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For the cheapest Christmas goods in the city,
go to c.. Yeager e. Sons.

PROF. JOB TURNER.-This gentleman who
nas fssp 80 actively engaged for the past year
in mission Ssf< Tar Deaf-mntes in the New
England States is now on his wey south, aad,
after spending the month of January here on a
visit to his friends, and taking much-needed
recreation after his arduous labors he will ex-
tend his mission work in the Southern States
for four months. He will be greeted by his
many sincere friends here with great cordially.
On Monday night last week he held service
in Norwich, Cana., whsnee he vent 70 Mexico,
a pretty little town near Orange, r. y, where
he held service on Sunday, WHENCE he went to
New York city where he will hold service 10
day.
His subsequent appointments as follows:
Newark, N. J., Dec. 18th; Philadelphia, Goth
Baltimore, 23rd; York, Penn, 3Oth; and Wash
ington City. lst, End and 3rd, whence he will
come TO This place yhere he has spent the bet
ter portion of his life and about which his dear
est memories cling with ardent affection.
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FIRE CRACKERS! FIRE CRACKERS
BoYg, ATTENTION! Buy your Fire Crackers
from c, A. RICHARDSON.
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}AThoR has all kinds of Fire WORKS Tor
Boys. delS-2t
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CHRISTMAS SUPPLIESi-Piaizf4 He fancy
CANDIES, RAIsINs. FIGS. CIFRoN. JELLIRs
CAKES, CRACKERS, &C., &C., for sale by
C. A. RICHARDSON.
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GROCERIES! GROCERIES! "A full stocl
of staple and fancy groceries for sale by
G. A, RICHARDSON,

Pr tffs Methodist Church on last Sunday the
Rev. p. Thomas, 2. f.. preached morning and
night, it being the occasion Of tha fourth qHar-
terly meeting. Hissermons we're very interest
ing and impressive and were listened to by the
large congregations present with marked at
tentiaa and aelsmpity. In the morning sixteen
persons connected themselves vita the CHURCH
There were eleven persons added to the CHURCH
on last Sunday week. and twenty-eight the
Sabbath before-making a total Of ffty-f1ve
within the past three weeks. The revival
meetings will continue this week, the religious
interest being undated. There was a large
number Of penitents at the altar on Sunday
night.
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Go to Taylors to get the sweetest, incest ant
cheapest CH4RIsFMAs SCOOPS. dsls.2t

ANOTHER ENTERPRISE IN AUGUsTA-The
various mineral and other buried resources of
of our County are still attracting the attention
and Investments Of iron-men mineralogists,
60. But recsntly The glaze quarry belonging to
Capt. Jno. N::Gpie and the Valley Rgilro@d Co..
has been leased for a term of years by Messrs.
Thos. w. Buckley, Jos. E. Holmes and T. B.
Taylor. The slate ofthis quarry is pronounced
to be of the best quality. 1t can be used for
such purposes as marbleized-mantles, tessel-
lated flooring, roofing &c. We wish these gen.
tlemen success in their enterprise. Mr.. Buckley
has been here for sometime and deserves much
credit for the industry and enterprise he has
SHOWN il tbs laatters
L New TOYS freah l. as r,ufs
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Read the story-"Jim"-on the firse page.
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II ONGDALE IRON CO.ASTOCKHOLD-
IL Frs MEETING.-In pursuance Of a call
of the Board of Directors of the Longdale Iron
Company, there will be a general meeting OF
in the city Of Philadelphia Pa, No. sos Walnut
Street, on Wednesday 18th day Of December.
1877. +, A. Comfy, Pres't.
II. H. WILSON. sec'ty-t. d. m.
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FOR RENT.

ENOR RENTING LUTHERAN PAR -
Z SONAGE, containing rooms, situ- HEsH
ated ON Fayette Street, adjoining James, EsAa
Ker. Apply to G. s. BAKER, NJ. P. FUNK
HOUSER, or GEO. +. click, Committee.
6ecIl-4t
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LEGAL NOTICES.

ITO the Lien Creditors of VIM. ID. Rip
i PetOe.-In pursuance of decree of the cir
cult court for Augusta county, entered July
The Buffalo Gap Iron and Steel Company and
ais, and The Second National Bank Of Parkers-
burg vs.. VIM; D. Rippetoe and ais. 1 shall pro-
coed at my office, in StauntOn on
Friday, January 1Ith, 1878,
to ascertain what is the true balance Of pur-
by VIM. D. Rippetoe to the siberton Steel and and
Iron Company of the tract of 609a acres of land;
what liens attaching upon said purchase
isfied, &C.; what other lands are also subject to
said membranes, &c; and also to enquire
and da report in regard to the proceedings taken
burg against said Bippetoe, in bankruptcy, &C.,
as required by said decree.
decil-at JOS. A. WADDELL, Com'r. .
III arman vs.. Merritt, Ac.-In Chancery.-
March =. 1875. and March 18th. 1871. I shall
Thursday, January 3rd, 1873,
to take certain accounts required by said de-
the title to the land sold by Charles J. Came
ron to Jos. NJ, and Hugh Adams-what would
be fair compensation to the purchasers in
land. &C., &c. JOS. a. WADDELL,
decl1-4t Commissioner.
NarringtOn's AdministratOr, DC. vs..
~ Ktnney's Trustee. Ec.-In pursuance
of decree of the circuit court for Augusta
county, entered in this cause. November 18th
1877, shall proceed, at my office in Staunton
On Tuesday, January, Sth, 1878,
to ascertain the amount of Nicholas c. Kin
ney's expenditures incurred in attending 10 the
interests of Mrs. Janetta r. Harrison and 9TH
ers in the lands mentioned in the proceedings,
the value of said Kinneys services in that be-
half, and to apportion the amount due among
the parties owning said lands.
decl1-4t JOS. A. WADDELL, Cem'r
a UGUSTA COUNTY COURT CLERKiS OF
n FICE, TO WIT-ESTRAYS.-Take up
by George M. Cook, on his farm near Mt. Sid
ney, on the 9th day of October, 1877 Of the fol-
lowing description, viz:
FIVE SHEEP, all white, marked with an
overkeel in the left and fork in the right ear.
One Of them is old and wears bell; another
about two years old, and the other three about
one year old, and appraised at S2.45 cents each
by Frederick Frey, John H. Wilbarger and A.
NJ Hamric freeholde-s, before Chas. 8. Roller
J.P. An Extract Teste.
dec4-3t* WILLIAM A. BURNETT, elk.
Hugh McClure's Executors, De. W..
I1 Hugh McClure'S Widow ct al.-In
| pursuance of decree Of the circuit court fol
Augusta county, entered in this cause, Novem
| Der 9th, 1877, shall proceed, at my office in
Staunton, on
| IhasSs5ay, January 10th, 1878,
| to take accounts OF the transactions of Hugh
McCiares Executors, of the assets of his estat
| &C., and of the debts and liabilities.
| decll-4t JOS. A. WADDELL, Com'r.
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ROASTED COFFEES Fresh and nice for
sale by G. A. RICHARDSON.
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New toys, fresh candies, cakes and nuts
cheaper than ever before, at C. Yeager e. Sons
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p.. piaLrdMoRE CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 10th.
Generally rated first quality ..........4 OO@5 90
Medium or good fair QUALITY. .........'.3 O044 90
UUr ry Thin Steers. Oxen and Cows.2 50Q92 IS
Extreme range of Observation-Disclosures SOFAS 81
RICHMOND MARKET, Dec. 13.-The mark ct
lcr I grsn Is quiet and the receipts light Sales
OF neat lS09 AS for white, and 1900 l42 for red
{ne latter figures for choice Lancaster Sales OF
Nothing doing in Bye,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

d. Vt NEW IUN y NiUTt.
No. 9 South Augusta Street, and examin
thsn. dec. ii
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09

than is delightful. The real hawks
and crows, and other birds, give
these buzzing counterfeits of them
selves a wide berth. In nv walks,
| often was deceived when looking
up, unable to tell at first whether
the moving black spot in the air
were paper, or real, living creature,
with beak, claws, and feathers.
The Japanese BOYS understand
well how to send ''messengers" to
the top of the kite, and how to en-
tangle each others kites. When
they wish to, they can cut their III
val's string and send the proud prize
futtering to the ground. To do
this, they take about ten feet of
string near the end, dip it in glue
and then into bits of powdered glass,
making a multitude of tiny blades
as sharp as a razor, and looking,
when magnifed, like the top of a
wall in which broken bottles have
been set to keep off climbers. When
two parties of boys agree to have
paper war near the clouds, they
raise their kites and then attempt to
cross the strings. The most skillful
boy saws of, with his glass saw, the
cord of his antagonist.
The usual size of kite in Japan
is two feet square, but often four
feet; and ] have seen MANY that
were six feet high. Of course, such
kite needs very heavy cord, which
is carried in a basket or on a big
stick. They require a man, or a very
strong boy, to raise them; and woe
betide the small urchin who at
tempts to hold one in a stiff breeze!
The humming monster in the air
will drag him off his feet, pull him
over the street, or into the ditch, be-
fore he knows it. Tie such kite to
a dogs tail, and no Japanese canine
could even turn round to bite the
string. If the Government allowed
1t, boys and young men would make
kites as large as an elephant.
81. Nicholas.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
Whole Number 1418.

sells and store-ship, to explore the
southern seas. He visited Madeira,
the Cape Verd Islands, Rio de jane
iro, Terra del Fuego, Valparaiso,
Calloa, the PaumotOu group, (which
he surveyed and explOred), Wallis
Island, and Sydney in New South
Wales. He left Sydney in Decem-
Der 1889, and made important dis
coveries in the antarctic regions. In
1910 he thoroughly explored the
Feejee group, and visited the Ha-
walian Islands, where he measured
the pendulum on the summit of
Manns Loa. In Is4I he visited the
northwest coast of America and the
Columbia and Sacramento Rivers,
and on November Ist. set sail from
San Francisco, visited Manila, 500
loo, Borneo, Singapore, the Cape of
Good Hope, and St. Helena, and
cast anchor at New York on June
10th, 1912. Charges preferred
against him by some of his officers
was Investigated by a court martial,
and he was acquitted of all except
illegally furnishing some of his crew,
for which he was repIimanded. He
was made a commander in l843.
He published eNarrative of the
United States Exploring Expedition,
1852" (6 vols. Alto, also vols.
8VO, New York, 1851 Of the re-
naming eleven volumes, giving the
scientific results of the expedition,
he was author of that on meteorol-
Ogy. In ls49 he published "West-
ern America, including California
and Oregon" (svo, Philadelphia,
and in 1856 his 'Theory of the
Winds" (svO, New York; He was
made captain in 1855. In 1851 he
was sent to the West Indies in Con-
federate steamer Sumter; and on
November 8th he took forcibly
from the British mail steamer Trent,
in the Bahama channel, Messrs.
Slidell and Mason, Commissioners
of the Confederate States to France
and England, and conveyed them to
Boston. For this action he received
vote of thanks from Congress;
but his course was finally disap-
proved by the President, and the
Commissioners were surrendered to
England. In 1862 he was commits
stoned as Commodore and placed
first on the list. While in command
of the lotilla in james River he
shelled and destroyed City Point on
August %. In 1858 he commanded
a special squadron in the West
Indies, aud captured many blockade
runners. He was Commissioned as
Rear Admiral on the retired list
July 25, 1866.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09

TWELVE YEARS OF SUFFERING!

Gentlemen About twelve years ago. while
travelling with Father kemp's Old Folks COncers
Troupe a. q tenor singer. took severe cold and
was laid up at Newark, n. ]. This cold brought
on a severe attark of Catarrh. which l battled
with every known remedy for four weeks without
avail and was finally obliged to give up most
desirable position and return home unable to sing
a note For three years afterward ! was unRoie
to sing at ALL The first attsek of catarrh had len
my nasal organs and threat 50 sensitive thar ne
slightest cold would bring fresh stack L at-
ing me Frustrated In this way | continued 10
suffer The last attack the SeYeresi i ever nau
was terrible / suffered the most eXcrucldtihs
pain in nv bead and so hOarse as TO De scarce
" able TO speak and couehed necessarily
thought was going into quick consumP Pton, All9 ~
firmly believe had these symptoms continued
without relief they wonld have rendered me AZ
essv victim When in this distressing condition
I rcSnme0ced the use of SANF0RD'S RADICAL
CTTRF FOR CATARRH, very reluctantly. as
hed tried aIlthe advertised remedies without ben
EFF The first dose Of this wonderful remedy gave
me the greatest relief II is hardly possible for
one whose head aches. eyes ache. who can scarcely
arsicuate distiBcty on account OF the choking &C
cumulations in his throat. to realize how much
reIiefI obtained from the first application Of San
ford's Radical Cure Under its influence. both in
ternal and external. / rapidly recovered. and by
an occasional use Of the remedy since have been
entirely free from eatarrh, for the first time in
twelve years. Respectfully yours,
GEO. ". HOLBROOK.
Waltham, Mass. Jan. s, 1876.
Each package contains DR. San ord's Improved
Inhaling Tube with ful. directions for use in all
cases. Price 81 90. For sale by all wholesale
and retail druggists throughout the United States
WEEKS & POTTER. General Agents and Whole
safe Druggists. Boston.
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AsHTABULA OHIO, FRIDAY MARCH 9, 1877

to restore the Union of the States,
and to re-estabIish the authority of
the Constitution. Cheers. In that
wOT k we were successful, so far as
was possible to be successful by
force of arms. / am not here to saw
a word in disparagement of what
was accomplished by the brave men
who went out with me from differ
eut parts of the country. OF my
comrades one-third and over never
returned to their homes. They per-
ished in the discharge of their duties
that the Republic might live. But
there was something force could not
do. We would have our union to
be a union of hearts, and we would
have our Constitution obeyed, not
merely because of force that compels
obedience, but obeyed because the
people love the principles of the
Constitution. Long continued ap-
plause. And to-day if am called
to the work which Abraham Lincoln
was called sixteen years ago, it is
under brighter skies and more favor
able auspices. Applause. 1 do
hope, / do fervently believe, that by
the aid of Divine Providence we
may do something in this day of
peace by works of peace towards re-
establishing in the hearts of our
countrymen real, hearty attach
ment to the Constitution as it is, to
the Union as it is. Long-eontinued
applause, which was only stopped
by the approach of locomotive
which moved slowly down to take
the cars away. Of course a resump-
ton of the remarks was impossible.
and as the train moved awav the air
was rent with shouts which the Gov
ernor acknowledged by bowling. As
the train emerged from the depot
number of locomotives on the side
tracks drowned the voices of the
multitude Ia resounding toots, GER
tainly a good-by sufficiently hearty.
The train left the depot at a few
minutes after one o'clock amid the
cheers of the crowd, the screaming
of locomotive whistles, the waving
of handkerchiefs, and music by the
band of "Auld Lang Syne."
He did not tender his resignation
as was expected, but will do that
when it is definitely settled that he
will occupy the Presidential Office
by the declaration of the vote of all
the States.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
Kite-FIyIng In Japan.


Of all the sports at which the boys
in Japan amuse themselves, kite-hy-
ing seems to afford the most fun and
enjoyment. Japanese kites are not
plain coffin-shaped bits of tissue-pa-
per, such as American boys ny.
They are made of tough paper
stretched on light frames of bamboo,
and of all shapes,-square, oblong,
or oval. They are also made to i'm
itate animals. | have often, in my
walks in Japan, seen a whole paper
managene in the air. There were
crying babies, boys with arms
spread out, horses, fishes, bats,
hawks, crows, monkeys, snakes,
dragons, besides ships, carts, and
houses. Across and behind the top
of the kite, thin strip of whalebone
is stretched, which huns, buzzes, or
sings high in air like a hurdy-gurdy
or swarm of beetles. When the
boys of whole city are out in kite
time, there is more music In the air
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
For the Telegraph
HE STOOD WITHIN THE DOORWAY.


He stood within the doorway,
This nephew nice, of mine,
With eyes as blue and tranquil
AS skies in summer time;
But storms do quickly gather
There swept across his face
A shade of childish feeling,
could but pause to trace.
His hands sought deep his pockets,
And taller grew his form,
His manner seemed TO indicate
''A calm before Storm"
The flash from his eye was perfect,
As at last he deigned to say:
t'Auntie, grandma has sued me
My grandma DER the wsy!"
Then swift produced the paper
To prove the solemn fact
/ could not help from smiling,
But covered it with tact,
And glanced the writing over,
And pOndered Ger the news
As long as Master-fYe-year-old
Would allow me thus to muse.
The result of my reflections
Was this, and simply this,
That twhen mynephew's grand-mamma
"A young and lively miss
Had to her lovers wooing,
Frankly given heart and hand,
And like other maidens fancied
The future fairy land;
If some fairy's wand had shown her
The present state of things,
Or to her inauguration
Lent his own immortal wings,
Would she not have felt indignant
At the lady there-herseif-
Who could sue her only grand-child,
For sordid gain and pelf?
Ahl time works many changes,
With the body and the mind;
The little child upon the green,
As sportive as the wind,
Congenisl to his plsymates,
Blythe and happy in his play
Would you know him in the old man,
That Vexes every day?
Shattered health and blighted prospects
May have helped to make him so;
How near like him, time may bring US,
None of US may ever know;
Much of wrong and much Of sorrow,
Finding false those deemed most
true,
May have slowly wrought the changes
That so often meet our view.
Thinking of ones self, exclusive,
Noting not another's joys,
Caring not for others sorrows,
Tfeasuring up what e'er annoys;
Likewise will transform our natures,
From youths fountain, pure and free,
To the turbid pools, inactive,
In some muddy lane we see.
Yet some lives are ever noble:
Self-denial day by day,
Working for the good Of others,
As they journey on their way,
Keeps the fountain Of their lifetime
Ever glad and free and strong,
Like the fruit that's fully ripened,
Or the sweetest strain of song.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
Rear AamIraI VVIIkes.

Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes,
who died in Washington %. u
early Thursday morning, February
sth, was born in New York in 1901,
and was, therefore, about seventy
six wears of age. He was distin-
guished for professional ability, sol
entific requirements, and a high sense
of honor. He was appointed a mid
shipman in 1915, and served on the
Mediterranean station in 1890
and in the Pacific in 1929. In
1925 he was commissioned as Lieu
tenant. He was appointed to the
department of charts and instru-
ments in 1880, and was the first in
the United States to set up and OBJ
serve with fixed astronomical instru-
ments. On August; 18th, 1888, ne
sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, in
command of squadron of five ves'
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09
Some CuriOsities of the New York
Aquarium.


Some CuriOsitIes of the New York
Aquarium.
Facing about,the visitor finds him
self at the portals of an enchanted
highway, veritable lane in the sea,
along the sides of which are the so
called table tanks. On the left are
those devoted to the smaller fresh
water varieties whose forms would
be lost in the broader domains of
the wall tanks, while across the lane
is a continuation in miniature of the
grand marine series. Keeping to the
right, we are halted at the outset to
inspect the troop of sea-horses, to
whom, as BELTS their martial bear
ing, the right of the line has been as
signed. Horses heads they surely
have, and those quivering fins will
answer well for names, but here the
semblance ceases, as the tail is that
of an ape and the body that of
fish. The fancy might soon be
taught to believe these hippocampi
fresh from the well groomed stables
of some sea-nymph who may yet be
deploring the capture of her favorite
chargers. Possibly these were the
main stay of race of fairy amazons,
whose duty it was to serve as body
guards or couriers to their queen. If
this be so, then a rich reward is
promised by the manager to the
lucky fisherman who will capture
the queen herself or any of her com
pany.
Before a second tank we could
stand for hours watching the cum
ming or vain spider-crabs decorate
their ugly shapes with plumes of sea-
weed, and then concealed in a grove
of their own planting, lie watching
the angular antics of the scollops,
which in turn are seeking to evade
the hungry claws of ravenOus crab.
Another advance brings us in front
of an alg@- -carpeted cage-the home
of the beautiful winged gurnard and
his hideous prison comrade, the ugly
toad-fsh. Was it an artistic appre-
citation of the force of contrast, or
was it some almost human. decree of
fate that made these two opposite
types-one of grace and one of ug-
liness-companions in captivity?
We next come to veritable sea-
garden, where anemones of all shades
and sizes grow and blossom. That
they are animals, science no longer
doubts; yet the precincts of tropi-
cal garden cannot rival in the beau
ty Of its blossoms the display here
given; rich red, yellow and purple
blossoms in streaks of deeper hue,
delicate petals surrounding mass
of softest velvet. Flowers they seem
to be, yet they are conscious, living
organisms, as is proved by the char
acteristic habit of one of the class,
who has taken his abode upon the
shell of hermit-crab. However,
the crab is only paying the penalty
of his robber propensity, since the
shell in which he is housed is not of
his own making. So accustomed
have these combatiye marauders be-
come to their living burden that
when they see fit to change from one
shell to another, they have been
known to carefully detach the ane-
none and transfer him to the roof
of the new domicile-a tender atten-
tion which the recipient repays by
conveying to the crab an additional
supply of food through the agency
of its current-producing tentacles.
.Scrihtler,s MnnkhLn.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-09

way to the house, with feelings
winch may be better imagined than
But even yet, 1 never see a broad
sheet of ice by moonlight without
thinking of that night when 1 was
chased by wolves.
John IT, Mdckey, Jr.