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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-15
WHEELER !. LA.KIN,
1 REMOYAL.

# AIRS. ROCK---fornerly Of The Maiden
III IN House, KAnawha Salines--has removed
To- the large and commodaaus Bnck House, OPP
posite the old stand, where she il prepared to
eneterEain the interchangeable.
sa TpBhk err iii eli kindsdpne 4tsthis Office
|. VI Ih~yes,sEand es5sr BLANKS pfiated
\ With ntsfaess ss,d dispatch.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-15
A MEDICAL AND DENTAL.
DR. W. III. CJSIiMAN,
HAadae11f De11f4 -
DIR. WATKINS & SON.

T4 y. m = Iy17s' EsN1Ne ~ " 3
DR. JOSEPH r WATKINS will be, Ii fu-.
~ ItuFe, associated with me in the pratice
Of medicine, All calls to the country will be
promptly and regularly attended to by him,
when not professionally absent. Office one
door below The post Office.
N june I'D, 1885, Al II. e. WATKINS. ID
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
MARRIAGE.

From a lecture recently delivered BY
'Bulwer, We extract few pages:
The law that binds the one man to the
one woman eloqucntly exclaimed the lee.
turer, is so indelibly written by nature, that
wherever it is violated in general system
the human race is found to deteriorate in
mind and form. The ennobling influence
Of woman ceases; the wife is q companion
"A hundred wives are but a hundred
slaves. Nor is this all; unless man look
to woman as a treasure to be wOOed and
wOn-her smile the charm of his existence
her single heart the range of his desires
that which deserves the name Of love can
not exist; it is stricken out of the health
ful system of society. Now, if there be 4
passion in the human breast which most
tends to lift US out of cgotism and self
which most teaches to live in another
which purifes and warns the whole mortal
beiEg-it is love, as VIC of the North hold
it and cherish it. For ever when the fair
spring of youth has passed, and when the
active life is employed in such grave pur-
suits that the love of his carly years seems
to him Ike dream of romance, still that
love, having once lifted him out of egotism
into sympathy, does but pass in
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
RECLAIMING SWAMPs-sURFACE
DRAINING.

All over our country are found frequent
portions of bOggy land, covered for the
whole part of a year with water. and pro-
ducing little or nothing of value to the far
mer. These tracts vary in size. from less
than one to several thousand acres, and the
character of their vegetation is also varied
Some are covered with coarse ferns, flags
and grasses; others with small bushes; 9th
ers still, with alders and willows, and an
occasional elm, birch, soft maple, or black
ash sapling. They are characterized alike
however, by deposit of nue.. of a greater
or less depth, and by the presence of slug
gish or standing water for considerable
portion of the year. To render such lands
of the highest value for agricultural purpO-
ses, draining and clearing are necessary,
and it is of these operations that we pro-
pose to speak in the paragraphs which fol-
low.
The watsr-the original cause of the
swamp or marsh-sometimes arises from
springs, which break out in comparative
ly level spot and from sluggish stream
which overspreads and saturates compar-
itively wide surface; in other cases, the wa
ter seems to run in principally from the
higher land surrounding 1.-THE marsh oc-
cupying natural depression or basin. In
most. if not all cases. thesubsoil is of re-
tentiEe character, otherwise the muck
would not have been formed, )--often a
pure blue clay, through which water pene-
trates with great difficulty, and in almost
inapprceiablc quantities.
Where springs supply the water, good
and sufficient drains should be opened to
carry it readily away. If number of
springs exist, each one must be tapped; and
If possible, the general outlet should be of
depth to take off all water with
in three feet of the surface. If the springs
are numerous, and, as in some instances
coming under our notice, do not come to
the surface in any very marked places, the
bitches should surround the boggy plot as
well as penetrate il at frequent intervals.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
WILLIAM JAYS THEOLOGY.

Two grand truths have always seemed
to ne to pervade the whole Bible, and not
to be confined to a few particular phrases,
viz: that if we arc saved, it is entirely from
ourselves l know full well that a man
may easily force ne into corner with
things seemingly or really related to the
truths of either of these afirmations, but
he will not shake my confidence in either,
while can read, 20 Israel, thou hast de-
stroyed thyself, but in me is thy help"
The connection is like a chain across the
river; l can see the two ends, but not the
middle; not because there is no real re-
union, but because it is under water. Low
er the water or raise the links, and l shall
see the center as well as the extremes
Paley observes, that we should never suf-
fer what we know to be disturbed by what
we know not. And Butler remarks nearly
the came when he says, IF truth be cs-
tablished, objections arc nothing. The one
is founded on our knowledge, the other in
cur ignorance."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
"sHROUDS HAVE NO POCKETS.

While glancing over the columns of a
newspaper, the other day, my eyes fell up
on this single sentence: 'Shrouds have nc
pockets And truly, thought |, no remark
is more replete with meaning, or speaks in
stronger and more significant appeals to
man. .-...t
Yea, what a volumne Of meaning is couch
ed in these simple words, and what lessons
of paramount interest and momentOus I'M
portance may man gather from a eontempla-
ton of the truths they contain. What a
vast amount of suffering, in the present life,
and eternal misery in the life to come,
would nan be saved from, if the truth of
these words were kept in mind, and actuated
man in all the varied pursuits Of life! How
many toll and labor FOR the mammon of
this world only, and in their cagcrness grasp
at land and sea, heaping together earth S
sordid treasures, but in death have to leave
their boarded millions, behind. and in re-
morse rcproach themselves for their lives Of
folly. ..F
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
STEADINESs OF PURPOSE.

1t Overcomes difficulties with rusl
and shout, but one by one they melt away
before its inccssant pressure, as icebergs be
fore the steady radiance of the sun.
1t gives one the strength of happy con-
science. A weather cock of man, Whit
ling about with every breeze, can not have
true steadiiness of mind. Self dissatisfac.
ton worries and annoys him; but cheer.
ful yigor and energy grows out of an intel
ligcnt, Underwriting purpose.
1t gives dignity and honor to character.
Men can not but admire the mind that
marches steadily on through sunshine and
shade, calm and storm, smiles and frowns;
glad of favor, and pressing on without it
thankful for aid but fixed on advancing at
all events; such men establish for them
selves a character which can not but be seen
and honored.
ltgives success. In any enterprise which
is not downright madness, such man must
succeed. He will not reach his ends at Z
leap, but he will reach them. He moves
not rapidly, but surely. When you want
to find him by-and by, you know where to
look. You will lool at the topmost rounds
of the ladder of success, and you will find
him about there somewhere.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
FROM PUNCH.
witless mans wit.

SLANG-The witless mans wit.
The STRENGTH OF THE SEx-A wo-
mans tongue is a sharp weapon that she
should never draw excepting in her selfde-
tense, and then only after the strongest
provocation. That weapon, sharp as it is,
is never so effective as when tempered with
mercy.
"THAT's THE Way THE MONEY GOES. "
In an article the other day upon the
Civil Service Estimates, the Times began
a sentence by remarking that "As for the
public purse, it is mere abstraction. 1"
Yes, exactly. That just it The public
purse is just '.mere abstraction" from
our private pockets.
PAINFUL SEPARATION IN HIGH LIFE
1t is with feelings of the deepest regret,
such as, in our present afflicted state it
would be utterly impossible for US to de-
scribe, that we record the following dis
tressing fact, which we extract from one of
the French kilograms of last week: ''The
Duke of Malakoif has left Nancy" What,
let us ask in the name of outraged human
ity, has ''Nancy" done to be left by the
duke in this brutal and public manner?
An UNPARDoNADLE 0rFENsE-Therei is
one thing that the most successful men
rarely succeeds in-and that is making
others forgive him his success.
An. ExTRAvAGANT -Civility
they say, costs nothing, and yet looking at
the Civil Estimates, and the enormous
sums annually disposed of under them, we
should say that it was very expensive ar
ticle. 1t is fortunate that they are Civil"
or else perhaps John Ball would not put
up so quietly with them. We have al
ways noticed that when it comes to a
question of spending money. what re-
Civil Estimate Misi,ters DO take
Of poor Old John TO be surcl
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
Qoetrp,
AN AUTUMN PICTURE.


Then the occidental Autumns, with their Octo
Der days, --....
When above the gorgeous forest hung on am
athystine haze;
When the distant hills were purple, and tn
wand horizons rim
Seemed set with ruby jewels and with colder
wine to swim;
When the maple trees were flaming, and tn
beechcs a pale yellow,
The nut burs bursting open and the blue grape
growing mellow;
When the moist earth gave out fragrance to tn
pressure of the feet,
And the crimson lesves, down-driting, rustlet
round him sadly sweet
Then the swift and bright-eyed squirrel stuffed
his puffy cheekso out round,
And went jOurneying all day long over the nut
scattered ground.
And the river broad and bright,
Set with sparkles like the night,
Flowed on in dreamy splendor, blue, and star,
red with silver light {frE
Then the magnificent prarie on the rivers far
ther side
Put off its summer sOftness of grasses emerald
dyed: -sir.-
All times across it rolled
Billows of swelling gold,
With brilliant flowers crested like maids spark
ling eyes - $3.50.
While ever and anon a tree did like a Sea God
rise, ..-.r
Holding his fire crowned head
Above his wavy bed.
There, herds of mighty buffaloes traniplcd the
yellow grass
The tremble of their moving did like an earth
quake pass:
The wind waved rairie rides
Round their unwieljy sides,
They seem swimming in q sunset sea and bath
ed in savage joy, .rs
AS the air they loudly snuff,
As their names float wild and rough,
There IS that in their uucouthness which
frights the gentle boy,
Sill he loved their terrible might, for to Ma
tglre Is cherished child s.E Fl
A charm was in the strength that frowned, as
in the beauty that smiled. Il
MErrA VICTORIA FULLrE.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12

The Moniteur des Arts says: "A TO
mantle marriage has just taken place AT
the Theater du Palais Royal, about year
ago, was young actress only seventeen
years Of age, and remarkably handsome;
but in spite of her youth, and beauty, her
success was not great. A wealthy Mol
davian, who had shortly before lost his
wife, and who had come to Paris to dissi-
pate his sorrow, saw her, and was exceed
insly struck to find that she exactly resem-
bled the dear departed. He returned sew
eral times to the theater, and became fas-
cinated with her. At length he sought
out her parents, requested permission to
become a suitor for her hand, and was ae-
cepted; and few days back by lawful mar
riage he gave her his name and fortune,
the latter consisting of 60,000 francs a
yelr. The Moldayian is named Sterian-
the young lady is daughter of M. Palmer
responsible editor of the Csarira1Ii.' 49,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
mistellantOns.
FREAKS OF A MILLIONAIRE.

William Bedford, one of the most re-
markable men of modern times, was the
only son of Alderman Beckford, of Lon
don, who died when his son was only ten
years of age, bequeathing him West In
dia and other property which yielded an
annual income equal to half million of
dollars. Young Becs ford's mental pow
ers were good, and no pains were spared
in cultivating them by refined educa-
ton Sir William Chambers instructed
him in architecture, while the great No.
zart instructed him in music At twenty
one with the income of prince, and ac-
cumuiations in ready money to the amount
of about a million sterling Give million
dollars,) he launched upon the wide world
The great talent for promoting human hap
piness was placed within his reach; but he
threw the egolden opportunity away. Proud
and naughty, the youthful Beclsford with
Grew from the active business Of life, and
retiring to Portugal, there devoted HIM
self to a life of luxurious ease. The first
outlay of his wealth there, was the erect
ton of gorgeous palace.
During his residence in Portugal he
visited, under royal sanction, some of the
wealthy and luxuriant monasteries of
that country. 1t is difficult to convey an
ilea Of the pomp and splendor of this
journey, which resembled more the caval-
cadc of an Eastern prince than the tour of
private individual 20 '.-i'
Everything" he himself says, chat
could be thought or dreamed of, for OUT
convenience or. relaxation, was carried in
our train-nothing was left behind but
care and sorrow"
= ''The ceiling of my apartment in the
monastery" he adds, ..was gilded and
painted; the foor was spread with Per
sian carpets of the finest texture; the ia.
bles decked with superb ewers and basins, !
of chased silver"
The kitchen in which the dinner was
prepared, is thus described:
"a stream of water flowed through it,
from which were formed reservoirs cen
tanning every kind of river fish. On one
side were heaped up loads of game and
yenison, on the other side were vegetables
and fruit in endless variety. Beyond a
long line Of stores. extended row of ov-
ems, and close to them hillOcks of wheaton
-four, finer than snow, blocks Of sugar, and
jars of purest oil, and pastry in various
The dinner which followed the prcpara-
tons was served in magnificent saloon
covered with pictures, and lighted up with \:
a profusion of wax tapcrs in sconces of !
silver. The banquet, he adds, consist
ed of rarities and delicacies Of every sea-
son from distant countries" Confcctione-
ry and fruits awaited the party in room :
still more sumptuOus, where vessels of Goa
gligere' containing the pprest and most /,
fragrant spices, were handed round. Such
was Beckford's mode of life during his |
day. - tss Ei,it u
]
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
SCENE IN A CHURCH-AN AQUAT.
&c SEXTON.

A private letter from friend in Nor
wich contains the following amusing anec-
dote:
must tell you good joke, with which
all Norwich is ringing Sunday before last
the Baptists were to have grand celcbra-
ton; quite a number of persons were to be
baptized. not in the river, but in large
pool sunk in the fo9r of the church under
the pulpit, which is on wheels and capable
of being rolled away 1t was an extaordi-
nary occasion, and the house was crowded
with Episccpalians, Congregationalists and
Methodists, as well as with the Baptists
themselves. The opening services were
gone through with, the pulpit was rolled
away, and the minister with one of til. can
didates, approached the pool and commenc-
cd descending the stpcs. Suddenly they
paused; then hurried consultation, made
retreat. and it was announced that the
the ceremony would be postponed till eve
ming The rest Of the services were gone
through with by an audience more divert
cd than edited, for, before the services were
ended, the whole congregation had learned
that the pool was half full of dirty soap
suds, and various were the sIIrmises as to
how they got there. In the course of the
day it leaked our that the serto5 lad taken
a bath there on Saturday night, and for
9 ten to let off tie l5ater! Imagine the
JOKE .Sentiael.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12

JUsT IN THE NICK OF TIME.-The cenaig
sus taker of whom the following anecdOteis I
told, certainly timed his visit at ono place
most Opportuncly In the exercise of his1a
vocation he stopped'at acertain house. rang
the bell and directly was confronted by the
proprietor, who appeared somewhat dustered
and agitated. A dialogue ensued: viii -
you be kind enouge to furnish me with your. .
name for the census?' Certainly. my name I.
is Have you any family ?'g Yes az
wife and servant sAny children?'-e Wait
moment II geand see, In the course
of five minutes the proprietor returned and
joyfully remarked: .Yes, you may put =
down one boy The employee reteneds
his acknowledgements, and moved off to gath n.
er information elsewhere About halt, an
hour afterwards he was returning throughs
the same street, when he heard a hail from
the house of the gentleman above referredE'
to, and going up. the gentleman remarked. o
Sir, you can put me down for two ehildren.'ss
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
Newton Falls Correspondence.
Newton Falls. Oct. 1st.. 1859.

Newton Falls, Oct. 1st., 1859.
MeSsrS EditorS:-It is evident enough
that our citizens are in earnest, in the TEN
Iperancc movement, and ere long unless 6
thorough reformation takes place in the
liquor traffic, We may have few "Repre.
sentations,' grinning through the substan.
tial window-sash of our county nuisance
A Carson League has been formed, and up
wards of $4,000 stock taken with almost
no special exertion, and now, if the execu-
tive committee are active men, and of the
right sort, the victory of virtue over vice,
will be won almost without striking blow.
A movement of this kind has long been a
necessity, and to any one conversant with
, the occurrences of the past few weeks, its
propriety is selfevident
We have had several very interesting
temperance meetings lately, which have
been well attended, showing the popularity
Of the movement. Hon. J. T. Beaver, adj
dressed a large meeting on the evening of
the 9th ult-, in a very earnest and enthu-
siastic manner, urging the propriety, and
absolute necessity of legal prosecutions,
claiming that, as the only resort left to ex.
terminate the demoralizing traffic. He is
of the opinion, that moral suasion might as
well be exercised upon the highwayman,
the thief or the counterfeiter, as the grog
seller, as long as there is so much money
to be made in the business, so long will
men be found to engage in it, but when by
means of a due course of law, it shall have
been made improbable, it is not to be sup
posed much will be done at it; as it is now,
decent men having long since become dis
gustcd and left the trade, the business is
carried on in the dark, down cellar, in the
barn and other out-of-thc-way places, just
the same as is counterfeiting, stealing and
house breaking hence the uselessness Of
moral suasion.
Mr.. Beavers remarks were made in his
own honest and happy way, that makes him
so popular public speaker, and in addi-
ton to this, every word uttered, had in it
self the convincing weight of truth. On
Tuesday evening last, large audience was
addressed on the same subject, by Messrs
Kellogg. Calender, and others. l was not
present but was informed by several, that
the meeting was uncommOnly interesting.
At the close of this meeting the books of
the League" were opened, and in few
over S27O0 stock was subscribed. |
The meeting was adjourned for one week.
Prof Edgarton Of the Law College at Cleve-
land, gave one of his interesting entertain
menes here last Friday evening, consisting
Of declamations, reading, &c, to a crowded
house, Such exhibitions, tending to i'm
prove, and elevate the mind, are well ap-
preciated here, and as they deserve are well
patronized, which speaks well for our citi-
,cns, while poppet shows, slight of hand
&c, go begging for patronage.
The Professors elOcutiOn was splendid, and
lis selections good, so that all who attend
d were well pleased, and unanimously ex-
press the wish that he will return, and
spend another evening in our village.
Yours truly, OBSERVER.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
ADVANTAGE OF DEBT.

A dashing young woman having written
to her absent husband for the means to pay
off "a few small debts, received in reply
the following fiscal ard philosopLic advice;
Ny DEAR CHIcKBx:-Never attempt tc
get out of debt. The woman who owes no
body is poor, miserable being; nobody
manifests any interest in her wclfare-no-
body cares a continental cent whether sh:
lives or dies. She is lean, hungry, and
generally as poor and wilted as were the
pinfeathers on Jobs turkey. Look at our
great mon; they are all debtors-owe ev-
-erybody; our men of science, our authors,
Our sensation ministcrs-all the entire CO.
hort of them are deeper in debt than Pha-
raOh S army were in the Red Sea. Debt
cnnobles woman; gives her more ex-
pandcd and liberal view of human nature !;
makes her energetic, healthy, and active,
and keeps her mOving-especially if she
never pays rent or anything else. Moth
ing will cure the consumtiye quicker than
a good, strong dose of debt, properly taken.
To osce Is human, to pay divine. There
fore, until woman becomes superhuman she
shouldn't attempt to emulate divinity. The
science of payment--thc true modern sci
enee is-get in debt to somebody enough
to pay somebody else whom you owe By
this means, you avoid getting out of debt
and yet maintain reputation Of paying.
The greatness of a notion increases with
its national debt. Make note of this at
ninety days.
Your indebted husband,
W " n
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-12
Darietp.
THE SEWING MACHINE.

|
Got one Don't say sol Which did you getg
One of the kind TO open and shet
Own it, or hire 1t How n,reh did YOU pay?
Does it go with crank OF treadle? Say, ''-l q
Tin single man, and somewhat green, - l'g'G-s
Tell me about your sewing machine %.
Listen, my boy, and hear all about it t77f
don't know what should do without it. -a 2
I've owned one now for more than a year, ~ yr.g
And 1 like it 50 well call it my DEAR ,...,
lis the eleverest thing that ever was seen,
This wonderful family sewing machine.
It's none of your angular Wheeler things,
With steel shOd beak and east iron wings;
Its work would bother hundred of his,
And is worth thOusand Indeed it is; -
And has way-you needn't stare Z 5 -.ias
Of eOmbing and braiding its own black hairi
Mine is not one of those stupid affairs =
That stands in a corner with whatnots and chairs -
And makes that dismal Singery noise, ,fi -
Which all the comfort of sewing destroys;
No rigid eon;rivanee of lumber and steel.
But one with natural spring in the heel
Mine is one of the kind to love-, ,--.-- --.
And wears a shawl and a soft kid glove,
Has the merriest eyes, and dainty foot,
And sports the eharmingest gaiter boot.
And bonnet with feathers, and ribbons and
loops, -.s ras
With an indefinite number of hoops. i-l vsi
None Of your patent machines for nae, i.',
Unless Dame Natures the patentee; - 80 q,
like the sort that can laugh and talk, i9
And take my arr. for an evening walk ~
That will do whatever the owner may choose,
With the slightest prleeptibleturn of the screws
One that can dance, and--possib ibly-hirt,
And make pudding as well as skirt. .fr
One that can sing without dropping astiteh,
And play the housewife, the lady or witch
Ready to give the sagest advice. s5IE s7i4
Or do up your collar and things 50 nice. ,, 'fra
What do you think of my InaeLine2 ''@'
Amt it the best that ever was seeng F--i Ii-'lE7
'Tisn't clumsy mechanical toy, - ef5- i-clr
But flesh and blood J. Hear tllat,-Rny boyl
With a turn for gossip and household affairs.
Which include, you know, the sewing Of tares-
Tut, tut-lOn't talk, see il all ~, n
You needn't keep winking so hard at the WALL; f..
know what your fiigety fumblings mean,
Would you like. yourself, a sewing machine?
Well. get one, then-of the same design 2fi
There was plenty left when got mine. -s5ic1I