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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
Walnut Trees and Gum Trees.

There is now great scarcity OF walnut
logs in this country, and it is said that
it will be difficult to obtaina million feet
OF walnut lumber next year, as owing to,
the demand for this wood in Europe the
supply was greatly reduced by last
years cutting. The use of walnut in the
manufacture of sewing machines and
lead pencils has almost cleared this tree
out of our Western forests. Some
farmers have begun raising walnut trees
forthe timber. An important question
for builders and manufacturers is, what
other wood can be used in the place of
walnut? There is widespread belief
that no other native wood is equal to the
walnut in certain qualities. It has
fine grain, and it curves evenly. does
not readily split or crack, and holds its
color and shape under trying conditions
which would warp, shrink and discolor
other woods. It takes a better polish
than other wood of native growth, and
more nearly resembles mahogany and
rosewood than any other timber grown
on our soil. The substitute Of cherry
dyed to resemble ebony has partially
succeeded In the making of light frame
work; but broad surface of dyed cherry
is not so easily obtained. Recently some
experiments have been made with the
wood of the black gum tree, one of the
largest trees grown in the Southern
States. Its small blue fruit fattens the
opossum, and bees make honey In the
hollow trunks. It is popularity of the
growth Of these trees that they become
hollow as they grow old but there is
much sound wood in the branches,
which has been largely used for railroad
ties. It has been discovered that the
wood of this tree can be dyed through
and through. After it has been dyed it
is suspectible of fine polish. It's dura-
bility, however, seems to depend, as
does its color, upon some artificial pro-
cess, and this renders its availability as
substitute for walnut questionable.
There is a great supply of gumwood in
this country, and if it can be utilized for
few years the farming OF walnut trees
may make up what is now serious de-
ficiency in The supply of timber for
manufacturing purposes. One significant
fact, showing the scarcity of walnut, is
the presence Ia the West of men who
are pulling up old walnut stumps and
roots to be sawed into veneer. -New
York iS7knea: t:t3
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

the sarcasm, answered as, STRIP This
put the oil bee in good humor, and he
said he'd IKE some Z with them !; and
then he sad: ~ may have this W
for pin-maey if you promise that you
won't go near the cucumber-vines.
They'll Wup if you touch 'em!7i Give
US an \ and we'll promise,9 said the
little ones That would be as bad as
the cucumlers,' said the old bee. ~
asked the title ones. "Pshaw! Can't
you Il? Iwould be doubling up.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
Antiouity Of the American Man,

How long has man been onIthis plan
ct? is a question often asked. but the
answer is always unsatisfactory. The
remains of implements and articles used
by human beings have been found in
strata hundreds of thousands of years old.
Agesmust have passed since the savage
man first emerged from semi-brute
condidition. Mr.. Virgins, Of Waverley,
n. J., found on the top of the Allegha-
ny mountains, IN Perry county, Penn
sylvania, piece of metamorphic lime
stone upon which was clearly visible the
print Of the right foot of human being.
The impression is about an inch deep
and shows the five toes and the perfect
ly formed foot of man. This piece OF
stone has been sent to the Smithsonian
Institution. The rock is of great anti
guilty and must have antedated the old
est memorials of Egypt. It certainly is
the oldest trace of man in America. .,;e-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
The Unity Of the Universe.

It is now reasonably certain that the
composition of other stars and planets
is the same as that of our own earth.
Spectrum analysis has shown us that the
sun and stars are composed of iron,
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and other
materials found upon this globe. But
recently still more wonderful discovery
has been made. The meteorites which
fall upon the earth are known to come
from the inter planetary spaces. They
represent, as 1t were, the chips and
debris of the universe; they are specl-
mems collected from ten thousand worlds.
The German chemists and scientists
have Just been examining q great coIlec-
ton of meteorites, and they found IN
them the fossil remains Of insects which
were born and have died at the bottom
of the ocean. In other words, they
have discovered tine coral insect, or
rather its shell, in these remnants of
other and distant worlds 1t IS said thatif
you could give Cuvier toe-Dail, he could
reconstruct the animal entire from
which it was taken. The scientists have
drawn many deductions from the insect
.IBuldAilb Ill tIlo lnObOOIltCs Ah@oC Se"hAS
into existence evidently at the bottom of
warm ocean, in water which was never
chilled by ice. They must have helped
TO build up islands in those oceaEs as
the coral insects do In ours. They must
have had stores of limestone and silica
to draw from, and were fed by the pro-
toplasm which is the basis of all physi-
cal life. If SO much can be proved. is
it not probable, nay, almost certain, that
other life must exist, not only in those
warm oceans, but on the land which
they surround. Given life in any of its
low forms and the Darwinian theory
viii supply the links which lead up to
man. Hence we. have excellent reasons
fo1 believing that, not only is the uni
verse about us similar to our own earth,
but. with the same variations in living
forms that we see about rs, also people
in other worlds than ours. -D6naore8fs
MO9stI1lY.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
An Alphabetical AneedOte.

A B that could G far over the D with
great Els. F allowed so to do, tried one
day to extract honey from piece of G's
literally sprinkled with snuff Hoo
Ait-choo! sneezed the bee Il would
sooner be J, and be, as the poet says,
happy, free and K, than try to extract
honey from such stuff" So he buzzed
to his home-a nice house with an L to
it, where NJ Qhis wife) N all the little
bees were taking 0 such a nice meal
from a sweet P? The old bee arranged
his @, and said: @You R a nice lot
amt you?3 One little bee, not seeing
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

carbon and carbonic-acid gas as literal
ly as if they stood over the chimney of
a petroleum refinerv.9gIf, a little light
be necessary IN a. bed-clamber, it may
be supplied by. a specially prepared ia
per, by candle or by 4 wick floating
and supported in aninAalaor vegetable
OIL; but the turned-down kerosene. lamp.
Is always a, menace, to health and life"
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A Washington dispatch saws that paw.

y UO1I tIIoI JtsUCH SfFy UIIa6 IJdy
ments have already been made on account
OF expenses in the prosecution of the star
route cases as follows: B. H. Brewster, for
services and expenses before his appoint
ment as Attorney General, 5000; W. A
Cook, s6,702; George Bliss, s19,251; W. W.
Ker, $6,527; R 7. Merrick, 5000; A NJ
Gibson, $1,000 Total, s47,4SO 1t is esti-
mated the total expenses of the trial will be
100000
It is denied by Acting Secretary Of
State Davis that Stephen ]. Meany, the news
paper correspondent arrested in Ireland, has
received any instructions from the State De.
partment at Washington as to his course in
reference to the surrender of his recogni-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
East.
DOMESTIC ITEMS.


Dysentery has become almost cpl
demic at Ashburnham, Mass, owing to the
impure condition Of drinking water.
The safe of James Gallery, President
of the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Com
pany was blown open by cracksmen at
Allegheny, and $4,000 in securities and $50
cash were carried off
A young child Of Henry B. Auchin-
Gloss, of New York, is said to have died at
Newport of Asiatic cholera
Eight bicyclists of Boston rode 100
miles over country roads in twelve hours
and thirty-five minutes, deducting the time
taken for meals
Mrs. Burns, who was injured by Bar
NUNS elephant at Troy, N. Y, some time
since, died the other day; and Mrs. Langley
and the husband of Mrs Burns, who were
also hurt by the Infatuated pachyderm, are
dying. A man named Conlon, who was
thrown across the street by the elephant,
has brought suit for 5000 damages.
President Arthur and party arrived
at Bar Harbor, Me-, on Sunday, the 10th
INST grand naval drill was given In the
harbor in honor of the President and Secre-
tary Chandler
The secret order known as the Sons
of Columbia, claiming IS, 900 members in the
State of New York, is running line of steam
boats ON the Hudson, carrying passengers
up to Poughkeepsie for 10 cents, in order to
test the cost of water transportation and to
settle the question of a monopoly of docks
Mrs. Charles S. Carter sues Brook
lyn saloon-keeper for $4,000 damages for
causing her husband to become an habitual
drunkard The latter received $4,000 for
injuries received in the Ashtabula disaster,
and has been on a spree four years.
A daring midday burglary was COM
mittod at the residence of Mr.. McSorlay, at
West Brighton, Staten island The burglars
stole sl5, 600 in railroad and Richmond coun-
ty bonds, $500 in gold and silver coin, a gold
watch and some plate. No clew.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
RaIm for Bald Heads.

Abundant hair is not sign of bodily
or mental strength, the story of Sam
son having given rise to the notion that
hairy men are strong physically, while
the fact is that the Chinese, who are the
most enduring Of all races, are mostly
bald, and as to the supposition that long
and thick hair is a sign and token of
intellectually, all antiquity, all mad
houses. and all common observation are
against it. The easily wheedled Esau
twas hairy. The mighty Caesar was
bald. -Long-haired men are generally
weak and fanatical, and men with scant
hair are the philosophers and soldiers
and statesmen Of the world.-L01tdoa1
I Lancet.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15
Kerosene.

The Boston journal of Chemistry
corrects the impression, which may be
generally extant, that that syaluable
contrivance, the kerosene lamp, has no
time to attend to anything else than IN
bursting and blowing human beings in
to hospitals and eternity. It says. /" a
convincing proof Of its abilities in an
other direction is found in the an
-nouncement of the death by suffocation
of a priest who had slept in a room IN
which a lamp was burning imperfectly.
How many thousand headaches are dis
covered every morning in bed-chambers
that have been lighted through the
night by kerosene lamps Z turned down
low" viii never be known, lbrt the ag-
gregate is enormous. and cannot be 9TH
erwise; for a small flame in lamp
chimney does not cause enough draught
to insure perfect combustion and, .4his
being the case, the slumberers breathe
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

TWICE as many men were lynched
last year as were hung. Lynching is
rapidly taking the place of b&se ball
and other out-of-door sports.-Nelc
HdUell Reqister.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

BEEcHER's everyday experience has
convinced lin tiha5 ninety-fve men out
Of every 100 are guilty Of the sin Of lying
every day in the week.
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elry. The mail pouch also was robbed Of
registered letter.
Reports received from the cotton belt
indicate large crop, but under certain con-
ditons which exist an early frost would be
especially injurioua
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Occunatinn for Women.

This rather fascinating occupation
Gype-setling) is found to be very hard
on women if they stand at the;work.
The testimony of Miss is given, who
had for long time been type-setrer and
foreman Of composing-roon. 1t was !:
81 have no hesitation in saying thatI
think / never knew dozen lady COM
positors who were well. Their principal
troubles are those belonging to the sex,
and great pain in the back, limbs and
head. 1915 s&0ie <s. Ja5 -.
With regard to this highly organized
occupation (telegraph) the same general
statements are made, with difference
only: "Those at all familiar with the
demands upon thegneryous energy and
manipulatlye dexterity required by the
processes of telegraphs will not be sur
prised that the rapidity, readiness Of per-
ception, ETC., are found to exert upon
the general and special health Of the
youthful lady operator most positive
and injurious effect, A lady
operator" many years in the business,
reported 81 have broken down several
times from sheer nervous debility. I
was well. Ii OfCAJ POI tASu1oI HhCH
entered the Office Since I broke down
the first time have never been right,
though much improved when out on my
vacations" !, .vasa - .-.-t.;E ..t
| Few occupations would seem SO
attractive to the average working women
as the counting Of money in the treasures
of the United Statest It's found to de-
nnand g concentration, alertness, con-
tinued exercise and these, with the
mondtony, work mischief. One of the
destlady workers said Gradually
il they learn to count faster,I but, they con-
tinue in the. work but, q, short time. :
I TIE counting of the rattan strands al
| Wakefield is found topro1uce the same
UNDESIRABLE results. il '{isu
Ei / OF stenogaphy we have the same re-
X port constant employment therein
would inevitably break a woman down
in q short time. y ,t;H 5sIj 81 iaeUsri,s.
4 Heresewing- machine work isone of the
greatest of. the modern occupations fol
women and it is found to be a. doubtful
1 blessing. The troubles produced by the
Il continued use of the sewing machine are
classed under some general heads: First
indigestion /; second, muscular pains
4 third, diseases peculiar to women; fourth
/ general debility. = W. Il. Elliott, ii
I Popular Science. Monthly. 81 IS s.fftr 4
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

A MINISTER was travelling along a
country road in Scotland one day IN
winter, riding rather long, lean horse,
and he himself dressed In rather an odd
looking cap and large eanilet cloak,
when a Gentleman came along, riding a
fine horsesa which .::ssscaredp at the
preacher and his horse. "Well, sir, "
said the Gentleman. ave wud scare the
yers dell. sir.I 'taadfhsB4s my business,
sir" said the preacl1sr:imoa eng Iof 5aa4
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

The Dangers of Diet Which the Little Ones
Meet-How They Should and Should Not
Re Fed
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

NI2fFYl .MlILLIoN, postage stamps. worth
$3.50, 900; are sold annually 's
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Well Described.

The callow men in Congress are few,
and, as Congressman, go, by no means
Insignificant. Perry Belmont is, per-
haps, the youngest, but he sTery much
more of man than he was credited with
being. Chicago was once thinking Of
sending to Washington Substitute @
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-10
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Situation at Lawrence ana Fall
Riua~

The Situation at Lawrence ana Fall
River.
LAWRENCE, April S.-The strikers this eve
ming voted almost unanimously not to return
to work on the opening of the Central Pacific
mills Monday. There was but two dissenting
votes. The meeting was Largely attended, and
500 voted.
FALL RIVER, April SIT is not probable
now that the Sycamore will start up Monday,
most of the weavers and many OF the carders
and other help having secured work elsewhere.
The spinners will make no further effort for
compromise.
The Carpenters Of Brooklyn.
New YORK, April 9.-The carpenters of
Brooklyn tonight votek to strike Con Monday
ju all shops not paying advance OF $3,25 per
Dispute the almost unanimous vote of the
strikers last night it is confidently believed
by the management of the Pacific mills that
enough help will return in the morning TO start
up at least one Thousand slooms in the lower
mill. The proposition of Superintendent Stone
which was rejected by the strikers at their
meeting yesterday was to the effect that should
they return, and it was found that prices off
cred were too low the schedule would be reised
Under this schedule its is stated by the copora-
ton that weavers would average $50 per month
and from IL to 10 cents more per cut than paid
at the Washington mills on the same goods,
further that the proposed schedule will yield
them cents more per cut than in any mill in
the country.
Strenuous efforts will be made by the lead
ers to influence the disaffected strikers not to
return in the morning. The upper mill will
not be opened but the worsted weavers recent
ly employed there will be given work at the
lower mill if they desire it. The latter mill
will be opened in any event, and ii enough
strikers do not return in a week new help will
be gradually engaged until full complement
of operatives is secured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-10

said, subsequently meeting Blaine. he (Blaine)
said "Have received a reply from Mr.. Hurlbut
and there is nothing in your charges whatsoever.
l knew there was nothing in it, SO don't say
anything more to me on that subject"
Mr. Rice then asked witness if he had any
further facts to offer to show that Mr.. Hurlbut
ever had had any connection with the Credit
Industriel and received the reply, u have
not"
Mr. Rice Have you any facts to offer to
lead to the slightest suspicion that Mr. Blame
ever had any connection with, or interest in,
the Credit Industrel?
A.-None whatever.
Rice-Have you anything to show that Mr..
Blaine ever had the slightest interest in the
Peruvian Company?
Al have never charged him with any con-
nection with, or interest in it either.
Rce-Then what grounds have you for sup
posing the Secretary ever was favorable to the
company?
A.-The manner in which he treated the
subject, particularly the assurance of Senator
Blair. Blair frequently told me "Shipherd,
you can quote the Secretary freely; quote him
great deal stronger than you have done. You
can't quote him too strong. but don't expect
him tC commit himself in writing; but be sure
of this, that the State Department is thorough
ly with US in this matter"
Further questions ELECTED nothing of partic-
ular interest other than that the Secretary, in
discussing the Peruvian question evinced de-
sire to have the troubles between Chilli and
Peru settled as favorably as possible to Peru.
The committee then adjourned to 1880 a. M
Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-10
TRIPLE DEATHS,
Three Sisters in Perfect Health Die in
Half an Hour.

Three Sisters in Perfect Health Die in
Half an Hour.
PHILADELPHIA, April San astonishing
case of fatality in which three sisters died wths
in half an hour, was reported to the coroner to-
day. Two of the deceased women, Sarah Will
son, a widow, aged 81, and Mrs. Cynthia Wins
more, SO years, resided at No. 329 Wharton
street, and the thira, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, at
1885 South Seventh street. About 10 O'Clock
last night Mrs. Winsmore heard a noise in her
sisters room, and upon entering it found Mrs.
Wilson dying. Medical assistance was prompt
ly summoned and Mrs. Smith also sent for.
The physicians found Mrs. Wilson in a COMA
tose condi ton and administered ammonia, but
she did not revive and expired in few min
utes. Before they had recovered from their
astonishment, Mrs. Winsmore was overcome
and fell to the floor unconscious, and in ten
minutes she died. Ten minutes later Mrs.
Smith, the third sister, was a corpse. The
physicians were nonplused and the greatest
CONSERVATION spread through the household.
The only theory upon which the deaths are ac-
counted for is that Mrs. Wilson was seized
with congestion chill and died from an at
tack of apoplexy which ensued, and that both
Mrs. Winsmore aud Mrs. Smith died from
nervous prostration, which caused attacks of
heart disease or apoplexy. There are no sus-
picions of fou! play as the family lived on most
amicable terms
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ROREEesN PORTE

At Shanghai Feb 9th, barque Fred P Litehfeld,
Spauldng. for New York
SID FIN Hiogo Feb 20, ship Charter Oak. Gilkey.
Hong Kong
At Hong Hong Feb 81 ships Oneida Carver, for
San Francisco: Adam Sin pson Call. for Victoria;
VIM j Rotch, Bray, for do; bsraues Edwin Reed.
Gilmore. for Portland, O; Wakefield, Crowell for
do; W Besse. Baker. unc.
At Manila Feb "a, barque Chas Stewart. Powers.
dicg and others.
ar at Gaooon Feb 18th, barque Cardenas, Yates.
Lagos.
Ar at Port Natal prev to 1st inst barque Florence
Bearae Boston.
AtDeparture Bay Mch 25, ship st Lucie, Rivers,
for Wilmington, Cal.
Ar at Victoria Mich %, ship Belvidere, Jordan,
Wilmington, Cal.
ar at Glasgow 9th inst, ship Florence. Leonard,
San Francisco. (Dec 81
jacksonville.
At Matanzas Mich 3lst, barque Fannie Fl Loring.
Soule Nellie Brett. Davis, and A Allen. Tarr for
North of Hatteras; Minnie Hunter, Lathwaite for
New York; Eva Fisk, Newell and Syra Pettin-
gill. for North of Batteras; brigs Wapita Peters,
do: Clara Goodrich Look, foi New Orleans Ten
erife, Tracy; Edw Williams, Gould and Jennie
Hubert, Sparks. disg; schs L Richardson Belano
for North of Hattcras; Eagle Rock Hammond. and
John Bird Smith, do; Canton, Henley, and Seth M
Todd. Norwood disg.
CHM, Delaware Breakwater I; brig Gypsy Queen,
Chandler. do schs John H Converse Leighton, do;
Nina Reed. Nash. Portland.
ware Breakwater; brigs Atlas Gray; Geo f Dale.
Pierce; Cleaves. Charlton; John Ives Nc
Kenzie, from Portland; schs Eva May. McDufie,
and Maggie Daling, from Phil .delphia.
SPOKEN.
April 1. lat "a or Ion go 40, brig Ellen NJ Mitch
April lat Al OF, lon go s6. brig Ida from Porto
april 4, lat "a Al, lon 70 43, brig Daisy Boyn-
ton, of Eastport
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New York; J c Harraden, Strout. and Revelation,
Dawes, Maehias; Hero, Lane. Winterport; Mary
Eliza, Bullock Belfast Ripley Beal. Camden; An
telope Banks Camden; DIadem Fuller. Thomas
ton; Edward & Frank, Bowman, Bristol; Sarah
Hill Gott. Orland; Miller Paterson, Wiseasset;
Kate Mitchell, Oliver, Bath.
Cid 7th, schs Waterman, Tracy. Parrsboro; b L
Burt, Lunt, Kennebec; American Team, Handy, for
Boothbay; A Kranz, Pervere Bangor, to load for
. New Orleans; j l. Newton, Stoyer Kennebec.
Sid 7th, barque John Smith.
Ar 9Th, schs Victor PUG, harris, Baracoa: Live
Yankee. Lakeman, Grand Menan; Carrie K Spot
ford. Haskell Calais; Flayilla, Blake, Rockport;
Uncle Sam. Shaw, Rockland.
Cid 9th, briggs Sullivan, Perry, for Porto Rico;
Georgia. Roberts, Portland; Jennie Cheney, Arey,
Ponce; schs Navarino, Foss. Quaco Eva L Ferris,
Soule. Savannah; Messenger, Falker. Beaufort. sc;
Lulu. Baker, Kennebec; Montana. Brown. and Ihos
Borden, Churbuk, do; John Williams, Pierce, do;
Helen Mar, Low. Carver's Harbor; Lucy Graham,
smith, hennebec; Sandusky, Whitney, Wiscasset;
Virginia, Burgess. Rockpert; ID Locke, Chase, for
Bay View; Plymouth Rock, do.
SALEM-Ar 7th. schs Ella Brown, from st John
for New York; Lizzie. do for do; H Boynten, New
York for Bangor; Lookout, Wareham for Pembroke
II Curtis. Calais for New York. Edw Stanley, Cam
den for New York; Carrie Xix. Rockland Tor do;
Idaho, do for New London; John Girard FIN do for
Fall River; Maggie Belle do for New Bedford. Liz
ze Cochrane, Friendship for New York; Rosie &
Adra Wi casset for Bristol; Fred Gray, Portland
for New York.
PORTSMOUTH Sailed 9Th. schs Fannie Berry,
Passport for New York; Cynosure. Camden for Bos-
ton; Uncle Sam. Rockland for do; Hyena, do for
Fall River; Granville, Rockland 'or Boston; Katie
Mitchell Bath for New York; X ID Rhode Rock
port for Boston; Edward Frank. Bristol for Boston;
Fred Gray Portland for New York: Sarah Hotch-
kiss Belfast for Boston, G III Spofford, ana Fl Cur
Chase, do for New York; Maria LOUISE Wiscasset
for Boston,