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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08
SELECT POETRY.
Prooustes,


Have you heard how old Procustcs
Kept n popular hotel
Every guest got more than justice
When in Crusty's hands he fell,
Crusty's beds were made Of iron,
And, of course, were very strong;
They were very hard to lie on,
And were only five feet long.
When the six foot Michigandcr
Booked his name and went to bed,
This old heather Salamander |.-.
Quietly removed his head.
When the grim Kentucky giant
Raised the snorc so wild and sweet,
Crusty found where joints were plant,
And relieved him of his feet
Sometimes short and sleepy Dutchmon
Wanted lodgings for the night;
Crusty always sire. ched out such men
Till their longitude was right.
1t was said Ulysses slew him;
That, however, was not true;
With hundred spear-strokcs through him
Crusty is as good as new.
Through the church, the state, the nation,
Old Procustes walks to-day
But he does his amputation
In very different way.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

DER SHKuSk vas pird of testiny.
Nit all his thlaforin eckshtracdts he vas
der shockey clup of all inseckts. Der
shkunks vas got plainly goot morals und
dond said something's NIT you mitout you
make HIM agravaiion. Yoost SO quick
his matniss vas got oop, id vas besser
You dond vas been dhere geot while vot.
de hate goot knowledge of MANY tinps
apout der ways init der vorldt, und vas
30 cunnin like foxes. Fiery tay when
you 60 on der circus you nefer dond see
him ronce NIT der odder pirds und ami.
mails und monkeys. He vas so sharb
dinks der mans dot makes dame dbem
tings dond Good catgbt him nabbin, und
ne yocst now lifes alone togedder py him
self mltout Won shingle gombany. OF
you efer caught shkunk, l bead you
tree tollar you wood not got a shboonfull
OF salt on his tail p, fore you let him 90
right away quick off.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

A Kiss DEvoUTLY SASpwIcnpp.-A
story OF the courtship of John Brown of
daddington, has been at last put into a
6ook-6nt in my young days / heard it
IN the Lowlands of Scotland. and il ia
believed to be entirely true. This John
Brown was the author of the marrow
OF Divinity" and other theological
books, which are held in high esteem by
the Scottish people. He courted lady
upwards of six years. He was SO
singularly modest and bashful that he
never ventured:to kiss her. One dav it
occurred to him that il would not be a
bad thing to do. So-it is recorded-he
said, Janet, ma woman, we've been ac-
9nainted now for six years, an'-an'-
I've never got kiss yet. D'ye think 1
may take one, my bonnie lass 2" The
reply was wonderfully characteristic of
the Scottish maiden. "Jist as We like.
John," said she, "only be 6econai,' and
proper acit." "Surelv, Janet said John.
well ask blessin'." The blessing was
asked, and the kiss exchanged. 40
woman, but it's guide we'll moo return
thanks" And they did.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

Boards went out of fashion for more than
two hundred years among the Anglo
Saxcns OF Europe and America; but they
have been revived again, and they are
now cultivated and defended upon sciep-
titic considerations The Moustachs ia
approved because it is said to be nat
ural respirator defsnceto the lungs
against the inhalation OF dust and the
beard is defended as protection for the
throat against cold. 1t has been recon-.
mended that all preachers who are sub
ject to threat diseases should allow their
boards to grow. Travellers in sandy re-
gions, millers, bakers, and all mechanics,
should allow the beard free play.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

GRIMY JOKE.--Some years ago green
looking individual entered blacksmith
shop in country town in Connecticut
aud applied for a job in a voice in perfect
keeping with the stupidity of his physi-
ognomy. His awkward, ungainly, and
uncouth personal appearance impressed
the smithies with the idea that they saw
before them an object OF prospective
merriinent so they quizziagly asked
him if he could do all sorts OF forging.
Upon his answering afirmatively, the
boss winking to the workmen, handed
him bar of 'cast-iron,' and told him to
try his hand in forging some borseshoes.
The greeny, in his persevering efforts to
make the treacherous metal stick, af-
forded much amusement to the other
smiths.
When dinner time came the greenhorn
had not made much headway in con-
structing shoe, but he kept at work
until the last man had gone to dinner,
then suddenly dropping the bar of cast
iron he made directly for one of the 9TH
er forges and selecting the best pair of
tongs he could fnd, in an incredibly
short space of time he had converted the
jaws of the tongs into a perfect horse
shoe. Then he slipped along to the next
forge and repeated the trick, and thus
he left his compliments to the three
torges. When the blacksmith and his
Jours' returned from dinner, they
found the verdant looking fellow sitting
astride of an anvil, with mournful, dis
consulate, woe-begone countenance, COM
ical to behold. He was greeted with
boisterous shout of laughter, coupled
with the inquiry:
"How do you get along making horse
shoes? Amt sorry you learnt the trade,
are yer ?"
The object of their jest replied:
"Tve got along purity well; I've knocked
out three Shoes all 'cept cutting of the spurs
1hen he held the tongs or, rather what were
once tongs, before their astonished gaze. As
the idea that they had been vctimized gradu.
ally dawncd on the minds of these disciples
of Vulcan, their heightened end ludicrous
visages were interesting 10 behold.
Like the profane man, who when the hind
board of his cart came out as he was driving
up Il hill with lead of apples and scattering
his cargo along the road, 50 with them, swear
ing couldn't do justice TO their feeling. 1t
turned out that the verdant looking chap was
boss blacksmith" in New Haven shop, and
was considered one OF the best workmen in
the country. The knowledge of this circum
stance did not act as a salve 10 the wounded
feelings of the "smithics," who vowed venge-
ance deep and unyielding TO the perpetrator.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

In the Chris.fdn linton, under fIouso.
hold Department, we find, Mrs III w
Beecher's receipt Is Of Of great vaIpe In
cleaning the most delicate silks, aud rib.
bons-blues, whites, pinks, and greens.
without changing or weakening the co.
lor, or leaving the harsh, stiff crackle on
the silk which washing or drying usual.
ly gives. If the material to be cleaned
is silk or woolen dress, rlp.it with care,
prepare equal parts OF alcoh,I. soft soap
and molasses. Half pint OF each will
ciean SILK dress; have near YOU two
small tubs OF water--one warm the 9th.
er cool; spread one piece of the dress
AZ 'i'ne on an ironing sheet; dip a
% elean sponge into this very dirty looking
Dut very effective wash, rab each spot
separately till you have cleansed Il.
then, Keeping. the sponge wet. 90 ali
over the whole piece, wettinQ IL thor.
oughly, and carefully removing the Dir.
and spots when satisfied that Won have
done your best, rinse the piece faithfully
10 the first water; do not wiring it, but
mold u up and let it drain a moment
then shake and snap it vigorously. to
remove as much water as you can nut IL
through the second water In the same
manner; spread smoothly on the ironing
sheet, iroD quickly with hot iro ns--1v a
MreGd, and iron until perfectly dry ND.
on the side that had been first used as
the outside of the dress, providing the
material is the same on both sidesVthen
make 1t up inside out. BY skill, a gar
ment may be SO entirely metamorphosed
through the present style of overskirts,
nounces panicrs, bows and trimming.
tbat old things may be made to appear
as new.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

To WHITEN YELLOW FLANNEI.-Dr.
AItus tells us that flannel which has be-
come yellow from use may be whitsSed
by putting it for sometime in a ISOLATION
OF hard soap, to which strong ammonia
has been added; the proportions he
gives are-lt lbs, hard soap, so lbs, soft
water and / lb. of strong ammonia.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

To GET FREE FROM ANTs.-Quick
lime is most etfeotual in destroying these
pests. Place some on the window-siIl,
or wherever they get in; this was tried
in larder which was infested with
them, and was quite successful, not one
remaining nor reappearing, though the
quieEIime was put down some months
agO.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08
Babies and Feeding-Bottle

The London Chemist and Dyuggist
says "The latest lcad-poisoning sensa-
ton, for which certain Liverpool chem
lists are responsible, reveals the horrible
fact that we are now training our babies
to the use of this addition to their nutri-
ment, by feeding them through tubes
composed of "india-rubber dissolved in
ten per cent. of bisulphide of carbon
and thickened with white lead, resin,
and sometimes oxysulphurent of anti
mony, from which, when it comes into
contact with the milk, sulphuretted
hydrogen is evolved, and lactate of lead
formed in the stomach" The fact that
several millions of infants have not only
survived this treatment, but have 10 al.
appearances thrived on it, somewhat oi-
minishing the horror which we ough to
experience on learning this report. But
we remember, and now for the first time
intelligeutlY comprehend, the touching
American epitaph in graveyard very
long way out West
Grim death has taken darling little Jerry,
The son Of Joseph and syrena ilowels,
Seven days he wrestled with the dyseniery
And then he perished with his little bowels.
lis bottle seemed to hurt his stomach tone
But with the angels he'll get plump and merry
For there's no nursing bottles where he's gone"
The fact that some millions of infants
have thrived OH one form or another OF
feeding bottles, is indeed capable of af-
fordlng consolation, but the comfort we
derived from that reflection will be ma
terially diminished by calling to mind
the many millions who have perished,
The attitude of nations is remarkable.
The United States and Canada are Evan
gelical, not excluding the Roman church.
The Roman church is encum6ered with
an enormous amount OF baggage, but
God has many precious souls in that old
numbering baggage wagon. England is
Evangelical. Every drop of the water is
not pure, but the force is Christian. On
the Continent, Austria has almost
Protestant premier, and her priests are
in open antagonism to Rome Italy is
nominally Catholic, but she is coming to
life and inaugurating free schools, free
speech, and free press. Spain is para
lyzed as Papal power. The dominant
nation to-day rs Germany, and its polity
and institutions are for liberty Of thoagAt,
aud conscience. This is not the period
of decadeHce. in f. Z d. -Beecher.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

Der foost ting dot Atam planted vhen
he dook der Garteu of EtsU 10 vas his
foot, und so quck he raised it der
groundt cop, be got shnaked poo.y we'll
out,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08
WHOLE NUMBER ITO.

hundred miles long, but 30 full of inlets
and straits that its navigable shore-line
measures seventeen hundred and sixty
miles, dotted with lovely islets, with pi.
gantic trees almost to the waters edge.
with safe anchorage everywhere, and
| stretching southwark, without shoals or
bars, from the Straits of Fuca to the
capital and center of Washington Terri.
tory, 1t will be magnificent entrepot for
the commerce of that grandest ocean of
the world-the Pacific.
go The Land Grant Of the United
States, exceeding fifty millions of acres,
in the winter.whea: region of our ma.
tion-ten times as large as the area oi
Massachusetts-is doubtless sufficient for
the completion of the road; but, besides
this, millions of private means are al
ready invested in it. The bonds based
on the Land Grant and mortgage on
the road itself in addition, are being sold
as rapidly as the money is need; and as
investment, yielding about eight per
cent. per year in currency, rank already
with the best class OF railroad securities.
And thus the good work will 90 on with
unchecked step to its final consumma-
ton, carrying the blessing of settlement,
development, civilization and Christiani-
ty with it in its progress, and literally,
causing the wilderness TO blossom as the
rose.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

Rift all der pad tings OF your ujnd, I
lofe ron more as meter vas. Dot vas vot
/ said Of mine frow when shpeaks mil me
py der ped curtains dherein.. D moi nRo
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

WELLS & BOOTH. Wholesale and Retail Dealers
in Western Reserve Butter and Cheese, Dried Fruit
Flour, and Groceries Orders respectfully solicited
filled at the lowest cash cost. AShtahula Ohio 1925
IL. l.. MORRISON, Dealers in Dry-Goods. Grocer
les. Boots, Shoes, Hats aps, Hardware Crockury
Books, Paints, Oils. &c, Ashtlbula. o. 500
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08
HARNESS MAKER.

w. III. WILLIAMSON, Saddler and Harness Ma
ker opposite Fisk Block, Main street. Ashtabula Ohio
has hand and makes TO order, in the best manner
everything in his line. 1095
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-08

ezEa q. w. NELSON, Dentist, Ashtabula, o.
1fff93 visits Copneaut, Wednesday and Thu,sday OF
each week. .. 1tug
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09
Finance FIgnres:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The following
is the debt statement:
Debt bearing coin interest, $1,SS3, 75l,-
$50; accrued int, $29, 81, 7T debt bear
ing currency interest, S44, 978, 900 ; inter-
est, S252,S02 national debt, 1910, 142
interest, S312,426; debt bearing no inter-
est, S4I4,6 47, Sl3; unclaimed interest,
$I1,262; total debt, 81, 345, 2s5, COS inter-
est, S29,054,2SO.
Cash in the Treasury-Coin, SS3,742,-
200 ; currency, IS, l5S, SIG.
Debit less cash in the Treasury, S2,2SS,-
S5S,S57; decrease during July, s.. 701, 976;
decrease since March 18th, 1871, $S7, 49,
0S3 since March /, 1869, S252, 134, 4O1.
The Pacific Railroad bonds outstand-
ing amount to S64, sis, SS2,. Of which the
accrued interest not yet paid is $685.
O94. The interest paid by the United
States amounts to $1,000, 475, of which
$S,06S,S65 have been repaid by the trans
pOrtation of mails.
The total amount Of bonds purchased,
cancelled and destroyed is S2lS, 49,, $50,
which cost in currency $243, 997, S07.
Matured bonds to the amount of $685.
900 have also been cancelled and de-
strOyed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09
Famine in Persia.

LONDON, July 2S.-The reports we
are receiving here give new, and, il
possible, even more horrible and APP.
palling details of the Persian famine.
The dearth is very much more wide
spread than at first reported. In
place of being confined to the prov
ince of Khorassan it extends over the
entire land. Already the loss of life
has been fearful. Persia is said, on
reliable authority, to have lost fifty
per cent. Of her population. Thous-
ands of people, half famished, have
dragged themselves across the from
tier into Turkisl, Arabia and GobOol,
while those who have not had the en-
ergy to emigrate, or have been pre-
vented from so by the strong arm OF
the government, are daily dying by
thousands of starvation. A Persian
subject cannot leave his native coun-
try, even to go upon a pilgrimage to
Meshed Hosein or to Mecca, without
special permission from the authori-
ties, and this permission is even now,
in spite of the appalling eondi-
ton of the country, still insisted
upon. The people, in desperation,
however, use every means to elude
the vigilance Of the government and
escape into happier lands.
1t appears that there was a terrible
drought last year, which was followed
as a natural consequence by a partial
failure of the crops. The was great
suffering and privation, but compare
lively little mortality.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09
Another Coal StrIke Impending.

A letter from Mahanoy City, Pa, says:
The trade a~nxiously looked forward to
the the 18th OF August, the day on which
the committee meet to fix the wages
which are dependent on the price ofcoal
for the following month. 1t is general
" believed that a reduction will be an
nounced, from the fact that the Reading
Road advanced their freight to August
LIST, twenty cents between Port Carbon
and the terminus. This will make a
corresponding reduction on the opera
tors profits, and to make himself
"whole" he will be obliged to reduce
wages. The miners and laborers are
united in their determination to hold
out against any further reduction. The
reductions already since resumption
have been three per cent, and it is said
now that the reduction this month will
he four per cent. more, making in all
seven per cent. reduction in three
months from wages that barely allow a
man and his family to live decently.
Furthermore, the Reading Company
will advance their tolls on September J.,
and and again on the first day Of Octo-
Der. What will be-the result? General
suspension, just so ure as the thing is
persisted in.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09
Yorih CaroIIna Fleetion.

The returns thus far from the North
Carolina election held August Sd, in
dicate a positive defeat Of the Consti-
tutional Convention party, and a trl-
umph of the Republicans. The re-
suit of this election has ensured the
defeat of a deep laid scheme of the
Ku Klux Democracy of that state to
revolutionize the government and
undo the whole work of r~econstruc-
ton in North Carolina. The Demo-
cratic legislature which impeached
and removed Governor Holden for
enforcing the laws, made provision
for the calling of a Constitutional
Convention, with the avowed purpose
Of permanently overthrowing radi-
cal supremacy in the state. The pro-
posed democratic new Constitution
would have taken from the hands of
the people the power to elect all judi
cial officers, even down TO justice of
the peace, establishing an exclusive
" democratic supervision Of elections
thereby. But the triumph of the Re-
publicans removes entirely that dan
ger, and secures the standing of the
present Constitution.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09

Hall and Connolly, instead of say
ing whether the accounts published
by the New York Times are true or
false, are appealing for the appoint
ment of q committee. This is prima
facie a confession of guilt. The bust
ness of such a committee, appointed
under the shrewd madipulations of
the thieves, would be whitewash-
aud Ehitewashing is deucedly expens-
i've in New York now, judging from
some of the bills paid on county ae-
count. Why don't Hall and Connolly
show the books, if the Times has
forged incorrect copies? 1t can be
convicted ten minutes, If it is using
false evidence. Bring out your books
there is no need of a whitewashing
committee. If over nine millions
have been expended in rents, furni-
ture and repairs not worth two, COM
mittees cannot excuse the act. The
question is, has it been donef-C0L-
uHl6us Journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09

The Detroit Western Cuthotic has tie
following on the recent attempt to pre-
vent the marching Of the Protestant pro-
cession in the streets of New York city
"As Catholics, we have a special inter
est in the maintenance, not only order,
but Of the right OF peaeeable citizens to
occupy the streets for meetings and pro-
cessiOns. We haYe our share of public
displays and professions /; we enjoy per-
feet liberty in conducting them through
the streets. Our Protestant neighbors,
although they don't regard our banners,
notices and regalias with any better
feeling than contempt, put on an out
ward showing Of respect, and let US
pass. We are a powerless minority, and
only that we live under a government
that protects minOrities as well as ma
jorities, and are surrounded by an en-
lightened and tolerant people, we would
soon be made painfully aware Of our
weakness, How tolerant then should
wo not be to others, no matter how viru-
lent may be their hatred of our religion.
We should be loudest in u demands
for the rights OF all classes, for may not
our turn come soon; and if we have not
championed other, where, in the day of
our need, will find champions ?"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-08-09

AFRICAN DIAMoNDs.-Social econ
omists are sadly puzzled about the
discovery of the African diamond
fields, and ask what will be the effect
upon the commercial value of the
precious stone, and the answer issat-
isfactory when based upon compare
son with that produced by the influx
OF gold from California and Australia,
the demand for which keeps pace
with the supply. Thus will it be
with diamonds. Their use will
spread to all classes of society. Moth
ingis ever likely to replace them as or
naments. During the last twenty
years so much have they been in re-
quest that their valueh a beendoubled.
and, what is more strange, the supply
has come more from the old Spanish,
French and italian family jewels than
from the mines.