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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-11-08

The undersigned is personally acquainted with
Henry Wcssling, and knows that the circumstan-
ccs related in the foregoing certificate are true.
He saw Henry Wesslng during his illness, and
bears willing testimony to the fact Of his re- mark-
able cure by DR.. Cxupkay.
TLs1 A. ROSENHEIM.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
day Of October, A. D. 1859. City and County Of
San Francisco, in the State Of California.
IL. g.. FL. THlBAULT,
Notary Public.
DIR. L. J. CZAPKAY'S private Medical and
Surgical Institute 10 on Sacra mento street, below
Montgomery, opposite the Pacific Nail Steamship
Company's Office, San Francisco. The Doctor
offers free consultations, and asks no remuneratica
unless he effects cure. .
Spermatorrh0ea, or Local Weakness,
Nervous Debility, low spirits, lassitude, weakness
Of the limbs and back, indisposition and incapa-
bility for study and labor, dullness Of spprchen-
sion, loss Of memory, aversion to society, love Of
solitude, timidity, self.disarust, dissnsss, head
ache, involuntary discharges, pains in the side,
affection Of the eyes, pimples ON the face, sexual
and other in6rmitics in men. are cured without
fail by the justly celebrated Physician and Surgeon
L. J. CsAPxAy. His method Of curing diseases IL
row and UNKNOWN TO Ornsls, hence his great
success. All consultations, BY letter or otherwise
free. Address, L. !. Cscrssy, y. D.. Ban Fran
CISCO California. ,ff stssat ia
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Feeding Domestic Animals.

In Germany, says the Semitic Ameri
cam cattle are fed five times each day, and
of course a smaller quantity at leach meal
Here We feed three times per day, Which
plan is right? Do cattle in the wild state
feed but three times per day, or do even
our domestic cattle, educated to three meals
Per day, adhere TO the custom when per-
mi,ted to range in SIGH pastures? Or do
they eat smaller quantities and more fire.
quently? Are the habits of either the
wild cattle or the domesticated to be taken
as pertinent examples of the more Judi
cious course to be pursued? Cases may
occur where the present custom is most
convenient, such as the feedingofw working cat
tie while their drivers are at their meals but
should this apply to fatting cattle, mich
COWS, or cattle not in use?
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
A Negro's Faith.

A Virginia circuit preacher gives tn
following illustration of faith that woulC
remove mountains" which he heard from
the lips of a negro preacher, who was hold
ing forth to his congregation upon the sub
ject Of Obeying the commands of the AL
mighty:
Brethren" he said in his broken way.
"whateber dc good God tells me to do il
dis blsssed book"-hOlding up at the same
time an old and evidently much-read Bible
-"dat I'm gwipe to do. i'll see in dat, |
must jump frOo a stone wall, I'm gwine to
jump at it. Coin froO it belongsto God
jump at it longs to me.
Simple and homcly as was the illustra-
ton, it had an evident effect upon the lin
itei comprchensi on of the preachers hear
ers.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Pleasant Valley, Aprl, 1862.
Set Out a few more Fruit Trees.

Yes, set out a cherry tree by the gate
near the road, and another at the head of
the house t. partially shade the sitting
room from the hot sun. The cherry when
well trained, forms a regular, Symmetrical
tree, ornamental at least when covered
with a profusion of snow white bloom, or
bending beneath its load of dark red fruit.
Set a pear tree in the nook by the shed,
and one at each end of the carriage house.
They will injure nothing and the rich soil
will cause them to grow rapidly. Now
put out a few peach trees along the garden
border where the shade. will scarcely To-
jure the vegetables or a few trees may be
set compactly 10 feet apart, and the space
they would shade be used for raspberries
and blackberries.
There is the lane, too, leading TO the pas
ture, which might well have a row of ap-
pie or pear trees upon each side, which
will injure the adjacent fields far less than
the returns they should give. The rold
sides, also, can be set with apple. trees
yielding winter fruit. Such single rows of
usually give a better return thin
the SANE humber of trees in an orchard
there Is the south side of the barn
shed and hovel, yes, and the tight fence
upon the north side of the garden, which
be covered with grape vines and
yield many bushels of fruit.
Now, reader. look about your buildings.
around the yards, along the fences, etc.
and see if there is not room for a few more
trees. Then 60 to the nearest ~nurseyman,
f he is an honest, careful grower. and Sc
your trees, have taken up with all the
'oots, take them home without exposure to
he sun, and set at once in large broad
lOles, spreading out the roots and fbers !
n their natural position. If the soil is '
Tot rich add a little old manure or ground |
zones at the time Of setting, and hopefully
wait the result of your expenditure of time
nd money. !
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Moss on Roofs,

The Woyking Fdrme speaks of a barr
near the farm Of the editor of that paper
with a single rolf fifty years old. the
shingles DOW appearing quite as bright
and in as good order as most shingle roofs
are at the end of one year. When built
the roof was coated with lime-wash tinted
with Ochre fully charged with glue and
salt Twenty years ago it was again coat
ed with lime-washtinted with umber.-
Lime-wash alone would have answered ev-
cry purpose, although The appearance
would not be so agreeable to the eye
The wash being tinted gives it more the
color Of new shingles just put upon the
roof
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Printers Tax Bill.

The following list of taxable articles.
about to be introduced into the pending
Washington bill has been furnished by "our
Oacn correspondent - Onneaut Reporter.
For a subscription list of 500 subscrib-
ers, . cents on every number issued. Upon
editorials, original, 8 cents per line upon
stolen articles, | cent; upon Geographic
news, true, 10 cents, false, 5 cents for ev-
cry ten words. Upon an editors table, 8
cents for every square inch of lumber it
contains; on goOse-quills, . cents per doz-
en-. For taking a chew of tobacco, Is cents /;
for smoking a pipe, 10 cents on the pipe in
addition to the advalorem duty on tobacco.
Fol marriage notices inserted in a paper 10
cents a line duty; for license for an editor
to cross his legs % cents on each leg. For
permission to look in the dictionary, 4 cents
an hour; for swearing at the devil when he
calls for copy" l2k cents a day; for
scratching the head for an idea, from l to
II cents, according to the ideas obtained /;
for permission to vote for Congressman 80
cents, all other State, national and county
OAlCcIS, u CculSj " lSdu lHC nCdu VI thC
hand, when tired, ii cents a lean for ask
ing a man to take tie paper . per cent per
hundred; for going to bed before 9 o'clock
without permission from Morpheus. S. a
month; for wandering in the land of
dreams, 3 cents a mile; for asking your
wife what she is going to have for break
fast. . cents a letter; for trading at stores
which do not advertise, rs cents a month
for getting out of bed wrong end first in
the morning. a fine of 80 cents will be i'm
posed; for license to say ''Oh, shaw" SIS
per month for doing as you would be done
by. S25 amonth, for putting your panta-
looms on over your head, SIG a week; for
using latin quotations 50 cents a line, etc.
etc, nd mtiRitnR.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Biddy's Troubles.

It's thru for me Katy, that l never seed
the like of this people afore. It's a sorry
time I've been having since coming 70 this
house, twelve months agOne this week
Thursday. Yer honor know, that nv
fourth cousin, Ann Mccarthy, recommend
ed me to Mrs. Whaler, and told the lady
that Knew about ginteel homework and
the likes; while, at the same time | had
nlEer seed inter an American lady's kitch-
en-. So she engaged me, and my heart was
JIst ready to burst with grief for the story
that Ann had told, for Mrs. Whaler was a
swate spoken lady, aud niyer looked cross
like IN her life; that knew by her smooth.
KIND face. Well, jist the first thing she
told me to do after l had dressed the chill.
&ren, was to dress the ducks for dinner
L stood looking at the lady for a connie of
minutes, before could make out any moan.
lng at all to her words. Thin I went
searching after clothes for the ducks: and
such a time as had to be sure. High and
low L went, till at last my mistress axed me
what Tor was looking; and l said the
clothes for the ducks to be sure. Och. and
now she screamed and laughed till my face
was as nd as the sun wild shame. and she
showed me In her kind swate way, what her
meaning was. Thin she told me how to
air the beds, and it was a day for me iu-
dade, when L could 60 up chamber alone.
ana clare up the rooms. One day Mrs.
Mhaler SAID to me, ''Biddy, an ye may
give the baby an airin, if yes will"
What should l do-and it's thru what |
am saying this blessed minute-but 90 I'D
stairs wild the child, and shake it, and then
how'd 1t out Of the Einder. Such a scream
ing and kicking as the baby gave-but |
hid on the harder. livery body then in
the strate looked at me; at last mistress
came up to see what for was so much noise.
81 am tbrying to air the baby" l said.
"but 1t kicks and scrames dridfully."
There was a company down below, and
win Mrs. Whaler told them what I had
been afther doing l thought they would
scare the folks in the strate screaming.
And then / was told that | must do m
MIR. Whaler's linen shirts one day, when
my mistress was out shopping She told
me repeatedly to do them up nice, for mas
Ter was goin' away; so l takes the sharts.
ana did them all up in some paper that |
was afther bringing from the ould county
Sgid me, and tied some bright pink ribbon
about the bundle.
Where are the sharts, Biddy," asked
Mrs. Whaler, when she coined home.
81 have been doin' them up in a quare ,
NICE way" l said. and bringing her the /,
bundle.
viii you liver be done wild your CRANE :
nessY' she axed me wild a loud scrame. !
L can't for the life of me be tellin' what {
their talking names. At home, we call :
the likes of this work, fine starchine-and =
a deal of it l have done too. 0chi and :
nag the blessed Yargin pity me for 1 niv- '
erH be cured of my graneness!" /
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
Written for the Field Notes.
Usefulness of Birds.

As a general thing the value of birds is
not fully appreciated; besides the variety
and richness of their plumage and the
sweetness of their songs, which is one great
attraction; they possess other merits of far
more value to the people in destroying mil
lions of noxious insects which infest our
land. destroy our crops. and lay waste our
helds and gardens. And it is an alarming
fact that the number Of the birds is de-
creasing, while that of the insects is in
creasing rapidly. 1t is certain that crops
are injured worse Of late years by insects
than formerly.
The grub worm is getting to be our great
est pest; last season in places the grass
was literally eaten out by these worms the
chinch bug also infest OUT cornfelds, max
ing dreadful. havoc; our forests also are
sometimes stripped of their foliage By green
worms If instead of harassing and des-
troying the birds, all would try to encOur-
age them to increase and protect them,
such disastrous effects might be prevented.
The despised crow and blackbird, for in
stance, are hated and destroyed. and their
nests robbed by nearly every one, but
they are of great value in destroying
worms and grubs of all kinds, that infes.
our corD6elds in fact the grub worm is
the choicest food Ofthe crow. Il is true
that crows and blackbirds sometimes
plumber our fields, but they repay the
damage in destroying insects which do dou-
bic the damage that they do. There Is
no bird but does more good than harm.
Many people suppose the hawk and owl
to be of no value; true, they make a meal
of our fowls sometimes, yet they more than
repay by killing the mice which destroy
our grain in vast quantities. Swallows are
also very valuable, their chief food being
moths, bugs and other insects taken on the
wing. A nest of swallows should never
be harmed; the food Of quails which are SO
shamefully slaughtered yearly, is princi-
pally insects in the summer. especially the
bug, which is obstructive to corn.
A quail should never be killed you had
better never taste-quail meat than to have
your crops destroyed. A pair of wrens
have been known to carry hundreds Of cat
terpillars to their nest in a day and other
birds of course destroy insects in proportion;
so multiply what one bird kills by The
thousands Of birds that are killed annually
and it is no wonder that the number Of in-
sects is so much greater now than for
merly.
And now farmers. planters, spOrtsmen
and people in general, let me en- reat you
for your own good, do no. kill the birds;
when they come around you do not scare
them away and throw stones at them, but
be kind to them, make small boxes and
erect for them to build in, and they will
repay you in destroying the insect ,
pests of the country. :
J A. CONVERSE.
Pleasant TdUeU. ADrI. 1862.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

a GREAT TELEscoPE-Mr. Alval
Clark, of Cambridge. Mass, has construct
ed an achrOmatic telescope, said to be tn,
largest in the world. The glass has a 70
cal distance of twenty three feet and a di
ameter of eighteen inches. This telescopt
has removed both difficulties of sphericlt
and chromatic alteration, and shows the
images of the stars as round uniform discs.
without any wings or wisps Of light dis.
torting their aspect.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
cheese Watts Cheese Vats!!

o-N u " Z
can sell you the best Cheese Vat now offered
a5vSnt,ao 'nls community. Notice some points Of
icgs anil ~ otner watts, Weus substantial iron
~ Il z, val, a mere touch tips the vat to whey off
o. ienn Tlth other watts. to relieve the ioinfaJ
E"teated. The bottom of the lin VAT Z snn-
P2rlea wiih iron braces. instead of he woo TO- slst Up >
WIN otneT watts. This aiinws the eniire yot ,e III ~
~ edeh DAY; no rusting out under inc sI,ts
Otner Nats, patented. We introduce H. L as "s II
.enlae OF me vat. directly from the heater. no nii n
~ ID out; wien the milk is hot enough We sbHt
cias;a. "a vim a SIMPLE movement of a lever
S.oSihs valves over the openings 10 the val. at H..
frn "e ~, jnds opening a valve which communicate
2 clothes boiler. This Is soon SET boiI;ne ana ,E 80
r % a supply of hot water to wash IN: no other
!" 4 Inis arrangement. Also patented. The
,sts afe SUBSTANTIALLY made, and of the hest of ma
Itch, ana Tor convenience aud durability are nat
eguaied by any other vat. You should see these
Nats before buying elsewhere.
Agents; J; B.. Curtis. Pennington: Milo Powers
Mecca; {. Reeder. Fowler: Vernon. Baker & 20
Hartford. WILKINS e 81 pITrSSo"
West AndOver, Ashtabula Co. Feb % fssSi,r
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

A NOBLE SENTIMExT.-In Alexander
Hamilton's frs: political speech occur the
beautiful words:
1.-The sacred rights of mankind are not to
be rummaged for among old parchments or
mrsty records; they are written as with a
sunbeam in the volume of human nature
by the hand of Divinity itself. and can
never be erased or Obscurcd by mortal pow
er."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

There is nothing like courage in misfor.
tune. Next to faith in God and in his ov-
erruilng providence, a mans faith in him.
self is his salvation. 1t is the secret of all
power and success. 1t makes a man strong
as the billiard iron Or elastic as the spring
ing steel.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

The CATTLE DISEASE CONE AGAIN.
The pleuro pneumonia, so fatal to cattle in
Massachusetts, some two or three years ago,
has again made its appearance in several
places IN the eastern part of that State
The Legislature has appointed a commits
sion Of investigation on the subject.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

There IS a grocer in Philadelphia, who
Is SAID to be so mean that be was seen to
catch a flea off his counter, hold him up by
his hind leg. and look into the crack of his
feet. to see if he hadn't been stealing some
of his sugar.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23
LULLABY.

Now the twilight shadows fit:
NOW the evening lamp is lit
Sleep. baby, sieepl
Little head on mothers arm.
she will keep him safe from harm.
Keep him safe and fold him warm:
Sleep. baby. sleep.
Baby's father, fa= away.
Thinks of him at shut Of day,
Sleep. baby. sleepl
Hemust guard the sleeping camp.
heark ming in the cold and damp.
ror the ioeman's stealthy tramp;
Sleep, baby. sleep.
lie an hear the lullaby.
He can see the laughing eye,
Sleep, baby. sleep!
And he knows. though we are dumb
How we long 10 have him come
Back 70 baby, mother, home:
Sleep, baby. sieepi
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Timothy says the first time he went to
counting, he felt as if a pink angel had
hauled him down a rainbow with a piece Of
chain lightning smack into a pile of down.
Bhar's a pistol?
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

He who has struck his colors to the DOW
ers of an evil habit, has surrendered himself
to an enemy. bound by nc articles of faith.
and from whOmhe can expect only the vilest
taeatment.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

A surly bachelor remarks that the ladies'
fashions for the ensuing season, show a per-
sistent determination in the dear creatures
tocrawl out of their dresses through the up
per part.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Tom and Joe were talking over their
travels, when Tom asked his chum. "Were
you ever IN Greece % NO." replied Joe
but Once fell into a laundering big tub
of soap"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Some one says that if a young lady has
pretty teeth she laughs often; if she's cot
a small foot, she'll wear a short dress II
she's got a neat hand, she's sure to show
it.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Pat. if Mr.. Jones comes before nv re.
turn, tell him that 1 will meet him at two
o'clock" AYE, aye, sir, but what shall |
tell him if he don't come"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

There is high authority for odd matches
IN tins world. Venus, the Goddess of
Beauty, was married to lame blacksmith.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

he gentleman so often spoken Of in nov
els who rlvited people with his gaze, ha:
now obtained employment at a boiler manu-.
factory.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

John, spell effects" "F.x." Riobt
Next, spell seedy." cd" Right again
Now spell cakes, '.K-a-x."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Father. do ships make nails ?" No. nv
sOn-why do you ask ?" '.Why, coz /
heard our captain say that the ship had
made two lacks within the last half hour"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Mrs. harrington being asked what par
hcular church she attended, replied, "Any
paradox church where the gospel is dispens-
ed with"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Bogus lOgic-Why does a man sue. for
damages, and in his plea of complaint
claim that he has already received more
damages than he wanted?
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

The first" business of Lynn is the man.
ufaetqre Of shoes. That however. is init.
mately connected with the .last bust
ness.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Plutarch said of weak men put in great
places, "that they were like little statutes
set on great bases, made to appear the less
by their advancement"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

a sailor, looking serious in a chapel in
boston was asked by a minister if he felt
any change? Not a cent" said Jack.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

There John, that's twice you've come
nome and forgotten the lard" LA. moth.
er, It was SO greasy that it slipped my
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

Ladies who array themselves in patent
hoops should sing. as they dress, ..Stin so
gently Ger me steelag."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

"GOt any ice at your end of the table,
Dill NO, but I've got the next thing to
II" What's that" "a severe cold"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

A gentleman, the other evening, objected
to playing whist with a.lady, because, he
said, she had such winning way," abont
her.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

If COINS were hereditary, they might
properly be called patrimOnial achers.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

a western paper speaks of a man who
died without the aid of a physician."-
Such instances of death are very rare
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-23

The shortest way to a mans heart is
down his throat.