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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
High ana Low Pressure.

IN nen we speak Of high and low pres.
sure steamers on the western rivers. do
not some OF our readers ask--what Is the
meaning of high pressureq We IMAGINE
that they do, and that they viii thank Us
for answering the question. Those who
know already, occupy themselves with
other articles aai
Attend, then, ready pupil. Tho steam
engine is set in motion by the driving
backward and forward Of the piston in the
cylinder, just as a cork might be driven
in tube from one end to the other, and
this is effected by the steam. The steam
is let IN below the piston, and drives it
up, and then let in above and drives it
down, OF course, when the piston has
descended to the bottom Of the cylinder,
the steam which drives it down is in no
way of its ascent. The cylinder is to be
opened near the top, and the steam let
in below, must force out the steam
above. fr 1a
But this cylinder full of steam is to be
driven out against the atmosphere. The
whole inner surface of the cylinder is pres
sed by the atmosphere about fifteen
pounds to every square inch. Now ifthe
steam let in below does not exceed fifteen
pounds to the square inch the piston will
not rise, We must have a pressure Of
steam greater than this, TO produce mo.
ton at all. But if the steam above the
piston can be suddenly cooled back into
water, it will be put out of tho way and
vacuum will be found in its place.
There will be nothing to prevent the up
ward motion-every ounce of pressure
below will be effective. The atmosphere
itself, if allowed to enter below, would
drive the piston.
In the low pressure engines, the steam
which has driven the piston in one diree-
ton, is condensed into water. and taken
entirely out of the way, before the piston
returns. In these engines, if the steam
let in, gives pressure of fifteen pounds
to the inch within the cylinder, this will
just balance the pressure Of the atmos.
phere without, and the engine will move
without any pressure on the boiler out.
ward. 1t is only above this pressure that
the strain on the boiler begins. But in
the high pressure engines there is no APP
paratus for condensing the steam. 1t is
driven out in the way described, against
the atmosphere, and the first fifteen
pounds of pressure on the boiler does mo-
thing to move the engine. 1t is only.
above this that anything .isyaccOmplish-
ed.
The engines on our locomotives, and
our mills, shops, and factories generally,
are high pressure. The condensing APP,
paratus adds much 10 the expense, and
requires much space On all our, eastern
steamers condcnsing or low pressure. en-
gines are used.
Perhaps this explanation will Suffice
The manner of efecting the condensation
of the steam we will not now describe
The reader dissatisfied, we trust, inregard
to the peculiarly which gives the names
of high pressure and low pressure. The
former are known by their putting off a
portion of steam at every stroke, in the
atmosphere.--N y Mirror.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
A Word to Mothers.

"Dear mother" said delicate lite
girl, I" 1 have broken your china vase"
"Well, you are a naughty, careless
troublesome little thing-always in some
mischief; 60 up stairs, and stay in the
closet till send for you p
And This was a christian mothers an
swcr to the fearful little culprit, who had
struggled with and conquered the tcmpta-
fault ! With a disappointed, dishearten-
ed look the child obcyed, and at that mo-
mcnt was crushed in her little heart, the
sweet flower of ruth perhaps never again
in after years to be revived to life, o,
what were the loss of thousand "vases"
in comparison
Ills true, an angel might shrink from
the responsibilities Of mother. 1t does
not need an angels powers. The watch
must never, for an instant. be let sleep
the scales of Justice must always be nice.
ly balanced the hasty word, that the
over-tasked spirit sends to the lip, must
die there, ere it is uttered. The timid
and sensitive child must have word o.
encouragement in season, the forward ant
presuming checked with gentle irmness
there must be no deception, no evasion
no trickery, for the keen eye of childhood
to mark !! and all this when the exhaust
cd frame sinks with ceaseless vigils, per
haps, and the thousand petty interruptions
and unlocked for annoyances OF every
hour, almost set at defiance any attempt
at system. Stilt-must that mother veal
an unrufied brow, lest the smiling cheruh
on her knee catch the angry! frown. Still
must she ".rule her own spirit" lest the
boy appatently engrossed with his toys.
repeat the next moment the impatient word
his car has caught, For all these duties
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

SEALING LETTERS WITH w1N,2lThG
Washington Republic, Of the 18th, con-
tains tho following communication from
the Postmaster General, In references TO
sealing letters, for Cali(ornIa with wax ::aiii
PosT-oFIlcE DEPARTMENT, Aug. IA 1852.
Sm PLEASE caution the public through
your paper against the use Of wax seals
on.letters which are. 10 be transmitted
across the Isihmus, either TO or nom the
Pacific. .pj r u1f11ga jFih.
The postmaster Of San Francisco re-
ports under the date Of 18th OF July, that
"tho then last mail from New York, con-
tanned large number Of letters thus
sealed which lowing 70 the melting Of
the wax twas impossible. to. separate
without injury to portion Of them. DIV
Similar complaints have been received
from other quarters. and particularly
from England, in respect 10 letters sent
sealed in this manner from California. eaai
1 am, respectfully, your obedient serLi
want N. X. HALL ghil
,- f--. Postmaster General EnI
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

2 Gg7 The following letter, addressed 20,
the editor Of the Trenton q State Gazette %
came into the possession of the editor Of
thetf Republican Priyateer."
nuerk S X kounty, Jewlie atetli.
sima7 1900 q so too. ~ ~
geems shurman, SUR se =
= lzau s1a yi1 lam much pleas
ed 2 g Ua tiighin make out peercc a
howard. suryed in nexiko in his kum..
PAM. d NO him 2 CRATE howard. az
.ne oache OF jerry buster he tainted 4tecn.
slines 81 before the battel kommcnced &
Steen times atturwurd. I Gene hyni I'M
The dichs dogeing the bull cts. T. aftur,
the tite he shuk nj aboute a haf 4 bushiln
NV um out NV his shurt tale, at the hatt
de OF kontraries he stumbuld & through
his hoss over his he'd, q then krept under
q hey stak, and was phound mkt dey bi
the quart her mastur. with his isc ful NV
hey seed. the quart her mastur wus
sow sseered wen he fust seed him thas he
faintlled on the feeld NV battle jinerul
skot kneedn'ttri' g fnle mo by seighing
that peerce is a braiy man. B twean III
d me. skot doughn't no 4 the time wot he
dug sa. i hoap VI will keap on given 1t 4
peerce. stik the fainteing story, a dshoaid
ON the dich d aul viii .goe vel. tel dayton
2 mako up sImthin nu bout the itish and
genural skot. the ioald aneckdoats X Kit.
tin stall. tel hymn silk thee konf BRO
mice lyke bur g thee belli NV a kallytdy
jackass, .am s io g3ag lHaiF hfe
p.s-hcV u ever heern che stotf
abought iinarnl peerea, pisinin. his gran
muth0r 7 twill Tel U aula bout il III mt
mkt. a h9 w Uq apia iH9l
Ip.pss.'hOw r u Of Z sOupPi hed DIV
george mo laughlenn. p
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
$50 r3 From the Fred'g News. b
THE LITTLH GIRE,SGooD NOR
-. MING. -t

,t.. -. , BY MARY 1RvNG. a-r .
g oh! am so happy ~ the little girl said. ,,
As she sprang Ike a lark from the low trundle
bed;
"'Tis morning, bright morning, good morning
papa! ....-..,r
oh, give one kiss for good morning mamma
Only just look at my pretty canary,
Chipping his sweet good morning to Maryn
The sunshine is peeping straight into my eyes
Good morning to you, Mr.. Sun for You rise
Early to wake up my birdie and me, -
And make us as happy as happy can be"
Happy You may be, my dear little girlr'
And tho mother stroked softly clustering
curl
Happy as happy can bc-but think of the
One
Who wakcnod, this morning, both you and the
sun"
The little one turned her bright eye with nod
" Mamma, may say good morning to God"
Yes, little darling one, surely you may
Knecl, as you kneel every morning to pray"
Mary knclt solemnly down, with her eyes
Looking up earnestly into the skies,
And two little hands that were folded together,
Softly she laid on the lap of her mother;
f" Good morning, dear Father in Heaven" she
said,
I" thank thee for watching my snug little bed,
For taking good care of me all the dark night,
And waking me up with the beautiful light,
Oh, keep me from naughtiness all the long day,
Blessed Jesus who taught little children pray!"
An angel looked down from tine sunshine and
smiled;
But she saw not the angel-that beautiful child.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
A Knot of EeI-GFass.

The Oswego river isn't nayigable fal
up-for it is cut off by bridge about hal
mile from the lake, and mile further
up it is cut of again by dam. ...l..
Between this bridge and the dam there
is q rift, which is n famous place for catch
ing fish in aVcarS, built out into the middle
of the river in form like Y, with the
forks up stream, and down at the lower
end there is crib into which tho water
and FISH run, pithing down a littld fall Of
about three feet, and then as tho crib is
built of Stats, the water runs out, leaving
the fish TO be picked out by the owners ol
the 1CeOrS.
They used to catch lots of ecls there.
and rousing fellow as big as boys
leg, and as long as stick OF wood, was
thought dear in Oswego at four pence
But somehow buying eels, even If we got
them fornothing, didu't suit me, and de-
tcrmined to steal q few out OF them wears
mp there.
l told Mrs. Wcrts, the young widow
that boarded with, what was going
at; reckon she was up 10 them games,
for she furnished me with II pillow case to
bag my game, and two pairs of woollcn
mittcus to aid me in nabbing the slippery
customers; and thus armed and equipped,
set out on my midnight ceiling cxpedi-
ton.
When l came abreast of the wear,
discovered that the skiT had seen there
at sundown was gone but as l knew the
water wasn't more'n up to my arms, L
didn't care much, and so wadcd off to
the wear, where l found and baggcd
about twenty real Swinrcrs.
My ptllOw'CaSc was nearly full, and l
was Just about to get under weigh for
home, when tho great grand daddy of all
ccls came walloping down into the water.
pitched into him, but my mittcns had
got so slippery with the slime of captured
cells that couldn't hold him second.
There VIC had it for about ten minutes
up and down, over and under, slip slop--
till at last got mad, and making des
pcratc dive for the old fellow, got his
head into my mouth, and--wah laugh !!
what taste, as my teeth crunchcd thro'
his head till they met, and the big eel
dropped quietly down. leaving part of his
cutwatcr, bit off somewhere about the
eyes, in my mouth. ISpit it out quicker,
and about NIL my inside I" tixinS" with it,
go, Lord wasn't sick? For about
twenty minutes | tried to turn myself
wrong side out like a stocking and then
l pillow -cascd the old eel, wadcd ashore,
aud mizzlcd for home, feeling as if had
swallowed land-crNb, and been ridden
for months by double and twisted at
tack of Maumec fever.
Next morning, before turned out, 1
heard the little widdcr" singing out in
the back entry, where I'd slung my bag
of els,-
90, Charley! Charley! come here
quick !"
We'll, did, and, as I'm live sinner,
there on the floor, among the cells, and
the biggest of them all, was laundering
great black MATER SNAKE, with his nose
bit off Just about the eyes !
Those two pigs in the back yard had
an ell breakfast that morning, and Clew-
line swore un oath never to go wading
about in the night after other peoples
cells again.-Capct Bag.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
A Beautiful sketch.

We are indebted to writer in the
Chicago Journal for the following sketch
of domestic scene that cannot fail to
touch chord in every parents heart
" Yesterday we saw wagon load of
wheat coming into otown-nothing strange
in that certainly. And man driving
the team, and woman perched on the
load beside him, and child throned in
the woman's lap-nothing strange in that
either. And it required no particular
shrewdness to determine that the woman
was the property-personal-of course
of the man, and that the black-eyed,
round faced child was the property of
them both, So much we saw-so much
we suppose everybody saw, who looked.
1t was a fair inference that the wife came
in to help her husband to trade out
portion of the proceeds of the wheat, the
product of so much labor, and so many
sunshines and rains. The pair were
somewhere this side-a fine point of OBJ
scrvation, isn't t?-this side of forty, and
it is presumptive, if blessed like their
ncighbors, they left two or three at home
to keep house. while they. came to
town-pcrhaps two girls and a boy, or,
as it is immaterial to us, two boys and
one girl. Well, follow the pair in and
through, until the wheat was sold, the
money paid, and then for the trade
The baby was shifted from shoulder to
shoulder, or sat down upon the floor, to
run off into mischief, like a sparkling glo-
bule of quicksilver on a marble table,
while calico's were priced, sugar and tea
tasted, and plates rung. The wife looks
askance at large mirror that would be
inst the thing for the best room, and the
roll of carpeting of most becoming. pat
tern, but i won't do, they must wait un-
til next year, Ah there is music in those
next years, that orchestra's cannot make.
And so they look and price and purchase
the summer supplies, the husband the
while cycling the little roll of bank notes
growing small by degrees and beautiful
Iy less. Then comes an aside confer
encc, particularly confidential. She takes
him affectionatcly by the button and
looks up in his face-she has fine eyes
by the bye-with an expression eloquent
of do now, it will please them So And
what do you suppose they talk Of ? Toys
for the children; John wants drum, and
Jenny book. all pictures, jist like Su-
san so-aud-so's. The father looks non
sense, and he feels in his pocket for the
required silver, and the mother having
gained the point, hastens away, baby and
all, for the toys. There acts the moth
er--shc had half promised, if not at all,
that she would bring them something,
and she is happy all the way home, not
for the bargains she made, but for the
pleasant surprise in those three brown
parcels, And you ought to have been
there when she got home, when the drum
and dell and book were produced--and
thumbcd, and cradlcd, and bumped
wasn't it a great house Happiness is
so cheap, what wonder there is no more
of it in the world.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

The AMERICAN LAEoUAOHs---An Eng.
lishman, perusing an American newspagl
per, exclaimed impatienuy on noticing
somcof Wobster's Orthographical improve
ments - 1. -, .sfnif adi Do
q These people ought 10 be denied tho
English language, II they can't use Il bcts'
English language - echoed a Yausa
kec' without removing the cigar from be-
tween his tcoth, guess yOu'fs mistaken
hoss it's the American language" 80
American 2" repeated the wondering
Englishman. - -, !
" Guess It's that r. said Jonathan, cool.
.ly-r" we've annexed il r. Eqf.r,b
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

Nor BAD TO TAKE.-A young gentle.
man Of Detroit. who has, Of late years
been mach afflicted by palPitation Of the
heart, says he found considerable relief
by pressing another palPitating heart 70
his bosom. - 8. -. s.....
Queer, isn't IL? e., las.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

RE Punch says man who goes 20
church to chew tSbaeco and spit upon The
floor. ought % be taken by the head and
heels and scrubbed upon The soiled spot
until it Is clean. a -sao.'lt
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

@ The Pittsburg Chronicle syys the
river is so low at the city that tits CON
fined to its bed.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

R A young girl in New Orleans was
recently fined FIVE dollars for kissing a
mani She serves at coffee stand in The
Vegetable market. I,r.zs5
Dear kissing, is'ntit?
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

/ E1- Miss Nancy says that while folks
are inSentng this and intepting that. Sic 2
wishes 20 gracious somebody would III.
vent something for bringing up children
and then she would ret married. s Pr
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

. AohAAk AH -
letter, directed in rather an illegible hand
=" Here's one of these -;
-Dutchmen!--a few days ago
threw whole handful Of the d---d
things into the fire." Before getting
through, some one called, and requested
him to go over the river on business, when
he Immediately got up and started off,
leaving letters and papers scattered about
the floor. After being absent about an
hour, he returned, and having adjusted
his spectacles, commenced again. The
next hard case he came to was note adj
dressed TO Miss Lizzie -, Gulf
Prairie, with neat lady's hand, when
he exclaimed Here's another d---d
Dutchman.' ra.-.. M
A gentleman who happened TO be pre-
sent, remarked, That's for Miss Lizzie
-" Looking again at it, bringing
it again up to his optics, 4" Lizzie h-l-
well, that is hell Of a way TO spell, Viz
zie." Here a gust of wind scattered let
ters and papers about in all directions, on
gathering up which he got a hold Of a
package addressed to "The Sentinel
Plaquemine, La, when the gentleman
who before addressed him, said, Z" This
has got into the wrong bag" To which
he replied Yes, and I'll be -
- if it'll ever sec. Plaquenline, .
and suiting the action TO the word, by
pitching it out on the gallery. The fol-
lowing morning. my friend saw = letter
lying in the corner Of the room under a
chair, where it had been. blown by the
wind. Whether it ever found its way
into the mail bag. or shared the same fate
as the paper for the PIaquemine Senti-
nell" I,could not learn Galv. Nsios. 5
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
To the Friends of Temperance in Vir
giMia.


ginia.
The undersigned committee appointed
by the State Convention held in Staun-
ton on the 4th instant, respectfully urge
upon the friends Of Temperance through
out the State, to call ratification meetings
in each county, at as early a day as prac-
ticable, it being important to the success
of their movement, that united and Wig
orous action be commenced at once, in
order to accomplish the object desired
between this and the first of November,
when tho memorials from every county
are to be presented to the Legislature.
Let an efficient committee OF .FVe be
appointed near the centre OF each coun-
ty, to be styled the Z" County Central
Committee - and also subordinate COM
mittees at different parts throughout the
county, whose duty it will be to call NEE
tinrs, and circulate the memorials among
the people for their signatures, And 1t
is earnestly requested that the names OF
said County Central Committee be for.
warded, (post,paid) to the State Central
Committee at Staunton, at as carly Pc
riod as practicable. .. =
They suggest also, that the ministers OF
the Gospel throughout the State, be re-
spectfully requested to preach in behalf
of the movement, on the 1st Sabbath in
September, or at as early day thereafter
as possible, SO as to direct public atten-
tion to the subject. by the time the memo,
rials are put into circulation. The Cen
trail and subordinate committees are ex-
pected to make this request to the Minis
ters of their respective districts.
I A ~
S. X, TAYLOR, State
r. r. H. GAMBlLL, Central
A. fVP. POWERS Committee.
j. CROSS, .,..
Eg Every paper in the State is ear
nestly requested to copy.
G%w S stands for Winfield Scott,
weak soup, whig scopndrelS' and %on,'
suit. fft f...rf ..fatI 'H-f.l1,.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

RIcn MEs.-we think that, genefAily
speaking. there is too little toleralion shown
70 rich men. They are evidently 10 be MI,
ued' seeing that Providence has given
them money to console them, for their
want Of brains. All they are .ft for Il 10 )
spend their lives in counting little bits Of
gold, and cheating each other 70 the Old
hundred Psalm Of fTe per cent. Be gon-
tie with the nch--poor 'ereaturesi ft To-
not their fault, but their misfortune. bia
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

GST John Bull asserts that al tie an. y
KEGS are born geniuses. He even main,
tains, that when a New England baby Il
not sleeping or eating, II s rolling Us eyes
about, thinking how 10 improve IS cradle
We'll, just as Ike as not y ~ 9.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08
:. LfIE.i,--taid our friend Toby, a HS

!" LfLE. .,--3aId ouT ffiend Toby, 6 Be
pulfed bis Hayanna, and dropped into 4
dreamy c0agitalion ishkea glasssis
Of lemonade, and happiness Il the iHy' irisis
Il. Il Is, moreover, like Al bottle Of chamsel
paigne which 'sparkles Is exhaied, and IS n
seen no more. a man is very like ara
mug Of alcTtle more Ks he has, The, n
better i IS, This Is great world -
great voTld--gsF gsF-T-eat wor,r.ld ,r--and ag
Toby was lost ID the mares of Sleep n0iiasg
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

SALLY ANN suARP's CtAIosrrEs.-,Pa,s
do chirnneys make pietures9' - Gss
No. child, why do you ask ,agiseis
Why. heard Mr.. Lampledon sayh
ours draws WELL ,.I. .r - Is =,
Ma, have steamboat boilers wings 9'HB
%, don't bother me-H0H n Ts6sgrs
why, y, l heard a gentemaB tHlkinsy
about boiler FLuE-' .'s -..,,, ~ sssnibss1
pa, can that gold ring Of Ma run 2'lW
No, child no. n sI59 s5syi4a
We'll I heards gentleman saythat ilaS
was chased f.,.,,-.f,
Ma, can steamboat Rheels hug q sgg
, No. child. what put such a thought.
why, ! heard 8 man taking about I
wheel arms, did 49,. - : - - a,
. 10 Be continued - soon a. the creek 4
: 80 r tfi 5dl ffnf .riirodiHs
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

r. Happiness Is NOT n cottage. nofua
q Falase, nor ia riches nor in poverty.
passive life; but ia doing right, from
right motives - rs
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

SCENE In A Posr- OFFlcE.-Post Office.
~"+" *postmoster, in travellers room OF
the hotel, sorting out the mail, doors
open, wind blowing freely Taking up a
letter, directed in rather an illegible hand
-" Here's one of these - -.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

A MoDEsT -DENAND.-In 1885, when
Gen. Scott was Major General by bre-
vet, and in receipt Of four thousand Ave
hundred dollars per annum, as a regular
salary, he applied TO Congress by petition,
oveT lis o,sl signature. to be put on the
INVALID PENSION LIST but the
committee unanimously decided that he
could not receive an invalid pension and
hold his high position in the army, qt n.
same time, which he wanted 70 do.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-08

Mw S stands for Winfield Scott.
weak soup, whig scOpndrels, and won't
suit, ~, r.r J.rI rs-af.