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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
AdyenturesseS i'm Washington.

No city in the republic, not even New
York, so swarms with adventuresses as
Washington, which has for years been
the chosen field of the bold, dangerous,
wholly unprincipled tribe. They can
be counted by hundreds; they are of
every sort and degree. They are in the
departments, at the hotels, at the board
ng-houses-everywhere that man can
be found, seduced, or frightened. Their
missions are multifarious, and their
movements mysterious. Theyar seek
ing positions; they are lobbyists: they
have, or their friends have, claims.
They need personal, political, pecun-
larry assistance-indeed, all kinds, ex-
cept the moral kind. Most of them are
blackmailers. They are so crafty and
treacherous that public men of reputa-
ton or means are afraid of, and always
on the alert against, them. The late
Salmon P. Chase would never, during
his official life at the capital, see a
woman he did not know intimately, ex-
cept in the presence of witnesses. Many
Congressman, Senators, and other
officeholders have also made it rule to
receive no visits from women alone.
Senator Chandler, though not noted
for delicacy, is particularly careful on
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

The old medals awarded to United
States exhibitors at the recent Paris
Exposition have been received by
Commissioner General Mccormick, and
will be distributed as soon as possible.
The medals weigh three ounces each.
Each medal bears the name of the ex-
hibitor to whom it was awarded, and is
accompanied by a diploma with the sig
natures of the Ministers of Agriculture
and Commerce and the French Com
missioner General, designating the
group and class in which the award was
made. The medals are 100 in number.
There are twenty-three diplomas Of
honor" which are considered equal to
gold medals, and were chiefly given for
exhibits made by the Government or
by public institutions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

A coRREsp oNDENT, writing from Paris,
states that we'll attested cure for hydro
phobia is just now occupying some at
tention in the medical world. The dis
covery is due to the experiment of two
Russian physicians, Drs. Schmidt and
Ledeben. A little girl, aged -, was
bitten on the hand by mad dog. The
wound, after being cauterized, healed
in few days, but fortnight after the
accident symptoms of hydrophobia set
in. The physicians tbereupon made
the little patient inbale three cubic feet
of oxygen. By this means, in the
course of an hour and half, all the
symptoms disappeared, and the child
remained calm. On the next day but
one the malady returned in all it's dis
tressing characteristics, difficulty in
breathing and swallowing, and tetanic
commissions. A fresh inhalation of
oxygen was tried, and at the end of
forty-fve minutes the attack subsidized,
never to return.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
About Sleen.

Although sleep is a natural and invol-
untary state, it may be greatly promoted
by maintaining a good state of health.
by daily open-air exercise, or by riding
or sailing with the face exposed to the
air; by having the stomach free from a
heavy meal or any indigestible sub
stance, and by the mind being undis-
turbed with cares. Over-fatlgue. in
diligence in food or drink beyond what
nature requires, want of proper exer-
else and mental disquietude, are all
causes of sleeplessness. Breathing in a
confined or overheated apartment is
also a not-unusual cause of broken
slumber. The temperature most suita-
BILE for sleep is about 60 degrees, which
gives the sensation of neither heat nor
cold, and admits of moderate amount
of bed-clothing. being used.
The best posture for sleep is to lie on
the right or left side, with the arms
crossed over the breast in front, and the
head well up on the pillow. The mouth
should be shut, so that the breathing
may be carried on exclusively through
the nose. Some persons acquire habit
OF sleeping with the mouth open,
which causes the grotesque and offens-
i've action of snoring. Going to sleep
while lying on the back should be
avoided, as, besides inducing the sleeper
to snore, it is apt to cause disturbing
dreams.
When lying down to sleep, the mind
should be as composed as possible.
Thinking ought to be guarded against,
as productive of wakefulness. Those
who, from nervous irritabiity, are
habitually bad sleepers resort to various
expedients to secure the blessing of
repose. One of the most successful
plans consists in mentally repeating a
familiar poem or psalm, so as to alter
the train of thought and lull the con-
seriousness.
1t is well-ascertained fact that sleep
begins at the extremities; the feet sleep
first, and then the rest of the person.
On this account, in order to fall asleep,
we require not only to compose the
thinking faculties, but to keep the feet
still. The feet must also have an agree
able warmth. With consciousness of
this fact, the North American Indians
and others who are in the habit of
bivouacing in the open air, when ON
distant expeditions, sleep with their
feet toward fire which they kindle for
the purpose. Certain drugs act as an
opiate and produce sleep when ordinary
means fail, but these should never be
taken unless by medical sanction. The
practice of using opiates is most detri-
mental to health, and, if persevered in,
is ruinous to the constitution. Coffee
and other beverages act variously on
different individuals. They exhilarate
some, and others they send to sleep.
Tea usually acts as an exhilarant, by
stimulating the nervous system, and
should not be taken less than four
hours before going to bed.-Chambers'
Journal
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
Dean SWift's Newspaper Hoax.

One of the cleverest hoaxes ever per-
petrated was one invented by Swift
and intended for the public good. He
caused to be printed and circulated
some "last words" of a street robber
named Elliston, purporting to be writ
ten shortly before his execution, in
which the condemned thief was made to
say: "Now, as I am dying man, I
have done something which may be of
good use to the public. I have left with
an honest man-the only honest man I
was ever acquainted with-the names
of all my wicked brethren, the places of
their abode, with short account of the
chief crimes they have committed, in
many of which I have been their ac-
complete, and heard the rest from their
own mouths. have likewise set down
the names of those we call our settlers,
of the wicked houses we frequent, and
all of those who receive and buy our
stolen goods. have solemnly charged
this honest man, and have received his
promise upon oath, that, whenever he
hears of any rogue to be tried for rob-
berry or house-breaking, he will lock
into his list, and, if he finds the name
there of the thief concerned, to send
the whole paper to the Government.
Of this [ here give my companions fair
and public warning, and hope that they
will take it." We are told the Deans
ruse succeeded so well that street-rob-
berries were, for many years after, few
and far between.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
New YOrk's Worlds Fair.

The Worlds Fair of 1883 is looming
as the particular interest of New York
city, aside from politics. The arrange
ments are in the hands of considerable
executive committee, and with Judge
Hilton as Chairman, and such men as
Abram S. Hewitt, Jackson S. Schultz,
Daniel P Appleton, Richard M. Hoe,
William Libbey and Charles L. Tiffany
among the members. A draft for
charter, modelled after that of the Cen
tennial Exhibition, has been discussed,
and subcommittee recommend for a
site the grounds at and around Port
Morris, east of the city, having a water
front of nearly mile capable of being
locked, accessible to the largest ships,
and railroad connections already nearly
equal to the demands of such project.
The company that own the ground,
which comprises 125 acres, will con-
tribute it's use for nominal considera-
ton. This site may not be selected, but
it is relief to know that the PROPOSE
ton to invade the narrow territory of
the Central Park is finally abandoned.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
The Missouri State Lottery is for

The Missouri State Lottery is flour
ishing institution, which derives it's ex-
istence from charter originally granted
for building plank road in an interior
town, and has hitherto defeated every
attempt to suppress it. At last, how
ever, the authorities have organized a
movement against it which promises to
end it's existence. Prosecutions were
commenced some months ago against
the managers gents and vendors, and be-
tween 500 and 600 cases have been pend
ing ever since. Everybody supposed that
the matter had been compromised in
some way until some days ago, when all
the cases were called up and fines of
from $50 to $500 apiece imposed on the
offenders, some forty Of whom had to
go to jail because they could not raise
the cash. The lottery people have been
very much demoraized by this unex-
pected attack, and the community be-
gins to hope that they are near the end
of their rope.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

THEhomeopathic report on the yellow
ever epidemic has been made by an in
estigating committee to the Indianapo-
IS Institute. Information was received
rom homeopathic physicians through
ut the infected region. It was found
hat the usual remedies used were as
blows: For the first period, aconite,
elladonna, bryonia, and gelsemium !;
econd period, crotalus, or, in the sup
ression of urine, cantharis, strand
ium and apis; third period, arsenicum,
rgentum nitricum, Carlo vegetalus,
'hina and cuprum. The death rate is
Siven as about 6 per cent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

AMONG the effects of the panic was
sudden and serious check in the tide of
immigration to this country, which fell
from total of 437,004 in 1878 to 277,-
593 in 1874, 2O9,O36 in 1875, 1Ol, O27 in
1876 and $4,000 in 1877. A review of
the statistics since such records began
to be kept in 1920 develops some ill.,
teresting facts. For the first five years
the number of immigrants ranged from
5000 to 5000; in five more it was among
the twenties, the cholera in Europe
made the total Jump from 22,633 in
1881 to 60,482 the next year, and ten
years later 1O4,565 were reported. The
commercial depression of 1843 mani
tested itself sharply by the drop to
52,496, but the political overturn in
Europe swelled the flood in 1847 to
234,96S. From this date the figures
grew till they had reached 427,833 in
1854, and then diminished to as low
an aggregate as 121, 282 in 1859. The
outbreak of the Rebellion occasioned a
sudden fall, and in neither 1861 nor
1862 did the number of immigrants
reach $4,000, but before the war was
half over the tide turned again in our
favor and swept so strongly during the
flush times which followed peace that
nearly half a million were added to
our population from this source in both
1872 and 1873. The relative prepon-
derance of the Irish element has di-
minished to an extent of which few
people are aware. Thirty years ago
this race contributed over half the new
arrivals, but for the last ten years they
have not averaged 25 per cent, while
the Germans have, during the last de-
cade, composed 10 per cent. The ag-
ricultural States of the Northwest con.
tinue to attract the largest proportion
of the newcomers, and the South has
not yet been able to divert the current
to any appreciable extent in it's direc
/ tiOn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
Chickens That Got Drunk.

A French doctor, desiring to learn
how fowls would be affected by alcoholic
drinks, administered some brandy. and
absinthe to his poultry, and found one
and all take so kindly to their unwont-
ed stimulants that he was compelled to
limit each bird to daily allowance of
six cubic centimetres of spirits or twelve
of wine. The result was an extraordi-
nary development of cocks crests and a
general and rapid loss of flesh all round.
He persevered until satisfied by expert
ence that two months absinthe drink
ing sufficed to kill the strongest cock
or hen, while the brandy drinkers lived
four months and half, and the wine
bibers held on for ten months ere they
died the drunkard's DEATH All The
Year Bound.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

The bill introduced into the Senate
If the United States by Mr.. Eaton, re-
ating to Geographic communication
oetween this and foreign countries,
proposes to give the consent of Con-
;ress to any and all persons and asso-
iations, whether American or foreign,
o lay, maintain, or operate cables be-
ween the United States and foreign
ountries, on and over the waters, reefs,
stands, shores, and lands within the
Jurisdiction of the United States, sub
ect, however, to any and all rights of
property and State jurisdiction, and
o the terms of such cable grants as
AVE heretofore been made by Con-
,ress.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

AN energetic effort is being made by
ONE parties in New York to reach and
tut down the enormous salaries paid
officials in that city. The Legislature
las passed one or two bills to meet the
question, in which are some new feat
Tres. The amount of money to be
:aised by tax is limited after the pres
9nt year, and all heads of departments
are required to regulate their expendi-
lures so that they shall not exceed the
amount fixed by the Board of Appor-
tionment. This board fixes the amount
to be used by each department, leaving
the head of each department to decide
by what means the amount shall be
made to cover their expenses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

this point So is Ben Butler, despite
his audacity and recklessness. These
and other public men refuse to SEQ
women at their rooms, or houses, or
anywhere without third persons. The
experience of others, if not their own,
has made them wary and apprehensive,
There are, doubtless, many men not
AFRAID OF any man. We question if
there be any man not afraid of women.
Il there be, he has surely never been in
Washington.-Neav York paper.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

THERE seems to be good prospect
at Baton Rouge will again be the cap
al of Louisiana, as it used to be before
construction days. The question of
moving the capital from New Orleans
as before the voters at the last cleo
on, and, though the returns were
:eadfully muddled, it is certain that
early, if not quite, a majority expressed
lemselves in favor of the change. The
Inject will, of course, come before the
Constitutional Convention, which is
ow in session at New Orleans, and the
reliability is that it will decide in favor
f the old seat of government.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

The cheapest freighting in the coun-
is said to be that of Goa, from Pitts
rgh to points ON the Ohio river.
rges capable of carrying $4,000 bush
J are built for $500 each, and kept
tded in readiness for freshet in the
Yer. When the desired rush of high
tier comes, from eight to twelve of
csc boats are strung together and
arted down stream, with steamer in
0nt to guide them and increase the
eed. The boats are sold to be broken
} on arriving at their destination.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

A FIRM in Central Illinois has just
lported from Moscow, Russia, a pack
e containing enough scions to graft
me 5000 apple trees with about 100
rieties of the more hardy class of
lssian apples, especially adapted to
e inclement winters of Northern Ill
Dis, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
le varieties are prolific in bearing and
oecially desirable on account of their
eping qualities.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

The Socialists of Pesth recently held
great banquet in honor of Lassalle.
me of the carousers expressed the
pinion in an after dinner toast that of
l the great promoters of Socialism
rince Bismarck was one of the great
It, for by his absolutism and despotic
lies he kept people alive to the abuses
!. tyranny. e av
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
Smiths Gold Mine.

Henry Smith did his California gold
mining in peculiar way. He was a
Waterman in the Government Mint. At
the close of each days work the en-
ployes were thoroughly searched before
going out of the building, and all of the
precious metal on the premises was care
fully locked up. Then Smith went on
guard for the night. In one of the
rooms under his charge was strong
iron tank. in which granules of gold
were placed to be washed. An iron
cover was securely locked on, but
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

CHARLES DICKINSON, of Franklin
jourt House, N. c., attacked Robert
)ent with horsewhip, and proceeded
) lash him over the shoulders. Dent
ried- to get away, but his antagonist fol-
owed him up. He then drew re-
Oliver and shot Dickinson dead. The
wo men had been rivals in love affair.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

A MEMORIAL from some of the lead
ing Illinois distillers, presented to the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House of Representatives, in favor of
the passage of a pending bill authoriz-
ing an allowance for leakage or casualty
upon packages of whisky withdrawn
from warehouse for expectation, con-
aims interesting facts concerning the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

revival of the export trade in alcohol
It appears that for the year ending
June 80, 1875, the quantity Of this ar
ticle exported was 100000 gallons. In
the following year the expectation in
creased to 2,529,528 gallons, in 1877-7S
to 5,449,252 gallons, and in nine
months of the current year to 1862,
o97 gallons.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

through small hole ran rubber tube
to carry small stream Of water. Smith
unscrewed the tube every night, and,
with a narrow spoon, removed a small
quantity of gold. The loss was so small
in each instance as to be undiscovered,
and it was only when the thief was
caught selling the metal that he was sus-
pectd. He confesses that he has made
$4,000 in two years by his operation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

The Superintendent of Public
Schools in New York has written book
expressing belief in Spiritualism, and
everybody who has read it in the city
demands his removal from position on
the ground Of cerebro-spinal idiocy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

ESTIMATES place the number of In
dams in the American British posses
sions at $4,000, of whom 27,2O4 are in
Manitoba and the Northwestern Terri
tories, and 35, 153 in British Columbia.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22

A POOR settler in Kansas lacked the
means to build a wooden house, and
planned one of mud. By means of
slow but excessive work, he raised the
walls section by section, letting them
dry in the sun as he advanced. No
sooner was the structure done than it
fell into heap. The builder then COM
mitted suicide.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-22
Jhe Nenosha telegraph
KENOSHA, WIS, MAY %, 1879.

PITTSBURGH is going to build
.onument, to cost $4,000, to the late
resident Lincoln. It will adorn one
t the public parks.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-30

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