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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23
WHOLE NUMBER 735.
Useful Imrornsstion for Rsrsons Buyssa
Sewing Machines.

The Committee Of the American 7psti.
tute, New York, appointed TO examine
sewing machines, made q long, elaborate.
aud able report, Of much interest 70 the
public Committees have not discrimins.
ted aud classified sufficiently. This repors
is free from these faults. The machines
are arranged according to the stitch made.
and the purpose to which the machiue ID
to be applied, in four classes, LIST, Sd, Sd,
aod 4th---a classification indicaiiug she
general order of merit and Importance. NJ
Glass lst inclndes the Siptts or Losh
lStitci Mdedines for family use, and for
manufacturers in the same range Of purpose
aud material. The Committee has assign.
ed this class the highest rank, on account
of the elasticity, permaneBce, beauty, aud
general disirsbleness Of the stitches when
done, and the wide range OF its application.
At the head of this class they place the
Wheeler & Wilson Machine, aud award 10
the highest premium. This has been she
uniform award for this machine through.
out the country for several years, and We
think no disinterested person will dispute
its justice and propriety: ..I,L
Glass ID includes the shuttle or lock sfifsA
Machine for heavy manufacturing purposes.
At the head of this class the COMMITTEES
places First & Frosts Machines osias
Class Sd includes the Double CAaj.
Stitch Machines The Grover & Baker
Machine is placed at the head Of this cIass
The Committee objects to the stitch made
by this machine, inasmuch as !, cons umes
more thread than any other stitch, and
leaves ridge projecting from one sids OF
81. L.
ion, must usually impair the durability OF
the seam, and often the beauty Of the gar.
ments or other articles so stitched, though
some of the machines making this stitch
can be used very successfully for embfoid.
ering purposes mad ,'u331sli 3aiW
Glass 4th includas the Single Thread
Tambour or Chain Stitch Machines. 1, The
teudencis OF this stitch to rsvel, the Com.
mittee considers an objection so serious that
they refuse to recommend the machines
making it for any premium.
These, with Singer s, are the principal
machines made in this country. A broth.
er of Mr.. Howe also manufactures q small
number 10 New York, named the Howe
machine, and of style suitable for heary
work. But the invention of the rotating
hook is that which has given character to
the Wheeler & Wilson Machine, and al.
though the stitch Is the same as that or.
iginally produced by Howe be readily 90.
kuowedges that it is done by more simple
and ingenious method. ts17a12 10
For the reasons above stated, and for
many more which we have not time TO emu
merate, we say to all waiting reliable,
simple, efficient, and one that will give the
most unqualified satisfaction, get the Wheel.
er & Wilson. s, e"oas AoHsaPp
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

Is THE Sun INRABITED?-Sir David
Brewster makes the following remarks
relative to the sun: So strong has been
the belief that the sun cannot be habita
BILE world, that scientific gentleman was
pronounced by his medical attendant insane,
because he had sent paper TO the Royal
Society, in which he maintained that the
light OF the sun proceeded from dense
and universal aura, which may afford am.
BILE light 10 the inhabitants beneath, and
yet be at such distance aloft as not to be
among them; that there may be water and
dry land there, hills and dales, rain and fair
weather, and that as the light and the sea
sous must be eternal, the sun may easily
be conceived to be by far the most blssfu
habitations of the whole system. ln lesi
than ten years after this apparently ex
travagaut nation was considered proc
Of insanity, il was maintained by Sir Viii
liam Hershel ss a rational and probable
opinion, which might be deducibe from
his own observation in the structure OF the
sun. rr ,r,. .tt.tt
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

GIvING IN MARRIAGES IN RUssIA-When
the promise of marriage has been given,
tbelfather summons his daughter, who
comes, covered with linen veil, into his
presence, aud asking her whether she be
still minded to marry, he takes up a new
rod, which has been kept ready for the pur'
pose, aud strikes his daughter once or twice,
saying:-Lo! my darling daughter, this
is the last time that l shall admonish thee
Of thy fathers authority, beneath whose
rule thou hath lived until now. Now thou
art free from me. Remember that thou
hast not 90 much escaped from sway, as
rather passed beneath that of another
Shouldst thou behave not as thou oughtest
toward thy husband. be in my stead shall
sdmonish thee with this rod. With this,
the father concluding his speech, stretches
at the same time the whip to the bride
groom, who excusing himself briefly, &C.
cording to custom. says that be believes he
shall have no need of this whip, but be il
bound to accept il and put 1t under hii
belt like valuable present, .q Ia.. p.
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rhs Geld I'm IN. west.
TRAINS BLOCKED BY sxow--sUFrkRIsos or THE
Cd f... PASSENGERS. .rs.| |f.0r

The Cleveland Herald Of last week, had th,
following In relation to the late cold snap:
On Thursday afternoon the train on tb,
Michigan Central Rail Road, bound fol
Chicago, became blocked by the snow neal
the point where the Michigsn Central cross
about thirteen miles from Chicago, and
found it impossible to proceed. The car,
on that road are provided with patent
stoves. which will burn only when the cars
are 10 motion, and consequently when the
cars stopped the fres went out The
weather was intensely cold, the thermometer
being thirtytwo degrees below zero, and
the suffering Of the passengers became in.
tense, particularly those of the women and
children. No fire could be started for q
sufficient length of time TO do any good -
The top of the pipe would become red hot
and set fre TO the top of the car several
times, which was only put out by cutting
away the wood work
There were Eve passenger cars in the
train, well 6lled-about one hundred and
| 6fty 10 all, large number Of whom were
woman and children. What added to the
dreariness Of the scene, as the night wore
on, was that the lights as we'll as the FIRE
gave out, the cold increased in in tensity Y
and the snow became four or five feet in
depth, 10 huge drifts. BY this time all the
passengers became completely chilled
through. The women aud children were
elevated on the top of the seats, where the
air was warmer, aud everything done for
their comefort that could be; but without
Ere, lights or food, out on bleak prairie,
the suffering was terrible.
They lay there from Thursday afternoon
till Friday morning, when train on the
Michigan Southern road arrived, which al
so became blocked aud could proceed no
further Preparations were immediately
made to remove the passengers to the Mich
igan Southern cars, where warmth could be
procured. A perfect stampede occurred,
passengers fearing they would be left
Many of the women and children were una.
BILE to help themselves, aud had 10 be car.
ried from one car to the other They re.
mained on the Michigan Southern cars till
Saturday night, suffering from the cold and
the want Of food. They were finally taken
off by sleighs aud carried 10 Chicago
There we're none frozen to death, but
large numbers were badly frost bitten
some so severely that they will lose their
hands or feet. The officers of both trains
did everything that could possibly be done
under the circumstances for the comfort Of
passengers, and the two conductors are
thought to be so badly frozen that they
will never get over it. . 81
1t was impossible to do anything to re.
lieve the trains from the blockade, as no
human being could stand the severity of the
extreme could for more than minute or
two without becoming entirely benumbed.
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Labrador Dogs

During the winter season the Labrador
dogs make full return to their masters for
all the anxiety and trouble they give them
during the summer months. Harnessed
to the sledge, or commetlqne as it is term
ed on the coast, they will travel fifty or six.
ty miles day over the snow They haul
wood from the interior, carry supplies 20
Ihe hunters in the forests, far back from the
rocky and desolate coast, merrily draw
their masters from house to house, and with
their wonderful noses pick out the right
path even in the most pitiless storm. II
the traveller will only trust to the sagacity
of an experienced leader he may wrap him.
self up in his bear and seal skin robes, and
defying piercing winds and binding snow
drifts, these sagacious and faithful animals
will draw him safely to his own door or
nearest house. The commetique is about
thirty inches broad and ten or twelve feet
long; it is formed of longitudinal runners
fastened together by means Of transverse
bars let into the runners and strengthened
with pieces of copper. The runners are
shod with whslebone, which by friction
over the snow, soon become beautifully
polished and looks like ivory. The com.
metique is well foored with seal skins, over
which bears or seal skins are nailed all
around, with an opening for the traveller
TO introduce his body The harness is made
of seal skin. the foremost dog, called the
guide. is placed about thirty feet in advance
the others are ranged in pairs behind the
guide; sometimes three, sometimes four
pairs Of dogs are thus attached to one com
melique in addition to the guide.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

ApoUr BEcrNNISai-Did you ever Gee
an engine try to start train Of csrsf How
it pulled and groaned, and wheezed, jast as
if the iron horse had hardly strength
enough to pull such a ponderous loadl But
when be gets fairly under way he goes on
merrily for miles aud miles. as il be loved
to do il, giving now then defiant snort,
as much as to say-"Who says cant
draw heavy Ioad?"-Bat il he once fair.
" stops. then there is all the old trouble
over again. ......-.
Did YOU ever take bath on cold
morningl The water looks 40 clear and
chilly that you have good mind to let IL
alone lust once, and wash when the weather
is milder. The first touch stings like ice;
YOU shudder and start back as il Jon we're
freezing. But you don't freeze. and as
soon as YOU begin TO rub yourself with
coarse towel Won are all aglow. Your
cheeks are red aud your eyes are origot.
and you are much warmer than wnen you
stood shivering, thinking, can't do IL. ''
Does it seem very early sometimes when
the breakfast bell rings in the morningl
You like breakfast, every one of you, but
you don't always like it at the right time.
You are very warm and very sleepy, and
the bed seems much more desirable place
than it did last night when you were 20 IN.
willing to go to it. Just now yoa are on
the most intimate terms with blankets, and
you can. bear the idea OF parting. s2nail
You cannot see to dress for your eyes
are closed, and it seems very hard to kssp
them open. But 10 few minutes they are
wide open and shining, new winter suit
is buttoned, the tangled hair Is smooth.
and the second bell sounds the voice OF .
playmate, Come on boys, we are waitingI
The bed does not look SO tempting nov.
and you go by it without glance. and
have no desire 10 creep back among its
pillows. Sleep is over and stirring NE mas
begun.
You see from these facts that beginnings
are often hard The French say, 1t Is the
6rst step that costs. They mean that 10
is much harder to begin than keep on. har.
der to do thing the first time than the
second or third. But no good job was ever
done without beginning; every happy day
begins by getting up, every clean boy has
a bath, every excursion train starts with .
strain and puff. Every hive OF honey had
a frst bee who gave half her breakfast 10
lucious drop; every great fortune began
by saving q 6rst dollar that somebody
would have been glad to spend; every no
BILE man was once brave boy, who began
to do right when il would have been easier
and pleasauter to do wrong Perseverance,
is a iiue thing, but how can We persevere
in any good course till we begin it. Les
us begin to-day. ~
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waiting.
Br nRs. rLrz. s. RANDOLPH.

NJ hhes Eht1h .. hhrDoAfH.
Six: nay, at six, in any case
He could not come tbs evening chime,
And II l reach the trysting place
Whole hours before the trysting time,
lis not with any hope to see .-1. 81
Unseemly soon my love appear;
He is no idle maid Ike me
He has high things to do and bear.
And notfor worlds would that he
For love should weakly eager be. ,J,rV
Seven still an hour; not long to wait )
But sixty minutes-ffty-nine,
Scarce time to quite anticipate
My joy--not near enough, in fine,
And yet--it might be--some new chance,
Some plot to take me by surprise
II round yon rock form should glance
And strike on my astonishedeyes
Nay, down my hearth 1t Is not he;
True love must not impatient be. II
Eight. nor, my heart A step this way,
-. Tis past. Yon horse =. It disappears
A shout. It's but the watch-dogs bay.
All, he is playing with my fears.
Or sleep has held him over-long,
Gould Isleep?) Or his friends detain,
Of-see this sky--he hates the rain.
No, no he keeps his tryst with me;
True love shall not suspicious be.
Nine: now by all feel this hour,
This is no love and for my part. -F
pray he never more have power
To outrage thus woman's heart.
Let him have never wife and child ..s l
To waste their hours at window pane.
Let him on no home hearth be coiled
To bask, and give no warmth again.
Gorge him with comforts-let him be
From loves least obligation free.
Ten and the night grows black and chilli;
The way is long the road is lone.
Who knows what thousand forms Of i'll
May be along that pathway strewn2
A stumbling horse a secret foe;
Even murder Sinking ON his track
The strife in darkness--the last blow
oh, would some chance might turn him
back
Peace he Is no poltroon like me
His own right arm his guard shall be. .a
Eleven: It's o'er. My hope is gone. ~.
He will not come. My lie is dread.
Aha, my love-my truth--my own,
knew, knew you would be here!
Art hurt? Art weary? Rest thee now;
Nay, rest andspeak not, while pour
Through living fingers on thy brow
My too much life in thine once more.
Such thoughts had-I blush to tell.
l see thy face and all is well.
Independent.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

FooLsoAP PAPER In Charles the First's
time all Euglish paper bore in water marks
the Royal Arms. The parliament under
Cromwell made jest of this law in every
conceivable manner; and, among other in.
dignities to the memory Of King Charles
1t was ordered that the Royal arms be
removed from the paper, and the foolscap
aud bells be substituted. These, in their
turn, we're also removed. when the Rump
Parliament was prorogued; but paper Of
the size Of the Parlismeut Journal still bears
the name Of fookesp. ls' '-'' 'ed
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

Men 60 an undulating course-'some'
times on the bill, sometimes 10 the valley.
But he only is in the right who in the val
ley forgets not the hill prospect, aud knows
in darkness that the sun will rise again
That is the real life which is subordinated
to, not merged 10. the ideal; be is only wise
who can bring the lowest act oil bis lie
into sympathy with its highest thought.
And this / take to be the one aim OF our
pilgrimage here.
agree with those who think that no
true philosophy will try to igaore or aaai.
hilate the material part of maa. but will
rather seek to put IL in It's place, a. ser
want and minister to the soul.
Margaret Fuller.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

AN INDIAN ADVENTURE just before the
conclusion OF the war of 1912, as one mur
ply was at labor in clearing a pece oi
land, be saw tall Indian approaching
him from the woods with rife on bis
shoulder. AS he came nearer belt might
be seen around bis waist in which was a
tomahawk and scalping knife, that was
partially concealed by large blanket over
his shoulder.
Which way are you traveliugi asked
Murphy.
Don't know, said the Indian.
Where do you liveI inquired Murphy.
There, replied the Indian pointing to
ward Canada.
Where do you live1
Down here.
Do you know old Murphy! was the mex,
question. ..
Well well-yes, was the response.
Where does be livei u.er'
way off-yonder, pointing 10 wrong
direction; but what did you want of himl
Oh. nothing, said the Iudian, apparently
embarrassed.
Murphy was wicked old devil. n
Yes, said the Indian, be killed my
brother he kill Indian-he scalp Indian.
They say he witch-he shoot without
loadin--Indian no hit him-he kill good
many Indian-but he no kill mel kill
him
Murphy's blood began to boil. but he
concealed his excitement as much as pos.
sible and remarked:-
Yes.
Did you ever shoot at a markl
Oh, yes--do you shoot at markf
Well suppose we try, said Murphy.
The indian ran off some distance, and
putting up 8 mark against astump, return
ed. .r.ar
You shoot first. said the Indian.
No. said Murphy, Yon shoot first
The Indian then shot. and to the aston.
ishment of murphy, pierced the center Of
the mark. The rife was then re loaded, and
on Murphy's receiving it he bounded back
exclaiming. am Murphyl The savage
give yell that reverbersted through the
hills, aud drawing his bunting knife spraDg
towards Murphy; but ere he reached hin
o ball from the riae entered bis breast.
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Pensions and Bounties.

Important to WidO,os and Heirs Of DECEASED
Soldiers, d to Inralid d Disabled Soldiers
THE Undersigned is authorised by Iii
Il from The United States TO procure from the
Proper Departments for the benefit OF heirs Of deceased sol
diers, --.ftH. . ..-. |... .. 'NH ..
Pension, Bounty and Back Pay, 3-
provided by acts Of congress Of July 1851 and July 1852
and also Pensions and BACK Pay for invalid and dsabea
ders. Aud an Pensions and bounty Lands for soldiers
their hes Of the of the Revolution, Of 1912 Ito
which they be entitled by acts OF congTes All business
Of the above nature committed to him will be promptly and
eneFgeely put through and IN OF ilnre no charge
will be made except money actually paid civil oesfs
for adavs and certificates necessary 70 the claim
~ STEPHEN HALL.
Ashtabula November 27, 1852. CTS
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23
The Rie mond "E m Inc r,,on IN . stu,
tion. ...


uon. r
The Richmond Ezaminer, Of the 3lst
ult. says: The gloomest year ofthe strug
gle is concluded. Neither the hopes Of
intervention which buoyed the spirits Of
the rebels 10 1861, or the victory OF Fred
ericksburg in 1862, cheers them at the
conclusion Of the past year, but admits
that the check given to Gen. Meade's ad.
vance at Mine Run, or Longstreet's partial
success at Beau Station, are q poor set of
to the severe loss suffered in the murderous
assault at Knoxville. 1t says tie interior
has been fearfully narrowed by the Federal
march through Tennessee, and owing to
The deficiencies Of our cavalry service, Lin.
coln's squadrons Of horse threaten to be as
universal terror aud as pervasive q nuis
ance as bis squadrons Of gunboats were
some months since. The Confederacy has
been cut in twain along the line Of the Mis-.
sissippi, and our enemies are steadily push.
ing forward their plans for bisecting the
eastern moiety. No wonder that the ad
vent of the reign Of mud is hailed with a
sense of relief by all classes Meanw bile
the financial chaos is becoming wilder and
wilder Hoarders keep more resolute
grasp than ever on the necessaries of life.
Whatever number of men or whatever
amount of money shall be really wanting,
will be forthcoming Whatever economy
the Strengthening of our resources may
require, we shall learn to exercise wise,
cool, decided and prompt action, which will
put them in good condition for the spring
campaign of 1854, and the close OF the
next year would furnish q more agreeable
retrospect than the animus mirabiis of
blunders which we consign to the dead
past. Non producers, who are at the same
time non spectators, are suffering more
and more. What was once competence
has become poverty, poverty has become
peuury, and penury is lapsiug into pauper
ism. Any mechanical occupation is more
profit able than the most intellectual pro
fession. The most accomplished scholar.
in the Coufederacy would be glad to barter
their service for food and raimeuts. In the
complete upturning of our social relation.
the only happy people are those who have
black hearts or black skins.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

I'll DO IT To.MoRRow. There were two
boys in Q school used to 60 to when J
was young. wch was about forty years $50.
One was o remarkable boy for doiag via
promptness and perseverance, whstsssr 70
undertook. The other had Q habit Of pnt-
ting of everything be coald. III do u 10
morrow. was his motto. I'll do IL Dows was
the motto OF the other boy. The boy uho
owed to put things OF had the best natural
talent. but be was outstripped 10 the reee
Of life by bis neighbor. whose motto sas''
ri do It now let that be your motto. Nev<
or put OF till tomorrow whst yos 60 %
to-day. -. y s. ~, 49, -.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

A curious aud interesting discovery has
recently been made 10 California, Of a pyra-
mid very similar in construction to the
Egyptian pyramids only very much smaller
The stones composing the couIses average
six feet 10 length. aud from one foot 10
three In thickness. ss,i6s t.,.,s +. t..,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-23

Jennie, said venerable CameroDiau to
bis daughter. who was asking bis consent to
accompany her urgent and favored suitor; /;
Jeunie, il Is very solemn thing to get mar
ried. know it, father. replied the
sensible damssl, bat it's great deal sol
emner not to.
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BUFFALO TESTIMONY.
THE
nnnni I.aO

rEdPlrs a5IT CURE RhsaS.,i.m cs1s.
"I troubled with Rheumatism for two years suffering
less every day have taken two bottles the
pes Cure and have not had any pain since LEFT OF
than four weeks ago. consider myself entirely cured
and the medicine has made feel very light and goodust
like young though am sixty-two yesrs old.
GODFREY SCHEFFEL, Michigan ST."
'My -e has been suffering from Rheumatism of an in
fsmmaory character for about sig years. sometimes
acutey About the first of June last she
taking the Peoples Cure and continued to take
three weeks In ten Gays after he commenced the swelling
and stiffness OF her olns had materially lesened
in three weeks had disappeared altogether. .
"THoMAs POLLOCK, lat ". II. Glenny's)
GDudsIo Oct. i 1869 -
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Pension, Bounty and Back Pay,


, George w. Wsits, A. ID. Superintendent
eEo. W. WAITE Principal Of High School,
Miss SARA N. soAooSxAKUs, Assistant In High School
Miss HELENA s1HoosnAKER, = Grammar :
Aiss cAERIE Z. KING, Inissmsdiats Depsu usn,,
Miss SUSAN sAHPsox, Secondary Departn sat
Miss susAs N. wILDEs. Primary Department
Miss EaMA ENSIGN, Assistant In Primary
The School Is Free all persons OF age residing
wen the village limits and the "Disct attached thereto
for School parposes." IIl ~
Forty Neaks constitute year. Terms pupils from abroad
For Primary pAr anaan. -3.- $500
For % High School : : - - isSS iSSs
Tuition payab 10 IN advance. .-V .-.. "
applications Tor admission 10 be made 10 he superin-
tendant | .lstcll'N n
The Fall Term commences Monday Ssrt n D. NJ Tin
1868. and the Winter Term Monday Janusry 4th lttA
highly desirable pupils should bs,o b
ing Of terms No pupils out Of The village w b received for
aess period than term and deductioI Tor ex
cept sp cases Of sickness or removal. lHTI7-
Rev. y. NJ GlLLETT, } tas 1'r.s'afg n 49,, i,r
QE BRUCE.
II. FAssxrr. PrsSL 4 s1.s,. -'
au q / dS,E M0s.asoE Trees a.....,..,.
tciu y y A. Y. hussAsp, sssssss' to