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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
AMERICAS ACHEIVEMI MT.


The ioll' wig * rnc, irm - lecture
b Professor Dta:" srmmi q some &c
mr acl e,y,uniis in III. sc lraicllcs ni
kmrwit,'g, hicl, e me within the scope
"! his stu0 fs: aH
We have sent out expeditions Of ex-
p tratl.ns Eutl, 10 the A CT &c ard A nta'c-
&c s.as We have SUI m too our own
coast 10 stdr graphic and een,lesic sur
vty nat xce.lt q III exsctness and extent
by aty sim,Isr work elsewhere, In The
acc' mpll sbmen; II his sc have been
c. an elleG q s,se p.al,y phssic prob
lens ni tlr' sstaiest de'icacy and the
h'sMs' lmIsstap' e, and VIZ have done ii
snc"~ fu'ly. The M assuring reds with
whi h the th,,t great base lines nt Name,
Lung Island, Georgia, were determined
and then beautiful m. charlcal sprlisn-
C's, have xscied he publicly expressed
pesn philosophers, and the ccnduct"f thar
snrv.y ;hpir unssInied applause. We
have Instituted geol' gical surseys Of
many Of our states aud much Of oar terri
tories, and have been rev sided MOI meie-
~ b, manifold |. Cal benefits, but 80 by
The higher hourrO' extending very greai.
~ the b 'undailes OF that noble science
A. an enormous annual cost we have
maintaiLed meteorological .ignal sys EN-
which l think liz MOI equaIled. and certain
~ ia not surpassed, in ihr world. Should
it he said that selfish interests have been
mixed up with some Of these underrak-
ings, we may d.maLd whether there was
any seItisLDess IN the survey Of the dead
sea? Was there any selfi,hpese in that
mission that II CT izpn If New York sent
TO Equatorial Africa fer the fir ding and
Eelietc OF Livingstone, any in the astonOm.
icai expedition to South America, any in
hat to the Valley of The Amszang Yves
there any IN the sending nut of parties
for the observation of The total ecl;pses. of
the sun? 1t was by American astron-
mers hat the tue character If his Ger
ona was frat determined. Was there
any in the seven expeditions that were
6ispa. che tcr observing he transit OF We
nus? Was it not here that bl-partition OF
Beta scnmet was first detected. here that
the eighth saieli'enf S.turn was iscover.
ed, here 'ba, The dusk y ring If that plan.
ct. which had 'scaped the penetrating :,
Of HerscLe' and all The great European
astronomers, was first seen? Was it M.
by an Ans r'can telescope that the COM
panion OF Sirius, the bril- htert star ia the
heavens, WAS revealed, anu the mai l,emas.
ical prediction ut the cause OF his pertur-
nations verified? Was it not by a Yale
College professrr that the showers Of
sho"'ingstars were 6rst scientifically dis
cussed, on the occasion of The grand
American d'arlay of that me, eoric phe-
nomenon in 1888? Did NO not Join in the
investigations respecting t,rres,rial mag
net'sm INSTITUTED By Eurapeon govern.
ments at the suggestion Of Humboldt and
contribute our qunsa to the results OBJ
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

AZ whitaker d co Manafactaieft vi
@.@ rurta5ie " etstIonar3 ,teMm EnKiLst ana
q Jllvrs, onafLlpg and Pulllct. ti4nu ard Pew OF
Tire 6endere Tire Urillr. aud all OtneI kinut OIL
Machinery Also X, noeha UnICn fhlMblt oketns
Tdyere. BOls and keach plutt .. Kettles. sleigh
8hO.s and Post Mauls ke,,alriug d0ns pto nptly
KenOsha. Ms, Aprli 2Oth, 1874.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
THE TRUE STORY OF A DOLL.

A Star ago. "a young giri, one ct he
teachers IN a schorl in a erea. city, babe
gn d-b, to the Chi 'Gren and Nen hume
The children laugked good deal, anO
the starry entabout how hat M g. Nelly
was going TO he married soon, and Wa
g"Dg nome TO learu to keep house.
Nelly was on4 OF the mcrri, ct girls in
the weird. In school or vt home, every
ncdv I, led 10 sit mex, to- her. 20 here her
laugh Nobody was ever s. friendly or g"
tull # life, they said. Blu: she was not
reng; aud when she went home, instead
of learning To keep hnnse, She grew thin
Ter and weeker day by day, while the
dnctsr> stood helpleSslV cooking On. The
marriage WIS pu,' # aga,p and again
AZ last she could not leave her room
Yet people tiled 10 come cIrse 10 he'
tn, laugh was always ready nn her lips
IN the big blue eyes grew nj re friendi,
with each fating day.
II began 10 lie noticed. however thu,
she was anxious 10 sew or knit al the
time, TO make something loI little cliil-
dren--soft, white little shirts, or baby,
socks. In thee city where she lived tle,,
is hospital i"r sick children, in VIII ch
here ale many memorial beds" given
as legaclt s -l'y diving women, uc IN remem-
brance If hem hy their friends. Nelly
had No money 10 endow memorial bed,
but her h lights wire busy with the
sick babies.
II dress box of dolls," she said, $50
that each can have one ON Christmas
morning.
Tney gave her the doll. and scraps of
silk and lace. and she worked faithfully
at il with her t:emhl.ng finger..
:" | will have them ready" she would
say.
But it seemed as ifshe would not have
even one ready, he was lorcea 50 often tu
lay r. down. One september night sine
was awake all night, and by dawn she
made them wash and dress her and give
her her wo k box and scissors.
By nonn the dell was dressed, and she
laid it down, smiling.
An hour or two later, they told her that
the end was near. She kissed them VII
goodbye. Her face was that OF one W no
goes upon pleasant journey. and holding
her mothers hand, she closed her ewes
and went away.
There is the little doll, alone in its box.
I thought. it each little girl who reads
this story would dress doll sad send i,
toa poor child in some asylum or hospi'sl
on Christmas morning, that Nelly would
surely know OF it, and be glad that she
snd her loving fancy had not been FOR
gotten .-St Nicholas for December.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

Mn ANDRE Manufacturer. Wholessl, and
1A~@ Retail dealerln cigars. Plug, CuI chewing
Anu smoking Tobacco. Snnf Piper. SC. Hit a.
%Arsarp A / rnadcfrum orH, Qusliiiel OF domestic
a nd ported lubaccO and ~old Il Ehe trace At
Gnp Neerschaum Pipes Orders promptly filed
Directly opposite his old stand. NJ 371s Main
Street, KenOsha, Wis.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

RUSSIA, our great rival in the
grain markets of the world. has been
compelled to yield the pre-. e.niuencc.
This is proved by the following ex-
hibit, showing the proportion of the
grain furnished to England by the
two countries from 1867 to 1873,
inclusive:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

FoRTY.oNE wrecks OF japanese yes
sells have beet stranded on the American
western coast since 1882, twenty eight OF
them since 1850. Only twelve of them
were deserted. Need the population Of
this continent be fought such a mis-
terry.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
Oongratulatory Letter from the Mikado,

Congratulatory Letter from the Mikado.
he japanese Minister Friday
to the President letter
addressed to him by the Mikado. of
which The following is translation
To His ExcelIercy he President of the United
STA &c, General Ulysses ). CRAM:
GREAT AND COOP FRIEND-Now
that the great Exposition in honor
OF the one hundred'h year OF Your
Exce'lency's National Government
as been successful, | write to con-
graduate you and the people over
whom you preside. From my SUBJ
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

IkyAHNEN BRO PHkRS, No. ~ Main ~. Keno
IA snA. Merchant fali"rs. Ne keep CONSTANT!
Sn nanua wells selected stock ol LiutLS, Henr
Furnishing GuUds, I.eady MADE Clothing, uAte
aud Gaps vi The iatest styles. Wvtk uUAt and
goods SOLD cheap as al ANY other eStablish At
An the city.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

TEE Board of Education, of Chicago
has passed resolution to refund to th.
widow of the late Francis Hantord
81 1851, the amount Of q note which
she had rec"ntly paid, given by Mr..
Haniord for money borrowed by him
from the school relief fund.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

Z BURG, hur removed HE Bsrbet shop to ~O.
&& o u Mulh 1T. second duOi NUrth Of h, mae
EMsIlsh'A shop which building /. has !hthougiiJ
SonOI 1ted aha itleu plu the heat p"tsiblt n.an.
Oer, ana where he viii be happy 10 ntt'l his OLD
eusiomers all who requiIe his services IN The art
&unsOi ial.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

EUHNSON's BOOK STORE, no. so Matn 6t
~ j tull aU0 cuMpeLS assortment 0f ochvo
3uuks, also standard aud miscellaneous Is, ok
u rlling aud al! Paper sheet q, uslc AID yari0ul
articles OF the trade. q. JOMNbUA.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

An AhBuH. WO,&MS.
NM HUGTGLNS " w "A b H RU I'm
KnnOs1a and Racine. Vie. MonuMehISl And
G,rAVestOne work executed Ia me highest aiyl Oi
ne .rt K + 1ORERTt, Agent
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28
JOHN MONAGHAN,

Dealer In Stationery, Notions, Fruit. CONNECTION
cry, Mats, Cigars and Tonecco. Market Sq"are,
jnsl west of tae POat Office.
N. B.-WAighiug of Hay, &C.. on Fairhank
Scales, attended TO promptly. 2lii
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

n livery STA BILE Ben. Js~ett Is prepare 20
u A furl.lnh tue BEST, Horses and Carnage. tor
busIGees Ur pleasure. Oh the sh0riehi notice -
Hcarse al all tlInes ready attend tuLera'e sta
Bile On Market square, near tue Post once, Keh-
nshA, Wisconsin
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

IT'D IESEN u BEUEk SEM, ManufactureIe aAo
I'D Dealers in ali kInce vi Fun nlture, Spll.E
Beds Mattresses, Upholstered G0oof. ILambrl aht
ParIor Sellh, Read Amade collins &iMaJF on hand
Ehuu OH Nam near WISCONSIN, street.
KenUEha, Wis
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-28

TIL" to'l' wing * rnci trnma lecture
bS Professor Dta:" srmmi = z. some "F
ur acl CIV, m.ns in I'll sc l'raichcs Of
knwltrg, V hich {. me within the scope
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24
Death or an Old Warrior.

Capt. Victor NJ. Randolph died near
BlOunt Springs, Ala, on Jan. 28.
He was born in CulpeppRr county,
Virginis, July "a, 1877, was commits
stoned from tnst State q midshipman
in the United States Navy in the year
1914, and sailed under Capt. Stephen
Decatur. He served with great cred
1t ir the fierce conflicts with the AL
gerine pirates, that ended in their
exterminatiOn. He was with the late
Capt. Josiah Tattnall at the lombard
ment OF Vera Cruz, and caught the
latter in his arms when he fell dan
gerously wounded by q Mexican mis-
sile. During President TsylOr's ad-
ministration he was given the COM
mand Of the United States ship AL-
6dny, and in obedience to orders from
Washington, he disbandsd the sever
al hundred adventUrers who had col
lected on Round Island for the unlaw-
ful purpose of invading Cuba. Soon
thereafter, by the merest accident,
war between the United States and
Spain was averted as follows The
United States sloOps-os-war Albany
and Germantown, each carrying TWEEN
/ ty-twO guns, under the command Of
Capt. Randolph, happened to cast
anchor in the harbOr Of Havana at
/ the time when a reign OF terror pre-
vailed, just following the executions
of Lopez and Crittenden. A Spanish
frigste and brig had captured the crew
OF an American merchantmen, under
| the.pretense that they were filibus-
ters. Capt. Randolph visited Cap
| tain-General Concha, demanded their
release, and was refused. After a
stormy interview the former left, in
/ forming the latter that hs would set
/ free the American crew before sun
down. The Albany and Germantown
were Immediately put under way, and
sailed out under the bristling guns of
Moro Castle. In sight were the Span
ish frigate and brig, conveying the
captured American merchantmen to-
ward the mouth of the harbor. Thou
sands of the citizens OF Havana
thronged the shore to witness the ex-
pected naval battle. The guns of the
United States vessels were shotted,
and all hands ordered on decks to pre-
pare for action, and then the two
bore down upon the Spaniards. When
the distance between them was less
than league, the United States steam
frigate SdrGndc, commanded by Capt.
Tattnall, appeared, and made signals
to the Albany to heave to. AS Capt.
Tattnall RANKED Capt. Randolph, the
latter was compelled to obey, much to
the chagriu Of the now excited and
expectant crews of the two vessels
that had been prepared for action.
The SdrG1dc, whose commander had
gotten wind Of the situation that
morning, had been put under full
headway OF steam, IN order to pre-
vent hostilities that would have re-
suited in a final declaration Of war be-
tween the two countries. He had his
orders from Washington to keep peace
at all hazards. A delay of less than
twenty minutes aud the Sdrdndc
would have reached the scene too late
to prevent a fight that would have
been speedily followed by the invasion
and capture of the Island OF Cuba by
the United States forces.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24
VOL UME 2S-NUMBER 81.
4 Brace or Dog Stories.

The Buffalo Advertiser Saws HOo
Thursday a Mr.. Stsmbac residing
on the Hamburg turnpike, called at
No. Police Station and reported tJ
Captain Flanagan that large New
foundiand dog, attached to a hand.
wagon, had been standing on the
turnpike, about 3 mile from this city,
since Tuesday morning, aad refused
10 move, though some one had re-
leased him from tue wagon, which
was partially filed with willow
branches, evidently cut by the dogs
master from a grove in the vicinity.
This morning. il was ascertained that
the animals owner was Andrew Sell
rick, q basketmaker also, that on
Wednesday night he had been arrest
ed by sn officer of the Second Precinct,
and yesterday morning committed 10
the WOrkhouse for thirty days, in de-
fault of a fine. It is believed that.
being cold, Andrew left The dog and
wagon at the place where they were
found to get drink aud that he
took number OF drinks till he be-
came intoxicated and forgot all about
his property. The circumstances are
remarkable, and afford q good illus
tration of the faIthfulness Of brute
who hal stayed for three days with
out food, waiting for his master, as
opposed to the M lster's dissipation
aud neglect"
The Troy Wig gives the following
in its issue Of Saturday: Yesterday
little girl was sent to store with 3
3 bill to make some purchases. The
child on her way to the store lost her
money, and returning home told her
father of her ill-fOrtune. He at once
went out in search OF the missing
cash. While prosecuting his search
he was sceosted by lad named Ryan,
living near by, who on learning what
was lost requested the gentleman to
show 3 bill to q dog that was with the
boy, and apparently interested in
what was going on, and assured the
gentleman that the dog would find
the lost note. The gentleman with
some ineredulity presented 3 note for
the inspection of the dog, which the
latter seemed to examine intelligently,
and then tle boy sent the canine on 8
search. Shortly the sagaeious brute
returned, but with no bill, and the
AOOh VI OC-
came quite positive but the BOY as
serted that the bill was not on the
street. Had it been there, the boy
maintained, the dog would have
found it, and to vindicate the high
reputation OF his pet, asked the gentle
man to place bill on the street at 3
considerable distance and unObserved
by the dog, which was done. More
money was exhibited and the dog
sent out at random. In few min
utes the sagaciOus animal returned
with the note. In the meantime, Mr..
X. Tunnard had found the lost note.
The remarkable sagacity OF the dog
being told, Mr.. Tunnard heard of the
story and promptly restored the
money to its owner. A comparison
Of events left no doubt that he picked
up the bill before the dog was sent in
search Of it. The animal is very
intelligent water spaniel that has been
trained to search for hidden articles,
which he does with more than human
thoroughness. On one occasion q
lady lost gold ring, which the SPAN
lei soon found aud restored to the
owner after being shown another ring
by the Iady
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24
And He Did.

An old man with a soldiers over
coat on, and carrying q big hickory
staff In his hand, entered an Office on
| GriswOld street yesterday 20 make
some inquiries about a person named
Johnson. He left the door wide open
as be entered, and was walking across
the room, when the shivsring oeeu-
pant yelled:
"Shut the door :"
"Did you speak T. me - inquired
the old man as he halted.
"Yes, sir, / spoke to yOu ~
"Whst did you say ?'
''I said shut the door ~
(which door ?'
"The one behind you, sir. This is
not q saw mill, sir ~
"DId say this was q saw mill ?"
inquired the old man. "DOn't you
suppose know an Office fcom a saw
mill ~
"Why don't you shut the door ?''
screamed the man bshind the
desk.
nDo you want the door shut ?"
"Yes.n
"Then I will shut it. There, the
door Is shut. Now, let me ask you n
you know a man named Johnson.
ayes, s thousand Of them ~
"Will you tell me where | can find
any OF them ?"
"No, wOn'tl III knew a million,
/ wouldn't tell you where you could
find one OF the lot ="
every well, sir" said the old man
as he turned to go "that's what /
| get bV ObliQin1 yOu Not Ona man in
ten would have shut that door for
you"
'T don't want It shut" growIed the
office man.
''Then, sir, 1 shall leave it open,
sir" said the old man as be went
out.
And he did. A cOal-scuttle went
after him, but it Is seldom you can
hit man after he has got ten feet
the start Detroit Free Press.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24

"Fanny Fern" must have Topped
-over in her grave last Sunday night,
when her daughter married her hus-
band. Fanny had two very fat, plain
girls, always her constant compan-
ions. The one married Mortimer
Thompson (Doestieks), and died the
first or second yesr thereafter, leaving
nice little girl who must be now If
teen years old, The other was an old
maid, who after her mothers death,
took care Of the child and her step
father. Now she goes of to Massa-
ehusetts and marries ner pop. Ny
gracious What q people Ali the
little details were attended to; moth
ing seems to have been omitted, ex-
eept q casual glance at the statutes of
the State. Fanny's daughter was a
remarkably plain girl, but I should
suppose she might have found some
one outside her immediate family.
Go on, James, and while you fix up
the statute, make it lawful to marry
your wife's granddaughter, for there's
little Miss Thompson coming up; you
may want to marry her in a year or
sO.-ST. Louis Republican.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24
Hopeful Facts.

An old New York msrchant-one
who has seen many panics and sea-
sons OF business prostratiOn, and who
has studied them well-writes to the
Post predicting great prosperity dur
ing the coming summer. His views
are copied and endorsed by the Bos-
ton Journal of Commerce. The fol.
lowing are the reasons assigned for
his belief:
A correspondent of the EUening Post
after observing that times in New
York are very hard, and that real es.
tate is unusually depressed records
the opinion Of one of the old retired
merchants Of the city, who has mark
ed the signs OF the times great atten-
ton has lived through several
pRnics and periods of depression, and
now believes that the lowest round OF
the ladder has been reached, and that
q day OF prosperity, such as the
city has not ever seen, is at hand ,
Six or seven very coTent reasons can
be given for this hopeful belief, which
may be condensed thus:
First-The California mines in 1875
will produce 500, 900 900, and in 1877
ulLy niulOuS nOTcs
Seeond-The excess OF our exports
over our imports in the fiscal year of
1915 was S57, 900, 900. Tnis will be
increased 10 that which ends in June,
1876, probably to SO, ,O00, 900.
Third-The Centennial" will bring
to US seven millions of people, whose
average expediture will not be less
than $40, making so, 900, 900. A Phil
adeIphia calculator estimates the WIS.,
itors at q hundred millions of peo-
pie.
Fourth-We are nearly out Of debt,
which is the cornerstone Of our i'm
provements, and We are t. build upon
this solid rock. The amO1nt Of debts
liquidsted the last year can MT be IS.
timated.
Fifth-Our genera! ecOnOmH which
has been taught the last three years,
during which time our merchants
have been sorely tried.
Sixth-The overwhelming crops Of
our country will make US all rich. A
years failure OF crops in Europe, with
our immense cash capital cOnpara-
lively unemployed, would produce a
demand such as We have never seen.
There is 10 limit 10 our crop prOdnc-
ton, nor thai OF our gold, silver and
c1DDar.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24
Fhe Bridal Chamber.

He was a tall and awkward, and
she was short and b3shful, but both
wore q nervous aspect of exceeding
great joy. They wore q nervous as
pect OF exceeding great joy. They
entered hotel in Chicago, and after
he had registered his name "and
lady" be said to the clerk
''Sse here, mister, me and my wife
have Just been splieed, and am going
to show Amanda Chicago If it takes 8
mule q day. Now give rs one OF
them rooms like the temple Of Solo
mon, you know
The clerk called q row-boy, and
said:
"Show this gentleman to the bridal
chamber"
At this direction the tall rustic bs-
came instantly excited.
"Not by a burned sight! Yeshiny-
haired, billed shirted, dOllar-breast
pinned, grinning monkey, ye cam
play that game on me! III am from
the country, ye don't catch me AM
my wife sleeping in your old harness
room" And they left the hotel.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-02-24

Some one says, "wnat q new world
we should live in II we would allow
every kind Thought that comes to US
to blossom into words and deeds. I"
In private many warm impulses
spring up within u5 that never see
light. There is scarcely a day that
we do not have occasion to regret
something. We have spoken a word
or dcue an act OF which we are too
proud to repent, yet better feeling
comes over Us, and we resolve to
make an atonemont, but when the
opportunity comes it is neglected,
and the bud that promised so well
never blossoms. EIch time that we
are overcome by our morOse nature,
makes it only the harder to conquer
it. A smile is like a sunshine TO
many hearts. A kind word goes on
its way travelling afar and carryi ng
joy and encouragement to many a
weary life. Let it come out and
run the risk OF the result. IL can
never do harm, while, the good it
may do Is beyond calculation.