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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-12

Portable annuity Of S 1900. But the beau:
tva Of the business is that they, have never
c. st him any expense or trouble save The
collecting Of his cows and calves every
spring and summer. and placing his mark
and brand upon them. No straw. hay. or
fodder is required here in winter. Our
,orairles afford an abundant supply Of SUI
pei i~ior food-of which good delicious beef
can b.. obtaincda any season of the year.
1 woulr;l therefore say to my old friends
iu Loudoun, who are renting lands. not
able to buy, and with difficulty making
both ends meetiat Christmas. sell off your
plows, and feather beds. and come to
Texas, where you may live easily, indie
pendentIy and soon grow comfortably
rich. The laboring man can also better
his condition by coming. Wages are
enormously high. Carpenters. Black
smiths and Shoemakers. can ge: constant
employment at double the Londoun 9rl
ces. .m- .ra..
The writer here speaks of projected
railroads. in different parts of the State,
anu the effect. when made, Of enhancing |
the vai;,e- If their lands. He thinks .'the
verv land that Is now offered at 81 per
acre, will, when these roads are compile
ted, be ready sale at rrG;cl s to S'2O' And
again l say that these roads will be built
within six years. Was there ever Bet
Ter and easier chance for fortunes %
But must conclude with list OF pri.
ces ; Stock cattle embracing cows, calves,
and two years old, are selling at from $4D
to 500 per head 3 year old mules from
500 to $50; COOL horses about the
same ; pork dollars per cwt flour
Texas brandS) S dolla?s per cwt Corn
dollar per bushel; beef 2 dollars per
cwt; young and likely negro fellows from
1900 to 2OOO dollars women from 1000
10 1900 dollars negro men hire at from
| 50 to 200 dollars per annum; women al
from 100 to $50 dollars white men who
abor on farms from Is to 25 dollars per
north everseers from 25O TO 1000 dol
ars per year.
The months of May and June are the
most pleasant for visiting Texas. At
That season the roa Is are good and the
streams unswollen. You will then pass
unobstructed through Ieafy groves. vcr.
1ant plains and fowery meads, which in
natural beauty are unsurpassed by any
country upon the face of Gods earlh-at
east, such are this impressions Of Your
ob't servant,
WM MCINTosH
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ed library which his room. Contains, an,
to which uncle Hinton has given me FIRE,
access. Blythe way, this same jmarriag,
is a sore point with aunt andlcth girls.
suspect, for Mrs. George Hinton, th,
younger, is not of their Brahminical caste
but a lovely and intelligent girl. not at al
rich. whom master George met at New
port. where she was nursing sick father
The whole thing was such novelty to q
man educated as he had been, that he fell
desperately in love with her for variety's
sake. AS aunt said in speaking to me ol
the circumstance, he had such odd no.
tions Fittings. and was so head-strong,
that they knew they might as well make
the best of it. anu let him marry her.
believe that her gentle. digni6ed man
ners have rather softened their feelings
toward her. and uncle speaks really very
aHectionately of her, @
l am afraid, Maggie. dear, that have
given you an untavorable opinion not on
y of New York generally. but of my re-
Iatives also. Now this would be most un-
kind. after receiving their hospitality, but
| have said all to them, about my opin-
ions OF society. that have written to you.
t"SJ "NhuO"I &c ~ VI COuISe1 OuG SaH
tha they must do as the world does.-
The old story Uncle Hinton is very
lind to me, talks more to me than to Ell
ther IF MS daughters, and is pleased to
saw that r." loves to have me by him. for
| look so mucI. ike mamma did when she
was the belle Of C l think that he
sometimes looks back 9Th regret to the
days whe. he was only the tS"'! oi d VII
Iage lawyer, with enough money 10: MS
few wants. the first l-'r a
picnic. singing school, or sleigh ride !; anu
fancy that lie sometimes siShs over in
voices and bank accounts. and looks for
Ward to the time when he shall pronounce
all this Improbable. and only vanity"
Aunt Hinton is naturally good heart
ed, characlerless woman, but terribly
afraid of The world whilst L6pise, the
eldest daughter, has a good deal OF her
fathers native intelligence. good deal o.
scItishneSs. and has been very much spoil
ed by her beauty, her position in society,
and the useless life she leads.
Ella. my youngest cousin has not yet
gone through the terrible ordeal. through
|" hlch Louise has passed, for she has been
~ sOci ty but Il short time, and is a frank,
good -natured girl, willing TO :" live and let
i've"
l was going. dear Maggie. TO tell you
about the New Years calls and dozen
} her things. but find that have already
'.rctched my letter to most unreasona-
Die lengths and it is near post time. SO for
further particulars inquire Of mamma. to
whom wrote yesterday. Say to her that
got her letter this morning and though
am delighted that they are we'll. my van
ly is somewhat hurt that they do not ap
pear to miss me more.
Yours ever, dear Maggie,
ADA LESTER.
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New YoRK, January 25lh

Ma CuERE AMGE-
do not wonder that good intention
is scarcely ever fulfilled in New York
there is never time tor it. The school
book story Of busy idleness is amply illus
trated here. One is constantly doing
something, but nothing is ever accom-
plished, and so much do we set with the
current, that the round of inanc occupa-
tions which so much wearied, and seemed
so trivial to me when | first came, has now
grown quite easy. and | was near saying
almost interesting.
But was going to tell you about the
New Years calls. was | not? Well for
the last lew days Of the old year, the girls
weIc talking of the probability OF several
aterc*tin5 and distinguished foreigners,
as they said, being added to their list Of
acquaintance on New Years day, when
very cne who wants to know lady, or
has ever aI Il bowing acquaintance with
~. is privileged to call.
I'VE shall be sare.' said Louise, "to
e C tlolacc Blanchard then. He has been
.-un;r fer several days, and 1 think it
:.:in :" t!."t lie has not called before now %
Now this Horace Blanchard. it seems,
Is du IulIuidlC IIISuu VI OSOiSS 1llSl lIdS
jusi returned from Europe. | soon dis
covered that he was one of the erteeling-
ly eligiGles. by the respect with which the
srrls spoke OF him.
We commenced the New Year with an
unusually early breakfast, ard as we lett
The liable 10 make our toilets, Ella eau
toned me to be sure to appear in full
dress. Now. Maggie. what they call full
dress in New York, is anything but what
We should call full dress in c -; in fact,
it took long while for me to think ii
anything at all but about h0lf dress. for
the neck aud shoulders are most shame.
fully uncovered. Ga rigid following oI
French fashion plates but what is taken
! from there is added to the train of the
skirt.
Ella was in perfect fever of excite
ment. She has "just come out." you
know, SO this is the first time she has ev.
er " set up" TO receive calls on her Owr
privileges Of young lady dom. She tleN
into the drawing.roonl as we passed, anc
pushed chair back here an there g II
order" she said. +" to give the gentlemen
more bowiug ROOM
In truth. this seemed to me to be nee
ded, for the furniture in fashionable hou
srs seems all to stand in the middle of tin
room, and not against the wall, nor evel
near it. Did papa tell you of my nai0
remark the morning we arrived here an,
. were shown into the drawing room !
, was about one o'clock. and said to him
goodness, what lazy servants and ba
: housekeeping, they have not busted tn
parlor and put it to rights yet Pap
5 shouted with laughter, and told me tha
: it was the fashionable way of furnishing
which have since found 10 be true bu
4 really thought that they had had com
: pany the night before, and that the roOI
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Fremont,s Yoyngeurs.


We have had call from several Of the
Delaware Indians. who accompanied Ere
mont on his recent winter exploration ol
the central route. A finer looking set oI
voyageurs we have never beheld, and any
one sees them can easily understand why
Fremont relied implicit ly on their courage
ald endurance in exploring the wilder.
ness. One or two of them speak English
very fuently, and to them we are indebt.
ed for graphic description of route.
and many amusing details of camp life.
They speak with gusto of their feasts up
on mule meat, and seem even to relish
their weary wandering along the base oi
the Sierra Navada before they found q
pass. AS far as ParOwan no serious of.
stacle TO travel was met with. and after
that only single mountain ride was en-.
countcred before reaching the foot of the
Sierra Navada, even that had ine ls-
vel pass some twenty miles south Of the
point at which they crossed it. They
met several parties Of Utahs, who offered
them no lnolest.tion, and also one OT7twO
bands Of Diggers after leaving Parowan.
They went into California. all on foot, la.
wing but one mule left. following down
Kern's river AMI report no difficulty in
the pass. as wagon can travel il with
ease, and the snow was not so deep rs Il
often is at Kansas. Unfortunately ont
of their number died coming the Missis.
sippi. but with this exception, their journey
though an ardubus one. has been a Yerl
agreeable one.-iS Louis Dtalocrat.
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H John Greiner..of Piitsbhfg. 4 Ia

EB John Greiner. OF Piitsbufg. lad
about ten years of age. was playing with
a fish hook by holding 4 ID his mouth.
when BY some misiiisp Sc swalloWedit. He
tried to remove Il by pulling ~ the string
but it had become firmIy lodged IN Tie low
er back part Jl.the throat. Tlieiitt1e Ellou
was not sonly frightened, bat, 80 great
pain attempts were made by the boys
parents 70 extraet the hook, but they
were unable to do IL. The hook had be-
come firmly embedded In the throat
DR.. A. Waters TascalIed and afler many
fruitless efforts. be at length hit upon thi,
novel and ingenious plan 70 extract IL -
Having ascertained the probable size O
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GREAT THROUGH LINE TO THE WEST.
rn- BALTIMORE AND OHIOET

Railroad, from Baltimore to ~
Wheeling, and connecting there with the large, new
and splendid Steamers Of the Union Line on the
Ohio, and the Stages 10 GAINESVILLE, &c.
This expeditions line being now thoroughly com
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Tree Tunnel and the road being in excellent order
the earnest attention Of travellers is confidently
directed TO its superior advantages and low fares
The scenery upon this road is Of the most stupen.
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Tho Express Mail Train leaves Baltimore daily
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(3oO miles, in is or 10 hours, including all stop.
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passengers leaving Baltimore at A M. may lay
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To connect with these trains, the cars leave
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the cars from Baltimore at the Washington juno.
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AT Wheeling the seven unrivalled Steamers q,
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Baggage checked through from Washington to
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now 50 anxious 10 secure. .....
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exceed one cubic foot.
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Editor of the Peoples Journal, Patent Agent, &C.,
No SIS Nassau street New York
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Nj edo l. DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-

N EDiC Il DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
lNl den Sydney College, Richmond, Va.-The
sixteenth annual course of lectures will com
mence on Monday, the 10th day of October, 1853
lnd continue until the lsi Of the ensuing March
The commencement for conferrng degrees will
)e held about the middle Of March.
X. l.. Bohannan M. d., Prof Of Obstetrics and
Diseases OF Women and Children.
l.; W. Chamberlayne, M. d., Prof OF Maters
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Martin p. Sect. M. d., Lecturer on Chemistry
AID Pharmacy.
Chas. Bell Gibson, M. D., Prof Of Surgery an
Surgical Anatomy.
CarerP P. Johnson, M. D., Prof of Anatomy and
Physiology.
David II. Tucker, M. D., Prof Of Theory and
Practice Of Medicine.
Arthur Z. Peticolss, M. d., Demonstrstor OF
Anatomy,
The study Of practical anatomy may be prose.
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rhing expense.
Clinical lectures are regularly given at the col.
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diagnosis, and treatment Of disease.
bxPKNsEs~-Matriculation fee, IS. Professors
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fee, SIS.
~ The price Of board, including fuel, lights
and servants attendance, In usually So or S31 per
week DAVID nj TICKER. M
sep 29-u Dean Of the Faculty.
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Chicago and 81. Louis.
TNHROUGH TICKETS for all the above
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splendid steamers WINCHESTER and DUR
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thence direct by railroad 10 Cleveland Toledo,
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Through tickets sold for Cincinnati, Louisville,
and Indianapolis also for GAINESVILLE and Column
bus, by national road stages from Wheeling.
Passengers holding through tickets can lie over
at any point on the route. For information and
tickets, apply to 7. H. PARSONS, Agent, Wash
ington.
]. II. DONE,
Feb TIT Master Transportation.