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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
The Farmer,

1t does q s heart good to see q n,er,
ry round faced farmer. So independent
and yet SO free from vanity and pride. So
rich and yet SO industrious-so patient and
perseyering in his calling, and yetso kind,
sociable and 4bliging. There are a thou
sand noble traits about his character. He
is Observation-Disclosures and drink with
him, and he won't set a mark on you and
sweat it out of you with double compound
interest as some people know will; you
are welcome. He will do You kindness
without expecting return by way of com
pensation- it is not so with everybody
He is usual " more honest and sincere, less
disposed tofdeal in low and underhanded
cunning, than many l could name. He
gives to society its best support-its firm
est pillow that supports the cdifce Of gov
eminent; he is the lord of nature. Look
at him in his homespun and grays; laugh
at him if you will, but believe he can laug
back if lie please.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Excessively Literary.

How young lady endearored to adap
her style Of conversation to the characte
Of her guests, is narrated in an Ohio pa
per. Tom Corwin and Tom Ewing bein.
on a political tour through the State, stop
ped at the house Of a prominent politician
at night, but found no one at home but /;
young niece who presided at the supper
table. She had never seen great mon, ane
supposed they were elephantine altogether
and alltalking in great language: ''Mr Ew
ing, will you take condiments in your tea
sir?" inquired the young lady. ..Yes'i
you please" replied the quondam Sal
Boiler. Corwins eyes twinkled. Hert
was fun for him. Gratifed at the apparen
success Of her first trial Of talking to BID
men, the young lady addressed Mr.. Cor,
win in the same manner. "Will YOU tax,
condiments in your tea, sir?" Pepper
and salt, but no mustard was the promnI
reply ofthe facetious Tom: Of course ma.
ture must out, and Ewing and the enter.
tanner roared in spite Of themselves. Cor,
win essayed TO mend the matter, and WI.
voluble in anecdote, and wit, and compli.
ment. but the wound was immedicable
The young lady, to this day, declares
that Tom Corwin Is a coarse, vulgar. disa..
greeable man. A
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Rock, Stones, Clay, &c.

The use Of stone and rock upon sandy
landisnot sui Efficiently appreciated by farm
ers. Stone in dry weather protects land
from drought, by eondensing the atmos-
phere upon their surface, in consequence
Of being of q lower temperature. Rocky,
mountainous land suffers from drought,
and stony lands suffer less from drought
than lands free from stone; the difference
will plainly be seen in the increase. Clay
is very useful ON sandy land: it retains the
moisture, and sand on clay land adds to
its warmth and fertility. Farmers would
be great gamers in the increase Of the pro-
ducts Of their lands, by carting clay upon
sandy land and 'vice versa Salt, mixed
with clay and thrown upon dry soil, at
tracts moisture, and will be found to GER
tain extent very useful. / In many sections
of the United States dry lands are found
with swamps and bog meadows interspers-
ed; these swamps and meadows have been
accumulating the wash Of these lands for
ages, retaining it in cold wet. state. II
this is taken out, dried, and mixed with
clay, salt and limo, in suitable proportions,
and thrown upon the surrounding dry land
i will be found most useful and yalua-
Bile MANURE. have examined some Of
this description Of swamps and meadows,
and have found them underlaid with beds
Of clean gravel and sand. Stones around
the roots of fruit trees are very useful. ~
The large ants are very useful and yalua-
bic on many farms, and in gardens. They
destroy great quantities Of yermin that
prey npon vegetation. Birds also great
good, legislative enactments should be
made to protect them from being destroy
ed. The intelligent farmer win on 3, IT.
lie examination and enquiry, be convince
ed Of the CORRECTNESS Of the facts and opirl.
ions set forth and expressed in this brief
paragraph. .
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Take Your County Paper.

| People hardly know how mnch they
lose by not subscribing fol their county
paper. There are always certain matters
of local interest, in which it behooves eve
ry good neighbor and citizen to be kept
duly postedu up. Instead of sending away
q hundred miles for miscellaneous pal
per, and suited only for the general rea-
der, every man should first take the pa
per published in his county and pay for it
in advance, then if he has any more mon
ey to spare for more amusement, or the
qualification of his taste, let him subscribe
for good city paper, containing able re-
ports of popular and scientific lectures, le-
gislatiye and congressional intelligence,
with general summary of foreign and do
nestle news to the latest moment of going
to press. Now if this is not good advice
we hardly know what is. 1t is the way
we should do: we are not so selfish as to
mourn the loss of a dozen subscribers-if
it should come to that-who are perhaps
leaving ow-townsman, some worthy
printer, to work on in wearyness Of spirit,
for want of that generous support which
would not only cheer his heart but ena-
BILE him to make his paper all that his pat
rons could desire. We know something
Of this sad experience of those. who have
The eentroI of country papers from our own
connection years bygone with a journal
Of that class. It becomes man to be
just before he is generous, and to remem-
Der that "charity begins at home.''
!. Never subscribe for newspaper with
out paying for it in advance. The man
who does his duty in this respect, reads
his paper weekly with increased satisfac-
ton. Every one knows that his greatest
comfort is derived from the consciousness
of having done or tried to do right; and
it is certainly no more than right to pay
the printer, who is constantly mourning
large outlays for paper and composition,
and who almost invariably pays for every
article set up for his paper, even before It
passesinto the hands Of the subscriber
Again, We say, take your county paper,
and pay for it in advance
"
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
What is Poetry.

A smile, a tear, alonging afterthc thing
Of eternity! 1T lives in all created exis
lance, in man and every object that sur
rounds him. Poetryis the quiet brood
ings of the soul over the memorles, of 9th
I er years, and in the thoughts of that glory
which chain our spirits to the gates ofpar,
adise. There is poetry, too, in the bar.
monies Of nature. 1t glitters in the wave
the rainbow, the lightning, and the star
its cadence is heard in the thunder of the
cataract; its softer tones grows sweetly up
from the thousand voice bardsof the wind
the rivulet and forest; and the cloud and
sky go floating oxer us to the music Of its
melodies. There lis not moonlight ray
that comes down upon the stream or hill,
not breeze, calling from its blue air
thrown to thelbirds Of summer valleys, or
sounding through midnight rains its low
and mournful dirge over the perishing
flowers of spring; not a cloud, bursting
itself like an angel vision in the rosy blush
es Of autum twilight, nor rock, glowing
in the yellow starlight; as if dreaming o.
the Eden land, but is full Of the beautiful
radienee Of poetry. II is the soul ofbe-
ing. The earth and heaven are quickened
by its spirit; and the heayings ofthc grcat
deep, in the tempest and calm are, but its
ascent and mysterious worclings.--Pren
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
| 5or tbs 9aulsr
lLishly InLsrtslIng 70 lgsisaltu.Isls.

II. 3f 20
Al correspondent Of the san Diego Cal,
Herald rgiatcs the following:
"Cohyersing the other day on The ef-
fects produced by differentkinds Of pas
ture OBI the quantity and color Of butter
an. cstimable and witty friend Of ours In
San Diego, who has laely turned his at
tcntion 10 rural and agricultural pursuits,
mentioned a singular fact in exemplifca-
ton, which occurred in churning pf
butter from al COW belonging to his moth
err InI this base the butter was found TO
be red with Green stIipest and was traced
TO the circumstance Of the COW having
chawedup, the day before, a piece of car
pet containing those colors. The most
remarkable feature of this incident was
that theIcarpet was green with red stripes,
while the butterwa red with green stripes.
Now, although | can readily believe this
unnsualcolor for butter H. be caused in the
MANNER above stated, yet / find it very
difficultlto account for the arrangement of
the eolt4rs IN ], different order from that
we find 10 the CARPET, The only way
can explin>it is, BY surprising that the
COW, in chewing her eud, must. have 50
ground the .celors tngetheron her pala.e
as accidentally To have changed them, or
else the agitation Of the cream in churning
may Iayt mixed them up so. as 10 materi-
ally disaf range the whole matter and throw
il into III / am aware that this theory iS
not perlectly satisfactory, aid shall there
forebe gratiiied, if any Of youl scientific
readers will examine this subjectand throw
some light upon it, H.;
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
tn. Curse Of Int,mp,ran,,.

A writer in the MethodiI Protestant,
speaking of the curse of intempennce,
makes use Of this decidedly strong Ian
guage:
"When the sword ofspestilence in Eu-
rope, far and wide, moved down, like
grass, its helpless victims, the angel Of the
pestilence grew weary with the slaughter
and. he sheathed his deadly blade: The
terrible two-handed sword Of alcohol Stays
with an unceasing slaughter. He never
tires, he never holds back his bloody hand,
neither night nor day. The slogan Of his
internal mercenaries IS STAY and slay,'
until your very soil is soaked with blood,
and your grayeyards groan with the bloat-
ed corpses Of his victims. When the
black plague swept over the Eastern world,
i killed, passed on, and left the survivors
free from fear and danger. The black
plague Of intemperance5 is an ever abiding
destruction it viii not pass gu, it never
departs"
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Give me Drink.

Mr.. MLeod, an English writer, puts the
following language in the mouth Of those
visit the rumseller's den:
There's my money-giye me drink
There's my clothing and my food--giye
me drink There'sthe clothing, food, and
FIRE Of my wife and children--giyc me
drink Themes the education Of my.fam.
lily and the peace of the house-give me
drink There is the rent have robbed
from my landlord. fees | have robbed from
the schoolmaster, and innumerable artic.
les ! have robbed from the shopkeeper--
rive mo some drink Pour me out drink
ior more ] win yet pay foritl There's INV
health Of body and peace OF mind-there's
my character Is man, and my profession
40 Christian give up all giyemc drink
More ret ! have to giyel There's INV
heavenly inheritance and the eternal friend.
ship d The redeemed -there-is
al hope Of salvation. give up my 81.
viorl give up my GodI ] resign ALL
All that = great good and glorious, in the
universe, 4 resign forever that may BE-
y 4
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Cut Feed.

| The Question is often asked, whether
much god is gained by cutting up hay
straw, \ d, to feed neat stock Something
depends On the circumstances. ID. II
If Your hay is of the first quality, YOU
cattle will cat tho. whole without cutting
and save you the labor. But if your fod,
der is ii ostly poor, or fit has been in,
juredtin making, you will do well TO cut
itshort, and mix something With it more
palatablf.. # -.. B ~ II
We have had the coarseffoddcr cut fine,
and sprinkled with water, and by adding
a little meal, and mixing the whole u
gether, our cattle have been wintercd al
less expense than on mercha ntable hay.
Cows in milk live well on it, a nd it seems
to be the lest way Of di>n"-i". -~s '..--' 7
Straw may also be disposed Of in this
way. We make it a saving, a $ we do by
hashing pp meat, that is not fall, enough for
eating wild lout an addition of butter, or
something that will improve the meal.
Husksahd corn tops when well sayed,
have much virtuein them, and most,of it
goes into tbe>m manure hay, unless particu-
lar atteptioh is paid TO the fodder, Cattle
find it diffid ult to bite off the stems, though
they place their foot on a part of them,
while they pull with their teeth and gums.
p. Some farmers cut them UP fine for cat
tie, and say they would do it even though
the stems would be worth nothing at all
for fodder because of the trouble they
makcin overhauling the manure. s.
When all the coarse fodder is cut short,
there willsbe no long manure; q shovel
will enter a heap, and when spread, a har-
row will bury it sufficiently deep.-Tne
Pl0ughmdh+
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Think.

Thought engenders thought. Place ono
idea upon paper-another win follow, still
another, till you have written a page
You cannot fathom your mind. There is
awell Of thought there which has no bot
tom. The more you draw from il, the
more clear and fruitful it win be. II you
neglect yourself and use other peoples
thoughts, giving them utterance, you viii
never know what you sre capable Of. AT
first, your ideas may come out in Jumps
homely and shapeless -but nomatter, time
and perseverance, win polish and arrange
them. Learn 70 think, and you win soon
learn to write; and the more you think, the
better you viii express your ideas. +, y
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
'GsInptrdlltt.
Turn from the Poison Cup.
N MSS Nay 4. EEEyEs.

"a
49, pr HISS nAaY 4. REEVES.
Turn from the poison cup, oh, turn,
Dare not totaste its contents bright,
With phrensg's FIRE thy soul will burn,
And all thy cherished hopes twill blight
Turn from the poison cup, oh, turn, rE
List not unto the tenptefs ypice,
But ali bis wiles with steIng heart spaIn;
Eest he shouIdeo'er thy fall rejoice.
3 Look not upon the rosy wine.
= Though sweet 70 taste and bright. TO seee,E
look not on II, for i is the shrine III
Of sin. and shame, and misery; j
In Its rich, glowing depths there lies
All that can make, life desolate,
siil tlat can cause Wild tears and sigh, sed
And the crush hea tyith sorrow freight
Sorrow, and death, and Wild dispair,
Hatred and untold agony, ~.
Anger, and cruelty, and care IN n: !
Remorse, and shame, and poverty; =.
These are the things Of bitter blight,
(Which in that draught8 deep hidden liei :
Taste not the wine, though sweet aud bright
Turn from the poison cup OF DIE >.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Mechanics, Inventors and Manu-
fac1urerS,
S57O I'm Cash Prizes $50

sou IN S'NSn PPeZeS 500
Volume Ten of the ssScintiflc American,
commences on the I6th Of September, Its
chiefly devoted to the advancement of the in
terests Of Mechanics. Inventors, Manufactur-
ers and Farmers, and is edited BY men prac-
tically skilled in the arts sciences, Probably
no other journal of the same character is SO
extensively circulated, or SO generally es-
teemed] for its practical ability. Nearly all
the Valuable Patents which;ssue weekly frou
the Patent Office are Illustrated with Engrav-
ings, and the claims Of all the Patents are
published regularly in its columes as they ire
Issued. thus making It i perfect s'Scientifcf
and Mechanical Encyclopedias, Of information
upon the subject % MeoL anieal !mprovements,
quarto from suitable tiGr binding, and each
volume contains -Four hundred and Sixteen.
Pages OF Reading Matter, Several Hundred
Engraylngs. with q full and complete Index
lts circniallon on Inc last Volume exceeaea
-, oOO per week, and the practical recelp.s
N one volume are worthto any family mu lcif
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
4 Fearful HiStery.

Whatif the history of distillery conlC
be written out; SO much rum for medicine
Of real value, So much as needful tonic
: Of real value; so mnch for the arts, Of re,
al value? That would boone drop, sup.
pose, taken out, and shaken from the dis.
Z tillery. Then, So much sold to the Indi,
ans, to excite them TO scalp one another,
so much sent to the Africans; so much
sent to the heathens in Asia, and SO much
used at home. Then, if the tale Of every
drop could be written out; so much fol
for pain; so much for redness of eyes; 50
many houses burnt; SO many ships sunk
and railway trains dashed to pieces; SO ma
nv lives lost; so many widows made dou-
bly, widows, because their husbands still
live; so many orphans, their fathers still
living, long dying on earth; what tale it
would bel Imagine that all the persons
who had suffered from terments engen-
dered on that plague spot, came together
and sat on ridgcpole and roof, and filled
up the large hall Of that distillery, and oc-
cupied the streets and lanes all about it,
ana soiu tLoir tale of drunkenness. robbie
= unchastity. murder, written ON their
would Bel tie alh sot Strange Than etiOn-
Parker. sF@
Yes, what story. it would bel Such
a story as no man has'exefA yet written, as
no man of sensibifty could read; as no
man, whatever the condition of his nerves
and morals, would be able to read with
out shuddering with horror. That story
would comprise a description Of every
kind OF moral, intellectual and physical
waste, all forms of wretchedness, every
species Of degradation, every type Of dis
ease, every shade. of grief to woe, every
rnndiG On of main to agony, every stage
Of ruiHte total and irretrievable overthrow
in delirium, shame, death, hell. .,z- IT
And who is the man that wouldbe point
ed out in that story as the author of that
stupenaous vatiety Of evil? Every eye
instinctiyely turns to the, manufacturer of
intoxicating drinks ProhiJitionist.
Yes gthe voice Of his slain brotlier's
blood cries out, even from the ground, un=;
10 the Lord" Oil his is work that
makes the heart shrink and the blood cru
die to contemplate. How like a fend in
pandemonium he hobbies about among
his charred and blackened apartments,
stirring the fire and adding the stings Of
death to the charmed spot" and worse
than the fatal weird sister, muttering
anon .5.-''- :.
"Fillet OF Jenny snake, =
In the cauldron boil and bake; =
Eye of newt, and toe of frog, T..
Wool Of bat and tongue Of dog, .
AddeTs fork, and blind worms sting,
Lizards leg and owlets wing,
Fora charm Of powerful trouble, ii
Like hell broth boil and bubble" "
On every hearthstonc, in human blood,
he is written down the murderer! Every
grave yard has its monuments to his un-
dying infamy, and hell groans out lis aw-
full curses upon, his head. He is a yaga-
bond on Garth !-Nat. Tenn. Organ.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10

nr No under crust should be made to
apple Or fruit pie. Place . narrow rim Of
paste around The edge Of the plate, and fill
with the fruit, either raw or stewed, and
cover Il. The juices win retained much
better, and Il viii save sight Of -four and
butt butter. After cutting they are taken out
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10

The scientific world Of Paris is especially
interested ct this moment in subject
whiehhas an immediate importance for the
industrial world-the fabricatien Of sugar
and alcohol from wood. Ii
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Cooley s Lady ! Book,

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DRUsHEs. -cL 9th, HAIR, TOO r. ii
ID nail, shaving. shoe, scrub, wall, an d
paint brushes,in fil assortment at
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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10

zoo DoZ. SPOOL COTTON, WHITE AND
~ assorted colors; 90 skelns cotton, white
and assorted colors; at
Jan 1 BAILEY 4 MAGNETS.
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Fashionable Clothing.

For men and boys, alfcustom made, and as low
as can be bought IN the West. Having secur-
ed the services Of fashionable cutter and
tailor, We are prepared to make CLOTHING
Of eyerYkind to order, al the shortest notice.
H ALL WORK WARRANTED, a
We invite the people III Kanawha valley. and
surrounding country, to give US q call we are
determined, BY close attention TO business
and fair prices 70 secure your favor. ~ 81
9 We shall continue TO pay the highest
prices fer Butter, Eggs, Feathers, RAGS. Nd1
7. a r.. LANGLEY.
Gallipolis, Jan. 1ss 1858 a
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10
Q1allipolis q opsrti I 4 fllts
fresh ArrlYa 4
Buckeye Drug Store
GALLrPOLIs. OHIO

,,,r, h.c,;l;ers would beg leave 70 in.
form their customers ana WI II Pu ~,
generally, that they are Iecqh sr silo IT,
opening 4 splend u assor 'me y ID n Il
Pure Drugs, Hi s5. /!
Medic mes, III #sHIH#
4 h Dye Sthffs,
PcfumeTy, ana
+. Isl Fancy Article
Also-The finest stock of afO y, M a nv VII.
If NATCHE !, JE " ELkf S,lty a a! " IA I.
kee Notions, Fancy Goods, Gc Is. :. '8' q
ever brought 70 TINS IIna. -
An o wls c,,,chsseiof FIRST hands, for cash.
IN New York. which Will enapie e n 81 1.
men sm. nsnr stock of goodsa t Wholesale.
'r,s.o,as 80 Is law III they can be purchas
y nv ~ ~. ,onntairls, and We invite all our
Did customers and friends 70 come ana 800 ~ !,
he our stock as we cen sell ~ a.ls
other establishment in the place. ION sIoiss'
he place ~ Dun NV SroRs ROOM ~. Z, 2
f I'm Boek. fronting the Public Square. 4
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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10

|nILs.-LARD LINsEED, SWEET AND
~ Castor Oil. Gopal varnish and Japan
Dryer, to be had at
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