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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
Ants in Central America.

Anus In central america
The thliftiest people in Central Amer
lea are the smallest-the ants. Some
of them are wonderful workers. There
is one kind, sort of wee, wee trufie-
growers, who live together in immense
swarms, and do such deal of cutting
up, that it is almost as much as the for
ests can do to stand against them They
are called leaf cutters for the reason
that they send out armies of thousands
and thousands to bring in leaves, which
they cut from the trees in such quaint
ties that whole plantations of mango,
orange and lemon trees are sometimes
stripped and killed.
Do they eat the leaves? Not at all.
They live on funny little truf1es, or
fungi, of their own raising. They use
the leaves only to make hot-beds for
their dainty plants, in chambers under
ground. One colony of leaf -cutters will
have great many of these cellar cham
bers, all united by tunnels for quick
transit, and we'll supplied with what
builders call ventilating shafts for the
ants are very particular about having
plenty of fresh air. These shafts reach
to the surface of the ground. Each
chamber is about as large as mans
head, and is kept little more than half
full of cut leaves, oyergrown with small
white fungus which the ants cultivate
for food.
There are three kinds Of ants in each
colony the workers, who go off to the
woods for leaves, and have all the out
side work to do !; some very small ants,
who stay at home and spend their time
cutting up the leaves that are brought
in, and taking care of the baby ants-and
few gigantic fellows, who manage
things, and do all the fighting in time
of war. Let any enemy disturb the
workers going out for leaves or bring
ing them home, and instantly the sol
diers will run out in force, with their big
jaws wide open, and settle things in
order. The little nurses come out
sometimes, too, but only for fun or ex-
ercise. When they haven't anything to
do, and the weather is fine, they like to
take run out with the workers, but
they do not bring any loads back.
i When one of them gets tired, he Just
! climb up on leaf that a worker is
bringing in-as you might climb up on
load OF hay, and SO enjoys nice ride
hone.-S. Nicholas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

REMOVAL OF DRY PUTTY. According
to an English journal, the difficulty Of
removing hard putty from window
sash can be obviated with great readi-
ness by simply applying piece of
heated metal, such as a soldering iron
or other similar implement. When heat
ed (but not red-hot), the iron is to be
passed slowly over the putty, thereby
rendering the latter so soft that it will
part from the wood without anv trouble
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
A Treasured Musket.

He was a remarkable looking old gen
tleman, and he sat in the waiting room
of the Central depot with an old-fash
Toned gun across his knees. To one
who passed him by, in casual way, he
seemed to be a hunter on his way to
some wood or field where game was to
be found. But he who tarried mo-
ment learned that the old gentleman
was one whom the nation had honored
for his assistance in it's time of need.
On the stock Of the old gun was a plate
bearing the words - - ~.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
Franks Pass.

Frank was bright little five year
old fellow, full of fun, and anxious to
make himself of consequence. Armed
with stick, he would feel as brave as
a lion among the hens and chickens
and, as they scudded away from this
dreadful creature, to take shelter wher-
ever they could find 1T, he would say to
himself, SCI guess they think I m "a
giant only he pronounced the word
szhi-ant. He would even attack the
old cock, and walk right up to the big
turkey-gobbler. e8ga0a 20 aJb8ra 900
But there was one animal which
caused Master Frank to quail with ter.
ror, especially when alone and after
dark. Do you want: to know what il
was / will tell you. 'Itwas a mouse
Yes little brown mouse, with his
bright eyes, and pretty, tapering tail,
would make our bold little boy tremble
and scream and, If he CHANGED to light
on several of these pretty creatures
playing together, you would have sup
posed that he had run against herd OF
pufaioes. Very silly, wasn't it?
Now, every night, on his way. to bed.
Frank had to pass through q lonely
room, where mice and rats would some
times peep out of their holes, and scam
per over the floor, frightening him
sadly, and causing him. to clasp
mammals hand more tightly, and hurry
along as fast as possible. 800
But one night, when it came bed
time, mamma was sick up stairs, and
nurse away, and no one with Frank in
the sitting-room but papa, who was
busy reading his newspapers. So the
little boy was told to march up stairs
TO bed alone. y E.
:" o papa!'' said he, ''I'm afraid
/" Afraid of what?" said papa.
Yo" Afraid of the rats and mice, papa,
in the big lumber-room." 9dt1o e.
"Oh, nonsense !" said papa; eff
that's all, I'll soon fix you out ~
So papa took his writing materials,
and wrote this /. ESQ., agTGg38 tysel5
To all the Rats and Mice in this House, greeting
You are hereby ordered to let my little bov
Frank pass safe through the lumber-room,
and all other rooms, at all times. This order
will stand good till countermanded. Any
rat or mouse disobeying will be dealt with
according to law Witness ss my hand and
Then papa signed the. paper, and
sealed it with a big red seal, and gave
it to Frank, who thanked papa, kissed
him good night, and trudged up stairs
without another word for he had often
seen papa give passes to people who
wanted to go somewhere, or do, some
thing, and he had high opinion of his
fathers passes" Oil .dIn baEWou19
So, when he came to the door of the
lumber-room, he flung it wide open, and
called out :" Ho Misses rats and mice,
you can't touch me; here's my pass"
And every night, when he went up to
bed, he held out his pass to the rats and
mice; and none of them ever did him
any harm. Nursery. "i 9-' "o4
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

4, On an, average there are 769 mar.
riages per week in Paris, and about
7eighty-fve separations Among the
former occur some curious condolences,
which, to be appreciated, may be thus
translated Mile. Deaths united to M.
| Departed M. Drum to Mile. Trumpet
Mile. Cater to M. Pantaloon, and M.
Rooster to Mile. Boiler. aAfo" i 3dt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

THE flora of the United States is be-
lieved to contain more than 800 trees
and more than 800 woody species. OF
the trees about $50 species are tolerabiy
abundant in one region or another, and
about 100 species grow to a large size.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
THE PLAINs-A PRuPH wCY.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER

that land,
orr That far vast land that few behold
And behodng understand =
That DID, old land which men call new
Go journey with the seasons through
{ : Its wastes, and learn how linless.
The solemn silence of that plain
Is oh! SO eloquent. The blue ~
And Bonded skies built for It.
And all else seems Yesterday,
Its story is of God alone, q rat TrlHt E9=Hf"#
has lived way
And left but litt eheaps of
Lo! here You learn how than fit ssfEr-
And dignifed is silence when
lol You hear the petty jeers of men. sr,..s
It's awful solitudes remain r-.s42s+.s-
' Thenceforth tor aye al part Of you, 1E&a4C
asEB AND you nave Lea ned your htleness. xser R
Some silent red men cross your track - .'5A :. "
. Some sun-anned
Some rolling buffalo
q ~ Break thunder-hke and away assr- tt-
"a 4 Against the foothills, breaking back e sH*te
Like breakers of some troubled bay
Some whiteAaled antelope blown by
So airy-lke; some foxes shy .t--@ 31. .EeA-
And shadow-like to and fro ..--.--.-
Like weavers' shuttes you pass -''-.s-'-."-
And and then from outthe grass 81 t5#
hear lone bird
sharp keen call for her lost brood
That only makes the solitude
Seem deeper STILL and that is all.
That of mysteries e
And signs that men misunderstood;
OF sea-salt lakes and driedup seas;
A land of and
And lonely wells and POOLS land
That hath its purposes and planSi
That like dead Palestine,
Till pushed against the leveled skies;
Aland from out whose depths shall rise
The new-time prophets the domain h-.
depths shall come
All clad in SKINS with dusty feet,
A man fresh from his Makers hand, ..-.-.
singer singing oversweet,
char1ner charming wise >
And then all shall not be dumb p
sA Nay, not be dumb, for he shall say, .rs -
For weary feet;' and from this Land ., - ...
Il Christ shall when next the
OF man shall look upon his face. -ls -..-e
-Harp@rS for November. 49,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

2 MINISTER JAY SUED Foa RENT. Min
lister Jay has been sued in Vienna by
his. ex7landlord for one years house
rent, having left his house without Civ
ing the years notice which was stipu-i
rlatedinfthe lease. Mr.. Jay, on being
sued, claimed immunity because he was
the representative of frst-class nation,
and pleaded his diplomatic privilege.
When put upon tn at ground the house
holder had, to confess himself beaten.
all he can do is to wait until the Minis
ter resigns, and then, if caught in Aus
tria, which is not very likely, he can be
brought into court. - - .t't..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
" resolve of Congress,
Presented to
AMOC CODRP
~ ANUS SOPEh,
aOtrv at the aiaoa Of

For his galIantry at the siege Of Plattsburg.
The inscription told the story. The
old man was seventy-six. He says that
twenty young fellows, only two of whom
were over eighteen, formed themselves
together and offered their services to
the United States General in command
at Plattsburg they were supplied with
some old lmuskets, and, on the 18th of
September, 1914, in the simple language
of the old man, they /" did the best they
could. ~ His work was done so well that
on othe 18th of September, 1926, the
mlsket, with the above inscription, was
given as a tribute of the nations es-
TEEN. --Rochester Democrat. a3 ..s. ID
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I trust that this brave boy found and
brought up from there this truth !:
g God helps those whohelp themselves.
GRACE Gysengeood.y~ ~, Trrr7Yr r
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THE LITTLE FOLKS,
The Children's Chase.

The ChiIdren's Chase
You remember, Kitty Kyes-
You cannot forget, know
How we chased the butterflies, eas@
Hall q life ago. -r-y~- ry~.r~ ~,4r,-ve-r
Happy children were we then, ,-,, ,vy~,r,
On the Peacham hills at play: ~ lAG4
Careless of the tolls of men,
Happy children all the day.
Think back We. chose the colors bright f
Through the fields of waving corn, s
Der the slopes and out of sight -
Down the dewy wales between;
Rocking not of faces tanned,
Fretted feet, nor frocks' disgrace, I'D
I with ready hat in hand,
Laughing, leaping, led the chase
Kitty, on the breath of spring,
With shadow-casting, flying hair, s
Like fairy following
Here and there and everywhere.
Now the beauty seeming ours,
Eagerly pounce upon
Nothing but forsaken flowers;
Far away it flutters-gone!
Up and after, undismayed,
Still we faster, faster run, Il
Till-4is where the maple shade 3A8tt0
Bars our pathway from the sun.
Kitty stops hear her say, 2Iaal8 ,E
Answering my quick surprise, ED al.s n
81 at keeping house will play; -f TamgI
You may follow butterflies" C a13g5!4I
~, .Eara ug.
All follow, far beguiled- ral Yra8 agt
Eyes but for the glittering thing; .gE .NH
Till it seems as though the child,
Like his hope, has taken wing. u8 2gHd0Tt
*aan* 80 taaE 1.t
Comes q whisper lightly straying: a8 3
Ground that nlaple-shaded spot ss8#r az
Other little ones are playing e,,reg.r
Kitty's children are they not? -se..--,
He who chased the butterflies 4" II
In the play-felds of his birth,
Still is chasing butterflies ss aa Fea
Ger the deserts Of the earth; Ee# I'd
EtEEs
But-he hopes to lie once more, =.
When the years have done their best ~ p.
Ard the weary race is DER,
On the Peacham hills at rest. @ iid
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The Fort Wayne Qnd. artesian well
is exactly $3.50 feet deep, and no water
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
Pith and Point.

A PRYMATE-An inquisitive wife.
MEN of letters Postofice clerks.
RIFLE practice-Picking pockets.
WHAT is always offered at cost? The
law.
A HIGH note-One of thousand dol
lars.
The harness of life-The traces of
time. -
How to stop cock-fght-Let all par
ties present claim a fowl.
WHEN does man have to keep his
word When no one will take it.
d. SPONGE baths are recommended.
The best way to get one is to go to some
bathroom, take bath and tell the pro-
prietor to charge it. @-
A BOY astonished his parents the 9TH
er day by casually remarking that the
back of that hair brush seemed to him
"almost sacred thing"
NOTHING will test mans strength Of
purpose and steadiness of eye SO thor
oughly as the endeavor to balance an
eel on the end of his nose.
81 WANT to know" said a creditor,
fercely, "when. you are going to pay
me what you owe me ?" ct give it up"
replied the debtor, task me something
easy"
WILL B, spirited boy of six,
has a mother whom he adores, and a
next older sister with whom he holds
profound theological discussions. Ones
the subject was universal depravity.
"Why, Will, everybody is wicked,
even pa and ma" "Maggie Ma wick
ed?" "Yes, Will, everybody-ma too. !"
Will (explosively)-" Well, I'm glad of
it." Alas, poor human nature! Mas
wickedness to Will-only another bond
of sympathy. Christian Age.
EPITAPH on reporter by lawyer:
~ Then A. J.'s dead,
He facet, here he lies -
eTrf Who knew reporter
Fer do otherwise?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

ONE of the excursionists on Lake
Champlain boat recently went to sleep
on deck, and in the morning couldn't
find his shoes. "Where did you put
them :" ct opened that little cup
board and laid them on the shelf, he
replied. The victim had opened the
wheel-house and laid his shoes on the
paddle-wheel.
A DISTINGUISHED man whose name
and chin were both very long, and who
had lost his teeth, whereby the nose
and chin were brought very close to-
gether, was told: 81 am afraid your
nose and chin will fight ere long they
approach one another very menacingly.
81 am afraid of it myself" replied the
gentleman, "for great many words
have passed between them already"
Ie5 A DETROIT gentleman who purchased
a, box of peaches at the Central market,
the other day, looked around for a boy
who would carry them home, and pres
emily he found ragged lad seated on
bench eating the last remnant of pear.
The man asked him If he wouldn't like
to earn ten cents by carrying the box to
such number and street, and the boy
promptly replied that he wouldn't M4,5 t.,
Why?" queried the man. !" Why 2
echoed the boy, "because dad died the
other day, and now I'm head of the lam
ily. and how'd I look, luggin' peaches
around ?" tA. s~'
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EpIGRAM on the lawyer 4:

legal friend proposes when I'm dead,
To write hic jacet DER my lifeless head.
This will not suit him when his form is chill:
How can he lie when once his tongue is still?
'Twould have filter meaning if the line
Were straightway painted on his Office sign,
WHEN the divine aff1atus seizes the
editor of the LaSalle Press he can
discount any poet. Listen to his la
test: ..........
co The bullfrogs raised their tails on high,
And went bounding DER the plain,
A bumbIe-bee went laundering by,
And then came on the rain."
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EP1TAPH on reporter by a lawyer

r Then A. J.'s dead,
He jGcet, here he lies!
Who knew reporter
Fer do otherwise?
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06
Notice to Tax.Payers.

It would be we'll for every farmer
to read, and profit by the following Sec
ton of the new tax law:
Sec. l39. After taxes upon lands shall
have become delinquent, as provided in
this act, they shall be subject to . psnalty
Of ten per cent. on the amount Of such tax ):
and such tax and penalty shall bear inter-
est from the time when the tax shall become
delinquent at the rate Of tco per- cent. per
month, which penalty and interest shall be
included in the judgment against such
lands.
Taxes for the year 1873 become delin-
quent on the first day Of June, 1874.
Aron-clad is the name given by
many to this new law; it is terribly
stringent and excessively oppressive
upon those who don't pay, but if it is
found to be seriously objectional it
may readily be repealed next winter.
But for the time being it must be obey-
ed, as property will be excessively en-
numbered by costs and charges. After
the first day Of June if taxes are not
paid, ten per cent. will be added to the
amount due, then in short time they
win be handed into the court, whore
heavy charges viii be added Up against
the property, the sum racing On q
{E y -
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

p@NEw 1MPRovEMENT.-T un-
dersigned, having this season gone to the e.
pense of making an apparatus for the pur-
pose of rolling wagon wheels in boiling oil
before they are painted and placed in the
wagon, which process we claim to be Of
great advantage, both as preservation of
the material and to prevent the oft recur-
ring difficulties of loose tire. We invite .ll
who feel interested in our line of business
and who wish to purchase wagons, to come
and see the invention and the method by
which we manufacture our wagons.
ERICKSON, PETERSON & Co,
3W3O
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Secretary of the St. Paul Cham
Der of Commerce after careful exam
nation of the school returns, births, and
other sources Of statistical information,
states the population Of the city to be
1862. The births for 1873 were 1O6
per cent. over 1870.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

This looks as if farmers will not be
be likely to suffer from the veto:
lowing to the veto for imitation, A. II.
Strouse has marked down his entire stock
of Dry Goods, in all departments, to con-
form with the recent decline in the eastern
markets. Corner Third and Wabasha
streets"
All VIC ask for is, give the farmers
manufactured goods at reasonable rates,
and cheap transportation for their pro-
ducts, then farming will become as
comfortable and remunerating as any
other branch of business.
"Pat" Child-the great talkist-de-
votes triAe less than a column of his
paper to treatise on The GRANGE AD-
VANCE, in which he strives to show that
things are not what they seem, but
something else; indeed, he advises US to
be something else from what we are. In
short, Pat" pays very high tribute to
the Democratic party, and wants US to
join, and come out square toed." Now
Pat, this is kind Of you, since your ad
wise has never been asked According
to :: Pat" the difference between the Re-
publican party and the Democratic par
ty, is that in the former the tail leads,
while in the latter the head leads. Now
all parties will feel themselves under OBJ
legations to the Hon. Representative
from Waseca County for this definition,
for party men have found it a little diff
cult to define the position Of the two
paaties, just at the present time. We
are crcditably informed that Pat y tried
last Winter to be part Of the tail "
that led in the legislature. The
pleasant incidents of that leadership
will be "ever green in the memories
of the members Of the House. 1t Is
we'll, for verify is it not as part of that
particular member of the body that the
Hon. Representative finds himself in a
position most congenial to his tastes :?
But Pat says: "of late it (THE GRANGE
ADVANCED prates about Grange party"
Now this is news to us, and we suppose
that it will be to our readers.
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the necessity Of giving it a close exam
lnatlOn. 49, M sS5aa s'sss>@.@ ; s:&15 i Y
To carry out this gigantic scheme, Mr..
Window estimates it would require
$15o,ooo, 900, yet we should add that
he supposes it would add an equal
amount to the value of property.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

nABy purchasing your School Books
from c. NJ. Lawrence, you will get covers
for them gratis.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

Cash before insertion for all advertisements for
month less, and invariably in advance unless
special arrangements made.
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Advertising Rates.

MATTER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-28
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY 2s ls74QUADRUPLE

lowing quotations; quote s-Piain mes. bbla Gil
so a ga: India do. do; ssA a SIS and extra
within the range Of SIS s2s for Southern, and
S22 81 for Western. Cut meats-fhere was only
limited business consummaed today, still the market
hrm with previous prices current Ine hacs were
hams p'sAsS ea%s per H. 30 irssS
AMI s. 90 bellies Ibis. average. at 9lac per lb Lard
fairly and firm with sales OF $50 terces May,
ut 0ac and $50 June at l0ssc 10 7l6c On the spot
Io Ter lb Butter and cheese without essential
change.
SUcAR-The market for sugar quiet but
firm We heard OF sales Of $40 hhds fully fair to good
refining muscovado at &c, and no hhds OF fancy
prime do at Size and lu0 boxes OF moiasses sugar at
7lac. 75sc. Refined was In moderate demand and
trtie frrner quoted at 7l6c g1zc tor standard AS
10 Lice granuated tor powdered and 1910 for
cru she'd. We quote -Cuba inferior 70 common,
s s far e good SrJ ssr 7 sr g 1Soi ssS s
hhds and boxes Nos. 10 IS SIC. a &C. mo.asses,
hhds and boxes, 614c. a 7hc;, msiado Sc. SIC.
Is to ls gsc. 97ac do, ~ to 20 SIC l0sc: white,
9ttc i0i.c. Porto Rico -keining, common to prime,
6ac a Ike; grocery, fair to choice, 7!5c. = Sac
Brazil-Dntch standard Nos 70 ~ Sse &c Java
Superior and extra SUPERIOR. 6Ac. a7'sc.
RIcE.-A lair Jobbing trade was consummated to-day
1t steady prices Sales IS tcrces OF Carolina at ne
8c per ID, according quality and l3o bags OF Kan
SrsAR1sE was In demand and shade nrmer. The
sa about lis terces at lil4c. a ll5sc
TALLow quiet and barely steady IN value. Sales
20, 900 lbs. at 7ac. and so hhds. az !Ac
WHsKEY. Receipts, All bbls. The market was mode.
rately active, at &c per gallon advance Sales 4oo