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Fish and Forget.

If you want to forget the world and
its care, go a-fshing. Man is born
gamester, or to put it mildly, specula-
tor. AS boy he CANDLES for marbles
or pennies at pitch-and-toss, or risks
his top at peg-in-the-ring, or gives his
tender mind to the mysteries of "swap-
ping.r As o man of business he speeu-
lates on a grander scale, that's all. Well,
fishing is lottery. There is a glorious
uncertainty about it that appeals to the
gambling instinct of humanity. The
blanks are many, the prizes compari-
lively few, and the pastime has the
merit of heing at once innocent and ex-
citing. The angler, while awaiting the
result of his subaquaous investment,
loses sight of all his grayer ventures.
No thought of the sharks, gudgeOns, or
suckers of the mart crosses his mind, as
he sits, watching his float or cOrk-the
silent atmosphere that keeps enrapport
with the fishy world over which he is
suspended. His whole mind is cOncen-
trated upon that cork. His rod and
line are simply artificial combinations
Of his nervous system. A bite thrills
every fiber of his frame, accelerates the
circulation of his blood, and quickens
the peristalic motion of his bowels.
Lay your finger gently upon the anglers
pulse when engaged in his vocation
in his abstraction he will be unconscious
of your touch-and the instant the float
bobs you will feel the artery bound. In
short, there is nothing thatso complete
" enchains and enthralls all the OBJ
serving faculties as fishing. There is
one objection to the sport, however; it
sometime, for example, when "sock-
dologer" snaps the line at the critical
moment, leads to use of unallowed in
terjections. We have known very eX-
emplary persons to ventilate their vex-
alton i'll a yolly of profane expletives on
such occations. Let us hope that when
the ministering spirits report cases OF
this kind in Heavens chancery, the re-
cording angel puts the CALCULATIONS in
the same category with Uncle Toby's
oath, and wipe them out with sympa-
thizing tear. We are quite sure he
does, if ever no has been fishing; for
to lose noble trout, or Bass, or pike,
after he is fairly hooked, is enough to
provoke even an angel.
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extra emolument, which the Constitu-
ton expressly forbids him to receive.
1t was a queer "moral idea" in JIM.
FERGUSON to suppose that, because he
was lucky thief in Kentucky, he would
be good judge-maker for West Vir-
ginia. 1t was equally queer that his
party should admit his skill in theft as
a proof of his wisdom in the selection of
public officers. And this is "the party
of moral ideas"-a party whose leaders
stand convicted of every vice, and al
most every crime-a party with whom
knavery is reputable, deceit honorable,
fraud respectable, perjury necessity,
debauchery a recommendation, and in
decency badge of distinction, and a
proof of merit.
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IFrom the New York World.
Democratic Gains in the Late Eiec
lions.

We have complete returns from fifty
one of the sixty-six counties of Penn
sylvania, which foot up a majority OF
I'M for Geary, against Republican
majority last year of 15,245. The re-
manning fifteen counties atthe last cleo
ton went Republican by, AIS majority,
and If they should do as well this year,
Geary's majority will reach 1912. If,
however, they should show as great a
falling off in the Radical superiority as
have the fifty-one counties mentioned,
the Republican majority in the whole
State will not exceed 1900 votes-a
very handsome Democratic gain, when
we recall the fact that the Radical ma
jority last year attained the ugly total
of % $50 votes. As the Tribune affects
to be grimly facetious over the returns
as printed by its Democratic cotempo-
raries, it is commended to the study of
those given above, which, we may add,
are taken for the most part from its own
columns and those of its Philadelphia
coadiuter, FOrney's Press.
As regards Ohio, the Tribune is well
come to all the comfort it can derive
from the result of the vote of the State
at the election last Tuesday. An exam
ination of the following table, giving
the maiorities for Congressman i'll 1864
and 1866, plainly shows that the Dem
ocrats have made handsome gains, while
the Republicans have suffered heavy
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THE Torch-and-Turpentine travellers
desccratcd the tomb of Lincoln at
Springfield Gll.) last week by visiting
it They improved the occasion by is
sueing an address to the people of the
North, in which occurs the following
passage:
Unfortunately, however, some Repub-
lican speakers and writer's, by the loose
language they make use of, and their
frequent declarations that, if the non
constructed States ratify the pending
constitutional amendment, such of their
applicants as can or will take the test
oath will he admitted TO membership i'll
that body, are creating the impression
that the ratification Of That amendment TiH
render any fWthT legislation by Congress
in relation to the HoR-cOaStrWcted States
WRpeceSsarV If this conviction is al
lowed to fastcn itself upon the minds of
the people, it can only be removed by
long, acrimonious discussion, pending
which the nation will continue to be
affected with the evils which now ren-
der life in third of the States almost
intolerable.
These mercenary scamps expect to
have chance at the plunder, If Con
rress has full swing and coniiscation
laws are passed. They are i'll the secret
of the Radicals, and they know that the
amendment is cheat and Il swindle,
and would not restore the oCthern
States to the Union if accepted by them.
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asked to pay our taxes as heretofore;
but to give up our representation in Con-
gress and let the radical tricksters gov
ern the country to suit their peculiar
notions.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment is neither more nor less than "a
Yankee trick" for increasing the politi-
cal power without increasing the taxa
tion of New England. 1t is an insult to
ask the people of West Virginia to
ratify so iniquitous a scheme. Let MS
rally in our might and elect to the
men who viii care more for
the interests of their neighbors and
their friends, than to toady to the New
England radicals by the ratification
of the amendment they have proposed
and their agents are advocating.
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DEATH OF THE INFANT DAUGHTER OF
GEN. Tom THUMB.-On the 18th, Minnie
Stratton, or, as the child used to call
herself, Minnie Tom Thumb, the infant
daughter of General and Mrs. Tom
Thumb, died at the Norfolk Hotel, Nor
wich. The child was left some days
since at the hotel i'll charge of her
nurse, while her pa rents went on pro-
fessional visit to Yarmouth and Loves
toft. About week since it was taken
i'll, and two medical men were called
in; they failed, however, to aIlay her
sufferings, and it died from inflammation
of the brain. Mrs. Tom Thumb was
sent for; she arrived in Norwich on the
Goth, and remained in attendance on
the little sufferer till death took place.
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MIXED MHTAPUORs.-A

MIXED METAPHORs.-A bombastic
lawyer was making an argument before
a jury, in the course of which he de
livered himself Of the following speci-
men of mock eloquencc:
"But, gentlemen of the jury, the
whole subject is entirely i'll the dark,
till VIC come to the testimony of Mr.
B.; then it is that the cloud of
of doubt begins to crack, and the cat is
out of the bag~
A waggish brother lawyer sitting by,
who was good at sketching, caught up
his pencil and a slip of paper, and with
an eye to the rules Of testing the cor
rectness of rhetorical figure by paint
ing it, drew picture, exhibiting n
cloud, a crack in the cloud, the mouth
of bag hanging down out of the crack,
and to complete the picture, said law
yer grasping the cats tail and holding
on. Then sliding the picture along the
table to the next brother lawyer, it
passed around till he had made = fin
ishing work of oversetting what little
gravity had been left among the mem
bars of the bar, by Sir Bombast's deliy-
cry of his most eloquent sentence.
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LETTER PROM TYLER COUNTY
a Leaf from -Record---Hubbard
Contrndicts the Globe.
MrDDLEBoURN TYLER CO.,
WEST Va. Oct. l3, 1866.

hlDDlfDONhN vi Il LIN NO+f
WEST Va, Oct. 13, 1866. J
Editors of tho Register
You will remember that just before
the close of the last session of the
Thirty-ninth Congress, an effort was
made TO guarantee immediate repre-
sentation TO the Southern States, in
case they should ratify the Constitu-
tional Amendment. Mr.. Hubbard has
been charged with aiding the defeat of
that effort, by voting to lay upon the
table resolution embodying the de
sired guarantee. That charge Mr.. Hub
bard denies. If your readers will ex-
anime the Congressional Globe Of July
20, 1856, they will find that upon that
day Mr.. Stevens offered a resolution de-
elaring that whenever the amendment
became a part of the Constitution, the
representatives from Southern States
ratifying the same, If found properly
elected and qualified, would be admit
ted to their seats on taking the re-
auired oath of Office. The reso-
luton also provided for defer
ring for ten years the payment
of the direct tax due ffUm Southern
States adopting the amendment. Mr..
Bingham offered an amendment TO Mr.
Stevens resolutions, which, as well as /
recollect, made no reference to the di-
rect tax, but guaranteed Southern rep
resentation upon the adoption of the
amendment. A motion was made TO lay
Stevens resolution and Bngham's
amendment on the table. The yeas and
nays being IorderH the motion prevail
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FROM ROANE COUNTY.
SPENCER RoANE Co, w. Va, !
0ctnhpr Il 1S66.

SPENCER hOANE 70, w. VA,
October &, 1866.
Editors ofthe Register:
The National Union party of this
county held a Convention of delegates
from each township here to-day, and,
after passing the following resolutions,
nominated the subjoined county ticket:
Resolred, That the restoration of the
Union, peace and prosperity of our cOun-
try depends upon the success of the Ma
tional Union Conservative party, who
are the upholders of the Presidents poll
cy, and the only truly loyal political
party now in this nation.
Resolred, That we sOlemnly pledge
ourselves to use all honorable means and
our best efforts to secure the election of
the nominees of this Convention, and
also of the State ticket. ...-..
For House of Delegates-Beverly j.
Taylor.
For Sheriff-Henry Payne.
For County Clerk-M. j. ThOmasson.
For Recorder-Jas. W. Daniels.
For State AttOrney-Okey Johnson.
For Surveyor-George W. Riley.
For AssessOr-John Hively, Esq, all of
whom we expect to elect. -
Yours truly, JOHN HIvELY, Pres't.
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"Jes' 90 sol"-"Exac,,y f"-Solon Shingle said
they were there every time" Ifhe felt . owl
eyT In the morning, he took Plantation Bitters
II he felt weary at night he took Plantation B.t
ters IL he lacked Appetite was weak. lAnguid
or mentally oppressed, he took Plantation Bit.
ters ; aud they never failed TO set him on his
Few persons want any better authority; but
As some may, lust read tho followingi
owe much 20 you. Tor
my life. REV. w. III. WAGONkR
Madrid, N. Y"
have been great suffer.
sr from Dyspepsia, and had 70 abandon preach.
ing. The Plantation Bit
sEv. c. A. WILDWOOD,
New York Cry.
g had lost all appetite
was 80 weak and encryatsd could hardly wAli,
The Plantation htters have set me all right
JAMES HEIMINwAY,
- ST. L0uia Mo-.
The Plantation Bitters have
ured me Of . dsran cement OF the Kidneys and
Urinary 0TEanA that DISTRESSED me ssoS .Ss ysar'
esq Broadway New York"
Mrs. o. NJ DEvOR, manager Of the Union
Home school FOR Soldiers Children, says sho
"has given IL 10 the weak and invalid children
under her charge ~ With the no.. happy aad graf
drcd reams OF such certificates but no noaavrrtise.
ment Is so effective a. what people thcnselves
say Of good article. Our fortune and our rep.
utation Is at stake The original quality and
high character Of these goeds viii DO sustained
under every and AL circumstances They have
already obtained . sale In every town. village.
parish and hamlet among civilized nations. Bsss
tmitators try 20 como ~ near our name and style
a. they can, and because . good article cannot
DO sold as low . poor ono, they tnd some sup
port from parties who do not care what they se0.
BE on your guard. See oer private stamp oy@
the cork 2. H. DRAKE CO,
Now York City.
Druggists. H."
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An Unfounded Charge

Editors of the Register:
In looking over the proceedings or
doings of the honorable trio designated
as the Board of Registration of Ohio
county, 1 find that charge was pre-
ferred by their honors against me, Tor
tearing down." as they allege, "the
American flag from pole in West Lib
erty," during the war. Not knowing
whether they will, at their next meet
ing, attempt to substantiatc the charge
or give me an opportunity to vindicate
myself of such villainous calumny, l
hereby take this method of publicly
branding the originator Of this Jalsehood
-as being the author Of an iafdmous and
diabolicdl lie, and one which even his
perjured hirelings will not swear TO.
The charge was made, not, as / believe,
for the purpose of asccrtaining whether
it was true or false, but with the express
object in view of identifying me with
those who had rebelled against the Gov
ernment, policy that condemned and
hcresy that | never have nor never
will concede. The probability is that
the accusation came from some one of
their tar-heeled and tuTpentine candi-
dates for Office, who makethis charge
of disloyalty, because | vote against
them, whom / know to be enemies OF
the Government, and against their
party, which know to be subVersive of
tl,o l;hartioS on1 interests of all Ampri-
can citizens. / now call for a hearing
before this august tribunal. If my call
is not acceded to | will then consider
the accusation rs base and unscrupu-
lous slander, and which none other than
a Radical Abolition disuniOnist would
make. J. II. GOOD.
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CLUB MEETING.
Speech by Colonel D. ID. johnson.

Colonel d. d. JOHNSON, the Demo-
cratic and Conservative candidate for
Congress, happening in town last even
inc. was invited to address the. Club
at Headquarters. Soon after this fact
was made known on the streets, the
hall was filled by young men and en-
thusiastic friends of the cause. Mr.. NJ.
REILLY having been chosen temporary
chairman, he introduced to the assem-
blare Col. JOHNSON, who delivered an
elegant address, full of wise sentiments,
eloquent appeals, and pointed hits. He
was frequently, loudly and enthusiastic
cally applauded. T.
Col. JOHNSON speaks at Cameron to-
day, and at Fairview, in Hancock
county, on Monday. If possible, ne will
address the people of Wheeling some
evening in the first part of next week.
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1866
Total. .....- 3,7O7 55 T57


The above returns, official and unOffi-
cial, include all the counties in the State
but eight, and the estimated returns
from these latter are taken from Repub-
lican sources. The table, therefore,
shows:
a. That the Republican majority in
the whole State is less than 10000, and
not $4,000, as claimed by the Tribune on
the morning after the election; which is
20 900 less than the majority for Lincoln
III 1864.
(2.) That the DEMOCRATS havereduced
the Republican majority i'll every Con-
gressional district but three; and have
increased their majority i'll each district
which they carried in 1864.
(3.) That the Democrats have gained
one Congressman, to wit: General
George W. Morgan, over Columbus Del
ano, in the Thirteenth District.
(4.) That whereas the Democratic
majority in the Democratic Congression-
al districts III 1864 was 3,7O1, this year
it is 6,lO0.
The returns received from siXty-tOur
out of the ninety-two county i'll Indiana,
as published in the Tribune yesterday,
gave IA Republican majority of 1921.
The same counties gave Republican
majority of over y 900 in 1864, showing
Democratic gain of nearly 5000. This
is shown by giving the Republicans all
they claim from the counties heard from
in part. The official returns will un-
questionably show still larger Demo
cratic gain. A corresponding increase
in the remainder of the State will re-
duce the Republican majority to less
than ten thousand.
The few returns from Iowa indicate
decrease of the Republican maiorities
there. The details come i'll slowly, and
no definite idea can yet be formed as to
the extent of the change that has taken
place. These facts, figures, and data do
not look much as though the Democratic
party was dead, as claimed by the Radi-
col nrpSS
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A WHOLESALE PoIsoSER.-One Mar

A WHOLESALE PoIsoNER.-One Mar
tin Rean, who is about to be tried at
Deux Sevres, France, is accused of hav-
ing poisoned, first his brother-in-law,
Pierre Rean, in 1853; then i'll 1s56 his
first wife, Jeanne; in 1865 his second
wife, Julie; and in 1866 his daughter
Adele. 1t appears that Martin Rean
was accustomed to say, The more wives
Won take the richer you becomc;' and is
supposed to have committed the muir
ders for which he is to be tried through
motives of cupidity. On the death of
his daughter Adele, who was quite an
infant, he became entitled to certain
sum of money settled on her by her
mother.
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A pIoUANT sensational story about
man following his own coffin TO the
grave comes from France. \ French
man. named Douat, having insured his
life for IOO. 1000 francs, went to England,
and by mock funeral, succeeded in oh
tanning legal documents i'll proof of his
own death, with the view of realizing
the amount for which he was insured.
The "widow" presented the papers at
the insurance office in Paris, but suspi-
cion being excited in some way, pay
ment was declined, and the "body' be-
inc exhumed, the coffin was found to be
empty. Douat disappeared, but was ar
rested in Antwerp.
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A WESTERN judge, full Of fun and
froiie, and withal a widower with five
children, was lately bantered by pret-
ty miss of ffive-and-twenty for not taking
a wife. The judge confessed his reIniss-
ness, and ended in offering himself to
the lady who had 50 handsomely point
ed out his shortcomings She was vii
ling, but there was Ope--to her-seriOus
obstacle. ..Well,r said the Judge,
itname it. Ny profession is to surmount
such obstacles.' "Ah, Judge, this is
beyond your powers. / have vowed IL
I ever married widoyer he must have
ten children 'Ten children o, that's
nothing says the judge. I'll give you
five now. and nv notes ON demand in
yearly instaIlments for the balance
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Letters from the People.
Meeting Of the Citizens of Nicholas
and Clay Counties.
Editors OF the Register:

Meeting Of the Citizens of Nicholas
and Clay Counties.
Editors OF the Register:
At a meeting of the qualified voters
of Nicholas and Clay counties held in
the town of Summersville on the 18th
day of September, 1866, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for the House
of Delegates, as well as county officers
for the county of Nicholas, West Vir-
ginia, Mr.. William Brown was called to
the Chair, and A. J. Stepenson appointed
Secretary. The object of the meeting
having been explained by J. r. McCutch-
un, the following persons were unani-
mously nominated for the following
Offices: -s.... sd
For the House of Delegates for the
counties of Nicholas and Clay, William
Calligham.
For Prosecuting Attorney of Nicholas
county, - McGinnis. ...... ..
For Sheriff of Nicholas county, George
Dunbar.
For Recorder of Nicholas county,
John G. Young.
For Commissioner of Revenue, Sam
uel RAIDER.
For County Treasurer, DR.. NJ. r. Hare
ford.
For County Surveyor, Charles Nc
Clurg.
Independent candidate for Clerk, A..
j. Jones. o. D.
Whereupon, the following named per-
tA1 mn
draft resolutions for this meeting: j.
X. McCutchen, Phalise Baxter, and
Isaac Hart, who reported as follows:
1. Resolred, That we heartily and unan-
imously endorse the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted by the National Conven-
ton which assembled at Philadelphia
on the 18th day of August, 1866.
2. Resolred, That this Convention do
heartily endorse the firm, independent,
and manly course pursued by the present
incumbent of the Executive Chair, In
the person of Andrew johnson, Pres
ident of the United States, i'll carrying
out the Constitutional principles of our
Republic.
8. ResoIred, That we heartily endorse
the nominees for State Officers by the
Conservative Convention at Parkers-
burg on the 22d day of August, 1866,
and we pledge ourselves to secure the
election of the same 80 far as we can.
A. ResoIred, That the Secretary of this
meeting be requested to forward the
proceedings of this meeting to Lewis
Baker, Editor of the Wheeling REGIS
TER, for publication.
On motion, adjourned.
A. j. STEPHENSON, Secretary.
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ed, and Congress refused to assure the
South that her assent TO the amendment
would secure the admission of her rep
resentatives. CHESTER ID. HUBBARD
AND ONE HUNDRED OTHERS VOTED TO
TABLE THE RESOLUTION. Our represent
ative denies that he ever gave any such
vote. I beg TO refer him and all Others
interested, to the Congressional Globe of
July 20th, 1866. McEIRoY.
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THE Pail NM Gazette has good sto

THE Pail NM Gazette has good sto-
rv.about one of II. B. Ms captains, who,
having been placed under arrest, was
requested to give up his sword. This
he declined to do, expressing regret that
he did not possess one; that he was in
the habit of hiring the necessary arti-
Gle from Messrs. So-and-SO, the eminent
tailors, for small stipend monthly;thatt
he had no doubt the same firm wouid
let it to him (the applieant) on the same
terms: and that, having got possession
of il. he trusted he would find 1t a more
remunerative and less troublesome bur-
den than it had been TO himself.
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GooD.-A Rochester paper tells the
following: Among the attractions Of
Rochester, represented to Farragut as
being particularly fine, were the Gene
see Falls. They are supposed 10 be
ninety feet high at some seasons, but at
the present time they are perfectly dry.
Looking at the rocky bed over Which
the water is supposed to fal, the Ad-
nrfral, addressing the Mayor Of ROches-
ter, remarked:
"It may be there, Mr. Mayor, but /
don't see the WATERFALL
''LoOk little more to the left, Ad-
miral.-
"Ah, now / see it" his beauty-loving
eye having at that moment fallen upon a
bright eyed damsel Of Rochester.
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WHAT IT CosTs.-The sending of q
telegraphic despatch to Europe is illus
trated in story told Of an ambitious
young man from the country, who on a
recent visit to Boston, was anxious TO
send a dispatch over the Atlantic cable
Just for the fun of the thing. Gather
ing up his loose change, he entered the
Boston Office and expressed his wish.
Having written his message and
handed it in, he laid the cash OIL the
counter, exclaiming, "How far will this
money pay forT Quickly running over
the money, the operator replied, "about
an inch" The youth departed a sadder
and wiser man.