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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Mary Jane Tells About the spioers' Cows

Mary Jane Tells About the Spicers' Cows.
They had lots of COWS, the Spicers
had-and they passed most of their time
IN our garden. The reason they didn't
stay IN the pasture was because the
fences were all broken down; for the
Spicers were the most shiftless folks in
Tuckertown. Why I cared about the
cows was because l had to drive 'em out.
Well, one day grandpa said
eff those COWS get into my corn again,
I'll drive 'em up to the pound"
whats the pound ?" asked Dot.
SITS pen, said grandpa, "where
you can drive any cattle you find on
your land; and the owner can't get them
out without paying fne."
"Oh. I think that's. elegant |" said I.
"I know lots of peoples COWS I should
like to get into the pound"
When grandpa went out, said l
would 60 and tell Sarah Spicer just what
he had said.
"Now, Mary Jane. you jest stay where
you ere. You want your fingers in
everybody's pies" It was Aunt Jane
You might know-who said that.
might have answered that she was
so sparing with hers Especially miLce)
that [ never could touch them. But
! didn't. / often think of real smart
things, and it's mean that / can't say
them.
But declare, there is never any use
at all in my arguing with Aunt Jane /;
for, when get the best of her, she al
ways stiffens up and says /" There, that
will do, Mary janet Not another
word /"
Besides it isn't right to answer back.
So l just said nothing, but took Dot and
marched straight off to the Spicers'.
We found Sarah and Sam playing in
front of their house.
:" How dye do, Mary Jane?" said
she.
GLOW dye do Miss Spicer? p" said I.
Mercy me, Mary Jane what airs ["
said she. It's no use to put 'em on
here in Tuckertown, I can tell you, for
folks know all about you"
"There, that will dc" said I, as like
Aunt Jane as ever I could. 81 only
came over here to tell you that we are
going to have your COWS put in the
pound, the very next time we find en-
in our garden"
"Poh !" cried out that hop-o my
thumb of Sam. Your grandfather
has said so, lots of times, but he never
does"
Doesn't dare to !" snapped Sarah.
| was just boiling mad. The idea of
my being treated SO by those low Spi-
GERS I
"Dare to?" said I. ST wonder who
you think would be afraid of such a poor.
! shiftless set ?"
And then took Dots hand and Just
ran for home SO as not to give Sarah a
chance to have the last word.
Oh, but don't 'spise her!
Well, that afternoon, Dot and l we're
In the barn playing with all our might.
when Aunt Jane screamed out
ssMary Jane Mary Jane The COWS
are in the garden. Run and drive them
out"
It's too bad !" cried Dot. "Those
Spicers COWS spoil all our fun"
III tell you what, said !, after I
had shoo'd them into the road. "pm
going to drive 'em right up to thepound.
! I'll show that Sarah Spicer-~l"
! TWhy, Mary Jane Hunt r. cried silly
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

Some one said he was killed, and
others asserted that he was only danger
ously hurt, but when the reporter pushed
through the crowd he discovered that
the victim had simply lost thumb by
the fall of plank he was assisting to
raise. It was his left thumb, and he
was strawberry peddler and had meas
ured that thumb over 10000 times.
Poor man see how it is /" signed
the reporter. "This is terrible loss to
you just at the opening of the berry sea-
son" "Hush Mum is the word !"
whispered the poor fellow as he started
for the surgeons. at was only small
thumb, anyhow; and for 50. 30 can get
an artificial one which takes up half a
pint of room in quart measure. It's q
great gain to me, sir-a great gain.
With the sympathy of the public and a
wooden thumb with rag around it I
shall make the best season In twenty
years. Strawberries ! Strawberries
heap the measure for Twenty-Five
cents l"-Detroit Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
THE IRON HORSE.
A Resume of the Hallway COnstruc-
ton of 1852.
TFrom the Railway Aee.l


Early in the beginning of the present year
the impression began to prevail that the con-
Struction of new railways in this country had
for time practically ceased, the result, it was
believed, of natural revulsion from the furore
for extensions which had characterized 1881.
That year, it will be remembered, was noted for
the construction of far-greater railway mile
age than any previous year in the history of the
country, aggregating between 1900 and 10000
miles. This seemed to be adding to our railway
system at an excessive and unwarrantable rate,
and it was assumed that o marked decrease
would ensue. Thus far, however, this year,
these predictions have not been justified, but,
on the contrary, str.nge to- say, the
mileage Of new roads already completed is far
greater than during the same period for any
previous year, and considerably more than
twice as great as that for the first i've months
of 1881 even. To show these remarkable facts
we have taken pains to obtain information as
nearly complete as possible Of the progress of
track laying on each road in the country, from
which we have made q summary by States, and
present in tho following table a statement SO
far as We have it, of the miles of track laid in
the United States during the five months from
Jan. to June /, 1882, giving also the number
of lines concerned:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Little Ted; a Band Of Hope Bow.

It is a birthday, and bottle of home
made wine and large plum cake OF
mothers baking are on the supper table,
Why does little Ted take the cake but
refuse the wine?
You know I'm Band of Hope boy,
father"
"WeN, what if you are, once in a way
can't matter You needn't tell your
teacher, if that's ALL"
g. But please" says little Ted, nerv-
ously, show could look teacher in the
face if had broken my pledge?"
Brave little chap |" unused the
father, as he dexterously turns the con-
versation. "To think, now, that he can
stand up against my suggestions. There
is something in the lad that there isn't
in me. Where am I? Five times Ted's
age, yet with not half his wisdom p
The admission once made led to fur
ther thought, and as Ted's father was o
man of determination he let his worthy
vicar into the secret of his thoughts the
first time that good man called, which
happ ened to be the following Sunday
afternoon. The vicar had been in next
door to baptize dying infant and
looked in on Ted's father as he passed
homeward. And this is what the vicar
heard from the lips of the man he had
always thought hard and Indifferent and
most difficult to impress:
Look ye here, sir; I want to thank
you for your Band of Hope. It's not SO
much that you are bringing the young.
sters up to do without the beer, which
Is no mans true friend, and is the enemy
of a-many, but it's because your rules
and principles and teaching call out the
best that is in us. Ny Ted and then
he told the story of the birthday wine.
and added, plaintively: "I'he lads
words made me feel how little loved
true goodness. I was ashamed of my
self, and then wished that I was half
as brave as little Ted. I've touched no
strong drink since, and there's no telling
what it may lead to.
"No tellingl" No, not much talk
about it. But Ted's father is good
man to-day, and Ted has the credit of
making him SO, SO far as human instru-
mentality can avail anything, and the
teacher--one of the workers of that
very great Band of Hope-wonders why
ne had always looked upon Ted as one
of the least interesting of his boys, one
never likely " to set the Thames on fire. I"
No, Ted has not set the Thames on fire,
but he has done something much more
worthy of praise, though possibly the
teacher does not know enough to get all
the comfort out of it.-Mr8. @. g.
Reaneg.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

A NAN of literary turn of mind waa
very fond Of his dog, that barked day
and night. A neighbor asked what the
dogs name was. echo" was the re-
ply. "What kind of a name is that I"
at was the name of Ben Vorlich's dog"
" Who the mischief Is Ben Yorlich p
The owner of the dog smiled in derision,
and replied "You never could have
read Walter SCOTS Lady of the Lake,
or you would remember where it says:
rest Ben vorlich's Echo knew.'v
The neighbor did not say anything, but
that night he softly called Echo to the
fence, gave him piece of sausage, and
now Echo is as silent as Ben Vorlich,
and even more so,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
How to KIN Quaok CO..

Here is the plan adopted in Suffolk
county, N. Y, for killing this pest.
hun furrow two inches or two and one
half inches deep; follow in the same fur
1ow to the required depth with another
plcv, always turning the soil on the top
OF the first furrow. Then with the. or
binary Lse Of the harrow, cultivator or
horse hoe there will be no further
trouble from quack.-Cor. Rs4rGl NesO
Yorker.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
LIVE STOCK CENSUS.

By recent bulletin Of the census Office at
Washington, the statistics of live stock in each
of the States and Territories show that there
were on farms in the United States, June i,
$780, 1o,S57, 981 horses, 1872 e92 mules. 99S, $40
oxen, II, 593 mich COWS, %, 4Ss,59O other
cattle, 35,191, 156 sheep and 47,6Ss,9 swine
The figures of Illinois and adjacent States are
as follows.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
FARM HINTS.
Potatoes IN Wet san.

There is no plan equal to planting po-
tatoes on the surface and covering the
sets with soil obtained from between
the rows, which, In this case, should be
three and half or four feet apart. It
Is surprising what fine crops are OBJ
tanned by this method of culture in cold,
wet soils.-MQrk Lcnale Ern,ress
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

KING MILAN of Servia is a heavily
built man, with a broad face and a
swarthy complexion. In public he is
nervous and Ill at ease, but in private he
is affable and genial. He is well edu-
Gated, speaking fuently, beside his own
native language, French, German ana
Roumanian. OF liberal disposition,
he is free-handed with gifts to needy
subjects, and each year supplies num-
Der Of young men with means TO enaole
them to complete their education abroad.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Sorghum for Feed.

Sow as early in spring as ground will
work well, on ground well plowed and
narrowed, one to one and half bushels
of seed per acre, broadcast and harrow
in well when as high as the machine will
handle well, cut with a side-del1very
reaper. Let the gavels lie one day as
thrown off, then turn to cure on the
other side, after which bind and shock,
and when thoroughly cured stack for
winter use (but be sure to let it cure
thoroughly before stacking). Your stub
bic will throw up crop of shoots that
make excellent pasture through August
and September when everything else is
dry, or if not needed for that another
crop as heavy as the first may be cut off
and saved for winter, by which means
you have got from eight to twelve tons
of prime feed per acre of your land. For
mules, which, however, are not much
used in this country, I would plant in
hills three feet apart each way, with
twelve or fifteen seeds per hill. Guilt
vate well until about three feet high,
when it will take care of itself, and when
the seed is in the dough cut and shock
in large shocks to stand until wanted.
This will keep mules in prime condition
without any other feed, and they may
be worked hard all the time.-COrres-
DO7aOeY1ce of the Farmer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Farmers Clubs.

Farmers clubs are proving themselves
to be OF very great value to tillers of the
soil. And this is q natural result. Is it
not as necessary that farmers exchange
their knowledge and experience in i'm
proved methods of agriculture as that
members of the professions should hold
meetings to consider various questions
of Importance to their professions, or
that business men should associate to
promote business interests. The ex-
perience of year with an active and
careful farmer will develop many things
to him which would be valuable to others.
There are many ventures on experiments
which would be made needless, or would
become no ventures at all if each farmer
would keep careful record of his ex-
periences, his successes and his failures.
The successes are most likely to be made
known, but the failures would many
times be tho most instructive. Farming
experience is made up through practical
results and the application of well-tried
principles under varying conditions,
which if noted and given with the results
may be of benefit to others.
Farmers club meetings should not all
be held in winter. It is then a good
time to relate and hear experience and
views, but during the working season a
half day spent in exchanging views in
regard TO the cultivation and handling
of crops will be profitable. Such meet
ings should be mostly out of doors
practical meetings. The object should
be to increase knowledge SO as to do
away with uncertainty and make the
business of the farmer of that character
which will insure against failure in every
respect except the calamities that come
at times through the higher agencies
Detroit Post
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
SWEET EVENINGS OomE AND co.
81 GEORGE ELIOT.

Sweet evenings come and 20, love,
They came and went Of yore;
This evening Of our life, love,
Shall 60 and como no more.
When we have passed away, love,
ALI things win keep their name;
But yet no life on earth, love,
With ours viii be the same.
The daisies win be there, love,
The stars in heaven will shine;
shall not feel thy wish, love,
Nor thou my hand in thine.
better time viii come, love,
And better souls be born;
Iwould not be the best, love,
To leave thee now forlorn.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

is he laughing merrily over the remem.
brance of his recent snort? Possibly
but it does not sound like laughter.
Again We say, happy, happy childhood
Boston Transcript
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Potatoe&.

The high price of potatoes for years
past should stimulate production to an
extent at least to prevent the necessity
of importations. Although the seasons
have been unfavorable, one great diff
Guilty in obtaining good crops is from
lack of thorough cultivation. Soil for
potatoes should be worked deeply, max
ing it mellow at least six inches in depth.
For this purpose on sod the disk harrow
is without peer. Ii the soil
is rich and made thoroughly mellow
to this depth, it will go through long
drought and still produce fair crop Of
potatoes. AS rule plant early. Potatoes
grow best when the weather is cool and
moist, and, if they have a good start
early, will usually go through the best.
Do not use too much seed; this is a
common fault. The best crops we have
ever seen were raised when the seed cost
81 per pound, and, consequently, it was
made to go as far as possible in planting,
using but one eye to the hill. It is pos
sible that extra care was given the crop
because it was new and costly, but from
the yield it is evident that the smaller
quantity of seed answers as well, and
without doubt better than large guam
tity. While the potato plants are small
keep the soil well worked up to the
time the potatoes begin to form, and
then stop. If the soil is rather wet we
prefer killing with the pillow; and for
this purpose q steel shovel with wings
does the work perfectly. On dry soil
level culture is the best, but should be
thorough and deep. The difference in
quality as well as in yield in favor Of
good cultivation will pay for the whole
cost of producing leaving handsome
profit instead of barely paying for grow
ing Detroit Post
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23
Tbs Artichoke.

The one great drawback on the grow
ing of the artichoke is thS difficulty of
eradicating it when once in The ground.
Careless cultivation will do it. but
thorough cultivation for a single season
will destroy it. 1t is more nutriGous
than the potato, being very rich n
sugar, is readily eaten by sheep, cattle
and hogs. It grows best on arich loan,
where it yields large crop, even if the
land is partially shaded by trees. In
fact, it seems to grow better in an Or
chard where the soil is kept loose by
shade, than in the open field, producing
crops year after year without any labor
except the first planting. -Ma8sacha-
sets PIoughmGa.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

Mr.. @. A. Green writes to the West
e7Ya Farmer from New York State: We
have found but one reliable method of
extirpation, which is to pillow thoroughly
early in the spring, and as often there
after during the growing season as is
necessary to prevent the appearance of a
single shoot above ground, say every
two weeks. If the roots are thus smoth-
cred for one season (they cannot breathe
without leayes) they will rot and be con-
verted into plant food, leaving numer-
GUS small drains through the subsoil
greatly to the benefit of the land.
Though this method is laborious, who
can doubt that it will prove profitable,
considering the long years of loss and
annoyance that must otherwise follow.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-23

THE steamboats, on the Rhine are to
carry electric lights, so that the night
passengers can see the scenery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
A GROWING GROCERY:
The Emporia Mercantile Company to
Move to Larger Quarters.


The EmpOria Mercantile Company to
Move to Larger Quarters.
Since the consolidation of the grocery
firms of G. W. Frederick & Co., ElstuD,
Lakin s. Carter, the business of the sue
ceeding firm, known as the Emporia
Mercantile Company has grown to such
proportions as to render single room
entirely inadequate for the purpose.
The company have leased the two east
rooms in the Masonic temple on Fifth
avenue and are building AN addition
which is now approaching completion.
The establishment expects to move
into its new quarters the latter part of
this week.
The west room of the two, which is
25x50 in size, will be general salesroom
and will contain the fancy grocery de-
partment. In the southeast corner will
be located cashiers and secretary's
desks.
This room opens by two archways
into that adjoining on the east, which is
of the same size and is to be devoted to
vegetables, produce, lard, meat and bulk
groceries. Here all goods to be delivered
will be arranged and sent out. order and
checking desk TO be located near sthe
front door. Along the east side is long,
narrow department which will be used
for the handling of butter
In the rear of this room is the ware
room, 28x45.
The whole embraces one of the best
arranged grocery and provision stores
in the state.
The corporation is composed of some
of our best citizens, the following con-
shutting the directory: Geo. w. Freder-
ick, president; R. Lakin, secretary and
treasurer; VIM. Elstun. Jr., N. n. Car.
ter, ]. B. Halleck. l. E. Lambert, A. Gil
bert, j. H. Pheanis.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23

We learned last evening that the i'm
preston prevails TO some extent that
the General ID. II. Bailey, who is an
nounced to lecture on China at the
Whitley Thursday night is the gentle
men who formerly lectured here on that
country, under the formidable title,
TANK Kee" or something of that sort,
who also called himself Bailey, and who
appeared in what he called Chinese cos
tune, and amidst wagon load or so of
what he termed Chinese tIinkeis, arti-
cles OF apparel, etc. We wish TO correct
this impression. General ID avid H..
Bailey is another person entirely.
He Is known to Senator Plumb, Col.
David Taylor, Hon c. v. Eskridge
and others among our older citizens, he
having lived six years previous 20 1864
at Leavenworth. David II. Bailey was
Americas consul general at Hong
Kong and Shanghi for ten years. His
lecture Is made from long life and OBJ
,servation among that people. We have
had the pleasure of perusing portion
of this lecture, and know ito be repiett
with Just the kind of information about
;she religions, political and social life o.
that wonderful people which every in
telligent man wants to know. This lee
ure mighpbe designated China boiled
down. as in the hour and a-hal
which its delivery consumes, lhs
wonderful history of the country
and the characteristics Of III
people pass In review before the audi
,enee. We risk orr judgement Of II
merits when we say no one will regre
the small fee and the time invested &
hear 1t. II Will give food for thought
and practical lessons which can not fai
30 be interesting and useful
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
BEAUr1Es AT BIRDS

A Timely Hint for the Coming Holidays.
"A thing Of beauty is joy forever, -
and reasoning from this as platitude,
there are good many everlasting joys
displayed in the cases and on the shelves
of Bird, the jeweler. In napkin rings,
designs seem TO run riot. and every con-
ceivable pattern seems to be worked into
a suitable article for holding napkin.
There are bracelets, in styles never
before exhibited, aud as attractive as
the best skill and material can make
them. Handsome calendar and table
clocks are both useful. timely and orna-
mental. In silverware the variety of
mugs, water nrns. casters, dinner sets,
tea sets, &c, is Devil dering.
In the engraving of articles, Mr.. Bird
claims his workman, Mr.. Miller, is par
excellence and the monogram just COM
pleted upon the case of large Louis
xiv gold watch SPEAKS louder than any
words Of the work of the
artist engraver. In this connection
attention is called 10 an elegant gold
watch valued at 500 that has just been
carefully repaired at this establishment
As 10 the reputation of Bird as watch
repairer it is only necessary 10 say that
there were "a repcatcrs of one kind
and another on the bench and hooks
at this store the other day.
Bird makes speciality of fine watches.
The latest new thing about this jewelry
store is probably the instrument for TAX
ing time from the sun. Miller now
takes observations as the sun crosses the
meridian and will soon place a white
hand upon the large regulator TO indi-
cate sun, or local time, the other hands
indicating railroad time.