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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
Temperance Reading .
MARCH OF THE SIXTY THOU
SAND.

Not with a firm and measured step
Moves on the mighty host,
No well-trained soldiers in the ranks
Does their grim leader boast:
On, no; they'v drained the poison cup.
And in its depths have found
The adder's bite, the serpent sting,
That gave the deadly wound.
Lured by the tempting cup, they drank,
To seek it yet again."
Quick to its work the poison sped,
And ran through every vein.
1t Quenched Affection tender fame
For those once loved so well,
And kindled in the heart instead
The very fires of he'll;
Hurled reason from her royal throne,
Gods glorious image marred;
Behold the wreck no more a man,
Bleeding and torn and SCARED.
Behold the SOUL Oh! dreadful fate,
Well may the angels stand,
Weeping at such sight as this
In our beloved land.
A vanquished army. on they move,
With reeling steps and slow;
Stumbling into their yawning graves
They fall, to rot below.
0 God! that such thing should be,
And to our doors be brought,
And we look calmly on, and see
The work the fiend has wrought.
And we look calmly on, and hear,
Throughout our stricken land,
The wall of Rachels comfortless,
A sad, heart-broken band.
" Why stand We idle all the day?'
The call rings loud and clear;
Thy brothers blood cries from tn
ground"
Thou soon, alas! shalt hear.
Rouse, brother, sister, to the work!
Spring quickly to your postl
And hand to hand the conflict wage
Against the fiendish host;
Grim alcohol has long arrayed
Against the souls of men.
And in the strength of God, our trust,
We shall not fight in vain.
Elizabeth z. Larlein, in Union Signal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

The tower of Babel, with its confus-
ion of tongues, has found modern rival
in the recently-opened reading-room of
the magnificent Cafe Bauer, in Berlin,
where the representatives of nearly ev-
cry nationality on the globe have estab-
hshed rendezvous, and where no few
er than seven hundred journals, in eigh-
teen different languages, including
Turkish, japanese and Chinese, may be
read.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
a LEAP YEAR SKETCH.

First ] saw her on the street,
Oh, how sweet
Face so fair and form so neat,
Pearly teeth and dainty feet
To behold her was treat
Quite complete.
Next ] met this maid Of guile
On Long Isle;
As lightly tipped my tile,
would" said she, 81 walk awhile,
Down the road, say half a miller"
should smile.
She was sunshine's brightest ray
Pretty Fay.
was happy, bright and gay;
The fact is, twas salary day,
And had not bill to pay;
Strange to say.
Near a pretty riYulet,
This coquette
Whispered: LET me be your pet
Down LIES path with thorns beset-"
1t was leap-year-Did / get?
Well, you bet.
--Terds iSfftt7IgS.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Ten thousand pounds is the daily
consumption of tobacco in a Govern
ment cigar factory in Spain. Five
thousand women and girls work in the
factory, and receive 80 cents for days
work, from o'clock in the morning I'M
oil Z, 5 or 9 o'clock in the evening.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

"A New York physician ascribes
most OF the pulmonary and bron-
chlal disorders of the day to overheated
public conveyances, and declares that it
would be better for the public health if
none OF them were heated. Passengers
would then be subjected to steady
temperature, and knowing what to ex-
pect would act accordingly IN. Z.
Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is to put weather signals on its
trains for the benefit of farmers. Red
and blue crescents and red and blue
stars will indicate the sorts of weather
that are predicted
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

When Rev. w. P. Harrison. Of
Nashville, Tenn. married his third wife
recently his daughter drowned herself
So. Louas Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Fifteen widows of soldiers of the
war of 1912 are living now in York
County, South Carolina.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

You come to me, my little lad and lassie,
With eager, questioning looks,
To tell you something new, some curious
story,
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-14
BETTER MEASURE.
Mining Review.I

A glance at the summary of the
mineral production of the different
States and Territories, shows an APP
parent decrease when compared with
the past year. In some instances the
decrease has been real and actual,
and in other cases, especially in silver
and lead-bearing districts, it comes
from the unjust method of computing
the value or amount of output. In
estimating the value or amount of any
other product of the country, the
amount is given by measure and not
by market value. The production of
corn in Illinois is SO many bushels,
and it matters not whether these
bushels bring SO cents or 81 in the
market. If the result of the bullion
product of the mining States and
Territories was estimated each year by
the number of tons and pounds, a
fairer statement would be secured.
The general depression in the market
price of lead, materially affected the
value of the output of a number o.
prominent mining districts, and also
had some influence upon the amount
of mineral produced. A more reliable
basis Of computation would be estab.
lished If the measurement was made
by some standard showing tn,
quantity produced, instead of the fuc-
tuating prices of unstable markets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
HUGH ]. GALLAGHER.

Our candidate for Secretary of
State seems to secure compliments
from all parties and from all parts
of the state. His modesty Of de-
pertinent, his unexceptionably good
habits, his industry on his fathers
farm-working day time and study
ing nights until with but little aid
from the common school in Darling
ton, he fitted himself for teacher;
teaching and reading, he is now
regarded as among our best scholars.
His composition is graceful, at the
same time stirring deep thought.
He is never idle in his position OF
cashier of the banking firm of JAS.
Judge & Co.; he is always at his
post; quick, correct, affable. He
has acquired IN his reading a good
knowledge of law,-making him sell
reliant in every transaction in his
line of business. He is fluent and
eloquent speaker. His following in
this -art of the state will be large
and his supporters enthusiastic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19

publican said to US just before the
republican nomination was made,
" he has made the best representative
the district has ever had, and
although l always vote the repub-
lican ticket, / will vote for him
this fall if the democrats re-nom-
nate him, against any man our party
may bring out"
Of course tremendous efforts will
be made by the men who WELD the
the party lash, to make republicans
holding such rational views as ex-
pressed above, change their minds
and vote for their party candidate
for purely party consideration. And
for that purpose all sorts of specious
reasons will be advanced. But we
would say to those liberal republic
ans, that their first thought is the
best thought, and not to try to salts
fy conscience with trihing excuses,
but serve their party best by serving
their district, and their country
best by voting for Hon. Burr W.
Jones, and thereby helping to re-
elect an able, painstaking member
of congress. and we believe that
their better reason will prevail, and
that hosts of them will vote as they
are now free to declare their inten-
ton, for the best interests of the
country, regardless of partisan con-
sideration.
AS a representative in congress
Mr.. Jones has more than met the
expectations of his constituents, and
there is every prospect that they
will give him a handsome endorse
ment at the polls in November.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
LOOKING AHEAD.

The Chicago Tribune, now sup
porting Blaine, has within the year
last past, demonstrated that the
average western farmer, was paying,
by our high protective tariff, tax
from $50 to $50 each year over and
above what he would pay under a
tax for revenue only. For the last
fifteen years it has done more to
educate the farmers upon the rel
alive rights of the agriculturist and
manufacturer than any other paper
in the northwest. 1t has advised
the people to plant themselves
squarely on the revenue reform plat
form. But Notwithstanding all this
good work in good cause it has
since the republican convention,
ceased its song and openly declares
in favor of the doctrine that the
republican party is in favor of a pro-
tective tariff.
1t did in 1880 make the character
of Blaine blacker than even the
record, because it alleged that a
man who acting under the micro
scope of an approaching convention"
could do as he had done was ca
pable of any crime against the
people. The management Of the
Tribune has not changed within the
last four years, and yet we hear
from it no eloquent protest against
the tariff and no word of rebuke
of the great >Mephistopheles of
American politics. The voter who
gets his views of American politics
from the city press, and who has
been taught by the Tribune to
believe he has been robbed by pro-
lection, now asks that Sphinx on
the Tariff,-but verbose oracle on
the purity of the hero of the
Mulligan letters: What shall we
do with the S400,0OO,O0O in the
treasury, after protecting the coin
certificates, interest on debt, and
paying congressional appropriations ?
What shall wo do with the $3.50,
600 remaining in the treasury and
constantly increasing? Money that
has been wrung from labor DOM
ineered by capital, taken from the
farmer, skinned from his acres, to
swell the enormous dividends of
the manufacturer.
We cannot write with the fervor
or force that has characterized the
Tribune during the past, but we
can see as clearly as the most astute
Blaine man that there are no reasons
to-day that did not exist yesterday
in favor of a reduction Of the tariff.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19

and j. can not be but that the con-
dition of things will continue to
gradually improve. In this section
of the country the outlook is most
favorable. The yield of small
grain is larger than for many years
past and the oldest inhabitant can
not remember when we have had
a better corn crop. The season has
been an excellent one for grass and
besides so far furnishing plenty OF
feed to fatten cattle, enough good
hay has been made to make the
crop abundant and cheap. With
plenty of feed and any amount OF
stock to fatten, the business pros
poets of the country may be said to
be very encouraging.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
POLITICAL POINTS.

A former resident Of this city who
is now resident of Iowa evidently
does not believe that prohibition
prohibits. In writing from one OF
the leading cities of that state he
says:
We are enjoying total abstinence as far as law
makes prohibition. 1t is contemplate farce.
You can buy beer in the key, case, bottle or
glass, if you know he ropes, and there are
hundreds who drink now who never thought OF
doing so before, Beer is called and shipped as
9 Extract of Malt" and the extract is just as
good as beer, because it is beer. The republican
party in this state is dreadful sick of their
adopted child and if l mistake not they will be
sicker after election.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
NOT DESPERATELY SHORT,

The Million does not appear to
take much stock in the cry that the
republicans are desperately short of
campaign funds. 1t says:
There are some democrats whom we profound
ly pity. For instance, there is the timid soul
who gets panic-stricken every time the Blaine
organs raise big howl about the certainty of
Blaine's carrying New York and the stampede
of democrats living away off somewhere. But
most we pity the deluded mortal who thinks the
Elkins- Roach Gould crowd are short of campaign
money. The man who doubts that every con-
can soap this year is all too innocent for
politics. Gould, Field and Sage are good for a
million apiece, Blaine, Roach, Elkins and
Chaffee for half million each aad protected
monopolies for another five millions This money
will not be- like the little furnished to Cleve-
lands managers, a gift or the contribution of
patriotism, but an investment, and a very
choice one at that If successful. If it came
to the scratch, Jay Gould could afford to pay
S10,000,000 to keep an honest man out of the
presidential chair. But fortunately this is not
an election that money will buy, though it may
prevent Mr.. Cleveland from getting a unanimous
vote in the electoral college. or course if they
find the risk too great these slrewd investors may
refuse to invest. In that case Blaine soap
will be indeed scarce.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

=. J
NorlcE Is HEREBI GIVEN that at the General
Election 10 be held i'll the several Towns Wards.
Villages and Election Districts OF the state OF
Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the tirSt
u. 1854, the following officers are 10 be elected.
to-wit:
Eleven Electors of President aud Nice-rresi,
dent Of The United States
\ Governor in place Of Jeremiah NJ. RuSk.
whose term Of office viii expire on the isrSt
Monday of January, \. II. 1885.
A Lieutenant Governor, i'll place OF sam. :.
Fiheld whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday OF January \. u. 1875,
\ Secretary of State, n place Of Ernst g.
Timme. whose term of office viii expire ca the
first Monday of January. \. y, lSSa.
\ state Treasurer, in place ct Edward {.
McFeUidge, whose term Of office Will expire on
the first Monday of january, A. u. IS>N.
An Attorney General il place OF LeaudsU
f. FriSby, whose term Of Office viii expire on
the first Monday Of January, \. y iS>H.
y State superintendent. IN place OF Robert
Graham, whose term OF Office viii expire ON
the first Monday OF January, \. y. 1881.
\ Railroad Commissioner IN PLACE OF Nils
L. Haugen. whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday of january, y. II. 1883.
\ Commissioner OF Insurance, in place q!
Phil l.. Spoouer, Jr., whose term Of office will
expire on tie ttSt Monday Of January, \ u.
representative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District consisting of the counties
| OF Daue, Grant, Greene, Iowa and Lafayette, i'm
place of Burr W. Jones' whose term of Office
will expire on the fourth day OF March, A. u.
! 1885.
! \ State Senator in the Twerty eighth Scnat,
District. consisting of the counties of Iowa and
Richland, i'll place Of William C. Metcrt, who's,
term of Office will expire on the first Monday
of January, \. y. 1888.
4 Member q Assembly in each Assembly
District of the State. and all county officers
required by law To be chosen ~ such election.
Given under my hand and Official seal, al
the Capitol. in the City of Madison, this First
,',' " ERNST. {. THINE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19

podgeylle, Wis, August > 1881.
\ General Election is To be held i'll the several
towns and wards i'll this county on the Tuesday
next succeeding the first Monday, being the
18th day OF November. A. II. 1891. At which are
to he elected the officers specified in the an
neXed copy of Il notice from the Secretary OF
State.
Also member of Assembly in the First
Assembly District comprising the towns OF
Arena, Moscow, Mineral Point, Ridgeway.
WaldwicE and the city of Mineral Point in
place of James Ryan whose term of Office viii
expire ON the first Monday of January \. u,
Member of Assembly in the second Assembly
District, comprising the towns of clyde, Dodge
VILE Eden, Highland, Linden, Mitlliu, Pulaski.
and Wyoming, in place Of Richard Kennedy
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, \. u. lSS5.
\ sheriff III place of Richard Lane. whose
term of office will expire ON the EUSt Monday
of january, A. D.. 1850.
4 County Treasurer i'll place Of William L,
Rowe whose term of office viii expire on the
First Monday of January, y. d. 1S>5
A County Clerk, III place of ". II, kcnnC
whose term of Office will expire ON the Frs
Monday of January, a. u. 1885.
A Register of Deeds, i'll place of Geo. w. Strong
whose term of office will expire ON the FRS
Monday of January \. u. 1883.
\ Clerk of the Circuit Court in place Of j
l.. Leonard, whose term of Office will eNpr,
on the First Monday of January \. u. 1855.
\ District Attorney in place of T. Scot
AnSley, whose term of office will expire or
the FIRST Monday Of January 4. =, 1855.
\ County Surveyor IN pace OF Robert Wilson
whose term of office will expire ON the FRS
Monday of January A. y. 1883.
\ Coroner in place of Patrick King, whosc
term of Office will expire on the First Monday
of January \ u. 1885.
\ County superintendent of schools in place
of Rose Bowling. whose term of office vii
expire on the First Monday OF January \ u
1885.
Dodgeyile in SAID county, tins 2nd day o
August A. ID. 1854.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
The New York Witne

The New York Witness, a strong
prohibition paper, takes Mr.. Blaine
to task as follows for refusing to vote
on the prohibition question at the
recent election in Maine:
The idea tha, Nr. Blaine is teetotaller has
already been shown to be mistake. The state
ment that he was going to vote for the Consti-
tutional Amendment we must suppose was based
on some distinct promise by Mr.. Blaine 10 Cen
eral Dow. But Mr.. Blaine has not voted for the
Amendment. We are, therefore, forced 70 con-
clude, either that General Dow announced Mr..
Blaines intention without due authority, which
is unlikely, or that Mr.. Blaine deliberately
violated solemn promise TO the Prohibitionists.
Having captured the Pronibitionists by pretend
ing to be one Of them, he turns his back on them
Mt the polls to please the Germans of Ohio an6
the liquor vote of the whole country. But there
is . prohibition vote throughout this country
which he has stin to reckon with. II viii be
noticed that in his speech Of explanation he en-
deayors TO dissociAte the Republican party from
naturalization with prohibition. What do our
Temperance Republican friends think Of that
Happily the Constitutional Amendment was
carried without Mr.. RIaines vote.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
PROSPECTIVE.

The harvest is past, the summer
is ended and the corn crop is safe.
The hopes and not the fears of the
people have been realized. The
land has been blessed with abund-
ance, and we believe that from this
on times will grow better. Ours is
wonderful country-rich and
wonderful in gifts-which contribute
to the happiness of mankind. This
season we have been specially
favored and a great crisis averted
by abundant crops. 1t were folly
to expect that after the many
months of depression which we
have undergone, that times viii
liven up all at once, and the failure
of preceding crops no longer be
felt, but the reaction from dull 10
better times has already commenced,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
BURR W. ZONES.

There is nothing so satisfactory
to a democrat as the frequent
acknowledgement that Mr.. Jones
fully and fairly represented his dis
trict. While in congress he was
always in his seat, and always on
the floor speaking for his whole
country-his entire constituency,
republicans as well as democrats.
He voted against every steal or
every proposition that had the least
semblance of a job. He voted his
convictions on contested election
cases, like pure and upright judge.
Have we any any record of a public
man who has met the demands Of
the times as fully as Mr.. Jones?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19

telephone, and the discovery of the
electric light was a still brighter
idea. The establishment of trades
unions was the result of a bright
idea. The abolishing of slavery in
the southern states was bright idea,
and so was the introduction of the
Thirteenth Amendment. 1t was a
bright idea to emigrate to the west
ern states. And it was a brilliant
idea when \. X. Fairbank & Co.
discovered the method of making
their famous brands of Lakeside"
and White Star "perfumed family
soaps, whereby they are unequalled
for the bath, the toilet and the
laundry. No household should be
without them, as they eau be OBJ
tanned at all grocery stores. Besure
and use these particular brands and
use no others. "a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
HON. BURR W. JONES RE-N0Ml
MATED.

Hon. Burr w. Jones was on
Wednesday renominated for congress
by the democratic convention at
Monroe; and every democrat in
the district, together with hundreds
of republicans, will heartily endorse
the action of the convention. Ev-
idence of the satisfaction which MIR.
Jones has given by his work in
congress is to be seen on every
hand throughout the district. DEM
ocrats are more than proud of his
record; while republicans who think
more of our material welfare than
they do of mere party advantage,
are more than pleased with it. The
reasons for this commendatory spirit
on the part of Mr.. Jones constit-
uents are plain to be seen. When
nominated by his party two years
ago he did not pose as great
statesman, a great orator, nor as an
all-wise party politician; but in con-
Quoting his canvass he went about
through the district, and in his
speeches he talked to the people
about legislation etfecting their in
terests, their happiness and pros
perity, in a plain, straightforward
manner, like the earnest, hard-work-
ing lawyer that he is. That he
was honest and in earnest the
people quickly perceived, as his
/ words carried their own conviction.
And the very large vote which he
received, Il 800 more than the total
number of votes cast for both Mr..
Hazelton and Mr.. Keyes-proved
conclusively that his election was
not wholly due to the factional
fight within the republican ranks.
But even after his election, many
superficial observers, principally
among practical politicians of the
republican faith, unaccustomed to
such unassuming bearing in practical
politics, were wont to wisely make
some such prediction as the follow
ing: "You won't hear much of Mr.
Jones in Washington. He will be
out of place among cheeky politi,
clans jostling each other in striving
to get to the front. 1t takes cheek
to succeed in congress- But his
friends who knew him best, felt
confident that the persistent hard
work which had earned for him
an enviable reputation as lawyer,
would stand him in good stead at
Washington. And his friends were
right. In the early days of the
forty eighth congress he made his
mark as one of the most active
working members of that body
and took more prominent part in
debates of the session than was
ever taken by a member from this
district. Said a member Of the New
York delegation to the national
democratic convention. pointing out
Mr.. Jones, in crowd in the LIE.
land House at Chicago, There
is the ablest young member of the
forty eighth congress" This was
said in the hearing, and to the
great delight of several democrats
from this county. At home here
every few days some old time re,
publican declares to us his intention
of voting for Mr.. Jones. One re.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19

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