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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07

SuG6Tal meaning
"Our beloved Master says" re-
marked the mother, after a little pause,
as If ye love Me, keep My command
ments,' and those commandments
teach us not only to love one another,
Lucy, but to be patient, gentle and for
bearing. Every boy and girl who de-
sires to be one whom the Master loves
must first of all ask for His grace in
the heart to help overcome evil and do
good, and then strive earnestly to do
that, always"
Lucy buried her face. that was red
with the crimson tide of remorse now,
in her mothers lap.
"I am going to try and be sweet and
patient" she said, after a little spell
of silence, looking up, with new and
strong determination in her heart. "I
don't mean to be cross and impatient
andsay unkind things to any one again.
Indeed, do not, mother. No one can
be happy who does that, I know
Lucy looked up at John, who was
Just entering the room. Mrs. Reynolds
talked with her children pleasantly a
little longer; and then, bidding them
kneel around her, that good mother
prayed for the dear ones her Lord had
given her, and thanked Him for His
mercy, truly believing that from the
days experience her children had
learned something of that wisdom
which oftentimes is hidden from the
wise and prudent and revealed "un-
to babes. .''-AEice n. Ball, in N. Y. In
dependent.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
A Bur in the Heart.

A LADY residing near Cleveland,
Ohio, died a short time ago from an
unknown disease which greatly puz-
zled the attending physicians, the
symptoms being similar to those ex-
perienced in rheumatism of the heart.
After her long suffering ended in
death, post-mOrtem examination re-
yealed one of the most wonderful things
known to the medical profession. A
large burdock bur was found securely
imbedded in the heart, against the pos
terror surface of the aOrta, just at the
point where it emerges from the body
of the heart, completely covered with
cystic-like tissue which had firmly en-
veloped all thelarge blood-Vessels lead
ing to and from the heart, which organ
was in high state of Inflammation,
the left ventricle being greatly en-
larged. A feature which greatly puz-
zles the doctors is the fact that the
large aorts about three inches from
the heart is found to be worn as thin
as tissue-paper for about the space of
an inch, only the outer covering of the
large artery remaining. This is sup
posed to have been produced by the
close proximity of the bur in it passage
toward the heart. The specimen was
forwarded to the museum of the Bennett
Medical College, of this city, and has
been inspected by large number of
leading physicians, who unite in pro-
nouncing it one of the most extraordi-
nary cases on record. Yesterday a
Tribune reporter happened in at the
Office of DR.. W. H. Davis, corner State
and Madison streets, while several
physicians were examining this medi-
cal wonder. Prof. Davis and others
are of the opinion that the bur must
have been breathed into the lungs
while the woman was q child, as she
has been a great sufferer for a number
of years, during which time the bur
was migrating from the bronchial
tubes through the tissues to its final
lodging-placo.-Ch Chicago Tribune.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
Our Young Readers.
THE SHINING LITTLE HOUSE.

ldE OALHLAO LII LII AOC0Ei
II hung In the sun, the little house,
II hung in the sun, and shO1e;
And through the walls l could hear his voice
Who had it al for his own.
The walls were of wire, as bright as gold,
Wrought IN pretty design;
The spaces between for windows served,
And the fOOE Eas clean and 6ne.
There was plenty, too, to eat and drink,
In this little house that Ehone;
A lucky thing, TO be sure, you'd say,
A house like this for ones own!
But the door was shut, and locked all tight,
The key was on the outside:
The one who was In could not get out,
No matter how much he tined.
II was only prison after all.
This bright little house that shnne,
All, we would not want house like that,
No matter II { we're our own!
And yet, through the walls heard the voice
Of the one who lived inside:
To wsrble sweeter song each day.
1t did seem as If he tried.
To open the door. he never sought,
Nor auttered IN idle strife;
He be, and he drank, and slept and sang,
ID made the best of his life.
L II, to myself, said every day,
- ms cneery song hearu4
There's a lesson for rs In every note
OF that little prisoned bird.
We all of us live life ike his,
We are walled on every side;
We all long to do a hundred things,
Which We could not if we tried.
We can spend our strength all foOlshly
In 8 discontented strife;
Or we can be wise, and laugh and sing,
And make the best of our life.
st. Nicholas for February.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07

-lSce, and an ugly, defiant look came
instead.
"You're a naughty, troublesome
childr' Lucy declared, hurrying in to
give her mother glowing account of
the rebellion that had arisen Just out
side.
"Tell your brother" said Mrs. Rey-
nolds, after hearing Lucy's explanation
of affairs, "frmly, Z" not crossly--Lucy,
there is vast difference between the
two-that l wish to have him come in
Immediately"
Bennie had not stirred from the posi-
ton he had assumed; but stood calm
and resolute in the snow.
" Mother says that you are TO come
in Immediately, sirr' Lucy cried, reap
pearing in the doorway. eff you
DON'T" she added, shaking her head
significantly, ''you're ears will tingle
worse than they're tingling now, young
man.
81 say won't! So therer'
Bennie made a wry face and ran out.
his tongue, in imitation of those badly
behaved boys one sees occasionally here
and there.
"Oh! Benjamin Reynolds (when Lucy
wished to express her deep adherence
of his words or actions, she always
spoke, slowly and in an impressive tone,
Bennie's whole name), what will moth
er say nowP" hurrying in, with still
more astounding information.
Bidding Lucy prepare for school,
Mrs. Reynolds went to her stubborn
little son. Lucy fingered longer than
necessity required after she was ready
for school, hoping 20 see Bennie pun
ished for his bad behavior. But Mrs.
Reynolds kept both reprimand and
counsel in reserve until she had her
children together, in better humOr, by
and-by.
The town clock was striking nine as
Lucy passed it, on her way to school.
She would be marked tardy, she was
sure.
As she turned corner, with this fear
on her mind, some one spoke her name.
1t was Fannie Boothe. As soon her as
classmate reached her side, Lucy asked
Fannie if she knew that they were late,
and would, very likely, receive tardy
marks to-day.
eyes, know" Fannie replied,
breathing hurriedly and speaking in
short, broken sentences. "But l
couldn't help it. Mothers been gone
all the morning; do you know, LucyP
Oh, Lucy! Susie Greyson's little brother
viii is dead"
"Oh, Fannier' Lucy grasped Fan
nie's arm and whirled her about until
stood facing her in the snow.
= "Yes. He died this morning, with
the Group. Poor Susie feels dreadfully,
mother says" Fannie remarked, as the
two girls walked along. Willie was
such pretty little boy; almost as nice
as your Bennie, Lucy, and just about
his age, you know"
YES" Lucy remembered that, and,
with an unusual sadness in her heart,
she wondered if Susie had ever spoken
sharply to her little brother. She won
dered if she had ever shaken him and
called him naughty, troublesome
child. 1t would be very unpleasant
for Susie to remember, if she had, Lucy
considered, now that Willie lay cold
and dead" She sincerely wished that |
she had not spoken so Grossly to little |
Bennie that morning. She wondered if |
Bennie had not taken cold standing in |
the snow. Why had she not thoughtof
that beforeP she wondered. Perhaps
Bennie would have the Group and die |
before she saw him again.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
Boy Wanted.

a FEW mornings since, a lady on
Clifford street answered the bell, to find
bulky boy, with an innocent face and
peach-colored ears, standing on the
steps. He explained that he wanted to
see her husband, and she answered that
her husband had left for his Office.
I'm the boy who sweeps out all the
offices where he is" said the boy, as he
backed down the steps, ''and this morn
ing l found letter in the big scrap
sack"
"Well, you can leave If" she replied.
"EI guess L hadn't better,h he
half-whispered, as he showed the small
pink envelope.
Boy-that is-boy. let me see that
letterr' she said, as she advanced and
extended her hand.
"Oh, 'twouldn't be 'zactly right,
ma'am, cause know he'd gin me fifty
cents"
"See here, boy" she said, as she
felt for the dollar-bill left to buy coffee
and tea, "you take this, give me the
letter and don't say word to Mr.. -
about finding it."
"I don't believe it's much of a let
ter" he remarked.
"Never mind-hand it over-here's
your moneyr'
"Mebbe there hain't word of writ
ing in it, ma'am."
"Here-give me the letter-now gor'
She took it and entered the house,
and the boy with peach-colored ears
few down the street like a cannibal
going to dinner.
In about forty seconds the woman
came out, looked up and down the
street, and the expression around her
mouth was not happy and peaceful.
The boy had seemed to doubt that there
was any writing inside the envelope,
but she was not quite prepared to tear
it open and find printed document,
commencing, Whereas, default hav-
ing been made in the conditions of a
certain mortgage" etc. She wants to
hold another interview with the lad. If
this meets his eye he will please call,
between the hours of eight and ten
O'Clock q. m, when she feels the strong
est,-DetTOt Free Press,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

THE trouble in Scotland is showing
itself in q serious fall in real estates in
Edinburgh.
UNDETERRED by former failures,
California will again attempt the cult
ure of cotton.
A FRENCH commission has reported
in favor of the private execution in the
interior of prisons of persons con-
demned to death.
THE German soldier who would dis
card his helmet and fight in a forage
cap would get a fortnight's imprisOn-
ment, according to discipline.
In spite of the present distress in
England, it is said that in the matter
of wages the agricultural laborer is bet
ter off than ever he was before, if prices
are taken into the account
MAJ. BIRCH, who was killed in the
British attack upon the Afghan Fort
Ali Musjid, was one of the defenders Of
Lucknow in 1857. For his gallantry as
a volunteer at that time, he was given
a commission in the British Army.
DURING the last two years merchants
on the southeastern coast Of Africa
have been utilizing a native India-rub-
ber tree, which has hitherto been neg
lected. The yield last year was valued
at over 81. 200. 900, and the industry is
growing.
A LONDON tradesman dunned q
boarding-h house keeper, who was in his
debt, by ringing her door-bell for twen-
ty minutes, saying he thought that by
annoying her he would get some Of his
money. She had him arrested, and he
was fined 92 and FL IS. costs.
A SHOEMAKER in Wales, charged
with leaving his wife on the parish, was.
recently hunted up by an officer, and
found in a miserable hOvel on the top
of mountain, surrounded by an army
of trained rats, which valiantly de-
Tended his castle and drove the officers
away.
The London Spectator says: "We
hear that the classification Of the ma
tive tribes in Siberia is being carried
out under circumstances that approach
almost to persecution. Upward of five
thousand persons in the Province Of
Tobolsk have been forced to embrace
the Russo-Greek religion since June"
THE true story of the four shares
which involved the Duke of Sutherland
in the troubles of the City of Glasgow
Bank is said by Mr. LabOuehere to be
as follows: Some time since the Dukes
factor owed the Duke some $500,
which he was desirous of paying off by
transferring to the sDuke four shares
which he held in the City of Glasgow
Bank. and mentioned his intention one
day to the agent of the Caledonian at
Inverness, who said: 4" Oh, never mind
troubling the Duke with them; Wen
take the shares and credit the Dukes
accounts" and this was done. A
had job for the Duke, each share carry
ing full liability for all the losses of
the creditors of the bank by its failurel
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
INDUSTRIAL.

FROM the debris of their coal mines
France makes annually 700, 900 tons of
excellent fuel, and Belgium 100000
tons.
THERE are now 1856 American YES
sells employed in the whale fishery, with
an aggregate tonnage of 40,603. New
Bedford, Mass, owns 1S2 of them.
ANEW JERSEY man is credited with
having discovered a process by which
the skin of bullocks, calves and sheep
are tanned in from twenty to forty min
utes.
THE Boston packers who have been
shipping live cattle to England have
lately met severe losses. The weather
has been so bad that the matches had
to be closed, and the animals smoth-
cred.
The common yellow cedar of Wis
,consin proves as durable for railroad
ties as white oak, and is good for ten
years hard service. L holds spikes
al fOE an " purposes, short
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07

A GoOD-NATURED looking Young
man of twenty-five, accompanied bv 2
modest-appearing young woman of
about the same age, evidently his wife
and Just made so, called upon a Girls
wolj-street insurance agent to see
about insuring her life. After some
preliminary conversation, the agent
inquired what sum they had in mind.
" 1 want her insured for at least mill
ion dollarsr' promptly replied the
husband, as he reached over and pat
ted her on the head. The agent fig
ured up the premium and stated the
amount. The wife turned pale as
death, and the husband lost a pound of
flesh minute. "But take a smaller
sum, say five or ten thousand dollars,''
suggested the agent. Not a cent
less'n a millionr' exclaimed the hus-
band. elf she ain worth that she amt
worth nothing, and as can't chalk up
spr million Vel go" And 90 they
z; 4. -tuppin!- 80. In.-f ~ argument ror
,py,l yisaes. i1sro Fee Press.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
KEEP COOT.

Il never did End never viii
Put things in hetter Et.Un- ~
Though rough the TAI HnO sLee2 the hlit-
TOf fly into passion
And never vet did tune or fres
Mend any broken bubble:
The direst evil brzEely meI
il but conquered touD4e-
Our rtrisls-d:d We only know
drs often what We make them;
A. roIehiIls IN 20 mountains grow
Just BY the way We take them.
Who KEEPS his temper calm and cool
Win find his wits IN season.;
But Rage is Eeak-a foaming fool,
With neither strength nor reason.
And, If a thing be hard to bear
When nerve and brain are steady,
Let hery passions nave and tear,
Il finds uB MANNED already.
Who yields to anger conquered lies
A captive none can pity:
Who rules his spirit greater Is
Than be who takes city.
A hero be, though drums are mute,
And no gay banners iauuted-
He tree0s his passions under foot,
And meets the world undEunted.
Oh. then, to braFely do our best
HoWe'e er the winds are blowing,
And meeklY leave to God the rest,
Is wisdom worth the knowing.
Ellen P. AIIsTtOR. fH Chicago Tri6UHs.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07

palpa0le ana DrlSue, IOr Eetl1lll39sls slsf
of US with q grip that lacks tenacitY,
but is full of crispness. It is SO clear
and tingling, and the sun shines through
it with such increased brilliancy, that
we rub our ears and fatter ourselves
that the storm king is resting for that
week at least. But this very intensity
of brightness and briskness is the pro-
logue in Natures romantic spectacle of
the snow-storm. A pallor creeps over
the blueness that has filed us with ad-
miration, and impaired its tints to our
cheeks and noses. The pallor grows
and usurps the sapphire tints. It
deepens into gray, and then the leaden
pail is brought out and spread between
us and the source of our light and heat.
The preparation for what is to follow
is going forward behind that somber
curtain, and we know what shortly to
expect.
The day is projected into the gloam-
ing at least two hours before the cal
endaI justifies any such proceeding.
The lamps are lighted within doors,
and the street lights CLEAN family
against the dense darkness around.
Perhaps pale spot somewhere in the
quiet sea Of cloud tells US where the
moon is swinging in an iridescent ring,
and around the whole a great circular
belt shows the weatherWise what to-
morrow is expected to bring forth.
And then darker and darker grows the
night, and denser and more dense be-
come the clouds, until, surcharged with
more than they can carry, they usher
in the dawn with the overture. to the
snow-storm. How coyly and timidly
the first fakes fall, floating down in
the resisting air, eddying through space,
cOquetting with gravitation and Ian
gUidly exploring the paths that lead to
earth. The pioneers, unless they find
the ground too warm for their constitu-
tons, do not have to remain long un-
attended in the strangeness of their
new surroundings, for soon the feath-
cry forms fall more swiftly and with
greater directness, and at last the mi
mute host is coming down with complete
assurance and whitening the earth.
The immaculate carpet is woven of a
tissue of jewels, and there is no imper-
fection of shape or quality in any one
Of the countless particles. Did this
come once in a hundred years, the per-
fectiOn of geometrical forms and chaste
beauty which every snow crystal pre-
sents would be considered miraculous.
But because all this is a common oc-
currence 1t IS in fact still more mirac-
ulOus.-BOStO71 Statesman.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
value Of Sweet Apples.

Comparatively few sweet apples are
raised in the West. The owners of
commercial orchards state that they
are not salable. Dealers affirm that
the further West q city is located the
smaller Is the proportion of sweet to
sour apples required to supply the mar
ket- There is always wisdom in rails
ing those crops for sale for which there
is q market. 1t is expensive to educate
the taste of people. 1t is better to give
them what they want than to attempt
to teach them that something else is
preferable. Observation shows that
color, shape and size have more to do
in selling apples than quality and flavor.
In this market smooth, bright, red ap-
Piles will find a ready sale, however
tough, dry and tasteless the flesh may
be. Highly-colored peaches of inferior
quality will always sell at better prices
than hght-colOred ones of the richest
favor. Color and size also determine
the market value of strawberries.
Whether any are produced for sale or
not, farmers would do well to raise a
liberal supply Of sweet apples for their
own use. Baked sweet apples are
among the cheapest kinds of food that
can be placed on the table. They re-
quire no preparation aside from cook
ing, and are sweet enoUgh without the
addition of sugar. They may be baked
when there is no use for the stOve-oven,
and are none the worse for having been
cooked several days. As a substitute
for sauce, preserved or canned fruit,
they are excellent. Eaten with rich
cream they are hardly inferior to ripe
peaches. Baked sweet apples and
milk form a dish that is the delight of
the epicure. An excellent sauce may
be made of sweet apples and boiled
cider, that can be kept the entire year.
In New England it is customary to
freeze this sauce, anu to thaw out pOr-
tions of it as it is wanted for use.
Sliced sweet apples are not inferior to
imported dried fruit in making pud-
dings. As stock food sweet apples are
greatly superior to sour ones. They
are excellent food for dairy COWS and
young stock of all kinds When stock
have the run of an orchard after the
choice fruit is gathered the animals will
run to the trees that produce sweet ap-
pies with as much certainty as boys
viii. Sweet apples contain so much
sugar that they are very valuable as
food for animals that are intended to be
fattened. Hogs that are so dainty as
to refuse to eat sour apples viii eagerly
devour sweet ones, even when they are
uncooked. All kinds of poultry are
fond of boiled sweet apples. The value
of sweet apples as food for stock has
not been properly appreciated. An
acre Of land in well-bearing sweet ap-
pie trees will furnish more stock food.
than an acre in any crop that reqIises.
constant cultivation during
summer. With Aik.z1 On ina
pruning anda ls7a Pc
duce a orb bl,ine- tneft o. nv
-GsT tsIze a sensit
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07

The genuine MCLANE's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of c. McLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. Z.
MCLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Flem-
ing Bros, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full of limitations of the name McLdUe,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
of Diseased Liver.

OyIHpIOIIlS Vi d dOISCdSCO AINSI.
DAIN in the right side, under the
1 edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
9TH Quinine, are productive Of
ast happy results. No better