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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

Mr., D. Minerva's brotber.in- Iaw.sand
myself were, the day after the debate
lying under the spreading bouelis Of an
ola oak, enjoying the luxury Of The shade.
Pleasantly chatting away the hours as
they passed, when. like an. angel from
the upper deep, suddenly appeared MI
nerva, hS our presence. With 4 Sto;e
hrmness and>a digni6ed mein, (there was
little twitteri1g about The heart. Igmuss
confess, J the compliments Of the morn
ing were passed between Minerva and
myself / thought could detect a shade
Of melancholy in the countenance of MI.
nerva, but still there was that 3 sweet
and indescribable smile PLAYING upon her
| lips, and which never failed 10 s set INV
heart in very strange c5mmotion. She
passed on t. the house. Soon afterwards.
my friend. MI. d.. proposed that we
should return 10 the house. To this /
made all kinds ofobjections. but all to no
purpose. He would not listen to any Of
them and, the fact was, ! had promised
to do 80. and my real objection II could
not offer TO him. S. SIS
an an itnto me parl0fs IA, Snu take q
seat. ! will join you Ia short time.
said my friend. 4
How confonnded ceremonious D, q
this evening ! why IL the d-l could he
invite me into his wife's sitting loom.
like he Away did. / have been ieere ifty
times and this is the first time he has
ever invited me into the parlor, (nhless
there were company, to keep company
with chairs, sofas and centre tables
But, then, he viii not keep me long With
out 2 companion. No, i viii Bet nv
happiness, heI will send Minerva is en-
terrain me, I'M less than Eve minutes. /
wish Mrs D. would come in with her.
III bet two to one, Minerva comes alone.
Well, do We not meet almost every day,
Why not now : Must i make a Ounce 81
myself Can 4 not meet any living girl
without blushipg. without emotion, With
out pslpitation and throes ofthe heart ]
will do i. / WIN win the wager with Doc,
and demonstrate, the correctness OF my
cherished theory. that the love ofIscience
is stronger than the affections between
the sexes. Come philosophic calmness.
Equiet my heart and nerves, lei dignity Sc
tssep in every expression Of my connte-
nance; be FIRM, for ! hear the rushing Of
silk, and a well known step In the. han.
Mss Minerva, let me band You to-
Miss MiservaI How ceremonious..
We're spoken in such peculiar, loving
and sarcastic manner, and around her
mouth that same 'inexpressabls smile II
Iloyliness.,'
M dear. DEAR, sMrSERYA--xsoy I
nope WnLYoU BE MINE rs va
MINERVA gently laid Der white deli
cate hand into mine, and lovingly inclin-|
ed her head towards my bosonfn-eleva-
| ting her deep liquid eyes into mine. then
slowly turned them to The carpet. .ss
| clasped the offered hand, and incir-
cled hergraceful waist With my LEFT arm.
while ! impressed long. deep and farY-
ent kiss upon the sweetest lips that God
ever blessed al girl with seS
In the fnllness ofmy heart I exclaimed:
@, God this is moro than Bliss the
fullness Of heaven on earth r aar
E Halloo, XXI, what in the world has
caused you 80 much happiness, about
which yousare maxine sicls ado p asked
Imy friend D.. from an adjoining room.
MINERVA /! 81
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

Whither, O / whitber unguarded
hand, are YOU leading me I? Where are
my resolves, where my Eve years Of free
dom must not. will not % any fur
ther.l Pardon me, Minerva, but | feel
very sick, ! must return home. Forgive
me, Minerva, l win see you again to NOR
row. good evening. I'll
sIGood. bye, K.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

The Offering Of your arm to Young
lady whom you are about to escort, S
now rendered. Ny dear miss will
you condescehd so FAR as to sacrifice yoHr
own Inconvenience to my pleasure. as 10
insert the fye digitals and part Of the
extremity Of your contagious arm through
the angular aperture formed by the crook
ing Of my elbow against the perpendicu-
lar portion Of my frame.'' Z \
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

Not long sincs witness. Jones, was
being predetermined before Judge
H, Of Mississippi. The witness was
making some broad assertions, when lbs
counsel on the opposite side asked him ii
he really believed what he said
He replied, Yes. Stree Bod -
: Whereupop the Judgesaid Nj. CleTk.
fine Mr.. Jones Eve dollars for The rec, and
Eve for.ths Bod.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29
:, KENTUCKY LIME.

lDURWELI. 3 FORD. having beenap-
I'D appointed as agents for Mum 3 Ken &c
TELime. ard al the public service 70
furuissf small or large quantities Of the
same. II No use ia recommend. Give It Z
trial. lit stands on lis own goodness.
Price. ner barrel, at the wharf boat, FL.
Pleasant, Sl ,a0. All orders will meet
PROMPT attention. "
l,t1Pleasant. Jane 4, 1886, yanstf
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

SLIoHr DHyEREscE. See nurse. zee.
exclaimed = delighted papa, as something
like smile irritated the Ace Of his infant:
an angel is whispering to i e No.
sir, replied the more matter-cf- fact
nurse Its only thelWind on his stoui- !,
ach.'5a ~ l,s,s .l.s SIX
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

ling
2 yes, I may as well tell you, fol
Doc could as easily count the stars as "a
keep any thing 4 secret from Sallie, and
you know the old saying. what one lady
knows they all know
How very fiattering-thahk you yery
kindly for your information but viii
acknowledge tits so pleasant 10 have some
one 70 tell US al the news id the neigh
borhood. Dr. Russo kind to Sallie.
Please excuse me, Minerva, for refer
ing to that old adge. my tongue viii never
stop IN the right place; as it Is always 4
qualification to me, to be the means 81
making others happy, especially the Ia
dies, ! will give you q, littieIitem Of the
latest news 4 have, and about which Doc
and | were eonversing.''
You are very kind-do tell me, X,
what ii is
IL You must promise not to tell ,Sdiliis,
fol- she is deeply interested in. it, { \ sa
@, as to that, what one knows they
all know but do tell WHIST itsis.'
i Well. then, Doc Is going to propose
70 sallie this evening.
@, my ! how it viii Tighten her
bui she toid me she had been anticipating
it for sometime. Excuse me, but my
tongue would not stop at the proper time.
You are excusable, as we are all fast
friends. Doc and I know each others
secrets. Saliie has made wise and ju-
dicious choice-no better fellow in the
world than Doc And he has won the
heart Of the sweetest and most lovely girl
IN the country Don't you think 60
Reader, | wish you could have seen
those deep, large and liquid eyes and
sweet smile that played upon the rosy
iifs OF my lair companion, as she asked
that question. ba8S 5i5
Well yes, that is, u is well remem-
bered my wager, | do think Sallie IS an
angel 81 girl
-
!, . what acrowd is here.i The school
house is more than full, | hope we will
have nice time this evening il 4sleg,,.
hope 81, Here is pleasant seat,
!. en- haa,sa s 81, ;il9 81 $3.50. .ia
Theta ,,ess;on e. $500 ia. ~ 49, asa Il
N, Ldne -, ;,a,s $500 = az $780,,
fsar, -
! FOR The aftirmat;v , 4 1 e, and
II. w On the neoatiye--ISH and M,
The aro,in,sentsS M AMI .eo,,s m his
question 81 far a. I AM adv;sed 5el;y
ered N this occasion "A liza tbe ante
deluyians. forever IostI ID mortal ken
Brayely and CALAMITY were ez every inch 81
ground contested. Manfully did the
Doctor ,3;ssact tha,l nI,;oa,as tvorL ~ 81
The human heart 'Toneb;pe' !, we're n, i,b \,
appeals 10 tha heartsIof ltha 9antler soy
il : support If Bis position. But. un.
expectediy to Is, The Chairman ! de-
.eided tba o,iestion In the nerat;ra u
The Dr.. called I'll a decision ofTthe
whole house Again was, ID. disan-
pointed, The house ware almost mani.
mously against his position !, But, lucky
dog, | afterwards learned that Sailie. that
evening, as 4 reward for his efforts and
asa bonus for his disappointment, made
him a present Of her hand. Her heart.
she had long since eiyen to the same
person. 's.l
i Iii is not our PURPOSE 10 attempt dis
criptions Of persons ana scenes n this mar
.ratire. We will leave the reader % fiji
them up according To their own liking.
We n1ust. bovvayer a;ya ] short though
,,-o.,I,, 81, - Va. IN, af III -,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29

Excuse me. Minerva. sor keeping you
waiting 30 long, but Doc and l have been
% interested this evening that We were
moi cdghizant of The lateness ol The hour
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
UNHAPPY HOMES.

Small matters are often needlessly
made subjects of daily comment and
blame; and in the end il comes thar home
is sometimes anything but the happy
place we choose to make il out in songs
and fictions of various kinds.
This, when it occurs, is a great pity.
| am for making home very happy to chill
dren, if it can be managed, which, OF
course, is not 10 be made by weak CON-
pliances, and having no fixed rules. For
no creature is happy, or even free, as
GGihe has pointed out, except IN the cir
cult of law. But, once having laid down
laws and regulations, all within those
bounds should be very kind at home.
Now listen to the captious, querulous
seedlings that you may hear, even as you
go along the streets, addressed by parents
to children; is it not manifest that in sf.
ter life there will be too much fear in the
children's minds. and belief that their
father and mother never will sympathize
with them as others even might-never
will forgive them! People of all classes,
high and low, err inthe same way; and in
looking about the world, | have some-
times thought that thoroughly jadieiOus
father &c one of the rarsst creatures to be
met Nth.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
A NEW AND VALUABLE INvEE.
TI0H.

Prof. Forrest Shepherd, Of New Haven,
says the New York Tli6uns, has lately
invented and patented a sla'e globe,
which can hardly fail to become indis-
pensable 10 the schools and academies,
not 10 say colleges and families of The
land. 1t is made of ligh, wood, hollow,
and covered on the out side with q prep.
aration surprising the most perfect slate,
thus forming q Uask globe, on which the
learner can begin at the foundation, and
get perfect idea Of all the great points
of geography, in way impossible with
mere maps. il Is likely to work an en-
tire revolution in the mode Of STUDYING
geography; and to do for that study what
slales and blackboards have done for.
arithmetic, making familiar TO practice
what otherwise is but thu memory Of
rules and descriptions. II is but few
weeks since the Manufacturers &C. T.
candee and Co., of New Haven were
resdy 10 furnish these beautiful articles
Of science and amusement, and already
their orders are so numerous .ha, /, is
impossible to meet them. The apparatus
Of our common and high schools will Be
incomplete without these globes. and their
introduction viii mark new era in The
mode Of geographical study.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
WICKED DIR. TUTHILL,

"A man of medicine named Hsrkimer
Sternburg, has sent in petition to the
Legislature asking that body to print his
book giving a means to cure intemper-
ance, diabetes, nervous debility, &C.
The petition was referred by the house to
the medical committee, and of course,
the Doctors of that little squad would not
favor any invention calculated to ami
hilate their occupation, SO their Chair.
man DR.. Tulhill, reports:
That they have had under their seri-
Gus consideration the subject referred to
them, and have become satisfied, if the
prayer ofthe petitioner be granted, that
the result of the scheme proposed by this
Herkimer Sternburgh, il successful, will
be the annihilation ofihe medical profess
ion, and thus the five OF six thousand
doctors Of our State will be turned out
upon the cold charities Of an unfeeling
world; that it will introduce the millen-
ium several hundied years before its
proper advent in the regular order Of
business; that it will dislocate every joint
in the system ofthe moral universe; and
further, than the committee have not had
the aforesaid manuscript submitted to
their inspection, but, startled by its
'-highfelutin" title, they desire to be ex
cused from the reading and passing judg-
memt upon work so transcendentsl in
its purposes, and so momentous in its
consequences, and modes,ly advise that
Herikmer be Flowed TO withdraw his
petition from the files Of the assembly of
the State of New York. and that he pre-
sent the same with his manuscript. TO the
Legislature of the Moon, at lis next ses-
sion and, therefore the committee ask to
be discharged from its farther considera.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM, OF
OHIO.

This Institution is situated at Colum-
bus. From the annual report of the
trustees for 1859, we learn that the
whole number under instruction, during
last year, was; Males IO4, Females 81,
Total l85. OF that number. four were
from Trumbull County, viz; Colonel
Artherholt of Brookheld, Ira Craudon,
Girard, ]. Galley Strickland and Eliza
beth NJ. Barnard of Pennington.
The deaf and dumb have existed since
the world began; but their education and
culture is one of those triumPhs of mind
reserved to be wrought out by the benev-
olencs of the present age. Surely it
must have been the inspiration of Heaven
that first suggested the brilliant thought.
In the year l8l7-only forty -one years
since-that well directed effort was made
is this benevolent work in the United
States. In that year the American Asy-
lum at Hartford was opened, under the
direction ofthe Rev. Tn. H. Gallaudet,
The Institution at Hartford has reared
aud furnished instructors for most Of the
institutions of this country, and has thus
given character TO all of them; October,
1929, the Ohio Institution was opened for
the reception of pupils:
From that period 10 the present, the in
crease in the number of deaf mutes has
kept pece with the growing population
Of the State. All our older Institutions,
where trades have been taught, can
point to hundreds of their graduates who
haze become worthy and substantial citi-
zens. They are pursuing the trades
taught them al school, are industrious,
thrifty, contenied, and very many have
families growing up around them.
In Ohio, there are now l,340 persons
who are deaf and dumb, Thomas H.
Gallaudet. the originator OF this great
system cf educating the deaf and dumb,
was born in l7a5. he graduated at Yale
College, in 1895, he established the
American Asylum al Hartford in 1917,
and died in 1861 aged 6s years; Gal
laudet was one of fhe best men that ever
lived, and his name will be remembered
with love longer than the world will last.
A beautiful monument has been erected
over his grave, and the whole nation Ia
menied his death. Among his class
mates at Yale College, was Eliha SPen-
Ger who was former Editor of the Wes-
tern Reserve Chronicle. and who died at
Warren, Ohio, in 1919.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
THIS EARTH A COMET.

The American Journal Of Science and
Arts, for January contains quite num-
Der Of articles popular, as well as Of more
scientific interest, among these in an ar
ticle by Prof. VIM. A. Norton, of Yale
College, which evincss scientific research
and abounds in mathematical terms, but
one Of whose conclusions is the somewhat
startling one, that "the earth is actually,
in certain sense, a comet, and that lis
luminous train is seen by Us in the 20.
diacl light"
We cheerfully take this occasion to
commend the Journal TO the attention
and enlarged patronage of the communi.
ty, and especially of our educated and
scientific men. The publishers are Sl-
liman & Dana, New Haven.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09

things; and 1 have become so used to
this, that, Notwithstanding an occasional
spasm, really I am-pretty well, thank
you, but
l do not believe that the stream OF
kindness, which flows so continually from
men to us-ward. has any such polluted
source. 1t is not under-hand, as some
would have US believe, nor sinister
Men do not Systematically Cypress US
They mean well, only they are little
thick headed. As soon as they see their
way clear, they will walk in it. Mean
while comes in this involuntary outgush-
ing, this innate nobility of soul-this
germ of the possible angel, which pray
God may spring up, and bud, and BIOS
SOM into glorious fruitage. Am 1 enthu-
siastic ; 1 have right to be. A nation
of men loyal--not to grace. beauty,
magnifcence, but 10 womsnhood, to the
highest impulses of fallen human nature,
TO the love element of the universe, is a
thing to be enthusiastic about. ~ will
indulge my sacred fury" If woman
does not fall in love dozen times du.
ring a weeks journey. it can only be
from the manifest impossibility of con.
ducting SO many "affairs" to success.
full termination. Nero wished all Rome
had one head, that he might strike it of
at blow. / could wish that all Amer.
lea had but one heart, in which case there
would be but one thing wanting to com.
plete my happiness. Wis; that that dis;il,
led heart should be as tenderly disposed
towards me as l should be towards it.
l have somewhere read that, in 6
part of the Jewish worship, the men say
"I thank the, o God, that thou hast no
made me a woman :" and the woman
devOutly and meekly follow, II thank
thee, o God, that thou hast made me as
it pleased thee" The first is the Ian.
guage of nature, the second of grace
The FIRST is ply siology, and impractica
bic to us the second. philosophy, anC
attainable. Let US take courage.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
HOW RAIN Is FORMED.

To understand the philosophy Of this
phenomenon, essential 10 the exis,ance Of
plants and animals, few facts derived
from observation of a long train Of exper-
iments must be remembered. With the
atmosphere everywhere, at all times at
full temperature. we should never have
rain, hail or snow. The water absorbed
by it in evaporation from the sea and the
earlhs surface, would descend in an i'm
.perceptible vapor, or cease to be absorb.
ed by the air when it was once fully sat.
urated. The absorbing power Of the at.
mosphere. and consequently its capacity
to retain humility, is propor,ionably great.
er in warm than cold air. The air near
the surface of the earth is warmer than
it is in the region Of the clouds. The
higher we ascend from the earth, the
colder we find the atmosphere. Hence
the perpetual snow on a very high noun
tain in this climate. Now, when, from
continued evaporation. the air is highly
saturated with vspor. thoughit be invis-
ible, If lis temperature is suddenly reduc-
ed by cold currents descending from 8
high to low attitude, its capacity to re-
tain moisture is diminished, clouds are
formed, and the result, is rain. Air con-
denses as it cools, and, like a sponge filed
with water and compressed, Pours on,
the water which its diminished capacity
cannot hold. How singular, yet how
simple, is such an arrangement for wa
tering the earth.- Scientific Amsr.eca.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
Misfellameous.
From the National Era
MEN AND WOMEN.
Wherein Man is Greatly Magnifed
By GAIL HAMILTON.

/ am a woman am sorry that it is
so. but it is SO. / would great deal
rather be a man; but am not a man.
Ifmy own inclination had been consulted,
there would have been unanimous vote
for ''the opposition; but my convenience
was quietly ignored, and The first intima
ton l bad of the impending catastrophe
was my own existence as forlorn, dis
NAL, wailing. girl baby.
Ny masculine preferences do not arise
from the perverseness of the natural
heart. prone to be disaffected towards
any existing state of things. since / am
univ, rsally Acknowledged to possess a
cheerful. contcnted and happy DISPOSE
ton: nor is it the mere whim of tickle,
capricious mind. 1t is rather a sponta-
neous growth of the soil. springing up at
all times and seasons. 1t is the immov-
able granite stratum underlying my
whole life. and outcropping at frequent
points. Far back. almost to my infancy,
rem mber marching around with cap
on my head. a whip in my Land. and a
huge pair of bots rattIing around my
feet. A the MARTYRS OF old time f. rtjoiced
in persecution. SO I. with the sublimity
of great principle swelling my heart.
gloried in the epiihet TON boy" All
feminine employments did not despise,
but detest. Whatever kept me within
the house was disagreeable; whatever
took me out of il delightful. A broom
was my aversion, bread tub my horror.
and needle. under all circumsta
my specific abomination. To hoe, to
rake, to husk corn, to pick apples, to
chase squirrels. TO leap hay mows, to
ride perched on the top of a wagon load
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
AN INDIGNANT WOMAN.

Some "horrid wretch" having yentur-
ed on the opinion that ga women whs
loves unsought, deserves the scorn OF tho
man she loves" is shot dead by the fol-
lowing from lady correspondent Of the
Buffalo Patriot:
Heaven forgive me! but may the man
who penned that neversee another bonaet!
May no white dimPled arms ever encircle
his cravat, or Buttons vegetate on his
shirts. May no rosy lips ever press his
moustache, and the fates grant that bis
dicxy strings break short of every morn
ing. May no woman's heart ever lean
to beat faster-except with indignation
at the mention Of his name, and may his
stocking always need 'darning.
An when his nerves are all unstrung
by disease, and his head lhrobs with pain,
as though an earthquake were brewing
in it, may he have nothing in his sick
cnamOef out ooot neelSs ana see not one
inch Of muslin or calico.
Gives her love unaskedi OH with
true hearted man, this would, methinks,
be the reason of reasons why we should
love her. She gives to him her whole
heart-for in these things woman does
uot work by halses-no, from gratitude,
because he loves her; not from pity or
charity, because he has begged it Of her;
but because because-dear mei il will
take more of a philosopher than 1 am TO
account for the undeniable fact that wo-
men do sometimes love the horrid crea.
lures called men.--Rah Gladinq.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09
LADIES AND NEWSPAPERS.

An exchange talks sensibly about the
reading Of newspapers by the ladies'
OF course the fair sex will use some care
in the selection of their journals, and of
the articles they read. Those only who
have a TASTE for police reports will read
them, unless for their own instruction
and protection. These are necessary, to
q certain extent, bur it is not necessary,
nor is it probable, that all classes Of per-
sons will read them, or at least make them
to any greet extent, their study. Here
are the remarks:
1t is grea, mistake in female educa-
,ion to keep young lady's time and at
tenlion devoted only 10 the fashionable
literature of The day. II you would quail
ify her for conversation, you must give
her something to talk about-giye her
education with The actual wor;d and its
transpiring events. Urge her 10 read
newspapers and become familiar with
the Presen, character and improvement
of our race. History is Of some impor-
lance; but the past world is dead, and
we can have no effect upon il. Our
though, and our concerns should be for
the present world-to know what !, is
and improve the condition oft. Let her
have an intelligen, conversation concern
ing the mental, moral, political and rslig-
ious improvement Of our times. Let the
gilded snnusls and poems on the center
table be kept part OF the time covered
with the weekly and daily journals
lie, the whole family-men, women, and
children read the newspapers.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-09

Every man must in a measure be
alone in the world. No heart was ever
cast in the same mould as that which we
bear within US.