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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01

The Spring Examinations for Keno
sha County will be held as follows:
At Salem Station on Tuesday and
Wednesday, March goth and 21st.
At Newbnry School House, in Paris,
March 22d and 23d.
AT Kenosha, for those only who can
not attend either of the others, on APP
I'll goth and 21st.
Examinations will commence at 9
O'Clock, A. M.
District officers and friends of educa-
ton are cordially invited to be present
and acquaint themselves with the quail
itications Of applicants.
d. HI. FLETT,
County Supt. Of Schools.
Kenosha, Feb. "a, 1877. 3Ow2
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
A FEW THOUGHTS ON PRIMARY
TEACHING.
MADISON, Feb. 81, 1877.

A certain teacher once had girl
pupil of about fifteen years Of age, with
the average ability and maturity Of or
dinary district school girls, who did
not learn her lessons. She had a care
less manner in class, and was very
hard to interest. The teacher talked to
her, and tried to see if she would not
acknowledge some obligation to get the
most good she could from study and
class, butshe only said she thought one
could 90 as she pleased about any
thing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01

Teachers Meeting, at Salem Center,
Saturday, March 8, 1877. The pre-
gramme of the adjourned meeting of
Feb. Sd, will be followed.
Entertainment at the church at tt e
Station in the evening.
D. A. MAHoNEY, V. P.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
Meeting of the School District Off.
GERS Assassination.


GERS Association.
There will be meeting Of the school district
officers, and others interested in education, at the
Grant School House, in Bristol (near Bristol Sta
tion) on Friday, March 10th, commencing at hall
past 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
PROGRAMME.
Adoption of Constitution and BY Laws.
Election of officers.
School Reports Methods Of securing accuracy
Discussion opened by j. G. Flemming, Of Ran
dali.
Uniformity of Text Books, and Methods Of Sup
ply. Discussion opened by Rufus Smith, Of Sa-
lem.
Teachers Qualifications and Teachers Wages.
Discussion opened by I'll. f. Jordan, OF SomerS.
Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
STEPHEN GAIT, Executive
d. I'll. FLETT. Committee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
aneacring A Horse.

They tell good story on an old ms
riner who keeps little hotol down
here, writes correspondent from Co.
ney Island. His wife was very anxious
to have horse, an animal in which The
old gentleman took but little stock, and
the Old lady finally won her point and
got her horse. The steed was of an err
ratio and playful disposition, and used,
on the least provocation, to tear madly
along the beach, and succeeded in sp!l-
ling the old lady out several times. AT
last the captain, who had never driven
the beast, volunteered to break him OF
his vicious habit, so getting another oil
salt TO assist him, he procured kedgo
anchor with stout line attached. Fas-
tening the end Of the line around the AK
lie, and putting the anchor IN the wagon
the fiery untamed was hitched up. and
the two old gents started out for drive
along the shore. Soon tie vivaclous
charger espied something which gave
him an excuse to run away, and imme-
diatcly dashed of with frightful veloci-
ty. The captain dropped the reins and
summoned allhands let go the anchor"
The anchor was let go, and caught firm
ly in the sand. The unsuspecting
quadruped pranced joyously along until
he got to the cad Of the rope, and then
he paused-paused so suddenly that the
wagon was demolished, and the two old
gentlemen shot up into the air like a
couple OF sky rockets, coming down in
fearfully dilapidated condition. The
captain afterward said that be knew it
would break the horse, but he didn't
suppose it was going to break him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Sitting BaG's waite Mother,

Sitting Bun has formally decided to
put himself under protection Of the
White Mother Queen Victoria). and
the White Mothers mounted police
are going to have pretty rough time
watching the new ward, as he is brim
null OF fight. After General Terry's
benevolent and elaborate speech to the
savage at Fort Walsh, in behalf of the
commission, Sitting Bull advanced TO-
ward him with uphfted finger. shrek
ing, You came here to tell US lies,
He thea said:
For sixty-four years you have kent
me and my people, and treated us bad,
What have, we done that you should
want US: We have done nothing. It's
all the people of your side that have
started us TO do all these depredatlons.
We could not go anywhere else, so We
took refuge in this country Of British.
Ii was on this side Of the country that
we learned to. shoot, and that is the
reason came back to it again. Why
do you come here In the first place. 7
did not give You the country; but YOU
followed me from one place to another
SO 1 had TO leave and come over to this
country. did not give you any coun.
try, bat you took it away from US.
was born and raised in this country.
with the Red river halfbreeds, and /
intend to stop with them. 1 was raised
hand III hand with the Red river hall.
breeds, and We are going over to that
part OF the country, and that is the
reason why l have come over here
Shaking hands with the British officers.
he proceeded. That is the way 1 was
raised in the hands of these people, and
that is the way intend to be with them,
You have got ears to hear, and you have
got eyes to see, and you see howl live
with these people. You see me. Here
| am. If you think am a fool, you
are bigger fool than 1 am. This
house is mediclne-house. You come
here to tell US lies, but we don't want 10
near them. l don't wish any such
language used to me, that is to tell me
such lies IN my mothers house. Don't
you say two words more. Go back
nome where you came from, This coun-
try is mine, and l intend to stay here
and raise this country full of grown
people. See, these people here were
raised with them (again shaking hands
with the British ofieers.) That is
enough, See me shaking hands with
these people. That par. of the country
you gave me you run me out of. I have
now come here to stay with these
people, and l intend to stay here. l
wish you to go back and to take is easy
getting back
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

ITCHING PILES" a very, preva-
lent and distressing complaint, the
symptoms Of which are moisture, like
perspiration, intense.itching, particular
ly at night, when undressing, or after
getting warm in bed, might think pin
worm were crawling in and about the
rectum, the private parts are sometimes
affected. Do not suffer aa other hour,
and allow them to become aggravated
while you have pleasentand sure cure
in s'Swayne's Ointment" Also cures
letter and all skin diseases. Mailed to
any address on receipt Of price, 50 cents
a box, or three boxes SIPS. Address
letters to DR.. Swayne s. Sou. Philadel.
phis Richmond agents, Bodeker Broth
srs, 1444 Main street. Sold by all lead
ing druggists.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
An Ant Fight.

An interesting account Of an engage
M ent between a party Of red and Of
black ants is related by correspondent
of the Forest and Stream. "I4ast week,
as was coming in the gate" says the
writer, ''my attention was attracted by
seeing a stream Of ants moving across
the walk, going in different directions.
They were travelling in belt about four
inches wide, and moving very rapidly.
Of those going in one direction, each
had large ant egg in its mouth. l
followed the empty mouthed ones and
found they were robbing a nest OF red
ants. The nest was about one foot
across, and was covered with red and
black ants engaged in a most desperate
battle the reds trying to defend their
home from their thievlsh enemies. At
times the ants would form in their little
bills, sliding and rolling over the ground
l observed that the black ants that
were. engaged in stealing took no part
in the fight, but would sieze the eggs
and make for their own hill, leaving the
fighting to be done by therest of the
band. Tue black ants IN making these
depredations had to cross one carriage
drive, two planks, and climb up q
terrace two feet in height-the distance
between the two hills being l52 feet
through the grass Of an ordinary lawn.
Out ofcuriosity I killed one Of the black
ants, and took it to a jeweler and hadi it
put on the balance with the egg it was
carrying, when the egg was the heaviest;
which shows the remarkable strength
and endurance Of these interesting in
sects. I once noticed small red ant
trying to carry worm, several times as
heavy as itself, up small mound on
the top Of which was its nest. After
trying several times without success, it
ran up the hill and disappeared in its
hole, and presently returned with quite
number Of companions, who easily
carried their captive INTO the nest in
spite Of his struggles N 81 ttf}iit
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
But Jonas had drawn a check from his
breast, and with trembling hand was
filing I'M the blanks.

But Jonas had drawn a check from his
breast, and with a trembling hand was
filling up the blanks. Z
The manager lookedlt over carefully,
'Jonas Pray" he said more respectful
ly. Then it flashed upon him that he
had read of fatal accident to this
mans wife that morning. 1t was o
strange proceeding altogether. Secret
~ he called others to look at his custo-
mer. One knew fundamentally he
was all right. a. be
sand the rest is none Of our b,si-
ness" said the manager, as he saw the
bundle ofsplendor carried down after
Jonas Pray. ''They spoke Of him as a
miser in the paper. That's pretty
purchase for miser !"
Meanwhile Jonas drove home. From
the door floated streamers of black
Grape. No sweet face smiled greeting.
Within all was hushed. Carrying the
shawl under his arm, he went up stairs
to the darkened room, where, under
straight folds Of white drabery, seemed
to lie the sorrow of the house. A
watcher sat there. He sent her away.
Then, alone in the room, he knelt down
upon the floor beside the coffin.
Sara !" he said-''Sara, can you hear
me? l loved you, Sara but I was
such a miser-such a miser I've
brought you shawl at last. Oh,
Sara Sara I've paid as much as ]
could for it, my dear. You shall be
wrapped in it in your coffin" .
But at that instant voice cried.
"Oh, Jonas Jonas, dear! Oh, my
poor Jonas :"
And turning, he saw his wife, either
in the spirit or N the flesh, standing
behind him. He cried out to Heaven
to protect him. But tAe figure came
closer. It was no ghost, but living
woman. She took him in her arms.
? 'Oh, how i'll you look" she said. "Did
you really love me SO =? And it was all
my fault. l went to my sister-in-law's
and there, IN pet-oh, L was 80 angry,
Jonas-I gave away my dress, my
shawl and my bonnet, to begger wo-
man, and vowed to sit in one my sisters
dressing gowns until you gave me de-
cent clothes to come home in. And
the poor woman-she was tipsy, too,
my dear was killed two hours afterward;
and never knew that she was taken
for me until this morning. Oh, such a
dirty creature, my dear, the papers de-
seribed her. And for a lst!e while l
was glad you had a fright but I am
sorry now that was"
For answer he took the costly shawl
and wrapped it about her, and took her
folded in it like mummy, to his heart
again.
1.-The miser is dead" he said; ''but
Jonas Pray will show his wife how he
can cherish her."
He did. And if, ever afterward Sara
detected symptoms Of a relapse, all she
had to do was to wrap herself in the
wonderful shawl. The sight Of it inevi-
tably recalled the moment when he
learned how little, after all, is the value
OF money, and relied in agony Of soul,
that "should a man give all the subs
lance of his house for love, it would be
utterly condemned" He may, indeed.
love his money yet F.; but he loves his
Sara more.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

A FINE HEAD OF HAIR is such an
indispensable adjunct to beauty, that no
one who prizes coed looks should neg
lect to use "L.ondon Hair Color Re-
storer," the most delightful article ever
introduced to the American people for
Increasing its growth, restoring its
natural color, and at the same time
lovely HAIR dressing and beauti6er. 1t
is totally different from all others ; not
sticky and summy, and free from all
impure ingredients that render many
other articles obnoxious in fact, it is
exquisitely perfamed and SO perfectly
and elegantly prepared as to make it a
lasting hair dressing and toilet luxury.
Sold by all dealers in fine toilet articles,
at IS, cents bottle, or six Bottles for
a. Address letters and orders to DR..
Swayne & Son, philada. Ask your
druggist for it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

IF a man can shoot at a target better
when tied up in knot, why can't law
yers talk better when standing on their
heads?' Because, you see. the cases are
Different you observe; the rihemen get
used to it; their position is knotty, but
its nice but if the lawyers were stand.
in on their heads, however, neyerthe-
less, you see they couldn't get their
hands into other peoples pockets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

'Yes, DOCTOR" remarked Mrs Par
tington, ''and a few days previous feel
ing somewhat predisposed, and having
a Grouping pain in the abandon, took
some patent medicine, and l feel con-
WINGED that it seriously repaired my
esnstituent, for Pm always aworrying
every since Betsy Smith had congrega-
ti6h Of the lungs, or some tonsorial af-
fectioE ';;.9at to tell the truth, I've al
ways dreaded an internal rumoe.'''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

A man who had been out nearly all
night told his wife, on reaching home,
that he had made the important dis
covery that the earth had two moons
as well as Mars. Just before he got
into bed he tried to blow out two flames
of gas at the same time. and, in con-
sequence. his wife placed no confidence
in his important discovery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

John lost his knife. After searching
in one pocket and another until he had
been through all without success, he
exclaimed: sob dear! 1 wish l had
another pocket, it might be IN that
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

The Rome Sentinel says: A young
lady in Embargo street recently receiv-
ed the following note, and is heart-bro-
ken; ~ OH needn't spect me up to yure
house no more sunda mites eul wat
leaves gum stiekin on the parior
chairs for a Teller to sit on amt no gurl
for me, jim.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

A lover Of good coffee entered a
grocery recently, and holding up a
handful Of ground coffee from Big can,
he inquired ''Are there any beans in
this ~ ''No SIR" promptly replied the
grocer. How do you know - asked
the man. because was out ofbears
and had to put peas in" vas the
answer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Such is the glut ofmoney on the Lon
don Stock Exchange that any nan in
COED credit can obtain, the lean of al
most any sum tor, say. a tor.nigi t, at
the rate Of Il per cent. per annum.
Yet even on these terms there IS
scarcely any demand. s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Good gracious, what is that Seth -
SAID Mrs Sp;cer. as fruit peddler drove
past at 6 A. NJ, holding-"IIere yah
Here yah peechiz, ripe peechiz ~
''That my dear" said Spicer. drows;'y,
boring his head into the pillow for a
final nap, chats peaches and cream"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Old Sam B, a carpenter of Trenton
was engaged to build fence, and was
consulted as to the best material for
posts. Locust, madam, locust the
darned stuff will last lifetime I've
tried UNI twice. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Some men can. never take Joke.
There was an old doctor, who, when
asked ''what is good for mosquitoes 81
wrote back: sHow TO YOU suppose
can.tell, unless know, what ails the
mosquitoes 2"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

First irate female, 'sI'd hate to be 10
your, shoes! Second ditto: You
couldn't get in them - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Whoever sneezed at an early hour
either hears some news or receives
some present the same day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
WIraL11lApfs, : sRAB Sl14s.xer .ersrs
WDODSTOCK, IA.

" are prepared so Insure property il the VIZ
giuia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, and
incl yDchburg Banking aui Insurance Company.
Both are first class companies ana insure at the
usual prsm-ums. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
VIE ORIGINAL PURE rs
laa NORWEGIAN
COD LIVER OIL

This Oil unlike otherss not the fishy
disagreeabic, smelling and worse,
tasting article. but rs a pure, bland,
fresh Oil. ,Dfthoutany admixture, easily
accepted and retained by the most
delicate stomach, and possess al the
medical properties and efficacy in to a
much greater degree thanauy other
COD LIVER OIL, e
makes it most valuable for patients or
'nvalids requiring the Use of COD
IVER OIL. For-sale by
y. l0--ly. B. SC1IMITT, Druggts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
OYERSEERS POOR
LNTARIES PUBLIC.
JUSTICES Or TIE PEACE.

JUSTICES OF TIE EE1tIf.
DAVIS D1sr.-Dr G. A. B-swa, COED Funk aud
Jno. H. Snarr. q
SroSEwALL-J. 4. Grsbill, iEn CofeIt, Snowden
Whitaker.
JoHNsTos.-J 4. Rodefer. Martin Stricken,
Levi Il Culler3.
MAp,soN.-Samuei c. Campbell James J..
Coffman, Samuel Rinker.
AsHBY.-Saml. Esm,uan, Samuel Kngree. Jacob
r. Miller.
LEE.-N. White williamson D. p. zirls,5o NJ.
Pence
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

6soME of those nice Blre Flsnael Salts for sale
= BY 5. A. DASSE
Juns 2pth--tf,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
COhST ABLES.

q SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
J H. Grabll. Woodstock
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-21
BEtM0N1C CHRONICLE.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE. OHIO.
THURSDAY. JUNE 2I, 1877


| NE are not disposed to place reliance on
the tumors of Republican detection in Ohio.
The people.of that State are thrifty. and the
Republican portion of them will do their best
in the first election since the Presidential con-
test to prove that they deserve some consider
alton at the hands af the Administration. In
all probability the election will b. decided
more by the personal character of the candi-
dates put in nomination than by the prinei-
pies advanced On their behalf Platforms
mean but little nowadays, and are getting
more and more into disrepute. Horace Gree
ley, when he expressed his willingness to spit
on the platform of his party, was only little
ahead of the rest of the world, as he was In
most matters. Few people would hesitate-to
commit such an act of indignity now, for the
time is rapidly approaching when the people
will despise all platforms OF principles that
are not written on the foreheads of the candi-
dates they are called aPen TO support.-TN.
Y.%Herald.' II ~ ~ fl-f
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-21
Tilden and Hendricks.

The defeated candidates for President and
Vice President had kind of love feast at
the Manhattan Club on Tuesday evening,
when they talked in unison, and apparently
to an audience that sympathized, about cleo
tion frauds. If Tilden had rendered an ac-
count current, and told how much he spent
in greenbacks to secure his election, and ex.
planned how the quarter of million be sent
to New Orleans to purchase the Returning
Board failed in its mission, his talk would
have been to some purpose, He might also
have dwelt upon the frauds by which New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were car
ried for him, and it would have been to his
credit had he acknowledged that Mississippi,
Alabama, North Carolina. and Arkansas were
counted for him through what is known as
the shotgun policy-that is to say, they were
carried by that process peculiar to Democrats,
BY the minority against the majority of legal
But the meanest part of Tildens speech
was his allusion to his old friend and co-part-
ner in fraud, W. W. Tweed. The latter is
now In jail, though we doubt whether he is q
worse man than Tilden, who is not in Jail.
.s There never was greater fraud in this
cosiusfy than Samuel ]. J.frTilden. His wealth
Is the result of fraud. He made no money
honestly There is not an honest bone, polit-
icsier financial, in his body. He is tricky
Ilayyer, and has thus been enabled to escape
the clutches of the law. Herein lies the diff
ference between him and Tweed, and, looked
at from q moral standpoint, one 10 Is worthy
Of the Presidency as the other,
There, too, wss Dorsheimer, who, when .
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-21

Sr. LOUIS, June 15-The Times has q
special fnom Mt. Vernon, Ills, which says
that ON Monday last, the Mt. Vernon National
Bank shipped BY Adams Express package
containing 5000 to the Third National
Bank of st. Louis On Wednesday the Mt.
Vernon Bank received telegram from st.
Louis saying the package contained only 8
piece Of brown wrapping paper cut the size Of
the bank notes The bank officers here say
the package showed no evidence of having
been tampered, with, but it contained no
money. The Express Company says the
package was delivered to the bank here just
as it was received by their agent at Mt. Yer
non, the seals being intact and the wrapper
being untouched. The cashier of the Mt.
Vernon Bank was here yesterday, and said
the wrapper and seals of the package were
the same as used by the bank here. There is
q great mystery in the case, which is being
Investigated by both the bank and express Of
ficials. sE" fr-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-21

VARIOUS sy stems of nominating candidates
for county officers prevail in both parties in
Ohio-the delegate conventions; the popular
vote; the popular vote conducted under the
Baber law; and mixture of the popular vote
and delegate systems, practiced by the Dem
ocrats of Butler county, under which dele
gates, after the candidate for whom they are
instructed by the popular vote is dropped, are
required to vote for Inc next highest candi-
date in their respective townships. The pop
ular vote, whether conducted nnder or indie
pendent Of the Baber law, seems on the face
to be the most direct and certain way of is-
certaining the will of the people. But when
candidates for the same sffice are numerous,
the complete justice of the system does not
seem quite so clear. The recent Republican
nominations in Jefferson county present some
curiosities in this connection. Twenty-four
candidates for Sheriff were voted for, and the
successful man (Mr. Alexander Smith, present
Deputy received but 4Sl votes out of about
5000 cast, and only six votes more than his
strongest competitor. Three other nominees
have less than majority of the votes cast
The nominees for Commissioner, Corner and
Infrmary Director have clear majorities,
there being only from two to four candidates
for each of these offices. This is given mere
ly as an instance of the results of the popular
vote system when there is an overplus of am
bition for Office, and not as a reflection upon
the Jefferson county Republican ticket, which
we believe to be strong one from top to
bottom.-1O. s. Journal.