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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
A Wonderful Horse.

In Sullivan's stables, on Central ave-
nue., near Fourth street, there is at
present trained horse which is mar
vel of sagacity, and grace, and beauty.
He is gelding years old, out of a
Morgan mare by wild stallion captured
on the plains. He was raised and trained
by Mr.. Morris Lewis, of Indianapolis,
and is without doubt the most perfectly
and wondertully-trained horse in this
country. The Directors of the Zoolog-
ical Garden are thinking of adding him
to the attractions of that resort, and on
Friday last Mr.. Lewis gave an exhibit
ton Of the horse before Mr.. Gilbert, the
business manager of the garden, and a
few other other gentlemen. There were
old, experienced horsemen and show
men present, and all united in saying
that they had never seen anything in
the way of trained horse to compare
with Porter, F" for that is the name he
answers to. He waltzes, dances jig,
walks on his hind feet alone, pretends
lameness, pretends sickness, lying on
his side and grooming dolefully, answers
questions by shake or nod of the head,
counts off his age with his fore feet,
shows how horse acts when he is rest
less, shows how he acts when he is tired
and hungry, shows how he would pitch
bad man off his back, and how he
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Sealing Letters.

The Dutch Postal A,aa,4oz gives some
interesting information in regard to the
different modes which have been EN-.
ployed for sealing letters. For long
period ordinary beeswax was the only
material employed. Toward the middle
of the sixteenth century this was re-
placed by sealing wax, introduced from
India. By degrees this came into gen
eral use. The Oldest book in which
there is mention of sealing wax is q
treatise of one Garsias de Orta on s'Aro-
matics and Simples," published in 1868;
and the first letter known to have been
sealed with wax is said to have been
written to Frederick Count Palatine by
a French gentleman, sent on mission
to the Court Of Weimar. Waters made
their appearance somewhere about the
same time. Adhesive envelopes were
invented and first used in England about
l848. 1t seems very strange that SO
simple device was not thought of be-
fore. By slow degrees even the most
conservative abandoned sealing wax and
waters; but they were long retained in
those strongholds of conservatism, the
English Government offices. Sealing
wax makers occupation is now nearly
gone.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Shocking Depravity.

A young Canadian 8-year-old takes the
palm for cruelty. She is the child OF
Mr.. Charles Frost, of Berlin, Ont, and
being left with the care Of sister of 5,
became angered because it interfered
with her frolics with her companions.
She determined to rid herself Of the in
cumbranoe, and began to abuse the child
in the most fendish manner. First she
filed it's mouth with snow, next dipped
it into quantity of water until it was
nearly drowned. Then it was placed in
the oven of the stove and burned and
bruised. and next thrust under the
stove. All these devices failing, she
went for saw to saw it's head off, but
relented, and hit upon the plan of plac-
ing it in bag and dragging it about the
room. She was engaged in this pleasant
amusement when the horror-stricken
mother returned. Of course the inju-
ries proved fatal. sa -a).
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

Feb. 90 was the seventy eighth ami
versary of the foundation of the Bank
of France. Three months after the
formation of the Government of the
eighteenth Brumaire, several bankers,
encouraged by the First Consul, and
backed by Councillor of State, nj.
Cretet, who subsequently became Direc-
tor of the Bank of France and Minister
of the Interior, held meeting and de-
cided upon the creation OF bank on the
model of the Bank of England. They
fixed the capital at Sc, 900, 900, in so, 600
shares, at 5000 each. The Government
immediately intrusted to this company
it's current account, and bought 5000
shares. The bank has once suspended
payment, in 1914, when the allied army
entered Paris. The Provisional Gov
ernor. the celebrated Laftte, bricked
up the cellars containing bullion and
money, burned the notes and broke the
plates.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
A Terrible Ride.

A tramp who was stealing ride in an
empty car the other night, on the Erie
road, attempted to Jump off at Oxford.
A hook on the side OF the car, used for
fastening the door, caught the unlucky
fellows clothing at the waist and sus-
pended him IN mid-air. The train
dashed on and he was carried to Grey
court, three miles distant, when some
one saw him, stopped the train inmedi-
ately, and the man was taken from bis
very dangerous position. There was not
scratch on his person, but the mental
suffering he had endured, expecting mo-
mentarily to be dashed to pieces, COM
plelely overcame him. aGf T
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Companion Pictures.

When Fulton father camo home the
other evening and stepped into the par
Tor to fill up the coal-stove, he was star
tied to see, when the fame of his hand
lamp dissipated the darkness, that his
daughter and her ducky doodle Adolf
plus were sojourning in the shadow of
the lowered gas-jet. But they were in
separate chairs! And were engrossed in
q box Of figs! Ee felt compelled to ask:
Something the matter with the gas p
And the time-tried youth, grasping one
of the golden thoughts that overwhelm
us In the time Of emergency, answered,
as he mechanically picked up another
fig: "No, sir; we turned it down SO
as not to notice when we bit into 8
worm !"-Fultoss Times.
When the parent went into the parlor
to look for his newspaper he came sud-
denly upon his daughter and her young
man with their faces 80 tightly glued to
each other that they didn't note his
entry.
"Ahem |" he observed.
The twain started, and came to the
light with faces that bore every appear
ance of having been just drawn out Of a
furnace.
Anything the matter ?" grimly asked
the old gentleman.
ST think we must have tainted" said
she, il whisper.
"Humph ! What made you faint ~
he inquired, suspiciously.
This was such poser that she sank
back exhausted, leaving her companion
to carry them safely forth. With an
awful wrench at his faculties he gulped
out:
81 think there must be poison in the
wallpaper"
The old gentleman collapsed.-Dasa-
bury News.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Two Men Carried Over Niagara Falls.

Acorrespondent of the Buffalo Courier.
writes from Chippewa, Ont: Our other
wise quiet village was cast into state
of great excitement last evening, about
2 o'clock, by the report that two men had
gone over the falls. Every house in the
village quickly rang with the news, and
at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
where revival services were being held,
slip of paper passed round caused
great excitement, one yousg lady faint
ing away. The news was too true. The
number of Niagara victims had been in
creased. It appears from what we can
learn that Capt. J. Riley and three or
four others rowed over to Port Day
early in the afternoon, followed SOON af-
ter by his brother Patrick in his own
boat, which was very large and safe
craft Patrick was in state of into1-
cation, but his knowledge of the river
brought him, in spite of his condition,
safely to Port Day (the entrance to the
water-power canal Immediately above
the ranids). Capt. Riley, learning that
his brother was in town, determined to
return with him, and, on one of the par
ty volunteering to bring him over, he
replied, "No he is my brother, and it
is my duty to look after him." Some
time afterward their boat was seen by q
young man on Goat island, heading for
Chippewa for about quarter OF mile,
wien the Canadian current struck it,
turning it's bow toward the falls, they
continuing to rev without apparently
knowing the direction the boat had
taken. A boat started in pursuit, but
WAS soon obliged, on account Of the near
ness of the falls, to desist, and they were
left to their fate. Soon their boat was
seen to upset, leaving the powerful men
struggling in the water, until the inter
vening rapids hid them forever from
view.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
DRILLING.

Sweet Kitty asked with pleasing eve
Dear Charley, teach me, win Won.
The words I've heard your Captain saw
should 80 love to drill your
what, little one, you take commando
I'm very sure I'm willing.
In such company as yours
can't have too much drilling
Stand over there and sing out clear,
Like this Squad, stand st ease = !"
On, Charles, you1l wake papa, upstairs
Don't shout like that, dear, please"
" stand at ease, like this, You see,
And then, / need scarce mention.
The next command you have to give
Is this one: Squad attentionP"
Now, Kitty, smartIy, after me,
tYeu're sure, dear it doesn't bore you?
Forward-quick march. halt
Front, right dress
There now, I'm close before YOU
Present arms Well it does look odd.
You don't believe I'd trihe;
We hold our arms out just like this,
In drill without rife.
" Now say, Salute your officer pm
oh, Charles for shame, how can you?
knew that you were at some trick,
You horrid cheating man, your
Charles ordered arms without command,
she smooth6d her rumpled hair,
And pouted, frowned and blushed, and then
Said softly, "As you were"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Americas Place at the Paris EXPOSE
tiOn.

The Exhibition promises to be SO ex-
ceedingly beautiful and SO thoroughly a
success that one cannot help bitterly
regretting the small part which the
United States is to play in it. We are
to occupy but 5000 meters of space,
while England will Eli %, 900 and Aus
tria-Hungary 1900. Some one has been
guilty Of rare oversight, and that some
one is the people, never willing to let
the Government take charge of things
which it alone can manage We lese
much more than can be adequately de-
scribed by allowing ourselves to be dis
tanced in this International festival, but
it is too late to change now. No doubt
our contributions will be extremely in
teresting, but there was certain place
for the United States to fill which she
has allowed England to take. Much
curiosity was excited day or two since
by the arrival of some mysterious-look-
ing cases containing the crown Jewels Of
England; among others-so it is said,
although it seems difficult to believe
the famous Kohinoor, which has several
times been in imminent danger of pass
ing into the hands of thieves. A special
guard of English and French detectives
will watch these royal treasures, for
there are robbers on both sides of the
channel smart enough to spirit away
even the jewel cases if vigilance were
for moment relaxed.-NeaU York Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

called at the parsonage, and asked for
the Lady of the house. It was with some
difficulty that he obtained an interview,
as the domestics informed him that the
lady was indisposed and confined to her
room.
"My business" he said, sis of very
great importance, and it is absolutely
necessary that should see her"
After the lapse of half an hour, a
middle-aged, handsome. stately lady
entered the parlor, and, gazing with
considerable dignity at her visitor,
said:
"What is your business with me,
sir?"
"Let me shut the door, ma'am, +" he
said, and, quickly stepping behind the
lady, closed the door.
IT think we have met before.
ma'am," he said in firm but respectful
tone.
"Sir r. the lady exclaimed in offend
ed accents.
ST am sure we have met before,
ma'am," the man said.
"You are mistaken, sir" the lady re-
piled, utterly mistaken, sir you will
oblige me by quitting the house imme-
diately."
"You forgot last night, ma'am, in the
vault" the man said in low tone.
The cheek of the lady evidently
blanched, and she gave gasp for
breath. Instantly recovering herself,
she said:
st don't understand you, sir. You
are laboring under mistake"
"Well, may be" the man replied;
"that's fact; but my impression was
that I saw you last night in the vault
when you we're trying to remove the
ring from the finger Of what you sup
posed to be corpse"
The lady had sunk into a chair, and
was deadly pale. By powerful effort
she overoame her momentary weakness,
and said in streng tones:
ST don't know, sir, what you speak of.
You are either labering under mistake
Or you are lunatic."
"Do you happen to have dress like
this, ma'am?" the man asked, drawing
from his pocket the piece which he had
cut from the dress of the occupant of
| the vault the night before.
The lady's lips grew white and dry.
She tried to speak, but her tongue Glove
to the roof of her mouth, and utterance
was impossible.
&C. am reasonable, madam" the man
said; +" [ know your secret, but I will
keep it if you will make it worth nay
while"
Chow much do you require9" the la
dy asked, acquiring the power of speech
by great effort.
"Twenty pounds down will satisfy
me for the present, the man said, "and
more at another time when I need it.
The money was paid, and within a
month the man returned and demanded
more. The lady evidently revealed the
story of her disgrace and crime to her
husband, for he paid the money, and
soon after resigned his living and retired
to England.
This part OF the condemned mans
confession was made known to Mr.. Bell.
ALI the parties to this strange transac-
ton are not yet dead, and hence the
names used here are fictitious The
writer's informant, however, vouched
for the truth of the story, and there is
no reason to doubt his veracity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

would help pretty girl on, and sits up
and smokes pipe. He fetches and
carries like dog, and seems to be al
most human in his attempts to make
himself understood. he is beautiful
fellow, full of fire and spirit, and now
and then gets on his ear when he feels
he is not respectfully treated, and makes
it lively for his master. He has never
been publicly exhibited, and there is a
pressure on Mr.. Lewis from showmen in
all parts of the country. - Cincinnati
Go973s7,eg.ci11
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

Tn China, as in all other countries,
marriage is looked upon as the principal
social event in the life of a man. Not
that it is regarded as the seal put to an
engagement guided by affection, for
where marriage is arranged by go-be-
tweens, and where concubinage exists,
affection between husband and wife be-
comes matter of secondary import
ance. Next to being childless, the
greatest misfortune which can overtake
married couple is to die leaving their
sons unmarried.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
pBovrRs; AN OLD MAIDS soLILoGUY.
BY DIR. ]. @. HOLLAND.


sitting tonight in my chamber,
An old maid, Grabbed and lonely,
fondie my old cat. and pat MN
HIM, and him only.
While sit here in the twilight,
Megaories Of lovers surround me;
GENTS that are married and single
YgSse to confound me.
-gmooth-chinned, mustached and whiskered
Beaux Of every variety
Who shall say that have not
Had safety
Lovers-well / remember them
Those with smooth chins were the neatest;
Sweet were they all--but oh those mus
Taches were sweetest.
willie was tender and loving:
His hazel eyes melting and bright:
NE once was my meat, drink and sunshine,
Air and moonlight.
MTerhert was sweet, feet and flirting,
Flying hither and thither and yon,
slipping honey, gayly buzzing moment, and
Then he was gonel
Willie sleeps deep in the ocean;
The blue waves crash over his head
Xe wild winds, breathe low requiem
Over the dead
Herbert has sown all his wild oats;
OF pleasure he's drained the last drop,
And now, grisly old bachelor, he's
Gathering the crop.
Robert and James. John and Charlie,
ALI are well settled for life,
While Alfred and Harry, disconsolate, still
Sigh for wife,
Clarence is married-another
Fills my place in his heart,
CIIr1E hia nUgtaChe. WhlgDoriUp-h MY low
We never will part"
Alas, have lost htm-an angel
With klue eyes and curls makes him blest-
Him loved dearly and truly,
Last and the best!
Thus sit signing and thinking,
An old maid, Grabbed and lonely;
press my pet cat to my bosom
Him, and him only.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

WAX FOR Floors. Two ounces of
pearlash, ten ounces of wax, and about
half pint of water are heated to boil
ing in dish, which is frequently agi-
tated, until thick fluid mass is formed,
from which, upon removal from the fire,
no watery liquid separates. Boiling wa
ter is now cautiously added to the mass,
until no watery drops are distinguisha-
BILE. The dish IS again set on the fire,
but ite contents are not allowed to boil
otherwise myricin would separate out,
eight or nine pints of water being added,
little by little, with constant stirring.
Coloring matter may be added if desired.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
Thou Shalt Not Pass.

A ticket-agent in Rochester has been
searching the Scriptures with an eye to
business. On his advertising card ap-
pears the following legend: SIN those
days there were no passes given ;" and
underneath are the following texts /:
"Thou shalt not pass. Numbers, Xxx,
Is. "Sufer not a man to pass. y
Judges, iii, Is. "The wicked shall no
more pass. Nahum, l., Is. "None
shall ever pass. Isaiah, xxxiv., 10.
"This generation shall not pass. =
Mark, xiii, 80. $50 he paid the fare
and went. Jonah. j.. 3.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18
The Metropolis Disaster.

Mr.. Hawley, Acting Secretary of the
Treasury, has transmitted to the sub.
committee of the Committee on Com.
MERGE Of the House Of Representatives
to investigate the cause of the Metropo.
lis disaster copies of the evidence taken
by the United States Inspectors at Phil.
adelphia in, their Investigation of the
case, and their report thereon. The re.
port attributes the cause of the disaster
to the rotten condition of the ships bow
and stern, FASTENED by the unequal dis
tribution of railroad iron comprising the
cargo Washington telegram.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

A WoRKwoMAN In North Adams
(Mass.) shoe-shop was recently fatally
poisoned by stitching fancy tops of
bright leather. A chemist analysed the
leather and found it full of arsenic. This
poison enters largely into the manufact-
ure of these dyes, and is also employed
in print factories. In white pocket
handkerchiefs it is often abundant
enough to shake off.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-18

parently in the act OF putting to her
mouth. The woman gave shrek.
rushed through the door, and fed, leav-
ing the lamp burning on the floor.
The body-snatcher guessed at once the
womans design, and, impressed with
the conviction that she was a person
above the ordinary rank, he resolved to
follow and see where she went to. He
had no difficulty in tracking the rapidly
retreating figure. 1t passed out of the
churchyard at a small wicket on the
north side of the church, and entered
the parsonage.
Satisfied that he possessed an impor-
tant secret, out of which he could make
money, he returned to the vault The
light was still burning, and he signaled
the men in waiting. They were soon
on the spot, but on entering the vault
they discovered, to their amazement
that the coffin was empty.
The body-snatcher kept his secret. and
the mysterious disappearance of the
body was matter of unmixed surprise.
Distinguishing the lamp, the men quit
the churchyard, the body-snatcher re-
turning to his quarters at small inn.
and the assistants going back to Belfast
in the carriage.
The next morning the news of Mrs.
Bells restoration to life was abroad in
the town. The body-snatcher fingered
in the neighborhood until he ascer-
tanned that The clergyman had Quilted
home for friends house. Then he
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16

0igus q bosinas ssvivul nultiply.
Aa6og ~ Dese eaesosaGiag ~ &
naoo3 - iossoaoea so16oa1oeo -
vasisov G Gnoos oghibl1o6 6 ~ Gsso1
agrissle.ssl is;s hsla . ~ WeA
q ~ fall. ~ thess sxhihilisas ~
fssosss bsisg thsiR eheiseae psoduses.
but ~ Dosehanls an1 7nn1faotnsuss
fsoa nasy eanAo also ssiss ~ ePPs-
tanity 70 aispl.y thsis goods. fhs
Ghas1sese u tAess sxhihiei0as hAs H.
6ieaeed for several yean tss Limited
hopss of oxhihi1oss aod the dininished
in6resst asd es1oeced eeoaooy a Pc
ibls bayesD- An inpgovs0sat il he
attendance and u display nasks .
bsessr feeling O IL part II eoesansn,
md gssa1se hops a Pro0s o. QAs PAT
a proAuoses. The toos a oooassuial
sstSslss in The joafnAls a Wsstsrn
citiss 10 also noss kePsfsll. Ths Chi
caeo Tsss q Ptidsy -. says: The
prsssas b ths ivslisst vssk foe basi-
49, thse hes ever besa sxpesieaesd
foe . Doss tine in Chioaes. In addi-
iioa 10 the large packages Of al kisds
a msschanliss Pasehesed By baysrs
in personal astrndasos. jobbers ere con-
ss.atly receiving good Many nail or
slees for goods, asd censiderahle prO-
portion u thess orders are from newly
ssttlsd points in Kanans, Eebeaska,
Ninnssosa, Texas and other States md
Territories.
Even ct st. Paul. where some dis
heartenment and dullness would be
not unnatural. il the injury to the
wheat crop had been great or general,
tho Press states that tho wholesale
trade for August has besn the largest
ever known, with about two exceptions,
and trade for September promises to be
enormous" In many Of the Western
cities, also, the people are beginning to
discover that the approach Of specie
pay ments does actually bring greater
confidence and activity, and that money
il abundant enough when they have
anything to give for it for which any.
body else can afford to pay cash. There
has been no expansion but con raction,
and yet better times are here. The
wedding out of bankrupt firms, which
the country had been carrying too
long, has given much relief In short,
v hat the v est needed was not "mOre
money" but fewer reckless borrowers.
~. Y. Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16
A Bear Story.

A watchman on board lake steamer
which was bound from Cleveland for
the West, and had stopped at coal.
lug station at night, met with an ex-
perience recently which might be
called thrilling. While alone on deck,
bathing his arms and shoulders in
water, he heard familiar step which
he recognized to be that of a Newfound-
land dog who had long been q favorite
with people accustomed to life at the
landing. "Well, old jack, said the
watchman. ''are you hungry? Wait a
minute and I'll get you bone. at the
same time patting him on the side. The
next moment loud noise ON deck
called everybody up from below. With
their coming the noise increased until
general commotion reigned throughout
the vessel. Instead of the good dog
jack the visitor OF the night proved to
be nothing less than an enormous bear.
He had been seen during the previous
day swimming across from the Canada
shore in one Of the rivers connecting
the lakes, and by some means had
found his way from the dock to the
deck of the vessel. During the night
of the discovery there was little sleep
on the vessel and half its population
sought protection by climbing up the
rigging. With an axe as o weapon the
bear was faally driven ashore, but MOI
until he had received deep wound IL
his shoulder.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16

The conquest of Bosnia and Here
govins gives Austria two important.
ant provinces. richly endowed with
mineral wealth; places barrier 10 the
extension Of Servia and Montenegro.
and rcdeems the military prrstige Of
the Empire. which wss for o while
greatly clouded. Other difficulties
will have To be encountered before
order is restored, bat the experiences
which Austria has had in governing
diverse races will serve % render heI
task comparatively easy.
One Of those Sunday school teachers
Who are always DESTROYS Of drawing ouI
the ideas al children. asked her class
shat they supposed Daniel said vher
he "a. placed in the lions den. One q
her scholars, Who had . practical tars
Of mind. answered: ''Good-byei Tm {
goner.'