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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
BRISTOL.

Mr.. Elmer Pierce, who has been
spending the holidays at his fathers,
returned on Tuesday to Triumph, ILL.,,
20 resume his teaching.
The Ladies, Missionary Society of
the Congregational church met on
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
Mr.. j. P. Bishops. In the evening a
dialogue was rendered and other liter
airy exercises were had
This (Friday) evening the young
peoples Literary meet at the residence
of Mr.. r. N. Waldo.
Mr.. Philo Curtis suffered severe
loss last week by the drowning of four
head of cattle. They broke through
the Ice on large pond where they had
gone to drink.
Miss Jennie Vogel is enjoying her
holidays with her friends in Bristol
and Paris.
Mr.. L. Parks, of Racine, is visiting
his father here.
Mr.. Gaylord Shepard and family
came over from Somers to his fathers
last week.
Mr.. A. Murdoch, of Sevastopol, has
taken to himself better-half. Joy be
with them.
The Misses Earl, of Tomah, Wis,
are enjoying visit at Mr. J. Kings.
The Young Folks Literary will
meet on Friday at Mr. Waldo's to dis
nuss the following question, That
men owe more to circumstances than
to ability" Those young folks are on
the right track, and will improve their
minds.
Mr.. E. Fairbanks and family, from
Aurora, came up to visit his folks.
A young lady and gentleman called
at the house of Squire Roberts last
Tuesday, during the storm, but they
only stayed long enough to be tied to-
gether for life. Well, they have made
a good start in life, and it will be we'll
if they keep the two bears in their
house-bear and forbear. If they do
their journey through life will be
happy.
Mrs. L. E. Fairbanks came cut to
Woodwork to visit with her son.
The Ladies' Missionary Society, Of
Asbury, met at Mrs. G. O. Vincent's,
but the storm was too severe to admit
of ladies turning out.
The lyceum at the village had very
important question before them, but
alas the storm kept most of the folks
at home. Mr.. Kellogg was one of the
speakers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
WHY DO CLERGYMEN READ
THE HYMNS

EDITOR TELEGRAPH: l desire to
make inquiry, through the coluMns of
your paper, what reason ministers give
for reading the hymns to be sung? If
there be good reason for the practice,
it should be given, that criticism may
be silenced. The propriety of reading
hymns before singing was discussed
in the religious papers good many
years ago, and do not remember that
1 ever saw it spoken of with approval.
In the days of our fathers, when there
were no hymn books in the congrega-
ton, it was customary for the minis
ter to read two lines of the hymn, and
then the congregation sing two lines,
and so on to the end Of the hymn. But
that practice no longer exists, because
there are now hymn books in every
seat. In still earlier times there were
persons in tile audience unable to read,
SO that it was supposed necessary for
the minister to read the hymns for the
benefit of those ignorant people, But
now none attend church too illiterate
to read. But it may be said it is i'm.
portant to have the hymns read, so
that the congregation may understand
the sentiments of the poet; if the
hymns are so sung that people cannot
understand the words sung, then the
singing had better be omitted entirely.
Or if it be said the reading is for get
ting at the sentiment, and the singing
is only for the music, without the I'M
Outstanding, then is singing without
profit.
/ believe it to be the custom of the
Protestant churches of this city, with
but one exception, to read a hymn
through, no matter how long, and then
ask half of it to be sung. What is the
co nmon sense of this? Hymns are
not inspired: they are only human
compositions: if more reading from
the pulpit is wanted, then why not
read from the inspired word, the Bible?
1t has been said that hymn reading is
INDUCED in, because it gives the min
lister an opportunity to display his elo-
cutionary power. But it is unfair to
charge ministers with such vain-glory-
ing motives. Again, if it is necessary
to duplicate any of the services, then
why not duplicate the prayers as well
as the hymns? II it improves the
hymn to go over it twice, why will it
not improve the prayers by repeating
them over a second time? Now it
will be asked, what is the use of all
this criticism on hymn-reading in the
pulpit, and what would be gained were
the practice discontinued? To this it
may Ia anSwnrnd Unrn If dicnnnand
with, time useleSsly spent would be
saved; the people with hymn book in
hand would be spared the pains of
looking over while the minister reads,
to see whether he reads we'll The dis
continuance of hymn reading would be
no innovation. Many Of the leading
and most distinguished ministers have
long since dlscontinued.i
LAY MEMBER.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

capital; the former cannot be lost In
speculation, Ebut the latter may. A
man may be rich to-day, but by a sin
gle speculative venture tomorrow he
may be poor. The transitions from
wealth to poverty are daily occur
renceS; the columns of metropolitan
journals are burdened with pecnniary
disasters Of every kind. A good trade
is an exhaustless reserve fund; it
cannot be squandered or bartered
away, nor can it be stolen by thieves.
at a recent convention of carriage
manufacturers in New Haven, the fol-
lowing sentiments were expressed by
the manager Of one of the leading es-
adjustments in the country:
lone of the serious wants of this
country and our trade is good boys.
Our boys are deteriorating, as are our
men. The greatest difficulty that we
experience is that of getting boys who
have brains and are willing to learn a
trade thoroughly. The example of men
who have made millions in a few years
is held up before our boys in school,
and the boys become infamed with the
notion that they must make their mil
lions and be able to found colleges be-
fore they die. So they eschew trades
and become poor professionals. We
have too many professional men in the
country to-day, our schools love to
dwell too much on the achievements of
professional men. A man with a
trade, a trade well learned, next to the
farmer, is the most independent, and
most to be envied among men. He is
prepared for any emergency"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
THE CONSTITUTION OF A Ma
TTON BURNED Up.

Belgium, the freest and best gov
erned country on the continent of Eu.
rope, is for the present without a Con-
stitution, the charter of 1880, together
with all the papers relating to Belgian
independence, having been destroyed
in the fire which has burned to the
ground the Chamber of Representa-
tives. The case is unprecedented; and
it will be interesting to see in what
manner the nation will readopt the
act. Fortunately, one may say with
out undue emphasis that the Belgian
Constitution is written in the hearts of
the people; and the Belgians, after all,
are in no worse position than the En-
glish, who also have no Constitution
in documentary form. The only other
country which was ever deprived of
its Constitution at one blow is Poland.
The Polish Constitution of the year
1915 was seized bodily by the troops of
the Emperor Nicholas after the sup
preston of the insurrection of 1880,
and carried away. rolled up and en-
closed in a japanned tin case, to be ex-
hibited at Moscow in museum of
curi0sities, where it is still to be seen.
IN. z. Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
RANDALL.
The sleighing is very good.

The sleighing is very good.
The quadrennial period of peril for
the bachelor is upon us again. Sealed
proposals" will be received.
Captain Theodore Alderman speLt
Christmas with his brother at Twin
Lakes.
L. M. Valen and wife made Christ
mas visit at Patrick Nolan's.
Our worthy postmaster, after faith
fully attending to his duties as post
master and station agent. still has time
to cut coon trees.
On the 18th ult. we learn that Mr..
Biethan, of this town. met with quite
an adventure. On that day day he and
his wife were at Munster, in Wheat
land, and received quite a sum of
money His wife wishing to go home
sooner than he did, Mr.. b. told her she
might take the team and go, and he
would come when he got ready; but
he-very fortunately, as the events af-
forwards proved-gave her the money
to carry home. He waited till nearly
night and went home afoot. On his
way, in a secluded spot, about dusk, he
met two men, who assaulted him, went
through his clothes, but only got ten
cents and plug of tobacco for their
pains. This makes the fifth highway
robbery in this section within two
years, and always by two men.
The scarlet fever IS raging now in
the vicinity of Genoa. Orville Harri-
son had three children come down with
it at once. Maybe the diphtheria, so
called, has been really scarlet fever.
Mrs. w. A. Suffer presented her
husband with Christmas gift worth
having. It is a girl, and weighed ten
pounds at birth.
John f. Reynolds eldest child is
again very sick. DR.. Ward is attend
ing her, and says it is the result OF the
diphtheria she had few weeks ago.
Carol Mcclellan is visiting his many
friends in these parts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
HOLIDAYS OVER.

The Christmas and New Year holt
days are over, and having passed off
with SO much apparent satisfaction.
tie inquiry is row natural, what is the
outcome of these days of festivities?
Upon the whole. it seems to be conced-
ed multitudes of people were happy
but that there have been no.drawbacks
will hardly be claimed. There are al
ways consequences, not the most pleas
ant, following such occasions. A
generous-hearted house wife was heard
10 exclaim,. | am so glad the holidays
are over; Ifee completely worn out"
There is Mrs. B. "who worked so hard
to get her Christmas presents in readl-
ness, she exceeded her strength, and it
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
THE NEW YEAR.

Tuesday, the first day of the new
year, was chilly, stormy and decidedly
unpleasant The old-time custom of
making New Year calls was less OBJ
served than in former years. The un-
cleaned walks rendered it disagreeable
for pedestrians, There were as many
good ladies' ready to receive as usual
on these occasions and no lack of
proffered hospitalities.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

is feared she will not be herself again
for many days." Mrs. G. " did so much
shopping the piercing cold days before
Christmas, she has had severe attack
of her old complaint rheumatism
So the consequences in not few cases
go on to the end of the chapter. The
deductions to be drawn from the ills
of holiday obseryaEces are not that
they should be dispensed with. Christ
mas is the grandest day in the calen-
dar of the year; its memories will be
as enduring as the generations Of men.
1t is not the day that brings ills to hui
mainly; it is the oyertaxing of mind
and body; the sleepless anxiety and
worry to Guido and excel that brings
pains, aches and WEAKNESS to so many
Christmas devOtees.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVIS
ORS.

An adjourned meeting of the county
Board of Supervisors will convene in
the county clerks Office in this city, on
Monday next. The Board, it is under.
stood, has considerable unfinished
business remaining over from the an
nual meeting in November last. Pro-
badly the most important business to
come before the Board requiring action
is the matter Of county expenses, re-
sulting from the execution of the
tramp law" A subscriber inquiries
why so little has been said on this sub
ject through the papers? It is reason
able to presume that every taxpayer
is aware that the county has been
heavily burdened with tramps, and are
looking to the Board of Supervisors to
exercise whatever legal powers it pos
sesses to avert the evil complained of.
1t is perhaps unfortunate that the
law HOW Ill lOIC6 Oll Glo SGdGuue UOOk
must be accepted, as there will be Nd
regular meeting of the legislature until
January, 1885. Legal minds who have
given the subject some attention be.
lieve that tramp law, less expensive
in its execution. and better adapted to
the evil than the present one, might be
framed. But that is out of the ques-
ton for the present A fixed salary
for a future sheriff is practicable. at
least it has been so regarded in other
counties. No doubt the Board, in its
wisdom, will devise the best measures
Of which the case admits.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
TOMAN SUFFRAGE IN IOWA.

II may not suit everybody to know
it, but it is very plain that the cause Of
woman-sufrage is gaining quite rapid
ly in public favor in Iowa. We have
been surprised at the number of infu-
entail papers which are proclaiming
adherence to it, and at the very few
papers which are decidedly opposing
it. Up to date the greater number of
the papers Of the State are neutral on
the question, or at least not discussing
it,-Er.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
THE DEMOCRATIC SOUTH GETS
THE LOWS SHARE OF THE
OFFTCES

In the distribution of the Offices in
the new Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives, the South has taken nearly
all the most important ones. Speaker
Carlisle, in making the assignment of
the committees, has given his southern
friends the best positions. The organ
ization of the House assumed sec
tional aspect; the South demanded, and
took what it wanted, leaving the less
important places to the North. For
this action of the solid South, the
Northern Democrats have no right to
complain. The Southern States hold
largely The balance of power in the
present House of Representative If
we are to have Democrat for next Pre-
sident, the South proposes to do the
chief work of electing him by its solid
vote. The North can promise no such
aid; its political power is but frag-
mentary at most; it can but keep quiet
and let the South have it's way. To at
tempt interference with the grasping
policy of the South might disrupt the
general party harmony, and ruin its
Presidential hopes. The South is ac-
customed TO the business of dri0ing,
and the submissive Democracy of the
North has long meekly consented to
be driven. If it be said we are at
tempting to revive sectional feelings
between the North and South, it may
be answered the revival of sectionalism
has already been inaugurated in Wash
ington. No intelligent man who looks
over the record of proceedings in the
organization of the lower House of
Congress can say there is not a show
of sectioEalism.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Little Nellie Arthur, the Presidents
daughter, has joined a children's Christ
mas Club in Washington. About forty
young people of both sexes are mem
beers of it. The object of the club is to
make a merry Christmas for many
poor people-poor children who scarce.
ly know what the word means. The
children solicit donations and prepare
lists of the ones to be helped. When
the President learned of the mission of
the club he readily gave his consent to
Nellie's joining it. She is now one of
the leaders, and has secured many do
nations by her pleasant smiles and
pretty manners. The President has
made liberal contribution. and the
club is becoming very popular.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

The Episcopal church people are
making steady accumulations to the
organ fund, and are resolved on secur-
ing a frst-class instrument. That most
grand of all instruments, the organ,
has been associated with the Episcopal
church from time immemorial. Its
soul-lifting tones have reverberated
through the high arches of church and
cathedral in all lands, in all times, and
among all christian people. Whether
in the notes of jubilee or the solemn
funeral dirge, the organ is an eve-rwel-
come and faithful accompaniment.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
NEK cHuRCH ORGAN.

The new organ IN the Methodist
church has been put in position, and
used for the first time last Sunday
morning. 1t is a pleasing addition to
the services OF song, and cannot fail of
being highly appreciated by the con-
gregation. Our Methodist friends have
reason to be satisfied with their new
house of worship; it has all the desir-
able conveniences. There are enough
non-church goers in the city to fill it
every Sunday, and enough more of the
same sort to fiji the'other churches.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Congress will re-assemble next Mon
day, after the holiday recess. The
committees have all been appointed
and all the preliminares arranged to
begin the work of legislation IN earnest.
The people have a right to expect
something more than talk and Skin
mishing. If there be any foundation
in the rumors that the tariff enacted
by the last Congress is to be overhaul
ed and essentially changed, let the
work begin; the people will be anxious
to know what is to be the outcome of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Professor Lewis Swift, Director of
the Warner Observatory at Rochester,
N. u, has discovered the Pons comet,
which had single tail in 1912 and has
double one now, the longer seven
and the shorter three degrees. 1t is
undergoing changes as it approaches
the sun. 1t can be seen with the naked
eye early in the evening. Professor
Swift asserts that the recent red sun
sets were due to extraneous matter
which comes into our atmosphere and
reflects the red rays of the sun. What
the matter is it is impossible to say,
but he says the red sunsets are not the
results of volcanoes or earthquakes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

The Memphis appeal, in reviewing
southern progress and prospects, says
+" The introduction of new industries
the increase in manufactures, the i'm,
provements in agricultural methods
and implements used, the decrease of
the all-cotton' system, the develop
ment of mineral wealth, the vast lum-
Der interest that is opening, the increas-
ed attention that is given to the i'm
proyement of the breed of horses and
stock, and the greater tendency to
adopt the south as a field for immi-
grafton, all show how bright and
promising are the prospects where,
twenty years ago, there was weeping
and 'Talling and gnashlng OF teeth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

made its appearance in the passage be-
tween Chernaboura Island and the
mainland. it was seYenty-fiye feet
high and mile and half long. So
Violent was the volcanic action that
two extinct volcanoes on the peninsula
of Alaska lying to the westward of the
active volcano Hanna. 10000 feet
hight, burst into activity and omitted
immense volumes of smoke and dust.
Flames were visible at night.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

The career of the late Congressman
Haskell, of Kansas, illustrates forcibly
what energy and pluck will do for
man. Haskell was by no means a bril-
liant man, but had very mediocre nat
ural abilities; but his resOluteness and
tenacity made up for all other qualif-
cations which he lacked. He was a
merchant in Kansas, engaged in the
boot and shoe business in a small town,
when adversely overlook him and left
him completely bankrupt. Nothing
dismayed, he began life again, and
ended it with the reputation of being
one of the Understanding and most
conscientious members of Congress.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSO-
CITATION.

The National Education Association.
to he held at Madison IN this state, the
18th to 18th July, 1884, bids fair to be
one of the largest and most interesting
meetings of educators ever held in The
west, Reduced railroad, steamboat
and hotel fares will be secured, and
the citizens of Madison promise 10
provide accommodations for 5000
guests.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Speaker Carlisle is having more than
usual trouble in such cases with his
committee appointments. Cox, of New
York. and Springer, of Illinois, refuse
to accept the chairmanships assigned
them by the Speaker. They are both
old members, and regard themselves
grossly sighted. Even Deuster, of
Milwaukee, who is now on his third
term, feels that his claims have been
overlooked, and it is said will not ac-
cept the inferior place to which Speak
er Carlisle appointed him. There seem
to be murmurings all along the line.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

The new chaplain of tie U. S. Sen
ate, Rev. Mr.. Huntley, widely known
clergyman in Wisconsin, and once pas
tor Of the Methodist church in Keno
sha, created a little sensation on max
ing his first prayer in the Senate. He
devoted portion of his prayer invok-
ing a blessing on General Sheridan.
AT the close of the prayer Senators
inquired of each other, "what have
we to do with General Sheridan? He
does not belong to us, but to the War
Department, and has his own chaplain;
we employed the chaplain to pray for
us" Rev, Huntley, during his years
in this state, had some innocent &C.
centricities, which it was thought he
would lay aside when he was called to
the Metropolitan church in Washing
ton
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

1t is fact worth noticing, that the
Democratic leaders express confiden ,e
Of carrying every southern state, that
went into the rebellion, and did its ut
most to destroy the Union!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Rev. Father Cleary delivered stir
ring temperance address in st. Marks
church last Sunday evening to a large
audience. The Rev. gentleman is en-
gagged in an uncompromising warfare
against the curse of intoxicating
drinks The friends of temperance
and good order have reason to rejoice
that a speaker so eloquent and effect
i've as Father Cleary is untiring in his
efforts to arrest the evils of liquor
drinking. The address was one of the
most earnest and convincing Of any
which he thus far has delivered in this
city he declared his readiness to CO.
operate with any organization whose
determined purpose is to exterminate
the producing cause of intemperance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
FRIDAY. JANUARY 4. 1894.

Rev. Frank I. Lee delivered dis
course on the subject Of Forefathers'
Day." in Salt Lake City, a week ago
last Sunday.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

THE voLTAIC BELT CO., Marshall, Mich, will
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plete restoration of health and manly vigor. Ad-
dress as above. N. R-No risk is incurred, as
thirty days trial is allowed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
THE MAGNEToN AppLIANoE co

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worn, and try pair of Magnetic Insoles, and be
convinced of the power residiugin other Mag
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worn, or money refunded.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04

Browns IRON BITTERs
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi'
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness. nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bitters made by
Town Chemical Co., Baltimore. Crossed
g. las and trademark on wrapper.