Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-08

the hrothers" The business OF the mouse
il simplv immense. They have published
Thousands upon thousands Of books, the
value Of their stereotype plates being ssti-
mated at over 5000, 600. SO where you
will. in every housein the United States,
Won will see books, with the well-knOwn
imprint, Harper & Brothers. Poetry, nc
ton. science, philosophy, school-bOoks, at
lases, encyclopedias, theology, art, mechAn-
les, everything under Heaven that has ever
been written about or printed, both Irolh
American and European pens, all VIII %
found in their catalogues. Their mAga-
zine has larger circulation than any SINH
lar nublicstion in the world, and their illus
trnted papsr and bazar ranks equally high.
An the onerations Of the business, except
naper-making, are carried on on the premi-
.es In their immense fre-proOf building,
the psper is taken in, the manuscript Is
read, the type is set, the stereotype plates
are made, the press-work is done, the fold
ing, stitching, binding and ornamenting,
in short the entire book from beginning to
end is made in the concern, even to the de-
signing and engraving the pictures. The
death Of the last of the founders will make
no difference in the business Of the con-
cern. After the death of Joseph, some
years ago, the remaining three turned over
the control to their sons and nephews, only
taking part when very grave matters came
up. There are plenty of trained men to take
their places, and there is no fear OF the
great house losing any of its prestige or
Yigor. There are grandchildren OF the
original four in the firm now, and in few
years there will be great-grandchildren.
POLITICAL
The result of the investigation into the
eustom-house affairs has eliminated in the
recommendation to discharge nearly three
hundred employees as useless, to cut down
the salaries of those remaining, to do away
with the pernicious system Of taking fees,
to prevent the assessment Of employees for
political purposes, to prevent the employees
from taking too prominent part in poll
tics, and to do away with the practice OF
masking an ofiee-hOldsr's place depend up
on his politics. There is weeping and vail
ing, but it viii do no good. The fat has
gone forth, and the augesn stable Is to be
cleaned. The same process is to be extend
cd to other cities, and the public service
brought down to the lowest cost consistent
with the highest efficiency. President
Hayes hold upon the New York public Is
strengthening every day.
BRAINS AT AUCTION.
A curious sale was held last week in the
auction sale of patent-rights. A
very large crowd was attracted, and the
bidding was spirited. The patent for a
folding chicken-coop sold for So, a ma
chine for washing currants, $3.50, and
SO on. A patent for glass lining pipe-stems
brought $3.50, and an improvement in Ii
guild measures, $3.50. The long haired in
ventors who had all sorts Of gim-crscks
howled with indignation at the low prices
procured, and there was great deal Of
fun evolved during the sale. FOrty-three
patents were sold for an aggregate of $14,-
BOO.
BUSINESS
IS very dull, and the old complaints are
1ife. There seems to be no vitality, no
life in trade. The interior merchants are
buying only what they cannot help, the
1nlV eomfork heinO that thav nav TntaIE.
gent jobbers from the interior say that if
he crop now in the ground is good there
will be revival in the fall. PIETRo.
New York, June 5, 1877.
Wanted-every one to be free from pimples,
,lotches, boils, etc, which can be done by pu-
flying the blood with DR.. Bulls Blood Mix
ure. used everywhere.
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