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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
From the WIsCoNsIN.,
THE CONDEMNED.

GThe following lines, copied from the
savannah Netvs, were written by Mrs. NJ. A.
3rle ge, formerly of this city. They were
by some remarks said TO have been
made by Stokes. the murderer Of Fiske, when
ais execution seemed imminent. :"
The scaffold in the distance stands,
: With welcome In its outstretched hands
The gloom that In this cell Is shed
Seems like the pail above the dead.
The phantoms of the past arise,
And chill me with their stony eyes
But back. far back before their birth,
Come up vision, scarce OF earth.
was child-gay, bold and free,
And never meant for misery
l loved the sun, the air. the light,
The stars that gemmed the peaceful night.
loved the moon, whose silver beams
Spoke of fond manhoOd's loving dreams
flowed the days, whose hours were spent
In plays, with duties in them blent,-
The weeks, whose endings all were peace
That told of life which meier should cease ;
The years whose birthdays made me king,
With magic power Ger everything.
WIN oHu anu sCcpLrc SthOus Hu0 OTISut
As ever seen by mortal knight,
And will defying every fate,
So armed l seemed 'galnst harm or hate.
Oh, boyhood's hours, SO full of Joy 7 81
Oh, boyhood's days, without slloyl
Oh, boyhood's faith. and boy hoods trust
Where are ye? Crumbled into dust
A mother, in whose deep brown eyes
A world of love lay, wreathed In smiles ;
A father. whose sGrOng voice and will
Babe my impatient soul be still
A sister, gentle as q dove,
Whose every movement said, 81 love ~
Whose fragrant breath feel cen now,
Far, far below this Cain-marked brow
A brother, whose brave heart, strong hand
NV courage raised my spirit manned
A wife loved, but whose fare tame
Is furnished 0y my dreadful shame
A daughter, sweet and fresh as dew,
For whom my dreams were ever new,
Bat who forever more must bear
A heritage OF crime and care,
And still one more I name her not
Ieven envy not her lot, ...
No run can DER her pathway rise;
she lives, but living, daily dies.
All, all are gone, and am left,
OF everything but sin bereft.
Through s II the labyrinth of my brain
A cry of save mt! - walls, in vain.
NO sun no moon, no stars Tor me
No friend, in all my misery
No will TO dare, no heart to brave,
No hope for aught except grave
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE WORLD
By WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE,

Blessings on the hand OF woman
Angels guard it's strength and grace.
In he palace, cottage, hovel,
Oh ! no matter where the place
Would that never storms assaileu 1t ..
Ranbows ever gently curled !;
Fer tie hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hard that rocks the world.
Infancy's the tender fountain;
Power may with beauty how;
Mothers first to guide the streamlets,
From them souls unresting grow
Grow on for the good or evil,
Sunshine streamed or darkness hurled /;
For the hand that rocks the cradle M
Is the hand that rocks the world.
Woman, how divine your mission
here upon our natal sod
Keep, oh keep the young heart open
Always TO the breath of God
All true trophies of the ages
Are from Mother Love impaired
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world,
blessings or the hand Of woman z
Fathers, sons and daug hters cry, .
And the sacred song is mingled
With the worship in the sky.
Mfngles where no tempest darkens,
Rainbows evermoTe are hurled /;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
MAssINGER AND HIS PLAYS.

The reign of James l. produced no other
tragic poet equal to Philip Massinger, an un-
fortunate author, whose life was spent in OBJ.
scur'ty and poverty, and who dying almost
unknown was buried with 40 other inscrfp-
ton than the melancholy note In the parish
register, Phillip Massinger. a stranger"
Inls poet was born about the year 1884.
his father, as appears from the dedication of
one OF his plays was in the service of the
Earl OF Pembroke and as be was at one
time entrusted with letters to Queen Eliza
beth, the situation of the elder Massinger
must have been a confidential one. Whether
Phllip ever wandered in the marble halls
and pictured galleries of Wilton, that prince
~ seat OF old magnifcence, where Sir Philip
Sydney composed his Arcadia" is rot
known, El.Ts.S[ GZEoEE
In 1902 he was entered Of Alban Hall. OK
ford. He Is supposed to have Quilted the
University about 1904. and to have commence
ed writing Tor the stage The first notice of
him Is In Hensowe's Diary, about 1913, when
he makes joint application, with N. Field
and K. Daborne, for loan OF e5. without
which, They say, they could not be baiIed -
Field and DAbora were both actors and dra-
matic.authors.
The sequel of Massinger's history is only an
enumeration of his plays. He wrote great
number of pieces, OF which eighteen have been
preserved He was found dead in his bed at
his house, Bankside, Southwark. one morning
In March. 1910. aeem sE6atHvaHA .aiGaa@4s
The Virgin Martyr" the "Bondman, !" the
"Fatal Dowry," the CITY Madam" and the
New Way to Pay Old Debts" are his best
known productions The last mentioned has
kept possession of the stage chiefly on ac-
count Of the affective and original character
of Sir Giles Overreach.
Massinger's comedy resembles Ben john
sons, in it's eccentric strength and wayward
exhibitions OF human nature. The greedi-
ness of avarice the tyranny of unjust laws,
and the miseries of poverty, are drawn with
powerful hand. The iuxuries and vices of
city life also afford Massinger scope for his
ind gnant and forcibe inv. ctive. Genuine
humor or s,rightlness he has none. His dia-
logue is often coarse and indelicate, and his
characters in low life too depraved
The tragedies of Massnger have calm and
digniied seriousness, lofty pride that inn
presses the im agination very strongly. His
genius was more eloquent and descriptive
than impassioned or infective: yet his pictures
of suffering virtue, it's struggles and it's trials,
are calculated to touch the heart as well as
crafty the taste. His versifcation is smooth
and mellifuous. Owing, perhaps 10 the se.
date and diguifed tone of Massinger's plays.
they were not revived after the restoration.
Even Dryden did not think him worthy of
mention, or had forgotten his works, when he
wrote his Essay on dramatic Poesy."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19

tracing into planets, the central portion
Of the nebula, partially condensed, re-
naming as the sun. The sun now has bat
about one fourth the mean density of the
earth, and. according to the hypothesis,is
still undergoing contraction. And here
is where Helmholtz's theory begins. All
the bodies in contracting give out heat.
The sun is contractlne and therefore must
give out heat. Should it cease contract
ing, it would speedily grow cold. Now,
Helmholtz has calculated that the orig.
nal nebu'a, IN condensipg to the present
volume of our system Of planets, aust have
Hraised the temperature of the en- ire mass
28.00o,oOO deg. cent. Most Of this energy
has been radiated into space, yet much
was made to tell In the actual Increase of
temperature. And, if the sun were ia con-
dense to the density Of our earth, the heat
evolved would cover its expenditure for
seventeen million years. Here we have a
perfectly adequate theory of the solar
force. Were the suns diameter to be
lessened but 10000th,th smallest dimin
uation perceptible to cur instruments, the
supply of heat thus generated would COW
er the solar, waste for twenty one centu-
ries. Only at the end of this time, time
which would have to be spent in careful
and delicate observations and measure.
ments, would our senses begin to recog-
nlze the fact that the sun was growing
smaller. After millions of years our great
luminary would become a solid globe.
Further than this our theory does not go.
What will happen at the end, no one can
say. Yet we can see thus far. We can
nationally believe that the old nebular
shrlnkage is still going On, and that heat
is continually evolved To this may be
added the heat Of metecric falls, and per
hsps some heat of chemical action. The
solar furnace is abundantIy fed, and will
not be out Of fuel for many ages to come.
But, at last our grand planetary system
may crumble. It's strength may wane, it's
vital fires die out, its members freeze to
lcebergs. its central iuminary fade-yet
the laws of Nature will continue to oper>
ate, none of the forces of the universe will
be wasted, no grain of matter lost The
world may come to an end, and yet moth
ing be destroyed. And if life, sentient
life, be as immortal as the objects all
around IL, some home will be provided
for its ccupation. even though every
present orb should cease to exist. New
worlds may come into being frem the still
uncondensed nebule, and new homes for
new races of men go spinning around new
suns-F. ". Clarke, in Aqpjetnns' Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19

The condition Of the poorer English clergy
is beginning to attract considerable atten-
ton in that country. A vast number Of the
livings of the English Church do not exceed
exceed 2l0O. The Princess Louise aud the
Marquis of Lorne, sympathzing with the
clergy. now propose to raise central fund
large enough TO make it certain that no H.
cumbent of any living belonging to the
Church of England shall have less than 92O0
per annum. The London Echo, abiding to
this proposition, very atply says: why
does not the Church begin tho reform with
in herself? Why not dock the stipends of alb
sentee Canons and overpaid Rectors,? There
are priests who are richly salaried, and whose
services are mystery and darkness to man
kind. Many man who holds nice place
IN the Church, and who draws handsome
income, never knew what 1t was to perform
u hard days work" The inequality which
it is sought to remedy grows out of religious
nepotism The choice places are all picked
out by Archbishops and Bishops for their rel
atives. while the poor clergy, who have no
wealthy or powerful friends, are left to shift
for themselves. In this light, the action OF
the Princess Louise and her husband is shown
TO De mob and generous action, especially
in contrast with the parsimo nious and Mig
garaly conduct of the Church itself
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
TO SAVE TALK.
time OF starting.

We once knew a very respectable gentleman
who possessed good charac tel, together Win
a considerable property which ne had acquired
IN the profession of q travelling tinker. Hav-
inp lived a bachelor for many years, he at
last concluded to marry, but still iolloWeo MS
former business knowing MS ionoh' 50 'or
talking when in gthe mood oft, mis- customers
were continually bothering him with ques
tious ahont his new wife and the details OF
his domestic affairs. This dad not please MS
wife; so she had printed upon a piece OF pa
per, both their names, when and where oorn'
when ANA where married, and few other
items of information, The worthy tinker on
entering q house would take eff his hat, piac-
ing it inverted upon the table, and II any
questions we've asked him he would inYar'a-
bly, answer: "Look in my hat -.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
HOW TO PREVENT SUNSTROKE.

AS we are soon to experience a heated
term, the following specific against suustroke
may save from illness and death many
whose occupation o5liges them to be In the
field or out upon the streets
about year since saw In newspaper
an account OF case of sunstroke, written by
the party himself. After suffering "a long
time from the attack and having to consid-
cradle degree recovered. lie experienced suf-
tering even from the rays of the moon. This
led him to the reflection that it was not alto
gether the heat of the sun that produced
prostration. Aftersmuch research he discov-
cred that the injury came from the chemical
ray. He was guided to this by observing the
fact THAI photograph could not be taken
through yellow glass Accordingly, be
lines his hat with two linirgs-one of orange
yellow to arrest the chemical raw, and one of
green to arrest the heat ray. Thus prepared
he went where the rays OF the sun were most
intense with perfect impunity. 1t is we'll
known that the negro is seldom or never su o.
struck The Tor of his skin over the skull
being of the orange yelew may assist IN ac-
counting for the fact. practiced upon this
suggestion all last summer, lined my hat
with green and orange yellew paper, and had
confidence enough in the truth of the theory
to neglect NY umbrella which l had never
done before. mentioned it to many who
tried II ALSO and in many cases that came
under my observation they uniformly assert
ed that the oppressive heat OF the sun upon
the b9ad was much relieved"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19

"Boy." said an ill.tempered old iman 10
noisy lad, what are you hollerin' for Wheh
am going by?' Hump !" returned Tie
boy, s'wh4t are you going By for when ! 4 am
hollerin'?'' Il elH1 AH2s
fH71} iaa 3gea& f#@a4 ~ y Ns&#
Charles Parsons, reporter at Wilmington
n Y. suicided the other day, He left note
to brother reporter SAVING, Fix this thing
up fine, jim putt under" q double e. hsao
Jim did So. taa8s #.s il patA 91 MI sst gs9@
vgU - esa4 tas e,4 % .
A negro preacher observed to his hearers as
follows "My obstinacious bred.en' | ma
it am no more use to preach to you dan !!
am far grasshopper to wear kneeouckie '' I.
A sick libertine said. "Doctornl suffer Atne
pains OF the damned You may think 50
now" responded the physician, "bat WAL 9 :.
bit, and you'li know better."E 81 IS
A servant girl transformed 9 quiet n mons
into babel, ana lost a good place, oy ineie
" s.raining four quarts of crab jelly tnrosn
an eighteen dollar veil
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12
The Salary Law.

1t is understood that the House
committee on the salary question
have agreed on bill repeating the
alary law so far as it affects members
of Congress, but without any retroac-
tive features. This will leave in force
the old law providing $1,000 per an
mum and ten cents per mile for mile
age as the compensation. The ques-
ton of the Presidents salary was dis
cussed, but nothing on the subject is
incorporated in the bill. 1t is ar
ranged that, by consent of the COM
mittee, Mr.. Hale, of Maine, will of
fer resolution providing for an
amendment to the Constitution, pro-
viding that any increase of pay here
after shall not be retroactive in its
operation. The assent of the Senate
to the bill is very doubtful. Mr..
Beck will offer his bill as an amend
msnt, if Mr.. Blaine will give him an
opportunity to do so.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12

THE ShelbyUiHe Commercial says the
soundness of the Democracy of the
Columbia Herald is but a shade better
than that of the Nashville Banner,
Memphis Avalanche, and Jackson
Courier. IF we mistake not, the
present editor of the Commercial sup
ported Andrew johnson in the cam
paign last year, in opposition to the
regular nominee of the Democratic
party, Gen. Cheatham, whom the
Columbia Herald supported, and who
was defeated ON account of the Oppo-
sition of the Commercial and other
Democratic papers. And yet Mr..
Russ assumes to criticise our fealty to
the Democratic party
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12

Ashcvillc On. Co. Citizen: Miss
Hettie Massey, of Madison county,
died few days ago aged sixty-fve
years. She was born without limbs
(arms or legs, was of more than or
binary intellect and energy; could
sweep the floor as well and quickly as
any one; could write well and read
most fuently. At an early age she
became a member of the Baptist
church, and continued a devOut
Christian to her death. She was the
daughter of Miss - Massey. Her
fathers name was Thomas Revis.
BY his legitimate wife he had seven
teen children and by Miss Massey the
same number-thirty-four in all.
He raised the two families, and all
became good, sober, industrious citi-
zens. At his death Cat seventy years.
he left each child a good farm. The
two families always maintained the
greatest harmony of feelings, aud all
went merry as Il marriage bell"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12

and strange doctrines as contrary to
Gods word:
1st. That the church of Christ exists
only in one order or form of ecclesi-
astical policy.
I'd. That the Christian ministers
are priests in another sense than that
in which all believers are q royal
priesthood.
Sd. That the Lords table ia an all
tar on which an oblation of the body
and blood of Christ is offered unto
the Father.
4th. That the presence Of Christ in
the Lords supper is a presence in the
elements of bread and wine.
9Th. That regeneration is insepara-
bly, connected with baptism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12
stupid and DisgracefuI.
Cincinnati commercial

Cincinnati Commercially
President Grant, at the meeting of
the Cabinet, rendered the appoint
ment of Chief Justice of the United
States to Mr.. Attorney General Will
liams. We desire to spesk of this
nomination in terms of moderation,
becoming its seriousness, but we are
bound to say that it is stupid and
disgraceful. Williams owes his sue
cess to persistent toadying of the
President, to Boss Shepherds I'm
provement Ring and to petty social
influences. Williams is one of the
rapidly-enriched men of the district
"a man of no capacity as a states
man, and of little reputation as law
yer. All who have wished the Pres
ident and the country well have
sought to encourage, to fatter, to
persuade Grant to come up, in the
appointment of the Chief Justice, to
the level of the popular estimation of
the Office. All has been in vain.
He has distinguished himself as he
did in the selection of his first Cabi-
net. In the matter of appointment
he is incapable of common sense.
nG SdUluCl3 do IL bJduuSS 10 Auu1-
crous. The only man in it of even
second-class standing is Fish; and
Williams must be selected from the
squad of Presidential favorites and
made Chief JusticeI This is about
on par with the Senatorial honors
bestowed on Caligula's horse. 1t is
the downright truth that Williams
is the most unfit man who has been
named for the office of Chief Justice
from first to last. Roscoe Conkling
has brains, and is man of learning
in the schools, and a respectable law
yer, and is full of capacity and intell-
igent ambition. William NJ. Evarts
is an accomplished lawyer of nation
al fame. There is not a Justice on
the bench of Supreme Court who
would not have adorned the chair of
the Chief Justice, as compared with
the fabby pompOsity and shOddy gilt
ter of the lamentable Williams.
The country is shamed by the APP
pointment of this man, who has new
err rendered a public service either
conspicuous or memorable. There
is no act of his life, no merit as law
yer, no fame as pleader, no reputa
ton as a jurist, no force of character
or strength of mind, no record, no
hopes to warrant or excuse this pre-
posterous appointment-of which we
can only say at last, that it is emf
ncntly characteristic of President
Grant
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12

H. V. Redfield writes from Rich
mond to the Cincinnati Commercial,
that he lately visited the jeff Davis
mansion in that city, now occupied
as a public school, and then goes on
to make the following exceedingly
disloyal remarks;
When the Confederate Capital was
moved here, the city bought the
property for the purpose of present
ing it to Mr.. Davis, but he refused to
accept it as present, and it now re-
mains the property of the city. JEFF
was wicked old rebel, but he never
held out his hat to the country for
contributions, after the manner of
some other public men who might
be mentioned. General Lee, also,
about the same time refused to accept
house and lot in Richmond as a
present. Those rebels were fearful
old fogies, and they all manage to die
Door.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12
Reformed Episcopal Church.

Bishop Cummins who recently
withdrew from the Episcopal Church,
and other clergymen, met in New
York few days ago, and adopted
the following resolution and declara-
ton ofprinciples:
RESOLVED, That we, whose names
are appended to the call for this
meeting, as presented by the presid-
ing bishop, do here and now, in hum
BILE reliance upon Almighty God,
organize into a church, to be known
by style and title as "The Reformed
Episcopal Church," in conformity
with the following declaration of
principles, and with Right Rev.
George David Cummins d. D., as
our presiding bishop.
First-The Reformed Episcopal
church, holding the faith once deliy-
cred unto the saints, declares its be-
lief in the holy scriptures of old and
the new testament as the world of
God, and sole rule of faith and prac-
tice in the creed called "Fhe Apostle
lie Creed" in the Divine institution
of the sacraments of baptism and
"The Lords SUPPER" and in the doc
trines of grace substantially as set
forth in the thirty.nine articles of
religion.
Second-This church recognizes
and adheres to Episcopacy, not as of
divine right, but as a very ancient
and desirable form of church poll
cy.
Third-This church, retaining its
liturgy, which will not be impera-
live or repressive of freedom in
prayer, accepts the Book of Common
prayer, as it was revised, prepared
and recommended for use by the
general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church, A. ID. 1856, reserv-
ing full liberty to alter, enlarge,
aDridge and amend the same, as may
seem most conductive TO the editica-
ton of the people, provided that the
substance of The faith be kept entire.
Fourth-ThiS church condemns
and rejects the following erroneous
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-12-12

Comptroller Burch has requested
the judges of criminal courts and
district attorneys to meet in Nash
Vile on January 18th, and take such
action as will bring about a reform
in the manner of carrying on the bu-
siness of these courts. The Union
and American says: "The draft that
is made upon the purses of the tax =.
payers of the state to pay the crimi-
nal expenses of the courts, is the
heaviest felt"