The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-12-28

The Wonaa1a's Journal gives this as sketch
| from real life. 1t certainly illustrates a
wrong that should be righted: When Ben
and [ were children | was the taller. When
we went to school | studied more than he
did; graduated before he did | read more
books han he did +; if we got into an argu :
ment was pretty sure to get the better of
HMM short, was ahead OF Ben and [ pat
rOnized him But Ben get ahead at last. He
studied profession; [ crimped, and frizzed,
and fused. He went into business / busted
and arranged, and beautifed. He is grow
ing rich l am growing poor lie can travel
If he chooses he can invite me to 60 with
HIM if he chooses +; [ can sit at homo till I'm
invited. He is independent, depend Mt.
Ben is.a successful bachelor with the world
before him | an unsuccessful maiden, with
no definite prospects, All, Ben, Ben, this
will never do-just wait, sir, till ] take q
start ~
John Morris, of New Haven, has been ap
pointed administrator upon the estate of the
man Lunm, who was drowned at Lewis
Bridge. and has sued the town of East Haven
for $50 QUO, nice question is expected to
arise in the case. man and his daughter
were drowned together, and it will be neces
sary to decide who died first in order to de
termine who is to receive the largest part of
the estate. If the father died first, then the
estate would go to the daughter and then to
the mother If the daughter died first then
it would go to half sister Of Mr.. Lumm's
In Jamaica, West Indies, the settlers keep
their bees in boxes, supported on stones half
q foot from the ground A bee raiser found q
lot of his boxes robbed OF honey, and Kept
watch at night for the thieves. They proved
TO be number of huge frogs from a neigh
boring stream, one Of which first attacked
the hive and drew all the bees upon himself,
when he hoped off to the river and jumped
in In the meantime the other frogs plum
dered the hive.
An engineer, named Ford, has just recover.
ed So, 1888 damages from the Fitchburg Rail-
road, of Massachusetts, His engine explod ed
in April, 1870, just after starting from the
Fitchhurg station, severely injuring him. Tho
case has been tried three times; the damages
awarded the first time were 81 900, and the
second time s., 1916 Both these judgments
were set aside as excessive, and the third
trial was ordered, which has resulted as
above.
cOuntryman who visited Greenville,
Tenn, had his attention attracted by the
glittering sign of the Andes Insurance Com
pany. He looked st it long and intently,
and then broke out in joyful exclamation,
something afore long; tell yer they can't
keep him down: no, they can't" and walked
on,
The following correspondence is said to
have taken place between merchant and
one of his clients: "Sir, your account has
been standing for two years; [ must have it
settled Immediately" Answer: "Sr, things
usually settle by standing; regret that my
account is an exception. If it has been
standing too long, suppose you let it run a
little"
A woman in Indianapolis, a few days
since, loaned O neighbor twenty-five dollars,
taking a sewing machine as security for pay.
ment Of the debt. Shortly after the transac-
ton the woman was arrested for keeping
goods in pawn, without license, the com
plant being made by the party to whom the
money was loaned. The loaner lost both
money and security.
Recently the steamer Columbus went
ashore at Seascale, near Whitehaven, and,
while the spectators shore were waiting
for the arrival of the delayed rocket appara-
tus, large dog swan out to the vessel, and
returned with rope in his mouth, thus es
tablishing o communication with the land ,
by which all on board weresaved.