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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-03
The Infuenee fMoman.

Thackeray says it is better for you
to pass an evening once or twice s
week in lady's drawing-rOOm, even
though the conversation is rather
slow, and you know the girls songs
by heart, than in a club, tavern or the
pit Of a theatre. All the amusements
Of youth to which virtuOus woman
are not admitted, rely on it, are delete
riOus in their nature. All men who
avoid female society have dull percep-
tiOns, or gross tastes, and revolt
against what is pure. Your club
swaggerers, who are sucking the butts
Of billiard cues ali night, call female
but few; beauty has no charms for a
blind man; music does not please a
poor beast, who does not know one
tune from another; and as a true epi-
cure is hardly ever tired of water, or
of brown bread and butter, protest
that 1 can sit all night talking to a
well regulated, kindly woman about
her girl coming out, or her boy at
EtOn, and like the evenings enter
tainment. One of the great benefits
a man may derive from a wOman's
society is, that he is bound to be re-
speetful to them. The habit is Of
great good to your mortal man, de-
pend upon it. Our education makes
US the most eminently selfish men in
the world. We fight for ourselves,
we light our pipes, and say we won't
60 Out-We prefer ourselves and our
ease, and the greatest good that comes
to a man from wOman's society is,
that he has to think Of somebody be-
sides himself-sOmebOdy to whom he
is bound to be constantly attentive
and respectful.
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THE EXPLOSIVE BULLET.
A Fearful Instrument Of warfare.


The last and most destructive OF
the death-dealing projeetiles-the ex-
plOsive bullet, designed by Perfuiset
and executed by a French artisan in
the firearms factory Of Devisme-is
described in the last number of the
Arnly and Nary Journal Exter-
nally quite similar to. the original
MIME, a cylindric- cChical mass of
lead, it is discovered, by an unserew-
ing Of its length, about midway,
to be internally a magazine Of full
inmate. The explosive compound
dynamite power, condensed powder,
or whatever it may be-has an eX-
plOsive force six times that Of gun
powder. Experiments which have
been made under the patronage of
the Russian, Prussian and Austrian
governments, and last by our own
War Department, demonstrate not
only It's effectiveness, but the singular
properties its inventor has given to it.
" Being given the distance Of the
target, its density, the quantity of
charge in the gun and the same
Of the ingredients constituting the
prOjectile,n he has established a
must cAaIL AtlatAOui " SeACuAalLOAl
between the force necessary TO ex-
plOde the projectile and in its pene-
tratiOn before subjectIOn to this pres
sure. Thus the magazine can be so
constituted that the passage of the
bullet through a sheet Of paper will
explode it, or 50 that the severe
impact Of iron or hard wood is needed
for such a result. It is comforting TO
be assured that q" a ball which would
not explode in the body of a soldier
or of a horse, if not at a very linn
tied distance, would explode in the
more resisting body Of an ammuni-
ton wagon -
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THE NEEDLE GUN.

A writer in the Chicago Tribune
gives this description Of the Prussian
needle gun, which will probably play
an important part in the coming bat
ties in Europe:-
l. The range of the needle gun is
from ], 200 to 400 yards.
,. The movements of loading are
executed with the right hand, as fol-
lows:-An upward stroke with the
palm of the right hand against the
chamber knob opens the breech, the
cartridge is inserted into the cavity Of
the barrel, push forward and down
ward stroke Of the chamber knob with
the right hand close the breach, and
another push on the needle chamber
with its spiral spring. completes the
loading, and the rifle is ready for
Fire" During the movement the
gun is held with the left hand at q
ready
3. The gun is never loaded or reload
ed while at "aim" simply because it
is impossible to do so.
4. The powder is not ignited at the
rear end Of the cartridge, but next to
the ball, where the igniting matter is
placed in a kind Of socket Of papier
mache; and this is what gives more
power to the ball, the powder burning
from the front to the rear.
D. The cartridge is madeup-ball in
front, ball socket with igniting mat
ter, powder. The shape Of the ball
resembles the shape Of a cucumber,
and is called long lead CLdng 5Lei).
6. The reeOil Of the gun is only felt
when it becomes very much heated,
and the air chamber filed with the
refuse Of powder. When clean no re-
coil is felt at all.
Z. In case the needle should break
or bend or otherwise become useless
a new one can be inserted in less than
five seconds. Each soldier carries an
extra supply Of about six needles.
It is not so much the superiority Of
the needle gun over other breech-lOad-
ers which has secured and in all
probability will in the present strug-
gle secure, success to the Prussian
army, as it is the thorough education
of each individual soldier and his per-
feet familiarity with his weapon.
The needle gun was first used in
Prussia in 1S4S and lS49, in Baden and
and not having been deem
ed effective without an entire change
Of tactics, and especially Of skirmish
was almost condemned. .
The Prussian army has but one
calibre for all small arms, so that in
fantry or sharpshoOters can be sup
piled with cartridges from any cavalry /
pistol or earbine cartridge wagon.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-03

SUMMFR DAYSy MADRn

An author, writing on Madrid.
I says -" Hay tres Hlcses de inUiernO .,
/ nUeUc dc infeFHOn-There are three
months Of winter and nine Of hell. -
I Ihis, however, is Spanish, and. like
all that is Spanish, due allowance
must be made for exaggeration. /
must, however, say a few words about
the heat Of Madrid in summer. The
suns glare is truly African at mid
/ day the sky, without the smallest
/ speck Of cloud, is the color Of molten
lead. The ground has a dusty grav
/ appearance, and interspersed, as it Is.
with an abundance Of mica, gIitters
as if it were scattered with brilliants.
nmOvingabOutin the day tinae ,ifyou
wish TO avoid the suns burning ravs
I you must follow the very scanty shade
afforded by projecting balconies and
/ pOrticoes. The pavement literally
burns, so that if you should accident
ally drop your matches or fusees they
ignite. Those who have to make
visits and do not sport kids must ap-
ply their hankerchiefs 70 the Knockers
and bellpulls, or else burn their fing-
ers. Compared with the heat of
Madrid in the early part Of the after
noon that thrown out by a bakers
oven is almost refreshing; for at that
time Of the day a shower Of fire ap-
pears to be continually falling from
the leaden dome or vault of heaven.
The ground you walk on cracks like
Overbaked earthernware, while the
grasshOppers, without any grass to
hop on, CRATE their eOrslets with the
utmost vivacity. If a little air should
reach you it comes as if from a blast
furnace. When the streets are water
ed a mist rises from the ground like
that at Niagara Falls. Shops are
closed, and for a while business is at
a standstill.
The good folks of Madrid seek the
innermOst and coolest chambers to
take their siestd, and your -cOrrespon-
dent, acting on the old lady's advice,
When you 90 to Turkey do as the
Turkeys dO,n takes his siestd also,
finding it extremely lonely to be
awake while all are wrapped in sleep.
The ManZanares, that in spring and
autumn rushes down from the Cua-
darrama Mountains with the impe-
tus and fury Of a cataract, carrying
all before il, now winds its way
through its sandy bed in tiny rivulet
proportion and goes singing along
like babbling brook. The madriIe-
nos dig pits on its margin and coax
the cooling watersi into them tOrefresh
their parched skins.
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FOSSIL REMaTyS IN NPyADA-

[ lErom the White Pine Nevada News, July Isl
About one hundred miles to the
south east Of Hamilton il q high plat
eau Of land containing an extensive
deposit Of marine shells and the fossil
remains Of large variety OF extinct
I species of fish. But the curiosity
which most challenges the interest
and Investigation of antiquaries is the
petritied form of what was evidently
once an immense sea monster. II lies
on the high plateau in a position Civ
ing rise to the theory that its locale
was once a great shOal, and that this
antediluvian leviathan fOundered and
perished on the surface as the water
receded. The petrification Is perfect
and is estimated to weigh about ten
tons. 1t presents dual appearance-
the head and body that Of a humpback
whale, and the eXtremities extend
into feelers and antenn8 like the poly
pus or devil fish-the exception that
they were evidently during life lined
with hard and bOny substance. The
eyes are set in each side Of the head,
which is fiat and oblong, and are
twenty-four inches apart. The mouth
is armed with triple rows of teeth.
which are sharp in front, but under
meath and well into the jaw they turn
into grinders, capped by a solid Osse-
Gus formation, running back from the
widest portion Of the head. In this
respect it resembles the celebrated
marsh COW of Central America, am
phibiOus in habit-graminiverOus on
land and carnivsrOuS in water. The
length Of this singular relic of an un-
known race has not as yet been deter
mined; but as the body blends into
the tail, it tapers down to so small a
size that, making due allowance, its
entire weight would not be far from
that stated. This inland country
abOunds in curious fOssilae of a marine
character. We have seen specimens
of erustacea found in our immediate
vicinity which puzzled scientists and
antiquaries, There is pregnant field
in this region for savans, such as
Agassiz, who have made the piscal
both of this and past ages,
a study Of love. There is some talk
the parties who discovered the
remains Of the stranded monster des-
cribed Of making an effort to remove
them to the railroad. We doubt
whether it can be removed in bulk,
and, if an accident should happen in
the attempt, its value would be great
" lessened and its usefulness as a study
would be materially impaired.
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POST PRANDIAL.

1t would require a very large book
to contain an account Of all the WAYS
in which men have seen fit to amuse
themselves at banquets. PhilOsOphi-
cal discourse, tOasts, speeches and
music, are but items in the account.
When John Bell, the traveller, ac-
cOmpanied the Russian Embassy to
Persia, he was entertained in that
country, with the rest of the En-
bassy, by the Keeper of the Great
Seal. While great variety of sweat
meats and fruits were served up,
and coffee and sherbeTt were carried
about, the guests were amused by
dancers, tumblers, puppets and jug
glers. Two of the actors pretending
quarrel, one beat of the others tur-
ban with his foot, when out dropped
fifteen or twenty serpents and COM
menced to glide about the floor. As
Bell showed signs of alarm, the Per-
slams explained that the serpents'
teeth had all been drawn out. After
the juggler had gone about the room
and gathered the reptiles into his
turban again, the rest OF the dinner
was brought in. L we can credit an
ancient story, a still more remarka-
ble amusement was at one time
known among the Romans. a sum
of money was offered to any one who
would allow his head to be cut off
with an axe, so that his heirs might
receive the reward. And there was
often a regular contest as to who had
the best right 10 lose his head. This
appears incredible, but no more so
than another story told by an old
Greek author. Some of the Thra-
clans, he says, at their drinking
parties, play the game of hanging. .
They fix a round moose to some high ]
place, exactly beneath which they l
place a stone in such a manner that /.
It can be easily turned round when I
any one stands upon it. Then they 1
cast lots, and he who draws the lot .
stands upon the stone,A holding a /
sickle in his hand, and puts his neck /
INTO the halter. Another person now ]
comes and removes the stone, and the .
nan who is suspended, If he is not |
Iuick enough in cutting the rope .
with his sickle, is killed, and the rest
augh, thinking his death good sport.
OkiUer Optics Magazine.
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How Good Farmers Save Money.

They take good papers and read
them.
They keep account Of farm opera
tiOns.
They do not leave their implements
scattered over the farm, exposed 10
snow, rain and heat.
They repair their tools and buildings
at a proper time, and do not suffer a
subsequent three-fold expenditure of
time and money. They use their
money judiciOusly, and they do not
attend auction sales to purchase all
kinds of trumpery because it is cheap.
They see that their fences are well
repaired, and their cattle are not gra-
zing in the meadows or grain fields or
orchards.
They do not refuse to make correct
experiments in a small way Of many
new things.
They plant their fruit trees weIl,
care for them, and Of course get good
crops.
They practice economy by giving
their stock good shelter during the
winter; also good food, taking all that
is uusOund, half rotten or m0uldy
out.
They do not keep tribes Of cats or
snarling dogs around their premises,
who eat more in a month than they
are worth in a whole lifetime.
Lastly, they read the advertise
ments, know what is going on, and
frequently save money by it.
Successful farming is made by at
tentiOn to little things. The farmer
who does best, earns his msney with
best results. Such men are the salt Of
the earth.-Erchdnge.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-03
'.THR MAN OF BLOOD AND IRON.y

Bismarck'5 cOnvalescence, writes q
Paris correspondent, will be prOdue-
/ tive Of some real surprises for Europe.
He has been still long enough, and
will soon break out into new erratic
enterprise. But he is terribly broken
both in body and mind. He has been
steadily running down since 1866.
The strain on his mind previous to
his success in consolidating Germany
was fearful. He rarely slept more
than five hours daily for the three
years preceding the i66 campaign.
A correspondent of a French paper,
who visited him in Berlin Just before
the occupation Of frankfort, said
that Bismarck told him that he had
not slept for three days, nor been able
to have even a moment 70 himself
Latterly, too, his life has been fatigu-
ing in the highest degree. The drain
upon his mind during the parlia-
mentary sessions is something fearful.
He has been good liver, too, and
enjoyed society many time when he
should have been sick in bed. 1t is
probable, however, that his intense
vitality will enable him to triumph
over all natures punishments, and
live to new successes, or at least new
experiments. So long as Germany is
not completely consolidated, ne will
consider the purpose Of his life as un-
accomplished. The Austrian ques-
ton, too, is daily becoming Of mere
import to Europe at large, and above
all to Prussia. The Austrians bear
toward their eOnquerOrs Of 1866 a
hatred which can not be quenched
save in new blood. One reason why
the Emperor Of Austria Is to-day so
at home is that he gives
his whole attention to the Hunga-
rians, and does not occupy himself
with preparations for avenging Aus
trian wrongs. There is not enough
among the Magyars
against Prussia to ever induce them
to fight without considerable urging;
but the Austrians are as ready as they
were en- the mad morning Of SadOwa.
And are as certain to be whipped as
they were then.
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"DEY MAY RAIL against woman as
much as dey like" said a darkey,
lately, "dey can't set me against dem ;
I hab always in my life found dem to
be fust in lub, fust in a quarrel, fust
in de dance, fust in de iee-eream
saloon and de fust, best and de last in
de sick room? What would we do
widout dem? Let US be born as
young, as ugly, as helpless as we
please, and a woman's arm am ready
to receive US. She it am dat guv US
our fust dose oh castor oil, and puts
clothes on our helpless naked limbs,
and cubbers up our foOts and noses in
long flannel petieoats, and il am she,
as we grow up, dat fills our dinner
basket wild doughnuts and apples as
we start for school, and licks US when
we tear our trowsers."
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One is of a farmer who one day got
married. On the wedding day he
had his doubts as to whether his
bride was good for anything, lob sic
dUch JDds nut JCdre,) and when the
ceremony was over, handed the pas
tor, instead Of the expected five-dol-
lar note, a letter. Somewhat to his
establishment, and greatly to his dis
gust. the minister found enclosed q
" 'levenpenny bit" and the infor-
nation, " Venn'S glft geht, k0mm
ich HdchSteS Jdhr tCieder.n (Signed) D
HEM. Of all goes well, I'll return
next year, Time went on. Other
more productive weddings had con-
sOled the pastor, when one afternoon,
Just twelve months afterWard, day
for day, a wagon drove up to his door,
the driver set down a barrel of -four,
handed in a letter and departed
The minister rolled the barrel into
the entry, took the letter to the light
and opened it. Out fell q bright $3.50
gold piece. Written in the purest
Pennsylvania German, he read -
" Lei6er PfdTrerg Dd scbicke FUch
eiH p DdlerstUck lfnd Elm Bari UOn
OeSteH Ftdlfr. Meme MQfQQreth lSt
HehT lCorh ais einen EJpens, Und
Igenu sic so JOrtmGcht, k0nlnl, Ten
ndchstes JdhF tCieder. HEM. -
dear Pastor: I send you a $3.50 gold
piece and a barrel best flour. My
Margaret is worth more than a lev
bit, and if she keeps on you
shall hear from me again next year..
Next year came to the house a barrel
Of flour and a letter containing this
time a five-dollar note. The letter is
too long to transcribe, but we must
give one Of Henn's sentiments, viz.
that If he lad found Margaret Richts-
nUtzig, (good for nothing, the 'leven-
penny bit would have been much too
dear for the job. From year to year
thenceforward, until the minister
died, the five-dOllar note and the
. Bari V0n besteH Fldlg" put in a
regular appearance.
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EGAL NOTICE.

/ Iva ~ NJ 44ALa
II isabella Stewart and Sally NJ. Stewart
Plaintirs, vs. Edward Moore, Defendant,
~ the Court Of Common Pleas Of Trum-
bull County, Ohio.
The defendant Edward Moore, win tax
notlce LnaL the plaintiffs, on the Ilth day OF
July, $50, filed their petition in the Clerris
once OF the Court Of Common Pleas, OF
Irumbul County, Ohio, alleging that Ed
ward Moore, with Robert Bigers. and Iohn
McETay, on the 21d day OF February. lglYS
purchased by written contract Of the. .plaip-
tins, two acres OF landin Hubbard township
In said county, at the price Of $3.50; that thew
paid on said contract 1901 45-l0O and no more
that the remaining portion Of said $3.50, with
interest nom February 2S, 1868, is due and
unpaid, that plaintiffs on the S0th day Of
October, 1853, commenced an action against
said Edward Moore. Robert BigerE. and John
McEvay, in said Court that they obtained
judgment upon said contract in said Court
against said Bigers and McEvay, for S6l5
44-loo at the November term, 1863 that said
Edward Moore being n non resident Of said
State and absent therefnOm, was not and
could not be served with summons, and
no Judgment was obtained against him.
The object and prayer Of said petition Is to
recover Judgment against said Edward
Moore for s6l5 and 44-l00 and interest from
November /, 1853, and TO make him a party
70 said Judgment rendered NOvem Der, 1865,
against John McEvay and Robert Bigers.-
The defendent, Edward Moore, Is required
10 answer by the 10th day Of September,
Ig7a or Judgment will be rendered against
him as PRAYED for in said petition.
HUICH1NS, GLIDDEN & STULL.
July Is, lS70-6t Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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A specimen advertisements comes
from a Forest City, Nevada, paper.
A mother, thankful for the restOra-
ton Of a daughter from the "agur, "
publishes the fact, and gives the cred
it to Hardy's bitters. She says: ''My
daughter, Sarah Ann, who, if do
say il, is the handsOmest girl in Holt
county, has been troubled with chills
and fever for going on six months,
and the doctors couldn't do her any
good" A bottle Of the bitters was
not half gone when the "chills quit
on her"
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BANKRUPTCY.
DIN the District Court OF the United Stntes
1oT the Northern District OF Ohio.
In the matter Of John Anderson and sam
uel NJ Rupp, and Anderson & Rupp, Bank
rupts. IN bankruptcy.
On Thursday, the 18th day OF August, 1870,
81 the south door Of the Court House, in the
city Of Warren, Trumbun County. Ohio,
wiz offer for sale to the highest bidder, the
following real estate, tO-Wit: Situate In
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
First piece, known as part OF lot No 2 in
ne u ,tl Town plat OF warren. on the west side
OF Main St, In said Warren; fronting on
Main st. % feet, extending back seventy feet,
and is known as the Truesdell & Townsend
store property.
Second piece, known as part Of lot No. %
IN Warren Township, situate on South St, IN
the city Of Warren. bounded north by the
center Of South St, east by lands sold to
John s. Edwards, and by lands Of c. c. Nc
Mutt; south by the Cleveland & Mahoning
Kali Road; west by lands owned bythe Pease
estate, containing about D acres Of land on
which are three dwelling houses. this tract
VIII be sold in parcels-selling a house and
1alr sized lot with each-this property Is near
the nelg furnace,
Third piece, known as part OF lot No. ?, in
the town plat Of Warren, situate on the south
side Of Church Alley, extending east and
west on said Alley 90 feet and back from said
Ahey Y feet, on this lot Is a small but con-
Venient dwelling house, and quite conveni-
ent 70 business part Of town.
Fourth piece, known as parts Of lots Nos
! and 2 in the town plat Of Warren, south
side Of Church Alley; bounded north by
Church Alley, east by an Alley, south BY
lands formerly owned by John Anderson.
and west by lands in lot No. 2, described as
the Sd piece above upon which lot OF land
there are three valuable dwelling houses.
E1lth piece. known as the west third parts
Of lots Nos. p and ., in the town plat OF War
Een.running nve rods on South ST.. in said
Warren, and extending back twelve rods
frOulf Inth St, and is the same lot and house
now Occupied by Samuel II. Rupp, as resi-
dence.
sixth piece, lot No 10, in block i've in the
town plat Of Warren.
Seventh piece, lot No. II, in block hve in
the town plat Of Warren.
Eighth piece, lot No. y, in block five in
the town plat Of Warren.
Ninth piece, lots Nos. IS and lq. in block
nTe, and in what is known as South Warren.
lsee book Of maps Of Trumbun County, o.,
pages 81 and $50
I, will also sell at same time and place, two
peddltng wagons.
The above property viii be sold for one
half the purchase price in hand Terms
for the balance OF purchase price 10 be made
known on day OF sale
JOHN N. STULL. Assignee
Of John Anderson and Samuel NJ Rum and
Anderson Rupp. IJuly %, ls7O-4t.