stuart. sister-in-law Of
the bride, served az matron Of honor
and Miss Irma Pruett Of Montgomery
as maid of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell left imme-
diately In an automobile for Selma,
whore they will be at home to. their
friends on Union Street after July s.
The popularity OF this young couple
was fully attested by the number of
handsome gifts which they received,
conspicuous among them being chest
Of silver from the family Of the bride.
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OPINION MODIFIED
sUPREME C0URT AGAIN ACTS m
THE DICKENS CASE.
Mobile Man Must stand Trial On the
Charge Of Hmbeszlemsnt, which
Case May Ne Cnrrled To
Higher Court.

The Supreme Court modified III
former opinion in the case Of Charles
c. Dickens tile Mobile merchant, up
on the application for = re-hearing,
ouashing onS order committing Dick
ems to jail. and refusing 10 quash q
former order, charging him with con-
tempt Of court, jaiiabie ofYense
The order which was quashed, was
that OF February I. made by the Mo-
bile chancellor. That order. the court
showed, committed Dickens 20 fall for
refusing to turn over bonds to re-
ceiver. together with an amount of
money equal TO the coupons. which had
been clipped.
The recoros showed, according to the
court that the bonds had been deIiv-
cred as ordered. The court also held
that the order was violatfve OF the con-
stftution, In that r Included the de-
mand for rsfundfng Of the coupons.
The hrst order, however, that OF JAM
uary 81. which declared Dickens gull.
ty OF contempt In Ming fraudulent 40
counts, was adjudged proper by the
court and there was q refusal to ouash
the court held That Dickens could be
Imprisoned again and again. rs OFTEN
as ne refused TO comply with each de-
mand Tor q proper accounting Of hts
hrm's anairs. provided, however. that
the various imprisonments were not for
the same offenss.
Dickens. now released from fan, By
the former opinion Of the Supreme
Court. viii stand trial on the charge OF
embezzlement. and this bids fair 20
come before the high court here, and
to bring constitutional questions. The
court, In the opinion. hinted that ques-
tons for legislative solution were pre-
sented. and that the erudits problems
would come rightly In the final trial Of
the case. and not In the contempt
phase.
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CHARGE FOR
GAS METERS.
cision From Judge
Pearson.
lII BECOMES PERMANENT
andzmns Issued May Require Gas
Be Furnished at Set Price.
vnnA X. watts sought to Have Gas
1uznasheA without Charge for
nstsr Rent, ana the suit
n Resulted.
nm BECOMES PERMANENT

4 y10Rof w. W. Pearson. Of the FIJI
1oonfh judicial Circuit. yesterday morn
M rendered his decision In the mat
~ of Hugh X. Watts vs.. the Mont
E&qmory Light and Water Power Com
fDony. whereby Judgment was In favor
/ q he plaintiff. Attorneys for the
I1ehf and Power Company gave no.
tjce Of appeal.
The sfRect OF the judgment 10 to put
0ho temporary writ of mandamus Is
Gmed ~ Judge Pearson on May -. re-
t0utring the light company to furnish
(1St1tioner with fuel gas at the rate OF
34.o8 and light gas for e1.s2 per thous-
ana feet, 20 be gagged by meter meas
.uroment without q charge Tor meter
'penk into permanent effect.
1 n the petition which Watts nled
ne troublesome qaestion Of meter rent
xor quantities Of gas. less than
thousand cubic feet. was tho main Is
me The Light Company. so the oom-
DIaint averred. was willing to install
= meter measurement in Mr.. Watts
PERRY Street residence, provided MI.
{yr6tfs agreed that he should be charged
III per month a. q minimum charge.
xhis ~ was supposed to cover the wear
ana tear upon the meter installed.
M. watts refused to agree to the
mefer rent. and sought to have the
company install the gas, with meter
measurement, according to the rates a.
nxed In the charter OF the company.
The outcome Of the appeal OF the
case VIII be eagerly watched by many
xfoutkomerians who have fought the
meter charge for some months past.
Decision In the matter OF e. c.
white vs.. the Citixens Light and Pow
~ Company, In which the plaintiff
noa1kht to have the charter Of the Cit
1zenr, Light and Power Company an
nuiled, was not announced. as was
expected. II Is thought that Judge
Pearson will render his Judgment to-