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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

the man. and if did know him | should
forbid him TO speak to me in the future
unless presented him with my card. Let
it not be supposed however, that | al
lowed this wholesale criticism of our pa
pers to pass unchallenged. pointed out
that our papers did not deserve such
structures, that even if they did indulge
in slang and personality it was purely
that they might gain force, and that what
may be lost in elegance was gained in
strength. [ had with me a copy of one
our papers, and the first item in the local
column was ''Wanted, some wet water,
and good deal of it, | read this to her
and showed her how much stronger and
more graphic 1t was than the plain state
ment: eve are greatly in need of rain :"
then read from another paper an extract
from the Waukegan Patriot and the able
criticism of our TELEGRAPH. COURIER ed
itOr [ showed her the force of the ex
tract-a la Liebig, and the power of the
criticism. | do not know if | convinced
her. | intend to make an effort to write
this issue Of the Echoes without using
slang, and | shall send her marked
cODy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

are now getting ready, and TO the Ordin
airy onloober the fun is interesting There
is candidate for Congress. He comes
here, talks with sidewalk politician, and
a rumor is spread that if we elect that
candidate we shall have good appropri-
alton for harbor repairs. The papers, all
of them take up the Cry and advocate his
claims. am not a politician, but know
enough to understand what promises be-
fore election mean. was in New York
at the time of Mr. Cleveland's campaign.
| attended political meetings. The Dem
ocrats spoke of free trade, abolition of
tariff, civil service reform if their man
came into Office. The Republicans spoke
of depression of trade, ruin of farmers,
destruction of American markets if their
man were not elected Cleveland was
elected. Then | began to dream of the
day when | should import some good En-
glish wooden cloth and cease to wear
clothes made from hOme-spun rags; to
bring into this country Porto Rico and
Havana cigars at four cents apiece, and
no longer lower my dignity as a man by
smoking American ''stogies yet, on the
other hand, | sometimes thought of the
prophetic warnings Of ruin uttered by the
Republican speakers, and shuddered for
the safety of the country. Day after day
I waited | never imported, l never saw
the ruin [ am still waiting. A mans
power for making promises depends not
so much on the elasticity of his conscience
as on the credulity of his friends. Do
not suppose that | am speaking against
any candidate. ! am not. If a man has
any merit, elect him for that, but not for
his promises, as it is setting Il premium on
lies. Generally l am against man who
is too anxious for power, because | am a
Platonist, and the old Crock said-''the
truth is that the State in which the rulers
are most reluctant to govern is the best
and most quietly governed, and the state
in which they are most willing is the
worst | am also Democrat, and shall
vote with the party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

A friend who was with me on Sunday
told me an experience of his own which is
rather amusing He is acquainted with
strictly prohibitionist family, and an ev Fl
ming or two ago, while calling on them,
the subject of total abstinence was on the
tapis He more to draw out the opinion
of one of the members of the family than
to advance any pet principles of his own,
spoke rather glowingly Of the pleasures of
wine and of the unreasOnableness of alb
stinence provoking thereby many criti-
cisms from his fair opponent. The next
evening there was band concert in his
village and several Of the young people
among whom were the fair critic Of the
evening before and my friend-were sit
ting out on the porch Of one Of the houses
adjoining the park The host and host
ess, saying that they would bring out
lemonade. went inside and brought out
some delicious cIaret-cup. My friend
tasted his, recognized the flavor and re-
marked that's good. The young lady
tasted hers. and not recognizing the flavor
said: that's the best lemonade | ever
tasted. The young man smiled, and the
day after, meeting the young lady, he was
asked the cause of that smile. He told
her not and I am wondering if she has
found out what her lemonade was.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

Last Sunday Mrs. K, who was at din
ner with US, told, in her own charming
manner, several good dinner stories, Of
which, although | know that they will
lose flavor by my writing them, I shall
tell two. 4 dinner party was given by
lady and gentleman who possessed more
silver and glassware than they did in
come. The table was respondent with
the old family dishes and cut glass. The
dinner was very ordinary, and there was
hardly enough to 60 round. The guests
who had failed to satisfy their appetites,
thought that they would have chance to
make amends when the dessert was
served. 1t was served. A stately butler
bore on a lordly platter of silver, an an
tique cut glass dish filed with cracked
ice. This dish was placed in the middle
of the table, and the hostess remarked
that as it was warm they would probably
enjoy the cracked ice more than anything
else. The second was about a Western
Senator who attended course dinner in
Washington for the first time lie mao
been accustomed to have all his dinner
put on the table at once, and to see what
there was to eat. In giving an account Of
the dinner to friend, he said: Well,
they seated us around table that was
Just beautiful with silver and glass. They
passed in soup, and thought that it was
Y
determined to do the best | could / just
sat there and took five plates one after
another, and the butler took out ''them"
plates. Then they brought in the best
dinner you ever saw, but couldn't touch
it. There 1 sat and watched the others,
while I was chuck full Of soup"
Boz.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

The English paper Punch caricatures
. Things better left unsaid | appreci-
ate those cuts now more than did. Yes
terday l was calling, and a lady who had
been sending me-Without my knowledge
"a paper in which she is interested and
the principles of which she advocates
asked me if | had certain number Of the
paper. THAT paper, | said, why, l
never give myself the trouble to take it
home, as generally drop it on the way,
or leave it somewhere" She then said:
''Well, l did think that you would read it,
when had it sent to you, but shall give
them instructions to discontinue yours "
/ assured her that | never had any idea
that it was she who sent me the paper,
and that in future | would read every
thing in it even to the advertisements
apologized to her for my awkward blum
der, but | am not sure that / made my
peace with her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

The Athenians were said by Paul to be
eager only to hear and learn something
new. If he could visit us to-day the
apostle would say that we Americans
were eager only over elections. We are
somewhat like fellow whom | knew.
He was either recovering from a drunk,
drunk, or going off to get drunk. We
are either recovering from an election,
electing. or getting ready to elect. We
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

1t was easy to defend our editors to a
visitor, and it was my duty TO do but, in
spite of the teachings of moralists, the
doing thing because it is our duty is a
poor sort of rule for action. | am of
opinion that many Of the remarks made
by that lady were true 1t may be inter
esting and amusing to two editors to criti-
cize each others personalities and to call
each other fancy names, but to the ma
iOrity Of readers it is matter of very
slight importance what G. thinks of M. or
NJ. Of G.. If the gentlemen have the vein
Of pleasantly in them let them write their
facetiOus squibs on each other and ex-
change them in their back Office, but let
them keep their papers for some other
purpose. In the old days Of soothsayers
at Rome it is said that two of that illl
could not look each other in the face or
meet each other without smiling. His
tory says that they smiled because each
thought the other a silly, credulous fellow.
1t seems to me that it is even so with our
editors No two can meet each other
without smiling. Some say that it is a
smile Of superiority and conscious merit,
but history repeats itself, and some day
she may assign the same cause to the
smile Of the editors as she has done to the
smile Of the Roman Soothsaycrs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

They tell us that the human race de-
generates. Perhaps it does, perhaps it
does not. | think [ am an improvement
on Adam, but / would not put odds on
myself if you compared me with Solo
mon; if, however, you allowed me to take
copy Of Martin Tupper's Proverbial
Philosophy, should back myself against
the writer of Proverbs, and see if the
Jewish King knew all that was claimed
for him. Two Italians with one tame
bear came into town last Friday. One of
them had the cast of features which we
associate with M. T. Cicero, and the 9th
er recalled to my mind the face Of p.
Scipio Africanus. Upon inquiry | found
out that they are lineal descendants Of
those great men, and that through the
force of circumstances, Of vermicelli, dirt,
and cheap Tuscan wine, they are as they
are, and as their ancestors were for one
or two centuries Such is man. Snch is
evolution. An Italian has an ''appetency"
for vagrancy. His desire develops the
vagrant, the hand organ and the monkey.
Could Cicero have dreamed that his fifty
seven thousandth great grandson would
form a combine with the distant relative
Of the Conqueror Of Carthage, and associ-
ate with themselves a tame bear to exc
out precarious existence Better not
rear progeny than to dream that they will
degenerate into organ grinders, mission
aries, or politicians.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-14

The L. A. S. Of Bristol church will
meet with Mrs. John Kingman Thursday
afternoon, Aug. 81.
Amateur photography is gaining
ground even in our town. The other af-
ternoon we noticed Mrs. Towne with her
camera taking views around the park.
"A new crossing is in process of con-
struction from Wattles stables to the cor
ner where the new COURIER
building is to be erected.
Quite a large party of Kenosha peo-
pie went down to Lake Bluff H., for the
day on Tuesday. II was sort of old
folks picnic by the Methodist church
members.
After September 1st the banks in Ke-
nosha will close up at 3 o'clock instead of
at as at present. The difficulty in get
ting their mail off in time is one Of the
principal causes Of this change
-hA-COh9ftSSHldn y. u. Williams,
formerly member from this district, whose
illness was reported past recovery in this
paper a short time ago, has recovered so
as to be out again, but is very weak yet.
Mr.. Fl. G. Schulz came in just now
and told us about game of cinch which
was PLAYED out at Silver Lake last NIGHT
Mr.. II. Eichelman was his partner They
played ten games and won eight from
their opponents, who were Mr.. Fred
Schenning and Mr. J. w. Sprague, of
Aurora, III. It is of the last game that
he would have us take notice. We give
the complete score by hands:
Schenning LII "a SO 43 40 so 81 0
Schulz. ... 3 IA p 81 47-s1
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WE AND OUR NEIGHB0Rs.


in Kenosha on Sunday.
Mrs Nicoll leaves to-day for New
York and will sail Saturday for Europe
Mr.. e. B. Christian, Of Elgine, H..
visited friends and relatives here last week.
Geo. Nicoll of St. Lonis, is in town
for few days.
Mr. Frey, Of Alabama, visited at the
home Of Mr. Ezra Simmons last Friday
and Saturday.
Misses Annie and Sibele Wirth are
visiting relatives in Kenosha. They leave
tomorrow for Hebron, Neb-
Mr.. Allen Mead, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with his cousin Miss Jennie
Nc. Clellan.
Miss Georgiana Preston, of Newport,
KY, is visiting her sister, Mrs Thos H.
Mclaughlin Of Prairie Avenue
Miss Malvina Hills and her cousin,
Miss Eta Myrick, are visiting relatives in
Chicago.
Miss Jennie Messier came up from
Chicago on Monday and is renewing her
acquaintance with friends in Kcnosha
Mr.. B. La Marsh went to Washing
ton on Monday to attend the meeting Of
the National Photographers Association.
Miss Brown and Miss Weeks have
returned to Kenosha after pleasant visit
out Of town.
Mrs De Bonnie, who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs H. NJ Baldwin the past
few weeks, returned to her home in Niles,
Mich, on Tuesday,
Mr. Fred G. Wright was given va
cation from the spring bed company and
started for the South last Saturday to
rusticate for a few days
DR. and Mrs w H. Saunders, Mrs
f. G. Gottfredsen and Miss Allie Hill are
camping out at Paddock's Lake They
went out Tuesday morning.
Mr.. G. Web Burritt went 10 New
York last Tuesday to take a position as
commercial traveller for mems furnish
ing goods house.
Mr. w. II. Lacy, commercial travel
Ter, selling the Lane Mfg Co.. s products,
came up from ST. Louis Tuesday evening
for a couple of days
Mrs l. J. Cobb and daughter Ethel,
left last Thursday, for visit of some
weeks with relatives at Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Miss Bishop is visiting her friend,
Miss Newman, the sister Of Mr.. Newman
Of the Watch Case factory who is staying
at Col. Hoyts house on Prairie Avenue
Mrs J. B. Zweenic returned last
Friday evening from her visit to Sargent,
n. d., and Burch, S. d., where she has
been having pleasant time with her
daughters.
Miss Mamie Ward, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Corey and family,
the past year, returned to her home in
Chicago on Tuesday. Miss Victoria
Wadd, of Chicago, is visiting there now
and will remain two or three weeks.
Mrs. A. F. Williams and two sons, of
Chicago, Miss Mary Robinson and Miss
Pearl Gilbert, of Austin, ILL.,, and Misses
Minnie and Maud Christian, of Elgin,
are visiting at the Maple Grove farm.
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The L. A. S. of Bristol church viii
meet with Mrs. John Kingman THURSDAY
afternoon, Aug. 81.
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KENOSHA MILLING 90.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-18

homes of our land-the drunkard's fam.
lily must do without them, if they are
not donated by charity. His wages all
go over the bar of the saloo1. 1t robs
his family of the ordinary comforts of
life, and robs the men who sell these
things. If the saloons were wiped out,
the money that the drinking man pays
into it would partly reach their hands,
in exchange for things to make his
home comfortable and his family's lives
pleasant.
1t is clear that the saloon is form of
robbery. 1t robs the family of its vic
Tins of the necessaries and comforts the
money wasted in rum would buy, and it
robs every legitimate business in the
city of the money that would be paid for
them. The saloon is the worst enemy
of the business of any city. Consider
how much money saloon must take in
daily, and multiply it by the number of
saloons in the city; multiply this in
turn by the 1865 days in the year, and
you will have before you the sum wasted
in your own town or city through the
rum traffic. And it is to be remembered
that the saloons prevent the earning of
nearly as much money by destroying
the capacity for work. The drunkard
can not do as good days work as So
Der man, and he loses the time spent in
his debauches and in the inevitable
SOLDERING up" process. As he goes on
| and becomes more and more the slave OF
rum, he becomes more and more in
capable of steady labor until he will not
| work at all except when he can in no
other way obtain the rum to satisfy his
cravings.
And then if the business man will take
into his calculation, besides this whole
sale robbery of the community by the
saloon, the entire cost of the crime and
pauperism which is the direct result
| Of the rum curse-all of which is borne
| by himself and his fellow Taxpayers
he will find total which is so over
| whelmingly large that it should cause
him to reflect on what he can do to aid
in the abolition of the saloon. There
are strong moral arguments why he
should join in the war upon the rum
traffic, to which we have not adverted
in this article. We have confined the
discussion to the direct cost, in dollars
and cents, to the business man of the
rum traffic, and We think it is clear to
any obseryant man that from the dollar
and-cent standpoint alone, not to speak
OF any higher motive, the business man,
above all others, is the man who should
exert himself most to pulverize the rum
power Toledo Blade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-18

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Sunshine and Moonlight" comprises 112
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-18
GAUOY AND COSTLY.
Some of the Striking Novelties in Jewelr
and Silyerware.

Some of the Striking Novelties in Jewelry
and SiIverware.
The shell of a clam reproduced in
silver makes pretty butter dish.
Pansies, roses and ferns worked in
repousse on the back of silver hand
mirror have pretty effect. .3s,se
A gold locomotive headlight, with a
diamond set in place of the glass, makes
an appropriate scarf pin for railroad
men.
A silver gilt hand mirror of recent
importation has an italian mountain
scene in oil showing through thick
beveled glass on the back.
A squirrel of &c l-perched on branch
of the same material, with a thistle OF
diamonds and rubies in its paws, is a
unique lace pin.
The small hearts of moss agates, al
most hidden in q branch of variegated
gold leaves, is lace pin that will
shortly be placed upon the market.
Two squirrels, each engaged in gnaw-
ing at nut with a plain bear resting
on their backs, make a silver knife-rest
that possesses many attractions.
The chrysanthemum is being repro
duced in almost every article of Jew
elry. Lace and scarf pins, however,
appear TO be favorite articles for show
ing it.
A silver napkin ring that is attract
ing much attention from those artistic
ally inclined represents broken ket'
tledrum resting on a wrecked gun car
riage wheel. -
o - - G1fabd - d handsome is a
silver shaving mug with plain bright
band encircling the top, and with the
bottom chased to represent a wicker
basket.
A unique and effective silver pen dish
represents the curved feather Of an os-
trich. At one corner of the receptacle
an odd appearing owl with averted
head is porched.
A helmet Of fifteenth century armor,
handsomely chased, makes a beautiful
ornament in silver. The pointed visor
at the front, on being opened, discloses
a cut glass inkstand reposing in bed of
pulled silk.
Prominent silverwaro dealers say that
bright rcpOusso work will soon predomi-
nate over the dull and oxidized articles
of last season. Some very handsome
styles in this class of fermentation are
being produced.
A useful and pretty ornament for the
smoking table is a silver oblong tray
bearing three spirit lamps of dull fin
ished metal. Etched on the surface of
the tray is a line of music with the
words, 1T was my last cigar"
Adecidedly handsome and tasteful lace
pin represents two sprays of clover held
together by a trailing vine of the same
material. The petals of the flowers are
divided into two sections, one of smooth
old gold and the other of open iligree
work.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-18
Egypt and Jerusalem, Via tho Azores
Gibraltar. NanIcs and Rnme.

A tour of ladies and gentlemen to visit
the East. The ocean steamer "Circassian,"
1914 tons, has been chartered to start with
the party from New York February 49, Re
turn, through France, England and Scot
land about May 9th. The second section
arriving in New Y ork not far from JuLe It'll.
The main tour will cost less than $500 in
its cheapest form. Radiatory excuraions to
Ephesus, Constantincple, Vienna, &c, can
be added to the route for reasonable III
crease of expense.
Rollo Floyd, the prince of Syrian Drago-
men, viii have charge Of the Oriental sec
ton; and Messrs. Gaze & Son, of London,
have been engaged to manage the European
SECTION. Rev. DR.. C. F. Thomas an ex-
perienced director of foreign tours, will
have general charge en- route. A number Of
young ladies have already been booked, as
Mrs. Thomas will have charge of a depart
ment Tor them.
This will be the most for the money ever
before offered in this line. For further
particulars address Geo. May Powell, P. o.
box 700, Philadelphia, Pa
to Karnak is also provided for.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-18

PERCHERoN HORSES, French Coach Horses,
Shetland 20 mics, Holstein Cattle and high
grade horses. Savage d Farnum have
them at the Island Homo Stock Farm,
Crosse Isle, Wayne Co., Mich, and will
give purchasers special bargains. Write,
describing what you want and they will
present facts and figures that will convince
you that they can and will make it to your
advantage to visit them. Owing to certain
changes to be made in their business early
the coming spring, they will dispose Of all
their live stock during the next three
months. Intending purchasers should not
fail to send Tor their catalogue. Address
Savage & Farnum, Detroit, Mich.