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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29
FINE ARrs.-We fine the following in a

FINE ARTs-We fine the following in a
late issue of the Nebraska City Times.
Up to 1888, Iowa was part of VISION
sin territory, and the seat of government
was at Burlington, where Gov. Henry
Dodge lived and died-a very pophlor
man. The state of Wisconsin has recently
commissioned E. P. Knowles a young art
list of merit, to execute a marble bust of
CHS distinguished statesmen for the
state house at Madison. When we went
to Burlington the other day, we visited
the studio, where amid paintings and
photographs and living contemporaries,
Mr.. Knowles was giving his finishing
toushes to the model, and also one OF the
no less distinguished Gen A. c.. Dodge,
a worthy son of worthy sire.
The Cagttte is enthusiastic over the
artist, as capable of "exceiling the most
elaborate productions of either Powers or
Vennie Ream." We certainly think Mr.
Knowles with his unblenished reputation
and talents, very promising genius.
BUST OF GOVERNOR DODGE This ad.
mirable specimen of art upon which Mr..
3, z. Knowles has been engaged for
many months, was spoken Of by us in our
lssnc of the 18th inst, as very great sue
cess-and we are gratifed to learn that
all tile friends and acquaintance of Gov.
ernor Dodge, including his near relations
who have visited Mr.. Knowles studio,
regard the model as a very striking like
ness Of the late Henry Dodge. Among
those to whome we may thus refer are
Hons. Charles Mason, Milton d Brown.
ing, David Rorer, Dr. P. Harvey, w. Fl.
Starr, and III. w. Starr, Esqs., Major w.
B. Remey, Rev James B. Donelan, and
Gen. A. G.. Dodge and family.
Some little trouble of litigation has existed
between the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
parry and the owner Of the land on the banks
of the Mississippi river, twelve miles above
Crow Wing, where the Company propose to
build bridge. Mr.. Paschal Laschapellc
owns six hundred acres of land at this point.
three hundred on each side of the river
Both banks of the stream are high, and the
location is considered by the engineers the
most feasible place on the upper river for the
railroad crossing. Mr.. Laschepelle values
the property at twenty thousand dollars.
which IS considered pretty stiff figure, but
as the owner will take no less, and as the
Company have already offered as high as
thousand dollars, the probabilities
are that Mr.. L. will sell his land at g, pretty
fair profit.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29

A fire in Milwaukee, last Friday even
ing, burned the residence of j P. irish,
on Van Buren, street. Wardrobe and
house damaged $780, Rev. DR.. Brown,
who was stopping at the house, lost two
$500 bonds.
Oshkosh, on Friday last, decided to
appropriate SIS, 900 in bonds Of the city
towards the construction Of the Oshkosh
and Mississippi Railroad. This insure
the building of the road to Ripon.
There will be reunion Of the 32d
Wisconsin regiment held at Fond du Lac,
on the 18th DAY of next month.
The Green Bay Gazette says an cccen-
trio and drunken half breed, who is COM
plimented with the expressive and eupho-
neous cognomen of Will Busteree, got
into one of his turbulent modes few
days since, and insulted well-known
lady, who thereupon took him by the,
collar and "walloped" him with cow
hide until he halloed enough"
The Oshkosh Northeastern, of the 18TH,
says THE deeds fer the real estate com
prised in the site chosen for the new
State insane Asylum near this city were
made out TO- day, and placed in the regis
ter's office for record. The money has
been paid over and that transaction may
be considered definatcly settled so far as
the site IS concerned.
Great preparation are being made in
Milwaukee for the State Fair, which
commences next Tuesday and continues
four days. On the last day Senators Car
penter and Howe, Governor Fairchild,
and others will deliver addresses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29
A TOUGH GOOSE STORY.

There once lived in one of our north
ern towns not many miles from Conway,
n. H., an eccentric individual by the
name OF Floss, whose fame as a story tel
Ter was known for miles around. One of
his stories give in his own words:
"My house was situated in a glen some
six miles distant from the stage road.
Between Conway and where / lived was
a pond OF six miles in circumference.
It so happened one time late on coming
home ! discovered flock of geese IS
they were inst alighting in the pond
Rising next morning built fire in the
fireplace and taking down the old
shooting iron, I started for the pond to
try my luck. Arriving on the shore. I
found to my sorrow that they were out
of guu shot, and to fire at that distance
would be sheer folly. While stood
contemplating what to do, fox came
to the waters edge and stood snufino
the air. My first thought was to shoot
him, but rejecting, | concluded to see
what he would do. The fox in the
meantime entered the water and was
swimming for the geese, which We're
huddled together about half mile from
the shore. After swimming to within
a few yards of them he suddenly disap-
peared, and in u few moments goose
was drawn under water, when REWARD
returned on his homeward passage and
landed his burden on shore, then return.
ing again brought another until finally
he got the flock, and when he brought
the last one I shot him When I came
to pick up the geese found that I had
got fifty good nice ones, which l logged
home together with the fox and nv gun.
The old woman had not got breakfast
quite ready then" 81
"But, Mr.. Foss, the fox to capture the
geese had to swim half mile out and
back, thus making mile for each goose
consequently the fox swan fifty miles,
and as the geese averaged six pounds,
apiece, mace the sum of three hundred
pounds, to say nothing of the fox and
gun; the thing was impossible"
impossible or not, every word of it is
truth, exclaimed the old man, "and
can prove it by more'n dozen of my
neighbors to each of whom l sold feath-
ers enough to make bed Wide World.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29
POETRY
From the Waukegan Gazette.
THOSE GIRLS AT DIAMOND LAKE.
BY JAMES E. wILDET.

In pretty little village in the north Of Illinois,
There are girls so gay and handsome that tney
fill ones heart with JOY;
Fair are they in form and feature, ana tneFe can
be no mistake, -
Hard twould be to fiud the equals of those girls
axDiamond Lake.
They have hearts in their possession that no cow
sEaEardice contain,
They have in close connection, each wen de-
bLCommoil sense predominating, all of them are
Peaceful. happy. fair and loving are those girls
e at Diamond Lake. Eec- 4''ss'siftf3
They possess good dispositions, ternpers seldom
rnfled are,F.5T. ..f+s. .F,53.L, &. !.
Patience is with them virtue, and offence
-r they seldom take s..
o, that all the world could boastl OF such 1alr
girls as Diamond Lake. - go
Strangers passing through thevillage,meet those
- = gir.ssso sweet and fair,
But uBlike rude rustic hoydens never at them
do they stare - Ell Il 3
But pass by without a comment, or, perhaps, a
And those strangers feel delighted with the girls
at Diamond Lake. .-r[rr
g" Onward, upward 70 is their motto, knowing
fQ no such word as fail, aa an 49,
They believe that perseverance always can and
s0iN PREVAIL
their convictions shake,
Happy maidens Heaven protect them In tn ell
homes at Diamond Lake.
Every Sabbath morning finds them at their pos
r IN Sabbath School, 4v IA 4. -,.s = Isl
Where they search the Holy Scriptures, or pro
HID claim the golden rule; IS ~ ~
They are active, and accomplish Whatso'er tney
undertake. IS 49, 7x ~ 30
q Pride and fashion both are strangers, to those
girls at Diamond Lake. 3LluEs Js33
ga.rFs fs4- - + 80. n,
May their years be great in number. but theii
Gs tribulati0ns few fsE.-1 z ~ ~ ~
May success always attend them, and each day
their joys renew; f.tf3
May their paths lead straight to Heaven, may no
IT,. sorrows overtake6 af*s 18 81 8h -
Those fair maidens graceful, modest. who reside
tS at Diamond Lake.
q When, at last, the dire destroyer shall proclaim
their mission 0er,r ..f
May host of white-rooed angels guide them to
Ha the Heavenly shore. t3
Hoping that those happy maidens OF those bless
ings may partake
@ / shall .eaye, but not forget them though m
~ not al Diamond Lake. [ zgN aE EA
HARDIN Cry, IOWA. Aug. -YIS70. Ii
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From saffron to purple, from purple to gray,
Slow fades on the mountain the beautiful day !;
I sit where the roses are heavy with bloom,
And wait for the moonlight to whiten the
gloom jsi a9-
Far down the green valley see through the
night,
The lamps of the village shine, steady and
But on my sweet silence there creeps not a
tone ae, t.r
OF labor or sorrow, of pleading or moan.
Low. sings the glad river along the dark way,
An echo by night gifts Ginning by day,
And tremulous branches lean down to the tide
To dimple the waters that under them glide.
The moths are fitting about in the gloom.
Their wings from the blossoms shake dainty
l know where the cups of the lilies are fair
BY tn breath of their sweetness that hoats on
the air.
sit in the shadow, but 10 in the west
The mountains in garments of glory are drest
And slowly the sheen of their brightness
drops down, q. ~
To rest on the hills in luminous crown.
The dew glitters clear where the meadows are
green,
In ranks of " hite splendor the lilies are seen,
And thu roses above me sway lightly to greet
Their shadowy sisters, afioat at their feet.
Low sings the glad river, its waters a-light
A pathway of silver, lead on through the
And fair as the glorifed isles of the blest
Lies all the sweet valley, the valley of rest
-Art ReUieag
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29
From the N. ". Advance.
THE INDIANS GRAVE. 81
BY,R. A. BUXTON. MD

~ Tst73#
Where the broad San .Ioaquin's* waters roll
- their golden tide along, sts @ft# t&iA@ .s
Where it echoes thr1ugh the mountains like an
Indian maiden's song,
Dashing through the giant woodlands where
Be- the oiden shadows gloam, e3iffal ~
Singing in the dolls outrageous, where the
red deer loves to roam. - s3"
On its banks in by gone ages by the white
mans foot untrod, &a
When the red man held his title to his hunt
a ing grounds from God t
Ere the white mans subtle vices had cor
rupted all his race
Lived a chief, whose proud escutcheon was
stamped upon his lace. a m re
Braver chief meier trod the war-path. wiser
meier in council stood,
And his name was honored truly in his broad
s and native wood hrte 8 su# o#
TwaDged his bow Ger hill and valley, sped
his lance where foeman strayed, :"
Cleaned his knife in fearful conflict in the
midnight ambuscade.
In the green San Joaquin valley where the
purpling vineyards grow,
And The golden sands nnbosomed in the
mountain gorges glow, ..-..-.f .f.
Meath the pine trees sombre shadow, by the
4 gray rock smossy side, IEe ~
Sleeps the chiefln knightly grandeur on the
lost field of his pride. ~
ga -. .,...e.E tIa a4-f-f F.~-.ff lff E nT
And the huge old mausoleum, grand as mon
81 arch ever crayed, 3l 76ad JE4 3
Bears inscription OF his life-deeds in the gran
81 tie rock engraved
And the woodbine climbs its summit, and the
eagle rears her young, .-.E
Where the war-whoops oft 'resounded, and
the funeral song was sung. St. Z ,.t3
Chiefs from ibattle-fields returning bearing
trophies OF the war, 8e s9a.. ~t; 7.I .hs
Smoke their calumets together in the pine
trees shadow there, t@ ~ ]-5s.t
And forget their deadly hatred to the white
man and his race,
To propitiate the spirit that pervades thesol-
emn place. .4....s,t
SToCKBRIDGE, Wisconsin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29

CURIOUS SPECIES OF BARTER.-In the
district of Benin Sooar Gin Western Bar
bary,) mountainous country, inhabited
entirely by Berber tribes, there is one
place where, during the fair, barter of
a very curious kind takes place This
fair is only held once year, and it is
chiefly resorted to for the purpose of
bachelors finding wives, married men
adding to their matrimonial treasures,
and maidens or widows getting husbands.
In fact, the whole affair resolves. itself
into the women selling themselves, but
to escape the ignominy of such pro-
cedure, the traffic is carried on O. follows !:
Each maiden desiring to enter into
wedlock dresses herself in her best and
most becoming attire, and taking with
her a piece Of cloth of her own weaving,
sits down unveiled in the market place
The men, both young and old, who are
candidates for matrimony, parade about
the market examining the texture of the
cloth displayed by the ladies, and scru-
timing at the same time their looks and
behavior. Should the customer be pleas
ed With the maiden he enquiries the
price Of the cloth she replies by naming
what she would expect as a dowry, and
the amount of this she raises or depresses,
according as the candidate for her heart
may please her, resorting to the demand
of an exhoTbitant sum should she be
averse to the purchaser.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29

We have seen in all our exchanges how an
Iowa woman helped her husband to raise sew
enty acres of wheat. 1t is now explained
that the way she helped him was to stand in
She door and shake the broom at him when
he sat down to rest, and terrifying him in
other ways.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29

The fruits Of the Burlington excursion
are not all plucked yet. Vid6 divorce
case in the Otce county court--Frena07at
Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-29
A SUMNER PICTURE.

*Pronounced San Wa-kum.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06

Washington, "Our Jim is hard
/ lv 10 blame for thinking that the
two houses of Congress were prin-
cipally made upof "bricks."
mOur Jim, ? having noticed the
title Of book, "The Gates AJar,
came to the conclusion that gate
must be a jar when it has a eapac-
ity for jam. aNA iGi9AAAl4
aWhat Napoleon costs, y was
lately a matter of discussion in i,
foreign papers. What he VIII
come to, . is more pertinent ques-
ton now.
The Chinese Colony at North
Adams, Mass, are SAID to be tenn
perate, good-natured and wary
fellows. We suppose this last
means China ware-y.
A shoddy dame in northern
New York, late a domestic, in
ordering silverware, desired the
astonished clerk to have her"en-
trails, b. NJ" engraved on each
piece.
Mrs. H, a young mother,
was exhibiting with considerable
pride to number of admiring
friends her first baby. Finally,
approaching little Dan, a boy OF
five years, the happy parent sald,
Dan, ism t this a dear little babyY
Dan hesitated a moment, turned
up his eyes, and answered; ~ s,
but it's bald headed. "
At social gathering, bacolic
young lady asked what woman S
sphere meant. Answer Woman s
sphere is bounded on the north
by a husband; on the south by a
baby. on the east by mother
in-law. and,on the west by an old
maid sister. Within this sphere
any woman may find enough to
do to keep her usefully employed
all the DAYS of her life; and,
should she prove faithful to her
duties. she will be certain OF
reaching heaven at last, which,
after all, is the chief end OF life.
French papers mention arather
singular incident in connection
with the tragic death of NJ. Pre-
vost Paradol, late Minister OF
France to the United States.
Some years ago there appeared a
novel, by an anonymous author,
I in the Revue des Deux Mondes,
entitled Mademoiselle dc Mar
saw" The authorship was at
tributed to NJ. Paradol, who
denied being the author, al
though he admitted that he
had inspired some of the ideas
that had given rise to the novel
The singular part of the story,
however, is the last part of the
plot Of the novel, and the fate OF
the hero. The latter, famous
journalist, is appointed Embassa-
dor Of France to the Russian
Coart. and there commits suieide
BIZ blowing his brains out with q
pistol. shortly after his arrival at
biz post In fact, il Is the history
Of II Paradol himself, written
years before the events ehron-
leled therein occurred
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06
KOskOO Cures Chronic Rheumatism.

NORFOLK, VA, Sept, Z, ISt9.
DR.. J. J. LLwRENCR-Dear Sir: My son has
receired so much Jeaeft from your icoHdertt kOs-
koo that cannot refrain from expressing my
without benefit. l believe, in all sincerity,
that your Koskoo is an INFLLLIBLE remedy for
The disease from which he has suffered, and,
SO far as can learn, has never failed. IL you
only knew the immense amount of suffering
that he has undergone, then you would corr
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SURELY cURRs. The great amount Of good ii is
now doing among us is inestimable.
With much gratitude, / am respectfully
yours. etc, Mas. NJ. E. A. NELSON,
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LEGAL.

NO. SIG. r. d.
I'm the second Circuit Court OF
shelby County.
A. Z. Wagner
vs..
Amelia +. Wagner.
A BILL FOR DIVORCE HAVING BEEN
"A filed IN this cause. and II appear, hg n, Jun
-a7devit that the defendant, Amelia Il. Nag-
ner. L a nonresident Of the state Of Iennes-
see: h 4 therefore ordered that she make
her appearance herein. az the ConIs-
IN or before the third Monday In soptem-
Ter. lg7d. and plead, answer or demur 70
compiainant's bill. rthe same will be taken
,artc. and that copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week. for four successive weeks
In the Public Ledger. -,
Done At Office. this 18th day Of august. ls'o'
Bv W. Lewis WHARTON, Deputy Clerk:
r. A. Ryan. Sol. for Comlt. lllo-ll--l ~.
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nIsCELLAxEOUs TTEKs.


Clerical lOans-Leht sermons.
POetryis the flower Of thought
1.-THE GREEN MONSTER The
Fenian organization
A STAY OF ExEouTIoN-The
corset.
New READING" Paris is tran
qiil'-no longer.
OUR ABsENT-TEAs.-Those in
China.
A superfuous garment-A
waist-coat.
A favorite game in the slums-
Cribbage.
The dreams for hungry men
Provisions.
The best drawing lesson
Drawing salary.
The most difficult ascent-Get-
ting up subscription.
No man but a tailor can take
another mans measure.
The agitation of thought is the
beginning of wisdom
Innocence is the morning twi-
light of perfection.
The prettier the foot and ankle
the easier it gets up stairs.
An eccentric chuck-ChuckIng
an old maid under the chin.
A Trenton lady of high family
lately died of delirium tremens.
WedIock is the only lock tina
can never be picked with safety
Miss Symes, a wealthy lady o
Montreal, now in Rome, has giveI
the Pope $4,000.
Chinese ladies go calling will
square pieces of red paper fol
cards.
Female undertakers are becom
ing quite numerous in Philadel
phia.
A woman with a hand-organ j
one of the newest arrivals at New
port.
The lady who bordered on dis
traction is going to try real threa'
lace.
The way to get a good wife
get a good girl and go to tn
parson-
The civilized world is waiting
for the verdict in the case G
France versus Prussia.
A female tooth-carpenter is tn
last development Of "the move
ment in Kansas.
A ten cent faro bank, for Oh
poor, has been opened by a StLoui
"philantaroPist.
The world is governed by fou
boxes. the cartridge box, the bal
lot-box the jury-box, and III
band-box.
A student in want eff monel
sold al his books. and wrot
home. Father, rejoice. Tor ] nov
derive my support from litera
fure
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
county Of Lowndes and state Of Mississippi.
made at the July term, A. ID. 1870, thereof, the
undersigned administrator. de bonis non Of
the estate of Ransom ii. Byron. deceased, will
On the 10th day of December, 1870,
next. between the hours prescribed by law. in
front of the courthouse door of the county OF
Tunica. in said State Of Mississippi, expose
for sale at public auction. to the highest bid
der, for one7third cash. and the balance in
one and two years. with six per cent. interest
from date, the following described real estate,
Tunica, as follows, to-wit: Fractional section
Is, containing $40 acres; fractional section IL,
containing $50 acres; south half of fractional
section ~, containing 800 acres; sections No.
20 and II. and east half OF section n west
half and southeast quarter section 2D frac,
tional south half section % sections % and
%; all in township 3, range IL.
Also section "a, southeast quarter section IL,
northeast quartet section 80, south fractional
half of section rs. west half of section 30; all
in township 3, range IL. i..t.--
Fractional section /, township 4, range 12
southwest quarter section2; east half of north
east quarter. east half Of southeast quarter,
and southwest quarter of southeast quarter of
section 3; west half section o, southwest quar-
Ter of section 5, southeast quarter of section
Q, southwest quarter of section 10, west half OF
section II east half Of section IA. All of Sec
tons -, II, Is and 10. West half of section
20, southeast quarter Of section q east half
and southwest quarter Of section p. All Of
section %. West half Of section a.. west half
of section Is. All of section rs. South half
Of section 27, northeast quarter of section %,
southeast quarter Of section 80, sections IS
and SO; all in township q, range /.
Also lots 8. 4, s. 6, 9, 10, II, II, ID, IA and IS
in section Is, township %, range2 Also, 2, 3,
..,1 IN, m
range 2.
To be sold in parcels not to exceed one hun
bred and sixty acres in any one tract.
1 W. W. HUMPHREYS, JR.,
Adm r de bonis non Of Ransom III. Byron, dec d
1871 EARLY HENDRICK. Clerk.
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Trustees Sale.

ny VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID. 10 the undersigned. rs Trustee. by James
Montgomery, dated June Is, 1870. TO secure a
nromissory note for 5000, bearing interest AZ
eight per cent. from February .. 1870, held by
John w. Cannon and fully described IN said
deed. the undersigned, as Trustee, will sell ior
cash. 10 the highest bidder. at public auction,
al The front IF the Courthouse on Union street,
in the city of Memphis, on
monday, the gath OF october next.
AT II o'clock am, all the property described
in said Deed Of Trust, tO-wit: That certain
lot or parcel of land situate. lying and being
In the city Of Memphis, county. Of Shelby and
state of Tennessee. designated and described
as lot No. II in Il; W; Hills s ubdiylsll,9n Of
on The south side Of Mosby street. by depth,
between parallel lines. Of l4s feet inches. 70
an alley: being the same lot conveyed by -.
ii Semmes to said james Montgomery, by
deed dated 81 Of May, 1862, recorded IN BOOK
w. o. Pas 'cHAs. GALLAGHER, Trustee. ..
Elicit A Phelan, Att'ys. l!s.ll.s2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06
Cures scrofula in Its Worst Forms.

From A. W. Mills, prominent and we'll
known merchant of Norfolk, Va:
No. II Main ST.. Norfolk, Sept. Is, 1869.
DIR. LAwRENoE-Dear Sir: Your Koskoo hes
worked wonders in my family. My daughter.
hood She lost thirty-one pieces of bone rom
her ankle, several from her arm, besidess
having ulcers in several parts of the body.
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wife of dyspepsia, from which she suffered
greatly. She Is nolc IN better health than she has
been IN fire pears.
With the highest regards, | am gratefully
yours. etc. A. W. MILLS.
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LEGAL Notice.

HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT Will.
hold a SPECIAL TERN u the Circuit
Couri II Shelby county AZ Bartlett, on the
third Monday W September. lsl0-the same
BEING the lath day Of September. ls7o.
wH u. II. r. RAY. Isdge.