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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
Hard EiHineS.

There are women who constantly
preach economy to others, and wonder
how their neighbors can afford pleasant
trips, concert tickets, etc., when they
themselves find it impossible to indulge
in any of these pleasures. AS rule
these women are not poor they are the
ones who buy yards and yards of good
material to cut up into Fittings and plait-
ings and rufies and shirrings who have
bonnets done by milliner four times a
year, who pay 81 for long wristed gloves,
when Is cents would buy pair with
short wrists which are not so much in
fashion whose children's skirts are bur
dened with Hamburg and Yak lace, and
Topped with yards of ribbon who buy
great quantities Of worsteds and canvas
to work up into ottoman seats and tides;
who have pies for dinner, cake for sup
per, and fresh meat twice q day, as q
matter of course and who indulge
themselves continually in making little
notions which are very far from being
among the necessaries of life. Yes, they
are the women who Of two things make
choice they will have what they love
best. Ii they really hungered for recrea-
ton they would have it. If they were
independent Of what they" would say,
and 6" how they look, " and cared little
whether their dresses were in this years
fashion, or last years; if they would
clip little here in the cost of a hat,
there little in the cost of stylish ties,
boots, gloves Or some other appointment
of dress and be contented to be plainly
and comfortably clad if they would
eat good, wholesome food, and be will
ing to go without the dainties of the
table; then they could enjoy simple
pleasures year after year, with never a
complaint of hard times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
The IrisIlman,s Cat.

A poor Irishman applied for relief. and
upon some doubts being expressed as to
whether he was proper object for relief
he enforced his suit with much earnest,
ness. "Och! yer Honor, said he. sT'd
be starved long since but for nv cat .
But for what?" asked the astonished
magistrate. MY cat,' replied the
Irishman. "Your cal, how 500" s.Shure
yer Honor, I sould her eleven times for
shilling time, and she was always
home before | could get there myself. z
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
fashionable Calls.

(Callers seated III the parlOrS OF an up
town mansion).
"I've heard she gave $500 for that
group. I'd just as soon have a chrome,
wouldn't you?"
"H-u-s-h!"
"And just look at that comfortable :
looks like fancy fair for all the world
One would think"
H-u-s-h-she's coming"
(Enter lady of the house,.
"Oh, you dear, darling creatures
What an age since I've seen you. Where
have you been? enjoying the holidays.
no doubt I'm so glad to see you both p
(Together) "And we are so glad to
see you! How perfectly sweet you do
look! What have you been doing to
yourself? Oh, it's that lovely new
dress ! SO becoming but then you look
well in everything p
"Oh oh Who's got new sealskin
cloak? Dear Mrs. Smith, I just envy
you; it's be-au-ti-ful- thing p
Mrs. Smith" Well, it ought to be :.
James gave 1926 for it."
eyes, but that's nothing for Col.
Smith, you know. How is he? do
admire the Colonel SO much But then
he never looks at any one but you"
ooh, yes make me believe that
He's regular old firt; but forgive
him for everything since he's got me
this cloak. Well, we really must go
ever so many more calls to make. Now,
return this soon ; there's darling. By
by, sweetness"
GIady of the house to next caller)
Yes, that Mrs. Col. Smith and her
sister-what dowdy that sister is-did
call here. and, do you believe, she had
the impudence to tell me-ne-that her
husband gave 1926 for that shabby old
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
NEartha,s Love-Watcln.

A visitor at Mount Vernon thus re-
stores a faded but touching picture in
the history of the father of his country.
The room of greatest interest is the
tiny attic chamber where the devoted
widow passed her days after her hus-
bands death.
The large chamber below was closed
after his decease. None entered from
that time on. A rug and single bed
Mrs. Washington had moved to the attic
room, and here, winter and summer, she
watched with longing, hazy eyes the
tomb that held her dead.
There was no place for stove or CRATE :;
all day, in the room under the roof, she
sat by the small window Cher feet in
winter on a zinc foot-stove filed with
coals), with a shawl wrapped about
her bent form, true Martha Wash
ington, first lady of the land. First in
elegance in times of peace; in courage
in time of war; in faithfulness in time of
death.
All women look with tenderer eyes at
the small marble resting place than at
the grander casket by its side. One
bears upon it draped flag, cut in stone,
shield and crouching eagle the other
only the words, Martha, consort Of
Washington"
Yet these words dim the eyes of loving
wives; they pierce the hearts of lonely
widows, and bind all true and fervent
womanhood close to the form that sleeps
50 dreamlessly beside the one she loved
truly and long.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
Salaries of British Ministers,

The salary list of the British Govern
ment shows the relative rank assigned
to Washington as diplomatic station
by the European powers. The British
Minister at Paris receives an annual sal
cry of $50, coo; at Vienna, $4,000 at
Constantinople, $4,000; at st. Peters
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

burg, $4,000; at Berlin, s35. 900; at
Pekin, $780, 900; at Madrid even, S27,-
600; while at Washington Sir Edward
Thornton is obliged to live on S25. 600
and very considerable number of al
lowances. In point of grade the Euro
Peans rank Washington practically with
the missions to Brazil, to Japan, to the
Hague and to Lisbon.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

sealskin, as if I didn't know exactly what
it was worth He'd much better pay
his debts, " etc, etc., etc., ad i,yinitaapa.
Detroit Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

the case of Ireland, the country is not
wealthy, and has no other industry ex-
cept agriculture, this state of things,
until relnedied, viii be productive of
want and misery. London Truth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

A PRECIOUS boy of 6 years, listening
YEARLY to long-winded tale related by
a prosy relative, took advantage of a
short pause to say, slyly: "I wish that
story had been brought out innumbers."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

THE best application for the improve
ment of the countenance is mixture In
equal parts of serenity and cheerfulness.
Anoint the face, morning, noon, and
night.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11

Tt was evening. The clear blue sky
was studded with twinkling stars, whose
soft gbmmer melted into the stronger
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE BRITISH PARLIAMEN ENT.
The Evacuation of Candahar-The
Conservatives TO Oppose it SOIidly
Mr.. DIlIOn's Late Speech-SOme
Information as TO Irish EjecLments

LONDON, March M.-Mr. Stanhope (C6n-
servative), formerly Under Secretary for
India, will move in the House of Commons
tonight that, in the opinion of the House,
the evacuation of Candahar in the present
critical state of affairs in Afghanistan will
not be conducive to the true and perma-
nent interests of India.
Mr.. Arnold (Liberal) will move as an
amendment to Mr.. Stanhope's resolution
that the House, having heard with satisfac-
tion the announcement Ia Her Maiesty's
speech at the opening of Parliament that
the evacuation was determined upon, relies
confidently upon the Ministers for the adop-
tion of suitable measures with regard to car
rying out this policy.
The Conservatives are expected to vote
solid on the resolution, and thev anticipate
some support from the Home Rulers. TIE
debate will be adjourned until tomorrow,
when division will be taken. The Lib
erals expect majority of seventy.
Viscount Folkestone, Conservative, has
placed a question on the notice paper of the
House of Commons relative to Mr.. Dillon's
late speech, in which he threatened Judge
Fitzgerald.
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Mr. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, re-
plying to Viscount Folkestone's question
relative to Mr.. Dillon's late speech, said the
speech had received he serious attention of
the governmen but that it was not in the
public interest to state whether any steps are
intended to be taken In reference thereto.
Ia the House Of Commons, Mr.. Forster,
replying to a question, said the recent
statement of Mr.. Dunn, that five thousand
families in Ireland are liable to be hurled
out on the roadside, was exaggerated. At
the last session, in the district referred to,
he said, there were onIY seventy three
eiectment DEGREES issued, compared with
seven hundred and eighty-eight DEGREES of
the same time last year.
In the House of Commons tonight MIR.
Stanhope moved his resolution in relation
to the evacuation of Candahar. He pro-
tested in the name Of the internal peace and
the external security of India against the
surrender of Candahar.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

A MILE IN FIFTY EIGHT SECONDS. -
The new fast locomotive No. 10, Just
turned out at the shops at Altoona, was
Thursday given trial and did wonders.
She was taken to Huntingdon and then
started home. The distance of "a miles
was made in A minutes, but there was
some time lost by ''green block" One
mile was run in SO seconds and another
in SO seconds. and throughout the trip
the engine behaved very we'll It ia a
tremendous piece of mechanism, and, al
though finished very plainly, is well pro
poFtioned and pretty as picture. There
are many changes from the usual engine
in this one. The endeavor has been to mt
all weight as low down as possible. The
whistle is on top of the cab, the engines
reverse lever is worked by steam. and
the sand box, instead of being near the
dome, is in the sheathing covering the
driving wheel. A modoc looks like a
pigmy alongside of this monster, 1t
will be kept at Altoona for few days
and run on regular trains until its ca
pacity is tested.-Harrts6urg pa Tele-
0TGDk.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

LONDON, March M.-The Hague newspa-
pers published letter from Mynheer Block
land, the Jealous defender Of the Beers, re-
commencing that the friends of the Beers
redouble their activity in order to secure the
fulfllment of the peace conditions and to
keep alive the sympathy of Europe an d
America.
A dispatch from Durham says: "Trust-
Worthy Information just received here from
Swaziland describes the intensely hostile
attitude of the Beers there to the British.
The natives were kept in a state of terror,
and were severely punished If they ventured
to doubt the stories told by the Beers of
disaster to the English. The Swazies
and Zulus are both loyal, but are
eagerly expecting the restoration
of British authority in the Transvaal, and
their dismay at English submission viii be
The government have telegraphed to
General Sir Evelyn Wood conveying
recent proceedings, anG4 Of the skill aud
judgment he has shown throughout his
communications with the Boer leaders.
Mr.. Gladstone, replying to question by
Lord John Manners, said a telegram had
been sent to the Cape to be handed to Gen.
Sir Frederick Roberts on his arrival, order
ing him not to proceed to Natal, but to re-
turn home.
In the House of Lords to day Lord Kim
berly, Colonial Secretary, read telegram
from Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood stating that the
massacre of portion of the Ninety fourth
Regiment at Brunkers Spruit, on the Both
of December last, would come within the
terms Of the amnesty granted the Beers,
and that British prestige in the Transvaal
had not suffered from the terms of peace
A dispatch from Pretoria, dated the 4th
inst, says: "The total British casualties to
date are eighty killed and one hundred and
sixty wounded. The garrison has been be-
leaguered seventy-fve days,n
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE NEW YORK COLLECTORSHIP.
The state Senate Unanimously Ap-
proves the Choice of Senator Rob-
ertsOn and Requests HIS Conf rma-
tiOn,

ALBANY, N. Y, March Ex-senator
Jacobs (Democrat) offered the following in
the Senate this morning:
"WHEREAs, 1t is officially announced that
State Senator Robertson has been appointed
Collector Of the port of New YORK; there
fore, be 1t
'ResOlved, That while this body will lose
the services of one of its ablest and most
upright members, the country at large will
be the gamer by his promotion to another
sphere of duty.
"Resoioed, That the thanks of this Senate
are rendered to President Garfield for the
nomination of Senator Robertson. and that
we cordially join in a request to the Senate
of the United States to promptly confirm his
nomination.
This resolution was unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr.. Pitts, the Clerk was d.
rected to send a copy of the resolutions to
each of the Senators from this State and to
the President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Steam Navigation on the SeabOard
Rivers.

DORCHESTER, LIBERTY COUNTY, GA, March
22.-EditOr Morning Netcs: In your issue of
the 2lst appears communication relative to
public meeting held here in the interest Of
steam navigation of the seaboard rivers of
Liberty, Bry an and Mcintosh counties, You
were pleased to add kindly editorial notice.
The Truck Farming Association" organized
at the meeting is oficered by live and progress
sive men, who will exert themselves to keep
the ball rolling that was set in motion at that
time.
The country in the vicinity OF the Ogeechee,
Sunbury, Riceboro and South Newport rivers
now produce market crops sufficient to claim
the attention of owners of vessels May it not
be heped that increased facilities for tranSpor-
tation will operate to increase productiont We
have an abundance OF productive lands, from
which intelligently directed industry can OBJ
tain profitable returns if we can be brous ht
within easy reach Of good markets. In this
soil and climate an abundance OF early vegeta-
HES can be raised, which are in demand
in the Northern markets. But the facilities
for cheap and expeditions transportation have
been so meagre that our farmers have stood
aloOf from that industry. IL has been claimed
that for the purposes OF truck farming this
section has an advantage over Florida, grow
ing out of the fact that on account of the
shorter distance our garden products can
reach Northern markets In better condition.
Nor must the item OF travel be overlooked
in estimating the encouragement for placing
line of steamers on our rivers This section is
inhabited, not by few wealthy planters, but
by numerous small farmers. And it may
reasonably be expected that the steamers
would take some of these to Savannah. In
short the steamers would stimulate pro-
duction and travel, if the people can only be
assure il will be an dlt-the yeGr-rOund ar
rdngement Already the tea plant and the Le-
Conte pear find congenlal soil ana climate IN
Liberty county. That we can raise vegetables
is no new discovery. Let US have facilities for
transportation. A meeting is called for the
Goth at Midway. Let there be a large attend
dance. CIvIs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE GREEK QUESTION.
The London "StaDdard'ss' Review
of the SAtuatIOn-Curkey' PrePa.
rattOns.

LONDON, March M-The Standard, in its
leading article this morning, says: ''The
conference of the Ambassadors at Constan-
tinople may now be considered as ended.
The Porte's repeated delays, and its system
attic revisal of schemes already pronounced
impracticable, have left the Ambassadors
no alternative but to announce that nothing
further can come Of the negotiations. We
believe that though the Porte will De no
longer invited to formally confer with the
Ambassadors, it will still be allowed to
make new proposal"
The Standard, commenting on the debate
in the Greek Chamber of Deputies on the
bill for the abolition of exemption from
military service, wherein NJ. Triconpis de-
clared that England would support Greece,
says: "The government know that If they
were to dream of embroiling England In a
struggle for the aggrandizement of Greece,
their term Of Office would be at an end"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 24.-The Ambas-
sadors and all the Turkish delegates met
yesterday. The Ambassadors indicated GER
tain points considered essential to q salts
factory solution of the questions at ISSUE
firm for the delivery Of Goals at Chic,
Rhodes, Crete, VolO, Salonica and the Dar-
danelles. Another thousand troops have
gone to Volo. The total Turkish force on
the frontier is now so 600 strong.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

LONDON, March PA dispatch from
Berlin says: "The Russian proposals for
arranging international measures for the
extirpation of the Nihtlists are favorably
received here.'
A Berlin dispatch to the Times says; "It
was the original intention of the Crown
Prince, Frederick William. to go to St. Peters
burg with the Prince and Princess of Wales,
he started six hours In advance of them in
consequence of the Czar's sending tele-
gram asking him to arrive a few hours be-
fore the Prince and Princess, as he wished
to haYe a confidential conference with him.
This request is interpreted here as favor
able to the continuation of friendly rela-
tions between the two Emperors.''
VIENNA, March 24.-The Emperor Fran
els Joseph has appointed the Czar to be
Honorary Colonel of the regiment of Lam
GERS, which will, however, always continue
to bear the name of its late Honorary Colo
mel, Alexander II. An infantry regiment
has been ordered to bear the name of the
present CZar. 1t is announced that this de-
cision is intended to keep the friendship of
the late Gar in imperishable and honora-
bic memory.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 24-Another fe-
male Nihilist, friend of Russakoff and
Hartman, has been arrested. Owing to her
revelations the indictments against the
prisoners connected with the assassination
Of the Gar must be recast, and their trial
further postponed few days thereby.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

A DIFFICULT ENGINEERING Feat
The greatest engineering difficulty en-
countered on the Southern Pacific Rail
road was the '1oop" in the Tehuehepi
Pass. in Kern county, California. So
sudden is the rise in the elevation that
the plan was to secure extra distance in
order to overcome the steep grade. This
was accomplished by most singular
method of detour, and by the loop which
forces the railroad to describe 4 circle
return to the place whence it started
and pass directly over the tunnel which
it entered when it began to detour. The
elevation to be overcome was 265 feet
By circling among the buttes a distance
of $4,000 feet was consumed, which
represented an advance in direct line
of only 1000 feet. The actual '1oop"
occupies only 3,795 feet. One is twisted
about in circle, winding around the
base of one of the buttes, and when he
returns to the starting point he may look
down distance of III feet upon the
track below, which enters the tunnel.
The curvatures and grades here are equal
to 116 feet per mile,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE HOLOCAUST AT NICE.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
HORROR.
a Gas Leaks Dreadful WOrk-The
Lights ExtIDguished-A Fight for
Life In the Darkness-Great Loss
of LIfe-The Search for the Dead
Relieving the Distressed.

NICE, March "a, 800 A. Mp to this
hour ifty-nine bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of the italian Opera House,
which was destroyed by fire last night. 1t
is feared many more persons lost their lives.
The fire commenced soon after the curtain
had risen for the performance Of "Lueia di
Lammermoor." The subscribers for the
orchestra seats and the boxes
Of the grand tier had mostly
not arrived. The majority of the victims
belong to the working class. Shortly after
the fire began the gas exploded. and the
house was plunged into complete darkness
A scene OF terror and dismay ensued which
beggars description. A detachment of
sailors from the squadron in the harbor
arrived on the scene with pumps, and
displayed great gallantry In reScu-
ing the people and combating the
fire, which was subdued toward 10 o'clock.
M. Strakosch, the impressario, was slightly
hurt. SignOra Blanca Donald, one of the
leading artists, made her way from the stage
to the street safely. One whole family of
five persons, and another family of three
persons, are known to have persisted. Re-
lief subscriptions for The sufferers have been
opened throughout Nice.
The regatta here has been countermanded,
and the value of the prizes to have been
contested for will be contributed toward the
relief of the distressed.
NICE, March M.-Up to 8 o'clock this
afternoon sixty-three corpses had been ex-
tricated from the ruins of the Opera House,
mostly those of Italian artisans.
NEW YORK, March PA Paris special
says: "It has been ascertained that the
cause of the fire which destroyed the Opera
House at Nice last night was leak in the
gas pipes behind the scenes. The leak was
caused suddenly, in some way yet unknown,
and allowed great volumes of gas to escape.
This ignited, before the leak was discovered,
from the rear stage lights, and the explo-
sion which followed at once set all
the scenery and infammable ma
teiial on the stage on fire, and before the
audience recovered from their first horror
the entire building was in flames. To add
to the calamity, some one turned the gas off
IN an effort to stop the fire, and then terri
BILE panic ensued. The audience became
frantic, and In endeavoring to
escape all sought their personal
safety, and weaker mon and women
were remorselesslV knocked aside and
trampled upon. Many of the actors and
the chorus were burned to death. One hur-
dred and fifty dead and charred bodies have
already been dug out of the ruins to-day"