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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-14

The success of our school system, in
augurated under the laws passed by the
last Legislature, has surprised its war
NEST advocates. 1t conclusively demon
strates that our people appreciate the
benefits and advantages as we'll as tho
necessity, both in ma terial and moral
point of view, of education. When
people oppressed with debt, just brining
to recover from the devastations of war
which deprived some of all, and AL of a
portion of their property rally to the sup
port ola free school system as our people
have, 10 fears need bee entertained for the
success of the cause of free education
The report of the able and energetic
superintendent (Which / have not been
able to examlne) will exhibit in detail
ME workings of the system, its wants
and necessities. | have entertained the
fear that possibly We we're, under all the
circumstances, pushing the introduction
Of the system too rapidly--mere so than
tie condition of the State and the people
would justify. but devoutly hope that
my fears are I'm founded, and that ways
and means may be devised to prevent the
misfortune of check to its growth aud
prosperity for the want Of material sup
port The benefits of the system are
universal, enjoyed by all, whether they
contribute to its support or not, but, its
burthens rest mainly upon property.
Now, it is but right and just thst all who
receive aud eujoy its advantages should
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-14

Winchester TINES copy until day Of Sale
and send bill to this efGce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-14

cox 8 MONTH! Horse furnish Cd
- %I45Expenses paid. Il. B. SgAH
Alfred, Nc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-14
FINANCES.

to assume her just proportion of it, and
be by US disbursed in liquidatipg the
principle of that debt, finds unequivocai
sane lion in the organic act au thorizing
the organization Of the State of West
Virginia, and the constitution adopted
by her, as well as the constitution ratified
by the people of this State in 1869, and
now in full force. But the course pur-
sued by West Virg mia, and the probable
delays of a settlement with her, together
with the intimation, if no. direct asser-
ton, of Ler authorities that it would be
upwise and impoltie in her to pay into
our treasury the amount which might BE
found against her in such settlement, and
that her proper course would be to settle
with the original bondholders, induced
our legislature in adopting plan for
the reorganization Of the State debt
which bad recommended twelve months
beforc-to offer to the creditor to at once
assume and pay, by funding into new
bonds. such portion Of the public debt as
We we're uaquestionably liable for condi-
toned, however, that the original bonds
be surrendered, and no claim made upon
US 70: the balance due upon them, except
in accordance with such settlement as
shall hereafter be had between the States
of Virginia and West Virginia in regard
to the public debt OF the Sta5e of Virginia
existing at the time of its dismembermcnt
This action ofthe General Assembly was
amply justified by the pecu Ii ar condition
Of affairs, and met with my cordial ap.
proval, and, SO far as am informed, with
the appreciation Of our State creditors
both at home and abroad. and of all hon
est men everywhere, who understood and
appreciated the subject. Aside from the
complete vindieation of the honor of our
btate and our people. which some affect
TO sneer at, but which. in my estimation
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
Grnrrp Holland.

When the Rev. Mr.. Sabine refused
to perform the funeral ceremonies
over the remains of George Holland
he little thought OF the Obliquy that
would be heaped on his head, or that
when he sent the applicant to the
Rev. DR.. HOughtOn's Little Church
round the Corner" that he was to be
the cause OF making DR.. HOughton
one Of the most spoken of, most loved
and most popular ministers in New
York and that he was to be Of inesti-
mable benefit to the family Of the de-
ceased. All this has been accomplish
ed. Sabine is spoken OF by no one
with praise. DR.. HOughtOn by every
one with the highest terms Of COM
mendation. "The Little Church
round the Corner has been photo
graphed by the photographers, illus
trated by the illustrated papers; long
articles have appeared in newspapers
throughout the country. The music
publishers have caught the mania; no
less than ten different publishing
houses have issued songs by different
authors, all entitled, "The Little
Church round the Corner" and the
sensation has not eliminated yet
Testimonials for the benefit Of the
of the deceased actor have been
given in every respectable theatre in
New York, and at least SIS, 1000 has
been realized, which will be sufficient
to keep the family in comfort for
many a year.-FigdTO.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
WHY LIKE PARKING.

1t presents to me the open sky, the
winds and the sun. / smell the fresh
mold / hear the birds, the brooks,
and I see the grass and the waving
grain. l am in the midst Of the har-
vest after having enjoyed seed time.
This it dOes-my love for farming,
Were il not that 1 love it, l should
not enjoy Il; but il takes me nearer to
the bosom Of the earth, where lie the
great strata where the wonderful mir
aele and mystery Of the world IRE L
work a miracle myself yearly, by the
growth of grain from this soil, these
strata, so mysterious, % ancient, so
full Of history. Here at this late hour
Of the world great changes are taking
plaee-graiR instead of ferns and
trees, aud water and marine animals.
The farmer is in all this. He is sur
rounded By il. He is the lord and
the king Of the soil plain, common,
like beasts Of the field, like his own
quiet herds, giving bread to thous-
ands, feeding a world aad he might
feed another were it necessary, so
much matter has he for bread; the
rocks are filled with it.
He treads this free, fruitful earth
His family is like him, free and hap
py that is the true farmer, who loves
his vOcotion. Here virtue thrives
most. All the graees have root here,
along with the flowers and the shrubs;
the brooks cast their spray around
the rude lock and image the clouds.
Such delicacy is nowhere else. Here
are the trees in blossom I; and is this
nothing? Here they cast their fruit,
The rich wealth Of autumn is here
its spheres of gold, its yellow grain
the brown autumn eoves all, a season
that none so well as the farmer en-
joys-enjoys because he love- it, loves
his calling which brings him out
among these things.
Health, honesty, peace, enjoyment
these are the birthright of the farm
] err. q. an Country Gentleman.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08

4 German writer estimates the
French losses in the Wal at 500, 900
mon, l50, 900 hOrs du combat by death
or wounds. He estimates the German
loss at 100000 men. The Germans
occupy 800 German square miles Of
French territory, containing about
6 100000 of inhabitants. This is a
sixth of the land and OF the people,
and Paris is excluded. The Germans
have been obliged to equip the French
railroads very largely with their own
rolling stock. But the railroads can
not do the business, and long caravans
Of wagons are moving in the high
ways. In Manly it Is no uncommon
thing to see caravans OF 100 to l50two.
horse peasant wagons arriving, taking
oats, &c, direct from Dresden and
Leipsic to the troops before Paris.
Such a journey occupies, from Dres-
den to Nancy, about four weeks and q
half, aud from Nancy 10 Versailles,
about fourteen days, so that about two
months are taken up ia the Transport
tation. In many parts OF Germany
not a peasant wagon is left, and ordi
nary merchandise business on the
railroads has ceased.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08

A Boston paper INDUCES in some
statistics about earthquakes, to which
is added a dish Of theory. From the
facts it is argued that the earth has
been passing through a period Of ter
restrial phenomena more remarkable
than any which has been witnessed
by the present generation, and that it
il by no means certain that the end OF
the earthquake term has been reach
ed. The writer states that, in the alb
sence of any well established theory
of the internal structure of the earth,
there is increasing evidence for re-
garding favorable the generally ac-
cepted belief that the earth's interior
is a fiery motion mass. This latter
theory, it is argued. is the only enc
that fairly accounts for all the varied
phenomena Of earthquakes as felt on
the earth's surface. The opinion Is
also advocated that the great shock of
1867 and 1865 were. caused by the
breaking off of immense masses Of
solid earth from the inner crust,
which, falling into the boiling lava
below, agitated itinto gigantic thrOb-
bling waves that heaved the outer
crust with great throbs and throes.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
THE CHRONICLE.
Future Wealth Of the United States.

AN'uiO "eaAAh VI tht Auiltu TtAttAs
Mr.. +. 2. Whipple contributes to
the March number Of the atlantic
Monthly n very readable essay, which
he styles" ShOddy." 1t bristles with
good points and practical suggestions.
lt will be seen that Mr.. Whipplc
takes a hopeful view Of the future:
or the enormous undevelOped re-
sources OF the United States, il is diff
feult to speak without an appearance
Of e~xaggeration. The taxable value,
which all men Of property well know
is always far below the exchange
able value, Of all the property in the
United States, was, in 1860, in round
numbers, SIG, 100, GOO, 600, showing a
rate OF increase, in ten years, Of Ove
one hundred and twenty-six per cent.
IL has been computed that if this
rate Is preserved through the next
four decades, the taxable value Of the
United States would, i'm 1870, be $780,
800, 100000; in 1850, $50, 500, 900, 900:
in 1890, SlS7, 300, OOO, 600 in 1900, SPA
500, O00, OOO-a an increase in wealth
which will be over eight times our
estimated increase in population
Vast rs these sums appear, drowning
IN their sound all shOddy groans over
our predicted financial ruin, and max
ngour debt of two billions and a half
SHRINK by comparison into a dwarf
ike dimensions, there j. no reason
that they should not be realized, pro-
vided the brain of the nation ade-
quately seconds its hands. Massa-
chusetts, with an area Of only sever
thousand eight hundred square miles,
nOw owns a seventeenth Of all the
taxable property of the nation. II
the other States, with greater natural
advantages, should increase, during
the next thirty years, 50 that their
wealth should bear the same proper
ton to the square mile OF territory
which the wealth of Massachusetts,
now does, the property Of the nation,
in 1900, will be s4i5, 900 900, 900.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
Verdict Of the COrOner's Jury on the
New Hamburger Disaster.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, y. Y, Feb. o.
The eoroner's jury in the case Of the
New Hamburger disaster have re-
turned the following verdict: THAT
the said persons came to their death,
on the 9th day Of February, at New
Hamburger, in the county OF Duchess,
and State Of New York, by suffOca-
ton by fire or drowning, in cOnse-
quence Of a collision between the Pa
cifc express train and a a loaded
with crude petroleum, thrown across
the track Of the said train on which
they were passengers. The jury be-
lieve that the oil train could not have
been stopped sOOn enough to have
prevented the accident, that the en-
ployes on the oil train used all the
means at their command to promptly
signal the coming express train, that
the signal men did their duty in the
premi- es, that the express train was
half q mile from the obstruction when
first signaled, and could have been
stopped provided all the appliances
had been effective, but that from some
reason to the jury unknown the pa
tent brakes were not effectively APP
Piled
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
MAKING

In Seville, which il popularity be-
lieved to be in Spain, there is in use a
most felicitiOus invention in the way
OF making lOve-clandesinely. After
dark, Young cdbellerOs steal beneath
the lady's latiee-which, perchance,
Is in the third story-snd softly un-
screwing the handle Of their walking
sticks, proceed 10 extract from the
same, which are hollow, length after
length OF hollow tubing, screwing
them together after the fashion Of a
japanese fishing pole, or the old APP
psratus Wherewith sweeps clean chim-
news. A mouthpiece is fitted into
each end and one raised to the win
dow above. Soon by the aid of this
improved speaking tube, two souls
with a certain unanimitY Of thought,
and two hearts with a possible unison
Of p~ulsation, are softly cOmmuning.
Now this is all very nice, seductive
" romantic and all that sort Of thing,
but mark what the knowledge OF it
brought to q certain youth Of Baiti-
more. He had read Of it. or heard Of
il, and happening 10 have a surrepti-
tiOus affection for n young and veal
thy lady, which she as surreptitiOusly
r-eciprecated, he determined. with her
eonnivanee, to avail himself of it.
He got a tin pipeOf the desired length,
made by a timer, and in each end Of
itiplaced, for want of a better mouth
piece, a funnel. Delicious converse
lion went on, be sitting on the top OF
a water barrel and she leaning from
her window above. They would con-
verse for hours, and exchange all the
soft nonsense in the world, and then
he would unship his APPARATUS, put
the tunnels in his pocket, wrap the
piece up in q newspaper, and go home
in a condition OF ETHEREAL bliss. The
course OF true love never did run
smooth, and one evening the old gen
tleman, smoking in the back garden
at an unusual hour, saw the young
gentleman arrive, fix up his apparatus
and commence his sOul-eOmmuning
operations.
He made up his mind in a minute.
He went into the kitchen and asked
for a pitcher of boiling water; it was
handed to him and Off he posted up
stairs. Just as he reached his daugh-
ter's door he commenced calling TO
her. So telling her lover 10 wait a
momsnt, She came to the door. Mel
lie, my dear, run up to my room and
get me my spectaeles; III wait here
till you come down. She dissap-
peared up stairs, and he stole eau
tiously to the window. The minute
he touched the funnel the amorOus
and unsUspeeting youth clapped his
mouth to il to resume where he had
broken of-"my darling, you cannot
imagine how Just then the old
gentleman commenced assiduously
filling that funnel with hot water,
and the rest Of that miserable youths
sentence was never heard. He wore
-four on his face for a fortnight after,
and declines TO go into society just
at present.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
How A Dutchman Got Eyen.

Once upon a time there lived a jovi-
al Dutchman, whose first name was
Harness Won ShTimpstietfel. He had
a wife. He also had a little grocery,
where beer and suelFpersonal proper
ty was sold. He gave credit 10 a par
eel of dry customers, and kept books
with n piece of chalk on the head
board Of his bedstead.
One day Mrs. Shrimpstieffel, in a
neat fit, took il upon himself to clean
house and things. So she did, and
she cleaned the headbOard, and with
soap and water settled the old mans
accounts by wiping away every chalk
mark.
Pretty soon before long the vender
OF things came into the house and saw
what ruin his frau had wrought
Then he said:
"8Tein Colt, Frau Shrimpstieffel,
what for you make a ruined man Of
me, | guess not? You make wipe
away, all ITEM names and figures what
l owe dem fellers what's going to pay
me before they get ready, and l lose
more as zwei hundred tOllar!"
His frau left the room in fear and
disgust. When she returned he had
recovered the head-bOard with chalk
marks. Then said she:
"HaDness, you have make them all
right again don't il >"
well, meme tearer frau, l makes
the figures all right, but 1 puts down
some peter names as tenn Odder fell
lers vOt you wiped Out!'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
DAIRY FARM

4 L ADMINISTRATORS SALE
Aln pursuance Of an order OF the Pro-
bate Court Of Trumbull County, Ohio. will
offer for sale az Public Auction on h e prem
lseA on The 10Th dav OF March, Al. lgI he
following described real estate sitnafe
in the township Of Vernon, County OF
Irumbull, and state Of ohio, and is part Of
the Granger Tract, and is bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Parcel lst Is i'm lot No.
q, commencing on the lot line at the south
east corner Of lands Of Thomas Gibson +:
thence south To lands formerly owned by
stephen smith thence west along the line
OF said Smiths lands 10 land of samuel
Henry theme north 20 lands Of Thomas
Gibson; thence east TO place OF beginning.
and contains one hundred acres OF land
Parcel ID, h In Lot No. .. n Is bounded
north by lands Of James NJ. King: east and
west by the lot lines, and south BY a line
parallel with the north line. and 50 far dis
tant as 10 contain n hundred and eighty
two and One-half acres OF land being the
entire Dairy Farm Of the late Robert Mellish.
decd, containing &2k acres Of land. Build
ing and fences good: house nearly new
About ~ acres Of timber, all appraised AZ
100 TermS-one-third In hand, One-third
in one year and One-third in I've years from
day OF sale, with interest-payments 10 be
secured by mortgage upon the premises
Sale between the hours OF ! and ? o'clock.
d. m. OF said day. EDMUND a. REED,
Adm'rof Robert Mellish, decd.
Feb. 10. lS7l-4L.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
PATRIOTIC HRY.

Mr. Charles NJ. Lee was a we'll
known criminal lawyer Of Rochester,
MY. He summed upa case with q
superfiuity OF gesture and an afhu-
ence of Precipitation. Lee was de-
Tending an old Revolutionary soldier
for passing a forged prOmissory note
for the sum OF $50. There wss hardly
the faintest doubt OF his guilt /; but
Lee contrived to get before the Jury
the fact that the prisoner, then n dare
devil boy of nineteen, was one OF the
storming party that followed Mad
Anthony Wayne in his desperate at
tack upon Stony Point, and helped
10 carry the wounded General into
the fort during that terrible fray.
In summing up Lee, after getting
over the ugly points Of the evidence as
he best could, then undertook to car
~ the jury by escalade, on the ground
Of the prisoners Revolutionary ser
vice. He described in graphic Ian
guage the bloody attack on the StO-
ny Point, the impetuous yalor Of
Wayne, the daring exploit Of his eli
ent, aud wound UP with this stunning
interrOgatory: Gentlemen of the
jury, will you send to the State Pris-
for passing a contemptable thirty
dollar forged note, an old hero OF
three score and ten who in his youth
cheered the heart Of his country in
the darkest hour of the Revolution,
by stOrming Stony Point"
This was a poser. The chins of
some of the jury quivered, but the
foreman, a bluff farmer, put on an air
seemed to say, that ''storming
Point was a good thing enough
in its line but what had that to do
with passing this forged note? After
out a couple Of hours, the jury
returned to the court room, went
through the usual formula.
'iGentlemen of the jury have you
agreed upon q verdict ~
1--WE have
do you find the prisoner at the
bar guilty or not guilty: ."
Not guilty, because he stOrmed
Point" thunderei the stslwart
foreman, who, il was afterwards,
learned was the last to come to an
agreement.
The audience applauded, the crier
raped order, the District Attorney
objected to the recording Of the YER
dict, and the judge sent the Jury out
again telling the foreman in a rather
sharp tone, that they must find an
unconditional verdict of guilty or not
After an absence of a few
minutes, they returned when the
foreman rendered a simple verdict of
not guilty, adding however as he
dropped into his seat, 1t was a good
though, judge, for the old RevO-
lutiOnaTy eus that he stOrmed Stony
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08

rHREE WEEKS AFTER Marriages
Ny dearest. are You going out .
Indeed, It's very cold,
LEI me. sweet love, around your neck
This handkerchief eufold.
You know how anxious for your health
Ny own dear George, am !,
one loving kiss before we part
GOOd-by, sweet chuck, goOd-byi
THREE YEARS AFTER MARRIAGE
You're going out why don't You gos
Icannot help the min,
You wouldn't Erieve me nightly
To ne'er cOme back again.
Umbrellag ! don't know where It's!
Whatn You want next I wonderg
Don't poster me about your cold.
Good gracious, go 70 thunder.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-08
New Advertisements.
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. A TIC & s,

The extensive use Of these watches for the
last fifteen years BY Railroad Conductors,
Engineers and Expressmen. the most exact
ing OF Watch-Wearers. has thoroughly DEM
onstrated the strength, steadiness, durabIIi.
~ and accuracy ofthe Waltham Watch. To
satisfy that class In all these respects is 10
decide h question as 20 the real value Of
these time keepers
More than 100000 Of these watches are
now speaking for themselves In the pockets
Of the people, proof and a guarantee OF
their superiority overall Others.
The superior Organization and great extern,
OF the C0mpauy's Works At waltham. ena.
bles them 10 produce watches at : price
which renders competition futile, and those
buy any other watch merely pay from
Is TO 50 per cent. more for their watches than
is necessary.
These time-pleees combine every improve
ment that a long experience has proved Of
real practical use. Having had the refusal
Of nearly every invention In watch-makine
originating in this country or in Europe,
only those were finally adopted which Sc
we're testing by the most skilfuu artisans in
our works, and long use on the part o. the
E-@AANH NAAAeAANNA1AN4 " ~ HaAAAA 70 ~
rect and enduring time-keeping.
Among the many Improvements we would
p-articuarlze:
The invention z use OF a centre-pinion
Of peculiar construction, TO prevent damage
TO the train by the breakage ofmain-springs
Is original with the American Watch Com
pany, who, having had the refusal OF all 9TH
er e~ontriyanees adopted Fogg,s patent pin
ion rs being the best and faultless.
Hardened and tempered halr-sprinns now
universally adm lifted by Watchmakers 10
be the best are used in all grades OF Wal
All waitham Watches have dust-prooi
caps, projecting the movement from dust,
and leSseninE the necessity Of the frequent
cleaning necessary in Others watches.
OurneW patent stem-Winding, or EeyleSs
watch is already = decided suecess, and a
great Improvement on any stem-winding
watch in the American market, and by far
the cheapest watch Of its quality now Offer
OF the United States where WatchmakeR do
not abound. watches with the above men,
neutrality-suspicious. which tend to ensure
accuracy, cleanliness, durabilityand conYe-
nience, must prove invaluable.
The trademarks or the various styles made
by the Company are as follows:
AMERICAN WATCH Co. waltham, Mass.
ANN. WATCH Co, WalthRm. Mass.
AnERIcAS WATCH Co, Crescent ST., Wal
APPLETON, TRACY & Co., waltham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH Co., Adams ST., Wal
than, Mass.
WALTHAM WATCH Co, Waltham, Mass.
P. s. BARTLETT, Waltham, Mass.
VIZ. ELLERT, Waltham, Mass.
HONE WATCH Co.. Boston Mass.
Examine h spelling OF these names care
fully before buying. Any variation wen OF
q single letter, indicates q counterfeit.
FOrsale by auleadingieWelers No watch
es etailed by the Company,
An illustrated history OF matchmaking.
containing much useul information 70
w~atch-wearers sent 10 any address on ap-
plicatiOn.
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
General Agents for American Watch Co, 1S2
Broadway, New York.