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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-21
MrLwAuKEE Sent. l4th 1883

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 14th, 1888.
To ALL COMMANDERS, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
OF THE WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD, AND
OF ALL WISCONSIN PosTs OF THE GRAND
ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC:
For Companies of the Wisconsin State
Guard and Posts of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, coming to Milwaukee-in the uni,
form of the State Guard, or wearing the in
sigma of the Grand Army of the Republic
to attend the exercises OF Soldiers Day. >
Tuesday, Sept. 25th, all Railroad Companies
in the State have fixed on the low rate of
one and one-half cents per mile. each way.
This arrangement will hold good to return
either Tuesday, the 18th, or Wednesday, the
Goth.
Admission to the exposition to all in line,
when the procession shall reach the build
ing will be free. q
Special arrangements have been made for
excursion rates for the general public.
As this will be the First General Parade
Of the Wisconsin National Guard. and the on
ly General Reunion of the Wisconsin Posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic before 1886,
il il hoped that every Company of the
National Guard and every Post of the Grand
Army in the State will be present. In cases
where full Companies or full Posts cannot
come, let them send as many representatives
as possible.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-21
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
L ..---.-LI ID -. ]

A. j. Langworthy, For Robt Chivas Post
G. A. R.
NJ. A. Aldrich, Maj. Com. 9Th Battalion
W. N. G.
R. P. Jennings, Secretary Mil. Elk. Asso-
citation.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
Coffee Statistics.

I
Statistics prove that the coffee plant
will bear climatic extremes, and that
it will thrive in localities differing rs
much as 20 to 30 deg. in average tenn
perature. 1t lourshes best on uplands
and mountain sides, from 800 to l.,
800 feet above the sea level, and in the
tropical belt between the twenty fifth
degree north and the thirtieth degree
south OF the equator. Brazil boasts Is
species of the plant growing wild.
But coffee rs an article of commerce,
only began to be known in Brazil in
l112. BY the year 1880 that country
exported l4,OOO,0 600 pounds, though
CUBA at that period was shipping %.
OCO,O00 pounds. Toward the end of
last century, however. large sugar and
other estates in Brazil was converted
into coffee plantations, and i'm 1910 the
eNportation reached 1885 tons; in
1910, 1S.43 tons; in 1880, %. 9O7 tons.
and in 1860, l43, tons. Subseuuent-
~ there was some diminution in the re-
turns. Coffee has now begun to be
largely cultivated in Colima; small
state OF the Pacific coast A inc
drawn from the port of Vera Cruz to
the port OF ManZauillO would biSect
Colima, and the coffee grown in this
district has the reputation of being re-
markabIy good. Cordova and Orizaba
coffee is equal to that Of Cuba, but the
C"lima is said TO be superior even to
the faVorite Mocha. LIN Mexico coffee
culture IS making great progress. anG
II Is destined hereafter to be one OF the
main exports "f thai country.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

to glow with Il golden luster. With
such hard heads, it will not be surpris
ing information that they are disagree-
able fellows to come in contact with. M
least, SO thought sailor who was
standing at dusk upon the quarter deck
OF vessel, near one of the West
India islands Suddenly, he found
himself lying upon his back, knocked
over by II monster gurnard that, with
score of Others, had darted from the
water, this one striking the man fairly
in the forehead. The gurnardS are al
80 chased by dolphins, and they are
frequently seen to rise in schools. to
escape from the larger fish. while
lowering above them are watchful
gulls and man-of.war birds, ready to-
steal them from the laws of their
enemies of the sea.
In company with these nying-f fish
may often be seen curious white bodies.
with long arms and black eyes. Thev
are tlying-squlds, members of the cuttle-
nNh family, and the famous bait of the
Newfoundland cOd-fishermen. On the
banks they are often seen in vast
shoals, and during storms tons of them
are thrown upon the shore. When
darting from wave to wave, they re-
semble siIvery arrows, often rising and
boarding ships in their headlong flight.
SO valuable are they for bait, that four
or five hundred vessels ut st. Pierre
are engaged in catching them by means
OF iiggors.
Many of the squid family leave the
water when pursued. Even the largest
of them, often forty or fifty feet long,
have been seen to rise ten or fifteen
feet in the air, and sail away as if pro-
PEELED by Some my strious force, their
Lidcous arms dripping and gllstcning.
They are certainly the largest and
strangest of the flyers without wings.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

There lived in Brussels Il celebrated
painter named Wiertz, whose eccentric
ltie@ were such rs to give him the name
of the Crazy Artist" That there was
method in his madness the following
anecdote shows:
Aiterhaving finished n portrait OF the
old aristocratic Countess de Arnos, who
pretended to be only thirty when nearly
sixty, she refused to accept the paint
ing, saying 1t did not look anything like
herself, and that her most intimate
friends would not recognize a single
feature of her on that piece of canvas.
Wicrtz smiled kindly at the remark,
and, rs true knight of old, gallantly
conducted the lady to her carriage.
Next morning there was a grand dis
turhance in the Rue de Madeline.
y big crowd was gathered below -
window, and the following was whis-
percd from ear to ear:
lis the Countess de Arnos really in
@aol for her dcbtsp"
Wicrtz had exercised n little vcI-
G"ancc toward hia noble but unfair Gus
toner.
As soon rs she had refused the por-
trait he set to work and bainted few
iron bars on the picture, with these
words: lin gaol for debt"
lie exhibited the painting in Il jewel
81 window in the principal street Of
Brussels, and the effect was instanta-
neOuS.
a few hours later the countess was
back at Wiertz's pouring invectivcs on
hIm NJ high press IRE ITO have eXhib-
tied her likeness under such scanda.
loUs'- etc
Most noble lady" was the artists
reply, 'you said the painting did not
look anything like yourself, and that
Your most intimate friends would not
nave recognized single one Of your
features in the picture. wanted to
test the truth Of your statement; that
is all. "
Tho portrait was taken away, the
city laughed, the artist charged double
price, and gave the amount to the poor
Of the city.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

From c. F Holders plying without Wine" i'm
st. Nicholas for April.
In the sea there are three llvcrs that
really, from the extent Of their flights.
deserve the name. Those of our read
erS who have been at sea, especially in
the south, may have seen the common
iiying-tish, with its blue and silver
body and lace-like, shceny wings.
From the crest of blue wave they
dart, singly or in tlocks, nutrcriug
along, rising and falling, turning in
curves, and returning to the water with
4 splaSh-perhapS 10 fall victim TO
some watchtul bonito COR dolphiu) that
has been closely following them be-
meath the water. These privatccrs ~
the sea are their greatest enemies. as
they rise in the air following them un-
d"r water, and emerging lust in time
r.tch the lucklcSs flyers as they de-
sccnd. Ine dOlphins will take great
leaps of twenty or thirty feet in follow
me- the poor H\mg-iish, which. not
WlthStandlng their long wings and Won
dertul powers, often fall victims 20
their ilreIess purSucrs. They frequent
ly fly aboard vessels at night, ucrhans
attracted by the lights, or. il may hc.
caught up by the wind from the crest
OF some curling wave, and carried HIGH
in air against the sails
The gurnard, though it has also
long wing-like fins, presents other
wise totally different appearance It's
head isincloscd in a bopy armor, from
which project two sharp spines Some
OF these fish are of rich pink color,
while others are notified with red, vel
low, and blue, and as they hy along
over the water, and the sunlight falls
upon their glittering scales, they seem
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

Ben was goin' like the wind | knowed
Nell was headed for her fathers. and
| seed plain as day that Ben would get
her fore she was safe landed.
"At last he was upon her. 1t was
then neck and neck for time. with
Ben reachin out for Kitty's bride. At
last he got it, and the two horses grad
ually slowed uphill they finally stopped
| mounted my gate.post I'll of trem-
BILE, eXpCctin' to see somcthin' dreadful
happen.
"They stopped in the road talkin'
nigh onto half an hour: then seed
Ben lean over and Nell lean over till
thar two heads come together.
"'What the mischief!' says /. 'ktssin'
instead of KILN. Well, that sort %
fracas gifts met After the head
bumpin' the pair turned about and cane
slowly joggin' along back.
"As they passed me called out to
Ben to know what in the living lingo
it all meant. Ben began to s,ammer
something, bout half of which never
got through his big beard, when Nell
sings out TO me; Only race for n
kiss! and givin' Kitty II cut that made
her bound ten feet, she called out to
Ben: Come on! A race to the top of
the hill for another!' and away they
both went.
That was five years ago, and |
never knowcd the meanin' of that wild,
harum-scarum ride till bout three
months ago, when the story bout the
collie medicine leaked out among the
wimmen folks. For good while after
the ride. hOwsumever, | remember of
the neighbor men w0nderin' what had
come over Ben that he had shut down
on his Gin all of sudden and wouldn |
so much as take Il glass o. Oregon
cider.
TO this day no doubt Ben thinks
he had desperate chase after Nell and
a narrer escape OF her gettin' into the
home den long her big brother, her
father and his mother-in-law; and I've
never said a word TO him bout how she
fooled long under the brow o. the
hill"
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
n Terrible Time Ltghthorse.

Terribi. Time la "a Lighthouse.
western Morning News, February p
The keepers at the Eddvstone Light-
house had very unpleasant experiences
during the stormy weather of The past
three months. One of these men was
entitled to have been relieved some
eight weeks ago. but it was not until
Monday that he was brought on shore
at Plymouth, and for several da\s
PRIOR To relief arriving he aud his com
radcs were reduced TO very preat
STRAITS FOR, excepting that two or
three hard biscuits still remained in the
lighthouse. they were without the
necessarles of life. Their ordinary
stock OF food was exhausted; they had
been living GA their reserve for some
weeks and their last instament of flour
had to be fried in lamp oil on Thurs
day In order TO furnish n meal. They
continued to use this oil as an article
OF diet until assistance from the shore
reached them last Monday. In adui-
tlOn 10 this they were without fuel for
several days, and the only warmth
they were abe to obtain was the slivht
amount OF heat furnished bv the oil
lamps which they were burning. The
men, IN fact, We're reduced to such de-
preston and weakness that they were
only able to converse with each other
in monosylables. Seeing that no re-
lief from the shore was forthcominC
the keepers kept signals of distress hv d.
ing daily Tor Il fortnight or molc. i'm
the hope of attracting the attention of
passing vessels. These signals were
seen by several vessels, but So bois-
ferrous was the weather during the
whole time the distress signals were
iiy ing that it was tound impossible to
effect any communication with the un-
fortunate men, whose condition was
getting more serious every day. II is
alleged there were several occasions
since Christmas. and priorto Monday
last, when the men at the lighthouse
might have been relieved, but that on
each occasion the steamer usually en-
ployed ON this duty was engaged on
other work, and her services therefore
could not be secured. The condition
OF the store at Mibav seems also to
furnish cause for corlp-aiLo on the part
OF tn" relatives amt friends of the light
hOuSe-keepers. In this store ar.
temporarily lodged articles of food
which the wives OF the men leave there
for conveyance TO their ushandc when
opportunity offers for the steam-tup TO
go out to them. But the premises are
80 infested with rats that these article.
disappear. On one occasion leo of
pork intended for consumption at the
lighthouse was suspended by a cord to
the beam i the hope that it might es-
cape the attention OF the rats which
OVerrun the stores. But the device
failed, for the rats reached the beam.
bit through the cord, and when the
meat came to the ground il was specdi-
ly devOurcd.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
= Picturesque Waterfall.

N"Wport va EXDrcss.
On the Poultney river, between the
town OF West Haven and the state o.!
New York, may ho seen one of the mos.
picturesque waterfalls in New England
In high water the river pours over the
Inn stone lodges more than 80 feet 10
the basin below, about 60 feet of which
is one unbroken sheet Of water. The
roaring OF these falls is heard for d
great distance; when the water is low
the entire current of the river passes
through n subterranean channel and
the direct riyer-bed is dry.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12

81 The Ohio editor has muscle as well as
brain ana neck. A Columbus young man
who went to the office Of The Sunday Capital
there to get mistatement corrected the
other day was carried away on a strctcher
and revived only 10 be arrested on charge Of
assault with intent TO KILL for it seems that
II the course of the proceedings he 1ourished
pistol.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-04-12
>witch signal.

4 large force is busy at En- st.
Louis arranging for the use Of the in
terIockjng switch signal in the yards OF
the Indianapolis and st. Louis road
The apparatus which operates the
switches and signals viii be placed in
a building thirty feet square and two
stories high near the ST. Louis bridge.
~ this apparatus fity-switches are con-
troiiod with perfect ease, and at all times
their action is reliable The system
complete will cost the company $50. 600
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23
Origin of Surnames.

The surnames in modern English use belong
for the most part to three classes, the descrip-
tive, derived from nicknamcs or names OF
trades, as Black, Short, Miller, and Smith /;
the patronymic, derived from the name Of an
ancestor, like johnson or Thomson; and the
local, derived from names Of places, like
Chester or Thorpe. A fourth class (though it
might be regarded as a variety of the third
may be formed Of the surnames derived from
signs. 1t was formerly the custom for every
shop TO have its sign, as inns and taverns have
nowadays. A man whose house bore the sign
Of the Bull was designated as John at the
Bull, or John Bull and the surname Of Bull
was inherited by his descendants The very
numerous sumames Of Celtic and Continental
origin which. are found in our directories are
formed on the same principles as those of
native growth. After all the long develop
ment which our English name system has un-
dergone, 1t is still very imperfectly fitted for
the purpose which names are intended to full
NIL. 1t is sometimes SAID that to be called
John Smith is almost as bad as having no
name at all ; and there are good many other
combinations OF Christian and surname which
are hardly more distinctive. 1t is very likely
that in generation or two this Inconvenience
will, to a great extent, be abolished. The
commonest of our Christian names are fast
losing their popularity, and the usa of double
names is becoming the rule instead of the ex-
cepuon. The practice of assuming compound
sunames is well established amongst the
upper classes Of society, and this custom, like
other "aristocratic " usages, may be expected
to be largely initiated by persons of lower
rank. Its quite conceivable that in hundred
years from now plain " John Smith " may
not be easy to find. The process of forming
new surnames has not even yet come to an
end. In many English villages it is quite
common thing for the children Of the poor to
be ignorant of their own surnames, and to call
themselves by their fathers nickname, or by
the name Of his trade.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23
Take the Dog Over.

The train had Just left Albany, and the con-
duotOr was making his first round, when he
observed small white dog with bushv tail
and bright black eyes sitting costly on the seat
beside young lady so handsome that it made
his heart roll over like lopsided pumpkin.
But duty was duty, and he remarked in his
most deprecatory manner, "I'm very sorry,
madam, but its against the rules to have dogs
in the passenger cars "Oh, my, is that sop
and she turned up two lovely brown eyes at
him beseechingly. "What in the world will /
do? can't throw him away. He's a birthday
present from my aunt" "By no means, miss.
Wen put him in baggage car, and he'll be
Just as happy as a robin in spring" What,
put my nice dog in a baggage carr" Pm
awfully sorry, miss, do assure you but the
rules OF the company are as inAexibo as the
laws Of the Medes and them other fellows, YOU
know. He shall have my overcoat to lie on,
and the brakesman shall give him grub and
water every time he opens his mouth" 81
Jest think it, awful mean, so do: and think
somebody will steal it, so they will" and she
showed a half notion to cry that nearly broke
the conductors heart but he was firm, and
sang out to the brakeman, who was playing a
solo on the stove -" Here, Andy, take this
dog over into the baggage car, and tell Dudley
10 take Just lne besL KIM OF care OF nm. Inc
young lady pouted, but the brakesman reached
over and picked the dog up as tenderly as
though 1t was a two weeks old baby, but as
he did so a strange expression came over his
face, and he said hastily to the conductor
Here, you Just hold Inn minute till put
this poker away" and he trotted out at the car
door and Eeld on TO the brake wheel, shaking
like a man with the aguo. The conductor no
sooner had his hands on the dog than he looked
around for hole to fall through. "Wh-wh-
why, this is worsted dogi" &" Yes, sill" said
the little miss, demurely. Didn't you know
that" No, Pm most awfully sorry to say
that | didn't know thai" and he laid the
Christmas dog down in the owners lap, and
walked out on the platform, where he stood
half an hour in the cold to think of hymn tune
to suit the worst sold man on that railway line
since it had been opened
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23
A Queens Thoughts.

The latest royal authoress is the Queen Of
Seryia, who has published volume of aphor-
isms. The following are said to be favorable
specimens Of her work:
When one wishes 10 affirm anything, he
always calls on God TO witness, because He
never contradiCts.
The profession of Queen requires only
three qualities-boautl, goodness, and fruit
fulness.
1t is better to have physician for a con-
fessor than priest. You say TO the priest
that you hate mankind, and he will tell you
that you are not a Christian The physician
will give you Thubarb, and behold you love
your fellow-men. Say to the priest that you
are tired Of life, and he will tell you that sui
eide is a crime. The physician will give you
a tonic, and behold life is supportable.
In order to be friend of a Sovereign one
should be without passion, without ambition,
without egotism, discreet and proyIdent- in
short, not a man.
A Prince has need, strictly speaking, of but
his eyes and ears his mouth is employed only
in smiling.
Politics is composed of littleness forming
steps to greatness.
A tranquil conscience loves solitude a
guilty soul sees in it only celled prison.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23

While the two houses were in recess for the
Christmas holidays, the country was greatly
agitated by a number OF inccndiary fires, which
pointed TO the existence of a conspiracy for the
destruction of the shipping and arsenals Al
though a similar design had been conceived in
1894 by the French Minister Chgiseul, and had
come to the knowledge of the English Govern
ment, proper precautions forkthe guarding Of
the arsenals and dock-yards were not taken,
and on Dec. 7th fire broke out at Portsmouth,
which threatened the total destruction Of the
national property there. 1t was at first sup
posed to be a mischanco, but on the 18th Of
Jan. l777, clerk in the ock-yard in moving
some hemp in the bemp-room, discovered an
explosive machine and various comhustble
materials. Some Of the authorities then rec
objected that "a sullen, silent man, an artisan.
hadibeen seen lettering about the yard on the
day Of the FIRE, and had been accidently locked
enc night into the rope-house. His exact name
was not known, but, from his calling in life. he
was generally spoken of as John the Painter.
A reward was offered for his capture: but he
had disappeared, and could not be found, in
spite of diligent search, either in Portsmouth
or the neighborhood. The suspicion against
him was strengthened by the fact that he had
recently come from America: and panic spread
through the country, where it was said that a |
band Of American incendiaries had arrived |
with instructions to spread fire and havoc in |
every direction. Subsequent events gave color |
to this apprehension. Incendiary fires were
attempted at Plymouth and at Bristol: and in
the latter city the miscTeant, having failed 10
set FIRE to some vessels, contrived to burn down
several warehouses that stood upon the QUAY.
close to crowded mass Of shipping In a
house Of the same city, combustibles were
found stored, and the feeling Of alarm was
increased in no slight degree
At the beginning Of February, man was
apprehended at Oldham, Hamp., on a charge
Of burglary. He was a Scotchman, named
Aitken, p years Of age-a wandering, unset
tied person, who had, at various times, borne
several aliases, and who now turned out to be
John the Painter. Three years previously, he
mad been to seek his fortune in America, and
had there adopted the most extreme views Of
he party Of independence. On returning 10
treat Britain he had committed various acts |
# theft, and was at length in custody on sus
,lcion of bouse-breaking. 1t was found a very ,
llfhcult matter, however, to fix on him any
with the acts Of incendiarism, for
ie showed great cleyerness in parrying such ,
questions as were asked. On the suggestion
( Earl Temple another painter, named Bald
Ein, who had also travelled in America, was
ut into the same cell with Aitker. By pro
essing sympathy with his views, he managed
0 win his confidence, and John the Painter
peedily divulged great deal, which, il true,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23

it was very important that the Government
should know. Early in March he was tried at
Winchester. The evidence of Baldwin being
confirmed by other witnesses, the accused was
found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The
execution took place on the 10th of March, on
a gallows 60 feet high, in front Of the dock
yard at Portsmouth, after the prisoner had
first been carried in an open cart round the
ruins Of the buildings he had destroyed
CaSseFs, Us.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-23
HOMES AND EMPLOYMENT.

Our friends abroad Who contemplate visiting or resi-
ding permanently on these Islands viii fnd hi anita
genus TO their comforts 70 call on ne on their arrii
and select their homes; and those desiring Emnto-
ment viii be likewise provided.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-10-06

Last spring the members OF
Thibodaux Fire Co. No. l and
Home Hook and Ladder Go. No. l
having a fine lot of ground deter
mined to build a large public hall.
The Hall is now up, covered and
foored and in Il condition for use,
but far from completion.
The amount of S2S74.2j has been
received by the building committee
and the amount Of S26S3.0O paid
out, leaving on hand 5191.25. This
does not include the net proceeds
Of the late Fair, and severa'
amounts subscribed and not YET
paid, which will add up about
100000 as the funds on hand.