The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-01

+. Cleopatra S eXIraFhgdnt feat OF diSsOi wing
costly pearl in vinegar and drinking it of
AZ banquet, had Its exact parallel in Eng.
land during Elizabeth reign. That grave.
and otherwise frugal citizen, Sir Thomas Ores
ham, is said to rave reduced to powder a
pearl valued at 6tteen thousand pounds and
to have drunk II in a glass of wine to the
health OF Her Majesty, thereby winning his
wager from the Spanish Ambassador as to
which Of them would give the most costly
dinner. s 4t4 1a
A jumping match came off in Binghamton,
N. Z last week, between Ned. ySearles, 4 OF
Sing Sing, and Bob Way. OF Olean, for $500 q
side and the championship OF America. There
were to be ten trials OF q single iump each.
! spirit level Sesrles tced the mark and with
an easy spring covered 10 teet IOh inches
Way then thre@ himself out and covered ID
leet IN inches. Betting was brisk, On the
third trial Searles gave a tremendous spring
and cleared Is feet inches. It Is the longest
jump on record in the world, and was follow
ed by prolonged cheers. 1t caused Way to
rose heart AFTER. one more trial, on which
he cleared but IL feet inches, he refused to
proceed ana declared himself beaten. ab
A California paper announces the splen
did Pullman cars, the sleeping, palace, and
dining cars, are withdrawn from The Central
racinc Railroad line The principsl cause OF
this was the great wear and tear they caused
TO the engine, and the heavy wear on rails by
their imniense weight, these cars being twelve
tons each.
Here is Yonkers romance A young lady
VINO was engaged to be married soon on pass
ing a barber shop, saw & her intended in q
chair and barbcr tanning him. she suppo
sea he must be sick, SO she rushed in and
Threw herself in his arms, and found he was
oriy having his mousiache dyed. She got
some OF the stun on her Iacc. which colored
her lair cheek, and SO Disguised her that she
broke off the engagement
A very pretty idea, children have in Ger
many OF forming themselves into societies for
The protection OF animals and the preserya,
tion OF plants. They all agree not TO steal
BIRD eggs or destroy thsir nests nor tread
on the plants or tear the roots out of the
moist warm earths and leave them to wither
and die not to beat the cows and horses or
throw stones at the chickens.
George William Curtis, in Harpsr's Week
~, tells this incident of Dickens and Mark
Lemon -" When Thackeray was buried,
his friends and the most noted of English au.
tnors. carried him to Kensal Green. There
nad been some estranglHent between Dickens
ana Marx Lemon, and as the coffin was low
cred INTO Its place, Dickens stood upon one
sioe OF the grave, and Lemon upon the other.
AS tney raised their heads, their eyes met,
ana lnstlnctively putting out their hands,
tney clasped chem in forgiveness, and their
quarrel was buried in the grave OF Thackeray
CURIosrTY.-The Dunkirk Journal saws that
curious individual was greatly perplexed
at the opening Of the Masonic rooms, the
otner night, TO understand the ways and
wnerefores OF the three large candles, which
nad conspicuous positions. He viewed them
on all sides, thoughtfuly summing up in his
nina their probable use. At last his pa.
thence was exhausted, and turning suddenly
ABOUT, he made bold to ask Mason /" what
those candies were for ?" The Mason, look
and exact;rg most solemn promises of secre-
CT, got close up to the ear of his friend, and
with bated breath whispered The can.
dies are to burn" The curious man hasn't
told any person about it, but somehow such
things will leak out.
The gait is sometimes regarded as an index
of character. Observing persons are said to
moye slowly. Careful people lift their feet
high and place them down nat and firm. Cal
culating persons generally walk with their
hands in their pockets and their heads slight
ly inclined. Modest persons step lightly. |
for fear of being observed. The timid often
step OF the sidewalk on meeting another and
always go around q stone instead Of stepping
over II Wide-awake persons have long
swing to their arms, while they shake about
The careless are forever
stumbling their toes. The lazy scrape about
loosely with their heels. Very strong.min-
ded persons have kind of stamp movement.
Unstable persons walk fast and slow by
turns. 80
The Supreme Court OF Penn, has decided
that where, by negligence, sparks from loc-
set fire to warehouse near rail.
road track, the railroad company is liable for
the damage done by the fire but, strange to
say, the same tribunal decides that, IL an :
other house catches from the flames of the bur
ming building set on fire by sparks from the
locomotive, the owner of the said premises
has no remedy.