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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15
SELECT POETRY.
TO sssER OURSELVES AS OTHERS
SEE US.v
BY PRANK cLivE.

gIEr. 'ffI t-.Is NI
Bill Baker owned lighting dog,
A brindle, coarse haired brute,
T. sScaaine disnnte.
Al, m. con d,,ct.6 yicious crooo
Snl,.toilrd hair.Iinned cron' 'oorsd
And red.eved canine nuissnc.
Rv theGeigltborho, 4canisns s,arod
BilIs Cog came down the street ona
diagonal dog trot, ITO r-.vTF-rr
2 - fsnr ,yL,n, NJ n,al,e I, /, H., VS. - - =
When nm a scrnI,bv ln,h,nd, ,,r,,,o
His vision changed to 'fail
Staring from nnt inoking ,loss
Thai leoned against tha ,saii
Bills dog surveyed that strange canine.
win sinister regard,
A dog iooL aui,e sa hard
Tho moro I,c ,rrzsd ,be less resnect
liz IeI, ,Yithih lin cir : : F'S>Ii
Fo, ,hati id.rnosalizeh cross. crained 3
And h,ng-doy looling cnr
20
That stranger log returned bllrs dogs
insniting s'are' ID Klnu, ,,
RiIl's canjne's pence of mind
With every bristiinv hair along
His Rack M, fierceiv irowned
And curle,Ibis TAIL until II raised
- His hind feet from the ground
.lt -
And showed his teeth, and cooked his ears
And otherwise behaved aa
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15
selecting a WIG.

We have heard OF the test being ap-
piled 10 servant girls, but John Starkl, y
was tie man whJ applied II 10 the Sc
irction oi . wife. The Starkleys and the
Belknaps had been friends through sew
eral generations. In the present geper-
ation there was in the Starkiey family
one son, and in the family of Belknaps
five daughters and il had been arrang-
Ell between the parents that the heir OF
the Starkleys should take him a wife
from among the daughters of aBelknap
John the heir aforesaid, at the age OF five
ard iwenty had returned from his trav'
els, when his father babe him select
from The daughters OF the friendly house
that one he would have for a wife
John was dntitI son, aud his heart
was whole, and as the saidens were all
fair TO look upon, he accepted the situa
lion, dertermined 10 master it if possi'
BILE. L.. ..
John spent several evenings in The compa-
ny of the young ladies, and Il was difficult 10
decide which was ihe most cbarpings though
his fancy rcsied most lpgeringly upon the
hyoungest-not that she was the. handsomesi,
bui slir appeared the most sensible.
| 4 One dsy John was isivited 10 dinner and IN
epsance of the fsmily he made his way intr
b hall and threw a broom upon the floor
| directly across the passage OF the diuiDgrroom
| By and by the summons sOunded for the nlea
and John Nasched Tor the result. The eldes
daughter stepped over the bloom loflily th'
second went around il; The third gave II !
kick from the path the foueth gave II an ex
ira kick, and the fifth--the youngest-ssop
ped and picked The bSoom; up and took IL q
the Gar corner q HE hall and set 1t esrrfalJ
out Of the way. 4, ~, ,,..,,...,. .ll,ast
And John selecteG tpe meek eyed, fair b air
ed maiden. WIN thas st0ol thetestt; aud ht
peyer had oeeasion to regret bis choioe.1 ebs
1 proved 10 be " wife who looked, well q To- the
ways other household, and her heart had nc
| lack Of faith and love.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15
HEAVEN.

Liglit after darkuess,
GBin after loss,
Strength siier suIfeii u,
Crow atter crOSs.
Sweet alter bitter,
Song Mter sigh,
Hpms after wsudcrins.
Praise aIeu cry. I'd.
Sbeayes af'er sOwiug, 80
sun after rain, s.-.
Sight sner mystery,
Peace aitef phi4.
Joy AieT sOrrUw,
Calm aiLer blast, ..If
Rest alter wesriurss,
sweet rest al Lust.
Near after distant,
Gltain after gloom,
Love after loneliness, ~ 1f
11Ile 6tler tomb. -.tt
After long agony
Rapture OF bliss!
Brigut wa, tne pathway
Leading tn THIS!
Eranei, Rldiey HarergGi,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15
WHOLE NUMBER 1910.
.cAs n.ad .h., ne,l.s N. ,S.rla.


Blessings on the hand OF Womanl
Angels guard lis strength aud grace
In The palaci', cottage hovel.
O, no matter where the plare H
Would that never storms hssailrd IL;
Rain bows ever gently curled; tItf.H
For the hand that rocks the cradle,
Is the band that rocks the world.
Infancv's the tend.r fountain:
Power may with Beauty flow;
Mothers trst Oguide the streamltts;
From them souls unres,iDg grow,
Grow on Tor gUod or evil,
Sunshine slrraurd or darkness hurled,
For the hand that rocks The cardie
ls the band.that rOcks tire world
Namsn, how divine your mission
Here upon our natal sld
Keep, q kecp tue young heari open
Always 10 The breath Of Godl
All iIue trophies OF the Ages
Are from Mother Love impearled;
For tic hand fhaf focks the cfadle
Is tue hand that roeAs tue world.
Bl 'ssings on tIe band Df NOmani .-t
Fathers. SONS and daughters cry,
All the sacred songs are mingled
With the worship In the shy.
Mingles where nU temp sis daTkeus,
Rainbow cverinure aTe builsd +--
For tie haud that rocks the craule
Is the hand that TOccs tue world.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15

strains stop only Signal. xTrains do not Stop
Telegraph Stations. Cleveland Time
The Jefferson Accommodation leaves Jefferson at 600
a m and arrives at 7;45 y m.
The Way Freight trains stop at Jefferson in going
West at $3.50 p NJ and going East at $50 A, NJ These
trains carry passengers. a rrs~ 3r- q '.g1nrflf
Passenger the rate of cents per mile to way
stations, counted in even half dimes.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15
ERIE RAIL WAY.

ABSTRACT Of Time labte adopted Jan. ,20th, 1879
DULLMAN'S best Drawn room and
Sleeping Caches, combining all modern i'm.
provements are through on all trains from Buffalo,
suspension Bridge Niagara Falls, Cleveland and Gin
cinnat TO New York, making direct connection with
all lines of foreign and coastwise steamers and also
with sound Steamers and railway lines fer Boston and
other New England cities.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15

Some people talk a great deal abont
ministers aud the cort OF keeping Them,
paying their iloHsereai, iabls expenses,
aud ether items OF salary. Did sneh
persons ever think that il costs thirty,
five millions Of dollars 10 pay the ssla-
ries OF American lawyers; aud twentyf
millions OF dollars 10 keep our criminals :
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15

+ Running SHIRT OF stalk" while CALI
ing on his sweetness, brilliant idea
stTack a Kansas youth "OBe thing is
certain, p said he, .IfI don't 30 6ver the
plains this spring, I'll marry and raise
n aronn la 1finf4g afi iti 10 rttgaE IeifEl
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15

p A Young man wyht West, D few
months ego, who sent only one letter
home IL said, ''Sepd me a wig," and
his fond parents don'l know Ahether he
is scalpea ornafried. ~. .i'i''''' '' go ~
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-15

for sinaers@ pretsxts. - a pa
lAseaied propOssl'-the spgsgemsSs
.kise-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
ahOn.

"It is not going too far 10 say that
he is the most popular Man in tho
country. lie lives u retired, umostcu.
tatious lite; and though lie dispIaye,
extraordinary poinp when sent u few
years ago, on an embassy 10 Prussia,
his manners are pretending and his
dress plain. lie seldom appears in
uniform, and the only mark Of dis
tinction he wears Is the red ribbon
(of the Legion Of IIonor). liis most
marked characteristics arc q love OF
children and fondness for study.
lie made q triumphant entry into
Milan Tin 1851 with little girl. who
had offered hiuia nosesay, perched
upon his holsters. He 10 probably as
well versed IL military history rs
Faidherbe, aud 10 often busy with 4
child and map npon his knces. Ills
favorite amusement is riding. In So
ciety hc Is shy, almost sad, and seems
III at case. lie likes to saunter about
tho boulevard, with his hands in his
pockets and cigar eseraaiiy im his
mouth. when be u not on horseback;
aud he is SEEK 10 m0st advantage n
home surrounded by his family"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
Anew idea I'm nuildirx.

Wire netting for plastering is be-
ing rapidly introduced to take the
place oflaths. 1t takes less labor to
place on the walls, is more continu.
Gus, and will not burn. Coarse net
ting, with one inch Iuesh, aud made
of strong wire, is found to answer
best. For ornamental eornice work
tits especially valuable, for il can be-
bent into any desired form. Secured
to iron studding in brick building,
our greatest danger on account of
fire would be removed. a still fur
sher application of this plan is TO
make round bags Of wire, resembling
barrels, and to coat them inside and
out with cement. When il har-
denS they resemble stone barrels.
Filled with sand aud sunk in rows
and masses, they make excellent
building material for break-waters.
Another extension of the idea has
been tried with success in England.
1t consists in making iroSframed
buildings, covering them with the
wire netting, and spreading concrete
on both sides. Il is claimed that o
house-walls, foOrs, roofs, doors,
partitions and all-has been built,
that is strong, firm, aud absolutely in-
combustible. Various applications
Of the use Of wire netting, and pias-
ter or cement, readily suggest them
selves, and the matter is worthy Of
the attention Of mechanics aud build
ers. aa',
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
Transfixcd.

We shall never forget that evening
VIC spent at Magruder's, and We went
around to see her. 1t was summer
time, and moonlight, and she sat
upon the piazza. The carpenter had
been there that day, gluing up the
rustic chairs on the porch, SO we
took a seat upon the step in front Of
Miss Magrudcr, where we couldgaze
into her eyes and drink III her smiles.
1t seems probable that tho carpenter
must have upset his glue-pot on the
spot where VIC sat, tor after ing
Miss Magruder's remarks for couple
of hours, and drinking several of her
smiles, we tried to rise for the pur-
pose Of going home, but found that
we were ilnmovably fixed to the step.
Then Miss Magruder said Don't
be in n hurry" and we told her we
believed we wouldn't. The couver-
sation had a sadder tone after that.
aud VIC sat there thinking whether it
would bc better to ask Miss Magru-
der 10. withdraw while we disrobcd
and went home i'll Highland costume,
or whether we should urge her to
warm up the poker, or whether we
should give one terrific wrench aud
then ramDic GOwn inc yaru DUCK
ward. About midnight Miss Magru-
der yawncd, and SAID shcAbelieved
she would go to bed. Then we sud-
denly asked her if she Thought her
father would have any objection to
lending us his trout steps for q few
days, because we wanted to take
them home for q pattern. We think
Miss Magruder must have entertain
ell doubts of our sanity, for she
rushed in, called her father, and
screamed. Magruder came down
with doubled-barrelled gun. Theu
we explained the situation i'll o W his
per, and he procured saw and cut
out the piece TO which we were at
tached. Then we went home wear
ing the patch, aud before two O'Clock
crushed out our young love for Miss
Msgruder. We never called again,
and she threw herself away on O dry
goods man. There is u melancholy
in recalling these memo
ries of youth, and rejecting upon
the influence of glue upon the emo
iions of The human kcart.-(Saturday !
Evening Post.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
A Peculiar Climate.

Tho Lexington, Tenn., Reporter.
says: "The climate Of Peru Is set
forth by a correspondent rs peculiar.
1t never rains there, but during cer-
tian seasons dew falls 40 thick, heavy
aud continuous, that it will saturate
the heaviest clothing in less than half
an hour The changes are rapid and
violent. One muy. be walking along
the streets, glorying in The rich
warmth of tho sunshine, when sud-
denly from tho southwark q mass Of
dark clouds come rolling across the
armament, ard the blue sky 10 re-
placed by sotnbre pail, and TO ~
glorious sunshine. succeeds drix.'
zling, penetrating mist. And this -
also AZ suddenly changed again; the
sunlight and the sky reappcars in ali
their brightness and beauty"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11

There has bccn a gun standing be-
hind q cupboard in Pine street res
idence for tho past eight wears. II
belonged to the occupants father,
aud was set up there III q loaded con-
dition. Its presence was always oil
eyesore to the occupants wife, who
shared fully with the six. their fear
of firearms. So, thc Other day
Friday, we tliink-she induced her
husband to take it down and fire il
of. He Ladncvcr fred offa gun that
had bech loaded eight years; in fact,
he Lad never fired oil n gun ut all, SO La
pokcd il cut Of q window aud took
aim into the, garden, without the
faintcst shadow of fear. His wife,
being afraid of firearms, stood behind
his back and looked over his shoulder
with her eyes tight shut. lie shut his
eyes, too, and thcn pulled the trigger.
What Immediately followed, neither
appears 10 have any settled idea. lie
says he can vaguely remember hear
ing q noise Of sOmc kind, and has an
indistiiict impression of passing over
something which must have been his
wife, as she was found between him
and the window by the ncie ehbors
who drew him out OF the fireplace.
The fact that one of his shoulders
was setback about two inches, and
that three of her teeth were Embedded
in his scalp, seemed 10 iuIicatc that
in stepping back from the window
he had done SO abruptly, and this con-
ciuslon, we are glad TO say, was vcr-
ific,i by both on being restored 10 con-
sciousness.-lDanbu News.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
compulsory vaccination.

The benighted Asiatic, says al
exchange, find, to their surprise, that
Russia has very summary method
of practically enforcing the behests
of European civilization. Great
Britain's temporizing method of
dealing with the Orientials finds no
favor in Russian eyes. Recently
smallpox made its appearance in one
of the Asiatic possessions of the
Gear. Ills officers at the post re-
quested the people to come aud be
vaccinated. Compliance with this
invitation being summarily refused,
few medical officers, we'll supplied
with lancets and vaccine virus, were
detailed for active service. These
surgeons were accompanied by q regi-
ment of Cossacks. Tho dsshing lsi-
GERS ran down every man, woman
and child in the infected district, and
held them each and all until the phys
icians prononnccd them Thoroughly
vaecinated. This is advancing hu-
manity at the points of the lance and
lancet.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
Remarkable Tclegraphic Fees.

The following story is told Of Capt.
]. H. Hills, Vermont t:lagr.ph -opes-
asor, who being recen,lyon snow-bound
train where severe suffering was antic-
pi,ed, without sp:edy relief. cut the
telegraph wires, took their ends into
a Car where they would be sufficiently
warmed to admit ofbsing raI idly handled.
and by sticking the ends together was
able to "call" the operator at one Of the
principal stations on the road. He then
sent the following messsge;;--A''T Trouble.
Answer slowly, am working without
an instrument; / will receive your answer
through my tongue" - -
Capt. H. received til. answer BY putting
one end of the wire AbcTG and the other
under his tongue. and letting the electric
current pass through it when he was
able to read by the succession of sharp
and somewhat painful electrical shocks.
His success was pefect, snd he not. only
sent and receiyedmessages for the conduc:
tor, but for sererl of the passengers.
The only i'll consequence of the explicit
was the total loss of taste which Capt.
H. suffered for several dAys afterwards.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
Object Of the Mathematics Rattle.

WE. Putnam, Ill July, 1869, was
in Wayne county, Nebraska, and, as
he was one day investigating the
natural history of that district, he
heard the familiar rattle of the snake.
The sound was repeated at intervals,
and proceeded from rattlcsnake e
that was calling its mate, which
soon came in answer to the sum-
mons. Professor Aughey had SIM
liar experience the following year,
and from these facts he is disposed to
think that the purpose served by the
rattle is to call the sexes together.
Another purpose may be to paralyze
its victims with fright, and to ill
spire it's natural enemies with terror.
As all illustration of the use Of the
rattle for the latter purpose, the au-
thor says that, as he followed through
the woods of Dakota county, Neb.,
q Baltimore orio!e, he heard and at
once saw the bird as if paralyzed with
fear, aud ready to fall prey to the
serpent. The author shot the rattle
snake. He adds that he once witness
ed at attack Of seven hogs Oh q raitie-
snake. Soon after the battle opened
the snake ratified, aud three others
came to his aid. But the hogs were
victorious in q few minutes. .
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11

A man living near Windridgc
Green county, Penn, had born te
him five children, four girls and one
boy. His name is Daniel Lewis
When quite young the boy and second
daughter, named burinda Lewis, dc.
velopcd quito fondmess for hunting,
and were out nearly all the time,
roaming the woods in search ofgamc.
They seemed to delight in nothing so
much rs the free life of hunter, and
would be gone from home for weeks
alta time. After some four or five
years, the boy Quit it, and entered OIL
the moro industrious pursuits of life,
but'tlie girl continued in the chase.
Drawing herself more and more
from human in tel course and restraint,
she became II wild woman, fleeing
from the approach of her kind with
the speed Of deer, During the
early years of her solitary lite, che
used 10 approach her fathers house
and cntice tic dogs to follow her,
learning almost any breed of dogs to
become good hunters. In the hope
Of bringing her back 10 her home
and to civilization, her brother fol.
lowed her and shot the dog she had
taken away, using every inducement
to get her 10 go back with him. But
all in vain. For eighteen years,
since she was twelve years Of age, she
has lived this wild life, sleeping in
the centres of straw stacks durin.
the night, and hiding III them during
the summer the wild and cultivated
fruits she Intends for her winters
store of provisions. She is now
thirty years old, and is as wild Us the
most untamed dinizen of the forest.
Mr.. Messenger says he at one time
while out hunting met her in the
woods. Her long black hair, cover
ing her face and eyes, was matted
with burs and leaves, and her black
eyes made her a sIarilin.
picture. She remained perfectly
still until he got within twenty feet
of her when she turned and fed with
the swiftness 10 mau could hope to
rival. A few days since s<c was seen
again, and then had in her hand three
pleasants and four rabbits, but al
though these encumbered her she
eluded every attempt to capture her,
She has been SO long III the woods
that she has become perfectly wild.
Her dress is made of the skins of wild
animals and u blanket that she has
taken somew here during some of lcr
nocturnal predatory tours.-[Whecl-
ing lsegfster.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11

Roscoe Coukling is now considered
the coming man for the Supreme
Bench. Astonishment has long been
dead in the people Of this country,
and nothing that the President
might do, except q sirtuous act,
would again revive II. But OF all the
nimble aud serpentine tricksters for
;he Presidents political shambles
Coukling il, perhaps. the mott ven-
omous and disgusting. With a
staggering front and q face Of brass,
he has kitten like frivolity and q
chaffy fancy which would bring the
supreme Bench not only into re-
proach but contempt. He Is deep
only in malice. He 10 learned only
in the artSof lawless conspiracy aud
aud intrigue. Alas! what success
sor TO the erudite and accomplished
Chase. A disgusted country would
feel huMiliated In looking ON this pic
ture and then on that,--Ilsouisyille
Courier-J Journal.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
!. A cockmEr Wall.

The great Pacific Journey have done,
In many u town and tent i've found iodgment
l think I've travelled to the setting sun,
And very nearly reached the Day of Jud yInent
Like La1nccitt, In quest Of Holy Grail,
Iye sccn u seeker, yet sadly fail
To ind the genuine type American.
Where is this object OF my youthful wonder,
w no met me In the pages of Sam Slick
And whitfield always on a bit of slick
The more the crowd Of friends around me thickens
The less my chance to mcrt him seems to be;
Why did he freely show himself TO Dickens,
To Dixon, sala, Troilope, not to Ine
No one ace,sts me with the woris, 'wa'al
Stringent
Greets me Ms Festive Cuss,' or shouts 'Old
Hoss!'
No grim six-shooser threatens me with danger,
Round friendly b0arrts no cocktail ever passes,
No brandy smash my morning hour besets;
And pctticoats are worn by all the lasses,
And the pianos don't wear pant,lettes.
The ladies, when you offer chicken salad,
Don't say, I'm pretty crowded now, guess =
They don't sing Mrs. Barney Williams ballads
Of"Bobbing Round, NOR add Stree TO yes.
l, too, have SAT-. like every other fellow,
la many u railway, omnibus, strect-car;
No glii has spiked ME with II fierce umbrella,
And said -: You sit, mean TO sit right tilari'
Gone are the Yankees of my early reading!
Faded the Yankee land OF eager guests!
meet with cu.turs, courtesy, good breeding,
Art. letters, men and women Of the best.
Oh! fellow Britons, all my hopes sre undone;
Take counsel of n disappointed man!
Don come out here, but stay ut home in London,
And seek in books the true Americana
London Figaro.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
msii .p Prssses.ss.

The late john, Stuart Mill, OF Eng
laud, 10 admitted BY common c0iscn
to have been tho most profound ana
| widely informed and best trained po
! iliticai economist OF the ,age. AS tht
| protective tariff school in this coun
try are trying to support thcinselye,
by the strcn9th 81 his great autllori
! ty, 1t IL tfofih while toknow wiiai
were the views Of this able and can.
fdid thinker on The question Of gov
erTiment protection for manufactures
in letter dated Fcbruarv 26, 1866
addressed 70 IN American friend, afi ci
referring to q passage In his, "prin.
ciples of Political Economy" cx.
pressing the opinion that pro-
tcctivc duty for 10 limited space
Of time may be defensible ina new
country to encourage rnsgufacturcs
In their infancy, he uses the folio ing
emphatic language: @ gag :
''The manufacturing parts OF the
United States, New England and
Pennsylvania, are no longer- new
countries they have carried on man.
ufnctarcs on a large scale, aud with
tic benefit Of high protecting duties,
80 ~! s<ssSs wv AhSAh
have had full time TO nc
Tfifire the manufacturing skill in
which those of England had preceded
them; there has been ample expert
encc to prove that the alleged inabil.
ity of their manufacturers to. compete
with those of Great Britain does not
arise merely from the recent date of
their establishment, but from the fact
that American labor and capital can,
in :he present circumstances of
America, be employed with greater
return and greater advantage TO the
national wealth in the productions of
other articles. / have never, for a
moment, recommended or counten-
anced any protecting duty except for
the purpose Of enabling the protect
ed branch of industry, in very
moderate time, to become indepen-
dent of protection. That moderate
time in the United Stated has become
and if the cotton and iron
of America still need protection
against those of the other hcmi-
sphere, it is in my eyes . complete
proof that they ought not to have it,
and that the longer it is continued
the greater the injustice aud the
waste OF the national resources will