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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
''WE.''

Oh l! love is left in bygone years,
Yet there has been no broken VOW.
I've" met of yore; tits ''yOu and T.
That sometimes meet each other now
And quite Indifferent he and she,
Though once enshrined in lovers "lre.' >
That time, tits now long, long ago
Its hopes, its joys all pass away;
On life's calm tide three bubbles glow,
And pleasure, youth and love are they
Hope paints them bright as bright can be
Or did when you and were "we.''
l paradised some woodland cot;
built great castles in the air.
And pleasure was, and grief was not.
In cot or castle thou vert there
Yet it was not alone for thee,
For fancy always whispered Eve"
The distant isles of future years
CLEAN brightly thro' the golden haze
Times sea reflex heaven appears,
Inwhich the stars are happy days;
At least twas always so with me,
When lovers you and / were "we."
Ny life was all one web of gold,
Where thoughts Of thee like gems
were set;
But soon the light of love grew cold,
And gems and gliding faded; yet
The "gilt" and" paste seemed true to me,
But twas when you and / were "we."
Long, long ago, with life-hope shone
These faded fancies; now they seem
Wild fragments of a gladness gone,
The memory of pleasant dream.
And wonder whispers, "Can it be
That ever you and were 'weF"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
OER ROADS.

Our system of road making and
management of road repairs is defec-
tive, and strange as it may seem, the
public sentiment of the community
needs educating up to full apprecia-
ton and realization of the difference
between good and bad roads, but as
long as the present system is continu-
ed we can hardly hope for anything
better. A highway surveyor deter
mined to have one good road in town
anyhow, and so went to work and
made it as it should be. Well, it cost
some money of course. You can't
get anything well done, nowadays,
without money, can you? The con-
sequence was that it raised such a
row in town that he lost his office at
the very next election. Now, what
has been the result? That was some
years ago, and that piece of road has
cost less for repairs than any other
piece of road of half its length ever
built in that town.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
ALARM YARD HORROR.

A most horrible scene was enacted
in the barn-yard of Samuel Craft, a
wealthy farmer, residing about two
miles south ofthe village of Glen Cove,
Long Island, New York, on Sunday
afternoon last, by which his sister
was gored to death by an infuriated
COW. Miss Craft stepped out of the
house to feed brood of young tur-
keys, when a COW that was walking
about the yard, rushed madly at her,
striking her in the left side, crushing
her against the fence and trampling
and goring her in terrible manner.
Her screams attracted the attention
of laborer, named Sheridan, who
hurried to her rescue and partly
stunned the brute by a blow from a
stone. This, however, added to her
fury, as she renewed the attack, toss
ing the unfortunate woman unmerci-
fully with her horns, and rending
clothes and flesh alike. Sheridan
again struck the animal blow with a
stone, which had the effect ofknoeking
it down, while two of the sisters bore
the body away. The animal soon re-
covered from the effects of the blow,
but Sheridan kept her back with
stones, she refraining from touching
him, and evidently being determin-
ed to kill the ladies, but the body was
finally conveyed from the yard. The
lady, however, was conscious all the
time, andas she expired said, "She has
killed mel" Her face and body were
terribly bruised. There was a fright
ful and deep laceration in her left
side, which caused her death. She
was generally respected, and had
many warm friends.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
WHITE PINE COMPOUND.

Cures SORE THROAT.
Polard's White Pine Compound,
Cures COLDS.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures COUGHS.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures DIPTHERIA.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures SPLITTING OF BLOOD.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures Pnlmonic Affection Generally.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures KIDNEY COMPLAINTS.
"For health comes sparkling in the streams
There's iron in our Northern winds;
Our pines are trees Of hedltnO:n
JOHN g. WHITTIER.
THE editor of the Mdnchester Daily and
! Weekly Mirror. in an editorial in the Daily
thus speaks of the Compound:
I'VE are happy to learn that the demand
for the White Pine Compound is increasing
very best medicine for Coughs and Colds we
know OF, and no family that has once used
IL Will ever be without 1t. We speak from
our own knowledge; it Is sure TO Kill a cold,
and pleasant as sure. The greatest inven-
tions come by accident; and 1t is singular
that the White Pine Compound, made for
Colds and Coughs, should prove the greatest
remedy for Kidney difficulties known. But
monials come to US from well known men.
Besides, the character of DR.. Poland is such
that we know he will moi countenance what
is wrong For years a Baptist clergyman,
studying medicine to ind remedies for his
ailment, with a delicate consumptive look,
standing with one foot upon the grave, he
made the discovery which saved himself,
and called out nom hundreds Of others the
strongest testimonials possible. We have
known Dr.. Poland for years, and never knew
a more conscientious, honest, upright man;
and we are glad to state that we believe
whatever he says about his White Pine OODl-
pound.
as-The White Pine Compound has none Of
the nauseating taste so common in other
Tar preparations, but is a highly concentra-
ted medicine, prepared in the most scien-
tific manner at the
NEW-ENGLAND BOTANIC DEPOT,
BOSTON, MASS
John d. Park, Wholesale Ag't Cincinnati, o.
Sold by all Druggists Sold at HOYTS
Drug Store. Hume l, lS70-l&2 W mlyr
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
TO WASH sUMMER SUITS.

Summer suits are nearly all made
of white or buff linen, pique, cambria
or muslin, and the art of preserving
the new appearance after washing is
a matter of the very greatest import
ance.
Common washerwomen spoil every
thing with soda, and nothing is more
frequent than to see the delicate tints
of lawns and percales turned into
dark blotches and muddy streaks by
the ignorance and vandalism of a
laundress.
1t is worth while for ladies to pay
attention to this, and insist upon hav-
ing their summer dresses washed ac-
eording to the directions which they
should be prepared to give their
laur dresses themselves.
In the first place, the water should
be tepid, the soap should not be
allowed to touch the fabric; it should
be washed and rinsed quick, turned
upon the wrong side, and hung in the
shade to dry, and when starched (in
thin boiled, but not boiling stareh)
should be folded in sheets or towels,
and ironed upon the wrong side, as
soon as possible.
But linen should be washed in
water in which hay has been boiled,
or a quart bag of bran. This last will
be found to answer for starch as well
and is excellent for print dresses of
all kinds, but handful of salt is very
useful to set the colors Of light cam
brics and dotted lawns; and little
beefs gall will not only set Ibut
heighten yellow and purple tints, and
has a good effect on green.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
THE CHRONICLE.
II We Knew,


five knew the baby fingers,
Pressed against the window pIne,
Would be cold and stiff iffto-morrow-
Never trouble us again
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the prints of rosy fingers
Vex us then as they do now.
Ahl those little iee-cold fingers,
How they point our memories bach
To the hasty words and actions
Strown along our backward trackl
How those little hands remind us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns, but roses,
ForOur reaping by and by.
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet-voiced bird has flown
Strange that we should slight the vio'
lets
Till the lovely flowers are gone.
Strange that summer skies and sun
shine
Never seem one-half so fair
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake their white down in the air!
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blossomed in such beauty
As adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our
memory,
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweet accents.
Through the PORTALS of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams
Lying all around our path;
Let us Keep the wheat and roses,
Casting out the thorns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings of to-day,
With a patient hand removing
All the briers from out our way.
Living Age.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
State Trial OF Reapers and Mowers
MANSFIELD, OHIO, July 5, IS

| MANSFIELD, OHIo, July o, lSIU.
The grand State trial of reapers and
mowers commenced to-day, under
the direction of the State Board ol
Agriculture. One hundred and one
machines have been entered, which
makes this the largest exhibition OF
the kind ever held in this country.
Every Mandatory in the State is re-
presented, and many machines from
| adjoining States are on the ground,
entered by local agents.
The crowd to witness the opening
was quite large. 1t took place at three
| O'Clock, in a sixteen acre field OF
timothy and clover, standing straight
and quite heavy in places. The
Champion onNo.4wroughti iron machine
of Springfield opened the contest, the
inventor, Mr.. Whitley, himself Oeeu-
pying the drivers seat, and managing
the machine. Then followed the
Excelsior Iron Clad" of Masillon,
and in quick succession the Junior
Buckeye of Aultman, Miller 4 Co. :,
Akron, dodge No. 3" Smith of
Wooster; "Etna," of Salem; Excel
sior," of Akron, and dodge No. IN
Of Wooster, in all seven machines
tried during the afternoon. The test
was to cut two rods each across the
the field, about fifty rods in width.
Owing to the smoothness of the
ground and the good condition of the
grass, the test was not quite as severe,
perhaps, as would be desirable. The
machines all seemed to work admira-
bly,, and fill all the points claimed by
the exhibitors in excellent style.
The judges carefully noted the
working of each machine, and after
the test closed made a thorough ex-
animation of them. The exhibition
will continue from day to day till all
the machines are tried, which will
probably consume six or eight days.
The mowers will be first followed
by reapers, and the combined ma
chimes last. The decision of the
Awarding Committee will be reserved
till the meeting of the State Board,
and announced on one of the DAYS Of
the State fair. The scale of merits
adopted as follows: Quality of work, |
forty; simplicity of construction, ten;
durability, fifteen; ease Of draft, twen- |
ty; market price, five; facility Of |
management, ten; the maximum Of |
these numbers being considered per- |
feetion.
The numbers were designated by |
lot, and the machines tried in their |
order. The struggle between the lead
ing machines, which are all represent |
ed, as well as many new aspirants for |
favor, will be tremendous, and will |
excite the closest attention of manu-
facturers and agrieulturists.
The last trial of mowers and reapers |
previous to this under the control Of
the State Board was held in Butler |
county in 1857. Only three previous
trials have taken place in the State.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
SparrOWs.

Did you ever hear it related that
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia,
was very fond of cherries? Well, he
was; had a positive weakness that
way. One day he found thesparrows
had begun to nibble away at some OF
his favorite fruit, and he offered q
bounty of six farthings brace for all
birds of the sparrow tribe. Now,
when the king said "St-boyI" it was
enough. The crack of the gun was
heard all over Prussia, until the mod
est little sparrows were annihilated.
In less than twoyears there was scarce
ly a cherry in all Prussia, and all
other fruits had suffered in proportion.
The trees were Literally overrun with
caterpillars, and completely stripped
of their leaves insects had increased
to a most enormous extent, for other
birds had been frightened away by the
crusade against the sparrows. The
king did not, however, admit that he
had made a mistake; it would not
have been kingly, perhaps, but he
knew that the sparrows would never
return of their own accord to the end
of time. The sparrow, you know, is
one of the most sedentary ofthe feath-
cred tribe; he does not like to travel
and will not do it to please anybody,
if he can help it; but the king coun-
termanded his decree, and went to
work importing sparrows from other
countries.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

Mrs. Livermore had a little adven-
ture last week, Sn her way from Port
land to Concord. She had spoken the
night before at Westbrook, and as she
was waiting for the train, a tall wo-
man, angular and spectacled, confront
ed her boldly: "Are you a married
woman ?" "Yes." Husband liv-
ing?'' "Yes." "What does he do?"
Whatever he chooses" '''I mean
what does he do for a living ?"
''Whatever he chooses" "Rich ?"
i'He would not say So" Him! Any
children ?" "Yes, two" "How old ?h
Mrs. Livermore gave her the desired
information, and she exclaimed /:
"Oh 1 thought they was family of
little ones, and 1 thought you'd better
be home tending to them. You're
mighty smart, but l wanted to ask
YOU some questions" "Now," said
Mrs. Livermore, "who are you? ?"
The woman told her. "Are you mar
ried ?" "Yes," very family. "Is
your husband dead ?" "No; 1 suppose
he is in California; we're divorced"
"Ohi and you thought to teach me
nv domestic duties" There was a
litter ran around the room, for the
woman had not been at all private in
her conversation, and the people in
hearing seemed quite delighted to see
her so completely squelched.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
Whiskey, Misery, Poverty and Death.

Whiskey, Misery, Poverty and Death
Since the new license law has pre-,
vailed in New York, ruffianism ha:
increased to frightful extent. Speak
ing of last Sunday, a New York cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledg-
er says: "There has been a great deal
of street ruffianism, of one kind and
another, chiefly the result of whisky
drinking, since last evening, and the
police have had as much as they can
do to keep pace with it. The knife
and the pistol were freely resorted to,
and in one case with fatal result-Ger-
man named Daniel Mitchell, having
been fatally stabbed by a printer,
named Thomas Sheriden, in Thirty
seventh street.
Ambrose Hartel, while under the
influence of liquor, leaped into the
Mystic river, Connecticut, the other
day and was drowned.
John Real, now under sentence Of
death for numbering a New York po-
liceman, said, after his condemnation,
al would now be a free and happy
man had 1 let strong drink alone.
Whisky has ruined men
James NcManus got drunk last Sun
day in New York, and as a matter of
course, quarrelled with his wife. chas-
ed her down stairs, and during her
flight fired four shots at her. One of
the bullets entered in opposite dwell
ling, and took effect in the back of
Mrs. FitZgibbOns as she was lying in
bed. The wound was severe. The
free shooter was marched offto prison.
Thomas Mclaughlin was shot in
the right side in a drinking saloon by
fatally wounded.
Harris Bailey, residing near Somer-
vile, Tennessee, poisoned himselfan and
three children, Saturday, by giving
them bed-bug poison, thinking it was
whisky. The children all died. He
will probably recover.
"Jug-or-N is the title of a new
temperance novel. The author says
that il is her purpose to "hoId up to
reprOach the respectable drunkard,"
who dies wealthy and "sleeps under
a tall monument" yet is no better
than "the ragged sot who lies in the
ditch"
A young man named Francis Bar
bOrd fell from train of cars near Pat
erson, New Jersey, on Saturday, and
was killed. He had been drinking
hard all day.
The latest case of brutal wife-beat-
ing comes from Newark, n. j., where
the keeper of a low groggery, named
Donahoe, has again outraged the feel
ings of humanity by so numerically
his wife that her life is i'm
periled. Only a short time since, the
wretch was sentenced to one year, for
his ruffianism, but through the plead
ings of the present victim of his fiend-
ishness his sentence was commuted
to fine.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

A testimonial to the aged was Of
fered in a Boston church, on Sunday.
All the very old people that could Be
collected were present. The oldest
man was Mr.. Rogers, 1O2 wears old
next August. He and father CIeye-
land, now in his 99th year, came into
the chapel to gether, Father CIeve-
land acting as the young guide of his
companion, Of whom he appeared
anxious to take the best possible care.
Mr.. Rodgers appeared quite smart,
although somewhat deaf. He il q
slender man, of medium height, with
hair as white as snow and quite long.
When asked by Mr.. Morgan if he
eoul ID read to the congregation the 20d
Psalm, as arranged for on the pro-
gramme, he answered. ''No, don't
think 1 can without my specs.n
Father Cleveland volunteered to do il
for him, and the pair went arm in
arm down the aisle to a front seat,
representing between them lust two
hundred years. The oldest lady pre-
sent was Mrs. Hannah Hawley. 96
years old There were probably
seventy old persons present, whose
united ages would make five thou
sand years, or an average of a little
over 70 years apiece. 1t was a specta.
Gle rarely seen anywhere.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

GROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE Co.
"A PUB. SQUARE, Clsvel'd, o., Apr. I6, 1870.
WE would respectfully inform the
w citizens of Trumbull County that Mrs
T. B. Brown is the only authorized Aoent for
the sale of our Sewing Machines in Warren
ana vicinity. We also wish to inform the
pubic that no other person living or doing
business in Warren, has any right to repre-
pany, in Warren. or TrunibuII Co as tba
entire territory is canvassed by Agents ap-
pointed directly from this office, and who
alone have Alright to sell our Machines there
In. Grover q Baker Sewing Machine Co.
April2O, lS70-3m.s
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An elderly lady living up the Mus
kingum, says the Marietta Register,
writes as follows to a friend: We
can't get to meeting this weather; but
the minister stayed with us three
days; we gave him ten pounds of but.
ter and ham, and you better believe
we kept him praying while he stay
ed.n
Imagine the feelings of the gentle
man Of Mt. Holly, n. J., who, as he
jOyfully dropped a row" of corn in
his garden, turned and saw an indus
trous hen who had picked up the corn
as fast as dropped, and was just finish
ing the last hill. That hen ''aeknoW-
lodged the corn" followed by. tin
basin.
An English farmer lately plaeards
ed the following announcements -
Extensive sale of live stock, compri-
sing not less that 40, 900 head, and an
unlimited right of pasturage." It
turned out that he had several hives
of bees to dispose of.
ibid any of you ever see an ele-
plants skin ?n inquired teacher of
an infant class.
'I have" exclaimed one.
"Where ?" asked the teacher.
"On the elephant" said the boy
laughing.
A lady noticed a boy sprinkling salt
on the sidewalk to take off the ice and
remarked, to friend, pointing to the
salt:
"Now, that's benevoleuee."
''No it amt" said the boy some.
what Indignantly, "it's salt.n
"A tannery is now being spoken of as
valuable neighbor Of our new school
building. A man was here this week
looking for a site, and was directed %
the grounds adjacent to the school build
ing. His only objection was that two
tanneries so close together could not
thrive.-Nites Independent.
John Yant, probably the oldest man
in Stark county, died at the residence
of his son, G. X. Yant, near Minerva.
June 9TH, at the advanced age of one
hundred and one years. He had been
a resident of that county for fifty years
or more.
"Silence in the court room there,D
thundered q police magistrate, the
other morning; "the court has already
committed four prisoners without be-
ing able to hear word of the testi-
An invalid disturbed all the inmates
of his boarding house by imitatinga
dog. When asked why he did so, he
said he had been so ordered by his
physieian-to take port wine and
bark.
One of the essayists in the Mead
vile College commencement had this
fearful theme: 1--WE are and above of
The world" That is pretty good, for
high, and remarkably "a6ove oF1
grammar.
The Iowa law, just passed, author
ICES any magistrate, police officer. con-
stable, or officer of the State to des-
troy any animal having the glanders
Or being disabled and unfit for use.
A London merchant advertised fors
clerk who could "bear confinement. %
he received an answer from one who
had been seven years in Jail.
Sydney Smith once said, ''Philau-
throphy Is universal sentiment OF
the human heart; whenever A sees r
IN trouble he always wants C to helD
him.
Two thousand acres of broom oarn
viii be raised in the vicinity of Circle
vile this season.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

The Chicago Post is strongly advocat-
ing minority representation. 1t says: The
Journals of all parts of the United
States, and even those of England,
France, and Germany, are discussing the
proposition in the form presented, and
weighing the chances of our citizens be-
ing Intelligent enough to adopt it. Our
Republican form of government will be
partially failure and partially mock
cry until we see the necessity of every
man being represented. To say that
1OO, 900 men may vote, but shall never
elect the man they vote for, is practical
sarcasm, while their complete disfran-
chisement, merely because they happen
to be in the minority, is an alienation Of
their rights, and a robbery only con-
sistent with despotism, is it fair or just
that!5OO, 900 Republicans shall be utterly
defranchised in New York city, and
81, 600 Democrats in Massachusetts,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

The laws Of Pennsylvania require
minors to present q certificate from
their parents before the clergyman or
other person officiating is allowed to
perform the marriage ceremony. On
such an occasion a clergyman down
there recently received the following
notes:
81 want it understood there is to ba
no difficult in this couple getting mar
led as lam her fother. ="
The couple were "mariedn with no
difficult" and "her fother" rejoieed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13

MARY had little lamb, +" has here
tofore been very popular, but since the
recent sheep disease, Mary lost her
lamb, and the following is offered as
aconsOlation to the aforesaid Mary:
Mary has Grecian Bend,
Which crooks her like bow,
And looks, when sticking up on end,
Like hump of buffalo.
1t follows her behind all day,
When she goes forth to school,
And makes the children laugh and
play
To find her such fool.
The teacher, shocked, in silence turns,
His blushing face he walls,
And Mary then how wicked learns
1t is to bear false tales.