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distance by Sound

A bell rung under the water returns
tone as distinct as if rung in the air.
Stop one ear with the finger, and
press the other to the end Of a long
stick or piece of dead wood; and if q
watch be held at the other end of the
wood, ticking will be heard, whatever
be the length of the stick or wood.
Tie q poker on the middle of a strip
of flannel two or three feet long, and
press your thumbs or fingers into your
ears, while you swing the poker against
an iron fender, and you will hear a
sound like that of q church bell.
These prove that water, wood and
flannel are good conductors of sound,
for the sound of the bell, watch and
the fender, pass through the water and
along the deal and flannel to the ear.
1t must be observed, that body in
the act of sounding is in q state of
vibration, which it communicates to
the sounding air-the undulstions of
the sound affect the ear, and excite in
US the sense of sound. Sounds of all
kinds. it is ascertained, travels at the
rate of fifteen miles in q minute; the
softest whisper travels as fast as the
most tremendous thunder. The knowI.
edge Of this fact has been applied to
the measurement of distances.
Suppose a ship in distress fires q gun,
the light of which is seen on shore, or
by another vessel twenty seconds be-
fore the report is heard, it is known to
be at distance twenty times 1,142
feet, or little more than four and half
miles.
Again, if we see a vivid fash of light
ming. and in two seconds hear a tre-
mendous clap of thunder, we know
that the thunder cloud is not more
than 760 yards from the place we gre,
and We should instantly retire from an
exposed situation.
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PARK 4 PATCH,
Wholesale dealers in Iron and Hails, CArriage
Market st. Warrsa. o. AAy = lSst'
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Color Ofthe stars.

Prof. Ennis, of Philadelphia, the au.
thor of a recent work on 1.-THE Origin
of the Stars" writes to the Hartford
Times =
"I have no doubt but that the entire
community, learned and unlearned,
will seon understand perfectly and
Familiarity how the stars originated,
what caused them to move as they now
move, and what makes them shine
The appearance of star in the East, as
described By the Raw Nh Mills. throw
ing out, in succession, red, blue and
white light, is entirely an atmospheric
effect, snd called Scintillation. 1t is
seen by good eyes when carefully
directed to all the larger stars, especial
ly when near the horizon. It is caused
by the refraetion and decomposition of
the exceedingly delicate pencil of the
stars, light by the intermingling strata
of air Of different depsities. Those
moving and irregular strata separate
the colors as the dew-drops, or as the
when they form the rainbow.
All the stars, however, are natura lily of
various colors-some red, some blue,
some green, and some orange, with
many different shades of these, as may
be seen by any one with good vision
and careful observation. 1t viii here
after be pleasing exercise for people
to note and record these col
Ors, and thus to see how from year to
year they change their so-caIled per
manent colors. Some change often,
and others again are still red, as they
were recorded by the ancient Greeks
and Romans. The cause Of these
changes of color 1 have given in my
l..a.s.
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The once OF the Preacher.

There are two ways Of regarding q
sermon, either as a human composition
or as a Divine message. If we look mp
on it entirely as the first, and require
our clergymen tofinish it with their ut
most care aud learning, for our better
delight, whether of ear or intellect, We
shall necessarily be led TO expect much
formality and stateliness in its delivery,
and to think that all is not well if the
pulpit have not a golden fringe round
it, and goodly cushion in front of it,
and if the sermon be not fairly written
In black book, to be smoothed upon
the cushion in a majestic manner be-
fore beginning, all this we shall duly
come to expect; but we shall at the
same time consider the treaties thus
prepared as something to which it is
our duty to listen, without restlessness,
for half an hour or three-quarters, but
which, when that duty has been decs-
rously performed, we may dismiss from
our minds in happy confidence OF be-
ing provided with another when next
1t shall be necessary. But if once we
begin to regard the preacher, whether
his faults, as man sent with q mes
sage to US, which it is a matter of life
or death whether we hear or refuse; if
we look upon him as set in charge
oyer many spirits in danger Of ruin, and
having allowed to him but an hour or
two IN the seven days tospesk to them;
if We make, some endeaYor to conceive
how precious these hours are to him; q
small yantsge on. the side of God after
his hock have been exposed for six days
together to the full weight of the worlds
temptation, and he has been forced to
watch the thorn and the thistle spring
ing in their hearts, and to see what
wheat had been scattered there, snatch
ed from the way side by this wild bird
ana the other, and at last, when breath
less and weary with the weeks labor,
they give him this interval of imper-
feet and lauguid hearing, he has but
thirty minutes to get. at the separate
hearts Of a thousand men, to convince
them of all their weakness. to shame
them for all their sins, TO warn them of
all their dangers, to try by this way
and that to stir the hard fastenings Of
those doors where Master Himself has
stood and knocked yet nene open
ed, and to ealh atithe openings Of those
dark streets Tcwhereg Wisdom hath
stretched forth her hands and no one
regarded, thirty rmiuutesato raise the
dead Inlet us but once understand
and feel this, and We shall look with
changed eyes upon the frippery Of gay
furniture about the place from which
the message of judgment must be de-
hsered, which either breathes upon
dry bones that they may live, or, if
Intellectual, ramains recorded in con.
dsmnation, peEhsps against the utterer
and listener alike, but assuredly against
one Of them. We shall not 60 easily
bear with the silk and gold upon the
seat of judgement, nor with ornament
of oratory in the mouth of the mes
senger; we should wish that his words
may be simple, even when they are
sweetssts and the place from which he
speaks like 9 marble rock in the desert
about which the people have gathered
in their thirst.-"iStonss Of Venice" vol
:; -. % o.
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An Exquisite story.

In the tribe of Neggdeh, there was
a horse whose fame had spread lar and
near, and 3 Bedocin of another tribe.
by name Daner, desired to possess it,
Having offered IN vain for it his cam
els and his whole wealth, he hit at
length upon the following device, by
which he hoped to gain the object Of
his desire:
He resolved to stain his face with
the Juice of an herb, to clothe himself
in rags, to tie bis legs and neck to-
gether, 90 as to appear like q lame beg
gar. Thus equipped, he went to wait
for Naber, the owner of the horse,
whom he knew was to pass that way.
When he saw Naber approaching on
his beautiful steed, he cried out in
weak voice: W rtLESFt
81 am q poor stranger for three days
l have been unable to move from this
spot to seek food. | am diving: help
me, and heaven will reward YOU"
The Bedouin kindly offered to take
him upon his horse, and carry him
home. rt.t..
But the rogue replied: 81 cannot
rise, l have no strength left"
NabeT, touched with pity, dismount-
ed, led his horse to the spot, and, with
very great difficulty, set the seeming
beggar on his back. But no sooner did
Daher feel himself in the saddle, than
he set spurs to the horse, and galloped
of, calling out as he did so:
at is l Daher-hsve got the horse,
and am off with it."
Naber called for him to stop and list
en-. Certain Of not being pursued, he
turned, and halted at q short distance
from Naber, who was armed with a
spear.
"You have taken my horse" said
the latter. Since heaven has Willed it,
l wish you joy of it, but 1 do conjure
you never to tell one how you obtain
ed it."
"And why not 20 said Daher.
Because" said The noble Arab,
another man might be really III, and
men would fear to help him. You
would be the cause of many men re-
fusing to perform an act of charity for
fear of being duped as I have BEEN"
Struck with shame at these words,
Daher was silent for a moment then |
springing from the horse, returned it |
to its owner, embracing him. Naber |
made him accompany him to his tent,
where they spent few days together,
and became fast friends for life.-La-
ElGYtiHe.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04
What Breaks Down You ng
Men.

1t is q commonly received notion
that hard study is the unhealthy ele-
ment in college life. But, from tables
of the mortality of Harvard University,
collected by Professor Pierce from the
last triennial catalogue it il clearly
demonstrated that the excess of deaths
for the first ten years after graduation
is found in each portion of that class
inferior in scholarship. Every one
who has been thro' the curriculum
knows that, where Eschylus and politi-
cal economy injure one, late hours, rum
and punch kill dozens, and the two lit
tie fingers of Morpheus are heavier
than the loins of Euclid. Dissipation
is sure and swift destroyer, and every
young. man who follows it is as the ear
ly flower, exposed to untimely FROST
Those who haYe been inVeigled in the
paths of vice are named Legion" for
they are many-enough to convince
every novitiste that he has no security
that he shall escape a similar fate. A
few hours sleep every night, high liv-
ing and a plenty of "snashes" make
war upon every function of the human
body. The brains, heart, lungs. liver,
spine, limbs, the bones, the desh--
every part and faculty-are overtasked.
worn and weakened by the terrific en-
ergy of passion and appetite loosened
from restraint, until, like dilapidated
mansion, the earthly house Of this
tabernacle falls into ruinous decay
Fast young men, right about
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04
Two Pictures OF Death,

In q scantily furnished chamber lies
an old Scotch minister with thin, grey
hair, and wrinkled skin. But his brow
is high and broad; his deep set eyes
are bright and piercing; a smile plays
round his lips; and though feeble and
dying, he looks calm and happy. lie:
us speak to him and say
"Do you think yourself dying, my
dear sir?"
He fixes his eye upon you, and slow
ly he replies
"Really, friend, 1 am not anxious
whether 1 am or not; for If die, !
shall be with God If live, He will be
with me-"
Now let US step into yonder mansion.
Entering q richly furnished chamber,
we find dignifed parsonage enfolded
in warm robes, and seated in a large
easy chair. He too, is feeble and dying;
but the light in his eyes is unsteady,
and he looks like q man i'll st ease with
himself. Let US also ask him a ques-
ton
"Mr. Gibbon, how does the world ap-
pear to you now?"
The eloquent historian of the Roman
Empire-for he it is-closes his eyes q
moment, then opens them again, and
with a deep sigh replies
"An things are heeting. When l
look back l see they have been feet
ing; when I look forward, all is dark
and doubtful. ."-CkTisIiaa ChiTehmGH.
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WHOLE NO. 967O.
Work of the Snirif

The mightiest forces in the universe
are silent forces. Who ever heard the
budding Of an oak? Who was ever
deafened BY the falling of the des?-
Who was ever stunned BY a solar
eciipses So it is with the august phe-
nomenon Of change of heart. So far
as We know, it is the most radical
change a human heart can experience.
1t IS q revolutionary change. Disem-
bodiment by death, morally speaking.
Is not 80 profound. Still q change Of
heart IS not an unnatural change. It
Is not necessarily even destruction of
self et-Possession. God employs in it an
Instrument exquisitely adjusted to the
mlnd OF man as an intelligent and free
oelng. Truth may act in it with an
equiPoise OF forces as that of Rraylta-
ton IN the orbits of the stars. No. e
Is not OF necessity a tumultuous expe-
rience to which God calls US when he
invites US to be saved. By what en-
blem have the scriptures expressed the
person of the holy Ghost? Is it an
eaglel "And John bare record SAYING,
1 saw the spirit descending like q
dove. !" Come" Is the select language
OF inspiration; come, and / will give
you"-whatl q shock, the rack, a
swoon ? No; 81 will give you-rest. /"
Come, and you shall fnd"-whatl 2
struggle, terror, torture? No; 'sye
shall ind-peace." "Come ys," ,"-come
who! "Lst him that thirsteth come;
and whosoever will, let him take the
water of life freely.H
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

SUCCESS successful man is moi
necessarily the man to be enVied-not
always the happiest man. Haman ma
ture cannot have its own will long
with becoming deteriorated by it. We
are appointed TO struggle, and in strug-
Cling our highest life is developed
The time viii come when the laws OF
our present condition will cease, and
when we shall be able to bask in the
sunshine Of success without loss of vi
tality, or enerVation of our virtues
Till then, il is wisdom to accept our
lot, and make the best of Ito seek
for our enjoyment in our work rather
than what the work produces-to till
the soil, and dismiss all needless anxi-
ETY. about the hsrVest-to be more con-
cerned that we should be right than
that we should succeed in a word to
bear ourselves like Well-disciplined sol
diers with whom strict obedience is the
most sacred of obligations, and who are
sbsolFed from responsibility
as to the results. Then, so far as sue
cess is Vouchsafed US, it win be grate-
full so far as it is denied, it will not dis
concert us. Thus living, our life will
be its own success.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

DRUSK.-Young man, did you ever
stop to think how terrible that word
sounds? Did you ever think what
misery and woe you brought upon
your friends when you degraded yoGr
manhood by getting drunkl Oh, it IS
fearful thing thus to trample under
foot the high claims that God and man
have upon you. Drunk How it rings
in the ear of a loving wifel How it
makes the heart of a fond mother
bleed How it crushes out the hopes Of
fond father, and brings reproach and
shame upon loving sisters. Drunk
See him as he leans against some
friendly house. He stands ready to
fall in the open jaws Of hell, uncon-
scious as to his approaching fate. The
wife, with fearful eyes and aching
heart, sits at the window to hear her
husbands footsteps, but alas, they come
not He is drunk. The husband, the
parent, is drunk, spending his time and
money, when he should be at home,
enjoying the comfort and pleasures of
the family circle. Drunk He is
spending the means of support for
liquor, while his family is starving for
bread, his children suffering for cloth
ing. Drunk His reputation is going,
gone! His friends, one by one. are re-
luctantly leaving him to his miserable
fate. he goes down to the grave ''un-
honored and unsung." Drunk
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

We are grsvely informed by one of
the Charleston papers, that in South
Carolina many linen of gentle blood"
have actually gone to work-that they
are holding the plow and sowing seed,
that they may have bread. If these
specimens of the gentle blood" could
only live in "niCger quarters" subsist
on two pounds Of meat and a peck of
meal week, be occasionally treated to
the old-fashioned lash. have child or
two apiece sold away from them, and
be generally subjected to the diaholism
of the old time, we should ind that
South Carolina was one of the most
reliable Republican States in the I'm
ion. AS these things are not IN the
Republican programme, We can only
encourage the experiment which these
sons of chivslry have insugursted, by
shouting at this distance, go it, gen
tie blood p Better men than you are
at work. and think it no discreditH-
Chicago Tribune
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WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH TIxE-It s
a mistaken idea, and q somewhat OBJ
tanning one, that a young person can
accomplish nothing, in any point of
view, unless he has plenty of time
The mlser lays away one penny after
another, and in time his Golfers are
full Ii was only penny at irstl So
with any other faculty of the mind
Life Is but many moments. The gold
en- moments of thoughtless childhood
are passing rapidly away, and soon the
responsible and Weighty duties of an
active, busy life oVertake him, and,
unless, like the practical economist. a
right disposal is made OF his time, he
goes on IN irresolution and procras.ina-
ton, till the misspent moments whiten
his locks, and Teprosch him for his ne
glect to SOW early the right kind Of
seed in the garden of life. Webster
tlled up his dictionary with one word
at a time. A knowledge of all Ian
gusges and sciences is acquired by
finding one fact after another. The
time that IS used in amusements, be-
yond what is necessary physical exer-
else every day, If rightly husbanded,
would be sufficient for the acquisition
of that knowledge that we, in after
time, think would get, could the fow-
cry path of youth be once more trod-
den. Every misspent moment tells
fearfully against him who win surely
be found inadequate TO the task, which
ne for others has undertaken to per-
form. As surely as one moment fol-
lows another does old age creep on,
and the cheerful and happy, or wretch
ed and miserable mind is the faithful
account Of the stewardship of life,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

HAD HIS DoUBTs OF THE FUTURE--
The day after my arrival st Vittori, says
tourists, l went to q shoemaker's to get
some repairs done on my boots. There
was nobody in the shop The master was
on the opposite side of the street, smoking
bis cigarette. His shoulders were covered
with a mantle, full of holes, and he looked
like beggar, but Spanish beggar, ap-
pearing rather proud than ashamed Of his
poverty. He came over to me and ! ex-
planned my business. ''Wait moment"
said he; and Immediatly cslled his wife.
"How much money is there in the purses''
Twelve picetss' "a francs, 40 centnes.)
'sThen shan't work" "But," said I,
''twelve pieettas will not last forever"
'Who has seen tomorrow ?" SAID he, turn
ing his back on me-
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A FACT FOR FARXERs.-It may not be
generally known that the seed Of sun
flower is the most infallible remedy yet
discovered, for the speedy cure Of
founder in horses. The directions
which we CLEAN from brief article on
that subject in the Commonwealth, but
credited to the Essex BaRaer says -
Immediately on discovering that your
horse is foundered, mix ahoat a'pint of
the whole seed in his food. and it will
effect a cure"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

other day, stout old Republican farmer
was asked BY q Democratic friend why he
hadn't ''gone up Salt River % The reply
was to the point, thus: SIT won't pay 10
make the voyage; / couldn't stay long,
enough-Eould have to come right back.
Besides, the other fellows have used up !
of the prOvisions-thsy've been there SO
long; and then they have made the place
so dirty that don't want 70 60. That
old farmer was cheerful philosopher
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Gentlemen Farmers In Prus-
afa

A Paris correspondent says M.
Emile de Laveleye, has just contribu-
ted an article to the Rsvus des Mondes,
in which an interesting account is Civ
en- OF the progress made by Prussia du-
ring 90 years Of peace. Writing on
Agriculture, he points out that nearly
all the landowners cultivate their own
estates, except for detached portions,
renting is the exception. They are,
therefore, retained in the country by
the care of their own interests, for
nothing more imperiously requires the
eye of the master than rural industry
IL is true that they aided by q class Of
employees who are not found in any 9TH
er country. They are educated young
men, belonging to families in s good
position, often just leaving an agricul-
tural college, who remain for certain
time on some large estate to initiate
themselves in the practical direction of
one of their own. This is a novitiate
Is an ancient custom, still preserved in
many trades. Thus frequently the son
of rich hotel keeper will not hesitate
to enter another hotel as butler or
waiter (RsLaSrl, to be initiated into
all the various details of the SER
vice over which he will one day have
t0preside. When any one visits the
farms ( (RitteIguttsrl. he IS astonished to
see as superintendents the sons Of 8
banker, baron or rich landowner
These young people drive q cart, or
guide a plow. At noon they return,
groom their horses, and then 90 and
dress themselves, and dine at the
owners table, to whom they are not
inferior, either in instruction, birth or
manners. After the meal they resume
their working dress and resume, with
out any false shame, their rustic occu-
patton. Thus we find in feudal Prus-
sia trait of manners suited to the
democratic society of the United States
and which will hereafter become gen
eral. In France, in England especial
ly, young man of the upper class
would believe his dignity compromised
in performing the work of day labor
er.
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GROUP CURED BY SULPHUR.-The Ned
icaL Gazette Of Paris states that N. Lam
eanterie Of Paris, after observing the
effect of sulphur on the Odium of grape
vines, was led to administer it in sever
al cases of Group. He mixes a tea
spoonsnl of sulphur in glass of water,
aud gives a teaspoonful of this mixture
every hour. The effect is described as
wonderful. The disease is cured in
two days, the only symptom remaining
being cough arising from the pres
ence of loose pieces Of false membrane
in the traches. Mr., L. says he has fol-
lowed this plan in seven cases, all be-
ing severe, especially the last, in which
the child was cyAnotic. with protruded
rolling eyes and noisy respiration.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

An eminent physician, lately deceased,
said Of the achievements Of medical science
in his day: ''When l graduated I had
dozen remedies for every disease /; when I
retired from practice had dozen diseases
for every remedy"
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The Boston Transcript asks: "Whst
would be the verdict Of history upon a pO-
htieal party that carried the Republic
safely through civil war, and then lost
It's influence in the nation by attempts TO
regulate the sale Of cider and lager beors''
In the village Of Waverly, N. T., the
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-04

An editor in Marshall, Illinois. has
become so hollow from depending up
on the printing business alone for
bread, that he proposes to sell himself
for stove pipe, at three cents foot.
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SETTLEMENTS ORDERED 10 BE
ADVERTISED.

II Is ORDERED THAT The
II following accounts Of Executors, Admin
ministrstorE, and Guardians, which have been
sled in the Probate Court Of Trunbun County.
70 law, and that they remain on hle for inspec-
tion ard excepting. until Dec. 20. 1857. when
thsy win De examined aud orderet to record II
no exceptions appears thereto.
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InD1Naa kMoRGAN.

Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods-car-
pets, AstsinGs and Floor Oh Cloths. Window
They keep cons antly on hand. . large and
full sssortm eat Of goods IN fhsiy line, Of good
quality and faShionable styles, and offer them
for Ezls . the toUed prices IN the market
Jan g. 1857. r-frs 81 .@ff -