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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-22

Turkish Arabia costs the Sultan's
Government 100000 yearly, and re-
mits to Constantinople an annual sur
plus of E450,0 600, q miserably small
revenue considering the fertility, extent
and position Of this province.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-22

About 100000 watches are sold
every month in the United States.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-22

In our day most men care much for
fame and but little for art.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
ECONOMY.

What does the word ECONOMY" mean 7
Does it mean the mere laying away Of
money, the mere pinching of our needs
and taste that we may have fund laid
by against q possible future-that, after
all we may never see2 Does it mean to
be stingy, to refuse to give for this good
object, or to assist that deserving but
less fortunate neighbor? None of these /;
true economy is possible to the rich, as
il is necessary to the poor. Economy
signifies management; the regulation of
affairs both domestic and public. 1t
does not mean that the tired wife shall
devote each moment of her life. to hard
work /; by doing so she is guilty of the
gravest waste. 1t does not mean that
the father shall deny himself the news
paper, which will be rest and neurish-
ment for his weary brain and of value to
the rest of the family. 1t means that
all members of the household shall be
provided with every comfort that viii
help them to enjoy life in a rational
manner, and thus become useful to them
selves and those around them. But
nothing should be wasted the silly book
purchased, the cheap and f1imsy but
snowy garment, bought for mere fash
ions sake, the superfiuous article mad be-
cause it was cheap all are indications
of lack of true economy or thrift. BE
careful of what you have, buy what you
need and not what you want, and,
above all, live within your annual in
come; then you will have found that
economy, rightly understood, has brought
you many comforts, and some Injuries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
About Albums.

Extremely pretty and very amusing
picture albums are made from out of
date fashion plates. Select suitable fig
ures, cut them out, arrange them singly
or in groups, with Photographic heads
of friends or celebrated people where
the head of the original was, and you
have a most amusing page before you.
If you possess some artistic skill, bit
of scenery may be sketched in with
color, shadows added, and the picture is
complete. Some of the French plates
are the most effective. A friends face
may be fitted into becoming hat or
bonnet, and the face colored to make
the whole complete This is quickly
done by mixing little liquid gum with
the color or putting it in, delicately tint
ing the cheeks brightly, while still wet.
Sweet faces of old friends, frightful in
the old-fashioned and ugly garments, are
cleverly rejuvenated in these French
toilets, and then photographed. The
center of screen was cleverly arranged
from these plates with Photographic
faces. 1t consisted of a group of friends
both gentlemen and ladies, arranged al
If sitting In an opera box, and was made
with gold background which produced
a very beautiful effect, as it throws up
the bright colors of the dresses and re-
sembles oiled panelling. Groups formed
of children in the extravagant but pic
turesque costumes of those plates, but
with the faces of the children of our
love, are as if they had been touched
with magic wand, and turned into the
queens and princes of fairy land. The
diversion of arranging the groups and
selecting the costumes from such an en-
barrassment of pretty things as the
French plates offer, is thoroughly appre-
clated by an invalid or sick child, to
whom amusement and occupation are of
more worth than all the physic that
Macbeth thought fit only to throw to dogs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
The True Lady.

The lady does not lose caste because
she makes her own clothes, and is obliged
to economist. A "lady" is woman who
clearly understands and consistently
practices the retinements of highly civ1
ilized existence and the most real dis1
tinction between a lady and woman'
who is not a lady, is that one is mord
civilized than the other, and more de,
termined to preserve the habits of d
high civilization, both in her own perl
son and in all those over whom she has
authority. These habits are not simply
habits of expense; it is cheaper to re-
main sober than to get tipsy, and yet ie
more lady-like to be sober.
1t does not cost more money to speak
good English than bad, or to be gentle3
than rude; yet lady from preference,|
speaks correctly and has gentle manners
1t SO happens by the force of circuml
stances that there are more ladies in the
upper classes than in the lower, and that}
there is severe public opinion in the
upper classes about most things which
taken together, constitute civilization
because it is a fault in rich people who
have great facilities not to be clean, and
cultivated, and polite, when it may only
be q misfortune in poor ones. There is,
then, really such thing as ladyhood
and It Is one Of the strongest of civiliz-
ing influences
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
Storing CabbageS In Pits.

As the value of cabbages for feeding(
is becoming better known, this crop Is
more largely grown. The greatest diff
Guilty is in preserving them. Decayed
cabbages are certainly the worst posi-
bic food for dairy COW, and the odo
and taste of the milk caused by them
Te far more disagreeable than wher
surnips are fed. The successful keeping1
OF them is therefore very important. A
thouAnd head of well grown cabbages
will furnish full ration once day fol
ten cows during at least two months; bj
pitting them, cabbages may be kept i
good order for twice that length of tim
The usual method of storing them in CT
lars is not SO good as storing in pi
FITTING is done by blowing several t
rows, so as to scoop out long hollow
trench, and heaping the earth up on
side of it. The cabbages are then d
ed, head downwards, in the tire
and first covered with straw, then
earth sufficiently thick to keep GU
frost. We have packed them wi
straw, and found them to keep
than with straw, as the closer the
ing, so as to exclude the air more e.
oughly, the better is the condition d
the cabbages; the earth, too, seems I'd,
have a preventative effect; the heads
being packed downwards, no earth pens
etrates between the, leaves,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30

all through the Hospital, aside from 10Y
own immediate iabors, has been by Off
GERS trained and Instructed oy myself, not
one OF them having had previous expert
ence III similar institution. Not tnat
arrogate to myself al the good work thai
has been doEe, for | lsel that | have been
favored with unusually good material IN
all my assistant officers, but 50 Tar as the
results IN any such Institution, whether
good or bad, ale properly Charged to the
head, so isr should those results hsve been
charged to ne. | have not lad the bene-
fit Of tue legacy OF a wel,-trained corps OF
officers. | have had 10 train them ny self
Now, as to tne proper and natural Conciu-
sion OF the whole matter. Criticlse meth
eds as you may, the inevitable criterion
on which just public judges matters OF
public service Is, the actlcsl results
The results al the State Hospital are such
that every citizen OF the State can point
with pride to this hospital as meeting to.
day the highest autlc'pations ever cner-
isned by its founders. 1t stands "a the
front rank Ot institutions OF its
kind. La everything that con-
st.tutes q well-equipped, we'll
administered institution, 1t never stood az
high ss to-day. Not a word from any
source whatever cou,radIcts these state
mtnis There is not q word of complaint
coming from people who had their friends
treated there This is the class tor whom
the institution IS built and conducted.
They are the ones VINO send our patients
to US, aud into whose hands We retdrn
them when they are cured, or when no
Jorge to be kept 10 the Hospital. During
this whole Investigation not person has
come forward 10 say: my TREND was not
well treated or well care d for at the State
Hospital" Ii this class of our citiZens
do not complain, who should!
As TO the number of recoveries at the
State Hospital during nv administration,
being over 200. it Is q record OF which
not only l, but the citizens OF the State
may feel justly proud. No one claims
that our Tecoverles hsve not been large
enough, nor that our wards have not been
kept IN excellent condition, and our pa
tients we'll cared for in every way. None
com plain of the inetficacy of all the help
paid for on our payroll. Nor has the
cost exceeded that of similar institutions,
Nor even equaled the average. How, then,
can we complain OF methods when no de.
feet that would naturally be attributed to
methods, is found in the result.
Respectfully submitted,
d. F. BOUGHToN,
Superintendent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
The Sunh0Mer.

In many districts in the West he trav-
eler will see growing Immediately about
the doors of farm houses beds of SUM-
flowers. The belief of many is that the
growing snntiower is a protection against
malaria and a preventive of the low fe-
vers OF malarious districts. This plant,
we believe, is made of small practical
use III America. 4 scientific writer
upon the helianthus says:
Elsewhere the sunfower, if not adj 4
mired, is esteemed for practical reasons}
Many OF our native aboriginals make
bread of its seeds. 1t is cultivated iT
the south of Europe sometimes as a tie
crop, the seeds being used as a food
cattle and poultry, and also for MAXI
oil, which is little inferior to olive oil
burned III lamps and employed in
manufacture of soap. Meal and b.
are said to be got from the seeds in
tugal, and these, roasted, are often
stituted for coffee. The seeds are
used like almonds for soothing
slons, and in some parts of the Old
and boiled and fed to infants. The
are good fodder for cattle, the stems
for fuel, and contain much potash.
different species of sunflower indigo
to the United States number some
scattered from ocean to ocean. and
New England to the Gulf For
generally counted unworthy, as it is
Us, 1t surely has many valuable uses!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
Winter Protection of Grape Vines.

"A correspondent writes to us Tor our
views on wintering grape vines IN an
elevated region; whether laying then
down, or leaving them exposed VIII VIII
some protection around the roots WouIu
be the better way.
To this we can only reply that our tx, eA-
perience leads us to prefer taxing ~.
vines down from the treIlIs ana idy lIls
them upon the ground, and, If 1t be pfac-
ticable. it is very advantageous to cover
the vines with few evergreen Doue ms
A variety of grape that will not pass the
winter safely in this way had better be
dug up, and a more hardy kind put in its
place. There are a number Of hardy
vines now in cultivation which rpen
their fruit early, and which will yield
gcoI crop of grapes and ripen them
thoroughly in dry climate. We should
expect to succeed with the Concord,
Crevling, Eumelan, Telegraph, Cham
rion, Wilder, Massasoit, Martha, Burnett,
md Moore's Early.-.CarsQdiars Horticsd-
.lriSt-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30

A story is told of great French satir11
list, which finely illustrates his knowl1
edge of human nature. He was travel
ing in Germany, in entire ignorance of
its language and currency. Having OBJ
tanned some small change for some of
his French coins, he used to pay driyeral
in the following manner: Taking hand-
full of numismatical specimens from hi
pocket, he counted them one by one into
the creditors hands, keeping his eve 81
ed on the receivers face. AS soon as he
perceived the least twinkle of a smile
he took back the last coin deposited i,
to hand, and returned it, with the RI
main3er to his pocket. He afterwar
found trat in pursuing this method n
had not overpaId[or anything.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
What it Costs to Smoke.

TIE cost of regular smoking is shown
by the following computation, upon the|
basis of 4 weekly expenditure of one|
dollar, the amount, $26, being brought in
as capital at the end of every six months
at per cent per annum compound in-|
terest. 1t amounts to, at the end of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30

the State and of the Hospital, whose af-
fairs it has been our unpleasant duty to
investigate, will be promoted by an en-
tire change in the managing officers of
the institution. All Of which is respect
fully submitted. Signed.
GEORGE E. SUTHERLAND,
J. B. MCGREW,
p Ii. SMITH,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
ChiIdren banker q q :. noA!

Children banker after neS,1<
new ideas. They will learn filings any
uro from the lips of parents VIII, pleas
think drudgery to learn froIo books, aud
even if they have the misfortune to be
deprived of many educational adyan-
tages, they viii grow up intelligent if
they ENJOY IN childhood the privilege Of
listening to the conversation of intelli-
gent people. Let them have many OPP
portunities Of learning in this way. Be
kind to them, and don't think it beneath
you to answer their little questions, for
they proceed from an implanted faculty
Whlch every true man and woman
should take delight in gratifying.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30

The Bank Of England was ;,oo
rated in l649. 1t covers fi%o eofpor
ground and employs 900 clerks 81 T 81 ~
are no windows on the streets: Iie,bt 10
admitted through open courts: no IooI,
could take the bank, therefore, without
cannon to batter the immense vail
The clock in the centeg Of the bank has
fifty dials attached to it. Large cisterns
are sunk in the court, and engines in
perfect order are always in readiness ia
case of fire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
J As years. ..S15. 6SO.5G

Most smokers (of cigars) will pay out
at least % cents day for "the weed,"'
at which rate the amounts in the above
table would be nearly doubled. Moral:
Don't smoke.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
ACCOMPANYING REPORTS.

A report from the State Board OF
Health, made b. request OF the commit
tee, and detailed statement prepared by
NJ G. PATTON, the expert employed to In
vestigate the books OF the Hospital, are
also filed with the report proper.
THE COST OF THE INVESTIGATION
is reported by the committee TO have been
as follows:
Geo. E Sutherland, 81 days al $40 per day, $40 90
p IL. Smith, 70 d. do do $50 %
Il. McGreE, IS do do do $50 %
Personsl expenses OF g. n. Sutherland. loo 10
Personal ex oenses OF +. II. Smith .....-. 81 80
Personal expenses o, J b. McGrew. 81 50
Witness fees and expenses OF attendance
and copying. ..-..-...-..----..... iOl 81
Services Of NJ, G.. Patton. ex pert. go 80
rspbers .4...,...,........ 632 90
Services Of j. r. Bohan, clerk Is 90
Tota. expenses. -, oao ID
OF this sum we have received from Gov
ernor's contingent fund ..-.-.,..--..-- 455 %
50 $50 10
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-08

The Washington correspondent of
the Syracuse Courier, Democratic
paper gives an interesting account of
an interview with the Hon. AleXan-
der II. Stephens, of Georgia. Some
of the views he expressed were
novel. We quote portion of the
letter as follows:
"National conventions. as medi-
ums of popular expression in the
naming of candidates for President,
are, in Mr.. stephens opinion, an
egregious failure, as well as an in
fripgefnent of the spirit and intent
of the Constitution. what would
you substitute for them?' asked.
Il would said Mr.. Stephens, go
back to the original intent of the
Constitution, leaving each State to
choose, as electors, men in whom it
has confidence, pledging them to the
support of no candidate, but permit
ting them to exercise, unhampered.
their own best judgment. But l
suggested, without concert of action
between the Electors of various
States, all meeting and voting, as
they do, on the same day, would not,
generally the result be that no can
didate would be found to have ma
jority" Very likely replied he,
'and in that case, of course, the
House of Representatives voting by
States, would e called upon to elect
AN alternative not by any means
to be deplored.' Mr.. Stephens re-
ferred to the disposition, for some
time, of the Constitutions makers to
intrust the choice Of Executive to
Congress, and seemed to think that
ifthe election of President CHANGED to
be thrown into the House, it was just
as well if not a little better. He
recalled conversation which he had
with Webster here in Washington a
few weeks before Webster went to
Marshfield 70 die, in which that great
statesman beWailed the tendency of
National conventions as ifling the
voice of the States and destroying
the intent of the Constitution. Ma
tional conventions said Mr.. Steph-
ems. Il call them conventions of the
National tramps. Tom Benton look.
ed upon them with loathing.'
How is the South getting on Mr..
Stephens Its material condition
is steadily improving, | suppose"
NO, sir the South-at least Georgia
is growing poorer. Cotton, its
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-08

There appears to be difference of
opinion between the citizens of New
Orleans and the Democratic political
cliques which control the city's pat
ronage, in regard to the functions of
city police force. The former have
an idea that the duty of the police
is to protect law abiding citizens from
assassinS and thieves and plunderers,
and preserve the peace of the city by
the enforcement of the law. The
latter, however, see in policeman
only a trusted political worker, and
the city officials hold him responsible
only for political labOrs. The result
of this difference Of opinion is that
policemen have friendly relations
with gangs of ruffians and thieves
that infest the city, and are prone to
use their locusts to club the victim Of
an assault and drag him off to the
station, while the thief makes away
with his booty. Outrages committed
by the police or con ived at by them
fill columns of the New Orleans Jour-
mails daily. The condition of affairs
has got so bad that the citizens are
organizing vigilance committee,
with the deliberate purpose to orna-
ment the nearest lamp-poSt wi tn the
dangling form of the first policeman
they find offending against the law
or protecting their rascalIy friends.
1t is not strange, under such circum-
stances, that the conservative Demo-
Gratis are expressing the opinion that
they were not so bad off under carpet
bag rule as they thought they were,
and do not hesitate to say that there
has been no improvement in the
government of the city or State since
the Conservatives got into control.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-08

1t is reported from Washington
that the present investigation at
West Point may result in the remov-
al of General Schofield. Some years
ago that little patch of territory on
the Hudson was erected into Mill
tary Department. nominally equal
in rank to the great Military Depart
mentS, some of which cover a dozr n
States. This was done in order that
General Sch0feld might be appoint
ed to the command OF it, and his re-
moval can be effected by simply
reducing the Department of West
Point to its old rank as a military
post, when he must needs be trans
ferred to other duty. General Sho-
fields history is one that would
inspire kindly judgment, but he has
been his own worst enemy of late.
His mistakes have been frequent and
offensive, and his removal would
seem to have be 'ome almost neces-
sity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-08

staple, was not paying crop last
season. The test of prosperity of a
people is to be found in the quantity
of meat consumed, man being car.
nivorOuS amin j. Before the war,
Georgia consumed annually 200
pounds of meat per capita. In Ger
many. the amount of consumption is
only 70 pounds, in some other Euro
pean countries even less. That was
sign that Georgia was highly pros
porous. But how is it now? Last
year the consumption of meat per
capita was found to haye dwindled
i'll my State to 70 pounds. And yet
Georgia is generally rated more pros
porous than her sister States of the
SOUTH Mr.. Stephens attributed the
poverty of the South to the violent
and revolutionary changes in its in
dustrial system. Secession, be de-
~ s!'sS 49, ss: b s. sSsz IL ~
cipation was the second. lie thinks
the slavery problem would have
worked itself out all right had it been
left alone, and he refers with evident
pride to the efforts which he WAS
making when the war broke out, in
connection with the late DIR. S. *.
lalmage (an uncle of the Brooklyn
diyine) for legislation forbidding the
separation of families of slaves and
permitting their education.
ut is no secret that Mr.. Stephens
has high opinion of Grant. He is
a very remarkable man. said Mr..
stephens, in some respects the most
remarkable man | haveever known.
He would have pursued a liberal
policy toward the South if the South
had only given him support and en-
couragement. But it gave him nei-
ther, and yet it didn't seem to dis
turb him any. Lincoln's assassina-
| tion was great blow to the South.
Lincoln was kindly man, of broad
views, and he would have been our
friend. Grant was equally kindly
disposed, but our people gave him
the cold shoulder. Grant is strong
because Of his horse sense.' A NEST
remarkable man, truly.
Have you any idea, Mr.. Steph.
ems, that Grant, if nominated, could
carry single Southern State?' Yes,
several. He could carry Virginia,
North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana.
and gave close race in Mississippi.
Grant is ten per cent. stronger in the
South than would be any other Re-
publican candidate.'
LAS to Democratic candidates Mr..
Stephens was less pronounced. The
Ring in Georgia, he intimated, was
for Tilden. Gov. Seymour, he de.
clared, might have been elected in
1868 if he had stood on the platform.
He had never seen Gov. Seymour"