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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20
IN MEMoRIAM.

Again ere wo bowed down in sorrow,
for Death has come and, upon the bloody
field, amid the din and clash OF arms,
carried of one ofthe modest heroes Of
the war. aa.E ....
| On the 18th inst, in. the Shenandoah
Valley, in an engagement between Gen.
Sheridan and Gen. Longstroet, while
fighting CALAMITY for The cause no loved
so we'll, Lieut.. Col. James R. Hall, OIL
the 18th West Va, Infantry, was killed,
wish to add my tribute Of respect to
his memory.
knew him well when he was school
boy aRd he wOs nlways known as q
frank, honest and true friend. And
when he grew pinlo glorious manhood
and entered into the army ofthe Union,
With every prospect Of honor aud dis,
tiuction, the hearts of his friends swelled
with honest pride, .g ....
In one ofthe battles between Gene.
rails Sheri Ian and Early on the Gath
day of July last, he was wounded in the
arm; and he returned home where he re.
NAMED until a few weeks ago, when he
rejonej his regiment, although unable
from his wound, to use his right arm
and now, the first tidiugs we have IRON
him brings the mournful intelligence o.
his death. Alas!
"Tho boast of heraldry, the pomp Of power,
All that beauty, all that wealth Ger gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour
The path ofglory leads but to the grave"
Yes, he whose career wss watched b.
so many who loved him now hes low il
the grave; his once manly form We Sh al
90 more behold no more see BIZ
smiling courtenance or listen 10 hi
speaking eloquenee; no more extend Il
him the tight hand of friendship. Alas
my friend so young, it is hard 10 givC
thee up!
But who c0n comfort and console tn,
bOreaved hearts of his afflicted father
mother aud sister? lie who gave ant
He who has taken away the son and tb,
brother alone can bind up the torn heurt
Look 10 him for comfor.. You hav,
lost son and brother. but he has gain
ed immortal glory and Heaven friend
Then ..,.
OH mourn hin mot; the voice Of WOO
BGits not this his triumph hour,
Freed from the earth's corrupt eoutral
The trials Of world like this,
Joyl for his disembodiod soul
Drinks at the fount Of perfect bliss"
THETA,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20
omcial war pnllenn.
WAR DEPARTMENT.. OctOher :

| WAR DEPARTMENT, October I'll.
The following kilograms received this
morning contain further particulars of
the battle Of Cedar Creek. ..s OFT
Cedar Greek, Va, October 20.
Liem. Gen, Grant: 'ofa
We have ngaia been favored by .
great victory, won from disaster by the
gallsntry OF our officers and men
Tho attack on the enemy was made
about 8 P. M, BY alelI hall wheel Of
The whole line. With division Of cav
airy turning each flank of the enemy, the
whole line advanced. ~ e e
The enemy alter stubborn resistance
broke and Gdd, and were. pushed with
yigor. The artillery captured viii prob.
ably be over Gfly pieces; this of course,
includes what were captured from our
troops 10 early morning,
Al least 1900 prisoners have been
brought in, also was ous and embu!ances
in large numbers. ''I ~
This morning the cavalry made dash
at Fishers Hill and carriedit,
The enemy fed during The night, lea
wing only small rear guard.
Ihavo TO regrOtthe loss Of many Talu
able officers killed and wounded. 90
Among them, Col. Joseph Thoburn,
commanding division of Crooks COM
mand. killed; Col. Howard Kitchen,
commanding brigade, wounded Sc
verely, but would not leave the field.
cannot yet give you exact details.-
Many Of men, captured in tho morning,
made their escape, and are coming in.
Gen. Rameseur, commanding a di7is-
ion in Early's army, died this morning.
~. P. IL. SHERIDAN
Gen. Grants appreciation Of the vic.
tory at Cedar Creek is expressed 10 the
following dispatch:
CRY PoISr. October 20.
Zion. 2. u. StSnton;
"a had o salute OF 100 guns from
each of tie ARMIES hete. fred in honor
of Sheridan's last victory. Turning
vha. bid lair to be a disaster into glo.
rious victory, stamps Sheridan what l
have always thought him, one Of the
ablest Of officers.
U. S. GRANT Lieut. Gen"
Tho medical director reports ITO
slightly wouadeJ have reached Win,
chester from the field. All tho woun
ded that are able 10 bear transportation
will be forwarded immediately to Mar.
tinsburg.
The telegraph line is now working 10
Atlanta but no late reports have been
received BY the Department.
"E. NJ, STANTON, Sec. Of War"
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gT mr. 11r,,-} n IN TEE 9 =
Wishes and even lOve,of allwilh whom he

! wishes and even lOVs,of Bllwith whom he
came in contact in bis varied and active
civil pursuits, AS q companion he was
confdiug,lffpnE and engaging, and %
business man, energetic, prompt and
honorable. Turning deaf ear to the
en,icing alIurementS thut besst young
men and too often betrayed them from
tho high road ofrccltude aud honorable
action, he,aG il conscious that high trusts
awaited him, pressed onward 10 the
purSuit only Of what WIS morally RICH!
and strictly honorable. veg
BY bis ssiiduous attention to business,
his genial, ingenious and cheerful tenn
per and his unwsvsring adherence to the
teachings of the Divine code, he gOVeall,
and especially the young man of his ac.
quaiulsuce,an ezemplifculion Of all that
is ennobIingiu character and heroic in
action. ia,i. ....ra
How sad the reflection chat one SO
gifted, honorable and good should be cut
down at the threshold Of matured mAn
hood and in the midst Of bis useiuloosB;
but we must not forget. that bis life, 90
valued by friends and endearsd to, now
well-uigh chiIdlcs,, parents, was offered
up upon the altar Of his country. And
though 'twould afford US melancholy
pleasure, to further portray his eSlima-
Bile qualities as son, brother, friend
and acquaintance, and diSCant at length
upon the many virtues and endoaring
characteristics that adorned bis life as
a citizen, and christOn gentleman. and
that heightened bearing, dauntleSs cour.
age, and uncalculaIing patriotism that
marked his action ns q soldier, yet We
feel that the gloom and sadness lha! as
We write ovsrcasts this enlire communi.
ty, far better than mere language, pro.
claim his OulOgy. Destiny lead his foot
steps from the quiet walks Of civil life
that are yet redoIent with sweetest rem
iniscenccS, to the CORY field Of battle,
where, amid the din and carnage Of fer.
cest conflict his once gentle but now
6ery spirit took its flight 10 the bosom Of
itV God.
To the aged parents of the lamen'ed
deceased what can be said tending 10 as.
Suage their bitter griefl Exacting Death
had taken, ere this cruel demand, one by
one, till but one daughter and this
fut-boru son were left; and-now, one
alone Of nins remains. Surely, theirs is
no ordinary affection; aud we tender our
heartfelt sympathies and sincerest condo-
lence to the disconsolntc parents and
lcnely sister in their rrepsroble loss -
their crushing bereavment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20
Sratumoras Occupied by the French.

New YoRk, October sl.-Tho steam.
or Emily D. Sanders, Just arrived from
New Orleans, brings dates 9th 18th.
The PicOyuno says: "Bapt. DckokOr
Of The schooner Neptune, Informs US
that the French took possession Of Mata.
moras on the Goth, tho town surrender.
ing Internationally, Gen, Meiia was
10 command and everything quiet whom
the Neptune 'Silcd," = '''
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20

RTSoUTu AMERICA IN CoYvuLMoN.-
Brazil is preparing for war with Para
quay; Pem will probably fight Spain,
and Ecuador is in a state Of rebellion
the latin race are not hmouS in sustain
ing Republican Institutions,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20

H@"si. Peters Church in Romo will
contain 1000 people: Cathedral oIMn.
an, 37Oo0;sl. Paul in London, $4,000;
b. Rophia in Conltantinoplo, 1000;
Notre Dame Of Paris 81, 900; Cathedral
OF Paris, $4,000; 81 Mark Of Venice,
1000. "
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
Flax Cotton-Flax and Wool Goods

At the last session OF Congress twenty
thousand dollars were appropriated to pay ror
Investigations in order to test the practicable.
ity of cultivating and preparing hemp and
fax as substitute for cotton. Hon. J. K
Morehead, of Pittsburg, DR.. John A. Ward
er, of Cincinnati, and VIM. NJ. Bailey, oil
Providence, were appointed Commissioners to
examine and report. Notice 10 those inter
ested in the growth and manufacture Of fax
was given all over the country, to send sam
pies, etc, TO Washington by the oath uIt. A
correspondent of the Columbus journal
writes
In answer 10 this invitation, quite a num-
Der OF specimens, both OF hemp and fax, in
all conditions, from the rough straw as it is
in the field to the finest and whitest fibre, has
been sent forward. And, what is better, from
Oswego, n. Y, are sent manufactured speci-
mems of clothing, composed of fax and wool.
Among these are wOrsted undershiris, Cor
soldiers wear, of most beautiful texture and
color, equal to anything in the market. Some
of the finer lots of the cotton fibre" equal 10
ineness the best upland cotton, and excel it
in brilliancy of color.
The exhibition establishes two points The
presence OF the specimens prove that fax can
be prepared so as to be used as q substitute
for cotton. The reports of prices prove that
it can be manufactured into goods fit for con-
sumption at price four hundred per cent. be-
low the cost Of cotton goods at this time.--
The mere statement Of these facts will show the
magnitude of the interest upon the develop
ment Of which we are just entering.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
The Lsg,slaturs Of Psnnsylvsn,s.

This body was organized on Tuesday, DIR.
St. Clair is the successor of Colonel White.
The Tribune remarks:
DIR. St, Clair chosen in his stead by about
1000 majority. DIR, St. Clair having reach
ed Harrisburg with his certificate of election
in his pocket, was yesterday escorted to the
Capital by procession Of Four Thousand I'm
ionists, took the oath of Office after the reading
of the official returns; when the bill enabling
the soldiers OF Pennsylvania who may be in
service next Fall to vote where they are was at
once called up and passed; yeas, seventeen;
nays, sixteen; a square party vote. There was
a little cheering when that vote was announced
only about equal to good-natured earth
quake. Then the old clerks we're re lected by
seventeen votes to sixteen blanks; aud the Leg
islature settled itself to the long deferred work
of the session. In the House, bill to charter
a new airline through railroad from New
York to Washington was read.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
Speaking his Mind.


Old Deacon Hobhouse had a habit of fre-
quently thinking aloud. Especially if any
matter troubled him. he had to talk it over
with himself before his peace of mind could be
restored. One day he was alone in his barn,
pitching hay from the scaffold TO the NOW,
when his neighbor Stevens went TO find him.
Stevens heard a voice and listened. 1t was
the Deacon talking to himself. He was con-
demning in the strongest terms the extravt
gance OF the minister's wife.
''She sets worse example than Satan r.
exclaimed the Deacon, by way of climax.
And having freed his mind, he was prepar-
ing to come down from the loft, when Stevens
gIided out of the burn, and came 10 again just
as the Deacon landed on the floor.
"How dye do Deacon ?'' cried Stevens
81 want to borrow your half bushel an hour
or two"
90, sartin, sartin," said the Deacon. The
measure was put into the neighbOr's bands,
and he departed. b.
1t was a peaceful COMMUNICATIVE minister's
wife was an excellent woman, notwithstanding
her love for inery, and Deacon Hobhouse was
of all men the least disposed to make trouble
in the society, Hence the sensation which was
produced when the report circulated that he
had used almost blasphemous language in
speaking of that amiable lady. The sweetest
tempered woman would not like to hear OF a
grave and influential Deacon declaring that
she "sets q worse example than Satan ~
The minister's wife, whose tar was in due time
reached by the report, felt in a high degree
nceused, and sent her husband to deal
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
A G. RIG ULTU R AL.
zint. to Farmers About to Build.

A well to do farmer built his barns forty
rods from his house-at least twenty rod.
further off than there was any call for
Twenty rods is one-sixteenth of a mile. He
and his men went to the barn at least four times
daily, on an average. In going and returning,
they would travel one half mile each, or both,
one mile daily, which might have been saved
by judicious location of his barn. One
mile day is three hundred and sixty-fve
miles year. In thirty years it would amount
to nearly eleven thousand miles of travel !;
enough to perform journey to Europe and
back, and overland to California.
A large farmer builds a new home. He
locates his pantry SO that the good wife, to
set the table, has to pass through long hall,
at least sixteen and one-half feet further than
necessary, had he used good judgment in To-
eating his kitchen and pantry. The good
woman and her girl went into that pantry
at least twenty times daily-making at least
forty rods Of extra steps daily, or over forty.
five miles yearly. This tax was upon one al
ready overburdened with labor and cares.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
Planting Fruit Trees.

An exchange makes the following sensible
suggestions to every landhOlder:
Make preparations for the spring. Select
the best varieties of trees, as it costs DO more
to have good one growing than one that is
inferior. Every farmer, or person who has
but garden, should plant fruit trees of differ
ent kinds. There is no soil or climate better
adapted to fruit than ours, and in this mar
ket it pays largely. 10 fact, we're person to
devote his entire attention to fruits, including
grapes, provided they know anything of the
culture, it would be found most profitable
pursuit. No one should delay planting fruit
trees. The outlay is more than made up by
the increased value of the plant and the
natural growth of these trees will, in short
time, afford much profit. A place well set
out with bearing trees, will, in this market,
sell at any time, and for high price.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18

Petroleum V. Nasty classifes the various
cliques in the Democratic party as follows:
1. Them ez would nominait Mick Lellan on q
war platform.
q Them ez would nominait Mick LelIan on
peece platform.
g. Them ez would nominsit ValIandygum on
peece platform.
4. Them ez would nominate VaIlandygum on
a war platform.
5. Them ez would faver the war eff slavery
kood be let alone.
6. Them ez air oppozd to til e war 10 emmy
shape.
7. Them ez is in Kanady, in consekeus NV
drafts.
8. The betwixt and betweeners, who er
ashland nv our party, and aint sootable fer any
uther. They air with Dimocrisy ez the Mich
igander is with the lockwood like git rid
Nv it, but can't
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
cultivat,ug Orchards,

1t is a question much discussed of late
whether or no orchards should be ploWed and
manured and cropped We have seen Or
chards both old aud young, cultivated to their
injury. II an old orchard is plOwed deep, it is
quite sure to .iare up and break the roots )
this will be followed by blight and stunted
growth. liza young orchard is plowed care
lessly, not only will the roots of the trees be
injured but the bark will be bruised by the
whifletrees, and the trees themselves be gnsw-
ed and trampled ever by the horses An old
orchard can be plowed shallow, and little
harm come from it; but as a general rule,
the pIow should be kept outside its bounda-
ries II the land needs enriehiDg and reseed-
ing, scarify the surface with harrow, and
give dressing Of old manure, scattering the
seed where it is wanting.
A young orchard not only can be ploWed
safely, but it absolutely requires cultivation.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
NO. 81.

with the honest old man.
The latter was astonished when told of the
charge against him.
81 never said so !' he solemnly averred.
y ou are quite positive that you never did p
said the minister,
''Heaven knows! It's false as false can bey'
I exclaimed the Deacon. "Whatever thoughts
l may have bad about your wife's extrava-
gance; aud am now free to say do think
she has set our wives and daughters a-runing
after rev bonnets and shaws, and such vani-
iIes-whatever thoughts I've had, though,
I've kept 'ein TO myself; | never mentioned
em to living soul, never!o
| The good mans earnestness quite convin-
ced the minister that be had been falsely re-
ported. 1t WAS therefore necessary to dig to
the root of the scandal. Mrs. Brown, who
told The minister's wife, had heard Mrs. Jones
say, that Mr.. Adams said that Deacon Hob
house said so; and Mr.. Adams, being applied
to, stated tha: he hal the report from Stevens
who said that he heard the Deacon say So
Stevens was accordingly brought up for exam
lnation, and confronted with the Deacon
Its an outrageous falsehood p said the
Deacon. 'You know, Stevens. never open
ed my lips to you on the subject-nor 10 any
other man."
Il heard you say remarked Stevens, coouy,
THAT the minister's wife set worse example |
than Satan; and 1 can take my oath of it."
''When? Where?" demanded the excited
Deacon.
"In your bard" replied Stevens, "wben 1
went to borrow your half-bushel''
There never was such a lie, Stevens-Ste-
vens," said the quiYering Deacon-"you
know"
'Wait till explain" interrupted Stevens.
Il was on the barn floor, you were up on the
'caffold, pitching hay, and talking to yourself
thought it too good to keep; so, just for the
oke, told what heard you say"
The Deacon scratched his head, looked hum
'led, and admitted that he might in that way
ave used the language attributed to him
70 avoid trouble in the society, he afterwards
vent to apologize to the minister's wife 8
You must consider" said he, "that was d
alkiDg to myself; and when talk to myself t
am apt to speak my mind very freely" |
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
Maple Sugar.

as the season approaches for making this
staple, we think that our country readers viii
ma the subJoined article a valuable aid to
their operations. The writer is a large sugar
manufacturer in New England =
The present high prices for cane sugars
should stimulate the makers Of maple sugar,
the present spring, to demand corresponding
prices to obtain which they must seek Gus.
toners in season. When people once become
familiar with the use of maple sugar for cooI-I
ing and table use, for tea, coffee &c. thew
prefer it to the best refined white cane sugars.
There is taste to nice maple sugar much
more grateful than that of other sugars /; and
the neat housewife is not annoyed, when
making custard, by finding at the bottom
OIL bowl, sand, whiting, flies wings, bugs,
and other insectiverous remains
We have been in the habit of making. An.
nually, in our establishment, from $500 TO
5000 pounds of maple sugar; and when we
could obtain from two to four cents per pound
more than the cost Of the best loaf or 0ranu-
lated sugar, we have sometimes sold ourselves
30 short as to be obliged to buy for home use
barrel or two of the best granuIated sugar.
But excepting what was wanted for
some kinds OF preserves, which it was desired
should be as coIorless and transparent as DOS
sible, the female members of our two families
have consented to the change with great re-
luctance.
But much depends upon the manner in
which maple sugar is made. We have sold
our sugar usually at the highest price-once
as high as fifteen cents by the thouEapd
pounds. We make our sugar in this way -
Our buckets and holders are thoroughly
scalded and rinsed previous to setting. Our
evaporating pans, Of which we use eight, are
scraped, washed and made perfectly clean be-
fore use We then endeavor to gather and
eVaporate the sap, as speedily as possible
after it has left the trees, to a consistency q
little thinner than moIasses. 1t is then strain
I'd and set aside until we are ready TO sugar
I. of. When we commence this process, to
yruP enough to meke forty pounds of sugar
We add one pint of milk and one or two eggs
veil beaten and mixed together. Place the
yrup over the fire, and when the scum rises,
Kim 1t OF into vessel for future use. After
he skimming is through, remove the syrup
rom the fire aid strain through flannel, to
emove all little curds, which, If suffered to
emain, would not only injure the flavor of the
ugar, but by settling to the bottom will en-
anger burning. Now we wash our evapora
ing pan, return the syrup, place it over
risk fire and eVaporate as quickly ss possible.
I 1t is to be caked it must be harder than
'r tub sugar, or to stir off dry.
When the season is through, gather the
tensis, and scald and scrub every one per-
,ctly clean, if you wish to continue making
ood sugar. In this order the evaporating
ans are excepted, which should be put away
dry place with the glazed coating upon
lem, which is the best protection against
lst.-Journal Of agriculture.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18

Newton Weaver, who died at fremont, on
the 9th of February, was one Of the Oldest
native citizens of our County. He was born
on the farm he occupied at the time Of his
death, in 1870, Mr.. Weaver was, in time
past, an earnest member of the Democratic
party but when the rebels opened the war on
the Nation, be put party aside, and was one Of
the very few nctive Union men OF Germen
Township, foremost in all measures for the
vigorous prosecution of the war, while many
ofhiS neghbors aud Democratic friends re-
fused him encouragement or sympathy. The
last tima be came to Springfield, he drove in
cattle, which be forwarded TO the Sanitary
Fair at Cincinnati.--[Springfeld Republic,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
snma Facts ahnnt Annlna-


/ We have an old apple tree that was revived By
trimming and grating it with Baldwin scions
fourteen years ago. 1t had been greatly neg
lected, and was fast running to ruin when the
work Of renovation commenced.
The trimming and grating process was not
done at once, but tjudiciousy continued through
three years. During this time the sward was
dug up and pulverized, and the soil for a diam
eter of twenty feet about the tree was ma
nured and dressed two or three times week
with wood ashes. The manure was slightly
dug in when applied. The new gratis began
to bear moderately the third year, and grad
ually increased until in 1860 they gave us
seventeen barrels of apples, f l.
In 1861, they yielded only peck or two,
and the present year, 1862, twenty-five bar
rels, all medium size, marketable apples.
Another tree which had scarcely sound limb
on it. was renovated at the same time. This,
however produced the Hunt Russet apple, and
did not need grating. The dead wood was
cut away, the top thinned little, and mound
Of good soil raised foot in hight about. the
trunk The ground under the branches was
dressed with ashes ard old compost about ev-
cry other year for six years. 'ra.7
The tree commenced bearing the summer
succeeding the care bestowed on it, and has
averaged about two barrels per year since.
These apples were especially valuable, as it
was the only tree on the place that furnished
any ft for family use. By considerable
pleasant care and expense, we have been en-
abled to gather this year about one hundred
and twenty-five barrels Of very fine apples
NetU England Farmer.