Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-02-07

course OF conversation, 10 refer TO the bible, and
on asking for the article the master Of the house
ran to bring i, and came back with the leaves
of the book in his hand. 81 DECLARE says he,
this is all we've got in the house ) had no idea
we were 50 near out ~
! INcoNvESIENT HAsTE.-h clam merchant,
meeting one of his own fraternity the other day,
whose pony might DO considered as beautiful
specimen of an equine skeleton demonstrated
with the owner, and asked him if hc ever fed
/ him Ever feed him Come, now, tha''s a
good un, was the reply; "he's got bushel and
a half o oats at homo now, only he aint no tina
10 eat 'en :"
AS an Illustration Of the cholera the New Or
leans Commercial Times says: During tho
dreadful visit OF the cholera in Cuba on its for
mer appearance, there were official records of
! 900 internents at HAVANA in ten weeks
One day the number amounted to 900, when a
change in the wind and temperature took place,
and the following day the deaths uere only 200,
and the day after the disease had entirely dispp-
peared and never returned"
Recent explorations prove that the State Of
| Arkansas possesses an abundance of mineral
resources. and that in two articles coal and lead,
she is expected to equal the States Of Pennsyl-
vana and Missouri.
| Mr. Bancroft, the historian has estimated that
at least one-third of the white population of the
United Suites are directly descended from the
%, 900 Puritan emigTants who first settled New
England.
Queen Anne.--Quoen Anne, it is said, used
to have her prayers read to her while she dress
ed--the chaplain being in the outward ROOM
! Once ordering the door 10 be shut while sho
dressed, the chaplain made a dead halt The
Queen sent TO ask why he did not proceed He
replied "he would no; whistle the word Of God
through the key-hole."
A daoT5st who fancied himself insulted by
Yankee vino had won the affections of his lady
love- left the room with the omnous words -
"You'I Il hear from mo sir!
"WelI, DO So, replied the Yankee; "glad ont;
,orite once i'll q while; should be glad to hear
from you rs often as you have mind to, to LEI
me know how you're gettin' along"
FIRE.--Just as we were going to press we
learned that during the heavy wind which we had
on Friday last, the dwelling of Mr.. E. p. Con-
rick Of Darien, was burned to tho ground between
8 or 4 o'clock Of that afternoon. The house waa
valuable one and cost Sl4O0. Mr. G. is insu-
sed in the Washington county IN. W Mutual
Insurance Co., 10 the anoant Of SS00.- Wes-
tern Star.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION States have
Homestead Exemption Laws, and n. Eiamp-
shire, Illinois, and Rhode Island are also move
ing in that important matter. The Exemption
of the Homestead has been engraftod into the
constitution of several OF the States
II is rumored that somo Of our more enter
prsing shoemakers purpose making up 4 new
article of boot, tho upper leather 10 be composed
Of the mouths Of hard drinkers. 1t is supposed
they will be perfectly impervious to ,rdtcr, and
consequently have great sale.--BuGdlo Repub-
lie.
Red cheeks arc only oIygcain another shape.
Girls anxious to wear pair will find them
whore tho roses do--out doors. One good
sleigh-rde is better for the complexion, than oil
The piano playing in the world.
Jewery is becoming quito fashionable again.
One of our contemporaries says ho met lady
on New Years who had farm on each wrist, q
four story house around her neck, aud al least
six life memberships to the bible society attached
10 each ear.
Il NEW EIND OF SusrzEDERs--h Yanhee has
Just invented suspender that so contracts OH
your approach to water that the moment you
come to puddle it lifts you over and drops you
on The opposite side.
For sALE-"A pair Of pantaoons four years
old and as tender as chicken. To people who
make trpe Of their cast Of corduroys, this will
prove bargain worth looking at.
CoMpL1MExr TO AMERICAN SHPByrrDERs.-
4 ship builder of London offers to build ship
which shall beat the American ship Oriental mile
FOR mile, provided the contractor will give him
carte blanche as 10 dimensions, construction and
material
The Chicago Journal learns thnt the Empire
STATE will run the coming season between Cleye-
land and Buffalo, and the Keystone STATE between
Dunkirk and Detroit
A FAIR Hrr-'The Chairman of the Judic-
airy Committee in the New York Legislature re-
Gently introduced resolution giving TO the CONS
mttee five copies of the Revised Statutes, where
upon the Chairman Of the Committee on Agri-
culture introduced resolution asking for the
committee fre ploughs
Michael Calvin, and Michael Finnigan were
committed to jail in Chicago, on default OF ST.
| 500 bail. for knocking down and robblng a farm
or named Harer, from Calumet
| A lady Of rank complaining that her husband
uas dead to fashionable amusements, he replied,
.But then, my dear, you make me alive to the
expense"
! CoNsoLIsG Graves says that this is very
wicked. word-while the only consolation it af-
fords him is the reflection that it has got to be
/ burnt.
| THE ADVANTAGE OF SYsTEM.--Curran said
to Gratten, "You would be the greatest man Of
age, il you would buy few yards Of red tape.
and lie up your bills and papers"
! The kidnsppers Of Adam Gibson have been
/ held to bail in the sum Of 81 900 each.
! A Coon USE FOR ALcoHoL.-A locomotive
engine is buildinr in New York for the Erie
Railroad, the boiler Of which is to be heated en-
,irely By nlcohol. 1t will be tested on the road
next week.
All tho nude statues in The churches Of Rome
are ordered to be drsped. The very cheTusasn
are 10 wear pantslettes.