The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-11

There will be social in the parlors of
the NJ. E church tonight
Frank w. Smith, in his lecture, "In
and Out of Andersonville," gave those of
our citizens who had the pleasure of attend
ing, one of the best entertainments ever
held in this city. Mr.. Smith was prison
er within the loathsome stockade at Ander.
sonville and SAW and knew all it's horrors.
He is pleasant and fluent speaker, is
wonderful mimic, and in his "Chalk Talk"
gave an inimitable description of prison
life. He came here in the interest of the
Y. M. {. A.
We understand that there is petition
now before the Common Council to do
away with the present poll tax system.
This petition should lie devotedly prayed for.
The first and most important reason is he
cause only a portion OF this tax is ever col
lected. The buns and tough, i'll every city
decline to pay this tax. SO we'll is this un-
derstood that when city employs an attor-
ney to prosecute bad case of mo poll ia x'
there is an implied understanding between
the representative OF the law and his cor
porate client that this cla>s of toughs and
buns above mentioned, shall not be prose
cuted. They are execution proof, and as it
costs city or county considerable money
to set the cuInbrous machinery OF the law
in motion with no equivalent therefor, the
toughs and loateis escape and the burden,
however light the sum, falls usually ON the
industrious and frugal, who, while they do
not object to the law, do object to the lack
Of its proper enforcement. A legislative
body cannot squeeze blood out of turnip,
money out of the money! less, or work cut of
q tramp.
MIR. G. II. Hurd, the well known drug
gist, has lately purchased soda fountain
that is to-day one OF the finest counter and
wall ornaments in this city. This fountain
is designed for five beverages and ten sir
ups. The ends and front are OF tennessee
marble, with Genoa green base moulding,
and the covers are of Knoxville marble.
At the height of the cover rise black Bel
gian sides, between which i; large, deco.
rated, slanting mirror, with polished bronze
| frame resting upon a green moulding. The
black Belgian sides are decorated with gold
lines and the name "Manhattan." Above
| the mirror is pediment frame of polished
embossed bronze, while at the center and al
each side of the top are spiral bronze rosette
| finals. The Manhattan" has four kinds
OF marble, one four-cylinder wonder cool.
er" for the soda water, interspaced coil
coolers for the other beverages, sub-lifts
strip tanks, and one double-stream draught
arm. The sirups dispensed from this foun-
tain come in contact with no metal what
ever and are manufactured out of pure rock
candy and fruit juices. They are held in
glass tanks, from which they flow directly
into the tumbler without passing through
any pipes or draught-arms of any kind.
The entire apparatus cost Mr.. Hurd $500.
1t is by all odds the finest fountain in this
city.
While Frank W. Smith, of Belvue, O.,
was delivering his lecture at the Congrega-
tional church in this city last Tuesday eve
ming, number of small boys gathered
around the church and howled. Not salts.
fed with disturbing the audience by max
ing sundry vocal noises, they procured
bunch of firecrackers and set them afre un.
der one of the windows of the church,
Could not the City Council give this city at
least one more policeman. Conduct of this
kind is outrageous. 1t is hurting the good
name of the city and should not be tolerat
ed by the Common Council, who have the
power to prevent such outrages. We are
aware that an alderman has moneyless
and thankless task, but fright is right and
wrong is wrong" The Council have the
right and the power to prevent such Of
lenses against public decency. There are
number of boys in this city who, if they are
not checked in their career of deviltry. will
bring dishonor and disgrace upon them
selves and the members Of the families to
which they belong. Michael Harkins
would make an excellent officer. He is
adapted for police and detective
work. He has good record in the past,
and as an addition to the present force,
would make it somewhat warm for violat.
ers OF the law.