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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

"A hen of any breed begins to fan
off in egg production after she passes
her third year.
| Kind words and gentle patting
on the head will go much further in
tanning timid heifer than a score Of
milk-stools.
| The Rural NesO Yorker saws sun
flower seed is not good for horses or
cattle, but it can be fed in small
quantities to poultry.
Tomatoes raised on a poor, light
soil will have less growth than those
raised on rich soil, but they will ripen
a week or ten days sooner. - Chicago
journal.
Caution is necessary in using COM
mercial fertilizers in the garden, that ii
is not brought in direct contact with
the seed. Thorough mixing with the
soil is the only absolute safety at all
times. Cleveland Leader.
"A Western paper advises adding
salicylic acid to cider to prevent fer
mentation. Any drug that will arrest
lamentations will as effectaally pre-
vent digestion, and should be summed
by all who have regard to their health,
believes the RsraL NeaO Yorker.
Fireplace Curtains: Fireplace cur
tains can be hung upon invisible wires.
or if preferred upon visible brass rods
beneath the mantelpiece, and made to
draw before the CRATE. If it is desir-
able to hide the mantelpiece, they will
serve this purpose also, as they may be
drawn aside just enough to reveal the
fire. Boston Post.
Very handsome wall pockets to
hold papers are made of plush. Two
boards are required for this. The one
intended for the back must be size
larger than for the front. Gilt-head
nails may be put in at the sides, or
rings of brass, and the boards be held
together by ribbons laced back and
forth.
To one ever SO little handy with a
pencil it is a comfort and saving of
time to measure the garden plot and
plan the planting of everything before
hand on paper. A page or two of
blank book will hold the business, and
the record gives history and furnishes
an increasing basis for garden science
from year to year.-M. 7. Post.
"A Canadian correspondent of VSck's
Monthly grows excellent radishes in this
way: He selects piece OF ground in
the corner of his garden and keeps it
especially for this purpose. He covers
the surface with about two inches of
leached wood ashes every spring, and
spades in thoroughly. His soil is sandy.
His radishes are not troubled with
worms, and are smooth and brittle.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02
The ssWhizzer."

"After enjoying good skating until
it becomes a trifie monotonous to them,
party of youths on a large pond at
Clifton, Staten Island, introduced a
novelty with which to make the pastime
more exciting. The innovation con-
sisted of what they called swhizzer.'
The 'whizzer' was made by cutting a
hole in the ice, placing an upright pole
through the hole, and attaching two
horizontal bars to the pole. The bars
were about fifteen feet long, and on OPP
posite sides of the upright pole. 4
dozen boys would catch hold of the
bars and begin to skate around, after
the manner Of sailors winding capstan.
The result would be that the boy near
the pole would be moving in circle at
a very moderate pace, while those on
the outer edges were whirling around
at terrific speed, and if they CHANGED
to let go of the .whizzer' they would
be hurled forward as if shot from cat
apult.
The excitement of the sport con-
sisted in Watching thexyzations Ct these
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02
TIle genusha telegraph.
KENOSHA. WISCONSIN.
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

It's been fully year since I saw you, dear
And in ali of that time, do you know,
/ haven't once heard 80 much as word
OF your whereabouts. Where did you go?
Oh you've been round the world in your
yacht, have you, lad?
And you don't know word OF the news.
Well, Just you sit there, in that big arm
chair,
And then ask all the questions you choose.
Engaged to be married? Not a bit of it. no;
And you heard it in Egypt you say;
Well, news travels fast, but as for this last,
It's old-yes, nine months, if day.
But I'll tell you the truth, man, am not en-
And I don't mean to be very soon.
In love with Nan Earl2 A nice little girl,
Who was married, dear fellow, last June.
What Kind of a husband? Oh, a rather good
sort
He is not very rich, to be sure:
He don't own yacht, or house and lot,
And doubt if some girls could endure
His quiet, his poky and his sober old ways.
You might vote him stick, old man;
1t wasn't his art that won the girls heart;
He is much too plodding to plan.
He loved her, he told her-at least SO / have
heard
And as actions speak louder than words,
have not doubt he said it right cut;
They're as loving as any two birds.
You loved her? Oh, nonsensel And she drove
you away?
Why, her husband knows nothing of this.
She laughed at your gold? She wouldn't be
sold?
Well very rare creature, that missl
Do think that her husband would mind Il
you'd call
Just to pay your respects to his wife?
Now, how should l know2 You see, an old
beau
is so apt to engender some strife
That in most cases, Chappie, I'd answer you
thus:
You had better not play with the flame:
But we're to preach and this lesson teach,
Why. old fellow, it tUoldd be shame.
SoPll do unto you as I'd have you to do,
And invite you to call any day;
And if you will come when am at home,
Why, I'm sure Nan will ask you to stay.
Yes it's who's the happiest man in the
world
And I'm not engaged as you see,
For she is my wife, yes all mine for life,
Now, old fellow, congratulate me.
--phiLddelphin CdU.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02

her ears, and she hoped she was going
to die.
"Why, Catherine!" exclaimed Mrs
Lee.
"This is all there is, ma'am-every
bit, she said.
Mrs. Lee looked around in speeches.
surprise. Her glance fell at last on
Margie. One look was enough.
''You can 90 upstairs, she said
Margie did not wait to be told twice,
but fed to her room. She had very
unpleasant visit from her father before
she went to bed that night. He said it
was quite as painful to himself as to
her, but she had her doubts upon the
subject. At all events, she was quite
grown up before she cared for fruit-cake
again. AnaG II. 1'aIcott, IN Golden
DGgS.
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Temperance Reading.
aAMIMY BRoTHER, s KEEPER !,


With tottering step, and frenzied eye,
The sad inebriate hurries by
To the aceursed den
Where Lucifer's high priest awaits
To lure, through the internal gates,
His faltering fellow men.
The victim enters-grasps the cup,
And quaffs the demon nectar up:
He drinks to drown his care.
Oh thou who standest on the rock,
Above the surging pillows shock,
See thou thy brother there?
Withhold thy censure, taunt and frown,
His sins and woes have borne him down
To effortless despair.
He sinks beneath his heavy load
He's PROSTATE, on thorny road;
Say, shall we leave him there?
Shall we not lend a kindly hand,
And with our strength help him to stand,
And find some safer way
For the poor, harasSed, trembling feet
Some shelter from the burning heat
And burden of the day?
Oh, by the power of word and deed,
Show him how human hearts can bleed
At sight of human woe;
Show him love that will not shrink
To snatch from Foliy's foulest brink.
The wanderer, lost, below.
So, shalt thou lift thy brother up
So, in thy measure, taste the cup
Thy Saviour drained for thee:
So life shall burgeon from the tomb,
And in Loves warm, perennial bloom
The captive shall be free.
Linton SigladI.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02
Lightning Rods.

Repeated inquiry is made for direc-
lions for erecting lightning rods. We
have given detailed instructions on for
mer occasions. We repeat briefly the
essential requirements. l. Make them
of round iron, tive-eights or three
fourths of an inch in diameter. q.
Give them few sharp iron points at
the top. 8. Have them continuous
throughout. 4. Let them 90 several
feet down into the earth to soil which is
wet or moist in the dryest time. These
constitute the whole essentials. We
may add that round iron is best simply
because it is most easily handled;
square or flat would do, if as heavy.
Sharpened iron will remain sharp as
long as the rod stands, and silver. cop
per or other points are only waste of
expense. A blacksmith can do all this
work, and make the rod into one piece
by welding the joints No matter how
long it is. it may be all in one piece,
and be dragged home on the ground be-
hind wagon. 1t may be fastened to
the house or barn with staples or in any
other way. projecting well above all.
Glass insulators are perfectly worth
less. Every man may erect his own
rod at a small cost, and it will be as
good as the best if the above four essen
tails are observed. - Country Gentleman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02
Our Young Readers.
LULLABY.

Only a lullaby, nothing more,
which mother is chanting Ger and Ger;
Mhlle baby close to her bosom lies.
watching her face with drowsy eyes;
While to and fro, singing low,
Mother is chanting lullaby, OIL
Only lullaby-while the day
Into shadow-land slips away:
And the music falls on the baby's ears.
And even the fair dream-angel hears;
And down she flies to kiss the ewes
OF the baby who swiftly TO Sunderland
HES.
Only lullaby softly sung
To love-words trembling on mothers
tongue,
As the beautiful stars of silver and gold
Are watching all lambkinS safe in the fold,
And Daby's at rest on mothers breast,
Safe as bird in its coy nest.
IN. D. Brine, IN Our Little Ones.
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IT is said that a certain party re-
Gently stepped into saloon and called
for a glass of beer. a lady followed the
would-be imbiber and, as he was about
to take the glass, tapped him gently on
the shoulder and requested him to go
with her. He complied, and as the
two marched toward the door the saloon
keeper recovered sufficiently from his
amazement to calculate: THAT beats
the devil!' The lady turned and put
the clincher on by responding "Yes,
sir, it was my intention to beat the
deYili''
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-02

SWITZERLAND, finding its people be-
coming besotted and penniless owing to
the cheapness of alcoholic drink, has
determined to exercise the National
power to stop the curse, and absolute
prohibition islooked for. - CHICAGO Inter
Ocean,
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The american Cultsgntor !

The american CultiUGtor reminds
us that it is not economy to make a
garden too many years in one place
The soil becomes exhausted for one
kind of crop-growing, and insects pes
come abundant. We have known farm
ers to spend twice the time fighting in
sects that their more enterprising neigh
bors did, and because they persisted in
keeping the garden in the same old
place. Tae same is true in regard 10
weeds.
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Julius Proven, nine years Old, is
startling Vienna by his aptitude in
music. He is said to be as wonderful
is Blind Tom
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~ THE SEASONS DAlNl lies. ~

100 THE SEASONS DAlSTIEs l29
Corp aTo cpr.N Raspberry CREAM,
irn 1I2,e JTnEppy CREAM. ORANGE CREAM,
II % NJ ~ cprAM LEMON CREAM.
All havors of Creams aad Water lccs
rYr~pH ~ RPENGLE. 129 KING STREET,
Has again introduced his summer de!icacies
10 nrefers to sell them pure and wholesome at a
ta;r nricc rather than depreciate the quality Of
his his goods and offer them at a lower rate. lie has
rna;nt,incd his good name for pure goods for
thirty years and still supplies the best and cheap
est goods in his line. Heinsites specla! attention
- ''o ICECREAMSODAWATER.
the most refreshing Of Summer drink. Black,
Fruit. Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental and
Plain Cakes, are sold cheaper than they can be
manufactured at home. Also Cream Pulls, Iarts
and Pastry, Candies and Tatiy Of all kinds. Pl Is
!, SPECIALITY. Fruits, Nuts. Confect!oncrics,
Caromels and Sugared Fruits. He caters FOR fam
lilies fairs, balls and entertainments. myl3
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, MONDAY EVENING AUGUST H. 1884,

OF him III other parts or the countrv his influence
Is vide spread aud potential here. He also oc-
cnpies the position OF having always been the
winning side. and, that lie is for Cleveland un-
reservcdly and in fact. is strong indication of
the How OF the current. Beecher's remark that
Blaine was =. candidate for revenue only" has
been caught up and will be heard from many n
note of victory shall proclaim that the laurel
wreath rests at last upon the torn hut honorcd
banner of democracy
The party is organized. the WORK mapped out
the watch word spoken. .hc flag unfurled, and the
tread of the mighty democratic hosts must lead to
the pcrpetuation of civil liberty and constitu-
tional reform. ALTAR.
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PARTIES desirous of having wei: made
garments, fine fitting garments, and artistic
cut garments, would do we'll to place their
orders at once with NJ. ]. WATERMAN, who
has the largest number of best workmen and
the most skilled cutter in the city. Prices
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Cor King and Fairfax sts
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINsL0"'- *",:I!ISG s;Ei@si, for chill
drcn tccthing, is Tic prescription Of one of the
best female nurses ana physicians IN the United
States, and has been u!cd for forty years with
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in the bowels, and wind collie BY giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents Il
bottle. ,r5 lynn WIS
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|yRANT'S SOUTHERN GRAIN CRADLES!
VI Rhoads Celebrated Hay Rakes, English Grass
and Grain scythes, and Other goods N ,9s same
;e1S Alexandria. Va.
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v.rATyT-r, FJOOE STAIN FOR STAINING
!. Hi. St.irw.7s an! the Floors of Rooms
i i, desired to remain uncarpeted during the
~. arr;eI hy anvonc. dries quickly, will last for
years. and needs only an occasional wiping up
si;h bot water and soap to keep IL orlsns sno sno
",ossv Looking. One Gallon will STAN from 4oo
- go eonare I..et. depending upon the compare
~ 5aati,css cf thc flooring. Packed for ship
.H n, sin", IN anr tw, three ard Te gallon patent
hn~ed cans 30 charge for cans. Prepared only
w, o~'' ''''.7 A. a. WAKEFIELD,
" Successor to Janncy & Co., Druggsts.l
,vo4 152 King ST., Alexandria, Va.
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sOilN y. II. LCNT,

Successors to Il. II. Stahlcr,
DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS,
\. VI. Corner King and Washington Strccta.
Dealers IN Patent Medicines, Drugs, Cigars an!
Cigarettes. Fine Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes,
German and Domestic Cologne, Hair Brushes,
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TERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS! !-Patapzco
r Guano Co.'S. Dissolved South Carolina Bone
Dissolved Animal Bone and Alka!inc fhoSpla'e'
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CIR ASH Is.

TABLE DAMASk-12 pieces heavy Elcached
German Damask Table Linen soft finish well
worth oOc per yard 75c PER YARD.
10 pi.ccs Pinch Elcachcd German Table
Damask. ordinarily we could not sell for less
than - - ,,cr yard, 9Oc PEI YARD.
KlNS-Extraordiuary good values in ;
bv 5, German Damask Napkins, at 81 -, 81 ~,
81 so, Il 70 and - per Dozens by d Bleached
German Damask Napkins, - 25. 81 90, - 20,
>:s and :, 80 per dozen.
TOWELS-1OO dozen % by 10 heavy Twlled
Barnscy Towels, 2lgc each 40 dozen ~ by
10 Blcachcd Huck Towels, with elegant brochc
border, most handsome colorn@s and designs ever
shown at this pricc-1jc each
~ First Dept. on the right, Pa. ave. entrance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13
WESTERN UNIONS RIVALS.
N

The Bankers and Merchants Company
Buried Under a Mountain of Debts.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-President Bates,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company, says: "Each of the consoli-
dated companies is doing business indie
pendent of the others. We are not work
ing with the Postal anymore than we are
with the Bankers and Merchants. We
are disconnecting our offices from the
others as a2st as possible. Each COM
pany, however, can be said to be awaiting
developments. / cannot say whether or
not disruption is the deal by which more
formidable combination will eventually
come. No receiver has as yet been APP
pointed for tHMBankers and Merchants
telegraph CCseenY."
Director GeoFge d. Roberts, of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, said: when
the telegraph companies consolidated the
Bankers and Merchants responded that
it had debts of between 100000 and
100000. This we agreed to take care of,
having their securities as collateral. We
discovered, however, that the amount of
the debt was two or three times this sum,
and we did not feel warranted in assum-
ing it. There will have to be a radical
reorganization Of the Bankers and Mer-
chants, and think that the company's
affairs will be fixed up and the consolida-
ton, which is temporarily suspended.
will be renewed on a better basis than
before. The consolidated lines are send
ing between 10000 and $4,000 messages
per daYo
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13
1900 DEATHS ALL ToLD.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I2.-Acting Secretary
French has sent letter to the New York
Commissioners of Emigration defining as pau
pers such emlgrants as come from foreign
almshOuses. The Commissioners are directed
to make Investigations and decide upon other
cases.
NEW YORK, sept. 12.-The sensa tionaI stories
circulated yesterday to the eject that John
Mccullough, the actor, had become insane, or
that his mind had become unsettled from the
effects OF the heat and over work, prove to be
entirely without foundation. He is in his
usual health and spirits.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-Advices from the far
East say that the Rajah of Temour, Sumatra,
has released several Of the crew OF the
wrecked British steamer kiserO, whom he
nas held captive since asst autumn, and that
he promises to surrender the others.
BRUSSELS, Sept. l2.-The authorities have
called out 500 of the militia to reinforce the
garrison.
ROME, Sept. l2.-Rev. Camillus II. Mais, of
Detroit, has been appointed Bishop Of Cow
ngtOn.
LEXINGTON, KY. Sept. l2.-W. B. Conner.
superintendent and partner Of the firm of Q.
X. Mason " Co., contractors at the water
works here, and II. 5. Perkins, warden, were
lodged IN jail To-day, on charge Of felony, to
await the COroner's inquiry as to the death
of two convicts. 1t is said that they win be
held tomorrow on charge OF murder. j.
Quinn, foreman, has abscOnded
VIENNA, Sept. 12.-Herr Kecskement, editor
OF an anti-Jewish paper at Testverseg, has
been sentenced to six months imprsonmsnt
for publishing violent articles, The govern
ment counsel appealed to the court against
such leniency.
BRUSSELS, Sept. I2.-The bitterness be-
tween the Llbersl Is and Clericas continues in
unabated severity. Several local encounters
have taken place, at which several people on
both sides are reported to have been injured.
GALVESTON, Sept. IA Denison special
says: Samuel Checote, Chief of the Creek
Nation, died here to-day of Brght's disease
CINCINNATI, Sept. IA Moscow, OHIO,
dispatch says: e. II. Farley. an old man,
was found murdered IN his ward to-day. Zach
Prishord has been arrested on suspicion Of
being the murderer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13
SHARKS AT GLEN COVE.
Marine Monsters Seeking Whom They
May DevOur.

may O6VOur.
The shores of East and West Islands,
about three miles from Glen Cove, on
Long Island Sound, and which are Oc-
cupied respectively by Mr.. Townsend
Cox and Mr.. Charles A. Dana, editor of
the New York Sun, are now the object of
much interest to the fishermen of the
surrounding country. During the past
fortnight large numbers of sharks have
made their appearance off the islands,
which are separated from the mainland
by half-mile stretch of water. They
may be seen gliding over or lying at rest
on the smooth gravelly bottom of the
sound, sometimes within few feet of the
shore and in very shallow water, or again
their huge dOTsal fms cleave the surface
as they dart hither and thither in search
of prey. They comprise several varieties,
the shOyel-nose species being most largely
represented, but several Veritable man
eaters have also been observed. They
average in length about six feet, but this
morning two fishermen off Matinecock
Point chased two, one of which was over
ten feet long.
As may be imagined bathing has been
almost abandoned by persons living in the
neighborhood. The fishermen are pre-
pairing to organize harpOOning crews, and
other persons are fishing with large hooks
baited with menhaden. Some of the fish
ermen attribute the appearance of these
sharks to the intense heat, which has
driven them up from Southern waters,
but others hold different opinions. Eyer
see that island over thar" said weather
beaten old salt to a New Yorker yesterday
who had been asking his opinion, point
ing to beautiful Glen Cove; ''wal, Pve no.
ticed that ever since the man that lives
gov n,rET Il, 4
sharks begun to arrive. It's my opinion,
young feller, that they are constituents
of old Ben and want to be first on the
ground" and he gave a vicious dab at an
immense leathery-backed monster that
glided just then by the boat.
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BERNER's PAL HANGED.
One of the Murderers of the TayIo
Family Paws the Penalty.

One of the Murderers of the Taylor
Family Paws the Penalty.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.-Benjamin john
son, colored, was hanged here this morn
ing for completely with Allen Ingalls, in
the murder of Beverly Taylor, his wife
and little girl, near Avondale last Febru-
airy. The bodies of the victims of that
crime were Immediately brought by In
gals and johnson to the Ohio Medical
College, and the murderers received S45
for the subjects. A week after the bodies
were found in the college and Ingalls, and
johnson were arrested. The atrocity of
the crime, together with the action of the
jury in fixing the grade of VIM. Berner's
crime as manslaughter, when 1t was a
clear case Of murder in the first degree,
were potent causes leading to the riot of
lastspring. JOhnson's death was almost in
stantaneOus and without peculiar feature.
The execution took place in the Jail yard,
the scatfold being screened by canvas.
sTRANGLING A sTRANGLER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.-Frank
Hutchings, the stranger, was hanged
here to-day at u :43 O'Clock.