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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
Proceedings in an Arab Court.

AN hour spent in n courtroom in Tu-
mis- gives to foreigner an insight into
the workings of this form of govern
ment, that can be obtained in no other
way. The Koran is the only law book.
From il is taken the civil as well as the
criminal law code, and all cases in dis
pute are submitted to the test of this
sacred book. The writer of this ooca-
sionally spends an hour witnessing the
summary and speedy disposal of cases
in the Hides Court. There are no law
yers 10 torture, bully or befOg witnesses,
and thwart justice by legal teehnicalities.
An Arab has complaint against his
neghbOr. Both parties are summoned
10 appear before the FeTik City Magis-
trate, The complainant states his case,
and il he has witnesses they also tel
their story. The defendant replies
and may also introduce Witness
es. All questions asked, either Of
the parties or the witnesses, are by the
Ferik, with view of understanding all
the facts of the case. Either party may,
II he so desire, have friend state his
case for him, but this is not usually done.
They have a straightforward way Of
coming Mt the facts, and excluding all
irrelevant matter that is worthy Of imi-
tation. The decision Is given in q very
few words by the Ferik. In all import
ant cases, ii the parties are dissatisfied,
an appeal may be taken 10 the Bey.
All criminal cases involving capital
punishment go to the Bey for his sanc-
ton. In n single hour this City Magis-
trate often hears and decides quite q
number OF important cases, involving
grave questions of property, and even
II personal liberty. Suits that, in the
hands of English or American lawyers,
aud governed by the rules Of our courts,
would extend over a period Of months
perhaps years-with expenses that
would bankrupt both parties, and en-
rich several lawyers, are decided In q
single m rning session, and pretty much
without expense 10 the parties. After
carefully observing the operations OF
this simple form Of deciding dis
putes and settling controversies,
/ am led to believe that
It is more direct, simple and inexpensive
than ours Cases of simple thefts, as
saults and other unimportaut crimes are
usually sentenced 30 receive n certain
number Of blows on the bottom of tho
feet with stick. As soon as sentence
is pronounced the criminal Is taken out
and the punishment inflicted without
delay, and the man goes about his busi-
ness-if he has any. At all events he is
not made a bill of expense TO the city
or county. The Bey sits as a Judge TO
hear appeals once week, Proceedings
are as direct and simple in this court as
in the court below. Interested parties
have entire liberty of speech They tell
their story in the most unrestrained
manner. Questions are asked and an-
swered, and cases promptly decided.
The object of the judges seems to be to
come at all the facts and do simple jus
tiee to all parties.
The best of order is observed while
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
A Romance Of Natnral History.

On Monday morning last, as j. f.
Hughes was returning to Fresno from
a visit to his sheep camps, in the vicini-
ty of Whites Bridge, he met with rather
a singular aud laughable adventure.
When within about eighteen miles Of
Fresno he observed large eagle in
close pursuit of jack-rabbit. AS the
eagle was on the point of picking up the
rabbit, the latter ran into hole. In
less than minute he emerged with a
large badger in close pursuit. The
eagle picked up the rabbit just as the
badger tackled him. Mr.. Hughes ran
over and caught the eagle and his sheep
dog pitched into the badger. The bad
ger caught the dog and came near
dragging him into its hole, but with the
assistance of Mr. Hughes was soon over
powered, the rabbit in the mean time
making his escape. The eagle, which
was exhibited alive on our streets,
measured over eight feet from tip to
tip.-FreSnO (Cal.) Republican
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
Religious.
CHRISTMAS CAROL.

HARKl the midnight air is ringing
With the sound Of angels singing;
Heaven stOOps to catch tho strain,
"Peace on earth, good will 10 men"
Never since the worlds beginning
Was there heard such wOndroua singing,
List! the song mounts high and higher,
Swelled now by the Heavenly choir
"GlOry be to God above,
On earth be peace, and JOY, and love-"
All the earth was soundly sleeping;
Only few shepherds keeping
Faithful watch that starry night,
Walked, and saw the dazzling sight,
Heard the radiant angels sing.
ITO you Is born this day King:
Go to Judah, Bethlehem,
On His lOwly bed there see Him.
Go prove the truth of this strange story,
And worship there the Lord Of GlOryr'
Der the unconscious world again
Sounded forth the glad refrain:
"Glory he to God above,
On earth be peace, aud JOY and love"
Thus the angels passed away.
And the wondering shepherds say:
Let US even 90 AMI see
II this strange thing really be-"
Do we not all know the story,
How they found the Lord of Glory
What in Heaven and earth is stranger,
Lying Graded in manger2
Before the Holy Child low knecling,
See them bow with rovercnt feeling,
Then Joyful hasten to proclaim
"Christ is born In Bethlehem"
oh, happy CORN,
The hrlst born;
The blessed light
Destroys the night;
Heavens gluincss
DlspCls carth's sadness,
Wake and sing,
For Christ. yD1p ktnU
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
King FrederlCk's Joke.

CONSPICUOUS among the few men of
his time who ever got the better OF
Frederick the Great in a jesting en-
counter was an abbot of the Catholic
Monastery of Camenz, who succeeded
in that high Office the worthy Abbot
Tobias, an old favOrite and friend of the
Protestant hero, whom, upon a memora.
BILE occasion, he had saved from capture
by party of fOraging Croat horsemen.
The King disliked the new abbot az
heartily as he liked the old one; but,
having been Hospitality entertained by
him during the last visit he ever paid to
Camenz, he deemed it fitting TO recog-
nize his hosts attentions by some
special mark Of royal grace, and, calling
the abbot TO his carriage window, as he
was about to drive away from the mon
favor" Sire" observed the abbot,
"our second bass choir singer is recent
ly dead. Doubtless your Majesty can
dispose of many chOrists in Berlin. VIII
my all-mighliest, all-serenest monarch
deign to begift us with a second bassP"
The King, after moments reflection,
replied: am send you one from Neu-
stadt on the Dosse.n It flashed across
the abbot's mind that Frederick had
some short time previously set up an
establishment for improving the breed
of asess in the very town mentioned by
him, and fOreseeing what sort of bass
singer the Kings peculiar humor would
prompt him TO forward to Camenz
wherewith to recruit It's choir, he prompt
ly rejoined: "Most dread sovereign, In
token OF our gratitude for your gracious
bounty, and in accordance with the GUS
tom of our order, we shall bestow upon
our new second bass the name of his
exalted donor. He will be known in
our choir as Frederious SeCundus.n The
King made no attempt TO return this
deXterous home thrust, but drove off in
silence, which he maintained unbroken
for nearly an hour, when, turning to his
aid-de-oamp, he drily observed: "That
is what one gets by joking with foolsl"
But he never again alluded to an episode
in which he felt that he had been thor
oughly worsted.-LOHdOH Telegraph.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
cleveland Ohio Heraldl


An Illinois exchange feels called to thus
deliver itself; "His hammock swung loose at
the sport Of the wind, " and tumbled the Hon.
J. s. Irwin on his head, and but for the ap-
plication of St. Jacobs Oil, he might have
gone "where the woodbine twineth." Even
go, dear Beacon, as many others have gone,
who, failing to use the Great German Remedy
in time, for their rheumatism AMI other dau-
gerous diseases, "have paid the debt Of Ma
ture." Rub is our motto.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

-Four Chicagoans, headed by a Mr.
Keith, have paid out 800, 900 for lands
in Tennessee and founded a town on
the Cumberland River, intending to
colonize their tract with Northwestern
people.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our
columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness
and kidney complaints. Those who use them
say they cannot be too highly recommended.
Those afflicted should give them fair
trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic
in the praise of their curative qualities
Portland Argus.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

CHARLES p HAsKINs ran the Punch
and Judy show connected with a circus.
He was arranging the curtain over the
framework, preparatory to perform
children were watching his movements
with lively interest. He fell ON his face,
and they laughed heartily, supposing
that he was fooling; but when he was
lifted up they saw that he was dead,
apoplexy having killed him.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

Salmon fishing on the Columbia
River, Oregon, is very dangerous,
owing to certain tidal peculiarities
Two hundred men at least are reported
as lost during the past season. Over
eight hundred boats are employed by
the canning companies, and over four
thousand men at the canneries.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

IT is about thirty-iive years since the
last wearers of knee brooches, shoe
buckles and queues, commonly called
"pigtails," appeared in the streets of
Boston. These worthy men, who had
the courage to appear in public as the
only representatives in dress of old-time
gentlemen, were John ID. Williams,
Nathaniel Goddard, Ebenezer Clough
and Benjamin Wheeler.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

Says: 81 have frequently purchased Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffer-
ing with rheumatism and in every instance 1t
worked like magic.n 1t will cure when every
thing else fails. Sold by all druggists. Write
for ~ page pamphlet TO r. X. Helphenstine,
Druggist, Washington, d. @.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

-" What papers off my writing desk
are you burning there?" cried an author
to the servant girl. 90, only the paper
that's all written over, sir; l haint
touched the clean"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

A STITCH IN TIME.-A cough may be cured
by Piso's Cure for Consumption In a few
hours or days while the deadlier disease
which so often follows a cough will take
weeks or months to overcome.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

BIFFERs doesn't understand whv sailors are
continually weighing anchor. He says he
should think they might keep a memorau-
dun Of the weight in the log book for refer
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

ASK your druggist for Reddings Russia
Salve. Keep 1t In house in case of accidents.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

THE first duty OF a sailor is TO learn all OF
the ropes. 1t is q remarkable fact that many
OF the ropes have to be taut, also before they
can be of aerYiCe.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
Lst. Paul Pioneer Press. ]
What We Hata.

We hate growing, no matter the source or
cause, and recommend herewith the remedy.
Use st. jacobs Oh and laugh at pain. 1t will
do the work every time.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

THE trotting horse St, Julien has
made a profit of $2S,0OO for his owner
this season.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

"ALL seems to hinge on this" remarked
the lover when he proposed to his sweetheart,
while swinging on the gate in front OF her
house.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eve Water. Druggists sellit 25c,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

AVOID pair of boots that the shoe.
maker says you cannot wear out.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

CoTToN raising in the Salt River Val.
ley of Arizona, has proved so successful,
and the Southern Pacific Railroad af-
fords such good facilities for marketing
It, that the valley will probably be added
TO the cotton belt of the United States
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
THE MARKETS.

Prussia has l, 1876 millionaires.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

The quality of the tobacco crop grown
this year is inferior to that of last year,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24

1t is a curious provision of nature
by which the trees are m de to go bare
during the cold weather.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
TOO MUCH OF LADY.

When Eve in the garden was plucking the rose
And enjoying the Eden walks shady,
/ wonder if ever she turned up her nose,
And sighed, I'm too much of a ladyi
Too much of a lady, dear Adam, to work,
A helpmeet was made to be petted;
You keep things in order, really must shirk;
Though the fact, dear, is highly regret.eo.
To-day she has daughters whose delicate hands
Are wholly untitled for labor; -
1t almost fat1gues them TO nu'ee ,,a iah5,
When they languidly call on neignpor;
Their mission on earth is to gossip and dress,
And live upon life's sweetest money, -,
And they haven't botner anu ~ .Iouoie uhieSS
1t isn't the loveliest thing; 70 ;t De sure
Mt never a home was kept tidy and pure
nv dainty, sesthetlcal wishes. Nt -
a,1 free to confess there is something in life
More attractive than putting a stitch in,
And many a weary, industrious wife
isn't deeply in love with her. kitchen.
But duty is duty, and dirt always dirt,
And only the lazy deny 1t,
Crotcheting is nicer than making shirt, e
But man never yet was clothedby 1T,
To sit in a arlor in ind9lent ease,
Till one grows all fragile and fady,
Or hounce through the streets silly gazers 10
Is beins too much of a lady.
Too much of a lady to darn up her hose, .
Or govern her house with cumen,
Too much of a lady wherever she goes,
To ever be much of a woman!
The muscles that God made are useless to her,
Except to be wrapped up in satin,
And as for intellect-she would prefer
A bonnet to masterin Latin. -
To much of a lady to own grand heart,
To be a true daughter or mother,
Too much of a lady to bear brave part
That ne'er can be borne by another.
By fashion or birth quite too fine for this earth,
When it comes to the judgments great pay
day,
Though our Lord may delight in the lilies in
white,
Will He smile on s'Too much of lady?"
-TCleyeland Leader
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24

idol, and we don't believe in nothing no
more. So, if you please, Sir, will you
please tell them Christian boys to fork
over half of all the money they've got,
and to remember how blessed it is to
concentrate it to real genuine heathen.y
|, There is no instance on record in
which heather has been converted as
quickly as was Master Jaggars. The
Superintendent held him by one ear,
and at the tenth stroke of the cane
Master Jaggars renowned his heathen-
ism and promised to smash his idol and
return to Christian faith without a mo-
ments delay. The other heather, alarm
ed by by the fate of their leader, fed to
the barn, washed themselves, resumed
their clothing, and went homeward with
sober countenances, singing missionary
hymns. The North Meriden revival of
heathenism was adisastrous failure, but
the boldness and origin
atty of the scheme devised by Master
Jaggars must command our wonder and
admiratiOn.-Am MISSIONARY.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
The Curse at Work.

A singular fact is noted in connection
with the sarcOphagus at the Ashmenezer.
king of Sid0n, now deposited at the
Louvre, the inscription of which has
just been deciphered. 1t is in effect like
that of Shakespeare's tomb, uttering
curse upon -whOmsOver should remove
the mOnarch's bones. 1t further de-
clares that such robbers shall leave no
descendants, but shall be driven from
their country. The duke de Luynes
bought the sarcophagus; he and his
only son were killed in the papal war of
1899. Again, Napoleon Ill. brought it to
Paris and deposited it in the Louvre: he
died, was buried in foreign land, and
his only son died at the hands of sayages
in strange country. There is not a
descendant left.of Napoleon LII. or of the
duke de Luynes.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
The Cashiers Danger.

Bank examiner Bolster of Lewiston,
Me-, refuses to believe that the cashier
of the Dexter savings bank was dis
honest man. He admits that there good
many little things in the accounts that
cannot be explained, but contends that
there is not bank in the state in which
there would not appear to be similar ir-
Irregularities if the cashier were sudden
ly taken away. W. r. Smith of Augusta,
told Mr.. Bolster recently chat, if he had
been killed on the same day. there would
have been $4,000 which his bank direct
Ors could not have accounted. fOrl Mr.
Bolster adds that there are good many
small transactions which cashiers carry
in their heads and make no memOran-
dunn of and on this account it is very
hard for man to leave thewOrld so sud-
denly and not have an opportunity to
clear up these things. .l5tsn' od-
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
Land Department
Detroit Mackina>W & Marquette
Railway Company.

To meet the demands of settlers and others the
Detroit, Mackinaw and Marquette Railway Com
pady having commenced the building OF the road,
offers the land embraced In the grant in Chippewa
county for selection to actual sett ers at uniform
pnce for strictly farming lands one mile or more
from contemplated stations at (SD four dollars per
acre. lff Titt@t t-itt ii .i9f
Pine timbered and mineral lands at price and
terms tt be agreed upon on application
Upon the deposit of twenty live per cent. OF the
purchase price of the farming lands, certificates or
leases will be issued emitting he p iichaser 10 a
contract for the land payable or before ten years
from the date of application wi interest at seven
perl cent? payable annually; said contract to made
up the receipt by the company OF the patent Tor
the same from the state, ..llesr qIffH
As the Company confidently assure pur-
chasers that from twenty to forty miles OF SAID
road will be bu 1t during the coming year, there
nerd be no hesitancy IN making the deposit aid Sc
curing land
settlers will look to their interests by making
an early application.
The Company is DESTROYS that settlers already
occupying lands embraced in the grant he given the
frat right TO secure the lands they have Improved
and they are invited avail themselves of the OPP
por unity now offered.
The following gentlemen compose the Board of
Directors IF the newt mpany:
JAS MCMILLAN. p esident.
Hon. ] I'm s. NEwBERRY, ". @. MORAN. Esq.
Ex-Gov. JoHSJ BAGL Y, w. M.DDAUGH. Eco
Francis PALMS ESQ. -. X. MrIR. so.
WALDO NJ JOHNSON, Esq. GEO HENDRrE. Esq,
Further info I'm ltion desired my he had on APP
ptcsu by mail To the cou pany's land office IN
Detroit.
'rr spondence relating to the Land Depart
O''0 VIC STRONG, 8s
Land Commissioner.
"a Seitz Block, Detroit.
F FAN y i f.xss Land Committee. s.i
Date DC ober 2S. 1879 4sl nov13m
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24

CTATE of Michigan. county of Cheboygan-
y So. AT a session of the Probate Court for
the county of Cheboygan, holden at the Pro-
bate Office, in the village of Cheboygan, on
Saturday, the 18th day of January, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
Present, j. p. Sutton, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John Farrow,
deceased. -fff ~ffrtf
On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-
fed, of Joseph Chevalier, Jr., praying among
other things for the probate of an instrument
in writing heretofore filed in this court pur-
porting to be the last will and testiment of
said deceased.
Thereupon it is ordered, That Monday, the
ninth day of February, 1880, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law of said de-
ceased, and all other persons interestedin said
estate, are required to appear at a session OF
said court, then to be holden at the Probate
Office, in the village of Cheboygan, and show
cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, of the tendency of said petition, and
the hearing thereof. by causing copy of this
order to be published in the Northern Tribune,
a newspaper printed and circulated in said
county of Cheboygan, three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing.
: "a true COpy) tl.a j. p. SUTTON.
1j0an-4t Judge of Probate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
RED Hair.

Talking about warm hair, lady in
Milwaukee, says Peck's Sun, whose hair
very nearly matches the brick in the
Wisconsin building, and who has been
ioked about her red hair until she is
sick, says she heard new thing on red
hair the other day. A friend from the
East said to her.. Mrs rather
like this Skaneateles hair of yours" She
didn't like to ask questions, but finally
curiosity got the best of her, and she
asked: "Well, what in the name of the
thirteen apostles, is Skaneateles hair?'
"Oh," says he, as he got on the other side
of the table, and held his elbow up over
his head so the press board wouldn't
hurt. ''Skaneateles is about forty miles
from Auburn, you know" He is now
carried in sling, and his friends have
to get pass from the matrOn of the
hospital to see him.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
A Fair Question.

OF the late Bishop Wilberforce this
story is told: On one occasion, while
staying in country house not many
miles from Windsor, the daughter of his
host, little girl of Z, suddenly broke out
before all the assembled company: Il
want to ask you question, my Lord;
will you answer me very, very truly?''
The bishop smiled. took the child on his
knee, and said: ''Of course Twill, nv
little dear. What is it?" The child
looked grayely up at him, and let fall
the following terrible question: '.Why
does everyone call you 'SOapy Sam?'" You
can easily imagine the feelings of the
company; but the bishop was quite equal
to the occasion, and after having cast a
half-mOcking and cynical glance around
the room replied simply; Il will tell
you, my darling. People call me 'Soapy
Sam because, whenever get into hot
water, Railways come out with my hands
clean." afsf ft rr7 Ssflfl
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
The Chi.dren,s speculation.

Last spring the five children of NJ. B.
COrbin of Colorado promised to earn
money enough to pay for an organ if
their father would buy one. The bar
gain was made, and as a capital, three
dozen chickens and an acre of arabic
land were given to them. The ground
was planted with onions and yielded the
remarkable crop of three tons, for which
Sl45 was received. The net receipts from
the chickens was $55. making the total
receipts 5000. The organ cost $118, leav-
ing a balance of 49, still in the chill
dren's treasury. The children are from 6
to Is years of age, and worked through
out the season with great energy and
perseverance, and hence deserved their
success. 1i ief lifH III