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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08


Mr.. r. F. Roberts, of Bristol, in this
county, is deseryedly the anti.sheep-
washing champion in the State; his
letters on that part of sheep husbandry
have attracted much attention in diff
ferent parts of the state. Mr.. NJ. Seller.
a raiser of sheep at Fort Howard, Wis.
consin, writes the Milwaukee Sentinel.
FcRT HOWARD. Feb. II heartily endorse
the position of R. F. Roberts, of the Keno.
sha Wool Growers association. IN relation
10 the washing of wool on the sheen
as stated in the SENTINEL of the 26tb nit
view the old custom as farce. For in
stance Here are two farmers living near
together One-strictly honest-has his
wool washed just as clean as water and labor
can get it-and then takes good care of his
sheep, keeping them free from dirt until
sheared. When sheared the wool is in good
condition, his tags are kept separate. and
all in strictly marketable order The other
is a man after money. He says to his men.
stake the sheep to the water, look well thai
no one is near. and. If all lie clear, run the
6uCCp bbtVnkHi nHN PcIudpo IL IL U6HG 10 run
them through twice, so that we can say we
washed them twice Y He lets his sheen
run three or fur weeks. When his wool il
sheared, he has his unwashed tags put in
each fleece Ia little in each heece) and packs
his wool away ready for market. The local
buyers generally pay one and the same price
for what is called washed wool, not making
any difference as to quality and condition,
only as to grade. Here then is gross in
justice dole to the irss farmer, and an en-
couragement to the other to continue In his
course of action. The former loses, the latter
gains The result follows The only .rue
way of handling wool is not to wash fleece.
Sell he wopl on it's merits and receive its
real value when cleansed and ready1o weave
into cloth Then each farmer will receive
just compensation for the care of his sheep
aud the manufacturer only pay for his wool
according to its worth
| speak from what | know. not from news
papers or correspondents For twenty years.
up to 1869. handled more wool for dealers
and for some # he largest mills in the East.
than any other man in Wisconsin, and know
whereof | write Therefore fully endorse
Mr.. Roberts ideas and give this short epistle
10 help along TIE time when the farmers
will shear all sheep without washing. and
when wool will be bought upon its merits.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The christian Union. one Of the
most able OF religious papers, has bold
words for the churches of the present
day. That paper says: "We need a
broader christianity. The churches in
our great cities, and even in our
larger towns, are becoming social clubs.
The culture disciple drives by the tene-
ment Of the ignorant and hungry to
worship in 4 luxurious cathedral the
Christ who went out of the synagogue,
that he might teach the ignorant in
the streets and feed the hungry. Call
you this following Christ? .SWe
want fewer services, that we may have
more serving; we want less preaching,
that we may have more practiclng.
The age of miracles has passed and
the poor no longer have the gospel
preached to them. 1t is true Chris
tianity is still Christianity, though it
is enervated by luxury and palsled by
refinement"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND
HIS CRITICS.

Fred Douglass, in reply to the criti-
cisms to which he has been subjected
for marrying a white woman, says he
has as much white blood i'm his veins
as negro, therefore, if conceded the
right to marry at all, he is al liberty
to choose either white or black. Mr..
Douglass speaks honestly as to the
status of his race, but his justification
is not satisfactory to most persons.
There are vast multitudes of people in
the United States who cannot consist
emily complain of Douglass for marry
ing into the white race. There are
millions of people in this country of
mixed color, whose ancestors were
black when they were brought from
Africa How came all the lnterme-
diate shades between white and black
of these millions? The slave-holdino
of the South were RESPONSE
be; they were the authors of the in
termixture OF color, not by inter-mar-
riage, but by ways infinitely more
than that. Those South
ern Senators who now sneer at Mr..
Douglass for taking a white woman
for his wife should be reminded that
their fathers inaugurated amalgama-
ton between the races generations ago.
which was persevered in up to the
time of Lincoln's proclamation of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
SOMERS.

Our January tAaw did not amount
to much, so far as water is concerned,
but damaged the sleighing in places,
leaving the track bare or nearly so. In
some places the track is yet in lots.
Last Monday we had an ice storm, and
Tuesday finds everything loaded down
and some of the slipperiest going ever
seen.
Farmers seem busy hauling wood, a
few hay, to the station, but many can
not get there with loads of hay on ac-
count of the track being i'll places near
fences and crossing bitches.
Station agent Thompson took a few
days rest and recreation. atiendi ng
his brothers wedding, so | hear
The attendance at singing school was
not as numerous as usual, on account
of the weather and the going, last
week.
District school attendance h as been
| limited at times of late, owing to Sc
we're weather and the roads, but is bet
er now.
| The man on the old. Barton place
whose barn and stock, also rain,
burned some time ago.. having been
paid his insurance, has left the town,
going with his family to Milwaukee, so
reported.
Next Saturday Quarterly meeting
at the Methodist church at Sylyania.
Preaching on Saturday at 1890 A.
M. and Sunday at 2:30 p. M. by p. Ell
der Leavitt. Sunday evening preach
ing at the Somers church.
| Oyster supper at Bishops hall this
| Friday evening forth benefit of
the Presbyterian church Next week,
Friday evening, same place, oyster
supper for the benefit of the Methodist
church. All are cordially invited.
Miss Jennie Burgess has gone to Kan
sas to stay while with her sisters
family, Coggswill. Las. week, Monday,
Edward Ozanne's friends turned out
with their teams to help him haul lum-
Der from Racine for his new house.
Misses May Bowker and Haiti e
Spence came home from Kenosha ON
Tuesday evening last, their first visit
since their return to Kenosha after
New Years.
Miss Ann Yule goes to Milburn on a
visit to relatives and friends for a few
weeks.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The places most fully heard from are
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Wheeling, Cleye-
land, Toledo, Louisville, KY, Little
Rock, Ark, Erie. The flood prevailed
over large portions of several states.
Loss of life is reported in all the loeali-
ties mentioned, and when the full
statements are received the number
win doubtless ne fearfully great. In
many places the inhabitants were
obliged to flee from their homes and
leave them to the destroying element.
The loss of property is at present not
aseertainable with any approximate
nearness, but amounts to many mil
lions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The bill to restore Fitz John Porter
to the rank he held in the regular
army before he was court-martialed
and found guilty of disobeying the or
ders of his superior officer, passed the
House last week. He was ordered to
advance and fire on the enemy, but
declined to do it. For this disobedi-
ence he was displaced from the armv.
The Democrats in Congress have had
the matter up for his restoration for
years, but were headed off until the
present session, when, there being a
large majority in the House. they cal
eulated with certainty On CARRYING the
measure. Strange as it may appear
the vote to restore Fitz John Porter
prevailed by 1S4 to rs. Quite a num-
Der of Republicans voted with the
Democrats, regarding it useless proba.
bly, to resist the heavy Democratic
majority in the House. Congressman
Winans. from this district. did not
vote on the question
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08


The book recently written and pub
lishtd by Frank A. Flower, purport-
ing to he the life of Matt Carpenter,
does not seem to take with the reading
public. 1t will be recollected an APP
preparation was sought for from the
legislature, at its last session, to pay
the expenses of publishing the history
of Matt II. Carpenter. The legisla-
ture, it seems, failed to see why an APP
preparation should be made to publish
the life of Mr.. Carpenter in preference
to a hundred or more former citizens
of the state, equally entitled to that
consideration.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The friends Of temperance are
pleased to learn that at the late ban.
quet given in Racine by Hon. J. V.
Quarles, in honor of the incoming new
Circuit Judge, and at which the bar of
Racine and adjoining counties were
invited, wine and other intoxicants
were dispensed with. The toasts
were drank with lemonade, and for
aught that appears there were none
present so mentally stupid as to need
old rye or other excitants to help them
to talk. The discovery is being very
generally made that really sensible
men do not need the aid of intoxicating
liquors to make them witty or elo-
4usnt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

by the attacks of age and vandalism
some years ago. In many lesser pub
lie Improvements Mrs. Wheeler was
among The foremost In church mat
tiers she was equally active. It is
pleasing to notice how kindly Mrs.
Wheeler is now received by the old
residents of Kenosha.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The Manual Labor Training School
which was projected in Chicago some
time since, and the edifice for the ac-
commodation Of which has been so far
completed, was opened for scholars
on Monday last. This inaugurates a
new departure in the present system of
school educational system which
tends to impress the minds of the
young, that head knowledge consti-
tutes the full equipment for the bust.
ness Of life. The instruction in the
schools is all for the head and nothing
for the hand. The Chicago Journal
well says:
This movement is only the pioneer
of coming general revolution in our
ideas of popular cducation-a revolu-
ton that is becoming an absolute
necessity of our Sine and country
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

A fire occurred last week in Belmont,
La Fayette county, Wis, which threat
ened to wipe ont that historic town.
The first session of the territorial legis-
lature held in Wisconsin after its or
ganization by Congress as a territory
was held at Belmont, commencing Oc-
tOber -, 1896. The territory now com
prising the county of Kenesha, Racine
and several other counties was then
included in Milwaukee county. There
were then three representatives in the
House from Milwaukee county, Of
which number Charles Durkee, of this
place, was one.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

A bill is now before the Legislature
of the State of New York, imposing q
fine of 500 for selling cigarettes to
boys under II years Of age. If
chemists are to believed, the cigarette
is as hnrtful as the cigar; both contain
a poisonous substance Parents
should have sufficient control over
their children as not to require any
legislation in such matters.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The Hon. J.. B. Grinnell, for whom
the town of Grinnell, Iowa. was named,
recently said: In Gr1nnell there are
no saloons, and no one has been sent
to jail, to the poor-house or to the
penitentlary for twenty-five years.
We can stand a cyclone occasionally if
you will keep whisky away from Us. ;"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
SCROFULA

can only be cured by thorough purifca-
ton of the blood. If this is neglected,
the disease perpetuates its faint through
generation after generation. Among its
Eczema, CutaneouS Eruptions, Tue
morS, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Ply
steal Collapse, etc. If allowed to con-
tinue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases.
Tubercular Consumption, and vari-
Gus other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
produced by il.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The Methodist General Conference,
which meets in May next, will elect
three Bishops to dill three places made
vacant by death since 1880. Rev. w.
Ninde, President of Garrett Bibli-
cal Institute, Evanston, Ill.,, is named
as candidate for one OF the positions.
Rev. Ninde preached the dedication
sermon of the new Methodist church
in this city few weeks ago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

Late accounts from the South
states that concerted movement Will
be made by the colored people of South
Carolina, the coming spring, to emf
CRATE westward in large numbers.
The colOred people, although in the
majority, are denied their rights, except
in few localities ; they are driven
from the. polls with shot-guns where
milder measures fail. It would be
serving the overbearing South Caro-
lmians right if all the laboring colorsd
men should leave the state, and com
pei the white aristocracy to take the
plough and the hoe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

Representatives of labor organiza-
tons are in Washington urging the
passage of an Eight-Houf law, and
legislation forbidding foreigners to
purchase large tracts of land in this
country, and also the Importation of
laborers under contract, especially
Hungarians, who, they claim. are
becoming as obnoxious in the East as
the Chinese are in the West.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
CHURCH SOCIABLES.

The remark is made that church
sociables have been having great run
in this city the present winter-a run
which, if it should go increasingly on,
would soon outrun the Sunday attend
ance of some of the churches numeri-
cally. It is not supposable there is
competition between the churches
which shall draw the largest gather
ing 1t is probably because the cur
rent happens to be.running that way.
True sociability is a christian virtue.
These friendly.meetings afford pleasing
entertainment to both old and young.
Those who enjoy conversation, music
or other proper exercises find gratifi-
cation. Among the well-attended
society gatherings more recently have
been at the residences of Mrs. Fisk,
Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Stark
weather, Mrs. DR.. A. Farr, Mrs. Blinn,
Mrs. Towslee, and perhaps others
were equally successful.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

Governor Sherman, of Iowa, in his
recent. message to the legislature, fav-
ors the submission to the people of a
constitutional amendment, comforting
the right of suffrage upon women.
The determination # the question IN
Iowa would go far 10 settling it else
where. RI it should transpire that
state as intelligent as Iowa finds wo-
man suffrage impracticable then il
might be we'll for other states to post
pone that question for time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

Senator Cameron, Of this state, has
introduced bill in the Senate, proyid-
ing for territorial government for
North Dakota. Although North
Dakota has a much less number of
inhabitants than South Dakota, it has
now population not less than
Wisconsin had at the time Of its adj
mission as state.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The remarkable sunsets. to which
attention was called some weeks AGO.
and which have been noticed in ali
ATTITUDES around the world. are still
noticeable. No. theory of men Of
science has yet given a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION Of the phenomenon. Anex-
change paper describes the wonderous
sight as follows:
The sun had disappeared. leaving
behind him one of those gorgeous phe-
nomena which has been the wonder of
the world during the months lust past
A belt of dense redness prevailed at the
western horizon, and this color gently
graduated toward tue zenith. until #
finally faded away in the blue of the
heavens. High up in the sky was the
crescent moon, while below it and in
conjunction was beautiful Venus
These bright planets were exhibited
with exquisite perfection against the
red, or purple-tiuge, back ground form.
ed by the declining sun. Jupiter
and Mars were visible in the eastern
sky, but no one turned from the grand
western spectacle to observe them"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

The Irish citizens of Milwaukee
have taken measures to suitably com.
memorate the life and services of the
late Wendell Phillips Arrangements
have been made for holding a general
meeting on Saturday Tomorrow.
This is movement which deserves
commentator. Nothing could be
more fitting than the holding of pub
lie meetings in every city and village.
A long life earnestly devoted to the
welfare of humanity-a life in which
splendid talent and SURPRISING elo-
suence Were brought to bear with
surprising power should not pass un-
noticed. The lessons to be drawn
from the life of Wendell Phillips
should be impressed on the mind of
every young man. In Massachusetts.
his native state, extensive arrange
ments are beng made to suitably
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
DISASTROUS FLOODS

The most devasting foods which
have visited the country for years oc-
Cured the present week, eliminating at
the highest point ON Wednesday last
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

honor his memory. But Massachn-
sets has not alone claim to Wendell
Phillips; his fame is the property Of
the nation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
VI FRANK, EDITOR
once in Masonic Blsck redn Of Judge Van
Wyek.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1881

The great religious revival in Rock
ford, ILL.,, mentioned last week. contin-
ues in nearly all the churches with nm
abated interest.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08

Thirty-seven citizens of Greenburg.
Pa, have bound themselves by oath
that they will not buy any more i'm
portations from France, so long as
American pork is excluded in that
country. If American pork is
not to be respected in France on ac-
count of alleged impurity, then French
wines shall be vetoed in this country
on the same charge. These Pennsyl-
Vmian citizens are in accord with the
Merchants Association of Milwaukee !:
the latter charges the impuity of
French wines against the alleged
impurity of American pork. Thus
the books Iare balanced by charging
one impurity against another.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
THE MAGNEroN APPLIANCE co

ZI6 STATE Street, JhlcagO, III.
NoTE.-Send dollar in postage stamps or Cur
rency lin letter at our risk with size of shoe usually
worn, and try pair Of Magnetic Insoles, and be
convinced of the power residingi in our other Mag
netic Appliances Positively cold feet when they
are worn, or money refunded.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-02-08
KINGS EVIL

Was the name formerly given to Scrofula
because OF superstition that it could be
cured by q kings touch. The world Is
wiser now. and knows that
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Cambridge ye8ersonisn.

Col. ]. D. Taylor is making repu,a-
ton 10 Washington as an srtful dodger
OF votes. The Congressional Record
shows that last week on all the import
ant questions that came to vote, Col
Taylor Was paired, and the Record doe.
not state how he stood on the questions
at issue. Only few weeks ago the
Guernsey Times, speaking concerning
the lodging Of votes by Congres.nen,
said:
at is vel known that when members
wish to dodge they can alwavs do it, and
tho usual way Is by pairing"
Are the people to understand that this
was hint to Brother Joseph, and that
be 10 now following the suggestion
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~ The following Democrats repre-
scented Monroe county in the Democratic
Congressional Convention at Caldwell
last week:
Jas Anderson. Jas Rutter, NJ. Bough.
ner. A. J Pearson, N D Garden, 6. S.
Alqeo, David Okev, w T. Morris. w.
T Koon,E U. F. Flint. Fl R. West. J.
B. briggs. Lewis Ho.ffl .r, Sam'l Nc.
vey. C. e. .Ketterer, Davil McVey,
Adam Arnold, Jesse A. Kevser, George
Ketterer. J. r. JudkiDs, George Sappe.,
DR.. w q. Webb. Jonathan Holtsclaw,
jacob Reinher:, Elw'd Okey, DR.. G W
Mason, Marion Robinson, Jos. Weir
&c Cehrs, Jas. Warner. John Baker
Alex Buchanan, P. Schumacher, Jr.
Forrest Ga'chell. Asher Okey, c W.
Hoe f1isr, s. P. Dorr Judge Wm. Okey
George L. Mvres.
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The Way They Do Things Away Out

The Way They Do Things Away Out
West.
SrLvERroN, Coll, June 25.-This will
age was startled at noon to-day by re
port that ex- Marshal Patrick Csin, of
Rico. had shot and killed Billy Wilson,
on the Chattanooga road, near Butte
City, seven miles fromS Silverton. This
was found to he true, and Justice Earl,
with six jurymen, brought the body to
the town hall here, where secret in.
quest Is being held. Wilson had one
wound in the head, the bullet having en-
terei his neck near the angle OF the low
or jsw and come out at the anterior and
upper part Of :he right ear. There is
another wound near the heart: q wound
in the chest on the other side, and a
wound 10 the wrist. The wound in the
head showed that pistol was fred ut q
close range, there being powder-stains
on the neck. Cain is brother OF Mar
shall Cain, Of Silverton, who, . short
time ago, shot Riley Lamhcrt on slight
provocatiou, for which he vas never
tried. Billy Wilson and the C,ins have
lately had words. This morning Pat
Cain provided horses for himself and
Wilson and a man na ned Maher, but
about noon returned and said he (Cain)
had killed Wilson, and gave himself up
to the Sheriff. Several miners, who saw
the three men pass them on gallop say
that few minutes oafterward Cain and
Maher returned. saving: 1--WE got awsv
with our man." Wilson hsd Sl72, q
silver watch, and other articles of value
on his person when found. His horse
was found few feet away, shot 10 the
heart. As there are some fears of.lynch.
ing, Sheriff Sullivan has appointed Cain
deputy sheriff, and more trouble may
cOmp
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LEGAL NOTICE.

C,LORA DARN0N, who resides at Huatlux.
L ton, Cabell County, West Virgins; Ioh1
Hamilton, who resides ct Cottageville, Jack
son County. West Virginia; Mcclellan Oar
non, James Frustyn, 0tho c. Rucksr add the
unknown heirs Of Hubbard Rucker, deosassd,
whose residences are unknown, will take
notice that J. P. Sprisss. Administrator with
the will annexed, Of the estate Of Rphsaim
Rucser, deceased. on the 3oth day Of yune,
d. 1854, hled his petition In the Probate
Court within aud for tn. county Of Mourss
and State Of Ohio, alleging that the personal
estate Of said decedent is insufficient TO pay
his debts and the charges Of administsrisk
his estate; that he died seissd In fss simple
Of tho following described real estate situa.
ate In said county Of Monroe and State Of
Ohio, to wit:
The northeast quarter Of the northsaw
quarter Of section one, township seven Of
range seven, containing thirty nine aud
ninety eight hundrsdth acres.
Also, the southeast quarter Of the south
east quarter Of section two, In same town !.
ship and range. except twenty acres eG the
north side thereof.
The prayer OF said petition is for the sale
OF said premises, for the payment Of the
debts and charges Aforesaid.
The persons Grst above namsA will further
take notice that they have been m sde par-
ties defendant to said petition, ami that .Lsy
are required 70 answer the same on Or before
the 2Sd day Of August, A D. 1884
Up. SPRIuaS,
Administrator with the will annexed ol
kphrsim Rucksr. deceased.
julyl, ,S4t7.
sPRIeos 4 Daieas, Atsys.