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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-24

the tracks is being proceeded with
now, and very few traces Of the wreck
are being left behind.
Look up those storm windows.
The finest new stationery at Mel
ville's. ol4d&Wtf
The chrysanthem rage will soon
strike us.
Nov, Racine is talking of semi
centennial celebration.
DIR. and Mrs Toles entertained Il
few friends Friday evening.
Mrs. Christina Burg is the guest
of her son, A. j. Burg.
Social affairs are looking up III our
city and the coming season promises to
be gay one.
Mamie Goergen, an employe at
the Hosiery mill had two OF her fingers
crushed Friday.
Some Of the business men are
wondering what has become Of the
new telephone company.
For good furniture at low prices
call on n. j. Buchanan, at the old
stand on Wisconsin street. dwtf
The partyTof the SilversOak club
at Central Music hall Friday evening
was a very pleasant affair.
Chief Stemm and Officer Moder
have returned from their slunting trip
to Lake Koshkonong.
Several Of the young men are talk
ing of forming a Shakespearian club.
Good thing; push it along.
Michael Earl won the wheel Of
Simon Kreps which was ratified Friday
evening. Number 70 was the lucky
ticket.
johnson Jackson is at Twin Lakes
cutting ice and incidently catching
few perch. He will returned homo as
soon as the ice thaWs so he can get
ashore.
Wisconsin now has a woman bank
president, Mrs. Florence Hall having
been elected by the bank of Burlington
to fill the place of her late husband,
Eugene Hall.
The arson convicts ought to con-
graduate themselves upon not having
been sentenced from New York. Only
Friday Morris Schoenholz was SEN
fenced to forty-eight years for being
fire bug.
"A fireman on train No. 10 which
came in after the wreck took place
here was found to be badly scalded
Friday night. A steam pipe had
bursted at a point south of here and
one arm, one side of his face and his
breast were in a serious condition. He
was taken back to Chicago.
This long distance walking bust
ness is getting to be chestnut. Every
Wandering Willie one will meet soon,
will be a pedestrian bound for some
where. The latest in this line is fell
low named LOTUS, who proposes to
walk from Green Bay to New Orleans
on five-foo stills, in fifty days.
-SuIphume baths are uneXcelled by
the most celebrated sulphur spring.
with the additional advantage OF being
taken at home. The medicinal effect
of sulphur baths, by absorption of sui
phur through the glands, acts directly
upon the blood, purifying it, and re-
moving all unhealthy secretions and
odors from the body. Sulphume is the
greatest blood purifier known. Try it.
For sale by Woodward & Conley. dWtf
There is a lady, between 6O anu ~
years of age living IN Delavan, VINO
has never been to county fair nor
travelled a milo on the cars. She is
not benighted by any '@@means, but is
woman of refinement and abroad IN
formation. Her nationality is Manx,
having sailed from the Isle of Man Tor
New York when quite syoung girl
From there she went by canal 70
Buffalo, then to Racine by the lakes
and from there with oxen to ROCK
Prairie, where she always lived untll
she moved to Delavan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-24
Dates of Auction Sales.

We have arranged with the auction
eer, E. R. Wilson, whereby we keep on
file the dates for which he is engaged
for the crying of sales. Bring your sale
bills to the TELEGRAPH-C COURIER office
or prompt and careful service. tt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-24

VERYBODY HAS
gone out of town
for the season, +"
Mrs. Townsend sud
denly remarked at
the breakfast table,
one morning. 1.-THE
Drurys left for
Lake George yester-
day, the Tenants
are to spend the
summer at Petos-
key and even the
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
TeNNYsoN's FLOWERS.

shs Poet Males Many References to Beau
 tiful Blossoms In His Works
 Tennyson speaks of ga skin as clean and white as privet when it flowers" and truly the privet, with it's prim leaves and small, white flowers, looks like a very Puritan for neatness and simplicity. References to the flowers of our gardens, of course, abound, and many will occur at once to the Tenny- son reader. The rose and the lily play more than a commonplace part In Maud" where indeed all the flowers are interested spectators of the drama Passages such as
 A walk of roses ran from door to door,
 A walk of lilies crossed 1t 10 the bower, from the "Idylls," might have been written by many others, and bell flow CTS, though we may be grateful to Ten nyson for preserving the old fashioned name Canterbury bells" are easily paralleled from many poets- Perhaps the beautiful line, "Love, like an Alpine harebell, hung with tears, |" deserves an especial mention. He has written poem to the snowdrop. which is styled February Fair Maid" and it forms a fitting part of his picture of "St Agnes Eve," which, as W. E. Henley has pointed out, is so dazzlingly pure in its whiteness and contrast to Keats bril- liantly colored poem on the same sub- ject.
 Of the early spring, with its violets, primroses and croouses, our poet is never tired and has avowed his especial love for April, being an Elizabethan in this, as in many other things, so that it is surprising to find comparatively little mention of the daffodil. It is hardly to be found anywhere, except in Maud" and the Sonnet to the Nineteenth Gen. tury, !" "Here in this roaming moon of daffodil and crocus." Perchance Tenny- son felt that it had been so fully cele- brated elsewhere as to become hackneyed in spite of all its beauty. Good Words
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
Smoke the Country Gentleman cig,
NORFOLK.

Miss Katherine Fales. of Turner's Falls, Mass, graduate of Smith Col lege, has been engaged 10 act as organ ist at the Cong1 church in the place of Miss Laura E Sawin, resigned
 Tommy Bennett, assistent at the station here, has accepted position as station agent at Boston Corners. Jay Miller has taken bis place here,
 The Misses Lulia Holmes. Ella Colt, Edith Bancroft and Margaret Kane. and Mir Will Dazell, were guests at Miss Ellen Gaylord's over Sunday.
 Dr Provost, of West Winsted, spent Sunday as the guest of O. D. Perkins at the Stevens House.
 Lewis Granger, of Winsted. is to as- sist at the Lodge on Canaan Mountain this summer.
 Col. Knapp has rented his piece in the north part of the town to a MT Elgers. of New York.
 o. R Pulver has purchased the vege- table business of A. P. Curtiss.
 Miss Martha French, from the West, is guest of Mrs T D. Garfield.
 Several boys and the family of E P. Darrow are camping at Doolittle Lake.
 Miss Nettie Beers. of Lakeville, is a guest of her sister, Mrs Chas DeMars.
 Charles Thompson, who was seriously hurt about two weeks ago, died last Thursday. He has been the manager of R. l. Crissey's farm for the past year He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew hirp. His funeral was largely attended at his late residence on Saturday, Rev Mir DePeu officiating. Burial at Torrington. -
 The Julian Comedy Go. was greeted by large house here Monday evening. The play "Fanchon" was well nlered. Miss Edith Julian and Otis Julian de. serve particular praise for the way they took their parts.
 The hosiery has shut down for the week. There will be no work at the silk mill while the dam is being repair. | ed.
 | Dr and Mrs Osborne, of Waterbury are guests of MT B. P. Darrow, of Doc, little Lake camp.
 The cellar to Ii. H. Bridgman's new house on Spaulding Avenue was begun this week. The house is to be browr stone structure.
 MT and Mrs Swift witnessed the YaI, I-Harvard boat race last week. | George Beebe, of Brooklyn, is il town to spend the summer.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
IT WAS GOLD.
But Just How Cold It Was He Didn't Re alize Until Later.

But Just How Cold It Was He Didn't Re A - alize Until Later.
 Four men sat around the table-four men and seven bottles. The bottles were empty; the men were not entirely so.
 "You have all seen pretty cold weather. I must say, and 1t must have taken good constitutions to stand 1t, but out home" said the man from the west, with quiet smile. Then he put down the bottle and went on:
 "Out home, I started to say, it gets even colder than here, I imagine. I re- member one night last winter, for in- stance, when 1t rather surprised me. l knew it was going to be frosty, but the mercury gradually crept down the tube of my longest thermometer until it had dis appeared entirely in the bulb at the bot tom." @
 "What did you do theni" asked one of his companions.
 "Turned the thermometer, !" replied the westerner. Curious to see just how cold 1t was going to be, l turned 1t upside down and hung it on the nail again. In side of five minutes 1t had dropped the whole length of the tube once more and was huddled together in one lump, trying to kee2 warm. I felt sorry for that mer- cury, but turned the thing again and hung 1t up where the cold was less notice able. If you will believe me, gentlemen, reversed ends by actual count with that thermometer seven times that night Then got tired of getting out of bed and let the thing go. The following morning I figured out that it must have been at least 37S degrees below zero, not taking into oonsideration"-
 The westerner who had searched for the absolute zero paused and on looking around found himself alone with the empty bottles.
 Excuse me, sir," said the waiter re- speotfully, "but the gentlemen who went out just now told me to remind you to settle the bill. Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
ABOUT INDIAN MONKEYS.
The Method They Employ When Robbing
 n Cornfield.

It is still an article of faith, not only in India, but in all lands where mon- keys go in packs, that they have king, laws and language of course. Saving the first item and duly limiting the others, the belief is sound no doubt. But Ibn Batuta tells us, on the authority of "pious persons he met in India, that the king lives in state Four noblemen always attend him with rods in their hands and cooks serve him on their knees
 The king has a train of Harmed fol- lowers" When subject is caught, he contrives to send message to the sov- ereign, who forthwith dispatches an army, and when they come to the town they pull down the houses and beat the people, and their armies, it is said, are many This is not quite so ridiculous as it looks, for the sacred apes that ire quent an Indian village will readily gather to avenge an injury, and it is common practice with them to destroy the huts when angered.
 They have a great many children, and when a child is unlike its father and mother it is thrown out on the high road. Then they are taken by the Hin doos, who teach them every sort of handicraft, or sell them at night, that they may not find their way home.
 At Shabar, which appears to have been somewhere near Madras, people dare not travel by night in the woods, for fear of monkeys, which is certainly not exact, since these creatures never move after sundown, but if there be a foundation of truth in the legend it is curious. We are not aware that any h. dian apes at this day will attack pass erby unless gravely provoked But there are plenty elsewhere that will.
 It is we'll known fact that in pro- ceeding to raid the cornfields in certain parts of Africa apes have a combined plan of action. The old males go first some of them scout on either flank, and climb every eminence near the line of march, to assure themselves that the route is safe. After reconnoitering, they give orders in such different tones of voice that each must have special meaning. The elders are silent when advancing, but the main body, females and young, keep up an incessant chat ter, playing and feeding as they go, un- less brought to an instantaneous halt by signal Behind follows the rear guard of males, who drive loiterers sharply on. On reaching the cornfields the scouts take post all round, while all the rest fall to plundering with the utmost ex- petition, filling their cheek pouches as full as they will hold, and then tucking the heads of corn under their armpits.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
WANTED INFORMATION.
But His Call Was NJado Little Late Tn
 the Day.

But His Call Was NJado Little Late Tn
 the Day. There was Q loud, persistent knocking heard at tho front door of house on the North Side. Tho hour was late, and it took some time to rouse the inmates, but a second story window was opened at last, a night capped head was thrust out, and querulous voice inquired: "Who's theref"
 "Is this whero Mrs. Gagsby nvesf"
 "Yes; what do you wants"
 "I want to ask you"- -@ "Who arc yous"
 "I'm reporter for The Daily Brcad." "This Is pretty time of night to go around disturbing people that are trying to sleep"
 "I bog your pardon, madam, but wo have to do this sort of thing sometimes. l don't like 1t any better than you do, but Two got to mako my living. I won't de- tain you long. I'm on track of a scoop, and'-
 "Whose scoopf"
 "A scoop on the other papers. I learned by accident few hours ago In the course of O conversation with friend that you had an exciting adventure with burglar who broke into your house'-
 "See here, young man"-
 "Beg pardon, Mrs. Gagsby, but If an ao- count of tho affair gets into the papers you would rather it got in correctly, wouldn't youf" .s-.
 "Yes, butt
 "And you can't keep a thing of that kind out of the papers. They'll get hold of 1t somehow. They always do. l was told that you were walked out of sound sleep by hearing a window raised softly; that you saw a man put his hand in and grasp tho window sill as if to draw himself inside, and that you picked up hatchet and slip ped along the wall to the window. Is that rightr
 "Yes butt az....
 "I understand your natural dislike of newspaper notortcty, Mrs. Gagsby, but you can't suppress an adventure of this kind. You raised tho hatchot and brought it down on his fingers with all your force, completely scvering three of them from the hand. With howl of pain and dis. may the baffled villain fled. You picked up the fingers. Is that correctf
 "It is, butt
 "Beg pardon, madam, but time presses. May ask you to let mo have those severed flngersH They will be of the utmost i'm portance, you understand, in furnishing a clew''-
 "The flngersf threw them away long ago."
 "You dids"
 "Yes; do you suppose I wanted to keer them foreverf'
 "why, when was 1t this thing happen edS'
 "Eleven years ago. o."-Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
HOW MANY WIVES ARE THusi
The Many Virtues She Should Have {
 Best Please Her Husband.

The Many Virtues She should Have to
 Best Please Her Husband.
 The good wife is always good. Moth ing puts her out. She may have neural gia, tipsy cook and twins who always cry at the same time, but she never looks cross or speaks hastily, and she al- ways sees that dinner is ready at the proper moment. The children may have humps, chicken pox and measles, and the plumbers may have stopped the Gro ton water because they are fixing the main pipe; the baker, butcher and milk man may present their little bills with exasperating frequency and with re- proachful remarks appended, and the iceman may have "struck, but when husband comes she always smiles beau tifully and has something nice and cool all ready in the refrigerator.
 She never mentions disagreeable bills to the partner of her soul and never asks for money, but she is always nicely dressed in cool, fluted muslins, or good, rich cashmere, or something like that, No dowdy calico wrappers on her. She makes everything herself-out of noth- ing-elegantly.
 She is charming. All the men envy him, but she never fiirts. She is always so glad to have his ma live with them, and to take her advice in everything. But, most of all, when he comes home at 4 o'clock in the morning, walking very feebly and with exceedingly weak knees, she never casts doubt upon his statement that they've been taking stock down at our place, whatever may be the season of the year, and she al- ways pities him for having to work so hard d-Philadelphia Times.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
POE KNEW ARGoN.
The Poet Wrote of the Third Constituent
 of the Atmosphere.

Will Lord Rayleigh and Professor "spotting" the third constituent of the atmosphere with Edgar Allan Poe2 It certainly looks like it, if we consider the evidence adduced by correspondent of a French journal, who has been dip ping into the "Tales of Mystery and Imagination. The passage upon which this gentleman rests Poe's claims is contained in "The Unparalleled Adven- ture of One Hans PfaalL" It is worth while quoting it in full:
 ''I then took opportunities of convey ing by night to retired situation east of Rotterdam five iron bound casks, to contain about 50 gallons each, and one of a larger size; six tin tubes SSnches in diameter, properly shaped Snd 10 feet in length; a quantity of particu- lar metallic substance, or semimetal, which I shall not name, and dozen demijohns of a very common acid. The gas to be formed from these latter ma terials is gas never yet generated by any other person than mysef-or at least applied to any similar purpose l can only venture to say here that 1t is constituent of azote (nitrogen), so long considered irreducible. and that its density is about ST. times less than of hydrogen. It is tasteless, but not odor- less; burns, when pure, with greenish flame and is instantaneously fatal to animal life. Its full secret I would make no difficulty in disclosing, but that it of right belongs to a citizen of Nantes, in France, by whom it was con- ditionally communicated to myself.
 It must be confessed that the mysteri- ous gas evolved by the force of Poe's imagination has not little in common with the argon, whose acquaintance we are now privileged to make some 50 years later. The particular metallic substance or semimetal," used by Hans Pfaall, has its fellow in clevite, from which we have been led to understand argon has been extracted when treated with an acid, after the manner of the veracious Dutch balloonist If the new gas is not precisely regarded as "a con- | stituent of nitrogen" it has at least been declared by some to be an allotrop- | 10 modification of it No doubt the phys | ical and chemical qualities of Edgar Allan Poe's gas are not exactly those of | argon. But what of that? Instead, for example, of being S7 times lighter than hydrogen, argon, we understand, is very much heavier. It must be remembered, however, that Hans Pfaall had to make journey to the moon. Had his gas been heavier, how could he have dropped a couple of ballast bags on the head of Mynheer Superbus Van Underduk, and have disappeared above the clouds al. most before the worthy burgomaster had recovered himself? The romancer, even when he is main of science, must sure ly be allowed little latitude with his chemistry. y.-Westminster Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
Castles In the Air.

Build castle in the air and live in it occasionally. It is delightful bit of unreal estate, free from every discom- fort, from mortgage to gas meter. Practical people will condemn your folly, but what of that? When the caves of your cottage seem to press on your brain, or your fiat shrinks to a 10 by I2 inclosure, move out. take possession of your castle and revel in it, if only for 90 minutes. The brief respite will help you wonderfully, and even if your airy dwell ing does come down with crash you will crawl out of the ruins better pre- pared to grapple with mundane cares. - New Orleans Times Democrat
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
The Good Roads Bill.

This bill, which has passed the House and is now before the Senate where the House amendment was agreed to and the bill tabled, originates in the Good Roads Association in Middlesex county and creates by the Governors appoint ment a state board of three highway commissioners. one capable civil en- gineer, to cooperate with towns in mak- ing good, hard and smooth roads. The commissioners are each to receive $8 g day and hls actual expenses while officially employed. It leaves 1t to the towns to take the initiative. The esti- mates for contracts to be awarded by the selectmen of any town are not to exceed one-hal of one per cent of the assessment; and one third is to be pald out of the state treasury, one-third by the county, and one-third by the town; the town to keep the road in repair. The commission is to supervise all con- contracts, work and construction. The bill provides for an appropriation of 5000, to which sum the state expen- ses under the bill in any one year are limited.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
KENT.

Rev O s. Wing, of Brooklyn, N. r., visited his daughter, Mrs 0. F. Coester, few days.
 Miss Atala Bielby. of Middletown, is the guest of the Misses Ingersoll.
 Mrs s. O. Bulls of Sandy Hook, WAS in town Saturday.
 Miss M. B. Hatch is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 R. M Gibbs and family, of Bethel, spent Sunday at M. o. Gibbs
 Miss K. M. Hopson IS In Dover, N. J. for short stay.
 Miss Olive Catlin. of Cornwall. has been spending a few days with Mrs M. Mills.
 Frank s. Slosson and friend, E. Smith, arrived in town on their bicy ycles Saturday afternoon from Bridgeport, having accomplished the journey in about six hours. They made the re- turn trip Sunday p. m. ..-
 David Finn moves his family to New Milford this week, where he has the position of railroad section foreman.
 The young men of last summers base ball club have gathered themselves to- gether for the seasons campaign They played game Saturday afternoon but are scarcely in working order yet
 Miss Alice Eaton came up from New York Monday to spend part of the sum mer with relatives here. Miss Lima Bull, from Bridgeport, an6 Will Bull, from New York, are at home for short vacation. e...
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
SALISBURY.

The village schools closed last Friday for the summer vacation. Miss Pierce returned to her home in Springfield on Tuesday, also MT E.. Strong to his home in Meriden.
 The Misses Sanford are spending their vacation at the rectory.
 Rev J. o. Goddard and two daugh- ters went to Yonkers, N. T., for visit, on Tuesday
 Mir and Mrs J. NJ. Selleck went to New Haven Saturday for a few days visit with friends. ..--
 The drama entitled "Fanchon" play ed by the Julians was much enjoyed by those who saw the play, each one taking his part SO we'll.
 Norman Hicks made a short visit at his home here last week. His many friends were glad to see him again.
 Fred Sanford, of Danbury, is at the rectory.
 Mir and Mrs E. Ostrander and Mir and Mrs J.Young are visiting at A. Ostrand- CTS.
Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The session salary of Senator Picker ing was made payable to the widow of the deceased senator.
 The bill making Lincoln's birthday a holiday came from the House passed. It was debated by Senators Douglas, and others, in favor, and by Senators Gates, Warner and Crosby against, and the bill was then rejected by rising vote.
 The Senate has passed the collateral inheritance tax bill, which provides that the property of deceased persons in ex- cess of &, 900 shall be liable to tax of | of one per cent to the state. No rela- tives are exempt. The law applies only to estates admitted to probate after July l, 1895.
 The bill extending woman suffrage to all municipal elections, passed by the House. was killed in the Senate. Vote, 22 to 0. Senator Bernd said 99 per cent of the women did not want to vote.
 The House has passed the bill pro- hibiting the intermarriage of persons, either of whom is epileptic, imbecile or feeble minded and the woman under 45 years of age. Penalty, fine of S1 .OOO or one years imprisonment or both. The bill also provides severe penalty fol sexual intercourse with female under 45 years of age, who is epileptic, imbe cile, feeble minded or a pauper.