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-. We copy the following from the
Akron City 1Tmes: On the 11th1 of
April, 1866, Samuel Leslie was mar
lied at Wooster to q young lady of
twenty-four years of age, Samuel
having reached the mature age of fifty
seven. He had possessed ten wives
before this, each of whom had OBJ
tanned divorces from, him. Sho had
known him but from the Sth of! March
to the. 1lth of April, but he had mon
ey, and she laid all. the blame upon
his former wives, and gave him her
young and virgin heart. She lived
with him but short time when she
discovered that he was a common
drunkard, and he commenced to dis
play his affection for her by hitting
her over the head with shovel,
throwing boiling water at herr driV-
ing her out of doors at dead of night,
and other such pet acts as were not
very pleasant, to say the least She
applied for divorce, but he plead so
warmly and made her solmany prom
ises that she withdrew her applica-
ton, but he soon afterward renewed
his former course, and she again made
application, This time the suit was
prosecuted. and, on Saturday, Judge
Boynton gave her the divorce and
81, 200 alimony. This was the eleventh
divorce suit that has been brought
against him, .s,us ,a ill1
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"a MAIpERs PsALm oF IIFE.

- 80 . = NS<f-'-%41- W Ia
Tell me not In idle jingle,
Marriage is an empty dream 20
For the girl is dead that's single,
And girls are not what they seem.
Life is realt life is earnest!
Single blessedness a fbl
Man thou art, to man returnestr'
Has been. spoken of the rib
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
i47r Is our destined end or way, i
But to act, that each tomorrow
Finds US nearer marriage day.
Life is long, and youth Is Meeting,
And our hearts, though light and gay,
Still, like pleasant drums, are beating
Wedding marches on the way.
In the world'sbroa field of battle,
In the biyouac of life,
70 Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
70 Be a heroine-a wife;
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant,
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act-act in the living present,
Hearts within and hope ahead.
Lives of married folks remind us,
We can live our lives as well,
And, departing, leave behind us,
Such examples as shall g tell"
Such examples that another,
Wasting time in idle sport,
A forlorn, unmarried brothor,
Seeing such take heart and court
l1ES5s As
Let us, tlen, be nm and doing
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wHoar DO GREAT NJ IN IAI.EF.


women, Of course. But they show
the same diversity Of taste that is seen
in the lower ranks, and, on the whole,
make worse mistakes. They, however
generally show the same sense in
choosing wives that they show in
managing other peoples affairs,
whether good or bad. fat., -. +, - !,
John Howard, the great philanthro-
pist, married his nurse. She was al
together beneath him in social life and
intellectual capacity, and, besides this,
was ffty-two years old, while he was
twenty-five. He would not take ssno'
for an answer, and they were married
and lived happily together until her
death which occurred two years after
wards. al fa. r.tf -e .s9g -.qgilH
Peter the Great, of Russia, married
a peasant girl. She made him an ex-
cellent wife and a sagacious Empress.
Humbolt married a poor girl be-
cause he loved her. Of course they
were happy. ti..t ga" , t'iA i@ p ,lo.l %
Shakespeare loved and wooded q
farmers daughter. She was faithful
to her vows, but we could hardly say
the same of the great bard himself.
Like most great poets, he showed too
little discrimination in bestowing his
affections ON the other sex. Iii'Itua
Byron married Miss Milbank to get
money to pay his debts. It turned
out bad shift. 49, ~ ;.9,.rs,J ~
Robert Burns married farm girl,
with whom he fell in love while they
worked together in a plow field. He,
toe, was irregular in his life and com
mitted the most serious mistakes in
conducting his domestic affairs.
Milton married the daughter of a
country squire but lived with her but
a short time. He was an adstere, ex,
acting literary recluse'; while she was
a rosy, romping country lass thai
could not endnre the restraint i'm
posed upon her, and SO they separated
Subsequently, however, she returned.
and they lived tolerably happy. - -, =
Queen Victoria and Prince. Albert
were cousins, and about the only ex.
ample in the long line Of English
monarchs wherein the marital, vows
were sacredly observed and sincere
affection existed. - '-'--. ., .
Washington married a widow with
two children. 1t is enough to say oi
her that she was worthy of him, and
they lived as married folks should, il
perfect harmony. III; Ia ag-qsftsL vi
John Adams married the daughtei
of a Presbyterian clergyman. Hel
father objected on account of .John'i
being lawyer; he had bad opinion
of the morals of the. profession 81
Thomas Jefferson married Mrs
Martha Shelton, a childless widow
but she brought him large fortun'
in real estate. After the ceremon.
she mounted the horse behind hin
and they rode home together. 9 siA.
h. H# .ae .
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RAvENNA,sO, o., TFIURsIAYs TFIU Uy9 TN 1870

death seemed So cemplete17the tgis1
umphiso great that glory rather thaRz
gloom filed the death ehambens- A
feeling of supreme exultation-a near
ness to, and sympathy with spiritual
life possessed each heart in aadegree,
entirely unknown and unexpeEiencede
before Between gasps he Whispered,
81 am so, Reak--lets tsme rest, and thena
I will answer your question: 2GinTu
After waiting moment Newton
asked, Charlie, have you any strange
feelings: Answers Yes: Ques-
ton by same, +" Have you, any pair 2. p,
Answer" Only . sneTai EpausiIn1g 6
he proceeded between gasps, saying
understand mel mean corporea1
suffering, not spiritual" Question by
Newton, :. Charlie, is there--anliY fear
any trepidation ?" AnsRer-"Oh, no p
Question by same Then it is=not-
SO terrible to die ?" sAnsw NeEar
His wife answered this by sssIs it, 5ass
door that opens to admit us intola betsI
~ a #. fF ID I'm 14THF "a
ter life p Answer" Yes,, Il Ones
ton by the same, 7 e Dazzling are ohhl
truly happy?' % Answer Oh! .yes.a,,,1I
By the same, ADoes itlook bright ~
Answer" Sunny and fair admit.
ting an instant afterwards,as.4I am
just catching glimpses." Question by
his wife, Brighter than any thing
you ever saw on earth ~ .AnsWer.--I
"Oh! yes.n He was again asked if
he saw Jesus. Answer ~ Z es.,' ~ -
Question by his wife,i"Is He near
your Answer" Yes.n She then,
exclaimed, 90, death, where is thy
sting o. grave, where is thy victo-.
ry?n Newton asked. q Charlie,-.hass..
death any. sting 2" sAnswer-9 No.
And again he sank away, and the last
word had fallen from his lbs closing.
in death, and thus ended the triumph
which was the naturaEoutgroWth of a.
life, the motto of which had been the
golden rule and "Peace on earth; good.
viii to men," 5s6is = asQo oAMIcus. .F9sl
Major Fulton was born in Iondonr on.
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The CATARAcTs OF AMERIcA.-Ni-
agarq has receded from point whore
it was more than 200 feet high to its
present position, with height of
about $50 feet. and 1t is not unlikely
that it may grind its way back to the
lake which supplies it. On our CONT
nent, holding as it does, more than
three-quarters of the fresh water of
the world, are to be, found the, most
mighty water falls and cataracts
known, among which may be named
Niagara, the falls of the Missouri riv-
er, the Shoshone falls on the Snake
river, 2l0 feet in height, and immense
in volume, and the falls of the YU
Semitic, ,giiE ,=5Iy a aa hs.ss sYAa ea d7
M ffs,fg
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Official Registry.


COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of COMMON, Pleas-GEo. NJ .TurTLE,
PHrko B. CoNksTa. = , p 4 II ; .
Probate Judge-JAcoB v. NELL.
Prosecuting Attorney-C. A. REED.
County Auditor-WILLIAM GRIESELL.
County Observation-Disclosures P. REED.
Clerk of Courts-ANDREW JACKSON.
sherif-OTIs r; PAISE. E.TlsIslE ah1 gGf5
REcoRDER-G. w. BARRETT.
County Commissioners-HENRY J. NOBLE. n
B.JEEKENs, Jos. c. CoNRAD
Coroner-REcELLUs RooT.
SurFeyor-JEDDIAH COLE.
Directors Of County Infr1naryZJ. e. BEATTY,
HGUf4N C1EMEsTs and ozIas ALLEN
MAYORS OF INCORPORATED TOWNS.
3 Ravenna-JoHN MEHARG.
: Kent-S, P. WoLcoTT.
2 GarrettsyiIle--O. L. HAwLEY.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
I lAtwater-J. R. Conrad and Sylvester A
Hinman.
iAurora-Reuben P. Cannon and Worthy Tay-
or.
Brim1eld-Joseph L. Carrier and A. Il. Lam
phare. 2HDIH4 s. f{a I40JIHH
lDeerfeld-C. S. Tibbals and John Fl. Holman.
Z Edinburgh-smith Sanford and Asa Bingham.
Charlestown-Augustus Munyoa and Nathan
FL. Smith.
Franklin II Russel, Alvin Barton, l. Ar
cher
!, Freedom-Lyman Bryant and Arvilus C.
Larkcom.
Hfram-Rufus Butts and Frank Squire.
Mantua-A. n. Farr and Henry Cobb.
Nelson-J ames Ashald and A. +. Hannahs.
1 Palmyra-John j. Williams. David E. Wilson
and Enoch Morgan.
Paris-A. B. Merrill and Brainard Selby, Jr.
Rayenna-JoHN MEHARG, George F. Robin
SON and Charles b. Stowe. -. s,.tt E,.,+-.
Randolph-Jani P. Coe and n. C. Sears.
Rootstown-A. H. Barlow and Gideon Sey-
m0ur. q Gisk on MN a.
shalersville-samuetG Eluridge and William
Carlton. 90 ~ Ee=1i-l-ic s5!s. 54t''
streetsboro-E. NJ. Stanton and Ebenezcr
ward5I 81 ts359 fr-Hsgg
sufield-H K Martin and VIM. Paulus.
Windham-E. S. Woodworth and Thomas O.
Angel.
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GUNS AND.ROyS.

No 9anodhs of caiitioIf will Keep
boys from harding gtps. It IS a ifasl
einating implement. There is charm
about aagHh wRiehIB Bewftthes Il BOYS
imaginationg Gums are 4i6W 50 CHEAP
thateeeery body can have oHes Eveii
if stirnid persenss withhold oW,affh !.
pieeesIfrom their seas,s ,sit%ilf not pfel
venttheif' handling otiemw 81 he town ofwsnrf
is full1ef tRen11 9And saecident:ailyH OF
on ptfpqse, 'yS son Will fha out
something about gnnhing. The milf
tary companies are So many, ana the
manual Of arms 50 fascinating, and
sharp2shootfng has become Such a FASH:
ion, that you may be Sire that 81 an "a ave- y
rage boy iWiilIl;;some wills BY e gun elandes1
timely, ,,ifffh if ne does net net with your PER-
mission. Now, we aEg1e that it, is far
more dangerous to slleave. boys to find
out seqretly the pleasures, of O. gun
than it is tq, teach II them it's skillful use
A child soon learns caution. After q
few. weeks 9 iboY of sten years, old is
in as, little llees danger d9In of doing mischief
witthliiaa witthliiaa,gpl gun fas as be is Of taking poison
or falling ginto the ,FgilYery or down
stairs, on of estahbingg himself with his
knife: We hold it to be sound philos-
ophy that children are safer by being
taught how to meet danger and over
come it than by seeking. to keep them
away from all danger 1t is not the
boldiand ezladsathat mort apt
to be harmed 10 In' wrestling, bcIinlbL
inggIlswiiainiag,ih riding yleaping oil
shootingj 4heg WHO have been taught
skill sandsselfifslianse apel seldom in:
jureds E81 isi4he eoellmseyi hand, the
awkward y foesH tH' eaei ufitaught in
mainly e8ereise'that courts dIsastsi::l-
The9b5y 7that is Ransiiiai With a. gun
is not theto1SMh0 snaps II iatnhfs SIS
ter, thinking that Isl mot aoaded9 and
shoots her dead, 1T sthen green Tub
4 Der who has not been permitted to
know anything about fire arms that
does that a wise father, should teach
his 3 boy .hoYlto l99ads 81 how TO- ecarrg {
gun safely, h9w to scallfe sceallfe e,aa 9 fence, and aand
all the pecularities Of the art, Of hunt.
ing. .,pIHt # would be we'll too, to ,tteaacf
tE,eyery girl how to use q pistol. M Many
jka woman has been placed in the pow
er of burglars for lack-of that knowl
edge.-sHeasy Nerd Beochesa slo9Af
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The secret ofsAdvertisirIg.

= n q
The Hartford Courant says: "The
secret of advertising is not yet discov-
cred by all who advertise. A good
deal of money and space is wasted in
clumsy announcements which nobody
reads, heavy standing placardss which
no more stimulate purchases than the
names on signs. Much money is also
wasted in circulaIs, which are thrown
into entries and sd0W4 cellar ways,
and always receigsd with con tempt,
or in so-callea advertising sheets,
which nobody feadas Theresis nnoma
dunn which comes Unto such cless|
contact Iwitlsztle people the ne%s-l
paper; ara ad advert u iissra only UNDER
stood theht RaAinsssa they could male
their part, Of the paper as ife1estiag
as any other partpE 1t. m of
the German papers, aayestisng IS car
ried to an extent Of which we have no
idea. Everybody gees to it with all
his wants, and almost all his sw6esa@a
The consequence Is that the sheets are
as lively as neighborhood gossip, and
often the pages devoted to advertis-
ing are the best part of the paper
And the papers are read through
The announcements are always short,
always "transient," and one looks at
them in the morning, to- see. what, the
world has to offer him that day, by
way of business or amusement. Per-
haps his next door neighber has rare
piece of china, or choice engraving
to sell, or perhaps he would like to
get an odd number of some serial
which you happen to have; some-
body, somewhere, announces, some
thing that interests you and so lite is
made more endurable, trade is quick
eRed, and wants are supplied. We
look to see more general Hse of the
advertising columns of newspapers in
this country for all the wants and
queries of life."
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y In Muscatine several young ladies
were amusing themselves with an
electric battery, Miss Emma pro-
posod taking one of the poles, and
her friend Anna the otner, and instead
of joining hands, kiss. each other. A
scream from Anna caused the lady
who was turning the machine to stop
suddenly, when Anna remarked that
it felt Just like mustache." Just
so. at IEe71 -t..er s ri sahlHHa- ua 81
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Il HISTORY 81 REPEATING iGITsELF.-
Mommsen, the German historian of
Rome, depicts o the .characteroo of the
Romans at the beginning of their ma
.tional iidecline in terms which are
startlingly applicable to tho condition
of our own society, at least in our
great cities. Z He says III" Money, and
nothing but money, became the watch
word with high and low. Men did
not, it possible, steal outright, but all
Shifts seemed allowable in order to
attain rapidly to riches-plundering
and begging,lcheating on tho part of
icontractorss and swindling on the part
of spectators, usurious trading in
money and in grain, even the turning
of purely moral rotations, such as a
friendship and marriage, to economic
account. Marriage, especially, be-
came on both sides o matter of iner-
kearitfle, speculation; marriages for
money We're common, and it appeared
necessary TO refuse legal validity to
the presents which the spouses made
to each other!p,nhnis ylgfo sAH a'
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.e RIcHEs.4The man with good, firm
health is rich.9 I4ai.}E.l ''Ft -y'l i't p

= B4Ai -@SSS-s---------
n RIcHEs.3The man with good, firm
health is rich. ia2isE.4 'I!i -S.1 ;'t p
So is the man with clear con-
SCIENCE ofsit'z o. tG2iI'la 4 -t'3.92 'z5 q
+, So is the parent with vigorous, hap
py children. % $3.50 3'4 W !" 5z'
= So is The editor of good paper,
with big subscription list j. 2
So is the clergyman whose coat the
little children of the Parish pluck, as
he passes them at their play, 7i.'.'z O
" So isthe wife who has the the whole
heaptfofagood husband!a 94G asaHi
Soiis the maiden whose horizon is
not bounded by the coming man,
but who has apurpose in life wheth-
er she ever met him or not. .qz9 aa-E
" So is the, young man who laying his
hand ON his heart can say, 81 have
treated every woman 1 ever saw as
j should wish my sister treated by
other men! snz9T "a 7UH9F %
" So is the little child who goes to
sleep with kiss on Its lips, and for
whose waking blessing waits. e rs.
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SECRET OF HAPPINESS.-An Italian
Bishop, who had struggled through
many difficulties without repining, &
and been much opposed without man
ifesting impatience. being asked by a..
friend to communicate the secret of
his being always so happy. replied:
" 1t consists in a single thing, and that
is, making a right use. of my eyes,"
His friend, in surprise begged him to
explain his meaning. Most willing
ly," replied the Bishop. /" In what
ever state l am, first look to heaven,
and remember that my great business e,
is to get there. | then look down
upon earth, and call to mind how
small a space, shall soon fill in it I d
then look abroad in the world, and
see what multitudes are, in all respects
less happy than myself, And thus
learn where true happiness is, placed,
where all my cares must end, and
how little reason l ever had to MUIR :
muir, or to be otherwise than thankful. r
And to live in this spirit is, 10 be al
ways happy" .tBo 81 sal,., or sbasi-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-06-16

y JOHNNY isl just beginning to leaTn
geography. He says that ,thef R6fes
live partly at one endaof the globe
and partl at the other. He knows, it
is so because it is marked on the map.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-06-16

THE regular horse-ily will soon be
due in swarms. Let us hope it will
usurp the interest in the public mind
now felt in shoe fly. We have had q
surEeit of that silly insect,
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"WHY," asked augovernesso other,
little charge, edo we pray God to
give us our daily bread? Why don't
we ask for fourdays sor1fNe days.or
week ?" g We want it fresh ?" replied
the ingenious child.
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OVER in Jersey, the other night, the
lightning struck 81 young man dumb,
and it wasn't the Jersey kind either,
but the real electrical fluid.
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SIZE OF OUR GREAT LAKES.

The latest measurement of our fresh
water seas, are these: 81 ~ ~ ..-.i- ~.
2 The greatest length of Lake Supe-
rior is 345 miles; its greatest breadth
is l60 miles; mean depth, 6S8 feet ;
elevation, 627 feet; area, $4,000 square
miles. ''''l,-''- ~, '.'''- :,
Il The greatest length Of Lake Michi-
gan is 800 miles; its greatest breadth,
l0S miles mean depth, 900 feet; ele-
syation, 507 feet; area, $4,000 square
miles: lo'1 = ''' '''''
ID The greatest length of Lake Huron
is 200 miles; its greatest breanth, 100
miles; mean depth, 600 feet; eleva-
ton, 274 feet; area, 10000 square
r The greatest length of Lake Erie is
s250 miles; its greatest breadth, 80
miles; mean aeptlf,1 81 feet, elevation,
555 feet; area, 5000 square miles. .
o1 The greatest length of Lake onta,
arioi ifs4S0 miles; its greatest breadth,
65 miles; mean depth, 500 feet; eleva.
itiony26I teet; area, 5000 square miles.
ia The length of all five is 1,5S5 miles,
covering an area upward of 10000
fsquaresmiles. liii9'iah g 9. -aie'i 81
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[From the Kew West Dispatch.

Il [From the Key West Dispatch.l
q For the benefit of the outside world
we have to put on record the fact that
in our island city there lives youth
who, in himself, is one among the
great phenomena of the age. Listen,
and be the judge yourself. he can !.
handle snakes, scorpions, centipedes,
or what mot with perfect impunity.
He makes pets and lplayfellows of the
larger kind of rattlesnakes, twisting
them around him, and dallying with
their forked tongnes, and their ten or
twenty rattles He actually has car
ried scorpions in his bosom, and 'wasps
and hornets in his sleeves and pockets
without receiving bite or sting. In
the loneliness of the grove or forest,
or in any secluded place infested with
snakes, he can bya few talismanic
words call around him any number Of
snakes, whom he can charm into per-.
lect obedience to all his mandates. He
can pick them up and lay them down
at any given place, and at his bidding
they will remain there until his return
afteran absence sometimes of hours.
He can take rat or mouse and So
manipulate it--so put that inexplica-
bic tyrant spell upon it-that it at
once becomes a mute suppliant for I
favor, is quiescent, and may be tiIh- ]
'bled aboutiat pleasure The Young
magician AYERS that this miraculous
power is given him by spirits, -wheth-i
Ell good or evil,he knows not. J '2aH
We could relate many incidents, in
this connection illustrative of our lit
tie friends necromantic faculty of
subduing the reptile creation; but the
foregoing must suffice. - SO isg2-
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"sEEAYERsy sEEAYfEIRsy man his iowR apgel," is. the
way the new flying machine is anrri an
nounccd i'll New York.
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TL AN TIC NJ 1 L L S !.

Having discontinued our Store, we shall here
after deliver our Flour and Feed from the Mill. L
We have made arrangements with BralnAru 90 =:
Drug Store viii be promptly filed. Our price
list may be found there. co
Af.steh IA, 1870. Ss-H
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-06-16

:, TnE prosperous man who Yields
himself up up to temptation bids fare
we'll to welfare.
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GURE FOR BED Bues.-Oil of Penny- n
royal used freely will do more to dos il
troy bed bugs than all other remedies,
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A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE.

70 The following extract from a. letter
received by one. of our friends .-des-l
Fcribes the operation of a pneumatic
tube between Glasgow and London.
Probably few ofour readers are aware
Eofl the process by which messages and
packages are almost instantaneously
transmitted between these two cities:
/. H'fIlhado occasion to send telegram
| to london the other day. and in a few
! minutes received reply which led
me to suppose that serious error had
been committed by my agents, involy-
ing many thousand pounds l imme-
diately went to the telegraph office
and asked to see my message. The
clerk said, sWe can't showit to you as
we, hare sent it to London But i
replied, you must have my original
paper here / wish to see that He
again said, No, we have not got it, it
is in the postomc in London 'What
4doeyou mean p I asked. Pray let
smes see the paper I left here, half an
hour ago. ell,' he said, if you
must see,it, we will get it back in
few minutes, but.it is now in London,
He rang bell, and in five minutes or
so produced my message rolled up in
pasteboard. 70 5saayissz. #4Js.. ~
t. TIt SCENE that for some months
there, has existed. a pneumatic tele-
graph betwixt Glasgow and London
and betwixt London and the other
principal cities of the kingdom, which
consists of an iron tube, into which
the messages are thrown and sent to
their destination. / inquired if ]
might see message sent. 80, yes,
bcome round here He slipped num-
der of messag esJ into a pasteboard
Esscroll, popped it into the tube, and
made a signal. put my ear to the
htube and heard a slight rumbling
lnoise for seventeen seconds, when a
bell rang beside me, indicating that
the scroll. had arrived at the General
/ postoffice, four hundred miles off 1t
4almose took my breath away to think
hof it, If could only go to Boston
with the same relative speed, you
might countron my passing an evening
every week at Ia Beacon street. and
returning home to sleep. Who knows
but we may be conveyed in this mar
4 yellous MANNER before many years?
perhaps you are aware that there
has been large tube between the
|General Postofiee in London and the
station in Eustace Square in operation
for number of years. The mail bags
for, the north, are all sent by this con-
1,yeyance, so that the Postofice receives
4 ddetters up to few minutes before the
train leaves, three miles off. The
] transit takes less than two, seconds !!
Surely this is an age. of wonders -
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