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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
THE DEVILFlsH.
He Is Not a Man Eater, but a Gently
Rsared Manater.


He Is Not a Man Eater, but Gently
Reared Monster.
Contrary to popular belief. the devil.
fish is not a man eater, according to
an official publication issued by the
Smithsonian institution. Washington.
after an authoritative study Of the sub
ject by DIR. Theodore GIL, associate In
zoology in the national museum. THE
food Of the devilhshes," he says, $50
far from being large animals and &C.
casionally a man or so. as has been al
legged, appears to be chiefly the small!
crabs. shrlmps and other crustaceans
and young or small fishes. Rarely does
one prey on large fishes"
DR.. GIN says that In a number Of re
spectS the young devilfsh grows up
under nursing and training remarkably
Ike that Of human being. 1t is nour.
ished, for instance. from its mother's
milk. II is a PECULIARLY of the devil.
fish, he adds, that. instead OF laying
many thousands or millions Of eggs. Il
normally has only single young one
at a birth. a baby devilash is some
times as broad as FIVE feet and weighs
Nwenty pounds or more.
DR.. Gnl adds that devilfshes move
about from place to place in a sort Of
submarine flight, speeding themselves
along by flaps Of the long winglIke
dnS.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
GOOD BUSINESS.
The Thrifty Young Man Found Prof.
table Investment.

The Thrifty Young Man Found Prof.
table Investment.
A millionaire. hoping to encourage
his young son in ways Of thrift. prom.
ised to give him . per cent month in.
terest upon any money that he might
save out of his allowance and deposit
In the paternaI treasury. The young
man was getting 50 a week for pocket
money apd promised to SLOW his ap,
probation Of his fathers afrectionate
offer. He began to make deposits
without delay and kept the practice up
with remarkable regularity.
The old gentleman noticed presently
that the deposits exceeded the whole
of the boys allowance. but accounted
for this by supposing that he had
saved some money previously. Besides
this. he received money frequently
from his mother. So the fond parent
rejoiced In the saving disposition that
his sou was displaying.
This continued until the boys de-
posts assumed such dimensions as to
demand an explanation. 1t then turned
out that most of the money he had
been depoSiting had been borrowed.
InaSmuch as he was drawing interest
on his deposits at per cent per month
and was paying only 10 per cent per
year for them he had found the BUSH
ness decidedly attractive and profitable.
Parsons Weekly.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
Re,ult q Poor Wrftina.

The Duke Of wellington. through
misleading a badly written letter,
made ludicrous blunder. This letter
was written by C. ]. London. a botan-
Icnl author. who wrote to the duke re-
questing the privilege OF seeing his
beautiful beeches. The duke misread
the signature for that OF c. ]. Bloom
field. bishop Of London. and wrote in
reply: 'Siy lord. I shall always be glad
to see you at Stratto6eldsaye. and my
servant shall show you as many pairs
Of my breeches as you may choose to
inspect But what you want to see
them for is quite beyond mex
change.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
A SECRET SIGNAL.
The TaiIOTs Comment While Msasur-
inc 4 Customer.

The TaiIor's Comment While Msssur-
ing Customer.
"Did you ever notice how the tailors
while measuring man for a suit Of
clothes mix in few letters occasional
" among the numbers?" asked down.
town lawyer recently OF a friend.
Whenever l have been measured for
a suit Of clothes the tnilor always said
S. B. L in subdued voice us he
took the measure for the length Of my
trousers. often wondered what this
secret signal meant and on one occa-
sion made so bold as to ask. but was
put aside in some casual way. which
plainly showed me that the tailor did
not wish me TO know the meaning OF
the mysterious s. B. L
well. never knew what these let
tiers meant until one day not long ago,
when / stumbled across the solution
quite by accident l was waiting to
have my measure taken while a strap
ping big fellow was on the rack. As
he measured the length of the trou-
sers leg the tailor said. SO, s. B. L.
Yes came back the reply from the
big fellow. and = bowlegged too
AN these years tailors have been
accusing me Of being slightly bow
legged and I-had never caught on
until I was practically told the an
swer In the accidental way."-Phfla-
delphia Record
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
LIVE LINES FROM SUNNYSDE PRINTER

We are all born equal, but none of
US are free.
Nearly all our troubles are imagin-
AIRY and do not materiaIize.
The wise business man makes
money by spending it, for advertising.
If you keep busy enough doing
your duty you will never get the
blues.
1t is easy for a man to be good
natured when everything comes his
way.
1t is not the physically strong who
succeed the best: staying qualities are
what bring results.
While mental develoment is in a
primitive state. it is sufficient for the
age in which We live.
The average man would like his wife
to besensible and practical, yet if she
is he is apt to be afraid of her.
Many things we would ike to do
and fail to accomplish furnish need
ed lesson and turn out to be blessings.
Apathy and ecstacy are both abnor-
NAL conditions of the mind,so we
should strive to keep a proper poise.
The woman who insists on having
her own way usually changes her
mind often enough to break the mo-
notony.
Do not complain of the workings
of nature. Do the best you can all
the time and you will come out all
right.
We waste lots of time talking fool
ishness, and lots more pulling weeds.
But nature knows what's she's
about.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
aEMENCT
BDENIED TO MAN WHO SERVED is
YEARS.

Governor Glasscock Wednesday
afternoon refused to extend elem
ency to Daniel Shawn, one of the
Oldest prisoners, in length of con-
fnement, now imprisoned at Mounds
vile in the state penitentiary. The
action was taken because no reason
was adduced before the governor or
Pardon Attorney Waugh to warrant
the executive in giving Shawn his
liberty.
Shawn has been a prisoner in the
penitentiary for sixteen years, hav-
ing been sent to that institution in
1898. He murdered Absalom 1zor
in Hampshire county in 1898 and
was convicted by jury and sentenc-
ed TO death. W. B. Cornwell wes
the prosecuting attorney of Hamp-
shire county ut the time and con-
Quoted the prosecution of Shawn.
Because of alleged improper and
intemperate utterances made by the
prosecuting attorney in the close of
the trial, in which the Hampshire
prosecutor asked that the full pen
atty of the law be meted out to
Shawn, because a life sentence would
mean his pardon in a few years, the
defense carried the case to the SUI
preme court of appeals in an effort
to secure new trial.
A new trial was denied Shawn
and Governor W. A. MacCOrkle af.er
an examination ofthe case committed
the sentence of Shawn to life inn
prisonment on the 4th day of April,
1895. Governor Glasseock refused
to interfere with the action of the
former executive.
One peculiar phase of the case is
that W. B. cornwell, who so vigor-
ously prosecuted Shawn and did not
want him sentenced to life imprison-
ment because he would soon be par
doned, was much interested in the
application of Shawn for pardon
and endorsed the application.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
A GOOD YARN

A Berkeley county farmer, finding
an automobile horn in the road, took
it home, determined to turn it to line
use. So he taught his poultry to
gather for meals at its toot, and all
went well until one morning La,
week motor car passing the farm
yard blew loud blast. The full
strength of the poultry yard instantl::
ran out into the road and began to
pursue the automobile at top speed.
Some of the chickens gave OFT at the
end of the third mile, but sixteen
pullets, three roosters and setting
hen are still missing.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
Priz., Eor Good .alahv,nxr.

At a recent meeting OF the Good
Roads league for Talbot county, In
Maryland. 1t was decided to offer
awards for good roads. Prizes aggre-
eating $500 win be given where the
split log drag is used. as follows: First.
$50 for best improved mile Of road
within a radius of eight miles Of Eas-
ton; second. third and fourth prizes.
$40. $50 and $50 respectively. A prize
OF SIS wiz be paid for the best Inn
proved half mile Of road on each Of the
rural routes originating In Easton
Other prizes win be SIS. $40 and s..
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

IfapersOn dOesn'tlike the town in
which he lives, it is his privilege to
pack his duds and take the first train
out, and if the trains do not run
regular enough, he isn't barred from
walking out. The world is too large
and the village limits too close for a
knocker to stay in a place he dosen't
like.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, ana
purchase q dollar bottle, and II yoa
can honestly say, that you did MOI
receive any benefits from It, altar
using the entire bottle, the drug
gist win refund your money TO yoO
without question or delay.
We viii pay the druggist the prise
Of the bottle purchased by you.
This offer applies to the largot
bottle only and to but one in .
family.
We could not AFFORD tomake such
an offer, unless We positively knew
what Kodol win do for you.
It would bankrupt Us.
Thed dollar bottle ontains2S ttn1l
IS much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol Is made at thelaboratoriol
Of E. G. Dewitt 8 Co., Chicago.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
An Easy on..

You imagine you know a lot about
Biblical things" said the sconer.
Suppose you tell me who Gains wife
was"
That's easy" reJoined the old dea.
con- "She was Adams daughter-in-
law."-Detroit Free Press.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., REV. Jap"
COLBY PRONOJNCS THEN
NAN AND WIFE.

. AAEAN k4NN
Irving Jones resides on Leather
wood creek, four miles from the
town of Clendenin. In the same
neighbOrhood resides Mrs. Efie
Hayes, widow-young, handsome
and spishtly. Like many other
people they concluded to get mar
RED. The time decided on for the
happy event was Saturday, Septem-
Der !, 1909.
On the above date young Jones
was in clendenin bright and early
and took the first train for Charles
ton to secure the necessary permit
from the County Clerk.
Now it will be remembered the
last Legislature, of West Virginia
passed an act making it necessary
to secure license before being per-
mitted to hunt even small game;
and it is said for the first two or
three days of September the Clerk
of the Kanawha County Court was
literally overwhelmed with applica-
tons for license to hunt.
When young Jones presented
himself at the clerk Office and asked
for license the genial clerk had only
in mind the hundreds who had just
preceded him and incidentally re-
marked, And you a:e sportsman,
too, = to which young Jones answer
ed in the affirmative. Clerk Massey
promptly issued him license granting
him the privilege of killing squirrels,
rabbits, ground hogs and quails and
such other small game as he might
desire.
Mr.. Jones with the precious doc
ument tucked carefully away in his
inside coat pocket returned to Glen
denim at 4 so p. m, where the bride
awaited him.
They Immediately repaired to the
residence of Rev. Jasper Colby,
where they were promptly pronounc-
ed husband and wife; and immediate
ly departed for their home.
Shortly after their departure Rev. |
-Godby concluded to make his en-
dOrsement and return the license to
the clerks office by the next mail.
He withdrew the license from his
pocket and read, he changed his
spectacles and read again, finally re-
marking that he had tried to keep
up with the doing of the dad burn
ed legislature, but here was one he
did not understand.
Bro. Colby called in the assist
mce of Mr.. ]. NJ. Naylor and asked
him to read and interpret the docu-
ment for him. Mr.. Naylor read the
license carefully and remarked that
so far as he could see in legal form
granting Mr.. Irving Jones the privi-
lege of killing squirrels, rabbits,
ground hogs and quails and such
other small game as he might desire
for period Of one year.
The error then dawned upon Rev.
Colby and he Immediately Dispatch
ed messenger in pursuit of the
happy couple. They were overtaken
three miles from town and informed
of the error.
Mr.. Jones and Mrs. Hayes are
worthy and popular citizens and will
not allow the errors of the County
Clerk and officiating minister to de-
bar them of securing the necessary
legal documents and yet becoming
husband and wife.-clendenin, in
Jackson Herald.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
TIT FOR TAT

An Irishman was sitting in the
depot smoking, says the Kansas City
Independent. when a women came
and sitting down beside him, remark
ed: Sir, if you were gentleman,
you would not smoke here .
''Nlum,he said ''Ifye wuz a lady
yea sit father away
Pretty soon the woman burst out
again.
IF you were my husband I'd give
you poison
well, mum, returned the Irish
man, as he pulled away at his pipe,
if you wust me wife I'd take it. =
A special term OF the state sur
preme court has been called for
October 18th, at Charleston.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

But this food must be dIgested,
and it must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do 1t,
you must take something that viii
help the stomach.
The proper way to do Is to eat
what you want, and let Kodol d.
gest the food.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak 1t needs help;
you must help it by giving it rest,
and Kodol win do that.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
Eat What
You want Of the food you need
Kodol will digest it.

You need a sufficient amount Of
good wholesome food and more than
this you need to fully digest it.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
can you strengthen your stomach II
1t Is weak.
You must eat in orderto liveand
maintain strength.
You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat a sufic-
tent amount Of food regularly.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
Point Pleasant Liquor House,
Homer Smith Proprietor.

All orders by mail should be accompanied by Cash Poofice
or Express Money Order or Check We will send to address
the following brands prices stated below We conduct
one of the largest Mail Order Businesses in the West yr
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

Kodol Is made at thelaborstoriol
OF E G. Dewitt 8 Co., Chicago
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

man, as he pulled away at his pipe,
if you wust me wife I'd take it. :
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A special term OF the state sur
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
LIFE GUARDS RESCUE
BOY FROM DROWNING
YOUTH GOES TOO FAR BEYOND
BREAKERS
Exhausted Lad Manages to Keep up
on coasting Board Until Help
Reaches Him-Soon
Receivers
rsn0.,a1 20 The Herald

LONG BEACH, June 2I.-Raymond
DeNew. a 19-year-old Los Angeles boy
owes his life probably to George Falla
and AL Ebrite. the guards employed to
patrol the surf in front of the Long
Beach bathhouse. But for their time
ly aid he doubtless would have gone
down to his death in the ocean this
afternoon. A big crowd on the beach
watched the rescue.
In company with another boy of sim
liar age DeNew had gone out into the
surf with a coasting board. They
went beyond the breakers and soon
were in deep water. DeNew could not
swim and the other lad, also becoming
weakened. started back toward the
shore. Left alone with the board, De-
New had a hard time keeping his head
above water and could make almost no
headway, though he kicked out with
his feet as strongly as he could.
Falla and Ebrite had gone out in
the lifeboat a few minutes before this
time to watch an elderly man who was
swimming near the end of the pier.
He is an expert swimmer and they
found he did not need assistance.
While out near him they saw that De
New was in distress and rowed to-
ward him.
The boy was too weak to climb into
the boat and had to be lifted in bodily.
He had swallowed considerable water
and was so fatigued he could not ar
tfculate clearly. He soon recovered,
and after a brief rest dressed himself
and left
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
POMONA BRIEFS

POMONA, June 27.-Rev. Franklin
NJ. Bugbee, rector of st. Pauls Epis-
copal church. who has returned from
a vacation trip to Northern California,
occupied the pulpit of his church to-
day. The members of the church will
all join Tuesday in a basket picnic to
Urbita Springs. The trip will be made
via the Salt Lake railway and there
will be much entertainment.
The workmen erecting the Pacific
Electric lines here have been working
steadily today stringing wires on Holt
avenue west to the Ganesha Park
tract. 1t is the intention to have
everything ready by the first of the
month. The new green cars are ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow.
The local G. A. r.. and w. r. c. ten
dered a reception to w. S. Dauben-
speck, department commander of Cali
fornia and Nevada, and Mrs Van
Horn, president of the State Women's
auxiliary, at the K. of p. hall last
evening. At this time Rev. Charles
p. Wilson was installed as department
chaplain. Refreshments were served
and a pleasant social time enjoyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
NEWS NOTES FROM REDLANDs

REDLANDS, June 27.-The police
last night rounded up several persons
in their efforts to stop the illegal sale
of liquor. NJ. A. Fourbon was arrested
for conducting a blind pig" NJ. Shio-
mi, a japanese pool room owner, was
arrested for permitting minors TO play
and the police also arrested three MeXl-
cans and a white man for intoXlcatlon
and fighting. 81,
Shope and Nutter announce they VIII
build a gallery around their ehtlre
store and a stairway from the center
of the store leading to it. A. Leipsic is
to incorporate his big store July 1 at
500. .0OO J. A. McCaslin has purchased
the interest of Long Beach stockhold-
ers in the Redlands Paint and Paper
company
Announcement was made today OF
the engagement of Miss Hester Smlt1
and Charles H. Black, the wedding &c
be soemnized Sunday, July II. MISS
Smith was graduated from Redlands
high school two years ago and mas
been prominent in amateur theatrlcalS
and social circles.
While Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Rabbetf
were driving from their home on the
Heights to the city their new electric
caught fire and was damaged con
siderablv before the flames were ex-
tinguished.
While orange street was crowded
with shoppers last night a team
hitched to wagon of the Independent
Ice company ran away, going on the
sidewalk in front of the First Nationa
bank and tearing down several avn
ings which caught on the top of the
| wagon. ..4 =,
] S. Edwards, who has contract t(
do the fire tree planting in Redland'
Under the new law by which trees are
PLANTED on an entire street, has com
| nleted the work of planting acaclt
! trees on Cajon street.
]. P. Hird proprietor of the Oai
| barber shop, sustained a fracture OF M
/ elbow bone by being run down OF
! Orange street by Percy Bingham on
| bicycle. ,, laol
ored) held services at the A; M. II, II
church this afternoon, Rev. j. H, wa
! son. presiding elder of the California
conference. making the address.
Mrs. Howard l.. Fairall OF HlghlahC
! died at her home last night after
| ionq illness. Funeral services will b'
! held in the Dow and Fitzsimmoni
| chanel Monday afternoon Rev. 7. N
| price of Highland officiating. Burla
at Hillside cemetery.
The Redlands school trustees haV'
announced that plans are being pre-
nared for a polytechnic high school Il
| Pedlands. steps having been taken U
! oct estimates of the cost of maintain
ing the institution and the need 10
! additional room.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
GRASS FIRE THREATENS
HOMES OF MlLLloNAIREs

PASADENA. June 27.-Threatening
the winter homes of the millionaires of
Pasadena, a grass fire today spread
rapidly through the vacant lots of the
Prospect Park district and was only
subdued by the active work of the
men attached to the Villa street hre
department. who, abandoning their en-
CINE swung in with coats and shoVels
and extinguished the flames just as
they were encroaching on the premises
of the men of wealth.
The alarm was turned in to the sta
ton about 1890 o'clock this morning.
Some one. the department has been
unable to ascertain who, fired the grass
in the lots. either intentionally or by
carelessness.
An alarm was telephoned the depart
ment by residents of the district, who
despaired of checking the flames un-
aided. and the crew OF the Villa street
chemical responded. 1t was not chem
ieal work. as they saw at the first
glance. and the men, deserting their
apparatus, pulled the coats from their
backs and started in beating out the
flames. They arrived just in time and
succeeded in checking the flames be-
fore the houses caught fire.
At the special election held during
the winter making provisions in the
charter a special feature was made OF
the proposed law which allows the city
to clean up lots and assess the cost
against the property owners. As a re-
suit of the fire this morning it is prob
able that Chief A. M. Clifford of the
fire department will ask that the police
department cooperate with him in
looking up the lots in the city which
are overgrown with weeds and take
some action which will result in the
cleaning up of these danger spots in
the city
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
MONROVIA
MoNRovIA BRIEFS
1o7 Il. Olive avenue.
P'Ones:
Ofrice. Green 1853, residence, Black 296

MONROVIA, June 27.-Extensive
preparations have been made for a
Baptist musical to be given tomorrow
at the residence of DR. and Mrs. b. G.,
Davies. Mrs. Charles S. Squires, So
loist; Mrs. A. w. Hazen, pianist; Miss
Aileen Northup, violinist, and Miss
Adelaide Riesen and Miss Kate O'Con-
nor will contribute selections. The
proceeds will be used to swell the mu-
sical fund of the church
Many Monrovians attended the Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Pasadena.
Miss Ida Tripp, Miss Edith Norton,
Rev. r. A. Van der Las, Rev. Mr..
Radford and Fred Turner were among
those who participated in the exercises
yesterday.
Hugh Marshall has left for Willows
gang, returning to Stanford university
in the fall.
Final details for the formal opening
of the new Granite club rooms in the
w. H. Evans building will be arranged
at a directors meeting to be held
July 7.
Yukon Pacific exposition, where he
will remain for few weeks.
Mrs. A. p Seymour. accompanied
by Miss Munroe and Master Albert
Seymour, leaves tomorrow for Syracuse,
n. Y, where they win pass the sum-
mer.
During the months of July and
August the Protestant churches OF
Monrovia will unite in open air service
at the corner Of Myrtle and Lime ave-
nues. The meetings, which are largely
musical in nature. met with such sue
cess last year that it was thought ad-
visable to make them permanent fea-
%ure