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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

WHILE honest doubt is to be re-
spected, and every means taken to
turn uncertainty into certainty, the
persistent refusal of citizen to ally
himself with one party or the other,
must be shown in its true light as un-
patriotic and un-American. To be
partisan in politics is to be a citizen.
To be neutral is to be nothing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

A NEW brand of campaign material
has made its appearance on the mar
ket. 1t is called the " Gross of Gold, +"
aud comes in pints and quarts, and is
guaranteed to drive the blues out OF
bag of indigo. What we have seen OF
it induces us to believe that we could
learn to drink the stuff regardless OF
any other nation, etc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

No ONE who is acquainted with
Nebraska's great river, can fail to ap-
preciate the eternal fitness of the title,
"The Boy Orator of the Platte" as
applied to W. j. Bryan. Like the
stream of eloquence that flows from
his lips, the Platte river is $500 miles
long, six inches deep and underlaid
with quicksands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
A plain Talk.

cerity of the great body of the populist
party. and believe they are in full
sympathy with every honest measure
of reform, and with all, as patriotic a
lot of men as will be found in any
country. But the spectacle presented
| by the leaders of the party at this time
must surely disgust every true patriot.
That they are trading principles for
place with the silver element of the
democratic party is an open and no.
torious fact.
That the leaders are contracting to
deliver the party vote, like SO many
cattle, is equally notorious. 1t sur
prises the candid thinking man when
he observes the leaders OF a party,
founded upon the principle that the
people must rule, shamelessly, openly,
and without Hesitation, trading and
trafficing in the liberties of their cor
stituents. Look at the Chicago con-
ventionl Look at the ST. Louis con-
venti0n. Look at the Nebraska state
convention! The Office of attorney
general was left vacant to be filled by
the silver democrats.
| The selection of electors was left to
the state central committee, with in
structions to act in conjunction with
the free silver democrats in naming
them. Bryan and Sewall electors are
to be named and to show the double
dealing Of the Organizes, they endorsed
the principles of the st. Louis conven-
ton, anu its action, thus leaving the
impression to go out among the voters
that they had endorsed Tom Watson,
when they do not intend any such
thing.
The party that was organized to heal
up the wounds between the north and
the south has been rent in twain. Be
it said to the credit Of the southern ele-
ment of the party, that they had no
hand in it, They were willing to stand
or fall by party principles; to nominate
a straight ticket and go to the people
relying on the business of their cause.
But, no. The leaders Of western
populism had been touched by the sill
yer mine owners, and like Judas of old,
they could not resist temptation. They
Welded and lost their reason, and be-
trayed their followers into the hands of
political Phillstines. Will the enlight-
ened and patriotic element of that
party follow such leadership? We
think not. Already murmurings are
heard among the rank and file that
bode trouble, if not open rebellion
against the dictators, and many are
openly denouncing them. 1t is time
that the individual members of the
party began to consider where they
are at, ;" what is best for the country,
and how to vote TO accomplish the
greatest amount of good. Honest and
self respecting men cannot endorse
such political treachery, such abandon
ment of principles for personal gain.
Think these matters over seriously
and do what yo@ think is right, regard
less Of the spears of the so-called party
o4derS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

THERE is no subject on which non
sense is so habitually talked as poll
tics. Men, otherwise fairly sane, in-
dulge in the widest theories and utter
Oracles, prophecies and dogmas with
entire disregard for facts or conditions.
The campaign just opened promises to
be unusually rich in such rhetoric.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded for the Week Ending Wednes
day, August 10, 1896.

Following are the real estate transfers
recorded during the past week. Report
ed for this paper by Benedict & Tarbell
abstracters, real estate insurance and
loan agents:
Michael McDermott and wife to
Frances G. Buckley. Part Of
hf of S W ar of sec 20, t |,
20 east, containing 81 acres
Warranty deed. Consideration $4,000 90
w. A. Spencer ct al, to Jesse B.
Whitnall. The w or of sec
s, 3, + % east Warranty
deed. Consideration. $3.50. 5000 90
James Jones to Richard B. Jones
The hf Of S w or and n hf of
hf of w Or. and the east %
acres of hf of hf Of S W Or,
sec %, 2, 81 east, contain
ing AS acres Warranty deed,
Consideration ............. 5o75 90
John Balm and wife to Charles j,
Mers. The W or of n Or,
and e hf Of S w Or of e or,
and the hf 0. W of Sc
or Of sec 80. t l, % east, con-
tanning 80 acres. Warranty
deed. Consideration. $500. 3S40 90
Henry j. Schlax and wife to
John Schlax Lots II and IL
in the village of Salem. War
ranty deed Consideration . 1900 90
Henry j. Schlax and wife to
John Schlax. Part of the e e
or of sec Is, l., r % e. War
ranty deed. Consideration. 700 90
Henry Citizen and wife to Lena
B. French. The hf Of lot 3.
blk 43, 1st ward, city of Keno
sha, on or sec 81. to, I %
east. Warranty deed. Con-
sideration. ........ 1000 90
M. B. Yaw, executor, to VIM
Schmidcamp. Lot l. blk 2;
also lot l, blk 3, in the village
of Trevor. Warranty deed.
Consideration. 80. $50 90
Harriet j. Hollister and husband
and Harriet E. Meers and hus-
band to William G. Barrett
Lot s Of HOLSTER & Meers' adj
diton to city Of Kenosha. on
the hf Of or of sec 6. |,
% east. Warranty deed.
Consideration 500 90
John P. Lane and wife to John
f. Lane S e or of or Of sec
SO, tt, 81 east; also part of
sec 81, 1, 81. being p acres
in S W Or Warranty deed.
Consideration. .... l 90
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

SOME of the popocrat and populist
papers are talking about the "gold
and silver of the constitution. Will
they please rise up and point out the
particular clause of that much abused
document that mentions gold and silver
as being the proper metals to be coined
into money?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

GOLD money to take in on mortgage
payments, principal and interest; sill
yer money to pay out wherever they
have a debt to meet-these are the re-
quirements of free coinage leaders like
Senator Stuart. But the latter says he
had nothing to do with the drawing up
of the mortgages he holds, with the
gold payment clause Oh, no! it was
all left to his lawyer
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

QUERY: If the. government fiat
could not make gold dollar worth
only ninety-seven cents in 1873, how
will the government fat make silver
dollar worth more than fifty three
cents now?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

WHEN you hear man declare that
he is neutral in politics, that he has nc
bias one way or the other, and that
when the time comes he will vote his
convictions, whatever they are, look
out for him. He is probably just about
to flop out of his old party into an
other, and this is gentle way of say
jng so
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

AS populist congressman W. j.
Bryan voted to kill the beet sugar in
dustry OF this country. As popocrat
he is now asking the people of the
coul try to vote for him that he may
help a few of his hackers to become
r;oh
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
Cures
ssCures talk /" in favor - -
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, 3K
as for no other medi- - - -

cine. Its great cures recorded in truthful,
convincing language of grateful men and
women, constitute its most effective adj
vertising. Many of these cures are mar
velous. They have won the confidence OF
the people; have given Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla the largest sales in the world, and
have made necessary for its manufacture
the greatest laboratory on earth. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is known by the cures it has
made cures of scrofula, salt rheum and
eczema, cures of rheumatism, neuralgia
and weak nerves, cures of dyspepsia, liver
troubles, catarrh - cures which prove
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20

John Mindermann spent Sunday in
Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
Republican National Ticket.

For President
WILLIAM MCKINLEY, Jr.. OF Ohio.
Tor Vice President
GARRETT A. HOBART, Of New Jersey.
STATE TICKET.
For ACKNOWLEDGMENT SCOFIELD.
For Lieutenant GovernOr-EMIL BAENSCH.
FOR Secretary of State-HENRY CAssoN
FOR State reasurer-SEwALL A. PETERSON.
For Attorney General-WILLIAM HI. MYLREA.
For State Superintendent-JoHN @. EMERY.
For Railroad Commissioner-D J. MCKENZIE.
Insurance Commissioner-WIL WILLIAM A. FRICKE
For Member of Congress-H. A. COOPER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03

Chone is the name given by the Kan
alias to a tree which fiourishes in New
Caledonia. 1t reaches a height of 40
feet, and puts forth beautiful white
flowers, having perfume like that of
jasmine. The chone is the Cerbera
manghas of the botanist. and belongs
to the family of the Apocynacea. 1t
yields a milky juice, like the India
rubber tree, which, when evaporated.
leaves black gum, that softens in boil
ing water like gutta-percha. 1t is i'm
pcrmeable, like gutta-percha, but has
the advantage of dissolving in petrol
cum. The solution painted or foated
ON wood and evaporated leaves thin
layer of the gum, impervious to water
Leather impregnated with the gum can
remain in water for hours without be-
coming moist. Moreover, according to
DIR. Pratt Flottes, a French naval sur
gcon, it makes an excellent waterproof
varnish for boots when it is dissolved
in essence of turpentine.-N.Y y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03

that harum-scarum Jess Wilson! Oh,
Nan, how could you?"
"How do you know-who told your"
she asked family.
"Why, Jess sister told me with her
own lips. l was so disappointed, Nan
but l have to turn off here and must
postpone my scolding until another
time"
Poor Nan. Her face held strangely
blank look, and her brown eyes were
dilated with misery.
oh" she said, chokingly, what per-
fidy, what baseness!" What wicked,
cruel deceiver was John Harris. Had
he not that very morning, aye less than
half hour before, told her that he was
fond of her? Oh, perfidious John!
Nan almost few along the streets,
turning her steps toward the park, for
she could not go home just now, and
she positively could not go back to the
Office that afternoon and meet that I'M
principled person who had broken her
heart.
Reaching the park, she found shell
tered nook, and, dropping down upon
seat under the shelter of a friendly
tree, she leaned her head on the back
of the seat and burst into a storm of
tears. But her anger was gone.
John! dear john" she sobbed.
"Oh, if you had only known! If you had
only been patient with me little
longer, John-ever so little longer. But
it's too late now!" ~
Poor Nan sobbed on bitterly, uttering
many foolish, passionate words of love
and regret. She said John was the
best man in theworld and the truest.
She said he was the most long-suffer-
ing and the patientest. She said, too,
that she loved him with all her heart
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


Since the foundation of this govern
ment this country has produced alto
gether $2,O13, 1886, 76e of gold and ST.
296, $4,000 of silver.
One tug on the Mississippi can take
in six days from ST. Louis to New Or
Ians barges carrying 10000 tons of
grain, which would require 20 railway
train of Is cars each. Tugs in the Suez
canal tow a vessel from sea to sea in "A
hours.
Some idea of the vast extent of the
surface of the earth may be obtained
when it is noted that If a lofty church
steeple is assembled and the landscape
visible from it looked at, 100000 such
landscapes must be viewed in order that
the whole earth may be seen.
The French chemist Moissan recent
y analysed the smoke of opium, and
found that its peculiar effects are due to
the presence of a small quantity of
morphine. The cheaper qualities of the
drug, when burned, produce variety
Of poisonous compounds in the smoke,
which are more injurious than the NOR
phine that characterizes the smoke of
the best opium.
Tuberculosis is affected by the
Rontgen rays, according to NM. Lortet
and Genoud's report to the Academic
DIES Sciences. They inoculated eight
guinea pigs with tuberculosis virus,
then exposed three of them for an hour
daily to the rays during eight weeks.
The five who were kept from the rays
developed assesses and their health
was deranged. The three kept in good
health and grew fat on the rays.
BY actual count, naturalist took
1000 tiny feathers from the lining of a
single birds nest, while in the construc-
ton of another 4S2 twigs were found to
have been employed. In building, the
bord works from the inside, sitting
among the material and twisting and
weaving it into shape. The mother
bird assumes the responsibility for the
nest, the father following her about and
helping her when she will permit it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03
The Humming Birds Rain Signal.

One of the curious things about the
humming bird is that when rain be-
gins to threaten, the little creature
shoots up into the air hundred feet
above the ground, poises there for q
moment, and then dashes down with a
whirring sound that is as loud as the
whirr of a partridge. This noise is
apparently a signal, as when it is heard
the other birds in the vicinity seek
cover-GOldcn DAYS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03
SEPTEMBER WOODWORKING"


A Most POetlcai FESTIVAL in the Little
Japanese Island of MiyajIma.
They were such kindly village and
fisherfolk that we soon grew attached
to our neighbors and one old sendo, or
boatman, and his sons were our daily
companions. They knew where to take
us in the morning to see best the beauti-
full tangled and rocky shores, sculling
the fiat-bottomed sampan into caves
and tunnels, and under arched rocks
that framed charming pictures; and
we never tired floating about the CO.
lossal tori, the spell of which was
stronger each day. The Miyajima ur-
cbins made water carnivals about us,
diving and splashing tirelessly for the
smallest coins, our sampan surrounded
by these lively little brown frogs with
bright, happy faces. On the night of
the great September moon-viewing'
the sendo took us far down the shore
at sunset, letting us see two of the ten
forts of the islands defenses, their
portfolios and easements masked in
foliage, and looking innocently down
upon the narrow, tide-swept strait that
commands one entrance to Uiina. In
coming junks seemed to reef their sails
purposely for us, fishermen cast and
drew their nets, and all of picturesque
water-life showed until dusk.
There was only little time of dark
ening grayness and real night before
pale effulgence showed behind the
heights, and O'Chiku San rose, tangled
herself in pinetree's branches, scared
clear for awhile as she turned the whole
bay, the temple, and the tori to silver,
and then, like a true japanese moon,
barred herself across with narrow
cloud-bands. There We're quite groups
and solitary souls muttering under the
breath on the hill beside the Taiko's
hall, and looked down upon the temple,
which seemed to be truly floating on
full-fowing silver sea; every court was
shining space, and no sound was heard
save the distant hand-strokes' of those
praying before the shrines.
From this vision of enchantment we
went by shadowy streets to our maple.
leaf home, where the witchery of moon
light filled the little glen with more of
fairy-land than ever. At our doorway
a little altar table had been placed, and
two plates of the rice-dumplings
symbolic of abundance and prosperity,
and vase of Lespedeza and the early
autumn weeds" illuminated by the
flame of tiny wick laid over the edge
of saucer of oil, were set in silent
offerings to O'Chiku San. A deer stood
back in the shadows, gazing with shin
ing eyes at this eloquent offering, but
nothing disturbed the homely altar
until dawn showed the saucer burned
dry of its oil, and the greatest moon.
festival of the year was over.-Eltza
Ruhamah Scidmore, in Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03
Thought OF the Wrong Machine.

Inability to recall names causes enl-
barrassment sometimes. There is a
Boston society woman who cannot re.
memeber names, neither can her daugh-
ter. One day, according to the re-
later of the story, they met a Mrs
Howe, and afterwards said to each
other: Nov, we shall be continually
seeing her, so do let us try to recall her
name" 81 know what we can Do" re-
marked the daughter. "Howe invented
the sewing machine, didn't he? Well,
just think of machines and we'll be sure
to get her name" The two ladies went
to five o'clock a few days afterward.
and Mrs. Howe was there. Up saileo
the mother with her sweetest smile AMI
exclaimed: my dear Mrs. Singer, how
delighted l am to see you again" Soon
afterward the daughter appeared and
with equal charm of manner exclaimed:
my dear Mrs. Wilcox, how are your
Boston Home journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03

nJtle laugn w
ready for every oc-
casion. For my part am tired of it
ALTERED to DEATH"
Pets pale face filled with wondering
surprise; was this her brave. merry sis
ter Nan?
Tired of what, Nansie? ?" she asked,
gently.
Tired of stale bread and watered milk
and scrappy pieces of meat-tired of
slops!" said Nan, impatiently.
Pet arose and limped slowly around
the table to where Nan sat, and put her
arms around her sisters neck. Pet was
lame.
Poor darling! you are just tired out
with the hot weather, Nan, dear. If
breaks my heart, Nansie, that you must
pay so many doctor bills" The gen
tie voice broke and the pale little face
was very grave.
pet"
Mans arms were around her imnle-
diately, and she was uttering all sorts
of remorseful, caressing words.
DOi sd II an, L Vl' Ippli tNCi
dare to say itagain. Ugh! what nasty
wretch l was! beast! Pet, nothing
short of beast! Don't you do the
homework, baby? A mere baby doing
n persons housework!" Mans voice
implied that such a thing was IN
heard of, and ought not to be tolerated
by the laws of any country. 81
said was beast, Pet, please remember,
n-a-obnoXious beast" ended Nan, We
hemently, with utter disregard to gram
mar.
After ending this outburst, she glared
so fiercely that Pet laughed outright,
and presently Nan joined her, and they
both felt better
1T shall not always be like this.
have a career before me, 1 feel it."
Nan threw her pretty head back proud
ly. Pet looked at her admiringly. She
firmly believed her sister capable of
anything.
II shall earn lots of money by and
by-heaps of it. l shall be famous" (such
round, roly-poly, ridiculous little per
fonD 81 shall never let you work then,
Pet, and we will have no end of good
times
"And John Har-" began Pet, hest
tatingly, but Nan held up her finger
n arningly.
Don't say it, Pet" she said, wrath
fully. Don't you mention a certain
persons name. It's a name that is
not to be mentioned between us. As
ii | didn't hear it often enough in the
office! Ugh! But, there, chick. ! am
going to be good. now, and must be Off
It's late. Good-by, little conscience"
The two girls were orphans, and the
ten dollars a week that Nan earned as
typo in the composing-room of the
Traveller was all the girls had to depend
upon for support. Pet was lame and
very delicate, and there were heavy
doctor bills to pay, beside rent, pro-
visions and clothing. 1t necessitated
close economy. Usually Nan was the
most CHEEKY, courageous little person
imaginable, but the hot weather was
very wearing, and she saw Pet, who
was not quite IA, growing paler every
day. If she could only take her away
for a few weeks She felt that it must
be arranged some way. She adored
Pet; sometimes she called her her con-
science. Willful, independent Nan sad
1y needed conscience. Indeed, there
was certain person who sometimes
half doubted if she possessed even the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03

and soul; and that she would jump at
the chance of marrying him, if he were
81 foremen instead of one, which was
rather a startling estimate. Yes, she
would be glad-oh, how glad!-to mar
ry John if he were the devil himself!
(Nan had reference TO that much-abused
scapegoat of the printing office.) "Oh,
John! John! and l love you so much!"
A hand was laid ever so gently on
Mans head, and, starting up hastily,
she saw John Harris beside her, gaL-
ing down at her in establishment. His
eyes held repressed fire, and were re-
garding her in passionate tenderness.
"How-how did you come to be here ?"
faltered Nan.
Followed you" said John cheerfully,
but his voice was a little unsteady.
"Nan, was l right in thinking you said
just now that you loved me?"
Nan arose and looked at him re-
proachfully; her face was white and
miserable.
81 deserve it. john" she said,
humbly 81 deserve this humiliation,
and yet it is not like you to be so I'M
generous. You are engaged now. John;
you might be kinder in your happi-
ness"
"Engaged?" cried John, in great as
constituent.
"Ges. John, you are"
"Why, Nan, you surely know that
am not. l would like to be, dear. You
know that, too"
"Why-I was-told that you were en-
gagged to Jess Wilson," said Nan.
family.
"Then it has been arranged without
my consent or knowledge" replied
John, laughing.
Then he bent over her and looked
searchingly into her eyes.
you have not answered my question
yet, Man." he said, softly. WAS right
in thinking | heard you say you loved
me?'
Il almost think you were, john" fall
tered Nan
Johns face was radiant.
"Nan, | am the happiest man alive,
to know that you really care about me,
my humble self, and that you would
marry me, even if 1 were the devil
himself" Johns eyes twinkled mis-
chievous]y. 1t was really too bad Of
him.
"Oh, John, you heard!" said Nan,
family.
Yes, dear, did hear, and thank
God that l did. Now, Nan, I have
something to tell you. intended COM
ing to your house tonight. My uncle
died recently and has left me small
fortune, and you shall have charm
ing little home, Nan, and l shall be able
to give you every comfort"
John. dear John" said Nan, las if
cared when have you"
An hour later in the tiny front room
of Mans home, with Pet sitting by,
mdi.nt-eyed and overpyed, Johr said,
earnestly:
Don't be angry, Nan, but really
was no end cut up about that story you
wrote-it was unworthy of you, dear. l
wish you wouldn't do it,"
81 will never write another line,
john" said Nan, meekly. But she did
in after years, bug hey work was such
as John could find no fault with. 1T
had your name attached to it, too,"
John continued, regretfully. such
dear little name-only," said john,
soberly, 81 don't quite know about the
last name. 1 believe I would change
that as soon as possible, Nan"
Nan laughed and blushesi.
John laughed, too, but he was quite
too shameless to blush.-.Womankind.