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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-15
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WHOLE NO I5ss

How AN IsSprAN DAN DIE A touching
\ instance of this characteristic trait occurr.
led at the late engag gemnt between . small
4 war party of the Chippewas aud . greatly
superior party ofSioax, near Cedar island
Lake. The Ghippewas, who were aen
route for a scalping foray upon the Sioux
Villages on the Minnesota here fell into
an ambuscade, and the FIRST notice OF dan-
ger that salnted their ears, was the dis
lcharge oftire arms from thicket. Four
of their number fell dead In their traeka.
Another, named War CloudS leading
brave, had a leg broken by q bullet His
comrades were 10th TO leave him, and
while his sssstlants were .loading their
gnns, attempted to.carry him with them %
where he could get the shelter ofa thickets
a Short distance Ia the rear. But he come
manded them to leave him, telling them
he would show their enemies how!a Chips
pewa could die AT his request they
seated him on a log, with his back leansng
against tree. He then commenced
painting his face aud singing his death
song. AS his enemies approached him
he only sang livelier and louder stresns
and when several had gathered around
him. .Honrishihg their scalping knives. and
screeching their demoaiaoal yells of ex.
ultation, not look or a gesture manifesto s
ed that he was even aware of their pres.
ence. AT length they seized him and
tore the scalp from his head. Still seat,
ed with. his back against a large tree,
they commenced shooting their arrows la,
to the trunk around his head, grazing his
ears. neck, dc., until they literally pinp.
ed him fast without once touching a vital
part yet our hero rGmaihed the came
impettuble stoic, continuing TO chant his
defiant strain, and although one of the
number aourished his reeking scalp bofofO
his eyes. still not single expression Of
his countenance could be OBSERVED 70
change. AZ last one Of the nuubet ap-
preached him with q tomRhawk, which
after few unheeded Hourishess he buried
10 the capsive's skull, who sunk ia death
with the song still upon his lips. Il had
indeed succeeded well in teAehiEg his on.
emies how q Chippewa could de- a
few days afterwards they were taught
how Chippewa could bc avengeds s..
Paul (Min. Dem.
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Rnsihess Endurance.

Men of genious without endurance can
mot succeed. Men who start in one kinC
of business may ind it impossible to con.
Etinue therein all their days, i'll healtt
may demand change. New and
wider fields of success may be opened tc
them new elements of character may be
developed. Men may have positive
l-distaste for some pursuits, and success
may demand change. None of these
cases fall within the general rule. Men
may have rare talents, but if they !" are
ever any thing by turnsS and nothing
long," they must not expect to prosper.
NoIforms of business is free from vexation /;
each man knows the spoton which his own
harness chafes; but he cannot know how
much his own neighbor suffers. 1t is
said that Yankee can splice aerope in
many different ways; an English sailor
knows but one method, but in that meth.
cd he does his work well. Life is not
long enough to allow any one to be real
ly master of but one pursuit. The history
of eminent ment in all professions aud
callings proves this. The great statesman,
Daniel Webster, was great lawyer.
His boyhood was marked only by uncoms
mon industry as q speaker he did not
excel in early life. With great delibera-
ton he selected the law for his profession.
nor could he be deferred from his chosen.
pursuit. While. poor student. not the
tempting prize of fifteen hundred dollars
year as clerk of the courts, then large
sum, gained for him with great difficulty
by tile zeal and influence of his father,
nor could all the pursuasions Of his father.
turn him from the mark he had set
before him, and his great eulogist, the
Attorney General of Massachusetts, is an
other marked illustration of resolute en-.
durance and indomitable industry-life-
long in one profession, making
him one of the chief ornaments Of that
profession, if not its head, in the United
States.
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From the Washington Sentinel.
FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH.

owe all regretted much that one fine
young man belonging to the Arctic, was
not saved. His name is Stewart Hol-
land. His father is Sergeant at Arms
of one of the Houses of Congress- He
could not be induced to leave the ship;
his post was at the gun. firing Signals
He kept firing the gun till the vessel sunk;
we saw him in the very act of firing, as
the vessel disappeared below the waves" "
TP. Z06in's account.
Undaunted he stood at the signal gun,
While the vessel was sinking fast /; .-
ABSURD full well, that his sands were run,
And the cares of life wcro past!
But he thought, in that moment of wild despair,
OF his comrades and friends around,
Who were rcnding with shricks the murliy air,
As their doom in the ocean they found q!
He hoped that the breeze would carry tho boom
Of his signal gun to tbs shore,
And save, pcrchance, from that thrcatcn'd doom,
Those victims who hoped no more
Its laundering sound rose over the surge,
AS the pillows cngulph'd them all
And its echo wild, was their only dirge-
And the briny depths their pail.
He died like man at the post of death
And to save, was his latest thought =
But the aid he invoked with the culv'rin's breath,
Was tho last that he ever thought
For he rais'd his match, as the vessel rolld
And plung'd, with her crowded deck
A flush--and the booming cannon told
The fate of the doontd, and the wreck
J. GoLDsBoRouGu BRuFF.
October 14th 1854.
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CLARKsBURG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1854. @

Thus we. stood, breast to breast, face t
face-the madman and J.. his arm encir
cling me, l seeking to save myself. HI
pressed me towards the edge of the cliff
He plunged his feet deep into the ground
he laughed mockingly, and screamed, a
he tried to destroy me. But against tha
rock my feet were firmly braced, and
held him tightly, and 1 pushed him, an6
[ sought to hurl him from me. Hurl him
from me LAS well might the hungry Ii
ger be hurled from Lis prey.
Oil the agonies of that struggle
know. not how long it was, but to me il
seemed like many 4sours. The wild eyes
of.the madman glared at mine all the time,
and foundzit impossible to look away
His fearful face. all ghastly, was turned
toward me, as he shouted in his iendish
mocking laughter.
"Oh! heaven! Oh! horror Can this,
will this endure forever ?' cried in the
agony of my fear. The maniac howled
with derisiYe shouts. felt that was
growing weaker But he was a madman,
and would he grow weak also? A thou
sand thoughts fed through me- Sudden
ly the maniac gave one fearful plunge
1t was with the strength of giant that
he seized me. He raised me from my
feet. The rock, the saving rock-I had
lost it; it was gone. Il threw my arms
high into the air. and my scream of terror
assembled in unison with the maniac's
nocking yell.
Down! down to the bottomless pit !
To the home of fire and birthstone To
the endless sorrows of burning lakes !"
he screamed. as he gave bounce toward
the edge of the cliff.
Inspired by sudden gift of superhu-
man strength, by partial possession of
even a madman's power, Icaught him by
the throat, and even on the very edge,
even when in sight of the abyss, i sprang
back, bore him back, 1 brought him to
the ground. Failing heavily upon him, 1
held his throat stillain a fierce grasp, while
his own arms were wound tightly around
my neck, and his legs around mine. I
felt his hot breath from his open mouth
as my check lay pressed against his face.
heard them CRATE harshly, and drew my
head violently away, as he sought to seize
me with his sharp teeth.
In our frantic struggle on the ground,
we rolled wildly about, and the dust from
sulphur and from pumice-stone ascended
around US in suhocaling clouds. l was,
half insane was,struggling for life. l
caught up handful Of the fine choking
dust and rubbedit violently over his open
mouth 1t wentinto his mouth aad lungs.
He gave jerk forward in agony. Amid
the clouds of dust around, could not see
where he was. He held up by the
hair as he sprung; moment after, and a
fearful force was strainiug there, holding
my head down with irresistible force
Another moment, and l arose-While wild
and high arose the shrek of the maniac,
as he fell down-down-into the abyss.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-15
JEWISH STATESMEN AND WAR;
lsIOlSS.

The fact is, you cannot destroy pure
race of Caucasian organization. 1t is Il
physiological fact; asimplc law Of nature
which has baff1ed Egyptian and Assyrian
kings, Roman Emperors, and Christian
iuqustors. No penal laws, no physical
tortures, can argue, a superior race should
be absorbed in an inferior or be destroy
ed by it. The mixed prosecuting races
disappear the prosecuted race remains.
And. at this moment, in spite of centuries
or tens of centuries Of degradation, the
Jewish mind exercises a vast influence on
the affairs Of Europe. l speak not Of
their laws, which you still obey ; nor Of
their literature. with which your minds
are saturated but Of the living Hebrew
intellect. You never observe great in
telectual movement in Europe in which
the Jews do not greatly participate. The
first Jesuils were Jews that mysterious
Russian diplomacy who SO alarms Western
Europe, is organized and principally car
ried on by Jews that mighty revolution
which is at this moment preparing in
Germany, which will be in fact second
and greater Reformation, and Of which so
little is as yet known in England is entire
Jews, who almost monopoIize the chairs
of Germany. Neande, the founder, of Spi-
ritual Christianity, and who is Begius
Professor of Divinity in the University OF
Berlin, is Jew. Brenary, equally IA.
nous, and in the same Univers ty is Il Jew.
| Wehl, Arabic Professor of Heidelberg, is
Jew. Years ago. when l was in Pales-
| tine, met German student who was ac-
cumulating materials for the history oi
Christianity, and studying the genius oI
the place modest and learned man.
1t was Wehl, tho unknown, since become
the first Arabic scholar of the day. and
the author of the life of Mohammed. But
for the German professors of this race,
their names is legion. 1 think there are
more than ten in Berlin alone.
/ resolved to go to st. Petersburg.
had on my arrival an interview with the
Russian Minister to France, Count Gan
Grim. beheld the son of Lithunian
Jew. Repairing to Spain, had an audi
ence with the Minister Senor Mendizadel
| beheld one like myself, the son OF Now
Christiano, Jew of Arragon. In conse
Quence Of what transpred at Madrid,
went straight to Paris, to consult the Pre-
sident of the French Jew, hero, an i'm
.cArial Marshall.
And is Soult Jew ?
Yes; and several of the French Mar
shals, and the most famous Massenna, TO
example his real name was Menassah.
The consequence of our consultation
was that some Northern power should b.
applied to in friendly and medistive ca
pacity. We fixed on Prussia, and tn
President Of the Council made an appli
cation to the Prussian Minister, who at
tended a few days after our conference
Count Armin entered the Cabinet, and
: beheld Prussian Jew. SOyou see, m
dear Coningsby, that the world is govern
} ed by different personages to what is in
agined by those who are not behind th
scene. BENZ AMIN DIsRAEL1.
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Fogon the ocean.

a correspondent of the Philadel phia
Inquirer, who communicates his expert
ence in a voyage to Europe, says:
One of the earliest sights that presen-
ted itself, and that which proved our clo-
sest and in some respects our most annoy
ing companion, was fog. We were en-
veloped in mists, not only on the Banks
of Newfoundland, where they are always
to be expected, but our East winds kept
them, about US, almost from the com
mencement of the voyage, till the unin-
terrupted ringing of the bell, warning the
brother mariner of our approach under
the thick veil, became nuisance in the
captains ears and liresome to the passen-
gers. During the prevalence of fog. the
navigation is rendered perilous by reason
of collisions that might take places and in
addition othe bell which ought to besfre
quently rung on board all vessels, asm an
was always kept on the bow, to look out
and give notice of ship's approach
Besides the vessels that may have passed
US without being recognized, we found
several unexpectedly near US. On the
22d of May, we suddenly discovered Il
vessel within ffty yards of US, on the
starboard quarter, which we family sight
ed. and at one time gaining a glimpse Of
her spars as if hanging in mid-air, and
the next instant, as these parts were
wrapped in thick mist. we saw her hull
The neighborhood of another we discern
ed not by sight, but sound /; the poor fel
low, probably fisherman, for want of I
bell nosing conch "tute," and CAV,
forth kind Of mysterious claim, as h.
pissed US in the gloom, invisible. Th
crew of another vessel, possessing neithe
horn nor bell.gaye us warning by strike o.
the deck with beam of wood, and th'
ncarness of another was revealed bysth
barking of dog. -
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An INDUsTR1oUs EDrToR.-The editor
Of the North Carolina Baptist Spectator is
an officiating minister of the Gospel; a Ii
censed attorney agent for nearly all the
insurance companies. north of the Poto-
mac commissioner for thirty States, and
an applicant for the same when Kansas
and Nebraska shall have come Elm bank
director; chairman of the board OF super.
intendents of the common schools ). tenn
peranees orator; agent and counsel fol
Wake Forest College; president and
secretary of all the boards of the Baptist
Church, DC; and in addition he owns
more town property, has the neatest farm
the best fruits, and the finest cattle, of.anl
man in the country
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EOf the pride of rank and birth, an
article in DeBow for August, has this
beautiful and highly poetic image:
1.-The merit of dead men, when claimed
for the living. is like the stars seen on the
water, which would not be there but for
their bright originals in heaven"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-15

DAYS W1TuoUT NIeurs.-Dr. Baird in
lecture delivered, recently, in Ciucinna-
ii, said
There is nothing which strikes the stran-
ger more forcibly, if he visits Sweden at
1.-THE season of the year when the days are
the longest, than the absence of the night.
| He arrived at Stockholm from Gotten.
burg, 400 miles-went to see some friends
had not takennote of time-and retufn-
ed about midnight lit was light as it ID
here half an hour before sundogn. You
could see distinctly. Bat all was quiet 10
the streets it seemed as il the inhabitants
were gone away, or dead. No signs Oi
life stores closed.
The sun goes down At Stockholm lit.
tie before 10 o'clock. There is great IL
Elimination all night; as the sun goel
4 around the earth towards the north pole
s. the refraction Of its rays is such that yor
can seeao read at midnight. DR.. BAIRD
! read a letter in the forest near Stockholm
at midnight, without artificial light
There IS q mountain 1t the BOthnia, where
ON the 9Ist Of June the, sun does not g
down at all. Travellers 60 there TO see q
: a steamboat goes mp TO Stockholm for th,
purpose of carrying those who are curiou
10 witness She phenomenon. 1t occur
only one night. The sun goes down
81 the. horizon, you can see The whole fac
pl Of il, and in Eve minutes It begins % risi
! Birds and animals take their accnsion
S led rest at the usual hours. The hens ~
q 20 the trees about seven O'clock, u. ~
J. land stay there until the sun Is well up
the morning, and the people gel into q
10 - Y1-fS1er lat 4
a
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=. -
DEscRIPrroN OF JEsus.-The following
epistle was taken by Napoleon from the
public records OF Rome, when he dspriv-
ed that city of SO many manuscripts. Il
was written at the time aud on the spot
where Jesus Christ commenced his min-
istry, by Publius Lentullus the Governor
Of Judea, to the senate Of Rome ~ 0tetafs
emperor. It was the custom in thosodsye
for the governor to write home any event
of importance which transpired while he.
held office.
a Conscript Fathers. s.-There appe6ted
in these our days, man named Jesus
Christ, who is yet living among us, and
Of the Gentiles is accepted as the prophet
of great truth, but his own disciples call
him the SON Of God. He hath raised the
dead aud cured allmanner ofdiseases. He
| is a man Of stature somewhat tall aud
comely, with a very ruddy conntenance.
such US the beholder may both love aud
fear. Hishair is the color Of tho tilbert,
plain to his ears, whence do8nwArds, it's
more orient Of color, and curling and
waving about his shoulders in the mid
Idle of his head Is seem or partition of
long hair, after the manner Of Che Naza.
ritcs His forehead Is plain and delicate.
his face without spot or wrinkle. bGanli.
fed with ac6nely red his nose and mouth
are exactly formed hisbeard Is exaetly
the color Of his hair, and thiek, not %
any great height, but forked. Ia reproyl
ing BE is terrible; in admonishing confte-
ous; in speaking, very modest aud wise
lin proportion OF body, well shaped, Mono
haYe seen him laugh, but many have seen
him weefs "A man for alfpaSsing beauty,
lexcellidg Cd children Of men -
4J E9Aett - - = -
HEkfTsa. 4Al. iseER. After the n6ws
of the destruction Of tie slamped papers
had arrived in England the ninistty tent
for DR.. Franklin 70 eonsult Witll, andlol
Ifered this proposal: That 4 the Ans
ricaus would engage TO pay Tor the dana !.
tage done in the destruction ofthe stamp
ed papers, DO, the parliament wohld t1en
s repeal tie act"
The doctor having paused upon shIs
question for some time at last antrefed
as follows:
"This put me mind Of Frenshm -,
who having heated poker red hot. ran
fnriously into the street, and addfossing
the first EDglishmau he met there, ~. Il 1
= Monsieur. viii you give me de satisfaolion
. TO run dis poker only about one foot e
your body 2"
!. my body" replied the Epglishmaa ;
: '' what doyou mean %
y te.Vet den, only 30 far" maTing oui
z six inehes
. = =" ARE. you mad 2" returned tie other;
u &c I tell you. IL you don't get about your
lbusiness Ill knock you down" ~
e Vel den" said Che Ffenehman. sof
teuing his voice and manner. evil yoa
. my good sare, only BE- 50 obiiging as q
= pay me for de trouble and expsnse %
a heating dis poker q
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How nelaneboIy the moon muit
feelswhsn Il has enjoyel liie inlness Of
prosperity, and got redneed 70 its @laai
quarIsr.', Z,
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~ An editor Is Be vas going Z court
ing. said he Nas .aeing 70 prssl.'.
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Some eendant Of Solomon has
wisely sremarked that those who 60 to Law
forldamages are sure g get them.
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~ An old lady in Cincinnati, who
sells eggs. has over heEdoor- New laid
eggs every morning, By Betty Briggs2
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~F Fifty years ago.says an exchange.
a celebrated mode m Massachusetts
of !, curing the insane, was to- whip
them severely and then immerse them IN
water until they were insensible. 1t was
claimed that they would recover their
consciousness and sanity at the same time.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-15

RA ..itoh in time saves nine.
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A LADY PHILANTHRoPlsT.--Mr Ames
was sitting in her front room, when she
saw Mrs. Armstrong approachingAa very
public spirited lady, who took an interest
in all reforms and benevolent enterprises,
especially those undertaken for persons at
distance.
+ "My dear Mrs. Anles," she commenc.
ed, q am the agent of sewing circle
just established, the object of which''is to
provide suitable clothing for the children
of Patagonia. 1 am told that they are in
the habit of going aboutin a state of ma
ture, which you know is dreadful to con-
template" -
"Perhaps they are used to it,"
i" But that is no reason why We should
not improve their condition. So VIC have
agreed to hold a meeting two evenings in
week, with this object in view. Will
you join?"
" + am afraid can't. should be
obliged to neglect my own children, as
presume will be the case with some -oI
those who attend. Look, for example, al
that boy in the street. He has hole in
his elbow, and his clothes are all covered
with mud. Ipresume his mother belongs
to some of these benevolent associations,
and hasn't time to attend to her own chill
dren."
MRS. Ames," asked her visitor, rising
with indignation, F." do you meanto insult
me 2"
''Insult you p was the astonished re-
ply, " of course not. What makes you
think SO ?''
"Do you know who that boy is, o
whom you speak ?"
" No, L don't, but should like to-"
You would We'll ma'am, your Gu
riosity shall be gratifed. He is my son
George Washington Jackson Armstrong
What have you to say TO that ?"
!" Say )? Why nothing. Only its unfor-
Lunate for the poor boy that ne warn
born Patsgonian."
Mrs. Armstrong. without a reply
swept outsof the room with the majesty Q
aqueen.
She is still cauvassing for the sewinI
circle in behalf Of the youthful Patagoni
ans, while George Washington. Jackso
Armstrong is permitted to roam throug
the streets, on condition that he will nc
4 venture within the sight of Mrs. Ames
window.
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Loy. Is sHe osi.ptipg q sHs : .oul
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.'My dear sir. beg you will make no
excuses, ~ replied; 81 was just admiring
this scene below"