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THE WEST ROBBED.
HARVEST HOME SPEECH BY A
II f'' REPUBLICAN,. d. 10 '..'l-
Lucid and Instructive Explanation oil
the. Workings and influence of
. a Tariff on the Industrial '''
l. #A Glasses of the West.

Reported for the Cincinnati Commercial
At harvest home celebrated on the
fair grounds near Bellcfontaine, Ohio,
the crowd observing Colonel Dom
Piatt on the ground demanded, vocif-
erously that he should take the stand
then being occupied by other orators,
and give them asspeech After some
hesitation Col. Piatt consented saying :
Lmlies and Gentlen.en-I comply
with your complimentary demand, al
though l am not advertised as one OF
the speakers on this pleasant occasion.
l came here with the fixed determine
ton to assist you IN doing the hardest
part of the performance, and that is to
listen, Laughter. 1 regret that l
was not invited to address you to-day,
by your Committee of Arrangements,
for L am practical farmer myself,
and probably know less upon that sub
ject than upon any other-and per-
haps us little as the eloquent gentle
men who have preceded me. More
laughter I'd rather you wouldn't
laugh, for that agricultural education
of mine has cost me and my creditors
a deal of money, and l am rather de-
spondent over the slow PROCESS made.
But had / been honored with an in
vitation, 1 would have made an effort
to gather up few statistics that might
have instructed, if not amused you.
For l bold it the duty of man, when
thus honored, to do his part by appear
! ing on the stand with something worth
/ uttering and profitable or entertaining
to hear, AS / have said, L am not a
very successful farmer, but have the
consolation of knowing that in this re-
spect we differ, very little. You are
not successful farmers, and you have
the fact brought home to you on this
happy occasion by the price of wheat.
The difference between us is to be
found in the fact that my very ill-luck
is my own fault, while your failure is
to be attributed to other causes than
your ignorance or skill. And now,
why is it that our rejoicings on the
memorable occasion are dampened by
the fact that we are called upon to be
merry over loss.
1 need not tell you that wheat, at
one dollar and ten cents per bushel
does not pay sufficient to clear the ex-
pelises of its planting, reaping, thresh,
| ing and hauling to market. / need
not tell you that, while our hats, shoes
coats, pantaloons, shirts, hoes, har-
rows, plows, and in a word, all that we
are forced to purchase, are doubled,
and tripled in price, wheat our great
staple. brings less to-day than previous
to the war. There is no explanation,
in that so glibiy given to us, that this
is because of the heavy surplus, which
means that the more we possess the
poorer we will be-like the ownership
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doing as a people. d The California
mines have been supplying the world
I with the precious metals, and had the
trade, until the discovery of the Aus
tralian, mines, and in consequences we
have been prosperous. Our wives
have worn silks and satins, and our
!, fair daughters have made music at the
rank-a-tank, called, in polite circles,
b. What ext exatralyaasgaaanSce, li;asaaS foars the pro-
hibftfonfssts, Walking otife tapestry car
pets, and listening to n concert graade
from the make of Steinway d Sons ;
"these farmers wives wearing silkssand
the daugfterrss playing the pianol when
they ongtt to be over the wash-tub,
or hoeinglcorniapd digging potatoes.
The country is going to the devil" {
Be patient, my Christian friends.
There is no one in our wide land better
entitled to the best, than the honest,
pains-taking, over worked farmers
wife, and no girl has better right to
make the home happy with music, than
the daughter. The extravaganza con-
sists in getting these things when you
can't pay for them. But, it is not be-
coming these bloated aristocrats, ..who
are coming colossal fortunes from our
hard earnings, through unjust legisla-
tion, to talk about extravaganza. If
they will get out of the way and let US
repeal these laws, we will be able to
clothe our dear wives in the best and
give our fair daughters to their musi-
cal educations, God bless 'em..
CONCLUSION. .......
I make nay apology for thus detain
ing YOU II I'd had more, time I
would have been briefer.: Now, I
don't want the gentlemen of the press
to go away and assert that I impaired
the harmony of this harvest home by
a political speech. If they do, it will
be lie as usual laughter, for have
made no political speech. Ihave been
purely agricultural. Renewed laugh
| ter and cries of ''Thats so,"1 IF any
thing, have been more religious than
political. 1 have exorted and prayed
over 3: this infiction of dollar ten,
with downward tendency. Laugh
ter. These are mighty questions for
us farmers to consider, for they are
purely agricultural. What is it to us
10 study the sort of wheat, the climate,
the soil, the time to sow, and the time
to reap, if our wheat, when gathered,
can not be sold at profit? Why it
is not sold at profit makes question
that comes home to all of us. Then
90 home and study Hunt up the sta
tistics and satisfy yourselves. We
may not be able in the END to have a
lobby or ring in Washington to press
our claims, but, please God, we can
and must have Congressman who will
represent our interests with the same
zeal aud ability that distinguishes the
Representatives of the manufacturing
interests. '!''. -'
Col. Piatt retired loudly applauded.
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year ago, he had mo more, prospect q
living bsyond the Ordinary age Of maj
than his comrads.i About that, tim,
it was that he began to alleviate bodily
pain by taking opium, and he ha'
maintained the practice ever since. A
particular friend of his. General y
w. De Peyster, recently the President
of the New York Historical Society
communicates to the Historical Maga
zine some startling facts respecting the
quantity of opium which the aged sol
dier has taken. . - h." - u "h. =
''To him." tays General De Peys
ter, "opiun is as much necessary .o1
life as bread and water. For forty
years he took. at single dose, daily,
seventy five grains at a crisis, oohe
hundred and fftyi;;c at another, two
hundred Icons nsuming about FIVE pounds
year. In the shape of laudanum,. to
him it is almost a harmless beverage
and. during the last few months, hav-
ing reduced his daily ration to forty
grains, and then to ten, he became SO
enfeebled that he swallowed hundred
grains at once, within a week or SO,
and Immediately recovered hrs vigor."
The most astonishing thing is, that
he does not appear to suffer any great
pain or iIiconvenieffce from habit
which is usually so pernicious, both to
mind and. d.body. @The:only effect which
lit appears to produce upon him is, that
he wakes very early in the morning,
and is so uneasy IN bed that he gets
up ut two o'clock. AT noon he takes
his dinner, and goes to bed at six. 'i,
This Is the only instance I have ev-
er heard of in which the habitual tax
ing of opium didilnot cause great suf-
fering and most manifest injury. In
all cases but this have observed that
it lessons mental power, destroys abil-
ity to conduct business, and puts a
speedy end to a mans value and eff
cheney. From some popularity in the
constitutionsof Captain Lahrbush, lie
is spared the Usual consequences of
taking this deadly drug. ''''-
He still speaks and reads five or six
languages, writes an excellent letter
converses with Auency and ease, and
has the step of man of fifty. His
friends think iie might have lived to
be hundred and fifty years old, but
for an accident which happened to
him a year or two since, when lie lost
blood enough to have drained dry the
veins Of some men. He recovered his
health, however, and is now nearly as
we'll AS he was before. .'-
For some years past he has been an
object of considerable interest in this
city, and his circle of friends embraces
many of the most distinguished of our
citizens. The Prince OF Wales called
upon him when he visited New York
few years ago. The old soldier eel
ebrated his last birthday at the house
of his: friend General De Peystcr, in
company with Admiral Farragut, Gen
eral Hooker, and several other officers
of rank, and noted civilians. n5a6 49,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

n Religious services are regularly held in
the following churches in this place every
Sabbath morning and evening:
Methodist Episcopal Church, corner OF
4th and Church streets. Rev. T. X. Dis
sett, Pastor. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening. is,u..-, a.-- 20. -J .H,
Presbyterian Church, corner of Sd. and
Church streets. Rev. John Robinson, Pas
tor. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
| evening, ri -.srFE --r.b SRI - 1c.,y g.: !.
Lutheran Church, between Church and
Orange streets. Rev. j. w. Swick Pastor.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.
Second Christian Church, South Ashland
| Chapel lRev.S. E, Pearre, Pastor. Pray
I,er meeting every Wednesday evening.
United Brethren Church, South Ashland
Chapel Service every othera Sabbath, at
o'clock; p. M. Revs. McIntire and Newill,
Pastorsz~sf .u -i7-,ff, .-,T1s- ..- yit;ci" -I5.
German Reform Church, Sandusky ist.
Services regularly every End and 4th Sun
day of each month. Rev. Daniel thinner
man, Pastor, German Sunday School eve
ry Sunday morning. "a = 57at-l- 90
Catholic Church, Cottage street. Rev.
Father, J. Kuhn, Pastor. Services every
Sd Sunday in each month, at half past nine
o'clock. A. NJ.
Church of, Christ, on Orange street, .yohn
F. Rowe, regular preacher. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. .up f.,
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Horrible and Brutal Treatment ct the
Fenian Prisoners in Canada.

From the United Irish man.
Last week we referred to the atroci-
ties perpetrated on the Fenian prison
ers confined in Kingston Jail, and
mentioned specially the brutal treat
ment of Thomas Ceoney and William
Hayden. The former was stated to
have been driven mad by his jailors,
and the following welI-attested par
ticulars will bear melancholy proof of
the cause of his instantly: -r=.-i
While attending church in the prison
one Sunday, the stove-pipe was badly
smoking, and Thomas Cooney spoke
out that it should be remedied. For
doing so he was Immediately taken out
and locked in the dark cell or dungeon,
placed upon bread and water, and kept
there without either bed to lie up
on, or chair to sit upon.
While confined there, for some rea-
son he knocked upon the door of the
cell with a water cup, and for that Of
fence, for he committed no other, he
was made to, feel the first of long
series of abuses and brutalities. A
keeper named Holiday, and guard
named Billy Atkins, specially devoted
themselves to torturing him, and not
for one moment did he cease to feel
their hellish cruelty, until insanity,
mercifully for him, came to his relief.
By their orders he was tied in CHAINS,
and all attendance prohibited. 1t was
forbidden those who had access to his
dungeon to give him piece of bread
or a cup Of water, even when almost
dying from hunger and thirst. Some
times he was gagged, sometimes he
was tied to the wall, sometimes he was
left naked in the cold, damp and ray
less DUNGEON, and one time, for over
three weeks he was kept in a straight
Jacket. Frequently his hands were
tied behind his back for several days;
and left in that condition., and not be-
ing able to help himself in any par
ticular, his cell became an object of
loathing to others as we'll as himself
No matter that his hands were bound
together and behind his back for sew
eaal days at time, still his pleas, for
the sake of humanity and of cIeanli-
ness, TO be given their freedom for a
short time were denied him and a
change of clothing forbidden him:
But however revolving the facts
stated, we have not yet told all the
misseries that poor Cooney had to un-
derge from the horrible cruelties of
those devils incarnate, Holiday and
Atkins. Nor can we find proper Ian
guage to decently express them. And
yet we deem it due to the public that
they should know something of the
fearful persecution carried on in King
ston prison, and think it better to of
fend against good taste than those
mercilness scoundrels should escape
the loathing the maledictions Of man
kind. The horrors of Thomas Coon
ey's cell, hitherto unheard of in the
present age, and incredible, were they
not well known to many, were not yet
ended. The fearful tale was to be ad-
ded to-, Deprived Of the faintest glim-
mer of light, maddened with the sense
of wrong and of outrage, the damp
and cold of his dungeon chilling the
life in his veins, shrinking, as it were,
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q from contact with his own person, and
dying from hunger and the Ioathson.e,
air of his chamber, Thomas Cooney
was at last found eating his oscn erere
nsents. The more than fiends, his keep.
ers, seemed to have gone far enough
! even for their masters others OF the
: prison offers could stand Il no 1ongerf
sand poor, gentle, brave Cooney. raw
ling maniac, was taken to the asylum,
where he sti1l remains, Q helpless
wreck, bodily as we'll as mentally.
We have thus told the story Of the
victims suffering and wrongs as briefly
and as simply as possible. Its horrors
could not be increased by, ornsmenta-
1 tion nor by minute details. The blood
|. of every Christian man will bo:l with
Indignation as Ire reads it, and the
Irishnlan that does notpray, aud will
not work, for speedy and terrible re-
lvenge, is unworthy of honor here or
happiness hereafter. The outrag,s
and indignities heaped upon ODon-
ovan ROssa are surpassed in enorm-
tity by those that Cooney had to bear.
The terocity and malignity OF Canadian
.jailors, as practiced upon tie Fenian.
prisoners, is even more brutal than is
related of the same Class. in England.
If the Kingston authorities deny our
statements we are prepared to name
those who will testify to the truth of
what we have said. The tale we have
told, however horrible, Is but too true
We called upon the American pres
and public last week, to proclaim IT.
horror, and enter its indignant protesA
against the barbarities We rsportas. :
and we asked our own eountrymea o.
arouse and do something worthy e<s
their manhood, OF the spirit of their
race, and the, love they bear thslr
brothers who suffer for countrys sakes>
We make the request again. The
scorn AMI Indignation Of the civilized
world should fall upon the Warden and
Keepers of Kingston Penitentiary, and
with such quick and burning effect
that even they, human devils as they
are, should vince and crouch before
them. As for the Irish people we
think that something more than indig-
nation and protest are needed from
! them. We have protested too long
and ever too much. Vengeance. quick
and terrible, and the destruction Of
that power that tortures and kills our
noblest and bravest, should bo our
task. 5' =
We intended to say something about
the treatment received by the other
prisoners, in this connection, but we
will defer the recital OF their suffer
ings till our next.
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AWOMAN's INSTINCT.
by JUDGE CLARK.
"Tutl I say"

Tut L say. -.
r ''But, father"
"Pshawi nonsensei"
''But do not love Allen Shepley,
and"
"There it is, again! tell you me
and Bill Shepley was boys together,
and have always been the best OF
friends. Though neither of us had
much in the start, thank God we're
both pretty comfortable Mt present
He's a rich merchant, and Pm toll
erably well-to-do. farmer. And now,
when him and me has set our two
hearts on cementin's old ties by mar
riage between our children, to have
our plans upset by the silly tantrums
of a headstrong ondutiful girl, its too
provokin', SO it is" And John Hunt
er looked as vexed and injured rs If n
romantic love-match between himself
and his old friend WAS on the point of
being broken off by the perversity Of
his daughter Mary.
"You have never seen Allen Shepley
since he was child" Mary ventured
to suggest. la ..-.l.. s...
"What of that2 I know he's been
away at school and college and in Eu-
rope most of the time, but he's Bill
Shepley's son, and must be chip of
the old block" al...a... ...a sss
'But children do not always inherit
the qualities of their parents"
eThat's SO; there you, for instance
"a little the obstinatest, onbiddablsst;
but you're woman, that's the secret
of it."
Mary smiled at the evident contrast
implied in her fathers words, between
the complete traetability Of his o~u >
temper and the utter 1nmsnHsa1se->
ness of hers. so
"You must remember, papa. Asv0
met Mr.. Shepley, and that dsling my
visit to New York last winter, ] hd
some opportunity Of forming "a e.
innate of his character.
"And pray what objeetion can yOnz
make to it ?, 5,,
'I think him both heartlesg andt
selfish" 1-a' 700
"An opinion founded on just nothe-
ing at all."8 YHe ~ ag9.
Nothing but wonan's Instinct,
perhaps"
(Which means a woman's whim-
wharms You're enough to try the pa
tience of a saint, Mary. But the.
whole sex is alike. 1t would take Old
Belzy and his 6u6 both TO manage 'em.
/ never knew but one sensible Wo7-
man."
"And she married yeu," added;
Mary, archly.
"Well, your mother t0as an exceP-.
ton. / never mean to include her iu,
my general opinion of the SEX" and o.
look of tenderness stole over his eoun--
tenance. .,.#... -..
'But I'll tell you where the shoe,
pinches," he resumed after a moments:
pause, his features again setting into,
a frown; cts that other fellow-that
lawyer chap poor as church mcuse.
"Father," interrupted Mary, with q.
little precipitancy and a visible blush,.
sits you who are getting unreasonable.
now. You know I am hardly ac-.
quainted with Mr. Woodford. Yow.
/ am sure, wohld like him if you knew
him.. At all events, you should mot
speak of his poverty in that way. i
have heard you say you were poor
yourself, when my mother, in opposi-
[coNcLUDED ON FOURTH PAeE.l
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From the German 66ethe.1
Advice: An Epigram. O.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

Give tliee advice? Not i, his ,triendl
Solmany times I've found 7=H. 2
The very wisest could lend1rlug, .
- Has proved, at last. unseundi-
That now / give advice to none,
'-'' But civilly refuse it; ,'''i|i''
Unless, indeed, it be to one sal = -,.'''
Pm sure will never use it ;-R 9tt =
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n. F. yANTILBURG.

Jewslsr and ,SiIyersmith, zone door west of
the First National Bank, Ashland. Gold
and Silver Watches, and a splendid assort-
ment of Fine. iJewelry, kept constantly on
hands. Repairing done 70 order, on short
notice. --FrgpI % .NVNyol.24nD
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MISCELLANEOUS.
VIM RALSTON

Jewellers and Silversmiths, three doors west
of Miller House, Ashland. Gold and Sill
yer Pens, and choice variety of jewelry
kept constantly on hand. Highest price
paid for old gold and silver. Repairing
done to order and on reasonable terms.
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PILE &c KNOTH,

Dealers in stoves, tin, Copper, brass and
sheet iron ware. Particular attention paid
to roofing and spouting. Manufacturers of
the Automatic Clothes Washer, 1 door
east Miller House.
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G. & II. SCHNEIDER.

Baker and Confectioner, Dealer in choice
family Groceries, Flours, provisions, Fruits,
Notions, &c, Bread, Crackers, Fancy and
Ornamental Cakes and Candies, at whole
sale and retail. Main ST., Ashland Ohio
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FRAZEE & STOFER,

Dealers in groceries, provisions, crockery,
glassware, wood and willow ware, salt, fish,
butter and eggs, and country produce gen.
orally. Old stone corner. corner OF main
and church streets ,- f--& so + q
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DAVID BRYTE.

Cooper, near Rector's Mill, South Ashland.
Keeps on hand a large supply of stock and
materials and is ready to sapply any de-
mand for Cooper work on short notice.
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We have the best facilities for print
ing wedding and cotillion cards.
Come in.
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Stated meetings of Ashland Chapter No.
.67, Il. A. NJ, held at lodge rooms in Mil
4er's Block, first Tuesday in each month.
!, J. MCCOOL, ii. p.
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HARDWARE.

wv. T. NJ, BEER, {. ,,,e
Dealers.in-H Hardware, Inen, Mails, Glass,
Cutlery, Paints, Carpenters Tools, Sash
and doors. Store Que door east of fsti Nat,
Bank
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FREDERICK ,BOCKLEY,
Saloon, and dealer in family groceries
provisions and notions. Fresh stock and
cheap. Store north side of main street
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MASONIC.

Stated meetings, of Ashland Lodge No. Isl
F. 6 A NJ. held at Lodge room i'm Miller's
Block on Fridays preceding the full moon
of each month.
! s. G. BUSHNELL, w. NJ.
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CABINET WARE.

C. F. & c.. EPPLER, ..
Manufacturers of and dealers in cabinet
[ furniture and chairs. A first class stock al
ways on hand, at their ware rooms south
i side of main street, east of Times office. ~.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS.
J. H. KELL.

Photographer. All kinds of work done
from card to life size. Particular attention
paid to enlarging Ambrotypes and Photo
graphs, Rooms two doors east Of 1st Nat
Bank.
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DRUGGISTS.
RESTAURANTS.
CHARLES KNOTH.

Lunch, Hot Coffee, Choice Meats, Oysters,
Pies and Cakes, and the luxuries of the
season always on hand. Sells no intOxieat-
ing drinks. Restaurant on south side main
street, westsof McNulty house. -.i-
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CLOTHING.
D. S. sAMpsEL & son, :,

Dealers in ready made Clothing, Cloths, Cas-
simeres, Valises, Umbrellas, Gents, Furn-
ishing Goods, and manufacturer of Mems
Clothing. Store in Miller House. block. +.
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.oCAKR4AGES.g Q 4f4ea..a

-i@sa sH.LsTRANER g. Co., soss ,-rss,
Proprietors of the Ashland Carriage Facto-'
ry,s old stanasof Ames & Leach, Sandusky
street A very large stock ofthe best made.
work in the country, consisting of Car
riages and Wagons.
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JACOB WEISENSTEIN.

Saloon, Lunch, Pies, Cakes, Crackers,
Cheese, Native Wines. Also a, choice stock
of Family Groceries. Cheap Store and
Lunch rooms north side of main ST., East
of Bushmells Block.
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SAMPSELr&OO.r

Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Paints, Oils,
Varnishes, Bent Stuff, Iron, Nails, &c,
Store one door East of the McNulty House.
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81 MEAT MARKETS.

= 20 e.s. 80 CD sAA, 80; -: ;. :. -: e.
Batchers, and dealers in fresh Beef. Pork
Veal and Mutton. Meat market South side
Main St., three doors West of the McNulty
House. gaTESzE LSSGBHG&&
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Butcher and dealer Fl IN Fresh meats OF all
kinds, Dried vBeef and Bologna. Meet
market at his 6fd Stand, basement of Mil
ler's Block opposite the Town Hail.
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