Youngstown News, 1898-11-24

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS. SCHOOL EDITION. VOL. XYIII YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y„ THURSDAY NOV. 24, 1898 NO- 1 THANKSGIVING. 1 > You may speak of your holiday', all the year 1 round, j But there's none like Thanksgiving, as far as I've found, Of course Xmas is jolly, with presents galore,And the New Year, so happ3% comes well to the fore. Allow birthdays, and 4th of July have their share, But these, with Thanksgiving, will nowise compare, ! For with this lon-ed for da3T, comes the dreams of delight | Of eating all day and sleeping soundly ( ?) at night. j Then all the good people eat, eat and thanks give, j To good wives and deep purses,—" long, long may both live," For the feast makes the cranberry sauce and the pies And the roasts brown the turkey of gigantic size, And the purse strings, drawn loose by gen. erosity's hand, Buys all the good things that the wives will demand. (It is needless so say both work for a good, Especially so when they have turkey for food,) For young " turkey gobbler " is " king " on the d iv, He's king—yes he's king—but has nothing to say, For his head is chopped off and his feathers pulled out. And instead he is garnished with celery about. He is baked in an oven, a beautiful brown And placed 011 a platter with gravy around, Then mine host with a sharp carving knife, and a fork Cuts apart the poor gobbler with many a jerk, And now every one, great or small, young or old, Must eat just as much as he can oossibly hold ; ' As it surely must be of the turkey so big— IWe don't care for the other things—110 not ! a fig. ; Hurrah, for the turkey, who is king on this t ~ day ! Now, why shouldn't he be king, just day I " after day ? Lets change our American Eagle for him. Wouldn't he grace our coins just as tidy and trim ? And instead of the eagle and arrows thirteen,We'll have a big turkey, upon a tureen ; Instead of the banner and laurels, to loss, He'll hold knife and fork and cramberry sauca ; Instead of the stars, we can have cherubim »>.< " •— —' r  lns'ead of the shield, he'll have celery for laces. Just think what a beautiful coin it would be If instead of the eagle, we'd have a turkey , And, Oh, don't you think 'twould be lovelyjust say To think we'd have turkey and Thanksgiv. ill g each day ! -C. B. R. FORTY YEARS AGO. To the, Youxgstown News :— Mr. Editor,— I HAVE NOT the pleasure of your ncquain tauce, but feel so much interested ju tlio beautiful village of Youngs town that I thought I would write a few lines relating to what has transpired in and about the town in the last forty years. A slight knowledge-of the toWn I gained in the year 1840. And it was on this wise. Being a lad of seventeen summers, and hav ing learned the term. Haw,.and Gee, I was commissioned to transport witli a yoke of Oxen a load of wheat, was known as Slash Road, in the Wilson to the port of Youngstown, a ct'fetafice of sixteen miles. . . I reached my destination at about 1.1 a, 111. an entiie stranger to all the''people.of your town. There was moored fat the Wharf a schooner culled the Massachusetts. I'ito this vessel wheat was being received direct from the wagon. As my "arrivalwas at near m;d-day I found twenty or m'or& tea a is in advance of me, for which I must wait before I could unload. Mv early fcrtuni-ng had taught me to do as I would like to.be done by hence I sought no scheme whereby I might get in ahead of thbi-e who. proceeded me. I fed my team and sat doivn to bide my time. While musing ; for I could not leave my team, as I had to move up as often as each load was taken 011 board, an old neighbor,a Wilson man, the late Mr. Aaron Mix. came along and recognized me in my loneliness, and accosted me with : Well Jonas, what have you got. I answered a load of wheat. He replied, your show for getting i away is not very good ; Jet me see if I cant J help you some. Thus saying, he patsed ; along among those in advance of n e, and soon returned saying, they would accord to me the privilege of passing them, as they had horse teams. This gave me one or two hours advantage, which I most highly appreciated But this was not all my friend aid. He saw thj buyer who was no other thau the Venerable Dea. ISniith of nearly, sixty years ago. As I drove onto the dock, the buyer stepped into my wagon and opening a bag, looked steadily at it, and Mr. Mix said to him, " you | will find it al| alike, Mr. Smith." The price i of wheat was vascillating from 80 cents to one dollar. Mr. Smith said to me, young man. how much do you want for this wheat ? : I answered, " all I can get." He said I will give you one dollar th it being the highest price paid. My loal weighed 40 £2-00 bus. and wlidn he counted out the money and handed it to me, I was a little prouder than I ! had ever been before. I Lave held the name : of Aaron Mix in grateful remembrance, as j the man who would not overlook a bey when he could do him a kindness, This was my first introduction to Youngstown, but not the last. This brings to min.l the adage, " we never visit a place the second time until we have been there before." A few years later I sought to gain the position of teacher in your public school. Deacon Smith was one of the trustees; I called on him and made known my wish, and after he had taken in my physique, he referred me to your aged townsman Ira Race, Esq. ■' for further in qiection." I called at his office and after a casual glance at me lie said, I don't think you will answer our purpose. I diSji't stop t~> ask him what purpose, but quietly bid him gcxl day, and bowed myself j out of his ( ffice. His inquiry seemed to be not so much, what I knew, as to what I could doT- Years passed, and I grew stronger, andhnd several terms of rich experience in teaching, audvin. the fall of 1858 I presented 1113 self be fore this same' Mr. Race, now sole trustee, and made application for the much longed for position of teacher of the Youngstown School. After a little inquiry into my experience , as a teacher he told me that he would cor res. pond with the School Commissioner and if ' everything was satisfactory, I could have the school. The next week I attended the Teacher's Institute at Lockport and met Mr. Esek Aldridge, School Com., who told me I was wanted at Youngstown to tench that school. Not many days after, I received a line from Mr. Race, saying I was selected to tench their school, and on the 24th day of Nov. 1858, I entered upon the dutias incumbent thereupon. This is the commencement of that forty years spoken of tit the head of this article. This being a village school and one of the largest schools of the kind in the coanty, it became necessary to have two departments. This arrangement gave me the more advanced pupils and resulttd in a school of young gentlemen and ladies, the larger majority of whom fully realized for what they were there, and madethe teacheis work a pleasant pastime. The school numbered nearly 70 pvipils and averaged about 63. For eight years I taught the winter terms and two or three summer terms, with thia exception of one winter term, when my old friend Luke P. Babcock was elected trustee, and under his administration he employed Mrs. Ellen Campbell, a lady of fine attainments and a great love for her work. Her school was conducted very much to the satisfaction of her patrons. During all these years of school work I had one of the pleasantest schools I have ever taught. Over thirty years have elapsed since of- Jut unfr'equently during a winter would I tike a few minutes at the close of the day to remind my pupils of the responsibilities they would soon have to assume. I strove to show them that the places their father's occupied would become vncant, and for them to fill these places, they would have to show themselves competent and that the learning they were striving to acquiie was just what they would need, and if in possession of it, tliey very soon, by a practi. cal application of the same would become master of the situation and have the pleasure of seeing the tow.i prosper as it never had before. Walk up and down your stieets to. day and lead your signs on the business houses, ai d you will find the names of the who used to tread tke stairway cf the old b.ick school house from 30 t > 40 yeais ago. / Who aro doing the business of your town in all its various departments. The Loj s of 30 j ears age, Who fill important posi. tions of trust in both clan eh and state ? The boys of 30 years ago. Go where you will and you find them scattered up and down in the land filling {laces of honor and those who have been faithful to their early training are making the earth better for tlieir having 1 veit 011 it. W;ith this picture befoieus, let those who are enjoying the pi ivileges of our approved syste'uof ichoUs, and our much improved sel>»-rr building j, together with our most thoroughly prepared corps of teachers see to it that they are prepared to fill satisfactorily an}' position their fellows may place them in. So much we can say for the boys. Now wh »i"about the girls, .as these boys of forty •year.! ago have grown to be men, so the girls have come to womanhood, and as is usually the case are located In different sections of l L-d country conducting the affairs of some liaj/jiy home, blessed with kind husbands, cases a band of boys and girls, that strong bond of unity between husband and wife. It w.as my privilege a few weeks since, to atten 1 a silver wedding in the town of I'or. ter at the house of a happy couple who weie among the pupils of 30 years ago At that gathering there were 110 less than fifteen of the students of that early day, all married, save one. These represented ten different families all with pleasant homes, while theie are scores of others located in lemote parts of the land, of whom I cannot now speak. Asii.e from the school work, there is very much that might be said of the beautiful village of Youngstown. Luxated near the mouth of the mighty Niaga a,"with a frontage 011 its right hank, and an unobstructed view of Lake Ontaiio, j wiih a harbor unequaled in all the waters of j the great lakes, there would seem to be 1.0 good reason why it should not become the chosen resort of all true pleasuie seekers. This village is renowned for the longevity of | its inhabitants. Very many of them living to bn over ninety years of age. All octoge. narilii is 110 uncommon personage, and the ; individual who does not reach the allotted three score and ten years, must have become an i *1 id before he struck the town. Great mpiMvements have been made within the last decade, of which the village may well j be pi* ud. Ti 1 y it is accessable by rail as well as j wait: ,which proves a very gie.it convenience : to it* citizens. Its new buildings are of the | modern style of architecture, adding nvttch beauty to the streets on which they are placed. The new Presbyterian church is a credit to the society who built it, and speaks well for the architect who constructed it. Fearing lest I weary you I will speak of but one other improvement. That long talked of school house to take the place of that venerable structure on the river bank, is not only a mark of good taste, but also excellent judgment on the part of the Board ut Ed;;- I cation. JONAS W. BROWN, Lockport, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1898. j Would You Be Loved. Then Strive to Be Amiable Upon All Occasions. Don't find fault. Don't contradict people even if you are sure you are right Don't be inquisitive about the affairs of even your most intimate friends. Don't underrate anything because you don't possess it. Don't believe that everybody else in the woil.l is happier than you. Don't conclude that you have never had any opportunities in life. Don't believe all the evil you hear. Don't repeat gossip even if it does interest a crowd. Don't go untidy on the plea that every, body knows you. Dcn'tlerude to your inferiors in social position. Don't over or under drees. Don't express a positive opinion unless you perfectly understand what you are talking about Don't get mi thehabit of vulgarizing life by making light of the sentiment of it. Don't jeer at everybody's religious belipfs. Don't try to be anything else but a gentle - woman—and that means a woman who has consideration for the whole world and whose life is governed by the gulden rule: "Do unto others as you would be done by." % I 1 Come To Our Store | § $ As a matter of Education; You can learn a great  ife lesson. It's liever been known—substantial all-wool  Suits and Overcoats —  S ■ I $7.50 1 Five times the variety that's* to be found anywhere  jjk —else in town— g What's $7.50 here What's $12 50here !|| g is at least $10 is $15 in other  % elsewhere, stores. g What's $10 here is What's $15 here is fi? $12.50 elsewhere $20 elsewhere  I . « H . ... s - Holiday Goods arriving daily. Don't wait un  til the crowds grow too un wieldly. now. Have  it boxed and laid aside until Christmas  time and you'll add another pleasure to the giving.  1 « ! THE HUB OUTFITTERS, | Greater Niagara's Greatest Store,  » % -ft o|>n. N.Y.O. De.ot, Qlnck lildg, Niagara Fal's, N.Y. ''Jj % S When you are at the Falls Gall and examine our new stock Of Fall Shoes - For Fall & Winter Wear FOR MEN Men's Box Calf lace with heavy Welt soles, leather lined, 12.00, $2.50, $3,00 and $3.50. Men's Russia and Willow Calf lace, with or without leather lining, heavy soles, waterproof, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. $3 50 and $4.00. Fine dress shoes jn Patent leather, Ccrdovan Kangeroo and Yici Kid, all latest styles, and prices right. FOR WOMEN Ladies line hand sewed shoes, light turns or heavy welt bottoms at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. Ladies High Cut Box calf or Dongola, heavy hand welt soles at $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00. Ladies Dongola shoes button or lace, all new styles, as low as $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. SPECIAL $2.00 VALUE Be sure and see them. A ladies fine Dongola lace medium or Extra high cut, heavy welt sole at $2.00. We carry a complete line of warm lined shoes and slippers Prices range from 50c to $1.50 Hoys shoes that will wear, with heavy extension soles and leather lined lit $1.50 and $2 Special attention giving to fitting children properly If you want the best Rubbers buy the Boston or Goodyear glove, We have them Cliildrens' shoes 25c and up; Misses' shoes 75c and up; Boys shoes 75c and up jJST Your money returned in case goods are not satisfactorym s-A CMCI one Priced Shoe store- JtC-L' Gluck Block Opposite central Depot. Miss Grz RANSOMVILLE, N. Y. Is having a reduction sale of Trimmed Hat?. Pretty trimmed hats, 98c up. Our JEWELRY Establishment ! And the Fine and Complete Line of Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry and Silverware we carry, is so well known that it needs n> further mention. But we would like to talk about EYES We have "a thoroughly well equipped aui parrectiy n/ppoiiuted Optical Department Where we will test your eyes absolutely FREE OP CHARGE. If yon need glasses we furnish them at Moderate Prices And guarantee satisfaction. A competent and reliable Oalulist constantly in attend • ance. MAI H. ELBE, 105 Falls St, - Niagara Falls For all Xmas Supplies GO TO  CROOP BROS. NIAGARA FALLS. X. E. ELLIS, Ffe'p and Diiic Cigars, Totocco, Smokers Articles, etc. YOUNGSTOWN, N, Y. The ~NEW BKLLEVUE Open Summer and Winter. Finest ]uc tion on the banks or the Niagara cr Newly furnished. Patronage solicited F, N. TAYLOR, - - Youngstown LYMAN H. SMITH" DEALEIi, IN  Boots, Shoes & -Rubbers, JgW Youn Patronage Solicited. 5G Mam Street, - - LOCKPOUT, N Y A GKAND HOLIDAY DISPLAY! DECEMBER sth all that one would desire for n Gilt ;ind ut Pjpillar Prices. Framed Picture?, Photo Albums, Fancy Glassware, Fancy Papeteries, Dolls, Mirrors, Atomizers, Comb and Brush Set-, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Metal and Celluloid Novelties, Manicuie Sets, Jewelry, etc. «> IAAA Articles that are Handsome, which space will not allow it to mention. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Pocket Books, Knit Good:. .Don't buy without first inspecting our large stock. ttw Prices Always the Lowest. 3. HIRSH, M\\\i Dry Goofls, Cloak ail Suit Eciibe, is' lAG Alt A I'ALLb, jN. Y.