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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07
Debating Societies.

The winter months is the usual season
.of the year when young men, and those of
more advanced years congregate in school
houses and other places, for the purpose
OF organizing debating societies We
have often spoken in commentator of
this practice, as being attended with good
results. The foundation of many a Young
man for future public usefulness, has been
laid in these small assemblies; Tor improy-
ing the gift Of speaking in public. THE
New York Erenirg Post presents view
of the subject which has not generally
been considered, but which is unquestion-
ably the true one; as such, we commend
it to the attention Of the organizations
usually called Debating Societies hea
"rhc young men in country towns are
now beginning to come together for the
purpose OF arguing whether Lafayette or
I Washington is most to be commended
whether the hope of reward or the fear of
punishment is the most potent influence,
and other important questions of similar
character. stat5-
Many Of our public men have gained
their best training for public speakidg in
lyceums and these should by all means
be encouraged. But there is one usual
characteristic Of them which might be
changed for the better 1t neither makes
philosophers nor candid men to place
them on one side Of question and require
them to argue that side strictly without
regard to their own convictions or to the
facts of history or experience, Let the
name debating society be dropped; let
the idea of debate be discarded and dis
cussion take its place Debate sometimes
deyelopes partisan falsehoods subterfuge
and personality. Discussion dcyelopes
argument, analysis, love for truth, and bal
ance of judgment. Let, therefore, the
question or the subject be proposed, and
let each man speak his own convictions
upon it, H9af faott ea9 ~
There will be sufficient difference of
opinion on any subject in any club, and
the speakers who differ should alternate,
to give spirit to the discussion; but it
should be the object of each, not to get
the advantage of his opponent, but to find
out the truth The world is sufficiently
divided about questions of religion and
questions of public policy, or, if these are
excluded-as it is very proper that they
should be in purely social gatherings
about questions of science, of art, of meta
physics and history, to give enough vari-
ETY. of sentiment and opportunity for de-
bate. One who believes what he saws
speaks earnestly, and is not apt to indulge
in mere words devoid of thought MANY
of'our debating SOCIETIES, as now conduct
ed, give simply an education in false speak
ing, bigotry, and INSCRIPTIONS partisan
ship. stg
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07
Cold Blooded Murder---Death
Bed Confession.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-4n Lafayette
Sussex county, New Jersey, a widow
White made confession, just previous to
her death, on Saturday, which Mortified
the town. Being member of the
Church, she sent for some of her fellow
members to attend her in her dying hour
and to them she confessed that about
seven years ago she poisoned her infant
child, and that it died an6 a year after
she administered poison to her husband s
father. He, too, died. Later still ON the
return of her husband from the army, she
dealt him also a fatal poison. The woman
had borne a good character The only
reason assigned for making this dying
confession was her desire to rid her con-
science of this load Of crime prior to her
death She was perfectly sane up to the
time Of her decease
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

scholar was turned out of public scheoY
in Sutton, Massachusetts,, the other day, be-
cause he was 'too old" He is over 4S, and
has family Of groMn-up children. he was
ambitious, he said, to sketch up with his boys
and gals" SIS IS sessar ffs ylisat.
Senator sprague has been in East Florida.
With his wife, looking after important invest
ments in that locality. He is intcrestedin
proposed Canal which is to connect st. Johns
River with North River, 81. Augustine Halifax
River, and Smyrna. ,p ~ I'D
ANew-Hampshire bankrupt recently turn
ed over $25, 600 in Confederate bonds to his
delighted creditors.
The Boston Latin School is the oldestschooA
in America. 1t was founded in lSo5-tNo
hundred and thirty-three years ago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

The prairie du Chen Courier vouches for
the occurrence, in that city, ofthe following
amusing incident A little boy of some six
years ran from kitchen to parlor, crying at
the top Of his voice: Mamma! mamma! papa
and the hired girl are fighting. Papa has got
his arm around her neck and is choking her
real hard, and the girl bit papa twice right
in the mouth" 1t is unnecessary to state
that the lady of the house brought that row
to close in hurry, and that the girl is
looking for a new place. ag 6uf
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

AN IMPORTANT DECISION. A recent decis
ion of the Supreme Court of Illinois, declares
that farmers whose lands lie contiguous to
railroads, and who keep the corners and plats-
free from weeds, and grass. can recover dam.
ages for loss by fire of grain hay and stock,
communicated by locomotives Where,
however, farmers and railroad companies per-
NIT grass and weeds to grow on land adjoin-
ing the track, and fence corners on the farm.
there can be no recovery. Mutual negligence
forbids action for damage Je Hcg
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

The Sheboygan Ntetung says the loss by
the burning of the Catholic Church and
Capuchln Monastery, at Calvery station,
was nearly 100000, with an insurance OF
only $4,000. The inmates barely escap-
ed with their lives ~.
Amelia, tor thee-vcs, at thy command,
I'd tear the eternal armament into q thou
sand fragments-Td gather the stars, one
by one, as they tumbled from the regions
OF ETHEREAL space, and put them in my
trowsers' pockets. I'd pick the sun---that
oriental god of day that traverses the blue
arch of heaven with such majestic SPLEEN
dor-Td tear him from the sky, and
quench his bright effnlgence in the
fountain of my eternal love for thee"
"Don't, Henry, it would be SO very dark,
In France, to one person who reads
book, one hundred 60 to the theatre.
The Parepa troupe made $4,000, (gold)
by forty-one nights of opera in California.
When the Pacific Railroad is complet.
ed, tour around the world all the way
by rail- and steamer, $4,000 miles, will take
eighty days and $500. 81 ~
The Philadelphia Ledgar dincdl 400
boys on Christmas day and presented $40;
600 its employees. Id
The delayed three days in Rossini's flu Z
neral was made so that the music mi,sht
be properly rehearsed. So
g sfHd tss'an4 gielh1a9 s6 s84aT
A young lady who teaches music in an
Academy in western New York, sent an
order to a publisher, recently in which
she he'd spelt the words very badly. She
apologized by adding a postscript as fol-
lows =" You must exkews this letter as +
pla bi noat, but spell bi eer." 1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

Two Sanfrancisco policemen tried to
arrest Chinaman. They found it neces-
sary to leave him moment, and hand
cuffed him with his arms each side lamp
post. When they returned, their prison
er was gone; he had climbed up the post
and swung his arms over the top. aa[
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

A silly young man; of good family, in
A albany, married q pretty waiter girl,
which act estranged his family and friends,
Recently ne discovered that she was false
to him. He charged her with adultry~
SHE pleaded that she loved him, and
sought to soften him with money and fine
clothes, He cast her off and she took
laudanum - t55td 4o
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

MILwAUKEE in 1868.-The Wisconsin,
gives full statistics of the busincssand i'm
provements of that city for the year 1868.
From these it appears that there have
been erected in the city during the year,
1898 new buildings, at a cost of $3,493,-
TO- The number Of bushels ofWheat re-
ceived ist11,s54'394Hib O.
The following table is given, showing
the average price paid for, standard spring
wheat in that. city for the past eleven
years, which calculation is made by tax
ing the mean between the lowest and
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

Whatever sorrow or regret of the past
shuts out the present hope or purpose or
duty, that is u burden. A mans successes
too, may be made to burden him not less
than his failures. There is such thing
as turning the good things of life into
curses-the rewards thereof if / may say
so, into pains and penalties. A man may
so dwell in the joy of a past hour as to
shut out that which belongs to the pres
ent; may SO fasten his affections upon
past gains as to neglect to make new ones,
He has no real joys or gains; they are on
" the echo or memory of those which
have been. A happy hour or q happy
experience is made to fill all of the COM
ing days, and life is made to sound only
one chord or note. Neither life nor mu-
sic is made in that way however fine the
note In all high music and harmony,
there is, | know not what variety and
combination of shades; and so the true
happiness of life is composed of the ul-
numbered and varied Joys Of unnumbered
and varied hours. To dwell 50 tondly on
the acquisition or joy Of the pastas to for
get to find new or fresh ones to-day-that
is to make life barren and empty True
life must flow with the days, and march
with the progress Of the years, finding
some new experience and thought each
j new hour
days should speak, and multitude of
years should teach wisdom" says our
text, and that means the advancing years
should make us wise and keep us SO. We
stand to-day in the presence Of pure
new year, pure new future and field OF
endeavor wherein we may rear such ideals
of life as we choose. That is the best fact
and lesson which the day affords us 1t
ennobles us to free ourselves once more.
| We have cut ourselves off, by day, from
the burdensome past, from its failures and
from its successes, which are sometimes
burdensome too. We begin lite anew,
with the prerogatives Of a fresh, young
soul, Just out from the hand of God, with
life, character, and everything yet to form.
There is one advantage we have over such
a soul While, like it, we are disengaged
| from the tyranny of the past, we have yet
the warnings and lessons of its experience,
which 1t has not.
| Let the dead past go, with its sins and
| failures, and let us not too much com
plain, if It's successes and triumphs go too
! if so be opportunity remains to win nobler
and better ones. Here is Clean white
page of life The last is folded over.
| What characters shall we write on this 2
The revolving days shall make answer,
whether we'll or i'll.
| Let us have faith in these flowing years.
believing that they flow to wise and wor-
| thy ends We weave our web of life out
of such broken threads and fragments as
we can. At best, the fabric is incom-
plete, coarse and ragged in places. But
there Is one whose threads are not broken
apd who has no fragments whose shuttle
flies with the going and returning sun,
and whose web holds i'll its leash you and
me, all who have been, and all who shall
be, with. no unfinished work of life for
any. Such high faith will help us to
make the form and texture of our person
al work and lives more perfect and com
plete' aslg ta}4aH ii aaefe a.g
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07
highest price paid each year:

Two young ladies of Iowa, Misses Emma
and Ella Harlan, have asserted their female
rights in d thoroughly practical way, by Sc
curing Government lands under the Home
stead law. They will settle upon and Guilt
tie them next season.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

Z A new opposition Express Company
talked of in New York.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-07

* = .DOAN, Dealer III Dry Goods,
4 s. Staple and Fancy Goods, all kinds Of
Cloths, Ready Made Clobings Cent? furnishing
Goods Hats and Caps &c sc. Let it be remem.
bered that we keep nothing hut frst-class goods,
and further. will not be undersoldf in this or any
other western city, No. 5, Kimball's Block, Main
st. Kenosha. Wis.
Kenosha, Sept. 18th, 1867. lyl5
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04
GENERAL TELEGRAPmc NEWS.

The Jury in the case of Ordway against
Haynes for malpractice, tried IN Concord NJ D awarded
Henry Cutting of South Bridge, Mass,
walked of tie road into Quinebaug River at that place.
on Saturday, and was drowned.
The further survey of the Salt Lake and
Columbia River Railroad has been abandoned for the
present and the Surveyor has been recalled
John S. Hayward, an old and wealthy
citizen, aud one OF the largest land holders OF LhoS'
died at his residence at Hisboro, Ill., yesterday
The Rev. G. l.. Hutchins Of st. Johns
Parish Boston Mass has accepted call as assistant In
the Cathedral Episcopal Church In Buffalo N Y
flames Hunnewell, a leading merchant of
Island aud California trade over half century ded on
Sunday at the age Of TO-
-. Senator Sprague was serenaded at the
Continental Hotel at Philadelphia last evening by tho
WorEingmen's Association. Ito made brief speech,
acknowledging the compliment
The schooner Parallel, from Elizabeth
port for salem Mass, went ashore Sunday night on
swampscott Beach during the storm The crew we're
saved A part OF the cargo will be saved
Judge Gray of Boston, has issued writ
for hearing To-day Drew Is held In Jail on Legisa.
tive order FOR refusing to TESTIFY before committee oi
that body
The dead body of man named John Dor
rgan was found near brick yard in worcester Mass
yesterday, with one OF his eyes khOehed OUT ~ -
not known whether his death was inc fosu'o accuen'
or foul play
Yesterday morning an Eastern bound
freight train tie Toledo, Peoria ana wabash KaI0ao
oc through the bridge Panther creek, near Sc
cor H. killing tho engineer, and severely nJufIhB the
fireman. Several cars were smashed'
Coy. Seymour of British Columbia, is to
proceed Immediately 10 Nootka Sound IN the gun,Doat
sparrow-Hawk TO thoroughly investigate the eireum-
stances connected with the wreck OF inc DARK john
Bright and the murder OF her crew by the lhdiahs
The schooner Susan and Julia, from Rock
land for KeW-York with eco barrels OF lime, while IN
EdgarOwu harOr on Sunday, dragged her anchors ana
struck sprang aleak caught fire, burned to the waters
edge and sunk The vessel aud cargo arc total loss
The case of Belinda g. Clcms against Dan.
D. Kelly for damages for alleged breach OF marriage
promise trial ia Boston for several days has resulted
Ia verdict for the defendant This was the thrd trai
the two previous vcrdicts which were for the plaintiffs
| having boon aside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04
THE END or AN EyENTFUL LGtE

Coroner Rollins held an inquest yesterday,
I'm a stable IN Twenty nntlrst near seyonth.aye over
the body OF Cornelius oDonnel aged 20 years, who was
found dead in box used for storing oats at that place
while still young man. the deceased inherited from his
father a wealthy Irish country squire, lnc estate
O,Donne like many others OF his class led a fast life
IIe kent his horses and hounds and his hpspitablo
mansion was the resort OF gay crowds within n few
vcars he had wasted the greater portion
~ hts wealth. With what ho could from
Vbo wreck of his fortune. lac came 10 this country
and engaged IA business. He failed, and
lost all After pursuing several vacations, with varying
oese lac t eug became head carver at the st. Eic-
oos Hotel aud there hc remained for considerable time.
lie had contracted disspatcd habits however, and was
aUoilv dIschargcd lie went rapidly downward. few
months ago La WA euoYod by tho owner VI tue private
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04
TILE NEW GRAIN MOVEMENT.

ST.. Louis, No, April "a cargo of wheat
was made up to-day for the Grain Association for New
York and consists Of 81 900 bush. OF No Spring, and
II 600 bush Of No The former purchased at 81 Is
per BUSH and the latter at 81 20 including freight to
Orleans The charges at the latter city. Insurance
freight 20 and chges at EewYork will increase the cost
Of the former 20 81 at aud the latter TO 35l and as the
ST Louis No. aud wheat rate IA from 10 cents
higher than Chicago grades, tho margin VIII be quite
handsome.
by J. II ShOyOck, tho President, wac read, strongly
urging efforts be made TO regain Brazilian and other
Sot American trade especially the export OF Hour ana
port Of coffee IL stated that before tho war four
nfths Of the coffee consumed IN this country was I'M
noTfSd tbroug Newt Orleans who now not One-tenh is
received that way IN 1860 100000 barrels OF hour
were sent from New Orleans to Brazil, while IA 1855 only
leo e0 were sent IL was claimed that all this trade
be reganed by proper eXertiOns and that properly De
longs 10 the Mississippi Valley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04
HE DRAMA.
CASTE AT WALLACK'S.

caste" was acted last night at Wallacks
Theater for the first time The beauty of the comedy
its faithful delneaons of character its striking con-
trasts Of circumstance its valuable lessons in social
ethics and it's crisp diaOgueis known to all who take
an interest IN these matters No purer nor better play
has been written in this generation. When It was first
acted in thscity-at the Broadway Theater year ago
last summerwe devoted much space to the illustration
Of It's merits, alike OF significance and Of construction
Those merits again seen and appreciated
last night. The piece Is one that gives the
spectator genuine thrill. Several points in 1t
brings the salt water into the eyes, 1t had its right
full effect last night Il neatly put upon the stage
and 1t was, in some respects-though not in al-adml
raby acted Mr. MarlOwe's Hautree was the most sym
metrical and complete OF the performances
constitute this representation Mr. Young as Sam
ridge stood next in critical regard. The Polly EcceS of
Miss Germon was delicious copy from nature though
little uncertain FIRST and subsequently little too
strongly favored with exaggeraton The cast in gen.
eral was good, and the piece was warmly received We
only touch now upon representation that gave much
pleasureas doubtless 10 Will for some time to
that deserves careful critical attention than we
now extend to it,
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Miss Alice Dunnng, fayOrite performer in
burlesque, has reappeared at the TheateI COmique
Jefferson made his first appearance in Bos-
ton last night at the Boston Theater in Rip Van Wrinkle
The present week, it should be remembered,
is he last OF Inc tempest at the Grand opera House
"Patre" will be done next Monday
Mr.. Risley's interesting company of Japanese
acrobats win terminate with the present week. its per-
formances at the New-York Circus building
Mr.. De COrdOva lectures at Steinway Hail.
on Wednesday evening-on Mrs. Smiths Surprise Par
y"-for the benefit Of the German Hospital
The "Magic Phantom Cabinet" and the
Court Of Justice the chief features OF entertain
ment at the hail Of the San Francisco Mnstrels.
The RizaTell Brothers are now at the Tam
many and are performing entirely feats, in their
well known mastery manner Robinson Crusoe and his
Man Friday" Is presented every night.
POstpOnement at Woods Museum. "Robin-
son CrusOe" will not be given until next Thursday night
by which time its very elaborate will be ready for
exhibition and the much moved public will be ready to
1t.
The Elise Holt Burlesque Troupe has entered
upon the last week OF its soorn at the WaveTey Thea
ter. Next week IL appears In Philadelphia Tho new
bnresque Of PARIS" will be presented every night and
at a Saturday Matinee.
Mile. Sangalli's first benefit is announced for
next Saturday night at the olympic Thcater The lady
will dance as usual In "Humpty Dumpty," and will
sing Sweet Home" and other songs Her singing will
be an entire novelty here She is OF the most popular
OF the dancers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04
yesterday says
pANlc AMoNG RosroN LIouoR pEALERs.

BosToN, May Son Saturday the licenses of
all liquor dealers IL the State expired, and the Legsla
ture passed bill forbiddng the License Commissioners
10 issue licenses after that date the whisky sellers are In
fearful state Of excitement. and the question IA 40
mixed and intricate that they hardly know how to act
Since May J. 1863 have lad license law on the stat
ute book and two three thousand licenses have been
ispad In spflk County alone by the Commissioners. Tie
House Of Representatives has passed bin which repeas
eInnfug cider from its provisions This bill having been
duly crossed came before the Senate, and that body
has voted 10 exempt cider and also larger bier but has
not crossed the 6 therefore tho c6nce law ia s on
the statute book aud will be un tho bill above men
Toned Is en- crossed by the senateb0h branches having
passed bin ordering the Commissioners not to issue any
licenses. The law is sti I'm existence, and athough
without "a license IL is clear that tho law VIII De ehIOfceu
until the prOhiDtcry law is revived. Now DO man can
GET license and II e sells he can be prosecuted Tor not
having such "A dOcumcnta queer state OF hnalIh ING
new Tor old prohibiting law will soon be in force, ana
larger bier aud cider 20 be drank on tho premises
will undoubtedly DO exempted,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-04

PROFESSOR HALLS PALEoNToLoGiCALC CABINET
The naturalists of Massachusetts,, aided and abot-
ted by the authorities of that excellent Common
wealth, nre planning to rob the State of New-lork
of one Of her most precious scientific treasures We
alude to the great Albany geological and paleonto-
logical collection, made by Prof. James Hall during
the thrty-seyen years spent by him in studying the
geology of New-York and of several of tho Western
and Southwestern States. This noble collection Is
without parallel, even in the great museums OF
Europe. and is such full and invaluable record OF
primeval creation as scarcely be reproduced IN
asmuch as no new survey could he expected TO yield
so many rare specimens, and no other known held
presents such Tor collect
ing the fossils of the carly geological ages The loss
Of this collection would be rreparabe, and the APP
propriation of So 900 by the Massachusetts LegiSa
ture to great museum in that State, and the pledge
Of like sum by the friends of that institution, point
clearly 10 fixed intention TO appropriate this treas
ure unless il il purchased by the authorities OF tho
State to which it principally pertains ana rom
which il should mover be removed. The Committee
Of Regents in charge Of the State Cabinet are unan
imously anxious to this collection, and thus TO
mako the Cabinet tho great standard geological mu-
scum Of America.