Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-28

nal system revived and strengthened
Oh, We Grangers take hold of the mat
ter. You have power to do it, and not
only for your own sake but for the sake
of feeding millions of the east who want
cheap bread. give US the relief
NEW YORK AS ALITERARY EMPORIUM.
Several years since the prediction was
made that New York was destined event
ually 10 become the literary emporium of
America, instead of Boston, as Edinburg
instead of London, is that of Great Brit
ian. And already the partial fulfllmrnt
ol this prediction IS claimed, large
amount of the literary capital Cf Boston
has been shifted to New York, and more
being expected speedily to follow its
course, according to the gossip of literary
circles. The absorption of Our Young
F0lks by New York Magazine, and the
recent transfer of the Atlantic, give evil
dence to these beliefs and predictions
The truth of the matter is, New York has
always shown greater liber4lity to the
literary talent than Boston, and hence it
mutually seeks a market here. New
York magazines employ the pens of al
most all the dailies, weeklies and month
lies have the largest circulation of any in
America, and probably in the world =
Writers with established regulations send
their contributions thither, knowing that
they will there bring the highest price
and they who have regulations to es-
tahlish follow their example in the graf
flying belief that a too rigid criticism will
not annihilate their crude efforts, but
view them with cheering encouragement,
Literary capital. TOO will eventually grav-
itate towards the centre, where its adyan-
tages are greatest for investment and in
crease, and hence all indications, point
towards the future New York as the lead
ing cosmopolitan emporium of the litera-
ture of the enlightened world
A NEW vILLAINY.
Is there any limit to human creduilty ?
The mock auctions in this city have been
so effectually exposed that the rogues were
compelled to resort to new lodges. The
dodge was forthcoming as soon as it was
needed. Here IS the way they work it:
ScEKE.-A small room on Nassau or
Ann streets. Auclioneer with case of
jewelry-crowd of persons, consisting of
honest innOcents and confederates. Enter
old man in dirty suit of clothes, with a
woefuI face, that looks as though no food
had entered it foF-a-Week.
"What do yeu wantI" queries the
auchOneer of old poverty.
Slowly the wretched man pulls from his
pocket a watch and says he wants it
Sold. ~2 $50 @ -i-
"How did you get this watch ?" de-
mands The auctioneer.
II am from Wisconsin, answered the
old man humbly. 81 am here in New
York procuring a suit for the recovery
of some property, and am out Of funds
and want to raise enough to get home.
have seen better days. 60
Auctioneer-sre you aware of the fact |
that this is a frat class, double-cased.
English leyer, chrOnometer balance, jew
eled in top and bottom, gold watch, worth |
at least $15O9
Old mani paid s175 for itin Mon
treal, four years, ago, when could af-
ford such watch.
Auctioneer-Don't let me sell your |
watch old man. Don't do it. Take it to
some pawn broker. and pawn ii; any Of
them will advance you 500 upon 1t and |
you can send for it when you get home
II will be sacrificed here lit will indeed
Old man-It don't matter All want
is to get home-and-die, 1t dosen't
matter to me whether I get what its
worth or not. -
every good, I will sell ii, but it is q
shame. How much do l hear for this |
watch.
A capper starts it at $25. and up it
goes to $50, $40. $50 or $50, when it is
struck off. The money paid to the auc-
ttOuScIg WIN 6LNSo ~ AOSo AAS SSnAHiSSA"Aj /
10 per cent, to the old man, who thanks
him tearfully, and goes slowly and sadly |
out. Then the auclioneer closes the sale |
for the day. that he may get rid of the |
people, so as to open in an hour with |
new lot OF victims in whose, presence the
aged Wisconsin man and the auctioneer |
go through the old farce again. tits
needless 10 say that the purchaser of tie
gold English lever, jeweled watch, finds
himself stuck with an oraide bogus tick
er that would be dear at three doll ars
bushel. In one den in Ann street the
thing is played twenty times day.
There are other things in the way Of
cute villAiny which l will show in my
next. PIETRo.
New YORK, FEB. 26th, 1873.