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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
LECTURE AND CONCERT ON
LAST MONDAY EVENING.

The concert and lecture on Monday
evening, under the auspices of St.
James Total Abstinence Socieoy. was
satisfactory to a well-filled hou7 }.
Father Cleary gave the opening adj
dress in his usual felicitous manner.
Hon. Peter Doyle, of Milwaukee, gave
highly interesting lecture on "The
Life and Labors of Father Mathew
His lecture was a fitting tribute to the
great Irish apostle of temperance. Mr..
Doyle made an earnest appeal in be-
half of the Temperance reform, and
spoke cheering words il respect of it's
future prospects. His address, we
doubt not inspired new enthusiasm
among the friends of the cause who
heard him.
The singing was good; some of the
pieces were rendered very effectively.
The avails Of the evening were intend
ed for very worthy object, which was
expressed in the bills es follows;
proceeds will be devoted towards
paying the expense of keeping open a
place where young men can spend
their evenings in innocent amusement,
instead of in saloons"
1t would be refreshing if other
churches in the city manifested ~ in.
terest for similar purpose.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

The Wisconsin Conference of the
Methodist church, embracing the east
ern half of the state, closed its session
at WaukeSha on Tuesday, lest The
statistics of the conference snow 214
churches, 113 parsonages. Totsl num-
Der of members and probationers in
the conference, ii, 141; value of church
property and parsonages, $926,S25
paid for benevolent purposes during
the year, $16,S3S cost of supporting
Sunday schools, $6,OS5 paid for sup
port of ministers, $102,27S. The men,
bers of the conference appear to be
we'll satisfied with the progress made
by the denomination the past year, and
encouraged to labor on in the hope of
still greater success in the coming
year.
The Conference had long and warm
discussion on the temperance question,
the issue being between high license
and prohibition the prohibitionists
appear to have been in the majority.
On the subject of tobacco the Confer
ence unanimously passed the follow
ing resolution :
ResolUed. That on this subject we
hold our pulpits squarely to the re jrd
Of our church, discouraging among our
members the raising, selling, or rising
this harmful weed, teaching that it ia
injurious TO body, mind and soul, and a
promoter Of intemperance itself.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
OHIO ELECTION--GRAND REPUg-
LICAN TRIUMPH.

No Republican triumph for long
time past he's had the Significance Of
the Ohio election. TO realize the
magnitude of the victory in Ohio it
may be stated that Hoadly was the
Demo cratic candidate in 1888, end was
elected over Foraker by majority of
1850. Both of these men were again
candidates, Democratic and Repub-
lican, in the late elect, or Foraker is
now elected by plurality of from Is,
900 to 10000. This IS tremendous
reversal for two years. The Demo
Gratis cannot plead they did not know
Hoadly; they had I Led hin two years,
were satisfied with him, and resolved
to try him again, with what result is
now seen. There is an important
meaning in the Ohio election, which
will be noticed next week, The Re-
.publicans will have the leg. Stature, and
John Shel man will be r. elected
United States senator, notwithste 1d'ng
the sneels Of his enemies, for waving
the bloody shirt"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
For the Telegraph.

For the Ietegrdph.
Said an intelligent lady the other day,
" | am sorry to see the summer pass
away; it seems to me to be the natural
temperature for men and women as
well as for fruits and flowers" The
transition from summer to chilly
autumn imparts more pain than pleas
ure; leave-taking of green foliage and
fragrant flowers always is anything
but pleasant. There is "a shrinking
from the Wintry shroud which unpitv-
ingly wraps itself around all that IS
lovely in the fields and woods. The
summer costumes reluctantly yield to
the coarser ana heavier fabrics. The
change from the warmer to the colder
seasons is not uniformly observed;
the ladies' white summer dress, with
all its fascinating charm, is sometimes
seen to linger as if regretful to be laid
aside for something more somber, but
necessary to greater comfort. In vain
summer struggles to maintain it's SUI
premacy, but the contest is unequal !;
the chilling blasts Of autumn compel
the soft winds to retreat, and inexor-
able winter comes at last and shuts
the scene. Some Of the most impress.
sive lessons of life are drawn from the
natural world. L. B.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
EDUCATIONAL.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE CoM-.l
MON SCHOOLS.
TO be Continued

TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE COM
MON SCHOOLS.
1t is query frequently propounded,
do the common schools furnish a
technical education? Do they give
real knowledge of science. of art, or of
business, or are they but preparatory
stage to that real knowledge which is
to be obtained elSewhere"
This is of paramount interest not
less to the scholar than the teacher.
for its issue defines the end aimed at.
without a clear conception of which
neither teaching nor learning accom-
plishes whatit might.
Our common schools fill the yery
sphere which they were originally in
tended to fill. They furnish as extend ]
ed and complete instruction as is COM
patible with intellectually elevating
the masses of the people
They do not contemplate, even in
the highest department, giving finish
ed education, or fitting their beneficiar-l
les for the more intellectual paths of
life. but merely giving that mental
growth Which is requisite to good
citizenship and the ordinary course of
life. They were founded as a nation
al measure, recognizing the truth that
wise and virtuous men are requisite
TO preserve good constitution"
Their aim is not to make geome !,
tricians, biologists, or philosophers.
even though thosebranches are taught.
and with considerable success; but to
furnish easily to those who want no
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
THE LAW RELATING TO COM
PULSORY EDUCATION. PASSED
MARCH 4. 1879. g.

AKA A4SSA II LOt0s
Sec, provides in subseence that
every parent, guardian or other person
having control of a child between the
ages of seven and filter years, shat
send such child to public or private
school at least twelve weeks N each
year, from and after the first of Sep.
TENDER, unless such child shall be ex-
cused by physicians certificate, or it
shall appear that the sci vices of such
child are absolutely necessary for the
support of INDECENT parents or rela-
tive; or if it shall appear such child
has already acquired the branches Or
dinarily taught in common schools:
provided also that the home of such
child shall not be more than two miles
from the school horse.
Sec. 2 makes it the duty of district
boards, on the second Monday of Feb
ruary and September, or within fifteen
DAYS thereafter IN each year, to ascer.
tain the condition of all children be-
tween the ages of seven and fifteen
years of age, who shall not be in at
tendance on any school, and file with
their clerk record of each violation
of the law.
Sec. prescribes how school books
shall be furnish to INDECENT children.
Sec. prescribes the penalties pre-
scribed for noncompliance with the
requirements of the law. A parent or
guardian is subjected to fine Of not
less than five nor more than ten dollars
for the first offence, nor less than ten
nor more than twenty dollars for every
subsequent offence.
Sec. 5 prescribes the penalties to
which school officers are liable for
neglecting to prosecute, after due
notice is given them. =
The foregoing are some of the chief
requirements of the law, without CIV
ing details.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
COMPULSORY EDUCA TI0v.

Attention was called to the subject
of compulsory education in the TELE-
GRAPH many months ago, but it does
not appear to be fully understood that
we have a law in this state requiring
parents and guardians to send children
under their care. between the ages of
seven and fifteen. to public or private
school not less than twelve weeks in
each year. The law subjects parents
aud guardians penalties who neg
lect to comply with its provisions; also
subjects school officers to fines who
fail to do their duty in its enforcement.
The law was enacted in 1879, but so
far as learned there he's never been
any steps taken in this county for its
enforcement; how it may have been
in other parts of the state we do not
know.
Inasmuch as the terms for the fall
and winter in many districts have
commenced, and all will soon be in
session, parents. guardians and school
officers are again reminded of the law
and the duties it requires of them.
Compulsory education is a wise pro-
vision of law and has received the
sanction of the best educators in the
Union. Especially in every state
where free schools are established by
law should compulsory education be
enforced. The state requires eyery
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

The rumors of prospective VIZ S n
EuTol for some time past have no
serious import. The nations have
nothing really of Importance enough }
go to war for; nations no longer in
dulge in war IS century ago for tri1ing
causes to give an exhibition Of their
skill in destroying human life Eu-
rope has made progress in the arts of
peace and has cast off the barbarisms
of the darker ages. If nothing inter-
Venes to arrest. the progress of civiliz, :
ton and the diffusion of intelligence,
war will come to be regarded u relic of
brute force for settling differences
that ought always to be adjusted by.
peaceable arbitration. The sacred
ness of human life has for centuries
been regarded of little or no account
when ambitious rulers have quarrel
on their hands. The only foreign cOun-
try now whose capital is in Europe
and burning for fight is Mahommeden
Turkey. The great powers are en-
deSV0ring to allay the war spirit of
the Sultan of Turkey, and reconcile
him to his recent loss of territory;
they know full well if turkey goes to
war to regain lost territory, it will be
more likely to suffer further loss of
territory instead OF. recovering what is
lost. The great powers furthermore
have purpose in allowing Turkey to
exist by sufference as a distinct nation
for a time yet. When the fit period
arrives the powers who now uphold
Turkey will seize upon it and divide it
among them; then Mahommeden rule
will become power of the past in
Turkish Empire.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

DIR. Huntley, at one time one of the
most popular preachers and lecturers in
Wisconsin, afterwards president of
Lawrence university, is at present in
Washington and does the praying for
the United States senate-a rather large
contract for one man to fill but Hunt
ley's Wisconsin friends have an abiding
faith in his ability to "get there" re-
member that one time when he was
preaching in Madison, and the Metho-
dists were building a new church, he
had to do most of the collecting, and he
let no one escape. One morning as he
was walking through the Capitol park,
he met man who at that time ran u
faro bank, and, stopping him, said See
here, your name is Warner, 1 believe
now am running church down here,
and its special efforts are put forth to
save just such men as you are. We are
nearly broke, and don't you think it's
about time for you to come to center p
Warner looked at him moment, put
his finger in his vest pocket, and handed
over $40, with the remark that there
wasn't another preacher in America he
would do it for. One Saturday he was
gong to GAINESVILLE to fill the pulpit of a
brother Minister, and on his way down
fell in with q party of travelling men,
with whom he fraternized most har-
moniously. When they reached the
hotel, one of them registered the name
and business of all the rest, until he came
to Huntley, when he said: "What's
your name and who do you boom forY'
Pm booming for the house of the Lord
God of Israel" was the reply. "Come
| up, boys, to that little church around
the corner at 10 80 in the morning, and
hear me BOOM" They all went and
scared the good old deacons by throwing
silver dollars into the collection box.
Huntley meyer smokes, but one day,
when E. W. Keyes was postmaster, he
offered him q cigar. Huntley took it,
held it to his nose, and asked if it was a
1O-center. Being told it was, he said he
didn't smoke, but would take it along
and see if he couldn't make it count a
dime in next Sundays collection for
church erection. One night when he
was delivering his lecture on "The Boss
Devil" young fellow and q girl dis
turbed the audience by giggling and "cut-
ting up" on back seat, until Huntley
could stand it no longer, pointing to
them with one finger and shooting one
of his magnetic glances into the corner,
he burst OUT 81 think that couple on
the back seat ought to get married.
Let them come to the front and I won't
charge cent for the job" There was
no more foolishness on the back seats
that evening
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

more, or can afford no more, the means
of acquiring that knowledge and men
tai power consistent with the needs of
practical life, and to those who desire
more aud anticipate more the best
possible foundation OF which to rest
future advantages. But the end which
it is the intent of the common school
system to reach is dual, in order to
accommodate itself to the needs of
two different classes. Into one class.
whose education is limited to the COM
mon schools, that system endeayors to
instill the most useful knowledge OF
facts and truths which the time of the
course will permit, and also to present
the elements of science in the hope of
awakening further research and in
veStigation. 70 the other class. To
whom the common schools are but a
stepping stone, that system seeks to
give not so much knowledge of facts
and truths as that mental discipline
which insures the most thorough
growth of the mind and expression of
its powers.
Now, to meet these distinct demands
the one for the most essential and
practical knowledge, and the other for
the broadest foundation on which to
rest liberal education, both incon-
sistent with technical education-it
would be presumptuous to suppose
that education could be technical.
Accordingly, where a liberal education
is intended, the common school sys-
tenn presumes and in it's teaching pre-
suppOSeS more elaborate course to be
taken afterward, for which it provides
most suitable preparation. Where
it is otherwise, those who have bene.
flied themselves by the common
school course are well qualified to be-
gin the work and study of the various
trades and professions in actual life
If technical instruction is given by
the common school system, it is given
in the high schools; and there, where
in the short period of a four years
course, twenty, twenty-five, or more
lsubjectS are considered, and necessarily
little, but the elements of each COM
pretended before it is left and succeed.
ed by another, few could be said to
have d technical knowledge of what
they study.
But what is attained in the system
is one thing, what is attainable is quite
another, and in this, as in many other
things, the attainable as far transcends
the attained as does the might be the is.
The common school system does not
intend a technical education, but it is
so admirably constituted that it may
become technical to the extreme limit
of the scholars powers. According to
his OF her individual diligence, conCen-
tration, and will, and according to the
natural gifts and general condition,
may the education gained in the com.
mon schools be measured. And so is
the college course technical even as the
student makes it. Will and ability
may guarantee in high school course
an education which will serve we'll,
command real knowledge, and support
the future weight of the most ilustrious
intellectual life. That course faithful
ly carried out is wholly competent
to form the nucleus of the most finish
ed education, and, even though other
advantages be denied, augmented by
individual after-study, that education
may assume the most splendid proper
ions. ME, Is.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.

Inc general business of the ounv y
must he improving, for that appears to
be the word from almost all quar-. ais.
Trade has long been depressed, and
there is no good reason why there
should not come reaction for the better.
Business panics often come without
justiliable cause. The stagnation of
trade follows production in me
chanical industries, and doubtless that
has been one of the chief causes of the
embarrassed condition of large classes
Of people.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

property holder to pay taxes for the
support Of the public schools: end
since the tax is made compulsory, the
beneficent object of the state will not
be secured unless there are children to
educate. It IS just as legitimate = COM
pei father to educate his children IS
to compel him to pay taxes to educate
children not his own. Education is
held to be public property. and the
very best which government based
on the intelligence of the people cen
possess.
The welfare Of the country demands
a more genera diffusion OF lucation:
Ignorance is an Incubus on orr zee
institutions, ard endangers the per-
petuity of our form of representative
government. The necessity for COM
pulse J statutes to iucate is ma1ifost
to all thoughtful observe. There
are CLASSES of foreigners who come
among us who are glad to avail them
selves of the educational advantages
found here, but they are too many who
are Indifferent to the education of Their
children, and allow them to grow up
in ignorance. There are also native
American citizens who are equally in
J;Aoroof ~ fba od,oafiop IF tbo;r
families. The boys of a'l thu se grow
up to ! 2 voters, which privilege they
will be more sure to exercise, although
unable to read the ballots they vote,
than the more educa5ed ella r No
matter how illiterate vot ar may be,
his vote counts IS much as the most
intelligent citizen in the communiOy.
Wherever compulsory education he's
been enforced its results have been
satisfactory. The state hse made pre-.
visions for the lucation of FL chill
dren of suitable age, and if parents and
guardians, through careless1ess or
neglect, do not avail themselves of the
preferred advant age, the application Of
the law is public necessity. The
state having done it's duty in providing
for general education cannot afford to
be burdened with growing mass of
ignorance, and consequent crime. It
has long been an acknowledged maxim
that the state owe every child within
it's linits a rudimental.' education.
This being ad Mite |, it legitimately
follows that every child should be re-
quired to avail itself of the provision
made for its educational advantage.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

steel are woven into all the bonnet
materials.
Velvets are revived for cloaks, both
plain and with frise figures. Astrakhan
cloths are shown for the same purpose,
In variety of colors.
Little girls, no matter what is the color
of their costume, wear black hose; very
few colored and scarcely any white ones
are seen.
Tan or slate-gray kid waistcoats look
well In dark brown or gray cloth jackets.
Sets of three fancy waistcoats are sent
home with most cloth jackets.
The Midshipman jacket made Of dark
blue cloth is very smart looking. 1t is
partly open in front to show fancy
canvas waistcoat, with lapels of black
silk and gold buttons.
Broad velvet ribbon bands are revived
to wear around the neck. decorated with
jeweled crescents, stars, hearts, and diff
ferent shaped ornaments. Some of these
g e very antique looking.
The bands of white edging the necks
of dresses grows narrower daily; many
are colored, not becoming fashion.
Ruches are not as popular, although
generally very becoming.
The new ulsters are becoming, with
tight fronts, and pretty simulated hoods
at the back, fastened down at the waist,
and loosing themselves either in gather
ed fulness, or wide box plaits, reaching
to the edge of the cloak.
Rosary beads of wood are used upon
bonnets they are either made to orna
ment the crown or brim, OF simply
placed upon the edge. They are decided
ly new and stylish.
Eider-down flannel is used for morn.
ing robes, also for small children's cloaks
and wrappers. 1t comes in all soft pref
ty shades, is very light in weight, and
extremely warm and pretty.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
RHTTER M1RKET.

The health officer in Chicago informs
the Journal that mine tenths of the
articles sold for butter in that city is
the substance known as butterine.
1t is only the butter inspectors who
can readily detect the fraud: the cost
of its manufacture is only one-half of
that of the genuine, yet it is said not
one houSekeeper in fly can detect the
imposition. We have no butter in
spectors who understand the method
of detection, therefore people must eat
whatever has the taste of good butter,
although it is not alledged that butter
inc is manufactured in this vicinity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
FARM ITEMS IN WISCONSIN,.

G. A. Scott, of Westlield, Marquette
county, has made 5000 gallons of sor-
ghum syrup.
The Darlington creamery has made
up to Oct. l, ,213,000 lbs. of butter,
and paid $4,000 cash for cream and
labor.
Complaints of potato rot are general
throughout the state, and not over half
a crop will be realized.
Mr.. Wilmington bought seventy
horses for use in Northern Wisconsin,
whose weight ranged from 1875 to l.
425 pounds.
1t appears the census takers in Ke-
nosha county did not report the tobacco
grown in the county; Hon. z. G. Sim
mons has twenty-five acres, 2. G. Tor
rey eight acres, and other farmers
have an average Of five acres.
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A gentleman in central New York wa

A gentleman in central New York was
sued for the possession of some valuable
papers. In defense he claimed that the
papers had been sent to the plaintiff by
mail. On cross-examination, he said
that he handed the letter containing the
papers to the post Office clerk. The
court decided that the letter was not
legally mailed, and the case went against
him. Moral-never hand your letters to
= post Office clerk, but drop them into
the letter box yourself.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
NOTES ON FALL FASHIONS.
(From Godey's Lady's Book,

(FT0H Godey's Lady's Bo01,l
Panama mating is the name of new
cloth.
Snowflake cloths viii be largely used
for children.
Chrysanthemum IS new shade of a
deep reddish mauye, but it is not much
USED by itself.
Canvas and plush are the key-notes
on which the several changes of autumn
goods are rung.
Canvas looks like that worn during
the summer with what appears to be
the UNDERLYING OF a contrasting color,
this is really, however, all one material.
Bonnets continue small, hats are in a
variety of shapes. Gilt, bronze, silver or
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16

vacant by the transfer of Rev. G. M.
Heard to Minnesota. Rev. Mr.. Heard
has been the pastor Of the church but
one year, and doubtless would have
been retained for further service here,
had he not sought transfer to Min
nesota for his health. Rev. Mr.. Louns-
bury, the new pastor, was number
Of years ago stationed in Please ut
Prairie, in this county. He subsequent
ly went to Canada Since his return
from Canada he hes preached at Fox
Lake, in this state. ibis statement
may not be accurate, but if at fault will
be amended hereafter.