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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

/ U40OVNOAN G2NSe
Gov. Smith is the thirteenth Cover
nor OF Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Legislature is asked
to pass a bill to tax church property.
Reports from the pineries say that
the numbering interests have bad ap-
pearance at present.
Jerry Dame, an early pioneer of
Rock county, died suddenly at Harmony,
few days since, while sitting costly by
the freside.
There were only twenty-one burials
in Geneva during 1877 in the village
cemetery, of which three were from
Chicago, three from Linn, and one from
Black Earth, leaving but fourteen for
Geneva.
While Mr.. Bower, German living
in Bloomfield, was hauling hay his team
took fright, and he was thrown from the
load and killed instantly.
Lake Mills is excited, for two TRACE
dies were enacted within its limits last
week. Charles Wiley, son of an old
resident, was killed in runaway dis
aster, and German named Smith was
fatally stabbed by cigar-maker named
Starus.
The GAINESVILLE Shoe Manufacturing
Company have substantially failed, Of
fering to settle with their creditors at so
cents on the dollar. Liabilities are
100000. The factory has not beensarun-
ming for some weeks, and the result was
not unexpected.
The Wisconsin Dairymen's Annual
Convention for 1879 met at Whitewater
last week, President A. D. Deland, of
Sheboygan Falls, in the chair. A large
representation Of the dairy interests was
in attendance from the chief dairy dis
tricts Of the State.
One evening last week carriage,
containing Franz Falk, Jr., Misses Helen
and Emma Jacobs and a driver. ap-
preached the Reed street crossing of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad in Milwaukee just as a freight
train, slowly backing, reached the same
point. Either from not seeing the sig
nails of the fagman, or not hearing the
shouts of the brakemen on the train, or
being unable to manage the horses, the
train struck the carriage, fairly crushing
it to splinters, and rolling it under the
train for half block, killing young Falk
and Helen Jacobs, who were dead when
the train was stopped. Emma Jacobs
was seriously injured, but will recover.
The driver escaped unhurt. The affair
causes a feeling Of sadness among the
people of Milwaukee, where the victims
were well known in society circles.
Young Falk was the son of Franz Falk,
prominent brewer of that city, and
was engaged to, be married to Helen
Jacobs, killed with him, who was the
oldest daughter of the Hon. W. W.
Jacobs, Cashier of the Second Ward
Bank, one of themost prominent business
men of the city. The railroad officials
claim recklessness on the part of the
driver, OF that the horses became un-
manageable. The fagman at the cross
ing says that he waved his lantern and
called to stop, as did the brakemen on
the rear Of the train, which was backing
slowly. It is supposed the horses were
frightened by sparks from the locomo-
tive, which were blowing past the street,
became unmanageable, and carried the
carriage in front of the train. This is
corroborated by the driver.
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than either smallpox or cholera, and the
police are now taking energetic meas
ures to prevent the disease from spread
ing. 1t is believed that the seeds of the
plague were brought from Tiflis either
by Turkish prisoners or Russian in
va1i1S
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31
Inebriated Passengers.

The Indian Supreme Court held in a
recent case that a railroad company is
not bound TO receive any person as
passenger who is drunk to such degree
as to be disgusting, offensive, disagree
able or annoying; and person SO drunk
as to be likely to violate the common
proprieties, civilities and decencies of
life has no right to passage while in that
condition. The comfort and convenience
of passengers generally must be pro-
tected, their opinions and feelings re-
garded, and proper decorum observed;
although slight intoxication, such as
would not be likely to affect the conduct
OF the person, may not be sufficient
ground to refuse him passage in pub
lie car.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31

AT Coventry, Vt, there is society Of
reigionists who believe in miracles.
One of their number was seriously hurt
by falling tree, and two of the breth-
rem came every day to pray with him.
After their prayers they command
him TO arise and walk, " which he tries
to do, but thus far without success.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31

Much alarm has been created at Mos
cow by the appearance of the Siberian
plague One day laundress at the
university, who was suspected of having
died from it, was subjected to a post
norton examination, with the result
that the suspicious OF the authorities
were confirmed. Since then several
other persons have succumbed to the
same malady, which is more disastrous
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31
TIE LITTLE FOLKS.
Mystery.

What is this in golden case,
Holding it's little hands up to it's face,
Going ticE-tick, ticE-tick, tick-tick-tick
Never too slow, and never too quick?
Hold it up to the baby's ear!
Tick-ticE- tick-does the baby hear?
Life lies for him in golden case;
The world is strange and beautiful place;
On the border-land of eternity,
He sweetly wonders what time may be;
For, shut in a watch's narrow rim,
Tt is only tick-tick- tick to him.
Mrs Jones Il. Field, IN Vide A30Gke.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31

Miss TABITHA ANN Ho1ToN has been
admitted by the Supreme Court of
North Carolina to practice at the bar of
that State.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
PERSONALITIES.

Lord Dufferin lately took dinner
with Queen Victoria.
Charles G. Leland, CLANS Breitman,"
is steadily employed on the London
press.
The Princess Louise is two years
younger than her husband, who is
thirty three.
Sinclair Roberts, aged eighty, Of
Carter county, KY, has christened his
infant son John Wilkes Booth.
The Low-neck Administrative is the
name which will attach to Lorne's
rule in the Dominion
The love-letters Of Simon Cameron
and the Widow Oliver are to be pro-
duced in the breach-of promise trial
Eighty thousand head Of cattle was
the present Texan cattle king gave
to his daughter on her marriage.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19

Gladstone says he doesn't know what
Canada has gained by it, but he is sure
England feels relieved in having Lorne
disposed of.
Mrs. Governor Fremont visited the
public schools of Arizona recently, and
entertained the pupils by describing
some Of the old castles of France.
The goose quill with which Gen.
Grant signed the Centennial bill, has
been presented by Joseph w. Wilson
to the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
The Viceroy of Egypt, notwithstand-
ing his bankruptcy, is furnishing q
room for himself in his Cairo Palace
in the Queen Anne style, at a cost Of
S.0,oCo.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
TEACHERS MEETING IN KENOsHA.

We hope all the teachers who posi-
bly, can will be present on Saturday to
take part. We have every reason to
believe there will be a large atten-
dance and a good meeting. There
may be some little variation in the
programme as published last week,
but that there will be plenty to make
the meeting an interesting one we
have no doubt. We hope it will be
one of which we will remember for
having made step of advance in the
great work of education.
JOHN J. SWARTz.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
PURE WATER.

small Gills city be supplied with good
pure voter? The use of impure water
causes disease. sickness and death. A
great proportion Of the citizens of our
beautiful city are daily using impure
water, thereby causing disease and
laying the foundation for a premature
death. We are confident that large
per cent of the sickness in Kenosha is
directly. caused by the water which
is used. AS q general thing more
healthful city is not to be found in the
West, and yet great many deaths oc-
eur during the year and many Of those
is not from old age, neither can the
cause be accounted for. We believe
that if much Of the ill-health we hear
complained of was traced to the
cause, it would be from poor water
From eight to ten feet deep the earth
is sandy and porous; the vaults and
sinkout lets in the most thickly inhab-
tied part passes into this porous soil,
mixing with the water, pass into the
wells, is used daily for drinking and
culinary purposes; it is to be wonder
ed that we have SO little sickness. AS
time passes, more and more of this
filth accumulates and mixing with the
surface water, in consequence the wells
become more impure and sickness and
disease increased to an alarming ex-
tent. Now will the people of this city
answer the question we commenced
with, and say, Kenosha shall be sup
piled with the best water to be OBJ
tanned. Another question arises,
how shall we procure it? We would
say that i'll three ways good water
may be obtained. First, by sinking
wells down from twenty to sixty feet
securing it against any surface water;
md IN many parts Of this city livingI
water cannot be obtained at much
deeper digging. Another plan that
we hear spoken of as feasible, is: To
establish water works and bring it
from the lake by pipes; this would be
very expensive, we should Judge, but
il it should be, it is better by far than
to have poor water. Now we suggest
the third plan and believe it the best,
lasting and pure, that is put down an
artesian well in the central part of the
city, somewhere in the vacinity of the
court house. The expense of such a !
well would he about two thousand
dollars and would throw an abundance
OF water to supply every demand of
kenosha. The main pipes to carry it !
through the city and make it available
would cost some seven thousand dol
lars, making a total expense of about
nine thousand dollars. What is that
expense in comparison with good
health? AS an investment by men of
capital it would be a large paying one.
Not long ago this subject of an arte-
sian well was agitated, ana a company
was talked up, but somehow it fell
through, was all talk; it was said one
wanted the we'll in one place, another
did not want it there, scme other one
wanted it somewhere else and in con
no artesian we'll as vet. Lett
the work now be started by forming a
stock company with capital of $10,O0OI
one hundred shares of one hundred
dollars each, let every man or woman
that has one hundred dollars or more
to invest or can spare, subscribe for as
many shares as you want, and within
Il few months our city will be supplied
with good water. M.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
Hard Times SuDper.

The Sons of Temperance of Salem
Div. will give a Hard Times" Oyster
Supper in the basement of the church
at SalemsStation, on Wednesday eve
ming, January /, 1879.
A good supper will be given and on
ly fifteen cents ticket charged.
Music, Reading, &c. upstairs.
Object, 4 good time.
By ORDER OF Con-.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19

NO EVENING WEETIFG DEC. ZISt.
In consequence Of the inability Of
Prof Goffe to take part, and the alb
sence of Rev. I'll. M. Simmons, we have
concluded to have no meeting in the
evening. We are sorry to have to
make this announcement, but hope in
the near future that circumstances
will be more favorable. J. j. SWARTz.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19

Grant Bullamore, Charley Bulla-
more, George Flett, Charley Flett, Net
tie Peurse, Johnnie Peurse, Katy
Peurse, Annie Peurse, Charley Doer-
finger, Charley Herman, Mary Her
man, Lizzie Herman, James Mates,
Adam Riedenbaugh.
99 w TT HOLMES Teacher
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
TEACHERS MEETINGS.

Our meetings have not been as sue
cessful as we would like to have them !;
the next meeting of the East Division
will be held in the High School rooms,
next Saturday. The Vice-President,
MI. J. j. SwartZ. has been making
special efforts to make this meeting a
success. We hope, and expect, that
every teacher IN the e. d. a0iW be pres
ent
W. D.-Salem Center, Dec. 20.
Rivers. II. Monaghan.
Longitude and Time E. w. Helms.
Primary Music-G. W. Blanchard.
Mental Arithmetic-Julia Munson.
Evening Meeting Salem Station.
Discussion =" Compulsory Educa-
tion.' Affirmative-C. X. Maynard, A.
d. CornWel. Negatiye-D. A. Maho-
ney, ". E. McVicar.
Essay-Emnfa Z. Briggs.
Reading-Jessie Van VIE.
Declamation-F. n. Beecher.
Recitation Frances Hartnell.
Miscellaneous
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
No EVENING MEETIFG Dec. 21st.

W. III. HOLMES, teacher.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19

The following named pupils Of DIST.
No. s, Somers, were neither absent nor
tardy during the past month:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
SOMERS.

The weather continues mild and
pleasant, mostly cloudy with light
winds and calms. A week ago last
Sunday We had a snow storm, some
three or four inches in depth. The
roads being comparatively dry and
smooth, and the weather being cool,
sleighs were brought out, and for light
loads OF pleasure were preferable TO
wheels. On some Of the moonlight
evenings, the merry jingle of sleigh
bells was heard. On Friday evening,
it showed again, continuing through
the day at intervals Saturday.
Sunday morning, snow to the depth
of ten on twelve inches covered the
ground. The snow although light, lies
quite even Oh account of the absence
Of wind at or since the storm. Yes
terday morning the thermometer mark
ed twelve degrees; the coolest SO far of
the season.
On Thursday evening last, the Gem
etery Association held a festival at
the residence Of J.. f. Leet. The re-
suit an addition of some fifteen dollars
to the funds, and an enjoyable time to
those present, SO it is said.
Ii lnyu \
farm.
Miss Carrie Barnes has arrived home
from her Beloit visit.
The attendance at the churches was
better last Sunday than the previous
one. At the M. E. church, Rev. Par
sons gave notice of a contribution to
be taken up next Sabbath for the Evan
ston Biblical Institute.
Tax paying time has arrived, and in
order to save the per cent, will have
to be paid previous to the 1st Of Jan
uary
AS far as observed, there are less
hogs to market than usual in this sec
ton, and more sold than at this time
last year in proportion. S.
December II, 1873.
Gladstone says he doesn't know what
Canada has gained by it, but he is sure
England feels relieved in having Lorne
| disposed of.
| Mrs. Governor Fremont visited the
public schools of Arizona recently. and
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
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Sample copy &c. stamp. Cash premiums for
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Send FOR outfit and particulars to
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The following letter to Mr.. jeremiah
Mahoney, of Chicago, in answer to one
of bis in the Educational Weekly, is
well worth reading:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-18

There are but few men who are as
foolish as they are thought to be, and
less who are rs wise as they think they
are.
q" Nature abhOTs a vacuum" therefore
she fills some heads with sawdust.
" 1t is only step from the sublime to
the ridiculous" and it is only the very
wise who can take the step and get back
again.
Tue hardest dollar for man to get is
too often the one he needs the NEST.
The man who dies the richest is the one
who leaves the least here and takes tie
most with him.
True philosophy, like true philanthropy,
is work OF deeds, not words.
When | see a man VINO is Over-anxious
to prove anything, am very apt to think
he is not very certain about it himself.
/ thank God that there is one thing
that money won't buy, aud that is the
wsg OF dogs tail.
No man ever became great simply by
accident; accident has often opened the
way.
The multitude gaze at the epau7ets,
the few at the man who wears them.
Young man, what you get in this
wotld you have got TO win, and man
kind are hard tsskmasteTs and slow
pay.
The great mistake that many felix's
make Is, they are continually betting
on to>morroH and letting to~day 90 by
default.
Most OF US are happy not so much be-
cause we have got q horse and buggy to
rice IN, es because the other fellow has
got TO go on foot.
II j. easy enough 20 learn by experi.
enoe, but to profit by it is what's the
matter.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-18

keep that muzzie, or whatever that hole
Is, turned away from me. There, the
holes looking right at me again!" aud,
to escape it, Fanny now went over q
chair behind Tom.
What coward you arei" said the
brother. I'm going to shoot you dead
with an empty gun"
With this he stood up, wheeled upon
her, and put the gun to her head, his
finger on the trigger.
"MurderI murderl lnurder!" shrieked
Fanny. dropping on her knees and
putting her apron up over her face and
head. Her cry brought grandma to the
scene.
"Tom Tom! what are you about ?"
grandma cried.
Tom burst out laughing cts moth
ing, grandma. Fans afraid Pll kill her
with an empty gun"
Thomas" said grandma, very sternly,
considering she was addressing Tom,
"put that gun down. It's not thing
to play joke with"
Anything 10 satisfy you, grandma
said Tom, lowering the gun. but sOrely
tempted TO pull the trigger first. "But
l hate to see Fan such a coward; so
foolish / do believe if ] should point
run. What's the sense of her Icing
frightened if l know the guns not
loaded 2"
But you don't know it."
am sure of it, grandma"
mo, you are not" said gTandma.
'' 1t is nOs probable that it is loaded, but
it is possible"
Tom was nettled. He didn'nt want to
contradict grandma, but he was sure be
was right. In his desire to demon
strate that he was, he put the muzzie to
his mouth and was about. to pull the
trigger.
severity.
Tom, flushing, lifted his head. " Here,
Bruno ~ he said adding mentally, "PIl
show them Pm right"
He stepped to the door as the dog
came up, and placed the gun against the
shaggy neck,
Rruno, be dead p he said.
Before his intention was apprehelded,
he pulled the trigger. There was stun
piog report, puff of smoke, a low moan,
and poor Bruno lay there just at the
door-deadi
For a moment the three stood speech~
less with awe at thought of the greater
tragedy so narrowly escaped, and then
all moved in the hope of relieving the
dog
Tom took out his handkerchief, and
with tears dropping on the noble head,
tried to staunch the blood.
"There's no use," said grandma, as
she bent over him; 4" he is dead"
Then Tom got up, and without look
ing at the others, went out alone. On
Bruno's kennel in the back yard he sat
down. and there Fanny found him when
she went TO call him to tea. she saw
that he had been crying.
He took her hand With uncommon
| tenderness, and walked to The house
with it clasped in his, almost happy, in
spite of the dead Bruno, in thinking how
much worse it might have been.
They passed in by the door where
Bruno yet lay.
"Be alive, Brunol' said Tom, with
Pickering smile, which was piteOus to
see.
I'd be willing. Fan, to say that over
and over ten thousand times, if st last
he'd answer by that grand leap of his,
Dear, noble old fellOw !"- Youths
Companion.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Jenny Lind Is wolth 8, ,OOO. .OOO.

Jenny Lind is worth 1000, 900.
The dead ex king of Hanover was
blind.
English ladies are beginning to patron
ize crinoliDe again.
William Cullen Bryant's open grave
was nearly filed with flowers.
The strike of the lamp chimney glass
blowers of Pittsburg, has lasted one year,
and is yet kept up.
One ot the attractions of the Paris ex-
position is glass chair made by London
firm for an Indian prince.
The Erie railway is to have steel rails
its entire length. The Central Hudson has
not only steel rails, but four of them.
Vegetable acids cool and dilute the
blood. aud generally refresh the system All
fruits contain acids and salts, which exer-
clse cooling ard invigorating influence.
The peOple of Maine will not consent
to any modification OF the prohI bitory liq-
uor law, and both parties have been com
PEELED to drop the subject in their plat
forms.
Christisn 4. Ross, father of the stolen
child, has been appointed harbor master of
Philadelphia, out of sympathy felt for him
because OF his losses in business since little
Charley Ross was taken from him.
The Journal of Chemistry says that
hot alum water is the best insect DESTROYER
known. Put the alum into hot water and
let it boil till all the alum is dissolved then
apply it hot with a brush to all cracks,
closets, bedsteads and other places where
any insects are found. Ants, bed bugs,
cockrOaches and creeping things are killed
by 1t, while it has no danger of poisoning
the family or injuring property.
The Partisan who writes to the Boston
Advertiser says: g I am glad to hear the
American national exhibit praised by com
petent judges and experts. They speak es-
pecial.y of your cotton fabrics, your beau9i
tuIIy-printed and weliebound books, some of
your gOldsmiths' work, your arms, noticeably
your rifles and revolvers. You retain the
undoubted superiority that the patient and
bold genius of your inventors has given
you, in machinery and locomotives Your
agricultural machines, above all, are admired
aud studied in France, where the country is
becoming depOpulated for the benefit of the
cities, and where agriculture has become so
difficult on account of the continually in
creasing price of labor. Honorable mention
is also due to your harmoniums and musical
Instruments"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-18
How Mean a Man Can he.

Speaking of gall, =" remarked printer
last evening in a G. street beer-saloon,
'taIking of solid cheek, never saw a
man who had more of it than Pete
Blivens, Of Kansas City. Three of Us
used to room together there in 1872
One night in July (it was so hot that if
you'd chuck water on the side of house
it would sizz like 50 much hot irOn) we
concluded to go down and sleep on one
of the timber-Taits on the river. Well,
we got on the rat with our blankets
Just before turning in Pete Bjivens said
he guessed he'd cool off by taking a swim.
| knew the current would snatch him
right under, but didn't want to give him
auy advice. and nc dived off the raft
The undertOw caught him and sent him
out of sight IN about three seconds. As
soon As We saw he was drowned, me and
the other chap went for his effects. We
found eight dollars and halfin his pants
pocket and an old watch. We took
them uD town and soaked the clothes for
nine dollars and the watch for twelve
dollars. Then we went around town on
a sort of jamboree and spent the money.
About five O'Clock in the morning we
were drinking up the last dollar with
some of the boys at the Blue Corner,
when who should walk in but Pete him
self, in an old suit OF clothes that he'd
borrowed OF man three miles down the
river hDd hang me if he didn't de-
mand his clothes, and next day he WAS
round dunning US for the paltry eight
eight dollars and a hal. The gall of
some mems enough to paTalyze L0uisi-
ana alligator. - Virginia (Nev.) ChrOn-
icle.