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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-04-16
GROWING OLD.


Do we notice how much more rap
idly each succeeding year seems to
pass away2 Cannot we remember
how, in our childhood, the term OF q
year appeared intermlnable, and We
thought we could compress into that
great spaee almost any amount of
work and play But as wegrow old
er, how is Ii that, with all our indus
try. time seems to short for the work
we take in hand? We become so en-
crossed that holy days and holidays
are alike invaded and. after all IS
done. how much Is left unfinished, /,
how many schemes remain untr1ed
at Is the solemn thought connected
With middle life," says the late elo's
oueut f. w. Robertson, that I1ie's
last business L. begun IN earnest anu
it is then, midway between the cradle
and the grave that a man begins 10
marvel that he let the days OF youth
90 bv so half enjoyed 1t Is the pen
siye autumn feeling, II is the sensa--
lion Of half sadness that we expert
enee when the longest day Of the year
Is past, and every day that follows IS
shorter, and the light fainter an9 the
feeble shadows tell that nature IS hast-
enlnq with gigantic footsteps TO her
winter grave. So does man look oack
upon his youth. When the INST gray
hairs become visible, when the un-
welcome truth fastens itself upon the
mind that q man is no longer going
M hill. but down, and that the SUMS
always westerning. he looks back on
things behind. When we were child
rem, we thought as children. But
now there lies before US manhood,
with its earnest work and then old
age, and then the grave. and then
home. There is a second youth for
man, better and holier than his hrst,
IN he will look on, and not look back :"
- 7InsLcy,s Magazine.
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wHERaBs walHaFIRas5 DID lII FIlE RICH NAN 60 .

Eittls1 JOHnny was preparing for
Sunday school, situated some distance
away, when hlsEm0ther saw one of
her Ieiahbors approaching in his We
hiele,, This neighbor, by the way,
was called i'fne rich man. being
both wealthy, kind hearted, and lib
.eral to ttsl pooEs JOhnHy ran out, and
the rich man took him into his vehi-
Gle, as be was going right past the
Sunday school. Ii was q very hot
day. and SO Johnny took off his shoes
and stoekfzfga 10 keep himself COOL
When they arrived, the exercises had
already begun, and IS the man was
and he agreed to call for Johnny on
hisreturns be concluded not to put OF
his shoes and stockings again, but to
leave them in the vehicle. So he
tripped lightly into school, and the
man drove away towards the church.
HIS teacher was Just hearing the
lesson, which, by the by, vas con-
cerning the rich man and Lazarus.-
Johnny took bis seat, and It came his
turn to answer aquestiOn.
80 Johnny nean yeu tell me where
the rich. man Esnt?n
% he went to the Baptist meeting
replied the little lad, thinking only Of
his late COMPANION
I 'sNU, no, my son; the rich man
went b hell y said the teacher, with
great iimpressiTeness, while the other
scholars were titteFiRg with laughter.
"Dfd he 2i' exclaimed the lad in all
honesty. "Then he has taken my
shoes and stockings with him." and
up be jumped, and seizing his hat.
he put out Of the school room and
down the road, to oYertake the rich
man and recover his property.
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A list Of decisions has lately been
published by a paper devoted TO rail-
road. subjects, which may be OF inter
heAt 10 those who travel by rail. The
legal defDition Of 8 passenger Is a
persou who undertakes, with the con-
sent of the carrier, to travel In the
couveyanee provided by the latter,
otherwise in the service Of the carTi
en- as such.n Railway companies are
bound to carry all who offer them
selves, or else they are offensive in
person and conduct, or the cars are
already full. Waiting at the depot,
with the Intention of taking the train.
is sufficient o constitute the relation
of passenger and carrier. {" Good for
this day oaly,n printed on q ticket,
has been decided by the courts TO oe
of no effect. The passenger has para
his money, and Is emitted 10 trans.
portation. It has also been decldsu
by New York Court thai ticket
bstveen sny two points is good either
vay but the decision Is aouDtiui
one. Any injury TO the person OF
passenger through the negligence Of
the agents of the railway, 81 uoJee3 tne
latter 10 damages, and any loss OF bag
0age and it must only be such as Is
necessary TO the comfort OF the traY-
elerl can be recovered by civil process,
and the contents of q trunk can be
proved by the oath Of the plsintiff.
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THE FIRST AMERICAN NEWSPA-


ia The story of the frat American
newspaper. brief as was its life, Is full
Of curious interest. Seventy years
after the landing Of the Pilgrims on
Plymouth Rock. and two hundred
and fifty years after the invention Of
printing, newspaper was issued in
Boston. It lived one day, and only
one copy Is known to have been pre-
served. That copy was discovered by
the historian of Salem, the Rev. j.
lB. Felt, in the Colonial State-Paper
Once. in London, while engaged in
researches relating to the history OF
his own. city. This pioneer Of Amer
lean tournafisnn was published BY
BENJAMIN. Harris, at the London
Coffee House, Boston, and was print
ed for him by rRiehard Pierce, on
Thursday, the 18th Of September, 1880,
nearly two centuries after the discov-
erv OF the New Worldly Columbus.
TIE paper was printed on three page-
of 3 folded sheet, leaving one page
blank, with two columns 70 page,
and each page about IL inches by Z in
size. Harris proposed to issue his pa
per once q month, or oftener If there
should be q g gut OF occurrences. -
His first and, as it turned out, bis on
iy number, contained several columns
OF home aud foreign gossip, without
a word Of editorial comment. Unfor-
tunately for the success Of bis under
taking, be printed one or two items Of
local and military news which set the
official bnsybodies in g ferment OF in-
di--,.tfor,- @rTha- -fayisIaftva authorities
determined that the paper
came out contrary to law, and tnat il
reflections Of a very high
nature" To prevent Mr. Harris Is
suing a second number they forbade
"a anything In print without license
first Obtained from those authorized
by the Government to grant the
same.u In this way the first Ameri-
can newspaper came to grief; and,
but for the accidental preservation OF
a single copy. in London, its very
Iame wonld have passed down into
ohlirinn r.
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LRPRoSY.

of all Affections In the catalogue of
human maladies, leprosy is tine
crOwner. There are two forms-one
Is a reddening, irritable condition of
the skin IN patches, 3 burning sensa-
ton, with nearly desquamatiOn of
the cutiele resembling flour, which is
often seen with Us. It seems to be
aggravated by pork. The other be-
gins with spongy. fostering az the
-fOotsof the mails and icreeps up the
limb till 1t drops of at the Joint. A
greeHish pus o01es out, gangreniDg as
it goes. Shocking forms OF Il are met
with all over Palestine. ft OCCASION
ally attacks the bones OF the face,
completely undermining the frame
work Of the features. We saw a large
man in Damascus. wall king the streets,
whose face was reduced to the size Of
q babes in consequence OF all the
maxilary props being gone. The
muscles had no leverage. Poor,
manned wretehes, victims Of that in
durable nlafady, are met With in Syria
minus feet and hands, eaten OFF by
leprosy, still clinging TO life and ask
ing charity, One street is especially
assigned them in Jerusalem. There
are two Institutions for their reeep-
ton in Damascus, one for each sex
Through the day they wander about
without restraint, but are required 20
be home ct night. Even IN that shock
ing condition they intermarry among
themselves. They have existed from
lmmemorial time in that county,
They we're common in the days Of
our Savior. Still more extraordinary
in that loaths0me state they live to an
advanced old age, The same disease
has been transferred TO some Of the
West India IHands and Newfound-
land, requiring special Legislation to
keep IL from being prOpagated. Medi-
cal sciences has been staggered with
lepTosy aisA1 bold, determined, skillful
physician ought 20 grapple the prob
tem.J Whist am unexplored field for
acquiring professional distinction
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DILNA or THE EPaEsIANs.

Mr.. 1T. Wood, in letter to- the
London AtheIi0unl, of March S, ex-
plains the progress made in his ex-
ploratioBs OF the Temple of Artemis
lDfanal at Ephesus. We give the con-
-ciusion Of the letter, which bears di-
rectly upon the world wonder itself.
Mr.. Wood says: - 5-Is7-, ~--.----
taThe Temple of Diana, about
which there has beer so much con-
tention among the learned for so ma
ny generations, is DOW proved to be
oetastyle, that is having eight col
umns in front. It has eighteen coz
umns on the sides, and the iutercoi7
-umniations of the latter are Chiefly
three diameters, making the temple
diastyie- The statement OF Phuyi as
to its having had one hundred col
umns (externally) is correct, and as
many as tWenty-seXen1Of of these might
have been the contTi buttons Of kings.
or the position ofltke thirty-six co.,
s,nH6s eee5ate fseulptured eolumnsl, l
may obtain further proof before the
excavations are completed. I have at
present DISPOSED them, as shown IN
my plan. eighteen in front and eight
cen in rear; i must, however, here
state that, although i have found ten
or twelve large fragments os these &c
the westerni extremity OF the build
Ing, / have found no trace OF. them at
ehe eastern extremity. Stt4 1 have
presumed that they must have existed
There also, as the disposition of the
two columns 81 both extreuities tsthe
same, the intercol oluuuiatiohs as above
described being more than 10 feet al
lowing, therefore, for the projection
of the sculpture on these columns,
which, in the. fragmen q lately Ioun9'
is as much as thirteen inches the dI-
ameter Of the columns being about .
feet 10 Inches q he dimensions OF the
Temple given by Pliny, namely 70
feet by AS feet, were evidently In
tended to apply to the raised platform
upon Whi5h the Temple was bnilt.--
The actual width Of the platform,
measured at the lowermost step, was
28S feet 81 inches English. The evil
.dence as to its length IL not at present
SO conclusive, and the dimension Civ
en- on my plan may have to be cor
rected when the western and eastern
extremities have been more thorough
ly explored. The dimensions OF the
Temple itself from plinth toplinth,
sout TO OUT are 163 feet 81 inches by
30S feet 4 inches. The height of the
platform was 8 feet s. inches. The
interior appears to have been adorned
with two tiers of elliptical columns,
Ionic and COrinthian, fragments OF
these having been found near, the
walls of the cellar. ~ l1-
"The excavations are now going on
with large number Of wOrkmen. and
before the termination Of the season
1 hope I shall have some Interesting
Intelligence for your readers" 81
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PoSP, IGE RAPES.

Tho ranoyt roo sntfy made by Mr.
FarnSworfh In the House Of Repre-
sentstfves, upon rates OF postage, con-
tains a history Of the q Feaaction OF
postage in this country p nle 2 y hoe
generally known The fn y Posssass s.a5ss
act was passed IN 1872, and fnI- FOdleed
"a highly complicated system. !, Inc me
lowest postage wasr6 centsIto pa secs secs
within 30 miles, and from this 1t IT
creased In regular proportion accord :
ing to distance, until Il reached =
cents 70 places more than 80 miles
distant. = In 1910, the lowest rate was
changed to scents, and the lowest dis
tanee to 40 miles. The rates were
reduced to s, and % cts. were charged
for distances over 500 miles. In 1916.
the minimum rates came down to
cents and distance to so miles. Five
rates were made instead OFT and the
maximum was % cents for over 4e0- \
miles. These rates, With one exeep-
ton, when they were Increased, con-
tinued until 1S45. In that year, the
half-ounce weight was made the
standard, and 5 and 10 cents the rates.
In 1s5f,ECthe sfngfe rate was made 8
cents fox all q ees under S.0e9l
miles, and 10 Cents q harged foi greater
distances : IN 1856, the present rate
of 3 cents, prepaid bf stamp, for all
distance MAS estah hiished. The pres
ent bilf reduces letter postage to 2
eetits, and IS acco onnp panfed by q reduc-
ton .of one. half on the postage of
newspapers regularly mailed by pub
fishers. The Boston Journal max es
the following estimate Of the effect OF
the present reduction:
81 During the last year there were
sold 494 ,5O0. 900 2-cent stamps, and
SO. .O00, 600 5-eent envelopes. AS double
rates are most always paid by addi-
tionaf stamps or this- denomination, I
and as -forHignl postage Is very fire.
quentiy paid withtYG0r more Scent
stamps, We may take s. 81, ,000, 900, the1
value of 500 600, 900 3sceGt stamps, as !
the sum to be Effected primarily by
the new reduction. Z Were the num- /
Der sold tn be stationary; the conse-
quence would be a. loss to the revenue
of one-third of this sum-in other
words; "a loss Of 81, 900, 600. As mat
ter of fact, however the natural in
crease In the humber Of letters Is
about 10 per cent. annually and this
would make the number Of 2-ceDt
stamps, substituted for threes, for the \
Year, ending June 80, 600, ,Oo0, 900, with \
a value of so, 900 600, and reducing
the loss to S3, ,0O0, ,O00.I' sHc b
I There is no doubt Of the correctness
ofthe JoaThaI's figuring. Experiences
has shown, in every instance, that 81
reduction OF postage has been followed
by an increase of letter writing, so
that there is every probability that
the revenue from she sale of stamps
and stamped envelopes will suffer lit
tie, if any reduction. t7VilIa ssr5II5l
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THRRE Is RO0M AT TIE TOP.


They say the pl lofessIons are crowded,
BY seekers Tor fame and fur bread;
INA The gmembsrs ara pushing saeh
lf4os,-s & other, .r-..-
AS close as their footsteps can tread.
bs not discouraged my brother,
/. Nor suffer exertion 10 stop.
Inough thousands are pressing around
rfa- YOU Al- ll
=. 'Fhars h plenty efroom at the top.
Be true to thy love and thy country
fhe bastard wins never prize;
But the earnest are ever the victors.
> Ard he on justice relies.
Who wins the good Ruerdon BY labor.
VIII ,2srner sweet rest on his crop.
And find, as the hills sink below him.
Z, That theye' room enough at the top.
on let not the eVI disturb you;
5 idThare's 3 good, , II You but search It out /;
Mako pure thy conscience, my brother,
Nor mind Whist the rest are about.
And whethsr Jour work may have
In sanctun, Office. or shop,
Remember the loE grounds are crowded
But there's always room at the top.
~.
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BREIKINH DONKTHE LADDER

BREAKINH DOHNTHE LADDER
The Democratic party Of the coun :
try having used the Liberals as long
as suited their convenience, now kick
away the ladder by which they
climbed into power and position. As
a aspeeimen Of cruelty to animals, we
quote the following passages from an
article ina late number Of the Car.
thags Patriot. Is
1f SO = II there ever was, Ia any
country or Rt any time since the IN
fancy or the political world, q set of
political dead beats" the likeness
Of the same considerably intensified
can be found in what It's friends are
pleased to callthe Liberal Republican
party. Z -L1.-l, 5a--
The whole stock and trade Of the
concern, for the two years, has been
desire for political preferment, and
the possession Of impudence.
- Whensver you near man
say nowadays that he is Liberal Re-
publican, you may know &C once that
he Is a political = desd beat ---.- !
> There sre la.few hundred such yet
LETT in Missouri. They succeeded in
hoodVinking the Democratic party
q the last election, and q few Of them
got ofslees by the operation. They de-
serve credit for shrewdness, for they
obtained whst offices they hold or as
small capital as men ever operated
with inpOllties. ( : s az, r--
- - > The movement of 1870 In
Missouri was good 80 far rs Il enfran-
chisedI citizens nnjnAtly deprived Of
tbefr Fights: but the price paid for
nffanS hisement--letting all the po-
IIticai . dead beats in the State get
4 sort1oK honorary membership in the
Democratic party ample to can 4
eel any debt OF gratituds that might
have remained unpaid.-
The carcass Of Liberalism Is too often
brought In sight by some Of the news-
papers. The stencil of 1t has become
TOO great and the appearance too sick
ening, and we hope the nuisance will
be buried out OF sight -
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2asSHIFE; MIsTREss, LADY.-Who
.marries for love takes = wife; who
unaFries Tor fortune takes mistress (;
who n1arries for position takes a lady.
You are loved by your wife, regarded
oy YOUR mistress, tolerated by your
lady: You hsve a wife for yourself, 3
mistress for your house aud friends, q
lady for the world and society. Yon
VIII agree With your wife, your mis-
tress VIII rule Yon, your lady win
manage yOu. Your wife will take
care OF your household, your mistress
Of your house, your lady OF appear
anees, 1fyou are sick your wife will
nurse YOU: your mistress will visit
You. yoaF lady viii inquire after your
health. You take q walk with your
wife, 9 ride With your mistress. and
90 10 a party with your lady. Your
wife will share yoGT grief, your mis-
tress your money, and your lady your
debts. II you are dead your wife will
weep, your mistress lament, and your
lady wear mourning. Which viii
y1iI haye9 at .tis- RI tl
JOu A9' as5- a-ff (. - ff..1g. v.irb i
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Moses Scott, Esq.,. of .Monongahela
city, and Gen. b. tier, upon the sub
ject of the late increase Of salaries.
Those who read il will generally con-
clude that the gentleman from the
third wardH has come off. second
best in the controversy gaasilu
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA, March !. 1873.
Mr.. BENJAMIN BUTLERA :-ft
appears 10 be the nature OF our Amer
can people to honor thar benefactors
and abhor and detest their betrayers
and oppreS ors. a-Lz = {
The grand imposition and outrage
upon the people in which you appear
10 be one Of the conspicuius leaders in
another tilt up Of the salaries of Gov.
Offices at the close of the late session,
which is in fine keeping with the
Credit Mo6Sties- with which SO many
members OF Congress were implicated
has produced 3 deep sensation here
in this part ofthe old comm onwealth.
The people without respect to party
get all mad. The congress under Mr..
fdneoln when the ratf Of living was
a third higher then st the present
time reeeiR we'd pay at the rate of S. 600
per member aud saved money.
The people here with rare exseption
look upon all members who voted for
this ubiquitous salary bill as public
thieves, and Mr.. Butler would you
not as an attorney sag TO you client,
that 70 90 back upon an old contract
Ia q Vi6lstiUn Of law and Justice .
very large majority of the congress
men are from the rural districts Of the
country where their occupations m
aided by capitle usually yielded SAL
ary of from 5000 to $500 per year and
some attornies by pleading their eli.
ents could make 5000 orr 1900 per
year. 80 ~ - .=-.-9 fs,I -slcc 81
These are facts we know all about.
Now in view Of the Strengthened con-
dition Of the country and In view Of
the miserable services rendered by
congressman for the last two years,
and in view of the mannerof taxation.
The rich been measurably exempt
and the hovels of the poor and needy
scared to the quick in been compelled
to pay revenue upon what they wear
and eat or on nearly all articles OF sub
slstance. In view of these facts star.
ing them In the face and the luminous
Mobilier scandle too-they the con.
gressmen proceeded with the impn'
dence of satin himself to vote into
their own pocket some seven thou
sand dollars Of the peoples money Tor
every one thousand dollars they could
have made at home during the term
Of their office. Is this the kind OF
economy and ndretrenchment youprom-
ised US last fall when you were on the
stump defaminR the honest Greedy
whose name viii long out live yOurs.
The city Lawyers who hold q seat
In Congress. who in the sour operas
tfon of bieadfng rich clients make "a
they, caIl. h from $50, 900 to Sl60. 600
aud some years more in their big
salaries are always to be re-
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A Ashrewd little fellow, who had on
~ recently /" began to learn Latin, {"
occasionally mixed his mother
tongue with spise Of the dead lang.
uage. It thus chaneed, as one day be
was reading aloud to his master, that
he estonished him by the translation !:
"Vir, man gin, trap; virgin. a
man-trap." "You young rogue"
exclaimed the pedagogue, ''your faith
er has been helping you with your
lessons.n
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A Massachusetts, woman appeared
at the shop where her husband Is en-
ployed, short time ago, and apollo.
getically said: Jim is not well. You
must excuse him from coming to
work to-day. He and 1 had little
difficulty at the breakfast table this
and he won't be able to
work this week"
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NOTICE.

- ..AsEt - ne ld1d6raiRned viii sell at public
-a-.sf - N,Sctt11e 80 ne Mayors once, Hubbard
- ,slrIfll6un coapty. o., on the flth day Of
- a brl lss3 the deaperAee accounts and
claims belonfIaE 70 Assignment OF John W.
Iseyde See list dle IN the once Of the
Probate Court Of said county. Sale TO COM
s-lsi mence at9 O'Clock, n. Terms cash ..
Julius n. COWDERH, -
- =. Assignee Of Jno. ". Leyde.
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A little boy ssked DR.. Burgess, the
preacher, II he would have aIieht
mo, my child" said the doctor, I
am one of the lights Of the world. I"
"I wish, then, ;" replied the boy, "you
were hung st the end Of the alley, for
IL Il a yerY dark one,n
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From he nsura me-
F~HHR" EN@U"

The following table the official Of the OF the
Department the to the Oh
all the Fire Insurance Companies Of that State. q Ett
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b !. - Rlght Is YOu Can.

=
The world slr51ches widely before you,
A letd for your muscles and brain;
And thouah clondg may often float DER you,
And Often oon1H teEupest and rain:
Be fearless OF storms which o'er take you
Push forward through all like a man
Good foilnne viii never forsake you p.
= II you do IS near right as yoE can.
Remember the Will to do rightly,
II used, viii the evil confound;
Live daily by conscience. that nightly
Your peace may be peaceful and sonnds
In contest OF right never waver-
Let honesty shape every plan,
And life will Of paradise SAVIOR
II you do as near right as you can.
Though foes darkest scandal may spread
And strive with their shrewdest Of tact
70 tnlure vOur face. never heed,
But Justly and honestly act;
And ask of the Ruler Of Heaven
To save your fair name as q man:
And all that you ask will be given
II you do a near right as you can.
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3 How 10 BREAK OFF BAD HABITS.
the reason, and all the
reasons, why the habit is iniurions.
Study the subject till thereis no lin
gering doubt IN your mind. Avoid
the places, and the persons, and the
thoughts that lead TO the temptation.
Keep busy; idleness IL the strength
of bad habits. d. not give I'D the
struggle when you have broken your
resolution once, twice, q thousand
times. That only shows bow much
need there is for you TO strive. When
you have broken your resolution, just
think the matter over, and endeavor
TO understand why it Is you failed, 50
thatyou may be on. yonr guard against
q recurrence OF the same cireumstah-
ces. Do you think it Is an easy thing
you have undertaken? 1t lie folly to
think you can break of q habit in a
day which may have been gathering
strength in you for years.