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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-29
Cows Must Have a Language.

A suburban correspondent sends the
following amusing instance of intelli-
gence in COWS to a London paper: The
other morning, very sultrY one, two
COWS came to our gate, evidently on the
lookout for something, and after being
at first somewhat puzzled by their plead
ing looks the thought struck me that
they might be in want of water. No
sooner had this occurred to me than had
some water brought in a large vessel
which the poor animals sucked up at
once with the greatest eagerness. The
pair then started contentedly away to a
field near at hand. In about half an hour
or so we were surprised and amused not
little by seeing our two friends march,
ing up to the gate, accompanied by three
other COWS. The water-tap was again
called into requisition, and the new
corners were in like manner helped lib
orally. Then with gratified ''boo-oo's"
Can unanimous vote of thanks our
visitors slowly marched off to their pas
turage. 1t was quite clear to us that
the two first callers, gratifed by their
friendly reception, had strolled down to
their sister gossips and daily eompan-
ions, and had informed them-hoW I
can not say, can youP--of their liberal
entertainment, and then had taken the
very pardonaDle liberty of inviting
them up to our cottage. This morning
we were again visited by the first couple.
bringing stranger with them; and I
have little doubt these morning calls
will be regularly repeated and afford
my little household fresh pleasure and
amusement in administering to their
wants. The remarkable thing, to my
mind, was the fact of The two first
cows informing the others, as most
assuredly they did, of the treatment
they had received. state the simple
fact. have in my time lived good
deal in the country, but never remem-
Der anything like this remarkable in
stance of the cows intelligence, nor in
deed have l everread-to the best of my
recollection-of anything like it. As
your columns are often open TO other
than political questions, and thinking
some of your readers might be inter-
ested by this, strange as it may seem.
absolutely true story, have ventured
to trespass on your space.
P. S.-Since the above was written our
four-footed friends have never failed in
their morning calls, generally bringing
some (tous) strange sisters with them.
On Saturday we had three strangers,
yesterday one, and this morning one.
m Y. EUeDing Post.
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prisoners form line and march to the
workhouse. Here their pedigree is
taken. and at times from a dozen to
fifty are confined in one large cell to
wait further orders. There are no seats
not il this cell-and dozens of the
prisoners have to sleep there for days
and nights on the bare floor. There
are no blankets. One who has been
accustomed to downy couch all his
life must sleep beside the besotted
tramp on the bare floor here. There is
no respecter of persons. If q man is
very i'll he may die here. A physician
must be asked for, as he does not call
of his own accord.
The ten-day men are usually put to
work about the workhouse cleaning up
or about the gardens or placed on the
boats that run to the various institu-
tons on the islands. Men who are sem
fenced for month or more, if not re-
tanned for duty about the workhouse,
are placed in gangs and sent to do serv-
ice at the asylums and the hospitals on
Randalrs, Ward and Harris Islands.
A branch workhouse is maintained on
Harris Island, where some two hundred
men are kept at work breaking rocks,
building sea walls, digging graves for
the pauper dead and burying them.
The prisoners at the work-house must
rise at i've a. M, and wear the regula-
ton uniform. Gangs of them are
marched to the wash-room in line.
They have only time to dip their hands
in water, touch their faces and hair and
hurriedly salute dirty towel. Then
they are marched to the mess-room.
Rye coffee and dry bread for breakfast
(no sugar.; soup and bread for dinner
| (no knife or fork). An excuse for tea
is served for supper, with dry bread
five evenings in the week. Two even
ings during the week the prisoners
only have mush and molasses (no tea
or Coffee. On Fridays at dinner cod
| fish soup as thin as water Ono fish, is
served the prisoners. Many of them
complain of hunger The ''cooler' or
dark cell is used to punish refractory
prisoners The reporter noticed two
or three prisoners who wore balls and
chains. One of these was being pun
ished for swimming the East River and
trying to escape not long ago. He was
so unlucky as to get caught. Some of
the prisoners are put in the dark cell
for various causes and remain there for
days living on bread and water. The
prisoners are locked up at six p. m. for
the night. }a ss,9.ls
1t would surprise one to see the num-
Der of men who are sent to the island
on account of domestic troubles. But a
large majority of the prisoners lay the
cause of their Imprisonment to rum.
N. Y. Herald. E.'tf l@5r ~. r..-s
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characterization of Table Linen.

The artistic works of the japanese,
only of late made familiar to us by
means of exhibitions and the like, have
on account of their novelty and peculi-
arity an especial attraction for the
spectator. For instance, the Japanese
applique embroidery shows the highest
completion, and now that it has become
marketable. its sphere of use for
various purposes is considerably en-
larged. Used with other embroidery
or paintings this applique is excellent
for decoraiuo purposes, such as
ornamenting fire and wall screens
cushions, borders. Wonderful flow
ers, birds and insects in dazzeling well
shaded colors, sometimes faithful copy
of nature, otherwise most fantastical,
from charming combination. The
separate pieces of embroidery are work.
cd over cardboard and secured on
squares. We select one of the smaller
ones, with all sorts of animals on it for
our illustration. A piece of silk laid
over it and an original cover Of stuff
like paper. the well-known style of
which with its Japanese colors is quite
a study, prtects the embroidery from
the air and dust. These squares may
now be purchased in large shops.
1t has now become SO general tc have
table linen with colored border, that,
especially for company, one can scarce.
ly imagine handsomely arranged table
without this agreeable ornament. AL
though the interviewer red and blue
borders suffice for daily use, we see for
grand occasions table-cloths and nap
klns adorned with the most artistic nee
dlework, which, since all possible tones
have been produced in fast colored cot
ton, often display q most variegated
arrangement. In houses where the
plain white linen from the grandmoth-
er's stores is still in use, modern taste
is brought to bear in the long, narrow
crumb- cloths laid over the large table
cloth. But sometimes the careful house
wife likes to have the ornamental border
on the tea and cofee-cloth and napkins
produced by her own industry.
The embroidery is done with fast
colored blue cotton, in tapbour stitch,
The cloth has a hem-stitched border
about one and one-half inches broad;
CniS 10 1olloWeu Ny d udIrOW row OF
embroidery rather more than an inch
deep, then comes a space, and after
that another row of embroidery. six
inches broad. Both these border rows
are executed in renaissance style. The
shields in the four corners of the cloth
are intended to be alternately filled up
with the date and the owners initials.
The napkins have the same narrow bor-
der, but only the shields in two opposite
corners. The Season.
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Astounding at Farmers Meetings.

The way in which everybody with
anything to sell clocks to gather.
ing Of farmers may, perhaps, be taken
as an evidence that farming is a profita-.
BILE business and makes It's followers
good customers; if they haven't money,
certainly their credit is good, But
there is another view to take of this
eagerness to advertise with and canvass
farmers, a view not so fattering to their
prosperity. 1t is not alone those who
have wares to sell who gather on such
occasions; politicians and others who
have axes to grind are equally stimuli
tRneous.o
Two recent farmers gatherings af-
fOrded striking examples of this ak
grinding. On both occasions, most of
the time was occupied by rival agents
for machinery, salt, etc. in discussing
the claims of their respective wares to
the assembled farm ers' cash. On the
former occasion the principal topic dis
cussed was one entirely foreign to the
OBJ ects of the meeting, via scheme
for draining swampS for the benefit of
certain lumber and railroad interests.
On the latter occasion the most conspic-
uous business was heated wrangle
over rival, breeds of fancy cattle for sale
to farmers. The great and most mo-
mentous question OF salt also came to
the front as earnestly as if every farmer
had married Mrs. Lot. 1t is a nota-
blelfact that the most pertinent and by
Tar the most disinterested address was
made by a jurist, and it is not less nota-
BILE that most of the irrelevant issues
were introduced by farmers.
1t is this self-seeking and ax-grind-
ing issue that prejudices a good many
farmers against attending such gather
ings. They are justified in resenting
the interference, and the wonder is that
the managers of meetings allow the i'm
pertinent discussions to go on. Some
one ought to apply the rules of order
and relegate advertisers to the outside,
whore there is usually showroom for
them. Exhibitions of machinery and
dairy salt are we'll upon such occasions,
but the platform of the meeting is not
the place nor is the regular proceedings
the time to push their claims. ~
That such things are done and toler-
ated is probably due to the unorganized
and disunited situation of farmers. The
irrepressible pushers of these interests
seem to calculate on the inexperience
of farmers in conducting public meet
ings and to feel assurance that the COM
plaisance of the latter is no match for
their cheek" Such irrelevancies are
not tolerated in the meeting of the
Grange, where farmers are educated in
a regular order of elaboration and to
act as organized bodies. 1t would be
well if members of the Grange could
carry into public assemblies of farmers
its order, propriety and sef-respect.
This should be done because unwar-
ranted interferences will surely bring
the meetings themselves into disrepute,
and thus deprive farmers of the bene-
fits, social and business, which undoubt-
eddy come from such exercises properly
conducted. The Country Side.
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Our Young Readers.
TIE MAIDENs' REFORM

Three doleful little maidens
Started of for school each day:
Three weeping little maidens went
AT recess out to play;
Three heavy-hearted maidens
Fretted sore against their lot
1Ee road was rough, the stones we're hard,
The sun was very hot;
Ibey mad such dreadful headaches
Anu their lessons were SO long.
Their hands were cold, their feet were tired
And all the world was wrong.
Three little covered has <ets
Held these little maidens lunch,
And when the no0n-time recess came
They ell began to MUNICH
Very wretched little maidens
Tears in their little eyes.
They ate and ate their pickles, cake and pies
Three sorry little maidens
Instituted q reform;
Their little cheeks grew round and pink
Their little fingers warm;
They laughed from morn till evening,
And they laughed in school and out;
At recess. gayest of the gay,
They skipped and pranced about;
Fer they filled their little baskets
Now with sandwiches and fruit,
And nothing else, they all declared,
Their appetiteS would suit.
Three smiling little maidenS
Started of for school each day,
And when the noon-time recess came,
Their lessons put away
Very happy little maidens
Joy in ali their beaTning eyes,
They ate their little luncheonS and were wise
-Adrgdret johnson. in Harp5r's Young People
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: DOIly's "Trip to the Springs"

Our little cray OF Sunshine" as we
called her, had been missing for some
time, and finally all in the house be-
came alarmed. and started out for 3
search.
Papa went to the barn, for he often
found her there, with her little chubby
hands full of sweet new clover feeding
the pony through the stable window. or
trying to mother the little white chick
ems that were always getting away from
the hen.
Aunt Sue thought possibly she might
be sleeping in the hammock under the
big apple tree. She would often swing
in the sunshine, and listen to the chat
tering of the birds who were busy build
ing new nests among the leaves, until
her eyes would close, and she would
dream she was real little bird herself
swinging on bough, and making her
own nest.
Willie was sure he should find her in
the garden, for she had told him that
very morning that she was going to-
have dollies' party under the honey
suckle, and that he might come if he's
wouldn't ask for mouthful to eat un-
til the lady dollies had finished supper.
But she was not to be found there
and every nook and corner had been
peeped into.
Mamma stole softly to the attic. She
heard little low voice. and she peeped
slyly through the door, and there.
perched upon pile of dusty trunks, sat
our baby May, with her dear dolly
clasped tenderly in her arms.
Mamma listened very quietly for mo-
ment. A little anxious look stole over
Mays face, and she began talking to
her dolly in this way:
"Baby, dear, Use 'taten you to s
spwings, tause you is tummin' down
wiz suffin'. dO-no hat. and you mus
not be afwaid of tittet man, for he
won't hurt nobody or nossin' wiz at
sing at he mates holes in tittets wiz.
81 dot bottle of tandy pills in my
pottet to cure hat you is .tummin' down
wiz, if we don't Diet to spwings in =
minute now.
'Does you hear at toot? don't be
afw&id of at toot, taus at says we dot
dare now, and we tan Diet off. "
Mammals heart was at rest when she
found that her little girl was safe, and
she ran back to the others who were
still looking for her.
In few moments a pattering of little
feet was heard on the stairs, and Nav
came dancing into the room almost
breathless, and said:
Mamma, did you know my dear
dolly is most well? | foot her on q twp
to a spwings, and hat she was tummin'
down wiz has all done away" Youths
Companion,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-29
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

SCOT is not enough appreciated as
o garden fertilizer. - Cleveland Leader.
Taste all melons before saving their
seeds for planting, and re. ect the seeds
of those that do not come up to the
standard 1t is only by this course that
the quality can be preserved. En-
change.
If the fowls are confined give them
plenty of green stuff. A good sod
thrown over the fence viii be cheerful
ly welcomed by them, and even the tops
OF vegetables will be founl ser7iceabfe.
M 7. Herald.
-Spiced Currants: Eight pounds
fruit, five pounds sugar, one pint cider
vinegar, one ounce cinnamon, one-half
ounce Glove, one ounce nutmeg. Boil
one hour altogether. Put in more spice
if you wish, and cook it down as much
as you wish. A very nice relish with
meats. ~ Y Post.
-Cocoanut Custard: Make a good
boiled custara, flavor with one tea
spoonful of bitter almond essence crate
a cocoanut. and when the custard is
quite cold Git should be poured when
warm into a glass bowl). strew the CO.
coanut on the top Sift white sugar
over this. The Household.
There are few kinds of information
more in need among farmers, and
which are more practical and interest
ing than general knowledge of the
grasses. Although some over 5000
species of grasses are known, very
few as yet contribute in any measure
to agricultural wealth. Jour
nal.
Chopped Ham: To use pieces of
cold boiled ham that are too small for
the table, chop them fine, line salad
dish with lettuce leaves, season the
chopped ham with pepper. little mus.
tard, and then make tomato dressing:
Take one pint of tomato juice, strain It.
thicken it by adding one tablespoonful
of arroWroot mixed with little of the
cold juice; then stir it into the other and
let it boil for two or three minutes; add
a little butter and pepper, and pour
over the ham. Serve hot or cold
Prairie Farmer.
The blossoms of the pumpkin and
melon tribe are of two kinds, male and
female. The male blossoms are on
long stalks, while the female are near
~ sessile and are under the leaves. The
male flowers. soon wilt and die. People
ignorant of this fact often suppose that
their pumpkins or squashes are
BLASTED when male flowers die. If
the male flowers should not be numer-
Gus, and if bees are not plenty, it is a
good practice to shake the male flowers
over the female when the males are
mature. to insure fertilization. - Chicago
Journal.
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Nouns Of Multitude.

Do you say "The army a0as march
ing" or "The army aOere marching?"
"A series of resolutions aoas or Were in
troduced?" ''1he people rises in its
might" or "The people rise in their
mightp" Is the United States Nation,
or, Are the United States Confed-
eracyP
In each of the above cases s.noun of
multitude is used. The grammars
tell us that while the verb agrees with
its subject in number and person, nouns
of multitude, though in the singular
number, take plural verb.
English grammar, however. can not
be bound by any rules. 1t is just as in
correct to say ssThe army ace4'e march
ing'' as it would be to say General
Grants army Uere composed of fifty
thousand men,. And, on the other
hand, it would be incorrect to say
THE people present aoas uttering many
cries
Thus no absolute rule Of grammar
covers all cases. That use of sim
gular and plural verbs is right which
reason indicates to be right. When a
man draws his salary from the Treasury
of the United States he may properly
say: 'The United States pays me-" On
the other hand he might be excused for
saying: ''The United States are grow
ing rapidly in population"
Everything depends upon whether
the idea is singular or plural. The pay
ment of a salary in the above example
is a single act of the United States as a
single, sovereign Government. The in
crease in population refers to what is
happening at a greater or less rate in
many distinct States.
In some cases, however, either form
is correct, according to good usage,
which is the solo basis of English gram
mar. A man is before the public in a
certain capacity, and the people judges
| Cor iudge) whether he is qualified to fill
the place he tries to occupy. One may
use either singular or plural and speak
good Eng ish. This merely illustrates
the fact that it is the idea that governs
the number of the verb, and one can see
what is the idea of the speaker, in re-
gard to the act of the people, by MOTTO
ing which form he employs. - Youtb's
Companion.
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Temperance Items.

CHOLERA does not seize its victims by
hazard. 1t has been ascertained that of
every one hundred persons who die of
this disease ninety are habitual drink
ers. Invisible placards on every spirit
shop in the land read Cholera sold
here. ~ Union Signal.
THE officials of the Erie Railway in
tend to enforce strictly the rules regard
ing drinking by employees. A freight
crew on the Delaware division have
been laid off on account of an empty
beer-keg being found on their train,
said key having been known to be full
when it was put on. 81 @ ad
WHAT we want in our schools is to do
away with the force of a pernic Gus ex-
ample and long cherished error, by
making the children thoroughly intel
ligent on the subject of alcohol. The
more thoroughly we can instruct the
young concerning the dominating evil
Of our time, the better it will be for
them and for the world G. Holland.
Mr.. w. w. O'BRIEN, the we'll
known criminal lawyer OF this city, who
has foresworn the use of all intoxicants,
made the startling statement in re-
cent address that, from personal obser-
walton, he was convinced that nine
tenths of all the crime committed was
caused by strong drink; that nine out
OF every ten murders committed were
due to strong drink; and that at least
one half of the men who died between
the ages of thirty and fifty-five were
killed, either directly or indirectly, by
strong drink. - Chicago journal.
EXACTLY what proportion of prison
inmates are brought thither by drink
it would be difficult to estimate, but it
is undoubtedly very large. Mrs. Mary
a. Livermore is reported as saying,
after recent visit to the Women7s
Prison at Sherburne, Mass, that she
saw hardly an Inmate of the institution
whose fall had not been caused by
drink. And a Southern Temperance
paper, which gives 9,947 as the number
of the prisoners confined in the COUNTY
iails of Illinois, adds that 5000 Of them
came up from the saloons.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-29
.I iumped ont Of the hole like an ac.

'.I jumped out of the hole like an ac-l
robat, and leveling my rifle, gave the
tiger both barrels. The great beast
reared up to his full height. with a saw
age snarl that showed all his fangs at
once, and then rolled over as dead as .
dOor-nail.
al have to thank you for saving my
life" said I, holding out my hand to-
the stranger.
ION the contrary said he, it's 4
that have to thank you for saving
mine.
lowell, I fancy we're about even
there, answered 1; but this shall be-
the last time ever try shooting from a.
hole
''And it was the last time, suro
enough. "-DaUid Ker. IN Golden Days.
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must be. You signed initials only to
your note, and / little imagined to
whom l was offering that garment |
recognized you at once in church, and
in spite of the solemnity of the occa-
sson had to laugh. 1t was such an
uncommonly bad ht.''
sit was a great boon to me, and
shall be everlastingly grateful to you
for coming to the rescue
Asudden indifference as to the hours
of departing trains seemed to take pos
session of Mr.. Byron, and hefound him
self with certain amount of equanim-
itY, accepting an invitation to spend the
night at the Hail.
At the conclusion of her visit to her
cousin, Mrs. MARROW, Miriam betook
herself to the house of friend, who
extended many formal invitations to
MIR. Byron as well.
One soft fragrant evening, among the
June roses, Julius Byron told his love
story, and Miriam listened with look
in her eyes which told her lover that he
| spoke not in vain. -
allow provoked you. in your turn,
must have been at finding my surplice
instead of the fancy costume, = said Mr..
Byron to his friend Willis, when they
again met.
81 was in rage at first. I admit.
answered Mr.. Howard, ''but affairs
turned out not so bad. after all put
on the surplice to see how it became
me, when one of the maids, catching a
glimpse of me Though the window, set
up scream, declaring that she had
seen a ghost. This brought a lot Of
visitors out of their rooms, among
whom, to my sorrow, was Edith Fuller
my Edith, you know. We had quar-
relied and parted, never to meet again;
but the ridiculous feature of this scene
seemed to break the ice between us.
and. Well, Byron, have blessed
the memory of your surpliee ever
SINCE"
THAT contretemps of the sachels
was a lucky thing for us BOTH
''Piper and Tipson and their hum
bugs foreyer!' exclaimed young How
/ ard.