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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-04-27
Celery Among Potatoes.

Having like many rather a small gar
den and needing to economic space
tried setting the plants in line between
two hills of Early Rose. After several
years experience of the plan I find it
answers admirably. The two things
work very we'll together. The follow
ing advantage: First, of course, two
crops off the same piece of ground.
Then the killing of the potatoes (they
receive the last banking up just before
the celery is set), leave half a trench
already made. One spit more in the
bottom completed it. The plants when
first set get nearly all the shading they
need from the potato tops, then in their
rankest vigor. Thus the scorching heat
of summer is kept off the plants while
they are making root. Before the sum-
mer is ended the potato tops have died
down and the celery has commenced to
grow vigorously. Now the potatoes are
ripe, and being dug leave abundance of
mellow soil ready at hand to be scooped
into the trench, and earthing up pro-
ceeds with ease and rapidity while the
plants are rushing along in all the lux
uriance of their autumnal growth. The
only possible objection I can imagine
to this plan is the danger from Paris
green, with which the potatoes are
dosed at least twice. In careless hands
this might be, but / take care to sift the
Objectionable compound as far as posi-
BILE on the potato tops only, and after
several seasons experience have found
no i'll effect from growing the celery m
such close proximity. For our dry in
land summers | believe in the trench
for celery. Last season, while some
not in trench either was entirely ar
rested in growth or killed outright, that
in the trench kept fresh and green and
maintained a modest advance during
the most scorching weather and came
right along the moment the autumnal
rains hegsa to fall. Fruit Recorder,
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done on the instant, and carefully OBJ
serving what is going on around. We
advise our young readers, after they
have "done =" their compositions, to
let them lie in their desks awhile, to
get COOL, as Washington Irving used
to say. Then go over them again,
bearing in mind Sydney Smiths recipe
for good writing: Leave out every
other word. = It is often possible to
obey this rule almost literally, as we
see in the sentences quoted above.
Daniel Webster tells us that whatever
excellence he may have attained in the
art of composition, he owed to a dis
covery he made when he was about
nineteen years old. He learned that
all true power in writing is in the
idea, not in the style" From that
time he pruned his sentences of re-
dundant words, and gave his ideas with
directness and simplicity. - N. ~
Christian Aduocdte.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-04-27
Too Honest to Be Trusted.

A gentleman stopped his horse at a
toll-gate, and not seeing the gateman
went into the house. Finding no one he
began to search, and finally discovered
the gate-keeper out in the field atwork.
Although the old man was quite dis
lance away, the gentleman went into
the field, approached the old man and
said:
you are the toll-gate keeper, I be-
lieve?"
Eyes, sir" the old man replied, turn
ing and leaning upon his hoe handle.
well, / want to go through the
gate"
"Ain't the gate openP"
Eyes.
'Well, why don't you 90 through
It's my business to be there"
Because want to pay YOU
''And you came all the way ont here
to pay me five cents?"
Eyes, sir, said the gentleman, proud
1y looking the old man in the eye.
on the tableP''
Eyes, but l wanted you to know that
paid you"
s'You are an honest man."
Eyes, SIR" replied the gentleman,
while pleased expression spread over
his face.
'sYou would have walked three times
as far to have paid me that FIVE cents,
wouldn't your
eyes, sir, / would
'Here, John, /" the old man called to
boy that lay in the shade, ''call the
dog and go along and watch this feileI
till be gets away. Bet hundred dol.
lars he steals something fore he leaves
the place. -Agkans0ac Traveller.
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Temperance Reading.
REDEEMED


Get out your ink, Squire, paper and pen
den
Just from the hell that ruined my life,
Beggared my children and killed my wife.
Write it down quick and aeeordin to law,
so there will be not break nor flaw.
Pledges I've given, but they win not stick:
Get out your ink and write it down, quick.
say that ne kicked me, tonight, from his
Kicked me, as often he's kicked me before.
Tellin' me then to go home to my shed,
Where my poor children were crying foJ
Place that in capitals, as large as Won can.
For that was the hardest kick from the man
Who had been Robin me until he had got
Every last dime from the miserable sot
Start, then, another clause, Squire, and tell
How first wandered away 70 this hell.
Wen you remember me, SQUIRE, the time
Mnen thought drinking a horrible crime;
Mnen my good angel was part of my soul
Ere first cast her away for the bowl;
HOW she, too tender flower to stay
Long with drunkard, soon withered away.
Place that in capitals, Squire. and let
Just few teaT-drops each capital wet;
For these eyes, blood7shot, have long ceased
Tears for the Twin, or tears for the dead.
Start there another clause, Squire. and saw
How threw home, friends and kindred
How first neared, then stood on the brink,
Pleadin' and cursin' and cryin' for drink;
HOW friends would rescue me- but to return
Back to that he'll that in me still would burn
Until my ruin was tinished-complete,
Maxim me lower than hogs on the street
Write it all down, and I'll sign it and swear
By my sweet angel, so Heavenly fair;
By my true God, whom I've oft cursed to
seorn;
By my poor children, I've left so forlorn;
By my dear mother, who died at my birth;
By all that's in Heaven or here upon earth,
will be true to my oath and my God
Until they bury me under the sod.
g. w. Clark IN Miami Helmet.
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Selfish Davy.


Davy was a very pretty little boy.
He had light curly hair, dark blue eyes,
and rosy cheeks. But he was very
stingy. He did not like to share any
thing with his little brothers and sis
tiers. One day he went into the kitchen
where his mother was at work. and saw
on the table saucer of jelly.
"Can | have that jelly?" asked
Davy.
Mrs. White sent it to me.' said
Davy's mother. "She has company to
dinner, and made this Jelly very nice.
But don't care for it; so you may
have it if you won't be stingy with it. =
Davy took the saucer of jelly and
went out into the yard; but he did not
call his little brothers and sisters to
help him eat it.
eff | divide with them, there won't
be a spoonful apiece" he thought.
1t is better for one to have enough
than for each to have just little"
So he ran to the barn and climbed up
to the loft, where he was sure no one
would think of looking for him.
just as he began to eat the jelly he
heard his sister Fannie calling him.
But he did not answer her. He kept
very still.
''They always want some of every
thing | have" he said to himself
"If [ had just ginger-snap they think
/ ought to give them each piece"
When the jelly was all eaten, and he
had scraped the saucer clean, Davy went
down into the barn-yard and played
with the little white calf, and hunted
for eggs in the shed where the COWS
were. He was ashamed to go into the
house, for he knew he had been very
stingy about the jelly.
80, Dayy," said Fannie, running into
the barn-yard, ''where have you been
this long timer We looked everywhere
for you.
"What did you wantP'' asked Davy,
thinking that, of course, his sister would
say she had wanted him to share the
jelly with her.
''Mother gave us party" said Fan
ME. eve had all the dolls dishes set
out on little table under the big tree
by the porch; and we had Strawberries,
cake and raisins. Just as we sat down
to eat, Mrs. White saw us from the win
dow, and she sent over big bowl of ice
cream and some jelly, left from her din
ner. We had splendid time. You
ought to have been with us. -
Poor Davy! How mean he felt! And
he was well punished for eating his jelly
all alone. OR Little Ones.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-04-27
Cleanliness in Butter Making.

| always keep one cow, and make
butter for family use, because we relish
that which is made at home better than
that found on the market. When but
ter is bought at the stores, even though
it be nice looking, we never know
whether It was neatly made or whether
1t is even wholesome In my own but
ter-making try to have it as free from
all impurities as is possible. In order
20 have good butter the milk must come
from the stable pure and clean Some
OF my neighbors, with unidentified rep
utations for cleanliness in other re-
spects, seem to take it as matter OF
course that the milk may be brought
from the stable every morning with o
scum of filth covering its top. Butter
made from such milk / regard not only
as filthy, but also as absolutely I'M
wholesome.
/ have one neighbor who, instead Of
trying to keep the filth from getting
into his milk, docs all his planning 10
deyising the best way to get it out. He
strains the milk as soon as possible.
and uses strainer with piece of fine
cloth tied over the bottom. This gives
the milk double and pretty thorough
straining, and takes from it all that has
fallen into it, except such as have dis
solved in the milk. While he takes the
best of care of the milk after it reaches
the house, he allows it to come from
the stable in the filthiest condition of
any ever saw. In summer, the most
of the COWS in this section run in
pastures during the day and are kept in
large yards during the night, so there is
but little difficulty in keeping them
clean. But during the winter the diff
Guilty is greater, and great care is need
ed in keeping cows in clean and
healthy condition.
/ give the plan which / have adopted,
and which has proved very satisfactory
in my experience. / have plenty of
room in my stable, and | give nv cow
an apartment by herself, measuring
about 12x16 feet. ! never tie her to
anything, but allow her to run loose.
In one corner of her room make her a
warm bed of poor or spoiled hay by
covering a space of Axe feet to depth
of from four to six inches. feed her
at the opposite end of the room, some
ten feet from her bed. Her standing
hours are spent mostly at this end Of
the room, while she never lies down
anywhere except on her bed. The re-
suit is always find her bed dry and
clean. There are several advantages in
this method. The COW has much
warmer and dryer bed. and it takes less
bedding than when the COW is tied.
The same bed, with slight additions,
will last for long time. 1t is very sell
dom, indeed, that my cow soils her bed
in any way. Again, her freedom gives
her a better chance for exercise, and
keeps her warmer and healthier.
I have never found any difficulty in
training COW to lie as | wanted, when
kept in this way. Almost any COW, ex-
cepting such as have been long trained
to lie in filth, will seek dry place to
lie on, and will keep herself quite clean
if she has chance to do so. This plan
is adapted more especially to the large
number Of New England people living
on small farms or in villages who keep
but one COVE. L. H., IN An2ertcan
CatltiUGtOr. M
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The "Habit'' of Drunkenness.

An old writer, Sir Walter Raleigh,
who flourished in the sixteenth century,
thus discourses, in pretty strong En-
glish, on the vice of intempcrance:
Take especial care that you delight
not in wine, for there never was any
man that came to honor or preferment
that l0Ued it, for it transformer a man
into beast, decayeth health, poisoneth
the breath, destroyeth natural heat,
bringeth a mans stomach to an artifi-
cial burning, deformeth the face, rot
teth the teeth, and, to conclude, maketh
man contemplate, soon old, and de-
spised of all wise and worthy men;
hated in thy servants, myself and thy
companions, for it is a bewitching and
infectious vice; and remember my
words, that it were better for man to
be subject to any vice than to it; for all
other yanities and sins are recovered,
but drunkard will never shake off the
delight of beastliness; for the longer it
possesseth man, the' more he will de-
light in it, and the olderhe groweth, the
more he will be subject to it, for it dull
eth the spirits and destroyeth the body,
as ivy doth the old tree, or as the
worm that engendereth in the kernel of
the nut"
Wisdom repeats herself. We quote
Sir Walter of the sixteenth century. He
quotes Anacharsis of the sixth. 1.-The
first draught serveth for health, the sec
ond for pleasure, the third for shame,
the fourth for madness. p" Raleigh inn
proved upon this, for he adds: "But in
youth there is not so much. as ore
draught permitted, for it putteth fire to
fire, and wasteth the natural heat"
All experience confirms the soundness
of this declaration. THE sooner thou
beginnest to help nature the sooner will
she forsake thee, and thou trust alto
gether to art. p Exchange.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-04-27
Pruning Trees.

No one can make good job at prun-
ing merely by reading printed direc-
tions. There are infinite variations in
trees. No two trees or plants are ex-
actly alike, and so in pruning there
must be general principle, which is to
be understood first, and then the work
is to be done in accordance with this
principle. The person who undertakes
to prune vine, a fruit tree, or flower
ing shrub, must first understand the
nature and habit of it and the laws of
vegetable growth; and from his knowl-
edge of these must have a clearly de-
fined purpose. All this can not be
learned at once, nor can it be taught in
a short lesson, but great deal may be
learned with common sense by a little
practice, after knowing a few leading
principles. One can not grow wood
and leaf and fruit too. A tree can
produce just so much and no more. If
it produces much wood there will be
little fruit; if it produces much fruit, it
will be very poor. So that the leading
idea in pruning a tree or vine is to
turn the vigor of growth towards fruit
and by reducing the quantity of this to
improve its quality and value.
Now let the owner of an apple tree
take careful survey of it with a view
to prune it. He finds here and there a
limb crossing another one, or growing
close to it, and net work of branches
and twigs intermingled. This is wrong
and must be remedied. A branch is
cut out here, the twigs are Topped off
there, and all the interfering wood is
removed. The tree is gone over in this
way until standing under it one sees an
even distribution of bearing wood with
abundant space for light and air to pen
citrate everywhere. Perhaps the young
growth has been rampant and leaf buds
cover it instead of fruit-buds. The young
twigs then need cutting back one-ha1f
or even more, and this is especially
needful in the pruning of young trees in
which the future shape and distribution
of limb and branch are to be controlled.
1t is far better to prevent branch from
growing than to cut it away afterward.
The energies of the tree are then not
wasted, but are directed where they
will do the most good. Knowing even
no more than this one may 60 to tree
with fine saw and sharp knife, but
never with an ak, and what he cuts, he
should remove close to the branch or
limb leaving no stubs and a smooth
wound; and he may work away, bear
ing these points in mind. If he makes
a mistake either by doing too little or
too much, it will soon be seen and
avoided in the future, and each tree will
be better done than the one before it, by
reason of experien ce gained. Farm,
Garden and Hearth.
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Our Young Readers.
TAUGHT BYARATgDROP

Little RAJ ndrop, pure and sweet,
raining softly on the street,
Iell me, Raindrop, If thou wilt,
What thy home is-where It's huilt2
In what fountains cool and bright?
On what mountains airy height
From what streamlet's laughing wave?
In what fairy's crystal cave2'
Spoke the Raindrop's silvery cry:
Home have none. Pilgrim II
Coming earthward, Joy sow.
Soaring Heavenward, pure / grow.
Thus journey up and down,
Gladdening field or dusty town,
whether sprinkling shriyeled leaves;
Whether mOistening thirsty caves;
Whether filing cisterns dry;
Whether answering suppliant cry;
whether blessing good or bad,
just or unjust making glad;
Whether travelling east or west,
God, who sends me, knoweth best.
So go from earth to sky,
Never idle, happy IT.
Fell the Raindrop at my feet,
Smiling, sparkling, on the street.
Little Raindrop, thanks TO thee!
Precious lesson taught thou me.
Let me ever do my part,
Murmuring never in my heart;
Working always, helping all,
Friends or foemen, hut or hall.
Never tempted work to stop,
Though my cup hold but drop.
Rising Heavenward, pure to grow,
Coming earthward, joy to sow"
REQ. S. E. Ldthr0p, IN N. Z. Independent.
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~ WOULDNA GLE a COPPER
PLACK."

PLACH."
Iwouldna gle copper plack
For ony man that turns his back
On duty cear
Iwouldna trust him for a groat,
Nor lift an oar in ony boat
which ne might steer.
When things are Just as things should be,
And Fortune gies a man the plea,
Where'er he be,
IT isna hard to understand
How he may walk through house and land
WI cheerful face and open hand,
Continually;
But when, l. spite O. wark and care,
man must loss and failure bear,
He merits praise
VIVA viii not to misfortune bow,
VIVA cocks his Bonnet on his brow
And fights and fights, he kensna how,
Through lang, hard days.
iwouldna gle an aud bawbee
IF NfN For ony man that | could see
sf Wha didna hold
The sweetness o. his mither's name,
The kindness O. his brothers claim,
The honor o womans fame,
For mair than gold
Nor is it hard for him to do,
Wha kens his friends are leal and true,
tfts Love sweet and strong,
The shadow of doubt or fear,
Orfeels the falling of tear
For ony wrong; st-
But gle him praise whose love is pain,
VIVA, wrong'd, forgives, and loves again,
And though he grieyes,
Lets not the dear one from his care,
But loves him mair and mair, and mafr,
And bdes his time wi hope and prayer,
- 4 And still believes.
Ay, gle him praise who doesna fear
The uphill fight from year to year,
And wha grips fast
His ain dear ones through good III,
Wha if they wander, loves them stl
Some day of Joy hen get his fill;
He'll win at last.
-~ItdTy A. lar, IN HdTpers Weekly
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had, nevertheless, been supported in
the heartiest manner by the gentlemen
on whom he had called; that the whole
scheme was the inspiration of a mo-
ment and the fruit of few hours
work; and that he trusted that the re-
suit Of it would be, not only the eman-
cipation of the Methodist Church from
the bondage of debt, but the strength
ening of the bond of fellowship among
the churches of New Albion. To that
wish there were many feryent responses,
and after prayer of thanksgiving by
the pastor, and the singing of g Blessed
Be the Tie that Binds,s' the congrega-
ton broke up. That day viii never be
forgotten by any one who had part in
its doings, and fruit of the seed then
sowed viii be reaped in the increasing
charity of many generations.
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CAN NO BETTER ILLUSTRATE the
heart work of a missionary, and give
you a glimpse into home and street life
than by relating to you briefly part of
one afternoons experience. | often see
the little ones carrying home beer
under fathers or mothers orders,
while we are clothing them and teach
ing them the awful sin of using it. L
have seen the old mother take the bottle
from son or husband who had purchased
it for her, hut l never realized there was
such depth of depravity among the
children until this afternoon of which l
speak. Not far from where the brew
cries are doing their terrible and de-
moralizing work ] met group of boys
and girls. They gathered around me
until there was great crowd, and l
tried to talk with them. They were
reeking with the fumes of tobacco and
liquor, and all the while the boys and
girls were wrestling, pushing and using
rough slang. A little fellow about
seven came up, and they cried out 70
him: !" Jim, you was drunk as tool lasC
night Then Jim's brother put IN an
appearance, staggering under the lntiu-
ence of drink. Last Saturday found
nearly every one of the girls IN the sew
inc school. Mrs. AEe10nder cooper, N
Qkjs0Qo Uaips StgnGh
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Steamed corn bread is particularly

Steamed corn bread is particularly
wholesome when made with butter
milk. If this cannot be procured, use
lobbered milk. To two cups of Indian
meal allow one cup of white flour, two
tablespoonful of white sugar, two and
a half cups of milk, one teaspoonful Of
soda. one of salt, one tablespoonful and
a half of melted butter; steam for two
hours in well-buttered tin. and dry of
in the oven, Chicago Journal,
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Recent experiments have demon
strated that the day is not far distant
when people will be able to order their
tea direct from China by telephone.
This is the age of wire and wind.
Z. Advertiser.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-26
Sheriff's Sale.
GIACOMO GINI and GIUSEPPE
RATIO, plaintiffs,
PETRO ROBERTI, Defendant.


Under and by virtue Of an order of sale issued
outpf the District Court Of the Sixth Judicial
District Of the State Of Nevada, in and for
Eureka County, on the It'll day Of July, A. D.
1883, and to me directed and delivered upon
q Judgment rendered In said Court on the 7th
day OF July, A. D. 1883, in favor Of Giscomo
Gini and Guseppi Ratio, plaintiffs, and against
Petro Roberti, defendant. for the sum Of nine
hundred and ten twenty-five hundredtbs del
lars lawful money Of the United States. dana
ges, with interest thereon ct the rate Of
one and one-half per cent per month until
paid, from the 26th day Of January. A. D. 1852.
In like money, and thirty and thirty-fve
h~undredths dellArs costs, and one hundred
dollars attorneys fees. and two dollars accru-
ing costs.
THU 18th day Of July, A. d. 1853, levied upon
the following described real property. in the
county Of Eureka. State Of Nevada, to. wit:
That certain wood and coal ranch situate
about twenty eight miles southwesterly from
the town Of Eureka. Nevada, in the Deer Greek
range OF D7ountains and upon the northwest
side thereof. and being the ranch purchased
by tho defendant from one J. 3. p. Robinson
| upon the 10th day Of November, 1878.
Public notice 10 hereby given that
ON Monday, the Thirtieth Day OF
July, A. ID. 1883,
| Between the hours Of 0 O'Clock A. n. and 5
| O'Clock P. NJ, to-wit. At - O'Clock noon Of said
day. I will sell all the right, title. claim and
interest Of said defendant. Petro Robert, in
and TO the abcve-described real property, 1t
the front door Of the Courthouse st the town
Of Eureka, County Of Eureka, State OF Nevada.
at public auction for cash in hand to the
highest and best bidder 10 satisfy said order
Of sale and costs.
". B. SWEENEY, Sheriff.
By J. n. HILL, Under Sheriff.
BAxxR 3 WINES, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Eureka. New July Z. 1883.