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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24
THE LITTLE BOY WHO WOULD NOT
TAKE CASTOR OIL.

Once there was l;...ie boy
His mothers pride, his fathers joy
A right good-natured lad was he. a1t4y -
And hale and hearty as could be,
But once, upon an autumn day,
He pushed his dinner plate away
80 sTs aaad
I Cannot eat to-day" he said:
u feel an aching in my head ,tilS
His mamma, apprehending harm, ~
Sent for the doctor in alarm. ,f au p,,4
3 The doctor came-.s Our littleYNed setgt4a
Is somewhat sickly, ma'am," he said;
8 In order we disease may foil,
He must imbibe some castor O., ~ " = g - 4
But Ned declined and shook lis head
hate that horrid oil,' he said. ST., lf
y In vain his mamma, dear, lmplored: = Z,
In vain his papa ripped and swored. art
They couldn't get that oil down Ned
:" No oil for me-" he firmly said.
So thinner, thinner every day,
He faded quietly away. i1(t3 ISIS 49,
No pies, no cakes, no bread no meat
Did he have appetite to eat.
And all in vain his parents toll
To make him take the castor oil
That nostrum that would ease his pain
And make him well and brisk again u
But Ned refused-so naught.oouldgsave
The child from an untimely grave;
And thinner, thinner, day by day,
He faded like a dream aWay:a
Till one night by the parlor fire
Sat Edward, ready to expire si j
The draught was strong and 1ercely drew
And sucked him up the chimney fue
His poor mamma went nearly wild,
And loud bewailed her foolishchild
But Ned went sailing here and there,E
The sport of currents in the air.
Forever tossed by cruel winds, 'ysr.,
No peace, no resting place he finds.
And, as he tumbles in the skies
Oh, give me castor Oil I" he cries. 4 =
"Too late! Too late!" the wind replies
How often in your trundle-bed,
Have you, my child heard foolish Ned 9ff
Call down the chimney, hoarse and shrill,
IN tones that made your heartstrings thrill
Or on the frosted window pane
Come tapping once and once again 2
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24

A RECENT dispatch from Bucharest
says: Osman Pasha remains in strict
privacy, receiving no one. He manifests
true Turkish obstinacy in connection
with having his wound dressed, some
times refusing, like spoilt child, to al
low the surgeons to look at it for days at
a time. He left Bucharest at / this
afternoon, in Russian sanitary train
on route to Kischeneff, accompanied by
his surgeon and an aide-de-camp of the
Grand Duke Nicholas"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24

THE State debt of Ohio is Sc, ATS, sos.
The local debts of counties and cities,
500, 1928, 900. The total receipts for
school purposes, with balance in the
treasury, amounted to 81, 632, 900. Paid
in teachers salaries during the year,
Sd, 957, 900. The number of teachers
salaries during the year, 81, 957, 900.
The number of teachers in the public
schools is %, DOB; the number of pupils,
100, 900; the value of school property,
$21, 145, 900.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24
A Lung-TeSter.

We don't want Moore township girl
for lung-tester. At singing school
up there the other night young man
was Dragging about the strength of his
lungs, and invited girl in the company
to hit him in the breast. She said she
was left-handed !; had been washing that
day and was tired, and didn't feel very
active, but at his urgent request she let
go at him. When his friends went to
pick him up he said he thought he would
die easier lying down. He had lost all
recollection of having any lungs, but the
young lady consoled him by admitting
that she didn't hit him as hard as she
might have done, because she rather
liked him.-Eatoaa (Po.) Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-24

the Bank OF England In the regular
course of business, and were there can
celed. Iascertained at the Bank of En-
gland the name and address of the firm
to whom the notes had been first issued
and then traced them through the sew
eral hands through which they had
passed. Following up the clew, I dis
covered that some Of them had been
sent to bank at Paris. I wrote to this
bank, inquiring to whom they had been
paid, and to my great qualification was
informed that they had been sent to the
very firm in London few days before
they had handed them over to Thomp-
son.
Here, then, was the missing link. and
| had no longer any doubt in my mind
that the money paid to us was the same
as that which had been lost by Messrs.
Smith & Jones.
Honest Sergt. Copp was overjoyed.
and wished to go at once to Mrs. Thomp.
son and give her the good news. This,
however, I would not permit, as
thought it would be better to endeavor,
In the first instance, to ascertain the
fate of the poor foreman. I, therefore.
called upon Messrs, Smith & Jones, and
informed them that had obtained GER
tain information, which led me to be-
lieve that a sum of e750 paid into the
bank was identical with that lost by
them, but that the only person who
could satisfactorily prove the fact was
Thompson, and that he must therefore be
found They promised to do their best
to aid my inquiries, and employed de-
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
WouIdn,t Marry n Mechanic.

A young man commenced visiting n
young woman, and appeared to be we'll
pleased. Que evening he called when
Il was quite late, which led the young
lady 10 enquire where he had been.
81 had 10 work tonight"
What, do you work for a living7'
she inquired in astonishment.
Certainly" replied the young man.
81 am n mechanic.
81 dislike the name OF a mechanic, .
and she turned up her pretty nose.
This is the last time the young man
visited the young lady. He is now n
wealthy man, aud has one of the best
women in the country for wife.
The young lady who disliked the
name OF a mechanic is now the wife OF
a miserable fool-a regular vagrant
about grog shops, and the soft, .verd-
ant, silly, miserable girl is obliged to
take in washing to support herself and
children.
You dislike the name Of mechanic,
ehl You whose brothers are but well
dressed loafers We pity the girl who
is 40 yerdant, 80 soft, TO think less OF a
young man for being n mechsnic-one
OF Gods noblemen-the most dignified
aud honorable personages OF heavens
creatures.
Beware, young ladies, how you treat
young men who work for living, foI
you may one OF these days be menial
to one OF them. Far better 10 discharge
the we'll fed pauper, with all his rings,
jewellery brazeness and pomposity, and
.-L A. 81
handed, industrious mechanic.
Thousands have bitterly repented
their folly who have turned their backs
on honest industry. A few years have
taught them q severe lesson.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
Language OF the Hair.

All our features have their language
eyes, nose and mouth. And now
some one discovers that even the hair
has its own indications.
Straight, lsnk, striney-looking hair
indicates weakness and cowardice.
Curly hair denotes n quick temper.
Friz2y hsir, set on ones head as IL
each individual hair was ready 10 nght
its neighbor, denotes coarseness.
Black hair indicates persistent reso-
luton in accomplishing an act-also Q
strong predisposition to revenge insults
and wrongs, fancied or real.
Brown hair denotes fondness for life,
q friendly disposition, ambition and
earnestness Of pupose, capacity for
business, reliability in friendship, in
proportion as the hair is fue.
Very fine hair indicates even DISPOSE
ton. readiness 10 forgive, with q de-
sire 10 add to the happiness OF others.
Persons with fine, light brown or su-
burn hair, inclined 10 curl or friz, are
quick tempered, and are given TO re-
sentiment and revenge.
Light brown hair inclined TO red
ness, with n freckled skin, is a certain
indication Of deceit, treachery, and q
disposition 10 do something mean by .
friend who can no longer be used 10
advantage. All OF which may be news
TO fortune-tellers.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
Medical.

a timely dose Of schencks Mandrake pills
Is sure 10 prevent vn attack OF biliousness, when
a short neglect OF the warning symptoms may
develop a serious case OF fever, either bilious,
intermittent or typhoid.
schencks Mandrake Pills remove all causes OF
biliousness, promptly start the secretions Of the
liver. and give healthy tone 70 theentire sys-
TEN. II Is no ordinary discovery In medical
science 20 have found harmless cure for this
stubborn complaint, which accomplishes all the
results heretofore produced by a free use OF cal
omel, a mineral Justly dreaded by mankind, AMI
acknowled 10 be destructive In the extreme 10
the human system, That the properties OF cer-
tain vegetables comprise all the virtues OF oao-
mel without ia injurious qualities, II now an adj
mltted fact, rendered indisputsble by scientific
tests. Those wuo use the Mandrake Pills will be
fully satisfied that the best MEDICINES are these
provided by nature In the common herbs and
roots Of the fields.
These Pills open the bowels snd correct al
bilious arrangements without salvation or any OF
the injurious effects OF calomel or other poisons.
The secretion OF bile is regulated as well as Will
be seen by the altered color Of the stools. the
lisappeatance OF the sallOW comp, eqion and the
of the tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany each box
OF pills. Prepared only by j. n. Schenck Son,
az their principal once. corner sixth and Arch
Streets, Philadelphia. Price 70 cents per box.
For sale by Gil druggls Is and dealers.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
Further Information wanted About
the Heayes.
EDITOR Posi- AND TRIBUNE /:

EDITOR 1OkT AND i KlIUNE
would like to inquire, through the
columns of your most valuable paper,
what is the best kind Cor breed) OF
hens for laying and Matching purposes.
/ would like some one TO give me a
recipe to break up the heaves in a
horse as soon as they start, Cor as soon
as they are noticed). G. J. PHELPS.
CLARKsTovN, March 8, 1878.
ASswER-Much may be done by
good management TO relieve the ami
NAL threatened with heaves, and ft
him for continued service. Give the
food in small compass, feeding freely
with roots and grain, and sparingly
with fodder. Feed regularly, give Wa.
ter often, give moderate exercise, work
moderately and regularly, but not on a
full stomach; let the feed be pure and
good, and cut and moisten all fodder
fed. In this way the condition of the
horse may be improved, so that he will
do good service. In addition some OF
these remedies may be found useful:
Two tablespoonful of tar, mixed
with the yolk Of an egg, given in the
morning.
MIX lime water, or httle powdered
lime, in the feed.
Mix tar and honey, a tablespoonful
each, and add ball hcorice, half the
quantity; opium, eight grains ; mix,
dissolve, and give in a quart Of new
milk every other morning, and feed on
smart weed hay.
The root of blue flag is said to be
one of the best remedies. Ii may be
used green or dry; if green, cut fine; il
dry, pulverize il and give half table.
spoonful in meal or oats, morning and
night After eating it few times,
horses like it. Asafetida is considered
a good ingredient in n medicine foi
heaves. Omit musty or dirty hay il
all cases. Concentrate the food. Clear
oats are the best.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
something Abou, san stefano.

San Stefapo, where the peace nego-
tiations between Russia and the Porte
we've conducted, is under the shadow
OF the old walls, which have not bcen
besieged for 400 years. Close by are
the Seven Towers, within whose mas
sive keep a Russian ambassador has
often been imprisoned. and the walled
up gate through which the Moslems
expect that the Christians will re-enter
Constantinople when they recapture il.
Here, tco, according to n London
Standard correspondent, is the chapel
in whose devoutly wOrshiped wells live
the miraculous fish which jumped out
OF the frying-pan on the day Of the tax
ing Of Constantinople, and have lived
until now with one side cooked aud the
other waiting until, in the fullness Of
things, II can in its turn be submitted
10 the FIRE. During the massacre OF
Chic a number Of Greek children who
lad been carried Oft by the Turks we're
rausomed and afterward educated by a
philauthropic society. One Of these
bows, who was ransomed and educated
by Americans, has become n wealthy
householder al San Stefano. IL was
under the roof Of this Chiote exile, who
bad been trained by American mission.
aries, that the conqueror OF the Turkey,
the Grand Duke Nicholas. received
shelter while the Dipomatists were
chattering over the conditions OF
peace.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
Time for Economy.

A man from the lower walks Of life
entered drug store yesterday and in
quired the price of an ounce OF arsenic.
Being informed he drew a paper from
his pocket, consulted some figures, and
said
That's two cents more than they
asked me in Chicago
"Well, those are my lowest igures,
replied the druggist.
The mar took out a stub Of n pencil,
figured for three or four minutes, aud
sagely observed F:
"lt's time 20 practice economy, and
I might as well begin here. Two cents
on an ounce is thirty-two cents on a
pound. Thirty-two cents on . pound
i thirty-two dollars on a hundred.
weight, or six hundred and forty dol.
lars on ton. Great Heavens but do
you think / would recklessly throw
away six hundred and forty dollars ?
Tho druggist could mako a. reply.
and the man looked terribly indignant
as he went out Detroit Free Press.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09

Some important decisions were rem
dered by Judge Hoyt Circuit Judge
% the Seventeenth Judicial CircuiD on
Monday last, March 1lth. 1878, among
which will be found a decision in the
case OF the American Insurance Com
pany" OF Chicago, Illinois, VS.. Gala
way aud two others, in which the same
questions arose. and which is OF i'm
portance to the patrons OF the Ameri-
can Insurance Company. Three suits
were tried some time ago before the
Judge, but on account Of the many
questions that arose, decision was re-
served for some time. In each case
the American Insurance Company
represented by T.. It. Miller, Attorney
for the company, assisted by N. w.
Taylor, was plaintiff, and the defend
ants were said VIM. III. Galloway, Isaac
Horton and Philo Rownell. Each
case was tried for the defendant by
able counsel, and the cases were fully
tried. andiprobably every point in them
raised 10y the respective attorneys and
elaborate briefs filed. The following
points were decided by the Judge:
First. That the contracts were Hi
NUS CouAIdttH anu Antii COuoNiuCtiOu
governed 10y the Law OF Illinois.
Second. That the notes were given
for valuable considerations, tO-wit, In
surance.
Third. That by the terms Of the con-
tract embodied in the policy aud the
charter of said company which is made
part OF said policy. and by the fail
ure OF defendant To pay the payment
due. for the space of thirty days after
notices received by him that said pay
ment was due, aud copy OF the sec
tion OF said charter making the whole
of said note due on such default, the
company had right to elect that the
whole note should become due, and
did so elect in the SUIT brought 10 en-
force the payment of said note.
Fourth. That the revocation Of au-
thority by Commissioner Rowe had no
effect on the contracts at that time ex-
listing.
Fifth. IA to certain representations
and conditions claimed by defendant
to have been made, the Judge found
that in the written contract, to-wit: the
application, note and policy, which
were signed by the parties thereto,
must be supposed to be merged all the
terms and conditions of said contract.
IL was also found as a matter of fact,
that the company was financially sound
and paying its losses, and was possess
ed Of assets amounting to over 81, ,000,-
600.
Judgment was therefore rendered
for plaintiff in each case for tho full
amount Of note.
Persons whose notes are held by that
company will probably pay their pay
ments as they become due and not be
misled by others.-[Grand Rapids
Democrat.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09

Why HR WANTED REcEIrr ?-1n
the city Of Halifax there dwelt a law
yer crafty, subtitle as a fox. An In
dian Of the Manic tribe, named Simon,
owed him some money. The lawyer
had waited long for the tin. His pa
tience at last gave out and he threaten
ed the Indian with lawsuits, processes
and executions. The poor red man
got scared and brought the money to
his creditor. The Indian waited, ex-
pecting the lawyer would writo a re-
ceipt.
"what are you waiting for p asked
the lawyer.
Receipt" said the Indian.
"a receipt ?" said the lawyer-"a re.
ceipt, what do you know about a re.
ceipt7 Can you understand the nature
Of receipt ? Tell me the use OF one,
and / will give it 90 you.
The Indian looked at him a moment
and then said
"Spose maybe me die me go tc
hebben me find the gate locked nae
see the 'Postle Peter he say, Simon
what you want me say, Want to gel
in lie say, You pay Mr.. j dat
money! hab no receipt hab 10 hunt
all ober hell TO find you y
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09

The man who expects 10 make farm
ing a success, must not be above his
business. IL is not good idea 10 get
above ones business, whatever il may
be; provided it is honorable and hon
est. Farming requires brains and
muscle, and he who has neither or lit
tie Of either had better try his hand at
something else. The farmer who
would succeed must be industrious and
economical. He cannot afford to spend
more than one-half of his time hunt
ing, trapping, or loa6ng about town ;
he must not be above wearing such
clothing as is most suitable to his oc-
cupation and circumstances. III they
are not quite as fine as those worn by
the merchant or professional man,
whnt's the difference, il they are paid
for? He must be a sober man, not
simply because his margin of profit
will be small, but from considerations
prompted by higher and grander mo-
tive. He must be content with an in
come OF from four TO six per cent. on
his years operations on his capital en-
ployed, for that is about the best he
can do, and fretting won't make it any
~
keep out Of debt, by paying as he goes
and living within his income. He can
not afford to pay from 8 to 10 per cent.
interest for borrowed money, when his
business will not net him more than 6
per cent. He who undertakes TO run q
farm on borrowed capital at or 10 per
cent. interest will surely fail. Ii can
not be done successfully. The many
failures and the heavy Indebtedness
among farmers of the present day is
attributable TO this more than any 9TH
er cause. "The borrower is servant to
the lender" is one Of the wise mans
proverbs. Be wise, then, ere you real
ize it's painful truth; it is foolishness
to try to solve problems that cannot be
solved, or undertake 20 work ont i'm
possibilities. Don't take any stock in
patent right venders or any of the like
shun those men or would-be lawyers
or doctors, &c, that are peranbulating
about the country from school-house to
school-house, teaching their doctrine
Of reputation, for il is nothing else.
Look out for them, for you will find
them nothing but professional cheats,
taking advantage Of the times TO put
forth their pernicious doctrines. Shun
them as you would lightning rod or
white wire clothes line agent. Lock
them over. and see if they are men
that you would go TO for advice, in
quire whether they have ever succeeded
in any legitimate business, see if they
are not of tho class that do not and
will not pay their honest debts They
seem to take great interest in your
velfare-so does the patent right ard
lightning rod agent. / repeat, look
out for them. = Jackson Citizen.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
About Theodore TiIton aud His
wife.

Rumors regarding the Tilton family
are numerous. and some Of them sin.
gular. Parties who assume 10 know
say that Theodore has visited his wife
OH numerous occasions and tried to
get her TO live with him sgain. At
fist she refused 10 have anything to
do with him; but the understanding
now is tha, the family are to be reunit-
ed and will go 10 Europe. In connec-
ton with this statement is n rumOr
that Mrs. Tilton has confessed TO Grim
inal intimacy with Mr.. Beecher; aud
again, n rumor that she has consented
20 live with Theodore only on his
promise 10 make a retraction OF every
charge he has brought against her.
However oil this may be, IL is known
that ex-Judee Samuel ID. Morris and
Theodore have had n serious falling
out. "I make no secret" said Judge
Morris 10 n reporter Of the Times the
other day, "of my contempt and loath-
ing for Theodore Tilton. Henry Ward
Beecher guilty is thousand times
more OF a man 10 me than Theodore
TiIton innocent-and (sotto voce) he is
not innocen teither." He likewise
said that the scandal case had cost him
81 800, and that Tilton had paid him
but $500. and Judge Fullerton a SIM
lar sum only. The same reporter has
interviewed q Plymouth Church man
on the various rumors, and that gentle
man says Theodore cares not an iota
for his wife. but wants 20 get her under
his control again for the mere purposs
OF crushing Beecher. In this state.
ment the reader has all that is worth
knowing Of the latest developments,
and is graciously permitted 10 believe
or disbelieye, as he may elect.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
Democratic Drift.

The Democratic party appears TO be
OIL the point Of throwing of its respec-
table clement and getting down into
the mud Of communism. 1t encoura-
ges every blantant demagogue aud
every dangerous theory OF finance that
is likely TO please the ignorant aud the
vicious. The time seems TO be near at
hand when the line Of demarkation be-
tween the two parties will be broadly
drawn on new issues involving the
credit OF the Government, the security
of property, and the established inter
ests OF society. On one side We may
expect 10 see the stable elements Of the
community-men who own farms in
the country, or homes in towns or ci-
ties, or are in possession Of steady en-
ployment that identifies their interests
with those Of the property holding and
property-getting class. On the other
will be the thrifiless, the shiftless, the
discontented, the idle and the vicious,
aud the demagogues who seek the suf-
frages OF these classes. II is needless
TO say on which side Of the line the
Republican party will be found, and
on which the Democratic party
[Cleveland Herald.
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Something for American GrrIs.
nn,tl Enaulr.r. Lnndon L.,t.r.

Cincinnati Enquirer, London Letter.
An American girl went over 10 Paris
with her brother the other day, and
the instant she was left alone with
their companion in the carriage, q
middle-aged FreRchman, he insult<d
her. She told her brother when he re-
turned, and there was a fearful out
burst. The Frenchman gave his card,
aud said he was deeply sorry, and
would abide by the decision Of the
other as 10 the consequences TO ensus
for his mistake, but certainly he never
suspected Mademoiselle was lady, as
she was painted The brother appeal
ed 10 the best authorities in Paris in
these matters 10 learn what the code
was under these circumstances, aud all
the men Of the Jockey Club told him
that II bis sisters eyelashes were black
ened and her cheeks rouged, he could
have no redress, as these practices
were never followed by uas dsmoisells
du monde.