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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER 743,


~ JOIN o. ssrr. f ii
There's game much In Fashion, thiak lts
called Euchre; t 1910 f...| 80. -
Though 7 never have played it, for pleasure or
In which, when the cards are in certain condi-
The players appear 70 have changed their posi-
And one Of them cries. In confident tone.
think may venture to 90 Il alone
While watching the game, It's whim OF the
A moral to draw from that skIrnish OF cards.
And to fancy he finds In the trivial strife
Some excellent hints for the battle of life:
Where, whether the prize be ribbon or throne,
The winner is he who can ''go IL alonel"
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In regular orbit was ceaselessly whirled, tf
And got-not conversion all of his pains
But only derision, and prison, and chains,
1T moves for THAT +" was bis answering tone,
For he knew like the earth be could Ego It
alone!"
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar,
Discovered the laws of each planet and star,
And doctors, who ought to have lauded hls
Derided his learning, and blackened his fame,
Il can .odif,' he replied, 'till the truth you
shall own"
For he felt in his heart, he could ego It alone."
Alas! for the player who idly depends,
In the struggle of life, upon kindred or friends:
Whatever the value of blessings like these,
They can never atone for inglorious ease,
Nor comfort the coward, who finds with groan
That his crntches have left him to Ego 1t afone.'
There's something no doubt, in the hand you
may hold;
Health, family, culture, wit, beauty and gold,
The fortunate owner may fairly regard
AS each in its way, a most eccelent card
Yet the game may be lost, with all these for
your own. aas-e
Unless you have courage to ego 1t alohe."
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In law or in love- it is ever the same:
In the struggle for power or the scramble for pef
Let this be your motto-Hsiy on yonrseJy
For whether the prize be a ribbon or throne
The victor is he who can''go 1t alone!"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
Erie Railway.
Great Broad Gauge, Double Track and Telegraph Route to
NEW YORK, BOSTON

an a a11 Il ~ storm Cities,
Carrying the Great Western and South Western s. Mails
UN
EXPRESS Trains leave Dunkirk daily
arrival Of all Trains the Lake Shore Railroad from
Cleveland, Cincinnati Toledo, Chicago, Milwaukee, st Paul
Sc Louis &c through to New York without change
The only route running through from the Lakes to n
York City Splendid Ventilated Sleeping Cars Night
Trains
Baggage checked through. Fare always by any
other route
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred Free in
New York.
BE particular to call for Tickets via Dunkrk and the Erie
Railway which sold at all the principal Railroad Offices
In the West.
ThisRoad affords superior facilities for shment oFregh
Express Freight Trains
Leave New York daily making close connections through TO
all points West. tl f 1904
For Freight Rates. enquire II. WARD, 240 Broadway
New York JOHN 8 DUNLAP. Is State Street, Boston
Mass Of E. s. SPENCER Western Agent ca Clark Street
CHICAGO. 500 Cha-s Minot. Gen. Stunt
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How NEAR WE ARE TO DEArH.--A wri.
ter in the Indepeudant thus discorses on
our nearness to death--Wheu we walk
near powerful machinery We know that ono
single misstep and those mighty engines
would tear US up to ribbons With their ay-
ing wheels, or grind as to powder 10 their
pond-ous jaws. SO, When we are thunder.
ing across the land 10 rail car. and when
there is nothing but half so inch Of fangs
iron TO hold Us on the track. So, when
we are at sea 10 a ship, aud there is moth.
lug bu. the thickness Of plank between
US and eternity We imsgine, ,heu. that
we see how close We are 10 the edg OF the
precipice. Bat we do not see il.
Whether on sea or land. the partition
which divides US is something thinner thsn
oak plank or half on inch of fange IRON
The machinery Of life and death is within
US. The tissues that hold these. beating
powers iu their place are not often thicksr
than sheet of paptr. and it that thin par
lition we're pierced or ruptnred IL would
be just the same with Us. Death is in.
sepafably boapdSup With life ia the very
structure ofopr bodies. Struggle ., he
will TO widen the space. no man can at
any time GO further from death than the
thickness Of sheet of paper.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
Buffalo, Oct 20 1852.
Ane 'eoP'es w IN IL Medicines fail.
Ashtabula Union School.

George w. Waite, A. Is. Superintendent
20 w WAITE Principal Of High School,
Miss SARA n. ScHooNmAKUR, Assistant In High School
Miss HRLEsA scIooSMAKER, Grammar
Miss CAERIE E. KING, intermediate Depart uen
Miss SUSAN SAMPSON, Secondary Departn snt
Miss SUSAN N. WILDER. Primary Department
Miss EMMA ENSIGN. Assistant In Primary
The School Free all peraons of suitable age residing
Within the village mits and the Dict attached thereto
for School purposes"
Forty constitute year Terms pupils from abroad
w.ub,
For Piinlar, mar aunum. $500
For Grammar 1900
For High School 1900
Tuition payab lie in advance.
All applications for admission to be made 70 'Iperin
tendAnt. ~
The Fall Term commences Monday ~ 7th
1863 and the Winter Term Monday, January 4th, II
II is highly desirable thaa pupils should en open
ing Of No pupils out OF the village viii t received for
aess period than term and deduction sfe- sh,Lee
cept In Of sickness removal. u
Rev. ] ~ GIILErT,
Rev. X. n. C0NKLIH = Board OF Education,
c. 4, BRUCE. .t fr Il
H. FAssETy. PreSL
II. l. MORRISON, Tfsas. ... L..
q. @. CuLLEr, Board Of Edneafi"n
J. b. CRosRy,
srErHES HALL,
1rpnARp Seey,far
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A Washing lon letter in the Ohio State
Journal contains the following:

A gentlemen Of strong political proclv,
tiles, anxious upon the subject Of anxiety
to so many. called on the President the
other day to urge upon him certain step
in the canvass. The President replied;
Sir, do not msddle in these matters
II any man thinks nv present position de
sirabls TO occupy. be Is welcome to try IL,
a. fer as am concerned" 81
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
LARGE FEEr.-Here is an interesting
dialogue between Mississippi darkey.
with awfully large feet, and a soldier.

LARGE FEEr. Here is an interesting
dialogue between q Mississippi darkey
with awfully large feet, and soldier.
Soldier-Say, can you dancef
Negro-No, sab. ..
Well, what do you do with those
feet, then2
N.-.Dem2 Cooking down. Oh,
walks wid dem. .fm
Swell, what do you do with them at
night?
N.-Do wild 'em nights1 Why--why--
what does you all want 10 know what l
does with 'em nights for!
S.-Why, I just wanted to know wheth-
er you leave them out of doors or sleep
with them
N.-Why, I sleeps wild 'em OF course.
S-Do yon sleep with them one at a
time, or briug them both into the same
bedi
N.-Ob course ] gets 'em bof into dc
same bed. l
And sleep on the floor yourself2 pursue.
the inquiring soldier. sr ..-sss II
This last was trife TOO broad. and The
darkey commenced to suspect the soldier
was uuizzing him, and the boys. noticing
that he wavered, gave vent to long aud
repressed laughter which made things ring.
The CHIsIsE-One OF the most sue
cinct and comprehensive statements of the
kind we have ever seen. lately appeared in
n speech made by Rev. Samuel Coley, be
fore the missionary anniversary Of the
British Weslyaus, on iaie occasion. II
is passage worth preserving -lsuppose
that no country has ever had such q power
of invention and such stunted intellectual
deyelopement as China. The Chinese is
the largest. yet, beyond 's own realm, the
least influential, of mouarebies From China
no mission ever started. couquerore ever
marched. Before ell people in rudmen-
tai invention, they are behiud all people
in development. They bad both gold and
silver coins before the FIRST Daric was min
ted. yet they lrufic by the scales TO this
day. They first had gunpowder, but have
got little further with its use than to blaze
il away in crackers. They were long be
foreband with the magnet, but no junk
ever crossed the ocean except in TOW OF
British ship. They have printed from
time immemorial, but their literature
awakes no progressive intellect. They
have made glass for two Thousand years
and ordinarily do not make it clear enough
| 10 see through YET, Their astronomy il
still asirology, uor has their chemistry
awoke from dreams alchemy. They have
politeness. bu, it's odd forms. aud SLAYER,
of etiquette. only make them more unsoci
ble They have wonderful language
but it's elaborate cleverness is curse ane
fetter 10 their minds. making il the Ia
Dor of q life 10 learn 10 read. They arr
not without notions Of dignity; but th'
men find it in nails loug enough for claws
aud the women iu feet crushed into shape
lessness of hoofs. 10 the South Atiantl.
there is seattle Great Ssrgazo. Al
the currents pass by il. Duli. dead. heav
ing waves just move the hssped up tang'
Of weeds that grew. and the drift Of wreck
that rot 10 that siagnsnt. meIanchol
ocean limbo. China is The Sargszo sea
the ocean of humanity. ~,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

CHuDRENs FEEr--A writer for Ha!Ps
Journal of health says that life long dis.
comforr, disease and sudden death often
comes to children through the insttention
or carelessuess Of parents A child should
never be allowed 10 go 10 bed with cold
feet; the thing 10 be last attended to iu
putting child 10 bed. should be TO ses
that the feet are dry and warn; neglect Of
this has often resulted In dangerous
attack Of Group. diptheris. or fatal sore
throat. Always. on coming from school,
10 rainy. muddy. or thawy westber ths
he childs' shoes should be remoyeds and
the mother should herself ascerfeln u fhs
stockings are the least damp. snd II 90
should require them TO be taken Oh, The
feet held before the frs and rxbosd With
the hsud until perfectly dry. sna another
pair Of stockings pot on and epetber par
Of shoes. while The other G)lnGs 80
shoes should ba placed where 10y go -
wsli dried. 90 a. to BE- ready foF fotsfe see
81 moments nosice. Tleks ehooa l1<|lo'
bly srrsss thsffss eIreuIslIouo of blpo1'
v q |.IrH|0l# Ht# Wa |1I| ||Hf" "A
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The HA1R-An article indicative Of no
small research and of interest to oil read.
ers, is found in The following: The qlality
and color of the hair was subject of spec.
ulalve theory among the ancienis. Lank
hair was considered indicative Of pusllan
unity end cowardice. yet the head of Ma
poleon was guiItless OF a cnrll Frizzly
hair was thought ar indication Of coarse
ness and clumsiness The hair most in
esteem was that terminating in fine ring
ets Dares, the historian, states that
Achilles and Ajax and lebanon had curl,
ing locks; such also was the hair ST Tinou
the Alhenian. As to the Emperor Au
gustns, nature had favored him with such
redundant locks that no hair dresser in
Rome conld produce the like. Auburn or
light brown hair was thought the most
distinguished, porieuding intelligence, in-
dustry and peacabe disposition, as well
a. great susceptibility to the tender pas
sion. Castor and Pollnx had brown hair,
80 also had Menelaus. Black hair does
not appear to have been esteemed by Ro-
maus; but red was an object Of aversion
Ages before the time of Judas, red hair
was thought to be a mark Of Reproduction.
both in the case Of Typhon who deprived
his brother Of the seeptre of Egypt, snd
Nebuchadnezz,r who acquired it 10 expia
ton of bis atrocities. Even the donkey
tribe suffered from this i'll omened vista
ton. according to the proverb of wicked
as o red ass.o Asses of that color were
held in snch detestation among the Copts
that every year they sacrificed one by
hruling it from high wall
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

INWARD PEacs-Many say they have
no peace nor rest, but SO many crosses and
trials, sffl clions aud sorrows, that they
did no, know bow they ever shall get
through them Now he who 10 truth viii
preceive aud take notice. preceveth clear.
ly that true peace aud rest lie not 10 out. :
ward thugs; for ii it were so. the Evil
Spirit also would have peace when things
go according to his will, which is nowiss
the case
Therefore we mnst consider and see
what is that peace which Christ left to his
Disciples y hen he said: Ny peace leave
with you, my peace give unto you.
Christ meant that inward peace which
can break through all assaults and crosses
of oppression. suff ,ring. misery and humili-
alton, and what more they may be Of the
like, so that man may be joyful and patient
therein; and what was better to him bsfore.
shall become sweet. and his heart shall re-
main unmoved under oil changes. at times.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

HOWARD ASSOCIATIONS. PhiIsdel-
phia. Pa.-DiseaSes Of the NERVOUS SYSTEM,
Sematnrghea seminal Weakness mpoierce and other
affect ofthe Sexual Orgaes Physical Debility and Psma
t1re and reiafie treatment In Reports OF the
HowaTd Associaon, sent by mall IN sealed letter enrel
opes free OF charge Address DR. J. sKIIlIN HoUGHT0H
Ia 6eS
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
What About Lime?

i HE Snbscribers having Purchased the
Right OF this County for the use Of
Pages Perpetual Lime Kiln. O VI
and having completed under the supervsion Of the pa
entee prepared furnish Lime extent which hs
market may require at reduced price, By the use of this
Kiln lime Is burned with less cost of labor than
any horetofore In use and OF uniform quality free
nom eos unburnsd stone Having incurred large en-
esnditurs N preparation for the
Lime Business,
We solicit the attention Of tho public. II HUBBARD a
AxhtAtuis Hsrbos, November 10, 1888. atI -
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

A disgusied clisnt having read tha.
there were eightesa. hundrsd lawyers 10
New York city. said be could na>s plsce-
whore there wers ten times - Qsny
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

l.. 1iENDRY. Dealer in Drugs Medicines,
Chemicals Paints Oils, varnishes Brushes, Dye Sus,
Choice Family Groceries including Teas Coees &c. Pa
Medicines Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pu
poses Physicians carefully and promptly at
tended to. 51I
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

Few people, remarks the New York
Times, are aware OF the large number oI
impregnable fortified works that are being
constructed along the Mississippi river by
our troops---mainly by negroes. BY i'm
pregnable we do not mean that all these
works are absolutely beyond the possibility
Of capture by any conceivable force; bul
simply that they cannot be taken by any
enemy that could he marched or massed
against them--noi, for instance, by the
whole military power Of the Southern Con.
federaey. much less by the combined armies
and navies Of France and England. The
Rebels indicated to US what were The
strongest natural positions on the river; !;
and some Of them, they made a hard ,ffort
TO hold but in each aud every instance
they failed for the want Of proper spplian
ces. These positions, such as Port Hnd
son. Vicksburg and Others have been taken
hold of bv our troops, and around them
have been built new works, compared
with which The rebel works we're contemp
iible, while our appliances Of artillery and
our iron clad naval supports add indefinite.
ly to their superiority We venture TO say
that IL JEFF Davis were TO marshal all the
armies of the South against Ficksbarg, he
conld not capture 1t in twenty years.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
BUFFALO TESTIMONY.
CURE r.,s. csIss s:,.

- "Bufalo, Nov, 3. 1852.
"Two OF our subscriherE-one Of them afflicted with tad
Fever Sore the other with Rheumatism the ad-
vertienent of the Peoples Cure in this paper
the medicine and after having thoroughly tried it,
ort to recommending II heartily thorough rem.
edy in their case.-EdtOrs Christian Advocate"
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Merchants.

STEPHEN HALL Dealer in Dry Goods
rccees Hats and Caps Lasts and Shoe findings and gen.
eraI Merchandise, doors South Of the Bank. 6l3
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

SIMEON KEITH. Kingsville, n Dealei
In Groosr' ciea" Yankee Motions, and Peddsr Goods
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miscel aneous

o. II. FITCH. Life, Fire and Marine Insur.
,nes aud Real Estate Agency. Fisk Block. Ashtabula
February 10, 1868. ESQ
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26

TYLER a. COLLINS, Dealers in Dry Good
Groceries, Crockery, Boots and Shoes, Hats Csp&c &C.
tive door North of Fisk House. Ashtabula o. 4le
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Tho People. CURE e%;s: %s..n:.ss.' Ts%s.'

have teen In feeble health since ihe birth boy
who ~ years old have had many troubles and di6
cueR all this time, uniting for kind of labor and
destroying all comfort. Last summer began taking the
Peoples Cure and have used four bottles and almost
we'll Ny difficulties have nearly all disappeared feel
cheerful aud happy. Mrs CATH. nEWALD,
Dresamaker, Goodeh Alley, above rupper IT.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-26
CURE
rho p.o,,.,. Gid E Cures Scrof
iho i'OPloH All IL Ia Salt Rhar

have used the Peoples Cure in my family with great
eft in e ScrOfna and Salt hheun and have
mended Il frequently tn friends. all whom believe have
been benefited and mot Of them ent ely cured by
CHARLES SCIIARFF, 25s Main treet, up stairs.
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BUSINESS pIREcToRY.

g. w. FOSTER, Eclectic Physician and Sur
seon Gen.va Ohio. ID 46S
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DIR. NJ. KINGSLEY, lIomepathist, Kings
nc o. Having had several years experience, he feel
competent to give satisaction 10 all who may favor
him with call Reerences-Homeopathc medical Faculty
Cleveland Drs. GEO. Noble Dundee, n VI o. E. Noble,
Penn Yam, ". Y; II. B. Dale, Fond du Lac, Wis. 53T
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NJ. g. DICK. bookseller Stationer and News
Dealer. Also, Dealer In Sheet Music Toys aud General
Variety Goods, Main stIsst. .Ashtabula, Ohio, 4S7
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-01-16
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u ANSAS FARMER.

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