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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

The following bit of poetry is part O.
a poem written by a MiIburn girl in
1850, who is now the mother of a
good-sized family, and lives not thou
sand miles from here. We found it in
a borrowed book, and thought it might
possess interest to some Gazette readers.
1t was not written for "Spring poetry"
but for a country lyceum.
MY HOME.
live In an old log house,
And Its walls are crumbled and gray,
Its roof Is shattered and lOOsened,
And Its shingles are falling away.
live in an old log house,
But many hours happy and bright,
I've spent meath its kindly shelter,
And beside the old home light.
I've been with my young companions,
And we were all joyous and gay,
When perchance that stranger
Has paused as she passed that way.
asked her to come to my home,
For her words were pleasant and kind,
And thought " of course she will come
where affections about us were tWined."
Then heard another one whisper,
And say to that stranger friend,
" She lives in an old log house,
And the roof has begun to bend"
Then looked at her, the stranger,
But another friend she had found;
She never came to see my home,
For she worshipped the "yellow ground"
Then thought if she was too good
To visit my log house home,
She might stay away If she wished,
For should not be alone.
For the old fireSide affections
Are stronger than any friend
Though house of log contains them,
And the roof has begun to bend.
wonder why people will Judge
By outward appearance alone,
And why cannot have mind,
Though dwell in log house home?
had rather live In a log house,
Where all is peace therein,
Than where it Is dark and fOrbidding
Though it be the home of king.
Then speak not so lightly again,
Aye, stifle that scornful tone;
Remember. yes think and remember,
That old log house Is my home.
-WGuke0Gn Gazette.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
CHILDREN'S DAY.

Last Sunday was observed through
out the country as "Children's Day."
The services Of the day were given up
to the Sunday School teachers and of
ficers, to make such programme of
exercises as they might deem most
conducive for the interest of the child
rem. The day was duly observed in
this city, and the attendance at some
of the churches was large, including
parents and friends of the children.
The city was taxed to considerable
extent for flowers to decorate the
churches, which is pleasing and APP
propriate custom.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
A KENOSHA LADY TEACHER
AND A PIECE OF HISTORY.

NO a. AIOG OC d1CIOh4.
Miss Eva Hanson, formerly assistant
teacher in the Kenosha High School.
and Mr.. A. F. Warden, editor of the
Plymouth wis., Reporter, were recent
ly married. Miss Hanson is a daugh-
ter OF DR.. M. P. Hanson, who resided a
number of years in this CITY. and
moved from this place with his family
to Milwaukee, where he established the
Turkish baths. In 1888 Miss Hanson
and another young woman availed
themselves of the homestead law. went
to Dakota, selected government lands,
and caused cabin to be built thereon.
They lived on a prairie, distance
from neighbors, holding their claim
for the time required to secure the
title. Both obtained the lands thew
mad selected, and it is a property
which has been increasing in value.
1t required no great amount of hard
ship for them to accomplish their pur.
pose but a large share of courage and
determination was demanded. There
are at moderate calculation from
twenty-five to fifty old maids in this
county who whiled away their time in
the summer of 1888 waiting for some
thing to turn up. They had adyan.
tages equal to Miss Hanson and her
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
NEW PARTY.

Arrangements for the formation of
anew political party in the state are
in progress. A convention is to be
held at La Crosse on the 18th of July
next. The new party will be composed
of all such as will discard both the Re
publican and Democratic parties, and
adopt a platform in which the inter-
ests of the working men shall be
prominent. 1t may be no difficult task
to form such party, but whether it
can be made a success is quite another
thing,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
COUNTERFEIT BUTTER.

Our representatives in Congress, or
at least a majority of them, are
doing good service in protecting
the interests of the dairymen of Wis
consin. Congressman Caswell recent
ly made an earnest plea in behalf of
the dairy interest. and now Congress-
man La Toilette, of the Madison dis
trict, makes strong and argumenta.
tive speech in favor of taxing counter.
felt butter. If the imposing tax on
imitation butter fails to become law,
it will not be the fault of the Wiscon-
sin members.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

The communication below was in
tended for last weeks TELEGRAPH,
but received too late. II contains
much information in respect to the
present condition of the lake shore,
and how much of it has been engulfed
in the lake:
EDITOR TELEGRAPH.
Some little excitement is prevailing
on the street in regard to the late
action Of the City Council in contract
ing for breakwater to protect thu
city front.
Examining the city map Of 1857, ant
measuring by the scale. it is found thai
at the intersection of Town Line ami
Mechanic street the encroachment Of
the lake has been "a rods, leaving ths
centre of the site of the old steam mill
of C. I. Hutchinson & Co. more than
10 rods from the present shore line
At the foot of Park street, and opposite
the south end of the former warehOus,
of G. M. Reed & Co., the encroachmenj
is 20 rods, and at intermediate poinb
is still greater-Say about 80 rods
Taking the average of the three point,
the encroachment is about Is rods. 4
direct line from the north side of The
lot of 0. M. Calkins to the foot of Ma
ket street is 95 rods by the same scal.,
from which data it is found that the
loss by encroachment is something
over 14A acres of what was once a
part Of the city plot. and which is now
covered by Lake Michigan--probahy
is a much less area than is usually
supposed, by a rough estimate, but too
much to be lost, while we are still 0.
posed to the same inroads, A portion
of this loss is beyond the city Limits,
but the ravages extend still farther
south, encroaching upon the grounds
of Kemper Hall and others. S
When the harbor piers were extended
some years since, it was predicted,
from some reasoning, that they would
serve as a protection to the shore
further south, but the reverse las
proved to be the case. From certain
action of the currents ON the west shore
OF the lake, they make serious inroads
Immediately south of harbOrs, as NAV
be seen at Racine, Kenosha and Chica.
go, while a broad beach is formed on
the north. One after another the oe-
cupants have been obliged to move
their houses and abandon their lots to
inevitable destruction. The feeble eff.
forts of individuals to stay the fearful
ravages of the angry waves have
proved of but little avail. 1t is impos.
sible for individual owners of front
lots to protect them; to do so would
cost more than their value. Itrequires
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
DIOCESAN COUNCIL.

Rev. S. ]. French, rector of ST
Mathews church in this city, attended
the Diocesan Council at Milwaukee
this week. Rev. DR.. Adams, one of
the Oldest Episcopal clergymen in the
state, in his opening sermon, speaking
of Christian union, said: "The Epis-
copal church, though small in compare
son with the sects, has great influence
In the nation. If there was to be re-
ligious unity, the Episcopal church
would give the basis upon which the
edifice would arise"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
DESTROY THE NOXIOUS WEEDS

The season of the year is at hand
when the law requires the proper of.
hcers to look after the destruction of
noxious weeds in city and in country.
Last year the requirements of the law
were fulfilled in some localities, but
there were neglects. Were the intent
OF the law relating to noxious weeds
and plants strictly observed, so that
there should be no seeding or repro.
duclng from half-exterminated weeds,
the country would soon be rid of every
nuisance of this sort. The statutes
of the state prescribe penalties for
neglecting its requirements in this
matter, but few persons care to en-.
force penalties where performance of
duty is so obviously reasonable. The
cutting of the tall grass by the road
side has heretofore been too much
neglected. Moving the grass by the
roadside not only improves the trav.
cling condition, but gives the farms
through which the roads pass tidy
and finished appearance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

1t is announced that DR.. A. L. Chap
in, President of Beloit College, will re-
sign his Office at the close of the pres
emit collegiate year. This college is the
oldest in the Northwest; was estab'
lished in 1S47, 80 years ago. aud DR..
Chaplin has been connected with il
from the beginning.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

Among the latest items of foreign
news is the suicide of the king Of
Bavaria, who drowned himself, by
jumping into a lake. His attendant
physician was also drowned in the at
tempt to save the life of the king
The king had lately been deposed from
the throne of Bavaria.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

The GAINESVILLE Gazette shows dis
position to help its neighbor, the Re
cordeT, boom Mr.. Winans for the
Democratic nomination for governor,
-NiLa0Gukee Sentinel.
The Gazette did pretty much the
same thing four years ago, when
Winans was put in nomination against
the Republican candidate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

Strange enough. John Winans, of
GAINESVILLE, it is said, aspires to be the
Democratic candidate next fall for
Governor of this state. 1t will be re.
membered that Mr.. Winans was nomin-
ated by mongrel convention four years
ago for member of Congress for this
district. Enough Republicans who de-
sired to defeat Williams, the regular
Republican nominee, voted for Winans
to elect him. 1t turned out to be a
poor swap, as the sequel proved.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
FRIDAY. JUNE 10. 1886.

The school fund apportioned to the
several counties in this state is much
larger than ever before. This arises
from the one mill tax, of which much
was said last fall. Total school fund
for the state. $685., SS2.5s. Total for
Kenosha county $5,925.73.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

Late news from Washington informs
the country that President Grover
Cleveland and his new wife took a
morning walk from the White House
on the mall, down towards Washing
ton monument. After having pro-
Ceeded about forty rods, they stopped
a few minutes to admire the scenery
across the Potomac, and then wendell
their way back to the White House,
presumably much invigorated by the
morning air.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
CORRECTION.

In our notice last week of the First
Wisconsin Regiment it was stated the
regiment left the state June 0, 1864; il
should have been 1861. Also the name
of I'd Lieut., was given E. Rowland; il
should have been Levi. 1t should
have been added that at permanent
organization of the survivors at Mil
waukee, Gen. Starkweather was chosen
President, and Major McVean Vice.
President.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

The violent assault on the Saliva
tionists in Beloit was noticed in the
TELEGRAPH last week, also of the
previous week. 1t now appears that
five of those engaged in the riOtous
attack, who were arrested, have had
their examination, and are held for
trial. OF the held, four are of the
male sex, one of the female sex. One is
the city editor of the Beloit Daily Ar
gus
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

The eyes are always in sympathy with
the body, and afford an excellent index
of its condition. When The eyes become
weak, and the lids inflamed and sore, it
is an evidence that the system has
become disordered by Scrofula, for
which Ayers Sarsaparilla is the best
known remedy.
Scrofula, which produced painful III
fammation in my eyes, caused me much
suffering for a number of years. by the
advice of a physician / commenced taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla. After using this
medicine a short time / was completely
Cured
My eyes are now in y splendid condi
ton, and am as well and strong as ever
Mrs. William Gage, Concord, n. II.
For number of years w@s troubled
with humor in my eyes, and was unable
to obtain any relief until [ commenced
using Ayers Sarsaparilla. This mttii-
cine has effected a complete cure, and
believe it to be the best of bIcod puri-
fiers. &C. Z. Upton, Nashua, n. II. -
From childhood, and until with few
months, have been afflicted with Weak
and Sore Eyes. / have used for these
complaints, with beneficial results,
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and consider it
great blood purifier. = Mrs. G. Phillips,
Glover, Vt.
I suffered for year with iDfamBla-
ton in my left eye. Three ulcers formed
on the ball, depriving me of sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, Ono purpose, Twas final
ly induced to use Ayers Sarsaparilla.
BY Taking
three bottles of this medicine have been
entirely cured. Ny sight has been re-
stored, and there is no sign OF inffamma-
ton, sore, or ulcer in my eye. - Kendall
T. Bowen, Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio.
Ny daughter, ten years old, was affiict-
ed with Scrofulous Sore Eyes. During
the last two years she never saw light of
any kind. Physicians of the highest
standing exerted their skill, but with no
permanent success. On the recommen-
dation of friend purchased bottle of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which my daughter
commenced taking. Before she had used
the third bottle her sight was restored.
Her cure is complete. w. E. Suther-
land, Evangelist, Shelby City, Ky.
Ayers SarsaparilIa,
Prepared by Dr.J c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold By all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, g.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

"What is. longitude, my son f"-
Young Hopeful "a clothes line.D p
Papa "How is thatT Son: ut
stretches from pole to pole:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

Clean saw-dust, with little sulphur
sprinkled in it, is as good as any materi-
al for the nests of sitting hens.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
STRAY NOTES BY A Way
FARER

The Knights of Labor have got on
the right track. They favor a law
that ne one shall own more than 100
acres of land. If they make no at
tempt to interfere with existing titles.
it is better to leave the law to gradually
work out the remedy. Our children
Imay hope for better times. The mon
lopoly of land is the worst one we have
Ito grapple with, but if the subject is
kept before the people we may hope to
Isee it destroyed by and by: 1t is
Iconsummation deyoutly to be wished
|Vor.
| read an article last week showing
the evil of the law making insurance
companies pay the face of policy.
There is no evil in the law; the evil is
in human nature. A scoundrel will
cheat under any kind of law. But
there is an evil in the way insurance
agents act. If they get commission
on the amount insured for. they do
not care if a house worth five hundred
lis insured for five thousand dollars, so
far as the company is concerned.
Their object is commission. Unfor.
tunately there are insurance COM
panies that would cheat an insurer as
well as the insurer would cheat the
company, and no kind of law will stop
it entirely. But the law in question is
an excellent one, and hope the people
Of Wisconsin will see that it is not re-
pealed.
A newspaper man in Missouri has
the impertinence to make remarks on
the stylish dress of Mr.. Irons, the cele-
brated knight of Labor. Is that editor
SO ignorant that he does not know the
FIRST and most important object of such |
is to give few officers
stylish dress and surroundings. Help
ing workingmen is of course collater- |
al. But most of these officers are wise
enough not to make too much slow. |
Irons, / suppose, feels safe of his posi-
ton, so spends the money of the starv.
ing workers freely. You see it is good
for trade.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

IhIIk1 more money than at anything els q by
hII IN taking an agency for the best selling
WIFE book out. Beginners succeed graEdly.
None fail. Terms zfree. fHAILETT
BeoKCo. Portland, Maine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

friend to secure a farm in the great
Northwest What was chiefly needed
was !" a will and a determination to do"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18

Tub WASHED.
Good to Choice Medium.
Poor and Coarse.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH

M FRANK. EDITOR
Office in Masonic Block. room of a. h. French
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-18
Ayers SarsaparilIa,

Prepared by DR.. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, Is.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-08
WASHINGTON WAFFLES.

Alfred Little 81 Jackson. Ky. has been des
barred from practicing n AL attorney beior.
the interior department.
Dormau Il Eaton connection with the civ
II service commission will under no cOnsldera
ton Ae says, last longer than Feb !.
The president has approved the Til granting
a prn-iou 10 Mrs. Grant, aud removing III,
political disabilities of Gen. LAYTON ol
Georgia.
The second comptroller has decided thai
'olditrs honorably discharged for promotion
are entlled u bounty provided ia the act ol
July -. lNjl
The movement OF standard dollars for the
week ended December -, amounted Ia S543
$40, - against 500, i97 for the corresponding
period Ia ISL.
Letters have been prepared and sent To- con
grcss stating that there are 10 unclaimed e.
tatcs or fabulous sums OF money In England
awaiting claimants.
lie first comptroller OF the treasury has az
proved the accounts Of the United States lsi
commission ior the last fiscal year without al
terdtlou or mo !ihcation.
Gen. Atkins. Commissioner Of Indian At
fairs. says the government has NJ official III
formation OF an attack on an Indian camp near
I'll Paso IN which eleven Indians are reported
10 have been killed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-08
AROUND A GREAT STATE.
kILLED IN A RIOT.
Tas Polish Church Trouble in Detroit Ends
In Murder.

The trouble which has existed In the Polish
Catholic church in Detroit Tor some time, cul-
IN mated on Christmas day IN the murder OF
John Lcyitski, by an unknown person. The
trouble IN the church originated In the action
If the Bishop dcpOsng The priest and closing
the church. The Bishop had promised the
congtc- alton that the trouble should be ad-
listed lore Christmas that the usual festiyi-
tics on that day might be- observed. This Was
not done, however, aud the peOp.e, disappoint-
ed aud deprived OF the privilege of observing
hc celebration OF the most Important oi the
hllyda,s, eongregatei IN n body between
.uUl aud 300 strong aud marched TO
The residence of the Bishop 10 ask him Ia open
their church aud allow Tie Christmas testlvl-
te- 10 proceed. The Bishop refused to see
the committee appointed by the Poles, aud
quiet, slipped out 10 the alley back of his
lc-iucuCC aud was driven rapidly away.
II was reported that he had gone 10 st. Jo-
srpn'- church IN another part OF the city 70
cclt bate mass. aud the Poles again formed In
line al i marched TO IT. JOseph's To see even
al that late hour If the Bishop would not al
low them 10 occupy their church. They were
rCfu ca adhesion TO st. JOseph's.
balkel al Every turn, and realizing that they
were ocbarrcd entirely from celebrating the
Christmas day. the Poles marched back 10
their own church and slowly dispersed.
About O'Clock IN the afternoon they again
began tocuugregate, some 800 people appearing,
ana lclllng trouble detachment of police was
cal, eL out. Near the church II saloon KEPT 10y
II "a the Polls and IN front of this the crowd
-a,hrIrd II being known that 4 number OF
fol Wno were enemies Of the deposcd priest
Neclu>ilc \ lad about II or IL wears old
uts.t... %, the door of the saloon and gave IL a
klc, n, hurried away. Instantly the door
VS. g. elrd and a man appeared aud hred tour
mos mao The crowd. One OF the bullets Int
Ian lcYitsNi killing him instantly. Another
sAo. uot -TaZed and cut the SHOULDER OF a
Nua.iu. Inc men retired into the saloon and
Ia. Acd the door, aud the dea man was taken
To thc station house. \ dra hrnent Of police
Dr, >r into the saloon and placed under arrest
IN, nine men found therein until the matter
en- b.. thoroughly investigated and the guilty
uIun apprehended
Inns action of the Bishop is strongly de
uouu,cd by Catholics and Protestant alike.
II a. bitrary conduct prccipitatcd the riot, and
q reasonable concession 10 the demands OF the
II cope would have prevented IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-01-08
EASTERN ECHOS.

John Blgelow declines the position Of sub
treasurer at New York..
The business portion Of Vine mes, Ind,
was destroyed by lire Dec. ~
Eastern capitalists will construct AN electric
railway between Niagara and Buffalo.
Ncwburypori, Mass Was visited by a
destructive lire Dec ~, entailing u loss Of
$4,000.
Elizur Virginia member Of the anti-slavery
society in 1888 is dead. The poet Whittier and
Mr. Puryi, of Philadelphia, are the only sur
yiyors of the organization Of the society.
Mr. Elizabeth Arlington. an old lad 81
years OLD. living near Boston, was found mur-
ucre til other morning. The old lady lived
alone. anu the deed was committed for the
purp1,c of robbery.
The state comptroller at Albany, y. Y, Ia,
received EFT I post-markcd New York and
reading: ''The incloscd belongs 10 the state
lncosed with the letter were "A 5000 bill and
two so bills. This is the largest amount OF
conscience money ever received by the state
j. VI. Robinson, brother Of Ex-Governor
Lucius Robinson, died suddenly the other
evening at Elmira, y. Y. He had just started
10 leave his house, intending u attend a
Christmas eve gathering At his sons home
when he fell To- the floor dead. He was -
years ol and was at the head of large furni-
turc manufacturing business.