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TruIH a nTedIcaI Wnnder-

The best Carolina Rice, lbs. for 25e
-fsItyi u RddeITs Store
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-13

Pearled Barley, &c per lb. at
- Riddell'S Store
w sSV4 eoie 20 II y 2 AA~S~-
w. COlo. 80 .----L-l = - - L.
Pearled Tapioca, lSe. per h.. at ---
+ aVI3GIyE RiddeAs Store .
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-13

"A petition Was in circulation during
the week for an expression of the opinion
of the citizens in reference to the removal
of Firemen's Hall towards the old Phelps
house, and to alongside position with
Alert Hook & Ladder Cos building. Two
objects will be gained by the removal
first, the ostensible one Of gstting' the lock-
up into less conspicuous placeI and the
other, to open up and make more conspic-
uous, the beer saloon standing behind it.
As an ornamental and savory frontispiece
for the corner-one of these objects would
be about as desirable as the other.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-13

There are two other districts where schools
might, and should be organized, and fair
attendance might be secured if the right
person would take hold of the matter. As
it is, Saybrook has as many scholars in Sun
day school as any town of its population in
county. J.J.
July II, 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-07-13
Rare Opportunity

For yeungimen to make up theirantiesAn
time, and arrange their business aceord-
ingIy in order to yisit,W. W, Coles great
est show-oa earth, at HAshtabnla,1 Aug, Is.
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TO DETECT BAD WATER

For detection of animal decomposi
ton products in water, a watery
extract of gall nuts was used by NJ.
Faure. Ithas also been recommended
to use tannic acid for improvement Of
bad drinking water. NJ. Kammeren
has recently advised the use of tannin
for discovering putrefying animal
products in water. lie considers
that the presence of gelatin in ground
water can no longer he doubted. and it
is often found in comparatively large
quantities. The presence of salt and
other compounds in water may delay
the precipitation by tannin; hence the
purity of water should not he affirmed
as regards tannin reaction. till after
a hours of this. Every water which
becomes troubled in a considerable
degree through tannin must be held
dangerous az drinking water. For
this judgment it is all the same
whether a precipitate occurs at once
or only after a long time; for the time
.depends less on the nature OF the
percipitated body than on the dissolved
Substances which retard precipitation
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The Neutrality-suspicious..

and my whole frame trembled with
emotion. would not bear his insults,
and every word that he might speak
to me after the great wrong he had
done was indeed an insult. | looked
disdainfully at his proffered hand. ana
turned away. }
ssWhy. Alma, what is the matter
You are looking rs white as death, ne
exclaimed, laying his hand upon my
arm. ssWhy do you turn away SO
What does this meant
Oh, how the tenderness of his voice
went down to my heart and pleaded
with the stern sentinel. pride! HOW
it reused my quiet dead--lny deau
that / had placed in their graves-the
cold, icy graves of forgetfulness
land why do you dare speak to me,
sir!'' said. i'll voice hOarse with
passion. Il have no words to waste
upon you y
"Alma, Alma I cannot believe my
senses. What is the meaning OF this!
s:Your heart is baser than / thought,
If you do not know the meaning. Let
line go-I have nothing to say to you.
l cannot wish you and your beautiful
bride JOY, even, for in my heart /
have only curses--curses for YOU
that is ALL
s.Bride-bride! Alma, are you mad.
have no BRIDE
I laughed his words to sccrn as he
: uttered them.
do not add another falsehood to
the pyramid that you have already
raised.' l said. And yet. what
could be the use Of such q denial p
, thought, as the words died away upon
my lips.
ssYou shall not go until you explain
yourself" he said, grasping my hand
) firmly as turned away again. ''Speak
Eleanor. Tell her that / have nc
/ bride, and never hope to have but
9 her,
+ ssBut,' l began, hesitatingly, my
Y voice growing strange and hollow
0 ssbut what did that mean-your mar
riage-in the paperv'
; INV marriage! Is it possible! Die
n that cursed joke reach you! And hav'
YOU been crediting it all this while z
|. lis it not true? Oh, Herbert, Her
e bert =
/ ..Sure. Alma, as l hope for heaven
It it is not Some malicious person
" know not who-sent the marrlag
II notice to the paper, and the first
knew of it was by the report whic!
began to circulate among Eleanor,
] and my friends. She is my half sister
Oh. if 1 had only known OF this
y And still l ought to have known ho'
it would have been. my poor, dea
n Alma. You are faint! See. Eleanor
how white she is growing
And taking me in his arms,
J! though had been an infant, he boz
me rapidly to a carriage. holding m
y tenderly to his brest. while passionat
regrets and words of endearment lie
from his lips.
le We were married at the appointe
" time, and / have no wish to die out
le all the blessed happiness that su
IN rounds me.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25
DlMNESS OF THE EYES.

DR.. George C., Harden, OF Phlla-
delphia, Pa. has lately communicated
to the Medical Society, of that city,
some very interesting observations
concerning that insMious and often
incurable disease, albuminurla. The
presence of the disease, i'll cases
previously inspected, he has dlscov-
cred by examination of the patient s
ewes by means of the ophthalmoscope.
In one instance, a gentleman, 80 years
of age, a picture Of health. with
appetite and digestion good, com.
planned of a dimness in the sight OF
the left eye, which rapidly increased.
and then the right eye became
similarly affected. Examination OF
the eyes with the instrument showed
we'll marked retinitis dlbatn,inurtcu.
Further medical examination revealed
the presence of the hyaline casts, and
the fact that the patient had reached
the last stages Of albuminurlous
disease. Two and half months
later he died. DR.. Harlan cites quite
number of other cases of persons
who considered themselves in perfect
health. but in whose eyes the impress
of tbs terrible disease was discovered
and who quickly succumbed to lts
mower. 1t remains for the students
of medical science to discover some
means whereby the early approach o
the disease can be detected and prope
remedies applied i'll time to affect
cure.
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INSTINCT or THE SWALLOW.

On page 401, vol xXxyI.. OF The
Scientific American. Thos. Edward
gives an account Of the conduct OF the
tern. Having seen a similar display
among barn swallows, | am prepared
to believe the narrative.
4 swallow, on rapid wing, thought
to take an insect near the water. His
wing dipped. and not being properly
on his guard, he was turned on his
back, and fioated like cork on the
surface, feet up, and persectly helpless.
He uttered few cries Of distress, land
almost instantly multitude Of deeply.
sympathetic companions filled the all
above and around him, each clamOrOus
with excitement, and all running II
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SCIENCE
PIGEON VS.. LOCOMOTIVE.

\ race between carrier pigeon and
a mail train recently took place from
Dover to London. The pigeon was of
the Belgian breed, and was "homed
to house in Cannon street. On the
train leaving Dover it was thrown
from carriage, and was observed to
circle round for few moments, when
it took it's flight in line between
Sittingbourne and Maidstone, which
would, of course, be the nearest route
to London. Although the railway
people were confident in the powers
of their locomotive 1.-THE Continental
express) the bird arrived twenty
minutes before the train. The times
are not given, but the pigeon must
have flown at the rate of fifty miles an
hour.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25

read before the American Associations
for the Advancement of Science aAAF
Buffalo, and published in the Popuiok.
Science Monthly, Professor MORSE
reviews the evidences Of man 81
primitive character army of
facts which irresistibly point to man. 81
common origin with animals directly
below us''-and remarks that only the /
densest blindness can fail to recognize |
the bearing of such grave and sug-
gestive facts. 1.-THE dreadful out i
RACES which shock us from time tcf7
time in the public prints, ''h Z
continues, s'are not in5tigated by al
evil spirit, but are outbursts of the
same savage nature which found more
frequent expression years ago, and 1
which are still present in the lower
race to-day. When the study of
heredity reveals the fact that even
the nature of yagabondage is
perpetuated, when THE surprising
criminals, from whose Joins nearly a
thousand criminals have thus tar
been traced, are considered, common
sense will ultimately recognize that.
the imprisonment of Il criminal e.
ten or twenty years is not simply to
punish him, or relieve the public Of
his lawless acts, but to restrain hi
from perpetuating his kind. No sud
den revulsion of feelings and amended
ways is to purify the faint; but he is
to be quarantined in just the same way
that a case of plague might be, that
his kind may not increase. With
these plain facts thoroughly under
stood, men high III authority must
find some other excuse for the
exercise Of their pardoning power.
and other reasons be given for
, allowing so large a proportion of
{ criminals to go free
We have discussed this whole
matter at length already. and ouf,
readers know how little we ar
disposed to trust to the saving
: influence Of perpetual imprisonmeI
for the prevention Of Grimm,
propagation. The stream of tendency
that works for unrighteousness-th
|, :, dark side Of Matthew Arnold's divini-
! ty-must be stopped at its source, so
: far as it lies in the power of man to do
: it. The pestilent flood of criminal
q entailment must be dried up absolute
2 ly; not temporarily suppressed, and
4 left at the mercy of any magistrate to
let loose again at any moment. In
s other words, the surgeon, not the
+ parson or the turnkey, is the proper
!. man to deal with the matter.
= If the criminal is in debt to society.
- let him be confined till the wrong done
. has been repaired, and the debt paiC
q by hard labor. Then if he be so fal
n reformed in character that the public
\ safety is not endangered by his being
e at liberty, let him go free-on thi.
% sole condition, however, that he ha
,e been physically debarred from
d tainting generations yet to be. Thi
n act of justice to the future should be
h indeed, the first step taken in tn
20 treatment Of all criminals, NOR
r. especially those in which the crime j
al a symptom of tainted blood. Ate
r. that, let strict justice to the presen
or unite with sentiment and religion l.
f. make the most and best of the pervel
" ted organization in hand.-Scientif
&C american.
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LITERARY
A DREAM.

Near the close of an August Sabbath,
| wandered thoughtfully amid the cool
shade of an old familiar grove where,
wears before. | was taught IN It's VI
cinity to say. ..Our Father who art In
Heaven" and where, in ripper years,
II loved and lost" In every branch,
on all the trees, there seemed to cllng
fond memories. / had fled from the
noise and confusion of a great city to
spend the summer time amid green
pastures" and. on that beautiful Sab
bath afternoon. | wandered forth
alone to muse on past memories,
which. though dead, still lived. Tor
yetful of my own WEAKNESS until at
last | threw myself upon the grass be-
meath Il tree. and slept.
The great old sunappeared to shine
with more usual splendor; soft WIND
Gently moved the smaller branches OF
tba trees: birds sang sweetly; beautl-
ful flowers sent up a delicious per
frrne which reminded me of Poe
sweet censor sung by angels. seem
al IN Eden. All about me was llv
inc symbol of Gods grace.
Looked out upon the clear water
~ !, nlacid lake, and as / watched tn
Snnheams play. there glided towar'
,ne without the aid of wind or tide
), hsrnne-, curious craft had no
Seen its like before. In her centr
stood 4 maiden. calm as the water Q
,xbich She rode. Her form was sllgn
X hent. hut not by years; her hail
once black like night. was sliveIe'
her ewes. once SO brilliant. had io'
their lustre. and were sunken Gee
fnr She had labored hard and suifere
mnch She neared the shore. steppIse
ljchtlv on the bank, and then q
haroue moved slowly Off, as II III gil
because of the one who had lett II
no more. Earnestly l watched II I
til it appeared to change INTO ie..e
of fire. and read. in characters VIII !
40 human power could anninlla'
university. It's fair occupa
came close beside me. but took no
tice of me: she merely bowed ner ne
upon her hands. and wept as II III al
ny.
All! how my pulses thrilled. lkn'
that angel face. just seven We;
before. God called her away. but
until she had taken me by the hal
and pointed me to calvary: not III
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she had said to me-
..Yonder, you and will meet to
part no more.
Presently a winged messenger APP
peared and placed upon her brow a
crown. and said unto her,
ell done, good and faithful ser
want depart and receive thy reward
and as they assembled, Tread upon her
garments, in letters of light, "Edu-
cate.
The scene changed. and I walked
among the tombS. entered many Sa-
cred enclosures, and saw many monu-
ments erected to the memory OF great
and good men, who had held positions
Of trust. the highest in the gift OF the
nation: and thought within myself
sAll who live must die
Finally, | entered an enclosure
where there was but one grave, ana
read. sacred to the memory OF our
dear teacher; her work is finished: she
hath zone to her reward. Her crown
is in Heaven, and It's Jewels are
Then looked around, and | saw
FOOTPRINTS on the ground, and flowers
nnon the mound. Turning to a grave
digger who stood near, | asked Wha'
II all meant. He told me that tor sew
en- wears flowers had been brought ane
placed there once month.
At that moment gentle hand wa
laid upon me, and I awoke, when
sweet voice said.-
Come, Will, I've been looking fol
no., c,-ar lpD1 -
O mothers, have you sons who's
hands are on the upper round o
flames ladder? Have you daughter
of genius. whose talents have bee
cultivated, whose characters are pure
whose lives are unspotted, who ar
ornaments in society and an honor t
you. Then, l say, cherish and rever
the name of that departed teacher
who labored and prayed, morning an
night. for their advancement l
knowledge and truth; for, be assure
that at the last day, when God sha
wake up his jewels, he will say to
legion of such, "Inasmuch We did
unto the least of these, my little one
We did it unto me-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25

Governor Wade Hampton maxi
jokes as well as the President. I
Nashville, one day, Mr.. Hayes st0l
erect in the carriage, bowling to II
shouting throng and steadying hi
self by hand placed Oh Hampton
shoulder. In making a gesture !
removed his hand, and the hoTs.
starting at the same moment, he W.
suddenly thrown down in the carriag.
"Mr. President said Hampto
quietly, ''if you want to stand fir
you must lean on the South. Al
the President laughed.
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realize the situation, and to COM
prehend what was required, but many
fruitless efforts were made before ne
was successfully caught by the WINGS
raised, and partly turned over. Ihey
were finally successful, and was lett
standing on the bank, meditating over
the popular errors in regard to Instinct
and reason. S. l.. n. FOOTE, M. u.
YellOWbud, Ohio.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25

Guizot said about Theirs: S'He Ca
foresee from the distance. but whe
near at hand, nobody is 50 addicted t
infatuation or prejudice. He is onl
a political guesser. On the othe
hand, Theirs said about Guizot: ''H
is an orator, a debater, a philosophe
but, in politics-don't be surprised
he is an ass"
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ONLY JOKE,

''And when are you to be married,
Alma 2" asked my friend Louise, as l
carefully laid aside my bridal veil and
wreath, which | had been showing
her.
There was something in the tone OF
her voice that struck a pang to my
heart, though | knew not why, ana
answered, hastily, while the warm
blood mounted to my cheeks
ssIn a fortnight from tomorrow
evening, if nothing happens to pre-
vent.
And that there will anything
happen you do not expect I" said
Louise, looking into my face.
"Of course not. Why should l,
dear 1.-TWO weeks is not a very lengthy
period, certainly, and Before half that
time has expired Herbert is coming
to Ethan" :,
you are sure of this!" queried
Louise. :,
.sAs sure as we can be of anything,
/ replied. ''Are you a prophecies
Can YOU peer into futurity and tell me
if there is any reason why this shall
not be so?''
Il am noprophetess," sighed louise
ssand yet" :,
.And vet what - l demanded
impatiently, irritated by her manner
''And yet Herbert may never come
to YOU. If he should not
She did not finish the sentence. bu,
fixed her eyes keenly upon my face.
ssThere are no ifs about it. said
"What has taken possession OF you
that you appear so strangely
II dare not tell you" was the slowly
spoken reply; .'but to-day Learned
something dreadful.
"Dreadful! What can it be! Her
: bert-No- nothing has happened t
J him. I am sure. Tell ma-do no
, torture me moment
, sHerbert-'
). ..What. Louise | shall go crazy
h You'll kill me if you do not tell me )!
!. Icried, grasping her hands and holdln
: them firmly.
/ .sHerbert is married =
!. ssMarried, Louise-married-i tina
alla Did YOU think to brighten m
Q with such an absurd story as that
d shame y
f I laughed Historically as | said thi
!. and tears gushed freely from my eye
r. ..It is true, Alma: read 1t III t
s DAYS paper-Mr. Herbert Stanton
=. Miss-Miss-I can't think
=. .sEleanore Mainwaring gaspe'
grasping her hands again.
rs Yes, that was the name. The
,e were married in London.
cd Have YOU the paper, cannot cred
g. what YOU may have seen. l mu
OF read tread it myself.
re She drew it from her pocket al
ON pointed to the marriage list. Ny ey
1T seemed starting from their sockets
ir. l read. Nv senses were not to
ID: trusted 1t could not he. and yet. a
,st yet there it was. plain. simple.
ID. indisputable-
ed s.Mr. Herbert Stanton. of Ethan
led Miss Eleanore Mainwarlng.
he London
ief Herbert Stanton-my. my Herbe
to married to the proud. wealthy c
nm beauty.
ars 600 from me. Louise. please
ich said, turning away. Forget TIN
tie. me-go
ant I staggered to chair as she left
NJ. room. I pressed my hands to
aad throbbing temples. tried to beli'
90 myself in the midst of some hor
~ dream. from which l should 81
,o awaken. l would not keep back
,.rs tears: would not suppress my v
, az sohs of grief; would let them com
nd the dreadful spell would sooner I
MI, ntil away. But no, there was no char
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-25

Among the models destroyed in the
Patent-Office fire was that of the
Eat Contributor for stopping runa-
way hOrses--a crane and pulley
attached to the dashboard Of the
buggy, by which the driver can Lift
the horse into the air when he gets
friSky.
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.sHe is a man after my own heart,
pa;" said Julia, reverting to Charles
Augustus. Nonsense - replied
practical. HE is a man after the
money your uncle left YOU" And
then all was quiet.
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General Howard says he is right on
the heels of the Indians. There is
nothing very cheering oabout this.
however. We have seen a man right
on the heels of a mule, but he didn't
seem to be getting much the better Of
the mule.
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THE PRIDE OF BATTERY 3.
PRANK Ii. GASSAW Al

South Mountain lowered on Our right,
Far off the river lay,
And over on the wooded height
We held their lines at bay
Atlast the muttering guns were still,
The day died slow and wan;
Al last the gunners' pipes did I'LL,
The sergeant's yarns began
When, as the wind moment oie"
Aside the fragrant flood
our briarwood raised, within o"' VIZ"
A little maiden stood.
nm tireside fresh she seemed.
sDf sucha little one IN heaven
One soldier often dreameo'l
And as we stared one little hanu
Went to her curly head
= 1,nan-s. salnte. "And who are your
a length the sergeant said.
uAndwhere's your homer he growled agair
she lisped out, "Who is me?
why. don't YOU know? Pm little Jane,
The Pride of Batter B.
s:Mv home. Why that was burned away,
And pa and ma are dead,
And so | riue the guns all day
Along with Sergeant Ned;
And Eve drum that's not toy,
And cap with feathers, too,
And march besidethe drummer-boy
On Sundays at review
esBut now our 'baccas all give out;
The men can have their smoke;
And 80 they're cross--why, even Ned
won't play with me and Joke;
ssAnd the big Colonel said to-day
| hate to hear him swear
He'd give leg for a go5d pipe
l;kethe Yanks had over there.
sand so thought W hen beat the drum,
And the big guns were still,
I'd creep beneath the tent ana come
ONT here across the hill,
s.And beg, good Mister Yankee men,
You'd give me some Lone Jack;
please do-when we get some again
I'll surely bring it back.
Indeed will, for Ned-says he
If do what say,
fll be general vet, may be-
And ride a prancing bay
we brimmed ner tiny apron oer;
You should have heard her laugh
Az each man t'om his Scanty store
Shook out a generous hall
10 kiss the little mouth stopped down
A score of grimy men,
Until the sergeant's husky voice
said "Tention, squad" and then
We gave her escort, till good night
The pretty waif we bid,
And watched her toddle out OF sight,
Or else twas tears that hidi
Her tiny form: nor turned about
A man, nor spoke aword
TIL after aw lille o far, hoarse Shout
Upon the wind we heard
We sent it back-then cast sad eye
[TDon the scene around;
A baby's hand had touched the tie
That broth once had bound.
That's all-save when the dawn awoke
Again the work of hell;
And through the sullen clouds OF smoke
The screaming missiles fell.
our gen raj often rubbed his glass
And marveled much to see
Not single shell that whole day Tell
IN the camp OF Battery b..
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Everybody thought it was a match
and SO did he, and 50 did she, bu
last evening. at croquet party, sht
hit her pet corn whack with tn
mallet that sounded like a torpedo
and he-laughed. 1--WE meet a
strangers, she wrote on her cuff an
showed it to him. "Think of me 2
no more he Whispered. huskily.
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WtT AND HuM0R+

"You are pretty as a picture" he
muttered. gazing into her upturned
face, land it would have been a great
deal cheaper for me if / had taken
your picture instead of yourself
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-15

We wish those Republican papers
who now boast Of their independence
would read some Of the talk they have
made for the past two years about those
papers which really have been indepen-
dent enough to praise that which was
good and condemn that which was bad
in the party.-Gardiner Journal.
The Journals exchange list must be very
different from ours. We have not seen
any republican papers that boasted of
their independence nor have any Of the
prOfessed Independent papers that have
come 20 this Office been devoted to prais-
ing that which was good and condemning
that which was bad, any more than the
wicked "Organs" have done. Indeed they
differ from "Organs" only in having in
bank great deposit-not Of gold and
greenbaeks exactly, but what they appear
70 esteem vastly higher "a great amount
OF self righteousness and cheek.-Bath
Times.