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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-24

Gov. SEYMOUR, in his speech at Re-
chester says: 1.-The question now pre-.
scented to the voters of this country is
simply this Are you satisfied with those
who have conducted the affairs of the
country 2" Yes, the boudholder is sat-
isfed, the msnufacturer,the ofiice-holder,
the stock gambler, the Spectator, the
carpet Dagger, the scallawag, the vagrant,
the robber and the thief. These fellows
are up to their eyes in the clover. Who
cares for the. farmers, merchants, and
other poor folks? When might makes
right there is no right but that of the
strongest. And what then is the use
sniveling about taxes, peculations, and
abuses, which would be crimes, and
might be properly objected to, if might
did not make right 1t is the part of the
conquered to bear the ills they have"
1t is absurd to set up any claims on the
ground that, according to obsolete no
tions, one thing is intrinsicaly more
right than another. Such old.fogyisms
should be abandoned. Look on the Rae
ical serpent and live
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-24

The Cincinnati Commercial and the
Chicago Tribune are evidently getting a
little scared. The Commercial thinks
"there is no occasion for alarm, but there
is ample reason for activity" The Tri-
bUns also warns its friends that unless
they turn out the COpperhesds may
grasp the electoral vote Of the State"
Il adds sit will require full vote and
the most uniiring exertion" to succeed.
Not quite so sure after all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-24

ASrTHISG which conforms to the puri-
tan interest is right in New England.
They countenance the free art of lying
for that purpose. They have it that
Blair has countenauced the assassina-
ton of Grant, because be said he would
never surrender his despotic power
while be lived, if be once gained it. he
did not say, as they affirm, that Grant
would never leave the White House
alive" from which they infer assassina-
ton. But that makes no difference. A
lie well circulated and stuck to, "is as
good as the truth" for puritan purposes.
What lovely people What brethren
to live with together in unity
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once More 70 inc nrsaeh- once Mere.


We have before US despotism or vic
tory. II VIC are beaten we shall have the
night Of Radicalism before the day even
Of well regulated despotism comes from
the supersening anarchy. We cannot
expect the American people to sink sud
denly into the despotic form without a
struggle which llcost something. The
election Of Grant bodies no good. He
can enly give peace 70 this country by
disregarding the reconstruction acts to
which be is unequivocally pledged.
1t Is not to be reasonably hoped.
What. then. for Tennesseans Is to
be expected but Brownlow's hell, re-
peated, continued, with the reign Of the
carpet-baggers and scsllawags OF the first
water2 In that event, untold mischiefs
are before peace. According even to our
friend John Quincy Adams. we are not
sufficiently humilated to make any con.
cession ofriehts to Southern men ."safe"
at present. 10 the triumph Of the De-
mocracy then, short of revolution, is our
only remaining hope. Let every Demo
crat do all he can-register and vote. In
the language of the National Committee:
Once more we call on every patriot to |
join our ranks. II the people will now
rise in their majesty aud might, they can
save their institutions and rebuild them.
IL they are not regardless of their sacred
interests, so much in the last four years
has been accomplished, and so much in
the next four years may easily be accom-
obstacles then remaining
that the revolution will become fixed
fact; the structure of our government
will have been completely remodeled. 1t
may be q government still, but it will no
longer be your representative self-gov- /
FEN|Te# fEr II
For the fnal struggle, then, fellow.
Democrats of the United States, let us
nvigorate every muscle and nerve every
leart. The time is short. The foe is
stubborn and desperate. Our victory
would be the death blow to the Republic
IAN party. 1t could have been held to-
,ether by no other nomination. 1t cannot |
urvive your success One victory is
nough. Your triumph in November will
inally re.establish the Union and the
Constitution for another generation of Z
men. 1t will restore peace and good or \
Ter to the South, prosperity to the North,
nd wise and frugal rule to both-the
reat prizes worthy your most strenuous ]
ndeavors Our ranks are unbroken, v
ur courage undated 0nce more TO I,
he breach, and this time to victory. :,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-24
BOARDING..

p0ARDIS.s G-AGENTLEMANAN AND LADY
" car nave a good front room and board at l79
ssecond street. III II. LAIRD.
DOARDING.-TWO PLEASANT FRONT
family. By application 10 No. 65 Linden street.
References exchanged.
- ELIZA J. BECKTEL.
DOARDING-TW0 PLEASANT ROOMS,
ID with good board, furnished or unfurnished.
References required. Terms moderate. APP
ply AZ No. rs Adams street 1T
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ADVERTISER ENTs
CIR q II l. A n.

0FFIcE OF rms SOUTHERN PACIFIC ASD)
MEsPHis, TTss., Oct. q. ISL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-24
Varieties Theater,

Balls, Parties, Etc.
THE NEW AND ELEGANTLY FURN-
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new building on MAN,. between Washington
and Poplar streets. will be rented to parties of
unquestionable respectabilty. Apply to L. @.
LOEB. on the premises lup stairsl. So
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Special Notioes.


Bride and bridegroom. -Essays for YOUNG
Men on the interesting relation Of Bridegroom
70 Bride In Naturalization OF Marriage Guide
10 instrumental felicity. and true happiness.
Sent BY mail IN realed letter envelopes FREQ Of
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Box p. Philadelphia. Pa. 2o-os
cough.-Eo Care, No Pay. -foRBssr's Ju-
SIrEn Tan Is warranted TO cure Cough, Group,
Hoarseness. Throat and Luns Diseases. or the
price positively refunded. instantaneous re-
lief produced. Tyit, Ifnot satisfied. return
the empty hotties and get your money back.
d. =. GOODYEAR, $40 Second street. Agent.
Price: IS nsnts. BY mail: go Der bottle. s2-t
NEW ADVERTISER ENTs
CIR q II L A H.
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wM. MCLEAN.
a sas and County Tar coneosor.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
Clerks and Apprentices.
BY JAMES F.ARTON.


Few men have looked into the lives of
so many remarkable men as | have, yet
| cannot call to mind one of the acknow[
edged kings Of business who did not in
early life serve long, rigorous apprcn-
ticeship to some occupation akin to that
which he afterwards exercised, and where
his great success was made.
Vanderbilt. for example, was boat
man, sloop captain, and steamboat cap
tain, for nineteen wears before he set up
for himsclfi in the business of building and
rnnning steamboats,, in which he gained
more money than wasever before gainedIn
single lifetime, except by plumber. There
is not to-day in the whole world man
who knows as much about steamboats,
and steamships as this same Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
Astor is also another illustration. He
learned the fur business from the very
rudiments. lie used to beat fllrs from
morning till night in his masters back
shop, and. after doing this amilile, lie used
TO take basket of trinkcts and nick
nacks, and 90 around among the sloops
and markets, driving hard bargains with
boatmcn, Indians and marketmen for Snch
skins as they brought to town. By and
by he shoultlered his pack and tr;sfnped
the country for peltrieS; and, extending
his journey, he at length became familiar
with every place and trihes and every
person connected with The fur trade HI
North America. Then he went to Et-
rope, and learned all about the market
for furs and their prices in every part OF
the world. Few men have eyer under
stood thing so well rs Mr.. Astor un-
derstood the business Of collecting, cur
ing and sc-4li4ps ftlls. lie knew il, not as
clerk might have known it; he knew it
rs man knows the trade to which he has
served long apprenticeship, under
watchtul and exacting master.
Another case in point Was the first
Rothschild, who, from the twelfth to the
twentY$exenth year of his age, tabori.
.epsly acquired a knowledge of money,
FIRST as all .errand-boy and money-connter
to his father, aHd afterwards as bankers
clerk. ....-.
Girard, too, was thorough sailor be-
fore he ever owned a ship, and was per-
fectly familiar with most of the CONNER
cial ports long before he ever consigned
cargo toone OF them.
There is my valued friend, John Cor
ham. of Providence. the head OF the larg-
est manufactory of silver-ware In the
wsrld lie old not go into his fathers
couptino-room as a clerk, but into his
fathers shop rs an apprentice; and he
learned how to do with his own hands
whatever he has since had to direct 9th
ors in deihg.
But such examples are numberless.
All of my acquaintance with business
men teaches ME that the fundamental Sc
cret of success in business is knowledge,
real knowledge, such as is only acquired
by becoming practically familiar with
methods ard processes-such information.
in fact, as man gets by taking hold OF
work, and doing it until he can do 1t ca
silly and perfectly.
There is noble establishment IN Broad
way, where many of us go, occasionally,
for the rehabilitation Of our outer man.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
A Correct Estimate of Grant,

The Boston TdceLer concludes as fol-
lows discriminating article on General
Grant: But while it is true that Gene
Grant owes his present eminence to the
breaking out of the rebellion, which af
forded him field on which to demon
strate the powers he had possessed
throughout his earlier life, it is not true
that, had there been no rebellion, he would
have been rs worthy of the Presidency
as he is to-day lie is now man of ex
pcrience, man'of developed talents, and
those talents such as once he did not know
were his. He has, for the last seven years,
been through q training such as it is sell
dom any mans fortune to have. Tie is
in 1868 no more the Colonel Grant of 1861
than the Lord General Cromwell of I649
was the Captain Cromwell OF 1912. He
has commanded great armies, conducted
great campaigns, fought great battles,
carried on great seigcs, won great yicto-
ries, and trump phantly closed great war;
Such a career has made a great man, not
out of dullncss, but out of mental quail
ties that had lain latent because there had
been no demand for their exercise, devel.
opment and display, but which were ex-
ercised, developed and displayed as soon
as their posscSSor found his proper place
in the wotld's leading business. One eff
feet OF the change is to make statesman
Of the mIn who is thus favored by for
tune. No man can he a first-clasS soldier
who has not the elements Of first class
statesman in his mind. No leader of large
armies, and of successful armies, too, can
prosper who does not do work as vast
as it is various that c0mrS into the states
mans province The difference between
the General Grant of Il is June of 1868,
and the Mr.. Grant of the June of 1860,
is the difference between man of limited
and insignificant experience and a man of
extensive and diversified experience In
eight Years he has become acquainted
with men as lie never knew them before,
he has become acquainted with the most
important affairs rs he never knew them
before, and he has become acquainted
with his own powers as he never knew
them before. Therefore lie is far more
worthy of the Presidency, because severe
ly educated to the performance of its du-
ties, than he could have been had he re-
manned a private citizen of Illinois; and
his election vii. do as much honor to the
sense and sagacity of the people as it will
be promotivc ofthe peoples best interests.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
WHOLE NUMBER 967.
The House and the Heart,
BY E. r. SILL.

Every house with its garret;
Numbered with rubbish and relics
Spinning wheels leaning in corners,
Chests under spider webbed ralters,
Brittle and yellow old letters,
Grandtather's things and Grandmother's.
There over head at the midnight,
Noises of creaking and stepping
Startle the hush of the chambers-
Ghosts on their tip-tOeS repaSsing.
Every house with its garden;
sole little plOt-a halfacre,
Or mere strip by the windows,
Flower beds and narrow box-borders,
Something spicily fragrant
something azure and golden,
Ihere the small feet of the sparrow,
our tne fresh mould round the roses,
And, IN the bright, lonely moonlight,
Love-whispers dreamily mingle.
Every heart with its garret.
Cumbered with relics and rubbish
Wheels that are silent forever,
Leaves that are faded and broken.
Foolish old wishes and fancies,
Cobwebs of doubt and suspicion
Useless, unbeautifql, craving
Year by year, thicker and faster;
Nought but fire or moving
Ever can clear it or clean it
Every heart with its garden;
Some little corner kept sacred,
Fragrant and pleasant with blossoms;
4'iieFe the forget-mc-nots cluster,
And pure loYe-vOilcts, hidden,
Guessed but by sEeetness all round them
Some little strip in the sunshine,
Cherry and warm, for above it
Rest the deep, beautiful heavens,
Blue, and beygpd, and fareyer.
G,tlnrH
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
Independent in all things
ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JULY Il, 1868.

travel on foot, and all in the night-and
100 hours Of loafng by these old bars
just to hear that woman draw out her
trundle-bed for that Jacob's-ladder idiot. :"
"And let me recommend you," added
the doctor, "when You find anything that
you cannot explain, not to jump to the
conclusion that it is supernatural. 1t is
more than probablc-it is ccrtain-that,
If you know enough, you could find a
physical canse for every physical effect. :"
And so they all went home and went
to bed.
And the next spring the grass grew
again around the widows bars.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

EENTILA11oN.-In a late work on ven
tilation by Mr.. Leeds, some valuable hints
are given about drafts, fresh air, and kim
dred subjects. Mr.. Leeds ATTACKS tise
theory that "night-air" is unwholesome,
by showing that the atmosphere is more
free from certain impurities at night than
at any ether time; and explains the eX-
cessive mortality of children by showing
that in badly ventilated rooms the foul
air falls to the floor. This also explains
the necessity for open fire-places5 laaS he
furthermore shows that when fresh air
on entering is cooler than the rempera-
ture of room in which the atmosphere
is made impure by burning lamps OF gas,
an opening near the door will not apsMer
the purpose of healtlful ventilation. In
such an event the opening should be at
the top of the room. q In regard to heat.
ing rooms, Mr. Leeds remarks that as the
suns rays do not directly heat the air,
but the earth, the air becoming heated
by contact with the earth, therefore an
open fire is more wholesome than any
other means of artificial beating, bepalsse
it more nearly initiates the action of the
sun, aud beats the atmosphere by radia-
ton. Particular stress is laid upon these
two points, which it would be well for
all housekeepers to remember, namely,
that temperature has nothing to do with
the purity or impuzity of the air, and that
small room with quick ventilation, is
better than large one, if the ventilation
be slow and sluggish. The value OF at
mospheric moisture is also treated in a
very clear and concise manner.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

SETH GREEN, who has fish Matching
on the brain, is propagating Shad in tie
Connecticut he matches about seseu
million shad every day, and expects to
stock that river densely with shad.
A maal lost his wife. His neighbors
called upon him 10 offer him consolation,
and he came in to the house all covered
with dirt and WAGER. "WlYs Mr.. Brown
what sl2ve you hetn doing p My wife
dying so made it a broken day, and l
thQught ! would clean out my well:
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

Trains do not stop stations where the time is omitted
@ in the above table
~ Second Glass Cars run all Through Trains. gs
All throI"h trains goin" Westward connect at Clcvc-
ana with Trains for Toledo, Chicago, Columbus, Crcin
natl. Indianapolis, &C.
Steamboat Express leaves Buffalo at $40 p NJ. Sun
day Night instead Of Saturday Night. TT1is arTisi1
In Dui1kir at $50 p. NJ 1nafg direct connection with
Trains of Eric Railway. Trains between Toledo and
Erie run by Columbus time between Erie and Buffalo
bv Buffalo time and do not stop where time is omitted
The Saturday Night Express Train from Cleveland at
$50 p. VI. to Buffalo, and leaves Buffalo for the
East on Sunday at 2.35 p II.
EASrWARD-N. Y. Express, Eastern mail and Night
Express runs through to Buffalo without change.
WFST1N AID Night Express Toledo Express and
Day Express run through 10 Toledo witfuh change
y. Y. Express East, and Day Express West will
on Sundays.
II. NOTTINGHAM, Supt.
Supt's Office. Cleveland & Erie Railroad, y
Cleveland. o.. May II. 1858. {
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

SUPPORTERS and Trusses. a.
- HeHdry sole agent for Fitcl's Chapns sdd London
Supporters. Shoulder Braces Suspensory Bandagcs &c
Sold at Wholesale ;.ua Retail bv
Ashtabnla. Aug. 8 lSf7 - Nn2
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

y OW is the time 10 buy your Tin
ware. C-rerI reduction in prices
a. b. BIXBY & cos.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11


DoN'T BE A LeBSTER.-To our lobster,
when left high and dry among the rocks,
has not sense and energy enough to work
his ysy back to the sea, but waitsfor the
sea to come to him. If it docs not come,
he remains where he is, and dies, although
TIE siig.atest exercise would enable him
to reach the waves, which are perhaps
tossing and tumbling within yard of
him. There is q tide IN human affairs
that casts men into slight places" and
leaves them there like, stranded Holsters:
If they choose to lie where the breakers
have flung them, expecting some grand
billow to take them on its big shoulders
and carry them to smooth water, the
chances are that their hopes will never
be realized. Nor is it right they should
be. The social element ought not to
be expected to help him who makes no
effort to help himself. @ .aa
PEDELEs.-A1 one of the churches for
colored people in Memphis, recently, the
minister, having finished his sermon, an
nounced chat a collection would be ta-
ken up for missionary purposes. The
"Sasser'' was accordingly, sent round,
Wher il came back to the pulpit, tee
preacher proceeded TO count the amount,
and among tie Sectional currency he
found $40 Confederate bill. He look
ed at it for some time with evident dis
gust and then took calm look at his
congregation over the top of his sPecta;
cles. Then clapping the uncurrent bill
upon the Bible, with indignant emphasis,
he exclaimed: "Bredrin, | put dis bill
right dar on de Bible, and let the Lord
take care of dat man y
1t is remarked that the all-but-ross Is
not Ben Wade's favoI1te bird.
The Peabody Museum at Yale has re-
ceived collection of fossils from New
Jersey. If the supply is not sufficient,
Ashtabula could furnish a quantity OF
excellent, well-preseryed spreemens.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

A MURDERoUs SEA FLowER.-One of
the exquisite wonders OF the sea is called
the opelet, and is about as large as the
German aster, looking indeed very much
like one. Imagine large, very double
aster, with ever SO many long petals Of
the delicate shade of light green, glossy
as satin, and each one tipped with rose
color. Those lovely petals do not lie qui-
etly in heirplaces, like those of the aster
in your garden, bu: wave about in the
water, Siiie the opelet himself generally
clings to rock. How innocent and lovely
it looks on its rocky bed! Who would
suspect that it gould eat anything gross
er Than due or sunlight but those beau
tiful waving arms, as ypp may call them,
have ANOTHER use besides looking pretty,
They have to provide food for large
open mouth, which is hidden deep down
amongst them-so well hidden that one
can scarcely find it. Well do they per-
form their duty, for the instant foolish
little fsh!et touches one of their rosy
tips, he is struck with poison, as fatal to
him as lightning. lie Immediately be-
comes numb and in moment he stops
Struggling; and then the other beautiful
arms wrap themselves around him and he
is quietly drawn into the huge, greedy
mouth, and is seen nc more. Then the
lovely arms unclose and wave again in
the water, looking as innocent and harm
less as though they had never touched
fish
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

''Mynheer, do yoa know what for we
calls our boy IIans?" "Yell, tell you ;
der reason we call our boy Hans, dat ish
his name"
Why are good husbands like dough ?
Because women need them.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
HARNESS MAKER.

~. III. WILLIAMSON, Saidlcr and Harness Ma
ker, opposite Fisk Block Main street Ashtabuia. Ohio
has hand and makes to order, in the best manner
everything in his line $50
p. C, FORD, Manufacturer and Dealer in Saddles
Harne-s, Brides Collars, Trunks, Whips, &c. Oppo-
site Fisk House Ashtabua, Ohio. SO
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
Miracles Illustrated.

n practical minded parson of nv &C.
quaIntance, one of the old school, infect
ed with neither of the modern spiritual
zymotics, amused me with the relation of
how he had dealt with an inquiring spirit
among his rustic parishioners, who affect
ed certain theological doubts, and wish
ing the clergyman in question to resolve
them, waited upon hini after service in
the vestrv. 1
"Wcll, my man, what brings you here?n
asks my friend. off you please, sir,
want you to explain to me what miracle
is. L can't quite make it clear, like.'
81 on. can't, eh 2 Welb just step outside
for minute, and III talk to you present
ly.s Out went the pumpkin, hnd pa
uently waited, thinking to have made as
profotind an impression on the parson as
the Zulu on the bishop of Natal Pres.
emily out crept the minister, noiselessly,
behind his parlshioner's back, and dealt
him sound cuff on his doubt-haunted
numskull. "Iolloa! what's that for 2"
exclaims skeptical Corylon. "Did you
feel that ?" eallaiy inquired the parson.
'Feel it-dang it if l didn'tp' ''Well,
my man, if you hadn't felt it, that would
have been a miracle-good morning;n
and away weRta.y friend, leaving the
fellow thoroughly satisfied, apparently,
with this striking illustratian Of scrip
tural difficulty, for he never returned to
the charge.-O Once JFeek.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11

The Commissioners of the Ohio Sink
ing Fund have forwarded to New York
three hundred and eleven thousand dol
lars. AS the first installment of funds nee
essary to meet the July interest on the
I,,4s1ljc debt, and the preRcipal that falls
due July 1st. The balance will be for
wartpd early,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
LUAIBER-YARD.

e SEYMOUR & GIDDINGS, Manufacturers of
Doors Sash and Blinds. Bevel Siding, Flooring, Fenc
ing. Moudings, Scroll Work, Turning &c. Also deal
ers in Rough and Planed Lumber, Lath, Shingles and
Building Materials generally. Cali and varie-
tiles of Fence their Planning Mill Main
and Union Alley Ashtabula, Ohio
SVM. SEYMOUR. 9i3-f a. c. lGIDDINGS.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-11
CABINET WARE.
FOUNDRIES.

ONTAELE & HILL. Iron Founders and Man
ufacturers and Dealers in Stoves of various kinds,
Plows and Plow Castings, Mill Castings, ami most des
criptons of foundry work. Spring St. Ashtabnla i60