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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-11

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-11
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
BY Richard W. Maury,
STOCK and Bond Broker, lOl5 +. Mai, 6,

Richmond, Va, October 10 ION
STATE SECURITIES. P;d a. i s,
Virginia ;, IS, Old c. and r.. 1882. si, s sl
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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
History of the Battle of Point
Pleasant.
THE ONLY EXHAUSTIVE HISTORY OF THE GREAT BATTLE EVER WRITTEN
BY VIRGIL A. LEWIS.

Compiled from original sources of nfoman
used its PREPARATION contemporary basis of every state
men The work the result of research investigation extending o
thirty Among the subjects treated following:
l. The Virginia Frontier I774
9. The Indian Nations of the Ohio Wilderness
s. County Organization of the Ridge at that time
Lord Dunmore's Warts causes.
s. Preliminary campaign under Major Mcdonald.
6. Lord Dunmoes plans of campaign.
T. His organization of the Northern the Army
s. Its march the command of his Lordship
9. Mastering of the Southern Division a Camp Union
Organization DeaThe Augusta County Regiment the Boe
tourt County Regiment and the Fncaste Battalion.
H. Westward march fthe Southern under Gen. Lewis from
Camp Union Camp Point Pleasant the Great Kama
wha.
e The Battle of Point Pleasant the of Lord Dunmoes
War-accounts written by participants therein.
IS. The killed and wounded in the battle
a. List the wounded aerward the pension Virginia
Is. The Vrginian Army in the Ohio Wilderness.
To- The preliminary treaty Camp Charlotte agreed upon
IL The supplemental treaty Httsburg year, which confirm
ed and ratified the of the treaty Camp Charlotte
u.s. Influence of the Battle Point Pleasant the subsequent
tory of our country.
49, Payment by Virginia of the soldiers expenses of Lord
DunmOre's War. Entire cost of war ss5O,ooo.oo.
60 Rosters of eleven of the thirty companies Pleasant contain
names.
Extracts from the Virginia Gazette relating to Dunmore War
ss The ae of the who fought Pleasant
eS Kinshp of the who fought the battle.
2f History and description of the great the
lefed
IThese but few topics are deliberately treated
The book nicely printed beautifully illustrated and substantially
bound in CLOTH should be every library every home where
cal history is read and studied
will be days elders Drug Store Main street.
Point Pleasant, W. Va.
PSThe work has been privately printed for the author
History of Lord Dunmores War;, edition
has been issued Secure while it Price s5o
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Remarkable clairvoxancx.

When people are determined to
find evidence to convince them of a
thing they are bound to believe
there is never any lack of it. a GER
tain man who accepted as true the
pretensions of a charlatan who
claimed to be able to tell the past
history, character and future of any
person from his handwriting said
one day to a friend:
"Why, look at the things he is
able to tell you from mere glimpse
at your handwriting! The first
thing he said to me was, 4 see YOU
2s7er took a prize in photography
while you were at school, and it was
true"
did he give you any idea how
he knew that?'
''He said be could tell it merely
from the way in which I had made
the cures Of the letters g and h in
the word fhandwrightingp"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
The Mise Goos..

You must not say "as silly as a
goose" any more, for naturalists
have been studying this animal of
late years. and they have come to
the conclusion that she is the wisest
old bird going.
She never quarrels without cause;
she sees danger before any other
fowl; she has more courage than
the rooster; she is far Drawer than
the gobbler, and, if given a fair
show, she can beat off the fox.
A flock of geese squatted around
the barnyard at night is a much
greater protection than the watch
dog. They are light sleepers and
Will give the alarm the instant they
see a stranger moving about.
So in future say "as wise. as a
goose" and give her all credit
Montreal Standard.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Falsifyins an Old Proverb.

The adage 'Happy is the bride
that the sun shines on" is one that
is unknown in many lands. A Bre-
ton bride likes to have a wet we'd
ding and takes it unhappily when
the day of her wedding dawns bright
and sunny. Rain on her marriage
morn is held to signify that all her
tears are shed and that she will
therefore have a happy married life.
1t is said that the Era of Simbrisk
call the day before the wedding the
weeping day, and the bride and her
girl friends weep as much as posi-
bic, with the idea of getting the
mourning of life over, so that only
what is joyful may remain. In some
countries this result is expected by
sousing the bride with water. The
Greeks think that a thorough
drenching of the bride will bring
her lasting good fortune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Toasted Bread,

Bread that has been toasted until
it becomes brown has had the starch
In it largely converted into dextrin.
and hence, so far as the brown por-
ton is concerned, one of the proc
esses of digestion is gone through
before the bread is taken into the
stomach. 1t will be found that the
thinner the slices of bread and the
more thoroughly they are toasted
the easier digestion will be, and
when all portions of the slice of
bread are thoroughly toasted-not
burned, but changed to deep brown
color-it will be found still more
easily digested.-London Standard.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Not Quite Clear.

Mr.. David could not be called
stu::id He was rather slow, and
added to this deficiency, his tongue
had way of getting mixed up. Not
every one understood this, and as
a result the poor fellow got into
many complications. One day he
vas making q perfunctory call on a
lady with zhom he had little in
common he got up to go.
"Pve enjoyed your society very
muc11, Mr.. David" said the lady. q
hope you will come to see me again
soon"
1--WE enjoyed my visit, too" he
said. II don't know when pve en-
ioyed one 5efore"-
'Mr. Dcvid~
He thought minute. 81 didn't
mean that" he added. 'T meant
that l don't know when I've enjoyed
visit here as have enjoyed this
one. Youths Companion.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
LIBRARY FRIGHT.
It Covers It's Victim With confusion
and HeIpIessness.

chat woman" said the library
attendant, pointing to woman who
had just gone into the reading
room, -Fhad a pretty bad case Of IL
brary fright"
@Wbens' asked the old sub
scriber.
"a few minutes ago, when she
asked for book" said the libra
rian. did you never hear of the
library fright? Many people have
it. 1t attacks them when they go.
into a strange library Just to look
around or rest for few minutes.
and are informed that in order to,
enjoy the hospitality of the reading
room they VIII have to ask for a
book and make at least a pretense-
of reading. The chances are that,
no matter how familiar they are.
with books, they won't be able to re
call the name of a single one at
that moment. If the library hap
pens to be run on the help yourself
principle, which gives patrons az
cess to the shelves, they can pick;
up some volume at random, but
when obliged to consult the cata-i
logue, as they are here, their confu-r
sion is both pitiable and ludicrous.
q had the library fright twice
myself. Ny first attack was in the
Congressional library in Washing
ton. 1 wanted to read there for a
few minutes, Just for the sake Of
being able to say afterward that I
had read there. Used as I was TO
handling books, l couldn't think of
even the dictionary when it came
to making choice. After few
minutes of hopeless laundering
Taine's History of English Litera-.
ture' flashed across my mind. I
had no desire on earth to look at
Taine's History of English Litera-
ture' then or at any other time, but
l give You my word l couldn't think
of any other book to save my life.
"Another time, in a library here
in town, l was stricken with a sim
liar panic, and after stumbling
through the catalogue in a dazed
sort of way l asked for David Cop
perfeld-'Copperfeld,' mind you,
that / had read forty-eleyen times
and knew by heart. It's a funny
thing, this library fright. A person
who has never experienced it cannot
imagine how foolish ard helpless
the sufferer feels" = New York
Times.
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The Quiet Way.

As the mother tossed aside her
gloves the daughter looked up from
her novel with yawn.
'By the way, ma" she said, shave
you found out yet what pa cut out
of the paper"
The mother sneered.
dyes, bother it" she answered.
II bought another copy downtown
and read the thing all through from
start to finish. But for the life of
me l can't see anything wrong with
it. It's just an article on the healthy
exercise homework gives."- New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Why PaperhanaerH.

Wall paper does not hang, and yet
the person whose business it is to
paste it up is called a papcrhanger.
The reason is simple. Long before
the introduction Of wall papers Ar
ras, a town in France, was famous
Tor its tapestries, called "Arras."
These were used as wall coverings,
and the men who were employed to
put them up were called Changers. /"
When paper succeeded tapestries as
q mural decoration the name chang
ers" stuck to the men, though in
stead of being tapestry hangers they
we're now paperhangers.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
our EARLY PAINTERS.
Benjamin West Started His Career ar
an Infant Prodigy.

Naturally the early painters in
colonial times we're immigrants.
They were for the most part men
whose names have long since per-
ished and were probably of little
account even in their own day. We
picture these men with their paint
boxes and rolls of canvas packed
upon their knapsacks, trudging up
hill and down dale, begging an oc-
casional ride, putting up at road
inns and painting new sign to set
tie the landlords score. AS late, by
the way, as 1888 Matthew Pratt, a
resident painter Of Philadelphia,
found signboards as profitable sub
ject as portraits.
Benjamin West may be reckoned
the earliest of native born Ameri-
can painters, for, although his birth
occurred in 1888, a year after that
Of John Singleton Copley, his rise
to notice preceded the latter's.
West, in fact, began by being an in
FAINT prodigy and never quite got
over it. 1t was remarkable fact
In itself that an artist should be
born of Quaker family in little
Pennsylvania settlement, amid the
rigors Of frontier life, and that with
out any known encouragement from
his family and surroundings the
child at six years old should have
unmistakably shown artistic tend
encies. The story is that while
left in charge of baby sister he
tried to make a portrait OF her in
red and black ink. Then the fol-
lowing year some Indians showed
him how to make red and yellow
colors, while his mother allowed him
to dip into her indigo tub and even
made a brush for him from the fur
of the cat. With these rude ma
terials he executed some colored
drawings that attracted the atten-
ton of a Mr.. Pennington of Phila-
delphia, who presented him with a
real box of paints and some engrav-
ings after Italian pictures. He
made such rapid progress that be-
fore he was twelve years old he was
practicing as a professional portrait
painter in Philadelphia. BY the
time he was twenty-five he had
saved enough money to visit Rome,
whittier his fame had preceded him.
Three years later he reached Lon
don and was received with an en-
thusiasm that at once launched him
into a success which only grew
greater as the years went by. Final
ly he was elected president of the
Royal academy and held this posi-
ton until his death, when a great
public funeral was given to his re-
mains in St. Paul's cathedral.-Cir-
Gle Magazine.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
china's Great Wall

the builder of the Great wall OF
China was a great warrior emperor
called Chi Hwang Tt, who lived
about two centuries before Christ.
To put a stop to the incursions Of
the Tartars and other northern
tribes he caused this great wall
Isoo miles in length-to be erect
ed. It required ten years to build
it, and in his haste to have It com
.pleted he worked to death tens Of
thousands Of his laborers. Even
when finished it proved useless as a
means Of defense.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Picture. Not Paint

Al art patron one day went into
Turner's studio when the artist was
already famous. lie looked at pic
ture and asked what was the price.
The artist named the sum he had.
set upon it.
what" exclaimed the buyer, all
those golden sovereigDs for so much,
paintm
"oh," replied Turner, cts paint
you are buying? l thought it was
pictures. Here" producing a half
used tube of color; I'll let you have
that cheap. Make your own terms
And, turning his back on the aston
ished patron, he went on painting.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
A Rat pea.

The canine specimen did not ap-
pear in any way remarkable, but he
had value. ''Yes, sir" boosted the
hotel proprietor, chat dogs the
best rat catchin' dog in the state"
Even as he spoke two big rats scu--
ned aeross the Office floor. The dog
merely Wrinkled his nose. RAT
dog!' scoTed the travelling man.
az look Is that, viii you::" "Huhw
snorted the landlord. He knows
them But Just you let strange
rat come In here 6ncep
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
A FRIGHTFUL CONFLICT.
Battle With a Maniac on a Chimney
$50 Feet High.

every time | see tail chimney"
said an Englishman. q am remind
ed of thrilling affair that hap
pened when ! was lad in Bradford,
England, my birthplace. a $50
foot chimney had just been com
pleted, ami two brickmasons only
were left on the top to put the fin
ishing touches on it. Both Of them
were big men. One of them, fel-
low of gigantic strength, went sue
denly insane just as the last bit Of
work was done on the chimney, and
his companion looked on with hor-
ror while the maniac deliberately
cut away the rope ladder leading
from the top of the chimney to the
ground.
"The maniac no sooner did this
than he turned to his companion
and calmly announced that he was
going to throw him over the side Of
the chimney to the ground. They
closed, and a terrific protracted
struggle ensued. The workmen
down below had seen the rope lad
der when it struck the ground, and
they knew at once that something
was wrong with the two men Mt the
top.
"They got away from the chin
ney at a sufficient distance to see
what was going on up at the top,
and they witnessed the frightful en-
counter between the two men. The
maniac frequently by pure strength
got his companion over to the very
edge of the chimney. Every time
he did this the sane man would mus
ter up all of his force and push the
mailman back. The hand to hand
battle went on for hours, while a
company of fremen down below
were endeavoring to shoot a line
over the chimney by means of a
rocket cannon. Finally the sane
man got a certain hold on the mad
man and broke the Iatter's arm.
Then the maniac lay quiet.
CATER hours of aiming the fire.
men managed to get line over the
chimney, which the exhausted brick
mason, almost all OUT from his ter
rible struggle with the insane man,
grabbed. Then he drew up the
rope ladder, fastened it and came
down to the ground, sinking into a
semicomatose condition from which
he did not emerge for days.
"Two fremen volunteered to 90
Up the rope ladder after the maniac.
They had nearly reached the top of
the chimney when the insane man
walked over to the edge, looked
around quietly for d minute or so,
paying no attention TO the cries of
his rescuers, and then diyed head
foremost to the ground. He was
probably dead before he struck the
earth, and he was picked up shape
less mass."-Exchange. ,
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

We wish to call your attention tc
the fact that We are now prepard to
give you the best service as a Gus
tom and Merchant Mill. Will give
in exchange for good milling wheat
40 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.
VIII give your business strict and
prompt attention.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We solicit your patronage. Ad-
dress All communications to
PoNr PLEASANT ROLLER Mills or
A. E. BRADSHAW,
Point Pleasant, W. Va.
june so smo
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
VASE, Rou,ed Hun,,men.

A curious incident happened during
stag hunt on Exmoor. England.
After fine gallon the stag was taken.
and in his struggles he upset several
heehives Hounds aud field were rout-
ed. and 1t was some time before the
stays body could be recovered by men
swathed in muslin.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26

John Bright used to tell how a
barber who was cutting his hair once
said to him: "You ave large cad,
sir. It is a good thing to ave a
large cad, for a large cad means a
large brain, and a large brain is the
most useful thing a man can ave,
Us it ncurishes the roots Of the air"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Parental Wisdom.

The Friend-Your son graduates
from college this term, believe?
The Father-Yes.
The Friend-Going to set him up in
business. suppose?
The Father-Not right away. I'm
going to send him to school awhile
first
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
render and Touah Parrots.

This African explorer. whose ex.
periences are being published in some
Of the papers. says parrots are de.
licious eating. always thought they
we're very tough"
But he refers to wild parrots. IT'S
their association with men that makes
most parrots tough. "-PhiladelphIa
Press.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
To Clean EYEGLASSES.

Let eyeglasses lie in alcohol for 4
few moments. then polish with cham
OILS. II the glasses are set into gold
frames. fine camers hair brush will
lift the dust and make them look like
new.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
DRAWING AND
TELEGRAPHY

Why not learn drawing or tele-
graphy and make your own living:
Don't you think it would be a pay
ing investment? Students may en-
ter at any time. Call, write, or
phone for full information,
CAPES & DASHSER.
M 2o@s Pl s9j59 56s: poiRtEpIeasaqt
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
Unsatisfyrnq Fame.

Fame, to the ambitious, is like salt
water to the thirsty-the more one
gets the more he wants.-Ebers.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
B. & O..
NEW TIME TABLE

GFrEcr suNDAY 4. u. 81 la:Ol, Nov. 81
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26

THAT woman" said the library
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26

will arrive at Point Pleasant and de.
part as follows:
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26

Under the new time table trail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
NEVER HAD $4,000

Governor OF Chicknsn,v Tribe FnilA 10
Remcn,bcr Receiving 1t.
Sulphur, Okla, August 17.-.Attor-
neys' fees again occupied special at
tention to-day at the hearing before
the special committee appointed by the
House OF Representatives to inYesti-
gate Indian affairs.
Douglas II. Johnson. governor OF the
.Chickasaw tribe, was on the stand
most OF the day. When asked again
how 1t was that he deposited $4,000 to
his personal account shortly after Me-
Murray had received the $750.000 fee,
johnson replied that he never had
$4,000.
tee he would have no more evidence
relating to his charge that ]. Hamon
had offered him $4,000 bribe to pro-
mote the McMurray contracts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
rough roads followed, but by taking
bypaths they escaped observation.
II,lot,,lred Jin,,Jnll.

Lodged IN Jnlls pa
Blueflelds, w. va, August 17.-Tom
Wayne, tho negro suspected of the
assault upon, and murder of, Mrs.. Ailisss
at Quinnimont last Sunday night, was
brought here tonight and taken later
to WEIGH Sheriff Wiseman, Of SUM
mers county, and two deputies swan
New River and waded through Green
Ibrier River with their prisoner at Hin
ton last night in saving him from the
mob. They obtained a farm wagon
this morning and took their pr'soner5
under a load OF hay to Prince 70, ton,
where they lodged him In jail.- me me
mob was reported to be following, anu
the officers with their prisoner drove
twelve miles across the mountains 10 10 1
this point. They had about fifteen
minutes to wait for n train, and the
news spreading, some excitement re-
suited. A special train bearing de-
tachment OF troops was enroute to
Princeton from Charleston when the
Mercer county officers decided to ny
with the prisoner. It's believed here
that the statement that he would be
taken to WEIGH was a ruse, and that
he will be taken to Charleston.
The crime OF which the negro is ac-
cused was most fendish one. John
Ailiss was struck &unconscious and,
lbrutally assaulted, and his wife.
seventeen year-old bride OF three
weeks. was assaulted and murdered.
Wayne strenuously denies any con-
nectton with the crime, but blood spots
on his clothing were found and there
is other evidence that he is guilty. At
Hinton tonight John Ailiss said he
believes Wayne is the man wanted.