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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
BITS OF INFORMATION.

A SIGNATURE in lead pencil is as legal
as any other.
THERE were no horses on this CONT
nent at the time of its discovery.
The estimated value of railroad prop
erty in the United States is 81, 416, 510,r
847.
THE annual expenses of the British
Government are more than one-third
larger than those Of the United States.
THE pay of privates m the regular
army runs from $156 (S13 q month and
rations, for first two years. to $21 a.
month after twenty years service:
The Great Pyramid covers an area Of
between twelve and thirteen acres. The
present vertical height is $50 feet, and
the length of the sides is TAG feet. The
masonry consists Of over s., DOC, 600 cubic
feet.
THE youngest of our Presidents at the
time of inauguration was Grant, who
was 46. The oldest was Harrison, who
was 81. Our military heroes were chiefly
advanced in years, jackson being So and
Taylor 60.
CHARLES LAMB, at the age of 90. was
confined in mad-hoHse for six weeks;
but this tendency to i1issuity never
manifested itself again. His sister,
Mary, was subject to paroxysms of iu-
sanity, and m September, 17S6, she
killed her mother.
THE first Greek Testamshs printed on
this continent was published by a noted
old printer-Thomas, of Worcester-~in
1900. The Worcester City Library has
a copy of it, and, by an interesting Co
incidence, it once belonged to Emerson,
and he has in it his autograph.
New GUINEA is the only large island
in the world the interior of which has
not hitherto been explored by Euro
peans. British and Dutch navigators
have mapped its periphery, travellers of
nearly every nation of Europe have en-
amined number of localities near the
| coast, and DR.. Meyer has even succeeded
in crossing the narrow neck of land
separating McCuer's inlet from Geel-
wink bay but of the main body of the
island We know next to nothS2g.
ENVELOPES are said to hare originated
as follows A Brighton (England) sta
toner took fancy for dressing his show
window with piles of writing paper, us
ing gradually from the largest to the
smallest size in use and, to finish his
pyramids off nicely, he cut cards to
bring them to point. Taking these
cards for diminutive note-paper, lady
customers were continually wanting
| soma of GO that lovely little IaDeT and
the stationer found it advantageous to
cut paper to the desired pattern. As
there was no space for addressing the
notelets after they were folded, he, after
much thought, invented the envelope,
which he cut by the aid Of metal plates
made for the purpose. The sale IN
creased so rapidly that he was unable to
produce the envelopes fast enough; Sc
he commissioned dozen houses to make
them for him, and thus set going an i'm
portant branch of the manufacturing
stationery trade.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Grows Either Wet or Dry.

Chief Justice Mansfield, probably
with a view to prolong his own days,
was always anxious, when old witnesses
were in court, to know their customary
habits of life. It so happened that two
very old men named Elm were one day
the objects of his inquiry.
"You are very cd man." said his
Lordship to the elder brother. 81 sup
pose you have lived very temperate
Ife?"
"Never drank anything but water, my
Lord" said Elm.
"Nor you either, I suppose ?" said
the Judge, addressing himself to the
younger.
"When I could get nothing else, my
lord, was the reply. 81 always took
my glass with my friends"
"Wen, then" replied his Lordship,
call we can say is an Elm will flourish,
wet or dry"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Under the Snow.

The remarkable case of Elizabeth
Woodcock, who was buried under the
snow. is especially striking. In the
winter of 1899 she was returning on
horseback from Cambridge, Eng. to her
home in neighboring village, and, hav
ing dismounted for o few minutes. the
horse ran away from her. At 7 o'clock
on a winter evening she sat down under
a thicket, cold, tired and disheartened
Snow came on; she was too weak to rise,
and the consequence was that by morn
ing the snow had heaped around her to
height of two feet above her head as
she sat. She had strength enough to
thrust twig, with her handkerchief at
the top of it, through the snow, to serve
as a signal, and to admit a little day
light. Torpor supervened, and she knew
little more of what passed around her.
Night succeeded day, and day again
broke, but there she remained, motion
less and foodless. Not senseless, how
ever, for she could hear church bells and
village sounds-nay, even the voices and
conversation of some of her neighbors
Four whole days she thus remained, one
single pinch of snuff being, her only sub
stitute for food during this time, and
even this she found had lost its pungen-
cy. On the fifth day thaw commenced,
and then she suffered greatly, but still
without means to extricate herself. It
was not until the eighth day that the
handkerchief was espied by villager,
who, with many others, had long been
seeking for her. StOoninO down he
said.
''Are you there, Elizabeth Wood
cock?"
She had strength enough to reply,
family:
Dear John Stittle, I know your
voice. For Gods sake, help me out"
She died about half year afterward,
through mismanagement of frost-bitten
toes; but it was fully admitted that no
one, unless cased in snow, could have
lived out those eight days and nights in
such place without food.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

A HISTORY almost as sad and romantic
as that of Romeo and Juliet is attached
to Green Mount, the well known GENE
terry at Baltimore, Nd The property
was once owned by John Oliver, a
wealthy English merchant. His only
child, a beautiful girl of twenty, was
loved by young man whose only unfit
ness to become her husband lay in the
fact that personal feud existed between
him and the girls stern father. They
met clandestinely and planned an elope-
ment. The father found it out, and gave
orders tohis servant topatrol the grounds
by night and shoot all trespassers. Dis
guised In mans clothing, the girl at
tempted to escape, and was shot dead at
the gate. Grief stricken, her father
erected mausoleum upon the spot, and
decided the entire property to the city for
q cemetery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Rats that Love Tobacco.

1t is well known that rats and mice.
in addition to their proverbial slyness.
fall into astonishingly disagreeable heb-
its when their surroundings are such as
to tempt them to depart from the tenn
perate course characteristic of rodent
life. At celebrated tobacco house in
St Louis is bright, grayish-colored
rat, fat and plump, that energies from
his hole during the daytime. leaps upon
a pile of leaf tobacco. and eats and rel
ishes the nicotine weed the same as it
would dainty bit of toasted cheese.
This animal is perfectly gentle, and its
curious appetite has vouchsafed for it the
the freedom Of the entire factory. It is
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Growing Old.

"James," said the grocer, as he
looked over his spectacles at the boy
who was measuring out half bushel Of
potatoes, :" I find that I have spelt SUI
gar with an b In it. Is that right 2"
"No, sir" replied the clerk, after
spelling the word over several times.
No, I guess it isn't, but I hate to
scratch it out. What shall I do?"
eff it was me, sir, and I had put an
8 b in sugar, should order hams and
leave the 81 off there.
"Of course-of course. Really,
James, but I begin to feel my age, and
I only wonder that ] don't some time
spell eggs with two gs."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

diction was pronounced and they were
dispensing. Ere another meeting they
had cooled of. DIR. Gordon asked DR..
Neale the secret of his long passionate.
" Well, replied he, "when ] got Texed
and wanted to go, they wouldn't let me /;
and when they got vexed and wanted me
to go, I wouldn't 80, We never both
got mad at the same time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

dressed in white by Mrs. Hayes, and we
had wedding in the little room. Ny
chair was moved In, and the neighbors
came from far and near to hear the
solemn words that made John and Ruth
man and wife.
And happiness has shed its true light
upon our home ever since.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Harmony Preserved.

DIR. Neale, of Boston, was asked by
Rev. A. J. Gordon if he ever had any
church difficulties Oh, yes" he re-
piled 'sonce it was pretty serious, and
the brethren. were getting very warm. I
said, Let us. be dismissed They rose,
and before they thought Of it the bene-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

looked upon in the establishment as the
greatest of living curiosities, and pos
sessed, as it seems to be, with intelli-
gence. it is permitted to frolic about the
factory unmolested, and allowed to taste
sparingly Of the choicest importatiens.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
HOW to Get Along.

Never stop to tell stories in business
hours.
If you have place of business, be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich sitting around
stores and saloons. W
Never "fool" in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, and
also promptness.
Donot NEEDLE with business you know
nothing about 81
Do not kick every one in your path.
More miles can be made in day by
going steadily than stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word as
he does his bond.
Help others when you can, but never
give when you cannot afford to, simply
because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity OF
swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
Use your own brains rather than those
of others.
Learn to think and act for yorrself.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
MARRIED FOR love.

Yes Jack Brown was splendid fellow,
But married Tor love, you know;
Temem rf the girl very we'll
Sweet little Kitty Daffau.
Pretty, and loving and good,
And bright as fairy elf,
/ was very much tempted indeed
To marry Kitty myself
"But her friends were all Of them poor
And Kitty had not cent?
And knew should never be
With love in cottage content
So Jack the lucky wooer,
Or unlucky-anyway
You can see how shabby his coat
And hts hair is turning gray.
~But I'm told he thinks himself rich
With Kitty and homely joys;
cot far away out of town
Full Of noisy girls and boys
Poor jaekl Pm sorry and all that
But Of course he very well knew
That fellows who marry for love
Must drink Of the liquor they brew"
And the handsome Augustus smiled.
His coat was In perfect style,
And wensen still spoke Of his grace,
And gave him their sweetest smile.
But be thought that night Of Jack Brown.
and said " l am growing oldi
~ think mast really marry
Some beautiful girl with gold"
Years passed, and the bachelor grew
h Tiresome and stupid, aid old;
BE had not been able TO find
The beautiful girl with gold.
And with his fancies he dwelt
49, Alone in the crowded town,
The friend OF his youth, Jack Brown
49, "Why, Gusp why, Jack !" What meet
ingl
Jack 80 happy and gay;
The bachelor sighed for content
As he followed his friend away
10 the cot far out OF town,
Set deep in its orchard trees,
Scented with lilies and roses
Cooled with the ocean breeze.
"Why, Jack, what beautiful place
What did It cost ?? Oh, it grew,
There we're only three rooms at FIRST.
Then soon the three were too few,
80 we added room and then;
And oft in the evening hours,
Kitty the children and
Planted the trees and the flowers,
And they grew as the children grew
(Jack, Harry and Grace and Beleg
And where are the youngsters now ~
+" All happy and doing well.
Jack went tn Spain Tor our house
His road is level and clear
And Hary'sa lawyer in town,
Making three thousand year.
And Grace and Bale are we'll married.
They married for love- az is best;
But often our brides come back
..raese To visit the dear home nest
So my sweet wife KITTY and
FROM labor and care may cease;
s We have enough, and age can bring
Nothing but love anG peace"
E But over and over again
The bachelor thought that night
4 ~ Home and wife, aud children
Jack Brown was, after all right.
Oh ii in the days Of nv youth
had honestly loved and wed
For now I'm old three's cares
Whether Pm living or dead"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

"S-A-A-Y, father, learned something
new at school to-day. !" What was it n
" | learned to say Yes, sir, and NO
sir. ~ ssDid you % "Y-a-a-s,"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
A Natural Curiosity.

One of the natural curiosities of Flor
ida is subterranean river, which is
known as Silver Springs.
It bubbles up in basin nearly 100
feet deep and about an acre in extent.
discharging stream 60 to 100 feet wide.
and extending six or eight miles to the
Ocklahawa river. It forms natural
inland port, to which three steamers
run regularly from st. Johns. The wa
ter is so clear that it seems even more
transparent than air, and not only the
fish that frequent it, but every article on
the bottom, can be seen with remarka-
BILE distinctness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22

PRESUMPTION is the daughter of ignor-
ance. -RiUnroL
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18
A SUN IN ARITHMETIC.

There came into our school one day
A white haired man with pleasant smile
He greeted us and, sitting down,
Said he would like to rest awhile.
Twas time to have arithmetic.
The teacher said: Now all give heed:
Put up your books and take your states,
And DO the sums which I will read"
Our books went In. our states came out,
And then the teacher gave the sum;
We tried. and tried, and tried again,
But couldn't make the answer come.
And then the old man said to US,
with kindness twinklIng in his eyes;
"Who gets the answer first shall have
A silver shilling for prize"
Then Tommy Dole resolved to cheat,
And, sIyly taking ont his book,
When he supposed he was not seen,
A hasty glance inside he took.
At once the answer Tommy finds,
And now. I've got it, sir he cries,
The teacher thinks Tom worked the sum,
And tells him he has won the prize.
But the old man had seen It all:
Those twinkIlng eyes had watch'd the trick.
How well, my boy he said, you seem
To understand arithmetic"
But now. before give the prize,
III let you try harder sum:
Another shilling you shall have
Ifyou will tell how that IS done"
And then. with kindest voice and look,
He gently said 70 Tommy Dole,
What shall It. profit you. my lad
To gain the world and lose your soul :''
Then Tommy Dole hung down head;
The tears began TO fill his eyes,
And all the scholars wondered why
He would not take the silver prize.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

How A WYODuSG RIVER GOT It's NAME.
At Crazy Woman's Branch of Powder Biv-
er there Is excellent water, good grass and
an abundance of fuel-three Things u5t cas-
lily found on the road leading mp from he
Union Pacific Railroad and which are abso-
lutely necessary in travelling I'm The far west.
There is an old legend connected with this
stream that is sad enough. II is said That
when party Of white men once came here
a white woman was found roaming about in
a distracted condition, poOri~ clad and fam
ishiug from hunger. Our people eudeayOred
to help her, but she looked upon them fr an
absent minded sort OF way rs if endeavoring
to recall something from the past. she was
undcmCrstrative and helpless. and could not
be induced TO say anything in regard TO her
self. She seemed to have been roaming
about for several days, and it was su1se-
quently ascertained, or, rather, it was believ-
ed that she belonged 10 a party OF white peO-
pie moving to California all of whom, except
herself had been killed by Indians. She
made her escape while her relatives were be-
ing tortured, and the sad scenes Of that day
had turned her brain. She stayed with our
people while they cooked supper, and az
raugements were made for taking her along
with them. She could not be persuaded to
eat anything, though the daiutiest food that
could be prepared at the time was presented
to her. She disappeared i'm the night, and no
traces were ever found Of her.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18


QUEER STORY FROM THE GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE.-A great many years ago,
before the present Government printing Of
fee was established, there We're three print
ers engaged upUn the Government work who
were fast friends and constant associates.
They neither had or cared to have other ac-
quaintances. One day, one Of the three fell
sick and died. Then the question was who
would perform the usual rites of friendship
for the dead. Nobody outside took any in
terpst in the matter, so that the two friends
were obliged to care for the body themselves.
Now all these printers were very fond of IL
quor, and though they never were to be seen
i'm public bar-rooms, had many a bout by
themselves in a quiet nook The two re-
naming friends then sat mp with the corpse,
and to while away the time brought their
pack of cards and bottle for company. Eu-
chre was the game, and they played for a
stake, the winner to drink on scoring game
and the loser to stay dry. The luck ran one
sided Seated on either side of the corpse,
with the coffin between them as a table, the
players played and TecOunted the virtues of
their dead friend. But the one who had ncv-
never won was getting more and more thirsty
The cards had run steadily against him, and
not a drop Of liquor had passed his lips. FL
nallv the luck changed, and slapping down
the right bower on the coffin, he exclaimed {:
There, now, it's my turn H' With hasty
motion be reached for the bottle, but at that
instant CONSERVATION filed the breasts OF
both friends as the supposed corpse rose up
and s.ad: ''Not drop till I've had mine. %
With 4 scream of horror the two friends
jumped up and rushed, one to the door and
the other to the window. The latter lcaDed
to the ground in his terror and broke a leg
the other gained the street without misad-
venture and disappeared. Years have elaps-
ed. Both the watchers have died, but the
friend who was suppose to be dead still lives,
an eccentric, aged man, who IS now a com
positor in the Government printing house.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

4 BIBLE OLD AND BARE.-It is not gen
orally known that M the Congressional Ii
brary at Washington there is an old Bible
which is well worth q walk to The Capitol TO
examine 1t is Of italian origin, and is sup
posed TO have been written in the thirteenth
OF fourteenth century, but the actual date IS
unknown. It is written in Latin, upon vel
lum, in clear, bold characters, and extreme
Iv uniform. The writing is in two columns,
about three inches wide, with a margin OF
two inches. Il is embellished with li6 mimi
ature paintings and upward Of I, 200 smaller
illuminations, which are beautifully execu-
ted. and are as brilliant to-day as the day
they were done
The initials of books and prologues are
two and a half inches in height and those OF
the chapters are one inch i'm height IL IS
contained in two large volumes and cost the
government 200 i'm gold when gold was at
\ high premium, and was purchased az a
sale of the library of Henry Perkins, Ha-
worth Park, near London, in june, 1873
The skins of the first volume have been inn
raired except five in the SECOND volume
they are nearly all perfect.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18
NOTICE

II Estate OF CHARITY HALL decd.
Having obtained letters testamentary on the es-
ate of Charity Hall, late OF Allegheny township,
Cambria county. deceased, the undersigned here
by gives notice to all persons indebted to said
tate that pa yment must be made without delay.
aud those having claims against the same are also
notified 10 present them in legal furu for settle
mcnt. WM. J. LAWSON. Executor.
a GallItzin TwD. Feb. 25. 1881 st.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18
EXECUTOR.S NOTICE.

- Estate Of JOHN WIss, deceased.
Letters JcstaUeutary to the estate OF John Wiss,
iate Of Croyle township. Cambria county. decd,
having been issued 70 the ubders gRed by the Reg
sIef OF SAID county all persons indebted 10 the
tate ln question are hereby notified to make speedy
payment; aud these having claims against the
same viii present them in legal shane FOR settle
mCut. JOSEPH 4 MISS F.vecrfCr
Croyle Twp, Feb. j 1851. .-5t-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

- Estate Of CHRISTOPHER GEORGE. decd.
Letters testamentary TO the estate OF Christopher
George, late OF Washington township. deed, hav-
ing been issued 20 the undersigned by the Register
OF Cambria county, notice is hereby given 70 all
persons indebted 20 said estate that payment must
be made without delay. and those having claims
against ~ same will present them properly au-
theuticated Tor sctLIcueut
MATTE GEORGE Executrix
Washington Twp, March 1. lssl.-6t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

An AGRICULTURAL PAPER has an article
on "Wsshed and Unwashed Butter" II
says that the markets now demand that but
ter shall not only be fresh and rosy, but be
properly worked and washed. A pound Of
butter chat comes into market without hav-
ing its face washed and hair combed Is not
very inviting, that's fact.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

How THEY SwEAR.-The river says, I'll
be damned The stocking says, III be
darned The furnace says, I'll be blasted
The doctor says, Plague take it, The teach
er says, Well, that's cool. The scholar says,
I'll be switched The preacher says, Mercy
on US The farmer says, Land sakes. The
farmer says, Hold up your right hand The
merchant says, By the prophets The news
papsr nan never swesrs that Is
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

\ MAN named Marcus Wright of Illinois,
has fallen heir 10 81 000, 600. We'd rather be
Wright than be President.-AeridsR Record
s.. Marcus Wright down in the Same cate
go-v--po-t-c- Co1,T-sT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18

TwEErTN \ EARS WITHOUT a y NEwsE'A FER.
"A man who lives upon farm iu Clark
county Is receiving tlE Farmer without Lav-
ing ordered it. He does not write us-ue do
not know That he can w1ite-bul DE sends us
word that we may stop the paper If we want
pay for il as much as to SAY that DE VIII
not pay for It. Our informant says that 1T is
the only paper he ever took: and he has
been keeping house for twenty years. No
wonder he Is afraid of it, Twenty years
without newspaper But what q home to
raise children in. What can De expected Of
boys and girls brought mp In such ignorance
but that they viii become the dupes OF ser
wants Of the more intelligent people in tEs
community? What kind Uf material viii
such men make for voters and iurymen, 10
carry on the machinery of our free popUiar
government They may be fitted for a form
of government where nothing but obedience
is required where one man does the think
ing and willing, and all the rest execute his
wishes under fear of their lives, but they are
not fit for popular government ike ours,
where the people do the thinking and ex-
lIess their imperative viii at the ballot box.
In view of such cases as this we advocate
the compulsory education bill now before
the legislature, If the people who are to
make their own laws are not willing 20 pre-
pare their children for this his high duty. let
them be compelled 90 do it.
But as to our friend, who tells rs To stop
his paper, as he won't ray for it. Do not
give yourself any uueasiuess. We shall
never call on you for any pay. a friend Of
ours, who thinks more or your family than
YOU seem to, has paid for the paper 20 be
sent YOU and hopes it may do you good. So
do we.-Tgdia80 Farmer.