Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-13
From the Washington Uniol'.
JOTTINS OF TRAVEL.
SEYMouR. Ind. I July q8, 1856


1t the spring Of 1853 was famous for
its foods. the summer is Infamous for its
drought. All nature hereabouts is parch-
ed and yellow, and. unless moisture in
abundance is vouchsafed soon, the veget>
alton which two weeks since was promis-
ing. though late. must fail of futiIment.
The Cincinnati papers yesterday, sum
ming up by counties the prospects for
oats. corn. fruit. &C., well stereotyp ped to
the expression "fruit one tenth crop.
corn one half oats very fair. potatoes ex-
cellent. hay crops fne.'
A new plan for sleeping car cane un.
der my observation few days since.
which is worth a notice. 1t is called
WoOdrvG's patent, aud is in use between
Cleveland aud Buffalo. Without enter.
ing into an elaborate description, better
adapted to Patent Ollie report than
these ''j"ttings Of travel" l would say
that. by \ Serious of shutters. which are
folded back against the sides Of the car in
the daytime so as to be scarcely visible; i;
two or thIee decks Of berth are opened
out in the night-lhe upper accommodating
one. the lower Two persons each. Laid
away in these. the traveller is lulle d to
sleep bv the gentle motion Of the train.
and enabled to enjoy rest "! ich moth
ing bat long and unintermi,tel practice
can give 10 the railway traveller 10 the
ordinary position. The extra charge for
night is but fifty cents-a sum but insiy-
nIhcent compared wi the refreshmcnt
gained. especially by the invalid and the
aged. -.-..
1t is pleasing to notice the esprit du
corps Of railway conductors. Talk Of ship
captains and midshipmen. their position
in Joint Vi dignity and self importance is
trivial TO the post OF u conductor. Dick
Gus made miserable failure in his de
scriptivn ol Turveytoh. He should have
seen the superb department OF a c"nduc-
tor when cundeScending to answer some
question OF time. distance. or money pro-
pounded by IL traveller. The look Of con
aciOus rank humbliRg itself to the every
day affairs Uf Iiie-the bend forw ard Just
enough TO give evidence that the spine
Otu conductor is lexible-tbe brief reply,
Ph"uog' aphic, far exceeding phonogra.
ply iIselI-Why can't some sketcher at.
tempt 1t? am reminded Of this by OBJ
serving that upon Michigan road recent.
ly the directors had heir suspicious aroas
Ell that all the money collected ddn't t
come INFO their hands. Now it is we'll
known that directors themselves are i'm
mAculate-no one ever heard Of direo-
tor defau!ling. Who. then. got the mon.
ey? To settle this. an extra policeman
tx. 800" Punch would call him) was
was paced upon each train with DabolI
in his pocket to count up the receipts OF
the trip. The thing was working admir-
ably. and TX. 500" had already turned
over leaf, when the whole plan was
rpoilI by the conductors getting wind OF
it Three OF them instantly resigned. bat
whether to get into berth where poIice-
men could not enter. or to enjoy the
fruits Of former peculation or from that
sublime esprit da corps above alluded to,
history fails 10 inform US. AT all events.
the query "Who got the money!" re
mains, like many other important pro,
blems. unanswered.
10 describe 6rst.rate railway conduc.
tor, in distinction from the miserable
specimens too often beheld upon our
roads. would say he should be a nan
OF years, Of experience. and gentleman
by education. His memory should be OF
that sort that will enable him to remem-
Der the faces of his passengers with readi.
ness, thus obviating the necessity OF
punching. or pinching. or brawling in
their ears every half hour. as many do.
He should answer with the utmost readi-
ness and good nature every question pro.
pounded to him. remembering that to his
passengers it is Of the greatest possible
importance to receive correct Information.
He should keep a careful supervision
over those idle and negligent characters.
the water carriers, that they fail not 10
their duty. He should often walk the
length of the train. that filthy smokers
and trublesome inebriates may be uuder
constant check. And. finally. his ac>
quaiutance. if he has any on the cars.
should not consist exclusively. as is usu
al. OF those rummy. blear-eyed. foul,
mouthed young gentlemen. the ornaments
OF tue race course and billiard room
There are many good conductors whose
merits are of this standard; would there
were more ]
There are these classes Of comforts
usual to railway travellers, viz: cold
chicken. Schiedam sohnapps, and sea
novels. The latter are OF the Boston
stamp. orange covered. and dreary in the
extreme. had the patience to look
through one of them this morning. and
was amused to see how small capital il
necessary to amarine writer. In fact
the only seasterm employed in ''The