The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-09
NUMBER 81.
NEWS ITEMS.

A Jerseyman lost an ak over twenty
years ago, which he has just found under
his bed. His life hasn't been much un-
happy by house-cleaning. ai Sal
The Oregon Assessors return the taxable
values Of that State at only $29,S28,00O,
which is declared to be not more than
one-third what its aggregate wealth
really is. 1f <aaQ
A jury in Bremen county, Iowa, have
decreed that bachelor named King shall
pay over $4,000 to his cousin, Miss San
ders, for altering foul ISLANDERS concern
ing her character.
A pint of salt applied to every square
yard OF asparagus, in the spring, will be
found a valuable fertilizer and assist
a good deal in keeping down the weeds.
| A Western man who was recently in.
vited to a seat on the floor of the House
at Washington, indignantly refused, say
ing that he was accustomed to sit on
chairs at home Ja
Jacob Trees and Sarah Trees, Shelby
county, Ind, for fifty nine years husband
and wife, died recently within four hours
OF each other, the husband at the age of
eighty, the wife at seventy eight. d
An Illinois liquor seller, it is said,
keeps temperance pie Jge behind his
bar, and does all in his power to induce
his customers to sign it, even to the ex.
tent of giving them bad whiskey when
they insist upon having their drinks.
A New Hampshire man, who was arres-
ted for selling liquor, has reveuged
himself upon the man who complained
against him by cutting off the tail Of his
horse t@EpH
A fellow IN Keokuk. Iowa, went to bed
leaving lighted candle in an open
bureau drawar The explosion of a can
OF powder aroused INN and scattered his
bureau into klhdling wood.
Mayor Flanders, has ordered careful
survey of the theaters and amusement
hallsln New Orleans to see if sufficient
facilities are afforded for egress in case
OF fire or panic from any cause.
A Versailles Qli.) prophet predicts
that on July 4, 1871, a child will be born
in Quincy, who will be able to speak in
three hours after his birth. dgfi gg
Catskill has got the LATEST man yet
discovered. He got up the other morning
with one ear trozen, becluse he was too
lazy Ia turn over ON the pillow to warm
it.
A somnambuist, clad only in his usual
nocturnal gear, walked into church, at
Versailles, ILL.,, during service, the other
night, creating immense cOmmotion.
Joshua Davis, of Columbus, Ohio,
several days ago took laughing gas in
order to have tooth extfacted After
taking the gas he was seized with a
spasm, and remained unconscious until
death resulted ON Tuesday. s
A young lady at a party, on being
asked to favor tho company with The
Maiden's Prayer went to the piano and
struck up, " Mother may 60 out to
swim 2" in a very animated manner.
A scotfer who claimed that none of the
reports show that the scientific party on
Mount Washington were doing particle
OF good, owns up since dispatch has an
nounced that they have discovered "a
snow fake of a heretofore undescribed
form"
A Utica paper declares that the Clar.
field fair consisted of calf, goose and
a pumpkin, 1t rained SO hard the first
night that the goose swan off, the calf
broke loose and ate the pumpkin, and
thief providing around stole the calf, and
that ended the fair.
A girl twenty, at Alton, I'll, is dig
ging well for her father at seventy-fve
cents foot She has already put down
" two feet" Usually When women puts
her foot down it bodesno good; but in
Illinois, when she puts down two feet it
means we'll 1859 DeI
Chicago is an Indian word and signifies
Z" much stink The red-skin who gave it
the name hit the nails on the head.
A farmers # Sciplo, New York, has a
turkey that laid 100 eggs in 100 days,
never missing a'day on account, of sick.
ness, Or circus in town, or anything.
The southern officers who haze enlisted
in the service OF the viccroy OF Egypt are
reported to be greatly dissatisfied with
their new position,