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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
How the Duchy Of Prussia Came to the
HOhenzOlIenS.

The country in question lies along the
coast of the Baltic, east of the river
Vistula. The natives-the Prussians,
or Po-Russians-we were Slavs by race.
heather by religion. fisherman and
hunters by occupation; and they were
ever ready to fight, and fight bravely
for their religion, their homes and theil
independence. But the church could
not tolerate their religion, and sought
to carry them the Gospel of Peace on
the point of the sword. With the sword
the barbarians resisted; and more than
one pious expedition marched into fatal
disaster. At length it was determined
to call in the Teutonic Knights-an or
der of chiyalry founded during the Cru
sades, and in the early part of the thir-
teenth century settled without employ
ment at Venice. Those jealous advent
urers responded with eagerness to the
appeal. They received a grant of the
country from the Pope and the Emper-
or, set about the conquest with energy
and method, and eventually subdued
the natives under their authority and
that of the church. For two centuries
they governed well. The country was
prosperous, and the knights, though a
privileged caste, adverse. to labor, set
at least an example of temperance and
equity. But luxury and idleness began
finally to work their effects, and by
the fifteenth century the knights
had lost their habits of sobriety, their
sense of justice, their valor and skill in
battle. In wars with Poland they were
repeatedly unsuccessful, and paid for
their defeats by the loss of territory.
The post of Grand Master of the order
went begging all over Europe 1t had
ceased to be post of honor or of pow
er. But early in the sixteenth century
the choice fell upon Albert of Hohen-
zollern, of the Nuremberg branch of
! the family, and he accepted, with the
resolution to restore the wasted fortunes
of the colony. The task was difficult.
The princes of the Empire, to whom
Albert applied for help. gave only ad.
vice. Martin Luther, whom he consult
ed, gave advice, and on that he acted.
He adopted the Reformation, secular
lied the order, and created the Duchy
of Prussia, he himself being Duke, and
a vassa al of the republic OF Poland.
With this revolution begins the chain
of cireu instances which led to the ac-
QUESTION of the duchy by Albert's kins-
men of BrandeRburg. It viii suffice to
say that in 1869 the right of succession
IL the dachy, on the failure Of direct
heirs of Albert, had been secured to ths
Electors of Brandenburg by treaty with
Poland, that IN 1913 CHS contingency
arrived, and John Sigismond, who had
! q further claim based on his marriage
with granddaughter of Albert became
| Duke of Prussia. II Herbert 1stst5e. IN
| Hag1ers 2&aonss,se.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
The Rumseller's Artifice.

If, as some aver, rumselling is open
and free in Portland, why the necessity
for such articles as the following, which
we clip from Portland paper: "The
sheriffs visited the old Printers Ex-
change on a tour of inspection. In ex-
aiming the different rooms they came
to what appeared to be a chamber. In
the room was bed neatly made up
and to every appearance ready for an
occupant. The bed was so low that
the officers thought nothing could be
there. But Gribben's curiosity got the
better of him and he looked under the
bed. Under it were some tubs, boilers
and other rubbish, and that appeared to
be all Gribben, taking the small-iron
bar that is used to pry open doors,
struck the bed clothes in various places,
and striking at the head of the bed
struck something that was evidently too
hard for pillow. On stripping the
bed a full barrel of beer was found.
The parties owning it had taken enough
Stats out to allow the barrel, when "
ing on the floor, to protrude through
the open space, and then had made the
bed up which with the rubbish under
meath the bed completely concealed the
barrel. To the barrel was attached a
rubber hose with faucet which was
used when beer was wanted. '-Tena-
peraace Record.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
WIT AND WISDOM.

Occasional praise is wholesome as
well as agreeable.
Black eyes denote passion. It is
generally safe to say that the man with
a black eye has angered some one
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
"A young man makes a good be-
ginning when he offers a young lady
his arm. Some day he may have the
courage to 60 the whole hog, and offer
himself. N Q. PicayaSve.
This is the way a mother down
East describes her daughters court
ship: HE posed and 'suaded, she
mayed and fused; last she scented, then
he gagged her.. Chicago Tribune.
No man or woman of the humblest
sort can really be strong, gentle, pure
and good, without the world being bet
ter for it, without somebody being
helped and comforted by the very ex-
istence of that goodness. Phillips
Brooks.
"A young lady received the following
note, accompanied by a bouquet of
flowers: ''Dear -: 81 send you by
the boy booklet of fours. This il like
my luY for u. The mite shade menes
sKepe dark. Rosis red and posts pail,
my luv for shall never fale. "-DetroGt
Post.
Mrs. Mackay's latest Worth dress
is described as poem" From the
description we infer that it resembles q
poem that is inserted in the editors
waste basket. 1t is not red. This is
a verse-straight joke, but the tempta-
ton to writ waist basque it was neces-
sary to overcome NoTriStown Herald.
The Greatest Beauty
deem the greatest beauty
OF Womankind to be
In soothing troubled, weary ones;
An angel then is she.
Her love so pure, so true, so kind
In all its beauty rare,
That Heaven and earth both look with Joy
On beauty that's so fair.
1t has been said that little knowl-
edge is dangerous thing. Now Blank
had picked up a little French, but he
thought he knew CROUCH to use French
words. The other day he used the word
cuisine Cook in funny way. Some
friends were joking him about walking
on the avenue with q showy-looking
young lady when he answered: "Haw,
haw, dear boy, that was only ma
cu5sine" He meant his cousin.-Eg-
change.
Two ladies moving in the highest
circles of Washington society, during
friendly meeting on the street, got to
quarreling about their age, and used
very strong language toward each 9th
er. At last, as if to end the dispute,
one of them turned away and said in
very conciliatory tone Of voice: ''Iet
us not quarrel any more. /, at least,
have not the heart to do it. Inever
knew who my mother was; she desert
ed me when a baby, and who knows but
that you may have been the heartless
parent?'-Ie9as SJtimgs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
Youths Department.
KEEP TRYING.

1fboys should get discouraged
At lessons or at work,
And say: There's no use trying"
And all hard tasks should shirk,
And keep on Sinking, Sinking,
Till the boy became man,
KwOnder what the world would do
To carry Qua its plan?
The coward in the conflict
Gives mp at first defeat;
II once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins the battle
Because, through thick and thin.
Hell not give up as conquered,
He fights, and fights to win.
So, boys, don't get disheartened
Because at first you fail
Ii you but keep on trying,
AT last you viii prevail
Be stubborn against failure.
Tryl Try; and try again.
The boys who've kept on trying
Have made the worlds best men.
Eden 3. ReEfoTd. IN Chicago AdUance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
Temperance Reading.
SHE WOULD ONLY WE'D a TEN
PERANCE NAN


She loved him, but she saw him drunk.
All! fearful sight for her TO see;
And though it broke her heart, she said
That married they could never be.
And other lovers crowded near
To breathe their fond hopes in her ear;
1t puzzled me to see her smile
On others while she loved him so.
For mono of them were half so brave,
Or handsome, straight and tall as Joe.
think that that was strange,
Don't you?
But then they all wore badges blue.
Joe went and took the pledge and said
Died never stain his honor more;
And soon he on his manly breast
The badge of his redemption wore.
And when his darling heard of that
Her faithful heart went pit-a-pat.
She sacked her lovers all and flew
To lay her head against the breast
That wore the blessed badge of blue.
| think that that was sweet
Don't you?
Oh, bonny, bonny badge of blue.
Were l girl wouldn't wed
a man that guzzled rum, would you?
give the chances all to him
Who wore the little badge of blue.
AND II he wouldn't wear it, l
Would pin it on and tell him why;
Twould save us both from grief and woe,
And every misery cold and black.
1t made another man of Joe.
And now he's got the inside track
/ think I'm talking sense,
Don't you?
Then wear the bonny badge of blue.
Toronto Truth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04

The New York Board of Health has
experimental on some adulterated mus
tard sold in the market, and a dog
whose meat allowance was spiced with
the condiment died in three days.-N
Z, Times
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04

w. T. Morgan, of Passaic, N. j.
at the first shock of thunder the other
day fell in faint. He was resuscitated
with the usual remedies, when a second
clap came and he fell over dead. -
Buffalo Express.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04

REPLYING to a correspondent recent
~, Mr.. Gladstone expressed the hope
that those specially interested in En-
glish Temperance work would ire
gard the reference to it in the Queens
speech from the throne as an earnest of
the wish of Her Majesty Government
TO take the matter in hand"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-04
THE .FOUNTAIN-HEAD OF EVIL.

Then wear the bonny badge Of blue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
IN RUINS.
A Destructive Confagration Rages
in Lubec, Maine.
wuARvEs, sTOREHOUsEs. CAN.
MING FACTORIES, ETC,
BURNED.

EAsTPoRT, Nov. 1.-The Eastern side OF
Water street in Lubec was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire, which broke out at o'clock
this morning. Eight wharyes, one store, IA
smoke houses full of herring, two vessels, two
canning factories. one dwelling house and
seven boats were destroyed. The fire started
in Houghton & Driscol's canning factory.
There was no FIRE engine nor fire company in
town. The wind was blowing fresh from the
Northeast and the fire gained fast. The losses
are as follows:
Houghton g. Driscoll, canning factory, smoke
house and wharf, S6 000 insured for 81, 700.
Lamson d Co, canning factory two smoke houses
wharf and BEATS $6U 0; insured for 81 800.
Rev. y" B. Cottrell, dwelling house, $500; In
sured for $400,
Jer. Driscoi store and stock. so, 900; insured
for $i100
Q. b Cleaves. carriage shop and stock, 81, 900;
no il surance
The schooner Frank Nelson was damaged
about 500 worth, aud small vessel about
$780, Ten smoke houses belonging o differ
ent persons, containing about 10000 boxes OF
smoked herring, were burned at loss of
$1,000; no insurance. Some damage was done
TO buildings on the West side OF Water street,
but his sids was saved by the fire bucket
brigade. The loss falls heavily on the labor
ing people. number of laborers were
thrown cut of employment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
Mr.. Keelv's Motor.

John w. Keely, the inventor, gave a series
Of experiments with his etheric Vapor in
Philadelphia on Friday Dight in the presence
of about zen gentlemen of scientific at
tainments. among the number were sew
eral members of the franklin Institute.
Only four II those who witnessed the mani
festaIions bad ever before seen the motor.
and at the conclusion of the experiments ali
confessed themselves To be greatly impressed
with wha' they had witnessed. In order to
satisfy one or two of the gentlemen who
proiessed TO be seepncal, NJ. :: Keely, before
generating any vspor, raisiog tn generator
upon rollers, and showed the tubes TO De
empty by blowing through them; he then in-
jected about a tumberful of water BY means
OF his mouth into the generator, adjusted
the vlbratory chord, gave the impulse with
ihs steel cane which was charged With the
interatomic ether and was in state of vi
bration, and in The twinkling of an eye,
without The least perceptible motion of any
portion of The machine, The inventor
had produced sufficient vapor with which 10
conduct all lis experiments. The vapor
was carried through slender copper tube
to the piston chamber of the lever, and by
simply tapping the generator, causing one Of
the arms of the lever to raise big iron ball
weighing $50 pounds and exhibiting a vapor
pressure of 1000 pounds ia the square inch.
Two OF the gentlemen climbed upon the iron
ball and attempted to hold down the lever,
out when Mr.. Keey again tapped the gener-
alor they went up 50 quickly they imagined
for the moment they were about to ascend
through the roof. The vapor gun was next
wheeled out and connected with the genera
tor, aud bullet was projected through two
square pieces of timber each three inches
III thickness The bullet was nearly disin-
tegrated and found with difficulty. Ten
shots were fred. Several bullets. after pass
ing through the two planks, penetrated a
third plank to considerable depth. Such
of the bullets as could be found were pre-
served as souvenirs of the occasion. After
! he experiments with the gun, Mr.. Keely
made an attachment, by means Of a long
tube, With a small vibraLory lathe in back
room of the second story of the workshop,
and by again tapping the generator started
the lathe of at the great velocity of 1000 revo-
lutioas per minute, Mr.. Keely exhibited
perfect control of the machine, and regu-
laIed the revolutions at will. An unsuccess-
ful effort was made to stop The wheel with a
crowbar, but the motion was not percepti-
bly, affected. While reversing the motion
the top of one of the vlbrators blew off, a
tube was thrown out from the engine and at
the same moment the tube leading to the
lathe burst with loud report like the ex-
nlOsion of a cum
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
Intemperance and Crime.

DR.. Baron, French writer, in recent
work on 'Paupersm and Poverty" shows
that the most potent cause of indulgence In
France is drink, and that in fact II produces
more pauperism than all other causes put
together. To those who have regarded
France as temperate country, this state
ment may be rrrising, but DR.. Baron fur
II shes statis'i ical proof Of its truth. Taking
The Republic at large, there is one cabaret,
or public house, for every 105 people; while
here is one savings bank for every %, 800,
aud one benefit society for every $4,000. II
is estimated that the average expenditure of
superior French workman in drink and
gambling tand mainly in drink annually, is
$40, though DR.. Baron thinks this an ex-
.ggeraiion, II IS interesting TO note that he
cOm5ats the notion that want leads to
lrunk-nness. He holds that improvidence
and sel6shness are the principal causes Of
The drinking habit Crime follows closely
on the heels of drunkenness, as shown by
the statistics, and both are directly related to
the number of pubic bouses. DIR. Baron
objects TO the public hospitals of France, as
encouraging unihrifG and r.cklessness, but
he fails to show how they could be dispensed
with in the abs-nce of poor-law system
unless indeed he wishes to imply that tho
pauper sick should be left to die That al
tentative, however, will hardly be accepted
by the French people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
SPORTING.
Gaudaur Again Defeats the "Mc-
Keesport Boy,
TEEMER FHNEs H Es THE RACE I'm
A WATERLOGGED BOAT

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-The race between Teemer
and Gauaaur which was tie last Sunday was row.
ed over at Creve Occur lake this afternoon and
proved serious misfortune to Teemer. The start
was made at 4.32 O'Clock and Gaudaur in the five
seconds granted him under the terms of the race
gained lead of about two lengths before Teemer
started Both men then settled down TO their WORK
Within half mile Teemer gained about length
and from that slowly but steadily crept closer to
his opponent until within five lengths of the turn
ing Gag the boats we're even. Two lengths farther
on Teemer showed half of leugth la advance
Gaudaur then made quick short spurs and recover
ed bis lost ground and he turned bis boat at the
Tag as though 1t was on pivot and started for
home at a very rapid pace. Teemer's turn was slow
heavy and when his shell swung around its bow
vent under water and before he had fairly straight
ened ouG Gaudaur was fully lengths in tue lead
From this point Gaudaur gained rapidly and Teem-
er was ou of the race The latter did no. stop row.
ing, however, but dragged slowly down the course
aud when Gaudaur crossed the line the McKeesport
boy was fully quarter OF mile behind. When
Teemer arrived he announced his boat waterlogged
and he and Referee Gallagher Immediately went to
the boat house of the Modoc club when the referee
made Thorough examination of Teemer's boat.
He found two open seams in its bow and good deal
of water in the forward compartment. IN conse-
quence of this and othy circumstances In the case
the referee appointed meeting at the southern
hotel at 10 p. N. when he would hear statements
fr both 81 tes and give his decision. The time Of
the race was 20. "a.
LATER.
Eph Morris for Teemer and j. A. St. John for
Gaudaur and 80 or 40 other persons having money
at sake met at the Southern Hotel between 10 and
IL O'Clock. and after censid rable talk Referee
Gallagher th. race to Gaudaur and declared ali
bets and pools Oft. His decision 'Bets and pools
otf' was based upon what Gallagheo called .'un
natural" betti. which Is alleged 10 be putting up
of money on Gaudaur in a secret way by some OF
Teemers party. Neither Teemer himself, Gaud4ur
nor So. John, his hacker. said to be concerned
in this t. ansaction however.
Regarding the condition of Teemer's boat Eph
Morris thinks it was il iured in the boat house Of
the Modoc club, but makes no direct charge against
any member of that club. The fact that Teemer
was on the water in his shell rowing before the
cro-d IL minutes prior to the start and Is not
known TO have observed anything wrong with his
boat would Indicate that the injury was sustained
to be generally accepted as Just and proper under
the ciI cumBtances.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. The commission ar
poinred at the last session of Congress to visit
Mexico ard countries of Central and South
America in The interest of the commerce of
the United States expect to leava Now York
On the TO inst for the City af Mexico
Thence tuey will go to San Francisco, where
the business men of that city will be heard on
trade With the southern countries. The COM
mission will then go to Gunt-mala, thence to
San Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa
Rca, thence across the Isthmus of
PaAama to Venezuela, United States of Colom-
bia, Ecuador, Bolivar, Peru and Chilli; thence
aoio oss the Andes to Mendoza, ports OF the
Argentine Republic anu home by the way of
the Brazilian ports. In the different countries
visited business men and government officials
will be called upon to express their views reia-
tive TO the improvement of trade with the
United States aud the advs4bility of adopting
treaties similar to the late Mexican treaty
For some weeks past members Of the CON-
mission have been getting the views of busi-
ness men in Eastern cities as to the improve
ment Of the South merican trade. fhe New
York, Boston and Philadelphia business men
favored the granting of subsidies, aud por-
tion of the business men of Baltimore agreed
with them, while the remainder who own sail
ing vessels plying between Baltimore and
Southern ports expressed themselves as salts
hAd With the present condition of affairs.
These Who favor subsidies emphasize their
opinions by showing that not single United
States vessel visited some OF the more i'm
Portant South American ports, while from the
Argentine Republic II vessels sailed to Eug-
land and none to this Country. More direct
aud more frequent communication was also
shown TO he very desirable, inasmuch as it is
now necessary in some s,staucss to communi-
cate @iih South America by ths way of
Liverpool
Among other suggestions made to the COM
mittee by the business men who appeared
before 1t were several looking to improve
ments in banking facilities and customs re-
ceipts. High duties now make il impossible
in many cases for merchants and manufac-
turers of the United States to introduce their
goods into Southern MARKETS; petroleum, for
example, being subjected in some South
American States to dlty of 800 per cent.
Southern customs officers also bring no little
trouble upon United States shippers hy per-
sistently regarding every mis- axe of the latter
as Intentional fraud. Perhaps the most
important recommendation, however, that
was made to the committee related to the
improvement of the Uuited States con-
suIar sersiLe. 1t was asserted that
England had in every Southern city of
any importance capable and efficient repre-
sentative, whose duty it was to make freQuen
commercial reports to tho home government.
These representatives were men of ability, and
the salaries attached to q consular position
We're such as to attract men of ability to them
United States consuls, on the other hand, we're,
1t was maintained, insufficiehtly paid, and
were not up therefore in character and
efficiency to the highest standard