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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

The silverware delivered by the National
Silver-P Plating Co., No. 7O4 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, is giving entire satisfaction.
All orders are promptly filed, and no one
need hesitate about sending them money
Lutheran Observer. I46O-6S
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Pain in the side nearly always comes from
a disordered Liver, and is promptly relieved
by Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28
Election of Omcers.

At meeting of the Paulus Post, G.. A.
R. last Wednesday evening the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
A F. Sperry, Commander.
Albert Henry, Senior Vice Com.
]. W. Rowland, Junior g E"
H. H. Bartlett, Surgeon.
J. K. Stebbins, Quartermaster.
B. H. Rickard, Officer of Day.
Theo. SEWERS, 90 q Guard.
Omar Gillett, Chaplin.
F. A. PettibOne, delegate to Dept en-
campment.
A. D. Strong, alternate.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28
A wonderful Discovery.


For the speedy cure of consumption and
all diseases that lead to it, such as stub
born coughs, neglected colds, bronchitis,
asthma, pain in the side and chest, dry,
hacking cough, tickling in the throat,
HOarseness, sore throat and all chronic or
lingering diseases of the throat aud lungs,
DIR. Kings New Discovery has no equal,
and has established for itself a world wide
reputation. A great many of our leading
physicians recommend and use it in their
practice. The formula from which it is
prepared is highly recommended by all
medical journals. The clergy and the press
have complimented it in the most glowing
terms. Go to your druggist and get trial
bottle free of cost, or a regular size for 81.
For sale by Chas. F. Swift, Ashtabula, o.
IA receipts for coloring one pound of
goods given away at Swift's.
A fresh lot of BuckwheaT Flour at 80 cts.
per sack at WIN. SEYMOUR & Sons.
A confession-one of the most .respecta-
BILE citizenhs of Rock Creek confessed that
he could buy sugar cheaper of HallOck than
any other place in the county.
Fine Underwear and Red fannels at E.
G. Pierce's.
You're a mean thing and Pm going to
take my feather bed and the pillars your
mother gave and go home to my ma and
you've got to buy me new dress and
pair Of shoes and a pair of gloves and I'm
never going to live with you again. A tear
drop glistens in her husbands eye but he
smiles when he thinks how cheap he can
buy them of Hallock of Rock Greek.
Novelties in useful articles for the Holi-
days at Carlisle & Tyler's.
Golden Drip Syrup, zoe per gal. at Rid
delps Store.
A fresh lot of Buckwheat Flour at so cts.
per sack at VIM. SEYMOUR & Sons.
Diaries. New styles for 1878, at A.
r. Thurber & Co.'s Drug store.
The largest and best assortment of Per-
fumsry, Hair Oils and Brushes is to be
found at Swift's, sign of the Golden Nor
tar.
New Fresh Layer Figs 15c per pound at
Riddell's Store.
Thurber & Co. have the best assOrt-
ment of Perfumery and COIOgnes In
AshtabuIa. 59-St
Children's and Boys Overcoats less than
Cost at E. G. Pierce's.
Hallock of Rock Creek will sell Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gloves and Mittsns
very cheap until the first of January.
New Cloaks. received weekly at Carlisle
& Tyler's. 5S 2t
If you want anything in Confectionery,
go to Riddell's Store,
Ladies, now is your time to leave an or
der with Mrs. F. NJ. Pierce for Nice
Winter bonnet.
The finest assortment of Stationery
IN the county, at Thurber & Co.'s. 59-st
Great bargains in Black Silks for the
Holiday Trade at Carlisle & Tyler's.
A fresh lot of Buckwheat Flour at Scots
per sack at VIM. SEYMOUR s. Sons.
Give the children ehance-a Piano for
$1.OO at Hallock's of Rock Greek.
cut Glass Bottles and Toilet Sets, at
Thurber & Co.'s. 5g-3t
Visit Carlisle & Tyler's for Holiday
Goods.
Twenty different odors of perfumsry, by
tho ounca or hottle at SWift's
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

QUERY; Ahy viii men smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros,
'oeat " North Ctroti1ld at the same price?"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28
Presentation.

The publishers of the TELEGRAPH pre-
sented to the G. A. R. Post OF this place.
last Wednesday evening. a picture 14x17
inches, OF Henry W. Paulus, which name
this Post bears. 1t is fine piece of work
and was executed by Mr.. A. J. Skutt, who
is now giving his attention to this class of
ru,,rL
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28
How 20 mnhe sooa srena


Use DOoLEYis YEAST POWDER, and YOU
win have no difficulty. The substancesen
tering into its composition are perfectly
pure. healthy and nutritious.
Hundreds of politicians now DAYS know
just what the country wants. So did DR..
Fenner when he began the preparation Of
his Cough Honey and Golden Relief.
Price 25e.
Mems Suits, Boys and Children's Suits.
Hats, Caps and Gents Furnishing Goods,
and a full line of Mems and Boys Gloves,
at E. G. Pieree's.
All the latest novelties In the sta
1Ionery line, at Thurber & Co.'S. 59st
A fine assOrtmement of Candy Toys at
Riddelrs Store.
Another Lot of listers just received at
E. G. Pierce's.
Pope Plus * Chrome at swift's, for tea
purchasers.
JOB Lot of Children's and Boys Gloves,
at 25c. per pair, at E. G. Pierce's.
Choice Buck Wheat Four, 45c per sack
at Riddell's Store.
Oytrcoats, Winter Suits, Underwear, and
Gloves, are being sold at cost, for cash, at
CT. MeClanning's. $500
Buy fine Perfumes and Fancy Articles
for the Holidays, at Swift's; sign of Gold
en- Mortar. SO
- Indexed Diaries, at Thurber q Co.'s.
BREAKING COLTs.-T. D. Gardiner, who
presides at the Fisk House stables. who is
a horse man all over, proposes to dovate
portion of his time to the breaking of colts.
He will guarantee satisfaction as to thor
oughness in training, as well as in the rate
of charge for services. 59-2r
Fragrant Hair Oil at Swifts', sign of the
Golden Mortar
MeClanning will sell Clothing at cost.
$3.50
A line of ready made Saques and Cloaks
for ladies, at the Erie Store. As these
goods are on consignment they are liable
to be called in by the manufactures any
day. Please call early and see them.
KEPLER & Co.
The portrait of His Holiness the Pope is
among Swift's tea pictures.
My Stock of Overcoats, for Quality and
Price, cannot be beaten in Northern Ohio
E. G. Pierce.
Call at VIM. NuttalTs for fine custom
shoes, &C., for ladies, gents and misses.
All the rage-''The Red Ribbon March, :"
copies by mail, 4Oc Will E. Reeves, mu-
sic dealer, Ashtabula.
You will save money by getting your
boots and shoes at Nuttall's custom shoe
store.
Husking gloves at E. G. Pierce's
Mrs. F. NJ. Pierce has fine line of Fall
and Winter Millinery goods on hand now
all new and of the latest Styles
Those plate Glass Mirrors at Swift's are
splendid to shave by.
Those who want fine Dress Shirt Dur
locks Diamond Shirt had better go to
E. G.. Pierce's.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Those who want fine Dress Shirt Dur
locks Diamond Shirt had better go to
E. g. Pierce's.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.


Ornamental and sefuI, Now and
Elegant styles Box Papers, StatIOn-
cry Goods, Plain and Fancy, Wishing
Cards, Gard Gases, Writing Desks,
Ink stands, scrap Books, Albums
Large Assortment OF Perfumery, em-
braeing Extracts and COIOgneS, I'm
bulk and Bottles; Hair, Tooth, Nail,
and Dust Brushes, Specie wallets,
Bill Books, Stere"seOPes ana Views,
Feather and Wool Busters, Oiaries
for 1878. A. R. THURBER q CO..
145s6O Druggists.
Largest display of Fancy Handkerohiefs
in silk, linen and cambria for the Holidays
at Carlisle & Tyler's.
You Will find DIR, Warmers Health Cor
sets at the Ashtabula Store "Another
piece of that 4s inch, all wool, black CASH
mere at 99c" Great inducements in Dry
Goods and Millinery for 30 days,
Mark Twain Scrap Books, at Thur
Der & Co.'s. bs-St
New Valencia Raisins Zoe per pound, at
Riddell's Store,
A good ground tea at Halloek's of Rock
Greek for 25c per pound,
pounds New English Currants for s5o
at Riddell's Store.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

You will save money by getting your
boots and shoes at Nuttalps custom shoe
store.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Husking gloves at E. G. Pierce's
Mrs. F. NJ. Pierce has fine line of Fall
and Winter Millinery goods on hand now
all new and of the latest Styles.
Those plate Glass Mirrors at Swift's are
splendid to shave by.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

A cough, cold or sore throat, requires imnne-
diate attention, and the neglect oftentimes
results in some incurabIe Lung disease. Or.
Smiths Cough Syrup will almost invariably
give relief, and II those who use it are not
luily satisfied with the results the money
H MIll oe refunded Sold by druggists at so cts.
6our bottles sent by express, prepaid. for 81
Dr b. a Smith & Co. proprietors. Erie Pa.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Those troubled with corns, bunions, &C.,
should get their shoes made at
VIM. NuttalPs.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

All the rage-''The Red Ribbon March"
copies by mail, 4Oc. Will E. Reeves, mu-
sic dealer, Ashtabula
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Any one can take Carter's Little Liver Pills,
they are SO very small. No trouble to swal-
low. No pain or griping after takine-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

You can sqUe money by taking advantage
Of oar club list. Hispublished IN this pa
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Call at VIM. Nuttalrs for fine custom
shoes, &C., for ladies, gents and misses.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

A line of ready made Saques and Cloaks
for ladies, at the Erie Store. As these
goods are on consignment they are liable
to be called in by the manufactures any
day. Please call early and see them.
KFPLFR & Co
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

We are selling more of SHLoHs Con-
SUMPTION CURE for coughs, consumption,
Group, hoarSeness, asthma, whooping
cough and lung diseases than all other
Cough Remedies because we have guaran-
anteed it and it has stood the test. 10c,
SOC and $1,00 per bottle, And for Lame
Chest or Back lse SHILoH's Porous PLAs-
TIERS. Sold by G. L. Knapp, Ashtabula,
and elsewhere by all druggists,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Use DooLEY's YEAST POWDER, and YOU
viii have no difficulty. The substaneesen-
tering into its composition are perfectly
pure, healthy and nutritious.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Mems Suits, Boys and Children's Suits.
Hats, Caps and Gents Furnishing Goods,
and a full line of Mems and Boys Gloves,
at E. G.. Pierce's.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

Largest display of Fancy Handkerchiefs
in silk, linen and cambria for the Holidays
at Carlisle & Tyler's.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

TIr. John G. Thompson of this place has
bought the Exchange Hotel in Austinburg.
We suppose he will sell for a reasonable
price; the stand is one of the best in the
county. Sentinel.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-28

A confession-one of the most .respecta-
BILE citizenhs of Rock Creek confessed that
he could buy sugar cheaper of Hallock than
any other place in the county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13
The Great Wall of China.

The great wall of China was measured
in many places by Mr.. Unthank, an Amer
lean engineer, lately engaged on a survey
for Chinese railway. His measurements
give the height at Is feet, and width on
top of 15 feet. Every few hundred yards
there is tower "a feet square, and from
20 to IS feet high. The foundation of
the wall is Of solid granite. Mr.. Unthank
brought brick from the wall, which is
supposed TO have been made 200 years be-
fore the time of Christ. In building this
immense stone fence to keep out the Tar
tars, the builders never attempted to avoid
mountains or chasms to save expense.
For ], 300 miles the wall goes over plain
and mountain, aud every foot of the foun-
dation is in solid granite, and the rest Of
the structure solid masonry. In some
places tho wall is built smooth up against
the bank, or canyons, or precipices, where
there is sheer descent Of a 1000 feet.
Small streams are arched over, but in the
larger streams the wall runs to the water s
edge and tower is built on each side.
On the top of the wall there are breast.
works, or defenses, facing in aud out, 50
the defending force can pass from one
tower to another without being exposed tc
the enemy from either side. To calculate
the time Of building or cost Of this wall il
beyond human skill. So far as the mag
nitude Of the work is concerned, it surpas
ses anything in ancient or modern times
Of which there is any trace. Tn.
pyramids Of Egypt are nothing compared
to it--London Netrs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13
October and the Changing Seasons.


October is from the Latin octo, eight;
with the Saxon it was styled winter be-
ginning. The principal Saints days Of
the month are those Of st. Dennis who,
according to the legend, walked two miles
with his head in his hand after It had
been cut off, and Of St. Crispin the patron
Of the shoemaking fraternity. A comic
almanac attempts the facetious on this
month in the following:
The sum Of Summer is cast at last,
And carried to Wintry season,
And the frightened leaves are leaving fast,
lfthey stayed it would be high trees-on.
In noting the chronicles Of Time we
find "the pale, descending year, yet pleas
ing still, for although the sere and yellow
leaf now greet US, where, a short time
since, all was verdant; and nature has
doffed her gay attire, yet is there great
beauty, even in the blanched and frozen
landscape, which dull spirits deem all
dreary, desolate and dead. Washing
ton Irving, in putting in a good word
in favor Of those vicissitudes of our climate,
which are too often made the subjects Of
exclusive repining, remarked that If they
annoy US occasionally by changes from
hot to cold, from wet to dry, they give us
one Of the most beautiful climates in the
world. They give us the brilliant sun.
shine of the south of Europe, with the
fresh verdure of the north. They float
our summer sky with clouds of gorgeous
tint, Of feecy whiteness, and send down
cooling showers to refresh the painting
earth and keep it green. Our seasons are
all poetical, the phenomena of our heavens
are full of sublimity and beauty. Winter
with us has none Of its proverbial gloom.
1t may have its bowling winds and whirling
snowstorms; but it has also its long intervals
of cloudless sunshine, when the suow-clad
earth gives redoubled brightness to the
day when at night the stars beam with
intensest lustre, or the moon floods the
whole landscape with her most limpid ra-
dance, and then the joyous outbreak Of
spring, bursting at once into leaf and
blossom, redundant with vegetation, and
vociterous with life and the splendors
of our summer-its morning volumptuous-
ness and evening glory-its airy palaces
of the sungilt clouds piled up in a deep
azure sky; and its gusts of tempest of al
most topical grandeur, when the forkcd
lightning and the believing thunder volley
from the battlements Of heaven, and shake
the sultry atmosphere-and the sublime
melancholy of our autumn, magnificent in
its decay, withering down the pomp and
pride of a woodland country, yet reflect
ing back from its yellow forests the golden
serenity of the sky, surely we may see in
our climate "the heavens declare the glory
of God, and the armament showeth forth
His handiwork; day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night showeth
knowledge"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13
Praine-Dog Village.

-Four hundred and thirty-fve miles west
of Omaha is situated the great Prairie Dog
City, one of the largest settlements on the
line of the Union Pacific railroad. Sew
eral hundred acres, each side Of the track,
have been taken up by the sagacious little
prairie-dogs, and there they have made
their homes, and that without buying one
lot from the company, or as much as say
ing "by your leave" The dwelling CON
sist Of little mounds, from foot to eigh-
teen inches in height, raised by the dirt
excavated by their burrows. On the ap-
proach of a train, the little inhabitants can
be seen scampering from their homes.
Arrived there, they squat upon their hams
or stand upon their hind feet at the en-
trance-a hole in the top-barking at the
train as it passes. Should any one ven
ture too near, down they go, and their city
is as silent as the "eity of the dead" It
is said that the opening in the top leads
to subterraneous chamber connecting
with the next dwelling, and so on through
the settlement, but this is a mistake. The
prairie-dog is Of sandy-brown color, and
about the size Of large grey squirrel. In
their nest, living with them, are found the
owl and rattlesnake, though whether well
come or not is uncertain. He lives upon
grasses and roots, and Is generally fat, and
is by some, Mexicans especially, consider
ed good eating, as his flesh is sweet and
tender, though rather greasy. Wolves
prey on the little fellows, and may be seen
sneaking near the town hoping, by chance,
to pick up some straggler. But the dogs
are not easily caught Some ono is always
on the lookout for danger, and gives the
alarm on the first intimation of trouble.
Then away they all scamper to their holes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13
Congressional Exemption from Arrest.

1t is an error to suppose that the ''priv.
ilege" of a Senator or Representative in
Congress exempts him for arrest in all
cases when he is in attendance during a
session of Congress or is on his way to or
his return home from the meeting. There
are three classes of crimes or offences that
are not embraced by the privilege which
cxempts'them from arrest--viz.: treason,
any felony and breach of the peace. and
these classes are thought to include all
indictable offences. The "priviege" set
forth in the Constitution was ordained
during the period when Imprisonment for
debt prevailed everywhere, and was chiefly
designed to prevent the use of process for
arrest for debt being used to harass mem
bers Of Congress for political purposes by
preventing their attendance when politi-
cal object is to be gained by their absence.
Senators and members may be arrested at
any time, like all other people, whether
Congress is in session or not, If they are
charged with treason, felonies or breaches
Of the peace.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13

How TO KEEP CoRN FoR BorLrsa.--
The following is an old receipt, much in
vogue with the Indians and IS worth re-
membering When your corn Is in good
eating condition pluck the ears and re-
move all the husks put the last layer next
the corn, being careful not to expose any
of the grains. Then tie string tightly
around this husk at the end where the
silk is; then take one-half gallon Of clean
hickory ashes, but il and three or four
gallons Of water in deep vessel and while
il is boiling dip ear into it slowly eight
or ten times, holding by the string you
have tied around it. Hang away il .
dark, dry place. Whenever yon want
roasting ears you viii have them as fresh
as when they came from the stalk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13
Prehistoric Ruins.

Back of the lost Aztec cities there are
in this region of country not merely traces
but very well preserved ruins of the dwell
ings of people who lived so long ago that
not history or tradition, or even legend,
has kept even so much as the shadow of
their memory. They were and are not is
all we know. Prof. Tucker, of Hayden s
United States Survey, has made quite a
study of their remains, and has given some
interesting details concerning their dis
covery.
At first the existence of these cave
dwellings was unknown to the party, but
one of them, sharper eyed than the others
suddenly deserted way up near the top Of
the bluff, fully thousand feet from their
base, perfect little houses sandwiched in
among the crevices of the horizontal strata
of the rock Of which the bluffs we're com
posed. At the peril Of his life one of the
party scaled the precipices and letting him
self down into one of the houses, found the
masonry as firm aud solid as when first
constructed, and so smooth and even that
the casual observer from the canon below
would not notice the difference between il
and the rock itself once in fifty times pass
ing. The Cliff House in the Mancos was
one Of the wonders Of their discoveries, it
being first seen one evening just as the sun
was sinking behind tho western walls Of
the canon. Perched in its little nook, like
a swallows nest, the Cliff House was found
to be two stories in height, and evidently
an edifice Of considerable distinction,
as its upper windows command an ex-
tended view down the canon, and its posi-
ton generally that Of pre-eminence over
the entire section thereabouts. The inte-
riOr was found TO be arranged far more
elaborately than in any other building yet
explored, the windows encased in wood
neatly fashioned, the sills and lintels still
showing evidences of having been stained
in imitation Of dark woods, and most of Il
in remarkably fair state representation
Some distance from the building, and upor
other lodges, the ruins of quite number
Of smaller buildings we're found, and all o
them, ranging from seven hundred to
thousand feet from the bottom Of the can
on below.
Many readers viii recall the models Q
these cliff houses which were on view a
the Centennial Exhibition in the Govern
ment department, and which were alway
the centre Of fascinated tbrone Of III
most intelligent and cultivated visitors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13

CHINESE CooKERY.--Americans who
dine with the Chinese are surprised at the
perfection to which they have carried their
cooking. During a recent Chinese ban
quet at San Francisco an orange was laid
at the plate Of each guest. The orange
itself seemed like any other orange, but
on being cut open was found to contain
within the rind five kinds Of delicate jel-
lies. One was at first puzzled to know
how the jellies got in, and, giving up the
chain of reflection, was in worse guam
dary to know how the pulpy part Of the
orange got out. Colored eggs we're also
served, in the inside of which were found
nuts, jellies, meats and confectionery.
When one Of the Americans asked the in
terpreter to explain this legerdemain Of
cookery he expanded his mouth in hearty
laugh and shook his head and said "Me-
lican man heap smart--why he not fndee
out ?"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13

The New York Commercial points out
that nothing is more easy than to grow
rich. 1t is only to trust nobody-to be-
friend none-to get all you can, and save
all you get--to stint yourself and every
body belonging to you-to be the friend
Of no man, and have no man for your
friend-to heap interest upon interest,
cent upon cent--to be mean, miserable
and desPised for some twenty or thirty
years--and riches viii come as sure as
disease and disappointment. And when
pretty nearly enough wealth is collected
BY Disregard Of all the charities of the
human heart and at the expense Of ever,
enjoyment, death comes to finish the wori
the body is buried in hole, the heirs
dance over it, and the spirit goes-where'