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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-06-12

A writer in Chambers Journal gives some
most interesting facts about the Arctic and An
tartic oceans. These polar seas do not CONCEAL
until the thermometer falls to 2s1< degrees Of
Fahrenheit, and this happens in the Northern
ocean in September and in the Southern in
March. The only navigable time in the Arc
tic ocean is from July to September, and in
the Antartic from January to the middle of
March. As summer comes on in the North.
innumerable icebergs break off from the coast
of Greenland, and are borne southwark by the
polar currents until they meet the warmer
waters of the Gulf Stream, and are dissolved.
In melting, they drop upon the ocean bottom
immense quantities of debris which have been
torn OF from the soil of the main land. 1t is
conjectured that what is called the Grand
Bank of Newfoundland, has been formed by
the deposits of stones and gravel from icebergs
The climate of the Antartic ocean is wet and
stormy but equal, not subject to violent
changes that of the Northern ocean is dry,
but extremely variable.
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WEALTH.-The great end of human
exertion appears to be to enlarge cur
fortune, that it may be commensurate
with cur desires, real or imaginary
Some one quantity said once; that when
he set out in life he wished to become
rich, but his wife only desired to be
comfortable. He had long ago acquired
riches, but his wife was not comfortable;
so much do our wants increase with our
wealth. The true road to human happi-
ness, as all philosophers have instrusted
us, is to limit our desires by our ability
to crafty them. Content takes from
poverty its sting more than poverty de-
prives us of pleasures. Increase of
want and ungratitied desire sink wealth
down into all the Inconvenience and
unpleasantness of poverty. And, after
all, what can wealth buy that is most
valued in life-not love, health, friend
ship, beauty or longevity, and without
these where is human happiness to be
found
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-06-12

The New York Tribune Is certainly
anything but a model Of fairness in its
discussions Of Woman's Suffrage, The
following is sample
The report made to the Massachusetts
Senate upon Female Suffrage has, in
some respects the merit of being logical,
which is not an usual quality in discus.
sions Of this kind. We deem the report,
however, singularly unfortunate in the
following historical illustrations /:
when we find woman with the milit-
airy capacity OF Joan 70 Arc we shall
make our General. When we meet
with and with the executive ability of
Ienobia or Queen Bess, we shall elect
her Governor or President, and not be-
fore" There is no evidence whatever
that Joan of Aac Possessed any military
capacity in the modern acceptation of
the phrase. She was a priestess, and
not soldier. When the army arrived
before Orleans, she said to Dunois indig.
nantly: "Was it, then, by your advice,
that we came by the way Of Solognc 2"
'Such was the advice Of our Oldest and
wisest captains" said Dunois. "1Iy
Lord" replied Joan, "the counsel Of
God is wiser than the counsel OF men.
You intended to deceive me you have
deceived yourself Fear nothing. God
has appointed my path" Fancy Napol-
con or General Grant deciding a ques-
ton Of military approaches in that way!
The Maid of Orleans awakened extraor-
dinary enthusiasm she exhibited great
personal courage she was employed by
generals III all age Of fauatacism as a
leader but that she was "a general" in
our sense of the word, there is no rea-
son for bclieveing; and we are content
that 1t should be so. Of Elizabeth it
may be said that, shrewd ruler as she
was, she called no woman to her coun-
clls And in many respects, she was a
bad ruler indeed, cruel of heart, a hard
handed oPpressor, constantly false, per-
sonally the slave of her passions, aud
particularly of her vanity. We should
be very sorry to have such a woman. or
one at all like her President of the
United States; and the Massachusetts
Committee may be sure that they would
not relish such ruler, especially if she
boxed their ears, or commanded their
heads to be cut off.
The less said of historical oneens in
this discussion, the better. We assure
the advocates of Female Suffrage that
there is very little to be made out of
such examples.
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PARIS WoMEN.-A more common look
ing set of women than the Partisan can
not be found on the face of the globe.
have seen them everywhere. Iu church,
at places OF amusement, on the promen-
ade, in saloons of royalty, in parties very
distinguished and genteel, l declare /
have scarcely seen well-dressed lady in
Parls-who did not look frowzy, whose
hair was not untidy, and whose complex.
ion would not look the better for soap
and water. They may make the incest
fitting gloves in the world, but they
don't wear them. They may send out
the daitiest shoes that can be made, but
they are not found on the feet of the
ladies. Their nicely-ftting dresses may
be found in all the cities of the world,
but the dresses worL by the ladies OF
Paris are ill-fitted, ill-adjusted, without
harmony of color, without that indie
scribable touch which marks the lady of
taste and discrimination. The more
costly the material the less becoming the
parties appear Except the Empress, /
have not seen.an elegantly-dressed Pari-
sian lady.
Princess Clothilde, who ranks next to
the Empress, and to whom all parties
must seek an introduction who are pre-
sented to the Empress, dresses like
fright. She is very short, enormously
fat, and what little neck she has is very
large, like her fathers; and when she
arrays herself in the so-called evening
dress, with very low neck, she is a sight
to behold.-BOston Journal.
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Select Poetry.
AT SUNSET.

Mark how the golden sunbeams quiver--
SO they shone In days gone by,
When arm In arm by the quiet river
We wandered at sunset, she and j.
Oh what beauty was In the island;
Oh what a glow on the distant sea;
What a halo Of glory DER vale and highland,
That summer evening she walked with me
The sky was bright, for II shone above her;
The earth was fair that she walked upon
And life was sweet-could l ought but love
her,
AS arm closped arm while we sauntered on
Had she forgotten that golden glory,
That path of light on the distant sea,
And the waves that murmured their lasting
story,
That summer evening she walked with me?
All, well-perhaps It's the old recital
OF love unlocked for and unbelieyedl
Was she to blame for its non-requital?
Was she TO blame that my heart deceived?
Her love was fTiendship--my friendship loving,
That deepened still as the days went by,
Till it worshipped, as there by the river rowing
We wandered at sunset, she and l.
Well, well, God bless her IT'S mine forever,
That image of her in the days gone DER;
| see itstill by the quiet river,
1t walks by my side on the peaceful shore.
| hear her voice in the low, soft sighing,
AS comes the tide from the rolling sea,
Like her whispering words TO my words reply
ing,
That summer evening she walked with me-
God bless her ever! I pray unceasng,
In memory still of the days gone by
For that love remains knowing know deceas-
ing
We're friends forever, both she and l.
May her path still shine like the golden gleam-
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Theological Doctrine.

Mrs. Stoves new novel-"Old Town
Folks"-has the following capital sum-
mary, by Sam Lawson, "the village do
aothingT of New England sermon OF
the oldentime. Sam had just comehome
from "meetin:"
"'Wal 7 said Sam, leaning ovG the
fire, with his long; bony hands alerna-
lively raised to catch the warmth and
then dropped with an utter laxness, when
the warmth became too pronounced,
'Parson Simpsons smart man; ,ut |
tell ye, It's kind O. discouragin.' Why,
he said our state and condition by atur
vast just like this: We was clear oown
in well fifty feet deep, and the sids all
round nothin but glary ice; but wewas
under immediate obligations to getOut,
cause we was free, voluntary agnts.
But nobody had ever got out, and no.
body would, unless the Lord reaihed
down and took 'em. And whethe he
could or not, nobody could tell; itwas
all sovereignty. He said there want
one in hundred-not one in thouand
mot one in ten thousand-that w'uld
be saved Lordy, massy, says | tony
self, eff that's so they're any of 'em vel.
come to my chance. And SO / kil1 O.
ris up and come out, cause I'd Ct a
pretty long walk home, and / wantd to
go round by South Pond and inqire
about aunt Sally Morse's toothache.'
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WHOLE NUMBER 1915.
Bound to See Grant.

The Bangor Jefersonion tells Of
Penobscot fruit grower--a genuine Yam
kee-who stopped at Washington last
winter on his way home from little
trip TO Florida. He was determined to
see General Grant, and therefore called
at the War Office, telling the door-keeper
his wishes. What followed was this:
"The General is engaged"
We'll, want to see him."
Upon business?"
mo, sir, want to see him. don't
want an Office, don't want to speak to
him even, don't want to occupy one
moment CT his valuable time. l want
to see him merely"
''He is busy"
"When will he be out ?"
"In about four hours"
swell, am not going home without
seeing General Grant. No, sir; and un-
less | am thrust out, with your leave I
viii sit here until he appears" Then
dropping into chair he resigned himself
to the probable four hours sitting.
Presently the door-keeper was miss
ing, but he soon returned with, "If you
will go with Inc | will show you General
Grant"
He followed him into another room
and was introduced to General Grant.
The General extended his hand and ex-
pressed himself happy to see him. lie
shook the Generals hand, took q good,
hearty look at him, and turned to depart,
saying, "My ambition is satisfied, have
seen General Grantr
Take a chair, sir, take a chair" said
the General, appealihgly. 81 am happy
to see YOU"
Thank you, sir, will not occupy a
moment of your valuable time. came
to see General Grant; / have seen him.
His time is valuable and 50 is mine.
Good'by, sir" And bowing, he left the
room, followed BY merry laugh from
the President elect.
Shortly it was announced in the New
York Herald that there was a mysteri-
Gus stranger in Washington who did not
want an Office, and the editor nervously
asked: "Who is it 2" and called on the
detective force to arrest him as conspir-
ing against the dignity of otfice-secking
as one of the most respectable of all the
professions.
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RUSSIA AND AMERICA friendship
of Russia for the United States, already
firm, is to be confirmed. While we learn
from WashingtIn IN that the President and
Secretary Fish were very particular in
their suggestions to Governor Curtin
that he should impress upon the Gar
that the friendship to our Government
is fully appreciated and reciprocated, the
assurance comes to us over the cable that
the Emperor of Russia has signifed his
intention of sending an Envoy Extraor-
dinary to Washington for the purpose of
oongratulating President Grant on the
success of his election, and also to ex-
press the value that His Majesty sets on
the maintenance of friendly relations be.
tween the two nations. While tripartite
alliances are SO much the thing Just now,
here is little dipartite alliance is pros.
peces which is not to By sasesed at,
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Independent in all things.
California Wonders,

MIR. j. NJ Hutchins, the pioneer. more eener.
ally known TO the community of late years
through the association Of his name with the
great Yosemite Valley, where he now resides,
is at present on visit to San Francisco. He
tells us that on a late visit to the "Neyada
Fall" he, with companion from this city. as.
cended TO the summit Of the "Cap of Liberty"
peak, to the north Of the fall, and there grow.
ing In assure Of the rock, away up under the
very clouds, found juniper tree, the trunk Of
winch measured ten feet two inches in diane.
ter' when we remember that the juniper is,
In most countries, very slow grower, and at
the best mere brush, hardly rising TO the dig
nifty OF tree at all, the statement of the i'm
mense size of this one seems almost Incredible
and some have been inclined to doubt the ex.
actness Of the measurement. Those who are
acquainted with Mr. Hutchins will not. how.
ever, doubt the correctness of his statement for
moment, and we are inclined to think that
the age of the tree is likely to be very much
less than those acquainted with the slow growth
OF the tree in other lands would naturally ca.
innate it. On the elevate plain lying around
the base of the great mountain chains of Cen
tral Arizona may be seen forests of the juni-
per cedar extending to the limit Of vision.
The trees in these forests are scattered like ap-
pie trees in New York apple orchard, and
are never of great height but the trunks are
often of considerable SIZE We have seen thou
sands which would measure from one to five
feet in diameter, and would yield several cords
OF beautiful wood They are, however, almost
valueless for timber, as the trunk Is invariably
but few feet in length-several large limbs or
minor trunks branching out at from five to ten
ieet from the earth, the top limbs spreading out
over space entirely disproportionate to the
height of the trees. This country is thickly
dotted with the ruins Of Aztec or Totic cities
and Notifications, in some of which timbers
exposed to the storms and blazing sun Of that
trying climate are yet to be seen in good
state OF preservation, showing that the build
ers must have disappeared at a comparatively
recent date. Juniper trees of immense size
are found on these ruins in some places. show
ing that in that climate at least the tree is of
more rapid growth than is generally supposed.
Nevertheless, the Yosemite juniper is Il remark
able tree, and worth the attention Of the sci
entifc.-Aha California;
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A BEAR IN THE BULL-RUsHEs.-The
recent assurances of friendliness from
Russia are comforting, in view of the
capers of the British Bull and his fright
tul bellowings, With such an ally as
Russia we can bear the bovine serenade
very comfortbly, and can say, as the old
Texas cattle raiser did, when the New
England Professor advised him to i'm
prove the breed of his wild stock: cal
derneys and Devons are well enough in
their way, but they won't do for me,
they can't run for ShuckS-they couldnf
get asoay from a grizziy'" There is a
big bear over on the Ural Range, who
has grizzly first cousin on the Rocky
Mountains, and if the two should 60
into partnership in the bull-beef business,
there will be big chance for somebody
to speculate in "tallow, hides aud horns"
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TnE Dayton Ledger tells the following

THE Dayton Ledger tells the following
good one: Yesterday afternoon lady
reached the passenger depot in this city,
on one of our railroads, just as the train
on which she desired to take passage
moved away. AS she stood gazing on
the train, her arms full OF packages, and
her eyes full of tears, gentleman arriv-
ed at the depot on full run, with his
carpet sack in his hand, his coat on his
arm, and his face streaming with per-
spiration. He too wanted to take the
same train, but also ! was too late. As
he looked on the train, now fast moving
away, he sat down on his carpet bag,
wiped his face, and very deliberately
and emphatically said: On that
train = The lady heard him, and smil-
ing upon him with lady's sweetness,
said: Thank you SIR He had, un.
doubtedly, expressed her sentiments OK
actly,"
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To Make Sweet Breath.

Fohd, to be perfectly digested, as we
have elsewhere seen, must be taken only
i'll such quantities as the system demands
and if we take Only natural food, in
which is the appropriate mixture of nee.
essary elements, the appetite can always
he trusted to interpret the demands OF
the system, and in that case we should
never eat TO much. But eating, as we
do, flour, butter and sugar, which have
but part of the elements required,
these articles can only be digested as
they are eaten with food deficient in the
elements which they contain, and these
are very few. Consequently these re-
dundant articles, in just about the pro-
portions in which they are eaten, remain
andigested in the stomach and bowels,
causing tlatulence and arrangement of
the secretions of the stomach, mouth
and all the digestive organs, and the sor-
des of the teeth, bad taste in the mouth,
foulness of breath, and fastidious appel
ite, which they always have who live on
these concentrated carbonaceous arti-
cles.
| have often w:shed-but of course
never dared to suggest the idea-that
our tastidious, confectionery and cake
eating young ladies, who have no appe-
tite except for unnatural carbonaceous
food, and whose breath in consequence
is so offensive to themselves as TO re-
qnire constantly some aromatic seeds or
triX, and whose mouth is so filled with
offensive saliva, and whose teeth so COW
cred with sordes thaG charcoal and a
toothbrush used every day will not keep
them clean, might look into the mouth
of COW, dog, or even a pig, neither
of which use charcoal, Toothbrush, or
trix, and see how clean the mouth and
teeth are, and how pure the secretions,
and--"angels and min sters of grace de-
tend us !''-"hoao s'oeet their breath is r'
comparative. Now why is not the
breath of young lady as sweet as that
of little child who needs no more char
coal, trix, or toothbrush than a pig +?
and why is not her appetite always as
good, and her teeth as clean? No rea-
son can be given but that to which
have referred. Little children, COWS,
dogs and pigs digest all their food, and
the waste passes off, leaving the system
pure. The food Of the young lady who
lives on cakes, pastry, starch and butter
remains undigested, TO derange all the
digestive functions and secretions in Just
the proportion as these carbOnaceous
articles take the places of natural food.
III. RoHoana
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a CHEAP AND EXCELLENT FERTTL-
IzER.-Tbere has been found another
kind of homemade pondrette, which is
very valuable for various kinds of crops.
prepared as follows: Put into common
flour barrel bushel of dry loan, or
muck will do if not very dry, and satur-
ate it daily with human urine, mixing in
occasionally little plaster, and when it
is well saturated put in another bushel
of loan, and so on till the barrel is full.
A number of barrels can in this way be
filled during the season, and farmers will
find it excellent for all kinds of vines.
A few days before using mix again with
once its bulk of fresh loan or muck.
Then use about half pint to the hill,
putting over little dirt before dropping
the seed. For vines put into each hill
half a peck of the manure and mix it up
well with the soil in the hill. If YOU
wish to sow broadcast use without the
mixing. This manure is better than
many of the fertilizers in the market.
But this and some other kinds so valu-
able are allowed to go to waste year
after year. Is it strange that we find
farming an uphill business? Attend to
it without delay, and stop all the leaks
from the manure heap.
The same authority estimates the value
of hen manure at 81 per bushel for the
corn crop; should be used by mixing
one part hen manure to three parts good
loan thoroughly mixed together, and
putting half d pint in each hill of corn
at time of planting.
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A MAN OF NERvE.-A Washington
letter-writer remarks OF Mr. Greeley that
1.-THE control he has of his countenance is
nearer what is related of Talley rand than
any other man wot Oft being said OF
the latter that if any man We're to kick
him behind, a man in front could not tell
from the expression of his face that any
thing unusual was occurring" This re-
minds a correspondent of an incident
that occurred in Omaha A gentleman
who had received an insulting missive
determined to resent it promptly. Next
day, thinking he saw his man ahead, he
hastily overlook him, and administered
several pedal salutations. The kick-ee
remained passive, the kicke-er went
round in front to see the effect, and dis
covered, to his fegret, that he had kicked
the wrong man. He apologized, and
was answered:
"Don't mention it. From the fire.
quency of such little episodes in my ex.
perience ! was sensible of your demon
strations, but was not aware you had
made any mistake"
AT which little Al, of the Omaha
Herald, admiringly says, "oh, hasn't he
got the nervep - ai 'tliiIt.l T
Drasoer Hayper's Magazine.
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PRAYER.

Go when the morning shinetb,
Go when the moon is bright,
Go when the eve dcclineth,
Go in the hush of night.
Go with pure mind and feeling,
Fling earthly care away,
And in thy chamber kneeling
To God in silence pray.
Remember all who love thee,
All who are loqed by thee,
Pray, too, for those who hate thee,
If any such there be.
Then, for thysclf, in meekness
A blessing humbly claim,
And link with each petition
Thy great Remembers lnme.
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An Irishman, on arriving in this coun-
try, took fancy to the Yankee girls,
and wrote to his wife: "Dear Norah-
These melancholy lines are to inform you
that | died yesterday, and hope you are
enjoying the same blessing. / recon-
mend you to marry Jenny O'Rourke
and take care of the children. FROM
your aflectionate husband till DEATH
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A SPECIMEN OF Tom CoRwIN's SAR-
cAsM.-While Tom Corwin was a mem
Der of the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, he brought in a bill for the
abolition of public punishment at the
whipping-post. He made speech there
on, to which an elderly gentleman re-
piled as follows:
"Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is not as
old as l am, and has not seen as much
OF the practical operation of the system
of punishment which he desires to abol-
ish. When | lived in Connecticut, if a
fellow stole horse, or cut up anv other
antics, we used to tie him right up and
give him real good threshing; and he
always cleared right ont, and we Lever
saw any more of him. It's the best way
of getting rid of rogues that ever was
tried, and without expense to the State"
Corwin rose to reply:
"Mr. Speaker, l have been often puz-
zled to account for the vast emigration
from Connecticut to the West, but the
gentleman last up has explained it to my
satisfaction"
The bill passed without any further
discussion.
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An exc bange very truthfllly remrks
that, whether the people will it or ot,
their local paper is their representative
abroad, their ambassador to foreign pits,
by which they must be judged. let
them, then, take patriotic intereS in
giving it news, cooperation and patton.
age. Like every duty performed, it Pill
be their gain in the long run.
PdinesviHe IeLe1rop.
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FOUNDRIES.

mONTIGLE a. HILL, Iron Founders and Man
ufacturers and Dealers In Stoves of various kinds
plOws and Pow Castings MIL Castings, and most des