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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
PERFORMANCE OF INTER-
LUDES.

We have been frequently spoken
to, of late, about the unbecomine
character of interludes frequently
played in some of our churches, and
requested to publicly demonstrate
against the same.
The great evil of interludes as
commonly played, is that instead of
leaving resting places for the singers
to take breath and study the charac-
ter of the next verse to be sung, they
are too frequently considered to be
opportune chances for the display Of
the technique Of the player.
Hence it is that instead Of giving
q few bars Of plain harmony in keep
ing with the general spirit and char
acter Of the tune, and Of an unobtru-
sive, quiet nature, the organist girds
up the loins of his imagination and
launches at the tympanums Of his
hearers most astounding collection
Of chromatic runs. trills and arpeg-
gios, about as appropriate to the
place and time as yankee Doodle
or "Money Musk" would be at flu
neral.
Better by far to have no interludes
only simple pause for second
or two than such homogeneous abor-
tons. I'm passaaat,w we may say that
the last line Of the tune is always APP
propriate as an interlude and fal
better than the crude attempts al
improvisation so often heard. These
remarks we make in no spirit of I'M
kindness, but with the view of i'm
proving the musical part of divine
service in which we all feel so great
or interest. --Deuter Snith's Paper.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
COMPRESSED AIR IN THE
EAST RIVER CATSSON.

The density of the compressed all
in the East River bridge oaisson is
equal to two atnospheres, the pres
sure, therefore, being 80 pounds to
the square inch. No difficulty Is
experienced in breathing, but there
are some very singular phenomena
connected with this highly compress
ed atmosphere. A foot gas burner
gives light equal to a four-foot
burner. This is due to the double
amount Of oxygen in the air. It is
possible that breathing twice the
amount Of oxygen required by nature,
aided by dampness. may be the
cause of the violent cramps and pains
to which the workmen are subject.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
THE ORIGINAL DRAINAGE
OF THE GREAT LAKES.

Prof. Cunning, of New York, has
recently put forth an interesting his
tory in regard to the drainage to the
lakes on the northern borders of the
United States, which, he believes,
was originally through the Mississ-
ippi into the Gulf of Mexico. The
Niagara river, according to his state.
ment, has an existence Of not more
than 100000 years. Before that
period a barrier more than thirty feet
high, across the Niagara plateau,
threw the waters of Lake Erie back
upon Lake Michigan, and further
west to the Mississippi. Western
biologists have found an old river
channel from the lakes to the Him.
ois river, and a greater barrier once
stretched across the plateau. The
old river bed In Illinois, and the
broken bridge across the Niagara
plateau, account for the comparative
ly recent creation of the falls. Such
is the theory Of Prof. Cunning.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
AUCTIONEERING EXTRAOR-
BINARY. c,,.Mv +

q The "Club Room'' of the August
Galaxy has this hit: The late
George Robins was famous for his
genius in the direction of putting his
auction wares. On one occasion he
had made the beauties of an estate
so enchanting that he found it nee
essary to blur it by fault -or two,
lest it should prove too bright and
good for human natures daily food.
ssBut there are two drawbacks to
this property sighed out this apos-
tie OF the mart, s'the litter of rose
leaves and the noise of the nigh in
gale" Yet he must yield the palm
to Mr.. Christie, who described one
portion of paradise he was about tc
offer for sale as adorned, among 9th
er charms, with changing woods, z
which the disguised purchaser founc
out meant an old gallows.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
A sEEDY Individual went into a

A sEEDY Individual went into a
store in Detroit the other day, wiped
his weeping eyes,pulled out a greasy
Bible, and requested a clerk to pur-
chase the sacred volume. 1T be
longed to my dead MOTHER, he sob
bed, land if [ wasn't starving no
money could get it from me-" The
clerk gave him quarter, and told
him to keep his scriptures. Toward
night the man was taken to the sta
ton bowling drunk. He had the
Bible in his coat tail pocket, though
several leaves had been torn out and
wrapped around a herring.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
HAVANA.

Havana contains 100000 inhabi-
tants, and has overgrown its old
walls. The streets are very narrow,
about fifteen feet wide, and the side
walks about eight inches wide. The
stores and dwellings are level with
the walks. Sonarrow arethe streets
that some are designated to bs driv-
en- down and others to be driven up,
SO that carriages will not meet. The
buildings are one-story high, and
built of chalky stone, brick, gravel
and cement, with marble and thing
floors. There is no window glass in
the houses, and there are no Chin
neys. & ;taalhL l8
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
A NEW MINERAL WONDER.

The Hon. t. Guy Phelps pre-
scented to the committee Of one hun
bred at recent meeting a splendid
specimen of almost pure iron ore
which he represented as being taken
from an iron mountain as large, and
the ore as pure, as that of the famous
Iron Mountain of Missouri. AL
though Mr.. Phelps declined to give
the exact location of the deposit, he
intimated that it was on the line of
the contemplated Atlantic and Pacific
Road, and near enough to be utilized
in the city Of San Francisco. Should
coal be discovered in the vicinity,
there might be a second Pittsburg
grow up on the Pacific slope. Truly
wonderful are the developments being
constantly made on this side Of the
continent. The iron interest is Of
the utmost extent and Importance.
The annual value of iron manufactu-
red in the United States is 5000, 000,-
900, and the wages of labor engaged
upon it exceed $60O,O00,000. The
number of workmen employed is
$4,000. Calculating to the employe
and his family the consumption Of
agricultural products,it exceeds three
times the value Of all the breadstuf
and grain we send abroad. A further
calculation makes it appear that one
tenth of the entire population of the
United States is dependent upon the
production and manufacture of iron
for support. -Saa Francisco Chron-
acIe. Ju1y II.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
THE WAY TO SUCCEED.

Fortune, success, fame, position are
never gained but by piously, deter
minedly, bravely sticking, growing,
living to a thing till it is fairly ac-
complishedr In short, you must car
ry thing through, if you want to be
any body or any thing. No matter
if it does cost you the pleasure, the So
ciety, the thousand pearly grati6ca-
tons of life. No matter for these.
Stick to the thing and carry it
through, Believe you were made for
the matter, and that no one else can
doit. Put forth your whole energies.
Be awake, electrify yourself, and go
forth to the task. Only once learn to
carry thing through in all its COM
pleteness and you will become hero.
You will think better of yourself ;
others will fhink better of you. The
world in its very heart admires the
stern, determined doer. It sees in
him its best sight, its brightest OBJ
ject, its richest treasure. Drive right
along, then, in whatever you under
take, Consider yourself amply sufi-
Gent for the deed. You'll be success
ful.-Erete1, NJ II. Wea0s Letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

7 "A few days since a popular attor-
ney called upon another member of
the profession and asked his opinion
upon certain point Of law. The
lawyer to whom the question was
addressed drew himself up and said
ST generally get paid before telling
what / know" The questionel
drew half dollar fractional from
his pocket, handed it to the Other
and cooLy remarked "Tell me al
you know and give me the change
There is GOODNESS between the parties
! now.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

A FARMER, whose cribs were full Of
corn;was accustomed to pray that the
wants of the needy might be supplied;
but when any one in needy circum-
stances asked for little of his corn,
he said he had none to spare. One
day, after hearing his father pray for
the poor and needy, his little son said
to him:
"Father,I wish 1 had your corn. -
Why, my son, what could you do
with it?" asked the father. The child
replied, 81 would answer your
prayers. "-SoIected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
BETTER IMAGINED THAN
DESCRIBED.

The feelings of a near-sighted man
who finds he has kissed his hand to
the wrong lady. The finding your
pocket-book gone just as you are
leaving strange hotel, with no time
to spare to reach the train. The SEN
sation from q lady's boot-heel pres-
ent style) when she steps on your
fost accidentally. Getting on horse
back for the first time in your life.
Your mother-in-law's remarks if you
do not 60 to the seaside during the
season.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

A sentimental young lady lost a
poodle on which she set great value,
and which she fed with her own
hands, Not long after the poodle
had departed this life, Fridolina was
seen to contemplate with great pen
siveness the countenance Of a be-
whiskered and beringleted young
man. "Fridolina, my DEAR" said
Aunt Sophia, 'don't look at that
young frizzly he'll think you are
in love with him." II can't help
it, Aunt Sophia, replied Fridolina,
with tears in her lovely eyes. ellis
expression is SO like that of my poor
little Moppets."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
A trial is at present in progress

A trial is at present in progress
in Northumberland county, Pennsyl-
vania, in which school director tes-
titled that he received twelve dollars
from a candidate who aspired to be
county superintendent ofschools, and
which was to be divided among d.
rectors in payment for their votes.
This shows, either an alarming low
state of political morality in the coun-
ty of Northumberland, Pa, or that
the people of that portion of the
state are in very embarrassed con-
dition pecuniari.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

Some wag tells story to the eff
feet that two young men sailing re-
Gently in Delaware Bay were over
taken by a squat. They had been
inside of Nazareth Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Philadelphia, and knew
something Of how religious services
were conducted. AS it appeared that
their little boat was near capsizing,
''Bill," one said to the other, "this
is serious business, can yon pray p
''No, | can't I've heard Joe do ii
and I've listened to Post, but I can't
do it myself" "Well, you can sing
a hymn, can't you ? Do something
'No, [ can't sing here. How can !
sing when this boat may at any mo-
ment drown us both p "Well, we
must do something religious. If you
can't pray and can't sing, let's take
up collection To this Bill con
scented. In his companions hat he
deposited thirteen pennies, cork
screw and broken-bladed knife.
They must have reached the shore in
safety, for otherwise this true story
could never have been told.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

AN old merchant has written a
very encouraging letter on travelling,
and puts the rates at a remarkably
low figure. From what he says it
seems a trip to Europe can be made
cheaply and in short time. If you
are limited to forty days, say that you
leave New York July 20, arriving in
Liverpool on the 30th in London
three days, to Paris, via Southamp-
ton. visiting Metley, Cowes, Rouen,
two days in Paris four days; Swift
zerland eight days; back to England
two days, and home in ten days, cost
ing in gold; Steamer excursion tick
ct, $40; expenses on board, so !;
four days in England, $40 +; to Paris
per Southampton, 81; extra, $40 ;
four days in Paris, $40; circular
ticket to Switzerland $3.50; eight
days and S. extras, $40; Liverpool
from Paris, $35; extras 8; extras
on voyage home; total. $344,5Q.
The charge Of $40 per day in En-
gland will cover railway expenses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

Rev. DR.. Sears, the eloquent, al
most Orthodox, Unitarian writer,
says, at the close of a recent article
in the Religious Magazine /:
Booths bullet made US clasp Lin,
coin more closely to our hearts, and
forgot his foibles. Summers ruth
less attack will make the country re-
ceive Grant into warmer gratitude,
and be more jealous than ever of his
fame. a &
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

There was considerable fun at a
representation of Romeo and Juliet
in a little French theatre. Mime.
Deharme, the Juliet Of the occasion,
was lying dead on a tomb. It was
raining torrents; drop came through
the roof and fell on Juliet's nose ;she
made face. Another drop fell on
her eyelids; she winked. 1t was a
facial expression not taught by Del
sarte. Finally, she took to watch
ing the drops and lodging them.
The audience caught the idea, and
sympathized with her. "Look out,
Mrs. Juliet" said one fellow,
''there's whopper a-comin'-I see
it!' Mind your eye!" said anoth-
er. "Madame,'' said 1.-THE third, ris.
ing, twill you accept the use of my
umbrelIa7" Ofcourse the tragedy
ended.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

A young lady who has been great
" annoyed by lot Of young sim,
pletons who stop under her window
at night to sing 'EIf ever I cease tc
love-" wishes us to say, if they will
cease that foolishness, come in or
talk business they will confer 8
favor. o HT
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
JUDGE DAVIS FOR GRANT.

Mr.. Justice Davis Of the Supreme
Court, who has been spending some
weeks among family friends at Stock
bridge and Lenox, Mass, left for
his home at Bloomington, ILL.,, on
Monday. AS is consistent with
his high position, he takes no part
In the present contest f; but is, new
ertheless, very frank and unrescrved
in the expression Of the opinion that
the election of Greeley would be det-
rimental to the business interests of
the country. For this reason he
prefers Grant.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
AID ths Wichita yidests says:


TEF EH1RFFoRD, Kan, Jan. a.
DEGR News: Methinks that . few
words from eur precinct would not be.
come amiss for the numerous readers Of
TIE NEws.d !
The growth OF oar place still in
creases. J.w. Combs has finished and
moved into his new. ,res1dence. Also,
d. z. Harden has completed his new
house, and viii move IS soon as the
weather VIM admit.
Messrs. Rogan and Tayler are still
working away at their new saw and
GIisf HkE They will have their saw
running in , fEw days. One Of their
bird ana named Penny skeh, MP
ped down and broke his leg just above
the aAkle, the ether day.. ~ {.
3. q: Brittoh Is bound 70 push hia
leOmmcni0us stone building forward In
the spring.
;GA0.etSKef hu built a sew shiack-
smith shop. We congratulate George
for he isla good RorkRaH. p 4
Campbell & Carl are doing good
Business In the dry goods and grocery
line. What Is needed most here Is Z
good hardware and tin establishment
/ An who wish q COED steam washing
machine, which works without crank
levers cog wheel or rollers; cad on tn,
agent, Harden, vino wfff do trial wash.
ing free Of charge. 5aeoa : p. X. h.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
COUNCIL PRocKEDusGs j. :

eosxeIL CHAMsKR, Jan. a, 1871.
ne eky Council met In regular ses-
sinz, VITA the Mayor N the chair. and
che following Counciimen present, viz
Carter, WhesaDck, HLbben, Bancroft
Gllmxu ana Nichols eef -.e-y
Ordinances were introduced and I'M
der s s1spsnsion Of the rules adopted,
making sppEopriatIOns Of q 900 out o!
the fund for macadamizing CONNER
ciaI street, in favor of Jos. Brown,
contractor, and out of the general fund
10 pay the following claims: Jas
Nisbef, night pelice, SIS; Geo. Slmms,
night police, $77Do; and Riggs,
Danlap & Co., for rent Of Council
IChamber, $225. 2a0EE N~H
The claim OF Robt. Milliken for ser
vices as City Engineer, $1N Is, and
Fox& HsdIey, for stationary, $1S-Sl,
were presented and referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Wheelock, the
City Attorney was instructed to carry
up to the Saprems Court OF the Stats
all causes brought by or against the
city, heard or to be heard in the Dis
tEics court for LyOa county, in which
t1dgnentnIay be rendered asAiBststh e
city.
The bills OF Carter & Stone, for 8
loads Of stone, So, and F. w. Glines,
John DAZZLING and John Dawley, 81,
each, for street work, were presented,
and on motion allowed.
Adjourned. II. w. McCUHE,
City Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
CouIaH Couutr

Capt. E. Tansey is the new deputy
sheriff.
Arkansas City has received Its pile
driver and will soon bridge the Arkan-
sas.
On the 10th Arkansas City held a
meeting to talk up = railroad from
Eureka via Winfield.
Arkansas City claims over 500 in
habitants, and petitions to be made n
city OF the third class. The site is one
mile square.
s. C. Smith and others have started
q new town on the Arkansas, nine
miles southwest of Winfield. t has a
postoffice and store already.
We are glad 70 inform the public that
the difficulty between Mr.. Paul and
Mr.. Smith il finally at an end. Mr..
Smith has vacated the Registers Office
and Mr.. Paul took possession.-TWin-
field Messenger.
Independence, with the assistance OF
Mr.. C. B. Peck, Of the L. L. & G. rail-
road, have contributed four hundred
dollars or moro for the purpose of re-
pairing the stage route between Win
field and that place.
Arkansas City has concluded to build
. Methodist church at once, to be 30x45
and IS feet high. The church is to be
built on the second street west of Sum-
NIT, ct the corner OF Fourth avenue
In the rear of Sleeth's new building,
and wihcost about 1850.
l.! The woman who attempted to COM
NIT suicide on New Years night, plan
ned better than We knew, and better
than she subsequently wished. She
died last Sabbath morning, after near
~ two weeks Of intense pain and suf.
fering. The corpse was buried on the
land purchased for the public cemetry
l-fArkansas City Traveller.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26

each way on the route between Newton
and Wichita.
Jay Walker, jr., has laid hens egg
ON the Wichita Vidette's table. II
measures 81 inches in length, and 9
inches around the big end.
The Sedgwick Gazette, No. /, has
arrived. Mr.. Weeks makes good deal
better paper than he did q Wichita.
and one Of the best In the Southwest.
The Wichita vidette says no injunc-
ton has been issued, or even applied
for, to interfere with the construction
of the A. T. & s. F. branch to that
place, and that Gel. Peters Is pushing
the work along rapidly, that the cars
will reach Wichita before summer.
Sedgwiek was laid out 1870. It is at
the junction Of Sand creek and the lit
tie Arkansas. It has three grocery
and provision stores, one dry goods,
clothing, boots, shoes and notions, one
boots, shoes and clothing, one boots
and shoes, two drug stores, one hard
ware and agricultural implements, one
furniture and upholstery, besides Wa
gon and blacksmith shops, &C. The
A. T. & s. r, cars now run within nine
miles north Of 1t. The Wichita aAd
8. w. road is graded from Newton
through the town, and the rails will
soon be laid. The Sedgwick and Cin-
maron Valley railroad is surveyed from
Sedgwick to the great plains, from
whence It win run by way of Albur-
querque, in New Mexico, to the Paci-
fic ocean. Other railroad lines are
projected, and win undoubtedly be
surveyed the coming season. Daily
coaches connect it with the railroad at
Newton, and afford a daily mail.
There are two COED hotels, the Sedg-
wick house and the McC Chung house, the
former with accommodations for one
hundred guests, and the latter for
fiftv r.r
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26

ON Allen creek has taken tweDty-one
Of them so far, and another tn. pper on
the NeoshO over twenty.
Mr.. Thomas Davidson has inaugu-
rated q movement for the promotion Of
good singing in the U. P. church in
this place. He meets all those who
feel disposed 10 assist, at the old church
every Saturday evening, TO practice
religious singing. .
TEE HIND LAw.--In reference to
the herd law, on which Senator StOtler
asks the people Of Lyon and Green
wood counties for an expression, we
can state positively, We think, that the
people In this vicinity are squarely OPP
posed to IL. II has been discussed In
our hearing good deal since the mat
ter came up In the Legislature and
We have not yet heard single person
defend the measure.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
.a5AMERHCUN.t


/ Mr.. JOB VOak, Of Illinois, Is stop
ping in town for > few days.
HOnses to rent sre badly headed in
AmessIars y Then + petes vacant
dwelling In town.
Ifptsscnt dndettskihg rs ne carried
ont. all the remaining vacant land ad-
Joining Amerieus VIM Be fsnced this
spring, except seventeen acres,
None OF the fruit buds have been in
'jursd - yst; Gnd it b getting 30 late,
win he FAfef SIN remaining frozen,
that ths Tpr0spaet for . big crop Il
good. f<o
The accommodation trains on the Il.
k.s&R going k<estI nav EtsP .:
Americas for supper, The pessengsE
traiGs continue sSNstOp hefS or meall
~ ~ ~ szzE sIT tTeEe1 ,.3
The i. z. Sabbath school In this
Rlace hlhlpsk unanimously fesdlS led last
Sunday to continue the school without
any GaeatiOn6 The selaOoa = In . pros
oesffutiK c1ndfki0ttlltfd - ~ so1ai1zqLs
~. ~ iifp 4as aE9 safi1
f. Quits . business b done thiS wt0tsI
Ply sone hi trapping mink. One pan
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
Butler County.

DR.. Pickett has been appointed post
master at Quite. @ E2 zo
The Eldorado Times readers can put
on their specs again. Murdoch returns
TO nonpariel. ri a..lt e4fs
The charter has been received, and q
National Bank will go into operation
at Eldorado on or before the first of
July next. e-ss.r .s--- .75-C7g
The chandelier in the Eldorado court
house fell to the floor last Monday eve
ming week, and was smashed. The
room was full OF people at the time,
but fortunately no one was hurt.
Milton Roberts, Esq, with his fami-
~, who had such a mishap as was spo-
ken OF last week, were not as badly
hurt as ut first reported. After laying
by day or two for repairs, they pro-
ceeded on their way TO Texas, and by
this time are well nigh through the
Indian Acknowledgements Republi-
can. ,... s .....s --t
The Augusta Republican says: SIT
is not settled question that the land
Office will be removed from Augusta
Also, that rover thirty Thousand dol
lars stock of the Eureka, Augusta and
Southwestern railway company was
subscribed here in one day during the
early part Of the week. Hurrah for
our railroad! Look our for the cars"
Eldorado township pays over one
fifth Of the county taxes. It raised
neariy 5000 to construct temporary
court house for county use. 1t will
soon complete, at its own expense,
three iron bridges costing $4,000, and
is building 10000 school house. It
therefore claims to amount to some
thing. -
A bridge is badly needed at some
point on the Walnut between Chelsea
and the crossing at Martins. The
travel is stopped on the road going
west from town In consequence of
backing the water by the mill dam,
and there is no alternative but to take
the valley road and the steep hills at
the crossings. Let the two townships
OF Chelsea and Eldorado unite and
build a bridge on the township line,
near Loy's, that being the best place
for all parties.-[ Eldorado Times Chel-
sea cor,