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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-08-31
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

An excellent furniture polish is OF
equal parts of shellac varnish, linseed
oil and spirits OF wine.
Old barrel-hoops put around to-
mat0 vines and nailed to stakes driv-
en- in the ground make an excellent
trellis.
Plants require various kinds Of
mineral matter, and derive them en-
tirely from the soil, but different plants
require different proportions in order
to have luxuriant growth.
When too large howerpots are
used there will be more leaves than
flowers. Often plants do not bloom be-
cause, having SO much space, their
strength is expended in forming roots
and leaves.
Thick brown paper should be laid
under carpets, if the patent lining is
not to be had. 1t saves wear and pre-
vents the inroads of moths, which,
however, viii seldom give trouble if
salt is sprinkled around the edges when
1
the carpet is laid.
"A liquid deadly to caterpilars and
other animated pests of trees and
shrubbery comes from boiling leaves
and stems of tomato plants until the
juice has been extracted. This has
considerable odor, which remains for
some, time. and the. application does
not hurt the plant. a-a
For mildew on grapevmes dust on
-four of sulphur either early in the
morning, while the dew is on, for after
a shower, when. the leaves are wet.
!. For the grapevine beetle shaking the
vine early in the morning viii bring
them to the ground, when they can be
readily destroyed. Slaked lime sprink-
led over the foliage destroys the larvae.
There are so many beautiful an
tnuals that blossom if early sown, from
the early spring until frost comes, that
the succession can be easily kept up,
and one need never be without them.
1t will require but little time to culti-
vate them, and the .ylgor gained from
the outdoor exercise will compensate
for its outlay, even if the flowers yield
edlno other returns.
Where weeds have grown up in
the garden to such height that they
can not be plowed or spaded under.
cut them down and let them dry.
After they have been well dried apply
fire and burn the surface of the
ground over, which can be done with
but little risk if a close watch be kept
over the fire as it progresses. The ad-
vantages will be that the appearance
of the ground will be better, the
ashes will serve as fertilizer, the
seeds of weeds prevented and thou
sands of insects destroyed, as we'll as
saving labor in the garden next sea-
son.
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TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

THERE is now a post-office for every
1000 population In the United States,
and tavern, saloon, grocery, drug
store or other place where persons can
obtain liquor, for every 800 persons.
IT has been estimated that Canon
Wherefore, by his advocacy and per-
sonal influence, has been instrumental
in obtaining over half million per-
sons to sign the total abstinence
pledge.
Not the least discouraging thought
connected with the drink habit is the
countless number of children, especial
ly in all the large cities, deprived of a
home, parent and protector, and their
rapid education in vice and crime.
ONE of the strongest Scientific Tenn
perance instruction bills ever enacted
has lately received the signature of the
tGovernor of Louisiana. Thirty-six
States and Territories, embracing over
three-fourths of the entire school popu-
lation of the United States, now have
Temperance Education laws.
( GENERAL NEAL Dow, it is said, was
drawn in the Temperance reformation
by the inhuman reply of saloon
keeper to a wife's petition. Her hus-
band, a government official, was on s.
spree, and if found intoxicated tSe
next day was in danger of losing his
position. A friend pleaded in her be-
half with the rumseller to furnish him
no more liquor, but was refused Il
have license, and a family to support;
nobody shall prevent my selling to
whom please" "A few more pence
for himself. gained by the irreparable
ruin of another man.
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THE CORONATION STONE.

A Rough Block on Which Many English
SOvereigns Have Been Crowned.
The Coronation Stone of England is
arough block of stone placed inside of
a chair in Westminster Abbey. This
block was originally the coronation
stone of Scotland, and was taken by
Edward |. when he forced his rule
over the Scottish people, and was by
him brought to England as trophy of
victory, and built in the chair in which
it now is. Since then all English SOW
ereigns have been crowned upon it,
and previous to its transfer, the Scot
fish rulers had been crowned upon it
for probably many hundred years.
This is the sum total of the authentic
history of the stone, but tradition had
prefxed to this brief outline an ex-
tended chapter of events. This says
that Greek, named Gathelus, married
Scotia, a daughter OF the Egyptian
King, Pharaoh of the Exodus. After
the destruction of the Egyptians in the
Red Sea, the Greek Prince fed with
his bride, and the remnant who had
escaped drowning, to Southern Spain,
and founded kingdom at Brigantium,
the modern Compostella. He had a
royal chair made, carved from stone,
and this was guarded with much care
by his descendants, who believed it to
be the means of insuring sovereignty
to their race. This tradition
was further amplifed by the
story that the stone in. question
was Identical with the stone on which
Jacob rested his head on the plain of
Luz, which had been carried by the
Hebrews to Egypt, and guarded by
them with fervent care. At a date
which can not be placed except by con-
lecture, a descendent of Gathelus took
this stone to Ireland, and long line of
Irish Kings were crowned upon it.
About three hundred B. c., Fergus, the
Irish King who conquered Scotland,
transferred the stone to his new do
minions. Some time later it was
placed in the abbey of Scone, where it
remained until taken away by King Ed
ward, as previously stated. tits called
the .Stone of Destiny, and the
g Prophetic Stone from a popular
belief that its removal would bring
ruin upon the Scottish Nation. Ed
ward, no doubt, thought that this SUI
perstition would aid in weakening the
assistance of the people when the stone
had been removed, but the heroism and
determination of Robert Bruce proved
the prophecy a false one. As for the
Irish coronation stone, called by Irish
Lords the Liza Fail, the above tradition
seems to identify It with the stone of
Westminster Abbey The secret of
the Fenian oath is said to be the res
toration of this Liza Fail to Ireland
For there is still a similar stone on the
Hill of Tara, Ireland, near the site of
an ancient Irish palace--that of the
Kings of Tara. And from the fact that
the geological structure of the Scottish
stone is altogether the same as that of
the rocks in the vicinity of Scone, and
has no resemblance whatever to the
rocky formations of Tara, Egypt, or
Bethel, it has been decided that the
story Of it's early immigrations is alto
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TEMPERANCE READING.
THE BLlGHTED HONS


IA Dialogue for Nine Little G.rls.]
FIRST
What makes folks love whisky sol
That's something should like to know.
SECOND.
am sure, dear Gertie can't tell;
Enough for me the horrid smell.
THIRD.
Does it do anybody goods
FOURTH.
II does not seem as if it could.
FIFTH.
II does but HARM it's only woe
mat sparkles IN the glass, you know.
DRUNKARDs CHILD.
guess know how very sad
1t makes my ma when fathers bad
And how we children hide and shrink
When fathers been where he's had drink.
SIXTH.
Do people turn their noses up.
And say your father loves his cups
DRUNKARD's CHILD.
Yes, we, the children, not to blame,
Must bear the blows and take the shame;
We're robbed of JOY, we're robbed of love;
Is there nsshelps @ God above,
Look down in pity. see our grief
~ soiAiO anu piiliS US SOulc Tcliei.
SEVENTH.
/" You wear such old and tattered clothes,
I'm sorry, Jane, to see such Shoes
DRUNKARD'S CHILD.
Pity and sneers are ON me piled,
For am but drunkard's child.
EIGHTH
Hash, girls just see what she endures.
And once her lot was fair as yours.
DRuNKARD'S CHILD.
Yes, once; how long ago it seems.
I'm often there'when in my dreams
AT our blest home. so bright and fair; i,
what love and joy and peace were there!
Now see the change-a blight has come
And settled down upon our home.
And drink did all this soarog bring
This serpsnt's head, this odder's stiao!
slss NINTH
Now, girls, I'll tell what we must do;S
I'm for Temperance; so are you
$50 NINE VOICES.
Well help to save the drinkers wild,
Pity the drunkard, love h child -.
Wen talk it, act it, eueay day,
And use cur influence every way:
Wen ask Gods help and persevere,
Till none shall drink cen lager beer.
Youths Temperance Banner
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any proposition requiring money
would have to be pressnted at two
meetings before it could be definitely
acted upon. 1t was disheartening.
The season would be well over by the
time of the third following meeting
and Mrs. Barstow could not wait So
she took it into her own energetic
hands and found that one woman could
do great deal if she had to. She
llved some distance from the main
street, which she thought was a draw
back, but within a week shiny green
pump held its handle invitingly up to
the passer-by, and upon it In white let
tiers an invitation: whoa, every one
that thirsteth.' And she did not feel
that it was sacrilegious, either.
1t was astonishing how soon it be-
came known to the driving public. 1t
seemed as if weary horses and stray
dogs knew by instinct when to turn.
Birds and bees came in the early
morning. The tramp stopped and
famed himself with his hat while he
drank from the tin cup and added his
initials to the choice collection that
soon made its appearance in the char
acteristic American fashion. Drive
around by Barstow's' became cur
rent order, and if good local trade in
melons followed it did not affect the
merits of the effort. Nor was it ex-
pected, for the water was free to all,
while with perseverance, only worthy
of her cause Mrs. Barstow button
Isholed each member of the town board
In an attempt to restore that merito-
rious institution of our ancestors, the
town pump. More. than that, she sue
ceede d in leasing the corner diagonally
opposite the. largest saloon at the
limits. She offered the owner enough
to pay the taxes on the entire lot,
which he wisely accepted, and put up
small lodge with a long shed. She
placed long troughs of flowing water
there and in it all found occupation for
a lame nephew of whom they were
fond. OF course Barstow had to patron
lze his own, and soon the inviting lem
onades, ginger ales and iced butter
milk became known for themselves.
By the time the place was self-sup-
porting the ladies of the local society
had gotten where, in strict accordance
with their bylaws, they could begin to
pass resolutions on the subject.
Mrs. Barstow is wearing her old
wrap this summer, but she looks well
in it and she says that next winter she
is going to have beef tea, coffee and a
warm room there" see if | DON'T
- Gertrude RusseU LesOis, IN Interior.
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q Recipe.

To make unfermented wine for COM
munion, weigh out the grapes, pick
them from the stems, put in porce-
lain or agate iron-ware kettle, add a
little water, and cook until the stones
and pulp separate; press, and strain
through thick cloth, return the juice
to the kettle, and add three pounds of
sugar to every ten pounds of grapes;
heat to simmering, bottle hot aud
seal. The surest method of sealing is
to fill the bottle even full, stretch a
bladder tightly over the top and tie
down, then cover with plaster of
paris mixed very thick, and when dry,
place over this smooth coating of tin
foil. The latter is only for looks
and may be dispensed with. The
quantity of juice named above will
make one gallon. -Demorest's Monthly.
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pap he'd commenced drinkin' agin.
Nobody kin hev any luck eff they hang
round saloons 'sted O. huntin' fer it. y
Bad luck was the pet superstition on
which John Barnacle laid all his fail
mes and misfortunes: For Years he
had drifted about the mining camps,
searching for good luck, but always
losing it in the liquor-bottle. His
wife, patient, broken woman, had
died the winter before, worn oft by
the hardships she had been compelled
to endure. But before her death she
had extracted from him a promise of
reform.
When his father had become lost to
sight around bend in the trail, Bat
entered the dug-out, swept and busted
it, washed the breakfast dishes and put
things generally to rights. Then he
took the pick and shovel and went to
work in the tunnel. His father had
fired a blast the day previous and the
tunnel was half choked with earth and
fragments of rock.
To clear tbs mass away was hard
work for . boy but Bat labored stead
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MY MOTHER GAVE 1T TO ME.
A Warming Chapter from One Young
Mans Eynerianee.

Warming Chapter from One Young
Mans Experience.
A young man of fine intellect and in
teresting face was studying law in the
city of New York After awhile it
was noticed by certain persons that.
upon arriving at his lodgings at night,
he found it exceedingly difficult to as
cend the; stairs to his room. The hall
was we'll lighted, the floor was even,
the stairs were not rickety,-what could
be the matter?
All, his brain-that brain so capable
of high and noble. thought-that glo-
rious brain, intended by its Creator for
great. and benefieent purposes-was
stepped in alcohol How sad! Enough
to make the angels weep.
A gentleman who knew about this
young mans habits dined with
him one day, and in kind and
fatherly manner entered into con-
eversation with him on the SUBJ
ject; endeavoring to show him the
utter loss he would sustain if he did
not let alcohol alone. The young man
listened respectfully a short time, and
then replied:
my father, sir, is a clergyman; my
mother always has wine on her table at
dinner; and when | was at home she
ala0ays GAGE IL to me; and, sir, shall
ala0ays drink itn'
The gentleman, seeing that argu-
ment or expostulation would be use
less, replied, sorrowfully: II grieve
for you, my young friend and left the
room.
Mothers, what a chapter from this
young mans experience is this for you!
Young men and young women, if
your mothers, beloved as they are,
offer you that which will prove eter-
nally disastrous to both soul and body,
rise in your manhood and womanhood,
and pledge yourselves to total absti-
nence therefrom forever! And Gods
seal of approval will rest upon you.
1t will save yourselves, and, through
your example, viii! deter many weak
and hesitating one from tasting the in
toxicating cup. Our Y0unq Pe0ple.
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packed SO firmly, and his progress be
came more rapid.

packed SO firmly, and hts progress be-
came more rapid.
The exercise warmed his blood,
which would have become chilled by
inactivity. It also gave direction to
his thoughts. Youth is proverbially
hopeful, ard, as he threw down his
pick after two hours labor, he found
his appetite returning. He drew on
his coat, and placing the now cold sup
per on the little table, ate with con-
siderable relish, generou sly dividing
with Shep, who crouched and shivered
| at his feet.
He returned to work strengthened
and with the confidence in his ability
to escape remarkably increased.
Straight out toward the open air he
| pushed the little tunnel, working with
scarcely a rest It seemed an inter-
minable task, but he never faltered.
/ Hours went by unnoted. Again
hunger drove him to the cupboard. Il
was impossible to cook any thing. But
| there were a few hard crackers on the
shelves and an abundance of salt pork,
and these he devoured greedily, not
! forgetting the dog.
Then he again crawled into the mar
row tunnel and attacked the drift. An
other hour, possibly two, dragged by.
Then his pick broke through the crust
and a current of cold air, accom-
panied by a bath of sunshine, poured
in on him.
It was daylight, and the storm had
cleared away.
"Hurrah!' he cried, selling the
shovel and charging the hole suffi-
GENTLY to permit his egress.
Shep bounded after him and frol-.
licked about in evident glee.
The scene of desolation that greeted
Bat caused his spirits to sink again.
The gulches, canyons and trails were
obliterated. The grove Of pines had
disappeared. Here and there splin-
tered trunk protruding from the drifts
was all that served to point out the
place where the stately trees had SO
recently lifted their kingly crests.
He looked across toward Hunters
Point The cabins were still there;
but the intervening valley was one vast
snow-feld. wide-reaching and desolate.
A curl of smoke from one of the cabins
showed that the inhabitants, or at least
some of them, were yet alive; and the
L -
He crawled back through tho tunnel,
put ON his warmest clothes, filed one
of the capac ious pockets With crackers
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and salt pork, and, dragging his snow
shoes after him, again emerged into
the outer air.
Here he strapped the snow-shoes TO
his feet. Then, placing the shovel and
pick on his shoulder, began working
his way toward the valley.
He still had some hope that he might
find his father at Hunters Point. The
hope was rather faint, but it served to
cheer him, and he endeavored to
strengthen it.
ssPap mout er been in no fix ter leave
the camp yistiday, er they mout er
KEEP i'm thar seein ct thar was a storm
comm. Shops come home fore this.
Las spring when they tied a can ter
his tail he jes came a-b'ilin' up the
mounting an pap didn't git home fer
half a day afterwards. y
Shep wallowed heavily down the
mountain side, and Bat, sustained by
the snow-shoes, followed briskly after.
Just before reaching the valley Shep
darted on in advance and soon Bat
heard him barking furiously. When
he came up, the dog commenced dig
ging into the snow, whining anxiously
and occasionally looking into his young
masters face.
Bat turned deathly pale and fell upon
his knees.
"Pap's buried under thar!n he cried.
81 know he is. Thar's whar Shops
left i'm an it's twenty feet to the
ground. y
He knew that should he dig the re-
mainder of the day he could not reach
the earth beneath.
The smoke at Hunters Point again
caught his eye. He threw down pick
and shovel and started across the two
mile level at as brisk a run as possible
He never slackened his pace until he
reached the camp, and, painting and
exhausted, reeled into the nearest
cabin.
His story was quickly told and res
cuing party of twenty men speedily
organized.
Bat, Notwithstanding his exhaustion,
insisted on returning with them.
Shop was still digging away in the
snow when they reached the place
where Bat had left him.
The men worked in relays, and two
hours labor brought them to the earth
below. There a ledge was discovered
and beneath it a cavity.
Into this Shep dashed, returning at
once, and by vigorous wagging Of
his tail evidently inviting the men to
follow
Follow they did; and in the cavity
found John Barnacle, senseless, but by
no means dead.
He was taken to the camp, where he
was restored to consciousness: and in a
few days was able to walk about. :
He had left the camp in an intoxi-
Gated condition. OF how he managed
to find the cavity and crawl into it he
has no knowledge. When questioned
on the subject he shakes his head and
simply says that Gods own hand must
have guided him.
The claim on Bald Mountain, prop
erly worked, has yielded richly, and
John Barnacle is now prosperous and
thoroughly temperate.
Bat Barnacle is a splendid specimen
of upright, sturdy young manhood;
and he keeps as one of his sacred days
the anniversary of the great snow
slide on Bald Mountain, which led his
father to trust in and lean on the strong
arm of an overruling Providence in.
stead of blindly following the chimera
OF luck. JOHN III WHITsoN
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Dangers in Married Life.

The number of divorces and separa<
lions occurring in different periods Of
married life tells its own story plainly,
clearly. The blending of two lives,
the harmonizing of two different
temperaments, the adjustmentof per-
sonal incompatibilities in marriage is
thing of time. In true love-mar-
riages the parties have, at least, good
start, and it counts for much in favor
of happiness. But, even in marriage
of love, based on esteem, there is
more or less of disillusion, especially,
perhaps, to the wife, and, when the
glamor is gone, danger to the family
begins. 1t is then that the sense of
duty IS all in all to the welded pair.
If they remember for while that, in
marriage, love is sworn duty, they
will, by and by, have less need to re-
member it. The first five years of
marriage are dangerous; the second
lustrum is still more dangerous; and
the moral rents and strains which
lead to subsequent disaster are apt to
take place during those first ten peril
Gus years. As time goes on, the
danger lessons, and, perhaps, we may
believe that happiness, more real, if
less exuberant and buoyant, is in
creased. The last years OF married
life are, probably, the best. Even the
last years of marriage, as the French
statistics show, may end in turmoil,
but not, we think. unless there has
been turmoil all along. The habit OF
happiness and peace is not likely to
be broken up after thirty years OF
dutiful behavior. The Churchnan.
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lie lew rough cdU-
ms nstituting
the camp at Hunt
err S Point could be
p | a i My $ e e n
t h r gh t h e
wreaths of smoke
t h at hung over
them like a vail of
gauze, although
tn " were five
miles away as the
crow flies, and
double that dis
tanca nv rail
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An old New York farmer, who
saw his wife and girls arrayed in dash,
ing new Sunday hats, exclaimeds
There go my old woman and daugh..
tiers with thirty bushels of oats apises
On their heads.
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gether mythical. And there is really
no reason to doubt that the stone still
on the hill OF Tara, is the true Liza
Fail. or sacred stone, of the early posts,
and has never, at any time, been re-
moved from its original resting place.
- Chicago Inter Ocean.
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What the church wants is the n,l-
der-propping of solitary prayer, tho
strength that comes from secret com.
munion with Heaven CIR stia', ~
Work.
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BARNACLE'S LUCK.
His Miraculous Escape and What
It Did for Him.


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