Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-07-16
no. 16.

in six Of those who leave the world die in
some ore of the public institutions-a work.
house, hospital, ssylHm. or prison. Nearly
one IN eleven of the dealhs Is in work
house.
This sh"ws that poverty fellows o!oee at the
heels Of wealth and Eastens on the multitude
with relentless grasp. Every sixth person
dies pau ier or a criminal Can this be said
OF any other city on the globe? And how
great a number there must Re who barely
manage to e,eape this faiet The severe coin-
pe'i ion for subsistence and wealth which
charac- crises London life Is a terrible ordeal
for any human being to pass thrnuoh, and
thousands fill in tie attempt, cru he'd beneath
the golden Jugpernaut.
l. is now nntOFinIs, savsa London exchange
that in the large establishments, where some
hundreds Of assistants arr employ ed the great
majority Of them are broken trade-men. crush
ed BY the c,mnetition of capital. Evel these
occupations are obtained with difficulty. anil
the less fortunate grat rally sink lower and
lower in tile scale, until they are driven into
he pu' lie instiIu ions, where they meet an
unfimely dparh.
TIE li>s is further Rwelled by tina, numer-
Gus Glass who. born in a respectable sphere
and well ,.duclted. sink into degeneration from
the sheer love Of display and vanity Of living
beyond tIeir m ans L i an record that. out
If ri.ht th"usaud eonvic who have passed
their probation thruu b PrntOnville, one
thousand have fallen through this vice; and
it is stated that most Of tie number were. or
iginaIIy. respectable in more than ordinary
degree.
These statements teach us that the great
ness Of London has b en- purchased at fear
Sul cnst Of human poverty. m sery and crime
the result Of the esaer pursuit of wealth
OH E,oLEs.-Sixty years ago. when the
townShip was first settled. pair of the whi'e-
heade or bali sprcirs h4d next in tall
tree on tire farm Of Mr.. Kelley. They were
not disturbed, and for twenty years they oc-
erni.i the resi- annually rearing and sending
for'h a brood Of ea-ets, when violent storm
overturned tie tree. and Of course DESTROYED
their hab at OF. The 'her rel their ary
h,ma on lofty and inaccessible sycamore,
on the farm Of Riley Pettib me. adjoining Mr..
Krley's, and enjovrd acquiline happiness
with uni-terrup'ed security tor forty ye5rs
lnngpr, raj ing TO eagle-hnod two OF three
clicks yearly. A few weeks aro high wind
we. chel Of the limb containing The nest,
ami threw it to the ground with such energy
that it was tom to atoms and q very young
and vrrv bald eagle killed. The nest was
large. b,iug made Of about ten bushels Of
sticks and leaves. This aged and perseveriug
counle are now making third nest on an
other q more near 'he one lately DESTROYED.
How Old these birds are is not known. but
rha' they are the s.me pair found here by the
arli. ST settlers. there Is no do br. They are
50 long famili T wi q = presence Of men hist
t ev can Re srproa ll.el within 'ew feet;
and their great age. constancv, and friendi-
$ have qiven-themth the respect of the neigh
bnrs, who would turn out en- masse and NIB
The unluckv sport who should attsmnt TO
shoot or despoil this royal family Girard,
Pa Union.