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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
BRISTOL.

Mrs. Cary, after good visit with
her parents and sisters. has returned
home to Walkers Prairie. She was
side of Milwaukee.
The old man at the depot still keeps
on the sick list. He does pretty well
as long as he can Keep upright, but
last week he went down with a run
1t was we'll the depot was there and
his skull hard. The depot brought
him up, but neither that nor his head
was hurt. The boys picked him uL
and now the villains say he was drunk.
Hold on, boys; yell have to take water
when the grelss gets well.
Last week Mr.. John Richards sold al
Bristol very large hog. The weight
was sent to me, but I mislaid it. |
should think it was the heaviest hog
sold at the burg this season.
Miss r. Spencer has gone out to
Rockford to inquire as to the well-be-
ing of the late Ida Vincent, and will
also report on the physical condition OF
the girl baby at Mrs. Jerrle Bristow's
The Aurora girl Alice is so sick that
the doctor had to come and see her.
Miss E. L. Shepard is enjoying hel
vacation with her sister and other old
friends.
Notwithstanding the rough night,
there was a good turnout to the Christ
mas tree at Ashury on the oath inst.
Rather tantalizing to sit at table
loaded with good things, turkey, sauce,
pudding, pie, &C., &C., all being enjoy
ed by the crowd, and you yourself OBJ
liged to eat bread and milk. Oh my
1t was very hard-not the bread and
milk. but to have to go without any tur-
key. You see the old man at Wood
worth is quite sick.
The reports from Mr.. Matthews are
very unfavorable.
Charlie and Jane are now as happy
as princes, tut l think princes are on
ly happy in fairy tales. Any way, they
can take a ride in the cutter; but it is
rather rough yet, so that it takes both
hands to drive, which is rather annoy
ng to Jane.
This was over the line, but mostly
all Bristolians. so we claim it: There
was very pleasant gathering at
Leander R1chtmeyer's on Christmas
day. The tables were bountifuly loaded
with the best the land affords land every
thing was done by host and hostess
to make it an enjoyable affair." AS his
mother is living, there were four gen
erations represented. The guests were
N. Richtmeyer and wife, A. Stevens ant
wife, Fl. Hustled, G. Jackson and wife
H. H. Holbrook and family, S. Hill ant
family, G. Gates and family, Mrs. ]
Gates and daughter, 5. Knapp and U
Seman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
BLAINES LIBEL SUIT.

There has been much criticism on
Mr.. Blaine for disseminating his libel
suit against the indianapolis Sentinel
There were several reasons for with
drawing the suit, but the reason
which the Democrats have most fierce
ly assailed, and with which some Re.
publicans do not appear to be satisfied,
is that conviction in a case of this
kind by an Indiana jury would be
hardly probable. In reply to this they
tell us, it is a United States court be-
fore which the case would have bee n
tried, therefore Mr.. Blaine would have
had justice" 1t is not the Judge of
the Court who decides the guilt of the
criminal, but the jury. The jury in a
United States court is no more reliable
to secure conviction for a political
offence than ajury in an inferior court
Commissioner Raun, of the Internal
Revenue Department, in his rep orr
says that in nearly fifty cases of muir
der of revenue officers, their assistants
and agents in the states South, not ont
has ever been punished. The assassins
were all tried in United States courts
their offences being against United
States laws. But why not punished
Juries would not convict.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
REFORM IN CONGRESS-.

Senator Vest, of Missouri, is intent
on bringing about much needed re.
form in Congress. Senator Vest is
one of the leading Democrats, but il
must not be taken for granted that no
reforms are ever found emanating
from that party. A most reprehensi-
BILE practice has prevailed in Congress
for years Of members causing speeches
to be printed IN the Congressional
Record purporting to be their own,
which were never delivered. The
Congressional Record has in this way
been numbered up with hundreds of
pages, giving a false impression of
what has been said in Congress.
Members who have INDUCED in this
kind of practice have justified them
selves under various pretexts; one of
the most common is, that having pre-
pared speech on given subject, and
40 convenient opportunity having
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

1t is stated on what appears to be
authority that Mr.. Cleveland contem.
plates the appointment of Henry Ward
Beecher Minister to England. Rea-
SONS are given why Mr.. Beecher would
like the position, and also why Mr.
Cleveland desires to appoint him. Mr.,
Beecher, since his active endorse ent
of Cleveland in the political campaign
last fall, has lost tine confidence and es.
seem of very many of his large con.
gregation, and it is said the annual
slip renting IN his church, which is
soon to occur, threatens a large falling
off of patronage. Mr.. Beecher's salary
which Is now $4,000. will probably
suffer reduction. On the other hand
Mr.. Cleveland feels under much obi.
cation to Beecher for the active service
rendered him in the late election. The
Independent Republicans of New York
favor Beecher's appointment, and
would takeit as recognition of their
services last fall. But the old line
Democrats are opposed to paying the
renegade Republicans for what they
have done, because they doubt their
fidelity TO the democracy in future
campaigns.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
A LETTER FROM A WOOL MANU-
FACTTTRFR
TO be Continued.


RACINE, Wis, Dec. Doth, 1884.
Mr.. r. F. ROBERTS,
Woodwork, Wis.
DEAR SIR Yours of the 18th inst,
inviting me to make little talk at the
wool growers meeting in Kenosha
county, was duly received. At first it
occurred to me that it would be pleas
ure to do so, knowing that the wool
growers and the wooden manufacturers
interests are one, but when we come to
accept the truth that this is not as gen
orally believed as it probably will be in
the near future, and that many think
that the manufacturer would have all
the unnecessary dirt removed from the
wool and pay no more for it, and further,
that he would have the duty on wool re-
duced, or entirely removed, and still re-
tanned on wooden goods, and when it is
so generally thought that when the man.
ufacturer talks he does so for his own
interest solely, though, perhaps not SC
universally believed in enlightened Wis.
consin as in other sections. When con.
clusions as above so generally prevail, ]
feel that the commission merchant car
talk more acceptably, as his interests
and the wool growers are known to be
Identical. [ shall be glad to meet the
wool growers and may be present, bu
not to talk.
Thanking you for the invitation, anC
believing the meeting may be of grea
benefit, lam very truly,
J. T. HART.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
CLEVELAND ELECTED BY
FRATD

An announcement under the above
caption will very likely be treated by
the average Democrat as slanderous,
but before den0uncing 1t as such, let
the facts be carefully considered. The
Oxford Falcon, printed at Oxford
Mississippi, published long article,
fully admitting that Cleveland was
elected by fraud. A short paragraph
taken from that paper gives fair
specimen of the entire article as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Cleveland's election was by
fraud. and that fraud was in the
South; that as many as twenty-siX
electoral votes have actually been OBJ
tanned by the Democratic party
through fraud"
1t requires no superior knowledge to
show how this fraud was committed.
Every intelligent reader knows that
members of Congress are apportioned
IN the several states on the basis of
population. By counting the negroes
the South is assigned twenty-six more
electoral votes for President than if
they were not counted. The Mlssis-
sippi paper admits the colored men
South do not to any extent vote, for
reasons which are potent-they dare
not face the violence with which they
are confronted at the polls. 1t is this
allowing the South twenty-six elector-
al votes based on negro population,
and at the same time virtually dis
franchisiug the negroes, that Mr..
Blaine complained of in his speech at
Augusta-a speech that called down
the wrath of many Democratic press
eS.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

Mrs. Catherine Doud, wife of the
late Mayor Doud, of Racine, was one
of the largest losers by the burning of
Blake's opera house on Monday morn
ing last. Mrs. Doud occupied apart
ments in the hotel, having in her
possession many choice articles. She
lost beautiful collection of pictures
and paintings, which she had pur-
cha. II in Europe, q number of valu.
able diamonds and an expensive ward
robe. She had $4,000 in mortgages
and notes, which were burned. Mrs.
DOud has number of acquaintance
in this city, by whom she is highly es-
teemed. She is a lady of literary
merit, having written letters for pub
LEGATION at home, during her foreign
residence, which for elegance Of diction
attracted much attention.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
RTCH MEN IN THE u. 8. SFNATE.

RICH MEN IN THE u. s. SFNATE.
The problem needs to be solved how
1t comes to pass that there are SO many
rich men in the U. 8. Senate. No
legislative body in the world has so
large proportion of members who
are men of great wealth as the
American Senate. There are seventy
eight senators, and from a recently
published statement, there are at least
thirty whose wealth ranges from a lit
tie less than quarter of a million to
ten million. Senator Sawyer, of Wis
consin, is put down at 100000. Are
rich men selected for Senators on the
assumption that they have a larger in
tellectual brain and wider coMpre-
hension of the duties of legislators :?
This method Of estimating the fitness
of Senators certainly did not apply to
them a generation or more ago, for in
the earlier days of the Republic some
of the most brilliant men in that body
were persons of but little wealth. Is
it the power of money that gains in
fluence to reach the high position of
Senator9 Not always is it so, nor per-
haps in majority of cases; but there
are men in the present U. S. Senate
whose elevation to that position cannot
be accounted for in any other way than
the influence of wealth; they have
never furnished evidence of talent or
craftsmanship.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
TRUESDELL.

Another year has passed and gone
and still we are in the land of the liv-
ing. We can truly say that we have
been dealt gently with, while so many
of our companions have been stricken
down and passed into the great I'm.
known. Let us be thankful to God
who has preserved our lives, and try
and make the present year useful and
one that we can ever look back at with
pleasure.
Susie Meyers, of Chicago, is spend
ing the holidays with her parents.
The capitalists of Pleasant Prairie
are abo ut to erect large grain eleya-
tor at that place. where highest market
price will be paid for all kind of grain.
The G.. M. & St. P. R. R. Co. have
appointed John Schmitz agent at
Truesdell. Mr.. Halsey has been re.
tanned as operator. The female popn.
lation is much pleased with the change.
as John is great favorite with the
ladies.
P. c. Torrey started Monday morn
ing for North Turner, Maine, and
flying visit to his parents.
James Hartray, Jr., and Charlie Lee
expect to start for New Orleans the
early part Of the coming week, to see
the sights at the exposition.
Our hay press has been closed for
repairs during the past two weeks, but
the proprietors are now ready to take
in hay as fast as farmers can get it to
them.
James Halsey reJoices over the birth |
If an 11-pound boy.
A sister of our townsman, C. B.
White, died at his residence last Sun.
lay A. NJ. at the ripe age of 81 years.
The remains were taken to New York
or interment.
Tommy Hartray, who has been learn
ng telegraphy at the station, has been
ppointed operator at Woodwork. |
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

On Christmas day the stores and
places Of business in this city were
generally closed. To this there was
an exception of one class: the liquor
saloons appeared to be doing thriv-
ing business, judging from the num-
bers filing in and out of these places of
resort. 1t may perhaps be said it ia
not the business of anybody to note
matters of this kind, nor to criticise
any of the saloon freqnenters, some OF
whom might very naturally he sus-
pected of having wives and children at
home who would be made happier if
the money spent in intoxicants during
the holidays were appropriated to the
purchase of some family luxury or
necessity
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

Tommy is a fine, young fellow. We
congratulate him and wish him sue
cess.
Our talented correspondent of the
Courier has taken two weeks vaea-
ton las she needed restl, and is at
present visiting friends abroad, but is
shortly expected to return and resume
her duties as teacher in one of the
suburban schools.
Ted Meyers has gone to Lancaster
from whence we expect he will soon
return in happy frame of mind.
Il. Thomarson, our horsemrn, who
fell down and broke his leg in Chi cage
few days ago, was kicked by horse
Monday morning and is again con-
fined to his bed.
I'VE will be glad to hear from this
correspondent every week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

The. much talked-of demonstration
which had been announced to take
place in this city on the first of Janu-
airy was abandoned some days prior to
the appointed time. No official state
ment has appeared, giving reasons for
the REIMBURSEMENT of the jubilee meet
ing. If the currently reported cause
which led to the giving up of the con-
templated coDgratulatory gathering Of
citizens be the true one, then perhaps
the least said the better.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
CIVIL SERVICE-WTLL TT BE
RESPECTED?

Civil service reform began to be
agitated twelve years ago; for long
time it was the subject of newspaper
discussion, and a theme for platform
orators. 1t has been given a place in
the state and national platforms of
both the great political parties. Only
short time ago it was believed to
have accomplished nearly all that was
intended, which was that no
one holding an appointive Office under
the government, should be removed un.
less for cause other than political.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

nence to such words as "of," " for,"
+" the" and," in.' &C., &c. Learn the
words Of your song by memory. When
singing In public you should not be
troubled with both words and music.
You should not sing at all under the fol-
lowing circumstances When your voice
has been used to that degree that it feels
weak and fatigued; when you are real
warm soon after eating; with cold
or in cold apartment with a cough,
or when you are suffering from inflam-
nation Of any kind.
FRANCIS L. RAWsoN.
10 be C6ntinued.)
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
HIGH LICENSE.

Senator Sawyer, of this State, who
was recently home on visit, on being
interviewed, declared himself decided
ly in favor of high license, and said if
it could have any influence with the
legislature, he wished that body to un-
derstand his position on that question.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
POLISHING THE WRONG END.

Many men daily polish their boots
who never give a thought to the con-
dition of their hair, except to harrow it
casually with brush and comb, OR sub
nit it to the paralyzing attentions of the
average barber. What happens? Why,
this: From neglect, mental anxiety, OF
any of a score Of causes, the hair turns
prematurely gray and begins to fall out.
Parker's Hair Balsam will at once stop
the latter process and restore the original
color. An elegant dressing, free from
grease.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

The State Teachers Association was
held in Madison the past week. The
subjects discussed embraced a wide
range, evincing the fact that our public
school teachers are not mere peda-
gogues, but take rank among the men
Of advanced science.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

Fhe biennial report of the State
Superintendent Of Schools of this State
gives an increase of scholars in the
public schools in the past two years Of
38,3l7. Cost Of supporting the schools
during the same period $3,174,155.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

The past week and more has been a
period of disastrous fires, violent rain
storms, floods, snow blockades, and
sudden changes Of temperature. The
elements have been in great commotion
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

The Board Of Trustees of Columbia
University in the city of Washington
have decided by unanimous vote 10
admit women to the study of medicine
in that institution with the same
privileges as men.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

Further shocks of earthquake oc-
CURED in Spain this week. 1t is esti-
mated that two thousandlpersons have
been killed by earthquakes since
Christmas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

The latest dodge in the betting line
is for girls to bet kisses with the young
men. There is something soul-satisfy-
ing about this kind of bet. Both sides
are willing to pay, if they lose, and there
is no danger of quarrel over a false
count.
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
NJ. FRANK, EDITOR
once in Masonic Block, room Of Judge Van
Wyck.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 2, 1885.

The legislature of Georgia has pass
ed resolution by an overwhelming
majority to employ none but women
for clerks.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
F. BECKER

WoHd respectfully inform his old customers and the
public generally that he has resumed business on
Market Square, two doors West of Church street
where he Is prepared to do all kinds of repairing in
the line Of blacksmithing. will also manufacture
and keep on hand for sale 6rst-elass Wagons and
Buggies. Give me call.
BECKER.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
COUNTY JUDGE.

A correspondent writes, suggesting
that if a change is contemplated in
the office of county judge, "that in
view of the Importance of the office, it
would be well to consider the qualifica-
tions of probable candidates"
1t is true this is one of the most re-
sponsible Of county offices. Neigh
boring counties have already been con-
sidering the matter of suitable candi-
dates; still we believe it would be we'll
to postpone agitation of the question
in this county. A calm interchange
of sentiment is always proper in re-
spect to important public interests.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02

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