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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
DOES FARMING PAY LESS
THAN YEARS AGO?

The statement is made that farming
pays a less profit than years ago. 1t is
said that grain crops of various kinds
are becoming less productive RS the
country grows older; the lands are
wearing out, and expense is incurred
in restoring the soil to its original
fertility. 1t is also said that while
crops are diminishing in quantity per
acre, prices of farm products are lower
than several years ago. Admitting all
this true, the fact must be taken into
the account that the cost of production
is now far less than quarter of CEN
tury ago. Machinery has worked great
revolution in the business of farming.
Wheat, more than every other grain,
has been and always will be one of the
staple bread-producing crops; probably
nlneteen-twentieths of the people rely
on wheat for their bread food. The
growing of wheat in some districts of
country has been nearly or quite
abandoned, but will continue to be
raised in more favored quarters, for
the reason that it's annual supply will
be needed about the same in amount
every year. No other grain can be ex.
pected to take its place, unless in case
OF threatened famine. The price of
wheat is now low, and labor is not
cheap, but it must be remembered that
on large farms the labor OF one man
now can perform the labor of ten men
before the introduction of labor-savinp
machinery. Therefore The farmer
cannot reasonably expect old-time
prices for the products of his farm.
The same applies to many other kinds
of crops as well as wheat. The fact
should also be kept in view that all
sorts of merchandise, including arti-
Giles for family use, were never cheaper
than now. 1t costs nearly fifty per
cent less to clothe family and furnish
many of the comforts and conveniences
OF life than it did less than a genera
tion ago. 1t cannot reasonably be af-
tirpeo that farming is growing unpru-
ttable. 1t has its reverses with the
changing seasons and the fluctuations
of the market. 1t has the choice of
diversified industries, and it may safe
ly be said that no other occupation
offers more sure road to an honest
competence in life.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

business Importance Of the town.
Probably many of our citizens have no
adequate idea of the advantages offered
on the western shore of Lake Michigan
for manufacturing establishments. A
prominent gentleman of large expert
ence in one of the New England states,
who was in this city few days ago on
a matter of business, expressed surprise
that the shore of this great inland lake,
with its facilities of transportation by
water and by internal railway, was not
studded with various large manufac-
tories. In Connecticut and other New
England states, establishments giving
employment TO thousands of men and
women are often crowded between the
hills, far from water navigation. If
One-half or even one-third of the pro-
prietors of these manufacturing indus
tries, should remove their business
West, or establish branches West, it
would give more room in the over
crowded districts, thus lettering the
condition of the employees, and building
up new interests in a wider field for OPP
Grafton. While there is now an earnest
endeayor in the towns and cities in this
state to secure manufacturers from the
East to become identified in their re-
spective towns, Kenosha, with its
natural as we'll as other advantages,
should be kept prominently before the
public.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Suffrage for women is gradually
gaining in this country and in England;
its progress has been noiseless, and
without much exultation. There are
in almost every community women
who do not want the right of suffrage
and who do not favor the policy of ex-
tending it to their sex. Women of this
way of thinking probably do not object
to having their newspaper keep the
people posted in the progress of this
privilege, for which many distinguish
ed women are now and have been
earnestly contending. Wherever wo.
man suffrage has achieved any victory,
unlike other triumphs, it has not been
celebrated by the thunder of cannons
or other noisy demonstrations, but has
been gratefully accepted as the conces-
sion of an inalienable right to which
they believed they were entitled. The
column devoted to Woman's King
dom" in the Inter Ocean gives the
names of the following states in which
women are eligible to hold school
offices: California, Iowa, Illinois, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Maine. Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin,
also the Territories of Wyoming and
Washington. In Massachusetts, and
Iowa it is required by law that at least
one woman shall be member on the
State Board of Education. In New
Hampshire, Colorado. New Jersey and
Oregon women are allowed to vote,
not only for school officers, but also for
township officers. Such is summary
of the voting privileges which have
been granted in several states. It is
certainly a favorable showing, in view
of the time occupied in securing these
rights for women, and the ridicule and
opposition which the friends have been
oDllged TO encounter. The Situation
of the woman suffrage question has beg
come too serious to have its further
progress arrested by being laughed at.
Revolutions when once fairly inaugu-
rated of a political or social kind are
not apt to retreat, but it is a saying
long current, revolutions never go
backward" If any people therefore
have formidable objections 10 female
suffrage; if they discover imminent
danger to the Republic, they should
hurry forward with their arguments
before it is too late, to prevent the con-
summation of the proposed extens ion
of suffrage to women, generally.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

sured prospect of a competence for
life learn trade. How few are there
who really have such assurance?
Probably very few, if any, of the class
of women referred to ever suspected
the time would come when they would
see the need of some specific and pay
ing trade. There are said to be more
than fifty remunerative trades adapted
to women, in which they may properly
engage without FORGETTING the respect
of any but silly and weak. minded peo-
pie. IL but one-half of the hundred
thousand poverty stricken sewing
women aforementioned had learned a
respectable trade they could find en-
ployment in other departments of in-
dustry, and thus the other one-half
could have the work and receive the
wages now divided among them all.
There is prevailing sentiment among
some people that trades for girls are
only proper for those in moderate cir
cumstances; that well-to-do families
need not be willing to have the daught.
ers learn paying occupation. The
history of the past proves the fallacy
of such reasoning; the example of
bankrupted fortunes furnishes a sad
lesson on the insecurity of wealth.
The Importance of industrial trades
for girls is urged by many of the
wisest philanthropists of our country.
What is here said In its advocacy is
only echoing what is urged by ADLER
men.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

thing of the estimation in which he is
held in Dakota when that territory
puts on the garment of state govern
ment. The Chicago Inter Ocean of Sat
urday last published full description
of WatertoWn, which Mr.. Williams
vouches for as being substantially cor
rect. We take only few paragraphs
from the statement, showing the sub
stan.ial growth of Watertown:
Watertown is a city of six railroad
outlets, having thirteen manufacturing
establishments, sixty-one retail stores,
thirty-three private offices. four banks,
three of them National, five loaning in
situations besides the banks, three news
papers and printing offices, eleven
hotels, four lumber yards, four grain
elevators, five grain warehouses, four
livery stables, six church edifces, three
large school buildings, a $25 900 court
house, United States land office and
124 business houses, forty-three being
built of brick; population June, 1885,
when last census was taken, $500; es-
timated present population. $500; a
icty of seven years. growth"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

Cutting, the political agitator who
who seeks notoriety by creating dis
turbance between the United States
and Mexico, reports through the pub
lie journals that lie has 1000 men en-
rolled for carrying out his plans in
Mexico, and the establishment of a
colony on the soil of that Republic.
The Government of tho United States
ought to interfere in the movement
against the peace and order of neigh
boring country. Were such a move
ment in the United States being made
to take possession of a portion OF
Canada, it would be suppressed. En-
gland is power stronger than Mexico
therefore more to be, feared by this
Government.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
BRASS FOUNDRY.

The work On the brass foundry is
making good progress. When it was
first comm need it was expected to
be in readiness for business about the
first of January, 1887; it will not reach
completion at that date, but will be in
a condition for active operation by the
middle of that month. A double force
of workmen have been employed in
hurrying forward the enterprise, and
the work has continued day and night
for some time past. The new industry
will be an important acquisition to the
business interests of the city, and our
citizens should not rest satisfied with
this, but should, after the example of
neighboring cities and villages, reach
out for other manufacturing industries.
Property holders lose nothing by hold
ing out liberal inducements to manu-
facturers to locate in this city. Every
new enterprise giving employment to.
laboring men, enhances the value of
real estate, and adds to the general
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
SEWING WOMEN-TRADES FOR
GIRLS.


GIRLS.
The New York Tribune and other
papers of that city give sad picture
of the condition of the sewing women.
Every few years there comes period
of suffering and distress among this
class of persons. 1t is stated on au-
thorities not given to exaggeration that
there are now not less than one hun
dred thousand women in New York
city who support themselves and fam
lilies by sewing. These women, it is
declared by the press of the city, are in
a condition of extreme want, their Only
resource being their earnings by the
needle. Those who have only them.
selves to support manage to get pre-
carious living, but such as have child
rem to be fed and clothed, or sick and
disabled parents to provide for, are in
a situation not easily described. Many
of these women are spoken of as being
pale, emaciated and care-worn. If
these suffering women are asked why
they do not betake themselves to other
employment. where there is a demand
for their services, the reply is, they
have never learned any other occupa-
ton, and, if not too late to commence
learning trade, they cannot afford in
their Strengthened circumstances to
lose the little pittance of patronage they
have, to give their time to learning a
trade. The only working tool they
have learned to use from girlhood un-
til now is the needle. 1t is easy to
perceive how the employments of sew
ing women can be encroached upon.
1t is trade that is readily learned,
and ordinarily requires no, apprentice
ship. Whenever respectable family
for any cause becomes pecuniarily
embarrassed. the first alternative, in
the absen e of any trade, is " to takein
sewing" A woman that cannot do
common sewing is thought to be sadly
deficient and helpless; even the young
school girls can sew, and ofteHcompete
with those who have long been in that
employment. 1t is, therefore, an UNI
safe reliance for any female to depend
on sewing, for a livelihood; if she has
learned the trade of dress-maker and
acquired the art of fitting, then she
may be in more favorable situation.
The question presents itself, what is
the remedy for the distressed condition
of the sewing women of New York,
and perhaps to given extent in other
cities of like character? If a present
remedy is not attainable, there is GER
tainly means of avoiding such an
embarrassed state in future years.
Let every young girl who has no as
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

upper or lower portion of her surface,
depending upon the relative position
of the sun, without regard to the
Indians powder-horn, or our weather.
If the weather is affected by the moon,
why is it not affected equally on all
portions of the earth's surface, which
is turned towards it. While one local
ity IS suffering from excessive rains,
another neutrality-suspicious. but 100 miles
distant-is suffering the opposite ex.
IRENE. How can such eccentric freaks
be accounted for by the moon theory?
Vegetation, it is also claimed by SUI
perstitious wise-acres, is affected by
the moon, but how, or whether wax
ing or waning moon produces a stunt
ed or stimulated growth, we have
never been able to learn. An old lady,
to test her onion seed, placed it in
warm water, and if it was prolific it
would either sink or swim, she did not
recollect which. Tbs same astute the.
DRY seems to apply to the moon and
the conjunction-of-the planets theory.
Ii any one guesses often enough upon
the weather, it would be strange if he
did not occasionally blunder into the
right. A coincidence may happen, but
that proves nothing. To establish a
theory requires long and accurate OBJ
servatiOn.
Government weather signals are
based entirely upon different theory,
and changes are predicted on strictly
scientific principles, eliminated from
long and repeated observations, and
under various circumstances, and even
then predictions, or rather probabili.
ties. are based more upon what is actu.
ally taking place in distant localities,
and the probable movement of the
change, than upon any other theory.
A storm may have set in near the
Rocky Mountains, and, moving east
ward, the velocity being given, it is a
simple computation in figures to as
certain how long it will require to
reach given place.
A few weeks ago severe storm was
announced on the lake shore as an.
preaching from the Pacific coast, but
for some reason unexplained il
changed its course and passed north of
US. A storm which commences furi-
ously a long distance away, approach
ing US, may spend its force before reach.
ing US, while we experience but a
slight disturbance; so that no predic-
lions are positioe, even for single day
and seldom do Government signal Of
ficers, with all their observations and
scientific appliances, predict, or rather
publish, probabilities of the weather
more than one day or two in advance.
False weather prophets and fortune
tellers should be ranked in the same
category, for either practice is equally
absurd. d.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
POLITICAL PROPHECIES.

Some of the most shrewd political
calculators are prophecying the out
come of the Presidential election in
1888. 1t seems to be conceded that as
the state of New York goes so will the
Union go; that state determined the
contest in 1884, and it will probably
decide the contest again in 1888. The
reason for this conclusion is, that the
labor party has changed the political
complexion of that state. The unex-
pected vote of 81, 900 for Henry George,
the Labor candidate for Mayor of the
city of New York last fall, will be
quite certain to encourage the labor
party to appear in the next Presidential
election as distinct organization with
a candidate of its own. The Labor
vote in that last election of the city was
drawn much more largely from the
Democrats than from the Republicans.
The Republicans will in no event af-
filiate with the Labor party, and, while
the Democrats may be tempted so to
do, they will unquestionably be per-
suaded to try their fortunes once more
with Cleveland. New York city de-
cided the Presidential election in the
state by only a small majority, and it
needs only little diversion from the
Democratic vote of the last election to
ensure Democratic defeat in 1888.
These results are not mathematically
demonstrable, but careful observers
admit they have good show of reason.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

A Walworth county paper gives an
account of district school meeting in
Johnstown, in that county, in which
the women largely participated. The
question before the meeting was
whether the action of the school board
should be sustained in employing a
male teacher, when they had been in
structed to employ a female teacher.
A lady was chosen chairman of the
meeting, which was a large one, and
the question before it was naturally
exciting, yet it was conceded that a
more orderly school meeting had not
heretofore been held in the district,
credit for which was given because
presided over by a lady.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. E. O. Taylor, of Chicago, who
has been supplying the Baptist church
for few Sundays past, has assumed
the pastoral care of the church for the
present. This result was brought
about by Mr.. Taylor resigning ten
years pastorate Of the Central Baptist
church in Chicago in October last,
where he has succeeded in building
up comparatively strong church by
hard work, and in aiding in the build
ing of a house of worship While tax.
ing a rest, and before accepting new
charge, he offered to supply the Keno
sha church until some other man for
pastor could be found. Meanwhile
the church was anxious to employ Mr..
Taylor for the position, and proceeded
to extend to him call, provided his
conditions of acceptance could be met.
1t was ascertained that his conditions
could be reached, and the call was for
mal!y consummated with great unan-
unity. Mr.. Taylor has in the mean
time received invitations more desir-
able from stronger churches, but feel
ing att3ched to Kenosha on account of
his early ministry here he felt inclined
to remain, at least for season. AL
ready it is said there are signs of new
activities, and the prospect is hopeful.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
CLERGYMEN AS NOVEL
WRITER'S.

Prof. Swing, of Chicago, says that a
Presbyterian clergyman of that city of
nearly thirty years standing, has writ
ten a novel entitled, GA Boston Girl"
The Professor gives rather amusing
and good-natured notice of the novel
in the Chicago Journal. The author
thinks clergymen like to speak of some
matters in other ways than in sermons,
and believes the end can be best reach
ed by writing book in the shape of
novel. There are social aspects of So
ciety which minister cannot consist
emily discuss and comment upon in the
pulpit, but can be properly treated in a
book. 1t may be said in this connec-
ton, that minister, formerly a pastor
in this city, man of scholarly attain
ments, and who has enjoyed the advan-
tages of foreign travel, is reported en-
gagged in writing novel. Works of
this kind are not necessarily harmful,
as some suppose; they are often writ
ten to illustrate and enforce important
principles, and in such case do not in
dulge in exaggerated pictures of life or
in improbable events. .Allegories are
not strictly novels, but they are unreal
representations found in the sacred
writings, and serve an important pur-
pose
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
FARMERS INSTITUTES

During the past week Farmers In
stitutes have been held in the north
western part of the state. That por-
ton of Wisconsin is mostly new, and
much of it timbered. At Barron, the
county seat of the county of that name,
Mr.. Morrison, the Superintendent of
the Institutes, found hall as finely
furnished as city theatre, and capable
of seating about a thousand people;
also lady cornet band, which dis
coursed excellent music during the
meeting. This speaks well of a newly
settled country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17
LARGEST OPERA HOUSE AND
HOTEL IN THE WORLD.

The Chicago papers announce that
arrangements have been made for the
erection of building for an opera
house and hotel on the European plan,
with five hundred rooms. The hotel
will be largest in this country, and the
opera house the largest, with one ex-
ception, in the world. The edifice is
to be ten stories high, and the work
preparatory TO its construction has
commenced. This is a wonderful age
for stupeDdous enterprises. Every
year some new structure, larger in size,
overlapping and surprising in COM
pleteness any of preceding years, is an.
nounced. If these gigantic building
enterprises are to 60 increasingly on,
what marvellous sights are in store for
the coming generation? When one
considers the progress of Improvement
in buildings in large cities, the once
great hotels, theaters and opera houses
in New York, Boston and Philadelphia
now appear diminutive, compared with
those of the present day. Fifty years
ago the Astor House and Hollis Hotel
in New York were described in the
newspapers as specimens of palatial
magnifcence. and worth a journey to
see. Now the Astor House, which
held the pre-eminence among the hotels
of this country, was long ago over
Swallowed by hotels of later period
So the great opera house and hotel
which promises to be the marvel of
Chicago, reasoning from the history of
the past, will in due time be put into
the background, and give place to an
edifice of more surprising grandeur.
Whether the progress here noted in
material things, and the concentration
of such vast capital for convenience
and pleasure, is for the highest interest
of the race of man, perhaps some per-
sons might be disposed to question.
The gathering of the people into i'm
mense hives, may not be for the best
moral and intellectual condition of the
inhabitants thereof, nor conducive to
wise sanitary regulations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

A new temperance movement is pro-
jected in the city of New York. 1t is
the establishment of coffee saloons to
take the place of beer-drinking saloons.
The influence of this would he most
obvious; it would create a distinction
between the two drinking places-the
coffee would be patronized by respect
Shle people; the beer by promiscuous
crowd Of all shades of reputation.
The one place would furnish pleas
ant beverage without health-destroy-
ing; the other with no health-invigor-
ating powers, but creating a morbid
appetite for alcoholic stimulants. But
more than all this, would the most re-
spectacle people be seen going into the
beer saloon, when there was coffee
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

Gov. Rusk, of this state, has called a
special election, to be held on the 18th
OF January, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Congressman Price
in the Eighth District of Wisconsin.
The election will be not only to fill the
unexplred term of Mr.. Price in the
present Congress, but for the term for
which he had been elected, commence
ing on the 4th of March, 1887. Seven
candidates are reported in the field to
fill the place made vacant by the dead
Congressman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

AT the next spring election there
will be chosen an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The
term of the present Associate Justice,
Hon. Harlow S. Norton, will expire.
and the vacancy will be filled. A call
has been addressed to Judge Orion for
his consent to be candidate for re-
election, to which he has assented.
The call has been signed without re-
spect to party.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-17

The State Assembly of the knights
Of Labor, which met in Oshkosh last
week, passed some sensible resolutions
-one memorializing the legislature to
provide for board of citizens of bust.
ness experience, whose duty 1t will be
to settle all controversies between en-
ployees and employers. Other resolu-
tions were adopted calculated to lead
to an amicable adjustment OF differ
ences which lead to strikes. What
ever measures are adopted for the pre-
ventiOn of conflicts between capital and
labor will prove an immense saving to
both employers and employees.