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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
AsHTABULA, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUAI

and though l never saw Sir Pa1merin
now, vet think the rumor tells no
that calls him a very valorous knig
1t is no easy matter to make a chO
between three knights of such hi
esteem therefore will leave the de
sion to yourselves. He who shall sol
a problem which 1 will propose to yo
shall have me for his bride; and /
neither of you can give me a correct
answer, will reject you all.
She beckoned little page who fol-
lowed behind her, carrying a willow
basket; and taking the basket from his
hand, she again addressed the rival
knights.
Il have here said she, gin my basket,
a gift of plums for each of you, picked
from my garden. One of you shall have
half and one more, the second shall
again have half and one more, and the
third shall have half and three more.
This will empty my basket. Now tell
me how many plums are in it ~
With a very bland Sountenance, the
Danish knight spoke first.
There are three-score," said he, max
ing a random guess.
"No," replied the lady; "but if there
were as many more, half as many more,
and third as many more as there are
now in the basket, with five more added
to that, the number would by SO much
exceed three-score as it now falls short
of it."
The Russian knight looked very much
bewilderei, as he speculated on forty
five.
Not So" said the princess; "but if
there were a third as many more, and a
sixth as many more as there are now,
there would be in nv basket as many
more than fOrty-five as there are now
under that number"
LADY, the number is thirty" said
Palmerin of England, with quiet smile.
"Rightr' exclaimed the lady; "and
YOU are the first of two score knights
and three that has been able to answer
problem of my offering"
She then counted him out fifteen
plums and one more, and there remained
fourteen. To Sir Waldomar, she gave
seven and one more, and six remained.
To Sir Harold, she gave half of these
and three more; and the basket was
empty.
And so Sir Palmerin of England won
the Princess Isolette for his bride; and
the discarded knights went away with
their heads in whirl, and their mouths
full of DlumS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
AScientffc Tramp.

ANYBODY who had ever seen one d
! the genus could tell at first glance thGt
| he was a tramp, and the minute he
walked up to the bar, the barkeeper
Hspotted him" "Say, mister" said he,
"do you believe all they tell about this
here phonograph? p
The practitioner at the bar replied in
an absent sort of way that he had seen
/ a grest deal of the world, and had
/ learned by bitter experience to take
/ nothing on trust and never believe any
thing which was not corrobOrated by the
| evidence of his own senses.
''They say" resumed the tramp, "that
q man can whisper in one Of those phOn-
| ographs, and forty thousand years after
wards they can set the instrument on the
| mantel-piece and throw off the brakes,
/ and it will Just start in and repeat them
very words, with every tone and int1ee-
ton of the voice of the fellow what
spoke them, even to any false notes he
may have talked at the time"
"See here" said the bar-keepeT, when
I saw you coming I knew you wanted
drink, and l thought your chin music
would be something about the Austin
and Battle Mountain Railroad, or the
look of the eagle on the new dollar, or
the Mohett belI-puneh, or some other
popular subject of national importance,
and you might have spared me for 3
drink or something of that kind. But
when a man stands right up in front Of
this bar, and plays me for an Egyptian
mummy, and tells me q clear up-and-
down lie, and tries to stuff me with
something that's Just as impossible as
that needle can enter the Kingdom Of
Heaven, I'd rather empty every drop of
rot-gut in the establishment out in the
street than give you drop Of it, if you
was as dry as a sermon. Spin of on
your ear, and try your funnygraph on
the next house. It's too funny for me-"
= 81 s'pose you don't believe in the tele-
phone" remarked the tramp, in a tone
of sarcasm.
@Yes, know all about the telephone;
it's thing that could set down here in
Austin and converse with the Car of
Russia at Constantinople in seventeen
languages; it can play the sewing
machine and run the piano forte, and
talk barber to sleep; but there's one
thing it can't do. It can't get drink Of
whisky, without q coin equivalent, for
meier q sad-eyed tramp that ever made .
mark on the ground in Austin
And the sad-eyed one started out to
try the next house, remarking in a low,
sweet whisper that he was too scientific
for the surroundings, and must come
down to some subject the people Of this
country were posted on.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

7 UTUJ sTITI IIsU sII5 gUHo ~ sITUp 5UIue
tree, should never have touched her,
assure YOU, father. There is some
truth in that" said the eonfessor; ''say,
as penance, one PateTnoster." Next
came the Donkey. hobbling up to the
confessional, and her broken ee-yaWs
could be heard from quite distance.
For some time the poor old brute was 50
convulsed with sobs that not 3 word
she said could be distinguished. At
last she gulped forth that she had
sinned in three things. "And what are
theyP asked the Lion, grufiy. "Oh,
father" first of all, as walked along the
roads 1 found thistles and grass in the
hedges; they were so tempting that
that-ee-yaw, ee-yaw, ee-yawp go
on" groWled the Lion; "yoU ate them /;
you committed robbery. Vile monster 4!
I shudder at the enormity of your
crime" Secondly" continued the
Donkey, "as l came near q monastery,
one summers day, the gates were wide
open to air the cloisters; impelled by
curiosity, I-I--just Ventured to walk
in, and l think / may have somewhat
befouled the pavement" "What p ex-
claimed the confessor, rising in his seat
eaAAA PAAAA4Alk AAAo CA4sCA bAAD 0sA4AS-
tuary dedicated to religion l-you, a
femsle-knoWing that it is against the
rules OF the order that none but males
should intrude; and then, too, that little
circumstance about the pavement p
go on" said the Lion, grinly. 20,
father" sighed the poor penitent, "the
holy monks were all In the chapel, and
singing in the Office. They sang so beauti-
full that my heart was lifted up within
me, and at the close of q Collect my
feelings oVercame me and tried to say
Amen, but produced only an ee-yaw
which interrupted the service, and him
dered the devotion of the monks p
Horrible P cried the Lion, his eyes
flashing with pious zeal, his hair brist-
ling with virtuous indignation, "mOn-
ster, stepped in crime, is there any peni-
tence to infict on you? /" The
reader may guess what became of the
helpless beast.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Had Times.

We have in our mind, says an ex-
change, a brilliant and cultivated young
lawyer who started in life with twenty
thousand dollars and a refined, beauti-
full and accomplished wife. He is now
q sort of factOtum in q carpet manutac-
tory, running hither and thither at the
beck and call of those whom he Sc
cretly despises, doing heavy tasks far
beyond his strength, yet eager and anX-
ious to please, lest the slender support
which he derives from this menial work
be cut or We know a gentleman who
was bank president ten years ago and
owned his carriage, who now does copy
ing in an insurance Office at thirty-five
dollars a month, supporting-God knows
hoW-a wife and five children on ii.
We know Of a gentleman who once held
a high Office in q western State, who
solicited work at cleaning out offices and
building fires. Nor have the changed
times less bitterly affected woman.
Jennie Collins, of Boston, famed for her
employment bureau and working mems
home, says in her last report: Many
kind ladies who hired their servants of
mo IN the past years, have been obliged
- for employment themselves of
7ent a lady to a hotel-as a
and the most humiliatiAg
that her room was in the
her former servants"
v learning of women
efnement, formerly
Ngcd as seamstress-
%eepers and in
lady, who
- the
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Ruined 5ya Solder.

Spiders crawling more abundantly ano
cOpspicuouslv than usual upon the IN
door walls of our houses icreteil tne near
approach of rain; but the following an
ecdote intimates that some of their hab-
its are the equally certain indication of
frost being ut hand. QuaTtermaster Dis
ionval, seeking to beguile the tedium of
his prison hours at Utrecht, had studied
attentively the habits Of the spider; and
eight years of imprisonment had given
him leisure to bewell Versed in its ways.
In December of 1874 the French army,
On whose success his restoration to lib
erty depended, was in Holland, and We
tory seemed certain if the frost, then OF
unprecedented severity, continued.
The Dutch envOys had failed to negN~
tate a peace, and Holland was despair
ing. when the frost suddenly broke. The
Dutch were now eXulung, and the
French generals prepared to retreat, but
tbe spider warned Disjonyal that the
thaw would be of short duration, and he
knew that this weather monitor never
deceived. HecontTiVed to communicate
with the army of his cOuntTymen and its
generals, who duly estimated his charac-
ter, relied upon his assurance that within
A few days the waters would again be
passable by troops. They delayed their
Satreat. Within twelve days the most
-surned-the French army tn
~ionval was liberated, and q
hit down ruin on the
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

~hty one season.
II !" Always DeauLlFuI spring.
What would be a great invention. A
ousnel peach basket that would hold
What was the most honest bet that
ever was made? The alphabet IT,
maker was evidently man of letISSs to-
A fortune hunter went courting ~.
daughter of a rich whislzey distiller, and
he sang: 81 see her still in my dreams"
A little stealing is dangerous part,
but stealing largely is a noble art, 'tis
mean to rob henrOost Of hen, but
stealing thousands makes US gentlemen.
"Bill" said one apprentice to another,
"my boss is better man to work for
than your'n. My boss amt always round
his shop, interfering with his own
business"
"Vat a monster language" said. a
Frenchman; "here l read in ze news
papere zat a man commit murder, was
committed for trial and zen committed
himself to reportair. No wonder every
zing in America is done by committee"
The man who has never seen two
women IN Shaker bonnets trying to kiss
each other has never experienced the
rejuyenating power of a laugh that
could throw him down and kick him in
the ribs.
School mistress Gust beginning a nice
improving lesson upon minerals to the
iuniors)-"Now, what are the principal
things we get out of the earth P' Youth
ful angler, aged four, Confidently
, "WormsP P'
A dear old lady presented her son, on
his departure for sea, with a Bible. On
opening it during a gale it fell from his
hands, and out dropped a fne-tooth
comb and the admOnitory bookmark,
Search daily"
'Whar was de sun dis mornin'?'
asks the Rev. Mr.. Jasper. "Why, dat
side O. my house. Whar is it now?
Why dis side OBJ my house. Darfur de
sun must ha' got roun' it, an it couldn't
do dat standing still. Wherefur, de sun
move. sab"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Hints to Writers.

William Cullen Bryant once gave the
following sensible advice to young mar
who had offered him an article for the
EUelling Post:
My young friend, observe that you
have used several French expressions in
your letter. think, if you will study
the English language, that you will find
it capable of expressing all the ideas
that you may have. l have always
found it so, and in all that I have writ
ten l do not recall an instance where
was tempted to use foreign word, but
that, on Searching, I have found a better
one i'll my own language.
Be simple, unaffected; be honest IN
your speaking and writing. Never use
long word when a short one will do as
well.
Call a spade by its name, not well
known oblong instrument of manual
labor let a home be home and not &
residence; place not locality, and so
on of the rest. When a short word will
do, you always lose by long one. You
lose in clearness you lose in honest
expression of meaning; and, in the es-
fImat1on of all men who are capable of
Judging, you lose in reputation for
ability.
The only true way to shine, even in
this false world, is to be modest and un-
assuming. Falsehood may be a thick
crust, but in the course of time truth
will find a place to break through. Ele-
gance of language may not be in the
power of US all, but simplicity and
straightforwardness are.
Write much as you would speak, and
as you think. If with your inferior,
speak no coarser than usual: if with
your superior, speak no finer. Be what
you say, and within the rules of pru-
dence. No one ever was a gamer by
singularity of words or in pronunciation.
The truly wise man will so speak that
no on will observe how he speaks. A
man may show great knowledge of
chemistry by carrying bladders ofstrange
gases to breathe; but one will enjoy bet
ter health, and find more time for busi-
ness, who lives on common air.
Sidney Smith once remarked: "After
you have written an article, take your
pen and strike out half the words, and
you will be surprised to see how much
stronger il is"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
PHYSICIANS.

DIS. q. H. q L. q. B1RTL ETT, Hom-
eOpathists, No. 1SI Main st. ONCE hours
from to 10, a. m, and 10 2. p. m, and eve
nings. Proprfetors Of the ElectrO-Thera-
peutic Bath. Residences-H. II. Bartlett,
No. 81 Main st., L. B. Bartlett, I'd Door
north from South Park Store. Main St.(i
OR. 3. LIZ KIN G, Physician and Surgeon;
Offlce over Pierce's Store. / have a COM
plete set Of DR.. Hadfield's EQualizers, with
the exclusive right of Ashtahula county.
Physicians are respectfully invited to call
and examine the Instruments. Once hours
rom 10 a. m. to p. m. Residence south of
st. Peters church. l42
DR. r. DRICHMAN, Physician and Sur
geOn, having located himself in Ashtabula,
respectfully tenders his services to the citi-
Gems of Ashtabula and vicinity. DIR. p.
Delchman speaks the German and English
languages fiuently. His office and residence
is in Smiths new block, Centre street. 1879
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
SCANDAL LANE.

TTis not upon the signbnard. -ir.
Go s-sIrCh both far ard wide
Or ia the iOwE dire, tory.
The map OF r..lr ,ad Guide.
And If You ask your ne.guoOT. sir
You ask, a.as IN vain,
For no one ere acknowledged yet
He lived In 'Sg=pnd i Lane"
i is q fearful ueigahOrIO0d,
So secret and 30 sly,
Although the tenants oHtPntimes
Include the rich and high.
I'm told they're even Cannihals,
And when they dine or sup,
By way of fchsnge eley'II turn about
And eat each other up.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Parental Sympathy.

Parents express too little sympathy
for their children; the effect of this is
lamentable.
"How your children love you! I would
give the world to have my children so
devoted to mep said a mother to one
who did not regard the time given to her
children as so much capital wasted. Par
ents are fatally wrong when they grudge
the time necessary for their children's
amusement and instruction, for no in
vestment brings so sure and so rich
returns.
The child's love is holy; and if the
parent does not fix that love on himself
he deserves to lose it, and in after-life to
be wailing his poverty of heart.
The child's heart is full of love, and it
must gush out towards somebody OF
something. If the parent is worthy of it,
and possesses it, he is blest; and the
child Is safe. When the child loves
worthy persons and receives their SYM
pathy, he is less liable to be influenced
by the undeserving; for in his soul are
models Of excellence with which he COM
pares others.
Amy parent can descend from hi chill
ing dignity. and freely answer the child's
questions. talking Familiarity and tenderly
with him; and when the little one
wishes help, the parent should come out
Of his distractions and 2heerfullY helm
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
UnderWear!

everything this line cheapest
best made We having large trade Genuine All " DOL
thing ladies in delicate health
and Pants good, valued
In MEMS Underwear brag grade, believing
be equal the and goods sold by other dealers
We full lines Scarlet and ScochWOo Underwear which
sell a per less than the usual figures.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

"Why did you disturb me {"
Just at that moment the "tap
tap" was heard again, louder than ever.
Being fully convinced that the noise
came from the inside of the wardrobe, l
very cautiously lifted some of the things
to see what it could possibly be. At the
same time certain stories of spirit
rappings" hoated through my head.
l most cautiously lifted one or two
small boxes, but still could find nothing.
When just about to give up the search,
took up small green box, and to my
great alarm heard, more distinctly than
ever, the 'tap-tap-tap." Yes, what
ever was making the noise was there, in
my hand, but what could it be?
l carefully examined the outside of
the box; then very cautiously lifted the
cover, not knowing exactly what l ex-
pected to see. But there it was, the
cause of all my fright-a beautiful but
terfy, about six inches across the wings,
all black and red, gold and blue; a per-
feet beauty. can assure you l felt as if
a great weight had been lifted from me;
for 1 really had been quite frightened.
Now Just a word about how this
pretty butterfly got into that particular
box. Some little boy or girl may say,
"Why, never saw a live butterfly in
the winter time;" but if they will do as
my little Robbie did, they can see one.
Last October, he hunted among some
old logs, and under the railing of our
piazza he found some little things that
looked very much like dead leaves, all
rolled up tight But they were not
leaves; they were the chrysalis out of
which butterflies would come in the
spring time. Robbie had put two or
three of these i'll a box, and for safe
keeping, had put the box into mammals
wardrobe. The room being warm, the
chrysalis had developed faster than if
it had been out doors all winter. So the
butterfly, instead of being born in the
spring time, came to life in January.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
CABINET WARE.

JOHN BUCRO, Manufacturer of and Deal
er In Furniture of the best descriptions, al
every variety; also, General UnderJIR
and Manufacturer of Collins to order: vain
street, north of South Public Square. Ash
tabula Ohio. 49l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

One of the most popular ladies'
wraps is the camels-hair shawl. These
shawls are made of the wool of the
Thibet goat, which is a native of the
mountains and valleys of Tartary. From
the mountain goats come the coarser
wool, while the fleeces from all the ami
mails are sent to Cashmere, where they
are bleached, cleaned, spun, and dyed;
After the yarn has been carefully sorted
it is given to the weavers, who are fur
nished with the designs to be followed,
and these designs have been changed
but little during the lapse of ages. The
labor upon a single shawl is very great,
as sometimes a shop full of operators is
busy upon it for an entire year, and
though the district of Cashmere can pro-
duce $4,000 shawls in year, the yield
from its looms falls far short of that
number
-"Have you ever read The Tale of
the Bundle BeeP" asked George of
went lnI0 every room and he talked
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS.

NORTHWAY & FITCH, Attorneys and
CounsellOTs at Law and NOtaries Public, JEFF
fersOn. Ohio. Special attention given to the
Settlement of Estates, and TO Con veyancing
and Collecting; also, TO all matters arising
under the Bankrupt Law. IjlO
wa. m. RAMEs, JH., Attorney and
Counsellor at Law, and Notary Public. Of
dce with Hall Bros, Ashtabuls, .. 1883
IOHN Il. STRONG, Attorney and Coun-
sellOr at Law, and Notary Public. Office in
Wizards Block, Ashtabula, D. 14+3
AOYT a. PETTIBONE, Attorneys and
Councillors at Law and Notaries Pubic; Of
fce opposite Fisk House, Ashtabula, o.
T. Z. HoYT. 1877 F. A. PETTIBOEE.
CHARLES BOOTH, Attorney and COun-
BellOr at Law, Ashtabula, Ohio. 1895
e. B, LEONARD, Attorney at Law, Jeffer-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Cashmeres. Cashmeres.

In Black Cashmeres show greater variety be
found whole together and dared before
We call especial attention the quality and 6Oc AT and
beautiful inch 40 inch goods that sold
al IN COlORED CASHMEI2ES show all at
fine awoO shades
These Goods Great Bargains!
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
FOUNDRIES.

PHORNIX IRON WORKS CO., Man f rs
OF Stoves, PlOws and Columns, Window
Caps and Sills, Mill Castings, Kettles, Sinks,
Sleigh Shoes, &C., Phoenix Foundry, Ashta-
hula, Ohio. 1881
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
GLn1PsEs OF THE GRAND.

GLLME6E0 OE TIE OEhaIND'
Know ye how opens out the seed, and how the plant
upgrOws:
How son and green in sweet springtde, It's ripe ere
summers close:
How in the downy covert OF the swift winged swal-
lows nest,
Instipgl 10 otherlove expands in the gentle crea-
lures breast.
And how. beneath the shelter of the fragile, Ovate
shell.
winged germ takes life one day to quit its narrow
cell:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Hosiery !!

We the and Most Complete Stock of
AShtabua One Ladies' Heavy
Hose which selling shilling pair sold everywhere
Finer goods 2Oc 25c 4O 6Oc per pair
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
PHOTOGRAPHERS

8LAK ESLRE & MOORE, Photograph
sTs and Dealers in Pictures, Engravings,
Chromos, &c; having a large supply OF
Mouldings of various descriptions, are pre-
pared to frame anything in the Picture line
At short notice and in the best style
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
In Wooden Shifting,

Plain endless variety 24c upwards
weight Shifting, price and No
for going cold this hard Winter
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

Publishers
est books to $,
much all Yolun
come from SON
fashion for yers
with the latter
and the begiini
fashion is for nc
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
HARDWARE, &c.

GEO. G. HUBRARD 3 co., Dealers in
Hardware, Iron steel and Nails, Stoves, Tin
Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper and Zinc and Man
ulaetuHers OfTin, Sheet Iron and COpperwaTe,
Fisk's Block, Ashtabula, Ohio 1895
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
Gloves I!

Gloves Kid Le Fleeced Wool Leather The best
so cent TwOButtOn Kid Glove sold at that price
BleaChed and Brown COttOns
Are sold before The Brown
sold per yard Cotton Fnne selling per
less than former prices.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
JEW WELERS.

GMNDRN & HARRIS win do all kinds Of
Repairing OF Watches Clocks and Jewelry,
at IL Main Street, in room with Carlisle &
Tyler. l455-ly
GEO. w. DICKINSON, Jeweler; Repair
ing Ol all kinds OF Watches, Clocks and
IeWelryi Store in Ashtabula House Block,
Ashtabula Ohio
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
DRESS GOODS.

Our One Shilling Counter contains variety of good durable
goods marked from Our Dress
elegant display occasions
price 25c, soc, and per yard.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

BRAKE & McMILLIN, General MRsOns
Brick Layers, Plasterers and Crate Settlers.
are in q situation to respond TO orders for
any thing in this line or TO enter into con-
tract for putting up buildings and furnish
ing the required material, They will also
contract for any jObbing in their line. l5O4
l97 BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE!!
Dealer in Water-Lime, StuccO, Land Plas-
ter, Real Estate and Loan Agent, Ashtabula
Depot. [l2O9l WM. HUMPHREY.
J. SUM. BL YTH, Agent for the Liverpool,
Londo Globe Insurance Co. Cash Assets
over S'JOOO,OOO Gold. In the U. s. 81, 500, 600.
stool 1olders also personally liable Il2l3
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

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speculutiOns
force. All |
utes occasion
little stories
trate their re
and bad feeli
about flowers
and about Go
They can $
determining
What is n 5
child to the |
YOU have mac
may congratI
friend for life.