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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Fresh Arrival.
DR.. JOSEPH L. CARR
Wholesale AND RETAIL. DRUG

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUG
AND TOBACCO STORE,
IL Opposite Bartlctt's Hotel, CIsrkE-
burg, YN., has inst received from Phi.
ladelPhiR and New York large and
vol selected stock Of American,
9 Fronchand English chemicals, Drugs,
Medicines, Surgical Instruments, Paints. Oils,
Dyestufs, Yarnish, Brushes, Glass, Spices, Perfu-
meTy, Fancy Articles, Stationery, ConfeCtionc-
~, etc. ,etc. Also, large stock OF
Tobacco, SnuH and Segars,
ofoyory brand and quality All Of which he will.
sell low for cash, or on the usual credit % puuc
tunl customers.
~ Physicians can rely upon having their
prescriptions carefully compounded. Goods
arc selected with care, and warranted - repre-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
JOHN s. FISHER,
ATTORNEY AT Aw-

" BUCKIIANNON, Upshur CO., Va.
WILL practice in;the Courts ofUpshur, Bar
w bour, Randolph, Harrison and Lewis
counties. and pay prompt attention to the COL
lection of all claims entrusted to him.
REFERENCES:
Messrs. O'Brien, Grafflin & Hans on Kelly,
Ball, Criss & Co.; Hopkins, Lake g. Harden;
& Loney Orndoff, Ensey, & Co. ;
Straus, Adler g. Hartman Messrs. King, Ca
rey & Howe, BALTIC. Mr.. l.. P. Bayne, Esq, of
the firm Of Seden, Withers & Co. Washington,
D. C. Messrs. VIM. & Chas Bayne, Alexandria,
Va; John Lorentz. Weston, Va. Ap26ly
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Steam Marble Works.

MICHAEL j. ROHAN, No. Sc Market street,
wi Wheeling, Va, keeps hand and finishes
to order, all kinds of Marble Monuments, Head
Plaster Of Paris. All articles will be furnished
upon the most reasonable terms.
nos lV
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Fresh Arrival of Sprine
and Summer Goods.

THE subscriber has just received a full sup
Il ply of New Goods of all kinds, at his new
sortment for Spring and Summer wear.
. Ills stock embraces choice lot of Cloths, Cas-
simeres, Vestings, &c.
Linen and Cotton goods of all kinds-particu-
lar attention is called to his stock of domestics
A great variety of Cslicoes ofexcellent quality
and choice colors.
Groceries of all kinds, at the lowest prices.
general assortment of Hardware of the best
quality.
Fish of various kinds, very cheap.
The citizens of Clarksburg and the surround
ing country, are respectfully invited to give me
call, as am determined to sell as cheap as the
cheapest. T. S. PRIM.
~ All persons knowing themselves indebted
to me will please come forward and make settle
ment, as further indulgence cannot be given.
May Sd, 1s54-oc1s1y.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Book Agents Wanted.

A GENTS WANTED in every town and coun-
n ty in the United States, to sell tho most pop
ulNr and sNleable books published, many of them
also the most popular works o. T. s. Arthur, in
cludidg Arthur Cottage Library"
Intelligent and enterprising men will find this
pleasant and profitable business.
For particulars, address (post-paid,)
J. ". BRADLEY, Publisher,
AS North Fourth Strcht,
sep2s ~ Philadelphia, Pa.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
NorfhWesfern flofeI.

TIME undersigned would resp etfaIIy annonp
i 70 the public, that lie lias ledsed the hols
known as the = Northwestern Hotel, = sitHptcd .
harrisburg. Vas Tho house ailGI iuTuitusS af .
ow undergoing general couEsS cf repairs, Wlise
leasant homes IN the country u be rooms q
erge, airy and con Venientl nEIfpged. A.p0ftioSs
# the house IS nov open and public PetFonSf
srespectfnlly solicited No pains vii 6es Paree
% render hose who may eiieonH9s g this houssl
OmfOTtables eOntenEod ~ j happy
SAMUEL " Altkkst9
ClaTksbnfg, June LIST ~, PgopEieto5
P.Ss-A limited nnmbeF 81 bqa5deFs 60 -.
eeommcdated Withroolas Jet
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Agents Wanted
TO sELLTHE BEST WORK OF
r. S. THUR,

r. s.. ARTHUR,
"TEN NIGHTS IN a BAR ROOM
AND WHAT I SAW THERE"
Is is large limo, of $50 pages, illustrated
with a beautiful Mezzotint Engraving, by
S"rtain, bound in tho best manner, full gilt back
Specimen copies sent to any part of tho United
States, on receipt Of the price, Is cents.
Some Agents now selling this Book, are ma
king $50 per month. Apply to
]. W. BRADLEY, Publisher,
4s North Fourth ST.,
ap1S.-6m Philadelphia, Pa.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
United States Hotel,

~ s: C0 Mea !, trUPEl9SGF; opposite the
This house has been refLted and many i'm
roYements nude by the present proprietor, who
will spare no pains to contribute to the comfort
fhIs visitors.
~ Good Stablng attached to the house
Sep2l ly
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Sign and House Painting

Slsn anu HOUSE PaIntInS.
ME subscriber offers his services TO the pub
lie in the various branches of House and
Sign Painting, Graining. Gliding, DC, which
he is prepared TO execute in neat aud durable
manner. All orders entrusted to him will be
attended TO promptly, and in workmanlike
manner. A. C. MATHES.
CIarksburg. Juu Gle, 1s54-ly.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
BY William Young, MD.

Dy W1lII"H AUuHBs M Do
Let no father be ashamed to present a copy Of
him from an early grave. Let no young man
or woman enter into the secret obligations of
married life without reading the Pocket Rsctla-
pins. Let no one suffering from hackneyed
Cough, Pain in the Side, restless nights, nervous
feelings, and the whole train of Dyspeptic sen
sations, and given mp by their physicians, be
another moment without consulting the Rscu-
laPius. Have the married, or those about 70 ba
married, any impeachment, read this truly useful
book, as il has been the means Of saving MANY.
thousands of unfortunate creatures from the We
ry jaws of destruction.
% Any person sedning TWENTY-FIVE
CTS. enclosed in letter win receive one copy Of
this book, by mail or Hye copies we'll ba setf Tor
one dollar. Address 6 DE-. w. YOUNG, ia.
152 SPRUCE Street, PFfIIaADEIPHIA.st Post
paid .auM ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04

DOTAsH-A nav supply of Potash, Just 70
u eefyed and for sale BY J.L.CARR,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Harris's Sck-headache Pills WAR
RANTED NO CURE MORAY.
Doctor YOURSELF for 25 Cts.

BY MEANS OF THE
POCKET RSCULAPIUS
OF Every one his Own Ply
stefan. TIE FoRTTETHedi-
ton, with upwards of q
hundred engravings, show
ing diseases and maIforma-
ton of the Human System
in every shape and form.
To which is added \ Tren-
tise on the Diseases Of Fe-
males, being Of the highest
Importance 70 married peo-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
BLANKS!

plank Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Summons.
! - Executions, Bonds, &C.. for sale at this Of.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Moro Now Goods.

VT7E are every week receiving new arrivals of
wv Goods. Some fine Dress Goods have lust
como to hand which we are closing out cheap.
PRpTCHARD SON & CO
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04

100 600 COPIES Sold,
IN LESS THAN ONE
YEAR, a new edition
revised and improved .
revised just issued:
DIR. Hunters Medical
Manual and hand book
for the afiicted--contain-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
EIectrO-GaIvanic RINGS.

May Sd, 1s54-ocls ly.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
Female Ingenuity.

A young lady, newly married, being obliged
to show to her husband all the letters she
wrote, sent the following to an intimate friend !:
l cannot be satisfied, my dearest friend
blessed as | am in the matrimonial state,
unless | pour into your friendly bosom,
which has ever been in unison with mine,
the various sensations which pervade and swell
with the llvellest emotions of pleasure,
my almost bursting heart tell you my dear
husband is the most amiable of men,
have now been married seven weeks, and
have never found the least reason or cause to
repent the day that joined US. Ny husband is
both in person and manners far from resembling
ugly, cross, old, disagreeable, and jealous
monsters, who think by confning to secure ;
wife, it is his maxim to treat as a
bosom friend and confdant, and not as a
play-thing, or menial slave, the woman
chosen to be his companion. Neither party,
he says, should always obey implicitly ;
but each yield to the other by turns
An ancient maiden aunt, nearly seventy,
a cheerful, venerable, and pleasant old lady,
lives in the house with us-she is the de-
light Of both young and old she is very ci-
vii to all the individuals in the neighborhood,
and generous and charitable to the poor
am convinced my husband loves nothing more
than he does me. He fatters me far more
than the sparkling glass and his intoxication
(for SO | must call the excess Of his love)
often makes me blush for the unworthiness
Of its object, and wish could be more deserving
Of the man whose name | now bear. To
say all in one word, my dear -, and to
crown the whole, my former gallant lover
is now my indulgent husband. My fondness
is returned. and indeed | might have had
prince, yet been deprived the felicity fnd in
him. Adieu may you be as blest as | am IN
able TO hope or wish that could be more
happy
Her husband reads erery line, and her friend
erry other line. Served him right. Don't
you think she did I
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
Saw-Dust as Litter.

The above material has been successfully
introduced as litter for horses in Ohio, instead
Of straw, and may be profitabIy employed FOR
This purpose when the latter article is dear
The Ohio Cnltvator " contains the following
remarks upon The SUBJECT - Several bushels
of dry saw-dust are thrown into the stall, upon
which the horse stands during the night. In
the morning ii will be found that about bush
ell has to be removed-one-half of which is
manure and one-half saw-dust, so well sat-
uraied as 10 contain a large portion Of am
monia, performing the double office of absorb
ent and purifier; thus the air of the stable is
kept pure, and the ammonia saved for the com
post heap. This compost Mr.. Blake has ap-
piled 10 his stiff clay land, aud reports that IL
operates like yeast. making the ground very
light and mellow. In The morning that portion
of the bedding which remains dry, is showed mp
under the maneer, To serve for another night
AnotheE, advantage from this material for
bedding is that a horse which lies upon it is
much easier cleaned off than one which lies on
straw the saw-dust entering among the hair
brings away the secrelions, when The curry
comb and brush are applied, leaving lively
coat In warm weather il has another great
advantage, that of being much cooler than
straw, so that tired and heated horse can sleep
pleasantly, without indictments to feve.sh rest
lessness. The establishment of steam mills in
all parts of the country, renders the material
easy of access TO almost everys neighborhood,
and we doubt not, when its virtues are better
known, it will be generally applied TO stable
use, as means Of comfort 10 the horse, and
also Of turning an otherwise useless article In
to profitable account. Scientific American.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

Tho domain comprises about one hundred
acres of land, which, when they came into
the possession of Willis, were clothed in a
dense black forest of cedars, frs and pines,
and other mountain trees, as wild and thick as
when the Indian war-whoop echoed through
their shades. The grounds possess a great
variety ofsurface, scene and prospect, and the
fine taste of Willis has seized every opportu-
nifty to enhance the charms which nature has
grouped in such harmonious contrast.
Running diagonally through the estate is
broad, deep glen, over whose rocky bottom
flows clear cold stream of water. Willis,
by means of jutting rocks and artificial dams,
has broken this stream into singing cascades
and murmuring waterfalls. In one place he
has lured a portion of the waters from their
channel, to fill a pond for his gold fish. In
another he has taken half the stream TO form
the shooting jets of a fountain; and still
further down the glen he has checked its flow
and swollen 1t into a miniature lake for his
little boat. Atseveral points along the stream
he has thrown rustic bridges from bank to
bank The view from the lower extremity
OF the glen upward, through the deep vista of
trees joining their branches over my head is
said to be very beautiful. 1t resembles a
vauted cathedral and the Imaginative eve
may behold in the large brown stones. with
their messy sides, which are scattered in pic
turesque confusion throughout the scene. gray.
cowled monks, counting their beads for vesper
prayers. The ground is intersected in almost
every practicable direction by carriage roads,
and narrow tootpaths wind around the sides CT
the steep cliffs. amid thickets of cedars and
pines, clumps Of. fir and weeping larches, and
solitary old oaks, the majestic monarchs of
the forest.
The house is situated on a high point, COM
manding view of the noble Hudson on the
east, the magnificent scenery of the Highlands
on the south, and on the north and west a
thick mass of trees, streams, and ruined ham
let cottages. 1t is built in the English villa
style, with piazzas and deep bay windows fac
Ing the river, and abounds in gable roofs with
orlole and dormer windows jutting out, and
clustering chimneys terminating the pinnacles
The interior is adorned with rare curosities
collected in Europe and America-paintings
OF distinguished personages, landscapes Of
beautiful scenery, marbles, bronzes, medals
statuary, and engravings in rich profusion.
This is Idlewild.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
Roofing for Buildings.

notice some remarks in your paper Of the
2oth inst, In reference TO cheap roofs, and The
cost of some, as reported in the Prairie Farmer,
as being from five TO six dollars per 100 feet
Now, speaking from experience, | think | can
tell OF a covering for roofs cheaper than anv Of
that kind, and at the same time not liable 10
any of the objections allowed to exist in those
OF which you speak. while it is Of material
certainly less destruciible from exposures Incl
dent 10 all roofs. that are spoken of there.
The roofing planks or boards should be of
hem'ock, laid together, and at least three nails
driver in the width of the planks or boards,
wherever nailed, to prevent warpina from the
heat OF the sun. Over these may be applied
coat Of coal tar for the purpose Of furnishing
throughout the whole a fastening tn the Gov
erlng 10 be spoken Of, as The sun as il beats on
the roof whiIe the tar Ia not yet thoroughly
dried IN. renders it sufficiently liquid to cause
an adhesion TO be effected between it and tie
covering.
lhe best material 10 cover with is twilled
Cotton cloth, costing here generally not To ex-
ceed eight cents per yard, without allowing Ia
pass through ii, coal tar mixed with cement
"hlte-wash brush. Over the whole while vet
new, sand can be sifed; this serves 10 keep the
covering in its place and 10 prevent the wind,
by crevlces below the roof, from raising the
roof covering, and when thoroughly dry, crack.
ing the coating on it.
4 This kind Of roof, unlike those referred to in
the beginning of this communication, will be
good and permanent where those are nearly
worthless, VIZ. on sleep roofs, and certainly here
more than on flat or shed roofs, costing less
than one third of those. The cloth may be laid
crosswise the length Of the boards or not as the
maker wishes-should be laid on the surface q
the roof boards, without any rise, and lsppec
at least one and half or two inches, using
tacks of the size of those used commonly il
fastening down carpets, driven pretty close to
sether; the hemlock being possessed of grea
retentive power, no fear of the drawing ou
] ~
renders it impossible covered roof Of up
wards of 400 square feet IN this way at a COS
of about 81 so, which has been in nse thre
/ years and upwards, showing slight defects oc
casionally but which are wholly attributable
to my want of experience in laying it down
never having heard of anything before like il
and being, as believe, the first of the kind il
this region of country.
4 Hoping that the information communicate
may be of use to many on whom, like myself
mammon has not smiled benignly, will faE
ther say, that in answer 10 any inquire
through your paper, will communicate,
agreeable TO you, any information which m
experience, since acquired, will allow.-Cor
! Country Gentlemen.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
TELESCOPE Glasses,

The manufacture of telescope glasses is one
of the most intricate and nice undertakings in
mechanism. The risk of securing good glass
es even after months of labor, is very great,
and consequently gives great value to perfect
one
The manufacturers first take about 800 lbs.
of flint glass and fuse it by very hot fire.
While in liquid state in the furnace, the
vessel containing it is walled completely up,
and suffered to cool very slowly, sometimes
occupying two months in the process. When
perfectly cool the mass is fractured by a
process which is retained a secret among man
ufaciurers. The fragments being of various
sizes are of different power of reflection, and
are worked into glasses proportioned to their
powers. In working them into form, the
edges are first ground so that they can be
looked through in every direction, in order
that it may be ascertained if they contain any
imperfections, such as cracks, specks of dirt,
or bubbles of air. In case anything of this
kind is discovered, they are cut into smaller
size, but if perfect, then they are ground into
size and form to suit the design of the manu-
facturer When this labor is completed, they
are annealed or heated almost to fuslng, In
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

order to give them perfect polish and shane
and also to free them from brittleness. The
process is slow and tedious, and requires .rea,
skill 10 make them perfect. An object glass
which was found in the streets Of Munich,
when cleaned up and annealed, was sold for
$4,000, and was only six inches in diameter.
The glass which is being manufactured for
the observatory at Ann Harbor, is 10 be seven
inches In diameter, and the whole telescope
Will cost only about twice that sum, so that ii
will be seen that nearly as much value is
placed upon the small object glass, as upon
the whole complicated msch.aery Of the tele-
scope.-Detron AdU.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
d" IdleWild."

From an interesting letter which appeared
in the columns of the Rochester Advertiser,
we condense a brief description of Idlewild,
the garden home of N. P. Willis. 1t is situ-
ated on the western bank of the Hudson river,
a few miles south of the town of Newburgh.
In its immediate vicinity are many beautiful
country seats, including among others those
Of J. T. Headley, the artist Durand, and the
late lamented Downing, all of which are
adorned by the rarest embellishments of art.
But ldlewild, situated amid the most lovely
scenery of the valley of the Hudson river, is
the most beautiful country seat in the region
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
GAsttrn Times.



Mr.. EDITOR In a late number of your
paper, notice piece of pleasantly, repre-
ssnted as having taken place between that
aged veteran-vindicator of popular rights and
especially those OF the people of England, Jo-
seph Hume of the British parliament, and
Lord John Russell, which took place on the
presentation of Mr.. Hume's picture by Lord
John, who, on the former saying that, his
chief end in life had been 10 promote the good
of the greatest number" interposed the in
quiry, What is the greatest number 2 to
which the reply is said to have been made
with great promptness, number one, TO be
sure"
This adroit piece of irony, which is said to
have been omitted by the reporters of the oc-
casion, seems pleasant and appropriate retort
upon the distinguished politician who put the
question.
As there is hardly man now living and
active upon the stage of political affairs whose
history and character, for private as well as
public worth, would deserve to awaken more
sympathy and respect in American bosoms
than Mr. Humes, l will take the liberty 10
send you more full notice of his life, which
appears in a late number of the London Dali
ly News H.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
CHAPTER xv-pEpIcAToRY EPIsTIE TO THE


CHAPTER Xv.-DEDIcAToRY EPISTLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
Dog of public discordant organ of the
passions thou who raisest thyself to heaven.
or powest into the mud who blamest and
calumniatest, thou knowest not why; thou
absurd tyrant escaped from Bedlam thou ex-
tract of the most deadly venom and of the
mlldest aromatics thou representative of the
devil near the human race thou farce, mask
ed with christian charity thou, public that /
feared In my youth, respected in my mature
years, and despised in my old age-it is TO
THEE dedicate MY MEMOIRS. Dear public !
at last am out of thy reach, for | am dead,
and consequently deaf, dumb and blind. En-
JOY, if thou canst, these advantages for thy
own lepose and that of the human race"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

WALKING ON THE SEA.-Like flying in the
air, walking on the water has often been es-
sayed, but still held to be impracticable. If
man possessed the ability-like that attributed
to the Wandering Jew-of walking upon the
great deep, it would invest him with new pow
ers Of an extraordinary character. 4 wonder
ful approach TO the solution of this problem
has been made by VIM. X. Phipps, Of Farm
ingion, Mass, BY the invention Of a life pre-
server, by which he has walked on the sea
three miles, from land 10 land twice, and went
ashore within two miles of where the steamer
Ocean was burned in. Boston Harbor. In
letter 10 US he states that if he had been on
hoard of that steamer. he would have thought
II but trfiing affair to have gone ashore on
any Of the islands in the vicinity. Scientific
American.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

A New CuRE.-A Young lady up town was
cured Of palpatation of the heart the other even
ing, BY young M. D.. in the simplest and
most natural way imaginable. He merely held
one of her hands in his, put his arm round her
waist and whispered something in her left ear.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

The LAWYER who filed bill, shaved
note cut an acquaintance split hair
made an entry raised haul got up a
case,'' framed an Indictment empanneled
iury,'' put them in box nailed witness
hammered judge,'' chiselled CLIENT and
bored whole court in one day has since
laid down the law aud turned carpenter.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

Do you cast things here 7 inquired Yam
kee, the other day, as he sauntered into ioun-
dry and addressed the proprietor.
We do
You cast all kind Of things in iron, Ell y
was the next query.
Certainly--don'i You see that is our busi-
ness =
sAh 7! well cast me a shddotc, will you
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

A lady speaking of passionate bnsb.nd
said she never put starch in his dickey, beca.se
!. was so very easy to get his caole- IN with.
out it.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08

To make hens lay perpetually, hit them on
the hean with big club. Other modes have
been recommended, but this is the only one We
have found effeciual.