Lorain County news. (Oberlin and Wellington [Ohio]), 1860-09-19

              Lorain County TTAT News VUL j0 29 THE LORAIN COUNTY NEWS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT OBEHLIN AND WELLINGTON 11 Business Letters and all Comniunua Hons must be addressed to SHAXKLAND fc II ARM ON Publisheis Obcrlin 0 BUSINESS DIRECTORY T H DICKSON Attorney and Counsellor nt 1 Law OtfHe over Kusls Store West sidePublic Square Wellington O UD NILES Attorney at Law Wellington i Ohio T AW FIRM PLUVIB BALDWIN 1J Oberlin Onio All Professional IJusines promptly attended to and special attention given to Securing andCollection of Claims in Ohio and the West RUrH PLUMB C H BALDWIN Notary and Cornissionerfor State of Rem York JOHN M LANGSTON Attorney andCounJ seller nt Law Office in Hnuces Building One door North of the Palmer House Oberlin Ohio Prompt attention given to all businesientrusted to his care in Lirain and adjoining Comities IIOMKK JOHNSON M 0 Office hi hisresi11 deuce on East College St a few doorseast of the Prin tin fir Ofliee Ivl T F SIDDALL Dentist Union Block 1 liu Ohio Ober 4lf 11OMMEKCIAL INSTITUTE 3d FloorMerl chants Exchange Oberlin O SeeAdvertisement S B CALKINS Principal I GILLANDERS Book Hinder Magazines 1 and Music Books bound in any style or to any pattern TO Old Books rebound andrepaired South Main Street Oberlin Ohio J1NNEY RliAMEH Dealers in Dry Goods IV groceries vrucKery Hard ware etcOberlilt Ohio See vlvertisenieiit I OHNSON KELLuGG Dealers in Dry Goods trrocenes M Crockery Produce etc No I Merchants Exc Main St Oberlin Ohio See Advertise H L HENRY IkiiUr in Dru Medicines c OlKtrlin O Sec Ailviirtisumunt f A BUNOfi laler in Drills Medicinos c Oberlin O See Advertisement ALMER HilUSE Corner of M in andCollege Streets Oberlin H PALMER Propri 1 W ELLS Merchant Tailor opposite the IT Palmer House Oberlin Ohi 1 R h S McCULLOCH Surgeon UentistWel lingmn uiuo HUTCHINSON A ARVATT Dealers in Drugs Medicines PuintsOiU i ni DycMulK Books Stationery and Nulionis YVtillihirtnii Ohio JM FITCH Bookseller and Sta tinner and i Dealer in Pictures Pkture Frauis ami a great variety of gooda suitable to his tradeOberlin Ohio JW LLNDKK Successor to L G ISurnell Watch and Clock Maker Jewelry neatlyrepaired at n 2 Merchants1 Kxrhiinare Oberlin s ROYCK 13eulerin Boots Shoes and Gaiters Maiu SUjOSerlin See Advertisumeut U CALL AT B A I LEYS and see his sLock of BOOTS and SHOES Ko 2 INorLh Main street Oberlin ohio Mrs E H Barry M D Office Corner of Main and College Streets Residence Mr ShuUs South Main St Oberlin Ohio Office Hours 7 to 12 A M and 2 to 6 P M Special Attention paiit to Obstetric Practice March tf J HAYES CO Dealers in American and Italian Marble TABLETS TOMB STONES AND MONUMENTS Designed and executed in the best style and finish They desire to make known to the P tblic that they furnish the above named marble at very low prices Having no agents out but leaving it to thepurchasers to come nnd make bargains and then all buyers will save the commission given to agents Main St OBERLIN O North American Fire Ids Co OF HARTFORD CONN CAPITAL AND 8UKPLUS JAN 1 1860 35108466 Policies issued and losses adjusted on as favorable terms as any reliable Company by ltf J Jewell Agt Oberlin REMOVAL The Undersigned having rerauved to MEKCHANrS EXCSJAIVGE 1 Door North of Johnson cj Keloggs Is now opening a larger stock of BOOTS AND SHOES Than can be found in this market Having added to his own the entire Uoot and Shoe Stock of S D Hinman will keep constantly on hand a full assortment of the best quality of Eastern work and will also keep on hand a good assortment of Custom Work Having secured the services of the mostexperienced and skillful workman he will be able to get up worl of superior quality at the shortest notice Call and see U S8ECE1S N B The highevt market price paid for all kinds of produce HOUSE AND LOT FOll SALE Pleasantly siiuaed on comer of Lo rain and Water Streets at a bargain if applied for soon Possession given 1st of September Enquire of S I H IX SI AN Oberlin A tig 718G0 For the INSTANTKEI1EF and PKKMANKXT CUKE of this distressing conillaint use ST J BR0NI 1c lv I B slVWOlK Jc Ji nr NsAJ TKKKT X V r ft I i1r Ico sent free bv nosl QBERLIN A Contented Life BY JAMES NiCK al thirty Fivo hundred dollars have I saved A rather moderate store No matter I shall be content When Ive a little more at forty Well I can count ten thousand now Thats better thau before And I may well be satisfied When Ive a little more at fifty Some fifty thousand pretty well But I have earned it sore However i shall not complain When Ive a little mure at sixty One hundred thousand sick and old Ah life is half a bore Yet I can bo content to live When Ive a little more at seventy He dies and to his greedy heirs He leaves a countless store His wealth has purchased him a tomb And very little more The New Calico Dress BY OLIVER OPTIC 1 cant afford anew dress said Jane Oakes but I want to go to the ball One thing is certain you cannotgo without one replied Mary Travor her friend flow foolish to dress ones self like a doll Why cant we go to balls with such dresses as we wear to church Because it is not the fashion But wo can mike it the fashion We hear of calico balls in the city why not here It would do very well for rich folks ihey can afford to be indepen dent Why would it not do for us who have the more need of it asked Jane thoughtfully O it wont thats all I know about I have a great mind to go with such dress as I have How foolish replied Mary with apparent disgust You would not wear that old berage would you I will wear my new calico You are crazy Go to a ball with a calico dress on Just to show my independence yon know added Jane with an arch smile It would be independent with a vengeance Would not Sam Viucent crow then Let him crow replied Jane blush ing deeply You will prove then what I said was correct that he was reasonably ssbamed to be seen in a public place with you I dross as well as I can afford If I dressed better il would deprive my poor old father and mother of many of the comforts of life continued Jane But certainly you would notdisgrace your uncles family and your fiends by going to the ball iu a calico dress Disgrace them Yes disgrace thorn Jane Uncle often says he should like to see a little more independence iu the girls I mean to go Mary and in my uew calico too You must not bo surprised if your friends cut vou then Not at all And then think too of the inten tion of the ball Dont care for that It is to be given in honor of the rich and gillant Frank Huntington and I suppose he will feel mightily honored by your calico You may say what you like I will wear my calico I dont believe you will Youcannot find any one to go with you in such a plight My uncle lie wont I am sure he will Even if you go there no one will dance with you I catt help it I cannot afford a bill dress yours cost at least twenty dollars Twiiilylour So much the worse I want to go to the ball very much AND ELLINGTON But it is too bad to go in such a plight as that If my uncle consents I will go This conversation occurred in one of our large New England villages Jane Oakes was a beautiful girl some said the handsomest in the place if she would only dress better Her father and mother were very poor and resided in an adjoining town Jane by the exercise of great energy and persever ance had obtained an excellent educa tion and was assistant teacher in the village high school and received a lib eral salary But the filial devotion of the noble hearted girl would not permit her to spend her money in the vanities of dress while her parents wanted any thing which she could Drocure for them She was naturally gay and fond of amusements and especially of dancing when indulged in at seasonable hours The approaching balTwas a sore temp tation to her but she bravely resisted the inclination to purchase a ball dress and join in tho festivities her con science would not permit her to do so It would wrong her parents Mary Travor her friend was also a teacher and both of them boarded at the house of Janes uncle who was quite an influential person lie was a plain spoken common sense man and thoroughly detested the vanities which were year after year introduced into that place from the city lie had pressed Jane to go to the ball with such a dress as she had It was literally true however that a calico was the best she had Samuel Vincent a young clerk in the village who had imbibed a great many extravagant city notions had for some months been pointedly attentive to her and apparently with her good will He had suddenly withdrawn from the lists only a few weeks before our story opens and the reason assigned to his friends and the reason which wasrumored through the village and which even eached Janes ears was that ho was ashamed of her sne dressed so shabby She was content to let it go so and one of her sound sense could not afford to waste many sighs over such a lover Jane consulted her uncle iu regard to attendingfcthe ball in a calico dress The blunt spoken old fellow was delighted with the idea and promised his hearty cooperation in carrying it out The longexpected day came at last and the village was stirred to the center It was leap year and the ladies had got up this ball in honor of a young jnbob of tho village who had just returned from Europe Besides being young handsome and rich he was unmarried All the girls wanted him for hishandsome face and swelling coffers had not spoiled him Iu spite of all thecircumstances that conspired to make him a fop and a ninny he was just thereverse He was a good sound substan tial sensible fellow Of course all the young ladies had set their caps for him and we dont I much blame them either Whether the ball was given to show off theattractractions of a certain few or to give all an equal chance we shall not here discuss But Frank HuntiDgton made up his mind to disappoint them all He re garded the affair as an unmitigated man trap and he was fully resolved not to get his foot into it Ot course his van ty was not a little tickled at the idea of being the lion of the occasion and he went to the ball fully prepared to have a good time and roar alike for all the adies The ball opened The band played the introductory march for the revellers to promenade into the hall Janes undo had fortunately succeeded infinding a young man who had theindependence to walk into the hall by the side of the calico dress and the brave girl was duly seated engiged for the first d an co By some strange management of the machinery Jane found herself in the same set with the lion of the evenitg She was forced to confess that he was a him glorious fellow sho had never seen before and lust her ideal of what a man ouht to be It would have been easy to love such a mnn snobbishness of the whole party Miss Araminta EJmondson was hisj A personal friend of his was happy to partner In her owu estimation sheidance with Jane next time and Frank WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER was he most considerable belle in the village beside being the heiress of a handsome fortune Her friends had played her cards adroitly and she had thus far won the chief distinction of the evening She was morally certain of captivating hor partner before the dance was finished She turned up her nose at tho calico dress and even uttered somadisparaging remark to Frank Huntington I like her independence said the lion of the evening She is a very absurd girl sneered Araminta But a very pretty one Do you think so I do indeed And Sam Vincent was close at hand too He had selected the mostprodigious heap of petticoats muslins and ribbons in the bevy of damsels and spent his joyous moments in making fun of the noble girl whom ho boasted of having sacked The first dance was ended and it be came a question ot momentuousimportance who should be Franks second partner The friends of various young ladies kindly proposed to introduce him but the lion played off Taking the arm of a friend hesaunered into the drawing room whore some of the old ladies and gentlemen wero playing whist Mr Odkes said Frank touching Janes uncle on the shoulder He looked up I am sorry to disturb you but I have set my heart upon dancing with that handsome nieco of yours the next time But my dear fellow she has noth ing on but a calico dress said the old gentleman bluntly and with the most profound astonishment Frank understood him though hehe did nnt express precisely what meant I admire her independence You are a sensible fellow Come on Frank was duly introduced and the envious maidens were duly astonished by the sight of the lion of the eveuing dancing with the calico dress Miss Araminta was in a rage and de clared that tho lion ought to be ashamed of himself What made the matter still moraaggravating he seemed to enjoy herconversation and her merry joyous smilo It was provoking to see them on such excellent terms and half the ladies in the hall began to think it would be a good idea to go home and put on calico The dance ended and Frankconducted her to a seat but instead of leaving her as he did Miss Aramiuta ho continued by her side laughing and chatting until tho call for the next dance You havo no partner Miss Oakes nor have I May I have tho pleasure of your hand Jane wanted to decline but Frank insisted and led her to the floor An intimate friend ventured to suggest that he ought not to have danced a second time with the same lady Dont care replied Frank and dropping his voice to a whisper its a confounded snobbish affair a regular mantrap But they are doing you honor and you ought not to slight them The deuce they are Ill bet fifty dollars against ten cents there is not a girl here except the one in calico who did not come for the purposo of catching somebody The dance went on and scores ofenvious eyes were cast at Jane Sneers and illnatured not to say maliciousremarlwrivexefrcely indulged in but sho was too deeply engaged in theattentions of her gallant partner to heedanybody but him aud remained in blissful ignorance of the sensation she hadproduced Sho had even forgotten the calico dress that she wore Again she was seated and the lion seemed chained to her side a very tractable and obedient lion This time sho would not permit him to forget his partner for the next dance but he in sisteu ou procuring me iOI net m oi j r l r he fully understood her position and the 19 1860 100 PER lnl nfT HT Ql Tl r uuuui iDutterny tnesecond maiden of influence at court After this there was no lack ofpartners for the calico Jaco had moreapplicants for her hand than she could attend to and already her cardindicated engagements for the next six dances So much for the lionspatronage Frank came again at this juncture and finding that her card was rapidly filling up declared all the managingmamas had bribed all the young gentlemen in tho hall to prevent him from dancing with hor But Miss Oakes will you permit me to write on your card said he Certainly replied she with a sweet smile and a blush lor there wassomething in his earnest glance that caused a fluttering in her heart When he returned the card she found tnat no nad written his name against every fourth dance through theprogramme And he danced them with her too and heeded not the rage and malice with which his attentions wero regarded In violation of the order of arrangements which Miss Aramintas friends had settled he led her to sup per And worse than all when the ball was over he conducted her home and still worse though everybody did not know it he asked her permission to call and enquire after her health the next day Of course it was granted and of course he went Jane blushed in his presence and nearly fainted when as he took his leave she felt a gentle pressure of tho baud that held hers To make a long romantic story short he went every evening after that said sweet things pressed her hand popped the question kissed her blushing cheek and wanted the day named The day was named and the village was innocently astonished by thespectacle of the rich gallant and handsome Frank Huntington leading the poor but bsautiful and noblehearted Jano Oakes to the altar of Hymen posted for tho time being at the head of the broad aisle in the village church Sam Vincents sneers didnt amount to anything and Frank had occasion to tell him just before his marringe that he was not only a snob but an out and out toady Mary Trover was one of thebridesmaids and declares to this day that there is a great deal of virtue in calico We need not scarcely add that Janes poor father and mother are now in the enjoyment of every luxury which wealth can procure and though bles sings innumerable are showered upon them they can but realize that a good daughter a noble selfsacrificing girl ike Jane is the greatest blessing of all or at least of earth Correspondence of the News Hartford Trumbull Co O September 8 I860 Dear News You will doubtless soon hear of a great convention of the cetaceaj I give you thiij hint that you may have a reportor there After appointing a Chairman Sec retary and various committees a repre sentative from Baffins Bay will probably present a preamble like the following with appropriate resolutions Whereas The recent developments of P Troleum havo put the human geuius in a way to lubricate aud facilitate their raul tifarious manipulations and operations at so little expense to themselves as torender their villainous persecution and un precedented abuse of our species no Ion ger profitable Therefore Resolved and so forth Indeed you will soon hear of the most enterprising of the wholearistocracy making pleasure excursions into Buzzards Bay for the craftiest shipper iu New Bedford would not spear one of them for all the oleaginous contents of hiscetaticean carcass Farewell spermaceti 1 But this O News is not the burden of my speaking The great attraction in these parts is Mecca and if he is not morally culpaple who has not made his pilgrimage thither he must at least render his account tosociety for being behind the times Do not suppose I mean the Mohammedan capital not at all this is Christian Mecca with only Christian greed and devotedness The township lies in the northern part of this county Ambrose and I startedthither in a buggy though it rained The road is crooked somewhat dreary but more interesting to us as we approached ourdestination Tho people begau to lookabsorbed We drove up to a houso to en guire the way A sharp looking woman ANNUM IN ADVANCE immediately raised the window andalmost before we had made our enquiry sung out Turn to the left looking saucily all the time out of all the corners of her eyes as much as to say oilPowers Corners a place but a few days since of one church and school house and one blacksmiths shop is the heart of the mania As we neared mens faces looked dogged No one saluted his neighbor by llie way Some forgot to turn out for us their unshaven faces you might see the earnestness of the devotees to a newreligion We soon found the wells theengines pumping aud tho men barrelling Private houses and extemporaneousshantees are crowded to overflowing withproprietors employees and guests Hundreds of spectators from all parts aredailyviewiug the elephant I noticed that none but Lincoln men could be enticed into politics They look oily talk oil and itssolemn truth they eat oil I do not mean to say that every separate particle of new adipose tissue is made of petroleum but it is used very generally among theMeccaites as a peptic My friend Ambrose took a swallow of the green looking stuff doubtless with beneficial results The greater part of the lauds in Mecca were leased last spring hut no pumps were worked successfully till within a few weeks The lessee agreed to give theownerfiom onesixth to onethird onesixth at first onethird later and now a bonus of from 100 to 2i0 per acre in addition of all the oil found operations to becommenced within six months and the lease to be given up unless oil be discovered within three years Companies from Cleveland Warren Clarksville Hartford and other places have been prospecting drilling snd pumping since About J50 wells have been drilled I counted 50 while standing in one position The bit of the drill used is four or five inches broad making a hole large enough toinsert ordinary gas pipe which is used in making tho pumps Tho oil seam is reached after drilling fifty or sixty feet through sandstone In some cases the pressure is so great as to force tho oil with water out of the top of the well A seam in Warren Warren Co is said to have been struck from which the oilpoured at the rate of 400 barrels per day but this like other oil stories sounds rather oily After the drilling if there is a good show of oil a pump is inserted and an engine of from three to six horse power is set to work The oil with water is pumped into vats in which the oil rises to the top and is drawn off while thewater is let out at the bottom The Mecca wells are yielding from five to twelvebarrels per day each that is those that are pumped not more than half a dozenengines having been yet set up Theexpense of working a well is about 4 per day and the oil on the ground is worth abont 10 per barrel Mecca oil isdifferent from that found in other places It is of a lighter color when puriffed andburns without smoke or odor It is used for painting lubricating and so forth The crude oil is of a greenish color of the consistency of Orleans molasses aud wastes about fifteen per cent in puryfying Here locked in the rocks for ages may have lain another source of untold wealth There is some excitement but believe me it is not all a hoax Yours truly E H M Ar Eloquent FxtiiactGeneration after generation have felt as we now feel and their lives were as active as our own They passed like a vapor while nature wore the same aspect of beauty as when her Creatorcommanded her to be The heavens shall be bright over our graves as they now aro around our paths The world will have the same attractions for those who shall live after us that it ouce had for our progenitors Yet a little while and all will havo happened The throbbing heart will be stifled and we shall be at rest Our funeral will wind its way i and the prayers will be said and then wo shall be left alone in darkness Aud it may bo for a short time we shall be spoken of but the things of life will creep in and our names will soon bo forgotten Days will continue to move on aud laugh and song will be heard in the room in which we died and tho eye that mourned for us will glisten again with joy and our children will cease to think of us aud will forget to lisp our names Frederick Denny Postmaster atTaylorsville Muskingum county has left the Democracy snd the ZanesvilloCourier says that he votes and laborshenceforth on his own conviction thatRepublicanism is tho true faith for every hon est man and patriotic citizen and that Democracy is a cheat and delusion A Good Idea Tho followingNotice is posted conspicuously in apublicaaion office down East Shut this door and as soon as you are done talking on business serve your mouth the same way Bores would not do a slow thing to cut this out and paste it inside their hats I FOR SALE AT ALL LUiUULilbTS