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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-07-31
Tur prn,,s op Fusruoon In m,

THE PERILs OF FALsEHooD,- In tba
beautiful language OF an eminent writer.
"When once concealment or decei.
has been practiced in matters where all
should bo fair and open as the Dayton
fidence can never DO restored. any moro
than you can restore the white blood Of
the grape or palm which you have just
p esscd in your hand How true is this,
and what neglected truth by a great
portion Of mankind.
Fashoad is not onb ona OF the most
humiatipg vices, but sooner or later il is
serlain to lead to many serious crimes.
With partners in trade with partners in
life-.wilh friends with lovcrs--how i'm,
portaot is confidence How essential
that all guilo and hypocrisy should bs
guarded against in Intercourse between
such parties How puch misery wopld
been avoided in the history OF many
lives, had truth and sincerity been CON
trolling motives, instead Of preyancation
md deceit "Any vice, . said a parent
in our hearing few dCys since, "any
vice, nj least among the lrailties Of r
Imildcr character, but ralshood Far bet,
ter that my child should commit an error
or do wrong and confess it. than escape
the poralty, however severe, by falshoOd
and hypocrisy. Let me know the worst,
and remedy may possibly DO applied,
4 But keep me ia tho dark-let me be mis-,
led or deceived, and it is impossible tc
toll al what unproparcd hour crushing
blow, an Overwhelming exposure may
conc.
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"Mothor poad.r

"Mother is dead" Whata volume ot
thought do these worls express What
pen can bring forth tho agony of the
mind when this sod truth is raOli6oi p
The heart shdnks back, aal denies
to inrndng expression a Knowledge
OF its nwa,l woes. The imagination
of another ais 10 picture them and
when we ourselves who have sustain,
ed this loss, turn our eyes inword
for a moment to glance at the naked
reality, we are wont to disbelievO il
and rcpel the overwhelming food Of
sorrow, which ever aud anon, like tho
ocean, until exhausted we sink into lcth-
argy, from which when We awakcn, it
seems as five ourselves had passed into
another world, in which everything
seems tingcd with sn unnatural gloom.
Ii is sad very sad to know that mother
is no more.
The sun will shine, the birds will sing,
the flowers will bloom in seeming mock
ety, tho same as before; but lhero is II
void IN the am'ly, her seatls vacant, ana
as We gather orounI the family board
we seem to deny the truth to ourselves
and listen as though we heard her com
ing footsteps Sat alas she comes nor,
Mother IS dead Away from home haa
they laid her in the ground the clam
my dew damp OF death upon het brow
She is shut out from her sgN! forever =
lore'er! Hoi not ."reYer! inc 'lSn' OF
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A Fathers Counsel.

Truth will not accommodate itself to
us, my son, but we must conform our.
selves TO truth,
Hold yourself too good 70 10 evil
What You can see, look at it with your
own eyes.
Fear no man so much rs yourself.
Learn gladly Of Others, and whenever
they talk Of wisdom, honor, happiness
light, freedom. virtue, listen nltentively.
But do not believe a, once all YOU hear.
Words are only words. and when they
drive along SO very easily and swiftly, be
on your guard; for horses that draw a
valuable load travel slowly.
1t is easy to despisc, butte understand
is Tar better.
Teach others, until you have learned
yourself,
Take care of your body, but not os if
ii were your soul.
NEEDLE not with the affairs Of others,
bat attend diligently to your own.
Flntter no man and, permit no man
to Aatter you
Depend not on great men.
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AGood Order from General POpc.
GENERAL ORDER, No. i'll

IIEApquARrERs, ARMY OF Va, July %.
Commanders Of corps, divisions, bd,
gades, and detached commands, will
proceed Immediately to arrest ell disloys
al male cjlizens within their lines o.
within their reach, within their respec,
tive stations. Such as are willing to take
the oath Of allegiance TO tho United
States and will furnish security for its
observance, shall be permitted to remain
at their homes and pursue in good faith
their accustomed ayocations. Those
who refuse shall be conducted to the
South beyond the extreme pickets Of this
army, aud be notified if found again any
where within our lines, or at any point
in the lear, they will be considered spies
and snbjectql to the extreme rigor OF
military law. II any person having Ia.
ken tho oath oi iaIlegiance as above spe,
cited shall be found to have violated il,
he shall be shetland bis property seized
and applied TO the public use. All
muniealion with AIRY person whstoYsp
,igipg within the lines ilftho enemy II
posiuvsiy pfohlbhed 6xcept through tA0
military authorities and in the manneE
specifet by military law; and any person
concerned in writing or carrying letters
or messages in any other way, win be
considered ard treated as spy within
the lines Of the United States army.
BY command Of Major Gen. Pope.
GEORGE D. RuGGLEs,
Col. A. a. G. and Chief of Staff,
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MURMURGNG.


| was tire of washing dishes; was
tired of dmdgcry, II hadn't always
been 80, and / was dissatisfied never
sat down moment to,read, that Jamie
didn't want . doughnut, or a piece OF
paper to scibble on. OF hit Of soap
to make bubbles "I'd rather be in the
penilenisry,' said one day, than
have my lie leased out So as jamie
koocled my elbow, when was writing
to friend,
But morning came when had one
more plato less to wash one chair less
TO set away by the walls in tho dining
room when Jome's lille crib was put
away ia the.garret, and hos never come
down since. had been unusually fret.
full and discontented with him that damp
November morning that he took the
Group. Gloomy wolther gave me the
healache, and hid less patience than at
other times, By.anl by he was singing
in another room. ''I want TO bo an an.
gel,' and presently rang ont the metallic
Group never heard that hymn since
that il dol't cut me to my heart; for The
Group cough rings out with it. He grew
worse lowarls night, and when my hus
band come home, he weot fora docter
At first he seemed to help him; but it
merged into inaammatory Group, and
was soon over.
81 ought to have been called in soon
err said the docter.
have a servant 10 wash the dishes
now, and when visitor comes can
ST lcwr aaI, 9ntcraja tart wa5oac
having to work all the time. There is
no lite boy worrying about me to . on
his Jack.n(o, and there are no whiting
over the floor. The MAGAZINES are not
soiled with looking at tho pictures, but
ssapd prim AMI neat On ';:o reading etv
bic. Just as always leave them
Your carpet never looks dirty" saws
weary on worr mothers to me, "0h,
no" multored TO myself "here's no
muddy little boo's to dirty it now
But mY face Is weary rs Their '--weary
with sitting in the lonesome pnrlor ut
twilight-weary with watching for the
little arms that used to tNino around my
ncck-tor the curls that brushed against
my chcck-for the young laugh which
rang out with mine, rs we watched the
blazing coal fire, or made rabbits with
the shadow on the wall voi,og merly
together for papa to come home
have the wealth and ease | longed
for, but at what price And when |
see mothers with grown up sons driving
to town or church, and my hair silycrcd
over gray, | think what might have been
had | murmnred at the providence Of
God.
Reader--young mother you may be-
had you heard dis mother tell her story,
YOU would have felt to say with the wri.
teri will be moro patient with my
liulc ones; will murmur less."-- Ar
thurs Home Magazine,
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Romance of Real Life.

.Fa.H ".
MT. c., assuming tho name Of
Jones, some years since, purchased
small piece Of land, and built on it a
neat house on the edge of a common in
Wiltshire Here ho long resided, un.
knowing gnd slmost, aaknaxn. BY tbs.
ueighborhood Various conjecuros were
formed respecting this solitary and sin.
guIar stranger; at length clergyman
took notice Of him and occasionly invi'
ting him to his house, he found him
possessed of Intelligence and manners
which evidently indicated his origin to
have been in the higher stations of life.
Returning one day from a visit to the
clergyman, he passed the house Of FAR.
mer, ttho door Of which was the daugh-
ter employed in tho washing tub. lie
looked at the girl and thus accosIod her:
"My girl would you like to bo mar
riod ?" "Sir" exclaimed the girl IL
ask you, young woman, if yoo would
like 10 be married, il you would, | will
marry you" Lord, sir, these are
strange questions from a man never
saw before" "Yory likely,' replied
Mr.. Jonos-"but, however am serious
and will leave you til ten o'clock to,mor.
row TO consider on it. Twill call on you
again, and il | have your fathers con
sent wo will bo married the following
day lIo kept his appointment and
meolnp with tho lathor lhna nddreascA
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New Order from the War Department,


New Order from the War Department.
The following is the substance of
General Order just issued from the War
Department;
In organizing new regiments OF volun
teors, the Governors Of the States are
authorized TO appoint, in addition TO the
staff officers heretofore authorised, one
Second Lieutenant for each company,
who shall be mustered into the service
at the commencement Of the organization
with authority TO muster in recruits as
are enlisted.
IF ony recruit shail he enlisted who
shall o'terward, on medical inspection,
prove to have been obviously unfit for
service ut the time Of his enlistment, sll
expenses caused thereby shall be paid
by such officer, to be stopped ugoinst him
from any payment that may be coming
to him from the Government hereaf-
ter.
Any officer thus appointed AMI must
cred shall only be entitled 10 be paid on
the muster and payroll of his company
and should he fail to secure an organized
company within such reasonable time 0s
the Governor may designate, his men
shall be transferred to some other com.
pany, his appointment revoked, and he
discharged without pay, unless the Gov
ernor shall think proper 10 give him n
position in the consola'ed company to
which his men have been transferred.
Recruits will be sent to the regimen.
tai rendezvous at least as often as once a
week, where they will be Immediately ex-
amiuel by the surgeon of the regiment,
and if found unfit for duty. by reason OF
permanent ability, thsy will be discbarg-
ed from the service forthwith by the sur
geon, who will report such discharges to
the Adutant General the State, and
also to the Adjutant Of the regiment,
noting particularly those cases whore the
,.isabiliy was obvious at tho time Of en-.
istment.
As soon a, the orsanization Of a rGgi
meut is completed it will be carefully in.
specioi by tire mastering officer for the
State who will see that at least the mini.
mum number of each company is pres
cnt. No absentees except he sick in
hospital vii be counted. He will also
compare The musterinrols. and, il found
correct will sign The roll certifying TO
to The muster Of each man nL the date OF
enlistment.
Offices will be mustered into the ser.
vice only on the authority Of the Cover.
nor Of tie State 10 which their regiments
belong,
Uoil regiments are organized and
he,r muster rolls completed, thev will
be under The exclusive control Of the
craes lie slsiss sn1all Ecgl
tons ior qnarlermastef, medical md ord
nance stores and contracts for snbsis!-
eoce will. ifapproyel by them, be al.
lowe and not otherwise.
Where ii is deirFbl by the Governors OF
the State, the United States officers Of
the Qusrlermaster, Medical, and 0rdi-
ranrc D pllments may turn over stores
to the State authorities, to he ssued by
them in accordance with the regulations,
sud sCcounlei FOR to the proper Bureau
Of he War Department
Persons travelling ucdcr the order Of
Governor Of Il Slgte, on business con
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It may be a puzzle to conceive how
our men can lirow up notifications right
in the face md in plain sight of the en-
envy, Without bcing seriously disturbed
by them. A briefdescription may be
interesting, inasmuch as it cannot be con.
traband, because the work is done right
under the nose Of the rebels
A working party is detailed Tor night
duty; with muskets slung on til il backs
and picks on their shoulders, they pro-
ccod to the selected ground, The white
ta2s marks the line of excavation, the
dark l,n'erns are faced tc tho rear the
The muskets carefully laid aside; the
,boyels qrc in band End each m2H 81;
lontIy commences to dis. Not word is
spoken, not one spade clicks against an
other each man digs a hole sufficient to
cover himself; he then turns and digs to
his right hand neighbor then the ditch
cs daraeso and uMans' aa&the p6raPot
rises Yet all is silent; the relief comes,
ani the weary ones retire; the words and
jcs's ofth enemy are often plainly heard
while no noise from our mon disturbs
the stiffness; save the duh rattle OF the
earth, as each spadetul is thrown to the
top, ot daylight long line of earth
work, aiFording complete protection to
our men, greots the astoni'hed eyes OF
the enemy, while the sharpshootcr's bull
lets greet their cars. frequently this
work ia done in open dos.lighb tho
sharpshooters and pickots keeping the
enemy from annoying our men.
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A Blundcr ana a Joke.

Fhe New Orleans correspondent of
the New York Herald says:
'Speaking Of Dr. Smith, am remind
ed Of one Of the best jokes Of the soa'
syn A gentleman called on Gen. But.
latto day and stated tha. he had ne
go who was hanging about the general
baspiIal and he wished to get him, The
QneraPs policy in such cases is to turn
tFe negro out of our lines, unless he
bSs been employed by som, officer, -
Ha therefore turned to one of his aids,
Heatenant CIork,anl told him to write
to4pr. Smith to turn the man out oi his
hsspital. Lieutenant Clark wrote to DR.,
Smith "You VII at once turn this man
d6l Of your hospital, accidentally omit
a TO say anything about colorcl
h D. The owner Of the slave took the
ne 10 the hospital inuocently enough,
a8dshanded tito DR.. Smith, The Doc
t9s read the order, and, though rather
aAohished. supposed the General had
Cpd reasons for giving such instruction ;
q mp he jumped, and told his vsler
ID lexe. the house quicker than he ever
rppein,o il. Tho gentleman was com
teiyastounded, and attempted to ask
lrenson Of such treatment bat the
Lsclor said he would not hear a word,
king him bs The shoulders, push,
der6a 4 corporal TO put him out, which
he did, the gentleman braniishing his
cane and cursing bitterly against such
usage. He went back to the General
and an explanation ensued. and resulted
in all hands ENJOYING regular, old fash.
ioned horse lanah The negro was in
the hospital, and has not been founi,"
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The Executive order to carry ont the
Confscalion act, requires commanders to
soizo in an orderly manner, and use pro
pcrty for military purposes, in the South
crn states, except Missouri Kentucky,
Tennessee, NorthCarolinn, Maryland aud
Delaware. With the same exceptions,
commanders urc required to employ "as
laborors" us many persons of African
descent as can be ndvuntogoously used,
Some Of these exceptions seem singu'
lar.
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RALrrau, c. H., VA.
July l6, 1862,

Friend TppeR;-Ir your issue of the
10Th, is letter written rom Parks Fer
ry under date Of the 18Th ult, was
greatly surprised upon reading it at the
many gross alsehoois and errors Of It's
author, whoever he may be, would ad
wise him. before again attempting TO
write for the press, to bear in mind this (
simple fact, that truth is always prefer.
able to falsehood. as the latter is Sure
sooner or later, to revert upon lis auth
OF in all its hideousness. Ispenl sOmO
five weeks at the Ferry and had as good
means of knowing how matters were con-
ducted there as the author OF that letter.
In the first place orders came from Gen.
Cox for Captain Lanes company and
another 10 proceed to the Ferry and
build boat. Company e was selected,
and the expedition placed under com
o' H.. 49,,
the river, on the second day, and on the
afternoon of the fourth day by patient
industry, sncoeciadlu reaching the riv-
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"Sir, | have seen your daughter.

lad "Sir, | have seen your daughter;
HnSould like her for a wife, aud Om come
4. Tfk your consent"
IevNis proposal. answered the old man,
Dlyery cxtraotlinary from stranger
Tray sir who are you. aud what are
Sir" replied Mr., J., you have a
rip to ask these questions. My name
i pnes; the new house on the edge OF
n common is mine, and, il il is neces'
sag | can purchase your house and
fafn and half the neighborhood,"
pkey were married, Three or fonr
years they lived in this apartment, and
ha two children MI j., employed his
lihe in improving his wife's mind, but
n1ser disclosing his origin. AT length
on taking journey of pleasure with
h on coming to 0 magniticah country
seat. said; "This, my dear, is B
House, the seat of the Earl Of E.,
aqd we will go in and ask leave to look
aft 1t will probably omuse you"
Elihe nohIcman who possessed this
nlhnsion wos latoly dead. His feir, a
nephew whom debts had driven into re-
tisement, Ind not been heard of Cots1mc
ynars, This nephew was tho identical
M. Jones, who is the present Earl OF
e. [Englsh Paper,
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The Curse Of Cold.

Many year' since a sesfaring man cal
led at village inn on the coast Of Nor.
manly. and asked for supper AMI q
bed TIC landlady aud landlord wero
elderly people, and apparently poor
He entered into conversation with them,
Invited them to parlake Of bis cheer, ask,
ed them many questions about themselves
and fumily, and particularly Of SON
who ha gone to sea when boy, aud
whom they had lon. given over as dead,
The !andlady showed him to his room,
and when she quilted it, he put purse
of gold into her hanl and desired her to
take care Of it until morning, pressed
her atfectoualdy by the hand, and bads
her goodnight She returned to her
husband aud showed him the accursod
gold. For its sake they both agreed 10
murder the trayelIerin his sleep, which
they accomplished, and buried the body,
In the morning early camo two or three
relations, an asked in joyful tonO foV
the traveller who had arrived there the
night before The old peepla sermeJ
greatly cGnIuyGd. but said that ho had
risen early and gone away. "Impossi.
BILE !" saiI the relations it is your own
son, who has lately returned to France,
AM is come to make happy the evening
Of your days, aud he resolved to lelgs
9th you 6dc night as stranger, that
no might see you unknown, and judge
Of your conduct to wayroring marinors.p
Language would be incompetent 10 Do,
scribe the no ,or of the murdoreTs when
they louni that they hal dyed lheiP
hands in The blool of their longrlost
child. They confessed the crime, the
body was found, and the wretchej mar
dcrcrs expiatcl their offence By being
broken alive upon the wheel.
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UNION HOUSE,
Main Street

POINT PLEASANT, VA,
HUTCH. MCDANIEL, Proprietor.
THIS Hotel is in the business portion of the
town, convenient to the steamboat landing
and the proprietor pledges himself to spare no
pains to give entire satisfaction to all who may
be pleased to call upon him,
march o1-ly,
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SOME time since, ono Of General Bat
ler's officers asked him how he could
tolerate Gen. Phelps, the hero Of the
famous Ship Island proclamation saying
that phelps must be insane, Butler re-
piled, with u peculiar smile, "Why, sir,
his only crazincss is, that ho has turned
Aboliliouisl ten months in advance Of
you aud me"
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NO DISABLED SOLDIERS, SEAMAN Il
| Marines mud widows oro'her heirs Of those
who boyc. aiei m hgep kiini~iR hG sGr2jca~
CHAS. TUCKER, Attorney for claimants,
Bounty Land and Pension Agent, Washington,
DC
Pensions procured for soldiers, scamcn and
marines Of the present war, who are disabled
nv reason NJ woun lsrcccivcA or disease con.
,racted while in service md Pension, Bounty
~ Money 1n2ag-aar@ "a pas 5htaN.s53o7 wid'
ows or other heirs of those who have died or
been killed while in service,
Bounty land procured tor services in any OF
the other wars.
CHAS. TUCKER, Washington D. O.
Those entitled to Pensions, Bounty Land or
Bounty Money can have their Claims prcpNron
and forwarded to Mr., Tucker by calling at the
Register office.
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TaE c. S. A., says m exchange have
chusun the very dSmG 10 which they
are Justly entitled They are in fact, tho
"Colorcd States of Americar' Their
secession and barbarous warfare have
proved them to be the "Coword States Of
America" aal soon ;hey wlii ho" The
'sGoa9Ustad StSta5 q A6Gfica.
G. S, A,--Colored States Of Amcri.
ca.
c. S. A Coward States of Ameri.
ca.
C.s,A.-Cooquercl sttes of Amer.
lea,
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STRANGE SroRr,-A gill, six years DID,,
has just died in France after great suffer
ing, from having inhaled. in smelling
flowers, tho eggs Of caterpillar, which
passed through her nostils into the into
rior of her head, and they harchol out
from the warmth of tho human system
The child suffered awful agonics, aud
discharged catCrpiIars from her nostrils
shortly before she died.
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Somebody asked Gen. Cass the othel
day in Dehoi,:
"Gcneml, what may we do to save
this Union 2"
"Anythiog,"
"Moy we abolish SIayoryP"
abolish onything on tho surface Of
tho earth to save the nation"
What needs abolishing most Of all is
the faction of traitors, Thoy roed ebo'
ltion by mean, Of hemp, lead and slsel.--
Nashville U0ion.