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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

see how greatly even my poor child has
been manned and aff1icted!'
Losing my arm p exclaimed little Joe,
T" Why, mother, that's a blessing I'll
have the one-armed boy for my door, said
one old lady, and she gave me twopence );
and when the other lads said they'd do
it quicker, she repeated, Slow and sure
A great big navy, who at first pushed
me off the pavement, when he saw had
but one arm, patted me on the back till
l shook again, and said I was a brave
little man, and he would let me sweep
were / liked he spoke as if the street
belonged to him. Mother, my half arm
gets smiles, kind words and friends;
was right about the snow, Emother, Was
right about the snowp
1t is wonderful what great good may
be done by little thought, and little
time well laid out
The kind baker found his way to Mr..
Boyd's farm, and in very few days
afterwards the farmers widowed sister
and her little Joe were beneath the shell
ter of his roof Mary's mother had been
dead two years, and Mr.. Boyd's sister is
considered even by Tom to be q comfort
in he house; aid Joe,-e7en Joe can do
with his one arm what Tom with his two,
l am sorry to say, is never likely to &c
complish he can write his uncle let
tiers, and cast up his uncle's bills, and,
what is better, he is bright and cheerful
and grateful His uncle says the little
snow boy" could find strawberries in
bed Of nettles The Family Friend.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03
Tempest in a Teapot.

A curious "storm in teapot" has oc-
cured in the Lilliputian principaIity of
Monaco which has peculiar interest in
France. Some twenty years ago an Off
Ger in the French army, Captain Doineau,
. chief of the famous Arab bureaux,"
was sentenced to death for various arbit-
rary acts now forgotten. Some said that
the evidence Of the natives which led to
his conviction was perjured. His free
pardon was commented upon by the OPP
position journals at the time it was grant
ed as great abuse of the Imperial pre-
negative. Captain Doineau disappeared
from France, and was altogether. 1t now
appears that for nine years past he has
b, en- an engineer in the service of the
gambling house at Monaco, and has SUI
perintended all those great works which
have made the Establishment" of Monte
Carlo rival Of Homburg and Baden-Ba-
den. The other day the Inhabitants of
the principally, stimulated probably by
rival contractors, took it into their heads
that Captain Doineau had pernicious
monopoly which ought to be put down.
The people assembled to the number Of
300-a very formidable assemblage indeed
in such State as Monaco-and marched
up the steep and serpentine castle hill to
the court yard of Prince Grimaldi's pal
ace. What was he to do? The whole
army of Monaco consists of sergeant, Q
corporal, and about half a dozen men.
The Prince was constrained to issue de-
cree ordering Captain Doiueau to leave
the territory of Monaco within twelve
hours If the order had not been obeyed,
the sovereign Prince himself would have
been packed off Monaco has long been
marked by France for annexation, and
this incident will furnish an excuse when
ever favorable opportunity occurs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03
Learn a Little Every Day.

Little rills make wider streamlets,
Streamlets swell the rivers flow;
Rivers join the mountain pillows,
Onward onward az they go
Life is made Of smallest fragments,
Shade and sunshine, work and plays
81 may we, with greatest profit.
Learn little every day.
Tiny seeds make boundless harvests.
Drops of rain compose the showers,
Seconds make the flying minutes,
And the minutes make the hours
Let US hasten, tn en-, and catch them
AS they pass us on the way;
And with honest. true endeavor,
Learn little every day.
Let us read some striking passage,
Gull a verse from every page;
Here a line and there sentence,
'Gairst the lonely time Of agei
At our work. or by the wayside,
While the sunshine's making hay;
Thus we may, by help OF study,
Learn a little every day.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

The newspapers seized by the police of
Paris, amount to eight or ten every day,
and in the course of year the mass of
journals and confscated books and pam
phlets fills capacious warehouse. When
the stock on hand becomes inconvenient-
ly large, it is transferred to the Public
Receiver, and under his strict supervision
is carted away in an enclosure beyond
the walls, where the printed papers are
thrown unfortunately into caldrons of
hot water and boiled down into pulp.
La mise al pjlon, the sending to the
postal, as the operation is termed, is per"
formed under the watchful eyes OF a
nunber of gendarmes, who dc not permit
a single leaf to escape. The thick dark
colored pulp is sold to the manufactures
Of pasteDoard.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A SONG.
The Song Messenger tells this story OF
how a choris er made $500 by singing the
Battle Cry of Freedom :" | was choris-
ter at DR.. C's church, in o., New
York State, when this famous song first
appeared [ am sorry to say our church
had the reputation OF being "coppery,"
and deserved it too, with the exception
of very few, who by contrast seemed
to be the staunchest kind of Union men.
One of these, Col. j. E. L, who new
er could get enough Of the new song,
came across me on Saturday afternoon,
and slapping me on the shoulder, said,
C. rll give you $500 if you'll sing the
Battle Cry Of Freedom during the ser.
vice IN church tomorrow" | thought
this too great an offer to be declined, as
knew he was not only abundantly able,
but just the man to do such thing; so
1 set to work to arrange for it. This was
soon accomplished, and it was kept an
entire secret from all but the few that
were to join me- o, forgot to say that
[ asked one of the deacons, who was all
right, if l had better do it. Yes says
he, sing it if it drives every crlttur out
Of the she'd So, at the time / had chos-
en-, when we were to sing voluntary,
yes, we'll rally round the flag, came
laundering down on the copperheads Of
the congregation. Such connection you
never saw. The young men clapped their
hands in the most spiritual manner the
others ragged, but it was no use-the thing
was done and couldn't be Undone, and
| the Union cause received new and Wig
orous impulse-and a check of $500.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03
The Doorstep.
BY e. G. sTEDMAN.

The conference meeting through at last,
ne boys around the vestry waited,
To see the girls come fitting past
Like snow birds willing to be mated
Not Drawer he who leaps wall
BY level musket flashes litten,
Than L who stepped before them all,
Who longed to see me get the mitten-
But no she blushed and took my arm,
We let the old folks have the highway,
And started toward the Maple Farm,
Along kind Of lovers byray.
can't remember what we sad.
Twas nothing worth seng or stery,
Yet that rude path by which we sped
Seemed all transformed to life IN glery.
The snow was crisp beneath our feet
The moon was full, the fields were gleaMlhg'
By hood and tippet sheltered sweet,
Her face with youth and health was beam1ng.
The little hand outside her muff-
o. sculptor IL you could but monld 1t i
SO lightly touched my jacket cuff.
To keep it warm had to hold II.
20 have her with ms-there alone
Twas love and fear and triumph blended;
At last we reached the foot-worn stone,
Where our delicious journey ended
The old folks too, were almost home,
Her dimpled hand the lstches fingered,
We heard the voices nearer come,
Yet on the doorstep still we fingered.
She shook her ringlets from her hood.
And with THANK you, Charles" dissenb.ed
But yet know she understood
with what darling wish trembled.
A cloud passed kindly over head,
The moon was slyly peeping through 1t,
Yet hid its face as if 1t said,
Come now or never do It'll do 1t
Ny lips till then had only known
The kiss OF mother and Of sister,
But somehow full upon her own
Sweet, rosy darling mouth kissed her.
Perhaps twas boyish love, yet still,
listless woman, weary lover.
To feel once more that fresh, wild thrill
I'd give-but who can live youth overe
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

A Mrs Blair of Boston, is creating
quite sensation at Stafford, Conn, in
painting pictures in water colors while
blindfolded. A paper, in speaking of it,
says: She makes either landscapes
or floral pictures with remarkable celeri-
ty, without looking at the work until
completed. They are said to be beauti-
full specimens, colored and shaded with
an exactness that an open-eyed artist
might well envy. She chats freely while
engaged in her work, and readily detects
any removal or exchange of the dishes
containing the prepared colors.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

THE Fifteenth Amendment will confer
the ballot upon about 100000 negroes,
100000 Of whom reside in the old slave
holding States. In three Southern States
alone, where the Democratic party now
hold complete sway, namely, Kentucky,
Maryland and Delaware, about 5000 ne
groes will be sent to the polls for the first
time this year through the operation of
the amendment. There will be $4,000 of
such new voters in Kentucky, 81, 500 in
Maryland, and $500 in Delaware.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

At a church in Kansas city, set of
bedroom furniture was voted to young
lady, with the understanding that if she
was not married in year the furniture
should be returned to tue church. She
is now on the war path, armed with a
bedstead.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03

twenty-five members Of the United
States Senate are natives ofNew England.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
Ready for What?

The most difficult thing in the world for a
woman to do, is to get ready to 60 anywhere.
And there is nothing a woman will resent
quicker or more fcrcely than an intimation
that she may possibly miss the train. Our
friend, Brayfogle, gives us an instance Of this.
Mr.. Brayfogle was to take the ten o'clock train
on the Bee Line, to visit some relatives in an
interior town. Having suffered on previous
occasions for injudicious suggestions, Brayfo-
gle thought that for once lie would let things
take their natural course. So he slipped his
coffee and ate his eggs and toast, while madam
curled and powdered, and danced attendance
on the looking-glass. and tied bark the back
Of ber head. Then Drayfoglc sat by the stove
for an hour and read the morning paper, while
the madam still continued to get ready. At
last, just as he had reached the final paragraph
ofreadng matter and was beginning on thead-
vertisemeuts, madam tied her bonnet under
her chin, took one long, lingering, loving look
at the image reflected in the glass, and sweetly
announced:
"Well, my dear, Im ready"
Ready for 'riati" asked Brayfogle, in well
affected astonishment.
"To go to the depot, to be sure, " said Mrs.
Brayfogle, tartly.
"Oh, said Brayfogle, I'D forgotten. Well,
madam, continued he, looking at his watch,
d" that train has been gone thirteen minutes
Just keep on your things, and you'll be ready
for the train tomorrow morning"
1--WE draw veil over what followed. We
arc assured, however, that next morning Mrs.
B. was ready an hour ahead Of time.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
The Josh Billings Papers---Slips Of
the Pen.

The wizest thing about man IL hiz con-
-cdukashun don't improve it.
If yu want tew find out the ruling pashun
oy a boss, feed him high on oats-it IL jss so
with mankind
AZ gineral rule, the Lest way IL to decide
yurself what buzincss in life it IL best for yuro
young one tew follow, and then stick him at it
while he is limber-men alwus pol vines be-
fore they begin to run much.
The only way for me to cit out ov tight
spot IL tow gitinto it fust Sum folks kan tell
exactly how thing feels by not tutcLing it,
but kant.
The more babes in family tie cazicr and
better they are raized-one chicken alwus
makes an old hen more cl1cking and scratch
ing than duzcn duz
Ittakes an uncommon smart man now dazc
tew make money by telling tie truth-it IL
aktually an evidence oy genius.
1t IL a very small spot in the lightninsbug's
tale that shines 1t IL the darkness ov the mite
that make it so brilliant. It IL jist 50 with
virtcw.
Missing revenge IL like nussing young
hedgchog-thc older lie grows the sharper hiz
quiIls.
The good man IL Ike an old-faslioncd Nu
England clock-hiz soul IL the pendulum
whose regular mosLuns civ life and grace tew
biz hands aud face illus showing the good
works that are outside ov him.
Most oy tie critaGs On tie tombstuns read
like giie-boards tew the crate city, and with
out them CRATE meuny would take the wrong
road.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
a Beautiful Sentiment.

In Augustin Days great play " Under the
Gaslight." Laura CJurtland utters these beau
tiiul sentiments:
'Lct the woman you look upon be wise or
vain, beautiful or homely, rich or poor, she
has but one thing she can really give or re-
fuse-her heart. Her beauty, her wit, her ac-
complishments, she may sell to you-but her
love is the treasure without money and with
out price. She only asks in return that when
YOU look upon her. your eyes shall speak
mute devotion; that when you address her,
your voice shall be gentle, loving and kind
That you shall not Gespise her because she can
not understand all at once your vigorous
thoughts and ambitious plans, for when mis-
fortune and evil have defeated your greatest
purposes-her love remains to console you
You lool, upon the trees for strength and gran
deur; do not despise the flowers because their
fragrance is all they have to give. Remem-
Der. love is all that woman can give-but it
is the only earthly thing which God permits
us to carry beyond the grave"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS. -.
Beautiful Illustration.

In the Book of Deuteronomy, we have a very
animated and beautiful allusion to the eagle,
and her method of exciting her eaglcts to at
tempt their flight in that sublime and highly
mystic composition, called Moses song; in
which Jchovah's care Of his people, and method
of instructing them how to aim at and attain
heavenly objects are compared to her proceed
incs on that occasion: As an eagle stirreth
up her nest, futtcrcth over her young, spread
eth abroad her wings, taketh them, bcareth
them on her wings, 50 the Lord alone did lead
them" (Dcut. xxi, 12) The Hebrew law
giyer is speaking of their leaving their captivi-
ty. Sir II. Davy hadano opportunity of witntss-
ing the proceedings of az eagle after they had
left it. a once saw very interesting sight,
above one Of the crags Of Ben. Nevis, as was
going, on the 2Oth of August, in pursuit Of
black game. woparent eagles teaching their
offspring. two young birds, the uan~yres Of
flight. They began by rising from the top Of
amountaiu. in the eve Of the sun; it was about
mid day, ard bright Tor this climate. Ihey
at first made small circles, and the young birds
initiated them; they passed on their wings,
waiting till they had made their first flight,
and then took second and larger gyration,
always rising toward the SUM- and enlarging
their circle of fight, so as to make gradually
extended spiral The young ones still slowly
following; aud they continued this sublime
kind of exercise till they became mere points
in the air, and were both, parents and children,
lost to our aching sight"
What an instructive lesson to Christian pa
rents docs this history read How powerfully
does it excite them to teach their children be-
times to look toward Heaven and tie Son Of
Righteousness, aud to elevate their thoughts
thithcr, more and more on the wings of faith
and love; themselves all the willie going be-
fore them, and encouraging them by their own
example.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
Bible Reading of Public Men.

Some years since 4 member of Congress from
Illinois, in the course of debate, quoted the
following lines as coming from the Bible:
.And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return
I Col. Benton, in the Senate, once spoke Of our
Savior having cast out seven devils out Of a
certain man, and of the devils taking posses
sion of the swine, which ran violently into the
sea and perishel.
Two members Of State Legislature at the
close of the session, commenced circular TO
their constituents in this way: 1--WE hope the
course we have pursued and the votes we have
given will meet your APPRECIATION. We trust
you will say to US, as Nathan said to David,
"Wcll done, good and faithful servants"
"NIr. Speaker" said a member Of legisla-
tive body, earnestly opposing certain measure
before the housc.-"Nr. Speaker, would no
more vote for that measure than would fall
down and worship the golden calf that AJrG-
ham made" Mr. Speaker" exclaimed ano-
ther member, " beg leave to correct the gen
tlcman; it was not Ajraham Jm NeJa-had-
ne--er, that made the golden calf"
\ certain editor, when giving an obituary
notice Of very worthy man, remarked, I've
may say Of him as the Holy Scriptures have SO
beautifully expressed it:
"An honest mans the no5lcst work Of Cod"
A clergyman refers to Daniel as having per-
secuted the saints before he became Christian.
The author Of "RecolIectious Of Mexico" in
speaking Of the hospital Of Lazarus, says, The
inmates would have rivallcd, in sores and rags
the brother Of Jfuy and Martha
An English Lord closed one Of his charges
to a jury as follows: Finally, gentlemen,
would call your attention to the example ofthe
Roman Emperor Julian, who was 50 distin-
guishcd for every Christian virtue as to be
called Julian the Apostle"
\ timid man, when relating his experience
in obtaining the object Of his hearts affections,
stated, that alternating between hope and fear
until he could no longer endure tho suspense,
he at last determined to give no sleep to his
eyes till The matter was settled. So he went
to the house where the lady resided, rang the
bell. and then lis courage failed him, and he
was tempted to run away. But said he,
all at once that passage Of Scripture came to
my mind-"Faiut heart never won fair lady,
and summoninS up all my courage, l went in,
declared my suit and secured the prize. - Oil
cer OPTICS Adgazine.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
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Real E,s-c Legal and an other advertisements sent
bv them Co De an additional charge. and no varia-
zion.
Na- obituary Notices gilmore than dvelines will
tert.r-.dtHr.
JOB WORR--Posters. Sale Bills, Circulars,
Cards, ,.c., eX,c1,cj promptly, neatly, and at fair
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

Stick TO THE FARM-Are pale faces, white
hands, decayed teeth and bad health, more gen
teel than robust frames, good appetite, sound
sleep. and independent circumstances ? We
think not. AMI for the same reason we judge
that farming il not beneath any pursuit what
ever, in all that makes a man y.rtuous, useful
and happy; and i. is surely to DC regretted
that nearly all our young men should prefer a
mercantile life or profession, to the tillius Of
the ground at their own quie. homes. Not
only is It to be lamentcl on accounted the vel
fare Of the young men themselves, but also in
the prosperity Of the country, for It is truth
that cannot be contradicted, that the best IL
tercsts Of the country are Intimately connected
with tic prosperous and enlightened condition
Of its agriculture.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

SELT-D ENIAL.-Tbero are many seasons IN
a mans life, and the more exalted and respon-
sblc bis station the more frequently do those
seasons recur, when the voice Of duty and the
dictates Of feeling are opposed to each other ;
and it is only the weak and the wicked who
yield that obedience to the selfish impulses Of
the heart which is due to leason and honor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

\ man named John Kilton, went to sleep
on the railroad track, near Elizabeth, New
Jersey, and when he woke up two Of lis legs
were cut of, and coroners jury were getting
ready to sit on him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
rTIuBERLAKE, YOUNG & cos
WANTED.

nnO STAKES. each s feet long and aver
.UUU aging in thickness 81 by p inches
nd ont of either Sawed White Oak or Straight
S1Iit Iur1st. 10 be delivered within 30 days from
this date. Proposal, for the same, stating number,
Lind OF Wood and prices per hundred left at this
OAice viii be considered by the
Dsc 90 1859 n ADVERTIZER.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11
POETRY,
TRUST TO-DAY.

Bear the burden of the present,
Let the morrow bear its own;
If the morning sky b. pleasant,
Why the coming night bemoan?
If the darkened heavens lower,
Wrap thy cloak around thy form;
Though the tempest rise in power,
God is mightier than the storm.
Steadfast faith, and hope unshaken,
Animate the trusting breast;
Step by step the journeys taken
Nearer TO the land of rest.
All unseen, the Master walketh
BY the toiling servants side,
Comfortable words he talketh
While his hands uphold and guide.
Grief, nor pain, nor any sorrow,
Rcnds thy breast to Him unknown,
He to-day, and He tomorrow,
Grace sufficient gives His own.
Holy strivings nerve and strengthen,
Long endurance wins the crown;
When the evening shadows lengthen,
Thou shalt lay the burden down.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

A young officer who was always " hard up,
being asked by a lady whether he liked babies,
replied that he did no: think them very inter-
esting until they were able to stand loan.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

4 Detroit negro prisoner, on bis way TO the
peniteutiary for larceny, was asked what ho
thought Of bis trial. lie said: "When dat
lawyer dat" Tended ne made his speech, /
thought shuah was going 10 take my ole hat
and walk right out Of dat co'iroom; but when
De oder lawyer got up and commenced talking,
knew was De bigges. rascal on top Of dc
e.rf."
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

"When a great man dies" says QuilP, "the
first thing done is to resolve to build monu-
ment to his memory, and the secondis-not to
lrill i
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

Tho old gentleman whose memory carried
him long way back IS requested to retnn to
his discousolate friends.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

Sic that marrics nan because lie i5 good
match, must not he surprised II lie tura out
lucifcr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-06-11

4 sentimental youth says be prefers hang
ing on the neck to hanging By the neck, but
that both are dangerous