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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
A Truly HOspitabIe People.

The Belgians are the only hospitable
people still remaining in EurOpei and
think nothing of asking r perfect
stranger to join their family cir
Gle on a five minutes acquaintance.
If, therefore, a traveller steps in any
place where a wedding or a christening
is going on, it generally depends on
himself whether he will be one of the
guests or not. Not long ago / had
gone to bed at Belgian inn, when 1
heard a resolute knocking at my cham
ber door, and some giggling as Of
laughing girls outside. 1t was about
half-pa eleven p. m, and got up.
much wondering what could be the
matter. The landlord had sent his
daughter and some of her young friends
to ask if | would join in a midnight
pilgrimage they were about to make to
the shrine of a neighboring saint in
fulillment of a promise they had made
to a deceased relative. got up and
joined their party, and it was certainly
the jolliest pilgrimage ever saw or
heard of. We walked alOngsome coun-
try roads by starlight, singing songs
which were not OF particularly sanity
character, and when we had accom-
plished the object of our mission in
quaint old chapel where the saint was
worshiped, we wandered out to a pict-
uresque village and ate hot rolls and
fresh butter with some excellent coffee.
As we returned by rail in the early
summer morning, the whole family
seemed to have adopted me into their
connection. and treated me entirely as
one of themselves.
The Duchy of Luxembourg is, if pos
sible. still more patriarchal in the
manners of its people, and a man L
know was invited by some people he
had never seen before to pass a month
at their chateau. What is perhaps still
stranger is that he went, was really
well received, and that the impromptu
acquaintance thus formed turned out
to be mutually satisfactory. Belgium
is now by far the cheapest place in
Europe, except some of the remote
parts; and in Belgium or in the Duchy
of Luxembourg the fare is everywhere
excellent. whereas in Italy one may
have to live nmaccaroni and tomatoes.
London Truth.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
THE LITTLE PIRATES.


4 FROwN was on Farmer Aliens brow
As he sat I'm the doorwny's nmplC ghRde.
His eW was pierced by n childish row
Waited from where his children plnyed
" Kitty" he called, "go find those boys,
hltty-their mother-'went softly out,
Meaning TO chtdc with smile and n kiss,
But when they met her with such u shout,
she sternly said, boys, you'll pay for
thisi
Youriuther IS under the cherry tree
just Us angry as he can bcp
IMo ntue mouths We're pnrsed 20 grieNe
i"',t muu JUST Dceh hlaue INTO KISSING
t,,, SsIii.uIvi ,.,,
r. ~ lat n,,iua iiinue ngIivEe .,-,
4" siu,o"e 7olue teuI5 Holu tho "lhklnB
0, o,,, oyes, s,y,,',. p, H.. T.. ..,.,p.
' "'"' ''N wv P'''0 ''''"'
The sbodov,s. te,.,n,y 5r,v,, tho sl-,y
Fell cool nnd soft on The old firm 6ouse.
Tho fnrnpr waited and vynndcrcd wiz
EvCry tbip,, vSes a. stiiI as N tnousey
D, Come Uobbie and Ron my littie man
5ilcnCei save from the twittering trees,
Alive with the good might song of birds,
The hum Of the honey.Iaden bees,
These were the only sounds he heard.
Somehow Il s,emed so lonely then
Kitty was sorting the table out
Bowls of milk and the wbitest bread
Waiting TO hear her babies shout;
Sne missed each curly, bobbing head.
" Come to your supper, BOYS" she cried,
Ahl only an echo.voice replied.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
The Wild Woman OF Montana.

INTERESTING accounts reach US of the
wild woman upon the Missouri Valley.
Dennis Sullivan, who was out with a
party berrying last week, came suddenly
upon her. He was within twenty steps
of her and had a good look in her face,
which appeared lean and rather coarse
featured. She was dressed in light
clothes, and her hair he describes as
being of brown color and quite long,
hanging over her shoulders, reaching
below her old. badly torn sun-bOnnet.
When first discovered she was half hid
behind a cliff of rocks, from which she
ushered with such deafening scream
that Mr.. Sullivan's horse became so
frightened as to be unmanageable for
several moments, after which he under
took to give chase, but the horse refused
to go near the fleeing woman. Dis
mounting he made chase on foot, and
taking near cut over the hill, he came
close up to her, when she turned to-
ward him with her hands raised, making
such a loud and tenor-like screeching
noise that he had not the courage to
proceed further, but turned away, leav-
ing the curious feminine mistress of
the woods and wilderness-like canon,
through which she fled with unusual
quickness. The subject of organizing a
party TO scour the country and capture
the wild stranger is being agitated.-
Montana HUS5GHdmdn.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
Our Young Folks.
BABYs FIRST WALK an ALONE

"CONE, my blby, all aionor
Was 70 long baby-jOurney ever knOWnP
All the way, ~ vide and bare,
From the fable N the chair;
'Tis no wonder ho should unRor
Holding onto papa'H finger,
Though bis mother bcckons there
Prom her throne,
With, Come, baby, all alonev'
Come, my baby, all aloneT
We're such mingled doubt and daring evel
shOWn1
Now be drops hls hold, and then
Closer clings 10 II again;
Now he steps out with n ghlvCr.
As one tries a rapid river,
And shrinks back, and wonders when,
Taller grown,
Baby shall go oil alone.
Here comes baby, all oIJnev'
Was more victorious bravery ever knOwn3
Right across the truckIess space
The small feet have won their raCei
And he tosses back thereafter
Such peal Of ringing laughterl
II laughs out from every face,
Proud 20 own
" Baby has gone all alonew
Back goes baby all alone.
Oh what inches, all at once has baby nrownl
Back and forth, with merry cries,
Like n little bird he tiies;
FIRST 70 father, then 20 mother,
Then 70 sister. then 20 brother.
Greeting each with laughing eyes.
Brlvcly done!
Shout for baby. every onel
-GsOrge $. Burlsigh, IN NurJsru.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
Chicago as a Grain Market.

WHO has not read almost daily allu-
sions in the papers to the great arrivals
there, and shipments thence of this
stapleP of BLOCKADE or ''corner"
in it? of a rise or fall in the priceP of
fortunes made or lostP Yet the busine IS
shows no very marked outward and
visible signs " of its importance TO the
transient visitor. 1t is in concentrated
and compact shape, and managed with
admirable system and skill. In the year
1879 there were brought into the city,
of flour, $4,000 barrels; of wheat,
corn, oats, rye, and barley, 122, ,5S3, 900
bushels. And it is curious to learn that
all came by rail except SO, 600 barrels of
flour and $4,000 bushels of grain by
lake, and ~, 900 barrels of flour and g.
479,000 bushels of grain by the canal,
thus showing what the iron roads have
done for the city. In Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dakota; in
Illinois and Missouri, and in that young
giant of State, Kansas away up in
the Red River Valley, and away out on
the Santa Fe trail, beyond he hundredth
meridian; on the fertile prairie farms
which lie east of the Mississippi, and on
new ones in the heart of what we used
to call the Great American Desert-the
farmers tOiled to raise this great import.
On all the iron roads the freight trains
were made up through long months to
be concentrated on the lines leading in
to Chicago, and to deposit much of their
carryings within her borders. The lat
ter are somewhat curiously divided.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road, for instance, which brought, in
1879, 100000 barrels of lloni brought
only 100000 bushels of corn while
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
registered only 4Gl, 900 barrels of flour,
but 26,0, O,OOO bushels OF corn.-A, H..
Hayes, Jr,, IN Ha1per's Magasine,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

Any person who tatfs tho paper regularly FROM tht
u subscriber or nQt.is reapnnsible Tor thB phT
ThB CHurtH have decided that refusing 70 take news
papers and periodicals from the pOaOfce, orremOynR
and leaving them uncnled for II pTina ydes evidanci
of INTENTIONAL FRAUD.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08

THE hard-worked eXpressmen who
handle so many huge trunks during
these busy fall days, says HaTpeT's Ba-
gar, might be glad to know the secret
of two wealthy young ladies who tray-
eled in Europe. With the aid of sim
gle shawl-strap they condensed all their
baggage during five months tour into
one hand parcel, and always, at table
d'hote or in travelling, were particularly
well dressed and presentable. Exact
ly how it was done it would take lady
to describe. but it was done, and the
fact that the tour of Europe can be
made by lady, always we'll dressed,
with the aid of only one shAwl-strap and
light hand bag, is worth knowing.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08

nENEYs, District Superintendent OF
Police in the Damon district in the CEN
tral provinces of India, recently cap
tured cobra, and held it in his right
hand while he pointed ont to some
friends the poison fangs. By a sudden
effort the reptile darted its head for.
ward Just far enough to touch the point
of the index finger of Dennys' left hand
Despite every effort TO save his life, he
died in three hours.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08

THE Princess Louise says that she
doesn't dislike Canada, and mtends 70
return soon.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08

RAwuIDEs make the best pulleys
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

As STRONG" AS THE LAw--No
STRONGER. of the stock charges
made by the Democrats is that the
Republicans have attempted to rule
the country by military force, and to
substitute it for the orderly admins
tration of law.
The charge was met and disproved
in the extra session of Congress. If
it could have been maintained the
Democrats would have gained and the
Republicans lost enormously. The
Democrats received valuable aid in
their campaign on that point from the
0verzealous Grant men who shout
that we need ia strong Government"
and that we should demand candi
date who can seat himself by the
power of the sword These calls are
imprudent and certain to react against
the Republican party. The people
of this country want Government
just as strong" as the law, and the
law is as strong for one Presidential
candidate as for another As soon as
a candidate becomes stronger" than
the law, heis too strong for public
safety.
In saying this we impute no i'm
proper design to General Grant per-
sonally, but we intend to rebuke the
ranters who forgot that the cry for a
strong Government, as they make
it, is for Government above the law.
The American people do not want
that kind of a Govcrnment.-Ne,c
lI0rk. Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10
TERM0NT And INDIANA.
New York Tribune. Feb. %. ]

New Ork lnbnne. L tb -
The doings of the Vermont Repub-
licans Yesterday ought not to be over
looked on account Of the larger space
occupied by the proceedings of their
New York brethren. Some excellent
resolutions were passed at Montpelier
among them one commencing Sena-
tor Edmunds as a suitable Presidential
candidate. The high regard in which
Mr. Edmunds is held by the people Of
his State is.fully deserved by his long
career in public life He is one of the
wisest and truest of the Republican
leaders who have played for many
years conspicuous parts upon the
broad stage of National politics. Prob
ABLY he has no chance of being nomi-
mated at Chicago, but if the Conven-
ton chooses as able and patriotic a
man. it will make no mistake.
Indiana has followed the wise plan
of electing her district delegates to
Chicago in district conventions. All
of these conventions were held yester
dav. Where Instructions were given
or resolutions expressing preference
were passed, Blaine was named as the
first choice, and Washburne as the
second. One district chose Sherman
delegates. No Grant delegates appear
to have been chosen. The Grant boom
seems to nave died out in the West,
if indeed, it ever existed.
1t may well be doubted in view OF
the action of these two States whether
there is any popular movement in
favor of the third term in any part OF
the country. Such movement might
be looked for, if anywhere, in Yer
mont, where machine politics are un-
known. and where the Republicans
are of the most stalwart stripe, or IN
Indiana, where many close fights have
made the party exceedingly combative,
and incline it to candidate represent
ing strong policy. In fact, the
Grant army, which was claimed little
while ago to comprise pretty much
the whole Republican party, seems to
consist of Senator Conkling and SEM
tor Cameron and their personal follow
ings, with the possibility of recruiting
a considerable force in the South.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

- GID
-Highwaymen elevated railway
companies.
The hotel chambermaid thrives by
her inn-dustry.
Advice to persons thinking of di-
vorce Never dis-pair.
"A competing hotel out West says
generously Of an other that ''it stands
without arrival" J"
-"What struck you most in Italy Z"
newly-returned traveller is asked
1.-The sum-" says he.
-"Aunty, vat makes de little baby
cry so? Do it want iz mudder :" Yes,
dear, and its fodder, too"
We have heard of some people
who say they could live on music.
Then it must be on note-meal.
When you hear of money drawer
rihed, you will not be surprised to
know that its contents have gone off.
"A Sacramento paper speaks of a
senator with "halfjaunty air about
him." Many of them do have sort of
demi,johnty air about them.
How does courtship look? She
looks and he looks That is how it
looks. What is it like? She sighs and
be sigks. That is about the sighs of
it.
Country doctor to a lately be-
reaved widow: IL cannot tell how
panied | was to hear that your hus-
band had gone to Heaven We were
bosom friends; but now we shall
never meet again"
We protest against the folly of
this senseless demand that the money
of the land should be kept in circula-
ton. That's just the trouble with it.
1t circulates too fast. What we are
trying to do is to stop little of it.
The Boston .IdUertiser fayors
"givng the Indians a show" but sug-
gests that it be an amateur perfor-
nance of "Pinafore. How traces of
Puritan intolerance do come to the
surface, even at this late generation
-"And did you hear the sermon, Nose,
At meeting here to-day"
eyes sab, hear lie sermint, sab"
"What did the preacher say ~
ale ses, ses he, his tex was dis,
a k'lection III be took up
So 'mejity ! retch my hat
An out dc do | SOUP"
lis there any opening here for an
intellectual writer asked secdy, red
nosed individual of an editor. yes,
my friend, " remarked the man Of quills.
"a considerate carpenter, foreseeing
your visit, left an opening for you.
Turn the knob to the right"
Il say, old fellow, that tailor you
recommended me is scamp. | sent
him my overcoat to repair, and what
do Won think the rascal has done with
it! Why, pawned itH' Eyes, but
that enabled him to get mine out of
pawn-that's why recommended him
to you. Now, you can recommend
him to some other follow, and you
viii get yours back"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

THE Towanda Republican reports
as follows: "Hon Galusha \. Grow
spent the latter part of last week and
Monday and Tuesday of this in town
as a guest of the Ward House. Many
of his old friends, ard they are legion
in Bradford, called upon him and paid
their respects. To all be expressed but
one opinion relative to the attitude OF
Pennsylvania on the Presidential ques-
ton, namely, that the Republicans OF
the State are overwhelmingly favora-
BILE to the nomination of James u.
Blaine, and that the popular Will
should govern the action Of Pennsyl-
yania's delegation at Chicago. That
the district delegates are not bound
either by the Grant instructions or the
unit rule adopted by the State Conven-
ton. If the popular sentiment OF the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania Is re-
garded by the delegates at Chicago, be
thinks the ultimate outcome must be a
solid delegation from this State for
Blaine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

AMONG managing politicians gifted
with ordinary wisdom, the feeling ev-
erywhere developed against the propo-
sition of third term would place an
efiectual brake upon the wheels of the
Grant movement. 1t was a logical con
clusion that the Harrisburg Conyen-
tion put an end to the third term
scheme, but it is becoming evident that
the supporters of this scheme have not
abandoned it. Though it was long ago
announced that Gen Grant-and it was
said that the announcement was made
by authority of Gen. Grant himself
would not be candidate if it should
become evident that he could not be
nominated without "a contest, the inn
preston is growing that he will be
candidate in any circumstances, and
that an effort will be made to nominate
him in spite of the universal antl-thIrd-
term sentiment, even though it becomes
necessary to employ tactics similar to
those which were barely successful at
Harrisburg. Yet it is notimpossible that
Gen. Grant will himself put quietus
on the schemes of these politicians, and
thus give evidence that he is still in
possession of that sagacity upon which
his great reputation as military chief
tain is based. The general has, proba-
bly,-not vet heard the complete details
of the Harrisburg Convention.-P''ess.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

SENATOR EDMUNDs' Dry JOKE
In executive session the other day
Senator Edmuuds made dig at Ohio
which has been the occasion of much
amusement. The Senator says his
little joke may be open to criticism,
but that it is founded on fact. A
nomination for an unimportant Office
being considered, and Senator Ed
munds objected to the confirmation,
saying the man had been defaulter.
Mr.. Thurman, quickly springing to
his feet, said, "Mr. President, | had
not intended to say single word upon
this matter, but the Senator from Yer
mont has thrown a brick at an Ohio
man and I must resent it" Mr. Ed
munds, with assumed seriousness, re-
torted. "You can't throw a brick in
any direction these days without
striking an Ohio man."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10
Grants Tour Around the
World.

Mr. Wilhelm is also agent for the
National Publishing Co.'S edition of
General Grants Tour Around the
World, written by the celebrated
writer, James McCabe The work con-
tains over 800 pages, is handsomely
illustrated and is considered the best
account of the journey that has been
written. Mr.. w will call at your
home or place of business. ct
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10
County Officers.

PRESIDENT Judge-Ebenezer McJunkin.
additional Law Judge-James Bredin.
associate Judges-R. Storey. ". ". Dodds
u, District Attorney-Wm A. Forquer
Sherif-Wm. III. Hoffman.
Prothonotary-AlexR Russell.
HSSsls'er and Recorder-H. H. Gallagher.
Ilerk of Courts-W. \. Wright.
Ireasurer-A L. Craig.
Commissioners. G. Donaldson Jonathan
Mayberry. James Gribben.
commissioners CLERKS. McClymonds.
county Surveyor-James NJ. Denny.
Jury Comm 'rs-J. W Monks. Hurh MeCrea.
Coroner. J. Campbell.
j. +. Cashdolar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

Mr.. II. b. Weisz, of Butler, hereby
gives notice that he has been ap-
pointed by the National Publishing
Co, to be their agent for their Bible,
and edition of Grants Tour Around
the World, +" for Butler, Penn, Como
quenessing, Lancaster, Muddyereek,
Franklin, Centre, Oakland, Clay,
Brady and Worth townships, and that
no other agent can deliver these books
in these townships.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10


LITTLE STRAws FROM THE LATE
ELEcrioNs.-Hon. G. w. Gilfillan
was beaten for school director in
Franklin, by eighty eight majority,
though the rest of the Republican
ticket was elected by good majorties ;
Mr.. G. is charged with having been
rather active in manipulating the We
mango delegation at Harrisburg to suit
the interests of Mr.. Cameron, regard
less of the wishes of his constituents,
and the Franklin Republicans took
this opportunity to express their opin-
ion of the same. The only member of
the Philadelphia delegation to Harris
burg who was Grant man from per-
sonal choice ran as a candidate for
select council in his ward, which gave
964 Republican majority last fall, and
was defeated by 45O majority his at
titude on the Presidential question is
the only reason given for his defeat
Lancaster city which is Republican by
several hundred majority, but which
was conspicuouslv misrepresented in
the State Convention, went as many
hundred Democratic this time. Near
er home, we understand it was only
by persistent electioneering and the aid
of Democratic votes, with the per-
sistent refusal Of his opponent to be
considered candidate, that prevented
another Harrisburg man bearing Mr..
Gilfllan company on the school ques-
tion. Perhaps the people are stupid,
but it must be admitted they get in
their work very effectively sometimes.
Sharon (Nercer Co. Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10
Time of Holding Courts.

The several Courts Of the county Of Butler
commence on the irst Monday Of March. June.
september and December and continue two
weeks, or so long a. necessary 10 dispose Of the
onsiness- No causes are put down Tor trial or
traverse jurors summoned for the ,irst ,rsaL ~
the several terms "a
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

A legislator represented a back
district, but had "infuence" out there.
He attended Episcopal service on Sun
day. How did you like it, Colonel ~
well, / was a little put out at first !;
but soon got used to it, and sot and
riz and riy and sot as good as any of
tbfmn
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-10

TO the sluggard every year is
sheep year