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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
CHANGES HIS MIND.

A few days ago, tell, rough-oolling mountai-
neer entered the Union Railroad ticket Office at
Denver, and through mistake purchased ticket
for New York via the Kansas Pacific line, when he
wanted to 90 over the Union Pacific He did not
discover the fact until after the ticket had been
paid for, and on asking the agent to change it,
the latter refused to do so.
''You won't change this ticket, then, won't
you"
'No, SIR replied the agent YOU have your
ticket and have the money for it, and If you
wish ticket over the other route, you will have
to buy it,
Very quietly the stranger twisted his ticket In
to small roll ; very serenely he drew from lndel
his right coat tail a six shooter about the dimen
sions of mountain howitzer cody and deliber
ately he stuck the twisted ticket inCo the muzzle
of that six shooter and sticking the ugly looking
thing through the little square window OF tbs
ticket office, and almost into the agents face, and
speaking In the tone that left no doubt OF his de.
termination said.
"Strangcr, that's that ticket take it yourself
and change 1t, or will blow it clean through
you"
The ticket was changed immedia tely, and with
out any mere words from the agent, and the
mountaineer walked away, saying, II jes' thought
could induce him to change his mind leetle v
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

Atarecent school examination, being asked
why it was go warm In the torrId zone, replied
promptly, "Because 1t was so hot"
The time to possess your soul in patience is
when your hat blows of in the street and your
eyes too full of dirt to see which way it goes
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
WEIGHTS AND MEAsU


Wheat flour, one pound is a quart.
Indian meal, one pound two ounces are one
quart,
Butter, when soft, one pound is one quart.
Loaf sugar. broken one pound is one quart.
White sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce
are one quart
Best brown sugar, one poand two ounces are one
quart.
Ten eggs are one pound.
Flour, eight quarts are one peck.
Flour, -four peeks are one bushel.
LIQUIDS, ETC.
Sixteen large tables Doonfuls are half pint.
-Four large tab'esp oonfuls are half gilt.
Two gill are half pint.
Two pints are one quart.
Four quarts are one gallon.
A common sized tumbler holds half pint.
A common sized wine glass is half gill.
teaCup ia one gill.
a large wine glass is two ounces.
A tablespoonful is half an ounce.
Forty drops are equal to one teaspoonful.
-Four teaspoonfuls are equal to one tablespoon
fal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20
THE HOUSEWIVES TABLE.

The following is very valuable housewife 9
table, by which persons not having scales and
weights at hand, may readily measure the article
wanted to form any receipt without trouble of
weighing. Allowance to be made for an extraor-
binary dryness or moisture of the article weighed
or measured
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-20

Americans read more newspapers than
any other people, but do not read more
books. Probably because the average news
paper Is better than the average book.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
p0ehy
.AuTUMN..

"A " ~ MIN
'Tis the golden CLEAN of an Autumn day,
With the soft rain raining as if in play;
And tender touch upon everything,
As if Autumn remembered the days of Spring.
In the listening woods, there is not a breath,
70 shake their gold tosthe 81 ard beneas1n
And glow of sunshine upon them lies,
Though the sun is hid in the shadowed skies.
The cocks clear crow from the farmyard comes,
The mufled bell from the belfry booms,
And faint and dim, and from far away,
Come the voices of children in happy play.
O'er the mountains the white rain draws its veil,
And the black rocks, cawing, across them sail,
While nearer the swooping swallows skim
O'er the steel gray rivers fretted brim.
No sorrow upon the landscape weighs,
No grief for the vanished Summer days,
But sense of peaceful and calm repose
Like that which age in its Autumn knows.
The Spring time longings are past and gone,
The passions of summer no longer are known,
The harvest is gathered, and Autumn stands
Serenely thoughtful with folded hands.
Over all is thrown memorial hue,
A glory ideal the real ne'er knew;
for memory slitS irom Lne past us pain,
And suffers its beauty alone to remain.
With half smile and with half sigh
It ponders the past that has hurried by;
Sees it, and feels it, and loves it ALL
Content it has vanished beyond recall.
0 glorious Autumn, thus serene,
Thus living and loving all that has been
Thus calm and contented let me be,
When the Autumn of age shall come to me.
-Black,cood's Magazine.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
Slavery Among Ants.

Among ants the habit of slaye-mak-
ing, as discovered by the German nat
uralist, Huber, is one of the wonders
of the animal kingdom. This habit
belongs to the Amazons or red ants of
South Africa These leave their own
dwellings in the evening, go to that of
some tribe of black az s with the in
.tention Of making The as
sailed are, however, hot to submit so
tamely. They organize for the defense,
and resist their assailants furiously.-
The battleis long and fierce, some times
one side, sometimes the other, having
the advantage. We have read of, and
admired, the bravery of the Old Guard
in their charge at Waterloo, but here
are charges and counter charges as
fierce as any on that famous field. We
admire our own Revolutionary fathers
for defending their homes against for
eign invasion, but what shall we say
of these ants defending theirs until all
the adult members of the tribe are
killed or wounded. We applaud the
heroism of our own brave boys and
Southern foes in the late rebellion, but
here by these animals, the one tribe
endeavoring to make slaves, and the
other in resisting that making, was
displayed heroism equal to that seen
on any battlefield of that deathly
struggle. But, not stopping to dilate
upon the contest, we can say the Am
azons may be defeated, but they will
probably conquer, and, after killing or
rendering helpless all their adult foes,
descend into the dwelling, make cap
tive, and convey the larvae and young
to their homes. This done, and the
slaves being trained to perform the du-
ties of their new condition, the captors
give themselves up to life of ease and
become so enervated and imbecile as to
be unable to care for themselves. If
after short period their slaves are re-
moved the tribe will die for want of
food. The distinguished naturalist to
whom | referred took colony and re-
moved their serfs. The result was the
tribe were dying rapidly, when sim
gle slave was introduced, and she i'm
mediately set at work supplying food,
rearing young, and in every respect
caring for the body so that in a few
hours life and vigor fourished where
had been only indications of infrmity
and death.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
Cheap Things.

One Of the worst mistakes which can
be made is to purchase an article be.
cause it is cheap. Very many persons
are in need of a frst-class Sewing Ma
chine, yet do not feel quite ready to pay
the full price at once, and are some
times led into purchasing an inferior
machine, at less cost, because ma
chine of some kind is really needed in
every family. And then, again, some
say, 81 will get me cheap machine
now; it will perhaps do my work at
present, and kswill learn to run ma
chine, and sometime I will get bet
ter To all, both high and low, we
would say:-when you select a sewing
machine you should be as particular
as you need to be in selecting a family
horse. See that it has reputation un-
exceptional see that it is made for en-
duraasce; see that it is sound see that
it is always ready to 60; see thatit has
no bad tricks see that it can do all
kinds of work +; see that it is in good
health, so that it will not need con-
-stant doctoriaag; see that you get one
you can depend upon, to do all the
work, and do itjust when you need it
done; and above above all don't buy a
balky horse, nor a 6alky machine. A
poor sewing machine is worse than
none and consant source of trouble.
Many of what are called selling points
in a machine are simply frivolous, and
intended to tickle the fancy of those
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

of gold in pictures of silver" said Mr..
Lewis, speaking to her as she came in.
"What do you mean by that?" ask
ed Mary, looking curiously into her
fathers face.
"Mother understands" )" replied Mr..
Lewis, smiling tenderly upon his wife.
Something pleasant must have hap
pened," said Mary.
"You and mother look so happy, !"
replied the child.
"And we haye cause to be happy"
answered the father, as he drew his
arm tightly around her, sin having
three such good children
Mary laid her cheek to his and whis-
pered: eff you.are smiling and happy,
dear father! home will be like heaven
Mr.. Lewis kissed her; but did not
reply. He felt rebuke in her words.
But the rebuke did not throw thrill
over his feelings; it only gave new
strength to his purpose.
"Don't distribute all your smiles
Keep few Of the warmest and bright
est for home" said Mrs. Lewis, as she
parted with her husband on the next
morning. He kissed her, but did moi
promise. The smiles were kept, how
ever, and evening saw them; through
not for the outside world. Other, and
many evenings saw the same cheerful
smiles, and the same happy home
And was not Mr.. Lewis a better and
happier man? OF course he was. And
so would all men be if they would take
home with them the smiling aspect
they SO often exhibit, as they meet theil
fellow men in business intercourse, Oh
exchange words in passing compli
ments. Take your smiles and cheer
full words home with you, husbands
fathers, and brothers. Your hearts
are cold and hard without them.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

farm-buildings, better furnished, and,
in so far as money goes, are more indez
pendent in their circumstances. So
long as they depended upon grain-
growing and little tobacco, which
only sold for five to eight cents per
pound, they were obliged to work with
the greatest economy to meet their
taxes, pay their help and other neces-
sary farm and family expenses. Then,
to be sure, they had more leisure, OF
spent a portion of their time to less adj
vantage than the same can now be
turnedsto.
Preparations were made to plant d
larger area of tobacco the present sea-
son in all of the valley, but from the
ravages of cut-worms, unfavorableness
of the early spring and other combin-
ed causes, the crop at this writing is
quite uneven, and it is very doubtful
whether the quality produced will e.
quail that of last year. Some growers
did not finish setting the first time over
till past the middle of July, yet if the
fall-frosts hold off, and there be favor
able weather, the crop may be much
larger than at present expected"
AS will be seen, the foregoing was
written in July, before the crop. had
made much growth generally. From
about the middle of July I never saw
such rapid growth Of any kind as
there was with tobacco. The weather
was a good deal cloudy, moista and warm,
resulting in one of the most unprece-
|dentedly large growth of tobacco ever
known, a large portion of which was
diseased growth, some rotting in the
field before harvesting; more was in-
Ijured by pole after being hung,
SO that throughout the whole valley
there was only avery little portion Of the
whole which was fine wrappers, result
ling somewhat disastrously to many;
yet, undiscouraged, they set about to
put out equally, or nearly SO, in amount
the present season with returns to, be
made on the final result. In all nv
Experience and observation, extending
over period of about forty years, I
have never known SO much general, or
even local diseased and pole-burnt
tobacco as was known of the crop of
1872. w. Ell. WHITE.
P. s. In writing of casing tobacco I
omitted to give the reason for being
particular to press equally, putting the.
same number of pounds in each case; it
| is that the tobacco may sweat evenly. 1t
has been found that where the cases
varied considerably, or were not press
ed alike, that the tobacco did sweat a.
like; while some would be .overdone,
others would not Be sHcateta 4 sS6E,i's, s,s.,.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
The Late DR.. Nelaton.

TO Nelaton, the greatest of modern
French surgeons, recently deceased, it
is said that The medical profession owes
the perfection and simpl ;fcation of an
immense number Of the most difficult
chirurgical operations. Although he
wrote but little, he manifested won
derful genius for devising tools and
apparatus, and for importing clinical
instruction to others. aGiTe him a
piece of wood, some iron wire, and some
chisels,o says biographer, "and he
will invent and construct an instru-
ment to suit any requirements"
He detested display, and particular
ly avoided spreading out cases of i'm
plements during the course Of an ope-
ration. Surgery a grand orchestre, .
he called such exhibitions; and it
seemed as if he managed to do far more
with his fingers than many other sur
geons with the most elaborate of tools.
His GOODNESS equaled his dexterity,
and some of his sayings will doubtless
pass into proverbs. "When you have
made a correct diagnosis and know
what you are about. yourisk nothing" "
was favorite remark. eff you have
the bad luck, while operating, to cut
a mans carotid artery, remember that
it takes two minutes time to cause syn
cope, and four minutes will elapse be-
fore he bleeds to DEATH Now four
minutes is just four times as long as is
necessary to place a ligature on the
vessel, provided you do not hurry:
and You are working too quickly, my
friend; remember that we have no time
to lose,' were other now famous obser-
yations made during thecourse of diff
fcult operations.
Nelaton attained very general cele-
brity from the fact of bis treating the
Prince Imperial and the wounds Of
Garibaldi. He died of lingering
malady of the heart, continuing his
teachings and practice to the last.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
gel6rten :Miscellaug.
A Scientist and Mount Sinai.

The Scientists still keep on with
their marvellous discoveries. One of
them, a Londoner, claims that he has
found out that Mount Sinai was vol
cano. The inference which it is desired,
no doubt, to draw from that assump-
ton, is that Moses availed himself of
a volcanic eruption. to impose upon
the Israelites the moral law, making
them believe the flames and rumblings
were supernatural display of Divine
Power in attestation of the Ten Com
mandments, acknowledged by every
one to be the most perfect code of piety
and morality in the world! 1t was a
remarkable coincidence that Moses
should have had this perfect code all
ready for the eruption, or perhaps he
had the eruption all ready for the de-
livery of the code, and as he had the
Israelites on the spot in the exact time
for the delivery Of the Decalogue and
the volcano, no doubt he let off the
volcano himself! There is another
difficulty common to objections against
Moses, and to the Greater than Moses,
and that is how an imposter could
produce and labor to ineulcate upon
mankind the best models of integrity
and virtue mankind have ever known
There are Scientists who assert that
man originated in a monkey, the only
proof Of which is that in their cases
he seems to have descended to one.-
Whether Mount Sinai ever was vol.
cano or not we do not pretend to de.
eide. But there is reason to fear thai
these infdel scientists, and their mis-.
cradle dupes will one day find it vol
cano, if it has never been so before, and
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
hSpA Andrew jackson was once nial

ing a stump speech in a country vii
lage out West. Just as he was con-
Guiding, Amos Kendall, who sat be-
side him, whispered, E'Tip 'em a little
Latin, General; they won't be satisfied
without it." The "hero of New Or
leans instantly thought of few
phrases he knew, and, in voice of
thunder, wound up his speech by ex-
clamaing: "E pluribus unum, Sine
qua non, Ne plus ultra, Multum in
parvo." The effect was tremendous.
and the shouts could be heard fol
miles.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

cry upon the rocks and mountains to
hide and cover them from its overflow
ing wrath.-Balt. E0is.l Methodist.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

H@A man out West brags that all
the furniture and flooring of his house
is made of live oak, but his wife, who
does the hard work of-the house, says
it's nothing but scrub oak.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

BaFA keen observer says there is as
much difference between self-conceit
and self-respect as there is between
selfish men and men who sell fish.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14

? RpWhen is a baby not a baby?
When it's a-tea-thing.
The Republican journal., 1873-01-09
SEARSPORT


Philip Gikey, Il well known citizen of this
town, died very suddenly on Thursday last, of
congestion OF the lungs.
NORTHPORT.
MIR. James Lancaster is about to erect store
and dwelling house on the site of Il former one
hurned some time ago.
STOCKTON.
ON the 26th ult., Mr.. Murray who has n con-
tract on Brigadier Island, attempted to cross
from the main land, and when about forty rods
from the shore broke through the ice, and tell
in. He tried very hard to get on TO the ice
again, and broke it some twenty feet around
him. Mr.. necrow fortunately heard the man 5
cries, ran to his house and launched boat out
of building. and hauled if to the shore with
his horse. Mr.. Treat came to his assistance,
and 10y their united strength succeeded in GET
ting the boat off and rescued the man. who was
nearly gone. He was taken to Mr.. Decrow' :
house, and properly cared for. We hope this
may be a warning to others not to attempt salt
water ice too soon.
We noticed, the other day, a large snow drift
in the highway, and man with hand saw
saving the snow into blocks like ice blocks.
and throwing them out of the road with shovel.
We thought this novel way of clearing ont a
snow drift.
Five foxes have been slain recently. and
others frightened very much
The Republican journal., 1873-01-09
SHIP NEWS
PORT OF BELFAST

ARRIVED.
Jan. |. Sch Iris, Bullock, Lincolnville.
g. Brig Josie A DevereuX, Haskell, Portsmutil
4. Sch + A Colcord - New York, Corn 70
Pitcher Gorham.
Jan. 6. Schs Jachin Coombs, New York Iri
Bullock, Boston, Witch of the Wave Pendleton do
NIyra Sears, Chapman, do W G Eddy, Ryder, Sea
Harbor.
despatch from London announces the loss OF thu
bark Argentine OF Bangor, Capt Gllkey, on the
npG the mouth 1 of the Ihams 10 tn
Brewer in 1861. registered 575 tons, owned by
Alessrs Samuel Larrabee. G W Pickering, John
insured in this city for about $l0O 900. She was
bound from Shields for Havana.
bingham, Jan The bodies Of six men, belong
ing to bark kodosh, wrecked on Nantasket Beach
have been recovered and identified by the mate
Stanley II Gorsuch, as those of Capt Joshua Atk ms
Matthews, of Yarmouth, Mass John c Kirby
steward, East Cambridge John Guymer, London
r.; Alden Richardson, Maryland; Peter Brown,
Stockholm, and Charles Guyarland, Swede, seamen
julius Swensen, seaman, and the cook are missing.
The body of the captain will be properly cared for
and ready for the orders his family.
The body of the second mate, Mr. Henry b Bal
lard and four other bodies, from the wrecked ship
Peruvian, were washed upon the beach at Cape Cod
on Thursday Some of them were badly disfgured.
Brig Fidelia, White, at Messina, Sicily, Dec Z,
fruit boxes. The run from Monhegan Light to
Gibralter made in 81 days. The entire passage
occupied 81 days. Cape st Vito Light, on the West
end of Sicily, was sighted Dec 5. During the entire
passage the weather was exceedingly rough There
was but one day when the sea did not break
the deck and on Nov a fearful hurricane was ex.
perienced
The New York Shipping List reports the sale to
the New York Submarine Go Of brig Nellie Gay, 1889
tons, built at Mbridge, Me, in 1866. at $780, also
recently, bark Union, 1873 tons register. built at
Brunswick in 1868, metaed 1869, at $12. 90; sch
Racket, 94 tons register, built on Long Island in
1872, at $4,000; sch Ben Borand, 126 tons register,
built at Damariscotta in 1867 metaled at $4,000.
The Republican journal., 1873-01-09
Congress-.

In the Senate Monday, resolutions were
offered, in regard to Louisiana affairs: m
quiry as to the most practicable mode Of
electing a President and Vice Presidents
and nquirlng as to certain powers of the
Secretary department. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was discussed, In the
House, that body ordered open session OF
the Credit Mobilier Committee. by Il vote
Of $50 to Z. Resolutions, to bring a suit
against the Credit Mobilier to recover in
terest due the government from the Union
Pacific Railroad, and also for 4 committee
of five to inquire whether any stockholders
of the Credit Mobilier held bonds OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, and whether they
obtained them for valuable considerations
&c, were passed. A message from the
President vetoing the bill to remit the
duties on spirits destroyed in bond was
presented, read and laid on the table
The Republican journal., 1873-01-09

THE INSURANCE CoMMGssIoNERsHIP
We notice that several of our exchanges,
in mentioning the candidates for this of
hce, whether by lnadvertence or design,
omit any reference to Hon A. w. Paine,
of this city, the present able incumbent.
This is unjust to Mr. Paine, as it conveys
the impression that he il not \ candidate,
when, on the contrary he is, or viii be
when the time for appointment arrives !;
being entitled by every usage, rs we'll as
by his efficient discharge Of its duties, to
be retained in the position for another
term. The ability which Mr. Paine hrnnght
to the conduct OF his department has re-
ceived a wide and llattering recognition
by the insurance press Of the country and
has also been attested by his repeated calls
to preside at the National Conventions
OF the Insurance Commissioners of the
United States. His reports have elected
the attention and praise Ct insurance au-
thorities all over the Union, and under his
direction the department of Maine has at
once assumed a high rank among those of
the large States Mr.. Paine is in every
way fitted for the position, and we have
not the slightest doubt that Governor Per-
ham will consult the public interests in
retaining his services to perfect the system
which lie has 50 satisfactorily inaugu-
rated. Bangor Wing.
We take pleasure in endorsing the
above. A more painstaking and conscien-
tious official than Mr.. Paine has BEEN it
would be difficult to find His vigilance
has several times cut off worthless insur-
ance companies from robbing the people
OF this State.