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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

EDWARD EVERETT, the gifted orator
never spoke more truthfully than v hen
uttering tho following words: ITO read
the English language well, to write with
dispatch peat, legible hand, and be
master of the fret four rules of arithmetic,
SO as to dispose of at obce,wlth accuracy,
every question of figures which comes
up in practice call thisa good educa-
tion. And if you add the ability to
write pure grammatical English, regard
it as an excellent education. These are
the tools. You can do much with them,
but you are helpless without them.
They are the foundation; and unless you
begin with these, all your fashy attain
ments, little geology and all other
Ologies and Osophles, are ostentatious
rubbish. 1t is too generally the costom
among the schools of to-day to neglect
these so called common branches. They,
in too many cases, omit the foundation,
and build up a vast, imposing structure
of SNOWY accomplishments. !"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

ROCKFORD SEMINARY seems to be IN
prosperous condition. We have aeceiv~
ed the Invent, fifty Annual and Quarter
Centennial Catal que of the Officers,
Students and Alumre, and also His
torical Sketch Of the Semnerv. From
these we learn thai the Seminary was
opened in l840, under he charge of Miss
Anna P. Sill, aided by two assistant
teachers, all frWn The state Of New
York. That the Seminary from this
beginning has gone on till It is now we'll
endowed, possessing Collegiate privileges
and powers, with Miss Anna P. Sill,
Principal, and that near four thousand
pupils have attended the Seminary Of
whom probably more than three (ourths
have taught more Or less,
Tt is seldom that an Educational
Institution, with like beginning, has
been as successful as the Rockford Sem
mary, and perhaps still more seldom
that it remains as long under the same
Principal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

Dow PEDRO, Emperor of Brazil, after
visit Of three months and travelling
extensively through the country, sailed
on the 18th instant for Europe in the
steamship Russia. The men of war in
the harbOr ran up the Brazilian flag,
manned the yards and fred salute as
the Russia steamed by.
Dom Pedro has been sensible visitor
He has not allowed the Government OF
people to make fools Of themselves in
giving him receptions and entertain
ments and has devoted his time and at.
tenticn to obtaining information of the
country by extensive travel and observa.
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
A MISTAKE.

By q mistake in this office last
week SIR. Flett was made to appear
to write Of estate Teachers Associa-
tion,' as if one teacher made an as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Flett's caption, State
Teachers Association, was correctly
written, bnt the mistake occurred in
not setting the type right, and in not
correcting them right.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

THE Wisconsin State Medical So
ciety met in Convention at Milwau-
kee on the 18th and held session
of two days. DR.. J. X. Bartlett, Of
Milwaukee, was elected President ;
DR.. Cody, Of Watertown, and DR.. T.
P. Russell, of Oshkosh, Vice-Presi-
dents; and DIR. j. T. Reeve, of Fond
du Lac, Secretary and Treasurer.
Next annual meeting is to be held at
Madison July 1871.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

THE REPUBLICANS Of Kenosha
County viii notice the call for a
Republican Congressional Conven-
tion at Elkhorn. They will also
notice the call for County Conven-
ton at the Court House, and we
trust willrespond to the call and be
fully represented.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
Republican Congressional Convention.
Ei1sSf IAiafrip4

A Republican convention of the First Congress
sional District comprising the counties of Keno
sha, Racine, Rock, Wsukesha and Walworih, IS
hereby called TO meet in the village OF ELKHoRa
on wednesday the 9th day of August next, at II
O'Clock noon, to nominate a candidate to repre-
sent The district In congress for the ensuing two
years Each Senate and Assembly district will be
entitled to two delegates in said convention.
j.. S. LAW RENCE,
A. Il. PHILLIPS,
a. FARR,
mHt@&A JAMES ARAM, rf
c. ENOS, Committee.
July 9Th, 1915. o-ea .a@3
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
THEY WILL SPOT TIT,DEN.

Correspondence of Post and Mall
MnToN, WIS, July 12.-I am an
old sharpshooter; was in Berdan's
u. S. Sharpshooters during the war;
was breYeted by our Government for
bravery on the battlefield at the last
battle OF Bull Run; was disabled for
life, but shall vote, as I shot, for
Hayes and Wheeler. Was in Chi
cage when Gen. McClellen was nom
mated for President in 1864 (then on
my crutches), and heard Tilden, as
one of the Committee on Resolutions,
declare the war q failure. o! how
I wanted to shut his wind off; and
we old soldiers will spot him with
the still small ballot this fall. [ am
yours fraternally, A. G. STANDARD.
The total number of arrivals at the hotels dur
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

TIE Senate las confirmed the nomina
.tion and appointment Of Hon. J..
n. Tyner, Postmaster General. Judge
Tyner had been for some time Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
BPUBLIOAN COUNTY CONVENTION

A Republican Convention Of
Keno8ha County Assembly District
will be held at the Court House in
Kenosha on Saturday, the 5th of
August 1876, at one o'clock 2. NJ.
for the purpose Of electing Two
Delegates to the Convention Of the
First Congressional District, to be
held at EIkhorn on the 9th of
August to nominate q candidate for
Representative Congress for the
ensuing two years.
By order of the County Commit
tee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

FRANK CAFFERTY, foreman Of the
foundry Of the Brown aud Van Ars-
dale Manufacturing Company, Chi
oago, long resident of Kenosha,
sDent the Centennial week in Keno
sha visiting friends.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

Hon. Edwards Pierreponr, Minister to
England, has reached London and er-
tered upon the duties Of lis Office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

CHICAGO, on the 18th instant, at a
special election, elected Monroe Heath,
republican, MaYOr, by 19,161 votes to
7,540 for Mark Kimball, Democrat regu-
larly nominated, and 1868 for McGrath
independent Democrat. Heath'sm major
ity over both $3.50.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

THE Thunderer, turret ship,
Man of War, on trial trip of a
measured mile in Stokes Bay, Ply
mouth, on the l4th inst, burst her
boiler, killing % and Wounding co.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

GOVERNOR LUDINGTON is severely
sick at his old home OF Morrisiana,
New Y ork.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

THE FAST MAIL viii stop on the
% inst. for want of funds to pay for
it, Congress having failed to make an
appropriation FOR it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

THE Shotgun has again been
brought in use at Hamburg, S. c..
Several Republican negroesswere shat
by Democrats.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

Hon. e. D. Holton and wife arrived
IN Milwaukee on the 18th instant, from
their years travels in Europe. The
Evening Wisconsin, in speaking OF their
return, says: ''Our citizens most cordl-
ally welcome them back to their Mil-
waukee home. In spcaking Of Mr..
Holton's letters the Wisconsin says:
1Wr think that Mr.. uolion, in justice to
himself and his numerous friends, should
collect his letters and publish them in
permanent form Of book. This is a
good suggestion. He could then not
only give his letters such revision
as his subsequent observation
justifes, but he could also tell whether
he succeeded in bringing. home his
Persian shawl and bottle Of the dirty
Jordan water, and, if he aid, what he did
with them, and perhaps many other
things which might be interesting 20 the
general reader.
Since the foregoing was written We
learn that reception was given
TO Mr.. Sc Mrs. Holtcp, at the
Spring Street Congregational Church,
by members Of the church and others,
to the number Of 100, at which a speech
was made welcoming the travellers home,
and that Mr.. Holton responded again
and again thanking his friends for his
reception and welcome.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20

The total number of arrivals at the hotels dur
ing the past week amounts to 211.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-20
DENNIS.
QUILTS.

AI'S1OD " OCIIOO NHuII Doss 1sSu
Marseilles Quilts, all prices.
Merrimacs, Cochecos, HamiItone, Spragues.
Simpsons, Manchester, and all other best
style and quality Shifting and Fancy Prints
at 5a6c.
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
he Standing Armies of the. W Orld.

fhtsinlmber of men at present main
tanned infhe standing armies of civil
lied nations is not less than 5000, Od0
All these are snatched away from use
fll industries. and condemned to idle
ness and vicious life, while the labor
ing people are taxed. for their support
and for the costly -arma.nents they re-
1dires TIE annual amount of the
military and naval budgets of Europe
Is 1896 ,963, 800; the loss of labor in
vplved by the. wiumrawal' ofso many
mem from productive industry costs
$500, ,S74, l60; and the interest of cap
ital invested in military and naval
amounts to' $152, ,200,-
UOO... This makes a totalofmore than
s., ,4p0, 600, 600 taken every year-from,
eI-.<pceple of; Christendom for the
maintcnancrQ military establishments.
But thfs.Ss not all r,nearly as many
more men arr required to wait upon
them in some form or other, and they,
-tne,, tHcene consumers of the worlds
supply of food. Tie first effect of this
is that The tirances of nearly all Euro
peiln slatrs are, EMBARRASSED. On the
other hand, let lis for moment sup
pose that, by an understanding with the
great powers,a a disarming in the proper
tion-of one-half was effected. Imme-
diately more than 800, 900 men, from
twenty to thirty years of age, con-
shutting. the flower of the population of
that age, are restored to the labors of
peace, and at once an annual saving of
SOLO, 600, 900 is effected on the totality
of European budgets-a sum which
Mould-pay off in twenty years all the
European national debts.
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
NOT ONE SURVIVOR.
THE LOSS OF THE SHIP HARVEST QUEEN
WITH ALL HANDS CONFIRMED

THE LOSS OF The SHIP HARVEST QUEEN
WITH ALL HANDS CONFIRMED.
From information received it is de.
termlned beyond a doubt that the
Harvest Queen, a ft,l1-rigged ship ol
the Black Ball Linz, was sunk by a
collision in the Irish Channel, and that
her crew, numbering thirty Hen, were
lost. II is Mrther believed, from state
ments made by the sailors of the steam
ship Adriatic, that it was that vessel
which came in collision with the Har-
vest Queen. There was, no record
of the collision on the. log of the Adri-
attic, and Captain Jennings explained
to the agent of the inc that 1.-THE col
lision was so slight that he did not
think it worth while to say anything
about it to you. 1t happened little
before J o'clock on the morning of
Dec. 81. The executive officer had
charge of. the steamer. He saw ship
approaching i'll a zigzag course so that
he deemed it unsafe to keep the Adri-
attic in her regular course. He accord
ingly stopped the steamer, ringing the
bell to reverse the engine, and sent be-
low for me, but the ship kept approach
ing, and the steamer had hatket1 so
far that the water Was just about even
with her tunnels when suddenly the
ship turned about, crossing her bows.
and struck her iib-boon, on Our anchor
stock. |, myself, Was Oh deck by this
time, and understanding that cries for
help had been heard from the water,
ordered the boat - be lowered, think
ing that perhaps some sailors had been
at work OH their jib at the time of the
collision, and had been swept over
board. The ship itself sailed off as if
nothing had happened, and after keep
ing the steamer hove to about three
hours, without finding anything, l or
dered the bells to ring to go ahead.
Subsequently | heard some talk among
the men that we had sunk vessel, bnt
that was, of course, too absurd to be
listened to. The collision was of no
account whatever"
A seaman gives the following ver-
sion: Thursday, Dec. 80, the Adri-
attic left Liverpool. About 2:3O
O'Clock Friday morning, when off Moyne
Head, the man on the lookout sighted
a vessel on the starboard tack and gave
the alarm, and the steamer changed
her course. About ten minutes passed
and the lookout gave the alarm again,
for the two vessels. were closing fast
upon each other. 1t was a starry
night. A moment passed and the
Adriatic dashed into the bow of the
stranger The engine was at once
reversed and thesteamer backed mile
or two. Boats were lowered, and as
they rowed away the lights of,thed
vessel sank lower and lower
till they reached the waters edge, and
then the hull, masts and all sank out
Of sight The cries of the drowning
men could be distinctly heard, and they |
gave directions, as they foated for a |
as to the course to take to |
find them. No one, however was res
cued. 1t would seem that the collision
was not violent enough to disturb pas
sengefs, and they only knew of it |
from the talk of the crew"
The Harvest Queen arrived at |
Queenstown Dec. %, from San Fran
,isco, Cal, and ON the 3Oth sailed for
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
Snow from the Mountains.

The Virginia New Enterprise OF
Dee. so has the following ns-eoncernlng
one of its peculiarities, arising from
the snow on Mount Davidson Strang-
ers sojourniing in this city during the
winter are surprised to see the air null
of snow when the sky is clear In every
direction. Ehey seem totwitness the
phenomenon of snow falling from the
heavens. They presently discover
that the mysterious snow comes from
the peak of Mount Davidson, which
rises high above the town on the west
The prevailing winds are IRON the
west, and these, when they are above
the strength of breeze, catch up the
snow on the top andsides Of the noun
tain, and waiting it along presently
allow it to sift down. over the town.
Last night, although but Il moderate
breeze was abroad, there we're tunes
when for an hour the air was hiiea
with fine PARTICLES of snow which
tloated about so airily that they were
easily mistaken for liNle needles OF
frost. Wien heays,gare is blowing
after recent fall ofsffow "t'his sowing
of the flakes is seen Un a grand scale.
Great whirlwinds form and are play
ing about in the eddy under the lee OF
the mountain, and the snow gathered
and carried aloft is presently hurled
down upon the town and whlrled
through the streets in binding showers.
Thus at times when the sky is perfect
- -, .,,,,v NAV he sepn in the
town than is often seen to tall dlrectly
from the clouds even during the hG"V,
est of storms. When snow Is pom
falling from the heavens ana p,oW'ns
from the mountains, 1t u tnen i'i'' Wv
have wild and uncomfortable weather;
il !. then that YOU can reach out into
t ,c air and pick up snow by the hand
fuls rs it is passing by. These falls OF
now might be called aerial avalanches,
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
Total failures In the United ST

1t is claimed that though increased
pressure is indicated by these figures,
It has not been as specially disastrous
in any distinctive line of trade. and
allowing for the continued depression
in trade generally, the proportion of
failures is not considered excessive.
The number OF persons now reported
in business in the United States: is $780,
600. OF this number 7,74O have
failed during the. year, indicating Il
proportion of one in every eighty-two.
The figures in the table from Caltor-
mia, where business is done on gold
basis, indicate that one trader in foI ty-
two has failed; while in Canada, with
a low tariff, a most admirable banking
system on gold foundation and a
light taxation, the figures are even
more suggestive, the number of fail
ures having been one in every twenty.
eight.
Some interesting conclusions may be
drawn from the amount of liabilities
to be charged to profit and loss, and
the effect ;:i.- .Es-c :hat remain in
trade. The liabilities of the ~ 70
who failed in 1875 are in round num-
bers 5000, 900, 900. From this amount
should be deducted 10 per. cent. for
advance on original cost of goods sold
to these parties, leaving an apparent
lookup of $50. 100000. Estimating
the average yield of failed estates to
be 33! per cent. (under the opera
ton of the new bankrupt law it will
fall far short of that, the actual loss
to capital account by the failures of
the year will stand at about $40, ,000,-
600. This amount is equivalent to the
value of one-half of the cotton crop,
gid Is more bx. thirty per cent. than
the entire yield of afr the gold and
silver mines of the country. This
sl2O, 900, 900 of loss represents profit
at 10 per cent. on 81 200, 100000 of
business.
In this connection. it is remarked
that the system of comprising indebt-
edness is open ts'great.- abuse. The
trade of the south has been demoral-
lied by settlements with parties UNI
worthy of confidence, who, while able
to impose on their creditors, under
sell the honest merchants who give
dollar for dollar. An advantage to
the wholesale business community, it
is believed, would he the wedding out
of these unworthy traders.
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
GOOD NIGHT.

II could only lay me down to rest,
Srossing my weary hands upon nv breast.
And shut my troubled eyes without a fear
knowing that they would never open here
How blissful it must be, both worlds in sight
To saw my tired good night
u only: from the fretting cares of Time,
10 o truth eternal at once may climb,
10 iong'er count the graves wheron | tread,
but IN one moment he all comforted-
III such could be, what joy in upward flight,
To sing my tired good night.
This flooding tide of yearnings will not
cease;
cannot reach to touch the lips of Peace;
Mor'can gather to my sobbing heart
me wh'te-winSed angels God has set apart,
fet hapiy may 6nd them all in sight
Alter some tired good night.
what wonder, then, that should long to
rest,
Trossins my weary hands upon my breast
i, 10 ss,tit my troubled eyes without a fear,
IN THnowns that they would never open here:
10 say 10 earth with heaven alone i'm sight.
NV rapturous good night
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
Business Failures of the Period.

| One Of the most amusing places to
visit in these times of business depres-
sion is a. meeting of creditors" " Of one
Of the firms that have suspended pay
meDt.
If ysttt arc unc Of the creditors you
have the honor of receiving an invita-
ton to attend the meeting. It is gen.
orally neatly printed, and IN it they
request the pleasure of your company
at such a day and hour, at their OWN
lawyers office. Perhaps you swear a
little when you read it, WHICH is naughty.
If too good-to do that, you swear men,
tally (but / have heard some swear
openly and call the firm bad names),
and at last you decide to accept the in
vitation.
On arriving at the meeting you find
Il mixed assemblage, about half smok-
ing, and most of them in the best hui
NOR; but there are few sour creditors
who have old fogy notions of right and
wrong. One of the creditors, perhaps
only on paper. jumps up and says: Il
nominate Mr.. Jones as chairman" If
1t is a crooked" failure. it is generally
a friend of the firm. The motion is
seconded and carried. Secretary nona-
mated. motioif seconded and carried.
Exerythingis !" carried" at "a .meetr
ing. "A motion is never negatived.
Meeting organized, hats come off.
Some one move; that statement of
liabilities and assets be read. State
-ment generally reads something like
this: ''Liabilities about $50, 300, stock
on hand about $4,000, present value
SO, 1000, bills bad 1000" Firm offer
so cents at six, twelve and eighteen
months. Ufi,lmps one of the old fogy
creditofs and wishes TO. ask Mr.. Smith,
one. of the firm, what he Tdessi-.- by say
ing to him month ago that he hao-
$50 stock and only owed $50, 900.
Mr..Smith replies in bland voice
that " the gentleman who last spoke
his remarks at the time he mentions"
Irate old creditor says he ,".rather
thinks he did not, and is ready togo on
the stand and swear to it."
Up jumps another old fogy and
wishes to know how his books stood
on Dec. 81"
Mr.. Smith replies that his books
were not balanced"
Old fogy wants to know why they
were not balanced.
Mr.. Smith replies ''because they
could not rake them balance" Laugh
ter.
Then Young America Jumps up and
says: He does not see that talking
will mend the matter; time is valuable,
and he cannot afford to lose any more
of it at this meeting. as he has several
more to attend to-day. Laughter.
The firm no doubt needed more capital
to conduct their BUSINESS properly, and
took this means to obtain 1t. Laugh
ter No doubt if they settle with.
them on these terms the firm could
take large store in better location
laughter and most of the creditors
could sell them more goods than they
did before, and get worse "bit the
next time. Laughter. Therefore l,
move the offer be accepted"
The chairman states that the. mo-
ton is before the meeting. Motion
carried.
Young America-"I move we ad-
journ" :Carried.
Young America And l move an
adjournment to the nearest restaurant
to drink eyerybody's health, the firm !
included" Laughter.
The Canton mail., 1876-02-05
Bow Heroism ,0n the Training Ship.

The burning of the British school
ship Goliath had this good effect: that
it served to show the excellence of the
system by which the boys Gall of them
mere children and gathered from the
very sIums of cities) have been trained.
"No sooner was the fre-bell rung than
every boy was at his place" says Lon
don journal, "and'from first to last the
order was as perfect as if the little work
house lads had been drilled troops"
Many instances of heroism are cited
There was a barge moored close to the
ship, and a number of the striplings,
mostly between seven and ten years of
age, had made good their escape to
her. The flames were blowing toward
them fiercely, and some twenty or more
of the children, terrified by the heat
and almost choked by the dense smoke,
wanted to push off for shore, but one
of their number, petty officer named
Billy Bolton, a mere child himself,
checked the mutiny and held the great
craft to her mooring until all who came
over that side of the vessel had got
safely into her. Capt. Bourchier says
that the quiet, -rcsolute bravery of this
little fellow was the means of saving
more than-a hundred lives that would
otherwise have certainly been lost.
Another lad named .Mouling, bat aptly
known among his companionsas Capt.
Webb, swan about in the cold water
like a great Newfoundland dog, picking
up the feeble stragglers and helping
them into shallow water Another
jumped over the ships sidc-a height