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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27

p A PERPLEXING EXPERIENCE.-A 1fG
OF mine, whom | met in Charleston, u
Turkish HISTORIAN was smoking in for
ward car, when very elegantly dressed
young lady, of complexion about as light
as his own, enter ed the car and took her
seat She was so refined in her dress and
appearance, that he supposed she had
made mistake, and galantly suggested
to her that the ladies car would be more
agreeable; when she stated that her coll
or, not perceptible to a stranger, prevent
ed her from entering there. He convers
ed with her and found her intelligent
and educated She was the daughter of
one of the wealthest men OF South Caro-
! lima. He was that evening publicly rid
iculed at the hotel for talking to a "nig
ger grip Ivy men who would have dope
we'll had they shared her refinement. A
few days afterward, remembering the in
cident, and seeing a lady of apparently
mixed blood in the first class car, he
thought she had made mistaKe, and, to
save anything that might wound ner feel.
ings, he suggested to her to change to
the forward second. class car She color
ed up, highly insulted, and calling her
husband from the outside, screamed
"This man calls me niger" The hus-
band got into towering rage, and came
near laying violent hands on my poor in
nocent friend. He was only restrained
by some passengers, who explained his
position as a foreigner, unacquainted with
American peculiaritie, .-Ljppj ncJtt's
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27
From the Banner of Liz BIT,
BY MAY KENDALL.

DAY BY DAY.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27

The Poles have fanciful belief that
each month OF the year is under the in
fuence OF precious stones, which intlu-
cnce has corresponding effect or the
destiny OF u person born during the res
pective months. Consequently it is Gus
tomnry among irien,ls and lovers, on
birthdays, to make reciprocal presents of
trinkets ornamented with the natal
stone.
The stones and their influences, cores
bonding with each month, are supposed
to be as follows:
January-Garnot. Constancy and 8dei-
ity.
February-Amethyss. Sincerity, S
March--Bloodstone Courage, pres
ence of mind.
April-Diamond Innocence.
May Emerald. Success in love.
June-Agate Health and long life
Juiy-Cornelian. COntented mind.
August Sardonyx. Conjujal felicity.
Sept.-C hrysolite. Antidote agains
madness.
Ocsober-Opal. Hope.
November-Topaz Fidelity.
December Turquoise. Prosperity.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
Scene in a Menagerie.

At Emily, Ireland, a fortnight ago,
there was performance in menagerie
owned by Mr.. Wilmington. A little
boy, son of a publican named Fleming,
residing in the village, was playing in
company with some other children
around the cage where some bears were
kept. The child having incautiously
thrust his hand through the bars of the
cage, one of the bears seized it and lace
rated it in a frightful manner. The
arm, from the elbew, had to be amputa-
ted, and the doctor gave no hope OF the
child's recovery. The boys father, on
hearing of the occurrence, procured a
gun, and proceeded to the menagerie,
where he shot a fine bear dead, and al
lowed another to escape. The villagers
collected, and, becoming enraged, at
tackled the boxes and caravans of the
menagerie, smashing a number of them
to pieces. On Friday seven were
brought to Tipperary in custody
charged with riot and assaulting the
proprietor of the menagerie. A cores
pondent of the Dublin ErpeeSs says tha
on the accident to the child becoming
known the people collected in larg'
numbers with stones, empty bottles
and sticks, and smashed several of thu
boxes in which the wild beasts wer
kept. They then commenced to attacl
the proprietor, beat him, and blackeneC
his face and eyes. The seven men al
rested have been taken before tn
magistrate and remanded.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
A Last Talk,

opWe put IN the garaen, and walk with me
mhMe the dancer whirl to that dreamy tune,
I'd I9S AZ -nlight silvers the sleeping sea,
Lei me mold your hand as used to do;
7, his is the last, last time, you know,
cQE tomorrow a w0oer comes to WOO
And to win you. though love you so.
You are pale-or is it the moonlight's CLEAN
That gives to your face that sorrowful look?
t2 mSst 51 ~aAe axe az last from our Summer dream,
LQTe the poet, has written well;
lie mas won our hearts by his poem sweet:
An4 now, az the end, we must say farewell
An. Dut the Summer was fair and fleet!
Do you remember the night we met?
u oN wore rose in your yellow hair.
dlos ing my eyes, can see you yet
=, Just as you stood on the topmost stair,
"A hutter of " hite from head to feet.
But the vision was never half SO sweet
AS 1t IS tonight in memory.
Hear the viols cry; and the deep basoon
Seems sobbing out in its under-tone
Some sorrowful memory. The tune
Is the saddest one have ever known.
VI Tsat Hs II because we must part tonight
H3T are weeping, Love, and your lips are white :;
Ihe ways of life are o mystery.
love you, Love, with love so true
rrl nst IN comnpS years shall not forget
Inc beautiful lace and the dream L knew,
shaiI sta.nd by the sea, as we stand tonight,
m, ana think of the Summer whose blossoms died
Hhner the frosts of fate fell chill and white
" the fairest flower of the summer-tide.
They are calling you. Must let you go?
Must say goodbye, and go my way?
If we must part, it is better So
.Good-bye's such ssrrowful word to say!
dLye me, my darling, one last sweet kiss
But death holds no parting sad as this:
God bless you, and keep you-and so-good-bye.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
English Newspaper Enterprise.

English enterprise is well illustrated
by the circumstance that the latest
number of the Graphic-the leading il
lustrated paper of Europe-comes to
hand with picture of Chicago about
fifteen years old, showing the old Sher-
man House of wood, handful of shan
ties in district that had been built up
with magnificent blocks, and view of
prairie that is now thickly settled.
The letter-press also comments that the
extent of the fire was owing to the fact
that "many of the houses were con-
structed of the we'll known oleiferous
limestone whence petroleum is OBJ
Ftained," adding that "there are i'm
mense deposits of this stone in the
neighborhood of the CITY," The people
of Europe will begin to confuse Chicago
as it was with Chinese villages. Yet
their ideas in this respect will not be
much more errneous than many others
which they CLEAN from their conceited
but stupid newspapers.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
EATON, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1871
The Golden Side.

BY MRS. NJ. A. KIDDER.
There is many q rest in the road of life,
If we only would stop to take 1T;
And many q tone from the better land,
If the querulous heart would wake 1T!
To the sunny soul that is full of hOpe.
And whose beautiful trust ne'er falleth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the wintry storm prevaileth.
Better to hope though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through,
When the ominous clouds are rifted.
There was never q night without day,
Nor an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure.
That is richer far than tn jeweled crown
Or the miser's boarded treasure;
It may be the love of a little child,
Or mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only beggar's gra: :eful thanks
For cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
A bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with q ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads
OF our curious lives asunder;
And then blame heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieve and wonder.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
Effect or the Chicago Fire on Insurance
.-. Management.

Mr.. Geo. w. Miller, Superintendent
of the Insurance Department OF the
State of New York, says:
Several years ago the New York COM
paniss, by virtue of a certain organiza-
ton, adhered to a certain scale of rates
which were considered adequate and re-
munerative. This was afterward aban-
doned, and the companies began to
compete with each other, and to write
at reduced, and in many cases made
quate, rates. This was carried on to
such an extent as to materially dimin-
ish the profits realized upon capital in
vested in fire insurance, and prevent
for considerable time any ealincrease
in the number of companies and in the
amount of capital invested. The Chi
cago fire has Withdrawn or absorbed
over S20,000,000 of insurance capital
from New York alone. At the same
time it has produced an immediate adj
vance in the rates demanded by all
companies in condition to continue
business, and will undoubtedly lead to
continued and combined effort to sus-
tain the advanced rates. Unless very
extraordinary fires occur, there is every
reason to believe that these increased
rates will make the business of fire in
surance once more profitable, so as to
induce the investment in it of even
greater amount of capital than ever be-
fore. The companies will unquestiona-
bly, be managed with more care than
hitherto in many respects, and beyond
all doubt underwriters will henceforth
be more prudent in making a judicious
distribution of their risks, and limiting
them in amount on single hazards.
The Chicago disaster will also stimu-
late the organization of larger compa-
nies with larger capital, rather than
large number of companies with smaller
capital. The Importance and public
policy of requiring companies to have
their capital entirely paid up in cash,
as required by the laws of New York,
rather than permitting them to do
business upon nominal capital, which,
although subscribed, is not fully paid
up, or which consists in whole or in
part of stockholders notes, as is the
case in some of the States, has been
forcibly demonstrated by the vastly
greater percentage of losses which will
be paid by the former companies over
that which will be paid by the latter
There is every reason to believe that no
other New York companies than those
which have already failed, will suspend
in consequence of the recent fire, aud
in cases where there is any impairment
of capital, there is every prospect that
it will be made good before the 1st of
January. On the whole 1 think that
the percentage of the losses which will
be paid by the New York companies,
the prompt measures that have been
taken toward the adjustment and liqui-
dation of claims, and the replacement
of capital, will serve as a strong vindi-
cation of the epresentsystem of insurance
supervision in this State, and the gen.
eral competency of the management of
the comDanieS.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
Fashions FOibIeS.

THE new round hat is called the
Alexis.
LACE is very fashionable on black
cashmeres.
The latest fashionable color for um-
brellas as bright green.
BLACK VELVET wristlets are in vogue
among wealthy matrons.
VESTS are still in vogue, either real or
simulated by the trimming.
BLACK lace mittens and low-heeled
shoes are coming into fashion.
BLACK is the prevailing color for
dresses in Paris; dark blue for the
fastidious.
BLACK cashmere is more used for
travelling dresses than any other mate
rial.
For very young misses and children
there are jaunty jackets, sailor fashion,
cut and made by regular tailor.
The French neckties are Of exquisite
tinted pale blue, delicate rose-color fac
ing, and trimmed with fine lace.
AMONG French importations we find
epinge-lines, handsome all-wool mate
rial, with dashes of silk in tiny bars.
HANDMADE trimmings of silk for
wraps, such as pleatings, marquise putfs
and ruches, have gone out of fashion.
BLUE or olive green cloth habits are
more fashionable this year than black,
and high hat is en- regLe, and no other.
The Alexis necktie is of satin or vel
vet, made into large bow, with pointed
ends, and trimmed with a narrow fringe
of fur.
SACKS of cloth, made without sleeves,
with deep cape, lined with crimson
silk, are very stylish garments for young
ladies.
CRIMSON silk underskirts and blouse
waists, with black silk oVerskirts, are
considered the correct toilet for morn
ing at home.
The latest style of photographs are
| called the microscopic photographs, y
| and take the largest head in the small
est possible compass.
THE new style of opera cloaks are o.
white cashmere, with two capes, and
trimmed with swansdown. They are
very pretty and stylish.
The latest wrinkle at fashionable wed
dings is for black page, in livery, tc
to walk into church before the bride
and groom, carrying small white satlr
| cushion, on which is embroidered s
monogram in gilt letters, which ht
places in front of the altar for the cou
ple to kneel on, and carries it out agair
| at the close of the ceremony. Wha
l lno~t2
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
A Joke on COnkling.

"Resident," New York correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Press, tells the
following anecdote of Senator Conk-
ling:
One day, down the avenue proceeded
the dignifed gentleman. Opposite the
Metropolitan he was met by the Hon.
William Kellogg, of Louisiana, who ad-
dressed him:
"Hallol How goes it, Conkling?'
"Sir," said the blonde, drawing linn
self up to his full length, that is no
way to speak to United States Sena-
tor. 1 am Senator Conkling-Senator,
sir"
$50 am Senator" answered Kel-
logg," and its no use putting on any OF
your frills with me. Pm known as Bill
Kellogg" and the Louisianian left him.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
WHOLE NUMBER 239.
Funnigraphs.
attacks.

PAPER cuffs-Newspape attacks.
How to get long well-Dig it deep.
AUTUMN Ieaves-when winter comes
in.
A VOLUME that will bring tears to your
eyes. A volume of smoke.
FEE simple-Money given to quack
doctor.
PEOPLE do not die often in healthy
Scotch villages-Only once.
It's strange that neat spirits should
lead any one into untidy habits.
WHAT part of the rifle is like an as
sault? The breech of the piece.
DOES COW become landed property
when she is turned into field?
WHEN does a man impose upon him
self? When he taxes his memory.
EvERGREENs-Mercha who expect
to make money without advertising.
Is duelist a paradox because his
first consideration is for his second
MUMMIEs do not lcok as though they
were in hurry, yet it is certain that
at first they must have been pressed for
time.
THE Sugar-Bowl'' is the odd name
of paper published in Louisiana, and
the bold publisher has just begun Sec
ond volume.
Mrs. MOORE, of Indiana, thrashed her
husband for getting drunk, and the
Louisville Ledger calls her "the bride of
lam-a Moor"
IT is difficult to understand why
some people concern themselves about
their lungs, when their lungs take air
of themselves.
A VETERAN merchant says that, al
though his clerks are very talkative
during the day, they are always ready to
shut up at night.
WHAT is the difference between the
entrance to a barn and loafer in a
printing office? One is barn door and
the other is a darn bore.
KEYsER is found in Aiken, S. G. But
that is not worth telling by way of ex-
ception. Every Tammany man in New
York has gone to achin'.
Mr.. SEwARD's refusal of the King of
Slams present was polite intimation
that he was abroad merely to see the
elephant, not to accept one.
LITTLE LULU was most philosophical.
Two or three hours after eating a
hearty meal ofsuccotash, she complained
of stomach-ache. Perhaps" suggested
her mother, "the succotash you ate is
troubling you.'' ~Oh, no, mamma -
she replied, g it isn't tha0tUs ever So
far below the succotash."
A LITTLE OMISSION. - Materfamilias
was rather taken aback the other day
at receiving bill for "pair of in
fants." The account had been made
out with an excess of conciseness the
addition of one word" gloves''-
would have prevented all misappre-
hension.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
A Cheap Ice-hOuse.

Frosty nights remind us that the ice
crop for the warm weather of 1872 Will
soon have to be gathered, and plans for
ice-houses will soon be in demand. Amy
builder or architect can design and put
up an elaborate ice-house which may or
NAV not preserve the ice entrusted to
its keeping, but cheap make-shift lee
house, which will serve temporary
purpose until better one can be erect
ed, is greatly to be desired. We know
by experienc that very simple struc-
ture will serve every purpose, and the
following directions, which we clip from
the Country Gentleman, seem to meet the
required conditions as well as any which
we have seen:
"Throw down dozen or two of old
rails or poles upon a piece of ground
sufficiently inclined to throw off water,
fill the crevices between the holes with
sawdust, cover with old boards, slabs,
or barks-get from the saw-mill a few
| loads of slabs, take four-say twelve
feet long, notch the corners. like log
house, set them on the platform, and
YOU have a crib about ten and "a half
feet long by the width of the slab deep;
fill this crib with sawdust and pack it
down hard. Cut your ice so that it will
pack close, and eight feet square,; lay
it on the sawdust, put on another crib
of slabs and fill up and pack hard with
sawdust all around, and so go on till
you get up six or eight feet then put a
foot and half of sawdust on top; over
this put shed roof of slabs-one end
of the slabs nearly to the ice, raising the
other nearly three feet. If ice is all
that is wanted, it will keep in this man
ner as well as in a vanished house.
Let farmer once get in the habit OF
keeping ice, and he will soon find way
to make something better than q crib
to keep it in-and L think this cheap
plan will be apt to get him started.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
A Track Across the Ocean.

The frequency of collisions at sea in
the course usually followed by vessels
between the principal American and
European ports, has called the atten-
ton of shippers in this and other coun-
tries to the necessity for better defined
and more generally understood rules
respecting the courses of outward and
homeward bound ships. The question
has been taken under consideration by
the British Board of Trade, a plan for
the prevention of collisions having been
suggested by citizen of this country,
which promises to effect the desired re-
suit. According to this plan, westward
bound vessels are to cross the banks OF
Newfoundland between the parallels of
forty-three and forty-three and half
degrees north latitude, thus avoiding
the easterly currents, and escaping ice
at all seasons except the early spring,
while eastward bound vessels will pass
the end of the banks in forty-two to for.
ty-two and a half latitude, availing
themselves of the easterly current, and
enjoying, as a rule, favorable weather
This would leave fair space between
the two zones, each of which is sixty
miles in width. Unless some such reg.
ulation is adopted and enforced by the
marine underwriters, the prevention ot
collisions will be almost impossible
since it is impossible to see lights ol
hear whistles through the dense fogs
which prevail on the banks, and with
the increase in the steam tonnage fol
lowing these ocean routes the danger tC
life and property becomes greater each
year. The question will probably be sub
mitted to Parliament by the Board O
Trade for final and authoritative settle
ment before long, aud we trust the sub
ject will be considered by Congress du
ring the coming session.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
A Strange Case of Kidnapping.

A strange occurrence is reported from
the island of Jersey-the kidnapping
of Frenchman by French detective
officer. 1t appears that during the war
last year the man who has been kid
mapped engaged himself as a substitute
for one who had been drawn for mill
tary service. He was paid for his sub
stitution the sum of 1000 francs. This
money he deposited for safe excepting in
bank at Paris, but instead of fulfilling
the engagement he had made he left
France, and took refuge at jersey,
where he had since been employed at
laboring work. Presuming on the res
toration of peace as an immunity from
danger, he wrote to Paris two or three
weeks ago for his money to be forward
ed to him. His letter gave the long
lost clue to his place of abode, and de-
tective officer was sent after him. Land
ing at Jersey with the wife of the man
who had been victimized, the detective
and the woman proceeded in cab to
st. Mary's parish, where, unrecognized
by him, they identified their man.
Next day the detective went in a cab
alone, and introduced himself to the
man as the owner of a small cargo in a
vessel lying in st. Aubia's Bay. He
had, he said, quantity of damaged
goods on board that he wished to have
landed, and having been recommended
to him as an industrious man who
would suit him, pressed him to accept
the job. After some demur, which was
set aside by the promise of good pay,
| the man agreed, and accompanied by a
| fellow laborer, at whose house he lodg-
| ed, he proceeded with the detective.
| On their arrival at the town the two en-
tered hotel, where brandy and cigars
were supplied. After drinking for
some time they entered the cab and
proceeded to the pier. On the way
thither the detective pretended to be
i'll, and stopping the cab he gave the
second man half franc, requesting him
to go back to town for powder at 6
druggists. Before the man could re
turn he had recovered, and ordered the
cab to drive on. At the pier-head 6
boat was engaged, and the two put of
to the Small Roads, where was lying 6
pilot cutter that the detective hac
previously engaged. Getting alongside
the passengers were put on board, the
boatmen paid, and in few minutes the
captor and the captured were sailing
with fair wind for France.
ONE single county in Tennessee is an
L i
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
An Automatic Detective.

They are making a ticket punch at
Colts armory at Hartford, Connecticut,
used as detective on horse and steam
cars. Whenever a ticket is punched
spring bell is rung, a number is regis.
tered on dial in a small stout case
like that of a watch, and the piece Of
card or number punched falls irto a
receptacle prepared for it, where it is
kept until it is removed by the proper
authorities. 1t is said to be compact
and curious piece of mechanism and
tells its story as does the dial of a watch
HUB-BUB--A Boston boy.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-23
BeautifuI Sight.

At Buffalo, last Sunday evening, the
Frpress says, most singular phenome-
non was observed. AS viewed from
a crrtain point the sun appears to sink
into the waters of the lake, and presents
beautiful sight on all ordinary occa-
sions, but at the time referred to, Just
at the moment the sun appeared to
float as if it were a ball of fire upon the
surface of the lake, it suddenly as
iron and the sides had run down, the
whole form evidently magnifed totwice
its usual size. Directly in the center oi
this body of fire was plainly visible the
form of ship as if sailing in and g
part of the sun. The like of this was
never before seen in that locality.