Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-31
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arhe Dress II efolr,n 80 Convention. sI :

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sPrhe press Reform eoasen,ioa. I
The Syracuse a Journal, says that the
Dress Reformers have created quite sen.
sa!ion IN the city of salt and Safe con
Ysntions. 1t says one oil the costumes
worn BY the ladies attending The conven.
ton sFe very becoming. and q great im>
Ptoyement on the long skirt system, while
others show q great want of taste and
look disgusting regular SAanghais on
silt The discussions have been rather
lively. From the q Courier s. report.
We learn thai
A gentleman with hair: all over his
face, took the stand and talked with, q
Vengeance. He aaid that he lad some.
times lestsred on phrenology. He deliv.
cred course Of lectures out west once
betore he ever heard of Mrs. Bloomert; be
went 10 work and got up new kind Of
dress for women-similar TO that of Mrs.
Bloomer-at at the close Of his course he
found seSenty>three women who were
willing TO wear his costume. a .physi-
clan offered one hundred and SfsS dollars
If he would leave town. as The women
were all becoming healthy. he continu.
ed in regular blood and thunder, style
for sometime. He said that the msnu-
facturers of calico and shawls had brought
up all The, editors in the country to oppose
the new dress reforms. One Dr.. jackson.
In the course of a speech IN favor OF short
petticoats, told the audience that .'he had
seen fifteen hundred women take off the
long shirts and put on the short shirts"
BEAurtFuI. AND, WE CAN REAp1Lr Ba.
LIEvE. TRvE,-Who doubts that birds
love? Here is evidence from the Nation.
al Intelligencer: \, ,ta,4,
"a gentleman observed in a thieket Of
bushes near his dwelling collection Of
brown thrushes, who for several days at.
tracted his attention by their loud cries
and strange moyements. AT last eutios.
ity was SO much excited that he deter.
mined 70 see If he could ascertain tho
cause OF the excitement among them
On examining the bushes he found a fe.
male thrush. whose wing was caught in
such way that she could not eseape.--
Near BY was her nest, containing several
halfrgtown birds. On retiring little
distance, a company ofthrushes appeared
With other insects in their mouths. which
they gave first 70, the mother then 70 her
young. she in the, eanwliile cheerinR
them i9 their labor ofloye with alsong OF
gratitude. After watching, the interest.
ing scene until curiosity was satisfied the
gentleman relieved the, poor bird q when
she hsT te her nest With agrateful song
to heE, deliyerer. And her ehsritsble.neish.
bpEsa dispersed e, hsiFutgel abodess sine>
ing ;ssth ss they ewshsa a song pfaPraise. aisls
u E99aA4Aw 99aA4Awn wnsjghboFn 4slat sdrte psA thelotl,.
er day. an ipstanees on feline !, % tfection, or
good giHs that, deserves tosbe recorded
among lths passing GRents,. of, the, day!
There is about the house a, fayoriie dog
lhss has become so old,and decrepit as 10
be ihR measure unable TO provide for his
daily wPnls,d "A Ancst also about the prem.
ises, has become SO much attached TO him.
thst when. p few dRyssipce. her usualals
owences sof meftaEes given TO. her. ashu
deliberately took the meat In, her mouth.
went to where the dog was lying. drop.
ped itiiato his nose and walked off as
th0nghIs bad performed nothing moro
than s.heE duty N and tllis'is not An isolated
INSTANCE sof her care rIorher canine cousin.
but she may be aeen almost dily esincing
hPE friend y care To- her friend, by her
acts Of Blindness. la, III g .ssas 81
aEHTA young man went out hun,in1
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