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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
a Light House Keepers Life.

NEW JfR 1uneS-
The keepers of the lighthouses lead, as
rule, very monotonous lives. Their duties are
to see that the lights are carefully trimmed
and cleaned every day, and to repeat this OPP
GRAFTON as many times during the day as the
case may require. In stormy weather the
lights must be trimmed more frequently than
in fine weather. Some of the smaller lights
have but one keeper each He is expected to
sit up till IL o'clock at night, in which case, if
the weather is good and the light is working
properly, he is allowed to lie down for three
or four hours rest After examining the light
at about 3 O'Clock in the morning he
must be up and eYtinguish the light
At 10 o'clock he is expected to begin
cleaning up the light and putting
things in order for the ensuing night In some
Of the large lighthouses four keepers are en-
ployed. When there is more than one keeper
the men divide into watches, and at least one
Of them is always on duty during the night
When the light house is on some reef, sur
rounded by deep water, the lonely keepers are
often worried with fancy that the FONDA
tons are erumbling beneath them This is
more apt to be the case during the prevalence
of heavy storm, when the furious gusts of
wind make the tower seem to rock On its foun-
dations. The men can occasionally obtain
few days leave of abseace The keepers are
paid IN proportion to the Importance of their
lights and the amount of labor required.
Their wages range from s95 per month up
ward. and they are also supplied with food
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Hotel Clerks.
Rochester Chronicle.

Rochester Chronicle.
ANY well-regulated clerk in hotel where
the guests are not all deaf mutes should an
swer from 100 to 500 questions per day A
clerk has not only got to be posted as to all the
railroads, but as to all the business places of
the city. He must know all the leading pro-
fessional men in the city, and give his opinion
daily upon the attraction that is holding the
boards of the theatres We can generally tell
from the appearance of a guest whether he
would enjoy Buffalo Bill or Mary Anderson
Of another clerk, the reporter asked: sDo
you have much trouble with theatrical combi-
nations nowadays?"
@They are not quite so bad as last year, but
they are bad enough Isn't it singular that
an actor or actress wants more attention than
any other travelling person? They keep the
bell boy on the go all the time, they find fault
with everything and everybody, they break
more furniture and destroy more bed clothing
than any person who stops at hotel And
then, too, they must stop at theatrical rates.
which means about fifty cents per day less
than anybody else. For my part cannot see
where there is any money in theatrical COM
pany for hotel proprietor, and the idea that
they should be kept at less rates than anybody
else is perfectly ridiculous.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12

Lady Moncton, the wife of Londons we'll
salaried town clerk, and a ablue-stocking" of
the most pronounced type, will shortly make
her appearance on the regular boards as a
professional actress. Lady Moucton is fairly
good looking, though she will never gain
name as a professional beauty" but, like the
Jersey Lily, she is a great favorite of the
prince of Wales, and her amateur perform
ances have been largely patronized by the no.
bihty. Truth to add, the lady is great imi-
tator of Mrs Leo Hunter, and her dinners and
parties are among the best of the season La
dy Moncton's professional concert" and stage
lover" will be Sir Charles Young, an eccentric
baronet. who has written score of pieces,
and who always represents his own heroes.
Sir Charles is not a good actor, but he looks
upon himself as Henry Irving, Toole, Kendall,
and Charles Wyndham rolled into one As he
is the first real, live baronet" who has trod
the boards since Sir William Don's time, his
appearance as an actor viii possess a certain
amount of interest 1t viii certainly be fol-
lowed by trip to America, that bourne from
which so many professionals quickly return.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Points ON Pumpkin Pie.

GV6uInS HOSL
@What is the matter with the pumpkin now
a-days?" said a gentleman the other day. Il
never see, and certainly never eat, any more
such golden, luscious pies as my mother used
to make" After making due allowance for
the change in the individual from boyhood to
manhood, the fact remains that there is de-
cline in pumpkin pies. A searcher after the
reasons for it declares one to be that too many
spices are now used, entirely Disgusting the
flavor of the pumpkin, which If properly
cooked and of good quality, is delicate and
agreeable. Ginger seems to be the only legiti
mate seasoning for a pumpkin pie, but faint
suspicion of allspice or of cinnamon is allowa-
BILE. Then, too, instead of sweetening with
sugar alone, at least half of the sweetness Of
the pie should be due to molasses. For one
medium sized pie allow one full coffee-cup
of stewed pumpkin poured through the
kitchen sieve" after the manner of Sydney
Smiths salad If rich in eggs, allow two or
three; if not, make three eggs do duty for two
pies, dividing after beating If the milk used
to thin the pumpkin is half cream so u ch the
better. A teaspoonful of ginger is a liberal
allowance for one pie Bake with an under
crust only, and until the top of the pie is
brown and a delicate skin has formed over it
flor removing which many child has passed
under the .odl
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Our Beauties Across the Seas.


Secure in the fiawless armor of her innate
purity, the American girl touches pitch and
is not defiled. Her large eyed gaze compre-
hends all things unabashed She fears moth
ing and shrinks from nothing. In much that
an English girl would describe as modesty,
she detects a lack of sincerity and frankness;
much that an English matron would commend
as delicacy. and ladylike feeling, she spurns as
a want of proper spirit and independence. It
is difficult to hit on any subject of conversation
even among those that are ordinarily re-
served for the club or smoking room, which
30 far from discountenancing or discouraging,
she is not able to approach Independently by
the light of her own reading or experience.
And about all she says or does there is a large
ness buoyancy, freedom from restraint,
that freshens and exhilarates like breeze
from the sea. Men who, as rule can't @get
on" in ladies' society, are attracted to her and
drawn out by her. Before she has long been
admitted into the London drawing room, even
of the most exclusive order, she is certain to
be the centre of an admiring and attentive
group, comprising men of many different
types.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
The Hair and the Complexion.

boston Gl0D6
The appearance of the hair will depend
great deal on the style of wearing it Pale
colored hair, whether of a yellowish or a
brownish tint, need not be dyed in order to
make it add to The beauty of the wearer. Nine
times out Of zen any attempt to change the
natural Unit thus violently will result disas-
trousIy. Judicious care and diet and mode
OF life that will increase the amount of iron in
the system will frequently darken somewhat
the color that nature gave in the first place.
though the result will come about rather
slowly. Hair that the possessor thinks is too
pale IN color should be worn in crimps and
waves as fluffy as they can be made, and the
play of light and shade will render the effect
more beautiful than would any attempt
at coloring Moreover, when any at
tempt is made to bleach or otherwise
change the color of the hair that does
not work through the system, it will be found
that the process must be gone over again.
month after month, as the hair grows and as
the effects of the process wear off until she
who has once made the trial grows thoroughly
weary and would gladly have her tresses back
In their original condition, if such a thing
kOSSAbAO~
must be kept up. Red-haired people who
attempt to darken the color of their hair>or
make it less fiery by generous applications of
oil commit great mistake Whatever they
gain, or think they gain, by thus darkening
Its tint they lose in the disgusting appearance
the oil gives. 1t is great deal better to keep
it soft and glossy by proper care Sandy locks
can frequently be made to take on rich
golden tinge by keeping the scalp well cared
for and vigorously brushing the hair.
Long, dropping lashes are greatly desiredby
most ladies, Their growth will be stimulated
by carefully trimming the ends every other
days proceeding that should be carefully
performed with tiny scissors barely clipping
but hairs breadth from the ends But the
eyebrows must not be trimmed as it makes
them shaggy and uneven. There are numer-
GUS ointments that are said to possess the vir
tue of making the eyelashes grow, but their
beneficial properties are very doubtful And.
moreover, some of them are actually Injurious
to the eyes If it is desired to prevent the
tendency Of the eyebrows to meet the contact
may be avoided by pulling out the hairs every
morning regularly when the toilet is made. If
they spread irregularly, pinch the hairs to-
gether where thickest If the eyebrows are
thin, the growth of the. hairs may be made
thicker by brushing and rubbing the brows
every day with fine brush.
The first requisite for clear, pleasing com
nlaxinn is good health though there nav be
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Purity of the sick-rOom.

To appreciate the Importance of thorough
ventilation of the apartments occupied by the
SICK both as means OF recuperation and of
preventing the infection of others, it is neces-
sary to understand one feature of the action of
disease, that of communicating the air. In a
fever for example, which naturally results
directly from closing the pores, by @cold,"
or retaining in the system more than one-half
of the waste of the body, this waste, poison
GUS and more or less putrid matter is thrown
Of. extensively by the lungs, the rapidity of
the breathing being increased. To addition
ally facilitate this publication Of the system
while the usual avenues of escape, the pores,
are closed-the blood circulates with unusual
rapidity, corresponding with the rapid breath
ing, the carbonaceous waste matter being act
ually burned like coal in the furnace, neces-
Sarily producing the fever hest. evolving fom
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12

. step further, and say that almost ali rnose
who live In tenement houses are anfavorably
situated from sanitary point of view Such
thing as a really well kept tenement house is
rare. As rule they are neglected and out Of
repair The landlord trusts the management
to an agent, seldom sees what state they are
in himself, and, above all, grudges to spend q
cent on the most necessary work.
But how do they keep their tenants?s asked
the reporter. ST the proprietor Of private
dwellings or flats suffers his houses to Become
dirty, or unhealthy, or fall into 1l-repair, he
loses his tenants elf-interest makes him
take care of the occupants interest"
GAh, the case is differnt The poor families
that inhabit tenement houses are at the land
lords mercy-iterally So They are afraid to
ask him to make repairs or abate nuisances;
they are afraid to complain to the board of
health, and half the complaints they send to US
are anonymous. Why, our inspector, Mr..
Booth, tells us in his last report that these
unfortunate people viii deny the existence of
q defect which at the same moment lies plain
to their eyes and his.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12

AuulhudpO4l5 hSNlSW.
It is made quite plain that men and women
should not make mistakes in marrying; but as
long as the world is inhabited they will make
such mistakes, and make them with the best of
Intentions There isno possible way to prevent
it. The question is how best to unmake them?
There is kind of morality preached in novels
which is a lie, debasing and foul in its influ-
ence. 1t is that morality which waits for
death to cut the nuptial knot when it has be-
come canker to the soul The influence of
this teaching is for evil. In the stories the
selfish and tyrannical husband dies. In real
life the woman who apes the abused wife of
the novel, poses as the soul of love and duty,
while in her heart she longs for the day to
come when she can spread the earth over him.
Beside such vile hypocrisy as this legal sepa-
ratiopsjs as pure as snow. There is neither
morality decency nor self-respect, in q union
which, while respectable on the surface is as
rotten as sin within The woman who obtains
q divorce from the man she loathes pre-
serves her self-respect The law forged her
bonds and the law has power to annul what
it makes, and leave her without dishonor in
her own mind or the public's. She need not
lower herself in her own estimation by nurs-
ing the hope that he will die, which if she
were an angel she could not help doing if
there WAS no other way out of her misery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12

The king of Corea has made an extraor-
binary confession Of sin. It is doubted if the
ruler Of any nation ever made one more ex-
traordinary: Il have been for seventeen years.
at the head Of the nation" he says, although
was wanting in ability My administration
has been failure, and abuses have arisen IN
the government through my fault repent,
but it is too late Since I occupied
the throne 1 have made many i'm
provements in roads and other things,
and both rich and poor have had to
suffer under the burden. This is my sin. I
have often altered the currency and sacrificed
the interests of the people. This is my sin. I
have acted against relisiou doctrines. have
wasted the revenue. This is my sin. Bribery
has been carried on publicly. The complaints
OF the victimized have not reached my ear.
This is my sin. The taxes have been enbezz-
lied, and the business Of the people ruined
This is my sin. am ashamed to come before
the people again 1 win purify my mind
and repent of my former misComgs
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
A College Cooperative Society.

new YORK Sun.
Four hundred Harvard professors and stu
dents formed cooperative society nine
months ago, and opened store, where books,
sporting articles, stationery, fuel, pictures and
clothing were either kept in stock or sold by
sample The price for everything was per
cent above Wholesale cost and members only
could buy, but on 40 other terms than cash
down They also pay % a yea year; The expert
and no reason for failure in the future is ap-
parent There is no capital at risk, the per
cent and yearly dues cover the expenses, and
the members, now increased to $685. get their
supplies at an average of 20 per cent less than
branch of the business is the sale of second
hand books and furniture, by which students
get pay for their discarded things, instead of
throwing them away.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Errors of Etiquette.

Cincinnati Saturday Night
The lady who tries to keep pace with the
fashions must needs be extremely careful as
to every particular in her costuming, as to
cut and quality of each garment, and as to
when, how and where to wear them.
There are ten thousand laws as inexorable
as those of the Modes and Persians, of which
fashion demands observance concerning the
most minute and trifling the multitudinous
details that go toward the makeup of the
fashionable woman.
For example, a late member Of a we'll
known fashion journal says: "Annie of Austria
collarettes are suitable only for matinee
jackets. Turkish fez caps are worn only as
breakfast caps" Apropos of these edicts of
fashion, an incident:
Seated near couple of ladies at the Grand
the other night we overheard q portion of
their conversation.
Said one: "You notice that have on an An
ME of Austria collarette"
yes, responded the other, @what could you
have been thinking about, my dear? You know
they are only worn at matinees"
"Of course l do, and felt SO mortified.
don't see how | came to make such an awful
blunder. What in the world will people
dreadful; the other day went down to din
ner with my fez cap on Just think of it,
wearing a breakfast cap to dinner! Did
you ever hear anything so ridiculous in your
life?"
And the other lady vowed that she never
had
A brutal fellow next to US who had been lis
tening to this conversation, turned to us, and
in voice distinctly audible to the ladies' said:
Queer what funny mistakes man will
make about his toilet You wouldn't believe
it now, but it's fact that I've come here to-
night with my suspenders on wrong side out !"
Great Caesar! is that so?" we calculated
Eyes" said he, "and l never felt so 'shamed
that"
%Impossible!"
*Yes, sir; only last Sunday went to church
with my opera hat on, and the next night
took in variety show in my Sunday boots"
and then the horrid things went out to get a
drink
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12

gases ~ very rapid rata. POISONING the ar OF
D. room
may safely assert that one sick man may
consume as much oxygen as four well ones
thus destroying the relations of the oxygen
and nitrogen Of pure air-throwing OF an
equal amount Of poisonous gases. This
foulness is practically the equivalent OF Sdls-
ease germs, which should neither be breathed
by the patient nor the attendants This i'm
plies ventilation of the room and cleansing
Of every part Of it, with the clothing, personal
and bedding. But will not the patient stake a
cold?" With an experience and observation
during more than thirty years, ! never have
known of an instance in which one having a
high fever, with fearful heat of the body, suf-
fered from washings, cleanliness, or from an
abundance of pure and cool air! I am fully
convinced that the substitution of pure air in
abundance would justify dispensing with one
half of the medicine now used, in the absence
OF such air. Indeed, the most important re-
medal agents-not to say that no medicines
should be used-are air, sunlight rest, fasting
80 long as there is no appetite-water for
drinking and bathing, and sleep. 1t is not
needful to expose the patient to currents Of
cold air, or to produce discomfort In any way
So long as there is no suffering from the
glare Of light or from too great heat there is
scarcely a possibility OF too much sun
light And so long as no discomfort
arises from GOODNESS, can see no danger from
an abundance of air, even cool air, just such
as the patient will regard as refreshing. In
the matter of room-cleansing, and ventilation,
there can be no adequate substitute for air
and sunlight To exclude these is to have
filthy room. To exclude the might air" is to
sleep in the filth.
The most important matter in ventilating the
sick room is the escape of the foul gases.
This may be done very safely by
opening the door leading to the attic,
whore two opposite windows are open.
If a window in the room as nearly opposite
this door as possible is slightly raised, a cur
rent of air will naturally pass out and up,
finding an escape at these windows. An open
fue, an open space in the ire-board,a slightly
lowered window in the room, and the Like,
will be safe and etfectuaL If there is sufi-
cient clothing, no one in any ordinary climate
need fear night air, which is not necessarily
impure, but too moist to be endured without
extra clothing. Dr.. j. II. HANAFoRD.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
Jumbo ON his Muscle.


Bridgeport Farmer.
Jumbo took it into his capricious head last
night that he would like little more liberty,
and SO he braced himself, and placing his
enormous head against the side of the build
ing, walked through it, apparently as easy as
if it were paper. Previous to his return with
the travelling show, the corner designed for
him in the elephant quarters was overlaid
with plank, crossed and re-crossed, spiked
and bolted, until wall nearly foot thick had
been formed and it was thought that nothing
on this earth could bear it down. But he pried
off the boards with his tusks. and made quite
hole in that way. Then he went through
what was left with the greatest ease. He
wasn't bit ugly about it; it was only one of
his playful freaks After he reached the open
air he was as quiet and gentle as lamb, and
walked off around the grounds as unconcern-
eddy, in charge of Mr.. Scott, his English
trainer: His prodigious strength can hardly
be realized He will snap off beam six in
ches square with great ease, and perform
other pleasant tricks of like nature.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-12
The Wretchedness of Tenement Life
in New York.

A reporter who called at the Fourth avenue
Office yesterday, opened conversation with
Mr.. Bovine, the secretary of the association
for improving the condition of the poor, with
an inquiry as to the extent of theexisting need
for sanitary work among the tenement houses.
at is very needful, indeed, said Mr.. Bovine
@The general condition of the tenement houses
is very bad and the landlords will assure3ly
never make improvements unless they are
compelled There are thousands of poor
people who pass their lives, year
after year, summer and winter, amid
dirt and misery such as the
general public never imagine, and what i,
more serious, constantly breathe an atmos
nhere directly conducive to disease NAV
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The Greed of New York Landlords.

N. Y. Herald Interview.
The houses are just filed to suffocation, the
landlords know that they will have no trouble
in securing new tenants, and they show no
mercy to unfortunates who fall behind in their
rents or offend them in any other way. This
may remark, partly explains the number of
destitute and homeless persons who have been
reported all last year, notwithstanding the
general prosperity, and am afraid there may
be much distress from the same canse this
winter The crowding is especially bad in the
lower portions of the city, and of course the
house-owners' power is greatest there, and the
houses are, as rule, in the worst condition.
Rapid transit has not done what was ex-
pected in scattering the population In the
first place the supply of cheap dwellings, up
town is defective, and hundreds Of laborers
who work in the northern end of the island
are still compelled to live in the old quarters
of the city. Many others who work down
town will not live in Harlem-frst, because
they wish to avoid the expense of riding, and,
secondly, because they cannot spare the time
or run the risk of delays. In view OF all these
facts tenements are at premium, and are
likely to remain SO, and the landlords are de-
termined to make the last cent they can get
out of their advantage. They demand the
most exorbitant rates-that is, of course, con-
sidering the accommodations they grind
down the tenants and neglect their comfort at
all times, save when under the finger of the
law.
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school without Books.

Prof Thomas Hunter, of the New York
schools, has some rather radical ideas as to
public school methods. He would suggest, for
example, that grammar should be taught with
no text books History in the lower grades
should be taught with no text books Geogra-
ply in the first stages should be taught only
with maps. The teacher should take half an
hour each day to teach children how to study,
how to acquire knowledge by silent reading.
barren facts.