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The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24
90 and Accrued Interest in Currenoy

80 and Accrued Interest in Currency.
U, S. Bonds and all marketable securities recev-
ed at highest marketEprice in exchange for these
Bonds. and can be sent by Express and these re =.
turned by Express tree OF expense the purchaser
Pamphlets giving further particulars concerning
the connections and business, with Maps, showing
the location and lands of this road, sent free APP
plicatiOn to
ELLIS MERRILL.
Principal Agent Of the Company for the
Sale of Bonds,
II A G o II, NAME,
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

der Rep. Co. Committee.
JOHN G. COBB, Chairm
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THE LESSON OFLIFE.

OF all the lessons that humanity
has to learn. the hardest is to learn to
wait. Not to wait with folded hands
tnat claim life's prizes without pre-
viOus effort, but having struggled and
crowded the slow years with trial,
see no result as effort seems to war
rant-nay, perhaps, disaster instead.
To stand firm at such a cricis Of exis-
tenee, to preserve ones self-pOise and
self-respect, not to lose hold or relax
efforts, this is greatness whether
achieved by man or wOman-Whether
the eve Of the world notes il, or it is
recorded in the book, which the light
Of eternity shall alone make. clear to
the vision. Those who stand on the
high places OF the earth understand
not what necessity, what suffering
means. They know not what il is to
a noble mind to be obliged, like the
worms, to crawl upon the earth for
nourishment, because it has not
strength to endure famine. Life
moves around them with 20 much
grace, splendOr, and beauty; they
drink life's sweetest wine, and dance
in a charming intOxicatiOn. They
fnd nothing within them which can
enable them to understand the real
sufferings Of the door; they love only
and look at mankind
only in their own narrow circle.
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THE LOVED AND LOST.

''The loved aud lostF' Why do We call them
Because we miss them from our outward
Gods unseen angel DER our pathway erost
Looked on Us all, and loving Them the most,
StraigntWay relieved them nom Hes
weary load.
They are not lost; they are within the door
That shuts out loss and every hateful thing.
With angels bright, and loved ones gone be-
In the Redeemsr's presence evermore.
And God Himself their Lord, their Judge
and King
And this we call q loss! o selfish sorrow
OF selfish hearts, D we Of little faithi
Let Us look round, some argument 70 boF-
Why We IN patience should await tue NOR
That surely must succeed this night Of
death.
Aye. look upon this dfsary desert path.
The thOrns and thistles whereso'er we
whai trials and what tsarz. what wrongs
What strugsiss and what strife the journey
They have escaped nom these; and 10 We
mourn.
Ask the poor sailor, when the wreck Is done,
Who, with his treasure, strove the shore 70
reach,
While win the raging waves he battled on.
WA8itnot Joy, Ehsreevrry 10y ssemed gone.
Iosee ms loved ones tandedon the peaehf
A poor wayfarer, leadfng by the hand
A little child, had halted By the well,
To wash rom on her feet the elinEiug sand.
And tell the tired boy OF that bright land
Where, this long journey passed, they
longed % dwell
Whsn1of The Lord. who many mansions had,
Drew near and looked upon the suffering
twain,
Then plying spalze,- -@Give methe little lad;
In strength renewed and glorious beauty
clad,
Tnbringhim with me when 1 come again.
Did she make answer selhshly and wrong
Nay, but the woes feel he too must
Or. rather. bursting into grateful song.
she went her way rejoicing, and madestr0ng
To struggle on. since he was freed from care.
We viii do likewise. Death hath made no
breach
In love and sympathy, IN hope and trust
No outward sigh OF sound our ears can reach;
Butthere's an Inward, spiritual speech,
That greets us still, though mortal tongues
be dust.
It bids Us do The work that they laid down
Take up the song where they broke on the
So journeying till we reach the heavenly
Where are laid up our treasures and our
And our lost, loved ones VIII be found
again.
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Volume 55-No. 81.


NOTICE. -.,-.,.
Hidgley c. Powers Will TAI nollee that
= - a Crandsi and Charles A. gEanoal,
ana q the 2ith day Of May, a. y. Lei9s u ~. nle
fhefr nefition in the Court Of Com mon t'le.ls
,-ifhfn and for the county OF 1rumhnil ana
sstsfe ~ Ohfo erainst Miloand said hidgley
n povFerE Eettlna forth that said LOIS g.
CraDiai IA the owner In fee simple a1u IN
,-o-i17nctiou with her husband. Is entitled 70
ne I,ossessIon OF the following premises
sitnsted iui Mecca Township, Trumbull 20,
and state OF Ohio, and being known Is Part
of lot No. IS, Eingsbury tract 50 CARED :
Beginning az the northeast corner o. lana
decided by George Shaner % Mary 4 Pills
bury, By deed dated April s, ls1i- ana IN the
renier OF the highway leading nom rove s
Corners 10 Motifs Corners: thence west 28
and z rods : thence north six rods thence
cast 49, rods 70 the center Of the aforesaid
highway; thence south parallel with the
west line SIX rods 70 place Of beginning,
one acre Of land. The said peti-
tlon further sets forth that said Ridgley G.
Powers claims 20 own said premises aud on
she I'd day OF January, 1867 he put Eaid Milo
Powers IN possession Of said premises as his
tenant. who has ever since continued in the
possession thereof a. his tenant:
and 90 fuFtheT asks Judgment for the deliv-
cry Cf the possession of said premises 70 the
plaintifS, and also for the sum 81 twenty
dollars on account OF the rents and profits
The sid Ridgeley c. Powers Is notified
that be Is required % appear and answer
said petition on or before The 2lth DAY Of
May, A. D. ISL. LOIS q. CRANDAL,
CHAS A. CRANDALL
Ratin 4 Moses, Att'ys for Plrh.
March 2, lS7l-et.
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Active PeonIe.

The most fallaeiOus ideas prevail
respecting leisure. People are alway
saying 20 themselves, IT would do
this, and I would do that, If I had
leisure Now, there is no condition
in which the. chance Of doing any
good is less than in the condition Of
leisure. The man fully employed
may be able to crafty his good dispO-
sitiOns by improving himself or his
neighbOrs, or serving the public In
some useful way; but the man who
has all his time TO dispose Of as he
pleases, has a poor chance, indeed, OF
doing so. To do, Increases the ca
pacity Of doing; and it is far less
difficult for aman who is in an habit
ual course Of eXertien, to exert him
self 3 little more for an extra Dur
pose, than for the man who does lit
tie or nothing, to put himself into
motion for the same thing. This OW-
ing to principal Of our moral nature,
which is the ris-insrfiE, literally, the
strength OF inactivity. To set q COM
mon child's hoop a-gOing in the first
place, requires a smarter stroke than
60 keep il in motion afterward
Just so it is with the idle man. In
losing the habit, he lO0ses the pOuc5.
OF doing. But a msn who is busy a.
bout some regular employment for
proper length or time every day, ean
very easily do something else during
the remaining hours, indeed. the rt.-
creation of the weary man is apt tu
be buster than the perpetual leisure
of the idle
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l. Electricity Produced By the Living
Human BODY

In the London SjOiriflsalist, OF Feb
ruary 10, are some remarks ~ Mr..
Cromwell F. Varley, the well known
elecsrlcan. on the supposed produe-
ti9n Of electricity by the living hu-
man body. He says the sparks pro-
duced by eombing the hair, by draw
ing OF silk stockings, or By rubbing
the feet on 3 carpet, are illustrations
Of frictiOual electricity, which in no
way depend on vitality but are due
solely to proper conditions infhe sub
stances rubbed together and in the
atmosphere. he then comments on
another form Of supposed bodily cleo
, trifieation. which has led many peO-
pie to suppose that the brain was al
electrical battery sending electricity
through the nerves to contract the
muscles, and which Is produced as
follows: The twoternzi1als of very
sensitive galvanOmeter are connected
each with q separate bssih Of water.
If the hands be then placed one in
each basin, on squeezing one hand
violently q positive current Is almost
always found 70 aoW from that hand
through the eEalvanOmeteF to the 9TH
er hand which is not compressed.
While experimenting night after
night on the subjecti in 1854, Mr.. Varley
found that, after squeezing the hand,
opening the elenehed fist produced 3
mOmentary increase Of power instead
Of a decrease; and when the wind was
from the south west, the power was
less than One-fOurth as strong - when
it was from the northeast. The for
mer wind was found to be slightly
negative to the earth the latter was
invariably powerfully eleetropositive
On trying to exhibit these currents
on one occasion, and finding them to
be very weak, Mr.. Varley washed his
hands thoroughly in water containing
q little liquid amonia, IN order to de-
compose the grease in the pores of the
skin. The result Wasa diminution OF
increase Of the power. On washing
his hands, however, with very weak
nitric acid, and afterwards with wa
ter, he obtained more power on squeez-
ing his hands than be had ever done
during the most persistent East wind.
This led TO an explanation Of the phe-
nOmenOn as one due to chemical ac-
ton alone, she act Of squeezing the
hand violently forcing some perspiTa-
ton out Of the pores. By dipping one
hand in 8 solution OF amonia and the
other in one Of nitric acid, aud then
washing both in water, squeezing
either hand, produced a current in the
same direction. and when both hands
were placed in the Water and . little
acid dropped on one Of them, q cur
rent was instantly generated without
any muscular exertion. Mr.. Varley
finds no evidence that electricity ex-
lists in or about the humsn body.
either as q source Of motive power or
otherwise; and would explain all the
feeble electricity which has been OBJ
tained from the muscles as due to
different chemical conditions Of the
parts Of the muscle itself.
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The CHRONICLE.
THE FARMER,s SPRING SONG.


N- H naAhNE1s
The red buds are tinting the soft mapls trees.
The wood-peepers chirp where Withered
Full laden to-day. is the breath OF the
with the blaekbird's banId OF welcome 10
The eoWsIip Is blending her blossoms Of gold.
With the vielets blue, In shallow and
And PeeVits areplping goodbye TO the cold,
From brook-willow branches that swing IN
the gale.
Come farmer boys now,
With harrow aud ploW
Turn the brown turf In good cheerl
Old Winter Is gone
There's dew on the lawn
lis time 10 be sowing the seed ofthe year.
The rills 50 long silent meath deep forest
Are iearningto warble their eamut again ;
And The purple-wingeds swallows are search
To had a retreat nom the chilly Spring
rain:
Unrobed or the snow. earth bareth herbreast;
Inviting the toll Of the husbandman's
And he that sows early reaps plenty and
HisceTtain reward from the egenerOuslsnd.
so farmer boys now,
With harrow and ploW
Turn the brown turf In good cheer
Old Winter Is gone
There's dew on the lawn
lis time 70 he sowing the seed Of the year
While savage December was lRshlng his
team
Oftempest and snow-storm. In fury along.
You stOried and sang TIL rafler and beam
Shook down the light echoes OF mirth and
OF song:
For your larders were Misunderstanding
your bins
Your granaries glowing with Autumn's
ripe yield.
But now the new season OF labor begins,
And April Is calling her ploughmen aneid.
HO, farmer boys now.
With harrow and plOw
Turn the brown turf IN good cheer!
Old Winter Is gone
There's dew on the lawn
lis time TO be sowing the seed OF the year.
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The Poor FARMER.-A writer who
has no respect for shiftless farmers
says:
The poor farmers whose hens rOost
in trees during the storms Of winter
complain that they lay no eggs. His
cows shiver by the side of the fences,
and he complains that the children
eat too much butter. He goes to the
grocery with a jug in one end Of a
sack and a stone In the other; he
wipes his nose with his sleeve. BE
thinks those farmers who take agri-
cultural papers and read works on
farming are stuck up farmers. de IS
down on all books Of learning. he
never has a paper in his house that IS
valuable. Those that are found be-
long to the trash school. In the
spring his sheep flock is seen in pelts,
hanging on the fence. Reader, have
Won any farmers Of this character in
your vicinity2 If 50, try and buy
them out and send them away, as
they are a drawback and a disgrace to
any neighbOrhOOd.
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REPuBLlCAxISM IN FRANCE.

An able British writer saws
"Within the last eighty years France
has been three times republic, three
times an imperial monarchy under
the BOnapartes, three times a Bour
bon kingdom, once q constitutional
monarchy under Louis Philippe, and
once a military dictatorship under
-Cavaignac. The first Napoleon
omitting the reign of terror-was con-
sui for term Of years, then consul for
life, then emperor. Louis Napoleon
was at first president, then president
for ten years, then president for life,
then emperor. OF all these various
forms Of government the republics
have been the shOFtest-lived, with the
single exception of "the hundred
days" of the first Napoleon from
March TO June, 1915, or between his
flight from Elba and his defeat at
Waterloo. The DepheWIs time as
president and emperor was the long
est of all. twenty-five years, and next
to that was the reign Of the "eOnstitu-
tional king" Louis Philippe, from
1880 to IS4S. Louis XVI. died on the
scaffold his republican successors
were guillotined or assassinated; the
=
but died in exile; Charles Y. was
driven from the throne by the revOlu-
ton Of 1880, and died In exile; Louis
Philippe was dethrOned by the revo-
luton of 1S45, ana he also died in
exile; the provisional republic Of La
maritime which succeeded him was
a shOFt-Hved failure, succeeded by the
military dictatorship of Cavaignac;
then came the presidency Of Louis
Napoleon, which was ended by the
coup Fetdt of December, 1851, to be
followed by the ''Empiren in Decem
Der, 1852; and this, about eighteen
years, is followed by captivity and
exile in 1870.
Why all this2 And why, in the
republics OF Central and South Amer
lea for fifty years, has revolution fol-
lowed revolution, with intestine wars
paralyzing industry and enterprise
Politics cannot answer; but the Chris
tian sees it is from the absence Of TIE
great PRINCIPLES Of the Bible. France,
indeed, has had the word Of God, but
almost blOtted out and torn to pieces
by popish priests and atheistic p0liti-
clans or philosophers. Spain and
Spanish America made no account of
it; but Switzerland did, and hence
the national differences. Let all men
and all nations understand where to
look for what all desire, benefieent
administration of righteous govern
ment, to Him who is higher than the
kings of the earth; and let all who
make his word known be cheered by
the hope Of the bright tempOrallties
their labOrs create. Mes
senger.
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Cirrunsfanfial Fridenre.

A remarkable case, showing the
danger Of tfustingimpliety to eireum-
stantial evidence, has just been con-
cluded in Toledo. Nearly three years
ago, Robert Sharpe was found dead
with shot and slugs in his brain. A
man named Harrington, who had
been on intimate terms with the de-
eeased, was arrested for the murder.
The evidence was wholly eireumstan-
tial, but 50 skillfuIly 'WOrked upi BY
the deetives that Harrington was con-
vieted and sentenced 10 the Peniten-
tiary. His lawyers had become in
terested in his case, and. although
Harrington was q poor man, they
determined to fight bis cause 70 the
end. After a long and arduous strug-
gle through the District and Supreme
Courts, an order for a new trial was
obtained, and that trial has just been
closed. -
The main points in the evidence on
which he was convicted Rere the
apparent correspondents Of the shot
in the body Of the dead man with
that in the the shot-bag belonging tc
Harrington; the eOrresbOndenee Of
4 piece Of a newspaper found near the
scene of the supposed murder; and
assumed TO be part Of the gun-wad-
ding, with q torn paper in Harring-
ton residence and piece IN his vest
pocket. end that the motive for the
murder was to be found in the alleged
fact Of Sharp having come to Toledo
with several hundred dollars Of
money, which Harrington knew, and
that no one else was so intimate with
him.
. On the second trial Il was rendered
doubtful whether there was similar
fty in the shot. ItWas clearly proven
that the pieces Of paper alleged to
have been picked up at the scene Of
the murder were not there at the time
Of the finding Of the body, nor for a
day or two afterward, and the infer
ence was unavoidable that they were
put there by the detectives to aid them
In working upn the case against
Harrington. 1t was further proven
that Sharp was destitute when be Ar
rived in Toledo, and that Harrington
was doing his best to aid him in pro-
curing employment. To crown all,
an aiibi was clearly and satisfactorily
proven. Harrington was declared
Innocent, and the jury voluntarily
gave him q letter, signed by every
member, repeating, in emphatic
terms, their belief in his entire innO-
eense or any knowledge OF the sup
posed murder, and bearing testimony
to his uniform good character. The
public sentiment unanimously coin
cided with this verdict. The former
ennDlOyer of Harrington Immediately
took him back into his service.
It causes an unpleasant shudder to 1
reflect that q perfectly innocent man,
Of good character, suffered two years !
Of degrading punishment and mar
rowly escaped an ignominiOus death z
for crime Of which he knew moth I
ing. IL is another warning Of the I
danger Of implicit trust in wholly 1
evidence, and a pro- I
test against the detectives in work
ing up a casen against one they choose |
to suspect,
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Trnmhnn Onnntv Iail


NOTICE To- BUILDERS No
i \ tee Is hereby giren % all persons inter-
gstedt and particuiarlyisto mechanics and
bGtldtrE, that the Commissioners Of Trum-
bull County, Ohio, Intend to erect a Jail and
sheriff 8 residence on the jail lot IN ttlss
city OF Warren, Ohio. The plans, descTlp-
tioEs, bills and specifications for said build
Ing can be seen, and Will be open 70 public
inspection at the Auditors Office Of said
County, In warren, on and amer the nrst
day Of March. A. d. Isl.
sealed proposals for the furnishing Of all
materials for eTt cling and completing said
Jail and Sherih-s residence in accord
ance with said plans and specifications will
be received at said Auditors once, up 20 the
18th day Of April, m, A. ID. 1871, addressed 10
the Commissioners Of Trumbuu County,
Ohio, endorsed proposals for building a
JAN and Sneriffs residence" Each propo-
sal must contain the full meme and resi-
dence land II q hrm, the name and style OF
the nrIn also Of the person or persons max
ing the same, and must be accompanied by
thatif the proposal Is accepted the person nr
persons will appear At said Auditors office
within ave davH after said 18th day Of April,
lS7l, and enter into a contract accordingly,
and give bonds with Sufficient and satisfac-
tory security for the performance Of the
posals and the accompanying security can
be obtained AZ the Auditors ofiice. and will
be furnished 70 any person oesirous Of max
ing proposals. by application 70 the Audi
said blanks. The Commission rs reserve
the right % decline any and all proposals
not satisfactory In form-amount. orsecuTity.
o. X WOLCOTT,
=. A. REED,
]. B. PAYNE,
Commissioners OF Trumbull Co
Jas. D. KENNEDY. Co. Auditor.
FEB. Is, lSTi-9t.
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that nature is unable to do the work
Of repair, the nucleus around which
she was ever building new cells hav-
Ing disappeared. A fragment Of the
body thus separated from the trunk
perishes and dissolves into its various
and original elements, which soon re-
assimilate with other animate or In
animate matter. The soul or mind,
however, refuses to recognize this
fact, and will not give up It's con-
scioasness Of any part Of the frame Il
inhabits, either at the moment Of sep
aratiOn or long years after parting
company. The muscles refuse obedi-
ence, but the limb Is apparently still
in existence.
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DEsTRABLE RESIDENCE FOR

ISALE.-Dr. F. Myers having purchased
lot on the eaSt side Of the public square,
Warren Ohio, Offers for sale his present
residence situated on the corner OF high and
Chestnut Street. on reasonable terms The
house Is entirely new. the lot Is well i'm
proved and underdrained. and contains
thereon 3 good barn and other Necessary
out-housss. Grape vines and ~hrubbery IN
abundance, besides great variety Of fruit
trees, al bearing. This residedce is splen-
didly situated and within few minutes
walk OF the business portion Of the city
The Street on which the house stands "a
severed and al connections made thereto.
A good well Of water. ifnotthe best in town,
Is on the Above premises. For further par
ticulars enquire OF or address.
DR.. F. MYERS, Warren, o.
March ?, ISL.
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q ALE OF REAL ESTATE.

O ALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Don Saturday. the I'D day Of April A. D.
ISL. between the hours Of one and four
O'Clock. .. m. Of said day, by order of the
Probate Court Of Trumbull County. Ohio.
viii sell az public auction, 70 the highest
bidder, at the south door OF the Court House
In the city Of Warren, in said county. the
following real estate situate in the town
ship Of bloomfield, Trumbuu County. Ohio.
and known as part OF Lot No. siXty-one t6l),
by the hiEhWdy south by lands OF E. A.
Brown: west by Church Lot. Containing
about two and One-half acres OF land. more
or lesson which are two dwelling houses
and one store building Appraised at $500
Terms-TWo-thirds eash In hand on day OF
sale, balance in two months.
SETH NJ. LAIRD, Assignee,
March p, ls7l-5t Of Samuel TieehurEt.
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COMMISSIONERS

MASTER COMMISSIONERS
W The State OF Ohio, TrumbuIl County, IS.
Huldah @. Beebe, In the Court Of
vs.. SCommOn Pleas.
Drayton Andrews. ct. al.
By virtue Of an order OF sale issued out OF
the Court OF Common Pleas, Of Trumbull
County, Ohio, In the above named case, to
me directed and delivered. ] have levied
upon and shall expose 70 public sale, on the
premises. in Hartford township, on Thurs
day, the 9th day OF April, lS7l, between the
hours OF II q. NJ. and O'Clock, p. m. the fol-
lowing described lands and tenements, to-
wit: Situate In the Comfy of Trumbull
and State OF Ohio. in the township Of Hart
ford IN said county and State, and known
as Lot s., and IL bounded as fellows: On the
south By the highway, and west by lands Of
Asa Newman, and north by lands OF George
W. Bushnell, and east by lands Of Stephen
Bates, and 70 contain one hundred and my
acres Of land, be the same more or less.
Appraised at -. Terms Cash.
ALBERT WATSON,
Special Master Commissioner.
March p. ls7l-5t