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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-10-05
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The best wheat always comes from
land previously sown to cloYer.-N Y
Herald
Try Persian Insect Powder on the
bugs, and if that is Ineffective, pulyer-
lied borax.-N + Tribune.
To keep tinware nice and bright,
scour it every two or three weeks
with fnely-sifted coal-ashes. ~ Prairie
Farmer.
Bees viii go from three to seven miles
In search of honey, but it is believed
that when they have to go over two
miles they bring back but little honey.
Vegetable Rank
Captain Corn in the garden,
Straight and strong and tall.
No matter how high his neighbors grow,
He oyertops them all.
With silken plume and bright green cloak,
He really cuts dash;
But when he marries Lima Bean,
He'll lose his rank-I think its mean
And be plain Succo-Tash.
-Hdrper's Young People.
"A Kentucky paper says that the
breeding of fast horses has been much
condemned, but it has done immense
good to agricultural interests. 1t has
turned the farmers pot-bellied, long
headed, stumbling, staggering plug into
a smart, bright, quick-stepping horse
that can do twice the amount of work
his predecessor was capable of, and trot
off to market or to church in quarter
of the time.
The Gardeners Chronicle relates an
instance where apples and pears were
planted on heavy clay, which had been
trenched down to ian iron hard pan. )"
The trees made no growth, and moss
and lichens grew on them. The orchard
was then thoroughly drained. In six
months the lichens began to disappear,
and the next year a fine growth was
made. The soil had been warmed by
the drainage, and the fertility had been
made accessible to the growing roots.
Cinnamon tarts please the children.
To eight ounces of butter allow one
pound of flour, one pound of brown
sugar, three eggs; rub the butter and
sugar to cream, add the eggs, leaving
out the white of one, stir in the -four,
roll thin and cut in three-inch squares.
Before putting into the oven, rub the
top with the white of the egg, and
sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
mixed. A blanched almond or an En-
glish walnut may be placed in the cen
ter, or may be broken in bits and a piece
put at each corner.-Detroit Post.
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The Struggle for Existence.

The intensity of the struggle for ex-
istence in England is well set forth by a
magazine writer, who asserts that 800, 900
families in London alone are in the
habit of pawning small articles, and
that more than 100000 unredeemed
pledges are sold every year. AS many
as 10000 are taken in pledge yearly
throughout the country, and, although
certain proportion of these are stolen
goods, it is estimated that only one in
$4,000 can be counted as such. In no
country in the world is the same relat-
ivepoverty possible, not even in st. Pc
tersburg, where the extremes of poverty
and riches are as marked as they are in
London, for there there is no interme-
date class to answer to the English
middle class, from which and the better
class of lower orders the pawnbrokers'
profits are most derived. In Paris the
Mont de Pete is comparatively little
frequented, except by those who have
been driven to poverty by excuses,
whereas in London really respectable
people relieve temporary pressure3in
this way.-N Y. Nail.
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saying: "Where are you going, PINK
Sun1-bonnetg You go this way, and l
VIII go that, and we viii see which win
get to Grandma Browns house frs"
Then the dog left her, and her poor
little heart beat fast as she drew near
the door, for she was sure she should
hear some one inside say: Pull the
latch and the door will come open"
AS she stepped up under the little
uncovered porch, she found that the
door was partly open.
She peeped slyly in, and saw nothing
but the frill of a white cap above the
back of the old rocking-chair. She
glanced at the bed, and saw no one
there
Finally she ventured in. and threw
her arms around Grandma's neck, and
said: so Grandma Brown. | am so
glad | got here first" "Why, child,
what do you meanp' said Grandma.
Wei, | viii tell you," said Pink
Sun bonnet. "Mamma had filed my
basket with nice little things to bring
to You; this little pat of butter, and this
bottle of sweet-cream, and this little roll
of pot-cheese, and after [ had gone
little way, stopped to pick some but
tercups for you, and it all made me
think of little Red Riding-hood. and
just as | got to the top of the hill,
great big dog came along, and put his
nose into my basket, and 1 thought he
was going to say: Where are YOU 90
ing, Pink Sun-bonnet? You go this
way and I will 90 that, and see which
will get to Grandma Browns house
first And [ was afraid to come in, for
fear he had eaten you up, and had put
your cap on, and would look at me
with his big eyes,
Grandma listened attentively until
Pink Sun bonnet had finished her story.
She then drew her close to her side, and
smiling, said:
my silly little child, that dog was
farmer Whites good old Rover that
saved little Mamie from drowning last
summer. He would not harm hair on
your head. Take off your sun bonnet,
dearie, and rest a bit; you tremble like
a frightened bird"
Pink Sun-bonnet drew her chair close
to Grandma, and began listening to her
stories that were always new, until she
had quite forgotten her fright. y Youths
Companion.
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A Natural Mistake.

Mrs. Jameson is a Brooklyn lady,
and she had a very sore finger, caused
by striking the wrong nail while laying
carpets. She had procured the finger
of an old kid glove and used it for a
fnger-stall. Thereby hangs tale.
While cleaning house the other day
she disturbed mouse AMI it ran into
one OF the bureau drawers which was
lying on the floor Mrs. bamieson is
not timid woman by any means, but
womar-ike, she called for her husband.
He was shaving himself and he came in
with his face covered with lather.
"'Smatter?" he asked, with his
mouth full Of soap.
"There's a mouse in that drawer and
I want you to help me kill it, she an
swered.
Mr.. Jameson isn't at az fond of
mice, and he'd rather 60 without them
than nav an exorbitant rate for them,
but he didn't want to appear afraid, so
he went out into the kitchen and pro-
cured little Tommy's baseball bat. He
climbed up on top of the bureau, and
told Mrs. j. to fetch on her mice"
"I'll lift the clothes out" she said,
"and when the mouse jumps you
squash him."
She grabbed the clothes out one by
one, and finally Jameson saw the
mouse jump. Then he struck at it, up
set the bureau and went through the
looking glass, while Mrs. j. went into
the kitchen to howl.
They don't commune at the same ia
BILE now, for what Jameson mistook
for the mouse was the fnger-stall on
Mrs. J.'s fnger.-N Y World.
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Plenty Of Wild Land in the East.

No doubt many of our readers resid-
ing in the Western States think that all
the arabic land in the East, and especial
ly near our larger cities, was long since
cleared of its forests and broken up
with the plow. But the truth is there
are hundreds and thousands of acres
all along our seaboard awaiting the ak
man and plowman. There IS nearly
half million of acres on Long Island
alone in the primitive state, except
perhaps that portion OF the best trees
have been cut and put to practical use,
but the land itself has never been dis
turbed by agricultural implements.
What is true of Long Island is also true
of New Jersey, and while both are so
near the greatest city on this continent
that the sound Of its church bells may
almost be heard in the depths of their
great forests, young and old men go
West In search of new lands that they
might find near home, at price not
much if any above what IS asked for
Wild prairie within railroad limits.-M.
J. Sun,
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The Romances OF Millionaire.

There were three romances in the life
of the late Joshua Sears, the million
aire grocer of Boston. The first was
when he was a poor young man. He
started Irritation with a wealthy
beauty on a railroad train, called on
her afterwards, and finally found that
his suit was in vain, because he was
poor and she was rich. He became en-
gagged to dashing young widow. One
of her friends asked her: what are
you going to be married to that old
fellow for ?n "For his money. of
course" said she. Sears heard of this.
!" For my money, eh Pn he sailed; mot
by a--blessed- sight, He went to his
lawyers, and was told she would have a
good case in a breach-of- promise suit.
He didn't want a lawsuit, so he handed
a confidential friend $4,000 and told
him to go and see the widow and fix
things up;'' which was done, she &C
cepting the bride and giving him his
freedom. The third was when he was
an old man. He found himself enor-
mously rich, but thought "When
am gone, as I soon shall be, who will
enjoy it all ?n So he went to his friend
Alpheus Hardy, and said, {. Hardy, I'm
thinking Of getting married What do
you think about it Pr Hardy thought
he knew lady who would just suit.
"Well, then, Hardy, you go and ar
range it.. So Hardy conducted the ne
gotiations and Sears was accepted. On
his wedding morn the bashful BRIDE
groom called Hardy aside and said !:
Hardy, / don't know anything about this
ceremony and you do. So I want you
to stick close to my side and coach me,
so | won't make any laundering mis-
take Hardy did so and all went well.
Boston Globe.
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HUMOROUS.

"A nipping air-The one the mos
quito sings before he bites. -fhiladez-
phiG Herald.
When hen retires for the night,
it is quite proper to speak of her as a
rooster. Rochester Post Erpress.
Colorado has no SLEEPY Hollows, !"
but has plenty of material for such a
place. Its mountains are full of Can
yawns.
Philadelphia ladies are learning
baseball; one of them has caught her
husband out several times already
Boston Bulletin.
-" Well,' said Amy, after patiently
trying for an hour to drown worm in
Horse Creek, without being rewarded
by even nibble; well, fishing isn't
what it's cracked up to be-" "More
slangp' exclaimed the high-school girl;
''you should say: Fishing is not pull
verified according to the original inten-
ton. "-Oi CSty Derrick.
-''How is it you can tell such whop-
pers?" asked a caller, addressing the
editor of the fish-story department.
"Well, you see" replied the editor,
''our wife's name is Anna" "What
has that to do with it?'' "a great
deal. When we are writing fish-stories
we usually have Anna nigh us to help
u.s." The caller was carried to the hos
pital. = Chicago Times.
The old gentleman met him at the
door, almost before Hernandez hand
had left the bell-knob, and with one
courtiy gesture of his paternal hand
waved the young man in the general
direction of the front gate. Hernandez
obeyed, with infinite tact and courtesy,
remarking as he moseyed down the de-
serted street, that he knew the signal
service had predicted a cool wave from
the northeast, but he had no idea it
would get along SO soon. detroit Post.
Five or SIX couples had been invited
in to play cards and listen to music,
and peaches had been passed with other
refreshments. The party was just
ready to break up when the terror Of the
family entered the parlor and called
out: "There, pa, what did ma tell you?"
The g governor probably knew what
was coming, but before he could get the
youngster out of the way he shot off the
other barrel with: ''Ma said if we
bought clingstone peaches we'd save at
least halt, and we have. "-Detroit Free
Press.
Little Mary, who is very much in
terested in studying ''the laws of
health since school began, had been
asking Mr.. Rather all sorts of questions
about diseases and their remedies.
''Now, papa" she continued, ''if you
neglect bad cold you lay foundation
for the consumption, don't youP''
Eyes answered her father 'sAnd
consunptives are thin and pale, ar'n't
they?" Eyes" ''What other signs
are there in, well, in quick consump-
ton, papa?" Five minutes for refresh
ments, posted in railroad Stations re-
sponded r. The examination closed.
Boston Courier.
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WHIT NIGHT HAKE BEEN

So many things there might have been
Had our dear child not died
We count them I'D and call them DER,
we weigh the less against the more,
In Joy she never knew or shared,
The bitter woes forever spared,
The dangers turned aside
HeaYen's ful security--and then,
Perplexed, we sigh-all might have been.
We might have seen her sweet cheeks glow
with loves own happy bloom,
Her eyes with maiden gladness full,
Elnding the whole world beautifu;
we might have seen the joyance fail,
The dear face sadden and grow pale,
The smiles fade into gloom,
Loves sun grow dim and sink again
Either of these it might have been.
We might have seen her with the crown
OF wifehood on her head,
"A queen of homes fair soYereignties
With little children at her knees;
Or, broken-hearted and alone,
Bereft and widowed of her own,
Mourning beside her dead
This thing or that. beyond our ken,
1T might have been, it might have been.
There is no need of questions now,
NO doubts, or risks, or fears;
Safe folded in the Eternal care,
Grown fairer each day and still more fair,
With radiance in the clear young eyes
Which in cool depths of Paradise
Look without stain of tears,
Reading the Lords intent, and then
Smiling to think what might have been.
We, too, will smile, oh dearest child;
Our dull souls may not know
The deepthings hidden from mortal sense
Which find their Heavenly confidence;
On this one sure thought can we rest,
That God has chosen for thee the best,
Or else it were not so;
He called thee back to Heaven again
Because He knew what might have been.
Susan Coolidge, in COngregGtiOndlist.
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Temperance Items.

! ONE OF THE WORST EVILS connected
with drinking in this country arises
from the fact that many brewers are the
owners of chattle mortgages on saloons,
/ which. being thus ''tied," are COM
PEELED to sell whatever compound may
| be delivered to them for ale or BEER
NJ Y Herald.
81 ADVISE ALL you saints and sim
ners," said Henry Dickerson, as he
stood on the trap of the Plaquemines
gallows, last Friday, mot to fool foo
much with whisky. I did not kill the
man; it was whisky" Henry had to
suffer the penalty, however. Boston
transcript.
AND NOW the members of the free
whisky association of Portland begin to
pose as poor prosecuted saints. of whom
the city is taking unfair advantage.
Victims of ''fanaticism, they are COM
PEELED to take out licenses or run the
chance of paying fines which would foot
up startling total. The wonder is
that it doesn't occur to some of them to
quit business which the law, for pro-
lection of the community, must tax and
oeeh- = VI oJOfStUHts
Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE said at
the first meeting of the Harvard Tenn
perance League: 81 well remember the
seVerest day of my experience when, as
a reporter of daily newspaper, l re-
ported the dedication of Bunker Hill
Monument. There were ten reporters
at work, and we had to take down in
shorthand the Grafton of Webster, the
speeches of Faneuil Hall, and the adj
dress of President Tyler, We got to
work at ten a. m, and the one best off
got done at four the next morning. OF
those who had bottles of beer to stimu-
late them not one is now alive, and not
one died an honorable death. The men
who have lived were those who stuck 10
cold water, which is the only thing 1or
q literary man to use. "-Chr'sssa'e Sec
Tetary.
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feast such as that sleepy old town
viii remember for many day. Just
occasionally noticed that the old man
weakened when some ancient chum
took him by the hand to bid him good
by. Then / would say: Dear daddy,
it s your grandchild that claims you.
How the deuce do you expect he will
ever be a good shoemaker without
your teaching him?o That was an all
powerful argument. The blessed old
man made the trip with me across the
ocean without much fatigue. How glad
my wife was to see her husband and
father, and, as to the baby, he went at
once into his grandpapa' arms.
OF course. father was too old to work,
but still he insisted on having his bench.
As he grew feeble the stitches became
more uneven, and we were often
alarmed about the awl, which might
have pricked BIN. He lived, though,
happily with US for some years. He
grew more unsteady day by day and
wandered little, but still he would
spend an hour or two every day at his
bench. He made goat-harness for the
little 10y anu quIle HulHDef Oh pretty
things in leather.
One day heard him in his room tap
ping, tapping away on his lap-stone
with more than ordinary vigor. Then
/ listened to him. He said: A good
job; very good job. Capital, though
] ought not to praise myself. There
never was but one man who could equal
me, and that is my dear, dear son, and
his son, my grandson, shall also be a
first-class shoemaker, if the good God,
whose name be blessed, only lets me
live little, very little longer" and
then | heard the rattle of hammer as
if it had dropped on the floor, and
went into his room, and the dear old
man had passed quietly away, with a
last prayer on his lips. There are no
shoemakers nowadays like in the old
time.
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Can't Catch 1t.

Children, what is it you can never
catch, even if you were to chase after it
as quick as possible, with the swiftest
horse in the world?
You can never catch the word that
has once gone out of your lips.
Once spoken, it is out of your power;
do your best, you can never recall ito
Therefore take care what you say,
for SIN the multitude of words there
wanteth not sin; but he that refrainetA
his lips is wise." -ProU. 1919.
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Youths Department.
RUNNING AWAY


The sky was clear, the stars were bright,
The grass was wet witt dew:
When Johnny rose, put on his clothes,
And vowed what he would do.
I'll go from here to stay;
They use me rough-Tve had enough
And so I'll run away.
"Tn take my clothes, I'll take my all
A slave will not be-
I'll go out West, III do my best
III strike for liberty"
and Johnny started bravely out.
And said he ne er return;
He said he'd go and make show,
And let his genius burn.
He Travelled all that summer night,
And bravely through the day,
And them" said he, II wish that aUe
Had never run away
I'm weak and tired ana sick" said he,
With sadness in his tone;
" 1t isn't best to go out West,
At least, TO 80 alone?
And now I'm in a pretty fix,
And don't know what to do
And then he sighed and sobbed and cried:
"Boo-hoo, boo-hoo, boo-hoor'
The boy, when found, was takea home,
And was content to stay;
Said he: I'm cured, and rest assured,
"PQ never run aWay!''
Golden Daus.
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True to Their Principles.


Two young ladies of our Louisville
Y. w. c. T. q. recently went to New
York to be present at their brothers.
wedding. Wine was offered there and
at the subsequent receptions. 1t re-
quired some character" to leave the
wine untouched and drink the healths
in water, but these loyal girls were
equal to the test At last the father of
the bride, touched by this quiet stead
fastness, rose and said, with look of
admiration: ''I propose the health of
our Temperance guests from Ken
lucky" which was drank with enthusi-
asm, and, let us hope at least, in water.
One of our leading Indiana workers
has noble and accomplished son who
has recently become collector of bank.
When asked to enter a saloon in prose-
cution of his work, this Temperance
woman's boy said: 81 will send the
bills, paying stationery and postage my
self; but rather than enter q saloon, [
will resign my place" But youth as
true and wholesome as that isn't allow
ed to resign. He is worth too much to
his employer. Union Signal.
Inc proprietor VI d Well-hHoWH Ell
glish seaside Temperance hotel recently
refused to entertain lady and gentle
man, because the former said that stout
was daily necessity to her; the doctor
had ordered it, and she couldn't do
without it. The said proprietor did
not think either of these pleas sufficient
to justify a departure from his strict
rule TO allow no drink on the premises,
and sacrificed his profits to his princi-
pies, for the intending visitors politely
declined to come.
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AT council recently at the Flat
head Agency, held with the Indians by
Senator Vest and Delegate NJ aginnis,
Chief Charles made most impressive
speech. He stamped upon his hat and
declared that he would meyer 60 upon q
reservation alive, but would take to the
plains. He said his hands were free
from the blood Of white men. Senator
Vest warned him to secure title to his
land at once, and he finally consented
to 90 to Washington with Agent Ro-
nan and discuss the matter Chicoe
Times.
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Senator Logan, talking to a Chicago
reporter of his recent interview with
Sitting Bull and his fellow Indians,
said: Why, l saw the whiskers of one
of our massacred soldiers which had
been cut, flesh and all, from his face,
dangling to the pipe of one of those In
dams, and this pipe was passed around
as the pipe of peace. I say to you that
/ don't want to talk about any policy
which-but | won't say it, Chicago
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Temperance Reading.
THE TEEToTALLgRs PLEDGE.

TIE TEET0TALLERS PLEDGE.
A pledge / make
No wine to take;
Nor brandy red
That turns the head;
Nor whisky hot
That makes the sot:
Nor fiery rum
That ruins home;
Nor viii sin
By drinking gin:
Hard cider, too
Win never do;
Nor brewers beer
My heart to cheer;
Nor sparkling ale
My face to pale.
To queneh my thirst I'll always bring
Cold water from the well or spring;
90 here / pledge perpetual hate
10 all that can intoxicate.
-UniOn Signal
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Nothing's more sure at moments to take hold
Of the best feelings of mankind, which grow
More tender, as we every day behold,
Than that all-softening, overpowering knell
The tocsin of the soul-the dinner bell