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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
Legend OF nm Irish Giant.

Once upon a time, long time ago,
when giants were as plenty In Ireland as
mites In cheese, there lived on the Dor
ders Of the county Armagh one Barney
Mcconnell, who lawfully came under the
above appellation, being seven feet high.
and made in proportion. His prowess
was well known and there was one thing
that grieyed Barney above little, name
ly: that he could get nobody who was
able TO stand before him in his own coun-
try. Now, report spoke of certain
giant In Scotland who was laboring un-
der the like grief and from precisely the
same cause. Therefore Barney, after
consulting his friends on the subject,
sent challenge to the Scotch giant to
come over TO ireland and get the conceit
taken out of himself" After due time
the bearerof the challenge returned with
word that IL had been accepted, and
further stated that he was advised to in
form Barney that he had better make
his will, get his coffin made, etc, as he
that he was to encounter never left his
work nalf done.
did you see him2" asked Barney.
"Faith an did" said the messenger.
"What is he hke" INTERCEPTED the
the giant
"Faith, Barney, avicl he's like any
thing at all but mortal beingr
How big Is heg" said Barney, looking
but little pleased at the description OF
his rival.
"'How big is her did you say? FAX
he's as big as the ould tower forninst the
door, an d head an shoulders on him
like Father McGurney's bull. BY all &C
counts he'll ait you alivep
Barney began TO fee. rather uncomfort,
able at The prospect before him, and
straightway went to consult his wife as
10 what should be done In the event OF
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20

CARPETs. When we were young the
use OF carpets was by no means as com
mon as 1t Is nowadays; but we must con
fess that we had no idea that even at
that time their limited use was an limo
walton. 1t appears that Va the middle
ages carpets were not used TO cover
whole floors, but only to spread before
the bed or throne Of King, or before
the high or chief affairs in churches;
while the manufacture Of carpets in En-.
gland was not commenced until a little
more than century ago. Very far
from finding carpet on the whole OF the
floors of churches, as we see at present,
most churches had no floors at ali, and
were simply covered with rusbes, which
the people gathered once year to strew
loose on the floors (only cathedrals in
large cities had stone fioors), The En-
glish at that time labored under a
total lack Of inventive genius, as they
did not weave the rushes, the weaving
Of which into soft, thick mats was later
learned from the Japanese, while the
first carpets came from India, and were
very expensive, hence their limited use.
--Manyfacturer and Builder.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20

"A Hartford expressman possesses a
RI ma kably intelligent dog. tits little
Dlack.and-tan." Mr.. Barnard--the own
er-wil hold up one finger and ask
the dog: How many?" Answer by
the dog: "Bow." Then Barnard holds
up two, four or three fingers, as any by
stander may request, and the dog, with
out waiting to be asked, says, ifthere are
two, Bow wow2" or II there are four,
{" Bow WOW WOW wow" 1t is evident
that, TO certain extent, the dog can
count; and he IL not TO be fooled into
giving wrong answer, whether the
number of fingers held up is increased In
regular numerical graduation or not; SO it
is no routine learning on his part, but
actual intelligence and comprehension.
Ask the dog how many thousand dollars
he is worth, and he responds with five
banks. He will also tell how many Com.
mandments there are; and, when asked
how many words there are in the Eighth
Commandment, he responds with four
bow-wows. No matter how one varies
the questions, the answer is always cor
rect.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
THE TEACHERS DREAM.

BIT W. H. vENABLB.
The weary teacher sat alone
While twilight gathered on:
Ind not sound was heard around,
The boys and girls were gone
The weary teacher sat alone,
Unnerved and pale was he;
Bowed meath yoke of care, he spoke
In sad soliloquy:
Another round. another round,
OF labor thrown away
Another chain Of toll and pain
Dragged through a tedious day.
"Of no avail is constant zeal,
Loves sacrifice is loss,
The hopes of morn, SO golden, turn,
Each evening, into dross..
az squander on a barren field
Ny strength, my life, my all;
The seeds sow will never grow,
They perish where they fall"
He sighed, and low upon his hands
His aching brow he prest:
And DER his frame ere long there came
A soothing. sense Of rest
And then he lifted up his face,
But started back aghast-
The room by strange and sudden change
Assumed proportions vast.
1t seemed Senate hall, and one
Addressed a listening throng;
Each burning word all bosoms stirred,
Applause rose loud and long
The 'wildered teacher thought he knew
The speakers voice and look,
And for his name" said he, " the same
Is in my record book"
The stately Senate hall dissolved
A church rose in its place,
Wherein there stood man of God,
Dispensing words of grace.
And though he spoke in solemn tone,
And though his hair was gray,
The teachers thought was strangely wrought:
~ whipped that boy today"
The church, phantasm, vanished soon
What saw the teacher then?
In classic gloom of allowed room
An author piled his pen.
any idlest ladr' the teacher said,
Filled with new surprise
"Shall | behold has name enrolled
Among the great and wiser"
The vision of a cottage home
The teacher now deserted;
A mothers face illumed the place
l1eT IuueUce SdHCtlutu
GA miracle! a miracle!
This matron, well know,
Was but wild and c3reless child,
Not half an hour ago.
"And when she to her children speaks
OF duty's golden rule,
Her lips repeat, in accents sweet,
My words to her at school,"
The scene was changed again, and 10!
The school house rude and old,
Upon the wall did darkness fall,
The evening air was cold.
"a dream!" the sleeper, waking, said,
Then paced along the floor,
And, whstling slow and soft and low,
He locked the school-house door.
And, walking home, his heart was full
Ofpeace and trust and love and praise;
Ard singing slow and soft and low,
He murmured, after many days"
- Cincinnati Commercial.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20

his rival proving to be such as
senger had represented. VIII
We're thus engaged. one of the
came running in and exclaimed:
dy, GENE to the door an see {
man that's coming up the hillw
peeped through the chinks of
and, to his great terror, saw the
One look was enough to sati
that his messenger had not exa,
his account of him, and, turning
wife, he said:
Shelah, jewel! I'm eat up a
sartini Here comes the Scotch
drum your Barney"
When Shelah heard of the q
of the coming foe, aud saw hi
inability to wage war with on,
superior in strength and size !:
cluded that it was only by some
woman's wit that her husband
cape from the affair without 4
Accordingly, she gently lifted
out of the cradle, and, depositI
the inner room, made the father
place, and, covering him up will
gently seated herself and resul
work. After few moments, il
the cause of all the disturbance
manded an interview with tn
Shelah, after motioning with
for him TO keep quiet, walkeC
across the floor TO where he stoo
an undertone told him Barney
out to the woods. The giant
that he intended waiting his ret,
Very wellln said Shelah.
don't make a word of noise for
that's in you, for there's nothing
him more furious than to hear
crying when he comes home"
BY this time the giant had sea
self on a bench and was quietly
ing the apartment; but when
rested on the cradle, with n look
terable establishment, he asked ,
in it.
In Ill" cried Shelah. Donv
it's the child that's in its An He's
you If you wake him! The
didn't get a wink of sleep Las
with two back teeth he's cutting
The giant, with a look of tc-
establishment, asked what size
was.
Faith an l can't tell your s
lah, "'cause / never measured hi
that gossoon," pointing to the
"when the father Is angry, n
hides himself in one of his boots
Laird save usi" exclaimed u
81 Wilma mind waiting the moo
Imaun be gaunl GUIDE morning
SO saying, he took to his he
never thought himself safe unit
among the hills of his own coun
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
Can q man who was chrlstened M

Can man who was chrstened Ma
thaniel be lawfully designated as
{" Natty" This is knotty point which
the New Hampshire Legislature will
have to settle. Gen. Matt Head was the
Republican candidate for Senator in the
Third District 1t is claimed that
g Matt does not mean Nathaniel, and
that the votes cast for Matt Head"
must be thrown out. IL Tins point can
be sustained there will be tie in the
Senate, giving Democratic majority in
the Legislature.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20

Softly now the tender-hearted wife
imparts TO her searching husband the in.
telligence that she sent his linen clothes
TO the Kansas sufferers last winter.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20

Prof. HAYDEN, United States Geolo-
gist, has been elected as Foreign Core.
ferred on biologists in any country
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
EBER HART,

Laird save usI" exclaimed the giant.
Wilma mind waiting the moo, lassie.
Imaun be gaunl GUIDE morning."
SO saying, he took to his heels and
never thought himself safe until he got
among the hills of his own country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09

The Contest, symonds. master; came in Tues
day from Egg Haroor, with cargo Of wood and
posts consigned to the captain. The captain.
large eagle which measures seven feet
from tip to tip Of the wings.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09

The Presidents message is printed in
the inside of this paper.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09

spectful bearing from the head of our ma
tional government he is decidedly popular.
What the young man who went to school in
those plain clothes and dilapidated shoes
popular? But now before l tell you any
more of him, let me first tell you his name,
and then "Go and do thou likewise" His
name is Henry Wilson, Vice President of the
United States. LovINA 8. COLLIER,
Antioch, ILL.,, March 1875
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
Shariff's Sale on Foreclosure.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
KENosHA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
Daniel Head and Franklin Fl. Head, Executors of
the last will and testament OF 0rson s. Head,
deceased.
Against
John D. Montanye, Charles S. Croft and Fan
ny Croft his wife, Michael Griffin and Cath
crime Griffin his wife, Jacob G. Gottfredsen.
Alonzo r. Tylnesen, Samuel j. Goodwin aud
Nathan A. Brown.
By virtue and in pursuance of a certain iude
mentlof foreclosure and sale rendered by the sboy
named court in this cause at the Regular Novem-
Der Term thereof, to wit. on the 18th day of No
vember 1875 / shall offer for sale and sell a
public auction to the highest bidder therefor, a
the front door of the Court House, in the CITY O
Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha on Friday
the Dist day of January A. D. 1876, at two O'Clock
in the afternoon of that day, the following de-
scribed real estate. or 80 much thereof as mar be
necessary to satisfy the said judgment and costs
to wit:-All the following described Lots or par
cells of lana situate and being in the COUNTY OF
KsRosha and State of Wisconsin, to wit:
Lots numbered Three (3) Five (5) Six CO.. Seven
"a Eight (S) and the undivided half of Lot No
Nine CO.. in Block No. Eleven (1D on the South
West Quarter OF Section No. Thirtytwo (32 Town
Two ~ Range No. Twenty-three (23) being the
Brewery property in the City of Kenosha hertto-
fore occupied and carried on by said defeudRnt
Nathan A. Brown JOHN LUCAS, "a
Sheriff OF kenosna County.
Dated December 9th, 1878,
a j. V QUARLES,
29w7 Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
CITy an Krnosn ss Hs'i stasS Uourt,

O1TA UF NENObHA, u. M 0L6ODins. j. r,
To Henry T. F. Gatchell You are hereby no.
tilted thata warrant of attachment has been issued
against you, and your property attached to salts
fly the demand ofLewis Balm, amounting to For
ty two and 66-100 dollars: Now, unless you shall
appear before j. M. stebbins. a Justice of the
Peace IL and for svid County, at his office in said
City, on the 2Sth day of December A. D. 1873, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, Judgment
will be rendered against you, and your property
sold to pay the debt.
Dated December 18th, 1878.
2gw3 LEWIS Balm, Plaintiff.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
Notice to Creditors.
IN PROBATE-KENOSHA COUNTY COURT.
In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
James Lieber, Deceased.

In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
James Lieber, Deceased.
Letters of administration in said matter being
this day granted 20 Clarissa Lieber. OF Solners.
in the County aud State aforesaid, and six months
from and after the goth day of November. A. D.
1875, being allowed to creditors to present their
claims against said deceased for examination and
allowance notice is hereby given that the Judge
of said Court will on the nth day of January a.
D. 1876, at one O'Clock p M of said day. at his
ONCE In said County, examine and adjust all
claims and demands OF all persons against said
deceased. And it Is further ordered thai notice
thereof be given to all persons interested bv
publishing notice of this order in the Kenosha
Telegraph, weekly newspaper printed ana pub
successfully and byposting the same in 70 ur
public places in the town of Scmers in said
county tour weeks before said day of hearing.
Dated at Kenosha the goth day of December A
u, 1879 Blythe Court,
VOLNEY FRENCH,
@'"4 County Judge
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
2sw4
Notice to Creditors.
IN PROBATE-KENOSHA COUNTY COlIET.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE a.
Thomas Pacey, Deceased.

Thomas Pacey, Deceased.
Letters of administration in said matter being
ms gay granted to Maria Pacey of the Town OF
after the ed day of November, A. D. 1871. being
allowed to creditors to present their AGAINST
said deceased for examination and allowance
cours viii pe on Se grfn dI at the Judge this
at one o'clock ?. NJ. of said day, at his Office in
said County, examine and adjust ali Claims and
demands Of all persons against gsad deceased
ha o he1sGf 0f given to all
sha Telegraph. aweekly newspaper printed int and
published IN Kenosha city and countv for four
wesks s n1eces by posting same
sh conntv fam ~ Ine sald town of Randall Keno
DSted ga at Keoosha, the 22d day Of November,
a. - Aoao- By the Court.
oe,r4 VOLNEY FRENCH,
County Judge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
29w3
CITY OF kENOsKA, eS. j. M. Slehbins i p

To Henry T. T. Gatchell:-You are her eby no.
tilted thata warrant of attachment has been isused
against YOU, and your property attached to salts
ty the demand of Herbert M. Theirs amounting
TO One Hundred forty four and 5O-1OO dollars
Now, unless you shall appear before j. NJ Steb-
bins. Justice of the Peace in and for said COun
ty, at his office in said City on the 9th day OF
December A. D. 1875, at 10 o'clock IN the forenoon
OF said day, Judgment will be rendered against
you, and your property sold to pay the debt
Dated this I'd day of December 1875.
29w3 HERBERT M. THEIRS. Plaintiff.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09
29w7 PLAINTIFFS Attorney,
KENOSEA COUNTY, :. In Justices Court,
CRY OF KENOgHA So T. M STERRINs T y

To Henry T. F. Gatchell You are hereby no.
titled that warrant Of attachment has been issued
against you, and your property attached to salts
fly the demand of Joseph v. QLarles amounting to
Fifty and $1,000 dollars. Now, unless You shall
appear before j M. Stebbins, Justice of the
Peace in and for said County, at his Office in said
City, on the 9th day Of December A. d. 1875, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, Judgment
will be rendered against you, and your property
sold to pay the debt.
Dated this I'd day of December 1875.
JOSEPH V. QUARLES, Plaintiff
0Qw3
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-09

A LAKE DISASTER. The Cana
dian bark Streeter, laden with bar
lev, bound down, ran ashore near
Racine Point, about Il o'clock Sun
day night and filled with water in
few minutes. She is considered a
total loss. The crew are all safe.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21
Human Nature and Phrenolo.y:
How to Acquire and Preserve Health.
At CCHEE7T HALL, CARSON,
On the Evenings Of Thursday. Feb. IS
friday, 70, Saturday 20, Monday,
- and Tuesday ..

PROF. MCDONALD. who Is justly cousiI.rcd
one CT the hest hIe, UI olets i'll the worlu gives
accurate taau IAaIIoLs Ill It gard 10 tale ut LUsI
Less adaptations, sell lmproN eInent, Ae-
DIR. RICE, Who has had an ehine ntly sTccess-
ful Practice tor NOR than quarter OF ctntu-
~. performs astt hing CuIes III the tEeatIut 1t
Il ,.I-cases OF the Bran, Lungs. Heart, Liver,
spleen nd Kidneys. also, knt uInatI7In, IaTai-
ysI-, Laucela, tuMors, Nervous De bl4Ity. &c.
ucutleuIcu sutf- ring from weakness Resulting
ir III the inal-c1u ION OF youth aUy dist asc eli
any private hatuIt. And Ladies' afflicted with
Irolapsus Ute4i, D.rangtd Menses, or any all
lneuts to woman shout! interview DIR. RICE,
a. he viii surely luLg them relief, no H-tttr
" hat Hay be the nature Of thor disease, II /
comes within Tue reach OF medical aid.
S,e trugrauIuts. cost LIAIIONS FREE.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

Rear-Admiral Charles H. Bell. United
States Navy. died at bisresidence in New
Brunswick, New Jersey, on Friday.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

dispatch from Council Bluffs relates
that the second Controller of the Treas
ury had decided yesterday that the
bridge between Council Bluffs and Oma-
Ia, Is the property of lie Union Pacific
Railroad, and instructed that Govern
nent freight shall be paid for pro rata
other portion of the road
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

The English and French governments
are taking steps toward securing ohser-
vations Of the total eclipse of the sun,
which will be visible in the East Indies
on the 9th Of April. Disraeh's govern
ment has granted five Thousand dollars
toward the enterprise. The calculations
OF the astronomers show that no eclipse
OF the sun Will equal this in interest
until 1888, when it viii lie seen Ill Cen
trail and South America.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

John Piper has leased the Netropoli-
tan Theatre Ill Sacramento for one month
from March Sth. He opens the place
with Miss Katherine Rogers, supported
by his stock company from Piper's
Opera House, Virginia City. Next will
come Little Nell" and the season will
close with Mrs. d. P. Bowers as the
star.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

Washoe county. according to the Reno
Crescent, only claims a population of
5000; on that estimate the county does
certainly make q good showing of indus
thy; 200 acres under cultivation; 20,
000 bushels Of cereals pooduced; 1000
hGehels of potatoes: 10000 tons of hay;
5000 pounds of butter: los, 900 pounds
of wool; about G;.0G1 hetIing fruit trees
AMI vines; 5000 barrels Of -four and
1000 bushels OF corn.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

Senator Lochwoods concurrent reso-
luton memorializing Congress on the
necessity of appropriatins 100000 for
the enlargement ofthe Carson Mint. which
has passed the Senate, sets fo:th that tbs
annual product of this State is about
$50, 900, OO0 and the coinage capacity OF
the Carson Mint is about $4,000, 600
gold. and $4,000, 900 silver, yearly
about 20 Per cent. OF orr home yield and
that the adjacent States yield annually
about SIS COO. 600 which could be coined
at this Mint were its capacity increased,
inasmuch as it is more conveniently stu
ated and transportation much cheaper.
Also. that the enlargement would secure
better health and working facilities to
the employees.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

by . Dutchman? The weight of evil
dence is that way. The London Athe-
naum says:-'Mr. Douce lent Southey
for perusal copy of the Dutch book
Dat Boeck van den Pelgrim.' Deli. H.
Eckert van Homberch. 1893. 4to, which
is nov in the Bodleian Library, at Ok
ford: and, although Southey did not
perhaps understand Dutch. still the
wood cuts must have shown him it con-
tanned the gist OF Bunyan's book; yet
he prefers to confound the 'Boeck van
den Pelgrim' deli. 1893. 4to) with the
'Duvikens ende Willemynken Pilgrim
esie' (Antwerp. 1620. with engravings
by Bolswert The edition Of Degnille-
ville's book of the Pilgrim, printed at
Deli, 1893. was not the first. A previous
edition. Dit is dat Boeck van Peigher-
ijm." had been printed at HARLEM, by
Jacob Bellaert, 1iS6, folio. DIR. Barlow,
the Bishop Of Lincoln. who is usually
said to have procured the release Of
Bunyan from an imprisonment which
had lasted not less than twelve years and
half it was after. not during. his i'm
pr;sonment that he wrote the pilgrim
ProgreSs"}. may have shown him an
English Ms translation OF Deguilleville's
"Pilcrimace of Man," which after hav-
ing been in the possession Of Bishop
Moore, who died in l77i, is still in the
Cambridge University Library. That
the books are identical in their Aain
purport seems beyond doubt.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

The surveying parties sent by the
United States government to report Oh
the most practicable route for an inter
oceanic canal to unite the Atlantic and
Pacific, have reached their destination
and begun their labors. \ small party
Inns viii survey the Atrato route, while
the main expedition makes the survey
of the Panama route.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

1t turns out that the Sister of the
Moon did not follow the Brother Of the
sun from the Tlowery Kingdom to the
Celestial realms, but on the contrary, is
in a fair way to give birth to another
Star of Heaven. So the Chinese sue
cession is still in doubt, and the young
Empress, who was reported TO have COM
mitted suicide. may yet become the EN-
press Mother.-N. J.. Herald
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

A verdict has been given against the
New York and New Haven Railroad
Company, for about SIG, 900, in favor Of
a man who was robbed of that amount
while travelling on the road. The Court
held that the company mustl protect its
patrons.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-21

in San Francisco, on the 18th day OF
March, 1875, to consider the proposition
for increasing the capital stock of the
company.