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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANrNGs.

The Baltimore and Ohio road has de-
the capital stock of the main stem and the
Washington branch.
The Directors of the Denver and Rio
Grande railway are about to bring to this coun-
try 10000 French laborers, artisans and engi-
neers for work on the Denver and Rio Grande
extension into Mexico.
During the month of March, A, 1875
immigrants arrived in this country.
The iron and steel industries of the
United States are zoos in number, with capt.
tai of $3.50, 971,S 1874. Pennsylvania leads off
with nearly half the product of the country,
Ohio taking second rank.
A mysterious disease has carried off
more than 100 Cinnamon employed on the
Canadian Pacific railroad in British Columbia.
Death ensues within fifteen minutes after the
victim is attacked.
The April reports received at the Ag-
ricultural Bureau show an increase of nearly
per cent. in the area sown in winter wheat
Fruit-growers on the Delaware PENN
sula assert positively that there viii be no
peach crop there this season In the large
orchards trees have been killed by millions,
and those still standing have largely been up
rooted to give place to corn and wheat
Gen. Grants visit to the City of Mexi-
co is regarded with grave suspicion by the
Greasers. Noreception whatever was rendered
him.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
WASHINGTON NOTES,

A clerkship in the Interior Depart
ment at 81, 800 per year has been contemptu-
ously refused by Private Dalzell.
Ex-senator Bruce, of Mississippi. was
ttndere1 the mission to Brazil, but he declined
it, the main ground being that colored man
would be coldly received there.
A large number of reports have been
received at the State Department from Consuls
abroad relative to the introduction of American
pork. The war upon our products seems to be
melted by jealousy of our increasing trade, and
not from fear of disease.
J The situation in. Dakota was theme
of discussion at Cabinet meeting last week.
President Garfield called attention to the
destitute condition of hundreds of homeless
sufferers by floods, and expressed an
relief extended with the least possible
delay. 1t was decided to authorize the
issuing of army rations for two weeks, and
clothing and supplies. An arrangement was
also made by which salt meat which cannot be
furnished al needed points in sufficient ouanti-
through the Interior Department from the In
dian supplies, to bereplaced eventually by the
War Department.. !,
Several of the new clerks appointed to
1000 positions in the Pension Office have
been found incompetent to perform the duties
devolving upon the clerks of this class, and
have been assigned to mailing circulars with
ladies drawing $50 a month.
Secretary Window is bi-metallist in
the fullest sense of the word, and it will
be his policy to get coin into circulation as
rapidly as possible. With that end in view, it
is understood that SIS, 50 and 81 legal tenders
will be withdrawn from circulation as fast as
they come into the treasury, and if this be
found to work no inconvenience the process
will be extended to the $40 notes.
A physician of Washington asserts
that Blaine is victim of Bright's disease,
the desperation Of the attack being shown by
bleached ears.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
An Outside NhiteMash.

Few people know how. easily white
wash is made, and how valuable when
properly applied. 1t not only prevents
the decay of wood, but is greatly con-
ducive to the healthfulness Of Buildings,
whether wood or stone. s9Ont-buildings
and fences, when not painted, should be
supplied once or twice a year with
good coat of whitewash, which should
be prepared in the following way:
Take clean, water-tig light gbarrel, or
other suitable cask, and put into it
about half bushel of Lime; slack it
by pouring water over it boiling hot,
and put in sufficient quantity Of water
to cover it five inchesdeepsz stir it
briskly until thoroughly Stacked; when
the stacking has been thoroughly eff
fected. dissolve it in water, and add two
pounds of sulphate of zinc and common
saIt These will cause the wash to
harden and prevent its cracking, which
gives an unsightly appearance to the
work --ssst
If desirable, beautiful cream color
may be given to the above wash by add
ing three pounds of yellow ochre or
good pearl by lead, lamp, vine or ivy
black. For flwn color, add four pounds
OF lumber, Turkish or American-th
latter is the cheaper one pound of In
dian red, one pound Of common lamp
black. Farmers Idugoziteld,ad Rurat
Guide. 2 4tsg -. 9aessE
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Tea. Coffee and Chooolate.

The editor of Science thus discusses
the value and effects of the above bev-
erages Chocolate, he says, "from
its large proportion of albumen, is the
most nutritive beverage, but, atthe same
time, from its quantity. Of fat, the most
difficult to digest. Its aromatic sub
stances, however, strengthen the diges-
ton. Acup of chocolate is an excellent
restorative and inyigorating refreshment
even for weak persons, provided their
digestive organs are not zoo delicate.
Cardinal Richelieu attributed to choco-
late his health and hilarityl during his
later years. Tea and coffee donot afford
this advantage. Albumen in tea leaves
and legumin in coffee berries are repre-
sented in very scanty proportions. The
praisesof tea and coffee as nutritive sub
stances is, therefore, hardly warranted.
Tea and coffee, though OF themselves not
difficult of digestion, tend to disturb the
digestion OF bituminous substances by
precipitating them from their dissolved
state. Milk, therefore, if mixed with
tea or coffee, is more difficult of diges-
ton than if taken alone, and coffee alone
without cream produces digestion after
dinner by Embarrassing the secretion of the
dissolving juices. Tie volatile oil of
coffee and the empyreumatic and arc
matte matters of chocolate accelerate the
circulation, which, on the other hand, is
Gained by tea. lea and coffee both
excite the activity of the brain and
nerves.. Tea, it is said, increases the
power Of dlgesting the Impressions we
have received, creates a thorough medi-
tation, and, in spite of the movements of
thoughts, permits the attention to be
fixed upon certain subject. On the
other hand, if tea is taken in excess it
causes an increased irritabllity of the
nerves, characterized by sleepiessness.
with general feeling Of restlessness and
trembling of the limbs. Coffee also, if
taken in excess, produces sleeplessness
and many banefuI effects very similar to
those arisingfrom tea-drinking. Coffee,
however, produces a greater excitement
and q sensation of restlessness and heat
ensues. For throwing off this condition
fresh air Is the best antidote."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Water for Babies.

2 was one day called upensto visit a
sick little one in family residing near
my Office. The babe found in apparent
good health, but crying and struggling
In its mothers arms as though suffering
from excruciatihg pains. s.55aa
The mother informed me that the
child seemed DESTROYS of nursing contin-
ually: and that to quiet it, she had
given it the breast as often as the cry
ing commenced When that did not
soothe the little one, a dose of Mother
Somebody's cordial had beer. admins
tered. -s''5 :'saA
sf"My good woman" i1sI 4 inquired,
.'when did you last give your babe q
drink of water2" r., ~,,Et,n,4g
ST don't remember, " replied. the lady;
he need it," sb.T9dS ,a1sEs8
"Need it? Why should he not need
it as much as you? This child is suffer
ing from thirst nothing more"
p I called for cold water, gave the in
FAINT a few tablespoonfuls, and, it was
relieved of all its trouble, stopped cry
ing, and sank peacefully to sleep in its
mothers arms. ~ ts~
Let this be reminder to mothers and
nurses. Infants who nurse at the breast
may often suffer as much from want OF
water as adults who eat more solid food.
Often when child cries it is only thirst
which causes it. s5g 9sqoQg
Do not, then, dose it with, the poison
GUS soothing syrups y or, nursing cor
dials, or press it to the breast, which it
will eagerly grasp, expecting to satisfy
its burning thirst; but, filed TO the brim
with its natural food, it cries on harder
than ever.
Use little discretion. The poor little
one cannot tell its wants; if it could, it
would often cry, fWaterl water?'-Er-
cHHn0e ~ eds 4.rse--. -era
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Claims to Friendship.

Perhaps one reason that we complain
so bitterly of the fckleness of friends
lies in the fact that we confound ac-
quaintanceship with friendship. 1t is a
strong attribute of the mind, to hope
that which it wishes and in no partic-
ular is it shown more strongly than in
estimating by anticipation the friendly
feelings toward us of those to whom we
may happen to be known. This great
error will usually be found to increase
in the same ratio as the particular per-
son whose friendly feeling we wish to
challenge Is more or less in a higher
grade of society than ourselves, and
whose means, interest or power is great
er than cur own. We are, in such cases,
apt to lay claims to acts of friendship
from those with whom we could only at
best boast an acquaintance. But the
error goes much farther even than this !;
for we frequently make the request, not
in reference to our own position, but to
the power of those from whom we So
licit or expect friendly part. We for
get that we have no earthly claim upon
them no reason to expect the slightest
sacrifice of their time, interest or even
amusement. We think only of our own
wishes. What is the consequence? It
will be found in the loss Of the acquaint-
ance of some one whose notice was fat
tering one who felt toward us as much
friendly feeling as we had any right to
expect, and who would have been dis
posed to award to us as much courtesy
and attention, or one occasion, as
much service, as we. had any grounds
for anticipating. From our own folly,
his visits now grow few and far between,
and, from well-grounded suspicion of
repetition of similar arrogant requests,
they gradually cease altogether. We
have chilled what friendly feeling did
exist toward us by our own folly. Is
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
German Emigration to America.

The growth of the stream Of emigration
from Germany to the United States has
attracted even more attention in Ger
many than here, and the government
there is at its wits end to stop it without
striking at the root of the matter-the
heavy burdens imposed on the people by
the large standing armies. NJ. Wrandl,
who is described as an American citizen
OF Hungarian birth, tried to get permits
sion to lecture on emigration in Berlin,
but his application was sternly refused,
the authorities evidently fearing that any
agitation of the subject will increase the
exodus still furthur. In Schleswig,
Prussia proper, and Posen, whole VII
lagos are described as having been aban-
doned, the inhabitants going chiefly to
Illinois and Nebraska. According to the
Berlin correspondent of the London
Times, new experiment is the founding
of a German Socialist colony in Texas,
where the great problem of how to keep
everybody as poor as everybody else is
to be worked out once more.-New York
GrGIhic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
HOspitaIity.

In the first days of the republic
series of entertainments was inaugural
ed in Philadelphia, in which dozen. cr
twenty gentlemen met once week at
each others houses in turn to take sup
per. That wit and wisdom were not
wanting in these meetings we may know
from the fact that Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Talleyrand, keenest-witted of
Frenchmen, the fiery, brilliant Judge
Mexican, and the courtly Charles Car
roll we're among the guests from time to
time.
So noted did these weekly little assem-
blies become, in fact, that every for
eigner OF stranger of distinction visiting
Philadelphia sought for an invitation to
them as means of gaining knowledge
of the finest social product which the
capital of the new nation afforded.
A few months ago some curious docu-
ments came to light in Philadelphia.
Among them was a memorandum made
by member of this club of the cost of
these entertainments, with the items,
which, as rule, consisted of oysters,
cheese, crackers and liquor. The ex-
pense Of the most pretentious supper, at
which twenty gentlemen sat down, did
not exceed So. The statesmen, wits and
scholars who met there to, exchange
their ideas did not regard the enter
tainlnent as a matter Of the stomach, but
the brain.
Hospitality, in this country, has come
to signify merely the giving of a meal.
1t has taken its lowest and coarsest
meaning for us. In France, the highest
members of the G1acie11 regime met in
the stately old salons, evening after
evening, where edas-Sucre and little
cakes were the only entertainment of.
fered. but where De Stael, Chateau
BRAND and their friends served an intel
lectual banquet such as the world sell
dom has equaled. It is undoubtedly
right to set before our guests as
choice food as we can afford, but we
should remember that feeding is not
hospitality.
It is to make him free of our best
thought, to welcome him to our habits
and life, to the sanctuary of our home,
to send him away with something better
to remember than a we'll cooked capon.
As matters are now, the cost Of provid-
ing pretentious meal induces many
families to shut their doors on all
guests. They viii not receive their
friends if they cannot treat them to a
display of rare dishes and curious pot.
terry. We know houses, on the contrary,
where the table is always simply and
prettily set, and where cover is invari
bly, laid for the occasional stranger,
When he comes, however humble the
fare land it has been reduced to bread,
butter and milky, he is welcome, and
no apologies are made. This is true
hospitality.
Parents should remember that much
of the education of their children de-
ponds upon the guests whom they see
at their fathers table. They should
not, therefore, shut out these guests
from any vulgar notions of vanity and
display. - Youths Communion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Proportionate value OF

The Chicago Inter Ocean, In repro
ducing the above table, says: Exactly
what has occasioned the relative increase
in value of gold and the decrease in
value of silver as compared with gold,
it is extremely difficult to say" The ex-
PLANTATION usually given by writer's OF
the subject, and doubtless the true ex5
PLANTATION, is that it was caused by the
discovery of the silver mines in Mexico
and Peru by the Spaniards, and the enor-
NOUS increase in the worlds stock of
silver which followed the opening Of
those mines. A considerable period
elapsed after America began to pour its
silver wealth upon Europe before this
consequence was clearly manifested, but
it gradually operated until, from requir-
ing little more than eleven ounces of
silver to equal in value an ounce of gold,
an ounce of gold became worth over fif-
teen ounces of silver. A state of APP
proximabe equilibrium had been reached
in the eighteenth century, and the oscil-
lations in the price of silver for long
time ranged within narrow margin
above fifteen. Anew and more rapid de
pE6SSlOn SO6 Ill dUOuJ 100. Iulo, uO
doubt, resulted in part from the discovery
of immense veins of silver in Nevada
and the production therefrom of silver
bullion at rate never before witnessed,
and in part from the decentralization of
silver by Germany, followed shortly after
by the practical prohibition of it's further
coinage blythe States of the Latin Union.
The decentralization of silver by the
United States in 1873 had little, if any,
influence in depreciating silver. For
many years silver had not been in circu.
lation here, and the action of the govern
ment threw no silver upon the market.
If Germany had been country without
actual silver in circulation, and using only
irredeemable paper, it might have de-
monetized silver in the nominal and theo-
retical manner in which that act was per-
formed here, and no consequence what
ever in the bullion market would have
followed. It was the fact that the action
of Germany threw hundreds of millions
of that metal on the market, which gave
it Importance, and, with the immense
production of the Comstock lode, led to
a sharp decline in bullion. -Ercbange
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
USEFUL HINTS.

CoMBE says, In preserving beef, the
ribs will keep longest-fve or six days
ID summer-the middle of the loin next
the rump next, the round next, and, the
shortest of all, the. brisket, which viii
not keep more than three days in hot
weather.
To FIX pencil marks so they will not
rub out, take wen-skimmed milk and
dilute with an equal bulk of water.
Wash the pencil marks whether writing
or drawing) with this liquid, using soft
fat camel-hair brush, and avoiding all
rubbing. Place upon fat board to
dry.
HANGING MEAT.-Meat should be
hung long enough to grow tender; if too
long it becomes dry, loses its juices and
weight, and if not hung long enough it
is tough and hard. It should also be
hung where the air is clear and cool,
but not in a strong current, as then it
will dry out its juices. It is said that
if you steam tough piece Of meat for
half an hour, then roast it in the ordi-
nary manner, it will be tender.
CALoIMINE.- Whitewash rubs off the
walls upon the hands and clothing cal
Gimme does not Calcimine-prepared
kaolin-can be obtained at almost any
drug store at trifing cost. To prepare
it for use place it in vessel of suitable
size, then scald it with sufficient water
to make it the consistency OF hot mush;
let it partially cool; then thin down with
skinned milk to the proper consistency
for use. SKINNED milk is best, as the
fatty or butter part of new milk would
spoil the mixture. Observe these direc-
tons and the material will be ready for
use. Apply with a whitewash brush.
This mixture will work smoothly and
not drag under the brush as most other
mixtures for whitewash. 1t can be
colored to suit the taste of those
using it.
For THE HANDS. order to pre-
serve the hands soft and white they
should always be washed in warm water
with fine soap, and carefully dried with
a moderately coarse towel, being well
rubbed every time to insure brisk cir
culation, than which nothing can be
more effectual in promoting transpar-
ent ard soft surface. Ii engaged in any
accidental pursuit which may hurt tbs
color Of the hands, or if they have been
exposed to the sun, a little lemon juice
will restore their whiteness for the time,
and lemon soap is proper to wash them
with. Almond paste is of essential serv-
ice in preserving the delicacy of the
hands. The following is q serviceable
pomade for rubbing the hands on retir-
ing to rest i: Take two ounces of sweet
almonds beat with three drachms of
white wax and three drachms of sper-
maceti put up carefully in rose water.
Gloves should always be worn on expo
sure to the atmosphere.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
The Mule and the Bees !,

A writer with some of the literary
traits of the Doestioks" of quarter
century ago composed aconncal "epic,
a column long, IN the Californian, de-
scribing the. woful defeat and sad end of
bad mule who kicked everything, and
finally died kicking bees. The follow
ing extract viii do:
The mule, which had wandered up
close to large bee hive, got stung. His
eyes lighted up as if that was Just what
he was looking for. He tnTned on the
beehive and took aim. He Kicked. In
ten seconds, the only piece of bee-hiye
| could see was about the size man
feels when he has told joke that falls
on the company like, a piece of sad
news. This piece was IN the air. 1t
was being kicked at. - -
/ The bees swarmed. They swarmed
a good deal They lit on that mule
earnestly. After he had kicked the last
piece of beehive so high that he could
not reach it any more, he stoppea for an
instant. taH ~
The mule turned loose I never saw
anything equal it. He was developed
in a dense fog of earnestness and bees
and filed with enthusiasm and stings.
The more he kicked. the higher he
arose from the ground. / may have
been mistaken, for was somewhat ex-
cited and very much delighted. sbut that
mule seemed to rise as high: as the tops
of the pepper trees. He would open
and shut himself like frog swimming.
Sometimes, when he was in mid air, he
would look Like he was flying.
He finally got so he did not rise clear
of the ground, but he continued to kiel'
with both feet for half IN hour, nezN
with first one foot and then the other
for another half hour, them with his
right foot every few minutes, the inter-
walls growing longer and longer, until he
finally was still. His head dropped, his
lip hung lower and lower. The bees
stung on. He looked as if he thought
8 mean, sneaking advantage had been
taken of him. -'~
retired from the scene. Early the
next morning returned 1.-The sun
came slowly up from behind the eastern
hills. The light foliage of the pepper
trees trembled with his morning caress.
His golden kiss fell upon the opening
roses. Abee could be seen flying hither,
another thither.y The mule lay near the
scene, of yesterdays struggle. Peace
had come to him. He was dead. Too
much kicking against nothing
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
6 The Gray Mare is the Better Horse.'

This proverbial saying, instead of be-
ing Flemish, is more likely of British
origin, and may have taken it's rise from
the following circumstances: A gentle
man having married lady of considera-
BILE beauty and fortune, but whose dom-
ineering temper and disregard of marital
authority on all occasions made his home
wretched, entreated her father to take
back his daughter, and her dowry into
the bargain. s
"Pooh, pooh!'' said the old gentleman,
''you know not the world. All woman
govern their husbands and it is easily
proved. Harness the five horses in my
stable to a cart, in which I will place a
basket containing one hundred eggs;
leave horse In every house where the
husband is master, and an egg only
where the wife governs. If you should
find your eggs gone before the horses,
you will think your case is not so uneon
mon; but if your horses are disposed OF
first Twill take my daughter home again
and you may keep her fortune" 4
At the first house the son-in-law came
to, he heard the wife In a shrill and angry
voice, bid her husband open the door;
here he left an egg without any inquiry.
He visited second and third house
with the same result. The eggs were
nearly all gone when he arrived at the
seat of a gentleman of position in the
country. Having asked for the master,
who happened not to be stirring, he was
ushered into the presence of the lady.
Humbly apologizing for the intrusion,
he put the question of obedience; and on
the lady replying she was proud to obey
her husband in all things the husband
entered the room and confirmed his wife's
words, upon which he was requested to
choose which horse he liked. A black
gelding struck his fancy, but the lady
desired he would choose the gray mare
as more fit for side-saddle. Notwith-
standing the substantial reasons given
why the black horse would be more use
full, the wife persisted in her claim for
the gray mare.
What" said she, land viii you not
take her, then? But I say you shall;
for am sure the gray mare is much the
better horse"
"Well, well, my DEAR" replied the
husband, "just as you please, if it must
be so"
"Oh!" quoth the gentleman-carter,
'tyou must now take an egg, and must
take ali my horses back again and en-
deavor to live happily with my wife,
Notes and Queries.