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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-03-04
GILBERT IS GIVEN
A SECOND RESPITE

RICHMOND Special B~ua.-
nun Gilbert. sentenced 90 die is fh.
electric chair GA February ssth. h,a~
been given a second respite by Gov
efnof swanson until March Igth
Attorney Daniel Coleman. ~ Mr.
FOLK. OF counsel for the bon. has a.
piled to the Virginia Supreme Conrr -
Appeals for writ of e-eror Ia Giihsrt's
case aud the Governor gave the -,
spite IN order that the court ss,ay hav,
time 10 examine the records ~ m
case and render an opinion. The ~.
Ord contains 500 pages
Gilbert murdered his swsetnsa-
Miss Amanda Moss. az Norfolk ttss
summer tie vas tried in Narfoik 49,
vas sentenced % die an the aleefrl.
chair GA Wednesday. January s3fa
Several days before the dnte So f,y
TIE execution Dir. Coleman applied n.
the Governor FOR a stay OF senfeurs -,
tnat he could prepare sac record 81 -.
case and present Il 60 the Slfpr~s,e
Senf5 Win the application for a -.
or error The Governor granted a r.
spite antil Thursday. Februarv ssfs
"nicn Ras been again extended.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-03-04
W. J. BRYAN ON STAGE.

MISSION. TEXAS Special vii
liam Jennings BRYAN. who recently
bought tract of land near here. is ar
ranging 90 build a fine home thereon
He has written 20 John j. Conway. OF
Mission. from whom he bought the
land. that he viii retire from the lee
ture platform for year and spend
that time on his farm here. writing
q novel and put II on the stage. Mr..
Bryan says thai he viii probably be 10
the cast OF his proposed play.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-03-04

Aeetelyne. exploded b. an slsctrsr
spark. Is being used for BLASTING -
Germany. IL does not scatter "a.
shattered rock as much a. ayzamlts
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-03-04

see N this AFFAIR. which was worrying
my friends. my children and myself.
could not - stopped. The impulse
came over me az once. when J saw
him. 90 20 over and have a talk with
him and com. 20 an understanding.
First. 7 thought I'd Vait for him
Then I thought thar might carry some
significance. so I walked toward him.
saw him speak - Mrs Eastman.
said. Mr. Carmack Pie threw up
his head as though ne had not seen
me. and az once drew his revolver and
stepped in front OF Mrs. Eastman. put
finE her between us and stepping to-
wards the curb. fie was Eve or six
feet from the curb when I called hrs
name.
What neNte"
lie held his pistol m his hand and
uassed in front os Mrs Eastman Mrs
Eastman became wildly excited and
grabbed tho old man Uith her made
no hostile movement"
What did you SAY
q said. Z think. that 10 was @ -d
cowardly 90 get behind woman wifh
a. pistol in his hand
Did you have revolver out
"Not at that time
-Dil Won have ans purpose az shoot
ing or killing him
$50 sir
Did You saw @ have tae dtcp ol
you2
20 ad not for d.d not haze fa.
drop on him
Carmack Behind Post
Senator Carma.k Camacb ...
around the post. and at thc same tim.
Robin .nf .r f.f...tr .- ff II 1.......
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Don't 30 Dull.

What! Dull when you do not
know what gives its loneliness of
form to the lily, its depth of color
to the violet, its fragrance to the
rose; when you do not know in
what consists the venom of the ad-
der, any more than you can initiate
the glad movements of the dove.
What! Dull when earth, air and
water are all alike mysteries to
you and when as you stretch out
your hand you do not touch any
thing the properties of which you
have mastered, while all the time
Nature Is inviting you to talk
earnestly with her, to understand
her, to subdue her and to be blessed
by herl Go away, mani Learn some
thing, do something, understand
something, and let me hear no more
Of your d1llnessl = Sir Arthur
HELMS. ---S..-.!
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
rhe Meaning Of eook,.

a good book is the purest es-
sence of a human soul. The good
of book is not the facts that can
be got out of it, but the kind of
resonance that it awakens in our
own minds. A book may strike out
of US a thousand things, may make
US know thousand things that it
does not know itself. Every one
able to read a good book becomes a
wiser man. He becomes a similar
center of light and order and Just
insight into the things around him.
A collection of good books contains
all the noblenesS and wisdom of the
world before US. Every heroic and
victorious soul has left his stamp
upon it. A collection of books is
the best of all universities, for the
university only teaches how to read
the book. You must go to the
book itself for what is in it
Thomas Carlyle.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
An Eco Test.

Placed in bowl of water an egg
# fresh will remain resting at the
bottom of the vessel; if not quite
fresh it will rest with the big end
raised higher than the small end,
and the higher the big end is raised
the older is the egg. As an egg
gets older, says the Spatula, the
water contained in the white of an
egg evaporates, and this causes the
empty space at the thick end of
every egg to become enlarged. The
larger that empty space becomes
the more the egg rises in the water
till In course of time it floats.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Thoroughly eusin.s.Iiks.

Lord Greenfield, being asked to
buy something by a smart young
matron who kept a table at ladies
fair, said that he wanted what was
not for sale-a lock of her hair.
iWhereupon she promptly cut of
the coveted curl and handed it to
him, naming the price-a hundred
dollars. Later the purchaser was
showing his trophy to a little circle
of friends.
"She rather had you there, "
laughed one benedict. ''To my GER
tain knowledge she only paid s. for
the entire bunch" -Lippincott's.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Washed A,hor..

A sober resident in a small VII
lage on the east coast occasioned
quite a commotion by saying that
the bodies of three children had
Just been washed ashore. The cif-
zens were indignant when after
much inquiry the sober resident
said:
81 tell you they were. They were
washed ashore by their mother. You
don't suppose she could bake 'em
out into the mid de Of the ocean to
wash Fem. do your
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Too Uncertain.

The travelling salesman had look
ed at Mrs. Dolan's third floor back
and found it neat and attractive.
an take it for two MONTHS" he
said, @and always pay as I go. !
suppose that viii suit you"
ut viii not" said Mrs. Dolan
firmly. %There's times I'm not IN
the house whin folks goes. They're
liable to be called of student whin
Pm out O the way. Ny boarders
pays xhin they come-or else they
don't come"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS
Do Not Endanser Life When Point
Pleasant Citizen Shows You the Cure.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies ofkidney complaint, back
ache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why allow them
selves to become chronic invalids,
when certain cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use, becauseit gives to the kidneys
the help they need to perform their
work.
Ifyou have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes; dropsy
or Bright's diseasesets in. Read this
Point Pleasant testimony:
W. S. Knapp, Fifth Street, Point
Pleasant, W. Va, says: 81 have al
ways had weak kidneys, but was
never seriously bothered until about
year ago. At that time my back
and kidneys panied me so intensely
that l could hardly stand and to
make matters worse, ! had trouble
from too frequent passages of the
kidney secretions. My feet often
became swollen and my eyes bother
ed me. l finally procured Doan's
Kidney Pills at Van elders drug
store land after using few boxes, l
was in much better health. ! can
safely say that Doan's kidney Pills
are the best kidney medicine have
ever taken"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-MilDurn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29

clean ready for seed or market, and
save it, even the light oats which
other machines blow over. Grain
from our machine sells for one to
three cents per bushel more because
it is so perfectly cleaned.
'Geiser" Gas and Gasoline Engines
are strictly high class, simple in con-
struction, easily understood and oper-
ated, thoroughly reliable, economical
and guaranteed to deliver their full
rated power. They are ideal for
farm and factory, and are approved
by the National Board of Fire Under
writers
The facilities ofthis most thorough
Iy equipped engine and thresher
plant in the World are constantly
employed to supply the demand for
this standard machinery and to give
our friends and patrons the very best
machinery at most favorable prices,
and upon easy terms
The writer, who is well known te
the trade, has engaged with this old
and reliable company to handle their
line in the Western part of this State.
We solicit inquiries regarding oul
line of machinery. Write for cata
logue and prices 1t will cost you
nothing to ascertain what We have
to offer and our proposition All in
quirieS addressed to the writer at
eli Capitol Street, Charleston, W.
Va. viii receive our prompt and care
full attention
Very truly yours
W. W. THOMAS
June s-smo Charleston W Va
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
WAGON BECAUSE IT WAes.
Both Words Came From Aryan Root.
Meaning "Te Move

Meaning "Te Move
In the frst book of riddles ever
written was the coHundrum, %Why
is q tollgate like a dead dogs tail:
Because it stops a wagin."
Atrocious as appears the pun
that tries to juggle with wagon
and 'Hwagging," it is really better
than the writer of the atrocity and
the casual reader ever knew, for
wagon" and .wagging" are iden-
teal and are children of q long line
of honored ancestry.
Its the motion that makes them
alike. and this idea of motion dates
far back to the days when the
Aryan languages, now reaching
from the east coast of India to the
west coast of the United States,
were one tongue in the beginning
of its formation.
The root from which they grew
is ''wagh." and one meaning of it is
the same as our ~wag," as it signi-
6es going from side to side, to move,
to carry. to pass over and turning
from one point to another.
This root lies at the foundation
of our word "way,n whether we use
it as a road, or path, or distance. or
direction. 1t is what We move over,
or the direction we move, or the
distance we move. Even if we want
our own sway" it is the manner in
which We see fit to move. In our
wagon" it is the thing that moves
and in the dogs tail the sort of
motion.
All similar words come to our
English more directly through the
Teutonic base "wega," which means
both a way and to wag. When the
root went into the Sanskrit the .'w''
got the " sound, so our East In
dian brothers say "vah" for carry
and call road vehicle and horse
all "vsha.1
In the Latin it became "via,"
which We use for way and through
which We get our 4viaduct" and
'tyehicle."
In all of the words in all of the
various languages into which
FEwagh" has gone there is always the
idea Of the thing that moves, the
path over which it moves or the
manner of its motion.-New York
Herald.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29

New Peerless :
and 'GefseT
Threshers have
no sleeves or rid.
dies to choke and
clog and cause
trouble and ex-
pense. They
thresh clean out.
of the h cad ST.
separate s-cl an,
from the straw,
and by our Grain
Plate and Roller
System clean the
grim PERFECTLY
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Ewes Apple Tree.

A fruit supposed to bear the
mark of Ewes teeth is one of the
many botanical curiosities of Cey-
Ion. The tree on which it grows is
known by the significant name Of
"the forbidden fruit" or Ewes ap-
pie tree" The blossom has a very
pleasant scent, but the really re-
markable feature of the tree, the
one to which it owes It's name, is
the fruit. 1t is beautiful and hangs
from the tree in peculiar manner.
Orange on the outside and deep
crimson within. each fruit has the
appearance of having had piece
bitten out of it. This fact, togeth-
er with its poisonous quality, led
the MohammedanS to represent it
as the forbidden fruit of the garden
of Eden and to warn men against
its no1ous properties.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
ManaIa Fruit Of Malay Archipelago.


The fruit called mangka in the
Malay archipelago hangs on short
stems and grows directly out of the
thicker woody parts Of the tree,
which, to begin with, is surprising
sight to US north country men.
Often in the leatherlike rind of the
fruit are found hundreds of SEEDS
about the size of a pigeons egg sur
rounded by not particularly ten
der mesocarp. Many are the opin-
ions about the favor of this latter.
1t seems to me peculiar and arc
matte. The people of Java and
Malaysia appear to be very fond OF
it, judging by the quantities of this
fruit constned. The wood of the
mangka tree is also greatly esteem
ed The root especially is utilized
for wood carving. At first rather
pale, it later resembles mahogany
in color.-New York Herald.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29

A creeping moss is found IN ia
ma:ca, in Barbados and in certain
other islands of the West Indies
Shic2 IS called the 'life tree" or.
more properly, the '4ife plant"
The powers of vitality Of this
strange freak of nature are said to
be beyond those of any other known
plant. 1t is absolutely indestructi-
bic by any means except immersion
in boiling water or by application
of a redhot iron. 1t may be cut
and divided in any manner, and the
smallest shreds remaining will
throw out roots, grow and form
buds. The leaves of this extraor-
binary plant have been placed in .
closed, air tight, dark box. without
moisture. for the purpose of testing
its vitality. but invariably without
effect On the plants duration OF
life.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
lincoln, RuI., For Living.

Do not worry, eat three square
meals q day, say your prayers, be
courteous to your creditors, keep
your digestion good, steer clear Of
biliousness, exercise, go slow and
60 easy. Maybe there are other
things that your special case re-
quires to make you happy, but, my
friend, these, / reckon, VII give
ron q good ift.-Abrehsm Lincoln.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
SHOCKING FISH.
An Amusing Experience With Couple
Of Electrical Eels.


Of Electrical Eels.
In the natural history Of tropical
South America there are few crea-
lures mere curious than the cleo
trical eels. They are interesting to
the stranger because OF their power
to impart an electrical shock, and
many amusing stories are told of
their actions in that respect. Some
of the best are related by ]. E. War
rem IN his work on para, or Scenes
and Adventures on the Banks of
the Amazon"
a friend at whose house we were
visiting, writes Mr.. Warren, had a
small eel of the electric kind which
he kept In a tub of water placed in
the yard. A thirsty duck in ram
bling about in search of water
CHANGED to see this vessel, upon the
side of which he perched himself
and began very inconsderately to
drink. In moment he received a
shock which made an his feathers
stand on end and which magnifed
him to twice his ordinary size.
But the duck was more valorous
than any one would have supposed.
for he returned to the attack with
such violence that he would have
soon dispatched his slippery enemy
had not a servant interposed and
prevented SO tragic a termination
of the battle.
Two Incidents as amusing as the
foregoing took place on board our
vessel while We were on our return
voyage to the United States.
Among our living curiosities We had
two young electrical eels, which We
kept in large tub on deck.
: Wishing one day to change the
water, We upset the tub, leaving
the creatures for few minutes on
the dry boards. Having replenish-
ed the vessel with fresh water, we
requested one Of the sailors to put
them in. as he proceeded to do
80 he received a strange thrill,
which caused him to. let the fish fall
from his hand in a moment. BE
attempted it again, but with no
better success.
Infinite was the CONSERVATION of
the other sailors, who all tried in
turn to put the diabolical fish into
the tub, and truly laughable were
their looks of wonderment occasion
ed by the mysterious sensations
which they had severally expert
enced. No one, however, was more
amazed than the captains mate.
Being himself wholly unacquainted
with the properties of the fish, he
was unable to imagine any other
reason the sailors could have for
dropping them than the difficulty of
holding such Shiny and slippery
things in ones hands.
Fortified with this opinion, the
mate walked boldly up to the lar
gest eel and seized it with power
full grasp in order to prevent the
possibility Of escape on the part Of
the fish. he was soon forced to let
go his hold and to yell out as Justify
as if some one had touched him
with a bar of hot iron. After much
laughter the captain finally pro-
cured a shovel, and we returned the
eels to their native element with
out any further difficulty.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
TO TIE saw MILL MEN
And
OF VIVA.

The Geiser Mfg. Co., of waynes-
boro, Pa, manufacture a complete
line of highest grade Traction, Por-
table and Steam Engines and Boilers,
Saw Mills, Grain Threshers, Clover
Hullers, Gas and Gasoline Engines,
Hay Presses, &c., in size to suit the
requirement of the individual or GUS.
tom operator.
Peerless" traction engines are
the best roadsters and hill climbers.
and, like our portable and stationary
engines, deliver maximum power al
minimum cost. Our traction and
portable boilers are the locomotive.
pattern by which the greatest amount
of water and steam space is secured
With our Stationary Engines we can,
furnish either locomotive or return
tubular type boiler. All parts ofour
machinery are made to standard
guage with scrupulous regard for un
iformiry in workmanship, thereby
making all parts interchangeable.
Geiser" Saw Mills are the most
complete and convenient, quick and
accurate'in their operation; simple
in construction, not requiring askiIl-
cd mechanic to set them up. Our
variable automatic friction feed is self
contained, is independent of, and
does not interfere with, the move
ment of the saw mandrel, feature
appreciated by all practical saw milJ
men. Geiser mills are light run
ming and unsurpassed for accuracy
md nnnntity of wnrl. DOM.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
BOYS THREW STONES
AT THE SINGERS

The Orpheus Glae club which gave
a concert or the river Friday night,
complains very bitterly of the treat
ment it received at the hands Of some
boys on the bridge. who amused them
selves by throwing stones at the fiat
boat containing the singers
During the latter part of the con
cert the members of the club were
greatly annoyed. The stones were fall
ing into the water all around them aud
tiually two of the singers were hit.
Owing to the throwing OF stones the
club was Obliged to discontinue the
concert at an earlier hour than was
Intended.
Ii is indeed serious reflection that
a band of singers such as the club in
question should be subjected to in.
dignities such as described while sing
ing free of cost for the benefit of the
public. Every effort should be made
to discover she offenders and speedily
bring them 80 Justice.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
FINED FOR
SWEARING

Two arrests were made in Derry
township last Friday under the blue
laws" of 1894, charging the accused
with using profane language. la both
cases the defendants were required to
pay a fine of 81 cents for each oath.
The information was made before
Justice of the Peace W. V. Oglesby,
of this city by Matthew L. Sheep. Of
Derry township on July 27th. The de-
PENDANTS in the case were Frank Ort-
man and John Ortman, father and son.
Frank Ortmsn was former tenant
of Mr.. Sheep and the differences which
provoked the alleged profane language
took place while the defendant WAS
harvesting the wheat crop on the
plaintitf's s farm.
Frank Ortman was charged in the
information with having uttered five
profsne oaths and tile son six In ad
dition, Frank Ortman was charged
with assault and battery. the allega-
tiou being that he had grabbed" the
complainant
The hearing was held before Justice
/ Oglesby Friday night. the fine fol-
| profane swearing is sixty seven cents
for each oath, which the defendants
paid along with the costs. On the as
ssult and battery charge Frank Ort
man was held for court under two
hundred dollars bail.
1t is only at rare intervals that the
blue laws are invoked in this day ow
ing to the great changes affecting
customs and sentiment that have tax
en- place since their enactment II;
years ago. They may still be success
fully invoked. however, in prcsecu
! tiou for violating the Sabbath as vel
as for the use of profane language.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
hnMS This 2

We NtTer one Huud.ed Dollars Re,
ward for any case of Catarrh that eau
not he cured ny Halls Catsrrh Cure
+. j. CHENEY * co. Toledo. O.
We, the Undersigned, have known +.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable III all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations ma.e
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls CataYrh Cure is taken inter.
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all DTuRGists
Take Halls Family pills for consti.
patton,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
At Hospital With Broken Nose

Charles (Huckster) Groves has been
taken to the Joseph Ratti Hospital,
Bloomsbury, to receive treatment for
a broken jaw sustained in friendly
tussle with another on Saturday.
The injury is very serious one. the
fracture occurring at the angle of the
jaw. Great difficulty was experienced
In setting the broken bone and hold
ing the parts in place. DR.. Paules,
who was called to attend the injurad
man, yesterday stated that it might be
eight weeks before Groves would be
able to leave the hospital.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
THROWN FROM
MOVING TRAIN

Michael OoyIe, a resident of Mt.
Carmel. was badly injured by being
thrown from south bound freight
train between Vincent's farm and
Mausdale about 3 80 o clock Saturday
afternoon.
lie was on the top of a house car
and in attempting to step from one to
another, it Is said, lie tripped and fell.
He miraculously escaped dropping be
tween the cars, but fell down over the
side landing a short distance from the
track.
He was picked up by the pusher fol
lowing and, in an unconscious state,
was brought into town, where he was
handed over to some townspeople by
the crew of the pusher.
a cot was procured and he was car.
ried TO the boarding house of Mrs.
Helm on Chambers street. DIR. Patter
was called, who examined the man an6
discovered that he had couple Of ribs
broken, in addition to numerous min
or injuries mostly in the form ot
bruises. The mans condition was uu
favorable and DR.. Patton deferred
treatment at that time.
Meanwhile the injured man 3 moth
er at Mt. Carmel was communicated
with. She stated that she would CONT
over to Danville and take charge o.
her son on Sunday. She arrived short
ly after noon yesterday. travelling IL
the cars as far as Sunbury, beyonC
which point she was driven to Dan
vile.
Beyond couple of fractured rib
the young man does not seem to b,
seriously injured. He was bandageC
by Dr.. Shultz yesterday morning anC
during the day seemed to rest fairl,
well. He Will be removed 20 his hom,
today.