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Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13
We'll. nav EHriends!.

NEONROEiILLE is said to be all burned,
IF1 and probably it is indeed. There is hard
ly doubt but that it is pretty well scorched.
And what want TO say to you now is, that
tic Knox, the Ricand, and tAc Ashland were
5" very fortunate as to not lose one single dol
lar Ill tie great conHagraton. Yes, notwith-
standing the very large amount that each Vi
those companies have insured in and about al
most every village in Ohio, they happened to
have none in this ill-ftted block. But if any
ofthosc unfortunate individuals who have suf-
tercd.so severely had have been so fortunate as
to have been insured in any of the above COM
panies they would have received the amount
insured to them just 80 days from the day Of
the fire, or the adjustment in good money,
which would have been great relief to them in
their afiliction. And in conclusio am agcnt
for the above and many other good companies,
and am always ready and willing to wait upon
any and all who desire to avail Themselves &c
the advantages OF insurance.
w. W. DR. IMAM.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13

Correction does much. but encourage
ment does more. Encouragement after
,censure is as the sun after q shower,
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13
NORTH AMERICAN HOTEL.
MANSFIELD, OHIO.
Is. w. Corner of Public Square, opposite til,
Bank. PIP. MYERS and GEO. W.WARING
Pruprietors. nd
Hardware.

u OVERS & KINNEY have on hand large
L assortment of Hardware, Nails, Iron, Glass,
Sash, Carpenters Tools, etc., for sale low for
ash. n3
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13

Why is young LADY, Just from a
boarding school like building commit.
tee? Because she is prepared I, receive
proposals. -
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13
BY ROBINSON & LOCKE.
TERMS.
ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS 4 YEAR.

E9-LAw OF NEWSPAPERS. who
do not give ex r,ss notice to tide contrary are
considered as wishing to continue their sub
seripton. If subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their newspapers from the Offices to which
they are directed, they are held responsible un-
til they have settled the bills and ordered them
discontinued Ii subscribers order the discon-
tinuancc of their newspapers, the publishers
may continue to send them until all arrcarages
are pail. If subscribers remove to other plac-
rs without informing the publisher, and the
newspapers are sent to the former direction,
ltheY are held rcsnonsible.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13

He who will take no advice. but be Al.
ways his own counsellor. shall be sure to
have a fool for his client. tf! Esssss9
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13
l. AL L HENY HOTEL.

IFormerIy RnilrOad ITOtel
y. NcG INNIS, Proprietor,
opposite the Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail
fRal Station, on FedetSys street, Allegheny
"ES'fare .. par day serto; y
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13

} Say Why cant young ladies' ,ab-
stain from kissing babies irantiraliy be-
fore strangers-rarticnlarly gentle,nens
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13

MO U tn MILL.
{ IN THE RIVER, easto Plymouth. This
~ mill w.sbuilt exclusively for
- 81 - - O. IS1 vyo @lZ
aud Is ready at all times to grind wheat. buok-
wheat, corn or chop. The patronage OF Ply
mouth and the surrounding country is respect
fully solicited.
FLOrR CONSTANTLY ON HAND and for
sale at the MILL S.P. WEBER,
Plymouth sent 30 1854
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-04-13
To those who think Of Building, this
Gnrilg.

Plymouth, March 60, '55.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
T e ERMS..

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TO be discontinued at the end of their term Of
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ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at 81. 90 pcr
square of twelve lines for the first three inser-
.tlons. and twenty-five cents for each subsequent
a liberal deduction on the above rates will be
made to those who advertise by the year.
No advertisement counted less than IL square,
, The number ofinsertions must be specified, or
thc advertisement will be continued and CHARGED
accordingly,
Announcement of candidates for Office So 90.
Marriages and Deaths inserted gratis.
All communications, to insure attention, must
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
FREEMAsoNs IN TURKEY..

Although Freemasonry has for more
than thirty years been generally supposed
to exist among the Mahommedans, and
traces of it were found in Turkey by the
Russian officers after the campaign oi
1 1929, yet they were too slight to prove
the fact; and it is only within the last
few years that it was satisfactorily demon
strated by German Freemason CHANGING
to pass through Belgrade. where he dis
covered Masonic Lodge, to which he was
invited, and where he received q hospita-
BILE reception. It appears now to be
proved beyond all doubt that the Turkish
brothers who exercise all Masonic duties,
under the name of Dervishes, are to all
intents and purposes the same as our own
Order of Freemasons, with but very little
difference in customs and ceremonies, and
making use of exactly the same signs,
words. and grips, torecognize each other.
The Turkish Freemasons appear to be in
a more elevated state of civilization than is
usual among the Orientals generally !;
their views of religion are far higher than
those imposed by Islamism they reject
polygamy, contenting themselves with
one single wife, and at the Masonic ban
quets the women appear unveiled stri~
king proof of the mutual confidence the
Masonic brethren respose in each other.
The Belgrade Lodge, called Alikotsch,
is composed of seventy members, The
Master of the Lodge, whose name is
Djani Ismael TsholRk Mahomed Saede,
is at the same time Grand Master of all
the lodges in European Turkey, and is
directly connected with all those of the
whole Ottoman Empire. Arabia, Persia,
in which latter the Freemasons amount
to more than fifty thousand members. In
Constantinople there are no less than nine
lodges, the most numerous and important
Of which is that Of the dancing dervishcs,
Sirkedshi Teckar.' The Turkish Freema-
sons wear as symbol Of brotherhood, be.
side small brown shawl embroidered
with mystical figures, fiat polished twelve
cornered piece of white marble, with red
dish brown spots, about two inches in di.
Hmeter, suspended by white silken cord
round the neck. These spots represent
the drops of blood. and are symbolic of
the death Of Ali, the founder Of tho order
in Turkey; who was barbarously put to
death by the then Sultan, for refusing to
reveal the secrets. The above mentioned
Djani Ismael, Grand Master of the Lodge
of Belgrade, venerable Turk of the
old school, is honorary member Of the
Lodge of " Baldwin under the Limetree."
at Leipsic, several members. Of which
lodge have received diplomas from the
Alikotsch, at Belgrade,-Loud0n Daily
Times.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

DESCENDANTS OF MARTIN LuTuER.-The
Bedford (Pa.) Inquirer. say that Mr..
John J. Luther, now residing in that place
is a lineal descendant of Martin Luther,
the reformcr, of the eighth generation,
and his family consists Of himself, wife,
three sons and one daughter, and that he
is yet in the prime of life. He has also
FIVE brothers and one sister, residing in
SAKE Coburg, Germany, all with families.
There is also one other family of the de-
sccndants of his great forefather, in SAKE
Coburg, and a number of families in the
State of Bohemia, Germany. There is
also another family of his descendants
(Dr. Luthcr's) is Harrisburg, Pa: They
are all, both in this country and in Ger
many, connected with the Lutheran
Church.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

LIFE IN S1BER1A.-At 60 degrees north
latitude, agriculture ceases altogether
The surface of the ground thawed during
several weeks in summer, and is free from
ice and snow, but the soil is chilled be-
low and frozen to an extraordinary depth.
At Yakoutsk, 62 deg. North latitude, the
Russian American Company bored for
water in the Court yard Of their establish
ment, to the depth Of $50 feet and the
ground was still frozen and no water
found. In that same town the inhabi-
tants have cellars under all their houses
made in other centuries. In summer
when the heat is as excessive as the cold
is in winter. they place all their fresh pro
visions, such as milk. meat, and fish, il
these cellars, where everything become:
frozen in two hours.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
Written for the Register.
TIE BEAUTIFUL COQUETTE.
BT r. E. HARTER.

BT r. E: HARTER.
1t was lady, young, and fair,
Who sang that mOurnful strain
Her brow wore not shade of care,
Her cheek no trace Of pain.
Yet sung she, cen as one who knew
How youthful hearts are torn
Gloves first step is upon the rose,
His second finds the thorn"
Bright jewels bound her raven hair
And sparkled on her hand ;
For earth held nought of rich or rare,
Her wealth might not command.
Yet mark how sad the music flows
From lips curved hall in scorn
Loves first step is upon the rose,
His second finds the thorn"
No brighter, lovelicr face appears
In pleasure crowded mart,
That eye was never made for tears,
No blight could touch that heart;
Yet as she sings some mem'ry throws
Its shadow DER life's morn:
" Loves first step is upon the rose.
His second fluids the thorn"
Alas it is a weary task
To trace lire's hidden cares;
Seek not TO raise the smiling mask
Which maiden pride still wears.
A quaint old rhy me may still disclose
uow much the heart has borno-
Loves fist step is upon the rose,
His second finds the thorn"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

To SPoRTsMEN.-A correspondent Of
the Scientific American, communicates
the following, which may be of value to
sportSmen:
"Wash your gun barrels in spirits of
turpentine, by dipping rag or sponge
fastened on your gun rod into the liquid,
and swabbing them out three or four times
when they will be cleaned from all impu-
rites and can be used almost Instantly,
as the turpeutine will evaporate and leave
the barrels dry and even if they are a
l'se'e F IN moist 1t will not prevent their going
Uu' llee water. After being washed thus
mere Is no danger of rust, as when water
uSeu' am an old and experienced
gunner and have praoticed this for years
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
Love, Garters and snusages.

About hundred years ago. young
lady of Amsterdam named Wilhelmina
Terschcling, was riding on horseback
through the village of Boxmeer, when
her horse became frightened and ran away
with her. The young man who accom>
panied her, and to whom she was be-
trothcd, cried out that he would give n
hundred ducats to any one who would
stop the horse.
The young villagers who were playing
ball upon the green near by, seeing wo-
man in danger, threw themselves before
the furious animal. One of them was
thrown down and wounded, two others
received contusions the horse fell, and
the beautiful WiIhemenia rolled in the
dust. A young man who was passing,
Immediately threw his cloak over the la
dy, before any one else had time to per.
ceivo 6nely~turned leg and pretty gar.
ter.
Mademoiselle Terscheling, on being
carried home, had time to reflect; and
the result Of herrefections was, that there
must never be two men in the world who
had seen her garter. She sent for her
betrothed, and said, Will you kill the
man who threw his cloak over me ?"
"Who, / =? What an enormity ~
" thought you would refuse. Then
I shall marry him. When my life was in
danger you offered one hundred ducats 10
save me. This is the price you set upon
my hand. Here are twenty-five hundred.
You have made good bargain
She then sent for the stranger. " Mon.
sier,' said she, II am rich and young,
and, (she blushed prodigiously while ad.
ding one of those hyPocritical Penphrasis
by which women speak Of their beauty,
am not considered repulsive. wish tc
marry Immediately. see that you are
surprised. l will be frank with you.
have sent for you because you have seer
my garter. You have rendered me
great service, Monster. Without you all
the young men in Boxmeer would have
seen it, and as l could not marry them
all, should have killed myself But i
you are not free, or am not SO happy as tc
please you, l shall give my hand and my
fortune to man who will kill you. Dc
you accept yes, or no ?''
eyes a thousand times yes hun.
dred thousand times yes!'
The marriage took place and was like
all other marriages, probably ; we have
no particulars on the subject. All The
young men of Bozmeer were invited tc
the nuptials, and sumptuously feasted.
At her death, which took place in th'
course of time, the following cOdicil wa
found to her will (:
"My farm, situated ON the borders o
the Meuse, will remain forever, whoever
may be the proprietor Of it, subject to tn,
following conditions Every year, unde
penalty of forfeiture, on the 13th Of May
tables shall be prepared, and a tun o
strong beer and twenty ellis Of The bes
sausage in Rotterdam, shall be served t,
the young men OF Boxmeer, as token o
gratitude that they saved my life, and .
rejoicing that they did not see my CARTE
the 18Th Of May, 1885,
/ Until the present time, that Is. durinC
{ . hundred years, the wishes Of the tesla
i trix have been punctiliously executed =
= Bu. the epresent heif On the 18Th Of las
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
WHOLE NO. I9.s.

May, attempted to el1de them. Under
pretext of conforming to the decimal sys-
tenn, he gave twenty meters of sadsaees
instead Of twenty ellis. which made q tiif.
ference of Flour meters to the detriment OF
the youth of Boxmeer.
Not to lose their.fete, they deyoured
the twenty meters, 81 under protest !" but
this year they have brought suit against
the heir, and demanded that the case
shall be decided before the 18th of May.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
From the American Farmer.
IVerSOn,s Rescue ('rosS

LYNCHDURG, Va, June 5th, 1855.
LEARN that various accounts have been
Fetu'ncd Of the Ivcrsou rescue grass
some favorable, and some otherwise. In
justice to Mr.. Iverson and for the benefit
of the farmers generally, 1 beg YOU will
publish my testimony in its favor. I pur-
chased ono peck and cultivated it as he
dlrocte-on poor piece of land. and it
came tu y up to his representation in eve.
ry resPeS'. The past winter was the cold
est longe (, and most favorable for test
ing the grAss that we have had for thirty
years-lt grew luxnriantly and was as
green as spring wheat and ten or twelve
inches high In 1he middle of winters 7
have on my farm. Herds, Timothy, Orch
ard. and Meadow Oat Grasses, and | con-
slider Iverson's far superior to any and
every kind of gnass 1 have ever seen, and
to any farmer they are worth Eve times
tue price asked, $Fp per bushel.
Very ra5ectfully, yours,
JOHN RUCKER.
am now gathering he seed and will get s o.
10 bushels from tho peckA besides feeding a thon
sand birds, and leaving the seed as thick as hal
Oh the ground.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
Country for a Ncryous nfap,

'APleasant Country for Nervous Man.
A Texas correspondent Of an Eastern
paper describes the domestic products Of
that favored land in glowing terms. II
the half Of his account is true, Il must be
a pleasant place for nervous man
The cattle are not the sole occupants
OF the prairie, by any means. DroveS Of
wild horses are not unfrequent. aud deer
are in countless numbers. The small
brown wolf or cayeute is quite common.
and you occasionally get glimpse Of his
large black brother. But Texas is the
paradise ofcreeping things. Rattlesnakes
and moccasin snakes nre too numerous 10
even shake stick at the bite Of the for.
mer is easily cured by drinking raw 3bis.
key till il produces complete i1toxication;
but for the latter there is no cure. The
tarantula is pleasant insdtution TO pet
into quarrel with. He is spider, with
a body about the size Of a hens egg and
legs FIVE or six inches long, and covered
with long coarse, black hair. He lies in
the cattle tracks, and If you see him. move
out Of his path, as his bite Is absolutely
certain death, and he never gets out Of
any ones way, but can jump eight or ten
feet TO infiict his deadly bite. Then there
is the centipede. furnished with an un1
limited number Of legs, each leg armed
with claw, and each claw iufiictine a 60,
parate wound. If he walks over You at
night you will have cause to Temember
him for many months TO come, as the
wound is ola particular poisonous nature
and is very difficult to heal. The sting
ing lizard is a lesser evil, the ,sensation Of
its wound beiug likened to the application
a red hot iron to the person bat one u
too thankful TO escape with life to'consider
these lesser evils any annoyance. But
tbe iusectsi flying, creeping. jumping.
run giDg, buzzing. singing. they
a where. Ask Tor cup Of water.
oinder in our camp is. "WilI
With q bug o. without 2's y
4 e ned frog IS one Of the greateBs
cur ties here and peri harmless
ls none of the cold sIiny qupiss =
bis northern brother, bpt
made retcf H. :
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

EF A wag once entered a store in
London, some years ago. which had for
its sign, " The Two Balloons" and, ad-
dressing himself to the proprietor, said
L wish to see your partner, SIR 1
have no partner sir beg your par
don, sir, and hope you will excuse the
mistake 10. there's no harm done
what made you think there was two OF
us?' Your sign-the Two Balloons
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

No PLACE LIKE HoME.-A negro boy,
belonging to Judge Summers of Kanawhad
Va, recently absconded from home and
went to Canada, but was SO disgustee
with the appearance of things that he
urned about and came back again. HIS
ays he has E seen the elephant and It
atisfed.-Rich. WHO. =,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18

RE VFlauy that Is. yigiIant, will an
oyermatch for virtue II She sleeps at heI
post and hence it is that bad cause
has often triumphed over good one.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
From the American Farmer.

NALU T. OF TURNIPS IN FEEDING
STOCK.
In looking over as have done for some
length of time, the numerous and varied
valuable essays and communications pub
llshed in the American Farmer, 1 have
been astonished to see so little attention
paid by your correspondents to reports
upon the culture of the Ruta Baga turnip,
and nought but the hope of enhancing
the interest Of my ellow>farmers, has in-
duccd me thus to trespass upon your
time and the sheets of your valuable pa
per by requesting you to publish the fol-
lowing experiments made by myself du-
ring the past winter. commenced feed
ing my pen of stock Hogs about the first
of November, having two large brood
sows and ten shoats, twelve in all, the
shoats averaging about forty pounds each.
They were at that time fed about two
bushels of short corn per day finding
after weeks feeding at this rate a con~
siderable change for the worse, l ordered
more corn for them-fnding they still
did not thrive, determined to try the
Ruta Baga boiled with small quantity
OF corn meal. commenced upon two
bushels of the roots chopped and boiled
Will LtOO HuLtOHS vi LlCaI per u1y, ana
much to my surprise, in very few days
there was very apparent change for the
better, not only in the general appearance
Of the hogs, but also in their spirits, for
talk AS you please, the nature of animals
in that respect approximates very closely
10 that of man ; neither thrive when in
low spirits. This feeding was continued
AS long as my turnips lasted, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of two weeks of extremely cold
weather about the first of February, dur
ing which time could not get at the tur-
nips, the kilns being frozen, and even
this interruption in their food caused them
to fall off although they had as much corn
AS they would eat. My turnips gave out
in March. aud there was considerable
falling off until my hogs were turned to
grass.
In fattcning bccves, l think them the
best root which can be raised-we have
fatiencd several line bcevcs upon fodder
and turDips, with no corn in fattening
them they were always stalled and allow
ed no a0atcr. For EliIch Cows, | think
them inferior to either pumpkins or field
carrots. Now, Messrs. Editors, my rca-
'soning is this: if twelve hogs can be kept
in better order upon
peck of meal, say % cts. market price,
. huSh hplS Of turni0S ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
&c cents,

than upon l ! bushels Of shellcd corn, or
2 bushels in the ear, then worth 81 per
bUshcI, an exact saving Of half, would it
not be much more to the interest Of our
farmers to cultivate one, two, or even five
acres in turniPs, than to rely entirely, as
many do, upon their corn houses and fod-
der stacks.
In looking over some old numbers of
one Of the numerous agricultural papers,
| have noticed where eleven hundred and
eighty bushels Of turnips were raised to
the acre, and in favorable seasons never
less than three hundred the average
crop SO far as [ am able to Judge, is about
four hundred and fifty bushels, equivalent
in my estimation to one hundred and fifty
bushels of corn, sheiled corn, which our
best land will not produce by pretty
considerable wide gap. l intend sowing
at least three times as many this year as
we have ever done, and wish to make
more thorough experiments during the
coming winter-and should these rough
ideas be deemed worthy a space in your
valuable paper-shall be happy, should
life, health, and the turnips," hold out,
to give you my entire experiments con-
Quoted upon larger and more careful
scale. Yours, &c.
J. r. G..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-17
4 MELANCHOLY MEETIEG

We clip the following sketch from the
local reports of a Baltimore paper. L,
relates one of the narrowing scenes Of
every day life:
A few months since, the dingy-looking
aims house wagon, On its route to gather
the daily euantum of paupers, arrived a,
certain police station, to receive the
last instalments of unfortunates, pre-
vious to transmitting them to the quar-
tiers provided for them by the corpora
ton. At the arrival of the vehicle, at
the Station house, there appeared room
for only one mor pauper upon the crowd
ed bench. The scat was, at length, oc-
cupied by an elderly, decrepid man,
bowed almost double through disease,
misery, and distress. The carriage with
its melancholy cargo, rolled along the
streets towards its destination in perfect
silence, for the space of some four or five
minutes, when suddenly, venerable
withered little woman, seated moodily,
in corner of the carriage, turned to-
wards the decrepid man, spoken of above,
and shouted :. John, John do see you
or ghost!'
Mary, by all that's damnable :" was
the muttered yet audible response of the
aged and back. bowed man.
Yes, it is Mary" growled the little
old lady in shrill, sharp falsetto. "You
ran away four years ago, leaving me and
the two babies to Starve and die"
Starve and die, indeed, rejoined the