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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
A Wedding In High L1fe-The Legal
BFigands-VanderbIl EsGate-PO-
IIffeaI-CrIme-Busln
A WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE.

A WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE.
The papers are filed with accounts
of a gorgeous wedding in high
life," which has afforded an immense
deal of amusement in the clubs and
among the men about town. The
lady in the case is a daughter of a
very wealthy man, who has some
thing over million in her own right,
and the groom is young man from
a Western State, whose only fortune
was his voice, and a handsome face
and figure. The voice, a very rich
tenor, by the way, had brought him
$500 a year, in an uptown church,
which sum has had to take care of
his person, for that was all be had.
The lady is past her hey-day, and
has the additional disadvantage of
not being syiph in proportions.
But the million and over! Half that
sum would convert a much uglier
woman into an angel, and the young
singer found her defects in person
no drawback whatever. Especially
were they not noticeable, after she
settled upon him an income of S16,-
900 per year for life, and made over
to him 100000 in his own right.
That proceeding covered all her de-
fects, and he was led like lamb to
the-nuptial altar. From this time
out the gorgeous rooms of the lady
at the swellest of the swell hotels,
will have two occupants. Rather a
good speculation counted as spec
ulation-for a young man with only
$500 per year! But then think of
his being pointed out everywhere as
the husband of the rich Miss Croes-
US! Think of how his fellows, who
havn't married million and over.
will sneer at him, and turn up their
noses at him, for doing what they
would give all their earthly posses
sions to be able to do. 1t will be
hard lines for the young man, and
possibly he has more than earned
his money. He processes to be hap
py, and swears, as he drinks his
wine-wine is a late habit with him
that he actually loves her.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16
CRIME.

The police columns have been un-
usually full this week. The most
terrible murder that has occurred for
some time was that of Mrs. Flood by
her husband. 1t is the cid story.
Flood was a working man, and Mrs.
Flood was, in these hard times, kept
on very close rations. Mrs. Floods
sister, an abandoned woman, came
to live with them, and she very soon
showed her how to mend her condi-
ton. Flood discovering his wife's
repeated infdelities, left her, but
could not keep away. He knew that
she was criminalIy intimate with
man named Alfka, and so last Sat
urday morning he went to Alfka's
room. The guilty pair attempted
to escape, Mrs. Flood running in her
nightdress toward her room. Flood,
crazed with liquor, followed the af-
frighted woman, and just as she
reached her door, plunged a tin
smiths reamer into her breast, kill
ing her instantly. He escaped, wan
dered about for day or two, and
finally gave himself up. He said he
was tired of life, and wanted the au
thorities TO hang him as soon as pos
sible. He loved the woman dearly,
but maddened by the knowledge
that she had deserted him, killed her,
and wanted to follow as soon as pos
sible. He will make no defense.
"But suppose it is imprisonment
for life, and not hanging?"
81 will kill myself, then," was the
reply. 81 don't want to live, and
will not"
The woman was very beautiful,
and the husband had always born
a good character.
BUSINESS
is bad, and the railroad fights are
making it worse. The discrimina-
tion against New York is driving
the grain trade to other points, and
the outlook is blue. The merchants
are holding meetings, begging the
Legislature to lower the tolls on the
Erie Canal, so that next summer
there will be some revival in this
particular, but through the Legisla-
ture there is but little hope that it
will be done. The railroads want
the canals killed, and between them
all New York is suffering fearfully.
There will be nothing done till
spring, and l have very little hope
then. PIETRo.
New York, Feb. 18th, 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16

upon the electoral
mot as abundant as they
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16
BLUE GLASS.

Some years ago Gen. Pleasanton
published an article in which the as
sertion was made that rheumatism
and a dozen other diseases, could be
cured by merely permitting the
beams of the sun to shine through
glass alternate white and blue, and
fall upon the afflicted parts; that
vegetables grown under blue glass
would produce infinitely more than
that exposed in the natural way; and
that animals-calves, pigs, chickens,
ETC., kept under blue glass would
grow twice as fast as when in any
other light. A few weeks ago the
article was reproduced, and this time
it took. The city papers published
it, with lot of wonderful expert
ments that had been tried, and i'm
mediately demand for blue glass
sprung up that was wonderful. In
two days every particle of blue glass
was taken up, and the astOnished
dealers were obliged to telegraph
for supplies. Rheumatics used it,
animal fanciers covered their quar-
ters with it, and all sorts of ailing
and bed-ridden people are trying the
new cure. One writer asserts that
he cured himself of rheumatism by
this simple agency, and others are
claiming that they are getting great
benefit from it. If there is anything
in it it is queer that 1t has never
been discovered before-if it is a
whim, it is certainly the most whim-
sical whim that has ever struck the
people. Look out for blue glass
mania in your part.
EXCESSIVE FEES.
1t pays to be lawyer in New
York, if you can only get anything
to do. The will case of the late
James R. Taylor makes an exhibit
that is startling. Mr.. Taylor left an
estate that was worth 5000, 900 cash.
which has been entirely eaten up bv |
the lawyers. One firm gets $4,000 |
for the sale of ten shares
of Times stock. Other firms got
fees ranging from 1000 to 10000, |
and now the litigation stops because
there is nothing more to pay the
harpies with.
The papers in the city have taken
the matter up, and are urging the
formation of an association to resist
the robbers. The charges for legal
services are always exorbitant and
oppressive. They have more the
of robbery than charges,
and there is no use in going to the
courts about it, for the judges are
lawyers, and never decide against
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16

. They say business is dull; sugars and eof-
fees are selling slowly. Not so with DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup; we understand our druggists
can hardly supply the demand.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16
ToHn1 DUoRo,s.

on Main Street, Ashtabuls aud be convinced that
'seeilg is believing" 1852
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
HOW TO JUDGE A TOWN.

The Jefferson City (Mo.)- Jour-
nal tells this:
About a week ago a gentleman
from Tennessee, representing 'cap>
ital Of $40 900, in search of a Local
tlon at which to engage in business,
gave us a call, and after stating his
mission "West,' asked to look at
our paper. We handed him the
morning Journal. To our surprise
he did not stop to read our newsy
local "pick-ups," or our attractive
editorial page, but he turned at
once to advertising columns and
commenced counting over their
space
<<Well." said he glancing up
from the paper, is that all? Is that
The business of the town."
"On, no." said we, "here is the
Tribune with a few advertisements
that do not appear in the Journal.
he then counted two additional
local business advertisements in the
Tribune and again looked up with
the remark:
"And that's all, is it? Why you
haven't got near as much of o town
as I thought you had"
And then we explained to him
that we have a great many business
men who do not advertise.
'@They are not business men to
hurt if they do not ADVERTISE" was
his answer.
We could not contradict him,
and we are powerloss to vin6icatc
the "claims of the city,"
He left Us, saying if he had time
he would look around. but he
thought this was 20 place for him.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

The other day a grocery
man, at Vallejo gave a large
party, at which the daughter
of the carriage painter who
lived next door created a de-
cided sensation. It was not
that she was more handsomely
a,tired than the other ladies
present, but that when she gy-
rated in the "dance Of DEATH
she was observed to display the
only pair of pink silk stockings
in the room. She left the
house for a few moments at
the expiration Of the dance,
and in the next waltz exhibi>
ted pair of light blue dittoes:
An hour later her crushed and
exasperated female friends
beheld these supplemented by
further hose Of a delicate cho~
colate shade, And so it went
on until her miserable rivals
determined to follow her the
next time she disappeared.
They traced hor to her fathers
paint-shop in the back yard,
where she was discovered
brush in hand, and about ora
menting her neither extremi-
ties with final artistic coat
oflight salmon. The exu}ting
spies rushed back with the
damaging news, but it was toe
late. The men were all toe
tight to understand, the music
had gone home and the lights
were being put out. Thus i
is that fraud and duplicity tri
umph, while honest simplicit,
walks around with a darn o,
its calf and a hole in it's heel
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK Al
STRASROURG.

Correspondence Detroit Tree Press.
Then visit. Of course, with
the crowds who have collected
at the same hour of high noon
en- the same spot for centuries
before the great Astronomical
clock in the south transept of
the Cathedral, which shows
the course of the stars, and a
perpetual almanac, and the
movable church feasts in per-
petuity, and the geocentric OPP
position and conjunction of the
sun and moon. We saw the
chariot driven by the appro-
pirate genius of the day,
and the boy turn the hour
glass, and the old man advance
with trembling steps to strike
the fourth quarter with his
crutch and then totter away,
while death rang out the hour
with a thigh bone, (the first
quarter is struck by child,
the second by a youth, the
third by an armed many and
then witnessed the procession
of the. Apostles def!ing out
and making reverential obei-
sance before the Savior, who
blesses each one with upliSted
hand as he passes, while the
great cock, perched on pin
nacle in the corner, flaps his
brass wings, throws back his
gilded head, and thrice crows
until the arches Of the lofty
roof ring again with his shrill
clarion.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

pw- At Cleveland, Saturday, while
Mrs. Jas. 7Timmins was filling a
gasoline stove, the Internal machine
exploded, and set fire to her cloth
ing. Her daughter Eliza ran to
he assistance, and she too was soon
enveloped in flames. Their screams
brought in Mr.. Timmins, whose
clothing also caught fire, and be.
fore they were able to put it out
they were all badly burned. None
of them will die, but all are disfg-
ured for life.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
STUDY, SKILL. PATIENCE AND CAP
TlTAL.
american AgCjculturist.1

lAmerican AgCjculturist.]
We-have frequently spoken Of
the need for better work, for high
err culture, for enlarged yields end
for the NEST economical aud skill>
full management. How to reach
these, is the point; that they are
necessary is nowhere doub:e ed
We see plainly that it is by choos-
ing the most desirable branch Of
farming, suited for particular soils,
locations and other controlling Cir
cumstances; and, sticking TO this,
bringing to the chosen business al
the study, skill, practice and capt.
tai thot may be needed. We em-
phaszc capital, because without
this all the rest are unavailipg. A
farmer without capital, is a slave;
with it, he has tie means of util~
izing all his other forces, or GAIA
bilities, to the utmost. No man
now can he farmer without suffi
cicnt capital any more than he can
be banker, a merchant, a man
nfacturer. A man may go on to
the prairie Or into the woods upon
a fresh homestead with very little
capital and worry out poor liv~
ing, but he sells himself to the
government for five years for this
privilege, and for that time, until
he has the patent for his land in his
hand, he is not a free man, but is
in bonds; but to go into the business
of farming probably, capital is
needed. When the particular
branch is chosen, not from fancy,
because this will not do, for there
are dairy farms and grain farms,
one Of which will not suit the other
business; and there are milk farms
| and market farms in the vicinity OF
cities, that can be carried on nov
where else, and upon which other
sorts of farming will fail; but the
kind of farming to be chosen must
lie that which can be most pre- fita-
bly, carried on under the circum-
stances and in the localitN Grain
growing and mixed farming, in
GLIDING the rearing or purchasing
and feeding of live stock, must nec'
essarily form the largest branch o
agricultural industry. As we have
said, the one can not be conducted
alone, but must be assisted by thu
other. 1t comes then to be a most
important consideration, wha
kinds of animals are the most pro
ftable to keep, and how they arr
to be fed with most profit.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
H1@A LoNDoNER WHO'S The hap

H1pA LoNDoNER WHO'S The hap
pY possessor of some meadows
on the banks of the Thames, keeps
there come COWS. One morning
his dairy maid brought him letter
which she said was tied to the tail
of one of the cows. On opening
it he found it contained three
penny piece and the following pen
ciled memorandum: To the owner
of this cow-Sir: For the last hour
we have been trying at various
houses to purchase some milk.
Having been unsuccessful, we took
the librety Of extracting q soda
water bottle full from the bearer.
Please accept our thanks for the
same.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

Leaves New Orleans
Every Wednesday and Saturday at L. H.,
FOR BAYOU SARA & COASr LANDINGS.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
1.-THE Sunday Delta.1

u0 SOuuOy 4oAtds
A large number of our solid
business men met at Grunewald
Hall on Wednesday evening to lis
ten to reports concerning the pres
ent condition of the above impor-
tant enterprise, its needs and its
prospects. Mr.. John Phelps pres
ident and Mr.. Albert Baldwin acted
as secretary.
Mr.. j. E. Clarke, vice president
Of the Jackson railroad, delivered
an address which was listened to
with the attention due to the prac-
teal views and recommendation
of SO eminent an authority. Mr..
Clarke urged the necessity of an
early completion Of this connection
with Texas, and despite the pres
sure of the times, is confident New
Orleans can raise the 100000 re-
quired of her ere the Northern cap
italists will give their help.
Northern made locomotives. cars
and other rolling stock can then be
had on credit, a credit renewable
at will so long as the interest he
paid. In view of the reduction in
the prices of railroad supplies, Mr..
Clarke thinks the whole 1856 miles
can be built for $l4 900 per mile.
President Wheelcock gave some
interesting information concerning
he road. For two years 500 men
have been at work grading, COM
mencing first at Alexandria and
going toward Shreveport; and then
working from Alexandria towards
New Orleans. In this state there
are but IS miles still to be graded.
When the Texas line is reached The
people of Marshall will take up The
work. There are now $40 men at
work, requiring an expenditure Of
$14 900 a month to support them.
The Company cannot meet this
demand, and the question now is:
shall the work go on or be .siIan-
doned? ,..--...--
This brought the subject down
to practical action and the result
was subscription of over SIS 900
on the spot, ere the meeting broke
up. 1t is most earnestly to be hop-
cd that this movement will be dill
igently followed up, 50 at to ensure
the completion of the work requir-
ed Of the directors, e.e they can
secure Northern aid 10 put The road
in running order.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

The Paris universal exhibit
ton building for the exhibi-
t;cu of 1878 is being pushed
rapidly .tto57zs tow: completion by
the French government, and
already has a grand appear
ance. THE great hall is CONS
pleted up to the springing Of
the irou-roof trusses, and more
than three>quarters Of the iron
and glass roofing over the in
dustrial galleries on the Champ
de Mars has been completed.
In the center Of the building
is a wide open-air avenue, in
which will be placed the fines
art galleries. It was at first
thought that there would be
no necessity for annexes, but
the idea has been given up and
the Champ de Mars will be
more crowded with supplement
tary buildings than it was in
1867. Half of the space of
the grand vestiblue will be used
for the exhibition of the pres
ents received by the Prince OF
Wales during his visit to India.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE POOR.

Silver spoons are used to scrape
kettles.
Coffee; tea, pepper and spice are
left to stand open and loose their
strength.
Potatoes in the cellar grow, and
sprouts arc not removed until the
potatoes become worthless.
.Brooms are never hung up. and
are soon spoiled.
Nice handled knives are thrown
into hot water.
The -four is sifted 10 waste(ul
manner, and the bread pan is
left with the dough sticking to
it.
Clothes are left on the line TO
whip to pieces in the wind.
Tubs and barrels are left in the
sun to dry and fall apart.
Dricdiiuits are not taken care of
in season aud become wormy.
Rags, string and paper are
thrown into the fire.
Pork spoils for want of salt, and
beef because the brine wants scald-
ing.
Bits of meat, vegetables, and cold
buildings are thrown away when
they night be warmed, steamed and
served as good as new.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
FELICIANA sENTIN Ell.
THE SICK CHILD.
BY JESSIE FORRESTER.

BY JESSIE FORRESTER.
"Behold me, Lord Of life! kneel,
My tears run dry, my words are wild,
Thou smitest, Lord, and Thou canst heal;
Hear, Lord Of life, and spare my child"
The night ischill, the lamp burns clear;
The child lies sleeping in its cot;
All, He sbeholds, and He will hear.
The Lord of life who slumbereth not
Slow breaks the dawn, the baby stirs,
q thon new day, what wilt thou give I
Blest mother what new joy is hers
The cloud has passed, the babe shall
livel
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-04

A complete substitute for Castor Oil,
without Unpleasant taste or recoil in the
throat. The result of 20 years practice by
DR.. Samuel Pitcher, Of Massachusetts.
Pitchers Castoria is particularly recon-
mended for children. 1t destroys worms,
assimilates the food, and allows natural
sleep. Very efficacious in Group and for
ness Disorders Il the Bowels and SOM
ach Complaints, nothing is NO effective, It
is pleasant to take as honey, costs but IS
Cents and can be had Of any Druggist.
This is one of many testimonials:
"CoRNwALI. LEBANON Co., Pa, Mar II, 1874.
"DEAR SIR have used your Castoria in my
practice for some time. take crest pleasure In
recommending 1t 70 the profession saie, reliable
and Agreeable medicine. 1t IL pacticularly adapted
to children where the rcpugnant taste Of Castor OF
renders 1t 90 dificult to administer.
Il. A. KNDERS, II. D."
Mothers who try Castoria will find that
they can sleep nights and that their babies
will be healthy.
J. B. ROSE q CO.,
New York.
May s, 1877.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-04

FURNISHING CHnDREN.-Mrs. Anna G.
Bracket, in the american Journal
Of Education, calls the attention of
teachers to the liability of children
to be punished or corrected without
their clearly knowing why. =" We
may thus perhaps understand" she
adds, "what often seems to them so
incomprehensible-why child who
has been rebuked for some disorder
~ conduct repeats the offense almost
Immediately, giving the impression
Of willful and malicious wrongdoing.
The same mistake is frequently made
in Rotations. A pupils answer is
pronounced wrong, and the question
passed to the next, when be does
not know what his error is, and often
.fancies that it lies in quite different
direction from that in which it really
is. One of the most successful
teachers we know is almost invariably
in the habit, after having passed the
question and received a correct an.
swer, of asking the pupil who failed
why did I pass that question: A
few trials of this simple Interrogation
will soon, we think, convince any
teacher of the truth of what we say.
The most astonishing misunderstand-
ings are thus continually brought to
light, and we become convinced of
how double-edged a thing is this
language which we use 20 thought
lessly and freely"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-04
The DUTCH PASSION FOR WASHING.

The DUTCH PASSION FOR WASHING.
Every Saturday morning the Dutch
wash their houses on tho outside,
scrubbing them from pavement to
chimney. Any point that lie too high
for broom and ladder they reach by
forcing pump. Out of nearly ev-
cry window may be seen a woman,
stretching herself half way out, per-
haps, with q brush and cloth reach
ing after some fancied dirt-spots, or
dashing . pail of water ct it.
It is understood at this time that
the town is given mp to cleaning, and
the passers-by on the pavement
below have no right to complain il
they get . shower Of water and suds
over their heads. The spider. have
been driven entirely out of Holland.
cr ieft in disgass; and i do mot think
i ever saw . ~ snyvheze in shs
counfxy. No Swallows are Allowed
Do dirty mp their hou&e~ or taises.
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pleaSAn: 10 Incre&=e IN comforts;
bat i Is always painful an ipeOn-
venient to decrease. Ate. all, these
things are viewed in their proper light
by the truly iudieious and respect
able. Neatness. tastefulness, and
good sense may be shown 10 the
management of a small household,
and the arrangement of little fur
niture, as well as upon larger scale
and these qualities are always praised
and always treated with respect and
attention. The consideration which
many purchase by living beyond their
income, and, of course, living upon
others, is not worth the trouble i,
costs. The glare there is about this
false and wicked parade ia deceptive
it does in not, fact, procure o man
valuable friends or extensive infu-
| enCe.