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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
J. C. FRANKLIN COMPANY.

Out of compliment to Mr.. J. C..
Franklin, President and Treasurer
and the largest stockholder of E. B.
Sisler and Company, the stockholders
of that company have changed its
name to J. C. franklin Company
and have received from the Sec
rotary of State a certificate that
said change of name is authorized
by law.
There is not first baseman in the
league, that shows up with Mullen
camp. He's hitting the ball too.
After the three games. with Mont
somery. we go to Charleston for
three games, returning home for three
with Charleston.
Your Uncle Joe Mack is leading
the teams batting average.
Pitcher schaefer's wife joined him
here, Monday.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
MARRIAGuCENSES.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued since our last reports
Albert J. Flick and Eva n. KsrH-
Pearl A. Reynolds and Margaret
a. Powers.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
RECEIVER
APPOINTED FOR The HOOKING VALLEY
WILL Be CONTESTED.

Columbus, Ohio. May ls.-It was
announced tonight that tomorrow at
torneys for the Hooking Valley Rail-
way company will apply to Federal
Judge Saler, for an order to head of
a receiyership for the Hooking Valley
established today by Judge E. B.
Kinkead. ofthe common pleas court.
Judge Kinkead appointed John NJ.
Sheets, former attorney general Of
Ohio, and Henry ]. Booth, local at
torney, as receivers for the Hooking
Valley. A few minuts laterhe over
ruled the motion to have the case
transferred to the federal court.
The court enjoined the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway company from
voting stock in the Hooking Valley
recently acquired and held that the
last election of the Hooking Valley
1t which the Chesapeake and Ohio
interests asserted their control, by
the election of Chesapeake and Ohio
men as officers and directors of the
Hooking Valley, was illegal. In the
eourts's judgment the Chesapeake and
Ohio was within its rights in buying
Hooking Valley stock as an invest
ment but not for the purpose of con-
trolling the company.
New York, May l6.-The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway company,
which owns the majority of the com
mon stock of the Hooking Valley
Railway company, issued astatem ent
here reviewing the proceeding which
resulted in the receivership today and
attacking the plaintiffs in the action.
Plaintiffs in this suit says the
statement acquired a few shares
of preferred stock in 1909, which
holding were Immediately made the
basis of numerous dem,nds upon the
officers and directors of the Hooking
Valley. 1t has been frequently
charged in open court and never
denied that the plaintiffs purchased
their stock for the purpose maintain.
ing this litigation.
We need hardly say Chesapeake &
Ohio and Lake Shore are not engag-
ed in any combination in restraint of
trade or otherwise.
The Chesapeake ond Ohio has
purchased its interest in the Hooking
Valley in absolute good faith for the
purpose of developing its business. .
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

Mr.. William steenbersen was
here Sunday visiting Mr.. John
MccullOch and family.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
JUDGE SPlLMAR DEAD.

Judge f. NJ. spilman, of warran-
ton, Va, died at his home in that
city, Tuesday, morning, May 18th.
Mr.. spilman vas IS years of age,
and died from disease incident to old
age. Funeral will be at his home on
Friday next.
The deceased was the father of
Hon. H. E. SDilman, who resided in
this county for number of years.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18
WERE THE BASE BALL FANS HERE YES.
TERDAY-NOTHNC BUTRAN.
STANDING OF CLUBS.

Rain spoiled the opening game
yesterday, to the the great dis
appointment of the fans. Our boys
came in on the morning train yester-
day, from Montgomery, were they
took two of the three games played.
The Parkersburg team came in later
and are fine looking bunch of play
ers. They say that they are going
to take two of the three games to
be played here. Manager Mack says
he will have something to say about
that. A new left baud pitcher has
been added to the team, manager
Mack getting him from Charleston.
The Charleston manager had so
many pitchers signed up that it was
necessary for him to let some o.
them go. We are tied with Par
kersburg for third place and who
ever wins the game today will be
occupying that position.
Had it pot rained yesterday, there
would have been at least one thousand
people out to the game. People
were here from Pomeroy, MiddlepOrt,
Mason City, and all up the K. & NJ.
as far as Charleston. Red Henry
was down and tells US the doctor
says that he will be able to get back
in the game in couple of weeks.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

A. C. Van Glider started off last
Saturday morning on Steamer Green
wood for the round trip to Char
lesion, thence to Cincinnati and
home. He says he has been sleeping
badly and feeling tired for some
weeks, and a river trip always helps
him. Private adviees from him say
he is being nicely treated and feeling
much better.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

as far as Charleston. Red Henry
was down and tells US the doctor
says that he will be able to get back
in the game in couple of weeks.
SATURDAYS GAME.
Montgomery, May l4.-It was in
the third inning today that Mont
gomery fell to Meister's twisters and
batted him for FIVE runs, number
sufficient to decide the contest in the
home teams favor. Point Pleasant
~as the opposing aggregation.
Score: R. H. E.
Mont'g. oo5oooIo"-s 7 9
PIT. PIG. ooooaoooo-a 5 4
Batteries-sauters and o'Connor;
Meister and Hunter.
SUNDAYS GAME
The local team won from Mont
gomerv on Sunday last in one of the
best games of the season. Brown
and Mullencamp both getting home
runs.
Score: R. H. E.
Mont'r. 1901 oO0o1-s 8 9
PIT. PIG ooOOolol$ 5 /
Observation-Disclosures, o'COn-
nor and WaIdron; Point Pleasant,
Hunter and shafer. Umpire-Rasch.
Montgomery, W. Va, May 10
With the exception of the fourth in
ming, when timely hitting and Adams
costly error broke up the game, the
locals played Point Pleasant, fast
and strong game to-day.
Score: R. H. E.
Mont'g. oooeooo1o-s 4 5
PIT. PIG. ooO4ooooI-5 4 o
Batteries-Montgomery, o'Con-
nor, Brinkley; Point Pleasant, Hun
ter and Kuhn. Umpire-Rasch.
PlcK-ups.
Lefty Browns home run in the
game Sunday at Montgomery, has
won him home. Brownie is surely
alright.
The new left hand pitcher, signed
from Charleston, will probably pitch
one of the games against Mont
gomery.
Yesterday was salary day with the
players and Sec'y John Hutchinson
made their hearts glad when he pres
ented them with their checks.
Keep your eye on that man Pickles,
on the third sack. He has the stuff
with him that puts players in the big
league.
The papers away from here have
nothing but praise for catcher Hun
te:. You don't see anyone stealing
second while he is on the job.
A record breaking crowd will greet
Montgomery, here next Sunday. Ex-
cursions both ways on the K&M. and
B.&o. will bring lots of people
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-18

n. A. Hall, Pres, H. c. Turner,
Sec, L. A. Edwards, Principal.
c. J. Ryan. W. E. Ruttencutter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

were there in black and white.
The name and address may mean a
return of your handbag-very probably
will-if you affix the word reward
The marked article will be returned by
every honest finder. if the address is
evident whereas without it there is
little hope. Glue a linen label to the
silk or leather lining of the bag and
there will be less likelihood Of final loss.
Tag the expensive umbrella with
a strip Of white silk ribbon marked
with indelible ink, or with a black
ribbon embroidered with name and
number or telephone number. and
don't forget TO reimburse the finder
for whatever expense he has been
put to in the return of the care
lessly lost property. 1t is just these
little lapses that have made honest
people less honest.
So that the raincoat can't get
mixed with others, sew a square of
lighter material bearing the name
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
NSwe mu AoMHSN ny LM1re oRezlnz-
Photographed Velvet

through the cloth. But Just think or
completing beautiful centerpiece three
quarters OF a yard in diameter in three
hours
The number of designs that can be
wrought is limitless. but L have found
that the most effective have been the
white flowers. such as the gardenias.
japonicas and the narcissus; but the
daffodils are really beautiful, and. too,
the delicate tracery OF the fern is
graph needle
One of the great beauties about
Photographed velvet is that 1t is such a
whom I made a small gift said 1t was
the first that she had ever seen.
ITO one Of my school chums who is
to be married in July 1 gave a CEN
terpiece with six small mats. The
mats / made first, and after burning
on the design l cut them out care
fully and faced the edges with brown
silk. When 1 reached the centerpieee.
however. 1 was in a hurry, and l de-
cided l would try an experiment. In
stead OF cutting out the cloth with
scissors. l put the velvet on a pine
board, and then with my needle quite
hot pressed hard against the edge
burnt through the body of the cloth
we'll rs the nap, and the result was
more pleasing than If I had used the
brown silk thread. The scared edges
seemed to prevent the velvet from
raveling, and while cannot expect ii
TO wear as well as the mats, the saw
ing in time is weH worth considering.
have not confined my Photographed
velvet TO cream shades. Green makes
very pretty combination with the
brown of the scorched nap, and the
lighter shades OF pink mingIe ad-
mirably; but, of course. they soil
rather easily. Then, too, have tried
blue with satisfactory results.
'.Centerpieces, mats and mantel
scarfs can all be made of pyrograpned
velvet, and IL piano covers were only
stylish, as they were formerly /
would have grand time burning
away. I have used some OF the lighter
shades OF brown velvet bows with
pyrographic shading on a walking
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

<In nYROGRAPHED velvet has
solved all my problems Of sea-
- sonable gifts and is going to
relieve me OF most of my burdens for
weddings to COME declared smiling
young woman who belongs to that large
class of the feminine persuasion so rich
in friends and poor in purse.
you've never heard of it? OF course
you haven't. Neither had 1 until l ac-
cidentally met the young woman who
discovered the process. She was showing
a wonderful centerpiece with marvel
Gus design of dogwood blossoms. 1t
looked exactly like wonderful bit of
old ivory. Immediately l becameaa hui
man Interrogation point. for 1t was one
of the most attractive bits Of embroid-
cry that ever saw.
And it was so simple. The merest
novice can do the work. and it is tweu-
ty times as rapid as embroidery and. I
think, decidedly prettier. This is all
there. is to it: You get good grade of
velvet, or even velveteen. but the thicker
the pile the better, and equip yourself
with a pyrograph needle. the same style
that you would use if you were work.
ing on wood. only do not allow the
needle to become quite so hot as you
would il you were working on either
leather or wood. You sketch your de-
sign on the velvet with the regular
stamping outfit or you may even use
carbon paper, as / have frequently done.
Then with your needle you work out the
design in the same manner as il you
were working on soft wood, only being
careful that yeu do not press the needle
too deeply into the pile. otherwise you
will scorch through the BODY of the vel
vet. If you are using cream-colored
velvet the needle vii, scorch it a won
derfully rich, brown. and this can be
graduated into the most delicate ivory
ample with the loose petals. can be
marvelously shaded by sweeping the
ly. the effect is astonishingly beautiful.
and you have no idea how quickly 1t can
be done after you once get the hang of
ruin piece Of velvet now and then by
allowing your hand to slip. or by press
Ing too hard and burning hole entirely
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
When Boiling Milk

TN HE one sure way to count on heat
ing milk correctly is to cook it II
II double boiler. 1t takes longer,
but the possibility of ecorching is elm
mated.
These boilers are now so cheap as to
be within reach of most housekeepers
but if cost must be considered, a small
saucepan inside larger one answers
every purpose.
AS most Of us know how quickly milk
burns when heating. it is we'll to know
what to do when such calamity over
takes us and there is no time or no
milk to begin over again.
Remove the pan quickly from the
stove and stand it in a bowl of cold
water. Add a pinch of salt and stir
well. While this may not entirely de-
stroy the scorched taste. 1t lessons It.
so that 1t can scarcely be detected
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

must be IN keeping. each plate effect
lively placed IN q flower form Of crepe
paper. These shapes should be cut out
by the dozens and the petals pulled on
the edges until the right degree OF full
ness Is obtained. The centerpiece should
be an immense rose or violet and the
Ices. etc. cut in the flower shapes.
But the place cards. perhaps. are the
most important. for besides adding TO
the appearance of the table. they form
. DSrt OF the festival and the games
Gfter the luncheon. You viii see that
there are given a few forms that you
can take as models. II you wish. you
can transfer the large flower forms. by
means OF carbon paper. TO stiff card
board. They must then be colored. and
petals that match the flowers cut cut
separately and reserved for a little
SAter. Each petal must have a number
rom one TO ten. written on the back
Punch along the lower edge six holes
and de narrow ribbon through each
opening. The idea is TO have a floral
hunt. with a time limit. Each petal
found IN out-of-the-way places-for
eneee must be carefully distributed be-
toreh4no-inust be attached to the end
oL the rlooon. Only rose petals must be
tieo 70 the rose form and violet petals
&C the violet form, and so on.
At given time the search must end
eno the place cards be surrendered. with
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
llyhyuuMly Mha9
On Ironing Day

THIRST, dress comfortably A loose
n and thinner blouse than usually
= worn is of much advantage In
keeping cool. When the work is COM
pleted don the usual apparel. and the
chilly, uncomfortable feeling so COM
mon after a days ironing. may be
avoided.
If there Is a big days work, have
an old cushion upon which to stand.
No one knows how much it Will rest
the tired feet. unless they have tried it.
The irons should be clean and smooth
The board should be covered with a
cloth in which there are no seams or
patches. as these make shiny streaks
or oreases in any garment pressed over
them, which is especially undesirable
in fine flannel or wool goods. An old
flannel sheet is very nice covering
to tack to the board. and a light
cotton one for removable cover, as it
can be washed easily.
A piece Of beeswax tied up in a rag,
to rub quickly over the bottom of the
hot fatiron, will keep 1t smooth, and
the iron will glide over the clothes
much more readily. especially If they
are starched ones.
In pressing any goods or clothes
where it is customary to place a cloth
over them before ironing, use news
paper instead; 1t gives a gloss to rib
bon or silk. leaves no lint. stiffens cam
brio, if It be slightly damped, and when
scorched can be thrown away at no
loss and fresh one procured
IL seams are pressed over a broom
stick or. any rounded edge. with care
In keeping them straight, there will
be no shining streak to mark their
length, as is often the case when the
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
A FLOWER FESTIVAL

II CST another way to entertain your
friends is suggested here. It is
= timely in the summer, but the idea
can be carried into other seasons with
success. With little children it is par
tcularly good. but grown-ups enjoy IT,
and the plans cali for the dexterity
OF mature fingers.
When your guests have been invited
20 the feast Of roses or any other bios
som that you select, 1here must be
everything appropriate to the thought
The invitations should be decorated
with a narrow border of conventional
flowers. colored with watercolors or
crayons. Then the table decorations
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

TTY HEN the habit of marking val
Af uabie possessions has once
" been cultivated it will become
second nature and each new
purchase viii come IN for its own nat
ural share Of indelible ink. as 1t does
for its new position in the family
closet or the individual bureau.
But speaking Of valuable articles. why
not mark the most important thing first?
There is Dolly Evans. who may get
lost at any moment, and who. without
her own especial tag on the front Of the
underwaist may not be able TO make
her childish prattle understood TO stran-
gers Long numbers are forgotten In
Fearful moments. and pet names have
been known 10 drive others out Of the
terrified childs head. We all know of
children who were named Sissy" and
who lived at home with papa and
mamma" all Of which is not satisfying
90 the strange police matron who could
nno number on the underwear, If one
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
To Keep a Dish Hot

VTYHEN it is required that a dish
Nv or plate or food be kept hot for
w half an hour or so. waiting. per-
haps, for a tardy diner, a better plan
than putting 1t into the oven is to set
IL on a saucepan of boiling water and
let the saucepan stand on the top Of the
oven or covered part OF the stove.
The plate should be covered with an
other plate or close-htting metal cover,
and to prevent the food from becoming
overdry, plenty of liquid added.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
A Word to the Wise

Ty o TEST tea. burn a small quantity
on a metal plate. With good tea
u the amount of ash remaining l5
small, increasing in quantity as the
quality Of the sample tested deter1-
CRATES
Even when there is cream in the cof-
fee. stains can be removed from the
most delicate silk or wooden fabrics by
brushing the spots with pure giycerin
and rfnsing in lukewarm water After
ward press on the wrong side with
warm iron
Japanned trays should never be
touched with hot water. for it viii cause
the varnish to crack and peel OF. To
cleanse these trays rub little olive
oil on. and then polish it of with
flannel
Apply glycerin 10 a scald directly the
accident happens. and cover II up with
strips of rag soaked in glycerin. If the
glycerin is not at hand. apply olive oil
IN the same way.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

paper, the work is indeed easy, for the
forms need only be cut out and pasted
upon cardboard. The petals or leaves
can be obtained from the smaller flow
ers Of the same design.
Great merriment results from this en-
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

for decorative purposes give delight
full completeness to the party. 1t is
worth while, is it not? And the enjoy
ment of the guests is decided proof of
the success of the work that can be
done at home in few hours time
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

tertainment The failure to obtain the
right color causes much laughter. and
the hunt Is all the more strenuous be-
cause of the limitation in time.
For prizes. little bags, cases or arti-
cles of dress In which flowers are used
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03

against the lining at the back of, the
neck, and put two distinguishing
initials in ink on the lining Of your
overshoes and-more necessary still
OF your children's.
1t is customary now for opticians
to label the cases in which'eyeglasses
and spectacles are kept with their
own advertisement and with the
number of the owners glasses; tai
lors also have taken to sewing in the
sleeves OF every coat linen tag
bearing the name of both customer
and tailor Through these merchants
lost goods may be restored to their
owners in many cases; but the expecta-
ton is vain these days that the finder
will advertise found property. He has.
too often restored it at the expense of
money, time and trouble and has been
accorded a generous thank YOU" which
is scanty pay for such services rem
dered.
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-26
STATE PLAYS STRONGEST
CARD IN DIR. HYDE CASE
Defense Will Try to Offset Testimony
of Margaret Swope, Witness For
Prosecution.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 26.-The
state has played one of its strongest
cards in It's attempt to convict Dr..
B. Clarke Hyde on the charge of muir
dcring Col. Thomas Swope in the evil
dence introduced by Miss Margaret
Swope, one of the victims OF DR..
Hydes alleged poisoning plot. 1T de-
vcloped today, however, that the de-
fcnse will seek To Offset her damag-
ing testimony regarding a hypoder-
mic injection given her in a darkened
room and which resulted in her arm
swelling to abnormal size. by endeav-
oring 10 show direct conspiracy
by the prosecution.
The alleged hostility Of members OF
the Swope family toward Or, Hyde,
the feeling against him expressed by
nurses and other details will figure
in Supporting this plan, they say.
In terest in the grand jury notes
obtained by the defense was intensi-
fed today when 1t was reported that
states Attorney Conkling has learned
the identity of the person directly re-
sponsible for the papers reaching the
defense