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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
Live Temperately.

Americans, as people, are prone to
ca, 100 much and too fest. The advan-
tages of temperate living are we'll sci
forth in the following paragraphs:
Solomon tells us that the giuttor
shall come 10 proverty; warns US not ia
be among the riotous eaters Of heshj
and even bids us pat a knife into our
throats If we be men given to appetite.
Is there no less desperate a remedy?
Jefferson says that, no man ever re.
GREETED Getting too little
Sir Isaac Newton often dinsd on q
peuny's worth Of bread.
Abernethy cured his indigestion and
gained bis flesh by going into the coun-
try, where he was able to get good milk
and eggs, and living upon it three times
a day, with no dSink hut ginger water.
On this quantity of food he rogeinod
his flesh and uniformly got better.
Marion and his men waved strong and
ypliant. viii. no food but sweet potatoes,
no drink but water, aud no sheltsr bI.
the sky.
Besides brown bread, the Greek boat.
men subsist almost solely upon their ma
tive fruits figs, grapes, and raiSins--
They are the most nmble, active, grace.
full. and even the mertiess people 10 the
world.
Grant Thorburn attributes bis cheer.
ful old age to the fact that he mover
ate enough, and thousands Of bis coun.
trymen are wearing out their bodies not
so much by tho excess Of business OF
the multiplicity Of caros, az by the over
work they crowd upon them in dlgestlng
surplus and unnecessary food.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
A North Carolina Protest Against the
Rebel CONSUMPTION.

New York, Feb. 12.-The Raleigh
IN. CO. Progress containS q strong ar
ticle against the new Confederate en-.
rollment act. 1t says, il Congress ia
bent on fastening military despotism
on the people they must submit quietly
or resort to tyranny; that resistance to
tyIants is obedience TO God; and The
people Of North Carolina will not hest
tate which course they will pursue.
Pass the tyranical bill reported by
the Military Committee, and the coils
ion so loRg talked Of between North
Carolina and the Confederate States is
upon US,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
cen. fouler q Cen. Longalrrel.


The following latter completes The
correspondence between General Foster
aud Goneyal Longssrect, Of which the
6ul two lotten we're published lpmp
time since,
HEApeUAaFrAs DEF'y or oHIo,
JanuBFy l7lh, 1894.
LieHi1-Gsa. LOaSsireet. C6mpsdEding
Confederate forces. East Tennessee:
GESERAL-l have honor to asknow.
ledge the reception OF your letter Of tho
ilIh inst. The admonition which, you
gave mo against triaing over the events
otthiS great war does not carry with 1t
the weight Of authority with which you
seek to impress me.
am, nevertheless. ready TO respond,
in plain terms, 10 tho suggestions con-
vcyed 10 your frat letter, and which you
quote 10 your second dispatch, that /
communicate through you any views
which the Government Of the UnitOd
States Government may ontortain, hay.
ing for their object tho speedy TeStora.
tion Of pence throughout the land.
These views, 90 far as they can be in.
terprstod, from the policy Of tho Govern
ment, and sustained BY the people at
their elections, arc as follows
First, the restoration Of the rights Of
citizenship to al now in rebellion against
the Government, who may lay down
Their arms aud return TO their allegiance.
Second. tho prosecution Of the war,
until eyery attempt at armed resistance
to the Government shall have been
overcome.
IavAll myself the opportunity to for.
ward az order, publishing proceeding.
finding, and sentence in the case Of pti
vate Z, S. podd, 9Th Texas, Confederate
Cavolry, who was tiiOd, condemned,
and executed as spy.
alao incloSe copy Of on order
which have foaDd necessary to isaue in
regard to the wearing Of United States
uBilorms by Confederate soldiers.
Ihnye the honor TO BIO, General very
respectfully, your most obsdient serv.
ant. J.G, FOSTER.
Major General Commanding.
UpAnauAaqeua nvp'r or Gun OAtol
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

RTThe following Is az answer from
tho Adiaiant Generals ONCE al waAA
ingtou . . cllisOn Of West Virginia. IN
reference . The liability Of a doseilsI
from 4heEebsI a,hy to the drafts
"Your case 10 not one i6s
exemption f0m military service under
the eOfallmsps act, You Ate liable 10
dfuR stahe place where you are now
residing, providing your sojourn there
has been Of such length Of time as to
entitle y5u 10 q residence Ia tho place
under die local laws thereof, Should
you be dtaIled you will not DO required
10 perform iacryicO againsI The insurgents
but willbo assigned to duty in the
North Wspt,"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

Dale and bis companions returned to
their party, and the whole escaped
without losing a man.
Dale participated in all the evonts Of
the Greek War, and. after its close, ,bO.
come an Ogenl of General Jaekson's
among the spaniardS, to report their do
ings, reports that finally led 10 the sell
cure Of Pensacola, in the assault and
capture Of which he assisted.
Dale died in 1891. having been for.
wardSd by bis iellOw.OilizenS with sew
eral officers OfhonOr and profit, among
which was that Of the rank and hallpay
of colone in the State service, and
upon the evening of his burial there
came a Choctaw warrior, one Of the last
of his race, to his grave and pronounced
this simple funeral Grafton Sleep
here, Sam ThIuccO, but your spirit ia
now brave and chieftain in the hun
ting grounds Of the sky'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ETAt dinner table Of . hotel,
somewhere in Ohio. not long slneS, i
green 'un,' unable to resist the cteyjhsl
Of hip appetite, pitched into 4 largo dist
Of rice before him, 4 walter mildly Ia.
formed him that il vsS intended iof los,
orr, and that ho had better eat something
else 6rSt. GrsOny replied; -
Desert DO DID; tdonH care " ~ q
wildernaSI; it'S good, and In going y
%, H. -'S
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

veiila coDliHulaee Of the violation Of
The rules Of civilized warfare;
Corps commanders arc hereby dirac-
ted 10 cause TO be shot dead all rebel Of
fcSrs aud soldiers wearing the uniform
ofthe United States army, captured In
the future within our lines.
BY commend of MAJ. GEN. FOSTER.
Henry CURTIS, it,, A. A. G.
Official; Ed. N. STRoES, Maj d a. G..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

sihong the remarkable men that arose
during the Geek var in which General
Andrew Jackson gained such imperisha-
BILE renown, was General Samuel Dale,
better known al that time by the Indian
soJriQust Of Sam Thlucco, or Big Sam,
He was born in Virginia in l77a, and
at twelve years Of age was carried by his
parents to Georgia, taking up resi-
dence on the lrontier, adjoining the
Creek county. As Dale grew, his fame
soon began TO spread not only among
the whites, but among the red men as a
dangerous foe. Al this lime the reach
erous ChOctaus were at continued war
,gjth the whites, and young Dale did
act lack opportunity for impressing his
bilitg as fighter and brave, upon the
ages An incident that occurred
d en he was eighteen will best illustrate
this. He was one day out upon scout
ing expedition alone, and had stopped
ats& spring to drink. As he raised his
bend two warriors sPraug upon him with
their knives and tomahawks. AS the
first came Dale seized him, and with a
gioIeat jcTk tire him over bis head and
instantly seizing the other, snatChed
away his knife and with 9 quick plunge,
sent him to his long account Before
NO had fairly accomplished his, the one
who had taken the flying leap returned
TO the charge and grupplel with Dale
Tho struggle was short an3 speedily "a.
ded in the triumph Of the white man,
though not until be had received five
wounds, notwithstanding which he star.
ted upon their trail, which after follow.
ing ten miles, he came upon the camp,
and found three Indians asleep with a
white woman as prisoncL Dale dashed
suddenly Spon them, and before they
were fairly awake, had slain them all,
and had just cut the cords that bound
the woman, when another warrior sprang
from the bush, and by tho force Of the
spring brought him TO the ground. At
this moment Dale would have incvi,a,
bly, been lost but for the woman, who as
the savage raised his tom Ohawk to give
the PROSTATE man blow, seized another
from the ground and buried il in bis
skull.
In 1900, Dale, with party. emisratod
to Alabama, where he employed himsel
SsIndion trader, guide for emigrating
parties, and occasionally asa spy ioi
our government among tho spanards al
Mobile and Pensacola, who, inEigSicd
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

AZ A lady opcupying room letter 3
at one of the hotels. wrote on a Slata
the following: wake letter B at severn
and II letter B says, Let ne be-, don's
lei letter B be, letter B win DO nnabIn
to lot her house to Mr. B., who Is TO be
on hand al half passsevOn. The porter,
a better boot black than ottographist,
did no. know AZ seven whether to wake
letter B or ,IsL her boz
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

B@ About the time Of the temper
ance reformation began we'll disposed
farmer told bis hired man, that he
thought Of trying to do his work without
rum, and asked him how much more he
should have to give him to do without
it. The man told him that he might
give him what he pleased. "WsIl,"
said the farmer al will give you o
sheep ifyou will do without" The 81.
dest son then asked him if no would
give him sheep ifho would do without
rum. "Yes,' said the.fatber, "yOu shall
have a sheep, ifyou will DO without." -
The youngest son then asked il he would
do the same by him. Eyes, Chandler
was the reply, "you shall have sheep
too, lyOu will do without rum" Pres.
emily Chandler asked, "Fsther, hadu'l
you better take sheep, too?" This
was home question; the father had
hardly thought that he could do with
out the "good creature" but this direc
appeal was no, to be disregardsd. The
result was, that the demon was at once
banished from the premises.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

there does not breathe 4 alayp on The
American sOn,insni, and thai tho Union
has beon restored. And not lesS will
hs rejoice that England did not. in The
rem otsst manner, BY word Or BY a
bJsAlh. or the raising Of a1ngph or the
acting Of type, do ons single thing 70
tho SiFoeious object oithS lSaas
ers OF this aecuFsvd inBureetion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

EEA tailor who had made gentle,
man'S coat and vest too small, was or,
dered to tSkc them home and lot them
out, Somo days aflev tho tailor told the
gentleman that his garments, happening
to IL q oOunlrymOn oihis, hs had lot them
out Of q shilling per week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

B5-Ata spiritual meeting, a short
time since, BALKAN was cHllOd up aad
asked if there were any Jackasses in bic
sphcrs2 No" replied DO, Indignantly
iahey are allo earth" ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
nTTho Southern poli,icians ami adj.

EgThO Southern politicians and sdi;
iOrs fOmenied this wicked robOllion.--
DAVIS has been sweeping the former in.
TO the ranks ofthp army, and now oil
the latter will, according 10 the Rich,
mOnd Examiner. have 10 suspend their
papers, except those supported by ths
government pap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

TUE letters, public and private, which
we have seen in reference to the recent
So.cnled fight at Moorefeld between
Nulligan and the rebels, all agreo that
il was very farcicol affair. 1t seems
TOO bad that such q golden opportunity
10 repair the damages done BY the rebel
raid should hays been lOst,--[Wbeel,
Intel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
nro,rnl fnr cor. Grnnt.

NGwARH, N. j., Feb. Is.--A very 10,
peIior and elegant set Of horse equip,
monts for Gen. Grapt hAye been com,
pleted BY Mr., George Peters, Of this
city, and ore now on exhibition prsyi.
Gus TO being sent west,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

B9r,I like you. said girl 10 her
suilol, blu! | cannot leave home; am a
widows only darling no husband can
equal my parent 10 kindness 'Sha
may be kind, replied The RoOer. but
DO my wiia--Ws will al live together
and see Il | dont beat your mother.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
DO DONE
j the regimental

- ks1nd aend Che result to
WsAiSgtoE, 50 that the boots could be
constructed there. The sizes range from
los to eos. The New York Advert.
ser thinks that this regiment will be
apt to ''trample on the rights Of the
Sou,h."g
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

B@ The Board Of Truslees Of the
Iowa Orphan Asy have detarmined
10 raise $4,000, by voluntary tub:
Scrip,iOn. 10 build an asylum for sol.
dier's orphans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

EFThe keeper Of the Richmond
Concert Hall advertisep "admisson, q.
dies and gentlemen IS each, children o.
oOch." One would think that the Fed.
Oral commanders we're furnishing TIC
rebels sufficient excitement without
their pSyiug any such prices for sny ID:
ditiopal.
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Gen. Grants lie tier to Mr.. washburno,

Gen. Grants Letter to Mr.. washbums.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 1S.--Gen. Grant
writes in letter to Mr.. Washburne,
since the passage of the Lieut.. Gen Bill
by the House, in the course Of which he
says: "You ShouId reoollect that | have
been already highly honorod by the
Government. do not ask or feel that
I deserve snything more in the shape Of
honor or promotion. A success over
the enemy is what desire above any
thing else, and desire to hold such an in.
huence over those under my command
as to enable me to use them 10 tho best
advantage to secure this end"
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IGLo House Judiciary Committee

B Pho House Judiciary Committee
WIll, .. 90 earliest opportunity, report
bill 10 aaend the Constitution SO as to
prohibitslavery throughout the limits of
the Unilsd States, slmilsrin provisions
10 the propositions Of this sort, already
ID the Senate. Ills considered perfect
~ cerlpln tia. a two.third vote for such
amendmsnls can easily .bs secured in
both Houses, and tho leAdsfa are prOc'
tiehlly IN harmony as n thsmsuner Of
accomplishing the work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

H6~A witness in court. being Iutsr,
rogated aS to his knowledge Of tho wit
ness 10 the case, said no knew him init,
mately we'll, He had "suppSd with
him, called with him, and horSowhippsS
him."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

1Sr The yeaIp pot young girl With
rod foscp ill her cheeks arc Ill on Go.
BY and BY they begin throwing vhitc
roses, and that morning SuSh palssl
away. '"A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ETA vein ofgold az big asa manI
arm has been found 10 Bucks county,
Pennsylvania. Considerable excite,
ment prevails in consequence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
PoETIOAL.
From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
"THEY ARE WHEELING INTO LINE
81 ExIL4 =. P1AKIA.

They are wheeling int line
To one measure ringing.
They are wheeling into lius--
With one footstsp springing.
With the old stars flashing,
And the cannon crashing;
Down the false flag dashing;
They are wheeling into line.
They are wheeling into line.
To the old tune treuding.
They are wheeling into line
and the ranks are spreading.
To the grand chorus leading,
That our sires heard, bleeding;
I. The same watch word reading.
They are wheeling into line.
They are wheeling into line.
Meath the old flag flying.
They are wheeling into linsi
For its honor dying.
Now from sea to ocean,
With resistles, motion,
With the old devotion,
They are wheeling into line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

E When a man takes moro pleasure
10 earning money than in spending 1t,
he has taken the 6rsl step 10 HOalth,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ET Slaves have deprecated in gulua
in the South, In gold they bring about
300 only.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ET It is only those who have done
nothing who fancy they can do every
thing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
wAt lhs eOnslusion, B

ans - 20 nlIOsopheIaf ahlou
much exercised in,spirit as to the
OF the gallant fellows, and the effect Of
their return upon society at large. The
Ledger is Of the opinion that those,w or-
thy causists are troubling themselves
withou, reason. The army now in the
field for the Union is the most respecta.
BILE and Intelligent military body ever
organized. 1t is not vast assemblage
of mereenariOs fighting for pay, provant
and plumber but grand gathering Of
sturdy patriots, who estimate at their
true value the glorious institutions they
have enlisted 10 maintaip, and who DO.
lieve that their highest interest IS citi.
gems are involved in their success as SOL
diers. The men who risked their lives
TO assert the supremacy Of the laws,
when the:republic was in pearl, will be
last, we think, 10 violate them when
peace is restored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ET"No man can do anything OgainsI
his viii ;" said moLaphysician.
"FaiI," said Pat, ~ had q brother
who vent 10 Pyitou agNins, his will "
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

RT Don't moriify lbs aosh toe much.
II was not tho Sores Of Lssaru1 tbli
sent him TO heavens " - '"''
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25
The Christian Amendment TO the Con-
stitutlOn.

. WAsHiEGToN, Feb. il.-Tbe Rev. s.
o. Wiley, of Philadelphia, Rev. ], R.
Sloan, Of New York. and VIM. Brown,
Of Philidelpbia, Committee Of the Re
formed Presbyterian Synod, had an in
tSrview this morning with the President
on the subject Of amending the Consli-
tuition in favor Of Christianity and Free
dom. They were introduced by Judge
Bingham, and presented their momori'
oils. The President replied to tho Dele
cation that no would take tho matter iu-
10 serious consideration, and give Il
such attention as his dsty to our Maker
and country seemed to demand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

an
~ eulla
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THE coal dealers held a meeting ct
PitHburg and roAolvOd not to pay over
four cents a buShs to minsu. Tho lat.
tor now receive eve cents DigscrS on
the MOnongahOla were represented to
DO making ten to twelve dOllarS per
day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

by the English were always making
trouble for IA among tho Indians. Du.
ring some Of these expeditions he first
met Tecumsoh. and apprised the goY.
eminent Of the bloody schemes of the
great warrior, an Opprisol that unfohu-
nately was not listened to, but which
very soon sNerward received trsgieSl
confirmation in the battle of Burnt Corn,
and the massacre Of Fort Mines. Dale
was OF the house of Col. Jas. Phillips
when the messenger 6rst rode madly
through the valley, announcing the ii,
sing Of the Indians and the burning Of
the towns on the Tallspoosa. This was
the opening of the great Greek Wsr.
In these days of the mighty battles,
when quarter Of q million Of men are
engaged, skirmish fades into nothing
ness; and yet, to illustrate the unhinch-
ing bravery OfthOss men who hewd cit
les oul of the forest and bred the men
who are now in arms, an incident in
tile life of Dale is worth relating. This
is Of a famous fight, known through that
country rs the canoe fight
Dale, accompanied by two compan'
ions, Austill and Smith, go, up an eIpe-
dilion to go up the Alabama river =
They left Fort Madison on the llih No.
VEN Der, 1873, and embarked in two ca
noes, the one commanded by AuStil
with six men, while the other held Dale
and eight more. The first Indians lhsY
met was q party Of ten, uhom they en-.
coun,ersd at breakfast upon the second
day. The shrift was short, for in those
days no quarter was asked or given, and
within few minutes the ten Indians
had gone 10 the happy hunting grounds,
and the victorious whites had taken pos
session of their camp. This occurred
about one hundred and FIVE miles above
Mobile. The captors we're just appro'
priatng the spells of the camp, when the
crack Of dozen rifles and the wal
whoop of about thirty warriors broke on
their ears, Dale and his men dashed
for the shelter of the trees, and for a
time kept,ihe ssvages al boy, while
tllair N ready that
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

ETThs prOttiOst trimming Of q wo.
mass bonnet IL q rood'hpmorOd iasa
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From the Cincinnati Times.

From the Cincinnati Times.
THAT STARRY FLAG.
That banner trampled meath the feet
or treasOn's imps now floats On high,
As cheering as it waa Of old,
Toevery Union.loving eye.
Our hearts blcd when We saw it torn
Y y From its proad hight, that ensign fair,
Freedom, unity aud love,
y rnatchless beauty floating there.
fsnds who rent It's starry folds,
III soon receive their just reward,
sislpass away abhOrred by all,
4, perish heath the reeking sword.
Who by it firmly stand.
c5aisop tide of.var,
Y gternal roll,
n4sl ,sH. WA1sol.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-02-25

EE-BoEHETs,--A writer on the FASH
ions thus discourSs on bOnnotG 1.-THE
bohnelsof the present season ought to
please, We think. the most fastidiouS Ia.
dies, ssthsy are SO exceedingly becOm'
ing, bsiqg just large enough 10 form q
framework round the face and trimmed
both inside and out without any exoggo.
ration, y that We are most tempted to
wish ihst they Would remain as they are.
Fufis used Os trimming for bounets, but
has not very graceful Appearance
The besE for this purpose are swandown
,Or grebs but chiuchillO, erniue, and
even sale are used, but will not, we
think, become OF ell general. Chenoll-
le firing forms gsrYalegsnt tyipmlpgi
~ don
ego on snli hnl
ceir sf.im1n} o1e