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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-23
A Miners ''Close Shave.

A miner in the hills near Socorro,
New Mexico, made q lucky strike in a
wonderful manner lately. Two weeks
ago, while tramping over the rocks, the
prospector suddenly discovered that his
haversack was on fire, caught probably
from the condensation of the suns rays
by a prospector's glass which he carried
in his kit. Now that haversack con-
tanned about six pounds of blasting
powder, and our hero dropped the
bundle and got out of reach as fast as
his legs would carry him. The bundle
of traps fell into a creVice in the rocks
and the powder soon exploded The
prospector turned mournfully to gather
up such of his effects as were uninjured
by the explosion, when something in
the appearance of the shattered rock
struck his eye, and he examined it
closely-it was horn silver. The now
jubilant miner located claim at once.
which he called the ''close shave,'' and
in less than a week disposed of one
third interest at $4,000. The name of
the 'honest son of the pick and shovel
is John Quincy Adams, and he halls
from Western Ohio. John is well
known in Socorro County, and receives
the congratulations of his friends in q
modest manner. John Adams 'ciose
shave" Is by-wogd now in the miniag
1anps. - Les Peaas Ga7REte.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Mrs. Tom Thumb saws she win n

Mrs. Tom Thumb says she viii new.
er marry again. ~ 4 Herald.
Judge Albion w. Tourgee's latest
lecture is entitled "The Mission of the
Dude.
The new revision of the Old Tesla
ment will be published next spring
" r Examiner.
1t is remarked of Brick Pomeroy
that he is editing silver mine and run-
ming newspaper.
Martin /. Townsend has been a
stump speaker for fifty years. making
his first speech in Troy in 1884. Troy
en- ~ Times.
John G. Whittier was recently
compelled to decline to write poem
for a special occasion, because he can
not write even letter without pain,
and breads to take up pen. Boston
Post.
DR. isaac Bartlett, of Hope, Me-,
who is seventy-three years of age and
still in good health and active practice,
has lived for years ON bread and milk
alone, and says it is the best food for
every one.-Rutland (T.) Herald.
1t is said that the Touth's Compan-
ion paid Tennyson 81 ZOO for single
poem. There is considerable poetical
inspiration in a 81, 900 bill, but some of
the rest Of us would take the job at half
that rate. - Chicago Inter Ocean.
George Bancroft, the venerable his
torian, is a man of fixed and steady hab-
its Though now past his eighty-third
year, he still rises at six 0 clock every
morning, works until two o'clock in
the afternoon, and then rides generally
horseback, the remainder of the day
Jefferson Davis is not rich, but
fairly comfortable. He has the planta-
ton his brother ''Joe'' Davis left him
below Vicks,urg, which brings him
something, and he has the cottage prop
erty at the seaside which lady left
him. He is out of dependence, but has
not much money Chicago Journal.
The London Times accredits Amer
lea with more genuine love for ltera-
ture than England possesses. 1.-The
Americans, = says this critic, ''as ANA
ton, are more active-minded than we,
though they fall short of us in solidity
and'stamina. They are genuinely fond
of literature, and literary men are, per-
haps, more highly valued than here.
Nothing literary is really popular in
England, except fiction, gossip and scr
mons.
~ "The other morning." says the
GAINESVILLE (Mo.) Sentinel, -four boys
were sitting on workbench near the
depot, laughing and talking and banter
ing each other for foot-race. A Senti-
mel reporter had the curiosity to APP
proach' them and obtain their names
and ages, which were as follows: An
drew PECAN, aged seventy-seven; John
Juett, aged seventy-nine; S.. A. Ed
wards, eighty-three; Henry Schooler,
.eiohtY-foIr.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-23
He Was Too Late.

Among the passengers on the train
over the Lansing Road the other day
was an old man with a sore eye and a
squeaky voice and a stiff neck. The
train had scarcely left the capital city
when he caught the conductors arm,
and asked if the next station was Liv-
onia.
"No, sir; Livonia is fifty miles down
the road" was the reply.
At Okemos the old gent asked the
same question, and received about the
same reply. At Williamstown he APP
pealed to the passengers, and refusing
to be convinced he pushed his head out
of the window and lost his hat. AS the
brakeman announced Fowlerville the
old man suddenly stood up and asked:
"Did understand you to say Liv-
oniap"
"No, sir; Livonia is still beyond, -
was the reply.
He doubted it and going out on the
platform he got cinder in the well eye
and was presently unable to see at all.
A kind-hearted man lent him hand
kerchjef, and when the train reached
Howell he was able to run down the
conductor and repeat his former in
duiry.
"No, sir-no, sir" sharply replied
the official" Livonia is still further
on. Is your ticket for Livonia!''
"No I'm going beyond
"Then what are you SO anxious
aboutR"
"Wall, the last time I came through
Livonia there was little red-headed
man behind a pile of slaves with club
in his hand, and jist around the corner
Of pile of shingles was big bald
headed man with rock in his fist.
They were daring each other to come out,
but the train hustled along before the
climax come. / was kinder thinking,
you know-that is, l was kinder in
hopes that by the time we got there this
morning the little red-head would have
got his dander up huff to sail in
How long ago was this?"
"'Bout six weeks
YOU'D better 90 off and soak your
head!" snapped the official as he
walked away"
Eyes, may be I had," sighed the old
man, as he sat down "I'd do it in a
mint if knew 'twould help my eyes.
We're gittin' clus down to Livonia now,
and the way my eyes are / couldn't
tell red-head from bald-head nor make
out who was on top. / wonder where
the soakin' place is on this car!'' De
tToIt Free Press.
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The Way He Plays 1t.

He is young man with a thorough
understanding of the leading traits in
human nature. He dresses well, car
ries an extra cigar, and he drops in and
presents card to the effect that he is
engaged in canvassing for an embryo
work to be known as "The EncycIo-
pedia of States.''
Eyes, but l guess I don't care to
subscribe" replies the citizen.
"Oh, but | don't want you to. The
book will be sold on its merits. I am
calling upon few of the most en-
inent-''
Here he makes a pause to allow the
shot to strike, and then continues:
-" citizens of Detroit-the most en-
lnent and prominent citizens of Detroit
to secure brief sketches of their lives. y
"Ah'' says the other, as he begins
to melt.
1--WE desire to take five of the most
prominent citizens of this county. In
the sketches we desire to show how
they have risen from poor boys to great
and honored men,
Here occurs another pause to allow
the victim to tickle himself
"Well- a-well -
You were the first of the five Sc
lected, chips in the young man. MY
mission is to secure your photograph in
order to make a steel engraving. In
the course of ten days / will be fol-
lowed by the gentleman who writes the
biographies. Have you a Photographic
Well ah--l think so.''
eve want one which does you full
justice. The engraving costs us fiftv-
five dollars each. This we paw out of
our own pockets, but are compelled to
make charge of five dollars each for
the tint paper and the reference in the
index. Let's see. What does the mi
tial in your middle name stand for?''
Itinvariably stands for a fiye-dollar
bill, and the young man leaves behind
him such a pleasant impression that
the victim keeps grinning for two
weeks. At the end Of that time he be-
comes suspicious, and in the course Of
q month he becomes a dangerous nan
e society Dssregt Free Fresa
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to reverence their mothers, and to treat
everybody well. Everybody, the poor
and poorly clothed not excepted
Clothes do not make the man or the
woman, or the boy or the girl. Neither
does the occupation. A poor laborer,
poorly clothed. may be much nobler
person than a rich idler, finely clothed.
Boys do not always think of this.
viii tell you what kind of boy l
ike. The boy that / like is wide
awake, spry, eager for outdoors and for
all sorts of sport, always plays fair, viii
not lower himself so much as to cheat.
is not big-feeling, is not sneak, is not
afraid of pain, speaks the truth, no mat
ter how much it goes against him, would
hate to get into bed with himself if he
had done mean thing, is willing to do
anybody a favor even if it cause him
some trouble, is well-mannered at home,
KIND to the little ones. respectful to the
older ones, and treats eUei ybody well.
And all this is Just as true of the girl
that | like as of the boy. l know girls
that like, and know boys that Ike.
Some OF them are in my audience, and
were | acquainted with YOU all, very
likely l should like you ali. l hope so.
Mrs. Il. IL. Diaz, an Vide A5cGke.
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HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Pour clean boiling water through
the fabric and it viii remove tea and
coffee stains.-N T. Herald.
Peach trees can be most advan-
tageously transplanted at one year old,
as they can then be lifted without cut
ting any OF the main roots.
Tomatoes chopped with an equal
quantity OF celery and mixed with nice
salad dressing is an agreeable and east
" prepared dish. ~ T. Post.
Pass the material to be used for
bedding cattle through the cutter. This
not only adds to the comfort of the an
imal, but on account of its greater pow
er of absorption aids greatly in the
matter of cleanliness. 1t also mixes
more readily with the manure and thus
Increases its value. M T. Times.
From recent experience the pear
seems to take the place Of the apple as
the fruit most easily grown. It has
been the past three years a more GER
tain bearer than the apple, is less affect
ed by insects, and has no disease ex-
eept:ng blight, which may be kept in
check by prompt cutting away of affect
ed parts.-N Y Times.
in preparing poultry for market re-
member that dry picked fouls sell for
almost ten per cent. more than they do
when sealded. 1t is but little more trou-
bic to dry pick them if the feathers are
pulled immediately after Killing. A
little practice will make perfect and pay
well for the extra trouble and skill.
Prairie Farmer.
in the early stages the SPAWN, says
the Mirror and Farmer, is not clearly
developed, but afterward it is so well
marked thata SPAWN may pronounced
to exist without an examination of
the joint. Treatment should be direct
ed to the abatement of the inhamma-
ton, which gives rise TO the pain, and
also to promote absorption of the new
growth. Apply tincture of iodine daily
over the joint with brush.
"A delicious sauce may now be pre-.
pared for winter use; it is made Of cram.
berries and raisins. To one quart can
full cranberry sauce allow one good
handful raisins, they impart a delicate
flavor, which is a great improvement
on the cranberries alone. Cranberries
airs also excellent canned alone, with a
little sugar, for pies and buildings. /
is better to put them up early in til,
season, as there is likely to be more
waste later on Chicago Journal.
Toast Jelly: Slice quarter of q
pound of bread and toast it carefully
taking care not to burn it; pour over i
sufficient boiling water to entirely sat
urate it; add two teaspoonfuls of sugar,
and very little grated nutmeg or pow
dered cloves, and boil it to a pulp; pas,
it through a fine sieve with wooden
spoon, stir a glass of good sherry wine
in it, and then cool it in an earther
mold or bowl Use it cold; little
sweet cream poured over it increases its
nutriment. Boston Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-23
ImprOper Harnessing.

The harness is a fruitful cause of irri-
tation, annoyance, distress, torture,
CALLING and bruising of the horse.
Whatever be its parts or conformation,
It ought, in every instance, to fit ex-
actly the animal, and to be always in
good order. The collar and the saddle,
IN particular, ought to be thoroughly
suitable in size and shape, and thor
Oughly adapted to the maintenance of
q maximum of ease and comfort; for.
when they incommode the animal. or
render him uncomfortable. or especially
when they absolutely gall him, they
make him restless and reluctant to
work, and destroy his temper, waste
his powers, and entail upon him useless
and perhaps severe suffering. Even an
improper adjusting of the names or
the girth may greatly distress him, and
waste much of both his strength and
his temper. The methods Of attaching
the draught, also, and the direction
which the line of draught is made to
take with reference to the center OF
gravity, are of the utmost consequence,
and may happen, through ignorance OF
reconsideration, to be SO exceedingly
bad as to neutralize by far the greater
portion of the animals power. and
make it hard enough work for him to
drag along bis oWr body, ETqSrsO
Farmer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-23
THE SONG OF THE TELEGRAPH
WIRES


'Ticlx, tickl Tick, tickl Tick, tickr'
Hark to the voice of the telegraph wires
Ticking out every word
a be-in-a-hurry impatient voice,
That over all others is heard.
Now It's a message of sorrow and care
And then of pleasure and song,
a tender thought, or parting prayer,
Or whisper of cruel wrong.
"Tick. ticxl Tick. tickl Tick. tickr'
The wall Of battle, the horror Of fire,
The speed of horse or ship,
Tho crash Of markets, the fight of kings,
The word from baby S lip;
The food the plague and the earthquake
shock,
The sorrow that's on the sea,
Are met by mothers loving thought,
Or lovers wedding glee.
"Tick, tickl Tick, tickl Tick, tickl"
And the winds blow through them day and
nights
do the winds know what they say?
And the sunshine glnts, and the rain sweeps
And the white SHOWS on them stay.
And the birds rett there, and plume their
do the birds their story knowD
Do they feel the thrill OF the mighty things
That under their small feet go?
"Tick tick Tick, tickl Tick, tickp'
Above the snow of the cotton plant,
And above the Northern wheat,
And over the mighty mountain chain,
And the prairie fresh and sweet,
And over the tbousand-streeted town,
And the desert wild and free,
And over the mighty forest trees,
And under the roaring "a
''Tfck, tickl Tick, tick! Tick, tieBl"
They clasp all earth in a loving ring,
And they answer all desires.
For there isn't a language they can not speak,
The wonderful Telegraph wiresl
They will Qirdlp fha aarth md opOcc tho coo
And the nations bind, until
The World shall answer in every tongue
Their Messages of Goodwin.
-LiiIie d. Barr, IN ". 7. Ledger.
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Temperance Reading.
ONLY 4 DRUNKARD,s WEE


In hospital ward a woman lay,
PAINFULLY gasping her life away;
80 bruised and beaten you scarce could trace
Momanhood's semblance in form or face
Yet the hair that over the pillow rolled
In tangled mass, was like threads of gold;
And never a sculptor in any land
Nodded dainter foot or hand.
Said one who ministered to her need:
None but coward could do this deed;
And what bitter hate must have neryed the
arm
That a helpless creature like this could
HARM"
Then the dim eyes. hazy with Deaths eclipse,
Slowly unlocked and the swollen lips
Murmured family: HE loves me we'll
My husband-'twas drink-be sure you tell
When he comes to himself-that l forgive;
Poor fellow-fof him-I would like to live
A shudder. a moan, as the words were said.
Aud the drunkard's wife on the couch lay
dead.
oh, fathers, who hold your daughters dear,
somebody daughter is lying here.
on, brothers of siStersl come and see
what the fate of your precious ones may be;
On man. however you love your home,
dome,
This demon of drink can enter in,
For law strikes hands and bargains with sin.
You have iegalized crime, you have the gold.
Now hand them over, the sons you sold
Keep pushing them forward. Drink, boys,
drink
Your fathers are paid for your souls, they
think
And in the great martS where Mammon strives
Cheapest of all things are human lives.
--hfS. Z. Y. lV.lSOn, IN Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Our Young Readers.
PLAYING PEEK-A-BOO!

The cunningest thing that baby can do
Is to play for the very first time. Peek-a- boo
It win tide its little pink face in its hands.
Then crow, and show that it understands
What nurse aud mamma, and papa, too.
aean wien they hide and cry: '.Peek-a-boo!''
Oh, what wonderful thing it is.
When they find that baby can play like thisl
And they every one listen, and think it true
That the baby's gurgle means Peek-a-boo!
wonder if any one ever knew
baby who never played Peelz-a-boo2
tbs old as the world is. believe
Cain was taught it by Mother Eve.
For Cain was an innocent babe once, too,
And am sure he played Peek-a-boo.
And the whole world full Of the children OF
men
Have all Of Unemployed that game since then
And while the sun shines and the skies are
blue
Babies win always play Peek-a-boo
Ella Wheeler, IN Hdrper'S Young People.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-23
Tie Art Of Story Telling.

Some people seem personally fitted
for effective storytelling. George
Henry Lewes was one such. Those who
were familiar with him have often re-
marked the vivacious sparkle of the
eye, the peculiarly telling action of the
hands, and the perfect self-possession
with which he would fascinate a con-
vivial party. Anthony Trollope it was.
if we are not mistaken, who once said
that the very clothes he wore seemed
somehow to contribute to the effect OF
his good stories-his velvet coat, and
his neat slippers, and the rest of it, all
worn with that air of easy unconscious
ness well calculated to enhance the
points of his narrative. That uncon-
seriousness, by the way, is a great mat
ter in personal narrative. There are
some who are prevented from ever tell
ing story we'll by their evident ankle
ty to do SO. They appear to be as
much concerned for themselves as for
the success of their tale. Their own
manner and choice of language and the
impression they are making on their
auditors, are plainly distracting their
wits and diverting a great part of their
power. A good story teller will always
be found to be one who is himself too
deep in his own enjoyment and APP
probation Of the tale to be at all con-
scious of anything pertaining to him
self. He enters into the thing too fully
and too entirely to be concerned with
the criticisms which may be passing
upon his personal appearance or
language, or manner Anything
like timidity, or nervousness, or self
consciousness is fatal to that freedom
Of manner which is always principal
charm of really successful tale-tellers,
and in all such narratives as observant
travellers have to tell upon their return
home. A ready flow of language IS, OF
course, essential to success in this line.
Nothing is more unpleasant than to
have to listen to long narratives which
seem continually on the point of break
inc down for want of words, or which
are told IN words that continually
prompt the listener to interruption and
criticism which politeness nevertheless
forbids. A pleasant voice, too, is a
great point, though not by any means
invariably indispensable. There arc
times, as every one must have observed,
when some harsh incongruity of voice
adds immensely to the effect of story,
just in the same way as the personal
appearance of a narrator may greatly
influence its success. Lewes was gen
orally allowed to be anything but a
handsome man, and 1t was in great
measure what some would caEl-did
call, in fact-his very ugliness which
often lent immense force to his utter
ances. An odd or unpleasant vein may
do precisely the same thing, giving,
perhaps, a soupcon of acidity to what
would otherwise be found fat and in
sipid, or droll turn to points which
would be tame and dull if told in a
smooth and faultless tone. london
Globe.
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The White House now contains por.
traits of eli the Presidents Of the Unlt4a
States, except Nr. Buehsnsn, RoAAA
kpsspD stgn
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THE Northeastern Neo0s asks perth
nently: "What becomes of the liquor
dealers argument that the manutacIss
ure of whisky increases the price %
corn, when we find that the ayerage
price of corn in Kentucky is mucn Tess
than in Ohio, notwithstanding the iacs
that Kentucky Is noted foF us wHsg'
kiess"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03
OREGON.
Business ure-Drowned-Death Of n
Pioneer.

Business Failure-Dr0wned-De Of n
Pioneer.
PORTLAND, November 2d.-The old and
prominent firm of Black, Porter & Co., mer-
chants at Halsey, Linn county. Oregon, sus-
pended business to-day, on attachments from
Portland and San Francisco creditors. Liza
bilities, s25 900 to San Francisco creditors,
and $40, 900 to Portland merchants. The
total assets are not known at present. The
firm has been doing business in Halsey for
the past ten years.
A Canadian named Joseph was drowned
yesterday at logging camp near Port Town
send. The body was recovered. He was
aged 50. and unmarried.
To-day Robert A. Carpenter, highly es-
teemed pioneer of the State, died at his resi-
dence in Washington county, Oregon, aged 75
years.
Narrow Escape-URfounded Report-AE-
other Charge Of Embezlemenf.
PORTLAND, November 2d.-To-dsy Leon
Nordmsn, of Nordmsn Bros, San Francisco,
and Phil. Murphy, of Hecht Bros & Co.,
Portland, while driving over Wolf creek
mountain, Josephine county, Oregon, the
horses suddenly became unmanageable, and
the wagon, baggage, horses and all were
thrown over an embankment down come
forty feet. The only thing which saved the
occupants lives was the GOODNESS of Murphy,
he holding the team and stopping them from
going over an embankment some 800 feet
high. The men escaped with few bruises
and scratches.
The scandalous sensational story which has
been published in several papers here that
the notorious Carrie Bradley, who is serving
out long sentence in the penitentiary for
participation in the murder Of Brown. has
recently given birth TO child is asserted to
he without any foundation in fact. the whole
story being pronounced fabrication.
Joseph Bachman has been arrested on an.
other charge of embezzling $500 of money
intrusted on deposit. he furnished bonds
and was released.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-03

accommodation, and says the train men
on the Texas Central, where the system has
just been insugurated, are compelled to take
the colored people out of the cars assigned to
the whites.
The Brooklyn Mayoralty-A Woman in
the Fight.
New York, November 2d.-The wife of
engineer Roebling is reported to be election
eering against Lowe. and in favor of Hendrix,
for Mayor of Brooklyn, because Lowe is a
Trustee of the bridge, and endeavored to
bulidoze her husband into resigning the en-.
gineership.
Carp for the Northwest.
New YORK, November 2d.-President
Willard having offered to take the first fish
car gratuitously over the Northern Pacific
road, the Fish Commissioners will, next
Tuesday, send out 80. 900 carp for distribu.
ton in the Northwest, from Wisconsin to
Oregon.
Tragic Death OF Four Y0ung Men.
ERIE (Pa.l, November 21.-This city is
very much excited over the tragic death of
four young men who went across the bay to
the peninsula on Wednesday and never re-
turned.
ThermOmetricaI.
CHICAGO, November 2d.-Temperature, 81
to 5le