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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09

the Fagon and three upon the other, while the
streeher. rested npsn their hnees. This made
The aest Lind Of Cushion and sprifig, ard reEi-
derG jolting, if there was careful driving, al
mos impossible. In a moment after the Presl-
denNad been placed upon the wagon, DR.. Bliss
saidYo the driver "We are all ready. Drive
S gb S Sgd nea 4bs ra Snch 6eT
weriengaged, and at a slow walk came down the
resFTey to the gRte. The sun was Just rising,
andas the President left the White House the
lighs were put out. When the gate was reached
Their was a turn made necessary into the ave
nue. aid slight Jolt of the wagon was percept-
IDLE. At this time the President tossed his head
upon his pillow. He lay upon mattress over
whitnwas placed a blanket, and upon which
rested a low pillow. A coTerlid and sheet were
over ais body, reaching about to the breast.
His lands were hid beneath these coverings.
DR. Bliss held one hand with constant pres
sure On the pulse, and Dr. Reyburn was SINH
larly coupled with the other. Gen. Swain, who
sat OF one side of the wagon, and Col. Rock
well, who was upon the other were con-
stant1 tanning the President He did not
seem by the most aiithentie statement to
be srare of what was going on. After
Pennsylvania avenue was reached the Presi-
dent lay quietly, and his face exposed to the
view # those who were upon the sidewalks,
dotOSpst 4DC1O sMC1O Oub ACN POOHlO
there to witness this dramatic departure, but
thoseFho were upon the sidewalks involunta-
rily lifted their hats and strong men with tears
streaming from their eyes as they saw that sal
low, enaciated face prayed "God save our
President" The wagon was slowly drawn to
the Sixth street depot, ten policemen march
ing IN each side A detail of ar
tller1nen helped to back the wagon to
the dor of the car and the cot was jolted
somefhat The President was lifted on the
mattrss and placed on the bed erected in the
car. AS soon as Mrs. Garfield began to ian
him tie signal was given for departure, the
train moving off at $50. The surgeons
fount decrease of five beats in the
pulse A pi OF engine ran few min
utes ahead OF the Presidential train. Peo-
pie throughout the region traversed main
tainel absolute quiet. Long Branch was
reached at lilo p NJ, and the patient was quiz
city transferred to the Franckyn cottage
where a squad of thirty artillerymen are on
guard The evening bulletin, announcing q
rise inthe pulse to 124, caused some apprehen-
sions. Secretary Blaine in a cablegram to
Minister Morton, reported the President
sleeping quietly and his fever abating, and
statedthat the surgeons regard his symptoms
as a necessary result of Ms journey.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09

100 tons per acre in eighteen hours. The re-
port from other parts Of England than those
named are of an equally dismal and diaheaft-
ening character:
The steamship Teuton was wrecked
near Cape Town, south coast of Africa. She
had on board 227 passengers. of whom only
twenty-seven were saved in two boats.
A Bombay dispatch from Candahar
reports that the Ameer is rapidly advancing on
Ayoob Khan, who has only seven weak regi-
ments to oppose his now powerful fee
The Welsh national festival, the
Eisteddfod, was held at Merthyr Tydyl on the
S1st nit Resolutions Of sympathy with Mrs.
Garfield and with the American people, on ac-
count of the continued prostration of the
President, were adopted with great unaniuity
At the annual meeting of the Property
Defense Association, sort of union of Irish
landlords, held in Dublin, it was resolved to
levy tax of per cent. on the valuation of the
properties of members in order to defray
the expenses of fighting the Land League.
It is rumored that the King of Wur-
temberg has ''gone over to Rome that he
has become convert TO Roman Catholicism
A Vienna journal is responsible for
the statement that the Emperor of Germany
went to witness the Hanover military maneuv-
ers over different route from that first in.
tended, because he feared an attempt on his
life by the agents of the German Socialists
Two thousand Mormons left Liverpool
for Utah this summer.
India has a population, according to
the census just completed, of 252, 100000.
The result of the recent French cleo
tons will constitute the new Chamber OF Depu-
ties as follows 459 Republicans, At Bonapart-
lists, and Al Monarchists.
Two numbers of the Nihilist journal.
the VII of the People, have been issued at ST.
Petersburg. They contain notices warming
spies of the terrible fate which awaits them, a
list OF donations to the Nihilist fund amount
ing to 1000 roubles, also the names of 400
Nihilists arrested since November.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
at Clarendon, France. The ordinary passen-
ger train accommodation had been derailed
when the Marseilles express ran into it, tele-
scoping the hindmost cars, killing fifteen and
seriously injuring several other passengers.
Ayoob Khan declares that he has
abandoned his intention of fighting the Ameer
Abdurrahman, and that he intends to fight the
English. The British journals say that this Is
a clumsy plan to get as many rifles as possible,
and intimate that Ayoob does not mean what
he says. The Interpretation put upon Ayoob's
action shows. however, that the Afghans are
not greatly in love with the British.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
At the Saratoga Club. House.

The Saratoga Clubhouse still is, as it
has been for some years, the finest
gambling house in America. 1t has added
several new cottages, where gentlemen
may rent rooms and eat at the Club-hous
restaurant. The public gambling-room
is SO crowded every night that it is al
most impossible to find place at one of
the tables. The rush of business is sug-
gestive, as habitues of the place say, of
the old time "befoah the wah." Roulette
is the favorite game. Two roulette
tables occupy one side of the long room,
and they always have the largest crowd
At one end are faro-table, and table
for hazard, or some game played with
dice. At the other end is rouge-et-
noir table, which is little patronized,
the chances, SO the players say, being
too largely in favor Of the table Back
of the gaming room is the restaurant.
The "deaIers" at the different tables
look so bland and innocent one would
think the finest quality of oleomargarine
would moi melt in their mouths. ] saw
one man sit down at the rouge-et-noir
table last evening and buy $40 worth Of
"chips" He played the simplest form
of the game, betting on the red and
black. When he bet on the red, if
red card turned up, he won; if black
card, he lost He asked the dealer to
turn card, at the beginning, to show
him which color he should play. The
dealer turned up a red card, and the
player laid dollar "chip on the red
spot. Another red card came up. He
doubled the stake, and out came another
red card. He increased the bet every
time, sticking to the red, and nine times
in succession a red card came out, and
he won. He only won $40, because ne
was playing small game. Ii he had
been playing as heavily as some OF the
gamestefs he would have won thousands
Of dollars Saratoga Letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

TIE New York Republican State Cen
trail Committee met in New York city, last
week, and decided to call State Convention
for Oct. 5, at New York city. Vice President
Arthur, the Chairman of the committee, was
DOT present at the meeting. The total number
VI delegates to the convention will be 495. oil
which New York city viii send seventy-nine.
The Republican State Central Com,
mittee Of Nebraska has called convention at
Lincoln, for Oct. g. with AL delegates.
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NUMBER Ia

chickens, FIVE herringg, aas loaf corn
bread and piece of shoat supposed to
weigh about one pound, drank three
quarts of water, and said he hadn't eaten
half enough He then offered to bet he
could throw tffs .tttaii, or lift more with
a hand-stick than aRy nan on the
ground. In order to show his stfehgth
he took a man that weighed 200 pounds
and carried him about the grounds III
his teeth. He then went up to another
table and called for al25 cent snack.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
FOREIGN NEWS.

The lcwlands of Cheshire, Lancashire
and Yorkshire are completely submerged, and
the crops on them are utterly destroyed. The
rainfall in some localities is estimated at
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
The 0pera-CIass in Paris.

There is not city in the world whers
opera glasses are more extensively used
than in Paris. The first thing that
strikes a stranger visiting French the,
alter is the perfect GOODNESS with which
the pit, hat on head, aims its glasses at
the galleries and how the galleries
bravely respond. and not in the the
aters only. No man can stare at YoGS
more audaciously than the boulevardiar.
In the House of Commons it is not con,
sidered " good folm " to lock at the rep
resentatiye Of the nation with an opera.
glass, and the practice is generally avoid.
ed. At the Palais Bourbon, in the Cham
Der of Deputies, thecase is different. In
the diplomatic gallery and in all galleries
you see a regular battery OF opera
glasses turned on III. Gambetta as he en-;
tiers, or towards NJ. de Cassagnac as he
speaks. No one objects. This habit OF
staring with the naked eye or WITH the
opera-glasses, seems to have always
been prevalent here. "Paris is full OF
those Implying lorgneurs who post
themselves before you and fix upon your
person a steady gaze. This Is the
testimony of old MERCER. This habit
is no longer considered indecent because
it has become 50 common. Women dc
not take offense at it, provided they ar5
looked at In the theaters and III their
promenade. But if any one were to eye
them in such manner in private com
pany. the lorgneur would be taxed with
insolence and treated as impolite.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
A {" Square - Meal.

A negro named Rom Lawson, of Al
lensville, N. c., made meal of one and
one-half quarters mutton, eighteen bis
cult, one pound candy, two half-grown
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09

There were coined at the United States
mints during the month $11, 1855, 500, OF which
50, 300, 900 were standard dollars.
The Weather Bureau reports that the
past month was the hottest August since 1872
The rainfall was less than any August of the
decade
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09

WHEN an ancient Greek poet felt
good he used to say, feel as lovely as
a new blown nose r Nothing like the
severely classic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
AT AN evening party a lady was calle(

AT AN evening party a lady was called
upon for song, and began, "I'll strike
again my tuneful Tyre" Her husband
was observed to dodge suddenly and
start for the door, remarking, "Not if I
know it, she won't. She belts blue
blazes out of me at home, and l stand it
like man, but when she threatens TO
strike me in strange house, and calls
me a liar before whole crowd, I'll run
as long as have spark of manhood
left"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Capt. Howgate left Washington two
or three weeks ago, leaving his family without
dollar, and, as nothing has been heard from
him, it is believed that he has fed the country
with his mistress.
Samuel M. Lake, Chief of Division of
the Inspection Office of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, has been removed, and
John W. Green, late of the Treasury Depart
ment appointed in his stead
Following is the regular pubhc-dobt
statement issued on the lat inst.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-09

The ex-Confederates at Chattanooga
and vicinity are preparing to give the Society
of the Union Army of the Cumberland cordial
reception on the occasion of the latter's annual
reunion, which will occur in that city Sep. 81
and %.
A train near Atlanta, Ga, struck a
orowbar on the shoulder of track hand. In
an instant his chin was gone from the lower
lip down. and his teeth scattered in every di-
rection.
Cotton is dying of drought. Carefully
compiled reports from 166 counties show an
average condition 81 per cent. worse than
last year.
A telegram from Little Rock, Ark,
says: "The worst feeling imaginable still pre-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
Sand In SuYa

| had read that sugar refers used bul.
locks plood TO clarity thQiquor, and In
my simplicity asked my frtd where was
the bullocks' blood. Hdaughed very
heartily atmy ignorance, al told me there
had not been such thing fd in Green
ock since he had known bthing about
the trade, now over thirtAcars. What
struck me most was tho ad and mud
that my friend showed me RI been taken
out OF the raw sugar when INV it filtered;
| and that day registered vow that
would never again be tempt TO buy ''real
raw sugar" for domestic uA shudder
as think Of the quantity dmud that
must have eaten in my timdhnd feel an
noyed ut having been deludS into paying
penny pound more forIie "real raw
sugar" than could have bukht the pure
refined article for. told II friend what
was passing through my Md, at which
he again laughed, and said3 "Every one
that comes to SEQ through tlAretinery saws
the same thing. You somcdho hear gro.
cers charged with putting hnd In their
sugar. They really do noting of the sort.
1t would not pay them to id 30, even if
they had u mind. If the usdpf raw sugar
Wele given up by the publt we would
never again hear of such d accusation
against the poor grocer" N friend, see
ing the disgust had displaybl at tho sand
and mud. tock me to the labdalory IN con-
nection with the refinery, wlEre ho said he
would show he even worse lhan mud in
the raw sugar. lie took a sdall glass YES
sci like tumblcr, into whicAhc put about
u tcaspoonful of ''real raw strar," such as
is sold in the shops, and then poured some
water slightly heated over 1. In short
timo little specks appeared ok the surface,
scarcely visible TO the naked eve, two or
three Of which he placed udlcr micro
scope and bado me look Through 1t. TO
my amazemcnt saw little i&ccls like lice
crawling about. l asked whit they we're.
and was told that they woro the 1carus
Sdcchaai, or raw-sugar mite, and that
thcy abound in raw sugar, mpre especially
in the better descriptions. asked if there
were none 10 be found in refined sugar,
and my friend said no; that they were all
either retained in the filter bag or killed
during the boiling. l understand cele-
DRAFTED chemist has estimated that there
will be as many as 100, 600 of these crea-
lures in pound Of raw sugar. learned
that there were about dozen rctlneries
at work in Greenock, turning out about
200, 600 to 800, 900 tons OF soft, refined
sugar per annum. being more than third
OF all the sugar consumed in Great Britain.
Greenock has great natural advantages for
the refining of sugar, having excellent
harbor accommodations, where tho largest
vessels can discharge the raw material, be-
ing near to the Lanarkshire coal-ields,
having an unlimited supply of water at a
very cheap rate, and Il plentiful supply of
cheap labor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
LET BYGONES BE BYGONES,

Let bygones be byg0nos: II bygones were
By aught that ocoaaioned a papg Of regret,
Oh lot tho IN In darkest oblivion bo shrouded
'Tis wise aud tia kind to forgive and forget
Lot byeones be bygones, a good be extracted
From i'll over which 1t Ia f lily to fret;
The wlsest Of nortsls have foolshly acted
The kindest are those who forgive and for
get
Lot bygoncs bo bygones; oh, cherish no
longer
The thought that tho gun Of Affection has
tet.
Eollpsed for a moment, its rays will be
stronger,
II you like CHRISTIAN, forgive and forget.
Let bygones bo Bygones your heart Will be
Lighter.
When kindness Of yours with reception has
me'i
Tho tlsmo Of your love will be purer and
brighter
II. Godiike, you strive to forgive and for
get.
Let bygones be bygones; oh, purge out tho
leayen
or malice, and try an example to sot
10 Others who craving the mercy Of heaven.
Are sadly too slow to forgive and forget
Let bygones be bygones remember how
deeply
10 heavens forbearance We all arc IN dett :,
They value God's infuite goodness too
chesply
To heod not the preoept. "Forgive and for
get.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
"A Now Flute.

An English musician has invented new
flute. lilo asserts that by doubling the last
four holes he has improved the tones of
the lower notes, whilo giving increased
power, ease and briiliancy to the lnstru-
mcat generally, and there Is nothing moro
TO pay for theso improvements. Tho
material chiefly used by the patenteo for
tho head and body is ebonite, u prcpara-
ton OF indlarubber, which possesses OK
traordlnary sound producing properties.
One Of the greas difficulties of the flute has
always been the third octave, the lingering
for which differs entirely from that of the
first or second octave, and the new flutes
are constructed In such manner that the
third octave can be easily played with tho
same lingering as that employed for tho
two lower octavea
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
pressed tho law. The penalty Is $50 for

pressed tho law. The penalty ts 500 for
each offence.
~ had to keep pretty close up in New
Hampshire while ago." continued MIR.
Wise. Il started to decorate the White
Mountains along the line Of the Boston,
Concord, Montreal and White Mountain
railroad with Bcnzine. l told the pro-
prietor that if they caught me they'd fine
me $50 for each name, and that he must
see me through. 90 ahead he said, 'if
you're arrested I'll pay the flues.' Better
give mo the money! said 1, and I'll pay
my own fines, and then won't lose any
time in JAIL So started. l sent twenty
five pounds of lead ahead to each town
When l got to the depot 1t was waiting for
me. Then went out and put it all on
the rocks that were any way conspicuous.
Tho first day l got through before dark
but didn't go into town. l Just rested
till dark, and "ent to the hotel stable and
said 10 one Of the hands, Look here, can't
you fellows let me bunk in with you2 I'm
all paint, and 1t won't look well for mo to
20 to the hotel. I'd just as leaf pay you
as anybody And handed him u " bull.
That made 1t all right. atu with tho
hostlers, slept in tho barn, had AL early
breakfast with them, and was out on the
road again. In this way put 200 pounds
Of lead Oh the White Mountains and deco
rated them 80 thoroughly that, had shown
my face, I'd have been arrested soon
enough. had u warm time one day near
Annapolis. l found low house, built
against the gable end of "A barn, and got on
the house to paint tJoD's Pills on the
barn. l was working nicely on tho .P,'
when the farmer saw me and ordered MO
I Il 1. l.
wasn't open to conviction. had to 60
but hadn't gono far when l thought what
pity II was that tho sign wasn't finished,
and then concluded to 20 back and finish
it. was working away on the last H.
when tho farmer saw mo again. lie in
sisted upon my getting right down. paid
no attention 10 him, finished tho H., and
began ON the s as if thcro was no one
stop, won't your yelled the farmer. We'll,
We'll see, and he rushed into tho little
house Oh which stood and began thump-
to thought /, and began to shade the
- l soon found out, for just then be- Z.
q, a bee spotted me in the loft car, and an
knew 1t u million Of them were around
period. l just finished the S in hurry,
picked up my paint pot, and lit out IL
double quick time. i thought I'd stol
yc, yelled the farmer after me. thought
he had. The house was bee house, ant
ho walked up tho inmates, and that fotchct
me. had hard work to get rid OF til,
bees, and had to keep mud on my checl
aud ear all that afternoon to keep tht
swelling down.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
Tho Ola Mans Ghost

Several days ago, q celebrated spirltu-
alist came to Little Rock and stated that
before giving public entertainment he
would give soance, where any member of
q small invited circle could call up the
spirits Of their friends and converse with
them. Dy mistake mrn from down the
river was admitted, man whose reputa-
ton for deeds of violence would not place
his spirit above par III the soul market.
After listening awhile to rapping, horn
blowing and gauZe veil naturalization, the
bad man arose and said:
"Say cap'n, whur's tho old mans
ghos9"
"What old mann" asked tho medium.
My old mau, the governor. Call him
up"
"What Ia his name9"
'"Tom Bealick; call him up"
Il don't think we arc in communication
with him to night"
"What's tho matter, wiro DOWN"
"No, tho old gentleman Is on visit"
SHOW, here, jest shut up your wardrobe
and turn out tho light. If you don't give
the old mans ghost show, tho thing
shan't run"
"Wait; Ill SEQ If he'll COME" said tho
spiritualist. 'If he raps three times he is
willrng, if only once he has other engage
ments.'
A sharp rap was sounded. "Ho is un-
Wiling" continued tho spiritualist.
"Now, here" SAID the bad man, "that
want my ole mans knock. Why ef he'd
hit that table he'd splinterod 1t. Call him
up;" and drawing arevol7er the affection.
ate son cast severe look on tho medium
''To tell you tho truth, can t call him
up"
''Toll him that want to SEQ him.
Tharll fetch / i'm up"
| ''No, he wont come, but beg Of you tc
be patient. Waitl all, he will como pres
emily. He Is here and desires to talk with
you. lie says that ho So perfectly happy
and Tonga for tho timo when you
will be with him. He Is one of tho rulers
in the spirit land"
"Cap'n you are the infernalest liar ii
Arkansas"
"Why so, sira"
"Because the old man Ia In the oity
prison, drunk as peddler's poodle"