Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-05-19
B R E v 1T I E S .

The busy man is tempted By the devil, but the
lazy man actually tempts han.
A duel was fought in Mississippi last month
by S. Knott, and w. Shot The result was
that Knott was shot, and Shot was not
1t may not be generally known that there is a
sure remedy for the toothache by taking into the
palm of the right hand certain root--to wit
the root of the aching tooth.
DIsraeli, in his ''CaIamities of authors" men,
tons a student who devoted himself SO assidu-
ously to the study of the Oriental languages, as
entirely to forget his own
A frantic fair correspondent says, that the la
dies are beginning to give up society, because
they encounter nothing but spoilt boys and pre-
mature old men.
The Goshen, Ind, Democrat, saws that the
divorce docket Of Elkhart county :has enrolled
the names of thirty mine applicants for disunien
and secession from the state OF matrimony.
We heard public speaker, in abiding to the
powers of the elements. say that, in every glass
of cold water we swallowed, we took into our
selves condensed thunder Storm
Ma James Horter, reputed the tallest man in
the world, died i'll Louisville on Monday. He
was screen feet nine inches in height and when in
perfect health, weighed near three hundred
pounds,
Ofthe once powerful tribe of Pequot Indian
there now remain fourteen males and seventeen
females, residing on reservation of one huud-
red and eighty acres in the town Of Ledyard
Conn. Their property amounts to 1852.
~ 1t is said, that at sight of the Apollo, the
human body insensibly dilates, and takes >
prouder attitude. So,in the contemplation Of a
! No e. = r.. II Il
made more glorious yet-Ensae SoMUsstrs
EY~"Thats fine strain" said enc gentle.
man to another, abiding to the tones of sing
er at concert, the other evening. eyes, said
a countryman, Who sat near, " but if he strain.
much more he'll bust -
| 1t is stated that there are now printed within
the limits of our Union, not less than four thou
sand newspapers, at least five hundred of them
daily, and five hundred of them semi-weekly
about half it IS thought pay their way.
| WHAT Is CoQUETTE "A ysung lady O
more beauty than sense more ACCOMPLISHMENT.
than learning more charm of person than grace
ofa mind more admirers than friends more
fools than wise men for attendants
To REMOVE GREASE FROM BooKs.-La,
upon the spot a little magnesia or powdered
chalk, and under it the same /; set it on warn
will be all absorbed and leave the paper clean
4 member of the legislature now in sess;o,
in Indianapolis, who had been "coupbed down
on several occasions, offered a resolution in
structing the doorkeeper to buy twenty dollar
worth ofcough candy for the use of the mem
bers
we have no desire to be acquainted with tn,
bachelor whe perpetrated the following:
Mature, impartial in her ends,
When she made man the strongest,
In justice, then, to make amends,
Made woman's tongue the longest"
A French engineer was travelling upon al
old Ohio steamboat He examined the boiler
and took occasion to remark, that it was in
very bad condition That's So" answered tn
captain, allow long do you expect to use it
iii II bursts ~ was the cool reply After tn
aext landing place there was one Frenchma,
less on board that boat
A GooD ARGUMENT.-In a time O
much religious excitement and conse
quent discussion, an honest Dutch farm
er on the Mohawk was asked his opinion
as to which denomination Of Christian
were on the right way to Heaven. "Vel
den" said he, sven we rid our wheat t,
Albany, some say this road is the best
some say dat-but it don't make mucl
difference which road we take, for vel
We get dere dey never ask US vich va,
we come-and it's none of their pisines
III oar echeat IS good"