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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

lot of bricks just alike. Let's have a
block OF stores
"All right. And these stones are for
meeting houses"
There's just about shingles enough
for bridges" said Pat. "But what are
We raisin' that hape O. dirt for at the
corner?"
THAT'S our fort. Well cut liberty
pole and swing out a flag, and I'll mount
all three of my cannon on it.
"And my PISTOL" said Hal.
And I've big cannon of me own, y
added Pat. II can put it behind the
fort, lukin' over into the town. THEY'LL
all be paceable enough whin they lux
into the mouth of it.
twas grand fun, and the boys worked
like beavers. t5
They were SO busy, in fact, that they
were not listening for the sound of
coming feet, and their first warning of
the approach of a visitor was from a
deep voice behind them, which sudden
ly said:
"All right, Charley. I see what
you're up to. Didn't I hear YOU say
that all those stones were meeting
houses?"
%Oh, Uncle Frank! Are you here ?
Yes, sir"
He rapidly ran over the names of
several denominations, and could not
see why Uncle Frank should laugh as
he did.
THAT'S it, Charley. We went at it
just in that way. We're doing good
deal what you are, to this very day."
whats that, sir?" asked Charley.
Waiting for population, my boy.
Some of it has come, but wewant more +"
"'Dade, sir, and some of ours has
come, too, suddenly exclaimed Pat
McCue, "and it's diggin' cillars, first
thing" = ef
Charley turned to look, and instantly
shouted: -,
"Hal Primer, call off Grip! He's
scratching the main street right into the
river! Bub, jump out quick! You've
put the Baptist meeting house on top
of the Town Hall. Stopp
9 What is the name Of your new city,
Charles?" asked Uncle Frank, soberly.
Name? / hadn't thought of that. I
suppose it must have name" tt5
Certainly. That's the first thing,
when you build town"
Didn't ye say there was radishes
here, vance, on the bed that was :"
asked Pat MeCue. .;.a M
HVoc - hocitotoI HI>o
That's it, thin-our town IS named,
sir. It's Radishville!"
+" Capital" exclaimed Uncle Frank.
All your letters'll come straight. It's
the only town of that name in the whole
country. But you'll have to look out
for o g thing"
whats hat, sir?" e
"The right kind of population. We
let in some that made us all sorts of
trouble" f..
$50 did we, sor," said Pat McCue.
There he is again. Was it dogs of
that size, sor?' 3is4 i1z.as4E as
Grip was put over the fence again,
and Uncle Frank walked away, but the
boys spent more than one morning,
after that, in building up and ornament
ing and fortifying Radishville.-W. o.
Stoddard, in st. Nicholas.
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THE MINIS.

Annual Report of Director Burcilari
Mr. Buchard, Director of the Mint, has
completed his annual report. 1t presents in
detail the operations of the minis and assay
offices during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1882. The imports of foreign gold coin and
bullion for the first half OF the year were
$50, 10000 greater, but during the last half
s28,3l1, OF less than the exports, the net
gain of the year being only $l,7Sa, 1873. The
to al amount of gold deposi ed was s66, 1885,
65S, which was $74, O00, eco less than the pre-
ceding year, viii e the silver purchased for
coinage and deposited in bars was about So
eco COO greater and amounted to $50, TO 491
The toual coinage was II ,2G6,0B pieces,
valued at $50, 40 nearly SLIGO, 000
more than in any previous wear. The silver
coinage consisted of S2T, ~, 075 in silver
bars of the value of $3I s05. ~ were manu-
factdred from H. IA, GA ounces of fine gold
for depositors at the New York Assay Office
Fine silver bars of the value of 81, 16a, 1913
Were also made, chiefly at the same institu-
ton The purchases of silver for the coinage
amounted to y, 627, 2229 ounces of st .ndaId
silver, at a cost of So, 136,9i2 OF gold coin,
about SS7, 900 900 belonged to the treasury,
S1G4, 0,0,60 to the national banks, and $780,
0d0 coo to the general public, including other
banks OF staadard dollars S33, 100000 be-
longrd to the treasury and $50, DOC, 900 to the
banks and the general public. OF the total
metallic circulation, $l4S OC0, 600 belonged to
the treasury, $112,000,001 to the national
banks, and $441, 0000O0 was in general cir
culation. r.
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
DOMESTIC ITEMS.

East
President Arthur was enthusiastically
received at Boston A battery Numbered
its welcome, and he was escorted to his ho-
tc by brigades of the State militia 1t his
reception, at Faneuil Hall, he addressed
large multitude. The party went from Bos-
TIN to Marshfeld, where they participated
N the Tooth birthday of Daniel Webster.
George d. Rice, cashier of the Dime
Savings Bank, at Lebanon, Pa, brought
home from Philadelphia, in sachel, $4,000
in currency, and laid it aside to eat supper
with his family About o'clock in the
eveaing he left for the bank, to place the
money in the safe When he had walked O
few yards he was assaulted by two men, who
fel ed him with billy. He chung to the
sachel and shouted for help, but was dubbed
until senseless, and his treasure taken away.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Daniel Webster was celebrated with pc
culiar.y interesting exercises at Marshfeld,
Mass. President Arthur and Secretaries
Lincoln and Chandler Senators Hoar and
Dawes, Gov, Long, Mayor Green and other
notables were present, the President max
ing several speeches in response to the at
tentions bestowed upon him.
The city of Buffalo is flooded with
spurious silver dollars and it is believed
gang Of counterfeiters have their workshops
in the vicinity
John Hurd's elevator, at Bridgeport,
Conn containing 100000 bushels of grain,
was destroyed by fire, causing loss of
$135,OOO
Capt. Webb, the famous English
swimmer, accomplished the task of remain
ing 1851 hours in tank of fresh water at
New York, during which time his weight de-
creased twenty six pounds
A train on the New York Central
railroad struck carriage at Syracuse, N Y,
containing John D. Milonee aged q, his wife
aged 24 Mrs. Fl. B. Comstock and Mrs. Mum
70 Burgess, two elderly ladies visiting from
Marathon N Y. The three women were
killed and the man seriously injured
Thomas A. McDevitt and Christian
Price, the two star route conspirators con-
victed at Philadelphia, have been sentenced
respectively to twelve and six months in the
penitentary and to pay fines of $500 and
500
Col. Bowen, special agent of the De-
partment of Justice, who was accused by
Foreman Dickson of attempting to bride the
star-route jurors, was arrested in Philadel-
phia, at the instance of hotel proprietor,
for leaving the house without paying board |
and wine bill of $l4. He was held in 5000 |
bail by the magistrate The constable who
made the arrest found Bowen in conference
with Attorney General Brewster.
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SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

To wHITEN ivory knife handles and
piano keys wash them in strong solu-
ton of soda-water. $50 a7 o
To BRIGHTEN zinc bath-tub throw
iii a handful of salt and little vinegar,
and scour with flannel cloth. ~.
TIE PREVENT the color in stockings
from running, soak them for four or five
hours before washing in alum water.
THE unpleasant odor produced by
perspiration may be destroyed by
placing ammonia in the water when
bathing.
Two OR three pounds of sui plate of
iron dissolved in pailful of water is a
good disinfectant and will destroy oil
offensive odors. @ y1iH
To SMOOTH wrinkled silk sponge it
well on the right side with weak gum
arabic water and iron ON the wrong side
between two cloths. ~ "R '''
The best time to gather herbs for
winter use is when the plants are in
flower, but they should be harvested
when the flowers begin to fade.
70 CLEAN MORE or gros-grain ribbon
dip it in solution of ammonia and
water, and wrap it tightly around a
book or bottle and let remain until dry.
MILK and warm water applied with
flannel cloth is very good for cleaning
white vanished paint, which should
never be cleaned with soap, sit turns
it,yellow. a 4ssJ aaI
70 REMOVE wine and fruit stains mix
two teaspoonfuls of water and one of
spirits of salts and Let the stained part
lie in this for two minutes and rinse in
cold water. fA tld'a
To WRITTEN and soften the hands use
mixture of two parts glycerine, one
part ammonia and little rose water.
This is excellent, and once or twice
using will produce the desired result.
A HANDSOME and yet simple, easily
made sofa-cushion cover is made of one
square of satin; on this embroider a
spray of flowers; it may be done with
Kensington stitch and crevels or with
the popular ribbon embroidery. F nish
the edge with cord or with fringed
silk. ... ......a.f ,+
PRETTY and odd chair backs are made
of squares of linen and satin. This
seems at first strange combination,
but the effect is excellent. Where the
squares are joined, cover the seams
with fancy stitches. The satin squares
may be left without ornamentation, and
all the work put on the linen ones.
Embroidery. OF painting, Or etching
are the fayorite methods employed.
A PRETTY wall-splasher is made of
white canvas; embroidered In silk crewel
In two shades of red or blue. The edges
are fringed and fastened to the wall by
four bows of light and dark ribbon to
match the, work silk, placed one at each
corner. Toilet mats are made.to match.
A very pretty set is of deep gray crash,
! worked in a seaweed design, which bor-
ders the table cover. and ends Of orna-
mental towels, but appears in the cen-
ter Of toilet mats and covers nearly the
whole of the splasheri9Gt 10 F1ith
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OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Hunting Morning.


Said the cook to the farmers wife, "Ma'am, if
you please,
The mice have been nibbling the new skim-rnilk
cheese:
It is only this morning I've found what they re
at,
And I've wasted whole hour in calling the
cat
Just then came the dairy maid, giving scream,
The cats in the dairy dispensing the creami
shooed her, and seated her, Missus, h-t lawsl
She scared ne to death just ash wing her
cawsi"
Never mind" said the wife, she's a famous
good TaOuser,
Wen soon have her out of the dairy-cal Tow
So they whistled until they could whistle no
more,
But no signof Tower appeared az the door.
Then Farmland ran in like fury let loose,
Shouting, Towers made of with the very best
gooseF
Said the tanners wife grimly, -Ill shorten his
joyl@
just out good stick, and then find me that
boy
For the boz they all shouted. and hunted
around
But, strangely enough, he was not to be found,
Till the dairy-naid, going the dairy to close,
Was struck w pear on her sensitive nose.
The farmers wife, grasping the newly-cut stick,
To the pear tree adjourned at brisk double
quick,
And the boy wakened up to the state of affairs,
Set off to catch Towzer-he'd had enough pears.
After vainly pretending the goose was rat
Tower all IF a sudden remembered the cat
So, hiding the goose in well-sheltered place,
He scentedthe cat out and gayly gave chase.
The cats sense of duty awoke in trice:
She persuaded herself she was hunting for mice.
And the mice, though they would not admit that
they sole,
Found they had an engagement, and whisked TO
their hole.
So no one vas caught, you suppose, after all?
The cat was not caught-she went over the wall.
The dog WIS not caught, and he barked for pure
joy,
But striking example was made of the boy.
Perhaps vol will ask, is this story or song?
Whichever you call it, you'll not be far wrong
But if you're mind to sing it, you'll see
1t will go very nicely to Bonnie Dundee. III
-4M0rgGret Vandegrift, IN Youths Companion.
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suance of their fathers last request,
proceeded to do nothing and to live like
gentlemen. In twelve months the life
of gentleman finished one of the sons,
and another year completed the earthly
career of the other. Both fill drunk
ards graves, and they own the graves.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

close of the fiscal year ended June 80, 1892,
285, 6a5 pensioners had been classified, as
fol ows:
Army widows, minor children and de-
PENDENT relatives. Observation-Disclosures. 76, t4S
Navy inyalids. Observation-Disclosures. 1881
Navy widows, minor children and de-
pendent relatives. -. ....-...........-... 1858
Survivors of the War of 1912. 7,l34
Widows of those who served in the War
OIL loIz...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il, oil
The names of 1864 new pensioners were
added to the rolls during the year, and the
names of $40 whose pensions had previo dslys
been dropped were restored, making an ag-
gregate increase to the rolls of S,318. The
names of IL ,446 pensioners were dropped
from the rolls for various offenses, leaving
net increase for the year of 1857 pension
ers. At the close of the year the pensions
paid to each pensiOner averaged $l0370, and
the aggregate annual value OF the whole roll
was $29, 341, ,01.03 The report says:
"The annual payment of pensions exceeds
the annual value by several millions of dol
larS-that is to say, the total amount paid
for pensions during the year, exclusive of
the arrears due in such pensions as were al
lowed prior to Jan. 25, 1879 was $53, 1924 566 20;
the difference between this sum and the an
nual value being the arrears due from new
pensions computed from the date of dis
charge in the case of an inval d soldier and
from the death of the soldier where pension
was not allowed to the widow or others.
The amount paid during the year upon first
payments to new pensioners was $26, Al, $3.50.
This amount was paid to q, 703 pensioners.
The report gives in detail the operations
of the bureau covering the period since
1861, the tables being arranged by years for
the purpose of ready comparison. A table
has also been prepared which shows the
number of pension claims filed and allowed
since 1861, and the disbursements on account
of PENSIONS since 1862 This table shows
that the total number of claims fled during
the period nentoned was S37 ,361; he total
number allowed Az, 776; and the aggregate
disbursements made, $50 i6A 324 IS Includ-
ed in this amount is the sum of $25, E234 232 s.
paid to pensioners for and on account of
service rendered during the War of 1912
Another table shows that there are 290, 966
claims for pensions now pending, and rs, 26S
on the rejected files OF the office. This eX-
hibit also shows that there were rs 0S7 claims
filed during the last fiscal year The special
examination system substituted by Congress
at the sugge ton of the Commissioner Tor
the Special Service" is said to be giving
great satisfaction. On this subject the Com
missioner says:
@Tbis new system does away with the ex-
parte evidence formerly i I use so that the
claimant il now afforded the opportunity to
face the witnesses and to appear in person
or by counsel in the examination of his
case
The expense incuI red in this service dur
ing the year amounted tn SIS, %, while
the gross saving to the Government resulting
from the adoption of this system was about
$645, 1888.
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Living Like Gentlemen. y

A leading business man of Central
New York, finding that he had reached
the close Of his life, called his two sons
to his bedside told them he had ar
ranged his affairs so that they would
have million each, and begged them
to do nothing, but live like gentlemen
on the income from their possessions.
Then he died. and his Two sons, In pur.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
Georgia HOSnitnlitY.

As I got beyond Rossville, in riding
out to the battlefield of Chickamauga, it
began to rain, and the way the thunder
roared AMI lightning flashed and the
food-gates opened was appalling. A
farmer just over the Georgia line
beckoned me in out of the wet, and
there stuck from one o'clock until
dark. It was steady storm, without
break for minute, and as there were
no signs of its clearing mp before mid
night the man said I had better stay all
night. It looked that way to me, too,
but It was log house with only one
room, and only two beds for the twelve
of lis. There were six children, some
half-grown, the farmer and his wife, an
old woman, a son-in-law, young wo-
man and myself It looked as if some
of us would have to stand up to sleep,
and along about nine o'clock began to
get nervous. Perhaps the man noticed
it, for soon after that hour he said;
Stranger, we will step out and look
at the weather"
We went to the barn, and after look
at the horse returned and found all the
women in one bed and the light out.
Shake offand Jump into 'tother bed"
whispered the man, and / followed di-
rectlons. was no sooner In when he
followed. Then came the young man,
then the old one, and then three BOYS
lay across our feet, the upper one rest
ing upon my knees. It, was impossible
to move or turn, but in ten minutes all
were snoring away as if that was their
usual way of going to bed. / heard the
old clock strike IL, 10, l and 2, and was
finally doing off when some one
opened the door, walked in, and began
to undress. The noise aroused the
farmer, who carefully called out:
who's that?"
"Me!n
who's me?"
Jim Baker"
"Oh, Jim, ehl Want to stay all
night?"
II reckon"
"Well, strip off and pile in between
the fust two In the front-there's only
four of us lying len 'thwisel"
Jim piled in without another word
being said, and was soon asleep, and as
[ was sliding out to finish the night on
the floor, the farmer sleepily queried
"That you Tom? Pull off yer butes
and slip in here-lots of room left
yesl'-M Quad
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A SheDIlerd's Dog.

A San Antonio Tex correspondent
catalogues the accomplishments of
collie pup as follows: [ have seen him
at word from the shepherd, round up
and put between sixteen and seventeen
hundred sheep in a pen (many of them
wild Mexicans), and not chase nor
crowd any of them, The little chap
would mass this large flock Of scattered
sheep and direct them toward the pen
in half the time that several men could
do it, When penning the sheep he had
to work them down a long hill that
slopcd to flat that the pen was built
upon. When close In upon any por-
ton of the flock he could not see over
them, and would scamper back up the
hill and locate the position OF the pen,
and then flank his sheep according to
his bearings. When the last sheep and
frigky lamb was inside, he would sit
down at the gate and slap the dus5
with his tail until the shepherd com
menced putting hep0les that formed
the gate, and have seen him attempts TO
assist in that work by trying to drag
the poles to the gate. At night he
would keep the sheep in the pen, which
consisted of brush, or if they broke out
would put them back I have heTded
those sheep myself, and slept in
small tent few yards from the pen.
In case of the moon rising full, sheep
seemed to take it for sunrise and would
break out. The first time it occurred
during Dicks administration Dick put
his paws upon my breast and licked
my face and awoke me. | said, $50
for 'em Dick" and he did it and put
the lost sheep back in the pen, and
then came back and tried to tell me
that all was right. After that night he
needed no further hints, but took the
business into his own hands, or paws.
he had but little tuition, but be guard
ed that sheep pen as well as though lie
was years of age instead of 5 months.
If he had been guilty of any misbeiav-
ior for which he knew he deserved
punishment, he would rush off and
round up his flock Of sheep as though
he wished to show some work to atone
for his misconduct. He had . nose
like bloodhound, and could follow
persons footsteps as well i have LETT
him asleep on the prairie more tllal
once, stolen away and hidden nlyEejf,
and watched him follow my footsteps.
He would trace every step until he
found me, and then would quiyer for
joy.-FOreSt and Stream f.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

WHEN Aurelien Scholl and Baron"
Harden-Hickey arrived at the Dutch
frontier, with a view of dueling, the
customs Inspector glanced at their bag
gage, and remarked: "Ah, swordsl
Swords are dutiable, sir. Seven francs
each, ffyou please. Step this way"
And he politely ushered the duelists
into the Office, where they paid the
duty Then he wished them good day
politely, and they stepped out, and into
the arms OF agendarme, who confscated
the weapons. t
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

The tax returns of Frankfort -on-the-
Main show that it possesses Weather
residents, and larger number of them
in proportion to the population, than
any citylof the German empire. VIII
lam Won Rothschild pays an income tax
of about $35, 900, and his brother, Meyer
Karl, about the same. These are the
largest taxpayers, but there are numer-
Gus others, bankers, manufacturers,
merchants and members of the nobility,
whose taxes run UP into the thousands,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

-1IR. GEORGE YoN E1sENDEcHER, the
new Minister Of the German Empire to
] this country, sailed from New York
for Bremen. He had just arrived
from Japan, where he was Min
ister Resident. He viii soon return to
this country and commence his diplo-
matte ll11fios. -.
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

-Four tidal waves overwhelmed a
Mexican island on the Pacific coast, and sew
enty people We're drowned The calamity
occurred simultaneously with the earth
quake on the Isthmus, Sept. Z
President Arthur told a friend in
Boston hat he had suffered from no disease
except malarial fever, which he contracted
at Washington
The Dominion Government will next
summer lay cable under Lake Superior,
connecting with the telegraph system of On
tario
Cablegrams from Lima announce the
failure of peace negotiations between Garcia
Calderon and the CHILEAN officials, under the
mediation of Minister Logan.
Samuel @. Davis, who founded an ex-
tenslve dry goods house in St Louis, died of
paralysis in Boston, leaving large estate.
Four of the largest butchers of New
York have decided to transfer their slaugh-
ter-houses to Chicago and send the meat
east in refrigerator-car
Henry George, the labor retormsg,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

ONE of the Western society papers
asserts that Miss Trout is the reign
ing local belle. Wonder il it would b !.
considered complimentary to speak Of
Miss Trout as "a speckled beauty. =
Boston Transcript.
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THOSE BILLS

For Payment for Services in Garfeld's Ill
a.s= hess.
Following is complete list of the claims
filed with the board designated by Congress
to audit the claims arising from the illness
and death of President Garfield.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

George ID. Wise, candidate for Con-
gress in Virginia, challenged his opponent,
Amber Smith Tho latter accepted and
named shot-9uns at forty PAGES Wise
thereupoA came to the conclusion that duel
ing was barbarous, and there was no fight
Congressman w. M. Lowe, of Ala
bama, died at Huntsville in that State.
The Star block at Terrell, Tex, con-
tanning bank and several stores, was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss aggregating $4,000
Diphtheria is committing great out
RACES in Pittsylvania county, Va Twenty
pupils In one school, district died, and there
is not family but mourns the loss of little
one.
Nearly fifty shots were fred in diff
foulty at Triton, Ga, between Green B.
Mayo and Martin HarrelL whose friends
took part Both principals were mortally
wounded, and a sympathizer with Harrell
was shot
William Austin was hanged at Lam
caster, Ky, for the murder of his aunt, Mrs.
Bland, and made full confession at the last
moment Paul Pringle, colored, was exc
cuted ut Mansfield, La
Two Texas desperadoes, named James
and Edward Bean, were overtaken by a
posse near Sunset, and James was killed and
Edward mortally wounded
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SPEAK we'll and little, if You wish to
be considered as possessing merit
From The French,