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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
Height Of the Tower Of Babel.

The reputed height Of this structure
has at times been greatly exaggerated,
some Jewish authorities fixing it at
twelve miles and Jerome quoting con-
temporary assertions for It's being four
miles high These estimates, however.
give way to the sober testimony of
Strabo, who states the height at 600
feet, which is the figure generally &C.
copied. The distinction OF forming
the remains of the tower Of Babel has
been claimed for three masses of ruins
in or near Babylon; but the majority of
competent antiquarians have declared
IN favor Of Birs Nimroud, which stood
in Borsippa, suburb Of Babylon, eight
miles distant from that city. Sir r
K. Porter showed that the summit had
been exposed to intense vitrifying heat
which must have been the result of fire
- -
operating from above, probably in the
form Of lightning. thus confirming the
tradition OF its destruction by FIRE from
heaven Sir II. F. Rawlinson discov-
cred that it consisted of seven stages Of
brick work on the earthen platform,
each stage being Of different color.
Its ruins still rise 153 feet above the
level of the plain. According to Her.
odotus the tower Of Babel was adorned
by colossal images and statues of solid
gold, the value of which is rated at
twenty one million sterling, probably as
great an exaggeration of their worth as
twelve miles was the height Of the
structure .-New York Telegram.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25

door through which the sovereign
enters, and look at this entrance by
reaection-if I may so express N.Y.
self-on the faces of those present.
At the same moment all these phys
iognomies put on, as it were, the
same uniform, the same solemn ex-
preston, at once grave and smiling.
The whole vital force Of these men
and women is concentrated in their
eyes, which seek those of the master.
We have never contemplated this
spectacle without having been re-
minded of the first appearance of the
rays of the sun on the crests of
mountains at the instant when it
rises. You have no need to look
behind you to know that the sun has
risen; you are Informed of it by this
qulvering light on the opposite
submits. In the same way, when
you are a little accustomed to the
court, you have only to look at the
faces of the courtiers to be able to
see, without possibility of mistake,
that the Emperor is about to come,
that the Emperor is coming, or that
the Emperor has come. And his
coming is in reality rising of the
sun-of the sun which brings favor
and dispenses life to all these
persons.
The first bars of the polonaise
Immediately re-echo through the
rooms. 1t is not dance, but a ca
denced march, the traditional prone
made which opens the ball. The
Grand Marshal and the Grand
Mistress take the head of the pro-
cession. Generally this venerable
couple represent between them
pretty nearly two complete centuries.
The Emperor gives his hand to one
the Grand-Duchesses, the Empress
to one of the foreign ambassadors,
and other couples form in their suite
and proceed around the room.
AIteI tnlS ODllgatOry ceremony the
sovereign goes to chat with the
diplomatic corps or with his grand
dignitaries; and the quadrilles and
waltzes begin; but the ball does not
become really animated until the
mazurka, that dashing military and
par excellence national dance. The
cavalier marks the rhythm of the
music by striking the floor with the
heel of his spurred boot; he raises
his partner in his arms like a tlemb-
ling bird, dashes across the room in
three bounds, deposits his prey at
the other end, and falls on his knee
before her.-The Vicomte Eugene
Melchior De Vogue, in Hayper's
Magazine for May.
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A W0man's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by lady in this county
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and could
not sleep. She bought of us bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for CONSUMPTION
ana was SO mucn retrieved on taking first
dose that she slept all night and with one
bottle has been miraculouslv cured. Her
name il Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus write
w. c. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, n G
Get free trial bottle at F. Robinson's
Drug Store
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
Making and Counting Dimes.

The United States Mint IN San Fran.
cisco is said to be the largest instltu.
ton of the kind in the world. Just at
the present time there is lively de.
mand for silver dimes, and two of the
money presses have been for some time
running exclusively on this coin. The
demand is so great that these presses
are not stopped even on Sunday. The
process of making is an interesting one.
The silver bullion is first melted and
run into two pound bars. ,IT;:.lss Ii
turn are run through immense rollers
and fattened out to the thickness Of
the COIN. These silver strips are then
passed through machine which cuts
them into proper size for the the presses,
the strips first having been treated with
kind Of tallow to prevent their being
scratched in their passage through the
cutters. TIE silver pieces are then put
into the feeder of the printing presses,
and are fed to the die by automatic ma
chinery at the rate Of 100 per minute,
$4,000 dimes being turned out in reg
ular working day of eight hours. As
the smooth pieces are pressed between
the ponderous printing dies they re-
ceive the lettered and figured impression
in manner similar to that of paper
pressed upon form of type; at the
same time, the piece i. expanded in a
slight degree, and the small corruga-
tons are cut into its rim The machine
drops the completed coin into a receiver
and it is ready for the counters hands.
The instrument used by the counter is
not a complicated machine by any
means, as one might suppose 1t is a
simple copper colored tray, having
raised ridges running across its surface
at distance apart the exact width of a
dime. From the receiver the money is
dumped on the board or tray, and as it
is shaken rapidly by the counter the
pieces settle down into the spaces be-
tween the ridges. All these spaces be-
ing filed, the surplus coin is brushed
back into the receiver, and the counter
has exactly 1850 silver dimes, or S125
on his tray, which number is required
to fill the spaces. The tray is then
emptied into boxes and the money is
ready for shipment. The dime does not
pass through the weigher>s hands, as
does the coin Of larger denomination
One and one-half grains is allowed for
variation, or "tolerance,' in all silver
coins from dollar down, and the de-
Walton from the standard in the ten
cents pieces is SO trifing that the
trouble and expense of weighing coins
Of this denomination is dispensed with.
Plain TdM.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
Sufferers from catarrhal troubles should
read tho above carefully.

An exchange says: Did you ever
stop to think that an ordinary deck
of playing cards is perfect calen-
dar? There are 365 spots in deck
of cards, corresponding to the 365
days of the year. There are s.
cards, corresponding to the weeks in
the year. There are twelve face
cards, representing the II months.
There are four suits-clubs, spades,
diamonds and hearts, representing
the four seasons. There are II
cards in each suit, representing the
thirteen moons in each year, and the
joker makes up for the extra day in
the leap year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
FIRST
POINT

Remem5ey-Its circulation is FAC, 900 day-over
million week--and it costs by mail as cts.
month, four mQpths$1.oo. -Qnf ffata DAY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
Bucklen's Arnica Saiye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts Bruises
Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblans, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, Or pay
CURED 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price IS cents per box For
sale by F. Robinson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
CATARRH,
Catarrhal Deafness and Hay Fever.
A NEW HOME TREATMENT.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites in
the lining membrane of the nose and Gus
tachian tubes. Microscopic research, how
ever, has proved this to be fact and the
result is that simple remedy has been for
INFLATED whereby catarrh, catarrhal deafness
and hay fever are permanently cured in
from one to three simple applications made
at home by the patient once in two weeks.
females (whites) this remedy is a specific.
A pamphlet explaining this new treatment
is sent on receipt Of ten cents by A. III.
DIXON g. Son, 3W West King ST., Toronto,
Canada.-Scsentifc american,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
You should read THE CHIcA

GO DAILY News because ign0
rance is erpensive. You mus
read some paper. Probably
you've always had weekly
you can now afford daily
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS
costs but one cent per copy
it's so cheap you can't afford to
lose time waiting for weekly.
You ought to know about things
when they happen--not a week
later. You live in the nine.
teenth century, in the greatest
section Of the greatest country
on the earth, and you can't af-
Il
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25

The popular blood purifier, Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, is having tremendous sale this
season. Nearly everybody takes it. Try
it yourself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-25


eagle with open wings. Here
beside them are Lancers in red
Jackets, Grodno Hussars in green,
Cossacks draped in their long tunics
belted with cartridge cases in nielle
silver. The Hussars of the Guard
look peculiarly elegant in their short
white dolmans embroidered with
gold and bordered with sable fur,
which hang loosely over their
shoulders. In this crowd the pages
of the Empress move about discreetly
and finally the servitors Of the palace,
the runners, with their hats with
long plumes Of the time Of Catha-
rine, and negroes dressed in rich
Oriental costume. The gloomy note
of the black dress-coat is banished
from this brilliant symphony of
color. One single swallow-tail may
be seen-that of the honorable mini
ter of the United States.
Nine O'Clock. The doors of the
private apartments of the Winter
Palace open. Immediately there is
Il deathly silence. A voice announ-
ces, The Emperor" The Tsar adj
vances, followed by all the members
of his family, each one in the rank
assigned to him by his degree of re-
lationship. If you wish to compre-
bend at glance the social secret Of
this empire, turn your back to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
NETWORK CITY.

Tho annual excursion Of the inmates of ST. Josephs
Orphan Asylum. Avenue A and Eighty ninthst, will
be held tomorrow. The expenses OF the affair are
furnish the steamer.
The Rev. Charles Sturgeon, of London, made an
address at yesterdays afternoon service for young men
at Assoc alton Hall.
The Persian Monarch, which reached here yester-
day, brought among its cargo 100 Norman horses,
6 colts. 81 French asses and 10 mules taken on at
Havre.
Long Island tomatoes are in the market nowa but
deaIcr than the Georgia product, being better
liked
The latest thing in mems sashes for summer wear
consists of two loose pleatS of silk I'm 'front.' terminal
ing in two belu ends that buckle behind the back
The exodus of people from the heated town brings
loss OF trade to the calpetcleaners, who doing
good business now, laying up dust" for themselves
by scattering that Of other people.
Patrick Nc I)elmott a schOolboy, whose parents
live at Spuyten Duyvil died at the Manhattan Hos
pal SATURDAY night from injuries received at the
hands of Richard Doheny, twelve years old. The boys
quarrellcd a boat, and Doheny struck McDcrmott
on the head with a stone. lie has been arrested.
Bright colors for bathing costumes losing favor
this summer
A visitor 10 the Statue of Liberty might be par.
doned for doubling if it had really been taken pos
session Of by an English speaking people yet The
following sign greets everybody who Is about to climb
the winding stair inside: Any person entering the
statue do so at their risk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
THE LABOR MEN WILL SEND DELEG AnHS.

Henry Collins the presiding ofcer yesterday =
regular meeting Of the Central Labor Union IN Clarendon
Hall. letter from Mayor Grant read, asking the
Central Union TO send representative TO the citizens
meeting which will consider the adytaby Of holding
Worlds Fair here In 1892 Several delegates OPP
posed sending OF representative and long discussion
followed. Phillip Kelly. labor aeitator and Tam
many man. urged that the Central Labor Union send
back the letter and ignore Mayor Grant entirely in
venge for the Mayors ignoring the surface railroad men
during the strike last February. william H0chkiss
said the was not question Of party feeling and the
Mayors letter deserved recognition, a. the question was
one OF whole country. 1t al last d.
cided W send committee 10 the meeting and two hours
were up In eecng the following representatives.
George Kavanaugh. J. Werner and Edward Cullen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
1FFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Emil Fucb of No. 16 Kane Place, was awakeneo
Yesterday morning by a noise in his ROOM ana uis
covered burglar bareOOted and In his shrt-see'eS,
Eucb screamed until policeman rushed In anu lounu
tho burglar hidden in a closet. The prisoner saw
his name as John Costello, a laborer, OF NO lS7oo
Prospect Place o,.,.
Some one tried on saturday night to burn oharies
scbaeGor's house, No 342 Atlantic ave-, by lighuhg
ncwspapers saturated with kerosene under the roar
extension The papers burned out, doing Dut ulhhS
damage A stick of wood filled with powuef "a'
afterward found in the yard.
The Brooklyn Central Labor Union yesterday mace
arrangements to celebrate Labor Day, september -
and elected Thomas KerwIn, of Horseshoeis Chioh
No l. as Grand Marshal Of the expected paldde'
A grocer's delivery wagon with the owners name
nainted upon It IS rather troublesome thing 10 steal
Yet somebody stole one from j. Wezheimer, at Hen
driN-st and GlenmOre-avc, on saturday morning. At
the same tno a horse worth 800 was stolen nom inc
stable of Bernard Heaney, in IiendIix-st' Inc NOR
and wagon were found later at the seventy
hose-market I'm New-YOrk, in the possession vi
Young man, who said no was selling the morse lol
his father householder. No dealer could DC iouhl
AT the address which the young man gaVea Dut mean
time the young man had disappeared ana mas not
been caught $50
Grover c.. the yearold son Of William snith.
cantaIn NJ canalboat at Twentiest, fell overooari
and was drowned on saturday night The Dody was
recovered yes terday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
A BASEBALL PANTOMIME.
OFFER SUNDAY PLAYING IN JERSEY.

ALL THE PLAYERS ARRESTED AND FINED-THE
GIANTS pRosPECTs GROW BRIGHTER.
sunday baseball inaugurated at Oakland Park,
Jersey City, yesterday in decidedly unique and In
ferestinc way The Jersey City and Worcester teams
were advertised play, and at O'Clock crowd of
nearly 1000 people had collected. Many others
thought that the game would not be played. and
either remained at home satisfied their curiosity
by simply walking past the grounds.
Promptly on time Umpire Hopkins took his place
behind the bat and called Play I" with the home
team at the bat. Everything quiet as
Quaker meeting, buzzng Jersey mosquito around
little "Chic7 Hoford's head causing the only atmos
pheric disturbance. Umpire Hopkins called Play y
In subdued stage whisper, dropping his usual wild
and defiant YELL
The peanut man took seat in the rear of the
grand-stand and snapped sympathy with the tutti-
fr,,st peder. the pie-man and the head barkeeper
They had all failed to get permission to retail their
wares partially on account of its being Sunday, but
more particularly account of the penetrating
manner In which they call to customers
Manager Powers sat demurey in corner
with eye on the fat Policeman
gho had both eyes on " Pat' Powers Everything
was quiet but the game went steadily. The snap
which announcer base-hit enlivened the mohotohS
every few minutes
The umpiic called balls and strikes I'm whisper
that could not be heard ten feet away. Nobody OBJ
,ected however When one Of the h0lI.e players got
on the base I'm the second inning remarkable changc
In the usual state of affairs noticed. There were
40 wild yels Of slide. Slide" Now yer on "Git
down to second" other coaching terms. Captain
Gerhardt stood first base and was soon looked
upon the leader IN the pantomime show. All
coaching was done by majestic sweep of the arms
Or Wild contortion OF thc face. Even the base-run
ners did all their sprinting on their toes.
The absence of noise seemed TO affect the nome
players for when the ninth inning han airiVen
Worcester had nine while tho poor Gladia
tors had but two. The game was over and the crown
filed out of the grounds with sad faces Then the
managers went 10 the private Office and found that
1907 people had paid 25 cents each To see the game
ard about 200 women had been admitted free.
Everything not TO be so serene, however, as IL
looked for the game had only just been finished when
the police put in their and arrested all the players
The eighteen men were marched down before justice
Norton who with great dignity, fined each player u
and costs The total fines amounted 20 S36. when
was paid. and the players were quickly released
Neither Manager Powers Manager Burnhan was
arrested, and the Police also overlooked the little
mascot and the umpire The same performance VIII
probably be repeated next Sunday, but before much
larger crowd The score of the pantomime game was
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
VARIOrS NFW-JERSEY TOWNS

ORANGE.-The Llewellyn Park Association is con-
sidering the question Of introducing electric lights
throughout the park, in connection with the extension
of the Orange electric light system into West Orange.
At present there is gas in the park. 1t is thought
that the park be thoroughly lighted with from
twenty light 10 thirty 200 candle power lamps.
EAST ORANGE.-Chrlst Church rectory is be-
ing -moved to adjoining lot in Walnut-st., TO
make room for the foundations OF the S75. 900
church. Work will be begun the latter in about
ten days.
ELIZABETH.-There is to be big suit for damages
Instituted against the Central Park road for the acct
dent at Little silver. The cOmpany's officials last
week had their detectives with tho companys counsel
ex Chancellor Williamson, visit the Of the dis
aster and carefully investigate the details of the
accident so as to prepare plan for defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
TnE TELEpMONE AHEAD OF THE TIIIEE

TIE TELEPHONE AHEAD OF THE THIEF.
Michael Kelahar, elderly man living at No. 43S
Grove-st accosted yesterday afternoon at Second
and Grove SIS, by man who asked him for ten cents
Kelahar refused to give it, and moment later took
out his gold watch to see the time. The tramp seized
the watch and IAN down Seventh-st., pursued by Kel-
ahar and crowd. After running two blocks the
thief captured by man named Kennedy, who
held him until Keahar arrived. a large crowd
quickly gathered and settled the case by compelling
tho thief return the watch and then letting him 60.
The thief lost time in making for the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferry Before he reached there. telephone
message from the Second 10 the First Precinct, and
thence the ferry had overakcn and passed him. and
Policeman Monahan collarcd him at the ferry entrance
The prisoner described himself william Bradley, age
twenty-eght, of No. rs Atlantic-ave., Brooklyn. A
broken piece Of Keahars chain was found In his
nnckn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-22

Havre with mdse and passengers 10 sanderson Som
rived at the Bar at 40 am
with mdse and passengers TO Austin BALDWIN Co. Arrived az
steamer sPlndrft BIZ Hail. Manila May Il, Singapore FL
Perrin June H. Port said % Gibraltar July s. with
Steamer Doventry Br GaibraIth Hamburg II dsys with
sugar TO ORDER vessel to master Arrived the Bar at loo
steamer La Nermandie Fr, Collier. Havre July ls with
Steamer Camela (Br) Penny Progreso days with hemp
steamer Aiene lBrl Soldiers ST Marc June 20, POrtaa
Prince PIN a. Sayanla July Garihagena Port Lm0n ~
steamer Indian Prince tBr: Cox. Havana and Cardenas
steamer onawanda Carson. Daren with lumber to South
Steamer City OF Augusta Kelley savannah days with
mdse and passengers TO l. Walker. 49,
with mdse and passengers % VIM clyde Go.
with mdse and passengers Old Dominion IS co.
Steamer Richmond Jenney Newport News ana West Poinh
Steamer wyanoke, Blaseman Richmond, cry Point ana
Norfolk with mdse and passengers to Old Dominion IS CO.
Steamer Hawkhurs Br) Robertson Philadelphia. bal
steamer winthrop Bragg Portland. with mdse to Horas
Steamer IL Dimock Eldrdge. Boston, with mdse to II
Sup Annie Wright BIZ, Wright Antwerp IS days, with
Bark stormy petrol BIZ Read days with
nitrate a4s @o q 81 MafS US days. with %dsc
Bark Foley tBr ROdenheiser. Turks Island 10 days.
with salt to order; vessel to II b Bailey & Co.
sUNsET-At Sandy Hook, wind light S. cloudy At CITY
Island. wind light SW; clean.
Arrived yesterday
sterson Knight Rio Janero June a. in ballast
Thomas Dunhanis Nephew a Co.
SAILED.
Steamers Greece for London Ocean. Rotterdam wyo Nor
folk.
Banks Wilhelm Birkedal. Aarhuus; More
feugos-
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS
LONDON. July Arrived. steamer Richmond Hill (Bri
Perry. from New-York.
QUEENSTOWN July 2l-Arrived steamer Serva fBr). Walk
err IRON New-York her 20 Liverpool and proceeded
Sailed steamers Umbra (Br) McMckan and Arizona (B)
Brooks from Liverpool hence for New.York
PLYMOUTH July 2lArriVed steamer Rhaeia tGer) kopn
from New York on her way 10 Hamburg (and proceeded
SciILY July 2lPassed steamer Bohemia (Gerh IniclA
from New York on her 10 Hamburg.