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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
The Year Without a Summer.

An aged resident of Hartford remem-
bers that the winter of 1829-30 sur
passed this in mildness; farmers plowed
every month of the season, and no snow
fell until Feb. 2. The winter was fol-
lowed, however, by cold, backward
spring, with a snow-storm in MAJ
which killed the returning swallows.
AS an offset to the above story, one of
the old residents of Derby tells us the
year 1916 is what is known as the "year
without summer" Old New England
farmers refer to it as "eighteen hun
dred and starved to DEATH" January
was mild, as was also February. with the
exception Of few days. The greater
part OF March was cold and boisterous.
April opened warm, but grew colder as it
advanced, ending with snow and ice, and
winter cold. In May ice formed half an
inch thick, buds and flowers were frozen.
and corn was killed. Frost, ice and
snow were common in June. Almost
every green thing was killed, and fruit
was nearly destroyed. Snow fell to the
depth of three inches in New York and
Massachusetts. and ten inches in Maine.
July was accompanied with frost and
ice. On the 9Th ice was formed of the
thickness of window-glass in New York,
New England, and parts of Pennsylva-
MIA, and corn was nearly all destroyed
in certain sections In August ice
formed half an inch thick. Corn was so
frozen that a great deal was cut down
and dried for fodder. Very little RI
pened in the New England and Middle
States. Farmers were obliged to pay
81 and SIS bushel for corn Of 1916 for
seed for the next springs planting. The
first two weeks of September were mild;
the balance of the month was cold, with
frost, and ice formed quarter of an
inch thick. October was more than
usually cold, with frost and ice. No
vember was cold and clustering, with
snow enough for good sleighing. De-
cember was quite mild and comfortable.
-HurDer'S WeekLy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21

Pensacola, Fla, have been almost entirely de-
nuded OF timber TT is estins'1 led that about
seven tenths of the timber ST ipped from Pen
sacola is taken from the p'lblic domain, and
that 5000, 900 could be recovered for the Gov
eminent if the cases were properly prosecuted.
Rev. Brown Coble (co(ored) was executed at
Winchester, Tenn, the other day. The culprit
was attired in white gown, which, he said,
was representative of innocence and purity,
and, as angels in heaven were white-robed, he
wanted his soul to pass from that emblem to
the realms of the blessed. He said he had al
ways wanted to be an angel, anyhow.
Gus Johnson (colored) was hanged at Rome
Ga, on the 18th inst, for the murder of AL
fred McCown (colore0, in July, 1876.
A New Orleans dispatch says that, in the case
of the State vs.. Thomas G. Anderson Con al
appeal for a new triaD, the Supreme Court re
versed the verdict of the jury and ordered tn
prisoner to be released. The court held tina
| the alteration of the Vernon county returns di'
not constitute forgery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
Lively Bows.

The boys are doing lively business
these days. In Berks county. Pa, the
other day, party of school-boys tried
humping heads " to see which was hard
est" But they only learned which was
softest, and he died the night of the ex-
pertinent In Madison, Ind, where the
town was excited over the expected hang
ing of q murderer, party of boys at
play tried one Of their number for MUIR
der, found him guilty, and hung him to
door-knob. He died the next day.
Then ia Frankfort, the same State, a
man was found drunk by lot of boys.
They tied his hands behind him, threw
him into creek, broke two of his ribs,
jumped on him, and left him in such
state that he cannot get well. It has
been bad winter for skating, drowning,
and double-ripper catastrophism, but
the American boy finds mischief still
for idle hands to do.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
NEWS SUM I'M AIRY
FOREIGN NEWS.

A special from Corfu reports that the Turks
have devastated eight Christian villages In the
district of Delvino, and massacred the male
inhabitants. They also killed 100 fugitive
women and children on the seashore. The
English Consul has gone to investigate the
outrage.
Count Andrassy, at Vienna, the other day, In
q speech to the Hungarian delegations, def
nitely stated that Austria would oppose the
extension of Bulgaria to the Egean sea,
and it's occupation by Russian troops for more
than six months.
ABORTION of the Servian army has disbanded
and gone home
A terrible colliery explosion, resulting In the
death Of about forty miners, occurred In pit
near Bolton, England last week.
The krnenians are not in love with Russian
rule. In the portion of the province left to
the Sultan, the people are agitating for re-
form and self-government, under European
guarantees.
Thirty-six persons attending q fair at Brest,
France, were drowned by the capsizing of a
barge.
The reinforcement of the British feet in the
Sea of Marmora by the passage of two iron
clGds through the Dardanelles has given rise
to general feeling of uneasiness regarding
the prospect of peaceful solution of the COM
plications by the Berlin Congress-
Prince Bismarck has notified the Austrian
Government that Russia, in consequence of his
intervention, has consented to submit all the
peace conditions, without exception, to con-
gress for discussion, should the congress make
"a demand to that effect.
A cable dispatch says negotiations are or
foot looking to an alliance between England
and Austria.
The Sultan has written a letter begging the
Gear to permit some modification of the
boundary Of Bulgaria, especially on the south
Six thousand persons have been attacked
with measles at Lyons, France.
M. Paul de Cassagnac, writing to the Paris
Pays on the occasion of the Prince ImperiaIi
birthday, expresses belief in the speedy res
toration of the Napoleonic empire.
The political news from Central America il
unfavorable. Costa RIGA and Guatemala are
both preparing for war. The President OF
Costa RIGA is determined at any cost, and by
any means, to carry out his scheme of Cen
trail American Confederation, and the Presi-
dent of Guatemala is equally determined to
oppose him.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
The New Silver Dollar.

The above two cuts represent the new
silver dollar that is now in process OF
coinage in accordance with the provis-
ions OF the Silver bill recently passed by
Congress. Two specimens from which
to make choice were submitted to the
Finance Committee at Washington, and
the above design was accepted after
mature consideration. It is known as
the " Morgan dollar" because it is the
work of Mr.. George E. Morgan, an En-
glish engraver, who has been in the ser
vice of the United States mint since o.
tober, 1876. The new dollar is 2 per
cent. lighter than the silver trade-dollar,
but approaches that coin so nearly in
size that there is no perceptible differ
ence in either size or weight. The
actual size of the dollar is reproduced
in the cuts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
A Prisoner "SOaps,' His Way Out.

Peter Mcclure escaped from jail at
Sunbury, He stripped himself and
soaped his body, and then forced him
self through the narrow iron space
four inches wide and eighteen inches
long-used to admit light into the cell.
A fellow-prisoner and cell-mate named
Dawer also made the attempt, but before
he got halfway through he stuck fast,
and could neither move backward nor
forward, and IN that condition he re-
NAMED seven hours, when he was res
cued by the turnkey and others. A
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

By a recent ruling of the Postofice Depart
ment, all weekly papers may now be sent by
mail at cent each, without regard to weight.
Hon. J. E. Leonard, Representative in Con
gress from the Fifth District of Louisiana,
whom the President recently sent on mission
to Cuba, died of yellow fever in Havana, few
days ago.
In the House of Commons at Ottawa. Can
ada, motion to prevent the employment on
the projected Canadian Pacific railway of any
person whose hair may be more than five
inches in length has been defeated. Themeas-
ure was aimed at the Chinese.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
ANDERSON'S RELEASE.
Synopsis of the Decision of the Louisiana
Supreme Court.

Synopsis of the Decision of the Louisiana
Supreme Court.
The Supreme Courtroom. saws a New
Orleans paper, was crowded with mem
bers OF the bar, politicians and other
persons anxious to hear the decision in
the case OF the State VS.. Thomas G. An.
derson, convicted in the Superior Grim
lnal Court for publishing as true forged
and counterfeit election returns from tbe
parish OF Vernon Chief Justice Man
ming read very lengthy opinion in the
case. After reviewing the charge, YER.
dict and sentence, the court took up two
OF the exceptions as being the only
ones necessary to consider in render
ing Judgment. These were: "That
there had been no preliminary ex-
ANIMATION, and that it not the practice
to prosecute by information. Both ex-
| cept1ons were dismissed; the first on the
ground that preliminary examination
is not essential, and, second, that prose-
cutlon by information had been a common
rule in criminal prosecutions for manv
years. The exception to the drawing OF
the jury was also dismissed on the
ground that q violation of tie sp,rit az
the law is not claimed. Relative to the
ofense itself, the court gave an abstract
of the Election law, detailing it's re-
quirements. The exact method pre-
scribed in the law was fully described.
The record offered in evidence did not
conform with that mentioned in the in
formation. The document offered was
consolidated statement" certi-
fed by the register Of voters, and not
the "original RETURNS" and the stat
ute of our State does not attach much
value to this consolidated statement.
The original returns, not being altered.
would not change the result of the
election and interfere with the interests
of the people. The paper offered in
evidence IS not the paper charged az
being forged. In order to be a forgery
an instrument which it is alleged il
falsifed must, if true, be legally capa
BILE of committing fraud. Nowhere il
law is consolidated return required al
a declaration Of the result, and its alter
alton or modification can in no way af
feet the election. II every consolidated
AOouAA WOAO AO4SOO duu Gu0 IOSb1ruluS
Board complied with the law and made
their statements from the Com
missioners' returns no injury
could result. It does not APP
pear that any paper has beer
forged that is calculated with compli
ance with the law to change the result
1t is the essence of the crime that i
should be committed by public officer
and on document which would change
the result of the election. This was MOI
done. The letter of John Sherman
Stanley Matthew's and others, which ap
peared in the record, was alluded to BY
the Chief Justice, who stated that i
should be treated by the public in like
manner as that of a member of the
House of Commons who attempted tc
influence the decision of the court in
the Tichborne case. It was ordered
that the verdict of the jury be set aside
and reversed, and the prisoner discharged
| from CUSTODY
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
The VaIue Of Dogs in Virginia.

Mr.. Hunters Dog bill passed the
House without dissenting voice. This
bill allows owners to value their dogs at
800, and to pay to the Commissioner
the tax on that amount, which is 81 for
the first dog, and so cents for all others.
After the dog is SO listed for taxation
he becomes as much personal property
as a COW or a horse. Of course no one
is compelled to pay the tax; it is purely
voluntary. It will have the effect of
stopping the stealing of valuable dogs,
and a stolen dog will be as rare as
stolen horse. This tax will place some
thousand dollars in the State treasury.
VSrqjnia7a.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21

blacksmith had to chip off some of the
edges Of the iron frame before the pris-
oner's release was effected. Mcclure.
who is the larger man of the two. after
yainly trying for two hours to pull his
partner through the narrow aperture.
scaled the outside wall and escaped.
York Penn. Daily, March 4.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21

That Georgia Major says that
rissey has " the face Of a Mephistc
les" John wishes to reply throug
Graphic, as follows: 81 don't
'zactly what that means, but [ rel
Der that [ hit him with Me-phist O
esy." That is diabolical pun, b,
Graphic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
Rem RutIer,S RrickS.

A resident of Uniontown, near Washing
ton, recently wrote to Butler describing
himself as "patriot, not politician,
and asking for assistance to obtain Office.
The General sent back his letter in
dorsed as follows: Respectfully re-
turned. I do not believe that patriot
stands the slightest chance of getting
Office now"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21

GAR1BALDI, SO far from lying dying at
Caprera, is preparing to visit Paris dur
ing the Exposition, when he will be the
guest of Hugo.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
WIT AND HUMOR.
STUcK-UP people-Glue-makers.

a hOUo1NO eAuO--U uSb peIOFo Dr6ak
fast.
The Oat(e)s troupe-A drove G
horses.
STRANGE that ice is not harvested wit
an ice-sickle.-Ireaaton Gazette.
Why a baker should not sell hi
bread-Because he kneads it himself.
To TAInoRs-Don't measure your Gus
toners with your eye. Use tape meas
ure.
SOLOMON was the first man who parte
the heir in the middle. -Neac Oriea,
Times.
If "the receiver is as bad as I'll
thief" how about the receiver of a sa'
ings-bank?
Gov. BISHOP, of Ohio, wears a stee
pen coat on dress occasions. That's til
write costume.
DoN'T say ga glass of wine say
5eaker of wine. Beaker-rect in yor
language always.
A eUARRELsoME man and q beefstea
are alike in one respect: Both are &
ways ready for broil.
SLIGHTLY equivocal: To ask a M
how you look, and have him reply tb
you look well enough as far as he C
see.
WHAT grim sarcasm is that viii
made Alexander II. Stephens CHARM
OF the House Committee on Weig
and Measures
WHY did my aunt. elope ?" aske,
niece of her uncle. Because T did
hold tight rein-dear," he replied
HdckenSGck Republican.
THERE are 1904 distinct languas
and yet the man who smashes his
on the edge of door, in the dark, f
difficulty in expressing himself. -Bre
fast Table.
AN old topper addressed his be
thus:
IT'S very strange that you andI
Together cannot pull
For you are full when am dry
And dry when L am full.
A CORRESPONDENT asks us to d,
"The Returning Board" A man
ing back home, and beset on the
by candy peddlers and book agent
the best definition of the returning b
that we can think of.
THOUGHT I told you not to trust
fellow again." said Spilkins to his
ner, as a man left the store carry
bundle with him; "guess youth
him out after a while" And he
He found him "out" every tim
called with "that little bill"
STERN parent Ito Young Amerit
"When [ was your age, sir, I got
5, cooked my own breakfast, and Gle
my own boots. Young Dutiful-"
but then you hadn't got me about
who knew the ropes, to set you b
example"
A GUST OF DUST.
He wildly rubbed his eyes, he did,
With vicious luminosity,
The while the dust in binding Clouds
Did blow with great velocity.
But she, sweet lass. pulled down her We
And smiled on him benignantly,
Which made HIM grind his teeth with
| anu 1foWu Oh Uer Indignantly.
-Nes0 York Sun.
Mr.. TRENMLEs-"I assure you,
Jones, [ would never go out at all.
could help it, in this dreadful climi
one day cold, the next hot. What
erably wretched weather we ha
Mrs. Jones'" We do indeed,
Tremmles; but try and bear up;
better than none, you know"
DID you ever bound into sudden
seriousness from a frightful dream
find sweet calm for the agitated NJ
in the soothing thought that fashio
ways does her level best to keep
with the exigencies of the times
you have not, gentle reader, giveit a
and observe for yourself how easil,
widest nightmare may be made as
as parlor entertainment by musin
the fact that gents suits without
cts are coming into style.-Ct1aci3
Breakfast Table.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23
Fashion Points.

A new. style of ribbon is in bia,
stripes of various colors.
New scarfs for the neck are of col
ored Grape with the ends embroidered
in contrasting colors.
Violets of all shades are mixed, anC
worn in hats and dresses, violet being
very fashionable color.
Natural flowers are much worn in the
hair, to fasten the fichu, and even on
round hats. For this purpose a pin
called "porte- bouquet is used. gen,
orally snake in a spiral encircling q
small tlOwer-hOlder in silver or oxidized
silver.
In all the recent descriptions of hand.
some costumes worn at the races in
Paris, where new fashions are shown
off, it is noticeable that the dresses are
spoken of as short, so that this fashion
is gaining ground, AS the cockney
says: "When things the thing, you
know, it makes the thing quite the
thing"
There is an eccentric fashion of wear
ing these snake pins either elaborately
inlaid with turquOises or with imitation
diamonds, and the string of the bonnet
is sometimes caught back on TO the
shoulder with one; sometimes other de-
signs are used, such as a tiny playing
card, with the figure of queen, knave
or king in enamel
Ladies wearing low shoes now pro-
vide themselves with CATERS made of
fine check, or of dark blue waterproof
cloth these CATERS button quite high
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23
Hoe or Not Hoe Wheat,

Strange to say, there are still many
farmers who don't believe in wheat
hoeing, and "sow thick to smother
the weeds" 1t is almost incredible,
for the comparison of an acre in each
field would settle the question. As for
poor me, all my heavy wheat land has
been twice horse-hoed with Garrett 81,
and is now getting hand-hoeing as a
"fnisher." On the loose light land we
only hoe clean and well before the
wheat shuts in, as it is desirable to keep
the land as solid as possible. The
wheats have also been narrowed and
rolled, and the light land wheat heavily
crosskilled.n Said my wife to-day:
"Your wheat is too thick;'' and 1 had
to remind her that she had said so
years ago, although only drill four to
four and half pecks per acre, and
when it first comes up the thin lines are
complained of as being "much too
thin" How they have thickened by
branching this spring! If we observed
how many juvenile weeds we destroyed
in a days hoeing, we should congratu-
late ourselves upon the profit of the
operation. My wheat is drilled at in
tervals of nine inches from row to row.
y. j. Mechi.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23
New Method of Preserving Fruits.

A foreign chemist has published a
new method of preserving fruit which
deserves a trial on a small scale, as it
is so simple, and yet it is deemed to be
perfect in the preservation of the pecu-
liar and original flavor: "Wash the
specimens clean after gathering, and
place in vessels fluid composed of 200
to 300 grains of sugar to one litre of
pure water and p grains to grains of
salicylic acid. The pots or bottles,
with their contents, are then closely
covered with common writing paper,
and so kept in moderate temperature,
as any excess of warmth would cause
too great an evaporation of the water.
IN this way the professor has found by
experience that plums, cherries, april
cots, peaches, grapes, Strawberries,
etc., can be preserved in good, sound
condition for whole year, each fruit
retaining its original and peculiar
flavor as fine as when gathered. -
Michigan Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23

around the ankle, and protect the
dressy stockings from the dew, or pre-
vent the accumulation of sand inside
the shoe, and will be appreciated by all
ladies who are fond of walking.
A great deal of fine shirring is now
used on dresses; some of the evening
costumes worn at hops and receptions
are princesses with the whole front
made of fine shirrings; vests are shirred,
the backs of sleeves, and the cuffs, col
lars and pockets. This is also favor
ite style of trimming for chlidren's $
dresses, particularly in the lightest
shades of silk which are self-trimmed.
There are many ways of tightening
the effect of heavy mourning; the large
square collars that are so much
worn in colors are made for mourn
ing toilets of bias folds of crepe set on
a deep collar cut out of foundation mus
lin; the collar is worn closed or cut
open at the neck, and the edge is fin
ished all round with a abox-plaited ruiiie
of crepe set above white crepe lisse.
A more dressy collar has black lace
substituted for the crepe. Deep cuffs
to match are worn with these collars.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23
A Bad Place for Tramps,

Tramps, in birth and title, are of a
British origin. At this season of the
year when the days are long and warm
the tramp" luXuriates in the shady
lanes of England, while during the
cool nights he secretes himself in more
comfortable quarters. Like Mickey
Free, the tramp has not JANUS
for work. for as it was not " "a gift o.
the Gradys,' neither is it of these
prowling pests of the country districts.
This plan of punishment, next to hon
est work, is the terror of the tramp"
When he makes his appearance, either
singly or in couples, in any one local
ity, few stout country lads in the
absence of the police buck and gag"
him and place him on convenient
cross-road place where a vigilant eve
is upon him. If there be two they are
"bucked and gagged and placed 0is-
d-UtS at these cross roads. As each
passer-by takes mental photograph
OF them they once in while bestoW a
physical kick or suggestive nudge that
soon creates desire of cautioning all
coming tramps to that locality. When
the police take tramps into custody the
SNCNiN' biACoS oili NlOlC-
some remedies that Falstaff dreaded
are generally employed. But few
days ago | saw pair of first-class
tramps in the stocks' not manvmiles
outside London. Around them they
had peace-offerings of dead cats, dogs,
crows, and much vegetable hash
They were the first tramps that had
come into that locality in seven years,
and evidently Were Freshmen, inno-
cent of what was in store for them.
There is doubtless some difference be-
tween the English and many of the
American tramps just now, as many
Americans are on the tramp in search
of work, but take the name with all
that it implies, and, of course, coming
in for share of the dread and disgust
inspired by their lazier brethren of the
road. Under these circumstances it
would not be right to attempt to cure
the American evil with the English
remedy, except in cases of known
criminal conduct, or, at least, by the
exercise of a wise discrimination.
London Cor. of Baltimore Sun.