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Three-year-old %talph, who had been eating
grapes, begged for another bunch which he
saw on the buffet NO" sad his m,mma.
''you have had plenty this morning win
give you that bunch tomorrow"
Half an hour after he appeared with his
lips suspiciously Stained "Ra!ph," asked
his mamma, graveiy, how did those stains
come on your lipsP
Mamma" no replied, quite as gravely,
they are from the grapes am going to
eat orrow."-Harper's Bazaar
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located in these parts, and the journey
from Great Bend was made by canoe up
the Tioughnioga from Binghamton, for
there were no roads through this then
western Wilderness.
Passing his boyhood there, young Baker
at the age Of Is went to Aurora, n Y, to-
continue his apprenticeship at the trade
of saddlcry and harness making, and two
years later moved TO Montvile. near
Moravia, Cayuga county, where he joined
Sylvan Lodge, No. 229 NOW No Al of
Morava. on March u, 1916, only nine
days after becoming of age, thus making
him probably the Oldest Mason in tho
world. lie has the original recommended.
ton for membership. dated Feb. 10, 1916,
in his possession still.
In the fall of 1876 he removed to Dry
den and established himself in business.
Nov 10, 1923, he married Samantha Bal
lard. Five children that have been born
to them are living, and Mr.. Baker, in his
Gath year. and Mrs. Baker, in her S4th,
both enjoy the best of health. He never
but once has been troubled by any consider
able sickness, nor is be a user of tobacco
or liquor in any form.
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RrRTINGrON w. FREE PRESS
NAMED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Daniel G. Fowlc Nominated by the Demo
Gratis for Governor.

The Democratic nominee for governor
of North Carolina, Daniel G, Fowlc is one
of the most brilliant men in the state ana
his cloquence has won for him the title.
silver tongucd orator. He was born H.
Washington, Beaufort county, March 9.
1881, and at the age of II became "A luli.
of William Bingham, whose school was
then the most famous in the stu,c. Two
years later he entered Princeton college,
and won honors there from the beginning
of his course.
In 1851 lac graduated with distinction,
and, returning to North Carolina. studied
law for two years under the late Rich
mond VI. Pearson, who later became chief
Justice Of the state. lie obtained his at
torney's license in 1858, and the next year
removed to Raleigh, where he has ever
since resided. IN 1896 he married u
daughter Of Judge Pearson, who died in
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SIEVE 4TY-TWO YEARS A MASON.


Since the recent notice of the death at
Batavia, O.. of John Jameson, claimed to
be the oldest Mason in the United States,
it may be interesting to know that there
lives in Dryden, n. Y, man whose ini-
tiation into that mystic order dates back
some four years and two months nearer
the beginning Of the century.
David }. Baker was born on March 3,
1888, at Great Bend, Pa, the son of John
Baker, who came from Massachusetts. In
1853 the father had bought tract of land
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at Homer, Cort-
land county, n.
Y, where ne spent
the summer Of
1924, clearing a
patch and build
ing the log house
into W h ic h h e
brought his fam
lily the following
sprin g, when
David was about
> months old. His
W as only t h e
seventh or eighth
family that had
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GspaI Autires.


We, the subscribers, having hcon appointed
by th- Honorable the PROBATE court for the
cciV', cNi NINE aud ddS Isl jnr claims and d.
mnuds Of an persons auaIr9t the estate of
Mrs. ; ran tOOu Itt. oi VI ton in
said district zee dscl. ghd '-Uai cldil sand
demands exhibited IN on-"t thereto; and SIX
months from the day e tn date h. re- {, being
allowed by said Court TO" that purpose. we do
therefore hereby rive motto" that we VIII at
tend 10 ne bust Css o. pur appoint ucnt.
~ thu flee OF Homer +. Nowcu esq. vi
Milton IN said district on the iast Wcuncs-
days Of No cmhtI next. at 30 O'Clock H. IN.
Dat,d this 2jtn day OF May lsSS
ANSON WHEnLDCh, Commissioners
l.. \. JACKSON. N''i''" ''S'o"ciS'
tg,rgur
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1852 lie became
widely known as
a sound and brill
liant lawyer, and
W n 5 cminently
successful. Di-
rectly upon tho
breaking out of
the civil war he
volunteered in an
j n f n IL try regi-
mcnt, and was
made alicutenant.
Later he was made
a major in the
commissary d C
partmout, but re-
9 ! a. - . 4 IL opJ
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We, the subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable the Prurub,, Court for the dis
trict OF Chittcndcn, COmml--luuC. $ TO receive,
examine and adjust the claims and dcmtu's
OF all persons agar. t the os'ut" of John
III Sh trm q late OF Cha fofu' m sIil dis
trict. deceased and also all clulns aud elena nGs
exhibited IN offset thcrct ;ar >iN month, from
the day OF the date her lf, b Inc allowed by
said court Tor that purpose. We do tn reiOrC
hereby give notice that "" will attend to the
business vi our appointment at the dwell rg
mouse OF the SAID deceased 10 Cnar % tn IN said
district, on the t, ur' IA THURSDAY. o. Ju le and
n venbrr next, ~ 10 u'c.ock n. m. ON each
of SAID days.
Dated this aG'h icy p' Way. lsas.
GUY WILLtCGT iSI. tr.....,.,i--. ...,.
u. Lea rNWJit II. '''''''''s' oHcrs'
80 WV
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AT the time of the war of 1871 he Joined
an independent company Of cavalry at
Aurora, although lie was absent when it
was called into service. About 1882 he
raised and had charge of equipping com
pany of cavalry at Dryden, becoming its
first captain. Here he declined the rank
of colonel and accepted the Office OF major.
but it still fell upon him to command and
ne soon rendered his resignation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-14
BENEFIT CONCERT

The concert given in Simmons Hal
on Friday evening for the benefit of the
Girls Templar Band was attended by
about two hundred people, every one Of
whom could not be otherwise than well
pleased with the entertainment. 1t was
opened with a selection by the National
Cornet Band, which rendered several
airs during the evening, each one being
heartily applauded. The Arion Quar-
tette sang several humorous and senti-
mental songs, and were eacred each
time. A recitation by Miss Lottie
Schroeder was SO well received that she
was obliged to respond to the unceasing
demand for another. Miss Daisy Lane,
whose sweet voice has charmed our peo-
pie on several occasions, astonished the
audience by the increased power and
volume of her voice since they last
heard her. She met with an ovation Of
applause. Mr.. VIM. S. McDermott
brought down the house as usual with
his comic songs. The burlesque by Mr..
G. N. Hanson created much laughter
and brought out a loud encore, which was
responded to. The selections by the
Girls Templar Band were excellently
rendered, and warmly applauded. Ice
cream was served after the entertain
ment,
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HYMENEAL.

Wednesday afternoon, at 2:SO o'clock,
Mr.. Henry Marcussen, of Chicago, and
Miss Minnie Starkweather, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Starkweather, of this
city, were married at the residence Of
the brides parents by Rev. A. J. Mead,
of Appleton, Wis. Miss Julia Mar
cussen attended as bridesmaid. After
the ceremony the guests, numbering
about seventy-five, partook Of fine re-
past, and MIR. and Mrs. Marcussen left
on the 5:13 train for their home in
Chicago.
The bride is graduate of Kenosha
High school, and is one Of Kenosha's
most accomplished and . estimable
young ladies: She received large
number of valuable and beautiful
presents.
Among those present from abroad
were Mr.. and Mrs. Marcussen, Miss
Julia and Dr. Will Marcussen, Of Chi
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. E. HI. Kellogg and
daughter Mabel, of Hyde Park, I'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore Starkweather
and Dora and Charlie Starkweather, of
Woodlawn, H.; Mr.. and Mrs. Petit
bone. of Chicago; Mrs. Stone, of New
York; Mrs. j. H. Cole, of San Antonio,
Texas; Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. johnson,
Miss Jessie johnson and Herbert
Johnson, of Racine.
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gets down to so degrees below zero in
the winter, but there is no wind. 1t is
dry and freezing all the time, so you see
we have to stay in doors most of the
time.
Since left home I have been all
through the Southern States, and old
Mexico, by way OF California to Alaska.
/ have been to the Yellowstone Park in
Montana, and saw some of the grandest
sights in the world. There are thirteen
springs. Among them is one called the
Old Faithful, that spouts stream of hot
water between 200 and 800 feet in the
air every fifteen minutes, and lots of
other sights to be seen, such as all kinds
of game. Grizzly bears are plenty in
that section Of the country.
I will leave for the Youkon country
about the first of March. I will have to
take about one years provisions to do
me, for the travelling in that country is
very hard. When I leave here / will
have to go by water $50 miles, and then
60 over the divide of the mountains Is
miles, and pay Indians SIS hundred
for packing my grub. Then we strike
the lakes. We then have to make our
own boats and sail 800 miles more; then
we. strike land again, and have to put
our things on sleds and pull ourselves in
to the mountains to where the gold dig
ging is, so you can judge it is no easy
trip. I intend to stay in there till I
can come out with bootleg full of dust.
1met Patrick Grogan in San Francisco
last spring year ago, and he told me
that he had just returned from the old
country, and was going back home. I
also met George Christman in Oakland,
doing business for himself at his trade
as tinsmith, and he is doing well. Also
DERRICK Harllis; he is breaking on the
railroad !; also. Ed. Summons, young
Ackler, old Myers, and one Of the
Butchers. ,.s.....
My weight at present is 40 pounds,
50 you can judge in what kind of health
I am. - lis.
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OBITUARY.
FRED. F. PFENNIG.


with sorrow We make mention of the
death O. this our young friend, zone SO
highly esteemed and, loved by all. In
deed such a young man in the commune
tys IS a blessing to all with whom he
meets, and why heshould be taken away
thps in his early manhood is not for us to
know, but we do know that God does all
things well, and niaketh no mistakes.
: Fred Was neatly % years of age. He
hadbeen suffering from a lingering sick
ness of pearlys six months, constantly
confined 70 his room, and although
formerly active and industrious, yet
through all his sickness was patient,
and, as he said, ss Willing, to go any
time it should be Gods WILL" He was
q member of the Kenosha Congregation
al church, also an active member of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deayor and of the Young Mems Chris
tam Association. In these societies he
was not active in name merely, but in
sympathy and work, and when asked
short time age, as work for the future
was being planned, what he proposed
to- do, said, 81. am willing to work any
where you want me to-" We deeply
sYmpathize with the ones of his home
ia this their bereavement, and also re-
oice> with them that the life which is
gone leaves 80 many pleasant memories
md such a. true christian influence
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Conscious innocence bushes where.
brazen guilt never changes color.-PhiIa-
delpht0 Call.
Laundrymen in France clean linen
without soap by rubbing it with boiled
potatoes.
A Clydesdale colt has been sold for
$4,000, the highest price ever paid for a
draught horse. Pc.
Giving is like fy-blister. 1t is a
counter-irritant to selfshness. 1t never
does any good till it hurts.
The corn crop of the West and North
west is now almost out of danger of in
jury by frost. The crop this year will
be the largest ever known.
He had invited her to a table de ,hote
dinner and was nervous about the claret:
i" Miss Clara" he said, :" do you under
stand French!," "Not word," she re-
piled. "Waiter," he said, impressively,
&c for wine you may bring bottle of the
rare old mn, ordinaire. IN. Y. Sun.
Endeavor to be always patient of the
faults and imperfections of others, for
thou hast faults and imperfections Of
thine own that require reciprocation
of forbearance. If thou art not able to
make thyself that which thou wishest to
be, how canst thou expect to mold an
other in conformity to thy will.
Whoever is wise is apt to suspect and
be diffident of himself, and upon that &C.
count is willing to harken unto coun-
sell" whereas the foolish man, being in
proportion to his folly full of himself,
and swallowed UP in conceit, will seldom
take any counsel but his own, and for
that very reason, becauseit is his own.
j Balgay. 81. >
The secret of good talking is to have
something to say, say it well, cut it short,
and be ready to listen. The best talker
who will not listen is bore and nuisance;
and so the verdict is given him every
time. To know how to be silent in many
languages is great accomplishment pos
sessed by Wheeling InteLigencer.
The wise young man will seek the
counsel of those ripe in years and ex-
perience, and avoid the mistakes in life.
But young America will continue to fig
ure in the divorce courts. and compound
his debts at ten cents on the dollar.
i He don't want to be told that it is load
ed; he prefers to find out himself. He
gets there, and pays the piper generally
Fiber and Fabric.
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THE CROPS IN QUEBEC.

There were in some parts of the
province of Quebec, formerly called
Lower Canada, during August twenty
three days of rainfall. The crops have
been damaged. The grain has been laid.
The extent of the damage has not yet
been determined. The harvesting has
been retarded by a period of more wet
than in any year during a period OF
twenty years. The damage extends to
wheat, oats, corn, barley and potatoes,
whole fields having in instances been
submerged with water. The prospects
for. farmers are most discouraging.
Some of the hay has been out in the
fields in the cock for three weeks and is
of course spoiled. 49, -
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MANITOBA'S CEREAL CROP.

The weather for ten days has been
propitious for the harvest. The. early
estimates are for a yield of Is, 600, O00. to
16, 000,0 900 bushels of wheat, 5000, 900 to
100000 bushels barley and 100000 to
100000 bushels of oats. The market
price for wheat opened last year at ,46c.,
and this year is expected to open at 75c.
to Soc. The damage by rust is now not
expected to exceed 10 per cent. Later
the crop is reported to be yielding less
than expected, with damage reported at
20 per cent. from frost August 81 and
September 2. Wheat is in shock, but
was cut in fine. order. The barley crop
is the finest in years. At Brandon and
Gretna wheat was selling at SOC. to 85c
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HARVEST EXCLUSIONS

Will be run by the Chicago & North
Western Railway to points in Iowa,
Minnesota, Dakota Gnc,cding the Black
Hills), Nebraska, Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, for which tickets will be sold Aug
ust 21st, September 18th and 18th, Octo-
Der 9th and 23d, at half the usual rates,
one fare for the round trip. These ex-
cursions will enable those DESTROYS of
locating on free government lands or
cheap railroad lands to look
the grounds over carefully and judge
for themselves of the wonderful fertility
of the soil, which is fully demonstrated
by the bounteous harvest of the present
season. For full information regarding
rates, tickets, etc., apply to any agent of
the Chicago & North estern Railway.
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ALASKA LETTER.

The following extracts are from a
letter written. By Win. Harrington, who
left Here about four years ago, to his
father, Mr.. John. Harrington, Chief of
.Police..' ~ ss;>f,.@ s-:>%
sss. JUNEAU, ALASKA, Aug. 8, 1883.
DEAR FATHER: I take pleasure in
'drapping you a few lines to let you
know@that I am in the land of the living
yet and enjoying the best of health, hop
ing you and all the family are enjoying
the same blessing. I arrived in this
country last May, and as far as have
seen it 7 like livery much. I intend to
winter here. Ihave got nice cabin
and plenty Of. provisions to do me till
spring.
The people of Wisconsin would not
believe the fine summer we have got
out in this North Pole country. There
has never been known in the history OF
AAska to be such weather as now.
Lastisummer, the old settlers tell me, it
rained from April to October, and the
winter was the mildest that has been
known for. years. In the rainy season
thaxeisimore rainfall here than in any
part Of the United States.
T This country, is great for. fur, fish and
minerals, We have. got the largest
Quartz mil, in the world, also the biggest
nine known. as the Treadwell mine
ifhe mill has 240 stamps and the mine
fis.a worked like q quarry. It is noun
tafns.. of quartz; no hedge. The future
for g Alaska is good. The country ii
nothing But 81 belt of minerals.
We are in.the country of midnigb
/ sum- The longest day in the. year il
i thes2lst of June. We have % hours o
daylight. You canread a paper at mid
night The: shortest days in the yea
come in November. We have q
hours darkness, SO you might say w
have six months darkness and si1
months daylight.
i / am going into the Youkon countr.
nextsspring to prospect. 1t is 800 mile
further north from here, which make
| it sixteen hundred miles from Por
iTownsend, Washington Territory.
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w q T II.

The regular meeting of the w. G. T.
U. will be held Tuesday, Sept. is, at the
Y. M. G. A. rooms, at 2:3O P. NJ. The
ladies who were appointed to collect the
small sum required for district work
would be pleased if the members would
come to the meeting prepared to give
the amount. The annual report of the
Secretary and Treasurer and election. of
officers will take place at this meeting,
and we earnestly desire the presence Of
every member.
To our sisters in the neighboring
counties we extend cordial invitation
to come and attend some OF our meet
ings. A hearty welcome awaits you.
Come.
MRS. EDITH G. STEVENS, Cor. Sec.
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CHEAP RATES TO CHICAGO.

The Chicago & North Western Rail-
way Company will sell cheap Excursion
Tickets to Chicago and return at fire.
auent intervals during September and
October on account of the Chicago Elk
position, which opens September 9Th
and closes October 20th.
For information regarding rates, dates
on which tickets will be sold, ETC., apply
to agents of the Chicago & North West
ern Railway Company.
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RATES 10 MILWAUKEE.

For the Milwaukee Industrial Exposi.
ton, September 9Th to October Goth, the
Chicago & North Western Railway Conn
pany will sell Excursion Tickets to Mil
Waukee and return at one fare for the
round trip, with 25 cents added for adj
mission to the Exposition; and for the
Wisconsin State Fair. to be held at Mil,
waukee, September 18th to 21st, the
North Western will sell Excursion
Tickets at one fare for the round trip to
Milwaukee and return, with so cents
added for admission.
For tickets and full information rela-
tive to dates of sale, etc., apply to agents
of the Chicago & North Western Rail-
way Company. :a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-14
VOTE FOR A FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LAR LICENSE TAX NEXT
TUESDAY. =

AS has been properly made public,
a special election will be- held in our
city next. Tuesday, the 18th inst, for
the purpose of giving our people
fair opportunity of determining what
sum shall be required as saloon license
for the three years beginning in May,
1889. No elaborate argument is re-
quired, think, to convince all honest
men that the higher our license tax is
the better it will be for our community,
morally and financially, and every menu
Der of our community, for his own sake,
as we'll as for the general good, should
aim to promote our interests. The
question is entirely in our own hands
for solution, and no one but ourselves
will be to blame if our interests are neg
lected. We are not idle dreamers; we
must act like practical men. We act
like dreamers if we imagine that the
saloon can be abolished in this city dur
ing the next three years. In spite of
earnest hopes, honest effort and devout
prayers, every practical man knows that
liquor saloons will exist among us. The
problem which we have to solve is
simply to diminish the number, and all
experience demonstrates that this is
most effectually done by imposing a
high license tax.
Z Our state law permits us to place this
tax as high. as five hundred dollars. We
have at present, I am informed, nine.
teen saloons paying, each, a five hundred
dollar license tax. How many will we
have if the tax be reduced to two hum
dred dollars? Any honest man, who
wishes well for Kenosha, must blush at
the prospect. Our city is now enjoying
greater prosperity than ever before, and
our future is bright and hopeful. All
men rejoice over the increase in our
population and the growth of our bust
ness interests. The saloon is the only
institution that is not welcome among
us, and where is the man who can re-
joice at the increase of saloons? The
higher the tax the fewer saloons we will
have. Let all honest men vote there
fore for the highest possible tax-five
hundred dollars-that the number of
saloons may not increase, and be rather
diminished.
i The saloon is the enemy of the work
ing man; it tempts him to spend his
hard earned money and gives him no
return. The saloon is the enemy of the
home, for it consumes the fruits Of
honest labor that should bring comforts
to the home. It's influence blights the
lives of wives and mothers and worse
than orphaned children. It creates
poverty and distress; let us compel it t.
support at least to some extent the
|pauperism of which it is the author
The saloon contributes nothing to thu
community's welfare; its influence is al
bad, without any redeeming feature
: We cannot abolish it; let us therefort
tax it as heavily as we can, keep dowr
the number of saloons and compel thos,
that exist to tighten the taxpayers
burdens. Every honest citizen who ha,
Kenosha's best interests at heart will,
hope, vote for FIVE hundred dolla
license tax next Tuesday.
II Kenosha, Wis, Sept. 10, 1888.
: JAS. M. CLEARY,
! Rector st. James Church.
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REWARD.

Fifteen dollars reward will be paid for
the detection and conviction of the per-
son or persons who stole lumber, lath
and shingles from my new house on
Elizabeth street Monday night last,
Sept. 10. B. II. LOCKE.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-14

English physicians condemn cigarette
smoking because it produces throat dis
eases. Even the best cigarettes are dam
gerous. They cause more consumption
Of nicotine than either the cigar or the
pipe.
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ON. 4 ST. PAUL RAILWAY.

.. M %. EhUA hhAHWhNs
Time Of trains on O. N. Il 81. p. BY. ut Ranney
ormerly Kenosha Crossing:
Trains going SOuth-8:35 A. NJ, 02 p. NJ, Oil
=. NJ, daily.
Going North-94f A. NJ, AIT p. NJ.
T. l.. CARPENTER. Agent
ON. & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
Time Of departure of trains at Truesdell Station
Going South-S:33 A. NJ, 2:l2 p. M, 500 p. NJ.
Going North--S:46 A, M, 450 P. M, 910P. NJ.
Sunday-South-ll:59. noon, 500 p. NJ. North
1910 A. NJ.
Time changed June Gath.
J. A. HALSEY. Agent.
Time Of trains that stop at Somers station:
North-9 "a A. M. except Sunday; 500 p. NJ.
South-S.24 A. NJ, except Sunday; 1.52 P. M, ex-
eept Sunday; SOC p. NJ, daily.
: N. Il. THOMPSON, Agent.