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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Animal Affection.

I have reared fine mastiff. He is
now three and one-half years old. While
he was puppy he and a kitten ex-
pressed strong liking for each other.
The kitten, when able to leave her
mother, fixed her residence In the dogs
kennel, and never seemed happy when
away from her large friend. She ate her
breakfast out of the dogs bowl, and
slept in his kennel with his paws around
her. She used to catch mice and young
rats and carry them to him, and seemed
pleased when he accepted friendships
offering. One morning / observed the
cat preparing bed with straw in the cor
ner of the kennel-an ordinary wooden
one, four by two and one-half feet.
AS she was going to have kittens l
thought she intended making the ken
mel her nursery, and Cato (the dog) her
head nurse. Such proved to be the case.
She;brought forth five kittens, and there
they lay for some time. The mother
frequently went away for hours, leaving
the dog to look after her family. /
many times stopped down to examine
them, and Cato stood by my side very
proud of his charge. The poor cat
came TO an unJlmely emu elSnCoen moHGuS
ago, but the only surviving kitten of the
five named above is as fond of the dog as
her mother. was. She brings mice,
young rats, and rabbits, and lays them
down before Cato, and looks beseech-
ingly till he takes them. She constantly
plays with him, and gets on her hind
legs to look fondly into his face, while
he puts his paws around her as he used
to do to her mother. She must have in
herited this affection from her mother,
as she was too young to have initiated
her mothers actions at the time OF her
death. Mature.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
Gath,s Estimate of Belknap.

Belknap seemed to be q man OF honor,
though he was always voluptuous,
yealy sort of q man, who leGped from
deep melancholy to matrimony, and had
q self-loving, Flemish nature. He was
of rich tints of foridness, in warm hair
and beard, and blue eyes, and could cry,
or swear, or laugh easily, and was dis
posed to tell broad anecdotes and listen
to them officially. He drank and ate
very much, and often in his Office yawned
and stretched and postponed official
duty, even to the writing of his reports,
until inexorable necessity drove him to
his chief clerk, when the report would
come out half digested, tossed together,
and do not think that any OF his work
ever attracted attention He had little
or no professional pride, and, like all
discoveries, thought every new duty
would take care of itself. He had done
nothing to become so celebrated, and re-
spected the means of his promotion.
They invited him to address the Prince
ton Alumni and his army society, and
he did it In strain of weak rhetoric, al
though he could write well when he
tried. He never did try. Food and
drink and ladies' were his ambition
Letter. from Gath.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
An Iowa Mastodon.

The st. Paul (AIinn.) Pioneer Press
has the following description of mas
todon recently secured for the museum
of the Normal School at Winona, MINI. !:
The bones were discovered about q
year and half ago near Wilton juno
ton, on the line of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad, twenty-five
miles west of Davenport, Iowa, and
three-quarters OF a nile from the juno
ton. Sixty-seven bones have thus far
been unearthed within space of about
thirty by thirty-ive feet. The place
consists entirely of drifted sand. From
appearances it may be readily inferred
that the depressed locality was once a
part of the bed of brisk river, which
flowed through the place subsequent to
the glacial epoch. AS the animal lay
buried In the fine sillicious drift, the
relative positions of the heavier and
lighter parts were such as would have
naturally resulted had the dead body
been crushed between masses of floating
ice, and afterward been released before
going to pieces. The bones are in a
remarkable state of preservation, some
of them when struck, ringing like ivory.
The exclusive right to excavate for the
remainder is retained by the purchaser.
Some idea may be formed OF the enor-
nous creature by the size of several of
the principal bones. The femur, or
thigh bone, is 81 inches long, and the
same around its lower extremity, the
middle of the shaft being Is inches.
The articulating surface of the lower
condyles is IL inches across. The tibia
is 80 inches long, 80 around the upper
end, 10 around the shaft, and IL across
the upper surface, where the condyles of
the femur rest. The sacrum is 10 inches
long, IL wide on the under surface. and
80 inches in circumference. Some of
the ribs are feet long, and from 8 to 10
inches in circumference. The wide
spreading scapula, or shoulder-b blade, is
40 by 36 inches, and nearly Is inches In
thickness at the thickest part. The glenoid
cavity, in which the head of the humerus
rests, forming the shoulder joint, is IL
inches across. The Wilton mastodon is
the only specimen of it's kind in this
State, and we are greatly surprised that
Iowa should ever have allowed it to
leave its borders.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
The SUMS Atmosphere.

That the sun has an atmosphere as
we'll as a philosophers has long been
known, and that the surface is less
bright at the edges than in the center
has been taken as proof that the at
mosphere is an absorbing atmosphere.
Calculations on the amount of ABSORB
ton and it's effect on our earth we're
made by Laplace and other astrono-
mers, and of Lite years the spectrum has
been used in investigating the question.
Mr.. Langley, of the Allegheny
Observatory, has just published
the result of his steady observa-
ton Of the phenomena, and he states
that the suns atmosphere is thin
stratum, which cuts off one-half of the
heat which otherwise would reach US.
ANY diminution or increase IN the alb
sorption would affect us to an important
extent. For example, if there were an
increase of twenty-five per cent. only,
it would lower the mean surface tenn
perature of our globe by 100 degrees
Fahrenheit. The existence of living
things on the earth thus appears to be
dependent on the steadiness of the sun g
atmosphere. Let it become thicker Or
thinner, and we must be frozen to death
or scorched to death. We know what
arctic temperature is, and biologists as
well as physicists are agreed that orr
earth has passed through at least one
glacial epoch, and may we not assume
that the suns atmosphere has been the
agent by which fluctuations of temper
allure were brought about In the past,
and that similar fluctuations may await
us in some far remote future2
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23

BY JAMES MONTGOMERY.


There is land of every land the pride,
Beloved by heaven DER all the world beside
Where brighter suns dispense serener light,
And milder moons emparadise the night;
land OF beauty, virtue. valor, truth.
Ilme-tutored age, and love-exalted youth.
The wandering mariner, whose eye explores
Inc wealthiest isles, the most enchanting shores,
views not realm so bountiful and fair,
Nor breathes the spirit of purer air;
In every cline the magnet of his soul.
Touched by remembrance, trembles to that pole;
For IN TINS land OF heavens peculiar grace,
The heritage of natures noblest race
There is spot of earth supremely blest
dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest
Where man, creations tyrant. casts aside
It's sword and scepter, pageantry and PRIDE
While IN his sOftened looks benignly blend
The SIRE, the son, the husband, brother, friend
Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife,
Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way of life!
In the clear heaven of her delightful eye,
An angel guard of loves and graces lie:
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And ireside pleasures gambol at her feet.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
A S vsre Blow.

He (Thurman) sports a red. bandanna
handkerchief, and blows the loudest nose
in America. It is said that on one occa-
sion Senator Jones, of Nevada, who
early in life had been a brakeman on a
railroad, dropped to sleep at his desk.
Senator Thurman solmenly waved his
red bandanna and gave his nose terrific
snort. The sleeping senator sprang to
his feet, and Selling his desk, com
menced twisting it with all his might.
He afterwards explained that he thought
Thurman's blow was an engine whlstllng
"down brakes" and the red handker-
chief signal of distress hence bus
wrenching of the desk Washington
Letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
To Remove Ink Stains.

Ink stains may be readily removed
from white articles by means of little
salt of lemons, diluted muriatic acid,
oxalic acid, or tartalic acid, and hot wa
ter, or by means of a little solution OF
chlorine or chloride of lime. When the
stain is caused by ink manufactured
with logwood, a red mark remains.
which may be removed by the applica-
ton of little Chloride of lime. AL
strong acids and alkalies tend to injure
the fabric; therefore, Immediately the
stains are removed, the spots should be
well rinsed, and repeatedly, in cold
water
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23
THE LOST CHILD AND THE CROWS.

eff you please sir, don't shoot those
Crows"
The gun dropped from my shoulder
and / turned angrily toward the intruder
who had SO startled me as well as spoiled
my shot.
"Don't shoot the crows2" replied I.
SsWhy not, pray2 They're destructive
fellows they pull up the corn and kill
the young grouse, besides making such
an internal noise that one can scarcely
think"
''Well sir, I'd rather you wouldn't
shoot them on my farm.
The speaker was a gentleman saw
this at a glance. He appeared to be be-
tween forty-fve and fifty years of age,
although his dark gray hair and beard
gave somewhat older expression to his
face, which bore all the marks that some
great sorrow had left, for it was furrowed
deep.
Regarding him attentiyely for a
moment, said;
&C. supposed every farmer was glad to
have such troublesome neighbors made
way with, especially at this time of the
year. just as the young corn is beginning
to send forth its shoots.
"The crows are welcome, sr, to all
&the corn they want on my farm. I've
lived on this place more than six years,
and should be very sorry to think that
one had been killed during that time. !"
"It's a very singular fancy you seem
to have-this penchant for crows there
must be some reason for it. certainly
never heard of such thing before"
thn 10
man, examining my face closely, as he
paused for moment; then, as if salts
fed with the scrutiny, he resumed, "and
If you care to hear it, and will walk over
to the house and take cup of tea with
us, I'll tell you the story" adding apol-
OgeticalIy, 1--we sometimes get lonesome
out here on the prairies, and are glad to
see a gentleman face.
AS the invitation had been proffered
in the spirit of genuine Western hospi-
stality. { accepted it as frankly as it had
been given, and climbing over the fence
that had separated us, started to accom-
.pany the farmer to the house,
The conversation had taken place In a
newlv-planted corn-feld. / had been
hunting oil day without success. Chilled
with the cold and weary and vexed at my
ill-Iuck. / was returning toward the farm
house where was stopping, when no.
ticed large flock of crows busily engaged
i'm tearing up the just sprouting corn in
q field some distance from the road.
Determined not to return empty handed
and thinking To- do the owner OF the field
a favor as welt as to test the truth OF the
:. old axiom, that scrows can smell gun
powder" had crept quietly up until
within gun range, aud was about to give
the contents OF both barrels of my "Jo
Manton, when l was interrupted as
above narrated.
A short walk brought us to the house,
which proved to be comfortable lin
fact, for Western Iowa, an elegant-cot-
fage. Economically situated upon the
hanks of a miniature lake. AS we were
walking toward it, I handed my COM
panion my card, which he received with
a bow. informing me that his name was
Millmore, and that he was pleased to
greet me. :,
AS we approached the house, I could
but note the neat and comfortable APP
pearance of the buildings, as well as the
good Judgment that had been displayed
in their location, and the admirable taste
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23

ably, not less than $50. Some of these
are covered with costly marble struct-
ures, with niche on one side for the
delivery of the water"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23

They are wanderers and ramblers-never at home,
Making sure of welcome wherever tney roam
And every one knows that the bachelors den
Ts a room set apart for these singular men
A nook in the clouds of some five feet by -FOUR,
Though sometimes by chance it may be rather
With sky-iight, or light ghosts, gooAns ana
gloom
And everywhere termed the old bachelors room.
These creatures say they are not valued at All,
Except when the herd gives bachelors ball.
Then dressed in their best,
In their gold-broidered vest,
ft is known as q fact,
That they act with much tact.
And they lisp g How dye dor
And they COO and they WOO
And they smile for while,
Their fair guests to beguile
Condesoending and bendlngI
For lear of offending.
Though inert, And they spy
Tlhev exert With their eve,
gTo he merit And they3is
And TO Airt, AS they fly.
And they whisk and they whiz,
And are brisk at the quiz.
For they meet Advancing.
To be sweet And glancing,
And are feet And dancing,
On their feet And prancing.
sliding and gliding with mute pace,
Pirouetting and setting with infinite grace,
And jumping, And racing,
And 6umping And chasing,
And stamping And pacing,
And humping, ana Iaclng-
They are altering and gIttering gallant and gay
Yawning all morning, and lounglng all day.
But when he grows old,
And his sunshine is past,
Three score years being told,
Brings repentance at last.
He t5len becomes an old man
tho ruiEa6 ma
He's fdgety, fretful and weary IN hne,
Loves nothing but self, and his dinner and wine.
He rates and he PIRATES,
And reads the debates;
Despised by the men, and the women he hates.
Then pressing, And porting,
Aid DOING And snoring,
And cosing, And boring
Aud uosing, And roaring.
Whenever he falls in with rabble,
His delight is to vapor and gabble;
He's gruffy, And musty.
And puffy And fusty;
He sits in his slippers with baokto the door;
Near freezing, And grumbling,
And wheezing And mumbling,
And teasing, And stumbling
And sneezing, And tumbling
He curses the carpet or nails In the floor,
OFT falling, Oft waking,
OFT bawiing, Oft aching,
And spraWling, And quaklng,
And crawling, And shaking;
His hand is unsteady, his stomach is sore;
He's railing, Uncheery,
And falling, And dreary,
And aSiing, And weary,
And grooming aud moaning,
His selfshness owning:
Grieving and heaving
Though naught is his leaving
But pef and ill-health,
Himself and his wealth.
He sends for doctor, to cure or to kali,
Who gives him advice, and offense and pill:
Who drops him advice about making his will.
As fretful antiquity cannot be mended,
The miserable life of bachelors ended.
Nobody misses him, nobody signs,
Nobody Grieces When the bachelor dies.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
Wasting ~ Dishes.

was somewhat exercised in mind by
directions I lately read in farmers paper
f5r washing dishes. The writer bids Us
wash or milh-pans, etc. first with boiling
slis. then rinse them in boiling water, and
then wipe them with a damp cloth She
saws she cannot tell the reason, but she
hlls that iftin things are wiped with
perfectly dry CLOTH there Is a sickness
left behind which soon becomes sour
ness think can tell her he reason. Il
! because the cheesy part Of the milk has
been scalded on the tin. aud Is only taken
Of and but partially then, am afraid by
tue cool damp wiping cloth. think that
most good housekeepers prefer 10 " ash
the mik-pans first in water below scaldins
heat. Il i very common in good diaries
l. wash them first in cold water (Which
does not remove the cream then in hot
suds which does. then in clear hot wa
ter rinse, wiping or setting them in the hot
sun. Since reading the article referred TO
| bave tried il many times. and have never
found that the cleanest and driest Of wip-
ing-cloths left any sickness behind; but |
never wash dishes in scalding water. | see
people pile their dirty dishes into the dish
pan and pour boiling water over them. and
feel 81 e there will be some sickness
left behind Warm water. but below the
scaldiug heat, is best. unless your dishes
are soiled principally by fat and butter.
Everything but grease scalds on instead Of
off Agricultural.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
WHAT Racine HoRsEs Cosr.-The fol

WHAT Racine HORSES Cosr.-The fol-
loving are some of the prices paid for no.
Jed American horses :-kentucky, SAC, 900 /;
Norfolk, $4,000: Lexington, $4,000 !;
kingfsher, $1,000; Glenelg, $4,000 !;
Smuggler, SIS, 900; Blackwood. $50, 900 /;
Jay could. $4,000; Dexter, s3S 900; Lady
Thorne, $50, 900; jim Irving, So 600; Gold
smith Maid, $40, 600; Startle, 10000; Pros
pero. 1000, Rosalind. $50 900; Lulu,
$50 600; Happy Medium, $40 600; Clara G.,
S25 900; Pocahontas, S35 900: Edward
Everett. $50 900; Auburn Horse, sl3. 900 ;
Judge Fullerton. $50, 900; Mambrino Ber-
tie, $4,000; Socrates. S29, 600; George
Palmer. S5l 900; Mambrino Pilot. sl2 900 /;
George p. Daniels. IS coo; j. q. Brown.
Sl2 900: Flora Temple sold. when aged.
for s. 900, for brood mare; SIS 900 was
offered aud refused for Tom Bowling last
summer; $50 COZ was offered and refused
for Bassett when three years old; $4,000
will not to-day buy haywood or A>teroid +;
! $50. 900 was offered aud refused for Wood
| ford Mambrino. and $4,000 tor Thorn
, dale.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03

TEACH BOYS TIE USE OF TooLs.-lt j.
20 be regretted that there are not schools 10
teach boys the initial principles ofworkins
hand tools. since this knowledge Is essen
tial to the proper understanding Of how to
use them. simplicity in the form OF an i'm
plement by no means implies facility in it,
use; indeed. it may be said that the more
simple the tool. the greater is the still re-
quired to use it properly and with maxi
mum effect. Not every operator excels
with pocket knife, axe, or saw. and. with
the use OF every tool, there is involved the
demonstration OF definite principle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
$arm ann housrboln
E.S Stalls !o- Cows.

People who remember how their fathers
used to tie up oxen aud cows in Sanctions,
and who have seen these instruments of
bovine torture baui>hod at The dictates of
Humanity ana ;heir places supplied With
Chains. are "a degree cxcu>ahle for thinking
that our present stable arrangements are
All ,hc most .euuemanly OK or most fasu-
l5pu> cow could desire; bat those who Stop
a.... think moment viii see tina, there i
catnce ..r further Improvement, in fact
t4A, tue present practice OF tying up cattle
does not meet the requirements at all.
Cattle are naturally among the most
c.eluiy OF aaimals. astidious a to then
food drink and lodgings, They never seek
OF their own accord mudhole to lie or to
wal,ow 10. Their toilets are made with
their tongues, with which they remove i'm
PARTIES. comb their hair. allay irritations
OF the skin. and perform other Offices.
When they lie down they naturally spread
themselves over considerable ground;
when they get up they want room to do il
iu. But when tied up by the head. they are
compelled to stand and lie In manure and
filth. they are unable to reach many parts
Of their bodies with their tongues. they are
confined in one position. can no; lie down
with comfort or get up without violation.
These considerations suggest that cattle
should not be tied a: all, and we ask our
readers who own few or many cattle and
especially cows. and who can by any rea-
souable amount OF labor arrange !; 50 a. 70
give each one an apartment by herself IN
which She can stand. lie. turn arouud and
move about naturally, 10 10 50 and note
the result.
1t viii surprise people who think that a
COW don't mind having their sides plaster
Ell over with manure and filth all winter,
to see how clean she will keep herself
when she has a chance IN a box stall.
Then in one i COW cannot hook or rub
another: she will not strain herself getting
mp or reaching for food she can lie down
naturally and get up easily; can be fed TO
better advantage, rnilked with less trouble,
and is better of every way. You who have
barn room. try it and see Mirror and
Farmer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03

HYAcINTHs.-It is now time TO bring
hyacinths TO the light. II the pot is filed
with roots they will soon bud. If not. re-
turn them to the cellar a short time.
Manure water. and top dressing OF old
COW or hen manure, will give larger trusse
and heightened bloom.
II any of the Hover stems appear too
short. place a paper funnel ten inches long
over the pot. and increase the heat; H. on
the other hand, they present drawn. tall
appearance withdraw the heat and keep
for time in q cool atmosphere.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
Salf0ld'S Independent Line !
WINTER ARRANGEMENT
Fare Reduced TO 80 To boston In
oIcding Railroad Fare TO BucLspo

Fare to River landings inclulius Railroad fare,
- ceuts extra from summer rates.
The S;eamer kATAnDlS. Capt.
.W. X. Roix, Will leave " Interpret
$500 Tuesday az 10 o'clock 4. VI b.
BuckspeF; a; y n, touching Al all the usGAl
lAul.uss
\ train Will leave Bangor 1t the l.. y. a. l..
L De not q; 10 O'Clock \. NJ, to connect with the
steamer al Buck>port.
WAi leave Boston Tor Wiuierport and inter =
mediate landings, every Friday, ~ O'Clock 4
special tram will take passengers from
BlckspaTt II TO late to- connect with The regular
tram.
Ia LOOMS TAYLOR. Agent.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03

HEALTH HINTs.-oehool houses need
thorough ventilation. Ii no other adequate
means are provided, the teacher should see
that the windows are lowered enough to
secure rapid change in the air, without
having a current blow upon the pupils.
Close air IS very oppressive TO students,
makes them sleepy and unable to learn
readily.
school children should live upon a plain
diet, eat wheat meal instead Of flour, re-
FRAN from parties Of ali kinds, and from
eating between meals; and should take
abundant exercise in the open air.
Apples should not be eaten between
meals but used as desert following the
meals. A good, tart, mellow apple after
a meal is an and to digestion. Its acid as
sists the solution of food In the stomach.
and is very agreeable TO taste
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03

II U,e SANFoRD'S JAMAICA GINGER. II
Delicious Family Medicine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-03
NUMBER >.
]aortrp.
"A New Version.


I would not die in spring time,
When worms begin TO crawl.
When cabbage sprouts are shooting up
And frogs begin to squat.
'Tis then the girls are full of charms,
And smile upon the men.
When lambs and peas are IN their PRIME
would not perish then.a
I would not die in summer,
When trees are filed with fruit.
And every sportsman has gun
The little birds TO shoot.
The girls then wear iheir sweetest dress
And half distract the men:
II is the time 10 sweat il out
wonld not perish then.
would not die in autumn,
When new-mowD hay smells sweet.
And little pigs are roofing round
For something nice TO eat.
II. then the huutsman's wild hal.oo
/, heard along the glen.
AMI oysters gin 20 IA ten up
would not perish then.
would not die in winter,
For on might freeze 10 dcailr;
When clustering Borea> sweeps ar"u h'
And take, away ones breath
When sleiEh-bcll, Jingle. horses snort.
And buckwh heat CAKES are tai;
la fact. this i a right good world
/ would not die At All.