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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The Letters at school.

1ne Letters at school.
One day the letters went to school.
And tried to learn each other;
They got so mixed It was really hard
TO pick out one from t'other.
went in first, and went last;
The rest all were between them go
K, L and NJ, and N, o, p
wish You could have seen them
B, G, D, E and j. K l.,
Soon jostled well their betters;
Q, R, s, tt grieve to say
We're very naughty letters.
Of course, ere long, they came to words
What else could be expected?
Till made D, j, G and -
Decidedly detected.
Now, through it all, the Consonants
We're rudest and uncouthest,
While all the pretty Vowel girls
Were certainly the smoothest
And simple Q kept far from Q,
With face demure and moral
Because" she said, "we are, we two,
So apt to start quarrel!'
But spiteful P said, "Pooh for Ur'
(Which made her feel quite bitterl
And, calling o. L, E to help,
He really tried to hit her.
Cried A, Nov and G, come here
If both will aid minute.
Good will join in making peace,
Or else the mischief's in it,"
And smiling E, the ready sprite,
Said, Yes, and count me DOUBLE
This done, sweet peace shone DER the scene, g
And gone was all the troubled
Meanwhile, when and made up,
The Cons 'nants looked about them,
And kissed the Novels, for, you see,
They couldn't do without them.
st. Nicholas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
Baby 30.

Fly away, fly away, Birdie oh!
Bring something home to my Baby Bo;
Bring her feather and bring her song
And sing to her sweetly all the day long.
Hoppety, kikety, Grasshopper oh!
Bring something home to my Baby 30;
Bring her thistle and bring her thorn,
Hop over her head and then BECOME.
Howlibus, growlibus, Doggibus oh!
Bring something home to my Baby Bo;
Bring her snarl and bring her snap,
And bring her posy to pnt in her cap.
Twinkily, winkily, Firefy OH oH3
Bring something home to my Baby Bo;
Bring her a moonbeam and bring her a star
Then, twinkily winkily, fly away far -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
j.. 80. THANKSGIVING day generally observed
hoo, .4.. ,ofi IL

.0U. THANKSGIVING Gay generally observed
with great heartiness all over the country.
DECEMBER. A fire at New Orleans de-
stroyed over 100 houses, with total loss be-
tween 100000 and 1900 900. "a. Two
members of the Republican House IN South
Carolina joined the Democratic organization:
the rival houses remained in joint session
for 10 hours. a. Congress met for the
second session; Samuel J. Randall, of Penn
sylvania, chosen Speaker of the House Of
Representatives, vice NJ G. Kerr. deceased.
....5. Awful calamity in Brooklyn, n Y;
The principal theater Of the city destroyed
by ire, and 300 OF the audience persisted in
the flames; intense excitement over the ter
T1ble catastrophe. 10. The Electoral Col
leges met in the several States and cast their
votes for President; much excitement
throughout the country. The remains of
Baron de Palm cremated at Washington, Pa.
The President sent 8 message to Congress
containing letter from Senator Sherman
and others on the election in Louisiana.
z. News from Mexico that the capital has
been captured by the revoIutionists -.
8. Burial in Brooklyn of 100 unrecognized
and friendless victims OF the theater disas-
ter. ;. 10. Intelligence from Mexico that
President Lerdo and his Cabinet had been
made prisoners by Gen. Diaz's forces, and
that Gen. Escobedo had been shot. . 10.
Indiana Democrats held q consultation and
issued an address calling for mass meetings.
An ice. jam in the river at st. Louis destroyed
steamboat property valued at 5000 600
IA. Wade Hampton sworn in as Governor OF
South Carolina, thus giving the State a duali-
ty of Governors. Great fires at Bolivar
Tenn, and Little Rock, Ark. losses 1900, 900
and $3.50, 600, respectively. =. IT. End of the
railroad war between the East and West
trunk lines. Is. Terrible colliery disaster
in Wales number Of miners killed by an
explosion. ;. 10. Great fire at Little Rock,
Ark. 20. An Austrian monitor fred upon
by fortress at Belgrade; Servia apologies
for the indignity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

HE musk OK is one of the most re-
nnarkable quadrupeds to be found in the
Arctic regions. It is about the height
OF deer, but is much stouter, and ap-
pears larger than it really is from the
great profusion Of long, matted wooden
hair which covers the whole body, and
'conceals a thick coat of extremely fine
wool. The head is large and broad, and
the horns, very broad at the base, are
about two feet in length.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
RAILROAD EARNINGS IN 1875.

The earnings of about s, 800 miles of rail-
roadin the Western States, including the Can
ada Southern, Great Western, and Grand
Trunk of Canada, foot up, for eleven months
of the year, $44,00O,0O0. against $41. 400. 900
for the same months last year. These fig
ures do not, however, indicate good year for
business, since the increase is mostly on the
new lines, where the cattle culture and other
newly developing Industries are just beginning
to make freight. The Michigan Central shows
an earning Of &c. 294 000 an increase of only
1920, 900. The old illinois Central, which is
unaffected by railroad wars, except by the per-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

The produce trade OF the city during the
year 1876 was fully as large as in 1875 The
receipts of grass seed since Jan. 1 are reported
at over 45,000,00 pounds, against 80, 00O, O0O
pounds for the same time in 1875; of faxsoed,
a, 100000 pounds, against 4O,OOO,OOO pounds
40, 600, 900 pounds in 1875; and of potatoes,
$50, $50 bushels, against $50, COO bushels in
1875 The receipts Of hay this year amounted
to $4,000 tons. Since Jan. the shipments of
grass seed aggregated II, 100000 pounds: of
tiaxseed, 32,000000 pounds; Of wool, 5S, 400, 900
pounds; of potatoes, 307, 900 bushels, and OF
hay, 10000 TONS
From small beginnings the lumber trade
has rapidly increased from year to year,
until at the present time the annual receipts
at Chicago amount to considerably more than
1000, 0OO, 900 feet. The receipts and shipments
at this port during the present year. as COM
pared with 1847, are here with appended:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
Height of Structures.

1t any one would like to test the diff
fculty OF obtaining accurate information
regarding all out of-the-way topics, the
experiment can be very favorably tried
with the question as to the altitude of
the loftiest structures In the world.
Bayard Taylor casually alludes, in his
record OF travel In Russia, to the dome
of st. Isaac's Cathedral at ST. Petersburg,
which, he observes, is lifted up 1900 or
400 feet in the air." The statement
raises doubt in skeptical mind as to
its accuracy, and forthwith ali available
sources of knowledge upon the subject of
lofty domes and steeples are diligently
searched. But at the moment there hap
pens under the eye slip from the Balti-
more Sun to this effect:
The altitude OF the dome of the Capitol
makes that building the highest in America, it
being 26779 feet from the floor Of the basement
story to the crest of the statue. There are
only four edifces in the old world which tower
higher toward the clouds st. Peters, st
Rome, which is 458 feet from the pavement to
tue top of the cross outside St Parl'e, at Lon
don, which is 404 feet the Cathedral Of St.
Petersburg, which is 1858 feet; and the Hotel
des Invalides, of Paris, in which is the tomb of
the great Napoleon, which is 1913 feet high.
In the United States, the steeple of Trinity
Church, New York, is next in height to the
dome Bunker Hill Monument. second and
the Washington Monument, in Baltimore, third.
The paragraph has been copied with
out comment by the american Builder,
which of course counts itself authority
upon all matters connected with archi-
lecture. But the Boston Journal of
Chemistry espies the article. and the err
rors it incloses meet with instant recog-
milton and reproof. Nevertheless, in
correcting the mistakes of the SIN, and
subjoining catalogue of its own OF the
heights Of towering edifees, the Journal
remarks upon the trouble of getting at
the right figures on account of the diff
ferences occurring among the different
authorities. "The Great Pyramid of
Egypt" says the Journal, " is usually
called the. highest building in the
world, being about 475 feet high; but
the ugly modern casteiron spire of the
Cathedral at Rouen, in France, is said to
be 49, feet high" Chicago amends the
statements of Boston with modest hes
itation; but the actual altitude Of the
Pyramid of Cheops is, according to the
most trustworthy writer's, 485 feet, and
the spire Of Rouen Cathedral is less by
ct least fifteen feet.
Avoiding further criticism of the lists
presented by the two papers mentioned,
we give the height Of few of the great
buildings of Europe, as they have been
proved by comparison with various
authorities
Feet hagh
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

petual one necessitated by it's running the
wrong way of the map, shows considerable
loss, and though the rates are not lower than
last years, the traffic is less on most of the far
West lines.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

staff of Gen. Burnside. In March, 1865,
he was breveted Major General for faith
fui, meritorious, and distinguished serv-
ices in the Inspector Generals depart
ment of the army.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
ARTICLES.

Up to last Monday the number of hogs
killed in Chicago since Nov. was 49, 1856.
Chicago still leads st. Louis Cincinnati, Louis
vile and indianapolis, all together, by 81, 482.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

A0oJ IttYTt.
Rpire of Cathedral at Vienna above. 400
Spire of Cathedral of Strasbourg 1865
Spire of Church of Notre Dame, Bruges $50
Spire of Church of st. Peters. ....... 430
Spire of Church of A1niens 400
Spire of Church of Salisbury 400
Spire OF Church of Metz. 1887
bpire of Church of Charities. ................ 1882
Spire of Church Of Freiburg. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1857
Spire of Church Of ST. Paul's, London. ....... 1865
Spire of Latin Basi lea, st. Petersburg 1854
Spire Of Church Of st. Peter and st. Paul, st.
Petersburg. 345
Spire of Litchfeld Cathedral ................ 1853
Dome Of Hotel des Invalides, Paris ...... 1925
Victoria Tower of House of Parliament 5000. 1886
Clock Tower of House of Parliament ........ .316
Spire of Smolnoy Monastery, Russia, ..... . 315
Spire of Cathedral at Norwich, Eng 3l3
Tower of Cathedral of Zaragossa, Spain. -. 800
Dome of Cathedral Of Boulogne nearly. 800
Chicago Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

*Previous to 1852 no records we're Kept of the
shipments of lumber
The following statement exhibits the esti-
mated aggregate transactions in the various
mercantile markets OF Chicago during the two
years past
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

Total. .S221, 100000 $229 100000
These estimates, which are obtained from
leading merchants, show falling OF Of
$7,930,000 during the present year.
The following tables show the receipts and
shipments of hog product at Chicago from Jan.
to Dec s. inclusive, for two years:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
RECEIVED,
Total bushels (aour re-

Total bushels (hour re-
duced to wheat) -. 81, 492, 618 II, $40
The following statement shows The number
OF cars OF whearinspected into store in the CITY.
during each month in 1876 and 1876:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

IUIaI, pUUHUS. .)JU, 4oI,U4I 4JI ,IU4OI1
Net shipments, pounds. .5O6.O91,67S 42l,s66,l16
The closing prices on few leading articles
at date, and also on the corresponding day last
year are as follows
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
Naugatuck Railroad.

Commencing December 18th. 1S75 t. aims vii V leave LII CHFIELD STATION as follows '71O A. M.-Freight Train for Bridgeport. 7.S4 A. M.-Passenger M.- train for Bridgeport, and
 New Haven (through carl, connect lug at BrldgepOrt with local Express
 train to New York l24 P M.-Passenger train for Bridgeport,
 connecting with Lightning Express
 train fOI New York, arriving tt 51H
 p. m; conncctiI at Derly for New
 Haven (through cal). +45 U. M.-Mllk tram Mi IasseI St car atta, Led
 cUnLCCtlng al lnda elUft with Ex-
 Iltss train to New lOik, ilsU with
 steamboat leaving H,ldg' raft at II
 P. m. tSGtUt aIs tXttlhO Oh
 Suntji ys. mix tli it. | ayes lIidTc-
 port for II ted al z o. a. m.. re-
 turning leave WinsteC at .OO L.t,I-
 field 4 8 D. m. Tickets sold and baggage che cG ed to Canaan, and Albany via Vii sied. lU.5S 4. M.--Mllk train forWinsted with raLscti- ger car attached, connecting al Wa
 te bury with train from HartfuId at
 Nnsted, for Canaan, Mil, rtUh sLd
 Albany. l2.45 P. NJ For Wins ed 46 P. M.- Freight train for winsted. TAI P. M.- For Winstel
 wATERTOWN 6 WATERBURY E. E. Trains leave Watcriown at 7.@O A. M., and 1 C5 P. M., connecting with l'asschsCI trains tu New York q Hartford.
 Lea, e W at,.rbur at II 20 a. m. and 6.@5 D. nr, on arrival of irars ircn New I,lk. Frnns stage tn aLd fi,m Ii'rEiicld com ct Is with all passrng'r trains at Litrhitld >taIi,n. Th'.ma>' stage fer Bcththcm and Morris leaves Watertown Gally.
 Stages for Wo"dbul!, IlarWinton, Otis, Cole brock, aEd Goshen connect with lO.l0 a. n. tram IT, m Bridg,l ont
 Discount of cents made to Passengers par- chasing Tickets at the Office ~ GEO. w. BEACH, Superintendent. Bridgeport Dec Tth 1875
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
In Memoriam.

Mrs. Caroline Marsh Norton was born in Litchfeld. Conn, in 1794. Losing her father at an early age, she and younger brother were left to the care of mother, who spared no pains to bring them up in the fear of the Lord. Caroline was very handsome and graceful child, with peculi-. arly attractive manners. A sweet. ami able, unselfsh disposition characterized her whole life. She possessed the happy faculty of looking on the bright side, and seeing something in almost every thing to love and and admire. Her youth was spent in laying mp store of knowledge derived from books. study of human character, and cultivation of Christian graces, winch in after life brought forth abundant fruit.
 She was married to MT. Myron Norton, of Goshen in 1919. She became the moth- CT af two sons, and daughter who with one of the sons, and several grandchildren still remain to mourn her loss. The writ CT of this was privileged to be an inmate of her family for some time, and can truly say, that she never met a more dntifuf. loving daughter, a more self sacrificing wife, more tender mother. or a more faithful friend. She was very undemon- strative in her religion, but she knew the voice of God, and her soul was strong in obedience to bis heavenly call. She lov ed to read, and spent much of her time during the last years of her life with her favorite authors. Passages mark ed in the books she read. show that she was no meaA critic, but that she had just appreciation of the beautiful and true. She was passionate admirer of the beau ties of nature, and if chance threw her among unlovely scenery, imagination could transform the most bleak and bar. ren hills into fancy. pictures, filled with beauty and loveliness all her own. As she advanced in life all these feelings be- came intensified. Her love of old friends grew stronger, her tender anxious care for all around her increased, ard her enjoy 1nent of heavenly things her quiet patient waiting for the glorious change to which she looked forward without fear, but with joyful hope. Her hospitable dwelling was ever open to her friends. How we shall miss her cordial greetings, her kindly. consoling words. Her presence seemed to hallow all with whom she came in heart and spirits were young. and full of vigor. She not only demands a tribute of respect from her age, but from the force of a character strong in it's virtues, beautiful in it's graces, childlike and tender in it's humility. She sleeps in peace, it is the last. the finishing sleep, coming in like 8 benediction. But even from this sleep there shall be an awakening, glorious resurrection.
 A Fpru1r1
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
WASHINGTON. May 22d. 1876.

Early this morning in left the depot for two miles ride to Mir. Earle Bucking- hams, to pay visit to his creamery, and see his process of butter making; a sight well worth looking at. In the north side of the spring house is the vat, through which is continually passing stream of pure water, so pure that the fastidious water cress was in full blossom just whore the water made it's exit, and in the vat stood the coolers of milk, waiting for the cream to rise, and some frkins of butter that may truly go in the class of "gilt edg- ed." After standing 36 hours the cream is ladled off, leaving milk so sweet and cool, as to be grateful beverage in warm day. The nice calves in the adjoin- ing field showed that it was good for "man and beast" When the cream is just ready to turn sour, it is put in dasher churn about the size of four barrel, and then the dasher attached to lever, worked by horse power; sight that is very restful 5o one whose arms have ached many a time in days of yore at similar churning. The shape of the churn is Tot exactly like tIe one in the riddle we used to hear of,
 Big at the bottom
 Little at the top
 And little round thing
 That goes whippety whop."
 Old butter makers at the West have dis carded all the cylinder and barrel churns, d. claling that the upright dasher churn produces the most butter from tue same quaLtity of cream,so MT Buckingham has probably the best kind of churn. Then his butter worker is great improvement on he old tray and ladle. The exact tempera- ture at which the cream and butter is kept insures that medium in which the butter milk is easily extracted, and the nice grain kept intact, which makes so superior an article that it is no wonder, his butter commands five cents per ID above the ushal market price," J..
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01

"Mether," said Jenny Graham, when preparing her lesson for the Sabbath school. .I canna get nothing but two proofs illustrative O the fifth command ment. an was tae get three.' "A weel. leuk the proverbs and yell getane," said the doting mother; ''I canna mind the chapter and verse. but it says: Though father and mither and a should go mad. whistle. an I'll coome to ye, my lad"
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
SlIEPAUG RAILROAD.

Commencing Monday, May lst, 1876, Trains will as follows:
 -DOWNWARD- TOO A. M.-Passenger Train from Litchfeld for South Norwalk, wiiho change; con meeting at HaweN vile with HIusa tom lc K. R. (North at II 15 A. NJ. add South at 12 P. NJ. and at South NOrwalk for New York and New Haven. 2.3O T. M.-Mixed Train from Lltchfeld, connert- ing at Hawley vile with Hausatonic Trains b' tn North and South, and ut B'thel with D. & N. Train for South Nurwaik.
 AZ P. M.-Sunday Milk Train from Iitchheld connecting at HaHryviile for Bridge Pcrt, and at Bethel for South Norwalk.
 UPWARD 7.SO A. M.-Mixed Train from Danbury arriving at Litchfeld at 100 P. NJ. 4.2S P. M.-Passenger Train from South Norwalk on arrival of 300 P. NJ. Express Train front New YoIk. connecting at Hawley- vle with Housatonic Train leaving Bridgeport at 4.55 P. M, and arriving L1tchfeld at 10 P. M. SatNrdRys.-An additional Train will leave Bethel at 7.25 P. M., arrival of GIT F. M Train from South Norwalk connecting with Train leaving New York at 40 P. M., arriving at Iitchfield at lO.OO P. M.
 c. H. PLATT, Supt. LitchSeld, 25th 1876. 4tf.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01

WATERFOWL reports to the American that there is prospect of another fine crop of apples the coming year. Cherries prom ise well-A few days since there were 5000 bushels of potatoes for sale in our town for IS cents bushel. There is as much grass on the ground now as there was last season three weeks later.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
A FRIEND.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 21st, 1876

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 21st, 1876. Editor Enquirer:
 As was reading your paper the other day, I noticed among the very few defects thereof, that you had no correspondent at the seat of government, and as an old friend of the Enquirer will try, however unworthily, to fill the vacancy.
 The principal topic of interest. for the last two weeks. has been, of course, the Impeachment Trial" of the Ex-Secretary of War, and while there is no doubt of his guilt, there is great deal of doubt as to whether he can or cannot legally be inn peached. All of the big lawyers are both ering their heads over the question. The trouble arises from the fact that the laws on the subject state, at least by inference, that the man to be impeached must be high officer of the United States, and the question is whether MT. Belknap has, by resigning, placed it out of the power of the Senate to impeach him.
 Another interesting event has been the developing of many little things in regard to Col. Fitzhugh, doorkeeper of the U. s. House of Representatives, and ex-door- keeper of the late Confederate House of Representatives. As your readers have probably all seen the charges, I will not repeat them. He has acted, to say the least, very foolishly, and very likely will have to be dismissed from his position, as he evidently does not intend to resign.
 The investigation of the Government Hospital for the Insane" still continues, and the reports furnish very interesting reading, as each witness is sure to contra dict what the last one said. If one wit ness says that none of the patients have been abused, to his knowledge, and that no one of them could have been without hls knowledge, and that the rooms and patients are kept clean and warm, the next one is very likely to say that the pa- tients are abused and kicked around. that they are full ofvermin, are not allowed sufficient clothing, and are badly treated in every respect.
 Two rather serious accidents happened at the capitol, last week. First, Senate page, sliding down the banisters. fell of and fractured his skull; second, two men went into closet to inspect the gas me- ters, s,one of them lighted a match, and they were blown into the other world. The other night, fifteen hundred gas burners were left open the whole night in the Sen. ate chamber. Early in the morning the watchman opened the doors, and at first was almost suffocated, but managed to turn the gas off from the building, and they were obliged to draw the gas out of the room through the heating fues, an operation almost as dangerous as lighting match would have been. Happily, the room was cleared without accident.
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