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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
Absolutely Free.

Wien saloon-keeper advertises a
'Tree lunch" he must furnish lunch
absolutely free to all who demand it.
So, at least Chicago court is said to
have ruled in a case Of recent hungry
individual, who entered saloon, par
took beautifully of the Gree lunca"
viands, and was promptly kicked into
the street when he declined to order
anything to dirk. The court decided
that the assaulted was justified in eat
ing all he could of food professedIy
free, :" without being obliged to pur-
chase liquor that was not free, and that
ttc assailant was crinlinally responsible
for thus attacking a man who had SO
trustfully accepted an invitation to a
gratuitous dinner. The free-lunch bust
ness is consequently at present reported
as somewhat unpopular among Chicago
saloon-keepers. If they make it profit
able at all, it is by seasoning their food
SO highly that strong thirst is created
in those who eat its. s. Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


OF the seventy-six United States
Senators, thirty-two are professors Of
religion, of whom sixteen are Presby-
terians.
Vice Chancellor Sir James Bacon.
who celebrated his eighty-seyenth birth
day recently, is the oldest Judge on the
English bench.
james Freeman Clarke says Boston
is the only city in the world which ex-
ponds annually $4,000 for library
purposes. The country may continue
therefore to cast anchor off Bunker
Hill. Current.
Horace Greeley never learned. with
all his requirements and vast stock OF
miscellaneous information, to pronounce
the name of the newspaper he had
founded and felt so proud of. He in.
variably called it to his dying day the
Tribune.
Miss Mary A. Fletcher, who died in
Burlington, VT, recently, bequeathed
all her property, amounting to nearly
| 100000, to the Mary Fletcher Hospital,
save few personal requests, including
one of $4,000 to her faithful servant,
Michael Kelly.
Osman Digma's original name was
Alphonse Vinet, he being a full-blooded
Frenchman. He was at one time sold
as slave to Mohammed Ahmed ell
Mehdi, but quickly rose in that prophet 8
favor and became his son-in-law. He il
now about fiftY-three years old.
-. When l am correcting the proofs
of my writings said the late M. Ed
| mond About, !" if come to sentence,
or even word, which / should not like
my daughters to read, at once strike
it out. The elder Dumas used to
maintain that some of his works were
fit reading for his wife but not for his
daughters.
"A new word literarian, a per-
son devoted to literary pursuits is pro-
posed by the Literary World, which
says: Litterateur is foreign; literary
men is awkward, besides being restrict
ed in gender; librarian, following the
analogy of parliamentarian, il nat
ural, it is also sensible, euphcnious and
convenient y
I'm February, 1850, Abraham Lin
coin registered at one of the Philadel-
phia hotels. No one knew him, and he
was given rather high-up room. His
bill was two dollars, which he paid and
departed as he came, alone. In just one
year from that time he registered at the
same hotel, the President-elect of the
United States, was given the best room
in the house, and his coming and going
were known by everybody in the city.
Philadelphia Record.
1t is related of General Gordon that
at dinner in London club one of the
members jokingly accused him of Sc
creting bottle of wine in his pocket.
Others observing that his pocket bulged
out made bets that they could guess the
brand and challenged him to produce
the bottle. In indignation he drew from
his pocket a prayer-book, and said:
This little book has been my compan-
ion for years, and | sincerely trust that
you may find comforter and supporter
in the trials of life that will prove as
true to you as this has been to me. -
Then he withdrew from the company,
and the next day received many apollo
gies.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
Liquor-Drinking BY Women.

The Superintendent of the Massachu-
sets Reformatory Prison has compilcd
some startling ana instructive statistics
in regard to the drinking habits of the
female prisoners in that institution. 1t
appears that, out of 200 degraded
women, 128 began their ruinous career
with beer, 81 with whisky, 20 with wine,
8 with gin. Ninety-ons began at the
house of friends, Ga in saloons. Many
of these women began drinking while
employed at the mills, in the neighbor-
ing dram-shops, Beer had been the
most common drink at first, but 181
had got to use whisky as their favorite,
and some added chloroform to make
The whisky hotter. One strong point
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
HUMOROUS.

"A French magazine has an article
telling how George Washington shot
the apple off his sons head at COM
mand of the tyrant. The scene is To-
Gated near St. Louis. - Chicago Times.
Young ladies who will not marry
when they have chance Miss it-EG-
change. No doubt of it. But what are
they to doP When one accepts an offer
she generally Mrs. it, too.-Bostoa Post
They were talking Of weighing at
a friends house the other night. Turn
ing to bright little son of my host
said: "Charley, how much do you
weighP'' I'm about eighty-fve pounds
now, but when | get mad l weigh a
ton. M 7. Star.
"A gentleman who usually wore
bushy whiskers almost as white as
snow had his beard cut off. When he
entered the house his little three-year-
old grandchild exclaimed: 'sWhy,
grandpa, whose head have you got
onp"- Golden Days.
-ssAre you going out to the theater
to-nightp" asked one lawyer OF anoth-
er. mo was the reply, Il have a
retainer to keep me at home. y I'm
deedr' exclaimed his companion. 'sMay
/ ask what the retainer is?" 'sYou
may-it is my wife. IN Y Herald
Little Tim-Good night, mamma.
Mamma-Why, you must not go to
bed yet. You have not had your sup
per. Little Tim--Oh, no; I'm not go
ing to bed. / thought you were.
Mamma play, child. This is my
new Mother Hubbard. Philadelphia
Call
English tourists hy is it, can
you tell nae, that your American inn
keepers always put pink muslin over
their pictures?n American wit VERY
easily explained. The productions Of
our chrome manufacturers are so ex-
ceedingly natural that we are obliged
to take some means to prevent the mos
quitoes from biting them. = Harvard
Lan1poon.
"Buckle my shoe, Egbert dear" said
a Chicago belle to her near-sighted
fiancee. Egbert went down on his knee
like true knight, but, as he had lest
his eye-glass, His vision was a little I'M
certain. is this your foot, darling"
he inquired. .sYou bet, she said.
Jaw, pawdon, II thought it was the
lounge" Egbert is now dis@ngaged.-
1eras Siftings.
"A New York physician reports
case of wallpaper poisoning-the per-
sons who slept in the papered room hav-
ing contracted ''catarrh, pharyngitis,
migraine, conjunctivitis, muscular pains
and swelling of the salivary glands. !"
1t must have made 'em sick; but they
are lucky that the wallpaper didn't
also give them ingrowing nails, bunions
and strabismus. Noraistoa0n Herald.
1t being agreed at party of twelve,
equally composed of ladies and gentle
men, that a disputed question should be
settled by the opinion of the majority,
the six ladies expressed themselves OPP
posed to the six gentlemen, and claimed
the victory. A gentleman objected to
this, as the number of votes was equal,
saying they were half and half. .
True, replied witty fair one; "but
We are the better halves. IN. Y.
Lenqer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
A FEW WORDS FOR THE YOUNG.


The Beginnings of Drunkenness It's
Fearful End-The Pledge for Boys and
Girls.
Do you know, children, that the most
terrible evil in all the world is drunk
enness? that it causes more woe and
wickedness than all the other evils
combined? 1t ends in poverty, misery,
shame and death. Yet its beginnings
lie in the beautiful, sparkling wine, the
innocent, apparently harmless, sweet
cider. Wine has been compared to a
serpent which glides so quietly through
the grass that you never suspect its ap.
proach, nor fear its coming, until its
deadly fang has stung you and there is
no hope. Little children, as soon as
they can write, should sign the pledge,
for if they never touch cider, nor beer,
nor wine, there is no danger of their
ever being drunkards. Alittle boy hap
pened to be near the gallows where a
young man was TO be hung. As he
stood there the sheriff said to the man
who was to die: ''You have only five
minutes to. live; if you have ANYTHING to
say, speak now" The young man burst
into tears, and SAID: 81 have to diei [
had only one little brother; he had
beautiful blue eyes and faxen hair, and
loved him; but one day got drunk,
and coming home found him gathering
berries in the garden, and [ became
angry without cause and killed him
with one blow with the rake. Drink
has done it. 1t has ruined me. l have
but one word more 10 say-never. never,
never touch anything that can intoxi-
cate. The young man died, but the
boy went home and signed the pledge.
~ ". Christian Adcocate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27

There was for me in all the world one grave,
And in that dear and silent spot there lay
And life seemed now dark and lonesome
way.
made that quiet grave sacred shrine.
bent my footsteps thither hour by hour.
gathered blossoms pure to make it fair,
And with my tears watered every flower.
So as the days went on, that grassy mound
A very bower of fragrant beauty seemed t:
Color, and grace, and perfume all were
And there all day I fingered and /
dreamed.
intended and unculled were my home
flowers;
Ny poor, whom of old had clothed and
Went cold and hungry, but their wistful
eyes
Haunted me not sitting beside my dead.
"Surely It's good here TO remain" L said;
There is no spot so safe, so free from sin;
Here comes no whisper from this world 8
No echo Of i tufnult and it's din.
Why then do not find my Master here?
Where is my Lord? Why comes He not to
with mournsrs s9ce He wept beside a
And comforted by Him fain would be.
" o Jesus, Saviour, dc love Thee not?
] seek Thee here from weary day to day,
What shrine more fit for Thee to bless, my
Lord?
And at what holier altar could pray2
Tt was an Easter morn. Fair rose the sun,
And walked the world to beauty and to
light;
But, as / knelt beside my grave, within
My hungry longing soul, it still was night
"Where is my Lord? Where is my Christi"
| moaned,
A faint, sweet, sound, like distant angel
tones
Which every moment seemed to draw
more near.
The children chanting loud their Easter
hymnl
Out rang the clear, glad sound HE is
not herO!"
Once and again, and yet again 1t came;
He Is not herel Our Christ Heis not
Not herel Then can never find my Lord
Where have they laid him? Master, help,
| prayP
The answer came, my grave seemed open
wide,
AS though an angel rolled the stone away.
And, looking in, I saw no light, no life,
1t was dark, cold, dreary prison.
Iueu fOSS dShlH b1OSe CnllulSn voices SWEET
He is not here, not here; He is arisen!
And, lifting up my eyes, saw once moro
The Sun, the Day-Star fair, the worlds
pure Light,
Binding these tear-dimmed eyes, SO used to
see
Naught but the tomb's dark loneliness and
night
Rabboni Master penitent, cried,
Forgiven And still the silvery voices
sang;
But go your way and Ny disciples tell
And I-while yet upon the air it rang,
obeyed my Masters ORDER and went back
His poor to feed, to clothe, to show the
way
To wandering ones His little lambs to lead;
And so found my Lord that Easter. day.
-An1liC T. SIOssors, IN easter Lilies"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
"A teacher In one of orr sch

"A teacher in one of our schools in
quired the other day if any of her
scholars could give the definition of the
word dandy This seemed a puzzler
till little boy near the front held up
his hand and said: Il know what a
dandy IT'LL. And what is IT, AHe
ith boy what kitheth t..e g;ritb.
Hruq&ius Gazette
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27

LET us abolish casual drinking. tin.
pling, public-house drinking, and care
less usage of alcohol. This will cut of1
nlne-tenths of the disease which now
desolates families and disgraces Chris.
tianity. ondon Lancet.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
mot HERE; He is RISEN"

There was for me in all the world one grave,
And in that dear and silent spot there lay
AL had fondly loved and called my own;
And life seemed now dark and lonesome
WaV
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Home Notes Abroad.

The National Druggist in its notes ac-
compauying its excellent report OF tue
druggists convention at Sweet Springs June
Is to II contains the following mention
of Sed slisns:
Bard, of Sedalia. is one of the champion
bowlers.
Mrs. A. T. Fleischman and daughter
were guests at Sweet Spriugs daring Tues.
day and Wednesday.
As the bus left the hotel to convey the
members to the train on Wednesday night,
three rousiug cheers were given for Presi-
dent Fleischmap, Vice.President Mof6tt,
and Colonel Hall, proprietor of the hotel,
the band in the meantime playing Home,
Sweet Home"
j. West Goodwin, proprietor of the
Sedalia BAzoo, deserves great credit for his
enterprise in publishing daily reports Of
the proceedings. He thinks OF taking a
course at the college OF Pharmacy next
year, so that he may be able to participate
in all the pleasures and mysteries OF the
next 10 Meeting.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Suit For Damages.

JEFF d. Downs and S. P. Dorsey met in
Houstonia, this county, on Msy z, ard
traded horses. Downs traded his nag for
Dorsey's critter and paid $50 difference,
giving TO Dorsey his check on the Third
National bank, Sedalis, for the money.
Downs bitched the animal traded for TO a
load, aud it refused to pull iroutwise, but
was good at going back.
Downs invoked The aid Of the telegraph
line and wired the Third National bank to
decline TO pay the check.
Dorsey's brother took the first train 10
Sedslia, and beat el, c,ricity and succeeded
In getting the check csshed, there being
some suspicious hitch in the telegraph line
Downs was hot and the more he thought
of ii the hotter he got, until he came 10
Sedalia and commenced suit against the
Western Union Telegraph company for
$50, 500 of which is statutory penalty,
and $50 special damages he asked for.
Monday the case came up in Judge Rifles
court. A jury was called, and they with
patience listened to the testimony, and
brought in verdict of 500 and costs
against the telegraph company, all growing
out of the aforesa aid horse barter. q. +.
Longan was attorney for Downs, while the
telegraph compsns was represented by Z.
E. Yeater. Mr.. Yea'er for the company
yesterday appealed The Gaze to q higher
court where that horse trade will get fur
th-r airing.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
The Naval Appointment.

SINE ime siace Congr, ssman Heard was
'tlned that there Vas va aucv iron the
Slsth Mis-. Ouri DIS ret for naval cadet.
To the ent III 81 the might b. COMPETE
tive examination aud the best lad In the
district ge' The place, he appointed yester-
dav j Inc -, tn day foe the examine
on md e &C Ell the toll ,wirg anet IS
the cOmmi Ie: TO TIE tie ex4min atom:
Hon. John -. Mile, Marsh al T. B.
White. Wars Geo G. johnson. Boom
ville; Prof. K. ID. Gully, Sc a ia, and Prof.
Lowry, If tn state University Columbia.
The following named laos appeared at
the circuit cour' room yes'erlsy and en-
ie'ed Tor he pl &C:
Char es VsnAnt .erp, Is years old native
OF Cen rail- =, Ill and reside ia SD lila.
B4n F. Hutchinson, Il years old, native
Of II. Louis. and res DIES IN BOonviile,
Wi | A. Z cker.l', 10 yeas old, native
OF q a.gow, Mo-, aud resides at Marshall.
Allan Z. Sweet, 10 yeas old, a native of
Cir en- Ridge, Mo-, and 81 les 10 daia.
j. w. Hartshor', ID years Cd a native
of S-dalia ana resides IN 5. dalia
Willism l.. O;er, aged 10 years, native
cf JOhn,on count, Mo, and resides at
Orearville, Sa lie Co, Mo
The examinari n was c nanc'sd without
Prof. Lowry wrO. VS. abs .nI-the Others
named In u e committee Were pr, sent and
p ss<d he day IL hunting tie IN ritorious
ho.
TIE fpllnwin. j. tn r-por. III de to Mr..
Heard by tie comm t.e:
40 Hon JOHN T. Heard:
We, the IN ier-'g 'ed, v;ur Committee,
app'i ted T. 'x,niIe the applicants for
appointment % c,de'ship al 'he Davsl
academy, b, & l-avt 10 slbmit the llcwiog
report We have exami, 1 the following
young gentlemen ami tlrir grades in the
va-iors bran hes ar set oFpo-ite each
namei beIo~ ~
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30

Lecture by a Live jap" at the
9 2. Church.

Bunta "yiosbi San, {. ON Osaka, Japan,
lee ured 80 the ] NJ. {. A. h Ill Sunday
igh. On tue Gu ms and manners of the
Jsparese. If you h we Any difficulty with
he uam-, understood, that he "San"
par. sands for Mr.. 1t also me ans Mrs or
Mis-, being japanese word aided 20 the
rame, 10 slmply give tale or uitssy.
MylOshl Is young MN only eighteen
years OF sge, according 10 the wsy we unit
in this country, and sixteen years old
cord ng TO tae Jap n. sc comet. He has
be n attending schCol at tn Lebanon,
Tenn, university Tor the last ten moat ;
AMI has hem in the United 81 ties Only
eleven me nths. VI king all due allowances
for MS imperIecti ms, one IS bounf To- say
IN his leisure VS. CT, dttable. He first
Told OF Japan, Sc bablrs, said that when thew
we're thirty days old they W, re tt ken II the
tempe AID LII NIB of names were writ
zen On sips OF paper and thrown up in
front of the principal gJd, The first Il p
that reached the ground VS. declared TO
be the name of The infant. His fathers and
mOtne 5 name might De Brown, Smith or
Jones, but If the sip that happened TO hit
the grouad first. had writ en- upon it
U'FlariIy, UFIariry would be his Ma n.
y
they q du'. have Io e. 10 ether preech
or soul e, but met at the reside &c Ui mu-
tua. irIend, WI en- pee uiiar cup was fl d
" til wi. e. The bridegro m drank out OF
he cup, zen passei ii TO the bride, who
also drank from It TBS pas ng oaek ana
forth OF the cup three tim con titu ed the
marriage ceremony. My Ishi then
toll i now all the JAP an-se WON n We
particularly ob -dieut 10 IN ir hu bands, snG
the BAZOO man nOtICed tina
a 0uxOm, beautiful blonde, OF sb VI
eign cen summers. TN sat two seats TO hi,
right, dressei in dect ole, te ,tyie sho * her
prettv head and turned up her are dy
tunnel up MS at the pati-nt md suffering
duce beside her, as much as u say, eve
American girl, don't stand that racket
The lecturer then went on 10 tell OF the
burial servis e, aud slated that cremst on
was very preveltnt In Japan, that owing
to their limuei ter.itJry and fast iucreas-
ing population il had almost become a
nee ST v. he told how he became
CnIisIian and how surpr sed he was wntn
he fund that eve ybody III this country
were loi Christians. How his istaer, an
educa or OF that country, had disowned and
d'sinherited HIM because be had turned TO
b. thfis ian, ETC., ct.
The nail vas crowded to Al uncomfo IT,
ble extent, standing room eSen being cur
tailed At the close of the lecture the h IT'S
were passed around, and TWEEN Y dollars and
one cent Iurned over to the in,eies ing Jap
4, a reward for his effort and an evidence
that Szdallsns, while struggling with their
own nne;s, sill feels inclined to help the
neaLben.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Housed UP.

For thel asst three mon hs u great many
people have been housed up, because hey
have not felt able to Withstand the stormy
wintry weather that has prevailed. But
unfortunately the confinement and cl So
air of modern houses during the winter
season, is very en,rva ing, and the sy>t~m
needs help to enable all the org'us I" 10
their proper work. If tnrse organs We
been inactive the con equences IRE SHOW
ing themselves in he bilious condition of
the SYSTEM, or IN constipation of the bowels,
or in disorders of the kidueys, With a l. the
aches and p,ins tina, accompany ,hese
complaints LII you are IN this condition
from any cause you should make faithful
trial of that well known remedy, Kidney
Wort. II acts the same time on the kid
neys, liver aud bowels, aud is therefor es-
pecislly fitted to correct this torpid condi-
tion of the system.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
ANOTHER GONE.
Mrs. A. 81. Conkwright Dies at OK
ford Ohio.

Yesterday morning Comfy Recorder j.
w. Conner received q t-legram from DIR.
A. H. Coukwright, of this city, be ring the
sad news that his wife, MIS- Florence
CoDkwriphi, had died Sunday evening at
Oxford, Ohio, viii her she went some ,wo
months ego with her husband TO endeavor
10 recover her lost he h. Or l,te she had
been much worse aud last Friday Dr. Scott
of Sedslls, left for Oxford TO aItepd her in
response TO q telegram sent him from there,
but il was too lste, the dread deer. having
gone forth, and he only arrived in time %
SEE her pass fr I'M earth.
Mrs. Conkwright was native of Coop r
county, ard the youngest daughter of Judge
Smith Walker. and sister to j H., A. A.
and J. r Walker of that county, aud Mrs.
J. J. Hickman, OF Columbis, Boone county.
She was married to DR.. Cartwright in 1863
and In 1874 remOv.d with him TO
Sedslis, where they have since re
sided. She was, at the time of
her demise about SO years OF age end
leaves two children to mourn her early
demise. Sydney, aged Is years, and Mary,
aged years. She has for ev,ral years
been all in.slid, but bore her sufferings
with hero sm and christian resignation
that WOO her The sympathy aud respect OF
all. A memi er OF the COngr gstiOnal
church she ever proved herself a MIST
faithful and consistent member. her faith
and bopA he ng her anchor aud stay under
The most trying ordeals. A deyo ID wife,
affectionaIe mother, kind AID charitable
TREND snd n-ighbur she was b-lo,ed bs
all VINO knew her, and there Is not heart
in Sedalia but vial feel sad 10 learn Of her
early demis.. in life that gave Sd much
Joy and sunshine to Others, even though
tn, V know their loss can but he her eternal
gain. The funeral will take place to-mOr-
row at IL a ID, at Pleasant Hill, to The
family bnra ground 10 her old home.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
DAVIS DEPARTS.
He Leaves the Sheriff Without
Leave Taking.

Yes erday Lem Davis, the we'll known
saddle colored darkey, who was serving out
twenty DAYS term for assault at Sheriff
Murrays at, was put 10 work on the
rock pile as an economic measure t'ward
helping pay for his grub. Lem worked
until about Two o'clock when Deputy Ho-
mans who is attending to some rep airs
about the Jail called him in to assist aim.
Sam did SO vigorously for about an hour
and then, while Mr.. Homans' back was
turned quietly slipp d out Of the dor nd
departed. He was gone some two minutes
before Mr.. Homsn who Was busy, mis-ed
him and when he went to look for him
Lem had got out of sight. The deputies
were busy hunting Lem last night bu he
failed to show up. He had served eight of
the twenty days Tor which he Was s. nIenced
and had but Twelve TO remain. Lem Is 9
very bad coon and il he will remain way
from Sedalis altogether he will be Tor given
the twelve days iDdeb edness very fir ely but
If he desires to escape serving out his
term he will do we'll to give Sedalia a wide
berth in future. Lem Is wanted at Kan
sas City for similrr prank and it H. not
likely he will 60 there again. He is the
darkey who got so badly stabbed at a
Fourth of July picnic at Beam IN about
four years ago and it is quite probable
should be manage to keep out of jail for
two weeks. ne will show up in another
similar episode.