The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16


the people at the next general election
The sooner the power of running In
debt beyond the fair means Of paying is
taken away from counties, towns, ETC., the
better.
PROPERTY BY DESCENT
In 1868, the law relating to property
by descent was materially changed, so as
to give the entire properly of an intes-
tate leaving widow without children,
to the widow
/ consider this as calculated to operate
oftentimes very harshly and unjustly to
wards the parents OF the interstate.
| believe there is no other instance iE
the United State where estates are dia
posed of IN this manner. I carnot Rnd
that there vas any discussion over the
bill whan it was passed, or that any rea-
son was assigned fer it.
The Inv az II stood prior TO 1863 was
very liberal to the widow. givinga All the
estate other husband to her during her
natural life, and after her decease to his
father.
recommend that the law he so amend
cd az 10 give q the widow an absolutp
fee simple title to snch portion of her
husbands estate rs you rnay deem Just
and equitable, and ne rema nder, in the
ahscnce ut children, to the father 'Of the
interstate, or, there being no father, to thu
mother, or in tie absence Of eli her father
or mother ~ thu brothers and sisters of
the deceased in equal shares
GAMBLING.
The laws of the state as applicable to
professional gamblers are doubtless all
sufficient, and only require to be enforced.
But some law seems +. be required tn
break up the schools where gamblers are
made. These are everywhere.
Even the hurch(nnwi'tingly,n doubt ]
is sometimes found doing the work cf
the devil. Gift concerts, giftFenterprisee
and rifles, sometimes in aid Of religious
or charitable objects but offer for less
worthy purposes, lott cries. prize packa-
gee, etc, are all devices to obtain money
without value received Nnthing ia AZ
dcm"ralizing or intoxicating, particularly
to the yhnng, rs the acquisition Of money
or property without lab IT
Respectable people engaging in these
Vht' JflNtS, dfHl pNSIU4 btlPIk
consciences with he reflection that the
money is to go 10 good object, it is not
strange that the youth of the tate shculd
so often fall into lie habits which the
excitement of games of hazard are almost
certain to engender.
I'y"u can devise some law to break
up these practises and bring them into
discredN, you will deserve the thanks oil
all good people.
TEMPERANCE
The last legislature passed a law "tr
provide against the evils re ulting from
the sale ofintoxicating liquors" It has
not been in operation long enough IT, en-
able the public TO Judge fairly in regard
to ifs merits The law should have a
fair trial. and if any amendment is re.
CURED TO secure its enforcement. I hope
that it will he supplied.
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.
Bv m act OF Congress. approved
march 81, 1871, provision was made for
celebrating the one lundrpth anriveroa ~
Of American Independence nv the hold.
ing of m "Infernational Exhibition oil
Arts, Manufactures and Products of the
soil and mine. in the City of Philad l.
phia ard State of Pennsylvania, in the
gear 1876p Eli.
Under that act commissioners repre-.
senting each sits and territory were an
pointed by the President to carry out
the ohjecfs of The law.
The commission has been organized
and has made considerable progress in
its work. The OCCASION will be one IN
which the Amer lean people cannot fail
to respond in the most enthusiastic
manner, and the largest exposition ever
seen of the worlds progress will no doubt
there he found. 1t is,o he hoped that
Wisconsin, mall her great Industries will
there be fully represented.
For so great an OCCASION, much time
Is required 70 prepare and you may deem
it proper to take some action at the pres
emit session on the subject.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
In the past year, he acquisitions of the
State Historical Society, have been large
and valuable Indeed, this has become
one Of the largest historical collections
in the country, and is one the great at.
tr4csious Of she State Capitol.
The rooms ASSIGNED to it ara already
very much crowi,d, and with It's contln
ued able management will soon require
additional room for its great and vAlua-
BILE acquisitions. @%
The total number IF volumes in it's
library Is Sd 224, an addition Of 2, 1853 du-
ring the last year. OF the acquisitions,
1874 were by purchase, aud 675 by dona-
ton. Among the additions are 404
voIum"s."f newspaper files, extending
Ir''m' 1861 Q" the present time The So.
oietviha$ issued anew Volume of Histnri-
;ai Transactions, aud pr poses to cele
Drate the two hunireth anniversary Of
he discovery of the Mississippi, near
Praitie On Chiea. -hv 1hnsa- adj vent tlrnna