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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
WESTON'S WALK.
He Loses His Wager with Sir John Ashley
London (ldarch,) Cor. New York World.]

He Loses His Wager with Sir John Ashley
London (March,) Cor. New York World.l
Weston, at Ii 80 o'clock, last
night, left Windsor to walk a meas
ured mile in an endeavor to regain
his arrears, having sixty-fve miles
to cover At 500 this morning
he had gained fifteen miles. when he
rested for three hours for sleep. BY
5 so o'clock he had added ten miles to
his gain leaving forty miles of arrears
Weston has reached Slough. His 1000
hours expired at 10 this afternoon,
when the actual distance covered was
1871 miles.
Weston left London at 1905 a. M,
Jan. Is, to walk over the turnpike-roads
of England, 1000 miles in 900 consec-
utive hours, binding himself, however,
not to walk during the twentyfour hours
of each Sunday, which left him only
$50 hours, or thirty-fve days, sixteen
hours, actual time, to do the task. His
route was from London to Dover,
thence to Brighton, Portsmouth, Sails
bury to Plymouth, where he rested the
second Sunday. From Plymouth he
went through Cornwall, and thence north
to Bristol and Gloucester to Worces-
ter, where he was due the third Sun"
day. Keeping along toward the interior,
his route was through Birmingham to
Shrewsbury, thence to Chester, Liver
pool, and Manchester to the extreme
North of England. The fourth Sunday
was spent near Newcastle, from whence
his route was due south, passing through
Durham and Yorkshire to near Sheffield
for the fifth Sunday. Thence through
Lincoln and Norfolk, to Ipswich in SUI
folk, where he was due last Sunday.
From thence toward the interior, via
Newmarket, to Oxford, and thence to
Windsor and London. The task as a
whole was such one as has never be-
fore been attempted in England.
That Weston failed was in no way his
own fault; in every town and city during
the first half of the journey he lost time
owing to the road being blockaded by
the dense crowds, which, on more than
one occasion, we're SO rough that Yves
ton was thrown down and injured. In
TACT, he got to be SO afraid OF the crowds
that he would take refuge in the &C
companying omnibus, while on other
occasions, to keep his lecture engage
ments, he was forced to ride various dis
tances, from ten to forty miles, by rail
all of Which had to be made up. He
was at one time nearly 200 miles behind,
much of which distance he made up in
walking through the comparatively
sparsely settled eastern counties. The
walk as speculation is said to have
been a success, for, though his bet Of
e100 against $500 made with Sir John
Ashley is lost, Weston did SO well with
his lectures, and by the sales of photo
graphs and pamphlets on walking, that
it is thought he will clear several hun
dred pounds. Another cause of failure
may be attributed to bad weather, either
snow or rain having fallen nearly every
day during the journey.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
Color in Lawn Planting.

AS a rule, also, never plant large,
dark evergreen in front of and very
near a brilliant, ight-colored, decidu-
GUS tree, for thus planted it will dwarf
and weaken the effect of the latter. On
some lawns, however, a few massive
dark evergreens may beused with effect
in the extreme, and, if possible, north
west corner of the lot. They will pro-
tect and give character to the place and
heighten the effect Of the deciduous
trees. A striking contrast may be OBJ
tanned by interspersing a few white
birches among and in front of these
evergreens. They will serve, in this
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
Not Symptoms, but the Disease.

It would seem to be truth appreciable by
all and especially by professors of the healing
art, that to remove the disease, not to alleviate
its symptoms, should be the chief aim of med
ication. Yet in how many instances do we
see this truth admitted in theory, ignored in
ach Bitters is successful in so many cases, with
which remedies previously tried were mad
equate to cope, is attributable to the fact that
it is q medicine which reaches and removes
the causes of the various maladles to which it
is adapted. Indigestion, fever and ague, liver
complaint, govt, rheumatism, disorders Of the
bowels, urinary affections ard other maladiea
are not palliated merely, but rooted out by it.
It goes to The fountain head. 1t is really, not
nominally, radical remedy, and it endows
the system with an amount of yigor which is
its best protection against disease.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
Utilizing the Dead Sea.

A contractor of Marseilles has just
obtained concession for the extraction
of chlorate of potash from the Dead
sea. The salt is used in the manufact-
ure of Eliminates, and consumed largely
in England as an ingredient of manure.
The supply has hitherto been drawn
from Germany, and the salt was sold in
London for. 160 francs per ton. Com
petitions reduced the rates to $50 francs,
but the production ceases to be re-
muneratiye below 100 francs. The
chlorate of potash procured from the
Dead sea can, it is said, be supplied in
London at so francs, and the quantity
obtainable is practically unlimited The
process of producing it will besides
furnish other valuable chemical sub
stances, such, as the bromide and iodide
of potassium. #T -GsHaa
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
A Miraculous Escape of Eight Persons.

An accident occurred at the Ameri-
can Hotel Saturday night, which was
miraculous escape from instant death OF
eight persons. About 6 o'clock on the
evening named Mr.. Turner Exall and
seven other persons stepped into the
elevator carriage to descend from the
roof to the ground floor. Scarcely had
the men taken their positions in the
vehicle when the cylinder-head broke
loose, and the elevator shot down the
opening at fearful rate-nothing OBJ
structing it's passage until it reached
the ground floor, where a floor had
been raised to prevent the passage of
the carriage to the basement. It
crushed through this floor and contin-
ued it's downward course to the next
floor, where another platform, which
had been laid over the manhole for the
same purpose, INSTRUCTED its way. The
carriage burst through the timbers of
this flooring with as little trouble as if
they had been pipe-stems, and fell to
the floor of the engine-room in the
basement of the hotel. Dreamer, the
colored engineer, who had charge of
the carriage and had his hand on the
rope at the moment it broke away, had
the flesh of his hand cut to the bone
by the rope running through it. An
other colored man was injured about
the arm and head; another man had
his ankle slightly injured; none of
them was seriously hurt The escape
of the occupants of the carriage from
instant death was miraculous. The
distance from the top of the roof of
the hotel to the basement is seven sto-
ries-about ninety feet Richmond
va. letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13

A LADY taking tea at small company,
being very fond of hot rolls, was asked
to have another. Really, [ cannot,
she modestly replied; ct don't know
how many [ have eaten already" I
do" unexpectedly cried juvenile up
start, whose mother had allowed him a
seat at the table. you've eaten eight !;
I've been countin'!"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
Restitution After Fifty-two Years.

Fifty-two years ago, Mrs. r. K.
Knowles (then Miss Wealthy Hubbard !,
OF Champion, purchased lady some
straw for a bonnet. The transaction
was forgotten by Mrs. Knowles until a
few days ago, when she received let
ter from the woman of whom she pur-
chased the straw containing SIS. The
woman, who is now a resident of
Wayne county, N. Y, wrote that she
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13
Somebody's Child.

Somebody's child is dying-dying with the
flush of hope on his young face and an indie
place in the world beside the companions of his
youth. And somebody's mother is thinking OF
the time when that dear face will be hidden
where no ray of hope can brighten it-whep
her heart and home will be left desolate-be-
cause there was no cure for consumption.
Reader, If the child be your neighbours take
before it is too late Tell her that consumption
as durable, that men are living to-day, aged,
robust men, whom the physicians pronounced
incurable at the age of twenty five, because one
lung had been almost destroyed By the disease.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is most
efficient Alternative for separating the scrofulous
matter from the blood and lungs, and impart-
ing strength to the system. 1t has cured hun
dreds of cUmsumptives.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13

PRICES are o little higher for the Mason &
Hamlin Organs than those of very poor organs,
but the quality is a great deal better. 1t is
certainly good economy TO obtain the best,
when there is no more difference in the price.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13

CLOCK Work IS NOT more regular than the
are put in order with DR. MoTT iS VEGETABLE TG s
LIVER PILLS, a supremacy effective and safe
Alternative, cathartIc and blood depurent which
promotes thorough bilious secretion regular
habit of body, sound digestion and nervous
tranquility. tbs the best possible substitute
for that terrible drug, mercury. For sale by
all Druggists
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-13

cheated Mrs. Knowles in the measure
ment; that she experienced religion
twenty years ago, since which time her
conscience has troubled her very much.
She sent the SIS to make the matter
right, and hoped that she might be for
given Carthage IN. - Republican.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08

and be instrumental III cilrcting many
new organizations throughout our
State.
After a very pleasant and harmoni-
Gus session, the convention adjourned
on Saturday night, to meet in Orange
burg, one year hence.
The meetings of Sabbath were we'll
attcudcd, especially the one for young
men held in Temperance Hall, at 1
o'clock y. IN. Earnest, tcrvcnt pray
crs were offered in behalf Of the un-
converted young men Of Anderson,
and impromptu addresses delivered by
the delegates, urging upon them the
danger Of procrastinatiOn, and the inn
portancc Of attending WoW to the con-
Germs Of religion.
And now we come to the closing
sccne--thc farewell meeting, in the
Baptist church ut 8 p. m. After spend
ing some time in worship, the dele
gates, together with the Anderson asso-
citation, came forward, and, clusping
hands, formed q circle in front Of the
pulpit, and as they sang "Shall we
gather at the river" and "I,lcst be the
tie that bings," many 4 check was
moistcncd with tears, and many Il heart
went forth to God in prayer for Il
blessing upon these young soldiers of
the cross.
But here the curtain falls, and the
convention OF 1879 is thing Of the
past-an oasis upon lifc's drcary path
way, on which, in future days, memory
will delight to lingcr. A Delegate
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08
EVENTS IN RUSSIA.
Long List of Murders and Riots--The
ConspiratorB Still Breathing Defiance.

Long List of Murders and Riots--Tho
ConspiratorB Still Breathing Defiance.
The latest intelligence by mail from
Russia chiefly refers to mllrdcrouS at
tacks upon leading officials. In five
days, between the 7rh and l lth inst. five
attacks have taken place at Kicil'; all
were unsuccessful. At Moscow one
Reinisch, supposed to have been mixed
up with the discovery Of the rcvolu-
tionary printing presses ut ST. Peters
burg. has been mui dcrcI. At Poly
uni< ciicknicc, in theprovincc ofofKov-
no, three policemen, charged with the
arrest OF some villagers. nave been at
tackled on the public nighHa a body
of gentlemen carr. ny pistols and
swords. Nj. Pio;rovsHi, chef of the
Al changcl police, has been stabbed in
his house. Attached to" tho corpse
there was Il piece of paper reading rs
follOWS:-
Tnou vert Polo bat hast been more harsh
70 the Polish cXilCa hc.e than the more crur
Russ ian prison DarS DE- log Thou art not
wor,hy IL live among mci,
TiE EXEcwNv% coMMrr"E
The leading police officer at Yalta,
in the Clinca, hps been arrested as Il
revolutionist. The student DHira'.-
schcwski. recently murdered ut MoG-
COW, WHOSE death bya woman'o hant,
was attributed to Il love affair, na, been
discovered to have fai,cn victim to
the con.pirators. The lady who shot
him WAS Il female cXccutioncr IN the
employ of the committee. At the
theatre of Rovno, near Pol,aAa, an at.
tempt was made to perform piece iii
the South Russian Uil.cct, al il;om
spo;;cn by 10000, 900 Of people: but
in the interest otnational ur. torm,t'- and
ccntrnlsln. s;lictlv excluded from ,.,C
press, church, school and thcat.c 81
inc government. The policemen, pro
hibiiing the performance, wore SCI
upou by The auuiancc. a fight cnsued
which, the military nc.ny reinforced
resulted in the defeat Oftnc rioters. a
Moscow student Gcpu.a ion, asking tht
local Governor to lrcaL their arl cstcC
brethren with lcnicncy, has occn incar
crratcL. Numerous political crimi
mas having been recently sent from
Russia to thc citadel OF Wnrcaw, TIN
principal officers of the Polish capita
OF any cfuclt;cs being committee
against the prisoners. a stupcnt.ou
number OF arrests has been the consc
! qucncc OF these dcrlo.able incidents
; At hharkolf AMI Kictf: the two centre
of South Russian antaSonism to tn
government and its North Rus s:a,
scNcl tiles, several thousands arc sal,
TO have been apurchcndcd. AS mat
ter OF course there is an incessant com
pulsorv exodus in the direction O
Siberia.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08
Spiritualisln.

Every now aud then spiritualism
claims fresh votary. The latest re-
cruit is Mr.. Hcury Riddle, all cduca-
tor of great experience and ability,
aud the supcrin tcndcnt of the public
schools Of tho City Of New York.
Mr.. Riddle has published book con-
tanning communications from the dead
Of all ages, including Shakespeare,
Bacon, Columbus, Newton, Byron,
Franklin, Bonapartc, Hamilton, Luth-
er, Calvin, st. Augustine, Moses,
Pontius Plate, St. Paul, st. Peter
and Pope Plus lX., with others more
or less famous. An exchange, re-
viewing the book, says: "Notling
short Of mental imbccility or dccrcpi-
tudc could mistake the hobbling dog
gcrcl and empty rubbish which is
printed by Mr.. Riddle as new poems
Of Shakespeare and Byron, fresh from
the spirit world, for cmanations of
those rcsplendcnt intcllccts. Bacon
and Newton arc made to talk in the
manner Of enthusiastic new converts
at Mr.. Moody's revival meetings and
the divine Mozart falls below Mr..
Sankey in his ideas of "harmony." ;"
The lato Pope Pho Mono and the late
Archbishop Hughes discourse like
flaming Prctcstants, and can hardly
be outdone by the ficrccst dcnouncers
Of tho "Scarlct Womun.' Tho inl-
pcrturbablc Franklin has become Il
gushing religious spoutcr. The late
William Cullen Bryant is made TO
dccry poetry and to inject into his
hystcrical communication Il scornlul
"bah" in relation to the ART by which
he acquired his fnmc. But tlcsc III
consistencics arc nothing in compare
son with the dismal platitudcs and
gushing religious nonsense which all
characters are made to utter alike
with only such slight variationsas, that
Of making Shakespeare talk rubbish
about his play, Mozart fustian about
t'harmory" and LafaS cite identify
himself as a Frcnchmun by saying
ttPufdonncz moi" when he cut tho
interview Short II is very strange
that n man Of such ability rs Mr.. Kid
die can be deceived into asserting thu
these productions, given in the review
from which We quote, arc inspired
and his evident insanity on this poin
has created great excitement in New
York; because no one knows how
soon he will cndcavor to teach spiritu
alism in the schools. Ilc must b.
put down with Judge Edmonls
Robert Dale Owen, Niscount Amber
Icy and Lord Lytton, as an cvidcnc'
ofwhat effect superstition can have o.
the strongest intcllccts.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08
E0NTENTION or THE y. III. C. 4,

Discussing tho Ends and Aims Of the Ortlc,
--.\ Successful Nlerting.
Ihc fourth annual convention of thr
Young Mems Christian Association
met in the Methodist church at Andcr-
son &. H., Thursday, Friday and Sat,
'1rIay, 9th, 25th and 2Gth u!t. Eleven
associations were represented, as fol-
lows: Charleston, Sumter, Orange
burg, Columbia, Ncwbcrry, Ninety
Six, Due West, Sparlanburg, Green
vile, Walhalla and Anderson. The
delegates were cordially welcomed, in
short and eloquent addresses. by L. p.
Smith, president of the Anderson as
soclaIion, Geo. Il. Tolley, mayor
Of the town, l.. b. Murray, rcprcscn-
taiivc of the press, Rcvs. Fricrson,
Strickland and Carlisle, pastors of the
Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist
churches, respectively; to whom re-
sponscs were made by several of the
delegates. The convention was rcgu-
larly organized, after spending a half
hour in devotional exercises, by tho
election fthc following officers: Prcsi-
dent, Geo. +. FOLEY, Of Anderson ;
vicc-prcsidcnts, l.. N. Zcaly, of fCoium-
bia, ~. G. Jones, of Ncwbcrry, G. NJ.
ordcs, Of Sumtc +; recording sccrcta-
ry, p. III Chisolm, Of Charleston; cor
responding secretary, T.. w. Watkins,
OF Charleston. After the appointment
OF committees, and the hearing ofvcry
encouraging reports from the associa-
tions of their work during the pre-
vious year, the following topics among
others were discussed in an able, clo-
qucnt and pointed manner, viz: "What
is tho Legitimate work Of the Young
Mems Christian Association?'; "Im-
portancc of Interesting the young men,
and how to do it," "What can associa-
tons do in small towns?"; "Collcyc
men," &c.
MIR. Thos. X. Cree. ofthc Intcrna-
tional Executive Committee, was pres
ana. took an active part in tho dcvo-
tiomal and business exercises of thc
N''' ~H'ANh' ShiS S,Citt tlCtllUn nus nuU
great experience in Y. NJ. G. A. work i.
and is at present spending the greater
portion Of his time travelling In tho
South. lie is an energetic workman
in tho Masters vineyard, his whole
heart is in the cause, and his labors aro
being blessed with eminent success.
Ills labors in Selma, Marion, Savan-
nah, Augusta, and many other South
crn cities, arc so many evidences that
he IS tho right man in the right place.
The various associations should con-
gratnlatc themselves upon the selection
for general State secretary Of Mr.. T..
W. Watkins, tho efficient secretary of
the Charleston association. IIc is
doing noble work for tho young mon
OF Charleston. WIc doesn't believe in
talk, but III action" Mr.. Watkins will
visit t. Q asscciat .ons, and towns de-
siro,is OF organizing associations, dur
ing the summer and autumn months.
1t is hoped that his visits will build up
ana strengthen existing associations,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08
The War III South America.

Our South American ncighbors arc
evidently determined to get up q. tirs! Gl;S !!
ems to lombard the town, but is
deferred from this pleasant pastimc for
the present by the threat of the
bolivian authorities to shoot down two
thousand unfortunate Chilians who
happened to be in tho place when the
trouble commenced. In the mcan
time the President Of Bolivia is march,
ing down upon Chill like the wolf on
the fold, with an army of five thousand
mon; and Peru is getting her army
and gunboats ready to back Bolivia.
Tho enthusiasm Oh both sides is trc-
mcrdous. We arc told that Chilli is
all aglow with patriotic arlor, while
III Peru the citizens arc spending their
money lavishly in cquippinw the
national troops. The president Of the
Bank of Peru has given two hundred
Thousand dollars, Don Jose Ovuc u
hundred thousand more, while the
banks and clubs and private citizens
have raised fund Of about a hundred
and fifty thousand Il mor'h durinn tho
period Of the war. Two battalion
commanders have offered to dcirav all
the expenses Of their commands out of
their own pockets. Besides several
formidable iron-clads in tho possession
OF the Peruvian government, new
one has been purchased from Italy.
Chill is by far the most prosperous of
the three States, for she alone Of the
South American Republics has enjoyed
lmmur'ty from revolutions; but for
that very reason her troops have Ind
less experience in fighting than their
neighbors. No actual hostilitics have
yet occurred, but the next steamer
Will probably bring intelligence of 3
collision.
The difficulty, has arisen out of n
conflict of fjuristiction between Chill
and Bolivia. Between tic two rcpub.
lies lies strip Of territory that has
several times been the subject of
treaty. 1t Is chiefly. valuable for its
deposits of nitrates. Heretofore both
nations have been allowed to work tho
mines and export their produce free Of
duty. Bolivia recently imposed a
duty on these exports, and Chilli de-
clared war. Hence tho present en-
broglio. '
Panama has also experienced pcri-
odical revolution. An attcmpt to
bribc the national guard in behalf of y
contemplated instruction was dis
covered by tho commander, who rcpri-
manded ono Of his subalterns, and n
light ensucd. The State troops march
cd against tho national insurgents and
9 street fight resulted, lasting fourteen
hours, and ending in tho triumph Of
the local authorities. We arc told
that the stores in town were closed
one day, and that profound peace has
reigned since then. The crisis in
South America affords a magnificent
Held of operations for Blainc and
Chandler and Logan and, the rest Of
the stalWarts who arc tryinr to
Mexicanize this country. The econ
fcdcratc Congress" will pay their way
out and the cOuntry will unanimously
heed tho time-honorcd Injunction to
sl,eed the parting guest.