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

Among the pure Chinese, and espec-
sally among the higher classes, the af-
tair is a much longer and more serious
one. From the almost Turkish strict
ness with which females are secluded
it is comparatively rare that couple
see each other previously to the betroth-
al, and still more so that there should
be any acquaintance between them.
This has given rise to the necessary EN-
ployment OF character equivalent to
The tGzrGidlG or marriage-broker of an
clent Brittany, to Mr.. Foy's Partisan
Matrimonial Agency Office, or the daily
marriage advertisements of our own
papers. Ii your wish is for marriage in
The abstract, the broker will find you a
fitting partner first, and negotiate the
transfer after If you are less purely
philosophical, and wish to consult your
own taste as we'll as the interests and
the increase Of the nation, you are only
to name the party, and the broker be-
comes your accredited ambassador.
There is, however, one preliminary
point to be ascertained. Has your in
tended the same surname as yourself?
Ii so, it is fatal difficulty, as the laws
Of China would not permit the marriage.
If, however, she is Chun and you are
LIE, or she is Kwan or Yu, and you re-
joice in any other patronymic monosyl-
able, the next step is for the broker to
obtain from each tablet containing the
name, and age, and date, and hour of
birth, etc. These are then taken to a
diyiner and compared, to seeif the union
promises happiness; if the answer is
favorable land crossing the palm with
silver is found to be as effectual with
fortune-tellers in China as it is else
where), and the gates are equal, that is
if the station and wealth of two families
are similar, the proposal is made in due
form. The wedding presents are then
sent, and, if accepted, the young couple
is considered as legally betrothed. A
lucky day must next be fixed for the
wedding, and here our friend, the diyin-
er, is again called upon. Previous to
the great day the bridegroom gets
new name, while the lady, whose hair
has hitherto hung down to her heels in
single heavy plat, at the same time
/ becomes initiated into the style of hair
dressing prevalent among Chinese mar
ried ladies, which consists in twisting
the hair into the form of an exaggerated
teapot, and supporting it in that shape
with narrow plate of gold or jade over
the forehead, and a whole system of
bodkins behind it. On the wedding day
presents and congratulations are sent
to the bridegroom, and among the rest
pair of geese; not sent, as we might
imagine, by some wag or irreclaimable
bachelor as a personal reflection on the
intellet tual state of his friend, but as an
emblem of domestic unity and affection.
/ The ladies, too, in China. as we'll as
elsewhere, indulge in little fashion
able crying ON the occasion, and so
The relatives of the bride spend the
morning with her, weeping over her
impending departure, or more prob
ably their own spinsterhood.-ScieHce
! Monthly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
Length of Farmers, Lives.

From a careful investigation of the
question of health of the farmers of
Massachusetts, as made few years
since under the direction of the
State Board of Health, and giving the
observations of some fifty eminent ply
sicians practicing in different agricult-
ural districts, it was found that farmers
are the longest lived of any class. In
the thirty-seyenth annual registration
report of Massachusetts is given the
average age at death, for the past
thirty-five years, of citizens of the State
who were engaged in each of the fol-
lowing occupations, and who were over
90 years Of age:
All classes and occupations, 51,15i
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
A Frogs Digestive Powers.

The Whaley Brothers placed in their
aquarium large edible frog as q curl
osity. That the monster might not be
lonesome among the golden carp and
little turtles, q small frog was placed in
the tank for company. The sequel
proved not only that no love is lost
among frogs, but also that frogs
stomach for digestive power is about
equal to that of an ostrich, which dis
tills fat and a royal plumage from a
diet of rusty nails. One fine night the
frog kept as companion disappeared
and then the turtles began to be missed.
Five were sold from fifteen in the tank,
but the stock of turtles steadily
3dwindled until Only five remained. The
turtles shells measured on the average
about 2x24 inches. AS the Turtles dis
appeared the frog increased in rotundity.
and his aldermanio proportions al. last
excited suspicion that !. the ba-
trachian was swallowing his
neighoors. A conference /. was
held, and it was decided that the frog
should be opened for the good of the
community in which he dwelt. The
frog sat innocentiy blinking, but moved
for no stay of proceedings while the
knife was being whetted for his dissec-
ton. He died without even squealing,
and when his stomach was explored one
turtle was found, as lively as Jonah in
the whale, waiting for something to
turn up. He had spent night in soil
tary confinement, and was well drugged
There We're remnants of several turtles
in the frogs stomach, which showed
that he was not wrongfully executed.
The one saved had been long enough IN
the frog for the digestive acids to work
upon his shell, which was soft and
sloughing off along the edges He was
replaced in the tank. He measured two
and half by three inches. across the
shell and was as lively as a cricket.
This investigation showed that frog
can digest turtle shell as well as meat.
-No49Cich Bulletin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.

WHEN about to broil fish it is good
plan to grease the gridiron well with a
little lard. You will not then be trou-
bled by having about half the fish stick
ing to the gridiron when you attempt
to remove it to the platter.
HEEMITs. -Onehalf cup brown sugar,
three eggs, one cup chopped raisins,
one cup Of butter, two tablespoons butt
termilk, one teaspoon soda, cinnamon,
cloves and allspiee to taste, -four to mix
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
Perjury.

We need not assume that perjury if
more prevalent than it ever before was.
It is we'll known that, in spite of the
natural character for downright vera
city the commences of this crime in
English courts was always subject of
lamentation among our moralists. The
pillory was especially reserved for it
until recent times.
The bishops actually met in 1854 to
take counsel how to cope with this cry
ing sin.
The professional perjurer with the
strawin his shoe is as prominent fig
ure as any in our legal history. In view
of all this, we. are not disposed to strand
the remarks ofLord Coleridge and Lord
James Bagallay, and say that things are
worse than they were at any previous
time. There is nothing to show that
the alterations first largely introduced
into the law of evidence in 1851, and OK
tended, with misgivings in many minds,
to the Divorce Court in 1860, have led
to an increase in perjury. After thirty
years trial of liberal system of evi-
dence, no clear reason for retracing our
footsteps can be adduced.
But no one can be acquainted with
the inside of our courts without being
aware of the enormous amount of petty
perjury which is'perpetrated there and
which passes UNPUBLISHED.
Men perjure themselves because they
wish to make good their claims or es-
cape liability. They do so because they
are friendly to one of the parties, Or be-
cause they have once incautiously out
ofcourt told some one certain story and
resolve to stick to it when they are sub
p@naed by an enterprising solicitor, or
because they are vain and wish to fig
ure in public proceedings.
These motives will always operate,and
cannot be effectually resisted. But men
commit perjury also because they as
sumo, with too much reason, that they
will not be punished, and this is a temp
tation which might be diminished by
means too obvious to require explana-
ton London Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

HENRY WARD BEEcHER has answered
the question. Is it wrong for Chris
tian to dance?" 1T is wicked" he says,
"when it is wicked, and it is not wicked
when it is not wicked. In tself it has
no more moral character than walking,
wrestling or rowing Bad company,
untimeIy hours. evil dances may make
the exercise evil good company, whole
some hours and home influences may
make Il 9 very great benefit,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20
Flush Times In California.

A Californian OF the epoch of 1850
writes as follows:
After few days sojourning IN Sac
ramento We concluded to locate there.
and was to make all the arrangements
for business. Not finding any place to
suit, L concluded to build, and wanted
lot to build on.
Next to corner of L street, l think it
was, Sam Brannan owned a lot which
suited me. The firm of Brannan & Os-
born was on the corner, and doing a
large business. | went in and asked
the price of it.
"Three thousand dollars" said Sam.
in careless, off-hand way, as if he did
not care snap whether you took it or
not.
Thought that I would sleep over it;
did so, and next day concluded to take
1t, when 10! it had raised $1,000 in
value that night.
Nothing less than $4,000. "says Sam,
and he meant it. At this / was quite
indignant, but next day, all things con-
sidered, l concluded to give the $4,000,
and what do you think-the fellow
wanted $1,000.
This was a little too heavy on good
nature, even if they were flush times. so
| concluded to give Sam and his lot a
wide berth. Flush times! Certainly
! they were flush times.
soon found q lot to suit me on J
street, near Third, west side. Built
the store at heavy expense; cost, if nv
memory serves me right, about $25 900.
Labor was from SIC to $25 day; lum-
Der from $400 to $500 a thousand, I
forget which. We put brick chimney
in, bricks costing, l know, $40 thou
sand. Store complete, l soon had the
goods in and opened
Up to this time it had all been against
my partner and myself 1t now came
our turn. [ soon saw that it was no
trick to make $500 to 81 900 day clear
profit 1 did make one day $1,000 be-
fore breakfast, and had my breakfast at
| 8 a. M at that. Flush tines You
may well believe that they were flush.
We ate watermelons at So and So
apiece; pears, apples and sweet potatoes
at from fifty cents to 81 each. You
have heard of the tack trade I real
lied 81 ,7S9 out of one lot that cost me
only $50. Screws were almost as profit
able. Spring balances an ounce each
| ($16), cost 81 dozen.
will tell you good story on Prince
| prince of Flushing, L. L., Prince of
Darkness, as the miners used to call
| him, for the reason he had no mercy on
prices when he had the monopoly.
Prince got the monopoly on tacks.
They went up to S. a paper. (Can get
three papers for twenty-five cents any
where now) To get the monopoly he
paid me $50 dozen papers for quite q
| lot.
One day Prince came into my store
and wanted to know whether [ had any
spring balances-he knew that I had.
Yes, had some How many?" said
Prince. I could not say (would not
say that had a big LOTT, for [ knew he
wanted the monopoly.
What will you sell all yon have
for?" "Two hundred dollars Dozen"
I answered. After parley he agreed
to take all. [ must be certain to put
every one in. TO this [ agreed. Prince
now felt extremely happy. He had the
"deadwood" on spring balances, which
at once went up to $50 each. My bill
was over $4,000; cost me about $50.
This quantity was quite in excess of
what Prince expected [ had, but he
paid the bill like man.-Sa11 Fran
cisco Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

DURING the year 1881 there attended
the schools of England 4,045,362 chill
dren, of whom 1,268,250 were under 7
years of age, 2,573,80l between Z and
10, 1854 between ID and Il, and
AZ. 727 above Il
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

same persons eat with their knives and
cut their fnger-nails at the dinner-ta-
ble But in this matter their example is
not commendable.- Boston Aduertiser.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

The hair, to be fashionably dressed,
must fall low on the neck in braids OF
coils, and over the forehead in loose,
airy curls Or rings.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-20

SOME of the models of Partisan
dresses have absurdly long-pointed cor.
sages and stiff, Aideops panniegs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIDuSEI

WASHINGTON. March 16.-There are one or
two provisions in the Army BILL as reported by The Ap-
preparations Committee OF the House, which will bo
likely to provoke considerable discussion One of these
provides That and after the passage Of this ect
all officers in the Army who sixtytwo years of
shall be placed the retired list and act now in
force shall be construed to limit restrict the
tirement OF officers as herein provided for" Another
provision prohibits the Of any part of the appropa-
tion for the purpose of investigating claims hereto
fore adudicated by the War Department under the act
Of July A, 1864 and requires that all such claims now
pending in the Quartermaster and Commissay Depart
ments shall with all the papers relating thereto, be
transferred to the Court Of Claims which is clothed with
authority to aGudicate them.
There will be considerable opposition TO both these
commend themselves 10 the Judgment OF large majority
the Army bin is S2740669s, which Is S1,S3O,6Ss less
than the estimates OF the War Department, ana
$71ss9S more than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year. The largest items Of increase are as fol
lows Purchase and manufacture of clothing, $3OOOQO
cartridges, cartridge cases, etc, for target practice,
$l00000 manufacture of arms at National armories,
100000; horse equipments Tor cavalry $4,000; pow
der depot, $4,000; subsistence and transportation,
100000 The item "pay of the Army" is reduced
$4S,G02.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
DANEnHOWERS LIFE IN YAKUTSK.

WAsuINGTON March 16.-Mrs. DanenhOwer
has received long letter from her son. Lieutenant Dan
enhower of the Jeanette exploring expedition, dated
Yakutsk, Siberia, December 30 1881. 1t contains no
news which not been anticipated by telegraphc dis
patches but IT gives interesting details with
gard to the life of Jeanette survivors at Yakutsk
In the letter Lieutenant DanenhOwer says:
Another week has almost passed and Melville has not
vet come from Iuun but think he is on the road and
Impatienty. 1t is daylight here at about @. IN. We
get up ard have breakfast at little hotel that is handy
The forenoon 1 spend in reading little writing a
little, and in attending to any business that may
happen to have on hand. About p. IN. General
Tschernies sleigh arrives. and go to dine with him
Visitors take nap and Kill time as vel as can until
and then 5 g0'1 so to bed ' As have told You before
world that have visitei and this place by no
an exception Last evening for examps, we spent very
charming lady and very pleasant to see the three
we have seen since leaving San Francisco.
Yakutsk is city of 5000 inhabitants The houses are
,yide and each house has large yard court The
principal trade Is III furs. In summer great deal OF
the wear snow and ice abound In the winter the ther
omeer falls to 100 below zero since our arrive II mas
abonts In the summer the temperature rises as hgn
as 95o F. bat the nights are cold There are many
Yaktzs eat horse meat but the Russians eat beer ana
venson Potatoes can9age ana lev GInt IN s
There are a few sheep and poultry also.
DR. Kapelo examined my left eye, and nc SAYS that
very ordinary operation is required 10 make 1t very
efficient eye What is called an artificial pupil WIZ nave
10 cut IN the membrane that now clouds the VISION
He advises me TO wait until get home, for after the
operation will have to remain in a dark room Tor
month or two My general health Is excellent am
stout aud hearty. 80
or course there Is very little American news in this
faaway place have able TO pick up few bits
OF and there. The death Of Garfield s topic
often mentioned and from the accounts here learn that
he was shot by Guiott the train Long
Branch. A great deal Of interest and sympathy
is manifested by the Russians. Last evening
I saw TOmsk newspaper which said that the Alliance
had made cruise In search Of the Jeanette, and had
reached latitude 500 So north the west coast Q Spz
bergen. Had ship held together ten two n years
she would probably have drfted out in that vicinity.
About 900 miles south of this place there lives Eng
lshmau named Lee, and from him hope to learn good
deal OF news
In postscript, dated December 81, Lieutenant Danen
hover stated that Melville had arrived just after he had
finished his letter the day before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.

ALBANY, March 16-The free canal amend
mens were reported favOraby In both branches OF the
Legislature today and in the Assembly were made a
special order for Thursday next
The Assembly passed Mr. Catin's bill concerning the
sale of furniture the insalment plan to-day. BY the
bill furniture dealers are required repay % per
Of the money they have received If they seize article
ON which payments in nstalments have been made.
Mr. McCellands bill providing that hereafter In trials
for murder the defence shall have the right to the
cudng address to the Court ordered to third read
ing by the Assembly
The Assembly passed to-day the bill establishing free
dom of religious worship in Institutions which for the
poor and the bill preventing the sale Of imitation butter
when purporting to he the genuine article.
Among the bills introduced in the Assembly one
by Mr. Potter apprOpratng $4,000 to aid in the cree
ton of battle monument at Schuylerville Saratoga
County in cOmmemoration of the decisive battle of the
Revolution. and and one by Mr.. Parker appointing the
Governor Ueutenant-GOvernor and Speaker OF the As
semby commission with power to secure, by exchange
purchase, new Executive Mansion IN more euSDle
location In the City Of Albany
The Assembly Committee on Cities heard to day
ittee of the NewYork Board OF Education, consisting
of william Dowd, Henry p. West and Gilbert H.
Crawford. in opposition to the Gideon School Com
missiOners hill which proposes TO abolish the present
board and have the Mayor appoint one commissioners
from each Assembly District. Action upon the bill was
The senate Judiciary Committee met this afternoon
and decided to report favoraby the bin to protect pr
TO punish offences committed NJ them
The Assembly General Laws committee mas agreed 10
favorably report the McManus Theatre Ticket BILL which
prohb the sale of tickets Mt advance the usual
price which they sold at the box office The bill
principally aimed against the ticker spectators.
Tue long deadlock in the Legislature has brought abont
n singular loss the state. The clerks and
Journal clerks of the LEGISLATURE are paid for their
services while organizing n new Legislature For his
services this year Clerk Yrooman OF the Senate was
entitled TO $s35 81, and CLERK johnson, OF
the Assembly to $74S So, while Messrs. Pierson
and Barker, the Journal clerks, were entitled
each TO $5O7 45. All the officers chosen
were reelected. But another law gives the
clerks salary OF $500, and the Journal clerks $1,000
year. Thus by law the present year they are entitled
10 two salaries for the period They have already
drawn their salaries for "hOldiug over" Tomorrow
resolutions will De introduced In both branches OF the
Legislature declaring that 1t is the opinion Of the MEM
beers that the officers mentioned should not draw both
nl.nlDn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
ATTEMPT TO ASSASsTN4TE DIR. GRAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSR.I


UTICA, March 16-An unsuccessful attempt
was made TO Dr. John p. Gray, Superntend
ent Lunatic Asylum and a witness In tho
Cuteau case. Dr. Gray returned from Washington at
D. m and was sitting in his office reading the mail
with DR.. G. A. Bumor and Chaplain Gibson. stranger
with heavy beard and moustache entered the house
and going 10 the Doctors office fired shot at DR..
Gray with revolver. The ball struck his left cheek
bone passing through the face, coming out below the
right check and lodging In the wall The stranger
ran and at the door turned aud fired at Dr. Grsys
John, who pursued him. James Maher chased tho
stranger about half mile when he fred at Maher and
then escaped. DR.. Gray attended by Drs Russell
aud Brush who say that the wound is not serious No
motive known for the shooting, but it isthought that
the assailant is crank" who followed DR.. Gray from
Washington.
The man who shot DIR. Gray gave himself up at the jail
about $40 D. IN He told the jaers wife that he had
shot man His name is Henry Reimshaw, and he has
been insane about eighteen months on HIM were
sngle-barrel pistol revolver, dirk, with clesvers,
bottle Of chOrofOrm and about thirty bundles OF cart
ridges.
The prisoner Is shoemaker by trade and was formerly
a member OF Company f. l46th New York Volunteers. lie
was employed In the Turkish bathrooms at Bagg Hotel
and for eighteen months has abOed under the deusiou
that ne was an ambassador sent from Heaven TO shoot
Dr. Gray After the shooting he went home ana told his
friends that he had shot Dr. Gray and would give himself
up He afterwaTd taken to the station house, and
said that he had hal duty 10 perform and had done IT.
He was at the depot at $50 p ready 10 shoot DR..
patient Of the asylum but had taught the children Of Dr.
,ra a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
TILE FIRE RECORD.
DAMAGE IN THIS CITY.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRDUNE.l

Flames broke out at II a. m. yesterday in the
basement OF the ve-story iron front building Nos and
East Twenteth-st, the and packing rooms
Of Warren Ward II CO., furniture dealers. 1t was not
known how the FIRE started, although members Of the
firm and about thirty clerks in the building at the
time. Two alarms were given. The fremen e1tin-
shed the flames before they had extended 10 the first
floor Furniture valued at $4,000 either destroyed
or damaged badly The building, owned by Roosevelt
Carter was damaged So 900 The furniture in the build
ing was insured for $4,000.
fire Of unknown origin occurred at $3.50 M yester-
dayin the fve-story brick building No 2l Warren-st
and extended to No. %. marble front structure The
flames we're extingushed after hard fight Of over an
hour two alarms having been sent out The entire loss
was estimated by the police at $4,000 In No y E
Peck, shoe dealer lost $4,000 In stock, and Raston
Co. dealers In shOendings lost $4,000 The building
was owned by Mr. Peck and was damaged $1,000; The
first floor Of the adjoining building occupied by
Keppler Il Co.. publishers OF Puck, who lost $4,000 The
remainder Of the building occupied by the owners
Meyer, Mcrkle 81 Ottman. photographers, whose loss
was about $1,000.