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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-28
Gbaiee MlisteLIangg.
DON'T PROPOSE IN THE DARK.
BIZ MISS MILFORD.

The pretty square farm house stand
ing at the corner where Kibes lane crosses
the brook or the brook crosses Kibes lane
flor the first phrase. although giving by
the closest picture of the place, does, it
must be confessed, look rather Irish,
and where the foresaid brook winds
away by the side of another lane, until
it spreads into river like dignity, as it
meanders through the sunny plain of
Hartly Common, and finally disappears
amidst the green recesses of Perge Wood
that pretty square farm house, half
hidden by the tall elms in the flower
court before it, which with the spacious
garden and orchard behind, and the ex-
tensive barn yards and out building; SO
completely occupies one of the angles
formed by the crossing of the lane and
the stream-that pretty farmhouse con-
tains one of the happiest and most pros
porous families in Aberleige-the large
aud thriving family of Farmer Evans.
Whether from skill or good fortune
or as is most probable, from lucky
mixture of both-everything goes right
in his great farm. His crops are the
best in the parish; his hay is never spoil
ed !; his cattle never die his servants
never thieve; his children are never i'll.
He buys cheap and sells dear; money
gathers about him like snow ball; and
yet. in spite of all his provoking and in
tolerable prosperity, everybody loves
Farmer Evans. He is SO bospitable, so
good-nstured. so generous, SO homely
There, after all, lies the charm. Riches
have only not spoih the man, but they
have not altered him. He is just the
same in look, and word and way, that
he was thirty years ago, when he and
his wife with two sorrel horses, one COW
and three pigs began the world at Dean
Gate. a little bargain of twenty acres,
two miles of. Ay, and his wife is the
same woman the same frugal, tidy,
industrious, good-nasured Mrs. Evans
so noted for activity of tongue and limb,
her good looks, and plain dressing; as
frugal. as good natured, as active. and
as plain n-dressing Mrs. Evans at forty
five, as she was of nineteen, and, in a
different way, almost as good looking.
Their children-six "boys," as Far
mer Evans promiscuously calls them,
whose ages vary from eight TO twenty.
and three girls, two grown up. and one,
the youngest of the family-are just
what might be expected from parents SO
simple and SO good. The young men.
I. intelligent and well conducted; the boys,
docile and promising; and the little girl.
as pretty curly-headed, rosy checked.
poppet, as ever was the pet and play
thing of large family. 1t is, however,
with the eldest daughter that We have
to do. 1g ggs7E -FF
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-28

rejoice from the bottom of my heart"
continued Patty, sobbing. elf you
would accept" but, unable to speak
her generous wish, she burst into fresh
flow of tears; and the sisters, mutually
and strongly affected, wcpt in each 9TH
er's arms and were comforted.
That hight Patty cried herself to sleep;
but such sleep is not of long DURATION
Before dawn she was up, and pacing
with restless irritability the dewy grass
walks of the garden and orchard. In
less than half an hour a light elastic
step-she knew the sound well--came
rapping behind her; hand-oh, how
often she had thrilled at the touch of
that hand tried to draw hers under
his own; whilst a we'll known voice ad-
dressed her in the softest and tenderest
accents
"Patty, my own, own sweet Patty
have you thought of what 1 said TO you
last night ?"
"To mel' replied Patty, with bitter
ness.
cay, to be sure--to your own dear
self. Do you not remember the ques-
tion asked you when your good father
= for the first time unwelcome-joined
us so suddenly that you had not time tC
say Yes and will you not say yes,
now.
"Mr. Foster % replied Patty, with
some spirit, "you are under a mistake
here 1t was to Jane that you made the
proposal, and you are taking me for hel
at this very moment %
"Mistake you for your sisterl Propose
to Jane Incredible Impossible You
are jesting l''
Then he took Jane for me last nigh
and he is no deceiver' thought Patty
to herself, as with smiles beaming bright
ly through her teais, she turned round
at his reiterated prayers, and yielded
the hand he sought to his pressuse.
eHe mistook her for me! He that de
fed us to preplex him!'
And so it was an unconscious and
unobserved change Of place; as either
sister resumed her station beside little
Betty, who had scampered away after
glow worm, added to the deepening twi
light and the lovers natural embarrass
meni, had produced the confusion which
gave poor Patty nights misery, to b'
compensated by Lifetime OF happiness
Jane was almost as glad to lose lover
as her sister was TO regain one. Charles
is gone home TO his fathers to make
preparations for his bride; Archibald
has taken a great nursery garden, and
there is some talk in Aberleigh tLat the
marriage of the two sisters is TO be cele'
brated on the same day.
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Ohio.
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

A little girl, in a family of my ac-
qualntance. lovely and precious child,
lost her mother at an age too early to
fix the loved features in her remem-
brance. She was as frail as beautiful, and
as the bud of her heart unfolded, it
seemed as if won by that mothers
prayers TO turn insiinctively heavenward.
The sweet, conscientious, prayer loving
child was the idol OF the bereayed fam
lily. She would lie on the lap of a friend
who took mothers care of her, and
winding one wasted arm about her neck,
would say, "Now, tell me about my ma
ma" The request was never refused;
and the affectionate cLild would lie for
hours, contentedly gazing on heE moth
er's portrait. But
'Pale aud wan she grew and weakly
Bearing all her pain so meekly,
That to them she still grew dearer,
As the trial hour grew nearer"
The hour came at last, and the weep
ing neighbors assembled to see the little
one die. The dew of death was already
on the flowers as It's lie sun was gong
down. The little chest heayed family
-spasmodically.
"Do you know me darling?' sobbed
close in her ear the voice that was dear
est.
"MJther," she cried with surprise and
transport in her tone-and passed with
that breath into her mothers bosom.
Said distinguished divine, who stood
by that bed of joyous death
"If 1 had never believed in the min
istration of departed ones before, l could
not doubt it now!"
"Peace leave with you," said the
wisest Spirit that ever passed from earth
to heaven. Let us be at peace. and the
spirit my ysteries and questionings on
which bis eye shall soon shed the light
Of eternity .-National Era.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-28

WORTH MENTIONING, PERHAPS. The
Sonora Herald says, that its editor has
seen some stalks of oats grown on Tut
ties Rancho, in the mountains about
eight miles from Sonora, measuring nine
fee. in length The straw is nearly as
large as corn-stalk. The heads are
well filed v ith gruin. Captain Turner,
who has a ranch in the mountains, says
that he has field of oats, not yet full
grown, that will average about seven. feet
in height, throughout. ssr
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-28

while angles hovered around, singing in
strains of unearthly melody, "Holy, |
Holy, Lord God Almighty" Upon
that throne sat the Savior Of the world.
but he had laid aside the Office of me-
diator, and was dressed in the habili-
ments of judge. Shall l attempt to
picture the beauty, and loveliness of his
countenance? Language cannot express
it, man cannot paint it. While you could
distinctly discern justice in every feature,
mercy beamed forth with equal clear
ness. 1t was then, and there, that that
truth Of oil truths the greatest, the three
in one, was made plain. But ali! it is
beyond my reach. No words can ex-
press the thought. While the Christian
could read his own acquittal in that
lovely face, the poor sinner could see
nothing there but justice of God, and
his own condemnation.
In viewing this unhappy multitude |
could see great variety of character.
The more intelligent and those that had
had every religious opportunity, appear
ed, and were writhing under the dis
pleasure of God. In their countenance
you could see written despair, DESPAIR
while those who had never heard OF the
Savior, stood with little more than sur
prising stare, which indicated ignorance
and degradation. The great book was
opened, and the deeds of the wicked
were all recorded in it, there vas moth
ing hid, but all could read as in open day
their fate. Hooked and wondered where
my sins were, for 1 knew they were
many but was told they were all cancelled
Blessed thought. May a; last find i
so.
Among those on the left hand, / could
see many acquaintance, and some whom
l had loved in this lifes most dearly
But did | suffer on their account? No
indeed, but 1 looked upon them as GOD
looked upon them, and | rejoiced in his
justice being satisfied. My eyes were
now turned to those on the right hand
The brightness of their countenances
shall never forget. And though scm'
were capable of receiving more enjoy
ment than Others, yet every ones cur
was filed to the brim. His Joy wa;
complete.
There 1 saw the prophets, and a2os'
Ties, and martyrs, with the good and
great men and women Of every nation,
and generation. And as for me 1 was
no stranger in that happy thrOng. Blu
l knew them all, and still remembered
the countenance of many. l saw there
most of my relations. and though l had
anticipated more pleasure in meeting
them than others, l found that in this
had been selfish; and that now all feshly
ties were broken asunder. / loved them
no more than 1 loved others. We were
all angels of God.
But now the trying time has come
the sentence must be pronounced. And
while that melodious voice proclaim;
"Well done" in the ear of the children
of God, the children of the wicked one
are sentenced to depart into everlasting
fire prepared for the Devil and his angels
1t was a grand scene, and though
years have passed away, it does not fade
from my memory. Nor since then have
had any other sensation in view of the
judgement than that of Joy and happi'
ness. A PAsToR's WIFE.
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DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR.
By ALFRED TEKKTsoK.

Full knee.deep lies the winter snow,
And the winter winds are wearily sighingl
Toll ye the charch bell sad and slow,
And tread softly and speak low,
For the old year lies dying.
Old year. you must not die;
You came to Us so readily,
You lived with US so steadily;
Old year, you ihall not die
He lieth still; he doth not move:
He will not see the dawn Ofday.
He haiti no other life above,
He gave me friend and a true true-lOve,
And the New Year will take 'en away.
Old year. you must not 60;
So long as you have been with Us,
Such joy as you have seen with US,
Old year, you shall not 60.
He frothed his bumpers to the brim;
jollier year ye shall not see.
But though his eyes are waxing dim,
And though his foes speak i'll of him,
He was friend to me.
Old year. you shall not die;
We did so laugh and cry with you,
I've half mind to die with you,
Old year you nust not die.
".
He was fall Of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are Ger.
To see him die. aeross the waste
His son and heir doth ride post-haste,
But he'll be dead before,
Every one for his own,
The night is starry and cold. my friend.
And the New Year, blithe and bold, my friend
Comes up 10 take his own-
How hard he breathesi over the snow
heard just nov the growing cock,
The shadows flicker to and fro:
The cricket chirrs: and the light burns low:
'Tis near twelve O'Clock.
Shake hands before you lie,
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you:
What is it we can do fsr you7
Speak out before you lie.
Els fsceis growing sharp and thin,
AIzckl our friend il gone,
Close up his eyes; tie up his chin:
Step from the corpse. and let him in
That standeth there alone.
And Eaiteth at the door,
There's new foot on the aoor, my friend.
And new face at the door, my friend.
Anew face at the door,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-01-28

BUcKwHEAT CAKEs.-To eyeryithree
bushels of buckwheat, add one of good.
heavy oars; grind them together as If
there was only buckwheai; thus you
have cakes always light and always
brown, to say nothing of the greater d.
gestibiIity, and the tightening Of spirits,
which are equally certain. -.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31
PI.AnrnrII.LE. Man 2sth. ls55.


DR.. J. c. YoUNG-Dear SIR Words cannot ex-
press the gratitude feel is due to you for the ben
eft have received from your truly valuable course
of treatment of my case while prescribing Tor me-
think cannot justify myself without giving this
small token of my thankfnness and esteem, for you
have been the means of sdUing my life, and restor-
4, TO me that health which had so long despaired
of again enjoying. | had for long time Qour
years) been troubled with that most dreadful
scourge of young people, seminal weakness or noe
turnal emissions which so weakened me both body
and mind that was obliged to give up mining al
together, | consulted one of the best physicians
$50 called in the mountain districts, and after
careful examination of my case, he gave me medi-
cines continued under his treatment for three
months without receiving any benefit, in fact grew
worse from week to week. until at last got dscour
aged and asked him for his opinion | told him not
to fear to tell me the whole truth, for should rath-
er know the worst at once than to live in suspense
i had lost about thirty pounds of flesh, and knew
that he at least could not cure me, and as / was
then going on. death must soon count me as one of
its victims. This physician then told me that my
case was incurable; that had better not take any
more medicines. He said | was in Decline which
was fast tending to pulmonary consumption.
| then despared Of obtaining any relief, and saw
that unless something was done to mitigate the com
plant that should be numbered with the dead, or
what is worse, be raving maniac. Happening to
see one of your books, the Pocket Esculapius,
made up my mind at once TO call and consult You
with the determination of trying once more to get
relief if you would undertake the case. Oh, how
thankful am for this determination commenc-
ed taking the medicines prescribed by you, and
am now, through their healing powers, restored to
perfect health. | shall not fail to recommend you
to any of my friends that require assistance for
man that cure case as bad as mine was can
every disease that flesh is heir to- if there is
life enough left in the system to build upon
Receive my most heartfelt thanks and esteem.
S. w. REIGHLEA.
nov IL 4-ly
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31
Masonic Cave Water Works.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE But A PUBLIC BENEFIT
ID f. GEORGE would respectfully inform the
ID. citizens of Volcano that having purchased the
Alpha Water Works together with the Hills Spring,
that they can now be abundanty satisfactorily and
unfailingly supplied with pure limped spring wa
ter from the celebrated
"OLD .MaSO.NTC CAVE SPRING."
as also from the ALPHA WATER WORKS and
the FAMOUS HILLS SPRING.
To those acquainted, it is unnecessary to speak
of the superiority of these springs all others in
this vicinity for all domestic purposes the Sierra
Nevada's produce no purer or better
This enterprise was commenced and has been
finished with view to the protection of property
frsm the ravages of fire. well for the comforts
and convenences Of domestic purposes. 1t re-
mains with those interested to encourage it or not.
The whole mechanism is as we'll done as any work of
the same extent and character in this or any other
country. The plumbing work has been and will
be done by of the best mechanics in the State.
tariff of prices to meet as near as practicable the
exegencies of this particular business, has been
adopted. and no material change will be made. |
tender thanks to my patrons for what encourage
ment have received, and inform those who may
wish to become so or who wish information on the
subject that they can be accommodated by calling
upon B. +. GEORGE, PROPRIETOR
aug2 4l-3m
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31

CPERMATORRHEA,o or LOCAL WEAKNEss.-Dr.
~ CZAPKAY, late lecturer on Diseases of women
and children, and chief Surgeon of the Military
Hospital of Pesth, Hungary, would call public at
tention to spermatorrhea or local weakness. There
is not in the catalogue of human maladies one more
to be deprecated than this as well because of pres
ent distress, as the ultimate results The tone of
the system under its deteriorating influence il
either impaired or entirely destroyed, and class
of symptoms superinduced, that units man for the
performance of any of the ordinary duties of life
The injuries done to the physical part of man are
truly lamentable, but triding when compared to
those of the censorium the great nervous centre.
and TO the great nervous system generally. This
disease which is too often consequent upon that SOL
itary vice. selfabuse, involves pathological condi-
tions beyond the comprehension of the uninitated,
but which are well understood by the regular prac
titioner Among the symptoms most conspicuous
are the following Love of solitude aversion to
business and society, distressing tmidity. nervous
excitement from s ght causes loss Of memory, con-
fusion of ideas, inability to reason correctly, low
spirits and assitude dullness of apprehension and
misantbropy. These being functional derar ge-
ments, are often the harbngers of horrid organic
LESSONS of the brain which produces faulty, demen-
tia and death.
For the cure of this and all kindred of diseases
Dr. Czapkay has established his Institute where ali
map rely with perfect confidence upon that skill
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31
U. S. HOTEL.

FID DLETOW WIN, CALIFoRNt,
- THE undersigned begs to announce r. :,
HI public that the U. S. HOTEL. Fiddle,onu
i..M ii,.a.lM has been recently enlarged and imo,,
ed by the erection of a new and fine two .,'
building on the premises the old building b,ria
also been thoroughly renovated, and the entir.
tablishment well furnished.
THE LODGING APARTMENTS WILL. pp
found clean, neat and comfortable.
THE TABLE will be constantly supplied with i
best to be had in market
The BAR, will always be furnished with bo ,p
of Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The STABLE will be in good hands and hors
properly cared for.
BY strict attention to business. the pronrio,
hopes TO merit and receive the liberal parm,,
heretofore extended to the " U. S."
WELLS, FARGO d. Co.'S EXPRES
The agency of this well known and POPULAR r
press firm is at this house.
Fiddletown, August 9th, 1856.
J. W. KENDALL, Proprietor.
aug9 42-f
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31
New Road to Volcano.

EN(S TEN MILES THE BEST AND
~ 54ET <zrp shortest road via Drytown,
ssSsszziszkez%S Upper and Lower Rancheria
Browns Mill, Fort Ann aud Fort John.
ON AND AFTER JULY.THE lst, A. D. 1856,
the above line will leave the office of the California
Stage Company I'd street, between and X, and
Merchants Hotel, street. at six o'clock A, NJ. for
the above places arriving at Volcano at two p NJ
Returning, will leave the Empire Hotel, Volcano
at four o'clock A. NJ, passing through the above
named places, and arriving at Sacramento at IL
O'Clock NJ, in time to connect with the
STEAMERS FOR SAN FRANCO.
Passengers booking their names at the Merchants
Hote or Orleans Hotel, VIII be called for at any
part of the city. Office in Volcano, at the Empire
Hotel CO0VER d Co.,
julyl2 3S-tf Proprietors.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31

The Greatest Discovery Of the .age- Great Bless
ing to Mankind-banoeent. but Potent.
DR. L. J. CzAPKAY'S Propilaeticuna (self-
H. disnfecting agent) sure preventive against
Gonorrhna and Syphilitc diseases, and an unsur-
passed remedy for all venereal, Scrofuous, Gangre-
nous and Cancerous Ulcers. Fetid discharges from
Vagina, Uterus and Urethra, and all Cutaneous
Eruptions and diseases For sale at Dr. L. j. Gap
kay's Office, Armory Hail. corner of Sacramento
and Montgomery streets, San Francisco. AS inoc-
ulation is preventive against small pox so is Dr.
l.. J. Czapkay Prophilacticum preventive against
Syphilitic and Gononheal diseases Harmless in
itself it possesses the power of chemically destroy
ing the Syphlitic Virus and thereby saving thous-
ands of debauchees from being infected by the most
loathsome of all diseases. Let no young man who
appreciates health be without DIR. Czapkay's Pro-
philacticum. 1t is in very convenient packages,
and will be found convenient to use, being used as
a soap.
s:ss- Price $500. Full directions are attached to
each package In cases where the Prophlactcum
is used as curative, Dr. L. j. Czapkay will furnish
gratis prescription for his Blood Purifier
All communications from the country addressed
only to DR.. L. j. Czapkay, San Francisco, will be
strictly and confdentialy attended TO- and the rem
edies with the greatest and security. innmed-
atey dispatched by express or other conveyance to
their destination. l.. j. CZAPkAY, NJ d.
aug z-fo-Sm San Francisco. Cal.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31
YOUNG AMERICA sA1oon

BROADWAY STREET, JACvo
T'HIS saloon is situated on Broadway o.,
J. from Water street, in the most Mn lln,lpe doo
tion in Jackson. The Saloon is larr~o r,e'Saht M To-
at all times cool and the BAR is furnis5b1s ay d
BEST WINES AND LIQUORS that the conn,r, with 4
Fancy Ice Drinks gotten up in the hc!,. ol0rs
style. CIGARS of the best brands ana a. posShl
can be procured in San Francisco, kent con na1or
on hand ~ 'Vus'altI
TWO OF THE BEST .M4BBtr
BILLIARDTABLEs in the State, are kent IN a, ~
for the accommodation of those who des;no slS saod
themselves in this pleasant exercise 70 ann
Among other important articles notns
in the Saloons of California, are tbo a. Y LOUD
leading journals of the United States al 55oioTl
which are kept expressly for the custom Autop
YOUNG AMERICA SALOON
illustrated Lon N. Y Herald: fCal n,
don News; N. Y. Tribune: All, ~ cSlntoonicl'
Bells Life in N. o. Delta; SacroysallllIoln Eallolni
London; Mo. Republican; Union. eg
London Punch; Echo due Pa STATE Ju
Ballou's Pcto- cfc VoIoo~oOi, o,rnal
rial; Spirit of the AmsSou Aou Lsd e =
Boston Journals; Age; ''' neI oenq
In addition to the above papers tbo -
keeps q general assortment Of HistoraralV rlVPWIie'a W
and Magazines. "ora
The undersigned invites his friends and a.
lie generally to give him CALL and he will ,V m pl'
to give them the best In town. fionli
GEO. S. STEVENS, Proprie,,
aug 42u
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Fashion Billiard saioo"
MAIN STREET, VOLCAN"
Opposite Clute's Stof'

THIS Saloon is large, cool and pleas'lD.'o - mako
l. times, and no expense has been spareu W.
ii inferior to none in this State. ,,.nor, hs
The BAR is furnished with the besl Ll1S cottea
up in he best style. Cigars Of the best brands '
flavor that can be procured in California "T
stantly on hand I; and in addition ,Yrc
TWO BILLIARD table, de.s
are kept for the accommodation oil those soiso ~hy
TO amuse themselves in this pleasant eAeiJ foui
HAmong other important articles no. ~ Of ths
in many other Saloons are the JoIIl5din Daly
United States and Europe, also all the ra1a ,ba spe
Papers of California, which are KEPT loi na,rop d
accommodation of the customers anu pA"
the FASHION SALOON ,. and the
The Proprletors invite their irlenaS nrcnis 70
public generally to give them call, anu P''
give them the best the town affords = WHITE
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