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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
A House ONE Thousand Years old.

The loftest house, and the most per-
feet in the matter OF architecture L have
ever seen, was that which a oOd-chop
per occupied with his family one winter
in the forests of Santa Cruz County. II
was the cavity Of a redwood tree, two
hundred aud forty feet in height. Fine
had eaten away the trunk at the base,
until circular room had been formed,
sixteen feet in diameter. AT ty
ieet OF more from the ground was knot
hold, which aft rded eg ess f,r the smoke.
With hammOcks hung from pegs, and
few cooking utensils hung upon other
pegs t lai b Use lacked no essenIi ial thing.
rIis woodman was in possession OF Il
house which had been d III hJusand years
in process of building. Perhaps oil the
very day it was finished he came along
and entered it. How did all .jack-kniie
and hand-saw architecture sink into In
| significance in contrast with this house
in the soltudes of the great forest
Mureover,th tenant Jared like prince
Within thirty yards of his coulferous
house a noun ain stream went rushing
past to the sea. In the swirls and eddies
under the shelving rocks, if one could
not land halt dozed trout within all
hour, he deserved to go hungry as pen.
atty for his awkwardh"ss. Now and
then deer came out into the openings,
and, at no great distance, quails, rabbits,
and pigeons could be found.
What dill this man want more than
nature furnished him q? Hehad house
with a "cupola'' two hundred aud forty
feet high, aud game at lhe cost OF taking
it. This Arcadian simplicity would have
made . Wasting impression, but for vol
nnteer remark, that nothing could b'
added to give lite more perfect zest
"Well, yes" said he, 81 reckon it you arr
going back to town, you might tell jim
to send me up gallon of whiskey, an'
some plug tobacco"
Ii will not do TO invest hollow tire
with too much OF sentiment and poetry
Ii that message had not been suggested
we should have been under the deiuslol
io this day that the lives ofthose people
dwelling in a house fashioned 4 athousan
years ago, were rounded to perfect iul
ness, without one artificial want.
Ooerl4ad Monthly
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

II pays 10 be houest. IL pave in more
ways III one. il not only pave in the
satisfact OIL IL bring, but, in the long run,
pays 10 dollars and cents. The mechan-
ic, the merchant, the manufact orer, the
lawysr-in tact, every man that seeks
advancement through his labors will
find that honesty is not only the best pol
icy, bat the best stock in trade that he
can have. 1t may take longer to earn q
fortune by honest labor, but once earn.
I'd, IL will last longer aud buy more sol
III cumfort than double the amount earn.
ed by dishonest means. There is some
thing better than wealth. Integrity il
priceless. Money cannot buy il. The
lich man may envy the poor man its pos
session, yet the rich can have II If they
seek it from the beginning. Start right
young man. Let no ambitious whispers
iell you a-tray. BE determined to deal
on tile square with your fellow man.
Every do Lar thus earned will bring a
bl,s.ing to you hear. II you can't
make money honestly you lad better re-
main poor all your lie. it will not pay
10 exchange your honesty Tor few doll
ars and cents. Money made by chea,-
ing your neighbor viii bgrn into your
conscience and destroy forever your
,rthly h p iness. Does anbit'ol y
the cilizen 20 hugh political power? ..ei
him under- d that the only sure foo :
hold in climbing ihe rugged steep Of
ia e is honesty OF purposr. He may have
brilliant ability, may cham The eye and
please the ear, but If h. lack integrity
he lacks the one great element OF lasting
power 1.-The is false 10 himself he will
be false to others, aud his fell will b. as
ctr ain as his elevation was rapid. The
wrecks Of ambitious statesmen are 10 be
seen on every side. They bad ability;
tn, Y had the confidence Of the peopl
/ they were elevated to power and iufI
rncr, but they lacked honesty and they
feIl-moral recks made 80 by their own
folly. Let their fate be warning 10
public men. Let personal integrity BE-
the priceless jewls that money can neither
| buy nor sell. The lame that Is built up.
on honesty will stand like the shaft oI
granite, the emblem of beauty and eter
nal strength.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

know not if dark or bright
Shall he my lOt
II that wherein my hope delight
BE best Or not. hnrsss-f q
Itmaybe mine 70 drag for yests -
Toifs heavy chainj
Or day and night my meat be tears
On bed Of pain.
Dear faces may surround my hearth
With smiics and glee;
Or may dwell alone, and mirth
BE strange to me.
NV bark is waited from the strand
BY breath divine,
And on the,helm there rests hand
Oiber than mine.
One who has know in storms 10 sail
l have on hoard:
AbOve The raging OF the gale q, -~-~rr
n II have my LofdO 1Nt(I AHHl,
He holds me when the pillows smite;
| shall not fall.
If sharp, lis short if long, It's lights
He tenipers all. r. 800 .1r-T
Safe to the land safe to the landl
IT, the end is this;
Aud then with Hun go hand in hand
Ear into bliss
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
Do It Now.


Don't live single hour Of your life
without doing exactly what there is to
be done in it, and going straight through
it from beginning to end. Work play
study-whateve it is--,ake hold at once
and finish it squarly and clearly then
10 the next thing, without letting any
moments drop out between. 1t is won-
deriul TO see how many hours these
prompt people contrive to make OF o
day lit is as if they picked mp the mo-
menls that the drawlers lost. And If
you fud yourself where you have SO
many things pressing upon you that you
hardly know how TO begin, let me tell
you secret. Take hold of the very first
one that comes to hand, and you will find
The rest will fall into file, and follow you
ike company OF well drilled soldiers |;
and although work may be bard to meet
when it charges in squad, is easily van
qnished if you eau bring il into line
You may have often seen the anecdote
of the man who was asked how he had
accomplished so much in his life. "My
father taught me-" was the reply, "when
had any thing 10 do, to go and do it."
| There is the seccret-the magic word
1 nom
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
Losing Pork.

4 good srory is told OF old Zach Clan;
Ter, the bluff out honest Seuator from
Michigan. ''Old Zach" as he is fani-
larly called, hates the lobby with
whoe-souled and vigorous hearted, and
all the more since he learned that the
different interests in The lobby, which
have hitherto been engaged in pressing
their demands upon the national treas
ury separately, had formed sa syndI-
caLe," aud would hearaiter act unitedly.
The united claims tor subsidies, land
grants, reluAding cotton tax, &c,
amount it is said, to several hundred
millions. M.eting the skiing" of the lob
| bv, all ex-ne.hber of the House, in one
OF tIe street cars 10 Washington; Chan
Ter, in his bluf way, said TO him, "Smith
what viii You lobby thieves take and
quit p 'Oh," said Smith 1--WE suppress
ne real name) too polite to take oifense
at the bluff way Of tue Senator, IN put,
tug dis question. 81 don't know, Senator,
how mach will you agree TO give p
Well" replied Chandler, IL cannot
speak Tor u,hers, but for myself, am
" illig to give hundred mlllious,"
Conidu't do IL, sail SmIth, "for so small
A SUM-" 'Inere," replied Chandler3
you are not as generous as a pork THE
heard OF out 10 Oshkosh. A gentleman
there who had well filled pig pen, be-
G IN to m IS his hogs as hej disapp' ed
nys,enuusly, one oy oDs. Fixing hls
suspicious on losier iu the place, nam
ell Jones, he hailed him ON The street,
taxed him with the theft, and ended by
proposing that it Jones would stop his
stealing, he would, at killing time send
10 JONES' house 1000 pounds of pork.
ready cut for curing. well, Squire"
said Jones, you, and 1 are old friends I;
We both work together in politics, aud L
will go great ways to Accommodate you.
accent your proposition; but Squire,
wan. YOU TO bear in mind that lam los
ing pork by the operation 7 ,.t.4 ni
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
Government, Among Animals.

A regularly constituted form OF Gov
ernmeni, elementary as 1t may appear,
exists among very many families, OF AMI
mails aud insects. Reptiles are unusual
ly solitary, exhibiting neither affection
nor social feelings. A bllnd Buffalo on,
a w Western prairie has been known To act
AS an absolute sovereign over vast hefd
controlling their movements, as seemed
to suit his own views OF what was best
for the common good. Horses, too, IN
their wild state, VIII revor found, ip' arl-
ably obey the behesIs OF powerful stall
lion, who parades his forces, forms lines
of defense, or suddenly gives orders TOR n
amp d., as circumstances require
| Dogs left TO themselves establish an OH
garchy, whether in Asia, Africa, or any
other continent. The supreme authority )
Is invested ia certain individuals, man
aging a prescribed territory, aud woe Il
hose lrespassing upon their domain
On concerted occasions they all act Ia
gether like wolves for the accomplish
ment OF a grand design. Wolves sepa
Fate AS soon as they have accomplished
their design, but, unlike dogs, seem nov
TO recognize particular leader on theii
foraging expeditions. Wild geese have
an admirably organized system OF gov
ernment. Migrating trathersd races as
sociate in autumn for common safety II
their annual flights; out carniverou
birds, as hawks, eagles, etc., are unsocla
and selfish. Domestic fowls divide int,
families. at the head Of which is a vig
liant cock that watches his.charge will
argus eyes. Ants, honey bees, aud wasp
torn regular soyereignties.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
nanrosa 'm,.hsp..

her back was all saw OF her; - ,f
To BEE her face tried In vain.
Until her fellow.passenger
Got up and LEFT the train. ft nH
] changed my seat aod looked again
So sweet fnce never saw
An eye with depths of soul within,
iaee without flaw.
But as gszed saw tear
Roll down her Opal.tinied cheek;
And casting of ali ihoughis of fear,
courage found TO speak ..
"Why nre you weeping, falrest maid, ~
Say, why should so much beauty cryf"
al do not weep" she tartly said,. ..
I've got cindrr In my oyel"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

A recent writer says he dosen't think
men are fascinated by business women,
anil women as sex, only admire them in
the newspapers. He rs partial to the
gentle sort that can't tell box of sar-
dimes from a bale of eotton-nice, soft
bulby, innocent, imprao,ieable angels,
that don't write except that it is TO be
rot rid Of as soon as possible, and
wouldn't give a rap for their rights OF
The world win let them have . few de'
tissl L,,nrr 50" 1..--.--..
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

Strains stop Only on Signal Srrans do not stop
zTelegraph stations. Cleveland Time.
The Jefferson Accommodation leaves Jefferson at GOO
q M and arrives at 7;i5
The Way Freight trains stop at Jefferson in going
West at $50 p NJ, and going East at 1850 A. M. These
trains carry passengers 70 l--
Passenger the rate of cents per milet to way
stations, counted in even half dimes.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
ERIE RA1h ~ AK

Asstract Of. Time Yabte Adopted JAM 20A, 1872
DUIHMAN'S bss, Dtpwing- room and
Il Sleeping c aches, combining all modern i'm
provements are through on all trains from Buffalo,
Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls Cleveland and Gin
cinnati 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, 1873-04-12

A little four year old beset his mother
10 talk TO him and say somethjng funny.
-"How can II" she asked, "don't you
see how busy am baking these pies T.
swell, you might say, Charley, won't
you have pie 7 That would be fanny
fof 700 \ 4 aa b ms q .s..ls1 y al,
iGsgs ~ rs1;sF ostri.1-l
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

OROsRY 4 wErts Ea wax, dealers In stoves, ,
Ware, Lsmps and lamp mp-TrImmlngs, Petroleum, &C
aSpgorte The Fisk House, Ash,sbnlp "a. ~ ~
h Brushes &C., 7S1o .lL1.l.l... IL -
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
PHYSICIANS.

HENRY P., FRICt<ER,W.D D.. residence on
Church Street. North of the South Park Oifcc In
Smiths New Block. opposite the Fisk House. 1i29
DIR. E. L.. KING, physician and Surgeon. office
over Hendry Kings store, residence near st Peters
Church ,Ashtabula., o ~ ~ s.-. ~uA3
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

Only four noses in Duluth. have not
been iroslbliIep this winters and they
belong 10 Yea kettles,ia a.., q. b.. rs =
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11
Searching for Iron.

Any heavy mineral Of = black, brown,
red, or yellow color may be suspected
TO be iron. To prove it, dissolve some
in oil vitriol aud pour in an infusion oil
nut gall or oak bark; If it turns black,
iron is present. If ton Of rich mag
netic ore costs more than s., and poor
ores more than 81, 80 or 32athey are too
expensiveto pay, unless iron is unusu.
ally high. Deep mining for iron 10 not
profitable. Generally speaking, q bed
Of good iron ore, a foot thick, will repay
the cost Of stripping it Of soil, etc.,
twelve feet thick. Red and yellow
earths, called ochers, contain iron. Mag
netic ore is easily found by compass.
Underground Treasures,sb by Professor
James Orion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

AS we write the returns from Con
necticut shows majority in the towns
heard from Of 5,5l5 for Mr.. Ingersoll,
the Democratic candidate for Governor
over Mr.. Haven, the Republican candi.
date, giving indications ola Democrat,
majority in that State ofabout four thou.
sand. This eau not by any stretch Of the
Presidential vanity be regarded as ex.
actls vindication" of the Admins
tration party. 1t is gain for the Dem
ocratic-I-iberal party of considerably
more than seven thousand votes on the
last Presidential election. in which Mr.
GRANTS majority over Greeley was
more than four thousand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11
- We Gull the following items from

l-- We Gull the following items from
the Petersburg "Press":
Ii is little singular that up to Within
less than year all the accounts OF the
immense deposits Of coal in Pike coun-
ty were received with suspicion aud
doubt. The fact that the thickcst coal
seams in the United States do exist in
this county arc now now fully establish
ed. Professor Goa did it with his little
report.
W. Taxpayers should rcmcm Der that
property must be returned for taxation
at its full cash valnc. aud not what II
would bring at forced sale, rs formerly.
W A man living In Afford don't be.
lieve In the slow, old-tashioned ways. =
lie lost his wife short time since, mar
ried soon again, and few nights since
had a little responsibility added to hi.
family. All this inside Of six months.
The mail hack between Vincennes
and Petersburg commenced running
Tuesday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

Ng The New York OBSERVER being
a religious paper, may be appropriately
heard on the question treated below. Il
says:
The time has gone by for the dull
preachers. The activities of the age,
the diffusion OF knowledge by schools,
books, and periodicals. the spirit of in.
quiry, the spread OF infidelity, the prev.
aience Of doubt, the subtlety of false
science, demand live, strong, earnest
and capable men to preach the gospel
1t will not answer to educate dullness oil
mediOcrity. 1t was forbidden that son
of Aaron should be q priest ii lie had any
blemish. Even fiat nose excludes him
And the aye wants no halt-naked min.
listers. The West will not hear them. The
East can not bear them. The heathe y
know too much to take them. They
are not wanted OH this earth. TO get
money to educate dull boys because they
are pi0us is robbing God aud fraud
upon the Church. 1t is crime or o blum
der, aud sometimes both.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

0TOne OF the most attractive features
in the April number OF the American
Journal OF Education, seems to us to be
the design for cheap Country School
house, which, for all its simplicity, is
convenient and pretty enough to suit
we'll with its background of hill and
" oodland. There is. too, an admirable
design for a large School-house, with
two rooms which can be easily thrown
into one, and made suitable for use as q
church, or for public meetings.
The articles of the Journal this month
are excellent, full Of good sense and
wisdom, for both teachers and the public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

Lead is seldom discovered on the sur
face. It's also in vain to lools for it il
the coal region and along the coast. Il
must be sought in steep hills, in lime
stone and slate rocks. A surface cut BY
frequent avines, or covered by vegeta
ton in lines, indicates mineral crevices
The galens from the slate Is said to con
tain more silver than that from lime.
stone. The purest specimens of ga
are poorest in silver the email veins are
richest in the more precious metal. A
lead vein is thickest in Limestone, thin.
ner in sandstone, and thinnest in slate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

THE WHIP LASH D0IXG ITS WORK.
The Crawford County Democrat says ii
is reliably informed that man named
Frank. House, living in Whisky Run
township, was taken from his house and
whipped one nigL; last week. The cir
cumstances as we learn them, arc as fol-
lows: Houses wife was absent from
home OH visit, and the recrcant has
band, thinking to indulge in nights
dissipation invited a spoiled dove to fly
to his nest that night and pillow her
head on his "bussum." She few. They
enjoyed each Others society until near
midnight when a loud noise and de-
mand for admittance was heard at the
door, followed by the entrance Of the in
dignant citizens Of the ncig lborhood. =
This couple, basking in the light of each
others smiles, were taken from the
honse, soundly whipped, and left to their
musings. They presented a sad specta-
Gle to look upon, standing in the star
light with the fear of an indignant com
munity resting upon them. Thus they
were left to their fate, q wiser ii not a
happier couple.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

HAPPY SEQuEL.- Mr.. Phillip SIM
mons. whose desertion Of his wife and
elopement with Mrs. Toole the wife Of
another man, We noticed few weeks
ago, soon tired of his paramount, and
deserted her in turn. lie returned 10
his first love last week we are Informed
and with tears of contrition bcsought
her to retu, n to his bosom; to which
she replied "nary bosom for me not for
Philip" But his longing heart would
not be Quoted, and thoughts Of suicide
with Evansville whisky fitted through
his brain. and he told her II she did not
relent, and permit him 10 pillow his
penitent and aching head upon her bo-
som. he would lay in a supply Of Ev-
ansville whisky and while under its dire
influence would seek repose and rest
ing place among the catfish in the bot
tom Of the Ohio. His pathetic appeal
melted the heart, and the twain are now
living together on the banks Of White
river, awaiting the appearance OF Mrs.
Toole. Let 'cm wait.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
NOTICE is hereby given. that the IN.
~ dersigned administrator of the estate
OF John Bridcnbach, deceased. will offer
for sale mt public auction, ut the late
residence Of the dccedent, in Dubois
county, Indiana. on
THURSDAY, May 9th, 1873.
the personal property Of sail estate.
(nOt taken by the widOw.) consisting of
horses. milk cows. II dry cattle, 50
hogs, ~ sheep. 2 Road Wagons, wheat,
OATS. corn. farming implement, house.
hold furniture, &C., &c.
TERMS.--Sums Of five dollars and
under cash: on sums over five dollars
credit of twelve months will be given.
purchasers giving notes at intereat,
waving benefit of valuation, with good
security.
ADAM BRIDENBACH. Admir-.
WILL. a. TRAYLOR Atty.
April 9TH. 1s73.-3w.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

T" Rockport boasts Of having the
best silver band in the State.-l Rockpori
Journal.
The Jasper Brass Band are not able to
boast of silver horns. but they can Of sill
yer music, and if the Rockport folks
think theirs can excel in that let them
get up good prize for their next Fair,
-one that will DC worth contending for
and if Jasper don't bring it away we're
mistaken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

rConsiderable sickness Is prevailing
in Hall Township, III this county, and
several deaths have occurred,t this spring
Among others Mr.. John Connolly, q
much respected farmer, and upright
member OF, the Christian church, died
last week. lie will be much missed III
his neighborhood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

GA trial Of Michael Borders and
w. c. Parker, accused Of stealing an axe
belong ing to Jacob Rousher, of Patoka
Tp., took place yesterday before Esq.
Entho feu, and resulted in verdict Of
acquital, the evidence showing they had
picked ,it'up on the highway. The De-
PENDANTS are from Gibson county.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

"A worthy old lady offers the follow
itg advice to girls: I" Whenever fellow
pops the question, don't blush and stare
at your foot just throw your arms
around his neck, look him full in the
face and commence falling about the fur :
niture."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11

-One-fifth Of all the Lutheran min.
listers in the United States are found in
Pennsylvania, Of whom thirty-five re.
side in Philadelphia, twenty-five in
York county, and Allen, Allegheny and
Berks each have twenty. Nine counties
have none.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-11
Caliing Up the BOY.

Calling a boy up In the morning can
hardly be classed under the head Of pas
times, especially ii the boy is fond Of
exercise the day before. And il is lit
tie singular that the next hardest thing
To getting a boy out OF bed Is getting
him into II. There Is rarely a mother
who Is success at rouising a boy. All
mothers know this is so; SD do their
boys And yet the mother seems to 20
at il In the right way. She opens the
stair-door and insimuatingly observes
johnny There is no response, John.
INY." Still no RESPONSE. Then there is u
short. sharp "John," followed a mo-
ment later by prolonged and emphatic
|" John Henry A grunt from the upper
regions signifies that an impression has
been made.and the mother is encouraged
10 add, You'd better be getting down
here to breakfast, young man, before l
come up there An give you something
you'll feel" This SO startles the young
man that he Immediately goes to sleep
again. And the operation has to be re-
Ipeated several times.
A father knows nothing about this
trouble. He merely opens his mouth as
a soda bottle elects its cork, and the
l"John Henry"that cleaves the air Of that
stairway goes into that boy like cleo.
ltricity, aud pierces the deepest reccsse:
Of his very nature. And he pops out OF
that bed and into his clothes, and down
the stairs, with a promptness that is
lcommendable. 1t is rarely a boy al.
lows himself to disregard the paternal
summons. About once year is believ.
ed TO he rs often as is consistent will
the rules Of health. lie saves his father
a great many steps by his thoughtful.
ness. Il Danbury News.