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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-09-11
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Duhamel placed some. kidney
beans in cylinder of moist earth;
after short time they commenced
to germilnnaate, Of course sending the
plume upward to the light. and the
root down IN, into the soil. After a
few days the cylinder was turned
one.fourth around. and again and
again this was repeated, until an en-
tire revolution of the cylinder; was
completed. The beans were then
taken out OF the earth, and It was
found that both the plume and the
radicle had bent to accommodate
themselves at every revolution, and
the one in its efforts to ascend per.
pendicularly, and the other to de-
scend. they had formed a perfect
spiral. But although the natural
tendency of the roots is downward,
II the soil beneath be dry and any
damp substance be above, the roots
VIII ascend 10 reach it. &'
1t is said that, if water be placed
within few inches of a vine Of anv
OF the cucumber family during
drouth, the direction of the runners
will be changed and that they will
approach and run into the water
If removed further they will again
approach. 1t is we'll known that
certain of the convolvulus family,
and also beans have particular di
rection in which they Irvine around
the support, and that it is impossible
to make them twine in the opposite
direction, and yet If these plants
grow near each other. without sup
port. one of them, it is said, will al
er the direction of the spiral, and
they will Irvine around each other. &
They do indeed Irvine around each
other, but always in one direction;
generally the strongest shoot grows
straight and the others Irvine around
IT, and, in the progression. which
ever shoot attains the lead grows
forward in turn, thus affording a
support again for the others. So
with the vine of pumpkins. and 9TH
er vines; we have never found them
change their direction to enter the
water, and the experiment of Duha-
mel, only proved what it was intend
ed to prove, that the shoot grows
constantly in the nearest direction to
reach the surface; and the radicle
pushes its way directly into the soil,
hence the spiral growth.
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ANECDOTES OF RATS.

#At taNaf i-----~----
A gentleman, who has passed MA
ny years of his life at st. Helena,
told me lately several stories about
rats, SO curious that I thought them
worthy of record. He said that at
one time the common brown rat was
extremely common all over the is-
land. in fact. perfect pest; and, TO
avoid its attacks, his father had con-
structed q large store, ratproof; !. Q,
rat once in could not get out again.
A number. however, came in with
produce and goods from the ships,
and bred there. Around this store
were venetian blinds to the windows,
and one day one of his men. when it
was raining, watched rat sitting
on the venetian, and putting out his
tail to collect on it the drippings of
water at the edge; he then withdrew
it and licked it The servant told
his master, who Immediately under
stood that the rats could get no. wa
ter inside the store, and therefore
directed that a butter frkin should
be cut down 10 four or FIVE inches.
and in the top large circular wire
rat-cage trap should be fixed. Sew
eral small planks were placed for the
rats to get up to the entrance to the
cage, which. exactly fitted the tirkin.
No food would have induced the rats
to enter the trap, but water did, md
many were thus capturee. When
caught they were given to the dogs;
but The was one rat which would
not leave the trap for many days.
He was well Unidentified day by day,
till, becoming incautions, he leaped
down and was Immediately killed.
There Is one popularity with these
rats, viz, their very often building
or making their nests in the trees
l have in India several times found
rats'-nests in trees; but then they
have always been stolen nests, such
as deserted abodes of the squirrel or
sparrow; but here my friend, who is
no naturalist. tells me that they con-
struct them principally of fir spines,
on the ends Of the boughs, some
twelve or fifteen feet from the ground,
In the common fir-trees. The spots
selected are just where the overlap
ping bough nearly me IS the lower
one. He said that all know the rats
nests, and that he had seen them
fired at, when many rats were killed
and fell out to the ground. He could
tell me no more, and I think that,
if original nests, as he held them to
be, some grass must be woven in du-
ring their construction, as fr-spines
have but little power of cohesion
The situation of these nests was
worthy Of notice, although there are
searcel y situation where a rat's-nest
has not been found. 20. horne, +.
s. L., IN Science Gossip.
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|.sIes6AeaSaMl'Ss'l
p pEi sL-t r{s.0kNNe
ss;'ss,'s';A esIXex.'s='i'..

or T"steless-Coated, Concentrated,
hoot9 and Herbal Juice Anti
hEsNilll1Ous Granulcs. THE "LTTTLE
GIANT" CATHIARTIC, or NTultum
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-09-11
DIR. j. r. MILLER'S
MA. .E.E - UNIVERSAL &aU. 8t3
MAG NETEG BALM.


1t cures as if by MAGNETIC
INFLUENCE, Neuralgia and all pain, and is
therefore very properly termed '' Magnetic
Balm" 1t is purely vegetable preparation. 1t
has no equal as a remedy for
Cholera Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea Dysen-
terry, Collie and all Bowel Complaints.
Its timely use will cure Colds, Group, Diph-
liberia, Quinsy, and all Throat affections
when properly used, Fever and Ague,
and other complaints incident to our western and
southern climates, are easily broken up.
Nervous Pain Sick-Headache, and Rheu-
matism are cured by this medicine when all others
have failed. Toothache, Earache, Burns, Chill
blains and Bruises are relieved at once by its
The genuine has I'D. Ransom & Co.'s
private Revenue Stamp on the outside, and DR..
j. r. Miler's Magnetic Balm blown in the bottle.
Examine closely, and buy none but the gen.
uine. - aur .
SOlG by all Druggists. Price 25 cents per
bottle. VIZ s.
d. RANSOM. Son 6 Co., Propr's. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Root and Herbal .Juice,h Anti
Hilious Granulcs. THE ssLETTLE
Z GkANTo CATEIARTIC,o or HIultuni
d tnoParvO Physic. o4 gif4 rhfd ast
~ Inc novelty OF modern Medical, Chemical and
pharmaceutical Science. No use OF any longer
taxing the large, repulsiyc and nauseous pills
composed of cheap, crude and bulky ingredien Is
when we can by a careful application of chemical
SCIENCE, extract all the catfaftic and other med-
clnal properties from the most valuable roots aud
herDSs and concentrate them into d minute Gram
uie sc4rco1y larger than q mustard
sced, that can be readily SWALLOWED Dythose of
the most sensitive .etomachs and fastidious tastes
Eachlitte Purgativ0 scIEctrepreseite. iii a
most concentrated form, as much cathartic power
as Is embodied i'll any OF tile large pills found tor
slie IN the drug shops. From their wonderful ca
tnartc power, in proportion to their size, people
VINO nave not tried them are apt to suppose that
Ihey are harsh or drastic IN effect but such il not
a. all the case, the different active medicinal prn
clpies OF which they arc composed being SO har-
lnonlzed and modified, one by the others, as to
produce ~ most searching and thor
ough, yet gently and kindly operating
clthartic. 9#gJaJ |enCItgI ~#nE Z
u $500 Reward ls hereby offered by the pro-
aiTletor or these Pellets, to any chemist who,
upon analysis, will find in them any Calomel or
Otnef forms CT mercury or any other 4mineral
poison.
Being entirely We gctablc no particular
care Il required while using them. They ops-
rate without disturbance to the constitution DIET
g occupation. For Jaundice, Head 'sc,
COMEtIPat1OHs Impure kS1OOC. u ain
IN the Shoulders, IEigIltness OF The
Chest, DiZzinesss Sour TSru cta III ms
i mouth, lI3IITous attacks, P1in in
region OF Kidneys. Internal Fever,
RfOated feeling about StOmacIl,
Rush OF BlOOd TO Head. High Col
Ored Urine. iO3UnsO cfabiIfty' aid
Gloomy FOrebodings, take DIR.
Pterce's Pheasant PurgatfVc Pellets.
In explanation OF the remedial power of my Pur-
gative Pellets over great variety OF diseases,
wish to say that their action upon tho
animal economy is universal, not q
gland or tissue escaping tn cir Sana-
tive impress. Age does not impair them;
their coating and being enclosed in glass
bottles preserve their virtues unimpaired for any
length of time, in any climate that they are al
ways fresh and reliable, which is not the case
with the pills found in the drug stores, put up in
cheap wood or paste-board boxes. Recollect that
for all diseases where o Laxative Altera-
tive or PurgatiVc is indicated, these little
Pellets will give the most perfect satisfaction to
all who use them. % q lGE el0l| ~ IlE
They are sold by all enterprising
Druggists at = cents "a bottle.
Do not allow any druggist to induce you to
take anything else that he may say is Just as
good as my Pellets because he makes larger
profit on that which he recommends. If your
druggist cannot supply them, enclose IS cents
and receive them by return mail from n
IL. Y. PIERCE, NJ. ID Pr0p'r,
at #T =. II ss BUFFALO. N. Y.
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Amasa Walker addressed the NEE

Amasa Walker addressed the meet
ing 90 he Boston Grange Monday.
In his opinion, the best comedy for
our railroad grievances is the assump-
ton by the Government of the entire
railroad system of the country. and
it's operation dy leases The whole
matter, he thinks, is one that can be
reached only by legislative measure s
and it must perforce a political ques-
ton.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-16
HEALTH OF MERCHANTS.

A writer IN the Science of Health
says, though WaRy merchants live to
be old, mercantile life, on the whole,
| is not favorable to health not because
thereis snyth unwhplesoHas in the
buslnesstof buying and selling but be-
cause of the uncertainties attending il.
It has been stated that nine-tenths of
all the merchants who have been
LeTeb ecOssful 3 ~ &eMlJhg
Ma llRG4 faiAka hn@ ar kney des.
But the few examples of colossal for
tunes, like the few prizes which are
drawn in the lotteries, are sufficient to
cause constant rush into the business
bgtt1a hlalsys It's .kfhe th8 th9 ma
jOrity of successful merchants show
favorable average of longevity; and
this may be either because, being
healthy, they are successful, or be-
cause, being successful, they are
healthy. This. is Q rule that works
both Mayse eIfis che colietanG sllain
of the mind, the feverish anxiety, and
the irregular habits consequent there
on, that so often break, down the
6dIfh hf active efanH9 4HFpit isvE Ee1er-
chants. Those only who, AFTER toilihg
and planning incessantly for ten or
fifteen years, have, struggled on the
verge of faifufe fofAmohtlfs or years.
can appreciate the immense wear and
tear Of mind and body which racks
and . fen Wfecks eoaHaEly Aef6lIallts
Qnesof the most 4 aestFuctiYe habits Of
merchants IS that of going to bed, not
to sleep, but to study their business.
After working and planning till near
midnight, they retire to fitful dozes
An fuHQ Qtlief ldfeal4s ip stead OF nee
ffeshihg Sleep TIN 8lf festlit is that III a
few weeks or months, determination
of blood TO the brain, with sleeplesss
ness bsG4mks q sAr2Y habit. We
cohl S Z lie u aa sh Is u Ia & st sIaeps
The remedy for this difficulty is very
simple in theory, but not so easy in
pfadticG keep eaoly taken thiDgD as
they eome,i and worry about nothing,
is prescription Very easy to write !;
but in view of the eyer-recurring iIn=
mediate necessities or trade alipos.
| impossible to apply. A little, atten-
| tiot 10 fesi6neh, however, will geatly y
ffnitigate the ufeffng, aud perhaps
carry the merohant through the vari-
olfsreFisiszof biz VVqati0Iss 0EalI per-
sohs, helshoulR sspeciktI& E1oid ali
articles Of food or dfinK that thlckeh
the blood excite the brain, ,z0r- eunstfa
| pate the bow els Mill, sugar. and
| fine -four are among his sneGiaI aboml-
\ lffhatioils5A His 400& can never be too
plain, nor his drink too simple. is
dessert after dinner should never be
lipudding nor pastEyr but always .
good apple OF. other fruit. { g'is asl q
II
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Tittia robanv s. ,rsfaysn1 Tor
Sunday-school, some little distance
away, when his mother saw one OF
the neighbors app roachipg in avehlcle.
This man. by the way, was called
s.The Rich Man, being both wealthy,
kiRd-haarted and liberal to the poor.
j ohnny -ransunf. aud he rich N "A took
him into his vehicle, as he awasA going
by the Sunday-schoOl. 1t was very
hot daysand johnny took OFF his shoes
an dlst00 00lf1ags t0'cool himself ArriV-
lug at ms destfn4tf0n, he fotIHdS the
school had commenced, and as the
rich man had . mile further to 90 to
fhei Baptist church beyoRa sIiel con-
Guided not TO put on his shoes and
stockings again, but leave them in the
vehicle so Ia Arippedv lightly into
the scItddI and he phtE drive sway
tOwArd iclaiIach. .uUA Iu1izH ii
His teacher was just hearing the
Iesssu, which, by the by, johnny was
lnacqu iHtea Nh lE,s A ltieh gFes Tie
rich mau and poor Lazarus. Soon
after Johnny entered and took his
seat, it Adaafe to his tnfR ito answer a
question
81 sasJohnny, can .yoq. tell me where the
brich man Went - ZId
Gle went to the Baptist meeting, /"
replied the little lad, thinking, only of
his late eompaAiops. II T8 ({IA
'sNo, no, my son, the rich man went
to hell" said the teacher with great
impressiYeness, while the other schol-
arsWere differing with laughter. Rsau
n ffj4Did hesz e4claSned theFad1ih- hll
honesty. "Then ne has fRken my
shoes and stockings with himlD and
up be jumped, and seizing his hat, he
put out Of the school room and do Wn
the road TO okhffake the fick man aud
recover his property.
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, TlnE 1SvINo1BLr scHooE, 8 MARIN.

d
Ladies travelling through Canada
by rail are, often greatly annoyed by
slekhfg1 thekfe Al8 gage acessarily
searched, Bat one of -tffe oficiafsA re-
Gently got his deserts. 1t happened
that a6Yankee school-teacher, on hen
way ylfromlKaBsas. to- Vermont, passed
through theli Dominion with a trunk
packed toe bursting with nothing cons
traband.di Whom the officer demanded
her key she begged him not TO OPEN
il, assuring him that siGs had come
through from Kansas, contained sim
ply eli fhes an d books, and W as so itIll
that would be tronbieson1e toT re-
packsit. But he sternly demanded the
KEY and maliciously pulled every
thing out to the very bottom then
finding her assertions true--he Feturn-
-edethe key and advised 9er to e hurry
up and getisthess traps back,Dsa, as the
train sRonld sOOnsSm move. sefs What is
that to me 2'iss said afheh quick Witted
awomanss Ishave alcheck for thattrunk
and hold the Grands Trunk Railway
responsible for its safe delivery. /
win take the key, and you may do as
you please wi th the trnnk. .Sys Report
says that official was Nefy3weary and
red IN the face and raJheIupFofaBe ere
he finished packing that trahk.ifsf ~
r. 4aF1I $50
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"A sophfst wishing to puzzle Thales,
the Milesian, one of the wise men OF
Greece, proposed to him the following
difficult questions in rapid secession.
The philosopher replied to them all,
ssl ttont the least hesitati ons and with
iiap how much prOpriety and diseision our
go readers can judge for themselves: -
elfs4ii What is the oldest of all things?
SO - God-Because he always existed.
What is the most beautiful?
The World7- Because)H fs the work
of God.
9hhF Tsths greatest or all tll1ags /? /
s&&sp Because IL aeontaiiis Sll4 that
is created.
Whatis the quickest of all things?
4aa.a5s Though Because in a. moment it
S can fly TO the end of the universe
sssa What is the strongest z 4. MISC y
Necessity-Because it makes men
.'.s =. face all the angers OF, life. - faa
What is the most difRcultS sai
To know yourself. ssA. af'4t1e "a
What is the most constant of all
thmgsR E b t2'
Hope-Beeause it still remains with
man Rfter be has lost everything else.
= sSf4kAGsA4 044aat@ &91fA = -
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Any letters for Mike HoWei
-.aoo 80 -E1aa2ft 80. 81 iso3fs!! q

THE, Peoria Rertesv saYs: SIN Yig-
forohs chase after rats, FIidaf yAfter-l
fnoon,sa boy, Jefferson street broke
h-d6wH q shelf in the cellar and imnno-
lated six jars of preserves. he gazed
ON the ruins without sigh, caught
ard 81 He'd the rat laid it among the
debris, and daubing his faithful dogs
nose and legs wi tn the frlit, sent him
n1 staifs, while the boy hid Ia The coal
. SIZED. II q heard feminine shffeks Of
1adismay,i he heard the WrathfuI oh iur-
sagations OF his sire, he heard the mn.
auspecting dog led into the back yard
and shot, and Spreading forth his
hahls, said so9ehlnly, .Ahother victim
OF eircumstantiaI evidence, 40 sBhder
the lee of the pulpit he stopped and
waited two or three minHtes. The
minister looked crOsseyed at him and
sfnBDNe Cd ehD sEbctaeIes, baE Etis9 Jonng
brigand was unconscious. Then he
ggii1pd the. aiglp aud ameZea the
sstcQAkrab batioA By reHpving tie papers
from each pew. When he reached
t3Rnd ram 7Ied -tip the Risle hRain toss-
ing them at the occupants of The pews.
Resting againnndeP the pulpit, and
wholly Indifferent to the circumstance
klf9t fla 81 erey a an = eyes agait5 were
Out OF then natural stfaig POSITION,
and were making his spectacles look
like double barrel locomotiYe head
light, the iHfeIt bfi aand pkaneed down
the aisle the second time, yelling,
ssHere's yer prize packages. only ten
cents; each one contains prize worth
from 10 cents to $10lpl and grabbing
for the Bfbf6Ias ne proceeded. The
minister waved his hand at one of the
ld6hk6hE the deacon aud the sexton
s5scharged on that boy, and the OEgRnist
tells us the three seudded down the
tl1oroughfafe at the rate of fifteen
knots an hour, while the sexton shook
the. boy mp, and the deacon boxed his
e4rb End visited It was not wicked to
- sWeaE. Then they took him up into
the steeple, and killed him.. We are
Y not eet Sin they killed him, sbtlt we
Suppose they did of c0Hrse,, for that
isfI1e only way III which he could be.
- !. kept quiet. We would have bltthered
him long ago it we could have got
him alone in a y-steeple someWhere.-
: ~ -8Etf1s zl7ef7F II t-l-L-EA- w y.
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A WoMAN,s V4nAer,A-Fhe.oorr.

A WOMAN's VIEBAGEtA-Thesoo ooEresz
pondent sqfR Chicago paper writes
that " Wobufn is one of Boston's at
tractive suburbs, and HERE Miss "A Aurog
ra Phelps, who believes in the right
pfEwomaH to& &cqnire - 1oeala habita-
ton and a name, has founded wo-
mans village, The surplus women
Of the State persistNin refusing 10 90
to U tai or to Oregon, bnt with 1s6ne1
thihgot the Independent spirit of the
.fcrefathers, are bound to n1aKeia vir1
tue of necessity and become freehold
ers, even If not allowed to- cast the
ballota The village laid out undeF
the auspices of MissdP Phelps sis COM
posed of lots whichareatos be sold dirt
cheap toSWorkingWomen,, and SELF
suppoI ting colony Is. to be built up
with various Industries adapted to the
capacities of. the people, Tie pros
nective feminine Arcadia is suggestive
of downright selfishness and exc1u-
siveness, and woe unto the. horrid
nan kfk6 may DARE SeeEI foot on the
sacred soil of this colony" ba
~ ~ nfi13sa eiHk 81 1f&.s fEH NftFFS
~ - Il
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sgsJanoone has sai6atk4 tie aBilitt,,

sYSJafs one has sai6athA the ability
of nearly every man to pay his debts
depends upon hfs ability to colle6t'
iedebta duB to him . The individuals of
d codmEn6nfty are linked together by, q
chain olfdebt aud credit, and In times
kef depression, the refusal Of one person
to disehaRge Ia SIM gle AIiaBiity often
embarrasses line of dozen debtors
and creditors. Hence. the pronpt
payment of small debts becomes in,
times like these a public as well as a
| Iirivate dutyg The SAME noney may
pay. a dozen before night. and twelve
men are thus relieved from anxiety
and pressure By the action Of one; a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-16

vi ne A4 MOTH Czs=11 4 Ibefk5Ek u EWe1lgyEhose
III present place of residence IS unknown, is
istt aayi35 segtcRnReFslA r. ls7s As hsE.Resi.
Portage and State Of Ohio, sehargihg the said
HeibertF 81 EEeH with hxiiltuak airlnkenness
anu anu gross neglect OF duty Tor more than three
ing that she be divorced from said Halbert Il
Ewell, and f0I@ custody OF minor child; which
petition will stand for hearing at the next term
Of said Court. = AEV1NA EWELI1,
III TcdGA by ISack6ellt& Norris hcr att VS. !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-16

A VISITOR was exSaRmining class in
thesqaestion seWby did Joseph detain
Simeon in Egypt until his brethern
should return with benjamin ?" "A
teacher endeaVored to prompt one of
the boys, and whispered to him to
answer "that he was detained as a
hostage" The boy, not catching the
exact sound, startled the Yisftdr by
hipping out, "Please, sir, he was de-
tanned for postage" !"
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r EGAL NOTICE

q ) . > ;
Charlotte Morrison, of the State OF Ohio wilF
take notiee tint EGAsolf 4l efffs5f ofthe county
of Portagey and State az Ohio did on, the 9th
.daY 81 Septenlber 1913 he 6is Petiffon ia the
Court of Common Pleas VII nd -forthe coun-
ty of Portage In said State OF Ohio. against the,
said Chariot Morrison, defendant ask ting that
be hnaynbe divorced fr@n beFAs alleging as a
cause that said defendant has beeh wifFfufly abb
Sent frDla AffOrmo aEaretre6 years last
past. Defendant is required TO answer by the
22 day ofOCt0heT 1873 Said etttlss tEilI he for
hearing at the next term of the Court of Com
mon Pidas OF said eotihty Of P6ft.lge z iIsi 2
j. II. NICHOLS h
PLAINTIFFS Airy. I'd
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sFfRGMEiN0wEOMalAM1san kusmAtis Iwho
II is supposed to IN the city of rBalti-
more Nd. '1s hefehy inotihed that Elisha Smith
did oq ths.lath day Qf sspteIa beg. p q So
be0I8t efCOmm - R1eas #itiiin and 6nr4 cou n
ty of Portage, and State of Ohio, charging the
6aid Mafitn al SmSth win yross gl6ctOf duty
for thFee years Last; past and adultery.,. and
fafsin 10 BE- dfvOrced fronf Said Marian AZ
Smith. which petitjan withstand foHFhearing at
the next term Of safd Court, - & D7eAills. q
nsvRsn adt DIs3 VjISd R1eESIEAg SMITH,.
by ROckwell y NorTfss his attorneys,
sk Sept. n. 181asdt. 8oilsaHp ofi5 TO 3ble