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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

here, they tell me, that most of the
finest chinaware in the world is manu-
featured. La the early part of last
century it was discovered that there
was fire clay of indispensable quality
and in great abundance not far below
the surface. Josiah Wedgwood, gen.
tleman of no small ability, sought to
utilize 1t and experimental for thirty
years, and to him is given the honor
for discovering many of the improved
processes in the manufacture of china
ware. A. Burslem an institute has
been reared to his memory, and we
have seen his marble figure in num-
Der of public places throughout the
potteries. The most extensive factory
that we visited was -Minton's, at Stoke
on Trent. We are sorry that we can
not give a detailed account of our visit,
for to US it was extremely interesting,
having had the pleasure of seeing the
wares made through all the different
processes, and to those who have a
special love for the beautiful, and an
ticipate trip abroad, make it convent
ent to visit these works, for since the
world was made we have no record of
pottery so exquisitely beautiful as that
produced here. Copeland's well
known pottery is also located at this
place. We also visited the home of
James Brindley, a man whose memory
all England is proud to honor. He
was born iii IT'S, of poor and humble
parentage, and by his own personal
efforts became one of the first engineers
of his time. He planned and superin-
tended the work of the first successful
canal built between Worsley and Man
chester. He engineered and managed
the construction of several others. and
in the hands of moneyed men was the
means of opening up the vast wealth
that now exists in the interior of Eng
land. He died September 27, 1772,
during the construction of the Trent
and Mursay canals, and was inferred
in the burying ground at New Chapel,
near Tunstall. We visited his old
home and made sketch of his study,
and the lock he built as an experiment.
which still remains in the garden as a
monument of his genius. We have
had several pleasant rides upon our
wheels, but two of our number are
waiting to purchase at Birmingham.
The roads to an American are grand,
but they tell us just to wait until we
get started toward London. l believe
that am the most attractive man in
all England that rides wheel-for a
star, it being the peculiar machine that
manage, is wonder to all. Wher-
ever | stop they swarm around like
bees to see how it is constructed
They are all anxious to see it run, and
endeavOr to the best of my ability to
show it'up, and many funny remarks
are passed, but they are forced at last
to at least admire American genius
We arrive in Birmingham at ~ M.
June IL, and we wend our way up the
busy streets to hotel that has been
recommended. We intend to remain
here and in the vicinity until after the
Whitsuntide holidays are over, which
occur next week j. w. v.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
HOW COAT MADE THE BAD !
LANDS.

The "Bad Lands of Dakota are
said to owe their origin to the burning
of the coal deposits that once existed
there. They are situated principally
along the Cheyenne a1d Grand rivers
and the Little Missouri. They are
from two or three miles to, say, twenty
five miles in width. In the long ago.
the valleys of these streams must have
been filled with drift wood. Then
followed a period of drift. which buried
the accumulation of wood under two
or three hundred feet of sediment,
sand, and gravel. The buried wood in
time became coal, the veins being in
some instances twenty odd feet in
depth. Either from spontaneous COM
bustion or from electricity, fires were
started in these veins, and they gradu-
ally burned out, restoring in part the
old water course by means of the over
flow from the accumulation of water
in these newly formed basins. Look
ing upon them, here you see patches
of Stag. there great powders, showing
unmistakable evidences of great heat,
and on every hand scoria or burned
clay, resembling broken brick. Where
the fires were checked by the caving
earth and the coal did not burn,
mounds two or three hundred feet in
height stand.
And according to the Black DiG.
nso'ld, newspaper devoted to the coal
interests published in Chicago, in parts
of Wyoming the same process is now
going on; vast fields are undermined
by subterranean fires, and the blacken-
eo, smoking plain is filled with desola-
ton. Trappers say these fires have
been in existence for long time, and
the traditions of the Indians point to
the same conclusion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
AN OLD CITY.

The city of Albany, N. Y. devoted
several days last week in celebrating
the 2O0th anniversary of its incorpora-
ton as a city. There were many dis
tinguished persons present from differ.
ent states in the Union, including
President Cleveland; also representa-
tives from Holland, Albany having
originally been settled by Hollanders.
Two hundred years seems a long time
in the incorporated age of city, and
is so regarded by all. But time is fleet
winged. The city of Kenosha is al
ready nearly quarter as old as AL
bany. 1t was incorporated as a city
in 1910, and is therefore 46 years old.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
DEPRESSION OF TRADE THE
WORLD OVER.

Trade is dull everywhere. A few
months ago there was an attempt in
New York and Chicago to create the
impression that the country was on the
threshold of business revival, and
there was for the moment a little stir
indicative that such was the fact, but
things soon relapsed back again to dull
ness. Commercial travellers in this
state, who visit every important village
and city to sell and take orders fol
goods, report no Improvement in trade,
There can no longer be any conceal
ment of the fact, that business is every
where languid. Not only is this SO in
the United States, but throughout the
world. England appointed royal
commission to investigate the extent
and causes of business depression.
This commission made inquiry of the
various British consulates in different
parts of the world. The answers to
the inquiries generally agree as to the
dizziness of trade, and the percentage
falling off of the manufacture of vari-
ous kinds of goods in diff rent coun-
tries is given. The committee report
that in 1884 there were three-quarters
of a million laboring men out of en-
ployment in that country. The number
must be quite as great now. AS for
the remedy for this depressed condi-
ton of trade, the answers were vari-
GUS. There was no general agreement
how best to reach a business revival.
But no one need be alarmed that the
present business depression has come
to stay; there is no justifiable cause for
it in the United States. There is no
scarcity of money, of food, or any of
the necessaries or luxuries of life.
Dull times often come without any as
signable cause, and disappear in ways
unexpected.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

Twin Lakes, in the western part of
this county, has become o summer re-
sort of larger Importance than general
ly supposed. A correspondent OF the
Inter Ocean gives the names of about
one hundred visitors who have been
stopping at the Twin Lakes Hotel.
This, Of course, does not include the
many who are sojourning in camps
around the lakes. AS was remarked
in this paper last week, all that is re-
quired is suitable buildings and i'm
provements, such as are found at the
summer resorts north Of this place, to
render the western lakes in this county
popular stopping places.
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SCHOOL-HOUsES.

"This is The time of year when the
school-houses are usually renovated
Many improvements are needed. The
reports to the Educational Bureau in
Washington show that very large
proportion of the country school
houses, even in such states as New
York, New Jersey and Massachusetts,
are about as they were forty years ago.
One lady teacher remarked: The seats
in my room are miserably uncomfort-
able for large, growing girls. l know
it well, for | sat on them myself thirty
years ago. "-NesO York Ledger.
The above suggestion in respect to
school-houses will not come amiss for
Wisconsin. There are probably no
counties in the state that attach more
Importance to schools than this. But,
/ if we are not mistaken, there are
sch0ol-houses in this county which
have undergone no thorough repairs OF
improvement for the past twenty OF
more years. Our school houses should
keep abreast with the progress of i'm.
provements in our dwellings and their
attractive surroundings. The school.
house where the children and youths
are required to spend no inconsiderable
portion of their lives should be invest.
ed with every reasonable attraction.
Scholars who have finished their school
education should, in after years, have
pleasing recollections of their school.
rooms. A school-room with dingy
walls, disfigured and dflapidated seats
and desks, affords no inspiration fol-
study. 1t is better that the young
mind should be associated with things
beautiful than sights repulsive. There
are some school-houses which stand
out on the field or prairie, without a
tree or shade near them. There is
nothing home-like in this, but is more
calculated to repel than to draw.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
CAMP MEETINGS, OLD AND
NEW.

Wonderful changes have taken place
in the manner of conducting camp
meetings since over half a century ago.
These meetings are now reduced to a
method. and have programme or
order of arrangement. The Lake
Bluff camp meeting in progress the
past week is quite fully reported in
some of the daily Chicago papers, from
which a tolerable idea is gained of
what is being done, and how it is done.
Only one of the distinguishing features
between modern camp meeting and
those of olden times will now be
noticed. The chief of these is tbs sing
Ing. Two generations ago there was
no such thing IS choir singing or sing
ing by note at a camp meeting Proba.
bly, not one in fifty of those who did
the camp meeting singing learned the
tunes they sung by note, but merely
picked up the music by sound, as it
was transmitted from the father and
mothers to the children. The leader
of the singing was usually selected for
his strength of lungs and power of
voice. He led off in the singing and
the congregation fell in, each one do
ing his or her best to swell the volume
of sound and Of praise. At the Lake
Bluff camp meeting all this has been
changed. DR.. Bolton, who has charge
of the singing, is himself musical
composer and instructor; he has organ
lied large choir at Lake Bluff; be.
sides, has double quartette from the
First Methodist church in Chicago.
The organist is skilled player on that
instrument. 1t can therefore be well
imagined that the singing at the regu.
lar preaching services is Of an artistic
kind. Sixty years ago quartette of
trained voices at a camp meeting might
have been regarded as a device of the
devil to draw souls away from saliva.
tion. In those early days only one
part was sung; there were no such
distinctions as bass, tenor and alto at
these meetings. Probably all will
agree that this change in the singing
department of camp meeting services
is a great and most desirable improve
ment. 1t is acknowledged that sing.
ing is an essential part of religious
services, therefore it should always be
the best that can be afforded. What.
ever may have been the quality of the
singing in religious meetings in early
times, the Methodists are now fully
abreast of leading denominations and
in advance Of some in the matter of
vocal music. Some of the very best
choirs are found in the churches of
this denomination.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE
WORLD.

A stranger in New York, standing on
the middle span of the great Brooklyn
Bridge, views with wonder the beauties
of New York harbor. He sees the great
cities on each side stretching away for
miles to the north, east and west. Be
meath his feet the rapidly running river,
with scores of large and small steam
boats coursing up and down. A large
four-masted ship, bound for China, is
passing under the great bridge in charge
OF tugboat on its way to the sea, all
hands are buoy on deck, and as she pass.
es from under the bridge the sailors
give shout. If this ship arrives out
safely and returns to this port it will be
nearly year before she makes the
round trip,
Looking down the bay we see great
steamer going through the Narrows,
bound in an opposite direction. Great
black clouds of smoke ascend fl ON her
funnel. We know that the stokers away
down in the boiler-room are replenish-
ing the fires that are to furnish the mo-
tive power for the great ship, and must
be attended to constantly for the next
ten days.
Apparently at our feet, but over a
mile away, lies Governors Island a
picture fresh, green and peaceful. The
old fort, with cannons on top large
enough for small child to crawl in, the
cannon balls piled in pyramids, the off,
GERS houses and well-kept lawns remind
one of the peep show in pasteboard
box that he made when child.
At our right we see towering struc-
ture on an island-Bedloe's Island, three
miles and a half away. It is difficult to
realize the distance is so great, as every
thing stands out clear and bright on
this beautiful spring day. This large
structure is the pedestal for Bartholdi's
great statue of Liberty Enlightening
the World" which is to be one hundred
and forty-two feet high, and will be COM
pleted this month.
The engineers and workmen who con
structed the great statue will arrive from
France in May, and commence putting
in place this great wonder of modern
times which will tower three hundred
and twenty feet above the waters of the
Udy ~ UclCOA HSl1U tlAttt Will oLUW ldT
out at sea, and a welcome to all who en-
ter the beautiful harbor from oppressed
and overcrowded Europe to make their
homes with us.
This great statue is a gift from one
great nation to another, which will
stand for ages to cement the friendship
of France and America.
The committee in charge of the con-
struction of this great pedestal are near
ly through with their labors. And all
who desire memento, in the form of a
miniature statuette of this great work,
with certificate of subscription from
the committee to show their children's
children that they helped build the great
pedestal, should subscribe at once.
The statuette is work of art, and has
found place in thousands of homes.
Statuettes delivered by mail or express
on receipt Of subscription price, one dol
lar, Eve dollars and ten dollars each.
All remittances should be addressed to
Richard Butler, Secretary American
Committee of the Statue of Liberty, 33
Mercer Street, New York.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
A MODEL EDITOR,

A man who runs q paper should know every
human caper, and hold up the torch OF
knowledge like cleaning midnight taper.
He should be profound az Plato, plant as 9
boiled potato, and as humble to his patrons
as Q street and crossing scraper.
He should honor In his journal every scaptain.
crank and colonel, and dish up their proud
achievements in hodge podge cooked
diurnal
He should puff-the hardened Har-clubs and
concerts, church and choir, with long adj
jectives sonorous, sweet, seraphic and super
nal
He must write the funny column. that makes
alls his readers solemn, with the fashions,
frills and founces, furbelows and-what-
d'ye-c1ll emf
Quell the copy fend's wild revel, squelch and
massacre the DEVIL and put on blow of
thunder that shall petrify and Gppal EN-.
He must be q news-relector of the lyceum Ind
lectur', and rain down his tafy torrents on
the veteran milk Inspector.
He must be prompt adviser to each foreign
king and kaiser, and keep out his key hole
telescope to dodge the bill collector,
Lynn Union.
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GREAT SONG FESTIVAL

The Saengerfest at Milwaukee, for
which preparation had been making
for months, came off last week, fully
meeting the expectations of the origin
ators of this great musical entertain.
ment. 1t is stated that nearly $500
singers from eighty.iive societies were
in attendance at the opening. AID.
dresses Of welcome were made by Gov.
Rusk and Mayor Walber. 1t was es.
timated there were % 900 strangers in
the city on the first day of the festival
subsequently the number was greatly
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

increased. Many of the most distin-
guished singers, who have a far more
than local reputation, were among
those present. The effect produced
on the vast audience, by such a large
choir of trained voices, cannot well be
described, but must have been heard
to be appreciated and realized. This
was probably the largest and most inn
portant musical festival ever held in
the northwest, and it may be long
time before there will be another to
equal it.
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FOX LAKE.

Among the many summer resorts,
Fox Lake, on the southern border of
Kenosha county, in Illinois, has come
in for a share of patronage. The Chi
cago Inter Ocean speaks of Fox Lake
as follows:
Thirty years ago no one would have
prophesied the present popularity of
this resort. 1t was then deemed a vast
swamp, the abode of malaria, mos
quitoes and bullfrogs. But popularity
came, the bugbears of the past have
been overthrown, and this pretty resort
now has numerous charms for lovers
of sport, seekers of health, and idlers
OF summer hours away"
1t will be recollected this place was
selected several years ago by the man
ayers of the Kenosba County Old Set.
tiers Society, and several acres pur-
chased in beautiful grove, on an ele.
walton from seventy.five or more feet
above the surrounding waters. The
place chosen was the most desirable
for beauty of location and grandeur OF
surrounding scenery of any in that
picturesque region of country. There
are doubtless hundreds of families in
kenosha and neighboring counties
who have no idea Of the high eleva.
tions of land rising out of Fox river,
which here spreads out, covering a
large district of country. dotted with
islands. One of the early club houses,
the Elgin, we believe, an elegant struc.
ture, stands on an abrupt elevation
eighty feet above the level of the lake
and is reached by steps from the bank
of the lake. More recently a large and
commodious hotel has been erected and
number of club houses belonging to
parties at some distance away have
been built, Besides, there are many
temporary campers.
The question may be asked, why did
the Kenosha County Old Settlers so.
ciety dispose of these beautiful
grounds2 The reason is understood Ia
be, that the location is difficult of &C.
cess, being surrounded almost on all
sides by wide expanse of water. All
the time the place was chosen there
was small steamer called the Athlete
running from Wilmot down the river
to Fox lake, but this boat was subse-
quently hauled off, for the want of
business. Besides, if the boat had
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
TRADES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

In his address before the national
convention of charities, at st. Paul, ex-
President Hayes strongly urged the
Importance of industrial education for
the young. He believes that instruc.
ton in skilled labor for one or two
hours of each day during the entire
period of school life for boys and girls
would be an Improvement on the pres
ent school system.-Chica9o Journal.
There is nothing new in this express
sion of opinion of the ex.P President, but
it Is an endorsement of what we are
glad to know is becoming a general
sentiment of the friends of educa-
ton. While the apprentice system
was common, there were avenues for
boys and girls to become acquainted
with the trades, but now machinery
has largely dispensed with apprentices.
If boys and girls cannot learn trades
in the shops, the schools should fur
nish the facilities for such learning.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
IMPORTANT BILL PASSED.

The House has concurred in the
bill passed by the Senate, authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
silver certificates of the denomina-
tions of one, two and five dollars, to
take the place of silver certificates OF
larger denominations to be withdrawn.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

been retained on the river, it could
not have accommodated only a small
portion of the number who usually at
tend the Old Settlers meetings. In
addition to this reason, Fox Lake
is in the state of Illinois. Had
the old settlers been a corporation for
speculation, the property would have
been good investment to hold.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
WHICH-A LIBRARY OR A
DAILY NEWSPAPER?

A library is generally understood to
mean collection of books of indefi-
mite number. A good size library is
creditable to any family, but great
proportion of families, both in the city
and country, cannot afford large
library. A small collection of books
can hardly be called a library, but is
indispensable for every family. 1t is
taken for granted that all respectable
families, however poor, have Bible
and books used in Sunday religious
worship. There are a few essential
helps. One is dictionary; Webster's
Unabridged, if it can be afforded; other
wise Worcester's will answer. But
the most valuable source of informa.
ton in the line of books is an encyclo-
pedia; a good work of this kind is
worth more than fifty volumes Of the
average found in libraries. Books of
history and travel are desirable, but in
these times can be dispensed with
where they cannot easily be afforded.
But no family, however poor, can well
do without local weekly newspaper,
printed in the county. Home news is a
kind of necessity. Beyond this, daily
newspaper, rightly conducted, is an
essential part of library, and an ever
fresh source of information. Between
the well managed daily newspaper and
the library, the former has the prefer
ence. The newspaper is not only the
medium of intelligence of what is trans
piring in various parts of the world,
but it is history brought down to the
present date; it imparts information
of what is being done for the cause of
education and good government; it re.
cords passing events-political, moral
and religious. In short, nothing that
is most inquired about at home and
abroad escapes the attention of the
most ably conducted public journals.
Many years ago public library in al.
most every village and town was re-
garded as matter of prime import
ance; in later years the newspapers
have been substituted for the library,
and the latter is held of less account
than formerly. There are large class
of books which have become obsolete,
in part at least, and need revising to
meet the demand of the times. This
is world of change; what is new in
books to-day often soon needs revision
The newspaper keeps up with the
progress of the age, and aims to appro'
pirate to its columns what is the latest
In the selection of newspaper for
home reading too much discretion can.
not be exercised; those which devote
a large space to horse races, prize
fights, pugilistic contests, base ball
games, and miscellaneous sporting, are
Improbable for family reading. No
boy or girl, or person of older years,
was ever benefited intellectually, so.
cially or morally. by that sort of read.
ing, but the contrary effect is mental
dissipation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

The Wisconsin state prohibition con-
vention met at Madison on Wednesday
last. Between four and five hundred
delegates were in attendance. John
M. Olin, of Madison, was nominated
for Governor, and full ticket of state
officers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30

Women are everywhere using and
recommending Parker's Tonic because
they have learned from experience that
it speedily overcomes dependency, in
digestion, pain or weakness in the back
or kidneys, and other troubles peculiar
to the sex.