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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

Inc Congregationalists, have thirty.three
c gu i In Boston and immediate vicinity.
al IA prosperous condition. Six hsYe lately
CT new houses ofWoyship, or are about.
sou 80 W s0 ana six are noWa building, or will
IastGrst "iVh
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

. The fine screw points Of augers and apoa.
Dits are formed by the sharp edge of a sof,
steel plate running with speed of Id ona
revolutions per minute. NotwithstandIn~0
f FMS immense velocity, skillful operator per
forms o the work without heating the tools
enough to hurt the temper. '0oiS
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

a fatal hog disease is rampant in Hardin
county, Iowa. The Sentinel says /: THE
disease shows itself suddenly and Terminates
the life of the victim within twenty-four hours
from the first attack. The first symptoms
are are stupid condition and refusing to eat,
tnen rapid decline and death. We learn
ina one farmer over the rever lost fourteen
1"e hogs last weekly this disease Sc
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

~" " \ @uOAPhl@' i
q Mr.. George Grote, the eminent historian.
died worth about 5000, 900 in personal prop.
erty alone. He bequeathed the copyright OF
his History of Greece" and other works
and all his books to his wife for her life. and
after her decease, to the University of London,
Burlington Gardens.
Several ladies in Troy, married and single,
are talking about getting up a society to OPP
pose the organization OF any more lodges"
OF any kind Ia that city. They claim there
are too many attractions at the lodges every
night in the week to suit them.
An Edinburgh woman, whose case had been
thrown up by her counsel, conducted it her
self with SO much ability that although she
was defeated the Judge complimented her on
The great skill she had displayed.
The light-colored tortoise she'll is becoming
all The rage, and every style of ornament Is
MADE OF It,. Some very pretty fans have
alternate sticks of dark and light color, which
are are very unique and pretty.
mans wife is his best lawyer, his best
counsel, his best judge, his pest adviser. and
also the cheapest and most reasonable.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

ARTIFICIAL RAIN.-In England, where ex.
perlmental agriculture Is carried to an extent
almost unknown with us, the invention OF
methods OF irrigation has been very ingenious.
AT Stoke Park, tract of twenty acres is ir.
rlgated by artificial rain, the system being
quite successful The water was applied
every night last summer, in showers, except.
ing when natural rain made it unnecessary.
Inc apparatus consists of pipes laid in the
ground. supplied from an elevated reservoir,
into which water was pumped by machinery.
The financial exhibit made by the results Of
the experiment is said to be a good one The
interest OF the money invested on the neces,
aggregated $95 an acre for the entire tract OF
tWeqty acres. The income of an acre aggre
gated 5000, being made up of the proceeds OF
one n crop OF grass and grazing in the autumn
ea 1880, and two crops of hay in 1871. The
pet profitiwas thus sos an acre. Onland OF
Y Inc same tract and same character, used for
!. ne same purpose, but where the irrigation
but $45. 80 ' ;" GO
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15
Chattfe MORTGAGE Sale.

BY virtue and in pursuance Of a certain Mort
gage dated the 22d day of Nov. "A. D., 1857, given
by VIM. II. Denton of RACINE, Wisconsin, to VIM
B. Seleck for the sum of Seven Hundred and Thir-
ty-nine Dollars and forty-seven cents /, DAME
Head, Sole Assignee ofthe estate of said VIM. 81
Selleck, Bankrupt, will on the first day of Febru-
any, A. d. 1872 at one O'Clock In the afternoon of
said day at the City of Racine in the State of Wis
consin offer for sale and sell at public auction to
the highest bidder there f the undivided half of
the vessel known as the Brig Hampton, together
with the Tackle, Apparel and Furniture said sale
will take place on the bank of Racine river, where
said vessel is moored. Terms cash, ,3 a. 4
3W33 ~ es 3"'a d. HEAD,
~.@ '.rt.e.# tua.s fs.t Assignee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

INTERESTING TO SOLDIERS. 1t seems that
there is some cause for the complaints made
by three classes of soldiers. sa.r.a .sas
The soldiers of 1912 who served less than
sixty days get no pension, nor do the widows
of such, while all serving sixty days do. But
fourteen days service was required to enable
them to obtain lard warrants. ,s-
Soldiers of 1861, wounded and disabled for
lifein 1864, not applying for pensions till 1870
or 1871 get no BACK Pension. AS if it took
more to pay pensions from 1864 to 1871 than
from 1871 back to 1854 or Uice UcrSa!
Soldiers of 1861 serving less than two years,
even if twenty-three months and twenty nine
days, get no bounty Of $780, while those serv-
ing one dag longer, even two years, get 500,
In February 1 shall present to Congress a
petition asking relieffor all these classes, and
all such will please send in their names to
me, that 1 may put them on The petition.
PRIVATE DALZEL, .
Caldwell, Chic.
lAll papers friendly to us please copy)
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
Bennett and Webb.

The late Mr.. Bennett twice suffered street
attacks from Mr.. James Watson Webb. The
first attack was made on Wall street in the
month of January, 1886. On this occasion
Mr.. Bennett was knocked dcwnand struck with
a stick. He told the story in the Herdld
saying: General Webb, by going up behind
me, cut slash in my head, about one and a
halt inches in length, and through the integu-
ments of the skull The fellow, no doubt,
wanted to let out the never-failng supply Of
good humor and wit, which has created such a
reputation for the Herald, and appropriate the
contents to supply the emptiness Of his own
thick skull. lie has not injured the skull.
My ideas in few days will flow as freshly as
ever, and he will find it so to his cost" The
result of this report was that the Herald con-
tanning the account Of the fracas sold 5000
copies. On the 9th of May, 1886, Mr.. Bennett
was again assaulted by General Webb in Wall
street, very near the scene of the former
attack. AS was the case with the first assault
a newspaper controversy led to this second ex-
hibition Of anger on the part of Gen'l Webb.
| The particulars of this affair were also duly
| given in the Herald by Mr. Bennett. In hit
photographed account Of it, after describing
the mode of General Wcbb's attack he said
My damages is a scratch, about thrce-quarter
| of an inch in length, on the third finger of The
| left hand, which | received from the iron rail
ing | was forced against, and three button
torn from my vest, which any tailor will rein
state for sixpence. His loss is a rent frou
top to bottom of very beautiful black coat
which cost the ruffian $40, and blow in tn
face, which may have knocked down his throa
some Of his Internal teeth for anything | know
Balance in my favor, $39.49.' Thus was
that even out of his misfortune did Mr. Ber
nett extract nOurishment for his struggll1
paper. 1t was bv such direct gossip with th
public, upon all imaginable subjects, ligt
! sketches of city life, and half earnest and ha
, cynical references to events in which he hin
, self figured, that in the earliest years of II
Herald was laid the foundation of its ultima
I success as a newspaper
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
PILGRIM.

OLD MAIDs.-Among the foolish prejudices
which discredit the judgment of mankind, the
prejudice against old maids is one of the most
foolish. The very fact that a lady is an old
maid is, or ought to be, creditable. 1t is an
evidence that she possesses prudence, tore
thought, and a refined taste-admirable quail
ties in woman 1t is better to be over prudent
particularly cautious, than not prudent and
cautious enough. The old maid generally has
the virtue of prudence in it's perfection. She
had offers of marriage, no doubt What lady
at thirty and upwards has not? She has re-
jected several suitOrs, and doubtless she has
reasons for SO doing. Much better is it 20 be a
happy old maid than a miserable wife.
Old maids are often women of superior
minds, for more than one reason. In the first
place, they have the discretion to be slow in
selecting partners in life; and, as three fourth:
of mankind have not the qualifications to
make good husbands, it may be supposed that
discreet anl judciOus woman will reject
three out of four of those who solicit her
hand. This, of course, makes her chances for
happiness much greater. The second cause
why sensible women are apt to become old
maids is that most men dread them. Yes, it il
fact that most men dread sensible woman
| 1t is not uncommon to hear aman who is fool
himself make disparaging remarks concerning
Female Solomons," "Platos in pettieoats,
&c. Who has ever known very highly gifted
ladies to be popular among their male ac
quaintance? Men are apt to think that talents
do not belong to the feminine mind; and wheI
they have discernment enough to admire
gifted woman as a friend or occasional com
panion, they rarely think Of making her
friend and companion for life. All these
things tend to show that sensible and gifteC
women are most likely to be old maids, anC
the converse of the proposition hold gooC
with few exceptions-old maids are general,
sensibls and gifted women.--Erchange.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

LIGHTNING Sometime lightning produces
complete and instantaneous paralysis. The
of movements In the victim In
these circumstances is so rapid that those who
have witnessed it might have thought they
suffered from some illusion. Who would not
think he was dreaming if he saw an unfOrtu-
nate creature, full of life and activity, petrihed
and motioness as a rock in less time than it
required to witness the phenomenon? jerome
Garden relates that eight reapers, who were
eating their dinner under an oak tree, were all
struck by the same flash of lightning, the ex-
plosion of which was heard far away. When
some people passing by approached to see
what had happened, they found the reapers to
all appearance continuing their repast; one
still held his glass in his hand, another was in
the act of putting piece of bread into his
mouth a third had his hand in the dish.
Death had come upon them suddenly while In
these positions, when the thunder-bOlt fell.
One might have taken them for statues sculp
tured out of black marble. The catastrophe
was so rapid that the faces of the victims had
not time to take any expression OF pain; lite
was suppressed 20 lnstantaneOusly that the
muscles remained unmOved. The eyes anC
| the mouth were open as in life; and had mol
| the color of the skin been so much changed
| the illusion would have been complete. 1t ha
been remarked also that the features of per
sons struck by lightning, instead of being con
tracted usually assume calm, happy expires
sion ; and the conclusion has been drawn tha
they enter without shock or pain into tn
presence of the Infinite Being. 1t has eve
been assumed that death by lightning is tn
prelude to glory and happiness. AppletOn
Journal
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

GONG TO COLLEGE From Mrs Stoves
new story we quote the advice given Harry on
his leaving home for college: 80 you are
there $ no use advising you; you'll do as ali
the rest do In one year you'll know more
than your father, your mother or I, or all YOU
college officers; in fact, than the Lord Him
self. You'll have doubt about the Bible and
think you could have made better one.
You Il think if the Lord had consulted you he
could have laid the foundations of the earth
better, aud arranged the course of nature to
more purpose. In short, you'll be god,
knowing good and evil, and running over all
creation measuring everything and everybody
to your pint cup. There Il be no living with
you But you'll get over tits only the
febrile state of knowledge. fyou have good
constitution you II come through with it. -
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
POeIrY.
MIND YOUR OWN CONCERNS.

Mind your own concerns, my friend,
For they are yours alone:
Don't talk about your neighbor's faults,
But strive to mend your own,
Suppose he does not always lead
A truly perfect life.
What matters If he sometimes frets.
Or quarrels with his wiiep
Don't meddle-let him know, my friend,
Your better nature spurns
To act the spy on him or his
Just mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friend,
Aud presently you'll find
That all your time is occupied
And you've quite enough to mind;
Why need you care if Snooks or Spooks
Should wed with Sallie Jones?
What matter If your neighborU
A half million owpsP
The money is not yours. my friend.
Though golden stores he earns;
So do not envy him his wealth,
But mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friend,
1t is better plan,
Than always TO be spying out
The deeds Of brother man.
Remember that all persons have,
Though hidden from the view,
Thoughts that to them of right belong,
And not at all to you.
And also bear In mind my friend,
A generous nature worms
No secret from brothers. breast
So mind your own concerns.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

BENEFITS CoFFIN,--The burial casket in
which the remains OF the late james Gordon
Bennett were incased was made in Rochester,
New York, and was nearly square in shape,
and constructed of peculiar wood, which lasts
for many years. The side panels were covered
with costly Lyons silk velvet, and the eight
handles we're Of new design, made expressly
for the occasion. The lii, which consisted OF
two panels of French, crystal plate glass,
velvet caps, was hung on silver hinges and
fastened with two silver locks. The entire
casket was mounted in massive framework Of
silver moulding of chaste design, bolted and
made fast in such manner that it cannot fall
apart. The inside was upholstered and
decorated in white silk, satin and Venetian
lace. a.a
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

At meeting of the official delegates of the
Young Men s Christian Association Convention
at Lowell, Sunday, Rev. Il. A. Fernly offered a
attempts to exclude the Bible from the public
schools, and where it lis temporarily excluded
to use special efforts to put the Bible in every
Roman Catholic family" q. B. Stout opposed
the resolution, maintaining that in a free
country no trammels of sect should be estab-
lished, or attempts at undue religious pressure
sustained Mr.. Stouts speech elected "hisses
mingled with faint applause The resolution
was adopted.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

How TO QUIET A BABY-A farmer, who
had passed innumerable sleepkss nights, i'm
keeping babies quiet The mode of operation
is as follows: As soon as the squaller awakes,
set it up, propped by pillow, if it cannot sit
alone; then smear its fingers with thick tre-
ackle then put half dozen feathers into its
hands, and it will sit and pick the feathers
from one hand to the other until it drops
asleep. As soon as it wakes again treacle and
more feathers, and in place of the nerve
astounding yells, thcre will be silence and en-
ioyment unspeakable.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
"What is ratio, John ?"

Ratiol Why, ratio is proportion"
"Very well But what is proportionP'
"'Oh Proportion, sir? Why, proportion is
ratio"
Certainly; but what are ratio and proper
tion both p
II can only answer one question at time I"
replied the boy.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

An irate Western editor lately wrote to a
contributor: " If you don't stop sending me
such abominable poetry, I'll print piece of it
some day with your name appended in full, and
send a copy to your girl.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

This is the way the Cedar Rapids Republican
puts it: Don't borrow a newspaper; nearly
all the epidemics are spread in this way. IL
you don't want the small pox take your paper
direc: from the publisher.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

Josh Billings says that the difference
between a blunder and a mistake is this
When a man puts down bad umbrella and
takes up good one, he makes mistake but
when he puts down good one and takes up
bad one he makes a blunder.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

A gentleman of Springfield inquired of
another whether a certain doctor had any
practice Oh, yes" was the reply, -
assisted in laying out one of his patients the
other day."
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

EXTREME IN DRESS. 1t is q notorious fact
which has been noticed by ALL that American
ladies wear richer dresses in the street than
either the French, German, or English ladies
do for carriage toilette We have frequently
seen English ladies.of high rank--especially the
Princess Mary-in the plainest OF silk dresses,
while the Princess Alice, attired in a charming
merino, which showed her beautiful form to
perfection, habitually tripped along the street
attended only by single maid Undoubtedly
overdressing is vulgar, especially in women, for
the glare of the sun-lit and eye-lit street.
Toiletts, even when tasteful as to color aud
style, denote, if habitually rich and snowy,
mental vulgarity, their transparent design
being, by superficial, material means, to i'm
press the behoder. The refined beholder is
unfavorably impressed, suspecting such
outward richness to be mask Of inward
poverty.
A prevalent fashion of costly dressing is a
sign Of general vulgarity The finest type of
ladyhood would recoil offended from her mirror
at seeing herself besilked, and befeathered,
and bejeweled, for morning walk or drive.
She will be simply elegant in her attire, indoors
or out, as in her manners, and will not exhibit,
either in the one or the other, the slightest
effort to outvie her neighbor. Copy Hook.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

Skilled navigators have been sent out to
bring Cape Horn to the Jubilee, and George
Francis Train has been engaged to blow it.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

The Philadelphia Age thinks that il the
Democrats can elect Greeley they can elect
anybody and might as we'll take a man who
suits them.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

During q class meeting held by the Method
ist brethren of a Southern village, Brother
Jones went among the colored portion of the
torious for his endeavor to serve God on the
Sabbath and Satan the rest of the week, he
said:
"Well, Brother Dick, I'm glad to see you
here. Haven't stole any turkeys since l saw
last, Brother Dick?"
"No, no, Brudder Jones; no turkeys"
Nor any chckensY"
"No, no, Brudder Jones; no chickens"
"1hank the Lord, Brother Dick That's
doing well, my brother ~ said Brother Jones,
leaving Brother Dick, who Immediately re-
lieved his overburdened conscience by saying
to near neighbor, with an immense sigh Of
relief:
"Ef he'd said ducks, he a had me |"
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

Song of the Tammany:
81 want to be rascal,
Among the rascals stand
A price marked on my forehead,
A million in my hand.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

o f. FIG IA L.
[GENERAL NAruRE-No. 55.l

Laws and Resolutions of the United States Pas
sed ut the Second Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
IContinued.T
GOVERNMENTS IN THE TERRITORIEs

Act making the Legislative executive
and judicial of the for the ending
eighteen hundred and seventy and for
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26

Dwarfs neverlive long, ifthey do become aged.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20
SPANISH INSOLENCE

The search OF the Steamer Florida by
two Spanish men-of-war, was high handed
proceeding and one which cannot and
should not be allowed to pass unnoticed
We are therefore glad TO learn that oui
government will demand an apology from
the Spanish authorities and insist upon 3
severe punishment Of the officers Of thu
guilty vessels. No nation has as We,
admitted: the right of search" in tins
Of peace, and the United States have al.
ways been prominently distinguished
from other powers,by their persistent re,is,
tancs to the introduction Of such a doc.
trins into international law.
Spain cannot claim that she is 1T wal
with Cuba, for she claims that island As ,
part OF her own territory. She may in.
sist that she is still at war with Chill, but
II 10 aot probable that much attention will,
be paid tos fimsy pretence. The I'm.
munity from responsibility, which she has
enjoyed, through the pity and forbearanee
Of the civilized world, for many vear.
must sooner or later find its limit. No an
cient traditions or grand historical record,
In the past, or even the paling energies Of
national strength, which have been sap
'ed by the trsasherous effects of guilty in
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20

Hon. Mr.. SSAPP, member OF the Uni.
ted States house of representatives from
the sixth district of Illinois, has budded
out. He attempted to take snap judg-
ment on the cvil-reform commission, and
declared his opposition to the same. He
declared that this civil-service reform, de-
stroyed the cohesion which kept the re
publican party in power, and it was a
trap set by the democrats into which the
republicans were moving with their eyes
open; that if the policy was persisted in,
the democrats would secure an easy vic
tory in the future for the system gave
democrats as good chance for office as it
did the republicans. Snapp is not old, but
he is smart.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20

7h.-oa, p1per OF Aeyansr ooHn,v and II N, ci'y Of
Ct!ro The OnlU morning iglu IN Southern Illinois
Il rds-drakS journal small, but fearless out
spoken on III subjects Of interest 10 the public
vita large ami Increasing circulation the Bale
in solci's he patronage Of intelligent readers ana
snfc-yrising business men.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20

dolence or priestly intolerance, should t'
permitted longer to serve as an excuse OF
foil, for repeated infringements of nahon"
law. hor
spair has too long rcposed on nol
we.kness and claimed exemptions ""e,'
other nations would have Dce.' io'oou ~
war or apology; and we mold that the
rr,o has come when an oiiete monarchy
.bould be forced to recognize the common
law of nations as well as the common
rules which control the civilization and
humanity Of the age. We have fought
once before, TO maintain the right of our
flag on free sea, and we can renew the
battle as often as that flag is insulted by
the hostile acts of pretension or rover,
come from where they ma,
The immunity from restraint which
Spain has enjoyed for SO many years, has
impressed her with the idea that she can
do rs she pleases in and out of Cuba. 1t
is high time that she was.taught.that there
is a higher law than Castilan pride and
conceit. There is not another nation on
the face of the globe, on whom sound
thrashing would have more beneficial
effect. Let our government compel her
to apologize for her insults to us; and if
she does not do better with her West-In-
dian dependency in the future all that
we have to do, is to pursue the example of
the European powers, and follow that
path which gave additions to their terri
tory and poured wealth into their treasu-
ries,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20

MUM and his brother office-holders
have partly succeeded in one of their
schemes to control the Illinois legislature
They have obtained postponement of the
consideration OF the report on the m ilitary
occupation of Chicago, until Wednesday
next. In the meantime, sufficient oppor-
tunity will be given to manipulate the
members and drill enough Of them how
to vote when the question does come up.
Mr.. Morrison Of Monroe, exposed the &C.
ton of the radicals pretty clearly, when
be said: If the majority, after sixty
days consideration, have come TO the con-
elusion that the president has committed
acts that they are ashamed to investiga
let them fee We do not think the
supervisor Of internal revenue can save
his master or avoid tn, plain issue thus
made up.