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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08
THE RAILROAD WAR.
Settlement of the Northwestern War
Postponed for at Least Another
Week.
CHICAGO. Dec. 4


The presidents and general managers of the
various roads interested in the northwestern
railroad war met in this city N Saturday.
The only thing accomplished was an agree
ment to meet again in New York next Friday,
Dec 8, at the Windsor hotel, to make a further
effort to bring the war to an end and pave the
way to peaceable settlement of the diff
culties. All the lines interested in the
war were fully represented The North
western was represented by Albert Keep,
president, and Marvin Hughitt, vice president
and general manager; the Rock Island by
Hugh Riddle, president, and r. r. Cable,
vice president and general manager; the ST
Paul 4 Omaha by H. H. Porter, president,
and E. w. Winter, assistant to the president;
the Milwaukee & St. Paul by Alexander
Mitchell, president, and S. s. Merrill, general
manager, and the Minneapolis Il St Louis by
R. R. Cable, president The meeting as
sembled in presiden Keeps Office at II a. m,
and lasted until about 1890 p. m. President
Porter, of the Omaha line, was the last man
to arrive at the place of meeting, and was the
first one to leave
The magnates, as they were approached
after the meeting by your representative for
information. referred him to Mr.. Hughitt
who, they said, had been instructed to fur
nish the press with the result of the meeting
Mr. Hughit stated that he had but little in
formation to give. All that he could say was
that nothing was accomplished and the situa-
ton remained the same as before. Not being
able to agree upon anything, they resolved to
hold another meeting at New York, Friday,
Dec s, when further effort to bring about a
settlement of the troubles would be made
Mr. Hughitt also stated that he has great
hopes that some satisfactory result would be
reached at that meeting.
1t is asserted that the Rock Island and the
Omaha people we're united in demanding a
settlement of the question of territory before
restoring rates or considering percentages in
the pool Mr. Merrill said the St Paul road
would extend wherever it chose
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The Hot Springs of Arkansas.

New York Sun.
There are ten large lighthouses at Hot
Springs, Ark, and the price of bath varies
from fifteen to thirty cents, the latter being
the limit fixed by the state government which
owns the springs. An attendant is paid not
more than 81 week The natural tempera-
ture of the water is about 40 degrees, and
for bathing it is usually reduced to 100 or
little less. The baths are taken, as a rule, in
tubs. placed in large hot apartment, and sep
arated by low partitions. There is not much
luxury in the appliances or surroundings. Vapor
baths may be had, but not much in the style
of New York establishments. Opinions differ
widely among the invalid visitors. as Al, to the
curative qualities of the water, but all agree
that at least temporary relief is afforded. One
of the springs is set apart, at certain hours OF
the day, for INDECENT persons, who are allowed
to plunge INTO pool This daily gathering OF
crippled and dying wretches, who have
begged their way to this place, is described
as most pitiful spectacle.
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slxobeleff's stern Discipline.

Fortnightly Review.
As disciplinarian he was firm and strict.
No point was too minute to be overlooked
Skobeleff s videttes were never caught mapping.
His knowledge of the detail of military duty
was universal-even to sounding all the bugle
calls. An illustration of the discipline of his
corps occurs to me. l had been talking with
him of military breech-loaders, and dis
cussing the merits of various systems. TAX
ing a "Berdan," with which the troops
were latterly armed, from a soldier,
he undid the breech and lock, and ex-
planned the mechanism with the precision
of gunsnith. Returning the rifle to the
soldier, he turned, and walking up to a sentry
few PAGES distant, he said, "Let me see your
fe"-extending his hand as he spoke The
man saluted and replied, 81 cannot, your ex-
cellency "But l want to see if it is clean, !"
persisted the general Il cannot, your ex-
cellency," again said the sentry, as
firm as rock Skobeleff smiled,
pulled his ears, and walked on. / asked
an explanation, whereupon he said that a
rule of war with him was that no sentry on
duty was on any account to give up possession
of his arms-not even to the GEAR himself
@But," said I, suppose the sentry had given
up his rifle when you were seemingly so ser
ious in asking it. What them" "He would
hsve been shot, replied the general, @for dis
obedience to orders in time of war"
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A MISPLACED SWITCH.
1t Causes a Collision. i'm Which Two
Naen are Killed.

Men are Killed.
TowANDA, Pa, Dec. GA frightful railway
accident occurred between this station and
Wyalusing, on the Lehigh Valley railroad, yes
terday morning Express train No. s, going
north about a. M, collided with a south
bound freight on a side track at Rummerfeld
Station. Both were fearfully wrecked, as
the express train was going at the rate of forty
five miles per hour Engineer N. Faulge and
Fireman Leander Kinsman, both of Waverly,
N. Y, were killed ON the freight engine. The
former was burned slowly to death, and the
latter probably killed outright, though his re-
mains when recovered from the debris were
burned almost past recognition. The baggage
man and express messenger were, it is said
thrown out of the tops of their cars
as the latter went to pieces in being
thrown rod or two from the track.
Both mon were injured, though not seri-
ously. The first sleeping car on the express
train was thrown upon the engine tender
ahead and in heap with carloads of hay
from the freight train All soon began to
burn, though not till the three only occupants
of the sleeper had escaped. The engineer and
fireman of the passenger train jumped, and
escaped with bruises, when they saw the
switch was turned the wrong way which was
not till they had almost arrived, for an old
switchman had signaled the freight to
come ahead This was fatal mis-
take, for, though he evidently thought
the switch was connected with
the direct track, it led to the sliding, and the
collision occurred before the air brakes could
be utilized. The slow death of Engineer N
Faulke is described as most distressing
scene. His right leg was pinioned fast and
he began to burn. He desired the spectators
to cut away the cab and free him They tried,
butwere driven back by the flames and escap-
ing steam. Rescue was impossible, and Faulke
persisted before their eyes. When the flames
had subsidized his and Kinsman's charred re-
mains were recovered and removed to their
homes at WaverlX where Faulke leaves a
wife and three children and Kinsman wife
and two children. The fireman was aged 81
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Diving for Sponges.

New York Graphic.
This marine commodity grows chiefly out Of
rocks near the bottom of the sea, and in this
times the sponges are washed off the rock dur
ing stormy weather, and in that case they i'm
mediately float to the top of the water. The
boys and men engaged in the fishing bust
ness are adopts at their profession. They
are under the water among the rocks at
the bottom of the sea for about ten min
utes st time. They go down from the
fishing boats, or smacks, in relays of threes
and tours, and when they come up again
another set is ready to take their places, SO
that during the hours of fishing there are al
ways one set of fishermen in the water. A
pole some twelve to fifteen feet long, is lower
ed from the boat to the sand bottom below, on
which the men and boys descend naked, hav-
ing around their heads species of
diving caps While they are walking along
the rocks the men in the boats use air pumps
for the benefit of the divers. The men can
not work unless the water is very clear, and
sometimes they have to remain idle for several
days at time.
At Nassau and Key West most of the sponges
are secured by means of hooks attached to
long poles, and thus diving is unnecessary.
Most of the sponges taken in Europe are
caught up in this manner. The diver, how
ever, has the advantage of discovering new
sponge territory, and then they are generally
to be found in abundance. Large quantities
were discovered dnring last spring IN the
West Indies SO that the fishermen mad plenty
of money They have been for the past two
years very unfortunate and had hard work Il
make living after paying expenses
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Minnesota Farming.

OOIs OCtIO4G pI06 1ISSS.
Land is the only really cheap thing the set
tier can buy. Lumber for his buildings is
high, and so are farming implements, but he
requires few of them. A sulky pillow; harrow,
or drag, as it is here called; seeder, a self
binding reaper and farm wagon about fill
the bill, for wheat and oats and barley are the
staple crops, though corn, potatoes and gar
den struck" are grown for home consumption.
With buildings erected to shelter his fami-
ly, his horses and his cows, the Minnesetan is
ready for active farming, and early in the fall
he bitches three powerful horses to his sulky
pillow, and turns furrow half mile in length
He can walk or ride as he chooses, for there
ae no boulders or stumps here, and the we'll
trained guide horse never swerves from the
furrow. The extent of his duty is to turn
them. By the time that cold weather puts an
end to his blowing many acres Of grassy prai-
RE have been changed into a black loan.
The winters are very severe, the ground
freezing to considerable depth, but the melt
ing SHOWS and escaping frost do not leave Z
surface of mud. With spring weather come
stronger winds, and by the time the grou I'd
has thawed few inches the surface is dry
Then the seeding commences, and only termi
mates when the last furrow is reached This
done, the farmer can devote his time to his
corn and potato patch, and to his garden. In
summer he cuts enough grass to feed his
horses and COWS in winter, but grass is SO
plentiful that if perchanee, some that has
been cut is rained upon, he lets it lie and rot,
it being less work to cut more than to dry that
which is wet
The harvest is the event of the year, for it is
his only source of profit The reaper does ire
work quickly and we'll, sweeping down the
standing grain and dropping it in bound bun
dies upon the stumble. These soon dry, and
are then stacked upon the field. Later come
the steam threshers, the granaries are filled,
the 'traw burned, and the pillow starts again.
This the routine of farm labor.
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sustaining His Character.

Bobn Journal.
Morse car was proceeding up Shawmut
avue on Saturday afternoon, and among its
fr6ht of precious hnman lives it bore six
yag men, all irreproachably dressed, and,
toheir own minds at least, of engaging
psonal appearance. Bunched up in
caer, also, was a man whose linen and
cdplexion gave color to the opinion that
hyas engaged in the plastering trade, and
wDse features indicated that he was of
HERMAN extraction. The car was crowded
an bumped along slowly, and presently
tile entered a young woman of consider
d charm of features, and looked about for
lseat Instantly the plasterer and the six
shborately adorned young men got up and
ii one breath, rendered her the choice of seven
separate and distinct seats. She accepted
that which was offered by one of the giided
Youths whereupon the plasterer and the five
young men sat down again. Pres
entity coored woman with big bundle
came in and hung to strap, while the young
men remained in their respective positions as
If cemented thereto Thereupon the plasterer
after looking up and down to see that nobody
ell Sc arose, got up and said: "Plaze to take
this seat, mum. | offered 1t to the young
Teddy over yander when she got in, but she
took one that one O thin byes alongside give
sRoad EspGy Rd from ne after ao rg the
other Teddy, the folks aboord the car might
think / was masher, and I've got character
to sustain;" and, thus speaking he took his
old clothes and a KIT of tools that he had fished
out from under the seat to the front platform,
and all the youths looked at him and gazed at
one another, and lsnew not what to say, and
there was silence for the space of block and
a half
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08
By Telegraph.
ILLINOIS SCHOOLS.
Interesting and Important Figures Given
by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 6-The forthcom-
ing report of the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction shows the public and private
schools of Illinois to be in most satisfactory
condition This report contains a large
amount of statistical information concerning
the schools of Illinois. The general summary
begins with the census of minors, and shows
that there are ,037, 567 children of school age
in this state, of whom 526,461 are males and
81, 106 are females. Out of total of II, 500
school districts in the state there are II which
are unprovded with schools, while in strong
contrast with this item the report shows that
1889 districts have school ITO days or more
each year. There are II, 948 schools in the state,
of which / 1920 are graded Last year there
were enrolled in the public schools of the
state ia, ADJ pupils, as against 7O4, 0H in 1880.
Another noticeable feature is that the number
of pupils in the graded schools is increasing,
while the number of enrollments in the dis
trict or ungraded schools is decreasing. The
1,003 private schools in the state show total
attendance of %, $50 making the aggregate en-
rollment in all the schools last year 78O,S11.
This is 256, 1855 less than the total number Of
children of school age in the state, To accom-
modate this vast number of pupils IL, 914 pub
lie and ,0J3 private schools have been erected
Fight hundred and ninety-three of these
schools are provided with libraries, which
have an aggregate of 59.278 Volumes
In the public schools q, 30l teachers are en-
ployed, and ,789 persons occupy similar posi-
tions in private institutions. The average
monthly salaries of male teachers is SAG. IS,
and of females, 1916 The aggregate amount
paid to male teachers was 81, O13, 606 90; to fe-
males, 81, 9T ,463 49, The financial statement
shows that the school boards expended, includ-
ing the above salaries, a total of $8,043, 1870 I'll
for school purposes during the past year. To
this amount must be added the sum of $74,
S4l.3o, paid to county superintendent for sal
aries This amount increases the total cost of
the schools to $8, 1882 80 After paying this
prodigous sum the school board had an aggre-
gate fund of $2,404, % remaining on hand,
with which to begin operations this year
Under the laws of this and other states every
sixteenth section of public land in the con-
gressional township is sold and the proceeds
are placed in the permanent school fund of
the various counties This sale began in ILL
nois Immediately after she was admitted to
the union. The wisdom of that provision of
the law is now shown by the fact that the per-
manent school fund of the state aggregates
$S,0lS, 1851. In many of the counties the
public land has not yet been sold, so that this
fund will be materially increased from year to
year, Last year the income from this fund
aggregated $556, 1850.
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A Plea for Girls.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton in N. A. Review.
At an early age we present our pale girl with
needle. When we consider the position nee
essary to sewing, can we wonder that she
grows paler? Let us base our social customs
on the truth that for many years our children
are mere animals. Do not saddle and bride
your colt too young, or you will ruin your
horse. Then, too, our girls make their debut
in society too early, often at the age of Ii en-
teriug upon round of social gayeties. When
we think what this yong life must sustain, the
delicacy of American women should cause -
surprise: First the girl must rally under
great physical change; second, she must stand
well in school; third she must assume some
care of her own wardrobe; fourth, she must
obey the behests of society. Compare this
with the school-days of boys-study and play,
nothing more Even in the laboring classes,
where some work devolves on boys, it is al
ways of healthful nature, chopping wood,
making gardens, or running OF errands. 80
unequal are the acquisitions made on the sexes
outside the school-room, that one of two con-
illusions is inevitable-either boys are shame
fully lazy or girls are cruelty overworked.
From IA TO Is is the allotted age for study.
You can swallow whole and digest
a Greek verb at Is, but even after
the most complete mastication, it gives you a
mental dyspepsia at 40. Hence the Importance
I of concentrating into the years of impressible
| memory all of intellectual development that is
compatible with the highest physical health.
plead for the heroic in study and play and
for the freedom of youth as long as possible
1t is not stoic's life l demand; but waltz a.
the dancing school with boy of her own az
is far better for girl of sixteen than the fiat
tery of society man, of double her years al
some fashionable soiree. A game of billiards
gives more benefit and pleasure than the most
exquisite piece of fancy work; canter on
and cloudy brains than anxious hours over q
cook-stoye. To the disclaimers against ILL.,
health our American girls would do well t.
say: We will take care of our higher educa-
ton if you well let the cook-stove and needle
take care OF themselves.
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One-Sfded POIiteness. :,

Cor Cincinnati Enquirer.
have been in the habit of surr6ndering to
ladies my seat in cars, because it has enabled
me to put a highe; value on myself as gen
tleman. On the Sixth street lineI have sew
eral times had the pleasure of giving my seat
to one particular lady-sometimes when she
has been alone, and sometimes when she has
been with her husband The other evening
was standing in car with my sister, and this
lady was sitting with her husband I re-
marked that it had almost become ahabit with
me to give that particular lady a,seat My
sister replied that it had become almost a
habit with her to stand while that Particular
husband kept his seat, and that in a years
riding on that road only one gentleman had
ever offered her a seat, and he was cOlored
oantlaman
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08
Goodness Under Fire.

British Officer.
1t has been the writer's good fortune lately
to have seen good deal of real hard fighting,
with men under him who had learned their
apprenticeship to fire thoroughly; and what
has he seen, not once, but repeatedly, in &C
ton? He has seen the old soldier breathless,
always in hurry, stumbling when he might
have walked straight; not showing any cow
ardice, but with his head gone and fingers too
nervous to stick up the sight of rifle; while,
In the same action, he has seen the boy-sol-
diers' faces lit up with anxiety, looking up az
his. listening for the word of command,
moving hastily, but always under check, and
never hesitating when it was an advance that
was called for. One fat boy, under 20,
belonging to some civil department, he re-
members well. He had fat face, very placid,
with round eyes, sheep-like in expression, in
no way heroic or flashing fire, as youths eyes
do in pictures of battle-feds, and this fat
boy kept close to him all the time when the
fire was the hottest. Whenever he looked
down he found himself looking into the depths
of his placid eyes, which asked quite unmis-
takably, what sight" he should put up to the
rifle he grasped on his knee below them Now
and then he gave him what he thought was
the distance, when he adjusted the bar as
methodically as if on parade, turning it side
ways to see if the line correspondent exactly
with the figures, and then raising it as coolly
as ever, quietly delivered his fire, and returned
to the ready position.
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and personally raised very large sum
the secret history of that campaign
that the Republican finance committee, of
which such bankers as Levi P Morton, Kountze,
and Seligman were members, raised over $780,
600 and placed it in the hands of Arthur and
Dorsey. Jay Gould alone contributed $780,
600. The money was actually locked up in
the safe of the Fifth Avenue hotel, where the
Republican campaign committee had its head
quarters, and the money was paid out in one
of the rooms of that hotel by Dorsey upon tbs
personal orders of Chester A. Arthur, then
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee. The larger part Of that money
was expended in New York city and Brooklyn.
That it was well expended was shown by the
result-the extraordinary reduc ion in the
Democratic vote, which alone enabled the
Republicans to carry the state These are all
facts communicated by prominent Republicans
who had personal knowledge of the trans
actions Though secret to the general public.
the facts are known to quite number of the
more important politicians. It is quite likely
that if Dorsey should be convicted, these cam
paign secrets may not remain secret very
long. Dorsey has bushels of notes and letters
received by both Garfield and Arthur during
the late campaign. He has an exact account
of the money spent in Indiana, showing the
amount sent each county. He has also the
exact figures of the vast sums of money con-
tributed and expended for the purpose of car
cying New York. -
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The Mule.
Burlington Hawkeye.

Burlington HawKeye.
No wonder the mule is a kicker. We're I a
mule, I, too, would kick. I know just exactly
what kind of mule would be- A bay mule.
One of those sad-eyed old fellows that lean
back in the breeching and think. With striped
legs like zebra And dark-brown streak
down my back, and paint-brush tail And
my name cut short, and my foretop banged,
and head as long as flour barrel, and I'd
be worth $3.50 in any market, and I'd wear a
fiat harness and no binders, and some day
when some men hitched me up to dray, and
piled on ton and half of pig iron, cord of
wood, six barrels of flour, and steamboat
boiler, | would start off with it patiently and
haul it steadily until got to the top of the
grade on the new road around North Hill, and
there and then falling maple leaf, futtering
down in spark of gold and crimson would
scare me all but to DEATH and the authorities
would have to drag the Mississippi river six
weeks to find all of that load and some Of that
driver, while in three minutes after the
emeute would be TRANQUILITY browsing on the
grassy heights that smile above the silver
flowing river. That is the kind of mule 1
would he