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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
Phases of the Indian Question.

The Black Hills country was included
in the treaty of 1868, with the Sioux, by
which the territory "lying between the
northern boundary of Nebraska and the
forty sixth parallel, and bounded on the
east by the Missouri, and west by the
one hundred and fourth degree Of west
longitude, together with the reservations
then existing on the east side Of the
Missouri, was set apart for the absolute
and undisturbed use and occupation OF
the Sioux for their permanent home"
In 1874 General Clusters exploring ex-
petition visited the Black Hills, and in
1875 a scientific expedition under Prof.
lessor Walter p. Jenney, accompanied
byamilitary escort under Colonel Richard
[. Dodge, of the United States army.
These expeditions disclosed the fact that
the Black Hills country, rich in Mines.
timber, and grazing, was unused by the
Indians in whose reservation the territory
was situated. After them whites poured
into the country, against the orders of
General Crook, whose troops were too
few in number to keep them out, and
when once in, it was impossible to dis
lodge them. In the fall of 1875 council
was assembled at Red Cloud Agency to
negotiate the purchase of the country,
but concluded without making any ar
engagements with the Indians, who be-
came restless, depredations followed, the
disaffeeted left the agencies and joined
i'll what has become known as the "Sit-
ting Bull movement, and the war OF
1876, led by Crazy Horse and other
Sioux chiefs, resulted in the subduing OF
the tribes then on the war path. In the
meanwhile the Black Hills had been
rapidly settled, rich mines had been
found, towns built, counties organized,
and thousands of people had made homes
in the hills. There have been many
estimates of the number Of Indians that
were, in 100, in what we now know as
the United States, but none are salts
factory. Indeed, even now estimates of
their number vary widely, the census of
1870 placing them at about $50, 900,
while others offer estimates which show
that the Indian population is about 20O,-
900. The more moderate place the num-
Der in the neighborhood of 275, 900 OF
go. 900. N 6N
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Inrenti1e Genius west anal East.

| rrrf.s y = . & y rs1HE
we have always maintained the super
iority of the West over the, East : in
most Of the essentials ). but there is one
branch, of progress wherein the East
still takes the lead. In certain lines Of
invention the people of Massachusetts,
far outstrip the people of Michigan, Up
I to very recent date it has been q sad
! drawback to the comfort of prison Off
Gals In Furnishing eenvicts that. the latter
could not be kept for any length of time
ON tiptoe. No matter how high their
hands were fastened, the ungrateful
wretches would manage somehow, by
stretching their arms or some other por-
tions of their anatomy, to get their heels
on the ground, and thereby defraud their
torturers of lawful enjoyment and the
pleasant emotions excited by the observ-
ance of human misery.
81 But the inventive genius of the Yam
kee has come to the rescue of the abused
prison official. Some sharp-witted fell
low IN the Reform School at Westboro,
Massachusetts,, hit not long since upon
the simple device of placing sharp
pointed tacks under the heels of con-
victs when suspended by the wrists.
They are quite willing now to stand on
tiptoe instead of meanly settling back
upon their heels and the keepers are
correspondingly happy. A Michigan
man would never have thought of this.
The recent investigation at Ionia showed
that the authorities there were mere
slavish imitators of the authorities IN
Eastern prisons. They had the strap
and the paddle" and they fed theil
convicts upon rotton meat, just as the
Eastern torturers of convicts have done
for years But they hadn't a spark Of
originality. Detroit Free Press. saaH
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
Wealthy HOrse-Fanciers,

Among our leading horse fancies are
August Belmont, William Astor, Pierre
Lorillard and his brother George, also
Bonner, of the Ledger. Belmont is fond
OF fine animals, but has never. spent
much in their culture. He has raised
some good stock and contented himself
with the distinction of being the first
capitalist of this city that gave attention
to this speciality. He is, indeed, the
only man in this country of Hebrew
birth who has shown such taste in horse
flesh. William Astor was for time
much interested in racing matters, but
his failing health has weaned him from
the turf, and he has given preference to
yachting. He has, however, number of
fast animals, which are under good keep
ing while he is on the cruise. Bonner's
connection with equine matters is due to
necessity for outdoor EXERCISE. During
the early time of, the struggle which
preceded his brilliant success he suffered
from intense application, and his phys
ician advised him to buy a horse and
try an hours drive daily. He bought
the best animal within the reach of his
purse, and soon found a rising ambition,
which grew with indulgence, until he
astonished the world by paying $4,000
for the fastest team Of that day. This
(which took place in 1859 was, however,
only the beginning, and Bonner has now
half a million invested in horsefesh, and
has paid $50, 900 for one animal. He has
q very extensive stable on Fifty ninth
street, the land alone being worth $40
900; but this is only for home accomo-
dalton. The farm, near Irvington, con
tains the most important part of his
stud, which has for some years num-
bered one hundred, and often more
Nes0 York Letter.
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Fishing I'm LaDIaDd.

The water is very clear at Hammer.
fest, in Lapland; you may see every
thing that goes on among the fish. A
few feet down you may see the young cod
swapping at your hook, if you have one;
little lower down the cOalfsh, and the
huge plaice and the halibut Oh the white
sand at the bottom ; in other places the
starfish, as large as a plate, and purple
and green shellfsh OF all sizes. The
place is taken in the following manner
In calm weather the fisherman takes a
strong, fine cord, to which he has fas-
tened heavy spearhead, like a whale
harpoon. This he holds ready over the
bow of the boat, while another person
paddles it forward slowly, When the
fish is seen at the bottom the boat is
stopped and the harpoon is suddenly
dropped upon him, and thus the fish is
caught. In two hours the fishermen viii
get boat-lOad. The halibut are caught
with hooks. They sometimes weigh five
hundred pounds, and if drawn up care
lessly will overturn the boat la many
of the mountainous districts the rivers
swarm with trout, the habit of which
is to conceal themselves beneath the
bowlder rocks in the bed Of the stream
venturing out only to feed at night.
Men, each with heavy Hammer, viii
enter these waters and strike one or two
blows on the stones, when the fish run
from their lurking place partly stunned,
and are easily caught Sea World. ID.
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The present revival of interest in EN-
broidery seems likely to be more per-
manent than any that has preceded it,
because it is now something more than
a passing fashion in dress, as was the
case in England in 1916, when London
alone employed 1000 pair of hands in
decorating every conceivable article OF
dress worn by ladies of fashion. 1. Now it
is her own handiwork, the hours of
patient stitching, the choice of materials
and colors, and the realization of an ar
tistic thought, that the lady of fashion
is proud of, not, as formerly, the money
that these cost. She has. now real ap-
probation of the beauty of her India
shawl, with its 700 stitches to the square
inch, and other features that make her
treasures of old lace so valuable. The
mere filing in of worsted- work is super
seeded by an occupation that requires
thought, knowledge, taste and skill the
promised slippers or sofa cushion are no
longer so much to be dreaded, and even
the afghan, chair back and chaufepied
are assuming artistic Importance things
that can not only be tolerated for the
sake of association, but which we can
conseientiously admire and be thankful
for. Of course many things are en-
broidered which should be perfectly
plain, il, indeed, as in the case of a VAL
snce for mantel, they should exist at
all but this lack of discrimination is in
cident to all beginnings, and we may
feel certain that the enthusiasm which
has carried the maRtel valance to com.
pletion will lead to a degree of acquire.
ment that will acknowledge its incon-
gruity, and by that time the heat and SCOT
of the fire will have rendered it insight
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
The Bear and Her Cubs.

"Are there any people besides Esqui-
maux in the snow-country q asked
Harry, one day. ....-..s- .-..s..
Mot many" said T. ''There is a
small Danish settlement in Greenland /;
but, with that exception, the Esquimaux
and the bears have the country pretty
much to themselves. -"
"Tell me about the bears, said
Harry. 81 saw bear last summer at
the White Mountains. He)w chained
! to a tree"
s"But the bear that roalns around over
the snow and ice of the Arctic regions,
is much larger and more savage than tne
common black bear you saw. 1t Is a
dingy white color. When full grown
it sometimes measures nine feet In
Iength.' q 2H's7f" q "o.4--# p. a7'" $50
Didn't I see one in Barnum' menag-
erie?"
az think not, Harry; for the Polar
bear suffers so much from heat, even in
our coolest winters, that it will not live
long in this climate" a.. eyesd 4as .tss-
"There is one thing very interesting
in the bear nature, and that is the affec-
lion of the female for It's young. This
has often been noticed. l si.gzH ssh 81
"a Greenland bear with two Cubs was
pursued across a field of ice by a party
of armed sailors. At first she tried to
urge the young ones along by running
before them, turning around and calling
them to her; but finding that the pun
suers were gaining on them, she pushed
and threw the cubs before her, one after
another, until she effected their escape.
each cub would place itself across
her path to receive the impulse, and
when thrown forward would run onward
until overtakena by the mother, when it
would adjust itself for another throw"
Swell, that shows that even bear
has good feeling" said Harry, "and
some common sense, too. I'm glad that
the sailors did not catch them. What
would those cubs have done without.
their mother?"' a-.r l-,.,.. Ea.fsf .
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05

One day Miss Lilly Macnishs heard
gthe door-bell ring. She put down her
spelling-book and asked, "What can
that be, mamma % Before mamma
could answer, Jane, the housemaid, en-
tered and handed her a note. aeg 7elas
""sWhy, this is not for me it is for
you. my dear, said Mrs. Macnish, Civ
ing the note to Lily.
"For me-" said Lily, while her
cheeks flushed = for it was the first note
she had ever received. "a e. s1jlI saT 81
"Please read it for me, mamma, she
said for Lily could not read handwrit-
ing quite as wen as some little girls Of
her age that could tell OF. saE smf-
IS, cit is an invitation to children's
party at Mrs. Vane's,' said mamma.
Q" Miss Lucy Yane asks the pleasure Of
Miss Lily's company on Thursday even
ing at 2 O'clock" re " '1a4'
sg HOh, can 1 go? Can I go p" cried
Lily, jumping up and clapping her
hands. r., ,on Fr.. ...alr 4e4sqg 4sF 81 ram
3 II do not quite approve of children's
parties, especially when they take place
in the evening, said mamma. "But
know who will say Yes, and I suppose
I shall have to do as he says.I,,b gsIlt Of j..
T. She was thinking of Lily's papa, who
loved the little girl so much that he
could not bear to say "No to any re-
quest she might make. gla5avss aoo'
n Well, mamma was right. Papa saw
8 that his little girl was bent on going to
the party, and so he teased his wife into
vio1dIncr bar consent .fft--'
So, when Thursday came. Lily was
3 dressed up in her little white robe, with
lstraw-colored ribbons, and her pretty
slippers, and sent in carriage, with
Jane, the housemaid, to the party. +a
Tt was not quite such party as ap-
prove of. i do not like to, see little girls
and boys trying to act like grown-up
people / like to see them act like
children. ven 9a' tsh sssst &s' AA.
Lily had the good taste to get tired of
it all very soon. Little girls would come
along and stare. at her, slippers but she
did not feel much pride IN them. Little
boys would come and bow. and ask her
to dance but she had had enough
There was music and singing, and then
ice cream and cake were handed round !;
but Lily had promised to eat nothing,
and she kept her promise.
At haIf-past eight o'clock she saw
Jane reckoning to her at the door and
very glad she was at the sight. Bidding
Miss yane /" good night, z she let Jane
put on her shawl. and lead her to the
carriage. 'sO Oh, I am SO tired, so tired r
said poor Lily. sllaf aa = ~,
Mamma received her at the door Of
her own house, and taking her in her
arms, bore her UP stairs to the little
girls papa. What has she. come
back SO soon ?" said he, throwing down
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05
Easter Pilgrims at the Jordan.

The earliest scene of the immersion
was In the Jordan. That rushing river.
the one. river of Palestine, found at last
its fit purpose. Although no details are
given Of the external parts of the cere-
mony, a lively notion may be formed of
the transaction by the scene which now
takes place at the bathing OF the Pill
gsri9ls ct Easter. Their approach to the
spot is by night. Above is the bright
Paschal moon, before them moves a.
bright flare of torches, ON each side huge
watchtires break the darkness of the
night and act as beacons for the success
i've aeseents of the road. The sun
breaks over the eastern hills as the head
of the cayaleade reaches the banks Of the
Jordan. The sacred river PUSHES through
its -thicket of tamarisk, poplar, willow
and agnus-castors with rapid eddes, and
of a tnrbid. yellow color, like the Tber
at Rome, and about as broad. They DIS
mount and set to work to perform their
bath; most in the open space, some
further up among the thickets; some
plunging in naked; most, however, with
white dresses, which they bring with
them, and which, having been so used,
are kept for their winding sheets. Most
of the bathers keep within the shelter
of the bank, where the water is about
four feet in depth, though with bottom
of very deep mud. The Coptic pilgrims
are curiously distinguished from the
rest by the boldness with which they
dart into the main current, striking the
water after their fashion alternately with
their two arms and playing with the ed
dies, which hurry themdown and across
as if they were In the eataracts of their
own Nile; crashing through the thick
boughs of the jungles which ON the east
ern bank of the stream intercept their
progress, and recrossing the river high
| er up where they can wade, assisted by
long poles which they have cut from the
| opposite thickets. It is remarkable.
considering the mixed assemblage of
men and women In such scene, that.
there is so little appearance of levity or
indecorum. A primitive domestic char
acter pervades in singular form the
whole transaction. The families who
have come on their single mule or camel
now battle together with the utmost
gravity, the father receiving from the,
mother the infant, which has been.
brought to receive the one immersion.
which will suffice for the rest of its life,
and thus, by a curious economy of re-
| sources, save it from the expense and
danger of a future pilgrimage in after
| wears. In about two hours the shores
| are cleared; with the same quiet they
| remount their camels and horses, and,
before the MONDAY heat has set in, are
again encamped on the upper plain of
| Jericho. Once more they may be seen
| at the dead of night; the drum again
wakes them for their homeward march.
The torches again go on before; behind
follows the vast multitude, mounted,
passing in profound silence over that
| silent plain; so silent that, but for the
tinkling of the drum, its departure would
hardly be percaptible. STANLEY $ Chris
tiaaa Institutions. ...
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American Coin in Foreign Countries.

The American 81 is worth five francs
(95 cents) and trife over 80 confines
in the coin of France. One Austrian
form is equal to two English shillings,
or about As cents, and the .rix dollar to
81 American. In regard to German
coin, there are about as many different
kinds as there are different kingdoms in
the Empire. The crown Of Baden is
valued at $1.10, the thaler of Saxony at
81, the thaler Of Prussia at 20 cents, the
thaler of Brunswick and Hanover at 80
cents, and SO on the 20-mark (gold) is
equal to an English sovereign, which is
equal to $4.83 American money. The
Swedish cronor, or crown, is eqnal to
rs 40 cents, and the Danish rix dollar
is about 60 cents. s. eel ...
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05

Every happiness has its shadow. In
the perfect sunshine of San Rafael, Cali.
fornia, over against the purple lines of
the perpetual summer sea, the inhabit-
ants have been awakened from their
dreams Of earthly paradise by unmistak-
able signs of the neighboring mountain
of Tamaulipas that the internal fires are
making ready for such volcanic eccen-
tricities as make the lovely wales that
border vesuYius an increasing menace of
destruction. Vesuvius has within three
thousand years destroyed two cities and
tens of thousands of lives. San Rafael
is now contemplating with anything but
composure the fate that Pliny describes
at Pompeii and Herculaneum 2, 500 years
ago. 80 teq q q. esfEafr-
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Applied Theology.

At a meeting of the Woburn Confer
ence, Farmer Allen, of Wakefield, re-
lated the following anecdote:
On Sunday morning, while certain
deacon was preparing for church, a
wandering wayfarer, or, in modern par
lance, tramp, appeared at his door,
pleaded his hunger, and begged for
something to eat. The deacon looked
solemn and frowningly, but reluctantly
got loaf of bread and began to cut it
but while doing SO took occasion to adj
monish the beggar concerning the error
of his ways. After reminding him that
it was the holy Sabbath which he was
Decorating, he asked him if he knew
how to pray. NO." was the reply.
Then" said the deacon, "Tl learn
you, and he commenced to repeat the
Lords prayer.
But just as he uttered the first words,
Sour Father" the beggar interrupted
him with the question, "What, is He
your Father and mine, too2" sAEN +
YES" the deacon replied. s y I'D
"Why, exclaimed the beggar, !" we
are brothers, then, amt we |? Can't you
cut that slicea little thicker ?''-Albany
Argus. u6n r 4r.
AS EVERY thread of gold is valuable so
Is every minute of time. g..s. f.8ser8
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as sheald attend school. u So he sent
him away to study, against the advice of
his neighbors. who prophesied that
when he became learned he would de-
spise and forget his humble parents.
These sinister predictions were far
from being realized. How abundantIy
the son honored his fatherl He writes,
fought not to rejoice that God has
given me such father /? Let me learn Of
him. Let me write nv books as he
built his houses, and valk as -blameless-
ly thToughsthis shadow world, il God os
viii. TO reioin him at last. D. n, D A
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


n
little bird upon his nest ttAie lasA
IN pretty plumage gayly drest, 1rsfsrrs
Made up his mind, one summer day,
he would not sing his roundelay, 10
On, he was such lazy thingl
he couldn't sing, nst
He wouldn't sing.
NJ lille other birds around him sung. ftl
+ he sat alotts and held his tongue.
His little mate, 50 trim and ns2st "a ssf7
Flew on and brought him food 10 eat
" hieh made the other birds aeclare -lsiC @
he should not have his bill of fare,
For since he was lazy thing
dads Who couldn't sing, ~. 81 ;s-r
And wouldn't sing,
s. They wouldn't stay and see him shirk. 81 &
And let another do his work.
They twitted him; they fouted him
And then at last they foated him D.
And chased him all along the sky. 5fs.
Onui NED hardly strength to fly.
AND then the naughty little thing
Who couldn't sing,
z sn And wouldn't sing, inr SD
Triiled forth, Ike an oeedlent bird, t.a
The sweetest song you ever hesrc.
So loud and long the clarion note,
He very nearly cracked his throat; t11|
For, since he had been forced to sing,
He meant to overdo the thing.
Oh, wasn't he naughty birdI i'.. a.gs
Upon my word,
ssu hrs Twas quite aDsurdl aFa a-..fF
and still he sings that tree atop,
Asn he nsfer meant TO stop. 9 % sf- q
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A Feminine Trick.

A feminine trick, very common among
foreigners at Rome, Italy,. is described
as follows /: A lady goes to milliner's
and looks over her stock of bonnets. She
selects those which she thinks will srlit
her, and begs The nillinef to send them
to her the following morning that she
may try them on at home and select the
one which suits her. The poor milliner
consents. At 9 o'clock she sends the
bonnets. The lady is not up. VIII the
young woman" call again little lateri
The young woman" consents to leave
the bonnets until 8 o'clock. What does
my lady do then? She takes the bonnet
she likes best to little working mil
liner IN back shop Of back street, and
bids her make one exactly like the model
she leaves with her until half.past 9
o'clock, when she takes it back to the
grand milliner, saying that she is very
sorry, but none of them "suit her"
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George Esiors Childhood.

E Ell George Esiors Childhood.
III Somewhere about 1927 friendly
neighbor lent sWayerly'' to an elder
sister Of little Mary Evans: Ii was re,
turned before the child had read to the
end, and In herdisfress at the loss OF the
fascinating volume she began to write
out the story as far as she had read it
for herself, beginning naturally where
the story begins with Waverly's advent
ures at Tully Veolan, and continuing
until the surprised elders were moved te
get her the book again, Ella divided
her childish allegiance with Scott. and
she remembered fastening with singular
pleasure upon an extract In some straw
almanac from the essay In commemora
ton OF Capt. Jackson, and his g slender
ration Of single Gloucester" and pro-
verbs In praise OF cheese-rind. This is
an extreme example Of the general rule
that wise child's taste in literature is
sounder than adults generally believe.
Not many years later we may imagine
her a growing girl at school. Almost on
the outskirts of the old town Of Coven-
try, toward the railway station; the
house may still be seen, itself an old
fashioned, fve4windowed; Queen Anne
sort Of dwelling, with a shell-shaped
cornice over the door, with an old tim
bered cottage facing it, and near ad-
joining a quaint brick-and- timber build
ing, with an oriel window thrown out
upon oak pillars. Between forty and
fifty years ago Methodist ladies kept the
school, AID the name of "little mann
MAJ given by her seheol=feilows, is a
proof that already something was to be
seen of the maternal air which charac.
terized her in later years, and perhaps
more especially in intercourse with her
own sex. Prayer-meetings were in
vogue among the girls, following the ex-
ample of their elders, and, while taking
no doubt leading part in these, she
used to suffer much self-reproach about
her GOODNESS and inability to be carried
away with the same enthusiasm as others.
At the same time nothing was further
from her nature than any skeptical in
clination, and she used to pounce with
ayidity upon any approach to argu-
mentatiye theology within her reach,
carrying Paley's Evidences" up to her
bedroom, and deyouring it as she lay
upon the floor alone.