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4 Piece of Yankee Strategy.


At the battle of Rappahannock Sta
ton, after the 9Th Maine had gained
possession of the works in their front,
and were taking a whole brigade of
Rebels to the rear, Col Edwards, who
was one of the first to reach the rifle
pits, took Company G and pressed on
in quest of prisoners, suppOsing some
might be trying to get away in the
darkness of the night. Following the
line of Notifications down toward the
river, he saw before him long line of
troops in the rife pits. Finding he
was in tight fix, he determined to
put on bold face.
''Where is the officer in command
of these troops?" demanded the gal
liant Colonel.
''Here :" answered a Colonel, who
was commanding n rebel brigade,
"and who are you sir ?"
"My name is Col. Edwards, of the
5th Maine, and 1 demand you to sur
render your company"
al will confer with my Officers
first" replied the rebel officer.
mot moment will allow SIR
said Col. Edwards. Don't you see
my column advancing? (pOinting to
a large body of men marching over
the hill, but who were the rebel pris-
oners being marched to the rear.
Your forces on the right have all been
captured, and your retreat is cut off,
and, as the rebel commander hesita-
ted, he continued: Forward 9Th
Maine and DIST New York I"
81 surrender sir" said the rebel
commander, quickly. "Will you al
low me the courtesy of retaining a
sword that has never been dishOnored?'
"Yes, sir" replied Col. Edwards,
''but l will take swords of those Off
GERS" pointing to the COlOnels by his
side.
They were handed to him.
"Now, order you men to lay down
their arms, and pass to the rear with
this guard"
They obeyed and a whole brigade
of Louisianans, the famous Fifth and
Sixth among them, permitted them
selves to be disarmed and marched to
the rear as prisoners OF war, by Col.
Edwards and less than a dozen men
of his regiment.
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WHOLE NO. 2744.
Word to the Farm Rors.

Bows whose lot it is to work on the
farm, often feel that they are bound to
q disagreeable if not a disgraeeful
drudgery. They think, "If I could
only get to the town or city and be as
the store clerks see there, who stand
at the desk and write, or who with
white hands, and nice clothes, stand
behind the counter and sell goods, /
should be all right. Almost anything
would be better than this dirty out
door work upon the farm" Boys, /
have lived upon a farm, have chopped,
plowed, hoed, moved, Graded and
done all kinds of farm work. ]
also lived in the city and done city
work. I have been a close observer Of
those boys TO young men who have
exchanged the farm for the city life,
and now let me tell you a truth; the
great majority of youngsters who
leave the farm and go to the city for
employment make very great mis-
take.
In the first place, the morals are
very apt to suffer, and bad habits
formed, and when one has lost his
good name he has not much more to
lose. Thousands have been utterly
ruined by going to the city, who il
they had stayed at home, would have
been saved to themselves and to soeie-
ty.
In the second place, the change
from the country to city life often in
jIres the health, and without health
one is untitled for either labor or enjoy
ment.
In the next place large proportion
of those boys who go from the farm to
the city never succeed in accomplishing
property.
l know, boys, that the city is very
attractive to you, but my advice is
that you stick to the farm, for it is an
honorable, safe, healthful, and may
be made profitable, employment
Ohio Farmer.
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Tomato Plants.

DR.. Hull the noted hortieulturist Of
Alton, Ill, gives this as his mode of
growing nice tomato plants:
As soon as my plants are two or
three inches high, run knife under
and cut off the top roots, which is as
good as once transplanting. In few
days 1 transplant, and in a few days
from transplanting / roOt-prune.
When they begin to crowd, would
again run a knife under. When
ready transplant once more, and
continue to rOot-prune. The object of
rOOt-pruning is to make the plant
form compact mass of fibrous roots
in small compass, so they viii re-
eeiye but little shock in planting out.
a few days before remove them to
the open field lift them with troW-
el, or something of the kind, and let
them fall back. l remove the sash
two or three weeks before / am ready
to plant in open ground, for the pur-
pose of hardening the plants. L Keep
the tops pinehed back in the hot bed
to about ten inches. In planting in
the field, always tie them to stakes.
L think it saves half the labor of eul-
dvating; keeps the fruit from the
dirt /; you avoid sun scald, and do not
have to handle your vines; vines are
injured very much by handling.
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AReefing Scene

The New York Sun gives the fol-
lowing account of a recent occurrence
of a very affecting character, which
took plase-oh an English steamer:
L A little ragged boy, aged nine years,
was discovered on the fourth day of
the outward voyage from Liverpool te
New York, and carried before the first
mate, whose duty it was to deal with
such cases. When questioned as to the
object of his being slowed away, and
who brought him on board, the boy,
who had a beautiful, sunny face, and
eyes that looked like the very mirrors
Of truth, replied that his stepfather did
it, because he could not afford to keep
him, nor to pay his passage out to
Halifax, where he had an aunt who
was well off, and to whose house he
was going. The mate did not believe
the story, in spite of the winning face
and truthful accents of the boy. He
had seen too much of stOw-aways TO
be easily deceived by them, he said
and il was his firm conviction that the
boy had been brought on board and
provided with food by the sailors.
The little fellow was very roughly
handled in consequence. Day by day
he was questioned and requestiOned,
but always with the same result. He
did not know a sailor ON board, and
his father alone had secreted him and
given him the food which he ate.
At last the mate, weaTied by the
boys persistence in the same story,
and perhaps little anxious to ineul-
pate the sailors, seized him one day
BY the collar and dragging him to the
fore, told him that unless he confessed
the truth in ten minutes from that
time he would hang him on the yard
arm. He then made him sit down
under il on the deck All around him
were the passengers and sailors of the
midday watch, and in front of him
stood the inexOrable mate, with his
chronOmeter in his hand, and the 9TH
er officers of the ship by his side. 1t
was the finest sight, said our inform
ant, that we ever beheld, to see the
pale, proud, sorrowful face of that no
bic bOy-his head erect, his beautiful
eyes bright through the tears that had
fled, the mate told him he had but
two minutes TO live, and advised him
to speak the truth and save his life:
but he replied, with the utmost sim
plicity and sincerity, by asking the
mate if he might pray.
The mate said nothing, but nodded
his head, and turned as pale as ghost,
ard shook with trembling like a reed
with the wind. And there, all eyes
turned on him, this brave and noble
fellow, this poor waif whom society
owned not, and whose own stepfather
could not care for him-there he knelt
with clasped hands and eyes upraised
to heaven, while he repeated audibly
the Lords Prayer, and prayed the
dear Lord Jesus to take him TO heav-
en-.
Our informant adds that there then
occurred a scene as of PentecOst. SObs
broke from strong, hard hearts, as the
mate sprang forward TO the boy and
elasped him to his bosom, and kissed
him and blessed him, and told him
how sincerely he now believed his
story, and how glad he was that he
had been brave enough to face death
and be willing to sacrifice his life for
the truth of his own word.
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THE CHRONICLE.
WYE ANDI.

We quarreled this morning, wife and L
We were out OF temper, and scarce knew
Though the cause was trivial and common;
But to look In our eyes you'd have sworn
that we both
Were a couple of enemies, spitefuI and
Not a welded man and woman.
Wife, like tragedy-queen in a play.
Tossed her sweet little head in as lofty way
As so little woman was able;
She clenched her lips with a sneer and q
frown,
While 1, being rougher, stamped up and
Like careless groom in a stable
You'd have thought us the bitterest tseeing
OF little women and little men.
You'd have laughed at our spite and pas
And would never have dreamed that storm
Would be raInbow'd TO tears by that sun
Till We talked in the old fond fashion.
Yet the storm was over in less than an hour,
And was followed soon by sunny shower,
And that again by embraces;
Yet so little the meaning was understood,
That we almost felt ashamed to be good,
And wore blush on our faces.
Then she, as a woman. much brayer became,
And tried TO bear the whole weight OF the
blame,
By her Kindness, her self-reproving;
When seeing her humble, and knowing her
true,
1 ali at once became humble too,
And very contrite and loving.
But seeing acted humble part,
She laughed outright with frOlic heart
A laugh as careless rs Cupid;
And the laumbtnT Wranalnd along nv lrafn
TIL IalmoSt felt in a passion again, ......
And became quite stubborn and stupid.
And this was the time for her arms 10 twine
Around this stubborn neck OF mine,
Like the arms or n maid round q lover;
And feeling them there, with their warmth,
you know,
/ laughed quite different laugh, and so
The storm (aS l called it) was over.
So then We could talk with the power to
please:
As, though the passing of storms like these
Leaves 4 certain felicity
OF getting easily angry again.
Yet they free the heart and rebulIe the brain.
And teach as rough humility.
You see we cannot love one another so well,
That we ind more comfort than you can tell
In jingling our bells and corals:
In the fercer fights Of a world so drear,
We keep our spirits so close and clear,
That we need such trivial quarrels.
In the great fierce fights of the world we try
To shield one another my wife and /.
Like brave strong man and woman;
But the trivial quarrels of days and nights
our souls from the great flerce
fights
And keep US lowly and human.
Clouds would grow in the quletest mind,
And make ff tinrneef 10 mix win itS kind
Were nature less wise as a mother;
And with storms like ours there must iut-
ter out
and doubt n
The excess Of our love for each other. 4
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JOsh BiIlings OOneerning COurting.

Thare is wimmin who are az eazy to
court az lint.
''Luy, at fust sight" IL like eating
honey. 1t duz seem az tho yu never
could get enuff of it.
This kind Ov luv il apt to make
blunders, and il az hard tew back out
Ov az a WELL
But thare amt no sieh thing AZ
pure mathumaticks in eourting. If it
il all nature, it il too innocent for
earth; and if it il awl science, it IL too
mutch like a job.
Perhaps the best way to court IL TO
begin without muteh ov emmy plan
WHARF yu are going tew fetch up, and
see how yu and she likes it, then let
the thing kind Ov worry along kare-
less, like throwing stones into . mill
pond.
You will find one thing tew be
strictly true, the more advice you un-
dertake to follow, the less amount of
good eOurting you will do.
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FANNY FERN ON TOBACCO.-I hate
tobacco. am a clean creature, and it
smells bad. Smell is a mild word
but | use it, as am a woman. Ideny
your right to poison the air of our par
lOrs, or our bedrooms with your breath
or your tobaccO-saturated clothing,
even though you may be our husbands
Terrible creature! 1 think / hear
you say, II am glad you are not my
wife" So am |. How would you
like it, had you arranged your parlOr
with dainty fingers. and were rejoicing
in the esweet-seented migOnnettes, and
viOlets, and herliOtropes, in the pretty
vase on your table, forgetting in your
happiness that Bridget and Biddy had
vexed your spirit the greater part Of
the day-and in your nicely cushioned
chair were resting your spirits even
more thau your body-to have a man
enter and spoil it all? Or worse, light
a cigar in your very presence, as if it
were the very heaven to you that il
appears to him.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-05-05

Frsm New York to New Orleans in
seventf-sir and quarter hours is the
schedule rate of time agreed on by a
meeting of Railroad Superintendents,
at Louisville, last week. This is by
way of Pittsburgh, indianapolis and
Louisville. The only break in the
transmit will be at the latter point,
Cincinnati complains that in the
schedule Of places named it has no
place, but the completion last week of
the air line road from Cincinnati To
Louisville distance 1O4 miles, makes
things all right for our friends Of the
Queen City, and will possible cause
some discomfort to the indianapolis
people.
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CHERRIES SALE

- L1EhlE T . CA1AE.
DThe State of Ohio, Trumbun County, ss.
Elizabeth Lodwick, ct. al. InTrumbuli Com
mon Pleas.
BY virtue OF an order of sale issued out Of
the Court Of Common Pleas OF Trumbull
County, Ohio, in the above named case, 10
me directed and delivered, shall expose to
public sale at the Court House, IN the City
Of Warren. o., on Saturday. the 18th day Of
and three o'clock, p. m, of said day, the fol-
lowing real estate, to-wit: Situate IN the
County of Trumbuli and the State of Ohio,
and in -WeatherSfield township, in said Co.,
commencing at the northeast corner OF Lot
No. - iu the town plat Of 0hlton; thence
south sos east chains to stake; thence
north 5s0 So east two t2l chains 50 links to a
thence south 500 west ten chains and fifty
links to the place OF beginning. one a. and
90 one-Quarter acres of land Also Lot No.
. in town plat OF 0hlton, in WeatherSheld
township. For the boundaries and further
description Of said lot reference Is here made
to the survey thereof, in Trumbull County
records book, (S) pages 4SS and 4Se, and con-
Also one other lot of land in town plat of
ohlton, aforesaid, Trumbul County, Ohio,
and known as being part OF lot No. p, in
said plat, and beginning at the northwest
corner OF lot = in said town plat Of Ohlton;
thence easterly along the north line OF lot
No. p to the northeast corner Of said lot No.
p; thence north along the east lneof lot No.
lei with the north line OF lot 2, ten (l0) rods
to the west line Oflot II; thence south along
said west line, twelve (l2l feet to the place
Of beginning. Appraised at g.. Terms
Cash. s. NJ. LAIRD, Sheriff.
Sheri17s Office, Warren, o., Apr II, lS6e-5t
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John Bright, not many years since,
drew a word-pieture of the Great
Republic, which we reproduce as
follows: al have another and bright
er vision before my gaze. It may be
a vision, but 1 will cherish il. Isse
one Cast confederation stretching from
the frozen North Ia Un6rOken line TO
the glO1ciHg South, and from the wild
pillows of the Atlantic westward TO
the ealmer waters of the Pacific main /;
and l see one people, and one Lam
guage, and one faith, and over all
that wide continent the home OF
freedom for the oppressed of every
race and of every cline"
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

THE Spring and Summer Exami-
nations will be held as follows: Warren,
March 18th, Warren, March 9th; Newton
Falls, April 5th; Paynes Corners, April 9Th !;
Johnson, April 18th; Bristol, April 14th; War
ren, May Ist, Warren, June 5. Applicants
WILL provide themselves with slate and PEN
cils, also exact change tfifty three cents)
for the payment of the regular fee and post
age By order of the Board,
GEO. p. HUNTER, Clerk.
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GHERIFF'S SALE in Partition.
OThe State Of Ohio, Trumbpn County.
Matilda Comfy and
Frederick Comfy In Trumbun Com
-c fmou pleas
Flora AIeLain. et.aI


By virtue of an order of sale in Partition
issued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Trumbul County, Ohio, in the above named
case, TO me directed and delivered. 1 shall
expose TO public sale at the Court House in
the City Of Warren, in Trum bull County, o.,
on Saturday, the Sth day Of May. A. D.. 1868,
between the hours of one and three o'clock,
.. M, OF said day, the following described
lands and -tenements, to-wit: Situate in
Weathersheld Township, No. 3, in the Sd
range of Townships in the Connecticut West
ern Reserve, In the State of Ohio, and which
is also in the County of Trumbull and is
known as partof tract No. 2, and = bound
ed as follows: South by BENJAMIN Marshallis s
land; east by Wilcox tract; west by the west
line OF said tract No. 2, and north by line
running parallel with the south line, and so
far north from the south line as will contain
nifty acres Of land, being the same lands
decided TO him by AsheI Adams, by deed
dated June H. 1888. Appraised at SS5, 90 Der
acre.
Terms Of Sale.-One-third in hand on das
Of sale. one-third in one year, and the bal
ance, being one-third, in two years, all on
interest Deferred payments 70 be secured
by mortgage on premises sold.
S. N. LAIRD, Sheriff
Fuller d Moses, Atty's for Petitioner.
Sheriff ONCE, Warren, o., Abr. Z, lS8l-5t
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OHERIEF'S SALE.
! OThe State of Ohio, Trumbull County.
Solomon Mountain I In Trumbull Common
VS. SPleaS

y
BY virtue Of an order Of sale, issued out Of
me 1ne court OF Common Pleas, of Trumbull
county, ONO, In the above named case, to
public sale, at the Court Honse s.- in tie civ
oI arren, ", on Saturday, the 18th day OF
Nay A.: d, 1868, between the hours OF Y NJ.
Ing real estate, situate in the County of
IrunbuI, and State of Ohio, to-wit: In
the Isl range, Hartford township. and known
as part OF lot No. 8, and is bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Commencing al the north
east corner OF lands owned by Thomas y. Nc
Fsrland, thence down the creek to thenorth-
er. thence south along the west line OF said
Skaters land 70 the Southwest corner OF
said lot to an alley; thence west along said
alley to the center Of the old road: Thence
north along the center OF the old road to the
place Of beginning, containing sixty-six
perehes of land.
$, NJ LAIRD, Sheriff.
Sherifis ONCE, Warren, o., April II, lsss-5t
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A Falls River CNOrwieh) man has
whitfield out with a penknife most
curious and perplexing bottle puzzle.
He has taken an eight ounce vial and
set up in its interior perfect, key
about two inches long, with four
hoops in it, and both heads in; and
he stopped the bottle with a wooden
plug which fits perfectly tight, and is
keyed inside, the keg pinned and the
pin tOggled. The Workmanship is
excellent, and the way it was done q
mystery.
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WESTERN RESERVE
CARRIAGE FACTORY.

THE proprietor desires to say to the
IL public, that there can be seen at his Re-
pOsiIory, on Liberty Street, a few rods south
OF First National Bank, The largest assOrt-
ment Of -,. .s- f'--...
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES,
That he has eyer exhibited and offered for
sale in this market. HIS stock consists of
FAMILY CARRLA GES and hide SEATS
of various natternss One horse Buggies Of
nearly every description, and all OF which
are of the very latest and most approved
Eastern styles, Which3or quality Of ma teriai,
substantial workmanship and elegance Of
1nish, cannot be surpassed by any other eS-
Enlistment in the state. Having in sue
cessful operation STEAM ENGINE with
all the necessary machinery for manuf8ctu-
ring his Spolles, Hubs. Feloes, and every
thing thar can be done advantageously by
rl,lalii nerv = 2 7 10 ~ .f ass
Being practical mechanic, superintend-
ing and overseeing all the various branches,
he is prepsle6 10 fulnisii yelIrle IN sirst
rate style, Tor less money than any other
manufacturer in the west.
Hacks. PedIer's Wagons. Ceaekes and Barouehes.
II not on hand, will be made to onlier. on
short notice y t1[4 Aaa
~ Repairing, Trimming and Painting done
with neatness and dispatch.
~ All work done atmy factory warranted
I, In additicn to the above. I am prepared TO
urnish Carriage makers and others with the
Bows ShB1ts, Poles, Seat-R-ms, Hubs, &c, at
as low prices as at any other establishment
= Carriage-makerS desiring TO furnish their
own timber, can get their Spokes and Hubs
turned on short notice. ana se hir prices; y.
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GHERIFF'S SALE in Partition.
OThe State OF Ohio. TrulLbull County.
John Hood, In Trumbun Common
Henry Hood, ct. al. !
SHERIFF'S SALE.

OThe state OF Ohio, Trumbnll Co.. o., IS.
Jose ChafIee, In TrumbuIl Com
VS.. tmon Pleas.
John II. Clark, ct. al
By virtue Of an order Of sale Issued out OF
the Court of Common Pleas, of Trumbull
County, Ohio. in the above entitled case, to
me directed and delivered, ] have levied on
and shall expose to public sale at the Court
House, in Warren, Trumbun County, Ohio,
on Saturdzy the 18th day Of Nay, 4. D.. 1863,
between the hours Of one and three O'Clock,
p. m, OF said day. the following real estate,
situate in the County Of Trumbull, and State
of Ohio, to-wit: All that parcel of land
situate in the township Of Mesopotamia, in
said County, known by being part Of lot No.
I6, bounded as follows: Beginning at the
southwest corner Of said lot I6 thence east
to the southwest corner Of land owned by
said John Norris; thence north on Norrises'
west line to his northwest corner; thence
west parallel with the south line to the west
line Of the lot; thence south to the place OF
beginning, containing so acres Of land.
Appraised at s. per acre. Terms OF
sale, cash. S. NJ. LAIRD, Sheriff.
Sherif7s Office, Warren, O., Apr. Il, lS69-5t.
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The most agreeable of all compan-
ions is a simple, frank man, without
any high pretensiOns; one who loves
life, and understands the use of it
Obliging alike at all hours; above all
a golden temper, and steadfast as an
anchor. For such a one, gladly ex-
change the greatest genius, the most
brilliant wit, the profoundest thinker
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The trade Of Portugal has fallen off
greatly during the past two years,
and is said to have been influenced
unfavOrably by the introduction of
the paper currency in Brazil, where a
large amount os Portuguese capital IS
retained, waiting for favorable turn
in the exchange.
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Henry Taine, the art writer, is
blind of one eye, and reads and
writes very little, lest he should lose
the other. He is married to the
daughter of a rich butcher, a gifted
young lady, who has a volume of
poems in the press.
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OFFICE OF THE PENN'A 4 OHIO Canal, Co. !
WARREN, OHIO, April IL. 1850. I

NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN annual meeting Of the Stockholders OF
the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal Company
viii be held at the Canal Ofice, in Warren O'.
on Friday. the 21st day OF May next, for the
purpose Of electing seven Directors Of said
Canal Company, and TO do and transact such
other business as may properly come before
said meeting. JAMES McEWEN,
April g-5t, President,
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The first time little Bill s. noticed
the thunder, he said mother they
are securing up in heaven" His
mother said "HOw do you know, my
child?D He replied. II hear EN-
moving the chairs about"
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4 printers apprentice says that at
the Office they charge him with all
the Di they do find, and at the house
they charge him with all they don't
find. He does not understand that
kind of logic.
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Get your life insured for $4,000,
said a Jealous insurance agent, ''and
then if you die tomorrow the Wild
Ows heart will ring for joy