Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-10-12

| what nO "oS PASNSSu " uO DeIOre election,
and as he does not want another term. it !,
a matter for the people to do as they choose
about it. And all Republicans. except a
few disappointed ones, say that Conklina
should have followed the example of Blaine.
and kept the party intact, and reserved his
personal grievances till more fitting time
THE COST OF CIGARS.
A very pretty little history came to me
the other day. In 1870, broker named
Abbey was told by the physician that cigars
we're killing him; and his wife induced him
to stop smoking, and give her the amount
each day that he was in the habit of expsnd-
ing upon cigars. Now this rich man did
not smoke common cigars,-not he. He
could not satisfy himself with anything less
than imported Havanas, that cost fifty cents
and upwards, each, and he consumed a
great many of them. But he did quit,
and he did give his wife each day precisely
what his cigar bill had been, and he kept it
up faithfully. About month ago, Mr..
Abbey went under, and he was very sore
about it. He had neglected the usual
precautions such people take, and the
house he lived in was taken out from un-
der him, as well as all the pleasant accu-
mutations of a lifetime. Mr.. Abbey, last
Monday morning, was an astonished man:
Ior Mrs. Abbey took him out of the cheap
motel IN which they had taken refuge. and
conducted him to very neat and comfort
ably furnished house on Goth street with
everything in readiness to go to living
and all hers. She had saved the money he
had given her, she had invested it, and
turned it over and over, until it had
amounted to enough to pay for delight
full home, not much inferior to the one he
had lost; and this was in his wife's name
and could not be taken from her, and from
this vantage point, Mr.. Abbey feels quite
confident he can go out, and regain
mis- lost position. He saved his health by
quitting tobacco-his wife so managed as
to give him new start. A very comfort
able wife to have, is Mrs. Abbey.
NEW YORK AND THE CANALS.
The Erie canal is, practically, national
work, and it is thousand pities that it is
not under the control of the general Gov
ernment. 1t is the only safeguard the
people have against rapacious railroad
and the farmer of Iowa is
just as much interested in it as the mer-
chant of New York The railroads did |
their level best to keep up the tolls, that
the carrying Of the grains should be forced
into their hands. Despite their efforts,
the tolls were lowered, and the good effect
was apparent. The amount of grain car
ried was largely increased, and the canal
somewhat the appearance of for
mer years. Another movement in the |
right direction is being made. 1t is to
close out, once for all, all the lateral ca
nails thatdo not pay expenses, and make
,he Erie free of tolls. If this is done,
md as an additional measure the canal is
enlarged so as to pass larger boat, the
,ity will recover its lost trade, and New
York will be again. what it was, the great
Exporting point of the conutry.. The Cana
lians are enlarging the Welland canal so
S to admit large vessels, and Montreal is
Torking with all its might to make itself
he point of export and import. New York
las got to do something to head her Off
'he Erie canal is the way. and New York
ees it. A free canal and larger one is
that New York needs, and the agitation of
he question shows an increasing tendency
o labor in that direction.