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after Monday, May s, 1854, the trains will ran as
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09
A STRANGE PHENOMENON.

We have never seen IN print . notice
of the following strange fact, although
every steamboat acquainted with Green
River navigation, can verify its truth
Just about the locks, when the river is
in low stage. for several miles steam
boats shut down their furnace doors and
allow no torches to be lighted, sor fear
of what the deck hands call "setting the
river on ere ]" Frequently boats using
torches or keeping their furnace doors
open. at this particular place, have them
selves engulphed in blue flames, greatly
70 the alarm of passengers, and in sever
al cases setting the steamer on FIRE. In
some instances the passengers have only
been prevented by the strenuous exer.
tons of officers. from leaping overheard
in their slarm. The cause of the singu.
lar phenomenon is simply this: The
bottom of the river becomes covered with
forest leaves and rubbish to the depth Of
some inches, probably several feet
Boats in low water run through this
bed sf vegetable matter. their wheel.
stirring it up thoroughly. An inAams.
bic gas is thus pernitted to escape. which
on communicating with fame, at once
takes FIRE and burns with blue blaze
At such times the boat is stopped ant
the flames cease. When out, the bos
goes on again, taking the precaution
mentioned sbove. Unless allowed 1,
continue some little time, this burning ga
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no GOD.
NJ KRIS. asoURErr.

afs Gsdi Ne GsSin The sinpiest fower.
That on the Wild 20 found, e
shrinks, IS it drinks its cup Of dew.
And trenbles at the sound:
sNo Gedi"-astonished Echo cries
From cut her cavern hoar,
And every wandering bird that flies,
Reprovss the Atheist lore.
The solemn forest lifts its head,
The Almighty to proclaim,
The brookiet, on its crystal Urn,
DotA leap 70 grave his name.
How sxeiis the deep ana vengsfEl sea,
Along its billovy track,
The red Tesuyi1s opes his mouth
To huri the fslsehood back.
Thepain-tree, with its prineeiy crest,
The eoeoa's lssfy shade,
The bread fruit bending 70 its lord,
In yon far island glade;
The winged seeds, that, borne by winds.
The rowing sparrovs feed,
The melon, on the desert sands
Commute the scorner's creed.
$40 God ~ With indignation. high
The fervent Sun 10 stirr'd,
And the pale Moon turns paler stiIl,
Al snch an inpious word: -
And from their burning thrones, The Stars
Look down vith angry eye, FtlFEs
That thus worm Of dust should mock
Eternal majesty. rss - ---s-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

A Quskeress, being jealous of her
husband, watched hismovements, and one
morning actually discovered the truant
hugging and kissing the pretty servant
girl. Broadbrim was not long in discoy-
ering the face of his wife, as she peeped
through the half-open door, and rising
with all the coolness Of General, thus
addressed her:
Betsy. thee had better quit Peeping'
or thee will cause disturbance in the
family"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09
Gboife Mlisffaanp.
A RAINY SABBATH,
AT DEAC ON HAMLINr
BY HANNAH Z. BRADBURY,

"Bless me- how it rains ]" and the
good Deacon, rising upon bis elbow,
drew aside the curtain and peered forth
into the outer door world.
He had q strangely comfortable feel
ing as he contemplated the softly de-
scending rain, which arose partly from
the fact that his crops were needing the
nourishing moisture. and partly-well. it
was Sunday morning. So the Deacon
turned upon his side and settled himself
for another deze.
= Now Deborah, the Deacon's worthy
help-mate, Wss i'll at ease, for already
had the cid kitchen clock told the hour
of seven, and had it been Monday in
stead Of Sabbath, the whole household
would hsye been astir two hours earlier.
So after sundry knocks and thrusts,
which failed to produce the desired effect
E upon the sleepy Deacon. she arose and
descended to the kitchen.
After preparing breakfast. it was no
easy matter to rally the occupants Of the
bed room; but at length Debofah's elo-
quence, combined with the persuasive
fragrance of her coffee, prevailed, and
the Deacon, with face expressive oi
the most decorous and becoming dignity,
betting the day, seated himself st ths
table, and was soon joined by two stout
lads in their teens and young girl oi
twelve.
None of this small breakfast party
were disposed to be very talkstire, bur
q Miss Lucy sentured to ask her mothe,
If they were to attend meeting.
Deborah looked inquiringly st the
Deacon, but he was too basily occupied
with coffee and toast to heed the look
and with her usual quiet and submissiv,
tones she asked:
< ''Shan Charles harness the horse afte
breakfast ?"
'.Why. Deborah, you would not thinl
of going out in all this rain" answere,
the Deacon.
eve have q close carriage, and xitl
my thick shaEl / can 60 ysry comforts
bly,"
"Honseasei Deborah. you'll be sun
a
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is not apt to communicate its fame to
wood-but is quite sufficient to seriously
alarm those notacquaiuted with its cause.
-Evanswlle, Ind Journal.
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paetrp.
DECK OF THE OUTWARD BoUHDr
~ ELzIA COOK.

Hov seldom We dream of the mariners grave,
Far down By the coral strand:
How little We think Of the wind and the wave,
when al Es love are on lsadi
The hurricane comes and the hurricane goes,
And little heed do we take,
1aoasA the tree may snap as the tempest blows,
And the walls Of our homestead shake.
But the ncrthest wind tells . different tale,
win voice Of fearful sound,
When loved one is under close rsef'd sail,
On the deck Of an ..outwsrd bound"
Hewvistfui then We look on the night,
A the shrestning clouds 90 By
A the Wind gets up, and the last faint light
=. Ii dying sway in the skyl
How ve listen spd case with . Silent Lip.
And jsdss By the Bonded tree,
How the same Wild rind might toss the ship.
And arouse the mighty seal
Ali sadly then DO we meet the day.
When signs Of Storms are found,
And pray for the loved one far away,
On the deck Of an "outwsrd bound"
There IL one that cherished when. hand in hand
We fored Ger the loxland lea;
Ana thought that my love for that on tAs land
was eaznes, Is love eould be:
Bet ncu that he hath gone out on TIE TIDE,
Innd that worship he more,
And think Of the waters deep and wide,
And bssk on the aoxess on shore.
have watched the wind, have watched The STARS,
And shrunk from the tempest sound; tsParf
For my heart-strings wresthed with the slender
That carry the "outzard boznd." -
have slept when the ssphyrs forget 10 creep.
And the sky was withouts froxn.
aut started soon from that fretful sleep
Eitk the dream Of ship going down.
hsye sat in the nsid when the eern was in shock,
And ths rsaper's hook was bright
Hutny fancy eoniured the breaker and rock.
In the dead Of noonless night -e-
o. I wiz nsves measure affection again.
while sresd;Hg ssrth's hovssy mound,
Bet vst till the loved one ID far Ger The main.
On the deck OF an "outxard bound"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

HORACE B1SSEr says that 'the paths
of trade fairly bristle with temptation"
Mr.. Binney alludes to the trade in dry
goods, groceries, &C.; but we imagine
the trade which bristles most with temp
tations, is the hog-trade of the Western
States. When a man once embarks in
that trade. he is apt to "gO the entire
swine"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

AN experienced woman asserts, that
when men break their hearts, it is all the
same as when lobster breaks one of
his claws another sprouting immediate
ly, and growing in its place.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

The following advertisement lately ap-
peared in an English paper:-"Wsnted.
a man end his wife to look after farm.
and a dairy with a religious turn of
mind without tincumbrance."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

In Virginia the severity Of the winter,
and the drouth of the spring have opera
ted injuriously upon the wheat crop Of
that State. The appearances now are
not fiattering. But. spring rains and
auspicious weather may yet bring sbun.
dant crops.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

The doctors are beginning to discuss
the powers of electricity as remedial
agent. So we suppose they are only
going to abandon the old modes Of Kill
ling for one more shocking"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

In May. 1854, Ohio had within frac.
ton of FIVE million of sheep. The eoun-
ties of Columbiana, Licking and Har-
risou have about $50, 900 each.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

SINCE it has become the fashion for
men to confess their past errors very
freely in books, it is boldly asserted that
there is no material difference between
an autobiography and naughty biog'
raphY.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09
A MUSIC DEALEs recently rec

A Music DEALEs recently received
an order for "2 coppys weave me no
God a chsplet, the man wanted the
ballad. "Weaye me no gaudy chaplet-" ;"
MR. SIMaLzs wants to know if q "Board
of Trade" trades in boards. Mr.. Sim
pies is 10 build wheelbarrow. and wants
to know the price Of lumber.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09
DIMENSIONS OF HEAVEN.

"And he measured the city with the
reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The
length, and the breadth, and the height
Of it are equal" Rev. XXI, Is.
Twelve thousand furlongs-7, ,990, 900
feet, which being cubed, is 496, ,793, $685.
600, 600, 600, 900 cubic feet. Half of
this, we will reserve for the Throne of
God, and the Court of Heaven; add half
of the balance for streets, leaving re-
mainder of 124, 4,1s5, ,272, 600, ,OO0, Co.,
600 cubic feet.
Divide this by 1906. the cubicalfeet in
a room 16 feet square, and 16 feet high,
and there will be SO, 1921, ,843, 75O, 600, :
900 rooms.
We will now suppose that the world
always did and always will contain 900, :
900, 600 inhabitants, and tt atageneration
lasts $50 years, making 2,7Oo, 900, 900
every century, and that the world will
stand 100, 900 years, making in all s70.-
COO, 900, ,0OO, 900 inhabitants. Then
suppose there were 100 such worlds,
equal to this, in number of inhabitants
and duration of years. making total Of
"a, 200, ,OOO, 900, 600, 900 persons. Then
there would be room 16 feet long. l6
feet wide, and 16 feet high, for each
person and yet there would be room.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09


TIE VALUE OF FoREsr TREEs.-The
remarks which follow are credited to
DIR. Hawks, and are worthy the earnest
and serious attention of every benevolent
and patriotic mind.
Civilization uses vast amount Of
wood, although for many purposes it is
being fast superseded ; but Il is not the
necessary use Of sOOOd that Is saOesping
asOay The forests Of the United States, so
mach as is 0antOn destruction. We
should look to the consequences of this.
Palestine, once well-wooded and cult
vated like garden, is now desert-the
haunt of Beudouins Greece, in her
palmy days the land of laurel forests, is
now a desolate waste; Persia and Bsb-
ylon, the cradles of civilization, are now
covered beneath the sands of deserts, pro-
duced by the eradication of forests. 1t is
comparatively easyto eradicate the forests
ofthe North, as they are of gregarious
order-one class succeeding another ;
but the tropical forests. composed of in
Vulnerable varieties. growing together in
the most democratic union and equal
ity, are never eradicated. Even in Hin.
dostan, all its many millions of popula-
ton have never been able to conquer the
phenix-life of its tropical vegetation.
Forests act as regulators, preserving
snow and rain from melting and evapo-
ration, and producing regularity in the
flow of the rivers draining them. When
they disappear, tbunder-storms become
less frequent and heavier, the snow
melts in the first warm days of spring.
causing freshets, and in the fall the rivers
dry up and cease to be navigable.-
These freshets and droughts also pro-
duce the malaria, which is the scourge
of Western bottom-lands. Forests, al
though they are at 6rst an obstacle to
civilization, soon become necessary to its
continuance. Our rivers, not having
their sources above the snow line, are
dependent on forests for their supply oi
water, and it is essential that they should
be preserved"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-09

1t is calculated that two hundred
thousand men have perished in the pres
ent European war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-20

Col. BENTON On TEMPERANCE Col.
Benton has been presented with silver
pitcher and salver, as a testimonial of
good will by the Mercantile Library AS,
sociation OF New York, for bis generosity
IN lee ecturing tor them. Col. Benton sends
a very happy acknowledgment to the as
ISOLATION. IN WHICH he gives his valuable
experience of water drinking. in prefer
ence TO any other beverage. He says:
Z" When l was young, L became what
Dr. franklin was-my only point of re-
semblance to that illustiious man-when
he worked at his early calling in Lon.
don, an aquatic-.the term which his
comrades applied to designate him as q
water-drinker. | also drank water, and
nothing stronger, in the early part of nv
life-the first half Of it; and to that aE.
stinence from all vinous spirituous and
fermented fluids, / attribute the good
health and general vigor which l now
enjoy.
As this alluSion touches a point al
which word might be useful to other
young men desirous to advance them.
selves in life, and to have good health in
old age, will SO on to say that, at that
time, and in the South, it was the Gus:
tom IN every house to offer something to
drink to all visitors-even boys; and
that excuses were no defence for those
who would refuse. Pressure, importu.
nifty, custom, broke down all excuses.
and it became necessary to oppose will
where reason was unavailing; so made
a law for myself that l would drink moth
ing until should be in the decline of
life, and might need it; and resolutelv
pleading that law, l afterwards escaped
importantly. 1t was the first stand,
SOLITARY and alone" that | ever made:
but not the last. 1 was young enough,
and silly enough, at that time, to sup
pose that this decline would come upon
me at thirty; and so fixed that age as the
limit for my law. When thirty came, l
did not feel the decline, and extended the
time, and eventually relaxed into tenn
perance, and have remained at that point
ever since. Thus, the first half of my
life was abstinent-the second half tenn.
perate; and to these conditions attribute
whatever of mental and bodily vigor I
may now have, and whatever Of business
application have ever shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-20

TIE BEARD.-A curious festival was
held in honor of the beard, and in SUD-
port of the movement in favor of wearing
it, at Chicago, few days ago. 1t is be-
lieVed to be the first festival ever held in
honor OF the hirsute appendage. 1t was
called the &C Bearded ball." and no gen.
tleman was admitted without some hairy
honor to his face. OF course, the move.
ment is too recent to require every man
to wear the whole beard-hence some
had the moustache alone; some the
lower beard alone; some sported the
dark, glossy whisker, with an otherwise
smooth face--a whisker the very polish
of whose hairs told the perfection of the
dye; while others appeared whose whole
faces were covered with the incipient ef-
forts of a new beard, in their white sprink-
lings of bristles where the chin and the
cheek had hitherto been kept well shorn,
so. that altogether it looked like stub
bic field, or hemlOck swamp after fire,
the charred stumps only being visible.
How the ladies approved Of the effort
does not appeared. Many of them have
already declared that they "shall set
their faces against any such innovation.
At the supper table many toasts were
given, and speeches made denunciatory
Oe shaving. Among the rest was the
following:
Man-Full-grown, bearded, Natures
great master work; too noble to be bare
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OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING,
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TN pursuance of the provisions of the act entitled,
i "An act TO provide for executing the pU lie
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