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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22
WEDL0CK AND CLUBS.
THE MODERN oTHELLO.
Continued.

Continued.
As soon as she heard the hall door close
.aor her husband, Edith FASTENED to her
hondoir and summoned her maid. This
Young person, whose name was lilly, was
very devoted to her mistress, with whom
.ba had come to London from the country.
She was a very neat little person, with fair
hair, rosy cheeks, bright brown eyes and a
very knowing expression. Having natu
raj taste for intrigue, she entered with gusto
into the plans which Edith proceeded to
unfold to her.
Twas some days after this that Reginald
Chsrlton's peace of mind began to give
place to vague uneasiness, the causes OF
which he could hardly explain to himself.
And yet there were causes,
Excuse me, sir" said the commission
are whose post Of duty was on the steps of
Charlton's club, one night, as the latter
was stepping into his cab, II ought to tell
you that some one has asked for you twice
tonight"
Well, why did you not send in for me?o
! asked Charlton.
Because the gentleman did not want to
see YOU sir " replied the man; che only
wanted to know if you were inside"
10 man who had committed a crime
THIS would have been startling incident,
aNd even to our innocent friend Charlton it
appeared very strange. II was mystery,
and an unsolved mystery regarding ones
SS" Is at all times unpleasant. Charlton
u'oVe home that night full of thought.
AS ne dismissed the cab he CHANGED to look
y suddenly at one of the windows in which
ngn' burned and at that moment he saw,
/ iSncled he saw, face appear and then
n i,'nA qalckl back from the light. Did
t"syes deceive him, or was that really the
VI young man with small mus
' ana low-crowned felt hat? But no.;
',0n llao been 50 sudden, SO Aeeting
H,nIs
ont; mdl8tlnct that it must have been an
IA iir "a. Illusion. This thought, however,
A, I ba. prevent him from trying to enter
4 . MUSE as quickly as possible, When
r,rs al ca, the hall the reoeption-rooms
pis,, u ~. aark' 50 he made his way to his
d,s Dsu,'oon' Upon trying the door of
ck.d room he found that it was
aS ", out Iilly opened it Immediately.
a,na a' sitting ina chair having her
"'nged TOR the night Hor f.oe ,roro
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-22

Ii ght mustache and low-crowned hat
stood at his bedside pointing their fingers
at him and exploding with laughter.
In the morning cold bath somewhat
restored charlton's equanimity.
"Pooh!" he CALCULATED, rubbing himself
briskly with rough towel; "women are
always laughing at some absurd folly Of
their own, and I'm sure there's ghost or
an apFarition in every bottle of that Bur-
gundy at the club. Besides Edith is
model of propriety."
In the afternoon, as he passed into the
club, seeing the commissionaire who had
told him Of the inquiries made the previous
evening, he asked if the unknown had
again called.
mo, sir" replied the man.
'By the way" said Charlton, "vhot sort
of a looking man was hep
DWELL, sir, should say he was quite
young man. He was neither tall nor short,
and he wore long overcoato
eyes; but his face" interrupted Charl-
ton
"Well, sir, as I say, it was young look
ing and handsome. He wore small mus
tache and low felt hat.p
Again the small mustache and flow felt
hat. 1t was the same. It was "the face
at the window" Charlton turned so pale
that the commissionaire asked if he were
unwell. To the mans surprise he was
pushed roughly aside, and Charlton sprang
into his dog-cart, and barely giving his
groom time to Chamber up behind, started
his horse at great pace.
"That's not like Mr." Charlton, remarked
the commissonaire to his brother veteran,
who had witnessed the incident; "he's
generally the pleasantest-spoken gent we
have"
Meanwhile Charlton drove home by the
shortest possible route, and directly he
entered the house he asked for his wife.
Hearing that she was out driving-at
which he was secretly relieved, for he had
had time to cool, and had really nothing
to say to her-he directed that lilly should
be sent to him in the study.
"You for me" said lilly, demurely,
when, after modest tap at the door, she
entered the room.
eyes, Tilly," said her master, 81 want
to ask you few questions"
eyes, sir" said lilly, humbly. "Mean
wretch" she thought. "He's playing the
Jotoo+;,,o IN rniutreso nd vvanto ~ nuun
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Of the past, and where the musical
composers who can probably be accred-
tied to this age? OF great singers we
have several, but of 4aeaO composers
none.
And is it not so in craftsmanship
also? Who is there IN England to take
the place Of Gladstone? Who is there
in America to take the places of Web
ster, Clay, Calhoun, Benton, Sumner.
Seward, and Garfield? And as regards
oratory, who that has spent a winter in
Washington of late years has not been
Inundated by the paucity and the
weakness of the oratorlcal achieve
ments in Congress, as compared with
fermer years?
In science, commerce and finance,
and in those fields alone, the present age
has developed true greatness in others
none. Is Christendom, in all things
not utilitarian, retrograding Are
intellectual genius, brilliancy and orig
inality and the creative power OF art
on the downward grade, as the world
and its boosted civilization, advances /?
1t is fair question for thoughtful
people to reflect upon, whether genuine
intellectually and real genius are not
disappearing gradually, being over
slaughed and crushed to death by The
prevalent and ever-increased worship
OF. the all-deyouring god Mammen?
OBSERVER.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
PROHIBITION IN IOWA.

Much Of the time Of the Legislature
in Iowa during the present session has
been occupied in discussing the merits
of Prohibition and High License as a
means for the suppression Of the liq-
uor traffic. The vote of the friends of
these two methods in the House was
CT ose: High license 40, Prohibition so.
The bill for prohibition passed both
Houses. What might be the wisest
legisla ton for Iowa might not be fo1
w isconsin; the populations of the
two states are quite different.
Following is the bill entire:
& Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Iowa:
"Seciion /. That section .555, chapter 6,
title ii +, of the code be, and the same is here
by repealed and the following is enacted in
lieu thereof: Section 800, wherever the
words intoxicating liquor occur in the chap
ter, the same shall be construed to mean al
cohol, ale. wine. beer, spirituous, Yinous,
and malt liquors, and all intoxicating liquors
whatever. and no person shall manufacture
for sale, or sell or keep for sale as beyer-
age, any intoxicating liquors whatever, in
Guiding ale, wine, and beer. And the same
provisions aud penalties Of the law in force
relating to intoxicating liquor shall, in like
manner, be held and construed to apply to
| violations Of this act and the manufacture.
sale, or keeping for sale, or keeping with in
tent to sell, or keeping or establishing a
place for the sale of ale. wine, and beer, and
all other intoxicating liquors whatever
Section g All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re
pealed1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
ETIQUETTE OF VISITING.

The orthodox hours for calling are
from to 6 in winter, and 3 to 6 80 in
summer; cards may, of course, be left
later. It's not correct to call before 8,
for most people lunch between l and 2
o'clock: if there have been any visit
ors, the meal is only just over, and it is
annoying to the hostess to be summon
ed from table by the announcement
that a too-early guest is in the draw
ing room. 1t is only intimate friends
who call after in winter or $50 in
summer, but there is wide margin
left for acquaintance, even if the hes
tess has not a special day when every
one may be sure of finding her. 1t is
a great mistake to imagine, as some
ladies seem to do, that they may take
in any friend with whom they are
driving on a lady's at-home day. It ia
quite as great liberty as if they took
her to a party to which she was not
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07


The London Times, excited by the renewal
of outrages in that city by Irish dynamiters
boldly charges that these murderous scoun-
drels make the United States their base of
operations, and declares:
1t is intoIerable that we are exposed to
this succession of plots from Nation pro-
Tossing to be friendly with us, ana with
which we only desire to live IN peace and
amity We know that the Americans are
aware of the identity of the plotters of these
outrages, and it would be no hard task for
the American Government to end the whole
thing. We have done our part We have
made the private manufacture of explosives
q penal crime. The result is conspirators
have been compelled to change their
ground of operations, and find in
America safe refuge and a Govern
ment which will not interfere with
their operations. It is impossible we shall
submit to this. Dynamiters are a common
enemy, which no civilized country can toler-
ate without disgrace. The miscreants have
only done what American journals have
been allowed to advocate; for what rewards
have been openly promised. and for what
public meetings have applauded. The time
has arrived to address a remonstrance to the
Government against allowing this to be con-
tinued. Respectable Americans are ashamed
of the inaction of their rulers. They must
now join US and make their voices heard
and obeyed We shall do our utmost to
guard ourselves. 1t remains for America to
aid US, as she alone can nip the mischief.
But our demand is one that civilized nation
is bound not to disregard.
1t is obviously the duty of our Govern,
ment to suppress these murderOus conspira-
tors, if it is indeed true that they manufac-
ture " Internal machines in this country.
But is it true Chicago Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

ton of the speaker. 1t will perhaps
be said that in England the speaker of
the House of Commons has less con-
troll over legislation than the speaker
in our Congress. In the American
Congress the Office of speaker is a one
man power. That officer having the
appointment of over forty standing
committees, besides special commit
tees, has the power to mould and shape
Legislation. He has the authority to
so constitute the committees TO which
all measures of national legislation
must be referred before being acted
upon in the House, he can retard and
defeat, or facilitate and secure their
enactment. The standing committees
announced by the speaker of the
House always foreshadow the proba-
BILE course of legislation for the SEES
sion. 1t is question worth consider
ing whether the comforting of so much
power on one man is consistent with
the design OF our form Of government
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
WOOL GROWERS CONTENTION.

The wool growers throughout the
country are becoming in earnest for
the protection Of the wool interests.
1t has been arranged to call conven-
ton in Chicago on the 7th of May
next, in which the wool growers in
every state are invited to participate.
The object stated in the call is, +" to Sc
cure, if possible, such reasonable, just
and equal protection as is awarded to
other great and important interests"
Such demand no one can reasonably
object to. If wool is to be protected
at all let it be put on an equal footing
with other protected articles. The
capital invested in sheep in the United
States amounts to many millions of
dollars. By the Z, S. census of 1880
$120,000000 is the yearly value of the
wool clip, besides the value Of mutton
for food. Wisconsin is largely inter-
ested in the production of wool; it is
among it's chief articles of commerce.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
CITIZENS LEAGUE.

The propriety has before been sug-
gested of Citizens League for this
city, the object being the enforcement
of law. In whatever cities or towns
organizations for this ! purpose
have been entered into, satisfactory re-
suits have followed. The complaint
that we need more law to correct the
evils in the community is not well
founded. The difficulty is not for the
want of additional laws, but for lack of
the enforcement of the laws we already
have. Our vagrant laws, Sunday laws,
and laws regulating the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors, or rendering the sale
illegal by Withholding license-mak-
ing prohibition practicable-ar all
earefully.deyised. There is scarcely a
wrong that can be reached by statute
for which existing laws do not offer
remedy. Hardly day passes in this
city without some offense, which the
law recognizes to be such. 1t seldom
happens that single individual will
make complaint of the violation of law
for the public good; unless it be per-
sonal matter with him, he will not in
cur the responsibility of acting alone,
but where a number of individuals en-
ter into league for given purpose,
the action of one member authorized by
the league is shared in by all. 1t is
far easier for a dozen or more men to
share the responsibility of prosecuting
liquor dealer for violation of law
than for one man to stand alone in the
performance Of such duty. A citizens
league in this city, if rightly managed,
would secure law and order, and COM
mand respect abroad.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON-
VENTION IN CHICAGO.

Since it appears to be settled the
Democratic National Convention for
the nomination of candidate for
President is to be held in Chicago,
some curious facts in the history of
that party may be mentioned. Twenty
years ago the national Democratic
party met iii Chicago; the country
was then engaged in terrible war
for the subduing of the rebellion; it
was a gloomy period in our history:
the friends of the Union were greatly
psrplexed with enemies at home. The
Democratic convention deliberately
declared the war failure, demanded
the cessation of hostilities, the recall
Of our armies. and the restoration of
peace at any price. Suppose the
reasonable counsels of the Democratic
party had been followed? The Union
would long ago have been disrupted
and broken into fragments. These
disloyal declarations of the party have
never been formally repealed, but re-
main part of the documentary his
tory of the party in 1854. Will any
member of the coming convention
move to disavow the sentiments ex-
pressed by the party in 1864, or will
they be allowed to stand as one of the
former landmarks of the National
Democracy?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
FLOWERS IN THE SICK ROOM.

FLOWERS IN THE SICK ROOM.
The superstition" as he called it,
tnat plants were not healthful in Sleep
ing OF sick-rooms, was vigorously at
tackled by DR.. J. M. Andrews in a lee
ture before the social meeting of the
alumni of the College Of Pharmacy, on
Tenth street, above Arch. The dele
ferrous matter that they give out, the
Doctor declared, is too small to have
any appreciable effect, while their pos
tive value in sick-room is great.
They fulfil two functions-thato of the
generation of ozone and the exhala-
ton Of vapor, by which the atmosphere
of the room is kept in a healthful con-
dition of humidity. Tests made by
the Doctor at Christ Hospital showed
that in two rooms, alike in all respects
except that one contained some flowers
and the other none, that containing
the flowers was cooler by IL degrees
than the other.
The ozone which is generated by
budding and Towering plants the Doc
tor had found to have great sanitary
value, in that it purified the air, Kidding
it of disease-breeding germs and of the
vapors of decomposition. For con-
sumption ozone is of great benefit, ar
resting the course of the malady. and
by living among flowers constantly
consumptives have been known to
reach an advanced age. Of thirty
florists whom the Doctor visited he
found none who had consumption.
though among the families of several
it was hereditary. Foliage plants, the
doctor found, produced no ozone, and,
so far as he had experimental, he had
found no difference between odorifer-
Gus and non-odoriferous plants. More
experiments were urgently advocated
to determine more definitely the value
of this new remedy for consumption
Philadelphia Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Rev. DR., r, L. Mason. pastor of the
First Baptist church, Milwaukee, offer
ed his resignation as pastor at the
close of the morning exercises last Sun
day morning. A scene of confusion
enSued. Resolutions endorsing the
pastor were passed amidst much ex.
element. Rev. Mason was called
from Washington city three years ago.
He was pastor of the f street Baptist
church in that city, and drew large
congregations. He was regarded a
good platform speaker, was frequently
called upon to address public gather
ings other than religious. 1t seems
his orthodoxy is questioned by some of
his church in Milwaukee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

History will accord to Gladstone the
name of being the greatest of British
statesmen. He has been assailed by
the Conservative party in England for
his progressive measures, but he has
thus far risen superior to the attacks
of his enemies. A vote of censure
was recently attempted in the House
of Commons, condemning his policy
in the Egyptian war, but it failed by a
decided majority, He has now in
troduced bill IN the House of Com.
mons for the extension of the right of
suffrage in England, Ireland and Scot.
land; the bill adopts in effect the prin-
ciple Of universal suffrage. If this
measure is adopted, suffrage in Great
Britain will be nearly as free as in the
United States, Mr. Gladstone has
staked the popularity of his admins
tration on the advocacy of these liner
Al measures.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

E. Stone Virgins, the Canadian meteorolo-
gist, wrote to the Insurance Times a letter
dated the 10th day of last December, in
which he said
G The winters of 1884 and 1885 will be re-
markable for the abundance of snow; for
the descent of the snow line far down toward
the equator, killing the orange trees in Flor
ida the week following the moons conjune-
ton with the sun, when the latter is over
the tropic of Capricorn; for intense cold
over the northern hemisphere; for volcanic
eruptions in both hemispheres for unusual
floods in Europe and America of each year,
aud, on account of excessive moisture, the
failure of the wheat and corn crops in 1884
and 1885. Farmers, therefore, during these
years. should raise those graius which best
flourish in humid atmosphere"
So far the predictions have been pretty
well fulfilled. 1t is hoped that Mr.. Wig
gins forecast for the rest of the year and all
of the next will not be so accurate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Some of the leading citizens in Madi-
son, Wis, gave a free sleigh ride last
week to eighteen hundred children,
The procession twas a mile long; it
passed through the principal streets of
the city, attracting great numbers of
spectators. Bands of music headed
the procession. This generous act of
the citizens is entitled to commenda-
ton, Hundreds, perhaps, of these
children would not have enjoyed a
good sleigh ride daring the winter ex-
cept on a hand sled.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
TOO MUCH FOR GIRLS, BRAINS. |

- - ~ - "AS'~ A|Ar<A 4 ~ Ne
Think Of an undeveloped brain get
ting up book knowledge on ten differ
ent subjects all the same day, and this
going on day after day for several
years! 1t is altogether contrary to
the principles of a sound psychology
to imagine that any sort of mental
process, worthy of the name of brain
thinking, can take place in that brain
while this is going on. The natural
tendency of good brain at that age to
be inquisitive and receptive is glutted
to more than safety. The natural
process of building up fabric of
mental completeness by having each
new fact and observation looked at in
different ways and having it suggest
other facts and ideas, and then settle
dawn as part of the regular furniture
OF the mind, cannot possibly 20 on
where new facts are shoveled in by the
hundred day by day. The effect of this
is bad on boys, but worse on girls, be.
cause it is more alien to their mental
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Science Month
d.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

The Territory of Montana, by its
delegates in convention, has framed a
constitution, preliminary to its admis-
sion into the Union of States. 1t
gives the ballot to women in the cleo
ton of school officers and in school
questions; also gives them the right to
hold school Offices.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07


invited. Ordinary visits last from ten
minutes to a quarter of an hour. It
is usual however, when a second visit
or arrives for the first to take her
leave unless she is well acquainted
with the newcomer. Individual tact
must decide as to what is to be done
in number Of instances. This is par
ticularly the case in the matter Of in
Productions. Speaking broadly. it is
more usual not to introduce morning
visitors to each other, trusting to their
saC0tr fare to talk generally, when
the desired object is attained. But
sometimes introduction is desirable,
and this must be left entirely to the
tact and judgement of the hostess
Near York Queen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
NEKT STATE EAR.

After spirited contest between
Madison and Milwaukee for the place
of holding the next State Fair, Madi-
son came out ahead, and the State
Fair will be held in that city. Madi-
son, it is said, has convenient grounds
and buildings, which have accommo-
dated the Fair in former years. TO
offset this Milwaukee offered to pro-
vide accommodations lequally good.
Madison offered to add $4,000 cash,
which turned the scale.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
HARB0R APPRop RIATIoEs.

Appropriations for sixteen harbors
and six rivers in Wisconsin have been
estimated by the War Department,
amounting in all to $1.604,900. The
estimates have to be acted upon by
Congress, and will probably be ma
terially changed. The estimate for
the improvement of Kenosha harbor is
$4,000, which is the least amount for
any one harbor. Perhaps this is be-
cause the impression prevails at the
War Department that Kenosha has
now the best harbor on the lake coast
within the limits of the state, and no
great appropriation is needed. What
Wisconsin member Of Congress looks
after the harbor interests in this Sec
tion Of the state we are not advised
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

The plan for bringing candidates for
the higher offices before the people of
this state is well calculated to deceive
those who do not watch the move.
ments of Office aspirants. Every now
and then some Washington correspOn-
dent of a Wisconsin newspaper tells
of q Wisconsin man who is spoken of
in influential quarters at Washington
for the office of President, United
States Senator or Governor. 1t is be.
lieved that in majority of instances
these expressions Of opinion, purport.
ing to come from influential sources
in Washington, are gotten up in this
state, and sent out from Washington
to give them greater prestige than if
known to have originated here.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07

Arthur Wellesley Peel was mani
mously elected speaker of the Honse
OF Commons few days ago. Should
speaker of the House of Representa-,
tives at Washington be elected unani.
mously it would astonish the nations
of Europe. Prior to the election of
The present speaker of the House
Mr. Carlisle) many months were de-
voted to active canvassing; so it has
been IN all afore times, Party runs
high in England, and it is not because
no party interests are to be subseryed
thai unsnimity prevailed in the sslec.