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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
KENOSHA LIFE STD
TON.

The life-saving station on the island
in this city is more extensive and
complete institution than the general :
ity of citizens of this city and county
have any just idea. tits fully equipped
with the modern appliances and ma
chinery found on the lake or sea coast.
The greater portions of the furnish
ments at the station are of recent in
vention and continuance, adapted to
any emergency arising from lake
storms or disasters.
The station building is on the west
shore of the island, some forty rods
from the light house; it is two-story
structure, the interior handsomely fin
ished, floors and stairways Of white
ash. Besides the large room in which
the boats and various machinery is
kept, there are sleeping rooms, sitting
room, captains Office, and other neces-
sary apartments for convenience and
housekeeping. All the rooms are
models of neatness; no lady's parlor s
kept with greater care. There are no
carpets, but the floors are as bright as
of polished wood.
The life-saying force consists of
Captain Cameron and eight stalwart,
hardy-looking men. No lake storm,
however high the rolling waves, has
any terrors for them; they feel secure
in their equi pments, and rather seem
10 like to encounter the tempests on
the lake. The principal life boat has
two maSts, QUILTED with sails, and
carries twelve oars. When the boat
goes out in a storm, each man equips
himself with a cork jacket, fastened
like peddler's pack to his shoulders.
The boat is self Fighter that is, if it
is overturned in storm. it soon rights
itself again; or if dashing wave fills
it with water, it relieves itself of the
water by its own action. The boat it.
self is ingeniously and extensively
constructed, and is one Of the latest
improvements furnished by the govern
ment There is also another boat
called the surf boat; with this boat the
life-saving crew approach stranded
vessels lying near the shore.
There are other appliances for use
when the life boats cannot be made
available in rescuing the passengers
and crew from a disabled vessel. In
such case the. crew harness themselves
to large wheeled cart, constructed for
this particular purpose; the cart IS
drawn to the lake shor3 as near oppo-
site as possible to the unapproachable
vessel. This cart contains life car,
and a small brass cannon called
.Syle gun" signal flag, sand anchor
haWser, shot line and shears. When
all is in proper position, the Syle gun
is sighted and discharged. The elon-
gated ball sent forward has attached to
it the shot line, and if the aim has
been accurate the line goes over the
vessel and falls on the deck. A small
piece of wood attached to the shot line
contains directions in two different
languages what is to be done when
the line has been secured by the vessel.
The large hawser. coiled on the wind
lass attached to the cart, is fastened to
the shot line and drawn to the vessel
by the crew. An elevated support for
the hawser, called breeches buoy. is
placed in position on shore, the life
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

Some weeks ago it was announce
In this paper that the famous star
route trial was about ended. This
statement, which was based on the au-
thority of the news from Washington
proved illusory. The trial of this case
began June LIST, 1882, and has therefore
been in progress over a year. Whoever
may be the loser by this protracted
suit, it is quite certain the lawyers will
have a rich harvest.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

A meeting of forty presiding elders
Of the Methodist Episcopal church, re-
presenting the denomination in the
northwestern states, was held at Min
neapolis last week to consider the in
terests of the church. A resolution
was adopted favoring the removal OF
limitations to the appointments of min
listers, which elected long and warm
debate. The resolution was adopted
by vote of 26 to IA.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

To become citizens in the highest
sense, and to be capable of holding any
position of the highest trust and re-
sponsibllity is becoming the ambition
Of the farmers of to-day. 1t is of no
use for them to be eternally complain
ing of the evils Of legislation and the
laxity of laws so long as the farmers
themselves take so little intelligent
part in legislative affairs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

Mr.. ParnelI, the acknowledged leader
of the land league, is losing strength.
McCoan, an Irish member of Parlia-
ment, has withdrawn from the Parnell
party. He says he cannot continue
even nominal relations with yelled
communism and rebellion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

The late summer weather has given
new hope to farming operations; the
sowed and planted fields are doing
we'll. Although the season is late, yet
with continued favorable weather for
some months to come, all will come out
right.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

1t is earnestly requested that the
friends Of the Kenosha County Agri-
cultural Society will remember the
meeting to be held at the Grant House
in this city on Monday. June 18th. 1t
is understood that matters will be
brought before the society which will
essentially affect its future prosperity,
and perhaps its continued existence.
Therefore all who feel an interest in
the society should be present.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
RACINE ITEMS.

A meeting of the Academy of Sci
ence and Letters was held in the Nc.
Mynn Academy, June 4, at which the
causes OF the late tornado in that
city were made the subject for discus
sion.
The line of street cars running north
and south is to be established on Wis
consin street.
The graduating exercises of the Ra-
cine High school will be held in the
Blake Opera House, June 18th. The
number to graduate is %.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

1t is stated that in 1910 the employ
ments Of women in Massachusetts,, out
side of household duties, was seven,
while at the present time there are 2S1
branches of industry, in which women
find employment in that state.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
FOURTH OF JULY IN KENoSHA.

FOURTH OF July IN K ENOSHA.
The committee having in charge the
arrangements of our coming national
anniversary are moving with deter
minatiOn to make it an occasion of
more than ordinary attraction and in
terest. 1t is a good thing, at least
once year. to revive the spirit of pa
triOtism that fired the bosoms of our
revolutionary fathers, and to recount
the achievements which gave freedom
and independence to this great Repub-
lie
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
FRIDAY. JUNE 8, 1888.

The farm of the late Postmaster
General, T. o. Howe, has been recently
sold for $4,000 1t was situated in the
town of Howard, near Green Bay, and
consisted of 100 acres.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

of the health and pleasure-seeking
people Of the Union can find room in
Wisconsin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

Our Lady customers who hold the
nation Will be pleased know that have
celebrated Button
OF warm weather shall have line of Newport
same leather that for all the qualifications that contribute
a perfect shoe will anything inths market
we would the
than French KID IN at retains not only It's its color
popular has this shoe become
the excellence OF the leather has become known limited the
poran OF skins out of which the
under similar market that has found
necessary copyright the None genuine stamped
the inside No other imitation
quality 49, - 90
Beside the above the line of
Milwaukee ~ = S
fuller assortment than of Reynolds Fine Shoes
Goat Button and Button - 80 S0f
our line
is the choicest shown n Kenosha
Glad p show you our goods whether purchase or not
F.W LYMAN & SON
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH

VI. FRANK, EDITOR
Oaace in Masonic Block, room Of Judge Van
Wyek.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-08

is the only Iron preparation that
does not color the teeth, and will not
cause headache or constipation, as
other Iron preparations will.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21

teach this lesson. You are the ed
ucators of public opinion. You are
the creators of a healthy public SEN
timent. You are to teach that the
law must be obeyed and that crime
must be punished. Failing in your
duty the lesson is all unlearned,
and government, liberty, law, and
order are the merest mockcries, and
crime and corruption walk abroad
at MONDAY. There can be no
rational liberty without law, and
law rigidly enforced. At the thrcs-
hold of your investigations you will
enquire, you will ascertain who are
attempting to exercise official func-
tions. The law can only be enforced
by the legally chosen representatives
of the people. 1t is crime for any
one to attempt to perform the duties
of an Office that he is not legally
entitled to.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21
The Dressed Beef BUSINESS IN Mon
Gaua:

A reporter of the Minneapolis
Journal obtained great amount Of
information about Montana from
J. S. Dickerson, well known by re-
putation, if not personally, to many
of our readers. The following ex-
tract from the report shows the
tenor Of Mr.. Digkerson's views on
Montsna industries:
"In the Yellowstone country the
great industry is the cattle interest,
and st. Paul and Minneapolis capi-
tai would find a remunerative field
for investment, not only in stock
production on these rich ranges, but
also in establishing slaughtering
facilities for the shipment of dress
t11 beef and mutton for the eastern
ma set. This business has grown
= 70 Gigantic proportions from a very
sfnall tfginning six OF seven years
ago, when th.. system was first ap-
| piled in ihe southwest. Not less
| than five thousand refrigerator cars
are now employed in this business
and millions of capital are invested
in slaughtcring and shipping the
products of the ranges. No other
country is SO well adapted to the
industry as Montana. The native
grasses are the most nutritious, and
better natural protection is afforded
stock here than anywhere else now
known to stockmen in this country.
BY fatting on these ranges and
strengthing the stock at points on
this line of easy access to the
ranges, the prodnct will reach its
destination with but little waste
and in prime condition. The com
pany is making especial efforts to
foster the beef dressing business.
Cars will be provided as rapidly as
needed and Superintendent Sleeper
will give it the benefit Of eight
years practical experience. With
encouragement capitalists Of the two
great cities should not be slow tC
take the field
"Where do you regard as good
points for this business?"
"Well, Miles City is a central
point, being happily situated at the
confluence of the Yellowstone and
the Tongue and near the Rosebud
Powder, O'Fallon and other streams
where good water privileges are
easily secured for the immense
ranges extending far away to the
Wyoming line. Wyoming stock
growers have shown SO much inter.
est in this point as to petition the
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21
Gamblers Tricks.

The principal games in gambling
hells in this country are known as
faro, roulette, red and black, haz-
zard and sweat. Hazard and sweas
are dice games. At best the per-
centage against the player is fifteen
per cent, but the gambler makes a
sure thing Of robbing him by using
dice loaded with quicksilver. Red
and black is played a great deal in
the lowest kind of policy shops by
the poorest kind Of white and col
ored people. The percentage in the
dealers favor is from seven to thir-
ty-seven per cent, or as much more
as the dealer thinks safe if he uses
a two-card box. Roulette, which
has become quite:popular in the last
few years, is played both with the
thirty-six wheel, on which the per-
centage against the player is six per
cent, and the snap wheel, which
enables the dealer to throw the ball
to red or black, or odd or even, Just
as he pleases,m which case the per-
centage is vastly greater. Faro is
the great gambling game Of the
country. At the faro table more
money has heen lost, more homes
blighted, more hearts broken, more
lives destroyed, and more swindlers
and thieves made than anywhere
else by any other agency in the
land. The percentage in favor Of
the bank at faro is variously esti-
ma ted az nom three TO ten per cent.
but under certain circumstances it
is infinitely greater, even in q square
game. When there are three cards
in tho box at the last turn, for in
stance, the bank has twenty per
cent, in its favor OH all calls. But
human nature is the strongest per-
centage in favor of the gambler. A
man always plays more to get even
than to win,
i1ere the lecturer entered upon
an extended technical expose Of the
arts by which faro dealers fleece
their victims. Showing how two
card or leaver and sqneeye dealing
heses srs qens.ruet9d and Their
ust, he also >descibcd how cards are
prepared for dishonest dealing from
such boxes; how humps or rounds
aAd atfaights aro fixed by trim
ming one.half Of pack narrower
at the ends than in the middle, and
the other half by trimming the
middle narrowest; the ends then be-
ing sanded with fine sand Or emery
paper Oh their faces, and the odds
on their backs, SO that they will
stick together when the dealogWishes
to pull two cards at once from the
box and 80 change the deal Strip
pers: narrowed at one ehd, and
cards trimmed on the ends as
trumps are on the sides, were also
fully explained, and by way of il,
lustration Mr.: Stanley split his
pack, butted the cards in, squeezed
t!.o'n, stripped them, and butted
them in again like thorough ex-
pert. Then he demonstrated how
dealer uses duplicate cards for a
turn in a tifty-three-ca pack, and
how, when he draws double, As
puts back the c,,rtls IA the BOX dur
ing the deal Under cover Of a cap
pef's movement in making bet.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21

On the 18th another installment-$2l6,
G6G-of the purchase price of the Drum
Lummon mine was paid to Thos. Cruise,
Its former owner, by the English syndi-
cate which now owns the mine. At the
same time 100000 shares of the COM
pany's stock were turned over to Cruise.
Active operations are being prosecuted
on the mine and 6O-stamp mill is to be
erected.
A party of 250 Missouri tenderfeet act.
ing upon the representations Of man
unknown to them, reached Butte few
days go, most ofthem penniless and all
of them unable to procure work. The
man who induced them to come disap-
peared at the depot upon their arrival
and has not since been seen. They offer
to pay the balance of cash in the party
as reward for his discovery.
There is good one told on a 66-year
old Kentuckian who came to Deer Lodge
not long since. He had never seen q
railroad nor locomotive, and wanted
to make trip. He was told he must
buy ticket,and being shown the direc-
ton to the depot struck out. Down
somewhere about the track he ran across
Slaughter's steam wood-sawing machine,
walked up to the saw man, slapped him
on the shoulder and said: ''See here,
Boss; l want ticket to Butte, p. d. g.,
and if you can give the old machine an
extra turn ahead you'll oblige an old IT,
mer." He had mistaken the saving
machine for locomotive.-(New North
west.
Superintendent Hallett, Assistant: Su-
perintendent Fordyce, Superintendent
of bridges and buildings VIM. Clucas,
and the entire force of men working at
the Northern Pacific front have been
discharged. Hallett has turned over to
Division Engineer l. s. p. Weeks all the
horses and construction material he had
under his charge. The company ID car.
rying all the men back to Portland as
rapidly as cars can be obtained. The
laborers are being shipped in box cars.
Hawkins & Co.'S China gang are being
shipped to the Baker City roads The
work on the Northern Pacific will now
be under the immediate supervision Of
Division Engineer I. s. P. Weeks. The
Winston Brothers have taken contract
for laying the iron until connection is
made with the eastern end of the track.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21

railroad company to maintain it's
yards at Miles and join in a peti-
ton to the government for the use
of the military reservation at this
point. However, there are also
other good points for competing es-
tablishments, prominent among
them Billings, the center of the
upper Yellowstone ranges, and of
comparative easy access to the Mus
selshell. Livingston might be util-
lied as the slaughtering point for
the Shield river and extreme upper
range of the Yellowstone"
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21
EDITORIAL COMMENT:

'Downed Again" is the philoso-
phical heading Of a political edi-
torial in the columns 4sof our local
contemporary. The whole article
is written in the proper vein, always
excepting the reference to "gravel-
train repeaters," which, though un-
true, was to have been expected and
was predicted in our issue of the
10th. Our Republican friends,
while recognizing the magnitude of
their defeat, cannot refrain from
making other than the proper ex-
cuses for the occurrence.
The cleaning of the streets is a
matter which should be brought
before the meeting of the Board Of
Trade this evening, 1t is unfortu-
nate that there are no means where.
by parties could be compelled to
attend to this very necessary duty;
however, if the pressing want of
some action in the premises were
felt, and brought to the notice Of
those interested, we doubt not but
that our citizens, with characteristic
public spiritedness and energy,
would proceed Of their own accord
to do what might be requisite.
The localities where filth and offal
have accumulated during the win
ter are not many, and it would re-
quire but little exertion on the
part of those especially concerned
to clean away all such rubbish and
prevent the serious consequences
which might result in view of these
piles of garbage breeding the germs
Of disease and pcstilence.
The fact that the immediate ne
cessity for system of street light
ing, proper water supply, and
more extensive number Of side
walks, is forcing itself upon the
consideration of our citizens, tends
to the conclusion that this town
should be incorporated. Notice of
an application to the district court
for an order to incorporate the ter
ritory included in Billings has been
given, and it is to be hoped that the
court will sit long enough to receive
the application which cannot legal
ly be filed until the 3Oth instant.
Should Billings become an incor-
porated town, the improvements
which are SO requisite to our mater:
ial growth and prosperity, could be
carried out without imposing any
very burdensomc tax upon the
general community, instead Of as
at present, by the circulation Of
subscription paper which is looked
upon by many with disfavor, while
it is regarded by others as nuis-
ance, apd certainly the burden falls
too heavily upon the more public
spirited Of our citizens, not because
OF any lack of generosity on the
part Of the general community, but
as a consequence Of the fact that
such men arc naturally prone to
give lbezally.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-21

la1aAP people are always Oh the lookout
vRIuVl for chances to increase their earn
ings, and in time become wealthy;
"vOk those who do not improve their
their opportunities remain in poverty. We offer
Il great chance to make money. We want many
men, women, boys and girls to work for US in
their own localities. Any one Gun do the work
properly from the first start. The business Will
pay more than ten times ordinary wages. Ex-
cages fails to max money rapidly. You can de-
vote your whole time to the work or only yonr
spare moments. Full information and all that
isneedcd sent free. Address STlNSON q CO.,
Portland. Name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-15

strange and mighty signet of the power of
the dreadful e%nchanter who had called it into
being. The tops of these mighty waves were
in the bosom of the clouds, and trembled
with heavens artillery laundering IN their
chasms, while their SUBMITS resenbled red
hot molten metal from the peculiar appear
ance given them by the lightning while riding
high up among the thunderbolts. But brief
time was given for observation The waves,
driven by a wind travelling at the rate of 100
miles an hour, struck the doomed city from
which your correspondent WIS taking these
notes. One moment 1t was a city; the next
it was a heap of ruins. The magnificent city
of palaces vanished like a dream. The ele-
CANT buildings the high-spired churches, the
fine botanical gardens, the strong citadels,
one of which was garrisoned by
10000 troops, are but mem
cries of the past. Over 10000, 900
people, who but five minutes before lived
and moved in this city, were now gone to
try the realities of the next world. Not a
vestige of the place remained. Tit next
hour, or it may be hours-for how could any
one number time in such a scene-are like
a hideous dream to your correspondent. I
but dimly remember being lifted on the
bosom of the mighty wave, surrounded by
the most dreadful sights and sounds. Dread
full sharks, with their horrible double rows
of teeth, partaking of the universal conster-
nation which had seized on nature, darted
hithef and thither as though seeking an ave-
nue. for escape; mighty snakes, probably
torn from neighboring islands, with Shiny
t~enacity chung to the uprooted palm trees
around which they were twined; corpses of
men and animals touched against me at every
moment. The holy Brahmin, who would have
considered infdel touch in life time a pollu-
ton, now rubbed peacefully against the Par
see. But, like Jove, l rode and apparently
directed the Ihunderholts. After one mo-
ment of seeming drowning I experienced no
trouble, save in avoiding the heavy objects
accompanying the mighty wave. 1t appeared
but a second until [ had passed over the
basins of the Gauges and the Brahmapootra.
Object ahead were easily distinguished; be-
hind was but a scene of watery desolation.
The mighty wave swept high over the top of
the Himalayan and Garrows mountains,
while the inferior Vindhyan range seemed
but a pebble in the bosom of a brook. But
about this time it seemed as though Mother
Ocean was calling her offspring back. The
great wave hesitated, palpitated; above
the roar of tempest could be
heard the voice of the sea, moaning as
in misery. Suddenly the great tidal wave
stopped. The wind, as if separated from it,
went bowling on ahead. The stoppage was
but for an instant. With a mighty reflex
motion, backward to the bosom of its mother
returned the wonderful wave. Its mission