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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27
a GROWING HEN.

A Richmond (ya,) paper says; There
is in this city young married woman,
who is very strongly afIl cted with u ma,
sna for initiating the Growing Of the NOR.
ming coct, wilhelm state of somno-
lence. We are assured that at the hour
appoiotod 10y nature for chandelier to
friehlcn a~oy tho midnight providers
from the yawning grayeyarls. tho for,u
nrlc husband Of the growing wife, on.
the first might Of bis marriage. was rou-
sod from his slumbets by most lusty
growing GA opening his eyes what
was his astonishment TO behold his bet
ter hall seated ia the middle of the con,
nubia couch of coHjugal bliss, tapping
her wings and ctowlng in most loud
and clear voice, stretching out her neck
afIer the most approved rooster fashion.
Thrice did she thus herald in the morn
srd then sank back and slept on. 10
The morning he spoke to hor about it,
anil was not more surprised than anu
sod to learn that she had been born in
The country, and Llat a hyorito Shans-
hai which roasted with his i6atberel
family in the hencoop, near the window
Of the malernql bed-cbamber, frightened
her mother by lis loud growing and
thus the child was "markad." And ev-
er since-yes, even babe lying in the
cradle -sho has been wont 70 wake the
echoes Of The coming dawn by initiating
we rooster and still, each morn she
flaps her wings and crows AS the
business Of the husband requires him to
rise very early, lie IS rather pleased than
otherwise to find his wife possessed of
this adlilioual accomplishment, which
dispenses with the necessity of an alarm
clock though having heard his grand
mother say that the Growing Of hen
Indicated iii-luck. unless her head was
Immediately cut of, lie is in some doubt,
whether, in order toinsufe good fortune
to his hou,ehold,ho ia not in duty bound
to stop his wife's Growing by sevcring her
musical throst We advise him to lei
his hen crow on, so long as she does
not peck him, Some persons may
question the truth of this remarkable in.
cidcut, but we can assure such that it is
true in every particular, and can be
youched for by responsible por,ies who
have known tie lady from infancy, and
the moral is that Indies who do not de-.
sire Growing children should not sleep
too near The hen-coop.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27
sTAND TIRM, RApIcALs,

The Parkersburg Times speaks per-
tooutly and forcibIy as follows ia reIa-
tiou to the duty OF West Virginia
Unionists:
"No Union man who looks calmly
upon the situation, as presented at the
las, elections 10 our State, can fail to
read this lesson which the enemies Of
the State and nation are teaching him.
eternal vigilance is the price of liberty"
must be inscribed upon our banners
everywhere in the future, and every
Union voter who has the future progress
and prosporiiy of the State at heart mnst
bear in mind that We have sleepless
enemy forever on tho watch TO take al
vantage of our indifercnce-uoi TO say
criminal neglect Of duty.
1t is a consolation to know that such
lessons are frequently of the highest i'm.
portance to the success Of a righteous
cause. During the war for the Union
our most signal defeats of similar char.
acter taught us the most salutary les
sons and ultimately eliminated il tho
thorough defeat Of growing and jnbi-
lant army Of destruction. The un.
doubted strength Of the Union party in
our State has given us too much reliance
upon continued success without troub
ling ourselves even to marshal our
forces, An unimportant defeat here and
lhero will necessarily set our people to
thinking of the appalling consequences
which would attend the hauling down Of
the Uaiou flag in West Virginia.
What better stimulus to thorough or.
ganizlton and activity can bo found
than the contemplation ofsuch contin
geucy as that OF rebels and their more
destructive sympalhzors, getting con-
troll of our State government and wicld.
ing it in the interest of such double
dyed tyailoIs nc Ardra% Jobascn? No
one who is in the least convorsant with
the logyism and rerogrudo policy Ito
say nothing of the disIoyal opposition to
cur separate existence as q SlatC) which
marks all the Vaccinations of the Con,
servatyo DemoCracy,ss can doubt their
desire to overthrow our progressive in.
stituiions, and sci us back hundred
years in the onward movements of civ.
lli2nion whicharo so happily iaausura.
ted.
We have but TO perform our duty as
men who, knowing their rights, not only
dare maintain them, but who are ever
on the alert to defend them at all times,
whether the occasion bo great or small;
and tho stars and stripes will continue
as heretofore 10 loo,aboye US, far above
the reach of its vindclive foes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

ANOTHER atIemot upon the life of the
Emperor Louis Napoleon, as we learn
by the Atlantic cable, was made at
Paris on June 6. While he was return,
ing in the afternoon from the grand re-
view 10 the Champ de Mars, ia honor Of
his Imperial visitor, the Gar Of Russia,
who accompanied him, a shot was fred
ut tho carriage by some ono in the crowd,
but fortunately neither of the Emperors
were injured The olElir created great
excitement and confusion for some time,
which was, however, quiotcd when it
was found that the intended assassina.
ton had failed, The assassin was
seized. He is said to bo Pole.
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nnr OF TIE PARTY

The 0skalOosa H.rald tells the follow.
ing amusing story Of life-Iong Demo.
crat in that vicinity who was for years a
slave to drink, but for twenty months
past had been q neutrality-suspicious. man.
He was sitting in his Office conversng
with several ofhis frienIs when the door
opened and Mr., D, rigid old Democrat
came IN. The usual compliments Of the
day passed, when the latter gave Mr.. II.
a slight nudge and wiakod him out Of
the back door, when cautiously peering
around TO see that no one was obsorv.
ing them, he drew from the deep reces-
sCs Of his pocket pint flask, which bore
the appearance Of having been several
times visited, and asked him to drink.
No, replied H., Il don't drink
you are liOrp responded D.
Il pledge you my word responded
H. chat | have not drank drop Tor
over twenty months
is that soN
Ut is; and | Om now member of the
Good Templar Lodge in this place
For moment a look Of blank aston.
ishmeut came over the countenanco Of
the old Democrat, which gave way 10
Que Of anguish, as no SAID;
Good Godl have you left tho Demo-
cratic party?
Mr. II, is still . strong Democrat but
thinks the above is too good to be lost
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1t is encouraging to know that the
rascols who are engaged in cheating the
Govonmen! out Of its revenue, are oc.
caSionally at least, overlakon by the pun.
ishmcnl provided by tie law of the
land The internal reveoue dep rlment
has now on hand $4,000 gallons Of
whiskcy forfeited to the United States
for evasion of tho revenue law, and
about 100000 gallons are under sOizure
but not formally condemned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

an AvowAL OF. PERFipY Tho
Charleston Nsrcury boldly prorlsims
t9ss all that may be done in that State
IA conformity TO the provisions OF the
Reconstruction act will bo wiped out at
thS very first opportunity. Il says;
4lfeyet the Government of the Uni
ted States becomes a. free government
aud 4he Constitution 90 restored to val
idiSg, eyarything done under this ect,
waSprqsumo, will bo wiped ou, The
eossiMtiOp Of ogov6rnmont, dicta.
te6by military authority, is an absur-
ditI It viii l'just Os long as the
military authority en(orOes il, and NOT d
da#longor. ooe ofltwo things we
dcoh 10 no either the people Of
all jbesUnited SdlOs must remain por.
maalnly under an absolute dsspatsub
CT tls% hilo population Of South Caro-
lima kgiH rule Tho Slalc.'
fl6islneSas simply that the moment
lb.s ADAocEplicp cparty.shall lphlaiheR,gar
10 South corohna, It wiliproceed 70
disrnnchise the colored citizens. and to
reduce them again to condition OF
sefyiluds.
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SOMETIME.

sJneiimer Ah, yes; to all of US
The knowledge comes sometime.
That changing love for changing things
Is folly, II not crime;
In youth we trust because we must
Hopes eager promise chime.
But through life's crumbling wall of dust
We see the truth-sometime.
Sometime We mcel,ly lay them down
With quiet hands aud cold,
The jewel thoughts We wove to crown
ss Yelled idol brows of Old
Time slowsthe heart lifc's prosy part,
We, bIushmg, hide its rhyme,
And dare our coward tears to statt
From tulored eyes-somotimc.
Sometime, it matters little when,
1t matters little how,
A glow is quenched within the heart
Aud missed upon the brow;
A chill no season can withstand,
That switcs in any cline
And crosses every sea and land,
Falls on the soul--sometime.
Sometime! All, cherish what 20 will,
And trust in whom ye may,
For lips that trcrnble, eyes that fill,
Grow calm enough some day;
Love with that bouullc S tenderness
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LATE advices from Arizona stale that
the indians ia that Territory have COM
menced vigorous campaigo against
the whites, attacking the ranches in the
vicinity of Prescott and Fort Whipple,
stealing stock in every direction. The
troops are on scouting expedition,
except enough for gorrison duty. Idaho
advices 10 May II state that the Indians
were also attacking stages, stage.
stations, and driving OFF stock. The
Indians are mounted on fue horses,
which ara said to have belonged 10 the
ed Cavalry.
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.ADyERTIsING RATES.


Professional cards of6 lines or less one year
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Advertisements must have the number Of in
serCions marked on the copy, or they will be
sept in 9TH forbidden" aud charied accord
iusly,
An casual ortransient advertisements must
be paid for in advance, to insure their 'nser'
ton.
Yearly advertisements to be paid for half
yearly in advance.
Short notices Of deaths viii be inserted free
Of charge Obituary notices and tributes OF
respect viii be charged half the advertising
rates. Marriage notices Inserted gratis,
Loaded editorial notices will be charged "
cents line, and half price for subsequent IN
sertions.
Religions notices and short advertisements
for benevolent associations, inserted gratis
Calls upon gentlemen to become candidates
will be charged at advertising rates
Three dollars win invariably be charged for
announcing candidates for County Offices. and
Ten dollars for announcing candidates for State
and United States offices.
The insertion of personal cards will be left
to the option ofih editor, but when inserted
will be charged double price,
AtilaviLS will not be made 70 orders oil
pdblcston or other legal advertisements uh-
til thev are paid for
There will be no deviation from the above
terms.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

REBELs IN EURorE. Col, Forney in
ono of his late letters gives some account
of the leading rebels who are now in
Europe. Breckenridge is scedy but
stands upon his dignity, declaring he
will claim no rights under the constitu
tloa of the United States which he re.
pudiated and sought to destroy, and
thinks it is bad taste in The rebel leaders
who do claim its protection. Therc
ought TO be no protection in the consti
tuition for such incorrgible traitors as ne
is. Benjamin is praclicing law in Lon.
don and is counsel for G X. Priolan, of
the, financial part of the house Of FREEZER,
Tronholmn & Co. He is also an eiito,
rial writer for the London telegraph, a
tory organ. George N. Sanders is in
London and has ust gone through the
bankruptcy court. WigfaIl is also in
LONDON collecting lists Of the subscribers
to the rebel cotton loan with the hope
that The British courts will decide and
that tho American government will abide
by the decision that tie rebels enjoyed
beIIigerent rights in the recent war. in
which event the credulous holders Of
these bonds are told by Mr.. Wigfall
that they will DO reimbursed by the
conqnoring government Of the Urion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

TnE Democratic papers are mol plea
ed with the able and patriotic letter Of
Gen. LongStreet which we have already
placed before our readers. This ia not
strange. The letter is not complimCnla.
ry to the Democratic party, In stating
that tho Democratic party has nothing
tangible about il except the issues that
were slaked upon the war and losI;' he
most Gtly characlerizes it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

jeff. Davis has rented cottage for a
summer residence on The Canadian side
Of Niagara Folls, where he caa survey,
like Mlltou's Archangel, the Paradise
from which he is exiled. Beverly
Tucker aud the lordly Mason, of Vif.
sinla, have also engaged houses in tie
vicinity OF their fallen chief Other
Conloderales, of lesser note, are scattered
about the neighborhool.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

A GOOD brother in an d stern church
had call to proach, Being unable to
read, be employed u friend to road the
Scripture lesson On Que occasion, tho
chapter selected was Genesis xxi, which
contains these words: These eight did
Milcah bear 10 Nahor. Abralsm,s
brother. The preacbeI.discolthea l9esa
the text as follows. iBGthlen and sis
IeTs, LET us consider our blessings, Moe.
ming and evening our wives and daugh-
Iers milk the COWS, and our wants are
supplied. lnthe days Of good old Abra.
ham, as you have heard. Il took eight to
milk a beaf and they did not get much
at that'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

Mrs. POringLoi cannot understand
either Mr. Gladstone or Mr., Disrnily,
that they should be anxious 10 pass
Bill in Parlinment to give the people
universal suffering. For her part she
thinks there is suffering enough among
the poor people to make it universal
Reform indeed they should reform
themselves first, without thinking to
reform the people
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

Three Texas lawyers, who have omOr
gcd from tho Confederate armies. having
nothing else 10 do, spent q week 10 vain
eudcavors to conslruO Attorney General
SlanboHy's opinion Of the Military Bill.
AT last one Of them, the fattsst Of the
Trio, gave it up, and was heard TO ex-
claim: "ll was intended to be mud
dlO!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

Lord Monck, the newly appointed
Governor General of Canada, gets a
salary Of twelve thousand pounds stcr
ling besides house rents and other per.
qalsI'es. He thus receives in money
what is equivalent, at the present rates
OF exchange, TO about $50, 900, or moro
than three times the salary Of tho Pres.
idenI of the United States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

A couple recently waited on clcr-
gyman in Newburybort 10 DO married,
for whose services the bridegroom gave
him counterfeit bill, and then he stole
the gentleman's umbrella as he passed
out through the ball.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

Comfort aud christianity are more
nearly connected than most people i'm.
agine. An eminent divine says that in
all his experioncO ho never knew a man
TO be converted while he had tight boots
on,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

A a celebration in Alabama on the
2Oth inst, were two little boys very
nicely dressed and having flowOrs in
their hands for the ceremony, each
wearing a belt with tho inscriptions 10
large letters, "My boast-s Rebel"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

The following is copy Of a bill pos.
ted on the wall Of country yillage:.-
"a lecture on total abstinence will be
delivered in the opep air, aud collec-
ton will bo made at the door TO doIray
expenses"
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a Boston pr@eher aoYs IIo ling 7 y
.Ilewht tFlat liaS
OIie .taivilt y Z 4 sttt.i ly,.iy id az,
napkin, besdaD 9Tao napkin bsougs 4.
me.n

A Lawyer engaged in a case tormen-
lol witness somueh with questions that
the poor fellow al last cried for wafer.
"TheFe,' . said the judge, u told you
you'd pump him dry
Dr. Cbapiu saij a few days sioce that
when Isaac Newton "took glass he
raised it TO bis eye and discovered the
hidden wond,rs d nature, butt when Isaac
Noodle took gla's" he raised ii to his
lips ana speedily got drunk.
A Yankee pcdlcr with bis Carl over
taking another of his clan on the road,
was thus addressed: Haloo, what do yon
corry?" "Dmgs and medicines" was the
reply. Good" returned the other.
you may go ahCadi carry grsto.stones.'
Thcro is quite rush of Pcnsylyanions
10 Virginia 10 search of lands. Most of
these gentlemen desire to invcslin valley
lands.
A wedding wasto tnko place at Nash.
vile one evening lately, and tie bride.
parson, and guests were ready. when il
announced that the unhappy bridegroom
was on jury which was unable to agree
and had been locked up for the night.
Look here, Johnny, suppose you had
twenty sugar puns, and wanted TO di-
vide them into four pats You give five
TO the baby and Eve TO Gnlyor- now
what would you do with the other temp"
Johnny "Suckem."
1t seems that the President perJoned
Gayle, the Ahbaman who offered
large reward for the assassination of
Johnson and Seward, at the request Of
Alabama State officials and somo United
State Amy officers.
DEaTu BgD RErRSrANuE--{n an old
graveyard ut Baton Rough, is a tomb
stone bearing The following inscription,
"Hc lived a Democrat and died Chris,
tian'"-Bro~HiciRe Clipper
Tho Democracy oro congruirlutins
themselves on their solid column Of soy.
onty ono thousand voters in Kentucky,
The country will 90 apt 10 remember
that Kentucky sent just seventy ono
thousand mu,keIs into Tho Confederate
army,
Tho earnings Of the Pacific Railroad,
having its terminus nj Omaha, wero neOt
s262,OoO for the month of MOy.
Tho last Gro Of Tho fourteen inch guu At
Fortress MOaroc, with 100 pounds Of
powder and a solid shot, at so degrees
elevation, attained range Of 0 goo yard,
The sweetest thing in the following
| definition Of flowers ''lrloral Apostles,
that in dowy spIoudor weep without WOO
oud blush MiIhOul lingo Of shuGe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

General Longslre6!is out in card, in
which be says that the Republican patty
should bo sustained by all parties, and
that no politicians can affiliate with the
Democratic party until it recognized
the right Of negroes to suffrage,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

JUSTICE TO OUR MISSING HEROES.
The following is a law passed at Tho
last session Of tho Legislature and will
be read with interest by all whom it may
concern,
CuApiER ll4.-Ah act for the relief
ofwllows and minor hcirs of State troops
who died in rebel prisons or from dis
eases contracted therein, Passed Feb
ruaTy 81, 1867
BE i enacted by the Legislature Of
Vest Pirgiaia--ThO widow and minor
heirs of all tho troops in the military
service in this State, who died in rebel
prisons, are hetcby relieved from paying
any further tax for bounty purposes,
and the Board Of Supervisors of every
county in this State in which any bounty
tax has been paid, by such widow, or
minor children, is hereby required to
cause the came TO be repaid to them by
tic county treasurer, and il necessary 10
lay levy for that purpose.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-27

GEN I, NJ. Harris, of tho Richie
P,ess, has been appointed one Of tho
Board OF Visitors TO the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
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ExnMimation NOTICE.
0BXOELSI0R0 MILLS
POINT PLEASANT " Va.
Wilson AZ BRO.
PrOprictOrs.

THIS Mill ANs been rc.ittcd and re.
nodded in the best possible manner, aud we
nre now prepared to furnish the very best quail.
ity Of flour to all at lower rates than it eau be
purchased elsewhere.
Particular attention paid to Custom Grind.
Ing, both in wheat aud corn,
The highest market price paid for Wheat nj
all times, Farmers having such crops to dis.
pose Of will do well to give US call
september ~ lsG5-N
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GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.

GESrLEMES-I hope you won't stay in
the rain long,
After which prolonged eif,rt he re-
tired, leaving tho crowd amused and
disappointed.
Shortly after at the request ofa mum.
Der Of tho Good Templars, the General,
accompanied by Gov Boroman and a
few other gentlemen, paid a visit to
Washington He'll, which had been
decorated in handsome style preparatory
10 the Good Templar's festival during
tho evening,
Gen. Grant was plainly dressed in a
citizens suit, aal bore himself like a
really modest, unassuning man. 1t was
a general remark that he looked better
than bis piciuro-younger and fresber
and more comfortable.
The Gesera and his party left &c /.
cording to programme, on the 8 10 p. m.
train over the Baltimore Dnd Ohio Rail
road. Tho last seen Of the G.ucral be
was sitting in a forward, car deeply i'm :
mersGd in the enjoyment Of his cigar,
apparently oblvious of everything else.
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e. $. BROVVN,

ATToR AT LAW,
lKTILL practice in the counties of Mason
w Jackson and Writ. Address, Ravens
wood West Va. [April II '61-ly
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BREVITIES.

"A man in Smyrna. Delaware, has sold
his'strawberrY crop, four acres, for Sl,.
Ooo,,the purchaser to do the picking
Ladies say tho Turkish baths are .ox.
celleul until The last delicious shower
Comes and then they feel Quite put
OUT
Why is GHO,. tie penmaker, the most
wicked Of men3 Because he makes men
sleels pens, aud then persuadeS them tha,
they do .wrile,
A JOurucyman blacksmith says he has
been sstHking mr hire wages these lwen.
" years, with uniform success.
protssovAIptsw Aruoll,e of Oxford,
speaks oflhc Gable as ,lbal great rope
with Pbilistnea each end lii alking
5nuiiiilies. et; ~
Its good sight TO see tho color OF
health upon mans face, bu! not TO see
Il all ccnceosmtcd in his nose.
A Colorado paper says female help in
that Territory commands from $40 TO
$50 per month, aud is scarce At that
A wit once asked person what part
hO performed in tho great drama Of liro?r
''l mind my own busuess?' wns the caus-
tic reply
Sal wht,ime does your folks dino?"
"Soon as you goes; that's missus' or
ders.
A DGLcDus Getting half
squeezed to death 10 crowd Of angels
in crinoline,
Anhoucst Dulchmon, on being asked
how often hc shaved, replied, "Dreo
dimes week every !ny put soontey; den
shalo avery @Y'
Bishop A,h6y, being asked on one oc
cOsion to lak9 a liulo whisLy.-"Nay."
said he, al make no use Of the devils
tea"
An Englsbmon being asked how he
spelled saloon, replied: with hess,
a hay, hell two hoes, and a.hea,"
The greatest thoughts seem degraded
in their passage through little minds.
Even the winds Of heaven make but
mean music when whiatleiDg through o
kOe-hol