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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
HELPING THE POOR

We are pleased to note that there is
an organization in this city whose aim
is to relieve the wants of the poor, as
far as practicable. Rooms over Hal.
liday's store have been secured, where
articles of clothing. new or second.
hand, family supplies, orders for wood
and coal or other necessaries, will be
received on deposit for distribution by
those who have the benevolent work
in charge. Money contributions will
be judiciously expended for the benefit
of the poor. Here is an appeal which
comes forcibly at this season Of the
year to every good citizen to do some.
thing for the poor. The causes which
have conduced to much of the destitu-
tion in the city need not be dwelt up
on; they are generally understood.
The remark which is not nnfrequently
heard, that in season of plenty like
the present no one need suffer for food
and family supplies who is able to
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
HIGH LICENSE.

High license has had fair trial in
Illinois the past year. and appears to
have accomplished the good results its
friends claimed for it. AS there is
a fair prospect that the Wisconsin
Legislature will pass high license
law, the Chicago Tribune makes some
judicious suggestions, whic b we hope
will be considered by our Wisconsin
Lawmakers at the present session.
The Tribune urges that three points
should be observed:
"(1) They should fix the tax at the
minimum figure of, say, $500, leaving
it to the discretion of local municipai.
titles to make it higher if they desire
In Illinois many towns have fixed
the tax at $1,000 and some have
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
REAL ESTATE IN KENOSHA
nO7VTrY

There have been so few transactions
in real estate in this county for
months past that the question of
values has been much in doubt; some
have appeared to believe that the price
of farming lands was depressed. A
farm of 70 acres belonging to the late
Peter McKenna, about four miles
south-westerly from this city, was sold
at administrator Sale few days ago
at $61.50 per acre. There is on the
premises farm house of moderate
size; no other buildings. A 40 acre
lot adjoining the aforementioned land
was sold at the same sale and bid off
at $3.50 per acre. It is said the own
ers of farms in that vicinity are we'll
satisfied with these sales, demonstrate
ing as they do that farming property is
less liable to fluctuations in the mark
ct than most other kinds of property,
therefore the most desirable to hold.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
is IT STOP. OR sTOppINGs

II read in morning paper that
Congressman So-and-So is stopping at
the Grand Pacific l should like to
ask the reporter, when will the gentle
man stop stopping? He can stop any
number of times on a journey or at a
place, but it is manifestly impossible
for him to continue stopping"
The above paragraph is from an ex-
change paper, and we are inclined to
the opinion the criticism is well taken.
Stopping does not imply inaction, but
unfinished action. A wheel is set in
motion, and when the motive power is
becoming exhausted, and the wheel
about to cease revolving. it is said to
be stopping; when the last revolutio n
of the wheel is made, then it is NO
longer stopping, but has come to a
stop. Language like the following is
quite common: Mrs. A. has been stop
ping at the residence Of Mrs. B. the
past week
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
COUNTY JUDGE.

We learn that the question of candi
date for County Judge is beginning tc
be considerably agitated, especially in
the city. The number of persons in
the country towns who have referred
to the subject in our hearing has thus
far been limited. The expressions OF
opinion appear to be that in view OF
the Importance of the office, there
should be no hasty attempt to forestall
rubilc sentiment. The office is not fol
the accommodation of any particular
class, but for the people of the whole
county. 1t is an easy matter to OBJ.
tain signatures to a call of almost any
sort, but experience has proven such
calls furnish little or no reliable index
to the real sentiment of the people.
These are outside expressions of opin.
ioE. As for ourselves. we have from
early times in Wisconsin been in favor
OF delegated conventions, believing
them to be the most fair method of ar
irving at the wishes of the people.
Such having long been our views, we
see no reason for change now. The
voice of the people clearly expressed
will be respected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.

The State Legislature convened at
Madison on Wednesday. The scram-
BILE for the offices at the disposal of
the legislature Was quite lively, es-
pecially the MINOR ones. H. o. Fair
child, of Marinet.e, was chosen Speaker
of the Assembly; E. D. Cole, Editor OF
the Whitewater Register, Clerk; John
NJ. Ewing, of Milwaukee, Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Edward Minot, of Sturgeon Bay, was
chosen President of the Senate; o. E
Bross, of Madison. Clerk; Herbert
Wolcott, of Milwaukee, Sergeant-at-
Arms. The foregoing are the most i'm.
portant of the offices.
The question of United States Sen
ator is still at issue between Fairchild
and Spooner, both'sides claiming final
Triumph.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
THE INAUGURATION.

Probably many people hereabouts
will avail themselves of the low rail-
road fare to visit Washington on the
fourth of March next, to witness the
Inauguration Of Grover Cleveland as
President of the United States, or if
not for that, to see the capital city of
this great Republic. The ceremony of
Inauguration is not of itself worth a
long journey to see, but it marks an i'm
portant epoch in political history, in
which the nation is interested. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adver.
tises to sell round trip tickets from
Chicago to Washington for 800. This IS
but little over one-half the regular
fare. The early part of March is not
the most desirable season of the year
to visit Washington; the parks and
gardens have not yet put on their livery
of green and flowers, nor is the tenn
perature of the weather always agree
able at that season. The second in
auguration OF Grant in March, 1878,
was one of about the worst days ever
known in Washington. A cold, pierre
iEg wind blew a hurricane during the
day. The military companies that
came from distant cities to participate
in the martial display on Pennsylvania
avenue, dressed in their snowy uni
forms and without overcoats, suffered
severely, and it was said some of the
number took death colds. The GER
emory Of inaugurations is always in
the open air, on the east front side of
the capitol, provided the weather is
favorable; if unfavorable, then in the
rotunda of the capitol, in which case
only fraction of the great multitude
which usually assemble from all
parts of the Union can find admission.
Although, as already said, early
March. is not the most suspicious time
to visit Washington, still at that sea-
son those who take in all the attrac-
tions of Washington will pronounce it
one of the handsomest cities in the
Onion. It's grand capitol, the state ly
government buildings, the fine parks
and statuary, are an honor to a great
nation. And now last among the adj
ded sights in the city is the recently
completed Washington monument, in
height $50 feet, being the highest
monument or structure bnilt by
human hands in the world.
There is q reason why every citizen
should feel an interest in Washington,
not only because it is the national
capital. but every citizen has prop
ertyin the city. One half of the as
sessed property value of Washington
belongs to the general government
Who is the general government? It
is the sovereign people. 1t is on
the basis of the property assessment
of Washington that the general gov
eminent pays one-half or the annual
taxes of the District of Columbia, and
the citizen pToperty-holders the other
half,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
JESSIE cOUTHOUL.

A crowded audience greeted Miss
Jessie Couthoui in the Methodist
church last Monday evening. The ex-
pectations Of those present had probably
been raised by the many notices in the
papers of her elecutionary powers. and
no doubt they were not disappointed
She possesses rare qualities in the line
of her profession-qualities which car
only be attained by careful study and
painstaking. She has well establish.
ed reputation as an elocutionist. and
wherever in this portion of the West
she gives entertainments her fame vii
precede her coming.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

work; this does injustice to hundreds
of working men. especially to that
large class who depend for employ
ment on the large manufacturing es-
Establishments. 1t is true in the rural
districts, where laboring men are not
massed together In great numbers, and
dependent on monied combinations for
work, the liability to be thrown out of
employment is not great. In cities it
is otherwise. When the manufacture
ing establishments close, men stop
work and are obliged to- wait the re-
sumption of business by their employ
ers. When the working mechanic is
deprived of his usual employment in
the shop or mandatory, he is not in
situation to assert his independence
by engaging in business for himself.
How can he compete with capital and
machinery? The number Of men and
women IN this country whose indie
tendency has necessarily been in part
surrendered by the existing order OF
things now comprises a considerable
proportion of the population of the
manufacturing states of the Union
There is no probability that the mum
Der of working mechanics belonging
to this class will be diminished il
future years, but they will be increased
The labor problem demands the study
of the wisest minds, and It's solution
must at no distant day be solved tt
insure the peace and quietude of tn,
country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

marked qualities, and then too. they
should be as cultivated in the person as
is possible to be. Take the prima
donna for instance. To be successful,
she must be in position to express to
an audience such emotions as love,
hatred, anger, fear, grief and pity all
these, and many other such feelings
have constantly to be transmitted by the
singer, and it is to the most natural and
faithful exposition of these, and that
most consistent with the other equally
important points of the art of singing,
that the students attention should for
long while be patiently and perseveringly
directed. Giving expressions to the pas
slons, and of communicating your con-
ceptions and emotions to the minds of
your listeners, is an important branch of
study for the singer. The singer should
be well-edpcated person, and should
know at least one other language be-
81 les his, or her native tongue should
also be well read in the best literature of
these two languages. On questions of
all the arts he should seek TO make his
views sound and true. He should travel
and so enlarge his mind, for all this
training will reflect itself in the work of
an artist so literally educated. An in
ferior education has been the bane of
many student in the art of singing who
has had the organ and all the necessary
musical ability.
Next to an education comes the
earnest perusal of the words of Shake
speare, Dante, Goethe, Milton, Lytton,
George Eliot, &c. Watching carefully
and intelligently the acting of our best
stage performers is also good idea, and
furnish es excellent copy for the singer
| The prevailing opinion among artists
visiting this country is, that America is
a land where singing is universal, but
where the execution is most faulty and
inartistic. 1t may be said that Americs
| has not been especially favored in poin
of music, yet the ambition to shine in {
lyrical sphere has developed itself won
derfully of late years. A lack of music
al Conservatives IN this country ex
plains the backwardness, to certain ex
tent, of musical art among Americans
That is, the fault does not exist from
inability on the part of the people
Americans are passionately fond Of sing
ing, and while in Europe only those en-
dowed by nature with beautiful voic
pursue this study here, all-ladies il
particular-try their voices, spendin
immense amounts for their develop
ment, if only for their own persona
pleasure. With this communicate
my readers may consider that part c
my subject completed that is covere
by the term vocal. Next week will b
my first on instrumental music.
r FRANCIS L. RAWsoN.
fTn bo 6oaof;.,a,oJ \
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

Mrs. Catherine Doud, one of the
large losers by the burning of the Ra.
cine Opera House, furnishes by request,
for the Racine Advocate, thrilling
statement of her narrow escape. AS
a matter of interest to the acouaint.
ances of Mrs. Doud IN this vicinity
her losses in works of art and litera.
ture are mentioned:
| regret most deeply the loss of nv
art library and some fifteen hundred
photographs which ] had collected to
illustrate the history of art, and some
very valuable volumes of engravings
and etchings. l feel that the world
has lost these beautiful things as we'll
as myself. They have gone out of the
material world in a cloud of flame,
There were several fine paintings
burned. including one large painting
OF Hope by Annible Carracci. which
l brought from Italy, and which was
valued at $500. I also had the had
misfortune to lose an unusually fine
collection of works on Dante and ear
ly editions of his books; among these
was one edition published in 1891. and
also the valuable Aldine editions of
1902 and 1915, and the counterfeit of
the latter, which is exceedingly rare. |
also regret deeply the loss of several
volumes on Dante which had been in
the possession of DR.. John CARLYLE. the
celebrated scholar and brother of
Thomas Carlyle. They were filled
with his annotations and references
evidently made when preparing his
translation of Dante's Inferno. All
these beautiful and artistic things
nave been entirely bIotted out of ex /.
istence."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

Thirty residents of Milwaukee, who
propose making trip through the
Southern States, and visiting the New
Orleans Exposition, have chartered Il
combined dining and sleeping car at a
given price per day, including two
walters and cook. They will sleep and
board on the car, each person to have
berth to himself during the entire
trip, and the car to beside tracked at any
point the eXcursionists may desire. The
car to be provisioned by the excursion
lists, before starting, suflicient for the en-
tire journey. 1t is expected the excur-
SION will occupy about twenty days, and
the expense to each excursionst, includ-
ing fare berth, board and servants, will
be about sos, This independent method
of travelling, eating and lodging, will
have the advantage of avoiding imposi-
tion of eXorbitant charges of hotels,
restaurants, &c.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

Notwithstanding the constantly tight
ening stringency of the times and the
lowering of wages in every department
of industry, the consumption of useless
and hurtful luxuries goes on, in many
cases in increased ratio. During the
last fiscal year, 78,342,474 gallons of
whiskey were consumed, which is an
average of nearly gallon and three
tenths to every man, woman and child
in the country. The amount of manu-
featured tobacco consume during the
same time was 1884, 833,667 pounds, or
three and one-ffths pounds to each in
habitant. The consumption of cigars
and cigarettes, the vilest of all forms OF
smoking, has largely increased curing
the past year, the first numbering over
three thousand millions, or sixty for
each inhabitant, and the latter over nine
hundred millions, or fifteen for each in
habitant. Of fermented liquors, it took
588, 1857 ,189 gallons to satisfy depraved
appetite, or about ten and one-fourth
gallons per capita for our whole popula-
ton. The dictates of common sense
and of sound philosophy would plainly
teach, that while retrenchment is doing
its work in the curtailment of the ex-
penses of living, these useless and in
furious articles should be the first to be
stricken off-MadiSOn Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
MU,SIC1VOCAL AND IN
ST,RUMENTAL.
Continued from last aueek.

Singing is not only one of the most
beautiful of the arts, by the aid of which
can be expressed the different sentiments
of the soul, but an ornament and COM
plement to education, useful and agree
able recreation, and an exercise that
powerfully contributes to the general
health of the body and mind. It is a
part Of the education which attracts the
general sympathies, and gives a good
idea Of the person who sings. Of late
years, the young people in the highest
society of both Europe and America
have studied singing, giving the prefer
ence to this beautiful art over the other
ornaments Of education in music. Sing
ing has very largely taken the place of
the piano in the best society. Every one
plays more or less well, but all have not
the capacity to sing. The piano has be-
come so common, that In order to be-
listened to, one must be q Listz or a
Rubinstein otherwise. no attention is
paid to it, and the louder one plays the
louder people will talk But if a person
is seen to approach the piano to sing,
the most animated and interesting con-
versation is suspended as if by common
consent, and all listen with breathless
silence. Singing powerfully influences
the development of good sentiment and
pred1sposes to gaiety 1t cures the
moral affection which predisposes to
melancholy, even by singing the most
melancholy selections for when one
sings he thinks only of the meditation
of his voice in order that he may give
better the intended effect. There can
not be fifty, ten, or even two, methods of
singing, without falling into charlatan-
ism. There is, and can exist, but one
true, infallible, positive method and
this must be based upon the process
employed by nature for the production
of the voice. The vocal organs easily
follow given impulse, and accept
frankly and resolutely the notifications
exacted by education, when these modi-
fcations do not take them from the way
indicated by nature but they rebel
when that which is contrary to nature
is demanded of them, and if they accede
in time, they end by very soon becoming
useless.
So much for the voice, its capabilities,
how it should be treated &C., &c. five
would become prime buffa or a prinna
donna a prime cantante or prime
bufo, however, We must possess other
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

There were exciting times in the
United States Senate Oh Monday last,
arising on a resolution calling on the
Secretary of War for papers relating to
Gen. Sherman's charge that Jeff Davis
sought to make himself dictator Of the
South, ard therefore was not only a
rebel but consplrator. This resolu-
tion excited the rage of some Southern
Senators; they proceeded to eulogise
jeff Davis as patriot, and an honor
able and high-minded gentleman. The
Southern orators, after expanding
their loud talk in favor of DAVIS, final.
ly concluded it would not do to vote
against the resolution, for it would
look like an admission that the charge
made by Gen. Sherman was true.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

The charge has frequently appear
ed in the papers that St. John, the Pro.
hibition candidate for President, offer
ed to sell out to the Republicans and
withdraw his name as a candidate for
handsome money consideration. We
have never attached much Importance
to the charge, because doubling its
truthfulness. The charge was boldly
made by Mr.. Clarkson of the Republi-
can National Committee, in the Des
Moines Register. The Prohibition Ma
tional Committee, at a recent meeting,
challenged Mr.. Clarkson to produce
the proof of his charge. Mr. Clarkson
replies he is bound not to reveal the
evidence, unless two persons will re-
lease him from his obligations Of
secrecy and if st. John will consent.
This is bringing the matter into close
quarters, and the consent of st. John
to have the witnesses tell what
they know will be anxiously awaited.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

LIN E. .
the greatest railway In America,
CHI( AGO,
milwaukee
Ase ST. paul:

1t owns and oDerates 1890 miles of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches and
connections reach all the great business centres
of the Northwest and Far West II naturally an
swers the description of Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago Milwaukee, st. PanI and MIN
Chicago, Milwaukee, Portage, La Crosse and
Chicago, Milwaukee, ortOnvIle, Aberdeen and
Glendale.
Chicago Milwaukee, Eau Claire and Still
water.
Chicago, Milwaukee. Wausau and Mer-
Chicago, Milwaukee. Beaver Dam. Fond
du Lac and Oshkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee. Waukesha and
OcOnOmowOc.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and PraI-
Chicago, Milwaukee. owatonna. Mankato
and Farbault.
Chicago, Belolt, GAINESVILLE and Mineral
Point.
Chicago, Elgin Rockford ard Dubudue.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island, Cedar Rapids
and Tama.
Chicago, Des Moines, Council Bluffs and oma-
Chicago, Canton, Sioux City Sioux Falls
and YanktOn.
Chicago Milwaukee. Albert Lea and
Southern Minnesota Polnis.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mason City, Mitchell
Rock Island, Dubuque, St. Paul aGd Min
neapolis.
Davenport, Calmar, st. Paul and Mn
neapOliS.
Milwaukee, Bacine, Beloit, Freep0t aud Rock
Island.
Mitchell, Wolsey, Ashton and Aberdeen
Dim River Valley Line)
Pullman Sieepers and the Finest Dining Cars
In the UorId ere on the main lines of the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, d. ST. PAUL RAIL
WAY. and every attention is paid to passengers
by courteous employees of the Company.
8. S. MERRILL, A. V. H. CARPENTER
Gent Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent
J. T. CLARK, GEO. II. HEAFFORD,
Gen'l Supt Asst Genr Pass Agt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

raised it to $1,000. (2) They should
retain local option so that if the
sentiment of certain town is for pro-
hibition they can have the opportunity
to try its efficacy. In every commu-
nifty where the people are nearly tee
totalers they can enforce prohibition
to outward appearance and ought to
have privilege of trying. 1t is only
where a portion of the people want to
imbibe. that prohibition is impractic-
able. 81 The dramsellers should be
held responsible to parents and tc
widows and orphans for the damage
they may do, which the Illinois law pro
Yides for"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

The neighboring county Of Wal
worth has already four candidates for
County Judge, whose names are an
nounced in the papers. Times are
rather hard just now, and it is not
strange that those who have office
qualifications, are casting about for
the best paying Office in the county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1885.

The Senate on Wednesday passed a
bill to put Gen. Grant on the retired
list of army offices. This is an act OF
simple justice to Gen. Grant, and re-
lieves his pecuniary embarrassment
in an honorable way. What the Dem.
ocratic House will do with the bill is
uncertain.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16

The Committee on River and Har.
Dor appropriations has refused to rec.
Ommend an appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers. The committee claim that the
engineers report is too discouraging to
warrant any further expenditure of
money on that enterprise. 1t is a pity
the impracticabilitv of that improve.
ment had not been discovered years
ago, before such vast amounts of
money had been wasted on It.