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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22
To THE EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH,

Il
The approach of the November cleo
tons naturally leads all thoughtful Re
publicans to consider who are to be
their standard-bearers in the canvass. 5.
The gentlemen whose former services
justly entitle them to the confidence
and endorsement of their party will
probably be assigned their accustomed
places in the front, and no doubt worthy
men enough win be found ready etc
serve their country" for all the vacancies,
There is, however, one Office, the inn
portance ofwhich is not always sufficient.
ly appreciated, and which at this time
may possibly have more importance
than usual. We are not informed that
any thing requiring extraordinary care
in our selection is likely to demand at
tention in our next legislature, but in
these days the deep interest taken by
the public III the liquor and labor ques-
tons renders new schemes for legislation
possible, and it is highly important that
with our small representation our Mem
Der of Assembly shall be a thoroughly
reliable and capable man. It is hope
full feature of the situation that the
names of the candidates thus far present
ed are all of very worthy and capable
gentlemen.
Indeed the number of these is so large
that it is difficult to conceive how the
convention can readily arrive at practi-
cal results, excepting with some regard
to the claims of different localities
poor method of selection as that has
often proved.
Realizing the possibility of this neces-
sity, it may be wise 10 consider these
somewhat before its meeting next Mon.
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IMMORAL LITERATURE.

Several of the religious conventions
which have been in session in this and
neighboring states the past month have
called attention to the large amount of
immoral literature which finds readers
| among the young. It Is urged where
there are statutes for the suppression
of demoralizing literature they should
be enforced, and where the laws are
insufficient to reach the evil legisla-
lures should be applied to for the
proper remedy. On inquiring Of our
dealers in books and miscellaneous
reading matter, the opinion is express
ed that there is less demand Of what is
denominated yellow. covered" publ.
cations than few years ago. This,
perhaps, may be accounted for in part
from the fact that many of the city
newspapers devote so large space to
another kind of reading, equally profit
less, but less demoralizing to the young
ze-fghting, boxing and wrestling,
racing by man and beast, and trial
games of all descriptions. Aside from
what appears in some of the city news
papers, most citizens have no adequate
idea of how large proportion of the
reading matter in the city and country
is of demoralizing character. Vic
ious papers have sometimes been given
away, as bait to induce boys to buy
the stories of bandits and knaves of
all kinds. The boy reads the narrative
of a daring adventurer for plumber,
fierce encounters with highwaymen
and robbers; he admires the courage
and heroism displayed in conquering
the aggressors, and longs to take a
hand in such encounters. Many boy
has had his mind perverted by the
false pictures of life painted with at
tractive fiction. If the history of
many in jails and penitentiaries was
rightly written, their ruin would be
found traceable to fctions of the kind
here mentioned. It is the duty of leg
islatures to interfere in matters destruc.
tive to public morals. The uses of
government are to protect society; the
evils complained of are legitimate sub.
jects of legislation, and have been SO
recognized by every state in the union.
Hundreds of parents will have reason
to thank lawmakers for the enactment
of statutes for the suppression of temp
tations which entice the young to be.
come criminals.
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of Deputies and the other the House Of

of Deputies and the other the House of
Bishops, which is an arrangement not
unlike the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington. The House
of Bishops sent back a noble greeting,
which reflects great credit on the Epis-
copal church, which has often been
accused of exclusiveness and standing
aloof of other christian bodies. The
Bishops say:
1.-THE House of Bishops respectfully
informs the House of Deputies that,
having, from the first day of its session..
had before it the momentous subject
of Christian unity and the reunion of
Christendom, it takes the opportunity
presented by the action of the House
of Deputies to assure that house of its
profound sympathy with the spirit of
their resolution. This house declares
its hearty respect and affection for all
who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sim
cerity, and at this time especially for
their fellow-christians assembled in
IN
Congregational churches in the United
States. This house avows its solemn
purpose, under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit, to promote, with concur
renee of the House of Deputies, some
practical plan for bringing before all
our fellow-christian in this land the
duty to our common Lord and Saviour
of terminating the unhappy divisions
which dishOnor His blessed name and
hinder the triumph upon earth of His
glorious kingdom"
On no question before the House of
Deputies was there so much animated
debate and time consumed as on the
change of the name of the church.
Among other names proposed, that of
"Catholic church of America" appear
ed to have the most adherents. The
final question was whether the present
name Protestant Episcopal church
should be dropped, leaving the adoption
of new name, if that was carried.
The vote was taken by dioceses, re-
sulting as follows:
Clergy-49 dioceses voting-yeas, II;
nays, %; divided, 10. Lay delegates
A; dioceses voting-yeas, IL; nays,
90; divided, 4.
So the resolution to change the name
was lost, and the name Protestant
Episcopal will remain until the next
general convention, three years hence,
and probably much longer. s4
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day.
Looking at the situation in that light,
we find, as we understand it. the west
end of the county in the field with two
candidates for the Assembly the mid
die section, if we may SO term it, with
one; and the eastern end, including the
city of Kenosha, besides its two candi-
dates for the sheriffs Office, one for the
Office of Clerk of the Board, one for the
Treasurership. and one for Clerk of the
Court, one in a given emergency for the
Assembly. The western end of the coun-
ty has been lately represented by Mr..
Patterson, and the eastern has in its
senator a present representative in the
legislature the middle section alone
has not had for long time share in
the county honors.
On this showing there seems, at a
glance, much justice in giving at this
time to Bristol and Paris and their adj
iacent parts of the middle section fair
chance, if they have good candidate
to present. Such an one, we are inform
ed, they have in Mr. R. E. Roberts, who,
it is said, will command nearly the solid
vote of those two towns in the conven-
ton. With such a representative the
entire county may well be satisfied
Active, intelligent, earnest and firm in
his convictions, and especially we'll in
formed on the questions most likely to
be presented for discussion, he is pecu-
liarly qualified to represent us at the
present session. He ought to be nomi.
mated. and the party will surely elect its
candidate. Weare glad that your excel.
lent journal has so early and unreserved
ly recognized his merit. CITIZEN.
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upon those who met him for the first
time. He is gentleman of easy and
agreeable manners. The only formal
exercise of the evening was an address
of welcome by Mayor Grant, and a re-
Spouse by Rev. Mr.. Stein. Mr.. Grant,
in the course of his remarks, spoke of
ths characteristics of Methodism in
being the pioneer church, closely fol-
lowing the tide of settlement in the
new portions of the country. Rev. Mr..
Stein, after expressing his thanks for
the kind greetings of so ,goodly a num-
Der of friends and visitors, spoke for
some time of the advantages of the
itinerant system, in aiding feeble
churches to maintain religious services.
He expressed the belief that there was
growing sentiment in other denomin.
ations favorable to itinerancy, and that
it would ultimately be generally adopt.
ed. Ample refreshments were served
by the ladies of the church, and the
evening was pleasantly passed.
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If the Republican County Conyen-
tion, which meets on the 25th inst,
fails to make a good nomination for
the office of Member of Assembly, it
will not be for the want of willing
candidates to take the nomination from
whom to select. For this Office no less
than seven have been suggested. For
a small county like this, it is quite a
patriotic showing that so many pre-
sumably good Republicans are willing
to give assistance in making laws for
the state of Wisconsin. To these cam
didates it is not unreasonable to pre-
sumo there may be score or more
who have aspirations for the Office, but
too modest to make their wishes pub
licly known. How many there are
outside the Republican party who
would be pleased to have seat among
the lawmakers at Madison next win
ter is not manifest, for the reason that
the prospect of an election of any other
than Republican is rather dubious.
The Office of Member of Assembly is
more desirable than before the cOnsti-
tutional amendment extending the
term of Office to two years, although
but one session Of the legislature is
contemplated, unless emergencies arise
requiring the Governor to call special
session. 1t is not probable the time
will come under our form of govern
ment when there will be lack of can.
didates for Office, especially such as
have small compensation attached.
The pay for members of the state leg
islature is not temptingly large; but
if, as in the British Parliament, men,
bers received no pay, the candidates
for legislative honors here would
doubtless be greatly diminished. But
system of no pay for members of the
legislature would be Objectionable, be-
cause it would open the way to the rich
and discourage competent and worthy
men of small means, who could not
afford 10 give their services without
compensation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22
CITY WAITER GIRLS,
The Wages They Receive, and How The
Can Add to Their Income.

The Wages They Receive, and How They
Can Add to Their Income.
"To make a good waiter" said che
proprietor of restaurant in which the
walters are all women, "a girl must be
clean, patient, passably good looking
and not too heightened. She must
dress neatly and be quick and bright.
We employ about dozen girls here.
They earn four dollars week, and
work about eight hours day. If a
girl is a favorite with the customers
she picks up a good deal in fees. I
have frequently seen girl here shake
twenty ten-cent pieces out of her
pocket at the end of a day.
Some of the girls who have been
here long time have their regular GUS
toners, who are dissatisfied if any one
else waits upon them. Some of the
girls are away on their vacation now,
and two old gentlemen, who have been
dining here for year, were compelled
to let a strange girl wait upon them.
They found fault with every thing, and
when they went out they inquired when
their girl would be back, saying they
would dine somewhere else in the
meantime. The girl who waited upon
them is very good waiter, and has
several customers who will let no one
else wait upon them. One of the girls
here has been waiting upon two gentle.
men for two years. They never order
any thing, but simply tell Lizzie the
condition of their appetite and leave
the rest to her. When Lizzie went
away on her vacation the gentlemen,
whom she calls her firm, gave her nine
dollars"
care the girls ever insulted or treated
rudelyP"
'Not very often, and when they arc
they are protected if they complain to
me. A man who will insult girl who
is trying to earn an honest living will
steal spoons, and he is not wanted here.
A few of my girls are married, which
is nothing against them, whatever it
may be against the husbands who allow
them to earn their own living. That
little yellow-haired Irish woman be-
hind the counter has two children and
a husband big enough to eat team of
horses. | don't know what's the mat.
ter with him, but something is certainly
wrong somewhere or she would be
home looking after the young ones"
IN. Y. San.
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Y. M. G. A,

Mr.. More, the state agent, left here
over a week ago, since which time no
progress has been made in the solicit
ing of funds to carry forward the work
OF the. Association. The Ladies' Aux
iliary society entered upon the bust
ness vigorously of furnishing the
rooms; they are always in advance of
the men of this city in public and be-
nevolent enterprises. But they cannot
do the work of the male department,
and cannot move any faster than the
men prepare the way. The officers of
the Association, it is expected, will not
delay action, but will devise means for
the advancement of the object in view.
Enterprises of this kind, however
worthy of the confidence and support
of the public, will not move on alone,
but need leaders willing to make some
personal sacrifice of time for the &C.
complishment of an acknowledged
good.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22

One of the best directions to avoid
drowning is clock the hands behind
the back, fully initiate the lungs, and
close the mouth" A Chicago gentle.
man once gave these directions to his
daughter, and two or three weeks ago
while she was rowing on Lake Michigan,
her boat capsized, and she was only
saved from drowning by following this
rule. AS she observed its directions she
went under but short distance, and
upon reaching the surface she foated
until boat put out from the shore and
rescued her.-Bostor, Journal.
With bright eyes and elastic step, yet
gray, lusterless hair 1t is unnatural,
needless. Parker's Hair Balsam will re-
store the black or brown prematurely
lost, cleanse from all dandruf, and stop
it falling. Don't surrender your hair
without an effort to save it.
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The Republican County Convention
meets at the Court House in this city
ON Monday next for the nomination Of
county officers. Since the last issue of
the TELEGRAPH the number of can
didates have increased, particularly
for the office of Member of Assembly.
The committee for calling the conven-
tion deferred the call to an unusual
late period. There has been some
fault-fnding for crowding the Domina-
tions so near the day of election, but
it is probably quite as WELL An inter-
val of week between the nominations
and election is quite enough for the
voters to learn all about the candidates.
1t is hoped the convention will be fair
~ conducted; that it shall not be deem
ed necessary to resort to combinations
to defeat or 10 secure any nomination,
but that the voice of the people may
as far rs practicable be expressed
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22
Dressing of Wounds.

Natures method of protecting
wounds is by the process of scabbing;
and although almost matter of routine
in surgical practice to remove from a
disfigured face or wounded head the
crust that nature provides as dressing.
it is best to leave such crusts undis.
turbed whenever possible, and if de-
sirable simply to cover them with
something better looking. Lint, Oh
tarletan, or thin muslin, and collodion,
forms one of the best dressings for
simple inc;s3d, and not a few lacerated
wounds, which have ever been devised.
-PhYen0L0QicGJ Journal.
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/. B. CASWELL.

II the lake shore Republicans of Ra.
cine and Kenosha counties are anxious
for lake shore Republican Congress-
man, two years hence, they must stand
by L. B. Caswell this fall. Should there
be boiling the support of Caswell by
lake shore Republicans it will be a
long time before there will be a Repub-
lican candidate for Congress taken
from Racine or Kenosha counties.
The western counties holding the bal.
ance of power will tolerate no such de.
lection.
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HOW TO FILL THE CHURCHES.

There is no particular advantage in
fine churches, conveniently seated and
furnished, unless the people occupy
them. A variety of methods are in
these times employed to draw au-
diences, and where these methods are
legitimate and appropriate for church
they are approyable. A clergyman in
a neighboring city smaller than this
stated his methods of varying the SER
vices on Sunday evenings. One of
which he has just adopted was the Sc
Letting of four male persons to give
addresses or essays, occupying from
eight to ten minutes each. on such SUBJ
jects as they might deem profitable
The balance of the time not taken by
the speakers was occupied by a we'll
trained choir. This exercise took the
place of the regular Sunday evening
service and drew a full house. The
following Sunday evening four ladies
were chosen to contribute oral or
written productions, and the like sue
cess attended the occasion as on the
previous Sunday evening. This pro-
gramme of exercises is not to be con-
tinued for any length of time; it is in.
tended to show that the church is not
an iron-clad body, allowing only preach
ing and prayer, as many people suppose,
but that it is flexible institution,
tolerating what improves the taste,
elevates public morals, and enlists a
more general interest in the church.
Many are drawn to churches which at
times vary their exercises, instead of
pursuing an undertaking track for
months the year round.
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Commendable resolutions have been
passed by various political conventions,
demanding of Congress revision of
laws by which aliens are allowed to
obtain ownership of large tracts of
land. Various English syndicates
have obtained possession of large tracts
in our western territories, many miles
in extent, embracing hundreds of
thousands of acres, sometimes for i'm
mense cattle ranges. and sometimes
for settlement by English colonists.
We have not the figures at hand con-
tanning the extent of territory now
owned by these English companies,
but they are so large as to have at.
tracted the attention of Government,
and we hope to see some revision of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22

The conspiracy of the wholesale
coal dealers to keep up the price OF
coal, on the plea of a scarcity, meets
merited rebuke in all quarters. Is ii
an indictable offence to conspire to OPP
press the poor? One of our exchanges
argues it is.
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the laws, curtailing the possessions of
aliens i'll our midst. To deprive any
and all foreigners of all ownership of
real estate, under any circumstances.
would not be judicious; but that
there should be some limit is very evil
dent, especially for non-residents who
never intend to become residents.
If these large tracts become divided
and pass to the ownership of the
colonists, who become citizens, no
particular harm car result; but if to
remain the possessions of English
noblemen or any other nationality,
there is just cause for jealousy. No
general system for landlord and ten
ant can long be maintained in this
country. Its workings have been too
apparent in the old countries to be toll
Grated here. D.
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The Congregational Council of
churches of the United States in Chi
cago, which some persons predicted
would renew the discussion over the
subject of future probation, which was
such disturbing element in the meet
ing of the Congregational Board at
Des Moines, Iowa, last week, was
passed over without any excitement.
The Professors of Andover Seminary
explained that future probation had
never been taught as a doctrine, but
that expressions of opinion on that, as
on points not clearly settled by scrip
ture, are tolerated. This seemed sat-
isfactory, and quiet instead of COM
motion followed.
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The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton Of the state Of Wisconsin closed
its session at Baraboo last Saturday
Mr.. II. Baldwin attended as a delegate
from this city. 1t is stated to have
been one of the most successful meet
ings which has yet been held in the
state. A subscription to erect a build.
ing for the Association amounted to
$4,000. BarabOO is a city of a little
over 1000 population.
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The friends of Fred. Stemm, of this
city, ask us to announce his name for
the Office of Sheriff. We have no per-
sOnal acquaintance with Mr.. Stemm,
but are assured he has a good record
for patriotism, having enlisted in the
Union army when he was seventeen
Years of age.
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Our Democratic neighbors were de-
termined to have the last word in
the nomination of county officers.
They waited patiently until the
call of the Republican convention, and
called theirs for the following day.
This is all fair, but it will hardly win
this time.
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THE PARTY OF REFORM.

Wull0 pOlIIlcdl pdTLl6S are becoming
disintegrated and less conformed to
their old declarations of principley it
will not be out of place at this time to
call attention to the past record of the
Republican party. Every profesed
Republican should be slow to leave
party which has made such an honor
able history during a long series of
years. Its progress has not been i'm
pulsive, but steadfast and sure. Its
record is one which every one who
has served in its ranks has reason to
be proud of. Since the government
passed into the hands of the Republi-
cans, and as one problem after another
has been met, it has been solved by the
Republican policy, which has been one
of development and growth. The
party emerged into existence in the
troublesome times of slavery, and was
met on its accession to power by an
armed rebellion against the Govern
ment. The Republican party could
not at the beginning mark out con-
tinuous line of policy, adapted to all
future times and emergencies. But at
all times it has proven itself equal to
each emergency arising in our nation
al history. and it has not up to the
present period given evidence of loss
of ability to control the national affairs
of the country as safely and acceptably
in the future as in the past.
The Republican party arose out of
the hostility to slavery. Slavery was
abolished, and the rebellion which was
melted by slavery was subdued in &C
cordance with Republican policy. The
reconstruction of the rebel states fol-
lowed in historic order. The money
of the country was at that time found
to be in deplorable condition, but by
wise management the national credit
was re-established; the best banking
system in the world was erected,
giving the people currency which is
solvent, equal to gold, and every way
adapted to all the wants Of trade and
commerce.
Administrative abuses which had
been of long continuance had to be
corrected, but this was not the work
of day, while great war was in pro-
gress. For this reason the civil service
reform was delayed. but finally inau-
gurated, and was we'll under way until
the incoming of the present admins.
tration, and now shamefully evaded,
perhaps not so much through the fault
of the President as by the officials who
have been put in power by him. The
civil service reform has been retarded.
but Republican administration at no
distant day will see it successfully es-
tablished. Evils had grown up before
the advent of the Republican party,
which by wise legislation have been
swept away. This is no time for any
Republican to leave his party. That
party has still an important mission.
The reforms now sought after by the
people must be reached through 1t.