Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-05

Social DIsHONOR.-CIOSsip entails on
those who encourage it absolute dis
honor-we mean the dishcnor of repeat
ing conversations, opinions, circumstan-
ces, not made under promise Of secrecy,
but which high sense of honor would
treat as confidential, if haply high
sense of honor were the rule. It is odd
that one of the best things a boy learns
at school is to escheW tale-bearing and
keep faith with his comranions, while
one of the most common practices of so
ciety is to betray the trust contained in
talk, and repeat to all what has been told
in implied confidence to one. This ha-
bit of repeating what we hear is as fatal
to the best intercourse of minds as to
the finer feelings Of integrity.
LOOKING Down TIKI CHIMNEY.-It is
said that man WhO~looked down his
neighbor's chimney to see what he was
cooking for supper, not only did not find
out, but was nearly blinded by the
smoke. When you hear men say, fI've
watched those who profess so much re-
igion, and don't see that they are any
better than those who do not make such
a high profession" depend upon it they
have got some smoke in their eyes, and
those whose eyes are full of smoke can
not see very clearly. DenominationaI
smoke is about the most binding smoke
we know of, and prevents the gospel
from taking hold of the masses more
than any other agency. Were we to SIT
down by our urneighbor's fire occasionally.
instead of looking down the chimney.
we would see many good points in his
character that smoke will surely obscure
"KISs Me, CHARLEY.-A young married
lady recently named her canary after
friend whose first name was Charley.
The other day her husband, who didn't
know of this, returned, and as he went
up the stairs leading to her room, he was
horrifed to hear his wife using such ex-
pressions as "You're the dearest little
fellow ever knew, Charley" You're
a nice old boy, amt youP" "Kiss me,
Charley" and like endearing words.
He grasped the banister for support, and
with difficulty was enabled to reach the
door and shout Madam His wife
gave a scream, and he started for the
villain; but of course, he found him not.
That canary goes by different name
how.
A New STnIULANT.-The British Mefi-
cal Journal gives a long account of a new
stimulant. 1t is called pitcherine by the
natives, and is used by them as we use
tobacco, both for smoking and chewing.
Its effect is that of pleasant exhilara-
ton; when long-continued, intense and
continuous excitement follows. It is
used when on long foot journeys, to in
vigorate and keep the strength or excite
them to courage in battle; large doses
are said to infuFiate all the passions.
Some of the natives make plaster of
the plant and place it back of the ears,
believing they are Influenced by it.
How TO MEET DoG.-A gentleman
gives the following advice in relation to
dogs: off" says he, "you enter lot
where there is vicious dog, be careful
to remove your hat or cap as the animal
you, hold the same down by
your side, between yourself and the dog.
When you have done this you have
secured perfect immunity from an attack.
The dog will not bite you if this advice
Is followed. Such is my faith in this
policy that 1 will pay all doctor bills
from dog bites and funeral expenses for
deaths from hydrophobia"
An amateur pedestrian, walking ACROSS
the northern edge of Westchester county,
n. Y, on wager, stopped at the forks
of g road, at a loss as to which way his
course lay, and awaited the arrival of a
stranger who was coming at tremen.
dous stride. "I say sir" he cried out,
can you tell me which is the shortest
road to Sing SingT "Yes, sir" said the
stranger, unbuttonnga convict's striped
shirt, and lifting cap from a closely
cropped head; you must stand here and
see winch way l go, and then you turn
IignI around and 60 just the other way
SIfalghI The amateur pedestrian fol-
lowed these simple directions. and
to win his wager. - ''-'(
Jedediah Buxton, the famous peasant
who could multiply nine figures by nine
in his head, was once taken to see Gar |
rick act. When he went back to his own
village, he was asked what he thought
Of the great actor and his doings. "Ohl"
be said, she did not know; he had only
seen little man strut about the stage
and repeat seven thousand nine hun
dred and tifty-six words"
A man was recently hung in Indiana,
being Of very practical turn of mind, |
made no observations about meeting |
in heaven. He merely nodded |
10 the preacher and said ,laconicaIly, |
'PH see you later" and then the trap
Iell.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes
man healthy, wealthy and wise; but |
early to ryes and tardy to bed, makes a
mans nose cardinalred-