Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-01-07
w hole Number 1857

nueopias, and-pcp-cOrn balls, glsddened
little hearts, brightenedlittle eyes, sweet
ened little mouths, and warmed little
feet and hands. Bless the little saint !
may his shadow never be less
Firel is the next cry At balf-past 8
on Tuesday morning. Dec. so, the house
of Mr.. Brooks, On Monroe street, took
fire from detective fine and burned
with much of his best furniture.
Mud, did you say The prophet once
sunk into the mud up TO his armpits-or
near them. If he were hereabouts, he
would hardly have stopped sinking at
that point Blessed be the man and
horse that can keep on the pavement
no bottom to the roads.
Old Prob has been tampering with the
weather so long. that the thermometer
is utterly confused, and has mistaken De-
cember for June, and Christmas for 4th
of July. Weren't not for Orion, and a
few other of those stared fellows with
heathenish names, who walk over our
heads at night, we should not know
where to locate this land of the free and
home of the brave"
A pretty family quarrel in the Demo
cratic household has broken outin this
naghborhood. 1t seems that some of the
faithful are not satisfied with their fami
ly moulh-pece, the Constitution, and by
ways that are dark. and by tricks that
are (not SOY vain, they propose TO start
another paper of that pure and reforma-
tory faith, and so divide and make two
bites of the very small cherry that moist
ems the palate Of the Constitution. The
wisdom of this new movement must be
measured by the Democratic yard-stick,
and not by any accepted standard OF
good neigbborhood, or brotherlY kind
ness. or political economy. There is
pluck and will on both sides. and the is
sue will be largely determined By the
lengths of the two purses. No matter
which way the battle ends, the winner
will find no milk in his cocoa -nUt-heace
the folly.
The Niles Endependent has recently
changed hands. Mr.. Sanderson steps
down and out, and Mr.. S. s Bartlett, the
Disciple preacher, steps up and in, and
as he is not a believer in infant baptism,
he has re-baptised the paper and chris
tened it TrumbuH County Iiadepepde1st.-
What a dearth of newspapers there is in
this part of the world, and what uHgnown
editorial resources are wasting on The
desert air Why don't the people wake
up and vilalize this talent? Why don't
they start newspaper al every cross
roads? If the dear people would only
take their slate and pencil and add up
the many important moral and religious
interests; the numerous educa tional and
political interests; the multitudInous ag-
ricultural and CONNIE rcial interests, and
the endless financial and social inteFes IS,
that are now languishIng and ready to
perish for the lack of that careful, judi
cious, truthful and wise handling which
The press alone can give them, they
would out with their purses and sub
scribe for dozen newspapers instead Of
one; and they would pay in advance ev-
cry time, and let the editors buy their
wood and chickens where they pleased,
or go cold and hungry-as they mishl
elect. But enough of this.
There seems TO be little quickening
of the currents of religious feeling in our
churches. Delegations from the Y. NJ
c. A, of Cleveland and Pittsburgh have
visited us and conducted very interest
ing services in the several churches IN
the mornings, and union service IN the
evening. The young men Of our Own
city churches have banded together for
like work, both at home and in neighbor-
ing towns, when invited.
The Presbyterian church and society
of this city have recently obto ined by
subscription sufficient means to finish
tier elegant church, and they now enjoy
the prospect of an early entrance upor
its use.
A happy and prosperous New Year t
the Telegraph. CHIPS