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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

The prince of haberdashers does
bns;ness in Boston. He employs ip
his establishment many women, and
his regulation is that whenever she is
mot serving customers she Is at liberty
10 sit down in comfortable chair
provided for her, and take it easy,
and that the approach of the propri-
e5ors is not TO scare her into an aP-
pearance Of" being busy. "She is also
to have four weeks vacation every
Summer, and when she is i'll her
salary is continued without interruP
tiOn.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

The Queens speech in prorogulng
the British Parliament seems to have
been a more than ordinarily common
nIace production. The results of the
session have been sufficiently meagre,
and it was perhaps judicioqs on the
part of the Ministry to make no at.
tempt to conceal that fact under 9
mass of verbiage about nothing in
particular. Among the foreign topics
touched upon we fail to discover 3
reference to perhaps the most impor-
tsnt diplomatic service performed by
any British Government during the
last twenty years the joint interven.
ton at Berlin for the preservation OF
European peace.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

"Ma' said a small boy, approaching
his mother and exhibiting unmistak-
able symptoms of a severe pain in
the bowels, "do green apples grow
in heaven2"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
KSHTARULA, YOUNGSTOWN
PTTTSBURG RAILROAD.
coNpENsED TINE T4,BLE-May "a, 1875.
RrryN1Ee SOUTH. RUENINe NORTH.
I-n1pTRs STATIONS -NUMBERs-

Ali trains daily. except Sunday,
FIR. MYERS Gen. Pass. Ticket Agent
LIS. Am. .S.AFRANKLIN DIVISION.
From and after Nay %, 1875, Passenger Trains
will run as follows:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

classical Educatrel'l Thrown Away.
MIsrUR ED1rUR: II haint no edica-
ton, and l thank { Tod for it-Gov.
Lippitt said in his Kollege speech
that edication paid | etter than mort
gage at six per cent
Gov. Lippitt. l as k you, have you
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

Strains stop only on Signal. xTrains do not
Stop. Telegraph Stations. Cleveland Time.
The Way Freight trains stop at Jefferson in
going West, at 422 P. NJ, and going Easts T. S9
a. nj. These trains carry passengers.
Passenger fare at the rate of cents per mile;
To way stations counted in even. half dimes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

Why is a drunkard like bad pol
itician? Because he is always Poklng
his nose into measures that ruin the
constitution.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
PUBLIC HALLS.

STONES OPERA HALL, Orwell, Ashta.
bula, Co. Ohio. on the line of A. Y g p. rail-
road-rehtted, with stage and scenery, will seat
500. and is ready to rent TO travelling troupes
r. Z. STONE. Prop. 1909.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

The Great FaiIure-mOTrlscy-P
and Business Rarges-
Home AgaIn-OWmen's 0ress-TeIe-
graph MOnOPoIy-Business-Beeeh-
er-TiItOn.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
FO1. Sale!

HE Subscriber offers for sale a
Two-story, upright and wing House, with eight
rooms-eomfortabe and commOdious. Situated
at the Harbor; with garden. The House is new,
aed win he sold on reasonable terms.
C. LARGE.
Ashtabuls Harbor. Feb. 18th. 1875. 1871
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
CABINET WARE.

JOHN DUCRO, Manu2ssarer Of and
Dealer inurFhiture ofthe bear steSsoriptions,a and
Manufacturer OF Collins to order. Main street.
North OF South Public Square, Ashtabula
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
JEWELERS..
MISCELLANEOUS.

GEO. w. DICKINSON, Jeweler. Repairing
of all kinds Of Watches, Clocks and JeTelrI-
store in AshtabuIa House Block, Ashtabula, Q:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANTS.

VI. @. TOMBES & CO., "a. c. Tom5,es, nd n
Rockwell q A. c. Tombes,) WholesAiie; az
Pstsil Deaiers in Groceries and Provision On. ;; !
Fruits aud Grain Agents Tor AslleIaT1d Her
Union Express Companies, and Clefei4nu sas siS
aid Main street. Ashtabula.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

Mention was made last year in these
letters of the excursions of sick chill
dren, sent out by the active and wise
charity of this noble association
Thousands of ailing infants and
their mothers twice a week went out
in the bay in the steamer chartered
by the Guild, and the days spent In
cool pure air, away from the fetid
stifin gdens they inhabit, were the
only thing that stood between these
little lives and death. The state
ment of the health officers show that
the decrease in infant mortality
among the poor is no imaginary re.
suit of sentimental charity. Proba-
bly, twenty-five per cent of the sick
children reached by this aid owe life
and health to these hours of pure
air. This year the Guild was able
to own q barge, fitted up as q
! floating hospital with every con-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
PHYSICIANS.

DR. r, DEIoHMAN, Physician & Surgeon,
having located himself IN Ashtabula, respect
fuIlv tenders his services 10 the citizens OF Ash
tabula and vicinity. DR.. P. Deichman speaks the
German and English languages huently His
ONCE and residence is in Smiths new block, Cen
ire street. 1882
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
HARDWARE. &c.

CROsBY q WETHERWAx, dealers in
Stoves Tin-Ware, Hollow-Ware, Shelf hard
ware, Glassware, Lamps and LamP1ITlIn- Pll
HahSs51la >' 991
Also. q full stock of Paints, oils, Varnishes,
Brushes, &C. Izo1
GEO. @. HUBBARD, & CO.. Dealers in
Hardware, Iron, Steel and Nails. Stoves. I'm
Plate Sheet Iron, Copper and Zinc, and
manufacturers of Tin Sheet Iron and Copper
Ware, Fisk's Block Ashtab1la, Ohio. 1895
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27

], M, BLACKBURN, Architect, lcs once
No. 9; Perkins Block. Residence, s2 EuS5d9 15p1
Ave Cleveland. o. 1oo.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27


remains in stata quo. Tilton is GO
ing for Beecher once more, but the
announcement makes no sem Jation.-
The public here have lost all inter-
est in the sorrows of The odore, and
doubt if anything can. galvanize
the corpse into life. w henever the
name of either of the p; 4rties is men,
toned, people simply hold theil
noses and don't sto p to discuss
Consequently if the trial ever takes
place it will be of very short dGra
ton. 1t was tho inter est the PuDh'
took in it that prolonged 1t so pe
fore. Let us hope we haze hear'
the last of it. flErNo'
New York, Aug rs, 1915.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
DENTISTS.
VETERINARY SURGEON.

DR. NORRIS OROHN. YeterinaY Sur
econ. will practice within forty miles OF Jefferson
Horses LEFT at my own stable, will be well carea
for. Charges reasonable, .o-o.r
Ta3ersnn June 18th 1874. IZfUu =
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
DRUGGISTS.

~ DRUGGISTS.
mARTIN NEWBERRY, Druggist and 1i
Apothecary. and general dealer in Drugs meoi-
,.ii,es Tirss aud Liquors for medical purposes p
Fancy and Toilet Goods, Main street, coriei u
Centre. Ashtabula.
.r-T4RLES E. SWIFT, Ashtaoule, ops%, Pey,
fs,.sIer IN Drugs and Medicines, 6roessles rr
p ,,.rE and Fancy Articles, superior Ieas Sei-
fee- Spicee, FlaVoring Extracts, fatSnl Ts--
cities Of every description, Paints, Dyes;; =
IIsir 0ils al OF which viii be solo AZ tle NJ
lowest prices. Prescriptions prepared s1an 5oal
suitable care. -
cEWRcE WILLARD. Dealer sin Hard
ware saddlery, Nails. Iron, Steel, Drugs, Meol-
cines. Paints, Oils, Dyestuhs, &C, MAIN .aar ~:
~kshtabuta. -ooo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
CROPS AID RusINRss.

A citizen, who has just returned from
Holly Springs, Mississippi, gives q most
encouraging report of what he saw in
Marshall county. The people have raised
enough wheat to do them, and in some
instances are feeding it to stock for the
want Of corn. This will not be the case
another year, as abundance of corn is
raised for all purposes. There is as
great an area in corn as in cotton. The
latter looks we'll. Such a crop has
perhaps never been rased in the
county aud it is well worked.
The people have worked in earnest.
The season has been favorable and the
results are an unprecedented crop and a
prospect of easy circumstances for
many who have struggled against hope
for years. Such accounts reach us from
all directions. II seems probable 0
that the business season Of Memphis will
be ushered in at least six weeks earlier
than usual, and that its duration and
bouyancy will not depend alone upon
the receipts and shipments of cotton.
There will be less demand for credit
than ever before, more actual cash trans
actions and a greater demand than ever
for agricultural implements, improved
machinery, forreapers and threshers and
sub-soil plows, for big mules, blooded
cattle, for bolts, hinges, doors, sashes
and window blinds, for fancy groceries,
solid dry goods and staple articles gem
orally. A revival of trade, of industry
and energy, directed by intelligence, is
at hand, and the political and centen-
NAL millennium Of 1876 seems likely to
be attended by a vitalized and perma-
nent prosperity all over the country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
fitting in England.

The Pail Mall Gazette says: THE
old sport Of tilting' still hourishes in
some parts of the country, aud at the
meeting Of the Northern Counties 0lym.
plan Association, at Manchester, 'tilting
at the ring formed part of the pro-
gramme. The filters were nine men
from Much Wenlock, in Shropshire,
where there exists q fitting company,
organized about twenty-five years ago.
There are a few other similar bodies in
the United Kingdom, but the Much Wen
lock filters have always held the cham
pion scarf although they offer q stand
ing challenge TO single combat for its
possession. At every match the wearer
Of the scarf is bound to maintain his su-
periority over his companions, or lose
the honor Of the championship. The
Much Wenlock company of filters
comprises an average of twenty 1--WE
members, chiefly farmers, who possess
a private tiltground, where they prac-
tice. The course was one hundred aud
forty yards long, and in traversing it the
competitors had to leap their horses over
two fights Of hurdles. The rings, Of
whigh there we're several, were only an
inch in diameter each, and were sus-
pended from a heavy and firmly fixed
horizontal beam, beneath which the
horsemen rode when trying to carry
away the ring on the points Of their
%lanoes. There was subsequently a tilt
ing contest without hurdles. The tilt
yard at Whitehall, oppositethe Banquet
ing House, is now a forgotten institution.
1t is here, according to Stow, that noble
men and others we're accustomed TO ex-
ercise themselves in jousting, turning
and fighting az barriers, They can no
longer a1Gse themselves 10 this fashion
in Whitehall, but where the tiltyard was
formerly situated they may still exercise
themselves in jousting anditurning to
elude hanson cabs and buses while at
tempting TO cross the carriage road, and
this requires even more skill than the
tilt"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
Az fNsnLRnr nRaAN.

The Washington Republican, the &C
knoWledged national organ for Grants
administration, in a fit of wrath at
Charles Nordof for writing up a pretty
fair account Of Southern affairs through
the New York Herald, squelches him by
calling him q " Dutch Jew" This spec
linen Of intolerance and religious preju-
dice is in keeping with the spirit of an
arrogant and lettering party, which has
prolonged its existence by an appeal to
all the bad passions of fallen humanity.
But Nord-of cannot be scared off; he
replies in an open letter to J M. Edwards,
chairman Of the National Republican
Committee at Washington, that he is q
German aud proud of his descent from
a people who have been the faithful sup
porters Of liberty on two continents, and
that he is not q Jew, but if he we're he
should not be ashamed Of it, for the Jews
in this country are an intelligent, indus.
trious and peaceable body Of citizens.
He states further that he has always
been a Republican and voted the ticket,
but warns the party against hinging
such a wanton insult in the faces Of the
several hundred thousand German and
Jewish voters in this country, and winds
up his singing letter by advising the
committee to have a respectable organ
at Washington, or il this cannot be done
to change the name National Republi-
can to National idiot. We concur with
the Nashville Union and American in
the remark that there are several thou
sand other Dutch Jews who will be heard
from when the right time comes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08

rule, aside from any merit it may pos
sess, is not satisfactory to parents and
children, who insist hat in writing, as in
other things, it requires constant prac-
tiee to make perfect. Gentlemen emf
nently skilled in the science Of penmau-
ship assure me that the half hour daily
exercise during the entire session is far
preferable to the plan of the Superin'
tendent. Again, the Superintendent
laid great stress upon the method of con
Quoting the spelling exercises, insisting
that syllabicationis OF no consequence.
Now, with our people it seems to have
been thought Of such consequence that
the teachers have fallen into an egregi-
Gus blunder in requiring pupils to pro-
nounce distinctly each syllable 10 every
word" No wonder that the teach
ers should be in error with such
lights as Webster, Worcester, Holmes
and others to direct themi but Mr..
Picket enters his protest, and the chill
dren, except in the lowest classes, are
not allowed to pronounce, in spelling,
the separate ~syllables Of a word.
Your obedient servant,
II. c. SLAUGHTER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
1h,pnsLtIon of PrineIpaI.

To the Editor Of the Ledger;
i cannot see why Miss Conway should
be SO indignant because she is called a
favorite. Some ladies cannet help be-
ing favorites, No one blames them for
it. 1t is perfectly natural and not the
least blameworthy for a teacher to make
friends Of those who hold the power Of
the purse Y e her. Some women have
an unconscious happy faculty Of pleas.
ing. Few courtiers when paying defer
entail homage to their monarch are suti'
ciently analytical to discover the secret
! cause Of their hattering feelings and
words. Miss Conway asks, with much
earnestness, rs it a mark Of fayoritism
to have my cares and responsibilities
trebeled without a proportionat increase
of salary2" 1t certainly is a very great
mark of favoritism to have the honors
Of position and power increased and the
salary not decreased at this time Of gen
eral reduction. AS to the cares and
responsibilities" incident to the Office Of
principal there are two opinions on that
subject. The majority Of people, the
majority Of teachers, believe the position
of principal is almost a sinecure. One
fact is patent: if the teachers are capa
Bile and faithful and the Superintendent
capable and faithful, there can be no
work for a principal to do. The position
is as useless as a fifth wheel to a wagon.
There is no doubt but that Miss Con-
way is a fine teacher. A lady Of energy
and capacity, it is her nature to find
work to do; she will make the most she
can OF her position as principal; never
theless we assert that when a Superin-
tendent takes a frst-class teacher from
her position as teacher and makes a
principal Of her, he is doing a wrong to
the schools. Any dummy head can
serve as principal. The duties are as
nothing compared with the duties of a
teacher. A glance at the machinery Of
the schools will show this. A Superin-
tendeHt is paid $4,000 per nine months to
oversee the teachers. A principal is a
sub-overseer, supposed to keep e closer
eye on the teachers, marking them il they
are a moment tardy, and playing usher
in the school building. 1t is a poor,
mean business at best, yet a post Of
honor, because teachers who really do
the work, most always stand in the good
graces Of the overseer OF they are put
out. Teachers know this, but few dare
speak it plainly. Mrs. Thompson was
turned from the schools because she gave
deep otfense to Principal Barnum by
saying his Office was a s%inecure. The
Chicago Teacher, a paper published in
the interest OF the schools, has recently
discussed this questsion. One writer
boldly stated that the man hired as porter
could discharge the duty of a principal.
Yet our wise Superintendent and Board
must withdraw the best teacher from
the school she served in so we'll to put
her in a place fit for a porter.
ADMRER
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
NEW YORK.

New YoRK, July s.-After giving his
testimony yesterday Mr.. Beecher went
with the District Attorney before the
Grand Jury, and indictments were or
dered Immediately against Loeder and
Price.
Joseph Doyle, indicted for the murder
of Philip Sheridan, of Jersey City, a
saloon keeper, April 25th, pleaded
guilty yesterday, but under the provi-
sions Of the New Jersey statute the
court took evidence to determine the de-
gree Of the crime. To day a judgment
of guilty of murder in the second degree
was recorded and Doyle sentenced to
twenty years in the %penitentiary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08

New ORLEANS, July 8.-The Calves.
ton News Brownsville special says a
force Of fifty cavalry and twenty custom.
house guards, under command of Col
Parratt, escorted Cortina and prisoners
to Bagdad, They shot and hung Mau.
rico Portigul, who had threatened ia
shoot the officers of the Ninth cavalry
near Matamoras. The gunboat Juarez,
with the prisoners, sailed yesterday.
She had on board arms and ammunition
Permission was granted to discharge her
at Brazos Santiago, and bring the cargo
through Brownsville. The Mexican
papers claim that the removal Of Cor,
tina will permit the authorities of Mata-
moras to execute the law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
OUR STATE

Ad%jutant General W. R. Handy has
addressed a letter to the captains of the
various military companies in this State,
calling attention to a resolution passed
by the Legislature requiring all com
panies to be uniformed, and also requir-
ing commanding officers to make quar-.
terly returns under oath. Those failing
to comply will be required to return the
State arms in their possession. It is
contemplated to raise a brigade by next
year to attend the Philadelphia Centen-
nial. General namby is looking into
the cost Of Transportation. He says the
brigade will have as a uniform blue cap,
gray coat and sky-blue pantaloons. Il
will camp out for several weeks within q
short distance Of the Centennial grounds.
The Chief Of Ordnance at Washington
has agreed to exchange Springfield
breechloading rifles for the En6elds ant
other patterns in the possession Of thu
State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
THE SCHOOL QUESTIONING. 8.
To the Editor of the Ledger:

To the Editor of the Ledger:
Possibly the people would like to know
in what way Mr.. Picket spent his time
when visiting the schools. AS these
visits we're ways and means Of extricat.
ing the schools from the rut, l apprehend
the information would be legitimate. In
the lower rooms with the little children
he was quite successful in getting their
attention. How2 The superintendent,
as often as his time would permit, went
through with what he terms his training
exercises, consisting of sundry positions
Of limbs and body, to secure which he
used commands as follows: Children
Attention." Position Arms foldl"
"Arms on chesti' Arms at sidel"
Arms at restl' "Positionr" Hands
foldl' Fold hands on deskl' Hands
on headl' Touch cheek" Touch
right eyel' Touch left eyel" CLOSE
eyes, or eyes shut" Look soberl"
laugh etc., etc. These exercises
we're extended into the higher grades, but
not with equal success, the laughter
often coming before the order. Then
again the superintendent was eminently
successful in gaining the attention Of the
pupils by relating amusing anecdotes,
and giving a history of himself and
family. The pupils in this way enjoyed
much hat was said to the teachers at
teachers meetings by the superintend-
ent in his normal lectures. The super.
%intendents time being limited, he had
but little opportunity to test the prof.
cheney of the pupils. He was very oblig-
ing to the teachers and as a rule compli-
mentary to both teachers and pupils. He
was so obliging to the teachers as often
to vary the terms work in his " course
Of study" to suit their individual wishes
or their individual inability to do the
work as laid down, thus implicitly admit.
ting the impracticability Of following it.
The superintendent during last SEES
sion devoted mach Of his time to draw
ing maps Of countries "in a form I"
That the people may know what this
80
means will tell them. He takes the
State Of Kansas as his unit of measure.
400 by 200 miles, and compares other
States and countries with il to get their
relative size, a matter Of comparatively
little Importance, at least not Of such
transcendeut consequences as 10 eppross
so mach of the Superintendent yalu.
able time. The Superintendent again
in some Of the rooms went through with
his phonetic drill, though his greatest
efforts on this subject were reserved for
the teachers at teachers meetings. The
Superintendent was very emphatic on
his new method of teaching penman
sh%ip-insisting that more could be &C
complished in a very short time by con
slant application, say one month in
year or halt year, than by the ole
rule OF writing half hour each day
throughout the session. In his course
of study he confines the copy book ex.
ercise to n month in each term. Thit
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
The blown On saloon Amair

COLUMBUS. o July.8.-In response to
the writs sworn out by Il. H Corben,
the Westerville saloon man, nine citizens
were arrested on peace warrants aud
brought here for trial. The prosecution
was not ready for trial, SO the defendants
waived examination and gave bond in
the sum of $500 each. The citizens Of
Westerville have subscribed $4,000 to
carry on the contest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08
FOREIGN.


LONDON, July S.-The Directors Of the
Bank of England, at their meeting to-
day, fixed the rate Of discount at three
per cent.
The letter received by Colonel Glider
sleeve in relation to the shooting by the
American riAemen at Wimbledon, was
from Henry Parsons, adjutant of the
English eight. Parsons says; The
council is not willing to admit another
team to shoot with our three eights 10
the Elchoshield match, but they propose
a match to take place on the 18th inst.
for Lloyd's cup between the Americans
and an eight elected from the three Brit
ish teams. At the same time the coun-
ell does not despair Of a match between
four Fights, which perhaps may be man
aged for the Monday following the
shoot Dg at Wimbledon. In the mean.
time it hopes that tie match proposed
for the 18th will be agreeable to the
Americans.
The visit Of the Emperor Of Germany
to Victor Emanuel will not be deferred
later than September,
A letter from Buda Pesth confirms the
report Of the destructive character Of
a
the recent storm, and says twenty eight
bodies have been found, while over one
hundred people are missing. The de-
struction Of property on the mountain
slopes was fearful. No villages on upper
ground entirely escaped. Hundreds of
people are destitute and homeless. Sub
scriptions for their relief have been
opened.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08

The Chair OF Chemistry in Munich
University, made vacant by the death of
Baron Liebig, has, after prolonged nego-
tiations, been accepted by Prof. Baeyer,
of s%trasburg, one of the most eminent
chemists ofthe time.
The London Bookseller, the mouth
piece Of piratical publishers, says authors
ought to be pluudered anyway, The
burglar who goes through the house Of
that editor should receive vote oil thanks
from the few hundred million people who
write books nowadays.