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Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

LOST BY NOT TAKING A County PAPER.
Generally speaking but little importance
is attached to the taking Of a county news,
paper. This neglect and indifference had
its practicable reward the other day. a.,
Some time ago E gentleman in this town
was appointed auditor 70 distribute the
funds in the hands Of an administrato or
among the creditors: Notice Of the audi
tor was published in two OF the county
papers. r. -.
1t so happened that fow creditors. re-
siding in certain portion Of tho county
who had collectively claims to the amount
of seven or eight hundred dollars, from
the neglect Of taking county paper never
heard nothing Of il until after the repor
of the auditor had been confirmed by the
court. They then came into town to en-.
quire about the likelihood Of securing
their claims; called upoa an attorney, who
examined into the matter, and informed
them that they had forever lost their
money, and We presume charged them FIVE
dollars for the information. All this re-
suited in being too penurious, too careless
to subscribe for county paper. e.
These gentlemen have learned lessor
that will last them the balance of thei
lives, and serve as . warning to others
who, from the same motives, fail to tax.
their county paper. IS.
There is scarcely m,n in ths connu-
nifty who will not be caught up some da
on legal notice. that does not take pa
per, unless he clapdestinely reads hi.
ncighbor's, and every gentl 'man shoul
be above literary pilfery like this, so say
an exchange. ,....... j., ....-. a... .., ,., .,..
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

The SKY AN INDICATOR oY THE WEATHER.-The
color of the sky at particular times affords won
dcrful good guidance. Not only does rosy
sunset presage good weather, and ruddy sun
rise bad weather, hut there are other tints which
speak with equal clearness and accuracy. A
bright yellow sky in the evening indicates wind;
q pale yellow, wet; neutral gray color consti
tutes favorable sigu in the evening, and an un-
favorable one in the morning. The clouds are
again full of meaning in themselves. IL their
forms are soft, undefned, full and feathery, the
weather will DO fine; if their edges are hard,
sharp and definite 1t will be foul. Generally
speaking, auy deep, unusual hues betoken wind
and raiA, while the more quiet and delicate tints
bespeak fair weather. These are simple maxims,
and yet not so simple but that the British Board
of Trade has thought fit to publish them for the
usa of sea-faring msn.--Seientifc Ameriedn.
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17


INTERESTING TO RAILROAD TRAyELLEKs,
The following /" rules OF. the road" arc
based upon legal decisions, and ought to
be universally known. The courts have,
decided that applicants for tickets on rail-
roads can be elected from the cars If they
do not offer the exact amount oftheir fare.
Conductors are not bound to make
change. All railroad tickets are good
until used conditions " good for this day
only" or others admitting the time Of
genuineness, are of no account. Passen-
gers who lose their tickets, can be elected
from the cars unless they purchase Sec
ond one. Passengers are bound. to OBJ /.
serve decorum in the cars, and are obliged
to comply with all reasonable demands to
show their tickets. Standing on the plat
form, or otherwise violating the rules Of
the company, renders person liableSto be
put of tho train. No person has ID right
to monopolizuImore seats than he has,paiA
for; and any article left in the, scat while
the owner is temporarily absent entitles
him to his seat on his return. 2. g..'"'' I. .
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

EE-Pouring cold water on the face and
head destroys the effect of narcotic poisons
A girl poisoned with laudanum in Eng
land was saved in this way. after all other
remedies had failcd
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

EASY MODE or SHARrsNINa Euss- -TooLs = /,
The simplest method ofsharpsning rasors r,
other edge-tools is to place the blade for
about half an hour in watericontaining one
twentieth Of its weight of sulphuric or
muriatic acid Upon taking the razor out
wipe it OF lightly on a pio,s Of soft. rag;
and in few hsars afterwards '.isct" it on =
strap. Th, aoil supplies tha place of q,
whetstone, by zorro ling the entire surfac 4
uniformly, SO that nothing b1ta go,d pol
ish is afterwards n,el.d, This proaess
nsver Injuries g,,l raz,rs, whilst plor ones,
are often plroved by it .t.. az! 20
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

re- General Butlor says that President
johnson "does not like to show his han" :"
Prentice adds: "[fhe were to show both
his hands and his pockets. hia cocked-eyed'
assailant would soc no stolen spoons in
them"
Maryland free press., 1867-01-17

Tus VIRGINIA OYSTER Law. The
Virginia oyster law is stigmatizcd by tbs
Norfolk Tiryiniaa as "a burning dis
grace" and generous aud unjust" TO tas
large portion of our community engaged
in taking and carrying oysters. Its ops'-;
ration has driven frvm our shores to Mary
land an immense trade, which the more
liberal policy off tho latter is securing
large revenue to tho State. besides for-
ming the nucleus of thriving branch Of
commerce. .., .sr...-s... d. ~ =
When this law is repealed it will draw
capital among us, and. we will be glad,
dened with the sight of the white-wingsd
messengers of commerce in our waters
waiting cargoes of the delicious bivalves.
for which Virginia is so justly famous.
1t is no use standing any longer in our
own light by persisting ia such. suicide
ideas as TO believe that Virginia is che only
place on the face Of the earth whose waters,
abound with shell-fsh. Maryland, in this
respect, is our competitor. but we have tho
advantage in knowing that VIC have tho
largest resources, and therefore ought to
be literally disposed in.proportion to their :
size. Our oyster lels arc inexhaustible.
and, judiciously managed, in the course
of time will become the greatest source Of
revenue to the State. sva r11 Hirll" 7'f7
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
Iron Verrnif11 OF,

An agricultural journal speaks OF peach
grower who has lost by the ravages OF the
worms all his peach trees except three and
these three are the most thrifty peach trees he
ever saw. The only cause of their salvation
known is the nails that were driven into them
when they were year old. Ten-penny nails
were driven in close to the ground The trees
served in this way were selected at random
and they alone survive the rayages Of the in
sects. 1t is supposed that the salt of the iron
afforded by the nail is offensive to the worm
while it is harmless to the tree. A chemical
writer says that the oxidation of the iron by
the sap evolves ammonia, which, rising from
the sap, impregnates every particle of the TO
Iage. and is too severe dose for the delicate
palate of the insects. This is certainly wortl
irving. A writer recommends driving half {
dozen nails into the trunk. Accidental eX
periments confirm this result For example
one branch of an apple tree only bore fruit
and it was found that around that branch hat
been fastened with wire label with th'
name of the variety, and the limb had grow
over the wire, thus inclosing and appropria
! ting it and its uses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
Tremendous Fire at Petroia, O. W.
A FLOWING OIL WE'LL SCOUTING AND
BLAZING.

The Petrolia, Ontario, VrzeIat0r
says AT about three o'clock Sat-
urday morning the driller Of the well
owned by Messrs. Dorr, Middaugh,
Bevan, Penton & Co., on the Noble
property, No. IL Of 18th concession,
struck a strong vein Of gas which
sent up a column of oil the full size
Of the conductor. The surprise caused
quite a sensation and persons from
other derricks ran to see what was
up, when instantly the the gas hay
ing filled the derrick, a closedone,
took fire and exploded with loud
report, enveloping the building, men
and machinery in the raging element.
The persons badly burned in the
face, hands and arms, are Mr.. Dorr,
DR.. Miller, Roderick Mckenzie, lisa
iah Sanders, Alex Munroe, John
Jones, but by the prompt attendance
Of DIR. Buckham, they are, it is hoped
out of danger, Mckenzie in partic-
ular, was in great danger of losing
his life; though very active, being a
lame man he stumbled and fell sew
eral times before getting clear Of the
Debris.
After every vestage of wood within
60 feet of the bore was burned, the
oil and gas issuing from the well fed
the column ofhame Of about so feed
feet in diameter and nearly as high,
SO that tits difficult to get within four
rods Of the conductor; and the well
being neither cased or tubed, every
effort to subdue the flames has been
defeated. The position of the prop
erty is on the northeast corner OF the
west quarter Of lot No. II, Of The
18th con-, and within about 20 rods
of most Of the largest wells in Petro-
liza, where there is not less than 40,
600 barrels of oil endangered.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
A New Love Test,

The English papers tell of sentimental in
dividual named Stanhope, who, having become
possessed with a notion that his wife was not
SO fond of him as she should be, resolved to
put her love to the test. This he did by hang
ing himself in e1Iigy in the attic, and conceal
ING himself where he could watch the effect
of the spectacle.
Here is the sequel
After awhile, his daughter came up after a
skipping-rope, and caught a glimpse ofthe sus-
pended figure. ooh, mother, mother pap
by has hung himselfp'-" Now for it, - thought
Felix, in ambuscade, eve shall have touch
ing scene presently" Hung himself p he
hrard Mrs Stanhope repeat, as she walked
leisurely up stairs. "He hasn't got pluck
enough for such a thing or he would have done
! it long ago. Well, believe he has done it,
however, she continued, as she came in view
of Felix's representative. 'MolP' Ito the girl.)
| 81 think he ought to be cut down. You had
better go into the kitchen and get knife, my
dear but don't go down too fast or you might
fall and hurt yourself. Stay, forgot. There's
no knife in the kitchen sharp enough. You
can go round to Mr.. Holmes, the shoemaker
he's only four streets of-and ask him to lend
us his pairing knife; tell him to whet it before
he sends it.
And, Molly, when you are in the neighbor
hood, you can stop at aunt Suckey's and ash
how the baby is And, Moll, you stop at thu
grocer's shop as you come back, and get
pound Of sugar. Poor Felixp' sighed Mrs
! Stanhope when her daughter had departed; .
hope we shall get him before the vital spark
extinct for these buryings are very trouble
some, and cost money He wanted to put a
end to himself, too; and 1 think ought to lie
him have his own way for once in his life; h
3 used to say was always crossing him. WIS
= ba hadn't spoiled that new clothes line a
. old rope would have answered his purpose
Here a voice which sounded like that OF u
/ supposed suicide, broke in upon Mrs star
e hopes soliloquy with ''You COMPOUNDED, Jeza
: bel. III be the death of your Mrs. Stanhop'
thinking this must of course be ghostly e1
clamation. uttered wild scream, and attempt
3 cd 10 escape down the narrow staircase. fe
e 1ix starting from his place of concealmeni
o gave chase. Mrs. Stanhope stumbled mic
! wav on the flight of stairs, and Mr.. Stanhop
S having Just reached her, and made grasp a
. her disheveled hair as it streamed backward
= the amiable partners were precipitated t
4 the bottom together, both were badly brui
. Cd
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15

RAILROAD CHANGER. N. Rice, Esq, for
many years the efficient Superintendent of the
Michigan Central Railroad, aud under whose
able management The road has become one of
the best and most popular in the country, has
resigned the position he has so long and so
creditably filled, and goes to Europe for an ex-
tended tour of pleasure. II. E. Sargent, Esq,
for nearly decade past, the business manager
of the western portion of this great railway
line, in which position he has won scores of
friends. has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the General Supertendency of the road. In
our opinion, the directors of the Michigan
Central could not have made more judicious
selection. Mr.. Sargent will continue to reside
in Chicago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
A Delicate Position.
Nos Only Annoying, bgaf ~ little
Painful

One of those annoying, yet ludicrous acct
dents, which will happen in the best families
occurred on Sunday not over thousand miles
from Louisville A dry goods clerk had an
engagement to take his lady ladylove out
buggy riding. Early in the morning he ap-
peared before her fathers door with one Of
those spider like vehicles, which are probably
constructed with the view ofascertaining how
light buggy can be made, and at the same
time seryiceable.
The lady was sweet sixteen, beautiful, and
just little bit of what is termed ''fast.' She
is full of life, fun and frolic, and is decidedly
fat, weighing about one hundred and forty
FIVE pounds. As the young gentleman drove
up, his ladyloye was standing on the top STEP
at the front door, with her venerable father
who had his gold specs elevated on his forehead
in order to get distant view of his future
son-in-law.
Adonis jumped out of the buggy, prepara-
tory to assisting the young lady in, but she
suddenly took one of those strange freaks tc
which the dear sex are all subject. The bug
gy was standing about four feet from the steps
and considerably below the step on which
stood the young lady. She probably wanted
to convince her lover that she was not clumsy
if she was fat, and thought this would be
good time TO show her agility. Be that as il
may, she gave a jump, and landed in the cen
ter of the buggy. Il she had stopped there al
would have been well, but, alas! the thin board
Of the bottom of the buggy, unable to stan,
the pressure, gave way, and the young lad,
continued her descent.
There was piercing scream a plungin.
horse with young man holding to him;
bundle Of muslin in the buggy, and two littl
gaiter boots pointing to within six inches Q
the ground underit. Paterlamilias came t.
the rescue and detached the horse from tn
buggy. He then got up on one side, the youn;
man on the other, and they attempted to rails
young lady up. "Oh, stop, stop! you are kill
ing me-" she cried.
The boards had broken in the center, ant
The long, sharp splinters extended downwards
and when they attempted TO raise the youns
lady out of her predieament these sharp spin
| ters would catch in her le-, pshaW Did yoI
ever see a wire mouse trap? Ifnot 90 anC
oct one, stick your finger through the entrance
| tunnel, and try to pull 1t out. You will theI
understand the sad fix that our young lady
was in on Sunday morning.
The old man comprehended the situation il
a moment. He told the young man to get
down and break the splinters off. Young la.
dy screamed so, DON'T" and young mar
wouldn't. AT this stage of the proceedings a
practical neighbOr came up with a hatchet
and, the young lady was soon extricated from
her unpleasant situation and disappeared be-
hind the front door.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
In Probate---Kenosba County Court.

In the matter Of the estate of Thomas q. Hargs d,
ceased.
nN reading and filing the petition Of Henry '
" Hargs OF Kenosha in Kenosha county and sta
Of Wisconsin, and taking due proof OF the same re
resenting among other things, that Thomas G. Harg
late Of Philadelphia, Penn, in the month of July
D. 1868 died intestate, leaving goods, chattes al
estate within this county, and that he, the petition
is the father OF said deceased; aud praying that
minis tration be granted to him. II is ordered tn.
said petition be heard before the Judge Of this cou
on Friday the 23d day Of August, A. D. 1867, at :
'clock A. M. at his Office 10 the city and county
Kenosha,
And it is further ordered, that notice shall be gi'
all persons interested in said will, of the Tin
and place Of ssid hearing by publication ofthis
der in the Kenosha I6tegr0Ih, newspaper print,
in said county for three successive weeks, once ca
week. prior to the time Of such hearing by the Cou
ANTHONY VAN WICK,
County Judge.
Probate Office, July 9th A. D. 1867. 8w9
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Ctr &eupaha GEle9raph
Thursday, August Is, 1867.
Business of the Kenosha Division ofthe O
B. N. w. Railroad.

The Kenosha correspondent Of the Chicago
Euesing Journal, closes up quite an elaborate
and interesting history Of the inception and
completion of the Kenosha q Rockford Rail
road and its final absorption by the Chicago
& Northwestern, with the following account
of the present business Of the road:
"There has been no report published of the
earnings and expenditures of the road since
1865. Upon making inquiries at the different
stations, I was informed that the increase OIL
passengers was fully IS per cent, and that the
freight earnings had more than doubled since
that year, showing the increase gifts business
and the Importance of the road:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15

THE NJ. u. EXPRESS COIPANY.-Some ofthe
New York papers, On Saturday, contained
statement that a suit had been commenced
against the officers of the Merchats' Union Elk
press Company for a receiver, con the grounds
of the rockies squandering of the money of the
Company, its present insolvency, and the at
tempt on the part OF "a portion of the officers
of the Company to effect, for their own benefit
secret and clGndestine arrangement for
winding up the affairs Of the Company"
Mr. j. n. Knapp, the Secretary. of the Com
pany, writes a letter to the New Yrok Tri6-
ur1e, in which he says that ''the complaint viii
be answered at once and the case forced to tri-
al at the earliest moment" by the officers
against whom the complaint was made. Mr.
Knapp further says
$50 far from the Company being insolvent,
the fact is that it owes no debts and never has
owed any; and there has never been
day since the opening of its lines when there
have not been several hundred thousand dol
lars in its treasury. It's business was never
more prosperous than to-day, and its receipts
have rapidly increased from the date of its
commencement up to the present time, and
during the same time the receipts of old COM
panies have as rapidly diminished. The re
turns of the United States Revenue office show
these facts. From them, as published, it APP
pears that the receipts of.the Merchants Union
for the single month of May, just passed were
greater than those ever earned by any express
company in the same time, and within about
Company for the whole oflast quarter, en-
bracing January, FEBRUARY and March, and for
the month of March last were greater than the
receipts of the United States an American Ex-
press Companies combined.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15

SUMMER BEvERAGE.-Here is a recipe for
making ginger beer, very wholesome and
refreshing summer beverage: Put two gal
Ions of cold water into a pot upon the fire.
add to If two ounces of good ginger, bruised
and two rounds of white or brown sugar
Tat This come to a boil, and continue boiling
for about half an hour. Then SKIM the IL
onoT and pour it into a jar or tub along with
one sliced lemon and half an ounce Of cream
tartar. When nearly cold put in tea
spoonful Of yeast, TO cause the liquor to
work. The beer is now made; and after it
has worked for two days, strain it and bottle
it for use. Tie down the corks firmly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
Circuit Court, County of Kenosba.

The State Of Wisconsin, to Andrew v. P. Day a,
John Patrick Callahan
VOU are hereby summoned and required to
IN swer the complaint Of John j. Lucas, which "
be filed in the office OF the clerk of the Circuit Coz
for Kenosha county, al his office in the city of Ken
sha, of which copy is herewith served upon you Al
to serve copy ofyour answer me at my Office in t
city and county of Kenosha and state of Wisconsi
within twenty days after the service hereof, excl
sive of the day of such service i; and if you fail
answer the complaint aforesaid, the said plant
viii apply to the court for the relief demanded in
complaint.
Dated July 2lst, A. D. 1867. F.S. LOWELL.
6wS ofKenosha, Wisconsin, Pl'fs Ats.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
TRAINS OVER THE ROAD.

There is one passenger and one freight
train running over the road daily, from the
east and from the west, giving the people who
reside upon the road communication both
ways The conductors are courteous and
gentlemanly to their passengers. =. H. Lines
Is the conductor from Kenosha to Harvard, ).
Reeves to Rockford. E. Simmons, is the Agt.
stationed at this place. / found all the agents
attentive to their business and ready, and
willing to give all the information asked Tor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
Group,
sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure of Mortga

OIlOIIH I0aI0 VH UIoUIUbUI6 UI MUIIga
State OF Wisconsin, Circuit Court ofKenosha Don
ty. Ansel Glover against Henry Jenison, Lucy
Jenison and Augustus Siiz.
BY virtue OF and pursuant to a judgment rende,
in said court in the above entitled action, dated
ruary 10 h, 1867, shall expose for sale and sell
public auction, at the front door OF the Court Hot
tn the City Of Kenosha and State OF Wisconsin.
Saturday, being the 31st day of August, 1867. at
hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon of said dsV
following described mortgaged property, to wit
The south half Of the northwest quarter of sect
eighteen QS) town one ~ north Of range twenty n
east, being the town of salem, in said County.
Dated at the Sherd's office, Kenosha, wis T.
18th day of July, A. d. 1867.
THOMAS II. HEALY,
7w7 gberiF
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15

$24,2S5 81
EREIGHT EARNINGs.

The earnings Of the road received from
freirhts and forwarded from connecting roads
during the year ending the 31st of May, 1868,
were $91, 283 03. Estimated at double That
amount the earnings would be S182,566 o6 Tor
the present wear.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-15
KENOsIIA nARROR.

The amount of business done at our Custom
House, the present season, is treble what it ha'
been for the past three years. Nearly two
hundred vessels have arrived, and the same
number cleared from this port this season.
When our harbOr is completed and our piers
finished. we expect that Kenosha viii be the
third port of entry upon the western shore O
Lake Michigan.
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PAssENGER EARNINGs.
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The expenses drumming the road were in
Guided in the grand total of the Northwestern
Railway, with all of its branches, and could
not be estimated. From the figures here
shown, as computed, the road must be q pay
ing one, and soon will be q source Of revenue
to the mother road.
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Jas PoWderly-lt Is DIX 3
Second ward.
WASHINGTON Island.
Ths 6,uoui,aq in N " Or Sec 81 II re-

The Jo1zouirag in N " Or Sec 81 TT r %
King, 1t 10 blk 81
sec g. + r %. thence e Al S-l2 #, thence S rds
thence W ii SIP fit, thence rds to beg sec 8
Forbs com u rds of sc cor of 1t II and 15K rds
W of the centre of the old Chicago road thence
rds thence 5K Tds, thence 6rds, thence
5% rds to beg, ne q sec 7 Il % 2
7 w Adams com Y rds of sc cor Its II and l5H
rds W of centre of old Chicago road thence
rd thence to W line of u of sd q sec, thence
n rds, thence e to beg, ne a sec R % 3