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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
KINDLY ADVICE TO STRAYING
REPUBLICANS.

A paper protesting to teach par
excellent Republicanism volunteers
some kindly advice to what it is
pleased to call certain worthy Repub-
licans," pointing out their duty in the
coming judicial election. These
worthy Republicans" it is intimated,
shave mistaken notion of judicial
and political functions" and therefore
that paper proceeds to enlighten them
as to the true elements of character
for the Office of judge. Although
the qualifications named are familiar
to most people Of ordinary sense, still
it is kind to be reminded of them.
The TELEGRAPH at the beginning of the
agitation Of the Circuit Judge candi-
dacy, expressed preference for con-
vention to select a candidate, that be-
ing in accordance with the practice
adopted after judges were made cleo
tive by the people, on the adoption Of
the constitution in 1848. But these
certain worthy Republicans" are told
that candidate elected as Republi-
can, or as a Democrat, necessarily i'm
plies prostitution of judicial position
for party ends, and inevitably results
in the worst kind of despotism." The
history of our judges in Wisconsin dis
proves any such conclusion. Both
political parties in past years have
nominated judges by conventions; but
no judge of either political party, so
nominated and elected, has, so far as
we are informed, ever prostituted his
Office to political ends.
There are now understood to be
three candidates distinctly before the
people, and others have been men.
toned as possible candidates before
April next. John T. Wentworth, a
pronounced Republican, has a call, it is
claimed, signed by over fifteen hundred
names; John B. Winslow, a pro-
nounced Democrat, has a call, signed,
it is said, by over twelve hundred
names. Judge Hand, of Racine, rad
ical Democrat, it is understood, is also
a candidate. Of the other candidates
whose names have been suggested we
are not authorized to speak. Racine
and Walworth counties have brought
forward candidates; Kenosha county
possibly may yet bring before the peo-
pie a favorite candidate. In view of
these different interests, the propriety
of a nominating convention, which the
TELEGRAPH has all along suggested,
would seem to have been the wiser
course. But now the paper protesting
to be the pure, unadulterated organ Of
the Republican party, comes forward
and counsels the worthy Republican,"
and all others to vote for John B.
Winslow, pronounced Democrat, and
cllnches the argument for the young
candidate by fling at old men with
grey boards.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
PUEBLO SCHOOLS.

with all the drawbacks and incOn.,
veniences of the extreme cold weather
the past month, our public schools have
not been materially interrupted, but
have maintained their attendance with
but little diminution of numbers. The
different departments of the city
schools are reported as progressing
well, and the teachers discharging the
trust committed to them faithfully.
The principal of the High School, Prof.
Leach, makes his influence felt in all Of
the departments through the medium
Of the teachers meetings, which are
stately held. Whether the parents
and guardians of the scholars are dis
charging their duty equally we'll, by
visiting the schools with frequency,
we cannot speak advisedly. An obli-
cation rests here, the fulfllment of
which is essential to the complete sue
cess of the schools.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
GRAMMAR a CURSE.

The st. Louis Society of Pedagogy
met recently in the Directors room of
the Polytechnic Building, the meeting
being the largest ever assembled. Mr..
Orville Bright, of Chicago, was intro
duced, and delivered an entertaining
address made upon the subject of
language lessons. He said; How to
teach English to English-speaking
children is question which until
within few years has little disturbed
the comfortable jog-trot of the average
pedagogue. For the requirement of
this means of communication the lit
tie children have been left 70 the re-
sources of the homes, the playground
and the street. How well these re-
sources have been improved is demon
strated every time they open their
mouths. But there has been a strange
stir in the philologicalworld of late-at
least in the common school corner of
1t. The mother tongne is asserting its
right to attention, and that with the
youngest pupils in our schools. Some
how the idea seems to be gaining
ground that it may be more practical
BILE to form good habits of speech
while children are young than TO break
up the rock-rooted habits of maturer
years, which we all know only too well.
Teachers here and there are waking
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
LABOR-SAVING MACHINERY
AND THE WORKING CLASSES

There are found not few persons
who indulge in the fallacy that labor
saving machinery is detrimental to the
working classes. According to their
reasoning the machine that does the
work Of ten men. under the guidance
of one man, deprives nine men of en-
ployment; hence they reason it would
have been better if the old-time hand
labor had been continued. Had the
sewing machine never been invented.
there would have been plenty of work.
they say, for thousands of young wo-
men now out of employment, and whose
support is heavy tax on their parents
or friends. Want of sufficient work.
they tell us, blunts the moral sensibili-
ties and tends to mental dissipation.
The same reasoning they apply to all
the great labor-saving inventions of
modern times; the reaper and the
mower, by which the labor requiring
a hundred men, less than half CEN
fury ago, is now performed by ten.
They tell us that all these abridgements
of hand-la6or, by the employment of
machinery, of throw working men out
employment, tend to strikes and mob
violence. The persons who draw
these conclusions are superficial
reasoners, and fail to take a compre
hensiye view of the general condition
of the people. The sewing machine
has been the greatest boon ever be
slowed on woman in this or any pre-
ceding age; it has raised her from a
condition of servitude to q higher
plane of life. Who that remembers
the sufferings of sewing girls forty
years ago in all of the large cities
their toll with the needle from early
dawn to midnight hour. earning but
scanty subsistence can fail to see
their disenthralment from such servi-
tude. "The Song of the Shirt" which
so pathetically described the thousands
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
FREE WHISKEY AND DEMO
CRACY.

Whoever has watched the proceed
ings of the Wisconsin legislature can
hardly have failed to observe how care
full the Democratic members are to
favor the liquor traffic. How can it
well be otherwise, since whiskey keeps
the party in power and enables it to
control elections -? If this be a harsh
statement, will some one come to the
front and attempt its disploval2 It is
true there are Democratic members in
the legislature to whom this general
charge does not apply; but these are
exceptional cases in Wisconsin as well
as elsewhere. It would be almost as
impossible for the Democratic party to
survive and exercise power, without
the liquor interest, as for company of
railroad employees to work and live
without bread and water. The prohibit
ton movement in this state seems to
have been abandoned, at least for the
present, not so much because the people
have lost faith in its rightfulness in
principle, but because of the impracti-
cability of its enactment and enforce
ment in Wisconsin. In many of the
states, wnere prohibition was the pop
ular theory for the suppression of the
liquor traffic last fall, attention has
been turned to high licenses as the more
practical way for securing the end
sought. The friends of temperance in
this state are now fayoring the high
license system, and have been hopeful
their wishes would be respected by the
legislature now in session. But in
stead of raising the price of licenses, it
has been proposed by Democratic men,
bers to reduce the price, from the pres
ent minimum of seventy-ive dollars to
five dollars; the policy of this is to null
tiply drinking places, and consequently
swell the influence of the Democracy.
1t is understood that there is still some
hope at Madison that the Republicans,
by the aid of few order-respecting
Democrats, may succeed in securing
the enactment of a high license law,
but the prospect is not at all encour-
aging.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
RANDALL.

Our roads were very badfrom Thurs
day till Monday, but they are now
pasSable.
Fordyce Benedict has sold his farm
of about 40 acres to August Radeeg
for $4,000.
Mrs. Lee Wilcox was so unfortunate
as to fall in going down cellar and
break her arm.
The suit of Richmond cS. Harrison,
for private damage, resulted in YER
dict of $50 for the plaintiff.
Ira Richmond's house in Genoa,
known as the Old Hotel, burned Sat
urday morning. The fire began in the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

who were plying the needle to gain a
precarious living, is sad reminder Of
the condition of women years ago.
The introduction of labor-saving
machinery, in all mechanical and in
dustrial occupations, has been bless
ing to the working classes; they are
now better paid than many years ago.
Before the invention of reapers, now
ers and other modern agricultural i'm
plements, the current price of farm
laborers was from seventy-fve cents
to one dollar day. The wages of
those employed in mechanical trades
are better now than before the helps
of machinery were introduced. But
more than all, the general condition
Of society has been greatly elevated.
Now the dwelling of the average
mechanic is furnished with as much
elegance and taste as were the houses
Of the average rich half century ago.
Education, intellectual culture and re-
finement have kept pace with the prog
ress of invention and improvements in
every department OF industry. Chill
dren are better clothed and at less ex-
pense, better educated and more COM
fortably housed, than before these i'm
provements came into use. The gen.
eral intelligence of the people has been
greatly increased, because of their re-
lief from much of the drudgery of
hard work, and affording more time
for reading and recreation. Every
new improvement in the implements
of husbandry or in mechanics should
be hailed as helps to higher civilian
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

The United States Senate has been
nearly evenly balanced for some time
past. Only two more senatorial cleo
tions are to occur to fill existing va
cancies-both of which are expected
will be filled by Republicans. The Sc
nate will then stand SO Republicans,
36 Democrats and Independents.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
HTGH-TONED ADJUSTMENTS AT
THE STATE CAPITOL.

An exhibition of cock-fghting, such
as is seen in half-civilized countries,
occurred at Madison last week. The
contest was between Milwaukee and
Madison, the fighting fowls belonging
to parties in those two cities. The
stakes were $500, besides as much
more changed hands by betters. Be-
fore the exhibition was quite ended,
the sheriff appeared and arrested a
number of the persons present. 1t is
said the members of the legislature
were not on hand to witness the savage
encounter of the fowls.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

For the past twenty years the gov
eminent clerks at Washington had been
required to work seven hours a day.
The House of Representatives have
voted, 124 to 80, to increase the time
of service to eight hours day, much
to the dissatisfaction of the department
plprks
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1883.

The overflow of water is not confined
to distant states. Beloit, in this state,
had an overflow last Sunday sufficient
to prevent the occupancy of the Bap-
fist church in that city. This may be
but the beginning of what is to follow.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

The liquor-prohibitlon sentiment APP
pears to be progressing even in the.
state of Arkansas. The Legislature of
that state has just passed what is
known as the "three-miIe act" 1t pro-
hibits for two years the sale of intoxi-
cants within three miles of any church
or school-house, orfpetition of a major
ity of the adult inhabitants, regardless
Of sex. There is now a law which
makes such prohibition perpetual, and
does not apply to cities of the first and
second class. The new law applies to
all.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

And another thing. Seeing in some
paper that Mr.. Williams was going to
Dakota for political reasons of his own,
we wrote him and asked about it. His
reply was as follows:
My residence is at GAINESVILLE and
it is my purpose to keep it there. ]
go to Dakota, not to get into politics,
but to get out of them"
That, it seems to US, is explicit and
strong enough to satisfy most men that
he has no sinister designs on the people
of Dakota.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

Hon. John Wentworth, sometimes
known as "Long John, is historic in
the west. He was one of the early set
tiers in Chicago, and for many years a
prominent journalist. He was elected
to congress in 1912, and gives the fol-
lowing incident of life in Washington !:
Washington was, in 1s43, the great
est slave mart in the United States.
Within sight of the Capitol, not far
from the lower gate, and near, if not
upon, the land where the public garden
now is, was building with a large
yard around it, inclosed with high
fence. Thither slaves were brought
from all the slave-holding regions, like
cattle to the Chicago stock-yards, and
locked up until sold. There were regu-
lar auction days for those not disposed
of at private sale. The Chicago fire
destroyed a hard cracker which had
preserved as specimen by which pur-
chasers tested the age of slaves, And
to this day, if there is anything that
the average southern negro does not
were placed upon block, and when a
question rose as to age the auctioneer
requested them to bite from a cracker
which all slave auctlOneers kept for
such occasions. The theory was that
while slave could masticate well he
could work. Nearly all the labor of
Washington was performed by slaves,
many Of whom were hired from the
neighboring states. The slaves were
expected to collect. their wages month
ly and take them home on some Satur-
day night. One morning missed my
boots, and when 1 went for the boot
black he was missing also. After
few days saw procession of captured
slaves, who had sought their liberty in
a Potomac schooner, chained two and
two, conducted towards the slave-pen;
and there / noticed my bootblack trudg-
ing along in my boots. had made
successful canvass for Congress in
those boots, but they failed the slave in
his canvass for freedom. He was sold
for the southern market, as was Gus
tomary with captured fugitives, and
my boots went with him. But wheth-
er they were worn out by him upon
some sugar, rice, or cotton plantation,
or by his ne W master, it was useless for
me to inquire. was democrat ia
those days. An anti-slavery friend
who stood by me at the time, observed
that the slave ought to have known
that if he ever got into democratic
boots he would have to go south,
whereas, if he had only stolen his boots
instead of mine, they would have land
ed him safely in Canada.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

The question, will there be an extra
session of Congress, is much agitated
at Washington, and the President will
be called upon to determine whether
the business interests of the country
require the calling together of the new
Congress. The session of the present
Congress is drawing near the close,
and important measures which have
long been under consideration are
likely to be passed over without final
action. The prevailing opinion at
Washington is, there will be no i'm
portant revision of the tariff or modifi-
cation Of the revenue laws before adj
journment. Tie Republican members
appear determined to put themselves
on the record in favor of the re-adjust-
ment of the tariff, the reduction of in
ternal revenue taxes, and leave the
judgment of their acts to the country.
The Democratic members are not so
anxious as might be supposed for an
extra session, for the reason the action
of the new members of the party who
will take seats in the next Congress
cannot be exactly calculated upon.
There are known to be diversities of
opinion In the ranks of the party on
the subject of the tariff, as well as 9TH
OF national questions. 1t is not strange,
therefore, that fears are entertained
the new Congress may make some
great mistakes, which will endanger
the future prospects of the party; mis-
takes have been made by the party in
other years which have set it back al.
most a whole decade.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

Judge VIM. Penn Lyon, now Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of
this state, whose term of Office will ex-
pire next January, has had call ad-
dressed to him, signed by the members
of the Legislature, without distinction
of party, to become a candidate for re-
election. Judge Lyon has replied ac-
cepting the call. From present indica-
tions, it is probable Judge Lyon will
have no opposition to his reelection,
which will occur in April next.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
TO CONSERVATIVES

The advertiser having been permanently cured
OF that dread disease, Consumption. by a simple
remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow
sufferers the means Of cure. To all who desire
it, he will send copy of the prescription used
free of charge) with the directions for pr spar-
ing the same, which they will find a sure Cure
for Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Asth.
ma, Bronchitis, &c.
Parties Wishing the prescription will please
address, Rev. E. A. WILSON, 1874 Penn Street,
WiliamsbuIgh n. Y.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
HEAVY FAILURE.

One of the heaviest failures in the
iron trade which has yet occurred is
the Brown & Bonnell iron company, of
Youngston, Ohio, employing 1000 men.
This company was founded in 1859 by
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
ON THIRTY DAYS. TRIAL.

THE voLTAIc BELT Co, Marshall, Mich, will
send DR. DYES CELEBRATED ELEcJR0-V0LTAIC
BELTS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES on trial for
thirty days to (young old) who are afflicted
with Nervous Debility, Lost Vitality and Manhood
and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and com
plete restoration of health and manly vigor. Ad-
dress as above. N. BIO risk is incurred, az
thirty days trial Is allowed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

upper part, and when discovered had
made such Roadway that it was i'm
possible to save anything in the upper
story. 1t was insured for $1,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
ROMANTIC STORY.

John v. Aver, of the firm of Hale s.
Aver, vas for more than twenty years
a resident of this county, and probably
every one here from the school boy and
older was acquainted with him, or at
least knew him by reputation. He was
the father of Herbert G. Aver, whose
heavy business failure is noticed in
another column. The following roman
tic incident in his history is taken from
a Chicago paper:
Years previous to the opening of the
rebellion, Mr.. j. v. Aver. founder of
the business which has collapsed, was
frequent visitor at New Orleans,
spending as he did most of his winters
there and at other points in the South.
During one of his stays in New Orleans
he became enamored of young lady.
whom he afterwards married in spite
Of the protests of her parents, whose
hatred of Northern people was even at
that early date most pronounced. Not
long after their marriage Mr.. Aver was
called back to the North, lea Ting his
wife in New Orleans. It was his pur-
pose to return to her, but receiving nc
replies to his letters, and being in
formed by a letter from member of
her family that she was dead, Mr..
Aver discontinued his visits to the
South, and few years later married
again, but this time in the North.
About twenty years after his marriage
in New Orleans, and while Ben Butler
was in charge of that city, he visited
the scenes of his early conquest. One
day while at dinner at the st. Charles
Hotel he saw at an adjoining table the
woman whom he had married so long
before.
HE FOUND A SON.
The recognition was mutual and ex-
plantations followed. The lady had
also been informed that he had died
soon after quitting New Orleans, and,
like him, had remarked. The fruit of
her second union was two daughters,
who were with her at the hotel. But
she also informed him that she had a
son of whom he was the father, who
at that time was fighting in the Con-
federate ranks. Mr.. Aver was ac-
quainted with General Grant, who at
that time was at Vicksburg, and after
the mother had secured the sons re-
lease from the army, General Grant
received him into the Union
ranks. That son was Herbert G.
Aver. He came to Chicago with his
new found father, and was given a
responsible place in Mr.. Ayers house,
and the favorite place in his fathers
heart. Some time after he was en-
ployed in the Stock Yards Bank, but
he returned to his fathers store and
lahored energetically and successfully
for the upbuilding of the business.
After the finding of his son, Mr.. Aver
provided amply for his first wife, who
was then a widow, and her two daugh-
tiers. Herbert always held the pre-
ferred place in his fathers opinion, and
when the latter passed away he left a
will bequeathing almost the entire
business to him. From the first he
displayed superior business tact, and
to his management was largely due the
excellent position occupied by his house
in the iron world. i
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23

John WinanS, the new Democratic
member from this Congressional dis
trict, is having his little indscretions
closely guarded by the JaneSDille GGz-
cite, which paper promptly comes to
his rescue, and explains away any APP
parent departure from propriety. This
is all very kind, inasmuch as the Gaz
cite was indirectly instrumental in
getting Mr.. Winans on the course, as
an independent candidate in opposition
to Charles G. Williams. 1t is limited
the Gazette is already contriving for
another Independent movement when
the next Congressional election occurs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
Failing!

mat IS what a great
many people are doing.
They don't know just what
is the matter, but they have
a combination of pains and
aches, and each month they
grow worse.
The only sure remedy
yet found is Browns IRON
BITTERs, and this by rapid
and thorough assimilation
with the blood purifes and
enriches it, and rich, strong
blood flowing to every part
of the system repairs the
wasted tissues, drives out
disease and gives health and
strength.
This is why Browns
IRON BITTERs will cure
kidney and liver diseases,
consumption, rheumatism,
neuralgia, dyspepsia, mala-
ria, intermittent fevers, &c.
Mr.. Simon Blanchard, a we'll
known citizen of HayesvIle, Meade
county, Kentucky, says: "My wife
had been sick for long time, and
her constitution was all broken
down and she was unable to work
She was advised to use Browns Iron
Bitters, and found it to work like
charm. We would not now be with
out it for any consideration, as we
consider it the best tonic in the
world"
Browns IRON BITTERs
is not a drink and does not
contain whiskey. 1t is the
only preparation of Iron
that causes no injurious eff
fects. Get the genuine.
Don't be imposed on with
limitations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-02-23
rHE KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH

NJ. FRANK, EDITOR
ONCE in Masonic Block, room Of Judge Van
Wyek.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1883-07-07

Mr. n. ID. HARM 6 Southland street. Trenton, N. j.,
says: Il tried Browns Iron Bitters for general
Weakness and they have been great relief