The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-28
Persons and Things.


Persons and Things.
GRAPE cuttings are being shipped to
France from Ulster county, n. Y.
IT is said that Victor Hugo contem-
plates writing the life of John Brown, of
Ossawattomie.
Mr.. GLADSTONE attained his sixtv-fifth
year on Dec. %, and Mr.. Disraei his
sixty ninth two days later.
AN Austin CTexas) paper advertises to-
be ratified for can Indian outfit, consist
ing of bow and culver and an Indian
scalp. There is also one white feather
on string, showing that a white man
had been killed by the Indian to whom it
belonged"
Mr.. Gladstone is said to have made
800 by his pamphlet on the Vatican
DEGREES, and it is stated he wrote it in
two days. The sale continues immense
one house, that of Messrs. W. II. Smith
& Son, of London, alone disposes of 1000
copies a C,.J.
A CHEAP substitute fer bells is pre-
posed In the form of bar Of steel, II
inches in diameter, forged into an equilat-
eral triangle of about three feet on
side, without uniting the two ends. It is
to be struck by hand with an ordinary
steel-faced blacksmith's hammer.
The blue flame from coal fire has a.
temperature Of 5, 500 degrees Fahrenheit,
the flame of hydrogen of nearly 5000
degrees, and Of oxyhydrogen $500 de-
grees. The temperature of the electric,
spark is unknown, but it is supposed to-
be about $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
"KATE" writes from Brooklyn for the:
purpose of advising gentlemen to study the
art of sitting gracefully In chair. She
says most men seem to be at war with
their lower limbs when in the company
Of ladies, and betray a consciousness Of
awkwardness by constantly changing.
position.
Ii is stated that some time ago Tweed
made a proposition to hand over So, 000,-
600 of his ill-gotten gains to the city of
New York to stop further proceedings.
against him but of late his lawyers have
feeced him extensively, and his present
ability to buy his way out Of prison is
questioned.
FRANCE annually consumes "a, 600, 900
pounds of tobacco. All the tobacco is
bought by the government from the
| growers, manufactured and sold in the.
government interest, for the tobacco
traffic is In France as much a government
concern as the postofice is here. In 1874
the gross receipts from sales were 287,-
0,000f, or 100000. In 1916 it
was only $5,000,000.
SAYS the New York correspondent of
the Worcester Spy: "The Wallacks
have always been rather celebrated for
| bounce, and sometimes try it on tine
wrong people. Henry Wallack once,
Boosting of the history Of his family,
told William Warren that the province
of Wallachia was named for them. Ger
tainly,' said Warren, Just as Moldavia
was named for Mary Davis. -
A NEW method has been proposed for
crossing the English channel. This is
to construct an artificial isthmus between
the French and English sides, leaving a.
very small space in the center for the
passage of ships. It is estimated that
the expense would not be much larger
than that of boring tunnel, while the
advantages would in many respects be.
greater.
The Omaha Smelling and Refining
Works have been in operation four years.
The works turned out 81, 900, 900 in 1873,
and the operations during 1874 may be
briefly stated thus: Amount of base
bullion separated and refined, 1000 tons
ore smelted, 1000 tons coal and coke
consumed, 6,715 tons value Of gold and
silver produced, 81, $4,000 lead ship
ments, $500 tons, valued at 100000
number of men employed, 90 wages
paid, $4,000 paid on freight, $3.50, 600.
for expressage, $4,000.
The venerable Father Boehm is the
oldest Methodist minister in America.
He resides in Jersey City, and will be
100 years old the coming May. He was
one of the twenty-five clergymen who
attended the first General Conference Of
American Methodists, many of whom were.
younger and stronger than himself, but.
who long ago left him behind. He is in
excellent health and spirits, and read the
entire Book of Revelations on Christmas
day.
IT is said when Tyler returned home
from the Presidency his neighbors, who
shared the general disgust over his states
manship which befell his party, made.
him roadmaster out Of contempt. The
district was fearfully hilly one, and the
ex-President took up his new task with
great alacrity. Such blowing down Of
hills and filling up of depressions was
never before known. The irate Vir--
ginians were roundly taxed, but they got.
good roads, and enough Of Presidential
roadmasters.