Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-03

/ eeAA ftstSt hHNk plitCgs
was deposited in. q tin box, .where / ana
done. Ihone some means Of deliseranos
will be afforded soon.
- Had 'em ,nt Last.
A Young man from the rural distrietsss
went TO the Post office The other .dsy. with
q bank note, for q dollars worth Of pos-
tage stamps He was told that paper
moneyFwas not received He wentiasa
and sshorIl returned with -four Spanish
quarters, 'twe don n'treceiyetthemn no = .
ssid The attendant .. for more than twen-
lty cents apiece" The Countryman
thopght Uncle Sam was mighty lpar.icu-
lar. so he went away and obtained afdol-
lar in aoppers, i. Nov, = said he. on .re-
turning 10 the Office. and laying iowplhis
pile at.theI windoRs OF the delivery. q /
gless l can suit .Sie.n Thr man inside
locked a. the display of specie currency.
and coolly said. n We never take niors
than three cents in coppers at any ons
ime-is is not legal tender above that
sum- f ~. & !, I,
The countryman looked at the composed
official for the space Of minute and 4
half without stirring, and then belehed
out: stJ" Look here, you {; ant YOU ai-
mighty kind dlof particulars. for felleta locks
ed up in such a Jail as this ere You
don't only tske three5pents in eoppersPat
a time,. hey,? Well then, 81 pose You give
me three cents worth Of stamps any hoe. ~
The official very politely eut, Of . single
stamp. and passed trout. Tor which tho
countryman laid down three cents. He
was about to pass away when the latieE
cried oul. - Look here, you 4 hold on'l
That ere,s one time !; nov s'pose sop gin
me three: cents more on em. ss aa84
Uncle Sans clerk was NO, slow ip dis.
covering that be had caught q Tartar ~
He turned back torthe window. iiaHow
many coppers have you gel,ii' S Wall,
only about ninety ,seyeu Of Fem, \ had q
hundred on 'em when 1 begun" .Pass
them in. was the gtuf reply ",Pass out
your stamps fust. and then / will. said
Jonathan. .' but [ reckon you don't keieh
me agin." The stamps were passed out
ihe coppers were handed over. when The
couutryman went off saying: 81 s'pose
because a feller, holds Office under unels
Sam. he thinks hes smsrti'n all creation:
but i guess they. iarnt somethin. that
tins" - Ift2,0sk iStps,s 4,ls.i ssi.IN .sg3y
j
TnE NRW T1RfFf = Under the proSi.
siont of The act &hich' has idst passed.
the following leading articles will 10 al
mitted as'stHted: - 'itA - lisa = isAe
All ~ool costing 90 cents, or paasf.
per pound At the place Of exp Sttatlou. viii
be admitted duty free silSutilsr az scrip!
tions Of wool will pay % per cent. va Ssi
Iros and sugar win ray 81 per cent. q
Dyestutfs. generally, will be adnisssd
Wines sndiliaaor. win pay 90 per cent.
1 tAIka!s viii pay 4 per cent ~ VIZ "a
woolenlfsbtiet, llis generally: yill psy g
faw66leB blankets viii pay fspsF cent
Dyed. printed. stained. or sbissshsd
cotton .fahries will pay % per eents % ~
Brown or n9blsaehed e6lIoh goods viii
lpav r5 per cent. q sdi q 4Sl3 -
.eLipen fabHe. Of all deseripti5as. viii
pay rs per cent. 20 20 > 9Al va Sttslaeu
Spices viii admitted freegba g y sao
? There fs. besides. 4 long list 6E:afticlet
Eofless importsncs. added 70 tie ffee list.
which have heretofore paid from toltp so
,lpef cent. = 80 ~ 80. 'tt'i'q y sa e,
LOVE- ToxEss. - The ancient EnQIi.h
custom OF giving love tAkens on ftle 6rst
of August. waslh very yfWise and far.seeinR
plan for settling young ladies iinilifs, and
liwonld. lif revived enable q mamma With )
largesfsmilJs of.girls ,getSrid OF them %
lqpickly asI pine apples - sipenny siies.
1 IL WAS the .casteDlfn EogIand. alongtim
Iago, for .taenamored maYdes and gensil-
women =. 70 give 70 their flyorile spain,,
as token Of their love, little ilsndketchiefs.
about 1hree or.fopninehes squs re. wfou ht
Z round, ebonts often 10 efnb5oidefys with >
! button pr tassel - eneb,corners Tire 6nssi
i Of these laNofs we're edged sitii narrow
gold llsresor tgist: and Jlten bei1R folded
I in tour cross. fcldsa no Ilial tie middle
mlghls be seen. theya were worn by Tho
4 sscepted losets. 10 their hats Or on tier
breast. The fasors became NJ last. 20
mneh in vogue that they sefe sold ready
, madei 10 tbe1 1hepss iD Queen Elizsbstbs :
4 time from sizpence 90 sixteen pence .
pisse.sEo stl3 q fseIssd
i HBaas Glosr.-The Temple of Jeru..
! salem passed away and IN iis msRni6.
Il cenee Cply i few crunbiing pilgrim kiss-
]. ed stones remain. The Parthenon. tbe
n bfi3fitest pern on The zone of.tbe earth. "A