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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25
A Snldiar,s Dream.

Just before the battle of Cedar Greek
a camp sentinel who was off duty tenn
porarily and trying to put in little
sleep, dreamed that he went out on q
scout. A mile to the right Of the camp
he came upon log barn, and as it began
to rain just then, he sought shelter, or
was about to, when he heard voices and
discovered that the place was already
occupied After little investigation he
discovered scouts had taken up their
quarters for the night in the place, and
he therefore moved away. The sentinel
awoke with such vivid remembrance Of
the details that he asked permission to
go over and confer with one of the scouts.
When the log barn was described to this
man he located it at once, having passed
it dozen times. The dreamer described
the highway exactly as it was, giving
every hill and turn, and the scout put
such faith In the remainder of the dream
that he took four soldiers, one Of whom
was the dreamer, and set out for the
place. Three Confederate scouts were
asleep in the straw, and were taken with
out shot being fred.
Three days before the affair at Reeley's
Ford corporal in the Sixth Michigan
Cavalry dreamed that brother of his,
who was sergeant in another company,
would have his horse killed in action,
and would almost Immediately mount a
dark bay horsewith white nose. Within
five minutes both horse and rider would
be killed by shell. This dream was
related to more than a score of comrades
fully two days before the fight. Early
in the fight the sergeant's horse was
struck square in the forhead by bullet
and dropped dead in his tracks. It was
scarcely three minutes before white
nosed horse, carrying a blood-stained
saddle galloped up to the sergeant and
halted. He remembered the dream and
refused to mount the animal, and soon
after picked up black horse. The
white-nosed animal was mounted by a
second corporal in another regiment,
and the horse and rider were torn to frag-
ments by shell, in full sight of four
companies of the Sixth.-NeU York
Commercial advertiser.
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USEFUL HINTS.

To TAKE fresh paint off wooden gar
ment rub the spots with stale bread I'M
til removed.
LEMONS can be kept sweet and fresh
for months by putting them in a clean,
tight cask or jar, and cover with cold
water. The water must be changed as
often as once every other day, and the
cask kept in cool place.
To DESTROY ANTs.-Take carbohc
acid diluted with water-take one part
acid to ten parts water-and with a
syringe throw this liquid into all the
cracks and holes where they nest, and
ants will soon vanish. Cockroaches are
also driven away by it
WHEN sewing buttons on children's
clothes where there will be much strain
on the button, the danger from tearing
the cloth out will be greatly lessened By
putting a small button directly under
the larger outside button. This applies
of course, only to buttons with holes
through them.
AN exchange says: "For worms and
flies infesting house plants, several read
ers recommend watering them with lime
water. Close the opening at the bottom
of the pot, fill with lime water and let il
stand for an hour or two, then remove
the plug at the bottom and drain it off.
If one application is insufficient, try
second"
To GIVE a beautiful gloss to shir6-
bosoms, procure two ounces of fine
white gum arabic and pound it to pow
der, put it into pitcher and pour on to
it pint or more of boiling water, &C
cording to the degree of strength you
desire, and then, having covered it, let
it set all night. In the morning pour ii
carefully from the dregs into clean
bottle, cork it, and keep it for further
use. A tablespoonful of gum water
stirred into a pint of starch that has
oeen made in the usual manner will give
beautiful gloss to shirt bosoms, and to
lawns (either white or printed) look of
newness to which nothing else can
restore them after washing. It is also
good for thin white muslin and all kinds
of laces:
To CLEAN MIRRORS. Take news
paper or part OF one, according to the
size of the glass. Fold it small and dip
it into basin OF clean cold water when
thoroughly wet squeeze it out in your
hand as you would sponge, and then
rub it hard all over the face of the glass,
taking care that it is not SO wet as to
run down in streams. In fact, the paper
must only be completely moistened or
damped all through. After the glass
has been well rubbed with wet paper,
let it rest for few minutes, and then
go over it with fresh dry newspaper
folded small in your hand) till it looks
clear and bright, which it will almost
Immediately and with no further trouble.
This method, simple as it is, is the
best and most expeditions for cleaning
mirrors, and it will be found so on trial
giving a cleanness and polish that
can be produced by no other process.
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NATIVE AND FOREIGN.BORN.

The Census Bureau has issued bulletin
showing the relations of native and foreign
born persons in the several States. AS to Hi
nols, 1t shows that, of its population Of S,07S,-
769, 2,495, 1T are native and $50, 592 foreign
born, or about Il, $50 foreigners to every 1OO,-
OoO of population. In no State does
the foreign element equal the native.
although in many it bears a very
large proportion. In the United States as
. whole there is a relative decrease of the for
elgn element. The increase of the foreign ele
ment has been in New England, where the
growth has been in the direction of manu-
fadures in Dakota and Oregon, whose wheat
uelds have invited settlement /; and in Colorado
and New Mexico, where extraordinary develop
ment OF the mining industry has taken place
since 1871.
The largest number of foreigners is in New
York-1, I'll ,438 the next largest in Pennsyl-
yaiiia-5S7, 538; Illinois comes next, and with
almost as many; then follow Massachusetts,.
Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and California The
largest number in any Southern State is in
Texas, but in all the South there are not as
many foreigners as IN Wisconsin alone.
The following table will exhibit the relative
number of natives and foreigners in 1885,
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE;.
East.

A deficit Of about 100000 has been
discovered in the Ashuelot Savings Bank, of
Winchester, N. II, Eueroy Alboe, the Treas
arer. has assigned his property to the bank.
a most startling and extensive rob-
oery Is reported from New York city. In broad
Daylight two or more men succeeded in ENTERING
large apartment house filed with people on a
populous street, evading the servants with which
the house was supplied, and, breaking in
the apartments Of one OF the occnnantS
carried of bonds, certificates OF stool ana
jewely to the value of nearly LOCO, 600
After completely ransacking the rooms in the
absence OF the occupants, they escaped without
detection with their valuable booty. an 4 left
absolutely no trace behind them. The victim
Of this bold and skillful robbery ia Mr.. Abrar
E. Simons, statoner and printer. who had
been printing bonds and stock certificates for
some railroad companies, and nearly 81. GOO oOo
worth of these securities he had taken To his
rooms for safe keeping and concealment. Thew
are unsigned by the proper officers, but it is
said were otherwise complete. Every one Of
these bonds and certificates was taken, togeth-
er with $4,000 worth of jewelry and yaluables
belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. Simons.
The Bartlett mills, at Newburyport.
Mass, have been destroyed by fire.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts
has decided that the law imposing on express
companies tax of 2 per cent. on their gross
rooo;,,ta 10 unconstitutional
Gen. Grant has resigned the Presi-
dency of the Worlds Fair Commission.
The Edison Electric Light Company
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might be well TO look into the matter. The
Secretary secured Special Agent D. P. Terrell,
of the Treasury Department, to investigate
the matter. The result was the arrest of Lind
say and several other persons. 1t is believed
at the Land Office the ring have obtained
fraudulent land titles to more than LOCO, 900
acres OF the public lands, most of which they
have sold to innocent settlers, who therefore
have no valid title to the land they occupy.
In an interview with Western Sena-
tor and several gentlemen from Salt Lake, Pres
ident Garfield gave free expression to his con
victions relative to Mormonism and polygamy.
He gaid polygamy in Utah was foul blot on
the nations escutcheon, which should be
speedily obliterated that he hoped Congress
would take early action to place the vile insti-
tuition of polygamy in course of extinction ;
that any judicious measures adopted looking to
that end by the legislative branch of the Gov
eminent would secure his hearty approval.
Since Secretary WINDOWS decision as
to the withdrawal of rationale bank circulation,
$3,647, 600 has been redeposited by frightened
banks, and 1928, 500 in new notes taken out by
others.
AS preliminary step in the war
against polygamy. bill will be introduced in
the next Congress t. change the form of gov
eminent in Utah. 1t is proposed to place the
administration of affairs in the hands of seven
Commissioners, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, and continue in Office during his pleasure.
1t is thought the evil can be reached in this
way more readily than under the existing FORM
the law DISTINGUISHING polygamists, male and
female, will also be passed.
R. D. Trowbridge, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, has rendered his resignation
and requested its immediate acceptance
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Decline of the Italian Race.

One of the reasons for the deformed,
rickety, dirty. wretched, thievish inhab-
itants of Italy is the total absence of
proper sanitary arrangements III italian
towns and villages, from the palace to
the hovel and room tenement. Italy
the land of sunshine, art and song-is q
land of filth ard vermin. There are
marble palaces, art galleries and blue
skies, but neither sewers, drains nor ade-
quate scavenging. Hence strangers who
are tempted to visit the world-renowned
cities pay fearful penalty In risks from
fever and certainty of mosquito stings,
as also of punishment from other do
nestle torrents. There is not one
italian city properly severed, drained
and scavenged. The best hotels use
cesspools, out of which pass foul gases
and putrid fluids to contaminate both
air and water.
Ironclads with 100-ton guns, Royal
Cuirassiers, Royal Carabinieri, customs
officers, excisemen, police, municipal
guards and Jesuits viii avail Italy moth
ing in removing the fearful causes of
disease and human distortion. When
will statesmen learn that the greatness
and strength Of nation are not alone in
magnificent cities, palaces, ironclads
and standing armies, but in the health,
comfort and content of the people? The
further lesson also requires to be learned,
namely, that, where the mass Of the peo-
pie are allowed to grovel in filth and
misery, there can be no true security for
property. A Whit Of grape-shot will not
cure such disease.
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Political Honesty.

Apropos of political honesty, story is
told of Andrew MARVEL, which can
hardly be too frequently repeated. It
was. deemed important to silence Mar
vell's tongue in Parliament when a GER
tain measure was proposed, and Lord
Treasurer Dandy, who had been his
school fellow, called upon him in his
garrett. At parting Dandy slipped into
his hand en- order on the Treasury for
e1,000, and then went to his chariot.
MARVEL, looking at the paper, calls out,
''My lord, I request another moment. !"
They went up again to the garnet, and
Jack, a servant, was summoned. "Jack,
child, what had for dinner yesterday"
Don't you remember, sir, you had the
little shoulder of mutton that you or
dered me to bring from woman in the
market" every right, child. What
have I for dinner to-day" Don't you
know, sir, that you bid me lay by the
blade bone to broil ?" .'Tis so very
right, child go away. Ny Lord" said
MARVEL, turning to the Treasurer, edo
you hear that? Andrew Marvell's din
ner is provided there's your piece Of
paper. live here to serve my con-
stituents the Ministry may seek men
for their purpose am not one"
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Total. .$250,O00
When.it becomes necessary to provide for the
ultimate disposition of the fund a meeting of
subscribers viii be called.
st. Patrick's day was celebrated more
quietly than usual this year, both in this coun-
try and in. Ireland. In the United States it
took the form of Land League meetings and
banquets.
The Philadelphia Press prints letter
from Gaboon, west coast of Africa, giving news
about Stanley, the explorer. Stanley's party:
when last seen in November, we're on the Ogowe
river, far in the interior of Africa. They were
in mountainous country, and obliged to travel
overland, for the river was full of rapids.
Their progress was slow. There are no pro-
visions to be had where they were. The men
all brought from Europe.
The names of the contributors of
$169, 600 of the fund for Gen. Grant, raised by
George Jones, of the New York Times, have
been published. J. W. Mackey, Jay Gould and
William Il. Vanderbilt contributed $4,000
each.
A company has been organized In
Philadelphia to drainthe Everglades of Florida.
and reclaim Il, 0O0 600 acres of the richest land
in the world. The scheme involves the digging
of ship canal across the State.
The Directors of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. at q recent meeting, decided
to distribute the residue of the common stock,
amounting to nearly 10000 shares, which
has been held in the company's treas
ury since the reorganization in 1875.
This issue completes the total amount Of
common stock authorized by the plan Of re-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25
POLITICAL POINTS.

The new amendments to the constitu-
ton of Indiana, which were voted upon by the
people of the State on Monday, March "A, have
been adopted by majority estimated, at this
writing, at 100, 900. The vote was very light,
probably. not one-half as large as that cast in
November last. One of the amendments pro-
vides for changing the time of the State cleo
lion from October to November.
A recent Washington telegram says
President Garfield said yesterday to Senator
from one of the Middle States that he would
send very few nominations to the Senate before
the adjournment of that body. He would only
i'll vacancies 1t would be sixty days.
At least, before he began to make any
important changes. He also outlined
the policy that he intends to pursue in the Sc
lection for Offices in the different States. He
thinks the best judges as to who shall be Sc
iected for such positions are the Senators and
Representatives most interested. He said that
they knew better than he possibly could who
should be appointed and he intended to rely
in the main in making his selections upon
them"
Ex-Chief Justice Cation, of the Illinois
Supreme bench, is in Washington urging the
5 nate to reject Stanley Matthews, on the
ground that he is not resident of the circuit.
and the people of Wisconsin. Illinois and Indi-
ana don't want an outsider put over them again
as United States Judge.
Senator Lamar is the only member of
he new Judiciary Committee who fayors the
confirmation of Stanley Matthews as Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court. The President
IS reported to be decidedly apathetic about the
result.
Private letters received in Blooming
ton from Senator David Davis deny that he
has any intention of resigning the senatorship-
He means to serve out his full term, which ex-
pires March 8, 1888, and then to return to
Bloomington to manage his privat to business
It having been reported that Gov.
Cornell, Of New York, would not call an cleo
ton this spring to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Fernando Wood, Gov. Plaisted,
If Maine, has assured the Democratic leaders
that he will not call an election to fill Senator
Frye's place until one is ordered in New York.
The Republicans of Chicago have NOM
mated John NJ. Clark for Mayor, John Raber
or Treasurer, William T. Underwood for At
torney and Thomas W. Sennott for Clerk.
The President has nominated A. M.
tones to be Marshal for Northern Illinois,
and Stewart L. Woodford to be Attorney for
he Southern district of New York.
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The TadshnrH Bat Fight.

The entire Tadsbury family were as
sembled in their front room, when sud
denly a bat, decoyed from his hole III
the roof by the lamplight, flew into the
house. Mrs. Tadsbury's first impulse
was to faint dead away, but she changed
her mind and exclaimed, couch the
horrid thing. Oh, do put it out It
will bite somebody, and they say bats
are dreadful poisonous.
The next moment the family were IN
arms, bent on the destruction Of the un-
welcome visitor. Old man Tadsbury
grasped his walking stick, his wife the
tongs, while Johnny armed himself with
the broom. The old man thrust fran
tically at the bat with his stick, Mrs.
Tadsbury shrieked and knocked the var
nish off the furniture with the tongs,
and Johnny sent the broom kissing
through the air with force enough to
kill steer, but the bat flew high and
remained safe.
Johnny" suggested the old man,
"that internal bat is sticking too close
to the ceiling, and you had better mount
chair and let him have whiZzer, as he
circles around"
GAN right, dad" replied Johnny,
placing chair in the middle of the
room. "You get ready to pounce on
him when I knock him down"
Johnny took up his position on the
chair, and the old man yelled:
"Look out there he comes
The broom went through the air Ike
bullet; but the bat passed by un-
harmed.
"Confound It'll Stop banging me
with those tongsI !" shrieked Tadsbury,
as his wife caromed on his left ear while
trying to hit the bat over his shoulder.
Once more the bat came around, and
again the excited father yelled
Now, Johnny now's your chance. "
Whiz went the broom. The mark
was missed, and the blow descending
hit old man Tadsbury ON the head and
sent him crashing over the washstand.
His wife, in a wild attempt to get out Ct
the way, fell over the PROSTATE form of
her husband, and jahbed the tongs
through the window panes. Johnny
kept his eyes on the bat and worked his
broom like a machine, and every tine
one of his parents attempted to regain
their feet the broom came along and
turned their heels up to the ceiling.
About the time he thought he was going
to get in a solid lick the chair tilted and
he Owed headforemost into mahogany
bureau and broke the glass, while the
bat flew quietly out Of the window.
"I'm murdered, " moaned the old man
as he crawled from under rocking
chair.
"My backs out of joint, sobbed his
wife, and Johnny, fearing that he would
have to answer for the general destruc-
ton, skipped out of the house and sat on
the back fence until the sticking plaster
had been distributed and the. wreck
cleared away.-Nea0 Orleans Times.
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organization and by the act of incorporation,
S49,000,000. The reason for the distribution
of the stock is said by the officers of the COM
pany to be the anxiety of the persons entitled
to receive it to realize their profits at the pres
ent market value of the stock. The chief
opponent of the issue has been the President
Of the company, Frederick Billings, who was
unwilling that the stock should be issued any
faster than the road was completed and ac-
cepted by the Government.
The freight war between the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio roads is at an
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Old Times.

1t is really not very long since lros-
porous business men were satisfied with
apartments which would hardly suit
well-to-do workingmen now. That,
however, says New York correspond
ent, was before we got into the arena of
great lnillionaires. There are lots of
folks still among us who remember very
well when the possession of $4,000
made a man a nabob. Astor was the
only actual millionaire In the city.
Back in those times it was the custom
Of rich men to live in apartments over
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25
WHITES, NEGROES AND CHINESE.

According to the tables Of the Census De-
prtment, the white population of the United
States has increased, since 1870, from 80, 592 245
to- 48, 400, 40s, or nearly 20 per cent. the col
ored population from 4,S8S,3S7 to 6,577, 497, or
neffeessssas35 per cent, and the Chinese popula-
ton from 63,254 to 105,679, or about 81 per
cent. The following table shows the number
of whites, negroes and Chinese in each State
and Territory:
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

The subscription to the perpetual
fund oprovde for life income for the oldest
ex-President of the United States has been
completed. 1t amounts to $3.50. OO0 of which
S216, 900 has been paid ur, and so invested that
it will yield an annual sum of $13, 100. George
Jones, of the New York Times, who
was chiefly instrumental in raising this fund,
says that an analysis of the list of subscriptions
his possession shows the following distribu-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25

A LITTLE girl OF or 4 years old
learned the Bible text, Glove one an
other" "What does love one an
other mean?" asked her sister. Why,
I must love you, and you must love me,
and I'm one, and you're another, " was
the answer
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25

Mrs. PARTINGToN was recently In
duced to make trip from Chelsea to
Boston, and her nerves were so agitated
by the excitement of the trip that, as
she jumped ashore, she exclaimed !:
"Thank Heaven, I'm again on vice
versa.
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.4a. 4o2. 40a 7.677. 497 Io5.67a
Total.

In California. the Chinese population has in
creased in ten years from 49,3lO to 5,122; in
Arizona, from 20 to 1882; in Oregon, from $3.50
to 9509; in Washington Territory, from 234 to
1927. In Idaho, the Chinese numbered 4,274
in 1870, and 1878 in 1880.
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AN old farmer in Tennessee had B
stack of hay standing close to the river.
The river overfowed and the hay stack
went down stream on an excursion. The
farmer took farewell look at it and ex-
claimed: ssWhat are the wild waves
haying?"
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c,-grovER-"Th Those cigars I bought

CUSTOMER" Those cigars I bought
here Yesterday were mighty bad. "
Dealer" Bad? Why, sir, I've sold
thousands and thousands of those cigars,
and you're the first one to find fault with
them. Customer-"I don't know any
thing about that, but know that when
T tried to smoke -" Dealer-"Ah, l
see. [ see! That's where you made a
mistake. I supposed that you wanted
them to treat your friends with. I
thought there must be some mistake
about it.
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A BOSTON paper somewhat sarcastic
cally remarks "The police of New
York are being vaccinated. But what's
the use Of it? They never catch any
thing"
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WhiIe the forelgn-borns OF no State equal
the native-borns, yet if the minor children of
foreign parents born in this country were sub
racted from the native population and added
to the foreign it would give the latter the ma
joaity in FL probability in Minnesota and nearly
half in Wisconsin