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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-12

drunk He VIII stake drink when
he doesn't want it. as s.compliment"
to friend, when invited thus to aoS
he win drink again, .of course, when
it is offered to bin by lady" ana
again and again as toast after toast is
offered at public dinner He will
drink to eonciliate friend, will drink
to gain political favor, viii drink to
keep ont the cold, and again to keep
out the heat, and again when exposed
to rain storm. He viii drink to rest
himself and quiet his nerves when
weary, drink again to make him sleep,
drink before breakfast and after dinner
to give him an appetite, drink to make
peace, drink before a fight, drink to
ward off sickness, drink because he is
sick, drink when in trouble, drink
when he is safely out of trouble, drink In
sorrow, when bad luck comes, drink
until he is ''Oh! be Joyful over his
good luck, drink always at feast,
drink always-if he can get it-at a
funeral. He will drink when the pains
Of death take hold of him, drink in.
view of dread eternity. aud in the
agonies of the dark valley. Yea, he
will drink his very life away. Such
habits of drinking can not properly be
called beastly. but Internal; for there is
no beast on earth that could be made to
be thus disgraced and killed.-N. Y.
Independent.
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THE GREAT TABLE-242K cARArs.

The koh-i-noor has been rightly named
"the great diamond of history and ro-
nance" The first mention made of it is
in the memoirs of the Sultan Baber, the
founder of the Mogul Empire, who de-
scribes it as early as 1926. Its discovery
is matter OF conjecture and mere tradi-
ton. The mention made by Sultan Baber
fixes its existence as early as 1900, when
it came into the possession of Ala-ed- din,
while some extravagant and obscure tradi-
lions identity the stone with one discov-
cred 5000 years ago. Ala-ed-din acquired
the stone from the Rajah of Malwa, whom
he defeated in battle, and in whose family
the jewel had been an heirloom time out
OF mind. The subsequent history OF the
Koh-i-noor has been made familiar by
many writer's. 1t remained in the family
OF Baber until the capture of Delhi by Ma
dir Shah, who found it used as one of the
eyes OF the peacock adjoining the throne Of
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TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

A TEMPERANCE worker writes that in
aiding reformed men to overcome the
craving for strong liquors, a simple
drink composed of molasses and water
has been found efiicaciOus.
WINE drinking is the mother of all
mischief, the root of crimes, the spring
of vices, the whirlwind of the brain,
the overthrow of the sense, the tempest
of the tongue, the ruin of the body, the
shame of life, the stain of honesty and
the plague and corruption of the soul.
st. Augastine.
A COAL company which employs over
one thousand men in its mines and on
its railroads in the semi bituminous
coal region of Tioga County, Pa. con-
ducts its business on the strictest Tenn
perance principles. In December, 1882,
the company adopted rule that any
employe who was known to use intox-
icating drinks would be dismissed from
the cOmpany's service. Since then the
company has discharged over three
hundred of its railroad hands and near
ly as many other employees for violat-
ing the rule; but the list of fatalities in
its mines and on its railroads has de-
creased fifty per cent, and the en-
ployes all have money Chicago
Times.
THE New York tribune in speaking
of the death of John B. Cough, thus in
dictates the drink evil" "Whoeverse Sc
riously studies any of the problems of
the time is speedily confronted by the
drink evil. 1t swallows the savings OF
operatives. 1t furnishes the founda-
ton for political corruption which
threatens disaster to the state. 1t
counteracts the labors of the churches.
1t battles philanthropy. 1t reinforces
socialism and the commune. Itkeeps the
lowest classes brutal and dangerous.
and those next in. order PhiIistine and
material. In a thousand subtle WAYS.
by direction and indirection, purposely
and as of instinct, it acts and reacts
against the progress of humanity, every
where making heavier the burden of
the reformer, everywhere rendering
more unresponsive the masses whose
regeneration is being attempted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-12
TEMPERANCE READING.
A PAss-eooK.s STORY.

The Proof 1t Furnishes of the Enormous
Tribute Labor Pays to the Cursed Rum
Traffic.
A gentleman picked up on one of
the streets of Toledo the other day a
soiled and worn grocery pass-Dook,
evidently belonging to some laboring
man. The cover is so dilapidated that
the name of the owner can not be
made out, else it would have been re-
turned to him. The finder, on examin-
ing the book to seek for some clue to
its ownership, was so struck with the
moral it teaches that he handed it to
the editor of the Blade.
1t is an ordinary pass-book, such as
are common everywhere-one of those
given by grocers to customers to whom
they give credit, settlements being
made every payday. The customer
brings it with him when he buys any
thing, the grocer enters the purchase
IN the book and also on his own
ledger, and the pass-book is returned
to the custody of the buyer, it serving
as his memorandum, and preventing
disputes on settlement, The one in
question affords stronger internal proof
of the enormous tribute that labor paws
to the damnable rum power than any
words that we can write. We COPY
literally the last four pages of the
book, the latest page bearing date of
February s. From the way the entries
run, we should be inclined to say they
cover about two weeks purchases.
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Obsolete Wisdom.

'The rolling stone gathers no moss" It
makes lecturer or an actor laugh to read
that wise old saw. Why, bless you, simple
reader, that's the only time and the only
way some stones ever do gather any moss.
If man should think his fathers knew it
ALL and SO sit down in one place with
one lecture he would starve to death in
six weeks. But if he take the one lecture
and go rolling around froM Dan to Beer
sheba with it he-really, l am afraid to tell
you how much he does make with it, but
it's something enormous. He comes back
home covered with coat of moss so thick
that he can roll downstairs as softly and
noIselessly as a sponge. And then, while
he sits still all summer, all this greenbacked
moss wears off. A rolling stone doesn't
gather any moss, hay? That's just where
the fathers were away off their stationary
base.-Burdette in Brooklyn Ea gle.
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weeks Maria watched her legacy.
Weeks grew into months, and months
grew into the second year. Aunt
Amelia had not energy enough to live,
and yet she had too much vitality to
die. To get little rest, Mr.. Temple
ton took his wife to Atlantic City one
March, and the brave and honest little
woman soon rallied.
| II want to 90 back again, John, y
she said, after the second week at the
shore. II am stronger now. I am
rested. / miss my work and care for
poor Aunt Amelia, and I want to get
| back to her again, for her sake, and
| for my mother sake, and for my own
sake"
| Mr.. Templeton was silent for few
moments, and then said: '.Pinkie, my
dear, / have just received a telegram
from Sister Eliza-the Charity sister,
whom you left in charge of the house
while we were away. Aunt Amelia
died last night"
After the poor snarled and twisted
remains of Aunt Amelia had been laid
by the side of her lifelong friend and
care-taker, Maria's mother, as Maria
Templeton rode back from the grave
in the closed carriage, she nestled in
her husband s arms and said, in a sup
pressed tone: 'John, think now /
know what my mother meant by the
legacy of Aunt Amelia. did not I'm.
derstand it then, but | think / do now.
But who suggested the idea to moth
ef?''
John was quiet for few moments,
and then replied: "Well, to tell the
truth, Pinkie dear, the advice came
from that doctor whom you never met
at Los Angeles. | mean the one DR..
Mcpherson, of Edinburgh, sent you to
see."
Maria started, and then added: "Whv,
how did she know any thing about me?"
''Well, to be strictly honest, replied
her husband, "that is the singular part
of it all. You see, DR.. Mcpherson saw
some mission in life, and to stop think
ing about your own ailments. So
when told him about my cousin
Rebecca, who lived at Los Angeles,
and who had been cured of being an
invalid by taking care of the five boys
of her widowed sister who died five
or six years ago, he said the best thing
to do was to take you to see woman
who had been cured of all her troubles
by having a mission in life. / told
your mother all about it a month be-
fore we started, and she got DR.. Nc
Pherson's prescription put into her
will"
"But it don't make any difference
now" added John Templeton, as he
printed kiss upon his wife's forehead.
Il know my wife has learned great
lesson in life, and will never be without
mission after this. :"
SIS that the history of my mother
legacy?" asked Maria, with bewil-
dered air, as she looked up into her
husbands face.
"That's all there is to it at present, y
said John; and then he added, with a
curious look, "only, Maria, it S like the
serial stories in the magazines-it's to
be continued, you know!"-Phihp Nc
Gregor, IN Christian Union.
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ing cut is said to have weighed 500
carats. Tavernier, the Persian traveller,
who visited the Court of Aurungzeb,
the son OF Shah Jehah, in 1865
makes mention of the wonderful. Jew
ell which he describes as rose
cut, round and very high on one side. On
the lower edge there is slight crack and
a little flaw in it. It's water is fine and it's
weight ESQ carats.' It's form resembled
a hens egg cut in half. Many have sup
posed and endeavored to prove that this
gem was no other than the great "Koh-
i-noor" which afterwards came into the
possession OF the British crown, on the
seeming improbability that two such
enormous diamonds should be found at
the same time among the Great Mogul's
crown jewels. It's separate identity, how
ever, seems to have been pretty thorough
ly established. The subsequent history of
the 'Great MoguP' after it was seen by
Tayernier in 1865 remains blank, and the
probability seems to be that it remained
in the possession of Aurung-zeb's sue
cessors down to the sack OF Delhi by Nadir
Shah, who carried it away, together with
the "Noh-i-nur," which has given rise to
the belief that the two were Identical.
Whether it is now in existence or not under
another name is uncertain; but plausible
theory seems to be that it was broken up
by the Persian Monarch to escape detec-
ton. 1t is said to have soft rosy tint,
and it's value has been estimated at 81
100000.
Star OF the South.-This is the largest
diamond ever discovered in the New World.
1t was picked up by negro woman at
work in the mines in the province of Minas
Geraes, Brazil in July, 1853. This stone
which, according to the usual method OF
valuation, ought to be worth nearly 444,-
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HOW TO GRAFT.
The Method Adopted by an Experienced
Fruit-Grower.

The Method Adopted by an Experienced
Fruit-Grower.
I take two parts rosin, one part bees
wax and one part tallow; melt alto
gether until hot and stir well. Now
take strips of good muslin, say three
quarters of an inch wide by six inches
long, and dip them in, then remove,
letting them drip off. When the gratis
are inserted | take one of these strips
and wrap the stock part up tight. This
makes the parts joined fit closer than
in any other way. One spring part
of my gratis / bound with strips and
on part only used the wax. Those
wrapped with strips all grew, the
others about one-half grew also. Some
of the former grew eight feet the first
season, the waxed ones without the
strips not making over half that growth.
| claim that there are absolutely many
chances in favor of the strips over the
other way. 1t binds the split more firm
ly to the graft and it can not crack open
while growing or expanding, but will
remain just as it had been put at least
for one year. 1t keeps cut rain and air,
too, better. 1t also takes less wax and
the wound heals over faster and sound
er. The whole top of a small tree may
be cut off. Then put one graft in the
stub Gas I have done with some ten
trees and not lost one), then wrap UP
very tight with the waxed strip, and
my word for it you will never graft in
any other Way when You see how yOur
gratis viii grow.-Cor. N. Y. World.
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600, was sold in the rough for 935, 900,
and was reduced by cutting from 2541s
carats to 125 carats. 1t is pure stone
and it's reflected light is perfectly white, but
it assumes by refraction decided rose tint,
due no doubt to the peculiar prismatic
form given to the crystal by the cutter,
Voorsanger OF Amsterdam. Casimro de
Tai, the master of the mine, was so little
conscious of its value that he sold it for
$4,000. Soon after it was first exhibited
in Europe, in 1862 by Paris syndicate, a
bid of $4,000 was made for it by an
Indian Rajah, but this fell through and it
was afterwards purchased by the late ex-
Gaikwur of Baroda, another Indian Prince,
and a noted diamond fancier, for $50, 900.
The Matan takes rank next to the
"Great Mogul' as the largest genuine dia-
mond OF which there is any record. It was
found in 1887, in the Landale mines, near
the west coast OF Borneo, and takes name
from the Rajah of Matan, in whose terri
tory it was discovered. 1t is yet uncut
and is Of the shape OF an egg indented on
one side. In its present state it weighs
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SUCH A WIFE.

Such wife as Willie has,
Such bonny, loving wifel
She Is like bit of sunshine,
In the rainy days of life.
Busy still her clever fingers,
And she's never cross or silly,
1t were well if every husband
Only Mad wife Like WIllie.
"Oh,'' said Charlie, with decision,
Willie's wife is very well;
Bushes out of all comparing,
With my own dear darling Nell
When I'm happy, she's so happy,
When | m SAD she's full of care,
And I'm sure in all the village,
There is not wife SO fair"
"There you're wrong" said Farmer Carey
And it that ought 10 know,
For married my sweet Mary
More than twenty years ago.
She was counted then The Beauty
You'd not match her far or near
And she's just been growing sweeter
Every day and every year"
"Well, indeedr said Lawyer Simmons,
with twinkle in his eyes,
"ln the matrimonial struggle.
IL was that won the prize.
My Selina's good and clever,
And you need not to be told
ThatS She s very well corrected,
And she brought me land and gold"
But I'll frankly tell you, neighbors,
How the matter really lies;
1t was so in the beginning,
So there nothing for surprise.
Only one wife is made perfect,
Loving, pretty, good and bright:
AL good husbands think they have her,
And 10 think so makes them ght.
Lille h. Barr, In N. Y. Ledger
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES UTTING-102 cARATs.
the following year. 1t weighed 1856 lie
carats when first brought to Europe, but
in the recruiting by Voorsanger, of Amster-
dam, was reduced to 1927 carats, it's pres
emit size, at a cost of 9S, 1000. 1t was val
ued at414O, 600 before recruiting. Although
surpassed in brilliancy by several other
gems it is still to be regarded as the most
famous OF all diamonds now in existence on
account of the incidents associated with it's
remarkable history.
;. The Orloff ranks first among European
gems in size, while the interest which at
taches to it is nearly as great as that o,
the Koh-i-noor. Its early history is in
volved in dense obscurity and it is mixed
up to a great extent with that of the
''Moon of Mountains" another great
diamond among the Russian crown Jewels.
1t has been thought that perhaps this gem
was the Great Mogul but the relations be-
tween the two could never be proven, and
the difference in size would disprove their
identity. This too was an Indian gem,
and was in the possession of Aurung-zeb at
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diamonds and rubies seen BY HMM Europe
and Asia. He gives its weight as 242 sic
carats. He was shown the stone when
travelling in Golconda in the year 1912,
and it was then valued at 500, 900 rupees.
This is all that is kno., of this remark
able stone, the shape OF which, "table cut, ("
is only shown by the Illustrations gwen OF
it in his work. Its peculiar form would
easily allow OF its being reduced by clear
ages to two or more stones, a fate that has
possibly befallen it. It's owner was Shah
Jehan, the possessor of the famous Great
Moguf' and the "Koh-i-noor" 1t NAV
have fallen into the same hands as the
former. No trace of it's existence, however.
has ever yet been found since the days of
Tavernier
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WHY She Asked Him.

A certain bluff old gentleman, who has
the bad habit OF using inelegant, and at
times really blasphemous, language with
utter disregard for time and place, came to
grief the other evening. 1t was at an up
town social, and the guests were in the
gayest humor, when one Of the young
ladies suddenly asked him: 'Is there
really such a thing as purely platonic af-
fection?"
"The devil only knows" he gruffiy re-
piled.
"Well, that's why l asked you" she re-
torted, to the eyidene amusement OF all
nresent.-Scissors
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ABOUT ABSORBENTS.
How They Should Be Treated Before Be
ing Applied to Land.


How They Should Be Treated Before Be-
ing Applied to Land.
We are accustomed, as class, to re-
gard any thing that enters into the ma
nure heap as an absorbent. An alb
sorbent may be more or less serviceable
according to its condition. The more
porous it is the better. The object of
an absorbent is to hold and retain the
liquids, as the solid portions are them
selves absorbents. 1t is plain that the
larger the quantity of liquids absorbed
and held the more valuable the absorb
ent material. Plunge mass of moss
into a vessel of water, withdraw it, and
then squeeze out the water. The
amount of water that has been absorbed
will be very great, Now, try the same
process with sand, in some suitably
contrived vessel for that purpose, and
also with loan. 1t will be found that
the loan absorbs twice as much water
as the sand, but handful of leaves,
finely cut straw, or even chopped corn
stalks, will hold more than the earth.
Ills teaches GfiT importance OF uClIlZlng
the leaves, straw and stalks as absorb
ents in the manure heap, but it is plain
that the finer the matter the better
Loan and sand make useful materials
also, as they serve to divide the matter
of the heap, thereby adding to it's abb
sorbent capacity. Every farmer, there
fore, should cut up the straw for bed
I1no oh
proportion of liquid and more easily
deeopapose. There is another import
ant point, which is that the liquid
causes the solids to decompose, and
hence the greater the quantity of liquid
absorbed the sooner the solids become
available as plant food. Fineness of
condition is almost as essential as the
quality of the constituent elements
composing the manure.-Farma, Field
and Stockman.
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The Great Mogul has had remarkable
history, much of which is obscure and
doubtful. 1t takes its name from Shah
Jehan, who was fifth in succession after
Beber, the founder OF theso-called eMogul''
dynasty in Hindoostan, in whose posses
sion is was when its existence first became
known to the world. With the exception
of the doubtful Braganza it was unques-
tionably the largest diamond of which
there is any distinct record. It is thought
to have been discovered about the year
1880 in the GAM mine, and before be-
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Az E Zz.z!tIIAi,tI'iFiiI!A
YIl7zzlz5 Z1!laNNENN
THE oRLoFF-193 CARATs.

the time of the sack of Delhi by Nadir Shah.
1t was known that time as the Koh-i-Tur,
according to the historians. How itfound
its way to Europe is mystery, but in
1906 it was purchased at Amsterdam by
Prince Orloff (com a Prussian merchant as
present to Empress Catherine II. The
price paid for it was 1 100000 forins. 1t
is Of Indian cutting and IN shape greatly
resembles the description given of the
Great Mogul, except as to size. 1t is at
present set in the Imperial scepter Of
Russia. 1t is about the size of pigeons
egg, 1913 earats in weight, with slight yell
lowish tinge and of remarkable brilliancy.
It is valued at 1870, OoO.-M Y. Graphic.
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THE GRASS CROP.
Its Value Exceeding the Total Value OF
Wheat, Corn and Oats.

Wheat, Corn and Oats.
The hay crop of the United States
for 1885 is estimated at SO million tons
5000, 900 tons), or 10 million lbs,
and its average value through the
whole country $3.50 per ton, making
total value of 1851, 100000, or over
$3.50 for every man, woman and child.
This is comparatively small portion OF
the value of the grass grown, as large
part of it is consumed as grass, instead
of beng made into hay. One can thus
form some idea of the vastness of our
pasturage interests. The total wheat
crop, 357, 100000 bushels, at an aver
age of 80 cents per bushel, would be
S285000, 900, or not quite so per cent,
or a trifie under four-ffths Of the
whole of the dry hay crop. The corn
crop of 1885, 900, 900 bushels, at the
estimated average value of SO cents
per bushe1 (too high for the former
article) equals 638, 900, 900, or II per
cent more than the dry hay. The value
of the grass crop, including pasturage
and hay. probably exceeds the total
value of the wheat, cora and oaty.--
Fses7is Farmer.
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The Drink Habit.

No horse, or OK, or sheep, or any
other living animal on the face of the
earth will drink drop of water or any
other liquid unless thirsty. Not so
with man. He will drink whisky and
drink beer and drink wine or any thing
Intoxicating until he becomes "beastly
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THE KoH-I-NooR-FIRsT curTING-1s6 cARArs.

THE AUH-I-NUUh-FIKsTC UTTING-I0b CARATS.
Aurungzeb. Aga Mohammed endeavored
to obtain the gem from Shah Rokh, the
son of Nadir, hut without avail, although
he was put to the most painful and afro
cious torture. 1t continued for several
succeeding generations in the hands of
the Persian monarchs, where the famous
REMIT Sinah, the Lion of the Puniaub, ="
obtained possession of it by the payment
OF 125, 600 rupees in 1913. In 1S49 it
passed into the hands of the East India
Company as the result of their victory
over the Puniaub, and it was brought t.
England and presented to the Queen o.
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Getting Ahead, I

The disposition of children not to allow
other children to get ahead of them is once
more illustrated in two families, as follows,
i've got silver dollar"
1--WE got two"
''You haven't got babyin your house. "
ayes we have; we've got twins
"Well, you haven't got crazy grand.
father. have. Montreal Witness.
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An UnobtainabIe treasure.

George-Do you rolIer-skate, Miss Jane?
Miss Jane-Never.
George-Or bite your finger nails?
Miss Jane-How very absurd you are,
Mr. Simpson The ideal certainly not.
George getting excited)-One more
question, please. Do you ever make rick
rack?
Miss Jane-Not I, indeed.
George (fervently)-O, Miss Jane, may
not hope to win you for my wife?
Miss janet can be friend to you only,
Mr.. Simpson. shall never marry.-N z.
Sun