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, 1876-01-27

A SCENE IN THE SHERIFF's OFFICE.
The newly-elected Sheriff was sitting
N his Office sad-eyed and haggard. He
held in his hand a stack of manuscript
representing the applications CT S79
candidates for positions of Deputy
Sheriff, each of whom said he had
worked for him at the polls, and had
gained him all the way up from 200 to
1000 votes from their personal friends
who did not vote the Den01n ket.
A man attired in bil b a
paper collar and red ID fed the
Office, and, grasping tha bf the
tired official. greeted him lsally.-
''Ah, Mr.. Sheriff, but it's gao. I am to
see you looking SO hearty. dont you re>
member me?"
II don't think / do," remarked the
official, "a though tne'e Is something
in your face which is familiar to me-
"Ah, Mr.. Shelf, l thought you'd
know ms. I worked for you all dsy
elec On. and got yCu a thoasand votes;
and came for that place"
"Well. am sorry to say that haze
already promised all the places at my
disposal"
"Oh, give me place; I don't care
what it is."
"Oh, by the by" said the Sheriff,
with malicious grin in his eye, "there
Is place, but it's not worth much, and
don't t think you'd take it,"
"Ah, Mr.. Sheriff, I'll take anything
1 don't care what kind of q place it is,
Tell, me wh:t it is, and I'll jump at il
with my coat off,"
CAN right" said the Sheriff; "there
is Chinamau going. to be hanged al
the Jail next month. and he wants some.
body to take his place. I think it will
just suit you
, 1876-01-27

WRESTLING MATCH FOR $1,Cc0.-The
wrestling match at New York Satu, day
evening between Prof. T. Bauer and NJ.
Andre Christol was one of tie mo-.
skillful exhibitions of athle &c exercises
ever witnessed in this country. It was
one of brief duration, but SO earnest
IGere the men in their effor.s, and SO
interested were the specta. ors in the
Struggle, that the time seemed much
shorter than it really was. The con-
test, which was for a stake of $1,000
tooksflace on the stage Of the G.and
Opera House. and was witnessed by an
audience of at least 1000 persons. In
personal appearance the two men were
entirely different. Bauer is not on'y
taller, but weighs fourteen pounds
more than Christol; but the latter Is
much more powerful. His muscular
Development is great, and his endur-
ance dndoubted. His physical con-
dition was superior to that of Bauer.
The latter was too feshy; but it is not
certain that this Very fault did not have
much to do with his success. The
fatty flesh enabled him to perspire The
more freely, and Christol. toward the
last, was hardly able to retain his grasp
upon his opponent. The round, which
lasted twenty-five minutes, was won by
Bauer. The audience stood up and
applauded until it seemed that tbs roof
must be lifted by the shouting. -Christol
was much provoked because of his de-
feat; while on the other hand Bauer
was immensely elated.
, 1876-01-27
TO RENT.

@ooD. STEADY IABoRING MEN cANIBE
accommodated. with good Eeds end Log.
inrs at 81 IS per week, over NJ m MaGnoes 1o2s
Drug Store, Seattle. 's"' Ao'~'
, 1876-01-27

The man Nth the red nose ceased to
smile, aud, asking the Sheriff for q
quarter to pay for his lodging that
night, he left the Office and mingled
with the throng of would>bs Deputy
Sheriff. on the outside.
, 1876-01-27

Il 1t is related that New Hamp.
shire minister recently portrayed the
history of Jonah after the following
style: seem to see Jonah passing
along the road to Nineveh; I seem to see
him enter the ticket-office. buy ticket
and pay for it; I seem to see him walk
upon the vessel; seem to see them lift
their anchor. and the stately ship moves
grandly c1t upon the broad Atlantic.
, 1876-01-27


IDoN'T ADVERTISE. fellow. we
have written at the top of this article,
we generally find in our daily rounds
seated on barrel or counter drumming
his heels against the side. lounging on
the counter half asleep, idling in the
doorway or playing checkers in tho back
room to while the time away. Oh, how
sad he looks when you mention bust
ness. Sometimes he stands up. and
What figure! His head looks like the
bushy end of New Foundland pups
tail. His jaws resemble two clab boards
filled with spikes. His reck. unwashed.
looks like a two-year-old stove-pipe,
ard his legs are like unto ramrod in
gunny sack. No business. No hopes.
There is no money in the country.
My friends have deserted me and l am
almost discouraged" Then he will!
spur up and talk finance and tell all
about what he saw in the paper he bor-
rowed from his neighbor until We have
hopes of his insanity. But when we
say advertise. he loses every vestige of
manhood and is living skeleton again.
Now, while this is only pen pic'uie. it
is drawn from actual fact as may be
seen in this and every other business
community. You may ask the mer-
camille traveller or the wholesale dealer,
and they will both tell the same story =
no business with those firms that don't
advertise. On the contrary, enter the
store of him who let's the people know
of his existence and what he is doing in
the world through the press, and you
always see well-dressed, cheerful and
successful man. Of course he exper-
fences the natural rise and decline of
the business season, but you always
hear him say: 81 have no reason to
complain" or business is brisk"
Take peep at the business houses of
even this small city, and see how near
We have come to the truth.-Albany
Democrat.
, 1876-01-27

The APoPLECTIC STRoKE.-A middle
aged physician once said to the
writer, LAS l was walking down the
street after dinner, felt shock in the
in the back of my neck, as if some one
had struck me; l have not felt well
since. I fear I shall die. just as all my
ancestors have, of paralysis. What
shall I do?" The answer was: Di-
minish the tension on the blood-vessels.
and there need be no fear of tearing
them in weak place Now this ex-
presses in plain terms the exact cause
of apoplexy in the majority OF in
stances; and it is one. too. which every
one has it in his power to prevent.
A blood.vessel of the brain, from
causes which will presently be men
toned, has lost some of its elastic
strength; food is abundant, digestion
good; blood is made in abundance. but
little is worked off by exercise; the ten
sion on every artery and vein is at a
maximum rate; the even circuitous flow
is temporarily impeded at some point.
throwing dangerous pressure on an
other; the vessel which has lost its
elastic strength give way, blood is
poured out, clot is formed, which. by
its pressure on the brain, produces corr
plete Inconsistencies. This is the
apoplectic stroke. 1t will be perceived
that there are two leading conditions
upon which the production of the stroke
depends: a lessened strength in the
vessel, and an Increased tension on it,
, 1876-01-27
w. H. SHOUDY

HAVING SUCCEEDED TO THE BUSI.
Ii ness of PIKE SHOUDY, is prepared
to dollhouse. Sign and OrnamentalPaintingw with
promptness and Dispatch. Orders solicited.
, 1876-01-27

II A down country farmer who put
in half an acre with turnips last sum
mer says they didn't bring him q cent.
He should try onions next time. They
always bring scent.
, 1876-01-27

n A fishhawk's motto-"I fights
NIT sea>guil. IN. 2. Com. Advertiser.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
THE EASTERN IMBROGLIO.

Probability of a General European War.
The possibility of war in Europe is
now converted into an almost absolute
certainty. England has expostulated
with the stubborn Turk until she is tired,
and now tells Russia TO do what she
pleases with him, only not to attempt
the occupation of Constantinople. Rus
STA will not be slow to attach to herself
the disaffected provinces, and the Turks
will find different foe to deal with than
the one they have been conquering and
butchering for two months past. The
declaration Of England marks a most
important era In European history. 1t
is preliminary to the expulsion Of the
Turk from Europe, and the sooner that
desirable result is attained the better for
mankind The Turks are, of course, no
match for the Russians, and, If Austria
does not interfere, the war will be of
short duration. On the other hand, If
Austria does assist Turkey, the Italians
seem prepared to pounce upon her
Adriatic provinces, inhabited by Italian
speaking people, and appropriate them.
Unless Turkey yields absolutely
to the dictation of Russia her
doom is probably sealed, and we may
expect war at once. It will be fortunate
if all Europe is not drawn into the strug-
gle. This has been the prediction of
all who could look impartially at the
situation from the start. Dipiomatists
have said peace when there was no
peace, and have worked energetically to
make their cry q true one. War is
dreaded by every people, and its terrors
are every day increasing through the
perfection of destructive weapons. ii
the present trouble extends to the
limits threatened, all Europe will b.
involved, and next year will be terrible
one on the continent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Didn't Want q Railroad Guide.

Yesterday forenoon young man,
whose business it was to sell railroad
guides to any one who would buy, found
q Jefferson avenue clothing dealer sit
ing in an armchair in front of his door,
and after a kindly salute the agent
handed out one of his guides and said {:
"There is the handiest little book in
the world. It contains the name, time
table and route of every railroad in this
country"
"Ineffer puys no such kind of pooks, !"
replied the dealer, as he glanced through
it.
"But you want that pamphlet, 10Y
dear sir. You look like man who
travels around considerably, and no
traveller can get along without one OF
these guides.
'sI don't care to guide no railroad, :"
sal 4 the dealer, shaking his head and
turning away.
"Hold on, now-just look through it
once. Suppose, for instance, that you
want to go to New Orleans"
CT shall never go there SO long as J.
am born"
"Well, suppose you want to go to
Omaha?"
"Den I don't CO."
"What do you do when you want to
go to Chicago?" asked the persistent
agent.
&C sthay at home"
"Wen, suppose you had to go !;
wouldn't you have to look at a railroad
timetable then e.
emo, sir. I should go down Ply der
depot, get on der train, puy some apples
off der poy, ands should step Oft IN
Chicago like some grease !"
The agent had no further argument to
advance M. Quad.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
The Channel Tunnel.

The Channel tunnel between England
ana France will start from st. Marga-
rets bay, and will thence proceed by a
downward gradient of one in eighty for
about three mules. From this point to
the center of the strait, the gradient will
be reduced to one in $50: and the
French side viii be constructed in pre-
clseiy similar way. Below the road
way will be the necessary drains and at
the sides will be the ventilating appara-
tus, consisting probably of a pipe
pierced at frequent intervals, and fitted
with cocks, from which the air NAV be
turned on at needful times. The Eng
ish end of the completed tunnel will be
connected by loop line with the South
eastern, and London, Chatham and
Dover railways; and the French end,
by similar means, with the line from
Boulogne to Calais, and thence to Paris.
The tunneling machinery to be used is
the invention of Mr.. Dickinson Brun.
ton. It works like an auger, and cuts
off the chalk in slices, which break ur
and fall upon an endless band commu
nicating with wagons in the rear
Through gray chalk it advances at til,
rate of rather more than one yard pc,
hour ; and at this rate it would only re
quire two years to send driftway
nine feet in diameter from one side
the channel to the other, if a machin
were started from each end. The con
tractors estimate that this could be don
for $500, 900, and that further expeI
diture of four years time, and four mil
ions of money. would entirely complet
the work. Whether the undertaking
when finished, will pay, is a questio
that time only can answer. The pl
motors themselves are sanguine Of eve,
success.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Tale of an Ox-YOke.

Uncle Sol Lcklider lives on Jake's
prairie, and has lived there for the last
forty years. During the dry seasons we
were 30 unfortunate as to endure some
years since, Uncle Sol became disguised
with the ridge and moved into the val
ley for the sake of water. And this
year he got enough Of it. During one
of the freshets his ox-yoke was carried
away and lodged in the bottoms below.
A neighbor discovered it, and to prevent
1t being still farther removed withdrew
one of the bows and fastened it around
a small tree. In his searches Uncle Sol
came upon the missing property, and
was wonderstruck at what he considered
it's strange position. Said the old man.
" 1 looked up at the tree; not limb was
broken. It could not have come over
the top. The roots were undisturbed,
and it could not have gone on at the
bottom. I hadn't an ak to cut down the
tree, and I wanted my yoke. So l
climbed the tree, broke off every limb,
and took the yoke over the top; and,
gentlemen, the hardest work ever had
in my life was carrying that yoke up the
tree. To make the derned thing still
more aggravating, just as got it clear
I dropped it, the bow pin flew out and
the bow went with it, and just then
happened to think I might have got
that yoke off if I hadn't been bigger
fool than Thompson's colt. CRAWFORD
County (1fo.) Mirror.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Too Much Money.

In time of panic, when the bubble
speculation breaks and the timid soul
calleth for it's balance, the way of the
banker is hard; but alas for the rich,
rich capitalist who has millions that he
cannot invest. The FIaoncier gives this
touching incident of financial distress in
London: Calling upon banker of our
acquaintance, the other day, he appealed
to our sympathy by exclaiming, L have
just had great misfortune Indeed,
we asked; what has happened4' well !!
he replied, san old customer has just
called and left with me 500, 600 on de-
post. ," It was an old and valued Gus
toner, and SO the unfortunate banker
could not refuse to take the money; and
now he is at his wits end to know what
to do with 1t.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

Rich silver deposits have been discovered on
Pigeon river, on the line of the Canada Pacific
railway, in British America.
Earl Dufferin has returned to Canada from
his visit to British Columbia,
A cable dispatch from Madrid says all the
differences between Spain and the United States
have been arranged, and that the most cordial
relations new exist between the two Govern
ments.
Montgomery Blair is writing aife of An
drew Johnson. a
A passenger train the Great Western rail
way of Canada ran off the track with fatal re-
suits near Paris, Ont, few days ago. The
train rolled down high embankment, the bag
gage-car took fire, and in very short time it,
together with t~o passenger coaches, was con-
sumed. Driver Cooper, fireman Irving, bag
gagemsn Wright, express-messenge Andrews,
and man supposed to be named Mcbride, in
the employ of Hendrie g. Co., at Detroit, and
who was riding in the baggage-car at the time
of the accident, were killed. None of the pas
sengers were hurt, beyond few scratches.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
POLITICAL POINTS.

Gen. N. p. Banks has been renomnated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Fifth Mas
sachusetts District.
There is a lively triangular fight going on in
the Seventh Massachusetts Congressional Dis
trict. Gen. Ben Butler was nominated by the
regular Republican Convention, but, his can
didacy being distasteful to many Republicans
of the district, consultation was held, result
ing in the placing of Judge Hoar in the field.
Mr.. Tarbox, the present Representative, has
been renominated by the Democrats of the
district.
The Missouri Prohibitionists met in State
Convention at st. Louis last week and placed a
Presidential electoral ticket in the field.
The official vote of Maine shows the majority
of Conner over Talbot, for Governor, to be
1907.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

A. B. Mullett, former Supervising Architect
Of the Treasury, has been appointed by Secre-
tary Morrill, to superintend the construction Of
the public buildings now in process of building
throughout the country.
Hon. Philip B. Fouke, formerly a Represent
alive in Congress from Illinois, and warm
personal and political friend of the late Ste
phen a. Douglas, died in Washington last
night.
The city is rapidly filling up with its regular
population, large portion of which shuns the
city in the summer time.
President Grant and family have returned
to Washington from Long Branch.
The President has pardoned William s. Bo-
denheimer, who pleaded guilty of embezzlng
public money while he was Receiver OF the
Land Office at Springfield, Mo-, and was SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment, and to
pay fine of $15 1000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has made
another call for the redemption of 80 900, GOO
of $40 bonds of 1865, May and November.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Food for Young Children.

If a child be over 16 months old,
stewed fruit Gas stewed apples) is easily
digested and is somewhat relaxing.
Tomatoes stewed, pulped through a
sieve and sweetened with brown sugar
and spread upon coarse, well-baked
bread, are very palatable and nutritious.
Beef tea or mutton broth are useful, un-
less the latter acts upon the bowels, as
it sometimes does. Infants of 10
months enjoy and are greatly benefited
by sucking piece of juicy beef. Eggs
very slightly cooked, or stewed apples,
especially sweet apples in milk, form
proper articles of diet for most children.
1t is sometimes difficult to know whether
certain articles suit certain stomachs.
If the child is unusually stupid, or is
very restless, or is annoyed by fatu-
lency soon after eating, the probability
is that the food does not digest easily,
either from having eaten too much or
from having taken food hard to digest.
The general rule is to give the child less
than it wants and to give it at regular
periods. The wise mother will con-
slider the condition Of her child's stom>
ach, giving less when weak than when
strong, less IN hot seasons than in cold,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
The Sleep OF the Brain.

The brain in sleep Prof. Terrier co,
pared to a calm pool, in which sto
causes ripples, liable to interruption
other ripples similarly caused. So I
ripples Of ideation get confused. B
again, the circle on the pool may not
interrupted, and then the ideation
be regular. The current of ideat
may be coherent OR incoherent.
raost vivid association, which is CO
monly the latest, dominates over
rest. DR.. Reid, the metaphysical
once dreamed of being scalped-tb
was a blister upon his head.
Gregory, from having a bottle of
water at his feet, dreamed of walking
the crater of Etna. Visceral conditi
are the most frequent sources of drea
the hungry dream of feasts, the THU
of water, the dropsical OF drowni
DIR. Terrier happily compares incohe1
dreaming to the kaleidoscope. Thel
nothing new in dreams the blind
not dream that they see, nor the dea
music. In such cases there is a lie
missing from the font of type. {
fancy is awake during dreams, and
faculties which should check it
asleep. Hence it is that nothing :
prises us in dreaming.
Science Monthly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Our Lead Product.

The lead product and consumption OF
this country are both rapidly increas-
ing, while imports are decreasing. In
1866 the product ives 1882 tons in
1875, $1,000; with imports in 1866 Of
q, 200 tons in 1875, 1900. The an
nual consumption of the United States is
about 60, 900 tons, from which itappears
that slight increase of production would
give surplus for expectation. Spain
and Great Britain are the only countries
which yield more lead than the United
States, their product being 67, 900 and
68, 600 tons respectively.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12
Unfinished Monuments.

Slowly the eyes of those charged
a patriotic duty are turned toward
completion of the monument common
on the banks of the Potomac in no
of the Father of his Country. The {
rotary of the Treasury has ordered
inspection of the foundation, and if
be sound, then it is supposed some Ii
work may be carried on to save the
preparation from repeal. Sir John L
book says that Egyptian records 81
the great'pyramid OF Cheops was orde
to be repaired at least 4. 900 years B.
and yet it is unfinished. Some day
Washington monument may be ce
pleted, but just now it can hail Che
and call it elder brother.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12

Tweed regime, who has been wanted for sew
eral years, was arrested at the Palmer House,
in Chicago, last week. He was travelling
under the assumed name of A. Wallace,
and represented himself es an English
man. Woodward was Tweed's confidential
man in the division of the proceeds of
the ring thievng, and was deeply involved in
all the great rascalities of the ring. He has
been taken back to New York to answer for his
crimes
The Chicago Tribune reports :" the freight
business on the various roads leading to the
East has greatly picked up during the last week
or two, and an immense amount of grain ls &C.
ing forward. There has been no change in
rates-2O cents per 100 pounds still being
charged on grain to New York. These rates,
however are not strictly maintained, and it is
known that contracts are being made as low as
16 cents per 100 pounds to New York"
The Chicago papers report more strangers in
that city than at any time for the past two or
three years.
A convention of Governors of Western States
and Territories is called, to meet at Omaha,
Neb., on the 25th of October to consider the
grasshopper question, and devise some way of
relief from the ravages of these pests.
Suow fell in Northern Michigan to the depth
of four or five inches on the 5th inst.
Miss Lucille Western, the well-known &C
tress, has sued the Milwaukee Times for
100000 damages, for charging that she APP
peared on the stage in that city in state of
inebriety.
The late Indian scare in Southwestern
Colorado and New Mexico has resulted in the
disarming of all the hostiles in that section of
the country by the military of Col. Hatch. At
one time there was prospect of an insurrec-
tion among the Utes, but it has now entirely
quieted down. The Indians near the Cheyenne
agency, in the Indian Territory, have also been
6isarmed in order to prevent an uprising.
The telegraph line between Cheyenne and
Fort Fetterman was recently cut by Indians,
who attacked hay rancho near the fort,
wounding one man and killing one horse.
Several Indians were killed during the fight.
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was visited last
week by disastrous confagration. About q
quarter of q million dollars worth of property
was destroyed.
South
Two freight trains on the Jackson railroad
collided near New Orleans the other day.
Eleven cars loaded with cotton and miscella-
neous merchandise including coal oil, matches,
and powder, were burned or blown to pieces.
The explosion of the powder is described as
terrific.
The city of Houston, Texas, was visited last
week by disastrous confagration. Some of
the finest business structures in the town were
destroyed. The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900
A fire at Pine Bluff, Ark, last week. de-
stroyed property of the estimated value Of
$125 600