Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-01-04

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change and unable to take any nourish
ment
Our club rates, adopted in some few Of
the towns, whers ten subscriptions paid
for at one time, in advance are sent to
one address, are furnished at $3.50 and a
copy Of the paper, has led some, who do
not discriminate. to think that we are fur
nishing single subscribers at the same
rate. To these We would say-that we do
not propose to furnish the TELEGRAPH for
less than the regular price throughout the
county-$2OO, except where the equiva-
lent is secured for the reduced rste as
aforesaid.
The Cleveland Leader takes some lu-
gubrious views of the amount of ore and
coal business Of Ashtabuls Harbor. 1t
was not long since, that our metropolitan
cotemporaries ridiculed Ashtabuls and
its Harbor; now they allade to the diver
sion of this trade. as thing that must be
looked after and checked if possible.
That breakwater is to be the panaces, and
self-preservation requires that the work
should be hurried up. We fully agree
with the Leader that the facts may as well
be looked in the face with sobriety.
"A big orange is spoken of by our pa
tron and former townsman-Elijah Bliss,
which he has run against down at High
Point, N. c., whers he has driven his
stakes. He says ne saw and measured the
orange, and found it just "a inches in cir
cumference, and the weight Of which was
pounds quick weight. He says the
fields and gardens, under the influence of
this warm weather, look nearly as fresh as
in summer. Friend Bliss retains all his
former interest in Ashtabula affairs, as we
judge from the fact that the TELEGRAPH
seems indispensable to his happiness. Con-
ctliation protects him in the p~rusal of
it and the weekly Leader, which is taken
through the TELEGRAPH club.
Gen. Gibson of TIffin, gave two lect-
ures in town during the week, on the sub
ject of Temperance. One of them at the
Opera House on Monday evening. in aid Of
the reading room and the other was given at
the Harbor on Tuesday evening. That at
the Opera Houre was not largely attended,
and without inquiry, We may say, per-
hsps, did not net much for the reading
room cause. That at the Harbor was
more fully attended, as our fellow citizens
of that portion of the village. have taken q
deeper and frmer hold of the good work
than we of the up town. They keep their
lights burning, and the warmer currents Of
sympathy in fuller and freer fow than has
been true of us. Gen. Gibson is admitted
to be one of the best and most effective
lecturers on this subject, that have visited
our place, or engaged the attention and in
terest of the friends of the cause, from the
start.
JoHNsoN's CYCLOPEDIA.-The third vol
ume of this cmopend of knowledge. has
come to hand, and our appreciation Of it
urges the acknowledgement of its receipt,
not only, but to commend the merits of the
work to all who contemplate the addition
TO their library, of one OF these indispensi-
bic works of reference. The competition
among publishers, since the appearance of
Johnson's new work, has been considera-
bly, sharpened up, and we find that no less
than three English and two American Cy-
clOp@dias are prominently before the pub
lie. We might lay our own preferences
before the ereader-preferenees drawn from
the possession of three of these competing
works-one foreign and the two American,
but, our humbls opinion would have but
little weight when placed in the balance
with many Of the learned men of the
country, who have expressed themselves
on the subject. Among these, there are
few perhaps whose opinions would com
mand greater attention than those Of Prof.
Silliman, of Yale College, which we have
before us in convenient form. He thus
expresses himself:
have examined the first volume Of
Johnson's Universal Cyciopedia, especial
ly in the departments which fall within
the range of my own special studies. l
have also examined many Of the other ar
ticles, and l am happy in being able to say
that find it very valuable contribution
to knowledge, presenting a large amount
of matter prepared especially for this work
by the most eminent men in their various
departments in this country and Europe.
It is not the province of an encyclopedia
to present original contributions to human
knowledge, but where its leading articles
are prepared by authors who are them
selves prominent IN original Investigations,
the quality Of the work rises much above
shat Of a mere compilation. This is is the
distinguishing character, as it appears TO
me, Of your CyclopBdia, which is truly "a
Scientific and Popular Treasury Of Useful
knowledge" The names of its Editors-in-
chief, aud Of their Associate and Assistant
Editors, are guaranty of its high charac-
ter; and an examination Of the 1877 close
Imprinted pages OF the first volume will
show. by the frequent recurrence of emi-
nent names, that the editorial labors have
been faithfully performed.
A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO THE APPLE
TONS.
The Appletons may select two or three
examining experts, and we will select the
same number, and these gentlemen may
choose one or three others, and this COM
;nlttee may take their own course as to the
examination, and shall be furnished all
three or either one Of Applstons' CvclOpR-
dlas, as the Appletons may choose, and we
will furnish the said committee with John
sons. We will pay the entire cost or ex-
pense OF all bills rendered 10y the commit
tee. and if their decision shall be against
JohnsOn's CylopRdia and in favor Of Ap.
pletons', we viii publish the decision at our
expense in any one of the New York pa-
pers the Applstons may choose, and also
pay $500 to the Children's And Society of
this city; but if the decision shall be
against Appletons' and in favor OF john
sons then we will require nothing of the
Appletons-it being thoroughly under
stood at the outset that each expert or ex-
amlner shall be scholar OF well-known
varied ability. Now, verify, here is an op-
pOrtunity offered by us TO the aggressive
Appletons for them to easily and effective
ly drive Johnson's CyclopRdia out Of the
market. without costing them q penny, if
one quarter CT what they and their agents
claim for AppletOns', or fraction of what
they have said against Johnson's be true.
We dare the Appletons to accept this chAl-
lenge.