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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

NEVADA SALT-Nevada is capable OF
supplying the world with SAL. II
abound4 in Salt springs, salt marshes,
salt mountains, and great plains where
the evaporation Of ages has left deposits
of salt Of almost ilimirable extent. For
mining purposes, the salt of these depos-
its requires only to be shoveled into
sacks and transported to the place of use
For table and dairy purposes, however,
it is not quite equal to Eastern salt. II
contains slight per cent. of impurity,
which would have to be removed by re
evaporation or some other refining pro-
cess to render it marketable for domestic
use This may not be the case with all
the deposits Of this charactt r within the
State, but applies to such Of them al
have been worked. Within fifty miles of
Reno, and not more than one mile from
the railroad, arc some OF the finest salt
springs in the world. One gallon OF
water will evaporate three pound of the
best qnaity of salt.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

BALD HEADED BUTTER.-A gentleman who
had been brought ur on good country butl err
Lately stopped at a leading hotel in ST. Jo-
seph, Mo, aud looking over the tempting
bill Of fare made his order. 1t was promptly
filed, aud he was INDUCING IN the hope of
luxurious feast, when helping himself to
some butter, along with the unctious mass
long HAIR, evidently from some human era
mum, came curling out on his knife. He
held 1t up, gazed suspclously at it for a mo-
ment, and then motioned Tor the waiter. The
latter individual promptly entered an APP
pearance, when the guess, holding the knife
up before him. and pointing to the capillary
substance attached to it, exclaimed in voice
loud enough to be heard 10y the whole table ::
Look here, my trienl, have you any bald
headed butter about the house ?''
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16
HOW THE EARTH WILL BE
DESTROYED.

"A young celestial genlogist, S'ansla
Meunler by name, has lifted u3 out Of the
rut as regards our future fate, and for
DONG has been complimegted by the en- :
nent savant, NJ Dumas For hundred
of years We have steadily believed toa
In the end THIS planet will be parchrd n
IKE scroll, and il is refreshing to fio
it pro|ed hy NJ. Meanier that So far from,
melting with ferVent h.;a' we shall prob.
ably break In pieces from ,ense cold
ma De distributed through space IT,
@follths. A close study oi sidereai pal,
1htoiogy has led NJ Meunier to this con
F'ctloh' Walcu would certainly IN formei
lays nave drawn down upon linn th1
thunders II The Church. The gepl0gis
tslroholner arrived a his system in this
manner: After 81 thorough exaihinatIu!j
"a the 8rolitns III the museum, he con
Ie!Ved that tha asteroids WHICH are con
S'antiy falling on our globe must be fliig
nents OF some heavenly body about the
>tnt SIZE as the moon which perIshei
ages ago by Spontaneous rupture. having
arrived at Its PERIOD Of COOLING Tn
Lar, winch Was probably satellite u
tnc ear tn, NJ. Meunlrr has named Gealaoia.
ana the stones which fail down on 0ut
3ioDe are portions OF that defunct body
IN 'act, as B0tfpn or CuVier could recon
.'tfHcC Il pre-hlStorlca animal from a tiDil
; nj. Meunier has gone to work to re
Construct all entlre planet from frag
'nent. The former existence Of Geoogrt
having been salts 'actoriIy established N
Mrunlcr proceeds to show that it mus
nave occupied a place among the solid
PLANETS, that is to say, in the region o.
Mercury, Venus, the Earth, and Mars. AS
9"Ild stones like those picked up and pre-
served IN the museum could hardly have
come from the gaseou,s or LIQUID planets
~ Mennler appears inclined to believe
mat his Geologic once played the role OF
second moon until it cooled and wen
20 pieces. The other solid plarcts accord
ing TO this theory are gradually approach
ing this fatal point OF refrigeration, and
by the time they break up, Jupiter aud
Saturn will pass from the liquid to the
solid and Uranus, and Neptune from
the gaseous to the liquid state. NJ Da.
mas has thanked NJ Meunier for " placing
in a new light questions which had hith
erto remained in the domain of abstrac
ton"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16
A REQUIEM.

From the Lodi Journal.
Take the harp from off the willow,
Tune it as in days of yore.
Though the cords that thrilled with rapture
Now are silent evermore.
Tune it with the quivering heartstrings,
With the voices 'mong the graves
When the autumn winds are soughing
And the pine it's branches waves
Sweep the strings my trembling fingers,
Wake the fearful symphony
While my soul keeps time and chanteth
To the sad voiced melody,
This my song-O, let me sing 1t
When the night birds vigiIs keep
sleeping, sleeping say my brother, Il
why this long unbroken sleep?
Nightly at the hearth we gather,
where were shed our bitterest tears,
ana thy vacant chair nas waited
through lthe long decade Of years.
waiting, too, are we, and watching,
We nave waited oft before,
For thy step upon the pathway;
SnalI We near it nevermOre?
Shall the hands that fain would bless thee
With the gifts of love thew bear
Never more carsss thy features.
Never stroke thy shining hair?
Ay, alas, alas, we gather
In the gray-hued cventide:
And the children hush their laughter
When we speak OF him who died.
And we read to them the story
OF his life SO briefly told;
Ofthe gloom that hid the gloryH
When he sought the angel-fold.
Is their mould upon the record?
We will wash it of with tears,
AS we look aback with weeping
Through long decade of years.
s. "A.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

SINGULAR USE OF A GALvANIC BAT
TERY.-Many years ago Majnr Stone, o.
the Fifteenth British hussars, then sta
toned in India, had a gold watch and
chain stolen from his drawing room
table. Collecting all the native servants
Of whom he had any suspicion together,
and making them join hands, he told
them that presently his God would give
them u shock which would, however be
harmless to all but the culprit ; but that,
If he were among them, be would, in
about an hour, turn green and silently die.
The black fellows grinned incredulously,
when the wires of very powerful
battery, prepared and concealed below
the table, were brought in contact with
the two end men. So severe was the
shock that three of them fell to the
ground. The Major then remarked that
if the guilty one came to him within halt
an hour he would apply an antidote which
would save his life. The effect of the
shock upon the imagination of the super
stitious thief was so great as to induce
belief in the prospect of turning green
and dying, and he shortly came, watch
and chain in hand, to beg tor mercy and
an antidote.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

SIZE FOR COTTON YARN.-The follow
inc SIZE is recommended by German
chemist as especially adapted for fine cot
ton chain yarns; One ounce of gum ara
bic is dissolved in three ounces 0; water
by boiling, and two ounces Of wax are
added. This mixture is thon well stirred
and when cold appears rs pale yellow
paste, which is to be added, while hot to
a dressing made Of five pounds If best
wheat -four This size makers the chain
durable and smooth, and never cracks,
even during the greatest heat of summer
time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

A correspondent who was at the Bangor
Railway celebration, described how the ra.
lions gave out, and at way station how all
hands made q rush for small restaurant
Twelve ex.Congress got some clam
chOwder. whereupOn newspaper man, who
did not lear punishment after death" shout
ed "all aboard The Congressman ran for
the train the newspaper man Tor the chow
der. He also described how on this occasion
Hon George Washington warren, PRESIDENT
NJ the Runker Hill Monument Association,
breaktasted on one cracker and eleven gallons
of water.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

The following extrac from the address de
liVered before the Pioneer Association of Or
leans county, n Y, June 18th, 1871. by Ed
ward Webster, Esq, OF Rochester. formerly
an Associate Editor OF the Rural Ne2U Yorker
pays just tribute TO the memory of one who
did good work Tor the AgrIculturist In his
day and generation Eds
Hail thou, whose humble lot was cast
MID ranks of men unknown to fame
Whom kings and lords OF ages past
Would scOrn to know or name:
We come, thy hOnors here to sing,
And lift thee high DER lord and king
NOjeWeled diadem or crown
Fer gIittered on thy many brow
No slave would tremble at thy frown
Nor at thy footsteps bow;
For thou vert pure in heart and mind,
And strove to TGiSe-n0G crush mankind
AS famed Prometheus of yore,
In aid OF our lost, Wretched sires,
Stole from the flaming sun, aud bore
Down to the earth those fires
That fill with light and life all space,
And mark the Day Gods glorious race
so thy inventive genius found
For man the bright and polished share,
That bids the willing fields abound
With fruits beyond compare
And from the seed that falls like rain,
Crowds full ouHbarns with bearded gain
Eternal may the honors shine,
We yield with grateful hearts to thee
May chlldren's children ronnd thy shrine
Sons of The brave and free
With reverent lips pronounce thy name
And build for thee deathless fame
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

SOME QUoTATIoNs Some people are
delighted if they can get hold of relic
Of some great event. The Chicago fire
has supplied vacuum which was felC in
the market before that catastrophe.
Below you will find the latest quotations
from the Chicago P1St in this department
Of trade: LESS activity is manifested in
the relic market TO day Local buyers
have fallen off, but orders from the
cnunfry occupy the time of i0bbers.
Since the fall trade set In pieces Of the
Court House bell have been in great de-
mand, and shipments are active. 1t is
estimated that two car loads Of pieces
have been shipped from the city. Our
reporter was informed by ii dealer that be
had contracted with u Pittsburgh brass
foundry o supply the demand which has
been extraordn mary.
As an evidence Of the enterprise that
had been manifested in the trade it may
be mentioned that two prominent dealers
hive gone into the business Of selling
Mrs. Learys COW. They have solo
eighteen of her to as many different
travelling museums, and announced that
they we're we'll stocked with the article
AS their motto is low prices and quick
sales, they expect to have a monopoly OF
The trade. Five barrels Of oil taken
from the exploded lamps have been dis
posed Of, and the demand continues.
There is no inquiry for worthless safes, as
such are not regarded as curiosities. Con-
siderable inquiry has been made for chips
of stone from fire proof buildings, but as
nothing remains of such structures it has
been found necessary to supply the mar
ket from stone quarry on the West
Side.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

The Gaesburg Register says: "A little
East Berrlen street, died the other day, while
the father was digg ng potatoes. Two O. or
three days elapsed, and there being no lu-
neral, the neighbors inquired what na IA pc. 6c,
come of the body. The father rerlieu .nSS
he had put it in a box and laid it away IN the
s s as soon Is ' he got his potatoes dug he
would bury it. This is an actual fact, and IS
verified by the testimony of tie whole neigh
hOrhOod -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

Annronos of the defeat of Mr.. Ashbury's
Yacht, the story is told of an English yacht
man Who, while on a pleasure cruise in the
Mediterranean, was badly beaten in race
with Yankee schooner which he CHANGED to
tall in with The brush over, the Engishman
generously invited the Yankee skipper aboard
II say, captain, this is the first time my
Yacht was ever beaten, you know
:" We'll 70 said the Yankee captain, that's
kinder singular, for vow this is the first time
nv craft ever beat anything"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

A very intelligent Virginia mule, be
ing hemmed in railroad track by an APP
preaching train jumped into cattle
guard, crouched down until the train
had passed, and then jumped out and
walked off as if nothing had happened.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16
POETRY.
THE DEAD LETTER.
BY JOHN G. SAKE

And can it be ? All. yes, ! see,
IT'S thirty years and better
Since Mary Morgan sent to me
This musty, musky letter.
A pretty hand (she couldn't spelD,
Asany man must vote 1t;
And twas as remember well,
A pretty hand that wrote it !
How calmly now / view it all,
AS memory back ward ranges
The talks. the walks, hat + recall,
A1d then-the postal changes
How wei I loved her can guess
(Since cash is Cupid's hostage)-
just one-and sixpence-nothing less
This letter cost in postage
The love that wrote at such q'nte
by JOve it was steep one y
Five hundred notes Il calcniate)
Was certainly deep one
And yet it died-of slow decline
Perhaps suspicion chilled it;
I've quite forgotten If twas NINE
\ Or Mary's flirting killed it!
At last the fatal message came:
MY letters-please return them;
And yourself course you wish the same
III send Them tack or burn them"
Two precious fools. must allow,
Whichever was the greater;
I wonder if I'm wiser now,
Some seven luStreS later?
And this alone remains All we'll
These words of warm affection,
The faded ink, the pungent smell,
Are food tor deep reflection.
They tell Of how the heart C )ntrives
70 change with fancy's fashion,
And how drop of musk survives
TIE strongest human passion!
Harp8r's 1Hagazjne for November.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

No American custom excites more
surprise and amusement among travelling
foreigners than that which is known in
our saloons as treating" and which con
sists in the reciprocal payment, by such
members of convivlal party in turn,
for the Refreshments" consumed by the
"crowd."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

A small wooden box has been picked
up in Dublin. On the inside of the lid
was found, in black ink, the following
address: Captain William Henry Carl
ton, Twenty Fusileers, fourth divi-
sion, British army, Crimea." The box
was found to contain, rolled up in a
towel, the foot and heart Of female, not
in any way decomposed, and evidently
only recently separated from the body
Here is mystery for The detectives!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16
FIGS OF THISTLES.

Small is my garden plot
And sparse my sowing
1 labor while the sun is fierce and high
Yet in The evening at my humble cot,
When naughty folks go 10y,
Below the modest caves, secluded, shy,
My prodigal blossoms are blowing.
Once in sOnbre hour
There stood u barren
Leafless, aid budless, and unfruited tree:
Yet later, came pure and perfect flower
A blossom tar to see
And after followed, in great jubilee,
The mum berless rOSt OF Sharon.
Whereat | wondered much,
Why did my labor yield me thus increase,
Unless the Lord hath touched with marvel
lOu5 touch,
The land and given new lease
LO where looked Tor sad surcease,
harvest my fruit out oil season.
Grapes grow not upon thorns,
Say wise epistles;
Some miracle must quicken tbs dull Sod
That, meagre in its own self vet adorns-
Blessed be mighty God !
My pathway as | wander, rou- hIy shod,
And gather my figs of the thistles.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

a new female lecturer, Louise Holden,
starts off with the proposition that msn is
not al oppressor or tyrant, but has some
good qualities as well as woman Louise, these
words are balm to the stricken heart OF man;
fy to his grateful arms
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Queen Victoria has
contributed $500 for the relief of the
Chicago sufferers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

BEEFSTEAK WITH OYSTER SAUCE.-Tbe
steak should be about an inch thick, ten
der and juicy. Have the gridiron hot, and
rub with a small piece of butter to pre-
vent the meat sticking. Broil it care.
fully, and do not season uutil done; then
lay in dish, cover tightly, and keep it
hot In a very little juice strew twenty
or thirty oysters season, and acd lit
tie cream /; pour hot over the steak and
serve.
RESIGNATION OF Count Won BEUsT -
VIENNA, Nov. Count Won Benst.
Chancellor of the Empire, has rendered
his resignation on the ground of i'll
health. The Vienna Presse, the organ Of
the opposition, hints that the retirement
of the Premier was involuntary, and that
he had received from the Emperor an In.
tlmation to the effect that his resignation
would be acceptable. 1t is said that
Count Androssy takes the port folio OF
foreign affairs.
DOES GoLD GROW? It has long been
thought that nuggets of gold increased in
size while lying in the dirt in which they
are found. Mr.. G. Wilkinson has lately
announced to the Royal Society of Veto
ria that gold when placed in solution
OF chloride of gold, in contact with or
ganic matter, determines the deposit OF
liberated gold upon itself. Mr.. Skey, OF
the New Iceland Geological Survey, has
lately communicated series OF expert
ments, giving similar results to the Well
llngton Philosophical Society. &
The old depot building OF the Boston
and Providence railroad, in Boston, was
removed on Saturday, to It's new position
in the Boylston Station. The building
weighs hundred tons, and was moved
on four cars, the operation occupying but
just twenty minutes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

APOSTROPHE TO JETHRO WOOD,
INVENTOR OF THE CAsT.IRoN PLow.
New-York tribune., 1871-05-12
TILE MAcr.CnRIRN EIGHT.

PoRT Dover, Ont, May 1.-The fight be-
trypgn Cobur. and AItce prevented by the Canadian
authorities The men entered the ring shortly after
noon hut during tie first "roand,' and before blow
WAS struck tie Sheriff and County Judge, backed hy
number q. soldiers from sincee, dsperscd the crowd,
Win fed in every direction. Dick Hollywood, the ref
cree has decided that the shall meet at i0oc1ck to-
rolr " 1t Erie, PENN when VIII maine the nShtIg
T,e following dcecrnion is given Of the :, gght "
10 ao,r.r tit Mace pU. Up hi, hands nc le scIatch
,fan Couru began backing O his corner Mace lO.ONe
,iu t uGrt distance bu afCcr icH TENTS II rh'u
t1 ur ctncr the ring and stood looking at CoDuIh'
II va, cYilcEtlv tie Intention o. the ttcl 10 lo.c
Mace 10 take the initiative and fight IN lilo (CODhJ
onrurr If he fought 1t all wn:lc Mace was HoI NIHS
~ Am y his anIa gJUst to nave his VIII IA lhia respect
y a. "ro,u," ~ IT. proceeded, VITA tue exception oi
tbc irtciest Of the men, ana their tll III Eeep-
in, ont Of one anOther's way. was 100 tcuuuS
m be worthy OF extended report. hlcc. Was
slvay, re- ds glt ~ the scratch Duo hOt NuS 10
do 80 m Coburus corner, and CoDuin Woud HaLI ho-
where Cl%e. ...,..,. oooh o4bor sor
s nurh ms five minutes at tnIc without raising u.er
arms and during tne entire progress OF TINS eNaorui
my i,uu the men di not, in single instance, lOucn
eatH others skin, even in l-Irrying blows. ~.
There WAS 10 variation II tue IfoSrdIhle WItH wv
,r,ttes pn.t l. wcn to "hghC' had been IN progress
,vnr u I,ur Then tie cry OI ponce Was Iaiseu' Out
litrip attention paid u H. 80 .,-..o
rivp minutes later, however, AMI WINE tney were
,outno iud docking in close quarters, ahu HuuNlnS
'. i,u. Of meaning business than before, thc mil
,yas II, denly hterrUpte by the Canadian authoftcs'
New-York tribune., 1871-05-12

TT atty OF Washing gOn sent yesterday to the seha
tors representing that two OF the four living heirs OF the
late Earl Stirling arc citizens Of the United States
and demand that attention which, heretofore, ther
father solicited upon the question Of their rights to the
American Fisheries and proprietorshp OF the Caadas
As the legal dee eden. aud dinheror OF William AeXahdr
the first Earl Stirling, the late Earl, the ninth IN sue
ccsson and father OF the present claimant, cao TO this
country years ago TO make known his rights TO the
Canadas and the Fisheries, then, now subject OF
treaty between the United States and Great Britain
and in order TO adjust, II possible form Of settle
meat which might prove agreeable to the United States
and acceptable TO Great Britain and himself His claim
then set forth in detail, supported by an array OF
legal gentlemen from both hemispheTes among
whom was the Hon. Rcverly Johnson, who fuliy
indorsed the Elrl's claim the legal and lme@l
proprietor of vast rights powers and prorosavcs, ana
all the present British In NOlth Anlrcl by
the death of the ninth .T OF Surfing TIE cGrlCom fcll
the carldOm in Scotland and in England have been iuly
recognized, aud while livery Of sczn has hccn ihIV
conveyed him Of al his cra possessions. acco ipg 10
the ancient and present FORMS hl the delivery ot cart
scotland vet. nevertheless. bis actual pOSs rsson
and uvcstitUc all his vast domain have been ana SIN
are kept. If not in practical allowance at i"t IN cN-
pcctGncv or not yet realized The late Ear, Nv VIII,
two of whom, BuzVne and C.ores l.. AltNaudci are
ciz of the United states, plrnS Che late session OF
the Joint High Commission IN h' citv, Charles L. Alex.
andCr served written protest on t'" ID rortHeit Y
state against the consJmnaticn Of Tie c1itoupi -
treaty. until The rints OF himself aad laWiy shoHd no
fully recognized TIE Department ms kucWedged the
ecCiJt of the protest Which IL now presented III more
extended form and it has been printed and laid before
New-York tribune., 1871-05-12
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

DESPERATE FIGHTING BEFORE PARIS.
FORT vANyREs CAPTURED, But RETAKET BY
THE COMMUNISTS DARING ATTACKS on
NECiLIY AND AsNEREs "A BAREIcADE
CARRIED AT BOURG LA RENE - HEAVY
Loss oF TIE INSURGENTS.
LoxDoN. Thursday May II, 1871.
A Paris dispatch says that Fort Vanvres was
captured last night by the Versailles troops and was
held for short time when recaptured by the Com
muust forces There has desperate fighting there
to day. The fort ia in very dapidated condition. ana
It VIII soon become imperative upon the forces OF the
Commune eyacuate It, The Government troops lh'ke
daTing attacks Seuy and AsBieres. Tue htreu says
Gen. Charette commands the troops in the Bois de
BOulogne.
Tie Government troops yesterday carried the barri-
cades in the village OF Bourgla-Reine killing ana
wounding ICO Of the insurgents ard capturing A. LIE
cannonade continues with terrible effect.
GEN Rosscl was arrested yesterday by the Commune
and placed in the custody Of H. Girardin Lest evening
they both disappeared. and il reported tAat they
had gone Versailles; but to-day it IL announced ta'
the General reInans outside OF Paris ready to give hls
assistance 60 the Communists If needed.
III The Assembly to-day, member asked Tor an eA-
planaon Of he recent interview with the dele gates from
Bordeaux. NJ. Tlers answered in petulant manner,
and demanded vote Of confidence After much excite
ment in the Chamber vote taken and 81. Thers was
subSained by 800 to 10.
The principal attack OF the Versailles troops s ex
pected Auteuil aud POiut du Jour- Both sides are
masSng their troops aud great battle is ANTICIPATED
NJ. Ducscluze has been appointed delegate Minister OF
War TO the Commune.
The Ea;.onal'Guard of the ACCOMPLISHMENT Vanguard
and The Pantheon have refused TO march against the
Versailles troops Ta fa of the Column o. VoldoIce is
it is said, now lcfui lively fixed for Friday.
Tho palace of tie Luxembourg has been offered 20 the
City Paris for tc holding of ito Municipal Counci's
In cor sequence Of the prOclsmaon jdst Lfued by NJ
Thier the Commune has decreed the seizure Of his fur
niture and tie demolition OF his residence in Paris.
TIC United states storeship Relief from New York and
Philadelphia, laden with provisions for the sufferers in
France from the late war, has arrived of tine scily
Islands.