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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-28
HOME INTERESTS.
The THANKSGIVING Pudding.

AIR-aJeannette and Jeannot."
If you wish to make the pudding in which every
one delights,
Of dozen new-laid eggs you must taase fhs yelks
and whites;
Beat them well up in basin till they thoroughly
combine.
And shred and chop some suet up particularly fine;
Take pound of wel1-stoned raisins, and pound of
currants dried,
pound of pounded sugar, and pound of peel be-
side;
Stir them all well up together with pound of
wheaton -four.
And let them stand to settle for quarter of an
hour; ;es -. -. tt 5e-
Then tie the pudding in CLOTH and put it in the
Some people like the water cold and some prefer it
hot;
But, though don't know which of these two meth
DDS should praise, 4}I
know it ought to boil an hour for every pound it
weighs. f4 ny
Oh! if I were Queen of England or the Pope of
Rome, 80
I'd have Thanksgiving pudding every day dined
at home; ... q ~
And as for other buildings, whatever they may be,
Why. those who like the nasty things, should eat
them ali for me.
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The Right to a Secret Ballot.

The Legislature of Minnesota at its
last session, for the purpose of prevent
ing frauds in elections, enacted a law
requiring that in cities when a ballot
should be cast at any election, the
judges of the poll should indorse on it's
back number which should correspond
with the number of the vote on the
poll-book. This act the District Court
Of Ramsey county has pronounced
unconstitutional, as violative. of the
right OF the voter to cast secret ballot,
as the numbering of each ballot enables
any one 50 disposed to identify it and
discover by whom it was cast. That Sc
crecy is an essential characteristic of
the ballot has been held in a number of
cases; and a provision of law which re-
suits in destroying this would be clearly
invalid ~, ~ ~
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Mother and Children.

This mornings mail brought with it news
which has filed my cup of happiness to over
flowing. s'Mother is coming home" Oh!
what JOY, what happiness and what hope those
few words contain! To see that sweet, loving
smile, and hear that gentle voice again is, in
deed. news which makes our blood flow through
our veins with renewed vigor, and cur hearts
to beat with joy Oh! what gem islthere of
more value than the precious mOthG? What
friend will stand by you during SICKNESS and
trouble like her? Who will smooth tie fevered
brow half so we'll as mother? All no one
And think how little she is very often ppreclat-
ed. Oh, what a. reward for the nObe, gener-
GUS deeds she has performed!
IF we could only see the future bfore us,
and know of the years of suffering tat lie in
wait for us, how differently we would ct 30,
if we would only take heed" But asst is, we
go blindly ahead, needless of the dangers that
Surround us, until at last we fall into the
fathomless gulf. Then, and only then, do we
realize our position, and would fall on our
knees and beg forgiveness But the cod, bitter
winds forever sigh, Too late, too late Then
is the time when every little cross word and
stubborn act comes, ali! too plainly back to us.
When mother is miles away, perhaps gone to
that home " where peace and rest can only be
fOunO, anu Wlon you Dire grown Iucu duu
women with the cares of a house and family
bearing down upon your tender shoulders, then,
oh! then, is the day you'll repent. a
So is it not better, dear children, 10 begin now,
before it is too late, and try to cheek that strong
will and pouting ways? Oh, if you only knew
how happy it makes mamma to see her little
children looking happy and satisfied, you would
refrain from doing such naughty ihings; in
stead, be help to her; let her see that you try
to tighten her burdens, instead of being such a
weigh on her already overload. If little brother
or sister is sick, or any of your little neighbors,
take a peep in with a piece of cake, or some
fruit; or if it is only bunch of Wild flowers
it has it's charm, for they seem to smile on you
and seem to sympathize with you by sending
forth their beautiful fragrance from the inner
most recesses of their velvety petals. The pain
leaves us while in their presence; they have a
charm, power which holds us spellbound, and
we can think of naught but the weeping flowers
and of the little angels who brought them.
Theirs, indeed, will be glorious future.
What need is there of all these CROSS words
They do no good. We only feel more ashamed
of ourselves after having said them So, how
much better it is to suffer little invardly, and
spare mamma the fearful blow which such
words inhlct on her tender heart Try it, dear
children, for your own future happiness, if not
for mamma. But spare an @angd mother
from sorrow, is the constant prayer Of
" t'i Ia@4 ~5ltil GEORGINA.
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Horticulture.
CULTURE OF THE TUBEROsE.

CULTURE OF THE TUBEROSE.
AS have quite a number of inquiries about
he management of this deservedly popular
flower, I am induced to give the public
the benefit of my experience I had sup
posed that nearly everybody knew all about
the tuberose, but it seems many persons know
little more about it than that it is a beautiful
plant and delightfully."- fragrant. Some of my
readers who are conversant with the bulb and
it's management may think these remarks dry
and useless. I write this for the benefit of
those who have not been so successful in grow
ing and Towering this bulb. 'l3 ."l
It does not seem generally known that bulbs
which have bloomed once will not flower again,
nor that the offsets will not bloom the first sea-
son after being separated from the parent bulb.
To give my method, will commence with some
offsets taken from the parent bulb, which should
be planted out in the latter part of May, first
preparing the ground by deep spading and en-
riching with liberal dressing of well-decayed
manure; then plant your. bulbs in rows twelve
inches apart and six inches apart In the row,
setting them two or three inches deep. Keep
the ground at all times free from weeds,
and well stirred by the use of a hoe
After the frost has cut down the tops, which
usually occurs in October, the bulbs should be
lifted and left in the sun day or two to dry,
being careful to protect from frost at night.
When thoroughly dried, they should he cleaned,
removing the leaves and allowing two or three
inches of the stalk to remain; then store in a
aoagna closet until wanted for planning Just
before planting again, remove all tle offsets,
and, if needed, start at the proper time in order
to have bulbs for Towering the following year.
The bulbs for Towering may be started at al
most any time, and florists plant them every
two weeks to have a succession of bloom. A
good way to start them, for those who have
neither greenhouse nor hot-bed, is thus de-
scribed by correspondent: II plant in old
tomato cans, without punching holes for drain
age; set them on the mantle over the kitchen
range, and keep warm and wetn' Remember
the tuberose is a native of a warm climate, and
must have plenty Of heat and moisture for it's
full development With plenty of heat you
cannot get too much moisture, but you can
easily get too much moisture, which will cause
the bulbs to rot, when you have not the neces-
sary heat ........t. ,,l
The question is often asked What is the
best vine for house culture?" Mauranda may
not be the best, but there is certainly nothing
better. It is easily grown from seed which
should be sown in rich, light soil. It will climb
rapidly on string or anything to which it can
! cling 1t is well adapted to window gardening
RENNIE.
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Smoking i'm the Dark.

Manyssmokers have noticed that for
some mysterious reason there is no
pleasure in smoking in the dark. The
singular fact was recently confirmed by
the testimony of a large number of
smokers at a political gathering in Buff
falo. N. Y. One member of the COM
pany having remarked the fact in his
own experience, the discussion that en-
sued developed the fact that all had
noticed it, Who will give plausible
reason for it Boston Advertiser.
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.

The Manchester paper mills, in
Duchess county, N. Y, have been destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000 I-... }
Thomas H. Power, of the firm of
Power & Weightman, the great quinine manu-
facturers, has just died in Philadelphia. He
leaves an enormous fortune
Anew York dispatch states that Judge
Hilton offers a reward of $4,000 for evidence
that will secure the arrest and conviction of the
five persons believed to have been engaged in
the robbery of the Stewart vault, or he will pay
$4,000 for the arrest and conviction of any one
of them.
At Wilmington, Del, on Saturday
last, nine convicts-six black and three white
were publicly whipped, five being also
pilloried
A fire at Rochester, last week, de-
stroyed 1926, 900 worth of property.
'.'|. South. . -. ~
By decision of the Supreme Court
of Florida the Canvassing Board of Alachua
county have been commanded to count the re-
turns of three precincts which they rejected.
These precincts give Bisbee, Republican, $50
majority for Congress, and elect him by a ma
iority of 200 over Hull the Democratic candi-
date. The matter will be contested, of course,
before the House of Representatives.
There were fourteen deaths from yell
low fever in New Orleans for the week ending
Nov. 26.
West.
A very heavy shock of earthquake
was felt throughout Southern Illinois and South
eastern Missouri on the night of Nov 10. The
wave extended as far south as Little Rock, Ark.
A serious coal-mine explosion oc
Cured near Sullivan, Ind, few days ago.
There were thirty miners in the pit at the time
of the accident, seven of whom were taken out
dead, and several others were SO badly burned
that they can hardly recover.
The "coach from Deadwood" was
robbed by two bold highwaymen, near Fort
Fetterman, the other day. ri. o-
Another Indian outbreak is threat
ened in Oregon. "n
Judge Burns, of the Indianapolis Cir
cult Court, has inflicted fine of $4,000 upon
one Warren Tate for contempt of court Tate's
offense consisted of shooting man dead in the
room where Judge Burns was holding court,
and engaged in trying case wherein Tate and
his victim were the contestants
Shook & Palmer, of the New York
Union Square Theater, this week are presenting
atHaverlys Chicago Theater last seasons great
est success, CA Celebrated Case" with COM
pany and scenery from the Eastern metropolis
This drama is one of the most absorbing inter-
est and most ingenious plot ever presented and
the cast embraces number of Eastern favor
Loo
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Another Florida RattleSnake.

While hunting last Thursday, Mr.. J.
W. Dyke killed rattlesnake which had
charmed full-grown squirrel from a
tree and swallowed it, with the excep-
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ton of its hind feet, though the SOUR
rel was still alive. The snake measured
five feet ten inches in length, and had
ten rattles.-Leesbarg CFl09 AdUocate.
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which is most likely, there bein enough
room | should think. Well, to make a
long story short, how I ever got out of
that store ! don't ever expect to know.
Tut after ] once ketched sight of them
glass doors l didn't turn neck nor heel
TIL | stood out on the sidewalk explain
in private to "A police that I'd been ta-
kin an elevator, and wouldn't he put
me in a downtown stage. To this day
! haven't said a word about the bust
ness to Jabez, nor husband, nor no one
to home. Some things had best he by
cones. But | feel it bounded duty,
Mr. Editor, to warn all respectable fe-
males, great and small, not to he led
into takin' elevators wien they 90 into
them \ ork stores, least of all this new
tangled kind which is equal fatal in con
sss.ssssss.s a., rits. aud TASTES like
nothing on earth but water, which
leads you to taking too much. Hoping
you will print these honest words fUT
the benefit of all concerned, am most
respectfully, Yours to command,
JANE T.. TCBB>.
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MAxIMS FOR BUSINESS MEN.

When a business man finds himself
in a financial sitution so embarrassing
that he cannot afford to possess every
publication that would throw more
light upon his business transactions. he
should not delay an hour, but arrange
at once with an auctioneer to close out
his stock to the highest bidder.
When a business man comes to the
conclusion that he cannot afford to ex-
pend during the year, in judicious adj
Vertising, an amount equal to one-half.
or at least one-quarter of the sum ne
pays annually for rent, he NAV very
safely make up his mind that it is high
time for him to move his business to
cheaper quarters.
When a business man diSburses an
nually for salaries and expenses of
travellers to solicit trade, larger sum
than he pays i'll making his business
known to the public through other ju-
dicious advertising, he may he sure that
he ought to reconsider his management.
Statesmen should he assisted in their
arduous work by Well-managed adver-
tizing. ". y. Mercanti5eJournal.
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COSTLY EXPERIMENTS.

The Titusville, Pa, Herald says
:" A wealthy operator located eight
dry wells last year. He is an oil
smeller,' as costly experience will pro-
lRbly never aid his mind of the delusion
that a Theoretically sealed bottle, held
by a string near the ground viii indi-
cate the existence of petroleum one
thousand or fifteen hundred feet below
the surface. 1t is species of mumbo-
jumbo business that found favor in the
early days of the oil excitement, and a
few respectable and intelligent natives
We're fascinated by the craze and have
never recovered from the affection.
The gentleman spoken of has more
than one hundred thousand dollars
worth of dry holes to remind him of his
fooliShness"
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Compound Oxygen.

The advertisement of Drs. STARKEY IL Pa
LEN, which will be found in this number of
our paper, is one that presents unusual claims
to all who are suffering from chronic ailments
of any kind. The Introduction of this new
remedial agent which has come into their
hands, marks, assuredly, the beginning Of a
new era in the healing art. Already it has
given back health and comfort to hundreds of
suffering men and women, who have vainly
sought for relief in all the means of cure here
tOfore within their reach Among these is
Hon. VIM. d. Kelly, who, in a letter to DR..
Starkey, says -" My experience under your
treatment has convinced me that no future
dispensary will be complete that does not en-
brace the administration of your agent, or its
equivalent, to those who, from their vocation
or other cause, are, as | was, unable to assimi-
late enough of some vital element to maintain
their systems in healthful vigor Thanking
you for renewed health, strength, and the hope
of years of comfortable life, l remain your
grateful friend"
Send for copy of their Treatise on Com
pound Oxygen, little book of over 200 pages,
in which you will find the mode of action and
results of this new remedy clearly set forth.
II also contains large number of testimonials
to most remarkable cures. 1t will be mailed
free, on addressing Drs. Starkey IL Palen, 1ll2
Girard Street, Philadelphia.
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OLD HISTORIC lime.

Very long ago the destiny of the boys
OF those hopeful human fedgelings
who await, ON the edge of the nest, the
friendly push into mid-air that is to
launch them into life-was apt to shape
itself by the condition OF the parents.
1t was 50 i'll India, and in that Egypt,
mother of nations, to which India
stands in the samerelation, as ateacher.
as Egypt to Greece. Court favor,
alone, could help subject of the Great
King up the gilded ladder. In Hellas.
to be sure, where all free citizens stood
babbling in the market-place or listen
ing to more pretentious Oratory in the
porch, smart takers and ready wits
came naturally to the front. A flash
ing-eyed young Greek, more ready with
his reparte, more graceful in his gestic-
ulations than the average of Ills fluent
cOuntrymen, was marked for promo
ton, and almost certainly got it. In
Rome there were fewer openings for
any but the most transcendant merit,
unbacked by interest. A young gem
tleman who had the good luck to be-
long to the Julian Orthe Claudian gems,
and to possess respectable brains and
Well-made person, might aspire to lead
the legiOns, or to bear despOtic sway
over crouching millions of provincials.
But for those who had not the fortune
to be born with gold spoon in their
or to have a purple hem on
their baby-clothes, the prizes were few
aud hard won. A dull, dead weight of
nepotism pressed on the nations
breast, and many bold centurion aud
many an upright judge must have bit
terly reflected that it was better to be
patrician's freedman, more profitable
to curry favor with Caesars buffoons
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THE DEAD SEA.

1t is not mere fancy that has clothed
the Dead Sea in gloom. The desolate
shores, with scarcely a green thing in
sight, and scattered over with black
stones and ragged drift-wood, form a
fitting frame tor the dark, sluggish
waters, covered with a perpetual mist,
and breaking in slow, heavy, sepulchral-
toned waves upon the beach. 1t seems
as if yet the smoke Of the wicked cities
was ascending up to heaven, and as if
the moan of their fearful sorrow would
never leave that God-smitten valley. 1t
is a strange thing to see those waves,
not dancing along and sparkling in the
sun, as other waves do, but moving with
measured melancholy, and sending to
the ear, as they break languidly upon
the rock, only doleful sounds. This is.
no doubt, owing to the great heaviness
Of the water, a fact Well-known. and
which we amply verified in the usual
way, for on attempting to swim, we
went floating about like empty casks.
This experiment was more satisfactory
III It's progress than in its results, which
were a very unctuous skin and a most
pestlierous singing of every nerve. as
If we had been beaten with nettles.
Nor was the water we took into our
mouths a whit less vile than the most
nauseous drugs Of the apothecary.
That fish cannot live in this strong So
luton of bitumen and salt, is too obvi-
Gus to need proof; but to say that birds
cannot fly over it and live, is one of the
exaggerations of travellers, who, per-
haps, were not like ourselves, so for
tunate as to see flock of ducks repos-
ing on the water in apparently good
health. And yet this was all the life
we did see. The whole valley was one
seething cauldron, under more than a
tropical sun.-EdStern Correspondent
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eIqrirnhne.


People would better understand this
matter. SAYS the Country Gentleman, II
they considered for moment a hen 10 be-
as She is, a small steam engine, with an
egg LAYING attachment, and thus there
must be a constant supply Of good feed
and pure water to keep the engine and It's
up To its work In addition to
keeping before hens. who have complete
liberty, "A constant supply Of pure water,
summer and winter, | have found that
during the cool and cold weather OF tall,
winter and spring, u dough compounded
as follows, fed one day and then inlermit
ted for two days, To produce excellent re
suits. To three gallons Of boiling water
add one. bali an ounce OF common salt a
tcnspOOnfIl OF cayenne pepper, ANA Iouf
ounces Of lard. stir the mixture until The
pepper has impaired considerable OIL us
strength To tile water Meantime the salt
will have been dissolved and the lard
melted. Then, while yet boiling hot, stir
in meal made Of oats and corn, ground
together in equal proportions, until still
mush is formed. Set away to cool down
to IL milk warmth. Before feeding taste
10 see that you have an overdose neither
of salt nor pepper, and to prevent the hens
being imposed upon with mixture not
ut to be eaten The hen mush should not
bc more salt than to suit your own taste,
nor 50 hot with pepper that you could not
swallow it, were So much in your broth.
Beware of too much salt too much lard
and too much pepper and beware, too,
where the seasoning Is not too hlgh, oil
feeding this dough too long at time Let
the hens be fed one day fully with it, then
let it be omitted and the ordinary feed
given two days, and so on, and the result
will be found satisfactory. Take notice
hens fed this way will be a good deal less
nnrN mnnnnr
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A LONG LOST WATCH.

The Mount Holly y. j. Herald of a
recent date has the following About
II or 20 years ago, Major General
Alexander +. Shiras, Commissaiy Gen
eral of Subsistence. t. :. A.. while
cunning in the ice-house woods. near
Mount Holly, accidentally lost his
watch. 1t was gold open-faced watch
and was highly priced 10y the owner.
who offered Il reward of 80 for its re-
coVery. 1t was not found until last Sun
day, when it was stumbled upon in the
woods 10y J"s"pli. sou of Isuid I,oN>pll
1t looked but little the worse for itS
exposure and there was but little rust
about its works. When found it was
lying face upwards. As General Shiras
is dead there is no one willing to give
the promised reward, and Joseph still
keeps possession Of the watch.
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We call the attention of all of our readers
who are interested in architecture, or who iu-
tend building, to the card of Messrs. A. j.
Bicknell " Co., in another column. The
house is one of the oldest and most reliable in
the United States, and their works are recog-
nized in the profession as standard. In addi-
tion to their own publications they carry all the
latest books, foreign and American. Among
their new books is "Wooit's Old Homes Made
New" This gives plates and details, from
which any practical builder can remodel the
old homestead at comparatively trifing ex-
pense, thus preserving the associations of the
old home, and, at the same time, satisfying
the more advanced taste and style of the present
day.
If you need designs and working plans for
cottage, villa, school-house, church,
building, write to them. They are courteous
gentlemen, and will take pleasure in answering
fully all business inquiries.
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humorous.
yoIcEs on rnE WON'T.

Z
stood on the stoop "a ,ni,lpi-st
"e' 'he gutter Was freezing hand.
Nlo 'i"F1s Of howis quite deaieniug
anne iiom the near back yapl.
heard the trightnl,t,,,o.
rom ,he nearest high wood,b.i.
Like chorus Of hflgden,on-.
% pierced into my head
ANA iaf W. The ~leey distance
of that cruel winter. iirbt
The music was rc-eeh...l
From roof-trers elathcd Ia white
Along the great HAS ~. ,l,,
S Sc nc '' 1srss ,i;t came from ,rt,..
seeme,'to rise and ht.ir ne away.
v.
Aud at those yells. apltted
into the eyeuiugair.
\ slekll shuddrr went through me
li'"t made me clutch my hair.
VI
How often. O how often.
ia the nights that bad gou, i5
HAD listened tu That chorus
tniil wished todic.
VII
How often. Ohow often.
had wished "a, did just nov.
mat had IA brickbat handy.
Iostor the Internal row.
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