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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
Short Hints Concerning Sickness.

Don't whisper in the sick-room.
When the doctor comes to see You, re-
member how many pairs of stairs he has
to climb every day, and go down to him
if you are well enough.
When you are sitting up at night with
patient, be sure to have something tx
eat, If you wish to save yourself IN
necessary exhau stion.
Remember that sick people are MOI
necessarily idiotic or imbecile, and thai
it is not always wise to try to persuade
them that their sufferings are imaginary
They may even at times know best what
they need.
Never deceive a dying person unless
by the doctors express orders. It is MOI
only wrong to allow any soul to go into
eternity without preparation, but how
can you tell but that he has something
he ought to tell or to do before he goes
away?
If you have sick friend to whom Won
wish to be OF use, do not content your
self with sending her flowers and iellv.
but lend her one of your pictures tc
hang in place of hers, or bronze to re-
pave u1O O110 UU W11C1A Sn0 ID 81 Llr0u OF
staring.
Don't have needless conversations with
the doctor outside of the sick-room.
Nothing will excite and irritate a nery-
Gus patient sooner. IL you do have such
conversations, don't tell the patient that
the doctor said nothing He won't
believe you, and he will imagine the
worst possible.
In lifting the sick, do not take them
by the shoulders and drag them up on to
the pillows, but get some one to help
you. Let one stand on one side of the
patient, the other opposite, then Join
hands under the shoulders and hips, and
Lift steadily and promptly together. This
method is easy for those who lift, and
does not disturb the one who is Hfted.
Do not imagine that your duty is over
when you have nrlrsed your patient
through his illness, and he is about the
house, or perhaps going out again.
Strength does not come back in mo-
ment, and the days when little THINGS
worry and little efforts exhaust. when
the cares of business begin to press. but
the feeble brain and hand refuse to think
md execute, are the most trying to the
sick one, and then comes the need for
your tenderest care, your most unob-
rusive watchfulness. -'s Home and 80
,5ety;;' Scrddqaer for September.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
How They Punished HOrSe-Thieyes Ia
1880

An old-time sentence has been resur-
rected by the York Pa.) Daily. It is
part of the record of York sessions for
1882, when Henry Heiner, for the ofense
Of horse-stealing, was sentenced sto
stand in the pillory; that he be whipped
as the public whipping post in Yorktown
with 33 lashes on his bare back well laid
on that both his ears be cut off and
nailed to the pillory that be be commit
ted TO the worl1house there to remain for
the space of six months, and that he pay
the costs Of this prosecution and stand
committed until this Judgment shall be
fully complied with. !"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

CHAwIRs, Chawles, bwing me-ah-a
small-a vewy small piece Of beef-ah-
a1out the size of a half dollab. Do you
understand, Chawles r said q delicate
youth to restaurant waiter. Yes,
sab in a minute, sab, said the darkey.
AS he started off, a great raw boned fell
low sitting by yelled after him: "Wait-
aw waitaw Yes, sab. What viii
you have, sab r. The eyes of all in the
room were upon the muscular country
man as he drawied forth Chawles,
Chawles, bwing me small-a vewy
small piece Of pork-ah-and one
bean. Do you understand, Chawles?"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
A Good Husband.

The Brooklyn argus talks thus: ssShe
stood over the washtub with one of her
husbands stockings in her hand, and re-
marked to Mrs. Miggles: He's been a
good husband to me. I never had no
trouble with him. It's goin' on seven
years now that I've washed for him. Do
I think it's askin' too much? Oh no.
one shirt week, two collars, one pair of
stockings, one pocket-handkerchief, and
no drawers. He's what I call whole
man, Mrs. Miggles.' And she slashed
fly off the back of her neck with the
dripping stocking, and went to work
again like true wife. !"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
A Battle en- a Texas Prairie--All
About q Woman.

A terrible affair occurred recently near
Dallas, Texas. About twenty wagons
met on the prairie, combined into one
train and camped together. In the train
was young widow, who In her manner
was sociable in the extreme A man
who had joined the train from some quar-
ter began paying his deyotions to her,
which she rather encouraged. He
pushed his suit with vigor, and finally
made certain advances which she re-
scented, and informed one Of her ad-
mirers of the insult put upon her. He
Immediately took up her cause and called
upon the offending party, who acknowl-
edged the fact. An apology was de-
manded and refused, and fight deter
mined on. The male members of the
train divided into three parties. One
favored the lady's cause, another the
offending party, while the third adyo-
Gated peaceful measures, and sought to
reconcile matters. Finding this to be
impossible, the peaceful party pulled up
stakes and left, determined to take no
hand in the affair. They had not pro
ceeded far before the sound of pistol
shots, in rapid succession, we're heard,
accompanied by shrill screams of women.
The battle had begun. Both the remain
ing parties had taken up arms in sup
port of their companions, and fought to
the bitter end. The fight was furious,
but after a time the pleadings of the
women separated the combatants but
not until three men were MORALLY
wounded and several others dangerously
SO. About fifteen men were engaged in
the ARRAY
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
SOME pay.

Some day. we say, and turn our eyes
Toward the fair hills of Paradise.
Some day, some time, a sweet new rest
Shall blossom, dower-hke, in each breass.
Some time, some day, our eyes shall see
The faces kept in memory.
Some day their hands shall clasp our hands
Just over in the Morning Lands.
Some day our ears shall hear the song
or triumph over sin and wrong.
Some day, some time, but oh not yet,
But we will wait and not forget
That some day all these things shall be,
And rest be given to you and me.
So wait, my friend, though years moe slow
The happy time will come we know.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
SONG OF TEE MOSQUITO.


Home again-home again
From foreign shore
And oh, it fills my soul with joy,
To greet my friends once morew
ut does, indeed !.
I bring you no new song, my friends,
wear no fancy clothes;
/ know yon love me for myself,
For believe your oathsi
I feel I'm lonely When I come
Ror once you're blest indeed.
I know I'm all in all to you;
For me you gladly bleed!
Oh, yes am thing of joyi
My tones are passing sweet;
I thrill you with my melody
So simple, yet complete
"AhI there he is ~ you softly cry,
And breathless watch my flight
Unless, indeed, have you there
BY coming in the night!
It is not every visitor
Who bring band along!
Who celebrates his friendliness
In melody and song
It is a graceful compliment,
Which can well afford
TIC those who gladly welcome me
And furnish all my board
A serenade at dewy eve
How grateful to the sense!
Who stays to calculate the cost
The paltry recompense!
&c What cheerful little sprite is this
That carols as he goes 20
You'll learn, my pretty one when I
Alight upon your nose
would not plead for robbery,
would not use deceit;
And yet, tits plain to candid minds,
Philanthropists must eat
I dare not taste the juicy grape;
But Nature bids me see
The blood that first was wine in you
May turn to wine in me!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
The Detroit Way.


It was the second time he had accom-
panied the young lady home from one of
those little social parties which are gotten
up to bring fond hearts step nearer to
each other.
When they reached the gate she asked
him if he wouldn't come in. He said
he would, and he followed her into the
house. 1t was q calm, still night,
and the hour was SO late that he had no
fear of seeing the old folks. Sarah took
his hat, told him to sit down and she
left the room to lay off her things. She
was hardly gone before her mother came
III, smiled sweetly, and dropping down
beside the young man she said:
Il always did say that if poor but
respectable young man fell In love with
Sarah he should have my consent. Some
mothers would sacrifice their daughters
happiness for riches, but I am not of
that class.
The young man gave start of alarm.
He didn't know whether he liked Sarah
or not, and he hadn't dreamed of such a
thing as marriage.
She has acknowledged to me that she
loves you" continued the mother, ''and
whatever is for her happiness is for
mine"
The young man gave two starts fof
alarm this time, and he felt his cheeks
grow pale.
! ell haven't 80 he stammered,
when she said
"Oh, never mind. know you haven
much money, but of course you'll live
with me. Well take in boarders, and
I'll risk but that we'll get along al
right"
It was bad situation. He hadnt
even looked love at Sarah, and he fell
that he ought to undeceive the mother
Ct hadn't no idea of-of-" he STAN
mered, when she held up her hands and
said I:
st know you hadn't, but it's all right
| With your wages and what the boarder
bring in we shall get along as snug q
bugs In rug"
''But, madam, but-but-"
"All ask is that you be good to her,
interrupted the mother. 'sSarah has
tender heart and a loving nature, and
yon should be cross and ugly it woult
break her down within week.
The young mans eyes stood out hk
! COCOauuUS LII d SIOW-WluuOW, dlIu liz ICf1
up and tried to say something. He said
"Great Heavens madam, can't per
mit-!"
"Never mind about the thanks" sh
interrupted. 81 don't believe in lonI
courtships myself, and let me suggest Al
early day for the marriage. The 18th 0
September is my birthday, and it woul
be nice for you to be married on tina
day."
-but-but-! he gasped
"1There, there, I don't expect an
: speech in reply she laughed. ''Yo
and Sarah fix it up tonight, and I'll &C
/ vertise for twelve boarders right away
I'll try and be model mother-in-law.
believe I am good-tempered and KIND
) hearted, though / did once follow
, ro111as5 aaaa1a brvc h11ndr 1lailoe and ShOC
the top of his head off for agreeing t
marry Sarah and then jumping til
! county p
: She patted him on the head and sale
out, and now that young man want
/, advice. He wants to know whether b
had better get in the way of looomo
/ tive or slide off the wharf. Detroit Ere
Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
Wit and Humor.
CoID ea-Charity.

VIZ Ot~AAMAVAS
CoLD ea-Charity.
The age of reason-M Marriage.
ODE to Ny Landlady- Three weeks
rent
A SUCCESSFUL frm-Messrs. Gwin &
Wynne.
TIE dark ages-Those of single ladies
over twenty.
WHY are Swedish gloves Ike naked
babies Because they are undressed
kids
JONES horse is troubled with the
heayes. He heaves every one that at
tempts to ride him.
APRoPos of Wimbledon-Scene at the
cottage on Sunday. Lady A.-Who
were the two men who came to church
this morning without cravats 2" Lord
B" Only two fellows who had been
! shooting off their ties"
WHEN q Massachusetts, man walked
seventeen miles to see man hung, and
| the prisoner was respited, the disguised
| traveller sat down In q fence corner and
! hoarsely inquired if this country was
! drifting back to barbarism.
! A TAILOR of q melancholic tempera-
ment was observed recently sitting cross
I legged on the Canada shore, gazing IN
| tently at the Horse Shoe Fall with its
thick cloud of spray. A reporter stole
! up unobserved and heard him mutter,
What place to sponge coat. "
JAY GOULD is, it appears, the father Of
o two months old girl baby. eff that
baby was only the other sex, writes @
correspondent, ''you'd hear of it making
a corner In nurse bottles. don't know
| what it's name is, but would suggest
they hang it up as stock indicator and
call it Erie short. Z"
OFFICER of Militia" Well, sir, who
are you3 and what's the matterl" Elk
cited citizen-s'Me? I'm the bailie-
the held bailie, mon catched this wee
laddie feshin' on the Sawbath day Says
he's o Cath hc-n Rooman Cath lie.
Eth, it's just dreadful to think o'-fesh-
in in Protestant lock And O the
Sawbath! Lord save us y
OF course she did. A middle-aged
\ woman fell as she was descending pair
of stairs, and the first man to help her
reach her feet was banker who hap
pened to be passing. "Did you fall,
MADAME" he inquired, rs he seized her
arm "Falll OF course I fell, you
fool you2 You don't suppose I'd sit
down here to rest, do you?'' she snap
ped He didn't say.
Two ooLoRED citizens Saturday had o
little trouble or the postoffice corner.
"Sir, I stigmutize you as afalsehoodfer''
exclaimed the first. "And you, sir, are
cantering hipelcrite9 replied the sec
ond. "Ah! talk away p growled the
first "but my character is above dis
proach." "And your Influences don't
detach from my reputation one Iowa."
growled the other. And thus they part
ed-Detroit Free Press.
The other day Detroit policeman was
approached by lad who carried in his
hand an old wallet tied up with string,
but appearing to be full of money. The
boy stated that he had picked it up on
the street and wished the officer to take
charge of it. 'tYou are an honest boy,
my son, said the adniring blue-coat,
and he slipped shinplaster to the lad.
Ten minutes afterwards it was dis
covered that the wallet was stuffed with
waste paper.-DetroH Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02
The BEST TEETH.-The London NJ

The BEST TEETH The London Med-
Scdl Record says: 1T has long been
noted in this country that in those dis
tricts where the use of oatmeal Gin place
OF wheaton four) prevails, we find chill
dren and adults with the best deyeloped
teeth and jaws; and so well recognized
is the influence of oatmeal upon the teeth
that many practitioners order its use as
an article of daily diet for children, in
cases where dentition is likely to be
retarded or imperfect"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

over large tract of gold-bearing coun-
try, placer, and quartz. He canaped
three days where pay dirt PANIED 500 q
q day. About all who leave that country
will return there again when the hills are
Onenad
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

A SMALL piece of loaf sugar VII almost
instantly cure the most troublesome hic-
cough.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
A sALLooNINc SPIDER.

A paper Of singular interest by DR.. Lin
cecum, contributed to the Smithsonian In
stitution and published in the American
Naturalist, describes the marvellous art Of
the gossamer spider III the construction and
navigation Of her aeronauticai ships. In
Texas, according to the author, December
is the month for these ballooning spiders to
emicrate When they intend to make an
ascension, they fix themselves on the extreme
point Of the branch Of tree, weed or corn
tassei, then carefully spin out lock Of
white gossamer, five or six inches long and
two inches wide in the middle, tapering to-
war,l the ends, holding it al the time in the
gentle breeze By thread two or three inch
Is long, which, being attached to the end Of
the selected point. detains the balloon until
it is finished. They spin out at the bow
two lines, thirty or forty feet in length, and
and another Of twenty or thirty feet at the
stern, then cut the cable and sail away on
an inclined plane. There are mother and
half dozen or more young spiders aboard
every balloon, and thus the species is scat
tered over vast districts. These tiny aero
nants choose for starting on their voyage .
clear day. temperature 60 ? Fair, wind
gently from the south At about D. n
they may be seen sailing with the wind
Toward 4 p. m the spectator will observe
that the baIloners are beginning to descend
| When the steamers strike some tall weed
or grass the air-ships are made fast and ths
passengers instantly leap out, spinning ont
: thread - they fall, thus landing in safety
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
THE CAUSE OF "cOLD SNAPS"

In paper read before the American
Academy of Science, Prof Loomis offered
new theory to account for sudden falls of
temperature, or '.cold snaps" as they are
called. The usual mode Of accounting TOR
these is by supposing that current of cold
air sets in from the north. A laborious in
ves.igation of the subject has led Prof
Loomis to the conclusion that these low
temperatures, which occur at irregular in
tervals in every month, and particularly
during the winter, are due mainly to the
descent of cold air in the neighborhood, and
that this descent of air results from the
outward movement, which generally takes
place from the centre of an area of high
barometer. The theory is fully sustained
by observations. As for the opposite theo-
ry, if the cold comes from the north,
"wbence does it come" asks Prof. LOOMS,
"to these colder known points on the earth q
surface" In summer. during a thunder
storm, the temperature often falls 10 ? in q
few minutes, but observations show that
there was no air current from the north
These sudden gusts Of cold must descend
from the higher atmospheric regions.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
THE WORLDS PRODUCTION AND CON.
SUMPTION OF PAPER.

The following statistics of paper making
are given on the authority of Rudel, Of Vi
emma, Austria: 1t appears that there are
$3.50 paper manufaurers in the world, en-
ploying $4,000 men, 10000 women, be-
sides the 100000 employed in the rag trade;
1909. 100000 pounds of paper are produced
annually. One-half is used in printing, a
sixth for writing, and the remainder for
packing and for other purposes. The Unit
ed States averages II pounds per head an
Englishman consumes III pounds; Ger
man, s pounds; Frenchman, grounds; an
Italian, 81 pounds; Spaniard, ! ] pound;
and a Russian only pound annually, on an
average.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
A CURIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEM.

A curious geographical problem is sug
gested by the appearance at the mouth of
the Seine near Havre, in the course of the
present month, of one Of the hermetically-
sealed bottles in wooden cases were thrown
over board during Prince Napoleon's North
Polar Expedition in 1860. Wooden-overed
bottles of this kind were thrown cintoth
sea daily in the month of June of that year
from the Princes ship, in the expectation
that the course taken by them would lead
to the eluci aation Of the direction of the
greater oceanic currents, but during the
fourteen and half years that have inter-
vened since then, none o: these bottles have
baen seen till the present one was washed
ashore. It's appearance at the mouth Of the
Seine seems to indicate that polar current
must be borne into the German Ocean, and
must be carried thence through the Chan
mel to the western coasts of France.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
POETRY.
THE DEAD LETTER.
JOHN G. SAKE.

And can it be? All! yes, Isee,
IT'S thirty years and better
Since Mary Morgan sent to me
This musty, musky letter.
pretty hand (she couldn't spelD,
As any man must vote it;
And twas, as remember well,
A pretty hand that wrote it !
How calmly now view 1t all,
As memory backward ranges
The talks, the walks, that recall,
And then--the postal changes!
How well loved her | can guess
(Since cash is cupid's hostage),
Just one and sixpencc nothing less
This letter cost in postage
The love that wrote at such a ratB
(By Jove it was a steep one ~
Five hundred notes Il calculate)
Was certainly a deep one;
And yet it died of slow decline
Perhaps suspicion chilled it;
Pve quite forgotten it twas mine
Or Mary's flirting killed it.
At last the fatal message came:
"uv l. tiers please return them;
And yours--of course you with the same
I'll send them back OF burn them.
Two precious fools, must allow,
Whichever was The greater:
wonder if Pm wiser now,
Some seven lustres later!
And this alone remains All, well
These word, of warm affection,
The faded ink, the pungent smell,
Are food for deep reflection.
They tell of how the heart contrives
To change with fancy's fashion,
And how drop of musk survives
The strongest human passion!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

That was sagacious German who
went to the general delivery OF the post
Office and asked: "Ish dere some lcdder
here for me?'' mo, none here.' was
the reply. "Vell, dot is queer" he con-
tinued, getting his head into the window;
..my neighbor gets sometimes dree led
ders in one day, an ! gets none. pays
more taxes as he does, und ! hal never
got one ledder yet. How sgomes does
dings?"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

During the Paleolithic period horses
were numerous all over Europe, and formed
the basis OF human food. In every ..ind'
of that epoch, horses bones constitute a
considerable portion of the animal remains.
But in the next age, the age of polished
stone, we find no indications of horse-fesh
having been consumed as food. This ques-
ton is, whether the horse disappeared from
Europe just as it did from this continent,
and was imported again from abroad.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

Get Of undoubtful transmission of disease
from human beingsto domestic animals. In
one case whooping-cough was commnni-
case dogs took smallpox from persons suf-
fering from that disease.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

A new tonic medicine, stimulant to diges-
ton, and having : marked action On
the liver, Is mentioned in the Medical
Press It is called boldo, and is obtain
ed from the boldu, tree which grows IN
Chill. One gramme Of the tincture excifes
appetite, increases the circulation, and sets
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

In excayating near Rideau Hall, Ottawa,
the residence Of the Governor General of
Canada, the workmen made an interesting
geological discovery. They came upon
stratum CT fossil-rock several feet thick,
containing beautiful petrified winged in
sects. Some of these are like butterflies,
with the delicate fibre of the wings in a
perfect state of preservation.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
SCIENCE

According to Worsae, the civilization Of
the Age of Bronze originated in Asia Minor,
and was first adopted in Greece From
Greece and Hungary it spread over the rest
Of Europe. From Greece it spread into
Italy, Gaul and Britain: from Hungary, m
to Northern Germany and Scandinavia
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
on the urine, which gives out the peculiar
odor Of boldo.

It is proposed to make the tidal movments
in the British Channel available for com
pressing air to drive the engines used in
excavating the Anglo-French Tunnel under
the straits Of Dover.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

s.Bob," said Camden boy to play
mate, "your fathers just been killed"
.sNo!" said Bob. ..Yes, sir, blown up by
steam boiler" answered the other. "By
gum, he's got my knife, tool exclaimed
Bob, thrusting his hands in his pockets.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

In Scotland, they have narrow open
bitches which they call sheep drains. A
man was riding donkey across sheep
pasture. but when the animal came to .
sheep-drain he would not 60 over Il. So
the man1odc him back a short distan ce,
turned him round and applied the whip,
thinking. Of course, that the donkey, when
going at the top Of his speed, would jump
The drain before be knew it. But not 50.
When the donkey got 70 the drain he
stopped oil Of sudden, and the man went
over Mr.. Neddy's head. No sooner had be
touched the grouri than he got up, and,
looking the donkey straight in the face, he
said: ..verra weel piichsd; but then hoo are
We 2aun tue get over yersePy"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
W1T AND HuM0R.
/. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.

FUN.-The stamp of civilization-the
postage stamp.