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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Never RidicuIe Children.

There is so great a charm in the port
i've play of fancy and wit, that there is
no danger of their being neglected and
undervalued, or that the native talent
for them will remain undeveloped our
chief solicitude must be to keep them,
even in their widest flights, still in sub
lection to duty and benevolence. We
must not allow ourselves to be betrayed
INTO an approving smile, at any efusion
of wit and humOr which are tinctured in
the slightest degree by ill-nature. A
child will watch the expression Of our
ture, and if he find that he has the pow
er to amuse US in spite Of ourselves, We
have no longer any hold over him from
respect and he will go rioting on in his
sallies until he is tired, and seek at every
future opportunity to renew his triumph.
Wit, undirected by benevolence, gener-
ally falls into personal satire-the keen
est instrument of unkindness; it is so
easy to laugh at the expense of our
friends andneighbors-they furnish such
ready materials for our wit, that all the
moral forces require to be arraYed
against the propensity, and its earliest
indications checked. We may satirize
error. but We must always teach by ex-
ample to children, not only in what We
say of others before them, but in our
treatment of themselves. We should
never use ridicule towards them, except
when it is so evidently good-natured that
its spirit cannot be mistaken; the agony
which a sensible child feels on being
held up before others as an object Of
ridicule, even for trihing error, mis-
take, or a peculiarity, is not soon forgot
ten, nor easily forgiven. When we wish,
therefore, to excite contrition for seri-
GUS fault, ridicule should never be em-
ployed, as the feelings it raises are direct
" ODDOsed to self-reDrOach.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
The netectire Service.

One would think crime would have
learned by this time that it is no match
for the shrewd, patient, indefatigable
men whose vocation it is to hunt it down
and bring it to justice. Very rarely now
adays do criminals escape capture and
punishment. We refer, of course, to
eYil-doers whose villanies come within
the province of law, and who are pur-
sued and prosecuted in downright ear
nest; for there are rascals encrusted all
over with moral guilt who manage to
evade their just deserts by sailing to
windward of the statutes, and others
whom the law might reach, but at whose
offences official justice winks, for special
reasons. Burglars, thieves, and forgers,
however, very rarely succeed in baffliug
the vigilance and skill of our detective
police. Their cunning is but poor de-
fence against the system of intelligent
espionage which is ever active in their
midst; and sooner or later, they almost
inevitably receive the wages of their
misdeeds. If men, inherently prone to
wickedness, were gifted with average re-
Elective qualities, they would restrain
their bad propensities from motives OF
policy. But the truth is, that moral OBJ
loquy and lack of forecast generally go
together. Rogues are poor reasoners.
Otherwise they would know that from
the Gordon of the detective police, linked
together, as it is by the telegraphlc wires
there is scarcely a chance of escape Tor
any prominent criminal.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
The Best Cure for Sorrow.

Attempts to drown the sense of mis-
fortune in strong drink are the climax
of human folly. IntOxication eventually
aggravates and intenslfes every evil
which it is invoked to alleviate. 1t has
been thus from the day when man first
"put an enemy in his mouth to steal
away his brains," and thus it will be to
the end of time No safe and sober man
denies the fact. Even the habitual drunk
ard, in his brief intervals of reason, shud-
deringly adm it. Yet thousands of in
tellectual beings-many of them richly
endowed with mental gifts-seek consO-
lation from the bottle in the hour of af-
Fiction; though revelation, history, OBJ
servation, and instinct alike teach them
that of all the broken reeds which weak
ness ever leaned upon, the false excite
ment caused by liquor is the most treach-
eIOus.
1t is passing strangel-one of these
anomalies to which philosophy furnish
es no clue, and for which we can only
account by supposing that power indie
pendent of themselves, against whose in
huence mere reason Is no sure protec-
ton, betrays men into ruin.
There are only two genuine salves for
sorrow-prayer and work. Trust in
heaven and keep doing, is sthe best recipe
for every human care. There are no
wounds of the spirit which it will not
heal. Strength, fortitude, patience, res
ignation, are as sure to be vouchsafed to
the unfortunates who earnestly pray for
them, and at the same time are dilligent
in the performance of their temporal
tasks, as the harvest is to follow the
planting of the seed. Duty is balsamic.
Peace is the child of worship.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
The Growth of Gardening.

1t is interesting to notice the extent to
which gardening has grown. In 1403
the chief products of our gardens were
cabbages, onions and garlic. Apple, pear,
cherry, and squinee trees seem to have
j been the only fruit trees in England at
that time. The plum tree was first in
trOdueed into this country in 1880, being
brought from Asia. The eOckspur haw-
thorn was first cultivated here in 1892
The maple-leaEed hawthorn was intro
duced into England from America in the
year 1738. A beautiful variety of alder
was first cultivated in England in the
year 1850, being brought from SWitzer-
land, Siberia and other cold countries.
The cedar was first cultivated here in
1864, and the common white larch, which
now covers with such excellent effect so
many wild parts of the kingdom, but is
becoming diseased, was accidentally
taken to Scotland in 1877. Mr.. Menzies,
of Culdare, having procured four of these
plants from Siberia, gave two to the Duke
of Atholl, which are still in full vigor at
Dunkeld, and may be called the parents
of all the larch trees in the kingdom.
The mulberry tree was introduced in the
reign of James / The lime was brought
into England by the Romans, but it does
not appear to have been planted in Scot
land before the reign of Charles II. The
general cultivation of carrots originated
with certain Flemings, who fed hither
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and set
tied at Sandwich, in Kent. Peas were
rarity in that same reign. They were
brought from Holland. Fuller speaks
of them as aft dainties for ladies'; they
came so far and cost SO dear.n The opin-
ions which prevail in respect of some
flowers are curious. The snap-dragon,
for example, is thought by the less adj
vanced people in some countries to ex-
ercise supernatural infiuence-to have
the power of destroying charms and baf-
fling maledictions. Bachelors buttons
were viewed as having a magical effect
on the fortunes of lovers. How oddly,
too, have some plants reached us SAT-
from, which was at one time cultivated
to such an extent in Essex as to give its
name to a town, came to us from abroad,
at the risk of life. Hakluyt was told
at Saffron Walden that pilgrim brought
from the Levant to England, in the reign
of Edward III, the first root of saffron,
which be had found means to conceal in
his staff, made hollow for that purpose.
"If he had been taken, by the law of the
country from whence it came, he had
died for the act" Saffron Hill, Holborn,
part of Ely Gardens, had its name from
the crops II bore.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Personal Adornrxant-

We are just old-fashioned enough to
believe in making ourselves, and espec-
tally the gentler sex, as beautiful and at
tractiVe as possible. loneliness in shane
and color was stamped upon the flowers
by the Supreme Being, who created
everything good" He gave to the rose
its blush, the lily its whiteness, the fruit
It's sun-tinted side, and the wisdom of so
dong cannot be questioned. Why, then,
should not those who are nextto Him in
intelligence, and within whose bosom Is
implanted taste, and to whose eyes He
gave the power of discrimination and the
love of color, not make free use of his
gifts to render themselves attractive to
others, and revel in the luxury of adOrn-
ment?
Breath is not more natural to woman
hood than the aesthetic It is revealed
alike in the savage and civilized; is
shadowed forth even from the cradle.
Babyhood delights in gaily dressed dolls,
and with advancing years the desire for
decoration increases. H; there been
no use for ornamentation, the means
would never have been given. No wo-
man who loves to be arrayed becoming
ly, will ever be a "slouch." The one is
entirely incompatible with the other
Flowers are not placed in 'frousy" hair,
and the rosebud and the geranium leaf
finds no resting at an untidy throat. A
bit of color, a ribbon, flashing gem and
golden trinket, assist very much to re-
lieve rarely oyer-partial nature; silks
and satins were not woven to be useless,
and bright tints were not stolen from the
rainbow to be lost to the eye. Giventhe
means they should not be found wanting.
Personal adornment adds much to life.
There is no one who does not love to
look upon the beautiful, particularly in
woman. Even their own sex do, though
at the cost of jealousy. To man, if taste
fully dressed, she is the brightest type OF
Divine Art. The husband admires it in
the wife; the brother in the sister; the
lover in his mistress, and the eyes of the
stranger fingers long even, upon a face
and form that can never be more to him
than a passing vision.
No one can gaze upon "daudy" dress
ed woman without feeling of disgust it
is unnatural for him to do so. No mat
ter how "plain," art can assist nature and
in a great measure tone down and rem
edy the defects. But to this end cost is
not ALL Many dress for a merely nomi-
nal sum, and yet are attractive to the
eye, fill the heart and taste in more than
money. Be the fabric what it may, let
it be fitting, properly cut, trimmed, and
stylish; don't be afraid of a ribbon or
flower, and mankind will look more ten
derly upon you. Girls don't be argued
out of the love of personal adornment
One wiser than any, than all Of earth.
gave the means and expected its use.
All arguments to the contrary are sense
less, and came from bigoted and jaun-
diced minds. a--..It is
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
The Laws of Health.

There are few things with which the
majority of US are less acquainted than
with our own organization and the con-
ditions upon which our bodily health
depends. And yet it is much more I'M
portant that we should learn how to
avoid disease and to cherish health IN
ourselves and in those who are dear to
us, than that we should possess a knowl-
edge of the dead languages or any other
lore included in the ordinary round Of a
collegiate education. Physiology should
be taught in. all our semlnaries and edu-
cational institutions. Whoever under
stands even the leading principles of
this valuable science must regard with
regret the manner in which its laws are
set at nought by society at large. In
their dress, in their diet, in their house
hold economy, in their business pursuits,
in their amusements, in a thousand
three-fourths of the community as
habitually and constantly violate the
rules of hygiene as if their aim were to
break down their constitutions and
shorten their lives. Surely if everybody
knew the physiological consequences OF
overstimulating the brain, of neglectlng
to protect the lungs, of everlasting the
stomach, of breathing impure air, we
should have less drinking, less consump-
ton, less dyspepsia, fewer of all the ills,
not that flesh Is heir to, but that it iRVokes
upon itself by its own folly than we
have at present. If physiology and the
conditions of health were universally
understood, the mortality Of the human
race, in large towns especially, would be
materially diminished.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Cnrinns Calenlation.

The vast number of inhabitants who
do live, and have lived. upon the face OF
the earth, appears, at first sight, to defy
the powers of calculation. But If we sup
pose the world to have existed six thou
sand years; that there now exist one
thousand millions; that q generation
passes away in thirty years; that every
past generation averages the present ;
and that four individuals may stand on
one square yard, we will find that the
whole number will not occupy a com
pass so great as one-fourth the extent OF
England. Allowing six thousand years
since the creation, and generation to
pass away in thirty years, we shall have
two hundred generations, which, at one
thousand millions each, Will be two hun
dred thousand millions; which, being
divided by four persons TO square yard,
will leave fifty thousand millions of
square wards; there are in asquare mile,
three millions, ninety-seven thousand,
six hundred square yards; by which, II
the former sum be divided, it will give
sixteen thousand one hundred and forty
one square miles, the root of which, in
whole numbers, is one hundred and
fwentv-seyen; so that one hundred and
twenty-seven square miles will be found
sufficient to contain the immense and
almost inconceivable number of two
hundred thousand millions OF human be-
ings, which vast number rather outnum-
hers the seconds of time that have pass
ed since the creation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Tailor,s Blunder.

did a nice clever trick when I first
set up for myself, which you shall hear.
That large house just. opposite to mine is
Lord Ms town residence. made q
fishing-suit for one of the young honor
ables, and was ordered to &C, over, and
get paid. The hall-porter who let me in
told me to walk upstairs. | met on the
landing little old woman, in a stuff
gown and white apron, with basketful
of keys on her arm. made sure she
was the housekeeper, and so told her my
business.
"Step into this room, young man." she
said, "and will pay you"
Ny bill was not more than fifty sllil-
ings; and, as soon as l received the
money, put half sovereign into her
hand. ...s-.. .a
"I'In very sorry, ma'am," said I, "that
/ cannot afford more; but, if you would
only get mis- lordship to give me the or
der for the Christmas liveries, I'd do the
handsome thing by you"
AND pray what would that beY asked
she, looking at me with her little shin
ing black eyes
Nothing less than a new silk. gown,
that can promise" Irephed. 81 hope
NOu Will speak 10 MS IOEuSllp dDOuG Ill4o
little matter, and lose no time. F.
'I certainly will do so" said she; and
you shall be informed with what effect
this very day." ~
Bring over the news yourself, old gal,
if you can" rejoined; ''and I'll find you
a drop of the real stuff out of bottle l
keep in the shop"
left the house, feeling quite sure that
l had secured the chance of good or
der. About FIVE minutes after l got back
to my shop, in came the butler.
"Mr. Dean," said he, "his lordship has
given strict orders that on no account are
you to be admitted into the house again,
because of your impertinence to my
lady"
"Your lady" said I. why, 1 never
set eyes on herr q "a
"Rheard her tell his lordship that you
called her old gall"
"Eh! whatn artieulated, wide awake
in moment. 4.r.t tl
"And told her, that, if she'd come over
to your shop, you'd treat her to drop
of something short" 81
what ~ said 1, was it Lady M
that was speaking to? By Georgel 1
took her for the housekeeper." re
Well, Of course I lost the custom of
Lord NJ. But what vexed me most,
was, that also lost the half-sovereign..
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Home Truths.

As sure as there happens to be cold
meat, or a poor, shabby dinner OF scraps
and make-ups, so sure is the husband to
take some one home to dinner with him.
No child ever makes noise; and as for
babies. it is a well-known fact, that
every blessed baby that ever was born
was the "quietest little thing in the
world" 1t is rare, indeed, that you can
get two motlers-in-law to agree upon
any domestic matter, more especially
upon any treatment connected with the
rearing of children. One thing is indis-
putable servants take care generally
to answer the mother-in-law's bell the
first time 1t is rung. As the mother
grows older, so the daughters grow
younger; for if the mother is only
thirty-two, it would be absurd and con-
Trajectory to give out that her grown-uP
daughters were more than fifteen or
eighteen at the utmost. From the want
of this simple management, ridiculous
cases have been known, in which the
mother, by deducting one, or more, OH
her age every year, and neglectlng, 70
make the same deduction with her
youthful beauties, has at length arrived
10 be of the same age as her daughters,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
The People of the Cane.


Hottentots have a natural aptitude for
war. They are reckless people, light
hearted, light made and hardy. With
their high cheek bones, narrow eyelids,
projecting chin and lips, and smoke-dred
complexion, they are far from being
handsome race. But, to use homely
phrase, they have trough andready"
look about them; march and fire very
well have an uncommonly keen sight;
rival North American Indians in track
ing an enemy by his marks, though sew
eral days old. on the ground and on the
bushes; are Indifferent to the shelter OF
tents; can eat six pounds of meat and
two OF bread at sitting, and then, with
the assistance of a girdle, go three days
without food and, in short, are excel
lent materials for light troops, and are
rapidly trained to war, whether on foot
or on horseback. The Dutch burghers
are generally very tall and lusty men,
subsisting from their youth upwards on
mutton, and living IN one of the health
lest climates in the world, which is total
ly free from marsh miasma and contag-
ious disorders. When called out for the
defense of the colony, they go into the
field usually with couple of horses. one
OF which they ride, and the other they
lead. On this last is strapped a sheep
skin blanket, to sleep in, some trifling
change Of raiment, and some dried meat.
Many burghers have a little Hottentot
boy, perched like a monkey, with a
handkerchief round its head, on third
horse. This attendant carries on the
ch the long gun of his master, and
hands it to him when he desires to bring
down buck or Kafir. From early and
long practice, the Dutch burghers are ex-
cellent marksmen; and though they pre-
fer fighting the Kaffirs out of the bush
to exposing themselves, under every dis
advantage, in it, having no arms for close
combat, yet we have seen that they can
fight, and desperately, too, in the bush.
With the addition of the chief of weap-
ons, the sword, in their hands, and the
knowledge how, and the inclination to
use it, they would be most formidable
antagonists anywhere.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Mr.. Dimdent,s SUeech.

Ladies and gentlemen,-I beg pardon
-Qaughter.) Mr.. Chairman, ladies'
ladies and gentlemen (cheersJ In
returning-in rising to return, ladies' ana
gentlemen,-in returning my sincere
thanks for the great and distinguished,
though merited-( laughter -'inn1er'ted-
(eheers) honor you have-l have just
lust conferred daughter and cheersb-
hermit me to say that II beg to assure
Won. ladies and gentlemen, that nothing
I can saw on the present occasion can
sufficiently express my--your sense of
INV kindness loud applause and laughter)
will kindle amost-I can assure yoH,
ladies and gentlemen, this is-this is the
happiest moment of my life-(reneweu
applause)-and in-in returning return
ing from the bottom of my heart-
(cheers.) 1t is perhaps unnecessary :
unnecessary TO say anything cries OF
"qo onn(-andI 1 trust have SAID nothlhg
Understanding on the present
occasion that-but I'll not detain you,
ladies and gentlemen-(''y ''yes, yes, go on")
-bv saving that-having said more than
l intended 10 say on the present occasion
(hear, hear)-I can only say that-that,
in returning my siRcere thanks, HI
beg most sincerely to thank you. THE
speaker, on resuming his seat, was
rewarded with several rounds of
applause.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-02
Marrying at Large.

A New York justice of the peace was
recently called to German house in
that city to marry a couple. Putting q
marriage certificate in his pocket, he
started for the festive scene. Arrived at
the house, under the direction of blue
legged little boy, who pointed out the
place, he knocked and went in. In the
middle of the floor stood stout Ger
man girl, sorry and plump, her blue eyes
rolling out tears as large as butter pats,
whats the matterP said the sympa-
.hetic judge.
''Matterl" said the girl; "dat Gotleib
went offand wouldn't marry me, ain'titF'
The justice said he supposed it was,
and intimated that he had come to
marry some one, and requested the old
ladv to bring on the lambs to the sacri-
fee. Old lady said, 'Dare vos no lambs
-Gotleib ish run off, and vii not marry
my Katarina."
feWell," said the Justice, "Gotleib isn't
the only man there is-send for some
other man to marry her"
At this Katarina's face frightened up
and she calculated, "Yah-dat Is goot-
send NIT Hans"
Hans was sent for, but couldn't come.
w it'll LCI AlCoCClAHCA 4ObNAAANAg
determined not to give it up, said, Send
nit Shoseph."
Shoseph was sent for, but he couldn't
be found. Katarina's looks fell at this
news, and the justice was growing i'm
patient. Just then Katarina looked out
of the window, and saw a short and
thick young German going by, when men she
rushed to the door and hallooed, "tntz'
FritzP'
Fritz shortly made his appearance at
the door, when Katarina's mother sald,
Fritz. YOU lofs mine KatarinaF
Fritz allowed he did, "mOre as saner-
krOut."
SThen stand up here" cried the justieei
and before Fritz could realize his posi-
ton, he and Katarina were man and
wife, and KataTina's arms were around
his neck, and her lips pressed to hls, she
CRYING the while, "Mein husband-mein
Fritz p
Our duty as correct historian compels
US to say that Fritz Rugged back as well
as he knew how. The justice, with head
erect, stepped smilingly out, leaving the
lovers to themselves, and walked away
meditatively, a holy calm stealing all
over his massive proportions, the con-
sciousness of having done his duty
cleaning in his eye, and honor, honesty
and rectitude in his footstep.