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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
Prompt Action.

A physician in Philadelphia was wax
ened one night by the sound of stealthy
steps in his lower hall. Going noise
lessly to the top Of the stairs, he saw a
masked man, powerfully built and
armed, going into his dining-room,
where the plate was kept The doctor
had neither pistol nor weapon of any
kind in the house, but he had cool
head and ready wit, which are frequent
ly better defense than bullets.
He remembered that there was in his
chamber a large paper bag, in which
crackers had been brought from the
grocer's. Going back for it, he inflated
it, passed softly down the stairs, and
then exploding It, with a loud report, by
striking it against the wall, he leaped
upon the burglar, shouting, "You're my
prisoner I"
The thief dropped upon his knees,
crying out, "I'm shot! Tn a dead
man p In the scuffle which followed
he managed to escape, but the doc
tors GOODNESS and paper-bag saved his
plate.
Another instance of the value Of COM
posure and prompt action in an emer-
gency occurred at bathing ground on
the New Jersey coast A stout, heavy
man was seized with cramp in the surf,
and was carried beyond the shore
breakers.
There was no one on the beach but
some ladies and half-a-dozen boys, none
of whom we're good swimmers. The man
threw up his hands for help and sank,
while all the spectators but one stood
paralyzed with horror. This was lad
of -, who quickly and calmly gave a
few directions to his comrades. They
obeyed.
Arope which was used by the bathers
was anchored on the beach, and the
boys, taking the end, swan out with it.
It was just half long enough to reach
the drowning man, but the lads formed
line with their joined hands, reached
him and brought him in.
Cool thoughtfulness is of more value
in the presence of danger than desperate
spurts of courage. A boy can teach it
himself. When the danger comes, let
him remember the maxim, "Keep cool.
Who is afraid is lost. F"
That instantaneous pause for refec-
ton, nine times in ten, will show him
how to overcome the peril
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
A Pretty Girl at Auction.

Grandfather Ackley, OF the village of
Watkins, n. Y, had rather novel ex-
perience recently while "crying off" a
vendue III the town of Hector. After dis
posing of the articles on the sale list
there was lUll in business, and the
crowd was getting impatient waiting for
Grandfather" to "come down." or
rather to announce the close Of the sale,
when q pretty, plump, rosy girl asked
him to offer her to the highest bidder.
Grandfather" being Of a modest, re-
firing disposition, seemed reluctant, but
the girl insisted, SO he proceeded to
"cry" her Off The first bid was offered
by timid young man with pianissimo
voice, who weakly offered $75, bald
headed man event him $50 better, . and
the bidding went along lively until 50, 900
was offered. At this juncture the girls
father went 81 900 better and Grand
father closed the bid to that gentleman
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
Gentlemen'S Fashions

Gentlemen's coats are shorter than
those OF last season, and all coats for day
wear button high; the rough cloths used
Tor business suits are worn higher than
the finer goods of emi-dress coats.
Vests also button high to match the
coat, showing only the scarf about 1.-THE
throat, and concealing the shirt front.
All trousers are worn narrower.
Seml-dress suits have the double
breasted Prince Albert coat made of
black or blue cloth in diagonal or else
cork-screw patterns this is for church
and for general wear, though gentlemen
prefer the single breasted coat. Morn
ing coats with flaps and pockets are also
made of these cloths. The vest is of the
same material and buttons high. with or
without collar, according to fancy: the
binding is of moderate width. The
trousers are closer, and have hair lines
or narrow stripes of medium colors.
Business and travelling suits are made
of Scotch cheviots in plaids, stripes of
mixtures of quaint colors. The entire
suit is of one kind of material. The coat
is either slngle-breasted sack to button
three or four buttons, or else the regular
English jacket with flaps and pockets.
The vest buttons very high, and the
trousers are narrow.
Dress coats are not changed in shape,
but are worn shorter than last year.
They are made as plainly as possible,
without binding or cords the vest, of
the same fine black cloth, is cut low
like the coat-to button three buttons
White vests are not worn with full-dress
swallowtail coats, but are used in the
summer with the Prince Albert frock
coats as part of seni-dress suits. White
vests are usually double-breasted.
Spring overcOats are single reasted
sacks made of dark-brown OF olive Mel
ton, and are faced with silk on the
edges. -Harper'S Bazaar.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
Living i'm Quiet.

A rule for living happily with others
is to avoid having stock subjects for dis
putation. It mostly happens, when
people live much together, they have
come to have certain set topics, around
which, from frequent dispute, there is
such a growth of angry words, mortified
vanity, and the like, that the original
subject of difference becomes a standing
subject for quarrel, and there is tend
ency in all minor disputes to drift down
to it. Again, if people wish to live we'll
together, they must not hold too much to
logic, and suppose that everything is to
be settled by sufficient reason. DIR.
johnson saw this clearly with regard
to married people when he said:
Wretched would be the pair, above all
names of Indebtedness, who should be
doomed to adjust by reason, every morn
ing, all the minute detail of the domestic
day" But the application should be
much more general than he made it.
There is no time for such reasonings, and
nothing that is worth them. And when
we recollect how two lawyers or two pol
iticians can go on contending, and that
there is no end of one-sided reasoning on
any subject, we shall not be sure that
such contention is the best mode of ar
irving at truth. But certainly it is not
the way to arrive at good temper.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28

The President has nominated Horace
Maynard, at present Minister to Turkey, to be
Postmaster General Gen. James Longstreet,
of Georgia, to be Minister to Turkey, and ex-
Postmaster General Key to be District Judge
for the Eastern and Middle districts of Tennes-
see. The Hanlan-C Courtney rowing match oc-
CURED at Washington last week. Hanlan won
in thirty-six and q half minutes. Courtney did
not complete the course he had been COM
planning of headache all day.
VIM. MAcLENNAN, an expert, chief of
the warrant division of the treasury, testified
before the Carlisle investigating committee that
in his opinion Finley wrote that anonymous
letter to Springer.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
authorized local Inspectors of steam vessels to
examine with colored signal lights all pilots APP
plying for renewal of license, reported by exam
lining surgeon as only incompletely color-bllnd,
and if the Inspectors are satisfied the pilots can
sufficiently distinguish the colored lights used
on steam vessels, it will be within their discre-
ton to renew their license.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
A Famous Clown.

Few men in his profession had less Of
the circus man and the clown about him
outside of the ring than James Cooke,
the leaper, tumbler, rope-walker, clown,
and ringmaster, and who died not
long ago. He was slender, medium
sized, and erect, with close-cut, gray hair
brushed back from well-shaped fore
head, well-cut features, steel-gray eyes,
and short gray mustache. He dressed
with care, in clerical black, and white
necktie added to his clerical appearance
His words were carefully chosen, and he
spoke deliberately and thoughtfully. He
looked and acted hike a gentleman al
ways He was religious man. His
son, II years old, is studying for the
priesthood, in the Santa Clara College, i'll
San Francisco, and a daughter is at
school in convent near that city.
"He was perfect gentleman" said
Mr.. Nathan, one of the proprietors of
Barnum's circus, where for the last three
years of his life Mr.. Cooke was equestri-
an manager. "He never used an oath,
and he never permitted himself to talk
ungrammatically. He seemed always try
ing to improve, and to improve all about
him. If any of the men in the ring used
bad language, ungrammatical language,
I mean, he would reprove them, but in
such way that they would not take
offense, and could only love him the more
for the interest he took in them He urged
the boys to read the papers, and to study
when they could. AS a clown he was
very good; Shakspearean, of course.
He was dignifed, graceful and witty, and
studied hard to invent new things"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28

" Grandfather looked the crowd of
young men OVER and, raising himself up
IN dignifed way, proceeded to address
them IN the following mulner: ''Gentle-
men, | am s,rprised, nay more, deeply
mortified, to think that you should let
such prize slip through your hands for
such paltry sum. Why, do you know
that tina this young lady would, if married,
get up IN the morning and make fire
without Earring the floor enough to wake
her lord and master up; and, further
more, If | were as young as some of you,
| would swim the whole length of Seneca
lake, climb liberty pole, throw the
pole away and climb fifty feet further
rather than lose the opportunity you fell
lows have. 1t is needless to say the
assemblage roared with laughter.
York EUe1aiag Telegram.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
Buck Beer.

Buck beer is demoralizing in It's ten
dency when it moveth itself Alright It
layeth hold of the intellect, and twisteth
it out of shape.
My son, go not with them who go to
seek buck beer, for at last it stingeth
like the brocaded hornet with the red
hot narrative, and kicketh like the chol-
eric mule.
Who hath woe? Who hath babbling?
Who hath redness Of eyes? He that
goes to seek the schooner of buck beer.
Who hath sorrow? Who striveth
when the middle watch of the night hath
come to wind up the clock with the fif
teen puzzle? He that kicketh against
the buck beer and getteth left
Verify, the buckness of buck beer
bucketh with mighty buck, insomuch
that the buckee riseth at the noon hour
with head that compasseth the town
round about, and the sweetness thereof
waxeth more and more, even from Dan
to Beer-Sheba. Current joke in the
Holy Land.)
Who clamoreth with loud voice and
saith g Verify, am not I not bad
man?" Who is he that walketh I'm
steadily, and singeth unto himself
"The Bright Angels Are Waiting for
Me?"
Who wotteth not even fractional wot,
but setteth his chronometer with the
wooden watch Of the matchmaker and by
means of toothbrush ?"
Go to. Is it not he that bangeth his
int llect feminist the buck beer unto the
eleventh hour Blu Nye, IN Denver
I3'iJune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28

A MAN in New Orleans has for pets a
host of big and little spiders. He first
became enamored of them on account Of
their thrift, courage, industry and skill.
He has at length become so engrossed
with them as pets that he spends his
whole time with them, and does not care
to see visitors.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28

Ostrich feather fans will be the high
novelty of the summer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
GENERAL.

The General Assembly Of the Northern
Presbyterian Church was opened in Madison,
Wis, on May 20, with a sermon by Dr. Eels Of
Cincinnati, and Dr. Paxton, of New York, was
elected Moderator. The General Assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian Church met at the
same time in Charleston, S. c., listened to a
sermon by DR.. J. P. Wilson, and elected Dr.. t.
A. Hoyt of Nashville, Moderator /. BY vote
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15
OVER THE WATER.
A LIBERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR
IBELAXDfS RELIEF.
small Farms for Galway County
Attempted Asaassiaasioa-The
Rowing Naseh-Ete.


by Telegraph 70 the senrnell
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 1.-THE London cor
respondent Of the Courier says : Assurance
Is given. We understand, that the statement.
recently made. Of the intention Of the
Baroness Burdett Cuts to devote ESQ eco
to the amelioration Of the distress in Ire.
land 10 true. The contradictions have
been made in most Ct the London daily
papers, but the fact is ineontrovertible.
The money viii be invested in the purchase
Of the land situated in the district O
Connemara, county Galway, to be after
wards let to small tenants at long leases
and moderate rents. A Committee x Irish
gtntlemen, interested in agriculture. are
associated in the scheme.
LONDON, FeN. l4--In the House Of
Commons last night. the first thirteen
clauses Of the Seed Potato bill were passed.
Arthur Creagh. Magistrate of Carrshaa.
county Clare, was fred at five times in his
own house, through the window, but was
unhu-t. Creagh rushed out and fred
eight times At his assailants, without
effect. Two arrests we're made on sus-
picion.
The sculling match, between Boyd and
Howden, over the Tyne championship
course to-day. for GOO. was won by Boyd,
by twelve lengths-Time. twenty minutes
and ffty-two seconds. Boyd allowed How
den four lengths.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15
A FOOLISH

II it be true that Mr.. Senator Cameron
said to a newspaper correspondent that
''the people of tins country are tired Of
the uncertainties Of its government, he
either did not know the meaning Of what
he was saying or he deliberately stated
that which he knew was incorrect in
point of fact. II Mr.. Cameron meant to
say that the people are tired of changing
their rulers, he uttered a proposition
which in simple charity We viii only call
. grievous error. The people Of this
country are not tired of electing a Presi-
dent every four years and Mr.. Cameron
well knows it, but they are tired of the
miserable sham. ard aiekeries and cor
ruptions which have made Republican
administrations a byeword and ~reproach,
and Mr.. Cameron also knows this just a.
we'll 1t is the baldest nonsense to talk
Of the people hankering after Grant be-
cause they want . strong government.
They do not want anything Of the kind
in the sense that Mr.. Cameron and his
Republican associates understand the
meaning OF the word They want a good
government, an honest government. q
government Of the people, for the people
And they naturally become Disguised and
sick at heart when they see the reverse
OF all these imposed upon them by a few
selfish and unprincipled leaders, who not
only foist upon the country a bad admin
istration Of public affairs, but absolutely
perpetuate their power by stealing a
President and then insolently gloat over
the infamous crime they committed
against the sovereignty of the people.
Mr.. Cameron is . man of sense and of
more than ordinary shewdness as a politi-
cal leader. but if he used the language at
trlbuted to him he has yet q great deal to
learn before he can successfully play the
role Of statesman.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15

Commenting On an article in q recent
Issue of the SENTINEL, relative to the
appointment Of delegates to the Chicago
Convention, the Reveille asserts that =
majority of Nevada Republicans are as
saredly fer Blaine. and adds The
Democratic press of the State would much
HE to work up a Grant boom if it could.
b-eAuse they know it would be a much
easier matter to defeat the ex-President
than the Senator from Name" Speak
ing for the SENTINEL, we do not know
any such thing. On the contrary, We re-
gard Grant by long odds the harder man
70 beat Of the two. All over the coun-
try, the Blaine men would rally quite
generally to the support Of Grant, were
be the nominee, while on the other hand,
the coolest kind Of indifference would
take hold Of the followers Of the General
IN the event Of the success of the gentle
man from Maine. Locally speaking. or
- regards Nevada, we would much pre-
Ter 70 60 against Blaine Nevada is a
State Of corporations, and the corpora
tons VIII nss all their power. including
large aims Of money. TO help Grant
While Blaine would undoubtedly get
this influence also, Il would not be be-
stoEed ~ earnestly a. in the ease Of the
silent man- But to come right down to
the real fact ct the matter, We do not
care . straw who the Republicans nom
mate They have not = man in America
they can elect over any respectable Dem
ecrss- The colossal theft Of 1876 win be
and syurned BY the sovereign
VIII Of the people N lSs0.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15
a.r VIE TO HAVE a FEBRUARY
rruu OF THE DISTRICT COURT

some Of the attorneys Of the Eureka
bar are disposed to question the legality
81 the present term Of our District Court
Judge Rives was unavoidably detained in
Phoebe beyond the time for opening
Court here, and it appears that the stat
ute has not been strictly complied with
IN the order Of adjournment Chapter
e57. Section 81, volume 1. of the COM
p;led laws, reads a. follows:
III NO Judge attend on the DAY sp-
aointed 10 hold the Court before noon, the
aherid or Clerk shall adjourn the Court
until the next day, 1T ten o'clock, and il no
Judee attend on that day before noon.
the sheriff or Clerk shall adjourn the
Court until the following day, and so on
from day to day for q week; if no Judge
attend for one week, the Sheriff or CLERK
shslI adjourn the Court for the term ;
provided, before the expiration OF one
week the Judge shAll order by letter or
telegram TO adjourn the Court to any day
within the term, the Sheriff or Clerk shall
adjourn the Court to the day so ordered
The lawyers make several points
against the regularity OF the term. The
term should have begun February ID
Judge Rives wrote. January 2Sth, from
Phoebe. adjourning it. 1t is maintained
that he had no jurisdiction to ad-
journ the term before the term itself ex-
isted. 1t is further contended that the
Law was not followed at the expiration of
the first week in the matter Of adjourn
ing to = day certain. II the facts are as
reported to US, it would seem doubtful
about us having = session OF the Court
before June, the time fer the beginning
of the second term.
We trust that the matter will not take
this turn, As many persons would be
greatly inconvenience thereby. The
county. also, would be affected in some
degree. There are several prisoners
awaiting trial in the County Jail
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15
TII4DEN vs.. HAYES-GIvE tn DE-
FRAUDED PEOPLE A REHEAR.
IFrom the Yirgini. chronicle.l

From the Virginia Chronicie.l
Recently the Chronicle gave a weighty
reason why Mr.. Tilden should again be
nominated for the Presidency by the De-
mocracy-namely, that rs all Democrats
believe that he was fairly elected in 1876
aud was cheated out Of the Office, the peo-
pie OF the country should be given the OPP
portnni'y Of approving or condemning the
great fraud BY voting for or against him
for the same Office.
The Republican party pretends that Mr..
Tiiden was not cheated out Of the Office,
and that. therefore, Mr.. Hayes is fairly en-
titled TO the seat which he now holds. II
there is any sincerity in this pretense Of
the Republicans they should be anxious 10
renominate Mr.. Hayes for the same reason
Is the Democrats ought to nominate Mr..
Tilden.
At first Mr.. Hayes made himself often
siye to q large portion Of his party by seek
ing to do justice to the South. That cause
OF ofiense is now removed. He Is as stall
wart as the most stalwart could desire.
furthermore, he has made . much better
PRESIDENT than his predecessor. He ought.
therefore. to be an available man.
Why is 1t that wherever inquiry is made
u Is found that Mr.. Tilden is the favorite
Democratic candidate. while no one hears
Mr.: Hayes name mentioned in connection
with the Republican nomination?
Is It not that the Republicans fear to go
Use0ss Ne Vsup3s ~ tbe tsu1 isguss
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15

A NV song is interrogstively entitled
Can You Support Ne, DsrliDg?" Hyour
darling works in Q shirt factory and doesn't
care much for dress herself. and you don't
spend her money for beer and billiards.
and she keeps her health, and you are
willing to turr in now and then and earn
. few dollars By digging cellars or ped
ding clans, the probabilities are that she
can support YOU. But We advise her to
shirk you for some other fellow who can
support her.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15

TIE Chicago Mining Review, of the
9th, in an article O mining speculation.
says: AS mining becomes more and
o into the ranks Of legitimate bust
ness. - il RAPIDLY is doing. the tendency
il 10 . conservative aid almost . cautious
habit Of dealing that is = healthy reaction
in the right direction. and enc that, per
haps. may proceed too far in the way of
Suspicious cautiouzness. before . desirable
medium is attained that will be the best
plane for the Transaction OF q prosperous
business Mining, outside of San Fran
cisco. il practically considered a. one of
the regular and legitimate lines of busi.
ness, and transactions are made with the
name investigation INTO the real merits Of
the property offered and the probable
and prospective result OF the investment.
~ in any other Transaction requiring
business spsrzy. ability AID ssgsGty"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15

THE Bodie Standard has the ~snbioined:
Western Senators recently waited upon
the President, and requested the appoint
ment Of a frontiersman, with some knowl-
edge OF Indian affairs. as Chief Commits
sioner Of the Indian Bureau. They had
had enough of Eastern men already
The suggestion is good one, and = bet
ter man could not be found for the place
than General P. E Conner. He is a man
of large experience with Indians, thor
oughly competent, and his appointment
would be hailed with satisfaction on this
coast"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-15

The SENTINEL takes occasion 10 state
that Col Fair IS not a candidate for
United States Senator. Were be to en-
ter the Geld however, we are certain that
be would fax Mr.. Sharon in a canter.
The Silver State seems to take the same
view of the situation. That journal says:
Pair could neutralize the effect of
Sharon's coin in the campaign. and would
have the advantage Of our Senator from
California in being . resident Of the State,
a. he is one Of the few who have u
lated wealth in Nevada who remains a
resident OF the State. Il would make
the campaign lively TO have two million
aires pittsd against each other as Ssas-
torial candidates. Heretofore, the Re-
publicans have had the advantage Of hav-
ing the sack" On their side but if Fair
is in the field, he could at least balance
Sharop's bari. Without q liberal ex-
penditure of coin, il would have been ut
tSfig AMposs1nAc Act cAAAoA ~ n@
tanned the position he o occupies ; and
against a resident of the State in the en-
suing campaign, whether that resident be
Fair or rot, his reelection will cost him
much more than what he expended six
years ago. as he has done nothing during
his Senatorial career to merit re election;
yet, if he is lavish with his coin. his re-
election is possible. He can use his sack
in the election and keep in the back
ground, not even admitting publicly that
he is a candidate until the Legislature is
chosen, and then come to the front as the
man whose sack saved the State from be-
ing captured by the rebel Democracy