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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Cosaol1sa Hm.-Ths Iast Dispstch


CossoLrSa HM.-The last Dispatch
contains superlstiveIy funny communi-
cation. purporting to be from Brown
County, but evidently the production Of
that old washerwoman, written for his
encouragement. in consideration Of his
having doae the ''clesn thing" BY her. in
that apology. It is chiefly characterized
barring the fun) by hatness. insiPidity.
and want of point-in washerwOman par
lance. it might be termed blue waite T. :
or " second rinse water"
Union" ESQ the writer signs him or
herself) admires the manner in which the
editor of the Dispatch treststhe remarks
of q neighboring sheet, (meaning the
Chief) That is, Union" loves to see
the editor of the Dispatch pitch in and
BLACKBOARD us until he exhsusts his vo-
cabulary Of slang. besides employing all
the outside forcs within his reach; and
when we tnrn in and skin the whole "kit
and tolick" of them, " Union" loves to
see the editor of the Dispatch squirm out
by falling back upon his morality and
religioHi
"Union" congrstulstes the editor Of
the Dispatch upon the moral and rsli-
gious sentiments inculcated by him Ill
and exhorts him to stick to his faith and
profession We believe one of the prin-
cipal tenets of the faith prefssssd by the
editor of the Dispatch, is predsstination
that what is to be, will be-" From
the course heretofore pursued by him. we
infer that he believes it was foreordained
that he should go to the devil. and that
it is no use to try to go anywhere else
"Union" winds up by hoping that the
Dispatch may make lots of money! This
is the funny part
1t is said that i" in Union there is
strength" Well wager there is strength
in this Brown County nion"-pole-
cat, garlic and asafedita amt circum-
stance
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

discover the deception that had been
practiced to drive him back. and attempt
to come out and bring warm weather,
unless the hole was stopped and if he
made such a discovery, he would not
sleep. and would consequently hunger.
By that patient investigation and expert
menting characteristic of the Germans,
they sscertained that the animal was fond
of dough nuts; and the same night, when
he was fast asleep. they would dsPosite
enough of these cakes in his hole. to keep
him alive for the six weeks he was to be
thus imprisoned. At the end of that
time they would liberate him, and the
occasion would be one Of dancing and
merry making. Hence, the dOugh-nuts
were called Fdstndeh cakes.
The Yankees call the Ground Hog,
Woodchuck. The name originated thus:
In the New England States. the season
for making maple sugar is in February
and March. When the weather is warm
and dry, the sap will not flow. There
fore, in order to keep the weather cool,
the Yankees adopt the German custom.
in deceiving the und-Hog into retur-
ming to his hole, and feeding him upon
dough-nuts. When he goes in, they
chuck chunks of wood into the hole, to
keep him in until after sugar-making.
Hence they call the animal a Wood chuck.
History records, as a significant fact,
that every eminently successful person
that ever lived, was believer in the
Ground-Hog; and that every person who
ever met with misfortune, could trace the
cause to disregard of some Ground Hog
sign. The Germans are proverbial for
their thrift and it has often been re-
marked, that they will get rich where
almost anybody else would starve. 1t is
all owing to the respect they have for
the Ground-Hog. his signs and teachings.
One might as well attempt to prevail up
on the Dutch farmers of Pennsylvania to
discard the Bible or the Dutch Almanac,
as the Ground Hog sign; and they are
almost invariably prosperous. A negro
wants no better fun than to kill and eat a
Ground Hog. The result is, the race is
down-troddcn and oppressed, and they
were never known to prosper.
If you would be prosperous and happy
through life, and avoid misfortune and
trouble, our advice is: Belisve in and re-
spect Ground Hogs!
Ground Hogs Day inspires poetical
sentiments. We have a poet living out
on the high prairie, who opportunity
hands in the following beautiful and ap-
propriate verses addressed to the Ground
Hog. The appeal is tOuchingly sublime.
The writer possesses true poetic fire, and
we solicit him to come again, and keep
coming" Read and admire -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ The Savannah Plaindealer brags
of having a new marble stand for an
ink distributor, which enables it to issue
a heater poper than formerly. We arc
surprised at any printer purchasing a
press with such distributor. 1t looks
too much like the days when they used
balls for linking the forms, and when the
platten of the press was only half the
size the bed. requiring two pulls to print
each side of the paper. The crank and
cylinder mixing apparatus is handler and
easier. requires less time, and does neater
work.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
The Speakership.
NEW YoRK, Jan. %.

NEW OhAJ Jan. ~.
The Herald's Washington correspOa.
dent says:
1 hear tonight that several South
Americans are inclined TO vote for Mr..
Pennington in consequence Of the fact
that Messrs. Pendleton and Cox Of Ohio
declared that Mr.. Smith was not Know
Nothing. and was opposed to the Order
and it's principles.
1t is not by any means certain that the
Democrats win continue to adhere to
Smith. There is a strong disposition on
the part of some of the Northern and
Southern Democrats to leave him with
view of trying to elect Mr.. Millsoa.-
This course is opposed by many Of the
Southern men who do not believe that
they can concentrate che same vote on
any other man. 1t is stated on good 80.
thority that the three Democrats. Davis
and Holman Of Indiana. and Allen. Of
Ohio, will. on the next ballot, vote fOr
Smith.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Congress-.


the House. uEg 10
Il was evident early, tia, n.
Gratis and South Americans had DeInO.
upon an organization. Smith ~ Ls|%Cl'sd
was the nominee of the latter u. Nc:
been and was . Know NotbiDe nac
eansed the Democracy Of the Not,i y, raa
to felter. but Messrs. BococE ~ Tsss
Mr.. McClernsnd Of Illinois, and ca.
Alabams, made earnest appeal, "a V ~ o.
friends to vote for Smith. and n. - '0''r
of them did 30 vote. The sT.;, most
may be imagined from the folIOv;Dnn.as
port: y
Mr.. Ruin. as the only man stand.
aloof from the Southern phal.nT ~s
after an explanation. for Smith ' .~..d'
be had bean encouraged By hi, Eo,,iS
Democratic colleagues to DO 50. s'a
Mr.. Morris Of Illinois v.n,.a \,
Smith to say for himself WHISTLER l. ~
pudiated the doctrines Of The Kao
Nothings. ANU"
Several Democrats stated tb,, H..
had heard the fact from his own lin,
Mr.. Burnet thought they ought n /.
patriotism be above party at tRi' r,;,;.
Mr.. Morris wanted Nr. Smith IA
sWer his question.
Mr.. Clemens and Others obisc,sd ;,
Mr.. Smith responding.
Mr.. Smith wanted q man to On -.
the chair untrammeled.
Other votes were changed for Smith
and greeted with applause.
Mr.. Morris, Of Illinois. finally ...
over to Smith. satisfied that he was ~,
q Know Nothing.
Tremendous applause followsdl
The interest increased as the Hop,.
neared an election.
The South stood a unit. ONLY AZ
Northern Democrats resisted. jan,
Cochrane at last voted for Smith. Then
followed Vsllandingham and Cox n
Ohio. The sensation now was deem
Two votes only. it was said, were "a.
quired to elect Smith.
Just then. Morris Of Pa. ehsnsd
from Smith TO Pennington. The CALLER.
les Missed, and the House was a Bsb.l
Ksitt tried to speak, but was put down
and the vote was announced:
Sherman 100; Smith I12; Corviu 4.
scattering 6; necessary to 9 choice lis
The House adjourned over till Mon.
day. to-day evidently resolved to per.
feet the organization. That il will b,
done this week We have not q doubt
All parties held cAucuses on Saturday.
and to-day. will manifest their plans Of
action. What changes may be made, or
whether any on the Republican side, the
telegraph may inform us tonight, and
certainly to moroW.-LeavsnpsrA Tinm
Jan. 80.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

VALLEY FARMsR.-We have received,
from Davis & Woolworth, st. Joseph,
the January number of this valuable
monthly. This work is published par
ticularly for the benefit of the agricultu-
raj interests west of the Mississippi, to
which Eastern Agricultural publications
are not adapted. Every farmer in the
North West should take the Valley Far
mer, 1t is offered at the low price of 81
a year. Edited and Published by Nor
man j. Colman, st. Louis. Davis 4
WoOlworth. of St. Joseph. are subscrip-
ton agents for the Valley Farmer.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
VOCATION TO THE GROUND Ho
BY THE SMILING GOPHER.

Mysterious Ground-Hog! Seer OF all the hogs!
Most erudits and cunning animulei
Hid in the ground, meath leaves and rotten logs,
You never 90 to meetn' to school
Have no thermometer, nor Almanac;
No telescope, nor nothin' Of the kind;
But lay there your belly or your back,
And keep the days and months all in your mind!
HyEtcrious Hog! when SING within your hole,
How can you e'er comply with Natures laws,
And keep your body fastened to your soul-
Or, may be, like bear. you suck your pawEi
I've often think, that if you'd 90 to sleep,
And snooze away till Ground Hogs Day was DER,
And that great Holiday forget to keep.
Wed have no weather for a month, or more!
o, wOndrous Hog! whose meat aint good for pork,
Nor bristles fit for brushes wax-ends-
Whose tail is destitute of curl or quirk-
Whose squeal no echo through the barn-yard sends
Whose coming makes the weather cold or warm
Cold, you chsnes your shadow to behold
Is there not given to man some counieTeharm,
By which your jugglery can be CONTROLLED
o, Hog! onths day can you not remain
Beyond the confine Of your rayless home,
Th.: dresry Winter may no longer reign,
And flowers and garden sass betimes may comet
How would IT work, If you should shut your eyes,
Or boldly turu your face towards the sun,
That no grim, spectral shadow may arise,
To frighfen you, as it so of has dOusi
o. Ground-Hogl grant Us but this one request
This invocation heed, as well As hear
And then your name by mortals shall be blsSt,
Until the GrOund-HOg time, another year!
And when your tide of life is ebbing slow,
And on your tail the hair is growing hoay,
May you "vamose the rancho" down here below,
And dwell forever more in Ground Hogs Glory!
Or THE HIeH PRAIRIE, february ., 1850.
Our poet with the euphonious cogno'
men, like too many gifted children of ge
Mus. has experienced Disappointment
blight; and thus he pays tribute to the
memory of lost love -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
AnorHER RICE WArER DncHAReE.-

ANOTHER RIcE- WATER DRcHABGE.-
"Pretty," of the Dispatch-the boy who
wasn't going to have anything more to do
with us" pitches I'M again. in his last
weeks Riny. He confines his bladge to
calling us names, as children express their
indignation by making mouths. If we
should reply in the same style, it would
give him another fit of righteousness, and
he would conclude we were too low for
his notice. Therefore, we shall not even
hunt for names to apply to him. In
fact, If we desired to call him by some
name expressive of imbecility, puerility.
stupidity, softness and self-cOnceit, we
would simply call him Biggers! That
name expresses it all. But at the solicit
tation Of some of his friends, who asser-
vats that he is really not a responsible
being. utterly harmless. and imPotent for
good or bad, We are constrained to deal
mercifully with him.
Our offence for his last dose, was in
showing up trick of some Of the Pro
Slavery "plugs" of Iowa Point, in TAX
ing a stray horse from man who had
brought him to town to post him. The
Dispatch does not deny the charge, but
says the horse belonged to lone widow,
and that, as humane men, these chaps
took the horse for her. We know the
Pro Slavery Democracy Of Iowa Point
have great regard for unfortunate females
of that class; indeed, they think so much
of them, that they sent out companies,
several years ago, to make widoTs, and
take charge of their horses anu cattle !
The Dispatch is excessively troubled
about our spies-he is monomaniac on
the subject, and can't get it out of the
vacuum within his skull, that we have a
number of spies constantly DIGGING his
footsteps, and reporting to us every step
and motion he makes. He must think
people have precious little to do. But
whst's the use of talking about him? He
is entitled to a guardian, and to the pro-
tecting care of the Probate Court. Why,
1t is less than two weeks since he apollo
gized to an old washermomsn, for pub
fishing slanderous article against her
We resign him to her tender mercies,
with the suggestion that he is a fit subject
fer her to exercise her vocation upon
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ It is rumored that Mr.. UT now
has . fan proposition to dispose of his
"eolored individual" jim. The Cap
tain OF a large boat now building for the
Missouri River trade, wants to buy him,
TO use in place Of . whistle, as he can be
heard ct a greater distance. He will be
placed on the top of the pilot house. and
when nesring port, wiz start up one
Of those "gooa old Methodist hymns"
In this way, he will be both "useful and
ornameutal.!'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
/ MEMORY OF SALLY ANN.
BY THE SMILING GOPHER.

By IhE SmAllNG GOPHER.
When first met my Sally Ann,
Twas Ground-Hogs Day.
Der arms were buried, elbow deep,
Into the old bread-tray.
Her dad was lending to the pigs,
Her Earn was gone away;
And she was making "Fast.aeht cakes"
An on that GrOund-Hogs Day
We stood there together, stood she and stood ne,
And nary two GrOund-Hoss a, happy as wei.
We stood there-I was talking love,
And she was mixing d6uEh;
And what said, and she replied,
No mortal s'er may know.
tssr-drOp glitsred in her eye,
She turned her face away;
She raised her hand, and bowed her nose,
An on that Ground-Hsgs Day.
lfnsv BY that token, as well Is could BE-,
That Sally Ann liked me, because liked shs
o, many is the "Fastnacht cake
Since then I've "bollered on"
Full many is the weary year
ThstS slowly come and gOosi
And many is the maiden fair,
I've seen bend DER the tray;
But that equailed Sally Ann,
An on that GrOund-Hogh Day.
Bui dear Sally Ann nevsrmors shall see
She's cooked, in this world. her last dOnshnu-sh,
The Ground-Hog bsings no charm for ne,
No ray Of hope or love;
For Sally Ann hencefOrth win eat
Her aFastnaeht eakes5 above.
The arms that used to '.yank" The dough,
Are nOoldering to clay
And an len 70 muse alone,
All On that Ground -Hoss Day.
In fsney alone, Sally Ann rhsII see;
For never more can She keep "Fsstnaehtr with me.
or The HIsH PR.IRIE, Ftbrusrv 9, 1850.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Progress Of NuiiifestioE.
NV oatEAxs, Jan. 10

The Louisiana Legislature met to-as g:
The Governors message rsecmmsI
the State to be prepared to meet nsf -. ~
ter States Of the South in convention; =.
Isvors rstalisting the hostility o. H. =;
North BY licensing and inHicn1s 80, ~
examinations against Northern g
amounting to absolute ProSloi.d H.
The House passed . joint resolution : =.
claring the Harper's Ferry af.lr = IA.
tack upon the rights and Privllsgss :. q -
South, and showing the hos1lit !.,;oa Of
North, and also declaring the &C.,. 80
q RspzbIicsn President sqi.elsn,
for tie dissolution Of the Uplon. ~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Another Attempt to Change the Boah'
dairy Of Kansas
dsie NEw YoRK, Jan. 30.

The Tribuns's W arlington eOrr'spos-
dent ssys anumbsr Of leading pemOcfs'
ie politicians are there with refsrsn'' p
the question Of the admission Of kAn'as.
,Southeru Senators propose altering ~ ~
Western Boundary, which IS on TIE -.
meridian Of Longitude west from VASE
inOton under the Wyandot Constitutes;
extending i to the Rocky Mountains aa0
The northern to the Platte River. =.
!, This alteration Is designed 70 msks -
Stats Democratic By intending ten ~ -
sand settlers At Plies Peak II p1,.so
It would require nsw elections Tor y ~.
gress, Legislature and the ike -
programme il fog the Senate TO ~.
the House bin a. stated, and on 10 -. -.
81 to accept the modification, to s1'i-D'
Kansas The present session r
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

NV PHAsE-NO ELECTION or SRxAK-
ER.-Our telegraph report from Washing
ton Is up to Jan. Both. Sherman de-
elinsd. Pennington of n. J. was then
put in nomination, and the vote stood:
Necessary to . choice. lis. Pennington,
IN. j. lis; Smith. IN. O. } 11S; scat
teTing, 7. Number Of votes polled. 2S4.
The House was nearly fall; il lacked
only three votes Of il, two hundred and
thirty-seven members being all.
Doubtless the House organised yester-
day; If not so, il win do so to-day
Still the vote given may not indicate
sven the result; as to the man to Be elect
cd, we must await that. It may Be Cor
win. after All. or another. LsavssrortS
Times, Jas. S1a.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
The Southern Opposition on the Speak.
ership.
New YoRK. Jan. q

New YoRk. Jan. q.
The Tribune's Washington correspon-
dent says the Southern Opposition will
hold a caucus to-day. for the purpose of
deciding upon their future course. Near
ly one half were disposed to effect an or
ganization by demonstration for some
candidate on the Republican side in def.
erence to its large plurality. but it is
doubtful whether the responsibility will
be taken.
The Commercial Advertiser Of this
evening. says that private letters from
Washington assume that an effort is be-
ing made to obtain the unanimous con-
sent of the Republicans to change the
candidate. and to unite the vote Of the
party upon Corwin or E. j. Morris, and
We are further infOrned by gentlemen who
are in confidential terms with AIsssrs.
Briggs. Adrian and Riggs. that these
three gentlemen would vote for either Of
the gentlemen spoken of for substitute
to Mr.. Sherman.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

MORE PREJUDIcE.-We understand
that the School Directors of Oregon have
discharged the teachers of the public
school in that town, for being suspected
of entertaining Free State sentiments,
and engaged in their stead; teachers who
are "sound on the goose ;" but that pub
lie sentiment in the town condemns the
bigOtted action of the Directors. The
discharged teacher were Cyrus Cook, late
editor of the News; George Bayless Of
Highland, in this County and Miss
Collins. AS far as the Superintendent Of
the school is cocerned, they have bettered
it, with a screw 10 it." That post has
been::assigned' to Ansel Watrous, Jr., who
has boasted that he left school at Bins-
hampton, to fight for Freedom in Kansas
He is not fit to teach child the ALPHABET,
much less to superintend school in 6
town like Oregon. BE is not competent
to write half dozen consecutive news.
paper lines correctly, either as regards
grammar, photography, or punctuation.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

r. Texas papers give accounts Of
tho Suferings of George Luther snd his
family. who sometime last Summer set
out from that State for Utah, but were
lost on the plains. and wandered about
for a number Of days. sometimes subsis-
ting on snsils. BE is not the 6rst Lu-
Their we have read about, who had a
hard time with the Die Of Rormsi
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

re- We notice that several papers
have recently been pitching into the
Postmaster at St. Joseph. because they
do not receivs their mail matter regularly.
From what we have seen and heard. we
do not believe there is a better Post.
master west of the Mississippi; although,
we presume, he sometimes makes mis-
takes. But because the St. Joseph Post
OHiceis distributing Office for this por-
zion Of the West, the Postmaster is held
responsible for all Irregularities in the re-
ceipt of mail matter coming from every
quarter Of the Union-as if it were his
business to superintend the affairs of eve
~ Po&-ofiee and mail route in the coun-
try.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
From Washington.
WAsHISsroS, Jan. 20.

WAsHIH6ToS, Jan. y.
There has been many private confer.
ences to-day among the members Of dif-
ferent parties with a view Of psrfsctiug
arrangements for tomorrow regarding the
Speakership. The prospect is that il the
Republicans mite all the Sherman votes
on Mr.. Pennington, be win receive Ssr'
eral accessions from the Anti LecomptOn
Democrats. incloding Adrian. Holman
and Davis, of Indiana, and Allen, Of
Ohio.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

A person calling himself John
Christian. has been arrested in Illinois,
for setting Ere to barns ; and it has been
aseertained that his name was an assum-
ed one. It is very evident, from his con-
duct, that John is no Christian.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ No organisation of Congress yet.
By reference to news published elsewhere,
it viii be seen that important changes
have been made. and we hope that. ere
this. Pennington. of New Jersey, Is
Speaker.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

% Dingus is at Us with another
Connundrun. Here It is:
Why is regular reader Of certain
Eastern periodical. like an American and
European Steamer
Because he goes over the Atlantic
Monthly!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Kansans in washingtOn-The InVestiEa'
ting Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q.

Gen. Pomeroy and Judge Amy .r'
now here, cooperating with the Hon. N.
J. Psrrott. delegate from Kansas. to e.
feet q speedy admission Of Kansas 8,
State, under the Wyandotts Constitution
Msssrs. Pomeroy aud Army are eaudi'
dates for the Senatorship under the n'"
Constitution.
The Investigating COMMITTEES is nosln
session to-day. They wiz probably nos
meet before Monday.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

LrorsLGTuRE.-Eothing has yet trans
pired in the Legislature concerning this
portion of the Territory and we there
fore deem it unnecessary to publish
reports Of the proceedings of that body.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

H A. K. Miller, Esq, late Of the
st. Joseph Journal. has become editor of
the Hannibal Messenger. We are happy
to welcome him back to the ranks edito-
rial once moro, and wish him abundant
success in his new enterprise.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ The Atlantic Monthly, for Fesru.
airy, is upon our table. Besides 3 cOntin-
ustion Of the Professors Story" it
contains eleven able articles, in prose and
verse. In the hands of its new publish
ers, the Atlantic fully maintains its high
standing Published by Ticknor d
Fields, Boston, at 50 a year.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ Tuesday aud Wednesday were
two more Indictment days. Wednesday
Yves the coolest of the season. The Their
mometer, in the morning, stood 90 below
zero. The river is solid again. The
weather shows signs of being pleasant
again, in few days.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

~ A merchant told us, the other
day, that sugar was getting very high. be-
cause the crops were abort. How can
that be?
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

- Attention is called to the prospec-
tus of "The Constellation" the largest
newspaper in the world. and one Of the
best, edited BY the gifted Park Benismin.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02

RE- A young man named Mellen. re-
Gently fell overheard from a ship. outside
Of Boston harbor, and swan several miles
to shore. He was a perfect acoter Msllenl