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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

BEECHER A BLACKsMTL-I never saw
anybody do anything says Beecher that
/ did not watch them, and see how they
dip'it, for there is no telling but that
some time have to do it myself / was
going across prairie once my horse
began to lump. Luckily ! came across a
blacksmith shop, but the smith was not
at home. l asked the woman of the
house it / might start fire, aud make
the shoe. She said ! might If | knew
how so / started a fire, and heated the
shoe red hot, and turned it to fit my
horses hoof, aud turned tho points of the
nails ont cunningly, as / had seen the
blacksmith do, SO that in driving into TIE
hoof they should not go into the ,quick,
and shod the horse.
At.tlis next place came 20, I went
straight to smith, and told him to put
the shoe ON properly. He looked at the
horses foot, and paid ire the greatest
compliment lever received i'll my lite.
He told me it put on that shoe l had
better follow baeksmitbing all my life
Now, never should have knownshow tC
do this if | had not looked On and seer
others do it. q
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
Have Courage to say No.

You're starting to-day on life's journey,
Alone on the highway of life
You'll meet with thousand temptations;
Each city with evil is rife.
This world is stage of excitement
There's danger wherever you go;
But if you are tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my boy, 10 say No.
The syrens song may allure you;
Beware of her cunning and art
Whenever you see her approaching,
Be guarded and haste To depart.
The billiard saloons are inviting,
Decked out in their tinsel and show;
You may be invited to enter,
Have courage, my boy, to say No.
The bright ruby wine may be oifcrcd-
No matter.how tempting it be,
From poison that stings like an adder,
NV boy, have courage to flee
The gambling halls are below you,
Their lights how they dance TO and fro,
If you should be tempted to enter,
Think twice, even thrice, ere you 80.
In courage alone lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin,
And trust in Heavenly Father,
Who will keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptations will go on increasing,
AS streams from rivulct flow
But If you are true 10 your manhood,
Have courage, my boy, to say No.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

THE FEMALE SEDUCER-Through so
many ages man has been the acknowledg-
ed seduccr of woman, the fact has been
overlooked and forgiven that woman is
often the seducer of man. know such
a woman-a woman of fashion, allied to
man high in position. She is q woman
of large personal and mental magnetism.
For what good purpose docs she use it =?
She uses it to "attract" men from their
allegiance to duty, honor, and pure
love She boasted in drawing rcom
that "she never saw married man whose
Hove she could not win away from his
wife, if she choose" "My dear husband" ,"
said fond little woman, "you could not,
nobody could take bin from me-" "The
llttle, ,simpleton !" declared the Lamia,
Eaferward. "In less than six months she
came to Inc crying, begging me to give
her husband back to her that he neg
lected her, that he upbraided her con-
stantly because she was not, more like
,ne. i don't want your husband, / said.
/ only wanted TO show you that. could
| do what pleased, and to teach you not
to trust in any mans love" There is
Emahy LAMA. She stands the central
figure of many social circle. In silken
attire, in a luxurious home, surrounded
by all the allurinS accessories OF wealth
and cultivation, herself fascinating, ifnot
beautiful, what wonder that she draws
dwith her charmed sphere the many home
Hess, wifeless, dissatisfied men OF her ae
lsquaintance The power OF woman
THUS poised and Surrounded canh"t b(
estImated. Mrs. An,es
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
A Shot at Polygamy.

Senator Cragih has idttedtced bill
for the Territories which provides that
only citizens OF the United States shall
be competent to serve a. jurors that
the whole rttachiIcry OF the courts shall
be in the hands of United States officers
that judges OF territorial courts and all
officers of militia shall be appointed By
the Governor; it disapproves and annuls
4 large number OF territorial acts grant.
ing springs, timber lands and water
powers to leading men of the Mormon
church; and declares null and void all
laws passed in the special interest of the
Mormon system. a portion of the Sec
ton relating to marriage is as follows:
Marriage, so far as it's validity in law
is concerned i'll said Territory, is hereby
declared civil contract, to which the
consent of the parties capable in law Of
contracting is essential. No man, resi-.
dent of said territory, shall marry his
mdtller; his grandmother, grand-daugh.
ter, stepmother, grand-talher'5 Sife,
sons wife, grand-son's wife, wiie's motG.
er, wife's grandmother, wite's daughter
wife's granddaughter, nGt sister; hi:
halfsister, brctliel's daughter, sister,
daughter, fathers sister or others sister
No woman shall marry her father; grand
father, son, grandson, step-father, grand
mothers Husband; daughters husband
grand-iaughter's husband, husbands IA
ther, husbands grandfather, husband
son, husbands grandson; nor her broth
er, halt.brother, brothers son, sister
son, fathers brother, nor mother.
brother"
Other sections of the bill strike at cv
cry feature of Mormon. customs in re
gard to marriage, and prescribes lIeav.
penalties for violation
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
Select POETRY
The Hardest Time Of All.

There are days Of deepest sorrow
In the season Of our life
There are wild, despairing moments,
There are hours Of mortal strife.
There are times Of stony anguish,
When the tears refuse to fall
But the waiting time my brothers,
Is the hardest time of oil.
Youth and love are oft impatient,
Seeking things beyond their reach
And the heart grows sick with hoping,
Ere it learns what life can te0ch
For, before tile fruit be gathered,
We must see the blossoms fall
And the waiting time, my brothcrs,
Is the hardest time of all.
Loving once, and loving ever,
1t is sad to watch for years
For the light whose fiiful shining
Makes rainbow of our tears.
1t is sad TO count at flofning
All the hours nt cventall
o, the waiting time my brothers,
Is the hardest time of all.
We can bear the heat of conflict,
Though the sudden crushing blow,
Beating back our gathered forces,
For moment lay us low.
We may rise again beneath II,
None the weaker for our fall
But the waiting time, my btothetsi
Is the hardest time of all.
For it wears the eager spirit,
AS the salt wave wears the stone
And Hopes gorgeous garD grows thread
bare,
Till its brightest tints arc gone.
Then amid youths radiant trcsscs,
Silent SHOWS begin TO fall
o, the waiting time, my brothers,
Is the hard, st time of all.
Yet at last we learn the lesson,
That Sod knoweth what is best,
And silent resignation
Makes the spirit calm and blest;
For, perChancc, day is coming.
For the changes of our fate,
When our hearts will thank Him mcckly,
That he taught us how TO wait
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

EUGENE At THE SUEz CANAL-The
Empress Eugene, as she appeared on the
imperial yacht, at the crowning point of
the Suez celebration, is thus sketched by
an American correspondent Eugene,
of whom all men speak eXtravagantly,
seems hut fine woman, with nothing
very remarkable about her except her
glorious form and unsurpassed grace of
movement. Her eyes are CLASSY, and
give, at first sight, an impression that
she squints, which is by no means so.--
Her eyebrows are popularity seldom
seen, but yet do not dctract from her
good looks. Her mouth is neither clas-
steal nor Roman, nor of any particular
kind. The upper lip is cut straight
across her face, and contains several seams
in it as she speaks, which is never pretty.
The under lip is Informed in every way.
The mouth is positively too large, and
the way it exhibits its teeth when open
does not seem nice. Her nose, though
not faultless, does not necessarily com
mand)criticism. 1t is the narrow fore
head, the CLASSY, expressionless eyes aud
the coarse mouth which evoke the critics
dislike but these objections are all lost
sight of when one gazes at the magniti-
cent bust of the Empress, and the glorl-
GUS undulations of her form. The dress
she wore exposed her bosom rather more
than decent man would like his wife
to do"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

mr. NUSOy &UBd Ht tLN-We cHy ~ NoO IOTh
to be his final resting place-ho,o he is situated
and ho,c he likes it,
In THE SIXTH WARD w MOO YORK,
December 10, 1867
The dove wich Noah sent out come
back to the Ark becoz the waters kiver-
ed the land when the dove found dry
spot it come back no more. lam dove.
| wuz sent out from the Corners, but the
prevalence NV water druv me back, time
and agin. Now, thank Heaven, l hev
found spot wher there is 10 water, Nat
least rve never seen any used here for
any purpose,) and here | stay. My foot
hez found restin place.
am the sole proprietor nv the 'Ilarp
Nv Erin" S'loon. The original proprie-
tor NV the "Harp NV Erin" died the eve
min NV the last eleckshun, much regret
ted by his politikle associates. He he'd
voted only thirteen times, when in an ar
gyment techin the merits NV his candi-
date, ez compared with his opponent for
the nominashen, he wuz hit with brick
bat, and died with his days work half
done. The man who struck him wuz ex-
PEELED from the society to wich he be-
longed for KILN an able-bodied Demo
crat before the closin NV the polls.
How / got possesshen Nv the s'loon l
shell not state. Suffice it to say, it be-
came mine, and the stock likewise, and
that / shel never hev occashen to leave
it. Here l shell live, and here l shell die.
Wv course I've decorated it to SCOT the
tastes NV my patrons. / took down the
portrate nv Andrew Jackson, and cut of
Nv the bottom the words, "rhe Yoonyun
it must and shel be preserved {" and sub
stitooted, "He serves his party best who
votes the most" wich | read to those
who drop in ez the hero Nv Moo Orleans
hev an Irish flag turned around an lrisl
Harp over the bar, and portratcs ny
Head Centres NV the Fenian Brother
hood, properly wreathed, all about thu
room. On the end NV the bar, in The
spot where in other neyborhoods Tho
water-pitcbor stands, i hev a box with 1
hole in the top NV it, Inscribed, "ContIi
bushens.tor the benefit ny our sufferin
brethren in English Basteels may b.
dropped in here" That box more thar
pays my rent = Then l hev quite cabi
net NV sakred relics. hev piece u,
the rope wich hung John Brown ; In
identiklc club wich killed the first nigge
in the riots Nv Jooly, 1868 abullit free
at the Iiiboorl offs at that time, Will
other sooyeneers dear to the demoeratH
heart, wich attract many. These ham
onto the walls, and underneath then,s
hev the prices NV drinks Inscribed. wit
the stern, cold words, "No Trust" Il.
| inoggerated my Establishment las
Wednesday litef Remembefin the tel
rible endin uv all my other inoggerashen'
l declined at fust to make any forms
openip, but my friends insisted that !
wux the custom NV the ward and that
nest do IT.
"Nobody will buy your likker," So
Zone, "ef yoo don't make regler openiD.
"Ef ] make regler openin,'' tsd j. g
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
WHOLE NUMBER 1914.
Fundamental Elements Of AgHcui
ture,


First--All lands on which clover or
the grasses arc grown must either has
lime, in them naturally, or il must i,t
artifcfally applied. II matters lit,le
whether it be supplied in The form 81
stone lime, oyster she'll lime or marl.
Second-Ail permanent improvement.
Of lands must look TO line as its basis.
Third--Lands which have long been i1
culture will be benefited by application,
insthc form Of bore dust, guano, nativc
phosphate Of lime, composts Of fish.
ashes, or in oyster shell lime or mari. il
the land needs lining also.
Fourth-No lands can be preserved iu
high state Of fertility unless clover anil
the grasses are cultivated in the course
of rotation.
Fiftb-Mould is indispensable ID etert
soul, and healths supply can only l."
preserved through the cultivation OF clio:
yer and the grasses, the turning in nl
green crops. or by the application o.
corbposts rich in the elements OF mould
Sisth-All highly concentrated ar:
NAL manures are INCREASED in value an
their benefit prolonged by the cdmixtur
OF plaster or pul, erizcd charcoal.
Seycnth-Decp plowing and subsoi
ing greatly improves the productiv,
pdwers Of variety Of soil that is No:
wet.
Eighth-All wet lands should b,
drained.
Nintll-hll graiu crops should he
harvested several days before the grain
is Thoroughly ripe.
Tehth-Clover, ne we'll rs other prassee
intended for tay, shonld be mown when
in bloom.
Elevcnth-Sandy lands can be mosi
effectually improved by clay. If suc!i
lands require lining, it is best done by
compost Of lime and clay. In Stacking
lime salt brine is better than water.
Tweltth-The choppiug or grinding OF
grain to be fed to stock effects a saving
Of at least twenty-five per cent.
Thirteerih-rhe draining of wet lands
add to their value by making them pro-
duce moro and better crops, by produc.
ing them earlier, and by improving the
health of the ncighborhood.
Fourtecnth-To manure or lime wet
lands is to throw mln,ire, lime and Ia.
Dor awar
Fifteenth--Shali6t' flowing operates
to impoverish the soil, while decreasing
production.
Sixteenth-Dy -stabling and shedding
stock during tie Winter, saving OF
one-fourth of the food is effected That
is, onctourth less food il required thar
if they were exposed I'd the inclemency
of the weather.
Seventeenth-A bushel of plaster pei;
acre, sown broadcast over clover, will
add from so to 100 per cent. to its pro
duce
Eighteenth-The periodical. applica-
tion OF ashes unlcached, tends to keep
up the integrity of the soil, by supply
ing most if not all of the inorganic sub
stances.
Nineteehth-Thorough preparation OF
land is absolutely necessary to tie sue
.cessful and luXuriaut growth. of crops.
Observation-Disclosures crops cannot be
grown Upon tile same land in succession
unless iertilizing matter is returned to it
in equivalent proportions to those sub;
stances taken away.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

A Fellow EfLiNG.+Duiing the de-
livery of Miss Olive Logan's lecture on
"Girls," the fair lecturer, in her confden.
tial talk with "pretty girls" said, "Shall
seA you how feel Well, will tell
you |; | never sawa pretty girl in all my
life, one upon whose cheeks the roses
were blooming, but that l wanted to fold
herin my arms and,ki her." A person
of tho male persuasion, who had not seen
more than twenty-five summers, forget
full of the, dignity of tho occasion, gays
evidence of g fellow feeling, by in quit'
loud voice exolaiming, u feel just SO
too.r
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01


There will lie domegtix eklipses (yisi-
BILE only tew the naked eyeJ kaused bi
the new comet Sorosis jumping ou: Of
her pasture, and cantcring around pro
miskuss:
Flattery is like colone water, tew be
smelt ov, not swalIered.
There IL only one good substitute for
the endearments of a sister, and that IL
the endearments Of sum other fellows
sister.
The following notice was posted on
large boz Which passed over ole Of the
great through lines of railroad few
days since baggage smashers are re-
quested to handle this box with care, as
il contains nitro-glyccrine, Greek fire,
gun cotton and two live gorillas ~ The
bJx was not broken,
AT Baltimore, Maryland, last Friday,
Mrs. Hooker, German womsnt M at
tempting to dip swill from hogshead in
ward, Tell in, and, not being able TO re-
verse her body, owing TO the smalfuess
of the hogshead, was drowned.
During the last fiscal year 700, 600, 900
of letters passed through the United
States mails, 100000 more than dur
ing any previous year, and an average
of twenty for every man, woman and
child IN the country.
"Hans, where was you born?" ."On
the Haldorbarrick.p 'What! always y
"Yaw, aud before too" "How old are
YOU, theniY'' "Whsu the old school
house is built, I was two weeks more nor
year, what ish painted red, as you 60
home nit your back behind You, on the
right hand side, by the old blacksmith
shop. what stands where it was burnt
down next year viii be two weeks"
4 PHEsoltESoN Scotch lecturer under,
took 10 explain 10 a village audience the woIo
phenomenon. May be, my friends, ye dlnns
ken what phenomenon may be, Well III
tell va: Yeye seen COO olcowl nae doaDt--
| Weel a COOS not phenomenon! feH'ye seen
| an apple tree. Well, IN apple trses not phe-
/ nomsnon. But when you SEQ 600 gapg "
/ ths aptls tree tail foremost 20 pa Ne efpiesi
~ ID Phenenaenon
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

Effective scene on ferryboat crossing
a rough fiter at Detroit och, Henry,
this IS terrible r. "Yes it Is" he re.
sponded; "but lean on me, and Twill
protect 3ou," eDo YOU think it will be
as rough as this all the way across p
81 dc" responded Henry, "Then guess
rll haye to lean on yoes" retarned the
lady. "For life," whispered Henry, turn
ing pale at the thought OF refusal. "i-i
don't know-th6 water is awful rough.
II guess ye-yes-you'd better ask papa"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

A PRINCELY EQuIPAGE.-The elegant equip
age of Mrs James Fisk, Jr., Chester Square,
is attracting much attention from the lovers of
good style at the South End and the High
lands. 1t includes costly glass front carriage,
four splendid black horses, trappings and har-
ness valued at several thousand dollars and
the necessary attendants 1t is a part of the
private establishment Of the lady referred to
above, and probably cannot be cxcclled by any
equipage in the country. The leading har-
ness, in particular is II splendid piece of work
manship. By the phrase leading harness, we
would explain for the benefit of such of our
readers as are not informed, is meant the har.
ness on the two leading horses of a team OF
four, and the lines or reins that connect them
with the driver The harness is finished in
superb style, with all the metal trimmings
heavily plated with gold with gold frontletsr
and the monogram of the owner frequently re-
lpeated. The steel trace chains are the. only
pieces of metal that are plated with silver
The leading lines are of white English leather
rolled, and the hands reins are enclosed in
white cnamclcd leather. The workmanship
cannot be surpassed for excellence.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

VERY CLEvER-The pastor of one of
the churches in the city of Syracuse,
was catechising the pupils of the Sab
bath School, and asked among other
questions, "Where is God p
Various answers were returned by the
children, after which the minister pro-
ceeded to speak of the omnipresence of
sire Deity concluding his remarks with
the admonitIon;
Remember dear children, that God il
everywhere"
Tie words had hardly escaped lis lips
when a rougish little fellow rose up aud
said:
"Please sir, did you say that God was
everywhere Z"
"Yes, my son; everywhere"
"Is ffc in my. pocket ?"
eyes, he is in your pocket
"Well, / guess Pve got You there, y
was the triumphant Tetort; 'e;iuse
amt got any pocket"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

ONE OF TIlE GIANTS MITTENs FoUND-The
Troy Times gives IN account of the gigantic
mittens in petrifsd state near Fort Ann. 1t
says:
Two men engaged in quarrying stone
dug up what appeared to be, and doubt
less is, Il petrified heather mitten. !He
mitten is of enormous size, just fitted TO
the proportions OF the giants capacious
"paw," and it is in good state of pre-
servation. Tire hand and thumb are en-
tire, and the seams uniting The several
parts OF the mitten are still very distinct.
it unquestionably belonged to the Car
diff Giant, and might have been lost by
him. OH one of his tours through the
country, or il may be the traditional NIT
ten that some sweetheart rendered him
in response to his lover-hke appeals. Al
any rate the discovery shrows food .oi
light upon the giant, and shows that he
is not humbug.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
Paint FOR Fqrpers.

THE SUBSCRIBERHAs ON HAND
Mineral Paint which admitted TO be the
most durable Paint In use, Two coats. welput on,
yegel Prict4eper baTreE -
Ashtabna, FEB. 10, 1852 JAMES REEp.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

4 girl went into shoe shdp in Sagi
nav, Michigan, and called for 4 pair OF
twos. a pair of twos was shown her.
She tried them on, but; to her great as..
constituent, could not get her foot half
III. She asked Of the proprietor if he
hadn't got larger pair of tYos. He
replied that he had, ard Handed her a
pair of tives, and SAID they were q little
larger pair OF twos than the pair she
had jist tried on; and she was quite
"astonished" I'd think she could not get
them on She then asked if he hadn't a
little larger pair of twos. He replied
that he had one pair still larger, and
handed her pair of sevens. She put
them on, and found that pair o., "twos"
just fit, paid for them, aud left the
store with, as she supposed, a pair Of
"twos"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

It is stated that Miss Kate Batennan,
tho sctress, rs largely interested ia aux
manufacture, being part owner in one o'
the Snest mills in Nav Jersey.
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CABINET. WARE .

i0tHN DDCMO, Mananetnfof OF and Dealer in
ftrniture OF the best descriptions and every variety
ko order. Main street, North OF South Pnbcs4gpfs,
p-S"tsoua. pl
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01

POWER OF LovE.--Amid the gloom
and travail OF existence suddenly TO be.
hold beautiful being; and az irsiaBtare-
ously 70 feel an overwhelming conviction
that with that fair form forever our des.
tiny must be ebtwined; that there is no
more JOY but III her JOY, no sorrow but
when ate grieves; that in her sigh Of
love, in her smile of fondness; hefegfter,
is all bliss; to feel our faunty ambition
fade away, like a shfiveled gourd, before
our vision; to feel fame juggle and
posterty lie; aud to be prepared at
once, for this great object, to forfeit and
fling away all former homes, tics, schemes
views; TO violate in her favor every duty
Of society, this is a lover, and this is love
Magnificent, sublime, divine sentiment
An immortal flame burns in the breas,
OF that man who adores and is adOred
lie is an ethereal being. The accidents
OF earth touch him not. Revolutions oi
OF empire, changes of creed, mutations
of opinion, are to him but the clouds and
mcteors Of stormy sky. The schemes
and struggles OF mankind are, in bis
thinking. but the enyieties Of pigeons
and the idrtastical achievements Of APES
Nothing can subdue him. He laughs
alike at loss of fortune, loss OF friends,
loss of character. Tic deeds and
thoughts Of men are to him equally in
different. lie does not mingle in IheiI
paths of calous hustle; or hold hitnscl
responsible to the airy impostures bcfor,
which they bow down. He is mariner
who in the sea of life keeps his gazt
fixed on single star; and if that dc
not shine, he let's go the ruddcr, and
glories when his bark descends into the
bottomlcss gult.-UL~0ol.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-01
From the Toledo Blade.
NASBY.

Mr.. Nt,sJy settled at last-the city Of Neo York
be his final resting place-ho,o he is situated
and ho,c he likes ii.