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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
A PLUCKY TEMPERANCE MAN

Twenty years ago, young man was
sent to Washington with a petition to
Congress from the people of old Massa-
chusetts.
While in that city, he was invited to
dine with the celebrated John Quincy
Adams. Many great men sat at the
table. The young man had been poor
and was then only mechanic in moder.
ate circumstances.
During the dinner, Mr.. Adams said to
him : "Will you drink glass of wins
with me, sir ?"
The young man was temperance man
But the eyes of many greater than him.
sell were upon him. They were all wine
drinkers, and it was no small matter t.
decline such request from his venerable
host.
No wonder the young man was EN-.
barTassed, that he blushed and hesitated
1t was critical moment for him. But
he was true man. He had real man
hood, and he stsmmered
"Sir, I never take wine"
Nobly said, young mani Massachu
sets heard that answer, and understood
it. She saw in Henry Wilson mar
who could be trusted. and she made hin
one of her senators. To-day as for sew
eral years past, he has been known a.
Senator Wilson God bless him! May
our readers follow his example, and
however and by whomsoever tempted
stick TO their principles.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
cannot guess"

cannot guess"
Il only know one story with an apple
in it, and that is in the Bible, where Eve
ate one in the garden"
Jennie has guessed it the apple is
rightly hers"
20, | didn't want it, any way" said
Harry, as he ran out and threw himself
under the tree ; but Mary more kindly
sought grabbed stick in the wood-pile,
and giving the apple few smart raps IT
fell straight into Jennie's out-held apron.
hut did she eat it all herself? No, she
took the largest knife in the drawer, and
cut it into five pieces,not forgetting moth.
ef' ana they all sat on the door. step en-.
party"
And mother laughed as she looked at
TIE little ones and saw how in-feeliug had
disappeared before Jennie's unselishness,
as snow would melt before an April sun
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
CORRECT WAY TO SWEEP A CARPET -

CORRECT WAY TO SWEEP A CARPET -
There are three ways TO sweep carpet
one right aud two wrong ways. One
wrong way is to hold the broom nearly
in front of the operator, with the handle
inclined backward toward him, then press
down as forward thrust is given, and
thus leave the heavier dirt half way cross
the room, while the light particles are
sent whirling about, covering, as it settles,
every article of furniture.
Another wrong way to sweep carpet
| is to move the broom forward with a
heavy, drawing stroke, by which the ma
terial to be removed is pressed into the
carpet rather than worked gently along
on the surface. If either of these W rong
ways is adopted, the broom will wear out
the carpet more than it is worn by the
occupants of the dwelling. When a
sweeper collects dust pan full Of the nap
of the carpet every time it is swept, a
new one will soon be required. The right
way to sweep is to incline the handle a
little forward, then give light drawing
stroke, allowing the broom to scarcely
touch the carpet. Not one half the weight
of the broom should be allowed to press
on the carpet, as the dust is moved for.
ward. Let the dirt be moved and roll ed
along lightly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
THE CUSTOM OF TREATING. ;"

Ii could persuade all the young people OF
h'm'ra never to treat each other, nor be
'rea'eo' think one half the dangee from our
s1rons drink would be gone. If cannot
get you to sign the total abstinence pledpe
binding until you are twenty-five. I would
DC glaa TO have you promise three things
Eirst' never to drink on the sly, alone Sec
ono' never to drink socially. treated or being
treated and, Third, when you drink do 1t
openly and in the presence of some man or
woman whom you respect.
now boys, if you want to be generous and
treat each Other why not select some other
snop beside the lquoFshop? Suppose as you
60 oy the post>cffice, yohsay, "Cone, boys.
come IN and take some stamps" These
stamps VIII do your friends zeal good, and
VIII cost you no more than drinkA all round !.
Vt 20 oy the tailor's store. and sax, " Boys,
colie IN and take box of collars.N Walk
up 70 Inc counter free and generous, aud soy,
what style will you have?' WRy not
Cre@C 10 collars as well as treat to drinks
vi go 10 confectioners and propose to choeo-
late-orops all round. Or say, "Boys, take D
newspaper " Or say, "I'll stand a jack
kriie all round I"
no" does 1t happen that we have fallen in
n@Dit almost compulsory of social drinK.
Ing. GU drink many time when asked to.
when re- ally you do not want to. When a
man has treated you, you feel mean and in
dcbted, and keep sort of an account cur-
rent IN your mind, and treat him. And so in
the use of just that agent, which at the very
best is dangerous one, you join hand In
hand to help each other to ruin instead OF
hand in hand to help each other to temper.
ance .-1hos K. Beecher.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
TO KEEP HAYRICKS.

An invention has been adopted this
year at the Prince Consorts farm and the
Norfolk farm at Windsor, England, for
the preservation of hayricks from the
heating occasioped by confined air and
moisture. A long perforated tube, fixed
in short lengths whlch fit into each other,
is built into the body of the rick as it is
carried up, and surmounted by eowl,
which turns with the wind and provides
constant down current; an upward cur.
rent il also arranged for in an inner tube,
which opens at the bottom, and thus com
pletcs the circulation. This invention il
also adapted to granaries and ships in
transit, but in tho latter case several arm
are provided, running out from the cen
tral shaft at right angles, SO as 20 dis.
tribute the air through the body of the
grain. The use of perforated tubes 70,
preserving grain, meal, etc., in store
houses, granaries, and in barrels, ia an
American invention and has long been In
use In the United States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
HOW TO TEST THE RICHNESS OF MILK.

It is ofno lite Importance to have at hand
convenient and reliable mode of testing the
richness of milk. This is usually done by the
mere rule OF "guess." We will give q more relia-
BILE way, within the reach of all, and one whereby
any person may safely govern himself in deciding
upon which ofany number of miIkmen he Will
patronize, or of which of any number of cows he
will purchase
Procure any long vessel-a Cologne bottle OR
long phial Take a narrow strip of paper, just the
length from the neck to the bottom of the VIAL and
mark 1t off with 100 lines at equal distances or.
II mere convenient, and to obtain greater exact
ness. into fifty lines, and count each as two-and
paste 1t upon the phia, so as to divide its length
into hundred equal parts. Fill it to the highest
mark with milk fresh from the COW, and allow 1t
to stand in perpendicular position twenty-four
hours The number of spaces occupied by the
cream will give you the exact percentage in the
milk, without any guess work.
Now, ifyou wish to carry the experiment farther
and ascertain the percentage OF butter In your
cream, set the milk In large dish, and collect
say, 100 to 200 ounces of cream make your but-
ter, and you will know the percentage of butter In
the cream by ascertaining the number of ounces of
butter you have made from it. Thus il 100 ounces
OF milk give ten ounces of cream, end ten ounces
of cream give FIVE ounces of butter, you will know
that 100 ounces ofmilk will give five ounces OF
butter.
Such experiments are worth being made and
made carefully. In no other way can You know
what you have in cow or milk, what you are
buying. In this way also you may test the exact
nutritive valne of different kinds of milk from your
cows--a very important matter. Farmers may
derive much benefit by making few simple ex
per!ents now and then. They need not interfere
with any of the regular duties of the farm and
nothing but spirit of habitual Incidence of
thought and action will keep them from doing sos
Such experiments often lead to important result.
and evoke interesting and instructive facts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13

MUSICAL SOUNDS. The longest and
largest pipe of the great Harlem organ
thlrty-six feet in length, when sounded
actually jars the whole edifce. If there
are less than thirty-two vibrations in 0
second, it is noise analogous to the flap
ping of the wings of huge bird. The
human ear recognizes no music in that
All vibrations above thirty two are mu
steal, till they reach thirty thousand in Q
second.
Such is the perfection of our auditory
sense that the mind is excited, charmed
and exalted by acoustic undulation.
which are transmitted to the brain
through small soft cord, scarcely larae Ell
than a single silk thread. 0...
Rejecting on the laws of sound. the ex
IRENE delicacy of ths mechanism by
which it is received, transmitted and an.
alyzed in a moment of time, who car
doubt the existence of a Divinity whose
works, independent of moral attributes
are self-evident propositions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
FARMERS COLUMN
GIVE YOUR CATTLE APPLES.

Many who keep cattle and horses are
not aware that the reason cattle and
horses at this time of year are so anxious
to get apples is, because they need them
as medicine. The old theory is that ap
pies hurt them. This is not correct, any
more than that water will kill sick pa
tient in fever when he wants it and
pleads for it. In such case nature calls
for it and should have 1t. Doctors have
learned this fact, and order it, Just so
about giving cattle apples when they
plead for them. | saw three men who
had cured two gargety cows by giving
them apples, recommended by an old
farmer. Ano her case was of two hun.
dred dollar horse. turned out to die OF
live, as he had been doctored and given
over. This horse got to Au apple tree
and ate what he wanted, and began Ia
gain. He was fed peck day, as long
as he would eat them, and he got We IL in
a week. Another was cured Of worms
with two meals Of sour apples, when a
other medicines failed. I saw three
cows tied up in barn mourning fol
something. asked what they wanted
They said apples. AS there were pile
in srght, gave the cows half bushel
and they were soon peaceable, and went
on eating hay.
An old farmer told me he had lately
earned that his cattle would do much
better to give them what apples they
would eat in the fall, which is but few
daily, after they get one meal of them
Why they have hurt mich COWS Is, be-.
cause they hank cred so after them. II
they get chance, they eat too many
Feed them out with discretion, and you
will see the old supersitious notion OF
hurting them vanquished, while your cat
tie would thank you, if they could speak
Try it. If you have none, your neighbors
have plenty. Buy them. You can afford
it as we'll as anything else. I write th,s
for the sake of the cattle, and hope il
wills be blessing to them. Hiram Nun
ger.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
sour Hope and Our Joy"

Two 81 Pictures of Exceeding beauty
aud LONELINESS GIVEN AWAY 60 new
Subscribers.
Having the agency of S. S. Wood g. Co. publish
ers OF WooD's HOUSEHOLD MAGAEINE, and Propri-
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enabled to offer them as premiums to new sub
scribers for the TELEGRAPH and WOODS HOUSE
HOLD MAGAZINE. They are printed on heavy
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published by Prang q 90. by whom they were
cold at 50 each. These pictures represent the
heads Of little boy and girl, and sour HoPE''
and sour JoY' are just the names for the dear,
bright, happy little faces. They always stake on
sight and must be ssen to be appreciated.
Both ofthese Beautiful Chromos will be given TO
new Subscribers for the TELEeRAPH and WOOD e
HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE for rs in advance. Oce
OF the Cnrom0s will be given to new Subscribers
for the TELEGRAPH for 50, or for the MAGAzrH \
for $16O In advance. An additional charge OF
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All desiring to obtain premium gifts free to
subscribers are invited to call and see these beau.
t1fnl and lovely companion pictures.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
KEEPING HENS.

In general, singing hen is a laying
non certainly a happy hen will carry
out the adage just as a comfortable, con.
tented COW is good mixer. And this
Is the secret of both COW aud hen Feed
well, treat well, and you will make both
happy and contented. A company OF
hens, therefore, must not be crowded
must not be cold, must not suffer from
bad or insufficient food. A hen must not
DC disturbed or annoyed in any way. II
must not suffer from foul water, but must
nave clean water ready at all times. Il
must nave dust spot to wallow in 8
quiet retreat to lay its eggs, and an cas-,
pleasant place to roost. It must have
plenty of light. ALI this makes su,nme,
1or the hen, summer in winter. Anc
what will prevent it from laying, singing
ana laying Any breed will do well
some better than others. Never keen E
hen Till it is old, either for its flesh or it,
eggs. -
liens thus treated will never fail TO de-
well, especially the best breeds. It is ;
saIe Investment. And these investments
IN small colonies may be multiplied al
will, each independent of the other
thoogh adjoining.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
THE CHRISTIAN GRACES.'
\ new So picture of surpasslng Grace and
Beauty GIVEN AWAY to new Subscribers,
FAITH,
HOPE,
CHARITY.
GsT B h
CHI Ra STEAN
CIR ACES,

''And moo abideth Faith, Hope and Charity;
these three, bat The greatest of these Is Charity"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
CURES DISEASES mTHE
THROAT, LUNGS, liver & BLOOD

\ In the wonderful medicine to which the afiict
I'D are above pointed for relief, the discoverer
believes he hFs combined in harmony more of
INJURIES mo reign curative properties,
which God no. ITO the vegetable king
DOM for healing III we're ever before
combined in one mcCi"fi violence OF this
fact n found in the grraj yal of most obsti-
nate diseases which it has been found to conquer.
III the< cure of Bronchitis. severe
Coughs, and the early stages Of COnsUmp=
tiOn. 1t has astonished the medical faculty, and
eminent physicians pronounce it the greatest
medical discovery of the age. While it cures the
severest Coughs, it strengthens the system and
purifies the blood. By its great and
thorough blood purifying properties, it cures ali
RumOrs from the worst ScrOfula to @ COM
mon HsIOtch. Pimple or Eruption.
Mercurial disease Mineral PoisOne, and their
sound constitution established Erysfpelass
Salt RhcuYn, Fever Sores, Scaly Or
Rough Skin, in short, all the numerous
diseases caused by bad blood, are conquered by
this powerful, purifying and invigorating medi4
cine.
If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have sal
low color of skin, or yellowish brown spots on
face or body, frequent headache or dizziness,
bad taste in mouth, internal heat or chills alter
mated with hot Pushes, low spirits, and gloomy
forebodings, irregular appetite, and tongue coat
ed. You are suffering from Torpid L1ycr or
esRiliOusness.ss IN many cases Of SILVER
Complaint only part of these symptoms
are experienced. AS a remedy for ali such cases
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has 30
equal as i effects perfect cures leaving the livcE
strengthened and healthy. For the cure Of kAa-
bituaI COnRti patton of the Bowels it i8
a never falling remedy. and those VINO have used
It for this purpose are loud in its pralse.
The proprietor offers 81 600 reward for medl-
cine hat will equal 1t for the cure OF all the dis
eases TOR which II is recommended.
Sold by druggists ct 81 per bottle. Prepared
Chemical Laboratory, 1873 seneca Street Buffalo,
n. Y.
send your address for pan .,!;]ct.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13
EXPERIMENTING.

Boys, try experiments. There arc
many things you might learn for your
selves, without troubling others with your
questions besides, the information OBJ.
tanned from others may prove erroneous
or unsuited to your particular localities
True,it takes time to experiment, but the
time is not wasted, and when you find
out what you wanted to know, you real
ize it is we'll spent.
The farm affords wide field for exper-
iment. Trying new kinds of grain, veg
etables, fruits and flowers, is of use TO
you.
While some kinds of seeds and grain
will be well in one part of the country,
they will do we'll in one part of the
country, they will fail others; therefore,
it is good plan to give the result of
your experiments with new seeds, through
the columns of some good agricultural
paper, Much is often saved in this way.
One interesting field of experiments, is
fruit. Plant some apple seeds to com.
mence with. Then if you happen to raise
fine thrifty tree, you can let it grow
and bear one or two crops of fruit. If it
bears an abundance of good fruit, let it
grow naturally but If the tree is not
very thrifty, you can graft it with some
variety that you know to be good.
Cut your cions at any time when the
wood is not frozen. Keep them in a
moist place until it is time to graft, which
is about the time the leaves begin to start
Some graft little earlier, and some q
little later than this. Do lot keep your
cions so damp the buds will start before
you want to use them. For q curiosity
you may graft three or four varieties on
one tree.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-13

A Bridge wanted.-A Dutchman In Aan Fran
cisco, in trying toreach ferryboat, fell into the
water. His frst exclamation on being hauled
out was mime Got, let's have pridge.'' Ff4$
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
4 LOST POPULATION.

About Thousand years ago colony
of Icelanders was planted on the west
ern coast of Greenland. They were hardy
people, Injured to cold and measer liv-
ing, and there seemed TO be no reason
why they should not take root in the
frozen soil of their new home. They
built stone church there and stone
houses to live in, of which the ruins are
still to be seen. But what became OF
the builders is a question that has never
been solved, and never will be. They
vanished from the face of the earth, and
that is all that is known. Whether cold
or pestilence or starvation took them of,
or whether wandering savages killed
them. no man call tell. Their settle
ment is known in history as Lost Green.
land,
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
VARTETTEC

WH1 is ladder like prize-fght? ?
Because it is made up of rounds.
An Ohio editor publishes marriages
under the head of Attachment No
tees"
THAT the coming winter will be one OF
severe cold is Indicated by the thinness
of hair on new blacking brushes.
WHILE witnessing game OF base ball
out West boy was struck on the back
of his head, the bawl coming out OF his
mouth. ....
THERE was room with eight corners.
In each corner sat cat; before each cat
sat seven other cats /; and on each cats
tail sat cat. How many cats In all?
THE man who has nothing to boast
of but his illustrious ancestry is Like
potato-the only good belonging to him
is underground. Thomas Orerb,try.
A MERCHANT who has Sunday-school
class asked, "What is solitude ?" and
was visibly disturbed when miserable
boy answered, "The store that don't
advertise"
A MAN out West brags that all the
furniture and flooring of his house Is
made of live oak, but his wife who does
the hard work OF the house, says it's
nothing but scrub oak.
II you are told to do tIing,
And mean to do it really,
Never .et it be by halves,
Do i, fully, freely.
Do not make poor excuse,
Waiting, weak, unsteady;
All obedience worth the name
Must be prompt and ready.
When father calls, though pleasant be
The play you are pursuing,
Do not say, an come when
Have finished what m doing"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
KEEP WARM.

Many a fatal case of dysentery is
caused by the want of q woolen under
shirt, or an extra blanket at night. The
sudden changes of temperature which
occur at this season of the year are very
irving to the constitution. People with
weak lungs quickly feel the effects OF
them. frequently the thermometer falls
many degrees within few hours. Not
only the feeble, but robust and strong
persons. sufferfrom such great variations
of temperature. When the weather
grows cold rapidly, the pores of the skin
are suddenly closed, and the result is fire.
quently bad cold, which may hold on
all winter and terminate in consumption
or fatal attack of dysentery, or that
dreadful disease, typhoid fever.
There are many ready-made coffins at
the cabinet shops and urdertakers-
little, short, tiny coffins-which are
going to be filed up soon by children
some of them as sweet and beautiful as
anybody's, as your own and just think
of it, these children might be left in
their bright homes if only warm shoes
and stocking, which keep little feet dry,
and warm clothes and woolen blankets
were more plenty.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
counted for on no other hypothesis than

counted for on no other hypothesis than
that they stayed AWAY from the polls.
The following shows this very claarly.
At the last Presidential election there
were cast in the State total of 526, ,17S
votes. OF these 2Sl, ,852 were Republi-
can, and pa, ,32I Democratic and Liberal
Republican. At the last election 49,
294 votes were cast. Of these 213, III
were for Noyes. Republican, and 214,-
525 for Allen, Democrat. The balance
were divided about equally between Col
Inns, Independent, and Stewart, Pro-
bibitionist. According to these figures,
not counting the few votes cast for the
two latter candidates, we find that 6S,-
135 Republicans and %, 1914 Democrats
stayed away from the polls; or, count
ing the votes east for Collins and Stew
art, and dividing them equally between
the two parties, So, 600 Republicans and
19, 600 Democrats remained away. Had
these votes been polled, where would
have been Mr.. Aliens victory? There
can be no question but that the State
would have been carried for Noyes by
well nigh 10000 majority. The result
is only the old story of an off year,
and the general disinclination of Repub-
licans, who are men of busy habits, to
forsake their work to attend any but the
most important elections. The figures
show that the Republican party, instead
of being weakened, is in fact strength
ened in Ohio. and our Democratic friends
who are so jubilant need only await the
occasion, to see this demonstrated to
their entire satisfaction. n.-Erchdnge.