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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-26
Ouaii i'm a Skunk Tran.

A skunk has been taking too much
interest in my poultry for my benefit.
I found his tracks in the snow, and
they were very plain and easy to fol-
low. I found what seemed from the
number of tracks to be quite den of
them. Procuring good trap I placed
it well down in the hole, and in the
morning the skunk was in the trap all
right. [ let the trap remain in the
same place until seven had been
caught; and then imagine my surprise
to find quail in the same trap that
all of those deadly foes of quail and
all birds that roost on the ground had
been caught in. Have they no instinct
to tell them to keep away? There was
quite a flock I should think by the
tracks around the .hole.-Forest and
Stream.
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WISCONSIN SOLONS.

THE bill abolishing the State Board of
Charities and Reform and State Board of
Supervision and creating the State Board
of Control came up as a special order in the
Senate on the 18th, and after a three hours
debate it was passed to third reading by
vote of Is to 13. The Assembly con-
sumed the forenoon debating the
bill prohibiting the sale of tobacco,
cigars or narcotics to minors, and finally
passed to third reading a substitute measure
which imposes penalty for selling opium
or narcotics to any person without physi-
clans certificate, or to sell tobacco, cigars
or narcotics to minors after a parent or
guardian has notified the dealer not to sell
to such minor. The Governors veto to the
Kaukauna charter bill was sustained by
unanimous vote.
TIE two houses of the Legislature trans
acted routine business on the 10th inst.
Among the bills passed by the House were:
Giving justice-court jurors 6 cente mileage
III addition to the regular per diem al
lowed by law increasing the pay of the
National Guard during encampment from
$3.50 to 81 per day. Among the bills
killed was one for the retirement
of Supreme Court Judges at the age
of 70 on salary of So. 1000 per year In the
Senate. among the bills passed was one
taxing telephone companies PA per cent. on
gross earnings. Six bills were killed. The
Assembly Committee on Education has re-
ported paCk Un6 Dill pfONlulnS LOT IL SIN III
State normal school, with an amendment
providing that the city wanting such school
shall give a bonus of $4,000 and furnish
the site
AT brief session of the Legislature held
the evening of the 23d bills were passed in
the Assembly as follows: Relieving mem
bers of life-saving and lighthouse service
from poll-tax; amending the charters of
Kewaunee, Prescott. MenOmonee, Shulls-
burg. Black River Falls; amending the eX
else laws so that town boards are required
TO grant licenses to registered pharmacists;
repeating the law which provides for land
inspectors who shall assess farm lands;
abolishing the Municipal Court of Dunn
county and transferring its powers to the
Circuit Court providing that all employers
shall keep the time of their employees; pro-
viding that no prisoner of the State shall be
employed at other than household duties on
legal holidays; providing for the payment Of
all expenses of the Sturgeon Bay Canal
Investigating Committee; appropria ting
S555.58 to Jefferson County to rectify an
error in levy Of the State tax. At the ses-
sion of the Senate, bills were passed prOvid
ing means to insure employees against acct
dents in factories, providing that factory
doors shall not be locked during working
hours. Mr.. Gray's bill decreasing the mimi
mum rate of interest on loan and trust
funds from per cent to ~ per cent was
concurred in.
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washing by the king or queen OF the
feet of beggars, after the example re-
lated in the Scripture. There were as
many beggars as the sovereign was
years old. For instance, if her Majesty
was 40 years old there were exactly
forty-nine beggars. This was no doubt
thought in ancient times a salutary way
of reminding woman OF her age
SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER CUSTOMS.
The passing of the feast of Easter
from Semitic to Aryan lands is really
the history of humanity, and the story
of Easter practices is the story of civili-
2ation These practices link us with
the remote past, and in their decadence
from earneStness to sport they show how
the world has grown from childhood to
the age of reason.
The Reformation in England did away
with number of pagan practices that
were supposed to be "pOpish.
The fact was that the peasants had
kept them from pagan times. and the
Roman Church may have tolerated but
did not encourage them. They would
have died natural death if left alone,
for many that did survive the Reforma-
ton gradually became ridiculous, and
died to the music Of laugh
GIVE BREAD TO THE POOR.
In England and other parts of Europe
the observance of the feast began about
the Thursday before the feast and lasted
about week. Maundy Thursday was
so called because loaves of bread in
maunds or baskets were distributed
among the poor.
DECORATING THE WE'LL.
Easter is the time for the divining of
a good year by the height of the water,
and for the decoration Of wells.
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wholesome suster ance to Thy faithful serv-
ants, eating i; in thankfulness to Thee on
account of the resurrection of our Lord.
Come with me to Cairo This is Easter
week. These women you see are Moslem
-MOhammed is their savior. This is
Palm Sunday-and as you see they bind
palm twigS about their heads and fingers.
Each succeeding day has its peculiar
ceremonials. On Shrove Tuesday the
diet is cheese broth and onions; Ash
Wednesday is Arba Eyub-JOb's day;
Maundy-Thursday is their pea soup day,
and Good Friday is their gum'a el-maf-
ruka-day of butter cakes: and Saturday
is scbt ennur. or Sabbath of light-so
nameQ from the sacred fire which on this
day bursts forth from the Holy Sepulchre
at Jerusalem. Now do they strengthen
their eyes with powders, get themselves
bled and eat colored Easter eggs. On
Easter Sunday, id en-nuSara, they love
their neighbors as themselves even
make friendly calls upon their Christian
neighbors calls that are to be returned
during the feast of Beriam.
In the discussion of Plutarch and
Macrobius we find that the egg plays a
prominent part in the religions of the
ancient world. 1t was used in auguries,
was placed by the Romans upon the table
at the beginning Of the repaSts, and at
feaSts in honor of the dead it was also
prominent. The ancient Jews at PaSqua,
after purifying and cleaning the house,
placed hard eggs on the table as a sym
boil, and also cakes of peculiar form, and
dates and fgS-three emblems of fecund-
ity. The Greeks and Romans used the
egg in eXpiations, and when they had
blessed the houses and temples, and
sprinkled them with lustral (purifica-
tion) water, they carried an egg with
them The account of blessing the ship
by Apuleius might almost stand for a
description of the modern ceremony at
Pasque. "The high priest" he says,
carrying lighted torch and an egg, and
some sulphur, made the most solemn pray
ers with his chaste lips, completely puri-
fed it, and consecrated it to the goddess.
Besides the blessing of the eggs and
the house, it is the custom in some parts
of Italy for the priest at Easter to affix
to the door of the palaces and villas a
waxen cross to guard against evil spirits
and seal it with the letter M.-Misere
cordia-"HaVe mercy on u.s."
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He Oiled Hi, Own Watch.

A prosperous farmer recently en-
tered a jewelry store in Bay City,
Mich, and asked if the repairs on his
watch, which he had left there short
time before, were completed. The
proprietor said the watch was ready
and delivered it with the remark !:
Next time don't use quite SO much
kerosene" The man looked surprised
and embarrassed, but managed to say ::
Il guess I won't oil it any more at all.
It costs too much" He paid his bill
and departed. After he had gone a
reporter asked if the man had actual
1y put kerosene oil into his watch.
Certainly he did," said the jeweler,
"and he is not the only one who does
it. We have cases of similar kind
every few weeks. and people who one
would think know better are generally
the ones who commit such folly. sup
pose a little kerosene would not do q
watch much harm, but when it is
poured in something happens and We
are called upon to remedy the difficulty.
/ suppose I should not complain, for it
is a good thing for us, but it is strange
how foolish some people are"
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Gives Lessons over the Telephone.

This story may be recognized, as a
number of people have been at the
wrong end Of the telephone. Those
who have been at the wrong end, how
ever, will not be quick to admit it.
The hereof course there must be a
hero-has apparently taken contract
TO improve the manners of many Chi
cagoans, and he is trying to do it over
the telephone. He spends a good
share of his time giving information to
people who work the tinga-ling" at a
Chicago hotel.
Here is one end of a conversation
overheard in the telephone room:
"Hullo!"
eyes, this is the hotel"
"Who?"
Brown? William Brown? I'll see.
Hold the wire"
A couple of minutes later.
"Hullo, there!"
eyes. He's registered here"
"I'll send up and see. :"
A few minutes later.
"Hullor"
"He's in. Any message?"
Zones will be over tonight? All
right; I'll tell him.
Then suddenly the young man began
ringing the bell like one possessed, and
ihe following was heard:
"Hullo, Central Give me that man
who just rang Off"
Are you the man who called up
- HoteI?"
"Well, you're welcome"
II say you're welcome. You forgot
to say Thank you,' but you're well
come"
"Have to do it, explained the young
man, after he had rung off. Il sup
pose he's tearing down the telephone
at the other end of the line, but the
next time he puts man to lot of
trouble hell thank him. Not one in
twenty does it now. Make man
chase all over the house and then say
Rats or something of that sort. .
Chicago Tribune,
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EASTER EGGS.
A Glance at the Religious Feature OF the
Egg.

*
The egg is the germ of life From
the egg comes forth all things that llVe
and breathe. The egg, therefore, rs the
emblemsof the rising sun, '0f the coming
forth of vernal life-Of the bursting OF
Environment the tomb, and coming
forth in life. The egg has been lntl-
mately connected with religious worship
for many thousand years; and yet cllngs
to it's place in the ceremonials. The
Buddhist. Moslem, Christian-allconn
the egg with Easter-with the resurrec-
tion-with the coming forth Of life.
In the matter Of oolor-it sometimes
runs to fantasy, but red is cOmmOnest-
blood-red- imitation of the blood that
the pre- Christian MediatOrs shed in CIV
ing up their lives for sinful man. Both
the idea and color passed into Christian
custom. Indeed, it would be difficult to
point out the year or century when the
Easter egg custom ceased to be Pagan
and became Christian, since it has under
gone no material change in all the ages.
Tracing it back it becomes connected
with the crescent moon at HeliOpOllS-
the CITY of On in the Bible pages, also
with the Serpcnt-like as the Eden apple
and the serpent. Among the Cyprus
ruins is found an enormous carved stone
egg, adorned with generative emblemS.
The practice present ng eggs to
friends on Easter day is Magian or Per
sian, abiding to the mundane egg for
which Ormuzd (Supreme Being and
Ahriman (the Devil) were to contend to
the end of all things 1t was said that
on Easter the earth was Matched or Gre
ated In most pagan lands it was type
of the resurrection. The ritual OF Pope
Paul " reads:
Bless. Lord. we beseech Thee this Thy
creature of eggs, that it may become a
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chosen by Chester, and was enlivened by
sports-everybod played football, there
being two games, one for the men and
one for the women-and an imposing
procession This latter was not discon-
tinued until 1856, having been kept up
for centuries. it had its origin in the
delivery from the Welsh of Lord Dut-
tons castle Many Ministries and other
rowing characters were gathered to-
gether and marched toward the inyad-
ers' camp. They made an imposing ap-
pearance, and although they could not
have fought for half an hour, frightened
the Welsh away. Lord Dutton, out OF
gratitude, declared that a parade should
be given every Easter for all time to
come Various sports are still held in
Chester on Easter and a dinner is still
the reward of the winners as in ancient
times
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EASTER SUGGESTIONS.
Curious Customs OF Various People OF
That Day.

Curious Customs of Various People on
That Day.
The curious practices and beliefs that
cluster about Easter would almost be
laughable to an American if he were not
able to trace many of them to source
anterior to Christianity, and if he did
not know that they once had profound
significance for his ancestors The
world is big child, which often affects
to look with contempt upon the broken
toys of it's babyhood. This is particu-
larly so in America, the most precocious
of countries. The old-time feasts for us
are stripped bare like the interiors OF
our churches or the walls of our mag
ination.
One must go to some hamlet in Ger
many, or some village in the North OF
England to find d survival OF Easter Gus
toms, or, as some might call them, super
stitions. This word may be discarded,
however, as it is too harsh to be applied
to our ancestors.
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look around-she must be here!
All. no--alasl Her place see
Filled by a maiden strange to me.
And all at once how empty seems
The crowded space: how dim and cold
The tender morning light that streams
Through windows stained in blue and gold.
The craven cherubs look quite glum,
And even the organ pipes seem dumb.
The preacher tells of peace and bliss,
OF Easter joy. All, well, no doubt
Some other sinner will not miss
The comfort that he talks about.
For me, my altar shrine is bare
Since my fair saints smile is not there.
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Soms SunerIativas.


The longest railroad is the Canadian
Pacific
THE height of the highest pyramid is
486 feet
MAMMOTH cave i'll Kentucky is the
largest cavern.
PARAMOUNT PARK, Philadelphia, is the
largest park in the world.
THE deepest coal mine in the world is
near Tourney, Belgium; it is 3,542 in
depth.
THE largest library is the Imperial at
Paris, which contains over two million
volumes.
THE Eiffel tower in Paris is the high
est structure in the world, nearly 1000
feet high.
THE longest suspension bridge is that
between New York and Brooklyn. 1t is
1880 feet long.
THE highest active volcano in the
world is Popocatapetl, Mexico 1t is
1874 feet high.
THE deepest hole ever bored into the
earth is the artesian well at Potsdam,
which is $500 feet deep
THE highest mountain on the globe is
Mount Hercules, on the Isle OF Papua,
or New Guinea, safe feet in height.
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A NEW BONNET ESSENTIAL

Speaking of superstitions one had al
most forgotten that there is one as old
as the hills in which all women believe
even to this day. 1t is that person
will have no luck for year who does
not wear new article of dress Easter
Sunday. 1t will be observed that it is
not necessary to order an entire outfit
A bonnet, for instance, will suffice, and
if it is new and pretty that is sufficient.
1t is not necessary that it should cost a
weeks salary.
TANSY TEA AND RED HERRING.
To entirely propitiate fate the true
observer of Easter should dine on tansy
tea and red behring's. At least this
is in accordance with the rules laid
down in ancient and reliable English
chronicles.
The beggars were presumably first
made presentabie, and then their feet
were washed in turn by the laundress,
the sub almoner and the grand almoner
Then the Queen repeated the ceremony
while her lords and ladies of the court
waited on her, carrying towels, etc. She
wiped, crossed and kissed the feet Of the
fortunate unfortunates, and then dis
tributed presents among them.
BEGGARs' FEET WASHED BY THE QUEEN.
A royal custom on this day was the
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What's this? A sweet face turned my way,
A gently welcoming look; dear eyes!
All, now, indeed, my prayer I'll say,
And now the preachers words seem wise.
To think my love / did not knw,
Her Easter bonnet changed her so!
-MGdeIj2le s. Bridqes
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The natives of Griqauland are just
now suffering from curious epidemic.
If alarmed by any sudden noise they
will start violently, contract their
features, stiffen their limbs, jump
about and waltz like dervishes.
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Easter Festivities at che ster.

There. is hardly an ancient English
city which is not surrounded by the
memories of the quaint customs of by
gone times. Most of them selected some
particular day to celebrate Easter was
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What a Georgia Cracker Eats.

When money flows in steadily the
wage earners buy the best cuts of meat
and are liberal consumers Of expensive
early vegetables and fruit. The dis
pensers Of charity for church, more
trustful than prudent, gave a mill
family protesting to be in dire need or
ders on grocer for certain amount
weekly, and were astounded to find
that for the meat and meal indicated
the tradesman was persuaded to sub
stitute fruit, nuts, and raisins. At
every door children squat around a tin
plate of syrup, dipping in it big hunks
of corn-pone and smearing their yellow
faces more widely with each mouthful
The sweet "pertatur" roasted in the
ashes is always ready-a great advan-
tage where the housewife "bees tired"
from her birth. In the crackers
kitchen lard is the universal solvent.
The tyrant of his home, the key to his
habits, the blazon of his civilization, is
the frying Century.
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OF fond eyes with love summed DER,
Eyes that ne'er shall brighten more.
Bells of Easter, thy loved voices
Will ring clear,
Tho one year
Some glad heart that new rejOices,
Then at rest.
Comfort bleSt,
viii not throb for earthly noises
Sleeping calmly on, below
Summers bloom and winters snow.
Bells of Easter, 10! thy sweetness
Shall bring peace,
Cares surceaSe,
While the years with 'wild'ring feetness
Wing their fight
To Times night,
And some souls-past Incompetence
List to sounds more sweet by far
Than thine, o bells OF Easter are!
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FRANCE exported shoes to the value
of SO. 900, 945 francs in 1890.
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THE Sun DANCE.

The first of childish fctions about
Easter, and the one that has longest
survived in America, is that the sun
dances or takes three steps on Easter
morn. One has a suspicion that this
fable was invented by nurses who wished
to encourage in youthful Christians a
habit of early rising Little ones go to
bed Easter evening fully determined to
get up to witness the phenomenon; but
as they oversleep themselves they gen
orally remain credulous and unsatisfed
Perhaps it. would be wrong to rudely
disturb their beliefs.
One of the minor English poets has
given a metrical explanation which is
satisfactory of the Easter POPULARITY of
the sun. He thus addresses the lumi-
nary:
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Phebus, the old wives say
That on Easter Day
To tn music of tn spheres you do capel
If the fact, sir, be true,
Pray let's the cause know
When you have any room in your pape
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VMAll { Are many of the count
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struction is great, as they destroy
life in thousands of human beings an
nually. The only Limitation to their
devastation is food to feed on. They
produce countless diseases--as mala
ris, scrofula. eczema, cancer, contag.
ious blood poison, etc, etc. The
remedy for this small but numerous
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Cas.orIa.
When she was a Child, she cried for castoria.
When shc became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When uhc had Children, aha gevo them Castoria,
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MIR. CLEVELAND ON THE
RESULT

New York, Nov. 4.-Ex.Presi,
dent Cleveland was seen at his
residence in Madison avenue today
and gave his opinion Of the result
of Tuesdays election as follows:
"of course every one has a right
to put his own construction upon
the result, and am not anxious
to obtrude my ideas, but it seems
to me some things ought to be no
longer doubtful. Any man who
still thinks that tariff reform is a
settled and obsolete issue, or that
tho Importance of sound and safe
money is question upon which
people can he blinded, is either
willfuliy wrong or dangerously
dull. 1t seems to me, too, that the
Democrats ought to be satisfied
that the staunch adherence to
the principles Of tlcir party does
not require the abuse of those who
have All inclination to help us.
81 very much regret the defeat
OF Gov. Campbell. He has been
brave and honest official. This
and the splendid canvass he made
entitled him to success. While the
election of Flower, Russell and
Boise ought to cause the utmost
rejoicing among Democrats, they
should not forget that with these
things comes the obligation to be
true to the people, to be honest in
advocacy of our principles and de.
cent in all things.n
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Feery'S majority IN county, 504.
THE STATE.
In the Legislature there will be
SO democratic Senators out of 40,
and about 80 members of the
House Of Delegates out of 1OO.-
The other 20 will be divided be-
tween the republicans and farmers
alliance.
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thirty,two Republicans. In the
next Senate there WILDE four aud
perhaps five Republicans, aud in
the House about twelve, giving
the Democrats % majority on joint
ballot of eighty-five.
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LETTER FROM BISHOP GREGG

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TAZEWELL G. H. va FRIDAY, NOV. 6 1891
1t is said tllat tiiete is mol. a one

1t is said that there is not one
OF two dollar note in the Treasury
mt Washington or in the National
banks, all having beens sent to Ohio
for McKitley's use oil election day.
The regular prics of votes in Ohio
is two dollars. In this section of
Virginia so small sum would be
scorned.