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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

as was his usual custom when he had
leisure hour, and generally chose to ride
among theI hills, it being more pleasant /
and rural. AS he was riding along he
observed number of people assembled
in barn; he rode up TO the door to learn
the cause, when he found to his surprise
that there was man preaching to a vast
number Of people; he stopped and OBJ.
served that they were very attentive to
what the preacher delivered, One poor
mar in particular attracted his aItOn.
ton, who had a liLtls Biblein his hand
turning to every passage Of Scripture
the minister quoted. He wondered 10
see how ready man Of his appearance
was in turning tO.the places, When the
service was over he walked his horse
gently along, aud the poor man whom
he SO particularly noticed happened to
walkby his side. The doctor asked
him many questions concerning the
meeting and minister, and found him
very intelligent. He inquired also
about himself, his employment. his fam
lily, and his nahle, which nc said was Ca,
leg.
Alter the doctor had satisfied his Gu,
rioSiip, he rode of, and thought no
more about him till the groat frost came
the following winler He was one night
in bed, he could not tell, for certain,
@he!her he was asleep or awake, but
thought he heard voice say, "Send
provisions to Caleb" He was little
startled al first, but concluding il to be q
dream. he endesvored to compose him
self to sleep. Il was not long before
he heard the same words repeated, but
louder and stronger; then he awoke his
wife, and told her what he had head,
but she thoughtit it could be no other than
dream, and she fell asleep again, but
the doctors mind was so impressed that
he could not sleep; at last ho heard the
voice so powerfully saying, "Get up,
and send provisions to Caleb" that be
could resist no longer. He got up, and
called his man, bid him to bring his
horse, and be wentto his larder, and
stuffed q pair ofpannlers as full as he
cou'd of whatever he could fnd, and
having assisted the man to load the
horse, he bid him take the provisions 10
Caleb. "Caleb, sir?" said the man,
"who is Calebl" al know very little of
him." said the doctor, "but that his
name is Caleb; he is a collier and lives
amoug the hills; let the horse go, and
You will be sure to find him." The man
seemed to be under the same influence
as bis master, which accounts for his
telling Caleb, "God sent it, | believe"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24
Circulate LOYAL Newspapers. /.

The New York Tribune, speaking Of
the importance of increasing the circula-
ton Of loyal newspapers preparatory 10
a vigorous campaign for the next Presi.
dency, says, "the work Of preparation
for the eyentful canvass OF 1854. prop
erly commences now. Throughout tho
ensuing three months the industrial
classes have more leisure than at other
seasons,
Now is tho time to persuade every
farmer, mechanic, teamster or day Ia
boror, to take at least one good news.
paper, and make himself better acauain.
ted with the daily progress ofpublic af.
fairs. Now is the time to SOW broadcast
the seeds which shall ripen the harvest
for next November.
Let q coac6rt effort be made 10 place
al least one good newspaper, for the en-.
suing year, in every household in tho
United States where il will be welcOm-
ed and read, Perhaps half ofihose who
do without, through mere heedlessness-
only need 10 have their attention called
to tho subject, Many more will pay the
trlAo that a cheap weekly costs If sOIici.
ted to do so by friend in whom he has
confidence. And, il there be any more
who cant pay for such a paper they
ought to DO supplied by their more for
iunate noigbbOrs and townsmon with.
out charge.
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IDon,t care irIDo

In olden times. before Maine laws
were invented, Wing kept the hotel at
Middle Granville, and from his WE'LL
stocked bar furnished ACCOMMODATIONS
TO man and beast,
He was good man, but most terrible
deaf. Fish, The village painter, was al,
so afflicted the same way.
One day they were in The bar room, -
Wing was behind the counter waiting
for The next customer, while Fish was
lounging before the fire with q thirsty
look casting Sleeps eyes casOnally at
Wings deeanters, and wishing most de
vou!ly that some one would come in and
kindly tresl.
A traveller from the South, on his way
to Brandon, stepped in to inquire the
distance Going up to the counter he
said.
Can you tell me, sir. Low far i. is to
Brandon?
Brandy? says the ready landlord,
jumping up yes sir, have some;' and
a! the same time handing down the de-
canter of the precious liquid.
You misunderstood me-, said the
stranger; ] asked you how far it was to
Brandon
They call il pretty good brandy
said Wing, will sou take sugar in II?
reaching for the bowl and toddy stick,
The deSpairing traveller turned to
Fish. and said:
The landlord seems to be deaf; will
you tell me how for it is to Brandon?'
Thank you, said Fish; L don't care
if | take drink with you.
The stranger treated and fed.
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WESTERN ELoQuENCE Western elo.
quence continues 10 improve. A Wis.
cOusin reporter sends the following
sketch. A lawyer in Milwaukee was
defending handsome young woman,
accused of stealing from large unocru.
pied dwelling, in the night time, and
thus he spoke in conclusion;
Gentlemen of the Jury, l am done
When gaze with enraptured eyes on
the matchless beauty on the peerless vir
gin, on whose rosplendant charms sus.
picion never dared to breathe--When l
behold her radiant in this glorious bloom
oflustrious loveliness, which angelic
angels might envy but not sclipse--bs.
fore which the star on the brow Of night
grows pble, and the diamords Of BAIL
are dim-and then reflect upon the ut
ter madness and folly Of supposing that
50 much hea6tyWopld expose itsell-io
the terrOrs of an empty building. in the
cold, damp dead Of night, when limo.
cence like her'sis hiding itself midst
snowy pillows of repose. Gentlemen of
the Jury my feelings are TOO overpower.
ing Tor expression, and I throw her into
your arms for protection against the
foul charge, which the outraged malice
of disappointed scouudrel has inven-
ted to blast the fair name of this lovely
maiden, whose smiles shall be the re.
ward of the verdict which ! know you
will givep
The Jury acquitted her without leav-
Ing their seats.
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tg- Al the city Of NIodenO, in Italy,
and about four miles around 1t, where
ever the earth is dug, when the workmOn
arrive at distance OF sixty.threO ftet.
they come to q bed OF chalk, which
they bore with an ougur FIVE feet deep.
They then withdraw from the pit before
the auger is removed, and upon It's ex.
traction, the water bursts up through
tho aperture with great violence, and
quickly ellis this newly made we'll, which
continues full, and is affected neither by
rains nor droushw. But what is most
remarkable in this operation is, the lay.
ers Of the earth as we descend. At the
depth Of fourteen lsot are found the ru.
ins of an ancient city, paved streets,
houses, floors and different pieces Of
mosaic work, Upon this is found soft,
cozy earth made up Of vegetables, and
at twenty.siG feet large trees entire, such
as walnut trees, with the walnutS still
sticking to the stem, and the leaves and
branches, in a perfect state oI pressrva-
ton. At twenty eight feet deep soft
chalk is found, mixed with a vast quou-
tty Of shells, and this bed is eleven feet
thick. Under this vegetables are found
egain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

Way THE DrrSa NNvER WEEP.-The
reason why the the dying never weep is
because the manufactures Of lie have
stopped forever; the human system has
run down forever; every gland Of the
system has ceased its functions. In al
most all diseases the liver is the fnt
manuiaetory that stops work; one by
one others follow, and all tho fountains
of life arc at length dried up; there isnO
secretion anywhere. So the eye in death
weepS not; not that all affection is dead
10 tho hOou, but because there is not a
tear drop in it, any moro than there is
moisture on the liy,
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AvGsnoral MoClellan's Official II

ETGsnOrai McCiellan's Official rs-
port omIts all those dispatches that be
sent to Washington, aud which were
published during his pursuit Of the enc
my from Yorktown. One dated May
4lh, declared with beaming confidence:
"l'shall push tho enemy to the wall -
Another to Mr.. Stanton, same date, dc.
clare "the eucmy's rear 10 strong, but L
have forces enough up there to ensure
all purposes" No complaint here about
want of troops, Tho very next dispatch
however daled tie next day, when 10
was apparcnthe had lost his opportuni-
y, declared that Johnsou's army had
made a stand, that his force was inferior
that ho would "hold them in check un.
I'll ho could resume his original plan"
The dispatch Immediately prior 10 this
says nothing about The original plOu.
and declares: * am aow saliUhet Of
the correctness OF the counsel have per.
sued The SUCCESS waS,hrlllisnt and you
may rest assured thatitS effect will 10
Of the greatest importance. There will
bo no delay in following the suOmy,"-
Quite different thing from holding
thOm "in check"
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AdYantnreu Of snenklnr WeIi.


Apart from professional Advantages,
the ART Of speaking is the surosI path to
the Qualification OF your very laudable
ambition to take part IN the political
and social life Of your generation. InalI
counties, aud in all ages. the orator has
risen to distinction, But his art is no.
where so potent as in free countries,
where liberty Of spOcOh is the birlhrisht
Of tho citizen, Wherever self govern.
meet is recognized there mus, bO gath.
orings for the purpose of transacling
public business; men must meet together
in their parishes, their counties, or by
whatever name the subdivisions Of their
couHty may be known. They could
not discuss the business of the meeting
without some speaking, and tho most
pleasant speaker will most assurOdly win
the ears, and therefore carry with him
the feelings and votes ofthosc who can
nOtsPcak, The same result is seen in
all assemblies, from the vcStry, which is
the parliament Of the parish, to the
House Of Commons, which is the parlia.
menl Of the nations, A man who cen.
not speak is there doomed to iusigniG.
canco; man who cannot speak but bad.
ly isstill somebody, tho man who speaks
tolerobly is man ofmork; the man who
speaks we'll at once establishes himself
as a ohicftain, and he holds in his hand
the power Of the whole assembly. See.
ing, then, what valuable accomplish.
ment of spoaking--hOw surely it will
lead TO power, possibly the greatness.
certainly to fame, and probably to profit
--the marvel is that it Is not moro cult.
vated in this country in truth, It can
scarcely be said TO be cultivated al all.
HowIs thisY Is it that English are un.
conciOps of It's yOluc, or that they think
ii q gilt bestowed bynntureswhich art
cannot produce and can do little to per.
feet? cannot tell; but therO Tie fact is.
ln our homes, in our schools, no pains
arc taken to teach young persons to
speak or even 10 read; und he who can.
not read we'll will no. speak well. Par
Onts and guardians chesrfully expOnd
large sums for the teaching Of music or
drawing whether o natural taste for Il
does o. does not cOmplishmenis
.Ehich only the gifted arc likely to turn
70 good account in after life, aud for tho
exercise Of which there is seldom do.
mand; while the arts of reading and OF
speaking-tho former daily in request,
and the latter leading to success in life
through mDny paths arc entirely neg.
lccted, or If frecoguizod at all, impor-
fectly taught by lesson of half.an hour
in week, or got up for the occasion Of
a show of on those dreary days when
the school masters advertise themselves
under prclcnce Of exhibiting the abilities
of their pupils.
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POLITICAL.
THOUGHTS oF A DYINa soLDIER.

The angry winds moan through the trees,
The leaves are falling thick and fast,
The pale moon looks from yonder'sky
As ifthis night would be the last.
Ny day is gone, the night has come,
And silence rcigus on land and sen,
Yet am sad and lonely here
Away from home kind friends and thee,
TIL cnmp,iires glow throughout the ca.
TUE seems a low and mufTlcd sound ~ ~
1bee come from lips Of soldier boys -
Ace sit in little groups around;
,dbere talking of the latest fight,
,.,, others Of the sights they see,
'EvT am thinking Of my wouEl.
.'fFoie, kind friends and thee.
"
! hear the owl who pipes his tune
hear the stream that ripples by,
But OH l cannot see my mothers face,
Nor greet her beaming eye;
But on my cheek one tear trace
A tear that memory brings to thee;
A world Of words is in hat tear
Totell of home, kind friends and thee.
,Good.ty yc winds, oh bear these words
On lightning wings to Lucy'S ears,
And tell her that love her still;
Yet meet one sad and parting tear.
I'll opc the wonders of my heart
A picture It's not fancy sketch,
But true Of home, kind friends and thee.
Good night my love, tho distance lies
Like some vast gulf between US now;
Nor time, nor space nor different skies
Can make me e'er forget my vow
Though 10 the battles murderous shock,
Come for me life's last elipse;
For thee my last prayer shall go up
Thy name the last words on my lips.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

A CoPPERHEAD PRArER.--We dnd
the following prayer in the Hamilton
Telegraph as offered by CopperheAd.
We wonder il this is the burden of all
COpperheod prayers, if SO, we should
thiuk the Lords ear was full of slavery
provided such prayers ever ascended to
mis- throne;
20 God--if there is oue--scnd all the
Aboliiionists 10 the bad place if there is
one--O God protect and defend slavery
and give us peace, but don't let the Abo.
lidOnlsts interfere with slavery. o Lord,
don't let the war destroy slavery. o
Lord, restore the Democratic party to
power, and all the negroes to their mas
ters. oLord, don't let the negroes come
up North, lest they become our equals.
0 Lord, don't let the AboIitioniss or
the War free the slavea, for they will bO
better than the white men. 0 Lord,
restore To US our beloved VulandiSha,n,
but don't let slavery be crippled; let Clio
riOus George Pub have free speech, but
don't let the slaves have their freedom
o Lord, don't let Missouri become a
free State, don't let any of the cotton
States come back to the Union without
slavery, o Lord, re,establish slavery
in the District Of Columbia, and we bo.
secch thee, o Lord. to protect slavery
the more, because many in tho South
don't seem 10 be concerned about it,
Wa ask it for our own sakos.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

DIstnotOr tho murderer OftbO Nc.
Coy family, was executed in Medina, O.,
last Friday. 1t 10 estimated that there
were $4,000 persons present. HO pro-
tested his innocence 10 the very last
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

B1-Au old topper bet that he could
when bludtolded tel each Of the SeVc-
raj kinds Of liquors. Whom brandy
whisky, gin and othor drinks were pro-
sented, he pronounced correctly what
thOy were, Atlonglh gluS, OF pure
water was given him; he tasted it, Paus-
ed, tasted It again and again, considered
and shook his head, AT last said he,
"GonLlemcn, | give Il up. l am not
used to that kind of liquor"
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ETA littlo wasp Of a creature, says
Baltimore paper, named MrG..W., pass
ing by the beautiful emblem Of Amsri
can uatiOnslity--tho Stars and Htripes---
stood and looked at its ioIds, aud then,
With an air Of disgust, snd q hoggish
'crookto her nose tSud undoubtedly a
hOggiSh heart to her nOlurc). shO gave
her hoops an elevated spring, and was
heard to say, al hope the nasty thing
won't touch my Dress" This compound
of Secession madness end stupid igno.
rance should know that her belterS wrap
their dead in the ssma starry folds; that
ere this corrupt being was spot upon
woman's fair fsme, the mothers Of all
The Presidents Of the Republic loved and
worshippcd that same old Hog--lhst af-
ter this secesh vixen is dead and gone,
and the women refuse 10 tastG such cor
ruption, that dear old hag WILDE looked
upon as the mothers Of the heroes Of the
revolution looked upon it, With graft
tudo and reverence. When a woman
unsexes hersolf and becomes lOath.
sOmo essence Of depravity, she must,
and does receive the execration OF man.
kind. Instead of being blessing she
then becomes curse. With her own
hand she breaks down the barriers that
protect her. She puts that poison to
her own lips, and sooner or later tho
vengeance Of God falls upon her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

DB-It is considered to bO cool to
take mans hat with his nome written
in it simply because you want TO get
his autograph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

RyA young lady, if visitor knocks
at The front door, will sometimes send
word engaged though she never had
an offer in her life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

SeoLnlSo.--If laughing begents fat,
It ispo less true that scolding is thopar-
entbimeSgfsnsss. Who ever saw a
plupp iermasant? The virago is scrag
gy setaggipess is the badge Of all her
II i would seem that tho attrition
Of ftFee taciIne torrp per gives sharp
,het human BAN sineYitabip
asa gritty griud.stone puiSa wiry edge
on broad.sxe. Artists understand this
fact, and govern themselves according.
ly. They invariably represent ladies'
supposed to be given to the rampage as
remarkably high in bone Shrews are
thus depicted in comic valentines, and
all the illustrators Of 'Burtuiu Lectures
haze presented The rib of Mr.. Caudle
without particle Of fat. Lovatcr, re-.
ferring to female frebraDds, says fally,
to their faces, that their noses are sharp.
We have dim idea tina. he mentions
some exceptional cases of ladies with
snub noses, who are given to snubbine
their husbands; but these form a mild va.
riety, and only small proportion Of
the genus Scold.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24
NUMBER 81.
Two YyAns Ago'-Tbh d,v ~


Two YEANs Ago.-Thh day two
years ago, We ware in jsil in this city,
crowded on all hands with abou. $50
Union associated The citizen scoun-
drOlS. aud she devils Of the secession
faith and order" were pointing the
finger Of scOrn Ot us, walking by the
Jail and grinniug like tho imps Of holl.a
articulating, "ho is just where be ought
to DO, Tor lhrusting himself in tho way
of developing the resources oflhO South
Others wrote notes to the robsI scoun.
drols here in authority to double tho
guard around tho Jail to prevent our
rescue by a Union mob.
Two years have wrought something
Of change. Those infamous devils
these prosoriptivo pOrtisans. and yilo
golters up OF the rebellion, can now
walk these SlreeA and grin in their own
ruined private houses, their demolished
fences; their sqUandered fortunes, aud
their ubscondod negroesl They had
better grin at tho patches upon their
knees, and seats Of their panlsl Their
women can suigger over their old hoops
Os they mend them. aud over their Adi-
lapidOlod bonuetS, as they turn them in.
side cull Ins,oad of grinning a, uu in
jail, and turning up their noses at Union
families when they meet them. lot their
chaste, refined and accomplished wo.
men offer up thanks TO God that they
arc permitted 10 drink rebel colles made
of rye, chOslnuls and potatoes.
Some Of them arc keeping boarding
houses as means ofIiviug, and fo,ding
Yankee officers and soldiers. whose very
presence was sickOning If they had Ia
kon Knoxville under Geno,al Burnside.
Now, they are willing to live by the pa.
tronage Of thO'LineoIn amy. What
changel Who,a letting down Of dieni
tyl Nay. worse many Of them come
up with false claims for lossos and dam.
ages. and present Witnesses to prove
their lOyulty to the Governmen, Of the
United States. [Brownlow.
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ET'ThOre are three umbrellas, said
littlO Nell, The hat is 10 no-tho
smallest; The umbrella is another and
the Oky is tho third--thO gro0Ss, ofthem
al but also ,ho lcskieat'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-03-24

na-BOwap Of women who always
worry Swoct Dealers in candy ate rcs
,f,, Eva oaufi
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-15
NJ 4 W INV E N TITO N
~ OF
ARTIFICIAL CHEoPLASTIC
BONE TEETH,

Or. S. D. SIGEsMOND n HAYWARD,
IGO Pennsylvania avenue, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, Washington.
Drs. s. h H. calls the attention Of the public TO
the following advantages OF their impro cd stem
Ist Tho teeth OF their manufacture will never
eorrode nor change color by any acids, and aic
three tourthB lighter than any other.
3D. No teeth or roots need be extracted, IS the
Grtlhoal oneo can no inserted over them,
ID. The roots will he made inOtlensive and never
to ache,
9TH. No temporary teeth are needed pCrmH-
nent ones can be made Immediately, thereby pre-.
serving the natural expression Of the face, which,
under the old System, lie frequently dghguTcd,
9th, This work has been fully tested Cor over
i've years by many OF the hrut chemists aud phYsi.
oiAnI OF this aud the old country,
Drs. 8. \ II. have also Invented white indie.
struotbe metal filling, with which the ulOFt Gen.
Gitive teeth can be tiled without pain, and Gao
build up perfect EOund tooth on any side roots,
which will last through lifetime.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAM
With InnOXious NGpOr, by DIS. SlgesmOnd Hay.
ward, $50 Pennsylvanla avenue, inventors and sole
manufacturers Of Anaestio InIOxious vGplr mot
Laughing Gas, nor ChlOrofoTm or Ether, but
strictly an Anaestio agent, entirely free from ex-
hilsratlng effects and perfectly harmless causing
quiet sleep, with pleasant sensations and perfect
insensibillty to pain.
The best OF references given II required.
Call and examine for yourselves. mY2S
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-15

mr. of .nv other set amounting TO felony, shall
~ Iable 10 ndetment 80 for msdeneanor, and
a "a moi exceeding Eve thousand dollars. ard 10
nnnishment In the pcoitsntlary not exceeding
three years, befrc any court, civil or military,
eops \ .icpt 10 try the same. And " hhAll be the
Sutv Of the secretary Of the Treasury, from tive
10 time 10 Institute such Investigations A. may
te necessary TO detect and prevent frauds and
sbuIss In the trade and other tranEactious con-
ismpiate BY thiG act, bv tho acts to which this
l. supplementary. And the agents mailing such In.
vestieAtiona shall have power to compel the ut
tendance Of witnesses, and to make examinations
on oath,
Sec. II. And DC hyfRilcr enaeiod, That the seere-
rary the Treasury, with the appro AZ oi VIC
prcaiiebt, shAll make such ruies and roFulalnnn
As are necessary TO secure tho proper and eeohoh,
teal execution Of the provisions OF tlls aet' hnu
en- all de'tay all expenses OF such execution mOu
tho proceeds Of iecs imposed by tAid tues anu reg
ulatiouI Of sales of oAntursd and Abandoned pro-
perry, and ri sales beTeinbeiOfc authorized
Approved July Q, 1884,
80 VAN, +. p, TOWNSEND,
pet. Assistant AdIutAnt General,