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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

~We copy the following letter writ,
ten by Rev. D. 8. yelling, of the NJ. P
Church. an Ohoian who recently visited
this section Of our State, from the indie
pendent Republican. published at st.
Clairsville. Q. His remarks upon tbs
fertility OF our soil and the general re-
sources Of our country are but the con,
vicsions Of nearly all who visit US. This
statement in regard TO our educational fa
cilities is probably true in regard to the
back counties. but Lewis. Harrison. Ma.
rion. Monongalia. Taylor and Wood
counties. certainly contain very good
schools. His conclusion in regard to sla-
very is natural one. No person who
has Witnessed the squalid misery Of the
negroes Of the free States, or their over
worked white laborers. can but be- graft.
fed by the happy and comfortable condi-
ton Of our blacks. who are sluvss only 10
name. Il is pity that the freedom
shriekers Of the North would not visit us
occasionally and see what fools they are
making OF themselves.
A Trip TO western Virginia.
MR EDIroR.- Western Virginia. is more
than what is called the "Pan Handler"
as the latter embraces merely two or
three counties up iu the long narrow neck
between Pennsylvania and the Ohio riv
or. There are many large counties in
Western Virginia and territory emo ugh to
constitute q State much larger that a
NUMBER of New England States. Item
braces all shat. extent OF country west Of
the Alleghaniss. SpuIh to Kentucky and
to the Ohio river. ! travelled through
some portion Of this country recently-up
the line of The Baltimore Road to Grafton.
one hundred miles from wheeling-then
west along the P aIkersburg Branch TO
Clsrksburg--lhen South mic Lewis and
Upshur counties, The Baltimore Road
necessarily .ruRs slong khe vat. r courses.
and the country in sight of a traveller is
rough and forbidding-but not more alb
rupt generally, yet more mountainous.
Than along the Roads id Eastern Ohio
From Grafton to Clsrksburg. the Rail
road, passes through charming region.
beginning nov fairly to. open out its ad :,
-yansages and; resources. South of
Clarksburg.5 as far as l travelled into Lew
is and Upshur counties. the country is
gsnerallyaas dne as anyi i ever saw, OF the
billy kind-embrscing lofty slopes grad ;,
,ually rising and recedingTrast platausI
spreading out. and great extents of the
best Of bottom land. There is.much less
Of the country untillable than people out
here imagine-3the bills. though high, ara
gradual in their ascent that they can een.
orally be used il farming purposes.ss's
" The seil i. generally Of a mariy ,neeie.
and the y atef soft. With the finest 'buiId.
ing stone. nndsr HE surface. There ia
sery httls loose stone 10 be found on the
surface To that vicinity as In the nosn-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

EA Mormon advertise ment reads as
follows ITO be let-rooms for two
gentlemen and four wives, or rooms for
one gentleman and six wiyes."
~1n the latter case. We suppose. they
would be "as thick as three in bed"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

Evil is easier to!pretend TO be rba.
you are not. tIlan' TO- hide what you resi-.
y are but he that can accomplish both
has bat little 90 learn ID hypoeriSy.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

80 " q brilliant star Si-i
Where stricken from the dome Of night
A printers press, n planted there
Would Gil the vacuum 70 4hair,
And give. perhaps u bstaerIighf.s s.l
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

eg-on the evening Of The aard lost.
q man named Particke CARROLL living At
Braxton Court House, wss MORALLY
wounded by q stab from WIN. Williams,
poor half witLed crsature,s whom DO
was annoying. Williams was cOnfniisd
70 Jail - Westos eRetdlas .Gsi's sGis!ss
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

that they can produce no permanent IL.
jury to the democratic cause. aud no GO.
rious disru ption of the democralic organ
ization. We will not anticipate them,
however. az this time. when so many cir
combine to make the demo.
cratic party strong, and when scarcely
any patriotic motive can exist fof oppos
sing it. Just emerged from great con.
test. in which the success OF its principles
has saved the Union rom destruction.
and with an administrator to rePresentit
whose only aim It 10 to consolidate Chat
success. and give. efhcacy 70 theee Princi.
pies, we look to see it increase IN favor
With tho American people. and ID
On the subject Of, Kansas. howe yer dider.
ences of opinion may exist eoneernig ab
stract points Of discussions or upon what
would have been wise Or unyise 10 she
Lecompton convention, We eennot Psss
susde ourselves shat there WILDE: any
doubt az las, among patriotic men asste
the practical question Of promptly admit.
ting Kansas into the Union under tho lie.
COMPTON constitution. and thus putting 40
end TO the long and sickening drama Of
agitation aud folly andsvioience which, for
two years, has been enacted in that IN.
happy Territory. and which interested
men will gladly continue aslong as they
can secure an audience TO applaud il. and
good pay for their labor aud efforts in lie
representation, ssss is''.s'..-'.
This prompt admission of the State. 10
the sure and complete and obvious ism'
edy for all the Kansas difficulties. This
is the remedy proposed 10 the Virginia
resolutions. and il. IS We believe. the vote
was fairly conducted. on the etst Of Do
cember and on the 4th Of January. We re-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

ESoouRAoIse TO PRrsrERs.-Lord Stan.
hope was printer; Franklin was prin.
ter; Ber"nger. the great French poet. Was
q printer Thiers, tho renowned French
historian. was a printer. ID
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

REsuuED woRk.-The Belmont iron
works. At Wheeling. Va, resumed opera.
tions on Monday The Pnoeui1 paper
mill. in that city, resumed on the same
day, after suspeusiono OF seyeratimonths.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

CnAscE OF Cousrr LrsE.-We learn
that project is on foot to detach alpor-
ton of the lower end of the county OF
Harrison, and annex it to Taylor county.
We also learn from an entirely reliable
source. Zone Of the parties interested,
that if the change proposed is made. it
will result in great Inconvenience to a
large portion Of those residing 10 the ter
ritory transferred. There are four fami-
lies that would be benefited by the
change, and at least four times that mum
Der that would be injured. With these
facts before The Legislature We have no
idea that it will make the proposed
change in the line between the two cOun
ties.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

1V what Key i il that cannot be bro
ken 2 A key hole. 90
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

sEysamuel n. Yos.. ESQ. formerly
editor of the Stanton iyintiicator.i has e..
.ablished paper (the Santa. Fe.r Gag
e,tel AZ sants Fe, and become It's a.di-
tor.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

Ma. Joar 81. MraenEr AND LaDr
REsusssoEEp AID RsscuED.-Tha many
friends Of this newly married and happy
couple. have been panied. for ssysrs
days. by the announcement that they had
persisted in the Ohio river BY jumping
from steamboat that was destroyed by
Ere. Rumor=said the y6uog BRIDE on
being informed that the boat was ON FIRE.
lssped over board. and that chiyalrous
John. Major. like. rallied to the rescue.
and ieaped after her. and tEat they per-
Eishsd in each others arms. Yesterday
morning. they returned home from bri-
DIAL tour; in blooming health aud flowing
spirits. We always thought rumor was q
..lying jade. now We know it. or I'D
The lost pair yet live,dsnd will. we
hope. for many years to, come. enjoy the
countless blessings of the marital relation.
OF course they III live in each others arms
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

lz- Snow fell in this place on Che. sy'
ening Of the Sd met. = 90
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

D1scoNr1NUED.--The post>ofioe a.
Pear Grove. Doddridge county. has been
discontinued.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-05

So NtS e." 90 10 IuONE 6lk0sT our
mule or contractors trains. Still we
Struggled On. losing strength hourly by
the destruction of our animals, and on
the evening Of the 9th. we prepared for
the contest again. % the m 1rn,ng of
the 9Iif portion struck camp aud ad.
Vanced to The next place Of shelter, there.
while awaiting the arrival Of the rear, to
have our animals struck down by cold,
hunger and thirst. The rear. (5t iufan.
try) could not make q march OF Eve
miles in a. day to overtake us without
leaving the supplies behind. Without sus>
tensnce Of animals almost starved before
We joined the main body. almost without
iuel. that regiment, aud The trains il es.
c1rted. passed the day travelling agsins,
one ct the seyerest storms Of snow and
wind have experienced for many years.
ana camPed 10 dreary spnt. open to the
full bias: OF the storm. with the thermom-
eter at degrees below zero. at 6 A M.
where "s-were~ under shelter Of bluff,
The orders. will show our match. Twas
one magnificent struggle from the begin.
rn'ng to this plste-one more days march
aud our meat ration-beef. horse and
mule would have been diminutiyely small
for 70 The winter. The las. company Of The
10 infantry. escouiug The last Of the SUP
ply trains 70 Fort Bridger. reached this
camp at 10 P. N. on th. 22l. inns re-.
qp4nng SIX days 10 move our little armv
and is supplies less than six miles. ia
It's limbs the giants strength was eexpend.
ed 6nt the will which moved this force
ana The spirits which gave this will vital.
ny we're brighter and stronger as the
S on became weaker and if he
bad said on. on We would have gone, feel.
ing that what he would diree. would be
The assurances you gave me : Of con-
ndenee IN my commander have been
more than realized, and he now Ia.
l 4 believe. the anbounded confidence
letters and Others. how he granted x; III,
the difficulties in his path. and hons =. -.
spring will see him tie conauer.r Ts;s
little army 10 10 fas health and In eb.sr-
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SrirrtrG 5turq.
A Bad Investment,

Sir Charles Enfield and Sophia Med
hurst were a couple OF young lovers in
the dangerous predcamcut of not exact.
" knowing their own minds. They were
passing that epoch of human life when
people have not vet formed clear idea
of what they wouId have /; they long af-
ter au ideal perfection; bu; the object
which comes the nearest to their standard
often fails to fuIfI their imaginative de
>ires, and so they relinquish the possess.
ION Of something that is really good 10
accept what experienced persons would
call an indifferent, nay, an inferior article.
Sir Charles was oue.and.tweuty (; the
greater part OF his minority was passed
under the control Of strict and conscien.
tIous guardian, who carefully nursed lis
large property, and who, while preserving
his youth from the dangers Of the world,
dcbarred him also from the lessons it had
to toach His sister, Sarah Enfield, con
fded TO the selectest OF ladies' establish
ments, met there q fIiend who more and
more interested her brother on the occa.
sions Of his visits. Sophia had every
qualification 10 make young man hap.
py,--beauty, intelligence, accomplish
ments, birth, aad connections Of the high.
est eligibility, every thing except fortune.
The guardian heard Of the mutual incli.
nation, and approved; Sophia promised
in every way TO be fitting mistress for
Enfe,d Hall aud without any formal
engagement being entered into, il so hap.
peaed NAT the predestined pair met fre
qsenlfvh London during the first season
aHef Sit Charles's coming Of age.
ButsA London season is dazzling
scene, frequently too dazzling for outh
ful ewes to gaze at and appreciates s'eadi-
ly. A wealthy baronet Just come Of age
is sort Of rare moth, tor whose capture
innumerabs wsxIighls are made to beam
their Inviting rays, Society is a country
whose frontiers are coieTminous with those
OF many a doubtful region, OF many
dan gerous district, into which n certain
few are allowed TO enter unscan6alised
and unscathed, while others return only
with serious damage to pocket. TO repsta.
ton or TO bosb. One Of these hazardous
provinces Is the operate department; and
yet il WAS nothing either extraordinary or
sinful that Young man who could
scarcely help being 10 tie fashion should
be charmed with what he saw aud heard
from tie audience part Of Her Majesty's
Theatre nor that curiosity should lead
him TO profit 10y his privilege Of taking a
peep behind the scenes nor, that, when
there. lac should reply to tbe sallies Of the
laughing artistes, whose salutatory fests
aStopished him /; nor that his convena.
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Progressive Agriculture.
Athens, Ga.

The New York Observer says the fol.
lowing good things Of progressive agri.
culture:
Under its influence spring up TASTY
and convenient dwellings, adorned with
shrubs and flowers, and beautiful within
with the smiles of happy wives, tidy chill
dren in the lap Of thoug ghtful age-broad
hearts. and acts as well AS words of wei.
come. Progressive agriculture builds
barns and puts cutters on them, builds
stables for cattle and raises roots TO feed
them. 1t gratis wild apple trees by the
meadow with pippins or greenings-it
sets out new orchards, and takes care OF
the old ones.
1t drains low lands. cuts down bushes,
buys mower, house tools and wagons,
keeps good fences and practices soil;ng.-
1t makes hens lay, chickens live, and pre-
vents swine from roofing up meadows
Progressive agriculture keeps on hand
plenty OF dry fuel and brings in the oven
wood for the women. 1t plows deeply,
sows plentifulIy, hsrrows evenly and
prays for the blessing OF Heaven. Final,
ly, it subscribes for good religious, agri
cultural and family journals, and pay:
for them in advance. advocates free school,
and always take something besides the
family TO the county fair.
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hness, that | started and awoke. Nv
watch pointed to the hour of eleven, il
must have been the stopping OF the bells
that interrupted my slumbers, and all this
solemn scene bad passed before my mind
in the short space Of few minutes.
May the lesson l learned in those few
minntes never be efaced from my heart
and If this account Of them should recall
one wandering thought in the house of
prayer, or teach any to value more high
y and cultivate more carefully the priv
lege OF joining the public worship of our
Church, it will not have been written in
vain.-Engiish 7ract.
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lgrnultural.
From the Country Gentleman,
Cultivating Plants while the Dew is on.

MEssRs ED1ToRs:-At least fifteen wears
ago, noticed a plot of cabbages, Of which
the large, firm heads could not account
for from anything apparen: in the soil
On asking the owner how he made from
such soil so fine crop. | fouud
his only secret was, that 'he hoed them
while the dew was on He thought
that in this way he watered them, but of
course the good resulted more from the
ammonia than the moisture OF the dew.
adopted the practice the year follow
ing, and with the result WAS so well sat.
isfed that i have since continued and
recommended it to Others. In my Gar
dening for the South, published t. -eq,s
since, you will find (page 1861 thsy Lc,a
cabbage tribe) especially like to have the
soil about them thorough, worked aphile
tie der as on them. There will be very
great difference between the growth OF
two plots Of cahbaSes, treated in other
respects alike, one Of which shall be hoed
at sun. rise and the other at midday; the
growth Of the former will surprisingly
exceed that of the latter
A story in point some time since went
the round Of the agricultural press; Of
which the substance is as follows:
A small plot of ground was divided
equally between the hired lad of farmer
and his son, the proceeds of its culture
to be their own. They planted it with
corn, and bet was made by them AS to
which should make the best crop. At
harvest the son came oul some quarts be
hind. lie could not understand the rea-
son, as he had hoeA his twice week nm.
I'll laid by, while he had not seen the
hired lad cultivate his plot at all, and vet
the latter had gained the wager. It turn
ed out tho winners crop had been hoed
quite as frequently, but before his rival
was up IN the morning. Providence, IL
seems, .follows The hoe of tie eariy ri ser
'ciM special and increased rracard.
But there are exceptions. Cutivating
while the dew is on, manfestIy benefits
such gross feeders as cabbage and corn;
but there are plants very impatient of
being disturbed while wet. TIE common
garden snap and running beans arc ex-
amples; and it worked while wet, even
with dew, the pores Of the leaves seem
TO become stopped; and The whole plant
is apt to rust ana become greatly injured.
Whether the Lima beans and ot;,er leg.
umes are as impatient Of being hoed in
the dew, | have not ascertained. Expe
riment should however, he tried tho com.
ing season On oil hoed crops.
WIN. n. WHITE.
Athens, Ga.
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Me go TO ball de oder night,
De room wild gas was blazing bright,
De gals were dress'd in de fashions heigh
Wild de Hoop dc doodcn doc.
Derc 0ir-tubes dey were so blown out,
Each Miss was as good ~ mile about,
DE lcancst figure she look stout
In de Hoop de dooden doc.
But dere was one dcy call de Belle,
As Big as Ben aforc he FELL
q Goliy she were such n swell
In dc Hoop de doodeu doc.
Ter dress was white, her sash was red,
She wore buckets on her head,
Her neck lool; like dc garden bed
Hoop de dooden doc.
She stretch so far from left 70 right,
She cover up 4 sofy quite,
She put six chairs clean out Of sight
Wild de Hoop dc doodcn doc.
ask dis gal to hub q dance,
But soon as We begin to pruncc
The CrinnyIean stop our advance:
Hoop de dooden doc.
DE carmen: which dey call dc skirt,
1t trail behind to catch de dirt.
1t trip me up, it gib me hurt:
Hoop de doodcn doc.
When get up de- truth tell her;
Says !, Miss, you'll excuse n rrla;
But can't dance wild de gig umbrella =
Hoop de doodcn doc.
AT dis m" joke | laugh Yup Iup!
She look rs though she eat me up,
SO den | take her down to sup
In her Hoop de doodcn doc.
MORAL.
Now, gals, il yoa at parties show,
And in de dance would shake de toe.
Not like b,IIuuns, hut ladies', 90:
lioop dc dood,n doc.
You tiuh Tie cnany lean de- ting.
Bm; your partners it TO grief d" bring.
Jtarui-r dyrr leg, il break dcrc shin
sDis Hoop dc doodcn doc.
In uu.t.a. waltz, or i'm qua lrccl,
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To TAKE Fresh PAINT ouT OF A CoAT.
Take Immediately piece Of cloth and
rub the wrong side Of it on the paint spot
II no other cloth is at hand, part Of the
inside of the coat skirt will do. This
simple application will generally remove
ne pant when quite fresh. Otherwise,
rub some ether on the spot with your nm
ger.
WARTs.-I have a very fine mare that
when, | got her, had large wart on her
hind lsg. got five cents worth Of corro.
sive subhmate, took An old case knife and
put il on the wart dry. Three or four
applications will cure the worst kind Of a
wart.-- Prairie Farmer.
RHEcMATIc LAMENRss IN A HoRsE.--
For rheumatic lameness in q horse, a
handful Of sun flower seed in his feed,
two or three times week will make him
as timber AZ sver.-Rpyol NnD Yorker.
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CoRREcr SPEAKING.-We advise all
young people to acquire in early life the
habit Of using good language, both in
speaking aud writing, and to abandon as
early as possible, any Use Of slang words
and phrases. The longer they live, the
more difficult the acquisition oi such Ian.
guage will be and IL the golden age Of
youth, the proper season 70. the acquisi.
ton Of language, be passed in its abuse,
the unfortunate victim of neglected edu.
cation is very probably doomed to take
slang for life. Money is not necessary to
procure this education. Every man has
it in his power He has merely to use
the language which he reads, instead OF
the slang which he hears TO form bis
taste from the best speakers and poets OF
the country; to treasure up choice phra'
ses in bis memory, and habituate himself
to their use-ayoiding at the Same time
that pedantic precision and bombast
which show rather the weakness Of a
vain ambition than the polish Of an edu.
Gated mind.
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'SLEEP.-Women require more sleep
than men, and farmers less than those
engaged in any other occupation. Edi.
tors, reporters, printers, and telegraph op-
orators, need no sleep at all. Lawyers
can sleep as much as they choose, and
thus keep out Of mischief. Clergymen
can sleep twenty-four hours, and put their
parish TO sleep once a week.
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CHILDREN MARRYISG.--A officer Of
the United States steamer Georgetown
writes from Bombay, that be has jus.
attended the marriage Of two chill
dren--wiih all the solemn rites Of the
Church---who we're each only FIVE years
Of age. Children are there married by
their parents when mere infants. They
think it a great disgrace not to bemal-
RED at Eve years old. A boy unmarried
at six 10 an old batcheloy.
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The following laws for .he ladies are
laid down by Southern journal:
/. Before you bow TO a lady in tho
street, permit her to decide whether you
may do so or not by at least look Of re-
cognition.
2. When your companions bow to a
lady you should DO tue same. When q
gentleman bows to lady. in your COM
pany, always bow to him il return.
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A Dutchman being called upon for
toast, said:
Here ish to the heroes who fit, pleed
and died NIT the pattle Of Bunker Hill Of
whom am one.'-Drank standing.
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Bad luck, is simply man with his
hands is his breeches pockets and q pipe
in his mouth, looking on to see how 81
will come out. Good luck, is a man of
pluck TO meet difficulties, his sleeves roll.
ed up, working to make it come right
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Not long since youth, older in wit
than years, after being catechised concern
ing the power of God: Ma, ! think
there's one thing God can: do What
is it?' eagerly inquired his mother. God
can't make Bill Jones' mouth any bigger
without setting his ears back
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A coIored woman was called to testify
in court in Worchester, Mass. recently,
a trial Of damages by collision Of two
carriages on highway. To the question
whether ore Of the parties WIS intoxica
ted, she answered that she die not know,
but 'he went as though he had bill of
sale on both sides Of the road
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To IRoS SILK.- Silk cannot be ironed
smoothly, so as to press out all the crea-
ses, without first sprinkling it with wates
and rolling it up tightly in towel, let
ting it rest for an hour or two. II the
iron is in the least too hot, it will injure
the color, and it should first be tried on
an old piece OF the same silk.
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Doctor said Departing patient to
his physician, Il am in dreadful state Il
can neither lay nor set what shall do''
why, them replied the doctor, very
gravely, ] think you had better-roostH y