Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-06

Americans eat twice as much salt as
the English.
The fences of the one State of Indiana
alone are estimated to contain 5,550,0O0
feet Of lumber
The Rochester HeraId has delicious
way of refusing original poetry. "Our
paper is not worthy OF vour lines"
Beasts Of prey are unknown in Mad
AgaseaT, but the rivers abound in alliga-
tOGss and scorpions are very prolific.
An Illinois lawyer who charged wild
ow S25 for making out bill of sale re-
duced his bill to S9-after the widows
brother had taken off his coat.
The Beautiful Blue Danube" waltzes
through 1890 miles Of country where
one-half of the people never change
their shirts and the other half never
baths.
A widower had five grown daughters
who wouldn't let him take second wife.
He gave up the wife, but bought a saw
age dog, and now won't allow a man to
cross his door sill. Ii he can't marry,
the girls shan't, he says. But the girls
that sort Of thing forever.
The recent growth of Paris is in re-
markable contrast with former years.
In the reign of Henry IL, during the
sixteeth century it contained about Y,
GOO houses. About 200 years later, III
1884, the number had only increased to
23,O0O. In 1878, after q lapse Of only
forty-fOur years, there are 1924.
A correspondent of Ceylon newspa-
per states that large apes are now regu-
larly employed in the Straits Settlement |
TO pull coeoa-nuts. These monkeys are
imported from Acheen in patches, like |
coolies, and are marched around the |
plantations by their owners, who let |
them out on hire. A line is first at |
tached to each of these peculiar labor /
ers, and he is then sent up tree, where |
he is said to select fruit with great dis
elimination, and to twist the nut round |
and round until it falls to the ground. |
Each successive fall of nut is hailed |
by the fairy operator above with Jump |
and chuckle of satisfaction.
FoRTHoUeHr.-At happy spot where
n number of negroes reside, an old negro
was heard calling on his wife: "Man-
dal Is you got 'em chickens shut up in
de smoke-house like told yer P' "No,
an Islike Ter know what's de matter Wid
Won. dat you's SO ticker bout dem chick
ems All at oneeP She replied. 'Hebber
Won mindI I know what's de matter
and dat's nuf till dem chickens is
housedI When hears dat dem niggars
.ober dar in de next yard is gwine to hab
a marty tomorrow night, wants to be
shore dat my chickens doesn't tend it,
you hear mer The chickens were at
once locked up.
The Herald Of Health gives the follow
ing diEeOtionE for the treatment of nerV-
GUS irritation and debility induced by
oyer-study: First of all, stop studying
and let the brain rest Secondly, call
vouF muscles into action by such forms
Of outdoor exercise as may be most
practicable in your case, and are best
suited to your strength and general con-
dtioR. RXeTcise as mueh rs you are
able every day, but guard against over
doIn9. and increase the-amount Of exer-
eise rs your strength increases. Live
upon a plain, unstimulating diet, drink
nothing but water, and avoid all nervous
excitement as much as possible. Mental
rest. physical exercise, pure air, gun
shine bSthiRg efficient for cleahliless,
and pure water, are your remedies
Meat in Paris is described by the New
York Graphic'S correspondent as follows:
GFreneh butcher has no idea OF Ameri-
can or English beefstea (. Ask tor
steak here aud he cuts il FROM the ptteF'
most and ipcempFehensiple parts pE the
carcass. Climbs up quarter Of a beef
on 4 ladder. No bone. Porterhouse
and siIloin quite. unknown. IhelI
steaks are good and tender, no matter
where they come from. Separate shops
for pork ditto for liver. Suspicion OF
bQFsa meat If aome inferior in FesFaBlaa y
Coarse msatl EerY, Fe9s h9 iaE; ,,,io Sass9G ~
steaked and boiled horse mule en
asses meat publicly sold Q, IeW ,s snOPt
in Paris. Legal permission necessary
TabeIed sprime horse, mule. and asses
neof' A pork steak is termed q cut
let.'"
An Englishman was riding on a Cont.
mental railway, when sudden halt ana
loud Fep1Ft infoFmed the passengers that
some accident had haRpe4ed. Every one
else rushed out, OF COURSE, TO see what
was the matter, but he sat TRANQUILITY, as
if not at all interested in anything be-
vond his own thoughts. Presently
person came up and informed him that
the engine had burst its boiler. "AweP
Then eame another sayiHg that there
were tifteen persons killed, The English |
man still sat 'unmoYed, and grunted out
another "awe |" But, finally, third ,
messenger ran up in great haste, and
said. "My dear sir, your valet has been
blown into hundred pieces p "AweP'
was the response, Gust bring me the
piece that contains the key TO my port
AN IMPORTANT LEGACY.-An old lady,
ninety years of age, very wealthy, and
full of Wit, died recently at Fontainbleau,
In France. Her will contained this pro-
vision: ''I leave to my physician, whose
care and wise prescriptions
have made me live % long, Rll thpt is
contained in the old oaken chest In my
boudoir. The key of the chest will be
found under the mattress Of my bed"
The heirs were much disturbed, for they
forsaW material diminution of their
share Of the property. The fortunate
and expectant physician at length
arrived. The notary delivered to him
the keF Of the chest, It Ess, opened