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

WILDE afforded soon.
Had 'em MT Last.
a young man from the rural districts.
went TO the Post Office the other lar Nth
q bank note, for q dollars worth Of pos
tsge stamps He WAS told that paper
moneyfw was not received, He went away
and short returned with -four Spanish
quarters. b '.We DONE receive them no p
said The attendant .. for more, than TWEEN
lty cents apiece" The, countryman
thought Uncle Sam was mighty eparlieus
lar. so he went away ADD Obtained aidol.
lar IN Goppers. ~ Now, said he. on re-
turning 70 the Office. aud laying down his
pile at.the window Of the delivery. z 4
gless ! can, suit ,Se.' The man inside
locked at the display of specie currency.
and coolly said. = We never take more
than three cents in coppets at any one
dme-it is not legal tender above that
sum- ,,st.. < as so
The ccuntryman looked atthe composed
official for the spnoe Of minute and .
half without stirring, and then. belrhed
out: , Look here. you ant you AZ
mighty kind of particular. for fellets lock-
ed up in such a Jail rs this ere You
don't only take three gents In, eoppersFat
a time, hey,? Well then, y pose yon give
me three cents worth OF stamps nyhopsms
The official very politelyFept Of 3a single
stamp, and passed itsout. Tor which The
Ieountryman laid down three cents He
Was about to pass away when the latter
cried onl. (" Look here, you hold onSl
That ere's one time 4 now s'pose yon gin
me three cents, more ON en- "a ae@3
Uncle Sans clerk was not slow in dis
covering that he had caught . Tartars--
He turned back to-the window. How
many coppers have you GOT +" s.. s Wall.
only about ninety-seyen Of 'em i had .
hundred on 'em when begun.'' .Pass
them in. was the gruF reply. ",Pess oat
your stamps fust. and then will. aaid
Jonathan. /" but I reckon you don;t ksseh
me agin." The stamps were passed out
,be coppers were handed over, when ths
couutryman went of saying 81 s,poss
because q teller, holds Office under Uncle
Sam. he thinks he's smar.i'h all ereatian;
but guess they Iarpt somethin., that
time.",-=-.I,9,'sh lNetps, saai dai.fk sssI1
Tax INV TiR1rr - Under tie prosi-
sions 81 tie act which hss Just passed.
tut. tGh0luK htklSlGB VIII Hu ~
nitted as stated . ~ '7'i isa = tiqe
All wool costing 90 cents. or nader.
per pound at the place OF sxpottation. viii
be admitted duty free I'll 0tiisr III seripg
lions Of wool will pay 20 per cent. ~
Iroa and sugar will ray 81 per cent, g ?
DyeStutis. generally. will be admisssd
Wines andiliaoor. win pay 80 per cent.
tAlka!is viii pay 4 per cent. q, ~ "a
WOODEN .i fsbt IioI,sg generally: Till g
FSaw66les Blankets VII pay per cent.
| Dyed. printed. stained. or tsblsashed
EeottoE fabrics viii pay ~ per cent. b q
Brown or ugbIeached cotton goods viii
Epav 70 per cent. 20 sal 2! setia .
Linen fabrics Of al Descriptions, viii
pay rs per cent. ~ 70 : gal ghi siB t4ae
Spices ill-be admittsi fresgiia ~ go
There is. besides. . long 1i4t dfsafticlet
Eof less importsEce. added 10 tie free list.
(which have heretofore paid from t0ito so
.irar osnt 10 etfEGtf4btsf 5ih7tI4 81 4nigoSi
| LOVE- ToKEss. - The ancient En9li.h
custom Of giving love tskeps on Fths hfst
of. August. WASH veTyiwise and farseeinR
plan Tor settling yOung ladies inilife. aud
wonld. if revived !. enablels mamma with )
largesfamilJ ofgirls to,get rid of them -
quickly asipine apples stalpenny q dice.
IL WAS. the custom In EogIand. along tims
ago for ".enamored maYdes and gentii-
women" togise 70 their fsyorfte swans.
as token Z OF their love. little Hsndkefchiefs
about three Or foprinebes sqnsre, w5oug hi
I rounda eb6nt. often 10 efnbfoiIsry. viii .
). button Or tsssel - eacbzcorner. trbs 6nesi
y of these fsNors were edged ~itif narrow
. gold llsreaet tgist; and tllen being folded
I in four cross ,loldss 50 that tlie middie
might be seen. they we're worn by The
lsecepted lovers IN theit hats Or on Their
{ breast. The fayors become II last. 81
mnchinisogues that they we're sold ready
made 10 thex shops. ~ Queen Elizsbsth ;.
4, time from siIpence 70 sixteen pence q
I pieee.Hoo o6f u ess1ssl