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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-24

Copy of Disclaimer Of W. D. Porter IN has appiica,
ion for @ar improved ffiH for making 1cood
ras,rfied Angna 5, 1854. Letters patsm issued
AHgNa22, 1854.
al do not claim as my invention and discovery
the improvements in making gas from wood, VIZ
subiectins the products Of destructive distilaton
therefrom 10 a high degree Of heat, substantially
as has been described and for the purposes set
forth in the specification Of w. p. Mcconnell"
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-24

UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTEi
ONLY SO HOURS FROM ST. LOUIS TO NEW
YORK AND 80 HOURS TO CINCINNTI!!
uyCArn a., NISsYGSDDI RAIU pn An
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
STATISTICS OF MUSCULAR. POWER.

Man has the power Of initiating almost ev
cry motion but that of fight. To effect
these he has, in maturity and health, sixty
bones in bis head. sixty in bis thighs and legs,
sixty two in his arms and hands, and sixty
seven in the trunk. He has also four hum
bred and thirty-four muscles. His heart
makes sixty-four rulsations in minute, and
therefore $40 in an hour, and 92.160 in q
day. There are also three complete circula-
lions. of his blood in the short space Of an
hour. In respect to the comparative speed
of animated beings and Of impelled bodies, it
may be remarked that size and construction
seem to have little influence nor has COM
parative strength. though one body giving
any quantity of motion to another is said to
lose so much of its own. The sloth Is by no
means small animal; and yet it can travel
only ffty PAGES in day. A worm crawls
only Eve inches in Fifty seconds, but lady
bird can fly twenty million times its own
length 10 less than on hour. An elk can run
mile and half in several minutes; an an
telope mile in a minute. The wild mule Of
Tartary has speed even greater than that
An eaglo can fly sixteen leagues in an hour
and canary falcon can even reach two hun
dred and fifty leagues in the short space o
sixteen hours. A violent wind travels sixty
miles an hour; sound a. l42 English feet in
aacond
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
ABOUT CLEANING WALL PAPERS.

"Sun Bonnet" in the Ohio Cultivator,
writes as follows on this subject:
In your last paper it is stated, that the
very best method Of cleaning wall paper is to
sweep off the dust and then rub the surface
with stale bread. This may DO one Of the
best ways, but it is not first best. as they.say
at the county fairs. can clean wall paper
lust as NICE with less than half the time and
labor, by taking a quantity Of wheat bran,
say two quarts at time. and enclosing IT IN
piece Of thin, open, flannel cloth-so that
the bran win work through--and rubbing the
paper with this, shifting and shaking up the
bundle once in while to keep tho surface
fresh.
Another advantage of this rubber is, that
Il can be fastened on to broom or Other
handle and then you can reach the top OF tie
wall without getting upon chair or bench
If YOU have not flannel suitable, pieco o.
straiper cloth, or such ike will answer. With
this apparatus wall paper that is badl,
smoked can be restored in a short time, SC
as TO look almos. as good as new. Grease
spots can be considerably improved by first
rubbing them well with chalk. and thOn lay
Ing over them several thickncsses ofbrown pa
per- and pressing with hot fat iron
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
MARTINsBURG, va, JUNE II, lsa

has failed in business, and she Is still single,
although. as learn, on The eT9 Of marriage
with q widower Of forty. who Vas q young
family of six children and psosarious bus
mess IN the cheap clothes lihes 4 take this
opportunity Of wishing them joyst show that
| harbor no III feelings against TIE bride.
Lucy Smith afterwards exsrted ill the pretty
little arts she was mistress Of to ensnare me,
and finally succeeded, to certain extent. !
found myself growing most assiduous in my
attentions, and inclining more every day into
the amiable sspooney state Of feeling; but
l soon found that she strove With equal pains
to ensnare every fellow she met with, even in
my presence, and could not refrain from prac-
ticing Der strange ocular experiments on mar
RED men, withdrew; for though have no
objection to variety as spice Of life.' do
not approve Of it as seasoning to love or
matrimony. i
Maria Browns notions Of welded bliss
appeared to consist IN an undlsturbed
state of rocking chairs aud new novels, re-
lieved only with interviews with milliners.-
Sophia abhorred the idea d housekeeping;
and /. who believe in domestic hearths, cheer
full fresides, aud that kind Of obsolete thing,
as associated With married life. could not con
sent to be merely a temporary lord of bed
chamber, even in the most splendid Of our
hotels. Emma fancies tina, wife is pet
to Sc handled, bumored, and submitted to-
a lazy thing, on which every luxury is to be
lavished without thanks or return. Ofcourse,
she won't do for a tradesman9 She is well
suited for doting old gentlemen. with much
money and little Wit. In short, can't find
a lady Git to be thsscompanon ofan unpre-
tonding business man, and that is the reason
why am bachelor Sunday Times.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
Always RssLEcr.

Never doanythiug rsshly. So reader. just
sit down. rest your elbows on the table,
make of your arms two pillows, rost your
cain upon tho palms of your hands. look
straight ahead and tbink--take cufsoEy
survey Of your past and present life. What
queer thing it is almost everything has
turned.out differoLt from what you expected.
How you have changed in purpose, iu cond'-
ton, in character, and in everything since the
small amount Of cI{y which you inhabit be-
came animated. After you have rolIestsd
fully on tho varied events of your life. and
reviewed your past existence in all its bear
ings, go to work and make the best.of Chg
circumstances aroand you, be they what they
may. This is the best advice we can give
you.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
SEA SICKNESS.

A better description of the manner in which
sea sickness takes down the Hottest and
most pompous character was never written,
than that which is furnished by that distin-
guisbed turnkey, Mr.. Chawls Yellowplush:
Gentle reader, av you ever been on the
otion ? sThe sea. the hopen sea! as Barry
Cornwall says, As soon as we entered our
little vessel, and I'd looked to masters lug
glitch and mine (mine was rapt up ia very
small handkerchief JAS soon, say, as We
entered our little vessel as soon as | saw the
waive, black and frothy, ike fresh drawn
porter, dashin' against the ribs Of our gallant
bark, the keel like wedge. splitting the
pillows in two the sails tapping in the hair,
the standard ofHengland floating at the mast
head, and the steward getting ready the ba-
sins and things, and the captain proudly tired
ding the deck and giving orders to the salers.
the white rox of Albany, and the bathin-
mashens disappearing in the distans--then,
then felt for the 6rst time the mite madgiste
Of existence. 'Yellowplusb. my boy said ],
dialogue to myself. Your life is now about
to commons; your career as man dates
from your entrans on board this paclit. Be
wise be manly, cautious, forgit the follies of
your youth. You are no longer boy now,
but a footman. Throw down your tops,
your marbles, your boyish games; throw off
your childish habits with your iuky clerks
jackit-throw up your
Here recklect was obliged to stop.
A feeling in the first place singular, il the
next place painful, 4nd at last completely
overpowering, had come upon me while ! vas
making the abuff speech. and ] found myself
IL s::.ssocaaatian which dellixy forbids ne 70
describe Suits to say. that | nov discover,
ed what basins was made for that ior many:
many hours. lay in hasopy # sxosti1n.
dead TO all intenca and porpuaus. the rain
pattering in my face, The salera npllng
over my body; the piins Of pergtlt soing
on insides.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
REASONS WHY BACHELOR DIDN'T
MARRY.

] have lately read a newspaper philippe
against bachelors, which was anything but
just Indeed sometimes think that editors
generally, with all thei: supposed smartness,
rush into matrimony with the common crowd
Of green-horns. Does anybody suppose that
we bachelors are so from choice that with
malice prepense we have devoted ourselves
to life os single unblessedness? say no.
1t is because we cannot find wives to our
minds. ! speak for myself. am 80; my
appearance is as good as my neighbors; tenn
per allowed by my landlady and her daugh-
tiers to be excellent, habits, SOBER and deci-
dedly domestic; prospects, good business,
c good, at any rate. for four thousand year,
and increasing with few thousands inves-
ted. / want a wife. I am willing to marry
as speedily as DECEIT regard for convention
al rules will permit provided | can find
proper person to perform her part of tha GER
emory with me. do not want doll, nor
q spoiled miss whose intellect caanot ascend
beyond tho subject of dry goods, nor shrewd
beauty Who even in her teens, is scbeming
to wed only an establishment | want a
sensible woman, moderately upse!6sh, to share
my fortunes one who, in return for unremit-
ting kindness, will think it her duty to make
ones home q little comfortable, and conde-
scend, at times, to take an interest even in
buttonless shirts, short, 'helpmate,' not
burden!
was at ono period rather smitteu by tho
attractions of Mary Jones. She was band
some and accomplished ii e., she could
dance, dress, write bad hand, prattle on
nothing with great volubility. and perform
upon tho piano with some mechanical skill,
but without taste or understanding. in the
first stage of my attack, | easily dcuded my
self into the belief that she was the very per-
son calculated to make me happy My cir.
cumstances at that period were far better
than at present. proposed, and my propo-
sal was accepted, as we're also several costly
presents felt pleasure in offering my fancee.
The day was fixed for our wedding but a
week before its advent, a COMPOUNDED fire
swept away all was worth in the world ex-
cept few thousand dollars, just sufficient to
re- commence life with Mary coDdoled With
me in my misfortune, coolly broke off the en-
gagsment. and kindly retained my costly
presents--as souvenirs Of her broken prom
ise, presume. | thought this was pretty
sharp practice in girl Of eighteen. and al
most thanked the Gre escape that had saved
mo from immolation on the altar Of Hymen.
She is eiebt-and.twent now Her father
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
A TRUTH FOR PARE MIS-.

The Rev. DIR. Duff, man of eminent
practical wisdom, as well as Of the eminent
piety, says, am prepared from experience
to say, that, in nine cases out OF ten, the
boards of accumulated money given to chill
dren, by whom they were never earned, and
who acquired no habits ofindustry, or thrift,
or righteousness, prove, in point of fact,
rather curse than blessing. am prepa-
red to substantiate that as matter of fact,
not merely from my own knowledge of the
subject, but from the statement of men who
have been watchful and observant habits,
cultivated not only in Great Britain, but in
America. But it is a melancholy fact that
so little do parents know of the mass of mis-
cry they are accumulating for their children
in heaping up these boards for them--so lit
tic do they think how big with misery these
boards are.' Let pareents think of this SOL
emn truth, and do good with their wealth,
instead of treasuring it up for their children.
----------e~e -
R<J-NIOre persons fall out concerning tho
right road to heaven than ever get to the end
Of their journey.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
VOL. 55.-N0. Is.



The following Is the testimony Of distin-
guished and very wealthy New York NIer-
chant Of how to commence making fortune
aud bow to pust along: ssaA go
entered store and asked II clerk,
was not wanted. mo, /" ID a rough tone, was
the reply -slI being too busy 90 bother with
me when | reflected If they did not want
clerk. they night want laborcr, but Is was
dressed too 6ne for that / went to my Iodg-
ines. put on q rough garb, and the next Gay.
went into the same store, aud demanded II
they did not want a porter, aud again no
was the rcspcnse--when ! exclaimed IN des-
pair, almost. 'nota laborer? Sir, win work
at any wages. Wages is not my object. /
must have employ and want to DO useful
in business These last remarks attracted
their attention, aud 10 tho end, was employ
ed as laborer, in the basement and sub eel.
ar, at a very low pay, scarcely enough to keep
body and soul together. In the basement
and sub-cellor, soon attracted tho attention
of the counting room; and of the high clerk.
! saved enough for my employers in little
things wasted. to pay my wages ten times
over. and they soon found il out ! did not
let any body commit petty larcenies without
circumstances and threats Of exposure and
real exposure, il circumstances wouldnot do.
| did not ask for any ten hours law. IL lwas
wanted at 3 A. ~. I was there, and cheer
fully there; or if l was kept till 2 A. NJ, l
never growled. but told every body go homo
and ! will see everything right loaded of
a. day break, packages for the morning boats.
or carried them myself In short, ] soon be-
came Indispensable to my employers. and |
rose and rose--and rose, till became head
of the house, with money enough, as you see.
to give me any luxury. or any positions mer-
camille man may desire for himself or children
in this great CITY,"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

When was little boy said gentle
men one evening Ipaid 4 visit to my grand
father; bis venerable breeches. and huge
silver knee buckles filed me with great awe
Whom I went to bid him good bye, be drew
me between bis knees. and placing dis hand
on my head. said Grand child, have one
thing to say to you; win yon remember il ?
stared into bis face and nodded. for was
afraid to promise aloud Well.' be contin-
ued, whatever you do, do the best you cam
This in fact vas my fathers legacy to me,
and il has proved better than gold i never
forgot his words. and have tried to act up
on them After reaching home. my uncle
gave Marcus and me some wedding to do in
the garden. 1t was Wednesday afternoon,
and We had laid our plans for something else.
Marcus fretted and i'll humored ct his diss
appointment, did not more than half do bis
work; and began pretty much like him.
until grandfatber's advice came into my mind,
and determined to follow it In word, i
did my best And when my uncle came
out, shall never forget bis look Of approba-
ton, as bis eyes glanced over my beds, or
the fourrence be slipped into my hand after
wards, because as be said, my work was well
done. Ah, was glad and thankful boy,
while poor Marcus was left to drudge over
his beds all the afternoon.
AT fifteen, I was sent to The &C ,demy
where had to earn my own way through the
courses, The lessons came hard at first, for
l was not fond of study; but grandfather's
advice was my motto, and tried to do my
best. As consequence Of this, though was
small Of my age, and not very strong, my
mother had three offers for me before the
year was out, and one was from the best mer-
chant Of The village. place in whose store
was considered very desirable
Here then was the key to the mans char
acter He is considered one of the best bus
mess men, and one of the best citizens, one
of the best officers in the church, one Of the
best friends of the poor, one Of the best
neighbors, fathers, husbands. friends ) in
word. he is universally beloved and respected.
And what is the secret Of it all Z? He always
tried to do, tho best be could Let every
boy and girl take this for their motto. Acted
upon, It will do wonders for you. 1t viii
bring out powers and capabilities which will
surprise and delight yourselves and your
friends. Do your best or as the Bible has
lat. Whatsoever thy hand findcth to DO, do it
with thy might or in other words, What
soever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
..nrEp YEsTERpAY.n

Every day is written this little sentence !:
"Died yesterday. So and So, Every day a
flower il plucked from some sunny home: a
breach made In some happy circle. q jewel
stolen from treasure Of Love Each day, from
The summer fields ofLife, some harvester dis
appears yea. every hour. some sentinel falls
from bis post. and is thrown from the ram
parts Of Time ioto sbcsurging waters Of Eter-
nifty. Even as We write, the funeral process
sion Of ono who died yesterday winds like
q winter shadow along the street.
'DrED YESTERDAY - Who diedl Per-
chance it was gentle babe, sinless as an an
gel. pure as the zepbyr's hymn one whose
laugh was as The gush Of summer rills loiter
ing 10 bower II roscs--whose little life was
perpetual Litmy, a Maytime crowned with
The passion flowers. that never fade. Or,
mayhap it was a youth. hopeful aud generous
--cne whose path was hemmcd BY flowers.
With not serpent looking uudorueath-one
whose soul painted after communion with the
great and good, and reaching forth with ear
nest struggle for the gucrdon in the distance.
But that heart Of bis is still NOW, for he died
yesterday
DIED YESTERDAY "A young ghl, pure as
the orange flowers that clnsped her forehead,
was stricken down as she stood at tho alter,
and from the dim aisles Of the temple she was
borne to the garden Of the slumberers,' A
tall brown man, grit with the halo Of victory,
and standing at the days close under bis own
vine and fig tree. fell to tho dust, even as the
anthem trembled upon bis lips; and be, too,
was laid where the rude forefathers Of the
hamlet sleep An aged patriarch. bowed
with years and cares. even as be looked out
upon the distant hills for the coming Of the
angel host, sank into the dreamless slumber !;
and on his door step was next day written
died yesterday
DIED YESTERDAY Daily, men. women and
children are passing away, and hourly in some
grave yard the sod is flung upon the dead
AS often 10 the morn we find that some flow
or that blusbed so sweetly in the mellow sun
set, has withered up forever. SO. daily. when
we rise from the bivouao 60 stand again at
our post. we miss some brother soldier, whose
chorry cry. in the sieges and struggles Of the
Past. has been as Gre from Heaven upon our
hearts. Each day some pearl drops from the
jeweled thread of Friendship, some Tyre to
which we have been won. to listen, is hushed
forever. But wise is be who mourns not the
pearl and music lost. Tor life with him shall
pass away gently as an Eastern shadow from
the Hills, and Death be a triumph and gain.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

TAILORING.

HAvING renewed his residence in Martins
III burg, and fitted up q Tailoring Shop, on
Main Street over the Tobacco Store of b. S. Lyeth,
the subscriber avails himself of this method to
tfy the public that he is prepared to accommodate
ali who have clothes to cut or manufacture, OF
whatever style or description.
He will be in the constant receipt of the city
fashions He is fully prepared to please all tastes
as we'll in the style as to the manner and durabli
ty of his work. And he solicits the support of hi
friends and acquaintance, and Of the public gen
orally. WILLIAM HoKE
June 10, iS5i--iy
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
NEVER Treat RELIoIoN LIGHTLY.

h
Impress your mind with reverence for al
that is sacred Let no wantonness Of youth
full spirits, no compliance with the intemper-
ate mirth Of others, ever betray on into pro-
fame sallies. Besides the guilt that is hereby
incurred, nothing gives moro odious appear
ance Of pctulancc and presumption to youth.
than The reflection Of treating religion with
lovity. Instead Of being an evidence Of SUI
pelior understanding. it discovers pert and
shallow mind. which, vain Of the frs. spatter-
ings Of knowledge. presumes to make light Of
what the rest of mankind revere. At the
same TIME. you are not to imagine that, when
exborted to be religious. you arc. SCALED upon
to be more formal and solemn in your man
ners than others oftbe same years, or to erect
yourself into supercilious reprovers Of those
around. Tie spirit of true religion breathes
gentleness and kindness. 1t is social. kind.
cheerful-far removed from that gloom and
illiberal superstition which clouds the brow.
sharpens the temper, detects. and teaches
men to fit themselves for another world by
neglectipg the concerns Of this. Lot your re-
ligion, on the contrary, connect preparation
for an honorable discharge Of The duties Of
this life OF such religion. discover on every
proper occasion that you are not ashamed,
but avoid making any unnecessary osteuta-
ton OF it before the world.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

ftky-The New York Times states that il
has information through private and highly
respectable sources in London, which Indicate
that the Emperor Of Russia is seriously in
clined to withdraw from the position into
which he has been betrayed.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14
ssyono of tho ptsttiest prayers we ever

BGTOne of the prettiest prayers we ever
heard Of was that Of little girl, not quite
three years old.
80, Lord, bless my dear papa, and my
sweet mama, and our man John, and our horse
Billy, and Katie's bright star Venus. and ail
the beautiful flowers. Amen"
This is better than the prayer Of q man we
read about:
go, Lord, bless me and my wife, my son
john and his wife, us four and no more
Amen"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

pkg-A Country Schoolmaster. happening
to be reading of the curious skin Of tbc.elc-
plant, Did you ever see an elcapbnt's skin
he asked. 4 bavcv shouted little six year
old OF the foot of the class. 'wherea' be
asked, quite amused at the boys earncstuess
sOn the ELEPHANT said be. with most pro-
yoking grin.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

DeJ-A GENIUS has invented a spy-glass
of wonderful power. lie said he looked
through it at third cousin, and it brought
him relatively nearer than any Of bis broth
ers.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

Da-An exchange tells an incredible story
Of boy who caught q hungry dog and tied
him by the tail, and then coaxed him out Of
bis skin with piece Of liver.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-06-14

W~Of the fifty-three and half millions
of people which Russia contained in 1912,
not less than forty-two millions were slaves
and of these, fifteen millions were slaves to
the crown, or the emperor.