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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-09-21
A SAD AFFAIR. Richard Pickius, who

A San AppAIR.-Richard Pickins, who
resides in the upper part Of Graham town
shin, in this county, undertook, last Thurs
day afternoon, to chastise one of bis sons,
AGED about IS years. when the mother in
terfered, whereupon the old man Pickens
pushed her away, and at the same time
kicked her in the side, from the effects OF
which she fell buck upon the floor, and ex-
pired within three minutes. One Of their
children, little girl about u or IL years
old, seeing that her mother was dead, sc.
crctly procured casc-knife, and went of
behind thelwellng, and there cut her own
throat. Medical aid was Immediately pro.
cured, and the wound dressed. From Ia
test accousts i. is believed that she cannot
recover So determined was she to take
her life, that after the Doctor closed up
the cash, she actually ripped itopen, and
tried to tear it deep enough to cause her
death. We give this account just as we
received it from parties who have just re-
turned from the ucishborhood where the
tragedy occurred.
The pGosc Schools of Point Pleasant
commence last Monday week. WIN. j.
Kenny, is PRINCIPAL, aud Misses Ada Gil
more aud Ella Hall, Assistants. We have
no doubt that the corps Of teachers is as
good as there is in the State; and We
will have as good Ia graded school as will
be found anywhere in the State We will
from tine to time notice the progress OF
this school, aud while we do not intend to
make the Register putting machine
We shall Mt all times give credit to those
who are entitled to IL.
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Mrs. Jackson, the widow Of the late
Confederate Gen Stonewall jackson, has
been visiting Parkersburs, during the past
few weeks.
Merchants, you wish people to know
you are in business, let them know ii by
advertising
As the oppressively hot weather has now
ended, aud the afternoons are becoming
cool and pleasant, it is pleasure rath-
er than q burden to stir about.
A Methodist preacher by the name Of
j. N. Alton elopcd with grass widow
from Doddridge county, W. Va. leaving a
wife aud five children uncared for.
Come in gentlemen, you who are not
subscribers to the Register and subscribe
at once. as we are going to give one Of the
best papers in the State for the money.
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A HOSPITAL RoMANcE.-They relate some
very interesting stories, full of romance, about
the French prisoners in the German hospitals.
For instance, one writer says:
"In a corner of the room was young artil-
leryman with face of the strangest beauty l
could have conceived it possible for man to
possess. His attitude was so motionless, that it
might have been taken for death, but that his
eyes were open, and looking with long, wear
ing gaze through a window that was opposite.
BE was a Brenton, and had had two brothers.
They fought side by side in the same regiment
at Sedan, and where he lay after the battle
greviousl y wounded, and his two brothers lay
dead beside him. The mother of the three
young soldiers was a widow; and when she
heard the news sheset out from Brittany to 60 to
her last son, but died of grief on the way. The
violets that lay upon his bed were sent to him
by young girl who lived in the town, who had
never seen him, but who had heard in common
with all, his sad story"
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AN ELABORATE Kentucky
newspaper draws the following delightful pic
ture of Horace Maynard, the Radical member
of Congress from East Tennessee:
Perhaps there is not more corrupt political
scoundrcl on Gods green earth than the can
ting hypocritical, Cape Cod, nasal twang, pur-
itancal wretch, Horace Maynard, the member
of Congress from the Knoxville district, in
East Tennessee Brownlow himselfis is para
gon of honesty, integrity and moral worth when
compared with the long-haired, Psalm singing
MAYNARD. He is one of the wretches that has
stood up in Congress and urged the Federal
Government to pour out its vias of wrath on the
Southern people, We trust that we may never
meet Horace Maynard on earth. We know We
will never meet him in the next world.
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- Cards of admission into fashionable
churches are coming into use in New York.
Many of the preachers m these establishments
will need something more than cards to gain
admission into Heaven.
"A story is told in Oregon about young
man who proposed in Sunday School that "a
committee of young ladies and gentlemen be
appointed to raise children for the Sunday
School,"
The son of Hon. Lewis Cass of Michigan,
who inherits his fathers vast fortune, his name,
and a share of his gifts and graces is residing
in Brussels.
"A correspondent of New York paper
SAYS In strong contrast to instances of Ger
man clemency is the following, which is true re-
cital of what happened in recent encounter:
The Fourth Company of the One Hundred
and Seventh Prussian Regiment had taken a
French camp, most of whose occupants fled,
while those who remained feigned surrender.
The German officer in command advanced
with polite bow to the French Chief who while
delivering up his sword with one hand sudden
ly fired revolver at the German with the other.
He was but slightly wounded, but the rest of
of the French soldiers taking the shot as a
signal, fired upon him simultaneously, and ne
fell pierced with many mortal wounds. The
were so maddened with rage at the sight of
their dead leader that they fell upon the
French prisoners aud put them all to death.
= the following specimen of bar eloquence
in not-distant Western State Was actually de-
livered, as we know from correspondent, and
reported in his notes. The case was the trial
of person on writ of inquirendo tunatic.
Which side the "learned" and eloquent advo-
cate was on it is somewhat difficult to ascertain
from his speech: "Thc counsel on the other
side, Sir, misapprehends the principle involved
in this apportant case. Law, Sir, is very sim
Pile if we understand its elementary principles.
The principle of this case, Sir, is to be found
in the hornbooks Of the profession. hold in
my hand, volume of Blackstone, Sir, the great
author of the English law; yes, Sir, hold in
my hand, Sir, that glorious mGgnus chartas the
foundation and bulwark of English liberty,
which was wrung by the ilustrious King John,
sword in hand, from the bloody barons on the
banks of the pleasant Bonnymede, on that mo-
mentous occasion But, Sir, | did not intend to
make speech, Sir and as have not examin-
ed the question, Sir, submit it to the Court
with these few and incongruvial remarks"
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At their State Convention held in Austin
on the 2Cth ult., the Democracy Of Texas
pledged themselves to a full cooperation with
the great Democratic party of the Union "to
restore the government in its administration to
the principles on which it was founded" re-
solved that the Federal government is one of
delegated powers only; denounced the inter-
ference of the administration in State elections,
especially by the use of troops, as utterly sub
versive of free government; and charged the
Radical State government of Texas with sus-
pending the privilege of the writ of habcas
corpus instituting military trials OF civilians,
nullifying or forbidding elections, continuing
itself in power beyond the term for which it
was elected, imposing the most grievous and
unprecedented taxes, and exposing every house
hold in the State to domiciliary visits without
warrants by corps of armed and mounted po-
lice spies. This strong indictment there is
every reason to believe entirely sustanable by
the facts, and in their efforts to overthrow the
present regime which oppresses them the De-
mocracy of Texas merit the sympathy of all
friends of good government.
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THE LAW OF FILTRATION legal gen.
tlemcn have begun to lay down the claw of
Irritation" and if the opinions of certain
Judges are to be taken as conclusive, the frolic-
some and sentimental young men and women
of the day will have to exercise considerable
caution. Chief Justice Parker, of Massachusetts,,
announces the opinion of the Supreme Court
of that State that an engagement 'may be
proved by those circumstances which especially
accompanysuch connection" and the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals has declared that the
mutually of all engagement may be proved
against young lady "by showing that she de-
meaned herself as if she concurred in or ap-
proved the young mans promises or offer. 1t
is not necessary that there should be an ex-
press promise on either side"
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GRAMMATICAL DEc1sroNs.-The New York
Tribune decides that the plural of "Titmouse"
is 'Titmouses," not ''Titmice." "On the same
principle" says another paper, plural of a tai
lors goose is 'gooses, as indeed we hold that
it is This reminds us of an anecdote in re-
gard to a country merchant who wanted two of
these talor's irons several years ago, and order
ed them from Messrs Dunn & Spencer, hard
ware merchants, then doing business in this
city. He first wrote this order: please send
me tailor's gooses." Thinking that this was
bad grammar, he destroyed it and wrote this
one: :"Please send me tailors geese" Upon
reflection, he destroyed this one also,. for fear
he might receive hice geese. He thought over
the matter until he was very much worried, and
at last, in. a moment of desperation, he seized
his pen and wrote the. following, which was, du-
y mailed: "Messrs. Dunn e. Spencer: please
send me one tailor's goose, and d-m it, send
ne another" This was the only way he knew
of to order two of them; but of course he had
not read the above acise decision then-Pcters-
6erg Courier.
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ENGLAND TO TAKE CENsUs-A census of
England is to be taken shortly. The night of
the I'd of April has been fixed upon as the time
for taking it. During the week preceding that
date blank will be left with every individual
occupier Of house of lodgings in the United
Kingdom, who shall correctly Ail the blank
with all necessary particulars concerning every
person who may be abiding with him on that
night. A failure to do this properly, and as
the law directs, will entail upon the offender a
fine of twenty shillings. On the morning Of
the Sd of April all these filed-up blanks will
be collected by the enumerators, what errors
may exist are corrected, and by the 1st of June
the returns will be ready for publication. They
do this thing better in England than we do
here. There are very few mistakes made, and
there is no quarrelling over the census.
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WANT OF CoURAaE.-Sidney Smith, in his
work on moral philosophy, speaks in this wise
of what men lose for the want OF little brass,
as it is termed:
for she want of little courage. Every day
sends to their graves number of obscure men,
who have only remained in obscurity because
their timidity has prevented them from making
first effort and who, if they only can be in
duced to begin, would in all probability have
gone great lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is, that in order to do anything in the
world worth doing, We must not stand shiver-
ing on the bank, thinking of the cold and dan
ger, but jump in and scramble through as best
We can. 1t will not do to be perpetually cal
cuating risks and adjusting nice chances. 1t
did all very well before the food, when man
could consult friend upon an intended publi-
cation for one hundred and fifty years, and then
live to see its success for six or seven centuries
afterwards but at present a man waits, and
doubts and hesitates, and consults his brother,
and his uncle, and his first cousin, and his par
ticular friends, till one day he finds that he is
sixty-ive years of age; that he has lost so much
good time in consulting his first cousins and
particular friends that he has no more time left
to follow their advice There is 80 little time
for over squeanishness at present, the oppor-
tunity slips away at the very period of life at
which man chooses to venture, if ever. 1t is
no bad rule to preach up the necessity, in such
instances of little violence done to the feel
ings, and of efforts made in defiance of strict
and sober calculation"
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A TERRIBLE TRAeEpy.-It is with much
pain that We chronicle the occurrence of an un-
fortunate tragedy in our community. On yes
tcrday morning, about 2 o'clock, Mr.. james
HYDE, citizen of this County, who lives but a
few miles from the city, was killed by Mr.. W..
G. Long, one of our citizens. The jury have
not vet completed their investigation Of the
affair but We are led to believe that the ter
rible deed was committed by Long while he
was laboring under fit of mental hallucina-
ton, to which he is known to have been sub
ject After shooting his victim, ne chrushed
his skull with blows dealt with the stock OF the
gun. The unfortunate man fingered until last
night, when he died. Mr.. Hyde was an old
man, of peaceablc habits and leaves family
to lament his melancholy death.-GreenuiAe
Mounininecr
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SYSTEMATIC RULES FOR FARMISG.-lf far
ming is science and trade as we believe,
then it ought to be done by rule. 1t has sys-
tenn in principle, and it ought to have in prac-
tice There is a time, place and way for
everything connected with the business-and
the best success is to be found in practcing the
best system. Farming is like housekeeping,
or school-teaching, or manufacturing in this
respect-if it is not done Systematically it is
done to- a great disadvantage. There is a
waste and loss at all ends and corners-the
waste in time is very great; the waste in pro-
duce is not little.
How many farmers there are who do every
thing by guess or at random. They plow all
soils alike for all crops; they sow when they
happen to get ready, whether the season, the
soil or the weather is right or not; they have
no idea of the size of their fields nor the guam
tity of seed they put on to the acre. They
guess it is about right. They have no system
nures or fertilizing their soil; no way of drain
ing or feeding to their stock the most good
with the least feed the road is their cow-yard
and pasture the door-yard is their hog-pen; a
rail fence is their only gate; their fowls are
everywhere, where they ought not to be, de-
stroying and wasting their tools, carriages and
harness are always out of order and generally
exposed to the sun and rain; their stock are
wandering they know not where; their fences
are fast going down or fast going to ruin; un-
ruly horses, hogs and cattle are often breaking
in where they ought not to be; fence corners
and headlands are growing up with briars and
brush; orchards untrimmed; gardens are neg
lected; weeds grow; crops fail stock die; tools
break; family gets sick; expenses multiply !;
profits diminish; spirits flag; home becomes
unhappy-who can tell what does not follow
that is miserable? All this may be avoided
by systematic farming. Every merchant knows
that if his business is not done in order and in
time, he is the loser. The farmer ought to
know it. In no business is system more requi-
site than in farming. The farmer has to do
with fixed laws-they must be obeyed or he or
his crops suffer. Order is heavens first law, so
it should be the farmer's.-Rural World.
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CHOOSE YEA glass of whiskey is man
ufactured from about seventy grains of corn,
the value of which is too small to be cstima-
ted. A glass of this mixture sells for dime,
and, if good brand is considered worth the
money. 1t is drank in minute or two. 1t
fires the brain, and deranges and weakens the
physical system. On the same sdcboard on
which the deleterious beverage is served lies a
newspaper 1t is covered with a half million
type-it brings INTEL gence from the four quar-
ters of the globe. The newspaper costs less
than the glass of grog, but it is not less true
that there is large number of people who
think corn juice cheap and newspapers dear I!
The newspaper is a source of pleasure and en-
lightenment to the home circle, as the family
are gathered around the right-glowing fire on
a winter evening, and the results of newspaper
reading prove beneficial through life,
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s1ess.--When you see the sun rising before

s1eNs.--When you see the sun rising before
you get out of bed, it is sign that you would
not do for a farmer.
When you see man yawn and close his
eyes during the sermon, it is sign that he is
getting sleepy.
lamp post that it is inpolitic to try to get, in
the way of gentleman, it is sign that he has
been drinking g-lemonade, perhaps.
When you see boy throwing stones on the
street and speaking impudently to old people, it
is a sign that his parents don't care much for
him.
When you see a girl throwing kisses and
winking at the boys as they pass her window,
it is sign that she is too young to be out OF
sight of her maternal relative.
when you see young gentlemen and ladies
church it Is IS sign that the man who teaches
good manners omitted to give them call when
he came along the last time
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REPEAL OF THE TEST OATH-The Charles
ton Daily Republican takes this magnanimous
view of the action of Congress in repeating the
test oath:
The House of Representatives, on Wednes-
day last, passed Senator Sawyer's bill providing
an oath of office for those persons elected or
appointed to office under the United States
Government, who, though not under the disa-
bilities imposed by the 14th amendment to the
Constitution, are yet ineligible to the Federal
offices on account of their participation in the
late rebellion. 1t had previously passed the
Senate, and only awaits the signature of the
President to become law.
This act will render the great mass of the
Southern people eligible to Federal offices
offices from which hitherto they have been ex-
cluded by the necessity of compliance with the
provisions of the act of July 2, 1862 II breaks
down one of the barriers which divided the
people of the South into hostile classes. So
long as the test oath remained as bar to the
political preferment of million Southern
exclusion from privileges which other citizens
cnioyed, and could scarcely be expected to act
in political aifiliation with the party who main
tained the policy of such exclusion. The num-
Der of men who are affected by the disabling
clause of the 18th amendment is so small, that
the question of 5heir relief from disabilities is
comparatively unimportant. The test oath was
an evil of far greater magnitude than the exis-
tance of all other political disabilities Of citi-
zens of the South. Its repeal is the best meas
ure which this Congress has adopted for
substantial peace Only those men whose hold
upon public otic> is maintained by the fact
that the great mass of our citizens are ineiig-
BILE to such office, will regret the passage of such
law.
We now hope that Congress will pass bill
of general amnesty for political offences.
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- There is this difference between those tenn
poral blessings, health and money Money is
the most envied, but the least enjoyed; health
is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.
Few parents realize how much their chill
drcn may be taught at home by devoting few
moments to their instruction every day.
"A celebrated writer says" No woman
can be lady who can wound and mortify an
other. No matter how beautiful, how refined,
or how cultivated she may be, she is, in reality,
coarse, and the innate vulgarity of her nature
manifests itself here. Uniformly kind, cour-
teous and polite treatment Of all persons, is one
mark of true woman"
- Let us never forget that every state in life
is necessary; that each deserves our respect
that not the station itself, but the worthy fulfil
ment of its duties does honor to man.
To make little boys trowers "last. :"
When you make suit of clothes for him, fin
ish the coat first, and by so doing you make
trowscrs last. 1t is the only way the thing can
be done.
A reporter who attended banquet conclu-
ded his description with the candid statement
that at is not distinctly remembered by any
body present who made the last speech"
"A man in Syracuse ate upon wager, one
quart of oysters TWO dozen eggs, and one mince
pie, and drank one quart of ale. His favorite
hymn was not sung the next day at his funeral
because lie forgot to mention il.
= One may insert thousand excellent
things in a newspaper and never hear word
of them from his readers. But let line or
two not suited to their tastes creep in by acci-
dent or otherwise, and one hears of it from every
quarter
Amelia waved her fan with glee, and be-
ing in playful mood, she gave the airy toy to
me and bade me nirt it if could. The pleas
ing toll 1 quick began, but jealous pangs my
bosom hurt Madam, l can not Hirt fan,
but with your leave III fan a flirt -
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THE ExPECTeRANT is composed exclusive.
Il ly Of Herbal and Muciaginous products,
which PERMEATE TIE VERY SUBSTANCE
OF THE LUNGS, causing them TO throw off tho
acrid matter which collects in the Bronchial
Tubes, and at the same time forms soothing
coating. relieving The irritation which produces
the cough.
The object to be obtained is to cleanse the orr
gan of all impurities; to nourish and strengthen
it when it has become impaired and enfeebled BY
disease; to renew and invigorate the circulation
of the blood, and strengthen the nervous organi-
zation. The EXPECTORANT does this to an as
tonishing degree. 1t is active but mild and con.
genial, imparting functional energy and natural
strength. 1t affords Oxygen to vitalize the blood,
and Nitrogen to assimilate the matter-it EQUAL
IZES the "NERV0US INFLUENCE" producing
quiet and composure. icl
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w. I'll. TUTT,
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST i,
Augusta, Georgia,
TAS IN STORE, and offers for sale at e1-
III tromely LOW PRICES
100 Kegs B. C. Soda,
100 cases do in papers,
100 ounces Morphine,
1000 ounces Quinine,
case Turkey Opium,
1000 gals. Castor Oil, 10 gal cans,
1000 gals. Linseed Oil,
10000 lbs. pure White Lead,
500 boxes Window Glass.
25 barrels Spts. Tnrpenline.
LOO cases Hosletter's Bitters,
100 Plantation ."
100 Wolfe's Scheidam Schnapps,
l5O gross Parlor Matches,
100 lbs. Chloroform,
so cases Concentrated Lye,
SO cases Potash,
10 gross Porous Plastcrs,
10 gross Mustang Liniment,
s. cerOons Numegs,
FANCY GOODS,
OF every description, to which tho attention of
tha trade is respectfully invited.
Jan 8, 1871 q 4eow
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which they do successfully, is what history
Asstens to record.
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BENSON HOUSE.

TIME subscriber will continue bookkeeping
} for 1871. as this House and Lot, Stables,
SC, in n short time will be repaired.
No pains nor expense will be spared to render
those stopping with me comfortable. My table
will be supplied with the best the market affords
and charges moderate. $500 single dsy-S7.0O
per week. and $500 per month. Rooms to rent
I. j. ROBERTS.
Dec 15, 1870 25
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TO CONSUMPTIYES

1t is invaluable, as it Immediately relieves the
difficult breathing and harrassing cough which At
tends that disease