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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
Over and Over Again.

Over and over again,
No matter which way / turn
l always find in the Book of Life,
Some lessons | have to learn.
must take my turn at the MILL
l must grind out the golden grain,
| must work at my task with a resolute will
Over and over again.
We cannot measure the need
or even the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow of the golden sands
That run through a single hour.
But the morning dew must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
Must do their part and perform it well
Over and over again.
Over and over again,
The brook through the meadow flows,
And over and over again
The ponderous mill wheel goes
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not in vain;
And blessing, failing us once or twice,
May come it we try again.
The path that has once been trod
Is never so rough to our feet
And the lesson we once have learned
Is never so hard to repeat,
Though sorrowful tears may fall,
And the heart to its depth be riven
With storm und tempest, we need them all
To render us meet for Heaven.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
Flirting.

There are certain things which can
never be accurately described, things so
shadowy, so tittul, SO dependent on the
mood of the moment, both in the audi
eDce and the actor, that analysis and
representation are equally at fault And
flirting is one of them. What is flirting?
Who can define or determine? 1t is
more serious than talking nonsense, and
not so serious as making love it is not
chaff, and it is not feeling; it means
something more than indifference, and
yet something less than affection; it
binds no one, it commits no one; it only
raises expectations in the individual, and
sets society upon the lookout for the re-
suits it is a plaything i'll the hands of
the experienced, but a deadly weapon
against the breast of the unweary; and
it is thing so vague, so protean, that
the most accurate measurer of moral
values would he puzzled to say where it
exactly ends, and where serious inten-
tions begin. But again we ask, what is
flirting? What constitutes its essence =?
What makes the difference between it
and chatf on the one hand, and it and
love-making on the other? Has it cul-
minative power, and according to the
old saying, of many little making a
mickle, does long series of small filrt-
ings make up concrete whole OF love
Or is it like an unmortared heap of
bricks possibilities of utility if condi-
tions were changed, but valuelcss as
things are.
The man who would be able to reduce
flirting to definite science, who could
analyze its elements aud co,iity its laws,
would be dcing infinite service to his
generation but we fear that this would
be as difficult as finding a pot of gold
under the end of the rainbow, or catch
ing small birds with pinch of salt.
Every one has his or her ideas of what
constitutes flirting; consequently every
one judges of that pleasant exercise ac-
cording to individual temperament and
experience. Faded flowers, who see i'm
propriety in everything they are no
longer able to enjoy, say, with more or
less severity, that Henry and Angelina
are flirting if they are laughing and
whispering in an alcove together, proba-
bly, at the most innocent nonsense in the
world but the fact that they are enjoy
ing themselves in their own way, albeit
a silly one, is enough for the faded flower
to think they are after mischief, flirting
being to her mind abOht the worst of
mischief that fallen humanity can perpe-
trate. The world would be very dull
without that innocent kind of nonsense,
which often goes by the name of flirting,
that pleasant something which is more
than mere acquaintanceship aud less than
formal lovehood, that bright and anima-
ted intercourse, which makes the hours
pass SO easily, yet which leaves no bitter
pang of self reproach; that indefinite
and undefnable interest by which the
one man or the one woman becomes
kind of microcosm for the time, the epit-
ome OF all that is pleasant and all that is
lovely. The only caution to be observed
is, don't goo TO far.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

HOW TO DO THRIVING BUslSEss
There is good deal of talk in Pbiladcl.
phia among the brokers, about a certa;n
fast Young man whose father is overhur,
dened with milliJns. The Young maj,
"ou,h not work, and the old man could
not bear an idler, and many were tho
quarre's between them. At last the old
man quite out of patience, said
NOW, Jack, | give you one week to
make up touf mind TO what business vou
are TO go in. No son of mine shall be .
lounger, and go to work you shall. At
the end of this week, if you have NO
choice, will stop your allowance alto
sether, and make you take a stool in nv
once, and work enough you'll have OF it
there"
Jack promised to look around and
make up his mind. AT the end of the
week, sharp and peremptory as was his
way; the older broker sang out:
swell, Jack, times up have you made
up your mind to make your own living ?'
"Well, father I've been thinking of it,
and have something In my mind, but it
will require considerable capital"
"Capital, Jack capital, my boy p
said the delighted father. "Only try to
make your own living, and l will buy
You a national bank or line of steamers.
What is it, Jack =? What is it ?''
swell, father, / was thinking that If
you would only advance me three or four
hundred thousand dollars could invest
1t in government bonds, and make my
living by cutting off the coupons p
The old man never talks TO Jack any
more about business.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

jobs, no terms, no payday, no tally-sticl;
OF life. "She" washes the same dish
three-hundrcd and sixty.flve-yes, three
times three hundred and sixty-five times
every year. NO wonder she breaks il
and is glad of IL What a relief 10 saw,
"Pve done that dish -
Not only have we washed dishes. but
we also cooked aud served and helped
eat meal with 'bated appetite because
OF cooking), and we are now astounded
at the number of thoughts and steps.
and acts, and processes involved in very
plain supper. Only two Of us, Jolly GRO
nies, caring nothing for style, and need.
ing only very plain supper. And we
had II, and with il came wisdom.
Gentlemen all, all We got into a
room aud see a table ready set. 1t seems
70 us one thing-a supper 1t is in fact,
from nifty to two hundred separate things,
taken down one by one for us to use,
and tor "her" TO wash and put back
whence they came. There is a plate of
biscuit To that plate Of simplicity we
with our hands and feet brought together
a new quick fire for baking, namely, kind
ing wood, raking the stove, and hod of
coal. Flour from the bin, shortening
from the gravy drip down cellar, salt
from one box, sugar from another,
soda from the jar, acid (muriatic) from
bottle, a spoon, pitcher of water, a
dripping pan, and tin pan for mixing
these ingredients and, after all, happen
ing to forget the things for ten minutes.
we burned the biscuit halt through in
way winch we men reckon quite unpar-
dCna6le in cook. Meanwhile. that one
plate OF biscuit added to the eternal dish
wash, two spoons, two pans, one plate.
and little cup. Just little piece of
steak contributed eight pieces to the dish
wash. a few strawberries sent in six
pieces to be got ready to soil again. Four
eggs impressed themselves on six sepa-
rate articles.
Gentlemen, we began at ten minutes
OF SIX, and quarter to eight we found
ourselves triumphant, everything cleared
away except the dishcloth. You see we
washed up the bread pan, the sink pan,
and the dish, scaldng them all land our
fingers too,) and dried them off with the
dish cloth. Now, where on earth can
we go to wash that dish rag? Not in
clean pan Not over the clean dry sink !!
We stood aghast for five minutes, and
then wadded up the rag, round like a
ball, and tucked it into the far corner of
the sink, and shut down the cover Our
sink has cover But the rag, though
hidden, was heavy on our conscience.
"She" never would have done so. We
have seen clean dish cloths, but how they
washed them, passes our skill.
And so, as we said, "she" is away,
leaving us to thought and good resou-
tions. We shell be wiser and better
man for at least two days after her re-
turn. And whenever we stop to think,
shall rank successful housekeeper and
home maker, as a worker second to none
on scale of achievement and deserving.
Her services are like the air, the rain and
the sunshine, indispensable, yet too often
enjoyed without thanksgiving.
Family Record
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
WHOLE NUMBER 1916.

same acute perceptions of tboso ,L;,
as the Indian or the Mexican. II 4 o1,t
aPprehended that this difficult branch Of
woodcraft can be taught from books os
II pertains almost exclusively 10 ,Lr
school OF practice yet / will give s6,p,,
facts relating to the habits of Indians
that will facilitate its requirement.
a party Of Indians, for etamble. siati,
ing on a war excursion, leave their fam.
hes behind, and never transport thcir
lodges whereas, xhen they remoy.
their families, they carry their LODGES,
ana their Other effects. II, therefore. nj,
lndian trail is discovered with the marks
OF the lodge poles upon it, it has certai
| ly not been made by war marty I'm,
II the tracks do not show the ttacs of Ii,r
lodge poles, it will be euualIt setta;u
mat war or hunting party has passed
that way, and if il is not desired to con,r.
~ contact with them, their directions NAV
be avoided.
An indian on coming 10 a trail will
generally tell at glance its age. bv wha,
particular tribe II was made, the hHttii,sr
oi the party, and many other things cor
hected with it astounding to the 1niniI.
ated '"'''''
remember on one occasion, as 1 was
riding with Delaware upon the pralrie,.
we crossed the trail of large party nt
Indians travelling with lodges. The tracs
appeared to me to be quite fresh and I
remarked to the Indian that we rnhst h.
near the party "Oh, no." said he, the
trail was made two days before. "in The.
morning" at the same time pointing with
his finger to where the sun would be -,
abont eight o'clock. Then, seeing nv
curiosity was excited TO know by what
means he arrived at this conclusion; he
called my attention to The fact that there
had been no dew for the last two nights.
6ut that on the previous morning il had
oeen quite heavy. He then pointed on.
10 me some spears of grass that had been
pressed down in the earth by the horses
hoots upon which the sand still adhered.
having dried. thus clearly showing that
the grass was still wet when the track,
were made.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
Select Poetry.
CHARITY,

Woman, WITH scotD on your beautiful face,
Radiant with velvet, and satns and lace
Daintily lifting the snow of your skirt
Clear from the noxious and throng -trampled
dirt;
lily enough II becoties you TO sncer
Thus at the outcast that passes so neat.
Shrink as you may from the touch Of her shawl
She is your sister-your sister for all.
Look at her brow, it's fair as your own
Nor has her cheek its bright blushing out.
grown.
Ere you shall fasten disgrace on her name,
Wait till you know the temptation that came
II II were weakness or if it were crime,
Or some light romance, to girlhood sublime,
May be she loved, as we women do love,
Periling soul-aye, our bright above
Periling all for one low spoken word
Seraphs themselves never tremblingly heard.
Maybe she loved-the old story again,
Woven with transport, and passion and pain
And the brghtgold that she clasp'd turned to
rust
Till but a handful of dead-lying dust ..
Mistiness lies in the blue of her eyes
ALI, do you see, It's tear in disguise.
Who knows-when twilight impurples the
world,
And through the lattice, the stars seem so cold.
Who knows the sobs that the night breezcs
hear
Sohs strangely like the wall of despair?
See the iron bars hedging her track.
And, though her heart bleed, she may not 60
back.
Nothing but scorn at society's door
Nothing but thongs for the life bruised & sore
So the poor feet, goaded on with curse,
Plunged into paths where the darkness gets
worse
So the spurned soul, cropping down mid the
gloom,
Faltcrs and falls into infamy's tomb.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

The first Court of Common Pleas in
the county OF Ashtabula, held its first
session in the spring of 1911. Of this
Court, Ashtabula has furnished Associate
Judges, Hon. Thomas Smith, and Hon.
Matthew Hubbard.
The present Judge, Horace Wilder,
resided several years and kept his law
Office in the East Village of Ashtabula.
He was very able and eminent lawyer.
Continued merit aceek
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

The GENEsIs.-Professor Agassiz de.
MES that he, as has been publicly charg.
ed, recently opened lecture with the
statement that he wanted no one to lis
ten to his lectures who believed in the
first chapter OF "Genesis." This charge
bears on its face the evidence of its fa.si.
ty, yet Professor Agassiz deems it wor-
thy of notice: He says in letter to
friend
II am little in the habit of noticing
things OF this kind, being convinced that
often 1t is useless, and having become,
from long habit, somewhat callous to
misrepresentation. Something in the
tone of yoar letter makes me answer, |
write to say that the statement you sent
me is false. In some opening remarks of
a course on geology, which am now de-
livering in the University. said that
the Theological Interpretation of the
Book OF Genesis, giving six thousand
years as the age of the world, was hin:
drance to the understanding of geologb
cal evidence, and no one who started with
this idea, and allowed his researches to
be influenced by it, could be a geologist.'
| do not remember my exact words, the
lecture being extempOraneous but this
Is the substance, and know that did
not say what your newspaper extract re-
ports"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

AGENTS WANTED-AGENTs WANTED,
6rated ala Original Common Sense Family Sewing Ma.
hne1mProyea and perfected It win hem, fell stitch
tuck bind, braid and embroider In most superior
~, has no rival Do not buy from any parties selling
machines under the same name as orrs unless HAVING
less Cast Iron Machines For Circhars and Terms a
ply or address II. CttAW FORD AGO. ~
amioss Si9 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

Matrinony is--hot cakes, warm beds,
comfortable slippers, smoking coffee,
round arms, red lips, kind words, shirts
exulting in buttons, redeemed stockings,
bootjaeks, happiness, etc. Single bles-
sedness is-sheet-iron quilts, blue poses,
frosty rooms. ice in the pitcher, unregen-
Grated linen, heelless socks, coffee sweet
ened with ieicles, gutta-pereha biscuits,
rheumatism, eorns coughs, cold dinners,
colics, rhubarb, and any amount Of miss.
~.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
Independent in all things.


In pursuance OF an order Of the Com.
inissloners OF Geauga county, due notice
was given to the qualified electors TO
meet on the 4th day of April. 1903, at
the house of Captain Walter Fobes. TO
organize the township of Ashtabula.
comprising the Western part Of the pres
ent township Of Monroe, and tho whole
of the present townships of Kingsvile,
Ashtabula, and Plymouth. Its name,
like that Of the county TO which il now
belongs, was derived from that of its
principal river, AShtdbula, which is said
to be the Indian name for Fish Riyer.
Pursuant to the notice, and rejoicing
in the occasion of meeting together, the
tenants OF the log cabins in the wilder
ness sailed forth with dogs and guns
and made a general ralley at the place of
election. The result of the election was,
for =
Cerk-ROger Nettleton.
Trustecs-Roger Nettleton. Israel Harrinp-
ton, William Perine
Orerseers Of the POor-Henry Gilman, eide.
on Lpet
Apprdissrs Of Houses and 7azaJle Property-
Mathew Hubbard, Thomas Harrington.
Renee Vieners-Walter Fobes. Gideon Leet.
sup rcs1Tsig HtghDays- Joseph Kerr, Cid, on
Lect, Zachdriah Olmstead, Elijah Lewis, Hiram
Blackman.
Consta6l'-Johu Dillingham;, Joshua Rock
well.
Treasurer-Zachariah Olmstead.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FROM 1909 TO 1856.
WIN. Perine, o. II. Fitch,
Gldeon Leet VIM. Hubbard
Nathan Strong, Asa w. w Hickox.
Mathew Hubbard, Amos +. Hubbard
ManOah Hubbard, Russell Kelsey.
Elllall Coleman, Seth W. Watson,
Phil0 Booth, Henry Z. Parsons,
John Hall, Laban S. Sherman.
Zadock Mann, Joseph II. Cook,
Cad Loyeland, Mason King,
Ihomas Smith, John w. Hill,
VIM. w. Reed, III. G. Tombes
Some of these held office for one term
only and Others for several terms.
LAWYERS FROM 1910 TO 1866.
1910. Ezra Kellogg died 1915.
1878. Josiah Robinson; removed 1924.
1920. r. w. Griswold.
1928. Edwin Wheeler; died 1927.
1925 Alva Hand; removed 1926.
1927. Horace Wilder; removed 1887.
1928. o. Ii. Fitch
Henry Loveland; died.
NJ. NJ. Sawtel died.
Charles L. Clark removed.
L. s. Sherman.
N. L.. Chaifee; removed.
Hiram Bourne; removed.
1842. Charles Booth.
Joseph r. Cook
Mason King.
PHYSICIANS
Before 1910 DR.. Ellis removed before 1910.
In lSl0 Elijah Blackmer; died about 1885,
In 1911 Elisha W. Martin died 1918.
In 1912, DIR. Case returned to Mass 1918,
died.
In 1914, John Coleman removed to parts un-
known, 1914.
In 1915, Elijah Coleman died here 1856.
In 1916, David Warner removed to Wisconsin
1S4S and died 1856
In 1924, s. H. Harrington.
In 1886, J. E. Cleveland; removed 1888.
In 1874 John G. Hubbard.
In 1916, Albert s. Coleman; removed to Wis
consn.
In 1850. Wells B. Fox; removed 1851
In 1851, Mathew Griswold removed to Iowa
In 1855, ID. s. Hall.
Doctors harrington, Hubbard and
Hall, remain and practice here, Deem
Der 1856.
DR., Hall since removed to Saginaw.
Ed. 7sI
The borough of Ashtabula, (west side
of the Creek,) was incorporated Febru-
ary 2S, 1881. Its name was changed
March %, 1853, to the Incorporated
Village of Ashtabua.
ENUMERATION OCT. 23, 1866, BY ORDER OF THE
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

BaAcEvILLE RAT HUNT.-The following is
report of the rat hunt organized in Brace
vile, on the 4th ofDecember, and closed on the
3lst ult., with a splendid supper, given at Mr..
Brobsts cheese factory, at an expense of the
losersi
Adam Brobst, Number of Hunters chosen 16.
Number of Rats killed. ................. O274
Horatio Taft, Number of Hunters chosen I6.
NUMBER oi Rats killed............ 5000
Whole number of killed d.............. 1884
Seventeen thousand three hundred
and thirty -four.
Mr.. Brobst majority. 1914
Mr.. Brobsts own count was near 500. Mr..
Craig, of the opposite party, scored ten more
The lowest count was 100. The report was
accompanied with fine pyramid of rich cake,
ornamented with rats and mice, for which the
hunters have the sincere thanks of the editor
and typos.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
Paint for Farmers.

Paint for Farmers.
THE ESUBSCRIBER HAS ON HAND
L and for sale couple of barrels of the Grafton
Mineral Paint which admitted TO be the cheapest and
most durable Paint in use. Two coats well put on,
mixed with pure Lnseed OIL will last from 10 to Is
years. Price 80 per barrel. .r ... 81. ...
Ashtabula Feb 1R 1870. JAMES REED.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15

Woman, with scotn on your beautiful face,
Radiant with velvet, and satins and lace
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-15
HARNESS MAKER.

w. II. WILLIAMSON, saddler and Harness Ma
ker opposite Fisk Block, Main street. Ashabuia, Ohio
has on hand and makes to order, In the best manner
everything in his line. 500
FORD q FLINT, Manufacturers and Dealers in
Saddles, Harness, Brides, Collars, Trunks, Whips,
SC, opposite Fisk House, Ashtabua. Ohio. 1915 /,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20
WEDNESDAY, july 20, 1876.
ELECTION OF SUPREME JUDGES


The voters of Tennessee should bear in
mind that there are six Supreme Judges
to be elected on the first Thursday in Au-
gust, two from the Eastern division of
the State, two from the Middle, and two
from the Western. Each candidate must
reside in the division for which he is
elected. The tickets should state, as far
as possible, the division in which the can
didate resides. THE RETURNING OFFICERS
MUST BE ESPECIALLY PARTICULAR IN STA
ING IN THEIR RETURNS THE DIVISION FOR
WHICH EACH CANDIDATE Is VOTED.
The Sheriff, Coroner or other officer
Holding the election shall within five days
after the election make out and transmit
to the Secretary of State true return of
the number of votes received by each
Candidate for Judge, Chancellor and At
torney General
The Sheriff must open and hold the
election unless he be a candidate. In
that event it must be held by the Coroner,
and in the event of his incompetency it
must be opened and held as provided for
in the Code. .
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20
TREaTMENTOF MAsONsIN CUBA.

The New York Journal Of Commerce
says the following is an extract from q
private letter written by well-informed
resident of Havana, dated July 5:
81 learn from Spanish sources that the
Auditor of War, De Gueri, when the sug-
gestion was made to him that pardoning
the Masons would have good effect in
THE United States, replied: ''We do not
care for the United States. Spain is not
afraid of her; nor does she need her in
any way Ten of the principal Masons
arrested are still in prison, and all who
have been let Oui (still under surveillance,
as well as the ten, are to be tried by a
council of war on the return of the Cap
tain General. Particular attempts were
made to procure the discharge of Nicho-
las Bendon, but the Auditor of War said,
HE is the head of the lodge, and if l do
not punish him l cannot the others.
Some of the Masons fear the garrote,
others ten years. Imprisonment or exile to
Fernando Po."
The Government of the United States
has sunk to a very low point when a
Spanish official in Cuba can thus
taunt US.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20
TIE St. Paul Dispatch (Radical

THE st. Paul Dispatch (RadicaD says;
''The Hon. Tom Murphy is jolly soul,
plays cards like trump, smokes fine
cigars, imports delicious whisky, enjoys
fast horses and all good things of gener.
Gus life. Our gifted President made the
acquaintance of this jolly, good fellow OIL
the beach of Long Branch last summer
and found in him most congenial asso,
ciate. Wherefore the Hon. Tom Murphy
is now collector of the port or New
York" 1t thus appears that Murphy did
not take stock directly in the "Gift En-.
terprise," but he "treated" our amiable
President and got prize.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20
JUDGE NICHOLSON-GEN. SNEED.


These two distinguished gentlemen,
nominees of the recent State Judicial
Convention for the Supreme Bench,
were in the city yesterday. The ''disa-
bility" question was suggested to Judge
Nicholson, and he stated that he felt no
apprehensions on that subject. He does
not consider himself under disabilities,
and the abiest legal minds in the State
concur with him. In addition to this, he
has received information from leading
Radical members of Congress, since the
adjournment, to the same effect, with
assurances that his election will not be
regarded as an Infringement of either the
the letter or the spirit of the Fourteenth
Amendment.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-20

The spasmodic return to reason of the
ex-Empress Carlotta, and her relapse into
lunacy, as tOuchingly related in recent
foreign news, reminds us that the history
of her misfortune has never been written.
Did she grow insane through ambition
and affection merely, or is her insanity
the effect of poison2 In Mexico there is
q story that she was poisoned with San
insane root or fruit related to the
StramOaiu71, the effects of which on the
brain are said to be terrible. We are not
sufficiently verstd in medical ethics to
determine whether any importance should
be attached tp this story.