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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
A SayOry Meal in India,

Squatting in the center of various piles
Of delicacies sits the vendor. And Curl
Gus are these sweets. Milky cream and
coarse brown sugar are their chief in
gradients. No attempt is made at decor
alton. In fact the native would not APP
preciate anything which savored of deli
cacy. His cookery is always strong.
Horrid garlic, greasy CHI, or clarified
butter-condiments at which the Euro
pean would sicken-are the choicest Of
their culinary efforts. The quantity of
sweets a strong man consumes borders
on the marvellous. The reason is of easy
account A Hindoo, by his religion, is
forbidden to eat meat, and the most
nourishiug food they can obtain is sac
chaTine matter. A sweetmeat called
'ielabi' is in high esteem. This is made
In imitation of hollow coil of rope and
filed with treacle. A mouthful to ten
der stomach is provocative of cholora or
biliousness for at least a month. But
the English schoolboy has been known
to compete with the Hindoo in such gas
tronomic feats; for one boy has been
known at sitting to eat twelve solid
pounds. The doctors prophesied of him
immediate death, but he smiled sickly
and thought glass of milk would set
him all right
In all great native feasts confectionery
takes an important place. First, as the
guests arrange themselves, is handed
round in silver tray the altar, a scent
procured from the rose. This is rubbed
into the clothes of the guests. Then
follow the pan and betel This is the
nut of the areca pounded, and with lime
enclosed in large, green, succulent leaves.
It is an appetizer, and eaten just in the
same manner as European would drink,
just before dinner, sherry and bitters.
The taste is acid, but withal pleasant,
and the lime brightly reddens the lips.
This is greatly admired by the native.
Then follow rice, sugar and milk, and
pound upon pound of the coarsest lolly-
pops. Not word is spoken during the
feast. Each man is bent upon his meal,
and those who wish to highly honor
their guest tie around their stomach,
before sitting down, tender thread.
When this breaks the gentleman thinks
he has satisfied his appetite AS when
in olden times in Europe lady thought
she paid compliment to her host when
she said she had been so drunk as to for
get how she reached home, so native
of certain caste thinks he is courteous
when he says the repast was so good as
to cause severe indigestion. Tt is not an
uncommon thing after grand feast for
att lUaot t7ro threo- poofolo to din of
over-gorging; and then another feast has
to be given. at which, probably, some
more die. Thus is deaths sickle not
permitted to rust A sweetmeat shop is
frequented place, not only by the
younger members of the community,
but by the sage and hoary. But moth
ing can be bought without wrangling.
Though man may buy pound of the
self-same article for ten years running,
he would each time try to reduce the
price, and the seller, knowing this pecu-
iarity, invariably asks double the real
price. Californian.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
Mrs, and Miss.

In former days single women, when
they had reached certain age-thirty
years, we believe-shared with their
married sisters the distinction of being
called Mrs. Thus we read of Mrs.
Elizabeth Carter and Mrs. Hannah
More, neither of whom had husband.
Latterly, Mrs. and Miss have lost all
relation to age, and are used to express
respectively the married and spinster
states. This does not please some of the
advocates of women's rights. Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Kingsbury, of Portageville,
N. Y, writing in the Wonaan's Journal,
urges return to the old custom She
argues that as Master William or Charles
grows to the distinction of Mr., SO
increasing years and dignity should en-
title their female relatives to a cores
ponding change. cit is annoying to be
introduced" she says, ''to Mrs. Brown,
a silly, superficial creature, yet in her
teens, and the next moment to be pre-
sented to Miss Williams, who at glance
we perceive to be an intellectual, noble,
broad souled woman of thirty-fve or
forty, worth more than dozen like Mrs.
Brown" She denounces the existing
usage as degrading, and in reply to the
question of male directors, ''How shall
we know that a woman is married." says,
Enquire, if you wish to ascertain, as we
have to do respecting you.0 This is
very well as far as it goes, but there
remains the fact that most women, es-
pecially unmarried ones, are sensitive
regarding advancing years. We fear
that many of the latter, if compelled
when thirty to take the appellation Of
Mrs, would never confess to having
reached that age. Mrs. Kingsbury does
not see things in this light, and
solemnly warns all girls to keep out
of nlatrimony until they are twenty-five
at least. If ardent lovers wish to hasten
their nuptials, they must be silenced
with 81 am twenty-one, but I do not
intend to marry till I am twenty-five.
The laws of my being would be disobeyed
by so doing, and shall not marry even
then unless reason and judgment unite
with affection in approving my choice.
We fear that Mrs. Kingsbury will not
find many supporters, and that hel
young sisters viii decline the strength
and independence" which she promises
them in the adoption of Mrs. as an ad-
yertisement that they are no longer
chickens x Cincinnati Gazette.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
Sending Sound by Light.

We stated recently that Prof. LOOMS
has been experimenting with encourg-
ing success on the feasibility of dispens-
ing with wires in telegraphing by bringing
into service an electric current which,
he assumes, circulates constantly in the
upper air, and making it the agency for
transmitting messages from one point to
another. It seems, now, that telegraph
ing is not the only business that aspires
to get rid of the cost and incumbrance of
wires. DIR. Graham Bell, inventor of
the Bell telephone, proposes to dispense
with them also, and use light instead,
claiming that a strong ray of light
between stations will do the work quite
as well, and carry the sound from point
to point with perfect accuracy. There
is thin mirror called transmitter,
which, when spoken against, by its dis
turbance, causes a variation in the beams
of light which it reflects, and these rays,
collected in a parabolic reflector, have
the strange power of reproducing the
words spoken against the mirror. Words
have been accurately transmitted dis
lance of 700 feet, and it is believed that
when the process shall have been per-
fected, this distance will be greatly pro-
longed, so as to make the photophone,
as it is called, serviceable, practical
instrument. A curious fact in connec-
ton with these experiments for making
rays Of light swift-winged messengers for
bearing words from speaker to nearer
so far apart as to be invisible, is that
some substances interposed between the
points intercept the ray, while others do
not. The human hand efiectrlally cuts
off communication, but the ray by some
means manages to trasmit its power and
the words with it through Opaque dead
substances. If these experiments shall
result in complete success, we shall have
new wonders in the art of transmitting
sound and signs. Light is cheap, and
the upper air electric current, whose
existence is assumed, will cost only the
means of reaching it; and if these two
agents shall prove as available as the
experiments promise, three -fourths the
expense of telegraphing and telephoning
viii be saved.-H. Louis Republican.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
What fna Thumb Does.

Have you noticed that when you want
to take hold of anything-a bit Of thread,
we will say-that it is always the thumb
who puts himself forward, and that he
is always on one side by himself, while
the rest of the fingers are on the other
II the thumb IS not helping, nothing
stops in your hand, and You don't know
what to do with it. Try, 10y way Of ex.
pertinent. to carry your spoon TO your
mouth without putting your thumb to
it. and you viii see what long time il
will take you TO get through with pooI
little plateful Of broth. The thumb il
placed in such manner on your hand
that it can face each of the other fingers
one after the other, or all together, az
you please, and by this we are enabled
to grasp, as with pair OF pincers, all
objects, whether large or small. Om
hands owe their perfection of usefulness
to this happy arrangement, which has
been bestowed on no other animal ex.
cept the monkey, our nearest neighbor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
NEWS OF The WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.


Herr Most, editor of the London
Ffeihea, has boon convicted of melting to
murder. On account of his being foreigner,
the jury recommended him 10 the mercy of
the court.
An attempt Mt eviction caused battle
near Csrriok, Ireland, in which several persons
were wounded.
Disraeli's memory will be kept green
by grand monument to be erected in London
by popular subscription raised from all parts
of England.
A collision between peasantry on the
one side and bailifrs and soldiely on the other
occurred at MitchelIstown, Ireland. Several
wounded on either side.
Dempsey, an irish farmer, who took
land from which tenant had been eyicted.
was assasslnated from behind hedge in the
County Galway.
Although Irish affairs monopolize the
attention of the English Government, says
London dispatch, it is apparent that the state
or trade Is such that the Ministry must do
something to regulate the tariff before long
'NAe AlAoJlCldl CIdbug WliCL1 Cloo bCClklo
mnent, on account of the general stagnation
of legitimate trade and the outbreak of the
speculative fever.
The Anchor Line steamer Macedonia,
bound from New York for Glasgow, went ashore
on the rocBs off the coast of Scotland. The
passengers and crew were rescued.
Kettle, another member Of the Land
League Executive Committee, was arrested at
Dublin, on the charge of melting the people to
resisting the Law,
Dervish Pasha, the Turkish Governor
OF Albania, has entered Essex and suppressed
Che insurrection. He will send the Albanian
leaders in chains to Constantinople.
M. Seguin, correspondent Of the Paris
Telegram, was murdered by Arabs in Tunis,
who were promptly court-martialed and shot
In all the divisions which have oc-
Cured in the British Parliament regarding the
Irish Land bill the Government have mad
large majority supporting them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

gregate s1O3, 1000, and it is covenanted that
Great Britain shall pay $4,000 in gold and
take receipt in full
Decoration day was pretty generally
observed as holiday throughout the country.
There were the usual floral decorations on the
graves of the heroic dead. Nothing of IN
usual interest marked the celebration at any
point,
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church in convention at Pitts
bursh, Pa. decided to erect an educational IS
Enlistment at GAINESVILLE Va, for the benefit
of the freedmen.
For the five months ending May 81.
the arrivals of emigrants at Caste Garden.
New York, amounted to 1921 For the cor
responding period last year the arrivals were
1896. Arrivals for the month of May were
rs, 49, larger number than for any one month
in the history of Castle Garden
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
POLITICAL POINTS.

In the New York Senate, Mr.. Woodin
opened the Senatorial campaign, Nav 26 bv
offering q remonstrance against returning
Messrs. Conkling and Platt to the United States
Senate, and made an extended speech in sun-
port of his action. During the dav Mr.
Conkling sent notes to several Senators and
Representatives asking for private interview
conference with forty-seven members
had been arranged by Conkling. but was
postponed because only half the number made
their appearance. The friends OF the sdnoiris.
tration met and resolved not to 20 into caucns
private telegram was received bv a friend .;
ConNing from Gen. Grant, expressing the hope
that the Legislature would re-elect the former.
The local elections in Virginia result
ed favorably to the straight or anti-Mahone
Democrats. The Readjusters have determined.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

greater distance when hauling the wag-
on over the same road, though it would
be by the aid of the whip, and very
much to the prejudice OF the poor ami
mai. These one-horse buggies have put
horseback riding out of fashion, and now
a good walking horse is more rare than
one that can trot mile in less than
three minutes. It is, however, to the
interest of the farmer that he should
train his horses to walk fast. Mi9ueap-
oils Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
NUMBER 80.

so to speak-and gives fuller returns for
the trouble of providing the varieties OF
food. Coarse fodder should be mixed
with that of finer nature and the
highly heterogeneous fed with substances
weak in nitrogen. Some farmers will
feed their sheep with corn one morning,
and barley or oats the next, and thus
keep up continual surprise, heightened
by lick of salt now and then. 1t is
the same love of change which makes
the colt, COW, and even the oldest horse
feel glad when turned into new field.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
Variety Of Food.

Tt is a well-established fact that a
single kind Of food is not enough for the
best growth, health and comfort Of ami
mails. Like ourselves, the stock which
we keep does relish change of diet
thriyes better with change Of pasture,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
A Misused Word.

Economy is an abused word. Most
people think of it as a saving Of money,
as though to be economical was certain,
In sense, to be stingy or mean. Now,
economy, In its true Interpretation. is
the art of management the wise
adaptation by which we arrange time,
health and strength so as to produce the
ktst results.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

THERE is too much religion wasted in
stone and lime.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

EW- New SHERIFF.-Mr John Slroth
err Moore. the new Sheriff, with the for
mer Deputies Col. VIM. A. Morgan and
Mr. Garland Hurst, entered upon their
duties on the 1st of January. Mr..
Moore's office is in the room formerly
known as the Law Library Room, in
the Court House, Charlestown. Mr..
Moore is well known in the county as
an honorable and upright gentleman,
and we well knew that he, in connec-
ton with the former deputies, could
command more votes than any other
ticket that could be brought out in the
county, when we first introduced those
gentlemen in the columns of the Regis
ter. for the proposed offices. Our peo-
ple are assured that Mr.. NJ. will make
an excellent officer. AS TO the deputies
their past course speak for themselves
in glowing terms. The refining Sher-
if. MIR. Eugene Baker, was an excellent
officer and Ia gentleman lii every respect
and has the we'll wishes of all for his
future prosperity. Mr. Lucas DalgaIn,
Tailor. under the new Sheriff has taken
the place OF Mr.. J. G. Wiltshire who
will return to his farm, who also has the
kindest regards OF the citizens Of the
county for his future welfare.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

s0- CITY CoUNcIL.-The City Coun-
Gil met on Monday evening last, Mayor
Byers presiding, with aquorum OF men,
beers present. The minutes OF the pre-
yious meeting were read and approved.
The Sergeant reported that he was
progressing very well with the collec-
tion of taxes, and his settlement with
the finance committee showed to that
effect.
The fixing of pavemen,s as ordered
at last meeting, was on motion, refer
red to the Street Committee.
Mr.. Geo. Adams was relieved from
paying dog tax enormously assessed. !
A bill Of one dollar was allowed in
favor of John II. Cookus. Adjourned
to meet second Monday 10 February, a
9 l-e o'clock, p. n.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

ka' Big Hoes AT BoLlvAR.-One of
our patrons and old friends at Bolivar,
1--WE will not mention bis name because
he is very modest man, as well as very
Handsomely gives US the following par
ticulars which took place on recent
butche:ing day at that place, which will
be read with much interest. Hear him
Friend Zittle-I think Bolivar is the
banner district in the hog line this sea-
son. Things in the butchering way was
very exc iting here. Mr.. Howard Small
wood had two hogs which were variously
estimated at from six to eleven hundred;
/ think the first figures the nearest. The
next on the carpet was Mike Boiler, with
four "slashing" hogs. lie kind o'took
the starch out of Smallwood. Boiler strut
around and looked victorious, judging
from his general appearance, that is his
strut, and from the top of his head you
could see that it meant something. He
smiled clear around to the back of his
head The next on the trapeze was John
Flaherty-he took all the starch out of
Boiler with his big hog. Boiler then struck
a bee line for home having both hands
rammed in his breeches pockets up to the
elbows and Flaherty occupying the
champion ground. The next and last
was Edward McGlone, the iron and bone
mamie stepped in with the "Sandy
Jack hog" 20 months old, which tipped
the beam at 700 pounds. We then looked
around for Flaherty but he, like Boiler,
had left for home with his head down and
his lip hanging down like motherless
colt. McG1one strut around like a Pea
cock OH dress parade. Goodness, gracious,
Brother little, what "snassingers" they
must have made"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

I1- BUSINESS CHANGE.-It will be
seen by advertisement in this issue, in
another column, that DR.. J. Gregg Glib
SOD, of Sharpsburg, Md, but well-known
in this county and vicinity, has pur-
chased the Drug Store of Mr.. r. l..
Magruder, in this town. DIR. Gibson Is
a regular graduate of medicine, and a
brother of Col. John T. Gibson OF this
county. We welcome him to our town
and oespeak for him full share of the
public patronage. Mr.. VIM. Nj.
Nelson, clever young gentleman who
has been clerking for MIR. Magruder for
the past year, will continue in that Ca
pacity with DIR. Gibson. Mr.. Magruder
we understand will shortly leave for the
west, where he expects TO make his iu-
ture home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

Gay" ARREsrED.-Jerry Mills, color
cd man, was arrested at the residence of
a colored man, on the premises ot Col.
VIM. A. Morgan near this town, on
Saturday last, by officer II. F. Cameron
of this town, under direction of Deputy
Sheriff Harding OF Frederick city, Md,
upon The charge of driving off cattle and
selling them, in Frederick county, Md,
the properly of Mr.. White, of that
county, some time since. Sheriff Hard
ing was armed with requisition from
Gov. Hamilton OF Maryland for the ar
rest of Mills. lie was lodged in the
Jail at this place until Wednesday when
Sheriff Harding returned to Frederick
in charge of Mills. lie formerly resided
in this county and came here for refuge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15
THE NEW COUNTY COURT.

Article 8, section 90 aud % OF the
New Constitution, ratified at the recent
election, provide as follows:
90. There shall be in each county Of
the State county court, composed of
three commissioners, and two OF said
commissioners shall be quorum for the
transaction of business. 1t shall hold
four regular sessions in each year, at
such times az may be fixed upon and
entered on record by the said court.
Provisions may be made by law for
holding special sessions Of said court.
%. The commissioners shall he elect
ed by the voters of the county, and hold
their office for the term of six years, ex
cept that at the first meeting of said
commissioners they Sail designate, by
lot or otherwise. in such manner as
they may determine, one of their num-
Der, who shall hold his office for the
term of two years, one for the term OF
four years, and one for six years, Sc that
one shall be elected every two years.
Bnt no two of said commissioners shall
be elected from the same magisterlal
district. And if two or more persons
residing in the same district shall re-
ceive the greater number OF votes cast
at any election, then only the one Of
such persons receiving the highest mum
Der of votes, shall be declared elected,
and the person living in another district,
who shall receive the next highest num-
Der of votes shall be declared elected.
Said commissioners shall annually elect
one of their number as president, and
each shall receive 81 per day for his
services in court, TO be paid out of the
county treasury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15
TRUSTEES SALE
Merchandise at Cost! !

THE undersigned Trustee, by virtue If
| Deed Of Trust To him from Isaac W
Chapline, of date Jan. 6, 1881, will sell a,
COST the stock of goods of said Chaplinc
conveyed in said Deed of Trust, consist
ing of HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES.
&C., &c.
.his is an excellent opportunity for one
desiring TO go into business to purchase
a fine assortment Of goods at most rea-
sonable price, al one of the best store
rooms, and at one Of the best located posts
in Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Until sold as a whole will daily be re.
tailed ut cost. Come all and buy.
Persons indebted 10 Isaac W. Chapline
will ut once call on me and settle their
accounts conveyed to me in said Deed Of
Trust. J. ). BRAG0NIER,
Trustee.
Jan. Is, 1881. wv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15

s9- County CoURr.-The first meet
ing of our new County Commissioners
was held on Monday the 3rd of January,
when they fixed upon the first Monday
in February, May, August and Novem-
Der, for holding the regular terms of the
County Court. We learn from the Spr-
Il that in drawing for terms OF office,
Isaac II. S.rider, Esq, drew the long
term of six years, Capt. Jacob Melvin
the intermediate term of four years, and
Col. Il. w. Baylor the short term OF
two years. Col. Baylor was chosen
President of the Court for the current
year. The Court has jurisdiction in all
fiscal and police matters of the county,
but no judicial power. The Clerk, MIR.
T. A. Moore, exercises the same powers
as heretofore in relation TO recording
deeds, matters Of probate, appointment
and qualifications of representatives,
guardians, curators settlement Of their
accounts, &c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15
sS. The following, we understa'

sS' The following, we understand.
will be cent to the West Virginia Leg
islature for its passage:
An amendment 10 Sec. XII of the Ltee-
tion La,O.
Sec. ~. No person shall vote more
than once 10 the same election, and he
shall not vote q second time; although
he may not have voted the first time
for as many persons or officers as he
might lawfully have voted for, and no
voter shall vote in any other district, or
precinct, than that of which he is an
actual resident of his county. And if
required shall produce a tax receipt be-
fore voting OF all taxes due from him at
the time of voting.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-15
Gov. Murray, of Utah, witholds the

Gov. Murray, of Utah, witholds the
certificate of election from George q.
Cannon, who ran for Congress last fall,
because "he is an alien, he having been
born in England and never having been
na,uralized," and because he has viola
ted a law of the United States by his
polygamic practices. The governor has
given the certificate of election to MIR.
Campbell, Mr.. Canuons Gentle COM
petitor. Mr.. Cannon says he has no
fear of losing his seat.