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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
Two Husbands Claiming One Wife.

The monotony which has hung over
the old town of Kinsale for some time,
says the Irish Times, has been dispelled
by the appearance, one morning recently,
of a man whose absence for the last
thirty-five years placed him beyond the
recognition of even the wife he then
left behind with two children to tide
over the difficulties of that long space
of time. After the lapse of years she
gave Up the hope of ever seeing his face
again in the flesh, and married another,
who, after some time, left her bona fde
widow. With her widowhood hard
times came, and drove her to seek
refuge in the Workhouse, where her
knowledge of the treatment of the sick
procured for her the position of assistant
nurse in the hospital. In the process
of time a widower named James
Connolly, one of the best shoe makers
of the period, was placed under her care,
and so much did he appreciate her gen.
ial manner and kindness, that as soon as
he returned home he proposed and was
accepted, thus making the third husband
and the best of the three. For the last
twenty years and more, come veal come
woe, their domicile was uniformly happy; /;
GAOoSAt " lllo LAdNG, C4-
cept at election times, when orators
were running scarce, and Mary was
equally successful as a midwife. All
went on smoothly till the morning re-
ferred to, when a stranger walked in,
and said: "Well, Mary, how do you get
onp Struck with the familiarity of his
address she looked inquiringly at him,
but failed to recognize her long lost
husband, Gallagher 'Don't you know
me, Mary I" said he. 1t was then his
long faded image flashed into her
memory, and she coolly replied, ''Wisha,
indeed, it is time should forget you"
81 was told you were twice married,
Mary" said he. Here the third and last
husband interposed by asking-"And
may ask how many wives had you
since you left her P "As many as 1 liked" !"
was the reply and then, as if to estab-
lish his claim, he asked where his two
children were. "One is dead and the
other is married" was the reply. See
ing that she was little disposed to give
up her third and best husband for one
VINO had deserted her in his youthful
and best days, the new conner is said to
have shown the tempting bait of check
for e250, but money would not purchase
Mary, and neither money nor any other
will put asunder those
joined together nearly a quarter of
century since.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14

Keep clear Of The man who does not
value his own character.
He who smiles at another's mistake
forgets his own ignorance.
Politeness is money, which enriches
not him who receives it, but him who
dispenses it.
The conscience has to do, not with
fitness or expediency or advantage, but
with right and wrong.
Deliberate with caution, but act with
decision and yield with graciousness,
or oppose with tirmness.
If might control the litera ture of
the household, says Bacon, I would
guarantee the well-being of the church
and state.
We never know the true value of
friends. While they live we are too
sensitive to their faults; when we have
lost shem we only see their virtues.
The happiness of your life depends
upon the quality of your thoughts, there
fore guard accordingly, and take care
that you entertain no notions ulasu1IaDle
to virtue and unreasonable to n ature.
Mind is a Jewel brighter han the
evening star-the body leade weight
upon the soul. The one is a spiritual
spark in the universe of God; t5he other
a weary weight that binds us to earth.
''No man." said Flavel, "hath = velvet
cross !" and it is true now as it Tas then.
But he that sends the cross noRs its
weight, and ever gives the strei lgth that
is needful to bear it, and the gr ace to be
profted by it.
1t is such piece of good i ack to be
natural. 1t is the good gih " hich the
fairy godmother brings to h er prime
favorites in the cradle. If nan have
it not he will never find it. pr when
sought it is gone.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
Natures Wasted Forces.

Concerning the force of nature wl.;,.
man will probably use when coal is cx
hausted, DR.. Siemens, the English sci
enlist, speaks as follows in an address a
Glasgow, Scotland:
When, little more than twelve
month ago, visited the great Falls of
Niagara, was particularly struck with
the extraordinary amount of force
which is lost, as far as the useful Dur.
poses of man are concerned. One hun
dred million tons of water fall there
every hour from vertical height of one
hundred and fifty feet, which represent
an aggregate of six million eight hun
dred thousand horsepower, or, in other
words, to pump back the water from BE-
low to above the fall would require an
annual expenditure of not less than
266,0O0000 tons of coal, calculated at an
average consumption of four pounds of
coal per horsepower per hour; which
amount is equivalent to the total coal
consumption of the world. In stating
these facts in my inaugural address on
assuming the presidency of the Iron and
Steel Institute, 1 ventured to express
the opinion that in order to utilize
natural forces of this description at
distant towns and centers of industry
the electric conductor might be resorted
to. This view was at that time unsup-
ported by experimental data such as l
have been able since then to collect. 1t
would not be necessary to seek on the
other side of the Atlantic for an appli-
cation of this mode of transmitting the
natural force of falling water, as there
is perhaps no country where this force
abounds to a greater extent than on the
west coast of Scotland, with its elevated
lands and heavy rain-falls. You have
already conducted the water of one of
your high level locks to Glasgow by
means of gigantic tube; and how
much easier would it be to pass the
water in its descent from elevated lands
through turbines, and to transmit the
vast amount of force that might thus be
collected, by means of stout metallic
conductors, to towns and villages for the
supply of light and mechanical power
1T would be wrong to suppose that
resumption of the use of natural forces
would throw us back to the time of the
windmill and the primitive water-wheel
which used to give motion to insulated
establishments. We shall have learned
to store, to transport and to utilize these
forces in manner adapted to our su-
perior requirements; and who knows
whether the time may not come when
our descendants in the third OF fourth
generation will look back upon the in
discriminate users of coal with some.
thing like the same feeling that we,look
upon the users of flint and bronztiiln.
piements."
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
"Cabbaging . from a Quaker.

A friend says, "I remember an anus
ing story my father used to tell"
He was cutting, some thirty or forty
years ago, in Philadelphia. One day
during the dull season an elderly Quaker
came into the store with some cloth
which he wished to have cut into coat.
My father told him he would cut it for
dollar.
"Well," said the Quaker, 'thee may
cut it; but as the tailors sometimes cab
bage cloth, as thee calls it, shall stay
and watch thee while thee cuts it.
Albright" said my father; "but really,
friend, your watching wouldn't keep me
from cabbaging, if I chose to do So"
"Thee is welcome to all thee can steal
without my catching thee" said the
Quaker, confident in his own shrewd-
ness.
The cutting-board was close against a
window, between which and the board
were some eight inches of space.
My father, in laying off the coat, left
a good vest pattern, which he chalked
in various shapes, and after he had cut
all the pieces, he called the Quaker's at
tention to something in the room, and
with his shears pushed the cabbage" {"
from the board between it and the win
dow, when it dropped quietly to the
all the scraps, and handed it to the
Quaker.
"I suppose you're satisfied that you
have all your cloth?" asked my father.
"Yes, Pm satisfied. Thee's welcome
to all thee's stolen"
When the Quaker had gone, father
koo nooHAoo.oD 1,0 20
Bile, and cut vest from it for himself.
Not long after he was standing in the
door, with the vest on, when he saw the
Quaker on the other side of the street.
He called to him and invited him into
the store.
"How did your coat ftp asked my
father.
"Very well thee is a good cutter"
''Thank you. How do you like my
P' asked my father, throwing open
his coat and showing the "cabbaged"
garment.
Its nice vest. Where did you get
the cloth? It's like mine"
at was yours; you gave it to me, you
remember"
"No, don't remember"
"You said was welcome to all 1 had
'cabbaged.'"
eyes"
'rWell, I 'cabbaged this"
''Thee did2"
81 certainly did"
The quaker scratched his head mo-
ment, and then reached out his hand,
which my father took.
"Thee is good CUTTER" he said, and
te added as he turned to go, "and thee
: too smart for e, but thee is welcome
W the vest"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
ASHTABULA, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1879
The Menagerie Business.

The following is what a menagerie
man said to Max Adler, while riding on
| the cars:
1--WE got the finest elephant out of
Asiai Perfectly amiable and good
humored. He killed his keeper two
years ago, but that was the mans own
fault. The keeper was green and not
perfectly familiar with elephants, and
appeared to have an idea that both ends
| of the animal were exactly alike; so he
would persist In trying to lead the ele-
phant around by the tail, and act as if
It was a matter of indifference whether
the animal picked up his hay with his
trunk or his tail. So, one day, when the
man was trying to persuade the elephant
to drink by holding the end of his tail
in bucket of water, the elephant put
out his hind leg, and kicked him inte
immortal chaosl Some people, you
know, never do get sense. There's no
money in the business any more, though.
The losses are too heavy. had boa
constructor that stood me four hundred
dollars, and he did well enough for
awhile. But one day he got loose, and
when we found him he was standing on
his head out by the railroad, with his
tail in the air. tried to coax him to
come down, but he remained perfectly
quiet, and when came to examine him
found that he had swallowed the top
of telegraph pole, and had eat his way
down until his nose touched the ground.
He was dead. What killed him / don't
know. It may have been electric shocks,
or it may have been dyspepsia. How
somever, he was corpse, and there
were four hundred dollars gone.
'DThe monkeys seem to amuse the
people most. like a monkey myself
Do you know 1 believe it's a positive
loss to human beings that they haven't
got tails like monkeys Why, monkey
can take hold of anything with his tail
Just like you can with your hand. It's
really third hand. Now, s'posin' you
had such tail? If you had to hang on
to the platform of crowded horse-car
with your hands, you could hold your
umbrella with your tail. If you were
walking up and down the room at night
with the baby, you could carry him in
your arms and give him a spoonful of
paregoric with your tail. If you wanted
to take your family out for an airing you
could grab child with each hand and
pull the baby-eoach with your tail.
tell you, sir, it's dead loss to you, that
you're not built like monkey. Free
hold, is it? All! I must get out here.
Come round and see my show, won't
you? Good morning"
And Mr. Pottle disappeared through
the doorway of the car.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
FnOIlsh Habits.

Walking along the street with the
point of an umbrella sticking out be-
hind. under the arm or over the shoulder.
By suddenly stopping to speak to a
friend, or other cause, a person walking
in the rear had his brain penetrated
through the eye, in the streets, and died
a few days ago.
To carry a long pencil in the outside
or vest pocket. Not long since a clerk in
New York fell and the long pencil
pierced an important artery that had to
be cut down from his shoulder, to pre-
vent his bleeding to death, and even
then he had a three months illness;
To take exercise or walkfor the health,
when every step is a drag, and instinct
urges repoSe.
10 guzzle down a glass Of water, on
getting up in the morning, without any
feeIing of thirst, under the health-giv-
inc nature of its washing out qualities.
10 sit down to q table and force"
yourself to eat, when thore is not only
no appetite but decided aversion to
food.
To take q glass of soda, or toddy, or
sangaree, or mint drops, on summer
day, under the belief that it is safer and
better than glass Of water,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
Resisting Temptation.

A colored brother whose eyes were
watery, and who had evidently been i'm
bibing experience whisky, was telling
his young friend George that he ought
to fine, too. Said George. 'I would,
but de temptation to do wrong is too
strong for me-" "Whars yer backbone,
dat ye can't rose up and stand temp
tationP exclaimed brother Peter. II
was dat myself once. Right in dis yer
town I had chance to- steal pair of
boots-mighty fine ones, too. Nobody
was dar to see me, and 1 reached out
my hand and de debbil said take 'em.
Den a good spirit whispered for me to
let them boots alone" "An' you didn't
take emp "No, sah-not much. !
took par o. cheap shoes OFF de shelf,
an left them boots alonep
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
american Steel.

Only sixteen short years ago the con-
verting of i ou into steel was virtually
an English monopoly, and Sheffield de-
fled the entire civilized world with hez
Jessop and Sanderson steel. Our agri-
cultural implements, our tools, our cut
lery, required the constant importation
of that English metal. To Pittsburg
alone belongs the credit of having ia
a remarkably short space of time rea
versed the picture, and no industry, per
haps, in the entire United States, has
made such rapid progress, especially
during the last two or three years, as
the manufacture of steel. It may sound
strange, but it is nevertheless true, says
the New York Herald, that orders for the
manufacture of steel teeth for horse
Takes are received at Pittsburg from
England, and the steel now made there
is more and more sought for in Europe,
as the better quality of our material bet
ter suits certain purposes. The letter
book of one of the leading steel manu-
facturers, who sells steel to cutlery and
agricultural implement makers all over
the country, shows that the latter inTa-
riably acknowledge that, though their
orders were to make tools from English
steel, they would no longer submit to
that prejudice, as tests made over and
over again proved that the Pittsburg
steel was equally good, if not superior in
quality. The very fact that such an
abundance of il is made IN Pittsburg
row, and made fit to be used for rails as
well as for the fine springs of clocks, Is
claimed as sufficient evidence that the
city has reached that eminenee ia steel
manufacturing which would enable this
country to get along easily if there was
not a pound of steel imported. The pre-
iudice for the English material only
keeps as yet the Importation business
alive, but day by day it is growing less.
Our hammers, our axes, our saws, intact
all eur tools, are now being made of the
American metal, and the steel manufac-
tth-ers are continually experimenting
with still better ore, which they begin
to draw in large quantities from North
CorOlip0
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
WE SHALL KNOW.

When the mists have rolled in splendor
From the beauty of the hills.
And the sunshine, warm and tender.
Falls in sple1dor on the nils,
We may read loves shining letter
In the rainbow OF the spray;
We shall know each other better
When the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more 10 walk alone,
In the dawn Of the morning.
When the mists have cleared away.
II we err in human blindness,
And forget that we are dust;
If we miss the law OF kindness
When we struggle to be just,
Snowy wings Of peace shall cover
All the pain that clouds our way.
When the weary watch is over,
And the mists have cleared away,
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dswning Of the morning.
When the mists have cleared away.
When the sllvery mists have yelled rs
From the faces Of our own,
on we deem their love has failed US,
And we tread our path alone;
We should see them near and truly,
We should trust them day by day,
Neither love nor blame undaly,
II the mists were cleared away.
We shall know as we are known
Never more to walk alone,
80
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
THE SCHOOL BOY.


We bought him box for books and ttbnss.
And bags for his ball and his bat;
And he looked the brightest and best Of kings
Under his new straw hat
We handed him into a railway train
With troop Of his young compeers,
And we felt as though it were dust and ran
We're filling cur eyes with tears
We looked in his innocent face 0 see
The sign Of a sorrowfuI heart;
But he only shouldered his bat with gIeA
And wondered when they would start.
Twas not that he loved not as heretofore,
For the boy was tender and kind;
But his was world that was all befora,
And ours was world behind.
Twas not his iuttering heart was cold.
For the child was loyal and true;
And the parents lose the love that IS cid
And the children the love thas Is new.
And we came to know that love Is a aowsls
Which only groweth down:
And we scarcely spoke for the space Of an h6al
As we drove back through the town
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14

People have different notions of time.
A landlord who is his own rent collect
or, recently called on an old tenant, who
with pale, trembling lips, faltered, "Tm
very sorry, but times are so bad, and
and-I am not tready. If you could only
give me little time" "Well, well, you
have always been a good payer" said
the landlord. "a little time-ehP Ger
tainly. l am going up stairs, and-I will
look in as ] come down"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14

4Telegraph Stations.
Passenger fare at the rate of cents per
mile to way stations counted in even half
L.SsG M.S.-YOUNGSTOW BRANCH
From and after May 18th, 1879. Passen-
ger Trains will run as fnlin1us
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
LAKE SHORE d MICHIGAN SOUTH
EE2N n r

1 A1EhN
CONC WEST.
/ Afich- Express leaves Buffalo N 9.15 D. m.
/ Erie Loo a. m, COuueaut 2l5 a m. Ashta-
-bula &53 a. m. Geneva &lS a. m, Paines-
Vile 4:05 a. n, Cleveland $50 a. m.
Special Chicago Express leaves Buffalo al
! I2:35 a. H., Erie $40 a. m, Ashtabula $50,
! PalnesVille 5:34, and arrives at Cleveland at
6:35 a.
ate: a. m, AmbOy 5;ll, Kingsyilie 6:2l, ASH
tabula 6:3S, SaybrOOk 6:f3, Geneva 6:53, Paines-
vile 7:25, and arrives at Cleveland $40 a. m.
Toledo Express leaves Buffalo at $40 a. H.,
Erie $50 COnneaut l056, Kingsville lEIl
Ashtabula ll:93 a. m, SaybroOk ll:33 Ge-
neva ll:43, Painesvilie l2:IS, and arrives
Special st. Louis l r Express leaves Baf:.io
S:iO a. IN, Erie 1887. Ashtabula 1E:02 p. m,
gainesville I2;45, and arrives at Cleveland
1:40.
Pacific Express leaves Buffalo I2:45 p. m.,
Erie 3;52. Ashtabula 5l2 PainesYilIe 6;0l, and
arrives at Cleveland at 7:05 p. m.
GOING EAST.
Atlantic Express leaves Cleveland T:30 a. m.
Painesville $40, Ashtabula s:O5, OOnueaut 9-23,
Erie l0.S0, and arrives at Buffalo at ia0p. m.
Toledo and Buffala "A eeommOdat leaves
Cleveland at HE'S a. m, gainesville l235, Ge-
neva lii 8. m, SaybrOOk l:20. Ashtabula l:32,
KingsVille las, ATnbOy -. COnneaut 2:02
Erie S;25, Buffalo 200 p. m. Ir .A s.
Chicago and st. Louis Express leaves Cleve-
land at 2.40 D. M, PainesviIle 3:26 Aghtabula
4:tlSs Erie 5:25, and arrives at Buffalo at T:50
p. m.
Conneaut Accommodation leaves Cleveland
at 400 p: m, Painesyille 6;09, Geneva Gas, say
brook 6:55, Ashtabula 7:O4, Kingsville Ills, Am
boy 7:24, and arrives atCOnneaut at 7:30 D. III.
Special New York Express leaves Cleveland
at le30p. m, Painesyille 11.20. Asht6bula 1901
IA, Erie I:25 and arrives at Buffalo, oaisS:55 a.
AGs-Trains run by Columbus time.
60
L. s. * M. S.-PRANKLIN DIVISION
From end after May 18th, 1879, Passenger
TO mfn~aa anrTf1N 1Nwmnn nHa.-n =, III
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
nRnnaIST1.

TAaTTN NEWBBRRK, TlruggisS hd
Apothecary, and General Dealer in Drugs,
Medicines, Wines and Liquors for medical
purposes, Fancy and Toilet Goods Main
street, corner Of Centre. Ashtabuia, Q.
0aEARLES 3. SWIFT, Ashtabula, Ohio,
DealoE II Drugs anu 14S1ielnsss 1AoSoIlea
PerfumeFy and Fancy Articles, superior
Teas, Coffee. Spices, FlavOring Extracts, Pa
tent Medicines Of every description, Paints,
Dyes, Varnishes, BT z shes, Fancy Soaps, Hair
Oils, &C, all OF which will be sold at the low
est prices. Prescriptions prepared with suit
able care. 1913.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
PHYSICIANS.

Dr. 8. .WsHUMPHREY,M Magnetic Healer.
Ashtabuls, 0. Residence on Lake Shore
DA. 3. Z. KING, Physician and Surgeon;
Office over Gee & Rogers. have com
plete set Of Or. Haddeld's EQualizers, with
the exclusive right OF Ashtabula county
Phyaioians are respectfully invited to cali
and examine the Instruments Otfice hours
rom 10 a. m to p. m. Residence south OF
st. Peters church. 1870
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
CABINET WARE

JOHN DUCRO. Manufacturer OF and Deal
er in Furniture Of the best descriptions, an L
every variety; also, General UnderJaR 80
and Manufacturer of Collins to order; vain
street, north Of South Public Square, Ash
tabuls, Ohio. 49I
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
FOUNDRIRS.

FSH0EKIX IRON WORKS co., ,Man'f'rs
OF Stoves, PlOWs and Columns, Window
Caps and Sills, Mil Castings, Kettles, Sinks,
Sleigh Shoes, &c., Phoenix Foundry, Ashta-
bula, Ohio. 1901
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Bl AK ESLEE & mOORE, Photograph-
ers and Dealers in Pictures, Engravings,
Chromos, DC; having a large supply of
MonldiRgE of various descriptions, are pre-
pared 70 faIne anything In the Picture line
st short notice and in the best style.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14

"a JOYFUL News for Boys and Girls n
- Young and OIdli A EEW IN
3FANTIOh Just patented for them
1or Homo use
Frst and Scroll Saving, Turning.
Boring, Drilling, Grinding PoIishinS
Screw Cutting. Price So TO $50.
Send cents for 100 pages
- EFHRAIN BROWN, Lowell, KaGI.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
MANUFACTURERS.

CULLEY MANUF,G CO., Manufacturers
Of Lath, Siding, Mouldings, Cheese Boxes,
done on short notice, Shop on Main street,
oppositeSouth Park, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF
MAILS AT ASHTA p. %.

DeiOIs AaAis saf Memory, Uni After Iaklng'
versal Lastitude. Pain IN the Back Dimness Of
Vision. Premature old age aad many other dis
eases that lead to Insanity and Consumption,
and Premature grave. Full particulars In our
pamphlet which we desire To send free to every-
one e1Fy-The Specific Medicine Is sold by all
druggists at 81 per package or six packages for
s.. or will be sent free BY mail on receipt OF the
the money by addressing, The Gray medtv
cine Goa NO. 10 Mechanics Block, Detroit, Mich.
Druggists. 1b5O-l60f
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-14
JEWELLERS.

ABRN q HARRES viii do an kinds OF
Repairing OF Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
ct u Main Street. In room with Carlisle q
Tyler, l455-Iy
GEO. VI. DIGKINS0Ns JeWeler; Repair
ing u all kinds OF Watches, Clocks and
JeWelry; Store in Ashtabula House Block,
Ashtabula Ohio.