The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-05-07

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$40 revivals of religion, in connection
with which about 10000 conversions are
reported.
The costliness of Methodist churches is
noticeable circumstances. st. PauI's in
New York city, cost about $4,000 and
others nearly as costly are in progress in
other cities.
Paris is to have an illuminated water
fountain, said to be the most magnificent
the world ever saw. Paris is said now to
surpass Babylon or Rome in their grand
est epochs. 9.aE
A French paper states that an analysis
OF suicide shows that sunarried men and We
men are more liable to make away with
themselves than bachelors and widows.
The latest and farthest west ''city'' On
the Union Pacific Railroad is near little
Laramie river, and is called Wyoming
City.
The FAsHIoNs.-T new Paris ttyle of
wearing ladies' hair is called the ''out of
water" head dress. 1t is simply g. whole
head of hair brushed back over the ears
without the slightest ornament. In Eng
land, the fashion report is that black dress
coats are going out and that the old style
blue coats, with brass buttons, are coming
in
MAPLE SUGAR. An exchange saws that
| according to the last United States census.
about 40 million lbs, are made in the whole
country, and one and half million galIops
no
York. Michigan and Ohio, make the most
Nearly one half the whole quantity is
made in New York and Vermont.
value OF this product at the present market
prices is not far from eight million of dol
lars There is no good reason why more
system should not be introduced into this
industry and the business be greatly ex
tended. Why should not better varieties
OF the sugar maple be sought out and null
tlpled by nurserymen, and orchards be
planted on large scale? There is no dan
ger OF a glut in the sugar market, and if
the product were multiplied ten fold the
price would still be remunerative. The
tree will flourish in elevated positions and
on rocky land quite to rough for tiIlage,
and its cultivation requires very little
care.
PHOTOGRAPHIC. The schoolmaster is ey-
identity needed in some portions of Hardin
county. The EIdora LEDGER publishes the
following literal copy of an advertisement
posted on the door Of q blacksmith shon in
Hardin county: 4ata 80
"Leste or straid form the scryber, hef
fer, red all Overcome legge black, Half his
body white all persons to get for dollars
Tor fetchin him hOam. He was she hef-
fer.
harden County, febbury 10, 1868"
A Juryman was asked whether he he had
been charged by the presiding Judge
wei, Square, said he ''the little fellow
that sits up In the pulpit, and kinder boss
Cd 1t over the crowd, gin us talk, but
don't know whether he charges anything
or not" A
At school at Wellend near Newcastle
the master asked a class of boys the mean
ing of the word appetite"
After short pause, one little boy
said:
81 know, sir; when eatin' I'm 'appy,
and when I'm done Pm tight.
AT theatre, recently, gentleman felt
the pressure of two little fairy feet upon
his patent leather. At first the sensation
was delightful. 1t made inexpressibIy de-
lIghtful thrills pass through his body but
these sensations wore away, and the pres
sure began to feel the least bit uncomforta
BILE, Madam he gently suggested,
You are standing on my feet" "Your
feet, Sir" eyes, madam" Goodness
beg yeur bardon, sir, | thought was
standing on block Of wood-thev are quite
large sir!' ''Quite-but you cover 'em
madam
Augustus was at home during his first
college vacation, and was taking dinner
with his fond and doting parents, before
whom, of course, he was anxious to appear
to advantage Now, father" said Angus
tus, show many ducks are there on that
centre dish2'' 'Two, my son." ''But say
there are three" "How SO, my hopeful ~
"Well, them" continued Augustus, learned
ly indicating one of the fowls with his fork, |
"there is one, isn't there 2' "Certainly. q
"And there" resumed the lightning calcu.
lator, indicating the remaining fowl, ''there
is two, isn't there ?" Certainly" s'WeIl
(triumphantly), one and two or three ard
don't that make three ducks ?' ''Perhaps
So my promising offspring" said the ad-
miring parent blandly placing one duck |
on wife's plate and the other on his own.
II will take one your mother has the |
second. You, my Augustus, may have the
third" Augustus wilted.