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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
GROW BEAUTIFUL.

Persons may outgrow disease, and be-
come healthy, by proper attention to the
laws of their physical constitutions. By
moderate and daily exercise, men may
become active and strong in limb and
muscle. But 10 grow beautiful. how?-
Age dims the lustre of the eye, and pales
the roses on the beauty's cheek; while
crow feet, and burrows, and wrinkles,
and lost teeth, and gray hairs, and bald
head, and lettering limbs, and limping
feet, most sadly mar the human form di-
vine. But dim as the eye is, as sunken
as may be the face of beauty, and frail
and feeble that once strong, erect and
manly body, the immortal soul, just FIX
ing its wings for lis home in heaven, may
look out through these faded windows
as beautiful as the dew drops of sum-
mer's morning, as the tears that glisten
affections eye-by growing kindly, by
cultivating sympathy with all human
kind; by cherishing fOrbearance towards
the foibles and follies of our race, and
feeding day By day on that lovs to God
and man which lifts us from the brute
and makes us akin to angels.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
pair often sat together overlooking the

pair often sat together overlooking the
Thames with its burdens of treasure.
AS she opened the door. she fairly
screamed with astonishmeni; the room
had been ingeniOusly fitted up so lha; it
resembled portion of ship. that great
oaken chest was paraded with open lid
against the wall, and there stood Jack
Halliday, tarpaulin en- his head, and
a navy collar, worked with white stars.
thrown out from his finely moulded
throat
%My husband! can it be possible? ex
claimed Emiline, springing forward and
falling on his bosom; now 1 remember it
ALL"
"And now my precious wife, 1 can
truly tell you how much love you, and
the great work you have done for me-
But for your beautiful smile, but for
your sweet encouragement, 1 might to
day have been living dishonorable life,
or filing dishonorable grave; but those
dear words, "you will make great
painter, l am sure" have been my ex-
celsior from the day 1 met you.'
"But your name, Edwin, remember
now, they called you Jack Halliday"
at was not my real name; 1 would
not disgrace that which had never been
dishOnored by my ancestors. Emiline
are you sorry you married the poor sail
orr"
"Not the poor sailor" said the fond
wife, looking up lovingly into his face,
but the real and true noblemaD; the man
to whom God has given wonderful gen.
ius-one that can create beauties where
chaos existed before, and stamp his
name imperishably upon the scroll of his
nations fame"
"Thank you, my wife, for your elo
quent compliment; but 1 will strive to
merit; and with such companion, how
can but teach the high standard of ex-
cellence which have long ago marked
out for MYSELF"
And Eniline never regretted her
choice. Her husband is one of the gift
ed of the land and poets have sung his
praises. Has she not reason to bless the
day she gave one lofty soul. such an i'm
petus by word of kindness, that he
rose from real degradation to immortal
honorsl
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
CHEAP AND POWERFUL DIsINFECT-
ING AGENTS.

For the cesspool, now thai The warm
weather is at hand, you will find either of
the following disinfectants sufficient TO
remove the offensive smell of which you
complain as having annoyed you and
your family last summer 1t is really
wonder TO US, in view of the trining
cost of some Of the most powerful disin-
feciants, that residents in our large cities
will suffer so much inconvenience, and
often sickness-as too many do-when
the cause can be so readily and cheaply
removed. Either of the following will
fully answer your purpose: L. One pint
ofthe ''liquor of chloride of zinc" in one
Pailful of water, and one pound Of chloride
of lime in another peilful of water This
is perhaps, the most effective, theoretical
ly, of anything that can be used, and
when thrown into privy vaults, cesspooIs,
or upon decayipg matter of any descrip.
ton, will effectually destroy all offensive
odors. The cost Of these substances is
33 cents. 2. One pound of sulphate of
zinc, and one pound of lime, dissolved
separately, each in pailful of water.-
This is not as efectuaI as the preceding,
but will answer very good purpose
win cost twenty cents. 8. Three or
four pounds of sulphate of iron, "copper"
as, desolved in one Pailful of hot water,
will in most cases, be sufficient 10 remove
all offensive oders from privy vaults,
cesspools, &c. Cost, three or four cents
per pound. 4. One peck of charcoal
dust, thrown into privy vaul, once a
week will answer every purpose. 5.
Chloride Of lime, costing eight cents per
pound, is better to scatter about damp
places, in yards, in damp cellars, and
upon heaps of filth. g. Take two ounces
Of sugar of lead. and dissolve it in one
pailful of water, and add two ounces of
nitric acid (aquaforiis.) This forms
nitrate of lead, which is gooi disin-
fectant, particularly for offensive sink
spouts and The like. The cost is verv
small
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
fm TIE fMmer.
FARM ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS.

We can only gensraIize from particg-
lars and upon the truth of the items, sta
tisiical and descriptive, depends the value
of all deductions and inference. This is
particularly applicable to agricultural
generalizations. They are too often
made up from guesses-from random
estimates-and mislead those who rely
upon them for practical information.
What mass of valuable particulars
might be readily obtained, did farmers
generally keep an account with their
crops-of cost and product-of soil, cul-
ture, manure, &c. Farmers seldom
know how much with any exactness)
crop Of wheat or corn has cost them, or
the expense attached to rearing animals
for use and sale. A large class cannot
even tell what their cash receipts and ex-
penses are fer year, save as they re-
member the different items; yet they
carry on large business.
In that business, how can they proceed
understandingly? How can they tell
what branch of farming is most proftable2
How do they know butwhat they are loos-
ing money by that to which they giAe
the greatest prominence, and making
good profits upon that which they consid-
er of very little importance2 a corrrct
account of capital, expenses, and receipts
with each branch of farmers products,
would settle these questions.
Any farmer who wishes 10 determine
his standpoint for the future, should now
commence with an inventory of lands,
stock, grain, implements, ect. With the
opening ofthe spring work, journal of
its labors should be kept, and these, post
ed weekly to the different classes ofcrops,
ect.. to which they belong, will show him
at the end of the year what each crop has
cost A little care in measuring, weigh
ing, etc., will show its approximate value,
and then he has in black and white the
result of his seasons work. There he
would find the material for many hours
of thoughtful cogitaiion while maturing
plans for the future, and thence he could
draw stores of facts and particulars, use
ful to his brother farmers, to be dissemi-
mated by the public press.
Another thought. Who would think of
carrying on any sort of manufactory
without book keeper and carefully kept
accounts? Noone, surely. Butthe farm
is as much a mandatory as any which
can be named, and its operations eannot
be conducted skillfully and intelligently
unless the same system is pursued
Coxntru Gentleman.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
Miseell
THE SAILOR OR ARTIST.
BIZ MISS NJ. A. DEN1soN.

"There, now, | cen breathel'' exclaim.
ed a tall, dark man, as he flung aside
his discolored brush snd leaned heavily
against hammock, swung up between
decks on board man. of war. "Be
blessed if amt little proud of that, ''
he muttered again in an undertone, his
dark eye kindling as he gazed. and his
swarthy face lighting up with sudden in.
spiration.
A soft, mellow light, streamed down
the hatchway, and glowed over a square
surface on which it was sketched, with
vivid coloring. the face of a beautiful in
fant. 1t was painted upon wood, the
surface of which was smoothly finished
and polished; but one indifferent TO art
could not but be startled at the exceed
ing perfection of the coloring, the sweet
repose of the features, and an infant
grace, which, diffused over the counten-
ance, gave it that rapt expression which
the face of an unconcious babe some
times assumes.
''Hulloa, my boy, just in time" ex-
claimed the sailor roughly. lifting his
noble head, and exposing beneath the
rim of his blue color, neck almost as
white as snow.
SHOW be off with you," be continued,
placing the picture in the hands of
small. timid looking lad, and see if you
can't make better bargain than you
did with my last. I'm going ashore to-
morrow, and l mean to have spree and
no mistake"
''Jack, that spreeing will be the death
of you yet, said small, sprightly tar,
as he sprang from the hammock where
he had been mapping, 'it's too bad to
see fine fellow like you going to ruin"
A frown and a half muttered curse
was the only reply of the reckless sailor.
He knelt down and gathered up the ma
terials of his work, and placed them
away in his chest.
Meanwhile the boy who had been
rowed ashore, took his accustomed sta
tion on the square. Through the long
perspective street, the blue waters of the
Mediterranean could be family seen by
the vivid sparkle of the sunshine on
their calm surface For an hour the
child stood patiently with the picture in
his hand. holding it forth to every pass
er by; some gazed curiously, some start
ed with astonishment, and all appeared
to be struck with the beauty OF his face,
but none purchased.
Almost discouraged, little Kit, as he
was called among the sailors, was about
to give up, and 90 to his humble home
for his dinner; bat he saw in the distance
gentleman coming along. accompanied
by a beautiful young lady. and feeling
sort of preseRtment that they would be
customers, he placed the picture in the
best light and anxiously awaited their
coming. As they drew near and caught
sight Of the painting, they moved more
slowly and finally stopped directly in
front of little Kit.
"Why, Henry" exclaimed the sweet
looking girl, in slow measured and sur
prised tones, sit is the very image of sis
ter's little Alice, who could have known?
who could have painted this?"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
ALADYs OPINION OF ALADYs MAN

Mrs. Stephens, in her excellent month
ly magazine, thus ''pilches-in" against a
class of men which is becoming far loo
numerous.
"Our own private opinion of the Lady's
Man is that he is thoroughly contemplate
a sort of specimen of the life hardly
worth thinking about, nutshell with
the kernel wilhered up, handful of foam
drifting over the wine of life, something
not altogether unpleasant 10 the fancy,
but of no earthly use. A woman Of sense
would as soon put to sea in man-of-war
made of shingles, or take up her residence
in a card house, as dream Of attaching
herself TO lady-killer.
"Woman worth the name are seldom
deceived into thinking our lady's man the
choicest specimen of his sex. What
ever their ignorance may be, womanly
intuition must tell them that the men who
live for great objects, and whose spirits
are so firmly knit that they are able to
encounter the storm of life-men whose
depth and warmth of feeling resomb,e1the
powerful current of a mighty river and
not the bubbles on its surface, who, if they
love are never smitten by more beauty of
form or features-that these men are far
more worthy even of occupying their
thoughts in idle moments than the fops
and men about town with whose atten-
tons they amuse themselves. If we
were to tell him this, he would only
laugh; he has no pride about him,
although full of vanity; and it matters not
to him what we may broadly affirm or
quietly insinuate.
"Soft and delicate though he be, he is
as impervious to ridicule as hod-car-
rier, and as regardless of honest contempt
as a city aid, rman. Were you to hand
him this article, he would take it to some
social party, and read it aloud in the most
melli1uous voice as a homage TO his own
attractions"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
CHASING a HAT.

The Westchester Bay STATE draws the
following ife-like picture of dignity chas-
ing hat 1t is capital:
"By the way, what is there so derOg-
atory to dignity as chasing hat? We
saw a gentleman proceeding up street
the other day, in most magnificent
manner. Abeautiful stove pipe, "Leary''
and awful dignity. sat on his brow. Had
he been in the interior of Africa he
would have been set up for deity, hat
and all. The wind is no respector of
persons. Ii bloweth whithersoever it
listeth. 1t caught beneath the well turn
ed brim of the ''Leary." Magni6cence
felt it going, and tried to prevent it with
both hands. But twas gone. Away
over the curb stone. cutters, and pave
ments it flew, on crowE and brim. Mag
nifcence Immediately gave chase. Did
you ever see the dignity with which
dignifed gentleman tries to run? A
sort of genteel skip and polished hop.
Once or twice be was almost upon it;
but fresh breezes waited it away. AT
last it met horse drawing a job wagon,
lodged beneath the animals fore feet,
but was arrested by one cf his hind feet
striking elump into it. With this novel
shoe the beast made few rods, when
a vigorous kick sent it flying over the
drivers head, and it fell into the street
misshapen thing, with yentilator in it
the size of horses hoof. Then it was
that magnifcence stood still and "curs-
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poerp.
H 0 M E.
BY W. WEBSTER CHAPLIN.


Earth may boast her ruined scenes
or beauty, rich and rare,
Her boards of wealth and glitt'ring gems
That sparkle everywhere;
But steered by fortunes hand along,
Whichever way roam,
find no spot so dear to me
As my old cottage home.
1t is not hard to gather friends
Our iourneyings to cheer
Friends for day, but friends in name
Unlike the near and dear,
The cherished few who clustered round
The old ancestral seat.
Where tired of all the cares of life,
We rest our weary feet.
The heart will own no intercourse
With Hattering smile and word,
: But turns to more genial place
Where loves soft tones are heard.
A mothers smiles are not forgot
A fathers lessons kind
Such love ard kindness we may search
The world in vain to find.
Dear hOmel though may wander far
And traverse land and sea,
Thou'lt ever be the dearest spot
In this wide world to me.
III not forget those cherished friends,
The constant and the true,
Who shared my early cares and joys,
Though often finding new.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

A Sign OF RAIN.-When the o1or of
flowers is unusually perceptable, rain
may be anticipated, as the air, when
damp, conveys the odor more effectively
than when dry. Damp air being also
a better conductor of sound than dry
Bells, the sound of mills, and railways
are better neard before rain.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

An EDIToR'S AUDIENCE" Whom
are you talking to?" Why, TO a much
larger audience than the best conyersa-
tionist ever coGld coast of and to more
than ever listened to him during q month.
How few clergymen, how few lecturers,
how few public speakers of any deseriP-
ton ever witnessed an audience half as
large as that to which the editor of the
smallest country paper preachesl How
many clergymen are there who are ac-
customed to audiences of a thousand,
and how few papers are there which do
not find more than thousand readers.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
THE FUTURE.
sT - G. WHITTIER

By - G. WHITTIER
Gods ways seem dark, but. soon or late,
They touch the shining hills of day;
The evil cannot brook delay;
The good can well afford to wait.
Give ermined knaves their hour to crime /;
Yehave the future grand and great,
The safe appeal of Truth to time
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

This may be said for love, that if you
strike it out Of the soul, life would be
insipid, and our being but half animated.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

The newspapers which never "fib."
affirm that the young lady who burst
iuto tears, has been put together again.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

Brown says that, though "brevity is
the soul of wit" it is ''no Joke" to be
"short" on change.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09

PERSONAL INDEPENDEEcE.-A Wes-
tern editor lately offered his hat as a
prize for the best essay on independence.
The following obtained the prize:
National Independence is easier imag-
ined than described. Personal indepen-
dence consists emphatically in being
suited in a clean shirt, drawers, socks,
and nicely blackened pairOf boots with
at least dollar and clean cambria in
your pocket, all on Sunday morning,
with your wife on one arm and your
baby on the other, taking your own
course towards your preacher, in the
blissful expectation of doing your own
snoozing, in your own pew, wherein no
one dare venture to nudge you with his
elbow or tickle your nose with a straw.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19
TIE CONDITION OF WASHINGTON.
1ron Our Own Correspcnaen,.


WASHINGTON, Friday, April lG ISIS.
e The House this week has been discussing the bill
for Increasing the police force of Washington City.
In spite of all the objections which have been or may
be brought against it, no one acquainted with the
condition of the metropolis will deny that speedy
and efecMa remedy is imperatiyely demanded, and
tAs. it is idle to expect any such remtdy except at
the hands Of Congress The disorder ind the
crimes Of the city may have been exaggerated, but
IT is hardly possible to eXaggerste the terror and
distress into which thousands have been plunged
by the chronic insecurity Of the streets. Siuce
ne LIST OF March there have been in Washington,
with hity or sixty thousand inhabitants, thirteen
cases Of deadly assault with sung shots, pistols and
bowie knives, several Of which resulted in the death
OF the persons assaulted. There have been eleven
highway robberies, seven inccndiary fires and nine
riots or free fghts. l give youtle number of these
pleasant bttIs incidents Us ] have collected them
New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19
,r,cis ID. ps,ch ,c The n \. TlUieG

WasHSGroV Friday April IL, l>tS.
4. a. oOdwoitb, a member OF the Minneos or
Leavenworth Co1sttut)nal Convention, arrived here
today bringing dispatches from the Convention, and
a copy of The Constitution, which he delivered TO Mr..
PaIfOt. lie says that the organization OF the militia
bv the Free il complete that the exact
number Of voters and the political sentiments of each
voter in tie Territory ascer.ained, aud that the
PoSIayery men are only 1000. He further says that
al important element of the dispute over the Leconp-
ton Constitution has been overloolied-viz: the chsr-
teis granted by that instrument to Bridge Companies,
Bar ks, &c.-sll Lecomptor concerns, which, if the
Consultation s accepted will have vested rights which
canr b. taken from them except at their own prce.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-10
Attention. The Register

The last Elizabeth City Sentinel again calls for
Convention of the American" party. The Editor,
Mr.. Mann, who is a member of the State Executive
Committee, and who is better "American" than the
Editor of the Register in that he has never proposed
to haul down his flag aid surrender TO . dsorgan-
izer, says in his last issue that
"If the Executive Committee of the American
party will not issue call for Convention We would
respectfully urge upon friends Of the Patriot
and Flng" to do so, naming the time and place. If
this is done, we have doubt a full Convention
will be the result. The extreme Eastern counties
will be represented certain The American fire
down here is not yet quenched-t only wants lit
tie kindng to put it in fame. We think friends
of the " Patriot and FLrg" are the proper ones to
issue the call, for according to friend Syme they
Seniors and more over, they live in Old
Guilford, the Gibraltar of Amercansm. Our peo-
pie desire convention, then let us have one We
prefer Raleigh the place, We think larger at
tendance could be got there than any where else
But any place will suit u.s. that have Conven-
ton"
The Editor of the Sentinel also says that the dis
tributon Democratic candidate ,raU be beaten by d
larger majority than he wiU rece,re r0tes." Surely
that is comfortable declaration to Messrs Syme
and McRae
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-10

The sacred principle Of non.intervention will be
perfected and forth, for all time, in clear and
practical form, in the organic act of Arizona. This
will be done, let Kansas 60 as it may Washington
States.
The States was established as Democratic jour.
nal, but is now Douglas organ and is opposed to
the administration.
The sacred principle Of non Intervention " is to
be perfected" in the act organizing Arizona. We
to have more strife, then, the question of
slavery. We thought and still think that the Kan.
sas.Nebraska act settled and perfected this great
principle. What does the States desirep Does it
desire Congress to say, in framing the organic act,
that the people of Arizona haN form their Consts-
tuition in a certain tcay? Is that what the States
is driving al? Are to be told. and is the notion
to be established q perpetual principle, that q
Constitution must be made twice, first by the people
in Convention and then by the people at the polls
What would that be but Congressional interven.
ton?
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-10

~ The Register Of Wednesday says 1--WE are
informed that at the Democratic meeting in Orange,
an old and consistent Democrat introduced a resolu
ton in favor Of distributing the proceeds Of the sales
of the public lands" and that this resolution was
defeated by small majority" The Register has
been msinformed as to the vote on the resolution.
The resolution of the Committee, against distribu-
ton whether of the lands proceeds, Was adopted
with but one or two dissenting voices.
The Democrat to whom the Register refers is act
ing in very different manner from what Mr.. McRae
is. He, having been voted down, acquicsces in the
decision of his party associates and will support the
nominee of the Charlotte Convention; but MI. Nc
Rae not only agtates for distribution but ressts the
action Of his party and would destroy its organi.
zation. -... .. .-
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-10

ALMANAcs FOR ls5s.-We are under obligations to
Mr.. Pomeroy for a copy of the American Alamanac
for 1s5s-that valuable repository Of useful knowl-
edge. Every statistician. politician, and business
man should have and keep copy of this Almanac.
Also. for a copy of the Ladys almanac for 1858.
This is elegant little volume we'll filed with use.
full, curious and interesting matter Young gentle
men, and elderly gentlemen too who would have
young ladies fix the time," would do well to
make present Of this little volume Mr.. Pomeroy,
we know, will not object to this suggestion.