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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Why Alexis Made a Trip Around the
World.

A correspondent of the New York
World, writing from st. Petersburg.
says:
You remember the vague rumors
concerning the marriage of the Grand
Duke Alexis, the handsome youth about
whom SO many society bellies in New
York went half wild at the time of his
visit to the United States. The story
has never been told in print except in o
very fragmentary way. Among the
denaoiselles d'honnear of her Majesty,
the Empress, there was q pretty and
attractive girl, the daughter of a high
official who was member of the Coun-
/ Gil of the Empire. She was attached to
the imperial household and lived in the
palace Alexis fell in love with her
fell in love over head and ears, which
was very wrong for a Grand Duke, He
declared his love and found it recipro.
Gated, and with the headstrong impru-
dence of youth he proposed to elope
with her and be married. She, poor
girl, did not weigh the consequences,
AND probably was not aware what a
mess she would make by accepting his
offer. One day while the court was at
Moscow the twain met by appointment,
sought a priest and were united. The
marriage was kept secret for two or
three months, but marriage, like MUIR
der, will out, and this case proved no
exception to the rule. When it bee lme
known there was a scene such as does
not often happen. The Emperor swore
and the Empress cried, and the whole
imperial family was in funk. Alexis
was talked to in a very plain, old.fash-
Toned way. It was determined to send
him on long journey in the hope of
curing him of his love, and so he was
started on the voyage that brought him
to America and took him home by way
of Japan and Siberia. Mrs. Alexis was
sent out of the empire by special
train, and the eye of the police was not
taken from her until she was safe over
the frontier. The priest who performed
the ceremony was packed off to Siberia
in spite of the protest that he didn't
know the parties, and that he married
them just as he would have married
any other couple. They didn't let on
who they were, but only gave their
names a la RuS8e as Alexis Alexandra
witch and Marie Paulovna, which are
about as traceable or suspicious in tn is
country as John Smith and Mary Jones
would be in New York. Alexis came
back after an absence of three years,
and he is now commander of one of
the crack ships of the Russian navy.
It is intended when the Grand Duke
Constantine, present Grand Admiral,
has passed away to make Alexis his
successor, and SO his voyage round the
world cannot fail to do him good The
wife and the priest are still in exile, the
former in Switzerland and the latter in
Siberia
Alexis has repented Of his folly, and
the family quarrel has been partially
smoothed over.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
hmm grafton.
From the New York Times

The Commissioners of Emigration
are furnishing their report for the last
year. It will show some Important
facts, the chief of which are the sudden
falling off in arrivals, and the almost
complete financial helplessness of the
Commissioners.
An idea of the work of receiving, for
warding, and caring for immigrants
coming under the control of this Com
mission may be had by inspecting the
following record of arrivals of aliens
since the establishment of the Board of
Commissioners of Emigration in 1887:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

The leaders of fashion say that an
nouncing engagements in the advertls-
ing columns OF the press is soon to be
the proper thing in high life. Why not,
when they are sure to be found out and
talked over in public way by news
payer reporters?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

AN improvement has just been intro
duced into Paris. A certain number of
the comfortable broughams, which ply
for hire at the rate of thirty five cents
per hour, are now supplied with hot
water bottles, and tho public are in
formed of the fact by board hanging
from the side Of the cab, and by an in
scription ON the lantern.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

HE California papers are discussing
project to construct canal through
the San JOAQUIN valley. from Tulare
lake to tide water. 1t would be 200
miles long and cost $8. 600. 600.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

The number OF attorneys" en-
ployed by the Pacific Mail Company is
something marvellous. Even Col. For
ney got $4,000 of that subsidy fund
for his services as "attorney."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

IT is estimated that during Deem
Der last two hundred newspapers
daily and weekly-suspended publica-
ton in the United States, and that dur
ing the entire year of 1874 no less than
$4,000, QUO were lost in the newspaper
business.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

THE House of Representatives at
Washington has passed general law
granting to railroads the right of way
through the public lands of the United
States. The bill provides that the right
of way through the public domain
shall be granted to any road duly or
ganized under State or Territorial law
to the extent of 100 feet on each side
of the road.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21

Don CARLOS, the pretender to the
throne of Spain, persists in his rebel
ious movement, Notwithstanding the
restoration of Bourbonism under Al
fonso. The Carlist army continues to
maintain it's warlike attitude. This, a
threatened war with Germany, and the
continued instruction in Cuba, will
give the young King enough of bust
ness to keep his hands full for some
time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21


Milwaukee saloon-keeper. was sentenced to
the Reform School at Waukesha until he is
81 years old. When the sentence was pro-
nounced he fell into fit which lasted several
ours. Efforts will be made to get him par
doned.
A SINGULAR suicide occurred at De Soto, on
Tuesday of last week. A Norwegian carpenter
named Ole Anderson, with number of COM
panions went out on spree. In the course
of the evening one Of the company lost or
missed his pocket-book and not being able to
imagine what had become of it, accused An
derson of having stolen it. He denied the
charge with indignation, and went to his room
much offended His companions missing him
about o'clock, one Of them followed him to
find what had become of him, and found him
in the agonies Of death He had taken his
knife, penknife at that, and with careful
hand sought out the locality OF che large
vein in his neck, and deliberately severed
it. He sat upon log while he
bled to death, and only fell off when dying.
Miscellaneous.
The Delavan Deaf and Dumb Institute is
becoming the subject of much controversy
on account of alleged existing evils.
The water from Milwaukee wells having
been analysed is shown to contain gypsum,
and is not recommended for drinking pur-
poses. -Four contain organic substances and
some sulphuretted hydrogen, and are unfit for
drink. -Four contain but little gypsum, and
two none, and may be drank. large ma
jority Of the people have neglected to rent
lake water, which, however, Is used by all the
leading brewers.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SOUND SLEEP.

Sound sleep is essential to good health
I, is impossible to restore and recuperaie
the system, exhausted by labor and activity,
without this perfect repose. Sleep mas
ore.t deal TO do with the disposition and
temper. A sound sleeper is seldom unduly
disturbed BY trifes, while wakefni' rest
less person is apt to be irritable. A great
aaa1 has been written about the advantages
Of curtailing the hours of repose, and Of
sleeping but little. We are inclined to
think that there is room for doub: whether
the benefits Of closely limiting the time CIV
on - rest have not been exaggerated. Act
i've persons, of nervous temperament can
hardly get too much sleep. We know very
well that the saving of two or three hours q
day from slumber is, in one sense, equiva-
lent 10 . considerable prolongation of hu-
man life. and we are no advocates of indo-
lsnce: but the fac. still remains that sleep
NAV be so much abridged as to leave the
system incapable of as much effective work
il two hours as might b. performed IN q
better condition in one
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
A NEW KIND OF FUEL.

The sunfower has been gradually grew
ing out of favor in our gardens, as an un-
calmly and somewhat too gaudy flower but
# has associations which have always made
it rather a favorite with US, and therefore
we are glad to see that in America It has a
chance of being rehabilitated. Not that
our American friends have any romance to
attach to it on the contrary, theirs is a
most business-like view OF the matter
They simply look upon the plant as ma
chine by which SO much earth can be con-
verted into supply Of fuel. In the west
ern parts of America good deal OF corn is
used to make fires, and it is proposed to
grow sunf1owers for this purpose instead.
A carefully grown sunfower will stand ten
or twelve feet high, and have half a dozen
GOOD heavy blossoms. These blossoms are
great favorites with bees, who get from
them good supply of honey. The seeds,
when crushed, furnish very clear and
pure oil, and in their natural state are the
chosen food of domestic poultry. Above
all, the very substantial stalk and branches
and leaves. if put away under cover. will
make admirable fuel for kindling even the
hardest of American coal, or even for burn
ing by itself. Thus honey, fat poultry
eggs. oil. and fuel are the chief recommen
dations of the sunfower. Having all these
substantial qualities, she can afford to par
with the fiction that makes her turn Z
her god when he sets them the same lool
that she gave when he rose" Constanc.
is virtue, Of course, but In sundowe
| the American looks rather for tall sten
and good head full CT oil.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
ARCTIC DOCS.

In addition to the sledgcs drawn by the
IN en-, the expedition will be furnished with
five or six sledges to be drawn by dogs, OF
which sixty are to be taken on board the
ships at the Danish settlement OF Upper
nayik, on the coast of Greenland, to be
used when sledging operations commence.
Sir Leopold McClintock states, as the result
of his experience, that two dogs can drag
as much as any one man. Several tons OF
the choicest dog biscuits have been provl-
ded for their use, although some doubts arc
entertained whether they will be duly ap-
preciated, experience having proved that
the Greenland dogs prefer devourlng each
other to any food which can be offered
them Nothing" says Admiral Osborn,
lean be more exhilirating than dog sledg-
ing in the Arctic regions on fine day
The rafting pace Of the dogs their intel
ligence in choosing the road through the
broken ice +; the strict obedience paid by
the team to one powerful dog whom they
elect as leader the arbitrary exercise OF
authority by the master dog the constant
use of the whip, and the running CONVEX
sation kept up by the driver with the dii-
erent dogs, who well know their Names al,
ford constant enjoyment" However useiui
they may be, these Arctic dogs seem TO be
deficient in that affectionate disposition
which endears their species 50 much 10
man. Capt Vesey Hamilton stated, at
recent meeting Of the Royal Biographies
Society, that he believed the Esqulmauz
dogs to be the most ungrateful creatures IN
creations He had travelled for several hun
dred miles by sledge; and for SIX weeks u
was his duty regularly t, feed the dogs
but after only few weeks absence, on the
conclusion Of the journey, they would not
recognize him in the slightest degree. si'
Leopold McCiintock. who may be said te
have originated this mode of Arctic travel
inc. states that it would be mistake to at
tempt to house the dogs. as they can 1--we
near the ships during the whole winter
and if treated differently would sicken and
die
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SCIENCE
An IMMENSE SAW.

As an instance Of the mighty applications
Of mechanical power which this age brings
forth. we may mention that at the Crewe
Steel Works circular saw cuts slabs from
no, steel As easily as an ordinary saw cuts
boards off log Of oak. The slabs vary IN
width from twelve to twenty inches. lngots
or cranks can thus be accurately and clean.
" shaped, with great economy Of time and
labor. This tremendous saw IS five-slx-
teenths of an inch thick, seven feet 10 d.
ameter. makes one hundred revolutions :
minute. and has q speed of one hundred and
6fty miles per hour at its circumference
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
HIDING IN A COFFIN.

had ridden hard and fast, and was as
tonished to find myself coming into strag-
Cling settlement. On the course which
should have taken there was nothing OF the
sort Somewhere had crossed the right
trail and took the wrong one. Almost any
traveller in the border sections would have
been glad to thus stumble upon q place for
food and refreshments Not so with myself
In the breas. pocket of my coat carried FIVE
thouand four hundred and ninety odd dollars
U, s. money. l had received this amount
from Mai. Gen T. NJ Lacy, and it WAS to be
carried through to Fort D., and placed
in the hands Col Asa +. Southland, to de-
fray thc necessary army expenses.
There were only two men in the bar room
when entered; the landlord and the host
Ter.
Strollins carelessly about the room,
managed to glance out the window. My
heart leaped into my mouth for in the man
outside-I reorganization descriptions OF
him-Bill wolf-one Of the most desperate
characters that ever figured in the annals oil
border ruffianisn, There was q huge red
mustache. the thick, hairy throat, and the
shoulders launched up around his head
suggesting the shape of mammoth clam
and the voice with deep down information
like the plop. plop. plop of water hurried y
leaving jug If the description Of tbs
notorious renegade is inelegani it has ths
merit of truthfulness aud mus therefore
| be excused
went through with my supper in fora
but whatever appetite | might have had Of
entrance into the inn. had vanished witt
my discovery. After n time the other fel
/ lev came in, having been out, he said. /
look after the animals and :hen also urdere
supper Now was my time 10 leave. whic
did in . careless manner.
l; was quite dusk outside. but the Nestle
was fitting about the stable with his Ian
tern, which emitted but little more effnl
gent than white bean would have done
but he grsciously brought out my sized a
the order. ani mounting thankful
t-otted away. After riding mile or NOR
heard faint sound and drew up my hors
one moment TO listen. No chance traveller
ever rode like that. Il meant pursuit.
/ gave my sliced q CALLING lash and Sd
broke into q canvulsive gait, hove her bod
I'D with one or two pluuges stumbled goiH
down from her knees TO her nose. and pitci
ing ne literally heels over head. For 5
instant was paralyred with as1onishnen
! the next seized the bit to fetch up the ia
len animal, which had in the meantime u
dergone a strange mefanorphesls. She b,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
The -Anti-MonoPo1iSt.

made with a hole in the center Of the pile to
receive the bundle of dried fagots, per-
haps smeared with grease. Bundles OF
these fagots, tied up with twisted bark
were found in several places in the cave;
and canereeds, probably the remains OF
ahcient torches Of the same character with
those found in the Mammoth, Short, and
Grand Avenue Caves. were also very abun-
dant. The most important discovery IN
this cave, however, was made In a small
chamber, about three miles from the en-
trance, first noticed by my guides, Messrs'
Cutlip and Lee On the dry soil Of the floor
were to be seen the imprint Of the SAN
dalled feet of the former race who had in
habited the cave, while D large num-
Der of cast off sandals were found, neatly
made of finely branded and twisted leaves o.
rushes"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
11IEaAhT+
THE PONY.RiDER'S MISSION.

There was an exciting crowd gathered
shout the Pony Express Station at McPher-
sons The western bound rider had arrived
with bullet in his leg, and reported that
the Pawnees were of their Reservation, and
were advancing on the settlement He had
met them between the last station and Me
Phersons, and they had given chase. Nc
Phcrsous could beast OF but seventy five
souls at that time, before the railroad came
and there were but forty men who were
capable Of defending ,ae place. Whatever
had to be done HAD to be done quickly.
Fort Gratten was eighty miles northwest,
and rider was dispatched in haste. Fort
Kearney was evenly miles southeast, and
who would Summon aid FROM thereg 1t was
y dangerous undertaking. The route lay
through the hostile country, and the messen-
ger would be almost sure TO meet the In
dams. The pony-riders - a general thing
were fearless men; but this proposition WAS
so fraught with danger that they were 10th
to undertake it.
AT Stade was ouly hear" cried an ole
man, there be no hesitation while wimmir
an children were in danger"
.l'n GO! and a br ght-eyei fearless look
ing fellow stepped forth,
"NOou Salu the 0id uan, pressing M
hand: .'old Jim johnson says so, Old jim
johnson, You hear me. There is NOR
sense in Essex's caxeba than the hull lot o
you. Pick your hess boy, an ride for you
life See! there's Nelly lookin' at you. 70
her sake Willy eff no ones else. Thirty nv
helpless women and children: think Of i;
Ride your best, an when you get to til
station, you may get relief. Posi- EN- there
an when you get 10 Fort tell the commau
dant to send on some cayelery as soon "A
possible Fetch the sojers, an wen send tn
Reds to Californy Nelly Johnson's your
rs Don as you get back Goodbye, boy, a,
good speed We.
There was spring and rush of hoof
and the ride 10 hearney had begun. Risl
gallantly the little horse sprang away
the riders bidding. and the eyes of sve
Nelly johnson KEEP, on them until the hos'
and rider faded away upon The horizon.
Love was one incentive Tor the pony :
ders mission, and desire TO save the pc
pie of Mcphersons was the other. Did ms
ever risk his life in better cause.
swept the litsle mare. her flying hee
throwing up cloud of dust, which hover
in the air for hundreds OF yards behil
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, AS a
RESORT FOR iNvALiDS.

Boston gentleman writes concerning
this now aanatarian: ATTRACTED some
THAT by the reput alton of this place as re-
sort for inyalids, we decided TO come here.
We cot All the information we could about
!. public and private but tastes, habits,
on;n,ons and circumstances differ SO much
9TH different persons that we find the re-
.litv quite different from the a1tisipa'ion In
NAM RESPECTS. The attractions have been
presented in vivid colors to the people OF
the Atlantic coast. and the drawbacks not
exhibited. 1t is, Of course, dry at this sea
son. and the wind and dust rise 81 times 10
furious hot storms, which suggest the Great
Sahara. There are flies enough to bring
ali the Pharaohs to repentance. seven times
over, and if any Of them should stili oacK-
slid. the feas would finally bring them up
10 the mark. There is aerlous lack OF
good water, no sewerage, and all manner OF
sick people, native and imported Inc
| land is held at high rates, so that there IL
| no inducement for people of slender means
| to come here and engage IN It's cultivation,
/ and the other resources OF the place are
email and chances for business or proflta-
BILE employment few and far between II IL
| doubtless a good place for some invalids
especially those whose respiratory organ:
are affected; bnt livers don't improve, am
| abdominal maladies flourish. For him wht
| has 10 be out in the dust and heat dnrIn:
his days work it is hardly the place wher'
he would care to make his home, II ne ma
any choice. But for the wealthy Invalid
or tourist, it may be an agreeable piac
enough, for he can modify the discomforis
can come and 20 when he likes. and ca
avail himself Of the attractive fea'urss
which are real and varied-anong whic
are the sight ana the sound Of the ocean
surf bathing, lovely views Of hills, noun
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
ACHlNESE MATHEMATICIAN.

The Terre Haute Gazette says: Wong
Chingfoo. tue highly educated China
man, rather 'got away" vi a young
professor at Greencastle Friday evening.
During the course of the evening, Mr..
Wong stated that, among the Chinese,
mathematicians were hired at four dol
lars per week, and were not as good as
the most ordinary men here. They do
this work by machinery as it were, and
it is the dirty labor OF the empire. When
MIR. Wong first came TO this country, to
enter college, ne was told that it would
be necessary to study mathematics two
years; he at once told them ne knew
mathematics better than those who were
to teach him in this particular branch.
Illustrative of this, Wong, in his address
at Browns Hall, offered to loot up several
columns Of figures. For convenience
his manager Mr.. Hawkins, was to name
the figures, but the young professor Of
mathematics Of Asbury, who was present,
thought he saw aflaw there, and at once
came to his feet. He asked:
''Will you sir allow me to give you the
6gures?"
Certainly, sir, shall be glad to have
you do So" was Mr.. Wong's courteous
answer.
"Now, then, sir" began the professor,
and he named sum upon sum, not going
beyond tens Of thousands, but giving
him at least thirty different sums to add.
When they were all on paper Mr.. Wong
asked:
land now is that all, siryn
"That's ALL" replied the professor,
"get ready to add"
Mr.. Wong stood smiling, and when
the Professor had Strengthened himself
up and said, ''Now begin" he quietly
remarked, Every well, sir. here is my
amount" This before the astonished
Professor had time to get half way up
the first column.
| "But you are not through already"
remarked the Professor.
''Here is the footing of my figures"
was the response; and he read them,
the footing being exact.
please read that again, sir" asked
the Professor.
He did SO, and the astonished Profess
sor was forced to admit that Mr.. Wong
did know something about mathematics.
The Mandarin stated that he was not
an extraordinary mathematician as COM
pared to some OF the educated Chinese.
The Professor atterward called on Mr..
| Wong at the hotel.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
ANCIENT cAvE-DWELLlkCS IN KEN.
TUcKY.

Mr.. P.W. rutman lin the eighth annual
genort OF the Peabody Museum Of Ethnolc-
rv 1851 remarks. That some OF the
caves were used A. places Of, at least, tenn
norarv residence was conclusively shown oT
nv exploration of Salt Care, which proves
important in revealing new phase In
American Archaeology This cave ap-.
nroaches the Mammoth Cave in the size OF
it, avenues and chambers. Throughout
one Of the principal avenues, for several
miles. were to be traced the ancient IRE
nla.es both for heartks and lights For the
latter purpose, small piles Of stone we're