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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
AIR AND SUNSHINE.
Their Disinfecting Power Mightier Than
Drugs or ChemicalS.

Their Disinfecting Power Mightier Than
Drugs or Chemicals.
The disinfecting power of freely cir
culating pure air is now fully recog-
nized by sanitarians. The secret of ii
is, in part, the rapid diffusion of the
morbid particles, thus greatly diluting
them, as mineral poisons may be rem
dered harmless by dilution. So great
is this diffusive tendency, acting with
the constant circulation of the air in
vast currents, that, though every. vari-
ETY. of harmful gases and miasms is in
cessantly thrown into the air of our
large cities, no difference can be de-
tected by analysis between the air OF
the latter and the air of our rural dis
tricts.
But another explanatory fact is the
actual disinfecting power of sunshine
and oxygen. 1t is the inhaled oxygen
that changes the dark, impure venous
blood into the pure scarlet blood of the
arteries. 1t is the chemical power of
sunshine that gives us our wonderful
photographs. It is the sunshine that
bleaches the cotton cloth laid on the
grass, and, on the other hand, changes
the pure white of potato-vine grown
In cellar to dark green when trans
ferred to the open air.
Hence, in our late armies, notwith-
standing SO many unhealthy conditions.
typhoid fever never tended to spread,
and was hardly ever fatal. 1t is for
this reason that, mall infectious dis
eases, the physician insists on free
circulation OF air in the sick-room.
An interesting illustration of the
same thing is furnished by the cele-
brated DR.. Richardson, of England. He
finds that the vagrant class, who have
no homes. but sleep anywhere and get
food anyhow, rarely contract contag-
lous diseases, and more rarely convey
them. and that, too, though they wear
cast-of, and. often, infected clothing,
and occupy the worst of lodging houses
The gypsies are remarkably free from
spreading diseases; they know little of
smallpox, though little protected by
vaccination. One seldom finds among
them diseases of . scrofulous nature.
DR.. Richardson concludes that poverty
in itself has nothing to do with the oo-
eurrence of zymotic Gnfectious) dis
eases: that fresh air is the one mighty
dtsanJecta'at, and that luxury and densi-
ty of population are the two bad spirits
which coniure up the great physical
evils of humanity. = YOUTHS Companion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
AT The LOCK.

1Iock no! lockl" the rowers CRY, as up the
river they float;
Open your gates, oh nut-brown maid for my
ladgs pleasure boat;
Turn Year windlass, open the sBEice and let
the water rise;
My little lady will rest awhile and view the
sunset Skies
Fair she is as you are dark, oh maid of the
sunburnt skin;
She is like the lilies that toll not, and neither
do they spin;
Her slender feet and her languid hands have
high-born grace, you see,
And even her pug conducts himself like pug
of high degree.
Do your eyes behold her wistfully, poor toiler
by the gate,
Whose daily bread must still re won by labor
early and later
Do not murmur; remember this--that honest
toll is blest,
And he that works most faithfully has earned
the sweetest rest.
Perhaps-who knows? Ny lady's eyes look
Wistfuly at you
Needless of roughened fingers, or foot in
clumsy shoe;
The world she moves in covers Ill deeds with
rich disguise,
And the fairest faces sometimes mask "a
ruined house of lieS.'
Perhaps if the hidden secrets of both hearts
could be told,
You would not change with my lady for all
her rank and gold;
You would pity the lovely creature in all her
silk attire,
And thank the Lord for the sweetness of love
at your desire.
For here is the little sister that clings about
your neck,
So loving always and gentle, ready to run at
your beck;
And a step away from the river rises the busy
mill,
Where for your sake, oh nut-brown maiden,
somebody works with will!
Turn your windlass, open the sluice; the
waters rise amain;
MY lady's dog and my lady step into the boat
again;
She smiles as her lover greets her-who knows
If the smile Is true?
But the oars flash in the sunlight, and they
vanish from your view.
So let the wlstful longing vanish from heart
and eyes,
And look What golden glory over the river
lies
Sky and water together equally overspread
With q royal blending of color, gold and pur-
pie and red.
Gold and purple andecarlet are blossoning
too at your feet,
Ihorny crown Of the thistle, primrose yellow
and sweet,
Flaming cone Of the sumac, yarrow and gold
en-rod,
And a splendor of silken tassels from the
milkwoed's bursting pod.
Round them, seeking for plumber, huns be-
lated bee,
Andsa robin twltters a sleepy song In yonder
maple tree,
Soon the days toll will be over: shut the
gates for the night;
Somebody waits to walk with you In the gold
en- evening light.
Herein let your heart be thankful the sturdy
strength of your hand,
with love to sweeten your labor, is better
than gold or land;
And better than all is the truth in which neck
souls find rest,
That God who gives each his portion, knows
what for each is best
Mary Bradley IN GodeVS Ldd1s Book
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booming town like New \ ork, it would not
be surprising if they had ceased to remem-
Der my thoughtful face. Meeting new peo-
pie, as they do day after day. it would not
be surprising if they have forgotten one
who never will forget them while reason
continues on her throne.
Girls of New York, we may never meet
again, or at least not as much as we have
We may never meet with so much express
sion and velocity as we have, but remember
that you have made an impression on the
subscriber which time can not erase. Never
have | been knocked over and walked
on by those who impressed me more with
their genuine worth and their paraSols, their
earnestness and their chubby elbows.
You, of course, will soon forget, but !
will never forget. | am not of forgetting
disposition.
got so that could steer clear of the
girl with wart on her nose in time to have
the breath knocked out of me by one whose
bright smile haunts me still. After I got
so that | could do that successfully, I did
not care for the other features of New
York. / would eat hurried breakfast,
and dash away to where could be jostled.
1t is more exciting than lawn-tennis, and it
is more congenial to my nature than tobog-
gazing.
The only conversation I had was with a
young lady who ran into my outstretched
arms while her small wad of hydropho-
bia wrapped his chain around us both four
Or five times.
Heretofore have regarded the Cog as a
nuisance, but am now convinced that there
are exceptions. Some dogs are extremlg
sagacious.
/ do not remember now Just what oUz
conversation was, but it was BRIEF and ols
remarks were quite commonplace. / only
know that though tried over and over
again to find another sa gacious dog led by
winsome young lady in good clothes,
did not succeed in doing SO. Many dogs
have instinct but very few of them are
blessed with great mental powers. I hope
that the young lady alluded to, in case this
should come under her eyes, will try to
overlook the past and remember that l har-
Dor no feeling of antipathy toward her dog.
Perhaps, had it not been for him, we might
never have been thrown together.
wish to say to her that | am we'll and
hope these few lines will find her enjoying
the same great blessing. The lump on my
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
A Serious Undertaking.


For an American to marry in Mexico
Is a somewhat serious business. He
must be three times married, twice in
Spanish and once in English, beside
having public notice Of his intention
of marriage placed on bulletin board
for twenty days before the ceremony.
This is the law. The public notice can
be gotten around by the payment of q.
sum of money, but a residence of ore
month is necessary. The three cere-
monies are the contract of marriage,
the civil marriage--the only marriage
recognized by law since 185S-and the
usual but not obligatory church service.
The first two must take place before a
Judge, and in the presence of at least
four witnesses and the American Con-
sui. The civil marriage is the legal
form of marriage. These ceremonies
are necessarily in Spanish. Most wed.
dings are confirmed by a church Sc,
vice. - Chicago Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
TIE GREAT EVIL.
Over 81. 100, 900, coo Worse Than Throw
Away in T,ais Conntrx Ezerr Year

Over BLOC, 000, coo Worse Than Thrown
Away in This Country Every Year.
The enormous quantity of iatoxicst-
ing liquors that is annually poured
down the throats of the American peo-
pie is something astounding. 1t is es-
timated that every year our people
drink 72,000,000 gallons of domestic
distilled liquors, saying nothing about
the imported liquors that are con-
sumed ] his is fie qvuarts for every
man, woman and child in the country.
1t is estimated, upon what is claimed
to be careful investigation, that the
money annually expended for domestic
spirits amounts to $40, 000, Geo, or
about ten dollars head. 1t is further
estimated that our beer costs us $780,
900, 900 every year The cigars smoked
are valued at 1922, 900. 900, which
added to the cost of drink makes a
total Of S1,138, 100000, or twenty
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
CONDITION OF HIGHWAYS.
The Disgust Created by CareIessly Kept
Country Roads.

The Disgust Created by CareIessly Kept
Country Roads.
Tt is an old saying: "Show me the
company man keeps, and will tell
you what kind of man he is" Can
we not apply similar rule to the farm
er as regards the condition of the high
way along his.farm? A farmer who
keeps the roadway free of stone, cuts
all foul weeds and thistles, so that
none of them go to seed, we at once
conclude is q good and successful farm
er. On the other hand, d man who neg
lects the weeds, lets the thistles go to
seed, and blow over into his neighbor's
fields, to annoy him, is generally poor
farmer, and a failure at the business. /
know men who are, generally speaking,
pretty good farmers, who do not seem
to take particle of interest as to the
neatncss or condition of the highway
along their farm. When they are
warned to work on the road, they man
fest about as much interest in the work
as does convict in States prison
brick-yard. They get on the road late,
are very exacting aud particular about
the time assumed to be worked, and
when told that their time is worked out,
drive home, feeling that they have done
their duty. Where is the thorough-go-
ing farmer, who has not had his pa
tience tried more than once by just
such men? What is more disgusting
to any man of taste, than a roadway
along which, on either side, there are
foul weeds and briers, as high as the
old fences along which they grow, and,
as is often the case, the owner of the
farm never giving the matter the slight
est attention? And when you speak to
him about it, he says; :" must attend
to that; l have been SO busy ! have not
had the time" My reader if, per-
chance, you are that farmer, l would
say: g. Take time. = never knew
person who had the disposition who did
not find the time. = Cor. Country Gen
uensaa.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
A Disguised Exile.

An English nobleman in reduced circum-
stances moved to Western Texas. Not long
since the English exile, meeting Colonel Il.
B. Andrews, Vice-President of the Sunset
Railroad, said
His blaWsted kentry, We knaw. Pm
going ONE to hold England
hats the matter with the country?''
Why, hits beastIy If a man don't
work he don't get anything to eat. We knaw.
could have that at 'ome, much cheaper,
Ya kn2W.n--TeGas SiftlnQs. -
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30

A widow, whose age might have been
forty, went into business on Grand River
avenue few weeks ago and the first move
was to get q sign painted. The services of
sign painter were secured, and when he
finished his work he put on his Imprint
by placing his initials, ''W A. H." down
at the left hand corner of the sign. When
the widow came to criticise the work she
queried:
what does w. A. H. stand for?"
'Why: Wanted, A Husband" replied
the painter.
''Oh, yes-I see," she mused 'It was
very thoughtful in you, and here is dollar
extra. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
STALL THE CATTLE.
The Advantage of u-Feedlng-Saving
of Manure.


The Advantage of aH-Feedlns-saving
of Manure.
"No animal can fight and eat at the
same time. All crowding at feed time
should be avoided. The desire to steal
food is about the only thing that will
make ordinary cows fight. Keep them
out of temptation by feeding them sep
arately." This is good advice, and it
leads us to remark that every grown
animal on the farm should have its own
stall, and all the hand feeding it re-
ceives should be done in that STALL
Many farmers think 1t too much trouble
to put the cattle up every time they
are fed. This is mistake. Stall feed
ing not only saves the waste of food
that is lost, tranpled down and musseG
over, and subsequently refused wher
fed in the lot, but it saves fighting and
prevents the stronger FROM getting the
lions share. Stating them makes them
gentle and brings them directly under
the close observation of the man in
charge, so that any injury, sickness or
other trouble is noticed, and if they
need handling in any way they can
readily be gotten hold of. The great
point, however in Sailing cattle IS the
enormous saving of manure. This
alone will far more than pay for all the
trouble that is ever taken in putting in,
taking out and cleaning up after them.
The droppings that fall in the stable
yard may not be lost, provided there is
a man to go round once a day with a
9 wheelbarrow to collect them up; but
this is a tedious and laborfous method,
requiring fer more time than to clean
them out of stable. Ii it rains, or the
sun is hot. much of the good parts are
washed away or dried up, while the
cows always tread part Of itup. Then,
if an absorbent is kept in the stable, as
it should be, it need not be cleaned out
but two or three times a week, and
most of the valuable part OF the urine is
saved. BY all means stall the cattle, -.
american DaiTYmaa.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
How He Hung HIMSELF.

HE thought a great deal Of his wife,
I've been told"
''Oh, yes; seemed to idolize her, in fact,
and when he heard so suddenly that She
had been killed on the railroad, it appeared
to affect his mind
''Was he kept long in suspense2 The re.
port was false, understand"
'Yes; he was kept in suspense till 1t
choked him to DEATH"
''How was that2'
''He hung himself Hadn't you heard?D
with grief?'
! 'No-with rope" 'Lige Broaon," IN,
Chicago Ledger.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
Production of Plants.

In some Investigations made with a
view to determining the conditions un-
der which male or female individuals
are produced in the case of diecious
plants, DR.. Hoffman has found that in
most, if not all the cases he examined,
dense sowing increases the proportion
of the male plants produced; and this
results from an insufficient supply of
nutrirsent As a general law the pro-
duction of male plants is promoted by
the want of an adequate supply of
food when in an enbryonai condition.
-.Scientitfc american.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30

Oh, yes, said Mrs. Porcine, II have
tried the Swedish movement cure. and ]
find it excellent It's to stir up the circula,
ton, and that sort of shakes you up all
over. There's no.0ther treatment begins to
be as thorough IN this direction"
What's the matter with shingle?n In.
quired Tommy. gloomily.
Or slipper" echoed Billie.
Then painful silence fell on the assem-
blage.-Ihe Rambler.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30
To prevent the shifting

To prevent the splitting or bursting
OF cabbages, j. j.. H. Gregory recon-
mends to 60 frequently over the
ground and start every cabbage that
appears to be about to mature by pushing
it over sidewise. Heads thus started
are said to grow to double the size thoy
had attained when about to burst. al
baag J0arnG.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30

blow which she erected with the hub of her
parasol grew quite large, and the next
morning | did not know whether it would
be best to wear my hat ON the head or Or
the lump, but it has subsidized now-the
lump, mean-and | hope the young lady
and the cute little dog are well.-N. Y.
LcrctHYL
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-30

The London Truth says that Queer
Victoria has accumulated an immense
fortune out of the savings from her
official income and has $1,000, 600 in
vested in London land rents
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
The Corn Crop.

The corn crop Of the United States, having
passed the critical stage, and whatever OF
danger menaced the cereal from frost being
now ended owing to the maturity of the grain,
the Farmers Review of Chicago has called In
reports from its 400 correspondents giving
the area and probable yield in every county in
the ten leading corn-producing states, and has
compiled from these a close estimate OF the
approximate yield OF the crop OF
1oe5. These estimates have been
based on comparison with the yield OF 1884,
tax ne the figures OF the agricultural bureau at
Washington for the yield Of last year. The
reports of the correspondents include not only
the pproximate actual acreage, but also the
percentage of the cond ton as compared TO
last year, and the percentage OF increase or
decrease In acreage. This was ne TO APP
proximate as closely as possible the actual
output, the correctness Of which method was
demonstrated very fairly In the estimate Of the
wheat crop on June by this bureau, and to
which figures all the recognized staticians, in
Guiding the government bureau, have gradual
ly approached. In Indiana, Illinois and Kan
sas the ground plowed up owing 10 the ruin
alton of the winter wheat crop and devoted TO
corn Is closely computed. In the comparison
by states the returns show that Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota and Misso have slight increase
In acreage over 1854, and Wisconsin is the
only state showing decrease, but both Mime
sofa and Wisconsin show a decrease in condi-
tion, and Missouri also shows a slight decrease.
The other states all reveal an improvement, and
in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana the improvement
is marked. This results In the following COM
parison by states of'the probable yield in the
4 an states named.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
Massachusetts, Greenbackers.

Greenbackers of Massachusetts, met
in Boston on the Goth ult. platform was
adopted which announces adherence to the
principles set forth at the national party con-
venton at Indianapolis; declares that all
action transferring power for the coinage and
issue of money to persons or corporations
should be revoked; that the retirement Of
legal tenders Of small denominations Is a
vicious attempt to annoy the people and dis
turb business, and is a violation of the law;
favors frequent elections and rotation in Office
and condemns the attempt to create an
aristocracy Of ofiice-holders under pretence Of
civil service reform; condemns also az un-
necessary long sessions Of the legislature and
sets forth that legislation for the better protec-
ton of wage-workers is demanded. Universal
suffrage is favored, with the removal of all
barriers which limit in any degree the right Of
suffrage, and the re-enactment of the secret
ballot law is demanded.
The follow ny state ticket was nominated by
reclamation:
Governor-James Sumner of Milton.
Lieutenant Governor-James NJ Buffum of
Lynn.
Secretary Of state-H. w. X. Eastman Of
Lawrence.
Treasurer and Receiver General-Walter
Harmon of Boston.
Aucitor-A. II. Wood of Lunenburg.
Attorney General-A. +. Hall of Hudson.
The state committee was empowered to I'LL
all vacancies on the state ticket and make any
county, senatorial and councillor nominations
not reported ten days before election.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
A Fated Family.

Earnest A. johnson, aged % OF Grand Rap
ids has been taken to Kalamazoo insane asy-
lum. His committal as distracted person re.
calls an old crime In the fall Of 1868 strange
man was noticed in that city for one day. Hls
name was johnson and the striking fea uras
about him were his pink eyes, white hair and
eyebrows. He procured lively rig and with
a woman, believed to have been his wife, drove
TO Rockford. He then drove TO CORTLAND.
where, near the border of Meyers lake, through
some Iratense, the woman was taken out Of
the huggy, choktd with rope draggc into
the bushes and left for deal with the rope
around her neck A few hours after the cried
of a child were heard by a passer-by and resi-
cued. The tracks where the woman was
dragged were noticed and the murder discov1
cred. johnson was hunted down and sentence
ed 10 Imprisonment for life He is still serv4
ing in ia kson penitentiary. The child has
been troubled with sinking spells for 20 yea s
caused by a bruise received on the head when,
he was thrown by the side of his murdered
mother.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08

There is movement on foot to ex.
END the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena
railroad which now runs from Alger on
he j., l.. e. s. railroad to Au Sable,
Up the shore to Black River, where il
will connect with the road of Alger,
ninth & Co. This will bring the road
within 25 miles of Alpena. Governor
llger is president of he d., B. G. & A.
company and takes great inte. est in
he extension which will enable lum-
'ermen to carry their supplies directly
md conveniently to their camps. To
acilitate this work stations will be es-
ablished at Mud Lake and Black
river, and the gauge of the Alger,
smith & Co. s road will be changed to
,onform to that OF the d., B. G & A,
which is a narrow gauge. A steamer
will run from Black River to Alpena
Turing the season of navigation until
'uch time as the road may be extended
o AlIena.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
A Defaulter's Exploits.

From notice published In recent is
sue of the Mining Journal, II appears that p.
ii. Mcnamara of Humbolt, the missing town
ship treasurer, also victimized the A. o. II. Of
the county to the extent of s503.25. He has
accordingly been expelled. McNamara's case
Is a bad one. He was employed by the Mar
quette, Houghton a. Ontonagon railway com
pany and the American express company at
Humboldt for number OF years, but was sud.
deuly removed 12 months ago because, as II
afterward transpired, Of shortage In his &C
counts. Thea ne set up general merchan-
disc business; borrowed money TO buy stock,
bought Stock on time, mortgagcd II to raise
more money tlen sold II for cash and ran away
with 81 600 OF thu towns money. lie was deputy
POSTMASTER Il Nbmbolt, AMI when Cleveland
IVES nau lnss "a sent Q y luton 70 washing
ton Tor tile removal Of Postmaster y. A. heas
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
Another Fortunate Gilman.

A sensation has been created by the mar
riage of wealthy maiden lady to her coach
and John Banks is the coachman. Miss Me-
Farland's father was formerly a tanner. He
married into a wealthy family. He came 10
Michigan, engaged in the lumber business and
became quite wealthy He died few years
ago and his daughter Anna returned to her
former home in Caledonia about Is miles west
of Rochester, NY. She fell heir to something
like hundred thousand dollars. She pur-
chased her fathers former residence and pro-
vided herself with horses, carriages aud ser.
wants. She engaged as coachman Banks, who
is not tall or good looking. Soon an attach
ment .sprang up between them, greatly. to the
establishment of the lady's circle of friends
Her brother and other relatives came from
Michigan to prevent the match. but could not
The couple went to Rochester and engaged
board at a boarding house. Last week they
were privately married, but the news did not
leak out for several days. The bride Is about
30 years Of age, while the groom is only 20.