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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
Welded ON RSEBACK.
Why the Conclusion of the Ceremon
Had to BE Indefinitely Postponed.

Why the Conclusion OF the Ceremony
Had to Be Indefinitely Postponed.
There are people who can not be sat
isfed with the ordinary forms of
matrimony. They want the ceremony
performed in some way that will pro-
duce sensation. A young man of
that sort lives over in New Jersey. He
demanded something original.
He had heard of folks being married
up in balloon, down in diving bell,
ETC., but he didn't know Of any balloon,
and trip to the Cave was too ex-
pensive, SO he concluded to be married
On horseback. The idea was not alto
gether a novel one-he had an idea
that he had read of such wedding be-
fore-but it was romantic and hadn't
been introduced in New Jersey that he
had ever heard.
Neither he nor his affianced were
adopts in equestrianisrn, and the min
lister he engaged was never on horse
back before in his life, SO the situation
proved somewhat embarrassing. When
they assembled at the crossroads
rendezvous accompanied by mounted
groomsmen and bridesmaids, the
horses were FESTIVE and the riders
nervous and alarmed. The bride and
groom couldn't get their steeds close
enough together to admit OF taking
hold of hands, SO that preliminary was
omitted.
The minister began: elf any per-
son knows any reason why this couple
should not be united let him"
Here the groom's palfrey began to
rear and plunge as if charged with
vital information that he was eager to
unload. He was finally coaxed into
apparent acquiescence, but as he
broke out more violently than ever
when the minister again called for OBJ
jections to the bans If any there were,
the question was not pressed.
The bride, who was engaged in
struggle with her steed to prevent his
standing on his head, begged hysteri-
cally that the nuptials be contaminated
as soon as possible, as she wanted to
go right home to her ma. Meanwhile
the minister's horse had backed I'D
| against the rail fence and was prepar-
ing to sit down like Dan Rice's trick
mule and make himself as comfortable
as possible until the show was over.
| He suddenly changed his mind, how
ever, and waltzed around in the
middle OF the road so rapidly that the
parson thought he was surrounded by
battalion of cavalry. As soon as he
could rein up the horse and recover
his breath the minister said: do you
| take
The groom didn't. but his horse did.
He took the bits in his mouth and
started down the road on a dead run,
while the courser of the bride put off
| in an opposite direction. The parson' 5
/ nag hesitated moment and then
made wild dash after the fleeing
bride and helpless bridegroom. When
| within ear-shot the parson, with rare
| presence of mind under the circum-
| stances fearful, probably, OF losing
| his fee-shouted after him: do you
take this-I mean that-woman for
your wedded-wife?"
What the reply would have been can
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
AN INHERITED HABIT.

What Science Says About Alcohol - It's
Disastrous Effects Transmitted to Chill
dren.
The following is an extract from O
recent lecture on What Science Says
About Alcohol" by DR.. R. F. Sinclair:
''On the central nervous system or
brain, alcohol produces most disas-
trous effects; whereas the most of its
other actions are confined more or less
to the person who absorbs or drinks
the liquor. In its action on the brain
alcohol so alters the structure of that
organ that the children of such as
drink habitually inherit frequently
more or less altered nervous system.
IF there Is one truth now more than
another pretty securely established, it
is this, that just as parents transmit to
their children their physical constitu-
ton and their features, SO do they as
certainly transmit to them their mental
characters. Even the simplest action
that we do, as speaking, or lifting up
the arm, are actions that depend on
the healthy condition of the brain.
And particular part Of the brain is
devoted to such an action as speaking,
and If that portion of the brain, upon
the healthy condition of which de-
ponds the action Of speaking, were,
by disease or accident, to be de-
stroyed or injured, then we would
lose this faculty of speech; SO that
although we might understand
every thing said yet we could not
reply by speech. Now we find that
tricks of manner, as well as of speech,
are often transmitted to children by
their parents. But as these trans
mitted habits of speech and action are,
as we have seen, dependent on brain
action, 1t is clear, that in order that the
child should be able to manifest these
actions, it must have inherited brain
modified by its parent, so as to render
the performance of this particular ac-
ton very easy to the child.
"Now, alcohol has very powerful
action in modifying and altering the
brain substance, and, thereby, of mod
flying its actions. And therefore 1t is
that we find the children of parents
that drink are often the victims in
many cases of an intense craving for
alcohol, and where this craving has
from various reasons not been devsl-
oped, the children have inherited an
extremely unstable nervous system.
Hence it is very serious responsi-
bility for people to assume, that OF
transmitting to their children nerv-
GUS system, predisposing them to such
a dangerous indulgence as drinking"
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HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.


Imitation Oysters. = Cut tender
veal in pieces the size of an oyster;
then season well with salt, pepper and
thyme or mace, and dip in egg, them
In cornmeal or cracker crumbs and
fry.
The queen bee usually lays from;
February to October, but early in the
spring she lays sparingly. When
flowers bloom, and the bees are gath
ering honey and pollen, she lays more
rapidly
An entirely open exposure is best
for geraniums, but roses are all the
better if they are situated where they
have light shade during the middle
of the day. They should not, how
ever, be placed under trees.
Asparagus produces seed the sec
ond year. As soon therefore as the
stalks begin to die in the fall these
should be cut down and burned to pre-
vent, as far as possible. the growth of
young seedlings among the crop, which
are not readily eradicated and are real
ly seeds.
Egg plants will not thrive unless
the ground is very rich. If a few tufts
of grass are placed around the main
stems, so as to cover the roots, it will
be an advantage. The egg plant is at
tackled by nearly all kinds of insects,
and for that reason should be exam
ined every day.
French Buns.--One-haf of a cup
full Of butter, one and one-half cupfuls
OF sugar, two eggs, one and one-hali
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, ONE
half of cupful Of chopped, candied
lemon peel, one and one-half pints of
-four and one-half of pint of milk.
Bake in CREASED muffin rings on
creased pans Good Housekeeping.
Wood is the proper stuff to make
a churn out of, and it should have an
opening large enough to let the air
and sunshine in, though it will not do
to let too much of that in, as the sun
soon dries and cracks it. But this can
be avoided by first washing it thor
oughly with hot water Immediately
after churning, and then filling it in
part with mild brine, after it has had
q few hours of sunshine and fresh air.
Seed to be used next season should
be saved early, says the Plougtman.
To be of any advantage to the saver it
should be saved carefully. In the first
place attention should be paid to the
growth of several plants, that the best
may be invar iably selected for perpet-
uation. AS soon as the seeds are gath
cred, no matter how pressing the needs
of the hour may be, they should be
put into packages that shall contain
the names of the seeds and any men,
oranda that it may be essential or de-
sirable to know when the sowing time
comes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Scottish
American millionaire, In recent adj
dress, said: II never made myself so
common that ! could enter public bar
and ask for liquor"
A LITTLE money will buy so much
poor rum, and it takes man so long
to get sober, that no time is left in
which to earn money to buy bread
Connecticut Farmer.
THE Japs have Q Women's Monthly
Magazine, which Is a strong advocate
of temperance and has two women for
editors. The design on the cover is
that of an angel with the features Of
a Japanese woman.
THE Brooklyn Liquor Dealers
Association held picnic some days
ago. The members went in car
riages, and they wore white high hats.
Some of their customers who watched
them wore empty pockets and ragged
coats.-La60r Tribune.
The King of the Belgians ex-
pressed to deputation from the
London International Missionary con-
ference his anxiety to do all in
his power to protect his Congo
subjects from the dreadful evil Of
strong drink, and he invoked the CO
operation of the Christian people Of
Europe and America in the attempt to
suppress this most injurious traffic.
IT is stated in the London press that
on the new Metropolitan sewage works.
where 1000 men are engaged, no in
toxicants of any kind are permitted.
1t was resolved to run the work on
Temperance lines, and the results have
been highly gratifying. Work has pro-
ceeded with regularity and steadiness.
and the large body of men have been
quite exemplary in their behavior.
MEN who once form taste for drink
have about as impossible a task stop
ping its indulgence as man who
would try to stop eating. One may
live without food for day, two, five
or even ten days, but At last he must
yield or die. So drunkard may stop
for time, but at length the
taste for it comes back with such force
that all the restraining influences Of
his better nature, friends, pledges and
resolutions, can not hold him and he is
only in exceptional cases,
when Divinely restrained, to yield to
the destroying viper, which is as
strong as authorization Inquirer.
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dressed shabbilY; scarcely shoe to
his feet, though 1t was q wet night.
He came in to me excitedly after tho
sermon, but the excitement had some.
thing of drink in it. He told me his
history. Il don't know he said, that
there is any hope for me; but still, a.
l was listening to the sermon, muss
speak to you. If don't speak to some
one this heart will break tonight
Twenty years before he had
amsssed in trade GO, 900, or 500. 900.
He had married an Irish girl-one of
his own race and creed, young.
beautiful and accomplished. He had
two sons and a daughter woman.
He told me for a certain time every
thing went on well. AT last, he said,
Il had the misfortune to begin to
drink; neglected my business, and
then my business began to neglect me.
The woman saw poverty coming, and
began to fret and lost her health. At
last when we were paupers, she
sickened and died. / was drunk he
said, the day that she died. sat by
her bedside. / was drunk when she
was dying
The sons-What became of themPs
well, he said, they were mere
children. The eldest of them is no
more than eighteen, and they are both
transported as robbers to Australia. I
sent the girl to school, where she
was well educated. She came home
to me when she was sixteen years of
age, u beautiful woman. She was the
one consolation had, but was drunk
all the time. DO you ask me about
that grip he said. what became Of
herP And as II til 70 man was shot down
he went with head on the floor. God
of Heaven! God OF Heaven! She is on
the streets Tonight The moment he
said that he ran out. / went after
him. oh, no! oh, NOT he said, there
is no mercy in Heaven foA me. left
my child on the street, He went
away cursing God, to meet drunk
ards death. He had sent a broken
hearted mother to the grave; he sent
his two sons to perdition; he sent his
only daughter to be living hell, and
then he died disappearing God. "
National Temperance Advocate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
THE HAVOC OF DRINK.
A Drunkard's Story What Intemperanc
Did for Him and His Family.

A Drunkard's Story What Intemperance
Did for Him and His Family.
Father Burk, in an address before
the'New Jersey Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union, narrated the following,
illustrative of the awful havoc caused
by strong drink:
81 was on mission, some years ago,
in manufacturing town in England.
/ was preaching there every evening,
and a man came to me one evening
after sermon on this very subject OF
drunkenness. He came ina fine man,
strapping, healthy, intellectual-look-
ing man. But the eye was almost
burned In his head, and was CLASSY.
The forehead was furrowed with
premature wrinkles. The hair Was
steel-gray, though the man was evil
IDENTIFY comparatively young. He was
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28

not now be known. as the BRIDE,
groom's horse, swerving from his
course, jumped into the canal along
which they were passing. and the par
sons was only stopped by running
against the bar Of toll-gate. In the
latter's eagerness to complete the cere-
mony and collect his fee the minister
wanted to race back and get the brides
reply, but as she was out of sight he
concluded to see her another time. The:
conclusion of the ceremony has been
postponed until the parties concerned
recover from their bruises and fright.
TEXAS Stftings.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
A SAD, SAD TALE.

Two Unfortunates Meet by Accident and
Learn to Pity Each Other.
A stranger with sad, tired look and
manner indicating that he wished to
escape general observation, came
YEARLY into little Western town the
other day. He stopped at the town
well to slake his thirst and battle his
flushed face and brow, and while he
drank a denizen of the town drew
near to quaff the cooling water. He,
too, had careworn face and air of
general Encouragement.
stranger here, amt your" he
asked of the wayfarer.
"Yep-stranger now, but [ used to
live round here"
"No, did youP Lately?"
mo; it's nigh onto ten year since I
Left
"And you amt been back sincep''
mo. There's been good many
changes, see, since then, and I don't
reckon there's many left ulster know
"Mebbe not; who'd you knowp"
swell, lemme see there was a
woman named Watts / useter know
Sally Watts
ibid you know Sally Watts?n asked
the denizen of the town.
Know ed her well. Ibid you
ever hear Of Sallypn ~
Yes, Il
'"Do you kuow Sally Wattspn
"Yes-I-I-''
The wayfarer looked carefully
around, lowered his voice and said
cautiously:
''See here, mister; I've a favor to
ask. 1t amt much. Would you mind
not mentionin' to Sally Watts that a
stranger was round astin' fer her?
She ID know it was me, an I'd ruther
have a hyener on my trail than Sally
Watts. She's an idee I'm dead, an l
want her to cling to that idee. If you
know Sally Watts, mister, mebbe you
know how near she comes to bein' kin
to the devil. If she amt Zantippy
never see one. Lookee here, stranger;
you've got sympathetic kind of face
an | b leeve you'd know how to feel
fer Teller that's went through what
I've went through with, an / feel as if
I'd like to confide in you. Stranger, ]
useter be married to Sally Watts!'
The recipient Of this confidence gave
q little gasp and wrung the hand Of
the poor wayfarer, saying with deep
fervor:
Pity me, man; TIM married to her
noWr'--Detroi: Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
UNDER THE APPLE-TREES.
WISCONSIN,


This is the orchard, here they grew,
The apple-trees in triple row,
All, Well mind the years ago,
When we were young together.
Now we're In middle life, we say,
They show the moss, and I the gray
We both have borne, this many day,
The wear of time and weather.
They stand it well, this Baldwin, now,
The red fruit fairly loads the bough,
Has it forgot, wonder, how
used to dig around it?
Hard work, thought, and never done,
And life was made for naught but fun
A sad mistake, as /, for one.
Long, long ago have found it.
This pippin, standing next. they say
Bears apples good the following Mayl
Bite one, you'd think 'twould last for a =
Though all so fair and yellow
Such men I've known, pray who has not
That hardened as they older got,
Would shrivel, shrivel. yes, and rot,
But never once grow mellow.
Our sweeting's lonesome, as it were;
That sourer sorts are juicier,
''One sweet quoth he, sis plenty"
/ like to feel-it comforts me,
Who am, at best, grabbed tree.
That sweet and sour were meant 10 be
About as one in twenty.
There's not branch the orchard through,
But green or ripe, full well knew
The taste of all that on it grew
IT'S in my mouth th's minute!
And all is nectar. Well, who knows
But life itself, with all its woes,
Will turn to sweetness at the close,
No drop of bitter in it9
So soft the air A butterfly
On wavering wing goes zigzag by;
How pleasant on the grass to lie,
And dream the old dreams overt
And when an apple drops anon,
Half sad, half glad, my thought runs on
Yes, yes, too shall soon be gone,
And lie beneath the clover.
But you, my trees, will flourish still,
And other schoolboys' pockets fill,
And bees will hum, and sparrows trill,
And king-birds call and hover.
Oh, we'll it were if then were mine
A grave within your shade benign,
simple slab, single line
"Of birds and trees lover"
--Bradt0rd 1orren, in Youths Companion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28

The toad is the gardeners friend.
It devours beetles, caterpillars, worms,
spiders. slugs and reaches. Scarcely
any insect can escape his tongue.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-28
Cost Of Railway Travel.

In Europe the frst-class travel is ex-
ceedingly small, and the third class
constitutes the large portion of the
passenger business, while in America
almost the whole of the travel is first
class. The following table gives a
comparison between the rates per mile
in the leading countries of the world:
FIRST SECOND THIRD.
CLASS CLASS. CLASS.
Cents Cents Cents
France ...........3S6 ass 2.0s
Germany $40 2.32 LID
I'm ted States......... IL ..s
In the State of New York the first
class fare does not exceed two cents,
which is about equal to the third-class
fare in Europe, and heat, good ventila-
ton, ice water, toilet arrangements
and free carriage of liberal amount
of baggage are supplied, while in
Europe few Of these comforts are
furnished. On the elevated railroads
of New York passenger can ride in
a first-class car eleven miles for five
cents, or about one-half cent mile,
and on surface roads the Communication
rates given to suburban passengers
are in some cases still less. General
Horace Porter, in Scribner's Magazine.
-
The toad is the gardeners friend.
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crested with creamy foam l would sit
ON the rocks and admire, or when the
blue waters were serene and smooth I
would take my little boat and sail on
its mirror like bosom for hours. Then
loved to wander on the beach and
gather sea weed and tiny shells. After
mother died ! was housekeeper. and
helped father in the care of the lamp,
and when he was sick many and many
a night have / sat alone tending the
great glowing light that shone like a
blood red ruby far out on the glisten-
ing waters. l grieved over mothers
death, but father was so kind, so ten
der, he took her place in many re-
spects. So we lived until | was sew
| enteen.
lone night in January-shall /
ever forget that fearful night father
had the light burning brightly. We
were In the cheerful kitchen with a
great fire in the stove, plenty of hot
water, blankets, whisky and other
things in readiness for any thing that
might happen. / was darniag stock
ings, father was doing in his easy
chair, when the sullen boom, boom OF
guns was heard. The wind shrieked
and howled, rocking the lighthouse
like cradle. The waves dashed their
spray against the window-panes, and
snow blinded and blurred the whole
heavens. Father sprang from his
chair wide awake in moment. i,
too, although pale and trembling from
fright, for l feared hundred dangers
in such a tempest, was ready to assist
father He was large, strong man.
and, l, although small and slight, had
considerable strength and great deal
OF courage.
| "sCome, my girl, cried father. put
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-05-12
TIE BoNn PURCHASE.

We have been c~ontending right along
in these columns that the surplus in the
Treasury should be applied to the pur-
chase of the unmatured Government
bonds. 1t appears that the Secretary Of
the Treasury has finally come around to
a similar view of the question, and a cir
cular to this effect has been issued. The
circular invites the surrender Of the
bonds, and such as are offered at a reason
able rate OF premium will be accepted
and the money paid for them. The bonds
to be bought are the As and 4a's. There
are outstanding, in round figures, $780,
600, 900 OF the former and $3.50, 900, 900
of the latter. The surplus in the Treas.
ury is about $500. 600, 900. The extent
Of the bond purchases will depend mainly
on the disposition Of the holders to part
with them. Proposals will be received
every day. If many are offered and the
rates are judged to be reasonable, the
redemption will be heavy, and vice versa.
The fact, however, that the Government
is willing to make purchases will go far
to relieve the popular dread Of currency
contraction. Secretary Fairchild and the
Administration has gotten on the right
track at last. The SENTINEL has been
demanding this disposition Of the surplus
flr q year past.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-05-12
Killed by His Brother

VIRGINIA Cry, New, May A.
Samuel Black was killed by his
brother, John Black, this morning, in
a building at the corner Of Taylor and
G street, owned by them.
Noparticulars OF the cause are known,
but the brothers were heard quarrel
ing by some men in an adjoining
building. Two pistol shots followed
and John Black emerged from the
house with a piece of iron covered
with blood in his hand.
He went at once to the Sheriffs
office and gave himself up.
His brother was found lying on the
floor with the front Of his skull
crushed in, evidently with blows from
the iron bar.
John Black says that his brother
fired two shots at him and he was
fore ID to kill him in self-defense.
The story is not believed, as a
bullet wound was found on Samuel's
body.
The brothers were heavy real estate
owners in this city.
John Black has a family in Oakland,
Cal. The fracas has created great
excitement here.