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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
,TIs CONE

There is feeling that we may not speak
Iniwords 1t comessupon US when thing
Oflight and power, and beauty, which has cheer'd
And awed, and th2ilE'd our so ul3for many days,
Fades and meIts iuto the darkness, of the Past.
It comes upon us when the sun of some E Z
Most happy day has set when stars we loved
To watch have waned ,and silent mem'ry mourns
The lost Peiads of her sky; when flowers breathe
Their dying fragrance on the Autumn breeze,
Or when a form Of loveliness, which dawns
Bot for moment on the sight, then fades,l ..
Like rainbow hues, that melt away in tears ! ..
I has no language, save the deep aad strong
Pusutions of the heart, which syllable u
A world of grief unutterabe in that J.
One truth that faI:e5s on the lps-'''r,s GONE n'r
We pause and7doubti but the low sigh of winds
That lift the damp locks from tne fevcr'd brow,
Aud the melancholy murmur Of the waves,
A nd the sad music of tie twilight air,
Al-all repeat the solemn truth" IT'S GONE ~
[O!ioer l. Taylor.
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
ERosTAs A MANURE.

We know of'no treatment so directly
beneficial. for aim lost every class of soils,
as that of throwing up land in narrow
ridges in the fall or early winter. There
arc few soils worth cultivating at all, that
do not contain more or less material
which can be made available to plants by
combined action Of air and frost.
Take two plots Of heavy soil, side by
side, and let one lie unmoved till spring,
while the other is deeply ploughed in
autumn, and the result will be very visl-
bls in the spring crop. But the manner
of ploughing is important. 10 secure
the greatest advantage, single furrow
should be thrown up, and another back
/ furrowed directly upon it, so as to pro-
Nuce high ridge, then anotherridge is to
b&ma1e in the same manner with a deep
leA6 furroW between the two. The pro-
cessd IS to be continued thus through the
whol&feld, SO that when finished it will
Prescnt surface of high ridges and deep
dead f1rrows succeeding each other about
epzce IN two or two and a half feet. If
prepared in this way, the frost will pen
citrate far downward, loosening and disn-
tegrating the soil below the burrows, while
the ridges will crumble down, and as they
will not hold water the air will circnlate
freely through them, decomposing the
mineral portions, and conveying in
ammonia and other gasses. This oper-
alton will be equal to ten or more loads
of good manure upon clay or other COM
pact soils.
In the spring it will only be necessary
TO run plough once or twice through the
CoDtra Of no0h ri6Ir0 and ihnn laval Eo
whole down with heavy harrow.
Another advantage in this process, is
that when land is thus prepared it dries
out and warns several days earlier in
the spring. Again, there are some soils
that are exhausted upon the surface, but
which contain poisonous substances in the
ub-soil. If this suO-soil is thrown up in
contact with the air and frost during VIM
ter, these poisonous compounds { proto-
Sulphate Of iron or manganese) will be
destroyed, Or changed to harmless form
during winter.
The above practice is especially to be
RECOMMENDED TO the garden. One Of the
most successful cultivators of an acre OF
ground in our acquaintance, digs it up in
the fall, to the depth Of three or four feet,
making deep trenches and high ridges SO
tlat tie whole acre appears 10 be covered
with high winnows OF hay placed closely
together.
We strongly recommend farmers who
have not tried this method, to lay oul
their plans now for experiment in this
way, on large or small scale during the
present season.
1naericau 1gricuIturQliSt.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

A. CAPITAL AEEoDoTE.-A year OF
two since, a Mr.--was elected to repre-
sent the town Of Shelburn, N. C.,i n tho
Legislatures He was plain old farmer,
full ofsound sense and ready for any real
work that was needed. When he niHdo
his appearance in the State House itmust
be confessed that his tOutg FnSenIJie wBs
anything but fashionable. j His hatpWag
perfect relic Of antiquity-his coarso
frock and trousers of genuine dapple
gray, homespun his shirt bosom tie
product of his wife's own loom, and his
stantial cowhije. AS Mr.. B. entered tho
lobby there were several young members,
standing around the fro, and Supposiug
the new concerto be only visitor, they
merely cast glance at his weather.
Drowned face. turning up their noses at
his verdantlook, and Then continued,their
conservation. ;B--took his sUatunsar
the stove. 4g a8s5 HE g7Ra
"Eo room here for visitors, said one
ofthe hippants, s Is g,mpsai
Oh, I'm memberfh f ss.
You member /" uttered tbs ftst
speaker, siha. eea a2 7g0
''sartin.'' responded B. 10 q mild tone.
"Where from?" a3al4 nBm 5sils
"Shelburnn a54i So 30 sesaslIgs
"Well," said fashioDablye ,dreEaed
member, with a disdainful look at, the
coarse dress of the farmer, t'ilain't tho
folks in ShelbuIn got any sbodya elsssfo
send here 2" seg e5fa4fnn995I III
"Oh as for that NATTER relpGnad Mr.
B., with perfect good nature, g Itfposs
there's good many men there that knows
more'n do, but they hain,t any clothes
that's fit TO wear ri Aoi.g. II! e1ss
The fedglings were aoored, and bslore
tho session closed. they found titatsths
member from Shelburn could zee through
question as far as they cOuld see around
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
LITTLE GIRIs.


a ''Wh8t has. become ofall the liltte gin
nowadays One sees plenty of minis
ture young ladies; with basque waists an
Hounces, dress hats, aud tiny watches
promenading the streets or attending ju
venile parties;s but, alas a lih.ls girl is 4
rarity-one who will play baby house ant
live lifetime in few hours, making day
land night succeed each other with aston
Iishing rapidity, a fifteen minutes recess a
school affording plenty of time for week!
of playhouse life; one to whom nea
plain gfngham dress and sun. bonnet is the
perfection of school dress-sun-bo -bonnets
that win not be injured if they are wet il
river or brook, aud aprons strong enough
to bring home any quantity of nuts from
the woods, in lieu of baskets; good strong
shoes that will come off with ease on q
warm summers day, when the cool brook
tempts the warm little feet to lave them.
selves in its waters, instead of delicate
CATERS, which shrink from such rude treat.
ment. @
"Well, it is to be hoped the race of lit
tie girls will not become entirely extinct.
There must be some wasting their sweet
ness upon the desert air. for surely they
bloom not in our cities, and but rarely in
our,yillages. ..,tus
CAT an, age when little girls used to be
dressing dolls, we now see chem in all
their fnery, parading 80 street, and fir
ting with young students. Where on
earth are the mothers of these precious
flirts Are they willing TO allow such
folIy?e 30
"Then as to dress-why, little miss.
must now be dressed asrichly as mamma;
and the. wonder is. how will she be able
to outvie7 her present splendor when she
comes out But in this go-ahead age,
Eome new inventions will enable her TO
accomplish her desire.
'!As there are no little girls, so there,
will 3e no young ladics;- for whcn miss
leaves sck6a4ll. she is engaged, soon mar.
ries, and takes ,igip place in the ranks of
American malrons. Rds$will she fl her
place ? For how or when haSNNssne i9unu 10y
time to prepare fer LIES duties ?aMoon- y on
der if it would not be good plan to tIFSiGs
over a new leaf, begin with them in sea-
son, and see if it is not possible again to
have darling little creatures, full of life
and glee, who can run and jump without
fear Of tearing lounces, and finally have
. set of healthy young ladies, upon whom
the sun has been allowed. to shine, and
active exercise in the open air bestowed
an abundant supply Of lifeiand energy.
Unite a healthy. body to ltbe highly
cultivated minds of our American wives
and mothers, and they would be the ad
miraIion of the world, instead Of being pi-
tied for their fragility."--Home Jowf"al.
With equal propriety, the inquiry may
be started: what has become of all the lille
boys of the age, who could be seen flying
Kites, spinning tops, playing marbles, and
indulging in other boyish amusements? ?
We pause for reply.-PR.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
.ANoTnER laiELA 8 sToRY..

hooA friend, onraading the aceountof an
: Iattack7made by a woman aud some boys
Eupon q Gshe Bear Swimming intake Ghamr
shplainS niIhheroub furnishes ua,the par
Iliculars of a Ike contest IN, Niagara river
lsome years since, Sfacd siEk
1 Aboatman was crossing tiIeftSep a;short
Edistancs abov6 the rapidslinga, which
Ehegpulled with a pair of ssculls3 ySlfhen
about a quarter Of a mile from tho Anne
rica6 side he espied large bear IN; the
water asfews rods gbelowsrhiln swimming
Ilustily fon the point Nhefe he exp xpeetea TO
land, Just before Sch hl5SsensH9 lSruias had
leVidentlg started from the toWer end OF
Grand Island for the En6ain land The
boatman forgot his dangerous proximity to
the -rapids in his eagernsSs to secure The
bear, and Immediately sturHlngi tho bow
Of the skiff down stream with A. tsY. yttss-
orous strokes he came. near ssR9lgl 10
strike the animal with athe oar,iw qsFnla
turned to bay. and his Tssailant aiming
second blow at his head, be khooksd the
oar out of the man hand: Here gsas q
dilemma of the most perplexing deseFip'
ton. The boat was unulanagable IN tho
swift current with single ioarTTit was
fast drifting towards the upper rapids,
and the man was in despalf. Ihe bear
too, became sensible of his. danger. and
seizing hold of the boat sclinbed on. board
but apparently overcome with terror ashe
approached the rushing wa tersi seated
himself quietly, without offering to mo.
lest tho boatman. The poonfelloW look
ed at the bear with horror, aud ithon at
the rapids with increasing alarms Bruin
behaved himself with perfect propriety,
however. Toybe sure. heldid, not proRer
his aid in propellinS the boat towards the
shore but he regarded his felloRfpaYi'
gator and his operations with greatintcr
est and nm uucommouly benign coante-
nance. II was evident that he consider
ed himself a nero passenger and while
he wished his companion well, he felt
bound in honor not 10 interfere with the
of the craft Meantime the
boat reached. the Schlosser rapids, and
bear and man must soon be beYoud7All
human aid. Being an expert swimmer,
IN man leapod overhonrd, hoping. TO
=" W" land at APPOINT below, kppwnRs
the French ii 3Saaading, The bear followed
him Immediately /, lsaa 81 .the, IVAN ~, SpuSh
out Will, the xigor impRfG'S oy ;uespeNa
tion, the bear keepinga ms neartiFs 'sA
possible but without making any hossts-
They finally itouched,the
shore nearly at tho same Lime, both much
exhausted by the etfortsstNey had made,
On reviviny the boatman .hed witI,Rli the
speed he could make, and he WasiaA mNah
surprised ms delighted to see tte4bqar
running still more rapidly in the contEa'
ry direction. eEssW
The story is a pretty though oneiabut
there is no faatin natural history batteEat.
tested than that tie most ferociOus animals
become subdued, peaceable and harmless
in the presence Of an oyermasteripg dan
ger. g-er 3 lm7ape4
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

The REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT, ROBERT
MoRR1s.-= The following extract from an
unpublished work now in the press con-
tains some information in regard 10 Nor
ris, the patriot, which we have never yet
seen in print .......
Robert Morris was an Englishman by
birth and came to this country when he
was about IA years of age. The deter
mination of Washington to turn his arms
against CORVALLIS at Yorktown was very
sudden. He went to Morris and told him
he wanted money, without he could not
proceed. Morris replied that there was not
one cent in the treasury; /; but he went TO
work and raised 81. 100000 on his own
security, and provided provisions, 100
pieces Of field artillery. and 80 battery
artillery. Without this, the army could
not have moved, Yorktown would not
have been taken. and of course the wal
would not have come to conclusion
perhaps might have ended in another
manner. One thing is certain-it woulC
have been prolonged
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
Old Deacon Stafford.

Old Deacon Safford-or as he was fa-
nilarly called, Deacon Jo-was rigid
disciplinaIian, and being the senior church
deacon, looked after the delinquents with
sharp eye. Deacon 10 was in the hab-
it of 'Parceling out the Sermon" Civ
ing each Of the congregation their por-
ton, according as they needed
One warm Sabbath Afternoon, the pas
tor, thinking that those WHO had no in.
terest in the subject Of religion would
most likely fall asleep, prepared himself
to preach directly to the church. The
deacon was on hand, to parcel OUT the
sermon as it came from the lips of the
minister. The pastor commenced with
his close listed penurious brethren, plain
ly, but earnestly:
"That belongs to brother Grant," said
the deacon.
The next remark was designed for those
who went about doing good, but made so
much noise and parade about it RS to de-
stroy great part Of the good they inten-
ded to do.
That is Sister Grimk pins" said Dea-
con 10, " no mistake about that"
,Fhe nas,,,,~ continued his sermon, but
the deacon, who I'D worked hard
through the week, fell inv dozlSs
slumber. Nevertheless, although the
body OF the deacon was sleeping. the
mind was active and whether ears per-
formed their functions or not, each por-
ton was faithfully parcelled out'' as
though the deacon had been wide awake.
Finally, my brethren," concluded the
parsou, there is a class Of persons who
listen attentively to every sermon, but
who are SO free-hearted and benevolent.
that they do not retain any for themselves,
but "parcel it out" to their brethren and
sisters"
"That's me. by thunder " said Dea
j. con 10, the sound of his voice awakinu
him, and dsSGrve it,"
Whether the deacon continued the
practice of parceling out the sermon
afterwards, we are unable to say, but W.
presume if he did, that he kept a SINAI
J. portion for himself. -s = 10.
rzsi EE They who are easily flattered al
u aaSiIv cheatad a' y
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

MUTTON RATHER THAN BEBF.-We sin
cereIy wish that the American people
would substitute mutton for beef and
pork, TO much greater extent than they
have been in the habit of doing Mutton
is more nutrious and wholesome than
beef even, and vastly more SO than pork.
In fact, the latter ought not to be eaten
at all, and especially the fat parts. Where
on earth are so healthy and robust-look-
ing people as the English of all classes
1t is not simply the fogs and humidity OF
climate which give them their robust
appearance and good looks for people
near them, with climate almost like
theirs, look very differently. So far as
meats are concerned. they are mutton
eaters probably more than half the an
imal food consumed in England being
mutton. But it is not Merino nor Sax
ony mutton-nor of the ragged, fence
jumping creatures commonly kept oyel
large districts of the United States. En-
glish, Scotch, Welch and Irish mutton i
mainly Of improved breeds, well bred snt
thoroughly cared for. These we MAJ
have in as high perfection as they, b!
obtaining the breed, and bestoBiBg liz
tie pains in their propagation and feed
ling. We are glad to know that the at
tention of many of our farmersis tqrniDt
to that branch of stock, and We trust tha
the good taste and determination G
consumers of atsWilI give snbstaptis
encouragement to their endeayorss-f
american 4grieult ulturaEiat. ElEBq 2 {
l
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
TIGHr1NG A sQUATTER.

About thirteen years ago when tho
now flourishing young city of HanibaIl,
on the Missi ssiPpi river, was but wood
yard" surrounded.by few huts, belong.
ing to some hardy " Squatters, :" and such
Ia thing as a steamboat was considered
quite a sight, the following incident oc-
Cured:
A tall brawny woodsman stool leaning
against tree which stood upon the bank
of the river, gazing at some approaching
object which our readers would soon dis
cover to be steamboat.
About an hour elapsed, and the boat
was moored, and the hands busily cngag-
ed in taking on wood. .aa
Now, among the many passengers on
this boat, both male and female, was a
spruce young dandy, with killing mus
tachc, &C., who seemed bent in making
impressions upon the hearts of young la.
dies on board, and to do that he must
perform some heroic deed. Observing
our squatter friend, he imagined this to
be fine opportunity to bring himself in
to notice SO stepping into the cabin he
said /: ,a4.
" Ladies, ifyou wish to enjoy a good
laugh, step into the guards. intend to
frighten that gentleman into fits who
stands on the bank"
The ladies complied with his request,
and our dandy drew from his breast a
formidable bowieknife and thrust it into
his belt, then taking large horse pistol
in eaoh hand he seemed satisfied that all
was right. Thus equipped he strobe on
shore with an air that seemed 10 say
g The hopes ofa nation depend on me-
Marching up to the woodsman, he ex-
CLAIMED. -
" Found you at last, have L? You
are the man have beea looking for these
three weeks ! Say your PrayeEs y he
continued, you'll make capital barn
door, and shall drill the key-hole my
self"
The squatter calmly surveyed him a
moment, and then drawing back step
he planted his huge Est directly between
the eyes of his Antagonist, who in I
moment was floundering 10 The turbiC
waters of the Mississippi. ta
/ Every passenger on the boat bad b,
this time collected on the guards, and tn
shouts that now Wentup speedily restor'
ed the crest fallen hero to his senses, and
as he was sneaking off towards the boat
was thus aceosted by his conqusror
"I say you, next time you com
around dIllin' key-holes, don't forge
yer old acquaintances u eU7 8 z
The ladies unanimously voted the knit
and pistols to the victor. g - lz
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27
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AMRwsiSg. Under this head an. ex-
change tells the following ~ Y4Aleat be-
longing 70 a widow lady in Ohios lately
sat upon hall dozen Of ducks eggs, and
continued her attentions until, tie, eggs
were hatched, and there. is now. 81 61e
brood OF six young ones, half duck and
half cat, having duck heads and catstajls;
bat what Is more aonderfni, they n1es0
and quick qi1ynsqtel9." So
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

G9 Not long since, bolt of canvass
feH overheard from asteamboat when the
Capsain Immedidately jumped after il, ez-
claiming as. he got. on board again, : as ]
went IN for duck, I was bound to bring
THE ea,tr15s. Itti duck 70 E s2
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

THE WossT Islls4' Harry, inquired q
friend the other day. which do you con-
sider the worst Of the npnleEp isEns now
PREVALENT .AbolitiupigmH + inqpiIed his
friend no. ,ssspCialism. 3 no. Ma
.tiyism.' mo. no 'Thep. i must giYeit
up replied he. 'Expound.' why,
Rbemafi TIM j = .4.z.a.ni,s5 e.L9
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

"a REThey who are easily flattered are
easily cheated.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

i LlHg Tbe last booker
has de apoh poelsss gith
red hair ss1e 4
. Unfortpuate woman how lleI - PolI lot--
et ! fs yosit .tas sssu NOT
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-27

% BeaNV attracts-worth retains.
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@Tns e. Of the I.and:-rLadiss,
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CLARKsBUIsS, a7iEiSS DECEnIH
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-07-15
Over they Go, Whew !

We learn that there are several score
OF families that are preparing at and near
this place 10 remove to Nebraska mme-
dIately. They can wait no longcr, and
over they go and commence their mn
provements, rear their cabins and pre-
pare for agricultural pursuits for the en-
suing season. We have ever advised
the people to ''bide their time" and until
now, we believe they have regarded our
admoni,ions most scrupulously, but when
thew hear of the thousands removing TO
Kansas, nothing can hold them longer;
they go. We wish them 10 III luck. --
They are mostly farmers and mechanics.
among whom are some OF our best citl-
zens. We cannot see that the agent NlaJ.
Ga,ewood has any power to hinder the
occupancy of the lands, as the govern
ment have provided him no troops, nor
other means to stop or even retard this
movement, and we must hold HIM gUk-
less in this matter. We learn he has
visited number OF settlements, requiring
the Sauatters to remove from the terri
tory, but without success. So goes the
world. The rest OF mankind making
rich claims in Nebraska Wills. we, q poor
! editor, has to cleave TO oar eternal labor
and write, write, write, Tor the adVan-
tape and amusement OF others. -- connr''
Bluffs Bugie.