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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
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fHaf8fis 5 TIE CENTENNIAL. ~
Everybody is advising everybody else to
stay away, in the consistent manner OF hu-
man nature. but nobody seems to take
the sdficeto hsart. It is true that all the
departments are not in order, and probably
will not be much before the Fourth Of Ju-
ly, There is enough now to see that is Of
interest, but it viii not be advisable tc visit
the exhibition tia after the middle Of this
month Tin the summer heats are over,
Philadeiphiais is one Of the hottest cities in
the Union. Tits not on the coast directly,
as is New York and Boston, with sea
breeze Of its own to cool it each afternoon,
but is Island, and lies shut in from ocean
winds, so that It lies baking in airless heat
all midsummer. The parties Of country
people coming from the Centennial are apt
to be cross and wilted-looking already,
their linen busters soiled and stringy, their
money used up pretty closely, and the
whole party foot-sore, and tired Of being
stared at BY fine people. If there are
children along, they are fractions with IA
tigue and excitement, their mothers wild
with trying to keep them IN order, till eY-
cry woman Of them is willing to give bonds
il she only gets home again, not to leave it
for a score Of centennials. This is pic
'ture ef not a few. groups one sees leaving
the exhibition. I.would advise having all
the Children Of neighborhood boarded
out By ths stay-at-homes in turn, while
their 1athets and mothers go to the Cen
tenniaI.S. It is no use trying to see it with
childfsn ,instow F.; they don't see enough to
pay them for the trouble Of going, and
their room IS wanted for elder folks. The
Young ones VII probably live 10 have cen
tennials Of some sort when they are old
enouoh not to be nni@poes. Let their pa
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
A MATTER OF POPULAR INTEREST


We condense/frun the Lekigh EegfScr the
rubstanee az q /onversafion about Cal Han 81
phfladeI< hiay yf,Yenamaker& & Browns " Ia-.sest
Clotbind Fqtse in America" A visitor sld
aftendznt4ie the speakers
VTsIio-. a What corner is fre Building on -
AneadGnt South East corner OF So ana
Market Please note the SIXTH, for some
strangers seeking Oak Hall, have been misled
by designing persons"
v; . Z is perfectly colossal Do you know
A 1000 square fees-ss on Market. s,1
$50 odd on Sixth, SIX stories high. ~ over
three acres q fooriRg, and covers space cree
3esS 3ee9plse pIsefs y >nan twenty different buzi
Y Do you use steam-poEerfs
A. giant young engine furnishes power
ior me freight and passenger elevators, and the
ooners steam for heating, and the other opera-
Y. @What order do you take with goods?"
A. They are first opeZed snd arranged in
the basement on long l2sE counters, and taken
thence on the hTeleyator 20 the inspee-
v. = Is inspecting The frSt operations -
A No, Eir, measuring. The goods ore first
measured in the piece, then inspected The
cloth passes over rollers IN the face Of q strong
light and two men sit one before ana one
behind the goods, watching with the eye OF
hawk for the least pin-hole imperfection, and
marking every flaw. SO that the cutter may see
and avoid it when he comes to cut the gar
pents."
v @You must employ sn amy Of cutte1sT-'
A. Come 70 our firth fOC< and seei Se
keep 70 bands all the tie c1fing up the elcth
into garments s,-beside Ey6 machines that 60
dozen mems work eaeIl-t a stroke"
v DO you manufacture G1 your own
goods ?"
A. ave do, and most carefully. Our ex-
aminers inspect every stitch and seam, and
certify to every garment as eztE-weIl made
before We put cur ticket on 1t, and become
responsible Tor il"
~
deal7T
A IN every direction, s;r. Itisfle system
and economy we practice all tse wgf through,
that enables u9 to put our priSssS Fown to Tie
people Is we do" u
" q After inspecting the work, what becomes
A. Before It goes into Stock it is acletcd
Every single garment has its number ard
other points nOJed on it. 50 that its entire his
tory can lie traced without fall, upon our
books"
v. You must have 50 or 20 salemen97
A. "Why sir, on busy days you mayisee 100
IN the various rOons and suites OF roenls
selling TO the thronss of eustOmerS"
V. "Do you do an order buSAeT by mail
and express :?
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16


perfect system sd rules Of self-measurement
make il possieze 20 please people 2-OOO miles
away j4 al perlectly IS Il they were here in
y. 4 suppose you hayeaf least half dozen
different deparmeutsf
A NY dear siTl we have more than tincnfH,
each charged with its own business, and each
thoroughly organized necessary wheel " ilh-
in the great wheel"
A. with pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment for those who prefer enstom-made TO
ready-mEde. 5,ke Furnishing Department,
with its huehse stock Of al underwent
The Shirt Eectory, win 1LS busy n Eaehines,
ming department. Itself ssbig as many c regu-
lar store The Garment Stock Room The
Receiving Room The Order Department
named before. The Special Uniforms Depart
score Of messengers. The"
v. Hold, holdi sir, euuUghF r
A am not half throuChf The Advertising
Department with its bill, and sign oiktributlrs,
journal, circulsSepg, 1ee, 5000 copies monthly
Department, Witffits many rooms The Boys
Department Tie Youths Departments 9he
Chldnen's Department. with its special
entrance for ladies' The Telegraph Depart
nent The Chief Clerks Department with
its bCoE-keepers and assistants. General Man
ayers Department.; Einanciers Once, and
other Offices of the finn all busy es bees
thinking, planning, EXECUTING. buying max
ing, registering. 1ecsFigg. sending out, selling,
and in thousande ei1ys joining their forces
to cary on business with The people amount
ing 70 between 100000 and $4,000 an
nually."
V. Ss-t-u-p-e-n-d-o-u-sp
A "Indeed it Is ! forgot to name TIE
Cashiers Department, which handles It's S2j, GO
OF retail sales on some single dGysP'
Y. "S25, cool Immeusei Thats what enables
the house to buy cheap and seVcheapr'
A. "ExactlyI You have l1zSt hit it. The
pegDle throng here kneSi1s that we depend
On low prices and immeiAE Esales"
v What are the 'FoJR EULEs' 1hear so
=. Our system ofbusiness dealine-1. One
price, no deviation +; 2 Cash for everything; s.
A guarantee protecting the purchaser; 4 The
money returned if the buyer can't otherwise
be suited"
v Nothing could be fafrer."
A. Nothing. And the people see It"
Y. wei, thank you SIR, for your polite
attention.
A. "NCtatSu- It's 8 pleasure to s0fTe you.
Call again; AMI be sure Of the plsEe-Wana-
maker & Browns Oak Hall oggn-East cor
ner Sixth and MarkssS"
V. "Thsnk you'll I shall be happy to do so
Good morning"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

At the latest adviees before going to
press. voting had not begun at Cincinnati
Fugling was the chief business
News has been received at the White
House that Mrs. SartOris will SAL ior
America the latter part Of the present
month.
s Several dozen wooden bottom Confeder-
ate army shoes. relics Of the civil war, are
displsyed in a Lynchburg, Va, store. The
Ye.ss saws the leather is Of good quality;
the bottoms, Of hard wood. are bound
with iron.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

There are times in the lives Of some men
when they would gladly migrate into their
holes and pull the same in after them
Sneb a time came TO Proctor Knott on the
5th. when Mr.. Blaine charged him with
having suppressed the cablegram from
Caldwell. BE looked mean and acted
meaner, all from being conscious Of hav-
ing done the meanest thing of the Forty
fourth Congress.
A sun-stroks overlook Speaker Blaine on
Sunday last, while on his way to church
with his wife, from the effects Of which he
lremained unconscious for several hours,
causing intense anxiety in Washington.
Work, mental excitement, and the strain
he has been subjected to by his relentless
prosecutors for weeks, predispOsed him to
.udden prostration by exposure to the great
heat. His case was considered critical for
several hours, but later adyiees represent
him as steadily recovering.
George Irwin. late an engineer on the
Great Western railway, of Canada, de
serves place among the heroes. His
train was racing to make time, when, on
rounding curve, he saw. switch open.
The fireman jumped of, but Irwin had no
mind to save his life at the expense of the
passengers, and reversing the engine and
applying the air brakes brought the train
to stop on the verge of an embankment.
The engine, however, was thrown from the
track, and Irwin scalded to death. His
death was the occasion of public mourning,
with flags at half mast and tolling Of bells
in Windsor.
In these days of widespread and increas-
ing luxury, the apostolic injunction. g Be
thou temperate in all things" involves
more than ever a great principle Of conser-
vatism that ought to be urged equally by
the physicians and the divines from their
respective stand-points, for the welfare Of
Individual men and. Of nations, or, in short
for the common good of all mankind.
Health consists with temperance alone,
says the poet, very truly and he VII owan-
tonly throws this great blessing away by his
ownfault orfolly, may mournfully adoptthe
sentiment, "Bstter is death than bitter
life, and everlasting rest than continual
sickness
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

A good dairy farm of 80 acres in sheffield
only miles from Ashtabula.
Dwelling Houses in the village of Ashtabu-
Ia.
Building Lots in the village and on North
Ridge 1889
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

The Erie Railway Company have adopt
ed new schedule Of reduced rates Of fare
ssfroA1 New York, which went into effect
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16


Since last week l have been in Boston. I
was in hopes to find the city in better con-
dition than New York, but l was disap-
pointed. New England is even hatter than
New York, and there is more mourning.
and with better. reason. The manufac-
turers are oyer7stocked with goods, the
hands are idle and eating up the aceumula-
ton of former years, the mercantile inter-
est is consequently as fiat as it can be, and
everybody is discouraged. One Of the
heaviest publishers in the city told me that
his sales did not amount to $500 per day.
which was something less than the running
expenses Of his store. When the book
trade goes slow in New England, there is
not much hope for anything else. There is
very little building going on, no new en-
terprises are entered into, and there is a
universal feeling Of depression.
Speaking of depression, the Philadelphi-
ans feel it just as badly as the other cities.
The Centennial has not been. as productive
as was expected. The hotels, restaurants
and bars are doing well, but the trade
that it was expected to bring, has not come.
The people come simply to seevthes Centen-
nial, and not to buy goods, and they see it
and 60 away. The sea-board cities are stif-
fering, and fear they are to suffer for
some time to come.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

FOR SALE at above Agency--an Sc acre
farm in PlymOuth-a very desirable home.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
A TRANSFORMATION.

One lady tried the virtues Of city shops
in very satisfactory manner. She was
quite plain, with that straight-haired and
high-browed plainness which forms the
most hopeless sort of bad looks. She
burnt her hair off in frizzing it, and it
would not disguise the severity Of her face.
Even her devoted friends wished she could
do something to make it easier to endure
her looks. While in the city one day, she
desperately went to Broadway magician,
Twas going to call her, but it really is
hair-dresser and cosmetic artist, who un-
derstands the art Of making the most of
faces. The plain lady sat down at the
coifeur's glass and told her s'Do what you
can to make me look better" No sooner
said than done. She looked in the glass
more than satisfied. By skillful adjust
ment and few touches to supplement ma
ture, she was transformed into very pass
able looking woman, with style, if not pos
tive beauty.
The first thing her husband said to her,
was; 4 don't know what You have been
doing to yourself, but you certainly look
better than I ever saw YOU" Her friends
said: 'fWhy did you never look so before?'
In private her husband insisted on having
the change explained to him A dozen
hair-pins were pulled out, and the original
homeliness stood before him. A band of
soft natural a,,-ls ,ro,-o,, -, -, :-:..l.l
foundation shaded the uni leasant brow,
giving the face seftened expression, and
a braid of hair, fine and deicately light in
weight, was added to the twist at the back
of her head, making a shapely and classic
knot. The whole arrangement weighed
only three ounces, and when on, defed de
lection. The husband thought a little.
He had always scoffed at toilet tricks, but
their effect was too much for him. Disci-
pline must be maintained in the family,
however, at any cost, and turning to her,
he said, with delicacy; my dear, I never
liked false hair, as you know, but I think
you had better continue the use of little
additional hair, till your own grows out.
And if ever catch you going without it,
you may betake yourself to the Centennial
for all me- The wife heard, and. being a
dutiful woman, obeyed. But great was the
wonderment in her neighborhood when she
went home, with her new eoquetries, so
transformed that her family agree in pro-
testing that her husband got the best look
ing wife IN the lot, after all. They agreed
finally, on the theory of tardy development
to solve the mystery. Her husband keeps
the secret well, and when questioned on
the subject. only shakes his head
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

rents 60 without them, and take what com
fort they can from the big show; they viii
in most cases be glad enough to get home,
but viii have enough TO talk about TO last
hem the rest Of their natural lives.
xEw IDEAS.
The very change viii do The peoplein ihe
country good, by bringing them face to
face with the last production of eiviliza-
ton, and giving their id,as friction with
those Of other nations and classes. 1t
takes such an occasion as the Centennial, 70
bring out the very folks who need TO visit
fairs and expositions. the stay-at-homes
who hardly leave the town they live in once
in twenty years. They are apt to carry
home some notions that astonish the neigh
bors. not so much with the novelty Of the
thing themselves, as with the strangeness
Of seeing so-and-so adopt anything fresh.
It is pleasing TO see the alteration that
passes over some groups as they grow IA
miliar with new modes and customs. They
walk about the first day awkward and old
fashioned enough. the observed Of all OBJ
servers, or would be if there were not 50
many old-fashiOned ones to keep them com-
pany. The next day the girls have new
neektie, the boys drop their turn-down col
lars for standing ones, and they buy the
old lady a veil to cover her bonnet, which
isn't the latest style. Then, as the linen
busters get s0iIed and wrinkled, the young
men take courage, and finding how cheap
clothing is in the city, come out in ready
made suit Of neat style, and while they are
about it, fancy straw hat that transforms
them into very pleasant specimens Of intel
ligent young American gentlemen, that is,
presuming them to have good manners to
start with, which most boys, brought up by
good mothers, have, whether they belong
to country or town. The girls, not to be
behind, study the way the city girls do up
their hair, and when they find their home
made poplins growing too warm, venture
On an embroidered linen dress or two,
ready-made, and lace scarf to soften the
effect round their necks. They get fresh
gloves Of nice straw color, and pin their
dresses back like other folks-even the old
lady, by the time she has new polonaise,
to keep her long veil company, looks quite
respectable, and when the whole party goes
home, they take back notion of living
and appearing better that will do them
good all their lives to come.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

Buffalo U. 8. Standard Scales,
Of all sizes and for all purposes. we call sPE-
CIAL ATTENTION. to our new COMBINATION
BEAM, as represented in above cut which is
the best improvement ever made for Railway,
Hay, Coal an Stock Scales All loose weights
dispensed with, and greater accuracy secured.
No large scale complete without it.
RS- correspondence invited. Illustrated
Catalogues, &c, forwarded on application.
J. NJ. ROBINSON,
1858 III Seneca St, Cleveland, o.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
PoLrr1cAL.


Blaine's magnificent fight in the House
has helped him wonderfully. The pluck
with which he met his assailants,> the skill
with which he turned their guns upon
themselves, and the audacitY with which
he indicted his indicters, have made for
him hosts of friends. New York has got
tremendous admiration for Blaine, for its
people donot believe him guilty OF Grimm
ality. and they admire him for not attempt
ing to hide his private business from pub
lie view.5 Conkling is gaining rapidly, for
there is in his interest q trained body Of
politicians, and the best outside newspapers
in the State. But Washburn looms up
bigger and bigger, and when New York
leaves Conlling, as / believe it will finally,
he will get fair vote from the State. lie
made hosts of friends in Paris, and his rec
ord is a good one aside from that. II
would not be singular if he should eventu-
ally be found TO be the coming man.
Hayes is steadily growing here, and Nor
ton is losing. When New York breaks
from Conkling, the State will split up ter
ribly.
The Democracy are thoroughly demoral-
lied The vigorous fight that the Express
is making on iIilden, makes his nomination
out Of the question, and as New York is
hard money to the core, the nomination Of
any Western Democrat, unless it should be
Thurman, would be very distasteful. Re
publieans. see that you nominate good
man. and you can carry New York with
ease. The Democracy are in no condition
to make a fight, and they can be beaten
easily if there is any wisdom shown in the
campaign.
REAL ESTATE
In the city is fearfully dull, duiier than
ever before. There isn't placevn Broad
way that will sell for mortgages, and rents
are going down to nothing. Bottom has
not yet been touched, as bad as i is. Rents
have gone down seventy-five per cent, and
are still declining. The weather is fearful
ly hot, and everybody feels the dead Ian
guor that hot weather and dull business al
ways brings. PIETRo.
PHILADgIPHIA, june >, 1876.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

Deeds, Contracts, Wills. and other writings
made without delay.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

P. S.-This Sale will continue for 80 days.
Come early and make your selections. 1865
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
PAUn Q. EoRD.
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he has just laid In large supply OF large and
medium sized Travelling Trunks. They are Of va
ricus qualities and values, and afforded at favor
able prices. The assortment IS Altogether the
largest Of any in the region. The travelling public
are invited to look over this. stock as tn1y can
hardly fail 10 find something tOtheir mind.
Asntaburs. Sent. y. is72 iisatf.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16
AsHTABULA COUNTY,

be SOLD,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-06-16

E C. PIERCE.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-03
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

The Fincasfle Herald has been in
formed that piece OF iron hung in frui,
trees will effectually prevent the ravages
OF frost. A piece of hsrse shoe was hung
in cherry tree in an orchard. and the
| yield was abundant, while in three ada.
cent trees the fruit was entirely killed
! He says the idea originated with his
mother, and that be, by her instructions,
when boy, tried the same thing ire
quently, and with the same result This
is important, if true, and will cost blu,
| little TO test the truth of it.
A lady writing for the Household gives
| her process for washing wooden blankets
For two or three blankets take one pint OF
soft soap, two tablespoonfuls of powdered
borax and dissolve in boiling water Add
! the solution to a tub half filled with cold
water and large enough 10 contain the
blankets; let them stand entirely covered
by the solution from twelve TO twenty -four
hours, then squeeze and rub thoroughly
but do not wiring them; put in baske,
over tub and let them drain. Rinse in
clear. cold water and drain twice, then
rinse in blue water, drain and hang up To
dry. Be sure to use cold water and not
wiring during the process, then the blank
cts will not shrink, but will dry white and
smooth.
Water is heavy. To carry much of i,
requires strong arms. But IL can be
drawn easily through large pipes by
means of pump. A rural writer states
that a certain man visited his father who
was farmer in New Hampshire. For
thirty years he had brought water from a
spring in buckets for household use. The
son proposed to put in an aqueduct, bu,
the father thought il hardly worth while.
He asked the old gentleman how many
times day, on an average, he had brought
the buckets from the spring 10 the house.
and measured the distance, and found that
he had travelled one mile day, computed
the whole amount OF travel, and showed
him he had already performed the labor
of carrying his two buckets 10, $50 miles,
and that an aqueduct would cost about
$50.-Neao York Herald.
Whenever the weather will permit,
carry plants into the open air, or into
some room where they can be watcred
over head and their leaves cleaned of dust,
If il cannot he done in the place they are
grown. This cleaning Of the leaves OF
house. plants is far too generally neglected
by ladies who cultivate only few speci.
mems because it is too much trouble, and
water is not just the thing to scatter over
carpets and furniture. We Can hardly
expect to improve on natures method of
watering plants, and she pours 1t upon the
leaves first, and the roots get their share
all in good time. One OF the principal
reasons why the plants cultivated by pro
fessional florists in their Conservatives
thrive so much better than those cult
waited in common dwellings. is that they
are frequently showered over head, and
the atmosphere in which they grow is
kept constantly moist Heat, light and
moisture are the essentials TO insure
growth of seeds and plants; the richest
soil or the best attention being of little
value without them.-Scienee If HedIA.