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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

SENTENCED AND SHOT, Probably
the most of our readers perused the thrill
ing narrative, under the above caption.
which was published in our paper last
week, without once dreaming that it had
any local interest, or supposing that it
was true in all of its principal parts--at
least we had no such thoughts when we
selected it, and therefore were not q little
astonished, shortly after its appearance,
on meeting Lieut.. George S. Race, who
saluted US with, "Well, that story in
your paper last week brought back to
MIND some very distinct recollections of
army life" Chow so ?'' we injured
Whereupon he proceeded to inform us
more infinitely Of the facts recited in the
article referred to than there appeared
1t seems that the Second Cavalry men.
toned, was the Wisconsin regiment Of
that number. The Lit. Colonel who was
asked to resign was N. II. Dale, of Racine
county. and the Sergeant who was sem
fenced to be shot was L. L. Lancaster, of
Eau Claire, our informant thinks; while
the person shot was from an Iowa regi-
ment, the 4th Cavalry, we believe. 1t.
Race, himselfwas one of the officers mixed
up in the matter, and be showed us the
letter he had to write to get himself out
of the scrape, as we'll as duplicates of all
the original manuscript documents in the
case, confirming every fact mentioned in
the story. While we may not admire
Sergeant Lancaster's discretion, we can
not but admire his pluck We venture
the opinion that there are but few paral-
lei cases where a man has deliberately
faced death rather than to apologize for
joining in petition to an officer to re-
sign for whom he had nothing but con-
tempt, and under whom he felt it a dis
grace to serve.-P Portage Register. edI
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

THE BORON OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
The bottom of the North Atlantic
ocean, says Professor Huxley, is one OF
the widest and most even plans in the
world. Ii the sea were drained off, a
wagon might be driven all the way from
Valentia, on the west coast of ireland, to
Trinity Bay, in Newfoundland. From
Valentia the road would lie down hill
for about 200 miles, to the point at which
the bottom is now covered BY 1,7OO faith
oms of sea water. Then would come the
central plain, more than thousand miles
wide, the inequalities of the surface of
which would be hardly perceptible,
though the depth Of water upon it now
varies from 10000 to $4,000 feet
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19
ORCHARD RAA1BLE," tells in Western


RICHARD RAMBLE," tells in Western
paper the following story Of Prince Erie,
which is, of course, highly Imaginative:
When Gen. Butler was at Long Branch.
short time since, our doughty James
called upon that dignitary. Butler had
never known him before and, therefore,
Fisk, flush of indignation tinging his
cheek, drew up his portly figure, and re-
piled in a loud voice: 81 am James
Fisk, Jr. !" ooh, you are, are you ?" re-
marked Butler, with charming indiffer-
encc. Then turning to his wife: "My
dear, do you want anything of the ped
Ter to-day ?" 1t is hardly necessary to
add that the Prince beat hasty retreat,
leaving the General in full possession of
the field.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

Some four hundred tons of Australian
preserved meat is now en- route to England
and so largely has the business increased
that large party of tinsmiths and their
families have sailed from Liverpool to
Northampton, having been engaged to
pack up the meat Timed meat at pres
ent seems in the most favor in England
There are dining halls in London at
which dinner is now supplied at from
twopence upward, preserved meat being
the staple food offered. We see howev-
er, that about $4,000 pounds of Australian
preserved meat, that had just arrived by
the Peninsula and Oriental steamers, for
the Indian troops service, had been con-
demned at Bombay.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

a writer in the Boston Journal gives
glowing accounts of the success attending
the searchers for diamonds in the South
African fields. He says one man who de-
termined to look one day longer, after
his party had broken up in despair,
found stone for which he was offered
e22, 900, and that another man, who walk
ed 430 miles to the fields, was rewarded
on the second day of his arrival by find
ing gem for which he accepted $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

In Knoxville, ILL.,, the other day,
niser worth $4,000 gave his nephew,
his nearest relative, who had long lived
with him and was obout to leave him, a
check, as he supposed, of five dollars.
Owing to his bad eyesight, he failed to
make the ''dot" he supposed he had be-
tween the rs" and the two ciphers, and
the bank paid the boy $500. On learn
ing this fact, the miser was so shocked at
his loss that he sank down and died
which did not better the matter any for
him, as thereby the boy became inheritor
of $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

BONE FELoN.-The London Lancet
recommends the following as the best
remedy yet discovered for this most ex-
crutiating disease: CAS- soon as the
disease is felt, put directly over the spot
a fly blister about the size of your thumb
nail, and let it remain for six hours, at
the expiration of which time, directly
under the surface of the blister may be
seen the felon, which can instantly be
taken out with the point of needle or
lancet"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

A convention was lately held in Ore
CON to devise means for elevating the In
dams of the Pacific coast A piece OF
hemp rope would be an effective means to
that end
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-19

Under the caption "An Unfortunate
Hill of Beans" the Chicago Journal re-
cords the divorce of Kate Bean from Har-
vey s. Bean.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11

OUTS AND ms OF MoNEY.-Tbe Il.
dial wave of money which at four
seasons of the year causes SO mucl,
anxiety In New York Financial
Chronicle:
The grain trade of the West causes
an outward current of deposits and
notes from the banks of this city I'm
October, the currency being released
and returning llither about the close
OF the year. Mkt comes the pork
crop, which makes its demand for the
currency In December, the return cur
re 1t setting In this way about the lst
OF February. Thirdly there Is the
cotton crop, which causes an outward
How OF currency In November, and
January, the return current making
itself felt here In April or NAV.
Fourthly, there Is always an active
drain about the first of April, caused
10y the temporary settlements ut that
date In the country. All these tidal
movements OF currency are invested
with special interest, and help those
persons who would forecast tile future
OF the loan market. There Is an
special furce In the drain of October
and April, when the money market
here usually y suffers no small intcrrup-
tion Ofits equilibrium and ease. Had
our monetary system its proper elas-
ticity, the severe stringency Of the
spring and fall might be averted.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
How kh e Settled IL.

An American Captain had a pas
senger on board his ship very beau
tiful young lady, with whom In the
course OF a very short voyage, five
young gentlemen, also passengers, fell
desperately In love. She, liking all
the young gentlemen, and liking
them all equally well, felt herself
placed In n position 0fsolne difficulty,
and the emergency applied to the
Captain for advice. He, beinga man
Of AN original turn Of mind, suggested
that she should jump overheard (he
taking care to have well-manne,l
boat alongside To prevent the posi-
Utility Of the farce turning into q
tragedy, and that she should accept
the man who jumped into the sea az
ter her. The lady liked the notion,
and one fine morning, when her five
admirers were all upon deck, went
over the side-foremost. -Four OF the
five Immediately followed her lead.
Then said the puzzled damsel TO the
Captain;
what am 10 do now? See how
wet they all are p"
" Do?" replied the Captain; "why
take the dry one"
Which She did-and IL Is To be
Eoped lived happy ever aftegward.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11

a NEW CREDIT SYsTEM.-A Ger
tain merchant In Austria was recent
ly met at the door of his store by an
honest-looking Frenchman, an entire
stranger to him, who asked credit for
barrel of flour. can pay half re
cash down and re balance next SAT-
urday, sure" The merchant, with
out hesitation, turned to one of his
clerks, and, with kindly smile on
the would he owner of the barrel of
flour, said: "This good man wants
to get trusted for barrel Of flour, he'll
pay half down and the rest next Sat.
urday. I'll risk him he's good as
gold; open fresh barrel; weigh out
halt, deliver 1t In good shape ut his
house, put the barrel away safely, and
take 1t down next Saturday when he
pays the rest; never refuse to trust an
hOnest-lOOking man tor bread" 1t
was done; the money was paid and
the French gentleman departed, re-
joicing In an abundance OF flour and
unlimited credit.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11

READING THE JOURNAL. The
scene described below Is said to have
taken place in the Kentucky legisla.
ture OF 1867: A member from one of the
mountain counties was persistent
reader of the Louisville Journal, and
each morning, as the House opened,
would commence reading his flv0rite
paper, and about the same moment
some member would move to dis.
pense with the reading Of the journal,
and our mountain member would
lay down his paper. lie stood this
for some time, but one morning, ris-
Ing from his seat after the usual mo-
tion, he exclaimed at the top of his
voice: MIR. Speaker, I've sot here
In my seat for MORN week and sub
mitted to the tyranny Of this house
Somebody every morning moves 10
dispense with reading the Journal,
and Pve last every papefI've bought
for week by II and no man has
ever moved to dispense with the
Democrat or Courier; and, Mr.. Speak
er, won't stand IL any longer. Mr..
Speaker, -" Here the balance
was lost In the general laughter.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
The Origin or I'h rascs.

The saying, "To leave no stone un
turned" may be traced to respOns
of the Delphic oracle give to Poly
drates rs the best means Of finding
treasure buried by one Of Xerxes' gen
erals OH the field Of Platea.
Every man the architect OF hi
nrtune," rs ascribed tn Appius Clau
ditis Cacatls, the earliest Roman writ
er whose name has come down To us
In B. {. BIZ, he began the celebrated
"Appian Way" from Rome to Capua
OF the very common saying
"Where the shoe pinches," Plutarcll
relates the story Of u Roman being
divorced nom his wife This person
being highly blamed by his friends,
who demanded: Was she moi
chaste? was she not fair?" holding
out his shoe, asked them whether II
was not new and well made; 1t "yet,"
added he, "nOne Of you can tell where
ID pinches me-"
The saying, "When at Rome do rs
the Romans do" is SAID to have risen
In this wise: st. Augustin was In the
habit OF dining upon Saturday, but
being puzzled by the different prac-
tices then prevailing (fOr they had
begun to fast at Rome ON Saturday,
he consulted st. Ambroses on the
subject. Now, at Milan they did not
fast on Saturday, but the answer of
the Milan saint was, When l am
here do not fast on Saturday; when
at Rome do fast on Saturday,
The Spectator says that Tobias
Hobson was the first man IN England
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
Daniel webster's Opinion of Zen
Butler.

For several years Butler was blar.
ing Democrat. He was delegate tu
all National Conventions, and made
himself conspicuous by his servile
devotion to the slavehol,iiiig interest.
AT the trial Of DIR. Webster, Butler
attracted some notice. and gentlemen
who had met him In con versation and
taken q strong aversion to him, asked
Daniel Webster ifhe knew the man
Butler, aud what there was Of him.
=" L have seen him, sir" was the re-
ply. He is what we call a sharp
practitioner. A pert, pushing lawyer,
specifically educated, with the i'm
pudence Of the devil, and a conscience
to match" "Such man might be
dangerous. Is he likely to attain a
position In which he tan do much
mischief" No sir-no danger OF
that. He Is certain to he hung before
he reaches a position Of that kind"
Exchange.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
Cure for Nervous Headache.

a well known Kentucky minister.
subject to severe spells of nervous
headache, was In our office the other
day during one Ofthese attacks. Ma
j0r Brown, of Mexico, was present
and prosed to relieve him in five min.
utes, which he did most etlectuaIly.
The following is the prescription :
Take q desert spoonful Of common
soda, such Is used In making bread,
and dissolve it thoroughly in quart
OF cold wat,r, with this shanpOon
the head for about five minutes,
scratching the skin OF the head and
back Of the neck well with the finger
nails; then rinse the head with clean
cold water. Major Brown says he
has used this remedy in perhaps n
thousand cases since 1863 and never
once failed to give relief In five or ten
minutes. The remedy is for nervous
headache, and is not for those atfer-
tions OF the head arising from de.
ranged stOmachs.-Er.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
Pecping at the Girls.

A short time ago q few Cincinnati
aus were on hunting trip In Indiana
One night they found it convenient
F.! to put up ut small country tavern
where the accommodations were
somewhat limited so muca as 20 com.
pei them to all bunk into one moder.
ate-sized room next to the roof. This
oeing the best they could do they nc.
ccpted the conditions without mucl,
murmuring, being pretty effectually
tired out with their days tramp, and.
after supper, retired early.
About ten o'clock they were awak
Ell out Of sound slum Der by great CAV
ETY. ana laughter proceeding from the
room adjoining, occupied by the land
lord's three buxOm daughters. IL
was evident that as they were retir.
ing for the night they were having a
high old fr0lic.
Now, the hunters were all youny
men, AID 1t was very tantal.sing to
have so much "gal" fun going ON
with only q door intervening. AT
length one OF the hunters whispered
to the Others, "See there, boys,
there's n knOt-hOle la the door, and
we can see all that Is going on
Heap of fun there, you bet.n
They all looked, and there, sure
enough, was what appeared to be a
good sized knot-hOle, showing the
light within the room adjoining to be
very bright indeed. A bold hunter
crept cautiously out of bed and an
Piled his eye to the knot hole, but
was astOnished to find he could see
nothing. As he put his head down
to look the knot-hole seemed to dis
appear. Stepping back pace or two
there was the knOt-hole again.
"What did you see ~ inquired one
OF the hunters, who was tremb bling
with curiosity In the bed.
Didn't see anything" was the
reply. "They either tOok the knot
hole away or plugged 1t up."
Then another hunter tried with n
like result. As he stopped to steal a
\ lance at unconscious maidenhood on
a frolic the knot. whole vamoosed.
They were greatly puzzled until one
Df them cried out. "See there. bows.
look at the ro0f!"
They looked and the mystery was
solved. There was knot-hole In the
board roofing, through which the
moon was shining, the light falling
upon the door 50 us to produce the
Illusion described. The hunters slept
better after the discovery.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
From the Farmers Home Journal, =,
Raising Celery.

Physicians tell us that n one wou,,
cat freely of the bleached f,ot-stnlk.
OF celery, it would not only prevent
put actualiy cure nervousness that
one who Is subject to trembling limbs
would md sure.reliefiD Its use. This
one truth should be sufficient to en-.
|courage all of us to raise this Inc
plant. But, In addition to this, there
Is nothing more appetizing, or better
To eat with roast meats, especially
turkey, duck or chicken. But many
of us are deferred from trying 10 raise
II, thinking itdifilcult to do so MANY
have tried 1t and utterly failed.
True, 1t Is more difficult to manage
than many other things, the greatest
trouble being to get the young plants
from seed, rs they are quite small
anu require good care In sowing. I
nave always succeeded, and will here
tell you how tn succeed every time
you try; but you must practice what
1 preach.
First, then, he sure you get paper
of fresh seed, say Landreth's white
salad. Ii you have u hot bed land
every one who has u garden should
nave one or mOre) SOW your seed I'm
very shallow drills therein, six inches
apart. Sow the seed as thinly as Won
c u, and sift very rich, fine chip man
ure, or other rich earth, over tile seed.
anu then press the drills lightly will,
brick or other heavy smooth sub
stance; cover with sash and give
plenty Of tepid water, put on with a
very hne nose to your sprinkler.
When the plants show themselves
which will require quite long
time), water, not very cold, must be
added every evening or two, and the
plants aired OH every warm dav.
When they are about three inches
high, thin them to about half an inch
apart. When they are large enough.
say five or six inches high, TRANSPLANT
them Mt evening IN trenches a foot
deep and two feet wide, with the rich
est earth you can get, IN the bottom
Of the trenches. Shade them for
week entirely, with boards, plank. or
bougls, and put plenty Of water I'm
the trenches, three or four times A
week, but do not pour the water d;. !
rectly OH the plants. About the 10Th
m october mot sOoner) tie q string
loosely around each bunch, near the
Top, ana bank up the plants with |
dirt, leaving only the green tops un-
covered. When hard frost appears.
cover over with straw, six inches deep,
and dirt over this five inches deep. ut
Thanksgiving day you can treat your
friends and Y 'ursclf to roast turkey ifl
you have one) and delicious, aromat-
ic, nutty celery. WooDMAN.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11

THE LAW OF NEwsPAPERs.-Th
highest Courts Of the country have
decided the following points OF law
relating to the publishers of newspa.
pers and their subscribers, and they
may possibly save much trouble and
expense by being understood and OBJ.
served:
IsT. A subscriber who does not
give an express order to the contrary.
nt the end Of the time to which lie
paid, II considered Us wishing to con-
tinue subscript ptiOn-audi II the pub
Usher continues sending the paper,
the subscriber IL bound for the year.
2ND. II u subscriber orders his pa
per discontinued, and does not nav all
dues against him, the publisher NAV
continue to send 1t until all charges
are paid.
BIRD. IL subscriber noglects or re-
J"sc' To take his paper from the Office
or plare at which II Is left, he Is held
responsible for IL until he DAYS what Is
due and gives notice to have IL dis
continued.
4TH. II a subscriber moves To an.
other place, or changes his Post-o tiice,
without informing the publisher OF
the fact, and the paper Is sent to the
formerdirectiOn, the subscriber is held
responsible, whether he gets the pa.
per or not.
9TH. The Courts have decided that
where a subscriber has not paid for
his paper, and refuses to take IL from
the Office Of publication or the POST
Office, or removing and leaving IL
un-called for, 1t Is oriDld Jdcie EVIL
dence OF Intentional fraud, and pun
islable as such by Law.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-03-11
THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER.
a stery or the Last Century.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

AS Tom waxed old, however, h,
grew thoughtful. Having secure,
the good things Of this world, he he
gan O feel anxious about the next
He thought with regret on the bar,
gain he made with his black friend
and put his wits to work to cheat
him out Of his conditions. He be,
cnme, therefore, all OF u sudden, q
violent church-goer. He prayed loud.
y and strenuouSly, as heaven wert
to he carried by force of lungs. In.
deed, one might always tell when he
had sinned most during the week by
the clnmor of his Sunday devotion
The quiet Christians who have been
modestly travelling Zionward were
struck with self.reproach at seeing
themselves so suddenly out-strippe,l
In their career by this new made con
vert. Tom was ~ rigid In religion aS
in money matters; he was u stern
supervisor and censurer of his neigh.
bors, and seemed To think every sin
entered up to their account became a
credit on his page. He even talked
Of the expcdiency of rcviving the
persecution of the Quakers and the
Anabaptists. In u word, Toms zeal
became as his riches.
Still, In spite Of his strenuous at
tention to forms, Tom had IA lurking
dread that the devil afier all would
have his due. That he might not be
taken unawares, therefore, II Il said
he always carried n small Bible in his
pocket, He also had IA great flio
Bible In his counting-ho,ise desk, and
would frequently be found reading
when people called on business on
such occasions he would lay his green
spcctacles on the book to mark the
place, while he turned around To drive
some usurious bargain.
some say Tom grew n little crack
Drained In his older days, and that
fancying his end approaching, he had
his horse new shod, sad,lled and bri.
died with his feet uppermost because
that, ut the last day, the world would
he turned upside down, in which case
he would find his horse ready for
mounting, and he was determined at
the worst to rive his friend a run for
II. This, however, l. probablya mere
old wife's fable. III he really did take
that precaution, il was totally super
fluous-at least, so says the authen-
tic old legend, which closes his story
in the following manner:
One hot afternoon in the dog days,
just rs n terrible black thunder gust
came up, Tom sat in his counting