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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
Story of a Greedy Cock.

Once upon time little cock and
hen went to the nut mountain in search
of nuts
The hen said, Nov, my dear, when
you find one, do not eat it all by your
self, but give me half, and I'll do the
same by you"
The little cock made no reply, but
chuckled as if he had his own opinion
about that. Presently spying a good
big nut, he cast one eye toward the hen,
who was busily scratching, and thought,
"Now's my chance; she'll never know"
and he gobbled it up in the greatest
haste. But, alas! being very big, it
stuck fast in his throat.
In great agony he fell back, and,
holding up his claws, gasped out, O
my dear little hen--Water- T
shall choke!"
Off flew the hen, half distracted, to
the brook, and, filling a nutshell with
water, back she ran to the mountain,
but imagine her disrnay when she
Jound the poor dear little cock was
dead!
In her grief she cackled so loud that
all the neighbors heard, and came from
tar and near to condole with her, for
the cock had been general favorite.
-Four small feld-mice brought a
funeral-car and laid him on it in great
state.
Scarcely, however, had the procession
started on it's melancholy way, when a
fox came sneaking out of the woods.
Where are you going, little hen? "
he cried.
To bury the poor dear little cock"
sobbed the han.
ALLOW me to save you that trouble p
and, Selling the cock from the car, he
gobbled him up, right before their very
eyes, before anybody could say word.
"Alack and aias!" cacIled the
wretched little hen. eff [ could only
die, tool"
Nothing easier" said the fox, and
snapped her up in twinkling.
At this, the mice, frightened out of
their wits, turned and were scampering
away, when the fox caught them, sar
and all, and would have swallowed them
whole, but the car stuck in his throat,
and SO he was killed too.
Thus, you see, cock, hen, mice and
fox all came to a tragic end, just on ac-
count of one greedy little rooster, who,
if he had divided his treasure with his
patient little wife, might be Justify
Growing at this very minute, up on the
nut-mountain.- Youths Companion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

A LIBEL case of considerable interest
D newspaper men has just been decided
Cleveland, Ohio. Fred Buehne sued
he W0echter am Erie Printing Com
amy for $4,000 damages for alleged
ibel in an article charging him with
fraudulent transactions with clients.
The defense claimed the article was true,
nd brought witnesses to establish the
act. Plaintiff did not prove that the
rticle was published maliciously. The
ury brought in a verdict for defendant,
Ind the plaintiff has to foot the bill of
costs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

LONDON papers intimate that the
British forces will not advance very far
into Afghanistan this year. It is adj
mitted that the invading columns are
not strong enough for an extended
campaign, and the severity of the winter
will soon put a stop to all military
operations. The time until spring will
be devoted to preparations for the hard
and dangerous work which has been
undertaken. The determination to
keep near the frontier, within easy
reach of supplies and reinforcements, is
undoubtedly wise one. The Afghans
would have a tremendous advantage
over the invaders in winter campaign.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
GEORGE SHAREHOLDER was exceeding

GEORGE SHAREHOLDER was exceedingly
superstitious, and probably weak
minded. He devised for himself a pc
culiar religion, and tried to induce his
fellow-workmen in a Cambridge (Mass.)
factory to believe in it. Four young
men thought they could get amusement
out of his peculiarities. One Of them
took him aside and told him that $4,000
was buried in Longwood Cemetery, in
the grave of man who had held re-
igious views similar TO his own. If he
should go to the place at certain mid
night, the joker continued, and repeat
part of his creed while kneeling on the
grave, the money would be given to him
and the mystery explained. Poor Star
becker mustered up sufficient courage
to do as directed. The four young men
wrapped themselves in sheets and filed
past him as he knelt. The fright was
very successful. Starbecker fell in fit,
and has since been maniac.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

acquisition Of territory commanding the
frontier passes If this statement cor
rectly represents the intentions of the
st. Petersburg Cabinet, war between
Russia and England may be considered
certain; for it is impossible to believe
that England will not take some
compensation for the cost of the war, if
she is victorious In fact the intention
to hold the mountain passes is openly
avowed, and the necessity for such
rectification Of frontier is presented as
one of the strongest pleas in justifca-
ton of the war.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

THE number of immigrants for the
rear ending last June was 138,469, of
whom Germany furnished the largest
lumber-29,313, though Great Britain
nd her colonies sent us about $4,000,
5000 of whom we're Irishmen and
5000 Canadians. There were 5000
jhinese, 10000 sturdy Mortimer, about
900 each from Italy, France and Hun
airy, but only II representatives from
ne whole of Africa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

TOWARD the end of the last reign in
Russia, a native official of high rank,
having questioned their reputed skill
in tracking down any one on whose
trail they might be set, was challenged
by the Minister of Police to test it in
his own person. Accordingly, the Rus
sian left the capital, and, returning to it
a month later with the utmost secrecy,
in a seemingly-impenetrable disguise,
took up his quarters at an obscure tav-
ern in the poorest part of the city; but
he had hardly been there an hour when
he was astonished by the arrival of a
courier with card from the Minister,
inviting him to dinner that evening.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
German Court Etiquette.

The following anecdote is told to shoM
the informal and domestic manners of
the Crown Princess of Germany and the
rigid etiquette of the German court:
One day, at ball in Potsdam, the Prin
cess could not find the Prince, and,
meeting the Empress, asked where her
husband could possibly be. II do not
know where your husband is" said the
Empress, "but I can tell you where the
Crown Prince is" The Princess made
no reply, but soon afterward, seeing her
husband, she complained Of the rebuke
she had received. The Prince bit his
lip, and, walking up to the Empress,
said, Mamma, will you be good enough
to tell me where my wife ISL"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

HENRY M. STANLEY lectured at Cam
bridge, England, on the dark continent,
and encountered a bowling host of I'M
lergraduates, whom he dressed down
by remarking that nothing he had
heard since he left interior Africa re-
minded the native from Mtesa's country
20 much of the shouts and shrieks of
ihe cannibals as did the cries of the
7oung gentlemen Of Cambridge Uni
rnrSitv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Naughty Jack Frost.

dear little girl on winters day
Went out in the street for cheerful play
dear little girl named Laura.
The sky was bright and the air was keen,
And naughty Jack Frost, who couldn't be seen,
Was anxiously waiting for her.
"How do you do?" said the wicked wight,
AS he seized her fingers and squeezed them ught
Her very devoted adorer
How do you do?" again and again. s
Ill her fingers ached with funny pain,
And ready to scream was Laura.
By every finger he held her fast
But she managed to shake him off. at last.
Ciapping her hands together.
AEfd then this naughty Jackanapes goes
And pinches every one of her toes,
Spite of the good stout leather.
Oh! then she hoped. and then how fleet
She hurried over the frozen street,
Filling the air with laughter,
AS one by one her toes came back.
Out of the reach of the naughty Jack,
Who still keeps following after
He's here and there and everywhere.
Out of doors in the wintry air.
Behind, beside before her. t{'
And if he catches her standing still. is.
For moment only. oh! how he will
Torment the poor little Laura.
He tries his best to get at her ears
He looks in her eyes till he brings the tears,
Her cheeks are like apples mellow.
Jack Frost" she says, 81 would like to know
Where you learned your manners. Don't tease me
so,
You disagreeable felIow!r
just out of spite. really suppose
He gave a tweak to her little nose
Obi then she was angry, very.
And, though she rubbed it with all her might,
1t soon, to Jacky's intense delight
Grew red as an English cherry.
She ran in the house her woes to rehearse.
But as soon she entered her nose grew worse
Oh! don't you feel sorry for her?
And then at night when she went to bed
She dreamed her nose was as big as her head
Poor little frostbitten Laura!
Josephine Pollard.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

ONE of the oldest requests ever
card of is that made by Alexander
[cGill, of Allegheny City, Pa, who
.aves 100000 to the Democracy, pro-
.ded there are no relatives in Ireland
ter those in this country have had a
fe use of it. The President is to be
he custodian of the money, if he is a
emocrat, but if not, it is to remain on
9posit until a Democratic Chief Magis-
ate is inaugurated.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
Celery Leaves for Cows.

A writer in an Australian paper states
that, in many districts of the colony, the
leaves of the celery are highly esteemed
as food for mich COWS, and are often
preferred to red clover. The COWS are
said to eat them most greedily, and to
yield on this food a far sweeter and
richer milk than on any other. Some
times the leaves are cut up small,
scalded with hot water, and given as a
mash mixed with bran, and sometimes
they are given whole in their natural
state with the other ordinary food.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

A BERLIN paper says Russia will not
interfere in the war between England
and Afghanistan, but will insist upon
having voice in settling the condi-
lions of peace. It is added that Russia
will not consent to the annexation of
htghanistan or the destruction of it's in
dependence, and will resist England's
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
Dhe Yenosna Tele9rapIt,
KENOSHA, WIS, NOV. %, 1878.

The Postmaster General is not pleased
with the partial restoration of the frank
ing privilege. He says it burdens the
mails and increases the cost of trans
pOrtatiOn.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

ed, of course, that the man has the
power to earn it, either in production,
or exchange, or any kind of manual or
intellectual service.-Scribner.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

APPLES are ST. barrel in Massachu-
sets, and one farmer has converted his
into 10000 gallons of cider.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
Hearts and Hands.

One day teacher said to his class
Boys, you can all be useful if you will
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28

dear little girl on winters day
Went out in the street for cheerful play
dear little girl. named Laura.
The sky was bright and the air was keen,
And naughty Jack Frost, who couldn't be seen,
Was anxiouSlY waiting for her
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16

IT Is said that dogs, which are gener-
ally treated by the law as the Wild ami
mails which belong to nobody, are to be
made property and to be taxed. This is
but right and fair. Dogs are nuisances in
many respects. They have their uses, but
they are ottener a terror 10 innocent and
helpless people than to evil doers. In the
cities they are pets and playthings, and are
not necessary to guard property and lite.
They ale liable to 90 mad, and infiict the
fell poison Of hydrophobia upon other an
imals and upon man. One Of their human
victims are worth all the dogs in America,
and would warrant the extinction of the
canine race. By all means let the dogs be
heavily taxed. ,..-.
1t is said that bill to this effect will be
introduced into Congress. But we protest
against the accompanying regulation,
which Furnishes the killing Of taxed dog
by fine and imprisonment. AT this rate a
man must not defend himself against the
attack of canine tax payer until he has
retreated to the wall.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16
F.,,yra Orr OF sw1ss INDUSTRY

FALLING OFF OF SwIas INDUSTRY
One Of the Swiss Commissioners 70 the- Late
world'sfair at PhiIadelphis, Mr. Better
repeats The story that the falling Oft in
Swiss industries was due tothe lsfge and
successftil growth Of the same kindoflman.
Fuiacturies in this country, and other mar
kets must be found for the goods produced
BY Switzerland in close composition wig
itss continental neighbors and England.
The expectation of Swiss watches to the
United States fell from 100000 in 1877 to
5000 inIls76, and the lesson TO be learned
by the industrial population ofswitseriano
is alhard one indeed, yet it has been so
carefully explained to them that there
have been no strikes to aggfavate con-
dition sufficiently serious to excite grave
apprehension for the future, and that not
a distant ore. e.7o Shorter hours, lesser
wages, fewer days of work, these are the
practical means adopted ty employers. and
patiently, if not cheerfully, accepted by
workipgmen in France, in Germany, in
Belgium, in the hope of some relief.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16

INsURINa THE LIVES OF U. IS, NAVY
AND MARINE CoRPs OFHcERs.-1f it is
true that the United States Treasury De-
partment can conduct the affairs of life
insurance company, composed of officers
of the Navy and Marine Corps, without
additional cost, there 10 not likely to be
serious objection to the bill providing for
such life insurance introduced in the
House by Mr.. Goode, of Virginia. The
officers are to be examined by surgeons,
and policies issued only on healthy officers
("good risks') at rates Of premium
graded according to the age of the insured.
The premiums are to be deducted from the
monthly pay, 50 that, on the one hand, the
insurance company" is assured Of the
monthly premiums; and, on the other
hand, the officers run no risk Of the policy
being forfeited by neglect on their part or
by accidents. 1t is expected that the in
surance can be safely offered at low rates,
as the company will be under no ex
penses. No provision appears to have
been made for extra risks during time Of
war, but any loss resulting from the pre-
mlums having been fixed at too low rate to
cover extra hazardous risks, will fall upon
the Government, which, in effect, simply
retains part Of the pay Of an insured
officer, and guarantees, in consideration
thereof to pay his heir or heirs fixed
sum Of money at his, death. The secre-
tary Of fthe Navy is authorized by the bill to
fix the "tax" or premium rates, and upon
these rates, whether too high or too low,
will depend whether the insurance of her
navy officers will prove profitable or
losing business for the United States.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16
THE ORIGIN OF CONSUMPTION

In 1858, when Hanover and other parts
Of Northern Germany were visited .byifa
very malignant kind of smallpox the
great anstomist, Langenbeck, tried to dis
cover "the peculiarly of organic structure
which disposeas sone man to catch the dis
ease while his neighbor escapes" II
have cut up more human bodies than the
'Old Man Of the Mountain with all his
aeeomplices," he writes from Gotteugen,
n his semi-annual report, "and speaking
enly Of my primary object, I must confess
that am no wiser than before. But though
the mystery Of the smallpox has eluded
my search, my labors| have not been in vain,
they have revealed to me something else-
The origin Of consumption. am sure
now Of what suspected long ago, viz:
That pulmonary diseases have very little
to do with intemperance or with erotic
exeesses, and much less with cold weather,
but are nearly exclusively (if we except
tubeYculous tendencies inherited from
both parents exclusively produced by the
breathing Of feul air. The lungs of al
persons, minors included, who had worked
for some years in close workshops and
dusty factories, showed the germs of the
fatal disease, while confirmed inebriates
who had passed their days in open air, had
rUYitery organs intact, whatever inroad'
their sacessss had made on the rest of tn,
syAan. I'll should 60 into practice ant
uEaGt1ks the cure Of a consumptive,
shosa sssin by driving him out into thu
Deistsr "a densely wooded mountain range
Of Eahover) and prevent him from enter
ing a house for year or two"
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16

49, PARTISAN ''slings and arrows are more
outrageous than those of fortune. 1t 10
amusing to pe,sons who are outside Aof the
battle to read the occasional sharp hits.
One Of the keenest is recent Eng lish
definition Of as.rory: "A'man who believes
that the present Is worse than the past,and
that the future will be worse than the
present." A caricature Of Conservatism"
could not be more felicitiously expressed; !;
for it is the merit of caricature to present
some true features of its subject graphic
ally exaggerated. The consolation to the
man of eqaable mind and unexcited, is
that, party warfare notwithstanding, men
and parties and nations still survive and
that the world goes on as ever.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16
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. THE question whether Gov. Nichols
should pardon Returning Board Anderson
threatens to disrupt the Democratic party
in Louisiana. Much bitterness is evinced
between the Democratic factions in the
LEGISLATURE on the subject.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16

sslt seems as If shou d cough my head
off" is sometimes the impatient excl anna
ton of a sufferer from severe Cough,
QuelI the parOxysms with Hale's Honey OF
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diate and the cure certain. Sold by all
Druggists. .--
Pixies Toothache Drops Gu In one
minute. .'
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16

mo WAexs are not any better in California
than here, In fact not so good. Laboring
men are glad tosget from 80 cents to VI
psr day--andyet that is the land Of gold.
The Morning herald., 1878-03-16
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-12

A COLLEGE FREAK.-The following
Story of old times in South Carolina is told
If the learned DR.. Maxey: On one occa-
sion several Of the students of South Caro-
lima college resolved to drag the doctors
carriage into the woods, and fixed upon II
night for the performance of the exploit.
One of the number, however. was troubled
with some compunctious visitings, and
managed TO convey to the worthy presi-
dent Il hint that ii would be well for him
to secure the door of the carriage house.
Instead of paying any heed to this sug-
gestion, the doctor proceeded on the APP
pointed night to the carriage house. and
ensconccd his porlly person inside the We
hlcle. In less than an hour some half
dozen young men came to his retreat and
cautiously withdrew the carriage into the
road. When they were fairly out of the
college precincts they began to joke freely
with each other by name.
One of them complained of the weight
of the carriage. and another replied by
swearing it was heavy enough to have
the old fellow himself inside. For nearly
mile they proceeded along the highway
and then struck into the woods to covert
which they concluded would effectually
conceal the vehicle. Making themselves
infinitely merry at the Doctors expense,
and conjecturing how and when he would
find his carriage. they at length reached
the spot where they had resolved to leave
it. Just as they we're about to depart
having once more agreed that the wagon
was heavy enough to have the old doctor
and all his tribe in it-they were startled
by the sudden dropping of one of the glass
panels, and the we'll known voice Of the
doctor himself, thus addressing them:
So. SO, young gentlemen. you are going
to leave me in the woods. are you7 Sure.
ly, as you have brought ne hither for
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-12
MONTPELIER VT.


1t is 4 seemingly beautiful custom; this
of decking the graves of our soldiers
The past glides by us so fast, we must
keep their memories green" You
will reserve these purple p'nsics and lay
them on your fathers grave The words
were spoken in very low tones by young
wild w to little girl of ten. Every child
brought its flowers. The address had
been lifting and eloquent. 1t was ended.
One line had fastened itself, speech is
silver, but silence is golden" In the
silence following our little pageant, one
person walked hack through the green
summer woods alone. The thrushes were
singing overhead, remember" They
seemed to sing, remember the price
paid for peace and freedom" remember
our dead"
How freely they came forward-these
soldiers-one young lad, slender and deli
cate rs a woman, with II fine intellect but
frAil body. He had to beg hard of his
guardian for leave to enlist. He died of
camp. fever in the first winter. Let us not
blame the guardian too much. He too
gave up his own son as well, They
brought home the boys as they fell and
spread the old flag over their coffins
But one of our best and bravest never
came back. He was a cavalry soldier
and chose Il powerful horse, being an ex
pert rider. He rode out to re-connoitre,
and in the dark venured beyond the lines
There was the crack of pistol, and the
horse wheeled and came back without a
rider. His name is read off with the others
each year, but we cannot deck his grave
with flow rs. The cavalry captain came
through the war with honor, but he too
lies here. The lieutenant was wounded,
and came home to be cured; then he re.
turned. The tall sergeant carried the flag
through the war unhurt His flag was
rildled with bullets, almost torn into
shreds. 1t is laid up with other mementoes
at the capitol. They seem passing before
me these men. We will remember each
AMI every one, but silence is golden "
and we cannot speak Of all. LET US keep
their memory green"
H.V.