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ADMIT LIGHT FREE.

oTioht is come into the world, SAID the
voice of inspiration Yes; but what ceaseless
efforts are made to quench it-both moral ana
nbvsical light Both are equally necessary to
be3Ith and developement; and against both is
,yaped constant war. Is it not, because tdeeds
are evil? or is it because mans eyes are SO
used to darkness that he miscalls light and
dark, taking the one for the other? The sun
rises every merning-it never fails-yet if the
drapery of a cloud is not thrown before its
brightness, the window curtain is /; man cannot
endure It's primary glow J; its radience' must
first he absorbed by something. earthly. Re-
fected from sublunary things, he welcomes it
unshrinking. Man wants light diluted. He
fears it, intensified as God prepared it. So he
fits shutters to the windows to keepit out and
the "help-meet' hangs textile fabrics at the
windows to Intercept any beams which may
chance to struggle through. All, what nice
times the sprites of disease do have in these
dark rooms How they gamboi laugh, and
throw about their missiles at every stealthy
opening of the door 1t would be we'll to con=
siderwho prepared the light-who compounded
the sunbeam, apportioning the different parts,
and -tempering the whole for all its various uses
Man, man ! will you always strive to thwart
natures lbenefcenee You take from your
bread itsmostimportant element; the most nutri-
tious part; and you socf fear light as to lose its
positive virtues; thus increasing toll and ac-
cumuating pains, while gradually and surely
debihtatihg your life-power.
. Rational woman, unvail those windows; ay,
throw them wide open; let the blessed light
come right in with broad smile, just as if you
had always welcomed it. 1t will not abuse
your confidence. Everything likes to be trust
ed; you do. Did you ever notice the shoots
from vegetables carelessly left in your cellar in
the spring.? They grow long; but how trail
They arc sick from lack of sun. Sse how,
with all their efforts, they turn toward the wall
through which the light feebly enters, and
reach forward day by day, more and more, to
find supply. $500
What can flourish without light? Poison
Gus plants and wee. Have you -eNer-vatched
the tadpoles in the pudalcs by the roadside
the ..polliwogs" we call them, when we used to
watch their vibrations. as with their single
motor appendage they darted out of slght?-
How we watched, if perchance we might see
the rudder drop off and the paddles in the
process OF. expansion! !-see the "polliwog'
change to frog. This transformation never
takes place, the .polliwog" never becomes a
frog, if it is kept in darkness. The baby frog
becomes an overgrewn polliwog merely, never
frog estate forever deprived of
the privilege of breathing by-la.,sss,-las las--r4=
mains a fashy animal, breathing by gills only.
Give the little fell.w light, and in due time he
becomes well-developed frog, croaking as
merrily as though born in that position.
Let in the light--into the house, the closet,
the cellar, into the heart, ay, into the very
depth of the soul.
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DISSATISFACTION GnUMBL1NG AND SWEAR
ING-The law against profane swearing was
terribly violated yesterday afternoon on High
street. About every other Republican was
out-spoken and indignant at the doings of the
Convention Never did we hear anything like
it. We shall refer to the ticket, (which will
be found in our reported proceedings here
after, and speak at length of the different can
didates 1t is weak concern and destined to
be beat in October Hundreds of Republicans
so expressed themselves on yesterday; and in
their opinion we concur-Ohi Salesman
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ONLY WAITING.

ONLY WAITING. - , ''-..'.
\ very aged Christian who was so poor as to /
an aims house, was asked what he was doing nov
replied, '.ONtf WA1TrNG.''
! Only waiting till the shadows
Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmer
OF the days last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded ..ff..-s
From the heart once full of day:
Till the stars of heaven dre breaking .
Through the twilight soft and gray.
Only waiting till the reapers f.1i E-s
Have the last sheaf gathered home;
For the summer time is fadsd,----T7= "a
And the autumn winds have come. iai.,
Quickly, rcapers. gather quickly
~ The last ripe hours of my heart,
For the bloom of life is withered, ' -.
And hasten to depart. 80 t7-t Ir--
Only waiting till the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
Atwhose feet long have fingered,
Weary, poor, and desolate.
Even now l hear the footsteps,
And their voices. far away;
If they call me, am waiting,
Only waiting'to obey.
Only waiting till the shadows
Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmer
Of the days last beam is flown;
Then from out the gathered darkness,
Holy, deathless stars shall rise, -.
By whose light my soul shall gladly . =
Tread its pathway the skies.
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TIE Eoo1 MARrlrr Tho Mount Vernon
Wool Market was fairly opened last week.
There are several buyers in the field; and al
though prices are somewhat higher than they
were last year, yet they are not so high as
growers desire. The ruling prices are from 35
TO As cents T9 fb. according to toquality.-lHt.
Telnon Boa,3ter
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ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO WEDNESDAY MORN

to it. Mr.. A. some few years since departed
from this world of contracts and chasms, and L
trust his spirit ascended the ladder to the realms
of bliss, as he was man of prayer. Mr. q.
and Mr. r. .sstill live "-BatavtG Ad0.
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nsA Men think it no shame to give hand
some obsequies to those dead, whom living
they had suffered to starve unnoticed; but the
struggle of shrinking poverty passes unseen in
its corner; the pompous trappings of death
are witnessed by all the world.
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ag- Every adjuration of love, every oathof
fondness, always contains this mental reserva-
tion-'so long as you are what you now are
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nSy- An active and faithful memory doubles
life; for it brings man again upon the stage
with all those who have made their exits.
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az, Pride not only lifts men up above 9th
ers, but above themselves, so that it is no won
der that they should not know their neighbor,
who have forgotten themselves
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rea- Keep aloof from quarrels; be neither
witness, nor a party
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yIN JKEENY, Attorney at Law, has open
i ed an Office the first door West of Post Office
on second floor where he i'll be happy to his old
friends aud such others as may wish to engage his
professional services.
April 90. 1883. 46tf
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rca- Greatness may build the tomb, but it
goodness must make the epitaph.
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nG~ He keeps his road we'll enough who
gets rid of bad company,
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EULToN & McCoMBs, Attorneys and Conn
IL sellors at Law, Ashland, Ohio. Office in the
Bank building. over the Hardware Store.
Feb A, 1851. 34tf
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NOTARY PTBLI(

ments of Notary Public, viii administer Oaths
take and certify depositions, acknow ed gments Of
deeds, Powers Of Attorney, sc. Charg rs .sonabie
OEe inthe Recorders Office. O. J6 HNSToN.
Jsnusry rs, 1859. 0au
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NMITH & JOHNSTON. Attorney at Law, will at
- tend all business entrusted to their care, IL
Ashland and adjoining counties.
TOffice over the Bank .-.-
June 9. 1855 52:f
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UTILLARD SLOCUM, Attorney Law, Ash
w land, Ohio. Office corns of Church and
Ssndusky SITS. Particular attention paid to collec-
tions.
Feb. 4. 1857. 34tf
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EDSON d DE PUY ,Attorreysat at Law Van Vert
II Ohio, will attend to all business entrusted to
their care in the counties of Vanwert and Mercer
Particular attention paid the collection of claims
and payments of taxes for residents. Also
agents for the sale ofrealestate.
May l3. .tl657. 49tf
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very aged Christian who so poor as to be
in an aims house, was asked what he was doing now
He replied, ..ONLY WA1TING.''
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rINHoMAS BULL, Attorney ntLaw. Loudon-
Il lille, Ashland county, Ohio will attend prompt
.ly to all business entrusted to his care.
Feb. 4.1ss5.F All a. 34tf
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JACOBS & McSWEENEY. Attorneys at Law
- Office Immediately opposite the Bank on Main
SS,r..t7 - :0tf
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MILLER HOUSE, opposite tie SamFso 81 House:
vi Ashland. Ohio, NJ Miller. Proprietor Good
fare reasonable bills, and good accommodations =
Patronage solicited *
Fcb.34 1851. 34tf
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5T'NULTY HOUSE. Ashlar d Ohio by " Nc
VI NuIty Rooms airy and comnodious and "a
BILE constantly supplied witt all the luxurles Of the
SEASON Patronage solicited.
Feb 4 IS57 34tf
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s'Chieftains and their tribes have perished,
Like the thickets where they grew"
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mo. 173.7 AN ACT sNhA~ y
To prescribe the duties Of Judges of Elections
in certain cases, and preserve the Pufityof
Elections. sssf ,a.sfss83 sds q 78geFd
Sec l. Belt enacted Jythe General Asse1s6lgote
the State 0hao, Fhatthe judge or judges ofanyg
election held under the authority of any Of The a
laws of this State shall reject the vote Of any. =
person offering to vote at such election, and
claiming to be awhile male citizen SF the tni- It
ted States, whenever it shall appear to suchbas
judge or judges that. the persons SO Offering to
vote has distinct and visible admixture OF
African blood. = ssst
See 2. Any judge or judges of any such
elections who shall receive the vote of any per-zss
son when such person has distinct and visible &
admixtare Of African blood, shall, on conYic-ss
tion thereof, be fined in any sum not exceed
ing FIVE hundred dollars nor less than one hun
dred dollars, and imprisoned in the county jaik
Continued on Fourth Page:
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April 2, 1850. slse sa a4q4.ss

cEsfIEsufT-f .zr- - hEg 5E5flJ1 SIP
TNo. Hill - AN ACT egef s3seaaa9HsEzA
To provide for the election of an additional
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for kheFsA
first sub division of the second Judicial Disc
trict.ss t- = -
See T. Be 1t enacted 5y the General As-
sensbly of he State Of OHIO, That for the ses
cond judicial district there shall be one addissa
tional judge of the ceursef common pleas who
shall be resident of the first sub-divisioh Of
said district, being the counties of Butler,s
Preble and DaTke, and be elected by the quail !.
flied voters of said counties, at the next annual -
election forthe state and county officers, in thek
same manner and for the saif G time as pre- a
seribed by law fertile election of other iudgeslea1
Of the court of common pleas and shall be en-.
titled to receive the same salary, possess tie
same powers, and discharge the same duties, -
are conferred or enjoihod by the constitutions
and laws of the state upon other Judges of saidz
courts. And any vacancy that, may occur inc
the Office of any additional judge whether by
expiration of his term of service, or Otherwise
shall be filed as In other cases. . sEsa.ssE1 6
s. WILLIAM B.. WOODS, .siasA
4 Speaker Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
MARTIN WEI4KER,
President Of tie Sendte.
April 2, 1859. @,os !.
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l. 4 w N T. Is :


W. OSBORN & A. L. CURTIS have formed a
w partnership in the practice of Law and Will
attend Is business their profession in Ashland and
adjoining countries. Office III he building heretofore
occupied by w Osborn, Church Street.
Ashland March 2 1879. "s'f
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= usiness Qirettorg.
Judicial omcers.

GEo. WM egyeE wv gEDDEs,{ Com. Pleas Judges.
JOHN D-JONES, Probate Judge.
n !. SEE Clerk Com Pleas and Dist. Courts.
JOHN J. JACOBS, Prosecuting Attorney.
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IJIILER HOUSE Main Street, between third and
w fourth, Mansfield, Ohio---
d. NJ. MILLER. Proprietor.
Mansfield; March .. 1859. 3etf
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I P. COWAN. NJ D. having permanently loea-
- ted in the town of Ashland will give prompt.
Surgery. that may be- entrusted 10 his cnre. Office
in the room with J. j Jacobs, opposite the Bank.
Resideaee South AriiuDd, anoyc -rne
Union n: lis. east side.
April 81. 1889. 41u
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JAMES svINEFoRD. Auditor.
JOHN JACOBS, Srnr., Treasurer.
JOHN J HOFFMAN. Sheriff.
GEORGE JOHNSTON. r. eorder.
ORLOw SMITH. Surveyor. ~.
JOHN WOODBURY.. Coroner.
WM j STRICKLAND,1
JOHNlBERRY. Comm 'ssioners.
JACOB LIMERICK,
JOS. STRICKLAND.1
HoLLID AY AMES. flnfrmary Directors
D. X HULL
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~ r. H BUCK, Practitioner of Medicine and
February 1877 34tf
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-16

To a young man away from home
frieniless and forlofn in great city,
The hours of peril are between sunset
and bed time, for the moon and the stars
see more evil in single hour than the
sun in his whole days circuit; the poets
visions of evening are all compact OF
soothing and tender images. 1t brings
the wanderer TO his home, the child u lis
mothers arms, the OK TO his stall, and
the weary laborer to his rest. But the
gentle hearted youth who is thrown upon
the rocks cf p;tiless city, and stands
homeless amid i thousand homes, the ap
proach of evening brings without an ach-
ing sense Of loneliness aud desolaiion,
which comes down upon The spirit like
darkness upon the earth. in this mood
his best impulses become a snare 10 him,
AMI he is led astray because he is social,
affactionate, sympathetic and warm-heart-
ed. If there be a young man thus cir
cumslances wiIhin the sound Of my voice.
let me say to him thai books are the
friends Of the friendless, anu that library
is :he home of,he homeless. A taste for
reading will always carry you into The
best possible company, and enable you TO
converse with men who will instruct you
by their wisdom and charm you by their
wit, who will soolh you when fretted, re-
fresh you when weary, counsel you when
perPlexed, and symPlthise with you al
all times. Evil spirits, in the midle ages,
were exercised, and driven away by the
bell, book and candle-you want but TWO
of those agents, the book and the cand C.
Geo. S. Hindrd.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-16
HISTORY OF THE STATE LIBRARY

The Report of the State Library Com
missioners for the year just passed. con-
;ains an historical sketch of the Library
The account presents in succinct form
all the facts relative 10 this institution
which are of interest to the public. We
abstract these as follows:
The Ohio State Library was estab
lished in 1917. by Gov. Thomas Worth
ington, who appropriated slO77 67. from
his contingent fund, for that purpose.
While on visit to Philadelphia. in the
summer Of 1917, he purchased 495 vol
umes.
The first Legislative Report respecting
the wants of the Library, vas made by
Elisha Whitllesey. representative from
Trumbull county, on the LIST day OF Jan
uary, 1920. 1t urged the necessity o
providing for aud keeping therein com.
plete set of the Territorial and State Jour
mails end Laws. On his motion The Gov
ernor was requested 10 procure the jour
nails and laws needed.
In 1887, the books added 10 the Ii
brary were selected by John C. Wrigh
and Frederick Grimke. then Suprem,
Judges.
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WHOLE NO. 2215.
for tie fmmer.
TT : CULTIVATION OF THE POTATO.


The production Of this plant has, in
the greater majority of cases; failed al
most entirely. The great secret, how
ever, is because it is not managed
right; the soil has not been properly cul-
iivated before planting, and has not
that faithful and necessary attention that
it should. have been connected with
that line of business for the last fifteen
years, aid have succeeded, | think, in
discovering the best mode of growing
this mos: valuable plant.
An acre CT good soil, when properly
titled, ought not to produce less than two
hundred and forty bushels. Having the
ground in proper order when they are
10 be planted, is an item not 10 be over
looked by those who wish 10 succeed yell.
1t shoul1 be Plowed twice before plant
ing, the first tine about the middle Of
April, and then lie until about ready 10
plant, when it should be re plowed very
deep. The potatoes should not be plant
ed until about the tenth or fifteenth of
May, when the freezing blasts of winter
will not interrupt their growth. Be-
fore planting, the grouned should be
thoroughly narrowed three or four times
until it is perfectly mellow. Ii should
then be marked OF in squares about two
feet each way, and the sets covered about
seven inches deep, with a light plow,
| throwing the earth from both sides on the
potato. When they are just beginning 10
peep through the earth, they should be
run over with light one horse brush,
in order to level the ground and prepare
it for the plow. la few days, when
the plants are about three inches in hight,
Plow twise in each row, with a small
plOw. They should be pIowed twice
week, in order 10 keep the grass and
the weeds down, if there should be any.
This is important in caltivaIing anything.
In Plowing, pains should be taken 50 as
not TO cover I'd the vines. Ground
should not be selected that is inclined to
be wet during the spring and summer
seasons. The richest ground is prefer
red for planting potatoas, as piece of
clover or blue grass sod sod.-G. B.
MILLER, JelsrsonTille, Ind Ohio FIR
n7er.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-16
THE iCURRANT.

Ole of the most neglected ofour small
irui,s is the currant. II cultivated at all,
il is generally put in some fence corner
in the garden-ihe grass is suffered to
grow around its roots and il is no wonder
that it rewards such attention with infe-
rior fruit. None of our fruits rewand
kind attention with more liberal return.
To obtsin the largest fruit and the great
EST yield; it should be planted in a rich
we'll prepared soil, which should receive
good cultivation during summer, or what
is b.Iier, if heavy mulcling of straw
or coarse manure is applied in the spring,
so as TO keep the ground moist and pre-
vent the growth of weeds. it will produce
a large crop of superior fruit. The cu.-
RAM being gross feeder. a good coat
ing Of manure should be forked in abou,
the root every year or two.
Being amo1g our earlies, fiuits, it
should be used in every family. L. has
an agreeable acid flavor, and is highly
Promotive Of health. 1t can be used in
the green or ripe state fer making pies.
Iar,s, &c. 1t also makes wine which
is much prizsd and if cultivated for that
purpose il would doubtless prove pro(ils-
Bile. Among ;he well tried varieties
Thich have proved worthy of cultivation
are the red Dutch. white Dutch, Cherry
and white Grape. Tie red Dutch, how.
ever, is one Of the best varieties.
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..---.- REMARKS OF
Mr.. Townsend Of Trumbull,
ON THE
TEMPERANCE QUESTION
In the Uou-e of Representatives., on the
10th of February, 1859.

In the Uou-e of Representatives., on the
10th of February. 1859.
The report OF the majority OF the coH1-
miltee on Temperance, proposing an
Amendment to The Constitution. so as to
return to the license system. for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors, having been made
the special order,
Mr. TOWNSEND moved the resolution
be re- committed to the Committee OF
Temperance, with instructions to amend,
SO as to submit 10 the psople, the propo-
sition to prohibit the liquor t;sffic. and
said
= Mr.. SPEAKER. I do not intend at this
time 10 .LiiIct upon the patience Of the
sHouse. anything Ike a temperance lee
.ture, but, ask the attention of this body
10 few remarks wish TO make. in sup
port of this amendment
Il sometimes happens here. that We
deliberate whole days. toprovide against
a contingency that may possibly happen
.. Our far-sighed and vIgllant members
sometimes see in some law, or proposed
zlas-lookins away down the avenues of
,fuluri,y. some opening By which injustice
may enter, and. consequently, some per
son may poss; bly, suffer thereby. and set
themselves 10 work with a colnmendabl-
zeal, to secure against harm, those who
may. preadventure, fall in its way.
This is undoubtedly right, but il seems
that We sometimes, in our haste and
eagerness TO close small wicket in the
legal fence, to prevent the entrance of an
imaginary evil, pass unnoticed, large
gates, where whole herds may enter.
We are very apt to think, too, if after
spending good deal Of time, We have
s passed, or, amended Law, whereby a
rogue is prevented from over-reaching
his neighbor, we have accomplished a
good work, and done something worthy
e of US as legislature.
So we have, sir, bat, are We not very
liable in our extreme sellcilude, TO secure
mans money from The elements OF 10
query, TO leave the man in greater danger
than his property was, for which we
claim great degree of sagacity fol
securing?
Now, sir. if We do this. and am fully
persuaded we do, sometimes, does it NO
look as though We placed higher esti
mate on the money. than on the mani
Why, sir, have almost come 10 the
conclusion lately, that, money being the
standard of value for property, has beer
made universal in its APPLICATION, taking
in its wide range, even man himself, and
measuring him by that standard also.
But, this is not all, for the tendency
seems to be, 10 make money the primary
object, and man, if worthy of our notice
at all, comes in secondary.
These reflections, MIR. Speaker, AR
suggested by this proposition 10 Ament
the Constitution SO as 10 license the trai
&c in intoxicating liquors
The beneful effects of this traffic, nom
can deny. Ii requires no prophetic Wis
ion 10 point it out as something likely 4
occur, at some Ju.ure time. but, il is her
in our very midst. we are surrounded b.
it, its devastation is so palpably plain
that .'the way far:ng man, though fool
q need not err therein" ;"