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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
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Some waggish Philadelphia re-
porter tells us how MIR. Skidmore
made musical courtship to Miss Mills
"a love scene made up mostly OF
suspense.
MIR. Peter Skidmore, of German
town, PLAYS a little on the bugle.
One night last summer he went into
the parlor in the dark and felt over
the top of the piano for the horn. 1t
bappened that his aunt from Penn's
Grove. had been there that day and
left her brass ear trumbet lying on
piano, and Peter got hold of tins
without discovering the Mistakes
the two were of similar shape. He
took it in his hand and went out on
the porch, where Miss Mills was SIT
ting talking with his sister. He ask
ed Miss Mills if she was fond of mu-
sic on the horn, and when she said
she adored it, he asked how she
would like him to play, "Ever of
Thee" and she said it was the only
tune she cared anything for.
So Peter put the small end OF the
trumpet to his lips and blew. de
blew and blew. Then he blew some
more; and then he drew a fresh
breath and blew again. The only
soupd that came was a kind OF a
hollow moan, which sounded so
oueerlv in the darkness that Miss
Mills asked him if he was not well.
Then Peter remarked that some
how the horn was out of order for
Ever of Thee" but if Miss Mills
would like to hear "Sweetly dream
ed, love" he would try to play it;
and Miss Mills said that the fondest
recollections clustered around that
melody.
So Peter put the trumpet to his
lips again, and strained his lungs Sc
verely in an effort to make some
music. 1t wouldn't come. Then Pc
ter said he thought some one must
have plugged the bugle with some
thing, and he asked his sister to light
the gas in the entry while he clean
ed it out. When she did SO, the ear
trumpet became painfully cOnspicu-
Gus, and both the girls laughed
When Miss Mills laughed, Peter put
on his hat and went out into the
street. He is counting another girl
now, and learning to play the piano.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
The college ProtessoF.

The college professor, as rule, is
bound up in his speciality. He has
but one side to him, and that is al
ways turned toward the college. He
has no side turned towards the
world. He teaches within the walls
what he has learned, and betrays no
fructifcation of thought and life in
production. He gets into his rut-
which grows deeper and deeper with
the passing years until, at last,
his head sinks below the surface,
and he loses sight of the world and
the world of lin. Now, the differ
ence in their influence upon a stu
dent, between such man as this
and one who writes sueoessfully-or
breaches successfully, or speaks sue
cessfully, or investigates successfully
in new fields, must be, in the nature
of things, very great. To the pro-
fessor who has met the worlds life
in any way, and won a place in the
worlds thought and regard, and be-
come an outside power and influence,
the student turns as naturally for
instruction and inspiration as flow
er turns toward the sun. Even sim
gle professor, in an academic instl-
tuition, who shows by attractive pro-
duction that his learning has really
fructiied his mind, will have more
influence in determining the college
life, and that which goes out from
it, than all the rest of the faculty
put together. The student knows
they are to meet and, if possible,
master life. There is not bright
one among them who does not know
that his learning will avail him little
if it does not give him practical pow
er; SO that every exhibition of that
power among those who teach him
leads and inspires him.
DR.. j. g. Holland an ,CcT,ibner's
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
Hay as Fuel.

The propretors of a large steam
fouring-mlll III Minnesota are using
hay as cheap fuel. In that region
hay can be put IN the stack at each
mans door at cost Of ~ per ton.
and ten tons, IL is said, will furnish
fuel Tor one stove during winter
season. llay-burning stoves, and
machines for twisting the hay into
knots or sticks, have already been
patented. In sections where hay
ranges from $40 to $50 per ton, the
new iuel viii not be iound 50 cheap
rs IN lIInhessOta.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11

Among the many remedies " hich have be-;
brought to the notice of the PRbI'- i, no ore b.
attracted 50 much attention from the wOnde,
tnl cures 1t has performed as LAWSON'S c. Il =
I1alk, ltwas discovered BY celebrated chemi..
OF New England while at work in his laborator..
and used by himself and friends md among ths
andlcted poor of his neig ghborhood formanyyea. =.
before it was put up for sale. 1t has stood I'll.
test Of years with constantly growing repute.
ton until it has become household necessif,-
MhereYerit II is once used in a family that FAM
will never be Without it.
From 8 knowledge of its effects it is reeor-
mended By eminent physicians. and bY onr Ien.i-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
PROCLAMATION
SECOND.

WHERrAs-To the citizens of Ashtabula and
vicinity, we would call your special attention to
our Spring and Summer Styles Of Ready-made
Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods
We would invite those in need of the above
goods, to examine our stock and be convinced
that we are to be exceIIed by none, and that we
will make just as good fits and as good quality
of goods as any Merchant Tailor, for One-third
less money.
Come and try us and save your money and
ecOnomise these hard times.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
B. w ERB.
100 Main St, Aslntabula U.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11

Also Four good Lots on Wilcox Street, near
South Park.
Three Splendid Lots on Lockwood St., near
Prospect st.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
saving the FiIlIng.

This story comes from Westfield,
Mass: A man of considerable means
entered jewelers. store the other
day and asked the proprietor if he
would buy some gold. He was an
swered in the affirmative, and pro-
duced small package carefully done
up in paper, which had the appear
anee of gold filings, and which was
found to be worth twenty-five cents.
After receiving it the man said
''Perhaps you'd like to know where
got the gold. Well, Pll tell you.
Twenty years ago l had tooth fill
ed, and yesterday had the same tooth
pulled; but saved it, pounded it up
and washed out the gold. Made %
cents by the operation, didn't ?"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11

MY RESIDENCE ON GARY
1I1 ST, near South Park, five minutes walk
from the P. o. House new, containing ten
rooms well finished; large cistern; good well
of water. At $1,000 less than cost to build one
year ago. Terms easy.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
One Lot on Hall Avenue.

On terms that cannot fail to suit. with ex-
ira inducements to those who desire to build.
tfl4l3 GEO n EAGCETuT
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
LEGAL.
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that
~ Petition will be presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners of Ashtabula Coun-
ty, at their next session, to be held on the
first Monday in June, being the fourth day Of
June, TO lay out and establish County Road
in the township OF Ashtabu:a; beginning at
point where the east line Of Lot No. 19 in
tersects the north line of the North Ridge
Road, thence running northerly along the
east line of said Lot No 10, until It intersects
the east and west road running past Henry
Whitman's, about fifty rods east OF said Whit
mans. Stl426
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-11
GREEN HOUSE,
Budding & Vegetable Plants

II AVING Enlarged and in every
Ii way Improved my Green House, Hot
Beds, and Cold frames, take pleasure in ex-
tending general invitation to look at my ia
cilities and stock; my plants will compare
favorably with those Of older and larger es-
tahlishments.
Ny stock of Geraniums is very full both as
to variety and quality, and may say the
same of Fuchsias, Salvies, Foliage Plants and
Vines for Baskets or Vases, also ANIMALS and
all kinds of Vegetable Plants.
have fine stock of Doolittle Black Cap
Raspberry Roots, Asparagus Roots, few Con-
cord and Ives Seeding Grape Vines,
now have several kinds of Vegetables and
shall have all kinds Of Vegetables and Small
Fruits early in their seasons. Ny prices for
all my stock will be found to be as low as can
be had elsewhere.
Residence, Garden and Green House on
South Main Street, a little north of the Frank
lin Division of the Lake Shore R. R. Crossing,
where shall always be happy to see any one
in want of anything in my line. All orders
by mail will receive prompt attention
Cut Flowers and Floral Emblems supplied
to order. JAMES p. JENNINGS.
Ashtabula, o., April, 1877. Sml424
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

1t seem that the reports of great
decline in the American eXporta-
tions of fresh beef to Europe are un-
founded. A Statement recently pub
lished by the bureau of statistics
shows that the first shipments of
fresh beef from the United States to
Europe were made in October, 1875
during which SO, 900 pounds, valued
at $500, were shipped. The same
number of pounds were shipped
the month following. These two
months shipments which appear to
have been experimental, proved
eminently successful, and from that
time forward the expectation has
steadily increased, going from $4,000
pounds, in October, 1875 to $4,000
in December of the same year. For
the three months ended March 31,-
1876. there were exported 100000
pounds, valued at $61.000. From
March to October 1876, the shipments
exceeded 100000 pounds per month
and during the last three months of
1876 the shipments reached an aver
age of 100000 pounds per month.
Until October last no shipments
were made from Philadelphia. The
first monthly shipment from that
port aggregated about 15l 900 pounds
valued at Sl4, 36S. Since then there
has been an increase each month in
the shipments from that city, and
for the eight months, up to June 1.
aggregated 9,457 ,26O pounds, valued
at 1890, ,56S. The total amount shipped
from the United States from October
1876, to June l, 1877, a period of
twenty months, was 50,156, 447
pounds, valued at S4. 4.564.63S
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14
Fourth of July Dissipation,

We believe more Americans dis
sipate, more violence is committed,
more wives, mothers and sisters
hearts are made to bleed on the day
we celebrate than any other in the
whole 800. Singular as it may sound,
and sad as it reads, husbands who
occasionally indulge too freely, are
sure to get drunk on the Fourth !;
young men who never before per-
mitted the evil monster to master
them, give this day to their country,
and, in honor of the day, prostitutute
manhood, get "gloriously" drunk,
and make tragic pictures of a future
life that frightens some gray-headed
father.~and. grieves- the heart of q
loving, disappointed mother; the
gentlemanly tippler sets an example
to his younger inexperienced COM
panionS and acquaintanees, by taking
less in quantity, but repeats often
enough to keep idiotic all day, and
that's called celebrating the Fourth {;
the ruffian imbibes freely, makes day
and night hideous with gross vul-
garity, profanity, and riotous con-
duct, all in honor of our country's
birthday. There are memories asso-
ciated with July the 4th that make
it dear to every American patriot,
but the too common abuses and dis
orders incidental to celebrating the
anniversars Of our Republics birth,
are in sad contrast with the teachings
and precepts of those who gave it
eXistence.-Keyse,' Tribune.
Any one passing down Georges
Creek cannot fail to be impressed
with the great extent of business de-
precision with which this region is
now afflicted. Men and boys, hear
ty, strong, industrious workers, are
to be seen everywhere idle. "Noth-
ing to do' is the common remark.
The little work doing is distributed
among so many that it amounts to
almost nothing to anybody. Verify,
we are over r-populous.-EOSt6drg
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

The United States Supreme Court
has rendered a decision in another
Granger" case, affirming the right
of state to fix the rates of fare and
freights on railways, unlest such
railways are protected by their
charters. The Chief Justice, who de-
livered the opinion, held that the
corporation-the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy Railroad Company
is liable to such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the Iowa
legislature in fact that when the
legislature steps in and fixes rates it
operates upon this corporation the
same as it does upon individuals en-
gagged in a similar business. The
Supreme Court sometime ago rem
dered a like decision, and it is not
likely that any more cases of this
class will be appealed to that tribu-
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

Governor Hartranft puts it in
about the right way "You would
think Hayes policy failure if you
were to talk with many of the poll
ticians, but if on the other hand, you
go among the people, they talk very
differently, and think it is a success.
1t seems to be popular with the peO-
pie, as far as L have seen, everywhere.
The Governor does not think the
Democrats will carry the country in
1880, and believes the logic of events
is against their carrying any national
election, unless under very exception
al circumstances.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

The investigation into the election
of Senator Grover, of Oregon fame,
has developed so far the fact that a
considerable sum of money was used
to "fix Democratic members before
they would go into caucus and vote
for Growers election. The best
thing the Senate can do is to ''fix"
Grover, now, and let him remain in
Oregon to ponder over the mysteries
of his "Gobble" telegram to Tilden,
and the uncertainty Of political
events.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14
NUMBER 20.
An American Prince in London.

Mr.. Jesse Root Grant writes from
London to friend in this country:
"Of course you have seen in the
papers the gratifying manner father
has been received III Egland. 1t is a.
rather nice thing to read about, but
when you have to go out every even
ing to dinner at some Dukes or
EarlS and afternoon at some Lords
it gets to be what you might call
bore. When one travels he wants to
see the country and study the man
ners and habits of the middle classes,
and not the fashionable, which is
the same all the world over. y X 1t
is rather amusing the Way l am
treated here. They consider me a
prince, and at all the dinner parties
l sit ahead of all the noblemen, and
the walters say. Will his Excellency
have some tish?' &C., and once /
started to speak to some old fellow
near me who did not hear me, and
the waiter gave him punch inter-
rupting him in some conversation.
and told him that His Excellency
was speaking. l have had to make
several speeches at different banquets
and have generally, a miserable
timeD
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

Mrs. Frances Preston Blair, relict
Of the late Francis p. Blair, and moth
er of Hon. Montgomery Blair, died
suddenly at the family mansion, near
Silver Spring, Nd, about 2o'clock
Thursday morning. She was out
riding on horseback on the afternoon
of the Fourth, as has been her habit
for some time past, and retired to
bed in the evening in her usual
health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

John Morrissey was handed an
invitation to attend the Manhattan
Club reception to Hendricks. He
jumped up, kicked over chair in
his excitement, and cried out: "Lar-
ry, close the bank lock up the course
fetch my swallow-tail and French
dictionary, and don't let no duffer
play dollar agin the bank till l get
Oack from recepting. D. yer hear?"
-BrOoklgn ArQaS.-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

The Hon. Jere, Blacks ferocious
attack upon the Electoral Tribunal
is little too reckless to please even
the Democrats. The party press ham
dies it gingerly and quotes from it
sparingly. There seems to be a dis
position to realize that it is not
especially brilliant to attack body
of Democratic creation because it
produced a different result from that
expected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

The Cincinnati Commercial has
reason to believe that the Mexican
policy of the Hayes administration
will be substantially the same as that
of Grants administration, and says:
"There need be no apprehension
that the present administration will
depart from the policy of its pre-
decessor as respects the inviolability
of the territory of neighboring
powers. All rumors and stories in
dicating others than conservative
course of action may be set down at
the outset as idle inventions of cor
respondents who find the resources
of sensation limited, with the pros
pect ofa dull term before them"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

1t isa good sign that forty-nine
large New England cotton mills, be-
ing about thirty per cent. of the
whole Northern manufacture, have
for the first six months of 1877 used
about three per cent. more cotton
than in the same period of 1876.
This makes about five per cent. more
in quantity of manufactured goods,
measured by pounds and it Indicates
that there is after all market.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

At the dedication of a drinking
fountain in Pittsfield, Mass. Wednes-
day, Senator Dawes made an address
accepting it, saying that he chad
found it easier not to drink liquor
at all than to drink moderately,
however innocent and harmless that
might be to Others" He thought the
women ought to keep on erecting
fountains till at every turn they
would take the placeof corner-groce-
rieS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14
JEIFELER.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

las. N. SCHLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CUMBERLAND, Md.
VIII practice in the Courts of Washington,
Allegany and Garrett counties Agent for
sale of9,000 acres of land in Garrett county,
within one and a half to three miles of Oak
land. iel4-ly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

There is a general feeling in the
North that the demand of Senator
Ransom that the President should
show his good will toward the South
by pardoning illicit whiskey distill-
ers is something too much. The con-
citation of the South and a Jail deliv-
cry are quite different propositions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-14

The Homecoming Minertells a good
story of a man in that town who un.
dertook to play joke upon an ac-
quaintance, and had it turned on
himself. A lady had a little bill
against No 2, and complained to No
1 that she could not collect it, when
ne told her to present it and demand
the money at a festive occasion, in
the midst of parlor full of company
promising to pay half the bill if No.
2 failed to ''come up" No.2 did not
and the lady thereupon demanded of
No. l the half"-S292-w he
declined to pay. She brought suit
for it and Justice Dooley gave her a
Judgment with costs to about the
size of the bill.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-22

Had Joshua Newland raised an
alarm on the night of the attempt
ed burglary, and handed John Nc
Master over to the officers of the
law, he would have added one more
to the hordes of vagabonds that
infest our land; but by a contrary
course, he secured valuable re-
cruit to the ranks of good citizen
ship, for which act he shall receive
exceedingly great reward.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-22
The Power of Kindness.

Joshua Newland was awakened
one night by strange noise in the
room occupied by him as a sleeping
apartment. He aroused himself,
sat up in the bed, and discovered a
man in the act of ransacking the
drawers Of a bureau for plunder.
"Friend,' said Joshua, "This is
an unreasonable intrusion, and /
would be justified in having you
punished for it, but first 1 wish to
talk with you a little. Come and
sit by me while | ask you a few
questions.
The man was frightened, but his
amazement at such treatment from
the gentleman he was attempting
to rob was beyond expression.
His first impulse pointed to
flight, but the benevolent counten-
ance Of Joshua reassured him, and
he drew near the bedside and seat
ed himself.
81 wish to ask you," began the
worthy gentleman, "why you engage
in a pursuit so hazardous as this,
when the rewards of honest labor
are SO remunerative and so well
assured p
Because" replied the man, 81
can find no honest employment"
"Tut, tut, speak the truth or not
at all. There is plenty of work for
those who wish to labor, and every
man that is blessed with health can
readily earn an honest living for
himself and family. Have you no
trade ?"
~ served my time out with a
gunsmith, sir, but have not worked
as a journeyman for several years,
except"
"Go on" said Joshua, "except
what ?"
"You will think none the better
of me for the explanation"
perhaps not but certainly
none the worst. You owe me a
little confidence for the breach OF
decorum in which have this night
detected you, and you must tel
me the truth. Tell me all, and
then if l can do you a favor,
will"
The words were spoken in kind.
ness, and the burglar responded
by nerving himself for what h,
viewed an important revelation.
"Wellsi'was going 70 say-Aex-
cept in the penitentiary." ~
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-22
How a Ghost was Captured.

About mile from the center Of
Babylon village, Long Island,
stands house which has for some
time been unoccnpied. It was
some time ago fitted up for the oc-
cupancy of newly welded compile,
bat shortly after they moved into
it the young bride died, and the
building was again left vacant.
Within a few weeks past strange
sounds and fitting lights have
been heard and seen in the house
occasionally pale, wan face would
appear at one of the windows in
the dead of night, and piteous
walls would issue apparently from
between the livid lips, and then
the ''perturbed spirit" would
wander from room to room through
out the house as if looking for
something that could never be
found.
Babylon enjoyed the sensation
of a "haunted house" Some of
the young fellows in the neighbor-
hood, however, were not supersti-
Gus to the extent Of being afraid
to make an Investigation, and a few
nights ago two or three of them
concealed themselves in the build
ing to await the "ghost's" appear
ance.
About the hour "when church
yards yawn" one of the windows
opened, and his ghostship entered
in a very unghostly manner, and
commenced his usual performance,
his form being just distinguisha-
BILE in the darkness. In the mid
die of his most interesting act one
of the concealed persons crept
softly on all fours to the spot, and
suddenly grasped him by the
ankles, proceeding which was
followed by a series of terrific
shrieks very human in their tone,
indicating an agony of fear, and it
was some time before the bogus
ghost was brought to the point of
believing that he had not been
seized by a real one.
The explanation of his proceed
ing is found in the fact that a GER
tain person was desirous of owning
the house, but the proprietor re-
fused to part with it on the terms
offered, and this novel method was
adopted by the would-be purchaser
to depreciate the market value of
the property. At present the
laugh is against him. -
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-22

palled at the extent of the work.
no doubt. No, sir. You're a fraud.
Those ears were never produced
anywhere but in Milwaukee. !
recognize their peculiar cut and
their ample dimensions. Athenian /!
Noble Greek! Bahi Milwau-
keean, long cared MiIwaukeean,
you have attempted to impose mp
on me, and your punishment must
be severe. Williams, boil him in
linseed OIL"
Williams says that just before he
thrust him into the boiling caldron,
the fellow confessed to having
stolen his way down from Mil
waukee the previous night by
secreting himself in the hold of
coal vessel.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-22

Where to flnd eternal spring
In the circus business. sbss,t.r