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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
saerednes. ornPromt...


An eminent British statesman IS said tn
nave traced his own sense of the saeredness
Q! promise to a curious lesson he pot from
ms Iather when boy. When home for tbe
holidays, and walking with his father in tbe
garden, ms father pointed to a wall which
he intended to have pulled down.
''Oh, said the boy, 81 should so ike To
see wall pulled down."
''Well, my boy, you shall, said the
father.
The thing, however, escaped his memo
ry, and during the boys absence a number
OF Improvements were being made. among
others the pulling down Of this wall and the
building Of new one in its place.
When the boy came home and saw it, he
said:
20 father, you promised to let me see
that wall pulled down"
Instantly the father remembered his
promise, and was deeply panied to think
that he had seemed careless of his pligbted
word. e--''N
MY boy" he said, 'fyou are right. (
dld promise, and ought not TO have for
gotten; 1t Is too late now to do lust what
sald would, but you wanted to See a wall
pulled dUWn, and so you shall"
And he actually ordered the masons nm
and had them pull down and rebuild the
new wall that as nearly as possible his
promise might be made good.
''It cost me twenty pounds, " he said to a
friend who was bantering him about it.
''but, he added solemnly, ''if it had cost
me hundred, l should have thought it a
cheap way of impressing upon my boys
mind, as long as he lives, the Importance
man OF honor should attach to his plghted
word. F"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

Term was over, the coach was full Of
young OxOnianS returning to their respec-
tive colleges; the morning was cold, wet
and miserable, when a well-appointed
drag drove up to the ''White Horse Gel
lar" Piccadilly. 'Haye you room for one
inside" asked as pretty a girl as you would
wish to see on a summers day. "What
beautyT exclaimed one. "Quite lovely!
said another. ''Perfectr liSped third.
"Quite full, Miss, inside and out, replied
the coaehman. surely. you can MAKE
room for one.r persevefed the far one.
,sOuite imnoSsible. without the young gen
tIemay,s consent. Lots of room" cried
tba inSi5ss. 1--WE are not very large; we can
msnage TO take one more. ''If the gentle
nnsn consent, replied the driver, 81 can
have no objection" eve agree, said the
inside quartet. Gan right, responded the
coachman. The fare was paid, and the
guard proceeded to open the door, and let
down the steps. "Now, Miss, II you please;
we are behind our time, said the coach
man. "Come along, grandfather cried
the damsel, addressing most respectable
looking, portly, elderly man; ''the money
is paid, get in, and be sure you thank the
Young gentlemen;" at the same time SUIT
ing the action to the word, and, with
smile. assisting her respected grandfather
into the coach ''SOrry to incommOde
YOU" replied the old gentleman; Il hope
you won't object TO have both windows up,
/ I'm sadly troubled with a cough At this
moment, ''All right, sit fast y was heard
/ and the Defiance" ratified away, best pace,
drowning the voices Of the astonished O1o-
mans.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Murder VIII out.

Many mouths ago an old man named
Lund, member Of gang of horse thieves,
with headquarters at Bingham, mysterious
ly disappeared. At one time he was an in
innate associate Of the notorious Ben Task
er, but after numerous arrests and trials
the twain became sworn enemies. Lund
had loaned some money to Ben, aud eonse-
quently sued the latter for its recovery. Be
fore the suit for the money was determined,
or Immediately thereafter, Lund disappear
ed. He told several persons that Tasker
had threatened to kill him, and he feared
that tbe threat would be carried into exeeu-
tiOn. Recently Tasker was arrested on the
charge ID having murdered Lund, and was
indicted by the Grand Jury, some evidence
having been found which implicated him.
1t appears that when Ben was confined in
the county Jail last summer he told a fellow
prisoner that Lund's body was in a well
near the mouth of Bingham canon. Since
then diligent search has been made for the
remains, but not until yesterday was the
body found. The well, which is ninety
feet deep, was searched and, in the bottom,
lowered with earth and stones, was found
th body Of the long lost Lund. 1t was
badly decayed, but was readily identified
by the clothing and other evidences.
Salt Lake Herald.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Hayes a Man to be Trusted.

Need l be called upon to say anything Of
the men who are put forward for the most
solemn political responsibilities which can
be taken upon themselves by any men in
this world? I mean Mr.. Hayes and the
candidate of the opposite party. Mr..
Hayes, in my opinion, is a man who has,
wherever he has been placed, played nO=
BILE part. He has never, that am aware,
put himself forward. 'He has never engi=
neered for an office. He has, so far as
can understand from some friends in Ohio,
always been sought by place. Rather
than seek place, he was content to remain
a private man, and not looking for it as
supreme good to be placed IN a seat of
power Then he has played a noble. part
in his position in the army. He has play
ed most honorable and useful part in his
position as a Governor Of the State Of Ohio,
and myself feel confident that if elected
he will play a noble and independent part
in the Government of the United States.
President Wo0lssV,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
RuskIn to Girls on Dress.

John Ruskin thus addresses girls on the
subject of dress: DRESS as plainly as your
parents viii allow you, but in bright colors
Gf they become YOU and in the best mate
rials-that is to say, in those that viii wear
the longest. When you are really in want
of a new dress, buy it Tor make it) in the
fashion, but never quit an old one because
it has become questionable, And if the
fashion be costly, you must not follow it.
You may wear broad stripes, or narrow,
bright colors, or dark, short petticOats, or
long Gn moderation), as the public wish you; I;
but you must not buy yards of useless stuff
to make knot or fonnce of, nor drag
them behind you over the ground, and your
walking-dress must never touch the ground
at all. haye lost much of the faith once
had in the common sense, and even in the
personal delieaey, of the present race Of ay=
erage English women by seeing how they
will allow their dresses to sweep the streets,
if it is the fashion to be Scavengers. Learn
dressmaking yourself, with pains and time,
and use part of every day in needleEork,
making as pretty dresses as you can for
poor people who have not the time or taste
to make them nicely for themselves. You
are to show them in your own wearing what
is most right and graceful, and help them
to choose what will be prettiest and most
becoming in their own station"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

It is beast of the Cincinnati Enquirer
that a township in Auglaize county, this
State, gave almost a solid Democratic vote.
1t says:
'Jackso n township, Auglaize county, is
a good place to live into. At the last cleo
tion 476 votes were cast, and only four Of
them were Republicans"
The Cincinnati Times thus comments on
this boast:
1.-The editor Of the Enquirer fails 70
| throw light on the matter by telling his
readers who the voters are or why the solid
| vote is Democratic. He should have added
| the facts to the article that jackson town
shin is settled exclusively by Catholics;
! that there is no common school in Jackson
township; and that the voters Of Jackson
township are strictly following the orders
and dictations of the Cincinnati Catholic
Telegraph and the Toledo Catholic RsUieg,
who say that the Catholic vote should be
cast solidly for the Democracy; it is the
only possible hope to break down the pub
lie school system
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
The Moral Eascts of Hurry.

To the thoughtful, the moral eonseduen-
ees of tension and hurry are very sadden-
ing; to the physician their results are a mat
ter Of profound concern, their grave evils
come under his daily observation. No evo-
luton Of force can take place with undue
rapldlty without damage to the machine in
which the transformation is effected. Ex-
press railway stock has much shorter term
of use than that reserved for slower traffic.
The law is universal that intensity and du-
ration of action are inyersely proportional.
1t is therefore no matter of surprise to find
that the human nervous system is no excep-
ton to the law. The higher salubrity of ru-
raj over urban life is not entirely a matter
OF fresh air and exercise. Rural life in
wolves leisure and pause in work, which are
very essential to the maintenance of the
nervous system IN state Of due nutrition.
Unremitting spaSm soon ceases altogether.
The tension of life produces weakness at
the very place where strength is most need
ed. The damage done to the health Of the
most valuable part of the community, the
best trained thinkers, most useful workers,
is incaleulable. Work and worry, though
not proportional, are closely connected. and
an excess Of the former soon entails an in
crease in the latter beyond the limits which
the nervous system can bear with impunity,
especially under the conditions under which
work has to be done. The machinery for
organizing the work of community has to
be rigid and infexible, and in the strain
involved in bringing a changing organism
INTO harmony with a machine, the former
must inevitably suffer.--LOndOgs Lancet.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Donation Parties.

The following on Donation Parties, +"
from the Burlington HaIckeye, is rather
overdrawn, but the point of 1t is none too
SHARPE ''The donation party season is
opening rather early this year, and the min
isters are wishing they had put off their cen
tennial holidays. The other night they had
donation party at a minister's out on
North Hill. They brought him two dol
lars worth of beans, four dollars worth Of
wood, and dollars worth of potatoes, and
ate up five dollars worth of cake, one dol
lars worth of cream, one dollars worth OF
apples, two dollars worth Of nuts, broke
seven dollars worth Of furniture and kniek-
knacks. ruined sixty dollar carpet by
breaking a lamp on it. and finally went
away and left the gate open, and a forty
five dollar COW got out and hasn't been
seen nor heard Of since. The next day the
sufferer went around and rallied the clergy
men of the city, and they formed an anti
donation society league They have sent
on to Chicago for terrier dogs and shot
guns, which are expected TO arrive some
time next week"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Henry Ward Beeeher on the Chris
tIan,s Political Duty.

Next to the duty the Christian owes to
his Father in Heaven is that which he
owes to his fatherland. In the great polit-
ical struggle which it is the fortune Of this
country to undergo every four years, it is
the duty of every Christian citizen to enter.
The man who thinks political work and
action inconsistent with Christianity, and
therefore to be summed. is in error. God
does not thank him for such a shrikage of
his duty. But after the christian has en-
tered the contest he should not allow his
feelings to outrun his self control. He
should not be swept from his christian
bearings; his sensibility should not Ee
drugged; he should keep his individual
conscience and personality. 81 do not
say" continued Mr.. Beecher, ''that you
must pray more and canvass less; that you
must read your Bible more and newspapers
less Though l think that would do no HARM /;
but | do say that there stands your politi-
cal duty before your face, and it is yours
to do. God always takes care of the man,
no matter who he is, who takes up and
performs the duty that comes in his way,
without regard to its cleanliness or Proprle-
ty. The first hour of the morning is the
time to prepare for the days work. II you
then 90 to PRAYER; if at time you bathe up
ward, Won will come down cleansed again
and strengthed for the contest. A mah
who engages in the sharpest of these CON
flicts, and yet is not swept off his bearings,
ripens much faster than he who stands on
one side because they are unchristian. It
is in the battle of life that we become veter-
ans. If intelligent and virtuous men don't
take hold Of the country, ignorant and vi
cious men will. Political work will be done
in some way, The fact is, it is the work
Christians.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Yiraiinfn .Enterprise.
Opportunities for a spelling Reform


A local wit tells story of Senator,
who adorned the Capitol, and bore with
ease the highest honOrS of a statesman. He
was a poor speller, but realized as well as
any one the defect in his education, and
made vigorous efforts to correct it. He
purchased dictionary, and used to study
| it faithfully. "But it's no use" he remark
ed one day to friend; ''Tve tried half an
hour to find out how to spell physician, but
the word isn't here"
''Where did you look?" inquired the
friend; and taking the book from the puz-
zled Senator's hands he found that he had
been looking for the word among the fs, as
if it was Spelled fiz.
Quite funny thing occurred the other
| day. A prominent member of Congress,
representing one Of the largest States in the
Union and one OF the largest cities, who is
chairman of one of the most important
committees in the House, and had charge
of the most important bills, wrote a note OF
recommendation for the appointment of a
Young man to an office, and the note began
with the following clause, spelled in this
way:
Il eorgially recommend Mr.,
etc.
This is no freak of Inauguration, but
an actual fact.
The messenger Of the House Judiciary
Committee, is one armed Confederate
soldier, and very polite, gentlemanly fel
low. The other day Congressman Hurd oi
Toledo, went into the committee room and
found the messenger pouring over the die
| tiOnary in great anxiety.
'What word are you looking forY in
/ quired Mr.. Hurd.
81 wanted to see how curiosity was SPELL
| ed. - said the messenger.
| Hurd looked over his shoulder at the die
tionary, and, seeing the man had it opened
at the place. said:
''Why, my dear man, You can't find Gu
riosity there-curiosty dosn't begin with
ak"
The man looked up little astonished,
| thought a minute then remarked, as if spol-
4 ogizing for a fit of Observation-Disclosures
"Ihat's so What was | thinking of?
might have known it began with q, and
he turned over to where they were. Mr..
HqFd left him to hunt for it there.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
AsHTABULA, OHIO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER TO- 1876

mutton. No, sir; we have a different OBJ
ject in visiting you"
The butcher opened his eyes in surprise.
leaned over his STALL. and told her to ''spit
it out"
.'Anthonv.n said Mrs. Spriggins, prOduc-
ing the resolutions, ''read them to him"
I read the resolutions, though my heart
was jumping up in my throat, so that
could scarcely speak.
'Well, said the butcher, coming out in
front of his stall, what is it all abOut-what
have l done?"
''Il tell you what you've done, said
Mrs. Spriggins, pulling Mrs. Bell to the
front. DO yOu see this LADY,"
''YeS, said the butcher, ''she used to be
one of my customers; but she's got her
back up about something-I don't know
what
"You don't know, Ell? you wretchr'
screamed Mrs. Spriggins, shaking her fore
finger in his face. ''Then I'll tell you, sir.
You asked her to go to the butchers pa
rade, and bring you bouquet! Oh, you
rhinocerosr
Madam, said the butcher in an angry
tone, ''if you were man, I'd mash you in
the nose. Do you know that? What do
you want?" he inquired, turning to me,
looking like an infuriated bull. Just as l
feared-my time had come. l was so fright
ened | could scarcely stand; but had to
keep up appearances -efore the ladies.
''You internal rascalr' l said, swelling
up like turkey cock, ''what do you mean,
eh?"
That butcher was a very hasty man. I
thought perhaps he would stand and par
ley awhile, so I'd have time to get away
but he didn't. He rolled up his sleeves and
went for me like an avalanche
l soon came to a shrewd conclusion how
the affair would terminate, if l had stop
ped to wrestle with him, so l thought it the
safest plan to take to my heels. The butch
er would have followed me, if he had not
been restrained. When the ladies discOv-
cred what the man of blood and cleavers
was about to do. they went for his back
hair in body, and held him tight, while
l made the best possible use of my legs.
never stopped running until l reached
home, and. then securely barricaded the
doors. Even when Mrs. Spriggins and the
ladies arrived, they had to pound the door
about an hour before | could summon
nerve to let them in.
hope in the future, Mrs. Spriggins will
attend to her own affairs, and let other
peoples business alone. But there is no
use in hoping that. The butchers episode
was scarcely over before she kicked up an
ether row about a neighbor'S child. 1t
seems to be her nature TO keep in hot wa
ter, and l suppose she can't help it.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

Little Johnny has peculiar views on OF 10
inal sin. One day he was about to be nm
ished for some misdemeanor. when pk ,ad
ed: 'lt wasn't me, mama dear, it was th
bad man." "Well, Johnny, am goir g t,
whip the bad man out Of you" 'Ah, yes
but that'll hurt me a precious lot mogC thai
it will the had man. :"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
BLAKEsLE

BLAK ESLE L HOORE, Photograph
ers and Dealers in Pictures. Engrayin,es
Chromos, &C.; having a large supply of
Mouidings of various descriptions, are pre-
pared 70 frame anything in the Picture line
at short notice and in the best styIe.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH
EEN Il. R.


GOING WEST.
Special Chicago Express Leaves Buffalo at
l2.50 a. m, Erie $50 a. m, Ashtabula 4:59
Painesville $40, and arrives at Cleveland at
B:35 a. m.
Canneaut Accommodation leaves Conneaut
at 605 a. m, AmbOy GIL, KingsvilIe 621 Ash
tabula 6:33, SaybrOOk 6:48, Geneva 6:53, Paines-
vile 7:2S, and arrives at Cleveland S:45 a. m
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at 6:55 a. m.
Erie Iel5, COnneaut ll:l7, AmbOy ll:25, Kings
vile ll:32, Ashtabula ll:45, SaybTook Il:55, Ge-
neYa l2:04 p. m, Painesville 1888 and arrives
at Cleveland at l:50 p. m.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo 1870 D. m
Erie $50, Ashtabula 5:l5 Painesville Cos, and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:l0 p. m.
Erie Accommodation leaves Buffalo sos
p. m, Erie 400 p. m, COnneaut 5:l4, Ashtabula
500, SaybrOOk 6:02, Geneva 6:lS, PaineSVille
T:06, and arrives at Cleveland at $40 p. m.
Fast Mail arrives at Ashtabula at sos p. m.
GOING EAST.
Fast Mail arrives at Ashtabula at $50 a. m
Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland 7:30 a. m .
Painesvilie $50, Ashtabuia 9:O5, COnneaut 9:2S
Erie 1929, and arrives at Buffalo at Los ID. m
Toledo and Buffalo Accommodation leaves
Cleveland at ll;l5 a. m, gainesville 12:27, Ge-
neva l:OI p. M, SaybToOk lis. AshtabuIa I:30
k1ngsville la, AmbOy l5L COnneaut BOZ
Erie $40, Buffalo 700 p. m.
Chicago and st. Louis Express leaves Cleve-
land at 3:l0 p. m, gainesville 3:j9, Ashtabula
4:4S, Erie 600, and arrives at Buffalo at sos
p. m.
Conneaut Accommodation leaves Cleveland
at $50 p. m, PaineSville 600, Geneva 6:3S, say
brook GAS, Ashtabula 800, Kingsvilie 7:l3, Am
boy 7:23, and arrives at Conneaut at 7:30 p. M
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
a. m, Erie l:2O a. m, and arrives at Buffalo at
200 q
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
PUBLIC HALLS.

STONES OPERA HALL, Orwell, Ashta-
tsbula Co., Ohio, on the line Of A. Y. & p.
railroad; refitted. with stage and scenery.
will seat 800, and Is ready to rent to travelling
tronpes. RE STONE. Proprietor. 1909
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
NOTICES OF THE pEss.

The Best Glass of Risks only accepted. Pol
ieies issued from one to five years. Three
fOurths TO three-fifths of stock rates charged
JAMES MILLER, Resident gent
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
ERIE RAILMAX.

Abstraet Of Time Table ADOPTED No0. 22nd,
1878.
DULLMAN'S best Drawing-room
l. and Sleeping Coaches, combining all
modern Improvements, are run through without
change from Rochester Buffalo, SsuensioI
Bridge, Niagara Falls, Cincinnati Chicago
and Detroit TO New York, making direct con-
neetion with all lines of foreign and coastwise
steamers. and also with Sound Steamers and
railway lines fer Boston and New England cities
Hotel DINING cars from Chicago to New YORK
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
JEWELLERS

GEO. w. DICKINSON, Jeweler; Repair
yJowelry; Store In Ashtabula House Block,
Ashtabula Ohio o->'
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
AsHTABULA. YOUNGSTOWN
PIT'TSBUR II RAILROAD.

tDaily except Sundays. Trains stop for
passengers on signal only, tTrains do not
stop for passengers.
L.S. & M. .-FRANKLIN DIVIsEON
From and after April 10th, 1916 Passenger
Trains viii run as follows:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

No. 12 runs daily and No daily f,um salsss
mAnca and Buffalo. Meal Stations
AK for tickets by way of Erie Railway
For Sale at all the principal Ticket O1ices
JEo. N. ABBOTT. Gen. Pas. Aet N. Y
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

Telegraph Stations.
Passenger fare at the rate of 3 cents per
mile 20 way stations counted in every half
dimes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
-om Portage County Republican Democrat
of

rTOm7 TOfIage OOunIy I1cDuOtIcun- DenlOcTdf
Of February2 2.
Board Of Directors: E. 7. Richardson, D. c.
Cooley, Andrew Jackson, w. d. Durham, +.
W; Woodbridge, Nelson Converse e. r. Wait
iohn McClun, Ravenna; Joseph r. Conrad
AAtwater; VIM. Powers, Youngstown, o.; +;
arren Packard, Warren O.; G. II. Coy
toIedo, o.: Jacob Frick, Wooster, o.: Louis
SchaeHer, Canton, o.; NJ. r. Robinson, Salem,
, Ihe organih@tion of the Directors was ef-
Sected by electing +. T. Richardson Presi-
TENT AnareW jackson Secretary and Treasu-
rer; John McClun General Agent. This new
company Is established under favorable an
plcess ana VIII at once command n valuable
md profitable amount of business Tiio no,
igement OF this enterprise is in good hands
md worthy of the public confidence Mr.
lohn McClun, the originator Of the Company
md its general manager. has few EQUALS ond
no superiors among the insurance men OF
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

From Democratic Press of February3.
The Board OF Directors and officers are
among the most solid, substantial and up
[ight business men in Northern Ohio Tie
company starts out under the most eneour-
lglng circumstances and We predict for IL a
large and prosperous business n certainly
deserves II. tTi3as
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
Cove Oysters, Lobsters and
Sardines, Peaches, Toma-
toes, Green Corn,
Lima Beans, &c.

A full supply of FRESH GARDEN SAUCE,
PLANTS 6 VEGETABLES.
RECEIVED FROM THE GARDENS EVERY
DAY.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10

JOHN DUGRO, Manufacturer OF and Deal
er in Furniture Of the best descriptions and
every variety; also General Undertaken
and Manufacturer Of Collins to order; Main
street, north of South Public Square, Ash
tabula, Ohio. 49i
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
PEOPLES 4.
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
OF RAVENNA OHIO,
No. Phenix Block Main street.
OFFICERS,

No. 7 Phenix Block
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-10
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANTS.

THOS. N. BOOTH, General ealer in
Drv Goods. Groceries, Cfockery and Glass
wsre. Boots and Shoes. Ready-Siade Cloth
ny Hats and Caps, TObaceOs and Cigars,
and everything a family needs to eat or
wear North Main street Ashtabula. l55o