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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
TIE Beautiful SnOtD''- Shoes Kettle
Drums Commerce Rats
New YORK, February 10th 1874
THE SNOW.

THE SNOW.
Snow in the country is one of the
most pleasant incidents of life From the
farmer who has logs and wood to get
out, 10 the schOol-boy who has long wait
ed for an opportunity to get out bis sled,
it is a good thing. But snow in New
York is an unmitigated curse-a curse
without redeeming feature or Il mitiga-
ting circumstance 1 write feelingly, for
New York is suffering from snow at this
time. Last week very heavy snow fell,
as it did all over the country. Here II
was, and is frightful. The moment the
snow was an inch deep the trouble COM
menced. The street Car companies were
compelled TO double teams, which, as
they have just enough horses for their
cars, reduced the number of cars just a
half, at the very time when the cars
should be doubled. Hundreds oI thou
sands of poor people live, OfneCessity,
three or four miles from their place of
labor. The withdrawal of half the cars
compelled fully the half of them to walk
TO their wretched homes. Imagine a
poor, weak, half clad woman or girl
walking through six inches of snow in a
binding storm four miles, after twelve
hours of exhaustive labor This is what
the poor of New York are compelled
to DO this week.
As matter of course the terrific storm
filed the station houses with the shiver
ing poor, who for these refugees, would
have perished in the streets. Many
touching incidents are related. Last eve
ming laborer, with his wife and six chill
dren, entered Mulberry Street station
and asked Captain Clinchy for shelter.
The kind officer put them in warm cell,
when the woman asked him TO be allow
ed to go out and get food for the children.
Seeing how weak she was, Captain
Clinchy told her TO give him the money
and he would send. The woman handed
Capt Clinchy four cents. "What sort of
a supper do you intend to get with this ?"
Bread, slrP' "Well, you won't get
enough for yourself for four cents"
That's so, but and my husband can do
without" Handing her the four cents
Capt. Clinchy went to bakers and re-
turned with three loaves. some ham and
fish, and a subscription was raised among
the men. all to whom gave their mite to
assist the poor family. That night, at the
Academy of Music, there was an Opera
seats $4-crowded with people clad in
silks, satlns, velvets and furs, and the air
redolent with perfumes. In the gorgeous
mansions up town society was holding
carnival, each vieing with the other in
wrecklessness of expenditure. What
extremes A family living on 100000,
another trying to make supper on four
cents! And all descended from AdamI
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

A singular instance of skepticism
is recorded in the case of a man who
said the bible was too good to be
true.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
FASHION CHANGES.

Fashion is tickle and its slaves obeGi-
ent, II fashion DEGREES bonnets ten feel
high, ten feet high would be worn, and
should fashion decree bonnets as fiat as .
pie dish, these would be wora. For sew
eral years the fashion in shoes has been
absolutely cruel The shoes were made
as narrow as the foot-the sole much mar
rover than the upper, and the heel
Heavens two inches was common and
three not uncommon, and it was set almost
in the centre of the foot. Walking could
only be accomplished with pain with
such shoes, cOrns, and bunions were
multiplied fearfully. But fashion has
blundered into good thing for once
The new shoe which every fashionable
woman in New York must wear, is square
toed the soles project beyond the up
pers and the heel is not only broad but
is of proper length, and set where a
heel ought to be set. This is a shoe
that woman can walk in and enjoy it.
How eagerly the little dears must have
looked for the coming home of the first
pair of the new style With a feeling of
relief they must have flung into the street
the high-heeled narrow-souled torturers
that they had endured so long How
like the little lambs they must have leap
ed and frisked in their new freedom |
This act of emancipation will bring we'll
nigh as much happiness TO the world as
that of Lincoln. The cbiropodlsts las the
corn doctors style themselves) will mourn,
but there will be rejoicing in the feminine
world.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

A young married lady is the SEN
sation in social circles in England
just now. She is a Hindoo, from
Madras, who, although, belonging
to high estate, has yentufed not
only to cross the ocean, but also to
mix freely in London society and to
conform generally to the social Gus
toms of the country. Accompanied
by her husband, she has visited the
chief objects of interest in the me-
tropolis and in several of the pro-
vincial cities. She is the first Hin
doc lady who has broken through
the barriers of prejudice and caste
order to visit England.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

Suit has been brought against the
Chicago & Alton Railroad by the
Attorney General of Ill. for viola
tions Of the new Railroad law. This
is the first prosecution of the kind
under the law. The Attorney-Gen-
eral recites several cases in which
more than a fair and reasonable com.
PeusstiOn has been charged by the
Company for passengers as well as
freight, and demands the legal dam.
ages. He shows, for instance, that
the charges were half as much fol
carrying grain from Elkhart Station
20 Springfield, ls miles, as for trans.
portation from Elkhart Station to
Chicago, ITo miles.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

Captain-General Jovellar has as
sumed the extraordinary powers con-
ferred upon him by the Spanish Cor
tes, and has issued a proclamation
declaring Cuba to be in state of
siege. Trial by court-martiali is SUBJ
stituted for ordinary judicial pro
cesses wherever the Captain-General
may choose to order it. The regu-
latiOns for recruiting the army are
especially severe. All persons be-
tween 20 and 45 must be enrolled in
the militia, and no person subject to
draft may leave the island unless he
gives bonds to furnish a substitute.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
THE COMMERCE OF NEW YORK.

The merchants of New York are in sore
truuble. The fact is, the exporting of
grain from the city is growing small by
degrees and beautifully less. Montreal
is taking il one side, and Baltimore and
Philadelphia on the other. For instance,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the
Pennsylvania Central have both reached
out to Toledo, the second grain market of
the counlry-the latter having built a
branch to that city-snd a large proportion
of the enormous quantity of grain gather
ed at Toledo has been diverted to these
points. Then Toledo has got into the
habit of sending another mOiety of her
grain to Montreal, for the Montralers
Zeal literally aud fairly with the forward
ers A vessel loaded with grain for Tole-
do, say, goes directly to Montreal, where
it is unloaded into English vessels with no
charge except for handling, and that
charge being reasonable.
Now New York has no facilities, and
no system Grain has to be handled in
trucks and loaded by all sorts of primi-
tive appliances, and besides, there are
charges piled upon charges from the time
il strikes Buffalo till it gets upon ship
board In Buffalo it has to be taken from
vessels into elevators, and charges are
loaded on it fo- elevating, insurance, and
re loading into canal boats. Then comes
the tolls on the canal, and then in New
York the charges for unloading, insur-
ance. carting, handling and le-loadlng.
1t easy to see why grain avoids this
route as much as possible.
The cheap Transportation AssOcia ton
of New York are trying to better this
state ofthings. The Committee of Ter
minal Facilities recommend the construc-
ton of warehouses of large capacity
along the water front to which freight
may be taken by double track railway
and from which il may be shipped without
carriage. Several plans for effecting this
are discussed. 1t is claimed BY the COM
mittee that time, expense, and loss by
weather and theft will thus be saved. The
establishment of grain elevators on the
river fronts of New York and Jersey
City, is also urged and oflarge warehouses
for storing and buying and selling cotton.
This is well enough, as far as it goes, but
it is not enough to hold the trade for New
York. The Erie Canal ought to be en-
larged so as to admit boats of twlce the
present capacity and it should be kept
free to all, without tolls. Then grain
Should be loaded from the lake TO the
boats, without paying tribute to Buffalo.
This with the Improvements mentioned
above, will restore the trade to New York
and nothing else will. -..-......
-t e" RATS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
wear in the penitential.Y.

Some of the Citizens of Kalama
zoo, Mich. have been resisting the
payment of taxes to support the
High Schools of that city, on the
ground that high schools were not
common schools in the eye of the
law, and therefore not chargeable
upon tax payers. The point was
of more than local Importance
The Supreme Court decided that
there was nothing in the laws or
Constitution of the State to sustain
the taxpayers in their opposition to
the High Schools.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

A society has been organized in the
city-for what ? Why to promote the
consumption of rats for food One en-
thusiast AYERS that as compared with rats
squirrels, rabbits and chickens are dimin-
uiive tubers. The Parisians ate them
during the seige, and rats were pro-
nounced good eating: People could live
in New York if they could only come to
liking rodents. PIETRo.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

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WANTED WANTEDll WANTEDu!
Things that we want more than oYerceats or
Heavy Ready Made Clothing
RUSH OF TRADEI
RAPID REDUCTION OF sToCKl
READY CASHIlI
+ These are what we want. and therefore we offer
the above lines of CLOTHING
AT 90 ST
for the next thirty days,
AT COST AT CosTu AT CosTlll
We have marked these goods in plain figures,
sell them at cost.
NeoU Goods! NeeU GOOds!!
These good are fresh and new, purchased for
last fall and this winters trade and goods that
can recommend We include in the above sale
dozen or more Suits and pants to be made to order
from the
FINEST GOODS IN THE MARKET.
This is a rare opportunity to buy Clothing cheap
-ClSthing that we will Warrantin style, make,
and color.
wDon't let such an opportunity be lost
Yours truly,
WAITE & SILL.
Next Store below Post Office building.
Ashtabula, Jan. 22d, 1874. 1856
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

position correctly?" And Haag had
hotly and passionately replied, "No,
you do not, aud you don't intend
to-" This was, to say the least, an
unwise remark, for it gave the i'm
preston that Haag was hard pushed
and desperate. The Judge did not
speak very long, and confined him
self mostly to a sneer, that argument
which no one can refute, and in com
batting the theories advanced by
Rowland. H.el
Col. Grosvenor came to his sup
port and both the Haag and GrOs-
venor light batteries poured their
hot shot into the heavy earth-wOrk
that Rowland had built around his
big guns. But the old columbiad
was too many; the calibre was too
large, and though the bill was pass
ed, the day really remained with
Rowland.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

r. L. Dudley and w. Wales, the
ROBBERS of the Lake Shore Mails, were
recently convicted at Pittsburgh
The sentence of Dudley was fine of
five hundred dollars and five years in
penitentiary. Wales, who was an
ex-postal clerk, and by making Oc-
cas;onal trips on the cars, was en-
abled to play into Dudley's hands,
was convicted on two counts; on the
first he was sentenced to one hun
dred dollars and cost and imprison-
ment one year, and on the second a
fine of one hundred dollars and
three years. They were also found
guilty on a joint Indictment, on
which they were jointly sentenced
to pay a fine of one hundred dol
lars, cost of prosecution and one
wear in the penitentiary.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
THE KETTLE DRUM

Is the last folly of this most foolish
city. Do you want to know what kettle
drum is Well, lady invites her friends
to her house from four to six PM Tea
is made by the hostess in the parlor and
each lady takes cup thereof to the gen.
lleman whom she prefers If he says
"Sugar, please" she remains with him
if not she leaves him. She can only offer
tea to one gentleman. Now it will al
most happen that some one gentleman
will have no tea offered him. The hos
tess provides kettle drum in the corner
of the parlor, and this luckless wight
must go TO that drum and beat it, not
loudly, throughout the entertainment, or
until later unfortunate relieves him.
The rub-a-dub of the drum makes Just
enough noise to enable the couples prop
erly mated to indulge in all the soft talk
they desire without being over heard, and
the luckless drummer makes an excel
lent bu It for all the small wits present.
The tea IS taken through straws, as male
drinkers in saloons take coblers and ju-
leps. By the way, Russian tea is the va
riety offered at these entertainments
Russian tea is the ordinary tea, with
lemon added to each cup. How long
this absurd thing will last no one knows,
but II Is all the rage now. rFrivolous
New York has to have something new
which Is not profound enough to reqhife
thought, all the time The spectacle Of a
full grown man beating kettle drum
for two hours is one Of sxcepdonable sub
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
We Mean Business,

and we guarantee to Save you Money. The
reasons must be selfevident to every reasOna-
BILE citizen. 1t is not in keeping with good
sense or economy to waste money in
these hard times by paying
high prices or buying
poor Goods.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14

Authorizing the annexation of certain territory
lying in the township of Ashtabula, to the incor-
porated Village of Ashtabu,a
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-02-14
Marvellous Low Prices.
We Sell Only For CASH!

This is an advantage which NO STORE IN ASH
TABULA can offer you. If you buy Of a credit
store, you must pay credit prices, you must pay
the bad debts of dishonest customers, the expen-
ses Of extra help and book keepers, interest Of
long sanding debts, and ruinOus prices Of old
slow style Of doing business.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-11
Oregon Orators.

next met Baker in the Oregon polit-
ieal campaign of 1860, when he was run
ming for U. S. Senator. l was present
during the proceedings of the Legisla-
ture, at which he was elected, and there
beheld so much of the perfidy of poll
ticians and the agony of candidates as to
disgust me forever with the trade of the
politician. Iwould not suffer what that
great, and gifted, and noble soul had to
endure for days and days, while the bal
loting was going on, for all the political
offices in the Union. can see him now,
that pale, intellectual face, standing in
the lobby, among the rude and rough
crowd, with the most intense agony de-
picted on his countenance, while the
shyster demagogues would run him up
to an election, and then, before the re-
suit was declared, would change their
votes and alter the result, or maybe
| they would run him within one or two
of an election, and then drop him. 1t
was his own party friends-the Repub-
/ lieans-who did this. "Hhe coalition"
between the Douglasites and Bakers
party could have elected him at any
| time. The Legislature stood 10 Breck-
enridge, 10 Douglasites, and II Republl-
cans, but the supreme and intense self
| ishness of the local politicians stood in
the way of an early election, and came
very near preventing it altogether, for
so many Senators at one time took to
the brush as to leave that body without
a quorum. DelaZon Smith was Bakers
Opponent-a man fully his equal, II not
his superior-as an orator. 1t would De
hard to make California believe thisi
but Baker himself believed it. During
the sitting of that Legislature at Salem
in Oregon, one day had q conversation
with Baker about Smith. "What,"
said he, "do the Republicans of Oregon
} expect to gain by belittling, as they do,
} such n man as Delazon Smith ?' "He
} is" said be, ''the ablesJ man have ever
met"
"ColOnel," said I, "is he not too able
for you ?"
: "WeIl," said he, she is, before an Ore
/ gon audience, but you know, Mr.. NJ,
2 that know more than he does"
2 And this was as truthful as it was
4 magnanimous. Smith was the ablest
5 stump orator / have ever known. lie
q had q magnetic, or an electric powel
: over an audience, while addressing
e them, which / have never seen sur
;. passed-never knew to be equaled, bu
8 by one man, Robt. RantOul, Jr., of Mas
V sachusetts. But when Smiths speecl
Ie was put to paper, and beside 1T Bakers
what Baker meant when he said ''yo
n know that | know more than he does,
il would be at once apparent. Smith die
ce in November, 1860, at Portland, Oregon
lr Baker was killed at Balls Rlutfi Smit
lg lies buried on the silent bank OF tn
re Willamette, near the little town of Al
IN bany. Bakers monument overlook
ID the ocean from the summit of Lon
S, Mountain. To the graves of both chill
lie dren of genius I devoutly make piI
10 grimage whenever opportunity otferi
to and while eommuning with my ow
it thoughts in the atmosphere Of tn
r mighty dead, 1 sometimes imagine this
nd one day their spirits may welcome tbs
n of their old Reporter to the land
k shades.-P j. Malone.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-11
Don't-Please Don't.

Don't tell the little one who may be
slightly willful, that "the black man
will come out of the dark cellar and
carry it off if it does not mind" Don't
create a needless fear to go with the
child through all the stages of its exist
ence.
Don't tell the little five-year-old JIM
nv "the school-ma'am will cut Oft his
ears-pull out his teeth-tie him up''-
or any of the horrible stories that are
commonly presented to the childish inn
aginatiOn. Think you the little one will
believe anything you tell him after he
becomes acquainted with the gentle
teacher who has not the least idea of
putting those terrible threats into exc
cution?
Don't tell the children they must not
drink tea because it will make them
I hlaok. while YOU continue the use of it
daily. Your example is more to them
than precept; and while your face is as
fair as a June morning they will scarcely
credit the oft-tOld tale. Either give up
the pleasant beverage or give your chill
dren a better reason for Its non-use.
Don't tell them they must not eat su-
gar or sweetmeats, because 1t Will rot
their teeth. Pure sugar does not cause
the teeth to decay; and sugar with
fruits is nutritious and healthy, notwith-
standing the old saw to the contrary.
The case of city children is always cited
as if the cause of their pale faces and
slight constitutions were an over amount
of sweetmeats with their diet, when the
actual cause is want of pure air and
proper exercise.
Don't tell the sick one that the medi.
cine is not bad to take, when you car
hardly keep your stomach from turning
: inside out at the smell of it. Better by
far to tell him the simple truth, that it q
disagreeable, but necessary for his
, health, and you desire him to take 1t a
once. Ten to one he will swallow Il
: with half the trouble Of coaxing ane
: worry of words, and love you better lol
I, your firm, decided manner.
y Don'tteach your children, by eXalhP
e to tell white lies to each other ana tC
3 their neighbors. Guard your llps ahI
o bride your tongue, if you desire 70 ., hav'
q the coming generation truthIuI. IIutn
y snIness is one of the foundation stone!
3, Of heaven. Remember that the old, ole
10 Rook saws, "no liar" shall enter wIthlI
the gates Of that Beautiful City. Their
is no distinction between white lies ant
"a those of a darker hue. The falsehood
:, an untruth, whether the matter be grea
? or small.-R,lrdL NeU Yorker.