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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
THE CHRONICLE.
From the Riverside Magazine. for January J

From the Riverside Magazine, for January
TELL NE A STORT."
A little girl laid her doll to sleep;
Covered her open eyes from sight;
MY dolly must very quiet keep
She said; I'm playing that it's night"
Then close to her mothers side she came,
saying, with pleading voice and look,
Tell me n story, won't you please?
A story that isn't in my book
The mother smiled. and her needle drew
Slower a moment; ;l"Let me see;''
Then, backward and forward, through and
through,
The needle glanced: What shall it bes''
"Oh, let it be anything, mother dearl
very pretty and nice;
never have heard before;
Something short; you can tell it twice
The mother shook her head and the smile
Broke in a merry laugh. You ask
For anything yet, it seems" she said,
you really set me quite a task.
Did you ever hear OF the charmed lake?
The frozen duck, and the frozen drake?
The frozen trees that grew by its side?
The frozen king, and the waiting bride:
The little boy, who, living alone
IN little hut of dull gray stone,
Strolled into the woods one summer day.
Anu met Win q merry WOOulonQ lay.
When all in n laughing whisper, spake
The hidden charm Of the frozen lake7
How the little boy, with courage true,
Did whatsoever there was to do;
Killed great giant, a lion slew;
'wice seventeen riddles guessed or knew;
.Ong sought n fountain that rippled far;
itOle a stray beam from a fallen star;
iounted ladder that reached the sky:
'eiZed an eagle that, hurrying by,
,arried him close to the burning sun,
Where finding, at last, his labors done,
Ie dropped at once with the burning key
before the King on his bended knee?
%! wide few the frozen portals wide:
Arise! cried the king; 'uncharmed, the
bride
waits the one who from icy thral
With the burning key has freed us alr'
low happily long, in pomp and state,
he brave boy lives with his lovely mate,
or, once on a time, the merry king
lelted away to a bubbling spring;
he gitttertDg crown that graced his head,
y the little boy was worn instead"
1to her mothers face with sigh
sigh Of pleasure, not of pain
he little girl looked with kindling eve,
Tell me the story once again!''
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WHOLE NO. 2728.
Ave Our Feet Prope-lr Clnthed

Itis somewhat surprising saws the
Scientific american, that, with an eur
bOasted improvements, we have not
yet produced a proper covering for the
feet. BarbarOus people, if their eli
mate admits, go with bare feet, or
wear sandals, covering the sole of the
foot We, however, enclose the whole
foot and portion of the leg, in a me-
terial almost imperfOrtably hard and
rigid. The color and polish of our
boots are directly calculated to atttact
the suns rays; and the enamel on
patent leather, and the blaeking on
ealf-skin, tends to harden and solidify
the substance, closing the pores and
making aiF-tight cases for portion Of
the body which exudes more perspi-
ration than any other, and is subjected
to a greater strain. Our boots in sum
mer parbon our feet in a warm bath.
and in winter freeze them in -an icv
envelope. 1t is doubtful if wet feet
are, IN themselves very conducive to
disease, some medical men to the con-
trary not withstanding; eramped con-
hnement Of the feet, in an icy cold en-
Veiope, generated by perspiratiOn and
chilled by the external atmosphere.
sAAHo Tic IeeL al
most air-tight, is as unhealthy as it is
uncomfortable. For hot weather
there is hardly any shoe so agreeable
as that introduced within the past two
or three years, known as the army
shoe and extensively used by base
ball players. 1t is of heavy canvass
and uDblacked leather. 1t is cool aTsd
remarkably easy on the feet. The text
ure of the canvass allows the escape OF
the perspiratiOn, and the color of the
shoe does not attract the heat of the
sun. 1t would seem that the plan of
covering other portions of our body
with clothing perviOus 10 air might
be extended to our feet. There is no
natural reason why our feet should be
20 much less sensitive than our hands.
They become indurated and deprived
Of their natural activityOby long con-
The people of warm eli
mate, who use their toes as we do our
fingers, aud the bare-footed sehoOlbOy
who picks up and throws pebbles
with his feet, show that the foot of
the civilized adult in our climate is a
much abused member. A more fiexi-
ble and porous material for our boots
and shoes might save us from many
Of those terrible annOyanees, which in
the form of corns and buniOns, make
our pilgrimage one of pain
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13

At this meeting, Cyrus w. Field
Esq, of New York, and Z. w. Pom
eroy, Esq, of Missouri, gave together
the sum of $3.50, to be used for prizes.
I Fifty cents were given for every
| thrifty tree of the Kind usually Sc
! lected for ornament or shade, sucn rs
white oak, cottonwood, acacia, horse
chestnut, etc. each not less than ten
feet in height, and the evergreens not
less than six feet. Also, a premium of
SO, or a silver cup of like value,
suitably inscribed, to the individual
who shall plant the best fifteen trees.
For the second best fifteen, a premi-
um of six dollars and for the third
best fifteen, four dollars. All the
above were to be planted within GER
tain specified limits. Another prize
of ten dollars to the person who
should plant the greatest number and
most thrifty forest or fruit. trees in
any of the public streets in the town.
\ prize of ten dollars to the person
who should make the longest and
best sidewalks, or the most improve
ment in those already made.
Also a prize of ten dollars to the
person who makes the greatest i'm
provement in the grounds around his
dwelling, anywhere in the town.
A reward of ten dollars was offered
fer evidence which should lead to the
conviction of any one who should
injure the fences, trees, sidewalks or
fOOt-bridges under the care of the
associatf0h.
The records show that over $500
trees have been set out through the
influence of this association. As
there is now no room for more in the
village, the same work is extended to
the approaches to the town, making
sidewalks and planting shade-tTees
along the highways leading to adj
joining towns.
Besides annual contributions, the
late Miss A. ID. Woodbridge left the
association a legacy of $500.
These efforts to beautify the town
have promoted general culture, as
well as taste and public spirit. When
$1,000 were given for a town library,
by single benefactOr, this amount
was nearly doubled by individual
and the town eheerfully
all that is needful to
meet the current expenses. The
library is therefore free, and the
librarian informs us that from fOrtV /.
to eighty persons visit it daily. The 4
library building, beautiful stone .
edilice, with reading-rOOm and lecture /
hall, is also the gift of munificent /
citizen of StOckbridge' the Hon. J. z.
Goodrich. B.G.N.
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The Influence of sIeep.
From the Moral Influence of DARK
ThiD0s.

From the Moral Influence of DarI
Things.
After some years, prejudices begin
to be tired of being slept over. Jeal-
ousies rankle as long as they stay, but
they get tired of staying when we dc
not stay with them, but go to sleep
over them. We cannot hate an en-
emy, save intermittently, but have to
begin again every mOrning-which
we have less and less appitite for, and
finally come to like that morning
that does not begin at all. Were il
not for this arrangement our maligni-
ties might burn US up. But the ia
king away our conciOusness is a kind
of compulsory Sabbath or truce flood.
No hatred or jealousy lowers on his
cOuntenance in that soft hour of Obliv-
ion. If he went to bed heated by an
angry conversation, if he was bitter
and severe in his judgment, ifall char
tiles are scOrched away by his fierce
denunciations he will rise in the morn
ing cool and sweet as the morning,
and the gentle cheer of his voice will
show that he is clear of this bad mood,
and, likes to have il known. \ man
must be next to devil who wakes an
CRY. After his unconcious Sabbath
he begins another day, and every day
is Monday, How beautifully thus are
we drawn by this kind economy of
sleep to the exercise of all good dfspo-
sitions. The acrid and soured ingredi-
ents OF evil, the grudges, the wounds
Of feeling, the hypochOndriac suspie-
ions, the black tOrments of misan-
thrOpy, the mOrose fault findings, are
so far tempered and sweetened by
Gods gentle discipline of sleep, that
we probably do no even conceive how
demOniacle bitter they would be if no
such kind Interruptions broke their
spell.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
The Cantnre Of Satanic.

A soldier writing from Fort Cobb
describes the conduct of Satanta and
the other prominent Indian Chiefs as
insulting in the highest degree. The
officers stationed ut the Fort were
subjected to the most humiliating
insults daily. Threats were of con-
slant occurrence. General Hazen was
compelled to aecede to the most AFRO
CANT demands for the sole motive of
! preventing an immediate massacre of
the garrison. The correspondent re-
lates the manner in which Sheridan
met Satanta. While the column was
halted to await the crossing of the
trains over one of the numerous
branches of the Washita a courier
came in from Fort Webb bearing 3
dispatch from General HaZen. He
reported that he started with a COM
paniOn, but that both were captured
by some KiOwa warriors and were
threatened with death, but subse-
quently he was released and his
companion was retained as hostage.
At the time of the arrival of the
courier a large body of Indians were
seen several miles off. Gen Custer,
accompanied by Brevet Lieutenant
"
w. Cook, your correspondent, and
the scouts commanded bv Iieut.
Silas PepOOn, in all about eighty
men, leaving the train, rode out to
meet the party. The Indians retired
near the bank of the river and sent
out two of their number to negotiate.
Mr.. Curtis, the interpreter, and Mr..
Bradleyt guide, rode to the front to
meet the two savages who advanced
to meet our party. ~ sign was given,
when Gen. Custer and Col. Crosby
Joined the interpreter. 1t was not
certain whether the Indians meant
war or peace, and every man of our
party examined his pistol and rifle,
held both ready and kept mounted,
prepared to charge should any hostile
demonstrations be made. The hills
across the river were crowded with
warriors dashing about and awaiting
events. When Gen. Custer and Col
Crosby reached the party the Indians
opened negotiations. Satanta rode up
to Col. Crosby, and with an air OF
arrogance exclaimed "How ~ sim
ultaneOusly extending his hand.
That the Colonel refused to received
The Indian drew back in anger,
eNclalnlnS 'MehiOWa," striking his
breast, and was about to signal his
warriors, when, noticing more troops
Cd a hill about a mile |
distant, he seemed to hesitate. Then |
to General Custer, he |
offered him his hand. The General !
said through his interpreter: II never |
shake hands with any one unless ] I
know him to be a friend" After some /
parley Satanta and Lone Wolf and a /
returned with General |
Custer. Afterwards Satanta and /
Lone Wolf received permission to /
with their warriors. /
At night fall the old chief endeavOr- /
ed to make his escape, but was lOiled. /
After a chase OF a mile he was recap
tured, when he submitted stOically C.
his evil fortune. The country may
rely upon it that Sheridan will "take
the starch Out' of the treacherous
old rogue.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
WIN Americans Hate Farming.

think no one can read that splen-
did prose poem, GuyOt's Earth and
Man, wherein he characterizes the
position and products of the American
continents, without feeling that they
ought to be the food producers of the
world. They are the seat, he saws, of
excessive vegetable, rs the continents
of the Eastern hemisphere are of the
nOblest animal developement. Let
US, then, rather set ourselves to carry
out the grand designs of Nature than
to go against it. am tired about stO-
ries of the Western farmers burning
their corn. Let the dry-gOods clerks
be set to work on the railroads and Ca
mails to bring it to the sea-bOard, then,
With butter at sixty cents and beef
stake at forty cents pound, flour at
eighteen dollars barrel, as they are
in Boston at this present writing MAY
1865 it is absurd to say that we are
producing enough for home consump-
ton and for expectation too. Many
and many a poor family have given
up butter and sugar and meat within
the last eight years. The fact that a
paper dollar is but two-thirds of gold
dollar, l cannot account for provision
being two or three times their former
price. No, the real trouble is that the
the American hates farming and loves
trading, partly because he is physical
ly undevelOped, and therefore physi-
ally lazy; partly because farming il
lonely and stupid, and without any of
the stimulus of human companion
ship to which his childhood at the dis
trict school accustOms him partly be-
cause at that school he got no knOwl-
edge nor love of nature, but only the
trading ideas instilled by six years of
drill in the dOllar-and-cent examples
of the arithmetic; and last, though
not least, because farming kills his
wife, takes all the bloom, flesh and vi
tality away from her at forty. Very
often, even if she can afford one, she
cannot get a servant; so she is in truth
next to an Indian squaw the greatest
drudge on the American eOntinent.-I
AHdptic Monthly for January.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
SCIENTIFIC.
Of Modern Surgery.

The following is a brief summary o.
an article in u late atlantic MOnthL3
on the recent discoveries and improve
ments in surgery:
By the local application of a suffi-
cient degree of cold, insensibility can
be produced in any desired part, SC
that a man with a most eXquisitely
painful wound on the arm, or felon
on the finger, can now look down, in
his perfect senses, upon the knife as
it enters his own body and performs
the most difficult operation without
giving the least pain. a French sur
geon has invented an instrument he
calls the "ecrassur,r or crusher, to
perform operations dangerous in sur
gerry, ON account of the loss of blood
from the smaller vessels, if performed
with q knife. 1t is formed of fine
chain, gathered into loop, which in
closes the part TO be removed, and by
turning the screw the chain is tight
ened till the parts are separated, The
blunt chain so turns up and twists the
ends of the blood vessels that hemOr-
rage is prevented.
The eve is now examined by an in
strument called the opthalmOscope,
by which the depths of the eye can
be readily and fully explored, and
through its great aid a great deal of
what has been written and conjectur-
ed about diseases of the eye has been
found to be wrong. The intricate pas
sages of the ear, the nose, the whole
of the windpipe and passages of the
lungs are now carefully explored.
Perhapsone of the bestresults OfmOd-
ern science has been through what
is called "cOnservative" surgery, the
rule of which is to save all that possi-
bly, can be saved from the amputation
knife. Many of our brave soldiers
complained of the recklessness haste
with which, in the late war, some
surgeons would cut off arms and legs
on account Of trifipg wounds, This
complaint was often just. But one of
the most distinguished surgeons in
the world has lately written: "At
Kings College it is rare TO see an am
putation; In nine cases out of ten eX-
cision Tor the cutting out the diseased
portion of the limb should be per-
formed in its stead"
A boy at the West was caught un-
der fallen log and had his leg bro
ken and twisted upon itself at right
angles with his thigh, the bones pro-
truding through the flesh, and no
doctor near. He lived, and after
weeks of suffering, was taken to hos
pital. Modern conservative surgery,
instead of amputBting the limb, as
the old-fashiOned surgery would have
done, sawed off the protruding bones,
turned the leg back again to its place,
and put on an instrument to keep it
of equal length with the other, and
now the boy stands, runs and jumps
with two sound legs.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
HIRAM COLLEGE.

THE'tirst term of the second year
Il commences Tuesday, August IL, 1865, and
closes Friday, NOyember6. The Secondterm
ses Friday, February l9, 1859. The Third Term
commences Tuesday, March g. 1863 and clo-
seS Thursday, June 10.
This is the nineteenth year of this Institu-
ton, formly known as the Western Reserve
Eclectic Institute.
JOHN NJ ATWATER, A. NJ, PIEsIDEST.
Professor Of Mental and Moral Philosophy, and
.Biblicdt Liferdftlre.
ASA NJ WESTON, a. NJ,
Professor Of Afutltersasies ansiafods17l LangHogss
AMI ATWATER, A. B.,
Professor Of Latin and Greek
Al. SQUIRE, NJ. D.,
Professor Of Chemistry, anatomy, Physiology,
Hygiene, aud Physical CttlttTe.
OSNER c. HILL,
Professor an Commercial and C7,iTognophic De-
pertinent
MISS CORTENTIA C. MUNSON,
Principal Of The Ladies Department.
E A PARDEE,
Tudor in Natural Sciences
MISS ADELIA L CLIFFORD,
Teacher Of Instrumental Music.
MISS STATA NEWCOAIB,
Teaches Of Portrait aud Landscape Painting
and DrdaCi5l0.
EUGENE H. PLOWE,
Teacher Of Vocal Music.
Several undergraduates are employed to
assist in the Preparatory Department.
The College is easy of access, being about
two miles distant from the Atlantic & Great !
Western Railway. Hacks connect with /
trains at Garrettsville and Jeddo Stations.
Students can take the regular College |
Course, can graduate in any of the Six De- !
partments, or can enter any Class for sin /
gle term.
The Commercial Department affords q fine /
to secure a full and thorough \
course at an expense TO the student OF one
half the usual rates paid for the same in the 4
Colleges.
Board, in good families, $3.50 to S4OO per
week. Students can board themselves for
3 per week.
Tuition including all Departments except
per
Complete Commercial Course.
A Coarse Of Popular Lectures will be given
before the students and citizens during the
winter months, by gentlemen invited from
abroad. - =
New Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus
Is being purchased for the College.
For catalogue or information, address the
President of the Faculty. -. l.
]. VI. ATWATER, Hiram, Ohio.
July %, iS5S-tf
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Poisons aad Antidotes.

The following list gives some of tho
more common poisons, and the RENE
dies most likely to be at hand in case
Of need. The directions may be old,
but, in case you happen to get good
strong dose of poison down, you will
lot object to cure on account of its
age: r-
Acids-Ihesec cause a great heat and
burning pain from the mouth down to
The stomach. Remedies: soda, mag
nesia, pearlash, or soap dissolved in
water; then use the stomach pump or
/ IN emetic.
Alkalies-Best remedy is vinegar.
Ammonia-Remedy lemon juice
or vinegar.
AlcOnol-frst cleanse out the stom-
ach by an emetie, then dash cold
water on the head, and give ammonia
| spirits of hartshoTn).
! ArSenic-Remedies in the first
/ place, evaeuate the stomach, then
| give lime-water or chalk and water,
he white of eggs, charcoal and the
preparations of iron, particularly the
hydTate.
Lead, white lead and sugar Of lead
Remedies alum, catharties, such as
"
Charcoal-In pOisons by carbOnfc
acid gas, remove the patient to open
air, dash cold water on the head and
body, and stimulate nOstrils and lungs
by hartshOrn, at same time rubbing
the chest briskly.
Corrosive vesublimate-Give thewhite
OF eggs freshly mixed with wafer. or
give wheat flour and water, or soap
and water freely.
Creosote-White of eggs and emet-
les.
Belladona, night henbane-Give
emeties and then plenty of vinegar
and water, or lemonade.
Mushrooms, when poisonous-Give
emeties, and then plenty of vinegar
and water, with doses of ether, if
handy.
Nitrate of silver lunar eaustic)-
Give strong solution of common salt.
and then emeties.
Opium-First give a strong emetic
of mustard and water, then strong eof-
fee and acid drinks; dash cold water
on the head.
1audanum-Same as opium.
NuX XvOmica-FiFste emeties and then
brandy.
C-NN%-AS eA(AA IlASl1kEu
for Epson salts)-Remedies f: chalk,
maSnesia, or soap and water, and 9TH
er soothing drinks.
Prussic aeid-When there is time,
administer chlorine in the shape of
soda or lime. Hot brandy and water,
hartshorn and turpentine are also
useful.
Snake bites, ete.-Apply immediate
ly strong hartshOrn, and take it IN
ternally; also, give sweet oil and
stimulants freely; apply 4 ligature
tight above the part bitten, and then
apply cupping-glass.
Tartar emetie-Give large doses OF
tea made of gals, Peruvian bark, or
white oak bark.
Verdigris-Plenty of white of eggs
and water.
White vitriol-Give the patient
plenty Of milk and water.
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.Reading for Farmers Bows.

An Intelligent and thrifty farmer
says: ;sBut for the e0-OperatiOn of my
boys should have failed. / worked
hard and so did they. The eldest is
near twenty-One and the other boys
in the neighborhOOd younger, have
left their parents; mine have stuck To
me when / most needed their services.
| attributed this result to the fact
that have tried to make home pleas
ant for them, l have furnished them
with attractive and useful reading;
and, when night comes, and the days
labor is ended, instead of running
with other boys to the railway station
and adjoining towns, they gather
around the great lamp, and become
absorbed in their books and papers,"
Such is substantially the testimony of
a farmer who has known how hard
the struggle for footing on free soil
without a capital is, and how valua-
BILE and comparatively cheap are the
aid which good reading brings to him.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13

The following are the facts in ref
erence to the acquision of the Chicago
Columbus * Indiana Central Railroad
by the New York & Erie Company.
The Erie agrees to lay down third
rail from Urbana, Ohio, to Chicago,
thus making q broad gauge road from
New York TO Chicago, UiG the Allan
tic & Great Western, and to furnish a
certain amount of new rolling stock
The Erie also guarantees the interest
on the bOnds-Of the Chicago & Column
bus Road, and at the end of two years
a four per cent dividend to stock
holders, with gradually increasing
dividends up to eight per cent at the
end of eight years. The Erie has
also got control of the Atlantic &
Great Western, the Ohio & Mississip-
pi, and the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific. The gauge of the Ohio &
Mississippi will remain unchanged.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Bulletin claims that
on the question of the Alabama claims,
the Senators viii only aceede to g
draft in which the British Govern
ment is to admit its liability for the
depredatiOns of the Alabama, Shen-
anOah, Sumter, and Florida, and
agree to pay the amount determined
by joint commission of two mem
beTs selected by each nation, they
choosing an umpire. After the SET
tlement, the commission to consider
the claims against England from 1853
to the present time. r.r
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13

S. NJ. Falker detective, says he
offered to arrest the real robbers OF the
the Adams Express Company at
Seymour, Indiana, but the President
of the company declined to accept.
He avers that Reno aud Anderson
were not guilty, and that the thieves
are vet at large.
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THE OLD CLOCK.

HE ULU ILUIh.
That old clocks face yet keeps its place.
And wheels its hands around,
His bob still swings, his bell still rings,
As when heard his sound,
On leaving home so long ago,
And left him ticking, ticking slow.
No rust yet clogs its catching cogs,
To keep its wheels all still,
No blow e'er fell to crack his bell,
That hourly ringles shrill.
wish my life were guided on
As true as that old clock has gone.
Who now may wind his chain, untwin'd
In running out his hours,
Or make gloss to shine across
His door, with golden fiow'rs.
Since he has sounded out the last
Still hours our dear, good mothers pass'd.
-BHTRs' Rural Poems.