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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
The End Of the World.

Camilla Flammarion, the well-known
French scientist, thus expresses him
self in La Correspondence Scie1atitiQue
regarding the ultimate of our globe
The earth was born; she will die either
of old age, when her vital elements
shall have been used up, or through
the extinction of the sun, to whose rays
her life is suspended. She might also
die by accident through collision with
some celestial body meeting her on her
route; but this end of the world is the
most improbable of ALL She may, we
repeat, die natural death through the
slow absorption OF her vital elements.
In fact, it is probable that the air and
water are diminishing. The ocean,
like the atmosphere, appears to have
been formerly much more considerable
than it is in our day. The terrestrial
crust is penetrated by waters which
combine chemically with the rocks
1t is almost certain that the
temperature of the interior of
the globe reaches that of boil
ing water at depth of about six
miles, and prevents the water from de-
scending any lower. But the absorb
ton will continue with the cooling of
the globe. The oxygen, nitrogen and
carbonic acid which compose our at
mosphere also appear to undergo alb
sorption, but slower. The thinker may
foresee, through the mist of ages to
come, the epoch, yet afar off, in which
the earth, deprived of the atmospheric
aqueous vapor which protects her from
the glacial cold of space by preserving
| the solar rays around her, will become
chilled in the sleep of death. AS Henry
Viyarez says: From the summit of
the mountains winding sheet of snow
will descend upon the high plateaus and
the valleys, driving before it life and
civilization, and masking forever che
cities and nations that it meets on its
passage. Life and human activity will
press insensibly toward the intertropi-
cal zone. st. Petersburg, Berlin, Lon
don, Paris, Vienna, Constantinople and
Rome will fall asleep In succession I'M
der their eternal shroud. Duri1g very
many ages equatorial humanity will
undertake Arctic expeditions to find
again under the ice the place of Paris,
Lyons, Bordeaux, and Marseilles. The
sea coasts will have changed, and the
geographical map of the earth will have
been transformed. No one will live
and breathe any more except in the
equatorial zone up to the day when the
last family, nearly dead with cold and
hunger, will sit on the shore of the
last sea, in the rays of the sun which
will thereafter shine here below on al
ambulent tomb revolving aimlessl J
around useless light and barren
heat"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
A Talking Machine.

During more than a century invent
ors have turned their ingenuity to con,
structing machines capable of initiating
the human voice, though what practical
purpose they might serve if ever so per-
feet it is difficult to discover. One of
che Latest of these efforts, and perhaps
the most successful, is a machine made
by NJ. Faber. 1t consists essentially of
three parasitic wind producing sys-
tenn, the sound-nlaking apparatus, and
the articulating arrangement. AS for
the first, nothing particular need be
said; it is simply a series of bellows.
The second, the sound-producer, the
larynx, is an ivory tube so constructed
that within certain limits the length
may be varied so as to cause difference
IN tone produced. Probably he would
nave been more successful had he
adopted some more elastic material.
The articulating apparatus includes a
part for sounding the vowels and an
other for pronouncing the consonants.
The former are due to the passage of
air through openings of different shapes,
made In diaphragms placed successive
~ IN the current of air by the action of
levers moved by the fingers; in addi-
ton special cavity, destined to pro-
duce nasal sounds, can be put in com
munication with the former at pleasure
by means CT particular lever. The
consonants are produced by pieces, the
action OF which is analogous to that or
the lips, the teeth and the tongue, and
the rolling of the r is caused by a
wheel. All these imitation organs are
put IN motion by fourteen keys very in
geniously disposed i'll way to produce
the necessary intensity of action and
variation in sequence of the parts des-
tined to pronounce a syllable. The
number of fourteen keys is sufficient,
tor by certain variations in the touch
the intended sound can be regulated as
strong or weak at pleasure. AS might
be expected, the language of the ma
chine IS very monotonous, and is by no
means perfect, as some sounds produce
a much better effect than others; how
ever, In general, the words pronounced
are easily understood. They cannot
be compared to the changes in the hui
man voice, and whatever improvements
the machine may receive, the question
still remains, What use is it?-Gaig-
1aG71es Messenger, Paris.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
The WOrsted Church.

The Worsted Church of Canterbury,
N. H., i'll the interior, is a mosaic of
needlework of vines, flowers and
decorations of worsted, in all colors
and designs. Few persons would be-
lieve that such charming effects could
be produced with such material.
Crocheted lambrequins cover the cur
tains at each window, and baskets filled
with zephyr wool flowers hang from the
center. Harps, crosses, anchors,
wreaths Of flowers, and festoons of
vines, are placed between large tablets
of artistic designs, grazing the walls
like ancient tapestry, and inscribed
with scriptural selections. These tab
let's and inscriptions are composed of
various colored crimped tissue papers,
upon background of cloth. The let
tering is well executed, and no two in
scriptions are III the same character.
An immense ornament OF flowers and
drapery is suspended from the center
of the ceiling, with two large arches o.
flowers spanning the interior of the
church. The flowers look so fresh that
the beholder is almost tempted to
pluck regal lily, blushing rose, a
radiant dahlia, a modest ferget-me-cot
or the lily of the valley with its fairy
bells. Who has done all this work? A
young widow, who made a work-room
of an apartment near the entrance OF
the church, and who not only decorat.
ed the walls during the week, but con
Quoted service every Sunday for five
years, reading popular sermons from
the pulpit.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

in his hand, knew he would not hurt
me. So | got up, and he wrapped me
in a cloak of warm snow fur, and put
me in big lady-slipper carriage that
was drawn by two bunny rabbits like
the one took from the bad boy.
"*ComeP said the green frog, jump
ing from the beautiful boys hand. I
shut my eyes, and, when I opened
them, the carriage was going down!
down ! down. just in the middle of my
fiower-bed. All at once he stopped in
the beautifulest place you ever saw
prettier than the Christmas tree, for all
the flowers were real, and ever so
sweet, and the floor was made of grass
covered with clover-blossoms and dali
sizes. All my birds were there, and all
my hower-fairies, and they sung all to-
gether:
Welcome, Christ Welcome,
Tots to the Christmas festival of the
fower-fairies.'
"Then they seated us on throne of
flowers, and made us eat and drink
while they sang, danced and played in
and out the flowers, and the bees brought
us honey in tiower-cups, and the hum
ming-birds nectar, while the birds gath
cred and gave us berries and ripe
peaches and white grapes, and the
Christ-child said it was all because I
was kind to the helpless darlingsin the
summer time, when they had to live on
earth for the season; and he told me I
must be very good girl, for he wanted
me some day to live in a more beautiful
place than the one we were in, and then
the green frog bowed to the Christ
child and told him it was almost time
for him to be visiting the earth-child-
rem OF the poor, and that I must be
home in bed before the chime church
bells woke my mother, or she might
feel anxious if she missed me. So they
put me in the carriage again, and this
time it was drawn by two butterflies,
and they few right up to my own room,
and the lrist-child tucked me in bed,
and kissed me good-by, and, mamma, I
didn't know anything more until you
woke me with kiss, and said it was
time to dress" MARY E. LAMBERT.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

lE other night, says a Washington
'spondent, a group of politicians
in Postmaster General Keys
l., talking of old times down in
lessee. Gen. Key had quite a
deal to say about Andrew John
He said that he had often curried
orse. Andrew Johnson used to
at his fathers, who was a farmer,
young Key always had the job of
hing off Johnson's horse. In this
the future President had for a
m future Cabinet Minister. Key
that Johnson was one of tho most
.tious of men, and that he could
i've outside of politics. At the mo-
he returned home as ex-President
cyan intriguing for a place in the
tie, and succeeded after making a
vigorous effort for the same.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

REMARKABLE departure from the
| methods and materials has been
> in ship-building in England, and
now promises to sooner or later
rsede iron in the construction of
;. The first oceanic mail steamer
has been built entirely Of steel was
2 launched at Govan. It is named
Infaurs Castle, is 371 feetin length,
three feet in breadth, has accom-
atoms of a quite superior kind for
passengers, and will have a crew of
II told. It IN to be one of the
mail line of Messrs. Donald Cur
Co., and it's engine Will be of $500
ated horsepower. AS an evidence
he unmistakable revival of the
e shipping industry, the firm who
} the Kinfauns Castle had last
at this time only three vessels IN
20 of construction, while at pres
hey have on hand fourteen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Christmas Secret.


Said dear little girl, who has bright, sparkling
eyes,
Il am going to give my papa surprise,
For Kistmas is coming, you know;
II sell every penny
I've ever so mary
just see what an awful long row"
"But what will you buy him, nv dear little girl?
Asked mamma as she tNined round her fingers
curl;
@Come, tell ME about it, said she.
Il CUES / don't dare to,
Just cause I'm afraid yon
Will go right of straight and tell he."
"Now, Minnie, you know''-@ There he's coming
look see!
What If he had heard us conversiDg? said she.
Il guess 'twould have braked my SURPRISE"
[Soliloquizing:I "Now, l spect he'll say
Minnie,
You queer little ninny,
What missive mischief has got in your eyes?'
CHAPTER u.-ONE MINUTE LATER.
"Oh, papa I've hid great seket from you
And you can never guess what! It's about some
fing new,
And somefng that's ever so pleasant!
am going to buy
For you, by and-by,
Some slippers for a Kistmas present"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

DREW JOHNSON had a favorite re-
make to any one who Missed him
he was making speech. The
occasion upon which ne used this
rated retort of his was in q public
at Chattanooga, Tenn, where he
making an address in some political
align. A remark of his displeased
opponent in the gallery, and the
began to hiss. Pausing in his
n, Mr.. Johnson looked gravely in
direction of the hisser and said {:
re are only two animals known to
lists whose language is expressed
le hiss-the viper through malig-
and the goose from force of SILL
OF course the uproar which fol-
/ this was enough to subdue Mr..
sons opponent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

FoNso of Spain is philosopher as
as a King. He explains that
l he vowed he would die a widower
id not believe he would live to be
fried. Talking some weeks ago to
esentatives of Paris and Vienna
RS, he said: when Mercedes
I desired nothing so much as to
myself. For two months I shut my
up in the Escurial, not, as has been
ID, to addict myself to ascetic
tees. like Philip H., for [ am
bigot, but to weep over Mer-
IS coffin. After that I sought
sements to drown my grief, but |
nately found this existence would
do. Now that [ am promised the
! of the Archduchess Christine
that | am born to a new life, and
may yet again be happy. It is moi
me, who love the Archduchess, to
1e general reflections as to the best
: Of women, The Archduchess unites
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

all the qualities of the best types Of the
Viennese, for which / have much SYM
patty. Her character is frank, her tenn
permanent gay. She is resolute; she is
made to insure the happiness of man
worn out by anxiety and receptions,
who yearns for recreation at his own
hearth; and I am sure she will find in
Madrid the same sympathy which she
commanded in Vienna"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

Eastern Oregon paper relates an
.ent in Baker City which was of an
oerating nature to at least one of
arties involved. A divorce suit is
ing between a couple in that place,
he husband, on the lookout for
Ter helpmate, sought to ingratiate
elf with the fair sex by offering a
some prize to the lady who should
ted the most worthy by the largest
)er of respectable citizens. To his
ernation the ballots showed that
ife-separated from him, but not
cod-was the favorite by a large
ity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

VERY year the Methodist Mis-
airy Society appropriates 100000
the purpose of spreading the COS
but of this sum it has been discov-
that only about $1,000 annually has
> toward missionary work among
American Indians. The disclosure
excited great indignation among
bers of the church, and an investi-
" will be had.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
Great Democratic Victory.

There has been glorious Democrats
victory in Madison parish, La, where
in place of the usual Republican major
ity of $500 to $500, Democratic
majority of 1000 is returned. The
explanation of this marked change in
political sentiment is simple and famil-
lar. A few days before the election a
band of Democratic bulldozers cir
culated among the negroes of the
parish, hanging and whipping those who
were at all active In the Republican
campaign. This proceeding made Re
publicans scarce on election day, but
the stealing of the ballot-b and the
stufing of them with Democratic votes
completed the work, and gave a clear
Democratic majority of 1920. The
same plan as to ballot-boxes was sue
cessfully employed in other parts OF
the State, and Louisiana continues
solid"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
Little CreeDerS.

A young lady, who had been married
little over year, wrote to her matter
of-fact old father, saying, We have the
dearest little cottage in the world, or
namented with the most charming lit
tie creepers you ever saw" The old
man read the letter, and exclaimed,
Twins, by thunder"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

HoMAs BAYLEY POTTER, M. P, who
" returned to England from an ex-
led tour in America, speaks enthu-
tically of the progress and prosper
Of the United States and the appar-
soldity of republican institutions
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

OF her finest diamonds reset in this
form of decoration. In a few DAYS
jewelers. will be showing costly dress
buttons among other fresh fancies
for adornment. It is certainly fertile
field for the goldsmith's art and inge-
nuity to explore.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
Buttons.

The button mania is being carried to
tremendous lengths by the ultra-fash-
ionables. A New York woman has
lately ordered ieweler to make a set
of ten buttons of the new-tinted gold,
and each one to be different design.
Another rich parsonage has had some
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

A STRANGE relic has been presented
to the State of Arkansas. It is white
leather belt, with the imprint across it
of bloody hand. It was worn by Col.
Archibald Yell, who, fighting desper-
ately on the field of Buena Vista, got a
fatal wound, and in trying to tear away
the belt left red finger marks.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
he Nenosha telegraph
-ENOSHA, WIS, DEC. II, 1879.

New YORKER, on trial for assault
one of his wife's gentlemen friends,
landed a jury of married men, and
up family troubles and jealousy as
cause of his rashness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

PROF. VIRcHow, of Berlin, has statis>
tics concerning the eyes of millions of
German children. Belgium, Holland,
Switzerland, and Bohemia, through
proper officials, have been engaged in
the same task. In the North of Bel
GUM the light type prevails. The
Flemish people have predominant blue
or gray eyes and light hair.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

LoRILLARD has netted $50, 900 in seven
races in England in which his horses
have been winners.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11

PETER COOPER is lively old boy of
IS years and more.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

the sober Judgment of thinking men and
women. guilty of folly. God never implanted
instinct or desire in the human breast which He
has not provided the means of qualification Any
amusement that imperils health and makes large
sinful. Though it be physical law since 1t is the
expression ofs the Divine Will you
violate 1t with impnnity or without in
curing guilt / need not stop to argue
that the voluntary turning of night into day the
exposure to overheated rooms and the chill. damp
air of night. which sows the seeds OF disease and
often entails suffering upon posterity. is crime
against the ordinances of God written in the
human body. Such excuses lawful amusement
neither requires nor justiies. Further, will say
that any amusement whose tendency is to brutaize
the feelings lower the and blunt the moral
capabilities is positively sinful Unloading forms of
amusement in ancient days were OF this character.
But is the pugilistic encounter OF later days less
so? Are these walking Matches the design OF which
Is to show how much brute strength and endurance
men display. and the tendency OF which
is to animalize the feelings. less worthy
of Remuneration? Now. any amusement which.
instead OF replenishing the body and pouring new
vigor into the mind to fit mon to return TO the du
ties OF life with clearer and cooler BRAIN tends to
vulgarize taste and vtiate moral principle must be
pronounced sinful and harmful.
NECESSARILY EVIL.
will concede the thea may be made as profit
able resort as the concert or the lecture room.
say, then. the theatre not necessarily and in
horently evil But we must take all things as they
are in reality At present the great body OF plays
not OF character to elevate the inteLec-
tuai or moral perceptions, but rather
curbed. Edwin Booth established a theatre where
he intended that standard plays only should be-
represented. and it landed him in bankruptcy. 1
am opposed to the proniiscuous mixing OF the
in q ballroom, and utterly denounce the round
dances of these modern days At best the time that
may be spent In dancing would be much better
devoted to what is in danger of becoming one of tho
lost arts-that of conversation.
In conclusion the speaker said :-Young people,
do not forget that to thing there is a season.
Do Gods claims upon your soul hold proper at
tention with you Be loyal to yourself BIO loyal to
your higher aspirations and nature; be loyal to
your Creator and God. Then whenever you quit
lifo it will be well with YOU.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
POPULAR AMUSEMENTS.

A PRESBYTERIAN cLERGyMAN's VIEWS ON WALK
ING, DANCING AND THE THEATRE.
At tho Ross Street Prcsby tcrian Church. in Will
iamsburg. the Rev. Archibald Mccullough last night
preached on Popular Amusements-The Theatre
and Dancing." Tho church illcd. Mr.. McCul-
lough 1t may be mentioned. acted as assistant pros
ecuting counsel in the lato Talinago trial.
HIS remarks wero based upon Ecclesiasics
ill.,. Ito everything there is sea-
son aud . time to every purpose under
hcaven." Tho subject. no said. on which propose
to speak to- night In amusmonts. NJ viewed In the
light of common sense and thcsword Of God am
conscious of tho difficulties which besot the dis
cusson Of this subject In profitable manner In tho
pulpit. There those who think that the attitude
which religion should maintain toward tho called
popular amusemcnts of tho day Is of hostility.
and that whom tho pulpit speaks this subject 1t Ia
safest for it's voice to DO OF sweeping condemna-
ton. fully agree with those who feel that in dis
cussng any subject where the tendency is to carry
IL dangerous extreme it is the duty of the pull
pit exert its influence in tho opposite direction IL
be committed IL is better ON that sde
We should not forget In our preaching to do did
the Apostles-look ut society not IL ought to be-
but as ~ is Amusement In physical, intellectual
and moral necessity. lilo who says that all the
amusenents of society are intrinsically wrong and
harmful simply says what Is not true. and
he who sweepingly condemns them II. In
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
A FERRY ACROSS THE SOUND.

Tho citizens of Huntington. Long Island, are dis.
cussing the practicability of ferry across Long
Island Sound. to afford the people chance trade
with their Connecticut noghbors. On Saturday there
was largely attended meeting OF farmers and mer-
chants Interested in the ovement and all expressed
tho opinion that 1t would DO Henry
q. Scudder chosen chairman and Charles
Il. Shepard secretary. Mr.. Scuddor said that this
route had become necessary to enable the farmers to
dispose of their truck in better market than New
York afforded. and to enable tho merchants TO pro-
their merchandise at better advantage by deal
ing more directly with tho producers. There was
another thing to be looked at he said and that was
the establis hment OF a railroad across the island.
from Huntington to Babylon and Oak Island.
which In to DO made great summer resort. zap
tain Rowland. of Port Jefferson, onereu 10 pus
81. 900 in boat for this route, and thoughta good
secondhand vessel could be had Tor Se,ouo, or
new ono built $4,000. Garry Eaton sall no
found the people OF the North shore wiring
to invest their money in the enterprise Mr.. Dor-
Ion of Gregory's Point, Conn.,, was VIKING 10 in-
yest some money in il, and had the names OF 100
,oonle who would take from ono 10 ten sharcss
rapiain George G. Haock OF Huntington
lInrbor offered TO build a boat OF lao tons,
snitnbo for either the cross Sound or New
yo,E passage and capable of making the trip from
Huntington TO New York IN three hours and half
IN would be advisable 10 run her on alternate
davs between Huntington and New York, and
Norwalk, Conn. Supervisor Rogers said that
built and with this ferry established. Huntington
would I've the objective point. Remarks were also
maze by Charles H. Street and Willot Bronson, and
the matter placed in the hands OF committee
comprising Charles II. street, Thomas Attkin. Alex
ander q. Gardiner, Lemuel CARL and Ebenezer Lcf
farto.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

general fundpbeing considered sufficiently large IL
was moved that no more contributions be
made to the fund for the erection OF the
fonkers Home of the Aged. After lengthy
debate the motion voted down by 81 nays
against 80 yeas. and Mr.. Goodhearts suggestion to
refer the matter to a committee Of hve adopted
The following two questions were also referred to
committee of fteen:To discuss the advisability or
utilizing the general fund in the interest or the
Order; TO devise such means Will lessen the ex-
penses of the lodges of the district After which
tho Convention adjourned sine die.