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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
TEMPERANCE.
Try. JOHN Try, JOHN

Try. John; try, John; from temptation fly,
John;
Drunken Joe and idle Ned-pass such COM
rades by, John.
Shun the tempting tavern door,
Set not foot within. John;
Each olo chum avoid, though dear,
That would lure to sin, John.
everything and every place
That tends to lead slstrav. John.
GIVE them up. renounce them all,
From this very day, John.
Try, John; try John; 1 viii tell you why,
He who fights gainst what is bad, will con-
quer by and by. John.
If with all your powers you strive
With your habits wrong, John,
While they daily weaker grow.
You will grow more strong, John.
What if shopmates jest and scott
Because you nate the sin, John,
Surelyi if they laugh that lose,
They may smile that wsn John.
Try, John; try, John; wherefore do you sigh,
John?
Tn afraid l shan't succeeds this what
you reply, John?
Nonsense, man! such coward fear
Never won fight, John:
Let's have faith and courage, too.
In what is true and right, John,
Like the little barking ours
That love to snarl and scold, John,
EVIL habits soon will fly
w hen we re stern and bold, John.
Try, John; try, John; think, in days gone by,
John,
Habits have been conquered, vile as those
DER which you sigh, John,
How this idle loon became
An energetic man, John;
How that hoary, hopeless sot
Loathed the pipe and pot, John
Mark their upward histories well,
Histories stern and true, John,
Teaching you what you may be,
How you may dare and do, John.
Try, John; try, John; were that mother, nigh,
John,
Who her DEAR her darling boy, once did
proudly eye, John,
How that loving heart would mourn
Ger the wretched change Johu,
Turn her from the sight away
Sight so sad and strange, John.
Shall a vile degrading sin
Keep you unforgiyen, John,
Not alone from peace and Joy,
But from her and Heaven, JOhn2
Try, John; try, John; look with faith on high
John;
You've Father and friend, mighty, loving
nigh, John.
Go and tell Him you repent
OF your evil ways, John;
Pray for help and strength to live
Happier. holer days, john
PRAYER and effort-thiS combined,
All success insureS. John;
And, with joy ana peace of mind,
Victory shall be yours, John.
Starlight Series.
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Fun for the Flies,

The last fly of summer was circling round
and round the bald top of Justice Germans
head in the Yorkville Police Court yester-
day morning. Occasionally the lonely
soarer would alight and slide down till it
got caught in the white hedge of hair that
surrounded the parade ground. Then His
Honor would give his head an annoyed
shake and add another day to the prisoner
before him.
The fly was getting in its very best aero
batic work when, unfortunately for him,
Dennis Power, I'D. D."--drunk and dis
orderly-was the prisoner under discussion.
He watched the adventures OF the fly with
absorbing interest.
"What are you staring at me in that
way for? Five days. Take him away"
please, your Honor. was just think
ing what an elegant skating rink for flies
the top of your head would make"
'Hold on, there. Ten days. Think
about yourself after this Next"-N. Y
Herald.
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whenever liquor is honestly supposed
to be benefit, there are other things that
more than i'll its place, and do but a lit
tie of the injury. During toe first part of
the haying season, Michigan farmer
bought two gallons of liquor every day
or two. to produce perspiration in the
bayfield,. AS might naturally be ex-
pected at night the men, however much
they might have perspired, had not per-
spired the rum out of them by long
ways. The good wife severely objected
to this condition of things, and told her
husband if he would Danish the liquor
from the field she would supply the
means of an exceedingly free perspira-
ton. He complied with her wishes,
and she furnished the men with
all the hot tea they could drink,
carrying it steadily from the
house to the field. The husband
and the men were delighted with the
change and never felt better according
to their own confessions. Thar was
only one man who felt badly over the
reform. and ZEE was the man who sold
the liquor, and who in our hearing was
lamenting the fact that that good wife
haG saved her husbands money, and
the health of himself and his men. 1t
would seem as if independent manhood
would be sufficient to break a weak,
foolish habit which the liquor seller en-
courages for his own selfish purposes
aAd then laughs over the weakness
upon which he lives and thrives. A
man usually feels pretty foolish after
he has spent his money in revengeful
lawsuit In his sober moments he feels
ashamed of himself to think that he has
been so weak as to spend his money for
the benefit of lawyers. And yet that
same man will ride up to the rumshop,
from which the keeper, who would cast
him from his premises if he were mon
eyless, rushes out to hold his horse and
bid him welcome because he can say in
his heart: This poor fool is going to
spend his money at my bar for that
which satisfeth not but will take away
his brains Under such exasperating
circumstances the drinking man wastes
his substance, robs his children and Oft
en- deprives his wife of many of the COM
forts that belong to herr Western
RurGl.
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PiG-LOOKlNG.
A Habit That Should Not Be Neglected |
Under Amy Circumstances.

A Habit That Should Not Be Neglected
Under ANY Circumstances.
A man who succeeds with pigs must
look them over frequently. They are
so much like the human family that
they are liable to all sorts of ailments.
Isay liable" but, like the human
species, with ordinary care and a lack
of abuse, they will live out their allotted
time. I like to look at my pigs. I en-
joy seeing them fill their little stom-
ach's at Natures fountains, and then
stack themselves in a. pile, regardless
of form, and take a refreshing snooze.
| have almost envied them their solid
comfort. To make the picture perfect,
it must be noticed that they have a
clean bed and a clean pen. Looking
the pigs over often pays. 1t is always
easier to cure any trouble when it first
starts, and looking at them frequently
is the way to detect anything wrong.
Thumps may usually be arrested
when the first symptoms are apparent
by compelling the pig to take great
deal of exercise. Piles, common dis
order with pigs, can be stopped on the
first signs of protrusion. by giving more
laxative food; or, if the food has been
too sour, so as to produce irritation and
Inflammation, il should be changed
After the protrusion has lasted several
days the parts will have to slough off
before there viii be cure. The food
must also be changed.
A poor appetite, common among
hogs, is caused by overlooking the
stomach, and cold or unsuitable food.
Less food, different food, or warm food,
for mess or two, may prove remedy,
OF it may be well to intermit a mess or
two. Observation will tell all about it.
Neglect will let them suffer and die.
A disordered stomach is quite COM
mon among pigs; sometimes vomiting
follows. Charcoal will help to regulate
the stomach. A little salt will aid, and
so will sulphur. These are simple rem
edies, which will correct the digestion,
or, rather, set it at work in q natural
way; but If tne trouble is neglected, and
the causes of it continue Gas will be
likely without observatory, fever and
inflammation will follow.
Stiffness, either from too long con-
finement or from too much solid and
heating food, especially corn, may be
overcome by change of condition and
food, when tie first symptoms are no
ticed. The stiffness is one of the things
the hog breeder must always be look
ing for, and avoid if possible. 1t will
run his profits down at rapid rate.
Looking for causes and effects is the
pig mans safety, and in the looking he
may also find food for study and even
pleasure. -RurGI New Yorker.
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Linguistic knowledge.

A writer in the Eossiehe Zeitu,ag pub
fishes some interesting statistics con-
corning the knowledge of foreign Ian
guages among German writers. Taking
Kurschner' s'Literatur- Kalender" as a
basis, he finGs that out of the 5000 to
1000 names IN that work, about 100
translate from the English, 93 from the
French, So from the Italian, % from the
Spanish, Ia from the Swedish. Is each
from the Danish, Dutch and Polish, 7
each from the Russian and Hungarian,
each from the Portuguese and Nor
wegian, 3 each from modern Greek and
Persian, and each from the Turkish,
Hindoo and Rumanian. There are on
ly 90 writers out of 5000 or 4, 900 who
know two languages besides German,
80 who know three, Is who know four,
4 who know five, 3 who know six, and
each who know seven, nine and ten,
respectively.
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Couldn't BE a Critic.

Major ggens-Colonel Biven, I think
you would have made splendid dramatic
critic. You have knack for such work.
Colonel B. with pride)-Well, yes, do
think | may have been cut out for Crinkle,
Richardson or Winter, but somehow my
wife opposed it.
Major S.-Why, Mrs. Biven, what was
your objection?
Mrs. Bile is unfit, Major. for the ardr-
Gus imagination Of dramatic critic.
Major Slow is he unfit?
Mrs B.-Well, dramatic critics see one
play and write as if they saw ten the same
night. My husband attends fifteen differ
ent places the same evening and talks as if
he was only at the lodge.
The subject was dropped.-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
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Tho Banker's Little ,Ioke.

A banker, who was a joker, received a
CALL one morning, from tramp, looking
for cash.
''You want some money to get your
breakfast with, do you?'' he said, In re-
spone to the appeal for charity.
THAT'S hit boss"
''Well, how would this do?" and he
reached over with pair of tongs and
picked up a Notwithstanding fifty
dollar bill.
The tramp's eyes opened wide and he
grabbed it quick.
''Look out" laughed the banker, ut
just came from Montreal and has the small
pox."
But the tramp didn't drop it as expected
'I've had the smallpox" he remarked,
''and I never had fifty-dollar william.
Much obliged. Good-by Merchant IraU-
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STOCK BRANDS.
The Immense Variety Used by the Stock
men of Colorado.

The Immense Variety Used by the Stock
men of Colorado.
The twelve thousand or more stock
brands on file in the Secretary of
States Office, afford an interesting field
of study. The display of ingenuity in
the matter of forming combinations is
remarkable, The number of combina-
tions upon any one letter is surprising.
There are, for instance, over two hun
dred and fifty on the letter III; one hum
dred and fifty or more on both @ and
d; no less than one hundred each on B
E, and so on through the alphabet In
making up the brand index book Mr..
Edward Hanley, Assistant Secretary of
State, says the Denver Times, has dis
played excellent Judgment The brands
are twice indexed ,once by the names of
the owners and again by brands. The
latter index is the one which is to be
printed and filed with the County
Clerks of the State. 1t is a very elab-
crate affair. The brands are arranged
alphabetically or numerically, as far as
practicable. There are, however, COM
binations upon the letter /, the figure
l and the bar, which caa not be distin-
guished in the certificates sent in Thew
are all three, therefore, indexed under
the letter /. The letter O, the cipher,
the circle, the half-circle and quarter
circle are also somewhat confusing.
They are all indexed under the letter
O. There will be of the twelve
thousand brands filed, more than
five hundred of each of these combina-
tions. These brands which can not
be classed either as letter or numerals
are indexed as Miscellaneous. There
will probably be one thousand OF these.
A large proportion of these are figures
which have not been named, and are as
unnamable as the hieroglphics on the
pyramids of Egypt. But there are
others that represent articles in COM
mon use, animals, birds, etc. The
whole forms an exceedingly novel Sc
lection. 4 The artists who have sent in
these certificates have usually taken
the precaution to label their representa-
tons of the various characters, a wise
and thoughtful act on their part, as it
would, in many cases. have proven
worse than a Chinese puzzle to attempt
to classify them. Here are few of
the character brands: Moccasin track,
turkey track, crows feet anchor trow-
ell, flags crossed, spear, table forks
and pitchforks of all sorts and shapes,
staples, compass, boot shoe, cup, can
teen, dipper, scissors, spades in endless
variety, cows head, jar, cannon, anvil,
saddle ags, fish, hat, key. key-no,
nippers, pick, Ratchet, boat, ne-glass.
horses, bull-ring, pistol, lamp, lamp
chimney, arrow, swan, goose, ETC., etc.
Thestask of indexing the brands will
prove an exceedingly long and tedious
one. Owing to the nature of the work,
only one man can work upon it at q,
time, and, allowing that he works,
Sundays, holidays and every day., it
will require nearly three months to
complete the work. Pueblo Gbtettain.
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Was On His Way.

A Railroad Conductor came to Passen-
ger who had Neither Money nor Tickets,
and Angrily Exclaimed:
"Do you Expect this Road Carries Pas
sengers for NothingW
''Alas! but L have been Deceived on SO
Many Expectations that l long ago Ceased
to Expect Anything" replied the Impecun-
iouS.
'Such men as you should be in the Poor
housep'
'sYour Observation is not only True, -
camly replied the D. B., "and quite Agree
with you. | am on my way there now,
and Beg of you to drop me at the Next
Crossingp
Which seems to Prove that Railroad
Companies do not Employ Conductors as
Philosophers. 7. Sun.
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THE FALL SEASON.
They Must Reform.

'Then you don't like your new neigh
bors, Mrs. Gimps"
''Well, l can't say as Pm 50 drea dful
much~ struck with them, though for all
know they may be nice enough people
Still, they've got some mighty queer ways
about 'em, at least in so fur as sociability is
concerned"
sIn what respect, Mrs. Glimpse"
"Well, you see, man, thought would
show 'em 1 was willin' to neighbor and be
sociable with 'em, and so last night 1 sent
in to berry a drawin' of tea, and they just
sent word back they wasn't runnin'.a gro
Gerry. But if they expect to neighbor much
with me- Mrs. Hotchkiss, tell you, mann,
they've got to cut their stick different from
that. Chicago Ledger.
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A Practical Temperance Lecture.

On Saturday morning the people of
the North Side had an object Temper
ance lecture which will not soon be for
gotten by great number of people. A
man and wife came down Ohio street
to Clark and passed on to the South
Side. The woman bore. the plain traces
of former beauty both in her form and
features. She was evidently bordering
ON delirium, and her eyes had the wild
expression usual 10 such conditions. She
had been angered at something, and.
while she did not give vent to any loud
talk, she would every few yards double
her fist and step up to her husband and
strike him as vigorously as her strength
would allow. occasionally she changed
this to a vigorous kick upon his legs as
he walked along. The man seemed far
more the amiable of the two and did
not lift hand against the woman. The
party passed the gauntlet of a number
of policemen, sympathy for the man
evidently preventing an arrest. 1t
would be difficult to frame a more eff
fectiye and impressive argument for
Temperance than this walk through the
streets of man and wife old enough to
be grandfather and grandmother, and
plainly with intelligence enough to make
a home happy - Chicago Inter Ocean.
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ORNAMENTAL, nor USEFUL.

She was phantom of delight"
] met her at a ball one night.
] wondered what her father spent
To make her such an ornament.
Isaid she comes too high for me.
bly, purse would not with her agree.
Eli dance with her and gayly chat
But L II not marry her, that's Hat.
NJ income would not buy the lace
hf.t decks her figure with such grace.
Iiiwed me then some palmer girl.
That can buckwheat turner twirl.
Boston Bltiqst.
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grabbed the machine and determined to try
it again. This time it seemed imbued with
spirit of obstinate resistance. Every
time essayed to mount it pulled away
and jumped around, twisting and jerking
when / got on again / rushed it off the
path into the grass where it bucked up
against the house and seraped the skin of
two panes of glass and then fell off nom
chalantly on my neck. [ felt that l had
broken the ice, and was on good terms
with the thing by this time, and | didn't
hesitate about trying it again. / felt more
familiar with its eccentric motion, too
and | seized it firmly, yaulted
into the saddle and went clean over ON
nv bead, while the bicycle just stood
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Uncle Rastus-rse willin ter knowledge
dat I stole de ham, sab, but dar am extenu-
ratln' circumstances kernected wild de
case, sab. was 'toxicated, sab. an didn't
know noffen what was bout
Mr. XII don't believe you were ntoxi-
Gated Uncle Rastus.
"'Deed / was; l kin prove hit If ]
hadn't been drunk dat night, yo' honah, Id
a toted off moan one ham. Life.
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AN ULSTERETTA.

When the autumn leaves are falling and the
nights are growing long,
When the bobolinkS and orioles have hushed
their summer song,
When the -blghting breezeS wilt the
grasses and the flowers
And the geese are flying southwark to q
warmer cline than ours,
When the smiling icelnan'S counting Ger the
profits he has won,
And the willy goldman adds another dollar to
the ton
Then go and pay the principal. likewise the
interest due,
And get the ulster out, at once, your uncle
keeps for you.
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SAILING.

81 sunIit bay
The distance gray
Bodies stormy weather;
a f1Shing-boat
And we afoat,
Alone together
A laugh so sweet,
foot so neat,
And she discreetly
So grave and shy
That by and by
I'm lost completely.
The line won't GO
Her head bent low,
A "A golden glory;
Her hand near mino
touch divine
The old, old story.
Still worse the knot,
The line forgot
A happy lover!
The sky grows red,
And overhead
The sea-birds hover.
The sunlight fades
To eyes dim shades,
The day is ended;
Who heeds tho hour
When beauty's power
With love is blended2
Long years have gone;
We still sail on
Through life together;
And side by side
Till death divide,
AL storms wen weather.
The shadows gray
Oft cross the way
To life immortal
Each grows more dear
AS we draw near
The golden portal
San francisco NelUs Letter.
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A Matter of DUTY.

Her Lawyer-It is bad investment
since they have watered the stock.
She-Yes. but it seems cruel not to.
8 Er-not to-what?"
g Not to water the poor things, and in
such weather as this, particularly. "-LJe.
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ASTOUNDING.

Equipped with rod and tackle,
AT early morn he took,
With piscatorial purpose,
His way unto the brook.
He found a spot outrageous,
And then his flies took out;
And soon he stood there angling
To snare tho wary trout.
He beat that stream untiring,
Until the close of day,
Then packed his rod and tackle.
!, And homeward took his way.
And now-fact most astounding
No sportsman's yarn he spun;
But when they asked: How many?''
He straight replied: mot one!ii''
Boston Gazette.
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/ wasn't satisfied,
though. / felt that
something was needed
sympathy, applause,
soap, liniment. or
something. 1t seemed
ridiculous, too, that I
couldn't manage this
thing. The idea of a
man who could write
a check for a hundred
thousand not being
able to ride a bicycle!
So [ chased the ma
chine mournfully up
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stu and leered at me. ought to mention
that exercise of this sort is apt To be
fatiguing. | experienced a tired sort of
sensation, but knew that it was to be ex-
pected, and when | got up rested the ma.
chine while and gazed at the sea. BY this
time all OF the inhabitants of Long Branch
were congregated in the gigantic crowd
and watched me with fearful interest
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m in tie S. When /
crawled out of the
wreck the people on
the pouch were con-
vuised. l rec og-
nized some of the
humorous features
of the thing myself,
but l didn't say any
thing about it but
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ACCORDING to recent statistics, it is
ascertained that in New York, ninety
three per cent. of the inmates of the
House OF Industry were sent there for
liquor crimes, while of the 5000 liquor
sellers of the metropolis, CABS have
been confined in jail or prison.
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mounted On q thin
streak of steel. AL
most invisible at times
and an expression of
determination on his
face, mingled with a
consciousness of what
people are saying
about him as he passes,
the fat man should on
principle steer clear of
the bicycle; the tricy-
Gle is much better
adapted to his shape
and gives a finer
effect in the eyes Of
the beholders. During
a varied and checkered
raar T have bnaO
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to see me do it, and. they all seemed
pleased. They probably thought was go
ing to break my neck. l put my foot on
the step, or tried to, but the step was about
nine-tenths smaller than the sole of my
shue and | only got my toes On it and then
the fun began-for the people on the
piazza didn't see anything funny N.Y.
self, for the thing tried to get away from
me as strove to get on it at the right time,
and / chased it about a hundred feet before
was satisfied that something was wrong
about it. You have to push it a little till
the pedal comes round, then gracefully
slide up into the saddle and let out with
both feet, and there you are. The boy
showed me again. This time thought it
only needed confidence. / knew that if l
once got int the saddle could go it alone
So boldly pushed off and jumped into
the seat, struck out and away l went
to the delight - of my audience.
We went the bicycle and myself,
peaceably together for about ten feet
and then it commenced to riggle and be-
fore could realize it l was hurled side
ways against the chicken-coop which was
wrecked instantly, and the air was full of
bicycle, oaths and poultry for about five
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points it had into me, ran back and forward,
to and fro over me, and the new planets,
asteroids and satellites that: saw would
light universe with all the glory of skat-
ing-rink.
1t suddenly occurred to me that if kept
on in this way I'd break the boys machine.
l wondered why.I hadn't thought of it be-
fore, and when they got wheelbarrow and
took me into the house and pumped milk
punches into me felt indeed that it was a
grieyous error. I estimated the damage to
myself and clothes at about three hundred
dollars, with eighteen lost chickens and two
panes of glass as an Offset When | ride a
bicycle again it will be alone and with a
suit of steel armor, padded inside andsome-
body to hold up the machine.-W. Ell. Nc
Douqdu, IN n. Y. World