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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY,
Drifting.

My soul to-day
Is far away,
Sailing the Vesuvian Bay
My winged boat,
A bird afioat
Swims round the winged peaks remote -
Round purple peaks
1t sails and seeks
Blue inlets and their crystal creeks,
Where high rocks throw
Through deeps below,
duplicated golden glow.
Far, vague and dim,
The mountains swim;
While on Vesuyius misty brim,
With outstretched hands,
The gray smoke stands
Overlooking the volcanic lands.
Here Ischia smiles
Ger iiluid miles.
And yonder, blus5t of the isles,
Calm Cepir waits,
Her sapphire gates
Begu1ling to her bright estates
heed motif
My ripping skiff
Floats swift or slow from cliff to cliff;
WIN dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Under the walls of Paradise.
Under the walls
Where swells and falls
The bays deep breast at intervals
At peace lie,
Blown softly by
A cloud upon the liquid sky.
The day so mild
Is heavens own child
With earth and ocean reconciled =
The airs feel
Around me steal
Are murmurlng to the murmuring keel
Over the rail
My hand trail
within the shadow of the SAIL
joy intense,
A cooling sense
Ghdes down my drowsy insolence.
With dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Where summer sings and never dies
Oervailed with vines,
She CLOVIS and shines
Among her future oils and wines.
Her children. hid
The cliffs amid
Are gamboling with the gambolng kid.
Or down the walls
With tipsy calls
Laugh on the rocks like waterfalls
The fishers child,
With tresses wild,
Unto the smooth bright sand beguiled
With glowing lips
Sings as she skips
Or gazes at the far off ships
Yen deep bark goes
Where traffic blows
From lands Of sun to lands of snows;-
This happier one
It's course is run
From lands of snow to lands of sun.
Oh happy ship
To rise and dip
With the blue crystal at your lips
Oh, happy crew,
My heart with you,
Sails and sails, and sings anew
No more. no MORE
The worldly shore
Upbraids IN with its wild uproar;
With dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Under the walls of paradise
T. BUCHANAN READ
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

DANIEL WEBSTER ON NEwsPAPIRs Dan.
lei Webster believed in newspapers, and he
used to say, ''small is the sum that is re-
quired to potronize newspaper, and am
ply rewarded is the patron. care not how
humble and unpretsnding is the gazette
which he takes. 1t is impossible to fill q
sheet with printed matter, without putting
something it that is worth the price of sub
scription. Every parent whose son is away
from home at school, should supply him
with newspaper. / well remember a
marked difference between those of my
schoolmates who had, and those who had
not, access to newspapers Other things
being equal the first were always superior
to the latter in debate, composition and gen.
eral intelligence"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

PREsIDENTIAL FAoTs.-A student of our
political history has made some interest
ing discoveries
During eleven Presidential campaigns
there have been candidates in whose names
capital 'C' occurred, none of whom were
elected, namely: Charles G. Pinckney twice
a candidate; George Clinton Dewitt Gin
ton William q. Crawford Henry Clay
three times candidate, Lewis Cass John
G. Fremont George B. Mcclellan.
We have had seventeen Presidents and
only three of them had middle name
The names of nine Of them end with the
letter n. Fourteen of them were lawyers,
or had been admitted to the bar Fathers
who design their boys for the Presidency
should keep Cs overheard, hitch on an ~,
and purchase 'Haines' Township organiza-
ten laws"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

Mr.. Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin,
who hae suddenly achieved quite reputa-
ton at the capital by his argument in the
MeCardle case, and who is now talked OF
as the probable successor to Doolittls, is
New Highlander, allied with Western blood
by residence there since his graduation at
the Harvard Law School. He is strong
Iy-built man of medium height, with enor-
nous chest, big head, heavy black hair.
and frank, strongly-marked face. His
manners have good deal of the Western
free and easy cut, and his politics are Of the
rxtrene and out-spoken type. He openly
avowed his belief that the McCardle case
would go against him, and his desire there
upon that Congress should re-organize the
Supreme Court. - Wasbtngton Letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
BETTER LATE THAN NryrR.-A few day

BETTER LATE THAN NEvER-A few days
since boy handed letter to widow lady
residing on Adams street, Peoria, ILL.,, and
then turned and left her. On opening il
she found ten dollars inclosed, accompanied
by the statement that the writer owed that
sum to her husband (who had been dead
some years., but that he had not before been
in position to pay it, There was no sig
nature to the communication.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

Nearly all the shoe manufacturing towns
in Massachusetts, are doing q fair business
just now, though the waffes paid to work
men are lower than usual. The shipments
of baots aud shoes from Boston since Janu-
airy have been over Is, 900 cases, against
1924 in the same period Of 1867. A good
many Western buyers have been in the
manufacturing towns within few days.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

Application has been made to the Next
can Congress for concessions to build a
railroad from the City of Mexico to the
Rio Grande River, the boundary of the
United States, distance Of 1900 miles.
The promoters of the scheme say the route
is direct one, with no serious engineer
ing difficulties, and that the road can be
completed 10 from five to seven years.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

The lady correspondents from Washing
are unanimous in praise of Mrs. Senator
Wade. She is said to be learned, accom-
plished aud charming and all agree that
she could preside over the White House
with the dignity and grace formerly dis
played by Mrs. Washington and Mrs.
Madison. siaga
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

-Four countries-Scotland, England, France
and Wales-claim the honor of having Civ
en- birth to st. Patrick, and two-Ireland
and America-to being the land of his
adoption.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

Mr.. John B. Cough is going to make an
extended European tour al the close Of the
iecturing season.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

Immense droves Of cattle from Texas are
coming into Kentucky to be fattened for
market.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

sNd nerves. Kidneys bladder womb aud blood affections
7fthe urinary orgrns, gravel scrofua Rheumatism
tN3rh, Asthma bronchitis dyspepsia.
H&r practice not of experiment, but twenty
e@rs standing founded the laws ofNatule with years
a. experience and evidence sustain it, Do
>" build make sck to make wellno harsh treatment
- trihing; no Aatterng We knew the cause and the
@0edy needed; guess work but knowledge gained by
a OF experience in the treatment OF these diseases
5'"stvelyno enco without prospect Candid
cur opinions, reasonable in charges claim not to
sS"w everything, or everybody but claim
'eR and common sense We invite the sick, matter
don hope make nterroga5ions and decide themselves
II VIII cost nothing, consultation is free. This the
Sixth year that have visited this place shall max
my visits Ter years regularly the days
overy eight weeks.
DRV, CLARENCE Price CAN BE CONSULTED AT
Kenosha City Hotel, during Saturday
the 18th of April, 1868.
~ Residence and Laboratory, Wsukegan III,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

There are five hundred and sevent cen
miles Of railroad in Texas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
gph grintin0,

Book, Blank, Job and Card Printing of every de-
scrption executed with reatness, cheapness and
promptness. at this ONCE. Plain, Fancy and Orna-
mental Printing in Colored Inks and Bronze. With
Five Power and Hand Presses, and an extensive va
Establishment is not exceiled in this part Of the
West.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
POSTERS AND HANDBILLs.

- For Programmes and Bills requiring an unusual
amount decomposition, or for bordering and other
extra work, reasonable charges Will be made.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
PROOFS OF THE SUPERIORITY OF
A MERlCAN
WALTHAM
WATCHES

This country has to be proud of this splen-
did specimen of American operative genius and en-
terprise. That it will work revolution in the
watch manufacturing of the world no one can
doubt VINO examines the operations of the Wal
than establishment, for it turns out watch move
ments at just about one-half the cost of imported
moyements-beside the uniform reliability of the
machine-made watches must give them great ad-
vantage over all others wherever known Door
time-piece of the machine make win be as rare in
the future as good one of hand make has been
heretofore for machinery is arbitrary its perfor
nance, and can make perfect article just as easy
one that Is worthless. 1t will be cause of con-
graduation if this highly useful American Enter
prise shall have the effect of driving out of mark
time-keepers, by furnishing so excellent and eco
nomlcal q substitute. ~ 7. Times.
I'VE have had one of the works of this Company
Ia case for some considerable time, and, compar-
ing them with former frst-class works Of different
manufacture possessed by us, they have established
In our opinion their superiority over any ever in
troduced for CORRECTNESS as time pieces. THE
WOrGd.
we notice with regret (writing of the Paris Ex-
manufacture, which, although only comparatively
OF recent birth among us, Is already producing
suits of the most satisfactory Character The
watches manufactured by the Watham Company
are certainly so far strength durability and ex-
ceilence as time-keepers concerned, as good as
anything produced by the French or Swiss manu-
features ~. y Herald
THE beauty, precision the greater cheapness.
the uniform excellence ola watch constructed by
its operation is poetic. gradually give the American
Watches public preference which will not be de.
ceiyed. ''-Harper's WeskLy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
EVERY WATCH FULLY WARRANTED

For sale by all First Glass Dealers in the United
States and British Provinces. For further intor-
nation address the Agents, 4,y8l
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
" w Q Cd S"
PRIZE
MOWERS & REAFERS,

Over 60 600 manufactured and now in use in thi'
country and Europe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02

These world renowned machines were awarded n
first prize Fen Pounds Sterling, at the Great QUAD
riennal Trial at Plymoth, Eng, July 1855, and ai
the Great National Field Trial held at Auburn N
Y, in July 1885, the First Premium, GRAND GUILD
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

SMALL Pox-We hear of case Of
small pox il the outskirts of the city, bit
measures have been taken to prevent its
spreading further It is well, however, that
every ore, who is not sure be is beyond dan :
ger Of infection, should take the simple and
a4Fecsual precaution of being vsccinated. There
Is senseless sort of terror among ignorant
people in regard to this disease which is high
y amusing, For instance several of our Wa
Eeytown boys who are living in Milwaukee
and have been necessarily much exposed to the
disease, were taken With varioloid in is mildest
form, and after remaining in their rooms
few days, went b&c < at their work before it
was generally known here that they had bee n
SICK. But some of these people OF who m we
have spoken, learning of the tact, were struck
With dismay and gave wide berths to even the
tenth cousins of persons who had come 81 near
having the 'tsmaI po1" The disease is oa1
but there are many W bich are worse, and
foolish fear Of it is far more calculated to en-
courage the spread Of the sontagion than per-
-. i.251llecro1sa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23
. ~ y = ~ "'NsFFs7NsFNsF@0k
MARRIED.

In this city, by Rev. Mr.. Boynton, on the
morning of the I'D inst, Mr.. WIN. S. TAYLOR,
and Miss CARRIE T. MARCH, all of Water
towa. ..-.-s
At the house of the Brides Father on Tuesday
Dec. LIST, by the Rev JAMES ELDREDGE.
Mr.. &. R. ADAMS, of Txonia, and Miss JANE
A. WALDO, of Brooklyn, Green, Co. Wis.
AT the residence of Lou. PeaYy. McGrsgor.
on Tuesday Dec. 18th, by Rev. Mr. Sawyer, of
the Baptist Church, Mr.. SHANNON FORD, If
this city, and Miss MARY "A. HARRINGTON,
of Beaver Dam, Wis.
Miss Mary, now Mrs. Ford, has been for some
time resident of McGregor, in the family of
.tUncie Lou" AS teacher and most am ia
bic girl. she has made friends with all young
and old Mr.. Ford is one the solid men of Wa
ter own, and We hope MS present excellence
as a gentleman will increase by association
with the life partner chosen at McGregor.
May they realize their fondest hopes of mar
r'age felicity. Lou and lady looA lones ONE
but such is life and We cant help nc Greg
CT T:zs6s. p9:. Is.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

THE HoLIDAYs-The Christmas Hol :
days are close at hand Like tie sold, old
story which is ever new" and atill brings the
blush, to the cheeks of maidens as it has from
time immemoral, they never lose their
charm, but come to cd and young alike with
an ever fresh and unfailing delight. They
break in upon the drudgery oflife dull care is
driven away, we unbend for a season from our
tasks anu surrender ourselves to social enjoy
ments and Delights. We say "the old year
dies, but his funeral is a festival, shout
and songs OF joy nzinsle with
his expiring breath; and having thrown flowers
upon his grave, we turn to gree tho New
Year with smiling faces and hearts full OF
cheer and strength to meet the trials and bear
the burdens which be brings for US. Long
live the Holidays.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

THE TABLEAUX.-Tne exhibition OF
Tableanx on Tuesday evening of last week was
in every respect an entertainment Of high or
der and most fattering success, rejecting
great credit on the good taste and skill of the
managers and those taking part We were
much pleased to notice also that they were well
re aid by having crowded house, and one of
the most intelligent and appreciatve audiences
we ever saw in Watertown. The Tab eaux
were well selected and were represented with
singular aptness of costume and artistic de
sign in arrangement and without specifying
pa rticuarly all those that deserve praise we
desire to mention the "Mistletoe Bough' be-
ing one of the finest pieces of pantomme that
we ever witnessed. The costumes of the piece
were correct representations of he style of that
period and the character of 1.-The Bride wa
exceedingly well played. So also tie Tableaux
of Faith, Hope and Charity, - The Cleaner"
"Pocahontas,' Murder of Rizzio and Hen.
ry W we're FIVE specimens of art. The comic
enc of Going to London came in quite
soropos and afforded great merriment. The
Cnarade, ''AntecedentS,' was wen sustained by
the several characters some of whom showed
good ability for the stage. The scene O
Father Come Home, very affecting Tenn
perance piece, was vel prese nted. The sougs
were of appropriate selection, and rendered IN
fine styie-and taking the exhibition entire, we
can truly say thatswe are proud of our home tai
ent and hope at some future time to hear from
them again The Committee desire US TO ex-
p.ess their obligations to Mr.. j. E Cook ana
Mrs.J. w Cole, for their Invaluable assistance
and also to Mr.. John Moulding for his aid in
the rusiral exercises.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23
TIE HORIZON DAM.-Probably I

TIE HORIZON DAM.-Frobably no
work of human hands in our Stat has caused
30 much troubl, heart burning, litigation aud
expense as the little pile of stones, mud and
tinbers across Rock River a few miles above
us and known as the "Horicon Dam" The
over al immense tract of country, and to form
probably the largest artificial mill pond In the
world. Some of the submerged land was good,
but by far the greater portion consisted of Il
worthless tract known as Winnebago Marsh,
who fiat and boggy expanse, productive only
CT coarse grass and ''nassasaugers,' was con
verted into a handsome Ike which added
beauty to the landscape, and o*er whose pla-
cid surface it was fondly imagined the com
merce of whole States would some day pass.
dyriads of fish peopled its waters, and lovers
of the piscatorial art for many miles around
were accustomed to resort to its shores, and
blend profit and amusement in capturing its
6nny Inhabitants
But unfortunately the waters of the lake
encroached upon the "clam'' of one Ira Hodge,
a sturdy, thrifty farmer, to whom considera-
tons Of beauty and sentiment were as nothing
compared to his broad acres buried beneath
the lake. Visions OF potatoes and ruta- bagas
which he might have produced from the sub
merged soil we're none the less bright because
of the harvest of suckers and bull pouts which
he could gather every day of the year The
subject grew upon him until he believed hun
self the victim of gigantic wrong; the hate
ful aters were ever in his sight and would
not let him forget his injuries. AT last his
indignation reached the fighting PITCH aud he
declared war against the dam Having once
espoused the cause, Hodge was no man TO le,
go while fish SWAN above his real estate. No
defeat brought Encouragement, adverse de-
cslons were but as puff OF wind to him. 81
the outset be engaged j. n. Giilet, Esq, Of
F, nd du Lac, and nearly every person connec-
ted with the legal fraternity in the State has
seen this indomnitabie pair as they and their
cause have been oandied about from one court
to another. But perseverance finally sue
ceeded, and last week the Sheriff OF Dodge Co.
with a number of assistants proceeded to de-
molish the troublesome dam, and Hodge, JUDI
the deep and the retreat of the waters from his
premises. Little does he care whether sand
bar has been deposited upon his land or some
malicious current has carried the soil away
down 10 the bedrock-he has carried his point,
vic fllI of farm
the aid of q canoe
As for the owners Of the dam they have
mostly substituted steam in thei. mills and
factories, and the destruction of the water
power is now of no injury to them. As for u
here in Watertown it will doubtless be bene-
fit, as our water powers i'll no longer be SUD-
ject to one above which might in the hands
of unfriendly parties be managed to their great
detriment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23
HOLIDAY GIFTS CLARK & Fouutail

HOLIDAY GIFTS CLARK i Fountain
have splendid stock of books, and of all arti
e.ss in their line usually kept at first class
BOOK Store. To cur mind there is no present so
appropriate, valuable pleasing, complimentary
aod in fact 80 exactly filing the bin, SIS book.
Sssrly every thing else usually employed for
TIA; purpose will fade, decay, or, still worse
go GU. Of fashion, but book is useful, dura bic,
ornamental and 'joy forever" Go to Clark
& FouA.4.ns and you cannot go amiss. They
hare great quantities of Children's books but
tae little folks ike other th ngs as well, anu
i yeu goto Strauss on Second street, just south
ct Main you will find the greatest assortment
All variety OF Toys ever brought to the city,
sad offered a.Ysry low prices. Strauss is an
cd hand At the business;of selling Toys and has
got everything new that has come out in that
.ine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

The OPERA,--Being absent from the
city we lost the opportunity of seeing the
cpsta as put upon the stage by the Concordia
Society Of this city on the 10Th, but the uni
Seesal testimony Of those who were present
seems to be that no finer entertainment of the
Kind was ever given in our city. We do not
Believe that the musical talent Of our city
ia fully appreciated at home, for strangers
who were present at this Opera, and others
ssSo have listened to our Home Concerts and
Musical Entertainments at other times, have
all expressed surprise at the high order CT tai
ent exhibited. We are glad to learn that this
Opera is to be repeated on the night of Decem
Der 81, aud We earnestly hope that our citizens
will encourage these efforts of the Concordia
Society to offer Us first class entertainment IS
With full attendance
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

DEMoREsT's NEW YEARS NUMBER- We only
echo the IN versal opinion. when we SAY thai
this Magazine improves with every year, if
not it'll every successive rumber Other Mag
azines preserve the same tone, the sa fea-
lures, the same style, never rising above the
dead level which they have for years past;
but DemorastS is progressive, always fresh and
full of interest, and instructive information.
A new feature for this year is the ''Ladies'
Clut," which seems already to have long list
OF members. The fashions and patterns are
Sensible and practical as usual. So yearly.
Sen Is cents, for specimen, to s38 Broadway
New York. .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23
WELL Do,

WELL DoAE.--A stranger one day last
veeA stepped II to the Milwaukee & St. Paul
ticket Office at the Junction in this city, and
Luying ticket, went out to the train, leaving
Liz pocket book containing about five hundred
dollars in greenbaeks, lying on the sill of the
ticket window The agent Mr. r. W Pierce,
soon after observed it. and taking It up went
through the traia, and finding the owner, re-
turned it to nlm. The latter was SO much
pleased at the recovery of his property, which
Ia had not yet missed that he at once l 1T the
tain, aud coming up to the city, bought an
siegaBt gold ring tor Gr. Pierce in token Of MS
appreciation OF thefavor shown him, and of the
honesty which prom pied it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

a distinguished Methodist Minister ard prom
iDent Temperance Lecturer once remarked that
go where he would, from one end of the coun-
try to the other, he hardly ever failed to find
PLANTATION BITTERs, and while ke condemned
the practice of using these Bitters too freely, he
could not conscientiously say that he would
discard them from the side board, Tor he him.
self had experienced beneficial results from their
use, and that from long and close observation,
he was convinced that when used moderately,
and as a medicine exclusively, they were all tina.
was recommended At the same time he warn
ed bis hearers net to pail the cork too often, for
they were far to pleasant a tonic to tIite witt.
Sold by L W Spraguc. --.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23

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EintiDg. a circular,
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Our Specimen Sheets of
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AGENT FOR
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rs Cortland St.
NES PORK,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-12-23
no PAPER NEXT WEEK.

The printers need holidays az well az other
folks. and 30 we shall issue no paper next
week our subscribers will receive the sans
namber 0: papers, however, as we give fit :
Two numbers for q year. We shall be able to
start the New Year in better shape, and give
more reading matter than for the last few
weeks, during which We have been crowded
With Prosnectnses &c. -